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Switched On Volume 5 - Pulse Of The Early Brain

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Drawing from Pop art traditions, Kaws’s work straddles the line between fi ne art and popular culture, crossing the mediums of painting and sculpture, along with fashion, merchandise, vinyl toys, and, most recently, augmented reality. This book, made in close collaboration with the artist, features his most well-known works alongside sketches, preparatory drawings, and neverbefore- seen images of Kaws at work, revealing the meticulous process behind his iconic artworks. Accompanying a major retrospective exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, it captures the artist’s unique ability to reshape the ways we think about contemporary art and culture today. - Daniel Birnbaum is a contributing editor to Artforum, art critic, curator, and director of Acute Art, an art and technology laboratory in London. Eugenie Tsai is John and Barbara Vogelstein Senior Curator, Contemporary Art at the Brooklyn Museum.

‘His work is universal, and it transcends the traditional market. It bridges fi ne art and commercial art, and that taps into a global, deep audience.’ – David Galperin, Sotheby’s New York ‘Kaws has gotten approval from an artworld establishment that he felt would never take his guerrilla act as its own.’ – Interview ‘Neither a fi ne artist who does commercial work, nor a commercial artist who does fi ne art, Kaws is decidedly both at once and emphatically neither as he refuses to parse those distinctions of high versus low.’ – Paper ‘There hasn’t been an artist over the last 25 years who exists in his own stratosphere, his own singular universe, quite like the artist we know as simply, Kaws. ... From toys to graffi ti, fi ne art to fashion, art collecting and public art that bridges American pop culture to an international audience, Kaws has defi ned an era where the artist can be whatever he or she wants to be without compromise.’ – Juxtapoz

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Stereolab

3LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Duophonic Uhf Disks / Warp)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Following much anticipated live dates and the fourth instalment of their Switched On series in 2021, the unparalleled Stereolab return with yet another helping of rare and unreleased material. The fifth volume in the series compiles out of print records and obscure tracks from limited splits and singles spanning from the band’s beginnings with the 1992 Low Fi EP to some of their more recently released material in 2008 with Chemical Chords bonus tracks.

Pulse Of The Early Brain is a rollercoaster ride through Stereolab’s career, showcasing a variety of musical moods from noisy drones through playful pop to amorphous acid jazz. The albums kicks off with two Nurse With Wound collaborations running ten and twenty minutes apiece: ‘Simple Headphone Mind’ chugs along to rebounding delicate guitar plucks and steely vocal musings, while ‘Trippin’ With The Birds’ is an extended cut with slow as molasses mind-altering manipulations. ‘Robot Riot’ picks up the pace, strumming brightly into the colourful krautrock tune ‘Spool Of Collusion’.

The mood switches once more on ‘Symbolic Logic Of Now!’, a sound salad of bit-crushed blips, crashing drums, and explosive horns that play into the album’s wide reaching selection of tracks. Stereolab’s sonic explorations are documented in full force, from flitting reversed sounds to churning guitars, to the emotional performance on the grand and energetic live version of ‘Cybele’s Reverie’. Also included is a rare find in Autechre's 1998 rework of a track from Dots And Loops, which sees the duo twisting the once pristine vocals into the corroded output of dying android launched into a network of mangled breaks.

Stereolab journey through prismatic pop experiments with their latest offering of rarities on Pulse Of The Early Brain.

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Sex - We Are Not In The Least Afraid Of Ruins Colored Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Stranger Than Paradise)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Bane Capital & Koncept Jack$On

Good Product

LP | 2022 | US | Original (Bane Capital Productions)

LP | 2020 | EU | Original (Do You Feel Better)

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Koncept Jack$on’s “Good Product” sees the rapper link with fabled Toronto production group Bane Capital for his most ambitious project yet. The album’s 8 songs pack incredibly dense and vivid lyricism against a range of production that showcases a display of advanced sampling techniques. Bane Capital work the MPC and SP 555 to their limits to create a raw, future-oriented sound against the increasingly loop-heavy and percussion-less backdrop of modern underground hip-hop. The album features standout performances from Mutant Academy’s own Fly Anakin, fast-rising D.C lyricist Ankhlejohn, west coast legend MED and world-renowned Wu-Tang Clan legend Raekwon the Chef. This is connoisseur rap at its highest level.

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Do You Feel Better

Live at the Old Quarter Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2020 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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The Do You Feel Better project is a reworking of experimental, industrial and contemporary music, sometimes involving sketched melodies, residual bits of popular music. The music is composed of sounds most often organic (guitars, pianos, violins, traditional instruments from different cultures…, sounds randomly gleaned, recordings in natural environments, vocals) added to various samples. Everything is processed by computer. The sound materials thus obtained are transformed, deformed, stretched until they lose their identity but keep their substance. The mixture of identifiable sounds and reworked sounds develops an ambiguous environment, offering both breaths and apneas. A weightlessness that is sometimes appeasing, sometimes disturbed… magnetic. Do You Feel Better creates voluntarily dense and tense music through which the listener should never find complete peace.

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Townes Van Zandt

2LP | 2009 | US | Reissue (Fat Possum)

The Storm Within Marble Vinyl Edition

Release: 2009 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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180g vinyl

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Saturnus

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Storm Within Transparent Vinyl Edition

Saturnus

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Valkama White Viyl Edition

Tenhi

50,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Valkama Clear Vinyl Edition

Tenhi

50,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall

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Joaquim Paulo & Julius Wiedemann

Funk & Soul Covers

Taschen

50,00 €*

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10" | 2022 | EU | Original (Atrifakts Music)

Artifakts

Flight

Switched On Volume 5 - Pulse Of The Early Brain Deluxe Edition

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Flight is a collection of music from American beat maker Artifakts featuring a continuous mix of widespread emotion tied together with a warm, genuine aesthetic. From the opening synth arpeggio, Flight will have the listener engaged in a sonic journey that blends golden era hip-hop drums, space-traversed synthesis and trance inducing sample selections.

THE Sounds OF Flight feature various samples of the soul genre, while a larger portion revolve around a particular series of music created and licensed in the mid 70’s to late 80’s. With collections such as April Orchestra, KPM Music and Bruton Music Library, many of the selected samples (better known as "Library Music") were originally recorded to evoke a particular mood for accompanying other media (movies, television, etc). While much of the Library Music genre remain uncirculated, abandoned in an era with a consumer of a smaller caliber, Artifakts breathes new life into each with every passing beat. Focusing on minimal methodology, Flight utilizes a prime selection of samples and classic MPC style drum programing, all woven with vintage sounding synthesis.

As it was birthed, Flight is best enjoyed with a glass of whiskey or smoke of choice in a low lit atmosphere.

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Stereolab

3LP | 2022 | UK | Original (Duophonic Uhf Disks / Warp)

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Penultimate Press)

Release: 2022 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Etant Donnes

Bleu

2LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Pure Pleasure)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Following the first ever vinyl reissues of Aurore and Royaume, Aimant + Aimant - Penultimate Press is finally proud to make available the final part of this extraordinary trilogy. Bleu is the final gesture and culmination of this period of creation where poésie and la nature form a magical alliance that resonates as an alchemical wedding. Having the conviction that Bleu was the ultimate arc based on the purity of natural sound and poetry, leaning towards a mystical spiritual search towards their own souls the band moved into commadere and collaboration with friends and ideals such as Lydia Lunch and Alan Vega.

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Wendell Harrison Tribe

Get Up Off Your Knees

2LP | 2018 | EU | Original (Jamwax)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Saxophonist Wendell Harrison has lived by a standard philosophy for his 50-plus-year career: One must have complete self-autonomy. Both his music and business dealings reflect this. Besides being a legend on the Detroit jazz scene and mentoring up-and-coming musicians through his non-profit organization Rebirth Inc., he co-founded the Tribe Records label in the 1970s, which produced a magazine and many classic albums. Harrison is continuing Tribe’s legacy—this time around with a group of rising jazz musicians from the Motor City such as drummer Louis M. Jones III, trumpeter Trunino Lowe, and guitarist Jacob Schwantz—on his new recording "Get Up Off Your Knees". There’s a lot to digest here because the original compositions encompass R&B, soul, spoken word, and 'world' music, all seen through the lens of jazz. Harrison tends to weave elements of African music into many of his compositions. On “Siera” and “Samoulén Khalé Yi”, both written by vocalist and bassist Pathe Jassi, he pays tribute to Guinea-Bissau and Senegalese culture. “Educators” also has African nuances in its hardcore drumming and Harrison’s sublime blowing on bass clarinet and clarinet. Any discriminating jazz listener will be consumed by "Get Up Off Your Knees", but it seems Harrison’s primary purpose for making this album is to encourage the current generation to put education first and build social awareness. On the title track, vocalist Miche Braden pushes the self-determination angle, which is again highlighted on “Revolution”, a reimagined take on Gil Scott-Heron’s “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” delivered with an adherence to contemporary events by the poet Rev. Mbiyu Chui.

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Jennifer Lara

Weekend Loving

Release: 2018 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: Near Mint

LP | 2019 | EU | Original (1301 Media)

Jerichow

Grounded Special Edition

Release: 2019 / EU – Original

Genre: Pop

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Divina Amanda Red & Yellow Vinyl Edition

Amanda Lear

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Brioche)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Takeshi "Tico" Toki & Icchie

青春Reggae パート2

LP | 2020 | JP | Reissue (AWDR/LR2)

Release: 2020 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Reggae & Dancehall, Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: Sealed

Ratvader

OST Ultros

2LP | 2024 | US (Laced)

The Great Adventures Of Slick Rick

Release: 2024 / US

Genre: Soundtracks

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15 tracks from the psychedelic metroidvania game Music by Oscar “Ratvader” Rydelius, featuring El Huervo (Hotline Miami), Björn Risberg, and more Standard Edition black LPs Sleeve artwork by El Huervo Deluxe gatefold sleeve Transcendent dreams demand tangible manifestation, and so we present Ratvader's mesmerising, mystical soundtrack for the psychedelic metroidvania Ultros on wax.

15 tracks have been specially mastered for vinyl and will be pressed onto heavyweight discs, to be housed in a deluxe gatefold sleeve. Sleeve art is by Niklas “El Huervo” Åkerblad, the visionary artist for Ultros, and renowned artistic and musical contributor to the iconic Hotline Miami series.

Oscar Rydelius — AKA Ratvader — created a mellifluous, melodic soundtrack that sounds both organically human and alien at the same time. Hypnotic musical build-ups are patiently drawn out. He took the lead from Åkerblad/El Huervo’s mesmerising art, while ensuring Ultros’ music “leaves room for the eyes.”

The score is peppered with field recordings of nature sounds from the Amazon rainforest and Peruvian instruments like whistling jars and bone flutes, giving some tracks a 1960s and ’70s New Age feeling. Classical instruments like the Cello and Flute, as well as haunting vocals, sail atop dense harmonic tapestries. For parts of the recording during the Covid pandemic, Rydelius and Åkerblad rented cabins on the Swedish island of Gotland (a notable Ingmar Bergman and Tarkovsky filming location) in order to soak up the natural vibes of that environment.

Central to the soul of the soundtrack is Cello player Björn Risberg, whose lyrical playing features prominently. Joining him were multi-flute instrumentalist Adrian Åsling Sellius, violinist Agnes Högberg and vocalist Anna-Maria Lundberg, in addition to El Huervo on multiple tracks.

The vinyl track selection focuses on the world and Sarcophagus of Ultros. Ratvader personally curated the tracklist so that listeners would spin the vinyl, lay flat on the floor, and enter the world of the game, aiming for “a pleasant and present experience.”

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Slick Rick

2LP | 2019 | US | Reissue (Def Jam)

Ordinary Misery Silver / Gold Marbled Vinyl Edition

Release: 2019 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Sealed, Cover: VG+

Cover with small tear/dent on opening. Blue vinyl.

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Lost Zone

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Drakkar Entertainment Gmbh)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Shalom! Salaam! & Love ± Zero

Soul Flower Union

2LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Bm Tunes)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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2-in-1 compilation of the long out-of-print 'Non-War Duology' the 6th "love ± Zero" and the 7th "shalom! SALAAM!", this 2-lp set is a compilation of the Soul Flower Union's first half of the 2000's. In addition to their best-known songs, the album includes covers of The Clash, Gram Parsons, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison, Tulip, and many others. Two additional bonus tracks, (Richard Hell cover) and (Curtis Mayfield cover), which were not included on the original album!

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Pro-Ject

Plattenpuck PRO

49,90 €*

ST Flipskull Athletic Mesh Shorts

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Stabilize your records

Reduces unwanted resonances & improves playback of warped records. The label is protected by the felt pad on the underside.

OPTIMIZED PLAYBACK OF YOUR RECORDS
This Record Puck PRO ensures a firm fit between the record and the turntable. Record pucks use weight to secure a record against the turntable. This improves the sound performance of the turntable in terms of timing and sound depth.

Technical Specifications:
• Material: Nickel-plated aluminium
• Weight: 190g
• Diameter: 78mm
• Height: 16mm

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Suicidal Tendencies

2LP | 2000 | US | Reissue (Priority)

Available Sizes: S, M, L, 2XL

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The Suicidal Tendencies ST Flipskull Athletic Mesh Shorts are equipped with the following features:
• elastic, drawstring-adjustable waistband
• 2 side-entry front pockets
• Suicidal Tendencies ST Flipskull graphic printed at lower right leg
• Suicidal Tendencies ST logo printed at lower left leg
• Champion embroidered mini patch at left leg's bottom
• relaxed fit
• 100% polyester mesh

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Snoop Dogg

Tha Last Meal

2LP | 2019 | US | Original (Audika)

Release: 2000 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited double vinyl LP pressing. Tha Last Meal is the fifth studio album by rapper Snoop Dogg. It was released on December 19, 2000. It was his third and final studio album released on No Limit Records and his first album on his newly founded label Doggystyle Records in the United States. The album was produced mostly by Master P and Dr. Dre along with Timbaland and Soopafly. The album included the singles "Snoop Dogg (What's My Name Pt. 2)","Hennesey n Buddah" featuring Kokane,"Lay Low" featuring Nate Dogg,"Loosen' Control" and "Wrong Idea" featuring Bad Azz. Tha Last Meal debuted at #9 on the US Billboard 200. The album topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums for four consecutive weeks.

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Arthur Russell

Iowa Dream

OST They Are Billions Gold Vinyl Edition

Release: 2019 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Over the past decade, the visionary musician ARTHUR RUSSELL has entered something close to the mainstream. Sampled and referenced by contemporary musicians, his papers now open to visitors at the Performing Arts Library at Lincoln Center in New York, and his name synonymous with a certain strain of tenderness, Russell is as widely known as he’s ever been. Thanks to Russell’s partner Tom Lee and to Steve Knutson of Audika Records, who have forged several records from Russell’s vast archive of unfinished and unreleased work, the world now hears many versions of Arthur Russell. There’s the Iowa boy, the disco mystic, the singer-songwriter and composer, and the fierce perfectionist deep in a world of echo. While all of these elements of Russell are individually true, none alone define him. Now, after ten years of work inside the Russell library, Lee and Knutson bring us Iowa Dream, yet another bright star in Russell’s dazzling constellation. Blazing with trademark feeling, these nineteen songs are a staggering collection of Russell’s utterly distinct songwriting. Features contributions from downtown NYC musicians ERNIE BROOKS, RHYS CHATHAM, HENRY FLYNT, JON GIBSON, PETER GORDON, STEVEN HALL, JACKSON MAC LOW, LARRY SALTZMAN and DAVID VAN TIEGHEM, along with PETER BRODERICK, who makes a contemporary addition to this list: more than forty years after Russell recorded several nearly finished songs, Broderick worked diligently with Audika to complete them, and performed audio restoration and additional mixing. At once kaleidoscopic and intimate, Iowa Dream bears some of Russell’s most personal work, including several recently discovered folk songs he wrote during his time in Northern California in the early 1970s.

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Nicolas De Ferran

2LP | 2023 | US | Original (Microids)

The Storm Within Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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Feel the ground shake beneath your feet as swarms of infected march towards your colony! The soundtrack for They Are Billions was composed by Nicolas de Ferran, a prolific composer who already has about fifteen soundtracks to his credits and experience as a Music Editor on OSTs like A Plague Tale: Innoncence, Vampyr, and more. Due the game's humble beginnings, the music was originally produced on a low budget, using only samples and virtuals instruments. However, following the overwhelming success of the Early Access, the music was re-orchestrated and completely re-recorded with the National Slovak Symphony Orchestra in Bratislava. A 60-piece orchestra recorded the music for the game for an entire day in the concert hall of Slovak Radio, with sound engineer Peter Fuchs (known for Fable, Total War, Call of Duty and more). With its cinematic epicness, stressful ambiences and inspiring melodies, this album is a must-have awaited by the whole community! "They Are Billions has been an incredible experience in my career and I'm very happy to be able to keep the music of this game alive with Microids Records" Nicolas de Ferran

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Saturnus

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1995 | EU | Reissue (Hip Hop Classic)

Twinz

Conversation

Hardwired To Self-Destruct Flame Orange Vinyl Edition

Release: 1995 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Limited edition of 500 copies, featuring a black vinyl, a printed inner sleeve, and a sticker.

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Metallica

LP | 2016 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

Release: 2016 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Black Truffle)

David Rosenboom

Future Travel

The Red And The Black Record Store Day 2023 Red & Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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THE RECORD INCLUDES A 12-PAGE BOOKLET WITH NOTES ABOUT THE ALBUM

Black Truffle is thrilled to present the first vinyl reissue of David Rosenboom’s unique Future Travel, originally released on the short-lived Detroit label Street Records in 1981 and here presented in an expanded edition with an additional LP of wild, previously unheard live and studio material from the same period.

Future Travel emerged from the confluence of two important streams in Rosenboom’s work at this time. First, his exploration of ‘propositional music’, defined as ‘complete cognitive models of music’ that start from the radical question, ‘What is music?’ In this case, the music belongs to the universe of Rosenboom’s In the Beginning (1978-1981), in which proportional relationships determine the material available to the composer in all musical parameters (harmonic relationships, melodic shapes, rhythmic subdivisions, dynamics, and so on). Second, the work documents a key moment in Rosenboom’s long collaboration with synthesizer pioneer Don Buchla. Having played a role in developing concepts for some of the modules of the Buchla 300 Series Electric Music Box (an innovative analogue modular system controlled by micro-processors), Rosenboom went on to write the software for Buchla’s hybrid analogue-digital keyboard synthesiser, the Touché, the instrument heard most prominently here.

In a way that no purely analogue synthesizer could, the 300 Series and Touché allowed Rosenboom to work with the In the Beginning algorithms in real time, the synthesizers becoming ‘intelligent instruments’ that actively collaborate with the performer. Developing the open structures of the electronic pieces from In the Beginning, Future Travel explored the possibilities of simply ‘playing the system’, recording live at Francis Ford Coppola’s Zoetrope studio in San Francisco. Working from loose sketches, Rosenboom added acoustic instruments to the electronic sounds and, on some pieces, the processed voice of Jacqueline Humbert. Like Rosenboom’s collaboration with Humbert on the abstracted synth-chanson of Daytime Viewing, this music set out deliberately to challenge the ‘stratified and illusorily coagulated identities in the musical culture of the time,’ refusing distinctions between ‘serious’ and popular music. But where Daytime Viewing achieves this in part through genre references, Future Travel is bracingly sui generis, existing in a unique universe where radical formalisation à la Xenakis spontaneously gives rise to expressive jazz harmonies and old-timey folk melodies.

The crystalline quality of many of the Touché sounds gives Future Travel a sparkling, immediately enticing surface, its layers of shifting ostinato patterns pulsating outside conventional meter, rippling like waves on the surface of water. On opener ‘Station Oaxaca’, ping-ponging synth arpeggios and hand percussion accompany a sentimental violin melody, abruptly overtaken by layered keyboard runs, before the entry of tinkling marimba-like sounds reframe the scene as sci-fi Martin Denny exotica. ‘Time Arroyo’ begins as an austere study in staccato synth sounds in multiple overlapping tempi, reminiscent of Ligeti’s famous ‘clock’ rhythmic effects. Before long, it opens up into a melodic passage with the gentle heroism of classic Roedelius, which proves to be only a brief interlude before the layers of rhythmically distinct synthesiser patterns begin to build and accelerate into an increasingly dense cacophony. The wildest twists and turns are saved for the epic closer ‘Nova Wind’, where the arrangement focuses on Rosenboom’s virtuoso piano playing, perfectly embodying the project’s radical disregard of stylistic orthodoxies as he moves from hyperactive pointillistic flurries to a kind of space-age gospel.

At several points throughout the record, the distinctive voice of Jacqueline Humbert is heard reading passages from the text component of In the Beginning, a dialogue between The Double (an embodiment of humanity’s timeless desire to replicate itself in spiritual and technological copies) and two Spirit Characters. Fittingly, as all are conceived as embodiments of a future form of techno-human collective consciousness, distinctions between the three characters are not immediately evident in Humbert’s delivery, just as the music blurs the boundaries between intelligent computing and human spontaneity. Adorned with a striking retro-futurist cover (and here accompanied by extensive new liner notes and archival images), Future Travel is a time capsule of radical imaginings at the birth of our digital age, reminding us of utopian possibilities of which our own present seems so often to fall short.

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Jerry Harrison

LP | 2023 | Reissue (Rhino Warner)

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (Run For Cover)

Release: 2023 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Limited 2 x 140g 12" Red (disc1) & Black (disc2) vinyl album. RSD 2023. With his 1981 solo debut album The Red and the Black, Jerry Harrison proves his formidable talent as a multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. Dense, abrasive and focused, The Red and the Black’s complex and funky musical style was ahead of its time. Harrison's observations throughout the album on the modern condition ring all the more true in our digital age. This limited edition 2LP edition features the 1981 album recut from the original tapes plus a bonus LP of previously unreleased outtakes and alternate mixes.

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Cursive

Devourer

2LP | 2022 | US | Original (Republic)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Colored vinyl with etched d-side.

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Coi Leray

Trendsetter

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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Sex We Are Not In The Least Afraid Of Ruins Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Stranger Than Paradise)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Decksaver

Din Sync RE-303

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Death Magnetic Magnetic Silver Edition

Metallica

2LP | 2008 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

Release: 2008 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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St. Anger Orange Red Vinyl Edition

Metallica

2LP | 2003 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

Release: 2003 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Travels Over Feeling: Arthur Russell, A Life

Richard King

Anthology

47,59 €* 55,99 € -15%

Flying Dream 1 Black Vinyl Edition

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A landmark publication celebrating the life and work of American musician and composer Arthur Russell, the man the Guardian called 'One of the 20th century's true musical visionaries'

The music of Arthur Russell defies classification. From his pioneering compositions as part of New York's vibrant avant-garde scene (alongside artists including Philip Glass, David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, John Cage, and Allen Ginsberg) to his genre-expanding disco productions, from his new wave and art pop to his posthumously released folk songs, Russell crafted timeless and foundationally influential work until his premature death in 1992 from AIDS-related illnesses.

Now, in a landmark publication assembled by critically-acclaimed writer Richard King, Travels Over Feeling collects the extensive ephemera found in Russell’s New York Public Library archive, along with pieces from the personal collections of those who were closest to him. Combining unseen visual material—handwritten scores, lyrics, photos, letters, and drawings—with new texts by King and extensive original interviews with Arthur’s collaborators, contemporaries, family, and friends, Travels Over Feeling paints a portrait of Arthur Russell unlike any which has come before, revealing a true picture of one of the most distinctive artists of the last fifty years.

Charles Arthur Russell Jr., better known as Arthur Russell (May 21, 1951—April 4, 1992) was an American cellist, composer, producer, singer, and musician from Iowa whose work spanned a disparate range of styles. After studying contemporary composition and Indian classical music in California, Russell relocated to New York City in the mid-1970s, where he became involved with both Lower Manhattan's avant-garde community and the city's burgeoning disco scene. His eclectic music was often marked by adventurous production choices and his distinctive voice. He died from AIDS-related illnesses in 1992.

Richard King was born in South Wales and for the last twenty years has lived in the rural county of Powys, in mid-Wales. He is author of Original Rockers (2015), which was shortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize, and How Soon Is Now? (2012), which was Sunday Times Music Book of the Year. The Lark Ascending was published in 2019, and was a Rough Trade, Mojo, and Evening Standard Book of the Year. His latest book, Brittle with Relics, was published in February 2022.

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Elbow

LP | 2021 | UK | Original (Polydor)

Release: 2021 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Harmonic Series Volume 2

3LP | 2021 | US | Original

Abrahamic Godhead Besieged By Adversarial Usurpation Oxblood Vinyl Edition

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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A collection of long-form works in just intonation by Kali Malone, Duane Pitre, Catherine Lamb, Tashi Wada, Byron Westbrook, and Caterina Barbieri. Each artist occupies an entire side of the collection's three LPs.

Curated by Duane Pitre, Important Records returns with its second volume of compiled works in just intonation. The Harmonic Series II, issued as a triple LP collection, features a series of long-form compositions by six of the most important emerging voices of contemporary experimental music;

Unlike equal temperament - the tuning system most commonly encountered in contemporary music - which equally divides an octave into 12 fixed notes, just intonation utilizes intervals of whole number ratios - chosen by a composer - to determine tonal positions, which can result in a highly individualised tonal language and holds the potential for more nuanced relationships and striking, sympathetic resonances. Rooted in ideas that trace their way across the last 2500 years - seeking to mirror the natural behaviour of sound within music - just intonation lays at the foundation for numerous Indian, Persian, and East Asian musical traditions, as well as a substantial amount of European music prior to the 17th century. Reintroduced into western music during the 20th century by composers like Harry Partch, Ben Johnston, Lou Harrison, James Tenney, Terry Riley, and La Monte Young, it has left an indelible mark on experimental practice ever since.

In the years following the appearance of The Harmonic Series in 2009 - presenting works by Ellen Fullman & Theresa Wong, Michael Harrison, Pauline Oliveros, Charles Curtis, and others - the broad interest in just intonation has continued to swell, inspiring Duane Pitre to curate a second compilation, exploring the work of a new generation of composers that have been drawn toward its remarkable potential.

The full scope of The Harmonic Series II engages the possibility of a multitude of intertwining sequences and relationships between its works. Kali Malone’s "Pipe Inversions” - played by Malone on a small pipe organ, joined by Isak Hedtjärn on bass clarinet - belongs to a larger body of microtonal organ works that have increasingly placed the composer at the forefront of contemporary minimalism and drone music. Thick blankets of shimmering harmonics - sliding at a glacial pace within a fractal structure of rhythmical and melodic sequence - converge as a poignant unwinding of cultural, temporal, and historical location, embedded within the disarming beauty of its interwoven tones.

Across the length of Duane Pitre’s "Three for Rhodes” - a chamber piece for ”unknown instrumentation” - deconstructed rhythms and melodic fragments swell in a dance of harmonic interplay, rising and falling within the work’s engrossing architectural complexity. Imbued with a startling sense of humanity, tonal footsteps and syntactic patterns flower with life, delivering an exacting image of the metaphorical potential of sound.

Catherine Lamb’s "inter sum” - one of a tiny number of available works to encounter the composer and renowned violist working on synthesizer - endeavours to break the visualisation of harmony as a vertical reality, rendering it multidimensionally in space. With its materiality drawn from Lamb’s own environmental field and filtered by the synth - presenting a radical rethinking of the terms of composition and musical mater - subtle tonalities and harmonics, embedded within sheets of textural atmosphere, culminate as a spectral vision of the latent musicality of the natural world.

A canon for eight-violins played by Marc Sabat, Tashi Wada’s "Midheaven (Alignment Mix)” - guided by the internal logic of its tuning system - shape-shifts into an elegantly poetic form of musical conceptualism. Interlacing long-tones bloom with complex harmonic interplay and delicate overtones, as two mirroring, overlain realizations of the composition - one moving forward as the other simultaneously moves backward - slowly converge toward a crescendo of dissonance at the midpoint, imbuing the work with emotive tension, before returning to a final ecstatic release.

Byron Westbrook’s "Memory Phasings”, composed and recorded on a combination of computer controlled modular synthesizers and a Yamaha Tx802, employs the ratios of just intonation as harmonic building blocks for texture. Shifting long-tones and insectile buzzes underscore patterns of rapid appreciations and carefully balanced punctuations, forming a shimmering collective of abstractions, that blurs the lines between synthetic and organic readings of sound.

Deploying just intonation as a means for psycho-physiological exploration, Caterina Barbieri’s "Firmamento” - composed for synthesizer - deftly intervenes with the expectations of minimalism, durational music, and drone. Brooding and ecstatic - pushing the possibilities of organised sound into unexplored realms via the triggering of emotional and mental states of being - across the work’s slow evolution, sublime tonalities ride a razors edge between darkness and light, colliding in dense layers that rethink ancient modes in futuristic terms.

Taking form within the gestures of six crucial voices of contemporary experimental music - Malone, Pitre, Lamb, Wada, Westbrook, and Barbieri - The Harmonic Series II sculpts a profoundly human vision of the potential of art, where the historic becomes present and future, and the divisions imposed by cultural and temporal boundaries dissolve. Like the generations that have embraced it before them, each artist harnesses just intonation as a means to progress toward unknown territories of creative possibility and to readdress how we hear, arriving at a musical space that is highly individual and personal - captured by the diversity of the works presented within - while speaking within a collective whole.

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Nyogthaeblisz

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Hells Headbangers)

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Bombworks)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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HELLS HEADBANGERS is proud to present NYOGTHAEBLISZ's massively anticipated debut album, Abrahamic Godhead Besieged by Adversarial Usurpation on limited edition Oxblood vinyl!One of the most talked-about and divisive bands currently going in the metal underground, NYOGTHAEBLISZ patiently built a discography of incendiary short-length releases, each one bolder and more savage than its predecessor. Truly, there are few other sounds around as unique and illuminating as theirs - an endless vortex of chaos magick, in-the-red frequencies, ritualistic fervor and righteous fury. Now, some 17 years since their formation, NYOGTHAEBLISZ will finally unleash their first full-length work, Abrahamic Godhead Besieged by Adversarial Usurpation, which is being hailed in the underground (and above) as one of the most anticipated albums of the past decade.Few human words can accurately do this work justice. Unremittingly violent, deliriously feral, hypnotically dense, overwhelming in every sense and against all senses: NYOGTHAEBLISZ's Abrahamic Godhead Besieged by Adversarial Usurpation wields sound as a very literal weapon, and proceeds to desecrate and decimate the listener's very last thresholds of sanity and purity. To merely call this "black metal" or "death metal" would be to flagrantly miss the point; the zealous heretics of NYOGTHAEBLISZ draw from a far grander spectrum of sound than the mien of metal, incorporating power electronics and harsh noise wall and proceeding to mulch and malform both to fit their diabolical design. Indeed, Abrahamic Godhead Besieged by Adversarial Usurpation is an album of "design," of obscene and obtuse angles up-ended and abused by multi-dimensional grind chaotically coalescing into a swirling, beyond-cacophonous swell of hyper-Satanic hysteria. Metaphysical mayhem begets daemonic illumination - a conflagration for insurrection, and thus liberation.For many years, few bands approached the smothering intensity of NYOGTHAEBLISZ. Now, after Abrahamic Godhead Besieged by Adversarial Usurpation, none will be able to eclipse their revolutionary artistry and sheer uncompromising spirit. Here stands a new monument, a veritable modern classic in the making. 1. Abrahamic Godhead Manifested by Adversarial Usurpation 05:31 2. Sinistral Qlipho[tech] Mechanolatry / Exterminate the Tetragrammaton 04:56 3. Ordnance for Adamic Holocaust and Cosmocidal Entropy 03:30 4. Diabological Mutagenesis Eradicating the Magian Bloodlines 03:36 5. Qabalistic Matrix Parasitism by Extra[daemon]sional Omnimalevolence 04:07 6. Nihiliferian Theophagism / Dysefirotic Atrocities Cull the Demiurge's Progeny 03:42 7. Cryptomagickal Esoterrorism Targeting All Archontic Deifications 04:37 8. Khao-Psionic Merkabah Fragmentation and Godhead Simulation Decay 06:43

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Winter Solstice

Fall Of Rome

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Hells Headbangers)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Bombworks Records is proud to reissue on vinyl the 2005 Metal Blade Records album Winter Solstice - The Fall of Rome. Limited to just 300 copies worldwide, this first-ever vinyl release comes in stunning Sunflare color vinyl that looks amazing. Originally released in 2005 on Metal Blade Records, The Fall of Rome stands out in the metalcore scene for a couple of reasons. First, vocalist Matt Tarpey delivers a genuinely pained scream that virtually never let's up, adding a raw intensity to the music. Second, the production has a grainy and biting edge, eschewing the overly polished sound common in many metalcore albums. The Fall of Rome is as metalcore as it gets-harsh, claustrophobic, ferocious, and extremely dense, with no trace of musical subtlety. While the lyrics subtly promote Christianity, much like many bands on Solid State/Tooth & Nail, the music itself is as skull-crushing as that of Hatebreed, Throwdown, Deadsoil, Brick Bath, or Rotten Sound. The riffs draw heavily from the Melodic-Death/Gothenburg style, adding a melodic yet brutal edge to the sound. The 2024 Bombworks Records vinyl reissue includes a 12x12 full-color lyrics insert and has been meticulously mastered for vinyl by Rob Colwell (Sleeping Giant, Blessed by a Broken Heart, Iwrestledabearonce, In This Moment). Limited to just 300 Sunflare Vinyl units worldwide, this molten metal classic is a must-have. Grab your copy while you can!

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Blood Feast

Infinite Evolution

OST Candyman Swirl Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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BLOOD FEAST has been transformed yet again. Nearly five years in the making, with many twists and turns along the way, the band’s fourth album, Infinite Evolution, will see international release via HELLS HEADBANGERS.Continuing on from 2017’s The Future State Of Wicked, the band keeps the thrash vicious, as one would expect. Yet, this time out, the boundaries are expanded. There have been changes in the ranks, as original guitarist Adam Tranquilli has now added lead vocal duties, and co-guitarist/producer CJ Scioscia has taken on more of the songwriting. Drummer Adam Kieffer remains (he came onboard for the band’s 2019 EP Chopped, Sliced & Diced), while bassist extraordinaire Mike LePond of Symphony X lent his impressive talents on the low end.Songs such as "Outbreak," "Never Will I Die," and "Of Hell" retain the BLOOD FEASTtradition of fast and furious. However, the limits are pushed out a bit further into a tech/prog direction on "Eye Of Glass" and album closer "The Chosen." With a production straddling the line between modern and old school, Infinite Evolution shows diversity, yet without sacrificing the speed or heaviness. 1.Crafting Carnage2.Ravaging the Loins of Mary3.Never Will I Die4.Of Hell5.Eye of Glass6.Outbreak7.The Preacher8.Evilution9.The Chosen

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Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe

2LP | 2022 | US | Original (Waxwork)

46,79 €* 51,99 € -10%

Dedikasjon Til Inspirasjon

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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In partnership with Universal Pictures, Metro Goldwyn Mayer (mgm) and Monkeypaw Productions, Waxwork Records is thrilled to present Candyman Original Motion Picture Soundtrack by Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe. Directed by Nia DaCosta (next year’s The Marvels) from a screenplay by Oscar® winner Jordan Peele, Win Rosenfeld and DaCosta, Candyman, currently in theaters nationwide, is a fresh take on the blood-chilling urban legend and a contemporary incarnation of the 1992 cult horror classic.

About Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe:

Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe (b.1975) is an artist, curator and composer who works primarily with, but not limited to, voice and modular synthesizer for sound in the realm of spontaneous music. Along with analog video synthesis works, he has brought forth an A/V proposal that has been a focus of live performance and installation / exhibition.

The marriage of synthesis and the voice has allowed for a heightened physicality in the way of ecstatic music, both in a live setting and recorded. The sensitivity of analogue modular synthesis echoes the organic nature of vocal expression, which in this case is meant to put forth a trancelike state. Lowe’s works on paper tend towards human relations to the natural/magical world and the repetition of motifs.

Waxwork Records is proud to present the soundtrack to Candyman in multiple formats, including vinyl, CD and digital. The deluxe 2xLP vinyl release features 180-gram colored vinyl, old-style tip-on gatefold jackets with satin coating and a built-in booklet page, liner notes by composer Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, a 12-page art gallery exhibition catalogue, artwork by Sherwin Ovid and Julian Williams and puppetry art by Manual Cinema.

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Flammer Dance Band

12" | 2023 | NO | Original (Lyskestrekk)

Blowout Comb Clear & Purple Vinyl Edition

Release: 2023 / NO – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Easily one of our favourite exclusive labels, Lyskestrekk return with the sensational new long player from Flammer Dance Band.

Incendiary live shows, a dedication to their unique sound and a series of instant sell-out releases have insured this superb outfit have won fans the world over, with DJ royalty like Gilles Peterson & Harvey getting on board too. We're only getting 300 of this fIrst press for the world, so we'll split as evenly as possible - but expect rationing !

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Digable Planets

2LP | 1994 | US | Reissue (Modern Classics)

LP | 2022 | US | Original (Riding Easy)

Release: 1994 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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We are finally set to reissue Blowout Comb, the 1994 second album by cult, Brooklyn-based hip hop trio Digable Planets.

The album is named for the combs used to maintain an Afro hairstyle, and that’s significant. The group’s Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler said it summed up what they wanted to do with it: "It means the utilization of the natural, a natural style,” he has said.

Like with 1993’s debut Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space), ‘utilizing the natural’ meant creating hip hop that blended jazz with the formidable rap skills of the aforementioned Butterfly, Craig ‘Doodlebug’ Irving and Mary Ann ‘Ladybug Mecca’ Vieira. Unlike that debut, it meant broadening to include guests such as Gang Starr’s Guru, Jeru the Damaja, and Jazzy Joyce.

Following the gold-selling commercial success of their debut, they here set out to prove their artistic prowess. This is intelligent, alternative hip hop that sounded like party music. Its lyrics are dense with wit, social commentary and politics – and its original inner sleeve was modeled on the newspaper of the Black Panther movement.

Its instrumentation includes sax, vibraphone and flute. Its samples – gathered from global cratedigging trips while touring the first album around the world – included Grant Green, Eddie Harris, Shuggie Otis and jazz-funk pioneer Roy Ayers (whose “We Live in Brooklyn, Baby” became “Borough Check” here). And yet at the same time its beats are infectious and its spirit undeniable.

This is an album firmly rooted in Brooklyn. “Growing up hearing and cherishing this album, it created a textured soundscape of a mythical world of rhymes, jazz, breakbeats, culture, art and urban ambiance,” says DJ and fan Mick Boogie in the liner notes. “When I moved to Brooklyn years later, I found that the world I imagined while listening to this classic LP actually really existed…”

Though Digable Planets have reunited on occasion since – and though their influence endures in every top-shelf rap act with a jazzy sensibility – the trio parted ways after Blowout Comb, citing that old favorite "creative differences”. Sometimes, the most volatile combinations create the best art.

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Sorcery

OST Stunt Rock

Blowout Comb Blue & Gold Vinyl Edition

Release: 2022 / US – Original

Genre: Soundtracks

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In the 1970s era of rock’s theatrical excesses, Sorcery delivered next level performances in which a battle ensued on stage between illusionists portraying Merlin versus Satan. While Alice Cooper and Kiss brought costumes, gore and flashpots to the mainstream, these Los Angeles hard rockers integrated live magic, theatrical drama and fourth wall breaking performance for new heights in musical storytelling. While Sorcery consists of professional musicians, two magicians also perform on stage when they play live. The band’s nearly immediate local popularity from their debut in 1975 also made them in demand for film and TV. Enter: Stunt Rock. The 1978 low budget, high concept B-movie integrated hard rock, magic, dangerous stunts and an early form of mockumentary filmmaking into an epic feature film about an Australian stunt man reunited with his American cousin (and Sorcery member) in L.A., and all Hell breaks loose. Sorcery composed the soundtrack—which also served as the band’s debut album—and were shown performing songs throughout the film. The Stunt Rock soundtrack highlights the sweet spot between the playful, campy occult imagery of the 70s before Satanic Panic and the religious right’s kayfabe outrage pushed bands to tone things down in favor of glam pomp. What you get here is pure, knobby occult heavy metal that sounds something like Sin After Sin-era Judas Priest with Robert Plant on vocals, crossed with the melodrama of Alice Cooper and The Who’s rock operas. The songs are taut, quickly shifting from part to part, motif to overture. The tunes are infinitely catchy and laden with attention grabbing titles like “Talking To The Devil,” “Mark of The Beast,” “Stuntrocker” and “Burned Alive.” On the surface, the film Stunt Rock seems campy and crazy enough to be embraced even if the music weren’t all that exciting, but Sorcery proves that their work deserves to be seriously appreciated in the canon of classic rock.

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Digable Planets

2LP | 1994 | US | Reissue (Modern Classics)

Haavard White Vinyl Edition

Release: 1994 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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TWe are finally set to reissue Blowout Comb, the 1994 second album by cult, Brooklyn-based hip hop trio Digable Planets.

The album is named for the combs used to maintain an Afro hairstyle, and that’s significant. The group’s Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler said it summed up what they wanted to do with it: "It means the utilization of the natural, a natural style,” he has said.

Like with 1993’s debut Reachin’ (A New Refutation of Time and Space), ‘utilizing the natural’ meant creating hip hop that blended jazz with the formidable rap skills of the aforementioned Butterfly, Craig ‘Doodlebug’ Irving and Mary Ann ‘Ladybug Mecca’ Vieira. Unlike that debut, it meant broadening to include guests such as Gang Starr’s Guru, Jeru the Damaja, and Jazzy Joyce.

Following the gold-selling commercial success of their debut, they here set out to prove their artistic prowess. This is intelligent, alternative hip hop that sounded like party music. Its lyrics are dense with wit, social commentary and politics – and its original inner sleeve was modeled on the newspaper of the Black Panther movement.

Its instrumentation includes sax, vibraphone and flute. Its samples – gathered from global cratedigging trips while touring the first album around the world – included Grant Green, Eddie Harris, Shuggie Otis and jazz-funk pioneer Roy Ayers (whose “We Live in Brooklyn, Baby” became “Borough Check” here). And yet at the same time its beats are infectious and its spirit undeniable.

This is an album firmly rooted in Brooklyn. “Growing up hearing and cherishing this album, it created a textured soundscape of a mythical world of rhymes, jazz, breakbeats, culture, art and urban ambiance,” says DJ and fan Mick Boogie in the liner notes. “When I moved to Brooklyn years later, I found that the world I imagined while listening to this classic LP actually really existed…”

Though Digable Planets have reunited on occasion since – and though their influence endures in every top-shelf rap act with a jazzy sensibility – the trio parted ways after Blowout Comb, citing that old favorite "creative differences”. Sometimes, the most volatile combinations create the best art.

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Haavard

2LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Prophecy Productions)

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Ich Glaub Dir Alles Limited Deluxe Indiepool Edition

Die Höchste Eisenbahn

LP+7" | 2019 | DE | Original (Tapete)

Release: 2019 / DE – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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In Strict Confidence & Dennis Ostermann

Modern Angels

Book+7" | 2024 | EU | Original (Minuswelt)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Acrobats Limited Silver Marbled Vinyl Edition

Jo Lawry

LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Second)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 1974 | JP | Reissue (P-Vine)

Phil Ranelin

The Time Is Now!

45,59 €* 47,99 € -5%

Logo-A-Gogo - Branding Pop Culture

Release: 1974 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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After Motown left Detroit for Los Angeles in 1972, trombonist Phil Ranelin was largely left without work or direction, until he co-founded Tribe with Wendell Harrison later that same year. Two years after forming Tribe, Phil Ranelin would release his first album as a solo leader, The Time Is Now! The record contains all of the hallmarks of the best Tribe recordings: spiritual-leaning improvisations, soulful grooves, and appearances from Tribe regulars: Wendell Harrison, Marcus Belgrave, Reggie Fields, and more! The album opens with a 13 minute improvisation titled “The Time Is Now For Change”. As Ranelin , Belgrave, and Harrison exchange flurries of notes and squeaks over improvised chaos from the rhythm section, the group builds to a spiritual high that calls to mind the best Albert Ayler recordings. Bebop lines and unison phrases occasionally rise to the surface, offering a glimmer of familiarity in what is largely a harsh soundscape. Yet what sets Ranelin (and indeed, all of his Tribe contemporaries) apart from the larger free and spiritual jazz scene at the time is their sense of rhythm. Even as Harrison evokes sounds that would make a Meditations era Coltrane blush, the drums stay in time, and the looping bass and piano riffs take on an almost hypnotic quality, repeating quietly under a whirlwind of sound. Later tracks see the ensemble veer into soul jazz, and jazz-funk, with “Black Destiny” perfectly highlighting the group’s ability to meld the avant-garde with grooves that you won’t be able to stop yourself from tapping your foot to. Members of the Tribe were well known for their appreciation of African American popular music, and the influence of groups such as Sly And The Family Stone is clear in the song’s edgy rhythms and dense sound. This double LP reissue also contains alternate versions and outtakes that are so good you’ll be wondering why they were originally left out! With modern remastering, three bonus tracks, and an obi-strip, you don’t want to miss the definitive version of Phil Ranelin’s The Time Is Now!

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Rian Hughes

Korero

45,00 €*

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Packed with almost 5,000 images, Logo-a-gogo is an inspirational visual history of the iconic brand identities created by design supremo Rian Hughes over the past 20 years. Case studies reveal the making of his famous comic book logos including Batman and Robin, Spider-Man, the X-Men, Captain America, Wolverine and those for his diverse range of other clients, from bands, artists and fashion retailers to international corporations. Preliminary sketches and alternative concepts appear alongside the final design, and Hughes is refreshingly candid about his experience of meeting briefs and finding creative solutions sharing insider stories on the highs and the lows, and giving invaluable tips for getting brand identity right. With an introduction by Grant Morrison, the Eisner award-winning comics writer and longtime Hughes collaborator, this is an amazing resource for designers, typographers, and comic book illustrators to draw on in brand identity and other graphic design projects.

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Ortofon

OM 5S

45,00 €*

3LP | 2024 | US | Original (Superior Viaduct)

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The OM 5S is a moving magnet cartridge for general purpose application
If your tonearm has a standard headshell or a cartridge mount, then step up to optimal sound reproduction with OM’s. A glance at anyone of these cartridges will reveal Ortofon's answer to perfect tonearm matching. Ingeniously tucked into the top of the mounting bracket is a tiny, removable weight-plate.

If your tonearm is an standard tonearm, just leave the weight-plate. If your tonearm is one of the low mass types, then simply remove the weight. The mass of your OM cartridge is now a mere 2.5 g.

The OM 5S features Spherical stylus, robust and economic solution for play back of vinyl records.

For more than 50 years, Ortofon has been designing and manufacturing Moving Magnet cartridges. Along with our well-regarded Moving Coil cartridges, Moving Magnet models have established a good reputation among music lovers and Hi-Fi enthusiasts the world over.

The new Ortofon OM 5 series encompasses three basic cartridges: OM 5S, OM 5E and Super OM 5E.
• The series is the lowest-mass range of moving magnet cartridges offered by Ortofon.
• The OM cartridges bodies have been designed to provide easy mounting and alignment on both top mount and bottom mount headshells.
• The OM 5 Series provides excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems and with a wide variety of phono preamps.

OM 5S Technical data:
• Output voltage at 1000 Hz, 5cm/sec. - 4.5 mV
• Channel balance at 1 kHz - 2 dB
• Channel separation at 1 kHz - 20 dB
• Channel separation at 15 kHz - 12 dB
• Frequency response - 20-22.000 Hz
• Tracking ability at 315Hz at recommended tracking force *) - 60 µm
• Compliance, dynamic, lateral - 20 µm/mN
• Stylus type - Spherical
• Stylus tip radius - R 18 µm
• Tracking force range - 1.5-2.0 g (15-20 mN)
• Tracking force, recommended - 1.75 g (17.5 mN)
• Tracking angle - 20°
• Internal impedance, DC resistance - 750 Ohm
• Internal inductance - 450 mH
• Recommended load resistance - 47 kOhm
• Recommended load capacitance - 200-500 pF
• Cartridge colour, body/stylus - Black/Black
• Cartridge weight incl. extra weight - 5 g
• Cartridge weight excl. extra weight - 2.5 g
• Replacement stylus unit - Stylus 5S
*) Typical value

Styli types and interchangeability
By adopting a wide range of replacement styli, the OM 5 Series can provide an optimum match for your home system, application and budget.
In the development of OM cartridges, a major objective was to provide the music lover with the opportunity to optimize sound reproduction without having to replace the entire cartridge. Instead of being merely intended for replacement purposes following wear or damage, the OM 5 Series allows you to step up to better sound by simply upgrading the stylus. Depending on your preference, styli for the OM 5 Series are easily interchanged and include: styli 3E, 5E, 10, 20, 30, 40 & 78 and D 25 M.

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Clouddead

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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cLOUDDEAD's debut album, compiling six 10" EPs that appeared between 2000-2001, is aurally dense and obscured. A sprawling mass of miniature beat-suites and Dadaist lyrics, this strange and beautiful 3xLP would influence a myriad of sub-genres (cloud rap, hauntology, lo-fi hip-hop, etc.) in the two decades since its initial release.

Only the three members of cLOUDDEAD – Why?, Doseone and Odd Nosdam – can speak to the group's origins, but in the context of underground hip-hop towards the end of the 20th century, their arrival makes perfect sense. Cincinnati had a vital scene; home to Scribble Jam, an annual confluence of MCs, DJs, B-boys and graffiti artists. While the trio soon relocated to the Bay Area where they co-founded the Anticon collective, their Midwestern roots – in ramshackle basements of off-campus hovels, as the "cerberus of Southern Ohio" – would remain the atomic heart of their early recordings.

As Chris Martins writes in the liner notes, "The only reason we know their names today is because of how loudly and curiously they aired their insularity. They rewrote the entire world as they knew it through their own fucked perspective, and when those mysterious 10-inches started popping up in record shops, it wasn't just a puzzle to investigate: there seemed to be a whole cosmology hidden in those grooves."

Each side of the album represents one of those elusive 10-inches, each embodying a universe unto itself. Opening salvo "Apt. A" and "And All You Can Do Is Laugh" are perhaps most emblematic of the cLOUDDEAD experience. Why? and Dose create a new language through boundless non-sequiturs, sing-song non-choruses and call-and-response hooks, while Nosdam's dexterous production shifts from crackling ambience of Flying Saucer Attack to tight Ohio Players drum breaks and oblique film samples.

Taken all together, cLOUDDEAD is an original interpretation of hip-hop in the surreal Y2K glow – a bizarre meeting point between William Basinski's Disintegration Loops and MF DOOM's Operation: Doomsday. All it took was a Dr. Sample Sp-202, Tascam cassette eight-track and cheap RadioShack mic. There's truly nothing like it.

This edition has been faithfully restored by Nosdam. Comes with poster.

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Vinyl Case

12" Record Case (25 LPs)

The Last Goodbye Tour Live Ghostly Clear Vinyl

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This 12" Record Case is designed for archiving and transporting a maximum of 25 12-inch LPs. This format is the most compact solution in the series and is ideal for storing rarities. The lid of the Record Case is firmly installed on two metal hinges, and a snap lock with key protects against theft of individual records.

Despite its sturdy design, the record case has a low dead weight, and the surface-mounted case handle makes the box easily stackable. The construction made of aluminium, plastic-coated MDF panels, rivets and soft padding on the inside ensures optimum protection for the records. The DJ record case is available in three colour variants: silver/silver, silver/black and black/black.

Technical details:
• Record case with a maximum capacity of 25 pcs. 12" records.
• Fixed lid, snap lock
• Material: aluminium, plastic-coated MDF panels
• Metal protective corners protect against knocks and wear and tear
• Non-slip rubber feet
• Available in three colours: Silver/silver, silver/black; black/black
• Dimensions (LxWxH): 36 x 12 x 36 cm
• Weight 2 kg

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ODESZA

3LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Foreign Family Collective / Ninja Tune)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Vinyl Case

12" Record Case (25 LPs)

Captain Fantastic - Special Edition Mit Bühnenvorhang

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Die Fantastischen Vier

2LP | 2021 | EU | Original (Rekord Music Publishing)

Release: 2021 / EU – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (Ever / Never)

Workers Comp

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Exploiting low wage workers is as American as apple pie, but the trio known as Workers Comp are doing their part to kick against the pricks. Collecting a trio of cassettes, a 45 and an unreleased track, this LP posits what the Dust Bowl migration would have been like if the migrants had access to righteously roughshod rock n’ roll. This is what Americana sounds like after hitchhiking through the Badlands, surrounded on all sides by the ineffectual managerial class, Workers Comp are highly-skilled journeymen—you may recognize drummer Ryan McKeever from his Staffers project, bassist Luke Reddick from art-punk dismantlers Divorce Horse, and singer/guitarist Joshua Gillis from the Detroit-based Deadbeat Beat. With Workers Comp, these three reach back to a time before indie rock became a playground for the idle rich. “High On The Job” sports the kind of weary defiance Johnny Cash made his name with, while “Pick And Choose” sounds like the Replacements got to happy hour before the bartender even started their shift. This self-titled comp contains a baker’s dozen worth of tracks, each one a hunk of soul-nourishing sustenance. Workers Comp might not be able to do anything about the weekly time- theft committed by your place of employment, but they’ll be waiting for you at the end of the day with a cold beer in a frosty mug and a fistful of tears in the form of a song. Edition of 200 copies, includes an insert.

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Vinyl Case

12" Record Case (25 LPs)

Seventh Circle Of Litness

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Thugwidow

3LP | 2022 | EU | Original (Western Lore)

10" Control Vinyl Performance-Serie Glow in the Dark

Release: 2022 / EU – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Seventh Circle Of Litness is a dizzying collection of rave inspired dance tracks that have no earthly business sitting together on a record. What started as a deep dive into old school rave ended up being the inspiration for a hellish cacophony of styles and themes.

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Serato

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The Serato 10" Serato Control Vinyl includes two pieces of ten inch Serato Control discs that offer much more control than a seven inch dic. The Serato 10" Serato Series includes remastered Serato NoiseMap Control Tone on side A and B - now, the signal is 6dB louder than before which leads into more precise tracking and a better vinyl feel.

• includes 2 10" Serato Control Vinyl discs
• Control Vinyl for Serato DJ Pro Software
• A side features 8 minutes, flip side 10 minuntes Control Tone
• Serato NoiseMap Control Signal has been remastered, now it's 6dB louder compared to Control Vinyl discs
"Vinyl Select" function allows to navigate the library's mp3 files
• continuous Control Vinyl signal allows precise scratching and mixing
• innovative positioning technology for faster and more precise positioning of the needle
• Control Vinyl features visible timestamps divided into minutes
• every record pressed is a high quality product and will perform flawlessly

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UDG

Ultimate Laptop Stand

2LP | 2015 | US | Original (Ne'Astra Music Group)

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The UDG Ultimate Laptop Stand is a portable compact laptop or desk stand with rugged, reliable and ergonomic design for universal use. It is perfect for supporting DJ equipment like laptop, controller, mixer etc. It could be disassembled easily and
is constructed from solid steel with a scratch resistant powder coating and features no-slip support arms.

This table desk stand has 4 line-it-up bars and 2 support bars for with solid adjustable 4 height alignment, comfort, and convenience. Set it low for a minimal clearance of 6.75” or set it up to 11.5” high. The 10.75” long support arms hold gear with a width of 9” or greater and, by adding the included extensions, it can be extended to fit that extra wide 17" laptop or other gear.

The laptop stand design leaves your laptop or other device well ventilated and reduces the risk of overheating.

FEATURES:

• Adjustable height / width
• Fits laptops 13-17 inches, iPads and Controller
• Solid and easy to assemble laptop/controller stand for DJs/Producers
• Safe & reliable device placement
• Rugged, durable metal construction, anti-scratch resistant powder coating
• Stable & ergonomic tabletop design

Dimensions:
28 x 26 x 35 cm (Breite x Höhe x Tiefe)
11 x 10,2 x 13,7 inch (Width x Height x Depth)

Weight:
1,4 kg
3 lbs

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Slum Village

Fan-Tas-Tic Volume 2

Deeon Doez Disko! / Back 2 Skool!

Release: 2015 / US – Original

Genre: Hip Hop

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The contributions of the late Detroit producer James DeWitt Yancey –better known
to the world as J Dilla- to the world of hip-hop can't be overstated, and nowhere
is his legacy more apparent than his work as a member of Slum Village. A founding member of the trio, (Alongside rappers T3 and Baatin) Dilla provided the group's distinctly esoteric, free-wheeling sound, built around winding basslines, quirky drumbeats, subtle low-end frequencies, and classic jazz & soul samples. Against the backdrop of Dilla's rich production, T3 and Baatin's free-flowing style of rhyming would also earn wide critical praise, leading to comparisons as the successors to A Tribe Called Quest. (A label they themselves have rejected.)

After the success of Slum’s 1997 studio debut, Fan-Tas-Tic Vol. 1, the group went
to work on their follow up. Though the project was completed in ’98, label turmoil kept the project on ice until 2000. By the time Fantastic Volume II hit Dilla was well on his way to his status as a hip hop legend having produced cuts for Common,
Busta Rhymes, Erykah Badu, A Tribe Called Quest and many more. Later works from Slum Village may have had more of an impact sales-wise (in the immediate)but Fantastic Vol. 2 had fans and many critics saying that Slum Village, and Dilla
in particular, may “single-handedly save rap music.” Perhaps that statement is
hyperbole but many consider Fantastic Volume II to be Slum Village’s finest work
ever to this day.

Ne'Astra Media Group now presents the album reissued on vinyl, for the first time
in several years. Every wobbling bass note of J Dilla's production has been
preserved to maintain the legacy of this hip hop rap classic and maintain the
legend of one of hip-hop's greatest beatsmiths.

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DJ Deeon

12" | 1996 | US | Original (Dance Mania)

3LP | 2025 | Original (Deutsche Grammophon)

Release: 1996 / US – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG, Cover: Generic

Great copy, record shows signs of use but only superficially.

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Maria Duneas

Paganini 24 Caprices

Release: 2025 / Original

Genre: Classical Music

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2x12" | 1992 | DE | Original (Dance Pool)

See Ya In 2017

Lover On The Line (Remixes)

Release: 1992 / DE – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Used Vinyl

Medium: VG+, Cover: VG+

Writing on cover.

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The Free

12" | 1994 | DE | Original (Dance Pool)

Release: 1994 / DE – Original

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Medium: Near Mint, Cover: VG

Frog In Boiling Water Amber Vinyl Edition

DIIV

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Salton Sea Sound System)

12" | 2012 | JP | Original (AWDR/LR2)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The fourth studio album from DIIV—a strenuous four year effort that challenged the group professionally, personally, and artistically., The result is a sound that stretches well beyond territory they've explored in their previous works. The album title is a reference to a “Boiling Frog” in Daniel Quinn’s The Story of B. The band explains “If you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will of course frantically try to clamber out. But if you place it gently in a pot of tepid water and turn the heat on low, the frog will sink into a tranquil stupor, exactly like one of us in a hot bath, and before long, with a smile on its face, it will unresistingly allow itself to be boiled to death.” The sound and lyrical themes of the record are well suited for this metaphor. A heavy catharsis drenches listeners as vocalist Zach Smith delivers hauntingly beautiful lyric. Lines such as “I say I'm not afraid, I’ve lived through pain, I’m learning to see through everything” penetrate deep as they float atop a lush wall of fuzzed out reverb and simple but effective groove. Conflicting feelings of sadness, pain, and comfort wash over listeners like a warm bath. Start to finish, this is a truly beautiful record that positions itself to stand the test of time. Pressed on limited melting amber vinyl in an edition of 500 copies with obi strip.

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Kaseki Cider

Mr. City Pop EP

Release: 2012 / JP – Original

Genre: Pop

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Used Vinyl

Medium: Near Mint, Cover: Near Mint

LP | 2024 | Original (Guruguru Brain)

Lair

Ngelar

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Ribozyme

Celestial Low

A Full Moon Evening 1993-2018

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Veteran alternative hard Rock band Ribozyme from Bergen, Norway returns with their 8th album “celestial Low”. Ribozyme produced by Spidergawd mastermind Per Borten, you say? What a great idea! The goal of having Per Borten produce this was to capture their live energy, and also to have more of an organic sound to the recordings. So isn’t it pretty awesome that Ribozyme is delivering shamelessly catchy rock tunes in 2023? We think so!

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Soul Flower Union

2LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Bm Tunes)

LP | 2023 | JP | Original (Bm Tunes)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Compilation commemorating the 25th anniversary of the release of "A Full Moon Evening"! Analog 2LP compilation of Soul Flower Union's classic medium to slow tunes. A super limited edition of the finest songs from the band's formation in 1993 to 2018!!

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Soul Flower Union

Habitable Zone

LP | 2023 | US | Original (Ever / Never)

Release: 2023 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Pop

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Dancing is the answer to resistance, pride! Soul Flower Union's first original full-length album in two years since "Butterfly Affects", "Habitable Zone" is finally available in analog format! Electro-graffiti that paints the era, all 10 hardcore maximalist R&B songs for survival!! Please enjoy this masterpiece on vinyl.

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Al Karpenter

The Forthcoming

Release: 2023 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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On their third album, Al Karpenter merges its singular vision with a host of collaborators. In synchronicity with a recent CIA Debutante team-up, the Berlin-based group rises to the challenge of expanding its parameters. As Al Karpenter’s resident theoretician Mattin explains, “The last record was a result of the pandemic, introverted and low energy. The Forthcoming is a result of the possibilities of making music and touring again. We had such an amazing time on tour with Sunik Kim, Dominic Coles and Triple Negative, that at the end of our concert at Cafe Oto, we all played together.” Whether delving into manic plunderphonics with Sunik Kim on “A Brand New Brontophobia” [an intense fear of extremely loud, natural noises in the environment - dict. ed.] or accessing the hidden burrows that tunnel beneath polite society with anarchic rock-folk deconstructionists Triple Negative on the title track, Al Karpenter is revolving around its own matrix. “Poison Sun” throws the New York-based Coles into the mix and you feel as if you are seesawing between competing parties, attempting to soak up their atmospheres during each pass through. Mattin again: “The feeling of exuberance, chaos and fragmentation is confronted with the pleasures of collective music making. This record is outwards, full on and complex. Tiktok attention span meets electroacoustic and concrete techniques. This record is of today.” It’s about time—The Forthcoming is here, for ever more.

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Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Pias/Candlelight)

Urne

A Feast On Sorrow

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Low End Theory Vinyl Me, Please Edition

A Tribe Called Quest

2LP | 1991 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

2LP | 1995 | US | Reissue (Geffen)

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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The Low End Theory is the second studio album by A Tribe Called Quest, released on September 24, 1991. Widely regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time, it marked a significant moment in the genre, blending elements of jazz with boom-bap beats, and pioneering what would become the cornerstone of alternative hip-hop.

The album is known for its innovative fusion of jazz samples with minimalist hip-hop beats, creating a sound that was both sophisticated and accessible. Unlike the dense, layered production of many contemporary hip-hop records, The Low End Theory focuses on space and simplicity, with deep basslines and crisp drum patterns.
Q-Tip (Kamaal Ibn John Fareed) and Phife Dawg (Malik Taylor) trade verses over the jazzy instrumentals, creating a unique vocal dynamic, where Q-Tip’s smooth, philosophical tone contrasts with Phife Dawg’s more playful, energetic style.
Ali Shaheed Muhammad handled the DJing and production, contributing to the overall smooth, laid-back vibe of the album.

Lyrically, The Low End Theory covers a wide range of topics, including Afrocentricity, Black identity, the music industry, and the state of hip-hop culture at the time.
The album is both introspective and socially conscious, with songs like “Excursions” reflecting on the evolution of hip-hop and its roots in jazz, while “Check the Rhime” is a more playful celebration of the group’s rise in the rap scene.
“Jazz (We’ve Got)” explicitly pays homage to the connection between hip-hop and jazz, reinforcing the album’s central theme of blending the two genres.

"Excursions" – The opening track, which features Q-Tip reflecting on the history of music and the parallels between jazz and hip-hop. It sets the tone for the album’s jazz-influenced sound.
"Check the Rhime" – One of the album’s lead singles, this track is an upbeat, braggadocious song that showcases the chemistry between Q-Tip and Phife Dawg, with its catchy hook and memorable horn sample.
"Scenario" – A high-energy posse cut featuring Leaders of the New School, including a young Busta Rhymes, who delivers one of his most iconic verses. The song is a standout due to its explosive energy and rapid-fire lyricism.
"Jazz (We’ve Got)" – This track serves as a tribute to the connection between jazz and hip-hop, with a smooth, mellow beat that perfectly complements Q-Tip and Phife Dawg’s lyrical flows.
"Butter" – A Phife Dawg showcase, this track finds him reflecting on relationships with wit and humor, over a funky, bass-heavy beat.

The Low End Theory was not just a commercial success, reaching #45 on the Billboard 200, but it also had a profound influence on the direction of 90s hip-hop. Its emphasis on live instrumentation and jazz influences inspired countless artists, including The Roots, Common, and Kendrick Lamar.
The album is widely considered one of the best hip-hop albums of all time, often appearing in "greatest albums" lists. It was instrumental in defining the alternative rap movement and proved that hip-hop could be both musically sophisticated and commercially viable.
The fusion of jazz and hip-hop on The Low End Theory created a template for the genre’s future evolution, especially with its influence on the development of neo-soul and jazz rap in the following years.

The Low End Theory is a landmark album that changed the landscape of hip-hop. Its minimalist production, jazz influences, and thoughtful lyricism continue to resonate today, and its impact on the genre remains undeniable. A Tribe Called Quest created a timeless record that pushed the boundaries of hip-hop, showing that the genre could be introspective, artistic, and intellectually engaging while still maintaining mass appeal.

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Genius / GZA

Liquid Swords

Capital Punishment Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 1995 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Liquid Swords is the second studio album by Genius / GZA, released on November 7, 1995, on Geffen Records. Widely regarded as a hip-hop masterpiece, the album is known for its lyrical complexity, dark production, and vivid storytelling. Produced entirely by RZA, Liquid Swords features guest appearances from Wu-Tang Clan members and incorporates themes of philosophy, street life, martial arts, and the internal conflicts faced by individuals in harsh environments.

Liquid Swords is often described as one of the most lyrically sophisticated albums in hip-hop, with GZA’s intricate wordplay and storytelling at the forefront. His lyrics are filled with metaphors, layered meanings, and intellectual references, drawing comparisons to chess, martial arts, and samurai culture.
RZA’s production on Liquid Swords is dark, gritty, and atmospheric, using minimalist beats combined with eerie samples, many of which come from the 1980s martial arts film "Shogun Assassin". The result is an album that feels cinematic and moody, with a dystopian, almost otherworldly atmosphere.

The album’s lyrics often reflect on mental discipline and strategic thinking, with tracks like "Liquid Swords" using metaphors related to chess and battle strategy. GZA frequently draws from his nickname as “The Genius,” delivering cerebral verses filled with metaphors about intellectual battles.
Street Life and Survival: While much of the album is rooted in intellectualism, GZA also explores themes of urban struggle, survival, and the harsh realities of inner-city life. Tracks like "Cold World" present a bleak picture of street violence, poverty, and crime.
Martial Arts and Samurai Imagery: Throughout the album, GZA incorporates imagery of samurai swords, warriors, and martial arts, using these motifs as metaphors for mental sharpness, discipline, and conflict. This is reflected in both the lyrics and the sound design, with many tracks featuring samples from martial arts films.

Key Tracks and Highlights:
"Liquid Swords" – The album’s opening track is both its title track and a standout moment. GZA’s sharp lyricism is paired with RZA’s haunting production, setting the tone for the album’s focus on philosophical reflection and street life. The intro features dialogue from "Shogun Assassin", solidifying the album’s martial arts theme.

"4th Chamber" – This track is a highlight for its raw energy and features strong verses from Ghostface Killah, Killah Priest, and RZA. The lyrics touch on social decay, political corruption, and personal resilience.

"Shadowboxin’" (featuring Method Man) – Known for its catchy hook and Method Man’s standout guest verse, this track is an excellent example of the synergy between GZA and his fellow Wu-Tang Clan members. The song explores themes of mental combat and shadowboxing as a metaphor for intellectual battles.

"Cold World" (featuring Inspectah Deck) – A dark, introspective track that paints a vivid picture of the struggles in urban life. The production is minimalist but powerful, allowing GZA’s detailed storytelling to take center stage.

"Duel of the Iron Mic" – Featuring verses from Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Masta Killa, and Inspectah Deck, this track is a lyrical sparring match, with each MC delivering sharp, battle-ready verses. The song is both a testament to GZA’s lyricism and a showcase for Wu-Tang’s collective talent.

RZA handles all production on the album, using a style that emphasizes minimalism, gritty samples, and cinematic soundscapes. Many of the tracks feature dialogue from martial arts films or atmospheric samples that enhance the album’s philosophical and introspective themes.
The beats are often slow and menacing, allowing GZA’s dense, introspective lyrics to take center stage. RZA’s use of disjointed loops, eerie melodies, and sparse instrumentation gives the album a unique, otherworldly feel.

Upon release, Liquid Swords received widespread critical acclaim for its lyrical complexity and innovative production. Critics praised GZA’s ability to blend philosophical themes with street narratives, and RZA’s production was hailed for its dark, cinematic quality.
The album has since been regarded as one of the greatest hip-hop albums of all time and one of the best releases from the Wu-Tang Clan collective. It is often cited as one of the finest examples of 90s East Coast hip-hop and is revered for its storytelling, intellect, and atmospheric production.
Liquid Swords has influenced a generation of rappers, particularly in the lyrical, underground, and alternative hip-hop scenes, with its combination of intricate wordplay and thematic depth setting a standard for future artists.

Liquid Swords has been listed on numerous "greatest albums" lists and continues to be studied and admired for its lyrical depth and thematic consistency. GZA’s methodical, intellectual approach to hip-hop remains influential, and his ability to blend street narratives with philosophical musings has set him apart as one of the most respected lyricists in the genre.
In summary, Liquid Swords is a landmark album that showcases GZA’s lyrical genius and RZA’s unparalleled production. Its blend of martial arts imagery, philosophical themes, and dark, atmospheric beats has made it an enduring classic in the hip-hop world.

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Big Pun

2LP | 1998 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Live At The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Release: 1998 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Why you'll love it...
The beats on Capital Punishment, from RZA, Rockwilder, Domingo, and other A-list maestros, are grimy, radio- friendly, yet low-ley cutting-edge, affirming its status as an undisputed classic. Big Pun was as much a visionary — conceptualizing every song — as a consummate pro in the booth. Citing Picasso and Baby Jesus while purporting to “twist your temples into pretzels,” Pun made Minute Rice out of multi-syllables. There’s no way to describe Pun’s febrile liberties with the king’s English. He doesn’t really breathe; when he does, it’s a sharp gasp for air that almost mimics his Ginsu-like wordplay. Pun’s habit of sucking wind before spitting an ill verse mimics the effect of a lit grenade about to land and decimate entire sections of the population. If Pun’s dense rhymes invoke mixed metaphors, that’s likely because he’s an impossible amalgam of wanton wooer and lyrical hitman, an overweight lover with a murderous mouthpiece.

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Townes Van Zandt

2LP | 1977 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

Fortune / Harper / Cowell / Workman / Hart

Release: 1977 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Live at The Old Quarter, Houston, Texas, the 1977 record from troubadour Townes Van Zandt, is the VMP Country Record of the Month for November 2022. It's here on exclusive 2LP Black & White Galaxy vinyl with lacquers cut by...

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Great Friends

2LP | 1987 | UK | Reissue (Pure Pleasure)

Slow Forever Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 1987 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Recorded in 1986 in Paris and originally released only in France, "Great Friends" mines the John Coltrane spiritual legacy with fervent incantatory playing and an ecstatic charge. Not that alto saxophonist Fortune and tenor man Harper necessarily speak with Trane’s voice, but the intensity of their playing and their use of certain scales and modes produce a Tranelike atmosphere. Drummer Hart (who organized this band at the request of a Japanese promoter), bassist Workman and pianist Cowell form a hard-hitting team alongside the horns. Things begin with “Cal Massey”, a tribute penned by Cowell. Harper sets the spiritual vibe in motion with a big-toned, take-no-prisoners solo. The Texas tenor man has the heaviest low-register sound in the business. On Workman’s “East Harlem Nostalgia”, he chomps into the low notes as a prelude to wailing runs into the upper register. Harper’s up tempo “Insight” is the album’s tour de force, with rippling solos and torrid exchanges between the saxophonists. Fortune’s searing tone is well suited to the exuberant joyride of this performance. The rhythm section can be compared to the McCoy Tyner, Jimmy Garrison and Elvin Jones triumvirate that backed Trane. Equally heavyweight and agile, it is relentless in its conviction and spiritual attitude. Great Friends is hot. Owen Cordle/Jazz Times

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Cobalt

2LP | 2017 | US | Original (Profound Lore)

Release: 2017 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Tidal Vinyl Me, Please Edition

Fiona Apple

2LP | 1996 | US | Reissue (Vinyl Me, Please)

LP | 2024 | Original (Symphonic Distribution)

Release: 1996 / US – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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According to one strain of folklore surrounding the record, Fiona insisted that the name, Tidal, was taken in part because of its phonetic proximity to the funny emptiness of “Title.” But given the wild power of the thing that had come out her, she must have known this magnetism needed proper naming. What primeval force is more fitting than the tides to preside over such a magnificent airing out of wounds?

Nothing is quite solid on Tidal anyway, and despite the ferocity, it is always a peaceful album, like the lapping of waves. The hypnotizing pull of these highs and lows make Tidal even easier to sink into; it is a record that swells and rages on an instinctual level. It remains one of the most important artistic distillations of female trauma because of the way she harnesses her pain, transforming it into a quiet source of power.

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Alex Lore

Motivity

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Organic Grooves

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LP | 2002 | JP | Reissue (Monchént)

Doping Panda

Pink Pank

Herbie Nichols Trio Tone Poet Vinyl Edition

Release: 2002 / JP – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The first LP release of Doping PANDA's career! The classic album from the indies era, which still boasts popularity 20 years after its original release, is being reissued in analog format! With Syuta-low "tgmx" Tagami (scaful King/frontier Backyard) as the producer, this album is an impressive new innovation, a transition from the traditional band sound to a lighter sound with the essence of digi-rock, while still maintaining the melody line developed by the vocalist Furukawa. Guest musicians include Cubismo Grafico (neil&iraiza), Gouta Nishidera (nona Reeves), Kenzi Masubuchi (scafulL King) and many more.

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Herbie Nichols Trio

LP | 2023 | EU | Reissue (Blue Note)

Space-Time Dreatime: The Four Dimensional Music Of

Release: 2023 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Organic Grooves

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Little-known in his time, recognition has grown in recent decades for the pianist Herbie Nichols’ unique style which was introduced on a series of innovative Blue Note releases in the mid-1950s including Herbie Nichols Trio featuring Max Roach on drums and bassists Al McKibbon and Teddy Kotick.

Blue Note Tone Poet Edition: Stereo, produced by Joe Harley, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original analogue master tapes, pressed on 180g vinyl at RTI, and packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on jacket.

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Lori Vambe

2LP | 2023 | EU | Original (Strut)

2LP | 1991 | US | Reissue (Jive)

Release: 2023 / EU – Original

Genre: Organic Grooves, Rock & Indie

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Occasionally, you find music outside the commercial mainstream, outside of everything - the music of visionaries, eccentrics, inventors, loners, the keepers of secrets, the path-finders. Moondog, Daphne Oram, Harry Partch are from this mould. And so too is Lori Vambe. This is the first ever reissue of Vambe"s privately pressed original albums from 1982, Drumland Dreamland and Drumgita Solo, packaged in a deluxe slipcase and featuring both albums in their original artwork!

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A Tribe Called Quest

The Low End Theory

42,99 €*

Lazers Not Included 10th Anniversary

Release: 1991 / US – Reissue

Genre: Hip Hop

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Wilkinson

2x12" | 2013 | UK | Reissue (RAM)

42,99 €*

Selected Rhythm Tracks 1988-1994 Volume II

Release: 2013 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Electronic & Dance

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Three appearances on Andy C’s Nightlife 5 in 2010 signaled the start of Wilkinson’s journey with RAM Records. Three years later he would go on to drop his debut album ‘Lazers Not Included’, propelled by the success of ‘Afterglow’, featuring Becky Hill, making a dent in the UK Top 10 and going on to gold certified status with over 150+ million streams to date. Capturing his dancefloor ready sound, which helped make him one of the biggest names in electronic music in the UK and beyond, Lazers features the anthems ‘Take You Higher’, ‘Heartbeat’, ‘Too Close’ and ‘Half Light’.

To mark the 10th anniversary of its release, the album has been pressed in full for the very first time on yellow vinyl. With a refreshed design, this special edition will make a great collector’s item for old and new Wilkinson fans alike.

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L.G. Mair, Jr.

2LP | 2023 | US | Original (Choon!!)

42,99 €*