Date: June 9th 2006

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ANOICE-Remmings CD (Important-$12.99)
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Let's get this straight immediately. Anoice is not another instumental group with strong rock tendencies and an armchair association with classical music. Unlike numerous contemporaries which they will undoubtedly be compared to, their goal is not to follow the trends and make the soft/loud/soft/loud juxtapositions in every song, but to carefully craft each song with a strong attention to melody, solid accompaniment, and courteous counterpoint. One of the remarkable qualities of Anoice is that they truly work as a group, with members who aren't afraid to remain quiet while others play. Through meticulous composition Anoice has achieved an unrivaled quality. While the band isn't intentionally attempting to be cinematic, the recordings achieve something breathtaking and emotive: imagine the Rachel's scoring a film by Ang Lee. Anoice's music is anthemic and rich while being introspective and personal. Each track is preceeded by brief and dense ambient tracks to clense the audio
palate much like ginger in your sushi boat. Anoice are a six-piece group based in Tokyo. The band was formed in January, 2004 by members Ricco (guitar/keyboards) and Taku (guitars and mandolin), who were soon joined by Yuki (piano), Utaka (viola), Matsu (bass), and Yossy (drums).While each member cites different musical influences, it's fairly evenly split between rock (think My Bloody Valentine meets King Crimson), classical and modern composers (Perhaps Debussy and Shostakovitch writing together after drinking heavily from Phillip Glass), jazz and electronic ( Autechre meets Mum maybe?). Combining all of these influences with their obvious Japanese heritage Anoice has created an album with an emotional arc, climaxing magnificently as it ends and leaves the listener determined to press play once again. Pronounced "a noyce," the name comes from the Celtic word for "now" (Anois). Remmings is their debut release and contains four named songs and five unnamed songs. Cover art by Non Format. Mastering by Jeff Lipton (Flaming Lips, Magnetic Fields) "Anoice have produced something entirely different and original, a mature record of great beauty and attention to detail that rises above any clichés and should by all accounts establish them as one of the leading artists today." Rock-A-Rolla (UK) “Even when all of them are going at it hammer and tongs they act more like an orchestra with each player adding their own element to the melody. Anoice hit all the blissful and joyous emotions and only rarely dip into melancholy like most bands of the same ilk. “ Brainwashed “The bass isn’t afraid to groove, the drums do ‘Bolero’ behind the cascades of passionate viola and hammered piano. Anoice, in fact, are as adept at approaching the rock/classical thing from the rock end as the classical end, which gives them more than one string to their bow and potentially makes for some celestial live performances. If track 6 doesn’t astound you, you are a glacier. There’s a ready-made market for evocative, anthemic, cinematic stuff like this, of course, be it on the bill of All Tomorrow’s Parties or sound tracking some intense French film noir, with Emanuelle Beart running down the steps of la Basilique du Sacre Coeur in torrential rain. Anoice have that something special that could elevate them even beyond that. This is not a group, as such. These people are modern composers. “ Glen Johnson - Piano Magic

CAMERA OBSCURA-Let's Get Out Of This Country CD (Merge-$13.99)
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Finally, the full-length follow up to 2004's wildly successful Underacheivers Please Try Harder is here. Quite upbeat and optimistic with a very Phil Spector influenced sound. No doubt, this band will continue to please their older fans while grabbing the attention of new ones. The LP of this comes with an MP3 download coupon for the ipod'ers.

TOM CARTER-Glyph CD (Digitalis-$10.99)
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"Since the early '90s, Tom Carter has played as one-half of the essential Charalambides. During that time, Carter also released a handful of solo albums on his own Wholly Other imprint as well as a recent reissue on the seminal Kranky Records. Glyph was originally issued as a limited-edition CD-R on the aforementioned Wholly Other. It is long-since out-of-print. This reissue of these remastered tracks breathes new life into the pieces. What is most striking is the warmth that pervades this entire album. With one piece for steel string acoustic guitar, another for lap steel, and the final (and shortest) on nylon string acoustic, there is diversity amongst the cogent thread that holds it all together. Carter's improvisations speak volumes without saying a word, and Glyph is one of his finest achievements to date. It is an ode to the last year of his life in Austin, Texas and all that it contained."

KETTEL-My Dogan CD (Sending Orbs-$14.99)
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Reading back various reviews of Kettel releases like ‘Cenny Crush’ (dub, 2003), ‘Volleyed Iron’ (U-cover, 2004), ‘Cuddle and then leave EP’ (dub, 2004) and ‘Through Friendly Waters’ (Sending Orbs, 2005), one thing attracted our attention: every release is called Reimer’s finest, best or most impressing release to date. A remix job for Depeche Mode is one of his latest highlights and can be seen as a confirmation of his talent. Starting in 2001 with the album ‘Dreim’ on Kracfive and singles on Planet Mu and Neo Ouija, Reimer Eising now brings his sixth and latest album. ‘My Dogan’ finds Reimer piercing – and here we go again – his most beautiful album to date. He continues the musical journey he once started, resulting in a climax. We consider Kettel as one of the most creative and musical artists of today’s electronic music scene. My Dogan combines two of Reimer’s trademarks: his melodic and playful style of music known from the ‘Through Friendly Waters’ and the ‘Cuddle and t
hen leave’ releases and the moody and warm ambient style from the ‘Volleyed Iron’ album. On My Dogan, tracks like ‘Mauerbrecher’, ‘Follow me!’ and ‘Afwezig’ have already proven their effect on the dance floor during live performances in the past months. Wonderful, yet treacherous detuned 303 melodies are mixed with sharp beats and beautiful chord progressions. Whereas, tracks like ‘Halt him’, ‘Choo Choo Charlie’ and ‘He’s his own man’ are compelling, heart warming and supported by samples from Reimer’s cats, surrounding and favourite TV series. The other tracks are in between these two styles. The beautiful artwork is supplied by the Finnish FTHR. The 18 (!) tracks listed on the back of the jewel case sum up to a length of over 70 minutes. …an instant ‘classic’!

MIMI SECUE-Forst CD (Karate Joe-$16.99)
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"Forst is the companion piece to Naila which was the most recent album from blissful Austrians Mimi Secue. Written at the same time, both albums were envisaged as a set, a double pack if you will yet both have a very different sentiment. Forst showcases the slow, sentimental side of the band, and it absolutely excels on every level. With slowcore ballads to rival the masters of the genre Low, and gorgeous shoegazing soundscapes punctuated with tearful shimmering vocals that would make Slowdive shudder, they have come up with a something truly masterful. Also similar in structure to the recent album from Hälma, there seems to be something of a rebirth for slowcore indie in central Europe, but this is no negative thing -- these bands are doing it just right. From the orchestral cinematic opener 'Bekaen' to the gorgeous closing ballad 'Forst' each track is a pleasure to behold. This album comes as a huge recommendation and is an essential part of the Karate Joe catalogue. If yo
u have any interest in any of the bands mentioned, or in good old fashioned heartfelt guitar ballads, check this now and you won't be disappointed."

MV/EE WITH THE BUMMER ROAD-Mother of Thousands 2xCD (Time-Lag-$20.99)
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Double CD digital version with the same tracks/sequence as the 2LP. Miniature LP style heavy gatefold covers just like the vinyl version, plus a nice insert, and woven Japanese inner sleeves. First edition of 1000 copies. "After piles of privately released CD-Rs & long gone vinyl only releases, here's the MV/EE album for the masses, who are no doubt quivering for it... don't be fooled though, this is neither the medicine show zone of recent years, nor a mere echo of the tower recordings flame, but a new beast stirring awake in the beaming sun of now. Aided by the Bummer Road and the omni present Erika Elder, MV has here pushed his cosmic sounds beyond the apex of high. No doubt there's plenty of lifted rural raga vibrations, and big woozy doses of haunted folk-blues as well, but the mix of flat-out killer 'songs' and extended electric psych-outs is something of a revelation. 'Beautiful Mountain' & 'Sunshine Girl' are tantalizingly close to being something like modern undergro
und hits, while the side-long album closer 'Death Don't Have To Mercy' is an epic head-spinning trip loaded with moments of fragile piano lull, layers of serpentine acid guitars, and all-around smoky late-night jam vibes... features Matt Valentine & Erika Elder with Mo' Jiggs, Sparrow Wildchild, Nemo Bidstrup, Tim Barns & Samara Lubelski adding harmonica, percussion, flute, electric guitar, tambura, violin, ukelin, and more to the usual assortment of mystic strings..."

ZEENA PARKINS-Necklace CD (Tzadik-$15.99)
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"A remarkable new CD of compositions from one of the world's most radical harpists, who has worked with Björk, Fred Frith, John Zorn, Bang on a Can and many many others. Including two dynamic new string quartets, a piece for sixteen feet and cello and a brilliant composition for harp solo, this is one of Zeena's most important and ambitious releases."

PORTASTATIC-Who Loves The Sun Original Film Score CD (Merge-$12.99)
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Mac McCaughan continues to explore the subtle yet complicated art of film scoring. His first film effort under the moniker of Portastatic was also a collaboration with film maker Matt Bissonnette (2001's Looking For Leonard soundtrack). Who Loves The Sun is slated for a fall theatrical release and promises to be an intriguing film about love, sex, and relationships.

THE ROBOT ATE ME-Good World CD (5RC-$13.99)
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The fourth album from RYLAND BOUCHARD under his THE ROBOT ATE ME banner. An imaginative album featuring simple, delicate arrangements, harmonized falsetto vocals, floating clarinet lines, minimal percussion and an occasional synth. Challenging, surreal, and vibrant.

ROOMMATE-Songs The Animals Taught Us CD (Plug Research-$13.99)
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"Songs the Animals Taught Us is an album populated with a vast array of characters, most of them archetypes of our Bush-era landscape: young, idealistic lovers who aren't afraid to die; war profiteers; middle-class workers fretting about the economy; upper-class society 'status hounds.' Few artists have been willing to shine a light so candidly on modern America, but Kent Lambert (from Chicago, IL), doing business as Roommate, does so with aplomb. Following in the lyrical footsteps of David Byrne, Roommate trains a quirky eye on life's minutia, using the mundane to explore larger issues, from war and the economy to social status and young love. Roommate's production draws on an eclectic array of influences, both past and present: The skewed pop of Xiu Xiu and Jens Lekman, the down-home instrumentation of Neil Young and The Band, the electronic flourishes of Broadcast and M83, the ethereal beauty of My Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins -- all are adopted by Roommate and refr
acted through his own distinctive lens."

SCANNERS-Violence Is Golden CD (Dim Mak-$13.99)
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New imported band on Dim Mak, Scanners are a 2 girl, 2 boy piece from the UK. The singer sounds a bit like a young PJ Harvey, and their overall style is on par with other Dim Mak discoveries like Bloc Party and The Kills. This band will be touring globally throughout the year and certainly has the potential to be one of those "buzz" bands if all goes well.

SCARLET'S WELL-Black Tulip Wings CD (Siesta-$17.99)
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“A rich, lush and densely layered confection of instantly charming and infectious songs. Become intoxicated.” Drowned In Sound. “Escapist pop music of the highest calibre; a tapestry of delights... " NME Recently tagged by The Independent On Sunday as ‘minor indie royalty’, the enigmatic artiste and accomplished fop-pop pioneer known only as Bid comes full circle with an astounding new Scarlet’s Well album. “Black Tulip Wings” is the fifth SW release, but represents something of a rebirth, if not an outright debut of sorts. It’s the first to be recorded with a full eight-piece London-based live band, drawn from varying younger generations, diverse backgrounds and musical sensibilities. Additionally, it’s the first to feature a substantial songwriting content from others. The result is the most consistent, rounded-out, best-dressed and fully-realised SW album to date; part indie supergroup, part stylish soundtrack to a fantasy world steeped in literary tradition. The first fou
r SW albums were dominated by Bid’s own witty and arcane compositions, but now with “Black Tulip Wings”, there is a more substantial injection of songwriting blood. Of the eleven tracks, five are written or co-written by Martin White (famed for his accordionist appearances on the London comedy & cabaret scene), and one by guitarist Peter Momtchiloff (of the bands Talulah Gosh, Heavenly, The Would-Be-Goods). There’s also lyrics based on poems by Tennyson and Poe, plus an original lyric by writer and self-styled London flaneur, Dickon Edwards (Orlando, Fosca). “Black Tulip Wings” also marks Bid’s first album conceived with a full working band since the final Monochrome Set long-player in 1995. The eight-piece London-based band version of Scarlet’s Well was born when Bid decided to return to the international concert circuit in 2004, and a local group was required to perform the SW back catalogue (with the occasional Monochrome Set classic thrown in). Of the many ingénue female singers featured on past SW albums, live band member Alice Healey is the only constant. Her distinctive and pure tones are now as synonymous with the Scarlet’s Well sound as Bid’s own sly croon. The aforementioned Martin White and Peter Momtchiloff, keyboardist and singer Kate Dornan (Fosca), drummer Jennifer Denitto (Linus), bassist Marcus Miller, and violinist Helena Johannson (The Debutantes) complete the heavily-rehearsed line-up, resulting in a genuinely fresh and dynamic genre-hopping sound: always pulling the songs into dimensions anew, always glittering, always vibrant and colourful, never stale, muso or ‘rockist’. From the brooding, smoky, multi-layered opening track ‘Savage’ to jaunty call-and-response pop songs ‘You Can’t Get The Staff’ and ‘The Stars That Fall On Hairy Tim’, Bid’s songs continue his tradition of vocabulary-enhancing eccentric melodies: how many other albums released this year contain words like ’voudisant’ and ‘glaucous’ in their lyric sheets? Vaudeville Disco might be a way of describing the strange, almost ska-like genre invented by such danceable ditties as ‘Hairy Tim’ and ‘The 364th Quest Of Gerald The Eerie’, while the opium-heavy Maghreb-based title track is a jazzy and winning soft-shoe-shuffle of a tune, complete with what sounds like a drunken badger on broken piano, causing the rest of the band to suddenly stop and glower at him in the instrumental break. Mr Momtchiloff’s ‘My Tender Years’ is a fast-paced indie-folk joy, laden with catchy hooks, references to Picasso, Walter Raleigh and Shakespeare, all sung with a confident swagger by Alice Healey. The contributions by prolific songwriter Martin White, include the Beatles-esque ‘Mermaid’, the Gilbert & Sullivan-like ‘Narcissus In The Maze’ (about a dandy who finds his vanity has a practical use when lost in a huge outdoor maze, despite the hectorings of a scruffy crow urging him to mend his ways), ‘To One In Paradise’, featuring a fragile, dormouse-like lead vocal from Kate Dornan, the out-and-out John Barry-inspired James Bond theme, ‘Salamander’, and on the restful folk closer, ‘Evening Star’ (a prime tune for gargling mouthwash to). The Scarlet's Well songs are so classic-sounding, so infectious, and so unlike everything else around the musical firmament right now. The group remains defiantly anti-fashion and anti-rock, while pro-vocabulary, pro-wit and pro-beauty. As Martin White adds: “Scarlet’s Well is my favourite kind of band: where the dreamy and the romantic and the whimsical can exist side by side without anything ever seeming out of place.” Ethelred The Unseemly. Highgate, Spring 2006.

THE SERVANTS-Reserved CD (Cherry Red-$13.99)
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The Servants were formed in London in 1985 and were based around the carefully crafted guitar work of David Westlake, Phil King who went onto play with Felt and Biff Bang Pow, was also in the band. Their first two singles, 'She's Always Hiding' and 'The Sun, A Small Star,' both on The Head label, attracted good press interest and both made the independent singles chart. Westlake then went on to a solo deal with Creation Records while The Servants reformed around future Auteurs and Black Box Recorder man, Luke Haines. Also involved in the new line up was Hugh Whitaker who had previously been with the Housemartins. Luke Haines wrote the sleeve notes for this release.

SILVANIA-Naves Sin Puertos CD (Elefant-$16.99)
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Back in stock!! "Naves Sin Puertos ("Ships With No Harbour") turns out to be their most basic and enthralling yet. Quiet, gliding minimalist noise. More personal than anything they've done so far.Fot the first time since Paisaje III, they use vocals again, this time as sampled loops full of their characteristic wounding lyricism. The rhythms have been softened, slowed down, while over them an ocean of unmatched beauty is woven. Their way, the one which links Brian Eno and Autechre, has consolidated them as one of the most personal and brilliant Spanish electronics acts." Referenced influences include: My Bloody Valentine, A Flock of Seagulls, Dif Juz , Beach Boys, Human League, Left Banke, Durrutti Column, Suicide, etc.

TV-RESISTORI-Serkut Rakastaa Paremmin CD (Fonal-$17.99)
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"TV-Resistori's debut album came out in 2004. With their childlike melodies and cheezy synthesizer tunes names like Stereolab, Raymond Scott and Mouse On Mars might pop up. If we ever have a hit single it might very well come from TV-Resistori. Yrjö's and Päivi's male/female vocal duets have become more and more the center of the songs. Now with the apt record engineering skills of the drummer Aleksi they have truly found their own sound. They will release their follow up Serkut Rakastaa Paremmin (translates as Cousins Love Better)."

WHITE BIRCH-Come Up For Air CD (Rune Grammofon-$15.99)
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This is the fourth full-length release from this Norwegian trio led by singer, guitarist and main songwriter Ola Fløttum. Come Up For Air shows a band growing with confidence and maturing as writers since their debut album Self-Portrayal ten years ago. First appearing as angry young men with lo-fi Sonic Youth-like riffing, then exploring industrial prog and more structured songwriting, they found their current sound with their previous record, Star Is Just A Sun (2002). Come Up For Air is once again produced by Helge Sten, the sonic magician of Deathprod and Supersilent fame. This time the songs are more focused, the melodies clearer and the atmosphere brighter. But this is still a highly melancholic set of dreamy rock that some will say has a "Nordic" feel to it, whatever that really means. Others have compared The White Birch to Sigur Rós, Talk Talk and A-Ha without any of those references hitting the spot. We say this is a collection of original and personal songs, some o
f which will grab you straight away, like the captivating "Seer Believer" and "June" (with Susanna Wallumrød from Susanna and the Magical Orchestra guesting on vocals) and others are certain to sneak under your skin after a few more rounds. Originally released in Europe in November 2005 by German label Glitterhouse, this Rune Grammofon CD issue has exclusive artwork by Kim Hiorthøy.

KEITH FULLERTON WHITMAN-Track4 Twowaysuperimposed CD (Room40-$15.99)
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"Over the past few years, Keith Fullerton Whitman has been responsible for producing some of the most engaging electronic music to emerge from the United States. Informed by traditional musique concrete as much as contemporary DSP, his work remains provocative without relying on overt actions or grandiose sonic statements. A bass heavy journey through processed guitar and electronics -- a refined statement of intent from one of the USA's finest. From Keith Whitman: 'Here's a 10:32 piece from 2002, re-worked, turned into a 21:04 piece in late 2005, released in spring of 2006 to correspond with my second Australian tour. Much like 'track3a (2waynice),' (the first piece on the Playthroughs album), this piece is entirely bi-directional, meaning that it plays the same forwards as backwards (just try to get your head around that...) by far the most woofer-rattling piece of music I've ever made.'"

YELLOW6-The Beautiful Season Has Past 3xCD (Rroopp-$19.99)
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Rightly regarded as one of best artists of his genre, Yellow6 has released a consistently stunning range of material on an array of over 20 international independent labels, including Enraptured Records, Ochre Records, Awkward Silence Recordings, Rocket Racer, and Make Mine Music. In total, since 1998, Yellow6 has released five full-length albums, twelve mini-albums and EPs, eight singles, five live albums, one remix album, and eighteen compilation tracks. ‘The Beautiful Season Has Past’, a compilation of Yellow6’s singles, compilation tracks and unreleased material on RROOPP, brings this extraordinary tally to 50 releases. Of the 40 tracks on ‘The Beautiful Season Has Past’, 10 are previously unreleased, 24 are out of print, deleted or otherwise unavailable, and three more have never before been released on CD. The package includes comprehensive liner notes, carefully detailing each track’s original release along with other salient details. The title makes a grammatical pun
on a French review of the fourth Yellow6 LP, ‘Disappear Here’. The reviewer noted that “la belle saison est derriere”, inferring that he preferred Yellow6’s earlier work; ‘The Beautiful Season Has Past’ suggests that Yellow6’s journey beneath the surface of our lives is still just beginning.

VARIOUS ARTISTS-Soul Gospel 2 CD (Soul Jazz-$18.99)
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"Soul Gospel 2 mixes elements of soul, gospel, rare groove funk and New York Underground Disco. In this second volume of Soul Gospel, Soul Jazz Records once again brings you celebrated gospel artists such as The Staple Singers , Clara Ward and Marion Williams, alongside many lesser known gospel artists like The Sensational Cymbals, and The Lovers of God, who you're unlikely to find mentioned in any discography of either gospel or soul music. All the artists on this album are unique in that they grew up in the church and their music includes the emotional and spiritual depth and soaring vocals of what would become the defining ingredients of gospel's secular counterpart -- soul music. This depth comes from a vocal schooling in the environment of the church, against a background of social hardship and political change. This specific characteristic is present in many different performers, and is in many ways unique to Afro-American culture. Funk, soul, New York disco and more co
mbine in the music of Soul Gospel. The album comes with extensive text, exclusive photos, slipcase and super-loud double vinyl."


LP/12"/10" RECORDS

ANNIE-Crush 12" (Dim Mak-$4.99)
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Last year, Annie made quite a splash on the global-indie-pop-dance-scene with her widely embraced debut full length on Vice. Now this Norweigan critic's darling returns with a 12" for Dim Mak, featuring a remix by Junior Sanchez. For fans of Madonna, Goldfrapp, and general bubblegum dance pop.

AUTECHRE-LP5 aka Autechre 2xLP (Warp-$22.99)
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UK-only double vinyl version. The fifth album from Manchester's duo of Sean Booth and Rob Brown is Autechre's most detailed and insane collection of electronic specification. Number crunching at a new fully realized peak, sledding past the masses of insignificant humanity at an alarming rate. Some people have been waiting their entire life for just this album. Exponentially the next step from Incunabula, Amber, Tri Repetae & and it's most significant forebearer, Chiastic Slide. One of the records that defined 1998.

JUNIOR BOYS-High Come Down 12" (Kin-$9.99)
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"The first 12" from Ontario's Junior Boys, sounded utterly unlike anything else in the pop spectrum, fusing falsetto crooning, delicate electropop arpeggios, and the wide open syncopations of US R&B and UK Grime; Fennesz's shoegazing remix made you wonder if there was any limit to the sounds they could call their own. On their second EP, they expand the range yet again, essentially redefining in a single stroke the limits of electronic pop. The title track takes off from where 'Birthday' left off, smoothing over a stuttering, pothole-ridden beat with icy synthesizers and Jeremy Greenspan's bedroom croon. But the six minute epic 'Under the Sun' sounds like another group entirely, fusing a grinding electro disco groove with the sun-kissed harmonics of 4AD's Dif Juz. Deep in the mix, a sampled yelp punctuates every beat, and brooding chicken-scratch guitar carves a deep, indelible funk, but it's the airy, billowing feedback that captures you. Taking yet another direction, Manito
ba reprises 'Birthday' in his own fashion, pasting the original vocals over a scuffed beat battered with bells and scuffed vinyl."

BETTY PAGE-Jungle Girl LP (QDK-$16.99)
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LP version in full color gatefold sleeve. "Jungle Girl is naturally the exotica set. Here, the mood ranges from high spirited Latin numbers (Roses Roses' 'Rubanita') to Moog exotica (Nino Nardini's 'Jungle Jazz') to psycho pop swing ('X cest' by Hawksworth). Like Danger Girl, this compilation features few marquee names, but still offers cool tracks. It's 24 tracks of leopard skin bathing suits, beach and boudoir & will fill out your exotica collection nicely."

BETTY PAGE-Private Girl LP (QDK-$16.99)
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BETTY PAGE-Private Girl PIC DISC LP (QDK-$16.99)
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LP version in full color gatefold sleeve or pic disc format. "Private Girl offers the sub-title/description 'Spicy Music'. 24 quirky tracks from the '50s, including cuts by John Barry, Mel Young, Pete Thomas, Roger Roger, Malcolm Lockyer and Jack Dorsey. So Betty is now a 'private girl'. Judging from the photos enclosed, this means you the listener may enjoy a private moment with Betty. Contains a 20 page booklet of photos of the legendary risque '50s pin-up girl, both color and black & white."

PAN AMERICAN-Renzo 12" (Vertical Form-$8.99)
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"In preparation for Pan American's River Made No Sound album (released on Kranky in the US), 'Renzo' has been put together as a subtle taster of what is soon to come from this highly acclaimed production project. Three tracks are included, each exclusive to this EP, clocking in at just under thirty minutes playing the time. Each track drifts effortlessly through the varying emotions and feelings that the Pan American project has become synonymous with, whilst also providing a calculated glimpse of what is yet to come. The EP opens with 'Running Dog (Reborn)', a deep and spatial visionary journey that plays heavily with dub based sound aesthetics whilst maintaining a balance with techno and electronic production techniques. 'Toy Triggers', is a short ambient piece that drifts through the motions of melancholia and hopeful melody, allowing for change and pathing the way for the closing groove. 'Renzo', which is essentially the key track here, provides a valuable insight into w
hy Pan American has become such a highly acclaimed production project. Containing all the classic trademarks of early Pan American productions by combining the ever present elements of warmth, groove and feeling, the track drifts further and further into the use of haunting melodies and atmospherics, an element very much at the heart of forthcoming River Made No Sound album."

VARIOUS ARTISTS-Until Human Voices Wake Us And We Drown 5x10" (Rune Grammofon-$79.99)
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The label Rune Grammofon celebrates 50 releases with this collection of 19 tracks from their catalog, showing the variation of music they have put out since their first release in January 1998. This committed, consistent label seeks to document the development of the most creative and adventurous young Norwegian talent within the areas of electronica, improvisation, ambient, free music and most things in-between and beyond, promoting a scene that is finally getting the international recognition it deserves. This compilation spans the timeless melancholia of Fartein Valen, the pioneering electronic music of Arne Nordheim, the magical pop diamonds of Susanna and the Magical Orchestra to the restless youth improv that is MoHa!, taking in some traditional music, free rock, jazz, ambient, contemporary experiments and various shades of electronica along the way. Some are cornerstones in the catalog, but this is not a "best-of" collection -- this compilation seeks to show the differ
ent aspects of Rune Grammofon while still displaying each record's common theme or base. There are five 10" vinyl records, all in their own sleeve with an exclusive Kim Hiorthøy design, as well as a 16-page catalog, also specially designed by Kim that includes a descriptive overview of the first 50 Rune Grammofon releases. All come in a nice cardboard box, also designed by Kim. Being limited to 1000 copies, this is bound to be a collector's item in no time, not only because of the limited aspect but also because of the fantastic design work at show, quite possibly the best record design work Kim has ever done.


Plus these titles, as described above, or on our website on CD (now in on vinyl for the first time!):

CAMERA OBSCURA-Let's Get Out Of This Country LP (Merge-$13.99)
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LE VOLUME COURBE-I Killed My Best Friend LP (Honest Jon's-$14.99)
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MV/EE WITH THE BUMMER ROAD-Mother Of Thousands 2xLP (Time-Lag-$30.99)
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WHITE BIRCH-Come Up For Air LP (Rune Grammofon-$16.99)
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