February 15th Newsletter

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NEW ARRIVALS

  • Steve Adams / Ken Filiano Quartet – Anacrusis
    Steve Adams / Ken Filiano Quartet – Anacrusis
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    Interesting, reed-led Free Jazz from a power group featuring Billy Mintz, Ken Filiano, Steve Adams, and Vinny Golia Label: Nine Winds Records – NW 0128 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Only Ones – Live In London
    The Only Ones – Live In London
    $16.00 | , , Add to cart

    This live set from The Only Ones features rawer & more ragged arrangements of some of their best tracks, including Another Girl, Another Planet. Label: Skyclad Records – GOD 67 […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Rock / Pop
  • Talking Heads – Remain In Light
    Talking Heads – Remain In Light
    $25.00 | , , Add to cart

    “The musical transition that seemed to have just begun with Fear of Music came to fruition on Talking Heads’ fourth album, Remain in Light. “I Zimbra” and “Life [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Merry Airbrakes ‎– Merry Airbrakes
    Merry Airbrakes ‎– Merry Airbrakes
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    “Its 1973… in three years it will be 1976. This album of music, conceived and recorded during the months between the 1972 Presidential election and the full-flowering of the Watergate [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Circuit Des Yeux ‎– Symphone
    Circuit Des Yeux ‎– Symphone
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    Debut release from Circuit Des Yeux that shows Haley Fohr at her darkest and most lo-fi. Label: De Stijl – IND-066 Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, White Label, Gray Marbled […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Bee Mask ‎– When We Were Eating Unripe Pears
    Bee Mask ‎– When We Were Eating Unripe Pears
    $18.00 | , , Add to cart

    “That old saw about dancing and architecture notwithstanding, I am like most people who make records in that I do not especially relish the task of writing about them. (Better […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Greymouth ‎– Parked Up
    Greymouth ‎– Parked Up
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    The duo of Mark Anderson (Bancho Taste / Mysteries of Love) and Mark Sadgrove (Mazda Hatchback / Mysteries of Love) take the wheel and don the louvres to serve up […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Gene Dunlap ‎– Party In Me
    Gene Dunlap ‎– Party In Me
    $70.00 | , , Add to cart

    Hard-hitting and heavy Disco/Soul, ala Roy Ayers, from one of the most underrated percussionists of 70’s & 80’s. Label: Capitol Records – ST-12190 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The New Lee Dorsey – Working In The Coal Mine – Holy Cow
    The New Lee Dorsey – Working In The Coal Mine – Holy Cow
    $25.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Lee Dorsey epitomized the loose, easy-going charm of New Orleans R&B perhaps more than any other artist of the ’60s. Working with legendary Crescent City producer/writer Allen [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • New York Contemporary 5* – Vol. 2.
    New York Contemporary 5* – Vol. 2.
    $50.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Recorded at the end of a string of engagements throughout the Scandinavian countries, Archie Shepp + The New York Contemporary Five, Vol. 2 captures a group of young musicians seeking […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Devo – Freedom Of Choice
    Devo – Freedom Of Choice
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    “With Freedom of Choice, Devo completed their transition into a full-fledged synth-pop group, producing arguably their most musically cohesive effort in the process. Synthesizers are now [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Alexander von Schlippenbach – Globe Unity
    Alexander von Schlippenbach – Globe Unity
    $45.00 | , , Add to cart

    “In 1966, pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach assembled his first large ensemble to play his compositions “Globe Unity” and “Sun.” This 14-piece band, which brought together some of the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz

VINYL

  • Steve Adams / Ken Filiano Quartet – Anacrusis
    Steve Adams / Ken Filiano Quartet – Anacrusis
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    Interesting, reed-led Free Jazz from a power group featuring Billy Mintz, Ken Filiano, Steve Adams, and Vinny Golia Label: Nine Winds Records – NW 0128 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Only Ones – Live In London
    The Only Ones – Live In London
    $16.00 | , , Add to cart

    This live set from The Only Ones features rawer & more ragged arrangements of some of their best tracks, including Another Girl, Another Planet. Label: Skyclad Records – GOD 67 […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Rock / Pop
  • Talking Heads – Remain In Light
    Talking Heads – Remain In Light
    $25.00 | , , Add to cart

    “The musical transition that seemed to have just begun with Fear of Music came to fruition on Talking Heads’ fourth album, Remain in Light. “I Zimbra” and “Life [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Merry Airbrakes ‎– Merry Airbrakes
    Merry Airbrakes ‎– Merry Airbrakes
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Its 1973… in three years it will be 1976. This album of music, conceived and recorded during the months between the 1972 Presidential election and the full-flowering of the Watergate [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Circuit Des Yeux ‎– Symphone
    Circuit Des Yeux ‎– Symphone
    $65.00 | , , Add to cart

    Debut release from Circuit Des Yeux that shows Haley Fohr at her darkest and most lo-fi. Label: De Stijl – IND-066 Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, White Label, Gray Marbled […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Bee Mask ‎– When We Were Eating Unripe Pears
    Bee Mask ‎– When We Were Eating Unripe Pears
    $18.00 | , , Add to cart

    “That old saw about dancing and architecture notwithstanding, I am like most people who make records in that I do not especially relish the task of writing about them. (Better […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Greymouth ‎– Parked Up
    Greymouth ‎– Parked Up
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    The duo of Mark Anderson (Bancho Taste / Mysteries of Love) and Mark Sadgrove (Mazda Hatchback / Mysteries of Love) take the wheel and don the louvres to serve up […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Gene Dunlap ‎– Party In Me
    Gene Dunlap ‎– Party In Me
    $70.00 | , , Add to cart

    Hard-hitting and heavy Disco/Soul, ala Roy Ayers, from one of the most underrated percussionists of 70’s & 80’s. Label: Capitol Records – ST-12190 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The New Lee Dorsey – Working In The Coal Mine – Holy Cow
    The New Lee Dorsey – Working In The Coal Mine – Holy Cow
    $25.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Lee Dorsey epitomized the loose, easy-going charm of New Orleans R&B perhaps more than any other artist of the ’60s. Working with legendary Crescent City producer/writer Allen [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • New York Contemporary 5* – Vol. 2.
    New York Contemporary 5* – Vol. 2.
    $50.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Recorded at the end of a string of engagements throughout the Scandinavian countries, Archie Shepp + The New York Contemporary Five, Vol. 2 captures a group of young musicians seeking […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Devo – Freedom Of Choice
    Devo – Freedom Of Choice
    $20.00 | , , Add to cart

    “With Freedom of Choice, Devo completed their transition into a full-fledged synth-pop group, producing arguably their most musically cohesive effort in the process. Synthesizers are now [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Alexander von Schlippenbach – Globe Unity
    Alexander von Schlippenbach – Globe Unity
    $45.00 | , , Add to cart

    “In 1966, pianist Alexander von Schlippenbach assembled his first large ensemble to play his compositions “Globe Unity” and “Sun.” This 14-piece band, which brought together some of the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz

CDs

  • Steve Roach, VidnaObmana* – Spirit Dome – Live Archive
    Steve Roach, VidnaObmana* – Spirit Dome – Live Archive
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Spirit Dome returns with a perfect companion, Live Archive. Two out-of-print releases from this acclaimed ambient duo are brought together in this value-priced 2-CD release. Living proof [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Steve Roach – Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces (Part 2)
    Steve Roach – Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces (Part 2)
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    A cinematic epic for the ears, part 2 of Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces builds upon the swirling currents and massive harmonic landscapes established on part 1. On the first […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Steve Roach – Immersion : Three
    Steve Roach – Immersion : Three
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    Released in 2007 IMMERSION: THREE is vast statement in Steve’s ongoing series of long-form, steady state “zones” created specifically as tone meditations for the deep immersions [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Rapoon – Errant Angels
    Rapoon – Errant Angels
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Errant Angels is a shot into the deepest rows of the left field bleachers. Rapoon, aka Robin Storey, pulled out all the experimental thunder for this avant-garde electronica. He takes […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Zbigniew Karkowski – Perceptual Interpretations Of Ambiguous Figures
    Zbigniew Karkowski – Perceptual Interpretations Of Ambiguous Figures
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “new solo cd by Zbigniew Karkowski, 6 new pieces (2 composed with Aaron McLeran).” Label: Test Tone Music – TTM-009 Format: CD Country: Japan Released: 2012 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Illusion Of Safety – Of & The
    Illusion Of Safety – Of & The
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    “Chicago’s long-running experimental Illusion of Safety collective, now reduced to a less-stable lineup of Dan Burke and Mark Klein, turns briefly from meticulous musique concrete [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Caul – A Golden Epiphany
    Caul – A Golden Epiphany
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    “Throughout the years, CAUL / Brett Smith has built his reputation as one of the most impressive dark ambient acts of the world. You can finally taste the early days […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Voice Of Eye – The Portland Improvisations
    Voice Of Eye – The Portland Improvisations
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “In August of 2009, Soriah invited Voice of Eye to play at his Atlan CD release party in Portland, Oregon, USA. In the anxious hours before a show what does […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Voice Of Eye – Anthology Two 1992-1996
    Voice Of Eye – Anthology Two 1992-1996
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Voice Of Eye Anthology Two: 1992-96 continues our anthology series documenting early works composed for compilations, a live rehearsal and other projects from the early nineties. Because [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Asmus Tietchens – Soirée
    Asmus Tietchens – Soirée
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    “Soirée is the result of extended recycling. Beginning from the investigation of: what will happen if I recycle (not remix) some of my older compositions and then recycle the recyclings [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Tangerine Dream – Zeit
    Tangerine Dream – Zeit
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    “TD’s purest expression of “space music,” this double album ebbs and flows effortlessly from one tone cluster to another. Almost classical in construction, the music is [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Maëror Tri* – Ambient Dreams
    Maëror Tri* – Ambient Dreams
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    ‘All sound you hear on this CD originated from natural ambient sources. No electronic sound-sources were used. Ambient recordings made between August of 1989 and June of 1990 in West […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise

BOOKS

  • Frans De Waard – America’s Greatest Noise
    Frans De Waard – America’s Greatest Noise
    $21.00 | , Add to cart

    The next book on Korm Plastics contains no photographs of the artists, no list of released records, no pictures of record sleeves, and no footnotes. It is not a hardcover, […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Non-Fiction
  • Jean Genet – What Remains Of A Rembrandt Torn Into Four Equal Pieces And Flushed Down The Toliet
    Jean Genet – What Remains Of A Rembrandt Torn Into Four Equal Pieces And Flushed Down The Toliet
    $175.00 | , Add to cart

    Hanuman Books, 10.5 x 7 cm.Softcover. 1988 edition. Light discoloration & foxing to both dustjacket and edges of pages. Noticeable corner crease/warp along upper right corner of front wrap. [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Jean Genet – The Thief’s Journal (Uncorrected Proofs)
    Jean Genet – The Thief’s Journal (Uncorrected Proofs)
    $350.00 | , , Add to cart

    Grove Press, uncorrected proofs for the 1964 edition, presented in a spiral binder. Staining to & writing on both front and back wraps.Some general wear & discoloration to edges of […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Aldous Huxley – The Devils Of Loudun
    Aldous Huxley – The Devils Of Loudun
    $7.00 | , , Add to cart

    In 1632 an entire convent in the small French village of Loudun was apparently possessed by the devil. After a sensational and celebrated trial, the convent’s charismatic priest Urban [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Alfred Jarry – The Supermale
    Alfred Jarry – The Supermale
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    Jarry’s legendary novel is a comical celebration of erotic prowess in the machine age. With the very first word of his famous play Ubu Roi―”Shite!”―Alfred Jarry (1873–1907) [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Claude Simon – The Flanders Road
    Claude Simon – The Flanders Road
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    On a sunny day in May 1940, the French army sent out the cavalry against the invading German army’s panzer tanks. Unsurprisingly, the French were routed. Twenty-six-year-old Claude Simon was […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Bruno Schulz – The Street Of Crocodiles
    Bruno Schulz – The Street Of Crocodiles
    $7.00 | , , Add to cart

    The Street of Crocodiles in the Polish city of Drogobych is a street of memories and dreams where recollections of Bruno Schulz’s uncommon boyhood and of the eerie side of […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Julio Cortazar – The Winners
    Julio Cortazar – The Winners
    $8.00 | , , Add to cart

    A widely assorted group of people win as a lottery prize a cruise—destination unknown. Their journey reads like—and is—a superb story of suspense that ranges from the most unconventional of […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Karl Ove Knausgaard – In The Land Of The Cyclops
    Karl Ove Knausgaard – In The Land Of The Cyclops
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    In his first essay collection to be published in English, the New York Times bestselling author of the My Struggle series Karl Ove Knausgaard explores art, philosophy, and literature with […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Georges Bataille – Literature And Evil
    Georges Bataille – Literature And Evil
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    ”Literature is not innocent,” Bataille declares in the preface to this unique collection of literary profiles. “It is guilty and should admit itself so.” The word, the flesh, and the […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Julio Cortazar – Around The Day In Eighty Worlds
    Julio Cortazar – Around The Day In Eighty Worlds
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    Poems, essays, and anecdotes accompany stories about a man sinking into the ground, an invisible monster, a woman who hates yawns, and miniature jaguars North Point Press, 1986 Hardcover edition. [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Fernando Arrabal – The Red Virgin
    Fernando Arrabal – The Red Virgin
    $8.00 | , , Add to cart

    Victimization and betrayal are frequently the themes of this Spanish writer, who saw plenty of both as a youth during his homeland’s Civil War. Based on an actual case study […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive