March 22nd Newsletter
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  • Willis – Midnight Mirage – Radio Topo #8
    Willis – Midnight Mirage – Radio Topo #8
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    Nasty edit of fusion/prog/beats from a midwestern best kept secret: Willis.

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Here Comes Your Midnight Man – A Folk Mixtape – Radio Topo #5
    Here Comes Your Midnight Man – A Folk Mixtape – Radio Topo #5
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    Sullen folk / psych-folk mixtape from many years back by John Rich & Alex. Mostly all bleak tracks.   C60

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • And I’ll Never Do It Again – Songs Of Cheating And Killing From A Womans Point Of View – Radio Topo #6
    And I’ll Never Do It Again – Songs Of Cheating And Killing From A Womans Point Of View – Radio Topo #6
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    Very excited this is finally back in stock. Cleo’s mixtape of the vengeance of a woman. Recordings from 1930s-present. Jazz, country, post punk… it’s all here. C60ish – [...]

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  • I Want To Die. I Want To Live. – An Acid Mixtape – Radio Topo #19
    I Want To Die. I Want To Live. – An Acid Mixtape – Radio Topo #19
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    Deep in the bad places in your mind, you have to fight to get out. C50 of acid bummers.

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • God’s Own Country : A NZ Mixtape – Radio Topo #16
    God’s Own Country : A NZ Mixtape – Radio Topo #16
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    Kiwi jams compiled by Brian McCabe with help from Robert Scott (The Clean, The Bats) Always fun to jam the Flying Nun Track Listing Included C50

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Transmissions From Abroad – Soviet Wave 1986 – 1990 – Radio Topo #2
    Transmissions From Abroad – Soviet Wave 1986 – 1990 – Radio Topo #2
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    What our staff has to say: “Soviet Wave Tape. 35 Min mixtape of dark and synth wave tracks virtually unheard and kept behind the Iron Curtain until this amazing curation […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Transmissions From Abroad – The Italian Connection / Italo 77-90 – Radio Topo #9
    Transmissions From Abroad – The Italian Connection / Italo 77-90 – Radio Topo #9
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    Radio Topo #9 Recycled C60 of Italo Disco / High NRG bangers from the 80’s All Vinyl Mix by DJ WW4  

    GENRE: Dance
  • 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
  • Apple Cottage – Apple Cottage
    Apple Cottage – Apple Cottage
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    Incredible noise collage work from “Apple Cottage” – rough edits but a good ear made this.

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Slacking / Black Corolla – Lonely God
    Slacking / Black Corolla – Lonely God
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    Noisey split from Slacking & Black Corolla.

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Black Corolla – Boring Ritual
    Black Corolla – Boring Ritual
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    Psycho harsh tape – B-side is incredible. Hits some weirder nodes & ticks off the “strange” box too many pass over for overt pedal to the floor harsh.

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Gangstalker – Gangstalker
    Gangstalker – Gangstalker
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    PE/Industrial – really cool phasing & stereo play in the recording.

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • 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
  • 11 Year Anniversary Shirt
    11 Year Anniversary Shirt
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    We are somehow into our 12th year as a store… Trying to own a record shop is a ton of work, and very expensive. If you like what we do, […]

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  • 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
  • Boris ‎– LΦVE & EVΦL
    Boris ‎– LΦVE & EVΦL
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    “Formed in 1992, Boris boldly explores their own vision of heavy music, where words like “explosive” and “thunderous” barely do justice. Using overpowering [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • 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
  • Motörhead – No Remorse (1984 UK Pressing)
    Motörhead – No Remorse (1984 UK Pressing)
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    “There have been dozens and dozens of Motörhead compilations released over the decades, but the first one remains definitive, even if it’s not perfect. Released in 1984 as a [...]

    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
  • V/A – Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares (Neon Green Vinyl)
    V/A – Warfaring Strangers: Acid Nightmares (Neon Green Vinyl)
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    “As the hippie movement hurdled towards its emanate demise, bad vibes infiltrated the rock world. Tainted LSD, loud motorcycles, and a series of brutal deaths spawned inspiration for [...]

    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
  • Human Hands ‎– Human Hands
    Human Hands ‎– Human Hands
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    Pre-LAFMS art-damaged new-wave weirdness Label: Independent Project Records – IP005 Format: 2xVinyl, LP, Compilation Country: US Released: 1982 VG+/VG+. Corner crease and sleevewear. No 7″

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • 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
  • Dead Meadow – Old Growth
    Dead Meadow – Old Growth
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    Dead Meadow embrace lighter elements on their fifth studio album Label: Matador – OLE 750-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, White Vinyl Country: US Released: 2008 VG+/VG. Some sleevewear/edgewear

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Pagan Altar – Mythical & Magical
    Pagan Altar – Mythical & Magical
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    “Featuring songs written mostly between 1976 and 1983, Mythical & Magical is Pagan Altar’s third album and is, without a doubt, the pinnacle of their career. This grandiose, [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • The Birthday Party / Lydia Lunch – Drunk On The Pope’s Blood / The Agony Is The Ecstacy
    The Birthday Party / Lydia Lunch – Drunk On The Pope’s Blood / The Agony Is The Ecstacy
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    Contains The Birthday Party’s “Drunk On The Pope’s Blood – 16 Minutes Of Sheer Hell!” and Lydia Lunch’s The Agony Is The Ecstasy Label: 4AD – JAD 202 Format: [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • 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