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:	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:	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:	15 Years Fuse Sampler 1/4
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	541 502873

Part 1 of THE ultimate techno classics compilation, celebrating 15 years of Fuse -- Belgium's premier techno club. Opening its doors in April of 1994, Fuse has been a haven for high-quality techno with a reputation for bringing in the best and most innovative DJs on the scene. Jeff Mills, Laurent Garnier, Dave Clarke, Sven Väth, and many more rate Fuse as one of their favorite clubs. Part 1 of this celebratory 12" contains tracks by Choice and Ricardo Villalobos.

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:	8bit014
Label:	8BIT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	8BIT 014EP

"Next triple pack on 8Bit Records delivers post modern Deep House and picks up the Olympic thoughts in the same time. Some well known artists out of the 8 Bit/Cècille league strike back and with these solid and deep grooving weapons you have a very good DJ package in your hands. Nils Nürnberg from Germany provides us another liquid, deep driving track, very genteel, while Lemos from Greece returns with his curious kind of experimental and everlasting tech-house. The bargain is built by Mr. Bearweasel from the UK, well known from Audiofly's record label Supernature, his classic house contribution will shake all booties on the dancefloor. Very traditionally -- very with our likes!"

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:	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:	Volume Two
Label:	ADJUNCT (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	ADJUNCT 002EP

"The second installment of the adjunct 12" compilations is here to pop the cork on another vintage. High tension funk specialist Paradroid (Boogizm, Plateaux Resistance) opens up with 'Spatial Elevation Patterns.' Next Mikael Stavöstrand (Force Inc, Onitor) loops up hypnotic computer patterns in an effort to establish 'Body Control.' On the flip side Tomas Jirku (Klang, Traum) riddles the minimal cabaret tale 'Obrazotvornost' featuring vo by a legendary 20th century artist. In conclusion Papa Sang Bass worships low fidelity in 'A Comic Relief'."

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:	Drum & Bass Arena Evolution
Label:	AEI MUSIC (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	DNBA 004CD

Drum & Bass Arena Evolution includes top 40 tracks by Modestep, Nero, J Majik & Wickaman and Danny Byrd, plus exclusives (all available for the first time) by Baby D (J Majik & Wickaman Remix), Modestep (The Prototypes Remix), Camo & Krooked and Jubei, plus all the biggest names in the scene assembled together for the first time such as Chase & Status, Pendulum, DJ Fresh, Shy Fx (feat. Kano), Noisia, Loadstar, Breakage and Netsky and many more. Other artists include: Delta, Jess Mills, Nero, Dirtyphonics, Avicii & Sebastien Drums, Fred V & Grafix, Nu:Tone, Shaz Sparks, Twisted Individual, Hazard, Cyantifics, Wilkinson, Metrik, Mattix & Futile, Sub Zero, Gridlok, Prolix & MC Fats, Sigma, Brookes Brothers, Robert Owens, I-Kay, Shameboy, Lenzman, Riya, S.P.Y., Logistics, Jonny L, Tyke, Recipe, Icicle, SP:MC, BTK, Spectrasoul, Enei, Eastcolors & Noel, Hybris, Rockwell, Ulterior Motive, Noisia and Blokhe4d.

Artist:	VA
Title:	GetDarker Presents This Is Dubstep Vol. 1
Label:	AEI MUSIC (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	GD 001CD

Originally only available as a digital-only compilation, GetDarker presents a special expanded 2CD edition of This Is Dubstep Vol.1, featuring 33 massive dubstep anthems from the scene's biggest artists. The first CD is mixed by DJ Darkside and features some of the biggest and darkest tracks in the dubstep scene. Featured on CD for the first time are 4 extra hot tracks: "Tron" from Bristol's megapixel-obsessed Joker, the crushing "Beyond" from South Londoner Distance, the massive "Stinkfinger" from Doctor P & Flux Pavillion and the basswise "Burglar" from Truth. Also included is a bonus CD with 15 unmixed tracks. Other artists include Potentz, Tes La Rok, Distinction & Kromestar, MRK1, Benny Ill & Gold Spot Productions, Zed Bias, Pinch, Jakes, Macabre Unit, Hindzy D, Raadz & Waves, Cyrus, Chasing Shadows, and Chimpo.

Artist:	VA
Title:	GetDarker Presents: This Is Dubstep Vol. 2
Label:	AEI MUSIC (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	GD 002CD

GetDarker presents This Is Dubstep Vol. 2, the follow-up to the first release, which is now the biggest-selling dubstep compilation. This new compilation takes the series to the next level by showcasing all angles of dubstep music from the biggest names in the scene, including Skream, Benga, Caspa, Chase & Status, Breakage, Distance, Nero, Joker, and many more. This immense 2CD, 40 track selection is an amazing snapshot of the scene's biggest anthems, including upfront tracks, over 15 unreleased gems and classics of the genre. Stand out tracks include Chase & Status' "Eastern Jam," one of the biggest-selling dubstep anthems of all-time, with even Snoop Dog producing a version of it. Deadmau5 (feat. Rob Swire)'s "Ghosts n' Stuff" (Nero Remix) reached no.12 on the UK charts. TC's "Where's My Money" was a massive drum & bass anthem -- now Caspa's remix is regarded as a huge dubstep dancefloor smash. Benga's "Eye Tunes" is exclusive to this album and is a beast of a track -- an unreleased gem that has been on every dubstep fan's wishlist for a long time. Ginz & Joker are two massive artists who collaborate for a huge anthem with "Purple City" which will be played for years to come. Other artists include: Newham Generals, David Rodigan, Caspa & The Others, Drumsound & Bassline Smith, Tunnidge & Cyrus, Rob Sparx, Demon, Ruskspin & Planas, Noah D, DJ Hatcha vs. Lost, Fused Forces, Ikonika, Numan, Way Out West, Tek-One, Cyrus, Chasing Shadows, Sub Focus, Jakes, 501, Benny Page, MRK1, DJ Potentz, Unitz, Hindzy D, Lung, She Is Danger, and LD.

Artist:	VA
Title:	GetDarker Presents: This Is Dubstep Vol. 3
Label:	AEI MUSIC (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	GD 003CD

GetDarker presents This Is Dubstep Vol. 3, the biggest dubstep compilation of its kind, featuring 40 massive dubstep anthems from the scene's biggest artists. This series is regarded as the true representation of the worldwide dubstep movement. This new compilation takes the series to the next level by showcasing all angles of dubstep music from the biggest names in the scene, including Skream, Caspa, Benga, Rusko, Nero, Joker, Digital Mystikz, Doctor P, and many more. This immense 40-track selection is an amazing snapshot of the scene's biggest anthems, including upfront tracks and over 7 unreleased gems. Other artists include: Sub Focus, Freestylers, Example, Flux Pavilion, Bar9, VIP, Distance, Cyrus, Matt U, Laidblack, Chasing Shadows, Kromestar, Gemmy, Heny G, LD, Fused Forces, Emalkay, Lost Disgustin, Chimpo, Clubroot, Von D (feat. Phe Phe), Mr. Lager (feat. Alys Blaze), Baby D, Mensah, Funtcase, Fresh, Foreign Beggers, Breakage, Kryptic Minds & Youngsta, Kulture, Plastician, Tunnidge, Jakes, Zed Bias, Killa & Instinct, and Synkro.

Artist:	VA
Title:	GetDarker Presents: This Is Dubstep 2011
Label:	AEI MUSIC (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	GD 005CD

GetDarker presents This Is Dubstep 2011. The series, respected as one of the most popular yet credible dubstep compilations is back with an album to define the sound of 2011. An upfront and up-to-date selection brings forth 40 of this year's freshest tunes including five exclusive, unreleased tracks, and blazing remixes such as Trolley Snatcha's Chase & Status remix, Excision & Datsik and Distance. The titanic rise of dubstep, from the back rooms of Croydon record shops to the main stages of the world, has seen the genre expand and diversify beyond all limitations. This Is Dubstep 2011 lays out the many forms of the 140 tempo over 2CDs of skilled composition, as Icicle's intellectual beats melt into the lowdown dub of Loefah & Skream, the shock-out monstrosity of Bass Cannon fires into the broken beat funk of Emalkay, and the Modestep anthem "Feel Good" licks over the gunfire chaos of Doctor P's "Big Boss." This Is Dubstep 2011 is the definitive sound of a genre more innovative and massive than ever. Other artists include: Breakage, Flux Pavilion, Coki, Above & Beyond, Distance, 16 Bit, Tunnidge, Kryptic Minds, Youngsta, D1, Jenna G, Cyrus, Kromestar & Dark Tantrums, Slaughter Mob, Kulture, Plastician, Funcase, Pearson Sound, Phaeleh, Nero, Eptic, Proxima, Flux Pavilion, Higher & Higher, Kutz, Noisia, Fused Forces, Von D & Riskotheque, Alys Blaze, MRK1, Jack Sparrow, Ruckspin, Culprate, Engine Earz, Chasing Shadows, 12th Planet & Plastician, Gemini, Wondering, Dirtyphonics, Dark Sky, Conmix and Burial.

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:	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:	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. 3
Label:	ALGA MARGHEN (ITALY)
Format:	7LP BOX
Price:	$175.00
Catalog #:	MARGHEN 022LP

Third volume in the Avant Marghen boxset series, numbered edition of 80 copies; last copies. "This luxury boxset actually includes a new picture disc edition of Revue OU anthology plus an Henri Chopin LP and the Ben Patterson LP.
       1) VA Revue OU. Record 1 picture LP. Original pre-released of 80 copies on picture disc with different graphics, never offered before. First of a set of 5 picture discs reproducing the integral recordings of the journal OU edited by Henri Chopin from 1958 to 1974.
       2) VA: Revue OU. Record 2 picture LP. Original pre-released of 80 copies on picture disc with different graphics, never offered before. Second of a set of 5 picture discs reproducing the integral recordings of the journal OU edited by Henri Chopin from 1958 to 1974.
       3) VA: Revue OU. Record 3 picture LP. Original pre-released of 80 copies on picture disc with different graphics, never offered before. Third of a set of 5 picture discs reproducing the integral recordings of the journal OU edited by Henri Chopin from 1958 to 1974.
       4) VA: Revue OU. Record 4 picture LP. Original pre-released of 80 copies on picture disc with different graphics, never offered before. Forth of a set of 5 picture discs reproducing the integral recordings of the journal OU edited by Henri Chopin from 1958 to 1974.
       5) VVAA Revue OU. Record 5 picture LP. Original pre-released of 80 copies on picture disc with different graphics, never offered before. Fifth of a set of 5 picture discs reproducing the integral recordings of the journal OU edited by Henri Chopin from1958 to 1974.
       6) Henri Chopin The Body Is A Sound Factory & Co. LP (16VocSon046). Edition of 80 copies with new labels. Originally issued in an edition of 300 copies, only available with the vinyl edition of the Revue OU LP anthology. This LP includes previously unreleased audiopoems dating from 1965 to 1981.
       7) Ben Patterson A Fluxus Elegy LP. First 80 copies from the original 345 copies edition issued in 2006. This Ben Patterson composition, issued on is based on the basic principles of the polyphonic music of the Bantu tribes of West and Central Africa. First principle: the practice of interlocking individual pitches or tones performed by one person into spaces between other pitches or tones performed by another person, thus alternating pitches or tones of one part with those of another part to create a whole. Second principle: use of cyclical and open-ended forms involving one or more ostinato melodic/rhythmic pattern as a foundation. Third principle: community participation... non-specialists are encouraged to join in long performances with much repetition. Fourth principle: rhythmic complexity with the juxtaposition of double and triple patterns, multiple layering of different patterns, and interaction between a core foundation and improvised parts. And, most important, the family 'ownership' of a specific tone: in the musical culture of these tribes, each ancestral family 'owns' and is responsible for one or more specific tones, which must be sounded at specific points, sequencing with the many other specific tones 'owned' by other families, to create a seamless melody. Ben Patterson made a music based on this information by taking the initials of artists listed in Fluxus: The Most Radical and Experimental Art Movement of the Sixties and encoding them in basic International Morse Code. These 'dots and dashes' were then performed on a Yamaha DJX keyboard (voice pattern setting), connected to a Digitech JamMan Looper (over-dub setting), connected to an Eurorack MX 602A mixer. Front cover reproducing the original score."

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:	Altered Consciousness Collection
Label:	ALIVE MIND
Format:	3DVD
Price:	$60.00
Catalog #:	ALV 010DVD

"The Altered Consciousness Collection box set of three award-winning documentaries -- Hofmann's Potion, FLicKeR, Hippie Masala -- explores the frontiers of human consciousness and the iconic pioneers who opened the doors of perception. From early LSD research and hypnotic 'dream machines' to the transformational powers of Eastern spirituality, the Altered Consciousness Collection reveals the sub-culture of enlightenment seekers who influenced a generation. Winner of the 2008 Hot Docs Special Jury Prize for FLicKeR. Archives and interviews with counter-culture icons William Burroughs, Aldous Huxley, Timothy Leary, Ram Dass and others. A provocative, insightful, and timely collection. Includes the following three titles: FLicKeR -- In 1961, poet, artist, and beatnik Brion Gysin invented the Dream Machine, a hypnotic light device that induced hallucinations. The Dream Machine enthralled mystics and freethinkers everywhere, with William S. Burroughs claiming that it could 'storm the citadels of enlightenment.' FLicKeR is a riveting documentary that explores the life of Brion Gysin and his quest to transform human consciousness. Hoffmann's Potion -- Timothy Leary rallied a generation to 'tune in, turn on, drop out," but it was Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann's discovery of the LSD elixir, and his experiments on himself, that first revealed the power of this potion for medical research and mental exploration. Featuring interviews with many LSD pioneers, Hoffmann's Potion is an invitation to look at LSD -- and our world -- with a more open, enlightened mind. Hippie Masala -- In the 1960s and 1970s, thousands of hippies journeyed East in the search for enlightenment, free drugs or a 'pure' life. Some stayed for good. Hippie Masala shows aging flower children who, after fleeing Western civilization, found a new way of being in India. 221 minutes. Aspect ratio: 16:9. Language: English (Hippie Masala also in Swiss German, Hindi, Kanada). Production years: 2002, 2006, 2008."

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:	Good Vibrations - The Punk Singles Collection
Label:	ANAGRAM RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDPUNK 036CD

"25 tracks showcasing the very best of of the legendary late '70s Northern Ireland label Good Vibrations. This important release features contributions from quintessential bands such as Rudi, the Undertones, the Outcasts, Protex, the Moondogs and the Bankrobbers (featuring Joby Fox who of course went on to join Energy Orchard with another legend -- Bap Kennedy). Also includes previously unreleased cuts by Shock Treatment and the Androids. This glorious package ends with the man himself: the debut 45 from label owner/founder Terri Hooley, backed up by Rudi and together they were Terri and The Terrors!" Artists include: Rudi, Victim, The Outcasts, The Undertones, X Dreamysts, Protex, The Idiots, Spider, Ruefrex, The Tearjerkers, The Moondogs, The Shapes, The Bankrobbers, The Bears, The Jets, Shock Treatment, The Lids, The Androids, Terri & The Terrors.

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

...From Benin & Togo 70s. Early 2008 release, now fully available; 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:	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:	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:	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:	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:	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:	My House In Montmartre
Label:	ASTRALWERKS
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	ASW 11922CD

"From the internationally adored hit 'Music Sounds Better With You' by Stardust to the brand new hits of tomorrow by We In Music and Superfunk, My House In Montmartre is a virtual 'Who's Who' of the French scene... Air, Daft Punk, Cassius, Dimitri From Paris. Names that now resonate 'around the world' from labels like Source, Roulé, Versatile and Solid that have defined the French sound. My House In Montmartre is a celebration of five years of pioneering dance music excellence featuring the defining moments of the 'French Touch', showcasing many outstanding tracks and mixes that have never appeared on CD, and in some cases, have never been released at all."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Constant Elevation
Label:	ASTRALWERKS
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	ASW 12442CD

"Right from the beginning, the DJ was the backbone of hip hop, setting the mood, tone and the very structure for the rap itself. Over the years hundreds of compilations have been released documenting the past and the current trends of hip hop, but none have pointed to what is next. Constant Elevation is that future. It's an album of ground-breaking music from artists who are delivering a new perspective on hip-hop. This stellar compilation showcases progressive DJs, turntablists, rappers and producers such as EL-P, Chief Xcel, and Z-Trip who transcend simple loops and standard verses to create new, cutting-edge compositions. Constant Elevation includes all exclusive tracks from some of the leading lights in the underground and new generation in Hip-Hop. Constant Elevation delivers an exciting view of the future of Hip-Hop with bold vocal tracks by Freestyle Fellowship and Anti-Pop Consortium as well as groundbreaking instrumentals by Peanut Butter Wolf and Madlib, Recloose, Steinski and many others."

Artist:	VA
Title:	London is the Place For Me 2
Label:	ASTRALWERKS
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	ASW 35812CD

"London Is The Place For Me 2 continues the fascinating musical exploration of West Indian immigrants to London in the early 1950s, gathering together not only more rare calypso gems, but also kwela, highlife and jazz tracks. The calypso classics include 'Calypso Be' by Young Tiger who throws a hint of jazz legend Cab Calloway into the mix and Lord Kitchener's saucy and hilariously non-PC 'My Wife's Nightie,' in which he bewails his misfortune at having indulged in a one-night stand with a young lady who pays back his amorous advances by stealing his wife's nightie. Beyond the calypso cuts, there's a cool dance groove from the West African Rhythm Brothers' track 'Ominira' that points to the beginnings of ska, some stunningly interwoven drum patterns in 'Ashiko Rhythm' by Ambrose Campbell and an almost Fats Domino-like piano-driven instrumental in 'Nyusamkhaya' by Gwigwi Mrwebi. All in all it's an invigorating and thoroughly enjoyable way to dip your jaded rock'n'roll toes into an almost hidden music that has subsequently had a major impact on popular music and rock in general."

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:	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:	Radio Galaxia
Label:	B-MUSIC
Format:	LP
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BMS 025LP

"Once again, the eponymous globetrotting Mancunian clubnight B-Music has rallied friends from far and wide to pool over 200+ years of crate digging knowledge to present this, a delectable collaborative collection of undiscovered classics! Featuring tracks from future B-Music LPs and long deleted gems, never available in the US. Fealuring 10 mind blowing vintage vinyl discoveries from around the psychedelic globe from the most desirable combined record collection you're ever likely to find, B-Music stalwarts Andy Votel, Dom Thomas, David Holmes, Doug Shipton, The Gaslamp Killer, Gruff Rhys (Super Furry Animals) and Mahssa Taghinia present tracks chosen from as far and wide as Pakistan, Italy, Thailand, Iran, Germany, Spain and Wales. Limited edition 1,000 copies only record store day exclusive. Available only in the Americas." Artists: Jean-Pierre Massiera, Noosh Afarin, Billy Green, Soreng Santi, Braens Machine, Sam Spence, Nahid Akhtar, Control, Gaslamp Killer, Edward H Dafis

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:	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:	The Spanish Trip
Label:	BANG BANG RECORDS (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	BANG 003CD

"Brand new CD-only compilation featuring up to 23 great and obscure tracks mostly into psychedelic and hard but also including some brilliant pop, fuzzy instros and even a fantastic hard-bubblegum track. Many, many monster tracks here. All taken from very rare (and mostly unknown) Spanish 45s, with remastered sound and now together with a 12-page booklet with info and pictures." Artists: Nuevos Horizontes & Jose y Manuel, Sangre, Control, Los Pops, Los Beta, Los Roller, Los GoGo, Los Gatos, Afrokings, Ritmo Pile, Darwin Teoría, SigloXX, Clock, Albert Band, Epoca, Storm, Mi Generación, Furia, Imagen, La Llave, Café con Leche, Los Brios.

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:	Basic Replay
Label:	BASIC REPLAY (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BR 001CD

Basic Replay is a reggae reissue label run by Honest Jon's in London and Basic Channel/Rhythm & Sound in Berlin, and this album is a sampler of its releases since starting in 2004. All except two of the tracks are now available on CD for the very first time. This assemblage includes the best of the label's dancehall hits, classic deep dub stunners and reggae essentials that you must own. The Ackie and Tenastilin tracks are from the London dancehall, killer shots from 1986 and 1992. Basic Replay's hit 12" reissue of "Rambo" was the subject of feature articles in Wax Poetics magazine and Natty Dread (France). Also available is a hit from Professor Grizzly and Ijahman Levi's rare, resplendent first version of "I'm A Levi" (recorded in London in 1974) and the apocalyptic "Ayatollah," recorded by Jackie Mittoo post-Studio One, in New York. From Canada, King Culture's stunning dub of Barry Brown is surely the deadliest cut of the mighty "Cuss Cuss" rhythm. The Courtney Melody, Chuck Turner and White Mice tracks are classic no-mercy Stateside digi-sufferers from just a few years ago, the track from Andrew Bees (the Black Uhuru singer) is in the same lofty tradition. Keith Hudson's LP masterwork Flesh Of My Skin is represented by its opener, featuring Count Ossie; alongside cruelly brilliant, deeply grooving productions by Niney The Observer (via Gregory Isaacs) and Prince Jazzbo which epitomize the label's appeal to the reggae cognoscenti over the last three years, but also beyond, to fans of dubstep, techno, anything tough and worth a listen.

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 Tape Music, Volume 1 1955-1966
Label:	BASTA (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	BASTA 9182

"The two-volume Anthology of Dutch Electronic Tape Music was originally released in the late 1970s on limited edition vinyl by the Donemus Composers' Voice label. Compiled by electronica pioneer Dick Raaijmakers, the series offered an authoritative survey of electronic tape music composed in the Netherlands from 1955 to 1977. Those LPs are long out of print and highly sought by collectors. Basta has now reissued this historic series on CD. In 2004, Basta collaborated with NEAR (the Nederlands Elektro-Akoestisch Repertoirecentrum) and Donemus on Popular Electronics: Early Dutch Electronic Music from Philips Research Laboratories. This 4CD boxed set with seven booklets presented vintage tape music recorded from 1956 to 1963 by Dutch composers Dick Raaijmakers (aka Kid Baltan), Tom Dissevelt, and Henk Badings. In Holland, as in other countries, electronic music produced up to 1966 was often prepared for concerts. After 1966, electronic music expanded as advanced computer technology was developed, live electronic music received more attention, electronic music was accorded a place in conservatory and university curricula, and private studios were set up by and for groups of improvising musicians. Therefore 1966-1967, a pivotal period in the history of Dutch electronic music, marks the dividing line of these collections. Volume 1 includes tape music from 1955 to 1966, and Volume 2 documents tape music from the 'open studios' from 1966 to 1977. The new Anthology reissues were compiled from the original source tape recordings, which have been well-preserved and meticulously remastered. The packages (each contains two CDs) include the original liner notes from the Composers' Voice releases, including an extensive historical overview by Raaijmakers. These releases launch a series of new anthologies spotlighting electro-acoustic music composed and recorded in the Netherlands during this seminal era. Electronic musicians have been intensely active in the Netherlands since 1955, and the variety of this activity is reflected in the large number of studios devoted to electronic music. Anthology Vol. 1 illustrates both the work of legendary studios and of individual composers -- the latter represented by their earliest and most characteristic pieces. The majority of the works are exercises and étude-style compositions." Artists include Hans Kox, Ton de Leeuw, Jan Boerman, Jaap Spek, Rudolf Escher, Henk Badings, Dick Raaijmakers, Ton de Leeuw, Frits Weiland, Tom Dissevelt, Axel Meijer, Robbert Jan de Neeve, Peter Schat, Ton Bruynèl, Bilthoven, Will Eisma, Klaus Gorter, Luctor Ponse and Berend Giltay.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Anthology of Dutch Electronic Tape Music, Volume 2 1966-1977
Label:	BASTA (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	BASTA 9183

"This second volume of the Anthology of Electronic Tape Music contains works composed after 1966, when electronic music broadened its horizons and established links with other disciplines, as studios opened their portals to influences and involvement from outside. Although electronic music after 1966 became very fragmented and took many new forms in Holland, Volume 2 of the Anthology aims to provide an overall survey of pure tape music. Other movements, such as computer music, and their links with each other are discussed in the liner notes. We have attempted to offer groundbreaking and influential works as well as first electronic works by pioneering composers. Volume 2 presents composers not represented on Volume 1." Jacob Cats, Tera de Marez Oyens, Jos Kunst, Gilius van Bergeijk, Frans van Doorn, Thomas Arras, Simeon ten Holt, Victor Wentink, Louis Andriessen, Peter Smith and Tony van Campen.

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:	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:	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:	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:	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:	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:	Delirium of the Senses: Psychedelia in Italian Cinema
Label:	BELLA CASA (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CASA 007CD

"This album demonstrates the incredible aptitude of Ennio Morricone's golden generation of Italian composers for psychedelia. That most hallucinogenic of all films, Fellini's Toby Dammit is featured with a selection from Nino Rota's famous score along with a panorama of superlative performances and rare recordings from such masters as Morricone, Piero Piccioni and Umiliani, Berto Pisano and Claudio Gizzi (former music director for the films of Andy Warhol) whose main title for Roman Polanski's notorious What? is included here in digital format for the first time."

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:	Bersa Discos Volume 2
Label:	BERSA DISCOS (ARGENTINA)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	BERSA 002EP

"More of that cumbia heat! Their debut release having quickly evaporated, Cali's Bersa Discos label is back for round two with another limited press single (1,000 copies, no repress-o). This time they've got Buenos Aires young gunna DJ Negro at the helm, putting a new spin on some true Argentinian classics. Negro is a regular at the notorious club Zizek (recently spotted killing it with DJ/Rupture and others) but this 12" represents his 'official' debut. On the A-side, he sets things off proper with 'Andres Landero vs. The Roockie,' a tuff mash featuring screwed vocals from the cumbia legend and Luny beats. 'Lluvia' keeps more of a traditional cumbia sound, dubbed out in all the right places, while 'Mundo Querido' comes with hard raps over a dark and stormy beat that brings to mind 'This Is Why I'm Hot.' Meanwhile on the flip, Bersa label head Oro11's 'Pibes Walk Out' injects some Dirty South feel to the proceedings, dusting a little of Unk's 'Walk It Out' over 'Que Calor' by Pibes Chorros (arguably the biggest cumbia villera - 'gangster cumbia' - band ever). Alex Pasternak of much-hyped SF band Lemonade seals the deal with the midtempo bumper 'Pajaritón.'"

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:	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:	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

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 & liner notes.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Turkish Freakout 2: Psych-Folk 1970-1978
Label:	BOUZOUKI JOE
Format:	2LP +7"
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	BZJ 7502LP

Repressed. Gatefold 2LP version -- includes a limited edition bonus 7" single with vintage sleeve artwork. "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."

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:	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:	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:	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:	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:	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:	Indiavision: Hindi Film Songs and Instrumentals (1966-1984)
Label:	BUDA MUSIQUE (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	BUDA 01713

"Hindi films songs and instrumentals (1966 - 1984). Music is a main element in popular Hindi films. Hindi film songs are so important than you can find them everywhere in India and for many films, the soundtracks are available two or three months before the film comes out. This anthology gathers all the most famous singers, men and women of this golden age of the Hindi music." Well done set, with extensive booklet of annotation and photos. 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:	$17.00
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:	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:	Music From Guatemala 1
Label:	CAPRICE (SWEDEN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CAP 21598CD

1999 release. Artists: Marimba Alma Sololateca Ensemble; Grupo de Pito, Tambor y Cajita Ensemble; Banda de la Zona Militar No. 21 Ensemble; Marimba Galones Y Ritmos Ensemble; Duo de Pito Tamboron Ensemble; Grupo de Rabe, Guitarrilla Y Arpa Ensemble; Banda Union Musical 3-85 Ensemble; Francisco Quisquinay, harp; Marimba de Conciertos de Bellas Artes; Grupo del Baile-Drama Rabinal Achi Ensemble; Duo de Chirimia y Tambor Ensemble. "There are many examples here of Indian traditional music, played on the flute, shawm, fiddle, harp and percussion instruments from a number of the country's many different native cultures. But included here also is music played by a couple of the country's many local wind orchestras, as well as -- above all -- music played on the marimba, Guatemala's national instrument."

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:	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:	Songs For Nao - 14 Bands From Japan
Label:	CHAPTER MUSIC (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	CH 046CD

Songs for Nao (pronounced 'now') is a compilation featuring many incredible Japanese artists. Most work in a rarefied world of wide-eyed, folky psych-pop. Songs For Nao includes new tracks by Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Nagisa Ni Te, Tenniscoats, Kazumi Nikaidoh, Yumbo, Andersens, My Pal Foot Foot, Pervenche and more. Songs For Nao is a taste of an incredible music scene. Isolated from the music industry at large, these artists create genuinely inspired music, fresh even to the ears of the most conditioned music-geek. The release is accompanied by a full colour, 16-page booklet featuring extensive liner notes on each band, and beautiful photos by Eigo Shimojo. Other artists featured are Puka Puka Brains, Kinutapan, Merci-S, Eepil Eepil, Place Called Space and G Spot Hunter.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Can't Stop It! II: Australian Post-Punk 1979-1984
Label:	CHAPTER MUSIC (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	CH 057CD

Originally released in 2007, this is the second installment of Chapter Music's acclaimed Australian post-punk compilation series, Can't Stop It! -- another incredible array of inventive and often previously-unheard music from the period of 1979-1984. This was a fantastically rich and dynamic time in Australian music history, a time when Australia stepped out of the shadows of overseas influence and asserted its own musical identity for perhaps the first time. Can't Stop It! II features tracks by bands such as Severed Heads, The Systematics and Scattered Order, and early works by the likes of Dead Can Dance's Lisa Gerrard, Hunters & Collectors' Mark Seymour and Candy soundtrack composer Paul Charlier. The CD includes a 16-page booklet with extensive liner notes, rare photos and Josh Petherick's striking design. Other artists include: International Exiles, Asphixiation, Tactics, The Goat That Went "Om", Use No Hooks, Microfilm, The Jetsonnes, Rhythmx Chymx, Brrr Cold, SoliPsiK, Wild Dog Rodeo, Belle Du Soir, Ya Ya Choral, Essendon Airport, The Swell Guys, Scapa Flow, and Nuvo Bloc.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Loving Takes This Course
Label:	CHAPTER MUSIC (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CH 064CD

Subtitled: A Tribute To The Songs Of Kath Bloom. Sixteen artists from around the world come together to pay tribute to the arresting, gorgeous songs of Connecticut folk-singer Kath Bloom. Since the mid-'70s, Kath has beguiled listeners with her haunting voice and powerfully honest songwriting. In the 1980s, she made six albums with avant-garde guitarist Loren Connors which are now highly-prized collector's items. Then in the 1990s, her bewitching song "Come Here" transfigured the Richard Linklater film Before Sunrise. But it is in the last few years that Kath Bloom has truly come into her own. Beginning with the Chapter Music album Finally in 2006, Kath has begun to reach a whole new generation of fans, including many who make music themselves. Compiled over two years by Chapter's Guy Blackman and San Francisco filmmaker Caveh Zahedi (who first met Kath in 1980), Loving Takes This Course features artists such as Bill Callahan, Devendra Banhart, Mark Kozelek, The Dodos and Scout Niblett. Loving Takes This Course is a 2CD set, featuring one disc of covers and one of the original versions of Kath's songs. Other artists include: Laura Jean, Mick Turner & Peggy Frew, Josephine Foster, Mia Doi Todd, Corrina Repp, Marianne Dissard, Joey Burns, Amy Rude, Tom Hanford, Meg Baird, and The Concretes.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Never Ever Land: 83 Texan Nuggets...
Label:	CHARLY (UK)
Format:	3CD
Price:	$31.00
Catalog #:	SNAJ 735CD

...From International Artists Records 1965-1970. Outstanding package documenting the history of the world's greatest psychedelic label, packaged in a deluxe box with 48-page book edited by Jon Mills (including contributions from Patrick Lundberg & Jon Savage's old Lelan Rogers interview reproduced). "One of the most innovative and influential independent record companies of its time, International Artists has gained cult status over the years, particularly amongst fans of prime American psychedelic and garage rock. Based in Houston, Texas the label thrived under the expert guidance of its driving force, Lelan Rogers, brother of country legend Kenny Rogers. This 3CD set collects classic tracks from the label's flagship acts like The 13th Floor Elevators, The Red Crayola, The Bubble Puppy and Golden Dawn alongside a host of sought-after lesser known gems from the likes of Thursday's Children, The Chaynes, The Rubayaat, Sterling Damon and The Shayds. Quite a number of these tracks are here making their CD debut, several not having seen the light of since their first release forty years ago."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Epitaph For A Legend
Label:	CHARLY (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	SNAX 620CD

"Digitally remastered and expanded 2CD limited digi-book edition of this compilation. Reissue of Lelan Rogers' compilation of alternate takes, demos, rehearsals and rare tracks from the IA vaults. Epitaph For A Legend is the story of the International Artist(s) (IA) label, which operated out of Houston from 1965 to 1970. The label was run by Lelan Rogers, brother of Country music star Kenny. Features rare and alternate recordings from their stable of artists including 13th Floor Elevators, Red Krayola, Lost & Found, Lightnin' Hopkins and others. This deluxe reissue of the album comes packaged in a double media book with 40-page booklet with extensive liner notes from The Mole (Shindig magazine). It also features a new intro by Jon Savage (Mojo) along with his original interview with Lelan Rogers from the vinyl release."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Absolute Zero
Label:	CHARRM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	CHARRM 28

"Artists: Biosphere, Disinformation, Gescom, Hallucinator, Hazard, Jiri Ceiver, Monolake, :zoviet*france:... Since Saburo Teshigawara formed the dance company KARAS in Tokyo in 1985, the group's aim has been to seek a new form of beauty, one that contains the essence of human existence in its natural and manufactured environment. As a dance maker, Teshigawara's work and process spring not from conventional ideas established through history, but from his search for still hidden possibilities through action in choreography, art, music, design and thought. His approach is closer to the freedom and radical spirit of on-the-edge experimental music, being one of continually reinventing and rearranging ideas of dance and of expression. In Absolute Zero, Teshigawara attempts to achieve the impossible quality of perfect stillness and order amid the chaos of the physical world. A work of contrasts within and between its movement, sound and stage designs and its textures, Absolute Zero is the apotheosis of this artist's continual quest for beauty and discovery. To accompany the piece's worldwide touring, a number of international sound artists were invited to respond to the theme, 'absolute zero', with new compositions. This CD brings together eight artists whose work shares with Teshigawara's sensibilities of concept, aesthetic and innovation. From Biosphere to :zoviet * France:, the contributing artists are at the forefront of electronica, their sounds sketching subtle approaches to the absolute."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Miniatures One + Two
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	CDBRED 361CD

"Featuring artists as diverse as The Residents, Robert Fripp, XTC's Andy Partridge, Pete Seeger, Robert Wyatt and The Pretenders' Martin Chambers, as well as cover artwork contributed by Ralph Steadman, Morgan Fisher's 1980 release Miniatures truly was a first. Overwhelmed with concepts for potential releases, Fisher decided to see how many of these ideas he might be able to squeeze onto just one album. Rather than performing everything himself, he invited 50 musicians he admired to send in tracks of up to one minute in length. They responded with unanimous enthusiasm, and Miniatures was born out of Morgan's precise editing and sequencing of these tracks, providing a unique snapshot of the cutting-edge music of the period and achieving legendary status amongst those who cherish such creativity and individuality in the process. Fast forward 15 years, several projects and the development of new realms of communication and data transfer afforded by the internet, and Morgan decided the time was right for a sequel. Little did he know that this project would take six years to complete and involve an international cast of players (taking in 18 countries across five continents), but it proved truly worth both the effort and the wait. The astounding Miniatures 2 brings together over 60 musicians and artists of all genres -- the bizarre, the eccentric, the contemplative, the rebel-rousers, the pioneers and the philosophers and no stone was left unturned in its creation. As with the original album, one minute creations were composed, then sequenced and edited by Morgan, again meeting with rave reviews and an acknowledgement that Fisher had produced something both original and vital to those with any interest in music existing outside the mainstream. Comprising both legendary tiny masterpiece collections, this new set brings together all one hundred and thirteen tracks (yes, 113!) in one two-disc collection for the first time, freshly boosted and tweaked for 2008. New artwork and sleeve-notes have also been provided by Morgan himself." Artists include: The Residents, Robert Wyatt, Fred Frith, Lol Coxhill, Steve Miller, Robert Fripp, Ron Geesin, Ralph Steadman, Trevor Wishart, Ivor Cutle, Metabolist, Gavin Bryars, 1/2 Japanese, David Cunningham (The Flying Lizards), Etron Fou Leloublan, Terry Riley, Meredith Monk, David Cunningham, & Moondog (Louis Hardin).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Wild Paarty Sounds
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 024CD

Reissue of this early On-U compilation, first issued in 1981, produced by Adrian Sherwood. "A welcome repromotion of this exciting compilation of On-U Sound artists demonstrating the uniqueness of the roster. Alongside Prince Far I and London Underground are U.S. performance artist Judy Nylon and vocalist Allan Pellay, who has since gone to have a hit record with Human Nature with Gary Clail." The artists include: Jah Woosh, Machine Gun Hogg & Co, Prince Far I & Creation Rebel, The Chicken Granny, Alan Pellay, London Underground, Sons Of Arqa, The Mothman, Jeb Loy & The Oil Wells, U.S. New Age Steppers, and Judy Nylon.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Avon Calling - The Bristol Compilation
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 292CD

2CDs for the price of one. "The music emulating from in and around Bristol in the southwest of England during the late '70s and early '80s remains today as some of the most innovative and important from that era. Many of the creators of these sounds went on to do great things internationally, though it's the origins that this release is centered on. Heartbeat Records, Bristol's premiere independent label managed to capture most of this through a series of now highly acclaimed 7" singles -- now much sought after by collectors, and with the showcase compilation album Avon Calling described by John Peel as 'the one that sets the standard for any future compilation, not a bad track on it -- truly superb' and playing 2-3 tracks every night for many weeks following its release. Now finally after twenty five years, that album and those singles are now available again on two CDs with a booklet telling the story of how twenty bands and one label took a slice of time and made a piece of history." Features: Gl*xo Babies, Essential Bop, Europeans, Private Dicks, Directors, The X-Certs, Apartment, The Numbers, Double Vision, and more. CD1 reissues the Avon Callingalbum w/ 6 bonus tracks; CD2 features 24 various 7" tracks by these groups, from 1978-81. Nice package.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Perfect Unpop: Peel Show Hits & Long-Lost Lo-Fi Favorites
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDMRED 352CD

...Vol. 1 1976-1980. Perfect Unpop is based on a dangerous assumption: that if you were ever touched by John Peel's enthusiasm for spiky '70s pop, then by now you've probably found yourself a copy of the Undertones' Teenage Kicks. The same applies to raw, beautiful singles by the Buzzcocks, Joy Division, the Clash and the first five Fall albums none of which are included here. Instead, here's a collection of Peel favorites a little less likely to be anthologized, eulogized, or to crop up on your iPod. Anyone who ever cuddled up alone at night with Peel will recognize the glee with which he pounced on these devil-may-care, slightly broken pop songs. Indie also-rans these bands may have been in the Sting 'n' Bono scheme of things, but add up all these flashes of underdog genius, and here s a CD to rival any other from the era of the questionable stringy tie. Although we're missing the voice that always seemed to be speaking to us alone, the unearthing of these nuggets from the playlists will recreate something of the atmosphere of the Peel Show for his undercover legions, and hopefully some young Johnny-cum-latelies as well. Make no mistake, we're talking all-time highlights here where six seconds of dead air would be followed by a sheepish, slightly breathless admission that Peel had been off bopping around the studio!" Artists include: Tours, Vibrators, Subway Sect, Young Marble Giants, Kleenex, The Bears, Wreckless Eric, Swell Maps, The Out, Eater, Disco Zombies, Mo-Dettes, The Outcasts, The Wasps, The 45s, Fatal Microbes, Glaxo Babies, The Prefects, Hollywood Brats, Carpettes, The Tights, The Monochrome Set, Au Pairs, Sinatras, The Boys, Blue Orchids.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dandelion: The Complete Dandelion Records Singles Collection
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	3CD BOX
Price:	$34.00
Catalog #:	CRCDBOX 001CD

...1969-1972. "The complete singles collection of the late and legendary DJ John Peel's beloved Dandelion Records, compiled and brought to you for the very first time by Cherry Red Records 3CD box set, individual CD wallets and a 48-page booklet containing the story of Dandelion with original artwork, images, memorabilia and heart-warming, revealing contributions from Clive Selwood and the artists themselves. In 1969, in the face of the entrenched attitudes of most of the major record companies, the late and legendary DJ John Peel launched his own record label with manager Clive Selwood called Dandelion. They would oversee 18 acts, release 27 albums plus a sampler compilation before the label was brought to a close in 1972. They also released a similar number of singles, compiled here for the very first time by Cherry Red Records. Lovingly restored and beautifully packaged, with contributions from the artists and Clive Selwood himself, this wonderful 3CD box set will astound many and bring joy to collectors and John's listeners and fans alike." Artists: Beau, Bridget St. John, Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, Clague, Gene Vincent, Medicine Head, Mike Hart, Bill Oddie, Stackwaddy, Siren, The Way We Live, The Yamasukis, The Coxhill/Bedford Duo, Will Dandy & The Dandylettes, Supersister, Tractor, Kevin Coyne and Clifford T. Ward.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Pillows & Prayers: Cherry Red Records 1981-1984
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	3CD/1DVD
Price:	$38.00
Catalog #:	CRCDBOX 003CD

"Pillows & Prayers: an all-embracing collection of records that are achingly hip, lovably gauche, and bizarrely enduring. This extended 4-disc box set -- 25th Anniversary special edition -- offers a fantastic snapshot of the surge of creativity that surrounded Cherry Red at the start of the '80s and features early recordings from many pioneering and distinguished artists, including Five Or Six, The Monochrome Set, Thomas Leer, Tracey Thorn, Ben Watt, Kevin Coyne, Piero Milesi, Joe Crow, Marine Girls, Felt, Eyeless In Gaza, The Passage, Everything But The Girl, Attila The Stockbroker, The Misunderstood, The Nightingales, Quentin Crisp, Jane, Kevin Hewick, Fantastic Something, Morgan Fisher, Maurice Deebank, In Embrace, Grab Grab The Haddock, Ben Watt & Robert Wyatt, Red Box, The Reflections, Medium Medium."

Artist:	VA
Title:	I'll Give You My Heart, I'll Give You My Heart ...
Label:	CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:	8CD BOX
Price:	$110.00
Catalog #:	CRCDBOX 004CD

... The Cherry Red Singles Collection 1978-1983. "Cherry Red Records marks its 30th Anniversary in style with this lavish celebratory 8- Disc/185 track long box set. Chronologically plots 61 Single/EP A & B sides from 1978 to 1983. Features 24 tracks from the U.K. Top 50 Indie Chart including 12 Top 20 & 2 #1 Hits. Includes hits by Dead Kennedys, The Monochrome Set, Eyeless In Gaza, The Runaways, Marc Bolan, Everything But The Girl, Robert Wyatt and many more. A comprehensive 78 page booklet plots the story of Cherry Red Records and details many rare 7" & 12" picture sleeves. Features extensive interviews conducted by Alex Ogg with fly-on-the-wall accounts from label founders and band members." Artists: The Tights, Destroy All Monsters Bored, Staa Marx, Morgan-Fisher, Hollywood Brats, The Runaways, Richard Strange, The Burtons, Jah Wurzel, Hybrid Kids, Dead Kennedys, Emotion Pictures, Alan Burnham, Medium, Medium, Five Or Six, Eyeless In Gaza, Second Layer, The Misunderstood, Ben Watt, Felt, Soul, Thomas Leer, Marc Bolan, The Passage, The Reflections, The Nightingales, Ben Watt with Robert Wyatt, Everything But The Girl, Marine Girls, Creation Rebel, Atilla The Stockbroker, Joe Crow, Kevin Coyne, Thomas Leer, Tracey Thorn, Can, Fantastic Something, Morgan, Bodast The Dragon, A Tent, Gilbert And Lewis, New Age Steppers, Piero Milesi, Lol Coxhill, Morgan Fisher, Kevin Hewick, Martyn Bates, John Otway, Robert Wyatt, George Melly, Robert Fripp, Andy Partridge, Ivor Culter, Genesis Gospel Singers, Katakumbey, Squad Flasher, Europeans, Glaxo Babies, Private Dicks, Apartment, The Letters, Art Objects, The Final Eclipse.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Chicago Underground Records Definitive Collection Vol. 1
Label:	CHICAGO UNDERGROUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$7.50
Catalog #:	CHUN 001EP

"One of Chicago's rarest and most over-looked old-school house labels. Chicago Underground was an off-shoot of Chicago Bad Boys. The Chicago Bad Boys were a fluid association, they included, from time to time, Roy Davis Jr, Steve Poindexter, Armando, Terry Hunter, Gene Hunt, Jamal Moss, Ellery Cole, Brian Harris, and others. So much wrong information is out there in the world that we are taking the opportunity to set the record straight, and give credit where credit is due. This series, titled Chicago Underground Definitive Series will feature both previously released, and unreleased tracks from the archives of Mr Poindexter himself. 'Chemistry' is from Chicago Underground (CU6831), 'Sex Chants' is from Chicago Bad Boys (CBB6847), 'Simple Life' is an unreleased track written in 1993."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Chicago Underground Definitive Collection Vol. 2
Label:	CHICAGO UNDERGROUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$7.50
Catalog #:	CHUN 002EP

"Chicago Underground was an offshoot of Chicago Bad Boys. The Chicago Bad Boys were a fluid association, they included, from time to time, Roy Davis Jr, Steve Poindexter, Armando, Terry Hunter, Gene Hunt, Jamal Moss, Ellery Cole, Brian Harris, and others. So much wrong information is out there is the world that we are taking the opportunity to set the record straight, and give credit where credit is due. Volume 2 features the lost classic, 'Razzmatazz,' known for it's sample from the '81 hit single of the same name by the master, Quincy Jones. The horns sampled in this house banger were done by MFSB. This is a marvelous collaboration of two samples, plus a voice sample as played at legendary spots in Chicago like the Muzik Box, The Reactor, Medusa's, and many, many, many more! All other tracks are unreleased tracks from the vaults."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Girl Monster
Label:	CHICKS ON SPEED RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	3CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	COSR 033CD

2006 release. Girl Monster tells a rich historical story, from the original girl monsters of punk and post punk to contemporary tricksters and electro-rock pranksters. Female heroes of the late '70s and early '80s like The Slits, The Raincoats or Malaria! appear alongside contemporary classics like Björk, Le Tigre, Peaches and Chicks On Speed. But what sets the compilation apart from all the other compilations around the topic of "Women and Music" is that it is not just a collection of what everybody knows already, packaged under the misleading slogan of "Women in Rock." Instead, this compilation creates a movement of its own, showcasing some of the finest (and mostly unreleased) tracks from a worldwide underground network of female musicians, even following in the tracks of some of the classics like Tina Weymouth (Tom Tom Club/Talking Heads), Cosey Fanni Tutti (Throbbing Gristle) , Siouxsie Sioux (Siouxsie and the Banshees), or Ana Da Sliva (The Raincoats) by featuring their latest productions. Deluxe packaging includes a fold-out newspaper. Other artists: Scream Club Vs. Ben Adorable, Mignon, Barbara Morgenstern, Angie Reed, Pam Hogg, Rhythm King And Her Friends, Hanin Elias, Kevin Blechdom, Anat Ben David, Sir Alice, Vivien Goldman, Client, Kids On TV, Boyskout, Erase Errata, No Bra, Pulsallama, Delta 5, Cherry Sunkist, Japanese Intelligence Mind Control, Autonervous, Cobra Killer, Planningtorock, Hanayo, Tobi Vail, Gustav, Bonnie Vs. Hunter, Françoise Cactus, LiliPUT, Katastrophe, Lesbians On Ecstasy, Electric Indigo & Dorit Chrysler, Hotel Motel, Gudrun Gut, The Creatures, Soffy O, Ella Bandita, Las Perras Del Infierno, Juliette And The Licks, Miss Le Bomb, Cat5, Robots In Disguise, People Like Us, Michaela Melián, Susanne Brokesch, Scream Club Vs. Leonard DeLeonard, Crystal Cookie, Caro Snatch, Vivien Goldman, Andy Caine & Manasseh Sound, Ari Up and Miss Pain.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Rapid Transit
Label:	CHOCOLATE INDUSTRIES
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	CHLT 015 CD

"With the arrival of the Rapid Transit compilation, what has come to be called 'electronic music' has definitively left behind that still-dominant era, identified so long ago by Antonio Gramsci as: 'an interregnum in which the old is dying and new cannot yet be born.' With this thoughtfully assembled compilation, the new is finally born. But it is not designed to put anyone at ease or leaves its listeners complacent. Instead, the listener is simply forced to examine their own musical tastes and discover the blind spots that are always to be found there. Once so easily lumped in with the 'Miami sound,' Seven 3.6's Chocolate Industries has moved not only geographically but also aesthetically. When the label moved northward to Chicago, a city with an extraordinary Black musical history, it began to incorporate the disparate influences to be found there. Rapid Transit, while dominated by new tracks, returns to tracks that are etched in the mind of those willing to take those daring first steps from electronic music to hip-hop and vice-versa. Thus, Spencer Bellamy's 'Tried By 12' by East Flatbush Project is the second track here. It is worth recalling the Chocolate Industries broke down, once and for all, the long held yet laughable distinction between hip-hop and what the media are fond of calling 'electronica,' when they released the path-breaking East Flatbush Project compilation which brought the two antagonistic camps together, and no one looked back. Squarepusher and Autechre, among others, added their two cents to this obscure Brooklyn hip-hop gem. Now, Chocolate Industries has taken the tired, long-held conventions about electronic music and hip-hop and once again rearranged the musical palette. Just when you thought: 'Ahh, electronics and hip-hop: brilliant idea,' Rapid Transit takes on board another dimension of contemporary musical cross-pollination. Whoever though that free and improvisational jazz had nothing to do with hip-hop and electronics just hadn't read their liner notes or heard the anecdotes. As one of African-America's founding art forms, it was inseparable from the get go. Thus when the label's artist encountered the fecundity of the Chicago underground jazz scene, artists like Doug Scharin, Rob Maranek, Chicago Underground Trio, Isotope 217 and numerous others, there was hesitation. What Rapid Transit represents then, is where Mr. Lif meets the ghost of Alice Coltrane and Push Button Objects (Edgar Farinas) encounters the jazz coronet between two turntables and a mixer. It is also a compilation that fills the listener with suspense and anticipation because it is the place where local US musical movements, (Miami, Atlanta, and Chicago, to name only three) previously separated both by geography and musical aesthetic come together to produce a hybrid, the full results of which will still be unfolding a decade from now. This is a true state-of-the-art manifesto for the US electronic underground, in every one of its variegated aspects." -- Tim Haslett. Track listing: Prefuse-72: "7th Message"; Roots Manuva: "Juggle Tings Proper"; East Flatbush Project: "Tried by 12 f/des"; Push Button Objects: "Non Existant"; Sluta Leta: "Whispers Special"; Ko-Wreck Tecnhique: "Metro Dade"; Prefuse-73: "Livin Life"; Communications Project: "Do Tell"; Ko-Wreck Technique: "Behavior"; Rec Center (DJ Emmaculate): "Mind, Body & Soul"; Push Button Objects: "Tooth Picks and Horses"; While: "Slate".

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Urban Renewal Program
Label:	CHOCOLATE INDUSTRIES
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CHLT 027 CD

"The Urban Renewal Program is the past, present and future of urban art, music and expression. This album is the first of four installments, featuring such artists as Mos Def, Diverse, Caural, DJ Food, El-P, Aesop Rock, Tortoise,Prefuse-73, and Miho Hatori of Cibo Matto and Gorillaz. The album also features artwork by Evan Hecox, and the CD will come packaged with a book of additional artwork by Kaws, Graphic Havoc, Struggle Inc, and Brent Rollins of Ego Trip. The Urban Renewal Program is a platform for the exploration and interpretation of urban life through music and art. This program strives to embody the essence of city life with themes of community, graffiti art, transit, and artistic integrity. Each artist's voice harmonizes with the chaotic roar of the city soundscape to create a dialogue that is both raw and passionate in its message. The album is full of surprises and bonus material like Aesop Rock, after his 'Train Buffer' track, rambling about a prostitute he almost caught one night while El-P laughs in the background. It also includes moments of insight into the artistic process, like Miho Hatori talking about cruising the city trying to find her rhythm, or Mos Def drawing inspiration from his neighborhood. This album is a hybrid collection of cultural references and musical disciplines. It follows the erratic, never-ending pulse of the city from the cacophony of the early morning rush hour to the edginess of night. This is the daily journey of the urban occupant."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Urban Renewal Program Supplement 1.5
Label:	CHOCOLATE INDUSTRIES
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CHLT 040CD

"The Bangers are back. The saga continues -- the Urban Renewal Program is reloaded in the form of an EP with new tracks & remixes from Atmosphere, Mos Def, Diverse, Kutmasta Kurt, Aesop Rock, Caural and Prefuse-73. As we all know by now, the Urban Renewal Program has gained international acclaim as a ground breaking compilation for its forward thinking music & artwork and this limited edition EP meets and exceeds all expectations."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Forbidden Planets Volume Two
Label:	CHROME (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	CHROME 5067CD

Subtitled: More Music From The Pioneers Of Electronic Sound. "Further to Chrome Dreams' enormously popular first Forbidden Planets CD comes this superb second volume of music from the pioneers of electronic sound. Compiled and annotated once more by music historian Alan Clayson, and featuring his extensive sleeve-notes, the two discs here, featuring 142 minutes of some of the strangest sounds ever recorded, will again delight fans of this most intriguing and previously un-compiled genre." Artists include: Luigi Russolo, Antonio Russolo, George Antheil , Olivier Messiaen, Milton Babbitt, Otto Luening, John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhausen, Karel Goeyvaerts, Oskar Sala, Hugh Le Caine, Gottfried Michael Koenig, Giselher Klebe, Vladimir Ussachevsky, Bengt Hambraeus, Kid Baltan, Franco Evangelisti, BBC Daphne Oram, Herbert Brun, Bebe & Louis Barron, BBC Phil Young, Richard Maxfield, Dick Raaijmakers , Henry Jacobs, Dick Raaijmakers, Iannis Xenakis and Joe Meek.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Forbidden Planets
Label:	CHROME DREAMS (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	CHROME 5033CD

Subtitled: Music From The Pioneers Of Electronic Sound. "With electronic music's current resurgence and interest in the form at an all time high, this superb 2CD set, containing compositions and original recordings by the pioneers of this fascinating style of sound, compiled here for the first time, is certain to attract enormous excitement amongst fans of the genre. Featuring tracks recorded largely in the 1940s, '50s and '60s, from names as diverse as the ever popular John Cage, Frank Zappa's idol, Edgar Varèse, Sergeant Pepper cover star Karlheinz Stockhausen and even Auntie herself in the form of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop (unlikely contenders perhaps, but nevertheless leaders in the development of sonic electronics], this compilation features the bizarre, the avant-garde , the experimental and even, on occasion, the fairly melodic. A treat for fans of contemporary names such as Joe Meek, Kraftwerk, Can, Tangerine Dream, The Prodigy, Throbbing Gristle providing guidance on the roots of their chosen artist's muse, the potential market for this extraordinary collection is enormous." Compiled -- and with extensive sleevenotes by -- 1950s/60s music historian (and Edgar Varese biographer) Alan Clayson, and featuring 16-page illustrated booklet, and finished in deluxe slipcase packaging, this beautifully designed set will surely become the standard collection of the original electronica. Other artists: Miklós Rózsa, Pierre Schaeffer, Bernard Herrmann, Robert Beyer/Herbert Eimert, Paul Gredinger, Henri Posseur, Herman Heiss, Louis Barron/Bebe Barron, Henri Pousseur, Iannis Xenakis, Kid Baltan, Desmond Briscoe/Daphne Oram, Tom Dissevelt, György Ligeti, Henk Badings and Tom Dissevelt.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Frank Zappa's Classical Selection
Label:	CHROME DREAMS (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	CHROME 5049CD

Subtitled: The Dissonant Classics That Informed And Inspired Zappa. "A man of hugely eclectic tastes, Frank Zappa was a lover of everything from doo-wop to heavy metal and from jazz-funk to new wave. Indeed a radio show he produced for the BBC in 1980 found him playing records by Edgar Varese and Igor Stravinsky, representing his love of modern classical music. Featuring nineteenth and twentieth century mavericks as diverse as Wagner, Holst, Ravel, Boulez, Stockhausen, Schoenberg, Penderecki, Harry Partch and John Cage - in addition to the aforementioned Stravinsky and Varese - this collection illustrates the impulse for many of Zappa's own compositions and as a guide to the music Frank Vincent took to his heart and cherished throughout the major part of his tragically short life. Including fully illustrated 16 page booklet with extensive notes by music historian Derek Barker, this delightful package finally reveals what it was that informed so much of Frank Zappa's extraordinary music."

Artist:	VA
Title:	It's A Happening!: Texas Girls Of The 60's
Label:	CICADELIC RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	CIC 1069CD

"The best know girl group in Texas during the late 60s was The Heart Beats of Lubbock. They made it to Hollywood for a Battle of the Bands contest on the Paul Revere and Mark Lindsay hosted TV show, Happening '68. The Heart Beats shut down all the other male groups and won the Battle of the Bands on nationwide TV. Considering that no one in the band was older than 17, this was quite an accomplishment. All seven recordings by The Heart Beats are included on this album, along with other great female led bands from 1966, such as The WordD from Dallas and The Bombshells of Houston. An added bonus is folk singer, Linda Pierre King from Houston, whose self-penned originals from 1966 foreshadowed subsequent folk singers such as Janis Ian and Melanie. The fact that only five of the twenty-five songs on this album were ever released during the 60s, testifies to the enduring fascination with unearthing undiscovered gems by the girls of Texas."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Where You Gonna Go? Motor City Garage Bands 1965-1969
Label:	CICADELIC RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CIC 1965CD

"Long recognized as two of the best garage bands from Michigan, The Unrelated Segments whose 'The Story Of My Life' has appeared on Rhino's Nuggets box set and The Tidal Waves who scored a number one hit with 'Farmer John' are the main focus of this compilation of Detroit garage bands. All of The Unrelated Segments and The Tidal Waves material are included on this CD, in the finest sound yet. The other Detroit area bands, while nearly forgotten today, released a fine batch of recordings, the best of which are represented on this compilation. Inside this package is over 75 minutes of electrifying music and a 16-page booklet with numerous band photos, radio surveys, concert posters, tape recording sessions, and detailed liner notes and discographies for each band. All tracks from the original master tapes."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Revolution!: Teen Time In Corpus Christi (1965-1970)
Label:	CICADELIC RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	CIC 6570CD

"In 1966, famed lead guitarist Rod Prince (later of Bubble Puppy) re-wrote the 13th Floor Elevators' song 'Tried To Hide' as 'All Night Long' and released it with the Bad Seeds as their third single. They were the number one band at the time in Corpus Christi. Although 'All Night Long' would beat the Elevators' 'Tried To Hide' (on International Artists) to the market, the Bad Seeds disbanded in the summer of 1966 and other renowned Corpus bands would follow in their footsteps, most scoring top ten hits on the way: Four more with the ultra-rare single 'Problem Child' b/w 'Don't Give Up Hope'. The Zakary Thaks with 'Bad Girl' and 'Face To Face'. The Liberty Bell with 'The Nazz Are Blue' and 'For What You Lack'. The Buckle with 'Baroque Rock' on 'I've Got Something On My Mind'. Folk-rock singer Michael backed by The Zakary Thaks on all three of his singles, sounding more like a 1966 era Bob Lind than Bob Lind. And Kubla Khan singing about changin' times in 'Revolution' and pondering whether 'the brown grass will be legalized'. Memorabilia such as top 30 radio surveys, rare photos, news articles from the era, interviews with band members, sixteen page booklet, and twenty-eight tracks(including previously unreleased recordings) combine to make this a trip back to the '60s, when a revolution in sound was happening in Corpus Christi, Texas."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Psychedelic Moods- Part Two
Label:	CICADELIC RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	CIC 976CD

Subtitled: Journey Thru Inner Space With Sunset Love & Inner Sanctum. "After releasing the Psychedelic Moods album, in October of 1966, Mark Barkan envisioned another psychedelic album for his next release. It was to be performed by a Greenwich Village band called Inner Sanctum. The theme of the album was to be a psychedelic journey into the various psyches of the mind. The trip started with a journey into the past ('The House Of Yesterday') then covered the inner workings of the mind ('ID') then the descent into madness ('Hydro Pyro') hallucination ('Purple Floating') and finally culminating in nirvana ('Snow Petals'). Unfortunately, Barkan was unable to find a record company willing to lease the masters and so they languished for decades unreleased. Now, at long last the masters for this aborted album are mixed from the original four track tapes and forty plus years later the psychedelic sounds of Inner Sanctum are now ready, willing, and able to blow your mind. Sunset Love was comprised of band members from New Mexico and Texas. In the fall of 1968, thirteen original songs and two covers were recorded for a potential album, but nothing was ever released. Sunset Love's lush harmonies, soaring vocals, superior song writing, and flower power consciousness pervaded their songs with a depth and quality unheard of from most 60s' bands. While their sound can be compared to such bands as The Mamas and The Papas, The Peanut Butter Conspiracy, Spanky and Our Gang, and The Love Exchange, Sunset Love had their own inimitable style that transcended a generic stereo-type. Had Sunset Love released their album in the 60's, there is no doubt it would have been an instant rarity of excellence. The Sunset Love tapes are sourced from the original stereo versions and reveal the great harmonies and surrealistic lyrics of an undeservedly overlooked and forgotten band from the late '60s."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Three O'Clock Merrian Webster Time
Label:	CICADELIC RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	CIC 982CD

Subtitled: 22 Psychedelic Sounds From Texas (1966-1968). "By the time 1966 ended, many of the groups in Texas that started out playing British Invasion and folk-rock music were now immersing themselves in the newly emerging psychedelic music. The five groups that comprise this album reflect the changes that occurred during this period and four of them even changed their names to sound more psychedelic. The Nomads became Smoke, Carrols Mood became The Sights And Sounds, The New Imperials became The Front Page News, and The Boys became The Remaining Few. Represented by twelve tracks on this album, The Nomads/Smoke, started out playing folk-rock music, but by 1967 went psychedelic-as witnessed by their 'freak-out' version of 'My Little Red Book' replete with backwards tapes. 'Carrols Mood' went from singing ballads to surreal songs such as 'Mystical Bells'. The Front Page News went from the soul of 'Baby Let Me Bang Your Box' to the fuzz drenched 'Thoughts and Afterthoughts'. If the 13th Floor Elevators were the epitome of what a Texas psychedelic band was, then the groups on this album were not far behind in trying to emulate that state of existence. Here then are twenty-two tracks compiling the changes that occurred from late 1966 to 1968, when the Texas bands went metaphorically speaking from 'Kool-Aid' to 'Electric Kool-Aid Acid'."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Open Up Your Mind
Label:	CICADELIC RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	CIC 983CD

Subtitled:The Psych Pop World Of Rembrandt Records. "Open Up Your Mind covers the first two incredible years of Rembrandt Records, a Chicago based label. The first release in March 1966 was a bluesy garage-band novelty record titled 'Boots Are Made For Talkin' '. It was a parody of Nancy Sinatra's, smash hit at the time, 'These Boots Are Made For Walking'. When the single failed to chart Rembrandt Records' owner Reggie Weiss moved in a different direction, merging pop with psychedelic music, for the next single, 'Open Up Your Mind'. He wrote the song based on a LSD trip and response to the single was positive. Soon other psych-pop singles were issued featuring The Circus, The Nickel Bag, and Monday's Children. Cash Box magazine began plugging Rembrandt Records during the fall of 1966. However, Weiss was unable to secure solid distribution and could not compete with the larger Chicago based record labels such as Dunwich, USA, and Destination. By 1967, Weiss devoted all of his time promoting a high-school band called The Lemon Drops. He wrote another LSD-inspired song titled 'I Live In The Springtime' for the band. Unfortunately, the single was unable to chart, even regionally. Over the ensuing decades though, the reputation of The Lemon Drops, The Nuchez, The Nite-Owls and other Rembrandt artists has grown immeasurably. This compilation contains all the singles issued on Rembrandt Records from 1966-1967, plus many previously unreleased versions and mixes that are appearing for the first time ever. The twenty-two recordings on this album make it apparent that Rembrandt Records was way ahead of its time when these treasures from the psychedelic '60s were recorded."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Congregation For Anti-Flirts Inc.
Label:	CICADELIC RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	CIC 991CD

Subtitled: The McAllen, Texas Teen Scene 1965-1967. "From 1965 to 1967, McAllen was the happening scene for some of the wildest music to emanate from Texas in the '60s. The label that played host to these bands was Jimmy Nichol's Pharaoh Records and this album contains the best the label had to offer. Not only were the records superlative, but today they are considered some of the rarest finds for collectors of '60s garage bands. Singles by Pharaoh artists such as The Headstones, The Cavaliers, and Christopher and The Souls go for over a grand apiece, if they can be located. Congregation For Anti-Flirts Inc. also contains in depth coverage on the McAllen bands with rare photos, radio charts, and interviews, making this album a journey to pharaoh's valley that can't be missed."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Come Back Bird: The Abilene Teen Scene 1964-1967
Label:	CICADELIC RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	CIC 995CD

"In the '60s, Abilene, Texas had a thriving music scene. Bands enamored with the British Invasion sound of The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, and The Beatles formed in droves. The top band in Abilene was The Chevelle V, whose best known track, 'Come Back Bird' employed the British slang for 'girl' and the beat of The Yardbirds' 'I'm A Man.' The other popular Abilene bands, such as The Livin' End, The Continentals and The Coachmen, comprise the other recordings on this album, making this the most complete trip yet to Abilene in the 60s. Only seven of the recordings were ever released during the '60s, which reflects the rarity of the recordings included on this collection."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Winter's Bone: Music From The Motion Picture
Label:	CINEWAX
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CINE 800CD

"Debut release from Light In The Attic's new soundtrack label: Cinewax. Dramatic score by Dickon Hinchliffe (founding member of Tindersticks). Winter's Bone, the music: Among the highlights of the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack are the old time sounds of the Ozarks translated into the 21st century by stellar vocalist Marideth Sisco. Her Ronnie Gilbert (of the Weavers)-inspired vocals are absolute joy -- and she's an expert storyteller of the Ozarks region; her spoken word podcast, These Ozarks Hills, can be found online at KSMU.org. Although these musicians are not yet nationally known (yet), this soundtrack should will draw attention to these regional heroes: Dennis Crider, an expert Western Swing guitar picker; Missouri bluegrass maverick, Bo Brown; claw hammer banjo picker, Van Colbert; guitarist and songwriter, Rick Reding; and Missouri Ozarks fiddle master Billy Ward (to name but a few) that will delight fans of No Depression and classic Americana music. For those seeking more contemporary music flavors, one could do no better than Dickon Hinchliffe -- a founding member of the seminal English band The Tindersticks in which he wrote songs, played violin, guitar and keyboards. Dickon's other movie film scores (with the Tindersticks') include director Claire Denis' Trouble Every Day which starred Vincent Gallo."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Wheedle's Groove
Label:	CINEWAX
Format:	DVD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	CINE 802DVD

Seattle's Forgotten Soul of the 1960s and '70s. "During the late '60s and early '70s, and decades before Nirvana, Microsoft and Starbucks put Seattle on the map, Seattle's African American neighborhood known as the Central District was buzzing. The soul sounds of groups like Black On White Affair, Cookin' Bag, and Cold Bold & Together filled local airwaves and packed clubs seven nights a week. As many of the bands began breaking out nationally via major record deals, television appearances, and gigs with the likes of Curtis Mayfield and Stevie Wonder, the public demanded disco and the scene slipped into obscurity. Flash forward thirty years later, local crate digger DJ Mr. Supreme unearthed Seattle's soulful past by finding a dusty 45 single by Black On White Affair in a .99 cent bin at a Seattle record show. By 2003, he had carved out an impression of a once thriving scene with a pile of Seattle soul 45s, some of which were fetching upwards of $5,000 on the collector circuit. Supreme approached local label Light In The Attic with the idea of releasing an album compilation of his discoveries, and the result was entitled Wheedle's Groove. At the release party, a line of nostalgic 60 year old fans and funk-hungry 20- somethings wrapped around the block as the musicians inside (currently working as graphic designers, janitors, and truck drivers), reflected on music dreams derailed, and prepared to perform together for the first time in 30 years -- their performance sizzles. Narrated by Seattle's own Sir Mix-A-Lot and featuring interviews with local soul musicians of the era, as well as commentary from Seattle native and legendary producer Quincy Jones, jazz pop star Kenny G (himself a veteran of the 1970s regional scene), and fresh perspectives from members of Soundgarden, Death Cab For Cutie, and Mudhoney, Wheedle's Groove proves that The Emerald City's got soul!" 87 mins approx; Color; NTSC all-region format.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Mechanic Side Of Nature Part 1 of 4
Label:	CIRCLE MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CIRCLE 007A-EP

"With the first Circle Music compilation The World Of Circle, the label presented itself as a community of artists, as a family, that proclaimed continuous movement, pure power and brilliant soundscapes in various styles which have these three attributes in common. With the new Circle compilation Mechanic Side Of Nature, now released as compilation EP series, the dualism of nature and life is represented in the mechanic character of electronic music art. By that it is possible to give the issue of Circle Music the face of its music: reflecting life consequently with electronic music and digital sound poems in all its facets. On the first part, Valentino Kanzyani, Toni Rios, Stryke and Audio Injection present their tracks. A1. Valentino Kanzyani - 'Valkanizateur': the co-founder of Recycled Loops and label-head of Jesus Loved You created a very techy and dark dancefloor smasher with filtered synthesizer sounds squaring the listener with sharp sound design. The vocals come directly out of hell and the percussions wash every clear thought out of the brain. This track is a killer. A2. Toni Rios - 'Old Man's Chord':Toni Rios' track 'Old Man's Chord' convinces with deep and sensual vocals as well as with strong beats and nice synthesizer structures. There is no breathtaking while the track is not overloaded with effects or too many elements that would close the room for any possibility to move in it. The German techno legend shows one more time he has everything under control. B1. Stryke - 'Little Miracles': DJ Stryke, famous for his releases on labels like Monoid, Droid, Circle of course, Ovum or Strictly Hype since the early '90s, this man from Florida creates a sound army of robots that are in a very bad mood. Stomping everything down that stands in their way, they are reach far into the sky to grab every single star out of it. B2. Audio Injection - 'Droid Attack': Out of L.A., Audio Injection brings the next 'Droid Attack' to the dancefloor. Releasing on labels like Monoid, Droid Recordings, Stimulus or Tyrisia, David F. is home with every style of techno music one could imagine. His androids are the more computer-like beings. With weird ringing sounds of organic stuff changing into electronic, they show that the machines are coming."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Mechanic Side Of Nature Part 4 of 4
Label:	CIRCLE MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CIRCLE 007D-EP

"With the first Circle Music compilation, The World Of Circle, the label presented itself as a community of artists, as a family, that proclaimed continuous movement, pure power and brilliant soundscapes in various styles which have these three attributes in common. With the new Circle compilation, The Mechanic Side Of Nature, now released as compilation EP series, the dualism of nature and life is represented in the mechanic character of electronic music art. By that it is possible to give the issue of Circle Music the face of its music: Reflecting life consequently with electronic music and digital sound poems in all its facets. On the fourth part Onno &Victor Coral pres. Presetone, Koning & Schultz, Umek and Andrea Paganin are presenting their tracks."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Mechanic Side Of Nature Part 3 of 4
Label:	CIRCLE MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CIRCLE 007EP

"With the first Circle Music compilation, The World Of Circle, the label presented itself as a community of artists, as a family, that proclaimed continuous movement, pure power and brilliant soundscapes in various styles which have these three attributes in common. With the new Circle compilation The Mechanic Side Of Nature, now released as compilation EP series, the dualism of nature and life is represented in the mechanic character of electronic music art. By that it is possible to give the issue of Circle Music the face of its music: Reflecting life consequently with electronic music and digital sound poems in all its facets. On the third part, Alex Flatner & Sascha Barth, Anderson Noise, SI O'Connor vs. Sykes & Jake and Marc Vision & Franco Lemon are presenting their tracks."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Circus Company #5
Label:	CIRCUS COMPANY (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	CC 005EP

"The Circus Company are back again with two new members: Mossa and Dave Aju, who will both release a solo ep on Circus Company in the next months. A1/ Mossa: 'Bucolik' Montréal-based, Mossa's track gathers voicy cuts and jumping grooves. A2/ Dave Aju: 'Drivethru'. Coming from San Francisco, Dave Aju infiltrates various genre-strict circles and exposes unexpecting heads to his sound with results varying from frustration to salivation. Sometimes minimal, sometimes vegetarian, his music is equally concerned with headscratching and ass shaking. B1/ Cabanne: 'Circam' is a loopy track deep minimal track, perfect to spin! B2/ Kean & 16: 'Transit' Kean with his mate 16 delivered a brilliant minimal house track full of warm groovy synths. This track might the more original of the whole EP. Their groove is unexpected and so tasty."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Snuggle & Slap
Label:	CIRCUS COMPANY (FRANCE)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	CC 006CD

Celebrating 10 years of refining its highly personal vision of underground electronic dance music, Paris' Circus Company presents Snuggle & Slap, a 2CD compilation balancing contemporary house music with more idiosyncratic submissions. It's more than just a label sampler: many of the artists included here appear two or even three times, having been afforded the opportunity to think beyond the dancefloor and experiment with new sounds, unusual styles, and secret passions. Hushed funk, feathery beats and spongy textures characterize the "Snuggle" CD, while "Slap" snaps to attention with more insistent grooves straight to the heart of the label's sweet spot: sumptuously detailed, swoon-worthy deep house. Whether you've been following Circus Company for the whole decade or are only just now turning on, this collection of new, exclusive material is an essential portrait of one of the most dynamic labels around. Who's on board? There are veterans from the label's very earliest days, including Ark, Nôze, Dave Aju and Sety. There are folks that have joined in recent years, enlarging the label's sound along with its roster: dOP, MyMy, Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts, Audio Werner, Antislash, Oleg Poliakov, and Le K., and finally, there are the most recent freaks to join the Circus: Ryan Crosson, Nicolas Jaar, and Homewreckers. There are also a few familiar faces hidden behind names that might be new to you: Ezechiel Pailhes, who contributes a touching sketch for piano and voice, is one half of Nôze; Destination Danger is the pairing of Oleg Poliakov and Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts, and together they come up with one of the album's most driving and hypnotic tracks. These tracks go far deeper than the bongos-and-keyboards model of so much current "deep house." An emphasis on live instrumentation, acoustic samples and subtle vocals keeps the sound warm and supple across both discs.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Island Of Lost Children Vol. II
Label:	CIRCUS COMPANY (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CCS 035EP

This is the second volume of Circus Company's The Island Of Lost Children series. "Soulshine" was produced by Kostas Tassopoulos aka Ekkohaus, who delivers a house rollercoaster which keep starting and stopping. The groove is massive, and the melodic gimmick ultra-bewitching. "Be Not Televised" is by Paris' Yakine and features dubby atmospheres and a solid rhythm. Herb LF offers up some bracing house with a sip of funk, a strong bass line and a sprinkling of vocals like parmigiano reggiano.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Snuggle & Slap
Label:	CIRCUS COMPANY (FRANCE)
Format:	2x12"
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	CCS 041LP

2x12" version. Containing tracks from the "Slap" portion of the Snuggle & Slap 2CD compilation, previously released on Circus Company. This vinyl version snaps to attention with more insistent grooves that go straight to the heart of the label's sweet spot: sumptuously detailed, swoon-worthy deep house. Whether you've been following Circus Company for the whole decade or are only just now turning on, this collection of new, exclusive material is an essential portrait of one of the most dynamic labels around. Artists include: Ark, Sety, dOP, Oleg Poliakov, Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts, Audio Werner, and Destination Danger.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sometimes
Label:	CLAFOOTI (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	CLFVY 003EP

"Building bridges between electronica and minimal, never really taking side between techno and house, each of the artists here brings in his own definition of electronic music, where some French/German influences are obvious to the attentive listener. Purple, USSF, James Taylor, or different combinations between them, are bringing together this Sometimes EP, high on heavy minimalism as much as subtle heaviness. These definitive club friendly numbers should go well in the most discerning DJ's record bags."

Artist:	VA
Title:	First Offensive EP
Label:	CLANDESTINE CULTIVATIONS (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	CLDUB 001EP

"From leviathan half step to syncopated aggression, this four track EP presents unique perspectives on every angle of the new underground sound, whether it's grimey dubstep, dubby grime or just heavyweight bassline music is entirely up to the listener. This is the first time on wax for all of the artists featured, but they have all made a name for themselves since the early inception of this sound through a long line in underground dubs and DJ appearances. With all four tracks already well represented on RinseFM, Blaze Live and 1Xtra pirate sessions and receiving support from DJs Chef, Heny G, Underground Ice, Gutterbreaks and Scientist, to name a few, this is set to be the first in a series of uncompromising instrumental EPs, fresh from the UK underground, for the bass-driven dancefloors of the world." Artists are: Kion, Dom, Clockwork and Unlikely.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Men You'll Never See
Label:	CLONE (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	CLONE 004CD

"If you've the slightest interest in today's electronic music, most of the acts on this first Clone label compilation require no introduction. If you've dabbled in disco, toyed with techno, or enjoyed any electro over the last few years, then you'll appreciate the significance on the global stage of this enterprising independent company from Rotterdam. In its restless quest for quality, Clone has attracted material from some of the finest artists from Detroit, such as Adult., D.I.E., Drexciya and Perspects, and championed home-grown heroes like Alden Tyrell, I-F and Dexter. A modest operation, Clone has achieved all this on its own terms, without compromise and hype, by allowing the music to speak for itself. The fact that this album brings together magical tracks by masked marvels The Other People Place, Glass Domain, Cosmic Force and Duplex for the first time is, for those who know, reason enough to break out the champagne. For the uninitiated, The Men You'll Never See is the ideal introduction to a world where man and machine coexist in synthesized harmony, where they talk to one another and instinctively understand each other's needs. This is sci-fi soul, romantic modernism, a 70-minute crusade against mediocrity. It's funny and funky, advanced and accessible, but it's melancholy too, nostalgic for an impossible future. This is the stuff that perks up dancefloors, the DJ's secret friend, and will remain in your iPod forever. To some this impeccable collection of seductive electro, digital funk and energetic disco may sound retro, to others it might seem boldly futuristic, a glorious rush into the unknown. In truth, The Men You'll Never See sits happily between the two, shrugging off any attempts at categorisation." Artists: Adult., DPX, Dexter, Alden Tyrell, D.I.E., Perspects, Cosmic Force, I-f, Drexciya, Alden Tyrell, Glass domain, Duplex, The Other people Place.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Box Jams
Label:	CLONE (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CLONE 005CD

"Box Jams is selected by Clone's label boss Serge Verschuur (aka DJ Serge), and he made a great selection of tracks and special unreleased edited versions he uses in his DJ sets. Some of his favorite tracks which always create a stir on the dancefloor when he plays them. Six tracks so good they give the trainspotters anxiety attacks. The full length CD version of Box Jams contains different edits than the vinyl and also an extra track by Dexter which is not in the vinyl. Fourteen tracks of amazing Disco and Chicago influenced jams. Lindstrom throws in an amazing version of his 'There is a Drink in my Bedroom' remixed by Prins Thomas (this is an exclusive track for this compilation). Then there is Orgue Electronique with his 'Brooklyn, Texas, Heaven' which is a stunning Chicago track in the style of Joe Lewis. Serge found a raw gem by Harold Faltermeyer (the Axel F guy) called 'So High.' A super rare track he did with Peter Moesser in '78 and which comes as an edited version of Alden Tyrell (the original never got officially released on LP or 12"). New York's Shirley Lites disco master piece "Heath You Up (Melt You Down)"comes in a edited version by Gerd (of 4lux records). Then there is an original first version of Unit4's 'Body dub (No Skin Mix)' which never got released, and a stunning electronic track by the unknown Music Cargo called "Black Horse" (reminiscent of some early Carl Craig tracks on his Landcruising album). And there is much more... stunning tracks which already get big support from DJs like I-f, Tiga, Trevor Jackson, Miss Kittin, Ellen Allien and many others.

A unique compilation album with timeless dance tracks!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Vintage Future: Mixed by Serge
Label:	CLONE (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CLONE 008CD

A full length mix album by label founder DJ Serge. After all these years of DJing and making compilations for his Clone and DUB record labels, Serge finally created his first mix album! For those who know the12"s and albums on Clone records (like We Still Kill the Old Way, Box Jams, The Men You'll Never See) already experienced a piece of the musical taste of Serge. For those who have been able to catch one of his DJ sets somewhere on this globe already know that his taste is going further then just today or tomorrow's latest hype. Vintage Future showcases perfectly the fine taste of fresh and exciting dance music. Somehow even records that are 20 years old sound like they have been recorded last week. On this album, Serge perfectly manages to blend vintage tracks with the latest tunes (and even unreleased songs) of his own Clone label. In his mix, he plays previously-unreleased tracks from Photocall, Jupiter Black, The Hasbeens and Black Devils Disco Club with 20 year old tracks by Egyptian Lover, Farley Jackmaster Funk and Claudio Simonetti. He mixes old Chicago house with Dutch electro-disco by Legowelt, nu-school disco from Lindström and techno-ish sounds from Marco Passarani and Dexter with acid tracks by Mike Dunn and '80s italo disco. We can easily say that this is a timeless mix compilation which still will be enjoyed in 10 year's time. This album proves that dance music is not only about scoring the latest records... it's all about good musical taste!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Recloned: A Collection of Remixes
Label:	CLONE (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CLONE 009CD

"Recloned gives you some of the hottest remixes on Clone records. This turned out to be a collection of very dancefloor friendly tracks. It shows the new interpretations of other talented producers on the original versions. These remixes have been made by friends, likeminded artists or by artists we respect a lot. Knowing this gives these remix projects more value for the original artists and makes it more fun for the label to release it. One of the biggest releases of 2005 was definitely the great Unit 4 'Bodydub' track... remixed by their hometown friends Tiefschwarz (both versions are now already considered classics). The soulful Delgui track 'Highlights' was remixed by one of our favorite house producers Charles Webster and turned out to be a superb rmx. Alden Tyrell's 'La Voix' did get the remix treatment by studio pal Elitetechnique and that one really surprised all of us. Probably the funniest story is the remix for Seymour Bits (together with De Jeugd van Tegenwoordig) -- 'Watsgeburt!?' The vocal version reached the number 1 position for at least 10 weeks in a row and was the biggest summer hit in Holland for 2005! Dexter made an awesome instrumental mix which rocked many underground clubs (who had no idea that they actually played a number 1 top 40 hit). There are little stories behind every song and every remix. Like one of the other classic Clone releases... Adult.'s 2001 'Hand To Phone' track that got the remix treatment by Carl Craig who was one of their good neighborhood friends (that remix was actually named 'Tres Demented Remix'). Another sublime remix is the hot Lindstrom & Prins Thomas 2004 rmx for Alden Tyrell's 'Disco Lunar Module'... which we think is one of the best remixes they ever did. Or what about the brand new unreleased remix by the unknown Divider for the new Jupiter Black project which is something unexpected from the highest quality... a nice tribute for the love they share with Jupiter Black (and many of hers) for Giorgio Moroder! And the previously unreleased pure italo disco from the Viewlexx artist S.Y.D. who made a superb remix for 'Little' (taken from the Clone Box Jams CD). Anyway... you get the picture... we like these remixes a lot for the final results but also for the personal stories behind it. And even without knowing the stories, this is a CD which will be a pleasure playing over and over again!" Artists: Pauli vs Tyrell, Putsch '79, Delgui, Alden Tyrell, Applegarden, Jupiter Black, Unit 4, Adult., Marcus Mixx, Seymour Bits.

Artist:	VA
Title:	We Still Kill The Old Way
Label:	CLONE (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CLONE 024CD

"The very first CD release on Clone records. And what a CD! An amazing collection of thrilling and exciting electro, disco, technoish tracks which doesn't have any competition in their quality. 12 strong tracks by various artists (Alden Tyrell, Dexter, Legowelt, Bangkok impact, Mocky, Perspects, Duplex, Fabrice Lig, to Cosmic Force and others.) All artists which have been selected to contribute to this album (some well-known..some anonymous, some relatively unknown) gave their best shot and managed to deliver one of their finest pieces of work. The selection is very versatile and can't be pigeon holed to one genre of one movement... but all track have one thing in common...and that's the fact they are all very good and they are so strong that each tracks stands out on its own. The whole compilation shows what good music needs... it has emotion, it has atmosphere, it is effective! Music should be honest and all these tracks are.... This release will have a personal relationship with their listener. The record will be part of the owners life...the owners everyday life, life without a happy ending."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cocoon Compilation C
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	COR 005CD

"Finally! The third label compilation of Cocoon Recordings is here! Sven Vath (German Techno master and label founder) and Pauli Steinbach (label manager), have once more rallied some of the most promising producers of electronic music round them in order to present their labels music to the public. This comp contains music by artists who are already connected with the name Cocoon, but have not yet produced a track for a Cocoon Compilation. Twelve international producers / production teams have contributed an exclusive track to this compilation: Alter Ego, Funk D'Void, Jacek Sienkiewicz, Michael Mayer, Alexander Kowalski, D.Diggler, Gennaro Le Fosse, Petar Dundov, S.I. Futures, Stanny Franssen, Steve Rachmad and Taksi."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cocoon Compilation D
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	COR 009CD

"The fourth release in the Cocoon Compilation series assembles some of the finest Techno music. All tracks are made exclusively for Cocoon Recordings and over the past three years, more and more Techno musicians from all over the world became aware of and are fascinated by this concept of expressing the artist's relation to a label. Adam Beyer for instance, one of the most influential producers within the scene, called his track 'Rockoon' and thus showed both his commitment to the idea behind Cocoon Rec. as well as his conviction that the label's music is not boring at all. Sven Väth teamed up with long-time companion Anthony Rother and delivers a positively disturbing track which not only features Rother's well-manufactured soundscapes but also the unmistakable voice of Sven. The focus of the compilation was once more set on young fresh artists who stand out the mass of producers in our days. And people like ADA, Denis Rusnak, Bangkok Impact or Destillat for example, have definitely ideas that may help to take Electronic Music another step forward." Features: Dinky, Jake Fairley, Roman Flugel, David Carretta, Vath vs. Rother, ADA, Role Model, Adam Beyer & Henrik B, Tony Rohr, Denis Rusnka, Destillat, Bangkok Impact.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cocoon Compilation F
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	COR 011CD

Cocoon Compilation F is without doubt the hottest collection of exclusive tracks from the hippest producers, newcomers, etc. Here, minimal meets tech-house, with the result that both the club-orientated tech-heads as well as the electronic music fan in his living room are happy. Pier Bucci starts things off with minimal beats and bubbling bass lines, fathoming frequencies below 50 Hz, forming an ideal transition to the slightly shuffled minimal pusher by Guido Schneider. Adam Proll switches gears with some rocking material, before Cocoon all-star Johannes Heil draws the bow from deep elegant techno to raspy acid sounds. 2000 and One bows before the kicking house sound of Kevin Saunderson while Gregor Tresher presents with what is sure to be a big hit this summer: acid meets trance meets electro. Andreas Kauffelt moves to kicking old school and pumping 909 beats right before Mathew Jonson, who dabbles in minimal and house at the same time. Guy Gerber meshes his very unique house tempo with eclectic sounds, while Serafin delivers a first class minimal acid burner. Finally, David K provides the right amount of craziness for the package with hardcore beats, and Alex Smoke tops it off with his downbeat-like contribution which is moody but still kicking and crazy at the same time -- definitely the right track to touch ground again after a journey through this thoroughly comprehensive journey into Cocoon.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cocoon Compilation G
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	COR 013CD

One of the most successful compilation serieses in Germany ascends the alphabet to the letter "G." This is the best of the Cocoon label, and the names on this release are a veritable "who's who" of the techno universe. Contemporary music in the year 2007 refuses to be pigeonholed to only one style -- more and more, it is simply a matter of whether the music is good, genres and categories be damned. After a slamming contribution from the lauded My My comes Cobblestone Jazz -- with a deep tech house track that appeals a bit to trance and dub. Chaim's track "Genesis" sounds trippy with Oriental harmonies and Detroit-like basslines, weird beats and hi-hats that should rock every rave. "Treibsand" by Stephan Bodzin breathes Frankfurt techno air and sounds like Johannes Heil and Anthony Rother without copying them. Tiefschwarz represents the "peak time" part of the CD. Marcel Dettmann presents us the first real techno track, "Sepia" which is a classic old school techno pusher with minimal but fat beats, a lot of reverb and echo. Aki Latvamäki's contribution features rolling beats, staccato synths and driving hi-hats, creating a true techno monster that may catch the ears of fans of Mathew Jonson. Next, Audion cools down the temperature with "Fire," Phil Kieran stomps around with "I Think I'm A Monster," and newcomer Jamie Jones gives us "Harijuku" -- a very elegant tech house tool with a deep and driving basslines, fat house-y beats and soulful strings, making a nice transition to Onur Özer's piece which sounds a bit like a mixture between some old Mike Ink Studio1 records and current Pier Bucci productions. Magnificent! Deetron finalizes Compilation G and arouses us, unpacking a solid bassline and mean synth sounds, slightly moving towards electro, but never becoming too hectic. Leaving a lot of space for a long intro, he creates an absolute highlight of the CD. A hefty mix for hefty parties, indeed.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cocoon Compilation H
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	COR 017CD

One of the most successful compilation series in Germany alphabetically ascends to the letter "H." Alongside Sven Väth's Sound of the Season series, the letter compilations are Cocoon Recording's most anticipated product, expressing Väth's view on the current state of club music. Connecting Cocoon's activities to the diverse club music scenes from all over the globe, the 12 tracks work as a multifaceted manifesto, providing a veritable "who's who" of the techno universe. Released on CD and in a limited box of 6 colored vinyls, each track unfolds on a side of its own. Featured artists include esteemed musicians and upcoming artists such as Joris Voorn, Oliver Ho and Len Faki, appearing alongside Simon Baker, Mark August and Matt Star. Cassy Britton's "A Plea For Me" is as charming and sweet as a techno track can be, developing a rich and suggestive mood with a few short, looped elements. In turn, the vocals on Joris Voorn's "Deep Side Of The Moog" pick up the vibe of Cassy's track, while developing a true Detroit sensibility. Oliver Ho's "Tempo" combines an ultra-rough, super-funky house groove with disturbing sounds. Roman Flügel and Sven Väth develop a mind-distorting synthesizer frenzy without giving away any of their electronic coolness. Merging wide-ranging sounds into complex structures, Simon Baker creates a sexy tension on "U," while Len Faki combines the slow, meditative speed of a deep house track with the captivating energy of his highly-influential techno productions. "Diablo" by Dubfire possesses a combination of efficiency and elegance that makes you feel like flying in a supersonic aircraft. Tolga Fidan displays his special talent for composing graceful melodies arranged in an acoustic labyrinth, while Gui Boratto combines a linear, Cologne-styled groove with haunting ambient sounds. Efdemin's "Float" has a vibrating, staccato groove whose energetic center can't be seized. "3 Of A Kind" by Mark August is a moody tech-house track which fixates on certain emotional states in order to drive them into escalation. Concluding the mix is Matt Star's "Am I Dreaming" -- suggestive, immediate and full of fantasy. The H compilation will be a devoted companion for the summer of 2008 and beyond.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cocoon Morphs Tokyo
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	COR 018CD

The Cocoon label presents the Cocoon Morphs Tokyo CD, previously released exclusively in Japan. Presenting exclusive work by artists of the highest Cocoon-caliber, Cocoon Morphs Tokyo also celebrates the aesthetic partnership between world-renowned German photographer and artist Andreas Gursky and Cocoon-head Sven Väth. Gursky has published a cycle of large-sized pictures with "cocoon" as the central theme: the "Cocoon" pictures reference current club culture, with Gursky using the big techno events Cocoon stages as inspiration. The architectural frame of his work refers to the design of the CocoonClub in Frankfurt. The spatial concept was developed by Väth, together with the design agency 3deluxe. In Gursky's cover art, you can see the idealized approach to the original CocoonClub in all its fervent glory. Here, excellent electronic music meets the work of the most important contemporary German artist worldwide -- again, Cocoon explores new frontiers and combines art forms of the 21st century. Artists include: Gerber & Kalbata, Tiefschwarz, Pig & Dan, Väth vs. Rother, Schneider & Galluzzi, Ricardo Villalobos, David K, and Patrick Zigon.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cocoon Compilation I
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	COR 021CD

Cocoon's hotly-anticipated letter series of inspired dance-music compilations reaches letter "I." Like each year, Cocoon and Sven Väth set standards and cement reputations with a collection of the hottest and most exclusive tracks in contemporary techno, having generated smash hits from the likes of "Geht's Noch?" or "Mückenschwarm," as on previous installments of the series. This edition is particularly focused on house, beginning with the debut of eMT, a collaboration between Tobi Neumann and his partner Matthew Styles, who will enchant the dancefloor with their warm, organic sound. Lauhaus present their percussive and Detroit-dub style "Back To Ipanema," while Secret Cinema lift hands in the air with the highly-harmonic house tune "Kurzweil." Detroit's M_nus ambassador Gaiser takes the path of reduced deepness with his hypnotic trip-house in "Am I," and this is not the only surprise: Matthew Edwards' aka Radio Slave's highly-anticipated first track for Cocoon is a glorious Wild Pitch revival with constant layers of sound, a pumping bass kick and an organ that would even make DJ Pierre proud. And once again, Timo Maas lets you totally lose yourself for 11 minutes with his space-y, alarm siren disco-funk. Twelve more tracks reveal the best and brightest artists of this year, and those who are sure to shine far into the future. Other artists include: Tim Green & Emerson Todd, Chymera, Johnny D, Guillaume & The Coutu Dumonts, Kabuto & Koji, and Kollektiv Turmstrasse.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cocoon Compilation J
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	COR 023CD

Cocoon's hotly-anticipated letter series of inspired dance-music compilations reaches letter "J." For ten years now, the Cocoon-style alphabet is a guarantee of high class and exclusively-produced floor burners by the international techno and house elite, and, beyond that, a reliable indicator for the stylistic bandwidth of contemporary electronic dance music. And even with the previous editions A through I having set the bar high, the "J" edition starts with a true musical sensation, as the opener "Cocoon Dark Dub" comes from nobody less than Moritz von Oswald. So, initially, it's the heartbeat of dub techno that pulsates through a lonely piano and noise fractals, and the club world holds its breath for a good eight minutes. However, the "J" compilation literally pulls out all the stops over the following 110 minutes playtime and shows what modern electronic dance music has to offer in these times. The Dial impresario Pantha Du Prince celebrates crystalline ice dance, while Cécille label-head Nick Curly, with his sensual tribal house, feasts on the most compact form of disco boogie that one can imagine. With "SBboty," the Kompakt ambassador DJ Koze flabbergasts the audience by combining virtually incompatible elements. Improvised horn licks whirr through a flickering, resonating body, while the bass kick fills up the tropical, ambient air. However, the invariably Cocoon policy to always support interesting newcomers becomes visible with the contribution of Basti Grub's "Sick," which climbs into your brain with its melodic high-frequency hook line and mysterious vocals, matching perfectly to the melancholic playfulness of the tracks by Guy Gerber. Ali Shirazinia aka Dubfire and Popof present some stringent hypno techno with a diaphragm-shaking bass drum. Besides the above-mentioned, the "J" compilation holds such well-known producers such as Loco Dice, Extrawelt, Reboot and last not least, long-time Cocoon companion Ricardo Villalobos, whose 12-minute-long dance on the echo-filled "Humusweg" once again draws the bow to the Basic Channel sound from the other side, leaving plenty of room for your own visions in between the pulsing metronome of the bass line.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cocoon Compilation J
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	6x12" BOX
Price:	$96.00
Catalog #:	COR 023LP

6x12" version packaged in a deluxe box. Cocoon's hotly-anticipated letter series of inspired dance-music compilations reaches letter "J." For ten years now, the Cocoon-style alphabet is a guarantee of high class and exclusively-produced floor burners by the international techno and house elite, and, beyond that, a reliable indicator for the stylistic bandwidth of contemporary electronic dance music. And even with the previous editions A through I having set the bar high, the "J" edition starts with a true musical sensation, as the opener "Cocoon Dark Dub" comes from nobody less than Moritz von Oswald. So, initially, it's the heartbeat of dub techno that pulsates through a lonely piano and noise fractals, and the club world holds its breath for a good eight minutes. However, the "J" compilation literally pulls out all the stops over the following 110 minutes playtime and shows what modern electronic dance music has to offer in these times. The Dial impresario Pantha Du Prince celebrates crystalline ice dance, while Cécille label-head Nick Curly, with his sensual tribal house, feasts on the most compact form of disco boogie that one can imagine. With "SBboty," the Kompakt ambassador DJ Koze flabbergasts the audience by combining virtually incompatible elements. Improvised horn licks whirr through a flickering, resonating body, while the bass kick fills up the tropical, ambient air. However, the invariably Cocoon policy to always support interesting newcomers becomes visible with the contribution of Basti Grub's "Sick," which climbs into your brain with its melodic high-frequency hook line and mysterious vocals, matching perfectly to the melancholic playfulness of the tracks by Guy Gerber. Ali Shirazinia aka Dubfire and Popof present some stringent hypno techno with a diaphragm-shaking bass drum. Besides the above-mentioned, the "J" compilation holds such well-known producers such as Loco Dice, Extrawelt, Reboot and last not least, long-time Cocoon companion Ricardo Villalobos, whose 12-minute-long dance on the echo-filled "Humusweg" once again draws the bow to the Basic Channel sound from the other side, leaving plenty of room for your own visions in between the pulsing metronome of the bass line.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Eleven Years Cocoon Recordings Selected Remix Works Part 01
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	COR 025.1EP

Cocoon celebrates 11 years with a special compilation and this is part 1 in a series of 3 vinyl releases accompanying the compilation. Petar Dundov remixes Extrawelt's "Titelheld" and over 12 minutes, Gary Beck unfolds presumably the mightiest bass kick on this comp around Pig & Dan's "Deliverance." Steve Rachmad brilliantly purges Joel Mull's club hit "Harmonautic String" of 2007, and so, the 11 turns into a mathematical parable of acoustic and rhythmic felicity.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Eleven Years Cocoon Recordings: Selected Remix Works Part 02
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	COR 025.2EP

Part 2 in a series of 3 vinyl releases coinciding with Cocoon's 11 year anniversary compilation. It all begins with Alejandra Iglesias aka Dinky, whose "Acid In My Fridge" has ultimately taken her into the top league of producers. Lee Curtiss, Ryan Crosson, Seth Troxler and Shaun Reeves aka Visionquest turn the musical masterpiece into a marvel of fragmented dub techno in a breakbeat disguise. Next, Carlo Lio pumps a maximum of distortion into Dubfire vs. Huntemann's "Diablo," finishing with a bang.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Eleven Years Cocoon Recordings: Selected Remix Works
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	COR 025CD

The Cocoon label celebrates its 11th anniversary with a glorious 2CD compilation of tracks. Those who have followed the output of the most successful German label for electronic dance music since 2000 to date are aware of the fact that Cocoon's aim is to further the development of sound instead of sticking to nostalgia. Against this background, it may be a temporal coincidence but also totally logical that, on the occasion of the eleventh anniversary, this compilation breaks with traditions which people have come to like. So, the focus of CD1 does not lie in celebrating only the "best of" tracks, but rather in nine tracks from the past six years which have, without doubt, made some impact on clubs and dancefloors worldwide, but whose stories have not been musically "told" so far. It all begins with Alejandra Iglesias aka Dinky, whose "Acid In My Fridge" has ultimately taken her into the top league of producers. Lee Curtiss, Ryan Crosson, Seth Troxler and Shaun Reeves -- the Michigan collective Visionquest -- turns the musical masterpiece into a marvel of fragmented dub techno in a breakbeat disguise, where the 303 takes over the controls again in the end anyway. Carlo Lio pumps a maximum of distortion into Dubfire/Huntemann's "Diablo," while Steve Rachmad brilliantly purges Joel Mull's club hit "Harmonautic String" of 2007, and Gary Beck unfolds presumably the mightiest bass on this CD with his interpretation of Pig & Dan. This CD also presents such great coalitions as Guy Gerber and Kollektiv Turmstraße, Roman Flügel and Martin Buttrich, Tim Green and Argy, Paul Ritch and 2000 And One, but at least one of the tracks deserves a special mention: that what the Croatian sound wizard Petar Dundov has hauled out of Extrawelt's "Titelheld" can confidently be seen as one of the emotional moments of glory of techno in the current decade. On CD2, Patrick Kunkel presents an 80-minute mix made from 21 tracks of the label's history. With Roman Flügel's "Geht's Noch," Koletzki's "Der Mückenschwarm," Timo Maas' "Subtellite," Minilogue's "Jamaica" and "The Secret" by Joris Voorn, the mix makes absolutely clear how deep the marks are that Cocoon has left in the acoustic memory of the club scene. And so, the 11 turns into a mathematical parable of acoustic and rhythmic felicity. Other artists include: EMT, Glove, Legowelt, Len Faki, Reboot, Nick Curly, Julian Jeweil, Stephan Bodzin, Guy Gerber & Shlomi Aber, Jacek Sienkiewicz, Lucio Aquilina, David K and Loco Dice.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cocoon Compilation K
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	COR 027CD

This is the eleventh edition in the Cocoon label's alphabetically-named yearly Cocoon Compilation series, curated by label-head Sven Väth. Cocoon Compilation K is definitely the deepest survey of contemporary electronic dance music that has ever seen the light of day on Cocoon Recordings. It all starts with David August -- with its sensual and melancholic slo-mo disco and a short acid insert, "True Romance" is a massive musical exclamation mark. After this, it gets profoundly hypnotic, thanks to Siberian singer and DJ/producer Nina Kraviz. Her dreamy vocals and the streamlined deep house of "W-Bleu" are for sure something that Baby Ford would have been proud of, too. Following these two compilation newcomers is Alejandra Iglesias aka Dinky. "Luvin" indulges the senses with a darkly shimmering disco-house-pop draft and some subtle Goldfrapp reminiscences, and thus has what it takes to become one of THE summer tracks of 2011. Henrik Schwarz then sets the course more to the dancefloor with his mythic-percussive dub-house runner "Now This Way," while the Far-Eastern-like, hypnotic reduction of "Blue Storm" by Matt John irresistibly takes our collective consciousness to Floor #7 after that. The meeting of the two house modernists Christian Burkhardt & Einzelkind as well as Sascha Dive's minimal-ska-influenced "New Frontiers" show that the Rhein Main area is still good for some damn innovative tracks. Maetrik shines again with his dirty soul-tech and with the mean high-frequency wild pitch of "The Thrust," Argy delivers the unofficial successor to his "Unreliable Virgin." Besides that, Tom Trago continues the long-lasting history of Detroit, using a quite percussive organ motif. Butch presents a siren-like deep house jewel, and the compilation is completed by Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson aka Minilogue with their track "Blessed" -- without doubt the most sensual and melancholic title that the two have ever produced together. You can't get any closer to the pulse of modern electronic music culture than with this compilation.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cocoon Compilation K
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	6LP BOX+CD
Price:	$96.00
Catalog #:	COR 027LP

Attention: The full-length versions of all tracks are only available on this 6-vinyl edition! This is the eleventh edition in the Cocoon label's alphabetically-named yearly Cocoon Compilation series, curated by label-head Sven Väth. Cocoon Compilation K is definitely the deepest survey of contemporary electronic dance music that has ever seen the light of day on Cocoon Recordings. It all starts with David August -- with its sensual and melancholic slo-mo disco and a short acid insert, "True Romance" is a massive musical exclamation mark. After this, it gets profoundly hypnotic, thanks to Siberian singer and DJ/producer Nina Kraviz. Her dreamy vocals and the streamlined deep house of "W-Bleu" are for sure something that Baby Ford would have been proud of, too. Following these two compilation newcomers is Alejandra Iglesias aka Dinky. "Luvin" indulges the senses with a darkly shimmering disco-house-pop draft and some subtle Goldfrapp reminiscences, and thus has what it takes to become one of THE summer tracks of 2011. Henrik Schwarz then sets the course more to the dancefloor with his mythic-percussive dub-house runner "Now This Way," while the Far-Eastern-like, hypnotic reduction of "Blue Storm" by Matt John irresistibly takes our collective consciousness to Floor #7 after that. The meeting of the two house modernists Christian Burkhardt & Einzelkind as well as Sascha Dive's minimal-ska-influenced "New Frontiers" show that the Rhein Main area is still good for some damn innovative tracks. Maetrik shines again with his dirty soul-tech and with the mean high-frequency wild pitch of "The Thrust," Argy delivers the unofficial successor to his "Unreliable Virgin." Besides that, Tom Trago continues the long-lasting history of Detroit, using a quite percussive organ motif. Butch presents a siren-like deep house jewel, and the compilation is completed by Sebastian Mullaert and Marcus Henriksson aka Minilogue with their 16-minute-track "Blessed" -- without doubt the most sensual and melancholic title that the two have ever produced together. You can't get any closer to the pulse of modern electronic music culture than with this compilation -- in a little more than 100 minutes.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Disco Invaders
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	CORMIX 021CD

Cocoon's Sven Väth ushers in the summer of 2008 with this 2CD mix compilation in preparation for a disco invasion in Ibiza. Minimal techno funk, house and electronic grooves are mixed by Chris Tietjen on CD1, with tracks by newcomers such as Minilogue, Markus Fix and Robert Dietz. Tietjen has widened his fan base considerably since his young start, both nationwide and internationally, and has developed into a true techno ambassador who perfectly captures the Cocoon vibe and transports it to the planet's dancefloors. The second CD ties in with its predecessor and sprays a groovy and house-y sound, with Reboot and Johnny D, two young DJs from the Rhein Main area, using their own mainly unreleased tracks in their mix. Both are new to the Cocoon Ibiza crew, and have attracted attention with numerous productions. If you can't make it to Ibiza, let the Disco Invaders attack you in your own home. Other artists include: The Per Eckbo Orchestra, Masomenos, Nekes, Sascha Dive, Christian Burkardt, Dapayk & Padberg, G. Schneider, Todd Sines, Andomat 3000, MD3, P. Weeks, Martin Zadak, Simian Mobile Disco, Shackleton, Russ Gabriel, and Ralph Slowinski.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Silk Pearls 2
Label:	COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	CORSILK 002CD

The Cocoon label presents the second volume in its Silk Pearls series of compilations. It is a well-known fact that the Cocoon Club is one of the most exciting venues in Germany; its affiliated restaurants are also some of the most spectacular places to indulge your palate. After only three years, chef Mario Lohninger has, together with his team, succeeded in making the Silk Bed Restaurant one of the hottest restaurants in the Republic. The Austrian-born chef brings together the best cuisines of the world to the highest stage and was awarded a Michelin star in 2007. The flavorful sensations are supported by a musical journey through foreign countries and their cultures. The second edition of Silk Pearls offers an alternative to your average chill-out and lounge monotony. On this edition, we find three characteristics of the Silk: the choreographed menu, the contemplative atmosphere and the musical suspense. Frank*N, DJ Eastenders, Spy vs. Spy and Stefan-X deliver on two mix CDs a tasteful melange of assuasive dub delays, endless reverb rooms and frugally-deployed vocals, taking the listener on a journey through the unique world of Silk sound design. Artists include: Jam N, Frequenzy Surfer, Western Rebel Alliance, Dousk, Pan Electric, Tripswitch, Ott, Padmasana, Hol Baumann, Eastenders, Shanti Roots & Scheibosan, Praful, Kareem Raihani, Move D, Trentemøller, J. Peter Schwalm, Skulpture, Bonobo, Bajka, Kieser/Velten, Unit Blue, Substanz-T, In-Waves, Senseque, Maximilian Lopp, Gabriel Le Mar, Chris Zippel, Pearlcoder, Benge, Monoceros, Icicles and Snowflakes, Tied & Tickled Trio, Guts, Burnt Friedman, Aeroc and Phelan Sheppard.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cold Blue
Label:	COLD BLUE MUSIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	CB 008CD

"Back by popular demand (and available for the first time as a CD), this essential collection of West Coast new music -- an anthology known simply as Cold Blue -- is a classic. Originally issued on vinyl in 1984. Although bound together by a common concern with music's basic sensuality, the pieces collected here are wide-ranging in style -- process-driven works, through-composed pieces, ambient soundscapes, and music that glances in the directions of world music and avant-pop influences. In instrumentation, the music is also wide-ranging -- from a celesta solo to a marimba quartet to a player piano solo to works for speaking voices to music for piano and bullroarer, plus works for solo piano, synthesizers, cello and piano, and perhaps the only known piece of new music for pedal steel guitar and multi-tracked banjo." Composers include: Michael Byron, Jim Fox, David Mahler, James Tenney, Chas Smith, Peter Garland, Ingram Marshall, Daniel Lentz, Read Miller, John Kuhlman, Rick Cox, Michael Jon Fink, Eugene Bowen, and Harold Budd.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Complete 10-inch Series From Cold Blue
Label:	COLD BLUE MUSIC
Format:	3CD BOX
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	CB 014CD

"Back by popular demand (and available for the first time on CD), this boxed set of three CDs collects all the music released on a popular series of 10-inch vinyl records that were put out by Cold Blue in the early 1980s. During the Cold Blue label's first incarnation, this music by seven West Coast composers created much of the company's reputation as a challenging and always interesting source of new music. Although bound together by a common concern with music's basic sensuality, the pieces collected here are wide-ranging in Style -- process-driven works, carefully through-composed pieces, ambient soundscapes, and music that draws on influences from around the world. In instrumentation, this music is also wide-ranging -- from violins accompanied by gourd rattles to an ensemble of clay ocarinas and whistles and flutes to works for piano (solo and duo), synthesizers, singers, speaking voices, cello and piano, electric guitar and clarinet, and perhaps the only known piece of new music for pedal steel guitar accompanied by multiple dobros. The diverse, free-spirited, genre-bending music in this set was characteristic of certain trends in West Coast music of the 80s. And, to some degree, most of this music tangentially addressed the lingua franca of 70s minimalism -- embracing certain aspects, fleeing others." Composers: Peter Garland, Michael Jon Fink, Barney Childs, Read Miller, Chas Smith, Rick Cox, Daniel Lentz.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Live At The Smell
Label:	COLD HANDS
Format:	DVD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	COLD 002DVD

"Featuring: The Mae Shi, Foot Village, Ponytail, Abe Vigoda, High Places, Gowns, BARR, No Age, HEALTH, and Captain Ahab. A fundraiser for The Smell, and a toast to its... scent. Live At The Smell is a DVD produced by ColdHandsVideo that captures 10 of the most vital bands to perform at The Smell, downtown LA's essential all-ages venue. With over 2 hours of high-quality live performance footage, this is an essential video document for the alternative / indie / noise-rock fan. The 6-panel digipack is covered in excellent photos of the many murals covering the walls. The DVD captures the live vibe at this thriving underground club. From the hyper-active intro by The Mae Shi, through the heavy moods of Gowns, the precise thrash of HEALTH, to the dark techno dystopia of Captain Ahab, Live At The Smell presents a showcase of the excellent music that the community-oriented venue presents on any given day of the week, without booking agents, backroom deals, bouncers, velvet ropes, ID checks, schmoozing, or hype. All footage was shot from Sept-Oct 2008." Runtime 2 hours, All-Region DVD, 6-panel digipak.

Artist:	VA
Title:	We Bring You A King With A Head Of Gold
Label:	COLD SPRING RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.50
Catalog #:	CSR 100CD

The follow-up to the award-winning folk compilation John Barleycorn Reborn from 2007. Thirty-four tracks and 146 minutes of music from the best of current British folk artists. CD1: Barron Brady, Cernunnos Rising, Corncrow, Dragon Spirit, Drohne, Emil Brynge, Kate Harrison, Kim Thompsett, Laienda, Magicfolk, Mama, Philip Butler & Natasha Tranter, Sproatly Smith, The Rowan Amber Mill, Tinkerscuss, Tony Wakeford, Touch The Earth And Wyrdstone. CD2: Autumn Grieve, Beneath The Oak, Demdyke, Ian McKone, Jennifer Crook, John Parker, Rattlebag, Relig Oran, Richard Masters, Ruby Throat, Sedayne:Sundog, Telling The Bees, The Fates, The Hare And The Moon, The Kittiwakes and Venereum Arvum.

Artist:	VA
Title:	John Barleycorn Reborn: Rebirth
Label:	COLD SPRING RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.50
Catalog #:	CSR 150CD

The compilers of the first John Barleycorn Reborn compilation, released in 2007, faced an embarrassment of riches -- a testament both to English folk heritage and the health of the contemporary folk music scene. So here we have the second crop from that original sowing. Originally released for download only, now finally available as a stunning double CD, with every track completely remastered to the highest quality. 33 tracks from the cream of current dark British folk music. Artists: Magpiety, The Story, Telling The Bees, David A Jaycock, Yealand Redmayne, Charlotte Greig And Johan Asherton, Steve Tyler, The Wendigo, The Owl Service, RAF, Far Black Furlong, Xenis Emputae Travelling Band, Sedayne, The Straw Bear Band, Novemthree, Paul Newman, James Reid, JefvTaon, Wooden Spoon, The Big Eyes Family Players, Sungod, Clive Powell, Mac Henderson Of Grand Union Morris, Cunnan, Orchis, Twelve Thousand Days, Mary Jane, Daughters Of Elvin, Misericordia, Venereum Arvum, The Anvil and Sunshine Coding.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Brand New Wayo
Label:	COMB & RAZOR
Format:	CD/BOOK
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	CRZR 1001CD

Subtitled: Funk, Fast Times and Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983. "With this release, Comb & Razor Sound launches its exploration of the colorful world of popular music from Nigeria, starting with the post-disco era of the late 1970s and early 80s. The years between 1979 and 1983 were Nigeria's Second Republic, when democracy finally returned after twenty-three years of uninterrupted military dictatorship. They were also the crest of Nigeria's oil boom, when surging oil prices made the petroleum-producing country a land of plenty, prosperity and profligacy. The influx of petrodollars meant an expansion in industry and the music industry in particular. Record companies upgraded their technology and cranked out a staggering volume of output to an audience hungry for music to celebrate the country's prospective rise as global power of the future. While it was a boom time for a wide variety of popular music styles, the predominant commercial sound was a post-afrobeat, slickly modern dance groove that retrofitted the relentless four-on-thefloor bass beat of disco to a more laidback, upbeat-and-downbeat soul shuffle, mixing in jazz-funk, synthesizer pop and afro feeling. At the time, it was still mostly locally referred to as 'disco' but has since been recognized as its own unique genre retrospectively dubbed 'Nigerian boogie.' A Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times and Nigerian Boogie Badness collects 15 pulsing Nigerian boogie tracks in a lovingly compiled package, featuring over 80 pages of rigorously researched liner notes and photographs chronicling one of the most progressive and creative eras in the history of African popular music." CD packaged in a mini-LP cardboard sleeve with an enormous book, all housed in an impressive outerbox.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Brand New Wayo
Label:	COMB & RAZOR
Format:	2LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	CRZR 1001LP

Subtitled: Funk, Fast Times and Nigerian Boogie Badness 1979-1983. "With this release, Comb & Razor Sound launches its exploration of the colorful world of popular music from Nigeria, starting with the post-disco era of the late 1970s and early 80s. The years between 1979 and 1983 were Nigeria's Second Republic, when democracy finally returned after twenty-three years of uninterrupted military dictatorship. They were also the crest of Nigeria's oil boom, when surging oil prices made the petroleum-producing country a land of plenty, prosperity and profligacy. The influx of petrodollars meant an expansion in industry and the music industry in particular. Record companies upgraded their technology and cranked out a staggering volume of output to an audience hungry for music to celebrate the country's prospective rise as global power of the future. While it was a boom time for a wide variety of popular music styles, the predominant commercial sound was a post-afro beat, slickly modern dance groove that retrofitted the relentless four-on-thefloor bass beat of disco to a more laidback, upbeat-and-downbeat soul shuffle, mixing in jazz-funk, synthesizer pop and afro feeling. At the time, it was still mostly locally referred to as 'disco,' but has since been recognized as its own unique genre retrospectively dubbed 'Nigerian boogie.' A Brand New Wayo: Funk, Fast Times and Nigerian Boogie Badness collects 15 pulsing Nigerian boogie tracks in a lovingly compiled package chronicling one of the most progressive and creative eras in the history of African popular music." Gatefold sleeve.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Traffic III Vol. 1
Label:	COMBINATION (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	CORE 047EP

This is the first of a new, four-part compilation entitled Traffic III. Detroit-techno and breakbeats were the coordinates of Traffic II, the last compilation which was released three years ago. On the first 10" with Matt Flores, Ada and Glagla, the sound clearly moves in a 4/4 direction. As always, the musical language is more melodic than straight. Ada presents an almost sweet, Christmas-like atmosphere with "Sternhagel." "Nightlife" is Glagla's debut on Combination. With its melodies and its dancefloor brilliance, it's a track that really calls for remixes. Matt Flores is the man with an atypical bassdrum who single-handedly composes kicking sketches of garage and minimal. "Autorock" is so minimal, its dry -- as if it comes right out of the fog machine.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Traffic III Part 3
Label:	COMBINATION (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	CORE 049EP

This is the third part of Combination's Traffic III series. Part 3 is a split 10" by two producers who approach house and techno in very different ways. Lowtec and Dazko (aka Daze Maxim) both show what can occur between two bass drums without overloading the tracks with effects. "Chord Memory" is a deeeep, endless elegiac house-tune that incorporates the use of piano, basses, strings and rough hi-hats. Dazko kicks an ultra slick future-funk with a groove that thinks outside the box and is held together with some very sexy vocals. Thoughtful, timeless stuff.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Traffic III Part 4
Label:	COMBINATION (GERMANY)
Format:	10"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	CORE 050EP

This is the fourth and final part of a series of 10"s of Combination's compilation named Traffic III. The A-side is reserved for Bülent Gürler and his project Bee-Low. "The Hidden Noise" is a neo-Detroit-screw in the Plus 8-Hawtin school in a very popular plank of minimal-rave. Antonelli presents "Random Aficionado," a handful of melodies deep under a rave, removing the snare completely in favor of more immediacy. Martin Hirsch aka Deer contributes "Beyond The Breeze," a piece of house music whose title couldn't be more precise -- this piece of music rightly doesn't care about where the wind blows.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Ritmo Especial
Label:	COMEME (ARGENTINA)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	COMEME 006EP

Matías Aguayo and Gary Pimiento's Cómeme label has been specifically formed to highlight artists making dance music in South America. The tracks are inspired by and made for their Buenos Aires-based Bumbumbox street parties, where makeshift sound systems are built from linked-together ghetto blasters. There is no place for the cold 4/4 engineering of minimal techno here -- these tracks are about chunky rhythm, melody and color. Artists include: Daniel Maloso, Matías Aguayo, Christian S., Rebolledo, and Raquel Wolff.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Chilean Pop
Label:	COMEME (ARGENTINA)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	COMEME 010EP

Chilean Pop is a special EP that digs up Cómeme's connections in Santiago de Chile and sees some of the most beloved artists of the label remixing a couple of bands from the current underground Chilean pop music scene. Fredi Michel's hit from 2005 "Enganami!" is remixed here by Broke, "Marinero" is remixed by Diegors aka Diego Morales while Matias Aguayo and Diego Morales' collaboration remixes "La Gata Negra" by $990. Also features a Javiera Mena remix by Rebolledo.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble
Label:	COMET (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	COM 022 CD

"As a part of the legendary Africa 70's band with Fela Kuti, Tony Allen was one of the progenitors of the Afrobeat sound. After parting company with Fela in 1977 he left Nigeria for Europe, to confront his music with different cultures and to grow through collaboration with other artists. During this time he collaborated with Manu Dibango, Roy Ayers and Ray Lema amongst others. It is this spirit of innovation through collaboration that fuels The Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble. Comet Records head Eric Trosset explains; 'The idea here was not about remixing Tony Allen's music, quite the opposite, our aim was for each producer to give their own personal take on Afrobeat music using Tony Allen's drum patterns as a starting point.' The Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble: a project conceived and produced by Comet Records. Creating a meeting between the unique drumming style of Afrobeat pioneer Tony Allen and the best in contemporary musicians/ producers from across Europe. Available separately over the last 12 months through a series of limited vinyl 12's,The Allenko Brotherhood Ensemble includes exclusive tracks from the following diverse array of producers: Cinematic Orchestra, Son Of Scientists feat. Eska, Troublemakers, Off-World Ensemble, Jeff Sharel, BiggaBush, Joakim Lone, Unsung Heroes feat. Ty and Bries, Rogall, Kraked Unit, Tweak, Boozoo Bajou."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Afro Beats
Label:	COMET (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	COM 040CD

"To celebrate their 40th release, Comet has made a compilation of their most precious Afrobeat jewels. The label was founded by Manu Boubli and Eric Trosset and since its inception in 1998 it has contributed enormously to the renaissance of the Afrobeat movement. Starting with the release of Tony Allen's Black Voices, produced by Doctor L, and then Psyco On Da Bus, a second collaboration between the two but also including Tony Allen's own group, Afrobeat 2000, this team have released records of a consistently high quality with guest appearances from the likes of Ty (Big Dada) and Damon Albarn (Blur, Gorillaz) as well as attracting remixes from Ig Culture and Kirk Di Giorgio. This record also features tracks from Ghetto Blaster and Africa 70 taken from the compilations of classic rare 70's afro-funk -- Racubah, Ouelele, Bilongo. Oscillating between future-world and classic Afro-funk."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Offstrings: Inventions For Guitar
Label:	COMPLACENCY
Format:	LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	CR 201001LP

"Featuring new work from Chicago musicians: David Daniell (San Agustin, Rhys Chatham), Mark Shippy (U.S. Maple, Miracle Condition), Travis Bird & Daniel Burke (Illusion of Safety) and Michael Vallera (Cleared). Complacency announces the first in a series of album releases focusing on new work with guitar. The first of these presents five Chicago area guitarists. Some guitar players immerse themselves in their instrument's rich and varied traditions, while others exploit innovations of technique and technology to find new expressive possibilities. But regardless of whether they celebrate or subvert its iconic status, they're gilding an aura that makes it ripe for use and abuse as a Duchampian found object. The five guitarists on Offstrings come to the instrument from both sides of the altar. While they can play like virtuosos, recontextualize familiar sounds, or come up with new ones, they know that these are means, not ends. They wield all of the sound-producing and conceptual qualities inherent in the guitar to play the chords of human experience. They offer you a chance to listen." On colored vinyl.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Roots Of Captain Beefheart
Label:	COMPLETE ROOTS
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	SBLUE 076CD

"18 Mississippi delta blues, free form jazz and brooding swamp boogie songs that inspired the legendary artist including Howlin' Wolf, John Coltrane, Thelonius Monk & more. A respected artist, an experimental musician, a former collaborator with Frank Zappa, a man inspired by free jazz and the blues and a huge influence on the punk and various new wave scenes that followed, Captain Beefheart is legendary for his ability to mix and match sounds and musical styles and make them into something wholly unique. This collection gathers a cross section of music that inspired the man to reach yet further out during the late '60s." Other artists include Tommy Johnson, Blind Willie McTell, Sunnyland Slim, Ornette Coleman, The Nutmegs, The Turbans and Cecil Taylor.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Soundman Shots: The Caribou & Downbeat 78's Story
Label:	COMPLETE ROOTS
Format:	2CD BOX
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	SBLUE 705CD

"These are the 78's originally released on the legendary Caribou & Downbeat imprints in Jamaica in 1957/8 now available for the first time ever on 2CDs. The Caribou label featured JA recorded Mento mixed with other music styles from around the Caribbean Gulf, including R'n'B, Cha Cha, Rumba and Meringue. These tracks mark the birth of an urban Jamaican musical style and featured well known Mento artist such as Lord Tanomo, Count Lasher & Count Sticky as well as new boy Laurel Aitken, whose blending of mento with JA Gospel & U.S. R'n'B created a whole new style of Jamaican music: his 'Boogie in my Bones' for Chris Blackwell's fledging Island records was a reworking of his Caribou 'Aitken's Boogie.' The Downbeat label issued Sound Systems classic of U.S. R'n'B cut over the previous few years. This 2CD set features a 24 page booklet packed with great pictures of original DJ's with their crates of 78's previously only known to hard core fans." Other artists include Bobby Charles, Gene & Eunice, Lynn Hope, Sonny Knight, Chuck Higgins and Dodgers.

Artist:	VA
Title:	I Like It Vol. 2
Label:	COMPOST (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	COMP 180CD

Featuring selections Trevor Jackson, Richard Dorfmeister, Trickski & Pole. "The next four celebrities and music-connoisseurs open their record collection to present three of their most beloved tracks. Again you will find the creme de la creme of 30 years of music, ranging from indie, soul, hip hop, ambient, electro, jazz to new wave and punk -- but this time from a different point of view. Far from being just another DJ mix compilation, the second Volume of I Like It continues the concept of the previous release, giving each artist complete freedom to do whatever he likes with his three tracks." Featuring tracks from: Colourbox, Julian Jonah, Propaganda, David Thomas, The Goats, Headset, Friedrich Gulda, Allez Allez, Can, Walt J/Dave Peoples, Elbee Bad, P-Funk All Stars.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freshly Composted
Label:	COMPOST (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	COMP 200CD

2005 release. Freshly Composted is a superb overview of what Compost released on their 12 inches. Most tracks have been previously unreleased on CD. Eleven years of releasing quality music, becoming a trademark in the independent label scene, with great artists like Beanfield, Fauna Flash, Koop, Trüby Trio, Ben Mono, Kyoto Jazz Massive, Felix Laband, General Electrics and all the mind-boggling others who carried the label to its glamour with their lovely works. We are proud to bring you the Freshly Composted anniversary compilation in a very special CD packaging. Artists: Bajka, General Electrics, Lateef The Truth Speaker, Alex Attias presents Mustang, Bémbé Ségué, Garnier, Muallem, Eddy Meets Yannah, Domu, Alif Tree, Wei-Chi, Henrik Schwarz and more.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Elaste Volume 01
Label:	COMPOST (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	COMP 239CD

First in Compost's Elaste series, originally released in 2006. In the 1980s, Compost's Michael Reinboth was co-editor of the fanzine Elaste, which won several awards. Here it returns as a compilation series. Vol. 1, compiled by DJ Mooner, is all about the cosmic disco sound of the '80s. Tracks by Rah Band, Clive Stevens & Brainchild, Love International, Doctor's Cat, Heaven 17, Logic System, Memory Control 1 (MC 1), Peru, Eloy, Chris & Cosey and Chocolate Star.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Compost Black Label Series Vol. 2
Label:	COMPOST (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	COMP 254CD

2007 release. Compilation #2 features tracks by legendary producers like Move D and Patrick Pulsinger alongside promising newcomers like TJ Kong & Nuno Dos Santos or DJ Enne. The diversity in sound ranges from cosmic to acid, from Studio R's audio chemistry with b-boy energy to Phreek Plus One's whipping space bass monster -- making you slave to the rhythm like your name was Grace Jones! Two years ago Compost Records was breaking new grounds with the formation of the Black Label Series. The aim was to put Compost back on the dancefloor map and into the cases of the world's leading international DJs. The formula was easy: less jazz and soul -- more disco and tech house. The outcome wasn't the "typical" Compost sound anymore. This was bleepy and creepy, dark and pumping. Distinguishable by its artwork, color and sound, the Black Label Series turned out to be the perfect imprint to release forward-thinking club tracks, DJ tools and sonic experiments.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Elaste Volume 02
Label:	COMPOST (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	COMP 280CD

2008 release. In the early '80s disco almost became a bad word for music lovers. However, looking back in time from today's perspective some of it begins to make sense. When you're digging deep in the crates, you can find plenty of un-classics that still sound fresh today and show you the roots and influences of the likes of Metro Area, Prins Thomas and many more. Artists: Zodiac, Selection, Jagg, Hippolytes, Two Man Sound, Curt Cress, Panoptikum, LEB Harmony, Ströer, Alan Hawkshaw, Panoptikum, Vulcans, Tony Allen and Rufus & Chaka Khan.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freshly Composted Vol. 3
Label:	COMPOST (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	COMP 300CD

2008 release. Compost celebrates its 300th release! Top and brand new Compost tunes, remixes and best of latest vinyl releases, including previously unreleased tracks by Sepalot, Alif Tree, Shahrokh Sound Of KWith this anniversary compilation Compost bursts all stylistic bounds once again and herewith invites you to a trip to jazz, soul, house, techno, from pop to cosmic and the other way roundWith Freshly Composted Vol3 we offer you an extensive overview of the most important Compost releases including three exclusive, previously-unreleased tracks. Other artists include Marbert Rocel , Karma , Beanfield , Robert Owens , Muallem and more.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Elaste Volume 03
Label:	COMPOST (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	COMP 347CD

2010 release. For the third chapter of Elaste, Compost Records combines a wider spectrum of what might be cosmic disco. Old mix-cassettes from the early 1980s (especially those recorded by Beppe Loda and Daniele Baldelli) have an ongoing thrill -- the music is so modern, so special, rare, and far ahead of its time. Thinking about the time and the impact that they made, it's no wonder that thousands of fans were waiting outside Discoteca Cosmic, Typhoon and other clubs to hear a surprising mix that could be anything from early German electronics to cumbia. It was surely a glorious time, DJs in Italy had the freedom to experiment with music, and the records they played. The crowd expected it -- asked for it and welcomed them to play crazier than any other DJ. Almost 30 years on and this time and this music is still an inspiration for DJs, collectors and music lovers. Artists include Queen Samantha, Eddy Trauba & M M Greco, Moebius, Riccardo Cioni & D.J.F.T. Band, Nacht Und Nebel, Tabu, Conrad und Gregor Schnitzler, Mythos, Pollyester, The Deep Fix, Die Gesunden, Phantom Band, The Pool and Key Of Dreams.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Best Of Codek EP
Label:	CONCENT
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.50
Catalog #:	CPV 800EP

"In coordination with the Japanese mix CD of Codek tracks by Japanese DJ & producer duo, Blast Head, Concent releases this little 4-tracker of funkydubby grooves from the old Organic Grooves crew. OG was a crew that hosted monthly parties in NYC featuring a blend of DJs and live musicians, a la Turntables On The Hudson, and featured an allstar cast of musicians including Zeb, Nappy G, and Takuya Nakamura. Codek's core duo of Sasha Crnobrnja and Alex Gloor relocated to Europe a few years ago and have been very successful under the moniker Inflagranti, cranking out equally underground, but more uptempo tracks on the Codek Europe label, but there are enough people looking for their older stuff to regularly drive up auction prices to $50100. Particularly of note is the track featuring vocals and berimbau by Muhamadou Salieu Suso which brings a funky afro groove, and the Bingo Palace track, which was never released on vinyl."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Grand Cru 2007
Label:	CONNAISSEUR RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	CNS 001CD

This 2CD compilation is the beginning of a yearly series and is a representative selection of established Connaisseur artists as well as up-and-coming new members of the label's roster. "Grand Cru" is a term used in the wine business and normally denominates a special wine, which is made from the best grapes of both one wine-producing area and one vintage. The stylistic diversities featured on this compilation aren't less refined and versatile. CD1 features artists such as Afrilounge, with an elegantly lowered house groove and Jochen Trappe, setting the benchmark with his glitch-rock tech. Daso teams up with his ingenious partner, Pawas to make even the most lame couch potato taste their own very special Beaujolais and freak out on the dancefloor. Furthermore, Ripperton bares his Detroit soul with a special track that makes everyone's heart beat and the legs boogie. Needless to say, Connaisseur's old school techno preachers Plasmik are also on board with a crunchy and massively deep groover while Girrèsse & Erb and Estroe & ZoëXenia manage to come up with tracks interwoven with smooth vocals. Pele is a highly promising producer talent who had his debut on Connaisseur with a compact gem. CD2 is a joyous melding of all these sounds and more, mixed by the inimitable Patrick Chardronnet. Other artists include: Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Sebastian Roya, Simon Baker, Shokh and Rekleiner.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Grand Cru 2008
Label:	CONNAISSEUR RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	CNS 002CD

Connaisseur Recordings proudly presents the second edition of the annual label compilation, Grand Cru. This year's vintage, Grand Cru 2008, captivates not only with subtle, deep and more complex flavors, but also shows the whole bandwidth of the Connaisseur family's taste in music. 2007's compilation was a pleasurable success which was proven by being ranked as 11th best compilation of the year in Germany's Groove magazine. Along with this, the Grand Cru Tour stopped in the best European clubs like the Watergate (Berlin), Loft (Barcelona), Propaganda (Moscow), Doornroosje (Nijmegen), and Club Q (Zurich), always packing a wonderful audience and excessive vibes. Grand Cru 2008 offers a brilliant mélange of known artists from the Connaisseur roster like Patrick Chardronnet, Ripperton, Kollektiv Turmstrasse, Daso, Sebastian Roya and two wonderful ladies from the Netherlands: Estroe and ZoëXenia. Apart from that, Connaisseur presents new outstanding talents like Art Bleek, Andrès Garcìa, Wareika and Federleicht. Since Grand Cru stands for a marriage of the finest grapes, the 2008 vintage again captivates with a great variety of exquisite electronic music, which has been compiled not only for the dancefloor but also for home enjoyment. It's almost a tradition to say that CD2 features a free bonus mix and this year, it has been compiled and mixed by label impresario Alex Flitsch, who presents a deep trip of upcoming pearls and highlights from the Connaisseur back catalog. Other artists include: Plasmik, Afrilounge, Rekleiner and Daniel Stefanik.

Artist:	VA
Title:	A Lesson In Drums
Label:	CONNAISSEUR RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	CNS 025EP

Connaisseur Recordings celebrates their 25th catalog number with a special split EP. The theme is A Lesson In Drums. This double A-side features two tracks for those moments when music takes control. Mutant Clan is Timo Maas and his Italian production partners Sante Pucello aka Santos and Alessandro Salvatori. This is an impulsive drum affair that features sample work, cut-up vox and a catchy melody. Pele's track is a blend of tom-tom groove, melodies and levitating vocals. Irresistible and hypnotizing.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Song of the Silent Land
Label:	CONSTELLATION (CANADA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CST COMP2

"The first compilation from Constellation to feature unreleased and rare tracks from the label roster. The disque includes contributions from every Constellation band, ranging from recent recordings and remixes to early material that predates the label's existence. It also marks a return to earlier Constellation packaging, with textured cardstock and metallic foil printing in two different color combinations." Artists: Re:, Sackville, Frankie Sparo, Sofa, Exhaust, Hangedup, 1 Speed Bike, Silver Mt. Zion, Godspeed! You Black Emperor, Fly Pan Am, Do Make Say Think, Polmo Polpo Black Ox Orkestar, Elizabeth Anka Vajagic

Artist:	VA
Title:	Kryptonite
Label:	CONTAGIOUS (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	CON 007EP

"Contagious is proud to present the next installment of dark dubstep beats, this time with a 4 track EP from BBC Radio 1's, The Plastician, Virus Syndicate's MRK1, and the new boy to the scene Chimpo. 'Kryptonite' is a track from Manchester new boy Chimpo. The track mixes a blend of deep sub bass with a minimal beat comprising of smashing glass and snare making good use of a crunk style vocal which is destined to damage speakers. 'Unhappy Shopper' has been around on dubplate now for some time and has been caned by everyone in the dubstep and grime scene, including Slimzee, Geenius, MRK1, The Plastician, Kode 9, N Type, Skream, Hatcha, Bossman etc. Doomed by MRK1, formally Mark One has also received heavy dubplate play on the dubstep and grime scene and has a feel of 'Plodder' to it. Deep bass, eerie chords and heavy beats make this one for the dance floor."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Unravelled Vol. 1
Label:	CONTEXT FREE MEDIA
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	TEXT 010A

"The first installment of a three-part series, Unravelled is a mega-collaboration between all artists on Context, each remixing the other's material from the back-catalog. Parts one and two will appear in 12" format, while the third installment will be a CD mixed by Sutekh, fusing the remixes with the original versions. Volume 1 contains four mixes, each with a distinctive personality. On side A, Sutekh takes Ben Nevile's material for a pigeon funk workout, while Kit Clayton finds out what would happen if a pack of gremlins were let loose in Timbaland's studio. On the B side, Portable's signature stuttered rhythms and organic digital chaos shuffle their way into Sutekh's 'Suite K' side project, while Twerk works binaural recordings of conversations with Portable into a slowly evolving piece of deep, atmospheric techno."

Artist:	VA
Title:	No Compromise Mini Comp
Label:	CONTEXTERRIOR (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	CNTXT 012EP

"This special treat features four exclusive songs from Contexterrior Media core artists. This is an eclectic mind bending EP, for sure. Dapayk (Mo's Ferry) turns in a minimal mover that doesn't stop with time. One of Dapayk's master works. Matt John (of Textone fame) delivers a perfect song for the afterhours, sure to make anyone on substances even higher. Look out for Matt Johns' full length coming on Perlon early autumn. Fark (who did the newest Textone) hails from Zurich; this duo is reeking havoc on the Danchatine club at least once a month making us realize that Zurich is a place of innovations -- pumpin' bass, weird atmosphere. Will kill a dancefloor. Jay Haze hits you off with a slippy-slidey mental piece. By the end of the song your ass will be moving for sure -- if you are sitting down.... well you will be lost somewhere in space. A killer 12" to show that Contexterrior still reigns supreme in the exp. techno world."

Artist:	VA
Title:	No Compromise Mini Comp II
Label:	CONTEXTERRIOR (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	CNTXT 013EP

"The second installment of Contexterrior's two part compilation rounds up both new and known faces. On the well known side sits Mikael Stavostrand who presents a funky bass heavy tune with sweet glitchy textures. The track is bound to destroy dance floors, but in Contexterrior tradition is still all about the sub-bass and bleep. Sharing the A side is Akiko Kiyama who just happened to be the newest Contexterrior recruit. Akiko is classically trained and is living in Tokyo, Japan. She explores spurious, time stretched sounds while still keeping an eye on a driving rhythm section and what sounds like free jazz broken melodies. KSB's 'French Licker' is the first track on the B side. KSB are a duo which we stole from the Tuning Spork Family Affair side of the house. This tune is deep, minimal and funky. 'French Licker' is all about suspense. The track melts like butter on hot toast. This one is for the heads while the future KSB on TSFA will be for everyone. Closing the EP is Peter Spiess. Peter is a name well familiar to Contexterrior and Textone.org fans. This one is a little preview into Peter's forthcoming releases. The track itself is like a circus with dancing clowns and a 'Murder She Wrote' mystery theme in the background. Peter assures us that no animals were hurt in the making of this track. All together four great tunes to round up the No Compromise compilation. Keeping it together and loving what we do for you."

Artist:	VA
Title:	We Are All Circling The Stars
Label:	COSMOS RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	COSMOS 004CD

"We Are All Circling The Stars is an outstanding 30 track 2CD compilation of fresh faced troubadours and more seasoned songsmiths, solo artists and bands, bringing sounds that encompass everything from shimmering folk pop to sun drenched psychedelia and cosmic avant-country. There's Fence Collective head honcho King Creosote with the sea shanty-esque alt-folk of 'Russian Sailor Shirts' Diane Cluck's minimalist anti-folk gem 'Dilapidalliance' the low-fi jam band sounds of Diamond Caverns 'Monkey Mind' the beautiful traditional English folk of Mary Hampton's 'Silver Dagger', The Skygreen Leopards sunshine acid folk-pop nugget 'Sally Orchid', Donovan Quinn's laid back, west coast, avant-country 'Rabbit Tracks', Beth Jeans Houghton's folk pop pearl 'Milk Bottles' and Papercuts indie-pop 'Sandy'. We Are All Circling The Stars mixes some more established artists with the musical talent of tomorrow and as such stands as an important document containing the cream of artists that walk the narrow forest path between singer/songwriter, wyrd-folk strangeness and beyond."

Artist:	VA
Title:	A Side of Counterflow
Label:	COUNTERFLOW RECORDINGS
Format:	CD
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	CF 050CD

"Miami based Counterflow Recordings has emerged out of obscurity into one of the premier hip-hop and electronic labels in today's music scene. With releases from artists like Fat Jon the Ample Soul Physician, Slug and El-P, Five Deez and Cee-Knowledge (aka Doodlebug of Digable Planets), and boasting cutting-edge graphic design from people like Pres Rodriquez and Struggle Inc, Counterflow has consistently pushed genres and boundaries to create boldly original material. A Side of Counterflow is an introductory-priced guide to the past, present, and future of Counterflow Recordings. Mixed by DJ Muet aka Counterflow CEO DirtyDannyDollah$ and featuring songs and remixes from Fat Jon, Dave Ghetto, Cee-Knowledge feat. Sun Ra's Arkestra, Five Deez, Prefuse 73, Tortoise, Slug and El-P, Anti-Pop Consortium and many more."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Neurotic Reactions
Label:	CRAZY APPLE BOUTIQUE (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	CRAP 1010CD

... 20 Worldwide Mod Psych Freak Rock Smashers! "All across the world, a new generation of long haired mods and flower children dressed up in paisley shirts and psychedelic costumes, dance frantically to obscure 45s dug out from charity shops, record fairs, boot markets & dusty record shops by cool DJs & crate diggers: fuzz & wah guitars, swirling Hammonds, crazy bongos, groovy horns, sitars, psychedelic & funky grooves, early hard rock insanity, raw freakbeat, hippie psych...we present 20 tracks taken from original 45s from the late sixties/early seventies, 100% guaranteed to burn any dancefloor. Featuring bands from all across the globe: USA, Spain, UK, France, Italy, Argentina, Germany, Australia... you'll be amazed when you hear the fuzzed out cover of 'Shake' by Argentinian band Pintura Fresca, mindblowing sitar-esque acid psych by Serge Franklin, sixties punk fuzz insanity by Les Problemes, top mod psych by The Dukes, Paul King with their impossible-to-find Spain-only 45, soul/psych crossovers by Ray Sharp & The Soul Set and Spanish band Los Roberts, funky rock psych by Windows and Primitive Man, a pop-psych gem by Terry Britten and much more. Includes liner notes with info & pictures. Professionally remastered sound."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Some Songs Stuck In My Mind
Label:	CRAZY APPLE BOUTIQUE (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	CRAP 1020CD

"Fantastic new compilation on the same label who released the great Neurotic Reactions comp last year, Some Songs Stuck In My Mind features 18 rare tracks taken from obscure 45s by worldwide bands from the '60s & '70s that will satisfy the most hardcore crate-diggers, compiled for the first time. Brazilian fuzzed-out insanity, psychedelic grooves, Spanish freakbeat, mod dancefloor smashers, French psych-sound, Italian groove-a-delic, moody USA garage, Euro hard-rock funkiness, raw garage-psych -- it's all here! Listen to the frantic cover of 'It's for You' by The Beatles from Canadian band Springwell, Italian star Celentano offering an ultra-groovy dancefloor bomb, Swedish singer Michael with a killer garage cover of 'Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind,' originally recorded by Vashti Bunyan, moody USA garage by The Comforts, fantastic garage-psych by Puzzle, T.M.L and Don Curtis; tremendous Brazilian psych by Eduardo Araujo and Antonio Carlos & Jocafi; hard psychedelic grooves by Vincent, Bluebeard; mod freakbeat smashers by Manolo y Ramon, The Playboys, and more! As usual, CD features color booklet with info and pictures and professionally remastered sound."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Artificial Faces
Label:	CRAZY APPLE BOUTIQUE (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	CRAP 1030CD

Subtitled: Mutant Freak-a-delic Sounds For The Now Psych Generation!. "First was Neurotic Reactions, then Some Songs Stuck In My Mind and now it's Artificial Faces! One of the most exciting and higher quality compilation labels is back with another eclectic comp featuring 16 underground dancefloor tracks from the late '60s/early '70s. Groovy psychedelia, freakbeat, garage, hard funky-rock grooves. You can expect the usual dose of fuzz guitars, Hammond organs, drum breaks and psychedelic effects! Including bands and artists from USA, South America, France, Spain. Listen to the crazy electro-psych sounds from Erasmo Carlos, Elevators influenced garage-psych by The Hobbits, female garage by Sonia and Enchanted Forest, Spanish soul-freakbeat by Nino Bravo, John Wonderling with the original pop-sike version of 'Midway Down,' later popularized by The Creation, heavy phasing-psych by Giant Crab, Brazilian fuzz-freakbeat by Eduardo Araujo, hard psychedelic grooves by Skins, The Bag and more! Fully remastered sound, great artwork, 12-page booklet with detailed liner notes and pictures."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Artificial Faces
Label:	CRAZY APPLE BOUTIQUE (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	CRAP 1030LP

Subtitled: Mutant Freak-a-delic Sounds For The Now Psych Generation!. LP version. "First was Neurotic Reactions, then Some Songs Stuck In My Mind and now it's Artificial Faces! One of the most exciting and higher quality compilation label is back with another eclectic comp featuring 16 underground dancefloor tracks from the late '60s/early '70s. Groovy psychedelia, freakbeat, garage, hard funky-rock grooves... you can expect the usual dose of fuzz guitars, Hammond organs, drum breaks and psychedelic effects! Including bands and artists from USA, South America, France, Spain. Listen to the crazy electro-psych sounds from Erasmo Carlos, Elevators influenced garage-psych by The Hobbits, female garage by Sonia and Enchanted Forest, Spanish soul-freakbeat by Nino Bravo, John Wonderling with the original pop-sike version of 'Midway Down,' later popularised by The Creation, heavy phasing-psych by Giant Crab, Brazilian fuzz-freakbeat by Eduardo Araujo, hard psychedelic grooves by Skins, The Bag... and more! Fully remastered sound, great artwork, with detailed liner notes and pictures."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Diggin' Down Argentina
Label:	CRAZY APPLE BOUTIQUE (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	CRAP 1040CD

Subtitled: Nuggets From The Rioplatense Scene, 1969-1975. "An exciting and eclectic collection of wild garage and psychedelia from Argentina and the so-called Rioplatense scene. Consisting on mostly original tracks from 1969 to the early 70s, all taken from very obscure 45s (some of them with only less than a handful of existing known copies) that have been lost for decades, and never reissued until now. This is the first compilation entirely dedicated to the little-known underground Argentinean movement, even more for that specific region. Infectious Hammond organs, lots of distorted fuzz guitars, raw-throated vocals. Includes the wildest 'Heya' cover version ever by Bosques, over the top heavy psych by Gipsys and Dynamita, hard-psych-funk by Caballo Vapor, exotic Rubble styled psych by Kon-Tiki, Music Machine-styled organ-garage by Brujos, bizarre freakbeat-fuzz by Wooky Toky, trashy psych-rock by Them, killer garage-beat by Asfalto, Jarabe de Menta and Los Fantasmas...and more! A strongly recommended release for collectors and anyone else searching for new hyper-sounds for their dancing parties! Features carefully remastered sound and includes a superb booklet in English with detailed liner notes on each band and rare pictures. 500 copies."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Diggin' Down Argentina
Label:	CRAZY APPLE BOUTIQUE (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	CRAP 1040LP

Subtitled: Nuggets From The Rioplatense Scene, 1969-1975. "An exciting and eclectic collection of wild garage and psychedelia from Argentina and the so-called Rioplatense scene. Consisting on mostly original tracks from 1969 to the early 70s, all taken from very obscure 45s (some of them with only less than a handful existing known copies) that have been lost for decades, and never reissued until now. This is the first compilation entirely dedicated to the little-known underground Argentinean movement, even more for that specific region. Infectious Hammond organs, lots of distorted fuzz guitars, raw-throated vocals...Includes the wildest 'Heya' cover version ever by Bosques, over the top heavy psych by Gipsys and Dynamita, hard-psych-funk by Caballo Vapor, exotic Rubble styled psych by Kon-Tiki, Music Machine styled organ-garage by Brujos, bizarre freakbeat-fuzz by Wooky Toky, trashy psych-rock by Them, killer garage-beat by Asfalto, Jarabe de Menta and Los Fantasmas...and more! A strongly recommended release for collectors and anyone else searching for new hyper-sounds for their dancing parties! Features carefully remastered sound and includes a superb 4 page insert in English with detailed liner notes on each band and rare pictures. Comes in a gorgeous full colour cover printed in high quality, reverse printed carton."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Neurotic Reactions 2: 16 Obscure Mod Smashers, 1965-1970
Label:	CRAZY APPLE BOUTIQUE (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	CRAP 1050LP

"In 2008, the first volume of Neurotic Reactions was released. It was received with great success and it was a good example of the kind of sounds that were spun in the Euro sixties scene. Obscure singles from the 60s and 70s were rescued and different genres like freakbeat, garage, psych and hard rock mixed to create the ultimate dancefloor soundtrack. Now we're back in action with a brand new second volume. This time the focus is in 60s mod sounds: beat, freakbeat, garage, wild R&B, mod-soul, groovie ye-ye... You'll find the usual dose of obscure gems and dancefloor friendly tracks. Highlights include the terrific garage sounds of Don & Jerry, killer R&B by The Sting Rays and Measles, mod-soul dancers by Barry Window and Combinations, fuzzy freakbeat by Sparklings and Norma, psychedelic ye-ye sounds by Katty Line and Jack Treese, mod anthems by Virgil Murray, Dave Peace Union and Goodies...and much more! Professionally remastered sound and liner notes about each artist."

Artist:	VA
Title:	You Bet We've Got Something Personal Against You
Label:	CREME ORGANIZATION (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	CREME 002CD

"You had it coming. Creme celebrates it's second anniversary with a stunning budget double CD compilation featuring exclusive tracks by established artists such as Legowelt and Bangkok Impact, as well up & comers Orgue Electronique, James White and Luke Eargoggle. The CD is topped off with out of print and already sought after classics by the likes of Lolita Strap and French guys It & My Computer. CD 2 is a special bonus mix, showcasing some mind-blowing hits from The Hague's Bunker Records, Sweden's Stilleben Records and Down Low Records (Stinkworx' own label from the US) in the process. You know it's that sound you cannot afford to miss." Artists: The Omni Incentive, Legowelt, Kassen, Beta Evers, Porn Darsteller, It & My Computer, Lolita Strip, Keyo Laboratories, Luke Eargoggle, Pussycat, Orgue Electronique, Raheem Hershel, Polarius, James White, Bangkok Impact, Red White Ros/, Spoiler Jugend, Catnip, Achilles, Macho Cat Garage, Mr Clavio, Plastic Sleeves, Rude 66.

Artist:	VA
Title:	A Tribute To Robert Moog
Label:	CREME ORGANIZATION (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CREME 004CD

"Crème Organization and Immaculate Conceptualists Productions have joined forces in producing this special Robert (Bob) Moog tribute compilation CD, with music by some of the world's most innovative and exciting electronic artists around today. All artists have contributed exclusive tracks specially for this compilation and all were inspired by Bob Moog. Each artist has interpreted Bob Moog in a different way and that is evident in the wide range of styles on the compilation. All artists did contribute the music for free and all incomes will be tributed to them by Robert Moog-inspired Dystopia cultural centre in The Hague which will try to give all the contributing artists and many others the possibility to work and perform without any commercial boundaries. This centre will be opened early 2007 in The Hague and will be managed by volunteers. Bob (Robert) Moog's family is very happy with this initiative and hope that this tribute CD helps to spread the free sprit of Robert Moog which inspired so many musicians, and they are happy all the musicians contributed their work for free. It also made sense to contribute all of the proceeds from this project to the Dystopia project, which in many ways immortalizes Robert Moog 's lifelong work and dreams. We all know that electronic music would never have become what it is today, if it wasn't for Bob Moog. His lifelong incestuous love affair with the synthesizer has influenced so many people around the world and inspired so many musicians in so many ways. It was therefore a natural choice to dedicate this tribute album to him." Artists: David Kristian, Rude 66, Hakan Lidbo, Urban Tribe, Legowelt vs. Orgue Electronique, Beta Evers, K1, Hieroglyphic Being, DMX Crew, Sendex, Lowfish, XXArt/VeXaTioN, Luke Eargoggle, Terry Toner, Bangkok Impact, Cosmic Force vs Catscan, Ectomorph, Ra-X, Alexander Robotnick.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Iron Curtain Revisited
Label:	CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	CDHW 049CD

"Iron Curtain Revisited is a tribute to the remarkable history of East European Jazz. Several remixers have got their inspiration from the recent Crippled Dick album Between Or Beyond The Iron Curtain -- we remember psychedelic extra class raregrooves and unpronounceable artist names like Karel Velebny, Zbigniew Namyslowsky or the legendary Gustav Brom or the Novi Singers. A new generation lined up to whisk the old legacy through the sound mixer. Some of the tracks are almost unrecognizable interpretations, some are very close to the original. Fluffy, charming downbeat tracks à la Balduin or Les Gammas, soft and relaxed Drum & Bass by The Phoneheads and Kabuki, new creative Berlin school with Volker Meitz, Nootropica or Kasar (all Sonar Kollektiv), Nu Jazz bearing fusion elements by Jakim Lone from Paris (Versatil Records) and Higher Than God. Though the project was approached in very individual ways the result is very harmonious and nevertheless exciting -- jazzalectronic 2001." Limited stock of this now deleted item.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Beat At Cinecittà Volume 1
Label:	CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	CDHW 033CD

Released in 1996. Fab first volume of Crippled Dick's cool series documenting lost funky and groovy tracks from Italian films of the late '60s and early '70s. Put together with the same great sound and style as the Easy Tempo series of comps, this one's got a batch of tracks that are a bit wilder, and which have a bit more of a wild sound, in the Crippled Dick style. Plus, the whole thing's got loads of notes, in English, and lots of cool photos and reproductions of the posters from these crazy films. Cool cool stuff by composers like Riz Ortolani, Bruno Nicolai, Piero Piccioni, and Roberto Pregadio -- and with the kind of wild sound you'd expect from films like these! Erotica, Exotica, Psychotica!

Artist:	VA
Title:	Beat At Cinecittà Volume 1
Label:	CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDHW 033LP

2009 release. Special limited edition of 1,000 copies only, pressed on colored vinyl with a gatefold sleeve. Volume 1 of a sensual homage to the most raunchy, erotic film music from the vaults of Italian '60s and '70s cinema. Brass pasta sounds for hot nights from some of the most acclaimed Italian composers of all time: Roberto Pregadio, Franco de Gemini, Riz Ortolani, Teo Usuelli, Alessandro Alessandroni, Bruno Nicolai, Piero Piccioni, and Francesco de Masi. Seventeen tracks of pure sleazy audio loveliness from some great Italian exploitation movies. LP comes with numerous stills al dente as well as vintage poster reproductions and extensive liner notes.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Beretta 70
Label:	CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	CDHW 053CD

Vaguely thematic selection of music featured in "Thrilling Italian Policefilms" between the years 1971-1980 by such miscreant anti-functional scorists as Goblin, Armando Trovajoli, Luic Bacalov, Guido & Maurizio De Angelis, Stelvio Cipriani, Paolo Vasile, Bixio-Friizi-Tempera, etc. All of these movies seem to star the same dolt (Maurizio Merli, a flaxen-nogged take on a Bronson/Eastwood baddie/goodie) and have similar thematic tendencies (terrorists kidnap high-ranking political officials) but contain the widest assortment of ir/relevant music (uptempo boogies, death rock arias, seemingly pro-NAMBLA anthems) this side of contemporary Hollywood-horror's fetish for underdeveloped major-label "developing artists."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Between Or Beyond The Black Forest 2
Label:	CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	CDHW 064CD

Released in 2000. These are smoking grooves from the '70s. After the successful release of Between Or Beyond Vol. 1, the label Crippled Dick Hot Wax is coming up with more tunes from the legendary Black Forest label MPS and its producer Hans Georg Brunner Schwer. This time the compilation focuses on the different styles of MPS: From bossa nova to bebop, from the beginning of fusion to power jazz. Featured artists are, e.g., Geroge Duke, Charly Antolini, Ernest Ranglin, Baden Powell, Jasper Van't Hof and more. Containing a 24-page booklet, this is a must-have for both the jazz and the lounge fan.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Berlin Super 80 - Music Underground West Berlin 1978-1984
Label:	CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	CDHW 065LP

2011 repress, originally released in 2005. This double LP compilation presents insights into the outstanding artistic means of expression of late-70s/early '80s Berlin, which left their mark on subsequent generations of artists and bands alike, bringing the walled-in city's special attitude back to life. 16 groundbreaking tracks that speak across the Germanic spectrum, from performance art/noise to post-punk/new wave, post-industrial, post-prog electronic, etc., from artists such as: Mona Mur, Malaria!, Die Tödliche Doris, Christiane F, P1/E, Mono/45 UPM, Sprung Aus Den Wolken, Kosmonautentraum, Valie Export & I. Weiner, Alexander v. Borsig (Hacke), Din A Testbild, Flucht Nach Vorn, Frieder Butzmann, Sentimentale Jugend, Einstürzende Neubauten and MDK.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Shake Sauvage: French Soundtracks 1968-1973
Label:	CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDHW 068LP

2009 reissue, originally released in 2000. Special limited edition LP version of 1,000 copies only, pressed on colored vinyl with a gatefold sleeve. Without a doubt, soundtracks have been the field of experimentation for innovative musicians around the world; France is no exception, but definitely has its own unique certain sound to offer: somewhere between French pop and Blaxploitation-reminiscences. This compilation of French soundtracks from mainly the '60s and '70s (only exception: "Grand Théme Malko" from 1982), covers the whole spectrum; from pulsating thriller-beats to relaxed, sexy grooves. The line-up of first class composers reads as follows: Jean-Pierre Mirouze, Georges Garvarentz, Philippe Sarde, Claude Bolling, Resonnance, Karl Heinz Schäfer, Francis Lai, Roland Vincent, Bernard Gérard, Michel Magne, André Arpino, and Jean Yanne, who pump the French touch out of your speakers. Young girls lose their way in the midst of the '68 riots, until they find themselves in wild clubs, taking exotic drugs, letting their hair down to the sound of the sitar. Romy Schneider only just escapes death, when her weekend lover crashes down the cliffs in a car. Bored married couples invite you for orgies and a mental marriage-swindler drugs women senseless to make them obey. These and other stories are the ingredients of these selected films. The typical French combination of the commissioner and the psychopathic killer is well represented here as well as the absurd sex film. Mysterious, sexy, or just plain funky (thank god for various disco scenes) are the tracks featured on this compilation. Percussive rhythms, wild organs, psychedelic flutes, sitars and various electronic sounds will do the rest to spoil the advanced listener. Includes liner notes and vintage poster reproductions.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Popshopping Vol. 1
Label:	CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	CDHW 069CD

Originally released in 2000, repressed. Here it is. The most incredible collection of German advertising music from the '60s and '70s. Mastered directly from the original Flexi Discs (the original advertisement tool). This one unites corporate singsong slogans with the superb beats and melodics of Germany's crème de la crème of composers. Swing a little with Gerd Wilden, Johnny Teupen, Klaus Doldinger, Christian Bruhn and Horst Jankowski into the charming and colorful world of products that barely made it into this millennium. If you think this is only about "nostalgia," you should prepare yourself to get rocked by the sounds of subliminal suggestion. CD comes with 16 page booklet, introduction by Götz Alsmann.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Basscheck!
Label:	CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	CDHW 096CD

Bass-line aficionados listen up! A compilation for people that like to move. Here is the unfiltered truth! Bass, natural bass, electronic bass, wet bass, burning bass ... boogie, go-go and news. It creaks, it farts, it funks from any side. The CD has been mixed by the men from Slope, and the vinyl is available as a limited deluxe-version. Compiled by Daniel Paul, Honesty & Toni Schifer. Here's to funky fat bass lines on a straight rhythm, that's what Basscheck is all about.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Grlz: Women Ahead of Their Time
Label:	CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	CDHW 099CD

Compilation of angular '70s/early '80s radical female-fronted post-punk aggro-pop. Ladies to the mike, please! After a long stint of male dominance during the '70s, with only a few scattered exceptions to prove the rule, the birth of punk manifested the dawn of a new self-confidence: awkward girl bands like The Slits, Au Pairs or German variant Mania D. Causing a stir in their dick-dominated surroundings, the cliché of the dishwashing female reduced to rearing offspring and shooting the odd admiring glance at her strong breadwinner was about to undergo a radical U-turn -- many of the era's pivotal bands featured women right at the frontline. Kickstarted by provocative pop actionists like Valie Export in the early '70s, this new feminist attitude was picked up and perpetuated with her musical sisters in mind. Nevertheless, this compilation does not dwell on the political statements behind the scene's artistic emancipation, but rather highlights its singers' newfound musical self-confidence. All tracks featured here simply bristle with untainted, exuberant freshness. Features artists such as post-punk Bristol-sounders Maximum Joy, angular jazzers Ludus, 19-year old upstart Dorothy, femme-rappers JaJaJa, Malcolm McLaren brainchildren Bow Wow Wow, feminist new wavers Delta 5, the ever-crazed Slits, the jazz-influenced Pop Group offshoot, Rip, Rig & Panic, the po-mo vocals of Anna Domino, reggae-styled New Age Steppers, and French-American popist Nicolle Meyer.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Vampyros Lesbos (Sexadelic Dance Party)
Label:	CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	CDHW 102CD

2011 repress. Crippled Dick Hot Wax presents a very special and delicious re-release of the nearly-lost soundtrack recordings to Jess Franco's cult films Vampyros Lesbos, She Kills In Ecstasy and The Devil Came From Akasava. The songs from the hard-to-find LPs Psychedelic Dance Party and Sexadelic were written in 1969 and released in 1970. They were composed by Manfred Hübler and Siegfried Schwab, and this release is a compilation that includes the best songs from these titles. The red-light swing, sleazy psychedelic and strip ballads inspired wild parties around the 1995 re-release, also inspiring renewed interest in the cult of Vampyros Lesbos and schlocky/great filmmaker Jess Franco. After all, how can you go wrong with sexy vampiresses, fuzz guitar, groovy sitar jams, funky beats and Bloody Marys? This essential release is pretty much the standard by which all other cult soundtracks are measured. The CD includes three bonus tracks.

Artist:	VA
Title:	7 Inch Up!
Label:	CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	CDHW 103CD

A loving compilation of British 7" rarities from 1978 to 1982, 7" Up! offers little-known, pristine pearls of pop, punk and new wave for people who haven't heard everything yet. It's always a special pleasure to flip through that box of singles. This diminutive format in black vinyl made it possible for a musician's own productions to be released in the smallest of runs. Very often for lack of funds they only came out as 7"s, in contrast to the big labels. Long since unavailable or, if to be had at all, then sadly only at hefty collectors' prices. Sometimes the B-side is an eye-opener: the A-side a let-down. And of course a centre puck is standard equipment for any lover of the 7". 7" Up! is our song of praise to a fine little medium that only a few labels are still putting out. Artists include Mark Beer, Glaxo Babies (later reformed as Maximum Joy), Contact (including member Mark E. Smith of The Fall), I Jog & The Tracksuits, Gerry and the Holograms, Brian Brain (including members of Public Image Limited), They Must Be Russians, Moondogs, Thomas Leer, Cult Figures, Monochrome Set, Henry Badowski and Weekend (including a member of Young Marble Giants).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Otto; Or, Up With Dead People
Label:	CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CDHW 106CD

2008 release. Time to celebrate an exceptional addition to the zombie genre with Canadian director Bruce LaBruce's oeuvre Otto; Or, Up With Dead People. Renouncing the most obvious clichés, LaBruce lets his protagonist -- gay punk zombie Otto -- ramble and roam the streets of Berlin until he finds himself cast for a low budget flick. With a keen eye for style, the director picks and mixes references from classic horror, silent movies and modernity into a strident, yet poetic film. In this, Otto; Or, Up With Dead People continues the tradition of the political pornographer's previous successes, The Raspberry Reich (2004) and Hustler White (1996). Spoilt for choice, Otto features more than 50 international tracks and sounds! After careful selection, Crippled Dick Hot Wax now presents the movie's official soundtrack featuring 14 tracks and available on CD (digipak) or limited double vinyl, promising to take you on a truly crazy acoustic rollercoaster ride. Yet despite the artists' glaring differences, the result is a surprisingly coherent, compact and homogeneous compilation. Weaving classical, electronic, drone, avant-garde, pop and punk/disco into a well-balanced whole, the soundtrack introduces cinema and music lovers alike to the weirdly wonderful world of Bruce LaBruce. Artists include: Mikael Karlsson, Jean-Louis Huhta, 4th Sign Of The Apocalypse, All My Friends, Pandas Of Black Metal, Misty Roses, The Living Dead Boys, No Bra, Brittle Stars, Eyes And Teeth, Othon With Ernesto Tomasini, La Jovenc, Ultra Milkmaids + V, and The Homophones.

Artist:	VA
Title:	In Search Of Hawkwind
Label:	CRITICAL MASS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	CM 005CD

This CD release is the culmination of a long-running project initiated by Mugstar in 2005, featuring explosive cover versions of iconic Hawkwind songs by artists especially suited for the job. Originally conceived as a split 7", or a double 7" package featuring two or four bands, the format grew over time to album-length due to the fantastic response and enthusiasm from artists around the globe eager to be involved and contribute. First up were Seattle's Kinski and from Japan -- Acid Mothers Temple, performing "Master Of The Universe" and "Brainstorm," respectively. From Philadelphia, Bardo Pond recorded "Lord Of Light." Then Mudhoney's version of "Urban Guerilla" -- originally recorded as a session track for John Peel -- was re-discovered. At this point, Trensmat Records, hearing of the project, mentioned that they had New York's White Hills lining up a cover of "Be Yourself" for a 7" vinyl release and that it would be an excellent addition to this tribute. Trensmat then also offered to release a set of the tracks recorded so far on vinyl. This was quickly put together (with edited versions to fit the 7" format) and released as the very limited and much sought-after Sonic Attack 7" trilogy. Wooden Shjips offshoot Moon Duo of San Francisco then added "Hurry On Sundown." Meanwhile, back in the UK, Magoo recorded "Space Is Deep." Mugstar themselves perform "Born To Go" and "Paradox," both recorded at Dave Anderson's Foel Studios in Mid Wales -- Dave, of course, being Hawkwind's bass player on In Search Of Space in the early '70s. Mugstar recorded two tracks with the intention of using the most successful one; however, pleased with the way they both worked out, they decided to include them both. Interestingly, the contributors were originally asked simply to record a Hawkwind track of their choice, yet all nine selections are drawn from Hawkwind's stunning first five releases -- Hawkwind, In Search Of Space, Doremi Fasol Latido, Space Ritual and Hall Of The Mountain Grill, a classic era. So, finally here it is, beautifully presented in a silver and black digipak, the full-length versions of all the recordings brought together to deliver over an hours' worth of super-charged space-rock assault.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cultivated Electronics 004
Label:	CULTIVATED ELECTRONICS (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	CE 004EP

"After a storming year for this new London-based electro label, Cultivated Electronics is proud to present its 4th and final compilation release. EP004 has a guest appearance from the electro legend Carl A Finlow under his Silicon Scally Moniker, a track from the label's head Sync 24 as well as fresh material from Signal Type and Matt Whitehead. A1 is Silicon Scally's 'Process.' A super deep and techy electro piece whose design is as much for the dancefloor as it is the mind. Carl Finlow's electro output has been somewhat slow in the last year so it is a real pleasure to have him onboard! A2 is a fresh track from label head, Sync 24. Rolling, funky, robotic electro is the order of the day. A solid addition to the CE catalogue. This is the second of several releases for Sync 24 this year. The flip side of the 12" opens with a new track from Signal Type, a duo made up of Sync 24 and Matt Whitehead. 'B-14' gives a nod to the is an old school with bubbly analogue basslines, Kraftwerk style pads and rolling 808 beats. So far this year has been a good one for Signal Type, with them just having a track licensed to the seminal '80s electro label Street Sounds. The final track of the release sees Cyantific's Matt Whitehead appearing with his first solo track since EP002. 'Conveyor' has an old school edge with a future twist and as always Matt's sequencing & production are on top form!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	World's Funkiest Covers
Label:	CULTURES OF SOUL RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	COS 003CD

"Carefully selected by Deano Sounds, World's Funkiest Covers features some of the funkiest covers from around the world and throughout time. The album includes a wide range of styles including deep funk, Latin soul, hard salsa, soul, afro beat, and cumbia. From the Ebony Rhythm Band's deep funk cover of 'Light My Fire' to the soulful version of 'Purple Haze' by Johnny Jones and the King Casuals, the unforgettable tracks keep on coming. There's also plenty of hard pounding salsa with Ray Barretto's cover of 'Pastime Paradise,' Mongo Santamaria's cover of 'Cloud Nine' and Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra's cover of Spoon's 'I Turn My Camera On.' More recent artists include Mighty Mo and the Winchester 7 and Nostalgia 77 covering 'The Message' and 'Seven Nation Army', respectively. This Cultures of Soul collection features unique versions of classics songs not easily found in the marketplace today. Each infectious song will leave listeners helplessly grooving to the beats, letting go on the dance floor and ultimately begging for more."

Artist:	VA
Title:	World's Funkiest Covers
Label:	CULTURES OF SOUL RECORDS
Format:	LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	COS 003LP

LP version. "Carefully selected by Deano Sounds, World's Funkiest Covers features some of the funkiest covers from around the world and throughout time. The album includes a wide range of styles including deep funk, Latin soul, hard salsa, soul, afro beat, and cumbia. From the Ebony Rhythm Band's deep funk cover of 'Light My Fire' to the soulful version of 'Purple Haze' by Johnny Jones and the King Casuals, the unforgettable tracks keep on coming. There's also plenty of hard pounding salsa with Ray Barretto's cover of 'Pastime Paradise,' Mongo Santamaria's cover of 'Cloud Nine' and Williamsburg Salsa Orchestra's cover of Spoon's 'I Turn My Camera On.' More recent artists include Mighty Mo and the Winchester 7 and Nostalgia 77 covering 'The Message' and 'Seven Nation Army', respectively. This Cultures of Soul collection features unique versions of classics songs not easily found in the marketplace today. Each infectious song will leave listeners helplessly grooving to the beats, letting go on the dance floor and ultimately begging for more."

Artist:	VA
Title:	156 Strings
Label:	CUNEIFORM
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	RUNE 163CD

"Curated by guitarist and producer Henry Kaiser, 156 Strings is a compilation designed to showcase some of the most unique and highly personal work currently being done on the acoustic guitar. A longtime fan of the 'master creators' of American, steel-string, instrumental guitar -- musicians such as John Fahey, Robbie Basho, Peter Lang, and Leo Kottke -- Kaiser created this compilation to highlight, in his own words, some of the 'many players today who are operating at those elevated levels of acoustic eloquence.' The early Takoma Records sampler lps compiled by John Fahey, and Fred Frith's 'Guitar Solos' lps provided Kaiser with editorial inspiration; as he says in his liner notes: 'Those releases were portals that many listeners went through to discover new artists and sounds.' 156 Strings includes pieces by the following 19 acoustic guitarists. Each and every one of them, in Kaiser's words, 'sound like themselves and have something special to say.' : Duck Baker, Stefan Basho-Junghans, Raoul Bjorkenheim, Jean-Paul Bourelly, Nels Cline, Janet Feder, Fred Frith, Michael Gulezian, Richard Leo Johnson, Henry Kaiser, Mike Keneally, Peter Lang, Scott McGill, Shawn Persinger is Prester John, Rod Poole, Gyan Riley, Miroslav Tadic, Richard Thompson, U Tin."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Curle 25: So Far (So Good)
Label:	CURLE RECORDINGS (BELGIUM)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	CURLE 025CD

Curle is a Belgian label launched by Fader in 2006 for all things deep techno and beyond. Curle quickly made itself a name with 12"s from Mark August, Dub Kult, Efdemin and Anthony Collins. Some of the tracks got licensed to mixes from Sven Väth and Richie Hawtin, amongst others. In 2008, the first Curle CD, mixed by Efdemin, was released to high international acclaim. 2009 brought contributions from Martyn, Soulphiction and Convextion, to name but a few. Now 2010 promises, with new tracks from the visionary Thomas Brinkmann and fast-rising talent Peter Van Hoesen, a Curle residency at the Fuse club in Brussels and this first Curle label compilation that includes Curle classics, alternate edits, previously-unreleased tracks, and countless innovative remixes from top-shelf Curle artists. CD1 comprises an unmixed compilation, assembled by Fader, while CD2 is a bonus mp3 disc including 3 DJ mixes of Curle tracks -- over 4 hours of music presented by Anthony Collins, Peter Van Hoesen, and Fader. Other artists include: Denis Karimani, 2000 And One, John Beltran, Tampopo, tobias., Soul Center, Atom?, CRC, Nico Purman, Reynold, Lee Van Dowski, Franklin De Costa, Michal Ho, Conforce, Wav, Los Updates, Artificial Latvamäki, Grimes Adhesif, Jonas Kopp, Lars Wickinger, Audision, Zander VT, Stewart Walker, Walt J, DJ Qu, and Matt O'Brien.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Métisse 04
Label:	CURLE RECORDINGS (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	CURLE-M 004EP

"Métisse is the subdivision on Curle for remixes. Twice a year we select some of our favorite Curles, and ask a few men-of-the-moment to remix them. First on is Dub Kult's track 'Crypt,' that was featured in Richie Hawtin's mix for Resident Advisor's 100th podcast. District One are Anton Pieete & Bart Skills from Amsterdam, whose releases on 100% Pure have been staples in all the sets of anyone that matters. On the flip is 'Fade To Grass' from Lars Wickinger, one of our best selling Curles to date. It gets the treatment from Jonas Kopp, who everyone knows from his wicked stuff on Spectral Sound and Weave. It often doesn't get much better than this!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Miami Bass Jams 20th Anniversary Special Edition
Label:	CUT IT UP DEF
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	CIUD 1001CD

"Cut It Up Def Records was established in 1989 by Bob 'Scorpio' Smith. This label was a launching pad for producers JockD, Gemini,and Jealous J (now called Jim Jonsin), who released many 12'' singles that are now considered cult classics of Miami bass music. The record went gold but the money went into the wrong pockets, so all the artists left to pursue other opportunities. Over the years with the help of sites like MySpace and Yahoo's Miami Bass History group, Jock was bombarded with emails and messages from all over the globe demanding more bass!!! More scratching!!! More Cut It Up Def!! Intrigued by the idea, Jock investigated and found that the trademark was available, so after a few conversations with lawyers, a search, and a 425 dollar application fee, JockD was the new owner of Cut It Up Def records. He secured the rights to release the original catalog, and here it is, remastered and badder than ever. Not quite the history of Miami bass, but a real close approximation." Comes in a CD-single style cardboard sleeve.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Piano Works During And After Russian Futurism - Volume 1
Label:	CYBELE RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD/SACD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	CYBELE 160404CD

Featured works: Nikolay Obukhov (1892 - 1954): "Invocation" (1916); "Deux pieces" (1915): "Les astrales parlent & Reflet sinister; Conversion" (1915); "Icône" (1915); "Création de l´Or" (1916); "Aimons-nous les uns les autres" (1942); "La paix pour les réconciliés - vers la source avec le calice" (1948); "Le Temple est mesuré, l´Esprit est incarné" (1952); "Adorons Christ - Fragment du troisième et dernier Testament" (1945). Ivan Vyshnegradsky (1893 - 1979): "Deux Préludes pour Piano, Op. 2" (1916); "Etude sur le Carré Magique Sonore, Op. 40" (1957). Sergey Protopopov (1893 - 1954): "Sonata No. 2, Op. 5" (1924) Performed by Thomas Günther (piano). "Alexander Scriabin was the most important source of inspiration for the experiments of the young Russian generation of composers, to which the three composers of this SACD release -- Nikolay Obukhov (1892-1954), Ivan Vyshnegradsky (1893-1979) and Sergey Protopopov (1893-1954) -- can be counted. They belong to the generation of young, avant-garde artists who emerged from the turbulent time which accompanied the revolutionary upheaval of the 1910s in Russia. This period of relative artistic freedom ended abruptly in 1929, when the severe criticism of 'revolutionary' composers began. A few artists had left Russia earlier, in the immediate aftermath of the 1917 revolution, and their exile in the West led them not to recognition, but rather to isolation and obscurity, despite support from some prominent sources! The catastrophe that was World War II only helped to keep their music in oblivion. Those composers who remained in Russia awaited a different, but no less tragic, fate: the 'need to survive,' i.e. complying with the aesthetic ideal of the Stalinist age. Unpopular people were completely removed from the public consciousness and any trace of them expunged from libraries and reference works. Thus finding scores is an extremely difficult process. In the case of Nikolay Obukhov, for instance, only three pieces were ever published: three piano pieces were issued by Durand, no doubt with the help of Maurice Ravel. The rest of his catalogue languishes in manuscript form in various archives. This SACD release with pianist Prof. Thomas Günther (Folkwang-Hochschule Essen), who is specialized since several years in this kind of repertoire, is the start of a whole SACD series in which important piano works during and after Russian Futurism are rediscovered and released for the first time on multiple SACDs." Stereo/multichannel hybrid SACD that can be played on any CD player.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Segundo Color de Luminancia: Verde
Label:	CYCLICAL TRACKS (SPAIN)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	CYCLICAL 004EP

Artists: Damián Schwartz, Slick, Miguel Sar. "Ok, now it's not a secret anymore: Tadeo is everywhere thanks to some mad productions and his incredible sets. The man behind Cyclical Tracks has prepared the third release inviting Damian Schwartz and the newcomer Slick, again Madrid hitting where it hurts the most... the dancefloor. Damian Schwartz (Mupa boss) goes clicky techno, delivering an invasion of dark rhythms, obscure patterns and merciless atmospheres. Slick's first ever release track is a paranoid hi-tech adventure, simple and floor-oriented. Miguel Sar, aka Tadeo, has reworked both tracks to deliver a single one, taking parts and beats of both. The result is a vicious monster that fucks with minimal and celebrates real techno."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Esensual EP
Label:	CYCLICAL TRACKS (SPAIN)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	CYCLICAL 007EP

"Cyclical Tracks is proud to introduce two excellent projects: Vera & Mara Trax. Vera has been the resident DJ for Robert Johnson, the famous Offenbach club, although she has been DJing all around (Monza Club Ibiza, DC10, the Key, the End, T-Bar...) proving she is one of the best DJs of a new breed. Mara Trax is here with Maayan (aka Miss-Fitz), who has releases for Raum Musik, Circus Company, etc., and is another well known DJ, with a heart split between house and techno. Side A is all for Vera, 9 minutes of deep groove, her debut on wax. 'In The Nook' builds an atmosphere of delight that gradually mutates into a dark deconstructed techno journey, a glorious after hours killer: elegant, sophisticated and precise. Side B, 'Hohoes,' is for Mara Trax, a house affair filled with details and passion, all about the groove, and a real insinuation of dirty rhythms and endless dance."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Ingosi Stars: Langoni
Label:	DAQUI (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	DAQUI 332033

"The Luhya people originate in the Western province of Kenya, but many of them have migrated to large towns, and in particular to Nairobi. Music has always been an essential component of Luhya social life, with a distinct repertoire reserved for each occasion (births, circumcisions, weddings, funerals) or played for sheer entertainment. Playing on typical Luhya instruments, Mzee William Ingosi Mwoshi and his son, Jackson Amusala, are among today's best 'neo-traditionalists' -- a generation of Kenyan musicians who mastered the traditions of the rural areas and were able to transform them for a changing society, so that the old genres would still make sense for people both in the villages and in the towns."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Payadores Du Chile
Label:	DAQUI (FRANCE)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$40.00
Catalog #:	DAQUI 332041

"The Payadores are folk poets who improvise their lines accompanied by the guitarrón chileno, a member of the guitar family with 25 playable and sympathetic strings. The performers on this disc -- Manuel Sanchez, Moises Chaparro and Guillermo Villalobos -- are considered among the most famous exponents of the Payadores style in Chile. The disc was recorded live in Langon, France during the Nuits Atypiques Festival in July 2008. It captures perfectly these unique artists' fascinating, improvised 'poetry battles' and their tight connection with the audience."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Bite Harder - The Music De Wolfe Studio Sampler
Label:	DE WOLFE MUSIC LIBRARY (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DWCR 001CD

...Volume 2. In collaboration with Joel Martin (Quiet Village), the De Wolfe Music Library compiled (with love) some rare slices of original soundtrack ephemera from their 100 year-old vaults. Their catalog is a thing of legend, with tracks being sampled in recent years by Mark Ronson, Jay-Z, Ja Rule, Gorillaz and Lily Allen. This volume collects some rare, unreleased slices of psychedelic rock, steel band funk, cosmic prog, Afrobeat and beyond. Includes original tracks as sampled by Beyoncé, Kool G. Rap, M.O.P., High & Mighty, and Cam'Ron. Apart from the core movie music fans, there has been an outgrowth of both the soul/funk scene and the hip-hop/breaks scene, with a significant collector's market for rare soundtrack and library music. Bite Harder is the long-awaited follow-up to the daddy of all library albums, Bite Hard, originally released on BBE back in 1997 and now out-of-print. It was the first album of its kind and this second volume is equally as killer. Includes detailed liner notes.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Monty Python's Flying Circus
Label:	DE WOLFE MUSIC LIBRARY (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DWCR 003CD

...The Infamous TV Soundtrack: 1969-1974. De Wolfe Records is proud to release the long-lost incidental music from the most seminal UK cult comedy television series ever -- 30 hand-picked (and newly remastered) tracks chosen for their musical merit and importance to the show's history, including these legendary sketches: "The Liberty Bell (Monty Python 'Theme')," "Blackmail," "Dennis Moore," "Spot The Loony Mosquito Hunters," "Blood, Devastation, Death, War And Horror," and many more. Packaging includes official quotes from the "Pythons" themselves with their thoughts regarding the De Wolfe music and features exclusive liner notes by the Sergeant of the Monty Python internet fan-club (www.pythonfan.com). The De Wolfe Music is the longest running and most important production music resource library in the world, and this music has never been released before.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Top Dog: A Retrospective of Classic TV & Radio Themes
Label:	DE WOLFE MUSIC LIBRARY (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DWCR 004CD

...1960-1982. This is the fourth album in the De Wolfe "commercial" series, collecting many well-loved British TV and radio theme tunes specially remastered from the original tapes. The album's content spans the complete spectrum of vintage broadcasting. From cult comedy sitcoms such as "Man About The House" and "Never The Twain" to kid's favorites like "Vision On" and "Roobarb," to oddball obscurities like "Angling Today" and "Queenie's Castle," this is the first time that these 5 lost incidental themes have been collected together on one volume. Also included are some exclusive unreleased cues that have never seen the light of day before ("Henry's Cat"/"Delia Smith's Cookery Course," etc). The catalog of music libraries such as De Wolfe have proven a treasure trove of unearthed soundtrack material for fans of cult film and TV. De Wolfe Music is the longest running and most important film music resource library in the world, having scored the likes of Dr. Who, Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Sweeney, Shaw Brothers kung fu flicks, Emmanuelle, the list is endless. Top Dog has been lovingly compiled by Joel Martin of Quiet Village, who heads the De Wolfe commercial/reissue department, which also released the critically-acclaimed Monty Python's Flying Circus, The Infamous TV Soundtrack 1969-1974 (DWCR 003CD).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dark Was The Night
Label:	DEEP SEA (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	SEAD 8002CD

...A Tribute To The Music Of Blind Willie Johnson. Originally released in 2003. Sometimes it seems that the world is filling up with tribute and compilation records, yet the folk tradition reminds us that songs wither and die if they're not performed, and that songs from the past constantly surprise us with their relevance for our contemporary world. Blind Willie Johnson, the great Texas gospel slide guitarist, produced a remarkably intense body of spiritual music. He was born 100 years ago. Before the Great Depression, he recorded many sides for Columbia Records, but by the end of his life, was performing on street corners and at church benefits. This collection of specially-commissioned performances is drawn from a wide variety of the world's finest contemporary roots performers: Jody Stecher & Kate Brislin, Martin Simpson, 3 Mississippistaphas 3, Helen Watson & Heather Greenbank, Julie Murphy & Richard Llewellyn, Mike Seeger & Alexia Smith, The Henrys with Mary Margaret O'Hara, Ginny Clee, Bob Copper & the Latest English Country Blues Band, The Positively Testcard, Peter Stampfel & Gary Lucas, and Mike Cooper. Each musician has taken a piece from Johnson's repertoire and added their own signature interpretation. All profits are being donated to schools and charities working with disadvantaged children.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Definitive Jux Presents II
Label:	DEF JUX RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	DJX 022CD

"After making a major impact in the indie hip hop world with the release of last year's now classic EP, Def Jux Presents:, we're taking folks back to school with volume II, this time in full-length form and featuring some of the hottest MC's and production work in the game. DJXPII rolls out our roster for the year, hitting you with new material from our tried and true stalwarts like EI-P, Cannibal Ox, Aesop Rock, Mr. Lif and RJD2, as well as introducing our class of 2002, including soon-to-be indie supergroup The Weathermen (El-P, Cage, Masai Bey, Camu Tao, Copywrite), MURS (from Living Legends), Y@k BalIz, Rob Sonic (from Sonic Sum) and the Atoms Family."

Artist:	VA
Title:	OGM EP
Label:	DEFRAG SOUND PROCESSING (ITALY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	DFRG 003EP

"Third DSP output hosting Defrag Sound Processing, Terrae, and Darkfarmer (from the Swayzak duo). Showing different attitudes toward the spread horizons of the vanguard micro-tech present scene. A continuous exploration of sound conducted by quite unusual instruments, approaches, and cooperation. On the A side 'idk' by Defrag Sound Processing starts floating into a fusion of minimal electronics and post dub processing to create a soulful glitch-techno tune. On the same side 'Omina Blur' by Terrae, still using as exclusive sound source only electric grounds, and synthesis waves while viewing the sunset rarefaction ballet of a future age heroin. On the B side, Darkfarmer shows his reinterpretation abilities with an absolutely contemporary micro tech track, obtained remixing 'Omina Blur' by Terrae with the sounds taken from Defrag Sound Processing's tune."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dekathlon Records Compilation #1: Sportler of the Year
Label:	DEKATHLON (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DEKA 014CD

"The first Dekathlon Records Compilation is the Track-selection of the most essential Dekathlon tunes (Cat. No. 001 to 013). Most was only available on Vinyl so far. The compilation shows that Dekathlon has become an important pacemaker in electronic music. Starting with the first Dekathlon release, the instant smash hit 'The Fake' of the New York Man Machine My Robot Friend, also known as songwriter for the Pet Shop Boys (q.f. Groove Mag. Interview Jan. 04), up to the latest 2004 releases of artists like NAM:LIVE, the electro hip hop crew from Montreal, or Duniz & Henrixx, this collection gives a good overview on the past work and the future direction Dekathlon is heading to: Don't copy, create!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dekmantel Anniversary Series: Part 1
Label:	DEKMANTEL (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	DKMNTL A5_1EP

First part of the Dekmantel Anniversary series, featuring two house tracks from Juju & Jordash and Morphosis. To celebrate Dekmantel's 5-year anniversary, the Amsterdam-based label will release a compilation which features tracks from friends and artists who have performed at Dekmantel's parties. In a series of five EPs, the label presents the genres that they have become know for throughout The Netherlands and beyond: quality house and techno.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Folk Is Not A Four Letter Word
Label:	DELAY 68 (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	DELAY 001CD

"Folk-Funk? Electric Folk? Hippy-Rock? Acid Folk? Sunshine-Pop? Folk-Fusion? Folksploitation? Once again music lovers struggle to bridge the deep and wide gully where another hybrid genre wanders lonely amongst the vinyl ghosts of yesteryears' ethereal love songs. Let us introduce a flock of unsung songbirds who flutter between rocks and hardened pastures too commercial to be traditional -- not successful enough to be credible -- from the wrong side of town -- on the other side of the globe. Here are some of the would-be folk legends that you didn't read about, they never played the festivals and you never heard their records... until today. Folk Is Not A Four Letter Word is the debut release from Delay 68 Records, a brand-new label from Cherry Red Records, set to bring you the best in folk, funk, psych, prog, ye-ye, & beat from across the world. Compiled by, and featuring original artwork and sleevenotes from Andy Votel (Twisted Nerve), fans of Andy's groundbreaking Music To Watch Girls Cry mix CD (an insanely eclectic mix of 75 tracks in 76 minutes!), and Finders Keepers' compilation on Fat City Records will have some indication of what to expect from this enthralling compilation." Artists include: Carol Batton, Kathy Smith, Sarofeen & Smoke, Brigitte Fontaine, Linda Perhacs, Breakout, Musica Dispersa, The Poppy Family, Wendy & Bonnie, Bonnie Koloc, Heaven & Earth, Erica Pomerance, Audience, The Roundtable, and Sidan.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Prog Is Not a Four Letter Word
Label:	DELAY 68 (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	DELAY 003CD

"Whoever came up with the over-pretentious, collective term 'Progressive Rock' couldn't have been less forward thinking. Prog rock in its truest form was not a 'restrictive' genre -- it was a movement that unified ALL genres. Forget such flamboyant cover stars such as Genesis, Yes and ELP, what of the truly progressive international rock musicians who started their own hybrid-hurricanes outside the rectangular iris of Prog's media storm? What about the unintentionally progressive musicians from the far reaches of the globe who were forced to create their own brand of psychedelic rock in a country shielded from the influence of the western world? And why don't we spare a thought (and some needle time), for the culturally progressive crusaders carrying the rock-music flag in the face of political adversity risking social ostracizing or even death? Even though most of the 15 tracks on this compilation were recorded over 30 years ago they still, individually embody a wide range of challenging progressive musical ideas which are as relevant today as they were when the vinyl first came off the press in each of their scattered countries of origin. Prog Is Not A Four Letter Word is the follow-up to Andy Votel (Twisted Nerve)'s critically-acclaimed Folk Is Not A Four Letter Word (CDDELAY01)." Artists: Picchio dal Pozzo, Visitors, Baris Manco, Phillipe Besombes Drugi Nacin, Bran, Breakout, Martin Kratochvil, San Ul Lim, Egg, 3 Hurel, Illes, Jean Claude Vannier, Embryo, Czerwone Gitary, Jazz Q.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Folk Is Not a Four Letter Word Volume 2
Label:	DELAY 68 (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	DELAY 005CD

"Folk-Funk? Electric Folk? Hippy-Rock? Acid Folk? Sunshine-Pop? Folk-Fusion? Folksploitation? Once again music lovers struggle to bridge the deep & wide gully where another hybrid genre wanders lonely amongst the vinyl ghosts of yesteryear's ethereal love songs. Let us introduce a second flock of unsung songbirds who flutter between rocks and hardened pastures too commercial to be traditional -- not successful enough to be credible -- from the wrong side of town -- on the other side of the globe. Here are some of the would-be folk legends that you didn't read about, they never played the festivals and you never heard their records... until today. Folk Is Not A Four Letter Word Volume 2 is the fifth release from Delay68 Records and the follow-up to the critically acclaimed best seller first volume, and its sequel Prog Is Not A Four Letter Word. Featuring a few old faces and a host of undiscovered talent from home and abroad, this brilliant compilation picks up where volume one left off and promises to be even better! Once again compiled by, and featuring original artwork and sleevenotes from Andy Votel (Twisted Nerve/BMusic)." Artists: Carol Batton, Midsommar, Y Triban, These Trails, Chuck & Mary Perrin, Jan & Lorraine, Elly & Rikkert, Susan Christie, Paul Parrish, Emmanuelle Parrenin, Naomi, Parchment, Alexis Korner & CCS, Woody Simmons, Vainica Doble, 11.59, Midwinter, Pentangle, Sibylle Baier and Turid.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Delsin II
Label:	DELSIN (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.50
Catalog #:	DSR 076CD

This is the long-awaited, magnificent 2CD compilation from Amsterdam's premier techno-soul label, Delsin. Featuring tracks by Redshape, Newworldaquarium, Quince, Steve Rachmad as Sterac, Taho, Djinxx, Nubian Mindz, Vince Watson, and others. Label boss Peel Seamus sorted and selected several highlights from the last 3 years, and put them in the right order for this over 2-hour journey through the best of deep techno. To celebrate this release and above all, the existence of good music, the true ambassadors of this type of soulful electronic music are now packed together. For over 10 years, Delsin has been fulfilling its mission with music that stands out. Delsin artists are real, genuine, authentic artists with their own special, individual character and sound. The package contains beautiful artwork by Delta and Baster and also includes a very informative booklet with detailed artist profiles and liner notes by Rene Passet and Laurent Garnier. Other artists include DJ Yoav B., Peel Seamus and Aroy Dee, D5, Delta Funktionen, Shed, and Chymera.

Artist:	VA
Title:	...Going Thru Life
Label:	DELSIN (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	DELSIN 015CD

"The much acclaimed electronica label comes with it's first (CD only) label compilation feat tracks that have been out on 12" only. Featuring cuts by Norken, Cim, New World Aquarium, Peel Seamus, Plasm Nesonic, Aardvarck, Cellvoice & Lucky & Easy. Will be one of the better electronica CD's for next year (how dare we to say?)." Includes previously unreleased tracks as well. "The Amsterdam label Delsin advances during its abstract Detroit research into new spaces, with the struggle for soul, innovation and surrealistic one above all...Delsin releases contain IDM with more than only one easy touch of Detroit ideology, releases which rather approach a world-wide movement of new electronic labels." -- Bleed/De:bug

Artist:	VA
Title:	Day By Day
Label:	DELSIN (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	DELSIN 032CD

"The second CD-compilation from Amsterdam's Delsin-label. The CD brings together several highlights of the last two years from the varied label catalogue. For most tracks, it's as well the first time they appear on CD-format, as previously only being available on vinyl. Since it's early beginning Delsin is about pushing boundaries in soul and electronica, bringing back the original spirit of house & techno, or better to say music in general, meaning creativity & true spirit. And luckily people all around the world respond to it. Positive feedback came from people all over the world from Brazil to Japan, from the USA to Russia. People like Kirk Degiorgio, Carl Craig, Laurent Garnier, Gilles Peterson, Ben Sims and Dego from 4 Hero, all have praised the label as well, where the variety in these names says enough about the uniqueness of this label. The musical style on the label varies from deep techno to electronica, from house to jazzy beats, musical pleasure, dancefloor pleasure, .. it's all in there. And again people say that all Delsin releases have a sound in common. And we think it's the soul, as that is, what it's all about.." Artists include: Dimension 5, Aardvarck, Future Beat Alliance, Optic Nerve, $tinkworx, Sandor Caron, Newworldaquarium, Strand, Peel Seamus.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Autonomous Addicts
Label:	DESIGNED DISORDER
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	DD 001CD

"With a driving passion to push music forward through electronics, the L.A.-based promotion and production alliance Designed Disorder has assembled its first bioelectric brain child Autonomous Addicts, a compilation drenched in a talent pool of established electronic musicians and fierce, up-and-coming artists, with sounds ranging from gorgeous experimental sonics to mind-teasing, dancefloor shakers." Artists: Deru, Eight Frozen Modules, Twerk, Anon, Edit, RD, Ben Milstein, Tipper, L'usine, Logreybeam, Richard Devine (hidden track).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Desolat X-Sampler
Label:	DESOLAT (GERMANY)
Format:	2x12"
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	DESOLAT 010EP

This exclusive double 12" pack is the first compilation of artists from the Desolat family. tINI steps out with her debut release: a staggered, raw dance track. Next, Martin Buttrich manipulates delicate, sonic quicksand underpinned with an insistent beat. Guti contributes chipped-down, spatial melodies, while Loco Dice brings his hip-hop roots via heavyweight bass line and disembodied groove. Shimmering swing is the thing for Livio & Roby, featuring George G as Premiesku, and Yaya offers a punchy get-up-and-dance vibe.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Desolat X-Sampler
Label:	DESOLAT (GERMANY)
Format:	2x12"
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	DESOLAT 015EP

Desolat celebrates a year packed full of music, with the second yearly label sampler: a showcase of inspiring heavyweights alongside fresh talent from two continents. While the previous vinyl sampler was red, this sampler will be blue. All artists featured on the sampler have released music on Desolat previously: some as special guests, some as cherished label staples. Artists include Martin Buttrich, Livio & Roby, Guti & Audiofly, Yaya, Loco Dice, Franck Roger, Premiesku, and DJ Sneak.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Desolat X-Sampler
Label:	DESOLAT (GERMANY)
Format:	2x12"
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	DESOLAT 020EP

Desolat presents the third edition of their yearly Christmas sampler. Label co-owner Martin Buttrich teams up with David Squillace while Hector & Alexkid offer a slice of bittersweet house. Anthea's soul-drenched vocal shards appear on a house tune by Guti. Reboot steps up with a sprawling analog jam. Filsonik comes correct on a shimmying jam with shades of Chicago house while Funk E plays with hip house and electro. Danny Ocean returns with an elegant take on '90s techno.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Erotic Moments In House
Label:	DESSOUS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	DES 002CD

2000 release. This is Dessous' first label compilation, featuring the highlights of 12 inches from artists like The Discowboys (Steve Bug & Vincenzo), the highly-promising Gamat 3000 from Leipzig, the Hamburg-based deep house formation Fairground People and, of course, Vincenzo as a solo artist. Furthermore the compilation features exclusive tracks by Vincenzo & DJ Rasoul (Chicago), Gamat 3000 and The Discowboys. Out of Dessous´ back catalogue you'll notice the diversity of the artists' backgrounds in styles ranging from acid house, Detroit, Chicago and New York house. Additionally, there are jazz, disco and downtempo elements. This compilation gives a beautiful overview of the sound of one of the most interesting house outlets in Germany. Other artists: Nu-Tone Dancer, A.D.N.Y., Ian Pooley and I:Cube.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Erotic Moments In House Vol. 2
Label:	DESSOUS (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	DES 007CD

2003 release. The follow-up to the first Erotic Moments In House -- the first Dessous compilation ever to deliver a "Best of" selection of what happened on Steve Bug's young deep house imprint since day one. Dessous Recordings has been established as one of Germany's most respected imprints for deep, soulful house music, with more than thirty 12" releases and several albums played and appreciated by DJs, clubheads and home listeners worldwide. The next episode of Erotic Moments in House, taking the concept of this series to a higher level, is an A-class combination of thrilling deep house tunes from the Dessous catalogue (most of them on CD for the first time) and new and exclusive tracks from the likes of Tanzmann & Voigt, Untitled Orchestra (aka JT Donaldson and CPEN), Jiago (aka John Buckby), John Dahlbäck, and Gamat 3000. Philadelphia-based DJ and producer Pete Moss was engaged to select, compile and mix CD 2. Included in his ultra-smooth but still clubby selection are silky flavoured tunes like Diadem's "Saturday Session 2," Vincenzo's "The Charmer" or Jussi-Pekka's "Breeze," alongside exclusive tracks or remixes by artists from the growing Dessous stable. Other artists: Swag, Tojami Sessions, Frankman, I:Cube, Glowing Glisses, Larry Heard and Charles Webster.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Skin Is In
Label:	DESSOUS (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	DES 011CD

2006 release. Dessous Recordings proudly presents a new highly fashionable double-album: Skin Is In combines deep and sexy quality house music with the cutting edge visual style of US top-photographer Sacha Dean Biyan and his company Eccentris. Skin Is In is also the soundtrack to the ground-breaking Eccentris website (www.eccentris.com). Dessous and Eccentris joined forces in early 2006 when Steve Bug's Dessous label was asked to contribute the music to the Eccentris website, one of the most popular internet sources for premium quality style and fashion photography. Due to the great feedback, both parties started working on a CD release and the result is the perfect symbiosis of style and music. Skin Is In fuses the outstanding visual style of photographer Sacha Dean Biyan with the classy and atmospheric music from Dessous Recordings. The first joint CD release is a deep and exciting journey through modern house music, compiled by Dessous label head Steve Bug. The second CD is mixed by Âme (from Sonar Kollektiv), one of Europe's finest house music DJs. Skin Is In features a diverse blend of styles, from sexy lascivious tunes to downtempo rhythms to pulsating dance floors anthems, including tracks and remixes from well-reputed house producers like Charles Webster, Château Flight, Nathan Fake, Phonique, I:Cube, Ilya Santana, Marcus Worgull and many more. To allow for a full sensatory experience, the double album includes a styish full-color 36 page photo-catalogue featuring some of the best works by Biyan. The highlight is the interactive bonus content on CD1, an uncompressed version of the Eccentris website featuring the visionary imagery of Biyan. Within this interactive application there are separate sections containing more than 100 photographs, wallpapers, screensavers, e-cards and even a glimpse "behind the lens" of a fashion photo shoot. Insert CD1 into your computer, turn on your speakers, lean back and enjoy sound & vision. Other artists Steve Barnes, Furry Phreaks, Jake Childs, Future Beat Alliance, Tosca, Sa-Ra, Frivolous, Owusu & Hannibal, Morgan Geist, Patchworks Ginger X Press, Tokyo Black Star, Crusho, Blackjoy, Laid, Kids In The Streets, Motorcitysoul, Mike L. & Lanoiraude, Charles Webster, Marcus Worgull, Alexander East, DJ Yoav B., Crusho and Mute.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Best Kept Secrets
Label:	DESSOUS (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	DES 013CD

2007 release. The double album Best Kept Secrets offers a seductive and passionate glance through the keyhole of the "new deep of house music" from Dessous Recordings. Dessous' Best Kept Secrets follows the favored series Erotic Moments In House and presents a brilliant selection of modern house music with that special, warm Dessous touch, which makes the songs sound perfect for an advanced club night as well as an advanced bedroom. It includes the best tracks from the current Dessous 12" season with high quality productions and mixes from high profile producers like Charles Webster, Phonique, Ian Whitelaw, Efdemin, FEX, Tanzmann & Stefanik, Will Saul, Mr. V, Clé & Mike Vamp, Steve Bug, Morgan Geist, Anja Schneider, Jori Hulkkonen (Discemi) and Vincenzo, but also from an array of promising newcomers like Simon Flower or Ryo Murakami. Some of the tracks appear in new mixes or versions. But Best Kept Secrets indeed includes some of our best kept secrets in the form of no less than seven songs exclusively produced for this album by Simon Flower, Discemi, Steve Ferrand & Pete Sung, Ryo Murakami, Clé & Mike Vamp and two new tracks by Vincenzo, who also conjured a wonderful, warm and soulful DJ mix for the bonus CD. With a stunning flow, he smoothly guides us through beautiful soundcapes and provides an almost dreamy feel, at the same time keeping the energy of house music up. Other artists: Meitz, Henry & Denis, DJ FEX, Tam Cooper, Two Armadillos, Alison Marks, bgb, Nivek Tsoy and Elmar.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dessous' Best Kept Secrets 2
Label:	DESSOUS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DES 095EP

This is the vinyl format of Dessous' Best Kept Secrets, featuring 3 exclusive tracks on the 2CD compilation. Tigerskin's "Voodoo" features bizarre vocal wanderings and chunky beats. Andrade contributes the cheeky, bumpin' house of "Merise," and finally, the delicious phases of Ryo Murakami's "Off The Wall' takes a deep, extended trip into modern Chicago house. These tracks seamlessly display the vast array of talent available on the ever-growing Dessous imprint.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Our Sound 2
Label:	DESTRUCTIVE RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DST 001CD

"Wicked release 2 X CD from the Destructive camp, covering the diverse styles within the dubstep scene, featuring some heavy weight producers like Skream, Distance, Caspa & Rusko, Elemental,and Search & Destroy. There are many angles to Our Sound. Whatever you want to call it -- dubstep, breaks, grime -- they all have their place here, but neither explains this music in its entirety. Reflecting inner city chaos and the paranoia instilled within it, CD 1 provides a snapshot of the U.K. underground scene's most forward thinking artists, whilst CD 2 features gems from 2005's rare Our Sound 1 album. Igniting dance floors and opening peoples minds simultaneously. This is the music with no name, this is Our Sound."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Friendly Integration
Label:	DET.UND
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DET 001CD

"First CD release and label compilation by Detroit Underground features exclusive songs by Modeselektor, Jimmy Edgar, Kero, Phon.o and many more. This milestone release represents the first three critically acclaimed volumes in the Detroit Underground series and includes the ultra rare DU001in its entirety. Friendly Integration furthers the label's reputation for cutting edge design and IDM nerdiness by including not only what has become the anthology prerequisite of rare and previously unreleased tracks, but also a data component featuring custom MAX MSP patches designed by long time label collaborators Richard Devine and Apparat, as well as custom font packages, screensavers, video mixing software and other electronic goodies." Classic IDM slipcase design by Build. Also features: Derek Michael, Direkt Jive, Himawari, 000, Delien. Remixes by Jimmy Edgar, Funckarma, Shadetek.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Detroit Underground 02
Label:	DET.UND
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DET 002EP

Six track EP feat.: Kero, Phon.o, OOO, Direkt Jive. "The second installment of D.U. brings DJ friendly environments along with some IDM party rockers. On side A there is a chopped up dance floor track from Berlin's Phon.o who is on Shitkatapult and Cytrax Records. Also on side A there is a classic IDM track from Kero. Side B features a break track from 000 courtesy of Planet-Mu records. A gangster-glitch track from Direkt Jive and also a experimental jungle track from Direkt Jive. The outro is a soundscape from Kero."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Detroit Underground 05
Label:	DET.UND
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DET 005EP

5 track EP, features: Jimmy Edgar, Funckarma, Lowfish (remix of Kero), Mochipet (Kero remix), Seven Ark feat. Simian, plus 7 locked grooves by Otto von Schirach! "The fifth instalment of Detroit Underground's highly touted compilation series, this release sees the label expand it's critical investigations of the Detroit's dark, electronic underbelly and explores the city's musical influence beyond traditionally recognized 'techno' genres. While still maintaining Det.Und's interest in abstract time signatures, and IDM-ish breaks, Vol. 5 peels back the asphalt of the Motor City, exposing the cobblestone, dirt, and detritus that lays beneath, and in the process rediscovers and re-presents a wide range of material from avant-jazz to dub reggae to hip-hop, once again from a variety of artists from the 313 and beyond."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Disco Undead
Label:	DEVICE (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	IRQ 008CD

"The horror, the horror -- imagine your worst slasher nightmares transfered directly to the devil's disco dancefloor. A cross-section of the world's finest, dirty-electro zombie-worshippers bow down and deliver their own interpretations of soundtracks featured in their favourite 70's and 80's horror movies, all exclusively for the truly electrifried Device Electronic Entertainment label. Some movies will be instantly recognizable; the debt of the electro nu-school to the works of John Carpenter is oft-cited and fully in evidence here, others less so -- unless you collected all the banned 'video nasties' on the list, mid furor. Of course, these slightly more liberal times have seen most of these films passed uncut and in far wider circulation than their creators could ever have envisaged. Elements of this music have seeped into the mainstream, tainting flesh and consuming souls from within with its blank staring empty-eye sockets and decrepit imagery. From the true underground, directors such as Lucio Fulci, the most perverse purveyor of rotting flesh and popping eyeballs, and Dario Argento, laying on the stylish atmosphere and the frenzied stabbings, have inspired a creme de la creme of the current new wave of Italo-disco protagonists to new heights of unease." Artists: Orgue Electronique, Gique, It & My Computer, Bangkok Impact, Solenoid, Tobe Hooker, Legowelt, Johnny Cortex, Negative, Fictional Character, Le Syndicat Electronique, Porn Darsteller.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dial 00 EP
Label:	DIAL (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	DIAL 000EP

2000 release, limited stock. New imprint from Hamburg's electronic scene. A three-artist compilation of "abstract minimal," featuring: Lawrence (member of unnamed Ladomat 2000 group), Pawel (aka Turner, also a Ladomat recording artist) and Carsten Jost. "Fresh 4 tracker working disparate sonic piecemeal wisely; your standard fare reverse-feed/(ne)gated kicks, well-wise if not rhythmically confusing/useless disco loops, a Smiths loop run through the Filterbank?, etc... There's even a nice one on here based around the timbres of the stock consumer-grade (as if to imply the existence of a 'pro-line') Casio keyboard arpeggiator that drifts rather pleasantly into BOC land, even with it's quarterly placement reminder. Quite enjoyable..." -- Hrvatski.

Artist:	VA
Title:	2010
Label:	DIAL (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	DIAL 020CD

Dial Records celebrates 10 years of existence with their 2010 compilation. When Dial Records started in 2000 with a bunch of friends highly inspired by deep house, Detroit techno and Cologne lovetunes, none of them ever thought about running a decent record label. The only concept David Lieske, Peter Kersten and Paul Kominek had in mind was never to be part of any proper record business, never to be controlled by any rule or trend, and to always let the record label be a part of their love for music and art. Even the Dial family was never intended to grow that big -- almost 70% of the artists on their first compilation are the same as on 2010. This small label from Hamburg has climbed a high mountain. Touching on cities such as Detroit, Tokyo, Paris, Berlin, and Buenos Aires, releasing music like contemporary classic, drones and glitches, ambient, guitar pop, singer-songwriter, deep house, minimal techno, and discovering artists such as Michaela Meise, Sergej Jensen, Dirk Stewen, Hanna Schwarz, Anna Möller, and Cosima von Bonin, all this fills a decade of Dial Records. But still the main part is the music -- and as you hold the 2010 compilation in your hands and listen to tunes by Phantom Ghost, Isolée, Pantha Du Prince, Carsten Jost, John Roberts, Efdemin, Lawrence, Christian Naujoks, Dominique, Rndm, Pigon, and Kassian Troyer, please know that this is only the beginning of what more is yet to come from Dial.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Bergwein
Label:	DIAL (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	DIAL 030EP

"With the great Efdemin track from the Groove 100 compilation CD mixed by Lawrence." Long before releasing Efdemin's 'Bergwein' it seemed to be a little underground hit, featured on the groove 100 CD mixed by Lawrence and a part of the sets faves of DJs like Shinedoe, Sascha Funke, Carsten Jost and many more. A piece of minimal primetime deepness, filled with Detroit strings and the most hypnotic bassline ever. Lawrence's unserious takeout shows his unstraight infantile side -- inspired by bell'n'bass boosting Rephlex madness. Jubilee dial 30 ends up with a superlow Nico cover-version taken from the new neu CD by Michaela Meise and Sergej Jensen."

Artist:	VA
Title:	2010 (3)
Label:	DIAL (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DIAL 052EP

The third and last part of the outstanding 2010 compilation 12" series celebrating a decade of Dial Records. Pigon open the single with an awesomely deep and reduced techno mover. John Roberts presents some lovely house music with a touch of real instrument music. Another highlight is the ultra-deep "New Heaven & Earth" by Christian Naujoks, who presents his very first house tune. The 12" ends with the star of the moment Pantha Du Prince. Another pure love issue.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dirty Diamonds III
Label:	DIAMOND TRAXX (FRANCE)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	DIAM 052CD

This is the third and final release in the stunning French mix trilogy, Dirty Diamonds, from Diamond Traxx. Dirty Diamonds 3 was selected with love and intransigence by D*I*R*T*Y Sound System, formed by Stardust's Benjamin Diamond. Avant-garde retro pop, electro classics, deviant disco, tenderness, elegance and oppression are all featured here. This is a compilation which assumes its biases and duplicity with passion. Artists include: Flash And The Pan, The Earlies, Wilco, Animal Collective, Brooks, Robert Wyatt, Caribou, Turzi Derrick, Kevin Ayers, Margo Guryan, Mazzy Star, Herman Düne, Francois De Roubaix, Christian Vogel, The Emperor Machine, Soft Cell, Supermax, Isolée, Nico, Ennio Morricone, Skeeter Davis.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Silverbird Casino
Label:	DIAMONDS AND PEARLS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DNP 001CD

"This compilation tries to capture the diverse sound of Berlin. From the erratic flow of minimal hero Ricardo Villalobos to the deep bassy house sound of Cassy. From Sleeparchive's Säkhö continuations to Soundstream's wild disco cut-ups. From Luciano's Latin-tinged minimalism to Henrik Schwarz' dubby deep house and techno cuts. From Berlin's new minimal darling Matt John to the analog mayhem of Diamonds and Pearls' own EAT. Traditionally, Berlin has always been the place where you get lost in a haze of endless parties, from the coke and Charleston-infected heydays of the early '20s, to the speed paranoia and atonal sounds of the early '80s when West Berlin was still 'Frontstadt' and people like David Bowie and Iggy Pop roamed the streets and clubs. The club scene has been vibrant since day one, but for a long time there weren't that many labels and producers that took the frenzy of the city out into the world. Untill the late '90s, that is. From then on, Berlin established itself as a focal point in the world of electronic music. And with its liberal policies and cheap costs of living, it became one of the most alluring cities for producers, artists and DJs from around the world. From Berlin's soon-to-be-legendary Clubs like Berghain, to the ecstatic insomnia of afterhour-bars like Bar 25 or Club der Visionäre, the energy of the city is in constant flow. And with every arrival of another artist, another DJ or another producer, a new flavour is added to the mix of excitement, creativity and pleasure."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Musica Improvvisa
Label:	DIE SCHACHTEL (ITALY)
Format:	10CD BOX+DVD
Price:	$75.00
Catalog #:	ZEITIMP 001/010

Musica Improvvisa is a cutting-edge project of multi-sensorial improvisation, an open dialogue among different musical experiences, narratives and aesthetics that charters the unexplored soundscape of the telluric territory of the new improvised music from Italy. Ten groups that span from the South to the North of Italy, from the well-known to the totally obscure, whose music goes from a harsh assault to the ear to a visionary post-electronic/post-everything free-form structure. The brilliant outcome has been lovingly packaged by Die Schachtel in a deluxe box featuring 10 full-length CD albums in a series of painstakingly-designed individual CD/LP sleeves, plus an additional DVD of visual scores to accompany CD4 PLUS a 24-page booklet AND a poster. DVD format: 16:9, PAL, region free, Stereo 2.0, Surround 5.1, total time: 45 minutes. Artists include: A Spirale, Amp 2, Amuleto, An Experiment In Navigation, Ligatura, Ossatura, Thau, Tumble, Wintermute, Xubuxue (CD+DVD).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Riot Zone
Label:	DIGITAL HARDCORE (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	DHR 010 CD

Compilation of deleted tracks from Alec Empire's Digital Hardcore label. Features Atari Teenage Riot, Shizuo, Ec8or, Alec Empire, Patric C, Bomb 20, Hanin Elias, DJ Mowgly & Christoph de Babalon. "Riot Zone is not so much the greatest hits as the greatest ifs...largely if more people had bought them at the time. In their perpetual impetus to create new music, Digital Hardcore deletes singles as soon as they get bored with them and move on to the next. Many a long unobtainable gem therefore resurfaces on Riot Zone, especially for those who are just catching up."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Blue Cubism: Transcoded Audio Structures
Label:	DIGITAL NARCIS (JAPAN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	DNCD 007

"Two years in the making, Blue Cubism: Transcoded Audio Structures is a who's who of contemporary electronic music composers. These composers represent the cutting edge of the 'glitch' movement, and their work is a testament to the unique (mis)application of new software synthesis tools. Many of these artists work with minimal computer systems and make use of shareware programs created by music technology students. All the source material for these pieces was taken from the CD Bluecube by Kim Cascone, which was released on Rastermusic in 1998. These treatments contain a variety of DSP signal obliteration techniques; from the layered granulated textures of Terre Thaemlitz and Mego artist Pita's signature number crunching fury, to the somer organic entropy of V/VM, the work here is a top notch introduction to the post-digital genre of music known as 'glitch'. Join the 21st century, be a part of the future." Features: Terre Thaemlitz, Toru Yamanaka (Dumb Type) & Koji Marutani, Pita, *O, Robert Henke, Kim Cascone, V/VM, Tetsu Inoue, Taylor Deupree, Nobukazu Takemura, Quest, John Hudak, Bochum Welt.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Gold Leaf Branches
Label:	DIGITALIS
Format:	3CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	DIGI 001CD

"Gold Leaf Branches is a massive collection. It is an undertaking that is years in the making, one that often looked as though it would never be completed. But after endless hours of emailing, calling, and generally harassing the 59 artists presented here, Gold Leaf Branches is complete. This is a compilation with two simple motives: to collect as much of the music I love from all over the globe in one place and to expose as many people as possible to numerous outstanding artists they might not have heard. Gold Leaf Branches succeeds with flying colors. Of the 59 tracks here, all but one are exclusive to this release." Artists include: Six Organs of Admittance, Charlambides, James Blackshaw, Hala Strana, Lau Nau, Wood & Wand featuring the Rose, Nick Castro, Marissa Nadler and more.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dirt Crew Presents: Collection 01
Label:	DIRT CREW (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	DIRT 002CD

Dirt Crew Recordings and Players Paradise present their first label compilation in celebration of their 2nd year anniversary. Both truly underground labels offer up a fine selection of past burners and upcoming hot singles. These two CDs will feature 8 exclusive new tracks by the likes of Prudo, James Flavour, Thugfucker, Tigerskin, Adultnapper, Marcello Giordani and Sasse. The first CD will concentrate on the Dirt Crew Recordings artists and styles, in a rough mixture of old school and upfront minimal cuts. Some of the label's finest vinyl releases will be included, like the Dominik Eulberg remix "Hymn of Largo," that blew away everybody two years ago and started the career of this great producer, and the minimal electro burner "Neontrance" from Tigerskin that also went straight into a lot of DJ charts earlier this year. Furthermore, there are some new exciting acts like Lukas from Bristol or Drum Cult from London who both present a fresh and unique mixture of minimal and techy house. CD2 is a review of the more laidback and minimal house-oriented second label, Players Paradise. This sub-label is dedicated to releasing great tunes from young talents throughout the world, such as Marcello Giordani from Italy, whose unique style of Italo and disco-influenced house is truly ear-catching. Mash and Thugfucker are also new to the label and both delivered some fine pieces of ultra cool disco and house-inspired tracks. Along with the big hits from Martinez and Sweet Slave (aka Dirt Crew), this second CD is a very cool disc for your personal laid-back afterhours. Other artists include: Break 3000, Alfa Romero and Serge Santiago.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Deep Love 50
Label:	DIRT CREW (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DIRT 050EP

Dirt Crew Recordings celebrates its 50th release with this special compilation of diverse songs, ranging from disco to deep house and tech house. All tracks were made exclusively for this album. This is the vinyl edition with three of the best tracks taken from the 15 track album. Plan D'Aqua present an amazing deep disco monster and The Tortoise offers even more deep disco with a distinctive house sound. Iron Curtis digs the house sound even deeper.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Flex Your Head
Label:	DISCHORD
Format:	LP
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	DIS 007LP

"Flex Your Head was first released in January 1982 and was the first full-length album released by Dischord Records. The compilation features 32 songs by 11 DC area bands and went a long way towards 'putting DC on the map' as one of the era's great punk scenes. This album has remained in print, first on LP and later on CD, and has remained a perennial must-have for each new generation of kids looking to re-trace the roots and ethos of DIY punk. One of the unique features of the album over the years has been its revolving front cover image. The first pressing featured a generic stock cover with a classical music theme chosen from the pressing plant's catalog. Over the years there have been 4 different covers, the violin, the wheat field, the DC Flag and the blurry man. This new edition, which has been re-cut and includes a free MP3 download coupon, features the DC Flag stars and bars (on a red field), an image so associated with DC punk that many mistake it for a made-up symbol for straight edge. This cover image was also used (on a black field) for an edition of the album briefly pressed in conjunction with Alternative Tentacles in the '80s."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Psicofásicos de Bolivia
Label:	DISCOS CONDOR (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	CONDOR 001CD

"Bolivian youngsters knew how to do it, yes. If you're searching for REAL garage and '60s punk sound and attittude, this is for you. Also, if you're simply loving the typical South-American '60s sounds, you'll be pleased with this collection of rare, RARE tracks taken from impossible to find 45s from one of the hardest to follow '60s scenes. Loads of fuzz, organ and raw sounds here, all been professionally remastered again (some of these 45s are sooo bad sounding, we've done our best!). This CD release includes an 12-page full colour booklet with liner notes and photos."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Revolucion Psicofasica En Bolivia 1969-1975
Label:	DISCOS CONDOR (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$28.00
Catalog #:	CONDOR 002LP

"At last!! The followup to the now legendary Psicofasicos de Bolivia compilation. The period 1969-1975 was a one of creative explosion in Bolivia and here you'll find fourteen tracks of pure, raw, unadulterated garage-psych, acid-punk and heavy sounds, Bolivian style! All the tracks are taken from impossible to find 45s released in Bolivia in tiny quantities. If you thought you had heard it all, wait until you hear these crazy Bolivian bands! Believe me, you'll feel the same excitement you felt when you listened to the Pebbles and Back From The Grave comps for the first time! Lots of fuzz guitars, wah-wah, cheap organs, crashing drums, crazy vocals...the real thing! HQ beautiful full-colour cover design, huge insert with detailed liner notes in English/Spanish, pictures and remastered sound."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Pearl Necklace
Label:	DISHY (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$2.00
Catalog #:	DISHY 40 CD

"Bargain 17 track CD for less than the price of a CD single. Features new, unreleased and exclusive tracks from Big Leaves, Bitter Springs, Soulbossa, Tram, Suncoil Sect, Lightspeed (will appeal to fans of Plone/Tipsy), Broken Dog (2 previous albums for Big Cag), Delta, Baby Birkin (produced by Russell Senior -- ex-Pulp), Vic Godard, Tasha Lee (worked with Beth Orton), & Alpha (currently recording 2nd album for Massive Attack's Melankolic label)." Last copies, reduced price.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Abe Duque Presents Disko B
Label:	DISKO B (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	DB 086CD

"The first Disko B compilation since the long sold out Supermarkt CD collects classic tracks from the rich Disko B back catalog. Abe Duque's mix features timeless techno and electro tracks by Hell, Patrick Pulsinger, Richard Bartz, Blake Baxter, I-F, Jay Denham, Robert Gorl and Jonzon alongside the experimental and ambient Disko B rarities like Violet Mikro (a.k.a. Dr. Motte), Daterape, or Kirlian (a.k.a. Abe Duque) himself. Abe Duque presents Disko B clearly shows that the label deserves the reputation of being one of the important global players in electronic music. Carlos Abraham Duque Alcivar a.k.a. Kirlian, Disko B recording artist since 1994 and head of the reanimated Tension Records in New York, was commissioned to mix this first in a series of specially priced mix compilations which should express personal views on and additions to a back catalog which will reach 100 releases early next year. Timeless Techno classics plus a lot of rare tracks which so far have been released on vinyl only." Artists included: Jay Denham, Patrick Pulsinger, Richard Bartz, Jonzon, Hell, Merricks, Prozac, Daterape, I-F, Violet Mikro, Blake Baxter, Robert Gorl, Kirlian, Russel Kent.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Heavy Hitters: Time 2 Jackk
Label:	DISKO B (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	DB 103CD

"Tha music speaks for itself. Sometimes it's a clean sound; sometimes it's a dirty sound... each release carves a unique and quality sound out of the wax. Chisel Records represents many sounds from house, electrotechno and rhythm traxxs, from some of the most talented producers in Chicago/Detroit. And Disko B now partners with Chisel in bringing you this compilation series. Our milestone is a groove, pure 100% jackk sound for all occasions, club/DJ atmosphere friendly, medicine for your soul. So enjoy the classic sounds from thee vault of Chisel Records. 'Never give up from all of the heavy hitters and Chisel Records...Hammer Out!' Featuring newcomers like House Marty and Dark Matrix alongside acclaimed DJs/producers like Norm Tally or L.A. Williams and even legends like Felix Da Housecat (appearing as Aphrohead)."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Naked And Alone On The Celebrity Circuit
Label:	DISKONO (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	DISKONO 07

"They said it would never happen, but it has! At last after a year in production and many tears shed, beers sunk and fist fights, we present 26 tracks of sharp and clean 'avant-pop' action from 'the multi-media cabal masquerading as a Scottish record label'. Everything we have ever thought or felt about music put into 72 short minutes, with contributions from friends we have debated with, missed deadlines with and never returned phonecalls to over the last 3 years plus 'live' snapshots from Diskono events. New tracks from Pimmon (Fallt / Staalplaat), Opopop (Alku / Mego), Antenna Farm (Fat Cat / Phtalo), Felix Kubin (Gagarin / A-Muzik), Danielle Lemaire (Inner Landscapes), Jan Van Den Dobblesteen (Cosmic Volume), Hrvatski (Reckancomplex), Jane Dowe (Mille Plateaux / RT Mark), Klaus Oldanburg, Docktor Barnes Advocaat, Gabriel Amato, Gunter Saxenhammer, CK Dexter Haven, Skagboy 3, Black Dot Corporation (Gentle Giant), Wee Dj's (Scusi / Penalty), Alejandra & Aeron (Lucky Kitchen / Fat Cat) plus both sides of Aerospace Soundwise's 'physical remix' 7" (released in May 1999 edition of 250), Kid 606's FRANTIC!!! cut and twist 'megamix' of Diskono 04, Jane Dowe's deconstruction of The Clash's 'I'm So Bored With The U.S.A.' and V/VM's notorious tribute to the don of techno 'String Up Your Wife'. All in 3 part sleeve designed by Klaus Oldanburg. 'Avant-pop' has never sounded so good ."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Unattainable Text #1
Label:	DISKONO (UK)
Format:	LP
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DISKONO 15

"9 tracks. 9 artists. 38 minutes. Clear vinyl. Clear Cover. No identifying marks. 500 copies. The first two releases in our self-styled 'anonymous' series. The representational analysis of music and the nostalgic sick bucket trip of music journalists provided the impetus for us to commission this series of releases. Wild boar attacks in France and Austrian immigration police also played a part. Only Peter knows the identity of all the participants, and he can neither read nor write; though he did whisper something about Madrid and biology. So throw away your copies of The Wire and forget Wagner meeting Throbbing Gristle in car crash with the Monkes whilst chewing the innards of a laptop computer, in the end, the only thing that can assist you are your ears."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Waterpipes & Dykes: Dutch Psychedelic Underground 1966-1972
Label:	DISTORTIONS RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DR 1043CD

...Volume One. "Dutch & English language psychedelia from 1966-1972. In 1968 the new foreign hippie gods caroused through the pristine Dutch tulip gardens. In musical history, this moment marked the end of the typical 'Nederbiet' scene as we knew it. The impact on culture and society of these new rockstars was totally overwhelming. People were dumbfounded. The handful of pearls which were produced by these bands are amongst the least-known and most sought-after vinyl that was ever produced in the Netherlands. After 30 years, these peals are wrested from oblivion and this unique collection of recordings finally gets the well-deserved recognition in the world of pop music." --from the liner notes. Artists include: Karel Appel, The Maskers, Met & Zonder, N.V. Groep 65, Dirty, The Motives, Crash, The Bumble Bees, Woorden, Mother's Love, The Nicols, Incredible, St. Giles System, Short 66 I.L.N., Children of Jubal and Suprieze.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Saturday I Am In Love Chapter 01: Part 02
Label:	DIYNAMIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DIYNAMIC 021EP

"Part 2 of the compilation is a treat for any fan of house music, as every track is a piece of unreleased joy from some of the most reliable names around. A must for fans of the label, a must for fans of any of the label's artists and a must for those who follow superb house music as either DJs or punters. A1: Solomun & Stimming - 'Lemniskate'; A2: Paulo Olarte - 'Numeros Rotos;' B1: H.O.S.H. - 'Gartenarbeit'; B2: Jay Shepheard - 'Beast Regards'"

Artist:	VA
Title:	United EP
Label:	DIYNAMIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DIYNAMIC 035EP

Diynamic's European dream-team features Paris' Julian Sandre with "Satisfaction." Then we head to the Dutch city of Rotterdam where Furrr & Hazendonk will confirm that the capital is not the only city with the funk phenomena. The next stop is the south of France to find Acumen and the subtle, tribal-tinged deepness of "Nice Victory." Finally in Germany, you hook up with Markus Homm, who rounds out the EP with the mean and moody "Gone To Soon." Choose your weapon(s)!

Artist:	VA
Title:	Hello Spring EP
Label:	DIYNAMIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DIYNAMIC 037EP

DJ Kaos has travelled the globe spreading his Chicago-infused house message. On Diynamic he delivers "Hard To Earn," a deeply grooving electronic workout, the result of a late-night studio session with long-time production partner Muallem. Sharing this exclusive release is a special collaboration between dream-team Holger Zilske and Daso, who turn in a wonderfully unique and beautifully-twisted number. Capping the release in fine style is the boss Solomun with a low-slung, groovy tool that utilizes the original's electronic warmth to perfection.

Artist:	VA
Title:	VA
Label:	DIYNAMIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DIYNAMIC 053EP

Diynamic releases a classic house music 4-tracker. Adriatique & Thyladomid combine an emotive vocal line with warm pads and a driving bass, for a fresh yet deep sound. Hunter_Game offers a very deep, sexy track with nice vocals and smooth, hypnotic sounds. NTFO present a total house jam -- with chunky bass stabs, funky, muted guitar sounds and a crispy hook-line, this song is made to make you shake. "Smiling Faces" by APP shines with its laid-back groove and trippy vocals.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Heavy Hitters #2
Label:	DJ-SETS RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	DJSET 017CD

"Heavy Hitters 2 Repercussion series takes u thru time of the basic simple chip sound that we were programmed to and somehow grew to the titles of Electro Techno Housemusic. It is packed with exclusive Trax and combines a vast variety of a flavoured analog 80's digital sound that we used then, up until now. The first Heavy concept was created in mind by the 'Hittin' man himself Boo Williams from the house city of Chicago who in turn introduced us with the first Heavy Hitters Time 2 Jackk (Disko B) concept with ChiselRecords ground breakers L.A Williams (Chicago) & Paige Ilise (Detroit) building a bridge closing the gap between each of their respective cities and around the world. Their mission & still is, to expose to the world the innovative talents and sounds of 'electronic music'."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Nummer Drie
Label:	DJAK-UP-BITCH (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	DUB 003CD

"A DUB compilation with some of the coolest tracks taken from the vinyl releases and some new and unreleased works exclusive to this CD release. Known and unknown talented artists somehow connected to the DUB label with advanced modern electronical music for everybody's pleasure. The music, which is ranging from moody to more energetic or more challenging, is a presentation of works which appeared on the DUB label in the last year and which will be released in forthcoming times. Artists such as Funckarma already created a fuzz with their 12"'s and of course with their brilliant debut album. But also unknown people like Autophonic and Quench both from the Netherlands and German Swap (known for their release on the Music Aus Strom label) and the American producers L'usine and Syndrone (who just released his debut EP on DUB) show that they are among the best producers in the electronical field. People as Autechre, Funkstorung, Speedy J are a few names often referred to when the DUB label is mentioned, but this album again proves that artists such as EOG, Funckarma, and Phako have their own sound and comparing them with other people won't do them justice. I consider these tracks as true listening pearls, just listen and enjoy them..." -- Serge @ Clone

Artist:	VA
Title:	Men With Boxes
Label:	DJAK-UP-BITCH (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	DUB 005CD

"Dub is proud to present Men With Boxes. This compilation brings together some of their friends to collaborate on this masterpiece album. Fine musicians such as Speedy J (Warp/Nova mute/+8) together with Math aka Quench (DUB), D'arcangelo (Rephlex), Funckarma, EOG, Michael Fakesh, Chris de Luca aka. Funkstorung (M.A.S./K7), Andre Estermann (M.A.S), Phako (DUB), Marco Passarani (Nature), and Eaven (Funckarma vs Speedy J), make this album not only a bargain but also a joy to listen to. Speedy J vs Math kick it all off with their battle for tough hip hop style beats and chopped vocals, and Passarani layers his beats simply to make you bounce your head form side to side, whilst Andre Estermann moves with the aptly named gentle track 'Fragile'. D'Arcangelo warms it all up with 'Certy' and Boomoperators finish with their take on it all, enticing you to go back to the beginning and start again. For a project like this Dub left no stone unturned, even the artwork has been done by one of the most influential second generation graffiti artists around, Delta. This release comes as a limited double album vinyl version and CD and need to be tracked down, fast."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Nummer Drie
Label:	DJAK-UP-BITCH (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	DUB 018EP

"Limited 12" taken from the highly rated DUB CD. On this CD you'll find a selection of released and unreleased tracks ,and we thought it would be a sweet idea to select 4 pieces of the unreleased section for a fine EP for all the vinyl junkies out there. And what a selection. Syndrone's 'P.and U.' , L'usines rmx of Funckarma's 'Fog' , Cospagon with the killer track 'Bitch' and Quench with its ultra deep 'Bin'. Twisted electronica from the minds from highly talented urban producers mixing up peoples mind with funky complex dislocated & broken beats (sounds like a paradox?but it is what it is), fascinating sonic structures and emotional loaded melodies. This will be future classic."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Raw Trax For Smooth People
Label:	DOCTOR VINYL (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	RDLGI 001EP

This 12" vinyl release comes in transparent plastic bag deluxe packaging with obi. Massively tested and approved by Ricardo Villalobos, Ivan Smagghe, Mugwump, Danny Tenaglia, and Robert Owens, etc. This is the maiden release of the record store-based label Doctor Vinyl in Brussels. WLDBTCH present a hint of New York, a lot of "c'mon," and a kick-drum that destroys speakers, Chicago-style. D.A.W.I. will become a household name on your turntable, as Stella Artois is a household name in your bar.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Bratenstücke
Label:	DOM ELCHKLANG (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	DOM 021CD

"Time to celebrate: 15 years of Dom Elchklang! 18 tracks by 13 bands/projects/artists featuring: Dr. P. Li Khan, Anemonengurt, Damenbart, Brigitte & the Hansen experience, Piano Conrads, Korea Soundblaster, Dieter Bauknecht, Coastal Guard, Frank Rowenta, Finsternis, Grillhaus, Otto Vokal and Rowenta/Khan performing all rare and unreleased tracks, versions, mixes from 1989 to 2004." Comes in a slim CD-single-style paper sleeve -- some Europeans don't understand that in the U.S. that means "should be free"!

Artist:	VA
Title:	A Orillas del Magdalena
Label:	DOMINO SOUND
Format:	LP
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DOMINO 024LP

Coastal Cumbias from Colombia's Discos Fuentes. "Call and response wailing, percussionists that play a measure then disappear, backwards accordions and a persistent, loping bassline comprise some of the elements that make up the Cumbia. Born on the banks of the Magdalena River in coastal Colombia, this infectious music represents a marriage of African, Spanish, and Indigenous influences. Antonio Fuentes began recording Colombia's music in 1934, founding his country's first record label, Discos Fuentes. These 12 gems -- released between the mid 1950s and the mid '70s -- are lovingly selected from the Discos Fuentes catalogue. Includes tracks by Andres Landero, Los Corraleros de Majagual, Los Guacharacos, and Nafer Duran amongst others. This release comes in a tip-on sleeve."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Document 03: Diffuse
Label:	DOROBO (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	DOR 016

"An interleaved compilation of dark and contemplative music from the Paynes Grey of Melbourne, Australia. Artists featured are all graduates from the media arts department of the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, and represent the next generation of Australian electronic composers. Eschewing the imposed division between academic art and the post-industrial 'underground', these artists effortlessly smudge the boundaries between lowercase, electroacoustic, dark ambience and glitch. As a result, the compilation comfortably travels in scale from epic cinematic soundscape (banking sharply over the blade runner skyline) through to the calm detachment of nanotechnological-level activity and stasis." Artists: Troy Allan,. Thembi Soddell, Andie Reynolds, Bruce Mowson, Camilla Hannan, g_s, James Cecil, Sianna Lee, Phillip Pietruschka, 24k, Haima.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Grain
Label:	DOTDOTDOT (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	DOT 003CD

"99 track compilation of short tracks made exclusively for this release. These are not edits of longer pieces but complete tracks in themselves. Inventive and unique -- the music ranges from electronics to improv, field recordings to noise music, and post-rock to modern composition. Featuring -- Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple), Hans Roedelius, Guapo, Gunter Muller, E.A.R + Delia Derbyshire, Volcano The Bear, Kk Null, Toshimaru Nakamura, Tetsuro Yasunaga, Chie Mukai, Silver Apples, The Lothars, Monera, Songs Of Norway, Barry Guy, John Butcher, John Edwards, John Russell."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Pal Joey Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label:	DOXY (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DOX 809LP

"Pal Joey was a Rodgers and Hart musical debuting on Broadway in 1941 and featuring Gene Kelly as Lounge Lizard Joey Evans. For the 1957 film adaptation Sinatra, of course, plays the male lead and Rita Hayworth and Kim Novak play his love interests. The soundtrack features Sinatra singing many of his best Rodgers and Hart material like, 'The Lady Is A Tramp,' 'There's A Small Hotel,' and 'I Didn't Know What Time It Was,' however, the female voices heard on several of the tracks are not the voices of Rita Hayworth or Kim Novak. Rita Hayworth almost never did her own singing in her films, and the voice on this soundtrack is actually the voice of Jo Ann Greer, while the voice of Kim Novak is actually the voice of Trudy Erwin (both professional singers used often by Hollywood to dub singing). Sinatra, of course, does his own singing, and in 1957 his singing and performing was at its peak, and this film and its soundtrack (the best Sinatra ever did) is a crystal clear snapshot of that."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Andy Warhol's Jazz Album Covers (Vol. 1)
Label:	DOXY (ITALY)
Format:
Price:	$75.00
Catalog #:	DOY 007LP

"Doxy presents two box set collections of the rare jazz album covers designed by Andy Warhol in the 1950s. Everyone knows about the Velvet Underground & Nico cover or the Rolling Stones' Sticky Fingers, but Warhol actually designed more than fifty album covers over the course of his career. A few years ago one might have been able to pick up a used copy of some of these albums for a few bucks, but since the publication of Paul Marechal's 2008 book Andy Warhol: The Record Covers (1949-1987)and the 2009 Warhol Live exhibition--the first ever comprehensive retrospective of Andy Warhol's album cover artwork--original copies have been known to change hands for thousands of dollars. For the most part three out of the four albums in each box have never been reissued on vinyl, and a few have also never been issued on CD, making this box set your only chance to own these Warhols. The four jazz albums collected in each box all come from that very exciting time in Warhol's career (1954-58) when he, in addition to being a successful commercial designer, was also an up and coming fine artist. Through these covers, we can also see the evolution of Warhol's 'blotted ink' style, which would become a hallmark of his later work. The calligraphic writing employed on some of the albums was done by Warhol's mother. Her distinct handwriting would grace many of her son's works over the years." Albums: Monk by Thelonious Monk; Count Basie & His Orchestra by Count Basie; Trombone by Three by Jay Jay Johnson, Kai Winding, and Bennie Green (2LP); and Vol. 2 by Kenny Burrell. Numbered, limited edition of 500 copies.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Andy Warhol's Jazz Album Covers (Vol. 2)
Label:	DOXY (ITALY)
Format:	4LP BOX
Price:	$75.00
Catalog #:	DOY 008LP

"Volume 2 of the 4LP box set presented by Doxy featuring collections of the rare jazz album covers designed by Andy Warhol in the 1950s. The four jazz albums collected in each box all come from that very exciting time in Warhol's career (1954-58) when he, in addition to being a successful commercial designer, was also an up and coming fine artist. The flowers on Johnny Griffin's The Congregation are an early example of his Flowers prints of the following decade." Albums: Both Feet in the Groove by Artie Shaw; The Congregation by Johnny Griffin; The Story Of Moondog by Moondog; and Blue Lights by Kenny Burrell. Numbered, limited edition of 500 copies.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Angola Prisoners' Blues
Label:	DOXY (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	DOY 636LP

"In 1959, a young folklorist and musicologist, Harry Oster, traveled to the State Prison in Angola, Louisiana to collect folksongs. He made a number of field recordings while at the prison, but his biggest discovery was undoubtedly the Louisiana Blues Hall of Famer, Robert Pete Williams, a truly gifted musician and blues writer, who was serving a life sentence. Of the 9 songs on this album, four are by Williams, who sings heart-wrenchingly about prison life and being down and out. Thanks to Oster, Williams was eventually released from prison, and was able to have a fairly successful career as a bluesman in the '60s and '70s, appearing at the 1964 Newport Folk Festival and touring the US and Europe. The other musicians featured here, fellow inmates Robert 'Guitar' Welch and Matthew 'Hogman' Maxey, are both extremely gifted musicians, but in the words of Dr. Oster (who would go on to write the Penguin Guide to American Folklore in 2000), 'they are primarily the heirs of a clearly defined and standardized blues tradition, rather than innovators.' In any case, this is acoustic prison blues at its finest, and includes such detailed liner notes as well as an annotated track listing that it is equal parts musical and historical document."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music Vol. 4
Label:	DOXY (ITALY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$32.00
Catalog #:	DOY 647LP

Subtitled: Country Music & Bluegrass. "The great lost volume to Harry Smith's legendary Anthology of American Folk Music! Although these songs were compiled at the same time as the original volumes (famously released on Smithsonian Folkways in 1952), Volume 4: Country Music & Bluegrass remained mysteriously unissued for almost 50 years! Like the previous volumes these recordings come mostly from the late '20s and '30s, with the central focus being on old time country and bluegrass music by artists like the Monroe Brothers, the Carter Family, Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Leadbelly, Uncle Dave Macon, Sleepy John Estes and more! The importance of Harry Smith's work cannot be overstated. Not only did he single-handedly save much of American folk music from extinction, but when he handed his record collection over to Smithsonian folkways in 1952, he opened the floodgates for the American folk revival of the following decade and beyond."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Ouled Bambara: Portraits Of Gnawa
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	CD/DVD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DC 403CD

"In the first release of its kind, Twos & Fews and Drag City present Ouled Bambara: Portraits Of Gnawa -- a presentation in sound and moving pictures of several of Marrakech's most experienced Gnawa practitioners and their individual interpretations of the deep, esoteric, and powerful tagnawit tradition. Gnawa music has been considered a kind of Ur-blues, and has also been linked to the music of voodoo and santeria. It's often described with words like 'hypnotic,' which it is. The Gnawa have long signified (at least to the small portion of the public that's bothered to think of them) all that is mysterious and phenomenal about Morocco: mystical Sufism, trance rituals, possession rites, ecstatic music and dance. Brought north most likely from the West and Central Sahel region of Africa over several hundred years, the original Gnawa were black slaves who synthesized animist African religious ritual with classical Sufi practice. But nothing sounds quite like the music of the Gnawa, and their music and their practice have usually elided definition, if not description. They are healers who intercede with the fiercest of the djinn spirits -- the mluk (whom other Sufi orders avoid) -- on behalf of their suffering clients. Their rituals invite possession by these mluk, with the deep thump of the guinbri lute and ever-rattling, clacking percussive accompaniment whipping the dancers into states of trance in which they struggle with the powerful spirits. Ouled Bambara means literally, 'children of Bambara,' and the name of the musical suite that begins the nocturnal portion of the Gnawa ritual. The Gnawa are considered an underclass in Moroccan society, but they nonetheless play a vital role in its spiritual life. Ouled Bambara: Portraits Of Gnawa is an exploration of that role and some of its most talented actors." NTSC All-region format DVD, in French and Arabic with English subtitles.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Whaur the Pig Gaed on the Spree
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	LP
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DC 488LP

Subtitled: Scottish Recordings by Alan Lomax, 1951-57 (compiled by Alasdair Roberts). "In the summer of 1951, Alan Lomax made his first trip to Scotland on the recommendations of folksinger Ewan MacColl and poet, song-collector and Scots nationalist Hamish Henderson. Traveling through the Scottish Lowlands, Lomax and Henderson recorded pipe tunes, children's games, Robert Burns compositions and dozens of ballads from farm laborers, fishwives, and the Scottish Traveling folk. Lomax wasn't just impressed by the variety of the country's traditional music, he was astounded by the depth of the Scots' knowledge and appreciation of it. Whaur the Pig Gaed on the Spree commemorates the 60th anniversary of Lomax's first Scottish recordings and acknowledges their profound effect on Scotland's folk revival with one of its most gifted heirs at the wheel: Drag City recording artist Alasdair Roberts. Curated by Roberts and produced in collaboration with the Alan Lomax Archive's Global Jukebox label, the record is a startlingly diverse portrait of Lowland traditional music and song: from gentle to rumbustious, hilarious to heartbreaking."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Total Groovy
Label:	DRAG CITY
Format:	4CD BOX
Price:	$31.00
Catalog #:	DC 507CD

"A little bit of history is a dangerous thing. How then would a present-day acolyte of punk rock's strict regimen explain how Pete Shelly launched an avant-garde DIY label while riding high on the British charts and touring internationally back in 1979 and '80? Loving the art of records and their wayward appeal, it was only natural for Shelley and Francis Cookson to conceive Groovy Records as a way to make some truly freaky (and decidedly un-punk rock) records, and do as much of the work of making the records themselves as they could. These releases represent some of the farthest-out sessions on the wild-to-begin-with late-70s Manchester scene. That three of these four albums were released in the space of one big year, 1980 the one real year of Groovy Records' existence, is further testament to the swirl of passions in swiftly morphing times. Now for the first time ever, these four aural tomes are collected together for CD release with all original packaging included in miniature (plus an exclusive Shelley interview!) -- so what are you waiting for? It's been over thirty years' now -- you can finally get Groovy on digital." 4CD BOX includes: Free Agents' £3.33, Pete Shelley's Sky Yen, Sally Smmit and Her Musicians' Hanaghar and Strange Men in Sheds with Spanners.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Drumpoems Verse 1
Label:	DRUMPOET COMMUNITY (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DPC 012CD

2008 release. Zurich's Drumpoet Community presents its first CD. The general vibe in Zurich is rather relaxed and so is the music from Drumpoets, a label which seems to reflect the rhythm of Zurich perfectly and represents the constant aim for change and progression characteristic of the city. it's about the deepness of electronic music, the communication between the track and the listener. Something that's touching and moving your body and of course your soul. Like-minded artists like Foster, Soultourist, Kawabata aka Lexx and The Lost Men contributed exclusive songs; Quarion and Dixon remixed or rearranged tunes; Manuel Tur & DPlay and Thabo re-edited their previously released tunes for this compilation. The honest attitude of Drumpoets is underlined by positive reactions and support from people like Carl Craig, Laurent Garnier, Derrick May, Âme, Henrik Schwarz, Jazzanova, Pepe Bradock and Chateau Flight to name just a few. Housed in a limited CD bag.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Drumpoems Verse 1
Label:	DRUMPOET COMMUNITY (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DPC 012EP

"Welcome along to the first Drumpoet compilation entitled Drumpoems Verse 1. This teasing 4 track EP combines the previously unreleased tracks of Foster, Kawabata, The Lost Men and Soultourist on vinyl. Deep house heaven! The drumpoet.comMUNITY was founded in 2005 in Zurich to remusicalize the cold and sometimes boring schemes of clubland. It was time to bring back the warmth and soul to the dancefloor. The general vibe is rather relaxed than hectic -- a groove which seems to reflect the rhythm of Zurich perfectly and represents the constant aim for change and progression which is another characteristic of Zoorichans."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Drumpoems Verse 2
Label:	DRUMPOET COMMUNITY (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DPC 025CD

2009 release. Welcome to the second Drumpoems installment, a selection of tracks created by Zurich's Drumpoet Community and compiled by label head-honchos Alex Dallas and Ron Shiller. Drawing heavily on the Alpine backdrop of their home city and its relaxed vibe, the artists have assembled a selection of exclusive tracks and one-off edits to reflect the rhythm of Zurich and its cosmopolitan feel. Friends of the community were happy to lend a hand on the album, and so we find brand new tracks from Cavalier, The Lost Men, Langenberg, Quarion, Kawabata, Azuni and Hunch, a previously unreleased track from DC and special edits from Manuel Tur & Dplay, Soultourist and Crowdpleaser & Ly Sander. Influenced by the legendary Detroit and Chicago scenes, the Drumpoets give everything their own refreshingly original stamp and have already won plaudits from the likes of Jazzanova, Carl Craig, Will Saul, Loco Dice, Laurent Garnier, Todd Terje and Henrik Schwarz.

Artist:	VA
Title:	License to Thrill Part One
Label:	DUB POLICE (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	DP 013EP

3-part 12" series. "A-side: Caspa - 'Ooh R Ya': Kicking off the License To Thrill series is the long-awaited banger, 'Ooh R Ya.' This one has been battered by the likes of N-Type, Rusko, The Others and of course, Caspa. It's an 'in your face stomper,' with an absolutely outrageous bass line with bundles of energy and signature sample, Caspa sets the pace for the License To Thrill series. Side B1: Orien - 'Equinox': the debut track from the latest edition to the Dub Police camp: West London's Orien. This one is a spaced-out roller with warping, squelching bass lines and eerie growling synths that keep you moving; expect to hear more forthcoming Dub Police material from the man like Orien. Side B2: L-Wiz - 'Mary Jane': Dub Police veterans L-Wiz come with another melodic dubwize track that has been in public demand for a while now. This is standard L-Wiz business, with dubbed-out horns, plucked spacey guitars and a deep weighty sub. This one's a right Bobby Dazler from Stockholm's finest and adds a nice diversity to the EP."

Artist:	VA
Title:	License to Thrill Part Two
Label:	DUB POLICE (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	DP 014EP

"A1. Rusko - 'Original Cut': Rusko strikes again, with another devastating anthem that has gained support from Skream, Hatcha, Tubby and N-Type, to name a few. With its cheeky melodies, rasta man samples and a seriously heavy bass line, this won't fail to disappoint. Fans of tracks like 'Jahova,' will be digging this one for sure; dub-driven madness from the man of the moment. B1. Matty G - 'Street Knowledge': Matty G comes with another earth shattering monster of a tune here; and fans of his '50,000 Watts' style tracks will not be disappointed. If sub-low bass that rattles your chest plate and old skool beats laced with hip-hop samples is your cup of tea, this is the one for you. B2. Dubwoofa - 'Devoliz': Dub Police newbie's Dubwoofa make their debut in fine style here. The track has a dark, epic and mystical feel to it, with big reverbed beats, a low rumbling sub bass and brilliant atmospheric pads and instrumentation, this is just a taste of things to come from these guys."

Artist:	VA
Title:	License to Thrill Part Three
Label:	DUB POLICE (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.50
Catalog #:	DP 015EP

"A1. Conquest - 'Forever': West London's Conquest kicks off Part 3 of the License To Thrill series with this deep and soulful track that has gained from support from the likes of Chef, D1 and Caspa, amongst others. With its clever and well-chosen sampling, sweet melodies, tribal driven beats and thumping bass it's a sure winner. B1. The Others - 'Light Up Your Spliff': following on from their recent Dub Police single; The Others' long-awaited 'Light Up Your Spliff' finally sees plastic. With sharp amen breaks under a stomping beat, a vicious bass line and the catchy vocal courtesy of The Bush Chemists, this is bound to get any dancefloor moving; more dark, moody bass action from D-Code and Dexterous. B2. Kromestar - 'Focuz': rounding off the EP is the Dub Police debut for South London's Kromestar. This techno-driven stomper has been battered by all the big guns and is sure to get you skanking. With a big dark 4x4 beat, a weighty bass and dirty techno stabs, this one is a serious neck -reaker. Another massive release for the ever-growing Dub Police."

Artist:	VA
Title:	License To Thrill Part Five
Label:	DUB POLICE (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DP 024EP

"Kicking off part 5 of the series is Dub Police regulars The Others with one serious riddim! Bone-crushing, mechanical beats and snarling bass lines are in order here with eerie soundscapes and a super catchy synth. Gaining some serious support from the likes of Caspa, N-Type and The Scratch Perverts, this one is guaranteed to tear down any dance -- think Robocop on steroids. L-Wiz -- 'Amy Diamond': Dub Police's answer to Abba yet again manage to deliver an absolutely mind-blowing track that will send tingles down your spine. This little number is carried along by a loose beat, warm bass, and beautiful synths and melodies in typical L-Wiz fashion. This is one for those lazy Sunday mornings -- mesmerizing stuff from Stockholm's finest! Dubwoofa -- 'The Nightmare': L-Wiz' s Scandinavian counterparts Dubwoofa round off part 5 with one seriously dark tune -- this makes black metal sound like nursery rhymes! Eerie soundscapes, tribal beats, dark, warping bass and hints of atmospheric piano. If it's tension you want, this is one for you. Absolutely mind-blowing stuff from these two, who are fast proving they are the kings of the dark side -- this will give you nightmares!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Secondhand Sureshots
Label:	DUBLAB/STONES THROW
Format:	DVD/CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	STH 2237DVD

"Secondhand Sureshots is a filmed experiment in creative sound recycling. Dublab director Bryan 'Morpho' Younce sent some of the world's best beatmakers/DJs (Daedalus, Nobody, J.Rocc and Ras G) on a safari into L.A. thrift stores with orders to make new music out of five finds while the cameras filmed the whole process. The result is a mini-documentary about putting new life into old vinyl. Over 2 hours of footage, music & bonus material. Accompanying the DVD is a CD of exclusive music created during the process alongside remixes and bonus beats."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tempo Explosion
Label:	DUG OUT (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	DO ADM070CD

Moving between New York and Kingston, Jamaica, in the mid-1980s, the revered Black Victory label was a perfect storm, crossing the sainted ranks and deep lineages of Studio One and Bullwackies, together with the first, most celebrated strikes of the digital revolution in reggae. The musicians -- for the JA recordings presented as The Studio One Band, in NYC as the Black Roots Players -- included Brentford Road legends like bassist Bagga Walker and keyboardist Pablove Black, alongside White Plains Road aces like sax-man Jerry Johnson and percussionist Ras Menilik. The studios were Bullwackies, in the Bronx, where the genius Lloyd Barnes produced Tempo Explosion with Sugar Minott, and Music Mountain, in Stony Hill, Kingston, where David Rowan was the recordist, and the heavyweight Crucial Bunny (from Channel One) mixed the Nitty Gritty LP, General Penitentiary. Business was run from two New York record shops: Madison Records at 125th Street in Harlem, and Wackies. Dancehall savior of Studio One and co-architect of Black Victory, Wackies stalwart Minott himself takes the mic, kicking off the imperious Tempo Explosion version-excursion. Studio One veteran Willie Williams turns in one of his masterworks, a pile-driving Shaka murder, with a deejay cut by newcomer Colorman. Throughout Black Victory, the musicianship and dubwise production magnificently rides the cusp between analog and digital, with masterful live performances and swinging drum programs seamlessly combined. This is an album containing eight versions on King Tubby's "Tempo" rhythm, originally released in 1985 and produced by Bullwackie and Sugar Minott. Sleeve art by design by Wackies artist Leslie Moore. Other artists featured include: Chris Wayne, Ras Menilik DaCosta, Jerry Johnson and Black Roots Players.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tempo Explosion
Label:	DUG OUT (UK)
Format:	LP
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DO ADM070LP

LP version. Moving between New York and Kingston, Jamaica, in the mid-1980s, the revered Black Victory label was a perfect storm, crossing the sainted ranks and deep lineages of Studio One and Bullwackies, together with the first, most celebrated strikes of the digital revolution in reggae. The musicians -- for the JA recordings presented as The Studio One Band, in NYC as the Black Roots Players -- included Brentford Road legends like bassist Bagga Walker and keyboardist Pablove Black, alongside White Plains Road aces like sax-man Jerry Johnson and percussionist Ras Menilik. The studios were Bullwackies, in the Bronx, where the genius Lloyd Barnes produced Tempo Explosion with Sugar Minott, and Music Mountain, in Stony Hill, Kingston, where David Rowan was the recordist, and the heavyweight Crucial Bunny (from Channel One) mixed the Nitty Gritty LP, General Penitentiary. Business was run from two New York record shops: Madison Records at 125th Street in Harlem, and Wackies. Dancehall savior of Studio One and co-architect of Black Victory, Wackies stalwart Minott himself takes the mic, kicking off the imperious Tempo Explosion version-excursion. Studio One veteran Willie Williams turns in one of his masterworks, a pile-driving Shaka murder, with a deejay cut by newcomer Colorman. Throughout Black Victory, the musicianship and dubwise production magnificently rides the cusp between analog and digital, with masterful live performances and swinging drum programs seamlessly combined. This is an album containing eight versions on King Tubby's "Tempo" rhythm, originally released in 1985 and produced by Bullwackie and Sugar Minott. Sleeve art by design by Wackies artist Leslie Moore. Other artists featured include: Chris Wayne, Ras Menilik DaCosta, Jerry Johnson and Black Roots Players.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dum Trax
Label:	DUM (FINLAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	DUM 100

Compilation of tracks from the one of the leading Finnish techno labels, second only to the revolutionary Sahko label. Dum is run by Kim Rapatti (aka Mono Junk); in fact all tracks on this comp (by Mars 31, Detroit Diesel, Melody Boy 2000 & Mono Junk etc.) are Rapatti productions. An assortment of his early productions from '93-94 -- some off of Dum 12"'s, some theoretically exclusive to this CD -- this features his Detroit-influenced minimal techno styles. Deep, hypnotic patterns, acid intensities, post-Derrick May cosmic string washes -- all coalescing into to beautiful variation on this legendary American style.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dynasty EP 1
Label:	DUMB-UNIT (CANADA)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	DU 065EP

Dumb Unit continues unabated into the future with Dynasty EP 1, the first of many releases for Dumb Unit Dynasty, a special yearlong focus showcasing the diverse talent of the label. "Vanitas" by Jeremy P Caulfield & Seph is a gentle storm of synths and percussion. Pherox's rework of "Chase's Dream" by Agaric & Walker takes one of this summer's hits into new darker places. Pablo Denegri's "Olga" is a deep, dark lullaby that is both powerful and persuasive.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dump Valve Allstars
Label:	DUMP VALVE (UK)
Format:	2x12"
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	DV 017EP

"After releasing the grime album of the year, Wonder's Welcome To Wonderland, Dump Valve return with a double-pack to get grime fans' pulses racing. Many of the scene's top names feature on this release, with some of the biggest tunes of recent times seeing light of day. Tracks by Wiley, Tubby & Geeneus have featured heavily on radio, mixes and DVDs throughout last year, whilst lesser known tracks by Roll Deep's Danny Weed & Scratchy, True Tiger, & DOK make this an essential purchase. A truly diverse release from grime's most consistent label."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Faith Is Fear
Label:	DUST SCIENCE (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	DUSTSND 013EP

"We've been fans of Fabrice Lig for years here at Dust. He's released an avalanche of great techno on classic labels such as KMS, 7th City, F-Comm and Playhouse and he's done us proud with his first release for us. 'Access Denied' is a surging, swinging, darkside monster that's relentlessly tricky and funky. The Detroit pads are seriously tripped out and swamped in glitchy beats and stepping hi-hats, and there's some serious low end; it's a hell of a track. Regis and Female are responsible for some of the best UK techno ever made. Here they contribute C/Chaos; performed live at the Orbit in Leeds, it's simply massive, propelled by downward twisting strings and utterly slamming, intoxicating electronic rhythms. Techno luminaries The 65D Mavericks are renowned for their driving but innovative techno. 'WireTap' is well up to their high standards. Skittering sub-electro beats and stop-start melodies make this a sunrise classic. Whereas Sheffield wunderkind Carl Taylor has given us a peak time banger of the first order. 'Scanner' is an awesome full-fat techno disco monster and will pulverize dancefloors across the world."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Goodbye, Babylon
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	6CD BOX
Price:	$98.00
Catalog #:	DTD 001CD

2003 release, recently repressed and fully available again! Debut release on this label, an incredible package of early gospel music, in a deluxe handcrafted wooden box (designed by Susan Archie, who was previously responsible for the Grammy-winning Charley Patton boxset on Revenant). 5 CDs featuring 135 songs (1902-1960), 1 CD featuring 25 sermons (1926-1941). Notes and essays by musicologists and scholars. Contributors include Lynn Abbott, David Evans, Ray Funk, Anthony Heilbut, Kip Lornell, Luigi Monge, Paul Oliver, Opal Louis Nations, Bruce Nemerov, Guido van Rijn, Ken Romanowski, Tony Russell, Doug Seroff, Dick Spottswood, Warren Steel, David Tibet, Gayle Dean Wardlow, and Charles Wolfe. 200 page book with Bible verses, complete lyric transcriptions, and notes for each recording, plus over 200 illustrations. Reverently packed in raw cotton and housed in a deluxe 8" x 11" x 2.5" cedar box. "If you're not sure where you'll stand on judgement morning, we have five CDs of guitar evangelists, holiness string bands, jubilee gospel quartets, sacred harp choirs and sanctified jug music to rock your soul plus one CD of shouting sisters and powerful preachers to deliver the message about your starry crown." According to Greil Marcus: "The best country-religious music collection I have ever heard."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Where Will You Be Christmas Day?
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	DTD 002CD

24 Recordings from 1917 - 1959. "Following up last year's critically acclaimed Goodbye, Babylon box set, Dust-to-Digital is proud to announce our new Holiday Series, curated by musicologist Dick Spottswood. Based on his popular radio show in Washington, D.C., our series is initiated with a Christmas Gift, a compact disc full of rare yuletide gems. Just as Goodbye, Babylon showed the many sides of gospel music, this CD shows many sides of Christmas -- from Jesus born in the manger to Leroy Carr spending the holiday in jail. Some of the artists featured include Alabama Sacred Harp Singers, Butterbeans and Susie, Fiddlin' John Carson, Cotton Top Mountain Sanctified Singers, Lightning Hopkins, Los Jibaros, Kansas City Kitty, Lead Belly, Lord Executor, Maddox Brothers and Rose, and Bessie Smith. Together they provide a stark contrast to the commercialized Christmas we know today..."

Artist:	VA
Title:	How Low Can You Go?: Anthology of the String Bass 1925-1941
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	3CD
Price:	$53.00
Catalog #:	DTD 004CD

The first anthology ever of the string bass; A 3CD box set in a cardboard box; 96-page book. Original recordings from 1925-1941, from the legendary archival label Dust-To-Digital (that previously brought the world the beyond-elaborate Goodbye, Babylon and Fonotone Records boxsets).

"Not so long ago, the string bass stood tall and proud -- roughly the length and breadth of a poor man's pine coffin -- in every musical aggregation throughout the land from Bangor to Buenos Aires, from the highest high life to the lowest lowdown: From tuxedoed symphony ensembles to tipsy Calypso bands to honkytonkers in oil-field dives, from elegantly gelled tango orchestras to jazz combos in unspeakable speak-easys to methed-out rockabilly trios right off some flatbed: you can be damned sure Johnny Cash wouldn't have been able to walk the line without bassist Marshall Grant keeping him honest. But somewhere along the line, the upright acoustic bass was snatched from its hallowed place atop the sedans (special carriage) and show-stages and relegated to the trash-heap of history in favor of Leo Fender's sleek electric cousin, plugged in to compete with amplified guitar and drums. Now the stand-up bass makes its appearance mostly in limousine-liberal Lincoln Center jazz benefits and hardcore bluegrass bands -- or as a comical hayseed prop in retro hillbilly outfits. And yet in that span between the turn-of-the-century tuba blaring from an Edison cylinder and today's synthesized-bass loops heaving from every SUV on the pike, the hypnotic pull of the old-school string bass remains. A musical craft handed down by calloused, bandaged fingers, it wrought a mighty saga of bottom-heavy rhythms that rattled the walls of many a venue and anchored many an historic recording session. Without it, the revolutionary sound of American mongrel music of the last century would have been thin gruel indeed." --Eddie Dean, from the liner notes.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Desperate Man Blues: Discovering the Roots of American Music
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	DTD 005CD

A compilation of songs as featured in Dust-to-Digital's Desperate Man Blues DVD, chronicling the amazing life in music of Joe Bussard (founder of Fonotone Records). Blues. Gospel. Jazz. Hillbilly. The late 1920s was the Big Bang of the music industry. King of record collectors Joe Bussard tells the story of "America's real music" with passionate enthusiasm in his own inimitable style. The film has an outstanding soundtrack featuring artists Charley Patton, Son House, The Carter Family, Uncle Dave Macon, Blind Willie McTell and a roster of other roots musicians. Jewel case packaging; released by multi Grammy-nominated Dust-to-Digital.

Artist:	VA
Title:	I Belong To This Band: 85 Years of Sacred Harp Recordings
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	DTD 006CD

This current collection of Sacred Harp singing is the first to offer a full range of recordings by traditional Sacred Harp singers from 1922 to the present, and is a companion to the Sacred Harp documentary by Awake, My Soul: The Story of the Sacred Harp, the first feature documentary about Sacred Harp singing. This CD is unique in a number of respects. It contains several prewar and mid-century recordings never before released on CD, some of which have never been released at all. Sacred Harp singing is typically a community musical and social event, held at all-day singings and conventions in the rural South. It is characterized by mass participation, full-voiced singing, lack of instrumental accompaniment, and rotation of song leaders. Growing out of the singing-school movement of the 18th century, and preserving the music of the first American composers, it came to be associated in the deep South with church and community homecomings and decoration days, and with sumptuous "dinner on the ground" spread in the churchyard at noon. It differs from shape-note gospel singing in that the repertory is largely pre-Civil War, and is relatively fixed in one of the 20th-century revisions of the original 1844 oblong tunebook by B. F. White and E. J. King. Although The Sacred Harp was called "the book oftenest found in the homes of rural Southerners other than the Holy Bible," the tradition was ignored by the cultural elites of the nation and region. For 85 years, commercial record producers and documentary folklorists have tried to capture this "harmonic complex of singular charm," as Jackson described it. Surprisingly, though, the earliest recordings differ sharply from the powerful sounds heard at today's singings. Many reflect the more informal uses of Sacred Harp music in the family circle, while others show the influence of professional gospel quartet singing. Displaying a wide range of ensembles and vocal styles, this release includes recordings of quartets and other groups who recorded for major record labels before World War II, private studio recordings of the 1950s and 1960s, and digital field recordings of large contemporary singing. This collection also weaves three important strands of this music: early commercial recordings, cut on 78s in the 1920s through the 1940s, home recordings made by small groups of singers in the 1950s, and contemporary "all day sacred harp singings." The very fact that these separate strands appear together here on one CD is part of what makes this collection so unique, yet the historical breadth of the material is also noteworthy. Cardboard arigato pak with 16-page saddle-stitched booklet.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Art of Field Recording Sampler
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	DTD 007CD

Subtitle: 50 Years of Traditional Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum. This is a CD preview release of an upcoming Dust-to-Digital 4CD collaboration with renowned music archivists, Art and Margo Rosenbaum. The diverse talents of the Rosebaums have allowed them to record music traditions in a way few others could have done. Dust-to-Digital is proud to announce this project in an attempt to keep alive the music they love so dearly. Get ready for antebellum spirituals, lined-out hymns of country churches, old time frolic tunes, bottleneck blues, hammer-and-pick work songs, dance music of fiddle bands, unaccompanied mountain ballads, and backwoods banjo tunes. Art Rosenbaum has been recording American traditional music for half a century -- and in the process produced over 15 LPs and CDs, two hard-cover books, and archival material deposited in the Library of Congress, Indiana University, and University of Georgia archives. In 2007, Dust-to-Digital will release a 4CD set of Art Rosenbaum's recordings. The presentation will be in book form, with notes and commentary on all the tracks, many of Art's own drawings and paintings as well as Margo's photographs, and of course, four CDs. The content of the several CDs will be roughly inspired by Harry Smith's organization of his classic Anthology of American Folk with some important differences.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Black Mirror: Reflections in Global Musics (1918-1955)
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	DTD 010CD

Recordings made between 1918-1955 compiled by Ian Nagoski. A compilation of 24 recordings from the first half of the 20th century of music from Syria, Bali, Scotland, Thailand, Ukraine, China, Cameroon, India, Turkey, Germany, Spain, Vietnam, Yugoslavia, Japan, Poland, Greece, Java, Portugal, Laos, Sweden and Burma, all newly transferred and mastered from 78 rpm discs, at least 18 of which have never been issued before on CD (all but one never having been previously reissued in the U.S.). Influenced by Pete Whelan's Origin Jazz Library, Pat Conte's Secret Museum of Mankind, Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Henry Cowell's Music of the World's People, Alan Bishop and Hisham Mayet's Sublime Frequencies label, Lance Ledbetter's Goodbye, Babylon, Michael Snow's The Last LP and much more. Sounds like zamr, naa phaat piphat, gong kebyar, Northumbrian piping, periya melam, rhumba, Carpathian weddings, Rulin opera, Uilleann piping, Bollywood, dan bau, Handel, rembetika, gusle, tembang sunds, flamenco, fado, prayer, djanger, kabuki and yien pwe.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Victrola Favorites: Artifacts from Bygone Days
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	2CD/BOOK
Price:	$39.50
Catalog #:	DTD 011CD

Third press now available! Recordings made between the 1920s-1950s compiled by Rob Millis and Jeffery Taylor of the Seattle-based experimental band Climax Golden Twins from their collections of rare 78rpm records and design ephemera. Deluxe 144-page clothbound, full-color book with two CDs featuring Burmese guitars, Chinese opera, Persian folk songs, fado, hillbilly, jazz, blues and much, much more. Climax Golden Twins have designed gallery and museum installations, composed soundtracks (most notably the film Session Nine), worked on documentary films (Phi Ta Khon: Ghosts Of Isan released on Sublime Frequencies) and contributed soundscapes to NPR radio programs in addition to releasing numerous recordings on CD and LP, including a recent LP on the Sun City Girls' Abduction Records imprint entitled 5 Cents A Piece. Influenced by the Secret Museum of Mankind, Yazoo releases, Harry Smith's Anthology Of American Folk Music, as well as record labels like Sublime Frequencies, Ethnic Folkways and Ocora. Also inspired by art and design books such as those published by Chronicle. Sounds like vintage music from around the globe. Looks like a clothbound book printed on extremely fine museum quality wood-free paper and is meant as a visual manifestation of the sounds contained on the CDs. Hundreds of beautiful images of sleeves, photos, labels, needle tins and more.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Art Of Field Recording Volume II
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	4CD BOX
Price:	$60.00
Catalog #:	DTD 012CD

Subtitled: Fifty Years of Traditional American Music Documented by Art Rosenbaum. This is volume 2 of Dust-to-Digital's robust and highly-acclaimed Art of Field Recording series, assembled by esteemed archivist Art Rosenbaum. This impressive 4CD set includes ballads, blues, spirituals, work songs and slave songs, religious singing and other traditional folk music from Georgia, Arkansas, Texas, Florida and elsewhere. Housed in a 10"x10"x10" color cardboard box containing a 96-page perfect-bound book with over 100 illustrations and photographs, and four CDs with a total of 107 tracks. Founded by Lance Ledbetter in 1999, Dust-to-Digital's mission is to produce high quality cultural artifacts which combine rare, essential recordings with historic images and detailed texts describing the artists and their works. Art is a painter, a muralist, and an illustrator, as well as a collector and performer of traditional American folk music. He has been collecting and studying traditional American music for over 50 years. His focus covers Appalachian banjo tunes and ballads, Southern and Midwestern fiddle tunes, blues and spirituals. Rosenbaum began seeking out traditional performers while in his teens, rediscovering and recording the great blues guitarist Scrapper Blackwell and fiddler John W. Summers, both in his then-home state of Indiana. His fieldwork has produced archival material in the Indiana University Folklore Archives, the University of Georgia Libraries and the Archives of the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. His Art of Field Recording Vol. I was nominated for an Award for Excellence in Historical Recorded Sound Research from the Association for Recorded Sound Collections. "Rosenbaum is a folk revivalist of the old school. He believes that traditional ballads, blues, spirituals, and fiddle tunes are among the glories of American culture, and he wanted to help preserve and disseminate them. Ledbetter, forty years younger, was less interested in preservation than in inspiration -- the best he could do for folk music, Ledbetter seemed to feel, was to research, remaster, and repackage it as beautifully as possible to make the old songs seem new again." --The New Yorker, "The Last Verse: Is there any folk music still out there?"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Take Me To The Water: Immersion Baptism In Vintage Music...
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	BOOK/CD
Price:	$31.00
Catalog #:	DTD 013CD

..And Photography 1890-1950 The latest release from Grammy Award-winning reissue label Dust-to-Digital gives music fans another reason to rejoice. A stunning 96-page hardcover book of historic baptism photographs, taken between 1890 and 1950 and compiled from the collection of noted folk art collector Jim Linderman, is accompanied by a CD of rare gospel and folk recordings from original 78 RPM records (1924-1940), featuring artists Washington Phillips, Carter Family, Tennessee Mountaineers, and more. Produced by the 2009 Grammy winner for "Best Historical Album," Steven Lance Ledbetter. The CD could easily be seen as the seventh disc of Goodbye, Babylon (DTD 001CD), Dust-to-Digital's critically-acclaimed and Grammy-nominated box set from 2003. Original 78 RPM records came from the collections of Joe Bussard, Steven Lance Ledbetter, Frank Mare and Roger Misiewicz. "Whether you have ever actually experienced a baptism or not, whether you are a believer or not, these pictures and the music that accompanies them transmit all the emotional information: the excitement and the serenity, the fellowship and the warmth, the wind and the water ... You would have to have a heart of tin not to recognize this as one of the happiest collections of archival photographs ever assembled." --From the introduction by Luc Sante. 96-page hardcover book (8.75 x 6 inches) with 75 sepia photograph reproductions from 1890-1950; CD includes 25 songs and sermons from 1924-1940.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Baby, How Can It Be?
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	3CD
Price:	$30.00
Catalog #:	DTD 016CD

Subtitled: Songs Of Love, Lust And Contempt From The 1920s And 1930s. Three CDs of music about love, lust and contempt from the 1920s and 1930s. Three CDs from the 78 rpm record collection of John Heneghan with liner notes by Nick Tosches and centerfold illustration by R. Crumb.
"This is a trove of delights, many of which will be new to even the furthest gone among us ... Like the man says, love is a many-splendored thing. Those who have it, had it, or hold vague memories of something like it. Those who have yearned and pined for it. Those who have thrown it away, or cried over it, or are incapable of it. Those who have killed themselves or others or both over it. Everybody knows that what the man says is true. No wonder there have been so many songs about it, going way back, all the way back to the Song of Songs, or the Song of Solomon, or whatever the hell you want to call it, and before that even ... As is commonly recognized, or so at least it should be stated for matters at hand, the 1920s and 1930s represented the golden age of the love song. Baby, How Can It Be? Songs Of Love, Lust And Contempt -- don't forget that odi-et-amo angle -- From The 1920s And 1930s reflects that age of gold resplendently. Chosen from the collection of John Heneghan, the 66 recordings here are alive with more cooing, kissing, cupidity, cussing, and killing than lifetimes of longing, heavenly and demonic, could ever aspire to. Talk about a handful of young roe and its discontents. As them Hebe smut-hounds of old used to say, you ain't heard nothin' yet." --Nick Tosches, from the liner notes.
3 CDs + booklet in an 8-panel cardboard case.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Never A Pal Like Mother
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	BOOK/2CD
Price:	$34.50
Catalog #:	DTD 019CD

Subtitled: Vintage Songs & Photographs of the One Who's Always True. The newest release from the Dust-to-Digital holiday series, Never A Pal Like Mother celebrates the maternal theme with a hardback book containing 65 antique photographs and 40 recordings from 1927-1956 on two CDs. Compiled from such esteemed collectors as Joe Bussard, the recordings include songs by Louvin Brothers, William McCoy, Washington Phillips, Carter Family and more. The songs on the first disc describe mother's activities on earth: kindness, discipline, teaching and love. The second disc's songs involve coping with a mother's death and the emptiness it creates. The book features 65 antique photographs from such noted collectors as Sarah Bryan and Jim Linderman. Included is a foreward by Grammy-Award winning singer-songwriter Rosanne Cash and an essay by Sarah Bryan. "We can feel our American past here: how we lived, how hard we worked, how we were a nation of travelers and wanderers, how we held fast to our faith, how great our losses were, how quickly death came, and how often our mothers were the rock and the lighthouse, the home inside our hearts. These songs could never be written in the age of jet travel, therapy, delayed adolescence, the internet, nor could they survive current popular ideas of human psychology. They are pristine and deeply wrought sonic images, unfiltered through modern expectations, and are all the more refreshing and thrilling for being so. Those of us who treasure American roots music are listening to the very center of its essence in this anthology: a nearly century-old collection of songs about the most important person in the entire lexicon." --Rosanne Cash, from the introduction. Never A Pal Like Mother is elegantly presented in a 96-page hardback book (5.75"x8.5") with 2 CDs in front and back sleeves on the inside covers.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Opika Pende: Africa At 78 RPM
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	4CD/BOOK
Price:	$55.00
Catalog #:	DTD 022CD

Opika Pende: Africa At 78 RPM is a 4CD collection featuring 100 tracks taken from rare 78rpm recordings of African music (1909 to mid-1960s), none of which have ever been issued on CD until now. Pan-African in scope and wildly diverse, Opika Pende is a testament to the deep riches found in early recorded music across the continent. 112-page softcover book with 4 CDs in a separate portfolio -- all housed in a deluxe cloth slipcase. Jonathan Ward is a Los Angeles-based collector, researcher, and writer. In 2007, he began the well-known web site Excavated Shellac, which features a wide range of scarce, international 78rpm records from across the globe with extensive commentary. In 2010, Jonathan released his first LP in a series for Dust-to-Digital's vinyl imprint Parlortone. Titled Excavated Shellac: Strings (PT 2001LP), it contains 14 exemplary performances on string instruments from across the globe, all from his collection of 78s.

Artist:	VA
Title:	I Have My Liberty!: Gospel Sounds From Accra, Ghana
Label:	DUST-TO-DIGITAL
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	DTD 023CD

I Have My Liberty! Gospel Sounds From Accra, Ghana is an album of sounds and performances recorded live in 2008 from the churches of Ghana's capital city. This album is the missing link between American gospel records by artists like Rev. Johnny L. Jones and traditional African artists like those featured on Opika Pende: Africa At 78 RPM (DTD 022CD). Amid Accra's bustling sprawl of swirling dust and exhaust, are countless havens for homegrown musical expression: charismatic and spiritual Christian churches. There, distorted PA systems, anchored by female singers, and ramshackle guitars played by a rotating cast of local men weave in and out of popular melodies, bringing congregations to their feet. Singers emote in repeated phrases, lifted by tambourines, claps, and percussion, to unite their voices in praise and worship. I Have My Liberty! Gospel Sounds From Accra, Ghana takes listeners into these churches, where congregations join together to process the anxieties of their West African metropolis. Recorded and edited by Calpin Hoffman-Williamson, a Philadelphia-based producer and audio engineer.

Artist:	VA
Title:	DIN AV - 01/04/CN/86.03
Label:	DVDSCAPE (GERMANY)
Format:	DVD
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	DVDSC 001

First release on this new ~Scape subsidiary label, run by Pole/Stefan Betke. Dual NTSC/PAL format for worldwide consumption, no regions. "Nowadays, there's hardly a club without electronic-visual features, hardly an event without VJs. DIN AV 04/01/CI/86.03, the first release on brand new ~scape sub label dvdscape, highlights the personal and general development of this still relatively young VJ culture in which any division between art, commissioned work, club or high culture has become irrelevant. DIN AV 04/01/CI/86.03 opens with its curators Visomat Inc and the gradual rise of a sine curve: a field is pegged out and slowly filled with sound and visuals. From small to large, from abstract to model city, until Jan Jelinek's beat adds a third dimension, a trembling blur to the prefab estate. Cuts, stripes and fields for a true memory effect. Visomat prefer to work with space itself and, with gentle implacability, pay homage to a city destined to return to its banal, abstract void. Rechenzentrum, on the other hand, self-proclaimed protagonists of 'maladjusted electronica', see computers and dictaphones as pragmatic means for their audiovisual symbioses. Sensory blips increase in mutual expectation: from modern minimalism to colour and beats, until sense and illusion make easy bedfellows. This de-glitched matrix is followed by a short, sharp cut to cinemascope:

U-Matic interlaces interstitial faults, system crashes and error messages into almost poetic gushes of colour to highlight the history of these non-moments. Her inherent rhythm is perfectly matched by Safety Scissor' sweepingly optimistic, breathless beats, fighting back with an equally astonishing fault tolerance. Jutojo's analogue flickers of pictorial memories offer a bit of breathing space and take Christian Kleine's honeyed music onto a journey between day and dream. Cryptography on the remainders of celluloid and monochrome raindrops caught in the fading rays of the last 100 years of cinematography hint at shadows of arrival, associations of light and lines. Jörg Franzmann sparks up the proceedings with circling splitscreens, girls and technology, quest and desire, with slogans of youth and hope to Dimbiman's track. Last but by no means least Pfadfinderei turn out to be the only straightforward storytellers on this compilation: together with Moderat (Modeselektor + Apparat) they stage an ordered kitchen apocalypse -- saucy, spicy, racy and tasty.

Artist:	VA
Title:	E'de Love
Label:	E'DE COLOGNE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD/BOOK
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	EDC 001CD

The event-label E'de Cologne releases its first CD on the 10th anniversary of the correspondent party series. The release comes along like a techno-bible in jet black and glaring red and documents the history of Cologne's electronic music scene between 1999 and the present time. The "who's-who" of Cologne is included in this 36-page strong catalog with photos and musical contributions by Tobias Thomas, Michael Mayer, Hans Nieswandt, Triple R, Justus Köhncke, Ada, Eric D. Clark, The Modernist, André Kraml, Pierre Chevallier, Popnoname and Strobocop -- all linked together like the 12 apostles with a mission of love. The black and white photos of the artists could not be more charismatic. The offset paper literally seems to absorb the pictures, so that it does not have to let them go ever again. The graphic design with its contrasts in Pantone red and the interview text, which works like a play, breaks the stern rhythm of the photo series. The CD, which is included inside the cover, features nine unreleased tracks which follow the dramaturgy of a E'de Cologne Party. It musically connects Cologne and Christopher Street Day (an annual European LGBT celebration held in various cities across Europe, in honor of the Stonewall Riots in Greenwich Village on June 28, 1969), which began exactly 40 years ago in New York. The CD opens with an ambient, dubby intro by newcomer Chevallier, followed by a minimal track from Triple R and a playful disco anthem by Nieswandt. The Modernist manages to carry the sounds so typical for him in his "Lost In Music" track before the 7th track fades in: the legendary seven year-old Mayer/Thomas remix which rocks in the typical Cologne techno manner. The CD ends with Justus Köhncke vs. Marianne Rosenberg's "Lieder Der Nacht" -- a track with so much love and emotion, that it brings tears to your eyes. 1 Euro of each sold copy goes to the AIDS-Hilfe Köln. Other artists include: Tonetraeger, Haito, and Raz Ohara.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Tell Tale Signs of Earworm
Label:	EARWORM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	WORM 43

"Superbly packaged and excellent value double set which includes long sold-out A &B sides from Earworm talents like Novalk, Electric Sound of Joy, Avrocar, Magnetophone, Ma Cherie For Painting, GNAC, Fridge and others." Disc 2 is a collection of exclusive unreleased tracks from: Gwens, Matthew Ward, Screen Prints, The Vertical Smile, Kimonophonic, Magnetic North Pole, The Wee Turtles, The Minders, Southall Riot, I.S.A.N., Earthworm, Echoboy.

Artist:	VA
Title:	BalkanBeats
Label:	EASTBLOK MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	EBM 003CD

2006 release. When the first grenades were fired in the disintegrating Yugoslavia of the early '90s, a young Bosnian named Robert Soko came to Berlin to start a new life. He didn't care if his neighbor was Bosnian, Serbian, or Croatian. Robert began to throw parties with like-minded emigrants and played the old yugo hits -- a symbol of long-gone, peaceful Yugoslavia and vital survival training of emigrants trying to regain a lost past, their own history and identity. After over 10 years, the "BalkanBeats" parties are "legenda." Twice a month, Balkan beats are blasting in Berlin's Mudd Club: Gypsy grooves, tribal beats and Balkan ska. "BalkanBeats" became an international cult affair. Now, Soko plays New York and L.A. on a regular basis. Balkan beats are highly addictive -- it's in their savage energy, the colorful, fresh timbres, and passions. The inexhaustible diversity stems from Slavic, Oriental, Jewish traditions, and from the culture of the Roma people. The music's natural openness enables an easy and exciting transfer to modern times. Fresh Balkan bands pick up those traditions and process them into an individual cultural amalgam. Artists such as Let 3 and Magnifico spoof their own Balkan roots, fuse them with rock, ska, or metal, and nevertheless pay respect. Fanfare Ciocărlia, Karandila, and the Boban Marković Orkestar radicalize classic Balkan brass music with maximum virtuoso skill, thus renewing an old tradition to something sounding fresh and exciting. Many of the bands are inspired by completely different traditions; for example, Mahala Raï Banda throw you out of the Bucharest slums into the heat of New Orleans. BalkanBeats presents the greatest hits from the Mudd Club -- traditional and urban sounds -- diverse, explosive, and over-the-top. Includes a 20-page booklet and 2 bonus videos. Other artists include: Magnifico & Turbolentza, Besh O Drom, Yugoton & Kazik, Legen, Kultur Shock, Kayah & Bregović, Frank London's Klezmer Brass Allstars, Maya, Ssassa, Sanja & Balkanika, and George Dalaras & Goran Bregović.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Café Sputnik: Electronic Exotica From Russia
Label:	EASTBLOK MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	EBM 004CD

2006 release. Everything began in 1920, when a young Russian physicist named Lev Sergeyevich Termen presented a highly unusual musical instrument that produced eerie, otherworldly sounds -- The Theremin. This was actually the birth of electronic music. In 1957, the successful launch of a small ball-shaped satellite happened to be the starting shot of the Space Race between the USSR and the USA, which led to the notorious Sputnik Crisis in the U.S. Maybe it's no mere coincidence that in the same year, Soviet Radio founded an institution producing the Space Age's soundtrack: Vyacheslav Mescherin's Ensemble of Electro-Musical Instruments. Inspired by the success of Soviet space programs and the conquest of the universe, visions of the future dominated Soviet films, literature as well as music in the 1970s. Remarkable science fiction movies with fantastic soundtracks merging easy listening, electronic psychedelia and beat were shot. Unfortunately, it's almost impossible nowadays to get hold of this kind of music. This past sonic world full of dated imaginations of the future is a seminal source of inspiration for a new generation of Russian electronic musicians. A both ironic and affectionate retrospect to their childhood in the Soviet Union is paired with present-day sampling and crossover techniques, which results in surreal collages. Igor Vdovin sends Russian sailors to Brazil and a gypsy band to outer space. Dima Vikhornov and Snegopady demonstrate what Russian folk music might sound like when played by Martians. Veteran DJs Krugozory confront pompous military marches with nursery rhymes, refining the melange with a bit of light Soviet jazz. Messer Chups pass Tchaikovsky's nutcracker into alien hands, where it is deconstructed and reassembled. This highly individual kind of music, located somewhere between lounge, easy listening and radical experimentation is most of all cultivated by Moscow labels Snegiri/Legkie and Solnze Records. This scene's creativity is getting more and more recognition. Igor Vdovin has been hired as a producer by Russian superstar Zemfira. Bands like Messer Für Frau Müller and Messer Chups are gaining popularity in the Western world. This mix of old and new, mysterious East and modern Europe makes this music so unique and fascinating. Features two bonus video tracks. Other artists include: Netslov, Kim & Buran, Oleg Kostrow, Andrei Zuev, Dzuma, Nezhnoye Eto, Notkin, Our Man From Odessa, and Ensemble Mescherina.

Artist:	VA
Title:	BalkanBeats Volume 2
Label:	EASTBLOK MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	EBM 007CD

2006 release. Eastblok Music presents the second volume in their BalkanBeats compilation series. What DJ Soko started in the Berlin-Kreuzberg underground has now become an established trademark and a party burner for fans and admirers. BalkanBeats Volume 2 widens the range again: here you'll find artists from 10 different countries; Indian and Asian influences sit next to electronic music and classic gypsy tunes, and so on. DJ Soko seeks to project these new style-crossing trends as well as to acknowledge the purist Balkan sound, just as it is being celebrated at his parties in Berlin. Due to the ever-widening popularity of Balkan beats, masters of their art, like Fanfare Ciocărlia, are by now not only regarded as just another Roma brass ensemble but are respected as internationally-acclaimed musicians. Young DJs and producers in Croatia and Serbia are now more aware of their roots and mix this with crazy new sounds. The Balkans are torn apart, wild and romantic, but able to be a part of modern Europe again, with many talented people who have emigrated to the region. That is why you also find on this compilation artists from the States or from Belgium bringing their own new influences. Some artists have probably not even heard of each other before. Some come from remote villages while others are fully linked up in the capitals. As the borders in Europe disappear and the cultural exchange spans world-wide networks, the music contains less clearly-defined genres. You can find this in abundance in the Balkans. BalkanBeats does not preserve this culture like a museum piece; rather, it puts it on the dancefloor to keep it alive. DJ Soko (Bosnia) and his partner-in-crime Marko (Croatia) don't give a damn where the people on the dancefloor come from. BalkanBeats tries to capture this mix of passion, delicate melancholy, and its very own unique craziness. Includes a 20-page full-color booklet with photos and notes on the artists, and a bonus video. Other artists include: sevdahBABY, Mitsoura, Azis, Karaván & Boban Marković, Kal, !DelaDap, Biber, Besh o droM, Postolar Tripper, Kirill (feat. Vlada Divljan), Romashka, Boban Marković Orkestar, Va Fan Fahre, and Emir Kusturica & No Smoking Orchestra.

Artist:	VA
Title:	BalkanBeats Volume 3
Label:	EASTBLOK MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	EBM 011CD

2008 release. Eastblok Music presents the third volume in their BalkanBeats compilation series. More Balkan hits from DJ Robert Soko, straight from Berlin's Mudd Club -- again compiled strictly from a dancefloor point of view. Nothing smoothed out, everything fresh and steaming, single-handedly dug up and turned into trans-cultural, genre-crossing hits. Many of these tracks are making it to the West for the first time and are truly Eastern European gems -- a burning amalgamation of Balkan brass, beats, rock, reggae, traditional Balkan stomp, and just about everything else you can imagine. Includes a full color 20-page booklet with pictures and notes on the artists. Artists include: Slavic Soul Party, Magnifico, Kiril (feat. MC Wasp & RUCL), Watcha Clan, Shantel (feat. Boban Marković Orkestar), Friends Of Boban, Goran Bregović, Ot Azoj Klezmer Band, Streamer & MPS Pilot, Max Pashm, Parno Graszt, Slonovski Bal, Damian & Brothers, Äl Jawala, Figli Di Madre Ignota, The No Smoking Orchestra, and Romengo.

Artist:	VA
Title:	BalkanBeats Volume 3
Label:	EASTBLOK MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	EBM 012LP

Gatefold 2LP version. 2008 release. Eastblok Music presents the third volume in their BalkanBeats compilation series. More Balkan hits from DJ Robert Soko, straight from Berlin's Mudd Club -- again compiled strictly from a dancefloor point of view. Nothing smoothed out, everything fresh and steaming, single-handedly dug up and turned into trans-cultural, genre-crossing hits. Many of these tracks are making it to the West for the first time and are truly Eastern European gems -- a burning amalgamation of Balkan brass, beats, rock, reggae, traditional Balkan stomp, and just about everything else you can imagine. Artists include: Slavic Soul Party, Magnifico, Kiril (feat. MC Wasp & RUCL), Watcha Clan, Shantel (feat. Boban Marković Orkestar), Friends Of Boban, Goran Bregović, Ot Azoj Klezmer Band, Streamer & MPS Pilot, Max Pashm, Parno Graszt, Slonovski Bal, Damian & Brothers, Äl Jawala, Figli Di Madre Ignota, The No Smoking Orchestra, and Romengo.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Polska Rootz
Label:	EASTBLOK MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	EBM 015CD

2009 release. Subtitled: Beats, Dubs, Mixes & Future Folk From Poland. Poland was the only country behind the Iron Curtain with an active reggae scene in the early '80s. Now, dub and electronica assume their place alongside the deeply-rooted culture of folklore in Poland. What you get when you combine the two is an exciting musical genre that Eastblok Music calls Polska Rootz. The deep folk roots of Polish culture connect with the skills and sounds of the here and now on this compilation. "Roots and culture," often used in a reggae context, also have a high value in Poland. Taking into consideration the background of their painful history in centuries past, this idea stands for a return to cultural roots as a sign of resistance against the oppressors and occupiers and the attempt to survive by means of cultural resistance. Polska Rootz provides an overview of this variety of dealing with traditional music culture, which you find in Poland these days, where musicians actively absorb these traditions and make them their own, creating new bastard hybrids for the globalized sound cosmos. The influences on Polska Rootz go back to the end of the '70s, when reggae and dub made their first impact on stylistically-open Polish punk bands like Kryzys and Brygada Kryzys -- leading to the development of an original Polish reggae scene. Another example of a first fusion of folk songs from the Polish mountain regions and post-punk was the band De Press, whose experiments led to more Polish cross-disciplinary development throughout the '80 and '90s. On this compilation, Masala (Soundsystem), which usually mixes Asian sounds into their modern tracks, covers a song by '80s political punk band Dezerter and creates a drum'n'bass track with vocals from the Warsaw Village Band, who are internationally-renowned for their revival of Slavic music traditions. The band Habakuk performs the famous song "Mury" by Jacek Kaczmarski, an '80s protest song, re-made into a groovy reggae track. Reggae and dub get mixed up with Tatra folk when Trebunie Tutki meets Jamaica's Twinkle Brothers with an extra added shine by On-U-Sound mastermind Adrian Sherwood. Meritum gives us klezmer matched with improvised street music and skillful scratching. And the singing of pop icon Kayah reaches a whole new impact when it is embedded in relaxed ambient dub with an Arabic flavor. There are loads of such original mixtures to be discovered on Polska Rootz. The Poles not only master current beats and good songwriting, but also connect their own historical material to a wholly other adopted culture for the 21st century. Other artists include: Studio AS One, Orkiestra Swietego Mikolaja, Psio Crew, Zakopower, Vavamuffin, Perch, Warsaw Village Band, Lao Che, Strachy Na Lachy, Przedzskole, Mesajah, Activator, Kosmosfski, and Żywiołak.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Balkan Grooves
Label:	EASTBLOK MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	EBM 016CD

The Balkans groove? Yes, indeed. What started almost 20 years ago with the first releases of mostly Romanian gypsy ensembles, dug up and recorded by Western field researchers behind the just-fallen Iron Curtain, has now turned into a global club movement. Nevermind the disco trash productions of turbo folk and manele starlets in the Balkans, it was mostly Western producers and DJs who, fascinated by the raw energy of the Balkan rhythms and the sweet melancholy and wild passion of Slavic and gypsy melodies, made the whole thing compatible for the dancefloor. Well, those neck-breaking Balkan tunes had always been danceable, as one could witness at concerts of the leading Balkan brass bands. Now it is about putting these speedniks in fancy clubwear, dragging them out of the folklore corner to make it cool for the kids. Those Balkan beats get groovy. Eastern passion meets four-to-the-floor. Chilly dubstep cellars now shine with warm ornaments. Artists include: Kiril, Ras Tweed & Esma, Anima Sound System, Jutasi, Valentino Vallente Balkan Project, Goulasch Exotica, EtnoRom, Shazalakazoo, Leni Kravac, Watcha Clan, Fagget Fairys, Kottarashky, Dobranotch & DJ Click, Riva Starr, Nôze, [dunkelbunt] & Cloud Tissa, Imam Baildi, DJ Panko, Mere Mortals, Mara, La Caravane Electro, Balkantronika, and BASADUB.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Balkan Grooves
Label:	EASTBLOK MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$19.50
Catalog #:	EBM 017LP

LP version with download coupon. The Balkans groove? Yes, indeed. What started almost 20 years ago with the first releases of mostly Romanian gypsy ensembles, dug up and recorded by Western field researchers behind the just-fallen Iron Curtain, has now turned into a global club movement. Nevermind the disco trash productions of turbo folk and manele starlets in the Balkans, it was mostly Western producers and DJs who, fascinated by the raw energy of the Balkan rhythms and the sweet melancholy and wild passion of Slavic and gypsy melodies, made the whole thing compatible for the dancefloor. Well, those neck-breaking Balkan tunes had always been danceable, as one could witness at concerts of the leading Balkan brass bands. Now it is about putting these speedniks in fancy clubwear, dragging them out of the folklore corner to make it cool for the kids. Those Balkan beats get groovy. Eastern passion meets four-to-the-floor. Chilly dubstep cellars now shine with warm ornaments. Artists include: Kiril, Ras Tweed & Esma, Anima Sound System, Jutasi, Valentino Vallente Balkan Project, Goulasch Exotica, EtnoRom, Shazalakazoo, Leni Kravac, Watcha Clan, Fagget Fairys, Kottarashky, Dobranotch & DJ Click, Riva Starr, Nôze, [dunkelbunt] & Cloud Tissa, Imam Baildi, DJ Panko, Mere Mortals, Mara, La Caravane Electro, Balkantronika, and BASADUB. B>.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Swing Diskoteka
Label:	EASTBLOK MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	EBM 020CD

A spectre is haunting Europe -- swing is not dead. In London, Paris and Berlin, people are swinging again. But as the youth of today has exchanged the gramophone for the turntable, the DJs are the new masters of this material and now they proffer electro swing. With tribute paid to the classics and masters of their art like Duke Ellington, Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald or Bing Crosby, who are getting sampled and dusted, you can also hear the odd klezmer clarinet or guitar licks à la Django Reinhardt -- Jewish and Gypsy swing. The players are not necessarily from Eastern Europe, though. Many Western European DJs and producers, especially in the fields of electro and house, now spice up their beat patterns with homemade samples and burlesque beats. Thanks to virtual networks, there is a busy exchange of new productions going on almost every day and electro swing parties are being thrown every weekend. Similar to Balkan music conquering the clubs a few years back, swing is now hitting the dancefloor. The masterminds behind that come from all over the place: Kormac from Ireland, Nôze from France, Imam Baildi from Greece, and as with the Balkan boom, a lot is going on in Germany and in Eastern Europe, of course! Shazalakazoo in Serbia, Matt Kowalsky in Poland or Mo Fun in Russia -- the DJs are discovering swing and glamour is returning to the techno catacombs. Swing Diskoteka presents a wide spectrum of this new phenomenon, ranging from club sounds by Eldoko and cinescope scores from Smokey Bandits up to rather handmade songs by the likes of Jewdyssee. Many of the tracks here are exclusive to this compilation. From a music history point of view, it's exciting to see how the different scenes are mixing now. This is even educational, as marginalized or half-forgotten music styles like klezmer, gypsy and now swing are playfully being woven into 2011's sound carpet. Old school stylers meet rave kids in the Swing Diskoteka. The joie de vivre of swing meets the energy of electro. Finally.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Swing Diskoteka
Label:	EASTBLOK MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$23.50
Catalog #:	EBM 021LP

LP version. A spectre is haunting Europe -- swing is not dead. In London, Paris and Berlin, people are swinging again. But as the youth of today has exchanged the gramophone for the turntable, the DJs are the new masters of this material and now they proffer electro swing. With tribute paid to the classics and masters of their art like Duke Ellington, Fred Astaire, Ella Fitzgerald or Bing Crosby, who are getting sampled and dusted, you can also hear the odd klezmer clarinet or guitar licks à la Django Reinhardt -- Jewish and Gypsy swing. The players are not necessarily from Eastern Europe, though. Many Western European DJs and producers, especially in the fields of electro and house, now spice up their beat patterns with homemade samples and burlesque beats. Thanks to virtual networks, there is a busy exchange of new productions going on almost every day and electro swing parties are being thrown every weekend. Similar to Balkan music conquering the clubs a few years back, swing is now hitting the dancefloor. The masterminds behind that come from all over the place: Kormac from Ireland, Nôze from France, Imam Baildi from Greece, and as with the Balkan boom, a lot is going on in Germany and in Eastern Europe, of course! Shazalakazoo in Serbia, Matt Kowalsky in Poland or Mo Fun in Russia -- the DJs are discovering swing and glamour is returning to the techno catacombs. Swing Diskoteka presents a wide spectrum of this new phenomenon, ranging from club sounds by Eldoko and cinescope scores from Smokey Bandits up to rather handmade songs by the likes of Jewdyssee. Many of the tracks here are exclusive to this compilation. From a music history point of view, it's exciting to see how the different scenes are mixing now. This is even educational, as marginalized or half-forgotten music styles like klezmer, gypsy and now swing are playfully being woven into 2011's sound carpet. Old school stylers meet rave kids in the Swing Diskoteka. The joie de vivre of swing meets the energy of electro. Finally.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Portobello Shuffle
Label:	EASY ACTION (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.50
Catalog #:	EABOSS 001CD

Subtitled: A Testimonial To Boss Goodman And Tribute To The Music Of The Deviants And Pink Fairies. "Two of the most legendary British underground bands of the late 1960s and early '70s were without any doubt The Deviants and Pink Fairies. Scores of musicians have cited them as one of their favorite bands and key influences, yet neither enjoyed any real success during their existence. The Deviants released three albums between 1967 and 1969, before evolving into the Pink Fairies, who also released three albums between 1971 and 1973, the latter featuring Larry Wallis as front man. Rich Deakin, author of Keep It Together! Cosmic Boogie With The Deviants And The Pink Fairies has spent the best part of two years putting together an album of Deviants and Pink Fairies songs, as well as a smattering of new numbers, performed by artists who jumped at the chance to be included in this set. Although featuring luminaries of both the '60s counterculture and '70s punk scene, including current and past members of The Damned, Dead Kennedys, Faith No More, W.A.S.P., Motörhead, Hawkwind, Dr Feelgood, The Blockheads, The Only Ones, Crushed Butler, and The Deviants and the Pink Fairies themselves. It was real coup getting three of the original members of the Fairies back together for the first time in over thirty years to record a track with Brian James, a founder member of The Damned, producing."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Modern Wild Dub: Dread Meets Disco Punk Rocker Downtown
Label:	ECHO BEACH (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	EB 045CD

Featuring: Colder, Playgroup, !!!, Chicks on Speed, LCD Soundstystem, Radio 4, Outhud, The Ruts, Chicken Lips, etc. "Echo Beach proudly presents a brilliant and logical follow up to the Wild Dub compilation. Just 10 month after wild dub took over the dancefloor around the world -- modern wild dub will be a blastwave of your average dancefloor feeling. Now subtitled as Dread meets Disco Rocker Downtown, yes it´s a shame that Alan Vega (Suicide) is not around, the tracklisting presents the top underground dancefloor avantgardists of today. A brilliant collection of freshed faced enthusiastic and wonderful early roots of white disco punk meets dreads around the world. Very dynamic cross cultural happening -- where remixers and producers forced into mutant disco dubs. From the DFA center in New York/Manhattan comes LCD Soundsystem. Around the corner -- from Brooklyn -- Radio 4 (produced by James Murphy & Tim Goldsworthy for The DFA) with a very 'londonish' style mix by On-U Sound mastermind Adrian Sherwood in co-operation with Pop Group's Mark Stewart. Stafford´s (UK) most advanced party band and remixer project Chicken Lips contribute with 'boil in the bag'. G. Rizo from New York (born in Africa) is getting amazing reaction around the world and has been held as the perfect reincarnation of Grace Jones, any question !?? Colder And Playgroup coming along with some perfect stylish modern wild dub tracks. Playgroup with a remix of Berlin´s finest moment in emancipate women disco punk -- Chicks On Speed. !!! with 'Me & Guiliani Walking Down the School Yard' is a really true story and straight out of New York -- they just signed to Warp in England. 'Contort Yourself' is of course a remix/reconstruction of James White (one of the arliest and white disco punks ever) by Twitch inna Optimo remix. Kid Loco makes the needle sharp for the vinyl attack of The Ruts and their Babylon´s Burning. A remake and reconstruction from Paris downtown. Vintage Punk Funk comes from Big Two Hundred and post Public Image Limited - style from Outhud in New York. Modern Wild Dub represents the best of punk disco trip dub that continues to extend discodub's natural roots into the cockpit of the 21st century Dubbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbb ! A very lovely sum up...check the dancefloor vibe! Liner Notes by Mark Stewart (Pop Group)."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Sound of Dub: Rare and Soundful Pearls from...
Label:	ECHO BEACH (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	EB 052CD

...South Africa in Dub. "Billed as 'the soundtrack to a beach barbeque'...! The Echologists are renowned for their insightful, foot-stomping trips to the dub beaches of the world, with Dub Internationally stopovers in France, the United States and Germany among others. Now it's time to hit the southern hemisphere: all aboard for South Africa! The new album presents the fruits of a five-year mission to find the finest sounds of Good Hope. DJ Dope from Capetown cast an enquiring eye around the country and has hunted down leading sound squads to create a conglomerate of dancehall, hip hop, downbeat, white noise, worldbeat and dub! Truly smart, stylish, freaky and utterly addictive, listeners are invited to wander from track to track and from beach hut to beach hut. An exceptionally well-tempered expedition, which will be continued in April 2005 with New Zealand in Dub."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Sound of Dub: New Zealand in Dub (The Green Room)
Label:	ECHO BEACH (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	EB 053CD

A compilation of the best possible dub from New Zealand. The Echo Beach Echologists are renowned for their insightful, foot-stomping trips to the dub beaches of the world, with Dub Internationally stopovers in South Africa, France, the United States and Germany among others. All aboard for New Zealand -- the land of milk and honey, and the "end of the world," where Kruder & Dorfmeister got a gold record! This new album presents the fruits of a four-year mission to find the finest sounds of the green room. Loop productions from Wellington cast an inquiring eye around the country and has hunted down leading sound squads to create a conglomerate of reggae, trip hop, downbeat, white noise, electronica, pop and dub. Truly smart, stylish, freaky and utterly addictive, listeners are invited to wander from track to track and from green beach hut to valley beach hut. From the signature bass n' drum sound of electronic producers 50Hz, the reggae/soul/funk/dub band The Black Seeds, the justice-dub of New Zealand's only elected Rastafarian Lee Tui to Rhombus' hip-hop dub-bass, this is an exceptionally well-tempered expedition, which will be continued next time with Oranje in Dub (the Dutch part). Billed as "the soundtrack to a beach barbecue." Artists include: Confucius, The Black Seeds, Shapeshifter, Pitch Black, 50hz, Rhombus (feat. Raashi Malik), Jo Dukie & Fitchie, Nomad (feat. Mad Professor), Lee Tui and Lotus.

Artist:	VA
Title:	King Size Dub Vol.11
Label:	ECHO BEACH (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	EB 055CD

The latest in an extensive and successful series of crucial dub recordings from label Echo Beach. The current release King Size Dub, Vol. 11 is another impressive example of how dub has crossed cultural boundaries and progressed with all its reference points between commerce and innovation. Previous releases in the series have featured both well-established artists of the genre as well as some of dub's more obscure crew. The exhilarating variety of styles on Vol. 11 (reggae, soul, pop, dancehall, trip-hop, dope beats) is the pivot for more "logical dubgression" with all the usual -- and some very unusual -- suspects of the remixer and artist set. From the Viennese heavy monster dub of Dubblestandart, to the South

African punk-dub of Kalahari Surfers, to the Moroccan ambient trancedub combination of Azzdine with Bill Laswell, this compilation is designed to continue your education and enhance your understanding of dub while simultaneously getting you to move your feet. Other artists include: Dub Guerilla, Math Doly, Alpendub, Divination, Keith Le Blanc & Bim Sherman, Noiseshaper, Seven Dub (feat. Paul St. Hilaire), Matthew, M21, Ari Up, Punks Jump Up vs. Springmine Desaster, and M&M.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dubstars Vol. 1: From Dub to Disco & From Disco to Dub
Label:	ECHO BEACH (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	EB 069CD

Although there is no doubt that dub originates from the small Caribbean island of Jamaica, there are many different versions about the exact moment of its invention. Echo Beach has put together this compilation in an attempt at tracing the historical line from dub to disco and pop, and back again. This circuitous journey may have started with producer Lee "Scratch" Perry, who was dozing off at the beach, and a coconut fell from a tree, hitting him directly on the head. Perhaps this created an astonishing echo in his skull that distorted the received frequencies to a highly psychedelic effect. Why not start with dubifying Terence Trent D'Arby, a multi-instrumentalist and gifted singer who had some insights in dub science? Or perhaps dub originated with François Kevorkian, who mixed with echo, delay, phasers and filters, all for the benefit of dancefloor bliss. Or perhaps the world really first heard dub with Grace Jones' dub version of "She's Lost Control," based on an original composition by a band whose sonic signature writer Simon Reynolds regarded as the whitest sound possible: Manchester's Joy Division, who, after the tragic death of their singer, later became New Order. Mick Hucknall was present at the legendary Sex Pistols gig in Manchester where we also find the later members of Joy Division, with On-U-Sound's Adrian Sherwood -- who both produced the dub version of Simply Red's "Picture Book In Dub." Hucknall creates a dialogue between voice and harmonics by punching them in and out of the track in turn while majestic horns hover over the ballad-like riddim. But maybe it all started with Will Powers, where his treatment of hi-hats and crash-ash-ash-ash-cymbals are reminiscent of King Tubby's, as they fade away into space echo. Or maybe Talking Heads started it all: "Once In A Lifetime" is based on an edgy Afro beat and melts down to a hellish cocktail of potent sensimilla, tranquilizers and crystal meth. This riddim is a challenge to the daring dubmeister, but here it is, once again, the glorious original. Meanwhile in England, in the steel town of Sheffield, soon to be the birthplace of Warp records, Cabaret Voltaire was founded in 1973. The negative side of rock 'n' roll, which, by the mid-'80s, led them to dub. Even mod Paul Weller made contact with state-of-the-art dub on the B-side of Hung Up. A razor sharp guitar riff, a blessed bass line and the radical use of high-pitched mini-Moog propelled "Kosmos" to many DJs' favorite "last track" -- the dub to end all other tunes. Boozoo Bajou reaches backwards through time and hands a digital umbrella to Tony Joe White's soulful "Rainy Night In Georgia," and even Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan gets a dubbed remix from Bristol's Massive Attack. Other dub-defiers in this collection include Manu Chao, Dennis Bovell, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Stereo MCs, Brian Eno & David Byrne, and Jam. The archive is growing, version after version, with revamps, bootlegs, remixes, mash-ups, re-edits and copyright-defying white labels from dubstep to Baltimore -- the ensuing chapters of dub are already being written.

Artist:	VA
Title:	King Size Dub Chapter 69 -- 15 Years of Dubspin
Label:	ECHO BEACH (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	EB 073CD

The Echo Beach label celebrates 15 years of the King Size Dub series with yet another compilation including many unreleased and exclusive tracks. King Size Dub Chapter 69 is another impressive display and another example of how a musical style has progressed. Dub is a style with all its reference points between commerce and innovation. The tracklisting fulfills all current expectations, featuring both well-established artists of the genre as well as some of dub's more obscure crew. The variety of styles (reggae, soul, pop, dancehall, trip-hop, dope beats) is the pivot for more "logical dubgression" with all the usual -- and some very unusual -- suspects of the remixer and artist set. A tour through 2009's freshest and most innovative dub revitalizers. This CD is set at a very special, low-budget price, and is probably not the last one in the series, though, you never know -- so grab this. Artists include: Martha & The Muffins, Go Home Productions, Deepchild, Andy B, Dubmatrix, Linval Thompson, Junglehammer vs. Daktari, Smoke, The Ruts DC, Steve Dub, International Observer, Dubxanne, Dubvisionist, Sam Ragga Band, Dub Spencer & Trance Hill, Dubblestandart, Lee "Scratch" Perry, Dub Syndicate, Pre Fade Listening, Sugar Sugar, and Ari Up vs. X.A. Cute.

Artist:	VA
Title:	King Size Dub Chapter 13
Label:	ECHO BEACH (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	EB 078CD

This is the 13th volume in the long-running King Size Dub series, once again showcasing dub music in all its variations. Proving that the dub style has really evolved, King Size Dub Chapter 13 features a good mixture of household names and newcomers covering everything from roots to soul, from dub-dance to dope beat. And all this for a very good (low) price! Artists include: Dubxanne, Earl 16, M, Riddim Wize, Ruts DC, Rob Smith, Izrael, Dreadzone, Noiseshaper, Adrian Sherwood, Smoke, The Senior Allstars, Red Earth Dub, Manasseh, Dubmatix & Mighty Howard & Aldubb, Dubblestandart, Kaya T, Herbst In Peking, Dub Spencer & Trance Hill, Freaky Fuckin Weirdoz, Umberto Echo and Up, Bustle & Out.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Echo Beach 30th Anniversary Remixes
Label:	ECHO BEACH (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	EB 080CD

"Echo Beach" is a legendary new wave tune recorded in 1980 by the Canadian combo Martha & The Muffins. Germany's finest (as far as progressive sounds and flows are concerned) dub label, named Echo Beach and inspired by the lyrics and spirit of that track, has set out to pay tribute to this song, which is more than a classic. The first mix/remix of "Echo Beach," done by Reverend E.C.H.O. and released on the Echo Beach sampler Various Artists: Far Away In Time has already enjoyed a strong reputation worldwide. Mark Gane, the original composer of "Echo Beach" and still a member of Martha & The Muffins reacted thusly, "It sounds as if the original 'Echo Beach' was shot into outer space, hit a planet and floated back to earth in pieces!" Now, 30 years later, after "Echo Beach" was written, the Echo Beach label proudly presents the 30th anniversary remixes. The original track is one of those tunes that on first hearing you like, but can't exactly place why, and by 30 seconds into the spin, you're close to falling in love. Martha Johnson, the female vocalist on "Echo Beach" said recently: "2010 marks thirty years since the song that Mark Gane wrote and I sang was first heard around the world. The passage of time only makes the song more nostalgic for many people who hear it and recall a special time in their lives. The reinvention of 'Echo Beach' by so many artists brings new life and a new audience to the song." So check out the vibes -- beautiful, uplifting and classy dubby-housy-funky-chilly-ambient -- and head out to the "Echo Beach." Remix artists include: Oliver Frost, Thomas Fehlmann, Gateway To Samadhi, Polar Rundfunk, Dub Spencer & Trance Hill, Grand Phabao, Aldubb, Go Home Productions, Karl Moestl, Internationally Trained Bunnies, Disco Boys, Hakan Lidbo, and Jimmy Caulty vs. Salz vs. Groove Corporation vs. Paralyzer.

Artist:	VA
Title:	King Size Dub Chapter 15
Label:	ECHO BEACH (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	EB 083CD

This is the 15th volume in the long-running, super-cheap King Size Dub series, once again showcasing dub music in all its variations. Some notes on outstanding contributions: Soul Sugar is the solo project of the keyboardist from the French band Seven Dub and Tack >> Head presents his first new recording after 31 years of the ex-Sugarhill Gang backing band featuring Adrian Sherwood and vocalist Bernard Fowler. Dactah Chando is a vocalist from Spain and a very talented upcoming artist, and New York's Subatomic Sound System worked in Europe with Dubblestandart and Lee Perry and pawns a track featuring Treasure. Jamaram from Munich present a very exclusive dub track from their upcoming album and Äl Jawala from the south of Germany also presents a very exclusive dub version from Umberto Echo. Kein Hass Da is a punk band from Hamburg who covers Bad Brains' "The Meek Shall Inherit The Earth," featuring none other than Bad Brains bass player Darryl Jenifer, and Aldubb from Berlin is a drummer, producer and remixer who contributes the very stylish and uptempo "Wa Doo Dub," featuring Ammoye. There's also a Dub Spencer & Trance Hill track featuring the ghost of W.S. Burroughs. Other artists include: Ruts DC, RSD, Noiseshaper, Carlton Livingston, Martha & The Muffins, Grand Phabao, Up, Bustle And Out, Anthony B. & Gudrun and Maffia Tone.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Volume 1 EP
Label:	ECHOCORD (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	ECHO 007EP

"Mikkel Metal is back on Echocord with two tracks called 'Sprang' and 'Dubhal'. Both tracks have been released in the year 2000 on the German label Hal9000. Now Mikkel has done new versions of the tracks with vocoders and synths. 'Sprang' is a more unusual track by Mikkel with electro beats and vocoders, perfect for the dancefloor, while 'Dubhal' is a more traditional dubby Mikkel Metal track. Ars Deco's real name is Rafal Sygowski born 1977 in Poland. This is his first release on Echocord with the track 'Indiglio'. Its a dubby techno-track, which will please the dancefloors. DJ Daniel is also a new artist on Echocord. Daniel lives in Copenhagen and has been one of the leading producers and DJ's for years here in Copenhagen. 'On Lock' is a 4 to the floor track with lots of reggae and dub elements."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Echocord Jubilee Comp.
Label:	ECHOCORD (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	ECHO 010CD

After 49 vinyl releases and nine CD albums in nine years, Echocord is proud to announce their anniversary project, Echocord Jubilee Comp.. Here are 10 exclusive tracks by 10 of their finest artists over the last nine years. Exclusive tracks by Fluxion, Quantec, Deadbeat, Onmutu Mechanicks, Brendon Moeller, Luke Hess, Resoe, Stephen Hitchell, Fenin and Mikkel Metal. All tracks are powerful, dubby tracks that will suit the dancefloor, but are also perfect for the home listeners. Echocord is happy to still to be here, and hopes you will all enjoy this compilation.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Lo-Fi Soundsystem
Label:	ECHOSPACE
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	INTRUSION 004EP

Echospace presents a killer selection of steppa's riddims and tropical grooves. Intrusion's "Velocity In A Minor" is all about being playful with a sequence and splicing. Lo-Fi Soundsystem makes their first 12" appearance on Intrusion with a track given a second lease on life from its scarce 45 release. A mystical midnight groove reworked by Stephen Hitchell. Mildiou crosses into territory comparable to Intrusion's "Tswana Dub" or the atmospheric dub side of Rhythm & Sound, and "Oceanview" paints a picture of oceanic vapor haze.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Ed Rec Vol. III - Deluxe Limited Edition
Label:	ED BANGER RECORDS (FRANCE)
Format:	6x12" + CD
Price:	$69.00
Catalog #:	BEC 5772338

2008 collector's edition. Deluxe cardboard box set including 6 12" (heavy pressing, 1 track per side) plus CD album. Each 12" comes in its own 12" jacket with unique art -- so this is the only way to get these tracks as full 12" releases; and the CD is the complete finished full digipak version. All packaged in an extra heavy boxset. Artists: Mr Oizo, Busy P, Mr Flash, Sebastian, Uffie, Justice, Mr Oizo, DJ Mehdi, Krazy Baldhead, DSL, Feadz and So Me.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Inventionen '98: 50 Jahre Musique Concréte
Label:	EDITION RZ (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$38.50
Catalog #:	RZ 10009/10CD

1999 release. A documentary of pieces performed at the Inventionen Festival in Berlin, 1998. Works by Unsuk Chin, Patrick Kosk, Werner Cee, INA-GRM stalwart Francois Donato, Robin Minard, Wolfgang Mitterer, Francis Dhomont, Swedish EMS agent Erik Mikael Karlsson and northern-UK composer/programmer Trevor Wishart. The perfect mix of analogue tape and computer-medium concerns, very strong efforts from all involved. Booklet includes notes in English and German.

Artist:	VA
Title:	20 Jahre Inventionen II
Label:	EDITION RZ (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	RZ 4004CD

2003 release. Volume 2 of the CD documentation of the Berlin festival Inventionen (volume 1 containing Horatiu Radulescu's string quartet no. 4), a various artists retrospective sampler including recordings of works by the following composers: Hildegard Westerkamp, Salvatore Sciarrino, John Cage ("Music For Piano", performed by Herbet Henck), Sainkho Namtchylak, Joe Jones ("Solar Orchestra" from 1990) Giacinto Scelsi, Masanori Fujita, John Driscoll.

Artist:	VA
Title:	EGO Live 1998-2000
Label:	EGO (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EGO 01 CD

"Live sets at Ego 1998-2000 is an exceptional compilation of electronic live sets recorded at EGO in Duesseldorf between 1998 and 2000. Unlike many other samplers that are released in this field of electronic music it features a wide variety of artists ranging from club-oriented projects like Continuous Mode or Antonelli Electr., Thomas Brinkmann's minimal techno, Kotai/Bader's and Khan's vocal tracks to more avantgarde computer music composers like Carsten Nicolai and Marcus Schmickler. The compilation covers 21 tracks on two CDs, coming in a specially designed digipak. While CD 1 features more dance-oriented tracks, CD 2 is a more relaxed and sound-oriented offering, represented by acts like Monolake or Senking. The tracks on this compilation are recordings of live performances, and although some have been released before, they appear as unique and autonomous versions on this release. Each track represents a single excerpt from the performance without any additional editing or overdubbing. The results not only reveal something of the technical process of creating electronic music live, but also provide a glimpse inside the personal production style of each composer. In this sense the EGO compilation is also document of a special field of computerized club music. Part of the documentary concept of this compilation is the 44 page full color photo booklet with high quality pictures of the performing artists and the space where it all took place. EGO was not designed to be a club but rather as a non-commercial space run by a handful of enthusiastic artists, combining live events with short-term exhibitions and constantly varying design, including different 'entrance engineering' for each evening. Currently, the project has shifted its focus from organizing live events to more documentary work such as compiling material from the audio archive for this compilation and setting up a structure for a future web-based audio archive. Live sets at EGO 1998-2000 is another step in realizing the ongoing idea of creating a special place for the performance and the perception of electronic music." Artists include: Continuous Mode, Sutekh, Salz, Swayzak, Kandis, Antonelli Electr., Markus Nikolai, Kotai/Bader, Chris Korda, Khan, Jammin' Unit, Marcus Schmickler, Senking, Produkt, Thomas Brinkmann, Opiate, Kit Clayton, Leandro Fresco, Monolake, Smyglyssna, Noto.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Nu Afrobeat Experience
Label:	EKOSTAR (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	EKO 004CD

Warehouse find, limited stock; originally released in 2002. In the strict sense, Afrobeat, which means African beat, refers to all African-oriented musical forms. These idioms have been there for centuries. Even Fela Anikulapo Kuti, the highly celebrated Afrobeat icon who took his inspiration from this vast resource later realized the non-specificity but all-embracing nature of Afrobeat as a nomenclature. He renamed it classical African music upon his release of Beast Of No Nation in 1984. This CD is therefore unique in that aside from helping to vividly explain this intriguing point, it has also explored the depths, dimensions and possibilities of African music. As a showcase for various artists with different materials, performances are naturally varied. But the interesting thing about this variety is that within the ambit of African beat, various dimensions with different approaches have emerged. Some of them predate Fela's emergence while others parade fresh and invigorating styles that have opened up new fields for musicians to explore. Featuring artists Awa-KLaSH, Dele Sosimi, Seyi Sholagbagde, Jagunlabi, Duro Ikujenyo, Fatai Rolling Dollars, Ayetoro, Tamedun, Olufumi, Imo, Duro Ikujenyo and Kayode Olajide. Limited remaining stock.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music From The Films of Orson Welles: Volume One
Label:	EL RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	ACMEM 068CD

"First volume of music from the films of one of the biggest names in world cinema, Orson Welles. Prodigy, aesthete, actor, magician, maverick and very probably the most gifted director film has known, Orson Welles came from a theatrical and radio background to revolutionize cinema. Welles is no mere success but a legend whose work is timeless and has been appreciated by generation after generation of moviegoers. Music from Citizen Kane, regarded by many as the greatest film ever made is included in this highly original compilation. Music from the film that made Orson Welles a household name in Europe The Third Man is also part of this collection with it's memorable zither theme by Anton Karas. The music from Citizen Kane, The Magnificent Ambersons and Jane Eyre is composed and conducted by Bernard Herrmann one of the all time greats of film music Psycho, Vertigo, North By Northwest, Taxi Driver."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Changing of the Guard: The Sixties London Pop Explosion
Label:	EL RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ACMEM 127CD

"The Changing of the Guard is a unique music and dialogue sound collage of Swinging London in 1968; a time of exciting developments in all the artistic fields and a time when England set cultural standards that the world is still trying to emulate. Protagonists central to the scene are included here: Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones discussing revolution; his manager Andrew Loog Oldham explaining business philosophy; the young Michael Caine debating morals in the context of the permissive society; Julie Christie on fame and Lee Marvin on mini-cars and mini-skirts! The dialogue is edited against brilliant historic London pop of the period: big hits such as The Small Face's 'Itchychoo Park' and 'Here Come The Nice,' Chris Farlowe's memorable number one 'Out of Time,' 'If Paradise is Half as Nice' by The Amen Corner and mercurial psychedelia; The Marquis of Kensington, Fleur De Lys, Duncan Browne, Billy Nicholls and the first line up of Humble Pie featuring Steve Marriott and 'the Face Of 1968,' Peter Frampton. Special mention too for an early song from Vashti. The success of Andrew Oldham's two recent autobiographies confirms that there has never been more fascination with the period, even if some of it is nostalgia for what we have subsequently unfortunately lost."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Adventures In Sound
Label:	EL RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	ACMEM 159CD

"Across post-war Europe, composers like the young German, Karleheinz Stockhausen, the Romanian-born architect, Iannis Xenakis and the Frenchmen, Pierre Schaeffer and Pierre Henry began to seek out new ways of organizing sound and looked to science for inspiration. Science and logic, after all, held out the promise of a new civilization unsullied by irrational forces like nationalism; might it not do the same for the arts? These composers constructed their music according to widely differing philosophies, systems, formulae and beliefs. What drove them on was a hunger for new sounds and new soundscapes that pointed the way towards a world in which there was simply no place for the horrors of war. And there can be no doubt that their pioneering work proved an inspiration for future generations of musicians. They too were looking to free themselves from the dead weight of convention, and when in 1967 Paul McCartney discovered how much further Stockhausen had already gone with 'Gesang der Jünglinge,' he encouraged the Beatles to experiment with techniques ranging from the use of reversed tapes to the total abandonment of metre and melody -- most notably on 'Revolution 9' and the (to date) unreleased 14-minute free-for-all 'Carnival of Light.' All of the recordings in this set are beyond groundbreaking and historic. Everything is out of print or impossible to find and, as an overview of the development of electronic and electro-acoustic music in the post-war years, our edition is an invaluable document." Tracklisting: Pierre Schaeffer 'Cinq etudes de bruits (Five Studies of Noises)': 1. 'Etude aux chemins de fer' 2. 'Etude aux tourniquets' 3. 'Etude violette' 4. 'Etude noire' 5. 'Pathetique;' Karlheinz Stockhausen: 6. 'Studie Nr. 1' 7. 'Studie Nr. 2' 8. 'Gesang der Jünglinge;' Iannis Xenakis: 9. 'Diamorphoses' 10. 'Concret PH;' Edgard Varèse: 11. 'Poème électronique;' Pierre Henry: 12. 'Voile d'Orphée (Veil of Orpheus).'

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Birth Of Bossa
Label:	EL RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	ACMEM 163CD

"Our edition comprises all of the key seminal 1958 vintage bossa nova recordings including the two minutes that changed the world -- Joao Gilberto's 'Chega De Saudade.' We also highlight Elizete Cardoso's long out of print album Canção do Amor Demais-- which features both Joao Gilberto and Tom Jobim-- in its entirety and there are outstanding and impossibly scarce performances by some famous protagonists including Luiz Bonfa, Os Cariocas, Sylvia Telles, Laurindo Almeida, Agostinho dos Santos and we close with an old 78 in the spirit of the aesthetic by the great Brazilian master-guitarist Garoto. Almost all Antonio Carlos Jobim and Joao Gilberto titles remain in print internationally which is testament to their enduring popularity. The Birth Of Bossa covers important early territory that has not been well-documented so far on CD and will nicely compliment any bossa nova collection."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Electric Chair Basement Soul Music A Detonation By The Unabombers
Label:	ELECTRIC CHAIR (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	CHAIR 001CD

"Northern Sulphuric Soul is music with feeling, encompassing diva disco, future spaced freaky hip hop/r'n'b, Afro Detroit techno mashups, house with a feeling, decadent 2-step, bad breaks and dancehall shenanigans. Electric Chair is musical dynamite that's used to make a bloody big noise, wake the people up and blow a hole in musical apathy and mediocre attitudes. When I play Electric Chair I go back rejuvenated and my faith in soul music has grown. The vibe I get from Electric Chair I've never experienced. There's a common thread running through Electric Chair: a real soul thing." --Ashley Beedle 'dedicated chair freak'. Artists include: Frank De Jo Jo featuring Terri Pace, 2 x Freestyle, Rawcotiks, ZUM, Leo Elstob, Copoeira Twins, Electric Soul, War, Chic, Hamilton Bohannon, Kim Sanders, H20, Cultural Vibe, LadyCop, Riton, Donna Summer, Only Child, Oliver Cheatham. Disc one is mixed by the Unabombers; disc two features unmixed versions of the tracks.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Electric Soul
Label:	ELECTRIC CHAIR (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	CHAIR 003CD

"The new record is inspired by the Unabombers' Electric Souls parties. These parties had given Justin and Luke [aka The Unabombers] the chance to play a more futuristic psychedelic soul music and, being so close to their hearts, it was only natural that they wanted to put these influences on record and share this more future focused and less party set than the legend that the Electric Chair has become. As much as 'Saturday Night Sunday Morning' is representative of the music played down in the club, Electric Soul would be the after party album, coming back with your mates and chill until the morning." Artists: Will I Am Feat Terry Dexter, Amp Fiddler, Y.B.U., Peven Everett, Jazzanova, Osunlade Presents Nadirah Shakoor, Focus, Metro Area, Jersey Street, Detroit Experiment, Only Child Feat. Amp Fiddler, James Mason.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Electric Tones 5678
Label:	ELECTRIC TONES (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	ETONES 004

"5678 is the fourth release on Tim Simenon's Electric Tones label, and the second part in a series profiling worldwide practitioners of the electronic arts. This release sees the return to the label of Opiate, as well as the recording debut of the exotically named Ricardo Avacado - a fresh new talent from Amsterdam. Track 1 ('Music: The Conspiracy') sees Ricardo creating an unsettling air of atmospheric whisperings, underpinned by tight, clipped dub grooves. 'Jingle Jingle' then sees digital percussion collide with haunting textures to create a rich sonic sculpture. Opiate continues the dub theme with 'Duplo', where reggae is chopped and filtered into abstract machine funk. 'Post' is more typical of his other work, as an understated melancholic mood is enhanced by a simple melody line and syncopated snares." Limited stock.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Jukebox
Label:	ELECTRIC TONES (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	ETONES 007CD

"Jukebox is the label's first album release and features all three EPs only released so far in limited vinyl runs. Featuring a combination of established names, new aliases and outright recording debuts, the common thread is in quality, eclecticism and experimentation. From sonic brutality to digital lullabies with everything inbetween - where else could you hear new material from Bomb The Bass, Jaki Liebezeit (ex of Can ) Opiate and Christian Kleine all on the same project? Thomas Knak a.k.a. Opiate, having recently produced tracks on Bjork's Vespertine contributes three new tracks; Late, Dublo and Post of what he calls sadcore -- moods of childlike innocence underpinned by a modern dub sensibility. Tim Simenon unveils a new alias Flow Creator. Two tracks of electro; Ikara mixing syncopated beats with beautiful modal scales and Robot Finger where distorted beats and an insistent loop morph and shift into different shapes and colours. There is also an exclusive unreleased Christian Kleine remix of Bomb The Bass, from the collaboration with Morr Music's Lali Puna."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Southern Cones
Label:	ELECTRONIC MUSIC FOUNDATION
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	EMF 027CD

"This CD contains a wealth of varied, interesting, talented, charming, and utterly captivating music from Africa and South America, all of it involving technology in some way. Curated by Jürgen Bräuninger for Leonardo Music Journal, this collection of compositions is not only a pleasure to hear, it also gives an idea of what music and technology means throughout the world. The composers include Lukas Ligeti, Diego Luzuriaga, FELEMA, Eduardo Reck Miranda, Daniel Wyman, Damián Keller, Aldo Brizzi, Jürgen Bräuninger, Rodrigo Sigal, TIMELESS, Didier Guigue, and Kurt Dahlke, and their styles range from computer-generated sounds to improvisation with traditional African and South American instruments."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Electroacoustic Music From Sicily
Label:	ELECTRONIC MUSIC FOUNDATION
Format:	CDR
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	EMF 047CD

Although not specified by EMF, this is a CDR release. Evidently released in 2003, we never saw a copy til now. Garish cover design as well. "The Electronic Music School of the Istituto Musicale Vincenzo Bellini of Catania was created ten years ago and is the only one of its kind in Sicily. Despite its short existence, the course has already given important results under the guidance of Alessandro Cipriani. This CD includes a selection of their compositions and represents an historical record as well as a means for diffusing the work carried out during the program's first 10 years." Composers: Cesare Rosa Calamaro, Mario Bajardi, Vincenzo Coco, Emanuele Casale, Massimo Carlentini, Vincenzo Cavalli, Massimo Fragala, Gabriele Cappellani, Anna Maria Gervasio, Mario Valenti, Giuseppe Rapisarda.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Etc.
Label:	ELECTRONIC MUSIC FOUNDATION
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	EMF 053CD

2004 release. "Music by Jonty Harrison, Horacio Vaggione, and Trevor Wishart. And all of the compositions are related. Wishart's 'Imago' and Vaggione's 'Harrison Variations' are in fact variations on the sound material upon which Harrison's ...et ainsi de suite... (in English '...and so on...' or 'etc') is based. Harrison's work, including the title, could be seen as a salute to the Groupe de Recherches Musicales in Paris and the tradition of musique concrète that it represents. Harrison is on the faculty of the University of Birmingham in the UK, and in 2002, to celebrate his 50th birthday, his students selected a group of composers to compose one-minute pieces that used source material from Harrison's works. Wishart and Vaggione were among the selected composers and, coincidentally, they both chose material from Harrison's ...et ainsi de suite.... They later expanded their works into the compositions on this CD, which are presented along with Harrison's source composition. These are wonderful works and beautiful examples of the genre, composed by extraordinarily gifted composers. It's a whole world of sound and sound manipulation that we too rarely hear."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Elektro Music Department 2
Label:	ELEKTRO MUSIC DEPARTMENT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	EMD 002CD

Second volume of tracks from this Berlin-oriented label, featuring tracks by this collective revolving around Klaus Kotai and Mo Loschelder. Tracks by Kotai, Kotai/Bader, Midnight Caller, In Hope For The Best, Mo Feat. El Puma, etc. "Known for a very minimal, subtle sound with deep Korg bass sounds. Most of the releases on the label came from Klaus Kotai and Gabriele Loschelder aka Mo. Their tracks are not meant to be melodic, but rather made up of sophisticated repetitive sound patterns." Opening with the stunning Suicide-style "So Straight", this is another impressive batch of Berlin mono-bass propulsion.

Artist:	VA
Title:	A Cleansing Ascension
Label:	ELEVATOR BATH
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	EEAOA 040CD

"On the occasion of Elevator Bath's 10-year anniversary, the label has issued its first compilation release. This 73-minute compact disc is not a retrospective but is instead a collection of (almost) entirely exclusive material from 10 artists currently involved with Elevator Bath. A Cleansing Ascension includes previously unreleased recordings from: Matt Shoemaker, Adam Pacione, Jim Haynes, Keith Berry, Rick Reed, Dale Lloyd, Colin Andrew Sheffield, Francisco López, James Eck Rippie, and Tom Recchion. This is the ideal introduction to the label, offering a particularly cohesive yet varied selection of works from some of the brightest names in the experimental music community. Uneasy narrative, warm ambience, rusted drones, sine waves, field recordings, meditative composition, plus the glorious photograph on the inner sleeve (taken by Colin's father in 1971) can all be found in this single, beautiful package. Elevator Bath = A Cleansing Ascension. As always, packaged inside two elegant, printed sleeves (this time in full color) with soy-based ink on 100% recycled paper, this compact disc has been issued in an edition of 650 copies."

Artist:	VA
Title:	OHM+ The Early Gurus of Electronic Music
Label:	ELLIPSIS ARTS
Format:	DVD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ELLIP 3694DVD

2006 release, restocked. This is a stand-alone DVD issue of the recent bonus disc that was added to the 2CD/DVD 2005 reprinting of Ohm (so if you bought the old 2CD version years ago, now you just get the DVD by itself); the 3CD version is now deleted and unavailable.... "OHM+ DVD contains two and a half hours of rare performances, interviews, animations and experimental video. Includes Robert Moog, Clara Rockmore, Leon Theremin, John Cage, Morton Sobotnick, Pauline Oliveros, Laurie Speigel, John Chowning, Paul Lansky, Steve Reich and many more." Additional artists: Jean-Claude Risset, Holger Czukay, Bebe Barron, Iannis Xenakis, Milton Babbitt, David Behrman, John Chowning, Robert Ashley, Max Mathews, Pauline Oliveros, Mother Mallard, Robert Moog. Standard DVD packaging, NTSC all-region DVD.

Artist:	VA
Title:	2000 And Space: The Mission Continues Vol. 1
Label:	ELUX RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	ELUX 006CD

As most people already thought electronica and chill-out had been forever spoiled and degraded to cheap sell-out labels by those countless and tasteless lounge and Ibiza compilations, a CD came flying in, ready to save us from this jazzy/lounge/chill-mess and renew our perspective on this genre. This creation is entitled 2000 And Space, and it's nothing less than the latest project of Alex Azary and his Elektrolux to Elux records re-labelled imprint, which has been responsible for various seminal projects and releases since the beginning of the '90s. Especially with the Euro-wide broadcasted TV nightshow Space Night on Bavarian stations BR and Br-Alpha, Alex Azary has significantly contributed to establishing electronic sounds and music in German TV, film and other mass-media. The last Space Night compilation Alex Azary compiled was Vol. 9, following attempts to keep the series going and benefit from the cult status of the series. This in mind, it doesn't come as a surprise to see the shows for which the music has been selected by Alex Azary still on the air every night, after more than ten years. Now Alex Azary and Elux records present their 2k version of this format in full HD and with fresh new tracks, entitled 2000 And Space: The Mission Continues Vol. 1, a simply remarkable 2CD compilation, assembling the most sought-after and talented electronic artists and producers of now. Artists include: Luna City Express, Tycho, Lusine, Gui Boratto, Fous De La Mer, Espresso Del Lago, Gabriel La Mar, Das Kraftfuttermischwerk, Jonson, DJ Ino, Audiodrop, Phonosynthese, Ordell, Dan Curtin, Ripperton, Lawrence, Federleicht, Modern Walker, MorphOne, Daniel Paul, Sven Weisemann, Sublime Porte, Subsonic Park, Daniel Stefanik, Solee, Quantum Leap, and Aural Float.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom of the City 2006
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4139CD

"Three groups from the 2006 festival. The opening trio comprises two musicians from Spain and one from New Zealand who have been based in London for a few years -- Chefa Alonso (soprano saxophone), David Leahy (double bass), and Javier Carmona (percussion). The following quartet came from Brussels just for the festival -- Jean-Michel Van Schouwburg (voice), Adelheid Sieuw (flutes, voice), Jan Huib Nas (guitar), and Guy Strale (clarinet, piano, percussion). The final quartet on this CD comprises four veteran London-based improvisers who have been part of the London scene for decades -- Garry Todd (tenor saxophone), Nigel Coombes (violin), Nick Stephens (double bass), and Tony Marsh (percussion). There may not be any 'household names' on this CD, but all the musicians surely deserve to be much better known."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom Of The City Festival 2001 - Small Groups
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4205CD

"Highlights of the groups presented by Emanem: Steve Beresford (electronics), John Butcher (saxes), Lol Coxhill (sax), Paul Rutherford (trombone), Phil Minton (voice), John Russell (guitar), Roger Turner (percussion), Maggie Nicols (voice), Caroline Kraabel (sax), Charlotte Hug (viola), Ian Smith (trumpet), Gail Brand (trombon), Oren Marshall (tuba), Pat Thomas (piano), Veryan Weston (piano), John Edwards (bass) Mark Sanders (percussion), Tony Wren (bass), Mark Wastell (cello), Phil Durrant (violin). 150 minutes, previously unissued."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom Of The City Festival 2001 - Large Groups
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4206CD

"Two of the larger groups appearing at the festival: London Improvisers Orchestra (39 musicians improvising and being directed by Knut Aufermann, Steve Beresford (featuring Sylvia Hallett), Terry Day, Simon H Fell, Caroline Kraabel, Dave Tucker & Philipp Wachsmann), Strings with (& without) Evan Parker (Two improvisations by 12 musicians playing strings or electronics -- one with sax added). 152 minutes, previously unissued."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The All Angels Concerts
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4209CD

"Highlights of the concert series curated by Rhodri Davies & Mark Wastell. Solos by Fabienne Audéoud (voice), Aleks Kolkowski (Stroh violin), Eddie Prévost (percussion), John Russell (guitar), Alan Tomlinson (trombone), Simon Vincent (electronics), and Veryan Weston (church organ). Duos by Steve Beresford (electronics) & Roger Turner (percussion); John Butcher (saxophones) & Matt Hutchinson (electronics); and Oren Marshall (tuba) & Mark Sanders (percussion).157 minutes - previously unissued."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom Of The City Festival 2002-Small Groups
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4210CD

"Some of the groups and soloists presented by Emanem: Chris Burn trumpet & Matt Hutchinson (synthesizers & electronics); Lol Coxhill (soprano saxophone) / Paul Rutherford (trombone) / Ian Smith (trumpet); Sylvia Hallett (bicycle wheel, violin, saw, sarangi, voice, digital delays); Evan Parker (soprano & tenor saxophones); John Russell (guitar); Roger Smith (guitar); Trevor Watts (soprano & alto saxophones); Veryan Weston (piano). 149 minutes -- previously unissued."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom of the City Festival 2003 - Small Groups
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4212CD

Highlights of the groups presented by Emanem: Gail Brand (trombone) / Phil Durrant (electronics) / Mark Sanders (percussion) / Pat Thomas (electronics) - (Lunge); John Butcher (saxes) / John Edwards (double bass); Viv Corringham (voice) /Angharad Davies (violin); Rhodri Davies (harp) / Mark Wastell (cello) / Simon Fell (double bass) - (IST); Milo Fine (percussion) / Hugh Davies (electronics) / Paul Shearsmith (trumpet) / Tony Wren (double bass); Stefan Keune (sax) / John Russell (guitar); Alan Tomlinson (trombone) / Steve Beresford (electronics) / Roger Turner (percussion); Alan Wilkinson (saxes) / Marcio Mattos (double bass) / Steve Noble (percussion) - (Free Base). 156 minutes - not available on other CDs."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom of the City 2004
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4215CD

Various ensemble recordings, from May, 2004. Some of the groups and soloists presented by Emanem: Clive Bell (sipsi, shakuhachi, pi saw flute, mini-khene, Cretan pipes) & Sylvia Hallett (viola, bicycle wheel, saw, jews harp, breath, digital delays); Gail Brand (trombone) & Morgan Guberman (voice); Chris Burn (piano), John Butcher (soprano & tenor saxophones), Clare Cooper (guzheng), Jim Denley (flutes & alto saxophone), Will Guthrie (amplified percussion) & Matt Hutchinson (synthesizers); John Russell (guitar), Stefan Keune (sopranino saxophone), Phil Minton (voice), Philipp Wachsmann (violin), Georg Wolf (double bass); Paul Rutherford (trombone); Roger Smith (guitar) & Louis Moholo-Moholo (percussion).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freedom of the City Festival 2005
Label:	EMANEM (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	EMANEM 4216CD

"Most of the performances from the one-day event: Steve Beresford piano, Joe Williamson double bass, Roger Turner percussion; Lol Coxhill soprano saxophone, Neil Metcalfe flute; Sylvia Hallett violin, voice, Caroline Kraabel alto saxophone, voice, Veryan Weston piano, voice; Paul Rutherford trombone, John Edwards double bass, Mark Sanders percussion; Philipp Wachsmann violin & electronics, Kjell Bjorgeengen video; Alan Wilkinson alto & baritone saxophones, voice, Phil Durrant laptop, Mark Sanders percussion; London Improvisers Orchestra. 158 minutes."

Artist:	VA
Title:	La Belle Epoque: EMI's French Girls 1965-1968
Label:	EMI (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	EMI 3898992CD

2007 release. "Excellent CD that collects the best tracks by the talented female artists signed to EMI's French labels. British stars like Sandie Shaw recorded material exclusively for France -- and she's heard with her rare French-only track 'Rien N'est Fini.' Remastered from the original sources at Abbey Road, La Belle Epoque -- EMI's French Girls 1965-68 presents these 20 tracks as they've never been heard before. Some tracks have previously been included on French compilations or bootlegs, however, the sound quality here is a revelation. Original mono and stereo have been used, preserving the integrity of the original recordings." Artists include Michel Arnaud with Serge Gainsbourg, Les Roche Martin, Liz Brady, Anne Kern, Christie Laume, Sandie Shaw, Ria Bartok and Alice Dona.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Greasy Truckers Party
Label:	EMI (UK)
Format:	3CD
Price:	$33.50
Catalog #:	EMI 5032352

"The Greasy Truckers Party, as a double-LP set, was the Great White Whale of many a music lover's collecting efforts in the 1970s and '80s -- always talked of being sighted by others and ever-eluding the best efforts. But here it is, on three very fully-packed CDs, the complete sets of Man, Brinsley Schwarz, and Hawkwind (with Magic Michael & Friends thrown in for good measure), a legendary performance on a legendary night for each band. For those unaware, in the world of British underground rock, the Greasy Truckers Party, as it was billed at the London Roundhouse on February 13, 1972, looms about as large as the Monterey International Pop Festival does in American rock lore; it wasn't the biggest gig ever played by the bands involved, but for reasons of exposure, and resulting word-of-mouth, and the excerpted live album that followed, it came to define what they were capable of, and who they were. Man, who'd shown a lot of promise on their early records leading up to this event, ripped the envelope with the show they put on that night. Hawkwind, who'd enjoyed some recording success and made a big splash at the previous year's Glastonbury Fayre, was boasting a partly new lineup, with a rhythm section comprised of ex-Rocking Vicar Lemmy on bass and Simon King on drums -- they overcame some initial technical problems to do a live set that, despite being abbreviated in earlier releases of this performance, loomed large in their legend for more than a decade. And included in that set on this release is their first-ever performance of 'Silver Machine,' the song that -- with Lemmy shifted to lead vocals a few months later -- would propel the band to the number three spot on the U.K. singles charts. And then there was Brinsley Schwarz, who were in many ways the most improbable act on this bill -- where the other two groups were known for doing extended jams, running as much as 20 minutes at a clip, the Brinsleys did short songs mostly based on American country music and other traditional forms; indeed, their opening number, 'Country Girl,' sounds like a lost outtake from the Byrds' Sweetheart of the Rodeo, and is about as far removed as can be from the heavy electric jams of Man that preceded them, or the space rock extravaganzas of Hawkwind, who followed. Magic Michael, who fills out the last ten minutes of disc two, was a London hippie eccentric who was sort of the UK's answer to David Peel -- a future collaborator with Captain Sensible and Rat Scabies of the Damned, he's an acquired musical taste, but a startling cultural artifact of the time, and as long as his presence didn't keep any music off of the collection, you'll be glad that he's here. The packaging on this set is excellent as well, re-creating poster art and advertising and offering biographical information even on the acts that didn't get to perform (there was a power failure) or whose sets, interrupted by hecklers and fights, proved unusable. One couldn't hope or ask for more, 35 years after the fact." --Bruce Eder, All Music Guide

Artist:	VA
Title:	American Counterpoint
Label:	EMI CLASSICS
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	EMI 967132CD

Featuring works: Harmonielehre by John Adams, performed by City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle; Three Canons For Ursula by Conlon Nancarrow, performed by Thomas Adès; Three Dances by John Cage, performed by Michael Tilson Thomas and Ralph Grierson. "Three completely different American composers: Adams, with his roots in minimalism, but here embracing a lush romantic sound-world; Nancarrow, entrusting his elaborate rhythmic fancies to a live pianist, rather than the mechanically accurate player piano; and Cage, with the gamelan-like sound of not one, but two prepared pianos."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Oneonone
Label:	EMPHASE
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	ES 008CD

"... a one-instrument compilation feat. Ronald Lippok, Reuber, Anne Laplantine, Kinn, Guido Moebius, Ilse Lau and others ... This compilation is a continuation of the Emphase 7" series called Emphasolo. The concept behind the singles and this CD is that each artist was asked to record a track by using only one sound source. This can of course be all imaginable kinds of instruments, but also animal voices, toys, field recordings or whatever. The artists were totally free in composing, recording and arranging their music, as long as they took their sounds just from this one instrument they decided to play. We have a brilliant hihat track by Ronald Lippok (To Rococo Rot / Tarwater), a flute track by Anne Laplantine (aka Angelika Köhlermann or Michiko Kusaki); Claudia Kapp edited and arranged a cat's voice and Reuber did throat-singing. The instruments range from bass guitar to vibraphone, from violin to jegog."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Trash Companion #1
Label:	END RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$7.00
Catalog #:	TREND 001CD

"London's premier alternative nightclub Trash has been fucking with heads, genre bending, spotlighting new talent and shining like a beacon every Monday night for over five years now. Totally unmixed Trash Companion #1 is made up of six brand new and exclusive live recordings from underground heroes Peaches, Stereo Total, Gonzales, Moldy Peaches, Gold Chains and The Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- all of which were recorded live at Trash on their first UK gigs. Alongside these unique moments are six carefully selected Trash dance-floor classics, including some rare and long forgotten gems pulled from the vaults. The full length mix of Kylie Minogue's finest moment 'Confide In Me' slides into Nancy Sintara's lost erotic classic 'Kinky Love'. Duran Duran show what they could do when let off the leash with a NY No Wave style mash up of their track 'My Own Way', while a rare Tiga mix takes Felix Da Housecat's 'Madame Hollywood' (here as Mister Hollywood) deeper into DiscoNotDisco territory. The Slits' seminal Marvin Gaye punk funk mess up 'I Heard It Through The Grapevine' still rocks the floor, throwing us straight into Huggy Bear's seminal Riot Grrl call to arms 'Her Jazz'." Last copies, reduced price.

Artist:	VA
Title:	I'm Starting To Feel Okay Vol. 3
Label:	ENDLESS FLIGHT (JAPAN)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	EF 015EP

This sampler 12" is taken from vol.3 of Endless Flight's series compilation I'm Starting To Feel Okay. The first track is an unreleased live version of Henrik Schwarz's remix of Kuniyuki's "African Sky" -- only available on this sampler. Next, is a new track from Kuniyuki with guitarist Yoshihiro Tsukahara, taken from Mule Musiq compilation The Definitive Japanese Scene, followed by Wild Rumpus. Lastly is Cos/Mes -- a newcomer from Japan whose track was licensed for a Prins Thomas mix CD.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Commodore C-64: C-Sid Musique
Label:	ERKRANKUNG DURCH MUSIQUE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	EDM 1002CD

"Erkrankung Durch Musique is a label for contemporary electronic music. Especially it´s about picking up and processing musical history from the late seventies to the early eighties, as well as their technological developments (Punk, New Wave, Electro, Industrial...) , and developments in electronic music (drum-machines, synthesizer, etc.)." Features tracks by Bassdroid, Caltrop, G. Geluxxe (Gerhard Potuznik), Steril, Maru + Comix, Hans Platzgumer, 8-bit Orchestra (Tim Koch), Computer Rockers (EDMX), Diska, Mix Mup, Error 23. A well sequenced record of devestating electroid crunch in tribute/emulation of the 1982-introduced gamers haven, the Commodore 64 computer.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Erratum #2
Label:	ERRATUM MUSICAL (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	EM 002

"Erratum #2 gathers together different transversal practices of current sound plastics at the junction of poetic and musical spheres as well as the plastic arts (audio art, installations, performances, sound poetry, action poetry, noise, electroacoustic). This new edition involves the confrontation of various forms of sensitivity as attention amplifiers and catalysts of energies: allowing the prefiguration of future events in which the oral and 'noisal' poetic will have to live the intensity of its electro-plastics conjugations and grasp the new hybridizations in order to magnify its senses." -- Joachim Montessuis. Artists include: Jerome Noetinger, Michel Collet, Eleonore Bak, Jacques Donguy, Bernard Heidsieck, Jerome Joy, Paul Panhuysen, Philip Corner, Eric Cordier, Manon Anne Gillis."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Amplify 2002: Balance Box Set
Label:	ERSTWHILE
Format:	7 CD BOX/DVD
Price:	$135.00
Catalog #:	ERST 033/40CD

New lower pricing. Extremely deluxe slip-cased boxed edition documenting this Erstwhile festival from 2002. "The Amplify 2002: Balance Box Set is designed to try to recreate (as much as possible) the experience of what it was like to be in Tokyo in late October 2002, witnessing this incredible week of music. Over 7 hours of music on 7 CDs will contain: 1) 8 of the 12 sets from the festival itself. 2) 2 CDs compiled from the smaller club shows which took place before and after the festival itself, including an entire disc by the all-star guitar septet of Keith Rowe, Tetuzi Akiyama, Oren Ambarchi, Toshimaru Nakamura, Otomo Yoshihide, Burkhard Stangl and Taku Sugimoto. 3) A studio recording by the duo of Günter Müller and Toshimaru Nakamura, recorded that same week. This disc has been carefully sequenced and constructed, and is essentially a regular Erstwhile release contained within the larger box. The box will also feature a DVD by filmmaker Jonas Leddington and a 52 page, full-color booklet with photos by Yuko Zama and twenty separate essays by many of the people involved in the festival." CD 1 (outside festival shows): 1. Thomas Lehn/Toshimaru Nakamura, 2. Günter Müller/Tetuzi Akiyama/Nakamura, 3. Christof Kurzmann/Nakamura, 4. Lehn/Nakamura/Taku Sugimoto. CD 2 (studio sessions): Günter Müller/Toshimaru Nakamura-tint. CD 3 (festival): 1. Cosmos (Sachiko M/Ami Yoshida), 2. Keith Rowe/Lehn/Marcus Schmickler. CD 4 (festival): 1. Müller/Otomo Yoshihide, 2. Lehn/Schmickler. CD 5(festival): 1. Burkhard Stangl/Kurzmann/Sugimoto, 2. Rowe/Nakamura. CD 6 (festival): 1. Stangl/Müller, 2. Nakamura/Sachiko. CD 7: (seven guitars): 1. seven guitarists: Rowe/Akiyama/Oren Ambarchi/Nakamura/Otomo/Stangl/Sugimoto (Cornelius Cardew-Treatise, pp. 82-84), 2. seven guitarists(improvisation). DVD-balance beams, a visual document of the festival as described above.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Eskimo Volume 4
Label:	ESKIMO (BELGIUM)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	ESK 500924

Originally released in 2003. This is the fourth installment in a series that started off as a summary of the Eskimo vibe. The series of compilations (and side projects Summer Madness and Serie Noire) now have a well established reputation for following the good groove and joining the dots between dancefloor classics, recent gems and obscure oddities that leave the trainspotters dribbling and party crowd rocking. Previous installments have managed to smoothly incorporate artists as disparate as Frankie Knuckles, Laidback, Luomo and Hall & Oates and demonstrated The Glimmer Twins' ability to rock the party with their crate-digging finds and to segue the bundle together seamlessly. On this album the pop shocker is Sydney Youngbloods' "If Only I Could," which most will probably remember for its smooth vocals, rendered here in the dub format. The selectors know their music history and each with this edition Eskimo has included tracks such as the feline-friendly Martin Circus "Disco Circus" and Groove Committee's "Just Play the Music," which has turned up on many a dancefloor mix.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Paradisco 3000 presents Chicago Boogie
Label:	ESKIMO (BELGIUM)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	ESK 501165

Originally released in 2004. A taste of the windy city via Amsterdam's Paradiso club. Chicago Boogie is a sweaty romp through some of the most seminal cuts in house and acid house music's formative years and a healthy nod to the party spirit that helped put Chicago and house music on the map. Compiled by Amsterdam-based Antal and All Out K (both founders of Holland's highly-regarded Rush Hour distribution) this CD also provides an insight into their six year running "Paradisco 3000" monthly residency at the Paradiso club. From the bonafide classics of Virgo's "Ride," Mr. Fingers "I'm Strong" and Adonis "We're Rocking Down The House" to the acid house underground anthems "Computer Madness" by Steve Poindexter and Six Brown Bros "Battery Acid," Chicago Boogie is a carefully crafted mix of what dance music is all about. On this release we find Antal & All Out K on a mission to bring in classic and less well-known underground anthems, illustrating a diversity that feels soulful, with a raw spiritual edge. House music all night long! Artists include: Virgo, Master C & J (feat. Lizz Torres), Electra, Club Ice, Jeanette Thomas, Mr. Fingers, Adonis, Six Brown Bros, Steve Pointdexter, Kasso, Nightlife Unlimited, Liquid Liquid, Frankie Knuckles, Fred Brown and Disco D.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Rub 'n' Tug present Campfire
Label:	ESKIMO (BELGIUM)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	ESK 501343

Originally released in 2005. Campfire is New York party mavericks Rub 'N' Tug's decent into a raucous night out in Dante's disco inferno. DJs Thomas and Eric Duncan compile everything from Cozy Powell to Daniel Wang, in the true spirit of New York's after hours loft parties, rolled up with distortion, shouting, rock, funk and sweat. Based on a weekly NYC party called "campFIRE," this mix gives you a brief glimpse of the madness that is Rub 'N' Tug when the pair get behind the decks. From the piano-led house break of Bumblebee Unlimited's "Lady Bug" to the cinematic beauty of Double Fantasy's "Heartbreaker" and the strutting disco of Flash and the Pan and Hot Chocolate, Rub 'N' Tug know how to have a party and they're at a disco near you. Other artists include: Luger E-Go, Aphrodite's Child, Charles B, Bronx Dogs, Rocking Horse, On The House, The Chaplin Band, Bullet Train, Mr. Cisco, Harari, Linda Law, Robin Trower and J.J. Cale.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cosmic Balearic Beats Vol. 1
Label:	ESKIMO (BELGIUM)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ESK 502410

The Eskimo label presents the first volume in a series dedicated to cosmic Balearic beats. This trans-global intergalactic funk odyssey starts with Stratus' disco-fied, cowbell ringin'. The duo is comprised of Mat Anthony and Martin Jenkins, respected producers and remixers who have re-worked the music of Serge Gainsbourg, Kylie, Playgroup and Calexico, amongst others. We then hook up with Phoreski aka Neil Dunn who also runs his own Fat Fuk Records while having his disco-cake and eating it as Richard Gateaux. Coyote then get in on the action as veteran DJs Timm Sure and Ampo, right before Solar Disco label-head Maelstrom presents his exclusive cosmic disco vision. Homerun sees the guitar-playing, electronic producer Laurent Grauwels hark to his '80s roots, while Bottin takes it back with his blend of '70s disco, early '80s electro, and horror-disco. Rubber Room (aka Disco Devil label runners Skinny Joey and Ferre) deliver one of the standout tracks on the compilation with the superb Italo-infected "Cockroach" and Massimiliano Pagliara continues the strong Italo influence with his collection of analogue synths and drum machines. Spektrum are one of the more well-known names popping up on this exclusive compilation and here we see DJ Cosmo get to grips with the gorgeous vocal refrain of "Fit Together." Then we have Lullabies In The Dark get their lips around an ice cold, staccato funk-filled number while Igor Skafar aka Ichisan gets his retro-futuristic-space-funk together. Things round off in fine style as the fast-rising duo of Sasha Crnobrnja and Alex Gloor aka In Flagranti present some rolling disco-funk against the stunning, slo-mo, chord-laden funk of Lovelock. Roll down the windows, turn the stereo up and let the cosmic Balearic beats flood in.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cosmic Balearic Beats Vol. 2
Label:	ESKIMO (BELGIUM)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ESK 502917

The Eskimo label's second installment in a series dedicated to cosmic Balearic beats features 16 exclusive and unreleased tracks of beautiful, sun-kissed cosmic house, disco, funk and more, mixed for the ultimate slo-mo house party and including a bonus mp3-disc featuring the unmixed full-length versions of all the tracks. A technicolor fusion of house, techno, acid and psychedelia, Hot Toddy's "I Need Love," featuring Ron Basejam on vocals, is the perfect way to set sail on the good ship Balearica. Next up is Canary Island-born Rayko, whose "Slowtrack" evokes the more experimental edge of '70s NYC disco, before a rolling, euphoric piano break engulfs Slight Delay's floor-filling anthem "Can You Feel It?!." Fernando Gomez forges bubbling synths into a great percussive workout, maintaining the momentum as Marbeya Sound brings Soviet-era synths into a modern day cosmic swirl. Premier Rang takes it down a notch with distorted thunder cloud claps and French spoken word, while The Beat Broker's "Ice Castle" injects Italo disco elements into the cosmic journey. In-demand remixers and Glasgow DJ legends Johnnie Wilkes and James Savage (aka Optimo) drop in under the name Naum Gabo, while Humberto Matias' Social Disco Club pumps things up with bouncing beats and jittering hand claps. Newcomer Phelps makes his Eskimo debut here, drawing from disco, '80s pop, new wave and house, until The Outrunners deliver a perfect homage to the John Carpenter-esque synth soundtracks of the late '70s. Denmark's Visti & Meyland team up for the original mix of the superb, rousing house belter that is "Yes Maam (All Nite Long)." Among the well-known names on this compilation, two key characters from the booming Belgian dance scene, Mugwump's Geoffroy & Kolombo, show once more why they're going straight to the top, while disco veteran Georgina Fernandez aka Baby G teams up with studio wizard Robin Craford for the perfect disco-tinged action of Dance Disorder's "My Time." Finally, Lyhome's "Other Side Of Me" sees Dutch producer Martijn Poulus bring it down the tempo scale via a collaboration with Italian/Argentinian hip-hop and soul producer, Shablo. As you have come to expect, the production quality is impeccable, matched only by each track's beauty and invention as Eskimo traverses the worlds of disco, house, funk, Italo, electro and beyond through its global army of collaborators and artists.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cosmic Balearic Beats 2 Part 1
Label:	ESKIMO (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	ESK 503049

This is the first of three vinyl samplers of Eskimo's Cosmic Balearic Beats 2 compilation. The Beat Broker brings in Italo disco elements to the cosmic journey. Slight Delay are the Portuguese production and DJ duo Tiago and DJ Al, and they present a true anthem. Phelps draws from disco, '80s pop, new wave and house. Roberto Rodriguez (Future Beat Investigator, Track n' Field or Acid Kings) presents a track that makes you want to open the windows.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cosmic Balearic Beats 2 Part 2
Label:	ESKIMO (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	ESK 503050

This is the second of three vinyl samplers of Eskimo's Cosmic Balearic Beats 2 compilation. Naum Gabo are Glasgow DJ legends Johnnie Wilkes and James Savage (aka Optimo), who have remixed Franz Ferdinand, MGMT and Simian Mobile Disco, Premier Rang bring it down a notch with distorted thundercloud claps and French dialogue, Social Disco Club pumps things up with a bouncing beat and hand claps, and Marbeya Sound fuses a love of Soviet-era synths into a modern-day cosmic swirl.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Cosmic Balearic Beats 2 Part 3
Label:	ESKIMO (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	ESK 503051

This is the third of three vinyl samplers of Eskimo's Cosmic Balearic Beats 2 compilation. Mugwump's Geoffroy & Kolombo are two key characters from the booming Belgian dance scene, The Outrunners are Pierre de la Touche and Stephen Falken, whose sound is a mixture between '80s disco, new wave and Italo disco, Nelue's Fernando Gomez turns a bubbling synth into a percussive workout, and finally, Rayko's "Slowtrack" evokes the more experimental edge of '70s NYC disco.

Artist:	VA
Title:	New York Eye and Ear Control
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 1016CD

"Featured artists: Albert Ayler (tenor sax), Ed Blackwell (trumpet), Don Cherry (trumpet, cornet), Sunny Murray (drums), Gary Peacock (bass), Roswell Rudd (trombone), John Tchicai (saxophone, alto sax). Michael Snow is a Canadian national treasure, a true Renaissance man. He assembled a stellar group to improvise a sound track for his art film, titled Walking Woman, featuring a silhouette that is rumored to have been inspired by Carla Bley. Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label. New digipak format. 'This is a very interesting set, music that was freely improvised and used as the soundtrack for the 34-minute short film New York Eye and Ear Control. Tenor saxophonist Albert Ayler leads the all-star sextet (which also includes trumpeter Don Cherry, altoist John Tchicai, trombonist Roswell Rudd, bassist Gary Peacock and drummer Sunny Murray) on two lengthy jams. The music is fiery but with enough colorful moments to hold one's interest throughout.'" --Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Artist:	VA
Title:	Movement Soul Volume 2
Label:	ESP-DISK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	ESPDISK 4034CD

"A continuation from the earlier Alan Ribback work produced by Michael D. Anderson. The CD examines untapped and historically important achievements and tragedies in the lives of a people during the Civil Rights era. This compilation presents facts on events in black history that merit being acknowledged. Other forthcoming volumes will present further historical developments that will remain an important part of American history seen and unseen. Each CD will examine different aspects of the Civil Rights Movement featuring interview footage, press releases, and music heard during the time of each theme. The production of this CD is to encourage people of all races to do more study involving the Civil Rights era and other thematic topics that also address stages of development during this era. It is hoped that people of all races will better understand the on-going struggle of African Americans and the many achievements towards the development of this country which dispel the negative connotations passed down through families for generations. Digitally remastered. Manufactured in the USA by the original label."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Rio Baile Funk: Favela Booty Beats
Label:	ESSAY RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	AY 003CD

Courtesy of Berlin-based DJ and journalist Daniel Haaksman, Baile Funk is a reflection of Brazil's melting pot society, combining a mixture of funk, Miami bass, electro, rap, hip-hop, freestyle, bastard pop and MPB (Musica Popular Brasil). With bouncing-booty beats and Portugese raps, this is Brazil's contribution to world-wide Bass culture, paying homage to big fuck-off speakers set up by competing sound systems. In Rio some simple and spare elements do it all: A few rolling beats, one or two MCs, and the use of some minimal sampling or electronic sounds are enough to revitalise this exciting feeling that first appeared in the mid '80s. Haaksman has selected the finest funk tunes of recent years, including hits like MC Serghino's Pocotopocoto, Bonde Do Tiagro's O Baile Todo or MCs Naldinho & Beth's Tapinha. These songs were so big, they were sung in Rio´s soccer arenas. Plus, there's the underground anthems such as the Rick Rubin/Russell Simmons tribute Popozuda Rock n´Roll by De Falla. The 12" presents some of the highlights featured on this release.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Rio Baile Funk: Favela Booty Beats Vol.2
Label:	ESSAY RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	AY 006EP

"Baile Funk is music from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Bouncing booty beats with Portuguese raps that make 50 Cent look like a wimp. Baile Funk is a reflection of Brazil's melting pot society, merging a mixture of funk, Miami bass, electro, rap, hip-hop, freestyle and bastard pop. Baile Funk is definitely the latest craze. After the huge success of the now deleted first Baile Funk 12" here's No. 2. Two tracks are drawn from our Rio Baile Funk - Favela Booty Beats CD compilation which was put together by Daniel Haaksman. Two others are taken from our CD compilation Senor Coconut presents coconutfm. On coconutfm Senor Coconut, the alter ego of German Electronica wizard Uwe Schmidt (aka Atom Heart) presents what he discovered during his long stay in Chile and various other Latin American countries: alternative Latin American styles which are mostly still unknown to the West even though they are very popular to the local crowds. For this EP he selected two Baile Funk floor fillers: Vanessinha Pikachu is the creator of the popular 'Dança do Pikachu' dance style and Malha Funk brings here a vibrant homage to James Brown."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Rio Baile Funk: More Favela Booty Beats
Label:	ESSAY RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	AY 009CD

After the wildly successful international bombast of Rio Baile Funk: Favela Booty Beats, here comes another round of mutant hip-hop, raw grooves and mad breaks that will transport you to another imaginary party with big speakers in some hot and hidden Rio slum. It's been a while since the DJs from the black music balls in Rio started cutting and pasting Miami bass beats, African drumming, samba, Bahia carnival tunes and incredible sampling from Front 242 to Dire Straits. Blended with lyrics about crime, love, guns, faith and everything else, this is music that didn't need TV or radio to become popular. More Favela Booty Beats illustrates the changes that have occurred in Rio favelas ever since the first edition grabbed global dancefloor attention. One of the first tracks on this CD, "Rap de Caxias," by MC MDY, gives a good introduction: over some beats that sound like a cross between musical heritage of Miami, Rio and Salvador, he names the stars of the funk carioca and the favelas they belong to with celebratory abandon, from Rocinha to Vidigal to Jacarezinho. Then, Mr. Catra, the James Brown of the booty beats, represents with two of his strongest tracks: the overtly sexual "Vem Nha Nha" and the claim for loyalty "Cabelo Voa." If he had a women's counterpart, it would be Deize Tigrona, who comes in collaboration with Edu K, with a new version of "Sex-O-Matic," remixed by DJs Mavi and Sany, two of Rio's best kept funk secrets. Mr. K delivers AGAIN on this mix with "Hot Mama," another track from his album Frenétiko, which gets an insane remix by Bonde Do Rolê, whose reckless crossover of booty beats and rock will draw everyone's attention. There's MC Sabrina, the young diva who provides beautifully-sung vocals on her track, and MC Cula with country and western and Brazilian folk music samples, praising the joys of having sex in the horse-riding position. It's the Kama Sutra with beats! And there's still more music to keep you busy: "Vascão 2000," by Dennis DJ is a curious reworking of a football team hymn with mutant Miami bass beats, and the rhythm-fuelled "Jiu Jitsu," "Catita" and "Dança do Dedinho" with gunshots making the breaks will bring to life the REAL Rio. All these tracks paint a vivid and colorful picture of what is like to be inside this big, exciting, and often paradoxical party called Funk Carioca. And now get that booty started!

Artist:	VA
Title:	More Favela Booty Beats EP
Label:	ESSAY RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.50
Catalog #:	AY 009EP

2009 repress. The Rio dance craze gets a fresh treatment by Daniel Haaksman. Baile Funk is music from the favelas of Rio de Janeiro. Bouncing booty beats with Portuguese raps that make 50 Cent look like a wimp. Baile Funk is a reflection of Brazil's melting pot society, merging a mixture of funk, Miami bass, electro, rap, hip-hop, freestyle and bastard pop. From Black Orpheus to City of God, the idea of life in a Rio de Janeiro favela has changed substantially, and so has its soundtrack. Now, it's time for booty beats, the mutant hip hop that you've probably heard somewhere -- the raw groove with mad breaks and shouty lyrics that you can never understand, steering you towards an imaginary party with big speakers in some hot and hidden Rio slum. It's been a while since the DJs from the black music balls in Rio started cutting-and-pasting with Miami bass beats, African drumming, samba, Bahia carnival tunes and pop music -- incredible sampling that veers from Front 242 to Dire Straits. Then the MCs, most of them raised in the favelas, came in with rhymes about their everyday life -- meaning sex (fun on a low budget), crime, love, guns, faith and anything else. Put all this together and you have funk carioca. Here's the 12" taste of the album: VA - Rio Baile Funk: More Favela Booty Beats.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Auf Der Anderen Seite/The Edge of Heaven OST
Label:	ESSAY RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	AY 016CD

This is the soundtrack to the German-Turkish film, Yasamin Kiyisinda (trans. The Edge of Heaven), directed by Fatih Akin and scored by Shantel. Linked by death, the fragile lives of six people connect on emotional journeys toward forgiveness and reconciliation. The music for this drama is like a soundtrack to a road movie. Accompanying the film's protagonists, the music oscillates between traditional tracks from Istanbul and the Black Sea (home of the much too short-lived singer/songwriter Kazim Koyuncu, who wrote the main track) and European club and dub sounds. Acclaimed Bucovina Club mastermind Shantel followed these diverse cultural traces to compose a haunting, atmospheric score chock full of exclusive, unreleased tracks in which he fuses each different influence in his unique style. Featured artists include Shantel, Sezen Aksu, Kazim Koyuncu, Sevval Sam, Nese Kara Böcek, Selim Sesler, Ahmet Kaya, John Bullard, Yusuf Kaba, Mackali Hasan Tunc, The Rootsman, Binder & Krieglstein, Birol Topaloglu, Rona Hartner and DJ Click.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Goya 1
Label:	ESSAY RECORDINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	GOYA 001CD

Edition Goya, a new subsidiary imprint in collaboration with Essay Recordings presents the first volume of a regular compilation series celebrating the impending opening of a spectacular new club for adults in the heart of Berlin called "Goya." Thousands of guests will be treated to a stunning 15-meter high hall incorporating two galleries. Goya will be the fusion of the biggest cocktail bar in the world and THE premier dance location with 2,300 shareholders already signed on, among them many well-known faces and musicians like Pat Appleton from De Phaz; African singer Lokua Kanza; German jazz-trumpeter Till Brönner; Canadian-Mexican singer Lhasa; the Nighthawkes, Quatro Nuevo, DJ Shantel and Yello. The initiator of Goya is renowned musician and DJ Peter Glueckstein, whose concept of Goya is avant-garde and out front, putting music first. During the club nights there will always be two DJs working together, spinning well-produced music. Every three months the label will publish a compilation reflecting a constantly evolving melange of global beats, jazz, soul, tango, flamenco, hip hop, baile funk, Balkan beats, salsa, Cuban folk, Indian pop and tango crossover. The soundtrack to Vol.1 features timeless, rare and unknown tracks and mixes by Angelique Kidjo paying tribute to Gershwin; Lokua Kanza singing in German; and the original composer of the Sesame Street melody Ingfried Hoffmann delivering the sounds of Brazil. Shantel has a double feature as an artist and remixer and Sarah Vaughan gets the tango treatment by Gotan Project and so much more.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tombola Der Freisinnegen
Label:	ETUI (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	ETUI 010EP

"Tombola der Freisinnigen is not understood as a puristically conceptioned circus. In fact, 1st Decade's Gunjah & Ex-Fischmob drummer Stachy aka End Of Tape, Alec Troniq, Mentalic, Soeren Matschiste and Insect O. create a magic hat containing these 5 tracks that are gonna move your ass. Following their excellent remix of Chapeau Claque's 'Blütenstaubromanze,' End Of Tape's current release 'Data Store' comes at you like a rocket and ignites the dancefloor. It drives forward with an analog synth sound and rolling grooves that leave behind a trace of longing for the next Etui release. They share the A-side with Mentalic and his melodrama 'Sweet Little Sixteen' which is not in the least sweet or innocent. It's a neat and sensitive techno track that he puts into the Etui jukebox. The Etui crew carries on with the B-side. Insect O. designs mystic techno, Alec Troniq creates some hands-up elektro and Soeren Matschiste gives this magic hat the finishing with trackpop. It's hardly possible to compete with the diversity of this anniversary record. There is nothing left to say than: have fun!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Generator: Detroit 2003
Label:	EXACTA.UDIO (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	EXACTA 003LP

"The label that started it all, Generator, is back on exacta.udio with a vengeance after a six year hiatus. The first Detroit techno label with a truly global vision, Generator's first incarnation was home to such great artists as Woody McBride, X-313, Dave Clarke and Alan Oldham. And now, Generator is back with the Detroit 2003 compilation, a soundtrack to the Detroit Electronic Music Festival 2003. Compiled and executive-produced by Alan Qldham and boasting an international line-up that's performing live at the festival, Detroit 2002 provides us a snapshot of where dancefloor techno is in 2002, as well as its possible future." Features: The Advent, X-313, Bryan Zentz, Stewart Walker, Mike Dearborn, DJ T-1000, Adam X, Chaos and Steven Tang.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Megasoft Office 2001
Label:	F COMMUNICATIONS (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	F 149 CD

"What is music today? Is it still an essential form of art? Or is it now just another brand totally integrated in our surroundings? Do we still allow music to give us emotions or do we just want it to be acoustic wallpaper? Since 1997, F Communications has tried to answer these questions with the series of Megasoft Office albums. We still feel that the music we listen to in the F COM office creates a unique atmosphere and brings a permanent source of energy for your personal creativity. So like us, enjoy this fourth edition of Megasoft Office." Featuring: A Reminiscent Drive, Alexkid, Ready Made, Frederic Galliano, Nova Nova, Aqua Bassino, Fabrice Lig, Laurent Garnier, Jori Hulkkonen & Alexis Delano, Llorca, The Youngsters.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Elevator Music: Vol. 1
Label:	FABRIC (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	FABRIC 1017CD

"As dubstep splinters and morphs into countless sub-genres, Elevator Music: Volume 1 is the definitive snapshot of bass music in early 2010. Elevator Music is a collation of all variant strains of dubstep; a completely original and exclusive collection of future bumps that reflects the embracive nature of fabric's dance floor music policy. Pooling tracks from established producers like Martyn, Starkey, Untold and Caspa & Rusko with a smattering of producers destined for great things, Elevator Music ticks boxes in categories and niches that don't even fully exist yet; unifying the vision of 16 producers with one simple passion. Bass."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Jazz At The Flamingo
Label:	FANTASTIC VOYAGE (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	FVCD 125CD

First released in May 1961 as a (slightly premature) 10th Anniversary celebration of the famous Soho jazz venue, Jazz At The Flamingo now serves as an ideal introduction to Fantastic Voyage's new series of competitively-priced Ember Jazz Originals. Founded in 1952, the Flamingo on Wardour Street played host to both the cream of visiting U.S. jazz musicians and also the emerging British talent. It is the latter on which Ember Jazz Originals will focus primarily. During the 1950s, Flamingo founder Jeffrey Kruger built up his interests in music publishing and also facilitated recordings of some of his favorite artists, initially placing them with established outlets including the Tempo label. Then in 1960, the first British jazz releases appeared on his own Ember label, both reissues of material previously placed elsewhere, and releases of entirely new repertoire. Jazz At The Flamingo was a collection of personal favorites, some previously released on Tempo, Decca, Parlophone and the nascent Ember itself, others new to vinyl. As such, it is a perfect primer for the Ember Jazz Originals series, which will reissue entire albums by many of the feature artists and others besides. To maximize the nostalgia of this reissue, Fantastic Voyage has faithfully retained the original album's artwork, and the CD booklet reproduces the album's original labels and sleeve notes (penned by Kruger himself). To increase the desirability of this release, Fantastic Voyage has added bonus tracks including all four tracks from The British Jazz Trio EP of September 1962 (again reproducing all original artwork) and two previously-unissued, longer outtakes from sessions for the Tommy Whittle Quintet album of 1959. Other artists include: Flamingo All Stars, London Jazz Quartet, Ronnie Ross Quintet, Eddie Thompson Trio, Tony Crombie Orchestra, Derek Smith Trio With Harry Klein, Ronnie Scott and Tubby Hayes And The Jazz Couriers.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tales From The Australian Underground: Singles 1976-1989
Label:	FEEL PRESENTS (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	FEST 3614CD

"A collection of some of the great 45's released during Australia's most prolific independent era of 1976 to 1989. Tales highlights selections from the previous careers of acts like Hoodoo Gurus (The Victims & Fun Things), Gangajang (The Riptides), The Cruel Sea (Sekret Sekret), Dave Graney (The Moodists), Big Heavy Stuff (Ups & Downs), You Am I (The Bamboos), Tex Perkins, (Thug), Dirty Three (Venom P. Stinger) as well as classic early releases from Radio Birdman, The Saints, The Scientists, Triffids, Died Pretty, The Mark Of Cain and the Hard-Ons. In addition, Tales from the Australian Underground includes a selection of seminal tracks, previously unreleased on CD. Featured among others are Pel Mel, Sunnyboys, Sardine, Psycho Surgeons, The Leftovers, Do Re Mi, The Numbers, Tactics, X and Wet Taxis. Besides offering up an indie 'best of', Tales from the Australian Underground gives the listener an insight into the sounds and musical styles that were developed over the highlighted period. From raw rock 'n' roll and punk roots, to the eclecticism of the eighties. All documented in an extensive 36 page booklet and 2CD collection."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Welsh Rare Beat
Label:	FINDERS KEEPERS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	FKR 003CD

Another compilation from Andy Votel! "When you first discover a record on the enigmatic Sain label it takes a while before you successfully identify its original country of origin -- Is it Turkish? -- Is it Hungarian? -- before too long you're pleasantly surprised to find it's Welsh! With the sleeve being strictly devoid of any English language, you can't quite figure out if it's a private-press or the results of a community music project, both of which constitute instant record collector nirvana, until you find another Sain record and this is where the addictive gene takes hold. Aesthetically a Sain 45 has all the all the unique and exotic trappings of a French '60s pop EP so the fact that they were manufactured on the same soft soil as your local record shop is almost unbelievable. The added fact that the label itself has a political history not dissimilar to your favourite Brazilian or Turkish records is another surprise. On further inspection you realise that Sain could arguably be the longest running, self styled, British contemporary, independent record label to exist in our lifetime AND the fact that its non-conformist ideals predate 'punk' by almost 10 years could surely confirm that Sain records is possibly... the coolest record label to exist ever!? Maybe we should listen to the music first. Sain's A&R policy epitomises what an indie label SHOULD act like... without boundaries. You like prog-rock with blueprint trip-hop beats? -- so did Sain.. You like ethereal girl groups with mystical acid folk overtones? -- so did Sain. You like psychedelic rock operas based on Druidism and witchcraft? -- so did Sain. How about a radical Welsh answer to 'The Grumbleweeds' with a fat-ass 4/4 hip-hop breakbeat that's been sampled by either Cut Chemist or DJ Cashmoney? Er... so did Sain. Do you like Farmers and male voice choirs? ....Me neither but Sain did. Andy Votel and Dom Thomas discovered Welsh music by mistake... Gruff Rhys (from Super Furry Animals) has never been able to escape from it. After years of trying to fill non-Welsh speaking dancefloors with the sound of slate-mine psychedelia we decided to join forces and compile a one-stop compendium of the best undiscovered psych, prog and folk to trickle out of this previously untapped barrel. Over the past 12 months we have collectively attempted to listen to every Welsh, rare record ever made 'Looking For The Perfect Cymru Beat' on your behalf... and that's why we've called it Welsh - Rare - Beat."

Artist:	VA
Title:	B-Music: Cross Continental Record Raid Road Trip
Label:	FINDERS KEEPERS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	FKR 008CD

2006 release, available now. "B-Music is an independent collective of DJs, musicians and music lovers dedicated to the obsessive and painstaking perusal of obscure, obsolete, exquisitely obnoxious, unbelievable, underexposed and undeniably delectable discs of experimental pop music from the psyched-out '60s and '70s. B-Music.co.uk provides a pocket library for discerning aficionados of fascinating rhythms from six times around the globe -- unifying record collectors, beat diggers, fanatics of the avant-garde and trash-merchants alike. Centred around the Mancunian eponymous travelling club and bar and along with twin record labels Finders Keepers and Delay 68, B-Music represents a passionate, un-blinkered approach to the culmination of way-out sounds encompassing all elements of off-kilter counter-culture: psych prog space rock ye-ye Euro beat folk funk jazz and whacked out movie musak, as well as cherry pickings of bugged-out cinema, design and literature in token doses. This is the first-ever B-Music compilation featuring undiscovered classics compiled by Andy Votel (Twisted Nerve), Dom Thomas, David Holmes, Gruff Rhys (SFA), Jerry Dammers (The Specials), Jazzman Gerald, Cherrystones, Doug Shipton, Ben Hatton, Chris McBride (45 Kings/Fat City), Chris 'The Judge' Arthur and Bob Stanley (St. Etiennce) scoured from all over the world over 100+ years of crate digging!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Daisies OST
Label:	FINDERS KEEPERS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	FKR 013CD

"Back in the latter half of the 1960s, the burgeoning idiosyncratic group of alternative filmmakers coming out of (then) Czechoslovakia known as the Czech New Wave were taking art house cinemas in Western Europe and America by storm. The hour-long films that came out of the infamous Barrandov production house played a competitive rival to that of the French and Italian new waves with their very own immaculate and spell-binding takes on cinema verité, film noir, surrealism and cinema concrete. But after the Soviet Union invaded Czech in August 1968, the clampdown on non-conformist creative arts saw over 70 films either banned or withdrawn from production in a mass culling of film reels until 1970. It is not until recent years that the genre has become widely recognized as a veritable and virtually untapped source of inspiration for fans of experimental cinema, psychedelic cinematography, baroque costumes and scenery, music and graphic design. Daisies pulls together what you might call the 'Holy Trinity' of the Czech New Wave -- director Vera Chytilova, costume and set designer Esther Krumbachova, and cinematographer Jaroslav Kucera -- arguably the three most forward-thinking and truly experiMENTAL minds in the whole of the CNW collective. The follow-up to the critically-acclaimed release of (the previously unreleased) Valerie And Her Week Of Wonders -- another Czech masterpiece -- this release was previously unprepared for public consumption and taken from the original reels. This immaculate release has been compiled in close accordance to the original storyline and comes complete with unseen archive images, original international poster designs and new and extensive sleevenotes by Andy Votel and Professor Peter Hames. This release also carries personal endorsements from Jarvis Cocker, Trish Keenan (Broadcast) and Jim O'Rourke."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Welsh Rare Beat 2
Label:	FINDERS KEEPERS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	FKR 014CD

"Gruff Rhys joins the Andy Votel, Dom Thomas and the Finders Keepers team once again to produce this, the second instalment in our critically-acclaimed and best-selling Welsh Rare Beat series. Derived from Dyfed bands with added friends from further a field in the Swansea valleys, Cardiff and Flint in the north, this is a wide and wonderful collection of bands -- some were part of a political upheaval that empowered Welsh speakers to sing and express themselves in their mother tongue, part of a wider international youthquake, others were singing from the heart, paying the bills and just happened to live in Wales during this cultural crossroad. Here for your enjoyment are songs mostly about the sky, flying, seagulls, clouds and ghosts. But also songs that deal in political activism, The Mabinogi, or issues of Welsh identity. Girl group boy meets girl songs, parodies of boy meets girls songs, Welsh language covers of English and American hits of the day sung in a traditional Welsh style counteracted by traditional Welsh folk songs played in contemporary Anglo-American styles. The follow-up to the critically acclaimed Welsh Rare Beat compilation, this album features exclusive liner notes and track-by-track annotations from Gruff Rhys as well as a number of tracks previously unavailable on CD."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Well Hung
Label:	FINDERS KEEPERS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	FKR 017CD

Subtitled: 20 Funk-Rock Eruptions From Beneath Communist Hungary - Volume 1. "Finders Keepers break yet more ground with this, 22 stomping selections from the vaults of Eastern Europe's best kept secret, Pepita Records. This first-ever compendium piles heavy psych, jazz, glam and funk onto a heaped spoonful dripping with the cream of the '70s Hungarian rock scene -- Omega, Metro, Locomotiv GT, Skorpio as well as Finders Keepers' very own jet-set fit-bit, Sarolta Zalatnay. The follow-up to the critically-acclaimed ground-breaking border-smashing Sarolta Zalatnay collection, Well Hung is the first of two collections (expect Hung Over) charting the most productive and experimental era of a Hungarian music scene closed well and truly behind the iron curtain. With help from the sultry songstress Soralta herself, this series will be the first definitive collection of break-heavy, fuzz-ridden Hungarian psychedelia (the likes of which you will find scattered amongst the record bags of DJs such as Andy Votel, DJ Format and Bob Stanley) to appear on these shores. Compiled with the help and featuring liners courtesy of Hungarian jet-set fit-bit Sarolta Zalatnay. Features a family tree compiled by Andy Votel to chart the connections between the Hungarian scene."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Chamber Music (James Joyce)
Label:	FIRE (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	FIRE 110CD

Originally released in 2008. The idea was simple: find contemporary artists influenced (however loosely) by James Joyce's style to finally turn the poems into musical works. The only directive was to not mess with the words! Five years in the making comes this epic 36 artist interpretation of James Joyce's 1907 collection of poems, Chamber Music, charting love from innocence to experience. Curated by James Nicholls from the Virgin Passages and with contributions from major established artists (Mercury Rev, Ed Harcourt, Minus 5, Lee Ranaldo from Sonic Youth with Text Of Light) and cult players (Jessica Bailiff, Gravenhurst, Mike Watt, Bardo Pond), this represents a sweeping but unified expression of Joyce's early, love-hungry verse. Beautifully packaged double slipcase CD and double gatefold vinyl with artwork by Stephanie Black. Other artists include Monica Queen, War Against Sleep, Venture Lift, HTRK, Califone, Owen Tromans, Airport Studies, Mary Lorson, Willy Mason, Noah John, Ian Kearey, David Hurn & Abigail Hopkins, Coldharbourstores, Lori Scacco, Great Depression, Puerto Muerto, Flying Saucer Attack, Sweet Trip, Gerry Mitchell & Little Sparta, Sphyr, Mountain Men Anonymous, Tenebrous Liar, Green Pajamas, Christian Kiefer, Duke Garwood, Lovetones and Kinski.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Auf Teufel Komm Raus
Label:	FIRM (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	FIRM 002LP

Strange 2LP compilation featuring a variety of underground German electronic styles, emitting a Shitkatapult-like vibe of tension and confusion. Artists featured: Boris Bontempt, T. Schaeben, Chistian S, Qlod, DJ Synchronizer, Heiko Voss, Geiger, Denis Moschitto & David Rössger, Revilo Dahcs, R. Ojijo, Dirk Leyers and Michael Mayer. "Firm is a new label with unbelievably complex organizational structures. Firm is totally unintentionally trendy. Firm is full of glamour and all participants lead a fulfilled life. The future is 7-D. 7-D is rocking for every direction.. Tropen Verlag is dead, long live Firm."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Fucky Don't CD
Label:	FLITTCHEN (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	FLIT 06 CD

"Perplexing innocence and modern pop. All included. Try something a little out of the routine, and join our diehard fans. We've got Robert Lippok (To Rococo Rot) in the depths of the universe. Enjoy Console and Hanayo with their version of the national anthem, magically turning it into a smurphy soft-house number. Hop along with Neoangin's Jim Avingnon, a playmobile cowboy riding through a lonley prairie of freedom. Re-live your teen years with the Sitcom Warriors, a beat band starting in the footsteps of Jonathan Richman, the Velvet Underground, the Fall... Tune into Monsieu Morio's lo-fi chansons trickling out of the old-time radio. Re-tarnish your vocoder with the Visions, bringing back the 60s for the urban hipster. Go trawling with Komeit over quack-like harmonie waves. There is so much to experience, your head will open like a flower. You will blossom with hits from the Jeans Team, Pinknoise, Milch, Disz Play, King Carlic, Ming, and Art of Kissing. You will become strong and stoic by the songs from Doc Schoco and Rike Schuberty, and Tayfun Fyrrarumare. Dry yourself off in the warmth of Die Welttraumforscher. Rock away with Eigentlich Glucklich's house ballads. Finally Gott 30 leads you out of this music adventure and back into the fucked up reality of the everyday, but the music has left you a better person. Remember: there is no true life with wrong music. Guitars are not excluded here, although the instrumentation tends to be more electronic. Analog fleamarket studios and Atari sounds meet modern digital production.."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Fucky Don't CD
Label:	FLITTCHEN (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	FLIT 06 LP

Currently only available on LP. "Perplexing innocence and modern pop. All included. Try something a little out of the routine, and join our diehard fans. We've got Robert Lippok (To Rococo Rot) in the depths of the universe. Enjoy Console and Hanayo with their version of the national anthem, magically turning it into a smurfy soft-house number. Hop along with Neoangin's Jim Avingnon, a playmobile cowboy riding through a lonely prairie of freedom. Re-live your teen years with the Sitcom Warriors, a beat band starting in the footsteps of Jonathan Richman, the Velvet Underground, the Fall... Tune into Monsieu Morio's lo-fi chansons trickling out of the old-time radio. Re-tarnish your vocoder with the Visions, bringing back the 60s for the urban hipster. Go trawling with Komeit over quack-like harmony waves. There is so much to experience, your head will open like a flower. You will blossom with hits from the Jeans Team, Pinknoise, Milch, Disz Play, King Carlic, Ming, and Art of Kissing. You will become strong and stoic by the songs from Doc Schoco and Rike Schuberty, and Tayfun Fyrrarumare. Dry yourself off in the warmth of Die Welttraumforscher. Rock away with Eigentlich Glucklich's house ballads. Finally Gott 30 leads you out of this music adventure and back into the fucked up reality of the everyday, but the music has left you a better person. Remember: there is no true life with wrong music. Guitars are not excluded here, although the instrumentation tends to be more electronic. Analog fleamarket studios and Atari sounds meet modern digital production.."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Atomic Fire Balls
Label:	FLO (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$4.00
Catalog #:	FLO 007

1998 sampler from Flo to celebrate their first year. 15 tracks for the price of a CD single. "Coming out of seemingly nowhere (I'd never heard of this stuff 'til the mention in The Wire's 'Electronica's New Terrorists' article) is this collection of previous vinyl from the Flo label, run by present noiseniks 2nd Gen (now signed to Mute). Two tracks each from Made in Britain (grainy, almost Techno-Animal-ish boasting), 2nd Gen (mid tempo DHR-ish mess), Pilgrim (minimal lo-fi beats), Code Talker (wacky 'biz' n' bass), and three from Medusa (hyper-cut-up drum n' bass w/ female ragga/bragga vox). Not the most groundbreaking lot in the scheme of world electronic-freakery, but well worth the asking price (it's a 62 minute CD). Obscure (and I've been keeping my head about for this sort of activity)." -- Hrvatski. Limited stock, reduced price.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Street and Gangland Rhythms
Label:	FOLKWAYS
Format:	LP
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	FW 5589LP

Subtitled: Beats and Improvisations by Six Boys In Trouble. "Originally released in 1959, this is the recording of 6 pre-teens from Harlem on bongos, and vocals. Pounding rhythms and chants convey the emotions and experiences of life in New York City's housing projects and tenements. Heralded after the fact as an early precursor to rap music, Street and Gangland Rhythms is an important document of post-WWII urban Black America. An amazing record lovingly reissued in a perfect replica of the original Folkways jacket and including a reproduction of the original information booklet."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Revolucion: The Chicano's Spirit
Label:	FOLLOW ME (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	FM 109CD

"A new aspect of Latin grooves explored by Follow Me: In the USA, music made by the Latinos was often put into the shade of the ghettos. In the 50's and 60's many Latin music groups were hiding their real identity behind English names and singing rock'n roll with English lyrics. Therefore the birth of truly Latin rock was a real innovation." Artists include: El Chicano, Sapo, Coke Escovedo, Caceres, Malon, Azteca, Tierra, Flash and the Dinamics, Massada.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Hijos Del Agobio Y Del Dolor
Label:	FONOMUSIC (SPAIN)
Format:	2CD/DVD
Price:	$38.00
Catalog #:	FONO 13771CD

"Awesome 2CD compilation set containing a big number of Andalusian Rock groups 1967-1972. Rock and progressive music meets flamenco. Amazing acts like Smash, Mezquita, Iman, Goma, Gualberto, Triana, Miguel Rios and many others, altogether in this great production. But not only music you find here. There's also a DVD containing an amazing TV Documental entitled Underground, La Ciudad del Arco-Iris, with a long length image history of Andalusian rock and especially the mighty Smash. Spanish language of course, but worth alone for the mega-cool images." DVD is PAL format for Europe.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Met@Music
Label:	FORCE INC. (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	FIM 046CD

"Metamusic is release #200 of Force Inc.. Force Inc. focuses on Techno in association to virtuality, machinism and digitality. Force Inc. tries always to bring innovations into dance music and continues to change concepts, style and genre. Digital Techno simulates something that does not exist as a reality, it generates something new. It is the result of the teamwork of numerous authorities such as the 'musician', the programmer and the authority of the program. Digital music has to open the given program structures, the internal ramifications and program hierarchies are to be discovered. Essentially the new genre Clickhouse or Clicktechno is where the apparently random series of glitches that have replaced beats on albums like Oval etc. formulate themselves into more bouncy rhythms. Clicks, scratches and glitches get organised. Where Mille Plateaux introduces electronics into the 21st century, Force Inc on the other hand is infiltrating new sounds into clubs. Clicks, glitches, so called digital errors, become sound. The Cut-Copy-Paste-Funk of the actually most irrelevant sounds, the clicks, emerges, the movement of zero and one are made audible. Brittle rhythms and rocking hyperfashionable software are giving Techno a new face. Again the new scene of American digital techno, like Sutekh, Kit Clayton, Stewart Walker, Twerk, Jasper etc. meet the German minimal techno movement (S.R.I., Wolfgang Voigt, Atlon Inc, Auch etc.). All tracks are exclusive."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Intelligent Ambient Music 01
Label:	FORCE INTEL (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	FNT 005CD

After a few warm-up digital releases, Mille Plateaux are proud to present their new label, Force Intel. Why another sub-label? Well, Force Intel is not a sub-label, it's rather a sister of Mille Plateaux. They discovered that there's a lot of great music out there that is simply not experimental enough for Mille Plateaux. Force Intel will take care of this sound that is usually called "IDM." Do you know a better ambient music compilation?!? Intelligent Ambient Music 01 is a fine example that there is more to ambient music than 10+ minute drone atmospheres: the 15 tracks are surprisingly melodic, surprisingly rhythmic, often surprisingly short and most of all: surprisingly multi-variant. The sounds cover old school FSOL '90s style, analog synths and small-sounding tracks. Only the wall-of-sound-ambient-dub style comes without any rhythmical elements (ie. is near-drone style). Most tracks each have their own character that is too untypically ambient to be categorized. Anyway, IAM will hook to your ears, unlike most other ambient albums. Artists include: Plaster, Sabi, D-Fried, Pleq, Loom, Moornyc, Phluidbox, Ametsub, Antendex, Acheloo, a.farOne, Khalija, Marow, Dead J, Soutien Gorge, Nicolaus and Wyatt Keusch.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Force Lab Edition: Composure - Mixed By Algorithm
Label:	FORCE LAB (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	FLAB 010CD

"Force Lab is the newest imprint to come out of Force Inc. Music Works. Inspired as a laboratory to enable experimentations in 4/4 electronic music, the labels releases thus far have earned critical praise both in the DJ's bins and in the press. With the success of it's 12" releases, we feel it's now time to document the label thus far on CD. Jeff Milligan aka Algorithm has over 12 years of experience behind the decks. A key developer of Toronto's early techno scene, Algorithm has remained one of the world's most respected DJ's, travelling the world continuously performing, running his own label Revolver and releasing a slew of 12" singles on Revolver, Background, Serotonin, and Brine Tone. His style is seamless and works perfectly into this eclectic mix. From the GASeous sounds of Lowfour, Kid606's techno remakes, the fundamental power of Chris McCormick, to the uplifting renditions by Sutekh, The Force Lab Edition is definitely exceptional in both bandwidth and DJ manipulation." Also includes music from: Auch, G, Safety Scissors, Donnacha Costello, Vita, Veer, Electric Birds, Ozy and more.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Digital Disco 2
Label:	FORCE TRACKS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	FT 059CD

"It's been a year since Force Tracks launched the critically acclaimed Digital Disco compilation series. A reinvention of house music, Digital Disco brings together a combination of sophisticated depth, soul, lyrical narrative, and of course the uplifting energy that disco characterized back to the dance floor. Now, the series returns in full splendor featuring 13 tracks from a line of the label's past, present, and future members. Digital Disco 2 manages to sound both retro and futuristic, while remaining brilliantly inventive and danceable." Artists: Dub Taylor & Vital, Luomo, Akufen, D;exter, Adjuster, Ian Pooley, Moonbootica, Playgroup.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Karneval der Verpeilten: Mukke
Label:	FORCE TRACKS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	FTS 080CD

The Karneval der Verpeilten is Berlin's techno-infused, open-air demonstration on World Peace Day, and this is its first representative compilation. Since 1999 on September's first Sunday, this carnival makes its annual rounds through various parks in Berlin, engaging and astonishing all with their colorful and rich presentation of the most dance-ready and liberating modern sounds available. This compilation attempts to embody the spirit of this techno bacchanalia with a selection of musicians that have been participating to make the "party" what it is today: Acid Pauli, Autotune, Brian Cares, Donna K., Gianni Vitello, Girls United, Bonaparte, Hello Trouble, Jake "The Rapper" Basker, The Local Perverts, Lexy, Metope, Namosh and K Chico, Philip Bader, Philipp Quehenberger + Ddkern, Captain Comatose, Ricoloop, K_Chico+Namosh, Pilocka Krach, Raz Ohara, Sven Dose, The Dose, plus surprises that represent the music at the Karneval from the last eight years. Let their actions talk. Dance for world peace!

Artist:	VA
Title:	Amaterasu
Label:	FRACTAL (FRANCE)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	FRAC 021CD

"First volume of the Fractal Twin project (volume two is forthcoming). Amaterasu is a new themed concept Japanese compilation featuring : Mineko Itakura (Angel & Heavy Sirup), Kengo Iuchi, Makoto Kawabata (Acid Mothers Temple), Kousokuya, Jun Kuriyama (ex Ox), Miminokoto, Naoaki Miyamoto, Chie Mukai, Seiji Nagai (ex Taj Mahal Travellers), Overhang Party, Space Machine, Mitsuru Tabata (Zeni Geva, Leningrad Blues Machine), Totsuzen Danball, Atsushi Tsuyama (Acid Mothers Temple, Omoide Hatoba), Masayoshi Urabe. Liner notes by Alan Cummings. 15 unreleased long tracks."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Schlank & Tief
Label:	FRAGMENTS/LIQUID SPACE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	FCD 5004CD

"The Concept: Schlank & Tief is a collection of the freshest crop of Germany's producers and record labels. We went on a quest to hand-pick Germany's finest and succeeded with this fabulous selection of tracks. They are great in the clubs but also a listening pleasure on your home stereo. Schlank & Tief is a deep trip into the sophisticated German label and producer scene, which appeals not only to experts but simply put to all people that enjoy good music. The Sound: Deephouse meets minimal electronic music on this beautifully mixed CD, sensually blending moods and style into a brilliant mixture of sonic pleasure." Artists: Glowing Glisses, Jussipekka, Vernon & Da Costa, Richard Davis, Tanzmann & Voigt, misc., Dennis Desantis, Jackmate, Sensual Physics, Random_Inc, Jan Jelinek Avec The Exposures, Remixes For Lawrence, David Hausdorf, Modernista 90.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Ikon Records Story
Label:	FRANTIC RECORDS
Format:	2CD
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	FRAN 2323CD

"The Ikon Records Story is another lavish double disc set, this time focused on one of the most obscure yet enigmatic independent labels of the mid-1960s: Sacramento's Ikon Records. Ikon Enterprises was a studio and production set-up based in California's capital that existed for just a brief few years between 1963 and 1966, yet was ground zero for every teenaged aggregation that could convince their parents to fork over the cash needed with which to enshrine their progeny's adolescent warblings on a shiny vinyl 45s. These cool, cryptic items, issued on the studio's custom label, are impossibly rare discs that feature pure, unadulterated teenaged mid-1960s rock'n'roll in its varying forms, whether they be surf, R&B, instrumental, folk-rock, raw garage, Brit-Inv, or spy-themed novelty. Several Ikon singles are coveted items within the rarified echelons of garage-collectordom: those by Madd, Inc, the Knightsmen, Prophets, Shondells and others are singles that regularly fetch big bucks on the very few occasions they are ever offered for sale. The Ikon Records Story has been in the works for many years, but the recent serendipitous discovery of all the labels cutting masters for Ikon releases now enables the Frantic team to deliver up an unprecedented 60 tracks of primo material, virtually all reissued for the first time, and thus unlike most archival collections, the sound quality is second to none. Additionally, various band members have opened their files to provide unreleased material, as well as fill in the story behind this mysterious imprint. The 28-page full color booklet is jammed to the gills with photos and memorabilia, in addition to a lengthy note from top garage expert Alec Palao examining the Ikon saga in tremendous detail."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Up From The Grave: North Valley Garage 1965-1968
Label:	FRANTIC RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	FRAN 5353CD

"In the mid-'60s, the northern end of California's Central Valley threw up a plethora of hot punk discs. For such an isolated area, the roll call of garage greats enshrined in vinyl from towns like Chico, Marysville and Yuba City is unprecedented -- Drusalee & the Dead, Boy Blues, Caretakers, Next Step, Graveyard Five and Madd, Inc, to name just a half-dozen -- and these are some of the rarest 45s known to man. From Sacramento up to Redding, the North Valley crawled with outlaw rock'n'rollers, and the best are captured on Up From The Grave. Much of this jam packed collection features singles released by the regions one visible record company, Frantic/Vardan, a small cache of fabulous and obscure discs by the likes of Mystic and Psycho that have captivated collectors imaginations ever since. Detailed liner notes by '60s punk expert Alec Palao tell the story of this amazing time in California's rock'n'roll past, while the booklet is a colorful overdose of pix and ephemera in the trademark Frantic style." Includes 28-page booklet. Other artists include: D. Witherspoon & Future, Sonny Oliver & The Statics, Bob Smith, Big Timers, and Custer & The Survivors.

Artist:	VA
Title:	So Cold!!! Unearthed Mid 60's Sacramento Garage
Label:	FRANTIC RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	FRAN 8383CD

"After the tremendous reaction to our exhaustive Sacramento '60s anthology The Ikon Records Story, Frantic Records is proud to present an equally-rockin' 30-track bumper bundle of classy '60s punk from California's capital, 1965-67, the result of a decade of sleuthing, So Cold!!! spotlights some of the best vintage punk, folk-rock and garage pop you are likely to hear, all from the raging suburban punk scene that engulfed Sacramento and its environs during the halcyon daze of the mid-1960s. Though So Cold!!! features several rare single sides that have not appeared on CD before, the vast majority of this power-packed collection is previously unreleased. The program ranges from the city's big groups like the Marauders, the Fugitives and Gear One, to obscure but dynamic punkers from the Squires, Sel-Sync and Mods. A major coup was locating the rare handful of recordings by local legends Plague, Ltd. and The Heard. Once again we feature detailed liner notes from '60s punk expert Alec Palao, plus a parade of eye-popping pix n' visuals. So Cold!!! is one garage compilation that is definitely not to be missed!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Rendez Vous 01
Label:	FREAK N' CHIC (FRANCE)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	FNC 001CD

Highly respected and groundbreaking French house label Freak n' Chic has been at the vanguard of cutting-edge house and techno for the past three years, expertly run and A&R'd by French DJ legend Dan Ghenacia. After over 25 releases, Freak n' Chic have produced their first compilation. Rendez Vous is a double CD, with CD1 featuring all exclusive unreleased tracks by Freak n' Chic artists specially crafted for this release, while CD2 is a mix of the finest Freak n' Chic releases to date, expertly mixed by Shonky and Dyed Soundorom. Freak n'Chic represents such artists as Jamie Jones, David K, Shonky and :Terry:, who are all key players in the electronic underground. All Freak n'Chic tracks by Freak n'Chic artists, aimed at DJs and fans of this always-interesting label. This special mix release is comprehensive enough for the club -- just ask the huge names that have lent their club support for these tracks: Ricardo Villalobos, Steve Bug, Laurent Garnier, Anja Schneider, et al. However, these tracks are also personal enough for you to get your Freak n' Chic on at home, too. Other artists include: Chris Carrier, Monoblock, Sebastien Bouchet, Ito, David Mariscal, Marc Antona, Davide Squillace & Alfa Romero, Andrea Ferlin, Sweet Light, Butane, Bibi's Ghost and Tom King & Jay Massive.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Le Samba Contemporain 1998-2007
Label:	FREMEAUX (FRANCE)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$32.00
Catalog #:	FA 5301CD

"The rhythms and music of Brazil have become famous worldwide, and today they're fully recognized as an integral part of international music-culture. This anthology represents the cream of contemporary samba with 36 titles from the independent São Paulo label CPC UMES, whose commitment to the artistic tradition and the heart of Brazilian culture guarantees its vivacity. Featured artists include Walter Alfaiate, Luiz Carlos da Vila, Quinteto em Branco e Preto, Adriana Moreira, Chico Buarque de Holanda, Nei Lopes, Dona Inah, MPB 4, Eliseu do Rio, Carmen Queiroz, Osvaldinho da Cuica, Teca Calazans, Cláudia Savaget and Perímetro Urbano."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freude-am-Tanzen Compilation 01
Label:	FREUDE AM TANZEN (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	FREUDE 001CD

Artists: Gamat 3000, Soulphiction, Funky Transport, Wighnomy Brothers, Hemmann + Kaden, Mark Henning, DJ Koze. "Seven years of faithfulness! Many in the prevailing school of thought concerning expressly how it'll all go up in smoke, as in a lack of convincing success, has been without a doubt showcased by FAT. This seventh year in the relationship between men and market doesn't stand so bloody damned as previously however. Except for the odd boob job, neighbourhood UFO sightings have ceased, being replaced with friendly skies for listeners and dancers alike. Nonetheless in the vernacular there still exists (strike up the band!) 'The exception proves the rule'. Aside from that being enough, a few salty years of experience which were quite (and 1, and 2 and?) 'unspectacular'. Now that we stand with proper certification, time to drop the velvet rope for the non-vinyl proficient connoisseurs. To be thus realized using the accompanying license in the form of the CD 'Various Artists: Compilation 01' This media presents concurrently a list and fore gleam of the label's vision: deep, comprehensive music for the dance pumping you from the bottom to the top, alternating warmth with coolness with the essence of funk on a minimal plane. Traditional and modern are buttoned together, with electro variety breathing song and soul with a clear focus on the dance floor. So that's what we got for this seven, here is to the next seven years following with more of the same!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freude Am Tanzen 5zig Compilation
Label:	FREUDE AM TANZEN (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	FREUDE 050CD

Jena, Germany-based label Freude Am Tanzen celebrates their 50th release with this label compilation called 5zig (German slang for "fifty"). So, the label stirs up their soup-pot, revealing earthy, diverse flavors from the label's heartiest and tried-and-tested artists. Since the founding of the label in 1998, Freude Am Tanzen goes by the principle that every artist on their roster has the freedom to make a soup to their tastes. That is: individualism is the trump card! In the wide spectrum of electronic dance music, you can be confident that this compilation is a stomach-rumbling alchemy of dub-exotica, piquant ambient, and more, all trusted to satisfy the hungriest of dancefloors. This compilation features all-new concoctions from: Kadebostan, Monkey Maffia, Taron-Trekka, Douglas Greed, Delhia De France, Marek Hemmann, Fabian Reichelt, Mathias Kaden, Krause Duo, Daniel Stefanik, Robag Wruhme, Juno6 and No Accident In Paradise.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Freude Am Tanzen 5zig
Label:	FREUDE AM TANZEN (GERMANY)
Format:	2LP+CD
Price:	$25.50
Catalog #:	FREUDE 050LP

Deluxe 2LP edition. Includes the CD version, poster and sticker. Jena, Germany-based label Freude Am Tanzen celebrates their 50th release with this label compilation called 5zig (German slang for "fifty"). So, the label stirs up their soup-pot, revealing earthy, diverse flavors from the label's heartiest and tried-and-tested artists. Since the founding of the label in 1998, Freude Am Tanzen goes by the principle that every artist on their roster has the freedom to make a soup to their tastes. That is: individualism is the trump card! In the wide spectrum of electronic dance music, you can be confident that this compilation is a stomach-rumbling alchemy of dub-exotica, piquant ambient, and more, all trusted to satisfy the hungriest of dancefloors. This compilation features all-new concoctions from: Kadebostan, Monkey Maffia, Taron-Trekka, Douglas Greed, Delhia De France, Marek Hemmann, Fabian Reichelt, Mathias Kaden, Krause Duo, Daniel Stefanik, Robag Wruhme, Juno6 and No Accident In Paradise.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Owl In Daylight EP
Label:	FRIGIO (SPAIN)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	FRV 001EP

"For the first time, Chicago artists Traxx & Josh Werner come together as J/M Strap and they are responsible for the A side of this record. We proudly present 'The Owl In Daylight,' an amazing track that brings back the Chicago jakbeat sound with an incredible bassline that seems alive, weaving all around the song to take it to the next level with a simple but intriguing dark pad and brilliant solid drums. On the flip we have 'Play Error' by Juanpablo. This Madrid-based artist is responsible for the Frigio label and his track was composed on the phrygian scale. The result is a dark and rhythmic tune with a sweet melody and background voices. Like the other tunes on this record, 'Mute City' by Lektoluxe remains at the underground level with galactic melodic synths and a fat deep bass that switches to acid tones at points. An amazing song with clear influences of electro and acid house but the final result is very particular. This artist is really shaping his own sound and this will be confirmed on his upcoming releases in a near future." On gray-colored vinyl.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Frikyiwa: Collection 1
Label:	FRIKYIWA (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	FKW 008CD

Very attractively packaged contemporary African remix album, highlighted by the awesome Doctor L (producer of the recent Tony Allen comeback album, Black Voices). Featured artists: Nahawa Doumbia, Lobi Traore, Ibrahim Hamma Dicko, Djigui, Neba Solo, Abdoulaye Diabate. "This first collection from Frikyiwa regroups a series of remixes made by electronic music producers taken from African traditional pieces. From the rainy country, Aqua Bassino (Scottish without a kilt) has been for the last few years distilling the classiest deep house in the world. Extremely respected, he could only do the remix for the Diva star Nahawa Doumbia, ambassadress of south Mali music. Stemming from the Japanese scene in Tokyo, Chari Chari provides a dancefloor dimension to Lobi Traore. Spider has remixed Ibrahim Hamma Dicko, a singer-composer from the north of Mali, dedicated to the music of this humble, arid and close to the desert region. Extremely graceful. The Natty Bass Sound System from Lyon did Djigui, malien farmer, a rare player of the bolon, one of the most rural malien instruments. Jeff Sharel has been developing his very own style between American house and his personal poetry. He amplifies the compositions from the kings of the region of Kenedougou (south Mali): Neba Solo. Somewhere between party spirit and traditional music, veritable personality from the London scene, IG Culture imposes its' sharpcutting groove and breakbeat to the divine Nahawa Doumbia. The Tokyo 246 Avenue Project is formed and reformed in the heart of Shibuya in Tokyo City. DJ, scratching sound engineer, one didn't need more for the star Abdoulaye Diabate. A voice, a group whose live concerts stupify. A deep house remix opens a whole new universe to this piece. Doctor L reworks Ibrahim Hamma Dicko's music with maturity and personality. His blues, jazz, African and hip-hop influences couldn't go better with this 'Baba' now known as 'Baba Sorcery dub mix' : Bewitching and mystique!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	We Bring Mad Drama EP
Label:	FRUSTRATED FUNK (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	FR 001EP

"New label from the Clone 'umwelt' bringing you raw and frustrated electro funk. Techno Electro for the frustrated minds ...refreshing and therapeutic for the mental weak... Twice a day your prescription and you feel much happier again... Maybe you even get the guts to talk to other people as well (or maybe even girls)!...it did work for us! Mad drama from everyday live brought to you by Frustrated Figures, Pametex, Cosmic Force and Blue Villa People."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Ten Years Of Fumakilla Part 1
Label:	FUMAKILLA (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	FUMA 035EP

Following the 10 Years Of Fumakilla (FK 001CD) compilation mixed and compiled by Woody, now exclusively available on vinyl. Leix & Ronro kick off the A-side with their super groovy "Jerry Conga." Felipe Valenzuela & Dani Casarano join with a deep, hypnotic funky track and Autotune craft a circus caravan rolling journey with deep basses & soft soundscapes. This release combines beautifully deep house funk with warm vintage synthesis. Pure summer feeling pooled together in three tracks.

Artist:	VA
Title:	New Follow
Label:	FUMAKILLA (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	FUMA 037EP

Fumakilla presents a strong collabo 12" by the label-boss himself, Woody featuring Felipe Valenzuela and Dani Casarano. "New Follow" is a trippy, Chicagoesque, morphing house track, steadily growing behind the hypnotic voice and the pushing bass figure in darkened acid landscapes. On the flip, Woody proves that he's still on fire with the soulful-dubby-technoid-deep n' funky "Let It Work," guaranteeing waves of excitement on the floors. "Berzuh" is a reduced, dubby tech house gem that claps and grooves all over.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Funktio 2
Label:	FUNCTION (FINLAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	FU 503CD

"Not as much of a continuation of the first volume's rhyme/reason/rhetoric as a sampler of new techno artists borrowing from the 'Funktio' aesthetic put forth by the ground-breaking Funktio 1 release of last year. Still present is Kim Rapatti (Dum label founder, Monojunk) in one of his many aliases, along with several new producers carrying forth the torch of post-dancefloor forms sprouting up in suddenly not-so-distant Finland." -- Hrvatski. Also features: Nemesis XI, Robert Blomerus, Sensien, Vladislav Delay, Tron, DJ Tres, Marko Laine, GMA, Ioma, Nu Science, Jokela.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Hard to Find! Volume I
Label:	FUNK-O-RAMA RECORDS (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	FUNK 197302CD

"Funk-O-Rama records compiles in this first volume of Hard to Find! a series of songs (all of these coming from 45s searched by collectors and DJs for years) that draw a possible horizon of the American Underground Funk between 1968 (Seven Souls) and 1975 (Jade). This first compilation of Funk-O-Rama records checks the old school funk and its diverse mixtures with soul (Soul Partners, The Deacons.), gospel (The Brothers & Sisters), JBs style (Soul Tornadoes, Maskman, Wee Willie.), blaxploitation (Caprell's) and modern soul (Jade). This period of funk's peak and decline coincides with the last splendour (The Deacons, Big Barney, Creative Funk.) and the agony (High Voltage) of the Hammond Organ, an instrument that went out of fashion in the mid-seventies until its rebirth at the end of the eighties."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Aprés 2
Label:	FUTURE CLASSIC (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	FCL 035EP

Second installment of Aprés: Sunday Afternoons With Future Classic At The Tilbury. "The second installment of the Aprés vinyl series sees Australian producer Touch Sensitive (also a member of Van She) kicking things off with 'Body Stop,' an Italo-disco stomper that's been at home in the FC catalogue for quite some time. Recently unearthed by London based producer Toby Tobias in a chart of 'hidden gems' it seemed only natural to ask Toby to remix 'Body Stop' and the result sees Toby putting more space in the track, pushing it further onto the dancefloor and keeping it playful all at once. On the flip we take the UK connection a little further with Leeds-based producer Bonar Bradberry floating into cosmic territory with 'Fought & Won' whilst Toby Tobias turns in some glorious tour-bus-disco on 'Azul Blue,' guitars and acid lines sitting comfortably side by side for the ride."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Aprés 3
Label:	FUTURE CLASSIC (AUSTRALIA)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	FCL 036EP

"The third installment of the Après vinyl series explores the indie disco dimensions of Future Classic's 2 year old Sunday afternoon session in Sydney. When we commissioned Gemma Smith to produce four artworks for the series this angular and intense piece sat well with the spiky Hot Chip-meets-Junior Boys disco punk funk of Melbourne 3 piece Clubfeet. It also worked with Adelaide's Sidwho?, another promising newcomer who's recent 12" on Cage & Aviary's The Walls Have Ears imprint got rave reviews from Horse Meat Disco, Mock & Toof, Tim Sweeney and Optimo to name a few. 'Millionaire' is an early taster of the pop sensibilities of Sid's forthcoming solo album with Future Classic. Sid's also a member of the Modular signed live disco act The Swiss. Chad and Nathan took some time out from the Future Classic HQ to turn in a remix of 'Millionaire' together with good friend Bryan O'Callaghan who also happens to be head chef at the Tilbury where Après is held. Bryan quickly became a firm friend of Future Classic after Mudd and Aeroplane were booked for sets at Après with Bryan seeking us out, immediately impressing us with his unparalleled knowledge of rare disco and groove. Last but definitely not least (since it made the A1) came Pink Frost's remix of 'Evening Star' by another local Sydney band Todd Sparrow. After a heavy vinyl digging session at Redeye Records, the store's vinyl buyer Scott, handed Nathan a CDR and the call was made then and there and we had our third Après release -- an intentionally all Australian installment!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sideburn Sounds
Label:	FUZZADELIC RECORDS (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	FUZZA 1010LP

Subtitled: 16 Freakbeat, Mod-Soul And Psych Dancers, 1966-1972. "Just what the title says: this ace 'all killers -- no fillers' compilation is destined to burn the dancefloor, offering a perfect selection of the kind of sounds that are currently spinned at Euro mod '60s clubs. An eclectic mix of mod-soul dancers, groovy psych, fuzzy freakbeat and garage-beat, lovingly selected and sequenced. Featuring bands from USA, Canada, Spain, Italy, Brazil and Japan, including top rarities like the ultra hard to find French freakbeat single by Gilbert Safrani and the hideously rare ye-ye mod 45 by Spanish singer Mochi. Perfect remastered sound, full-colour groovy psychedelic sleeve, liner notes and pictures."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Historische Aufnahmen/Historical Recordings Vol.1
Label:	GAGARIN RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$33.00
Catalog #:	GR 2013LP

"With almost universal access to the internet and the rise of the online archive it may appear that the entire history of recorded sound is only a few mouse clicks away. However, the 2008 discovery in a Paris archive of a phonautograph recording of 'Au Clair de Lune' from 1860 demonstrated that fragile treasures remain to be discovered by the dedicated explorer. Musician, composer and radio producer Felix Kubin has spent the last 5 years investigating, tracking down and collecting a stunning selection of hitherto neglected recordings from archives and private collections. With an eye for the antique curiosity, and an ear for the curious dusty beauty of abandoned transmissions from the past, he is now proud to present this first collection of historical recordings. The recordings presented here offer many and diverse pleasures from the analogue realm. Amongst the jewels offered are chronicles of eccentric machines, alleged occult occurrences on telephone exchanges, drunken whalers, marine plankton, music hall entertainers, Nazi attempts to play proto-synthesizers, uncategorizable oddities, and lost documents by originators of the avant-garde. This deluxe vinyl only edition is presented in lavish packaging including a booklet which contains an essay by Felix Kubin, extensive notes on each track and illustrations."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Psychogeographical Dip
Label:	GD STEREO
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	GD 013CD

"The first release in a series of compilations based on the concept of psychogeographical recordings and the theory of the dérive among the artists (the various) assembled here. Musique concrète, electroacoustic and experimental music shape a psychogeographical map of the abandoned McCarren Park Play Center & Pool in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, New York. The 74' CD is packaged in a custom-designed wallet fold cover with images by Geoff Dugan. A blueline printed booklet insert contains graphics from each artist. Released in 1997." Artists: Gen Ken Montgomery, Chop Shop, Geoff Dugan, Francisco López, Sean Meehan, Brian Conley, John Hudak, If, Bwana and Pat Courtney.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Architecture Of The Incidental
Label:	GD STEREO
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	GD 014CD

"The second release in a series of compilations based on the concept of psychogeographical recordings and the theory of the dérive among the artists (the various) assembled here. Musique concrète, electroacoustic and experimental music centered on the subject of a non-site-specific state of transit. The 74' CD is packaged in a custom-designed wallet fold cover with photographs by Pat Courtney and a blueline printed booklet insert with a text: Incidents of Displacement, by Allen S. Weiss. The various artists are the same as on the previous release Psychogeographical Dip. Released in 1999."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Psychedelic States: Mississippi In The 60s
Label:	GEAR FAB
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	GF 239CD

"We head to the great southern state of Mississippi where we have found over 20 never before compiled tracks and a lot of others that haven't been heard in decades!! Featuring never-before-seen photos of many of these great bands." Artists include Ravin' Blue, Kicks, Soul Shakers, Strags, Lancers, Reets, Kelts, Herdsmen, Continentals, Rick's Continentals, Riviaires, Missing Links, James & The James Gang, One Way Streets, Strags, Substantial Evidence, Phinz, Lancers and Joe Frank & The Knights.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Generator: Detroit 2002
Label:	GENERATOR
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	GEN 027CD

"The label that started it all, Generator, is back with a vengeance after a six year hiatus. The first Detroit techno label with a truly global vision, Generator's first incarnation was home to such great artists as Woody McBride, Marco Passarani, Dave Clarke and Alan Oldham. And now, Generator is back with the Detroit 2002 compilation, a soundtrack to the Detroit Electronic Music Festival 2002. Compiled and executive-produced by award-winning DEMF 2002 Artistic Committee member Alan Qldham and boasting an international line-up that's performing live at the festival, Detroit 2002 provides us a snapshot of where dancefloor techno is in 2002, as well as its possible future." Features: The Advent, X-313, Bryan Zentz, Stewart Walker, Mike Dearborn, DJ T-1000, Adam X, Chaos, Ignacio (Steve Rachmad), Steven Tang.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Generator: Broadcast In Hi-Tech
Label:	GENERATOR RECORDS
Format:	2x12"
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	GEN 031EP

"A showcase of US & International artists starting with the fierce, primetime techno debut from UK's Abstract Science sure to sweat that dancefloor. Another Generator debut is Sydney, Australia's Andy Rantzen [of ItchE and ScratchE] with a soothing techno groove 'love song' entitled 'The Kiss'. On the US front, Chicago's Obsolete Music Technology [Emphasis Recordings/Aesthetic Audio/Eargasmic] hands in an impressive show of fistpumpin', energizing future house while JAMAL MOSS weaves together another of his trademark wayout lofi masterpieces. From the Detroit sector, DJ T1000 [Pure Sonik/Generator/Tresor] bringing it with 'Detroitism' a clapyourhands/ stringladen spacetech funker followed with 'Daily Routine' by Terrence Dixon [Utensil/Tresor/Children Of Tomorrow], a minimal space capsule thumper, perfect for a go on a antigravity simulator. Columbus, Ohio's Plural [6ONE6/Dobox/Miga] contrives a saucy laidback glitchy groove with mysterious and moody pianostabs. Lastly, for those who dig the fluid, melodic classic Detroit sound, take a BackToTheFuture techno journey with Chicago/Detroit dynamic duo, Windimoto [Windimoto Music/ Phuture Soul Recordings]."

Artist:	VA
Title:	You Don't Need Darkness To Do What You Think Is Right
Label:	GEOGRAPHIC (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	GEO 012CD

"You Don't Need Darkness To Do What You Think Is Right is the first compilation from the Scottish-based Domino imprint Geographic, headed by The Pastels' Stephen McRobbie. It's a stunning collection of tracks from major underground artists such as The Pastels, Kevin Shields (of early 90's godz My Bloody Valentine), newer treats such as Sister Vanilla (featuring the Jesus and Marychain's Reid brothers) and Japanese naïve-folkists Maher Shalal Hash Baz." Artists also include: International Airport, Future Pilot Aka, Bill Wells Octet, Nagisa Ni Te, Directorsound, Telstar Ponies, Pedro, Barbara Morgenstern, Empress, Appendix Out, National Park, Plinth.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Beach Blvd.
Label:	GET BACK (ITALY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	GET 114CD

In order to cash in on the great popularity of a current TV show, the infamous Posh Boy hooks up with Get Back to remind you about an album that should have been so much easier to forget. Does contain a second-rate version of "Meat House" (immortalized by Negative Trend one year earlier), so one point for that. "No album captured the early Orange County, California punk sound like the Posh Boy label's 1979 historic Beach Blvd compilation. Featuring bands like the Simpletones, The Crowd and Rick L Rick (F-WORD!)."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Polyphonix 1
Label:	GET BACK (ITALY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	GET 418

"Using John Cage's slogan 'New Music: New Listening' as its mantra, Polyphonix 1 is a compilation of 27 poets from both Europe and the United States, collected at poetry festivals held during 1979 to 1981. Artists include Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, John Giorno, Julien Blaine, François Dufréne, Bernard Heidsieck and Jean-Jacques Lebel, etc. Originally released as a co-production of Cramps Records, John Giorno's 'Giorno Poetry Systems' and Association Polyphonix."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Free Flight - Unreleased Dove Recording Studio Cuts 1964-69
Label:	GET HIP
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	GHAS 5012CD

1998 release. "A collection of recordings from Minnesota's Dove Studios feat. Michael Yonkers, Calico Wall, Mercymen, Magpies, Mike Waggoner & The Bops and many others! Dove Studio opened its doors in St. Louis Park, MN in the spring of 1964 and lasted until 1970. During this six year span, the studio literally recorded hundreds of groups of all different kinds of music genres. Contained on this album are 27 gems of unissued rock and roll material, beginning with hard-driving Mike Waggoner and the Bops in '64, and ending with probably the strangest recording session that ever occurred on Dove's premises, Michael Yonkers in 1969. Fifteen different bands are represented in this package, each showcasing a different musical style. Starting things off with straight-ahead rock 'n' roll are the Bops, Magpies and Mercymen, all of which owe a tip of the hat to Chuck Berry and Buddy Holly. R & B was a strong influence in the Twin Cities during the mid-'60s and the Lancers and the Nite Caps do their part to keep the style flowing. Since the Trashmen were out on the road most of '64, the Underbeats took over as 'top-dog' combo in their absence. Four unreleased tunes by the group are included here. Two of the top instrumental bands from the state, the F.B.I. Idiots (Gregory Dee & The Avanties in disguise) and the Titans show their wares, along with the female-led Marcia & the Lynchmen. In early 1966, Sir Laurence & The Crescents recorded a powerful, Raiders-like, open throttle rocker which has remained unissued until this day. Psychedelia/punk was no stranger to the state of MN as witnessed by the Fragile Zookeeper, the Calico Wall, and an unknown, unnamed acetate of mammoth proportions included herein. Rounding things out is the Chad & Jeremy-like Longman & Fogel and the truly bizarre Michael Yonkers, who thought he was receiving transmissions through his guitar from aliens! In all cases, the bands contained on this project walked out of their respective sessions with acetates or mastertapes in hand to proceed with as they wished. Thankfully their musical legacy had survived the past three decades to finally see the light of day. Includes huge booklet with extensive liner notes, photos and much more."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Soulful Sounds From Soulville
Label:	GET HIP
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	GHAS 5018CD

2001 release. "Massive and well-crafted collection of soul & funk from Pennsylvania's Soulville & Jaywalking labels! Incl. liner notes, photos and more!" Artists: The Soulville All-Stars, Beverly Hills, The Continental Four, Ray Gant & The Arabian Knights, Bobby Fulton, Millie Mclaine, Lynn Martini & The Jolly Jax, Hank Sample, Watson & The Sherlocks, Donald Lee & The Executives, Hank Sample, Donald Lee Richardson, The Mastermen, The Sensational Cymbals, The Manigault Specials, Cha Cha Hogan and Wee Willie Mason.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Breakin' Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Label:	GET ON DOWN
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	GET 54044CD

"Inspired by a German documentary about the emerging breakdance phenomenon in Los Angeles, the 1984 film Breakin' is for many a reference point for the explosion of hip-hop in the United States and across the world. With its colorful cast of characters and dazzling array of dance moves, the movie became an international hit and the soundtrack captures the sounds that inspired an entire generation of breakers and b-boys to push their craft to new heights. Anchored by the Billboard Top 10 hit single Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us Now by Ollie & Jerry, Breakin' pulses with the electric funk beats and early hip-hop flavors--including The Bar-Kays 'Freakshow on the Dance Floor' and '99 1/2' by Carol Lynn Townes -- guaranteed to get the dance floor rocking. Featuring additional appearances by Chaka Khan, Re-Flex and a young L.A. rapper named Ice-T (who also appears in the film), the Breakin' soundtrack is an essential album for all breakers, poppers, lockers, b-boys, and b-girls, or any fan of hip-hop and disco. In continuing their commitment to producing first-class reissues of landmark records, Get On Down is proud to present Breakin' in a brand-new CD release, featuring remastered sound and a reproduction of the original movie poster, all presented in six-panel digi-pak."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Ultimate Breaks & Beats Production Tools
Label:	GET ON DOWN
Format:	DVD
Price:	$75.00
Catalog #:	GET 59999DVD

"With this production library manipulated and organized for the modern day producer, you will have at your fingertips all you need to create the soundscape you aim for, from slow-creeping cinematic tension to uptempo partyvibe dance classics. With 4.25 GBs of organic and crisp sounds, you will be well-prepared to take your production to a new level, enabling you to remix and reshape audio in infinite ways. For each song, there are three corresponding Pro Tools sessions, multi tracked and tempo mapped for endless sampling and manipulation capabilities. There are over 150 loops that have already been created from the thirteen songs, available in two convenient formats: WAV and RX2 (Recycle). All of the memorable bass lines, guitar riffs, drum loops, horn stabs, and even flute melodies have been isolated as loops in organized folders. With this set, there are endless sampling possibilities ready-to-go right out of the box, with all of the painstaking steps already taken care of for you."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Get Physical-- 2nd Anniversary Label Compilation
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	GPM 001CD

Originally released in 2004, Berlin-based label Get Physical celebrated their second anniversary with its first-ever compilation of hits, remixes, as well as a preview of three new artists. The 80-minute turntable mix by Patrick Bodmer and Philipp Jung aka M.A.N.D.Y. contains 16 original versions of the Get Physical artists M.A.N.D.Y., DJ T., Chelonis R. Jones, Sunsetpeople, Booka Shade, Voltique, Tomas Barfod and Lopazz, including three interpretations of Tiefschwarz, Captain Comatose and Justus Köhncke. Also gracing this mix is Stefan Eichinger aka Lopazz, with his fantastic, Barry White-esque "Take Me Home," which offers further proof of the amazing breadth and compatibility of his inimitably natural analogue sound. Thomas Barfod's track "'The Box" is an amazingly beautiful retro contribution to the compilation, revealing a relatively new side to his music, slotting perfectly into the Get Physical sound coordinates of house, electro and pop. This is the comp that launched a peaked interest in this label -- this is the comp that made everyone Get Physical.

Artist:	VA
Title:	5 Years Get Physical
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	GPM 013CD

2007 release. Berlin's Get Physical label celebrates its 5th Anniversary with this special double CD package. Between the sound coordinates of Chicago house, electro and the odd splinter of disco funk, framed and defined by the founders' eclectic tastes, Get Physical developed its very own catchy, yet unique sound cocktail to flood the world's dance floors with unlimited bliss. The first CD is dedicated to new remixes of Get Physical tracks by the likes of Herbert, Hot Chip, The Rapture, Henrik Schwarz, Larry Gold, Señor Coconut and more. The second CD features exclusive tracks by Booka Shade, M.A.N.D.Y., DJ T., Elekrochemie, Jona and Chelonis R. Jones.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Monza Club Ibiza Compilation Vol. 2
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	GPM 015CD

2007 release. After 2006's inaugural mix from London-based Heidi, Vol. 2 brings together the talents of Damian Lazarus and DJ T. for two discs of future-minded, minimal and electro-influenced house and techno -- the soundtrack to Monza's third season at Ibiza. Artists: Nathan Fake, Four Tet, Pier Bucci, Dennis Ferrer, Loco Dice, Efdemin, Outlines, Marc Romboy, Stefan Goldman, Jamie Jones, Phonique, Szenario, Raudive, Danton Eeprom, Konrad Black, Henrik Schwarz, Trentemøller & DJ Tom, Findlay Brown, Wizards Of The Sleeve, Max Berlin, Joakim, Boundzound, Martin Buttrich, DJ Koze, Sid LeRock, Martin Landsky, Raz Ohara, Einzelkind, Matthias Tanzmann, Johnny Wagner, Daniel Stefanik, Junior Boys, Carl Craig, Mike Shannon, Arto Mwambé, Schatrax, Claude VonStroke, Christian Martin and Pantha Du Prince.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Final Song #01
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	GPM 026CD

2009 release. Final Song goes to the very heart of music's spiritual dimension by asking a number of musicians to select their ideal last song, either to serenade their final moments or to memorialize them after the fact. The participating artists deserve to be commended for their openness: they're responding to one of the most personal questions one could ask. (Several of those approached declined to take part; taboos are taboos, after all.) Song selections were chosen by DJ T., Gilles Peterson, Storm, DJ Hell, Kevin Saunderson, Laurent Garnier, Chloé, David Holmes, Ewan Pearson, Ricardo Villalobos, Richie Hawtin, Francois K and Coldcut. The selections feature songs by Erik Satie, Rob Gallagher, Photek, The Stranglers, Cerrone, Radiohead, Chloé, The Beach Boys, Peggy Lee, Inti Illimani, Link, Pharoah Sanders and Brian Eno.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Full Body Workout Vol. 6
Label:	GET PHYSICAL MUSIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	GPM 127EP

Full Body Workout's sixth installment starts with Spain's wonder-hit crew Uner, Coyu & Edu Imbernon. Next, Gavin Herlihy & James Barnsley deliver "Right Here." Unflappable percussion and a smooth synth workout make this suitable for peak-time. Mendo & Danny Serrano's "Atalaya" is a joyous roller with a solid groove, and Shonky crafts a sinewy, epic house construction based on a sample from the Derrick Carter and Chris Nazuka track, "Somewhere Between Distance And The Impossible."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau
Label:	GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	GI 005CD

"Tangent 2002: Disco Nouveau is a compendium of the Robot Disco sound as seen through the eyes of contemporary electronic musicians. The Disco in question, or 'Disko' as it is often referred to, is the electronic dance music from the late 1970's and early 1980's spawned from the icy textures and synthesized basslines of Giorgio Moroder ('I Feel Love'...). This music harkens back to an era of colorful futurism encompassing the boom of video game culture and also perhaps the last great visual futurist agenda that has succeeded in changing our commercial landscape, from font types to fashion. Visions of both high optimism coupled with the hope/fear of a computerized tomorrow, define an era that will be remembered for excess and vanity, of innovation and dream-like plasticity." Artists include: Mat-101, Adult, Legowelt, Solvent, Daniel Wang, Charles Manier, Ectomorph, I-F feat. Nancy Fortune, DMX Krew, Perspects, Lowfish, Susumu Yokota, Hong Kong Counterfeit, Memory Boy. All exclusive tracks specially commissioned for this project. 2nd pressing in digipak cover.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Idol Tryouts
Label:	GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	GI 013CD

Features a well-sequenced selection of mostly exclusive tracks from Ghostly's current/future roster: Dabrye, Midwest Product, Charles Manier, Matthew Dear, Kiln, Kill Memory Crash, James Cotton, Dykehouse, Outputmessage, Tadd Mullinix, Kero. "Idol Tryouts represents the avant-pop of a new generation of Midwestern producers, straddling the edge of abstract electronics, shimmering indie rock, Detroit techno and cutting-edge hip-hop. It is the point where the avant-garde and the popular meet, tearing away from the hierarchy of genres and the strain of electronic puritanism in order to create new and engaging sounds. The diverse artists featured on Ghostly International and its sister label, Spectral Sound, showcase Ghostly's brand of musical regionalism. Having been raised on and influenced by Detroit electronic music and its noir-ish themes of future, an indelible mark has been left on the city's suburbs. Ann Arbor, a stone's throw from this famed center of modernist production, is Detroit's freeform other-half. The music on this collection showcases a dramatic spirit with an equal focus on both art and dancefloor interests, seeking contemplative and humanistic ideals. A new generation of artists are searching for the space between heady academia and willful naiveté in music and are finding results that represent the spirit of the age, rather than its machines. The music on this collection represents these conditions and the zeal of its creators in making music that is post-'IDM' and furthermore meaningful in various contexts. So exists the Ghostly International company and this collection of artists whose work exemplifies not only the diversity of their personal interests, but the expanding tastes of a new generation of music lovers who have become fans of electronic music, the music of this generation."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Ecstatic Peace Poetry Journal #4
Label:	GLASS EYE BOOKS
Format:	MAG
Price:	$7.00
Catalog #:	GLASS EP4

Contributors include: Eileen Myles, Douglas Blazek, Ira Cohen, Ally Sheedy (she's come a long way since 1975's She Was Nice To Mice), Byron Coley, Georganne Deen, J.D. King, Gary Kizer, Jutta Koether, Richard Krech, Chan Marshall, Gerard Malanga, Thurston Moore, Richard Meltzer, Clark Coolidge, R. Moore, Mali Thep, Gary Panter, John Sinclair, Lynne Savitt, Charles Plymell, Edwin Pouncey, Tuli Kupferberg, Mike Watt, A.D. Winans, Steve Dalachinsky, Dylan Nyoukis, Charles Potts, Lisa Carver, Anne Laure Keib, Loren Mazzacane Conners, and June Price.

Artist:	VA
Title:	This Is Hardcore
Label:	GOD MADE ME HARDCORE (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	GMMH 2304CD

"After all the Fischerspooner/electroclash hype from New York and Berlin, it's time for Britain to strike back in the shape of God Made Me Hardcore, the UK's leading electro pop label. The success and notoriety of the Droyds 'Girls On Pills' and Moon Unit's 'Whip It' has lead to the label being talked about, played out and even imitated -- Dazed and Confused magazine are about to launch a major ad campaign entitled 'Dazed Made Me Hardcore'. The label's first compilation is the finest UK electropop album available, showcasing 15 tracks from: The Droyds, Siobhan Fahey, Riviera, Ivana F., Mugatu, Moon Unit, Sleaze W / Anna Mercedes, Sensyon, and Bunnymad69

Artist:	VA
Title:	Gommagang Vol. 2
Label:	GOMMA RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	GOMMA 039CD

"The second part of the mixed Gommalabel compilation, mostly with rmxs that so far had only been released on vinyl, special singles, 'Gommahits' and 4 new tracks. All tracks were released in 2002 and 2003. Here you have the whole range of Gommasound over the last 2 years: Italo and Chicago influenced house/ electro Late 70s and 80s original (German) punkfunk as well as some psycho-rock and futuristic pop." Artists: Munk, Hiltmeyer Inc., Mocky, Leroy Hanghofer, Headman, Munk & Princess Superstar, Kamerakino, Carmen, Feyd, Exkurs, Starter, Poets Of Rhythm. Limited stock.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Unfound EP
Label:	GOOSEHOUND
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	GHOUND 002EP

"Goosehound 02 is our engraved tribute to our favorite net label -- Unfoundsound. You will certainly 'dig' this EP for various reasons. The release has been etched with the recognizable and much respected sounds of Butane, The Suffragettes and Someone Else's take on Ezekiel Honig culled from the Unfoundsound archives. In addition, Barem has contributed a fourth track, exclusive to this release. While each track communicates an individualized essence, together they unite to form a pleasing 12" with a refined sound."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Melenudos!
Label:	GORILLA RECORDS (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	GORILLA 001CD

"15 floor-filler tracks taken from rare Spanish 45s and LPs, 1967-1974: a fantastic journey through Spanish freakbeat, soul, beat and garage-psych scene, featuring killer tracks from groups like Los Shakers, Los Ros, Shelly & Nueva Generación, Z 66, Los Archiduques, Los Roller... including Spanish-sung cover versions from artists like Blues Magoos, Spencer Davies Group, Jimmy Robins... Superb full color cover, remastered sound, features insert with liner notes in English/Spanish and pictures."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Great Carnival Stuff EP Vol. 1
Label:	GREAT STUFF RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	GSR 058EP

"It's Carnival time all over the world and Great Stuff comes up with its first compilation full of exclusive Carnival goodies from their artists and friends. Infected by the groove and spirit of Rio, Venice, Trinidad Tobago, Cologne/Mainz, Mardi Gras. Eleven artists from all over the world (Wehbba from Brazil, Fergie from Ireland, Florian Meindl from London, Koletzki and Namito from Berlin) produced exclusive tracks for that compilation. And obviously they had to capture the carnival vibe and transform it into an outstanding track. These are the first 4 tracks on vinyl where Oliver Koletzki is in full samba feeling, while Butch was inspired by his hometown carnival in Mainz/Germany. Namito and Stephan Hinz used the percussive aspect of carnival for their track which definitely resulted in a great groove."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Great Carnival Stuff EP Volume 2
Label:	GREAT STUFF RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	GSR 059EP

Features tracks by Lützenkirchen, Swen Weber, Fergie (produced with Gregor Tresher) and Wehbba. Taken from the Great Carnival Stuff compilation. "It's Carnival time all over the world and Great Stuff comes up with its first compilation full of exclusive carnival goodies from their artists and friends. Infected by the groove and spirit of Rio, Venice, Trinidad Tobago, Cologne/Mainz, Mardi Gras. 11 artists from all over the world (Wehbba from Brazil, Fergie from Ireland, Florian Meindl from London, Koletzki and Namito from Berlin) produced exclusive tracks for that compilation. And obviously they had to capture the carnival vibe and transform it into an outstanding track. Oliver Koletzki and Swen Weber were in full samba feeling, while Butch was inspired by his hometown carnival in Mainz/Germany and Florian Meindl by Venice/Italy. Other artists like Namito, Nudisco and Stephan Hinz used the percussive aspect of carnival for their track which definitely resulted in a great groove. By the way, Irish techno god Fergie did his production together with Gregor Tresher to make it real Great Carnival Stuff."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Great Summer Games Stuff: A Tribute To Human Rights
Label:	GREAT STUFF RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	2x12"
Price:	$22.00
Catalog #:	GSR 067EP

"Limited 2x12" with 8 anthems by 8 amazing artists from 8 different countries to support their national teams at the Olympic summer games in the Chinese capital Beijing. This is the concept behind the second Great Stuff compilation (after the very successful Great Carnival Stuff earlier this year) full of wonderful exclusive tracks. And of course the original Olympic idea ('not to win but to take part') is inseparably linked to the respect of the human rights. Be it in the sports stadium or on the dancefloor. This ideal is emphasized by the Austrian duo Makossa & Megablast who decided to start for Tibet (instead of their home country) with a Mantra spoken by Konchok Yoenten." Also features: Namito, Butch, Fergie, Ramon Tapia, Etienne de Crecy, Steve Angello, Mihalis Safras.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Munich Disco Tech Volume 1
Label:	GREAT STUFF RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	GSR 070EP

"This is the first volume of a new series, featuring the sound of Munich, Great Stuff's beautiful hometown in the sunny south of Germany and also native town of Giorgio Moroder's disco sound. Munich Disco Tech presents great tracks from undiscovered talents, upcoming producers or even legendary artists, which are not necessarily from Munich but who reflect the sound of the monthly Great Stuff Night at Munich's hot club Rote Sonne. On Vol. 1 we proudly present the return of a proper legend and innovator: Tonka, who started a new genre with his cut up disco releases on Force Inc. already in 1993 and ruled the world of house music with groundbreaking remixes and his own tracks for a whole generation. After a four year break and a move to Munich he's back better than ever with two stunning tech-house tunes. John Evans aka Scary Grant from Italy are well known for their releases/remixes on Lo Fi Stereo, Hi Freaks and OM Records and also delivered a freaky rocking piece of house music for this EP in true Munich Disco Tech style. Last but not least, the great District One remix (by Bart Skils & Anton Pieete) of Danish artists Klovn."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Munich Discotech Volume 2
Label:	GREAT STUFF RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	GSR 076EP

"Just some weeks after the release of Volume 1, this new Great Stuff series delivers Volume Two. Again, no needless bonus tracks or B-sides, only great tunes from great artists. Starting with Great Stuff A&R Rainer Weichhold himself, as after the overwhelming success with Bamboo it was time for another gem. Again produced with mate Bülent Gürler aka Butch; again different, always funky, always a crowdpleaser. Then Tonka's big tune 'Orca' from EP Vol. 1 with a huge tech-house remix from his friend Ian Pooley, a true German house legend, who not only released his new album recently but also just produced the new DJ T. single for Pokerflat. Daniel Bortz is resident DJ at Munich's great club Rote Sonne where Great Stuff also runs the monthly 'Great Stuff Night.' The very talented young producer and DJ also runs his own label Plastamusik where an early version of 'Südwind' was released in 2007 which was heavily played by Sven Väth. Check his fresh 'Re-Edit' of this anthem. Finally, as always, there's space for great newcomers at Great Stuff. The French duo Superslut from Béziers fascinates with a fusion of Flamenco guitars and peak-time minimal techno, which should give immediate pleasure to your dancefloor."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Munich Disco Tech Volume 5
Label:	GREAT STUFF RECORDS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	GSR 091EP

"The fifth edition of Great Stuff's EP series Munich Disco Tech again features no artists from Munich or even Germany but still the full flavour of that concept. With Juan Sanchez from Amsterdam, the Canadians Sultan & Ned Shepard (Harem Records/Global Underground), Tignino & Leo from Italy's very south island Sicily (featuring Jim Kerr's son on the mic) remixed by Kling Klong artist Oliver Klein. Plus Denis Horvat from Denmark. A very heterogenous mixture of styles and artists from all over the planet, which rocks in different situations."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Waking Up Scheherazade: Arabian Psych Nuggets
Label:	GREY PAST RECORDS (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	LP
Price:	$25.00
Catalog #:	ABA 001LP

... from the 60's and Early 70's. Surprisingly repressed again, thanks. "Vinyl compilation of Arabian garage psych nuggets from the late '60s and early '70s that have been hidden under the cultural burka for many many years, now surfacing in a sea of delight! Including the Sea-Dears (Lebanon '66), El-Abranis (Algeria '72), Morocco (Armenia '67), Kouroush (Iran '67), Nal Bonet (Egypt '66), Raks (Iran, '67), Kareem Issaq & Middle Eastern Rock. (various Arab Countries '67). From the same source that brought us acclaimed compilations like Juddy in Sky with Nazis, Steam Kodok and Turkish Delights."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Waking Up Scheherazade Vol. 2
Label:	GREY PAST RECORDS (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	LP
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	ABA 002LP

"Vol. 2 in the series on '60s and '70s crossover rock from North African countries and the Middle East. This time housed in very nice gatefold sleeve. Back with a second compilation of the rarest of the rarest from countries that now are slowly mapped when it comes to the world's rock heritage. From Syria to Morocco, youngsters were going for the hip new thing all in their own unique way, creating these records that are cherished by all lovers of rare early rock trash. Though these fantastic sounds are now partly captured by harsh religious reality these records stand proud as the voice of a generation that grabbed the opportunities for creating new sounds!" Artists: Wrong Notes (Egypt), Shar Habeel (Soudan), Abdelhadi (Morocco), Feridun Foroughi (Iran), News (Lebanon), Dorid Laham (Syria), Les Freres Megri (Morocco) , Soli (Iran), Naïma Samith (Morocco), Tony Franks and the Hippie Souls (Lebanon) and Jo and the New Magnifici (Lebanon). On yellow vinyl.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Brazilian Nuggets Volume 1: Back From The Jungle
Label:	GROOVIE (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	GROO 030LP

"The record-loving audience awaiting a compilation worthy of the name Brazilian Nuggets can start smiling. This material, previously full of dust and forgotten, is now released in a meticulous edition featuring the best of garage rock, aggressive and demented, from Brazilian bands and singers who lived in obscurity during the 1960s and 1970s. For many years, Groovie Records has been researching and collecting the weirdest and most unknown Brazilian rock of that time. A gold-digging activity supported by the priceless help of researchers and collectors like, among others, Fernando Rosa, aka Sr. F. This compilation is nothing more than a homage to those who fought for rock 'n´ roll in Brazil during the 60s and mid 70s. The tracks featured in Brazilian Nuggets are mainly from very obscure bands that were not even part of the 'Jovem Guarda' movement. What you will do find is the wildest and most aggressive garage, psych and strange rock 'n' roll released by unknown Brazilian record labels like California Records, RCS, Fama, Leao Disc, Young, Inspiracao, Tema, to name a few. Every day we realize there is a vast and almost endless catalogue. And among this immense discography, a lot of interesting and unbelievable material exists! A striking moment comes along when we discover a random record like Nicholas Mariano or Os Espioes, amazing stuff that makes Brazilian rock one of the biggest uncut diamonds yet. And what can we say about Lup e Loy, Os Inseparaveis or Os Beggers? A sound made for small audiences during strange dictatorship times in which many people disappeared simply because they were hanging out with friends. These are the real heroes of the young modern advanced Brazilian music, because they broke the barriers of hypocrisy and showed that young people and their cheap guitars live not only on love but also on anger! Just think this is only the beginning. And the best is still to come. Or, as Toni Ricardo said in his self-titled single: 'a luta nunca vai parar...' ('the struggle will never end...') Excellent artwork by mister Darren Merrinuk in deluxe gatefold sleeve with a bunch of photos never seen and pics of all the sleeves included in this compilation."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Brazilian Nuggets Volume 2: Back From The Jungle
Label:	GROOVIE (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	GROO 033LP

"Delving deep in the underground and peripheries of Brazilian rock, Groovie Records continues to dig up all shapes and sizes of nuggets at various stages of cutting. The result extends the Brazilian Nuggets series, now reaching its second volume. Therefore, the Brazilian Nuggets Volume 2 continues along the trail paved by its predecessor. One more time a great artwork by Darren Merinuk, amazing work keeping all the spirit of the Brazilian way of living the rock'n'roll. Again the second volume came full of weird'n'garage psych monster themes. Obscure tracks by Os Espioes, Avanço 5, Diana, Giovanne, Sonny Delane, Modern Sound Six, among others. We tried to keep the spirit of the '60s punk, full of fuzz and garage punk, rhythm and a bunch of never seen photos and record covers."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Funky Fräuleins Vol. 2: Female Beat, Groove, Funk In Germany
Label:	GROSSE FREIHEIT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BB 061CD

...1968-1981. The Funky Fräuleins are back for more! Round two is even richer in Teutonic sexiness, hips are swinging more vigorously to more beat and oodles of extra groove. This time, Bureau has ventured as far as the year 1981 -- but only for two tracks. Mostly, this collection is back in the '70s, with the odd beat excursion into the late '60s -- all without a single slice of disco! Amazing! Here's the roll call for your perusal: Uschi Moser presents some wild beat from the raunchy flick Atemlos Vor Liebe (trans. "Yearning For Love"). Veronika Fischer's track is a homage to the railways in finest GDR groove. Fasia brings industrial action with a rallying cry, underpinned by a thumping groove. Joy Fleming's track is cool, the lyrics grotesque. Uschi Glas states let's get straight to it, honey, with music by Peter Thomas. Uschi Brüning presents a slick hymn to the night, oscillating between Barry White and Burt Bacharach. Austrian actress Heidelinde Weis pokes fun at macho dudes with a lascivious and funky track. Caterina Valente does Peter, Paul & Mary's hit in a beat version, intimately arranged by Heinz Kiessling. Hildegard Knef tries a nonchalantly grooving homage to Cole Porter, who took it to Broadway back in 1954. Su Kramer's soulful voice on his track is accompanied by a generously extended drum break. Inga Rumpf (& Peter Herbolzheimer), THE voice of German blues rock has a super-tight stab at funk. Peggy March's track boasts a super-snappy beat with drummer Christian Bruhn setting the scene. Lill Lindfors tries a country evergreen with James Last himself bringing the funk to the party. Angelika Mann is a marital drama about an alcoholic, tightly wrapped in fusion funk, made in the GDR. Li Monty does some dust-dry funk composed by Hammond jazz groove specialist Dieter Reith. An absolute rarity! Anne Haigis had Germany's smokiest vocals in the 1980s, with textbook jazz-funk. Lastly, Donna Gaines presents a psychedelic, hypnotic beat rarity from Donna Summer's fledgling days.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Beat Fräuleins: Female Pop In Germany 1964-1968
Label:	GROSSE FREIHEIT (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BB 093CD

Following two Funky Fräuleins compilations (2009 and 2011), the time has come for the Beat Fräuleins. Back we go, deep into the '60s, when the beat forced its way into the innocent world of German schlager, when the rhythm grew hotter and the lyrics sharper, the drums louder and the guitar more distorted. Beat Fräuleins brings together 19 highlights of the era. Brigitt's career began in the GDR, continued in the West in 1968 and ended at the age of 28. Her track features fantastic exotica and a brave arrangement using only percussion, bass and whistles. Motown's luminaries can head to the back of the queue with Joy & The Hit Kids. This is soul in its finest form, with the greatest soul voice that Germany has ever produced. Marion Maerz was the ultimate Beat Fräulein and this track shot to number 6 on the charts. Dominique's track addresses the topic of youth criminality. Anita Weibel's track is a solid, Germanized version of Johnny Tillotson's "Please Don't Go Away." Patty Pay's track is a splendid little soap opera, penned by Ralph Siegel. Caterina Valente lands here in a feminist pose: promoting female autonomy and leaving the men no chance. Ingela Brander was an actress, a singer and a saxophonist. Inga Rumpf's Sonny & Cher adaptation is an example of her extra-curricular solo activities in 1967. Conny Froboess sings a suitably unromantic song about being jilted. The track by Monique And The Lions was discovered in the CCA archives. It didn't and doesn't get any more garage than this in the Schlager world. The original: "Bus Stop" by The Hollies. James Last himself composed Dorthe's jaunty number and Ruth Brandin was one of the most successful GDR vocalists of the 1960s until the Stasi wanted to enlist her. Ruth refused -- effectively ending her career. Chris Doerk was another hugely popular singer from the GDR, best known as one-half of the duo Chris & Frank, here with a laid-back organ dance number. The Jacob Sisters cover The Supremes' "Stop! In The Name Of Love" before Simone lets out a beat number and Pitty Und Ihre Beatchicks boost the merits of teenage love. Another James Last-penned track from Renate Kern is a real foot-stomper before Wencke Myhre contemplatively concludes this compilation, wallowing in a grand orchestral arrangement that is sure to melt any heart.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Beat Fräuleins: Female Pop In Germany 1964-1968
Label:	GROSSE FREIHEIT (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	BB 093LP

LP version. Following two Funky Fräuleins compilations (2009 and 2011), the time has come for the Beat Fräuleins. Back we go, deep into the '60s, when the beat forced its way into the innocent world of German schlager, when the rhythm grew hotter and the lyrics sharper, the drums louder and the guitar more distorted. Beat Fräuleins brings together 19 highlights of the era. Brigitt's career began in the GDR, continued in the West in 1968 and ended at the age of 28. Her track features fantastic exotica and a brave arrangement using only percussion, bass and whistles. Motown's luminaries can head to the back of the queue with Joy & The Hit Kids. This is soul in its finest form, with the greatest soul voice that Germany has ever produced. Marion Maerz was the ultimate Beat Fräulein and this track shot to number 6 on the charts. Dominique's track addresses the topic of youth criminality. Anita Weibel's track is a solid, Germanized version of Johnny Tillotson's "Please Don't Go Away." Patty Pay's track is a splendid little soap opera, penned by Ralph Siegel. Caterina Valente lands here in a feminist pose: promoting female autonomy and leaving the men no chance. Ingela Brander was an actress, a singer and a saxophonist. Inga Rumpf's Sonny & Cher adaptation is an example of her extra-curricular solo activities in 1967. Conny Froboess sings a suitably unromantic song about being jilted. The track by Monique And The Lions was discovered in the CCA archives. It didn't and doesn't get any more garage than this in the Schlager world. The original: "Bus Stop" by The Hollies. James Last himself composed Dorthe's jaunty number and Ruth Brandin was one of the most successful GDR vocalists of the 1960s until the Stasi wanted to enlist her. Ruth refused -- effectively ending her career. Chris Doerk was another hugely popular singer from the GDR, best known as one-half of the duo Chris & Frank, here with a laid-back organ dance number. The Jacob Sisters cover The Supremes' "Stop! In The Name Of Love" before Simone lets out a beat number and Pitty Und Ihre Beatchicks boost the merits of teenage love. Another James Last-penned track from Renate Kern is a real foot-stomper before Wencke Myhre contemplatively concludes this compilation, wallowing in a grand orchestral arrangement that is sure to melt any heart. On 180 gram vinyl.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Grounded Sound
Label:	GROUNDED
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	GND 001CD

"The Grounded Sound is one of appetizingly organic fusion, with one hand ardently fixed on ambient, minimalist tendencies and the other in the processed complexities afforded by the digital age. Yet, this is hardly a boring middle ground, and far from a tepid reaction to the late-90's 'drill & bass' phenomena. Nor is this music a continuation of so-called 'glitch' or 'clicks n' cuts'culture, as there is little incidental or superfluous about it, though it often incorporates elements of concrete, accidental, and prepared analog samples in thoroughly 21st century fashion. It is a highly personal cross-section of modern music that moves us. The brittle and delicate avant-garde status of Greg Davis, simple pop leanings of Ogurusu Norihide, and intricate sample manipulation of Soplerfo have never sounded so relevant. With artists hand-selected over several years of listening by journalist and Grounded head Andrew Schrock, this subtle release will captivate with its intense, yet accessible, charm. Features almost all exclusive tracks." Artist include: E*Rock, Melodium, Blatter, Misterinterrupt, Ogurusu Norihide, State Music, Emotional Joystick, Don Mennerich, Entropy Struct, Greg Davis, Soplerfo, and Charles Atlas.

Artist:	VA
Title:	It Happened... But Nobody Noticed & Temps Supplémentaire
Label:	GUSTAV GROUP
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	GT 001CD

"In 1982, New Haven, Connecticut indie label Gustav Records (formed by Craig Bell, former Cleveland resident, former bassist in both Rocket From The Tombs and Mirrors, leader of CT-based Saucers at the time) released It Happened...But Nobody Noticed, a 13-track LP documenting the local scene, so close-knit that punk, power-pop, new wave and art rock could peacefully coexist on a single record. Twenty-five-or-so years later a digital version is planned, and by the time the original material is cleared for copyright, another thirteen tracks by thirteen more bands are unearthed, and hence, our second disc Temps Supplémentaire. 16-page booklet features band pics and member credits for all 26 tracks." Artists include Poodle Boys, Subdueds, Scout House, Hot Bodies, The Furors, Saucers, The Snotz, TV Neats, International Q, Troupe Di Coupe, No Music, October Days, The Bats, Stratford Survivors, Disturbance, The Excerpts, Epitome, Valley Of Kings, The Not Quite, The Sabres, Dada Banks, Radio Reptiles, The Cadavers, The Plan, Happy Ending and The Reducers.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Source Lab 2
Label:	GYROSCOPE
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.50
Catalog #:	GYR 6639

Sampler of underground French techno & jungle, from the Source label. Features the heavily touted Daft Punk (long version of their best loved and maddingly infectious track, "Musique"), plus Bang Bang, Zend Avesta, Main Basse, Ollano, Krell, Dimitri From Mars, Doctor L, Le Tone, Alex Gopher, Extra Lucid & Air. "Based in Paris, Source is fast gaining an international reputation with the global underground for its consistently fresh and dynamic rost of DJs and producers working within the fields of trip hop, jungle and jazzy-techno. Source is widely perceived as the French contemporary of cutting edge labels such as Mo' Wax, Metalheadz and Science."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Shadows Of Your Mind: Best of Void Records One
Label:	HALLUCINATIONS
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	HCD 008CD

"The ultimate party CD for psych heads. The best of Void Records' psychedelic side with: Hunger, Bliss, Plastic Cloud, Its All Meat, The Deep, etc. All of your favorite tracks, fuzz guitar, organ psych, trippy lyrics, etc. Void Records has released over 45 LPs and these are the best 'trippy' tracks that could be compiled. 'Five Years Ahead of My Time,' 'Shadows of Your Mind,' 'Mind Machine,' 'Hippies and Cops' and many more. Great cover of near all of the Void's releases, informative inner panel, 'alive' sounding CD."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Harmönia Presents: International Skweee Vol. 2.
Label:	HARMONIA (FINLAND)
Format:	LP
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	HRMN 010LP

"LP (limited edition of definitely-not-enuff-copies). The eagerly awaited sequel of Harmönia's International Skweee compilation has finally landed! Once again Harmönia's artists are setting new standards for electronic dance music. Unlike the blood suckin' vampires of brain dead club music of today, these cats have been mastering their art in silence and are just about to teleport mankind back to the zone of full funkativity! The Funkentelechy has been found once again! 12 artists -- 10 tracks of the finest analogue soul. International Skweee Vol. 2 opens with the smokey P-Funk stylings of our favourite Frenchman: Wankers United! You can definitely hear the atomic dog barking. Skweeemasters Beem and Joxaren have united their forces for the first time in history and produced a next generation banger of harsh acid funk. AC/DC goes Skweee? Swedish-Iranian Uday is back and this time with a message. The shah of Middle Eastern electro has teamed up with an unknown Iranian woman to bring us this revolutionary piece of Arabian funk with a message of strength and democracy: 'Boland Shin' (Rise Up)! A-side is wrapped up with the flute-driven disturbed grime of Coco Bryce's 'Ghetto Freaks' and Finnish noise-generator Claws Cousteau's 'North State of Mind' which is a party rockin' example of his aggressive Stylophone crunk. B-side opens with the amazing Arab-influenced RnB of Easy and The Center of Universe. 'Hamada' sounds like Erkin Koray teaming up with Lil Jon and 40 virgins in an Ottoman hashish orgy. Finnish-Swedish Markis Sage makes a fantastic return with the '80s tinged mellowness of 'Creature of Lagoon.' Rarely a track of this beauty can be such a funkster at the same time. Icelandic prodigy Rabbi Bananas lashes out a broken beat holocaust with a riotous SH-101 screeching. 'Cat Eat' is a true bastard of a track from the tiny country mostly known for its shoe-gazing soundscapes. We don't know what the Canadian caveman Slow Hand Motëm was thinking when he sculpted the slow-burning crunk of 'Smells Like Randy Barracuda,' and we don't really give a shit. It's great. Shine on you crazy bromosexual! The victorious compilation is finished with one of the Harmönia staff's favourites: Despite the misspelling, Daniel Savio's heart achingly beautiful 'People Die, Love Don't' shines through the darkness like a thousand crystal suns. We at Harmönia are very proud to bring you this episode of the International Skweee series. An album of great quality that surpasses its predecessor in various ways. Free your mind and your ass will follow -- The kingdom of heaven is within!" -- P. Jerkman/A&R, Harmönia Records

Artist:	VA
Title:	Harmonia Family Album
Label:	HARMONIA (FINLAND)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$31.00
Catalog #:	HRMN 016LP

"Harmonia Family Album includes 12 artists from 7 countries giving their own interpretations of skweee, the synthetic Scandinavian funk. This double album features both skweee -innovators and brilliant second generation rookies like Finnish dub specialist Levon Zoltar and Japanese child prodigy Neo Hetare. The process of compiling these twelve tracks took more than six months, since each track was carefully handpicked from a selection of more than hundred songs from around the world. Harmonia's previous Skandinavian Skweee Vol. I &II and International Skweee Vol. I&II -compilations were immediately sold out after release and nowadays go up to 100 euros on internet. Because skweee owes so much to the so-called world music, we thought of taking the whole thing to the next level and asked our artists to make their own versions of 'ethnic' music. As you will soon hear, the idea took off like a lazer beam in an Ethiopian desert. The results are breathtaking: music so contemporary yet still so archaic! It gives a great deal of pleasure to the listener to hover through the native American mantras of BMMB's Huuhka-Eno, tribal chanting of Ransta Congregate and slavic pfunk of Eero Johannes. Viva Harmonia!" Housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Alan Lomax In Haiti
Label:	HARTE RECORDINGS
Format:	10CD BOX/2BOOK
Price:	$115.00
Catalog #:	HR 103CD

"Harte Recordings, together with the estate of Alan Lomax, and in collaboration with The Library Of Congress and the The Association for Cultural Equity, present Alan Lomax In Haiti -- a chronicle of Lomax's 1936 Haitian recording expedition for the Library. This 10-CD box-set, in the modern tradition of those lovingly created by Revenant and Dust-To-Digital, is curated from over 50 hours of field recordings by the pre-eminent Haitian scholar, Gage Averill. Besides the CDs, the set contains two books: Lomax's Haitian field journal, carefully transcribed and notated by his niece, Ellen Harold; and a hard-bound set of liner notes and essays detailing and translating all the songs in the set. The notes examine the historical context and social and cultural relevance of the music. The set also includes the complete black and white and color film footage that Alan and Elizabeth Lomax shot in Haiti, and a facsimile of Lomax's period map of Haiti covered with his handwritten notes. The box set is a unique artifact, presenting for the first time this important document of Haiti's rich cultural heritage captured in the field by the greatest musicologist of the 20th century. Anna Lomax Wood, Lomax's daughter, explains in the notes: '...[W]e can now listen in to a pivotal era in Haiti's cultural history, when the country was throwing off U.S. imperialism and embracing both its African roots and the coming influence of jazz and African-American/Afro-Caribbean popular music and dance.' Lomax and his then-newlywed wife Elizabeth (aged 20 and 19, respectfully) worked in Haiti from December 1936 until April 1937, documenting music and ritual at the behest of his colleague and friend, Zora Neale Hurston, and under the auspices of the Library Of Congress. He arrived just two years after the brutal 19-year occupation by the United States Marines, when resentment against the U.S. ran high. The Lomaxes were part of an influx of talented and highly distinguished U.S. artists and anthropologists to whom Haitians opened their arms, despite still-fresh memories of the military incursion. These U.S. citizens were drawn to the island's distinctive culture, its striking musical and visual arts, and its people--as well as by a fascination with the sensationalist accounts of Vodou, the syncretistic local religion that had risen out of religious beliefs and practices originating in West Africa. In the course of his journey, Lomax recorded more than fifty hours of music, made copious notes, diagrams and drawings, and shot rare film footage. None of this material has been available to the general public before. These were the early days of field recording, and Alan recorded to aluminum disc (500 in all). When Lomax revisited these recordings in the 1970s, he deemed them unworthy of release due to the high level of sound distortion and surface noise. So they sat, along with his notes and film footage, for 30 years until the sound quality could be miraculously improved through current cutting edge technology. With recently- developed equipment never used on sound recordings before, the Grammy-award winning team at the Magic Shop in New York City were able to de-noise and bring the recordings to clear and vibrant life. The results have been thematically organized into ten volumes, each showcasing a specific style of music that Lomax encountered. 'Meringue' numbers introduce the set's first volume, combining early Ellington melodies with Hoosier Hot Shot joyfulness and Sun Ra otherworldliness. The sounds of Vodou worship are well represented and further illuminated by color film footage on the next disc. The native Mardi Gras music is collected on another, capturing a glorious, bombastic musical tradition which would find its way to New Orleans and beyond. Lomax recorded hours of an angelic but otherwise completely unknown singer named Francilia, whose amazingly distinctive voice and style are heard for the first time outside of Haiti on a volume devote entirely to her. The set also contains a generous sampling of children's songs and performances of the 'Troubadours,' small bands of musicians who walked the streets of Port-au-Prince, much like the early cojunto groups of Texas. Ludovic Lamothe, the famed Haitian classical pianist, was recorded for the first time by Lomax playing the songs that his international reputation would be built upon, as was Zora Neal Hurston, singing songs from her youth. The final volume is filled with the 'Romances,' a now-extinct style of music brought to Haiti from France during its period of colonization. All these musical styles and others are thoroughly discussed in Gage Averill's meticulously-researched notes, while the making of and circumstances surrounding the recordings are detailed in Lomax's journal." Contains: 10 CDs of music, also including extremely rare B/W & color footage; 2 hardcover books: one is a journal, the other is a book of the full-color liner notes with song transcriptions, translations, and essays (230 pages total); Map of Haiti in 1937 with Alan Lomax's writings; loose photos from Alan's trip.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Mirror Of The Future
Label:	HARTHOUSE (GERMANY)
Format:	3x12"
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	HHMA 012LP

"Electronic Injection and Active Agent had been more than simple label compilations where just a cross section of artists added a track. Harthouse is setting a really high standard since their relaunch last year. The sound parts are a pretty good match, interlock and have a quite reasoned basis. Harthouse has been one of the most important electronic institutions for the last 14 years with names around as Sven Väth, Alter Ego, Der Dritte Raum, Spicelab, Hardfloor or Resistance D. -- to name a few. Therefore it's not surprising that as a corollary the Mirror Of The Future shows you the meaning behind Harthouse! Mirror Of The Future is the new groundbreaking composition from Harthouse -- highly epidemic and instantly causes addictive behavior. Quite varied artists unify within a incomparable fusion which resembles a suspenseful myth. Mirror Of The Future quickly spreads through the whole body and lets appear everything in a clearer, more powerful and detailed way than one is accustomed to. This triple vinyl is a mixture of techno and minimal as you have rarely heard before! Within an hour, the pearls get connected between minimal and techno-sounds and closes the necklace which stands for the concept of the whole compilation. Der Dritte Raum, Hardfloor, Braincell, ADJD, Spicelab, Dachshund, Anderson Noise Scan X, Gámez and many more aim at the bull's-eye and definitely hit it!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	You Can't Always Listen To Hausmusik - But...
Label:	HAUSMUSIK (GERMANY)
Format:	CD/BOOK
Price:	$29.00
Catalog #:	HM 074CD

Hausmusik turns 15 years-old and the label needed a compilation to celebrate it. However, this is no normal label compilation: this release brings together the medium of music, comic-art and poetry into a holistic, collaborative expression of everything Hausmusik cares about. Fourteen writers paired up together and wrote seven stories, trading back and forth, exquisite-corpse style. The writers include: Thomas Palzer, Franz Dobler, Katja Huber, Harald, Staun, Didi Neidhart, Julian Weber, Sebastian Dietrich, Rev. Christian Dabeler, Almut Klotz, Roderich Fabian, Nora Scholz, Annemone Fesl and Martin Steinmüller. Every story starts with the same sentence "Man kann nicht immer nur - hören" ("you can't always listen to...") and continues on from there. Every story is unpredictable and completely different in style and mood. The comic artists include: Martin Dessecker, Doris Lasch, Ursula Ponn, Nadine Spengler, Martin Tom Dieck, Atak, CX Huth, Dominik Binegger, Melissa Gates, Helge Reumann, Xavier Robel, Marion Gerth and Silke Heinrich, and they also worked with this first sentence. The musicians worked in pairs, with one starting a track and the other finalizing it. This has nothing to do with remixing or working together in a studio, as the first act gives something raw and unfinished to another, with the second act taking over the song and all responsibility for it. So the files were sent all over the globe and at the end of the day, the results culminated in glorious art-collaboration. In each of the tracks you can find the trademark sounds of each artist, augmented in the second half by surprises and embellishments. Sixteen exclusive tracks from artists such as: Deaf Center, Carlo Fashion, Calexico, Notwist, Broken Radio, A Million Mercies, Sodastream, Ms John Soda, Console, Loopspool, Couch, Squares On Both Sides, Iso 68, Fonoda, Fred Is Dead, Jersey, Ted Milton and Village of Savoonga.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Heavenly Sweetness Label Compilation # 1
Label:	HEAVENLY SWEETNESS (FRANCE)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.50
Catalog #:	HS 028CD

Finally a CD compilation from the Parisian jazz outfit Heavenly Sweetness! The musical family that is Heavenly Sweetness is made up of both unjustly neglected artists and fresh talents who are at the beginning of their careers. At a time when music is dominated by technology, the label has decided for artistic reasons to return to the conditions in which music was recorded in the '60s, which means recording a track in a single take without any overdubs (or almost). This is not out of nostalgia but rather to preserve the intensity and authenticity of a track when it is played for the first time. The first take is synonymous with music that is rough, candid and honest, the flaws only adding to its emotional impact, but it offers complete freedom of expression to the musicians. This compilation is the opportunity to bring together tracks that have been released on various different media -- on vinyl, CD and digital, some of which are no longer in circulation. The label has used the same concept as their famous 45 rpm singles with one side containing jazz tracks from albums and singles by the label's artists (CD1) and the other with remixes and covers, for which the label has asked other artists to play new versions of tracks from their catalog (CD2). The two CDs are very different from each other, but they share a common spirit, a musical quality that will give you the same pleasure with which they were recorded. Package includes a fold-out poster of select album covers as well as extensive liner notes. Artists include:The Thunderbird Service, The John Betsch Society, The Rongetz Foundation, Byard Lancaster, Robert Aaron, Doug Hammond, Anne Wirz, Don Cherry & Latif Khan, Anthony Joseph & The Spasm, Abdul Rahim Ibrahim, Monnette Sudler, Sunil Dev, Professor Inlassable, Four Tet, Carlos Niño, Fulgeance, Kidkanevil, Chin Chin, Blackjoy, Patchworks, Blundetto, and Chickenwing All Stars.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Fully Loaded Volume 1
Label:	HEAVY ARTILLERY (UK)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	HEAVY 004EP

"This is the first of many releases showcasing the full roster of producers under the Heavy Artillery umbrella. 2nd II None's 'RWD' is an up tempo dubstep monster, again championed by the likes of DJ Pinch and Baobinga, amongst others. Zomby's long-awaited anthem 'Spliff Dub' lands after what has seemed like an eternity of big DJ support from Kode 9, Rossi B and Luca, Richie Vee and many more. Dubchild's 'Mighty Riddim' kicks off the B-side with an overload of sub and wobbling B lines while the release is rounded off with the well-overdue comeback of L.A.S."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Vanille
Label:	HEIMELEKTRO ULM (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	HEIM 22

2nd release in Heimelektro's Duftplatten subseries. "Duftplatten means smelling records, and in fact they do! The name of each release and the smell put on the label are the same. That means: this record smells like vanilla ... But, what do we have to expect from a Heimelektro Ulm 'dance'-label? Nobody would expect slamming 4-2-floor here. The question for us was: what could mean dance music for people that have musical interests like we do? On the one hand: why not slamming 4-2-floor? we don't want to start releasing ideological music, there already is existing enough of it! on the other hand: has dance music to be functional? why shouldn't it be possible to make dance music people could listen to at home, too?" Features: Scarcubem ("no one can face this deep endless housey electronica-grooves..."), T-H-D (totally harmonic distortion), and Rober Van Lunteren ("deep melody and super laid back house grooves").

Artist:	VA
Title:	Het Apollohuis 1980-1997: An Anthology Of New Music Concerts
Label:	HET APOLLOHUIS (NETHERLANDS)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$34.00
Catalog #:	APOLLO 17/18

"This double CD-set is the companion to the final book reporting on the activities of Het Apollohuis. The recordings on these CDs give an idea of the music and the sound art presented in concerts at Het Appolohuis in the periods from 1980 through 1997. Out of a total of 500 performances I chose 38, from which excerpts of varying length have been included in this anthology. These have been arranged in chronological order. The diversity of the selected pieces is characteristic of the programme of Het Apollohuis. Only a limited number of the composers and musicians who performed at Het Apollohuis can be heard in brief fragments on these discs." Artists include: Derek Bailey, Ernst Reijseger; Tom Johnson; David Gibson; Group 180; Rolf Julius; Ned Rothenberg; Elliott Sharp; Vivenza; Pauline Oliveros; Arnold Dreyblatt; Carl Stone; Carles Santos; Joe Jones; Takehisa Kosugi; Terry Fox; Walter Fähndrich; Fast Forward; Alvin Lucifer; Alvin Curran; Richard Lerman; Jerry Hunt; Shelley Hirsch, David Weinstein; Eliane Radigue; The Hub; Teodoro Anzelotti; Pierre Berthet, Brigida Romano; Warren Burt; S.E.M. Ensemble; Jim O'Rourke; Borbetomagus; Butcher, Minton, Hirt; Iva Bittová; Stefan Kovacs Tickmayer; Rafaël Toral; David First; Reinier van Houdt; Kaffe Matthews; and Matt Rogalsky.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The 06 Singles
Label:	HEY REC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	HEYREC 016CD

Subtitled: A Journey Into Berlin's Afro-Alpin-Dubstep-Killersound. "All you dubstep fans out there, listen up to an incredible 75 minutes mixture of so many different styles, mixed like a well thought out pot of Austrian soup with dumplings. A truly intriguing and rewarding piece of dancefloor science. Just peerless material, Pull up operator! In 2006 hey-o-hansen recorded a series of 12" singles, documenting their personal musical journey starting from the soundtrack to an as yet unwritten Emir Kusturica film stepping into their unique style of Berlin-Afro-alpin-dubstep-killersound completely obliterating any sound system with some maximum badness. This is the CD compilation of the vinyl collector's series. They were supported by the co-musicians Wolfang Amadé Kapellari, Gerhard Erler, Samuli Kosminen and Eiríkur Orri from Iceland's Múm and Olaf Rupp (Audiosemantics, Emanem, Meta Records, FMP, Kitty-Yo, and others). Voices by Mariano Rajoy (leader of the opposition and of the conservative Popular Party in Spain), Mustapha Nabli (regional chief economist and director of social and economic development in the World Bank's Middle East and North Africa region) and Dirk von Lowtzow (Tocotronic, Phantom/Ghost). AND it never would have happened without the excellent league of Berlin based remixers Thaddeus Herrmann (City Centre Offices, Herrmann&Kleine, de:Bug), Harzkrafthof (Lovelite), Karl Marx Stadt (Mental Int., Kool.Pop, Lux Nigra and others), DJ Maxximus (Tresor, Ambush, Schematic, Warp, Digital Hardcore, Mental Groove and others), Multipara (Lux Nigra)."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Fire This Time
Label:	HIDDEN ART RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HIART 011CD

"Three years in the making, The Fire This Time utilises music, narration and samples to deconstruct the Gulf war, reveal mass media propaganda techniques and illustrate the devastating effect that sanctions have had on the civilian population of Iraq. The album features exclusive music and mixes by some of the finest contemporary electronic artists in the genre, including Orbital, Aphex Twin, Bola, Bass Communion, Michael Stearns, Higher Intelligence Agency, Soma, Barbed, Tom Middleton's Amba, and with additional music by Ashra, Pan Sonic, Speedy J and Kait Gray. The Fire This Time is a double CD release, featuring instrumentals and bonus tracks on Disc 2."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Various Artists Vol. V
Label:	HIGHGRADE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	HIGH 049EP

"After looking deeply into Berlin's minimal house scene and extended family in the previous releases, Highgrade features mainly international artists in this release. Three artists/projects from three different countries: Ung and Bastos from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil raise the bar 'high' in the first techno/house track remixed by label boss Tom Clark. Jackspot, a popular minimal project from Lisbon, Portugal, comes in with 'Brainstorm' -- after a soft start, the number grows more and more quirky with sick rhythms to end in euphoric house heaven. Finally, Homm und Popoviciu's 'Deaf Sniper' brings us back to Berlin. The German/Romanian project delivers a minimal and hypnotic house move to take you to the top."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Various Artists Vol. VI
Label:	HIGHGRADE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	HIGH 058EP

Highgrade dedicates a various artists 12" to the newbies, alongside old hands Tom Clark and Daniel Dreier. Marcus Sur's "Gold" heralds the EP hypnotically, simultaneously delivering the proof of how perfect his tracks fit into the Highgrade label-sound. Simon Beeston drags us into dark echo chambers with "Idle Housewives," with weird sounds and a unique groove. Label-boss Clark and Dreier present a massive groove, which keeps three feet on the floor while having two heads up in the clouds.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Mikado
Label:	HIGHGRADE (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	HIGH 068EP

Berlin label Highgrade and its French counterpart Freak n'Chic utilize the skills of their existing artist rosters while continuing to discover new talents, and together, pay tribute to almost all the artists from both labels with this fresh musical collaboration. With the release of this Mikado compilation, Highgrade sends trusted regular artist Jens Bond alongside newcomer Simon Beeston. On the French side, David K sits next to Terry, making them a match fit and battle-ready for the Mikado brigade!

Artist:	VA
Title:	Ten Years Of Highgrade
Label:	HIGHGRADE (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	HIGH 075CD

Highgrade presents a 2CD compilation celebrating their 10 year anniversary, with the latest gems from the label's artists. A brief history: 79 vinyl releases, 31 digital releases, and 9 artist albums. The Highgrade family consists of 14 permanent artists and 80 guest musicians. It was the beginning of the new millennium when Tom Clark, the Berlin DJ, decided to start his own label. He began by signing Sebo K, James Flavour and Guido Schneider, the major players of the Berlin club scene. The second batch of talented recruits were Todd Bodine, Jens Bond, Dub Taylor, Phage, Daniel Dreier and Sven Brede. Highgrade has made it a point of ignoring the genre boundaries, instead deciding to concentrate solely on musical highlights and individuality. It has always been important to Highgrade to support new artists like Format:B or Heinrichs & Hirtenfellner. Whether deep house or crackling minimal loops, the label determines the sound of the city and has always had followers from all over the world. Tom has found himself the right partners in Todd Bodine and Mariana Luzardo, and together they're leading the label to "higher" levels. For the 10 year anniversary, old and new Highgrade artists celebrate the best sounds, the most unforgettable parties and all the good times. Other artists include: Prompt, Tigerskin, Homm & Popoviciu, Dirty Boots, Marcus Sur, Ludwig Coenen, Demir & Seymen, André Galluzzi, Simon Beeston, Benno Blome, Dale & Daniel Dreier, Jackspot, Marc Antona, Asem Shama, and Adriano Filippucci.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Group Of Connected Heads
Label:	HIGHGRADE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HIGH 084CD

Ten years of Highgrade, representing 10 years of constant development and new impulses in the electronic music scene, both through innovative releases and widely-respected events. During those years, the Berlin label has built an extensive network of creative minds, who more than anything else, characterize the multi-faceted reputation of the label, the result of which is now brought together on a compilation entitled Group Of Connected Heads. With this comp, Highgrade manages a kind of family meeting, with the prospect of further continuation. Here, we not only meet different artists and their work, but the label also creates a connection between art and craft -- and a form of work in progress. For example, the artwork for this first Group Of Connected Heads was designed in cooperation with the Berlin School of Art: meandering lines connect seemingly at random, to form almost incidental heads -- a symbol of the creative symbiosis that will help satisfy the goals of this long-term project. However, for all its visual delights, the Group Of Connected Heads is primarily a feast for the ears. The eleven tracks come from the core artists of the label such as Tom Clark and Todd Bodine, old hands like Jens Bond, Markus Homm, Mihai Popoviciu, Heinrichs & Hirtenfellner, Marcus Sur and Prompt -- and newcomers such as Andri, Dachshund and Dale. Despite the diversity of the artists, the compilation is a compelling and coherent album, which sounds like a journey through the diverse Highgrade universe. Driving rhythms and catchy beats, peppered with surprising and original musical ideas -- typically Highgrade.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Group of Connected Heads Vol. 2
Label:	HIGHGRADE (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HIGH 094CD

Berlin label Highgrade presents the second volume in their Group Of Connected Heads compilation series, once again tapping into the extensive and diverse network of the Highgrade family and combining a variety of artists and styles into a coherent whole. Within the 12 tracks of the second edition, we find Highgrade residents like Tom Clark, Todd Bodine, Jens Bond and Daniel Dreier, old hands such as Markus Homm, Mihai Popoviciu and Ludwig Coenen, and newcomers including Andri, Dachshund, Cab Drivers, Phono And Kemi and Julie Marghilano. The result is a cohesive and harmonious album -- a glimpse into the innovative Highgrade universe. The common thread of all these artists is their originality: everyone brings their own voice, their own unmistakable style -- and so, a record is created that presents thoughtful sound images followed moments later by funky rhythms that burst from the speakers, and finally returns to the deep-down and dirty. However, this is more than just a compilation series, for here are not only various artists and their works, but a connection between art and craft -- the artwork, which resembles a family tree of the various creative minds, was once again created by artist Malte Hagen Olbertz.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Don't Trust Your Neighbors
Label:	HINTER RECORDS
Format:	LP
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	HINTER 001LP

Subtitled: Early Albanian Traditional Songs & Improvisations, 1920s-1930s. "Early Albanian 78s are whispered about in hushed tones among collectors all over the world. This, the first-ever comprehensive collection of early Albanian music, features music that has been unheard and unreleased since its creation in the late 1920s and early 1930s. The music is haunting and unforgettable. Dredged from the stalls and bazaars of Istanbul and the private stashes of the most passionate collectors, these vocal drones and improvisations are unlike any other early traditional music. Produced by Grammy award winner Christopher King (People Take Warning) and designed by award-winning graphic artist Susan Archie. Cover painting by the legendary Robert Crumb." Includes a 4-page large-format booklet with historic photos and extensive notes, plus a hand-numbered (1000 copies) innersleeve with artwork by Crumb.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Ongaku 70: Vintage Psychedelia In Japan
Label:	HIRUKO RECORDS (FRANCE)
Format:	LP
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	HLP 102LP

"Ongaku 70 is the ultimate beginner's guide to the Japanese psychedelia era. A incredible set of 13 tunes released between 1969 and 1978 including Osamu Kitajima, Stomu Yamash'ta's Red Buddha Theatre, Akiko Yano, Sadistic Mika Band, Harry Hosono & The Yellow Magic Band, The Apryl Fool, Rabi Nakayama, Karuna Khyal, Kuni Kawachi & His Group, Toshiaki Tsushima, J.A. Caesar & Shirubu, Maki Asakawa and Les Rallizes Denudes. Neither group sounds nor hard rock here, only deep psychedelic rock with local instruments and native language. Be sure to hear the finest hours of Japanese 1970s music." Last copies...

Artist:	VA
Title:	Improvisto!
Label:	HITOP RECORDS (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	HITOP 005CD

"HiTop is honored to release the first compilation assembled by Jose Angel Diaz Duran aka DJ Jadd; one of Madrid's most respected rare groove DJs and collectors. Improvisto is a collection of songs that were causing a stir in Spain during the 70's, made by people for whom music meant just about everything. Many years have passed and we uncover these songs to realise the relevance of their sound in modern times (not to mention the talent & precision with which they were created & played). In this installment you will find Jazz, Brazilian tones, Funk, musical experiments and classics revisited." Artists include: Manuel Gas, Max B, Joan Bibiloni, Jordi Sabates, Daniele Patucchi, Tito Duarte, Jayme Marques, Pedro Ruy-Blas/Dolores, Brasil Aquarius & Luiz Antonio, and Juan Carlos Calderon Y Su Taller De Musica.

Artist:	VA
Title:	It's importland to me to be one step further than one...
Label:	HOLOCENE MUSIC
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	HCM 002CD

...step beyond.": Holocene Music Remix Compilation Volume 1. "Holocene, Portland, Oregon's forward thinking club-turned-record-label, is proud to announce its debut release. Teaming Portland indie rock with the city's finest electronic producers, It's importland to me to be one step further than one step beyond: holocene remix compilation volume 1 presents a snapshot of a thriving creative scene at a time when these seemingly disparate camps have begun meshing into one. Here, Holocene takes the next logical step in its role as supportive home base and active participant in this movement, creating a new record label devoted to further exploring the intersection of DIY culture and futuristic technology as it exists in Portland, the Northwest, and beyond. To kick things off, Holocene commissioned a unique collaboration in which a selection of the city's most talented electronic musicians were asked to reinterpret the music of their favorite Portland bands. The result is a post-millennial blend of electropunk, indie rock, and outsider folk, digitally spliced and mutated to form a cohesive album of genre-screwed electronic music." Artists: Menomena, Blitzen Trapper, The Blow, Y.A.C.H.T., Point Juncture, WA, Alan Singley, Snuggle Ups, The Thermals, Point Line Plane, Hustler White, 01 (Pop Music), The Kingdom, Bobby Birdman, Talkdemonic, Thanksgiving, The Plants.

Artist:	VA
Title:	London Is The Place For Me
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	HJR 002LP

Subtitled: Trinidadian Calypso In London, 1950-1956. 2011 vinyl repress of what was the 2nd album on the Honest Jon's label, originally released 2002. When the Empire Windrush, an old troop-carrier, arrived at Tilbury on June 21, 1948, and inaugurated modern Caribbean immigration to Britain, it also supplied calypso with its best-known image -- on Pathé newsreel, Lord Kitchener singing his new composition "London Is The Place For Me." Kitch had boarded with Lord Beginner at Kingston docks, Jamaica, on Empire Day, May 24. In London they joined a milieu of fine band musicians familiar with Caribbean musical forms and already represented on numerous recordings crucial to the development of British swing and jazz music. Travelling with their own core audience, the Trinidadian calypsonians brought with them the vocal music of Carnival. Traditionally this ranges from social satire to sexual double-entendre, from voodoo to the most pressing issues of the day, from sporting events to competitive insult. The experiences of Britain's growing Caribbean population were to be fabulously rich in raw material. Housed in a gatefold sleeve.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Watch How The People Dancing
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HJR 003CD

Subtitled: Unity Sounds From The London Dancehall, 1986-1989. 2002 release. Brilliant, haughty Jamaican avant‐gardism, inspired by Jammy's Sleng Teng explosion, rearing up at a Hackney crossroads in north East London, and facing down techno, hip-hop, breakbeat and rave. Staggering, exhilarating reggae music made by soundmen on a Casio and a drum machine, in a room over Eddie Regal's record shop. Presented as a next‐generation companion to London Is The Place For Me, the mood is more defiant -- a Jamaican secession from London, with themes of inner‐city sufferation running alongside hymns to the dancehall and the herb superb. Brilliantly mastered by Moritz von Oswald from Basic Channel. "There's a whole heap of stuff that we did at that time, different even to the music, that we didn't really know what we were doing, we just done it. This feeling on the records, we did that with everything we did, it was just the vibes that we were carrying then, it was all about one massive vibe. Even with the sound, we weren't going to choose something that somebody else did, we definitely was going to choose something that somebody else didn't use. We wanted to go out there and say, Yeah, this is the wickedest thing, everyone has to know, and nobody else can't tell we no different. We pushed it that way, we carried on that way." Artists include: Selah Collins, Mikey Murka, Errol Bellot, Kenny Knots, Richie Davis, Peter Bouncer, Richie Davis, and Jack Wilson And Demon Rockers.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Watch How The People Dancing
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	HJR 003LP

Double LP version, repressed. Subtitled: Unity Sounds From The London Dancehall, 1986-1989. 2002 release. Brilliant, haughty Jamaican avant‐gardism, inspired by Jammy's Sleng Teng explosion, rearing up at a Hackney crossroads in north East London, and facing down techno, hip-hop, breakbeat and rave. Staggering, exhilarating reggae music made by soundmen on a Casio and a drum machine, in a room over Eddie Regal's record shop. Presented as a next‐generation companion to London Is The Place For Me, the mood is more defiant -- a Jamaican secession from London -- with themes of inner‐city sufferation running alongside hymns to the dancehall and the herb superb. Brilliantly mastered by Moritz von Oswald from Basic Channel. "There's a whole heap of stuff that we did at that time, different even to the music, that we didn't really know what we were doing, we just done it. This feeling on the records, we did that with everything we did, it was just the vibes that we were carrying then, it was all about one massive vibe. Even with the sound, we weren't going to choose something that somebody else did, we definitely was going to choose something that somebody else didn't use. We wanted to go out there and say, Yeah, this is the wickedest thing, everyone has to know, and nobody else can't tell we no different. We pushed it that way, we carried on that way." Artists include: Selah Collins, Mikey Murka, Errol Bellot, Kenny Knots, Richie Davis, Peter Bouncer, Richie Davis, and Jack Wilson And Demon Rockers. With full color insert.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Lif Up Yuh Leg An Trample
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	HJR 009LP

"The best contemporary Trinidadian Soca. Hard edged, dancehall tinged with a smattering of sexuality & politics, this album also commemorates the 40th anniversary of the Notting Hill carnival." Double LP, full color gatefold sleeve. Artists: Laventille Rhythm Section, Dawg E Slaughter, Timmy, Maximus Dan, Andre Tanker, Massive Gosine, Denise Belfon, Bunji Garlin, Machel Montano, Michelle Sylvester, Bobo & Agony, Machel Montano & Black Stalin.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Lagos Chop Up
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	HJR 015LP

"Fela's success in the West has hidden from view the mind-boggling range of modern Nigerian music. Though formally these two compilations put things in perspective -- ranging across styles from the mid-sixties to the early eighties -- musically they are just staggering. There is juju apala, Afro-funk, highlife. Some breathtaking classic fuji -- raw Muslim street music -- for twenty-five years now the real soundtrack of Lagos youth. And the Afrobeat tracks here include one of the best you'll ever hear: thirteen minutes of Shina WIlliams And His African Percussions. As Chief Ebenezer Obey puts it -- 'Eyi Yato,' something different. With detailed notes by Michael Veal, Fela's biographer, and great artwork from Lagos." Artists: Sir Shina Adewale And His Super Stars International, Dr Victor Olaiya, Etubom Rex Williams, Kollington Ayinla, Ikenga Super Stars of Africa, Nigeria Army Rhythm Group, Eastern Minstrels, Oliver De Coque And His Expo '76, Steven Amechi And His Rhythm Skies, Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson, Workers Brigade Band.

Artist:	VA
Title:	London Is the Place For Me 2
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	HJR 016LP

... Calypso & Kwela, Highlife & Jazz From Young Black London. "Another installment of amazing music from the first wave of modern black settlement in England. The focus remains on the fifties, classic calypsos running alongside the African jazz of Ambrose Campbell -- the father of modern Nigerian music -- and some blistering high-life. Amongst the contributions from the sixties there is some South African kwela (featuring Chris McGregor), and a jazz-dance percussion workout from the Trinidadians who put the Notting Hill Carnival on London streets. The LPs are housed in a gatefold sleeve with a beautiful folded insert. There is a trenchant introduction by Paul Gilroy, full discographical notes, and numerous wonderful photographs."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Lagos All Routes
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	HJR 017LP

"Honest Jon's bring us the second of two compilations (Lagos Chop Up being the first) focusing on music from the Nigerian city of Lagos circa the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s (considered to be the golden age of African popular music). With many African nations fighting for (or gaining) independence, locally produced modern music was seen as a powerful expression of new national identity. Bands either modernized folk, classical or traditional African genres, or Africanized foreign genres such as R'n'B and funk. From West Africa came 60s highlife, which then influenced Fela Kuti's Afro-funk of the 70s, while from the traditional Yoruba religion came juju, fuji, waka and apala tracks, all of which are included here." Artists: Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey & His Inter-Reformers Band, Sir Victor Uwaifo, Travellers Lodge Atomic 8, Sagbeni Aragbada, Super Negro Bantous, Cardinal Rex Jim Lawson, Ambali Adedeji, Chief Umobuarie And His Group, Mike Ejeagha, Kollington Ayinla, The Harbours Band, Haruna Ishola, Dr. Victor Olaiya, Sir Patrick Idahosa And His African Sound Makers.

Artist:	VA
Title:	London Is the Place For Me 4
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	HJR 025LP

...African Dreams and the Piccadilly High Life. 2011 repress. Double LP version. "This is the fourth volume in our series celebrating the music of black London, staying for now with the first waves of modern immigration from Africa and the West Indies. After devoting a third installment to the accomplishments of the late Nigerian genius Ambrose Campbell, Honest Jon's resumes an open-house policy, suited to musicians whose lives and artistic ambitions carried them all over the world: calypso and kwela are back, and highlife and bebop, with a little rock n' roll, a 'mambo indio,' a shango hymn, and a cha-cha-cha for bellydancing jazzbos. A lake in a Johannesburg zoo pops up next to a Chinese on the Harrow Road. Astronauts and prostitutes mingle with landlords and Test cricketers, sex with streetfighting and doing a runner. The music is presented alongside very rare artist photographs by Val Wilmer, and detailed notes."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Boogaloo Pow Wow: Dancefloor Rendez-Vous In Young Nuyorica
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HJR 027CD

Originally released in 2006 on Honest Jon's, but not previously distributed in North America -- now fully available on CD here for the first time. A scorching compilation which features the brilliant, hybrid array of styles which burned up Latino dancefloors during the '60s in New York. The '60s were years of explosive transition for Latin music in New York: in tune with the times of strident political protest and cultural affirmation, new rhythms like the pachanga, boogaloo, típico and salsa signalled significant changes in musical sensibility among a new generation. By the early 1960s, the heyday of the great mambo era was passing, and by the end of the decade, the catch-all phrase salsa had been implanted on the rich variety of styles and rhythms that made up the repertoire. In between, throughout the 1960s, a thousand flowers bloomed in the Latin music field, with the bands conversant in the traditional Afro-Cuban styles of son and guaguancó and cha cha chá, Latin jazz and bolero, while also trying their hand at a range of newly-emerging styles, beginning with the pachanga in the opening years through to boogaloo and shingaling, until the roots sounds of típico as the decade ended. This array of styles came together in those heady years, and the eclectic tastes of those dynamic times are all here, from "Tanga," the first recorded example of Cubop and the classic "Descarga Cachao," to the jaunting guaguancó of Ray Barretto and Bobby Pauneto. But while some of the selections represent the preceding musical generation, and others anticipate the salsa sound of the key Fania years of the early 1970s, the focus here is on the boogaloo and Latin soul sound which was the most characteristic soundtrack of the period. Listen to the two Willie Rosario cuts, "Cool Jerk," and the pieces by Joe Loco and Willie Bobo, and you'll hear the trademarks of the style: the raucous hand-clapping, the party exhortations, the back-beat drumming, the African-American street English -- the result was a crazy, motley style named after the African-American dance craze of the moment, the boogaloo. Boogaloo and related styles of Latin soul were the first real crossover sounds that broke the language and style barriers, and the first to make it onto the Billboard charts as top sellers nation-wide. However, it was a genre not destined to last long, soon eclipsed by the more commercially-durable salsa boom of the early 1970s. But notwithstanding the brief life-span of boogaloo, to this day many of its top hits are loved by dancers everywhere. Other artists include: Manny Corchado, Macito, Tito Rodriguez, Kako, La Playa Sextet, Chuito Velez, Joe Loco, The La Playa Orchestra, Rene Grand And His Combo New York, and Dianne And Carole.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Migrating Bird: The Songs of Lal Waterson
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HJR 031CD

Honest Jon's Records presents a tribute album to UK folksinger Lal Waterson, with tracks specially commissioned for this release. Lal Waterson was a member of The Watersons, a key 1960s precursor of Fairport Convention and Steeleye Span. Migrating Bird features 19 different voices from different decades and countries, all with a different take on the singularly haunting quality of these works. From the gyrating keyboards of King Creosote to the ramshackle accordion of Michael Hurley to the gentle ambience of Vashti Bunyan, the simplicity of Waterson's lyrics and her mellifluous folk spirit shine through. Other artists include: Nancy Elizabeth, James Yorkston, Victoria Williams, Lavinia Blackwall and Alex Neilson, Alasdair Roberts, Danny & The Champions Of The World, Charlotte Greig, Jeb Loy Nichols, Adrian Crowley, Richard James, Willard Grant Conspiracy, Sabbath Folk, Lindsey Woolsey, Richard Youngs, The Memory Band and Mark Olson.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Living Is Hard: West African Music in Britain, 1927-1929
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HJR 033CD

Honest Jon's has prepared a series drawing on some of the earliest recordings in the EMI Hayes Archive -- recovered from more than 150,000 78s -- staggering music from Iraq, Turkey, Caucasia, Lebanon, Iran (including sides made in Old Street, London, in 1909), Egypt and the Belgian Congo. This series opener presents the music of the West African underground of 1920s Britain, recorded at Hayes and released on the Zonophone label (which exported nearly all the records to West Africa). You can hear Caribbean influences here, the promise of highlife there, but Living Is Hard mostly disavows fusion and assimilation. And by contrast with antecedents in the history of black music in Britain -- minstrelsy and spirituals, for example, ragtime and jazz -- these recordings are unhitched from the protocols of a white listenership. These are startling, trenchant, elemental roots -- carrying troubled news home, along with signs of the new African nationalism -- and an enthralling glimpse of other lives, other times. Artists include: Oni Johnson, Isaac Jackson, Ben Simmons, Harry E. Quashie, Douglas Papafio, Prince Zulamkah, The West African Instrumental Quintet, The Ga Quartet, Domingo Justus, James Tucker, John Mugat, Kumasi Trio, James Thomas, Nicholas De Heer, George Williams Aingo and James Brown.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Give Me Love: Songs of the Brokenhearted: Baghdad, 1925-1929
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HJR 035CD

This is the second in Honest Jon's series of albums exploring the earliest 78s held in the EMI Hayes Archive. In the mid-1920s, The Gramophone Company -- soon before it became EMI -- employed two or three Europeans to criss-cross Iraq. They logged regional demographics, assessed the German competition, and checked out the scores of record shops and hundreds of musical venues. In Kerbala, its man fearfully disguised himself as an Arab. This was the groundwork for three sessions, conducted in Baghdad in the second half of the decade, which produced nearly 1,000 recordings. Business was good -- the first group of records, though deemed aesthetically unsuccessful by the Company, immediately produced 12,000 sales to just two outlets in the city. Drawing on the full range of these Baghdad recordings, it is a wondrous, deeply poignant glimpse of social living since obliterated, in which ethnicities, faiths and traditions appear woven richly and meltingly together, however precariously. There is dance music featuring Arab folk singers from the countryside, backed by professional Jewish musicians in Iraqi styles popularly termed "Egyptian," and perfected in nightclubs where the first duty of the secular women singers on this album was prostitution. Also including some Arabic word-play, in a nod to the musical form of the Arabic mawwal, a Hebrew hymn is kick-started with a cry of "Allah!," most likely from one of the Jewish performers. There are pieces from Bahrain and Kuwait; sometimes mixed together in one performance -- the different dialects are far-flung. There are beautiful, high and lonesome Kurdish violin improvisations; and some unaccompanied circular breathing on a zourna so unearthly it seems to cross late Coltrane with Sun Ra. All the songs are characterized by searing emotion and crises of feeling, many by erotic urgency. As with the other titles in the series, the recordings have been startlingly restored at Abbey Road; and they are presented with full translations, rare photographs (in this case, several performers), and notes -- including an extensive interview with a citizen of Baghdad throughout this period, who knew many of the musicians here personally.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Sprigs Of Time: 78s From The EMI Archive
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HJR 036CD

This is the third in Honest Jon's series of albums exploring the earliest 78s held in the EMI Hayes Archive. Honest Jon's has spent the last two years delving through more than 150,000 78 records in the temperature-controlled steel vaults of EMI's Archive in Hayes, Middlesex. Following studious compilations of West African and Iraqi music of the 1920s, the latest release in the Honest Jon's Hayes Archive series is a sparkling late-summer lucky dip, Sprigs Of Time: 78s From The EMI Archive. An eccentric survey of the Hayes shelves, Sprigs Of Time is thirty tracks recorded between 1903 and 1957, everywhere from England (Percy Grainger's recording of the title song, sung by Joseph Taylor in 1908) to Japan (the bewilderingly beautiful "Seigaiha," by the Japanese Imperial Palace Band, five years earlier). Organ rolls from Georgia run alongside Tamils impersonating motorized transport, and rumba from Beirut; '40s fado sits next to the songs of Bengali beggars. As with the other Hayes releases, the tracks have been restored at Abbey Road and are beautifully presented, with extensive contemporary photographs included. There are recognizable names (Joseph Taylor, the incomparable Fairuz, Mighty Sparrow and an uncredited Rubén González, singing lead vocals on "Rumba Negra") and extraordinary oddities (Vengopal Chari's rather unfunny "Laughing" and the peculiarly affecting hand bells of "Gas All Clear"). Taken out of the library and put back on the turntable, every track here is remarkable; every one worth the saving.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Marvellous Boy: Calypso From West Africa
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HJR 038CD

Marvellous Boy: Calypso From West Africa celebrates the West African counterpart of the 1950s Soho scene uncovered in the Honest Jon's series, London Is The Place For Me. Issuing from centuries of to-ing and fro-ing between England, the West Indies, and West Africa, the same musical styles -- calypso, highlife, jazz -- overlap, proliferate, and adapt, with local traditions freshened up and thrown into the mix. With numerous faces and reference points cropping up in both milieu, this contemporaneous music-making is brimming over with the same passion for life, sparkling topicality, and extravagant, magpie creativity. The inter-war dance bands of British West Africa are often strikingly similar in sound to Trinidadian orchestras like Lovey's String Band (credited with the first calypso recordings in 1912). However, the first West African calypso recordings in the modern style are from Freetown, Sierra Leone in the early 1950s, by Ebenezer Calendar and Famous Scrubbs. In arrangements blending African and European instruments, the brass plays out the legacy of colonial military bands, albeit hair-down and a little ramshackle now; and the beautiful Creole lyrics are as quick and musical as any classic calypsonian's. Decca also organized the first calypso recording session in Ghana, down the coast, where a sound interchangeably designated "calypso" or "highlife" ruled urban dancefloors, courtesy of The Tempos and its spin-offs including The Rhythm Aces. The invasion of King Mensah of Ghana, and The Tempos' money-spinning tour of Nigeria at the start of the 1950s sparked a decade of musical innovation. Bobby Benson's new highlife 11-piece included the great trumpeters Victor Olaiya and Roy Chicago and his calypso "Taxi Driver" was their first, huge, signature hit. (By contrast, little is known about the Nigerian Rolling Stone). The Mayor's Dance Band was run by the celebrated Erekosima "Rex" Lawson, whose trademark blend of Igbo lyrics over a Calabari rhythm reflected his mixed parentage. Steven Amechi was from eastern Nigeria, and the guitar solo on "Nylon Dress" is by the king of Igbo highlife, Stephen Osita Osadebe. Saxophonist Chris Ajilo and his band The Cubanos didn't produce much calpyso-highlife, but rather, cooking Afro-Cuban jazz with traditional roots, exemplifying the open hybridity of all these forms. By the early 1960s, calypso was fading in West Africa, and U.S. soul and rhythm and blues were poised to replace Caribbean influences. Still, the dying embers would produce its most classical exponent, Godwin Omabuwa, Nigeria's own Lord Kitchener. Omabuwa cut only a few records, but his mastery of the genre was a fitting end to the heyday of calypso in British West Africa.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Open Strings: 1920s Middle Eastern Recordings- New Responses
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	HJR 039CD

This is the fourth release in Honest Jon's series of albums exploring the earliest 78s held in the EMI Hayes Archive. Open Strings is a dazzling selection of virtuoso string-playing from Egypt, Iran, Iraq and Turkey, all recorded in the 1920s, and pretty much unheard ever since. In addition, Open Strings includes a disc of newly-commissioned responses to the themes in this music by underground luminaries committed to the drone such as Sir Richard Bishop of legendary Sun City Girls renown, West Coast psych-guitarist Ben Chasny aka Six Organs Of Admittance, UK folk-guitarist Rick Tomlinson aka Voice Of The Seven Woods, and Western Massachusetts' raga-inspired duo, MV And EE. From resonant bow-drone, to frenetic fret-runs to delicate, circular acoustic musings to sitar fever-dreams, no matter the nationality, there is a resonance and truth in this music that is ancient, timeless and transcendent. Scorchers past and present, every one. Other artists include: Micah Blue Smaldone, Michael Flower, Charlie Parr, Bruce Licher, Paul Metzger, and Steffen Basho-Junghans.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The World Is Shaking: Cubanismo From The Congo, 1954-55
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HJR 040CD

This is the fifth release in Honest Jon's series of albums exploring vintage recordings held in the EMI Hayes Archive. This album uncovers the dizzy beginnings of the golden age of African music zinging with the social and political ferment of the independence movement and anti-colonialism, after the Second World War and the daredevil origins of Congolese rumba -- the entire continent's most popular music in the '60s and '70s. The new music grew in concert with a burgeoning night life especially in the twin capitals of Leopoldville (today's Kinshasa) on the Belgian side, and Brazzaville on the French, where humming factories lured increasing numbers of rural Congolese with the offer of a steady, relatively well-paying job. The astonishing inventions of Europe and America also played an important role in the music's development. Traditional Congolese musicians began to master imported guitars and horns by mimicking what they heard. The jazz of Louis Armstrong and the ballads of European torch singers like Tino Rossi captured the imagination of the rapidly-expanding working class as well as the familiar-sounding music of Latin America. Local musicians swapped the Spanish of the originals for Congolese languages. In his version of "Peanut Vendor," included here, A.H. Depala replaces the seller's cry of "mani," or "peanut," with a lovelorn lament for a woman named "Moni." Depala went on to land a spot in the house-band of the prestigious Loningisa studio. Others failed to gain equivalent recognition, but their music was no less impressive. Listen to likembe (thumb-piano) player Boniface Koufidilia as he makes the transition from traditional to modern in the first few seconds of "Bino," which hits you with a vamping violin while he muses about death (including that of the popular Brazzaville musician Paul Kamba). Andre Denis and Albert Bongu both echo the sounds of palm-wine brought to the Belgian Congo by the coastmen. The sweet vocal harmonies of Vincent Kuli's track were learned, perhaps, in a mission church. Rene Mbu's nimble, likembe-like guitar plucking shines on "Boma Limbala," and is Laurent Lomande using a banjo as a backdrop to "Elisa?" Aren't those kazoos, buzzing along on Jean Mpia's "Tika?" It's as if the musicians, fired up by the times in their zeal for experimental self-expression, tossed into a bottle some new elements and some old, some near and some far, and then shook it hard, to see what would happen. With rare photographs and notes by Gary Stewart, author of Rumba On The River. Sound restoration done at Abbey Road.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The World Is Shaking: Cubanismo From The Congo, 1954-55
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	HJR 040LP

Deluxe double LP version, in a beautiful gatefold sleeve. This is the fifth release in Honest Jon's series of albums exploring vintage recordings held in the EMI Hayes Archive. This album uncovers the dizzy beginnings of the golden age of African music zinging with the social and political ferment of the independence movement and anti-colonialism, after the Second World War and the daredevil origins of Congolese rumba -- the entire continent's most popular music in the '60s and '70s. The new music grew in concert with a burgeoning night life especially in the twin capitals of Leopoldville (today's Kinshasa) on the Belgian side, and Brazzaville on the French, where humming factories lured increasing numbers of rural Congolese with the offer of a steady, relatively well-paying job. The astonishing inventions of Europe and America also played an important role in the music's development. Traditional Congolese musicians began to master imported guitars and horns by mimicking what they heard. The jazz of Louis Armstrong and the ballads of European torch singers like Tino Rossi captured the imagination of the rapidly-expanding working class as well as the familiar-sounding music of Latin America. Local musicians swapped the Spanish of the originals for Congolese languages. In his version of "Peanut Vendor," included here, A.H. Depala replaces the seller's cry of "mani," or "peanut," with a lovelorn lament for a woman named "Moni." Depala went on to land a spot in the house-band of the prestigious Loningisa studio. Others failed to gain equivalent recognition, but their music was no less impressive. Listen to likembe (thumb-piano) player Boniface Koufidilia as he makes the transition from traditional to modern in the first few seconds of "Bino," which hits you with a vamping violin while he muses about death (including that of the popular Brazzaville musician Paul Kamba). Andre Denis and Albert Bongu both echo the sounds of palm-wine brought to the Belgian Congo by the coastmen. The sweet vocal harmonies of Vincent Kuli's track were learned, perhaps, in a mission church. Rene Mbu's nimble, likembe-like guitar plucking shines on "Boma Limbala," and is Laurent Lomande using a banjo as a backdrop to "Elisa?" Aren't those kazoos, buzzing along on Jean Mpia's "Tika?" It's as if the musicians, fired up by the times in their zeal for experimental self-expression, tossed into a bottle some new elements and some old, some near and some far, and then shook it hard, to see what would happen. With insert featuring rare photographs and notes by Gary Stewart, author of Rumba On The River. Sound restoration done at Abbey Road.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Africa Boogaloo: The Latinization Of West Africa
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HJR 041CD

Honest Jon's presents a collection of music from '60s and '70s West Africa that is heavily influenced by Latin sounds from the era, representing a mutual cultural exchange that would have a permanent impact on the evolution of each region's trademark sound. Much of what makes modern Latin music so irresistible came from Africa in the first place. When the first waves of African rhythms, reconstituted in the Caribbean, returned home on radios and records, Africans -- especially in West and Central Africa -- received them with great enthusiasm. Staid dance bands that replicated European music soon began to swing as Caribbean accents settled in their rhythm sections. By the 1950s, Africa had produced its own Calypsonians, and more than one African musician changed his name to give it a Latin flavor. Some even composed songs in Spanish, while others wrote nonsense lyrics that only sounded like the real thing. No band mixed local and Latin styles more successfully than Orchestre Baobab and its leader Balla Sidibe. The mesmerizing "On Verra Ca" finds Baobab leaning in the direction of the stuttering mbalax sound that Youssou N'Dour carried to great popularity. Other Senegalese bands followed the trend, like the Rio Band, Orchestre N'Guewel, and Laba Sosseh from Gambia (like his compatriot Amara Toure) who styled himself as a salsa singer after his hero Johnny Pacheco. From Benin, Gnonnas Pedro sang in every pop style imaginable, but he seems especially at home in an Afro-Cuban embrace, as you will hear on the 1977 recording "Adigbedoto." The closing track also comes from Benin, a 1976 recording by the celebrated Orchestre Poly Rythmo -- though the singer, Pierre Tchana, hails from Cameroun. "Quiero Wapacha" features another Camerounian singer, Charles Lembe, and also from Cameroun is legendary African Jazz saxophonist, Manu Dibango, who is featured here alongside Le Grand Calle and Cuban flutist Don Gonzalo. Orchestre OK Jazz recorded any number of Afro-Cuban inspired sides: "Micorrason" is one of the band's earliest songs, recorded soon after their formation in 1956. There is no better evidence of the push-me-pull-you, back-and-forthing between two cultures than the Afro-Latin compilation we have here. All the flow from an unparalleled period of exuberance and creativity after World War II had ended and before homegrown tyranny had yet to descend on the land. It was Africa's moment, optimistic and free. You can hear it in the music. --Adapted from text by Gary Stewart, author of Rumba On The River: A History of the Popular Music of the Two Congos.

Artist:	VA
Title:	To Scratch Your Heart: Early Recordings From Istanbul
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.50
Catalog #:	HJR 048CD

Honest Jon's presents a 2CD package drawn from recordings made in Istanbul by the Gramophone Company and HMV, during the first three decades of the 20th century. Amidst the ruins of the Ottoman Empire, it crosses and mixes the folk and classical heritage of Turks, Greeks, Armenians and Gypsies, Muslims, Christians and Jews, urbanites and country‐people, and the demands of tradition and modernity, musical improvisation, composition and system. Most of the singers are hafız, versed in a musical reading of the Koran, and renowned for mastery of the exalted, improvisatory form of the gazel. There are several magnificent examples here, by legendary artists. Three of these gazelhans beautifully interpret folk songs, and another contributor, the folklorist Ağyazar Efendi, sings a long Armenian air with utter authenticity, but in the style of a gazel. Exemplifying the new political freedoms of the Republic, there are two heart‐melting female vocal performances of a kind of art‐song called sarkı. Also featured is the taksim, a kind of improvisation in which one‐off musical fireworks, designed to ravish the listener's soul, illuminate deep fluency in the makam. A who's-who of the pre‐eminent instrumentalists of this first half-century of Turkish recording, in performances which are simply stunning, breathtaking, exquisite and other‐worldly. The music here is so transfixing, intensely devotional and sublimely beautiful, that some contemporary listeners thought they were levitating. Brilliantly restored at Abbey Road, and housed in an elegant mini-LP style gatefold package with a 27-page booklet of extensive liner notes and historic photos.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Bellyachers, Listen: Songs From East Africa, 1938-46
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	HJR 050-1LP

This is part 1 of a 2LP set of vinyl versions of Honest Jon's Something Is Wrong: Vintage Recordings From East Africa CD compilation -- selections from an HMV run of more than 400 78s -- recordings made in Uganda and Kenya from the mid‐1930s to the mid‐1950s. Part 1 encompasses this material circa 1938-1946, entitled Bellyachers, Listen: Songs From East Africa, 1938-46. Three main types of performance are featured (not forgetting a lovely early Kenyan big‐band calypso, as if straight from the pen of Lord Kitchener). Most are minstrelsy, with songs ranging dazzlingly through subjects including loneliness and death, bastards and cut‐off trousers, trains of fire and no‐good rich people, a murder mystery and a drunken punch‐up at a rumba party in Kampala, and metaphorical cocks, hard pedalling and kettles which won't boil. Other minstrels accompany themselves on various sorts of lyre, and guitars carrying the influences of U.S. country music and Congolese 78s, the influx of Congolese musicians, and the harmonies of Christian church music. There are also tough, raw contributions on button‐accordion and taarab music from the Swahili‐speaking communities of the east coast, and Arab and Indian communities in ports like Mombasa, which had imported Egyptian and Indian music since almost the start of the century. Lilting melodies are provided by violins or Indian harmoniums, sometimes also an oud, along with Indian or Arab percussion. Luxuriously presented, in a gatefold sleeve, with full notes, including extensive translation and haunting photographs. Recordings brilliantly restored at Abbey Road.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Something Is Wrong: Songs From East Africa, 1952-7
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	HJR 050-2LP

This is part 2 of a 2LP set of vinyl versions of Honest Jon's Something Is Wrong: Vintage Recordings From East Africa CD compilation -- selections from an HMV run of more than 400 78s -- recordings made in Uganda and Kenya from the mid‐1930s to the mid‐1950s. Part 2 encompasses this material circa 1952-1957. Three main types of performance are featured (not forgetting a lovely early Kenyan big‐band calypso, as if straight from the pen of Lord Kitchener). Most are minstrelsy, with songs ranging dazzlingly through subjects including loneliness and death, bastards and cut‐off trousers, trains of fire and no‐good rich people, a murder mystery and a drunken punch‐up at a rumba party in Kampala, and metaphorical cocks, hard pedalling and kettles which won't boil. Other minstrels accompany themselves on various sorts of lyre, and guitars carrying the influences of U.S. country music and Congolese 78s, the influx of Congolese musicians, and the harmonies of Christian church music. There are also tough, raw contributions on button‐accordion and taarab music from the Swahili‐speaking communities of the east coast, and Arab and Indian communities in ports like Mombasa, which had imported Egyptian and Indian music since almost the start of the century. Lilting melodies are provided by violins or Indian harmoniums, sometimes also an oud, along with Indian or Arab percussion. Finally, there is the startling sound of four larger Ugandan ensembles, with songs about getting drunk and the relative merits of prostitution and motherhood, and the king's deportation by the British, deploying "the man who crunches rocks between his teeth." The style dismayed the missionary Robert Ashe, who visited the court of the Kabaka in 1884: "Our ears were deafened with the din which a motley band of musicians were making. Kettledrums and hand drums were rolling, horns braying, flutes screaming ... while blind musicians twanged away on their banjos, the whole making a most discordant harmony." Luxuriously presented, in a gatefold sleeve, with full notes, including extensive translation and haunting photographs. Recordings brilliantly restored at Abbey Road.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Something Is Wrong: Vintage Recordings From East Africa
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$23.50
Catalog #:	HJR 050CD

Thirty‐five precious, stinging selections from an HMV run of more than 400 78s -- recordings made in Uganda and Kenya from the mid‐1930s to the mid‐1950s. Three main types of performance are featured (not forgetting a lovely early Kenyan big‐band calypso, as if straight from the pen of Lord Kitchener). Most are minstrelsy, with songs ranging dazzlingly through subjects including loneliness and death, bastards and cut‐off trousers, trains of fire and no‐good rich people, a murder mystery and a drunken punch‐up at a rumba party in Kampala, and metaphorical cocks, hard pedalling and kettles which won't boil. Set to the deep grooving of an ndingidi one‐string fiddle, the very opening verses exemplify this fluency and range, within an account of the coming of the radio to the Ugandan capital. Some were angry and confused -- they could hear the talking but see no one, and would not believe that the voice came only from the loudspeakers. The singer SSekinomu weaves in asides about female creativity and the imprisonment of Prince Mawanda, the king's eldest brother, before the song ends as it began, with thanks and compliments for the new technology, to the Bazungu, the Whites. Other minstrels accompany themselves on various sorts of lyre, and guitars carrying the influences of U.S. country music and Congolese 78s, the influx of Congolese musicians, and the harmonies of Christian church music. There are also tough, raw contributions on button‐accordion: "Listening to this kind of Kikuyu song is more a feat of endurance than an aesthetic pleasure," noted the musicologist Hugh Tracey at the time. There is taarab music from the Swahili‐speaking communities of the east coast, and Arab and Indian communities in ports like Mombasa, which had imported Egyptian and Indian music since almost the start of the century. Lilting melodies are provided by violins or Indian harmoniums, sometimes also an oud, along with Indian or Arab percussion. Finally, there is the startling sound of four larger Ugandan ensembles, with songs about getting drunk and the relative merits of prostitution and motherhood, and the king's deportation by the British, deploying "the man who crunches rocks between his teeth." The style dismayed the missionary Robert Ashe, who visited the court of the Kabaka in 1884: "Our ears were deafened with the din which a motley band of musicians were making. Kettledrums and hand drums were rolling, horns braying, flutes screaming ... while blind musicians twanged away on their banjos, the whole making a most discordant harmony." Luxuriously presented, like a small hard‐cover book, with full notes, including extensive translation and haunting photographs; with the recordings brilliantly restored at Abbey Road.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Shangaan Electro: New Wave Dance Music From South Africa
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HJR 052CD

2011 repress. An astounding compilation of the breakneck Shangaan dance output of the Nozinja studio in Soweto (an urban area of the city of Johannesburg in Gauteng, South Africa), recorded between 2006 and 2009. From his small home studio in Soweto, Nozinja (aka Dog) sells more than 50,000 records a year (DVD, cassettes, CDs) -- without iTunes, without digital distribution. This is hyper‐local music, all of it still considered traditional, all of it marketed through Shangaan radio and newspapers to a relatively small set of people who live between Johannesburg, Limpopo and Mozambique. Besides Dog himself -- or rather Zinja, Dog's performance name -- his label roster includes BBC, Tiyiselani Vomaseve, and Dog's famed mask‐wearing, clown‐dancing group, Tshetsha Boys. Dog often goes to the dances to scout for new talent. That's where he found Tiyiselani Vomaseve, two sisters who perform together as one of the most popular Shangaan traditional groups in South Africa. They count South African President Jacob Zuma's wife, Thobeka ka‐ Mabhija‐Zuma, as a fan and won a 2010 SABC award for Best Female Traditional Album, which is just one of many awards that Dog has accrued. Tshetsha Boys won Best Newcomer, Best Male Song of the Year and best Shangaan Song of the Year. BBC (trans. "Black Beautiful Culture") took home an award for Best Song as well. The awards are indicators of Dog's success, but the real test comes every Sunday in Soweto. Groups like Tiyiselani Vomaseve and BBC compete regularly for the crowd's favor. "You must be prepared to see the fastest dance ever," Dog declares. The dances are wild, with films of them attracting more than half a million hits on YouTube. The tradition grows out of the Shangaan disco movement, a music that dominated in the '80s with artists like Penny Penny and Peter Teanet. Shangaan disco ran at 110 BPM. Dog's music is around 180 and it's getting faster. Yet the lyrics seem to run counter to this rapidity. They read like African soap operas, tied up with domestic matters and a yearning for the slower life. This is country music. There's something distinctive in this Shangaan perspective: they are one of the more rural and traditional groups in the wealthiest African nation, yet "tradition" to them can also be living, electronic and nuanced. Just as Dog samples American phrases in his songs, his videos cut in shots of white joggers on a spring day, a foggy lakeshore reminiscent of Wisconsin, even a corporate office space -- mundane yet exotic images which become intriguing takes on the modern South African dream. Instead of African music becoming Americanized and re‐framed for the global market, Dog's productions do the opposite. American phrases and foreign images become samples in his collage, in his traditional context. This album is the first release of its kind outside South Africa. Here is Dog's music as‐is.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Black Slavery Days
Label:	HONEST JON'S RECORDS (UK)
Format:	LP
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HJR 100LP

"Legendary, militant, magnificent roots reggae from the mid-seventies, originally issued on the NYC Clappers label in 1980 (and much sought after ever since). Clayton Downie's productions showcase dubwise four JA groups -- the Skulls, Mercenaries, Arrow, Original Survivors -- with backing by luminaries like Horsemouth, Junior Dan, Chinna, Augustus Pablo, Robbie Shakespeare, and Vin Gordon, Herman Marquis and Bobby Ellis on blazing rebel horns. Fans of 'Marcus Garvey'-era Burning Spear will be in heaven."

Artist:	VA
Title:	White Eye Of Winter Watching
Label:	HOSPITAL PRODUCTIONS
Format:	2xCassette
Price:	$24.00
Catalog #:	HOS 300CS

"Hospital Productions was officially founded on October 31st, 1997 in Madison, Wisconsin. This was also the date of the first prurient live performance. Some fourteen years later we celebrate its 300th release with White Eye of Winter Watching. This idea was birthed during the fall-out blizzards of 2010, while relentless storms shut down air traffic and I was stranded in the bunker sick in bed with the flu. During this time I rediscovered many of my favorite old cassette compilations from the '90s that brought many disparate groups together under one banner. Original Soundtrack, released on Italy's Less Than Zero, was of particular interest, with its sonically and geographically diverse lineup. Also at this time a friend had given me a book on 20th Century Russian history, emphasizing strife in Russia and the overwhelming destructive forces of nature and man's place within it. Not only were troops engaged in the largest man-made conflict in history, but were, at the same, battling nature. Without coats, winter ended soldiers' lives before bullets could find them. It was then that I decided to combine the themes of the book with the idea of a dynamic compilation that brought together many of the genres that the la bel has explored." Artists include: Genocide Organ, Deathpile, Consumer Electronics, Sutcliffe Jugend/Prurient, Controlled Bleeding, Non, Militia, The Grey Wolves, Sleepchamber, Incapacitants, Yellow Tears, The Haters, Emil Beaulieau, Con-Dom and more.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Medical Milestones Compilation
Label:	HOT AIR (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	HOT AIR003

"21 track CD in printed card wallet. Contains selections from the first 12 Medical Milestones 7" vinyl releases plus some tracks (and versions of tracks) not released on the original vinyls due to restriction of space. Also a couple of extra bonus tracks from Japanese only releases thrown in just to confuse the issue." Artists include: Vomit Lunchs, Stock, Hausen & Walkman, Los Sampler's, Seminconductor, Gino Robair, Dummy Run, Speedranch, Birmingham, The Rip-Off Artist, Stahlgren and Ferguson, Janek Schaefer.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Space and Time
Label:	HOTFLUSH RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	HF 001CD

"Hotflush Recordings is a label that from the beginning has pushed the musical boundaries of dubstep. Over the last four years the label has released more than 25 innovative 12" singles, launching some of the biggest names in the scene and introducing more new talent than anyone else. Space and Time is a compilation of exclusive, unreleased, ground-breaking tracks that illustrates the other side of dubstep in 2007. The compilation features the debut from the incredibly exciting live act Jazzsteppa, along with appearances from the first female dubstep producer of note, Vaccine, established names such as Boxcutter and Scuba, and remixes by the legendary Si Begg and distortion dub kings Vex'd. Space and Time is the sound of the future and the sound of now."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Space and Time
Label:	HOTFLUSH RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	3x12"
Price:	$31.00
Catalog #:	HF 001LP

2007 release. "Hotflush Recordings is a label that from the beginning has pushed the musical boundaries of dubstep. Over the last four years the label has released more than 25 innovative 12" singles, launching some of the biggest names in the scene and introducing more new talent than anyone else. Space and Time 3x12" LP is a compilation of exclusive, unreleased, ground-breaking tracks that illustrates the other side of dubstep in 2007. The compilation features the debut from the incredibly exciting live act Jazzsteppa, along with appearances from the first female dubstep producer of note, Vaccine. Established names such as Elemental, Gravous, Slaughter Mob and Scuba, and a remix of Toasty's The Knowledge by the legendary distortion dub kings Vex'd. Space and Time is the sound of the future and the sound of now."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Back And 4th
Label:	HOTFLUSH RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	HF 005CD

With dubstep's big push into the mainstream, stirring up all manner of hybrids, variants and mutations, it's worth remembering that some have been creating fresh twists on the current generation of global bass music from its very inception. Paul Rose aka Scuba, and his Hotflush label have, since 2003, had experimentation and genre-collision etched into the very structures of everything they do. Putting out key tunes by the core pioneers of dubstep, but also by true outliers like Mount Kimbie, Joy Orbison and Sepalcure, Hotflush has created a sense of absolute consistence in diversity: multiple sounds united by true craftsmanship and high-tech expression of complex emotion. Joining the UK underground to the deep-rooted techno culture of Berlin, where Rose is now resident, the label is a vital nexus in the flow of musical information that is fuelling the current innovative climate. So next time you hear someone talking about "post-" this or "future-" that, consider that maybe the times are just catching up with Hotflush. Back And 4th features 10 brand-new exclusive tracks from bass music's most innovative producers including: dBridge, Roska, Boddika and FaltyDL as well as a collection of essentials from Hotflush's catalog with tracks and remixes from James Blake, Untold, Pangaea, 2562 and more. Other artists include: Boxcutter, Scuba, Sigha, George FitzGerald, Incyde, Jamie Vex'd and TRG & Dub U.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Andergraun Vibrations 3: Spanish Psychotronic Brain Damage
Label:	HUNDERGRUM (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	H 3003LP

...1967-1975. "Andergraun Vibrations is back! This third volume is chock full of ultra-rare tracks taken mostly from Spanish small and private labels. From wild garage-psych to primitive hard-rock and exploito-psych, it's all here! You'll find the rarest Spanish groove-psych library record ever (two copies known!), 'L.S.D' by Mario Sellés Orchestra, ripping Hendrix sounds by Jordi 'Toti' Soler from his unknown private pressing second solo 45, fuzz-wah madness á la Stooges by Piñonate, acid sixties-punk by Los Crich, trashy prog sounds by Colores, basement hard-rock insanity by Prou Matic (taken from their impossible to find flexi-disc), exploito-fuzz by The Matches, raw garage fuzz by the The True, rural garage psych by Los Riscos, lo-fi underground proto-punk sounds by Vibración (only one copy known of their 45) ... and more! It features an amazing 8-page magazine styled insert with detailed liner notes about each band in English/Spanish (including the story behind the legendary The True, told for the first time after tracking down the only surviving member) and lots of rare pictures, some of them taken from the archives of some of the musicians involved. Vinyl pressing strictly limited to 700 copies."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Andergraun Vibrations! Spanish Hard Psych & Beyond 1970-1978
Label:	HUNDERGRUM (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	H 666CD

"At last a CD issue containing the long out of print first volume and half of the second one of this highly regarded comp, originally released as very limited vinyl editions. Andergraun Vibrations! documents the unknown Spanish underground psychedelic & progressive scene from the early '70s. We've culled the private collections of some of the more rabid Spanish collectors and we are proud to present 16 tracks recorded between 1970 & 1978 and taken from super rare 45s, some of them originally released as private/tiny pressings with only a handful of copies actually known. But don't panic, this is not boring R&B, scratched acetates or lame garage-beat cover versions. Here you'll find wild garage psychedelia, proto-prog sounds and trashy hard-rock full of screaming Spanish & English vocals, swirling Hammond organs, loud drums, fuzz & wah guitars, proggy flutes and more psych mayhem. It comes in a jewel case housed in a beautiful outer carton slimcase and features a large 20-page color booklet with detailed & updated liner notes (written in English & Spanish), rare pictures & carefully remastered sound." Artists: Expresion, Madera De Ciprés, Galaxia, Xetxu, Skorpis, Ibiza Sound, Modificacion, The Matches, Unidades, Shock, All & Nothing, Ciclon, Albert Band, Rudy Ventura, Skorpis, & Piñonate.

Artist:	VA
Title:	More Andergraun Vibrations: Spanish Psychotronic Brain..
Label:	HUNDERGRUM (SPAIN)
Format:	CD
Price:	$23.00
Catalog #:	H 888CD

..Damage 1967-1975 "After the great success of the three Andergraun Vibrations vinyl comps (all sold out except the recently issued Volume 3), we present the second CD on Hundergrum Records, which contains the second side of the long out of print Volume 2 LP (Psychedelic Hard-Rock from Spain 1970-78) and Volume 3 LP (Spanish Psychotronic Brain Damage 1967-75) in its entirety. 18 ultra-rare tracks taken from mostly small and private labels. We've included even a few South-American artists recorded in Spain at the time. From wild garage-psych to primitive hard-rock and exploito psych, it's all here! You'll find the rarest Spanish groove-psych library record ever (two copies known!), 'L.S.D' by Mario Sellés Orchestra, ripping Hendrix sounds by Jordi 'Toti' Soler from his unknown private pressing second solo 45, fuzz-wah madness á la Stooges by Piñonate, acid sixties-punk by Los Crich, trashy prog sounds by Colores, basement hard-rock insanity by Prou Matic (taken from their impossible to find flexi-disc), exploito fuzz by The Matches, raw garage fuzz by the The True, rural garage psych by Los Riscos, lo-fi underground proto-punk sounds by Vibración (only two known copies of their 45), a five minute deconstruction of '(I can't get no) Satisfaction' by prog band/commune Franklin, trashy hard-rock by Luis Queimada and Argentinian band Katunga, killer psychedelic hard-rock loaded with trippy efects by Cuban born musician Chirino, wild female hippie sounds by Norah. Features carefully remasterd sound, an amazing full-colour 28 page booklet with detailed and updated liner notes in English/Spanish about each band and rare pictures, most of them taken from the archives of the bands involved."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Atenshion! Refleshion!
Label:	HUNDERGRUM (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	H 999LP

Subtitled: Spanish Psychedelic Grooves, 1967-1976. "Get ready for of the ultimate psychotronic party!! Underground soul, psychedelic funk, Hammond and library grooves, dirty fuzz guitars, wah-wah, horns, drum breaks, crazy bongos...14 tracks taken from rare and unknown until now Spanish records from the late 60s and early 70s, many of them released on small and private labels, including the Türkish style hard-psych-groove of Pedro González with 'El Samurai' and the ultra-rare private pressing EP by Alcy Agüero y Su Orquesta Pop featuring the killer scat-fuzz dancer 'Quiero bailar'... But wait... there's more! Powerful soul movers by Juan Muro, Tios Queridos and Los Goya ; Hammond grooves by Marquez and Polos Opuestos ; library-fuzz-groove by Jou Cogra, Calderón and Greg Segura, progressive soul by Microns. Professional remastered sound and terrific full colour artwork full of memorabilia from Spanish boîtes from the 60s/70s. Includes a 4-page insert with pictures and detailed liner notes in English/Spanish. Limited to 700 copies which won't be repressed!!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Acid Rumba: Spanish Gypsy Grooves 1969-1976
Label:	HUNDERGRUM (SPAIN)
Format:	LP
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	HCALO 1001LP

"Are you ready for the gypsy fuzz?? Acid Rumba is the new compilation on Hundergrum Records (Andergraun Vibrations, Psicotronica...) and contains 15 amazing rumba and flamenco-rock tracks influenced by psych-rock-funk-soul sounds, recorded in Spain between 1969 and 1976. At the end of the sixties and early seventies, the serious and traditional flamenco world and the Rumba scene from Catalonia collided with the modern pop sounds which came from abroad. Enterprising producers adopted those new musical trends: rock, pop, psychedelia, soul, funk... Long-haired session musicians armed with electric guitars and drums started to get involved with flamenco and rumba singers, creating an explosive sound: fuzz & wah guitars, Moogs and Farfisa, drum breaks and soulish horns blend with exotic flamenco & rumba percussions and raw vocals. Professionally remastered sound and 4-page insert featuring detailed liner notes in English/Spanish and lots of pictures. Limited to 600 copies."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Beáta Móri Message: Young Contemporary Hungarian...
Label:	HUNGAROTON (HUNGARY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	HUNG 32594CD

...Composers For Cimbalom. Featured works: Ilona Mesko (*1981): Mill Songs; Short Pieces; Poesie. Peter Zombola (*1983): Preludium; Institutio I/A. Mate Bella: Message; Messag 02. Balazs Horvath (1942 ? 2006): Gritty Street - for the 65th anniversary of Z. Jeney; Further Series. Daniel Dinyes: Ouverture, Air, Double. Marton Kerekfy: Rhapsody. Performed by Beáta Móri, cimbalom, Krisztina Dobner, flute, Zsolt Bartek, clarinet. "It was the 20th century when the international fame and recognition of the cimbalom started to grow exponentially. Today, a wide choice awaits musicians ranging from being an independent soloist of a concerto to playing in the most varied chamber ensembles. The relationship between composers and musicians works ideally; new compositions are played by outstanding experts and, in turn, cimbalom players abound in new pieces. What is more, as it is also demonstrated by our present recording, it is still possible to say something new through the cimbalom. Here, eleven pieces composed by six young composers will have been heard in the rendition of Beáta Móri, who -- despite her youth -- can already take pride in having several dedications."

Artist:	VA
Title:	House Invaderz 1/5
Label:	HY:BR INVADERZ (FRANCE)
Format:	12"
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	HYBR 1201EP

"The House Invaderz are in the place! A mysterious flying saucer has landed on earth a few days ago with onboard Fafa Monteco & David Duriez (aka The Balds). They travelled across the '80s video games galaxy in order to bring back the inspiration in the house. The crew was made of the best of the best, trained for years and ready for action: Alexkid & Chloé, Chris Carrier & DJ Wild, Mazi, Sam Karlson & DJ Wild were on the first mission and they put some funk in the milky way. All tracks have been started from the same video game sounds taken from a vintage Nintendo console and the artists had to create something personal with this material. The result is 20 very fresh tracks for the pleasure of your feet. This is vinyl 1 of 5."

Artist:	VA
Title:	5: Five Years Of Hyperdub
Label:	HYPERDUB (UK)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$24.50
Catalog #:	HDB 005CD

"October 2009 heralds the release of 5, a double CD marking Hyperdub's five years of life as a record label. Honoring past, present and future in equal measure, 5 is comprised of one disc of prior highlights, and one of freshly-composed material contributed by Hyperdub artists and close friends. Including an exclusive track by Burial especially for this compilation." Artists include King Midas Sound, Kode9 & the Space feat. Cha Cha, Darkstar, Samiyam, Flying Lotus, Black Chow, Cooly G, Zomby, Martyn, LV feat. Dandelion, Mala, LD, Quarta330, Ikonika, Joker & Ginz, The Bug and Joker.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Rocky Mountain Low
Label:	HYPERPYCNAL
Format:	2LP+CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	HYPER 001LP

...The Colorado Musical Underground Of The Late 1970s. "Rocky Mountain Low is an insanely great insider's view of the Colorado underground scene of the late '70s. We'd never even heard of half the bands here, but Joseph Pope was an active participant, and along with Dalton Rasmussen he pulled together a great set of unreleased nuggets from demos, rehearsal tapes & whatnot. Like lotsa scenes in their early days, the sounds here are heterogenous -- '60s style pop, hard garage, weird experimentalism and Brit-damaged lunge are all part of the mix, just as they were in the day. The book included is a great blend of history, attitude, crappy-looking fliers and the best picture of Jello Biafra you will ever see in this lifetime. Every town deserves this kind of deep investigation. Superb shit." -- Byron Coley & Thurston Moore/Bull Tongue
"Rocky Mountain Low is a unique portrayal of a late-1970s American punk/new wave scene. It is the first time that a punk/new wave scene, from its inception in 1976 through to the end of 1979, has been documented in its entirety. In their presentation of Colorado's musical reaction to the initial wake of punk rock in the late 1970s, the compilers have set the bar unattainably high for future would-be historians. While Colorado's late-1970s underground music scene was small and existed on the margins of the larger, more well-known scenes, its documentation is important in that what is being presented is a complete and accurate portrayal of part of the cultural movement that was taking place at the time. Thorough and comprehensive research viewed through an objective lens provides a previously unseen snapshot of America's musical underground of the period. This documentation shows that the punk movement of the late 1970s was anything but paint-by numbers -- a concept that seems to have been sadly lost on younger generations. Until now, very little has been known about what transpired in Colorado's musical underground in the late 1970s. Did you know that Wax Trax, who later became world famous for their record label in the 1980s, started as a store in Denver in 1975? Their early story is told here. Or that Jello Biafra of Dead Kennedys fame is a Boulder native? Contained in this compilation you will find the origins of the Dead Kennedys name as well as some of Jello's pre-Dead Kennedys recordings, available for the first time ever (including a bonus, vinyl only recording of the improvised, very crude original 'California Uber Alles'). But it is much more than success stories that comprise any music scene. Though a tiny number of bands from this scene released records, the vast majority of the groups presented here are unknown and unheard until now. It is their collective story and music that is compiled here in great detail, contextualized within the broader musical and cultural underground of the time. Rocky Mountain Low presents Colorado's entire late-1970s punk/new wave scene within a deluxe, double LP package which includes a bonus CD of the recordings, as well as a 24-page booklet containing extensive historical liner notes, dozens of photos, and complete biographies for 19 bands, 17 of which are represented with recordings. 32 songs/84 minutes of music. All material is previously unreleased with the exception of the Dirty Dogs track which was taken from their 45, self-released in 1978." Artists include Ravers, Front, Radio Pete, Jonny III, Immortal Nightflames, Joey Vain & Scissors, Dancing Assholes, Dirty Dogs, Corvairs, Lilly Rose & The Thorns, DefeX, Healers, Instants, Profalactics, Guys, Cells, Transistors.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tax Haven I
Label:	IBERIAN (SPAIN)
Format:	12"
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	IBR 005EP

"Iberian records comes out of a hibernation period with a series of Tax Haven EPs. This first EP comes from a group of producers located in the Barcelona bass enclave and who have been some of the main players in the monthly B.LOW events there. Dedicated to what the label describes as bass'n'groove, this EP contains three varied and original sounding tunes with different Bpms suited to the leftfield of various bass music fields (dubstep/funky/future garage etc). First up sees Mr. Gasparov's 'Transient Love' come in the guise of a house influenced little gem of a tune featuring Japanese vocalist G.Rina (who has previously worked with RSD and Nicolette) who coos and whispers about transient lovers. Next up sees Nehuen's 'Between Love and Hate,' which is a tense stripped down bass'n'beat workout with a persistent bass riff and schizoid strings bringing the darkness. Nehuen is an artist that usually getting support from Dusk + Blackdowns Rinse radio show. There is a grimy and ruff feel here not to dissimilar to some Soulja releases from back in the day. Tuff steppas gear. On the 45rpm flip side Relocate come with their trademark relentlessness sub bass boogie on 'Soul Survivor.'"

Artist:	VA
Title:	El Quinto EP
Label:	ICAN PRODUCTIONS
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	ICAN 005EP

"The fifth release on the L.A. based ICAN is a reunion between Santiago Salazar and Esteban Adame and their partners in Los Hermanos and Underground Resistance; Gerald Mitchell and Dan 'Dex' Caballero. Underground Resistance's DJ Dex aka Nomadico partners up with Esteban Adame as El Coyote for 'Esfuerzando.' The song sets the mood with rising synth chords, a subtle acid line, live percussion and a heavy bassline. A thick layered set of strings then lifts the listener to emotional heights of unyielding determination that reflect both the title and these artists' personal history. UR veteran and Los Hermanos leader Gerald Mitchell contributes a slow building, dancefloor burner with 'Los Sunshine.' Gerald hypnotizes the listener as he adds layers of swinging hi-hats and soulful electronic accents. Ican then bring it home with 'Make It Hot' and don't hold anything back. The track's drums and percussion are rooted in the classic house music traditions of Chicago and New York, while the keyboard and electronic sequences are equal parts Detroit techno and east L.A. funk."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Northwest Passage: The Birth of Portland's D.I.Y. Culture
Label:	ID/OFF
Format:	DVD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	ID 001DVD

"During the late 1970s and early 1980s, the Pacific Northwest witnessed a surge of idiosyncratic creativity that, for a time, banished the slack-jawed banality of mainstream music and art to the shabby bargain basement of the cultural wasteland. Countless young men and women turned their backs on the hollow blather generated in corporate boardrooms, producing their own music and art with a rebellious, energetic glee. Northwest Passage: The Birth of Portland's D.I.Y. Culture is an independent film that examines the exciting alternative music movement in Portland, Oregon from 1978 to 1983. Directed and produced by video pioneer Mike Lastra, the film is a narrative told by musicians and artists via interviews, performances on video, photographs and vintage news clips. Bands that appear in Northwest Passage: The Birth of Portland's D.I.Y. Culture include The Wipers, Poison Idea, The Rats (later to become Dead Moon), The Dead Kennedys, Smegma, The Bags, Sadonation, The Neo Boys and the Styphnoids." Includes bonus features. NTSC/Color/Stereo/Region 0. Running time: 88 mins.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Idioscapes
Label:	IDIOSYNCRATICS RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	ID 001CD

"Idiosyncratics head honcho Yannick Franck sums up how Idioscapes came together: 'the idea was to ask some of our favorite sound artists to take part in a compilation, and to our surprise they accepted. The only concept was that they had to provide a specific/particular/idiosyncratic piece.' Qualified as a 'drone paradise' by Lasse Marhaug (of Jazkamer), the result is a fine and coherent whole, full of extended textures, contrasted acoustic surfaces, subtle and strong. Idioscapes contains 70 minutes of authentic acoustic researches, with glitches, loops, noises, deep and glittering textures, subliminal frequencies and narrative inserts, punctured with sensible musical moments."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Tales of Unrest
Label:	IMPLOZ (SWITZERLAND)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	IMPLOZ 001CD

"The French-speaking part of Switzerland and Geneva in particular are emerging as a hotbed of inspired production and this compilation illustrates the fact better than words or sales figures. Tales Of Unrest is a special commission of eleven tracks by thirteen artists from the area, none of which are available on vinyl yet. All in all, Tales Of Unrest is a very consistent record, showing links between different producers in a truly progressive manner; starting with Cadenza fellow Quenum to direct linked Mental Groove homeboy Crowdpleaser and jumping further to hot newcomer act Hopen + Chaton." Features: Roberto, Quenum/Lee Van Dowski, Hopen/Chaton, Don Marco, Ben Larsen/Evil C, Crowdpleaser, , Mirweis Sangin, Agnes, Autodub.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Belly of the Whale
Label:	IMPORTANT RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	IMPREC 098CD

... Digital Music Made from the Sounds of Marine Animals. "The Belly Of The Whale project was brilliantly conceived together by two of the prime movers in the Natural Art world: Interspecies and Greenmuseum. The goal was to create digital music from underwater sound samples of creatures including orcas, dolphins, beluga whales, sperm whales, humpback whales, Weddell and Bearded seals, lobsters, shrimp and water. Together, Interspecies and Greenmuseum compiled a sample CD of 350 captured sounds and sent it out to many of their favorite electronic artists. Scanner, Merzbow, Yannick Dauby, LapCore, Jayne Fenton Keane, Kim Cascone and many others answered the call merging deep sea underwater sounds with their electronic aesthetics. What's most compelling about this project is the thoughtful way that the artists have listened and responded, both individually and as a community, to the sounds of our environment."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Garden of Forking Paths
Label:	IMPORTANT RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	IMPREC 162CD

"The Garden Of Forking Paths was compiled for Important Records by guitarist James Blackshaw. Compositions were recorded specially for this collection by Helena Espvall (Espers), James Blackshaw, Jozef van Wissem and Chieko Mori. Beautifully assembled, The Garden Of Forking Paths serves as a singular and particularly unique musical statement. The story of how this compilation came into being is, unlike many other stories I could mention, a relatively simple one. My wish was to put together a compilation of experimental music for solo stringed instruments, with little to no overdubs, that would hold up well as a thoughtful and engaging experience as an entirety, from beginning to end, much as I would if I were recording and sequencing an album myself. Given my own history of composing music for solo 12-string guitar, it may come as no surprise to hear that I have for a long time connected with such music in a very immediate and personal way and when the notion of curating a compilation first entered my mind, only a couple of months or so ago now -- an idea also, I believe, born out of a desire for a new creative challenge involving others and a wish to hear my own music in a different context -- it was immediately apparent who I would like to contribute: Chieko Mori, a Japanese composer, koto virtuoso and one-time FABRICA resident, who first came to my attention with her beautiful and mesmerizing debut recording Jumping Rabbit for John Zorn's Tzadik label in 2005, which ranks itself as one of my all-time favorite albums; Jozef van Wissem, a similarly accomplished Rennaissance lute player and composer from The Netherlands, who has collaborated with Gary Lucas and Tetuzi Akiyama amongst others and whose solo albums often make use of palindromic or mirrored structures interwoven with field recordings to haunting and immensely compelling effect; Swedish cellist and improviser Helena Espvall, perhaps currently best known for her work with U.S. psych-folk group Espers, but who has also played with such luminaries as Pauline Oliveros and Eugene Chadbourne and whose own recent solo work has demonstrated her amazing power and sensitivity as an artist. Each of them has a very unique and unorthodox approach of writing and performing, which challenges as much as it embraces their respective instrument's musical roots, be they in Eastern or Western traditional or classical forms. Despite the variation in instrumentation, not to mention the differences in nationality and backgrounds of the performers themselves, it is also interesting to note certain similarities to be found between the five tracks contained on this compilation. Sometimes it can be heard melodically; sometimes within the movement, space or color of the pieces; sometimes it is simply felt -- a purity or emotional resonance that defies analysis and can rarely be articulated into words, at least not by me anyway. It is better some things remain a mystery. That you would stop for a moment to consider it so is enough. I must also mention that the title of this compilation is intended as a homage to Argentinian author Jorge Luis Borges' short fictional story El Jardín de Senderos que se Bifurcan, although the album itself is not, maybe other than to the spirit and the themes which pervade Borges' fascinating and inspiring body of work."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Harmonic Series
Label:	IMPORTANT RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	IMPREC 272CD

Subtitled: A Compilation Of Musical Works In Just Intonation. "The Harmonic Series is a compilation of musical works in Just Intonation created by three generations of contemporary composers who utilize this tuning system. This compilation was curated over the span of two years by Duane Pitre. The goal of this compilation and its accompanying liner notes is to educate listeners about the origins and use of Just Intonation, as well as to portray the unique beauty of this tonal 'color palette,' which is heard by relatively few in the Western world and explored by even fewer. Although all the artists on the compilation work within the avant-garde/experimental genre, each artist lends something unique to the collection, and each employs a different approach toward how to utilize Just Intonation. Within The Harmonic Series you'll find an array of instrumentation such as piano, cello, accordion, electronics, guitar, Ukelin, saxophone, violin, koto, and more. The featured artists on The Harmonic Series are: Pauline Oliveros, Ellen Fullman, Charles Curtis, Michael Harrison, Greg Davis, R Keenan Lawler, Duane Pitre, Theresa Wong, and Zachary James Watkins."

Artist:	VA
Title:	We Are All One, In The Sun: A Tribute To Robbie Basho
Label:	IMPORTANT RECORDS
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	IMPREC 295CD

"In Robbie Basho's lifetime he set out to champion the steel string guitar as an expressive and dignified concert instrument. His guitar playing was first brought to light in 1965, when John Fahey released Basho's debut The Seal Of The Blue Lotus on Fahey's own Takoma Records. Armed with a unique and powerful singing voice, his 6 & 12 string guitar and a collection of special guitar tunings that he created (even originating a unique chart titled 'The Esoteric Doctrine of Color and Mood,' denoting a color and mood for each of his special tunings). Basho's output was prodigious, but after three decades of recordings and touring, this unique American musical voice went largely unnoticed and in 1986 his voice was forever silenced by a tragic accident. Basho's music, which displays an intense passion for different cultures from around the world, was heavily influenced by Japanese (his self-chosen last name was even inspired by the Japanese haiku poet Matsuo Basho), Persian, Classical Indian, and a culture much closer to home, Native Americans. Forty-five years later, his recording legacy displays an emotional depth and pure vision that few musicians have ever achieved, and now his music is influencing a whole new generation of acoustic musicians around the world. We Are All One, In The Sun: A Tribute To Robbie Basho, represents a humble tribute to this truly original and passionate American guitarist, musician and composer. This labor of love was curated and realized by musician, producer, and acoustic guitar maker Buck Curran (along with his wife Shanti performs as the duo Arborea), who after first hearing Basho, many moons ago, instantaneously felt Kindred Spirit to his music. This tribute (a collection of both original compositions and new interpretations of Basho songs) befittingly begins and ends with German guitarist and painter Steffen Basho Junghans, who has devoted almost 20 years to composing guitar music in the spirit of Robbie Basho, and whose own compositions reflect a spiraling poetic universe like Basho's, creations of majestic musical vistas. In addition to Junghans, there is a gorgeous composition by Glenn Jones, a friend of Basho's, based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Jones is another musician who has dedicated his life to proliferated music composed on the Steel String guitar. There is also the young Irish guitarist Cian Nugent...who represents a new generation of guitarist-composers who are carrying on the torch. Meg Baird, Arborea and Fern Knight all represent beautiful female led vocal tributes to Robbie Basho compositions that feature his passionate and evocative singing. Curran's choice of female led vocal performances is a tribute honoring Basho's own profound spiritual reverence and fantastical love for women. Basho's own singing was said to have been first inspired by the beautiful and powerful voice of Peruvian soprano Yma Sumac. The choice of involving instrumentalists Rahim Alhaj and Helena Espvall in this project was simple, in that Curran feels Basho would have appreciated their roots, virtuosity, and passion and in their sound; he also hears a kindred spirit linking all three musicians. Rahim AlHaj is a Grammy-nominated, Iraqi-born master of the Persian Oud. AlHaj, a student of the great Munir Bashir, exhibits great technique and a pure emotional style. Cellist Helena Espvall, a native of Sweden, represents a musician (whose first instrument was guitar) with a deep connection to her instrument, a musician who conjures up mysterious and emotionally charged improvisational music from bow and cello, music that is an amalgamation of sounds and textures from her travels all over the world. Robbie Basho was a true American Original, a free thinking passionate intellectual and a musical pioneer whose body of works deserves the kind of recognition and glorious platform that will enable generations of young musicians from around the world to draw inspiration from. We are All One, In the Sun represents the first of hopefully many tributes and works inspired by the life and music of Robbie Basho. In Basho's own words 'Don't be afraid to feel anything' and his credo 'Soul first, technique later.' We arrive at simple Zen like mantras by which all of us can live."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Improvised Music from Japan 2004
Label:	IMPROVISED MUSIC FROM JAPAN (JAPAN)
Format:	BOOK/2CD
Price:	$30.00
Catalog #:	IMJ 304/5

"Here's Issue 2 of the annual periodical covering the improvised music scene in Japan. It's packed with artist interviews, musician-penned articles, essays by music critics, and CD reviews -- all in both English and Japanese. At a total of 192 pages, it's 30 pages fatter than Issue 1. Featured artists are Tetsu Saitoh, Michel Doneda, Kazue Sawai, Kazuo Imai, Aki Onda, Yumiko Tanaka, Samm Bennett, Tetuzi Akiyama, Haco, Uchihashi Kazuhisa, Ami Yoshida, Masahiko Okura, Sachiko M, Otomo Yoshihide, Taku Sugimoto, Luc Ferrari, Kang Tae Hwan, Park Je Chun, and Mi Yeon. All but one of the recordings on the attached CDs are previously unreleased. The 20 tracks (10 per disc) are by Four Color (Keiichi Sugimoto), Masahiko Okura, Shuichi Chino, Samm Bennett, Tetuzi Akiyama/Martin Ng, Yumiko Tanaka, Han Bennink/Kazuo Imai, Une Chance pour l'Ombre (Michel Doneda/Tetsu Saitoh/Kazue Sawai/Kazuo Imai/Le Quan Ninh), Optrum (Yoichiro Shin/Atsuhiro Ito), Naoaki Miyamoto, Sachiko M/Toshimaru Nakamura/Otomo Yoshihide, Mi Yeon, Park Je Chun, and Kang Tae Hwan."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Improvised Music from Japan 2005
Label:	IMPROVISED MUSIC FROM JAPAN (JAPAN)
Format:	BOOK/2CD
Price:	$27.00
Catalog #:	IMJ 306/7

"The 2005 edition of the annual Japanese-English magazine Improvised Music from Japan is devoted entirely to recent albums. Over 350 releases (with a cover photo for each!) are presented. The albums, mainly from 2004-2005, span a wide range of styles -- improv, onkyo, noise, electronics, contemporary classical, free jazz, avant-rock, and more. While contributions from music critics are numerous, this is not just a collection of reviews. Musicians write about their own and other artists' works, label owners about their labels. The articles' styles and points of view are as diverse as the albums they present. IMJ 2005 also includes two CDs with a total of 21 tracks -- by PsysEx, Jio Shimizu, Tetsuya Umeda, mills, sim, Toshihiro Koike, Shuichi Ohori, Chihiro Wada, Toshiya Tsunoda, Kiyoshi Mizutani, VOIMA, Bunsho Nishikawa and Tim Olive, m/s (Minoru Sato), Yasuo Totsuka, Diver, Mitsuhiro Yoshimura, Tomomi Adachi, The Cinngirls, aspects, Yui Kimijima, and Merzbow."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Improvised Music from Japan Extra 2006 Special Berlin Issue
Label:	IMPROVISED MUSIC FROM JAPAN (JAPAN)
Format:	BOOK/2CD
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	IMJ 308/9

"In Japanese only; 80 pages; 21cm (H) x 15cm (W); 2 CDs included. In addition to interviews of 12 musicians/1 group residing in Berlin (Gregor Hotz, Nicholas Bussmann, Merle Bennett, Thomas Ankersmit, Ignaz Schick, Hans Strobl, Pure, Annette Krebs, Andrea Neumann, Caramel Empties, Alessandro Bosetti, Boris Baltschun, and Kai Fagaschinski), this 'extra' issue of IMJ features 2 CDs with 18 tracks by a total of over 30 musicians, almost all of whom are Berlin residents: Adeline Rosenstein/Andrea Neumann, Annette Krebs/Steffi Weismann, Kommando Raumschiff Zitrone, Michael Thieke Unununium, Lucio Capece/Axel Doerner/Robin Hayward, Tunar, Alessandro Bosetti, Tony Buck/Andrea Neumann, Sink, Marzipan Marzipan, Kalkuel & Leidenschaft, Boris Hauf, Phillip Sollman, Thomas Ankersmit, Ignaz Schick/Jason Forrest, Burkhard Beins, Rechenzentrum, and blumm&tau. The interviews were conducted by Toshimaru Nakamura during a visit to Berlin in January 2005 (with the exception of the email interview of Annette Krebs by Taku Sugimoto, which took place between January and April 2006). In addition to discussing their musical activities, the artists share many of their thoughts about the Berlin scene. Their candid views reveal the dynamism that has characterized that scene since the late '90s. Berlin musician Nicholas Bussmann was in charge of the selection of artists for the accompanying CDs, and the result is an ideal compilation for those who want to know more about today's Berlin scene. Through the words and music of musicians on the scene, this issue explores the current situation of improvised music (and related genres) in Berlin."

Artist:	VA
Title:	MW Pour Robert Wyatt
Label:	IN POLY SON (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	IPS 0401

"In 1997 Jean-Michel Marchetti began publishing Robert Wyatt's lyrics in French with pictures. It was a series of four books MW (1997), M2W(1998), MW3 (2000) and M4W (2002). The songs on MW were Robert's choice, with MW3 and M4W including unpublished lyrics mixed with published songs. On this CD there is the M2W, and the MW3 books audio material with Robert Wyatt and others reading texts and there are 18 covers of Robert's songs." Artists include: Robert Wyatt, Toupidek Limonade, Jean-Marc Montera, Elio Martusciello, Fabiano-Yvonne Lugli-Martinez, Look de Bouk, Klimperei, Dominique Répécaud, Jagger Naut, Richard Robert & Gilles Tordjman, Dominique Grimaud, L'Ensemble Rayé, Kafka, Jo Bogaert & An Pierlé, Dominique Fellmann & Julien Goetz, Philippe Fretun, Michel Benita, Pascal Comelade, Alain de Filippis, Jean-Francois Pauvros, Chris Cutler, Tony Buck, Jean-Michel Marchetti.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Blu TribunL
Label:	INFLATABL LABL
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	FLAT 006CD

Collection of work featuring 3 artists: Akufen, Freeform & The Rip Off Artist. "Inflatabl Labl seems to delight in unlikely combinations. Rather than put out the same tired old compilation idea, the label has hit upon something unique and inspiring. Why not get three top-notch electronic producers to make four tracks each, in a style they're completely unfamiliar with? The first of the series, dub tribunL, featured tracks from AtomTM, Small Rocks and label owner The Rip Off Artist. This time around it's cut-up house legend Akufen, the ever unpredictable Freeform, and...er...The Rip Off Artist. (we did mention he owned the label, right?). And the challenge: blues music. Akufen forgoes his house tendencies for a raw, glitchy shuffle, with the voices of the past rising up like ghosts. An ultra-modern structure built on an ancient graveyard, and the spirits keep leaking through. Freeform harnesses his encyclopedic knowledge of world music to create something that is Deep South, Far East, nowhere and everywhere at the same time. And The Rip Off Artist focuses on the core of The Blues: the guitar and the twelvebar chord progression. And then splinters it into a thousand pieces, with rhythms that lurch and sputter, missing a beat here and there, and counting others twice."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Innervisions Presents: Muting The Noise
Label:	INNERVISIONS (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$27.50
Catalog #:	IV 002CD

Innervisions releases its first CD -- a compilation of exclusively commissioned and beautiful music inspired by the sound of silence. On a trip to Japan, the label's founders came up with an idea for an ambient project that evokes the Tokyo streets -- lots of cars, lots of people, yet a calm stillness and a quiet that can only come from the inner impulse to mute the noise. Muting The Noise is also inspired by The Pearl from ambient originator, Brian Eno and by the work of avant-garde minimalist, Harold Budd. In the beginning of the 1990s, it was quite normal to have an ambient floor at an average techno house party. This culture got lost in the new millennium and became simply a quaint memory. Eschewing their regular 12" dancefloor-pointed direction, Innervisions label-heads Âme and Dixon gathered friends and artists to contribute to this project, such as Japan-based Tokyo Black Star, Koss, and Terre Thaemlitz, as well as German electronic composer and pioneer Klaus Schulze. Muting The Noise is hopefully only the first in an Innervisions series that will usher in the ambient revival, quietly. Other artists include: Mark Pritchard & David Brinkworth, Karma, Henrik Schwarz, I:Cube, and Stefan Goldmann. Housed in a high-quality debossed linen 60-page softbound book containing nothing at all. Perhaps so you can take notes on the nothingness? As the label-heads describe in XLR8R: "... we muted all the noise! In addition, we successfully managed to hide the CD and make it as hard as possible for people to get it out. You should see the faces of the people who open that package!"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Secret Weapons EP Part One
Label:	INNERVISIONS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	IV 010EP

"Last year during their DJ sets Kristian & Frank from Âme and Dixon often unveiled their secret weapons. Tracks that caused a lot of attention, atmosphere and, of course, positive feedback from crowds all over this planet. So the idea was born to release these tracks on an EP. 'Ghetto' is produced by Kingpin Cartel aka Chris Baker & Mark Broom, who is a partner in crime of acid house legend Baby Ford. 'Ghetto' sounds very much like the legendary Happy Records label (the former house label of UR). It is an oldschool Detroit house anthem Kristian discovered at a gig with Fabrice Lig in Belgium. Since then it has become a big hit in all the sets of Âme and Dixon. Second up is 'Zagora (the Tifawt Dance)' from French producer team AJI (Amnaye & Tony L), Both are close colleagues of Franck Rogers and his Realtone label from Paris. It's a mythic electronic Afro-house track. Mark August sent his killer neo Detroit techno track 'Warm' to Frank via myspace. It ranges somewhere between Galaxy 2 Galaxy (UR) and current minimal techno. For months, people have been asking what it is. Âme did a new mix down of 'Warm.' At a gig in Cork, one of Europe's house epicentres, Shane from Fish Go Deep played 'ESL' on CD. Kristian grabbed a copy of this old school house track in reminiscence of the Murk Boys."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Chronologi: 12k Year1- Year4
Label:	INSTINCT
Format:	2CD
Price:	$13.50
Catalog #:	INS 572

"Instinct records, in a joint effort with 12k, has released Chronologi: 12k Year1- Year4 a double CD recalling the first 4 years (1997-2000) of 12k's growth and output from the early ambient and minimal techno releases to the solidification of 12k's vision and aesthetic and move into microscopic sound. The collaboration between 12k and Instinct Records was a natural one due to Taylor Deupree's early discography and past history with Instinct... and will prove to be a great introduction for those unfamiliar with the label as well as an interesting retrospective (with extra material) for 12k's collectors. Disc one contains one track from each of the first 12 12k releases. From 12k1000, Human Mesh Dance 'thesecretnumbertwelve' to 12k1011, Shuttle358 Frame... including tracks from all of the out-of-print titles... which are often very sought-after. Disc two contains the Shuttle358 'frame' video. Disc two also includes 3 archival, previously unreleased, tracks."

Artist:	VA
Title:	A Tribute To Oum Kalsoum
Label:	INSTITUT DU MONDE ARABE (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$20.00
Catalog #:	IDMA 321070

"In June 2001, on the occasion of the second Music Festival, the Institut du Monde Arabe paid a resounding tribute to the great lady of Arab song. The same concert, an exceptional event, was then given as part of the 'Les Orientales Festival' at Saint-Florent-Le-Vieil. It brought together a new generation of performers from various Arab nations such as Karima Skalli (Morocco), Abir Nasraoui (Tunisia), and Riham Abdelhakim (Egypt), accompanied by the National Arab Music Ensemble of the Cairo Opera, conducted by Salim Sahhab. This album offers you live recordings of the best moments from the two concerts, as well as some of the most beautiful and moving songs associated with the 'Star of the East.'"

Artist:	VA
Title:	Bode Sound Project
Label:	INSTITUTE FOR ELECTRONIC ARTS
Format:	2CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	IEA 008CD

CD1: is Scanner and Vitiello, CD2: is Oliveros, Carrier Band, James Fei, Steina Vasulka, and Aaron Miller. CD1: is Scanner and Vitiello, CD2: is Oliveros, Carrier Band, James Fei, Steina Vasulka, and Aaron Miller. "The Harald Bode Sound Project seeks to reestablish the sounds and ideas of pioneer electronic instrument designer Harald Bode into a contemporary sound art context. Many of Harald Bode's inventions have been sighted in the history of electronic instrument design, but as of yet, there has not been a clear retrospective of his work or (recently published) critical investigation of his ideas and the impact they have had on contemporary music. Initial steps were undertaken by Carrier Band (Pauline Oliveros, Peer Bode, and Andrew Deutsch) at the Institute of Electronic Art working with Tom Rhea, to begin this project. Pauline Oliveros, Stephen Vitiello, James Fei, Scanner (aka Robin Rimbaud) and Aaron Miller will develop a 2 CD/booklet release of Harald's drawings, technical notes, sound compositions, demo tracks, lectures and contemporary remixes. These elements have been carefully selected and arranged within the context of the publication to make clear Harald's philosophical approach to instrument design, his early works in Germany, his later works in the United states, and his compositional approach to electronic music and timbre. The remix element (Vitiello, Scanner, Carrier Band) hopes to contextualize Harald's music within the contemporary digital domain and initiate new conversations with young composers/experimentalists."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Soundstories/Materialmeeting
Label:	INTERMEDIUM (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	INTER 005

"The archive with tens of thousands of programme hours stored on sound recording media is the broadcasting station's memory. Over more than seven decades, a broad spectrum of narrative forms has developed in the radio art genre. The aim with the 'soundstories / materialmeeting' project was to extend this spectrum by a further variant: the six-part project is a play with acoustic material and it draws on the extensive historical repertoire of German radio play production: the recordings of historical productions were copied and transformed digitally to render them absolutely unrecognisable. In the radio play studio of Bayerischer Rundfunk in Munich the musicians and authors Console / Thomas Meinecke, Hans Platzgumer / Caroline Hofer, To Rococo Rot / Stefan Schneider, Hans Nieswandt / Kathrin Röggla, Resut / Thomas Palzer and Zeitblom / Laar / Ulrich Schlotmann were confronted with the newly created audio material: in three days in the studio they wrote, composed and created "soundstories" from the hermetic and non-narrative radio play material and presented them live on Bayern2Radio. The stories and dramas of the past are not told anew; they remain unknown to the authors and musicians involved in the project. The result was 'soundstories' -- without any allusion to the content of the historical radio play sources."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Günther Koch Revisited ? Voll In Den Mann
Label:	INTERMEDIUM (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	INTER 007

A conceptual electronic music compilation based around the voice of the most famous German soccer announcer, Günther Koch, an update on previous radio play experiments in this mode by Ror Wolf. "If there was ever a man of football, a man of today's, totally shabby media football, if there was ever such a one who managed to become first a so-called 'cult figure' and then a figure of art, a subject for media art, an artistic character, then it has to be Günther Koch. This symphony in twenty-two parts, pays tribute to, honours and to a small extent, as befits contemporary art, destroys and, as far as I'm concerned, deconstructs a living legend of sports commentary, or more accurately: live radio reporting. Of course, it would not be totally inappropriate to ask whether Koch, often and quite rightly called a 'poet' and 'virtuoso' and 'artist', whether someone who is his own DJ can be outdone, ennobled, so to speak out-arted. Koch improvises like no other; Koch tuts, shouts, bellows, whispers, sings, implores, blubs, celebrates, curses and extols with passion and fidelity; Koch modulates maniacally, piles up monstrous sentences, assembles and combines the incompatible as one obsessed, the bright tone of hymnal enthusiasm with digression, the dialect touch with an educated bon mot, casual chat with concentrated information, objective description with the tumult of the fans. What and who can do justice to him, this original tenor, the Pavarotti or, hm, perhaps more the Bergonzi of the microphone? Yes, a liaison between Koch and radio drama/music, 'that's not totally unrisky' (Koch), not to put too fine a point on it: it's not totally blessed with lack of risk. And since, with the gloomy foresight of a Kafka, football will possibly be over and done with in the near future, the remembrance, blessed consolation, of its most beautiful, wonderful moments ('Babble! Babble! Babble! Babble!') will remain, embedded in our collective memory, preserved in the resounding works of the eternally Olympian art. Something like that, anyway." -- Jürgen Roth. Artist list: Sparks, Khan, Gringotone, Lions Den Dubshower, Hans Platzgumer, Loopspool, FC Einheit, Curd Duca, Wolfmanson & Dr. Walker, Jennifer Minetti, Dead City Radio, Funkstörung, Hans Nieswandt, Goldenholg & Andrej, Melita, Squadra Ragazzi, Timestretch Paradise, Caspar Brötzmann, Narcotic Brothers, DJ Hell, Sportfreunde Stiller.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Audiolounge
Label:	INTERMEDIUM (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	INTER 009

"From midnight on 21 November 1999, the foyer of the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin was transformed into a sound laboratory. Within the framework of the media art festival intermedium 1, four teams of artists were invited to work on sound files before an audience under the title Audiolounge: Sound and Picture Electric Shocks Live: four hours of electronic music, something between a sound workshop and a club evening. Those taking part were: Robert Lippok, visuals: Visomat inc.; Andreas Ammer and Console, visuals: Anton Kaun; Kalle Laar and Georg Zeitblom, visuals: pReview; Robert Merdzo and Bülent Kullukcu, visuals: Lillevän/Computer Centre. The Berlin musician (To Rococo Rot) and graphic artist Robert Lippok opened the night with Callanetics and set the mood for the Audiolounge with gentle, digital sounds. Electronic minimalism from a laptop was the contribution of Kalle Laar and Georg Zeitblom. hypersound concrète stems from musique concrète: 'Music as electronic raw material: the starting point for manipulation and reconstruction.' The nearest to a concert performance was that of the Munich musicians Robert Merdzo and Bülent Kullukcu with not a question of balance. Electronics: Bülent Kullukcu, guitar, bass and vocals: Robert Merdzo. engine noises, voices, samples from the mixing desk coupled with the good old sound the electric guitar."

Artist:	VA
Title:	One Word One Sound
Label:	INTERMEDIUM (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	INTER 012

With: Alexander Hacke, Chrislo, FX Randomiz, Kid 606, Loopspool, Merzbow, Peter Rehberg, Sparks, Zentralflughafen, Lesser. "One word and one recorded sound a few seconds long, this is the minimal specification of the BR Radio Drama and Media Art Department in its invitation to musical and media art formations to participate in the project One Word One Sound. The word and sound called for may be used to generate a radio play, either appearing or disappearing in it. This acoustic requirement may be used as a stimulus or as a quote, or it may be contradicted in some form. Whatever: this invitation is not just a form of arbitrary actionism. It continues a number of traditions. On the one hand, the concept is a play on the one-word poem of modern literature, on serial texts such as those created by the American lyric poet Robert Lax. On the other, the requirement relates to the tradition of the minimalists. Although the projects created are not expected to lead to minimalistic radio plays. A third strand comes from the Radio Play and Media Art Department of BR; there is a tradition here of issuing invitations to help create projects, the last occasion being in 2000 with soundstories. This time it is intended to give the artists invited maximum scope for creative action with minimum preset requirements. On one level, word and sound are closely linked. The creation of sounds makes use of the material basis for the written or printed word: of paper. On the other hand, the words spoken by authors can be understood as sounds. In this way, word and sound are given a material relationship which not only suggests the traditional genesis of a radio play, of text or music -- notes on a piece of paper. By means of sampling, it also highlights the artistic development of this material using improvisation and digital media. At the same time the samples on which 'One Word One Sound' are based point beyond this interconnection. They take on a life of their own by virtue of their special material and acoustic qualities. As signifier and acoustic event, word and sound are connected in an as yet undefined relationship -- and they thus open up scope for creativity. Word and sound are linked through the metaphor of paper, without anticipating or limiting any further artistic bridging."

Artist:	VA
Title:	One2two
Label:	INTERMEDIUM (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	INTER 013

Double CD compilation of material from the first 12 Intermedium releases, plus previously unreleased tracks from Hans Platzgumer & Daniel Kluge/Edouard Stork. Fold-out digipak packaging, for the price of a single CD. Features: Hans Platzgumer, Samuel Beckett, Console/Thomas Meinecke, Philip Jeck, Günther Koch, Ammer & Console, Walter Ruttmann (DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid Remix), Daniel Kluge/Edouard Stork, Thomas Harlan, Move D/Thomas Meinecke, Loopspool, Chrislo, Hans Platzgume/Ca Mi Tokujiro & more.

Artist:	VA
Title:	On/Off Intermedium
Label:	INTERMEDIUM (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	INTER 016

"Intermedium is a network for media art. Intermedium combines festival events and broadcasts in the media of radio and the World Wide Web. Organizationally Intermedium is based at Bayerischer Rundfunk and is being realized in collaboration with cultural institutions, media centres, theatres and public broadcasting corporations. Intermedium is interdisciplinary and sees itself as an initiative of radio to try out artistic cooperations with other media and arts; in addition to the developing and presenting of artistic projects, Intermedium is involved in the debate on technical-artistic matters and on media and cultural policy. The topics are: electronics as a lifestyle, the everyday routine of intermedia, cyber modernity, media totality, the interaction between art and media, pop culture, industry and piracy, media convergence, network art and art in the age of globalization, the information society." Artists include: 010010110101101.org / Negativland, Tone Avenstroup / Robert Lippok Marbel & Matrikel, Thomas Meinecke / Michaela Melián / Move D Konvent, Ottmar Hörl / Rainer Römer / Dietmar Wiesner Staubmarsch, 91v.2.0 a Sophisticated Soiree, Kalle Laar Me Myself & I.

Artist:	VA
Title:	International Deejay Gigolos CD Twelve Part One
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 269EP

This is the 12th installment in DJ Hell's much lauded and highly-anticipated annual selection of material from Gigolo artists, new and old. For this volume, Hell has two themes -- one is house music, the other is Vienna. Makossa & Megablast presented a sublime 12" for Gigolo in 2009 and have returned with "Soy Como Soy" (feat. Cleydys Villalon). Diskokaine presents an unreleased Skatebård remix which epitomizes the new sound of Austria.

Artist:	VA
Title:	International Deejay Gigolos CD Twelve Part Two
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 271EP

This is the 12th installment in DJ Hell's annual selection of material from Gigolo artists, new and old. Part two of the vinyl 12"s kicks off with Nick Coleman's "This City I Love," a firm favorite with DJs such as Luke Solomon, Sian, and Timo Maas. The classic house sound of DJ Linus' "Are You Ready?" has garnered fans from Brodinski to Matthew Dear, and Herman Schwartz presents a track firmly inspired by Farley Funkin Keith's "I Need A Friend."

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Great Gigolo Swindle
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 050CD

"The 50th release on Gigolo was a book complete with a special mix CD. This CD is now available for the first time. The CD contains a jubilee radio show which was recorded and transmitted by Brenden Gillen (Ectomorph) in Detroit. This man was responsible for the re-emergence of Electro. His label was behind the release of I-F's Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass -- a huge hit with influential DJs such as Sven Vath and Dave Clark, regarded as the tune that put Electro back on everyone's playlist. It is an unbelievable 75-minute mix from Carlos Suffront in which he plays only Gigolo tracks. The unsung mastermind behind Gigolo, namely Arnie, even gets a word in as do many callers from the public. Not making this CD finally available to the public would be as criminal as the KLF being made to burn all copies of their first album. Asta la vista, baby!" Hosted by BMG of Ectomorph, with special guests Paris The Black Fu and DJ Hell, mixed by Carlos Souffront.

Artist:	VA
Title:	International Deejay Gigolos CD Six
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$19.00
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 090CD

"As ever, International Deejay Gigolos' sixth compilation offers a state-of-the-art review of the label's style and content. It goes back and forth, both delving deep into the vaults and pushing many new names under the spotlights. Apart from getting as eclectic as possibly can, the ever-expanding Gigolo roster once again proves that the outer limits of modern music are not (here we quote most major record companies) 'irrelevant wastelands'. There's something cooking in Berlin, Los Angeles, Munich, Buenos Aires, New York, Detroit, London and Sheffield, and it's healthily kinky. All over the globe, misfits are on a mission to set free the misbehaving misfit lurking inside all of us. They rally against the status quo, concoct shady scenarios for world domination and show that pushing a button on an electronic device really can make a difference. They warp sexuality, dissect politics and strip-search the world of entertainment. Gigolo does not release records to please the consumer. Gigolo is all about destroying whatever kind of rulebook the consumer should hold dear. Good music induces subversive thinking. Good music never soothes. Good music, randomly disguised as house, hip hop, techno, acid, rock, punk or jazz, always is a call to arms, a demand for revolution durch technik. Ah, Gigolo: it's the year 2077 all over again." Features: Plastique de Reve, Mt. Sims, Dopplereffekt, Scott Ferguson, Bobby Konders feat. Mutabaruk, Vitalic, Tommie Sunshine, Terence Fixmer, Valium, Crossover, Tuxedomoon & Hell, Mike Wills, Dominatrix, Fat Truckers, Atomizer, Fisherspooner, Fancyman, Martin Matiske, Family 5, A Number of Names, Chris Korda, Marc Almond, Romina Cohn, The Twins, Savas Pascalidis, Lady B, Divine.

Artist:	VA
Title:	International Deejay Gigolos CD Seven
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	2CD
Price:	$21.00
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 120CD

"This CD is the trend-setting document of an innovative, creative and worldwide transforming music scene. With its' home between Berlin, Los Angeles, New York, Buenos Aires and last but not least Munich -- state of the art depending on electronical music. What goes without saying is that only Gigolo artists with their absolutely new and partly unreleased tracks are involved. Conspicuous is the wide musical spectrum that mastermind DJ Hell devotes this time -- besides the already approved club hits of Fischerspooner or Mick Wills you also will find the techno-debut of Hip Hop billionaire Puff Daddy, nowadays P.Diddy, remixed by DJ Hell on this compilation." Artists: Freaks, Fat Truckers, Psychonauts, Yesandno, Fischerspooner, Dirty Criminals, Trevor Jackson, Mick Wills, Crack We Are Rock, Experimental Products, Liquid Sky, Richart Bartz, David Carreta, Linda Lamb, Pink Grease, Adriano Canzian, Mount Sims, Chris Korda, MU, Terranova, Steril, The Rockers, Silvio Manuel, Gina X, P.Diddy, Hell, Savas Pascalidis, Terrence Fixmer, Crossover, Kim Peers.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Box Collection No. 1 (1997-2000)
Label:	INTERNATIONAL DEEJAY GIGOLO (GERMANY)
Format:	5CD BOX
Price:	$48.00
Catalog #:	GIGOLO 184CD

"This is a package of four compilations that have never been released domestically in the US and all of them have been disappeared from the world market for over five years. The Gigolo label 'Bunny' in this years' (1997 -2000) was Arnold Schwarzenegger, but for legal reasons all compilations have been deleted till now as the artwork is now reversed into 'Schwarzenegger cleaned art.' CD 1 contains the tracks of the original GIGOLO10CD, CD 2 of the original GIGOLO20CD, CD 3 of the original GIGOLO30CD, CD 4 + 5 of the original GIGOLO40 double CD set. Includes tons of out of print Gigolo 12Inch singles, or for the first time in CD and as well exclusive tracks & mixes." Artists include: DJ Naughty, David Carretta, Christopher Just, Rok & Jonzon, Jeff Mills, Ozone Layer, Hell, DMX Krew, Anthony "Shake" Shakir, Miss Kittin & The Hacker, DJ Hell vs. Richard Bartz, Trike, Tampopo, K. Lakizz, Elbee Bad, Zombie Nation, Foremost Poets, Der Zyklus, Chris Korda, Milch, Dynamik Bass System, Sylvie Marks, Terence Fixmer, Atwil, David Carretta (feat. Electric Indigo), Station Rose, Plastique De Reve, Bostich, Valium, Filippo Naughty Moscatello, Gabe Catanzaro, The Trinity, Jonzon Presents Veinmelter, Tuxedomoon.

Artist:	VA
Title:	With.Naive Assurance
Label:	INTR_VERSION (CANADA)
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	INTR 002CD

"Roster-spanning-plus comp from this new Montreal-based label, run by visual artist/composer Mitch Akiyama. An impressive lot of sound, some reverb/thump oriented examples, some rhythmic trickery , a bit of the digital signal processing abound, and Richie's case, a smooth one with Detroitian strings clearly not of THIS era. Features Richard Devine, Sutekh, David Kristian, Hermann & Kleine, Thomas Jirku, Tim Koch (aka Thug), Mitchell Akiyama, (sic), Deadbeat, Mateo, Pheek, Dacka, and Jet One. Some to watch, others to listen." -- Hrvatski.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Variious
Label:	INTRANSITIVE
Format:	2CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	INT 013CD

"Intransitive is very proud to present twenty-one new works of contemporary electro-acoustic and electronic music by our favorite artists. Sound by: Taylor Deupree (US), John Watermann (Austr.), Justin Bennett (Neth.), Michael Prime (UK), Kevin Drumm (US), Toshiya Tsunoda (Japan), Howard Stelzer and Brendan Murray (US), Roel Meelkop (Neth.), Jerome Noetinger (France), Pimmon (Austr.), *0 (Japan), Jos Smolders (Neth.), Klas Augustsson (Sweden), Martin Tetreault (Canada), John Hudak (US), the Brutum Fulmen (US), Marc Behrens (Germany), Richard Chartier (US), Voice Crack (Switz.), Brume (France), Jason Lescalleet (US). Text by: Achim Wollschied. Numbered edition of 1000 in slim double-jewelcase. Package design by Richard Chartier."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Comin From Tha' D
Label:	INTUIT-SOLAR
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	ITU 1004

Delayed issue of the first proposed CD installment in Intuit Solar's continuing Comin From Tha' D series. Originally proposed for release (and pressed) in late1999, this has never been properly released until now. Not to be confused with the new Comin' From Tha D: Blueprint CD. "The best artists of Detroit's ghetto-tech movement (with hip hop influences), finally available on CD, edited by Carl Craig. Features DJ Godfather, Ectomorph, DJ Assault, Disco D, Keith Tucker, Shake, Recloose, Dan Bell, Terrence Parker, Sean Deason, etc."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Comin' From Tha D: Blueprint
Label:	INTUIT-SOLAR
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	ITU 1007

"This latest release in the critically acclaimed 'Comin' From Tha D' series features tracks from sixteen talented producers central to Detroit's electronic music scene. In keeping with the tradition of the series, Blueprint showcases the current sounds of the Motor City and the innovative genre combinations that keep it humming. Included in this compilation are Detroit's heralded ghetto-tech staples DJ Assault, DJ Godfather, and Aaron-Carl. Also presented are unique brands of electro from genre stalwarts Perspects, Ectomorph, Le Car, Japanese Telecom, and Adult. Keith Tucker, Sean Deason, Tony Ollivierra and Dopplereffekt offer the classic sounds only they can provide, while Andy Toth, Paris the Black Fu, MAERSK, and the Detroit Grand Pubahs explore the dark, deeper sides of electro and techno."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dream White Island
Label:	ISLAND (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	ISCP 1014LP

Euro bootleg edition on vinyl; sub-titled: "An 80s dubdisco collection from the Island Vaults". "Rare collection of full length original 12" mixes. Originally a Japanese import CD. Now for the first time on vinyl!" 1. Gwen Guthrie "It Should Have Been You" 7.10 ( Mixes By Larry Levan ); 2. Was (Not Was) "Tell Me That Im Dreaming" 6.26 (Souped Up Version); 3. The Earons "Land Of Hunger" 7.04; 4. Tom Tom Club "Wordy Rappinghood" 6.44; 5. NYC Peech Boys "Come On ComeOn (Dont Say Maybe)" 4.40 (Dub); 6. Will Powers "Adventures In Success" 8.56 (Dub Copy); 7. The Art Of Noise "Moments In Love" 7.01; 8. Wally Badarou "Cheif Inspector" 5.48; 9. Grace Jones "Nipple To The Bottle" 6.59; 10. Loose Joints "Tell You (Today)"7.03 (Mixed By Larry Levan).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dream Green Island
Label:	ISLAND (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$26.00
Catalog #:	ISCP 1015LP

Euro-bootleg vinyl edition. "Rare collection of full length original 12" mixes. Originally a Japanese import CD. Now for the first time on vinyl." 1. Grace Jones "Pull Up To The Bumper" 5.04; 2. David Joseph "You Cant Hide(Your Love From Me)" 6.45 (Mixed By Larry Levan); 3. Was (Not Was) "Wheel Me Out" 7.03 (Classic 12" Version); 4. Jah Wobble , Jaki Liebezit and Holger Czukay "How Much Are They" 4.52; 5. Wally Badarou "Mambo" 4.59; 6. NYC Peech Boys "On A Journey" 7.30 (Dub Mix); 7. The Slits "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" 4.01; 8. Aswad "Warrior Charge" 5.55; 9. NYC Peech Boys "Life Is Something Special" 9.19 (Special Edition); 10. Grace Jones "Feel Up" 5.16.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal: An Island Anthology...
Label:	ISLAND (UK)
Format:	3CD
Price:	$38.00
Catalog #:	ISL 22950CD

...1967-1972. "A 3 CD box set containing over three and half hours of music from the 'pink label' period of one of the UK's most progressive labels. Includes sleevenotes, biogs and rare photographs. Features rare tracks by Free, Heavy Jelly, King Crimson, Nirvana, Quintessence, Traffic and many more. 3 CD Box Set, complete with a glorious Technicolor 48 page booklet celebrating the classic 'pink label' era of Island Records, 1967-1972. Between those years Island, the era's most trailblazing independent label, released four legendary samplers: You Can All Join In, Nice Enough to Eat, Bumpers and El Pea, and this collection captures that spirit from the days when 'prog' was not considered to be a four letter word. Featuring singles, album tracks and the odd rarity drawn from Island's impeccable roster, including Free, Traffic, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Nick Drake, John Martyn, King Crimson and Mott The Hoople, among many others, not to mention Dr. Strangely Strange whose track 'Strangely Strange, But Oddly Normal' provides a fitting title to this anthology." Artists: ART, Traffic, Wynder K. Frog, Nirvana UK, Tramine, Spooky Tooth, John Martyn, Fairport Convention, Jethro Tull, Clouds, Heavy Jelly, White Noise, Free, Quintessence, Amazing Blondel, Blodwyn Pig, Nick Drake, John & Beverly Martyn, Dr. Strangely Strange, Fotheringay, Cat Stevens, The Incredible String Band, King Crimson, Sandy Denny, McDonald & Giles, Emerson Lake & Palmer, Mott the Hoople, Alan Brown, Robin Williamson, Vinegar Joe, Heads Hands & Feet.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Creole Love Calls
Label:	ISMA'A (FRANCE)
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	YEB 2001CD

"As we listen to Creole Love Calls it's a surprise to discover, 20 or 30 years after their creation, some unknown Anatolian masterpieces of the Latin music. This rich and original production from the 60's and 70's has unfortunately rarely crossed the West Indian community. The musicians from Martinique and Guadalupe have explored the whole panel of the Caribbean music while keeping in touch with their own languages. This selection of rare and really-hard-to-find magical tracks will put a spell on listeners with the Creole poetry and the various rhythms: beguine, mazurka, santeria, boogaloo...So, look out. You're about to discover the hot and fevered atmosphere of straw-walled ballrooms, the 'dens of iniquity' where in the 1970's every honest West Indian mother dreaded finding her children mixing with the riffraff." Features: Henri Guédon, La Perfecta, Ryco Jazz, Eddy Louiss, David Martial, Dolor et ses Etoiles, Marius Cultier, Les Vikings, Les Aiglons, Les Rapaces.

Artist:	VA
Title:	The Vogue Remixes
Label:	ITALIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	ITALIC 019EP

"Italic welcomes some guests: Steve Bug, Michael Mayer, Farben and The Freestyle Man did a remix from 'The Vogue' by Antonelli Electr. Featuring Miss Kittin. What comes out are 4 digital remixes between Pop, Techno, House and Disco. The Mix by Steve Bug (Pokerflat, Cocoon) is an abstract, minimal and Hedonistic Techno track, climaxing in repetitions of the duet Miss Kittin & Antonelli Electr.: We dance. We dance. We lose control. His Mix Reduces The Vogue to the absolute Maximum. Funky as hell! Michael Mayer (Kompakt) rocks! As sweet as ever. His Remix is better Than 'Hush Hush Baby', more erotic than 'Amanda', sweeter than Zimt, more Fashionable than Kompakt, more minimal than Cologne. Jan Jelinek aka Farben (Klang Elektronik, Scape) remixes The Vogue As an instrumental Disco Classic with wonderful Strings and a light soulful Arrangement. Swinging, sophisticated and fantastic. The secret tip on the Record! Our Friend Sasse from Finland aka The Freestyle Man (Sähkö) dedicates His remix to his love of Housemusic. Very deep & rocking."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dancer
Label:	ITALIC (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	ITALIC 024CD

"Italic presents a new series of compilations: The Dance Collection. The first CD is an Italic label compilation that leads through the Italic coordinates system: Pop, Dance, Digital. Dancer is a compilation of tracks that have not previously been released on CD, some of which are officially no longer available. This compilation provides an overview of the various methods of production and individual approaches of each artist that form and characterize the Italic sound. Dancer defines a new style of digital pop music popular from the club scene, while at the same time applying classical songwriting elements. Through the integration of song structure and vocals in the various tracks, Italic sets itself apart from the traditional techno/house context while creating the kind of music to accompany you throughout the various moods and moments of everyday life and digital lifestyle: the romanticism and the gracefulness to capture the moment and/or the euphoric and decadent impressions of a long night at the club. The techno and house tracks on Dancer have more of a film like character rather than fulfilling any certain function. Music for the dancefloor or catwalk. Everybody is a Dancer! Admit it!" Artists include: Antonelli Electr., A Rocket In Dub, Borneo & Sporenburg, Soda, Antonelli Electr. f. Miss Kittin.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Anti-Establishment 1: Hamburg
Label:	ITALIC (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	ITALIC 036EP

"Anti-Establishment is a new series of 12"s from Italic and presents individual producers of electronic club music from selected cities. The first contribution is from Hamburg: the label Dial comes up with four tracks full of rocking minimalism, sad romanticism and abstract deepness. A1. Sten: Hypnotic minimal track with highly pressure funk from Pete Kersten aka Lawrence, the hero of sad deepness. A2. Lawrence: With his second track Lawrence dives in the deepness of 'the audition'. A film by Takashi Miike: 'the dark in the sunlight. What makes them different is what keeps them alive.' B1. Carsten Jost: The hero of working class starts the second side with a crisp groovy knister techno track. B2. Again Carsten Jost comes up with a more abstract micro minimal mover and gets back to the power of early techno. Very Anti-Establishment."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Spaceships And Pings
Label:	ITEMS & THINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$7.00
Catalog #:	ITEM 001EP

This is the first release on Items & Things (a new subsidiary of Richie Hawtin's M_nus label), containing four summer hits from Konrad Black, Magda, Marc Houle and Troy Pierce (feat. Gibby Miller). Konrad starts things off with a spacey disco number full of dreamy melodies and a sick bassline that will keep sunny terraces screaming for more. Magda's track is a stuttered electro-ish number full of spooky atmosphere and an ominous acid line. "Kicker" is a steady bleeping good time in true Houle fashion, building until the bass drops and presents a crazy melody that sends the track over the edge. Finally, "The Day After Yesterday" is a trippy vocal excursion into the mind of an obsessed stalker. Hinting at old-school Chicago house but with a very new school twist.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Spies & Lies
Label:	ITEMS & THINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	ITEM 002EP

Magda, Troy Pierce and Marc Houle's occasional label Items and Things returns with four grooves from Marc Houle, Kasper, Thrill Cosby and Alexi Delano. "Extreme" is a classic piece of atmospheric, sci-fi techno. Relying on a bare minimum of sounds, it generates suspense from the 6/8 retro synth line at its heart, with some additional morphs and tweaks. "Oogity Boogity" is laced with ominous cello stabs, African percussion and freaky, messed up vocal overdubs. "Turn Tricks On The Side" is a more typical late night groover with Stockhausen-esque peripheral efx and a deep, dark pumping bassline. "Would You?" ends things with a precision groove, twisted synth lines, intense breakdown and subtle edits. A peak-time floor filler.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Various Items
Label:	ITEMS & THINGS (GERMANY)
Format:	12"
Price:	$12.50
Catalog #:	ITEM 008EP

Items & Thing presents creative sounds from producers tucked in various corners of the world, with each track having as much distinct character as the producer who created it. Parisian Clement Meyer has crafted a sound that's bold and against the grain. On "Making Moves At Random," he showcases his deeply intense style with signature precision. Every which way the cinematic production twists and turns, it builds subtly yet intricately. Other artists include: Tomas More, Andy Martin and Gabriel Ferreira.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Jahtarian Dubbers Vol. 1
Label:	JAHTARI (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.50
Catalog #:	JTR 001CD

"Featuring seven brand new tunes and three new artists, this 10 track selection catches the very spirit of Jahtarian deepness. Their site receives an insane amount of hits and downloads and is not only home to some of the freshest music around (free or not), but also hosts a library of information on reggae, digital synthesis and computers. And now they've decided to get with the physical release program too. Introducing masters like Julien Neto aka John Frum with his organ-driven, bass-heavy delay soundscapes. Or the mighty Afrikan Simba himself, who gives a stunning glimpse of his appearance on the kicking Rootah EP. Or dig Illyah & Ltd. Candy's new electrifying vocal killah, a fresh version of Disrupt's 'Selassi I Continually,' Pete Muder Tone's infinite Casio-Dub slammer, a re-worked version of Rootah's 'Holy Mount,' and Blue Vitriol's NET-classic 'Cryovolcano' in unknown quality. Representing low end pressure in all its forms, from the rootical to the digital, from 8-bit chip sounds to spacious techno delay, Jahtarian Dubbers defines new levels of dubness and offers higher learning for even the most advanced soundsystem students."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Jahtarian Dubbers Vol. 2
Label:	JAHTARI (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.50
Catalog #:	JTR 004CD

"Like its predecessor, Jahtarian Dubbers Vol. 1, this deadly disc is about to wreak havoc on terran speakers and walkman personal stereos alike. Filled to the rim with fresh and hitherto unknown hit tunesm the green matter powered Jahtarian warp drive continues to run in the red area. Our collection of new nerve-stunning soundwave modules includes the whole happy space invading posse: Clause Four, Black Chow, Soom T, Solo Banton, Tapes, El Fata, Illyah & Ltd. Candy, Ras Amerlock, John Frum, Disrupt and the almighty Jahtari Riddim Force. May cause heavy gravity disorder in your neighbourhood when set on autopilot. The CD version contains three bonus tracks."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Jamaican Recordings Dub Sampler Vol 1
Label:	JAMAICAN RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	JR 008CD

"Superb budget priced dub sampler from the Jamaican Recordings stable showcasing long lost 70's dubs from legendary producer Bunny Lee. 14 tracks in all from the likes of King Tubby, Augustus Pablo, Lee Perry, Revolutionaries, Sly & Robbie, Horace Andy, Linval Thompson, Leroy Smart and Barry Brown, Features tracks from each of the labels releases to date plus a further 7 previously unreleased gems. Strikingly packaged, the CD booklet includes a detailed label discography with sleeve artwork of all featured albums."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Jamaican Recordings Dub Sampler Volume 2
Label:	JAMAICAN RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	JR 018CD

2nd volume of this label sampler, which covers JRLP/CD15-20, including highlights from forthcoming releases, plus 5 exclusive tracks. Priced as a CD single. Tracklisting: Johnny Clarke 'No Lick No Cup', Don Carlos 'Bosrock Dub', King Tubby 'Take 5 Dub', Locksley Castell 'Some Good Dub', Leroy Smart 'Mr Rich Dub', Cornell Campbell 'Why Dub In Spring', Tappa Zukie 'Dub Slave', Horace Andy 'Start All Over Dub', Don Carlos 'Big Mouth Dub', Aggrovators 'Dub Turn Back', King Tubby 'Upper 1st Street' Ronnie Davis 'Dubbing You', Tappa Zukie 'Dub Hypocrites', Leroy Smart 'Born Inna Ghetto Dub'.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Treasure Isle In Dub
Label:	JAMAICAN RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	JR 019CD

"Treasure Isle Studio's, 33 Bond Street, was one of the main contenders to the Studio 1 crown.So many hits came from its wooded loft premises that it seemed every track was destined to become a hit, propelled by the Trojan himself, Mr Duke Reid. Duke Reid was a formidable character in the music business. Like Coxsone Dodd at Studio 1 he would travel to America to acquire the latest cuts. But this was proving more difficult due to America's tastes moving on to Rock & Roll, which was not so popular in Jamaica. The obvious step was to record their own tunes to supply the demand. For this collection we have put together a set of rare dubs recorded at the legendary studio. Such classics as 'Queen Majesty', Alton Ellis's 'I'm Just a Guy', The Ethiopians 'Everything Crash'. All great tunes and classic rhythms, the atmosphere and the guidance of the seasoned engineers Byron Smith and Syd Bucknor alongside the top musicians, set the tone for these classic lost till now recordings. Arthur 'Duke' Reid died in 1974 but his legacy lives on through the music. His Treasure Isle Studio's, inspiring all that used it. Musicians include: Carlton 'Santa' Davis, Sly Dunbar, Aston Barrett, Robbie Shakespeare, Earl 'Chinna' Smith, Tony Chin, Ansel Collins, Winston Wright, Bobby Ellis, Tommy McCook. Produced by Bunny Lee."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dynamic Dubbing At Dynamic Sounds
Label:	JAMAICAN RECORDINGS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	JR 027CD

"Dynamic Sounds Studio has its roots firmly set in Jamaica's history. It was the first state-of-the-art studio built in Kingston and a firm favorite with all the top flight homespun artists. Bob Marley chose to record the bulk of his seminal Catch A Fire album there. The studio has become part of the Jamaican culture and each twist and turn in its musical story has been caught and recorded here. We get on board when the music had slowed down to the reggae skank we now know and love and have picked some fine cuts that we feel best represent the times. The rhythms are pushed to the fore and the great Sylvan Morris, a much underrated studio master, always came up with some interesting effects to enhance the versions."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Hunk Of Heaven
Label:	JAZZMAN RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	JMAN 010CD

2005 release. Volume four of the highly-collectible Jazzman 7" series. Jazzman celebrates the weird and wonderful world of groovy 7" records of the '60s and '70s with this collection of tracks taken from their marvelous 7" vinyl releases. Jazzman has been trawling the bottomless pits of used record bins for years, tracking down old musicians and persuading the world's greatest record collectors to part with their gems -- and yet again they have surfaced with a bounteous treasure of unknown and obscure aural artifacts. Only the best music gets a release on one these 7" records, purely devoted to the sublime and the obscure, the grand and the glorious -- both on A-side AND B-side. DJs and music lovers alike all over the world make sure they get one for their box. Hunk Of Heaven includes 12 songs, all taken straight from Jazzman's 7"s releases. Marlena Shaw, with her classy version of the anthemic "California Soul," lays down some impeccable credentials to start. Then, there is an essential recording by the much-loved jazz diva Lorez Alexandria, the heat is turned up on the dancefloor with Hawaii's 16-member/4 vocalist funk/boogie ensemble Lemuria, heads are turned by the unknown Masequa Myers, Carmen McRae adds her low, smooth jazz vocals to Dave Brubeck 4tet's version of the classic "Take Five," and things are chilled with Gettysburg Address. Other artists include: James Reese, Remigio Ducross, Mary Lou Williams, Soul Toronados, Terea, and Le Groupe X.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Quantic Presents The World's Rarest Funk 45s
Label:	JAZZMAN RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	JMAN 012CD

Subtitled: Sixteen Heavy-Weight Super-Tough Deep-Funk Ultra-Rarities. 2006 release. British multi-instrumentalist, producer, DJ, remixer and band leader Quantic is known around the world for his blistering stage performances with his band the Quantic Soul Orchestra. His ear for a good tune and his feel for a good rhythm didn't come from nowhere -- you see, Quantic has been collecting rare funk 45s for years, and in that time he has absorbed every drum kick, every horn line and every guitar lick into his very soul. It's hard to make good music without drawing upon good influences. So along with Quantic, Jazzman has unearthed some of the very best and rarest funk 45s known (and unknown) to man, totally remastered from the original tapes. These records are pure quality -- the exorbitant prices that collectors will pay for the originals lays testament to that, and will stand the test of time as a barometer of good ol' funky music that is truly inspirational and addictively danceable. It's a shame that the original 45s are so rare, with only a few hundred being pressed in many cases, but it is possible that with such rarity comes excellence, distinction, and quality. Full liner notes in a full-color booklet includes an introduction by Quantic, a color label scan for each record, artist photos, and a rarity guide. Listen, learn and enjoy. Artists include: Larry Ellis, The Soul Lifters, The Shades Of Black, The Prepositions, Vern Blair, The Latin Breed, Herman Hitson, Brothers 7, Soul Excitement, Gene Anderson, Tony Bowens, The PC's Ltd, Sandi & Matues, The M&S Band, James Polk, and The Great Deltas.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Pow Wow: Yet More Jazzman Sevens
Label:	JAZZMAN RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	JMAN 013CD

2006 release. Jazzman and their sister label Funk 45 are possibly the world's best regarded funk soul 'n' jazz reissue labels, continuing to seek out great music that has been long since forgotten or has proved very difficult to find in its original format, so everyone can have a chance to listen to some of the best music ever made. This is Jazzman's fifth collection of 7" releases collected on CD -- a funkified feast for your ears. Pow Wow is the best, rarest, and tastiest in hard funk, driving Latin, sultry soul, deep jazz and crazy Egyptian music! This CD covers mega classics like Aaron Neville's oft-sampled "Hercules," mega-rarities like Lou Pride's uptempo rendering of "It's A Man's World," rare Brit-jazz from John Cameron, in-demand new funk from The Soul Saints and the enigmatic Bajka, plus scorching Latin boogaloo for the dancefloor from Manny Corchado, and that's just to name a few. These titles alone make this collection indispensable -- unless you have the originals, of course. Other artists include: Carla Whitney, John Cameron, Asha Puthli, Eddy Jacobs Exchange, Elsie Mae, Jonathan Richman, and Modern Egyptian Dance Band.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Florida Funk: Funk 45s From The Alligator State
Label:	JAZZMAN RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	JMAN 014CD

2006 release. Funk45 label boss Jazzman Gerald and obsessive collector Malcolm Catto present 21 rare and unreleased slices of heavy funk from the Alligator State! Having spent 3 years travelling the length and breadth of Florida -- trekking through the Everglades, sampling the dubious delights of "swamp deer," and snatching rare 45s from the jaws of 20ft gators -- they escaped back to the UK with an amazing selection of music that highlights Florida as one of the funkiest states in the USA! From driving, percussive instrumentals by obscure small-town groups, to heartfelt slabs of soul; from tropical Latin grooves to funk so raw that James Brown himself gave his personal blessing, Florida has a little bit of everything! All the tracks have been fully licensed from the original artists and fully restored, and the CD comes with a 24-page full-color booklet with previously-unpublished photos and meticulous, in-depth liner notes from 100% original research telling the story of funky soul music in Florida. Artists include: The Universals, Pearly Queen, James Knight & The Butlers, Carrie Riley & The Fascinations, Oceanliners, The Mighty Dogcatchers, Bobby Williams & His Mar Kings, Sam Baker, Pearl Dowdell, Delrays, Little Beaver, Blowfly, Willie Johnson, The Outlaw Gang, Luis Santi Y Sun Conjunto, Coke, Frankie Seay & The Soul Riders, The Third Guitar, Weston Prim And Backlash, The Montereys, Venessa Kendrick, and Lavell Kamma.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Good Things: The Story Of Saadia Records
Label:	JAZZMAN RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	JMAN 015CD

2007 release. Few record labels have garnered the feverish attentions of soul & funk collectors and DJs as much as Frank Williams' Saadia imprint of late-'60s Miami, Florida. In a collecting world dominated by oddball one-offs, random indie obscurities and the occasional major label mishap, a local independent label with a small but consistently impeccable musical output is a truly rare thing. Saadia sets the benchmark for rare, local, independent funk and sets it very high indeed. Never before put together, this 10-track CD selects the highlights from the small but perfectly-formed Saadia catalog and offers an opportunity to shed some light on the story behind these outstanding recordings for the first time. Booklet includes rare photos and information gleaned from interviews with Little Beaver and other surviving band members. Other artists include Robert Moore, Brother Williams, and Pearl Dowell.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Quantic Presents The World's Rarest Funk 45s Volume Two
Label:	JAZZMAN RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	JMAN 017CD

Subtitled: Sixteen Heavy-Weight Super-Tough Deep-Funk Ultra-Rarities. 2007 release. Super-producer and DJ extraordinaire Will Holland of the Quantic Soul Orchestra gets together with the Jazzman team to put together volume 2 of some of the best and rarest funk 45s ever recorded -- heavyweight and super-tough funk rarities of the highest calibre. Jazzman Records creates the finest, most comprehensive and exhaustively-curated CD collections of funk 45s in the world. No expense is spared in tracking down artists, producers and master tapes to provide the highest quality product. Featuring previously-unreleased material and a 16-page full-color booklet filled with extensive liner notes, including label scans and rare photos -- if you're into funk or soul music, you need this. Artists include: Reginald Milton & The Soul Jets, Innersouls, Jimmy Lane & The Incredible Five, Lil Buck & The Top Cats, The Devastation, Abraham & The Metronomes, Rev. Jamel & Bob Johnson, Road Runners, The 2nd Amendment Band, The Afros Band, The Black & White Affair, Nathan Bartell, The Third Guitar, The Universals, The Fun Company, and Weston Prim & Blacklash.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance The Latin...
Label:	JAZZMAN RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	JMAN 019CD

Subtitled: Swingin' Mambos, Soulful Salsa And Funky Rhythms From The Hip Latin Dancefloors Of New York City. 2008 release. Take tropical rhythms from South America, mix them up with jazz and soul from North America, and the result is a fiery, vibrant musical mix that's at once exciting, passionate and irresistibly danceable. Here's a selection of the finest Latin music that was recorded in the U.S. from the '50s to the '70s, made by American Latinos and destined for the dancefloor. This album takes in the sounds that were coming out of the New York Latin clubs -- mixing up jazz, soul, funk and R&B with driving, hypnotic and sexy Latin rhythms. Drawn from the vaults of Fania, the most prominent Latin record company of all time, Jazzman Records has spent many years listening and dancing before finally selecting these 18 songs from the many thousands available in the huge Fania catalog. And so here it is -- the best Latin sounds from the richest period in Latin music -- taking in hard Latin jazz, sultry Latin soul and bangin' Latin funk -- songs that are as relevant today as they were when they were first recorded, and songs that still work their magic on the dancefloor. All tracks fully licensed and restored from their original sources. Includes a 12-page color booklet with in-depth liner notes, artist photos & 7" label and LP scans. Artists include: Noro Morales, Eddie Palmieri & Cal Tjader, Joe Bataan, Mauricio Smith, Tito Puente, George Guzman, Bobby Valentin, Harvey Averne, Pete Rodriguez, Ray Barretto, La Lupe, Chollo, Al Escobar, The Latinaires, and Mongo Santamaria.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Welcome To The Party: Sister Funk, Latin Soul, Egyptian Jazz
Label:	JAZZMAN RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	JMAN 024CD

...& Much More. 2008 release. This is Jazzman Records' sixth volume in their collectable 7" compilation series. Unfortunately, the times present us with a situation where not everyone has access to a phonograph which will reveal the sonic delights of these plastic masterpieces. These unlucky individuals have yet to experience the hip-shaking soulful grind of Sheila Wilkerson, nor have they become enchanted by the Middle-Eastern twang of Egyptian drummer Salah Ragab and his Cairo Jazz Band. They have not been seduced by Della Reese as she swoons and sways her way around Hollywood's Playboy night club, and nor have they got down to the nitty-gritty, low-down funk of Bobby Williams and his Mar-Kings. So what is the solution? The recipe for sonic satisfaction lies right here, for on this CD is a fully licensed and restored selection of the healthiest Jazzman 7"s from their original sources, for your aural and dancing delight, many of which have never been reissued before on CD. Frug to Sohail Rana -- awesomely funky sitar groove from Pakistan, dig on Al Escobar's super-funky Latin soul version of an Archie Bell classic, and boogie to the astounding sound of flipped-out electronics and psychedelic funk from The Natural Yogurt Band. Accompanied by a full-color 12-page CD booklet with in-depth liner notes, interviews and previously-unpublished photographs. Other artists include: Har-You Percussion Group, Little Beaver, Noro Morales, La Lupe, and Ricardo Marrero.

Artist:	VA
Title:	California Funk: Funk 45s From The Golden State
Label:	JAZZMAN RECORDS (UK)
Format:	2LP
Price:	$23.50
Catalog #:	JMAN 033LP

Jazzman Records presents the result of extensive work and painstaking research into regional U.S. funk obscurities circa 1968-1977, California Funk. Twenty-one of the finest, rarest and most desirable funk recordings from the Golden state, put together for the first time with the personal blessing of each and every artist represented herein -- a shoddy bootleg this is not! The package contains in-depth sleeve notes detailing the history of funk and R&B in California and the social conditions which led to the funk explosion of the late '60s. In addition, there are thoroughly researched notes for every individual track, revealing for the first time the hidden stories behind such revered and enigmatic artists as Leon Gardner, Arthur Monday and Delores Ealy. Whereas the musical profiles of cities such as Detroit and New Orleans are well established and much celebrated, the vast cities of Los Angeles and the San Francisco Bay Area have been mostly skimmed over and not given nearly enough attention. The black music from California of the '60s and '70s is especially under-appreciated, seemingly unable to stamp its own musical identity on the world. Yet during this time, many artists were busily plying their trade at a grassroots level in L.A. and the Bay, releasing 45s literally by hand or through small independents. Today, many of those very 45s fetch hundreds and sometimes thousands of pounds at online auction. Following on from their previous funk collections from Texas, Florida, the Midwest and the Carolinas, Jazzman applied themselves to their most ambitious and far-reaching project yet -- to source and compile the best vintage funk that California had to offer. From the rugged street funk of Arthur Monday to the Latino flavors of Enrique Olivarez, from the soulful jazz grooves of blues legend Johnny Heartsman to the aggressive politicizing of King Solomon, there is real diversity on offer, here. The double LP is presented on two pieces of 180 gram virgin vinyl, lavishly housed in a double gatefold sleeve with full-color inners, label scans and extensive liner notes, featuring many previously-unseen photos of the bands and musicians involved.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Jukebox Jam!: Blues And Rhythm Revue
Label:	JAZZMAN RECORDS (UK)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	JMAN 045CD

Jazzman presents a whole load of raucous, rollicking and rambunctious '50s/'60s RnB bangers, blues boppers, jukebox faves and rompin', stompin' RnB dancers. The Jukebox Jam club night began in Summer 2007 as a monthly celebration of the authentic U.S. rhythm & blues of yesteryear. Two years later, the club's founder Liam Large linked up with Jazzman to release high-quality, short-run 7" singles of the often obscure R&B music which the club continues to thrive on. Jazzman had already carved a niche for itself with the label's many soul, funk n' jazz 45s, but here was the opportunity to work a new furrow in vintage Black American music, turning an already clued-up and tuned-in client base of hipsters, diggers and full-on record nerds onto the seemingly endless charms of rockin' blues, greasy RnB, jump blues and popcorn. Just as the Jukebox Jam club itself saw a fair few copycat enterprises spring forward in its wake, the label itself has been similarly influential in shaping the tastes of those who were yet to be introduced to the vast RnB reservoir, as well as sharpening and widening the palettes of the more journeyed enthusiast. This is due largely to the careful selection and programming of releases. Not merely picking the records with the most obvious crowd potential, the Jukebox Jam releases have often traded liberally in the unexpected and the unique. This album is the first full-length volume in the series. Founder and DJ Liam Large pulls together some selections from the 45 series and adds a further 8 songs. It's a set which manages to be both diverse and yet totally coherent in spectrum. There are a few somber, downbeat moments here, but even these come with a seductive groove and finger-snapping back beat and overall, this is a selection very much gea

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

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 21
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 501241

Artist:	VA
Title:	Dance Train Classics 22
Label:	541 (BELGIUM)
Format:	12"
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	541 501242