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Index of New Releases for April 2008
New Releases for April 2008
Artist:
SCHNITZLER, CONRAD
Title:
1.7.84
Label:
CAPTAIN TRIP (JAPAN)
Format:
CD
Price:
$22.00
Catalog #:
CT 618CD
"The original LP was pressed as 222 copies and sold by mail order in 1984. Including 11 bonus tracks from the same time. 2008 digital remaster version with print + stamped paper sleeve, same as the original. First release on CD. Limited to 1,000 copies."
CASABLANCA
Artist:
PARLIAMENT
Title:
Up For The Down Stroke
Label:
CASABLANCA
Format:
LP
Price:
$11.00
Catalog #:
NB 7002LP
Exact reissue of the 2nd Parliament album, originally released 1974; this is the chronological followup to the
Osmium
album. Produced by George Clinton, featuring the Parliament group w/ Bootsie Collins, Gary Shider, Cordell Mosson, Eddie Hazel, Bernie Worrell, etc. "Kicking off with one of prime funk's purest distillations -- the outrageously great title track, with a perfect party chorus line and uncredited horns (presumably the Horny Horns were involved somehow) adding to the monster beat and bass --
Up For The Down Stroke
finds Parliament in rude good health." --All Music Guide
Artist:
PARLIAMENT
Title:
Chocolate City
Label:
CASABLANCA
Format:
LP
Price:
$11.00
Catalog #:
NB 7014LP
Exact reissue of the 3rd Parliament album, originally released 1975. The Casablanca follow-up to
Up for the Down Stroke
. " This album is 100% funk, all the way through. The early eclecticism is abandoned for jam after rump-shakin' jam. While it makes for a great party record, it doesn't make for the Funk Mob's greatest work of art, but it is certainly a good time. The album is solid from beginning to end, and even if it sounds a bit derivative of other funk acts, it doesn't matter much because of the raw talent of Bootsy & Bernie, the two people who completely dominate the album." --Rob Clough
Artist:
PARLIAMENT
Title:
Mothership Connection
Label:
CASABLANCA
Format:
LP
Price:
$11.00
Catalog #:
NB 7022LP
Exact reissue of the 4th Parliament album, originally released 1976. "The definitive Parliament-Funkadelic album,
Mothership Connection
is where George Clinton's revolving band lineups, differing musical approaches, and increasingly thematic album statements reached an ideal state, one that resulted in enormous commercial success as well as a timeless legacy. The musical lineup assembled for
Mothership Connection
is peerless: in addition to keyboard wizard Bernie Worrell; Bootsy Collins, who plays not only bass but also drums and guitar; the guitar trio of Gary Shider, Michael Hampton, and Glen Goins; and the Becker brothers (Michael and Randy) on horns; there are former J.B.'s Fred Wesley and Maceo Parker (also on horns), who were the latest additions to the P-Funk stable." --All Music Guide
CHERRY RED (UK)
Artist:
LEER, THOMAS
Title:
Contradictions
Label:
CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$17.00
Catalog #:
CDMRED 105CD
"Thomas Leer was one of the first to see the opportunities that new technology was creating at the end of the '70s. Along with Robert Rental he pioneered DIY recording and pressing, building a healthy cult following along the way. This 15 track compilation rounds up the best of his work including his first single 'Private Plane.' A welcome re-press for this definitive collection, long since out-of-press."
Artist:
CHAPTERHOUSE
Title:
Blood Music
Label:
CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$17.00
Catalog #:
CDMRED 347CD
"Expanded version of the long deleted second Chapterhouse album
Blood Music
. New version of the album mixed especially for this release. Original album now includes all 4 tracks from the
Mesmerise
EP, along with 2 additional songs from the
We Are The Beautiful
single. New booklet features liner notes from electronica/ambient DJ/artist Ulrich Schnauss (Independiente Records), along with image of related artwork, photos and memorabilia from the bands personal archive, plus lyrics in full."
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:
PRINCIPAL EDWARDS
Title:
The Devon Tapes
Label:
CHERRY RED (UK)
Format:
CD
Price:
$17.00
Catalog #:
CDMRED 360CD
"Principal Edwards Magic Theatre is one of those hard-to-classify bands that made the late '60s a musical adventure playground for listeners. What was more, the live music scene and airwaves were broad-minded enough to give bands who dared to be different the chance of exposure. They enjoyed the attention of the late John Peel who broadcast them on his BBC shows and made them the first band to be signed to his Dandelion record label.
The Devon Tapes
was recorded in the summer of 1974 under the shorter name Principal Edwards. This is the first time these recordings have been made available to the public."
CIRCUS COMPANY (FRANCE)
Artist:
ANTISLASH
Title:
We Are the Copy and Paste
Label:
CIRCUS COMPANY (FRANCE)
Format:
12"
Price:
$11.00
Catalog #:
CCS 027EP
Paris-based trio
Antislash
release their third 12" on Circus Company, and is perfectly representative of their sound, and a blender full of influence. You'll find minimal funk house on "Grillepain," with a beautiful long and deep break. On A2, there's some more freaky, rolling groove with "And Dance For You." On the B-side, comes "Croc," the more nervous of the tracks. Finishing out, "Cockpit" is a beautiful moment of deepness, with a
Farben
flair.
CMYKMUSIK (SPAIN)
Artist:
SCHWARTZ, DAMIAN
Title:
Morado All Estar
Label:
CMYKMUSIK (SPAIN)
Format:
12"
Price:
$12.00
Catalog #:
CMYK 018EP
"Purple (Morado in Spanish) means balance, concrete reasoning, experience that has managed to crystallize in the complete knowledge of things. That's why, since it's Damián Schwartz, the election of this color to paint CMYKmusik last release ('Morado all Estar,' CMYK018) could not be more appropriate. The Madrilian artist, after his last and superb works for Mupa, is living through an authentic awakening. He knows what he wants and how he wants it, and now more than ever, his talent flows without restrictions. With 'Tralfamadore,' Schwartz returns to his astral and dark techno, capable at the same time to exude soul and elegance by means of that special formula he dominates as nobody. Killer bass lines and perturbing vocal samples, utterly attractive. 'Morado Pilgrim' is the perfect ending to this personal tribute to the novelist Kurt Vonnegut, with endless and crazy synthesizer sequences livened up by delicate and magical congas."
COCOON (GERMANY)
Artist:
MINILOGUE
Title:
Animals
Label:
COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:
2LP
Price:
$18.00
Catalog #:
COR 016LP
Double LP version. Malmö, Sweden's
Minilogue
(
Sebastian Mullaert
and
Marcus Henriksson
) present
Animals
. Nowadays, electronic producers tend to retreat into their special stylistic niche -- Minilogue dare to draw the bigger picture. After releasing outstanding productions on such renowned labels as Traum, Crosstown Rebels and Wagon Repair, this vinyl version of their upcoming 2CD full length (one CD devoted to ambient, the other to club tracks) focuses on dance tracks. The immediacy of the club tracks incorporate the elegance and simplicity of classic early '90s techno, the economy and lightness of the minimal sound and the sweetness and charm of their recent developments. As
Son Kite
and
Trimatic
, Mullaert and Henriksson became very successful in the trance scene, playing enthusiastically-received live sets all over the world. With Minilogue, they leave the boundaries of that genre -- and actually of any genre. This is music that stretches out towards the horizon in a gesture of unmitigated desire: a desire for wideness, a desire for sound, a desire for the elementary beauty of techno.
Artist:
VATH, SVEN
Title:
The Beauty & The Beast
Label:
COCOON (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$11.00
Catalog #:
COR 046EP
Do you remember this track? In 1994, The Love Parade was not a mass event yet and rave had its peak-time in the clubs. In the same year,
Sven Väth
released his concept album
The Harlequin, The Robot And The Ballet Dancer
with "The Beauty & The Beast" being the most groovy track. Fourteen years later,
Eric Prydz
puts it into a modern outfit, while still retaining the groove, playfulness and mysteriousness that takes the listener to another world. One-sided because you don't need another side.
COLUMBIA
Artist:
CALE/TERRY RILEY, JOHN
Title:
Church of Anthrax
Label:
COLUMBIA
Format:
LP
Price:
$13.00
Catalog #:
COL 30131
Exact reissue. Terry Riley (piano, organ, soprano saxophone) & John Cale (bass, harpsichord, piano, guitar, viola, organ) collaborated on this one-off album, released in 1970. At this time, rock music was a serious movement, removed from the joke it once was, quite unaware of the joke it would eventually become, and things like this sometimes happened. Cale, classically trained on the viola, must have been pretty pleased to get a shot to record with the '60s king of minimalist pulse, Terry Riley. The album features 4 collaborative tracks between the two; while maybe not earth-shattering, they are quite fine for horizontal home listening pleasure at just about any hour of the day. Instrumental jams, mixing the styles of the two players pretty evenly (if you're vaguely awake, you can imagine this easily). The fifth track is a psychedelic pop masterpiece by Cale, "The Soul of Patrick Lee." Exactly why this track is included here has never been adequately explained (and I've asked, like, "experts"), but it is about as beautiful as music in song form can get. Music as pure sound is even better of course, and I can't say that this record ever really approaches
that
kind of apex, but if you've got a shelf even remotely interested in the context implied, you could use a copy.
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