April 12th Newsletter
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  • Beyt Al Tapes – Une Rose
    Beyt Al Tapes – Une Rose
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    “Ikuisuus presents Une Rose by Beyt Al Tapes. Layers of dark lightness. Airy sounds combined with a de-constructed organic weaving. A vanishing point in constant extension.” Label: [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Hum Of The Druid  – A Strange Export
    Hum Of The Druid – A Strange Export
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    “The first new recordings released since “Predatory Outlook,” marking the 15th anniversary of the project, this has glimpses of similarly chilling melodic ambient music but runs [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Shoeb Ahmad – Breather Loops
    Shoeb Ahmad – Breather Loops
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    “Shoeb Ahmad conceived of the Breather project during peak lockdown on the Australian continent. Ruminating on a dry season marred by devastating bushfires led Ahmad to start writing the A [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Grady Runyan – Solar Guitar
    Grady Runyan – Solar Guitar
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    Recorded live at The Hemlock Tavern, San Francisco, 12/27/02. Solo electric guitar. Label: The Loki Label – LOKI-017 Format: Cassette, Album Country: US Released: 2016 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Kösmonaut – Songs For Healing
    Kösmonaut – Songs For Healing
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    “The massive engines are tuned on for this ground vibrating drone burner by Kösmonaut. Processional percussion amid a fanfare of horns. The towering wall of noise pushing all sounds to […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Vädersolsgruppen – Vädersolsgruppen
    Vädersolsgruppen – Vädersolsgruppen
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    Dark and heavy psych-rock from the ever-potent Swedish underground Label: Early Music – EM14 Format: Cassette Country: Sweden Released: 2020 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • The Drone Accelerator – The Drone Accelerator
    The Drone Accelerator – The Drone Accelerator
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    Free-Jazz tinged psych rock brain melter. Label: Sky Lantern Records – SLR107 Format: Cassette, Album Country: US Released: 2014 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Didaktische Einheit – Dosis 6
    Didaktische Einheit – Dosis 6
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    “This mercurial Neue Deutche Welle “didactical unit” discharge thrillingly scabrous and prickly no-waveish sturm und drang, their great lungfuls of malcontent disgorged in a [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Possessed – Victims Of Death
    Possessed – Victims Of Death
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    Compiles key tracks from the first two albums and the Eyes of Horror EP Label: Relativity – 88561-1121-4 Format: Cassette, Compilation Country: US Released: 1992 VG+/VG+ with some jcard wear.

    GENRE: Metal
  • Lumerians – The Weaning And The Dreaming
    Lumerians – The Weaning And The Dreaming
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    “Lumerians most experimental release. The Weaning and the Dreaming was recorded on a 4 track tape recorded in the lobby of a sensory deprivation tank facility in Oakland. The rhythm […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Chuck Johnson – CJ-1
    Chuck Johnson – CJ-1
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    “Second in Drawing Room’s cassette series, CJ-1 is a departure for those primarily familiar with Chuck Johnson’s intricate guitar workings. With its hypnotic intensity, the cassette [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Fraufraulein – Solum
    Fraufraulein – Solum
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    “On their first release since 2017, the duo of Andy Guthrie and Billy Gomberg craft a world inhabited by both the familiar and foreign. Guthrie’s intimate vocals float like smoke […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Pestilence – Malleus Maleficarum
    Pestilence – Malleus Maleficarum
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    ““Malleus Maleficarum” is the debut album of PESTILENCE; a band’s whose input – that stretches across nearly 40 years – blazed the trail for generations of progressive death metal artists. [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Duke Ellington ‎– The Reprise Studio Recordings
    Duke Ellington ‎– The Reprise Studio Recordings
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    #1-8 is mono. All other is stereo. # 2-15 to 2-20, 3-1 to 3-5 Produced Under License From Atlantic Recording Corp., All Other Produced Under License From Warner Bros. Records, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Max Roach Plus Four ‎– The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions
    Max Roach Plus Four ‎– The Complete Mercury Max Roach Plus Four Sessions
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    Incredible amount of Roach here… late 50s into early 60s group that includes Bob Boswell, Julian Priester, Ray Bryant, Stanley Turrentine & Tommy Turrentine. Label: Mosaic Records (2) – [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh ‎– The Complete Atlantic Recordings Of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh
    Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh ‎– The Complete Atlantic Recordings Of Lennie Tristano, Lee Konitz & Warne Marsh
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    Cool jazz giants boxset. Very ill – 6CDs. Label: Mosaic Records (2) – MD6-174 Format: 6 x CD, Compilation Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered Country: US Released: 1997 VG+/VG+ Virtually [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Soul Side ‎– Less Deep Inside Keeps
    Soul Side ‎– Less Deep Inside Keeps
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    “From the ashes of LUNCHMEAT, this band kicks out a strong melodic hardcore sound much like that of early SCREAM. Catchy riffs, clear vocals, pounding bass and personally political lyrics [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Jerry’s Kids ‎– Kill Kill Kill
    Jerry’s Kids ‎– Kill Kill Kill
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    “The new Kids harness some of the original blurring speed on solid crunchers like “Fire,” “Bad Trip” and “Back Off,” but there’s a weightier demi-metal bottom to most of Kill […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Government Issue ‎– Crash
    Government Issue ‎– Crash
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    “The apex of GI’s studio career, Crash is something of a musical summary of the band’s eight-year history. Each track sounds as if it had been assembled on a loom, […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • English Dogs ‎– Metalmorphosis
    English Dogs ‎– Metalmorphosis
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    “Adie’s vox have a character that brings the great speedcore compositions of the ENGLISH DOGS to a thundering proportion, raw, uncompromising, and shouting. They blurt well with this crazed [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Psycho ‎– Hosebags From Hell
    Psycho ‎– Hosebags From Hell
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    “PSYCHO has released a full album’s worth of blazing thrash which is undeniably powerful, but some tempo variations would have helped. Lyrics cover conformity, society, Ed Gein, and more. A [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Sons Of Ishmael ‎– Pariah Martyr Demands A Sacrifice
    Sons Of Ishmael ‎– Pariah Martyr Demands A Sacrifice
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    “Two years after the Hayseed Hardcore EP and some lineup changes, the Canadian SONS return. This is a great album of sociopolitical thrash and the lyrics are right on target. […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Broken Bones ‎– Bonecrusher
    Broken Bones ‎– Bonecrusher
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    “Side one is the better recorded of the sides, with a mighty driving bass clearing all obstacles, leading the way for non-stop metalish thrash. Lyrics remain in the doom-and-gloom mold, [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Detox ‎– Detox
    Detox ‎– Detox
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    “Sounds like a less thrashy and slightly more serious VANDALS. There’s lots of catchy punk songs with lots of humor or satire, plenty of melody, tight playing, and even tinges […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • William Basinski + Richard Chartier – Untitled 1-3
    William Basinski + Richard Chartier – Untitled 1-3
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    LINE is proud to release this new updated and remastered version of William Basinski and Richard Chartier’s universally acclaimed work Untitled 1-2. Originally released in 2004 on the noted [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Demdike Stare ‎– Wonderland
    Demdike Stare ‎– Wonderland
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    “Following Demdike Stare’s ambitious 2012 double CD, Elemental, which compiled four EPs along with bonus material, the British experimental electronic duo (consisting of Sean Canty [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Swell Maps – Jane From Occupied Europe
    Swell Maps – Jane From Occupied Europe
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    Noisy and experimental, Britain’s Swell Maps experienced little commercial success during the course of their chaotic career, but in hindsight they stand as one of the pivotal acts of the […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Betty Davis ‎– Nasty Gal
    Betty Davis ‎– Nasty Gal
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    “In the 1970s, Betty Davis defied genre and gender by pushing her voice to extremes and embracing the erotic. She articulated a kind of pre–punk, funk–blues fusion that had yet […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • 2814 – Lost Fragments
    2814 – Lost Fragments
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    “One of the defining electronic music acts of the 2010s, HKE and Telepath cap off their collaborative work as 2814 in this decade with a 10-track release of rare and […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Patrick Shiroishi – I Shouldn’t Have To Worry When My Parents Go Outside
    Patrick Shiroishi – I Shouldn’t Have To Worry When My Parents Go Outside
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    “Patrick Shiroishi is a Japanese American multi-instrumentalist and composer based in Los Angeles. Patrick has been involved in a bewildering array of musical projects in the last decade, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Perfect Angels – Exit from the Ultra-World
    Perfect Angels – Exit from the Ultra-World
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    “For those a bit more familiar with songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Zach Phillips, you’re sure to know that he belongs in that exciting and always refreshing field you can loosely call [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Taiwan Housing Project – Moments Are The Elements Of Profit
    Taiwan Housing Project – Moments Are The Elements Of Profit
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    Limited edition of 30 copies Label: Half A Million – HM-001 Format: Cassette, Limited Edition Country: US Released: 2021 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Maim / Pedestrian Deposit – Maim / Pedestrian Deposit
    Maim / Pedestrian Deposit – Maim / Pedestrian Deposit
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    Edition of 100 copies. Label: Iatrogenesis – IR033 Format: Cassette, C10 Country: US Released: 2006 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Charlie Megira – Da Abtomatic Miesterzinger Mambo Chic
    Charlie Megira – Da Abtomatic Miesterzinger Mambo Chic
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    “On his 2000 debut, Da Abtomatic Meisterzinger Mambo Chic, Megira channels the optimism of post-war America, narcoleptic surf, and the Twin Peaks soundtrack into a lo-fi masterpiece all his [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • SAINT PEPSI – Studio 54
    SAINT PEPSI – Studio 54
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    Tape edition of 2013 album by Saint Pepsi. Label: My Pet Flamingo – MPF068 Format: Cassette, Album, Limited Edition Country: UK Released: 2020 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Cops – Demo
    Cops – Demo
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    Same tracks repeat on both sides. Label: Scavenger Of Death – SOD 05 Format: Cassette, EP Country: US Released: 2011 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Twig Harper* – Classical Electronics
    Twig Harper* – Classical Electronics
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    “The new cassette from Baltimore’s Twig Harper actively evades an easy explanation. Filled with punctuations of madness bookended by moments of sparse calm. At times it can sound like a [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Arp – Inversions
    Arp – Inversions
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    “It’s been described as an Eno-like transformation more than once before, but the comparison seems more fitting than ever in light of this magnificent tape of long form, no pussyfooting, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Omni Gardens – Moss King
    Omni Gardens – Moss King
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    “Omni Gardens is the experimental ambient/new age project by Moon Glyph head Steve Rosborough. Recorded at home in Portland during the early days of covid, “Moss King” is [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Yara Asmar – Synth Waltzes & Accordion Laments
    Yara Asmar – Synth Waltzes & Accordion Laments
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    “October felt like the appropriate time for Yara Asmar to unveil her intimate new album “synth waltzes & accordion laments” – a captivating new collection of home [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Lori E Allen – Tears Of The Material Vulture
    Lori E Allen – Tears Of The Material Vulture
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    “Lori E Allen is an unemployed prehistoric archaeologist from middle America, b. 1975, now living and working between London and Berlin as an experimental composer and video artist. In the [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Tolchock – After Fog Open
    Tolchock – After Fog Open
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    Droned out Japanese Psych Label: Sky Lantern Records – SLR106 Format: Cassette, Album Country: US Released: 2014 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Six Six – Six Six
    Six Six – Six Six
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    “Six Six is the Washington, DC duo of Anthony Pirog (The Messthetics) and Luke Stewart (Irreversible Entanglements, Blacks’ Myths). Their long-awaited recorded collaboration delivers [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • V/A – The Portable Class
    V/A – The Portable Class
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    Live compilation from Lokifest 3 Label: The Loki Label – no cat number Format: Cassette, Compilation Country: US Released: 2018 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Duster – Contemporary Movement
    Duster – Contemporary Movement
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    “A muffled cry into the technological darkness, Contemporary Movement slid into the world right as the MP3 was seeping out of college dorms. A 39-minute drift into the void, drenched […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Natural Dice – Natural Dice
    Natural Dice – Natural Dice
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    “Natural Dice is the glorious result of Jason Henn and Dan Melchior’s year long instrumental guitar tape trading. Chock a block with dense textures, chugging grooves, acoustic wanderings, [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Mesh – Mesh
    Mesh – Mesh
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    “Mesh’s self-titled debut EP on high-bias cassette tape. Clear cassette with a green J-Card.” Label: Born Yesterday Records – BYE-017 Format: Cassette, EP, 3rd Edition Country: [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Amethyst: New Sounds From Moon Glyph Records
    Amethyst: New Sounds From Moon Glyph Records
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    “Moon Glyph is pleased to present a compilation of new, unreleased tunes from established veterans of the label and newcomers alike. Staying true to Moon Glyph’s transportive aesthetic, [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Diatom Deli – TQM
    Diatom Deli – TQM
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    “Serene ambient music that evokes guided meditation through the use of phase-shifting melodies, droning bass, and gauzy synth textures. Her live performance utilizes classical guitar, [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Ostseetraum – Das Gute Leben Ist Schlecht
    Ostseetraum – Das Gute Leben Ist Schlecht
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    “10 minimal wave songs about sinking, getting moldy, holding on, people hiding in empty caged spaces, about empty heads, about volcanoes, about tasty pheasants, about desolate urban areas [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk