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  • Bill MacKay & Katinka Kleijn – STIR
    Bill MacKay & Katinka Kleijn – STIR
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    The combustive guitar/cello chemistry of MacKay and Kleijn is drawn from avant-rock, classical and experimental inspirations, forged through years of live performance. The freedom-cum-new [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Lower Dens – Competition
    Lower Dens – Competition
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    The fourth album from Lower Dens, The Competition is a pop album with a concept both emotionally and politically urgent, dealing with modern capitalism and its psychotic effects. Its 11 […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • V/A – Go Ahead Punk: Make My Day (Orange Splatter VInyl) (RSD)
    V/A – Go Ahead Punk: Make My Day (Orange Splatter VInyl) (RSD)
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    Any ’90s punk fan will surely remember coveting a copy of Go Ahead Punk… Make My Day – a classic CD sampler from Nitro Records. Originally released in 1996, the […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – The Soul Sides (RSD)
    V/A – The Soul Sides (RSD)
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    First ever compilation of the deep ’60s soul from Jetstar, including Alder Ray Mathis’ Northern Soul stepper ‘Take Me Baby’! Featuring previously unissued tracks from [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Peter Hook & The Light – Closer Live 2011
    Peter Hook & The Light – Closer Live 2011
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    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Itasca – Spring
    Itasca – Spring
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    What our staff has to say: “One of my favorite folk albums of the past 10 years. Laurel Canyon styled folk. Joni Mitchell – breezy afternoon. Heavy southwest vibe. Bitchin […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Half Japanese – Crazy Hearts
    Half Japanese – Crazy Hearts
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    Half Japanese return with another thrilling ride into unknown charters encountering beasts, celebrities, and menaces. Purveyors of noise and indie rock for over four decades, Half Japanese have [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Foxygen – Seeing Other People
    Foxygen – Seeing Other People
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    Seeing Other People is curiously positioned as Foxygen’s most recent last-ever album. With every album the band dies; with every album the band is reborn. But unlike the last-ever Foxygen […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Essaie Pas – Earth
    Essaie Pas – Earth
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    Montreal duo Essaie pas return to DFA with a 12-inch that picks up where their 2018 album New Path left off. “Earth” is a blistering ride through the rave, an […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • EMA – Exile In The Outer Ring
    EMA – Exile In The Outer Ring
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    EMA – the project of South Dakota native and Portland, OR-based artist Erika M. Anderson – has announced her third album Exile In The Outer Ring for release on August 25, 2017 via City Slang. [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Martin Newell – The Off White Album
    Martin Newell – The Off White Album
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    The title of Martin Newell’s second solo album comes from a cheeky riff on the Beatles’ White Album: if 1993’s critically-acclaimed The Greatest Living Englishman was Newell’s Sgt. Pepper’s, then [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Building – Reconciliation
    The Building – Reconciliation
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    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • PJ Bond – Brother Bones
    PJ Bond – Brother Bones
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    This is an 8 song split record with brothers PJ and Brian Bond, who each wrote the songs on their respective sides.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Animal Collective – Crestone LP
    Animal Collective – Crestone LP
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    The debut feature written, produced and directed by Marnie Ellen Hertzler. Set in the desert of Crestone, Colorado over the course of eight days and set to an original score […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Courtney Marie Andrews – May Your Kindness Remain
    Courtney Marie Andrews – May Your Kindness Remain
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    After breaking through with a batch of restless, itinerant songs on Honest Life in 2016, Courtney Marie Andrews longs for something more permanent on the follow-up. The Seattle singer spends […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Blanck Mass – Ted K Original Score (Opaque Red Vinyl)
    Blanck Mass – Ted K Original Score (Opaque Red Vinyl)
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    This February the story of the infamous Unabomber Ted Kaczynski will receive its theatrical debut in a new Tony Stone directed film, Ted K. Kaczynski is notorious for both tragically […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Soundtracks / Library Music, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Ndikho Xaba and the Natives – S/T
    Ndikho Xaba and the Natives – S/T
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    What our staff has to say: “South African pianist / percussionist with a crew of San Francisco & Chicago players, including Plunky Nkabinde and Lon Moshe from Oneness Of Juju. […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Endless Rooms
    Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever – Endless Rooms
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    While initial ideas for Endless Rooms were traded online during long spells spent separated by Australia’s strict lockdowns, the album was truly born during small windows of freedom in which […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Cecil Taylor ? What’s New
    Cecil Taylor ? What’s New
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    Originally issued as Nefertiti, The Beautiful One Has Come. Recorded live at the Montmartre Jazzhus, Copenhagen, 23rd November 1962. Freedom – FLP 40124 Media Condition – VG+, nice [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Albert Mangelsdorff, Pierre Favre, Joachim K?hn, Gunter Hampel _? Solo Now
    Albert Mangelsdorff, Pierre Favre, Joachim K?hn, Gunter Hampel _? Solo Now
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    Solo tracks showcasing the abilities of these frequent collaborators MPS Records – 5D 064-60205 Media Condition – VG+, light wear on both sides Sleeve Condition – VG, has some [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Alan Braufman – The Fire Still Burns
    Alan Braufman – The Fire Still Burns
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    45 years after his debut album Valley of Search (1975/India Navigation), jazz saxophonist Alan Braufman returns. The Fire Still Burns has that gritty, forthright sensibility we hope to hear in [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Ranking Slackness _? Slackest LP (’79 Jamaican Pressing)
    Ranking Slackness _? Slackest LP (’79 Jamaican Pressing)
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    Rude “adult-oriented” reggae/dancehall. Techniques 1979 Jamaican Pressing Media Condition – VG+, very light wear. Sleeve Condition – VG, has some fading and ring wear.

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • SOAK – If I Never Know You Like This Again
    SOAK – If I Never Know You Like This Again
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    With their new album, ‘If I Never Know You Like This Again’, SOAK has finally shaken the hangover of their starry debut ‘Before We Forgot How To Dream’, and the […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Daniel Wyche – Earthwork
    Daniel Wyche – Earthwork
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    ““A lot of this record is about memory and long stretches of time – not just making, but remaking, constantly tinkering.” That’s Daniel Wyche – a Chicago-based guitarist, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Melody’s Echo Chamber –  Emotional Eternal
    Melody’s Echo Chamber – Emotional Eternal
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    Emotional Eternal, the third studio album from Melody’s Echo Chamber, is a deeply human collection of songs full of prolonged moments of sonic transcendency – a record that clearly exhibits […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Cloud Nothings – The Shadow I Remember
    Cloud Nothings – The Shadow I Remember
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    For a band that resists repeating itself, picking up lessons from a decade prior is the strange route Cloud Nothings took to create their most fully-realized album. Their new record, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kellee Patterson – Maiden Voyage
    Kellee Patterson – Maiden Voyage
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    As purportedly the first Black-owned jazz imprint since the ‘20s, the Black Jazz label had its roots in the Black Power movement of the late ‘60s and early ‘70s. But […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Calvin Keys – Proceed With Caution
    Calvin Keys – Proceed With Caution
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    Bay Area jazz guitar legend Calvin Keys released his debut solo record, Shawn-Neeq, in 1971, and it remains one of the most beloved albums on the Black Jazz label. But […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Chester Thompson – Powerhouse
    Chester Thompson – Powerhouse
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    With long-standing stints in Tower of Power and Santana, Chester Thompson just might be the most decorated and distinguished keyboardist in all of rock and R&B, let alone of the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gene Russell – Talk To My Lady
    Gene Russell – Talk To My Lady
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    In between acting as Producer on all of the Black Jazz label releases, keyboardist Gene Russell also cut two fine albums for the imprint, of which this is the second, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cleveland Eaton – Plenty Good Eaton
    Cleveland Eaton – Plenty Good Eaton
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    The jazz world lost a true legend when bassist Cleveland Eaton passed away in the Summer of 2020. This 1975 album, one of the real gems in the hallowed Black […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Roland Haynes – 2nd Wave
    Roland Haynes – 2nd Wave
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    This 1975 album is one of a kind in lots of ways. First, it’s keyboardist Roland Haynes’ only album. But more importantly, Second Wave has a sound—and line-up—unlike pretty much […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Diatom Deli – Time~Lapse Nature
    Diatom Deli – Time~Lapse Nature
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    Diatom Deli’s Time~Lapse Nature is a channel between cerebral ascension and somatic memory, tethered to the micro-present though humbled by a beyond. Dilated by celestial fluctuations and dynamic [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • David Tholfsen – Walk With Me
    David Tholfsen – Walk With Me
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    What our staff has to say: “Layered vocal melodies that guide you through a natural world. FFO Avant yodeling.” – Dan David Tholfsen is an American musician and artist living [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Loopsel – The Spiral
    Loopsel – The Spiral
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    2022 U.S. Reissue Fans of the Swedish underground should be familiar with Elin Engström from her time playing in Monokultur, Skiftande Enheter, and excellent solo recording project Loopsel. Her [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Bill Fay – Still Some Light: Part 2
    Bill Fay – Still Some Light: Part 2
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    Bill Fay has always sung about attempting to understand the most universal questions: those of nature, spirituality, humanity. His songs are “calming hymns for another chaotic time”, he says. His [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Sharon Van Etten – We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
    Sharon Van Etten – We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
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    Sharon Van Etten has always been the kind of artist who helps people make sense of the world around them, and her sixth album, We’ve Been Going About This All […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sylk – S/T
    Sylk – S/T
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    Sylk was a short-lived soul & funk band from the Aiken, South Carolina – Augusta, Georgia border area (better known as the CSRA) who released just one album in 1983. […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Quinn  Harris – Statements
    Quinn Harris – Statements
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    Born in Texas but raised in Riverside, California, Quinn Harris first started playing music in 1954 when he saved up his paper route money for an alto sax. At a […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Frank Derrick Total Experience – You Betcha!
    Frank Derrick Total Experience – You Betcha!
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    Drummer Frank Derrick III (born 1950) grew up in Harvey, Illinois in a musical family…his father Frank Derrick Jr. was a professional musician and arranger who played with notables such […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Bubbha Thomas – Life & Times…
    Bubbha Thomas – Life & Times…
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    Houston’s reputation for developing first-class jazz acts is well-established, as a stream of young players has been distinguishing themselves for decades…among those musicians and mentors who [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • V/A – INASOUND: retour aux sources de l’électro avec l’INA GRM
    V/A – INASOUND: retour aux sources de l’électro avec l’INA GRM
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    What our staff has to say: “Found this gem hidden inside the modern comp section. Ranging from sparse musique concrete to early synth compositions, this comp is a fascinating document […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Kenny Cox – Introducing Kenny Cox
    Kenny Cox – Introducing Kenny Cox
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    Blue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP Mastered by Kevin Gray Directly from the Original Master Tapes and Manufactured at Optimal in Germany Blue Note Records has […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dr. Lonnie Smith – Breathe
    Dr. Lonnie Smith – Breathe
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    Recorded Live in 2017 at the Jazz Standard in NYC During 75th Birthday Run and Bookended with Two Unique Studio Collaborations with Iggy Pop! Breathe captures the Hammond B-3 organ […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonny Red – Out Of The Blue
    Sonny Red – Out Of The Blue
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    All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of Sonny Red’s Out of the Blue Mastered from the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray & Pressed at RTI: Reference-Caliber Blue Note Reissue Helmed by […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Stanley Turrentine – Rough ‘N Tumble
    Stanley Turrentine – Rough ‘N Tumble
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    All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of Stanley Turrentine’s Rough ‘N Tumble Mastered from the Original Master Tapes by Kevin Gray & Pressed at RTI: Reference-Caliber Blue Note Reissue Helmed [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Connan Mockasin & Ade – It’s Just Wind (RSD)
    Connan Mockasin & Ade – It’s Just Wind (RSD)
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    GENRE:
  • V/A – Wild Paarty Sounds Volume One (RSD Italy)
    V/A – Wild Paarty Sounds Volume One (RSD Italy)
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    INDIE EXCLUSIVE, RSD ITALY APRIL RELEASE. First volume — though the second never happened — of this ongoing collaboration between post-punk stalwarts Cherry Red and home of the [...]

    GENRE:
  • Ian A. Anderson – Royal York Crescent (RSD Italy)
    Ian A. Anderson – Royal York Crescent (RSD Italy)
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    INDIE EXCLUSIVE, RSD ITALY APRIL RELEASE. When we talk about British folk revival, we should not forget a key figure as Ian A. Anderson, a songwriter on its own and […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Marv – Marv
    Marv – Marv
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    Marv is a keyboard duo based in Carrboro, NC. This effort is their debut, self-titled, LP, recorded in February and July 2019 in Campobello, SC and Carrboro respectively. Each track […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • S. Carey – Break Me Open
    S. Carey – Break Me Open
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    S. Carey is the moniker of Eau Claire, Wisconsin-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and producer Sean Carey, commonly recognized as the drummer, backing vocalist, and second-longest serving [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • M Ross Perkins – E Pluribus M Ross
    M Ross Perkins – E Pluribus M Ross
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    Like some kind of time-hopping wizard with preternatural melodic sensibilities, M Ross Perkins is back with his sophomore full-length, E Pluribus M Ross. The album, his first for Colemine/Karma [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Yo La Tengo – There’s A Riot Goin On
    Yo La Tengo – There’s A Riot Goin On
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    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • BUÑUEL – Killers Like Us
    BUÑUEL – Killers Like Us
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    Bunuel is the sound of a difficult situation made worse by an unwillingness and an inability to play nice. If slotting it in a genre makes it easier for one […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Timber Rattle – Phantoms Of Place
    Timber Rattle – Phantoms Of Place
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    2017 release on BLUESANCT, “Phantoms Of Place” is a psyche-pastoral hymnal which seems to be as informed by noise shows in West Coast Basements as it is by the Blue […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Drekka – Examinations: 2016 -2018
    Drekka – Examinations: 2016 -2018
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    For over twenty years, Mkl Anderson has curated a vast archive of recorded material for his cinematic ambient industrial soundscapes. Working for as many years under the name Drekka, he […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • The Fall – Slates
    The Fall – Slates
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    If The Fall truly is a cult band, then Slates both benefits from and reinforces such shrouded obsessions. In presenting these six particular songs as a 10-inch EP, the inherent […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Francesco Messina – Reflex
    Francesco Messina – Reflex
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    Francesco Messina is perhaps best known for his collaboration with fellow composer Raul Lovisoni on the album Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo, originally released on seminal Italian label Cramps [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Gentle Leader XIV ? Channels
    Gentle Leader XIV ? Channels
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    Gentle Leader XIV conjures the unholy ghost of modern life while warming around the fire of a domesticated mythology. A friend long gone, a beloved object stolen, a bird on […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Flower Travellin’ Band – Anywhere (Picture Disc)
    Flower Travellin’ Band – Anywhere (Picture Disc)
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    A picture disc reissue of the first album from the legendary Japanese rockers, Flower Travellin’ Band, fronted by Yuya Uchida. Although an album consisting mainly of cover versions, [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych