Browse by Label: THRILL JOCKEY

Artist:	ETERNALS, THE
Title:	Chapter And Verse
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	12"
Price:	$6.50
Catalog #:	THR 012.16EP

"A three piece hailing from the city of Chicago. Their music pulls from a variety of sources, foremost amongst them reggae, jazz and soul. These influences all play a large role in the rhythms utilized by the group, creating music which is sometimes rolling, sometimes sparse, with staccato melodies provided courtesy of bass, organ, synthesizer and drums. The band also makes use of melodica, a tape machine and a sound effects generator. The roots of The Eternals can be found in the percussive and melodic sounds of great artists like Augustus Pablo and The Headhunters."

Artist:	COLEMAN, ANDREW
Title:	Blame It On Adam
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	12"
Price:	$6.50
Catalog #:	THR 012.17EP

"Andy Coleman lives on a boat. Andy Coleman records his music in his studio on his boat. Andy Coleman describes the title track to his EP on Thrill Jockey by saying, 'Orange music. Broken fridge doors and unsent records. The acoustic guitars are illegal by the way. Modelled wind instruments do their thing. Blow when they want. Miles would have hated it.' So begins the latest release from one of the founders of England's Bovinyl label and Ninja Tune artist Animals on Wheels. A departure from the Animals on Wheels material, it is an avant-electro, plickity-plunk piano release in the vain of recent Richard James or Global Goon."

Artist:	LITHOPS
Title:	Sequenced Twinset/Fi
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	12"
Price:	$6.50
Catalog #:	THR 012.19EP

"Lithops is Jan from Mouse on Mars. 'Sequenced Twinset' and "Fi" are two remastered tracks from the early Lithops period in 1995. Beautifully flowing, they leave behind the boundaries between classical music writing, sound programming, and spontaneous music improvisation. Microtonal buzzes, strained melodies, feedback hiss, digital noise events, tape tricks, and dub perversions fuse to become a hybrid lecture of freaked out subtleness. This limited 12" is filled with poetic surgery dissecting, traces of structural complexity, and compositional skill on the surface of pure music." Limited stock.

Artist:	TAKEMURA, NOBUKAZU
Title:	Sign
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$15.00
Catalog #:	THR 012.20CD

"A digital companion to the limited edition 12" released in late 2000, this CD features different versions of tracks on the 12" as well as a separate long version of 'Meteor'. In addition to that, 'Sign' features a CD-ROM cartoon by the man responsible for it's cover art, Katsura Moshino of Girlstudio fame. 'Sign' overflows with warm production and Nobukazu's ever present unique, charming playfulness and melodically effected, robotic vocals. These are unbearably delightful sounds that will have you unconsciously humming for days! 'Sign' brings to mind the electronic wizardry of some Mouse on Mars releases or Takemura's recordings under the Child's View alias."

Artist:	MOUSE ON MARS
Title:	Actionist Respoke
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$7.00
Catalog #:	THR 012.21CD

"The first tasty treat to be unleashed from Mouse on Mars' forthcoming 7th album, Idiology (due April 17th from Thrill Jockey), 'Actionist Respoke' marks yet another leap forward for Mouse on Mars. A head on collision of frenetic scratching, deconstructed house vocals and pulsating beats that represent MoM's darkest grooves yet. 'Actionist' is presented here in two forms. The first will also be found on Idiology and is a concise statement of purpose, letting all in earshot know that these sonic terrorists are for real; the second finds the Dusseldorf duo giving the song room to breathe, as the rhythm takes on a life of it's own. To bring it all together MoM find themselves in the studio with Herbert (aka Doctor Rockit) in a more relaxed, yet still devious mood, giving the EP a fine sense of closure. This single will be strictly limited to 2500 copies on CD only."

Artist:	CONN, BOBBY
Title:	Winners
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$7.50
Catalog #:	THR 012.23CD

"In a move designed to further Bobby's recent success, Thrill Jockey presents 5 interpretations of the global hit song 'Winners'. In addition to the album version, Tortoise's John McEntire turns this pop gem into a rumbling no-wave engine. Hot Detroit electro duo Adult. get the kids on the dancefloor with their 'losers mix', Mr. Pot Bear emphasizes the tune's magnificent horn arrangement and upstart Chicago techno-maven Magas strips the tune down to its raw essence. There are winners and losers, and Mr. Conn certainly falls into the former category."

Artist:	MOUSE ON MARS
Title:	Agit Itter It It
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	THR 012.24CD

Domestic CD version of what was once "a MP3 vinyl set, complete with impregnated live-section. The hard disk-to-record-transfer is the first artefact of its kind! Includes tracks for downloading and 2 tracks, genuinely alive: 'actionist respoke' and 'introduce' (from the album Idiology). An agenda of breakdown and absurdity. Total ambiguity prevails in exploding sounds often less than milliseconds in length. Nothing is decided in the music itself but its construction as a statement: even intervals and rigid power chords arrayed in dualistic structures, keyed in through blasting tirades of resistance, display a world of madness and diversity."

Artist:	TRANS AM
Title:	Extremixxx
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	THR 012.26CD

"Features new remixes by Dan the Automator (Gorillaz, Handsome Boy Modeling School), Prefuse 73 (Savath and Savalas, Warp Records), John Herndon (Tortoise, Isotope 217), Dabrye (Ghostly International) and Jonathan K. A 6 track EP in which TA's abusive studio wizardry is exploited further. With an eye-catching cover and an all-star cast, Extremixxx captures the emerging sound of the electro underground and makes a fine companion to Trans Am's most accomplished work to date."

Artist:	FREAKWATER
Title:	Old Paint
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 022CD

"Freakwater's Old Paint was originally released on October 10, 1995 and marked their fourth record and second for Thrill Jockey. The band at the time, much in the same way it is today, revolved around Catherine Irwin, Janet Beveridge Bean and David Gay. Along with their fifth release Springtime, Old Paint is considered by many Freakwater's finest moment. Catherine's originals on Old Paint elevated her stature as a songwriter to another level with tracks like 'Gravity' and 'Gone to Stay'."

Artist:	MICROSTORIA
Title:	Init Ding
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	THR 031CD

Domestic issue of the first Microstoria album, as originally issued on the Mille Plateaux label in Germany. "Microstoria is a collaboration between Markus Popp (Oval) and Jan St. Werner (Mouse On Mars). The resulting music is an electronic soundtrack, not without structure, not without melody. 'The instruments' used are what could be seen as their successors -- machines and digital technology. Where Oval excludes authorship of music, Microstoria explores authorship, especially in relation to improvisation. The tones used in composition are mechanized, yet paradoxically rich. The resulting pieces are organic in feel, a striking result when viewed in context with their origins. Once, instruments were physical entities, connecting the creative individual through tuition and technical skill to the almost metaphysical world of music. The distinction between computing device and 'musical instrument' was increasingly blurred since the 1950s; however, it left the composer in charge of his/her machinery. More recently in the 1990s things have merged into one. Computer-based (formerly 'programmable' or 'computer controlled') authoring environment -- still fully capable of hosting the residual 'old' music media as well as its terminology. The transition from the 50's perspective to the 90's put an already well introduced component of music production newly into focus: software rendering the composer the designer. Atavistic concepts like an instrument end up as a tutorial vocabulary, or in other words a helpful software metaphor. Microstoria has goals and tasks for the near future: music as organized acoustics and music as software."

Artist:	OVAL
Title:	Systemisch
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	THR 032CD

Reissue of 2nd Oval album (first to fully explore their current sound, as originally issued by Mille Plateaux). Beautiful digital abstractions, created by CD manipulation (painting on discs, etc.). Some of the most hypnotic & vital music of the era. Their masterpiece, the 3rd album Diskont 94, will be reissued later in '96. "Oval create warm melodies and rich textures out of electronic tones and loops. Oval loops sounds created out of manipulated discs. The repetition indigent in a sound loop serves a rhythm, over which layered loops of warm tones provide the melodic, organic element."

Artist:	BROWN/JAMES WARDEN/DOUG SCHARIN, BUNDY K.
Title:	Directions in Music
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	THR 033CD

Post-Tortoise sounding trio, utilizing acoustic/electric guitars, electric piano, bass, accordion, drums, dumbek, hand percussion & marimba, "Bundy is a former bassist with Gastr Del Sol and Tortoise. James currently plays guitar with 40k and Doug records and performs with Rex, June of '44 and his own project Him. The album consists of 8 instrumental songs recorded in the spring of '96 at Idful music in Chicago...the songs were composed in the studio, or significantly realized through the recording process. [They] began the recording with several musical elements as the 'root' of the songs. The 'roots' were then taken and collectively developed into the versions presented on the record. the development was a natural result of the group's improvisation stemming from the 'root' and their exploration of texture, rhythm, color and harmonic interplay, as central elements to that improvisation." Limited stock.

Artist:	MICROSTORIA
Title:	snd
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	THR 035CD

Second album by this German duo of Markus Popp (Oval) and Jan St. Werner (Mouse On Mars), issued domestically in collaboration with Mille Plateaux. "The 'instruments' used are what could be seen as their successors -- machines and digital technology. Where Oval excludes authorship of music, Microstoria explores authorship, especially in relation to improvisation. The tones used in composition are mechanized, yet paradoxically rich. The resulting pieces are organic in feel, a striking result when viewed in context with their origins. snd was recorded partly in Berlin and partly in Cologne. Markus and Jan used classical improvisation techniques to create source material for mixing. This recording was done on high end digital equipment utilizing cutting edge digital sound editing as well as instruments and their digitally implemented equivalents. Microstoria concentrates on minute musical details, in order to end up with a smooth succession of carefully sampled soundframes, replayed in 'slow motion'. Microstoria challenges the conventional concept of music. They remove many compositional boundaries. Freed from traditional concepts of time, verse, even structure, Microstoria explores tone and texture, creating depth and form out of abstractions. Subtle tonal changes trigger major alterations in form and 'depth' when juxtaposed. The nature of improvisation is altered by the clear and precise editing decisions. It is this paradoxical arrangement that mirrors the aforementioned paradox of the organic sound/feel of the music and the mechanical origins. Microstoria's music, like many forms of abstraction, reveals its complexion upon close inspection."

Artist:	OVAL
Title:	Diskont
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	THR 036CD

Reissue of the 2nd Oval album for Mille Plateau (3rd overall); aka oval94diskont. Both the CD & LP have two bonus tracks not included on the Mille Plateaux version. More advanced in its transportational properties than its predecessor Systemisch, this album is one of the dominating, defining audio documents of its era. "Oval are Markus Popp and Sebastian Oschatz. The paramount aim of Oval is to vigorously comment on the transitions in media, as well as digital technology. Oval music is about media, aesthetic presence, organized sound, composed out of the remnants of both music and musicality. They are interested in providing insight into the contemporary digital audio workspace components. Whilst originating as more of a by product of theory and theoretical demonstration, Oval's music is a rich textural and often melodic soundtrack created out of cold electronic tones. In commenting on digital technology, Ovals uses their own digital programs as well as physical manipulations of disc to expose the process and the equipment: for example creating a rhythm track out of a looped skip in a CD. As with Microstoria, Oval music, whilst a by product of their comment on and exposing of digital technology, is enjoyable without the knowledge of it's origins because it is a rich melodic soundtrack.

Artist:	SEA AND CAKE, THE
Title:	The Fawn
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	THR 039CD

"Formed in the fall of 1993, The Sea and Cake remain Sam Prekop, Archer Prewitt, Eric Claridge and John McEntire. The essential difference between The Fawn and the three previous records lies in the approach to song writing mechanics. This was not a conscious effort to shift styles but an effort to incorporate new tools (computers, sequencers, drum machines, etc.). The 'new tools' are an essential aspect of a decidedly different approach to writing material, with the realization of ideas beyond the guitar, drums and bass format."

Artist:	MICROSTORIA
Title:	Reprovisers
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	THR 042CD

"Microstoria sent tracks to the following artists (C. Schultz & Hajsch, Ui, Violent Onsen Geisha, Mouse On Mars, FX Randomiz, Oval, Stereolab, Jim O'Rourke, Christoph Heemann, Christophe Charles & Nicolas Collins) for a collaborative track. The idea of the project was an extension of the improvisations of Microstoria. A collaboration between two improvisers as opposed to a remix. Bands were to augment the tracks they were sent by playing off of, or with the tracks. Microstoria improvise with machines and then edit to complete a track. They create a variety of tones and then compose in the editing process. They wanted to extend this notion by having their edits further reprised by an additional improvisation and edit. They selected many of the musicians with the thoughts that their music would be different enough to make a significant change to the tone and timbre of Microstoria's music. The results are not only a very interesting listen but exciting in the merging of technical and human elements."

Artist:	OVAL
Title:	Dok
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	THR 046CD

"This record is part one of a counter-remix-project embarked upon by Berlin-based sound innovators Oval and Tokyo-based installation artist/sound designer Christophe Charles. The record is primarily an Oval record accessing the soundfile archive of travel and field recordings by Charles. On this new LP, Dok, the preparation of the recording process itself was a challenge in its own right. the challenge centers around the widely static and very delicate environmental recordings of Charles and the difficulty in creating music out of sound with no sustain, no rhythm, and in no linear structure or relationship to each other."

Artist:	ISOTOPE 217
Title:	The Unstable Molecule
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	THR 049CD

Debut release by a new Chicago sextet including 3 Tortoise members (John Herndon, Dan Bitney & Jeff Parker). "It's hard to state exactly what Isotope 217 is because of the diverse influences of the participants. One might say an eclectic avant funk ensemble dedicated to the Phonometric system of universal thought (Phonometrics are, as described by Satie, the science of measuring sound). One might also say a freewheeling trans-molecular unit dedicated to the betterment of all worlds."

Artist:	TORTOISE
Title:	TNT
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	THR 050CD

"Tortoise's 3rd full length release, TNT, was written and recorded during a 10-month interval in 1997. This longer-than-usual production schedule was purposefully undertaken by the group in the hopes of crafting an expansive, diverse, yet thematically coherent offering. Clocking in at 65 minutes, it is certainly the most substantial Tortoise release to date. TNT builds upon the spare, instrumental framework of the group's first, self-titled album and the extended edits, melodic adventures, and klangfarben of the subsequent full length release, Millions Now Living Never Die. Further to this, Tortoise's interest in the possibilities offered by the remixing of tracks was realized within the actual production of TNT; individual elements, sections, or sometimes whole compositions mutate within the album's shifting framework. These techniques were suitably realized thanks in part to the use of non-linear digital recording and editing techniques, the first example of such work for the group. In addition, many of the arrangements push the group's standard instrumentation into new territories with the inclusion of strings, woodwinds, and brass."

Artist:	TRANS AM
Title:	The Surveillance
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	THR 054CD

"Trans Am's third and most controversial album, The Surveillance, marks a new direction for them as it is the first that they recorded and mixed entirely by themselves. Like their two previous full length releases, this record is a mixture of rock and electronic sounds. However, it features less lush production than Surrender to the Night, instead moving from sparse and paranoid electronic jams to balls-to-the-walls rockers. To create the eerie mechanical grooves, several drum machines, keyboards, and effects processors were added to their tremendously outdated arsenal."

Artist:	PULLMAN
Title:	Turnstyles And Junkpiles
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 055CD

"Pullman is an acoustic quartet featuring Bundy K. Brown of Directions in Music, Curtis Harvey of Rex, Chris Brokaw of Come and Douglas McCombs of Tortoise and Eleventh Dream Day. While it's impossible to ignore the influence of John Fahey on their music, Pullman draw upon the influence of a variety of performers, fingerstyle and otherwise: Nick Drake, Leo Kottke, Ry Cooder, Bhrij Khabra, VM Bhatt, Bola Sete, King S. Ade, Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, Steve Tibbetts, Robbie Basho, Peter Laing, Duane Allman, Dickie Betts, Doc Watson, Richard Thompson and even Jimmy Page."

Artist:	CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO
Title:	12 Degrees of Freedom
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 060CD

Taylor (drums, vibes), Mazurek (cornet, piano, bamboo flute). Recorded, mixed and edited by Casey Rice (Designer). Mazurek and guest guitarist Jeff Parker are members of Isotope 217. "Ah, the cry of jazz... Canned press: 'Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor are stalwarts on the Chicago Jazz front and have played with myriad artists. On Duo the two meld their various influences and talents to form a free-flowing, moon-scaped recording.' Chad & Rob are members of the Chicago Underground Orchestra (one record: Playground on Delmark) and are augmented here by Tortoise/Isotope 217 member Jeff Parker (catch) on a few of the tracks. Recorded alternatingly at the Lunar Cabaret, the James Bond Loft, and WNUR studio during the calendar year 1997." -- Hrvatski.

Artist:	PREKOP, SAM
Title:
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 061CD

"Sam Prekop's eponymously titled LP is a study in pop nuances. Simultaneously transporting the listener from mild climes and swinging palms to darkened skies and wind blown steppes, the record will be easily recognized by fans of The Sea and Cake. Known to many as the singer and main songwriter for said group, Mr. Prekop is assisted on this release by Chad Taylor (Chicago Underground Due), Josh Abrams (ex-Roots, Town and Country), Jim O'Rourke and Archer Prewitt (The Sea and Cake). Those expecting to find more of the computer beats and trickery found on The Fawn and Two Gentlemen are in for a surprise. Whilst prevalent, the computer takes a back seat to real strings, drums, piano, electric piano and organ as well as electric and acoustic bass. The subtle grooves, a trademark of The Sea and Cake records, are still present here as Sam and his band blend West African rhythms with a bit of soul, jazz and pop."

Artist:	ISOTOPE 217
Title:	Utonian Automatic
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	THR 063CD

"Second full length from Chicago's Isotope 217...came to fruition via an increased focus on composition. Many of the songs had their inception as rough sketches that slowly took form during Isotope 217's various life performances. The absence of Sara P. Smith, the trombone player on The Unstable Molecule, also had a direct effect on the way Utonian Automatic was created. The band was forced to look deeper for new tones and sonorities to continue to develop their sound with the new lineup."

Artist:	OVAL
Title:	Szenariodisk
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	THR 064CD

"The digital terrorist attacks with a CDEP comprised of new material and six songs which graced his previous 12" releases, Aero Deko and Szenario. Szenariodisk continues his exploration and manipulation of digital technology. This CDEP is the final installment in his three part series. This series of Oval Process Software takes a leap from the platform of Dok. While Dok employed the sound files of Christof Charles, the new EPs are made from the rich and round tones of the Oval sound files. The tones and melodies are a ghost, or a faint reminder of the melodies on the Oval debut Systemisch. There is considerable depth and a deep groove." [Content clarification: there are actually 11 tracks on this release, including 5 new, very short tracks that are apparently exclusive to this issue; total time: 25 minutes]

Artist:	GARNER, SUE AND RICK BROWN
Title:	Still
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 065CD

"The material ranges from songs fully written by Sue to tracks based on rhythm loops to a little appropriation of the music of the Equals. The dissolution of Run On allowed for reflection that reminded them of the fruitful period before the inception of that band and after Fish & Roses ended. In that transition, Sue and Rick had worked on tunes and recorded them at home to help with the composition process. The resulting demos, many of which later became Run On songs, still sound good and have the freedom and intimacy peculiar to home recording. Later, Sue recorded To Run More Smoothly, her solo debut, in her New York apartment. In their 15 year musical partnership, Sue and Rick have always tried to make music that is both complex, challenging and tuneful. They are interested in the exploration of group dynamics as well as recording techniques. Still is a beautiful testament to years together and lessons learned along the way."

Artist:	LONESOME ORGANIST, THE
Title:	Cavalcade
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 067CD

"The Lonesome Organist recorded the majority of Cavalcade himself in an attempt to reproduce in its most primitive and true state, the experience of seeing The Lonesome Organist in a live setting. Jeremy spent the better part of the year on the road and expanded his one-man act to include steel drum, saw and tape delay in an effort to round out his preferred arsenal of drums, guitar, keyboards, harmonica and vocals. Cavalcade was done live and straight to two-track. Jeremy played all the instruments simultaneously. The result is music with a swirling metamorphasis of style and sound. Yes, The Lonesome Organist has the rarely seen and miraculous ability to move effortlessly from reckless organ bashings to carnival steel pans with tape manipulated speed-ups to hillbilly guitars to techno beat box yodeling."

Artist:	TAKEMURA, NOBUKAZU
Title:	Scope
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 068CD

"Creatively, Nobukzu Takemura is inspired by both the 'impressionist and objective conception' of John Cage, Brian Eno and Afrika Bambaata, and the free form creativity of John Coltrane and Robert Wyatt. These influences are evident in his debut solo release, 1994's eponymous Child's View. 1997 saw the release of two records from Takemura: the 2nd Child's View record, Child And Magic and Changing Hands, a collaboration with Steve Jansen and Richard Barbierie. Scope is Nobukazu's debut Thrill Jockey full length. The five tracks all vary widely in style. Some focus on repetitive grooves that gradually transform into symphonies of delicately layered waves of sound while others offer organ-based melodies and alluringly stretched vocals. Also evident are intricate conversations between blips and bleeps that have more personality than half the humans you know. Put away your BPM counters, this is modern technology morphing. Musique concrete."

Artist:	BROKEBACK
Title:	Field Records From The Cook Country Water Table
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 070CD

"Brokeback is Douglas McCombs (Tortoise, 11th Dream Day, Pullman). Through Brokeback, Douglas has sought to explore something not as densely structured as his other musical outings with a focus on rhythm and texture. The idea with Brokeback is to keep things simple and let the melodies hang in the air. By the nature of this decision the music is sparse, but not without sounding full and realized." Features contributions from Noel Kuppersmith & Rob Mazurek (Chicago Underground), Josh Abrams (Sam Prekop, Town & Country), John Herndon & John McEntire (Tortoise).

Artist:	8 BOLD SOULS
Title:	Last Option
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	THR 071CD

"The group features the unusual instrumentation of two woodwinds, trumpet, trombone, cello, tuba, bass, and trap drums, and is led by composer Edward Wilkerson. In order to have a good understanding of 8 Bold Souls, it is important to understand a bit more about the ensemble's leader. Musically, Wilkerson finds inspiration from those he has studied or worked with such as Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry Threadgill, Lester Bowie, Fred Anderson, Von Freeman, Johnny Britt, as well as many other fellow members of the AACM. In addition, Wilkerson cites many non-musical inspirations like family, education, and readings. Fostered by the AACM, Wilkerson learned to think about music in an encouraging environment that prompted musical education in equal doses with experimentation. 8 Bold Souls' music is both melodic (reminiscent of small groups led by Duke Ellington and Jimmy Lunceford) and challenging (featuring complex arrangements for innovative instrumentation)."

Artist:	RIZZO, RICK AND TARA KEY
Title:	Dark Edson Tiger
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 072CD

"Logistically, this was mostly a tape-trading affair. Rizzo's parts were done at Chicago's Truckstop by Braden King (Dutch Harbor). Tara recorded her portions at Chessie studios with long time musical partner Tim Harris. Tara describes the process: 'one of us would send a piece on tape. Depending on the tune it would be a query or a statement or a rant. Round two respondent gave it a new twist or a birthing or stood back and interjected an Amen or two. We talked about Pollock and Winslow Homer and JMW Turner more than we ever talked about the tunes. Tapes traveled back and forth for almost nine months. The feel always was one of call and response, feint, connect; if you're walking the point I have your back.' This largely instrumental record (there are two with words) is a long distance phone call with two friends reflecting on and responding to each other's remarks. The surprise of Dark Edson Tiger comes not in the depth and quality of those remarks, but in the pastoral beauty with which they are delivered. Two Les Paul ravers jumping in with no idea of the outcome."

Artist:	BOYKIN OUTET, DAVID
Title:	Evidence of Life Other Planets Vol. 1
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	LP
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	THR 073LP

LP-only release. "Composer and saxophonist David Boykin leads the Outet, a jazz quintet consisting of vocalist Glenda Baker, flutist Nicole Mitchell (Samana), bassist Josh Abrasm (Sam Prekop Band, Town & Country), and drummer Chad Taylor (Sam Prekop Band, Chicago Underground Trio). The group is inspired by the tradition of Chicago musicians such as Run Ra, Gene Ammons, Johnny Griffin and Sonny Stitt, and used these local influences to help powerfully express the voice of the next generation of creative music. Boykin's bold sound, complex rhythmic phrasing, and fearlessly aggressive approach to improvisation lead the Outet with a forcefulness that touches the listener intimately."

Artist:	CONN, BOBBY
Title:	Llovessonngs EP
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	THR 075CD

"Bobby has been forced to provide the public with a tonic, a pacifier, to ensure stability and safety within the rock community. Llovessonngs, a 4 song ep, features Conn interpretations of the Ham/Evans track, 'Without You', and the Caetano Veloso composition, 'Marie B.' For, 'Without You', Conn began where Nilsson Schmilsson left off -- right in the heart of the FM dial. Joined for the recording by well known percussionist Michael Zerang, Conn's performance of 'Marie B.' sounds like an out take from his recent residency at Caesars Palace. Inspired by French socialite Virginia, Conn composed a song that may only the familiar to those that joined him at his snow bunny bash in San Moritz. Ending at the beginning, 'Free Love', works itself up into a deep groove that has been rated NC-17 by our friends at the RIAA. All songs feature the sultry French violinist Monica Boubou, and there are guest appearances from the cr�me of Chicago's Classical and Jazz community."

Artist:	MOUSE ON MARS
Title:	Niun Niggung
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 076CD

"Niun Niggung nonchalantly jumps over all sound construction sites in modern music history. Between the first lunar landing and the day after tomorrow's pop music, post-organics and new avant garde have rarely enjoyed such a good time together. Sounds without bounds. Battered evergreens to fall in love with. Details without regrets. As with its predecessor, Autoditacker, this terrifyingly progressive innovation centrifuge grown on you every time you hear it. 'Diskdusk', with its elegant futurism, the wuppingly superflupping 'Gogonal', and of course the special edition of 'Distroia', the wildest hit ever to emerge from the soundmines of the St. Martin studios are all the result of mercilessly erected findings of the past few years' sound research. An outrageously mature performance that always sounds different, yet always like Mouse On Mars. Forget about your pigeonholes. To think that all this is possible without glue or a false bottom. One thing is for certain: Mouse On Mars have paved the way for a continuously growing gang of German and international sound villains to weave analog and digital, electronic and non-electronic sounds into a totally new, organic fabric. Not without reason have great swarms of independent and other tinkerers, post-, kraut-, and general rockers, poppers, techno types, and avant garde scoundrels included this darned modern stuff in their daily menu. The Thrill Jockey version of Niun Niggung contains five tracks not available on the import version (Domino, Our Choice/Zomba)."

Artist:	ISOTOPE 217
Title:	Who Stole The I Walkman?
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$14.00
Catalog #:	THR 080CD

"Who Stole The I Walkman? is the culmination of Isotope 217's last year of performing and rehearsing, and it offers their unusually familiar blend of collective improvisation, songwriting, and electronic manipulation. Who Stole The I Walkman? is the most accurate representation to date of the balance Isotope 217 seeks to achieve between live performance and the recording process. That is, some songs such as "The Harmolodge" or "Sint_D" are well crafted compositions, while others, such as "Input" are live improvisations. The balance between the two is evident in a tune such as "Metabass", which was composed in the recording studio from a series of improvised tracks and compositional bits -- and illustrates Isotope 217's ability to create atmospheric electronica on a jazz foundation. Dan Bitney (percussion), John Herndon (percussion), Matthew Lux (bass), Rob Mazurek (cornet), Jeff Parker (guitar)."

Artist:	OVAL
Title:	Ovalprocess
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 081CD

"Markus Popp, a.k.a. Oval, is a mastermind of digital technology. Ovalprocess continues his elaborate manifesto of electronic music coupled with multimedia wizardry. This new release from Oval is a flowing, textured manuscript that utilizes sublime low end rhythm and directive pulsation in a manner that eases the listener into a soft and pillowy world dominated by electronic bleeps, glitches and moans. Ovalprocess equally represents an innovative music software application, designed by Popp, as much as it serves as the core engine to an innovative Oval sound installation. The installation is centered around one or several publicly accessible sound terminals running the Ovalprocess application, rendering the exhibit a customizable, collaborative workspace. Making the installation accessible in a public space is the ideal aesthetic that Popp craves-he feels it is far more effective than offering a CDRom or another option that would make the application available on a more individual basis. The Ovalprocess installation allows the public to use sounds that are found on the album to produce their own Oval-like music. His latest release displays Popp's talent at developing a deep and complex groove with seemingly difficult tools. Ovalprocess is best enjoyed at a loud volume. Oval's rich and round tones provide a Siren-like lure that is irresistible."

Artist:	TOWN AND COUNTRY
Title:	Decoration Day
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$8.00
Catalog #:	THR 083CD

"Town and Country's second release and their first on Thrill Jockey. It expands their all-acoustic instrumentation from the guitar, harmonium and 2 string basses of the first release to Josh Abrams on contrabass, piano and kalimba, Liz Payne on piano, snare drum and guitar, Jim Dorling on harmonium and celeste and Ben Vida on guitar and accordian. Seems they've coaxed their back-porch minimalism out into the caf�. The layered, unhurried drones developed on the first release now function to resolve through-composed pointillist melodies. Inspired by the music of Morton Feldman and Franco Batiato, Town and Country continues to present music in which the slightest changes are stongly felt, favoring timbral revelation over technical virtuosity."

Artist:	CONN, BOBBY
Title:	The Golden Age
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 084CD

"The Golden Age continues the Conn/Thrill Jockey union in fine fashion as Bobby picks up where Llovesongs left off, inviting the listener to indulge in a world of leisure. It's a world that celebrates the salad days of FM radio in the 1970's, exploring the glam, disco, pop, rock and soul that decade of decadence is known for. Always a perfectionist Bobby spent a year & a half making The Golden Age, recording in studios with Jim O'Rourke, John McEntire and others."

Artist:	MICROSTRORIA/STEREOLAB/OVAL
Title:
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	12"
Price:	$6.00
Catalog #:	THR 012.06EP

Artist:	VERT
Title:	Mewantemooseic
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	12"
Price:	$6.50
Catalog #:	THR 012.15EP

Artist:	ELEVENTH DREAM DAY
Title:	Eighth
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	THR 037CD

Artist:	GARNER, SUE
Title:	To Run More Smoothly
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	CD
Price:	$12.00
Catalog #:	THR 051CD

Artist:	A MINOR FOREST
Title:	Inindependence
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	2LP
Price:	$13.00
Catalog #:	THR 056LP

Artist:	NERVES
Title:	New Animal
Label:	THRILL JOCKEY
Format:	LP
Price:	$9.00
Catalog #:	THR 069LP