Browse by Label: MENLO PARK

Artist:	BUNNY BRAINS
Title:	Sin Gulls (Goring St. Eddy): 1998-1998
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7013CD

"The 'brains' formed in late 1988 deep in Danbury, CT; some college kids, some art freaks, people who felt that time should not be passed, but slaughtered with the primitive sweet sounds of the depraved. The Brains were never a noise band, or an art band, or particularly high brow; you could probably argue that they were never a band at all. Over the course of ten years or so the Bunnies recorded a fairly impressive output, a great many albums, singles and comp tracks. Their singles are by far some of their best work, and are collected here for you to finally get your hands all over."

Artist:	ALVA
Title:	Slattery For Ungdom
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7014CD

"Alva are three enigmatic young girls, people generally say they're from Tampa, FL. A disturbing loosely glued combination of classically influenced instruments weaned on children's songs, pop music, rebellion against religious spattering and traditional folklore...you really have no idea what you're in for. Are you surprised to find that you wont' find guitarbassdrum here? They've been replaced by violin, saxophone and piano, and some vocal assaults; yeah, there's some drumaccordianwhistles and other fun stuff in here, 'cause yeah, it's a ride." Follow-up to the mysterious Fair-Haired Guillotine on Zorn's Avant label.

Artist:	TO LIVE AND SHAVE IN L.A.
Title:	The Wigmaker
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	2CD
Price:	$16.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7020CD

"For five years people have been asking about, talking about, and wanting to frolic in The Wigmaker; incredibly complex, and (already) steeped in musical folklore, there is no doubt you have never heard anything like this before. For five years each track was intensely labored over, mixed, splintered, and tweaked to perfection. This is unique; Tom Smith, T.L.&.S.I.L.A. founder, has an incredible array of musical knowledge, using recording and mastering techniques that span every kind of music imaginable, he took ideas from whatever flew into his ears during his years, and found a way to apply those sounds to his art form; understand that this is not noise or experimental, or avant-anything, this is the inspired journey of one man's mind, uncompromised, and to the gut.. .these songs have melody, dense structure, incredible character, and a fuji sized gamut of dynamics. This isn't post anything, this is a new beginning, this is against the grain, this is 'pre'."

Artist:	DEERHOOF
Title:	Half Bird
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7022CD

"Deerhoof rock with the fury of 1000 suns, cacophonous and dangerous, but they're also the masters of 'quiet-loud', the idea that moments, though soft in decibels, can be incredibly and sonically deafening, that pure beauty has a loudness all its own. Greg's drumming is nothing short of spectacular and inspired, the guitar chunks, the bass roars, Satomi's vocals make you tingle. They've got the chemistry scientists long for, and although they accept fan mail on this planet, Deerhoof are from another one, and on this, their fourth full length, they've offered arguably their best record to date. There was careful attention paid to detail, the fawning over of ideas, and the notion that this would be a complete album, a transporting album, and when inspired beauty seeps, it's impossible to contain."

Artist:	MONOTRONA
Title:	Hawkeye & Firebird
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7023CD

"Hawkeye and Firebird are two of the characters and the first release, from the soon to be legendary 'super-beings' series of recordings to be released on Menlo Park, and assembled to bring meaning and understanding to all the peoples of the world. You've never heard a record like this... incredibly inspired and beautiful art punk electro beats form what is soon to be the talk of the town..... Monotrona is one of the most respected and innovative members of the NYC electro scene; whether good or bad, to a lot of 'people' electro is here, and it's now... let me be straight, a lot of the so called electro clash acts, well, they suck, Monotrona chews and spits em..."

Artist:	ICKY BOYFRIENDS
Title:	A Love Obscene
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	2CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7025CD

"Finally the retrospective you didn't know you needed. When it comes as a nice surprise, the experience is virginic, and why shouldn't it be? The Icky Boyfriends, from California, never toured beyond the Pacific Northwest, you very likely couldn't ever have seen them play. To do so would be to have experienced the malfunctioned birth of what latrock, retardo rock, was it even rock? (as some actually said). Over the years they put out a number of 7"s on such labels as C&P, Blackjack; a full length LP on their own Past-It label, as well as a second (posthumous) full length LP on Menlo Park. All of which are out of print, all of which are available here combined with numerous other split singles, compilation tracks, and the original 'Frank a Rock Opera' tape Shea and Jon made; all on CD for the first time."

Artist:	GERTY FARISH
Title:	Means Lots Of Treble 1996-1999
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7027CD

"When Gerty Farish started out in 1995 they didn't know they'd become infamous... John Donahue - guitar/vocals, and Jess Daniels - keyboard/vocals... they were both fans of punk rock, and noise, cartoons, mayhem, yellow ducks, and all things cute and cuddly... they originally were hatched in Massachusetts, where they honed their skills, they then moved to Brooklyn in 1997, where the little band learned to walk... the script was written, and when they played, the air turned to one thousand little monsters, and creatures of all shapes and size...the musical notes became cartoons that lived in your ears...Jess's dream was to write video game music...are you getting the idea?? In 1999 Gerty Farish disbanded, and the world was without one more great band...but we have this. A compilation of all their 7"s, 10"s and 12"s here for the first time on the glorious digital format..."

Artist:	JAPANTHER
Title:	Dump The Body In Rikki Lake
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7028CD

"Enter the world of the infectious beat down, of unpredictable chaos, the cries of eagles, rock chariots, and the unchained expressions of 2 youths ... Japanther. They love you, so come with them ... heavily laced in graffiti, bike riding, and now creating a higher level of do what you feel -- their splintering punk & beat tightness will fill your pleasure center with warmth. They make music that causes uncontrollable dance, beats so infectious you convulse, punk so tight you sweat your cares to the ground, and make one realize that sometimes, a great time is just a great time ... these kids know their history, and are not doomed to repeat; Japanther is an attitude."

Artist:	MEMORIES OF UNDERDEVELOPMENT
Title:	Throat of a Black Kitten
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7029CD

"This is not a side project, this is a catharsis:::: as the pre continues... Memories of Underdevelopment formed in 2002, in between the shave clones, and the triumphant return this year of TL&SILA. Tom Smith (of To Live and Shave In LA), and Gerard Klauder ((Of TL&SILA (one of he numerous Shave clone bands)), decided they wanted to employ a slightly different project, one with a sonically bright approach -- what you set it to do, is seldom what manifests, one woman's aphrodite is another woman's ernest. This is original; sonically ingenious, and 27 minutes and 29 songs, it's listening similar to listening to a seriously fun mix tape with the spirit of a flip book -- sound fun? You betcha...ranging from beats, to glitch, to rough storms, to beautiful raindrops complete with rainbows."

Artist:	JAPANTHER
Title:	Master of Pigeons
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7036CD

Master of Pigeons brings you 14 new tracks recorded over the past year. Japanther sort of call this album 'their positive album' even though some of the songs are straight up noise, punk, and misunderstood ride your bike anthems, there is a decidedly cheery feel to some (some) of the songs; more than anything, they just want you to go and actually do something fun with your time.. but wait, are Japanther now all softies? Nah, they are still unpredictable as ever, and have the tour stories to prove it..."

Artist:	DEERHOOF
Title:	Green Cosmos
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7037CD

"For over ten years Deerhoof, from San Francisco, have been morphing their vision of music. As it's happening you sometimes don't realize, but when you look back you can clearly see where direction changed. In the current Deerhoof, that bridge is known as Green Cosmos. These seven new songs were originally recorded and intended for a Japanese audience, and was to be released as a split EP only in Japan... Deerhoof decided in the end to release it on it's own and worldwide. The current Deerhoof lineup have been together for several years now, and their chemistry is now fully intuitive. On this record Deerhoof creates relaxed walks (on another planet), involved yet playful songs, symphonic epics, and what some would call 'classic Deerhoof' songs. The end result is the same, Green Cosmos is now created for you to listen to in the manner you watch a flower unfold."

Artist:	JAPANTHER
Title:	Yer Living Grave
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	CD
Price:	$10.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7038CD

"Japanther have now officially been tearing it up since 2002, since then they've played over 800 shows, toured the country 19 or who knows how many times, and have created a ravenous following. They still live in NYC, but you'd never know, as they're never here. On their new 8 song EP Yer Living Grave, Japanther come to the party with a sound more faithful to their live show than we've heard on previous recordings....this is an instant classic. Japanther are simply 2 people, Ian Vanek and Matt Reilly, but it's amazing what a solid wall these 2 create, and what an incredible live experience they are to behold."

Artist:	GOOD GOOD, THE
Title:	Furrows
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7039CD

"Enter The Good Good from Brooklyn, New York. It's not often that a band comes along that lives up to its name. The Good Good display a solid nod towards indie rock through a largely experimental filter, but for sake of clarity we will just call it awesome. There are 3 members: Natalja Kent (vocals, guitar keyboards, flute and other assorted instruments) David Penn (bass, sorta) and Peter Woods (drums, sorta). Unassigned exactly but up to all members: juggling instruments (megaphone, triangle, accordion) and various vocal duties. Furrows combines two separate EPs onto one CD: the self released green CD, and seven new songs just recorded for a split 12" that only came out in Europe."

Artist:	TO LIVE AND SHAVE IN L.A.
Title:	Noon and Eternity
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	CD
Price:	$11.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7041CD

"For this album TL&SILA return with it's core unit, with the show being run by Tom Smith and fellow captains Rat Bastard (bass) and Ben Wolcott (oscillator), but added 5 additional members: Don Fleming (guitar), Chris Grier (guitar), Thurston Moore (guitar), Mark Morgan (guitar), Andrew W.K. (drums). Um, wow. Recorded well over a year ago at Sonic Youth's Echo Canyon Studios, and mixed and mastered over the last year, TL&SILA give you 4 songs which equate to a 67 minute journey. Noon and Eternity will once again have people questioning what have I been listening to all this time! If you had to one could say that The Wigmaker defined a futuristic approach to punk, and Noon and Eternity is a futuristic vision of psych. Each song is made up of various interludes and connecting chapters of thought, this is not verse chorus verse music, though probably their most accessible work to date."

Artist:	JAPANTHER
Title:	Dump the Body in Rikki Lake
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	DVD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7042DVD

"When Japanther released Dump the Body in Rikki Lake in 2003, it seemed complete. However, something happened in 2005 to resurrect the Rikki Lake experience. Earlier that year, Japanther had worked on a rock puppet opera called Don't Trust Anyone Over 30, a collaboration with Dan Graham, Tony Oursler and several other artists. This rock puppet show debuted in Miama for Art Basel, and later played at The Walker Arts Center and The Whitney Biennial. Well, that's great, but Japanther felt they had at least one more punk rock opera left in them, and puppets, big puppets. So they conceived Dump the Body in Rikki Lake. This is NOT the original album re-done live -- these are almost ALL new songs! It is more of an updated version of Dump the Body in Rikki Lake. During October of 2005, Japanther played every Friday, two shows each night. A room was meticulously painted to look exactly like the album cover of the 2003 release, 11-foot high puppets were commissioned... the fight was on! The opera was: Japanther (music), Devin Flynn (murals), Dan Luce (puppets), UFO (mobiles), Elisabeth Arkhipoff (video), Eugene Tsai (lighting), Chad Nau (DVD and filming). Luckily they had the foresight to record it all visually; on 5 different cameras! Dump the Body in Rikki Lake (A Punk Rock Puppet Opera DVD) is a selection of songs from various shows during that fateful October, some music videos, a documentary made by Matt of Japanther called Punk House and three additional bonus shows filmed in their entirety! Double-sided DVD: flip it and pretend you're listening to vinyl!" NTSC format, region free.

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Artist:	FLYING
Title:	Faces of the Night
Label:	MENLO PARK
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	MPK 7045CD