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tiny wear. slightly warped VG+ vinyl

Clear vinyl

digipak

Sealed copy!

Sealed copy.
Cover corners slightly dented.

Clear wax.

Vinyl close to VG+. Copy n° 23/100

close to NM. Limited edition

Only record 2, record 1 is missing! Red vinyl is close to NM. Original inner sleeves. Stuffed corners. 2020 reissue Limited edition. With insert

2020 reissue.

Ships in a brand new plain sleeve.

Slightly warped vinyl, but still enjoyable Cover with beginning of seam split on top spine

Limited White Vinyl Edition.

Vinyl 1 ONLY (Side A/B)

3CD and booklet in box.

Close to NM!

Copy is close to NM!

Still in shrink but opened with hype sticker. Vinyl is close to NM. tiny wear

Cover has a small cut on the front-upper left corner, otherwise NM.

Vinyl close to NM. Cover with small beginning of seam spliton top spine, otherwise NM.

Gatefold cover has a seam split. with booklet. Original inner sleeves.

Garrett III is more of a swan project. A final installment, if you will. Garrett is now retreating more deeply, as evident by the album cover by @GangCulture into obscurity. The time has come for a landing via this 3rd installment of his ‘private life’. After surviving a lockdown x worldwide pandemic in 1 piece, without going insane, he has finally decided 2 conclude this phase of his tightrope walk between lush Ambient touched Modern-Funk & the choice of no vocals / strictly instrumental aural experiences, for listeners of all hues, backgrounds & taste. The hope is that it’s enjoyed in whatever way feasible for all human (& alien) kind.

Cover is missing.

Two cassette tapes in plastic box.

Left Ear have put together a collection of recordings taken from the elusive Berlin band I.A.O., spanning their third phase from 1988 to 1995. Phase III commemorates the bands final line-up of three members; Achim Kohlberger, Ralf Östereich and Carsten Zielske. The sounds on this retrospective vary widely, however, link with threads of melancholic sequences, angular jamming and a focus on electronic soundscapes.
The tracks are pinned against a backdrop of political and social unrest in Berlin at the time. Two different cities had become one with the fall of the wall, driving a bubbling subculture attempting to reunite the capital. Seemingly irrelevant to what I.A.O. was producing, these territories dance parallel to one another. In the late 1980’s, Achim Kohlberger of the band and partner Dimitri Hegemann, were orchestrating ‘Atonal Festival’, these days known as Berlin Atonal. Soon after, they set-up of one of the first techno clubs in the world - UFO, today known as Tresor.
I.A.O. cites the cast of personalities they would come across in the clubs and pubs as influential in their songwriting, artists, outsiders or the ‘general dropouts.’ However, the works of IAO far resemble techno music. Phase III’s opening track Gospel IV introduces the band with their patience and restraint, synthesizers work to reveal folding melodies. The downtempo voyage continues with Marshmallow Girls, an insight into the band’s sensitive observations and hazy imagery. All Is Bliss presents a vocal mantra cooperating with nagging bass lines and euphonic percussion. Meanwhile, two instrumentals Love and Twinkle Twinkle Twinkle Little Star both typify and defy timeless dancefloor paradigms. The compilation signs off with Ferns, binding the icy yet bright tones found throughout.

close to NM

Still in shrink but opened. tiny wear

Sealed copy.
Cover corners slightly dented.

Price tag. close to NM. Limited edition

Gold vinyl. Limited edition. Cover is very close to NM.

Vinyl close to VG+