March 22nd Newsletter
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  • Willis – Midnight Mirage –  Radio Topo #8
    Willis – Midnight Mirage – Radio Topo #8
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    Nasty edit of fusion/prog/beats from a midwestern best kept secret: Willis.

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Here Comes Your Midnight Man – A Folk Mixtape – Radio Topo #5
    Here Comes Your Midnight Man – A Folk Mixtape – Radio Topo #5
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    Sullen folk / psych-folk mixtape from many years back by John Rich & Alex. Mostly all bleak tracks.   C60

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • And I’ll Never Do It Again – Songs Of Cheating And Killing From A Womans Point Of View –  Radio Topo #6
    And I’ll Never Do It Again – Songs Of Cheating And Killing From A Womans Point Of View – Radio Topo #6
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    Very excited this is finally back in stock. Cleo’s mixtape of the vengeance of a woman. Recordings from 1930s-present. Jazz, country, post punk… it’s all here. C60ish – [...]

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  • I Want To Die. I Want To Live. – An Acid Mixtape – Radio Topo #19
    I Want To Die. I Want To Live. – An Acid Mixtape – Radio Topo #19
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    Deep in the bad places in your mind, you have to fight to get out. C50 of acid bummers.

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • God’s Own Country : A NZ Mixtape – Radio Topo #16
    God’s Own Country : A NZ Mixtape – Radio Topo #16
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    Kiwi jams compiled by Brian McCabe with help from Robert Scott (The Clean, The Bats) Always fun to jam the Flying Nun Track Listing Included C50

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Transmissions From Abroad – The Italian Connection / Italo 77-90 – Radio Topo #9
    Transmissions From Abroad – The Italian Connection / Italo 77-90 – Radio Topo #9
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    Radio Topo #9 Recycled C60 of Italo Disco / High NRG bangers from the 80’s All Vinyl Mix by DJ WW4  

    GENRE: Dance
  • Dorothy Carter – Troubadour
    Dorothy Carter – Troubadour
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    The first official reissue of Dorothy Carter’s folk-music exegesis comes 46 years after its original release, 20 years after Dorothy passed, and 11 years before the centennial of her birth. […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • John Fahey – Proofs & Refutations
    John Fahey – Proofs & Refutations
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    Recorded circa 1995/96, mostly in John Fahey’s room at a Salem, Oregon boardinghouse, the performances on Proofs and Refutations prefigure the ornery turn of the page that marked Fahey’s final [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Natural Information Society* & Bitchin Bajas – Automaginary
    Natural Information Society* & Bitchin Bajas – Automaginary
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    The invisible force meets the ancient object — two ensembles for the price of one and a half! Synths, sintir, and much more. Sky music by deep earth people…

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl – For Translucence
    Whitney Johnson, Lia Kohl – For Translucence
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    The debut album from Whitney Johnson & Lia Kohl has evolved over several years from their initial practice of free improvisation on viola and cello into (for the moment), this: […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Mess Esque – Jay Marie
    Mess Esque – Jay Marie
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    A bold third missive from the Australian duo – Helen Franzmann (McKisko) and Mick Turner (Dirty Three, Tren Brothers) – who sound like they literally dreamed themselves into being, and […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Eiko Ishibashi – Antigone
    Eiko Ishibashi – Antigone
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    Antigone is a chilling look at our already-alternate reality, coming from inside Eiko Isibashi’s own head. Her band brings a wide array of sounds and moods, shading pop, funk and […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Apple Cottage – Apple Cottage
    Apple Cottage – Apple Cottage
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    Incredible noise collage work from “Apple Cottage” – rough edits but a good ear made this.

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Slacking / Black Corolla – Lonely God
    Slacking / Black Corolla – Lonely God
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    Noisey split from Slacking & Black Corolla.

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Black Corolla – Boring Ritual
    Black Corolla – Boring Ritual
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    Psycho harsh tape – B-side is incredible. Hits some weirder nodes & ticks off the “strange” box too many pass over for overt pedal to the floor harsh.

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Gangstalker – Gangstalker
    Gangstalker – Gangstalker
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    PE/Industrial – really cool phasing & stereo play in the recording.

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Qlowski – The Wound
    Qlowski – The Wound
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    Furious, relentless, maybe less starry-eyed but at the same time profound, celestial and poetic, London concrete-punks Qlowski are back with ‘The Wound’ their second album on Maple Death & [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Why Bother? – Hey, At Least You’re Not Me
    Why Bother? – Hey, At Least You’re Not Me
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    Greetings from the Northern plains of the hopeless heartland. We are now entering the time when the leaves hiss and the dark corners of reality are not so brightly lit….And […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Private Lives – Sale of the Earth
    Private Lives – Sale of the Earth
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    “More musically accomplished, more obsessively self-questioning, and with equally energetic yet simply deceiving performances, Salt of The Earth finds Private Lives coming into their own. [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Motorbike – Kick It Over
    Motorbike – Kick It Over
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    Like a white-knuckled ride through the haunted moor—Motorbike returns triumphant. Jerri’s collarbone has since set but the dust is yet to settle. Five players, ten tracks, and enough RPM to […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Luggage – Hand Is Bad
    Luggage – Hand Is Bad
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    There’s a moment in a 1980’s BBC documentary on The Velvet Underground when John Cale invokes Dylan as “having all questions and no answers,” illustrating his point with a dismissive […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • P.G. Six – Parlor Tricks And Porch Favorites (Expanded)
    P.G. Six – Parlor Tricks And Porch Favorites (Expanded)
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    Amish Records is pleased to finally announce an expanded and remastered edition of P.G. Six’s 2001 debut album, ‘Parlor Tricks and Porch Favorites’, to be released as a gatefold [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Primitive Art Group – 1981-1986
    Primitive Art Group – 1981-1986
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    Primitive Art Group 1981-1986 will be released on October 25, 2024. This gatefold, 2XLP combines the group’s only two albums, consisting of one LP of ‘Five Tread Drop Down’ cuts […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lee Ranaldo & Michael Vallera – Early New York Silver
    Lee Ranaldo & Michael Vallera – Early New York Silver
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    Amish Records is excited to announce a new recording from guitarists Lee Ranaldo and Michael Vallera, ‘Early New York Silver’, coming out on March 21, 2025. Ranaldo has long been […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Verity Den – Interrupted Journey
    Verity Den – Interrupted Journey
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    Verity Den was born of chance meetings and life-long dedications. The band is comprised of Casey Proctor, Trevor Reece and Mike Wallace, all of whom spent considerable time in their […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Throbbing Gristle – Throbbing Gristle’s Greatest Hits (Entertainment Through Pain) (Orange Vinyl)
    Throbbing Gristle – Throbbing Gristle’s Greatest Hits (Entertainment Through Pain) (Orange Vinyl)
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    Throbbing Gristle’s working methods and innovation are so deeply ingrained in the collective consciousness of… everything. The group’s subversive dismantling of the apparatus of [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Throbbing Gristle – D.o.A. The Third And Final Report (Green Vinyl)
    Throbbing Gristle – D.o.A. The Third And Final Report (Green Vinyl)
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    Vinyl LP pressing. Throbbing Gristle’s second full-length, originally released in 1978, captures alienation in it’s purest form. The line-up of Chris Carter, Peter Christopherson, [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Swans – Filth
    Swans – Filth
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    “This is all slabs of sound, rhythm and screaming/testifying. What more do you need? In a way, it was a reaction against Punk (and just about any other music you […]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Swans – Feel Good Now
    Swans – Feel Good Now
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    Infamous “bootleg” double live album from the Swans 1987 Children of God tour of primarily former “Iron Curtain” countries. Personnel during this period was Jarboe, Gira, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra* – When Angels Speak Of Love
    Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra* – When Angels Speak Of Love
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    One of a number of sessions cut at the Choreographers’ Workshop, this 1963 set established Sun Ra’s Arkestra as a New York band, sonically coupled to developments in the decidedly [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonic Youth – Sister
    Sonic Youth – Sister
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    One of Sonic Youth’s most beloved albums, 1987’s Sister incorporated the dissonance of their earlier releases into more traditional song structures. It’s an innovative and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth – Bad Moon Rising
    Sonic Youth – Bad Moon Rising
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    Reissue of Sonic Youth’s second full-length album, originally released in 1985. The album is a fascinating examination of “the junction where hippie idealism [meets] the cold hard [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Ryo Fukui – Mellow Dream
    Ryo Fukui – Mellow Dream
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    We Release Jazz (WRWTFWW Records’ new sister-label) is thrilled to present the official reissue of criminally overlooked Japanese jazz gem Mellow Dream (1977) by Hokkaido pianist wunderkind Ryo [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Rashied Ali Quintet Featuring Frank Lowe – Sidewalks In Motion
    Rashied Ali Quintet Featuring Frank Lowe – Sidewalks In Motion
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    Rashied Ali stood as a magnetic force for the musical environment around him. In his last decades he sponsored rehearsal opportunities for young musicians, tightened up neighborhood street-corner [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dorothy Carter – Waillee Waillee
    Dorothy Carter – Waillee Waillee
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    Palto Flats / Putojefe Records present the first ever reissue of the work of American composer Dorothy Carter, master of the hammered dulcimer, zither, and other instruments of the hammer […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • JJulius* – Vol III
    JJulius* – Vol III
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    In the discourse around new albums from singular, world-building artists, the phrase “a big step forward” can often be a blinking red warning sign. You know you’re about to be […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Arthur Russell – Picture Of Bunny Rabbit
    Arthur Russell – Picture Of Bunny Rabbit
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    In 1986 Arthur Russell was diagnosed with HIV, that same year he released his career-defining masterpiece ‘World of Echo’, the first and only solo album issued during his lifetime. Arthur […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kraftwerk – 1981 – Live In Tokyo CS
    Kraftwerk – 1981 – Live In Tokyo CS
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    Live in Tokyo – Computer World set. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Bjork – Violently Live CS
    Bjork – Violently Live CS
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    Circa 1993 live Bjork… sounds great. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Sun Ra and his Intergalatic Friends – Dieswarts CS
    Sun Ra and his Intergalatic Friends – Dieswarts CS
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    Early 80s audience recordings from Euro tours. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • New Order – Berlin 1981
    New Order – Berlin 1981
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    Early live set, includes a beautiful and depression rendition of Ceremony. Worth it for the cover art alone! Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Television / Richard Hell – Demos / Live [Neon Boys too!]
    Television / Richard Hell – Demos / Live [Neon Boys too!]
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    Another combo of the early Richard Hell/Television/Neon Boys triad of tracks. Mixed & mastered a bit better than I have heard before. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cleveland 1970
    Neil Young & Crazy Horse – Cleveland 1970
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    Blown out nasty recording. Crazy Horse are white hot. Recommend with a doob. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Gene Clark – 1975
    Gene Clark – 1975
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    Live & unreleased 1975 tracks from Gene Clark with a KILLER band. Must have. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Townes Van Zandt – Live Europe
    Townes Van Zandt – Live Europe
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    Live european recordings of TVZ! Fantastic release. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • The Ramones – Live on WIIR 1982
    The Ramones – Live on WIIR 1982
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    Incredible 1982 live WIIR NEW YORK set. Fan club tape – ships April 25th

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Gidia – Struga
    Gidia – Struga
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    Ritualistic, tribal industrial from the mountains of Greece. GIDIA is a Greek duo of george kondaktor and giorgos lemos, part of Athens fruitful electronic music scene for a long time […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Vinny & Charlie – The Repo Code
    Vinny & Charlie – The Repo Code
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    Following in the steps of last year’s mysterious “Beyond the Garage” 12 inch, L.I.E.S. throws another curve ball with a 30 track continuous LP from veteran West Coast producers, [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Ron Morelli – Extinctionist
    Ron Morelli – Extinctionist
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    In your face new 8 track LP of vicious beat driven warehouse electronics from the L.I.E.S. boss. Straight and to the point, “Extinctionist” stands very much in line and continues […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Ron Morelli – Extinctionist
    Ron Morelli – Extinctionist
    $27.00 | , Add to cart

    In your face new 8 track LP of vicious beat driven warehouse electronics from the L.I.E.S. boss. Straight and to the point, “Extinctionist” stands very much in line and continues […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic