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| 36D | Babylon sister (Small Stone US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Feat. Big Chief and Slot members. Heavy metal with strong Led Zeppelin influences. | |||
| A THOUSAND TIMES YES | Michigan (Isoxys US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Michigan based trio with strummed out campfire rock songs; think a mix of Sleater-Kinney and Donner Party. | |||
| ABDULLAH | ABDULLAH (Meteor City US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Melodic heavy rock/doom in Black Sabbath vein by this trio from Ohio. | |||
| ACID MOTHERS AFRIRAMPO | We Are Acid Mothers Afrirampo (Acid Mothers Temple JAP) | CD | 13.00 |
| Wild & hot free rock improvisation by : Oni: voice, guitar, drums; Pika: voice, drums, percussion, toys, balloon; Tsuyama Atsushi: voice, bass, drums, digital guitar, acoustic guitar, soprano recorder, kantele; Higashi Hiroshi: electronics; Kawabata Makoto: electric guitar, violin, hurdygurdy, glockenspiel, percussion, electronics, voice. | |||
| AERIAL M | Post Global Music (Drag City US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Remixes using "Wedding Song No. 3" as source material. The result is a completely new album starring Bundy K. brown, DJ Your Food (from Japan), Tied & Tickle Trio (Germany) & Flacco (UK) on the buttons. Post post rock. | |||
| ALCOHOLICS UNANIMOUS | Dr. Kegger, M.D. (Tear it up D) | CD | 6.00 |
| ALL SYSTEMS GO! | ALL SYSTEMS GO! (Coldfront Records US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Debut album from hot power pop rockin' trio that features John Kastner of the Doughboys and Frank Daly & Mark Arnold from Big Drill Car. | |||
| AMERICAN FOOTBALL | AMERICAN FOOTBALL (Polyvinyl Records ) | CD | 9.00 |
| Debut album by US midwest combo that features Mike Kinsella of Cap'n Jazz & Joan of Arc fame. Nine tracks of "cleanly picked guitars, intricate drumming, sincere vocals. The songs incorporate pop hooks, jazz timing and a rock sensibility and are both ambient and accessible." | |||
| AMLEE, ERIK | Afternoon Dream (FIRE MUSEUM US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Debut solo release of Paradise Camp 23 director. Afternoon Dream is a combination of trance-inducing solo sitar work and acoustic guitar pieces, with a subversive loop or two thrown in to ensure that listeners don't merely drift away completely into a blissful sonic netherworld. | |||
| AMOR BELHAM DUO | s/t (Carrot Top US) | CD | 7.00 |
| Cool, sophisticated, both in song construction and spontaneity, is the new (2001) release by French-gone-Arizonians, known for last year's ABBC release (together with Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico). Burns/Convertino appear on this album, as well. | |||
| ANGELS OF LIGHT | We are him (YOUNG GOD US) | CD | 12.00 |
| 5th album from Michael Gira's band since he disbanded the Swans in 1997 is a fiercely individual musical journey, alternately muscular and tender & extravantly orchestrated. Backing/contributing musicians include AKRON/FAMILY, Bill Rieflin (MINISTRY, Swans, Robert Fripp, Robyn Hitchcock & REM), Julia Kent (ANTONY & THE JOHNSONS), Christoph Hahn (longtime Angel /former Swan) & more.
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| ANOMOANON | Asleep many years in the wood (TRL US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Ned Oldham and his band have carefully crafted an album ripe with country crooners, slowburning ballads and the occasional raucuous backwoods jam. | |||
| ANTIETAM | Victory Park (Carrot Top US) | CD | 10.00 |
| 7th album from Louisville/NYC rockers (featuring Tara Key on guitar) shows them as energetic as ever with a sharpened focus on melody, harmony & instrument tone. | |||
| APES | Baba's Mountain (Birdman US) | CD | 10.00 |
| New (2005) album by organ-driven, progressive, hard rockin' band from Washington D.C. merges the energetic rage & massive riffage of their live shows with studio wizardry provided by engineers J. Krelnick (!!!, Trans Am) & J. Kirker (Modey Lemon). | |||
| APES | Tapestry Mastery (Birdman US) | CD | 7.00 |
| 6 tracks (25 min.) of organ driven heavy prog rock from Washington, DC based quartet. | |||
| APPALACHIAN DEATH RIDE | Hobo's Codebook (Anyway US) | CD | 8.00 |
| 2nd album in 10 years of existence for Columbus, OH based band is a rocking affair with folksier elements, reminiscent of Clash, Oyster Band, Mekons. | |||
| APPLES IN STEREO | The discovery of a world inside the moone (Spinart US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Newest (2000) power/psych pop grandeur from these olde school Elephant 6 kids around Robert Schneider. | |||
| AUGUST BORN | s/t (Drag City US) | CD | 10.00 |
| A collaboration between Hiroyuki Usui from Japan & Ben Chasny of SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE. Some of the songs were sent back & forth across the pacific 4 or 5 times, gaining texture & direction. A mellow avant/folk/pop work, seamlessly blending Hiroyuki's guitar, vocals, vibes, bass, drum , cello with Chasny's voice & guitar. | |||
| AUM RIFLE | Peal of Bells (Shrimper US) | CD | 9.00 |
| First album from Seattle, WA & Riverside, CA group moves from slow "quiet time" lo-fi dirges in Shrimper fashion to freaked out interludes. Banjos, accordion, loops & handcrafted musical monstrosities abound. | |||
| AVENUE VENDOME | The classical guitar compositions of AV (Meditation Series US) | CD | 9.00 |
| AV are influenced by such diverse directions as Claude Debussy, Miles Davis & the Mahavishnu Orchestra. On this release AV explore the possibilities of fingerpicking and improvisation with 4-track recording for classical guitars. | |||
| AWESOME COLOR | s/t (ECSTATIC PEACE US) | CD | 11.00 |
| Debut by Ann Arbor power trio. Some of the group's songs evoke Sabbath as played by Germans in the '70s, Spacemen 3 or the Groundhogs, other tunes come across like airy impressions of classic Southern rock. Produced by Thurston Moore.
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| BABY WOODROSE | Money for soul (Bad Afro ) | CD | 8.00 |
| This album by Danish band features 12 great 60's influenced garage/psych rock tracks. | |||
| BACK OFF CUPIDS | BACK OFF CUPIDS (Drunken Fish US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Solo project of John Reis, who fronted Pitchfork, Drive Like Jehu and is the frontman of Rocket From The Crypt. Mostly instrumental rock with edgy guitars blending his influences from Neu! to the Gories. | |||
| BAG | Crazy Stone Head/Midnight Juice (Helter Skelter It ) | CD | 8.00 |
| Full length CD of 75 min. which includes 2 albums from this Texas wild psychedelic rock band. Both LP's were/will be released on Rockadelic: "Midnight Juice" is a long gone collectors item, "Crazy Stone Head" will be, too, as soon as it is out. A track from both albums has been cut off from this CD by Rockadelic will and was substituted by an otherwise unavailable track. | |||
| BAG | Fear of Bag (Lost Records ) | CD | 9.00 |
| Third album of this band with previous releases on Rockadelic. | |||
| BAKER, RICK | The Painter and the Poet (Foggy Bottom ) | CD | 7.00 |
| Fine melodic American singer/songwriter folk. | |||
| BALLOON GUY | Soundbull (Generator US) | CD | 8.00 |
| New Minneapolis based band in the Pavement vein. | |||
| BARLOW/PETERSEN/WIVINIUS | Transparent World (Hand/Eye US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Debut release of all improvised music by Minneapolis trio rests musically somewhere between experimental avantgarde, dark psychedelic folk & pure drone/dream music, reminiscent of Third Ear Band, Kawabata's "Inui" project, Six Organs of Admittance. | |||
| BEATTY, CAROLEEN | You're only as pretty as you feel (Black Beauty US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Caroleen was the female voice of Brian Eno's 'Taking Tiger Mountain' tribute CD. Here she is backed by members of Mushroom, Steve Wynn, Chris Cacavas, more and presents a collection of 5 cover songs from the likes of Pentangle, Driscoll & Auger, Jefferson Airplane, Ginger Baker's Airforce. | |||
| BEEHIVE & THE BARRACUDAS | Featuring the Insects (Flapping Jet ) | CD | 8.00 |
| Debut by band featuring people from Rocket From The Crypt, Red Aunts, Tanner. They rock out their "21st Century Plastic Soul" with a mix of raw pounding rhythms, soulful vocals, garage and blues influences. | |||
| BELLRAYS | Raw Collection (Upper cut US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Rockin' collection by Los Angeles high energy rock combo, including outta print 7"es & compilation tracks released between 1995-2002. Most songs have never been on CD before and were fully remastered. | |||
| BELREVE | BELREVE (Slumberland US) | CD | 6.00 |
| Contains the 2 songs from their 7" and 5 previously released songs. | |||
| BEVIS FROND | Bevis through the looking glass (Rubric US) | CD | 12.00 |
| Reissue of a DblLP from 1987, an impressive & expansive overview of the early years of Nick Saloman. Includes his first recording from 1967 ("Alistair Jones"). | |||
| BJORK, BRANT | Local Angel (Duna US) | CD | 11.00 |
| Brant's (Fu Manchu) 4th solo record is his most intimate and laidback release to date and features pop rock tunes with a psychedelic edge and a warm & mellow vibe. | |||
| BLACK ANGELS' DEATH SONG | Super everything (Alive US) | CD | 7.00 |
| Between Sickids and Zen Frisbee. | |||
| BLACK JETTS | Right on sound (Dead Beat US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Second album from Las Vegas band features 11 songs of raw, high energy rock, reminiscent of Saints, Rolling Stones, Radio Birdman, Sonic's Rendezvous Band. Includes an enhanced video. | |||
| BLAST OFF COUNTRY STYLE | Rainbow mayonnaise deluxe (Teenbeat US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Teen indie dance rock. | |||
| BLAU, KARL | AM (WHISTLER US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Karl Blau is a member of the MICROPHONES and one third of D+ with Phil Elvrum & Bret Lunsford (BEAT HAPPENING). This album is his psych-folk/pop ode to author A.A. Milne. | |||
| BONNIE P BILLY & MATT SWEENEY | Superwolf (Drag City US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Will Oldham challenged Matt Sweeney (CHAVES, ZWAN) to write music to a series of song lyrics and this collaboration was done over some months. The two retired to Paul Oldham's Rove studios to lay the songs down. | |||
| BONNIE PRINCE BILLY | No more workhorse blues (Drag City US) | CD | 5.00 |
| More songs from the GPM (Ruby, Happy Child) sessions. This enhanced CD, also includes a video for "No more workhorse blues". | |||
| BORTHWICK, MARK / HOLLAND | BORTHWICK, MARK / HOLLAND (Darla US) | CD | 8.00 |
| A sonic collaboration between M. Borthwick (Sonic Youth's newest cover art), Trevor Holland (Holland, See Saw), Jenny Toomey (Tsunami), A. Moore (Velocity Girl. Minimal pop songs, abstract noise, spoken word, art & pop. | |||
| BOSCO & JORGE | BOSCO & JORGE (Explain US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Bill Lowman and Brad Gallagher with a folk album full of fingerpicking guitar and banjos in the vein of Leo Kottke and inspired by Doc Watson & Mississippi John Hurt. Bill has played in live bands of Jim O'Rourke, Palace & Appendix Out. | |||
| BOTSWANAS | Cream Machine (Feralette ) | CD | 9.00 |
| Between NYC street R&R and powerful pop. | |||
| BREEZY PORTICOS | Keep it crisp (Best friends US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Former members of Minders, Dressy Bessy & Apples in Stereo pool their talents for an album of sunny minded, catchy, jangly fuzz-pop in the vein of mid 80's Brit pop (Smiths, Orange Juice etc.). | |||
| BRIAN JONESTOWN MASSACRE | Zero (Evil 4 Tangible US) | CD | 8.00 |
| 6 tracks, 36 min. of new songs (2001), featuring their trademark psych pop sound augmented by elements of flower power psychedelia and garage psych. Slightly reminiscent of Rain Parade and Pet Sounds era Brian Wilson. | |||
| BRONX CASKET CO. | BRONX CASKET CO. (Music Cartel US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Doom/gothic metal from the dark abyss by this US band feat. members of Overkill, Misfits (Mike Hideous), Shotgun Symphonie. Arm yourself with some cloves of garlic while listening. | |||
| BUICK | Sweatertongue (Lather US) | CD | 5.00 |
| BUNYAN, VASHTI | Lookaftering (DiCristina US) | CD | 11.00 |
| 2nd album by British folk singer/songwriter features collaborations with Devendra Banhart, Joanna Newsom, Kevin Barker (Currituck County, Espers), Adam Pierce (Mice Parade), Robert Kirby (Nick Drake & arranger of 3 songs on Vashti's 70's album "Just another diamond day"). Lookaftering features fragile, gentle, accentuated orchestrated folk songs. | |||
| BURCH, PAUL | Pan American flash (Checkered Past US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Lonesome honkytonk from Lambchop member rooted in Country & Western sound of the 40's and 50's. | |||
| BURNT HILLS | To Your Head (FLIPPED OUT US) | CD | 13.00 |
| This nine piece (comprised of six guitars & 3 drummers) releases a manic, frantic, buzzed and burnt tidal wave of freaked basement atmosphere filled with unhinged riffs, squalling feedback, bedrock bottom end and pounding pulse, reminiscent of Vermonster's Instinctively Human LP. | |||
| BUSH LEAGUE ALL-STARS | Old numbers (Pop Narcotic US) | CD | 8.00 |
| CAGE, JOHN | Music for two pianos: Double Edge (CRI US) | CD | 10.00 |
| The Double Edge piano duo (Edmund Niemann & Nurit Tilles) presents performances of 3 very different works by Cage: Experiences, 3 Dances, Two². | |||
| CAPITOL YEARS | Let them drink (Burn & US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Elephant 6 styled pop, Beatles/Green Pajamas/Smith-like harmonies, some Stooges riffs coexist on this new (2005) release by US quartet fronted by Shai, Son of Eli. | |||
| CAPSULE GIANTS | Hello heroes (Cardinal Japan / Darla US) | CD | 8.00 |
| US debut album by Japanese indie guitar pop outfit. | |||
| CARLOS | Devil's slide (Amazing Grease US) | CD | 8.00 |
| 4th album by Californian rock quartet. Think "Underwater Moonlight" era Soft Boys, late 80's Guided by Voices, some Flamin' Groovies or Sunless Day. | |||
| CASTRO, NICK & THE YOUNG ELDERS | Come Into Our House (STRANGE ATTRACTORS US) | CD | 10.00 |
| 3rd album by US West Coast psychedelic folkie Nick Castro. He gracefully immerses '60s/'70s British Isles acid balladry with Middle-Eastern traditional music and heady, pan-cultural communal jams. An East-meets-West melting pot of instrumentation - from acoustic guitars, upright bass and piano to Celtic harp, Moroccan tabla and nyabinghi drum - this effortlessly offers a Bert Jansch-style folk song ('Winding Tree'), psychedelic folk rock ('One I Love'), Middle Eastern traditional music ('Attar') and Bay Area acid-raga ('Lay Down Your Arms'). | |||
| CAT'S MIAOW | The long goodbye (Darla US) | MCD | 5.00 |
| Bliss Out Vol. 14. Mini album containing new versions of some of the favourite songs in cinematic/ambient pop style. | |||
| CAVE-INS | Gridfarce by lamplight (Omnibus US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Californian band's debut full length combines a pinch of Americana guitar twang, swirling organ riffs, fractured vocal harmonies & jazzy drumbeats for mellow, rambling, laidback pop tracks influenced by the likes of VU, Neil Young, Kinks (so they say). | |||
| CHALLENGER'S | s/t (Gear Fab US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Reissue of 1969 LP by Puerto Rican band. Tight psych rock influenced by Vanilla Fudge, Young Rascals & Santana. | |||
| CHESTERFIELD KINGS | Mindbending Sounds (Sundazed US) | CD | 10.00 |
| New York based premiers of the underground garage psych world for over 20 years return with a fine, Stones-que album of garage rock mayhem. | |||
| COACH FINGERS | No Flies On Frank (LOCUST US) | CD | 12.00 |
| Packed with more hooks than a ship crowded with one armed pirates, this is a meaty affair of giddy but bearded late '60s/early '70s outlaw boogie rock & roll prominently featuring three members of the New York free noise collective The No Neck Blues Band (Coach Jason Meagher, Dave Nuss & Dave Shuford) along with Meagher's brother Sean on keys and their secret weapon, master shredder George Devoe on guitar. Take a sip from a glass full of Ronnie Lane's boozy rock, & the charming laissez-faire balladry of Kevin Ayers (circa Joy of a Toy & Whatevershebringswesing). | |||
| COBRA VERDE | Nightlife (Motel Rec. US) | CD | 8.00 |
| First album for rocking outfit since their activity as Robert Pollard's backing band in Guided by Voices. Kind of a glamrock version of Prisonshake. | |||
| COHEN'S, JOHNNY LOVE MACHINE | If six were eight (Teenbeat US) | CD | 6.00 |
| Cohen emerges with solid rock and his third album. | |||
| COMPANY | Parallel Time (Jagjaguwar US) | CD | 10.00 |
| This US combo features a conventional 4-piece guitar rock line up and wanders through rock, country, folk styles and adds psychedelic elements for fine, comfortable & dense songs. | |||
| CORAL SEA | Volcano and heart (Hidden Agenda US) | CD | 11.00 |
| Debut album from this Santa Barbara spacey psych-pop quartet features mellow dream rock that calls to mind Bowie, with current comparisons ranging from Yo La Tengo & Of Montreal to Radiohead. | |||
| CROATAN | Violent passion surrogate (Man's Ruin US) | CD | 10.00 |
| The duo of Mark and Jenny from Cincinnatti offers damaged feedback, demented female vocals, metalloid rock drumming, wild guitar riffin'. In short: noise and pain. | |||
| CURLEW | Mercury (Cuneiform US) | CD | 9.00 |
| 10th release by New York band formed in 1979 by George Cartwright (sax). He is backed by a hard rockin' unit and together they manage to combine R&B swagger & groove with free jazz & wild soloing into a whole that is identifiable as Curlew. | |||
| CURRENT 93 | Inmost Light (JNANA CAN) | 3CD | 30.00 |
| Re-release of the Inmost Light trilogy. Originally issued in 1995 as Hallucinatory Patripassianist Song, this set includes in their entirety the mini-albums Where The Long Shadows Fall, The Stars Are Marching Sadly Home, and the full-length All The Pretty Little Horses. The band at the time of these recordings included David Tibet, Steven Stapleton, Michael Cashmore and Joolie Wood with guests Nick Cave, Jhonn Balance (Coil), Andria Degens (Pantaleimon) and Shirley Collins contributing vocals. In Current 93's hands, the traditional lullaby of the album title sparks an explosive torrent of bittersweet childhood memories and apocalyptic prophecies. The musical setting for Tibet's narrative is fine - kaleidoscopic compositions featuring 12-string guitar, piano, string arrangements, flutes, bells, massed drones, children's voices and ecstatic recitations. The three discs have been newly remastered and are housed in a deluxe eight-panel digipack with a 24-page full-color booklet of photos of the group as children, a complete set of lyrics and liner notes. | |||
| DAHLIA SEED | Please excuse all the blood (Spirit of Orr ) | CD | 9.00 |
| Comp of the singles from thiese New Jersey emocore rockers with a female singer who reminds of Björk. | |||
| DEAD TEXAN | s/t (Kranky US) | CD/DVD | 13.00 |
| This contains soundscapes from Adam Wiltzie (Stars of the Lid, Aix Em Klemm) on CD and a DVD with music videos by Wiltzie and video artist Christina Vantzos. The video pieces move from animation to tranquil scenes capturing the interplay of water & light. | |||
| DECEMBERISTS | Picaresque (KRS US) | CD | 10.00 |
| New (2005) album by Portland based folk/art pop band that dips into Victorian times & Dickens. Kind of R.E.M. infused with end 60's British folk rock. | |||
| DELUXX | The forgiveness towel (Bolide US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Bob Fay and Mark Perretta from Boston, also members of the Folk Implosion. Multifaceted 30 min. collection of bedroom tapes, radio broadcasts and improvisations ranging from weird power pop to deconstructed drumming. | |||
| DESCENDRO ALLEGRO | The story of the Donner Party (Proshop US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Debut album from this Chicago trio is a retelling of the journey of the Donner Party across the American Frontier 1846. Recorded by Gary Burger (former guitarist and singer of the legendary Monks), dominated by lyrical guitar work that leaps from surf-like western twang to metallic aggression. | |||
| DO MAKE SAY THINK | Goodbye enemy airship... (Constellation US) | CD | 10.00 |
| 2nd full length by Toronto based instrumental outfit. Subtle and sophisticated spacepop/spacelounge excursions showing increasing influences of jazz, progressive and experimental stylings. | |||
| DRAG KING | Kill yer boss (Imp/Dogpatch US) | CD | 6.00 |
| 1st album by Chicago noise college band. | |||
| DRAPES | Swollen (Orange US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Debut by Chicago 3-piece punk blues stompers. A well oiled machine of rhythm & thump, this band rocks and boogies it out, incorporating elements of past & present. | |||
| DREAM SYNDICATE | Out of the grey (Atavistic US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Reissue of their 3rd album with 6 bonus tracks including a cover of Neil Young's "Cinnamon Girl". | |||
| DROP CITY | A revolution of purely private expectations (Shake Canada ) | CD | 7.00 |
| Australian trio. Cool pop Brit style. | |||
| DRUNK | Raised Toward (Jagjaguwar ) | CD | 8.00 |
| 13 songs of dreamworldly, sad lyrical beauty in the vein of Leonard Cohen, Mark Eitzel, Nick Cave. At good moments their 3rd album evokes Lambchop. | |||
| DRUNK | Tableside manners (Jagjaguwar ) | CD | 8.00 |
| 4th album, beautiful winter musings. Less melancholic and more upbeat than previous releases. | |||
| EAST | s/t (FALLOUT UK) | CD | 12.00 |
| This band of Japanese exiles released just one album, which first appeared in 1972. A collection of tracks of Eastern tinged psychedelia that makes it's CD debut here.
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| EASTERLY | s/t (Not Lame US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Debut album by US 5-piece presents a crisp, lush sound and is filled with songs matching smart harmonies & pop hooks to fine acoustic & electric guitar layers. | |||
| ELECTRIC PRUNES | I had too much to dream last night (Collectors Choice ) | CD | 10.00 |
| Their 2nd album, originally released in 1967. Contains two bonus tracks. | |||
| ELF POWER | Walking with the beggar boys (Orange Twin US) | CD | 10.00 |
| New (2004) album from Athens, Georgia underground faves, joined now by Eric (Olivia Tremor Control) & Craig (Glands). Musically this release features pop/rock, reminiscent of Guided by Voices, R.E.M., T.Rex, Green Pajamas. | |||
| ELK CITY | Hold tight the ropes (Warm Electronic US) | CD | 10.00 |
| 2nd full length from NYC avant electrified folk trio who mix late 60's psychedelia, early 70's folk & mid 80's 1st round indie rock. | |||
| ETERNAL ELYSIUM | Share (Meteor City US) | CD | 9.00 |
| 2nd US release by Japanese outfit. Instead of turning the Creature from the Black Lagoon into Godzilla, they have taken bottom-heavy rock riffage & exploded it in power trio form. Pulling from 60's psych, 70's riff rock, hard rock, 90's post grunge groove & Black Sabbath, Deep Purple worship. | |||
| EYELESS IN GAZA | Bitter Apples (Hand/Eye US) | CD | 10.00 |
| 1995’s BITTER APPLES saw Eyeless In Gaza shifting the balance away from the many areas of spontaneous improvisation to the re-investigation of their own peculiar brand of song and avant-folk. 16 songs, drawing on folk, improvised and European traditional musics, and their own personal backgrounds of pop and art-punk ethics. |
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| FACCIONS | FACCIONS (Mizmaze IT) | CD | 8.00 |
| Debut release of this intense, progressive, rockin' ensemble from Italy. Touches of psych/jazz, reminiscent of 70's Rock In Opposition (Etron Fou Leloublan) and Michael Nyman. | |||
| FAIR, JAD / JASON WILLETT | Enjoyable Songs (Alternative Tentacles ) | CD | 9.00 |
| 35 cuts of crazed & wacky pop with touches of experiments, garage, lo-fi calypso, farfisa surf & 50's gogo beat. | |||
| FAKES | Real Fiction (Chainsaw US) | CD | 6.00 |
| Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill), Rachel Carnes (Kicking Giant) and Tim Green (Nation of Ulysses) in a bizarre "political rock opera." | |||
| FANTASYY FACTORY | Dreams never sleep! (Ohrwaschl D) | CD | 12.00 |
| 4th album by this German rock outfit fronted by Alan Tepper (guit., voc.). Rooted in 70's style psych rock they stir ingredients from space rock, 60's Uk psychedelia, US acid rock and rhythms and melodies from the Estern shore into their smoking brew. | |||
| FANTASYY FACTORYY | Paintings from inner space (Ohrwaschl D) | CD | 12.00 |
| With their fifth regular release German based band Fantasyy Factoryy embrace the long forgotten concept-album. It is based on the paintings of the legendary Seventies surrealist Helmut Wenske, who did the covers of Nektar (Sounds Like This, A Tab In The Ocean, Remember The Future, Recycled), Steel Mill, Orange Peel or Dzyan for example. Alan Tepper composed the music for the pictures, which are depicted in a gatefold digipack. There are six songs where Fantasyy Factoryy develop their authentic 70's psych-rock style – you can hear lots of guitar work, expressive vocals, powerhouse drumming, rocking organ riffs and melodic flute-playing. The CD comes in a quality digipack and contains a booklet with lyrics and information about the recording history. |
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| FINGER | FINGER (Skyclad US) | CD | 7.00 |
| FISHER, MATTHEW & DOWNLINER'S SECT | A light went out in New York (Endangered US) | CD | 10.00 |
| feat. the "A whiter shade of pale" keyboard wizard. | |||
| FLAMING GROOVIES | Rock Juice (National/Heyday ) | CD | 8.00 |
| FLAP | FLAP (Pal ) | CD | 8.00 |
| FLYING SAUCER ATTACK | New lands (Drag City US) | CD | 9.00 |
| After two years the follow-up to "Further". A metallic tinted wall of guitar sound over rhythmic loopery. A voyage through outer and inner space and undiscovered earthly dreamscapes. | |||
| FLYING SAUCER ATTACK | Sally free and easy EP (Drag City US) | CD | 6.00 |
| Two track ep feat. a cover of Cyril Tawney's classic (imortalized by The Trees). Multilayered wall of harmonious spheric noise. | |||
| FOR STARS | FOR STARS (Future Farmer US) | CD | 9.00 |
| San Francisco pop band that plays "feel good / feel bad music." Sparse, somber, sad, fragile, occasionally melodramatic non-rock songs somewhere between US Saucer and Jeff Buckley. | |||
| FROM QUAGMIRE | The tropic of barren (vhf US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Virginia based trio including Rake guitarist. Fine, sensitive, mysterious avant-folk/art song improv based on Dorothy Geller's nylon-string guitar, punctuated by J. Wolf's sawed violin and Vincent van Go-Gogh's percussion, electronics and guitar interjections. | |||
| FROSTED AMBASSADOR | FROSTED AMBASSADOR (Kindercore US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Everything is shrouded in secrecy, but the rumour goes that either one or several guys of the Elephant 6 collective (Olivia Tremor Control, Black Swan Network) are involved. Anyway, mostly instrumental song collagery using effected guitars, clanking metal, bass, toy pianos, keyboard & drummachines. | |||
| GAYLE, PHILIP | pnbna (Fleece US) | CD | 9.00 |
| 2nd album from this Houston, TX based guitarist is a collection of solo acoustic improvisations. Playful, resonant, lyrical guitar passages intertwine with cello, mandolin, bass, waterphon; periodically surfacing Asian motifs. | |||
| GELB, HOWE | Confluence (Thrill Jockey US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Latest (2001) solo album from Giant Sand leader. 15 personal, dynamic "desert folk" songs recorded with various friends including the boys of Grandaddy and J. Burns & J. Convertino of Calexico and Giant Sand. | |||
| GEM | Sunglare Serenades (Pitch a tent US) | CD | 9.00 |
| 2nd album from pop rocking combo featuring Doug Gillard (Guided by Voices), Tim Tobias (GbV, 4 Coyotes), Todd Tobias (4 Coyotes) and Eric Vogt. Think Prisonshake teamed up with GbV. | |||
| GENTLE WAVES | The green fields of foreverland (Jeepster US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Solo debut album from Isobel Campbell, cellist and singer with Belle & Sebastian. A collection of gentle girl folk pop that harkens back to the days of Nick Drake, Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention etc., but keeps ist own very 90's edge. | |||
| GIACCONE, STEFANO / CLAUDIO VILLIOT | Corpi sparsi (On/Off IT) | CD | 6.00 |
| Stefano Giaccone is ½ of Howth Castle. Minimalistic jazz/prog/chamber soundscapes for keyboard, tenor sax and voice, originally created for theatre. | |||
| GIANT SAND | Chore of enchantment (Thrill Jockey US) | CD | 9.00 |
| More haunted & sun fried peyote visions from the Arizona desert. Follows the style of Howe Gelb's recent solo album "Hisser". Howe is assisted by the Calexico guys and guests Jim Dickinson, Juliana Hatfield, Evan Dando and more. | |||
| GIRAFFES | The days are filled with years (Orange Recordings US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Cool album of swinging, catchy pop with heavy doses of psych and country. At times Zappaesque, at times Elephant 6 infleunced. Solo release by Chris Ballew of Presidents Of The US OF A. | |||
| GOBBLER | Skin of flesh all mighty (Compound ) | CD | 8.00 |
| A contemporary Mike Kelly (ex-Destroy All Monsters) project. Raw and primitive freak out sounds and deconstructed noise rock. | |||
| GOBLIN MARKET | Haunted (Camera Obscura AUS) | CD | 10.00 |
| 2nd release by side project of Green Pajamas members Jeff Kelly and Laura Weller. Songs inspired by the novels and poetry of American author Joyce Carol Oates. The musical style blends alternative and folk-rock sensibilities with rich vcal harmonies and runs the gamut from Green Pajamas-like rockers to piano-driven psychodramas to perfectly-formed ballads & sultry gothic (as opposed to "goth") rock. | |||
| GOBLINS | Millennium (Truckstop/Atavistic US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Debut full length by foolish Chicago rock outfit. Dip dip, dip'a'di dip. | |||
| GODDING, BRIAN | Slaughter on Shaftesbury Avenue (Wild Places US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Intense jazz-rock fusion album on CD for the first time. UK guitarist Brian Godding has played with Blossom Toes, B.B.Blunder, Magma, Centipede and many more. Contains an unreleased track. Originally released in 1988. | |||
| GRACE, EARL LEE | Blackgrass (Sympathy ) | CD | 8.00 |
| A young country musician discovered by the Dwarves. Bluegrass, country folk produced by Blag Dahlia. | |||
| GRANFALOON BUS | Exploded View (Future Farm US) | CD | 8.00 |
| 7th album by California band offers fine, melancholic alternative country songs in the vein of early Souled American. | |||
| GREAT LAKES | Distance between (Orange Twin US) | CD | 9.00 |
| New (2002) psych pop release by Ben Crum, Jamey Huggins & the Elephant6 crew. Songs in the vein of Van Dyke Parks, Brian Wilson, Elton & Captain & Tenille. | |||
| GRUBBS, DAVID | Act five, scene one (Blue Chopsticks US) | CD | 9.00 |
| An hourlong instrumental piece that features the trio of D. Grubbs, Tony Conrad and Dan Brown. Divided into four 15 min. slices of smart rock and sophisticated sounds and highlighted by the otherworldly violinplaying of Tony Conrad. | |||
| HALVERSON, ROB | Robinson's ears little whirled of sound (Jumping Man US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Debut from this Wisconsin boy living in Texas. Southern fried blues, folk and swamp with a heart for rock'n roll. Midnight lullaby vocals, a rock orchestra complete with string section and a gospel choir. Americana in the vein of Tom Waits, Giant Sand and Leon Redbone. | |||
| HANDSOME FAMILY | Last days of wonder (CARROT TOP US) | CD | 10.00 |
| THE HANDSOME FAMILY returns with a collection of country folk love songs. Composer BRETT SPARKS draws from medieval melody, country-politan string arrangements and dusty hillbilly records to weave together the fabric of this record. |
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| HANUMAN | s/t (OHRWASCHL D) | CD | 10.00 |
| Reissue of album from 1971 by post-MURPHY BLEND band 'HANUMAN'. | |||
| HARP, PORTER | Drinking Season (Strangler Lewis US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Debut from Seattle based singer/guitar player. Musically he pulls in elements of rootsy Americana, psych tinged space rock & late night, whiskey mellowed Crazy Horse inspired balladry. Backing band includes members of Built To Spill, Walkabouts, Delusions etc. Reminiscent of 11th Dream Day, Petals. | |||
| HEAD OF FEMUR | Ringodom or Proctor ( US) | CD | 9.00 |
| US ensemble featuring Bright Eyes, mayday & Lullaby for the Working Class members. Musically this is inspired, playful, energetic rock using the power of a "rock orchestra". References that will flood your ear: ELO & 70's British progressive rock. | |||
| HEARTWORMS | During (Pop Factory US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Archie Moore (Velocity Girl) and company are back with a finely crafted work of pop backed by perfect songwiting. | |||
| HEAVY BLINKERS | The night and I are still so young (Endearing US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Their 4th album finds the five Blinkers from Novia Scotia collaborating with over 25 auxiliary players to create a symphonic tapestry that is rich & dense. The swirling horn sections, pristine harmonies & singalong choruses recall material of 70's era Beach Boys, Harry Nilsson, Randy Newman or Free Design. | |||
| HIGH WATER MARKS | Songs about the ocean (Eenie Meenie US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Hillary Sidney (Apples in Stereo), Ole Bratset (Palermo), Jim Lindsay (Oranger, Preston School of Industry) & Mike Snowden (Von Hemling) with an album of intense, bubble gummish, straight & driving poprockers. | |||
| HOME SERVICE | Alright Jack (Hokey Pokey UK) | CD | 9.00 |
| Orchestral English folk rock album from 86. | |||
| HOOKER/HALL/RANALDO | Oasis of whispers (Alien 8 CAN) | CD | 10.00 |
| A journey of free improv performed by Lee Ranaldo (Sonic Youth) on guitar & effects, William Hooker on drums & Glenn Hall on sax, flute, clarinet & percussion. Recorded live in 2001, styles ranging from more traditional bop to psychedelic freak-outs. | |||
| HUGGY BEAR | Weaponry listens to love (Kill Rock Stars US) | CD | 6.00 |
| IDA | Heart like a river (Polyvinyl US) | CD | 11.00 |
| New (2005) album by New York indie rock/folk band. Led by 3 songwriters (Elizabeth Mitchell, Daniel Littleton, Karla Schickele) who craft tendersweet, flowing, ornate sounds, reminiscent of early/mid 70's Joni Mitchell, "On the beach"-era Neil Young & Rickie Lee Jones. | |||
| INCREDIBLE STRING BAND | Liquid acrobat as regards the air (Sepia Tone US) | CD | 12.00 |
| Digitally remastered reissue of 1971 album by British folk rock icons. Their first studio LP for Island is considered the final release of the band's golden period of melting folk/rock/psych. | |||
| IRVING KLAWS | Pajama party (Get Hip US) | CD | 8.00 |
| 2nd release (2000) by this explosive psychotic garage/surf/rockabilly trio from Buffalo. | |||
| J CHURCH | Camels, spilled corona... (Damaged Goods UK) | CD | 6.00 |
| JACKPOT | Bone-ville (Future Farmer US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Californian trio consisting of Cake members that have been described as "1 part Angus Young / ACDC, 1 part Willie Nelson outlaw country and 1 part folkified Bob Dylan." | |||
| JENS | If you've seen me lately.... (COUNTRYMAN S) | CD | 12.00 |
| Second solo effort by Spacious Mind's JENS. Psychedelic folkrock & balladry for loners, mystics and organic farmers. It's music for softspoken revolutionaries, drop-outs and daydreaming mountain-climbers. |
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| JOHN DOE THING | For the rest of us (Kill Rock Stars US) | CDEP | 4.00 |
| Five new songs by ex-X singer and songwriter John Doe. Played loose and cool with a few friends like Joey Waronker (Beck) and Tony Marsico (Matthew Sweet). | |||
| JOSEL, SETH | Long Distance (Emergency Music US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Various postmodern works for classic electric guitar and mandolin performed by NY born guitar wizard Seth Josel, who now resides in Berlin. | |||
| JUICY | For the ladies (Slow River US) | CD | 6.00 |
| A raw, poppy ladies rock band from NYC. | |||
| KARP | Mustaches wild (K US) | CD | 7.00 |
| Savage Amrepish indie grunge. | |||
| KASANDRIN GLAS | KASANDRIN GLAS (Metropolis Jugoslavia ) | CD | 9.00 |
| CD from 1994 by Beograd based quartet. Blend of guitar rock inflected hard/prog rock and melancholic folk songs. | |||
| KATFISH ROW | This is Americana (Anvil US) | CD | 7.00 |
| Country blues/rock for saloons. | |||
| KAWABATA, MAKOTO | Hosanna Mantra (IMPORTANT US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Guitarist, violinist, composer, leader of the Acid Mothers Temple took inspiration from the Popul Vuh album "Hosianna Mantra" and recorded this beautiful, mantraesque & cosmic album at the 'Acid Mothers Temple' in March 2006, using electric guitar, bouzouki and sitar. |
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| KILN | Holo (Thalassa Canada ) | CD | 9.00 |
| US trio, ex-members of Fibreforms/Waterwheel, returns with first full length. An instrumental experimental pop sound furnace with layers of spacious guitar melodies that dance with precise percussion and harmonic found sound electronics. | |||
| KNOT TOULOUSE | Days are days (On/Off IT) | CD | 8.00 |
| Progressive pop release by this Acqui Terme, Italy based band. Strong country/desert/folk influences. Walkabouts, Dylan, Human Switchboard come to mind. | |||
| LA DONNAS | Shady Lane (Scooch Pooch US) | CD | 8.00 |
| LABRADFORD | E luxo so (Kranky US) | CD | 9.00 |
| On their 5th album they have expanded their sound through the use of a string section, dulcimer and tape loops. Combining organic and electronic elements they create Morricone-like atmospheres, surf over ambient soundscapes and manage seamless transitions into neo-classical chamber music. | |||
| LADYHAWK | s/t (JAGJAGUWAR US) | CD | 12.00 |
| A stomping, sweaty rock ride from this Vancouver based band. Their distorted guitars invoke the weave of Okkervil River, Silkworm & Dinosaur JR. Features contributions from AMBER WEBBER (vocals) and JOSH WELLS (percussion, organ, vocals) of BLACK MOUNTAIN. |
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| LARVAL | Obedience (Cuneiform US) | CD | 9.00 |
| 4th album by avant/progressive rock ensemble led by composer Bill Brovold. Defined by driving guitars, saxes, strings and percussion, Larval's sound is intense and hypnotic and brings to mind Glenn Branca, King Crimson & GYBE. | |||
| LATE B. P. HELIUM | Kumquat Mae (Orange Twin US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Former Elf Power bassist & songwriter Bryan Poole (Olivia Tremor Control, Of Montreal, Great Lakes) left the band to record his own psychedelic pop songs. Funny songs along the lines of the Kinks and George Harrison. Joined by Ben from Great Lakes & Eric, formerly of Olivia Tremor Control & some other bands. 5-track (17 min.) mini CD. | |||
| LAUTEN, ELODIE | Tronik Involutions (00 Discs US) | CD | 8.00 |
| "Unique crossover that mixes minimalist aura with ambient strokes." | |||
| LAZARUS, WILLIAM | Live trees we grow up to .... (Temporary Residence US) | 2xCD | 10.00 |
| Following his departure from avant-rock collective Tarentel, W. Montgomery released this album of folky pop songs, reminiscent of Elvis Costello, Bright Eyes and Devendra Banhart. | |||
| LEAVING TRAINS | EMOTIONAL LEGS (Steel Cage US) | CD | 8.00 |
| L.A.'s psych punks first release in 6 years. | |||
| LIFESMYTH | Music for the third ear (Camera Obscura AUS) | CD | 9.00 |
| Debut release for Syracuse, NY native Scott Smith who offers an acid/progressive rock/folk mix - think the twilight period of UK psych pop (1969-71) when things were giving way to early prog. Reminiscent of PG Six, Robert Wyatt. | |||
| LILY LIVER | I've got you right where you want me (El Basso US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Debut of Minneapolis boy/girl quartet. 14 tracks of well crafted punchy power pop with delicious harmony vocals and melodic guitars. | |||
| LUCKY BISHOPS | Unexpect the expected (CAMERA OBSCURA AUS) | CD | 11.00 |
| UK psychedelic/power-pop band's third album is ready to storm the planet after a lengthy gestation period in the Dorset countryside. The band have written a collection of songs drawing on power-pop, psych-pop, folkrock and even Tropicalia. | |||
| MAD FOR THE RACKET | The Racketeers (MuscleTone US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Debut release on Wayne Kramer's label is from a rock supergroup that features Brian James (Damned, Lords of the New Church), Stewart Copeland (Police), Clem Burke (Blondie), Duff McKagan (Guns & Roses) and, of course, Wayne (MC5)... and they rock it out. | |||
| MAGNOLIAS | Off the hook (Alias US) | CD | 8.00 |
| MANISHEVITZ | City Life (Jagjaguwar US) | CD | 9.00 |
| 3rd LP by US quintet. Vocalist Adam Busch grunts and moans through the tunes, similar to a 70's Brian Ferry. All star cast of Chicago plays, including members of Califone, Edith Frost's band, Lofty Pillars, Central Falls etc. | |||
| MANNING, BARBARA & THE GO-LUCKYS | You should know by now (Innerstate US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Barbara with her new power trio. 10 songs that combine the ethereal indie rockin' quality of her earlier work with the punky energy of her new compadres. | |||
| MAQUILADORA | Gulf (ACUARELA US) | MCD | 8.00 |
| With three distinct singing & songwriting voices, Maquiladora's music conjures up moods of the deserts & oceans providing a soundscape that is both familiar & remotely distant. Musically they do neo-leftfield folk, country/stoner rock & Americana with hints of Slowcore.
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| MAQUILADORA WITH KAWABATA MAKOTO | Kiss over (Acid Mothers Temple JAP) | 2xCD | 15.00 |
| San Diego based psychedelic trio and Acid Mothers' Kawabata with a release of dark downer freak out, spiritual acid folk and quiet, peaceful soundscapes. | |||
| MARKKU LAHTELAN SIRKUS | Vol. 1 (Kevyt Nostalgia FIN) | CD | 9.00 |
| Progressive/kraut rock, free jazz, experimental electronic music project by the duo of Mikko Nenonen and Tomi Pekkola from Finland. Their music dances the thin line between chaos and control, sound and noise, construction and destruction. |
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| MARMOSET | Today it's you (Secretly Canadian US) | CD | 8.00 |
| British post-punk (Daintees, early XTC, C-86 bands) influenced quartet from Indianapolis with a pop sensibilty and reminiscences to Jad Fair and Talking Heads, too. | |||
| MARSHALL, INGRAM | Evensongs (New Albion US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Music for string quartet, amplified string quartet and piano quartet. A beautiful, meditative and inspired collection of chamber music and sound. J. Marshall is a contemporary American composer. Interpretors of his music are the Maia Quartet and the Dunsmuir Piano Quartet. | |||
| MARSHMALLOW COAST | Seniors and juniors (Kindercore US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Andy Gonzales of the Music Tapes and Of Montreal with the help of Kevin Barnes (Of Montreal). Friendly songs, sparsely arranged with piano and guitar & rounded off with odd percussion, various other overlays and dual vocals. | |||
| MAVIS PIGGOTT | In a dark suit (Flydaddy US) | CD | 8.00 |
| 2nd full length album by rock females Meghan Adkins and Nicky Thomas(Fire Party, Beefeater). Teamed up now with J. Harbor (bass). Dense rockin', driven by a powerful guitar and the intense, textured vocals. | |||
| MAYFLIES USA | The pity list (Yep Roc US) | CD | 8.00 |
| 2nd release (2000) by Chapel Hill's powerful pop quartet. 16 songs blending the energy of the band's live show with soaring harmonies, ringing guitars and inventive studio work. | |||
| MEDICINE BALL | Planet Freakout (Irregular US) | CD | 10.00 |
| 3rd full length from Providence, RI band. "Planet Freakout" finds the band working on a batch of more succinct rockers, but three different songwriters add to the diversity of the material. Reminiscent of Prisonshake. | |||
| MEKONS | Journey to the end of the night (Quarterstick US) | CD | 8.00 |
| 12 new songs (2000) featuring atmospheric ballads, melancholic anthems and late night dancehall grooves. | |||
| MELOCHROME | Stay a little longer (Loose Thread US) | CD | 8.00 |
| 2nd longplayer by Chicago based band features 9 tracks of mellow, laidback indie pop. | |||
| MEZZANINES | MEZZANINES (Mud ) | CD | 8.00 |
| Illinois based trio feat. members of Love Cup. Raw, loud, melodic, dreamy 70's psych pop influenced rock tracks. Reminiscent of T. Rex, Guided By Voices. | |||
| MICROMARS | International pop modulations ( AIP) | CD | 6.00 |
| Norwegian outfit with a blend of exotic rhythms and synth pop. | |||
| MILESTONE | Here, there and nowhere (Elastic US) | CD | 5.00 |
| MIMINOKOTO | Live (Last Visible Dog US) | CD | 9.00 |
| 3rd album by Tokyo psych band featuring ex-WHITE HEAVEN bassist Koji Shimura. This live set features blues/psych rock jams and was recorded at various dates throughout 2002. | |||
| MINDFUCK | Captain Ilor (Coloured Rain D) | CD | 7.00 |
| Swara, Spaceman, Karl Dieter, Merlin, Cpt. Ilor and the new wave of psychosive & progredelic music. First CD from the manufactury of Swara Samrat and Capt. Ilor feat. their LP from 1996. | |||
| MINNETONKA | Orchard street sound (Blackbean & Placenta US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Fine folkish singer/songwriter pop by Yesteryear's member. | |||
| MOBY TRIP | NKU (Cranium NZ) | CD | 11.00 |
| Hendrix/Hawkwind inspired NZ space/hard rock trio captured live in 1997. | |||
| MOLASSES | Trouble at Jinx Hotel (Alien 8 CAN) | CD | 10.00 |
| Fourth album from this Montreal based ensemble featuring members of the Shalabi Effect, Set Fire to Flames, Godspeed You Black Emperor, Codeine, Come, Boxhead Ensemble & Bonnie "Prince" Billy Band. Their music displays the voice of old Americana, the freedom of improvisation and experiment, the spiritual atmosphere of church music & the adventure of the avantgarde... all swirling around singer/songwriter Scott Chernoffs, who has been compared with Cohen, Cave & Oldham. | |||
| MOLES | Instinct (Flydaddy US) | CD | 9.00 |
| This represents the final chapter in The Moles' career. In 1994 Richard Davies collaborated with Hamish Kilgour (The Clean, Mad Scene), David Newgarden and Aaron Flagg. | |||
| MONDO GENERATOR | A drug problem that never existed (Ipecac US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Heavy and wild rocking outfit, formed in 1997 by Queens of the Stone Age bassist Nick Oliveri, reunited here with former associates Brant Bjork (Kyuss, Fu Manchu) & Dave Catching (QOTSA) & Molly McGuire (Earthlings?). | |||
| MOORE BROTHERS | Colossal small (Amazing Grease US) | CD | 9.00 |
| MOTHER FUCKER 666 | s/t (Get Hip US) | CD | 7.00 |
| Punk rock all-star band feat. Mike Metoff, Keith Telligman, Allan Clark, Jeff Dahl and guest vocalist Zebra. | |||
| MOTHER HIPS | Green hills of Earth (Future Farmer US) | CD | 9.00 |
| 5th album by Californian band offers psych tinged pop, more influenced by the 60's pop invasion than by their leanings to American southern & country. | |||
| MOTION PICTURE | Every last romance (Words Music US) | CD | 7.00 |
| Debut from Minneapolis based duo who use the usual suspects (guitar, bass, drum kit) to create a lush jangly harmonic sound. Somewhat similar to Felt and the moody progressions of Sea & Cake. | |||
| MOTORHOME | Man of the future (Motorhome US) | CD | 5.00 |
| 9-track mini album by this Chicago duo said to be Chicago's pop hope. Kristen's dreamy, ethereal vocals play over the solid drumming and Josiah's sonic guitar blast. Little noise effects subtly fill their spacey pop songs. | |||
| MUFFINS | Chronometers (Cuneiform US) | CD | 10.00 |
| A collection of home and studio demos from US prog/avant rock band's earliest period. These 1975/76 recordings feature the quintet at their most Canterburian and especially at their most Hatfield-like. | |||
| NADLER, MARISSA | Saga of the Mayflower (Eclipse US) | CD | 11.00 |
| 2nd album from US singer/songwriter offers fine, gentle folksongs. Acoustic guitarpicking, dark melancholic melodies, inspired & pure singing in the vein of Joan Baez, Mandy Morton & Cohen. | |||
| NALLE | The Siren's Wave (LOCUST US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Glasgow based avant folk trio, centered around Hanna Tuulikki's rich and expansive vocals. Their heady, kaleidoscopic mix of vintage whirling oscillators, Moog synths, buzzing harmonium & the string explorations of Chris Hladowski and Aby Vulliamy meshes everything from Japanese gagaku, British folk, European plainsong, Near Eastern modal drones and more. Features members of The Family Elan, Scatter & the One Ensemble of Daniel Padden. | |||
| NMPERIGN | 2nd (Twisted Village US) | CD | 9.00 |
| 2nd release by the duo of Greg Kelley (trumpet) and Bhob Rainey (sax). Avant improvisation that explores the multitude of available sounds on the trumpet and soprano saxophone. | |||
| NO NECK BLUES BAND | Qvaris (5 Rue Christine US) | CD | 11.00 |
| New (2005) release of one of the most enigmatic, mysterious & defiantly anti-commercial groups from the New York loft scene. Extended avant-improv pieces incorporating elements of folk, drone, rock, free jazz, psychedelia, noise. | |||
| NOD | magnetic Anomaly (Smells like records US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Weird, peculiar lounge/garage fog from Rochester NY that conjures up the Shaggs and Rough Trade era Jonathan Richman. | |||
| NORMANOAK | Born a black diamond (Secretly Canadian US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Solo release of Chris Barth, songwriter, singer & guitar player for the Impossible Shapes. This album is a folk meditation with a free-spirited hippie approach that forefathers like Donovan & Tyrannosaurus Rex took a few decades earlier. | |||
| NOTHING BOOTH | A journey (Stiff Mudd Prod. NZ) | CD | 12.00 |
| 1996 release by New Zealand outfit is a cross between folky sea shanties and psychedelic hippieness. Recorded in the bush clad hills of Piha where the wild Tasman sea meets the Western shores of NZ. | |||
| NOTHING PAINTED BLUE | Placeholders (Scat/Matador US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Third full length by Franklin Bruno and his crew. Still this nervous rock with a lot of hooks. | |||
| O'ROURKE, JIM | Insignificance (Drag City US) | CD | 9.00 |
| His new one (2001) is a rock album with multiple musical illusion, layers of discreet noises and fine guitar work. Guest musicians were Jeff Tweedy (Wilco), Rob Manzurek & ken Vandermark, among others. | |||
| ODAWAS | The aether eater (Jagjaguwar US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Imagine a Neil Young like singer or Pink Floyd fronting a space/prog rock unit from the early 70's influenced by 50's sci-fi exotica. | |||
| OKKERVIL RIVER | Black Sheep Boy (Jagjaguwar US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Austin, TX based band's new (2005) album evokes the mature songcraft of Cohen's "New Skin...", the sophistication of Scott Walker's "Scott 4", the slowmotion bravado of Neil Young's "On the beach". | |||
| OKKERVIL RIVER | For real (There is nothing quite like....) (Jagjaguwar US) | MCD | 6.00 |
| CD ep by Texas based band. | |||
| OLDHAM, WILL | Ode Music (Drag City US) | CD | 9.00 |
| First release in two years from the artist known as Will Oldham. 33 min. all instrumental mini album. Repetitive guitar figures, augmented with layers of keyboards, peaceful and beautiful ambience for a movie soundtrack. | |||
| OLO | The Olorizedcoloralbum ( AIP) | CD | 8.00 |
| New US quartet that works up the last few years of Chicagoan post rock, the US space pop thing and pulls in some Krauty whistles and drones along with High Llamas/Stereolab style melodicism. | |||
| OLSSON, BJÖRN | Instrumental Music (Omplatten US) | CD | 7.00 |
| Pastoral soundscapes along the lines of Popol Vuh, Pink Floyd and 60's era Ennio Morricone by this Swedish sound sculptor. | |||
| ONEIDA | Secret Wars (Jagjaguwar US) | CD | 10.00 |
| This new (2003) album by Brooklyn based band starts where they left off with "Each one Teach one" and presents another bunch of hypnotic psych-tinged noise rock attacks. | |||
| ORCUTT, BILL | Solo CD (Untitled) (Audible Hiss US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Long, freaked out, cacophonic noise sessions on the first solo CD by the guitarist of Harry Pussy. | |||
| PALACE GUARD | s/t (Gear Fab US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Reissue of end 60's album by Southern California pop/folk/rock band, strongly influenced by the british invasion. | |||
| PALE HORSE & RIDER | Moody pike (Darla US) | CD | 9.00 |
| Brooklyn's country boys return with their 2nd album featuring country songs with folk influences & the drive of bar room rock'n roll. | |||
| PAN AMERICAN | 360 business / 360 bypass (Kranky US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Mark Nelson of Labradford presents his 2nd solo album of atmospheric sounds with hints of dub, funk, bossa nova & reggae. Alan & Mimi of Low contribute vocals to one song. Rob Mazurek adds some distinct horn solos. | |||
| PAN Y REGALIZ | s/t (Progressive Line AUS) | CD | 10.00 |
| Reproduction of psych/prog album by band from Spain, originally released in 1971. | |||
| PANHUYSEN, PAUL & THE GALVANOS | Lost for words (TotE US) | CD | 10.00 |
| Multimedia artist Panhuysen has drawn material from a wide variety of sound projects and mixed it with a string installation called the Galvanos (in simple words). | |||
| PAWNSHOP | Aloha from Saturn (Beard of Stars IT) | CD | 7.00 |
| 2nd album by psych/stoner rock band from Norway. Heavy sonic attack of the "Blue Cheer meets Kyuss" class. | |||
| PAWNSHOP | Cruise'o'matic (Beard of Stars IT) | CD | 7.00 |
| 2nd album by Norwegian 70's styled heavy psych-sludge band rocks in a punchy and aggressive stoner rock style, reminiscent of Blue Cheer, Fu Manchu & Nebula. | |||
| PEARCY, REBECCA | Sea deep sky high (Yoyo US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Singer/songwriter pop & folk arrangements by this chanteuse from Olympia, WA. A personal journey through love lost and love reborn. | |||
| PEPGIRLZ | Down'n'dirty (Alive US) | CD | 6.00 |
| Roaring, fuzz laden, heavy rockin' quartet from NY City. | |||
| PHELPS, JOEL R.L. | The Downer Trio : 3 (My Pal God US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Ex-Silkwormer with the help of William Herzog and Robert Mercer. Sparse, mournful songs that conjure up memories of Souled American, Gram Parsons and Palace. | |||
| PLANTS | Photosynthesis (STRANGE ATTRACTOR US) | CD | 12.00 |
| This Portland, Oregon based ensemble extract and blend a variety of sounds to concoct a heady elixir of minimalist, ethereal acid-folk/psychedelia recalling early Popol Vuh, the fusion-folk of C.O.B., and a flower-powered, V.U.-era John Cale. A rotating cast of guests offers a diverse array of instrumentation, including acoustic/electric guitars, cello, singing saw, organ, electric tones & banjo. | |||
| POLLARD, ROBERT | Not in my airforce (Matador US) | CD | 8.00 |
| Guided by Voices singer/guitarman with the help of K. Fennell, J. Strange, Jim Shepard, T. Sprout, Mitch Mitchell and others. | |||
| PORCUPINE TREE | The sky moved sideways (Delerium UK) | 2xCD | 13.00 |
| Reissue of CD by British band. The album features diverse experimental rock structures ranging from ambient trance to space rock. Now expanded to a double CD, including 4 previously unreleased tracks & remastered sound. | |||
| POTTS, JOE | Gift from the dead (Tiny Records US) | CD | 9.00 |
| This CD consists of one 46 min. "composition" generated primarily from a defective CD. We don't see the point in his sampling Greatful Dead to a highly experimental effect. | |||
| PREWITT, ARCHER | White sky (Carrot Top US) | CD | 8.00 |
| 2nd album of pop/rock from ex-Coctail, current Sea & Cake member & Prekop sideman. Music moves from euphoric, orchestrated pop through driving rockcuts and introspective, bi | |||