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  • 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
  • Bag People – Bag People
    Bag People – Bag People
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    Bag People were Chicagoans who outgrew their home in the maelstrom of the early 80s NYC post-punk/ no-wave scene. They weren’t around long, but their compulsive noise-rock sound, unearthed from [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • 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
  • 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
  • Dead Meadow – Dead Meadow
    Dead Meadow – Dead Meadow
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    “In Dead Meadow’s universe, the wah-wah pedal is just as important as the guitar itself, and both are clearly more important than any sort of vocals. In fact, at first […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Kuroi Ame – Sacred
    Kuroi Ame – Sacred
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    “Wake up in a dream. Looking for someone. Searching an inner world. The memory of a name. ‘Midori’. Black rain. Shelter below the underpass in the Electric District. Hallucinogenic whisper [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Wino – Punctuated Equilibrium
    Wino – Punctuated Equilibrium
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    “A true cornerstone of underground metal, Scott “Wino” Weinrich has performed as part of Saint Vitus, The Obsessed, Spirit Caravan and most recently The Hidden Hand. After a [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Steve Scott / Steel Warriors – On The Road To Hell
    Steve Scott / Steel Warriors – On The Road To Hell
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    Private press heavy metal from NY Label: Warrior Records – SW 146 Format: Vinyl, 12″ Country: US Released: 1985 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Metal
  • Tyrant ‎– Legions Of The Dead
    Tyrant ‎– Legions Of The Dead
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    Mid 80’s heavy metal from Pasadena, California Label: Enigma – 72020-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1985 VG/VG+. Still in shrink with some sleevewear and noticeable light marks

    GENRE: Metal
  • Sam Gopal – Escalator (2020 Reissue)
    Sam Gopal – Escalator (2020 Reissue)
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    “Sam Gopal took up the tabla in Malaysia at the age of 7, before coming to study music in Britain in 1962. Sam Gopal put together his first group, ‘Sam […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Jody Reynolds – Devil Girls With Raven Hair (1958-1966) (red vinyl)
    Jody Reynolds – Devil Girls With Raven Hair (1958-1966) (red vinyl)
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    “Direct from the master tapes for the first time on LP, come the original, earthshaking rockabilly/proto-gothabilly/country-noir-pop 45s of Jody Reynolds. A seminal and influential figure, [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Codona ‎– Codona
    Codona ‎– Codona
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    “From the opening gong, this album enchants with its dramaturgy, in which time and space are one and the same. Against clicks and whistles, a subterranean sitar appears. In it, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Bolt Thrower – Realm Of Chaos (Slaves To Darkness)
    Bolt Thrower – Realm Of Chaos (Slaves To Darkness)
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    Bolt Thrower’s second album, and the first to embrace their fantastical/Warhammer imagery. Label: Earache – MOSH 13 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Country: UK Released: 1989 VG+/VG+. [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Delegation – Delegation
    Delegation – Delegation
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    “Len Coley and Roddy Harris formed Delegation in Birmingham, during the mid-70’s later adding Jamaican born Ricky Bailey whose voice was to give them added flair on lead helping them [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Aonorinjin – 小圈子 (white vinyl)
    Aonorinjin – 小圈子 (white vinyl)
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    Cold, distant, degraded and droned-out Vaporwave. Label: VILL4IN – MANA 003 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, White Vinyl Country: Released: 2020 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Gabor Szabo – Rambler
    Gabor Szabo – Rambler
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    “Although this LP is a CTI production, guitarist Gabor Szabo is well featured in a conventional quartet (without strings, horns or “sweetening”) that also includes the electric [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Light Of The World ‎– Check Us Out
    Light Of The World ‎– Check Us Out
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    UK based Jazz-Funk filled with ripe grooves Label: Capitol Records – ST-12221 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1983 VG/VG+. Noticeable light marks and scuffing. Tag on label. [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Theodore Cale Schafer ‎– Patience
    Theodore Cale Schafer ‎– Patience
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    “Patience is the debut full-length album by Sante Fe-based artist Theodore Cale Schafer. Alternately murky and narcoleptic and bristling with grit and light, this collection of eight pieces [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Ufomammut – Snailking
    Ufomammut – Snailking
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    “With “Snailking”, their second full length release, Ufomammut was worldwide recognized as the creator of a unique brand of psychedelic sludge. With long songs, droning vocals [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Dead Meadow – The Nothing They Need
    Dead Meadow – The Nothing They Need
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    “The Nothing They Need is our seventh studio album. It was released on March 2, 2018 under Xemu Records. Marking 20 years as a band this release notably features all […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Bad Plus – Activate Infinity
    The Bad Plus – Activate Infinity
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    “Activate Infinity is the second album from The Bad Plus since the remarkable pianist Orrin Evans joined the trio back in 2018. With their sights set on a new trajectory, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Darkthrone – Total Death
    Darkthrone – Total Death
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    “‘Total Death’ was the sixth album from Norwegian black metal legends Darkthrone, and was originally released in 1996. After recording the previous 2 albums at Fenriz’s Necrohell [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • 13th Floor Elevators – 13 Of The Best (Red Vinyl)
    13th Floor Elevators – 13 Of The Best (Red Vinyl)
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    “13 track LP serves as both a ‘best of’ and sampler for the forthcoming Quest For Our Sanity reissue campaign. Each original source has been referenced to the earliest vinyl […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • V/A – Covers
    V/A – Covers
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    Mystic Records compilation of covers, featuring bands such SWA, Government Issue and VOA covering bands such as Black Sabbath, The Seeds and more. Label: Mystic Records – MLP 33132 Format: […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Patty Waters – College Tour
    Patty Waters – College Tour
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    “In the Spring of 1966, ESP was given a grant by the New York State Council on the Arts, to tour the five colleges in the state with music departments. […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Crass ‎– The Feeding Of The 5000 (The Second Sitting)
    Crass ‎– The Feeding Of The 5000 (The Second Sitting)
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    “Feeding Of The 5000 is the debut album by Crass, recorded 29th October 1978, and released later that year. At the time, it was seen as utterly revolutionary due to […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Raw Power – After Your Brain
    Raw Power – After Your Brain
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    “Italy’s answer to Black Flag. Many would classify Raw Power as “crossover” Hardcore because they employ heavy riffing and wanky solos in many of the songs, but their [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Final Conflict – Ashes To Ashes
    Final Conflict – Ashes To Ashes
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    “Southern California’s Final Conflict was highly influenced by British punk bands like Discharge and were one of the first bands to blend hardcore’s simplistic and manic sound [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Oi Polloi ‎– Unite And Win!
    Oi Polloi ‎– Unite And Win!
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    “Some serious Oi! produced by this dedicated Scottish band. Twelve great hard-edged melodic anthems backed by strong sing-a-longs and power production. The lyrics stick to an [...]

    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
  • 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
  • Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ‎– Wild God (Clear Vinyl)
    Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ‎– Wild God (Clear Vinyl)
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    “Nick Cave: “I hope the album has the effect on listeners that it’s had on me. It bursts out of the speaker, and I get swept up with it. It’s […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • João Gilberto ‎– The Warm World Of João Gilberto
    João Gilberto ‎– The Warm World Of João Gilberto
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    “Brazilian singer, poet, guitarist Joao Gilberto made his 1959 debut with the now legendary LP, Chega de Saudade, a new sound and acknowledge as the first bossa nova album, a […]

    GENRE: Latin
  • Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette ‎– To Be Continued
    Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette ‎– To Be Continued
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    “Essentially a continuation of Rypdal Vitous DeJohnette, this album somewhat lacks the atmospheric keyboards of its predecessor. It is nonetheless quite compelling, particularly in [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Herbie Hancock – Crossings
    Herbie Hancock – Crossings
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    “Crossings was the second release by the Herbie Hancock Sextet lineup known as the Mwandishi Band, following 1971’s Mwandishi which stretched Hancock’s already-adventurous [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Terje Rypdal – Odyssey
    Terje Rypdal – Odyssey
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    “A magnificant effort that combines crushingly powerful rock/jazz (“Over Bierkerot” is a killer) with long, brooding electric ruminations.” – allmusic.com Label: ECM [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Glenn Branca ‎– The Ascension
    Glenn Branca ‎– The Ascension
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    “Glenn Branca’s first full-length album The Ascension is a colossal achievement. After touring much of 1980 with an all-star band featuring four guitarists (Branca, fellow composers [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • 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
  • 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