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4GN3S 000EP
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RELEASE DATE: 12/14/2018
The first release on The Golden Filter's new label, 4GN3S (pronounced "Agnes") is The Golden Filter's "Talk Talk Talk", along with three remixes. LA's Cooper Saver provides the dancefloor fire with his absolute banger of a remix. Fantastic Twins is the guise of Julienne Dessagne, originally from Paris and now based in Berlin. She provides a tripped-out rework that forays into unexpected twists and turns, but still retains her trademark analog psychedelic dancefloor vibes. Kasper Bjørke teams up with Colder for an epic take on "Talk Talk Talk". Minimal and hypnotic, dubbed-out vocal snippets fly in-and-out of a one-note entrancing bassline.
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AD 008-1EP
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Chicago legends Robert Armani and Paul Johnson's seminal Traxmen project is finally getting the reissue treatment from Anotherday. Warning: these trax are RAW. Relentless Chicago techno and ghetto house, pressed as they were meant to sound: four acidic, hissing drum machine workouts by two of the originators, part one of three.
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Chicago legends Robert Armani and Paul Johnson's seminal Traxmen project is finally getting the reissue treatment from Anotherday. Warning: these trax are RAW. Relentless Chicago techno and ghetto house, pressed as they were meant to sound: four acidic, hissing drum machine workouts by two of the originators, part two of three.
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Chicago legends Robert Armani and Paul Johnson's seminal Traxmen project is finally getting the reissue treatment from Anotherday. Warning: these trax are RAW. Relentless Chicago techno and ghetto house, pressed as they were meant to sound: four acidic, hissing drum machine workouts by two of the originators, part three of three.
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RELEASE DATE: 12/14/2018
French producer LB aka Labat returns with a new LP named Fake Memories on his own label, Alélah Records. He surprises with some more hip-hop and R'n'B music, liberating his love for jazz rhythms and harmonics. Known for his talent at playing with samples, this new Fake Memories expresses his actual potential, offering a large use of instrumental stuff: violin and piano chords, guitar riffs, and more. Together with delicate voices that balance with the old school drums and procure gentleness to the sharp hats. The eponymous track even discloses the man's voice, with lyrics sang by himself. Vocalist Josephin Bovien from Copenhagen also appears on "5 Minutes Of Love", C. Rou, also from Copenhagen, appears on "Nothing New", and Bruno Patchworks on "Deep In Your..." The sweet nostalgia for the '80s and '90s sounds of this LP will leave you with sweet sticky green in the hands.
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RELEASE DATE: 12/14/2018
With Inkswel's The Sound, there is big news on the Apparel Tronic side. The Sound is the seventh release in the catalog and the label's second on vinyl, by a much-admired artist: Julian Habib (aka Inkswel), on this project with his alias That Dude Inkswel. The man himself created an eight track album which truly represents Apparel Tronic's spirit of experimentation, this time steering towards more jazzy influenced hip-hop and staying true to label's sound. The Sound features dope collaborations such as the Detroit vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Brownstudy on the opening and title track, progressive artist Maia Von Lekow giving her voice for "Mother" alongside Mista Monk, the superb Han Litz's flute and Trujillo on "Kellin' It" and also Divine Species on "Galaxies" and Mr. Schem rapping on "Dedicated to Mr. Schem". This work is a bold and captivating selection of different styles belonging to the same soul orchestrated by Inkswel and his musical mastermind; listening to The Sound is like jumping on a caravan for a journey where every track is a different stop: crunching beats, deep bass lines, psychedelic melodies. The ingredients for this amazing recipe are all coming from different parts of the planet, a place that Inskwel seems to have written on his palms given his capability of bringing different music influences under the same roof, where he finally invited Apparel Tronic to hang for a bit.
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ATON 006CD
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In the afterglow of rave's white heat, the mid-'90s were a period of going as far out in all directions as possible; Luke Slater's The 7th Plain tracks were about exploration of the deep space of the imagination. Cosmic, analog, orchestrated, they still represent some of the most emotionally intense music ever to come out of the techno realm. Whether built on percussive frameworks or sweeping nebulas of dissipated sound, Slater's synthesizers still sing space-travelers' tales compellingly and beautifully. For this reason A-TON launched back in 2016 with The 7th Plain's Chronicles I (ATON 001CD/LP), establishing itself as a platform for archive, ambient and art-related releases. Now, with the release of Chronicles II, the journey continues further into outer and inner space. Like its predecessor, Chronicles II is divided between previously released material from the aforementioned albums, as well as four unreleased future classics: "Silver Shinhook", "Wand Star", "I Think I Think Too Much" and "JDC". Luke Slater pioneered the UK's electronic landscape as Translucent, 4 Slots For Bill, Planetary Assault Systems, The 7th Plain, Clementine, and later as L.B. Dub Corp, by partly focusing on, partly bypassing the traditional, puristic values of techno. Together with Dave Sumner (Function) and Steve Bicknell he also operates as LSD. Chronicles is a three-part series of Slater's The 7th Plain project, including both previously released and unreleased material. All music is available for the first time on CD. Ultimately, when listening to all three parts of Chronicles, it's apparent that 7th Plain's music is cut from the same emotional cloth, one related strongly to the backroom, the chillout, the after-party, the solo headphone voyage. These weren't and never should be considered separate zones from the dance floor. In other words, as Slater puts it, in the mid-'90s, they were "part of the night, part of the experience, where ideas could be shared." And like Global Communication, Mira Calix, The Future Sound of London, and the Artificial Intelligence generation, Slater's 7th Plain was a response to those hallucinatory, spiritual, but still social spaces at the heart of underground communities; and the magic is still strong in it.
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ATON 006LP
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Double LP version; includes download. In the afterglow of rave's white heat, the mid-'90s were a period of going as far out in all directions as possible; Luke Slater's The 7th Plain tracks were about exploration of the deep space of the imagination. Cosmic, analog, orchestrated, they still represent some of the most emotionally intense music ever to come out of the techno realm. Whether built on percussive frameworks or sweeping nebulas of dissipated sound, Slater's synthesizers still sing space-travelers' tales compellingly and beautifully. For this reason A-TON launched back in 2016 with The 7th Plain's Chronicles I (ATON 001CD/LP), establishing itself as a platform for archive, ambient and art-related releases. Now, with the release of Chronicles II, the journey continues further into outer and inner space. Like its predecessor, Chronicles II is divided between previously released material from the aforementioned albums, as well as four unreleased future classics: "Silver Shinhook", "Wand Star", "I Think I Think Too Much" and "JDC". Luke Slater pioneered the UK's electronic landscape as Translucent, 4 Slots For Bill, Planetary Assault Systems, The 7th Plain, Clementine, and later as L.B. Dub Corp, by partly focusing on, partly bypassing the traditional, puristic values of techno. Together with Dave Sumner (Function) and Steve Bicknell he also operates as LSD. Chronicles is a three-part series of Slater's The 7th Plain project, including both previously released and unreleased material. All music is available for the first time on CD. Ultimately, when listening to all three parts of Chronicles, it's apparent that 7th Plain's music is cut from the same emotional cloth, one related strongly to the backroom, the chillout, the after-party, the solo headphone voyage. These weren't and never should be considered separate zones from the dance floor. In other words, as Slater puts it, in the mid-'90s, they were "part of the night, part of the experience, where ideas could be shared." And like Global Communication, Mira Calix, The Future Sound of London, and the Artificial Intelligence generation, Slater's 7th Plain was a response to those hallucinatory, spiritual, but still social spaces at the heart of underground communities; and the magic is still strong in it.
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RELEASE DATE: 12/14/2018
In the afterglow of rave's white heat, the mid-'90s were a period of going as far out in all directions as possible; Luke Slater's The 7th Plain tracks were about exploration of the deep space of the imagination. Cosmic, analog, orchestrated, they still represent some of the most emotionally intense music ever to come out of the techno realm. Whether built on percussive frameworks or sweeping nebulas of dissipated sound, Slater's synthesizers still sing space-travelers' tales compellingly and beautifully. For this reason A-TON launched back in 2016 with The 7th Plain's Chronicles I (ATON 001CD/LP), establishing itself as a platform for archive, ambient and art-related releases. Now, with the release of Chronicles II and Chronicles III, the journey continues further into outer and inner space. Chronicles III is made up solely of music from the General Production Recordings label catalog and stylistically skews less toward percussive techno-funk and more toward free-form broken rhythms; though tracks such as "Lost", "Time Melts" or "Millentum" stand strong as hybrid pillars of both. Luke Slater pioneered the UK's electronic landscape as Translucent, 4 Slots For Bill, Planetary Assault Systems, The 7th Plain, Clementine, and later as L.B. Dub Corp, by partly focusing on, partly bypassing the traditional, puristic values of techno. Together with Dave Sumner (Function) and Steve Bicknell he also operates as LSD. Chronicles is a three-part series of Slater's The 7th Plain project, including both previously released and unreleased material. All music is available for the first time on CD. Ultimately, when listening to all three parts of Chronicles, it's apparent that 7th Plain's music is cut from the same emotional cloth, one related strongly to the backroom, the chillout, the after-party, the solo headphone voyage. These weren't and never should be considered separate zones from the dance floor. In other words, as Slater puts it, in the mid-'90s, they were "part of the night, part of the experience, where ideas could be shared." And like Global Communication, Mira Calix, The Future Sound of London, and the Artificial Intelligence generation, Slater's 7th Plain was a response to those hallucinatory, spiritual, but still social spaces at the heart of underground communities; and the magic is still strong in it.
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Double LP version; includes download. In the afterglow of rave's white heat, the mid-'90s were a period of going as far out in all directions as possible; Luke Slater's The 7th Plain tracks were about exploration of the deep space of the imagination. Cosmic, analog, orchestrated, they still represent some of the most emotionally intense music ever to come out of the techno realm. Whether built on percussive frameworks or sweeping nebulas of dissipated sound, Slater's synthesizers still sing space-travelers' tales compellingly and beautifully. For this reason A-TON launched back in 2016 with The 7th Plain's Chronicles I (ATON 001CD/LP), establishing itself as a platform for archive, ambient and art-related releases. Now, with the release of Chronicles II and Chronicles III, the journey continues further into outer and inner space. Chronicles III is made up solely of music from the General Production Recordings label catalog and stylistically skews less toward percussive techno-funk and more toward free-form broken rhythms; though tracks such as "Lost", "Time Melts" or "Millentum" stand strong as hybrid pillars of both. Luke Slater pioneered the UK's electronic landscape as Translucent, 4 Slots For Bill, Planetary Assault Systems, The 7th Plain, Clementine, and later as L.B. Dub Corp, by partly focusing on, partly bypassing the traditional, puristic values of techno. Together with Dave Sumner (Function) and Steve Bicknell he also operates as LSD. Chronicles is a three-part series of Slater's The 7th Plain project, including both previously released and unreleased material. All music is available for the first time on CD. Ultimately, when listening to all three parts of Chronicles, it's apparent that 7th Plain's music is cut from the same emotional cloth, one related strongly to the backroom, the chillout, the after-party, the solo headphone voyage. These weren't and never should be considered separate zones from the dance floor. In other words, as Slater puts it, in the mid-'90s, they were "part of the night, part of the experience, where ideas could be shared." And like Global Communication, Mira Calix, The Future Sound of London, and the Artificial Intelligence generation, Slater's 7th Plain was a response to those hallucinatory, spiritual, but still social spaces at the heart of underground communities; and the magic is still strong in it.
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ATON 008LP
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RELEASE DATE: 12/14/2018
In the afterglow of rave's white heat, the mid-'90s were a period of going as far out in all directions as possible; Luke Slater's The 7th Plain tracks were about exploration of the deep space of the imagination. Cosmic, analog, orchestrated, they still represent some of the most emotionally intense music ever to come out of the techno realm. Whether built on percussive frameworks or sweeping nebulas of dissipated sound, Slater's synthesizers still sing space-travelers' tales compellingly and beautifully. For this reason A-TON launched back in 2016 with The 7th Plain's Chronicles I (ATON 001CD/LP), establishing itself as a platform for archive, ambient and art-related releases. With the release of Chronicles II (ATON 006CD/LP, 2018) and Chronicles III (ATON 007CD/LP, 2018), the journey continued further into outer and inner space. Now, Chronicles I-III complies all three volumes in a special-edition box set. Chronicles II and I are divided between previously-released material, and four unreleased future classics. Chronicles III is music from the General Production Recordings label catalog and skews less toward percussive techno-funk and more toward free-form broken rhythms. Slater pioneered the UK's electronic landscape as Translucent, 4 Slots For Bill, Planetary Assault Systems, The 7th Plain, Clementine, and later as L.B. Dub Corp, by partly focusing on, partly bypassing the traditional, puristic values of techno. Together with Dave Sumner (Function) and Steve Bicknell he also operates as LSD. Chronicles is a three-part series of Slater's The 7th Plain project, including both previously released and unreleased material. Ultimately, when listening to all three parts of Chronicles, it's apparent that 7th Plain's music is cut from the same emotional cloth, one related strongly to the backroom, the chillout, the after-party, the solo headphone voyage. These weren't and never should be considered separate zones from the dance floor. Slater's 7th Plain was a response to those hallucinatory, spiritual, but still social spaces at the heart of underground communities; and the magic is still strong in it. Includes stickers, an essay by Joe Muggs and download code.
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BANG 127LP
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$88.00
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RELEASE DATE: 12/14/2018
Bang! Records announces Thinking Of Another Place, Lou Reed´s first triple-live vinyl LP from 1976's Rock´n´Roll Heart USA tour. A superb performance recorded for radio broadcast, restored and remastered, Reed plays seven tracks from that album alongside songs from Transformer (1972), Berlin (1973), Sally Can´t Dance (1974, and Coney Island Baby (1975), as well as some excellent Velvet Underground thrown in for good measure. Absolutely killer live performance with high sound quality, released in a trifold jacket with extensive liner notes by Jaime Gonzalo and Nina Antonia, including previously unseen photography courtesy of Bob Bery and rare live posters and magazine covers from those days courtesy of Gonzalo. Recorded at Civic Theatre, Akron, Ohio (USA), October 23rd, 1976. Edition of 500, released under license from Easy Action Records. Personnel: Lou Reed - vocals and guitar; Michael Fonfara - keyboards; Bruce Yaw - bass; Marty Fogel - sax; Michael Suchorsky - drums.
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LP version. Bureau B presents a reissue of Carl Matthews' Call For World Saviours, originally issued in 1984. Mesmerizing DIY electronic music from Cumbria, UK, influenced by the Berlin School but even more by Tim Blake, Call For World Saviours was originally released 1984 on cassette only; this is this music's first time on CD and vinyl.
"Carl Matthews is by no means immune to the maelstrom of geocaching notebooks. Krautrock (tick), guerrilla DIY cassette-era artist (tick), under-rated UK electronic composer (tick). Man with a beard, surrounded by synths. Tick. Best of all, he was once described as the Edgar Froese of Cumbria. The Tangerine Dream legend needs no introduction, but the Cumbrian question deserves further scrutiny. In spite of the irresistible urge felt by many to claim Matthews for the Berlin School, this is unquestionably an artist who wrote music far from the madding krautrock crowd. Instead, he worked in isolation, splendid or otherwise. The question remains, is there a suspension bridge which connects Carl Matthews to the mainland European tradition of Harmonia, Cluster, and Tangerine Dream? 'I was at a crossroads in my life aged 28, early influences were krautrock: NEU!, Kraftwerk, Cosmic Jokers, etc. One day, I was listening to Tim Blake, and my inner voice said ''I can do that!'', Carl recalls. Whilst his music clearly bears the hallmarks of superb craftsmanship -- his mesmerizing soundscapes more than a match for any of his contemporaries -- Carl Matthews was, and still is, a truly independent artist, from the means of production to the published recordings. If it is possible to identify a scene along the lines described above, Matthews was not part of it. 'I was totally alone in doing this; no one was interested in my musical taste at that time. As far as I know the electronic/new wave music scene in Carlisle was virtually zero.' Happily for fans of his music, recent years have seen a resurgence in activity. Unwaveringly self-effacing, Carl Matthews continues to make music which is liberated from the constraints of ego, allowing one to wander the magnetic fields of his imagination. Today, in his own words, he is 'an old guy who likes making sounds for library/production companies', which says it all, really. The signs are all there in Call For World Saviours, music which is both timeless and very much of its time, a disappearing act on the part of its creator whose character nevertheless resonates in every note." --Harry Calvino.
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Rough & Wojtyla Featuring Richard Pinhas is Rough & Wojtyla's second album. Richard Pinhas, the founder of '70s legends Heldon is one of France's best known experimental musicians and is a key figure in the fusion of rock with electronic music. Drones are supported by a tentative jazz drum beat and Pinhas's guitar. In perfect harmony, the three musicians don't take themselves seriously. They saturate their sonic world with long abstruse silences, before returning more furiously into the barely hidden chaos. The listener is constantly pushed around, always looking for something to hang on to without ever finding it.
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Every ending marks a new beginning and Tim Xavier's Dust To Dust makes no exception. The Manmade Mastering founder, veteran producer and label owner debuts with his first solo effort on Ellen Allien's BPitch Berlin. The five tracks showcase the Berlin-based US American producer's knack for a timeless techno sound that harkens back to the heyday of minimal techno while relentlessly rushing towards a yet unknown future.
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Davin Coady and Geoff Foley known as "Between Ourselves" from Waterford/Ireland, one of the Irish key cities for the deeper flavors of underground house music. "Red Mist" is a melodic driven tune with an epic monster-break that hurtles the listener to an uplifting climax. "Guidance" hits the spot with a catchy bassline in the break, the "hook" of the tune. Berlin-based Ruede Hagelstein's remix for "Red Mist" sees him strip down the original to its bare essence keeping the epic feel. Andre Lodemann's edit of "Red Mist" pushes the floor potential to the max with his customized drum sounds.
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25 years strong and still going steeply, Compost will release an anniversary 10 x 12" box set early 2019. Here comes the very strictly limited, serially numbered, stickered white-label overture Record 1 sneak preview. Compost classics by Beanfield, Marsmobil, A Forest Mighty Black remixed by Roman Flügel, I:Cube, Ripperton, plus an exclusive Ron Deacon track. Massive.
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Supermusicbargain! is a four-track EP from Alex Gloor's edit archives, obscure dance music with no additional production, just cut-and-paste which keeps the original sound intact.
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Armed with just a backpack sub-woofer and an around-the-neck mobile modular, Jeff Blank set off to the outer Mongolian reaches, seeking out his parvita. His rippling sound vibrations resonated back and forth bringing love, fertility and devotion (all at the optimum level of 80db of course). Jeff's Landscapes Part 1. is a collection of new and previously unreleased music, all of which was recorded originally for his own lantern-lit, incensed bong cavern. But here big Jeff shifts the emphasis from the bong to the gong; one can hear a more experimental, electronics-focused sound.
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R & B Master Works is a fine selection of Bo Diddley's singles recorded for the Chess Records subsidiary label Checker from 1955 to 1962, plus one later track laid down for Pye International. R & B Master Works serves as a vivid reminder of the power and influence of his music had in shaping the then-new sound of rock 'n' roll. Bo Diddley (Ellas Otha Bates McDaniel) had a big influence on guitar heroes like Jimmy Page, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood, and groups like The Clash to name but a few; the latter insisted that Diddley got the attractive support slot for their big US tour way back in 1979. "That guitar sound is mantric, hypnotic, multidimensional, and totally radical" --Page in Mojo. Double LP on 180 gram vinyl, gatefold sleeve, includes liners and all tracks on CD in a cardboard sleeve.
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Digitmovies release, for the first time on CD, the complete edition of Piero Piccioni's original sound track for the drama The Big Night (aka Bad Girls Don't Cry, original title La Notte Brava). Piero Piccioni (1921-2004) wrote and directed this score where jazz and blues create the right atmosphere for the young protagonists of the story. Originally, not a single note was released from this prestigious soundtrack. Digitmovies' CD was possible thanks to the mono master tapes from the original recording session. Maestro Piccioni composed a recurring main score which is introduced in the opening credits and reprised in different versions: slow for bassoons, with horns, a fast swing, and with the addition of female voices. Piero Piccioni alternates this with numerous dance melodies like the mambo, rock n'roll, swing, tango, and the song with a female voice, "Hello You", which is reprised in an instrumental version. The inner side of the main characters is emphasized by very evocative passages. This album is another masterpiece by Piero Piccioni which has finally been recovered and preserved on CD forever. Edition of 300.
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Digitmovies release the Carlo Savina's original soundtrack for the Spaghetti Westerns The Stranger and the Gunfighter ("Là Dove Non Batte Il Sole") and An Animal Called Man ("Un Animale Chiamato Uomo") for the first time on CD, in complete edition. For The Stranger and the Gunfighter, Carlo Savina wrote an enjoyable soundtrack dominated by three main themes. One is a vibrant orchestral motif in Western-style beat for the character of Dakota, the mature gunslinger played by Lee Van Cleef. It is introduced in the opening credits and reprised later. The second is an oriental style theme for the character of young Wong-Kiang (Lo) with sounds which are sometimes dramatic and heroic. And finally, a pleasant love theme for Wong-Kiang and the beautiful Lia-Kua, where the wonderful voice of Edda Dell'Orso chimes in. There is also no shortage of lounge music like a pop bossa, action music, and the guaranteed saloon pieces. For this recovery and preservation, the stereo master tapes from the original recording session were used. With An Animal Called Man, Carlo Savina wrote an upbeat soundtrack where an amusing and light-hearted motif comes through. It is introduced in the opening credits and is then reprised slower and faster, and as a shake with organ. It is alternated with a romantic love theme with the voice of Nora Orlandi as well as with saloon pieces. For this recovery and preservation, the stereo master tapes from the original recording session were used. Edition of 300.
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Digitmovies rerelease, on a triple-CD set, Fiorenzo Carpi's complete original soundtrack for the TV drama Le Avventure Di Pinocchio ("The Adventures of Pinocchio") in full stereo, directed in 1972 by Luigi Comencini. At the time the C.A.M. issued a 33rpm containing eighteen tracks and a 45rpm single with two tracks. The album material was re-released in France on an LP and on another vinyl with music and dialogues narrated by Genevieve Casile. C.A.M. reissued on CD for the first time ever, the content of the vintage 33rpm in 1991, in its series Cam's Soundtrack Encyclopedia and in 2005 with a new music suite. For the production of Digitmovies' triple-CD set, the label were able to access the master tapes in full stereo of the recording session of the time which allowed them to use every note recorded in 1972, under the direction of the fabulous orchestra conductor Bruno Nicolai (who had also handled the arrangements). An open sea of music... the label almost felt like the puppet Pinocchio who desperately swims in front of the monstrous jaws of the whale; experience of recovery, edit, sequence, and restoration really tiring and unprecedented, which led finally to the realization of Digitimovies' ambitious project. CD one contains the material of the historic 33rpm, followed by TV versions and alternate takes; CD two continues with many other TV versions and alternate takes; the third CD contains TV versions, alternate takes, and test versions sung by Andrea and Nino Manfredi Balestri with the orchestra of the brothers De Angelis. The magnitude of Fiorenzo Carpi and Bruno Nicolai is highlighted by the impressive number of different arrangements of the main themes (the most attentive audiophiles will notice even the presence of certain sonic atmospheres typical of Nicolai for the Italian thriller!) That lead the listener into the magical world of Pinocchio, thanks to a popular flavor of music, strong in its extreme simplicity. An absolute masterpiece that wants to pay homage to Nino Manfredi in one of his most intense performances, the director Luigi Comencini and of course the musical art of Fiorenzo Carpi and Bruno Nicolai. Edition of 300.
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PSSU are Richard Fearless and Daniel Avery. Long-time friends, they first formed their relationship whilst working out of Andrew Weatherall's legendary Rotter's Golf Club where Fearless made Trans-Love Energies (2011) and Avery did a lot of Drone Logic (BEC 5161626/5161627, 2013). "307309" is pure electro soul and with "Fabricated From Steel", PSSU deliver a techno monster. Both tracks were forged at the Metal Box, Drone's studio in East London. Edition of 500 in black sleeve, each with a unique, experimental numbered screen print, 30 cm x 60 cm.
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DRUNK 021EP
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Like We Used To/Helter Skelter is classic Kahn back in press. The debut 12" from the Bristol don, this is an essential addition to anyone's collection.
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EF 088EP
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Eddie C is back with brand new three tunes. "Horizons" on the A side is Brazilian-feel deep house. It will be perfect stuff for your set in the morning. "Wanna Feel" on B side is disco banger for the DJ who like DJ Harvey or Idjut Boys.
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Windborne is the debut album from young Norwegian power-trio Kanaan. With components from jazz, fusion and post-rock they have created six extended pieces of blazing free-form psychedelia. While the band is rooted in the same spirit that gave birth to Mahavishnu Orchestra and Larry Coryell's The Eleventh House in the 1970s, there's a distinctive modern flavor to Kanaan. Their Scandinavian genealogy is apparent as well; their intricate song structures seems to be branching off the same stem as Motorpsycho, Papir, and Jaga Jazzist. Opening track "A. Hausenbecken" feels like a sudden blast of refreshing Nordic air, with rolling guitar leads and growling Fender Rhodes. But Kanaan aren't afraid to get deep and heavy; the B-side dives into straight-up Sabbath territory, with "Act Upon The Mundane World" and "The Groke", before ending the album with the abstract, free-flowing title track "Windborne".
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LP version. Windborne is the debut album from young Norwegian power-trio Kanaan. With components from jazz, fusion and post-rock they have created six extended pieces of blazing free-form psychedelia. While the band is rooted in the same spirit that gave birth to Mahavishnu Orchestra and Larry Coryell's The Eleventh House in the 1970s, there's a distinctive modern flavor to Kanaan. Their Scandinavian genealogy is apparent as well; their intricate song structures seems to be branching off the same stem as Motorpsycho, Papir, and Jaga Jazzist. Opening track "A. Hausenbecken" feels like a sudden blast of refreshing Nordic air, with rolling guitar leads and growling Fender Rhodes. But Kanaan aren't afraid to get deep and heavy; the B-side dives into straight-up Sabbath territory, with "Act Upon The Mundane World" and "The Groke", before ending the album with the abstract, free-flowing title track "Windborne".
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Pierre Ruiz on the release: "I cannot exactly remember when the idea of this album was born in my mind. What I am sure of is that I always wanted to complete such a project, which was to realize the dream of a vibraphone and marimba tribute to the music of my favorite musician composer, Frank Zappa. I met Marco Pacassoni about six years ago. I called him because we were looking for a vibraphonist for a tour with the artist Bungaro. We immediately developed a real friendship and when I told him about my idea and my fascination with Ruth Underwood, explaining that for me the best Zappa albums were the ones on which she played . . . When Marco decided to really go for it (about two years ago), his first statement was that it was impossible not to include 'Peaches En Regalia' and 'The Black Page' on the album . . . From the beginning, when we first spoke of possible musicians, it was very clear to Marco that he needed to invite Lorenzo De Angeli and Enzo Bocciero to this project. Both talented musicians, and members of his quartet, I agreed that they would perfectly fit. Marco and I both wanted a guitarist -- and since is a very courageous decision for a tribute to Zappa -- I was convinced that Alberto Lombardi, with whom I had worked on another album, was equally technically and artistically perfect for such a project. I discovered Gregory Hutchinson when he was playing drums with Joshua Redman in 2000. Since then, he'd been for me one of my top-of-mind drummers . . . Marco also wanted to pay tribute to Ruth. That's why he wrote 'For Ruth' . . . The Zappa Songbook represents more than half of the music that he published. It would have been illogical not to include at least a couple of songs. Alberto is actually an accomplished singer, having recorded two albums. 'The Idiot Bastard Son' is one of his favorites, and this selection was met with much enthusiasm by Marco because we'd had this particular tune on our shortlist. I also had in mind to feature Petra Magoni on this album. She is one of my favorite Italian voices, and in my opinion, Petra's tone is perfect for Zappa music."
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$42.00
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LP version. Pierre Ruiz on the release: "I cannot exactly remember when the idea of this album was born in my mind. What I am sure of is that I always wanted to complete such a project, which was to realize the dream of a vibraphone and marimba tribute to the music of my favorite musician composer, Frank Zappa. I met Marco Pacassoni about six years ago. I called him because we were looking for a vibraphonist for a tour with the artist Bungaro. We immediately developed a real friendship and when I told him about my idea and my fascination with Ruth Underwood, explaining that for me the best Zappa albums were the ones on which she played . . . When Marco decided to really go for it (about two years ago), his first statement was that it was impossible not to include 'Peaches En Regalia' and 'The Black Page' on the album . . . From the beginning, when we first spoke of possible musicians, it was very clear to Marco that he needed to invite Lorenzo De Angeli and Enzo Bocciero to this project. Both talented musicians, and members of his quartet, I agreed that they would perfectly fit. Marco and I both wanted a guitarist -- and since is a very courageous decision for a tribute to Zappa -- I was convinced that Alberto Lombardi, with whom I had worked on another album, was equally technically and artistically perfect for such a project. I discovered Gregory Hutchinson when he was playing drums with Joshua Redman in 2000. Since then, he'd been for me one of my top-of-mind drummers . . . Marco also wanted to pay tribute to Ruth. That's why he wrote 'For Ruth' . . . The Zappa Songbook represents more than half of the music that he published. It would have been illogical not to include at least a couple of songs. Alberto is actually an accomplished singer, having recorded two albums. 'The Idiot Bastard Son' is one of his favorites, and this selection was met with much enthusiasm by Marco because we'd had this particular tune on our shortlist. I also had in mind to feature Petra Magoni on this album. She is one of my favorite Italian voices, and in my opinion, Petra's tone is perfect for Zappa music."
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Champagne Dub is a collective of selected artists who come together to practice psychedelic dub rituals. The project was conceived by drummer and producer Betamax (The Comet Is Coming, Soccer96) who makes a nod to a range of influences through free improv, psychedelic post-punk, English folk, performance art, and '70s dub. However, the band also draws on the teachings of Zen Buddhist philosophy to create sound without intention, to capture and dub the natural shape of subconscious intuitions. After several explosive live shows, the group headed into the studio where they found themselves deep in the presence of a 1/4" tape machine, the results of which were soaked in a biochemically-enhanced mix of reverb and analog effects. Once the vision was truly realized and tested on some animals, it was deemed safe for public consumption and pressed onto vinyl. Drops will be released into the sonic environment with the spiritual guidance of Faith And Industry. Bass player Ruth Goller (Melt Yourself Down/Acoustic Ladyland) applies her distinctive sonic boom to the low end of the group. Punk as fuck and funkier than a pimp truck, Goller pummels pure tones through the dirt with all the rhythmic precision of a washing cycle set to 'silk with rinse'. Ed Briggs is a sound artist from Brighton who plays homemade synths incorporating mechanical parts from a hurdy-gurdy. He also programs using MaxMSP, performing mind-melting sound granulation in real time. Briggs is a full-time DIY inventor and home-science experimenter with a family background in English folk. Mr Noodles, the anonymous performance artist/vocalist, uses many voices, shamanic percussion and unpredictable movement, haunting the band with a plethora of dreamy mantras. Mexican artist Nahum Mantra's day job normally sees him working as an artist/magician. Nahum mastered the art of hypnotism at a young age, and his career has gravitated towards the link between science and art. Also a member of Orchestra Elastique, Champagne Dub sees him feature on his natural instrument the Theremin. Betamax has been playing drums for ages. However after taking mushrooms he realized that there was a deeper layer of rhythm that remained trapped by his ego, an expression so honest, naked and uncultured that it had been withheld by the subconscious. It was a rhythm that couldn't be understood, one that always shifted, but always spoke the truth. Sometimes still, other times explosive, Champagne Dub is what is now.
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Fauxpas Musik are pleased to announce Phobia Airlines, the debut release of a young producer from St. Petersburg, Hoavi. His adventurous electronic sound is one not heard in a while and excited the label on first listen. His music has a traditional sound (early '90s UK), but Hoavi does create a world of his own due to the versatility in his productions. It is this versatility that creates an exciting hybrid sound, therefore pushing the envelope and making it sound very current, futuristic even. 180 gram vinyl, silkscreen print cover, includes download.
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All things come from and return to the same source; such is the theory of Monism, an ancient philosophy, but also accounting for the music of Jeroen Search. Dictated by an ethos of exclusively recording live takes and only ever editing while a tune is being created, each finished track is imbued with that unique magic of the moment. This is the nature of Monism, Search's first LP in over two decades of electronic explorations and personal as well as artistic growth. As with any of his music that has been released so far, the tracks on here hold a timeless quality, existing within their own frame of reference; that is their immediate experience. Across a carefully arranged course, the album naturally unravels its many ideas, ranging from moments of pensive ambient pieces to thick washes of dub echo and layers of modulated synths, all while providing an endless array of hypnotizing barebones grooves in the process. A true Figure mainstay, Search upholds his artistic relevancy without any reinventing or switching up the formula, rather by simply keeping true to his accomplished craft.
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Form And Function presents the second outing in their FORM series. Movement I contains three original tracks and one remix starring freshman Atis and pretty well-known duo Cassegrain. "Ismene" is a slow but progressive and dubby techno piece that is filled with deep northern and tribal influences. "Entheogen" goes a notch faster in tempo without compromising on atmosphere. "Samael" lifts off with a lot of pulsing energy, transferring into a deep sound that sets the mood for the complete track. Cassegrain's remix of "Samael" is unfalsified power techno that keeps hinting to the deep sounds of the original track.
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International Deejay Gigolo presents the homecoming of the South American gigolo queen Romina Cohn. After her "I Want U" remix production from label boss DJ Hell last year, she presents now her own three track EP called Let It Go. All three tracks combine an eclectic and powerful vibe with playful attitude and pay homage to classic techno and rave sounds.
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Morphometry is an exquisite album of duets by the legendary soprano sax player Lol Coxhill and his friend and disciple, Raymond MacDonald. These are recordings made in July 2008 during what would be Coxhill's last visit to Scotland. Pressed on custard-colored vinyl with fleas on the label, in homage to Coxhill's album Fleas In Custard (1975), this release features a front cover woodcut created by Ian Barrett, whose uncle Syd was one of the figures whose paths crossed with Lol in 1960s London. Mastered for vinyl from 24-bit audio files. Includes CD of full album.
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"Zombie Club presents Calypso Guapacha, the fourth sonic artifact after his "Come To The Caribbean (GR 029LP, 2014), Mambo Calypso (2014) and Limbo (GR 027LP, 2016) successful releases. Once again, the concept is clear and simple: taking a trip on an imaginary sonic cruise to the islands, harbors and mountains of the Caribbean through rhythms and dances that recreate the tropical atmosphere that bring the festive spirit of these lands around the world. This time, we begin with a strange calypso song played on electric guitar by Cuban Wilson & His Combo followed by some tracks from the West Indies such as calypso, Haitian meringue, quelbe, mento or goombay. These rhythms are sung in English but they introduce the sparkly presence of the clave (wooden sticks from Cuba) that sets the beat on which all the musical structure is based, not only in the Caribbean music but also in all the African-roots music. Thanks to that, musicians who sing in different languages can share a primal and common musical home. The B side focuses on the Spanish-language tunes, with montunos, bombas and cumbias from Cuba, Puerto Rico and Colombia. However, we've chosen a doo-wop/mambo as a way of conclusion in order to show that Caribbean music isn't just limited to that specific geographic area. That is it, we are embarking in Cuba going around the Caribbean to arrive in the USA, singing in different languages with different rhythms but finding a pulse that's shared by all of them: the clave. Well, it's OK, we don't want to theorize too much, it's about moving the hips and enjoying. That's why we tell you, one more time: 'Ay, sí, sí...we want to mambo!'" --Señor Zombie. Some tracks have been remastered and restored and some are presented on vinyl after many years. Format and selection designed for DJs, collectors and general public. Also features: The Fabulous McClevertys, The Lion, Reuben McCoy & The Hamiltonians, Pierre Murat Et Son Ensemble, Luis Kalaff, Charlie Adamson, The Wigglers, Ñico Saquito, Cristóbal Pérez, Maelo Y Cortijo, Trío Matamoros, Chuito El De Bayamón, Pedro Laza Y Sus Pelayeros, Walfredo De Los Reyes, and The Dootones. 300 gram sleeve, includes download.
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Following acclaimed compilation Togo Soul 70 (HC 047CD/LP, 2016), here comes a 12" of edits and revisited versions of original funky tracks by Yta Jourias and Roger Damawuzan and rare and unreleased Togolese soul tracks from Napo De Mi Amor and Sewavi Jacintho. Bosq and DJ Pushin Wood deliver hot, funky, and soulful versions oriented for the dance floors and the disco fans. On the B side are two tremendous soul tracks by Amor and the tremendous Jacintho.
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Unknown Truths is the debut album from Tony Beardsley (aka Dark Strands). What can be said about this album? For one, it is a body of work that has been crafted as a labor of love with sources of inspiration taken from the late '80s underground warehouse parties and clubs where no one speed or style of music was played; curve balls as they say, was a good thing. Ambitious, maybe, but the only aim of the album was to actually not to have one. No one genre or concept can be applied, but this is not by design, it is purely accidental as the music weaves between various electronic strands and rhythm forms. It's fair to say that his music has not been compromised to follow latest trends or fashion. It is for everyone, but no one. Its only true purpose is to liberate senses and provide a lasting sonic soundtrack to the modern age.
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Gothenburg's well-renowned bass player extraordinaire, Osynlige Mann (URAN GBG, The Exorcist) releases long-awaited new solo material. This 7" contains high voltage material; "Airports" and "Exodus" brings tense seventies synth and early eighties electro to the table. "Airports" is a Kraftwerk-inspired elegy over the lumpenproletariat of the machines -- airplanes. "No sleep for the big machines, no rest for the sad machines". "Exodus" carries more obvious characteristics from Mann's other projects and sounds like a more electronic version of URAN GBG!
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Alec Cheer's Night Kaleidescope is an incredible modern techno-based score to an underground psychedelic detective vampire indie drama. So there. There is little history here as this is a new release, but this is simply an amazing modern score to a 2017 film one may never have heard about (directed by Grant McPhee). What sets this score apart is its clinical post-modern feel, with influences including Mica, John Carpenter, Brian Eno, Goblin, Fabio Frizzi, even whispers of the 1980s, as well as a musical feel a little like the classic Drive (2011) soundtrack. Yet with all these influences, composer Cheer somehow manages to create a new work that sounds unlike any other. It's dark, bewitching, mesmerizing, ear-catching and even "banging" in parts. Look, it must be good, otherwise Jonny Trunk would not be pressing it. And with a spelling mistake too. Full color eye-catching minimal sleeve.
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God's Chorus, by Crickets. Lots Of Crickets. And Jim Wilson is an extraordinary ambient/minimal masterpiece made just using the sounds of crickets. Sounds like heaven. Or beautiful death. Or angels singing. Or a choir in the world's most amazing cathedral. Johnny Trunk on the record: "A few years ago, I was alerted to a strange recording online. I think it was on Mixcloud, but it might have been Soundcloud. I can't remember exactly which cloud, but I do remember other more important things: the recording was called God's Chorus and millions of people had listened to it. And thousands of those millions of people had left comments. Some had praised the mesmerizing, angelic sounds, others more cynical thought it was a hoax. Some had theories about how it was made, educated ideas, but many didn't care as they loved it so very much. There was also a name associated to the creation of God's Chorus; Jim Wilson. I listened. I listened more. I found myself immediately intrigued. And within a couple of days had licensed the recording. I believed it would really suit being on vinyl and not just on a cloud waiting for more comments. The story behind the God's Chorus recording is short and simple. It begins with the aforementioned Wilson, a songwriter and enthusiast for Native American sound, nature, ambiance and the new age. Jim recorded the crickets; he then recorded more crickets. He took one of these cricket recordings, slowed it down (just like Basil Kirchin would) and then simply played the slowed down recording over the normal version. This is what you hear on this LP except for a faded break to give us Side One and Side Two. God's Chorus is unlike anything else. Leave it on and it becomes a bizarre hypnotic drone, somewhat like a modern minimal composition. The controversy surrounding this natural wonder lies with people who think this is just a cunningly engineered sound, a cheat, a fraud, a natural musical impossibility that has been manipulated by computer and includes human voices. But people have tried to recreate it with modern tech and choir sounds and have failed. I shall leave you to draw your own conclusions about God's Chorus. Real or fake? True or false? I care not, as it sure sounds like crickets to me, and it sure does sound amazing." Artwork by Bess Kirby (Aged 13), album produced by Jonny Trunk. Full-color eye-catching minimal sleeve.
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Alex Olson aka Balearic Skip, a professional skateboarder, now has a record on Jolly Jams. As the progeny of the skateboard pioneer Steve Olson, he first learned to ride at age 12. By 19 he was skating professionally, giving him the rarefied distinction of being the first second-generation professional skateboarder. In 2005 he signed a sponsorship deal with Girl Skateboards, one of the most prestigious skate companies. A few years ago, he parted ways with Girl Skateboards to work with Louis Vuitton, Vans and his current sponsor, Nike.
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For Khemia's eleventh release, Tertium Organum the label works with five artists who are new to the label. Rendered open proceedings on side A with a nod to Coil; End Train follows, steering his machines with tactile precision between acerbic acid lines and cavernous synths. Side B starts with the claustrophobic tension of WarinD's, featuring Huren's disembodied snarl, tearing at the relentless machine funk. This is followed by the insistent, martial urgency of Distant's before an emotional pinnacle that is finally resolved in the EBM-drenched romanticism of Lapse of Reason.
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2004 release. Durutti Column's Tempus Fugit collects improvisations, re-workings of art installation soundtracks, and snippets of lyrics and musical passages from the past. Gone are most of the drum machines and much of the sampling; in their place is more focused and intense guitar strumming. Tempus Fugit is an emotional, vibrant musical masterstroke from an artist who seems to never release anything less.
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2007 release. Durutti Column's Sporadic Three, was the third in a series of special collections almost 30 years since the original Sporadic Recordings (1989). As highlighted over his long and illustrious career, Vini Reilly is a prolific songwriter. Ideas and tracks just fly from Vini, and most of these tracks, or initial versions of songs, never make it to a final release. The basic idea behind The Sporadic Recordings series is to release material that never makes it onto studio albums. This collection follows the same premise and contains new and exclusive tracks, outtakes, versions, and home demos.
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2008 release. Sunlight To Blue... Blue To Blackness was one of the more upbeat title suggestions for this very bare, back-to-basics, reflective Durutti Column album. Many of the pieces are simply instrumentals played on Vini Reilly's Juan Montero flamenco guitar, and he returns to Without Mercy (1984) for the last track "Grief" and reinvents "Never Known" from LC (1981).
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Les Disques Robespierre presents Revolution Pop!: 14 Fuzzy And Groovy French Cuts From The 60's. Never before reissued and compiled on vinyl, this compilation is full of incredible covers and fantastic originals! Songs about Mao, catwomen, drugs, sex, the devil and elevators! Garage punk monsters, dance ravers, organ-driven soul and psych-pop! It's May '68 again, a French revolution on the dance floor, a record guaranteed to fire up any '60s party! Features: Claude Channes, Nicky Nicolas, Monty, Santa Maria, 5 Gentlemen, José Salcy, Gammas, Françoise Deldick, Carine, Jocelyne, Les Players, Les Fleurs De Pavot, and Norman "Gagman" Gang.
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Livity Sound presents Laurel Halo and Hodge's Tru/Opal/The Light Within You.
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This collection brings together rarities from well-known artists like Abstract Truth, Suck, Otis Waygood, Freedom's Children, John & Philipa Cooper, McCully Workshop and Hawk, as well as lesser known acts like Buzzard, The Fireflies, The Idiots, Tidal Wave, and The Invaders. Although the South African rock movement of the late sixties and early seventies was not a major commercial success, its participants heralded an exciting new age in South African rock and started a movement aimed at changing the musical tastes of fans in a spectacular way. Stadium concerts became the vehicle for feeding the youth with heavier rock sounds, and behind studio glass were producers like Clive Calder, Billy Forrest, Graham Beggs and Selwyn Miller who acted as change agents to transform conventional pop into heavier four to five minute songs. The movement's struggle for recognition through airplay remained unanswered and only the true fans of rock knew about their existence. Licensed by the Fresh Music label in South Africa and available on vinyl for the first time, complete with insert and liner notes.
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Oh, sweet melancholy. Jascha Hagen is back for Luise's largest sibling and takes it all down a notch. A Touch Of Cold Water is a tale of minimalism and awareness, carefully placed and well defined elements, light spaces and echoing rooms. A string of tracks that vary between unfazed euphoria and sober retrospection, slightly out of tune like the voice in your head. Who needs to wipe off the dust when it scratches so nicely.
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I Think I'm Down... is the first release from Mean Disposition's Greg 'Stackhouse' Prevost Vintage Series, featuring the first and original Chesterfield Kings line-up. The A Side, a cover of Harbinger Complex's, is a demo recorded at the old WCMF Studios from 1978. The flip, Them's "I Can Only Give You Everything", was recorded at New Math's studio in 1979. Killer artwork, never-seen pictures and liner notes by Greg!
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Vybz Kartel's Kingston Story, produced by Mixpak founder Dre Skull, is a rare example of a dancehall LP that is more than a collection of singles. Its tracks act as an overview of the many sides of Kartel -- the lover, the party starter, and the astute social critic. Backed by Dre Skull's booming production, Kingston Story's hits, including the sensual plea "Yuh Love", the dance floor anthem "Go Go Wine," and the ecstatic love song "Half On A Baby", can still be found booming out of cars and sound systems from Kingston to New York City and beyond. Originally released in 2011 and out of print for years, Mixpak has repressed Kingston Story as a high-quality double album.
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2014 release. After a string of hit singles, Popcaan releases his debut album, Where We Come From, on Mixpak. The release, which hit #2 on the Billboard Reggae chart, was praised as "one of the best pop albums of the year" by Pitchfork and hailed as the strongest dancehall LP of the 2010s by many. As suited to start-to- finish headphone listening as it is to club play, Where We Come From is an album-length artistic statement in a genre where singles rule supreme.
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Double LP version. 2014 release. After a string of hit singles, Popcaan releases his debut album, Where We Come From, on Mixpak. The release, which hit #2 on the Billboard Reggae chart, was praised as "one of the best pop albums of the year" by Pitchfork and hailed as the strongest dancehall LP of the 2010s by many. As suited to start-to- finish headphone listening as it is to club play, Where We Come From is an album-length artistic statement in a genre where singles rule supreme.
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Mono-Tone Records presents The Real Angel Corpus Christi, the first compilation of the full career of Angel Corpus Christi, from 45s to major labels, from 1984 to now. Avant-garde or traditional pop auteur? There's no one quite like ACC in the pop firmament and the sooner the world wakes up to that fact, the better. One could do worse than start with this career-long compilation, from her 1984 debut to recent stuff, mixing idiosyncratic covers and minimalist, left-field, ultra-catchy pop. The songs feature guest stars Alan Vega (Suicide), Dean Wareham (Luna/Galaxie 500) and Sonic Boom (Spacemen 3/Spectrum) along the way. There's nowhere near enough accordion in rock n' roll as I'm sure you'll agree when you get a load of these hair-raising harmonics. Liner notes by Lindsay Hutton.
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If one were looking for a sound that could encapsulate the myriad forms that hardcore takes in 2018 one could do a lot worse than slam a record on by Zodd, who have emerged from the vibrant Singapore punk/hardcore scene in the wake of bands like Vaarallinen, Sial, and Lubricant. Operationally Ready Dead demonstrates an approach based in a vicious pogo-thump but drawing in elements of hardcore's various strands, with echoing screams ripping painfully through chomping riffs: weird enough for the freakpunx, hard enough for the mosh kids. Chaotic and blown out, squealing and stumbling, but never losing its dynamism, Operationally Ready Dead is ten tracks of contemporary anxiety shaped into hardcore anger, touching upon themes of apocalyptic angst, psychopaths with uniforms and without, and society's born corrupt, all the while getting darker still. Zodd provide a searing soundtrack to this and more. Cover designed by Nicky Rat with a lyric insert designed by the band.
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Howling and screaming like an acid trip gone wrong, Melbourne's Priors punch to the surface with nine ultra-bombastic cuts of relentless hardcore! Priors is a frightening mix of breakneck melodies and cacophonous destruction! Featuring members from a circle of Australian bands quickly making their mark on the international scene (including Sistema En Decadencia, Execution, Helta Skelta, and Nerve), this LP was one of the first to be started and last to be finished, over three years in the making from conception to delivery. A slab of wax that hits like a wrecking ball -- impossible to ignore!
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Exotica returns with Musique Exotíque #03, their third and best release to date. The intensity has been ramped up and their chaotic nature is more out of control. It's still pogo-friendly, destructive to the ears and totally explosive, with special care on the songwriting. This is a band who have worn out their copy of Raw War (1983), taking bits from UK '82, (especially Perdition-era Disorder), classic '80s Brazilian punk, and Finnish hardcore, creating a kaleidoscope of the greatest punk era, while keeping the attitude of what made international hardcore punk once so exciting.
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Rising from a four-year hiatus, East Rome's Trans Upper Egypt strikes back with a new album, Tue following up the two previous two. After a few line-up changes, Simne Donadni (Rainbow Island) definitely joins the band with his avant-primitive drumming beside Bob Junior (Holiday Inn/Bobsleigh Baby), and Leo Non (WoW!). These new tracks, recorded near Turin on the farm/studio run by Boto (Movie Star Junkies/OaXacA) bring a clear evolution in their sound, without any changes to their attitude: hypnotic trance songs assembled with a mix of primal Kraut and psych vibes, repetitive dub bass and Afro beats, acid synth lines and roared mantras recited by a blurred enchanting voice. Seven killer tracks make this album essential for everyone who digs Italian '70s tunes, German Kraut, minimal synth punk and psych travels (with or without drugs). Cover by Matteo Pozzi (Cacao). Edition of 200.
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$12.50
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Next on Psyk's Non Series comes Distant Echoes, another techno innovator who has landed on Rodhad's Dystopian and the Out-ER label with this dark, bleak sounds.
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$30.00
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"'Endangered Species states, restates, correlates, instigates, inflates and deflates, elevates, formulates, disintegrates, interrogates, percolates, granulates, germinates, Kiss Me Kates, Tom Waits, Norman Bates and W.B. Yeats, horripilates, adumbrates, prestidigitates, sophisticates, enumerates, integrates and contraindicates songs from the standard repertoire, Standards they were called. Old French, Frankish, estendard 'place of formation.' If you asked a jazz musician what he played, he'd probably say Standards and Originals. Standards being popular songs from Broadway or Hollywood, Originals being compositions written by the jazz players themselves. They became the catalysts for infinite extended play. . . . Alvin's standards rise from an uncodified potential of all the sounds in the world. Recognizable but reformed by what had been worked through the nameless sound fields into a strange new life, now audible here.' --Clark Coolidge (from the liner notes) '... The Yamaha Disklavier was the instrument I was waiting for . . . a grand piano which allowed me the luxury of playing not just its own hammers and strings but my entire archive of sound-files: a magic act where the whole world becomes audible directly from my fingertips -- an 80-proof blend of analogue and digital. The selection of songs on this recording is mostly ballads, slow and easy, leaving me time to think, exit into unverified neighborhoods, begin a piece from the end, enter a spontaneous museum of dysfunctional harmonies, sneak out the back door into the cocktail mists looking for traces of MEV street music in a heap of Pistoletto's rags.' --Alvin Curran"
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$25.00
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Tim Jackiw's Endless Cycles is a three-track limited release on orange translucent vinyl, archival tracks recorded between July-October 1996.
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$14.00
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Oscillate Tracks is the new label born out of the event series Oscillate which has been running in Berlin at ://about blank over the last four years and become one of the city's most reliable mainstays. Known for their long dark nights and lush summer days, this first record is celebrating more of the latter. Oscillate alumni D. Tiffany and Roza Terenzi bring their breaky flare to the first release with a dreamy remix from Oscillate favorite Jayda G.
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Prelude EP is the inceptive release of Oxmose, a dialogue between two composers; a conversation that traces the line between abstract, electronic experimentalism, and glittering interpretive jazz. Parisian producer Shcaa takes control of Side A with "Core"; a near 20 minutes exploration into sound, which skirts the fringes of avant-garde minimalism and experimental rhythms. Side B sees Romanian artist Traian Chereches offer up an absorbing counterpoint to Shcaa's opener on "Cage". The energy of Chereches' rebuttal fuses organic and interpretive sounds into a deft jazz reinterpretation, revealing a wide and surprising cinematic ambience.
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Objekt has continued to challenge conventions with his club output (Objekt #4 (2017) and Kern Vol. 3 (KERN 003CD, 2016)), while maintaining his reputation as a DJ who deploys impeccable technical finesse in crafting elaborate narratives from a diverse and challenging palette of electronic music. Written between 2014 and 2018 in Berlin and on the road, Cocoon Crush once again sees Objekt jettisoning the functional requirements of the dancefloor. Marking a further evolution from the youthful exuberance of Flatland (PAN 060CD/LP, 2014), Cocoon Crush explores a more introspective side, with themes of human interaction resonating throughout the record as it ruminates on a spectrum of complex moods rooted in four years of sometimes turbulent personal experience. Cocoon Crush represents an aesthetic departure from Flatland's largely synthetic tonality, drawing from organic source material and natural textures to illustrate perplexing and unfamiliar sceneries in photorealistic detail. On Cocoon Crush, Objekt diverges further still from his musical influences to craft the purest manifestation of his own musical personality to date: an intriguing and enigmatic album whose reference points are hard to pin down, in which ghostly synth passages weave through mind-bending, weighty drums, and ASMR-triggering Foley collages scrape and sparkle. Through meticulous sculpting, Objekt traces a rich and impressionistic journey through claustrophobia, hope, guilt, anxiety and joy, nested in layers of sonic detail which reward with every listen. Mastered by Rashad Becker, photography by Kasia Zacharko, and layout by Bill Kouligas.
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Double LP version. Objekt has continued to challenge conventions with his club output (Objekt #4 (2017) and Kern Vol. 3 (KERN 003CD, 2016)), while maintaining his reputation as a DJ who deploys impeccable technical finesse in crafting elaborate narratives from a diverse and challenging palette of electronic music. Written between 2014 and 2018 in Berlin and on the road, Cocoon Crush once again sees Objekt jettisoning the functional requirements of the dancefloor. Marking a further evolution from the youthful exuberance of Flatland (PAN 060CD/LP, 2014), Cocoon Crush explores a more introspective side, with themes of human interaction resonating throughout the record as it ruminates on a spectrum of complex moods rooted in four years of sometimes turbulent personal experience. Cocoon Crush represents an aesthetic departure from Flatland's largely synthetic tonality, drawing from organic source material and natural textures to illustrate perplexing and unfamiliar sceneries in photorealistic detail. On Cocoon Crush, Objekt diverges further still from his musical influences to craft the purest manifestation of his own musical personality to date: an intriguing and enigmatic album whose reference points are hard to pin down, in which ghostly synth passages weave through mind-bending, weighty drums, and ASMR-triggering Foley collages scrape and sparkle. Through meticulous sculpting, Objekt traces a rich and impressionistic journey through claustrophobia, hope, guilt, anxiety and joy, nested in layers of sonic detail which reward with every listen. Mastered by Rashad Becker, photography by Kasia Zacharko, and layout by Bill Kouligas.
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"New expanded and re-mastered 2 CD edition of Curved Air's classic 1970 album Air Conditioning. Originally issued on the Warner Bros. label in November 1970, Air Conditioning showcased the highly innovative talents of Sonja Kristina (vocals), ex-Royal College of Music student Darryl Way (violin), former Royal Academy of Music student Francis Monkman (electric guitar, piano, mellotron, VCS3 synthesiser), Rob Martin (bass) and Florian Pilkington-Miksa (drums). Taking their name from the album A Rainbow in Curved Air by American composer Terry Riley, Curved Air's debut album perfectly demonstrated the band's innovative musical approach, blending classical, electronic and folk music influences in their work and featuring Sonja Kristina's sublime vocals. Featuring such classic tracks as 'It Happened Today', 'Propositions', 'Vivaldi' and 'Situations', "Air Conditioning" was a Top Ten hit in the UK and firmly established Curved Air as one of Britain's foremost progressive bands. This new expanded Esoteric Recordings two-disc edition features the original album, re-mastered from the original master tapes, along with eleven bonus tracks which include the rare single version of 'It Happened Today' and the non-album track 'What Happens When You Blow Yourself Up'. Disc Two of the set features three previously unissued session out-takes of 'It Happened Today', 'Rob One' and the highly sought after 'Thinking on the Floor' and six tracks recorded in session for BBC Radio One between November 1970 and January 1971."
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"Originally released on the Warner Bros. label in 1974, Air Cut featured a new line-up of Curved Air featuring Sonja Kristina (vocals, acoustic guitar), Mike Wedgwood (bass, vocals), Kirby Gregory (guitar), Eddie Jobson (keyboards, violin) and Jim Russell (drums). Although original members Darryl Way, Francis Monkman, and Florian Pilkington Miksa had departed, Sonja Kristina assembled a new group drawn from some immense talents, including those of eighteen-year old Eddie Jobson. Perhaps one of Curved Air's most progressive albums, Air Cut featured some outstanding compositions such as 'The Purple Speed Queen' and the ten-minute epic 'Metamorphosis'. This new edition of Air Cut has been re-mastered from the recently located original master tapes for the very first time (with previous CD editions being taken from vinyl transfers). The illustrated booklet restores the original album artwork and features an essay by Malcolm Dome and exclusive band interviews."
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One of the most prolific and best-loved producers in underground, electronic music, Fred P christens his new label, Perpetual Sound, with a return to one of his best-loved projects, Black Jazz Consortium. Perpetual Sound represents an exciting new start following Fred P's decision to bring his former label, Soul People Music, to its natural end. This first release, knowingly titled Evolutions, is rich in the steppin', jazz-tech style that Black Jazz Consortium effortlessly injects with quite so much soul.
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After a remix and a compilation track for Quintessentials, Third is the third time that KRL appears on the label; it's also his third full EP. This EP is a mixture of two older ideas started in 2014 and two completely new tracks playing on a mixture of samples and field-recorded sounds. "Third" is multi- style: it's got proper house energy, with "Never Leave", a track that features the beautiful voice of Janine Small. It's got rough deepness with "Rhodes To Nowhere". It's got a bit of beat madness with "Confession Beat". And it's got sublime, fragile electronics with "Glacier".
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Ennio Morricone's incredible score for the 1977 cult thriller starring Kirk Douglas. Holocaust 2000 was one of those gems from the maestro best era late '70s to early '80s. Complete edition for this first vinyl reissue ever. Splatter vinyl; Edition of 500.
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This super cult spy thriller made in 1968 and directed by Fernando Cerchio was the third in a successful film series. Previous installments had featured excellent scores by Roberto Pregadio and Romano Mussolini. The master tapes of this Piero Umiliani incredible soundtrack were recently discovered in the composer's archives: combining jazz with 1960s beats, a hint of bossa, Spanish style guitar, trumpet, and sexy vocals, performed by the elite of the jazz and session scenes at the time, this score is a classic of its kind and a potential lounge music hit. Yellow vinyl; Edition of 500.
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"In 2016, 21 years after Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. were founded in Osaka, Japan, there was a major shift in the line-up and "Next Generation" was added to the band's name. We now view the first 20 years of the bands career as chapter one in our story, and we are now turning the page to start chapter two. In 2018, it's time to re-record our classics with this new line-up, we just opened the door to the next stage!" --Kawabata Makoto.
Twenty-four years into their existence, Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. have circled the globe a few dozen times, released over 100 albums and played thousands of shows. In recent years, they've experienced seismic line-up changes, which have given them another new lease on life. Original members Kawabata (guitar, speed guru) and Higashi Hiroshi (synthesizer, noodle god) are now joined by Jyonson Tsu (vocal, midnight whistler), Satoshima Nani (drums, another dimension), and Wolf (bass, space and time). As anyone that has seen the new line-up live will testify, things have gone even more cosmic. Reverse Of Rebirth In Universe sees the band return to their old label Riot Season for the first time since 2012's IAO Chant From The Melting Paraiso Underground Freak Out (REPOSE 032CD/LP). Long-time fans will recognize some of the song titles, but the songs themselves have been reworked and transformed far away from their original versions. New boy Tsu's quiet, almost whispered vocals bring a whole new aura to proceedings, despite the familiar riffs. It's so laid back in places it's practically horizontal, with only occasional trademark piercing guitar squeals threatening to destroy the peace and calm. All of side two is taken up with the twenty-minute epic "Black Summer Song"; if this is an indicator to where the AMT mothership is heading, we're all in for another fucked up and magical ride. In a world that's more messed up than ever, one could all use a break away from the norm, and nobody takes one as away from the norm like Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. CD version includes bonus cover of Gong's "Flying Teapot", edition of 500 in gloss-finished gatefold card sleeve.
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LP version. "In 2016, 21 years after Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. were founded in Osaka, Japan, there was a major shift in the line-up and "Next Generation" was added to the band's name. We now view the first 20 years of the bands career as chapter one in our story, and we are now turning the page to start chapter two. In 2018, it's time to re-record our classics with this new line-up, we just opened the door to the next stage!" --Kawabata Makoto.
Twenty-four years into their existence, Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. have circled the globe a few dozen times, released over 100 albums and played thousands of shows. In recent years, they've experienced seismic line-up changes, which have given them another new lease on life. Original members Kawabata (guitar, speed guru) and Higashi Hiroshi (synthesizer, noodle god) are now joined by Jyonson Tsu (vocal, midnight whistler), Satoshima Nani (drums, another dimension), and Wolf (bass, space and time). As anyone that has seen the new line-up live will testify, things have gone even more cosmic. Reverse Of Rebirth In Universe sees the band return to their old label Riot Season for the first time since 2012's IAO Chant From The Melting Paraiso Underground Freak Out (REPOSE 032CD/LP). Long-time fans will recognize some of the song titles, but the songs themselves have been reworked and transformed far away from their original versions. New boy Tsu's quiet, almost whispered vocals bring a whole new aura to proceedings, despite the familiar riffs. It's so laid back in places it's practically horizontal, with only occasional trademark piercing guitar squeals threatening to destroy the peace and calm. All of side two is taken up with the twenty-minute epic "Black Summer Song"; if this is an indicator to where the AMT mothership is heading, we're all in for another fucked up and magical ride. In a world that's more messed up than ever, one could all use a break away from the norm, and nobody takes one as away from the norm like Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. CD version includes bonus cover of Gong's "Flying Teapot", edition of 500 in gloss-finished gatefold card sleeve.
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S7S 008EP
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Lemzly Dale returns to Sector 7 Sounds with Catty EP.
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$14.00
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Stroboscopic Artefacts returns with another in its Totem series, a unique set of releases pressed on transparent 10" vinyl, capturing the essence and effusiveness of multidimensionality of club culture. Stepping up for the third release in the series is Berlin legend Efdemin, bringing a three-track journey that is unequivocally enduring and flexible for journeys on-and-off the dance floor. Efdemin takes on the challenge of Totem's conceptual subjugation and subverts it with his emotionally honest take on a stimulating and subdural sonic experience within three parts. Narratively dense and expertly-paced, the Totem series has another outer-worldly insertion to its catalog. Clear vinyl.
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Sunbeam Records presents a reissue of Lily & Maria's self-titled album, originally released in 1968. New York teenagers Lily Fiszman and Maria Neumann met in 1965 and developed a highly original and distinctive musical style over the following two years, before releasing their sole album in 1968. A compelling combination of stark folk, upbeat pop and acid rock, it's one of the most intense, intimate and beautiful recordings of its era, and has long been established as a cult classic. It makes its long-overdue reissue debut here, complete with rare photos, memorabilia and interviews with both artists (telling their story for the first time), making it an essential purchase for all fans of 1960s acid folk and pop. Presented here for the first time in digipak with a 16-page booklet.
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Sunbeam Records presents a reissue of Morgen's 1969 self-titled album. One of the greatest heavy psych albums ever made, this mindblower has it all: trippy songs, spacey production, ace musicianship and jaw-dropping guitar. It's presented here in its fullest-ever version, with the full involvement of the band's enigmatic leader Steve Morgen. Featuring eight rare bonus tracks (including home recordings made by Morgen and guitarist Murray Shiffrin shortly after the album's December 1969 release), a packed booklet and rare photos, it's truly essential for fans of psychedelia.
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For half a decade, Doncaster DJ Parly B has been a fixture of the UK and international sound system scene. Lyrics Spree, his first album on Scotch Bonnet Records, builds on 2016's EP This Is Digital. Blessed with a voice as deep as Bounty Killer, a crowing gimmick reminiscent of the great Dennis Alcapone and a bottomless bag of verbosity, Parly is the complete microphone talker. He rides a shopping-trolley-load of digital rhythms by like-minded producers (including Danny T & Tradesman, Stalawa, Interrupt, and Mungo's Hi Fi), ranging from upbeat celebratory skanks to sweltering body winds. Tracks include the exuberant '80s vibes of the title tune, the brass-driven UK sound of "You Mi A Look" featuring fellow Mungo's mic man Charlie P, and the moody reality chant "Skylark".
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SFRMX 001EP
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$14.00
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RELEASE DATE: 12/14/2018
String Figures Remixes is a series of remixes that follow the previously highly-acclaimed LP String Figures by Zoe McPherson (SVS 001LP). Remixers for this EP include Ben Vince, N1L, Hester-1, Bartellow, and Sukitoa O Namau. The EP is pressed on transparent vinyl and comes along with transparent sleeve.
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Promising/Youngster is the moniker for the Spanish artist Diego Cadierno. This new project arises from the need of rolling out his creations away from (but not far off) the dance floor. Crunchy bases, fat basses, dreamy pads and analog and digital instrumentation join to form a landscape that could be named as a cross among IDM, down-tempo, ambient and shoegaze. The sound of Begin Again surrounds one in a distant world, it moves one to a place outside Earth and touches so deeply that one can almost feel the sound as tangible moment. Begin Again contains a getaway of emotions, leaving IDM, melodic breaks, ambient sounds and shoegazers' guitars as remote inspirations, but perhaps also as possible starting points. Reykjavik606 and producer Ylia as guest artists enrich the sound of the album with their contributions.
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Sonor Music Editions present a reissue of Alberto Baldan Bembo's soundtrack for Ecco Lingua D'Argento (1976). Originally issued in 1976, this Italian soundtrack is widely considered a true holy grail of the genre and a funk exotica masterpiece. Originally composed by maestro and orchestra conductor Bembo for Ecco Lingua D'Argento, starring the sexy Carmen Villani, the album includes many spellbinding and powerful grooves filled with great bass lines, dope wah-wah and killer funky sounds. There are also a countless amount of drum beats with dancing Fender Rhodes, disco-funk arrangements with driving tropical percussions, dreamy cinematic strings and sexy female chorus harmonies. This is top-notch stuff for any crate digger/groove hunter/beat-maker/record collector and vintage music vinyl maniac out there. Ecco Lingua D'Argento is an incredible session, a pinnacle of maestro Bembo's productions and a real masterpiece from beginning to end. Liner notes by DJ Spaziale aka Scott Hesselink. Edition of 500, 180 gram vinyl in gatefold sleeve with reprints of original movie posters.
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Sonor Music Editions presents a reissue of Claudio Tallino's Calamo, the original soundtrack for the erotic thriller movie from 1976 directed by Massimo Pirri. Remastered from the original tapes, Calamo is an outstanding and 100% essential Italian soundtrack containing top-notch giallo and sleazy thrilling music with dark, fuzzy, funky, and definitively trippy sounds that put this amazing soundtrack in high demand. Calamo merges Euro sex movie themes and arrangements with the classic Italian giallo sound of the time, and is filled with funky drums and breaks. There is plenty of dopeness, spaced-out down-tempo beats and hypnotic basslines, with dark orchestrations, threatening bells and swirling, filtered-out Hammond organ. Dig a sinister female chorus, fuzzy cues, captivating psychedelic moods, ringing thriller vibes, and dramatic moments with menacing progressive riffs, sleazy wah-wah, heavy piano, and sweeping strings. For fans of Bruno Nicolai and Ennio Morricone. Edition of 500, 180 gram vinyl in gatefold sleeve, includes CD with unreleased outtakes.
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Founded in early '70s by historical RAI TV trumpeter and composer Cicci Santucci (Looking Around (1971), On The Underground Road (1971)), New Tape grew up during the golden period of Italian music production and was dedicated to experimentation of new forms of sound, always hailing from the solid jazz base of the musicians and inspired by theme music. Andrea Galtieri aka Cavalier Piscopo has sequenced the very best shots from the label's production and included exclusive liner notes, creating an explosive mix of jazz-rock, bossa, spellbinding grooves, and raw experimental stuff. "A leading figure in the Italian jazz scene, Santucci worked as trumpeter in the legendary RAI TV orchestra for over 20 years. He was renowned for collaborations with such jazz legends as Lionel Hampton, Gato Barbieri, and Kenny Clarke, until his foray into the avant-garde with The Living Music, a project founded by his brother Umberto. During these same years, he took part in important Italian jazz sessions like Looking Around and On The Underground Road, with Enzo Scoppa. It was just around this period that Cicci founded his own label, New Tape. His goal was to dedicate himself to composing library music with a new expression, less linked to hard bop or American standards, but more focused on the sounds of the time that brought the listener closer to modern vibes, like jazz-rock and the avant-garde. Mixed Grill opens this series, by the maestro's alias, Girosan, along with Lesiman (aka Paolo Renosto). Rengran Mix (1971) and Tropical (1972) followed, with music by Renosto and Romolo Grano. This work gave way to electronic instrumentation, and was built on a rich rhythmical carpet -- tropical percussion, rock and blues-inspired vibes, sleazy psych, and jazz improvisations. The label's most important production was the fourth album, Mirage (1971) by Santucci and Enzo, an explosive mix of elegant jazz, funk, and psychedelia. The last album of the series is Appunti Di Guerra (1971) by the mysterious Ruscigan, an obscure alias which probably belongs to Renosto and Guido Baggiani. This work features complex and dramatic sounds composed for war scenes and gloomy atmospheres, with a large assortment of percussion, distorted effects, and tape manipulation, foreshadowing industrial music. With pressings of only 100 copies per title, New Tape is among the most interesting discoveries to date in terms of original production library music." --Andrea Galtieri. Edition of 500, 180 gram vinyl in heavy cardboard packaging.
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12" from Myele Manzanza. "The son of a Congolese master percussionist, born and raised in NZ listening to hip hop, jazz and dance music. Myele brings an eclectic style and diverse skill to his craft, creating a genre bending experience rooted in jazz and African rhythm. This has earned him a reputation as a powerful drummer, a composer with vision and a producer and musician who is not afraid to experiment."
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Super Furry Animals release Super Furry Animals At The BBC, a compilation of their radio sessions for the BBC, via Strangetown. This includes the eight sessions recorded for the BBC including those for John Peel and Mark Radcliffe. This follows the remastered re-issues of their top twenty albums, Mwng (1999), Fuzzy Logic (1996), and Radiator (1997). In a press release the band had this to say about Super Furry Animals at the BBC: "The five, excitable kids of the Super Furry Animals saw many wonders of the modern world through our innocent eyes, but finding ourselves playing songs in John Peel's home, or in the carpeted muffle of Maida Vale, elevated the experience to new levels. Our thanks go to those rescuing the recordings from our dusty lofts -- Kliph Scurlock and Donal Whelan -- and the surgical attention to detail by the great artistic minds of Mark James and Pete Fowler. Also, long live public broadcasting." Features Mark James' "yeti" artwork throughout plus two new illustrations by Pete Fowler.
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4LP version, 180 gram vinyl. Super Furry Animals release Super Furry Animals At The BBC, a compilation of their radio sessions for the BBC, via Strangetown. This includes the eight sessions recorded for the BBC including those for John Peel and Mark Radcliffe. This follows the remastered re-issues of their top twenty albums, Mwng (1999), Fuzzy Logic (1996), and Radiator (1997). In a press release the band had this to say about Super Furry Animals at the BBC: "The five, excitable kids of the Super Furry Animals saw many wonders of the modern world through our innocent eyes, but finding ourselves playing songs in John Peel's home, or in the carpeted muffle of Maida Vale, elevated the experience to new levels. Our thanks go to those rescuing the recordings from our dusty lofts -- Kliph Scurlock and Donal Whelan -- and the surgical attention to detail by the great artistic minds of Mark James and Pete Fowler. Also, long live public broadcasting." Features Mark James' "yeti" artwork throughout plus two new illustrations by Pete Fowler.
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Studio Mule present a reissue of Mitsuaki Katayama Trio's First Flight, originally issued in 1979 on Johnny's Disk Record. Johnny's Disk Record is an independent jazz label run by the owner of jazz cafe Kaiunbashi No Johnny, located in Rikuzentakata City in Iwate prefecture, Japan. The legendary label released a string of albums of high quality but down-to-earth music, spanning from modern jazz and avant-garde jazz to left-field pop. Albums such as Farewell My Johnny/Left Alone (1980) and Aya's Samba (1978) have reached cult status among fans as some of the best works to come out of the Japanese jazz scene. This debut album by drummer and actor Mitsuaki Katayama is a Japanese jazz masterpiece consisting of five original compositions. The no-filler album includes the tracks "Unknown Point", a danceable jazz samba with tight and powerful drumming and the melancholic "Arizona High Way", a tune that perfectly epitomizes what Japanese jazz is about. "It's Over" features beautiful piano work by Kichiro Sugino, a promising pianist who tragically succumbed to a chronic illness and couldn't fully realize his potential. Edition of 500.
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Red Island EP is the massive debut from Chontane: industrial techno/UK hardcore/electro, featuring a roof-raising JoeFarr remix. For fans of: Deapmash, Ansome, Scalameriya. Includes pull-out poster.
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"By the time Sexteto Miramar's groundbreaking ¡Salsa! Mi Hermana LP was released in 1968 they had been performing for over a decade and had gone through changes in both personnel and instrumentation. Formed in Medellín as a children's 'murguita' (little holiday party band) that used to annoy the neighbors, they quickly grew into a hot teen combo specializing in Cuban and Colombian music with accordion and sax arrangements in a conjunto (small group) format, eventually recording for local labels including Zeida. During this time the group had several hits that became standards including 'Carruseles' and 'Cumbia Del Sol'. By the mid-1960s the old band had dissolved and original founding member and bandleader/arranger Hernán Builes had formed a new outfit, signing with Zeida rival Discos Fuentes. Miramar then recorded an obscure album of tropical music called Cumbias Con El Miramar, sounding much like their earlier records. However, inspired by New York's Joe Cuba Sextet and La Playa Sextet, several years later Builes decided to swap the folkloric accordion for the more contemporary sounding electric guitar, piano and vibes and signed a new contract with Fuentes under the name Sexteto Miramar. During this period Miramar featured several vocalists who would later go on to greater fame, including Humberto Muriel, Johnny Moré and Rodolfo Aicardi. The newly minted Sexteto Miramar were perhaps the first Colombian group to use the term 'salsa' as a musical genre when they recorded ¡Salsa! Mi Hermana. The record was also their first album as a sextet under their new name, instrumentation and membership... The album features several originals as well as cover versions of New York Latin and Cuban tunes first popularized by Orquesta América Del '55, Tito Rodríguez, Celia Cruz, Sabú Martínez, La Playa Sextet, Joe Cuba Sextet, and the Peruvian group Pepe Moreno Y Su All-Star Band. As to how Builes came up with the album's signature tune, 'Salsa Boogaloo', he had most likely been listening to Venezuelan radio broadcasts of the new Latin records by artists such as Pete Rodriguez, Ricardo Ray, and Johnny Colón coming out of New York, which had been described as 'salsa' since 1966 by bohemian disc-jockey Phidias Danilo Escalona . . . According to Muriel, the fact that ¡Salsa! Mi Hermana did not have any overtly Colombian genres like cumbia and instead concentrated on foreign sounds such as guajira, mambo, charanga, bolero, guaguancó, guaracha, boogaloo, and salsa meant that the band was consciously trying to update Colombian tastes." --Pablo Yglesias, aka DJ Bongohead Presented in facsimile artwork and pressed on 180 gram vinyl.
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Umeko Ando's Battaki (Joe Claussell Remix) is the second release from Japanese label Volkuta. For this release, three songs are selected from the album Infuke, originally released in 2001. Ando is known as the master of Upopo (song) and Mukkuri (mouth harp) and also known as one of the successors of the Ainu tribal culture of Hokkaido's Obihiro district. Ando has been sending the Ainu music all over the world with her unafraid style, adopting the music for new generations but at the same time respecting the original which has been followed since ancient times. "Battaki" is fusion of the Ainu's Upopo and folky sound of the tonkori (the stringed instrument of the Ainu) & percussion by Oki from Oki Dub Ainu Band. The next two tracks are "Mukkuri", representing the Ainu's primitive style itself. On side B, Joe Claussell has remixed a 14-minute version of "Battaki" giving a jazz essence to Ando's original. The Ainu people live in Hokkaido in harmony with nature, as aboriginal people like Native Americans or Eskimos. It is not easy to imagine their original, highly-developed culture and tradition and their foreign trade when one is more familiar with the Ainu's simple, freely-living way of live (which is actually made up for tourism). The truth is further from one's expectations; one must not forget the persecuted history that the westernizing Japanese robbed the Ainu of their land unfairly, forced upon them their own values. Vokulta is happy to release into the world the music of Ms. Umeko Ando and producer Mr. Oki. Releasing the sound on vinyl is also to deliver the background of the music through the media of a jacket. It is different from what is released with a simple two-hole sleeve. The remixer Joe Claussell has not just remixed the sound, he has recreated the view of this music in his world. It has been four years since the first release, but Volkuta still has the same touch since we had deciding to release this music, having faith that this music will be played for many years in the whole world.
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Wan Chai Records is a Hong Kong-based label, specialized in rare Asian records and quality reissues. For their third release, after a few years of hard digging and historical researches, they went deeper with Hong Kong Score, an introspection into the music of the Chinese cinema industry with a selection of tracks from Hong-Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan, specially produced for movies and illustrations. The result is a compilation of 12 totally unknown gems sung mostly in Mandarin and Cantonese, from real deep instrumentals, hip-hop breaks, Ethio-style crazy drums, to heavy bass in the Alain Goraguer style. This is an amazing introduction to '60s and '70s Chinese music, an inspiration for beat-makers, and a must-have for novices or Asian vintage music lovers. Features: Yao Su Rong, Lena Lim, Li Tai-Hsiang, Teresa Teng, The Apollo, Yuan Ye San Chong Chang, Soul Dance Music, Li Tai-Hsiang, You Ya, New Wave Orchestra, Chang Siao Ying, and Xian Jin Ren and Zeng Zhong Ying.
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The third and final release of exclusive cuts from the Adana Twins mix compilation (WG 025CD). Adana Twins "Ocelotes" sets the pace as powerful percussion oppose robust sonic displays of emotion. Aaaron's "Muir" sees organic grooves lay the groundwork for ethereal melodies and sinister vocal calls. "Gazebo" from Human Machine picks up the energy level once again as hi-pace drums and rapid-fire melodies culminate in a fever pitch of dancefloor antics. Andre Hommen delivers a vigorous journey where an unrelenting arpeggio drives forward at high velocity.
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Wax Love presents a reissue of The Jazz Crusaders' Freedom Sound, originally issued in 1961. Formed out of the ashes of several different Houston, Texas groups in the late '50s, the core of The Jazz Crusaders -- Joe Sample, Stix Hooper, Wilton Felder, and Wayne Henderson -- all relocated together to Los Angeles in 1960 and quickly signed a recording contract with Pacific Jazz Records. Freedom Sound is their debut album and a great introduction to their 1960s hard-bop soul-jazz sound. Rounding out their trombone-sax-piano-drums core with killer guitar work from Roy Gaines and the bass of the prolific Jimmy Bond, this is soul-jazz mixed with a taste of West Coast cool and an essential piece of The Jazz Crusaders' extensive catalog.
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Wax Love presents a reissue of Here's Larry Williams, originally released in 1959. The great New Orleans R&B singer Larry Williams may not have the same name recognition as Fats Domino, Ernie K-Doe, or Roy Brown but his hits, especially "Short Fat Fannie" and "Bony Maronie", are still universally recognizable classics. Signed to Specialty Records in 1957 after meeting Little Richard and his producer while he was recording in New Orleans, Williams struck gold with one of his earliest singles, "Short Fat Fannie", which reached #1 on the R&B chart, and #5 on the pop chart. Here's Larry Williams collects all of Williams' biggest singles on one LP along with some killer deep cuts. If one digs piano-driven R&B shouters, Here's Larry Williams is absolutely essential, a classic from one of New Orleans' greatest.
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Ogre makes their vinyl debut twice! With the audio now remastered and the artwork revamped for the 12" format, Ogre's fourth album of instantly recognizable, doom infected, '70s hard rock is now available in its analog glory. As the studio album was too long for a single vinyl without skimping on sound quality, it made sense to house the band's lively rendition of "Soulless Woman" by Ogre on a bonus single. On the reverse, the band opted to pay homage to The Bags with their exclusive take on "Naked Lady" which was a favorite of theirs back in the early '90s. Pressed on orange vinyl; bonus 45 7" pressed on blue vinyl; Edition of 500.
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Yoshiwara Collective present ST 37's I'm Not Good, originally released in 2014, for the first time on vinyl. After a CD and digital release via Cleopatra Records, a limited cassette edition on Go Johnny Go, the long-awaited double vinyl edition is here. I'm Not Good claims ST 37. Truth be told, the band has never been better and this may very well be the jewel in their psychedelic crown. Weaving imaginative song craft with improvised jamming, the two famed threads have met in perfect bind. Croaking frogs, chopped-up cinematic loops, disturbing druggy cover versions, gentle moments, manic moments, a banjo, hooks more infectious than the plague and all-out sensory bliss, it's fucking brilliant. This is the culmination of three decades galactic exploration and the portal into this world of wonderment. The audio has been remastered, lyrics included, and artwork expanded. An exclusive version of "Marina" also replaces "Eroica Horns" making it that little bit more special. Pressed on monochrome vinyl, one black LP and white LP; comes in heavy gatefold sleeve.
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" 'This record is an encapsulation. The omnipresent fear and anger. Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? And what is really going on? Consternation... today... There is difficulty, frustration, strain and a large snake. You can feel the pressure of it breathing on the streets, in media, and in your lunch. This s/t, by The C.I.A., is an urgent musical notice. I feel it immediately. The pointed vocal cadence and lyrics of Denée Segal is a sharp scythe, and the actual time is... now. I feel the same distress call and disposition from Crass records like Penis Envy or DIRT. In fact, if you took that, mixed in 'Black Silk Stocking' by Chrisma and a touch of early Nic Endo (Atari Teenage Riot) and even Dinah Cancer (45 Grave) Autopsy era, you can get a feeling. And, similarly to those mentioned, Denée is putting a time stamp on this time. The spirit and her viability is strong in many a corner, and in many a heart. The alarm is ringing. "This is survival sound, put on record well backed by Ty Segall and Emmett Kelly, who have added anything-must-happen, mercurial, constantly moving instrumentation. The sounds, consistent with unique monochrome, move like an engine, made gas-tight by piston rings. Sonic rings moving in tight machine patterns. And at the vocal helm is Denée, steering this machine in vocal directions across an exclamation point motorway. No salt, all salt. Traction and reaction. They built a sound machine with, and for each other. Survival sound lifts its head up when it needs to. Thankfully it gets put on record and released when it needs to.' --Tim Presley"
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LP version. " 'This record is an encapsulation. The omnipresent fear and anger. Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? And what is really going on? Consternation... today... There is difficulty, frustration, strain and a large snake. You can feel the pressure of it breathing on the streets, in media, and in your lunch. This s/t, by The C.I.A., is an urgent musical notice. I feel it immediately. The pointed vocal cadence and lyrics of Denée Segal is a sharp scythe, and the actual time is... now. I feel the same distress call and disposition from Crass records like Penis Envy or DIRT. In fact, if you took that, mixed in 'Black Silk Stocking' by Chrisma and a touch of early Nic Endo (Atari Teenage Riot) and even Dinah Cancer (45 Grave) Autopsy era, you can get a feeling. And, similarly to those mentioned, Denée is putting a time stamp on this time. The spirit and her viability is strong in many a corner, and in many a heart. The alarm is ringing. "This is survival sound, put on record well backed by Ty Segall and Emmett Kelly, who have added anything-must-happen, mercurial, constantly moving instrumentation. The sounds, consistent with unique monochrome, move like an engine, made gas-tight by piston rings. Sonic rings moving in tight machine patterns. And at the vocal helm is Denée, steering this machine in vocal directions across an exclamation point motorway. No salt, all salt. Traction and reaction. They built a sound machine with, and for each other. Survival sound lifts its head up when it needs to. Thankfully it gets put on record and released when it needs to.' --Tim Presley"
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Delayed, release date TBA. "The Grammy-nominated string orchestra A Far Cry and pianist Simone Dinnerstein have teamed up on a new recording of keyboard concertos by Philip Glass. The album will be released on Glass' Orange Mountain Music label. The album features the world premiere recording of Glass's Piano Concerto No. 3, a new concerto for piano and strings co-commissioned by A Far Cry and composed by Glass specifically for Dinnerstein, whom the New York Times calls 'an utterly distinctive voice in the forest of Bach interpretation.' Dinnerstein and A Far Cry toured the new Glass concerto in the fall of 2017, and recorded the album in the stellar acoustics of Mechanics Hall in Worcester, MA. Of their world premiere performance at the New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall, the Boston Globe wrote, '[Dinnerstein and A Far Cry] caught and held the music's patient grandeur, giving each phrase, each chord judicious gravity.' The Wall Street Journal called it 'an inspired pairing,' adding 'Mr. Glass could not have hoped for a more graceful, fluid reading.' The idea first germinated in 2014, when Dinnerstein and Glass met for breakfast in his garden and found that they shared a strong interest in the music of Bach and its impact on the world today. Glass, having come to know her work over the years, offered to write a piece for her, and Dinnerstein proposed that it be a concerto for piano and strings, to be paired with one of Bach's own. She explains, 'There are almost no concertos written for piano and strings since Bach's time. The pairing of the Bach concerto with Philip's own composition creates myriad strands of connectivity, enabling the listener to create bridges between the old and the new.' Glass finished Piano Concerto No.3 in 2017 as a response to hearing Dinnerstein play at the Glenn Gould Prize concert in Ottawa the previous year. He explains in the album's liner notes, 'I can say that Bach's music was not consciously in my mind as I composed this new concerto, but in a way it's unavoidable. My basic musical formation was influenced by the study of Bach for years during my studies with Nadia Boulanger. Inasmuch, while this piece itself is not directly influenced by Bach, his music is by definition a part of mine.' To fund the work, Dinnerstein reached out to a number of orchestras from across the U.S. and Canada, eventually enlisting a total of 12, from various parts of the country, to co-commission the work. It was clear from the beginning that the premiere and recording should fall to Boston's A Far Cry, with whom Dinnerstein had formed a musical connection after filling in for pianist Leon Fleisher at a concert in 2016. Jason Fisher (viola) of A Far Cry says, 'A Far Cry has always been a proponent of new music, and it has been a dream of ours since day one to commission a major work from an iconic American composer such as Philip Glass. We're delighted to be partnering on this project with Simone Dinnerstein, a collaborator beloved by our group and one of America's finest pianists.'"
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[delayed indefinately] "Akio Jissoji created a rich and diverse body of work during his five decades in Japan's film and television industries. For some, he is best-known for his science-fiction: the 1960s TV series Ultraman and 1998's box-office success Tokyo: The Last Megalopolis. For others, it is his 1990s adaptations of horror and mystery novelist Edogawa Rampo, such as Watcher in the Attic and Murder on D Street. And then there are his New Wave films for the Art Theatre Guild, three of which -- This Transient Life, Mandara and Poem, forming The Buddhist Trilogy -- are collected here. Winner of the Golden Leopard award at the 1970 Locarno Film Festival, This Transient Life is among the Art Theatre Guild's most successful -- and most controversial -- productions. The film concerns a brother and sister from a rich family who defy the expectations placed on them: he has little interest in further education or his father's business, instead obsessing over Buddhist statues; she continually refuses a string of suitors and the prospect of marriage. Their closeness, and isolation, gives way to an incestuous relationship which, in turn, breeds disaster. Mandara, Jissôji's first colour feature, maintained the controversial subject matter, focusing on a cult who recruit through rape and hope to achieve true ecstasy through sexual release. Shot, as with all of Jissôji's Art Theatre Guild works, in a radically stylised manner, the film sits somewhere between the pinku genre and the fiercely experimental approach of his Japanese New Wave contemporaries. The final entry in the trilogy, Poem, returns to black and white and is centred on the austere existence of a young houseboy who becomes helplessly embroiled in the schemes of two brothers. Written by Toshirô Ishidô (screenwriter of Nagisa Ôshima's The Sun's Burial and Shôhei Imamura's Black Rain), who also penned This Transient Life and Mandala, Poem continues the trilogy's exploration of faith in a post-industrial world."
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Delayed indefinitely....LP version. Mental Experience present a reissue of Galactic Explorers' Epitaph For Venus. Another album from the Pyramid label shrouded in mystery and produced by Toby Robinson in Cologne, circa 1974. Kosmische and head sounds with plenty of Minimoog, analog synths/keyboards, effects, loops, tape manipulation, treated percussions, etc., courtesy of Galactic Explorers, an electronic, minimal, ambient krautrock trio featuring Reinhard Karwatky (Dzyan). Take a trip to the inner regions of your mind, see ancient solar systems forming, and listen to cosmic winds and vibrations while sine waves of pure bliss will give you total peace of mind. RIYL: Terry Riley, Popol Vuh, Sand, Peter Michael Hamel, Tangerine Dream, Baba Yaga, Cluster, Cozmic Corridors, Brainticket. 24-bit domain remaster from the original tapes; Insert with liner notes by Alan Freeman, head boss at Ultima Thule and author of The Crack In The Cosmic Egg (1996).
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Delayed indefinitely. "The Space Lady began her odyssey on the streets of San Francisco in the late 70s, playing versions of contemporary pop music on accordion and dressed flamboyantly, transmitting messages of peace and harmony. Following the theft of her accordion, The Space Lady invested in a then-new Casio keyboard, birthing an otherworldly new dimension to popular song that has captured the imagination of the world. Of her early street sets, only one recording was made, self-released originally on cassette and then transferred to a home-made CD. The Space Lady's Greatest Hits features the best of these recordings -- mostly covers but with some originals and features archival photographs and liner notes from The Space Lady herself. Greatest Hits contains The Space Lady's personal favourites; her haunting take on The Electric Prunes' 'I Had Too Much To Dream (Last Night),' a frantic 'Ballroom Blitz' amidst other reconstructed pop music. Included are also 4 originals that easily match for the pop canon. Old School 'tip on' cover and fold out liners with poster for framing on one side and notes on the other. Limited edition of 1,000 copies."
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The first release from a new Axis sub-label by Jeff Mills. New thinking for a new time. Strap yourself in!
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Eliane Radigue's Geelriandre / Arthesis is named for the pieces that fill its two sides. Geelriandre, realized on an ARP 2500 synthesizer in 1972, features Gérard Fremy on prepared piano. Arthesis, realized using the University of Iowa's Moog in 1973, comprises the full duration of side B. Eliane Radigue has received much deserved praise for her transcendent composiitions for tape, synthesizers, and acoustic instruments. Her work is deep, slowly changing, and timelessly resonant with slowly shifting timbres so dense that they seem infinite. Acute physicality, overtones, and psychoacoustic activity fills your space, follows you, grounds you, pulls you in or lets you go. It's all here/hear. Pressed at RTI; first edition of 1000.
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RELEASE DATE: 1/4/2019
"Scott Morgan's second Loscil full-length, Submers, took inspiration from salvaged Time Life classical music albums and 'the indelible mystery of submarines and the deep sea.' Composed using a custom-built Max / MSP sequencer-- with no external samplers, synthesizers, or acoustic instruments involved -- the limitations of the process shaped these masterful, minimal compositions. Each piece was produced as a live mix, direct to disk, with no separated tracks. Originally issued in November of 2002 on compact disc, Kranky is now making these timeless recordings available on vinyl for the first time. All of these tracks are named after submarines, the final cut being a requiem for the crew of the ill-fated Russian nuclear vessel Kursk. Recorded at home using only samples as sound sources, the album is rife with source-less echoes, steely surfaces and ominous melodic and rhythmic undertows. The sifted melodies are layered over muffled, clicking and pulsing rhythm tracks with an appropriately aquatic feel to the tracks."
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Haiku-chanson with a US touch -- Fredda invents her own musical Land. From chanson's meeting with Japanese poetic forms and the garnishing sound of the American coast emerges a new album by Fredda. Where the sound of the words alone resonates with musical poetry, where words need no real translation, a singer, songwriter, and composer turns Francophone pop into an art form. Fredda's consistent development has awakened a sense of depth and soul. The title, Land, sets both the theme and the musical philosophy of the album. Fredda's fifth album is thereby an open arena for all those willing to occupy it, no matter where they come from. Fredda ignores musical boundaries and creates new connections; topical themes of uprooting and nomadism also play their own role in the lyrics. With Land, Fredda's songwriting has reached maturity and naturalness, but this seeming lightness and naturalness is in fact the result of meticulous work. Having put aside the already-finished album, Fredda decided to record it again -- having suddenly been struck by a very clear vision of how the character and sound of the songs should be. Her partner in recording and arrangement was for the second time round Pascal Parisot. After recording -- with guitarist Stéphane Louvain and the Fredda's live rhythm section Nicolas Desse and Alexandre Viudes -- a last decisive piece of puzzle was missing on the way to the end result of Land: for the mixing Fredda worked at Waterworks Studios in Tuscon, Arizona with producer Jim Waters (Calexico). Land is a sparkling jewel in which each song has its own place on Fredda's musical map: from the harmoniously flowing "Ma Rivière" to the melodic-hypnotic "Maintenant", along to the pearls of pop "Neige Rose" and "Maintenant". Thematically between a duet with Parisot ("Siestes Anciennes") and the perfect ending of "Les Amantes" lies the thematic key to the album: "Sur La Lande". Building on the atmospheric lightness of L'Ancolie (LPM 035CD, 2012) and the infectious energy of Le Chant Des Murmured (2014), Fredda has increasingly established clearer lines and now defines a new musical territory with Land -- a cosmos of chanson, melody, vocals, and sound meeting in artistic harmony unmistakably reflecting Fredda's strong personality.
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LP version. Haiku-chanson with a US touch -- Fredda invents her own musical Land. From chanson's meeting with Japanese poetic forms and the garnishing sound of the American coast emerges a new album by Fredda. Where the sound of the words alone resonates with musical poetry, where words need no real translation, a singer, songwriter, and composer turns Francophone pop into an art form. Fredda's consistent development has awakened a sense of depth and soul. The title, Land, sets both the theme and the musical philosophy of the album. Fredda's fifth album is thereby an open arena for all those willing to occupy it, no matter where they come from. Fredda ignores musical boundaries and creates new connections; topical themes of uprooting and nomadism also play their own role in the lyrics. With Land, Fredda's songwriting has reached maturity and naturalness, but this seeming lightness and naturalness is in fact the result of meticulous work. Having put aside the already-finished album, Fredda decided to record it again -- having suddenly been struck by a very clear vision of how the character and sound of the songs should be. Her partner in recording and arrangement was for the second time round Pascal Parisot. After recording -- with guitarist Stéphane Louvain and the Fredda's live rhythm section Nicolas Desse and Alexandre Viudes -- a last decisive piece of puzzle was missing on the way to the end result of Land: for the mixing Fredda worked at Waterworks Studios in Tuscon, Arizona with producer Jim Waters (Calexico). Land is a sparkling jewel in which each song has its own place on Fredda's musical map: from the harmoniously flowing "Ma Rivière" to the melodic-hypnotic "Maintenant", along to the pearls of pop "Neige Rose" and "Maintenant". Thematically between a duet with Parisot ("Siestes Anciennes") and the perfect ending of "Les Amantes" lies the thematic key to the album: "Sur La Lande". Building on the atmospheric lightness of L'Ancolie (LPM 035CD, 2012) and the infectious energy of Le Chant Des Murmured (2014), Fredda has increasingly established clearer lines and now defines a new musical territory with Land -- a cosmos of chanson, melody, vocals, and sound meeting in artistic harmony unmistakably reflecting Fredda's strong personality.
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"Slim Media Player returns to Pacific Rhythm with a wonderfully original EP, Quicksand, his first new material since 2016's Rhythms Of The Pacific Volume 3. The EP is the product of Slim Media Player & DJ D.DEE culling through 20+ hours of live jams recorded in Vancouver at Deep Blue Studios from 2016 to 2018. The EP opens with the records namesake 'Quicksand', a playful piece of peak-time material that's quirky, uplifting, and dare we say a touch heart-warming. 'Mouthfeel' comes through swinging but plays a touch more koi than the opener, serving as an effective tension-builder on the dancefloor that builds into a thoughtful groover with some light at the end of tunnel. On the b-side S.M.P explores deeper territory with 'Memory Bias (Nostalgia Mix)', an aquatic roller blanketed with warmth and a contemplative air that stretches for nearly 9 minutes. The EP fades out with the gentle drift of 'Tschüs', a warm swaddle that will quell your anxieties and affirm that there are indeed some things that are right in this world, this track being one of them."
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RELEASE DATE: 1/4/2019
Digital roots production by Murray Man from 2015. Played extensively by Chalice Soundsystem and Aba Shanti. Proper sound system anthem for the first time on vinyl 7".
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RELEASE DATE: 1/11/2019
"After no-wave legends Liquid Liquid broke up in 1984, singer Salvatore Principato took some much need to time to revaluate his musical direction. Renting a studio on the Lower East Side with Ken Man Caldiera. It was there that they started their next musical project, Fist of Facts. In 1985 Ken Man showed up in the studio with this IBM AT computer. It had a 1/2 MB of RAM and some Voyetra software that could sequence music, becoming the duo's backing band. Fist Of Facts contributors included Mark Cunningham from Mars, Felice Rosser, Genevieve De Monvel Boutet, Carlos Vivanco, Scott Hartley from the Liquids and a whole host of others. Fist Of Facts expand the natural groove that Liquid Liquid established over their quick career, with a strong political message combined with abstract dub soundscapes."
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RELEASE DATE: 1/18/2019
In 1972, Orchestre Abass released two incredible singles on Polydor. These records -- featuring "Samarin Banza", "Haka Dunia", and other Afro-funk masterpieces -- were powerful enough to knock any music head out, but it wasn't until the discovery of some unreleased material by the band that the seeds for this project were planted. It all happened in 2008 in Ghana. Analog Africa head Samy Ben Redjeb was going through some tapes that had previously been the property of Polygram, one of the major record companies based in west Africa. In the late '80s political instability and curfews had paralyzed the music industry forcing Polygram to close their Ghanaian subsidiaries leaving all of their recordings behind. These recordings had been packed in boxes and left vegetating in an Accra warehouse for three decades. All of the tapes looked unharmed and the Orchestre Abass tape was in excellent condition. Samy began fiddling around with the idea of releasing an album of the band and that plan got an additional boost with le "coup de grace" which had landed in the form of an ultra-rare tune called "Honam" discovered in Sotoboua, a small northern Togolese town. Samy had previously discovered some similar music in Northern Benin and in Nigeria and pictured an area that spread all the way from Northern Ghana to Northern Cameroon, an area he dubbed "The Islamic funk belt" due to the fact that Super Borgou de Parakou, Napo De Mi Amor, Uppers International, and Hamad Kalkaba, just to name a few, were from that "belt" and made up of musicians with an Islamic background. This can be felt and heard in the music and particularly in the singing, since many of the musicians had attended koranic schools and the languages used in the songs often had Arabic elements fused in. Orchestra Abass' recordings, with their heavy, organ-led sound, combined with the deftest of musical touches, were the work of a rhythmic powerhouse, deeming them one of Togo's funkiest bands. Unfortunately, Malam Issa Abass, the founder, guitarist, and organ player of the band, was killed in 1993 by a grenade thrown into his bedroom. Samy tracked down Thon Komla, one of the band´s songwriters, and Abderaman Issa, the guitar player of the band, to help him reconstruct the biography of the band. All the music was licensed directly from the various composers of these songs. 180 gram, virgin vinyl; gatefold sleeve with previously unseen pictures and a detailed biography of Orchestre Abass.
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"Brap And Forth Vol. 8 is a collection of a dozen demos and outtakes by cEvin Key, recorded between 1983 and '85. The collection gives us a glimpse into the birth of Skinny Puppy, those first experiments that would blossom and contort into the visionary sound of the band's first albums. A dozen Bites and Remission-era demos are presented, transferred from cEvin Key's own archive and fully restored."
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Yellow vinyl version. "Brap And Forth Vol. 8 is a collection of a dozen demos and outtakes by cEvin Key, recorded between 1983 and '85. The collection gives us a glimpse into the birth of Skinny Puppy, those first experiments that would blossom and contort into the visionary sound of the band's first albums. A dozen Bites and Remission-era demos are presented, transferred from cEvin Key's own archive and fully restored."
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RELEASE DATE: 1/18/2019
"While Montego Bay natives Jackie Bernard, his brother Footy Bernard and cousin Lloyd Kerr recorded under various guises in the early '60s, their collective arrival as The Kingstonians in 1967 marked a sea change not only in the vocal trio's productivity and popularity, but also in the emerging Reggae sound. The Kingstonians made several chart-topping singles between 1968 and 1970, including the massive hit 'Singer Man' whose success ultimately led to the release of their sole LP, Sufferer. Originally issued on Trojan, Sufferer collects a dozen of The Kingstonians' best-known songs. Produced by Derrick Harriott, these truly boss sounds would pack dancehalls on the island as well as become the soundtrack for working-class youth across '70s Britain. The title track remains a classic of the early Reggae era with impeccable arrangements, stuttering organ and soul-steeped lyrics. The Kingstonians' shift away from Rocksteady modes is perhaps most apparent on the aforementioned 'Singer Man' -- an irresistible forward groove, prompting a deeper danceability that is rightly centered on real feeling. Antarctica Starts Here presents the first-time domestic release of Sufferer. Reproducing the original sleeve design, this reissue is part of an archival series that focuses on Trojan's essential '60s and '70s catalogue. Liner notes by Laurence Cane-Honeysett."
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Bureau B issues Solarize's compilation Nachtwerk (1991-1998). Since 1981 Wilfried Franzen and Thomas Grötz have been developing their own version of experimental pop music, which oscillates between song structures, noise, and psychedelic trance. Bass and keyboards form the instrumental substructure of the duo's compositions, which are enriched with guitars, violin, piano, electronic percussions, and samples. After self-publishing various cassettes and cds, Nachtwerk (1991-1998) is their first official release, presenting selected pieces from the years 1991 to 1998. The two school friends started their musical collaboration in Papenburg in northwestern Germany. A self-empowerment related to punk and post-punk served as a catalyst and encouraged them to develop their own musical cosmos. "We did not seek for a solid stylistic concept. Occasionally we used various genres and musical trends as inspiration. The typical result was not easily identifiable as new wave, trance, intelligent dance music, Krautrock, and so on." A special approach to music, characterized by a non-musical perspective i.e. the visual arts, has played an important role. This is almost inevitably a result of their subsidiary activities, working and articulating as visual artists and art historians. Their creations made of sound emerged during their multi-day retreats were almost never played again afterwards. "Everything that we got our hands on served as an instrument, no matter whether we were able to play it or not, as long as it matched our musical visions. The outcome was documented with simple tape recorders and later with four-track devices." In this way, Solarize produced more than 250 songs and instrumentals over a period of almost 20 years. Nachtwerk (1991-1998) brings together everything that makes up the unspecified stylistic, yet consistent approach of Solarize: bright and sunny melodies, creaky violin and e-bow trips, seriously fiddled compositions, polyrhythmic dense ambient landscapes, teaspoon-samples with interview sections, and dramatic piano excursions.
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LP version. Bureau B issues Solarize's compilation Nachtwerk (1991-1998). Since 1981 Wilfried Franzen and Thomas Grötz have been developing their own version of experimental pop music, which oscillates between song structures, noise, and psychedelic trance. Bass and keyboards form the instrumental substructure of the duo's compositions, which are enriched with guitars, violin, piano, electronic percussions, and samples. After self-publishing various cassettes and cds, Nachtwerk (1991-1998) is their first official release, presenting selected pieces from the years 1991 to 1998. The two school friends started their musical collaboration in Papenburg in northwestern Germany. A self-empowerment related to punk and post-punk served as a catalyst and encouraged them to develop their own musical cosmos. "We did not seek for a solid stylistic concept. Occasionally we used various genres and musical trends as inspiration. The typical result was not easily identifiable as new wave, trance, intelligent dance music, Krautrock, and so on." A special approach to music, characterized by a non-musical perspective i.e. the visual arts, has played an important role. This is almost inevitably a result of their subsidiary activities, working and articulating as visual artists and art historians. Their creations made of sound emerged during their multi-day retreats were almost never played again afterwards. "Everything that we got our hands on served as an instrument, no matter whether we were able to play it or not, as long as it matched our musical visions. The outcome was documented with simple tape recorders and later with four-track devices." In this way, Solarize produced more than 250 songs and instrumentals over a period of almost 20 years. Nachtwerk (1991-1998) brings together everything that makes up the unspecified stylistic, yet consistent approach of Solarize: bright and sunny melodies, creaky violin and e-bow trips, seriously fiddled compositions, polyrhythmic dense ambient landscapes, teaspoon-samples with interview sections, and dramatic piano excursions.
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RELEASE DATE: 1/18/2019
2015 release. The first ever vinyl release of Cassie's self-titled chilly, electro-soul debut, originally released in 2006. The album has influenced Jamie xx, Four Tet, Hot Chip, and How to Dress Well, and features the summer smash "Me&U". Its 11 tracks serve to create a minimalist R&B masterpiece that still sounds eerily unique. Officially licensed and cut at Abbey Road Studios. 180 gram vinyl.
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The brand new album from artist and musician Dolphin Midwives (aka Sage Fisher), Liminal Garden is released by Beacon Sound. The album will be preceded by a single, Mirror, including a remix from Pye Corner Audio. Using harp, voice, and electronic processing, Liminal Garden features ten compositions, bringing to mind artists such as Mary Lattimore and Holly Herndon. It is a controlled and dynamic album that blends the organic with the digital, resulting in a body of work that fuses tranquility and rupture. The album was recorded in early 2018 by Jason Powers (The Decemberists, Chromatics, Matthew Dear) at Type Foundary, and mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll Studio (Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Benoît Pioulard, Grouper, School of Seven Bells, Tycho). The artwork has been designed by Bijan Berahimi at FISK. Says Fisher, "This album changed as I made it. This album is about change, about finding beauty and acceptance in the fractured, broken and vulnerable places. It's about integration, of all of my selves, of the natural world and technology, of all of the brokenness and imperfection and insecurity and fragility of being femme in a patriarchal society." Cardboard sleeve, printed/manufactured in the USA. Edition of 500, includes download.
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Ever-impressing UK talent James Dexter makes a return to Bondage-Music this December as he drops his latest three-track EP Let's Go Back. Title cut "Let's Go Back" opens proceedings as Dexter reveals an up-front, bumping cut armed with crunchy drum licks, infectious vocal samples, and rich, airy chords, before "Simple Things" utilizes further rich and soulful vocals alongside crisp skipping hats and resonant kicks to guide the production through seven minutes of groove driven house music. "Roll Through" pairs refined, stripped-back organic percussion arrangements with wandering synth lines and vocal coos.
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Boston 168 return to BPitch Berlin with an EP that promises no less than a proper 909 Therapy in three cathartic sessions. Hot on the heels of their debut single Drops In Heaven (BPC 336EP, 2018) for Ellen Allien's label, the Italian duo follow up with three even more rave-inspired pieces of cosmic techno. Theirs is not the kind therapy that will have you lie down on a couch and open up about your past, but the sort that will have you move every fiber of your body and embrace the here and now.
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Over the past 20+ years Leighton Craig has followed a low-tech/econo pathway to documenting keyboard works, songs, field recordings, and sound installation. He has also played in a clutch of key Brisbane outsider combos, including free-rock misfits The Lost Domain, pop miniaturists The Deadnotes, and the dream tank duo Primitive Motion. Following a handful of solo releases on the Room40 label and his own Kindling imprint, Diamond Eye represents Craig's defining solo statement. Recorded at home and on beach holidays between 2006 and 2010, Diamond Eye is a personal sketchbook of fuzzy hymnals and haunting songs. At times its wistful melodies and decaying loops play like the soundtrack to imagined home movies; elsewhere amplified cymbal and endless-cassette achieve a blurry time-freeze. Mastered for maximum purr by Lawrence English. The chocolate-y keyboard tones of this record will warm your speakers. RIYL: Primitive Motion, Accident Du Travail, Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Moondog, Robert Wyatt.
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The recently composed "Ricochet Lady" (2016) is the only work for solo acoustic glockenspiel by the American experimental composer Alvin Lucier. Following in the manner of his pieces "I Am Sitting In A Room" and "Vespers", "Ricochet Lady" embodies Lucier's approach toward sound's individual function and mobility within space. This CD defines this approach through four realizations recorded in four dissimilar spaces, ranging from the standard to extraordinary: a university rehearsal hall with walls of drywall and glass, a chapel made of oak and stone, an empty forge and foundry warehouse for steel railway wheels, and a 36-meter tall dilapidated cement grain elevator. Never one to shy away from convention, Lucier intensifies each performance by instructing that the glockenspiel be placed against a wall or other reflective surface where the soloist systematically traverses the entire range of the instrument in rapid, repetitive patterns, actively disseminating the glockenspiel's sustain, clicks, and interferences throughout the space. In doing so, the glockenspiel maps the unique acoustical characters of each space as each space helps to compose the piece. Created in close collaboration with Trevor Saint, a rare (if not the only) specialist of experimental music for glockenspiel, Lucier has further enhanced the sophistication of this re-imagined instrument while maintaining his devotion to letting spaces speak. Presented in a stunning digipak with liner notes by Alvin Lucier and Trevor Saint. Design by Lasse Marhaug. Mixed and mastered by Matt Sargent at Bard College, Annandale-on-Hudson, New York. (For an optimal listening experience it is recommended that these recordings be played at high volume).
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To celebrate the turn of the year, Cocoon Recordings presents the fifth edition of the Dots & Pearls anthology, which has been offering an exclusive glimpse into Cocoon's treasure trove of demos at irregular intervals since 2011. Once again, the eight tracks on show represent a comprehensive snapshot of the current state of club music as 2018 fades into 2019, combining established stars of the scene with eye-catching newcomers to create a harmonious overall package. First up is Berlin production team youANDme, who have been an integral part of the capital's club life for over ten years as well as running the Rotary Cocktail label. Their epic floor filler "Claret Loss" kicks off the compilation with a refreshingly reduced yet deep tech-house showpiece as the "ear circus" begins. In fact, that's the name of the next track by promising debutant Florian Hollerith. "Ohrenzirkus" amazes with a bone-dry bass drum accompanied by an insect squadron and atonal orchestra horns. Little wonder that this bold homage with its sonic claim to immortality also takes pride of place on Sven Väth's Sound of the 19th Season (CORMIX 059CD). Geneva based, Cadenza producer Quenum then reels in the acoustic madness with the elegant, metallic percussion of "Blue Mountain", while Croatian mastermind Petar Dundov takes the listener into a highly emotional state of weightlessness with the typically anthemic "Pyroelectric". Next, Systematic label boss Marc Romboy scores with "Sequential Error", a perpetually growing ball of energy that lights the way to the dancefloor. In the midst of the mayhem, Italian newcomer Blackrachas offers up a slice of Mediterranean serenity with his snare opus "Paracasta", while veteran DJ and producer Emanuele Inglese from Rome demonstrates his special expertise for dancefloor hedonism with a flurry of modulated sequential breaks on the track "Rain". Finally, Bastian Bux of Barcelona-based label Suara, who recently also featured on John Digweed's Bedrock imprint, offers a fitting finale to the compilation with the melodic techno hymn "Inner You". Dots & Pearls 5 is set to be an indispensable part of your life.
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Arild Andersen (double-bass, electronics), Clive Bell (Thai mouth organ, shakuhachi, pi saw, shinobue), and Mark Wastell (percussion, shruti box). This genre defying trio release their debut offering, Tales Of Hackney. Quick to capture the energy and undeniable empathy of their celebrated live performances at Cafe OTO on September 24, 2017, the troika reconvened the following day for an intense ten-hour east London studio session. The beguiling, often meditative results see Andersen deploy his usual sensitivity of touch and evocative tone, as he works in empathetic tandem with Wastell's refined percussive textures and Bell's Asian woodwind armory.
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"Once again Clocktower bring you the massive and powerful tracks, such as 'Cloak & Dagger' DJ style led by King Tubby and Lee Perry. And they've also included the slow style of 'Cloak & Dagger' which you will never stop listening for generations to come, young and old. Then the following tracks of 'Blackboard Jungle' with two incomparable versions that will open up your ears to the greatest musicians on bass and drums, etc. We from Clocktower say listen, enjoy, party, and dance to all the fine production. We have compiled this for all who loves reggae music production beyond compare. Music of life." --Alfred Newman Not a reissue, a new compilation of early Lee Scratch Perry material, not previously issued in this form. With tracks recorded from the early '70s with material from Clocktower 7" only releases, etc.
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LP version. "Once again Clocktower bring you the massive and powerful tracks, such as 'Cloak & Dagger' DJ style led by King Tubby and Lee Perry. And they've also included the slow style of 'Cloak & Dagger' which you will never stop listening for generations to come, young and old. Then the following tracks of 'Blackboard Jungle' with two incomparable versions that will open up your ears to the greatest musicians on bass and drums, etc. We from Clocktower say listen, enjoy, party, and dance to all the fine production. We have compiled this for all who loves reggae music production beyond compare. Music of life." --Alfred Newman Not a reissue, a new compilation of early Lee Scratch Perry material, not previously issued in this form. With tracks recorded from the early '70s with material from Clocktower 7" only releases, etc.
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Down At Dawn presents a reissue of Dexter Gordon's A Swingin' Affair, originally issued in 1962. "Swingin'" is the key word for this great 1962 recording session with the Gordon's tenor saxophone, leading an all-star quartet including Sonny Clark (piano), Butch Warren (bass), and Billy Higgins (drums). The album opens with the infectious, Afro-Cuban groove of "Soy Califa", featuring the unique Higgins beat, and develops through some high class renditions of romantic standards such as "Don't Explain" and "You Stepped Out Of A Dream", plus the dynamic Latin rhythm of Warren's "Backbone".
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Down At Dawn presents a reissue of Billie Holiday's Lady Day, originally issued in 1954. Based on a very accurate selection from different recordings from the golden era 1935-1937, Lady Day consists of a gorgeous collection of classic performances by Holiday accompanied by a stellar cast of jazz greats such as Lester Young, Teddy Wilson, Benny Goodman and the great Count Basie's rhythm section with Freddie Green, Walter Page and Jo Jones.
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