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  • Anthony Braxton – Five Pieces 1975
    Anthony Braxton – Five Pieces 1975
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    “The tightness of his very alert and versatile group and the strength of the compositions make this one of Anthony Braxton’s most rewarding records of the mid-1970’s.” [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Current 93 Dreamt By Andrew Liles – Like Swallowing Eclipses
    Current 93 Dreamt By Andrew Liles – Like Swallowing Eclipses
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    “The Material on these albums, that has now been dreamt by Andrew Liles, was originally performed and released by Current 93 on the following albums Nature Unveiled, Dogs Blood Rising, […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • V/A – Viva Negativa! – A Tribute To The New Blockaders Volume I
    V/A – Viva Negativa! – A Tribute To The New Blockaders Volume I
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    “Viva Negativa! A Tribute To The New Blockaders including. collaborations with/reworkings by 75 avant garde/industrial/noise artists. 2 volumes, 4LPs each. Typically insane presentation [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Robert Rich – Premonitions 1980-1985
    Robert Rich – Premonitions 1980-1985
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    “Undoubtedly, Rich’s imprimatur was hallmarked early on, his feel for what constituted moods both light and dark colored in from the outset. His facility with manipulating sound borders on [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Galen – American Cassette Culture: Galen Recordings 1979-1982
    Galen – American Cassette Culture: Galen Recordings 1979-1982
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    “Galen Herod is one of the pioneering synthesis artists of American cassette culture. From 1979 to 1982 he produced several outstanding and creative electronic tape releases which he [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • V/A – The Lung Function Years – Solo & Side-Projects To Click Click
    V/A – The Lung Function Years – Solo & Side-Projects To Click Click
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    “The Lung Function Years gives an insight into Adrian and Derek Smith‘s musical legacy from 1982 to 1986 focusing on their Lung Function label, solo work and side projects Half […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Johnny Osbourne – Never Stop Fighting
    Johnny Osbourne – Never Stop Fighting
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    The follow-up to Johnny Osbourne’s 1980 Fally Lover album, and even though two years have passed, time seems to have stood still here, but that’s not surprising considering this set [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • The Upsetters – Double Seven [Silver Vinyl]
    The Upsetters – Double Seven [Silver Vinyl]
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    Limited numbered edition of 750 copies on silver coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s 1973 album Double Seven marked the development of his Black Ark sound. [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • John Holt – 1000 Volts Of Holt
    John Holt – 1000 Volts Of Holt
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    The best-selling single artist Trojan albumof all time, 1000 Volts Of Holts set the standard for a new uptown style ofreggae by successfully blending raw Jamaican rhythms with highly [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • The 4th Street Orchestra ‎– Ah Who Seh ? Go-Deh !
    The 4th Street Orchestra ‎– Ah Who Seh ? Go-Deh !
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    Limited edition of 750 individually numbered copies on orange coloured 180-gram audiophile vinyl. Founded in 1971, Matumbi was among the earliest and best British reggae bands. They did, however, [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Augustus Pablo – Thriller
    Augustus Pablo – Thriller
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    Mid 70s Pablo gone absolutely fantastic. Rootsy dub cut after cut.

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Muhal Richard Abrams – Spiral: Live At Montreux 1978
    Muhal Richard Abrams – Spiral: Live At Montreux 1978
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    “Muhal Richard Abrams performs unaccompanied throughout this concert appearance from the 1978 Montreux Jazz Festival. The relatively brief “String Song” features some odd sound [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dennis Brown – Words Of Wisdom
    Dennis Brown – Words Of Wisdom
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    Alongside Culture, Prince Far I, and the DJ Trinity, singer Dennis Brown helped establish the Mighty Two (Joe Gibbs and Errol Thompson) production brand during the late 1970s, and he […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Patrick Andy – Vivian Jackson Presents Patrick Andy
    Patrick Andy – Vivian Jackson Presents Patrick Andy
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    The seed for this album comes from a tape compiled but never released by Vivian “Yabby You” Jackson, labelled “The Best Of Patrick Andy”. On the tape were three unreleased […]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Vibravoid – Void Vibration
    Vibravoid – Void Vibration
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    Early 2000’s psych/space-rock that sounds beamed straight from the 70’s Label: Nasoni Records – NASONI 020 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Germany Released: 2003 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Toad Hall – S/T
    Toad Hall – S/T
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    Lo-fi psych with tinges of baroque pop Label: Liberty – LST-7580 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released:1968 VG+/VG+. Jacket is low end VG+, has faint shelf wear.  

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Sweetwater – S/T (w/lbl promo)
    Sweetwater – S/T (w/lbl promo)
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    “Eight high-octane musicians who met and jammed in the great peanut butter octopus that is Los Angeles…and now move mountains with the bright amalgamation of classical and folk, jazz [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Joe Rosanova & The Vineyard – In Dedication To The One’s We Love
    Joe Rosanova & The Vineyard – In Dedication To The One’s We Love
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    Private Michigan psych-pop Label: Astro Sonic Productions – D-AP-4000 Format: Vinyl, LP, Stereo Country: US Released: 1968 VG+/VG. End paper on sleeve peeling lightly. Holepunch in sleeve as well

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Glass Prism – On Joy And Sorrow
    Glass Prism – On Joy And Sorrow
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    Gloomy psych-rock from Pennsylvania Label: RCA Victor – LSP-4270 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1970 VG+/VG+. Faint shelfwear  

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Inner Dialogue – Friend
    Inner Dialogue – Friend
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    Psych-pop from California Label: Ranwood – R-8074 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released:1970 VG+/VG. Light shelf wear. Couple faint marks on record.

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Art Zoyd ‎– Le Mariage Du Ciel Et De L’Enfer
    Art Zoyd ‎– Le Mariage Du Ciel Et De L’Enfer
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    “Le Mariage du Ciel et de l’Enfer (The Wedding of Heaven and Hell) featured stage music written and performed by Art Zoyd for a ballet by Roland Petit. The band […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Atlantis Philharmonic – S/T
    Atlantis Philharmonic – S/T
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    Cleveland-based Prog Label: Dharma Records – D-802 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1974 VG+/VG+. Nice copy. Hard to notice, but there is a name written above the […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Mind Garage – Mind Garage
    Mind Garage – Mind Garage
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    Christian psych-rock from West Virginia Label: RCA Victor – LSP-4218 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: US Released: 1969 VG+/VG  

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Fraternity Of Man – The Fraternity Of Man
    The Fraternity Of Man – The Fraternity Of Man
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    “The short-lived Fraternity of Man is undoubtedly best known for the pro-pot anthem “Don’t Bogart Me,” which showed up during an unforgettable scene in the genre-defining [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Paul Knapp – The Wings Of The Morning
    Paul Knapp – The Wings Of The Morning
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    Self-released Christian psych folk from Maryland. Label: no label – NR 8682 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1977 VG+/VG. Stain seemingly from moisture damage/wear

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Bo Grumpus – Before The War
    Bo Grumpus – Before The War
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    “This album has a lot going for it that one would hope for from a band working out of New York — a sharp, rootsy approach to folk-rock, honed at […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Mac Blackout – Revelation on the Beach
    Mac Blackout – Revelation on the Beach
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    Micro pressing of 100 copies on “Crystal Mist” vinyl available from Torn Light: Avant-Garde soundscapes envelop the listener in sonic waves of emotion. A synesthetic journey and [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Steve Reid Ensemble ‎– Daxaar (Recorded In Africa)
    Steve Reid Ensemble ‎– Daxaar (Recorded In Africa)
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    A collaboration between Kieran Hebden (Four Tet) and jazz legend Steven Reid, Daxaar contains a brand new collection of rhythmic ideas captured during Reid’s first visit to Africa in over [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Leyland Kirby – Intrigue & Stuff (Vol. 4)
    Leyland Kirby – Intrigue & Stuff (Vol. 4)
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    “What is ”Intrigue & Stuff” ? The title may refer to a Martin Hannett quote regarding Factory Records – “There’s an awful lot of incest that goes on” [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Sham 69 ‎– The Game
    Sham 69 ‎– The Game
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    Sham 69’s last & most underrated album Label: Polydor – POLD 5033 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: UK Released: 1980 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Nancy Priddy – You’ve Come This Way Before
    Nancy Priddy – You’ve Come This Way Before
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    “Released just a year after her vocals graced Leonard Cohen’s debut, Nancy Priddy’s lone album is a sweeping odyssey across avant garde arrangements rife with experimental pop [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Rock / Pop
  • Nico – The Marble Index (2004 Sundazed Reissue)
    Nico – The Marble Index (2004 Sundazed Reissue)
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    Released in 1968 on America’s coolest label Elektra Records, Nico’s sophomore solo release The Marble Index was an instant avant-garde masterpiece. Nico’s haunting voice and droning harmonium [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Nekropolis, Peter Frohmader – Cultes Des Goules (Ballett Of Death)
    Nekropolis, Peter Frohmader – Cultes Des Goules (Ballett Of Death)
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    “A strange album this, one I’ve found very hard to come to terms with. Very fragmented, diverse; an amalgam of a whole range of styles from ECM style classical-jazz (i.e. […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Neuronium – Vuelo Químico
    Neuronium – Vuelo Químico
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    Electronic-tinged psych rock Label: Harvest – 10C 064-021.523 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Country: Spain Released: 1978 VG/VG

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Brainticket – Cottonwoodhill [red vinyl]
    Brainticket – Cottonwoodhill [red vinyl]
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    “Cottonwoodhill is one of the trippiest records ever made, capturing the intensity of the peak LSD experience far more successfully than any Timothy Leary recording, and even today, when [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Beautiful Losers – Nobody Knows the Heaven
    Beautiful Losers – Nobody Knows the Heaven
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    “To set the scene: it’s 1974, it’s Paris, two young guys in their bed-sit (one of whom is French music maven/famous producer JAY ALANSKI) are dreaming of counter-culture, and their […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
    Swans – My Father Will Guide Me Up A Rope To The Sky
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    “After years of pursuing Angels of Light and recording and producing a diverse roster of artists for his Young God label, Michael Gira has decided to reconvene his legendary group […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Pussy Galore – Right Now!
    Pussy Galore – Right Now!
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    “Making their intentions clear with the indescribably manic garage stomper “Pig Sweat,” which kicks off this 1987 album, Pussy Galore proceeds to mash it up dumpster style with [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Woods – With Light And With Love
    Woods – With Light And With Love
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    “Woods’ brand of pop shamanism has undergone several gradual transformations over their past few albums, but on With Light And With Love, the tinkering reveals an expanded sonic palette [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • V/A  ‎– Son Of Oi !
    V/A ‎– Son Of Oi !
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    5th in the series of classic Oi compilation albums Label: Syndicate Records – synLP3 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: 1983 VG+/VG+. Large corner crease on upper left corner [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Rats – In A Desperate Red
    The Rats – In A Desperate Red
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    “At last! Fred and Toody Cole (Dead Moon, Pierced Arrows) and drummer Louis Samora’s ultimate pop masterpiece – In A Desperate Red. This is the last record by the Portland […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Sun Araw – The Phynx
    Sun Araw – The Phynx
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    Darkly psychedelic energy from a contemporary master Label: Not Not Fun – NNF112 Format: Vinyl, LP, Repress Country: US Released: 2009 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • The Pyramids – Lalibela (2013 press)
    The Pyramids – Lalibela (2013 press)
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    “The debut album by the Pyramids was inspired by the group’s visit to the Lalibela monastery in Egypt, and was recorded in Yellow Springs Ohio in early 1973. Drawing on […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Killdozer – Intellectuals Are The Shoeshine Boys Of The Ruling Elite
    Killdozer – Intellectuals Are The Shoeshine Boys Of The Ruling Elite
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    “So very perfectly American: a title that could have come from one of Frank Zappa’s albums, a cover photo with references to Elvis and Brainerd, MN, and a concluding remake […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Plasmatics – Meet The Plasmatics
    Plasmatics – Meet The Plasmatics
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    An early EP from the chaotic punk band. Label: Vice Squad – VS-106ESP Format: Vinyl, 12″ Country: US Released: 1979 VG/VG

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Saint Abdullah, Jason Nazary – Evicted In The Morning
    Saint Abdullah, Jason Nazary – Evicted In The Morning
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    “A unique dialogue between the electronic textures of Saint Abdullah with the live drums of Jason Nazary (Anteloper). Saint Abdullah consists of Tehran-born brothers Mohammad and Mehdi [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Gil Scott-Heron – Small Talk At 125th And Lenox
    Gil Scott-Heron – Small Talk At 125th And Lenox
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    “Twenty-one-year-old Gil Scott-Heron had yet to make the full transition from poet to musician when he recorded his provocative 1970 debut, Small Talk at 125th and Lenox. His words, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Madelaine ‎– Who Is She..
    Madelaine ‎– Who Is She..
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    Amazing rewrite/cover of the Bill Withers track “Who Is He?”. Absolute smoker. Label: Chi Sound Records – CH-LA863H Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1978 VG+/VG+. [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Carry On Oi!!
    Carry On Oi!!
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    Oi comp featuring tracks from Blitz and The Business Label: Secret Records – SEC 2 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: 1981 VG/VG. Some light marks. Sleeve shows some […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The 4 Skins* ‎– The Good, The Bad & The 4 Skins
    The 4 Skins* ‎– The Good, The Bad & The 4 Skins
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    ” Recorded with the first stable line-up after numerous changes, fronted by legendary vocalist Panther (who stepped in after the original singer Gary Hodges’ defection), this is violent, [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – Propaganda – Russia Bombs Finland
    V/A – Propaganda – Russia Bombs Finland
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    Finnish hardcore comp featuring Bastards and Nato Label: Propaganda – PRO-005 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Sampler. Country: Finland Released: 1982 VG/VG+. Some noticeable light marks. General light [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Nihilistics ‎– Nihilistics
    Nihilistics ‎– Nihilistics
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    The NYC hardcore band’s hard-hitting debut album Label: Brain Eater – EATER 1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released:1983 VG+/VG. Sleeve shows some noticeable edgwear and corner [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Louse – Passions Like Tar
    Louse – Passions Like Tar
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    “Like some mutated phantom lurking in the shadows, Cincinnati based new-wave punks Louse emerge into light with their debut LP Passions Like Tar- a heady and sullen collection of post-punk [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Disintegration – Shiver In A Weak Light
    Disintegration – Shiver In A Weak Light
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    The first full-length release from Cleveland’s Disintegration brings their intricate circuitry of nocturnal synthwave and noise-saturated post-punk to a new plateau. Sharper, leaner, and more [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Corker – Hallways Of Grey (Clear / Smoke Vinyl)
    Corker – Hallways Of Grey (Clear / Smoke Vinyl)
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    CLEAR VINYL “Fragments of the past intersect with a dynamic sonic vision on Hallways of Grey, the second full length from Corker. Expanding upon the dense, rhythmic post-punk of their […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Artificial Go! – Hopscotch Fever
    Artificial Go! – Hopscotch Fever
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    Artificial Go is a new four piece hailing from the DIY post-punk scene of Cincinnati, Ohio. Local labels Feel It and Future Shock have teamed up to co-release Artificial Go’s […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • The Drin – Elude The Torch
    The Drin – Elude The Torch
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    The Drin forge further into their own captivating world of sound on their fourth album, ‘Elude the Torch’. Since 2021, the Cincinnati group has released one strikingly original album [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • The Drin – Today My Friend You Drunk the Venom
    The Drin – Today My Friend You Drunk the Venom
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    Way out there. From up in the attic, in the village of Cincinnati – the third album from the Drin has arrived to commence 2023. Cold rhythms reverberate through the […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Dave Vettraino – A Bird Shaped Shadow
    Dave Vettraino – A Bird Shaped Shadow
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    Regardless of whether Dave Vettraino’s name rings a bell, there’s a solid chance he’s pulled strings behind a record you love. The Chicago-based audio engineer and multi-instrumentalist has spent [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Tomin – Flores Para Verene / Cantos Para Caramina
    Tomin – Flores Para Verene / Cantos Para Caramina
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    Black Vinyl 27-year-old Tomin Perea-Chamblee is a brass- and reed-centered multi-instrumentalist, the composer and arranger of pieces with excellently thorny harmonies, an at-times reluctant [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz