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| 8/4/2007 | (Ad)vance(d) | Poem#red128dot | CDR | $7.99 | Absurd | "... 2006, while fuckin' around in a hot early summer night w/ zenia & george of red dot zine in thessaloniki they invite absurd to contribute to a special issue of 'red dot' a kinda anniversary issue in which various contributors of the previous issues would include stuff they fancied... well... what can you add in a comix zine? a short story mr absurd wants to write but can't find the time to finish... something else? being in a crazy and happy mood for his ever beloved 'vance orchestra' (one of absurd's heroes!) i email mars and ask for contribution. he fancies it but as v.o. are dead it turns to be (ad)vance(d). how to do it? hhhmm.. what'd you think for a a5 size card? as if a birthday card? mr. absurd suggests. 'sure, why not man?' mars replies and in less that a month lands in absurd's office a lovely pack w/ artwork and a cdr that reminds some of the most beloved v.o sounds in a more obscure way though. includes that fuckin' tape loop w/ greek counting that makes it so cute as well! .......2007... being shelved for a year as 'red dot''s issue is shelved too and while digging still-to-be-issued master cdrs of upcoming delayed or not releases i start listening to it again. early summer melancholy as is not one of absurd's favest periods this time i get hooked on its bizarre ambiances and totally play it daily on my player. so here it is... kinda a lost archive material from absurd's vaults that had to be out now before it becomes another 'lost classic'. comes in a super cute b/w a5 card size and expect you to unfold it and get lost in its sounds (which btw are dedicated to the late geert feytons).... PLAY LOUD!!!!" |
| 8/2/2008 | A Broken Consort | Crow Autumn | 3" CDR | $6.99 | First Person | "Richard Skelton presides over every aspect of the beautifully presented releases on his Sustain_Release label, a project initiated in memorandum to his wife Louise; the weight of which can be felt in all that Skelton produces from the hand crafted and personalised 'edition of one' CD's (featuring Louise's photographs of the surrounding Lancashire landscape) to the heartfelt and considered music contained within. FirstPerson is very proud to be the first to release Skelton's music outside of his own label (a trend that will continue with future releases on Students of Decay amongst others). For this release we are treated to a slowly unfolding meditation on the sonorities of the violin, an elegiac and minimalistic rendition in the mould of Arvo Part or Anton Batagov. This is music of substance that lingers long after it recedes into silence." *Second edition, initial 50 copies sold out.* |
| 11/2/2008 | A Handful of Dust | Now Gods, Stand Up For Bastards / The Philosophik Mercury | Double CD | $15.99 | No Fun | "Now Gods, Stand Up For Bastards/The Philosophik Mercury is a double-disc re-issue of two limited and long out-of-print works by this obscure enigma. Plunging straight into the chasm of ultra-minimalist abrasion and chaotic improv, these two records stand as unrelenting and engrossing epics of guitar feedback, disintegrating electronic sound, string-shredding violin abuse, and other facets of impassioned iconoclasm. Recommended for lovers of AMM, Henry Flynt, and Hijokaidan. A Handful of Dust are a group consisting of a core duo of Bruce Russell (The Dead C) and Alastair Galbraith. Formed in Dunedin, New Zealand in 1990." |
| 9/23/2004 | A Mercury Ensemble | Keep Children Out of School | CDR | $9.99 | 23 Productions | “Since we just released what we did on 4.6 of this year, we felt it only right to put last year's 4.6 jam out too, as it is no less interesting. This jam features a line up of 9 or more folks in a fusion/improv blast. This release is especially dear to us, as this lineup of AME includes the late Lyx Ish contributing on percussion, Rhodes, sax, and voice. Her tremendous presence put the AME collective over the edge for this jam, and we are happy to have it documented and available.” Edition of 48 copies. |
| 2/12/2008 | A Middle Sex | A Middle Sex | CDR | $10.99 | Blackest Rainbow | "A Middle Sex? Who the fuck are A Middle Sex I hear you cry... one of the best out there bands in the UK that nearly no one knows, totally ruling Manchester duo of Phil and Karl. Fluxing between minimal scrape and pound rhythms to noisy tumbling weird jamzzz using there trashed guitar, drums and electronics, with the odd weird vocal splatter thrown in. This is fresh from the jungles of Manchester... it really gives me a jungle vibe - you'll see what I mean." Colour sleeve, edition of 55. |
| 2/12/2008 | A Place To Bury Strangers | A Place To Bury Strangers | LP | $14.99 | Important Records | "A Place To Bury Strangers have often been called "the loudest band in New York". This may very well be the case, but unlike much so-called "loud" rock and roll that's out there, APTBS is not loud simply for the sake of it. The sonically overdriven sound they've accomplished is no clumsy accident, but a carefully cultivated and well-maintained entity all its own, fostered by an unbridled passion that's clearly evident in every live show they play and each recording they make. A Place To Bury Strangers does not so much play songs as allow them to pour out. They are songs about longing, heartbreak and confusion played extremely well and at a passionately loud volume. While there are obvious reference points: Pornography-era Cure, early Ride, My Bloody Valentine, and pre-1990s Jesus and Mary Chain, the sound is all their own, in part due to singer/guitarist Oliver Ackermann's day job of building custom guitar pedals (see deathbyaudio.net). Coupled with the solid bass of Jono Mofo and the relentless drumming of Jay Space, the APTBS team is a force to reckon with. These ten songs have been floating around for years on CD-Rs sold at shows and MP3s circling around the Internet, but are presented here uncompressed in their full glory, professionally mastered for CD. From the time that Killer Pimp first approached APTBS to release these songs until the time of the release, interest in the band has exploded, they have played South By Southwest, and have been offered recording deals with bigger sized labels. We're excited to release these songs because even as self-recorded tracks they are all blistering, intense, energetic, and powerful." |
| A Warm Palindrome | A Warm Palindrome | LP | $14.99 | Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers | "First release by new Stoke-0n-Trent band featuring Andy Jarvis, Joincey, Phil Todd, Solomon Kirkland and Mikarla Jarvis. All bases covered from organic chamber drone to real songs with words to minimal electronica attrition to free form guitar spectacle to bizarre folk-rock tangents. It all fits together surprisingly well too." "Free folk stoke improv drone glitch tunes and shiny moves." | |
| A Warm Palindrome / Feverdreams / Badgerlore | Three Owls Six Ears | CD | $7.99 | Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers | Three-way split CD featuring 20 minutes by each of these three acts. A Warm Palindrome you should know from our Betley LP. The tracks here are a lot more cohesive and direct than the stuff on that record (despite being recorded over a 12 month plus period). Feverdreams is a solo electronic/guitar project from California, playing miniature, textural and heavily-processed pieces. Badgerlore is a duo featuring an ex-Deerhoof and Ben Chasny a.k.a. Six Organs of Admittance. They play raw string/pick-up improvisation which magically transforms itself into song form by the end. |
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| 9/30/2005 | A Way / Jazzfinger | The Sun Is Your Enemy, The Wind Is Your Friend | CDR | $9.99 | Mallard Lake | "Mallard Lake presents a split release with finnish A Way and british Jazzfinger, sharing the space on this release. A Way stir up a sound from the soil they are standing on, sounding as an old and lonely farmer, living in the city, remembering his youth, playing drums and guitars buried five feet down in the ground, when the memories have become corrupted by wind and electric fog. This is rural, rustic and disintegrated rock'n'roll drone. Jazzfinger conjures a gritty execution of the all mighty powerdrone. Their contribution sounds as an extended roar with shifting moods, from nasty to grim to the invasion of battle hawks, slowly creating a numbing feeling as the sun goes down. 5" cd-r. gray speckled paper with black color. edition of 100." |
| 3/26/2006 | A.M | Yet Marvellous Stasis / Strata | DBL CDR | $15.99 | Pseudoarcana | "This release brings together the sister albums’ from Antony Miltons 'A.M' project recorded in 2003. Recorded simultaneously (and released on Haamumaa and Humbug records respectively) these 2 disks document a particularly productive year. Ranging from ecstatic tape noise works through gestural instrumental pieces, field recordings, drone works and live tracks this is a great introduction to the work of A.M." |
| 11/16/2004 | A.M. | Small Engine Funk Tantra | CDR | $11.99 | Transient Recordings | “Antony Milton becomes the first interloper to enter the Transient camp. Described by A.M. as ‘autistic’, at times this is challenging almost in the way that Sachiko M. can be. It’s also pretty damn engrossing and …. entertaining. This sounds somewhat like what you might have produced with that electronic junk you found in the basement as a teenager (if only you’d had a lot more experience, flair and skill).” |
| 1/28/2005 | A.M. Salad | Lo-Fi For Hi-Fi | CD | $10.99 | Sloth Jinni | "A.M. Salad is the solo project of Keith Childress who has worked in various other projects, most recently the free-noise improv mock rock libation sponges Algebrassiere. The tracks on ‘Lo-Fi For Hi-Fi’ range from cut-up collage to drone to noise, though a noise of a more trance inducing nature rather than an assaultive angle... though some abrasive moments are certainly present. Sounds from electric tools, hygiene and vanity devices, and various other gadgets of the home and office are teamed with tones from faulty keyboards and various other rickety instruments, as well as a hearty portion of turntable manipulation done with damaged record players playing scratchy old thrift store records. All tracks on this CD were originally recorded in the mid 1990's... some of which were originally released on E.F. Tapes, one of the premier noise-taper labels of the time period, operated by Emil Hagstrom of Cock E.S.P. The work on Lo-Fi For Hi-Fi was all recorded on a crappy karaoke machine; so many sound sources were run directly into the karaoke machine that some sessions actually ended wiht the sing-along-party-box emitting smoke before completely shutting off. All tracks for this CD release, however, have been digitally remastered by Rat Bastard of The Laundryroom Squelchers and To Live And Shave In L.A." |
| 12/1/2004 | Abe, Kaoru / Sabu Toyozumi Overhang Party | Senzei | DBL LP | $37.99 | QBICO | Kaoru Abe: (alto sax). Sabu Toyozumi: (drums, percussion). Recorded February 25 and April 15 & 30, 1978 live at Gaya, Tokyo, Japan. Unrelease recordings available here for the 1st time after more then 25 years. |
| 3/24/2008 | Acetate Zero | Civilize the Satanists | CD | $13.99 | Arbouse | "Well, the new album is there, just between 2007 and 2008, just nowhere. The title means nothing but 'éduquons les sales cons' (Educate the bastards) but if you can think about it, it just means 'we can't change nothing after all'. Twelve new tracks exept 'Definition of fall' re-recorded 10 years after we made it and recorded in few instants almost 10 years ago. We love that song. We have new tracks now and always ready to play. You can say that we don't mind, you're right but after 10 years how can you say that? You can say that we don't know how to use our guitars, you're deadly right but after 3 chords of 'wooden ride', we're just laughing. Nobody's right and you can't change nothing after all." From Paris, France. |
| 10/6/2007 | Acetate Zero | We Deny This | CDR | $8.99 | Arbouse | 16 live and unreleased tracks. Limited edition of 250 copies. |
| 4/24/2006 | Acid Mothers Gong | Live in Nagoya | CD | $15.99 | Vivo Records | "A live collaboration between legendary psychedelic-space-rock band GONG & not less respectable japanese ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE. Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth, Josh Pollock, Kawabata Makoto, Higashi Hiroshi, Tsuyama Atsushi, Yoshida Tatsuya. Together they form Acid Mothers Gong. Recorded at Nagoya TOKUZO on 9th april 2003. Essential." |
| 10/6/2007 | Acid Mothers Guru Guru | Psychedelic Navigator | CD | $13.99 | Important Records | "Acid Mothers Guru Guru features Mani Neumeier from the legendary and influential German Krautrock group Guru Guru as well as Kawabata Makoto and Atsushi Tsuyama from Japan's holy Acid Mothers Temple. The result is a fiery fantasy filled, loud/soft, colorful trans-generational psychedelic collaboration. The Acid Mothers Guru Guru started in a spontaneous session in March of 2006 in Nagoya, Japan. When the improvisation commenced, the passionate excitement was clear to all in the room and it was then that this special psychedelic trio began. A Japanese tour was planned, an album was recorded and this recording is the fruits of this mutual musical admiration. While all involved will admit that this is a dream collaboration, it was the Acid Mothers Temple guys who were worshipping Guru Guru in their teens. The Acid Mothers Guru Guru is two generations of psychedelic rock joining forces for the 21st century." |
| 9/30/2005 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno | 'Another Band From The Cosmic Inferno European Tour 2005' Cosmic Funeral Route 666 | CD | $14.99 | Acid Mothers Temple | "Just before setting off on the fall 2004 European tour I accepted a booking for my solo unit, Mothers of Invasion, in Osaka for January 2005. At the time I imagined that we would just play the gig as Mothers of Invasion with a new lineup. But later I began to feel the need for some powerful, new force that could stand against the virtually extinct dinosaur of Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., a worthy rival who could read the last rites to the corpse. Perhaps I felt this need because I had nothing to replace the declining power of Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. Everything that exists in this universe consists of two elements. Just as ancient Chinese yin-yang five-element philosophy states, in everything there are two opposing forces - a front and a back, a yin and a yang. Without the balance between these two forces, the motion of the universe would cease. With that thought in mind, I chose to mount an attack Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. myself. Of course, if this attack were to succeed I would need musicians just as powerful, if not more powerful, than Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. The first person who voiced their agreement for my ideas was my old friend and partner in Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Higashi Hiroshi. He and I are like two sides of the same coin, yin and yang, and without any explanation from me he immediately grasped my intentions. We decided to take the members of Mothers of Invasion and shift them to the new group, giving birth to a new Acid Mothers Temple. Just then I received a transmission from my own cosmos - the group should be named Cosmic Inferno. It was utterly fitting for this is truly a battle between heaven and hell, between The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. and The Cosmic Inferno. Though we shall henceforth be Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno, the new group will also be known in short as Acid Mothers Temple and this will no doubt sow confusion in the minds of many. But the true manifestations of Acid Mothers Temple are many - Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno, Acid Mothers Temple SWR. The future may see yet other groups bearing similar names. But each and all of them will be true manifestations of Acid Mothers Temple. Thus, on this the tenth anniversary of the founding of Acid Mothers Temple, I announce the birth of the hellchild, Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno." - Kawabata Makoto. This is a tour only cd - limited to 1000 copies. The lineup is: Tabata Mitsuru (bass, vocal, maratab), Higashi Hiroshi (electronics, dancin' king), Shimura Koji (drums, latino cool), Okano Futoshi (drums, god speed), Kawabata Makoto (guitars, bouzouki, tambura, speed guru). Recorded at Acid Mothers Temple from January - April 2005. |
| 9/30/2005 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno | Anthem Of The Space | CD | $16.99 | Ektro | "On this, the tenth anniversary for the overly active Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O; Kawabata Makoto announces a new supergroup: Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno! Featuring members of Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Boredoms, Zeni Geva, Ghost, White Heaven, Gong, Subvert Blaze, & High Rise. Featuring: Tabata Mitsuru (Zeni Geva, ex.Boredoms), Higashi Hiroshi (AMT & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.), Shimura Koji (ex.High Rise, ex.White Heaven), Okano Futoshi (ex.Subvert Blaze, ex.Ghost), Kawabata Makoto (Gong, AMT & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.)!!!" |
| 9/30/2005 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno | Demons From Nipples | CD | $15.99 | Vivo Records | "A new incarnation of Acid MothersTemple fame called The Cosmic Inferno and their CD Demons From Nipples is just out on Vivo Records. 2 tracks, 52 minutes of hard / psychedelic / guitar-driven trance! Recorded at Acid Mothers Temple, March - May 05." Polish label release. |
| 7/14/2007 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno | Hardcore Uncle Meat - Live in Croatia 2005 | DVD | $16.99 | Acid Mothers Temple | Complete version of the 2005 gig played by Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno in Zagreb. The gig was filmed with three cameras by the genius Croatian film artist Niko Potocnjak (Seven That Spells), who also edited the double DVD "History of Acid Mothers Temple" due to be released this autumn. The sound was recorded to sixteen-channel digital and mixed by Kawabata himself to create an astoundingly high-quality live package. Tracks include "Trigger in Trigger Out", "Pink Lady Lemonade", "OM Riff", etc. The lineup of Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno at the time of this gig was: Tabata Mitsuru : bass, vocals. (Zeni Geva, ex Boredoms, Leningrad Blues Machine), Higashi Hiroshi : synth, guitar, chorus. (Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.), Shimura Koji : drums. (Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Miminokoto, ex High Rise, ex Mainliner, ex Nagisa Nite, ex White Heaven), Okano Futoshi : drums. (ex Ghost, ex Subvert Blaze, Andromelos), Kawabata Makoto : guitar, chorus. (Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Gong, ex Mainliner). NTSC format, region free. Limited edition of 1000. This will be in stock Monday. |
| 8/22/2008 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno | Hotter Than Inferno / Live in Sapporo 2008 | CD | $15.99 | Vivo Records | "Recorded live at Counter Action, Sapporo, Japan, 29 June 2008 2 tracks: 1. Master Of The Cosmic Inferno ~ Heart Of Earth 2. Pink Lady Lemonade ~including Doobie Wonder Land. Time 72:26 AMT are: Tabata Mitsuru (bass, voice, malatab), Higashi Hiroshi ( synthesizer, guitar, dancin'king), Shimura Koji (drums, latino cool), Pikachu (drums, voice, cosmic shaman), Kawabata Makoto (guitar, speed guru)." |
| 8/2/2008 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno | Hotter Than Inferno ~ Live in Osaka 2007 | DVD | $15.99 | Acid Mothers Temple | A complete document of the final Osaka date on the summer 2007 "Hotter Than Inferno Western Japan Tour " by Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno's (featuring Pikachu from Afrirampo). The miraculous injection of power provided by the addition of grenade-girl Pikachu to the ranks, and the special guest appearance by Yamazaki Maso (AKA Masonna) meant that this date at Bears was insanity on an unprecedented scale. By the end of the group's set there was so little oxygen left in the venue that no one's lighter would work! This date became an instant legend - and here's your chance to witness it on DVD!! Edition of 500 copies. NTSC / Region Free |
| 9/30/2008 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno | Journey Into The Cosmic Inferno | CD | $18.99 | Very Friendly | "The "Cosmic Inferno" manifestation of Acid Mothers Temple was initially formed in 2005, in celebration of the tenth anniversary of the planetary sonic event that is Acid Mothers Temple. As leader Kawabata Makoto explains: "Though we shall henceforth be Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno, the new group will also be known in short as Acid Mothers Temple and this will no doubt sow confusion in the minds of many. But the true manifestations of Acid Mothers Temple are many -- Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O., Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno, Acid Mothers Temple SWR. The future may see yet other groups bearing similar names. But each and all of them will be true manifestations of Acid Mothers Temple." This is the first studio recording since the addition of Pikachu, drummer and vocalist with Osaka grenade-girl duo, Afrirampo. A churning psychedelic mandala driven by Pikachu and Koji Shimura's (ex-Mainliner, ex-High Rise, ex-Nagisa Ni Te) explosive twin drum assault. The original super-heavy AMT & TCI groove is blended with Pikachu's wild and spontaneous power. Against a background of ultra-loud fuzz-wah guitar and swooping space sounds, Pikachu and Tabata's (Zeni Geva, ex-Boredoms) twin vocals beckon you on an endless journey through the cosmic inferno!" Recommended! |
| 9/30/2005 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno | Just Another Band from the Cosmic Inferno | CD | $13.99 | Important Records | "Just Another Band From The Cosmic Inferno is the debut album from the brand new configuration of the Acid Mothers Temple. Drained creatively like 'dinosaurs on the brink of extinction,' Kawabata Makoto decided to disband the highly successful Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO lineup and replace it with something far heavier and much more powerful. Replacing the original lineup are deep-psych heavyweights including members and ex-members of The Boredoms, Ghost, Mainliner and Zeni Geva. With these ultra-heavy epic jams Kawabata Makoto has marked a new direction for his celebrated psychedelic collective." |
| 1/19/2008 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno | Ominous From The Cosmic Inferno | CD | $21.99 | Essence Music | "After a long period of great expectation - the band had been carefully planning this album for us during the last couple of years, Acid Mothers Temple finally debuts on Essence Music with two releases (see also 41st Century Splendid Man Returns)! And what this powerful quartet delivers on Ominous From The Cosmic Inferno is a nothing short but amazing. A super wild, punishingly dark slab of experimental psychedelic hell where fuzz blasted, ultra riffing and hypnotic speed guru guitar chaos - courtesy of Mr. Kawabata Makoto - meet early Amon Düül-influenced druggy, acoustic, mantric folk experimentalisms and eastern drones from below. The scent of sulphur fills the air and brings on the Japanese psychedelic inferno! Presented in our deluxe, sturdy gatefold mini-LP packaging featuring cosmic artwork by Jason Killinger and including a striking pop-up!" |
| 8/22/2008 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno | Pink Lady Lemonade (You're From Outer Space) | CD | $19.99 | Riot Season | "This really could be AMT's first 'summer album.' Unlike previous Cosmic Inferno albums this one doesn't reach in the red status often? it's more out there, like they've gone back to their mountain retreat and taken too much mushroom tea perhaps. " |
| 2/26/2006 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno | Starless and Bible Black Sabbath | CD | $14.99 | Alien8 | "While this album is certainly a tribute record it doesn't consist of straight-up Sabbath worship in the simple sense of covers. The band sounds as if they are simultaneously paying respect to other Sabbath-influenced projects such as Melvins or Zeni Geva, the later being the former home of Tabata, one of the Temple's latest recruits. Starless and Bible Black Sabbath consists of two tracks, the first being an epic thirty four minute blowout titled 'Lady from Hell.' The opening cut begins in a similar fashion to Black Sabbath's eponymous open albeit much less dramatic. The second track relates more to the band's obsession with Kraut rock, sounding like the more pop-oriented period of Hawkwind." |
| 1/1/2008 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | 41st Century Splendid Man Returns | CD | $21.99 | Essence Music | "We are proud to say welcome to the Japanese psychedelic retro freak ensemble on our roster - with two releases (see also Ominous From The Cosmic Inferno) - and finally make available on CD one of the most captivatingly beautiful recordings from The Melting Paraiso U.F.O line-up! Motorik krautrock rhythms work side by side with interstellar signals, ghostly female voices and analog synths. Bursts of damaged psych brilliance and free guitars open and seal the album, healing the aural wounds for/from the mammoth droney, mysterious and transcendental ambient experience of the title track, built with the aid of a non traditional array of instruments, like sarangi, sitar, zurna and tibetan trumpet. Definately not of this world. This is one of the many incarnations of the band, a combo also featuring, at the time of the recordings, the beautiful vocals of Cotton Casino and the appearance of Tatsuya Yoshida from Ruins as one of the special guests. As always, monster guitarist and mastermind Kawabata Makoto leads the troup to ensure a safer trip. Originally released as an extremely limited 12" picture vinyl on Tumult Records, this extended CD edition features two extra tracks, new artwork - including a stunning psychedelic painting by Jason Killinger - and comes in our deluxe, custom old school miniature LP gatefold packaging!" |
| 11/17/2007 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | Acid Motherly Love | CD | $19.99 | Riot Season | "Now firmly fixed to a solid four-piece (TSUYAMA ATUSHI, HIGASHI HIROSHI, SHIMURA KOJI and KAWABATA MAKOTO) with added guest vocalists, Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. return to their spiritual home of the UK Riot Season for yet another out-there ride through their weird and psychedelic world. Guitars howl, riffs grow bigger with each minute and brains get fried along the way. Recorded under falling ash and burning roof tiles, Acid Motherly Love features every dimension of their legendary underground sound-from wild riff heavy jams, to quieter acoustic passages and spoken monologues, all capped by the trance inducing 15-minute-plus epic "Santa Sanrodriguez." Artwork features the obligatory naked Japanese babes in all their finery. God Bless AMT." |
| 3/25/2008 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | Acid Mothership Live | CD | $14.99 | Acid Mothers Temple | Includes "Dark Stars In The Dazzling Sky (aka Dark Star Blues), Pink Lady Lemonade, La Le Lo and improv track. This is the tour cd of US & Canadian tour 2008. Limited 1000 copies only. |
| 5/11/2004 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | Born To Be Wild In The U.S.A. 2000 | CD | $12.99 | Wabana | "In the year 2000, Japan's psychedelic rock masters, The Acid Mothers Temple, hit the road on an endless journey. That journey has taken them to many far and strange places. While braving their way through the wilds of the American venue, they were captured...on tape. That tape surfaced a year later as the much sought after 'Born To Be Wild In The USA' LP. It looked like one of those classic dubious "live" records from the seventies in the vein of the Pink Floyd, Emerson, Lake and Palmer or Kiss. Photo copied image on plain white sleeve with black labels. Apparently there were 1000 pressed. Not much more was known except the fact that it disappeared very quickly. That LP has been remastered for this one time CD release. Contains the original five long tracks: 1) Acid Tokion 2000 2) La Novia 3) Pink Lady Lemonade 4) Speed Guru 5) God Bless AMT. Packaged in a generic looking purple Digipak except with a lone 'Skull' on the back cover. The front cover has the original LP cover art affixed in the form of a sticker." |
| 9/23/2004 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | Does The Cosmic Shepherd Dream Of Electric Tapirs? | CD | $15.99 | Space Age Recordings | “The debut Space Age release for Japan's leading cosmic explorers Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O.. This time in you get psychedelicized with the cuts ‘Daddy's Bare Meat,’ ‘Suzie Sizteen,’ ’Hello Good Child,’ ‘The Assassin's Beautiful Daughter,’ ‘Dark Star Blues,’ and ‘The Transmigration of Hop Heads.’” |
| 2/21/2007 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | Dokonan / Acid Mothers Temple on Tour in US | DVD | $17.99 | Acid Mothers Temple | In 2002, French filmmaker Audrey Ginestet accompanied Japanese rock group Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. on their US tour to shoot a documentary film. More than just a document of a band on tour, the film looks at differences in culture and values, examining America both through French eyes and through the eyes of a Japanese band on tour in America. Main feature: about 60 minutes + extras and bonus visual material. "This is a film overflowing with love, with true love."- Rosina de Peira The songs performed : Pink Lady Lemonade, La Novia, and an improv piece. Also features bonus material: live in WFMU studio, La Novia (live in New York), and Pink Lady Lemonade (live in Baltimore). The DVD is NTSC multiregion - with Japanese, English + French language and English subtitles. Edition of 1000 copies. This is a real nice film with great bonus footage - highly recommended! |
| 10/21/2002 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | Electric Heavyland | CD | $14.99 | Alien8 Recordings | "Electric Heavy Land is one of the most over top releases to come out of the Temple so far, and is perhaps Kawabata Makoto's heaviest groove-oriented material since the classic Mainliner debut Mellow Out. The recording is made of three tracks that at times will have listeners reminiscing over the likes of early Mudhoney and Monster Magnet's ‘Spine of God’-era sound. It's the one of the catchiest records from the incredibly prolific psych unit in recent times and can be best compared to the heavier tracks on Absolutely Freak Out Zap Your Mind the bordering-on-metal sound the band often seems to take on in live situations." |
| 7/16/2006 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | Have You Ever Seen the Other Side of the Sky? | CD | $15.99 | Ace Fu | "You know Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. freak out as the dynastic rulers of Japanoise. They freak out improvisationally, entwining psychedelia with prog, hard rock, krautrock, avant-rock in the spirit of diverse greats as Karlheinz Stockhausen, Pierre Shaeffer, Amon Duul, Deep Purple, or Genesis. Acid Mothers Temple makes their music epic, frenzied, expertly lunatic, meticulously composed, and astonishingly affecting in its sprawling, vigorous, unrelenting splendor. This album is the latest installment in Acid Mothers Temple's expansive 25+-releases-since-1998 catalog." |
| 11/2/2002 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | Live In Japan | CD | $16.99 | Acid Mothers Temple | An Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. live album entitled 'Live in Japan' has released on the AMT label. The album was recorded last December on digital 16 track, and features the twin-drum line-up of Koizumi Hajime and Ichiraku Yoshimitsu. This is the document of Acid Mothers Explosion 2001!!!! Tracks included are: cosmic introduction ~ untitled space (08:25), In E (13:06), La Novia ~ Speed Guru (41:40) Acid Mothers Temple at this live recording : Cotton Casino (vocal, synthesizer, beer & cigarette), Tsuyama Atsushi (monster bass, vocal, cosmic joker), Higashi Hiroshi (guitar, synthesizer, vocal, Dancin' king), Ichiraku Yoshimitsu (drums {L} kendo master), Koizumi Hajime (drums {R}, sleeping monk), Kawabata Makoto (guitar, speed guru). Recorded live at Tokuzo (Nagoya) 9th Dec.2001. Engineered by Usui Yasuhiro (Tokuzo), mixed by Kawabata Makoto. Art work by sachiko@ELF |
| 5/7/2004 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | Mantra of Love | CD | $14.99 | Alien8 Recordings | "Mantra Of Love is destined to be a classic release in the expanding catalog of one of today's most exciting psychedelic ensembles. It is beautifully recorded, featuring AMT's cleanest production to date. Cotton Casino's vocals are captured fabulously, rivalling the Univers Zen ou de Zere a Zero release on France's Fractal label. The recording is composed of two tracks. 'La Le Lo,' a traditional Occitan piece, is somewhat similar to the classic La Novia release. It is largely based around the melodic vocals of Cotton Casino. Halfway through the track, speed guru Kawabata Makoto lets the thunder roll, giving the feeling of an entirely new song until it becomes melodic again toward the end. Mantra Of Love is the perfect release for those who enjoy the more melodic, droned out hippy elements of Acid Temple Mothers but also want the piece to let loose from time to time." Highly recommended! |
| 3/31/2008 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | Never Ending Space Ritual - History of Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | 2 x DVD | $39.99 | Swordfish | "Disc 1 tracks the band through the first decade from 1998 to 2007, through rare footage featuring guest appearances from members of Guru Guru, Afrirampo, Ruins and others. Disc 2 features a historic performance of La Novia featuring Occitan Queen of Songrosina De Peira, many takes of other AMT classics, and an in-depth interview with Kawabata Makoto. Other AMT offshoots - Acid Mothers Gong, AMTSWR and AMTGuru Guru are also featured." Booklet includes photographs and a band chronology. NTSC Region 0. |
| Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | New Geocentric World of Acid Mothers Temple | CD | $12.99 | Squealer | "The Acid Mothers Temple and the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. hail from Nagoya in the central region of Japan, but they may as well be from the moon. A self-described 'freak-out group for the 21st century', the band was founded in 1996 by members of the Acid Mothers Temple soul-collective, led by guitarist Kawabata Makoto (from Musica Transonic and Toho Sara). New Geocentric World continues the development shown on their previous albums for the pioneering Japanese label P.S.F., with intense music veering between blitzkrieg maelstroms of electricity and gently lilting garden psychedelia." | |
| 6/11/2006 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | Power House of Holy | CD | $14.99 | Acid Mothers Temple | Limited edition 2006 US Tour CD featuring recordings from 2004. 'Dark Stars in the Dazzling Sky (aka Dark Star Blues) was recorded at Spaceland on June 6, 2004 - a great show I was there for. And the other track is Pink Lady Lemonade recorded in Gloucester on October 30, 2004 - another killer version of this song. For these recordings, AMT was: Tsuyama Atsushi (monster bass, vocal, cosmic joker), Higashi Hiroshi (synthesizer, guitar, chorus, dancin' king), Koizume Hajime (drums, sleeping monk), and Kawabata Makoto (guitar, chorus, speed guru). |
| 4/30/2008 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | Recurring Dream and Apocalypse Of Darkness | CD | $14.99 | Important | "Recurring Dream And Apocalypse Of Darkness is by far the heaviest Acid Mothers Temple record yet. So heavy, in fact, that Kawabata Makoto jokingly said 'the album is really heavy, maybe a bit like Sunn O))). hahahaha.'" |
| 4/30/2008 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | Recurring Dream and Apocalypse Of Darkness | Double LP | $26.99 | Important | "The limited edition double LP version of Recurring Dream... is packaged in a deluxe gatefold tip-on heavy duty jacket and contains two bonus tracks rounding out the double LP set. Featuring remarkable art work by Seldon Hunt. LP is limited to 1000." |
| 7/16/2006 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. | The Day Before the Sky Fell In | CD | $12.99 | Galactic Zoo Disk / Eclipse | 47 minute performance recorded at Reckless Records in Chicago on September 10, 2001. Features the 'classic' lineup of Cotton Casino (synth), Tsuyama Atsushi (bass, voice, acoustic guitar), Hiroshi Higashi (synth, electric guitar), Ichiraku Yoshimitsu (drums), and Kawabata Makoto (electric guitar) playing 2 long tracks: Space Age Ballad / La Novia (including In E) and La Novia - Speed Guru. Excellent performance / recording - limited edition of 1000 copies. Also features the artwork of Plastic Crimewave. "The sold out LP "The Day Before the Sky Fell in" released a few years back by GZDisk/Eclipse is at last on CD! Recorded the day before the cataclysm at a Reckless records in-store in Chicago, this finds another side of the Mothers, as they lay down a spacious acoustic bed before taking off into the stratosphere, with Tsuyama blissfully strumming a Martin for perhaps the most cosmic and dynamic version of "La Novia" ever. Even Makoto was caught off guard by the uniqueness of this performance, and believe you me, the walls shook and records tumbled down before the show was done. Cleaned up from the original master by Makoto, this also features all new kraut-indebted artwork by Plastic Crimewave, and the actual credits not allowed on the original bootleg-type release.............." |
| 12/16/2003 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso U.F.O. / Escapade | A Thousand Shades of Grey | CD | $13.99 | Fünfundvierzig | "In today's post-post-(etc.)-modern times, almost all people inhabiting this planet have access to all kinds of music. (Anybody with a fast connection who ever 'buried' him- or herself in the internet for a few days knows what I'm talking about). More than ever, 'anything goes' is the credo of the present; it seems that there is no kind of music which hasn't been there before. And yet, now and again one chances upon music, which strikes one as completely 'new'. This CD is such a discovery. 'Architecture is frozen music' is one of the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer's best-known quotes. Maybe the members of New York-based band Escapade knew this quote. For their two tracks on this album sound very 'constructed'; everything seems to be based on what's been played before. But surprise, surprise: All the band's music is completely improvised and spontaneous! The first track opens with just a few notes on the organ which after about three minutes is joined by guitar feedback. The latter instrument then starts to produce rhythmic sounds and at the five-minute-mark, a monotonous drumbeat introduces itself. Ten minutes after the beginning, the guitar becomes somewhat offensive, but without aspiring to a soloistic heights. (Later, one can actually discern something like a solo in the background, but this is buried so deep in the mix that it cannot count for one). Then the whole structure slowly gains momentum and peaks in a sound-orgy that is simply mesmerising. And suddenly you find that the first 18 minutes of this CD are over. You'll probably also find yourself groping for words. What was that? A new kind of post-rock? Early Amon Düül jamming with Shellac? I can't tell you either, but one thing I know: it's damn good music! What follows is an absolute killer: 28 minutes of Acid Mother's Temple, the Japanese answer to Hawkwind, Motörhead and Grateful Dead combined. Like Escapade, AMT take their time in building up their track. They heap layers upon layers of synth-sounds and weave these together with vocal improvisations into a tapestry of increasing complexity. With this track, they are probably closer to Terry Riley's In C than with their own cover-version of that composition (as can be heard on the Eclipse LP). That a piece of music is steadily gaining in intensity for over 20 minutes, I have never heard before. Here, AMT show that they are capable of expressing their unique 'monsterrock' in a much more subtle form. One minute before the track's end the tension decreases and the listener is washed out into infinitive space with a few spherical sounds. Thus AMT have proven again, that they just cannot be of this world. Their music isn't anyway. The second track by Escapade starts out as a seemingly 'normal' rock-track with drums and bass. But after a few moments these familiar forms vanish to be replaced by a spooky free-form guitar-improvisation, which reminds one of the cacophony of Pink Floyd during their A Saucerful Of Secrets-phase. Out of this, a thundering, archaic drum-pattern emerges, on top of which guitar and tambura create atmospheric droning. Again, after some time the track increases in intensity and rises to a rhythmic orgy. At the end, there is a loud bang on a gong, and all that remains is the subtle droning of the tambura. The fact that Escapade have just interpreted John Cage's 4'33'' for a compilation on the Emperor Jones-label bears further testimony that they know what they're doing. On this CD, two of the most incredible and far out sound-sculpturers who venture off the beaten track of zeitgeisty electro-acoustic music shake hands. Anybody who thinks he or she knows his avant-garde should listen to this record. And be amazed." |
| 4/24/2006 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues featuring the Sun Love and the Heavy Metal Thunder | untitled | CD | $17.99 | Fractal | "WARNING : Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues is a different group than the well-knows Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO and Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno. This new japanese band was created in April 2005 by Magic Aum Gigi (ex-Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO). His main works with the "Melting Paraiso UFO" can be found on the album "AbsolutelyFreak-Out" (2001), the compialtion "Do whatever you want, don't do whatever you don't want !!" (2002), and has released his own solo album "MMMM - My Metal Machine Music" (2004). Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues is an underground punk blues trio composed by two guitarists(Tsuchy, Magic Aum Gigi) with one drum (Mai Mai). Their first album : "Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues featuring the Sun Love and the Heavy Metal Thunder" is a deep raw trip and a wild transgression of the mother nature filtred by the occult powers ! This love potion is made by thunder guitars, power drums, plus various electronics and acoustics sounds, and vocals. If reviewers have often compared the sound of Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO closed to Amon Düül 2, so, Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues sounds close to Amon Düül 1. A surprising and an impressive first recording in this beginning of new century that you should hear to believe it!" Recommended! |
| 3/26/2006 | Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues featuring the Sun Love and the Heavy Metal Thunder | untitled | DBL LP | $38.99 | Fractal | "WARNING : Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues is a different group than the well-knows Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO and Acid Mothers Temple & The Cosmic Inferno. This new japanese band was created in April 2005 by Magic Aum Gigi (ex-Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO). His main works with the "Melting Paraiso UFO" can be found on the album "AbsolutelyFreak-Out" (2001), the compialtion "Do whatever you want, don't do whatever you don't want !!" (2002), and has released his own solo album "MMMM - My Metal Machine Music" (2004). Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues is an underground punk blues trio composed by two guitarists(Tsuchy, Magic Aum Gigi) with one drum (Mai Mai). Their first album : "Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues featuring the Sun Love and the Heavy Metal Thunder" is a deep raw trip and a wild transgression of the mother nature filtred by the occult powers ! This love potion is made by thunder guitars, power drums, plus various electronics and acoustics sounds, and vocals. If reviewers have often compared the sound of Acid Mothers Temple & The Melting Paraiso UFO closed to Amon Düül 2, so, Acid Mothers Temple & The Pink Ladies Blues sounds close to Amon Düül 1. A surprising and an impressive first recording in this beginning of new century that you should hear to believe it! Limited edition of only 300 copies - recommended! |
| 10/9/2003 | Acid Mothers Temple / Kinski | untitled | CD | $9.99 | Sub Pop | "A four-song split release from Kinski and their friends Acid Mothers Temple, limited to 5000 copies on CD and 1000 on double-LP. The album includes two versions of a track taped at Higashi Hiroshi's old house when Kinski toured Japan in December 2001. One of the takes was mixed by Kinski, the other adds overdubs by AMT to the mixed take. The album includes one new track by each band. The AMT track is a 25 minute monster-piece called ‘Virginal Plane 5:23’. The CD and LP versions of this track are slightly different." |
| 12/24/2005 | Acid Mothers Temple and the Cosmic Inferno | IAO Chant From The Cosmic Inferno | CD | $16.99 | Ace Fu | More psych exploration from the Acid Mothers Temple's newest form as the Cosmic Inferno. IAO Chant From The Cosmic Inferno is a fifty-five-minute, one-song tribute to the late Pierre Moerlen of Gong (1952-2005). Touring the USA in October." |
| 9/30/2008 | Acre | Bleeding | cassette | $7.99 | I Just Live Here | "Pure solid tones on a slow drift. Thick and spongy sound. Space encompassing and crevasse filling drone. Yellow and brown silkscreens on white paper. Edition of 100." |
| 5/29/2008 | Aethenor | Betimes Black Cloudmasses | LP | $15.99 | VHF | "The highly-anticipated second album from VINCENT DE ROGUIN (SHORA), STEPHEN O'MALLEY (SUNN0))), KTL), and DANIEL O'SULLIVAN (GUAPO). Like their genre confounding debut Deep In Ocean Sunk the Lamp of Light, Betimes is an atmospheric, constantly changing piece that encompasses a mind-boggling array of different performance and processing techniques. The deeply psychedelic and moving results present a soundstage that is continually evolving, with new elements entering and leaving the fray every couple of seconds. Includes significant contributions from free percussionists NICOLAS FIELD and ALEX BABEL, who sprinkle the sound field with an almost FMP-style rush of splattering drum sound, raising the intensity of the music (without resorting to bashing). The album also features a brief but affecting vocal from ULVER mastermind KRISTOFFER RYGG, who will make his first live appearance in over a decade when AETHENOR plays the Roadburn Festival in April 2008. Aethenor's third LP, featuring vocals and lyrics by David Tibet, will be released in Autumn 2008." - Revolver |
| 9/16/2007 | Aethr Myth'd | The Eight | CDR | $12.99 | Spirit of Orr | "A new collection of material culled from recordings made in 2004 through 2007, mostly at the Blueberry Studio space in Brattleboro VT. Aethr Myth'd members and some local guests in a sprawling unformed free process. This disc was made to be available on the band's recent east coast usa 'tour', limited to 200 hand assembled copies. Next planned shows will be at various random stops in Europe." |
| 9/30/2005 | Afrirampo | Kore Ga Mayaku Da | CD | $16.99 | Tzadik | "Another exciting unit out of the infamous Osaka underground rock scene. Close friends with the Boredoms and Acid Mother's Temple, Afrirampo is a bizarre duo of two twenty year-old girls who sing and play guitar and drums like no one else. Scantily clad in outrageous costumes, alternately kicking, screaming and caressing their instruments with an animalistic passion, this extreme and original band is the natural inheritor of the Boredoms legacy. Eleven songs about love, sex and death. This is poison." |
| 3/2/2008 | Afternoon Penis | High Noon | CDR | $9.99 | Our Mouth | "Another slo outing from nate nelson (mouthus) . percussion and tape loops abound" |
| 4/21/2008 | Afternoon Penis | I Want You to Write | cassette | $8.99 | Bread and Animals | "Nate from MOUTHUS / RELIGIOUS KNIVES. this cassette is a two sided scenario. side a is the seeker, about to discover a new path. side b is the thinker, about to interact with new information. this is the smoked out entity of an encounter...." |
| 2/26/2006 | Agamenon | Todos Rien de Mi | LP | $24.99 | Guerssen | "Hippie group from Madrid, this is no doubt the most acid psychedelic rock album recorded in Spain in the '70s. It is their sole album, originally released in 1975 on the Explosion label and a very rare and collectable item. No one knew anything about the group members until now, it had been even rumored to be some Argentinian guys living in Spain...but no, the group was formed by two Spanish females and four males and the brainhead was Carlos Garcia, who sadly passed away not long ago and to whom this reissue is dedicated. Ten tracks, eight of them in English and two in Spanish, all originals and fantastic; there's lots of heavy acid fuzz guitar here, probably the wildest fuzz recorded in Spain ('Todos Rien de Mi,' 'Send Me' or 'I Need Money'), and also some great sunshine psych-pop ('Cuco Go Fly,' 'Al Salir el Sol'), and it's all very well packed with some of the best multi-vocal harmonies you can find in a Spanish record ever." |
| 10/16/2003 | Agape | The Problem Is Sin: Live & Unreleased | CD | $13.99 | Hidden Vision | Nine track release with 4 of the tracks recorded live and previously only available on 8-track tape! Needless to say this is a very rare release and it also includes 5 unreleased tracks. |
| 7/16/2006 | Agents At Midnight | Agents At Midnight | CD | $9.99 | Fargone Records | "The full-length debut of noise-jazz duo Agents At Midnight, and a real pro-pressed CD in an edition of 500 copies, the first on Fargone! Meticulously constructed from hours and hours of recording sessions, this album is a distillation of all the many sounds and styles explored by this duo. Rumbling bassy drones, unflinchingly ear-piercing examinations of feedback tones, dizzyingly fast sample-based pieces, musique concrete-inspired collage. And on all of it, sax and electronics flow subtly into one another, bleeding over until the authorship of sounds is often uncertain. Agents At Midnight inhabits a weird hybrid territory somewhere between abstract modern improv, harsh noise, and free jazz, sometimes blending these styles, sometimes veering between them. Limited to 500 pro-pressed CDs." |
| 4/20/2004 | Agincourt | Fly Away | CD | $14.99 | Acme / Lion | "1970 UK private pressing mega-rarity—a psychedelic-folk classic in a Syd Barret solo/Fairfield Parlour vein, only with female vocals. Originals are £1500 or more—no chance to get them! Available for the first time from the original master tapes. Sixteen-page booklet comes complete with lyrics and band history, and includes stunning previously unseen photos of the band. The addition of previously unheard bonus tracks makes this an essential reissue!!" |
| 8/31/2008 | Agitated Radio Pilot | The Rural Arcane | Double CDR | $12.99 | Deep Water | "On the heels of the Deep Water reissue of Airs of Sun and Stone, we're honored to continue our association with the United Bible Studies family via this all-new double-CD from UBS singer David Colohan in his Agitated Radio Pilot solo guise. The previous ARP release, World Winding Down (on Deadslackstring), leaned more toward Dave's songwriterly side; by contrast, the music of The Rural Arcane follows its title thematically into melancholy fog-shrouded dusks and dawns, tapping into the stillness at the heart of nature's mystery via lush and expansive drones, chants, songs, and invocations. Two CDs, thirteen tracks, ninety-one minutes, every one of them gorgeous and timeless." |
| 11/6/2003 | Agitation Free | 2nd | CD | $17.99 | Garden of Delights | "'The band's masterpiece and probably even better than Malesch. Originally released on Vertigo's swirled label. As usual with a 32-page coloured booklet.' Previously reissued on the Spalax label. "Adds bouzouki, mellotron, 12-string guitar to their classic twin guitar, heavy Krautrock sound. Recorded and released in 1973, few months after the first and incredible Malesch, Second is at the frontiers of experimental, progressive, jazz. If Malesch was experimental recording with a touch of progressive, Second just appears as a progressive recording with experimental touch, revealing the incredible music of the band in an 'easier,' HIGHER way." |
| 11/6/2003 | Agitation Free | Fragments | CD | $17.99 | Garden of Delights | "Third issue of these 1974 sessions, with 1 bonus track; with much better sound quality than the Spalax CD. Recorded in Berlin, 11/14/74 as their 'final reunion' a loose jamming session featuring various members of the groups' different periods: Christoph Franke, Michael Hoenig, Lutz Ulbrich, etc. Not issued at the time, although a CD Rom version came out in Germany on Musique Intemporelle. Great extended psych and a fine addition to their small discography." - FE |
| 6/17/2004 | Agnosia | The Six Plus One Cardinals (Live From the Lost Continent) | CDR | $8.99 | Hammasratas | "More 'rising talents' of Finnish experimental field. Agnosia cdr is great mixture of rhythms, experimental manipulations and drones. 7 tracks and 55 minutes of totally entertaining sound art. Great b/w cover art." |
| 9/30/2005 | Ahlzagailzehguh | Problems with Preventive Medicine | C10 | $6.99 | Hospital Productions | "Searing, fierce, remorseless noise lost In youthful rage." |
| 3/24/2008 | Ahmed, Ilyas | Between Two Skies / Towards the Night | DBL CD | $20.99 | Digitalis | "I'm going to keep this short and sweet. Ilyas Ahmed is incredible. Born in Pakistan and raised in New Jersey, he now plies his trade in Portland, Oregon. "Between Two Skies" and "Towards the Night" is where it all began. Released in criminally limited editions of 50 copies each, both albums are now fully remastered by Pete Swanson and repackaged in beautiful gatefold jackets from Stumptown Printers. Also included are extended liner notes from David Keenan. I think he sums up both these albums best: "Call it abandon, a facility for letting go, for moving on; either way Ahmed's music is *gone*. And all we have are the recordings, scattered notes to prove that he once existed and felt it all as deeply and miraculously as any of us. And right now, from where I'm calling from, I wouldn't ask for anything more." Ahmed's original voice is a welcome addition to an oversaturated aural world. He has gone on to put out numerous self-released CDRs as well as a new CD/LP on Time-Lag. But in the beginning there were these. What "Between Two Skies" and "Towards the Night" make crystal clear is that his vision and his voice were there from the very beginning." |
| 4/11/2008 | Ahmed, Ilyas | The Vertigo of Dawn | CD | $14.99 | Time-Lag Records | "Much anticipated first proper release after a string of ear tugging and increasingly impressive private press CDRs. A real shining spirit in these somewhat goofy times of 'folk-psych' abuse, this guy nails it like it's in his DNA. Way beyond a simple formula, this is a complete tonal voyage. Opening the album with a dark ritual of dueling reeds and buzzing drones, things then erupt into some seriously burning psych raga excursion built from totally heavy, jamming, acoustic guitar licks, eastern grooving hand percussions, stoned backwards or fuzzed-out electric guitar splatters, and subtle creaky drones. The vocals are nearly unintelligible but swirl beautifully through most songs like floating smoky ripples. Woozy, head-bobbing, and completely there. Yow... Packaged in a matching fabric textured, golden hued, mini LP style gatefold cover with black and blood red printing, plus insert and woven Japanese inner sleeve." |
| 4/11/2008 | Ahmed, Ilyas | The Vertigo of Dawn | LP | $29.99 | Time-Lag Records | "Much anticipated first proper release after a string of ear tugging & increasingly impressive private press cdrs. a real shinning spirit in these somewhat goofy times of "folkpsych" abuse, this guy nails it like its in his DNA. way beyond a simple formula, this is a complete tonal voyage. opening the album with a dark ritual of dueling reeds and buzzing drones, things than erupt into some seriously burning psych raga excursion built from totally heavy, jamming, acoustic guitar licks, eastern grooving hand percussions, stoned backwards or fuzzed-out electric guitar splatters, and subtle creaky drones. the vocals are nearly unintelligible but swirl beautifully through most songs like floating smokey ripples. woozy, headbobbing, and completely THERE. yow... pressed on 180gm audiophile vinyl & packaged in a custom fabric textured, golden hued, heavy gatefold cover with black & blood red printing, plus insert. un-numbered limited edition of 750 copies." |
| 4/24/2006 | Aineettomaksi Temperamentin | Narsk | CDR | $9.99 | 267 Lattajjaa | Improvised guitar & drums racket. "freeform tumbling-down-a-staricase splurges of guitar and drums" - Boa Melody Bar |
| 10/6/2007 | Ainotamenishis | Live '418 | LP | $14.99 | Holy Mountain | "Ainotamenishis is a loud, heavy guitar group from Tokyo who were birthed from one oviduct marked "Velvet Underground" and a massive salpinx marked "Gaseneta." Their high-energy rock'n'roll action was first captured on an extremely limited CDR release, now released for the first time on vinyl. Ainotamenishis's brand of controlled panic is sure to spike the tongues of all those who purport to talk about the rock. It is primal, punk, eerie, harsh, and utterly essential. Featured on PSF's extremely cool Tokyo Flashback 6 compilation CD." |
| 7/10/2008 | Ajilvsga | White Path / Red Path | cassette | $7.99 | Peasant Magik | "Two twenty minute side long tracks. easily their heaviest yet. Packaged with full color 4 panel j card and obi, dubbed on high bias chrome tapes. Limited to 100 hand numbered copies." |
| 7/10/2008 | Ajilvsga | Winter Hunt | cassette | $5.99 | Abandon Ship Records | "Black paint was applied to convey mourning or that the fires of revenge had burned out in his heart and that he was now repentant. Red spots were printed over a coat of black on his face. The red spots representing bullets. He would also add red to his mouth to indicate bleeding from a wound received in battle. The other wore a wolf skin over his head and shoulders, the tip of the wolves nose painted red. The lower half of his face was painted white from ear to ear, his body painted in imitation of the blue wolves. Red paint on his hands and wrists symbolized blood. The death society had songs that were sung at its gatherings but they had been lost, together with all the customs once observed. The two of them sat down and began to sing these songs in a great pulsating voice. Armed only with pulsing electronics and wailing walls of bass, the hunt is on." - Ajilvsga |
| 10/25/2008 | Ajilvsga / Mass Ornament / Alms / The North Sea | 4way split | double cassette | $15.99 | Digitalis Limited | "Green country is turning black. we're not all savages here in northeastern oklahoma, but in times like these worshipping the dirt feels like the way to go. so we're bathing in it. raising our young on it. and burying everything and everyone in between. this is what it is. this is all the keystones in the rundown shantytown that is digitalis. ajilvsga in this case is nathan and myself with eden joined in on vocals. mass ornament is where eden goes it alone. alms is where nathan goes it alone. and the north sea still is as it ever as the north fucken sea. ltd to 85 copies, full-color cover & labels by eden." Out of print. |
| 8/22/2008 | Akiyama, Tetuzi & Jozef Van Wissem | Hymn for a Fallen Angel | CD | $13.99 | Incunabulum | "The second release highlights the improvisatory aspect of Van Wissem's activity, but as is always the case with him, the approach is not so easy to categorize. Hymn for a Fallen Angel pairs Van Wissem with another rigorously iconoclastic artist, Japanese guitarist and Off-Site alum, Tetuzi Akiyama. Van Wissem improvised to a recording of Akiyama that he had entered into Garageband, a program which allowed him to "see Akiyama's notes coming." The result is something like a duo improvisation in which the participants are separated in time, with one player given the benefit (or burden) of precognition. This is austere, yet open music that unfolds slowly and laterally, with Van Wissem's lute and Akiyama's bottleneck guitar tightly echoing one another or sounding together in strange clusters of tones that are allowed to decay slowly into deep chasms of silence. Full of spectral chords, microtonal glissandi, and iron concentration, Hymn draws firmly from the work of both artists in forging a sound world that is as barren as it is deep. [CC] Minimal Classical Contemporary Folk Blues played by Japanese Rising Improv Star guitarist Tetuzi Akiyama and Dutch/American Lute player/composer Jozef van Wissem, Their second cd as a duo. "The music is gradual and contemplative, unfolding like an unhurried chess game, edging forward in a shared yet adaptable and accommodating language. Courtly arpeggios, blues slurs and other pointers beyond the frame don't disrupt the Feldmanesque autonomy of their continually mutating, freely paterned flow." The Wire, UK |
| 11/17/2007 | Alasehir | Philosophy of Living Fire | LP | $13.99 | Siltbreeze | "Alasehir is the trio of MICHAEL GIBBONS, JOHN GIBBONS, and JASON KOURKOUNIS, otherwise known as three-fifths of BARDO POND. Their third release, following a CD apiece for the Important and aRCHIVE labels, Philosophy of Living Fire continues their sonic exploration of dense, languorous, free expansion. Billowing and exploding like a cluster of hashish stars, the three instrumental tracks produce a cosmic energy akin to a quasar in the heavens far left of Coltrane's OM and just right of the galaxy known as Dead C's Harsh '70s Reality. Released in a one-time edition of 1,000 LPs, this is the rocket ride into the outer stratum at which their previous CDs only hinted. So climb aboard and let Alasehir's Philosophy Of Living Fire be your 2007: A Space Odyssey. "The secret here is the groove, it takes you in and it won't let you go in all its head-nodding goodness. An essential slice of spiritual rock..." -Boomkat. |
| 7/14/2007 | Alcorn, Susan | And I Await the Resurrection of the Pedal Steel Guitar | LP | $15.99 | Olde English Spelling Bee | "This is the fifth solo offering by the Houston, Texas based pedal steel sorceress, Susan Alcorn. "The Heart Sutra" opens and is inspired by the "Sutra of the Heart of Transcendent Wisdom", which was delivered by Buddha 2,500 years ago. It is a beautiful, yet solemn work that reverbates from within as Susan strums those magical strings. The title track, "And I Await the Resurrection of the Pedal Steel Guitar", was inspired by Messiaens "Et Expecto Ressurectionum Mortuorum". It is a near 16-minute epic of stirring, haunting sounds. Each note is stretched out and floats like a spirit on the wind in a graveyard. Ms. Alcorns approach to the pedal steel guitar is completely unique and she doesnt quite sound like anyone else. If one is patient enough, they will realize that she makes every note and space count. "The Glass is Already Broken" is another piece in which each melodic fragment is touching, somber and well-selected, yet it drifts into a more sinister area. "The First Turning of the Wheel" was inspired, oddly enough, by the late Bob Graettinger, composer & arranger for Stan Kentons classic album, "This Modern World/City of Glass". I am not quite sure how this music is related to Kentons modern big band work, but again I was moved by the solemn spaciousness. For "The Second Turning of the Wheel", the notes are again softly stretched out and immensely eerie. On "Three Minute Warning", Susan lets each sound swirl and be bathed in a haze or a ghost-like echo." - Bruce G. (Downtown Music Gallery) |
| 9/17/2006 | Alien Zoner Ensemble | A New Day, A New Smoke | CDR | $7.99 | Cherried-Out Merch | "Special silkscreened re-issue of this anti-gem from the Weed Wizard label (Belgium)... let's go back to January 2006... unedited/naked-and-not-ashamed international creep-core supergroup w/Carlo (Hardline Elephants, Audiobot), Dallas (Green Mist), Luke (Birds of Delay), Eva (Orphan Fairytale), and Pat (me)... ends with the cops telling us to knock it off, goes some infected/dense places... like I said, I'm no good at music descriptions... this was on an American Tapes top ten a couple months back for dudes/bros who are into that kind of thing... edition of 50." Retardo thick slimy zoner jam. |
| 3/26/2006 | Allbee | Quarry Tones | CD | $10.99 | Resipiscent | "Liz Allbee plucks out her eyes and sings through both sockets in this dizzying debut of blown bits, amputated dances, and miscreant sound. Connecting the conch shell to the microprocessor to the little finger dipped in the alternating current, Allbee summons a mutant orchestral spread of plangent electronics, horn holes, and unnerving vocals. The release that launched a label." |
| 9/4/2004 | Allen, Daevid | Gentle Genie | CD | $14.99 | Mister E | “A previously unreleased collection of acoustic songs recorded by Gong mainman Daevid Allen between 1985 and 2000, and a companion to the Dreaming A Dream album. Twelve tracks of Allen's cosmic, acid-folk vibrations, completely remastered, and presented for your meditative pleasure. And such a pleasure it is.” |
| 9/30/2008 | Allen, Jamie | circuitMusic | cassette | $5.99 | Anathema Sound | "Jamie Allen is a Canadian artist currently residing in the UK. With circuitMusic, he uses raw op amp components with minimal effects to experiment and revel in the sound of pure, electric signals. Allen's compositions are streamlined, yet remarkably varied with harsh walls of static, dense drones, and playful rhythms all vying for the listener's headspace. This piece has been performed at venues throughout North America including Tonic (NYC), Galapagos (NYC), Eyebeam (NYC), SAT (MTL), and the S.S. Marie Antoinette (WA). Be prepared to turn this one up extra loud and get lost in it. Full color artwork, glossy inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub." Edition of 50 copies. |
| 2/19/2007 | Alligator Crystal Moth | Bones of the Great Divide | DBL CDR | $12.99 | Deep Water | "Alligator Crystal Moth is the trans-Pacific duo of Brad Rose (the North Sea, Ajilvsga, the Foxy Digitalis webzine/CD labels, etc.) and Michael Donnelly (Brothers of the Occult Sisterhood, Terracid, the MusicYourMindWillLoveYou label, etc.), and this is their third full-length collaboration. While previous works developed as long-distance tape-trading deals, Bones of the Great Divide was recorded in some epic in-person sessions last summer in Oklahoma, & it's much free-er and looser than earlier ACM - tranced-out string-bend percussive rattle scatter'n'shake'n'drone, all-acoustic ethnological forgeries from a landscape where the rainforest meets the great plains. Two CDs, 11 tracks." |
| 10/6/2007 | Almaden | The Dream Continues in 1,000,000 Roads | CDR | $8.99 | 267 Lattajjaa | "Michael Hilde is Almaden, he kindly sent a copy of his CD-R release on the Finnish label Lattajjaa. And also provided the longest title of any musical release that I'm aware of. A dozen mysteriously melancholic tracks in the snow. Some drone-based instrumentals, some fragile lo-fi song-like creations humming and overflowing with varying degrees of folk-based confessional insularity. Personal folk songs spun from acoustic guitar and trebly male vocal layered song/talk, stomping distortion and flutes. Late night possessions, deep depression, desperation, obsessive attachment, visions, hallucinations, spirit dances in the dark, and fleeting glimpses of bliss." George Parsons, Dream Magazine. The full title of this cdr is The Dream Continues in 1,000,000 Roads as the Journeyman Slumbers to be Awoken by the Berries of Air and Forest, a Dawn Pre-Imagined and so Owned in Footstep and Deed as Our Lovely Sojourner of Unabysmal Light Sojourns 4th into Willowy and Totally Purple Dawning, Day is Upon r Hero and the Golden Rd. of Infinitudinous Blessedhood |
| Alphane Moon | The Echoing Groove | CD | $11.99 | Camera Obscura | "Alphane Moon is Dafydd of Our glassie Azoth and his partner Ruth making music that complements the howlingly great OgA stuff with something more structured. This beautifully wrought disc of shimmering rural psychedelia was originally released on various tape labels in a small run of circa 100." | |
| Alphonse de Montfroyd + Nihil Est eXcellence | Defect Analysts | 3" CD | $6.99 | Nexsound Records | “Defect Analysts split release presents here latest music efforts of alphonse de montfroyd and nihil est excellence. First half of release brings calm and composure, serial music (#2), and ancient japan music (#3) in terms of processed digital sound. Second half comes with persistent events and occasionally droning torrent of processed environmental sounds. Everything flows, everything changes.” 3” cd with full color printings on transparent/dull sleeves. From Ukraine. | |
| 7/30/2006 | Altar of Flies | As The Years Went On, That Dream Ended... | CDR | $11.99 | Hästen & Korset | "One of two excellent self-released solo (mostly) recordings from Mattias Gustafsson released on his own Hästen & Korset imprint. Artwork and layout by Mattias Frisk on two panel colour folder in vinyl case. Dark and scary ambient-like soundscapes, heavy outbursts of feedback, buried monstrous screams and really fucked up witch-like vocals, samplings... All over the place insanity. Bleak and disgusting music. 6 songs, 23 minutes. Highest Recommendations!" |
| 7/30/2006 | Altar of Flies | How Many Times Can We Be Born Again? | CDR | $11.99 | Hästen & Korset | "Second of two excellent self-released solo recordings from Mattias Gustafsson released on his own Hästen & Korset imprint. Artwork and layout by Mattias Frisk on two panel colour folder in vinyl case. Dark and scary ambient-like soundscapes, heavy outbursts of feedback... All over the place insanity. Bleak and disgusting music. 4 songs, 24 minutes. Highest Recommendations!" |
| 5/14/2007 | Altar of Flies | Trapped Under Water | CDR | $7.99 | Foxglove | "Altar of Flies hails from the snowy world of mjölby, sweden. this moniker of mattias gustafsson (not to be confused with the broken face's mats gustafsson, or the saxophonist of the same name), and throughout "trapped under watter," this swede swims in metallic waves of ecstatic drones. gustaffson concocts washes of noise and feedback and bends them into shape, stretching the limits of each stolen note. this music is as thick like syrup, and just as fucken sweet. packaged in covers designed by the always impressive mattias frisk." |
| 5/10/2004 | Althoff, Kai | Fanal | LP | $20.99 | Neu | "First Solo-record by well-known artist and musican Kai Althoff (Cologne). Melancholic Synth-compositions reminiscent to early Schlammpeitziger and experimental, electronic music of the 70s (Conrad Schnitzler). Edited by Berlin-based Galerie Neu and limited to 500 copies." |
| 7/16/2006 | Alvarius B | Alvarius B | CD | $14.99 | Abduction | "CD reissue of the first Alvarius B record. Thirty-two instrumental acoustic guitar excursions into a realm of weird lo-fi rustic beauty that sketch retro-portraits of several folk guitar styles, some which may never have existed before. From abrasive to delicate, these lucid antique paintings with acoustic guitar employ Appalachian polyrhythms, dark melodies, flamenco thrash, alien tunings, pseudo eastern drones, cinematic backroad twang, and other hybrid ideas not easily described. This record is a folk drifter classic and is now available again for the first time in a decade. Originally released as 1000 copies (vinyl only) in 1994 on Abduction. Recorded from 1981-1989 by Alvarius B (aka Alan Bishop/Sun City Girls) onto various portable cassette decks and includes the original 28 tracks from the LP plus four unreleased bonus tracks." |
| 5/29/2008 | Ambarchi, Oren | In The Pendulums Embrace | DBL LP | $22.99 | Southern Lord | "Oren Ambarchi continues his otherworldly investigations with In The Pendulum's Embrace, a kind of dark twin to his landmark 2004 album Grapes From The Estate. Returning again to the hallowed halls of BJB Studios in Sydney, Ambarchi expands the scope and range of his unique musical language, incorporating an even broader palette of instruments and sensibilities. Despite the use of glass harmonica, strings, bells, piano, percussion and guitars, it's startling that the world created is still unmistakably his own, and that there is such a cohesion of vision throughout the albums' three lengthy pieces. With this record there's an even more tenuous coexistence of fragility and density; sounds as light as air mingling with wall shaking low-end. The converted already know the kind of trance inducing euphoria of Ambarchi's music. Newcomers will be scouting the back catalogue." - Revolver |
| Ambarchi, Oren / Robbie Avenaim | Alter Rebbe's Nigun | CD | $14.99 | Tzadik | "Formerly orthodox Hasidic students of Talmud and Tanya, these two members of the Australian punk unit Phlegm have brought together influences from Boredoms and the Japanese noise scene, traditional Jewish Nigunim and Yiddish theatre, Marc Ribot, Ornette Coleman and countless others to create a new world of twisted dreams and startling sonorities. A must for all lovers of weirdness." Part of Tzadik's Radical Jewish Culture series. | |
| 9/16/2007 | Amber Lions | Pink Panther Blood | 3" CDR | $5.99 | House of Alchemy | "The mystic worlds of Valerio Cosi and The Solo Joint collide as Amber Lions......one long track navigates through a dreamworld of saxophone, synth, strings and more strings all glazed in a mercurial fog. Magnificent." Edition of 123 copies. |
| 7/11/2008 | Amigo Result | Vid Baljan | CDR | $8.99 | 267 Lattajjaa | "A psychedelic collage, sounds a bit like Tomutonttu." |