June 20th Newsletter

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NEW ARRIVALS

  • The Traveler’s Key to Northern India
    The Traveler’s Key to Northern India
    $10.00 | , ,

    Describes the historical background and religious significance of temples, shrines, palaces, and pilgrimage sites, and includes information on their art, architecture and legends This book is in [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Robert Somerlott – Here, Mr. Splitfoot: An Informal Education into Modern Occultism
    Robert Somerlott – Here, Mr. Splitfoot: An Informal Education in…
    $7.00 | , ,

    Chapters include occult stars, identifying spirits, poltergeists, crystal-gazers, host of prophets, occult kaleidoscope, bibliography, index. A witty and informal exploration into modern read [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • S. Giedion – The Eternal Present: Volume I: The Beginnings of Art
    S. Giedion – The Eternal Present: Volume I: The Beginnings of Ar…
    $32.00 | , ,

    “Professor Giedion, well known as an historian of architecture, is concerned in this latest work with a problem that in his view has come more and more into the the […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • The Way of Cartouche: An Oracle of Ancient Egyptian Magic
    The Way of Cartouche: An Oracle of Ancient Egyptian Magic
    $8.00 | , ,

    Written by Murry Hope, the book delves into the mystical practices of ancient Egypt, offering insights into magick studies and divination. This book is in Good readable condition. It has […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul: What Gnarly Computation Taught Me About Ultimate Reality, the Meaning of Life, and How to Be Happy
    The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul: What Gnarly Computation Taugh…
    $8.00 | , ,

    A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, goes the ancient saying. This concept is at the root of the computational worldview, which basically says that very complex […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works
    Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works
    $7.00 | , ,

    “Reading these books one is brought yet again to hope that our society as a whole will be seriously drawn to a more systematic study of the deeper aspects of […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods: Images of the Commune
    Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods: Images of the Commune
    $7.00 | , ,

    This is the first English translation of a highly appealing volume originally published in French in 1993. Informed by a sense of wonderment at divine doings, it treats the ancient […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Louis Marin – To Destroy Painting
    Louis Marin – To Destroy Painting
    $8.00 | , ,

    The work of the eminent French cultural critic Louis Marin (1931-92) is becoming increasingly important to English-speaking scholars concerned with issues of representation. To Destroy Painting, [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Hal Foster – The Return of the Real: Art and Theory at the End of the Century
    Hal Foster – The Return of the Real: Art and Theory at the End o…
    $7.00 | , ,

    In The Return of the Real Hal Foster discusses the development of art and theory since 1960, and reorders the relation between prewar and postwar avant-gardes. Opposed to the assumption […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Foundations of High Magick: The Magical Philosophy
    Foundations of High Magick: The Magical Philosophy
    $30.00 | , ,

    The definitive work on Western mystic traditions which traces the origins and re-interprets Occultism for modern day readers. This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Ioan Couliano – The Tree of Gnosis: Gnostic Mythology from Early Christianity to Modern Nihilism
    Ioan Couliano – The Tree of Gnosis: Gnostic Mythology from Early…
    $40.00 | , ,

    This pioneering study interprets the mythology of dualism from Gnosticism to the medieval Cathars to modern nihilism. Couliano shows that, far from being “historically” transmitted, [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Egon Sendler – The Icon: Image of the Invisible
    Egon Sendler – The Icon: Image of the Invisible
    $30.00 | , ,

    A comprehensive study of the theology of the Icon and its history, the aesthetics of the Icon and its structures, and the techniques and steps to paint an Icon, this […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction

VINYL

  • Halkyn – self titled
    Halkyn – self titled
    $28.00 | ,

    Concentric Circles is pleased to present a collection of recordings from Halkyn, the solo project of Chris Coyle, most known for being a member of much beloved Leeds, UK group […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Lonnie Liston Smith / Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge ‎– Jazz Is Dead 17 (Yellow Vinyl)
    Lonnie Liston Smith / Ali Shaheed Muhammad & Adrian Younge ‎– Jaz…
    $15.00 | , ,

    Coursing through the cosmic pulse of Jazz-Funk is the inimitable influence of Lonnie Liston Smith. For over five decades, the legendary keyboardist and bandleader has been a driving force in […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sun Ra And The Arkestra ‎– Sound Of Joy
    Sun Ra And The Arkestra ‎– Sound Of Joy
    $16.00 | , ,

    “The music from Sun Ra’s Chicago-based band of the 1950s (some of the same tunes, but different performances, also appear on Evidence’s Planet Earth/Low Ways) is quite [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • George Benson ‎– Goodies
    George Benson ‎– Goodies
    $15.00 | , ,

    “Verve needed one more album from Benson after he signed with A&M/CTI, and ended up with a strange grab-bag in which Benson plays superbly throughout, whatever the odd goulash of […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Hüsker Dü – Eight Miles High
    Hüsker Dü – Eight Miles High
    $12.00 | , ,

    The classic Byrds cover. Live version of Masochism World on the B-side. Label: SST Records – SST 025 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single Country: US Released:

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Gories* ‎– Give Me Some Money / You Don’t Love Me (Red Vinyl)
    Gories* ‎– Give Me Some Money / You Don’t Love Me (Red Vinyl)
    $22.00 | , ,

    36th release in the 1st volume of the Sub Pop Singles Club. Features a Spinal Tap and Bo Diddley cover. Label: Sub Pop – SP134 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, Limited […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Punk / Hardcore
  • Melvins ‎– Night Goat (Blue/White Marbled Vinyl)
    Melvins ‎– Night Goat (Blue/White Marbled Vinyl)
    $24.00 | , ,

    Alternate single version of the Houdini track, paired with a Jon Spencer cover. Label: Amphetamine Reptile Records – SCALE 44 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, Blue/White Marbled Vinyl Country: US [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Reatards ‎– Plastic Surgery (White Vinyl)
    Reatards ‎– Plastic Surgery (White Vinyl)
    $24.00 | , ,

    Early EP from Jay Reatard’s band. Label: Shattered Records – SR-003 Format: Vinyl, 7″, White vinyl Country: US Released: 2005 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Tim Hecker ‎– The North Water (Clear Vinyl)
    Tim Hecker ‎– The North Water (Clear Vinyl)
    $17.00 | , ,

    “The score for The North Water was written just before and during the pandemic in 2020, mostly over arguably one of the darkest winters of some memory in Montreal,” says […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • V/A – Hydeout Productions – 2nd Collections
    V/A – Hydeout Productions – 2nd Collections
    $60.00 | , ,

    Beats and collages from Hyde Out Productions. Primarily features Nujabes, but also has many collaborations and remixes. Label: Hyde Out Productions – HOLP-007 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, [...]

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Techno / House / Electronic
  • V/A – Wir Rufen Deine Wölfe (Blue Vinyl)
    V/A – Wir Rufen Deine Wölfe (Blue Vinyl)
    $30.00 | , ,

    “All songs are musical adaptations of the 1979 poem “Wir Rufen Deine Wölfe” by Friedrich Hielscher.” Label: Ahnstern – Ahnstern12 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Limited Edition, [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Velvet Underground – Andy Warhol’s Velvet Underground Featuring Nico (1983 Netherlands Comp)
    Velvet Underground – Andy Warhol’s Velvet Underground Featuring …
    $50.00 | , ,

    Euro-comp that covers key tracks from the first three VU albums. Label: Polydor – 2629001 Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold Country: Netherlands Released: 1983 [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych

CDs

  • Concealed Class – No Obituary
    Concealed Class – No Obituary
    $10.00 | ,

    Concealed Class emerges without introduction or transition. No Obituary, released by Helicopter/Troniks, marks the debut recording by Charlie Mumma and Matt Purse, two artists whose respective [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Attila Csihar, Balázs Pándi, John Wiese – Annihilation Of Samsara
    Attila Csihar, Balázs Pándi, John Wiese – Annihilation Of Samsara
    $10.00 | ,

    For decades, Attila Csihar, Balázs Pándi, and John Wiese have each occupied positions within the global landscape of experimental music, operating across extreme metal, free improvisation, noise, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Warlord ‎– Deliver Us
    Warlord ‎– Deliver Us
    $15.00 | , ,

    Classic 1980’s melodic heavy metal. RIYL: Iron Maiden, Dio Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in the listing is stock. There may be variation in the actual product.

    GENRE: Metal
  • Paul Haines – Darn It!
    Paul Haines – Darn It!
    $10.00 | , ,

    Huge collaborative work by the provocateur/jazz musician/poet, Paul Haines. Features guest spots from Carla Bley, Robert Wyatt, Roswell Rudd, Derek Bailey, Evan Parker and many many more. [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic, Spoken Word
  • Tony Molina – On This Day L.P.
    Tony Molina – On This Day L.P.
    $11.00 | ,

    Tony Molina has been putting out records with marked consistency for well over twenty years. Underpinned by an unwavering ethos of independence and an unrelenting devotion to songcraft, his music [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Tara Clerkin Trio – Somewhere Good
    Tara Clerkin Trio – Somewhere Good
    $16.00 | ,

    With two extraordinary mini-albums making a splash on London’s World of Echo label in wake of their self-titled 2020 debut, Somewhere Good is, in many ways, the Tara Clerkin Trio’s […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Haylie Davis – Wandering Star
    Haylie Davis – Wandering Star
    $16.00 | ,

    Los Angeles–based singer-songwriter Haylie Davis presents Wandering Star, a coming-of-age debut that unfolds like a Townes Van Zandt tale set in a deserted diner off a re-routed interchange: [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Boards Of Canada – Inferno
    Boards Of Canada – Inferno
    $16.00 | ,

    After thirteen years of silence from the compound, during which anticipation has grown day by day, Boards of Canada finally return. Inferno retains their signature melodies and atmospheres, [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • V/A – London Jazz Classics
    V/A – London Jazz Classics
    $23.00 | ,

    London Jazz Classics originally came out in 1993 – the first album ever to be released on Soul Jazz Records. The album brought together rare and obscure dance tracks in […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Why? – Elephant Eyelash
    Why? – Elephant Eyelash
    $13.00 | ,

    Elephant Eyelash is the second studio album from WHY?. Originally released by anticon. in 2005, this reissue is in celebration of it’s 20th anniversary. Pressed on 2xLP custom lavendar and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Esquires – Get Away With The Esquires
    The Esquires – Get Away With The Esquires
    $18.00 | ,

    Get Away With The Esquires. The most complete collection ever assembled of this Chicago/Milwaukee area R&B group. 26 Remastered Tracks so funky they turn sidewalks into dance floors! [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Khun Narin – III
    Khun Narin – III
    $14.00 | ,

    Khun Narin’s Electric Phin Band are a multi-generational psychedelic powerhouse from rural Thailand whose ecstatic, amplifier-blown folk music has quietly become one of the most unlikely global [...]

    GENRE: International

BOOKS

  • The Traveler’s Key to Northern India
    The Traveler’s Key to Northern India
    $10.00 | , ,

    Describes the historical background and religious significance of temples, shrines, palaces, and pilgrimage sites, and includes information on their art, architecture and legends This book is in [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Robert Somerlott – Here, Mr. Splitfoot: An Informal Education into Modern Occultism
    Robert Somerlott – Here, Mr. Splitfoot: An Informal Education in…
    $7.00 | , ,

    Chapters include occult stars, identifying spirits, poltergeists, crystal-gazers, host of prophets, occult kaleidoscope, bibliography, index. A witty and informal exploration into modern read [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • S. Giedion – The Eternal Present: Volume I: The Beginnings of Art
    S. Giedion – The Eternal Present: Volume I: The Beginnings of Ar…
    $32.00 | , ,

    “Professor Giedion, well known as an historian of architecture, is concerned in this latest work with a problem that in his view has come more and more into the the […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • The Way of Cartouche: An Oracle of Ancient Egyptian Magic
    The Way of Cartouche: An Oracle of Ancient Egyptian Magic
    $8.00 | , ,

    Written by Murry Hope, the book delves into the mystical practices of ancient Egypt, offering insights into magick studies and divination. This book is in Good readable condition. It has […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul: What Gnarly Computation Taught Me About Ultimate Reality, the Meaning of Life, and How to Be Happy
    The Lifebox, the Seashell, and the Soul: What Gnarly Computation Taugh…
    $8.00 | , ,

    A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, goes the ancient saying. This concept is at the root of the computational worldview, which basically says that very complex […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works
    Pseudo-Dionysius: The Complete Works
    $7.00 | , ,

    “Reading these books one is brought yet again to hope that our society as a whole will be seriously drawn to a more systematic study of the deeper aspects of […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods: Images of the Commune
    Daily Life of the Egyptian Gods: Images of the Commune
    $7.00 | , ,

    This is the first English translation of a highly appealing volume originally published in French in 1993. Informed by a sense of wonderment at divine doings, it treats the ancient […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Louis Marin – To Destroy Painting
    Louis Marin – To Destroy Painting
    $8.00 | , ,

    The work of the eminent French cultural critic Louis Marin (1931-92) is becoming increasingly important to English-speaking scholars concerned with issues of representation. To Destroy Painting, [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Hal Foster – The Return of the Real: Art and Theory at the End of the Century
    Hal Foster – The Return of the Real: Art and Theory at the End o…
    $7.00 | , ,

    In The Return of the Real Hal Foster discusses the development of art and theory since 1960, and reorders the relation between prewar and postwar avant-gardes. Opposed to the assumption […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Foundations of High Magick: The Magical Philosophy
    Foundations of High Magick: The Magical Philosophy
    $30.00 | , ,

    The definitive work on Western mystic traditions which traces the origins and re-interprets Occultism for modern day readers. This book is in Good readable condition. It has been read and […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Ioan Couliano – The Tree of Gnosis: Gnostic Mythology from Early Christianity to Modern Nihilism
    Ioan Couliano – The Tree of Gnosis: Gnostic Mythology from Early…
    $40.00 | , ,

    This pioneering study interprets the mythology of dualism from Gnosticism to the medieval Cathars to modern nihilism. Couliano shows that, far from being “historically” transmitted, [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Egon Sendler – The Icon: Image of the Invisible
    Egon Sendler – The Icon: Image of the Invisible
    $30.00 | , ,

    A comprehensive study of the theology of the Icon and its history, the aesthetics of the Icon and its structures, and the techniques and steps to paint an Icon, this […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction