March 8th Newsletter
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  • Cro-Mags – Best Wishes (promo)
    Cro-Mags – Best Wishes (promo)
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    Crossover classick – Cro-Mags 2nd album of Hindu Thrash… Label: Profile Records ‎– PRO-1274-DJ Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo Country: US Released: 26 Apr 1989 VG+/VG Light marks. [...]

    GENRE: Metal, Punk / Hardcore
  • Dave Bixby – Ode To Quetzalcoatl
    Dave Bixby – Ode To Quetzalcoatl
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    “Since its discovery in the late 90s, Dave Bixby’s legendary $2000 private press album from 1969 is considered by all serious record collectors as the king in the loner/downer folk [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Alice Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders – Journey In Satchidananda
    Alice Coltrane Featuring Pharoah Sanders – Journey In Satchidananda
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    “Alice Coltrane’s landmark Journey to Satchidananda reveals just how far the pianist and widow of John Coltrane had come in the three years after his death. The compositions here are [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Current 93 – Live At Bar Maldoror
    Current 93 – Live At Bar Maldoror
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    “Current 93 neither: David Tibet, Steven Stapleton, John Murphy, John Balance, John Fothergill.1983” Label: Durto – DURTRO 001CD Format: CD, Album, Reissue, Repress Country: UK [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • CTI – Electronic Ambient Remixes One
    CTI – Electronic Ambient Remixes One
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    “Dark ambient remixes, radical reworkings and reinventions of the 1980 Chris Carter album ‘The Space Between’.” Label: Conspiracy International – CTIEAR1 Format: CD, Album [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Cabaret Voltaire – The Original Sound Of Sheffield ’78 / ’82. Best Of;
    Cabaret Voltaire – The Original Sound Of Sheffield ’78 / ’82. Best Of;
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    “Electronic music has come a long way since Cabaret Voltaire began mixing it up with machines in order to evade boredom. As primitive as Watson, Kirk, and Mallinder’s early material [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • 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
  • The Flying Luttenbachers ‎– Destroy All Music Revisited
    The Flying Luttenbachers ‎– Destroy All Music Revisited
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    “SKiN GRAFT Records proudly presents “DxAxMx Revisited”, a fully remastered, extended edition of The Flying Luttenbachers’ landmark 1995 album, “Destroy All [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Nurse With Wound – Paranoia In Hi-Fi: Earworms 1978-2008
    Nurse With Wound – Paranoia In Hi-Fi: Earworms 1978-2008
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    “Paranoia in Hi-Fi collects 30 years of Nurse With Wound recordings in one easy to swallow CD. This CD confirms what all Nurse With Wound followers have known for many […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Tony Conrad With Faust ‎– Outside The Dream Syndicate
    Tony Conrad With Faust ‎– Outside The Dream Syndicate
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    “Violinist, composer and filmmaker Tony Conrad started his career in New York in the early 1960s. As a member of the Theatre of Eternal Music (a.k.a. the Dream Syndicate) alongside […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Sun City Girls – Carnival Folklore Resurrection Radio
    Sun City Girls – Carnival Folklore Resurrection Radio
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    “Originally aired on Brian Turner’s WFMU radio show in November of 2002, this head-splitting set is unlike any previous SCG encounter. The landmark broadcast includes: radio collage [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • 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
  • Keiji Haino, Jim O’Rourke, Oren Ambarchi – Imikuzushi
    Keiji Haino, Jim O’Rourke, Oren Ambarchi – Imikuzushi
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    “The yearly summit of Keiji Haino, Jim O’Rourke and Oren Ambarchi continues with Imikuzushi, which finds the group extending the power-trio strategies of last year’s highly praised In a [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Glenn Branca – The Third Ascension
    Glenn Branca – The Third Ascension
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    “This is a return to the 4-guitar, bass and drums format of his legendary 1981 release The Ascension as well as 2010’s The Ascension: The Sequel. The recording is a […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Marion Brown – Three For Shepp
    Marion Brown – Three For Shepp
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    “In 1966, when Marion Brown was ready to make his first record as a leader, he was standing on the shoulders of giants. Formative associations with Ornette Coleman and Sun […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • 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
  • The Shaggs – “Shaggs’ Own Thing”
    The Shaggs – “Shaggs’ Own Thing”
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    “When The Shaggs’ Philosophy Of The World came out in 1969, some people couldn’t or wouldn’t understand it. But many musicians, including Frank Zappa and Kurt Cobain, cited the Shaggs […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Joshua Massad, Dylan Aycock – 4 Improvisations
    Joshua Massad, Dylan Aycock – 4 Improvisations
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    These four improvisations were recorded in 2016 in my living room with my longtime friend Joshua Massad. Josh is an indian classical musician living between Tulsa and India, studying tabla […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Hindustani
  • 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
  • Mary Lattimore – Collected Pieces
    Mary Lattimore – Collected Pieces
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    “Last year, Mary Lattimore’s At The Dam marked a watershed moment for the classically trained harpist. While over the past decade she had recorded and performed with notable talents like [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Aaron Dilloway – Door With No Handle
    Aaron Dilloway – Door With No Handle
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    Originally released on CDr in August 2009 by Chocolate Monk. Also released on cassette by Hanson Records in October 2009. Recorded in a hotel in Brighton, UK 2008. Label: Hanson […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Bill Nace, Emily Robb – Bill Nace ​/ ​Emily Robb
    Bill Nace, Emily Robb – Bill Nace ​/ ​Emily Robb
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    “Before hitting the road together in 2022 Bill Nace and Emily Robb recorded a tour split — a cassette, limited run of 50 — only to be found at their […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Aaron Dilloway – Bhoot Ghar: Sounds Of The Kathmandu Horror House
    Aaron Dilloway – Bhoot Ghar: Sounds Of The Kathmandu Horror House
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    “Phone recordings from the Haunted House in the Kathmandu Fun Park in Kathmandu, Nepal. Entrance Soundtrack: The audio playing as you walk the path to enter the Horror House… Being [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Claire Rousay – Twin Bed EP
    Claire Rousay – Twin Bed EP
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    Twin Bed EP is the first solo Claire Rousay material to come after a softer focus, showcasing additional vignettes featuring the artist’s dense collection of field recordings and her recent, […]

    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
  • Claire Rousay – Live
    Claire Rousay – Live
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    “Untitled 2,” the sole composition on Claire Rousay’s Live, was created for Rousay specifically in collaboration with Mari Maurice (violin, objects) and Henna Chou (cello, electronics). “They are [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Aaron Dilloway – Beggar Master
    Aaron Dilloway – Beggar Master
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    Recorded in Kirtipur, Nepal, March 2005. Originally released on LP limited to 300 copies. Tape manipulations, feedback, crude field recordings, & Nepali dirt. “Side ‘Beggar [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • 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
  • Aaron Dilloway – After The Showers
    Aaron Dilloway – After The Showers
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    Remixes and unreleased versions of tracks from the Aaron Dilloway – Modern Jester 2xLP. Label: Hanson Records – HN253 Format: Cassette, C90 Country: US Released: 2012 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • 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
  • Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson / Andy Heck Boyd – Ideas On Tape
    Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson / Andy Heck Boyd – Ideas On Tape
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    “An Intimate and unhinged double sided hang out featuring occasional plucking, groaning, and strumming. Topics include, The Florida Cyborg movie ingredient list, an explanation of what the [...]

    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
  • Lea Bertucci / Kyle Eyre Clyd* – Lea Bertucci / Kyle Eyre Clyd
    Lea Bertucci / Kyle Eyre Clyd* – Lea Bertucci / Kyle Eyre Clyd
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    “A ringing that approaches from the distance. An accumulation of harmonics, of a fullness, a density, craning ever upward. The examination of states of solitude, the vast expanse of [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Art Ensemble Of Chicago – The Alternate Express
    Art Ensemble Of Chicago – The Alternate Express
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    Late 80’s Japan-exclusive release by the longstanding avant-jazz collective. Label: DIW – DIW-832 Format: CD, Album Country: Japan Released: 1989 VG+/VG+. No obi.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Various ‎– CIMPFest: Live In Villach 2009 [5CD set]
    Various ‎– CIMPFest: Live In Villach 2009 [5CD set]
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    All perfomances recorded at CIMPFest, Villach, Austria Label: CIMP – CIMPoL 5020-5024 Format: 5xCD, Album Country: US Released: 2011 VG+/VG

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gidia – Struga
    Gidia – Struga
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    Ritualistic, tribal industrial from the mountains of Greece. GIDIA is a Greek duo of george kondaktor and giorgos lemos, part of Athens fruitful electronic music scene for a long time […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Vinny & Charlie – The Repo Code
    Vinny & Charlie – The Repo Code
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    Following in the steps of last year’s mysterious “Beyond the Garage” 12 inch, L.I.E.S. throws another curve ball with a 30 track continuous LP from veteran West Coast producers, [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Ron Morelli – Extinctionist
    Ron Morelli – Extinctionist
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    In your face new 8 track LP of vicious beat driven warehouse electronics from the L.I.E.S. boss. Straight and to the point, “Extinctionist” stands very much in line and continues […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Ron Morelli – Extinctionist
    Ron Morelli – Extinctionist
    $27.00 | , Add to cart

    In your face new 8 track LP of vicious beat driven warehouse electronics from the L.I.E.S. boss. Straight and to the point, “Extinctionist” stands very much in line and continues […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Peter Tradowsky – Stigmata: Destiny as a Question of Knowledge
    Peter Tradowsky – Stigmata: Destiny as a Question of Knowledge
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    Stigmata―the spontaneous appearance of bodily marks in locations corresponding to the crucifixion wounds of Jesus Christ―have long been a controversial phenomenon. Well-known stigmatics such as [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Victor Serge – Notebooks, 1936-1947
    Victor Serge – Notebooks, 1936-1947
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    Available for the first time, Victor Serge’s intimate account of the last decade of his life gives a vivid look into the Franco-Russian revolutionary’s life, from his liberation from [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Jean Baudrillard – Spirit of Terrorism
    Jean Baudrillard – Spirit of Terrorism
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    In dealing all the cards to itself, the system forced the Other to change the rules of the game. And the new rules are ferocious, because the game is ferocious. […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • D. N. Rodowick – Gilles Deleuze’s Time Machine
    D. N. Rodowick – Gilles Deleuze’s Time Machine
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    Although Gilles Deleuze is one of France’s most celebrated twentieth-century philosophers, his theories of cinema have largely been ignored by American scholars. Film theorist D. N. Rodowick [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Jean Baudrillard – Cool Memories II: 1987-1990.
    Jean Baudrillard – Cool Memories II: 1987-1990.
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    Jean Baudrillard is widely recognized as one of the most important and provocative writers of our age. Variously termed “France’s leading philosopher of postmodernism” and “a sharp-shooting Lone [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Bill Peel – Tonight It’s a World We Bury: Black Metal, Red Politics
    Bill Peel – Tonight It’s a World We Bury: Black Metal, Red Politics
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    Tonight It’s a World We Bury explores a range of tendencies central to black metal and uncovers their potential as critiques of capitalism. Tonight It’s a World We Bury is […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Songs of the Unsung: The Musical & Social Journey of Horace Tapscott
    Songs of the Unsung: The Musical & Social Journey of Horace Tapscott
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    Songs of the Unsung is the autobiography of Los Angeles jazz musician and activist Horace Tapscott (1934–1999). A pianist who ardently believed in the power of music to connect people, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Memoir