Distributed Items

note: weird characters sometimes appear on this page, because this content comes from so many places, and the list is soooo long, and it takes forever to get into web-text, so… please forgive. thanx.

FILMS

EL TOPO by ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY ~ video (amusevideo, japan) $48.00

only available non-bootleg videocassette version of this mind-melting and highly recommended psychedelic film masterpiece. has japanese subtitles, but the the original analog print looks & sounds way better then the rampant bootlegs floating around. nice color cover art. very rare. still sealed. only a couple of copies available, so don’t miss your chance!

HOLY MOUNTAIN by ALEJANDRO JODOROWSKY ~ video (amusevideo, japan) $48.00

only available non-bootleg videocassette version of this mind-melting and highly recommended psychedelic film masterpiece. has japanese subtitles, but the the original analog print looks & sounds way better then the rampant bootlegs floating around. nice color cover art. very rare. still sealed. only a couple of copies available, so don’t miss your chance.

KOHOUTEK ~ HAIR ON THE SIDEWALK ~ dvdr & cdr (sockets) $12.00

kohoutek’s a live experience and this cd-r + dvd-r captures them in that context with an amazing show and video in philadelphia this past year. this comes with amazing, original cover art by scott allison and features video by jim brophy. sweet. pick it up, only 50 copies… sweet damaged psych sounds. follow-up to last years self release debut.

ROBERTO OPALIO ~ WHISPERS OF THE LAST LIGHT ~ dvdr (opax, italy) $18.00

new short film by visual artist / musician roberto opalio, one half of my cat is an alien. filmed on march 21st, 2006, the video represents a visionary, introspective view of the empty spaces over the city, torino. through a unique, hand-manipulated shot made in real-time, roberto opalio’s poetic fragmentation and distortion of real objects recalls early film experiments by man ray, as well as a certain warholian psychedelia in the use of filtered light as a main principle of creation / perception of one’s own reality. the soundtrack, recorded the same day appositely, leads to a further estrangement with the use of opalio’s looped wordless vocals and electronics merging into a heavy, ecstatic stream of sounds. special handmade limited edition of 100; in nice textured cardboard tri-fold sleeve, with silver ink drawing by roberto opalio. handnumbered.

ERIC OSTROWSKI ~ CYANONIDE ~ 3inch dvdr (jyrk) $8.00

eric is probably best known for being half of noggin… he also dropped the "e" cd/dvd in 2005, which is quite a heavy load… cyanonide is four short film pieces of beautiful bright blue takes in his usual painted film/organic matter exposure techniques. these films cover a great breadth despite their singular spectral focus… some are static blasts with other colors consuming the various washes of blues, approaching the most abstract hypercolor visions of the paper-rad sect… other pieces are meditative drifts featuring suspended plant matter in crystal blue… limited to 90 copies.

WILLIAM SABISTON ~ S/T ~ 3inch dvdr (jyrk) $8.00

you guys are probably familiar with this dude as a former member of axolotl, as ball lightning or as a member of bulbs… william is not only a totally visionary percussionist, he’s also a spectacular video artist. this release is a trilogy of his pixelvision work… everything is super blown, black and white and low contrast… it all feels like living x-rays, electrical storms and flying saucer hallucinations… all of the films feature william’s music as a soundtrack. limited to 90 copies.

BOOKS

1001 RECORD COLLECTOR DREAMS by HANS POKORA ~ book (self published, austria) $56.00

the cream of folk, psychedelic, progressive, garage and beat music. over 1000 professional colour photographs of the rarest 60s and 70s album covers from around the world. over 300 us groups including all justice lps and the rarest acetates shown for the first time. the rarest releases from austria to new zealand. obscure collectables from turkey, greece, south korea, mexico, colombia, italy, iceland, australia, south africa and much more. a kaleidoscopic overview of the rarest and most expensive collectable albums from all over the world. an indispensable book for all serious collectors of 60s and 70s rare records, compiled from the collector hans pokora for collectors and curious music lovers. includes accurate description of: origin, label, value and rarity. printed on high quality glossy paper, in a limited edition. revised 2nd edition… all four books are amazingly high quality & highly recommended. heavy duty hard covers. now out of print. every vinyl junkie should owe a copy to drool over.

2001 RECORD COLLECTOR DREAMS by HANS POKORA~ book (self published, austria) $56.00

part 2 of this series. over 1000 professional colour photographs of the rarest 60s and 70s album covers from around the world… now out of print. last copies.

3001 RECORD COLLECTOR DREAMS by HANS POKORA ~ book (self published, austria) $56.00

revised edition of the 3rd volume. over 1000 professional colour photographs of the rarest 60s and 70s album covers from around the world… now out of print. last copies.

4001 RECORD COLLECTOR DREAMS by HANS POKORA ~ book (self published, austria) $56.00

4th chapter. yet another 1000 professional colour photographs of the rarest 60s and 70s album covers from around the world… now out of print. last copies.

5001 RECORD COLLECTOR DREAMS by HANS POKORA ~ book (self published, austria) $56.00

the cream of folk, psychedelic, progressive, garage and beat music. over 1200 professional colour photographs of the rarest ’60s and ’70s album covers from around the world on 144 pages including 59 pages from the united kingdom! includes large index! 5th and final chapter of this great series… amazing brand new volume! high quality, hard covers & beautiful full color printing. highly recommended!

THE ACID ARCHIVES by PATRICK LUNDBORG ~ book (lysergia, sweden) $30.00

reprinted and available again… a guide to underground sounds 1965-1982 by patrick lundborg with aaron milenski & ron moore. second printing of this book is now available! this is the book version of the popular and highly renowned acid archives web site - the #1 internet resource for information and reviews of rare, obscure and unknown lps from the usa and canada 1965-1982. this book version adds hundreds of albums and reviews not listed on the web, as well as lots of images, rare band photos and lp sleeves. the book also features release details and in-depth exclusive reviews for more than 4,000 obscure lps, including newly overhauled reissue data and value ratings. the main genres are psychedelia, garage, folk & folkrock, hippie rock, progressive rock, and hard-rock, with also a wide selection of interesting and rare singer-songwriter, harmony pop, soft rock, lounge-rock, avant-garde, vanity-pressings and "outsider" albums. this is the first ever comprehensive guide to the vintage musical underground of north america, and opens up a gigantic field of outstanding music that has earlier been exclusive and hard to grasp. also included is a buyer’s guide, a glossary, historical backgrounds, fun top 10 lists, and much more. 298 pages, perfect-bound quarto with a sturdy full-color soft-cover, and a foreword by mike stax of ugly things magazine… lots of good info with an affordable price. recommended.

FROM PSYCHEDELIC EXPERIMENTS TO POLITICAL PROPAGANDA by TOBIAS PETTERSON & ULF HENNINGSON ~ book/cd (premium publishing, sweden) $48.00

this lavishly illustrated discography is the definitive statement on sweden’s legendary progressive music movement during its most flourishing and innovative period - from 1967 all the way through the 1970s. it has become one of the most important areas among record collectors all over the world. meticulously researched, the book guides you through every single artist and group that ever had a progressive record released on major labels as well as the small independent offerings. they are presented in detail along with all the individual musicians that made it all happen. it covers the fuzz guitar groups, the experimental bands, the power trios, the radical political groups and the psychedelic acts. early pioneers like international harvester, made in sweden, hansson & karlsson and mecki mark men paved the way for renowned acts like november, träd, gräs & stenar, hoola bandoola band, blå tåget, nationalteatern and kebnekajse. this superbly produced full-colour book presents all the essential facets of 400 artists and their records with a collector’s valuation guide for the original vinyl records and with all sleeves lovingly depicted! albums, eps and singles, as well as all international releases are included! an exclusive bonus cd is included inside the book! it’s a previously unreleased 32-minute recording by baby grandmothers, from the legendary club filips in stockholm, 1967… seriously massice resource here, beautifully done in full color & hard cover. nice one.

FUZZ, ACID & FLOWERS REVISITED by VERNON JOYNSON ~ book (borderline, uk) $130.00

the ultimate guide to u.s. psych/garage/hippie rock! deluxe, gold-foil-embossed faux-leather hardback! limited edition 750 machine-numbered copies only!!! originally published in paperback, this is the most detailed guide to u.s. psychedelia, garage and hippie-rock of the 1964-1975 era ever published! it provides an a-z listing of relevant artists with discographies, personnel details, band histories, comment on the music and, in some cases, includes the personal recollections of band members. individual entries also include details of reissues, appearances on retrospective compilations and chart entries. there is also a rarity scale for albums. at the end of the book, which has been assembled with the help of avid record collectors, there is a list of all compilations referred to with the label details and year of release as well as discographies for three leading ’60s reissue labels: sundazed, gear fab and akarma. the book is lavishly illustrated throughout with black and white illustrations and there is also a 12-page color section... totally massive 7 pound monster document here! grab one before its out of print again.

GLOMP8 ~ S/T ~ book (boing being) $28.00

232 pages of new finnish comics in full colour featuring sami aho, benjamin bergman, roope eronen, jyrki heikkinen, ina kallis, anna-kaisa laine, jan konsin, reijo karkkainen, jarno latva-nikkola, ville loponen, piirustuskerho, hanneriina moisseinen, tommi musturi, pauliina makela, jyrki nissinen, henna raitala, katri sipilainen, kasper stromman, jann tervamaki, jari vaara and amanda vahamaki. edition of 800… totally mind melting acid comix, beautifully printed in a huge heavy book. english translations, too! sweeet.

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A MIDDLE SEX ~ A MUDDLED HEX ~ cdr (blackest rainbow, uk) $12.00

a middle sex? who the fuck are a middle sex i hear you cry... one of the best out there bands in the uk that nearly no one knows, totally ruling manchester duo of phil and karl. fluxing between minimal scrape and pound rhythms to noisy tumbling weird jamzzz using there trashed guitar, drums and electronics, with the odd weird vocal splatter thrown in. this is fresh from the jungles of manchester... it really gives me a jungle vibe - you’ll see what i mean. colour sleeve, edition of 55.

CONNIE ACHER & BLIND DRUNK JOHN ~ FOR THE LOVE OF IT ~ cd (flipped out records) $8.00

a mountain of melodie and shimmering strings makes a ghostly trail under sweet vocal clouds with percussion eruption and hot vapor guitar.

CONNIE ACHER & JELLY ~ LOVE POP ~ lp (flipped out) $12.00

the rhythm of life in happy harlem spins jelly into the melodie jamming note chomping blur over and under connie’s cascading songs of high beauty… paste-on covers. edition of only 200 copies.

AEKIE ~ AEKIE ~ cdr (Foxglove) $10.00

rich in energy culled from the land surrounding, an eternal glow emanates from its center. from the place that gave birth to the mighty keijo comes aekie. the sound of groaning trees sparks new life on this album as aekie, who is an integral member of vapaa, takes flight in the summer rain. when the room gets uncomfortably quiet, he fills the air with humming drones fit for a king. in the darkness, he moves majestically. in the light, he is born. numbered edition of 115 copies.

AETHENOR ~ DEEP IN OCEAN SUNK THE LAMP OF LIGHT ~ lp (vhf) $18.00

debut by trio of stephen o’malley (sunn0))))), daniel o’sullivan (guapo), and vincent de roguin (shora). taking its title from the iliad, the music here is deep and cosmic, completely unlike anything you’d expect from such heavyweights. more in the tradition of "spiral insana" and "cyborg" than anything, the tracks float along in a masterful collage of activity, where careful scene changes highlight o’sullivan’s classic but artfully placed rhodes bombs, de roguin’s organ, and o’malley’s guitar. extraordinary effort has gone into editing, mastering, and shaping these pieces – these are not tossed off improvisations or "side-project" orphans. housed in cd and lp jackets hand-printed by alan sherry/siwa. lp was cut by john golden, expertly pressed at rti. first vhf vinyl in 7 years! … very limited press & very limited stock.

AETHR MYTH’D ~ THE EIGHT ~ cdr (spirit of orr) $14.00

a new collection of material culled from recordings made in 2004 through 2007, mostly at the blueberry studio space in brattleboro vt. aethr myth’d members and some local guests in a sprawling unformed free process. this disc was made to be available on the band’s recent east coast usa tour, limited to 200 hand assembled copies. next planned shows will be at various random stops in europe.

JASON AJEMIAN ~ LOVE SONGS INVADE YOUR MIND TOO ~ cdr (foxglove) $9.00

jason ajemian is perhaps best known as 1/2 of the magical born heller (w/ josephine foster). ajemian also plays in a number of excellent jazz ensembles throughout chicago (like dragons 1976). but on"love songs invade your mind too," ajemian steps to the forefront and does nothing but impress. over the course of nine tracks, ajemian shows that true power of a love son. now, these aren’t your typical sappy affairs, these are songs extracted from deep within ajemian’s smitten soul. using little more than upright bass and voice, ajemian’s stark incantations are deeply affecting. ajemian’s approach here couldn’t be simpler. but his talent and ability morph these pieces into something grandiose and magnificent. you don’t find honesty like this anymore. 100 copies.

AJILVSGA ~ BEHIND THE MASKED SPIRIT ~ cassette (jk tapes) $7.00

chants that continuously crawl across the middle of what america was. forever elapsing in distance; time is snafu, unable to react; those within the crawl collapse: clay utensils shatter. no fear, they will be rewarded: the harvest will be like it never has been before. electronics simply capture an organic perception that surrounds us all; brad "eccentric" rose and nathan "organic" young creatively grasp these vibes in their crafted, compact cover of choice. interacting with their surrounding, dips of drone dandle thicket, dangling percussion pierces the clay that is the earth, the animals dance around sonic flame. aseptic: the most somber ajilvsga jam to date, the closest to the earth; spirits will crawl out for this jam, will you?

AKISA ~ DISTANT PHONE ~ cdr (foxglove) $9.00

finland’s akisa is back with another dose of dark and heavy jazz-inspired soundtracks to the end of the world. this is music with no hope. no light. no anything. when all is lost, this is what we’ll be hearing as we march in chains toward the fire. the combination of saxophone and guitar melts in your ears like a slow-acting poison. fists full of feedback reach up and rip out your hair while a distant voice beckons like a death siren of the cosmos. this shit just freaks me out in such a good way. so fucking bizarre.

TETUZI AKIYAMA / JEFFREY ALLPORT ~ LIVE AT THE WESTERN FRONT ~ lp (simple geometry) $14.00

the japanese guitarist tetuzi akiyama performs an improvised set as a duo with canadian percussionist jeffrey allport on july 1, 2006. this recording is of the first and only time these two well-regarded improvisers have ever played together. living on opposite sides of the pacific, this show became an opportunity for allport and akiyama to each perform some of their most advanced techniques in improvised music with a player whose style was truly compatible. allport approaches every side of his drum, the rim, the snares, the steel clamps, and of course, the skin to produce a challenging repertoire of sounds that defy the drum’s gambit, segues from tibetan drones to electronic clicks and cuts, distant steamships to nearby popcorn. akiyama’s preternatural improvisations along the neck and body of his guitar meditate patiently on each bluesy sound, almost as if his fingers were playing along the surface of a slow-moving river. every note that akiyama plays becomes a sensational interruption causing ripples, splashes, and oxbows in the flow of the music. performed live at a sold-out western front, vancouver’s oldest and most significant artist-run venue, akiyama and allport propose a rich new vocabulary for music. two tracks on vinyl mastered by toshimaru nakamura. this lp documents an unprecedented collaboration between two modern masters of far left improvisation.

TETUZI AKIYAMA ~ PRE-EXISTENCE ~ lp (bo weavil recordings, uk) $27.00

tetuzi akiyama has been a major player on the free music/improv scene in tokyo for going on 20 years. pre-existence first came out on cd as a part of the great ’wooden guitar’ series from locust. akiyama’s playing here is one of a minimalist approach, discovering and investigating the empty spaces between each note. he does not follow the takoma guitar school style of finger-picking, but a far more warped primitive country blues feel, with a meditative quality. you never know where you are going to be led with his guitar, down roads rarely traveled. with his dense tapestry of sounds, akiyama evokes emotions that at times are uncomfortable, but of real beauty. open your ears and let the music take you far far out there? 180gm vinyl, heavy textured covers, and hand numbered to 550. awesome.

TETUZI AKIYAMA & DONALD MCPHERSON ~ VINEGAR & RUM ~ lp (bo weavil recordings, uk) $27.00

this lp was recorded in new zealand in 2004, and is the duo recording of new zealand guitarist donald mcpherson and japanese guitarist tetuzi akiyama. a beautiful meeting of 2 virtuoso acoustic guitarists, both thoroughly schooled in the vast world of improvising. donald mcpherson, a native new zealander has been playing the guitar since the tender age of 12, studied at the otago art school in the ’80s. and in the ’90s he released a number of extremely limited lathe-cut folk records. this record finds tetuzi and donald playing melodic folk improvisations that grow and morph into compositions that on each listening uncover some new layer of beauty. both playing on acoustic guitar, they have a level of communication and understanding of each other’s playing that allows a musical connection to grow and blossom into a full-length recording of delicate melodic mayhem… 180gm vinyl, heavy fold-around covers with insert, hand numbered edition of 550.

ALLIGATOR CRYSTAL MOTH ~ SOLIS ~ cdr (musicyourmindwillloveyou, australia) $14.00

2nd release following debut on foxglove. more bone less meat less muscle more sinew fewer thoughts less synaps some time less space… color paste-on art with insert. nice.

ALMADEN ~ THE DREAM CONTINUES IN 1,000,000 ROADS... ~ cdr (267 lattajjaa, finland) $11.00

the actual title of this album contains 50 words (approx), and ends with "blessedhood", so i have shortened it for this review. over-long title aside however, i have no qualms about recommending this lovely slice of lo-fi psych folk that overflows with a mellow groove and haunting songs. opening with "buffalo and daughter" a long billowing drone, to be listened to when meditating, the music undulates and slowly builds, rippling notes seemingly sparkling above the ocean of sound. having relaxed your mind, the rest of the album is a collection of woozy and personal songs that have great charm and an individual feel. with a hypnotic guitar motif and soft vocals, "black swan" is a delicate song that hangs in the air on gossamer wings, casting its spell before the earthy stomp of "buffalo forever" brings us back to ground, the distorted percussion and wailing flute only adding to the atmosphere. there is the aura of the incredible string band, in the strange vocal delivery of "prayers for fingers", the music creepy and lysergic, whilst the sparse musical backing of "goodbye boat, hello star" perfectly suits the sad lyrics, the sound of turning pages adding a human touch to the song. there are shades of the neutral milk hotel on "kill me again", a lively acid-mantra, whilst jefferson airplane at their quietest, seem to influence "north country queen", in the guitar sound at least. throughout this album its creator, michael hilde, has left in the sound of recording equipment being switched on, distorted parts, and the odd false start, all of which adds to the ragged grace of the album. finally the wonderful wyrd folk of "white shroud", finishes of the album in delicate splendour, one of my favourite tracks, shimmering and finally fading into bliss. - simon lewis, ptolemaic terrascope.

ALTAR OF FLIES ~ TRAPPED UNDER WATER ~ cdr (foxglove) $9.00

altar of flies hails from the snowy world of mjölby, sweden. this moniker of mattias gustafsson (not to be confused with the broken face’s mats gustafsson, or the saxophonist of the same name), and throughout "trapped under watter", this swede swims in metallic waves of ecstatic drones. gustaffson concocts washes of noise and feedback and bends them into shape, stretching the limits of each stolen note. this music is as thick like syrup, and just as fucken sweet. packaged in covers designed by the always impressive mattias frisk.

AMANAZ ~ AFRICA ~ lp (shadoks, germany) $38.00

from zambia, africa, 1975. lp in an edition of 450 numbered copies, with glossy heavy sleeve, 180 gram pressing. amanaz was formed in 1973. three songs are in the native language bemba, and 9 songs in english, recorded in kitwe, the 3rd biggest city in zambia up north. musically, it goes in the same direction as blo, the witch and question mark, but this album is way cooler and stoned with amazing fuzz guitar all over which sounds like an african version of early cream. the cover makes it look very traditional but after a few spins, you are aware that this one is very special. it’s so cool, so tightly-produced and easily compares with uk underground albums with a touch of african beats. still completely unknown, so this album has not been scored yet by the collectors’ scene. a real surprise.

AMBER LIONS ~ PINK PANTHER BLOOD ~ 3inch cdr (house of alchemy) $5.00

the mystic worlds of valerio cosi and the solo joint collide as amber lions……one long track navigates through a dreamworld of saxophone, synth, strings and more strings all glazed in a mercurial fog. magnificent. 3" cd-r edition of 90.

ELISA AMBROGIO & AXOLOTL ~ S/T ~ 7inch (spirit of orr) $7.00

explosive subtle motion and jarring delicateness collide and co-mingle through these two long sides of classic colored seven inch vinyl. here we find much more than just a single demonstration of west coast melding of east coast minds, there is something else in the water? full color covers in shiny plastic sleeves, limited and color vinyl.

AMM ~ AT THE ROUNDHOUSE ~ cd (anomalous) $12.00

the international carnival of experimental sound, or ices ’72 for short, was an ambitious festival sprung from the mind of harvey ’job’ matusow (1926-2002). jumping off from his associations with the influential source magazine, harvey brought together over 300 artists from more than 21 countries to perform in london, england over the course of two weeks in august of 1972. based on the theme of myth, magic madness and mysticism, he assembled an amazing diversity of performers working in diverse range of audio-visual arts. encompassing happenings, films, dance, a train ride, and the phantom soft pool table, the focus was on sound — specifically that of artists who were both composers and performers. most of the concerts were held at the roundhouse, a cavernous structure that was formerly a railroad engine house. now, for the first time in 30 years, these recordings can be heard. this first cd in a series documenting the festival features the complete concert given by legendary free improvising group amm. represented here by eddie prevost and lou gare, they offer up powerful explosions of saxophone and drums punctuated with their famous amm silences. this is the first time this material is available, aside from two short excerpts were published as the only 7" release on evan parker and derek bailey’s incus records (and a very rare and desirable record that has become).

AMOLVACY ~ HO-HO-KUS ~ lp (blackvelvetfuckererecordings) $15.00

so concludes "lover go from hence", a tale of tumultuous romantic upheaval on the new amolvacy record ho ho kus. here we have hearts wrenched from guts and firmly planted in the dirt; but also sprouting new romance, seduction, and... the church? and the french??? francois rabelais wrote garantua and pantagruel - a major influence on this album - in the early 16th c. to caricature the faux morality of his time. amolvacy offer ho ho kus in the same cantankerous spirit, but this time perhaps to parody their own morality. love, marriage, sex, affairs, betrayal, and loneliness are all exposed in naked vulnerability and placed on the chopping block for emotional dissection. lead vocalist sheila donovan (ex-tall boys) is a longstanding member of the laboratory theater company in nyc, and her partners are aaron moore of volcano the bear and dave nuss of the no-neck blues band. together they are the amolvacy family. all things were shared in the making of this record, nothing hidden, no secrets left untold... clear vinyl, elaborate die cut sleeve, quite limited.

ANEMONES ~ S/T ~ 7inch (the great pop supplement, uk) $9.00

a debut by canadian band anemones. a slight departure perhaps from recent stuff, think 70s new york jonathan richman / television with a hint of velvets done lo-fi style… limited to 300 in ace a3 full colour double sided ferris wheel posters, with stickers, numbered inserts etc etc… another nice one on this fine imprint!

THEO ANGELL & THE TABERNACLE HILLSIDE SINGERS ~ AURAPLINTH ~ cd (digitalis) $14.00

what can i say about theo angell? he’s an artist, a musician, a filmmaker, a shaman. he lives and works in new york city, but plies his trade all over the country. angell is perhaps best known for his work in hall of fame and jackie-o motherfucker, and also as part of samara lubelski’s live band. but with the release of "auraplinth," all that will change. this is theo angell’s opus. this is his masterwork. it finds him at his absolute peak and delivers an album unlike anything else. he uses his voice to etch out a detailed map of the stars, made up of dirt and bone, proving the organic nature of the cosmos. "auraplinth" is an amalgamation and invention, joining foundation with the ether. both of these forces are constantly at work throughout these 15 tracks. his voice is molded into every possible form. at times it reverberates above a river of folk-inspired melodies, while at other moments, he creates a bed of sound with wordless vocal moans. that voice is the glue that holds this great document together. on "auraplinth," theo is once again joined by the evolving cast of characters known as the tabernacle hillside singers. this time it includes cynthia nelson (ruby falls), dan brown (hall of fame), & josh stevenson (magneticring). packaged in full-color, heavy duty gatefold jackets with original artwork by christian holstad (the front cover image is actually from a victorian death mask of theo himself), complete with full lyric sheet. the album is mastered by yellow swans’ pete swanson... nice one!

ANNO DOMINI ~ ON THIS NEW DAY ~ lp (wohn, korea) $24.00

limited edition reissue of rare and sought-after uk psych-folk album from 1971 by a band formed by tiger taylor (ex-eire apparent); their album makes one think of how the byrds would have sounded had they been british. it’s a folksy/psychy album that is really hard to find as an original deram lp; the record combines melodic folk tunes with guitar-drenched rockers; great singing and delicious original songs make this a must for fans of melodic acoustic rock; features a great version of ’so you want to be a rock ’n’ roll star’ with some cool fuzz guitar work.

ANLA COURTIS & ROKUGENKIN / MAKOTO KAWABATA ~ KOKURA ~ lp (riot season, uk) $18.00

kokura was recorded under dark skies and howling winds, deep in the bowels of a japanese club as the country shook outside. kokura is the fruits of a collaboration between acid mothers temple/mainliner main man kawabata makoto, argentinean guitarist anla courtis (reynols) and japanese underground musician rokugenkin. based around hushed, mellow guitar drones and hypnotic, yet restrained guitar wails, kokura is the first fruits of their labors and captures the sound of life beneath a hurricane. like sunn o))) on half volume! … limited edition of 400.

ANTIQUE BROTHERS ~ VOL. 3: HOSPITAL DAZE ~ cdr (foxglove) $9.00

the antique brothers have made a lot of racket in the past year, earning praise and accolades from the likes of the wire and the terrascope. but such love is deserved. cyrus and ged gengras are at the head of the latest generation of psychedelic troubadours, leading their clan out of the desert and into the sonic abyss. what sets these brothers apart is that despite the amazing quantity of music they’ve produced, there’s no repition or lax quality to be found. from acoustic, folk-tinged scrunches and vocal exorcisms to flickering drones and blues-inspired fuzz, "hospital daze" finds the brothers gengras poached on vicodin and whirring away through the end of time.

ANTIQUE BROTHERS ~ EMERGE, MURKY SUNLIGHT ~ cdr (phantom limb) $10.00

volume five of this duo’s phenomenal acoustic guitar manipulations, this is actually only their second release. following the critically acclaimed debut release on the house of alchemy, this album finds the brothers in a much more communicative and realized state. for fans of six organs of admittance and clipse alike… sweet sounds and more nice packaging too.

APPLE SNAILS ~ ONLY ON A MACADAM ROAD ~ cdr (foxglove) $9.00

following up releases on crocomodile and an exquisite split cassette w/ the mighty acts of god on dnt, jeffrey mitchell’s apple snails take a whole new approach on "only a macadam road," and the results are stunning. it’s full of ambient drones that sound like they were born in the northern lights. the road is bathed in darkness, but tiny fragments of light seep through the murk every so often in the form of acoustic melodies and glockenspiel bursts. it’s music that transports you far, far away. we’ve been working on this one for what seems like forever… so long in the making that the inserts actually say foxglove132, but good things certainly come to those who have waited for this apple-eyed gem.

APPLE SNAILS / THE MIGHTY ACTS OF GOD ~ SPLIT ~ cassette (dnt) $6.00

those of you lucky enough to have heard not not fun’s "free beasts" cassette compilation may remember apple snails from it. that’s all i had to hear from them to know that i wanted more! apple snails cover the first side and are about as close as you can get to folk drone (is that possible?). lots of slide guitars and dark drones that will leave you with an amnesia induced trip. side b belongs to the mighty acts of god, which is a lovely lady, niwi. electric guitar is the main instrument used, with others guitars and keyboards(?) soaking through that create this very vibrant transcendent feeling, that honestly, the first time i heard, left me speechless. red cassettes with ’grid’ labels, and fabulous artwork by the even more fabulous jeremy earl of fuck it tapes. edition of 100.

ARMAS HUUTAMO ~ AURINKO ON KAUNIS ASIA ~ 7inch (lal lal lal, finland) $6.00

if you’re already ready for more manic teenage improvised art punk from finland here it comes! unlike those pre-teenagers in the demars, armas huutamo is the real thing! they are right in the middle of their teens! that means you can hear all the beautiful anxiety, creative energy and forever growing new pubic hair the age involves. the awesome songs presented on this 7’ have been picked from 50 other songs the duo made during the hyperproductive summer of 1998.

ARMPIT ~ REACH OUT ~ 5cdr (bread ¨uml; animals, belgium) $30.00

new zealand allstar drone / rockband armpit. this set compiles the highs and lows of a lifestyle. crude guitar leassons featuring members of birchville cat motel, the futurians, noisepussy, cja, and many many more. "yay, nah, no details is best, otherwise ill be taking forever trying to remember things." a unique vision of space science and biological perfection. comes in a handmade sewn clothbag and with a small full color double sided poster.

ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS ~ THROW UP IN THE SKY / WITH FINE CLINKING MAGNETS ~ lp (qbico, italy) $23.00

ashray navigations it’s a long running power electronics/drone/noise unit from the uk underground, with many releases under his belt… but his appearance on vinyl are a rare event, this being his only 5th full lenght album in more then 10 years of activity… compromised of two side long pieces of very psychedelic and uplifting music… sky blue vinyl & full color art by phil tood.

ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS ~ BANANAURORA THE YELLOW HARVEST ~ 3inch cdr (memoirs of an aesthete, uk) $9.00

three new solo phil todd cuts. digital canaries with run-down batteries, the little cymbals in glaring close-up, motorik white casio grooves and guitar silt shit slagheaps. just what you fucking need. covers look nice too, for what its worth… limited/numbered edition of 100.

ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS ~ ELECTRIC COINTELPRO ~ 3inch cdr (first person, uk) $8.00

now into his 10th year operating under the ashtray navigations moniker & with releases on such esteemed labels as menlo park, jewelled antler, siltbreeze, american tapes, celebrate psi phenomenon etc, phil todd continues to conjure up his own unique brand of rural psychedelic folk musik. with his prolific output unde various guises (anna planeta, a warm palindrome, inca eyeball, target shoppers, dogliveroil, green monkey, tea culture etc etc… ) not to mention his previously longrunning label & distro - "betley welcomes careful drivers", phil todd has been a tireless champion & exponent of fucked-up rock, avant-folk, mangled pop, allout noise, indeed "outsider" art in all its forms. for "electric cointelpro" we are treated to 4 superb tracks of organic drone & inspired electric gtr aktion. an excellent addition to an ever-expanding resume… xeroxed/stapled transparent covers.

ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS ~ SWEET IRON FEET ~ cdr (chocolate monk, uk) $8.00

more hot orbit action from mr todd. perfectly formed fog sounds via guitar, violin, electronics and who knows what else, all drenched in fx spit. gloaming smoke rings float high, man.

ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS ~ THE VULGAR GLISSANDO ~ cassette (beyond repair, uk) $10.00

two sides of utterly haunting free free psychedelic journey. edition of 54, comes in a silver cassette slip case with paste-on artwork by phil todd… recommended analog psych dose in a sweet homemade package! makes yr fingers silver!

ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS ~ TRUNK O TUNED SKULLS ~ 3inch cdr (memoirs of an aesthete, uk) $9.00

five blasts of guitar/drums action with electronic gush cerebration. business as usual then. great back cover snap of mr.legard and mr. todd in the shadow of the trunk. ms. delaney took the picture. only one of these people appears on the record. can you guess which? like i say, life is predictable stuff. limited to 100… color covers.

ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS ~ AURORA GREASE SWEETROCKET ~ 3inch cdr (memoirs of an aesthete, uk) $9.00

latest basement clacker from the nav. blown tape levels, idiot rock n roll (with moron mantra drumming) and the shimmering of a sexy mile-long windchime in space. it s a bit like smearing sugar all round the inside of your mouth and going into the park to hand out fireworks. and its not even xmas yet! holy fuck.

ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS ~ SKY WHINE ~ cdr (memoirs of an aesthete, uk) $12.00

three new tunes and a piece of shiny cardboard. two short and mildly melodic solo phil todd numbers to start you off then a headlong rush into the murky junkyard of dreams which also features phil legard of the almighty xenis emputae travelling band. dedicated to the inaudible sound of the whining sky. sound never dies, it’s up there all the time, just press play to tune into it.

ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS ~ STRAWBERRIES AND ICE ~ 3inch cdr (memoirs of an aesthete, uk) $8.00

one long (three inches long, in fact) track of basement murk and filter frenzy by the todd/delaney duo incarnation of ashtray. whirls around your head and before you know it your feet are caught up in it. in a good way, though. strawberries and ice is the perfect dialectic for this time of year, i.e. we’d like to pretend it is summer but the streets are too damn slippery.

ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS ~ CANTE JODIDO LOOKALIKE CONTEST ~ 3inch cdr (first person, uk) $8.00

the jodido triangular live sound of ashtray navigations (… lamf) caught upstairs in one of leeds’ very most exotic wallpaper dens. the walls dripped honey and yet we did not make too much of a mess. features melanie delaney (sculptress) and phil legard (xenis emputae travelling band) as well as the usual. very ’eavy, very ’umblin’… clear packaging, as always.

ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB ~ STAR GUZZLERS ~ lp (qbico, italy) $23.00

astral social club 1st lp is the solo project of neil campbell, one of the leading and most charismatic figure in the uk experimental/electronic scene, who started back in the days the a band and vibracathedral orchestra… here he uses casios, percussion, guitar, drum machine, computer, minidisk, fx, cd player and the usual gear to create an hypnotic new neon science fiction two sides long piece of alba grooves… pink vinyl & art by neil campbell.

ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB ~ #11 ~ cdr (self released, uk) $12.00

content this time around is highly nitrous, with much overloaded top-end twinkle. check for some particularly screwy (and often barely-recognisable) versions of tracks set for release on qbico and important records later this year, taking the demented recent asc live persona and twisting it further with heavy collage/layering techniques. offset this with remedial drumbox stumble and mysterious processed tracks and you know there’s only one hotel you can be checking into. edition of 150 in colour asc corporate house-style. 7 tracks, 42 minutes.

ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB ~ #12 ~ cdr (self released, uk) $12.00

more jams culled from sessions both live in the field and at home, again sometimes touching on alternate-universe takes on tracks destined for lp and cd issue. huge chord swathes, babbling ectoplasm rituals, crunching delay unit swing, weird time tricks, scattershot beats, all propped up with shards of the patented asc heavy tonal foundation. edition of 150 in colour asc corporate house-style. 8 tracks 44 minutes.

ASTRAL SOCIAL CLUB ~ MCR BLAST ~ 8inch square lathe cut (alt.vinyl, uk) $26.00

recorded live at stuart arnots place by neil campbell and arttu partinen (avarus) on june 16, 2006. amazing textured paper custom covers with hand stamped paste-on art & insert. numbered edition of 150 copies

ASTRAL TRAVELING UNITY ~ STUDIO AND LIVE ~ (archive) $15.00

a nifty spacey drone unit from japan featuring hiroshi hasagawa of cccc, astromero, astro and others on synth, other members include junzo suzuki, yammato, yamauchi, shiro, and fumie. live track also has makota kawabata making a guest fly by. audio- one studio cut and one live track both recorded late in 2005. basically spacey drone stuff for guitars, sitar, analog synth and other odds and ends. package- single pressing of 600 copies comes with an acetate cover featuring some nice scans of some oil paintings from hiroshi that looked some nice and unique on their own that i basically just reproduced them for both the front and back cover. disc face is an offset print reproduction of a cdr i found washed up on the beach in the early spring.

ASWARA ~ S/T ~ cdr (azriel) $10.00

unlikely restock. last copies! ... sweet new self released jewel from paul and rafi from death chants. seriously zoned folk drone raga trance bliss-outs that stretch the death chants sound further into the realm of angus maclise damaged ecstasy. very nice. art paper covers & color paste-on. tiny edition, so act fast. recommended!

ATTAR CUPS ~ S/T ~ cassette (sloow tapes, belgium) $10.00

dreaming collaboration between visitations, a sparrow and drona parva, wandering in the depths of strange maine. blossoming brainfood for those mellow minds traveling down the bummer road. moonlit found art by the band, 120 copies... "if talking about music is like dancing about architecture, maybe writing about music is like choreographing about architecture? if so, this attar cups tape would take place in an empty barn. rats scurry in the moist heat of the decaying hay. a barn owl coos an eerie warning from the rafters. the chill wind sings through the window’s broken teeth, and the building cracks its old joints. enter the dancers. they move with ceremonial stillness, bobbing gracefully, as if in a pool. come to think of it, add a few strings, shakers, and knobs and that might describe this recording session pretty well. attar cups features half the psych scene of portland, maine pensively tone-conjuring in some kinda cold, airy space. the a side outlines the space with oblique electric gestures, and the flip fills it with wisps of spacey spider-webbed blues guitar, anxious shakers, and goner tongues. the band sounds utterly alone, with all the melancholy that entails, but joyous too, as if in hermitage. the music breathes like a sleeping animal; its methodical expansions and contractions have a secret, nocturnal vibe, requiring silence and close attention to register. recommended for insomniacs, regardless of musical taste, as a soundtrack to the night’s languid shadow puppetry." - bryan berge, tape hiss.

AUFGEHOBEN ~ ANNO FAUVE ~ lp (fourier transform, uk) $44.00

limited edition of 200 on heavy transparent vinyl, housed between two thick perspex plates with four interchangeable translucent paper inserts, hand numbered with photographs of real found numbers, bound with white 10/0.1 electrical cable and sleeved in a thick pvc pocket. all pieces apart from the title track have been reworked and re-edited from the companion compact disc, released on riot season records… damaged in-the-red stereo electric guitar/drums/electronics assult. totally wild and blasted sounds, and one of the most amazing packaging jobs we’ve ever seen. can’t beleive we scored more of these, so grab one now before its too late.

AUGUST ~ S/T ~ lp (shadoks music, germany) $35.00

here is another unknown us beauty. recorded in 1968 august played a lot in small clubs. the clubowner gave them the chance to record an own album. they played it straight onto tape with no overdubs in a couple of hours. only 100 copies or less where pressed. the music reminds me a lot of lazy smoke. it has that pepper style but the sound is more rough. beautifull compositions played in a garage style… recorded usa, 1968. 180gm vinyl, heavy covers, numbered to 450.

AUTUMN GALAXY ~ AN EMPEROR’S GARDEN ~ cdr (house of alchemy) $9.00

so delicate, the sounds that unfold here. brad rose and ville mosquiitto return as autumn galaxy with another discharge of aural marvel. they tip-toe around one another, laying out a finely-crafted set of music that manages to be both dense with texture and startlingly fragile. fractured sound-scapes, shattered banjo and endless buzz are just some of the elements at play here. cd-r edition of 123.

AUTUMN GALAXY ~ HARAPPA ~ cdr (musicyourmindwillloveyou, australia) $14.00

shimmering blankets of glass sound lay fallen upon concentric ears this spaced gorgeous collaboration between brad rose and ville moskiitto unfolding slow in delicate patterns very pretty… great stuff packaged in a lovely metallic gold cover with color paste-on art and a full color insert.

AVARUS ~ II ~ lp (hp cycle, canada) $16.00

here is your introduction to phase two. while there is a certain degree of continuity in the approach, ii is a noticeable extrapolation of the avarus sound. the albums six tracks span collage-esque pieces of audio junk to deconstructed song forms to subtly dense instrumentals. waves of stretched electronics, distorted clank and warbling bass throb create layers of chaotic wreckage until a sudden collapse reveals an underlying stasis. unnoticed patterns now conscious pull the listener into another time/mind continuum. step into the g-a-p. the lp is presented in a full cover printed sleeve with suitable "found" photo art… for you to figure out what its all about… limited to 400 or so copies.

AVARUS ~ KIMI ON TINTTI ~ cassette (lal lal lal, finland) $8.00

wild finnish psychedelic goodness recorded 2002-2003. limited repress of this long out of print classic…

AVARUS ~ KIRPPUJEN SAARI ~ lp (arbor) $15.00

long touted as the forefathers of finnish freeform psychedlic music, avarus, a collective bearing members from the anaksimadros, kemialliset ystävät, maniacs dream, and more, document their first tour of the united states on "kirppujen saari". the sounds contained show a departure and growth from typical avarus recordings. the a side long track begins with a psychrock romper complete with full "band" instrumentation, slowly it deconstructs itself into the abstract electric/acoustic stylings and sonic spattering familiar to their previous work. slowness builds into full on clatter filled walls of vocals, toy keyboards, horns, strums, and other acoustic junk, creating a unique and massive drone. the opposing side is pure acoustic drones composed of vocals, horns, and tribal beats. room filling ambiance, corner clatter, and morphing silence also find a way to unobtrusively build themselves into the piece. in an edition of 350 lps on coke bottle clear vinyl with printed labels by bart of sloow tapes and proprinted full color foldover art by the band... nice one!

AXOLOTL / D YELLOW SWANS / GERRITT ~ S/T ~ lp (root strata) $15.00

originally released in 2005 as a limited edition cd-r on yellow swans’ jyrk label, this three-way collab now gets a proper run on wax. recorded in oakland at the huffin house before the swans made the retreat back to portland. despite the weight of these players when they rock alone, this jam really never gets into full on white out territory. instead, it’s loaded to the brim with wavy neon distortion and soothing low end that occasional drops out into huge washes of emptiness. the opening passage of gms guitar flecks sympathizing with karl’s string wash is alone worth the price of admission. red vinyl with lime green splatter. edition of 500.

AXOLOTL ~ CHEMICAL THEATRE ~ 12inch ep (gipsy sphinx, belgium) $16.00

brand new hand-numbered edition of 552 12 inch ep from this great new european label gipsy sphinx that also just released the vanishing voice ’nordic visions’ set. here karl bauer uses violin, vocals, electronics and percussion to assemble swathes of hypnotic, tripped-out noise that falls somewhere between terry riley’s circular, pulsing explorations, sonic boom’s radiophonic workshop gargles and swirls, and burning star core / vibracathedral orchestra’s wall of sound. the a-side is an ecstatic fog with the b-side the gentle star-gazing come-down… limited/numbered to 552. from the fine folks who brought you the vanishing voice nordic visions lp. nice paste-on art packaging too.

AXOLOTL / INCA ORE ~ SPLIT ~ 7inch (arbor) $6.50

karl bauer and eva saelens (axolotl and inca ore respectively) are two like minded bay area psychers operating on two opposing levels. axolotl marks the a side with skyward streaking drones and ethereal loops tinged and focused, ringing with the joyous bliss of upward passage. an endless array of vocals, electronics, and violin looping and looping, building and growing: stasis. inca ore makes her craft from an earth bound level. oneness with her surroundings, roots firmly planted. eerie incantations and meandering harp play foreground to layer upon layer of looped vocals and murky ambience, charting your way towards forever. in an edition of 450 white purity colored 7"s in black and white pro-printed collage fold-over sleeves by eva with a numbered insert.

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BAD BUS / TEMPERA / CURSILLISTAS / LIGHTNING STRIKE LIGHTNING ~ TRYST HAUNT 1-3 ~ 3x7inch bundle (l’animaux tryst (field) recordings) $26.00

only available as a hyper-limited subscription series, but thanx to some shady late night dealings we got are hands on a few copies of this wonderful little packet of sound. not to late to jump on with a full subscription, either... first single is bad bus / tempera split : marking the vinyl debut of a couple of so maine’s favorite improvisational psych outfits, this split 33rpm 7" runs amok with some murky kraut-leaning grooves. bad bus’ side builds from loose tom drumming and echoey vocal moans into a locked-in bassline stomper. tempera’s track buzzes its way through lo-fi live loops, beats backing aetherial vocals, a complete electro mindgroove. hand-stamped black 7" vinyl record held in a hand-ripped, machine-stitched patchwork record sleeve. hand-numbered to 300... second single is cursillistas : cursillistas contributes two exclusive tracks to the series in this 45 rpm 7". "taste teeth" crackles along with a melodic mini-choir of vocals and plucked strings, building to the outro with electric guitar noise, multiplying vocal loops, whistles, and toy xylophone. the b-side builds from a monastic chant, while percussion and whisps of guitar scatter form around. sparse and haunting. hand-stamped black 7" vinyl record held in a heavy cotton art paper sleeve, with offset-printed cover art and titles hand-written with india ink and stylus. hand-numbered to 300, embossed for authenticity... third single is lightning strike lightning : "the moon" kicks off lsl’s vinyl debut with some synth squelch/drum liftoff, until the trademark banjo and extremely-distorted guitar interplay begins the melodic tapestry, joined by four voices around one microphone. "no you won’t" was one of the earliest lsl tracks, recorded in an era before murk and caves. a clean electric guitar, bass, and banjo create the foundation upon which a nonchalant female lead vocal spooks some warnings punctuated by fluttering flute leads. as freaky as these folks come. hand-stamped (from hand-carved linoleum stamp) black 7" vinyl record held in a chipboard sleeve, with a full-color photo pasted to the front and an in-house screenprinted front and back design. hand-stamped-numbered to 300... all three singles are really great in their own right, and each is beautifully hand packaged. you get the three singles bound up with twine, all with matched hand numbering. totally sweet & totally recommended!

BAD DRUMLIN GRASS ~ THE INVIGORATING SCENT OF BAD DRUMLIN GRASS ~ lp (milvia son) $10.00

the second bad drumlin grass record is the first vinyl release on milvia son records. way back in july of 2006, sensei rebel chose the bands schizophrenic inaugural cdr (birth/afterbirth) as his ambient pick of the week. forsaking the drone (at least temporarily), bad drumlin grass presents two solid sides of junk n roll instrumental freakouts that careen into the void like cigarette cherries dropping into the fake beard of a paranoid neo-folkie where, like sonny bono, they just sit there and *burn*. these are not the lost hams rehearsals tapes. imagine richard thompson and garth hudson rehearsing for 10,000 hours and touring with this heat. this record is the exact opposite of that, except for being recorded live without overdubs. 300 copies for the world.

BADGERLORE ~ STORIES FOR OWLS ~ lp (yik yak) $16.00

the second full-length release from psychedelic bread bakers and bird whisperers badgerlore — represented on this release by beard-core ambassadors ben chasny (six organs of admittance, comets on fire), tom carter (charalambides), pete swanson (yellow swans), and rob fisk (7 year rabbit cycle, ex-deerhoof) — stories for owls features six beautifully lush, organic pieces that rise and fall with the group’s broke-down, burned-up improv and the interplay of piano, vocals, and dual guitars. the music is organized around the conceptual theme of birds constructing nests, and each track explores this idea differently. stories for owls also showcases the talents of two newcomers; tom carter, whose playing seems beamed in from some entirely off-kilter universe; and pete swanson, who by grabbing and processing live sound, both in real time and through tape-delay, gives the already rickety skeletons of these songs an even greater fragility and tenderness. beautiful and devastating.

MEG BAIRD ~ WALTZ OF THE TENNIS PLAYERS / DEAR COMPANION ~ 7inch (tequila sunrise records) $8.00

the first recordings by meg baird under her own name. meg has been singing and performing since she was a kid with her sister laura as a charter member of the traditional folk duo the baird sisters, though she is currently best known as one of the ’female larynxes’ of the communal philadelphia band espers. or we should say, best known as the siren-voiced singer for same. or, perhaps, we could let nick carraway describe the quality of her voice for us: ’the exhilarating ripple of her voice was a wild tonic in the rain. i had to follow the sound of it for a moment, up and down, with my ear alone before any words came through. we asked meg to record something with a country-waltz flavor, and she courteously obliged us with a graceful and bittersweet cover of ’waltz of the tennis players’ by the under-appreciated ’60s folksters fraser and debolt. the mushrooms are growing in every new boot print, my, my, my.’ for the b-side, she recorded an alternate version of ’dear companion,’ a track from her forthcoming lp. it’s an ancient melody, an aching lament sung ’in the style of the chapel,’ with meg whisper-singing right into your ear, or maybe just to herself as she folds the laundry and does the dishes. you can see things more clearly when you shut your eyes… lovely color covers, heavy vinyl, very limited, and oh so beautiful…

BALL LIGHTNING ~ S/T ~ cdr (jyrk) $10.00

you all may not be familiar with the project, but it’s william sabiston of (part-time) axolotl fame. dude is a wild percussionist who’s collaborated with tons of folks, but most recently in a group bulbs. i’m not even sure how to describe this release… i suppose"freedom techno," a ficticious genre imagined by roope eronen, would be some sort of applicable term. william weavs all sorts of percussive sounds; bells, electronic drum pads, synth and acoustic drums into a complex whirl of pulses and clicks that will occasionally congeal into abstract loops, minimalist techno riffs, dub-zones or some sort of cohearance, before whatever beat he’s imagined crashes in on itself… those familiar with william’s solo track on the axolotl cdr,"oranur," will have some idea what to expect. but then, i’ve been listening to this thing for months and i still don’t know what’s happening when i listen to this thing. limited to 150 copies… screenprinted covers.

DEVENDRA BANHART / JANA HUNTER ~ SPLIT~ lp (troubleman unlimited) $8.00

special vinyl only release. 10 songs, 5 each. devendra gives some exclusives and re-works of older songs, plus a cover of r kelly’s ’step in the name of love’. jana hunter is one of our favorite ny songwriters. jana utilizes a distinctly homegrown, lo-fi production style filled with grainy overdubbed vocals, guitar and handclaps that gives her songs a deceptively rich depth of field. hunter’s portion of this album provides just the briefest tantalizing glimpses of her talents, her songs brimming with the same sort of unique promise one might’ve detected on banhart’s own early demos just a few short years ago… very limited pressing.

BARDO POND ~ BUFO ALVARIUS ~ cd (drunken fish) $14.00

baking lesson: take five gallons of guitar glub-n-skree, one frantically free drumset of highly domineering proportions, spice with effect-drenched flute and add pre-heated, zoned male/female vocals… stir until thick, gooey and black; eat with a spoon. the 30-minute closer,"amen," will summon the spirits of poppy-seeds past, and leave you dazed and marvelling over how far our limp-lidded cooks were (indeed, are) prepared to go… still the best bardo disc to this ears. recommended.

TIM BARNES / TONY CONRAD / MATTIN ~ S/T ~ cd (celebrade psi phenomenon, new zealand) $15.00

time to dig out that old crash-helmet from the back of the wardrobe to meet the challenge of this head-wrecker. no folks, this recording will not go down in history for its subtlety. the obligatory chair-shuffling intro quickly gives way to the most withering scree-ee-ech and grubby microtonal shudder in a near-stalinist attempt for total mind control. i can see the audience now… blubbering and gripping the chair in front like some kinda airliner catastrophe! a twenty storey hoover gobbles the entire north east of the usa… pausing only briefly to empty the bag and replace smoldering fuse wire. hard, harmful, full of choking dust… toasters are shorted out all over the northern hemispere and cassettes are erased in car stereos. electricity decides upon a new master and casts off its cumbersome rubber shackles… free and burning… singing hallelujah to the great cosmic soundcheck in the sky.

BART SLOOW / FAMILY THINKERS ~ S/T ~ book ¨ cassette (dreamtime taped sounds, belgium) $12.00

tender drawings and tender sounds. personal and sincere visions by bart de paepe, the cloudy head of sloow tapes. 16 pages, part full color and part b/w. and a short cassette of recent family thinkers sounds. one part is jams, other part is strange tape collage.

BASALT FINGERS ~ S/T ~ lp & cd (three lobed) $22.00

this one is two side-long triple guitar jams by ben chasny (six organs of admittance, comets on fire), elisa ambrogio (magik markers) and brian sullivan (mouthus, eskimo king, white rock). extremely dense and crunchy - hold this one back to set the mood at your next summer of love party. like our other vinyl releases, this one will be pressed on 180g rti black vinyl and will come from an edition of 845 copies. look out for the beautiful and heavy wrap-around silkscreened covers (by alan sherry of siwa) on this one. as a bit of a first for three lobed (and a trend that we hope will continue with most of our vinyl releases from this record onward), packed in with the lp is a pressed cd (not cd-r) of the same material present on the album. the cd is not available separately and is included as an element of convenience and portability for all you vinyl folks (and also as an effort to help convert a few of you cd folks into vinyl folks!).

BAZ / EDITH BUNKER’S DEMONIZED VOMIT ~ INSURANCE ~ split lp (nauscopy) $8.00

handmade covers. a confusing, odd record. 2 lock grooves begin the edith side. bedroom meanderings that steve stapleton might be proud of. released around 9/11/01. really! tons of confusing inserts. 200 pressed.

BEAR BONES, LAY LOW ~ DJID HUMS ~ lp (gipsy sphinx, belgium) $20.00

devastating psych noise power drones by ernesto gonzález, an 18 year old kid from venezuela who moved to belgium with his family 3 years ago. thick layers of hototogisu-like guitar drones interfere with endless tape loops and warm washes of analogue jungle color tone to work up to an overwhelming fuzz guitar climax, leaving listeners helpless, ecstatic, puzzled and bemused. ernesto has been making music for over three years now, has various solo as well as collaboration projects going on, has released a slew of amazing selfmade cdr’s and has recently also become a full time member of belgium’s finest: freefolk/krautrock outfit silvester anfang, who’ve got an lp coming out on eclipse later this month. a promising new star in the psych drone skies\'85 djid hums is the vinyl debut of bear bones, lay low: over 45 minutes of pure psych drone bliss pressed on heavy high quality 180g vinyl, complete with paste-on art and flashy insert, housed in a thick cardboard jacket with resealable plastic sleeve. limited to 525 hand-numbered copies.

BEAR BONES, LAY LOW ~ MALDAD HUMANA I ~ cdr (agnus dei, uk) $15.00

rare and essential powerdrones, beneath the white noise surface there are etnic whislings, voices, flutes and guitarsolos, bears references to skullflower, hototogisu and yellow swans… tiny editon of only 81 copies. really sweet multi-color screen printed heavy fold-out covers.

BOBBY BEAUSOLEIL ~ MANTRA ~ picture disc lp (qbico, italy) $23.00 a prison is a noisy place. the clanging of bells announcing the prison routine, the whir and ratcheting, banging and slamming of electric gates and mechanical metal doors, the ebb and flow of human vocalizations as hundreds of people caged against their will respond to their conditions in myriad ways - to express their loneliness, or discontent, or rage, or insanity, or merely to cheer or boo a play in a football game on television - punctuated by the shouts of guards who must enforce their authority to maintain what passes for order in such places... all of this and more is amplified within the confines of reverberant concrete walls, conspiring to make it difficult to find, much less preserve, one’s peace of mind. i composed mantra: soundscapes for meditation in response to several requests from some of my fellow prisoners. i was asked to create some gentle music that they could listen to on their personal cassette players as an aid in practicing meditation and relaxation techniques widely accepted as valuable tools in the process of healing mind, body and spirit. the challenge was to produce a musical composition that would help to mask the noise of the environment without being intrusive or demanding too much of the listeners attention, while incorporating combinations of tones and textures that may aid an individual in achieving a relaxed, meditative state of consciousness. by all reports, including my own experience, mantra succeeds in its intended mission. as environmental music, it also seems to work well as a focusing agent when doing some types of creative work, or when reading, and to enhance the restfulness of sleep when set to play continuously through the night at low volume. you may find other uses for it as well. for all i know, it may help plants to grow more healthy, or soothe a teething baby. we are all doing time in one way or another, and the stresses of day to day life make it imperative that we find ways to generate harmony within ourselves from time to time. i hope that mantra will serve you in this regard as well as it has served some of my friends in prison. peace. - bobby beausoleil. artworks by bobby beausoleil.

BEAST PEOPLE ~ BEAST PEOPLE ~ 10inch (hanson) $6.00

the beast people opera. the grunts and groans of the beast people with a full orchestra backing them definitely the strangest recording released this year. conducted by vladamir barfinski in 1999. pressed on one-sided 10-inch vinyl in an edition of 300 copies, and packaged in unmarked generic green sleeves… 100% zero info hear. sure to be a rare one.

BELIEVERS ~ FORGOTTEN TRACKS ~ cdr (blueberry honey) $10.00

a long three track cdr collecting a particularly insulated and homespunera of the believers development. especially the longer-than-album-side rendition of their standard, ’down to the lake’. step inside, take a breath, get to know this album. perhaps you will glimpse the reasons why so many in the valley are holding their breath for the believers debut lp… features members of son of earth, shackamaxon, duck, idea fire company, sapat, so many other spins, the whole meatball is here. packaged in simple xerox folded jackets, origami style… yeah! go believers!

BENGEORGE7 / BUFFLE ~ SPLIT ~ cassette (dutch beer, belgium) $9.00

2 very very very hip bands. first part in the series of split-tapes with breaking world recs. ben and george sing about daddy’s digweed and bad boys. buffle has the blues.

BIG BLOOD ~ THE GROVE ~ cdr (dontrustheruin) $8.00

restock... the brand new self released disc from this amazing project featuring colleen & caleb from cerberus shoal, threads, fire on fire, etc\'85 off the cuff abstact improv spaces with goobs of reverb, strange instruments, and spooked vocals mix with straighter, and generally pretty dark, acid folk songs. male/female vocals, accordion, many different guitars, multiple personalities, toy drums, and plenty of mystery sounds\'85 their 6th private press release, as usual packaged in a totally beautiful one-of-a-kind multi color/layer screen printed art paper cover, with vellum insert, extra art, printed disc, and more. extremely limited. could be their best yet! very recommended maine goodness!

BINGES ~ FLAME OF THE MILLENIUM ~ cdr (night people) $8.00

finally a release on night-people from raccoo-oo-oon tour mates and chicago’s best basement improv unit binges. killer drums, percussion, electronics, saxophone, guitar, and bass from these two dudes chris and anthony. binges are ultra focused and tight, chris glides around on his kit with supreme precision with anythony juggles a bunch of loops, noises, and instruments all at once. one of the most solid and exciting underground bands around right now. artwork by the band printing by sdrreed.

BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL ~ THE FROG PRINCE ~ one-sided 7inch (anthem) $7.00

number seven in our ongoing series of limited seven inches comes courtesy of new zealand’s birchville cat motel, who springs forward with a piece that seems to straddle the fence between bcm and his doom metal orientated project black boned angel. starting with an unidentifiable creak, sounding somewhere akin to frogs in a pond and/or a new form of analog malfunction, “the frog prince” morphs to it’s complete form, not via a kiss but instead through a murky, resonant guitar dirge, almost like a destroy all monsters cover of merzbow’s frog. as with the others in the series, limited to 212 copies, all hand stamped and numbered.

BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL ~ CHI VAMPIRES ~ cd (celebrade psi phenomenon, new zealand) $15.00

unleash the bats! taking yet another quantum-physics-defying leap towards the pulsing, stereophonic om’, birchville cat motel reaches out for the moon once more from his precarious ladder of pins. aided by a reflection-destroying sense of… er… ’one-note melody’, the level of spiritual catharsis contained within these zeros and ones out-bleeds even the most core-shattering moments of beautiful speck triumph’. shadowy powers are hereby summoned… blackening forces creep… and chi vampires’ gallops into town promising a stake through the heart and a silver bullet through the ears. talismanic hymns of fear and redemption. and the rain came crashing down… a ’classic’ apparently.

BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL WITH LEE RANALDO ~ 30TH DECEMBER 2004 ~ cd (celebrade psi phenomenon, new zealand) $15.00

new york is pretty different from lower hutt. in a lot of ways. but that doesn’t mean new york is bad… its just ’different’, y’know? i was down the lower east side recently with the guy from sonic youth. he was as cool as he looked in rip it up magazine! we tuned our guitars and bagpipes, the lights sunk in anticipation, and we buried the audience in a cloud of fairy-dust so thick you could eat it with chopsticks and people with shovels tried to dig their way out of it but it just got deeper and deeper and when the sound couldn’t get any louder my soul gnawed a hole in the roof with its teeth and the cast of friends descended on angel-wings, urinating in ecstacy on the assembled masses in what looked like a tornado of golden glitter. wow! afterwards we cleaned up the mess and i got phill niblocks mobile phone-number on a napkin. yeah… new york is just ’different’.

BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL ~ BIRDS SISTER BLASPHEMY ~ cd ep (battlecruzer, new zealand) $14.00

oh dear lord… no! the evil twin to ’birds call home their dead’s good son, released simultaneously for maximum destruction. just when the heavy meds were kicking in and i was beginning to think there might be some kinda universal point to all this working and eating and sleeping, birchville cat motel re-adjusts the good/evil ratio back. thanks. no really, thanks a lot. you’ll no doubt be as delighted as i am to hear this is not the new black boned angel album, in fact mr cat motel himself told me this has "more to with w.a.s.p, ’kill em all’ styled too-tight denim, and big white sneakers than the ceremonial pre-historicism of the current neo-doom movement". pre-historicism?! what a dick. these prowling, growling eruptions of frantic thrash’o’delia will surely attract babes like a burning tyre scented aftershave. is that a twin guitar solo in your pocket or are you just pleased to see me?

BIRD BY SNOW ~ ANTLERS AND THE SUN AND ALL THE THINGS THAT GROW OLD AND PASS AWAY ~ lp (gnome life) $12.00

42 minutes of deciduous songs by bird by snow, featuring special guest members of whysp, spencer doran (cloaks) and residual echoes… just to name a few. limited to only 300, on transparent-red vinyl. 2 color silk-screened cover… hand printed by bird by snow himself… nice stuff.

BIRD MICROPHONE / WHITE LIGHT / BARRY BURST / THE RED F / SARA RAMEY ~ TRYST HAUNT SERIES # 2 ~ 3x7inch bundle (l’animaux tryst (field) recordings) $26.00

bird microphone’s "memory songs ep" bird microphone follows up last year’s paper mines split with cursillistas with this collection of original songs and appalachian child ballads. fitting six songs onto this 45rpm 7" record, bird mic. mixes her trademark dulcimer plucks and cut-up bell percussion clacks with a new focus on voice. love songs that aren’t afraid to expose the dissonance; traditionals on the a-side, originals on the b. preview here. black 7" vinyl record with center labels hand-stamped on the a and hand-drawn/colored on the b-side, held in a heavy off-white cotton paper sleeve, with double-vision two-color screenprinted covers and an offset-printed back. hand-numbered to 300, and embossed... white light’s "saraswati" b/w barry burst’s "rabies" ian paige’s white light project turns in a graceful, drony and jangly piece of classic lo-fi psych-pop, with a subtle galloping rhythm track keeping the good vibes in line. swirls of phasing synth quietly sneak up on the sweet vocals and lead guitars until all ride off on the figurative elephant in the sky. meanwhile, perennial favorite barry burst crashes that elephant back to the earth dirt and kicks up a party that could only be described as bollywood on acid. tablas and a host of handclaps provide the rhythmic thrust, while eastern strings and a chorus of singers (a multi-tracked barry) parade the blissfully gone love-fest through town. black 7" vinyl record with hand-stamped center labels held in a tri-fold die-cut chipboard sleeve, letterpressed and screenprinted in a multicolor design, with screenprinted chipboard insert. hand-numbered to 300... the red f’s "fingers" b/w sarah ramey’s "magic" & "jane" here we have a couple names new to the l’animaux tryst family, but no doubt familiar to those in the southern-maine know, here presented in split-single form as the official solo debut for both artists. the red f is the solo project of phantom buffalo guitarist tim burns, and there are shadows of his group’s gentle and sweetly skewed indie-pop on "fingers". but pared down to just a voice, a creaky acoustic guitar, and the reverbed ghosts in the room, burns turns out one of the most affecting folk ballads we’ve heard in some time. on the b-side, sarah ramey (lead vocals and guitar for seekonk) presents two similarly pared-down tracks of acoustic strings and double-tracked vocals. the incredible intimacy with which she delivers each half-whispered word and melody alludes to warmth like the crackle of a woodfire on the coldest night. black 7" vinyl record with hand-stamped center labels, held in a heavy white cotton paper sleeve, with offset-printed art with watercolor washes applied by tim burns’ hand. hand-numbered to 300 and embossed... another really amazing little 7inch set. highly recommended!!!

BIRDS OF DELAY ~ LIVE FROM MIND AVALANCHE ~ cassette (arbor) $8.00

beneath the mounds of tape loops and vocal séance rests the human forms of luke younger and steven warwick aka birds of delay. "live from mind avalanche" is a particularly deep work. it sounds as though it was recorded live on the wing of a flying plane or at the top of some epicly huge mountain in india. frozen delays and deprived electronics ache for freedom from desolate captivity. drowned static screeching into an abyss of grey tumbles down the side of a snow slicked slope. icy smoke envelops whatever remains. in a numbered edition of 90 sprayed/stamped tapes with art by the band.

BIRDS OF DELAY / THE NEON DEATH SLITTES ~ THE SLACK ANGEL’S DEATH BONG ~ (memoirs of an aesthete, uk) $13.00

death-defiling split disc of zodzoric psychedelia from these hot leeds zombies! neon death slittes is the axle-greased alterego of phil ’xenis emputae travelling band’ legard who contributes four tracks of greasy blues amphetamuck that will have fans of pink fairies/deviants/gong/third world war choking on their wet dentures. recent american tapes/no fun stars birds of delay occupy the other half with a knob-scorching oscillation/voice seizure recorded live in sunny edinburgh. ltd.100 in tracing paper sleeves with on-disc gocco print… very hip one with sweet covers.

BIRDS OF DELAY / GOLDBLOOD ~ S/T ~ split cdr (267 lattajaa) $12.00

birds of delay (uk) is steve warwick and luke younger, goldblood (usa) is plastic crimewave (of plastic crimewave sound / galactic zoo dossier) and amy cargill… these are the first edition black cdr version, limited to only 60 copies.

BIRTH REFUSAL / CASSIS CORNUTA ~ S/T ~ one sided lp (ultra eczema, belgium) $26.00

during the last euro tour of wolf eyes, john olson (of american tapes, spykes, guam river etc… ) and mike connelly (of gods of tundra, hair police, failing lights etc… ) decided it was enough! they screamed "i’m not going to bed!!! i never wanne sleep again!!!", they missed their flights and stayed in antwerp with the ultra audiobored horror crew for 7 more weeks without food and drinks, just dry weed and cancerbags to suck on! after that intense test to see if they could adapt to the antwerp life style, they finally met up with legendary belgian eccentric cacti and hat collector cassis cornuta, this psychadelic character brought his whole space synth and tape lab over to radio central to record an intense last gasp jam with the hardly breathing olson and connelly, the end result is an amazing trip to space and back to the mental hospital! like pouring lighter fluid and tabasco up your genitals or like olson states it so beautifully; like pissing on your own hand, freezing it and then using it as a lollypop for 5 days! comes in a gross 6 panel cover design and with an etch on the b side! … very limited. amazing packaging!

B.I.S. ~ BICAPHALE ~ cdr (ruralfaune, france) $12.00

live improvisations + electronics for the 1st release of this french duo - 4 tracks - 72mn… limited to 50. packaged with the usual foliage.

SIR RICHARD BISHOP ~ POLYTHEISTIC FRAGMENTS ~ lp (drag city) $13.00

it goes without saying that polytheistic fragments is an instrumental release -- who among us would want it otherwise? in the tradition of his classic debut, salvador kali, this new record features equal amounts of improvisation and composition. sir richard’s powers lie in his ability to captivate with just the sound of his guitar, but he doesn’t completely abandon studio processes, which allow polytheistic fragments to communicate a greater wholeness: all sir rick, all the time, if you will. we have come to expect a few solo acoustic guitar pieces with the gypsy stylings of his hero, django reinhardt -- and as if to tenderize our consciousness and prepare it for the ride, ’cross my palm with silver’ meets and exceeds our expectations. ’rub ’al khali’ is an ode to the oud, a northern african lute of sorts. on ’free masonic guitar,’ sir richard manifests free form acoustic playing wholly in his own style. peppering the mix are the sounds of electric guitar and lap steel guitar, bringing contrast and color. ’hecate’s dream’ is a dreamy praise to a dark greek goddess, but ’tennessee porch swing’ and ’canned goods and firearms’ switch gears to good old down home americana and country twang. sir richard is renowned for his prowess and mastery with the guitar, but the piano playing on polytheistic fragments shows a fluid, meditative style. ’saraswati’ is a lengthy river piece bathed in hindustani serenity, while ’cemetery games’ is a short celebratory skeletal dance, with more light-heartedness than spook. in a record with so many spirits, bishop fills in the space where necessary and rounds out the feeling with catchy tunes such as ’elysium number five’ and ’ecstasies in the open air.’ polytheistic fragments shows that the divinely inspired sir richard bishop cannot be contained in one form.

BIXOBAL ~ #2 ~ magazine (ri be xbalba) $2.50

features: uncle jim going over the words he’s damn sick of seeing half-asses journalists use. "victrola favorities" co-compiler rob millis musing on the place of the phonograph in human history. part two of former sun city girl sir richard bishop’s indian travelogue from last summer; codeine, monkeys, cows and charles gocher’s ashes floating down the ganges, what more to you really need? keith of no neck blues band laments the lost of instrument builder and musician charlie nothing. visual artist and factums bass player jesse paul miller on his habit of collecting bad records with several examples. improvising vocalist phil minton quizzed by allan macinnis. cult experimental musician robert haigh talks about the le rey label and his groups sema, fote and the truth club with john podeszwa. former muckraker publisher patrick marley talks about his latest listening from free cd with indian meals to michael yonkers. reviews of vinyl, cassettes, compacts disc, dvds and a book, both new and old - at jennie ritchie / vertonen, the beast, the beautiful schizophonic, adam bohman, karl bösmann, olivia block, carpet floor, christina carter, sylvain chauveau, the christian family underground, climax golden twins, crappy nightmareville, dialing in, morton feldman, kon ichikawa, jackie-o motherfucker, jason kahn, alfredo costa monteiro, aaron moore, norbert möslang, gabriel paiuk, the pitchshifters, christian renou, replicock, sarin smoke, michael shannon, sun city girls, supersilent, tabata, tarantism, tashi lhunpo monastery, yoshi wada, walter & sabrina, @c & vitor joaquim and more. 56 pages, 5.5" by 8.5", 20 lb. paper, b&w. approximately 750 copies printed... nice!

BJERGA / IVERSEN ~ HIJACKED FREQUENCIES ~ cdr (foxglove) $9.00

the norwegian duo of jan m. iversen and sindre bjerga has been a prolific as anyone in the two years since we first released an album of theirs. but it’s still cold in norway, and bjerga/iversen are still traversing the glacial world of dense, sprawling drones. "hijacked frequencies" digs deep through skin and bone and finds a home deep inside the crevices of your skull. this will satiate your need for delicious, delicious sludge.

BJERGA / IVERSEN ~ THE TRUMPETS OF SILENCE ~ cdr (ruralfaune, france) $12.00

one 32mn track for a dark and organic drone, one of their best release for sure… limited to 72 copies, with the usual leafy packaging.

BJERGA/IVERSEN ~ ELECTRON ~ cassette (blackest rainbow, uk) $9.00

norwegian drone duo with releases on gold soundz, time lag and barl fire to name a few… this is a pretty intense live recording that is more of a layered dense noise soundscape than drone. two sides totally in at about 27 minutes. edition of only 50 cassette. sprayed cassettes and cases with handnumbered insert.

BLACK CHICKLETS ~ SLOW QUEASE ~ one sided cassette (pasalymany) $7.00

diggin’ deep into the montreal free music vault of yesteryear. 15 minutes of totally free improvisation recorded live in 2003 at pasalymany bar (rip). originally recorded for the birthdays of colin, serene, and sime. members of rivers and mountains along with other pasalymanians. found cover image photocopied on heavy card stock. hand stamped j-cards and cassette labels. hand number edition of 66.

BLACK FOREST/BLACK SEA ~ PORTMANTEAU ~ 10inch (secret eye) $10.00

guitar, cello, electronics, and various small rackety sounds collect themselves into a haze of infinite possibilities. - byron coley. for this new 10", the duo is joined by guests margot goldberg and joe grimm (a.k.a. the wind up bird). this quartet version of bf/bs is the very same lineup that performed at terrastock 6. 10" vinyl-only release limited to 500 copies worldwide. silkscreened metallic silver covers by mike taylor (lungfish, avarus, dan higgs). 21 minutes of music\emdash all exclusive material... nice little slab.

THE BLACK HANDS ~ THE PERFECT BEAUTY OF VENUS ~ 3inch cdr (first person, uk) $8.00

following recent releases under the directing hand moniker on memoirs of an aesthete and chocolate monk, alex neilson (jandek, ashtray navigations, richard youngs etc etc) conjures another slab of percussive clatter to excite yr inner ear. joined on this journey by frank janiurek, the duo lay down a thick bed of organic drone before reaching for the stars with some inspired levitation tactics.

BLACK MAGIC DISCO (JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER + MY CAT IS AN ALIEN) ~ S/T ~ 2lp (a silent place, italy) $26.00

black magic disco is the new all-star band featuring tom greenwood (jackie-o motherfucker), maurizio & roberto opalio (my cat is an alien) and ramona ponzini (painting petals on planet ghost, praxinoscope). the project was born out of an idea from tom greenwood, founder leader of the avant-folk-blues ensemble jackie-o motherfucker, who invited maurizio and roberto opalio, aka the italian improv duo my cat is an alien (mciaa), and their close collaborator ramona ponzini (also involved with the two brothers in the projects named painting petals on planet ghost and praxinoscope, as well as in the new collaboration with z’ev) to perform with him for two months of touring throughout all europe in may/ june 2005. as one can imagine, the result was killer. the music which came out of the live performances was totally explosive, combining ramona’s japanese vocals & hypnotic chimes with greenwood’s psych-blues guitar attitude & wild turntablism, over mciaa’s alien cosmic flux of electric guitars, space toys & percussions, creating a still unheard mixture of sounds unifying archaic & post-modern, western & eastern, sky & earth. couloured vinyls (1 solid red / 1 solid white). comes in a luxury gatefold cover, including a huge 70x100 cm. poster (by roberto opalio drawing).

BLACK MONK ~ FLOWSTONE ~ lp (not not fun) $12.00

the josh/roy anti-society drone/drums duo drops its first (and last?) lp. a dripping cavern of red-eyed vibes and numb inner examination. uncomfortable, epic. edition of 270. comes with a poster. co-released with illinois sweatshop arbor.

BLACK TO COMM ~ RUCKWARTS BACKWARDS ~ lp (dekorder, germany) $21.00

the whole album is very dream-like, mystical and fascinating, like being in the middle of a fog bank and loosing your sense of direction but always knowing that you’ll find your way out one way or the other. - mats gustaffson/the broken face. finally, here’s the vinyl version of the debut album by hamburg’s black to comm. strictly limited edition of 222 copies, hand screened grey cardboard sleeves, full colour insert, postcard and gold stamped labels… sweet stuff.

BLACK TO COMM ~ WIR KÖNNEN LEIDER NICHT ETWAS MEHR ZU TUN… ~ 2lp (dekorder, germany) $23.00

wir können leider nicht etwas mehr zu tun… " is the rather weird title for black to comms 2nd album release within 12 months, this time coming out on a gorgeous vinyl-only double-lp with a beautifully strange gatefold sleeve in a limited edition of 500 copies. black to comm is the nom de plume for hamburgs dekorder label head honcho marc richter’s sonic voyages. in 2006 he released a 7" lathe cut picture disc ("levitation"), his debut album & "rückwärts backwards" on cd and very limited vinyl and compilation tracks for the finnish 267 lattajjaa and ukrainian quasipop labels. while the first album was mainly constructed from dusty vinyl and shellac loops, the new album is based on "real" instruments including several antique organs, electric harmonium, acoustic & electric guitars, bells, clattery percussion, vintage effect pedals and tape loops thereof. richter builds up massive psychedelic one-chord drones, minimal yet dense and heavily layered, full of spacious details and swirling melodies buried within. each track is slowly building, drifting and floating hypnotically into a warm and shimmering black ocean of sonic liquid, creating a mesmerizing and mysterious mass of sound. while most of the works are thick monotone layers of organic sound theres some sort of simple songwriting gleaming constantly through the mist, making this a highly accessible drone album. guest musicians are hamburg visual artist renate nikolaus on electric & acoustic guitars and voice and electro-acoustic musician gregory büttner on trumpet… another great album from this project. sweet packaging too.

BLACK TO COMM / AOSUKE ~ S/T ~ split lp (dekorder, germany) $19.00

this vinyl-only split-lp release is a meeting of two of the most interesting bands coming out of hamburg, germany at this moment, both continuing the long tradition of both challenging and explorative music coming from this city in the last decades. from krautrock to the origins of the so-called neue deutsche welle from experimental sound artists to some of the finest pop ambient, hamburg is regularly spitting out some of the most singular artists on this planet. both aosuke and black to comm have absorbed influences from all these sources (and a million others) while working towards their very own individual vision. the two brand new tracks by black to comm are continuing the massive organ/voice drone alchemy of the last double-lp while refining and personalizing his sound, reaching new heights of blazing sonic mysticism. aosuke have decided to home-record their new material, continuing their loop-oriented, monotone yet highly melodic ambient journeys. working with repetition and small abstractions, all instrumental "loops" are played by hand and recorded live without overdubs (one of the main principles of the guitar/electronics duo), creating surprisingly concrete dormant and somnambulistic soundscapes while fortunately completely lacking the washy and drowsy effects of most ambient music. black to comm is the one-man project of marc richter who is the brain behind the dekorder label as well. so far he has released two albums on his own label ("rückwärts backwards" and "wir können leider nicht etwas mehr zu tun..."). aosuke is the duo of tobert knopp and ulf schütte, the latter being a label head as well (tape tektoniks). last year they have released their debut "monotone spirits" album co-released by hamburg’s audiolith label and south germany’s meudiademorte label.

JAMES BLACKSHAW ~ THE CLOUD OF UNKNOWING ~ lp (tompkins square) $15.00

restock… when uk-native james blackshaw plays his 12-string guitar, something spiritual takes place. performing and recording since 2003, his name is frequently mentioned as one of the foremost modern solo acoustic guitarists. now at the age of 25, blackshaw, an untrained musician born and still residing in the suburban environs of greater london, draws as much inspiration from early religious music, south-asian folk music and composers such as arvo pärt, simeon ten holt, steve reich and charlemagne palestine as he does from john fahey, robbie basho and the early takoma records roster, constantly breaking boundaries in what could be conceived as a somewhat limited medium. in his part improvised and part written songs, blackshaw makes expert use of eastern and western scales, chord changes reminiscent of european classical music and incredibly intricate fingerpicking patterns to make a sound that is both challengingly minimalist, yet warm and approachable to anybody who might hear it, with a rare sensitivity that conveys immense beauty, hope and sadness… limited vinyl version of the rather stunning new lp.

JAMES BLACKSHAW ~ O TRUE BELIEVERS ~ lp (bo weavil recordings, uk) $26.00

when uk native james blackshaw plays his 12-string, something spiritual takes place. this unassuming 23 year-old is transformed into a guitar god whose name belongs alongside the likes of jack rose, steffen basho-junghans, and glenn jones. making instrumental, solo, acoustic music that remains consistently interesting and moving is a difficult task. yet, time after time, blackshaw hits out of the park, constantly breaking boundaries in what could be conceived as a somewhat limited medium. o true believers is the latest in a string of impressive releases, all with their own mood and inspiration. an untrained musician living in the isolated suburban environs of greater london, blackshaw draws inspiration not only from the early takoma records roster, but from sources as varied as the sublime film-work of werner herzog, the books of richard brautigan and an endless amount of music: free-jazz, 60s psych, drone, ethnic music and modern-day composers, to name a few… killer deluxe vinyl very, with white textured paper heavy cover, with color paste-in art. numbered / limited edition of 650. highly recommended!

BLO ~ CHAPTER ONE ~ lp (shadoks, germany) $44.00

for the first time blo comes out with the original gatefold sleeve. this band from nigeria became very famous among collectors worldwide. perhaps this is the most sought after album from africa. the 3 members, berkely jones, laolu akintobi and mike odumosu created the name blo from b for berkely, l for laolu and o for odumosu. 2 members toured with ginger baker in 1972 and blo supported osibisa on tour in nigeria. at that time blo was voted as the best band in nigeria. recorded in nigeria, 1972… ultra heavy gatefold covers, 180gm. awesome psych cover art and seriously jamming sounds.

BLODKLOD / GEITEVUYST ~ SPLIT ~ cassette (funeral folk, belgium) $6.00

more freaked death drone folk from the funeral folk camp.

BLONDE COBRA ~ THE GOLD IN THE GUTTER ~ cdr (musicyourmindwillloveyou, australia) $13.00

art guitar rock noise from sunny queensland.

BLOOD STEREO ~ FOR HEAVY LUNG ~ cdr (chocolate monk, uk) $10.00

a one night only 5-piece when we were joined by julian bradley, neil campbell and sticky foster in leeds. just what you would hope for, tape loops, drone, vocal damage, confused percussion, reeds etc. a ten legge brew-up.

BLOOD STEREO ~ LITTLE CREEPER ~ cdr (chocolate monk, uk) $10.00

recorded live at resonance fm. full on duo in kick back mode, trying to burrow out of the airwaves into the listeners spine via tapes, voice, violin, oscillators, percussion and various other junk. a very pleasant magnetic headache.

BLOSSOM TOES ~ IF ONLY FOR A MOMENT ~ 2lp (sunbeam records, uk) $32.00

double lp version. two years after their brilliant pop-psych debut, 1967’s we are ever so clean, blossom toes unleashed this extraordinary fusion of acid rock and prog, emphasizing how far they’d come since the summer of love. characterized by complex song structures and memorable guitar solos, and featuring a guest appearance on sitar from u.s. folkie shawn philips, the album has gone on to become a major cult favorite. heavily bootlegged over the years, this is its first official reissue. produced with the band’s full involvement, it comes with seven bonus tracks, encompassing non-lp singles, demos, out-takes and live performances, and comes housed in a gatefold sleeve, with rare photos and detailed historical liner notes. pressed on 180 gram virgin vinyl… nice one!

BLUE BIRDS ~ S/T (LOVE STREET) ~ lp (anazitisi, greece) $36.00

perhaps the rarest greek rock album, released back in 1972 in very small quantities (300-500copies) and never again re-released in vinyl. here, we talk about a combination of psych-folk and flower power hippy rock with male and female vocals, great melodies and an acid overall atmosphere. acoustic guitars, sometimes heavy and sometimes fuzzy electric guitars, organ, bass and drums create one of the best greek psych albums, although overshadowed and low promoted back then. blue birds was one of the very first greek modern bands as well as one of the most long-lived. although they had started in 1963 as a garage-beat band they delevoped in a hippy band producing some fine singles ˆêas well as this album- in the early 70’s. as the original release, this reissue is housed in an envelope-like gimmix heavy cover, contains the poster and the greek lyrics sheet. extras are a 4-pages insert with english lyrics and band’s bio and a full-coloured, high quality, psych post-card… killer album and another very high quality exact repro greek reissue. recommended.

BLUE SHIFT ~ S/T ~ cassette (night people) $8.00

providence’s own cybele collins brings a maelstrom of solo improvisations shredding the strings of her violin furiously, building dense walls that crest only to reveal quiet beautiful melodies underneath. filled out with loose poignant drumming, and housed in dense drawings by the artist, the tape is made up of many short songs, always changing, never dwelling too long on any given theme. the result: a catchy and complex release, that over time one comes to realize has been created with the utmost love and care… another nice one on raccoo-oo-oon shawn reed’s new label. limited for sure.

BLUES ADDICTS ~ S/T ~ lp (shadoks, germany) $38.00

there where only 4 good and rare albums on the danish spectator label: terje, jesper & joachim (which we have just done on lp and now on cd), moses (we are still working on a deal), days (we are about to negotiate a deal) and the rarest of them all blues addicts. what a guitar work this is. ivan horn really kicks ass with his extra heavy guitar. as good as the heavy cream songs, in parts as creative as jimi hendrix. the musical range and the guitar style is as good as the best early eric clapton work with the far out techniques of jimi hendrix. all own composition, long tracks, extra heavy guitar, english vocals & heavy drum sounds. ivan horn: guitars, vocals & kazzo, mich brink: bass, gibber thomsen: vocals & congas, henning aasbjerg: drums. if spectator would have kept rock music their musical style instead of switching to jazz, those 4 bands would have been successful on the international rock circus... recorded denmark, 1970. great crude b&w art, heavy covers, 180gm white vinyl, insert, 450 numbered copies.

BLUES CONTROL ~ PUFF ~ lp (woodsist) $13.00

blues control is lea cho and russ waterhouse, a piano, guitar, and tapes duo from new york.puff is their first full-length record, after two cassette-only releases... "puff is the work of two modern gris gris chefs, and the most righteously authentic stoner gumbo this side of twin infinitives or jungle rot. glittery framed sunglasses and doper’s remorse. the finest racket of 2007 so far." - james jackson toth (wooden wand)... repressed edition of 500 with printed covers.

BLUES CONTROL ~ S/T ~ lp (holy mountain) $15.00

as you may or may not know, it can sometimes get pretty hairy working at a record store when some smelly, denim-clad dude walks in asking for the blues. if you’re lucky, he’s at least wearing a belt when you point him over to the records that are now relegated to an open spot on the floor. that’s just one scenario; who doesn’t love those other blues fondly recalled with names like blues addicts and blues creation? and let’s not forget that other queen of the blues--- barbara from just farr a laugh. blues control might just be the missing link between van halen and legendary experimentalist henry flynt. they are a duo. lea cho plays swank but grounded atmospheric keyboard parts (think harold budd), through which guitar player and manipulator of assorted junk-on-table russ waterhouse cuts, whittles and lays to waste. it’s a hazy, spaced world that exists between fuzzed distortion, jabbering electronics, and a lazy, stay-in-bed psychedelic glaze, with rhythmic keyboards pulsating below it all a la a guy named florian-- and you can choose which one you want. oh yeah, i gotta mention the humid bikini-vibe that permeates the entire album. so, is there a blues angle to it? yeah, but you’ve got to bury yourself in it or dig your way in. come out stinking if you want.

BM ~ MIND CONTROL ~ cassette (beyond repair, uk) $8.00

two mysterious no-age beings from the other side of denmark evocates a cassette of no-fi hallucinative waves of broken skies and scorched earth. pure analog hell. edition of 50… another sweet hand packaged release on this mighty fine label.

BODY VEHICLE ~ BEING BEING ~ double cassette (black horizons) $13.00

65 minutes spread out over 4 sides. presented as a retrospective, including some previously released select tracks, and some not heard before. the style can vary from track to track, some dominated by small sounds and buzzing loops, to epic and beautiful drone pieces, and electro-acoustic improv fused with noise. instruments that are audible include saxophone, guitar, and drum machine. bodyvehicle manages to keep the avant garde classics in mind while still looking forward in a way that few acts can. presented in a black vinyl album, with color art on blue/gold shimmer vellum cover and color on transparent labels. tracks listing is printed on blue shimmer paper, which is glued to the inside. edition of 50 hand stamp numbered copies on hi-bias chrome tapes… instantly out of print. very limited stock.

BOHEMIAN VENDETTA ~ S/T ~ lp (tapestry, uk) $30.00

interest in this has surged recently and quite rightly too, as this is one of the best acid-punk lps ever. clearly inspired by "electric comicbook"-era blues magoos, these long island kids had a problem with both drugs and their attitude! their originals are excellent vox organ/fuzz teen garage psych and the reworked cover versions pretty demented as well. the cough syrup high school-play vibe of "deaf, dumb ¨ blind" must be heard to be believed. not a perfect album, with a few sections that drag on, but the highs are higher than on almost any other lp of this kind. possibly the best on the label, at least if you prefer the 60s teen-garage approach over hippie longhairs. - acid archives… heavy covers, 180gm vinyl, limited to 1000 copies.

BONECLOUD ~ TEENAGE LYCANTHROPY ~ cdr (leafy trail, ireland) $12.00

over 70 minutes of beautiful white light healing vibes spread out over 5 songs. all music recorded in the summer of two thousand and six in the "frozen earth cabin" in dublin, except "sea cave" which was recorded live to cassette at lazybird... oversized color covers.

RAFI BOOKSTABER ~ EASY HARMONY ~ cassette (azriel) $8.00

2nd private press solo release from rafi of death chants, aswara, etc. more excellent smoked out late night sounds. pure space folk. 2 side long tracks. lovely hand water colored heavy art paper covers, with hand written text. numbered edition of only 76 copies. recommended!

BOOTS / C.C. / SNAKE & REMUS ~ S/T ~ 3lp (hp cycle, canada) $38.00

these three lps were originally privately pressed by the artist(s) in minuscule editions sometime in this new century. it appears that very few copies were circulated outside a close circle of acquaintances and it was only by chance/luck that they found their way to us. each lp contained no information whatsoever, the only hint was the name stamped on the plain white jacket. clouding matters even further was the fact that each of the three albums bore a different moniker. musically the lps share a consistent solitary vision, one that treads an inward-looking path that leads to far-reaching psychedelic excursions."boots" is a prime example of the range of these albums. side one features five tracks of acoustic guitar and raw vocal accompaniment heavy on the loner vibes. the flip changes directions entirely, offering a wild ride of percussion and electronics. likewise,"c.c - live at rainbows end" follows a similar course, although the mood is somewhat less solemn (though no less introspective) on the tracks featuring voice and guitar. the counterpoint here is the near side-long track of barely audible field recordings from an unrecognizable location."snake & remus - no tape outside" is a continuation of sound and thought. interchangeably piano, electronics and percussion supplement the songwriter, adding a haunting layer to the already subdued mood. the final side contains instrumental passages of processed guitar strum that weave delicate waves. the lps are presented in a box, its own cryptic coffin perhaps, with individual stamped jackets consistent with the original lps. as it says, "it’s just a box man"\'85 very gone stuff here that fits right in with the best of the ultra underground 90s private press vortex. recommended.

BORIS WITH MICHIO KURIHARA ~ RAINBOW ~ 2lp + book + dvd box set (inoxia, japan) $275.00

totally insane ¨ wonderful art object here. price is a doozy, but this thing is superb. this special japanese only box set version is limited to only 500 copies. includes a full 2nd lp of bonus material, both lps pressed on audiophile clear, instead of black, vinyl, a dvd with full packaging, as well as a 50 page, full color, hard cover, embossed, deluxe cloth bound book… all packaged together in a heavy clear plastic box with irridescent metallic printed cover and official seal. yowzer. act fast if you care, just two copies here!

BORIS / SUNN 0))) ~ ALTAR ~ 3lp (southern lord) $40.00

we are now ready to present to you the vinyl edition of the "altar" album. this very special triple-vinyl version features completely over the top packaging that alot of time, care, effort, love and $ went into! the heavy cardboard gatefold jacket has a 14 page color booklet within as well as a special third pocket (on the right hand pocket of the jacket) that contains the bonus 3rd lp. the booklet features exclusive imagery photos, and liner notes from kim thayil (soundgarden)! each of the three records come in specifically designed black (even on the inside) innersleeves. the 3rd lp "bonus track": “her lips were wet with venom / (satanoscillatemymetallicsonatas) is a 28+ min. epic journey that is a result of both sunn 0))) and boris with dylan carslon (earth) engaged in a completely improvised, no holds-barred, mind - "altering" drone nirvana. dark, powerful and ultimately up-lifting! … total monster here with some truly sick packaging. limited to only 1000 copies and instantly vanished. just a few here, so don’t sleep.

BRAIINCLOUD ~ GARDEN ~ cassette (beniffer editions, canada)$6.00

all songs by ayal senior. you may know ayal from his preface to john fahey’s last book "vampire vultures" - first in a series of five releases on beniffer dedicated to toronto’s most prolific outsider folkie edition of 50.

THE BRAIN BAND ~ S/T ~ cassette (fuck it tapes) $8.00

the brain band consists of elisa ambrogio of the magik markers, karl bauer of axolotl, donovan quinn of the skygreen leopards and glen donaldson of the skygreen leopards/jewled antler etc. two long tracks recorded in san francisco, august 2006… quite limited and long gone. act fast.

THE BRAZDA BROTHERS ~ S/T ~ lp (void records) $17.00

leigt reissue of this 1973 release. mesmerizing canadian acid folk that is easy to drift away to. cuts like ’walking in the sun’, ’gemini’ with fuzz guitar, ’soldier in a battleground’ and more. this in some ways reminds me of the great uk folk pieces of the very early 70’s. the original album goes for $600 now and is never seen. this was mastered from a near perfect copy of the vinyl, without sterilizing the sound. the original cover has been used… totally wonderful, sunny, harmony soaked, canadian folk/psych classic. recommened & back in stock.

BREAD, LOVE AND DREAMS ~ AMARYLLIS ~ lp (sunbeam records, uk) $26.00

previously reissued on cd by sunbeam, now issued on deluxe lp format as well; 180 gram pressing. the third and final album by the edinburgh-based duo of david mcniven (ex-human beast) and angie rew was barely released in 1971, but has gone on to become one of the most treasured "acid folk" albums of all time. comprising the epic, 21-minute title track and four unforgettable stand-alone songs, amaryllis features a heady, trippy blend of true acoustic melodies as well as outstanding support from musicians including danny thompson and terry cox of pentangle, and is an essential purchase for all fans of psychedelic singer-songwriting… highly recommended lp sounding better then ever on nice audiophile vinyl. nice!

ANNE BRIGGS ~ SING A SONG FOR YOU ~ lp (bo weavil recordings, uk) $30.00

restock… fleeting, volatile, flighty, breathless: a flash of sunlight in the glade. anne briggs’ pure, unmistakable voice and her too-short career summon the same images in my mind. a voice like a gentle tremor, as fragile and timeless as a dandelion clock. her recordings are few and all the more precious for it. when these 1973 sessions finally saw the sunshine, back in 1996, they were greeted with joy; joy mixed with astonishment that they should have been consigned to obscurity in the first place. sure, her work with ragged robin may have displeased the purists of the time. sure, anne briggs was unhappy with her voice, heavily pregnant with new life and on her way to a scottish retreat. but for something so beautiful as these songs to be casually put aside… and they are beautiful. sunshine and time: flitting snatches of melody heard floating across the meadow on some impossible summer’s day. songs that are ancient as the bones of the hills -- yet half are anne’s own compositions. the distillation of a unique talent let fly like a butterfly from the hand… limited/numbered edition of 1000 copies. sweet heavy textured green flip-back covers with full color wrap-around paste-on art and a nice big high quality inset. briggs at her most psychedelic, with huge harmonies, fuzz guitars, etc. highly recommended!

BRONZE FLOAT ~ NO SUNG WORDS ~ 3inch cdr (rc legacy) $6.00

here’s an assemblage of seemingly disparate recordings, including one tale of selling clam chowder to the russians. it’s not instrumental per se, but, as the title suggests, contains ’no sung words.’ think of it as the appetizer for what david brant (you’ve seen him playing bass in vollmar) has up his sleeve with this exciting new project.

BROOM DUSTERS ~ SOUND FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE TOKYO UNDERGROUND - LIVE 1998 ~ lp (siwa) $18.00

new album of archive in-the-red live recordings by the broom dusters, a tokyo outfit led by masami kawaguchi in the late 1990’s. the trio’s sound was a jagged, lurching hybrid of amped up psych and garage blues topped off with kawaguchi’s distinctive vocal moan. kawaguchi was at the time a member of keiji haino’s aihiyo and went on to found miminokoto and new rock syndicate. he also currently does duties as second guitarist in lsd-march. the collection of live material on this lp was recorded in 1998 and mastered by soichiro nakamura (white heaven, stars etc.) at peace music studio. this lp only release comes in handsome gold/black screenprinted packaging and is numbered and limited to 315 with no plans for a cd version… hot one here, and sure to evaporate quick at only 315 copies!

BROTHER AND SISTER ~ S/T ~ 10inch (xylem) $7.00

wild slab from this minneapolis brother/sister duo, ripping through some very damaged high energy garage rawk mischief. white stripes for acid heads? who knows… sweet eye-popping screenprinted covers. some are glow-in-the-dark style, some are silver. both are lovely. edition of 500.

BROTHERS OF THE OCCULT SISTERHOOD ~ RUN FROM YOUR HONEY MIND ~ cdr (musicyourmindwillloveyou, australia) $13.00

reissue, previously released on cpsip… more sweet oz psych sounds. nice metallic covers.

BROTHERS OF THE OCCULT SISTERHOOD ~ GOODBYE ~ cd (digitalis) $14.00

as far as the southern hemisphere goes, australia’s budding underground has often played second fiddle to that of it’s island neighbor, new zealand. but a new crop of aussies is levelling the playing field. leading the way is the brother/sister duo of michael and kristina donnelly aka brothers of the occult sisterhood. these cosmic travelers are soaked to the bone in dust, like relics from the past. they speak only in tongues and send out shortwave psychedelic radio transmissions into the bleeding edges of drugged-out folk sludge. botos’ organic compositions are familiar to many by now. after a string of cd-r releases on time-lag, celebrate psi-phenomenon, and others, this is their first pro-pressed offering. building on transcendent themes and saturating everything in an all-encompassing puff of bong smoke. endless walls of instrumentation create artificial bounderies that the donnellys destroy with far-reaching, hypnotic drones. by the time "goodbye" comes to a grinding halt, it feels like the stuff of legend. brothers of the occult sisterhood are only interested in blowing your skull to smithereens while cradling you in their arms. they are simply magnificent, and there aren’t many doing it better these days. the first 500 copies come in silkscreened sleeves done by the new zealand crazies at united fairy moons.

BROTHER OF THE OCCOULT SISTERHOOD ~ ODALISQUE AT SECRET VORTEX ~ cdr (akoustic disease, germany) $14.00

...we like to play with fire and also botos like this... flaming tunes catching with angels chants... we accept the bet for the winner!!another 9 crazy trip from the massive band from blissland handmade hard cardboard limited to 116 copies.

BROTHERS OF THE OCCULT SISTERHOOD ~ PREYING IN CIRCLES ~ cd (root strata) $12.00

another transmission from the australian house of music your mind will love you. this one has been a long time coming. taken from various recordings over a period from 05/06, the core duo of brother and sister michael and kristina donnelly are joined by eon in a killer trio setting. not as psych-acid as some of the recent botos output. not to say the group doesn’t kick up a good racket, it’s just way spacious and soft sounding at points, like seeing various twinkling stars through hazy fog. lots of dreamy moments of quite acoustic strum and subtle synth weirdness. the usual battery of instruments, toy and otherwise, are in effect. and of course, loads of percussive implosions...but not at all heavy handed. sounds like a sunday morning jam with your best friends outside in a garden just after tea. a joyful noise that’s pleasing to the skull... nice screened chipboard covers. limited to 500.

BOTOS aka BROTHERS OF THE OCCULT SISTERHOOD ~ CHIMES AGAINST REALITY ~ cdr (musicyourmindwillloveyou, australia) $13.00

second breath of the occultists. alchemical dispersal and hex dilution. features one member each from brothers of the occult sisterhood, terracid and 6majik9\'85formation like a triangle but with fewer angles, a single point. drifting outsider strum and trance while watching the suns light fade and the colors shift\'85then inside amongst the cables and fields, under a flowers thought\'85free jizz? ... nice hand made packaging as you’d expect.

BROTHERS OF THE OCCULT SISTERHOOD ~ STATUES FROM SPACE ~ cdr (musicyourmindwillloveyou, australia) $13.00

restock... the end of the second phase, note the clever slate. stumblin dreamscapes, ornamental glimmers and free folck fuckery... another extremely psychedelic dose from down under. as usual, exceptional cool packaging. nice.

BROTHERS OF THE OCCULT SISTERHOOD ~ ENTER THE CULT UNTIL THE DUST TO REPRESENT THE WORLD DISCOVERS THE HALLUCINOGENS AND BENT US TO THEIR USE ~ 2cdr (musicyourmindwillloveyou, australia) $20.00

latest expansive excursion into the wild forests of sound and th unexplored sonic wilderness of this australian outfit. we first heard brothers of the occult sisterhood back in 2005, when they released a disc on campbell kneale’s celebrate psi phenomenon label, and since then a slow but steady stream of releases have surfaced on other underground labels like root strata, digitalis, students of decay and now music your mind will love. fans of any or all of those labels will undoubtedly know what to expect, a ramshackle assemblage of fractured folk, abstract ambience, and rambling shambling free rock drift. much like the title, enter the cult until the dust to represent the world has discovered the hallucinogens and bent us to their use, this musical missive is looooong, a massive triple disc sonic sprawl, the band’s sound allowed to unfurl and spread out unchecked, and as with most bands of this ilk, it suits them, they definitely flourish given enough space, their music like weeds in a garden, getting all tangled up with everything, and then when you least expect it, blossoming with multi colored flowers and gorgeous foliage. a dizzying swirl of stumbling acoustic guitar, fluttering flute. simple childlike rhythms, voices chanting and shouting as often as singing, primitive fx, analog synths, hand drums, shakers and chimes, handmade electronics, crumbling distortion, industrial clatter, psychrock guitars, all cobbled together into a super inventive, rube goldberg-esque musical contraption held together by vines and branches, sticks and twigs and stones, that emits, delicate spidery folk rock, intense damaged psychedelic freakout, wandering ambient clatter, percussive free noise, primitive tribalism and every variation in between. no neck blues band, sunburned hand of the man, avarus, kemialliset ystavat all travel a similarly shambolic and spiritual sonic path... so amazing. - aquarius... edited / repackaged 2 disc version of the sold out 3 disc set.

BROTHERS OF THE OCCULT SISTERHOOD ~ CANISANUBIS ~ cdr (musicyourmindwillloveyou, australia) $13.00

intended as an aid in the transformative pursuit of prehuman awareness or empty clatter as model of spacetime.

BROTHERS OF THE OCCULT SISTERHOOD ~ LUCIFER’S BRIDE ~ RUN FROM YOUR HONEY MIND ~ cdr (musicyourmindwillloveyou, australia) $13.00

reissue of the second botos disc , previously available on foxglove

BROTHERS OF THE OCCULT SISTERHOOD ~ ANIMAL SPEAK ~ cdr (musicyourmindwillloveyou, australia) $13.00

free improvisation with psychedelic/folk roots.music to induce visions of many faced gods. in an attempt to avoid structure, a new structure is formed.just dig it.

BROWN VELVET COUCH ~ ONCE IN A VERY BLUE MOON/SOFT OCTOBER ~ 7inch (roof bolt) $6.00

bruce blucher and paul cahill (both of trash) hook up with drummer bo martak (king loser) and singer viv crowe for a one-off single from 1994… great long gone dose of new zealand underground lo-fi folkrock, with great female vocals and good vibes all over. on bill meyer’s excellent and all too brief roof bolt label.

BUFFLE ~ CONSTRICTOR ~ cassette (lal lal lal, finland) $6.00

what needs to be said about a band that invents a new dance for every song they make and play flute by hanging it from a car window during their tours? the wind plays the flute like buffle their casios, percussions and guitars. so we hear a pure feast of love and joy. flux of funny sounds meet clumsy and naive repetition in a way that would make holger czukay hot of jealousy in his pool. and there’s nothing better in life than to be hanging out in the breezing streets of belgian winter and be saved by buffle feeding you different kinds of vegetarian pizza slices… newest lal lal lal cassette. recommended & limited.

BUFFLE / BENGEORGE7 ~ SPLIT ~ cassette (dutch beer, belgium) $6.00

2 very very very hip bands. first part in the series of split-tapes with breaking world recs. ben and george sing about daddy’s digweed and bad boys. buffle has the blues.

BULBUL ~ BLLLBLLL ~ cassette (imvated, belgium) $7.00

a collection of good rocksongs by austia’s best men. good drinkers and good rockers, every girl’s dreamband! very nice covers by pal dennis tyfus.

VASHTI BUNYAN ~ LOOKAFTERING ~ lp (dicristina) $16.00

it’s not often you come across an artist you can genuinely refer to as a ’cult legend,’ but vashti bunyan is truly that. a full thirty-five years after her only previous album, the singer returns with a new solo work, her first in all these years, and it is a breathtakingly beautiful album. far from some kind of appendage tacked onto the end of an amazing story and a past classic, lookaftering is a fully beautiful album in its own right. produced by fellow edinburgh resident max richter (who has a wonderful solo album of his own, blue notebooks), and co-arranged with bunyan, it’s a rich, beautifully arranged and stirring album. developing gradually and organically -- with work initially taking place between richter and bunyan’s homes, and then at various studios in edinburgh, london and glasgow -- lookaftering is anchored around bunyan’s voice and picked acoustic guitar, and richter’s piano playing and arranging. its instrumentation includes a string quartet, oboe, harp, french horn, recorder, flute, hammer dulcimer, glasses, harmonium, and rhodes piano, and it features contributions from joanna newsom, devendra banhart, adem, adam pierce (mice parade), robert kirby (nick drake), otto hauser and kevin barker (espers, currituck county).

VASHTI BUNYAN ~ SOME THINGS JUST STICK IN YOUR MIND ~ 2lp (dicristina) $20.00

a comprehensive compilation of early recordings dating from the period prior to vashti bunyan’s classic just another diamond day album.titled after vashti’s (jagger/richards-penned) debut single which opens the compilation, this double-album represents an attempt to both open out and draw a line under the past. a complete collection of vashti’s existing early recordings, the album is divided across two discs and features 25 tracks. the first disc gathers together the early singles (two of which were unreleased) and a set of taped demos recorded between 1965-67. the second disc comprises the entire, unaltered contents of a long-forgotten tape discovered at the last minute before mastering, whilst vashti was searching for one of the master reels for disc one. beautifully packaged in nice heavy gatefold covers with extensive notes. recommended!

VASHTI BUNYAN ~ SOME THINGS JUST STICK IN YOUR MIND ~ 7inch (dicristina) $7.00

Originally released way back in 1965 on the Decca label (as just ’Vashti’, no Bunyan), "Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind" was actually the young London-based singer’s debut record. Written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards, the song was handed to Vashti by Rolling Stones manager/guru Andrew Loog Oldham, who had recently discovered her via an industry friend. Vashti was put in the studio to record the song with the backing of a full orchestra. The track was backed by her own beautiful song, "I Want To Be Alone" on the B-side and released as a 7"-inch single in May 1965. Despite a whirlwind of promotion around the release and some very positive reviews, the single flopped and Vashti subsequently left the Decca label to pursue more pared-down ambitions. Remastered from a rare existing copy of the original 7-inch, "Some Things..." is revealed as a classic Stones-style pop stomper with a rich, full orchestral effect and a centre-point of Vashti’s inimitable vocal. Both eternal yet very much of its time, the record may have gained a slight patina of crackle and pop, yet has lost none of its charm through the decades, and somehow still manages to sound thoroughly fresh and full of wonder... limited to 1000 & recommended.

BURNING STAR CORE ~ AMELIA ~ 10inch (no-fi, uk) $20.00

limited to only 500 copies worldwide on deluxe 10" vinyl. includes exclusive artwork insert designed by hair police’s robert beatty! the first in a 6 part series from the avant garde’s young upstart c. spencer yeh. burning star core may not be a name familiar to everyone, but in the murky world of the avant garde he is already something of a legend. notching up performances with chris corsano, thurston moore, john olson (of wolf eyes), jessica rylan, hototogisu and many more, his name has become synonymous with the new wave of avant-noise. ’amelia’ is the first disc in a five part series which collects rarities from almost ten years of recording activity, and here we see him exploring the bubbling psychedelic world of synthesizer heavy krautrock. from the initial synth-heavy rumbling and growling of ’i wanna make a supersonic woman of you’ it is clear that yeh is on a mission to throw your brain into a psychedelic overload of colour and creativity, but it is on the flipside - the eleven minute ’the point of departure is no return’ that he really gets into the progressive spirit and conjures up images of tangerine dream at their best. micro-arpeggios are layered underneath gasping winds of analogue synthesizer to create something which should really be a soundtrack to some kind of late-70s fantasy sci-fi film. this is the lighter side of burning star core, but shows the kind of creativity and bubbling genius you can only expect from the mind of one so renowned… recommended.

BURNING STAR CORE ~ EVERYDAY WORLD OF BODIES ~ lp (ultra eczema, belgium) $26.00

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