April 12th Newsletter
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  • Ramones – It’s Alive (Japanese Pressing)
    Ramones – It’s Alive (Japanese Pressing)
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    “No band so richly deserved the adjective “unrelenting” as the Ramones, especially on-stage. On their studio albums, the Ramones occasionally threw in some overdubs and [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Joseph Allred – New Jerusalem
    Joseph Allred – New Jerusalem
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    “Joseph Allred isn’t sure how many albums they have released. It is thought to be in the neighborhood of twenty-two, not counting collaborations, digital only, and split releases. Most of [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Kim Weston – Kim Kim Kim [WLP Stereo – rare variant]
    Kim Weston – Kim Kim Kim [WLP Stereo – rare variant]
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    Kim Weston’s penultimate studio album, featuring Penny Blues. Label: Volt – VOS 6014 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo Country: US Released: 1971 VG/VG. Jacket has a bit of shelf wear, […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Geoffrey Stoner – Watch Out (quad/promo)
    Geoffrey Stoner – Watch Out (quad/promo)
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    Funky soul-jazz featuring Phillip Upchurch on guitar Label: Ovation Records – OVQD / 1431 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Quad, Promo Country: US Released: 1973 VG+/VG+. jacket is low end VG+, […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • David Grubbs & Nikos Veliotis – The Harmless Dust (Green Vinyl)
    David Grubbs & Nikos Veliotis – The Harmless Dust (Green Vinyl)
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    “The Harmless Dust is a unique release in the discographies of both David Grubbs and the Athens-based cellist Nikos Veliotis (Mohammad). In 2005 the duo were on tour in the […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Television ‎– Marquee Moon [1977 pressing – great shape]
    Television ‎– Marquee Moon [1977 pressing – great shape]
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    “Marquee Moon is a revolutionary album, but it’s a subtle, understated revolution. Without question, it is a guitar rock album — it’s astonishing to hear the interplay [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Radio Birdman ‎– Radios Appear [1978 USA pressing]
    Radio Birdman ‎– Radios Appear [1978 USA pressing]
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    “This is primal (and prime) Radio Birdman, with Deniz Tek and Rob Younger firmly ensconced in the eye of this guitar-fueled hurricane. Tek’s originals are pretty strong, especially [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Teenage Fanclub – Here [Clear Vinyl]
    Teenage Fanclub – Here [Clear Vinyl]
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    “Like a single-word mantra, Teenage Fanclub’s tenth studio album, 2016’s Here, is a ruminative, inward-looking album of folk-inflected beauty. Once the ’90s poster [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Go-Betweens – Tallulah
    The Go-Betweens – Tallulah
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    “‘Tallulah, the Go-Betweens fifth album, was supposed to be the band’s breakthrough recording in America. That said, its sound is nearly a full-on break with the edginess that [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Charley Patton – Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Late November / Early December 1929 Volume 2
    Charley Patton – Complete Recorded Works In Chronological Order Late November / Early December 1929 Volume 2
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    The second volume of Charley Patton’s releases on Document Records, reissued by Third Man Records Label: Third Man Records – TMR172 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US Released: 2013 [...]

    GENRE: Blues
  • Devo ‎– Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
    Devo ‎– Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo!
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    “Produced by Brian Eno, Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! was a seminal touchstone in the development of American new wave. It was one of the first […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative
  • Rosali – No Medium
    Rosali – No Medium
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    “While the collection of songs on Philadelphia/Michigan musician Rosali’s electrifying third LP, No Medium, explores the often dark territory of loss, death, sexuality, self-sabotage, and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Ekin Fil – Sleepwalkers
    Ekin Fil – Sleepwalkers
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    the drone-pop consternations of ekin fil emerge through vaporous tone and forlorn, distant song, as if plucked from a dream. these exist on their own accord, moving with their own […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Ekin Fil – Maps
    Ekin Fil – Maps
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    ekin fil continues her quietly complex dream-pop oeuvre on maps. for many years now, this istanbul musician has been writing mysterious and haunting songs, rich in heavy-reverb effects and an [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Neutral – Lagliv
    Neutral – Lagliv
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    neutral is the no wave / anti-rock duo of dan johansson (sewer election, ättestupa, amateur hour, etc.) and sofie herner (leda, enhet för fri musik), both with deep connections to […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Ekin Fil – Dora Agora
    Ekin Fil – Dora Agora
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    ekin fil returns to the guitar on dora agora. her earliest recordings, notably her debut on root strata, prominently featured guitar in this urgent expressions of a dreamy dreariness that […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Jim Haynes – Inauspicious
    Jim Haynes – Inauspicious
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    in a recent interview, the california artist jim haynes was asked to name his top five noise albums. in quick fashion, he listed off kill the king, send, desnos, persona, […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Cactus Lee – Cactus Lee
    Cactus Lee – Cactus Lee
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    Cactus Lee is Texas music at its core, a blend of Austin nightclub vibes, and dusty dancefloor energy. Led by prolific Austin songwriter Kevin Dehan, Cactus Lee reflects a deep […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble – Gemini
    The Sure Fire Soul Ensemble – Gemini
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    In Latin, the word Gemini denotes “two together” or “twins”. In astrological terms, Geminis are noted for, amongst other things, being curious and versatile. For San Diego’s 9-piece (mostly) [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • William Hooker Reality Trio – A Time Within: Live At The New York Jazz Museum 1977
    William Hooker Reality Trio – A Time Within: Live At The New York Jazz Museum 1977
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    Featuring William Hooker (drums), David S. Ware (tenor saxophone), and Alan Braufman (alto saxophone), this recording captures a rare and electrifying moment in time. Recorded live at the New [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Frollen Music Library – 001-015
    Frollen Music Library – 001-015
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    “Do you need samples?” We all ask ourselves this from time to time, and thankfully, Frollen Music Library (FML) has you covered. ‘001-015’ is a “best of” compilation celebrating the […]

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Herbie Hancock – Manchild
    Herbie Hancock – Manchild
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    “From 1977 until 1981, the sound of most of the Hancock recordings was dominated by synthesizers. Polyphonic instruments were being designed and manufactured at an alarming rate until musicians [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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