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Index of New Releases for February 2008
New Releases for February 2008
Artist:
TAU EMERALD
Title:
Travellers Two
Label:
IMPORTANT RECORDS
Format:
CD
Price:
$13.00
Catalog #:
IMPREC 172CD
"
Travellers Two
is a full length recording from the duo of Tara Burke (Fursaxa) and Sharron Kraus. Together Kraus & Burke create an ethereal record of dark-folk magic. Tara Burke and Sharron Kraus were due to travel to Finland together for a week but missed the flight, so instead they decided to spend the week recording together and
Travellers Two
is the result. The time was spent out in the fields, visiting burial mounds, and then coming back to Sharron's home studio to work. They had played previously together and done some recording but this is the first time an album was conceived."
Artist:
BEEQUEEN
Title:
Sandancing Demos
Label:
IMPORTANT RECORDS
Format:
10"
Price:
$16.00
Catalog #:
IMPREC 186EP
"Limited edition of 300 copies in heavy duty screen-printed jackets by Monoroid. The
Sandancing Demos
10", as its title suggests, contains the original ideas that birthed Beequeen's wonderful new album,
Sandancing
. Original versions, rough mixes & home demos plus an unreleased track."
JACKPOT RECORDS
Artist:
WIPERS
Title:
Youth of America
Label:
JACKPOT RECORDS
Format:
LP
Price:
$19.00
Catalog #:
JPR 82802LP
Authorized reissue of the 2nd Wipers album, originally issued in 1981. "Simply obliterating any conception of the Wipers as a mere punk band, Greg Sage released this follow-up to
Is This Real?
in 1981 -- a sophisticated, overwhelming response to the evil times marked by the turn of the decade. Broken up into six long songs,
Youth of America
is a much colder, harrowing experience than the teen angst of their debut. Vocally, Sage comes off as sleep-deprived and forsaken, snarling not only at his own predicament but at the predicament of the entire world. The centerpiece of the album is the title track, a dire ten minutes of paranoia and angst that gave Sage the space to showcase his wildest, darkest playing yet. As bassist Brad Davidson and drummer Brad Naish hold the same hypnotic rhythm for the entire song, the guitar careens and swoops with such a frantic energy, it seems as though it's the only thing keeping Sage alive in the maelstrom of sound. It's a fitting commentary that the exacting, post-punk legends Mission of Burma and squalling, noisy thugs The Melvins both saw fit to cover the track. Jackpot Records have kept to the high standards set by our previous reissues (The Wipers'
Is This Real?
and the self-titled Beauregarde LP), and
Youth of America
is pressed on high-quality vinyl at RTI and packaged in a sturdy, old-fashioned tip-on sleeve. The tracks have been mastered from original tapes by Greg Sage himself, and the cover is identical to the original sleeve as issued in 1981."
JANUS
Artist:
DEMON FUZZ
Title:
Afreaka!
Label:
JANUS
Format:
LP
Price:
$11.00
Catalog #:
JLS 3028LP
Exact repro LP edition (CD is on Sanctuary). "Re-issue of an impossibly rare record that fetches huge sums. Released in 1971, the music defies description; there's Afro-beat, funk, psych, jazz rock, fuzz guitar, the works, in long 9-minute tracks like 'Past, Present & Future' & 'Mercy'."
JNANA (CANADA)
Artist:
CASHMORE, MICHAEL
Title:
The Snow Abides
Label:
JNANA (CANADA)
Format:
LP
Price:
$19.00
Catalog #:
DJ 002LP
"Michael Cashmore (currently of Current 93/ex-Nature & Organization) follows up his well received debut CD from 2006 (
Sleep England
) with a brand new 5 track mini album. In stark contrast to the entirely instrumental album,
The Snow Abides
mixes fully orchestrated music composed by Mr. Cashmore with lyrics and texts specially written by David Tibet and sung by Antony Hegarty of Antony & The Johnsons. The results are as lush, celebratory and melancholy as you could hope for. This will be of particular interest to Antony & The Johnsons' fans, as this is Antony's first new material since 2005's Mercury award-winning
I Am A Bird Now
which catapulted him into the hearts and minds of the mainstream. Beautiful snow-white colored heavy-weight vinyl also includes an extra B-side 'untitled' track that is specially cut into the center of the disc."
JUGGERNAUT RECORDS
Artist:
KAIN
Title:
The Blue Guerrilla
Label:
JUGGERNAUT RECORDS
Format:
LP
Price:
$11.00
Catalog #:
JUG 8805LP
Exact repro LP reissue of this Last Poets-affiliated freakout album, originally released in 1971. "This solo album by Gylan Kain, one of the original Last Poets... is a study in angry poetics, performance art, and killer presentation.
The Blue Guerrilla
is a freestyle set before such a thing was even a dream. Free jazz-funk grooves on guitars, electric violins, a slew of drums, and ghostly keyboards accompany his gorgeous and disturbing ranting that is far from pointless. Music is placed here not as accompaniment, but as a framework for Kain to place his poetry in a context of the African-American oral tradition and the Living Theatre. And he gives no quarter. This man makes the Last Poets he left behind sound like schoolboys trying to sound pissed off. There aren't any other records like this; this is the sound of the apocalypse, one that Amiri Baraka predicted and celebrated." --All Music Guide
K2 (GERMANY)
Artist:
BURGER, JORG
Title:
Polyform 2
Label:
K2 (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$11.00
Catalog #:
K2 030EP
"Ever since the sound of Cologne emerged in the mid-'90s, the name Jörg Burger works as a synonym for beauty in techno. His elegant yet propulsive sequence-driven techno under guises like The Modernist or Stardiver has become a force of its own. For his second release under his real name on Kompakt's dinghy K2, he deflates his trademark pop appeal in favor of darker tendencies -- which, as we all know, works perfectly in clubs. It's what scary movies, roller coasters and techno have in common: the more nasty it gets the better! But Jörg Burger wouldn't be our friend if he'd just let us stand in the cold dark. On the flipside, he gently turns up the radiator and reminds us that its predecessor
Polyform 1
is actually one of the most touching neo-deephouse tracks ever written."
KANZLERAMT (GERMANY)
Artist:
LAUX, HEIKO
Title:
Dubfix
Label:
KANZLERAMT (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$12.00
Catalog #:
KA 139EP
"The idea for 'Dubfix' was already sketched out right after the production for the
Waves
album. Now, finally the song got his club-dress on. Hardcell & Grindvik took Heiko's 'Sharpened' to their board and designed it very modern from the scratch."
Artist:
KAJIOKA, RAY
Title:
Simplify
Label:
KANZLERAMT (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$12.00
Catalog #:
KA 140EP
"Ray Kajioka returns with his 4th work on Kanzleramt,
Simplify
.' Modify to simplify is Ray's credo and so it is self-explanatory that this release bears the tile
Simplify
. The daily grind with undulating ups and downs gives Ray the pulse for making things straight without being ornate."
KICKBOXER (GERMANY)
Artist:
PHONOLULU
Title:
Aloha
Label:
KICKBOXER (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$11.50
Catalog #:
KICK 019EP
"The title Phonolulu might come along a bit flowery and cosy at first, but in the end, it is definitely not. Lauterhaus & Schulenburg's style, both based in Essen/Germany, can be best described as dark and dubby, technoid, rustic, coltish. And they take us with them on their transmigration from the perpetual ice to Purgatory and Hell. 'What I Trip' you would like to shout out loudly against the storm. Here are two unusual, off-the-mainstream tracks: far from any techno stomping or Boom Boom atmosphere, and far more than just two other mass-pleasing short-term products. You might have to listen to the tracks two or three times, but then, their inner strength will reveal. Beyond comprehension is their dub style, the depths, the abysses they are dealing with. Certainly a rather risky experiment in our times. But we love both tracks and would be really pleased if you would love them, too. Welcome to the perpetual ice."
KLANG ELEKTRONIK (GERMANY)
Artist:
LAVEN & MSO (FEAT. MALTE)
Title:
Reach
Label:
KLANG ELEKTRONIK (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$10.00
Catalog #:
KLANG 128EP
Laven & MSO
, the two producers from Frankfurt, put so much pop appeal into the vocal mix of "Reach" (feat.
Malte
) that colleagues like
Fischerspooner
should prepare themselves: the whole gorgeous ten minutes of this track have enough power to atomize every nightclub into dust. On the flip is a killer old school acid instrumental.
Artist:
ALTER EGO
Title:
Why Not?!/Baby Kraut
Label:
KLANG ELEKTRONIK (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$10.00
Catalog #:
KLANG 130EP
This is the
Alter Ego
hit mix Part II.
Tim Deluxe
remixes "Why Not?!" into a phat, crowd-pleasing peak time slam. The B-side is a little more subtle with slowly rising hysteria rather than insanity on every frequency. In between this one breathes the spirit of the old
Decoding The Hacker Myth
days, before a killer bass line reminds you that this is a dance record.
KNALL TRAXX (GERMANY)
Artist:
JOZ
Title:
Danger!
Label:
KNALL TRAXX (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$12.00
Catalog #:
KNALL 004EP
"Top secret after hour madness is the concept behind it, Knall is the name and Berlin is the place. Well done top secret people. #4 comes from Joz, is called 'Danger!' and definitely lives up to its name. Super hypnotic minimal grooves with excellent percussion work and dope synthesizer dressing on top. You can't do no wrong if you like labels like M_nus or Pokerflat. Deep!"
KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Artist:
KÖHNCKE, JUSTUS
Title:
Safe and Sound Vinyl Volume Two
Label:
KOMPAKT (GERMANY)
Format:
12"
Price:
$10.00
Catalog #:
KOM 170EP
12" vinyl version. Part 2 of 2. Features the tracks "$26", "Spukhafte Fernwirkung" & "(It's Gonna Be) Alright".
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