Browse by Label: QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)

Artist:	MEYER, RUSS
Title:	Up! Mega Vixens/Beneath The Valley of the Ultravixens/Super Vixen
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 009CD

"Patriotic Hollywood-inspired 'show' music, bad stripper jazz, something that sounds like a pre-alcoholic Bob Seger with gratuitous moaning, lounge piano, and a lot of screaming/struggling/fighting/splashing, all seemingly ripped directly off of nth generation VHS copies of the films. Attractive. Music by William Loose, Daniel Dean Darst, Paul Ruhland, Syd Dale, and William Tasker. 73 minutes, 26 tracks." --Hrvatski

Artist:	MEYER, RUSS
Title:	Mudhoney/Finders Keepers Lovers Weepers/Motor Psycho
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 011CD

"Slick surf-cycle rock, more sultry jazz, paranoid dialogue (the 'cold guy' bit's a bit intriguing, best renew your Blockbuster account), alcohol-induced coughing, motors discharging, yelling, sirens, the whole nine. Best title of the set: 'better things to do than talk about three weirdos'. Music by Bert A. Shefter, Paul Sawtell, Andre Brummer, N. Carras, Jan Kubelik, Jack Meakin, William Loose, Stu Phillips, and Marvin Elling. 72 minutes, 21 tracks." -- Hrvatski

Artist:	VA
Title:	Electronic Toys
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 013CD

1999 release, repressed! Subtitled "A Retrospective of 70's Synthesizer Music". Features tracks by David Vorhaus, Ron Geesin, Mladen Franko, Steve Gray, Brian Benett, Heinz Funk, Eric Peters, Roland Hovac, Gerhard Trede, Ted Atking, Claude Larson & His Computer Controlled Oscillators, Dave Richmond, Rex Brown Company & Wersi-Electric-String Orchestra and Cecil Canterburn. "This compilation of Electronic tunes from the early 70´s are real fun. 19 great tracks, morning cartoon like and way more experimental than most of the mainstream stuff released in those years. All tracks where taken from several library companies and that makes them so visual. They´re composed for films and commercials. Electronic Pling-Plong-Music for Lounge Fans."

Artist:	PAGE, BETTY
Title:	The World Of A Pin-Up Queen
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD-ROM
Price:	$18.00
Catalog #:	QDK 016CDRM

"The first CD-ROM title based on the life and times of the legendary model, Betty Page. More than 2 years in the making, using state of the art programming, this CD ROM will take the user on a voyeuristic trip through the Betty Page universe in an innovative mixture of game and documentary. Some of the key features include: The Blackbook -- While you explore the many scenarios of the CD-ROM you can collect a selection of your favorite Betty Page photos. The Blackbook can be saved on your harddisk for future sessions. The Mystery Man -- You'll receive telegrams from a manic Betty Page fan who is constantly providing you with hints,tips and hyperlinks to help discover the many scenarios of the CD-ROM via hyperlinks. Collectors Special -- You can order shots of Betty in your favorite outfit from a broad selection of bikinis and lingerie -- but only if you have something to trade for them. Photo-Session -- You'll be behind the camera shooting a very private photo-session with Betty. Interactive Game -- A database-driven interactivity-engine guarantees you fast game-sessions without loadtime delays." Betty Page - The World of a Pin-Up Queen" offers more than 600 images, 30 minutes of Quicktime video of Betty's famous exotic dances and from the classic movies Striporama, Teaserama and Varietease, all for the first time in a digital format. Also on the CD-ROM are exclusive audio and video interviews with camera club veteran Art Amsie, with Paula Klaw - the woman who shot and styled the legendary bondage motifs, with Bunny Yeager - the ex-model who photographed some of Betty's most thrilling pictures, and last but not least, with Betty Page herself." Deleted, last copies.

Artist:	PAGE, BETTY
Title:	Jungle Girl: Exotique Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 017CD

Again packaged in a deluxe fold-out digipak, with a 20 page booklet of photos by Bunny Yeager. "Jungle Girl is naturally the exotica set. Here, the mood ranges from high spirited Latin numbers (Roses Roses' 'Rubanita') to Moog exotica (Nino Nardini's 'Jungle Jazz') to psycho pop swing ('X cest' by Hawksworth). Like Danger Girl, this compilation features few marquee names, but still offers cool tracks. It's 24 tracks of leopard skin bathing suits, beach and boudoir & will fill out your exotica collection nicely."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Love, Peace & Poetry: American Psychedelic Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 021CD

A compilation of tracks from the most hyperventilated private press/real-people-psych albums from the late 60s/early 70s, as gloriously exploited over the last decade+ by delusional dealers & professional hypsters. For the first time ever, this music in being presented in legit(?), mass-market form so that regular common folk can lend an ear, so if you've been wondering what you've been missing, here's a nicely varied overview. Featuring representational tracks from: Darius, New Tweedy Bros., Arcesia, Victoria, Damon, Jungle, Hunger, Trizo 50, Music Emporium, Brain Police, Michael Angelo, Zerfas, Lazy Smoke, Hickory Wind, New Dawn, Sidetrack, Patron Saints.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Love, Peace & Poetry: Latin America Psychedelic Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 022CD

2nd volume in this series (Asian and UK volumes will follow). Featuring tracks from Almendra (Argentina, 1968), Laghonia (Peru, 1971), Traffic Sound (Peru, 1968, '70), Kaleidoscope (Mexico, 1969), We All Together (Peru, 1972), Los Gatos (Argentina, 1968), Kissing Spell (Chile, 1970), Los Macs (Chile, 1967), Los Vidrios Quebrados (Chile, 1967), Som Imaginario (Brazil, 1970), Ladies W.C. (Venezuela, 1970), Módulo 1000 (Brazil, 1970), The St. Thomas Pepper Smelter (Peru, 1969) & Dug Dug's (Mexico, 1971).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Love, Peace & Poetry: Asian Psychedelic Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 029CD

"Love Peace & Poetry Volume Three is undeniable evidence of the global impact of the music of the 1960s. Containing bands from Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, India, and Turkey doing original songs and covers of classic 60s songs by Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, and the Beatles." Artists: Teddy Robin & the Playboys, Erkin Koray, San Ul Lim, Justin Heathcliff, Baris Manco, Cambodian Rocks, The Mops, Yuya Uchida & the Flowers, 3 Hür El, The Fentones, Mogollar, Confusions, The Quest, Jung Hyun and the Men.

Artist:	PAGE, BETTY
Title:	Private Girl: Spicy Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 031CD

"Private Girl offers the sub-title/description 'Spicy Music'. 24 quirky tracks from the '50s, including cuts by John Barry, Mel Young, Pete Thomas, Roger Roger, Malcolm Lockyer and Jack Dorsey. So Betty is now a 'private girl'. Judging from the photos enclosed, this means you the listener may enjoy a private moment with Betty. Digipak packaging, which contains a 20 page booklet of photos of the legendary risque '50s pin-up girl, both color and black & white."

Artist:	HAACK, BRUCE
Title:	Hush Little Robot
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 032CD

"Collection of tracks (from '68-74) by this somewhat obscured "musical-Frankenstein" whose discography has graced many an aspiring space-astronaut's record collection over the last thirty years or so. 'Created and totally performed by Bruce Haack. An Electronic musical-poetic treat for children and high school-people revealing more wonders of our earth-ship. Most of the music on this album was programmed on a polyphonic music computer built by Bruce Haack from surplus parts furnished by Ver-Tech Radio Philadelphia. The machine was made in 18 months without diagrams or plans (Bruce Haack has never studied electronics) and will produce up to twelve simultaneous voices in sequence via a memory holding over four-thousand bits of information. It will also compose at random." Contains most of the classic Electric Lucifer LP on Columbia, considered by many the all-time high point in the continuum of 'Jesus-Moog' records... Killer. -- Hrvatski.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Doob Doob O'Rama: 70´s Filmsongs from Bollywood, India
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 033CD

"Bombay Bombshells doing great movie songs from Bollywood, India. As you might know, India is the biggest producing film industry. There is an awful lot of music in all these films. They use every style you can imagine. Fast rhythms, exotic instruments, howling organs, cheap synthesizers and amazing vocals. This is pure High Speed Music." Just think, inside Alan Bishop's head, it rains like this all the time!

Artist:	VA
Title:	Porn To Rock
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	QDK 034LP

LP version of this 1999 release, full color gatefold sleeve. The CD version is released in the US via Callner Music. "The performers on Porn to Rock range from retired legends of the business like Ginger Lynn to newcomers like Chloe Nichole. Some performers already have a connection to the music world, like Candye Kane (who has a release on Sire records), David Burrill (on Macola records) and Geoffrey Karen Dior (who duets with 80's icon Stacey Q). The CD crosses lines of sexual preference with gay film stars like Marshall O Boy, and famed S/M team Vinnie Spit and Mistress Jacqueline. The release also includes tracks by Hyapatia Lee, Suzi Suzuki, Johnny Toxic, Nina Whett, Midori and Madison. The music on Porn to Rock is as varied and eclectic as the mix of performers. Virtually all styles are covered, from Rock 'n' Roll to Swing, Techno and Dance, music fans will find something to like in these tracks. What will come as a surprise to many is how good these songs are -- many of them live up to todays top radio hits."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Doob Doob O' Rama 2: More Filmsongs From Bollywood
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 036CD

"A super slab of of Bollywood kitsch. Not remixes, but the actual soundtrack cuts from the films that made India famous. Get the Indian film spin on Japanese music with Lata Mangeshkar's 'Sayonara' from the movie Love In Tokyo. Big band country boogie woogie Bombay-style with Getta Dutt's 'Mera Naam Chin Chin Chiu' from the movie Howrah Bridge to western swing the eastern way with Kishore Kimar's 'Ina Mina Dika' from Aasha. Asha Bhosle's and Mohamed Rafi's 'Gulabi Raat Gulabi' mixes Cab Calloway's 'Minnie The Moocher' with Indian-style spy movie guitar and smoldering call and response duet vocals."

Artist:	HAACK, BRUCE
Title:	Electric Lucifer Book 2
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 037CD

2001 release, repressed. "Bruce Haack is perhaps best known for his innovative and engaging (and extremely hard to find) electronic records for children made from the mid/late 60's through the 70's and even into the 80's. Current 'electronic' acts and collectors seek these albums out for their exciting use of homemade synthesizers (homemade because it was difficult to find much else in the mid 60's), all built by Bruce himself to enhance his and his musical cohorts' (dance instructor Esther Nelson, pianist Praxiteles Pandel and numerous children) fun and instructional songs in which the children lucky enough to hear them were invited to participate, learn, dance and sing. Many of the songs on these albums gave hints of Bruce's intellectual side, but it was his one major label release, The Electric Lucifer, put out by Columbia in 1970 (all other albums were released on Bruce and friends' own label, Dimension 5), that better showed just what Bruce was capable of: a groundbreaking mixture of contemporary rock, futuristic electronic sounds, and high-concept philosophic poetry. To quote Bruce from the liner notes of that album, 'I have unblocked a few media -- both philosophical and technical -- this is a good age of unblocking.' Musically, it was sort of a blend of the Moody Blues and Kraftwerk, four years before the latter would even begin to create the sounds for which they would best be remembered. The album explored the war between Heaven and Hell, with Earth being caught in the middle, and asserted that even Lucifer could be forgiven if only there was enough love in the world. This may have been too much for the mainstream to handle, unsurprisingly, so Bruce continued recording and releasing great albums on Dimension 5. In 1979, however, he would revisit his earlier hallowed ground and record The Electric Lucifer Book 2, which remained unreleased in Bruce's lifetime (he died in 1988), but now, finally, the rest of the world will be able to hear the fabulous sequel, as Bruce intended it to be heard. The context of the sequel is one in which Satan, fancying himself a 'mean ole devil,' tries to tempt a young Jesus by telling him about all the hurt and betrayals he will go through in life before his dramatic death. There are tender moments, funny moments, and frightening moments, but all moments end up catchy or moving or both. The album is no more 'religious' than works by Dante or Milton; Bruce merely uses well-known mythologies and icons to explore his own ideas about a universe that is bigger than anything anyone could say about it -- a universe made smaller by words themselves. And behind the ideas is the best damn electronic album you never heard! While Book One involved 'professional' singers and friends being brought in to sing along with Bruce's homemade electronic voice, which he called 'Farad,' Book 2 is purely Bruce. The entire album is sung using his somehow very moving robot/vocoder vocals. The music is more Kraftwerk this time than Moody Blues -- imagine that the Residents made an album about works by Dante or Milton, and then for some reason had Kraftwerk re-record the whole thing and you will begin to describe the wondrously strange beauty that dominates this album. Bruce was always somewhat prophetic in his works and in predictions to friends (he once described a future age in which all music would be shared by everyone -- though who could have predicted Metallica), and the highly insightful lyrics on this album will give plenty of philosophic fodder to be discussed 'round the ole jukebox, while the music coming from it will set your soul a-tappin'." --Eric Carlson

Artist:	VA
Title:	Asian Takeaways
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 038CD

QDK-Media consistently peers into the underbelly of obscured and sometimes unknown underground culture worldwide, from Bruce Haack to Betty Page & Russ Meyer soundtracks, to their unsurpassed Love Peace & Poetry compilations of psychedelic weirdness. Asian Takeaways is another new venture, a compilation with great tracks from Hong Kong, China, Korea, etc. All from the 60's and 70's, little takeaway-tunes with beautiful vocals, twisted musical elements and just as satisfying to consume as a great Chinese noodle dish. What Doob Doob O'Rama is for India this is for the Chinese world. Guitar Boogies, singalong tunes, fast Chinese compositions, fast to eat and easy to digest." Artists featured are: Jing Ting (Hong Kong), Yoon Il-loh (Korea), Chung-ae Ahn (Korea), Yao Su-Yong (Malaysia), Chang Loo (Malaysia), Chang Siao Ying (Singapore), Che-Hong Beck (Korea), Thu Su Yung (Hong Kong), Yiu Peng (Hong Kong), Wang-Li (Singapore) and Shung Sister (Korea).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Yee-Haw! The Other Side of Country
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 039CD

"There is another side of Country. All North American music from the the late '60s & '70's which just don't fit with a normal country & western release. Arlie Neaville sings composition from Jim Cuomo (Spoils of War) just before he became a Christian singer... Porter Wagener sings "The Rubber Room" before he became insane?... Mother Tucker Yellow Duck sing "Kill the Pig" ... before this song was banned and many more obscure and beautiful tracks. Many of these feature the same sense of desolation as beautifully evoked on Skip Spence's Oar, a pure isolated spirit of forgotten Americana. " Artists featured are: Spur (1969), Arlie Neaville (1969), Peter Grudzien (1973), Palmer Rocky (1980), Maitreya Kali (1972), William C. Beeley (1968), Alex Kubelin (1980), The Bluebird (1970), Weird Herald, Fresh Blueberry Pancake (1970), Flying Circus (1970), Mother Tucker's Yellow Duck (1968), The Wilson McKinley, Dennis The Fox (1975), Kevin Vicalvi (1974), Merrell Fankhauser (1968) and Greenwood, Curley & Clyde (1972).

Artist:	VA
Title:	Love, Peace & Poetry - Japanese Psychedelic Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 040CD

Fourth volume in this phenomenal series of compilations focusing on the weirdest and most uncommon records from the late 60s/early 70s. After volumes of American (QDK 021), Latin American (QDK 022) and Asian (QDK 029) obscurities, here comes Japan. "Right up front I think it's only right to note that anyone allergic to heavily distorted blues-based psychedelic lead guitar may very well not survive this disc. Japanese psychedelic music of the 1960s & 1970s is very heavily invested in a hard rock aesthetic and much of what we've chosen to include here features some phenomenal over the top electric guitar excess. Many Japanese records from this period are either very heavy psychedelic rock, or they are very experimental and avant garde with little in the way of classic UK & US Sixties 'underground' psychedelia to be found. As a result, while Japan and the United Kingdom released a comparable number of records during this period, there are a great many rare and expensive Japanese records that remain virtually unknown on this side of the globe. A few of the top rarities are only now finding their way to these shores. The LP by Ceremony creates a musical trip based upon a Buddhist mass, employing exotic instruments and building to a guitar assault but is impossible to really excerpt a small piece of for our purposes here. Only two or three Japanese collectors own the $4,000 original album. My American and European friends who have visited Japan almost unanimously describe the experience as what they imagine visiting another planet might be like. A very friendly and inviting planet, but disorientingly different in many ways. I think what they are describing is really the experience of a first encounter with a non-Western culture and imagine the experience of a Japanese traveler's first encounter with, for example, Arizona or New Mexico, would resemble an even greater interplanetary experience. Unlike most compilations which focus on rare singles tracks, the Love, Peace & Poetry series collects tracks from the world's rarest and most obscure psychedelic albums believing that, no matter how passionate a music fan you might be, you shouldn't be too surprised to find that you may have missed at least a few things along the way. Our intent is to make the claim that the world is a bigger place than you first thought, and to provide some convincing evidence to back that up. So here's a little Love, a little Peace, and a little Poetry to get you by until next time." -- Stan Denski. Artists included: The Mops, Yuya Uchida/Flowers, The Happenings Four, Foodbrain, Apryl Fool (Haruomi Hosono), Speed, Glue & Shinki, Blues Creation, Shinki Chen & Friends, The Jacks, Tokedashita Garasubako, Justin Heathcliff, Masahiko Sato & Sound Breakers, Kuni Kawachi & His Friends, The Beavers.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Love, Peace & Poetry - British Psychedelic Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 041CD

Fifth volume in this phenomenal series of compilations focusing on the weirdest and most uncommon records from the late 60s/early 70s, this time focusing on underground UK releases."Not just another collection of rare singles tracks, this series is designed to introduce you to a large box of albums you may have heard of but have never heard; designed to show you that there was a bit more Love, Peace and Poetry around than you might have thought." --Stan Denski. Artists include: REd Dirt, Gary Walker & The Rain, Andwellas Dream, Dark, Dogfeet, Tony, Caro & John, Candida Pax, Pussy, Mark Fry, Motherlight, Light Years Away (Astral Navigations, aka Bill Nelson), Bodkin, Forever Amber, Oliver, Parameter.

Artist:	WEINBERG METHOD OF NON-SYNTHETIC ELECTRONIC ROCK, THE
Title:	The Weinberg Method Of Non-Synthetic Electronic Rock
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 042CD

Reissue of an obscure electronic music album, originally released in 1968, with bonus tracks. Another historic event for fans of experimental exotica: Martin Denny, Bruce Haack, Pierre Henry, Dick Hyman, Perrey & Kingsley, etc., described as "a synthetic sound revolution with great songs, like Bruce Haack with a Psychedelic touch." From the LP's original liner notes: "The Weinberg Method of Non-Synthetic Electronic Rock (or the Electronic Rock Method of Non-Synthetic Weinberg) is a revolution in sound (or sound in revolution). To be more precise, the W.M.N.S.E.R., as it is affectionately known, is a way of taking the sounds of common musical instruments (twang), sounds of every day life (beep-beep), sounds of the human body (hic-cup) and altering them electronically to create a totally new concept of recording. In the hands of Mr. Weinberg, the human heart-beat becomes a bass drum, an ambulance siren becomes a slide trombone and the sound of a secretary filing her nails becomes a 24 piece string section. Undoubtedly, Fred Weinberg is the first man in history to orchestrate an alka-seltzer fizzing, a computer-card computing and a toilet flushing. When Mr. Weinberg leads his orchestra, the whole world is in the pit. One of his earliest experiments in sound was the time he recorded an ant walking on sand. Unfortunately, the experiment was cut-short by a myopic ice-cream vendor. Of course, this is not to say that Fred Weinberg was the first man ever to discover that the sounds of every day life can be more harmonious than the sounds of traditional music. For instance, George Bernhard Shaw once said, 'Nothing soothes me more, after a long and maddening day of pianoforte recitals, than to sit and have my teeth drilled.' (Shaw? Didn't he used to be the lead singer with the Del-Vikings?) To sum up, then, The Electronic Weinberg Rock of Non-Synthetic Method is simply an assortment of natural sounds that are slowed-down, speeded-up, turned upside-down and inside-out. Sound like sound never sounded before."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Love, Peace & Poetry -- Brazilian Psychedelic Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 043CD

"Music, and the arts in general, in the 1960s provided first hand experience with freedom and creativity of thought and ideas that stretched far beyond the confines and borders set by oppressive regimes and repressive political leadership in general. In Brazil the musical artists of the 1960s and 1970s blended rock, tropicalia, classical, jazz, eastern music and regional music with everything available to create an amazing music universe that we have just skimmed the surface of in this collection." Artists include: O Brando, Os Brazões, A Bolha, Liverpool, Bango, The Buttons, Assim Assado, O Têrço, Spectrum, Módulo 1000, Os Lobos, Rubinho E Mauro Assumpção, Sound Factory, Terço, Paulo Bagunça, Lula Côrtes E Zé Ramalho, Marcos Valle, Hugo Filho, Marconi Notaro.

Artist:	CUOMO
Title:	ejazz
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 044CD

"The Village Voice said this in 1973: 'James Cuomo's Zetos... is more sensitive. By this time a great variety of colors could be programmed, and this short piece has some lovely splashes of notes. Less was left to chance here, and the material and its sequence all make normal musical sense. In 'The Computer and Music', Columbia University Press 1972, is found: Zetos 2,...,2* based on the jazz blues form, consists of twelve 12-measure choruses. Probability changes are substituted for harmonic changes. Parameters so controlled include rhythm, octave choices, timbre, density, and instrumentation. The tape part was written to conform with the instrumental parts, and was prepared with the ILLIAC II system. Early 60's recording of pure Jazz (Bebop) with massive electronics composed on a huge computer, music concrete, from the mastermind of Spoils Of War & Mormos. Real swinging but scary'."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Love, Peace & Poetry: Mexican Psychedelic Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 045CD

"The most recent volume of the Love, Peace & Poetry series, Mexican Psychedelic Music, takes as its focus what was one aspect of our second collection in this series, Latin American Psychedelic Music. While there are some parallels between the evolution of rock and roll in the US and Mexico, the stories are out of synch with each other in interesting ways. In the US, the first wave of rock and roll presented a challenge to longstanding racial divisions and repressed sexuality that was fought off (by 1960 Elvis was in the Army, Jerry Lee Lewis in exile, Chuck Berry in prison and Little Richard turned to Jesus) and replaced by the mostly bland and neutered pop of singers like Fabian, Dion, Paul Anka, Frankie Avalon and Pat Boone (if you've ever wonder what music might sound like in Hell listen to Pat Boone's covers of Little Richard; possibly the most frightening music ever made). The history of Mexican pop music remains calm and fairly controversy free through the 1950s and into the late 1960s. The economic prosperity that fueled the Baby Boom generation in the United States didn't exist for Mexican youth, nor was Mexico as racially volatile or sexually repressed. In the 1950's the culture of the United States was far more shook up by Elvis and his gyrating army than was Mexico. Rock and roll became dangerous in Mexico when it began to be mixed with a challenge to the political status quo. Tracks from rare LPs by The Flying Karpets, Grupo Ciruela, Los Ovnis, La Onda De Survival, and Nahuatl help complete our tour through the various climates of 1960s-1970s Mexican psychedelia, and readily demonstrate the origins of a musical culture that continues on into contemporary times in the many bands that make up the active Mexican music scene here in the new century."

Artist:	VA
Title:	Love, Peace & Poetry - African Psychedelic Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 046CD

"This is volume eight of the Love, Peace & Poetry series. Many records on this compilation are from South Africa, but it also covers countries such as Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia. As in the other six volumes of this series the tracks are only taken from rare LP's and some fetches prices over $1500 for an original. The biggest problem with original records from African countries are finding them in good condition. The turntables where very very poor and the hot and humid climate does not preserve records very good. Sometimes termites eaten away complete record covers. In addition earthquakes, sandstorms, floods, wars, revolutions and other heavy influences made it hard to release albums and keep them in good shape since the late 60's. All this makes this compilation very special beside the amazing good music. The Bands: Abstract Truth / A-Cads / Flames / Freedoms Children / McCully Workshop / Third Eye / Those Five / Suck / Otis Waygood Ten Light Claps / Wildebeest / Mack Sigis Porter / Blo / Ofege / Quentin E Klopjaeger / Rikki Ililonga / Chrissy Zebby Tembo & Ngozi Family.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Love, Peace & Poetry - Turkish Psychedelic Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 047CD

This is the ninth volume in the impressive Love, Peace & Poetry compilation series, following America, Latin America, Asia, UK, Japan, Brazil, Mexico and Africa. In Turkey, as the 1950s became the 1960s, just as in cities and towns across Britain and America, countless musical groups began to spring up as young people felt the pull of a growing youth movement. The music that would come from Turkey would blend European and Asian influences unique to that country and essential to the cultural synthesis of Turkish folk and Western rock music that emerged in 1967-1968. The great Delta blues players like Robert Johnson created music with one acoustic guitar in much the same way that traditional türkü arrangements were played originally on one saz (traditional Turkish instrument). If you consider the ways in which classic Delta blues songs were later given electric rock arrangements by musicians like John Mayall, Eric Clapton, The Rolling Stones and others you will have a fuller understanding of the Turkish rock/pop music of this era. Artists featured include: Moğollar (described as "Anadolu pop" or "Anatolian pop" -- the essence of the ancient and mystical soul of Turkish folk music; known as the "Turkish Pink Floyd"); Selda (politically-themed music, a transformation of traditional Turkish folk music and poetry into more contemporary rock-based music similar to the transformation of traditional folk-blues in the West); Özdemir Erdoğan (well-known jazz guitarist, vocalist and arranger; his track was originally a well-known türkü by Asik Veysel, one of the most revered Turkish folk poets); Erkin Koray (the most psychedelic Turkish rocker ever, made his best recordings between 1970 and 1974 -- the song here was recorded in 1971 with his band, Erkin Koray Supergroup). Edip Akbayram (a türkü arranger and singer -- one of the last examples of the best Turkish rock music of the 1960s-1970s, as there was a definite shift away from those traditions after the beginning of the 1980s). Cem Karaca (another important rock singer known for his political stance); Üç Hürel (Turkish rock group formed in 1970 by three brothers; unique for designing their own instruments: drums created from traditional Turkish percussion instruments, a double-necked stringed creation that had an electric saz on one half and an electric guitar on the other); Bülent Ortaçgil (songwriter and singer who released his debut LP in1974, an album which has become a Turkish pop classic recently reissued on CD; Ortaçgil is unique because of the absence of Eastern influences in his music, sounding more Western as a result). As the smoke from the hookah rises around you and the intricate patterns in the finely-woven carpet open upon new worlds of meaning, breathe in the music deeply and enjoy.

Artist:	PING
Title:	The Castle Massacre
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 048CD

Oslo-based band Ping is comprised of Jørgen Greiner, Mattis Janitz, Alexander Lindbäck, Tore Hofstad and Hans Fredheim. Ever since their debut offering in 2000, It's a Picnic, Ping has rollercoasted through a variety of different styles, gliding past musical boundaries and turning the laws of harmony upside down. The Zappa-esque ride continues with The Castle Massacre, in a dense prog/electro/punk/jazz mix. The opening song "Bow To The Beagle" seams to quote electronic pioneer Bruce Haack. "Anyway But Now" juggles around prog-rock motifs like Ween used to. "Blue Velvet Rope" dances at a '70s funk pace. The title track reminds of early Genesis, "The Skating Hall" recalls 10cc and "Comoneverybody" uses the jazzy flute and space-funk grooviness of Captain Beefheart. "Manuales" rips Kraftwerk, "Inside A Rock" swings with a reggae vibe and "Konstantinopel" recycles old vaudeville traditions. All these influences, together with a powerfully distinguished sound, make this Ping album a truly exhilarating experience. But in spite of all these daring combinations of different styles, Ping don't drift away into artificial avant garde spaces. The core of their songs is almost always an outstanding pop melody. Ping has earned enthusiasm from critics all over Scandinavia and it's time for the rest of the world to get just as excited.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Love, Peace & Poetry - Chilean Psychedelic Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	QDK 049CD

The Love, Peace & Poetry series from QDK continues in Chile, with 17 tracks culled from some of the lost treasures of the psychedelic music scene of the 7-year period between 1967-1973. In 1973, the Chilean dictatorship banned most rock bands and most musicians had to stop or leave the country, or take it underground. The ban extended to the retroactive destruction of many master tapes for many of the albums included here, which only just stopped as recently as the 1980s. Kissing Spell represents with "Yellow Moon" taken from their 1970 album Los Pajaros, as well as Embrujo who released their self-titled LP in 1971. Los Jaivas' debut LP was pressed privately in 1971 in a small edition of 500 copies, making this track extra-rare. Los Vidrios Quebrados were one of the real South American psychedelic classics -- their Byrds-like jangle-pop coming through clearly on their track. Aguaturbia were pioneers of psychedelic rock in Latin America, who also generated considerable controversy over their album covers. Los Blops released three now very rare and very sought-after LPs between 1970 and 1973, and their sound was focused on their guitarist's electric 12-string guitar (an unusual instrument in Chile at the time). Sacros were among the first electric folk-rock bands to perform during Catholic mass -- their recording was almost destroyed by the military and only a handful of copies survived. Los Macs' 1967 masterwork, Kaleidoscope Men, is rightfully considered by many collectors to be one of the finest examples of '60s psychedelia from South America and original copies are impossibly rare. Los Beat 4 was one of the most successful groups of the national scene in the mid-'60s and both of their rare LPs are represented here. Tumulto was respected for being non-commercial, and their track is taken from their rare debut album. Escombros released their sole LP in 1970 and are a gem in the psychedelic progressive folk style. Congregación released their sole LP on the IRT label in 1972, and El Congresso's sound is the result of a unique blend of contemporary elements and Andean roots. Chilean psychedelic music was produced during a time of great cultural change and social turmoil and is exceedingly rare and very special.

Artist:	VA
Title:	Love, Peace & Poetry - Chilean Psychedelic Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	LP
Price:	$17.00
Catalog #:	QDK 049LP

LP glossy gatefold heavy sleeve; 180 gram pressing; transparent red vinyl, 62 minutes. The Love, Peace & Poetry series from QDK continues in Chile, with 17 tracks culled from some of the lost treasures of the psychedelic music scene of the 7-year period between 1967-1973. In 1973, the Chilean dictatorship banned most rock bands and most musicians had to stop or leave the country, or take it underground. The ban extended to the retroactive destruction of many master tapes for many of the albums included here, which only just stopped as recently as the 1980s. Kissing Spell represents with "Yellow Moon" taken from their 1970 album Los Pajaros, as well as Embrujo who released their self-titled LP in 1971. Los Jaivas' debut LP was pressed privately in 1971 in a small edition of 500 copies, making this track extra-rare. Los Vidrios Quebrados were one of the real South American psychedelic classics -- their Byrds-like jangle-pop coming through clearly on their track. Aguaturbia were pioneers of psychedelic rock in Latin America, who also generated considerable controversy over their album covers. Los Blops released three now very rare and very sought-after LPs between 1970 and 1973, and their sound was focused on their guitarist's electric 12-string guitar (an unusual instrument in Chile at the time). Sacros were among the first electric folk-rock bands to perform during Catholic mass -- their recording was almost destroyed by the military and only a handful of copies survived. Los Macs' 1967 masterwork, Kaleidoscope Men, is rightfully considered by many collectors to be one of the finest examples of '60s psychedelia from South America and original copies are impossibly rare. Los Beat 4 was one of the most successful groups of the national scene in the mid-'60s and both of their rare LPs are represented here. Tumulto was respected for being non-commercial, and their track is taken from their rare debut album. Escombros released their sole LP in 1970 and are a gem in the psychedelic progressive folk style. Congregación released their sole LP on the IRT label in 1972, and El Congresso's sound is the result of a unique blend of contemporary elements and Andean roots. Chilean psychedelic music was produced during a time of great cultural change and social turmoil and is exceedingly rare and very special.

Artist:	PAGE, BETTY
Title:	Private Girl: Spicy Music
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	PIC. DISC
Price:	$16.50
Catalog #:	QDK PIC031LP

"Private Girl offers the sub-title/description 'Spicy Music'. 24 quirky tracks from the '50s, including cuts by John Barry, Mel Young, Pete Thomas, Roger Roger, Malcolm Lockyer and Jack Dorsey. So Betty is now a 'private girl'. Judging from the photos enclosed, this means you the listener may enjoy a private moment with Betty. Contains a 20 page booklet of photos of the legendary risque '50s pin-up girl, both color and black & white."

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Artist:	DASENT, PETER
Title:	OST Braindead
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 006CD

Artist:	VA
Title:	Electronic Toys Volume Two
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.50
Catalog #:	QDK 028CD

Artist:	VA
Title:	Music For Gracious Living Volume 2
Label:	QDK MEDIA (GERMANY)
Format:	CD
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	QDK 035CD