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12K: visionary Jah Wobble album to date."
WOBBLE & THE INVADERS OF THE HEART, JAH: Molam Dub CD
SHUTTLE 358: Optimal.lp CD (12K 005) $13.00
(30HZCD 12) $15.00
"The much-anticipated debut release from Californian Dan Abrams,
"Molam, the thousand year old musical tradition of southern Laos.
and the first release in a series of artists featured on 12k's .aiff compi-
Molam is a love jousting, a stylised courtship ritual. Male and female
lation. Dan's music is a self-replicating ecosystem that grows and
singers improvise in poetic or bawdy style, competing in rhyme.
unfolds with the movement of sonic particles and binary rhythm. opti-
Traditionally, Molam is founded on the churning rhythms of the khene,
mal.lp plays on the juxtaposition of ambient drones and delicate
the lively bamboo mouthorgan which is the national instrument of
melodies with layers of digital static, lo-fi rumblings, and distressed
Laos. The khene is to Laos as the bagpipe to Scotland, only more so.
microscopic sounds. This contrast in elements makes it a very engaging
Inextricably tied to the national identity, the sight and sound of this
and sophisticated body of work; tense, jarring, and oddly soothing."
bouncing cluster of tubes makes the Laotian heart beat faster. The
Beautiful, ambient-nodded album with a definite hint of of classic-era
khene player blows, sucks, wheezes and often dances while playing --
records from the Warp/R&S/Apollo/Fax axis.
it's a mouth-driven accordion, and is in fact the ancestor of the accor-
VA: 12K1008 CD (12K 008) $13.00
dion, harmonica and all other western 'free reed' instruments. The
"Continuing where .Aiff left off, the latest release from 12K highlights
Laotians are famously the people who eat 'sticky rice' (steamed rice
those artists and sounds that will carry the label into a new year of
served in baskets and eaten with the fingers) and play the khene. Laos
microscopic sound experimentation. From Richard Chartier's lowercase
is a landlocked strip of southeast Asia between Thailand and Vietnam,
sounds to the glitchy groove minimalism of Surge's casio vl tone, this
the river Mekong forming most of its western border. One of the poor-
untitled collection represents the refining of 12K's style and aesthetic
est countries in the world, it also has the dubious distinction of being
with a roster of artists that spans the planet. Artists include: Richard
the most heavily bombed nation per capita in the history of warfare. In
Chartier: Inaudible tones and ear-itching stereo tactics represent flaw-
the Palace Museum in Luang Phabang is a fragment of moon rock, pre-
less Chartier. Goem: Using a broken, yet still sound-producing Dr.
sented to the Lao people by US President Nixon in 1973. The same year
Rhythm drum computer, which is treated by unique processings. Kim
that the US finally stopped saturation bombing of eastern Laos, the
Cascone: A continuation of work with pulsar synthesis and convolution
secret footnote to the history of the Vietnam war. Molam is still the
techniques. Miki Yui: An electronic wash of sine tones and reverberat-
country's favourite entertainment, heard at farming ceremonies, fami-
ed scratches, a brief glimpse into her fascinating small sounds and spa-
ly celebrations and raucous drinking parties. When you witness Lao
tial creations. Dan Abrams/Albert Tan: Their collaboration breathes
singers trading amorous innuendo through microphones and a vicious
some humanity back into the microscopic genre with a more ground-
amplification system at a Vientiane party, it's hard not to see Molam as
ed rhythmic foundation and digital, yet warm, dsp processing. Surge:
a distant cousin of rap music. Molam is such a popular genre in Laos
A bizarre slice of minimal techno with stuttering, skipping qualities.
and neighbouring Thailand that it has mushroomed into pop and elec-
Komet: An effervescent bath of microscopic rhythms and the interplay
tric formats, involving guitars, keyboards and drums. Many singers sell
of clean and static/noise tones. Taylor Deupree: Part of an ongoing
vast numbers of cassettes of electric Molam and the related Thai Luk
series of experiments with a doeper a100 modular synthesizer. *0:
Tung. One of these stars is the singer Pornsak Songseng. When listen-
Utilizing signature hypnotic repetition and pure tones, sakata creates
ing to this largely drone-based and pentatonic music, two impressions
subtle interactions that play with acoustic space and the listener's per-
leap out: one, that Pornsak's bass guitarist plays a lot like Jah Wobble;
ception. Tetsu Inoue/Taylor Deupree: Finely crafted cuts and splices cre-
and two, that the whole kaboodle is southeast Asia's answer to reggae.
ate a frenetic digital soundwall that works itself to a surprisingly
After listening to and admiring this music for many years, and seeing
melodic outro of intentional errors. Shuttle358: Sparse ambient
that such a fine group of Lao traditionalists was living three hours
melodies and digital generations perfectly juxtaposed."
across La Manche by Eurostar, Jah Wobble could finally resist no longer,
INOUE/TAYLOR DEUPREE, TETSU: Active/Freeze CD (12K 009)
and decided to record a collaboration with Molam Lao group mem-
$13.00
bers. The sessions were an exhilarating party -- westerners were
"The long anticipated SF/NYC collaboration between Tetsu Inoue and
impressed by the flexibility of the Lao musicians, and the direct beauty
Taylor Deupree is complete. A 14 track CD, Active/Freeze combines
of their performances. Laotians were bowled over by the antics of
Inoue's painstakingly detailed DSP abuse with Deupree's keen ear for
Wobble and engineer Cai Murphy on the mixing desk, and each mix
repetition and rhythmic loops into a fragment-based composition that
was concluded by the whole studio bursting into applause. We were all
is simultaneously jarring, random, intricate and melodic."
moved by what was happening, and hope that this project will bring
30 HERTZ RECORDS (UK):
the Molam of Laos to a wider audience." -- Clive Bell.
WOBBLE & DEEP SPACE, JAH: Beach FervourSpare CD (30HZCD
430 WEST RECORDS:
11) $15.00
OCTAVE ONE: The Living Key (to images from above) CD (4W
"Jah Wobble, the Pope of dub-punk bass guitar, consolidates his repu-
CD2) $13.00
tation as a bandleader with the second epic installment of his Deep
Octave One are a Detroit techno trio of the Burden brothers: Lawrence,
Space project. The first album (Deep Space, 30HZCD9) was the best
Lenny & Lynell. Affiliated with the Submerge family of labels, they are
received Wobble CD for several years. For the potent new album,
most famously known for their Transmat single "I Believe", a bit of a
Wobble has brought in the awesome talents of young drummer Mark
tech-house epic and considered an all-time classic Detroit track. This
Sanders (the drummer of choice of avant-sax godfather Evan Parker),
new album finds their sound more minimalized, completely instru-
and the no-nonsense true grit of Manchester based guitarist/producer
mental and slowly burned by double barrelled rhythmic precision and
Chris Cookson. Highly respected ambient composer Paul Schütze lends
post-Derrick May inspiration.
an atmospheric hand, and the whole mix has been enhanced by the
OCTAVE ONE: The Collective CD (4WCD 300) $13.00
vast experience of dub producer Marc Angelo Lusardi. Drama queen
Second full length CD from the Submerge-associated trio of Burden
wind players Jean-Pierre Rasle and Clive Bell carry over from the first
brothers, which collects various single tracks recorded throughout the
album. This team of musical mavericks has been handpicked by Wobble
90s. Features their most infamous track, "I Believe" (originally issued as
for their willingness to lay aside their egos and lose their individual
Transmat 10 in 1990), with guest vocals by Lisa Newberry, written in
contributions in the greater whole that is Deep Space. Musical refer-
collaboration with Anthony "Shake" Shakir. This track was also includ-
ence points are the Panthalassa 'mix-translations' of Miles Davis by Bill
ed on the infamous Virgin European blow-up comp Techno! The New
Laswell, and 1999’s Programmed by Carl Craig’s Innerzone Orchestra.
Dance Sound of Detroit. Most of the rest of the tracks appeared on var-
This is the most robust mystical music you will ever hear, and the most
ious 430 West EPs in the mid-nineties; plus this CD features 2 exclusive
P.O.Box 9102 Waltham, MA 02254 P. 1 617 629 4774 FX
new tracks. An obscure but relatively crucial picture in the Detroit tech- "Formed in the fall of 1997, united under the credo 'disturb the equi-
no puzzle. librium', the Anti-Pop Consortium came together as a divergent force
555 RECORDINGS OF LEEDS: to resist the evil empire that hip hop was slowly becoming. Three vocal-
REMOTE VIEWER: CD (555 CD8) $14.00 ists (Priest, Beans and M. Sayyid) and the aural alchemy of E. Blaize con-
"The first release by the Remote Viewer brings together ten tracks of verged as a matter of happenstance at the downtown offshoot of the
high quality downtempo machine-made music. After a mis-spent youth Nuyorican Theatre entitled "Rap Meets Poetry", hosted by poetry slam
playing drums and guitar for Domino recording artists Hood, Craig stalwart Bob Hollman."
Tattersall and Andrew Johnson have flown the next to embark on their ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM: Tragic Epilogue 2LP (ARK 5007 LP)
own electronic adventure. Taking the inspiration from a wide range of $12.50
frequencies (Seefeel, Autechre, The Carpenters), their first recorded ENCORE: Self-preservation CD (ARK 5008 CD) $14.00
output combines cold beats with lush melody and twists them togeth- "Encore melds a fascination with ancient Egyptian studies and clever
er with fine effect." word play with ingenious beats and samples. Self-preservation, their
555 RECORDINGS OF LEEDS (UK): debut for 75 Ark, will prove to the hip hop world that they'll very
quickly earn their place among their peers and idols."
KID 606: GQ On The EQ 10" (555 10) $10.00
ENCORE: Self-preservation 2LP (ARK 5008 LP) $12.50
A repress of a recent limited edition 10" out of the UK.
NEXTMEN, THE: Buck Foolish 12" (ARK 5010) $6.50
CRABSTICK: Discoverooster LP (555 13 LP) $13.00
MISTA SINISTA: Seriouss 12" (ARK 5011 EP) $6.50
"Only 9 years after completion, the second Crabstick LP finally makes
"Seriouss!! is Mista Sinista's first release for 75 Ark and includes remix-
into the public domain. 14 tracks delivered with urgency, similar to the
es from the Architect (Encore) and production from Rob Swift, also of
shamblier side of Hood, or fellow Aussies The Cannanes. An almost
the X-ecutioners."
mythical underground indie record."
UNSUNG HEROES: What Would You Do? 12" (ARK 5012) $6.50
ACCELERA DECK: Conviction and Crack LP (555 17 LP) $13.00
"The Unsung Heroes (aka Insite & B. Skills) return, the first offering
"A new LP straight out of the deep south, Alabama from one-piece
their forthcoming full length Unleashed. The dream team collabora-
electronic wizard Chris Jeely. The music contained within is floaty,
tion of underground heroes J-Live, Mr. Complex & L-Fudge."
melodic electronica with beats and pieces. Limited to 500 copies."
NEXTMEN, THE: Amongst The Madness CD (ARK 5013 CD) $14.00
VA: You Gotta Get More Alive CD (555 CD12) $9.00
"To Stateside hip-hip fans still suffering flashbacks of Derek B, the
"Spectacular 20-band low price compilation, the disc contains exclusive
Cookie Crew and the Wee Papa Girls, England's most significant con-
tracks from all over the world, and highlights the diversity of music
tribution to rap has come in the form of Slick Rick's accent, but the
available from the very excellent 555 label. Bands featured include: 3rd
appropriately titled 'Buck Foolish', from Brixton, England-based pro-
Eye Foundation, hood, Accelera Deck, Remote Viewer, Empress, Kid
duction trio The Nextmen, breaks the drought of not-so-hot tracks
606, Huon, Famous Boyfriend, Long Weekend, Kyoko, plus more."
from the Anglo motherland. Snappy arrangement of jazz-chord guitar
HUON: Hung Up Over Night CD (555 CD15) $15.00
strums, stutter-step kicks 'n' snares and vocal snippets from the likes of
"Following much critical acclaim for their debut Epic LP, Melbourne,
Pete Rock & Positive K are positively soul-brother-esque in aptitude."
Australian based Fuon return with a 14 song strong follow up. The core
NEXTMEN, THE: Amongst The Madness 2LP (ARK 5013 LP) $12.50
of the group consists of David Nichols on drums and vocals (Cannanes,
Double vinyl version.
Blairmailer, Crabstick), Andrew Withycombe on guitars and keyboards
ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM: What Am I? CD (ARK 5015 CD) $6.50
(Cats Miaow, Hydroplane), and vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Mia
Post-Tragic Epilogue remix single. Features four mixes of "What Am i?"
Schoen (Long Weekend, Sleepy Township). There are also many guest
(original, acapella, remix, instrumental) and four mixes of "Laundry"
appearances on the CD from various other underground Australian
(original, rinse cycle instrumental, acapella, original instrumental).
musicians. The songs are dense and strange, yet retain a strong pop
ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM: What Am I? 12" (ARK 5015 EP) $6.50
element and are danceable to boot. Musically there are few immediate
12" version, same 8 tracks as the CD.
comparisons to be made- perhaps a poppier Thinking Fellers Union
ENCORE: Love & Hate (The Mellow Drama) CD (ARK 5020 CD)
Local 282."
$6.50
75 ARK:
"The Handsome Boy Modeling School graduates step out on their
BEANS: Nude Paper/Star Killer 12" (ARK 0021) $6.50 own." Five track EP, 4 mixes of "Love & Hate (The Mellow Drama)"
"MC Beans, one component of the Anti-Pop Consortium, continues to (album version, Nextmen remix, Nextmen instrumental, clean version)
contribute to the profile of the group through recording and perform- and an original instrumental version of "Considadis".
ing with the likes of Arto Lindsay, DJ Spooky, and Vernon Reid. Beans' ENCORE: Love & Hate (The Mellow Drama) 12" (ARK 5020 EP)
solo outings further define his role in the Anti-Pop Consortium." US $6.50
version, out on Mo'Wax in the UK.
A&R ENT.:
DR. OCTAGON: Blue Flowers 12" (ARK 5000) $6.50
MX-80: Das Love Boat CD (A&R 27) $10.00
New domestic vinyl versions of these classic Kool Keith artifacts (long
Subtitled: Instrumentals 1975-1990. Nineteen years of instrumental
out of print on Mo'Wax). "Side A: "Blue Flowers (Original)". "Blue
scorch.
Flowers (Inst.)", "Mr. Gerbik", "Halfsharkalligatorhalfman". Side B:
"Blue Flowers (Automator Mix)", "Blue Flowers (Prince Paul Mix)", A-MUSIK (GERMANY):
"Remake Instrumental", "Prince Paul Instrumental". Out of print for HOLOSUD: Fijnewas Afpompen CD (A11 CD) $16.00
almost two years." "Second coming for Cologne's duo Holosud, aka Felix 'F.X.' Randomiz
DR. OCTAGON: Earth People 12" (ARK 5001) $6.50 and Sir Joe Schlammpeitziger. Fijne Was Afpompen is maybe the most
"Ultra rare. Originally a limited pressing of under 1000. Side A: "Earth entertaining A-Musik release, with Jo and F.X. capturizing the distinc-
People (Planet Mix)", "Earth People (Interstellar Planet Mix)". Side B: tion between hi- and lo-fi on Schlammpeitziger's self-constructed
"No Awareness (Lyrical Hydraulica)", "Bear Witness (Q-Bert Gets Biz instruments and bargain basement synthesizers that meet Felix's intri-
Mix)". Out of print for almost 2 years." cate sampling techniques. Quite a groovy and surely funny one from
DR. OCTAGON: Dr. Octagonecologyst 2LP (ARK 5002) $12.50 Brüsselerplatz 1a-crew!"
"Featuring Kool Keith, Dan the Automator, DJ Shadow, DJ Qbert, and HOLOSUD: Fijne Was Afpompen LP (A11 LP) $13.00
Sir Menelik." Full color sleeve (Pushead artwork!). "Debut full length selection of anti-matter science (after one EP) for
ANTI-POP CONSORTIUM: Tragic Epilogue CD (ARK 5007) $14.00 mssrs. Jojo Schlammpeitzeiger and Felix F.X. Randomiz, perusing the

'unwanteds' section of the 'out-techno' marketplace. The first track, Another beautiful and very happening release on the A-Musik label
'Alaune', manages to turn a fairly hokey circus/carnivore loop into one out of Cologne, packaged in a lovely digipak. "F.X. Randomiz is one of
of the more memorable slices of 'technology music' witnessed binau- those you might have met musically but you won't be sure when. In
rally in some time. Certain elements recall the splendor of Burger/Ink's 1992 there was the infamous Slow CD with Jan St. Werner (now Mouse
'Las Vegas', only with a bit more 'pep' and a much more 'tweaking'. On Mars) on that tiny Gefriem label. The Wire (issue 5/97) wrote:
Will undoubtedly draw more attention to the under-documented 'Slow...an unsung electronic masterpiece, an outstanding pre-Oval
scene of genius/wunderkind manics that is A-Musik. Gifted." -- example of capsized sampling virtuosity.' Both musicians appear as Dü
Hrvatski. on the highly appreciated Mille Plateaux compilation In Memoriam
PHTHALOCYANINE: Pre-Invalid LP (A12) $13.00 Gilles Deleuze. Some may remember the My Bloody Valentine-inspired
Vinyl only German release of an album previously issued on CD by the 7" by Four Square Logos (Randomiz/Suchy/Werner). Now it's time that
California-based Phthalo label (with a different title: Navy Warship). his solo-album Goflex will show his talents to the wide public. Recent
Phthalocyanine is Dimitri K. Fergadis, whose first single was released by releases were remixes for Microstoria's Reprovisers CD and the
Plug Research, and he represents the first American artist on the illus- Schlammpeitziger 10" (A-Musik) as well as the duoproject Holosud
trious A-Musik label. "Musically, this stuff attains that 'somewhat (12" on A-Musik). Goflex is a state of the art example of software-engi-
improvised' feeling through off-kilter beat shapes & harmonically neering of sound transformation and manipulation. A groovy, some-
'wrong' melody clusters unlike just about every other 'scene' currently times melodic album but radical treated sampled and synthesized
in media recognition. And he's based in the US. Pretty unbelievable sounds will catch your attention. Possibly it will satisfy groovers and
stuff, fully deserving of this official release. Hectic." -- Hrvatski. headphone-listeners at once. A record for consumers and producers."
KUBIN, FELIX: Filmmusik CD (A13) $16.00 A-ZAP RECORDINGS:
"Felix Kubin is a member of the Hamburg based electroacoustic band MELT-BANANA: Cactuses Come In Flocks CD (AZ 02 CD) $13.00
Klangkrieg (CDs on 45, ND, Audioview). Here he presents a collection "An album from the morning hours of the Melt-Banana history, the
of soundtracks he did over the last years. The music is in a tradition of 2nd release on Melt-Banana's label was originally released in 1994 on
good old German 80s electronics. Influenced by people like Holger cassette by Scottish label Chocolate Monk. The first half is a live record-
Hiller, Der Plan, Andreas Dorau, et al. The following artists are ing from a 1992 improv festival that took place in a small room at
involved: Max Goldt, Mariola Brillowska, Günter Reznicek, Dr. Euler- Tokyo University; the second half is made up of four-track recordings
Donnersperg." Strange and effective electronic alienation (not too created in mid-1994. Melt-Banana is nothing if not a force to be reck-
new wave, don't worry!), packaged in beautiful, colorful fold-out digi- oned with. Because they have unlocked the secrets of prime-number
pak with a full color art booklet as well. hardcore and gorged themselves on influences ranging from the
THAEMLITZ, TERRE: A-Muzak 7" (A14) $6.00 Damned to Patty Waters, Jim O'Rourke to Merzbow, and Gertrude
"Terre Thaemlitz' first 7" release after many CD releases on labels like Stein to Mr. Bungle, they appear to a fairly wide range of freaks and
Mille Plateaux, Instinct Ambient, Subharmonic and his own label lovers of high-decibel controlled chaos."
Comatonse. Specially for the 7" he used vintage easy Listening 7", MELT-BANANA: Cactuses Come In Flocks LP (AZ 02 LP) $9.00
slightly treated with electronic devices. Not as abstract as his latest CD AB:
outputs, he presents two warmhearted, dreamy tracks of new Exotica."
REVIVAL: CD (AB 02) $16.00
SCHMICKLER, MARCUS: Sator Rotas CD (A16) $16.00
Bootleg reissue of an unknown and theoretically privately released
"Marcus Schmickler aka Wabi Sabi (A3) aka Pluramon expands his elec-
psych-prog album from 1979. Led by a Iranian guy on guitar & effects,
tronic experimentations, creating a surreal, open music that enraptures
this was recorded & released in the USA, but it says "Printed in Iran"
the listener with raging soundwaves and maximum density. Expect the
for good measure. The line up is guitar, bass, drums & flute, and a num-
unexpected from the new school of improvised music: hybrid woosh-
ber of styles are touched upon with drippingly tranced Middle Eastern
ings, subsequenced crackles, microharmonical adventures. Strange,
instrumental atmospherics. At its peak this grazes upon Sun City Girls-
tense, cool and rich of superb pranks."
like torches of improv ecstasy; other parts rely on a lot of flute, in
WABI SABI: CD (A3) $16.00
almost Yatha Sidhra fashion.
Wabi Sabi is a staggering sounding, beautifully packaged and simply
ABDUCTION:
significant contemporary electronic album by Marcus Schmickler out of
the thriving German underground music scene. Schmickler has one ALVARIUS B: LP (ABD 004) $8.00
release under his own name on the Odd Size label in France, and was Great, oblique, invented solo "guitar" album by SCG's Alan Bishop. A
a contributing member of POL and Kontakta on the same label. Most neglected classic in the Sun City Girls oeuvre.
recently he released the exceptional Pluramon Pick Up Canyon album SUN CITY GIRLS: Dulce LP (ABD 010) $10.00
on the Mille Plateaux label (which featured the guest drumming of Jaki A film soundtrack to a movie produced & directed by Hachiro Maki. A
Liebezeit). This CD consists of two pieces: "Wabi Sabi" -- a devastating full spectrum of SCG angles is presented, from introspective improv to
33 minute 2-channel spatial composition that mixes gorgeous flowing Alan Bishop's death lullabies and full fractal organization. An excellent
electronics ala Francois Bayle with moments radio-static density and presentation.
transcending sound waves. "Param" is a shorter work of 2-channel, SUN CITY GIRLS: Carnival Folklore Resurrection 1: Cameo
powerfully droning electronics. "The pair of terms wabi and sabi are Demons and Their Manifest CD (ABD 012) $13.50 "Volume one
expressions of an attitude towards life that draw the power of artistic in a series of hopefully never-ending CDs under the title of the
creation from silence and decay." Sun City Girls' Carnival Folklore Resurrection. Limited one time
L@N: CD (A5) $16.00 only pressing of 1000 copies." "Awesome new excursion into
CD issue by the L@N duo of Rupert Buwa Huber & Otto Muller. This parts unknown by one of the most consistently outside groups
includes 3 of the 4 tracks of the first L@N LP (A4), plus 2 of the 4 tracks of this or any other era, and for those who prefer the more
on the 2nd L@N LP (A7), plus 2 exclusive tracks, totaling 71 minutes of 'song' oriented material by SCG, you don't know what your
blissful nod. Recorded both live and in the studio, these 2 produce missing. This is one of those records that one might find a bit
multi-channeled trance electronic epics of perfectly proportioned amorphous as background, but the pleasures available to those
rhythmic synchronicity. Tuned in to the German legacy of Neu-inspired who will allow themselves to swim in it are significant. In turns
propulsion, with a lovely, burning minimal edge of non-punk/acid puri- hilarious and reverent, mystical and mystifying, these guys
ty, this is totally successful, subtly shifting, interface. once again belie the morass of high tech amateurs out there
F.X. RANDOMIZ: Goflex CD (A9) $16.00 who still don't know the difference between high fidelity and

records that sound good, in spite of any technical limitations. more notable than Sin's previous full length, because it's all remixes by
The vocal outbursts like a cross between a Sufi and an Irate the Brooklyn/Vienna connection: Potuznik, Abe Duque, Sluts'n'Strings,
New York City cab driver, some occasional low key piano, and Kirlian, IO (Cheap), Gianni Stiletto, Jeff & Kirk, Kruder & Dorfmeister,
drums galore gel into something that it much more than the DFKT and the Gregory Fleckner Quintet. Fantastic booklet design by
sum of it's parts." -- Billy Kiely O/R/E/L, giving this the same storybook feel as their other intricate trav-
SUN CITY GIRLS: Dreamy Draw CD (ABD 013) $13.50 "Volume elogue/porn designs for Disko B (Kirlian, DJ Hell, Rancho Relaxo
two in a series of hopefully never-ending CDs under the title of Allstars, etc.).
the Sun City Girls' Carnival Folklore Resurrection. Limited one AC>PI (UK):
time only pressing of 1000 copies. Recorded live in May, 1998 in SPEEDRANCH/JANSKI NOISE: Audiomulch/Live at the Scala CD
Seattle. " Starts out with a few beautifully somber (ACPI 0001) $16.00
piano/bell/kit/honk numbers with occasional invented tongue "A CD/floppy disk set (yes, the disk is blank, despite what attempts they
('Extinct Special', 'PHUKET BELOW') before lunging out into a will make to wreck yr computer) in 3 parts: A) 30:10 recording of these
full blown Sukratan court ritual replete with introductory state- 2 blokes "'avin it" across four decks (w/out bothering to consider the
ment ('Cavernous Procession'), carnatic vocal thematic entry tenets of beatmatching/'correct' DJ posturing, possible damage to said
('That Black Hat Glow'), extended theme & variation ('The decks via beer-spillage, etc...) recorded live at the mobile Scratch Club
Dreamy Draw', with 'guest' Javier Gallegos on...) and melodica @ The Scala, London 25th March 1999, apparently through a micro-cas-
tinged retreat ('Rotation Flotation'). Features some of the more sette answering machine dialed into the club from Alaska, B) CD_ROM
inspired moments in the recent SCG oeuvre, presented under portion with Ross Bencia's brilliant AUDIOMulch software (for WinTel
the familiar room-tone gloss for the closest recorded experi- boxes only, worth the asking price alone, even if you think these guys
ence akin to actual presence. Bold." -- Hrvatski are wankers) to be used in conjunction with C) 31 short tracks of gig-
ABOVE ROCK RECORDS: gle-splurt tectonics & rather unsettling jolts & tones ala their recent
PABLO, AUGUSTUS: This Is... CD (ARM 2001 CD) $14.00 Execrate mix CD. Aggression's making a comeback, buy some stock..."
"Produced by Clive Chin at Randy's (17 North Parade), this was -- Hrvatski.
Augustus Pablo's debut full length LP. Originally released in 1974 on ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE (JAPAN):
the Kaya label, this landmark album was the birth of the Rebel Rock ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O.: Ivan
sound. With the help of Errol T. at the controls, the two childhood Piskov's Wild Gals A Go-Go CD (AMT CD 001) $15.00
friends Clive Chin and Augustus Pablo took Jamaica by storm. This is "The legendary Acid Mothers Temple & the Melting Paraiso U.F.O. in
absolutely top-notch dub. Classic stuff." Russian Underground film soundtrack shock. The soundtrack, which is
PABLO, AUGUSTUS: This Is... LP (ARM 2001 LP) $11.00 comprised entirely of newly written songs, can be looked upon as their
ABSOLUTELY KOSHER: new album. Acid Mothers' tumultuous psych trip sound accompani-
VIRGINIA DARE: Baby Got Away CD (AK 002) $14.00 ment to this psychedelic nonsense movie. Conceals potentially massive
First full length album by this SF-based group, two previous 10" EPs on frontal lobe damage. Real punch drunk music."
Nuf Sed. "I can throw multi-hyphenated descriptions at you to try and ACID PLANET (NETHERLANDS):
explain what makes Virginia Dare and their debut full length so spe- MUSIK AUS STROM: LP (AP 14) $11.00
cial, multi-hyphenates are a dime a dozen these (especially on one- Limited repress, as always, of this pre-Musik Aus Strom (the label)
sheets) and this record is better than that. Virginia Dare is the sound of release. "The first musical adventures of Michael Fakesh and Chris
kismet. It feels familiar, it feels right, it just feels. The rhythm section is Deluca (aka Funkstörung). Previously released in very small quantities.
brought to you by Greg Freeman's bass and the strum-strumming of Raw tracks with loads of Chicago influences. More to the minimal tech-
Mary O'Neil's autoharp (no drums here). The texture comes via Brad no side."
Johnson's unique guitar styling (there's a screwdriver where the wham- ACME (UK):
my bar would normally be). The melody, ah, the melody's dressed up in
SPIRAL SKY: LP (AC 8002) $22.00
Mary's proud and pretty alto croon as she delivers tales of urban
Repress of one of Acme's first releases. "Superb 90s acid folk with
Americana."
female vocals similar in feel to Comus and the holy grail of Carol Of
THINGY: To The Innocent CD (AK 003) $14.00
Harvest!"
"This is pop magic and it's not done with mirrors. Continuing where
SHIDE & ACORN: Under The Tree LP (AC 8006) $20.00
they left off with the magnificent Heavy Vegetable, Rob Crow & Elea
A reissue of the LP Shide & Acorn privately pressed in 1971; great hip-
Tenuta present the long-awaited sophomore album by their band
pie-pixie acid-folk from a bygone era.
Thingy. They are unique in their experimental approach to pop music
DARK: Artefacts From The Black Museum LP (AC 8009) $20.00
with meticulous and evocative arrangements that stop and start on a
“1st time on vinyl, this is their 2nd album, containing previously unis-
dime, and male/female vocal harmonizing acrobatics that will have
sued recordings from 1970-72, different mix taken from their megarare
them lining up in the streets."
UK private pressing LP Dark Around The Edges and their rare as hell
TELEGRAPH MELTS: Ilium CD (AK 004) $14.00
sole 7” single.”
"Telegraph Melts began as a humble exploration into the sonic psy-
SUN DIAL: Acid Yantra LP (AC 8011) $20.00
chology of the relationship between electric guitar and amplified cello.
UK only vinyl issue of this band's recent return-to-form album, in a full
The duo has endeavored to break new ground on the terrain of untra-
color Sav X gatefold sleeve.
ditional rock and through-composed genres by using 'secret' formula-
CHEMICAL: LP (AC 8014) $20.00
ic techniques to invade audiences' subliminal consciousness and wreak
"Superb example of new UK psych! Featuring 8 long, spacy extended
havor on the pre-established notions of sensible music-making." Will
tracks in the direction of Group 1850, early Pink Floyd and Sundial, and
be followed up by a remix 12" featuring Mu-Ziq, DJ Cheb i Sabbah,
includes mindblowing Arzachel like keyboards, trippy fuzz guitar and
Horse Opera and Stock, Hausen & Walkman.
phasing."
ABUSE INDUSTRIES (AUSTRIA): SUN DIAL: Live Drug CD (AC 8015) $15.00
SIN: Remixed CD (USE 7185772) $18.00 Live in England in 1995.
Sin is the duo of Mona Moore & Andy Orel. Their music is a strange SUN DIAL: Live Drug LP (AC 8015 LP) $20.00
Austrian hybrid of vocal pop (courtesy of Mona) and electronic dark- SEVENTH SEAL: LP (AC 8018) $22.00
ness (I've seen a reference to "emotional trip hop"). This CD is a bit "Debut LP by this 90s Japanese band formerly known as Ohkami Ho
Jikan, featuring members of High Rise, Musica Transonic and Toho 06 LP) $8.00
Sara. Superb killer lengthy tracks in cosmic psych direction with sitars, ICEBREAKER: Distant Early Warning CD (AST 09 CD) $12.50
fuzz, guitars, exotic percussion and female vocals." "Debut release by the duo of Alexander Perls and Simon Break, fund-
FANTASYY FACTORY: Ode To Life LP (AC 8019) $22.00 ed in part by NATO/Arts, a conceptual arts organisation based in NYC.
"Superb 90s psych/prog power trio from Germany. Full color gatefold 'Distant Early Warning is program music for the North Atlantic Treaty
sleeve." Organisation's far northern radar defense shield'. Attractive
ACTA (UK): organ/drone/percussion segments cleverly influenced by the
BUTCHER, JOHN: Thirteen Friendly Pieces CD (ACTA 06) $16.00 Reich/Riley/Gibson school of minimalia whilst retaining that trademark
Nine solo and four multi-tracked saxophone pieces. If not quite at the Chicago 'whoompf' necessary for post-rock cred. Nice." -- Hrvatski.
level of Evan Parker's solo opus on FMP (Process And Reality), this is still ICEBREAKER: Distant Early Warning LP (AST 09 LP) $9.00
an extremely fine display, especially some of the overdubbed tracks. Clear vinyl LP edition.
BURN, CHRIS: A Henry Cowell Concert CD (ACTA 07) $16.00 AETHER:
Twenty-one piano pieces by the pioneering American composer. "The MAZINGER PHASER: Cruising In The Neon Glories of the New
majority of pieces on this CD were composed before 1930. They are American NIght LP (AELP 002) $13.00
from a body of work which called for a new set of performance tech- Vinyl version of the debut album by this Denton, TX group, first issued
niques, and which created a totally new world of sound for the piano. on CD by Womb Tunes in 1996. "Mazinga Phaser seeks to defy descrip-
On the keyboard Cowell developed the use of clusters, groups of adja- tion, even preferring to duck the term 'space rock' as overused and
cent notes that are played with fingers, fist, flat of hand or inappropriate for the breadth of innovation they display. Whatever
forearm(s)...Cowell not only extended keyboard technique but also label can be applied does not do them justice. Described by one writer
turned his attention to the inside of the piano...these include strum- as 'like a galactic game between Neu! and 13th Floor Elevators, with
ming, plucking, scraping and stopping the strings, the latter to produce Miles Davis circa Bitches Brew sitting in at the end,' Mazinga Phaser
muted tones and a wide variety of harmonics." seeks to reinvent itself with each song."
AE RECORDINGS (ICELAND): AFROSTRUT (GERMANY):
OZ ARTISTS: Ooger CD (AE 01 CD) $17.00 ALLEN, TONY & AFRIKA '70: Jealousy/Progress 2CD (ASTRUT
Apparently an offshoot label to Thule, who released the highly appeal- 001CD) $15.00
ing Fishcake compilation. This is more thunderous minimal house from "Strut kick off their new Afrostrut sub-label and begin their explo-
Iceland, clicky, post-Basic Channel filterism and a heavy lo-sunlight ration of the wealth of funky Afro-beat and Afro-fusion that still
groove. "Thorhallur Skulason aka Thor has been a leading figure in remains unreleased outside of Nigeria. Hot on the heels of his new
Icelandic clubculture since the late80s. He went from breakdancing Black Voices set on the French Comet label, these albums show how
DJing and hosting underground radio shows. Later in '92 Thor teamed Allen was molding a sound back in the day -- and are essential com-
up with Björk, he has also appeared on numerous 12"'s from various panions to the recent Fela Kuti reissues. Four original albums from
labels including Harthouse, Reload, PlastTrax, Uniform & Thule. File Tony Allen, the celebrated drummer from Fela Kuti's Africa '70 band,
under: Minimal House." and a massive influence on the sound that shaped Fela's greatest
OZ ARTISTS: Ooger 2LP (AE 01 LP) $18.00 recordings. Recorded between 1975 and 1979, the majority of these
Double vinyl version. excellent solo outings were produced by Fela himself and feature
AEROPLANE (UK): extended Afrobeat jams driven by Allen's effortless and completely
JACKMAN, DAVID: Fiery Holes CD (AR 22) $11.00 unique funky Afro drumming style alongside the full Afrika '70 band.
"Previously released as a limited edition CD EP in '96, Fiery Holes rep- Lyrically, they follow Fela's reactionary lead against the ineffective
resented David Jackman's most striking departure from the Organum Nigerian government of the time, although as Allen himself now says,
sound and many of his previous solo releases. Available again in a they also targeted Fela's own oppressive regime with his band.
'standard' edition, it consists of three interlocking pieces that offer a Available as two double CD sets and four single LPs. Featuring all orig-
perpetual, aural melange of odd locations, spatial relationships, absur- inal artwork and new sleeve notes, including extensive Tony Allen
dity, and overviolence. 'Always an element of surprise in his musical interviews." [Previously issued by P-Vine as two-on-one discs.]
variations -- a true "experimentalist", I think. Wonderful soft gong 4:25 ALLEN, TONY & AFRIKA '70/& THE AFRO MESSENGERS: No
into the piece. A child practices his musical scales to an audience of Accomodation For Lagos/No Discrimination 2CD (ASTRUT
approving crickets, whilst workers made the necessary plumbing 002CD) $15.00
repairs. A reminder that something is always awry -- in several senses - ALLEN, TONY & AFRIKA '70: Jealousy LP (ASTRUT 50001) $14.00
- at one's abode. David refreshes our memories, sharpens our view of ALLEN, TONY & AFRIKA '70: No Accomodation For Lagos LP
the past that had gone somewhat out of focus. Toward the end, the (ASTRUT 60002) $14.00
piano has stopped; there is considerable flooding and breakage. A few ALLEN, TONY & AFRIKA '70: Progress LP (ASTRUT 61001) $14.00
sneezes attest to the samp and decay.' -- Jon Carlson. 17 minutes, plain ALLEN, TONY & THE AFRO MESSENGERS: No Discrimination LP
clear jewel box packaging. (ASTRUT 61002) $14.00
AESTHETICS: AFTERGLOW (UK):
ISOTOPE 217: Mixed by Commander Mindfuck, Designer CD (AST FANKHAUSER & HMS BOUNTY, MERRELL: Things Going Round In
06 CD) $9.00 My Head CD (AFT 015) $8.00
"The material on this EP consists of live recordings from the well HMS Bounty was the band Fankhauser had before he went off to form
known Rainbo Club in Chicago, where Isotope 217 got their start and Mu with Jeff Cotton, classic '67-68-style west coast psych. [now reissued
played every Monday night to various musicians and the expected hip- in more legit fashion by Sundazed, the last copies of this edition are at
sters. These recordings were manipulated and remixed by two master- a much reduced price...]
minds in electronic music, Mike Kandel (Commander Mindfuck), who is TWENTIETH CENTURY ZOO: Thunder On A Clear Day CD (AFT 016)
more commonly known worldwide in the electronic community as $20.00
Tranquility Bass, and Designer, who is Casey Rice, well known for his If this is 2nd tier US guitar psych, then it's pretty good 2nd tier, with
numerous electronic 12" releases on Soul Static Sound, Duophonic, some "violent" guitar outbreaks, etc. and worth a listen.
Kultbox, etc." OLD MAN & THE SEA, THE: CD (SHANTY 1001) $15.00
ISOTOPE 217: Mixed by Commander Mindfuck, Designer LP (AST Scandinavia organ-gush "heavy" psych from the Spectator label days.

Last copies, reduced price. ports you to Arthur's universe, an instantly recognizable sound factory.
AGARIC: AIRBAG:
BORBETOMAGUS: (1st) CD (AGARIC 1980) $13.00 KUMO: Kaminari CD (AIR 17760) $14.00
The trio of Jim Sauter (reeds), Don Dietrich (reeds) and Donald Miller Domestic issue of a CD released by Plink Plonk d'n'b subsidiary
(guitar) are practically an American institution at this point. For the Psychomat. "Kumo is Liverpool-born Jono Podmore, a multi instru-
better part of 2 decades they have raised the mantle on intense impro- mental analogue psycho who moves with ease between the titles of
visational sound parameters into one of the most unique sound con- engineer, remixer, producer and DJ. Kumo's name is already a familiar
figurations heard on planet earth. Heavy noise, deeply coiled feedback name amongst the drum 'n' bass fraternity, following the UK release of
manipulation, hair-raising electronic squeal & the ultimate in air his album entitled Kaminari (meaning thunder and lightening).
propulsion explosiveness, all initiated by humans. Pretty much every Kaminari is a successfully ambitious blend of organic sound and tex-
home could use at least 1 Borbetomagus recording; this CD is a reissue tures, an exercise into musique concrete or 'future sound'. It gathers an
of their debut album from 1980, with the addition of Brian Doherty on impressive array of squidges, hum, and clicks with the help of analogue
electronics. With a previously unreleased track. synths, samplers and a Theremin, whilst never straying into full on sam-
BORBETOMAGUS: Borbetomagus CD (AGARIC 1982) $13.00 ple self abuse. Harps and traffic merge to form a melody, dark mum-
Reissue of the trio's self-titled 3rd LP. blings keep up the intrigue whilst the chattering of diverse machines
BORBETOMAGUS: Fish That Sparkling Bubble CD (AGARIC 1987) provide a staccato rhythm."
$13.00 T-POWER: Waveform CD (AIR 17761) $14.00
Reissue of the group's first recordings with the legendary Swiss duo of The 2nd T-Power album, now issued in the US, licensed from S.O.U.R.
Moslang & Guhl (aka Voice Crack), on "cracked everyday electronics". on a new CA-based label. A brilliant, legitimately experimental drum
Adam Nodelman plays bass to give Borbeto the full quartet sound. 'n' bass album that turns into a pure fringe monster after extended
BORBETOMAGUS: Asbestos Shake CD (AGARIC 1989) $13.00 play. "Way back in the Summer of '94 when the sound of jungle was
The latest collab between Sauter/Dietrich/Miller and the Swiss kings of lauded by the mainstream UK music press, ragga vocals fused with stac-
“cracked everyday electronics,” Voice Crack. They last gave us the plan- cato rhythms was the sound of the moment. Then S.O.U.R. released
et-bombing Fish That Sparkling Bubble LP a few years back. This con- 'Mutant Jazz' by T. Power vs. MK Ultra. In September of '95 T. Power
tinues that immaculate spectacle. delivered the album Self Evident Truth of an Intuitive Mind, and once
BORBETOMAGUS: Buncha Hair That Long CD (AGARIC 1990) again the boundaries of D'n'B were twisted and contorted into a sub-
$13.00 sonic squirrel's nest, forcibly thrusting the listener into the cerebral
Three different 1991 recordings. passenger seat. Now the time has come for the 2nd album, Waveform,
BORBETOMAGUS/SHAKING RAY LEVIS: 10" (AGARIC 1991) the fruits of which display a bittersweet symbiosis that plots man
$14.00 against machine in organic technological confusion. With no break-
Collaborative 1992 recordings by the NY trio and Chattanooga’s only beats in sight, the crispness of the drum programming shines through
internationally renowned electronics/drums duo. The only remaining and enters a space previously unobtainable. Check the time signatures,
Agaric vinyl title in print. moving from 3/5 into 13/14 and beyond. As the bottom end swings
BORBETOMAGUS: Experience The Magic CD (AGARIC 1992) against the flow, the freeform snares carve a tracer-like path through
$13.00 the listener's consciousness."
Most recently released recording, live at CBGB in 1993. AIRLOCK (GERMANY):
BORBETOMAGUS: Seven Reasons For Tears CD (AGARIC 1993) AIRLOCKTRONICS: Narrative 12" (AIR 1212) $7.00
$13.00 Airlock is the label formerly known as Drive-In; Airlocktronics is the
Reissue of classic and long hard to find Purge/Sound League album artist formerly known as Airlock. "Single #2 of 3, documenting one
from 1987. Quartet session with the power-bass addition of Adam Airlock's affinity for modern electro stylings. Functional club-floor fare
Nodelman. w/vocal re-iterations and occasional break-stutter mania/roller
BORBETOMAGUS/VOICE CRACK: Concerto For Cracked Everyday bass/gate 'verb. There are even traces of ghetto bass and Kraftwerkian
Electronics and Chamber Orchestra CD (AGARIC 1994) $13.00 lo-bit computer vox. Sure to do your head in at the next block party."
Recorded at Carnegie Recital Hall, NY on 5/26/95. Sauter/Dietrich/Miller -- Hrvatski.
+ the Swiss trio of Norbert Moslang, Andy Guhl (both on cracked every- AKARMA (ITALY):
day electronics), and Knut Remond (rattle, electronics). The 3rd collab-
STRANGE: Translucent World CD (AK 001) $15.00
orative album between these 2 groups. "Using the cheap electronics
1998 CD reissue of the first LP by Terry Brooks' Strange, originally
that have become as disposable as candy wrappers and newspapers in
issued in 1973 (and previously reissued on LP by Psycho in the early
today's consumer culture, Voice Crack turns old turntables, electric
80s). "This is the kind of record that has caused many psych collector
fans, transistor radios, the sound-emitting devices in toy dolls and
goons to change into some fresh Pampers. Fuck Lynyrd Skynyrd, to me
video games (responsible for the melodies on this CD) into instruments.
this is what Florida is all about: from the opening Hendrix tribute
They explore both the defects and possibilities of these instruments,
('Jimi'(!)), you get the distinct feeling you've entered a landscape
often modifying them and rewiring them... Borbetomagus and Voice
where one just has to stroll out behind the trailer and harvest all of the
Crack are organizing sound -- new sounds. And they are playing in tune
psilocybin one could ever want. With a playing style that actually
-- not with the western notions of tonality but in tune with each other.
sounds closer to Greg Ginn than Hendrix, this is a record that actually
The two groups have been performing together on and off since 1984,
lives up to some of the hype, and when it comes to these kinds of
and on this album that level of comfort shows not just in how they
records that is saying something. Stupid, endless guitar solos. Stupid
improvise together but in how much room they leave each other to
lyrics. And the occasional well placed falsetto by Mr. Brooks. Caveat
improvise. There is no assault or confrontation, but a genuinely organ-
Emptor: Of the two bonus tracks, the first is a ten minute version of
ic collaboration." --Neil Strauss.
Howlin Wolf's 'Spoonfull' (sic), which according to my keen ear sounds
AIN-SOPH (CANADA): as if it's a much later vintage than the preceding tracks (hint: the drums
DOYLE, ARTHUR: Do The Breakdown CD (AIN LAMED) $14.00 don't sound like milk cartons), but the other track 'Preacher of Rock n'
A home recording continuing in the style of The Songwriter or Plays Roll' makes the Lollipop Shoppe sound like Steely Dan, and yes that's a
And Sings From the Songbook Vol 1, recorded 4/20/97. Doyle on tenor good thing. Rating: 4 out of 5 bongloads." -- Billy Kiely
sax, flute, vocal & Walkman-generated hiss. This immediately trans- STRANGE: Raw Power CD (AK 004 CD) $15.00

First CD reissue of the 2nd album by Terry Brooks and his group SANTANA: S.F. Mission District LP (AK 068 LP) $20.00
Strange. Originally issued by his Outer Galaxy Publisher's label out of "The 180 gram vinyl version comes with a free 7" ('Jingo' and
Orlando, FL in 1976 (but brought to more international acclaim when 'Persuasion')." Full color gatefold sleeve.
reissued by legendary UK label, Psycho, in the mid 80s). Following up TRIPSICHORD: CD (AK 077 CD) $16.00
his stunning 1973 debut, Translucent World, Terry was a rather outra- "Originally released in 1971 on Janus. SF acid and psychedelic guitar
geous post-Hendrix echoplex guitar hero (his first released track was sound at its best, produced by Matthew Katz. Featuring all the mater-
the infamous "Hey Jimi"), and for all we know he's probably still plow- ial ever recorded by the band -- the original pressing is now very rare
ing through the FL club circuit even today. Luckily we don't have to lis- and expensive to purchase." Has five bonus tracks; two from the San
ten to any of that, but if you're looking for a record from 1976 that's Francisco Fifth Pipe Dream compilation and two from their single on
a little bit heavy and a whole lot of stupid (when was the last time you the San Francisco Sound label. "Tripsichord Music Box (name shortened
bought a record with song titles like "Night Rocker" or "Life Jam"?), to 'Tripsichord' circa 1970) were one of the Bay Area's most enigmatic
this record will suit you fine. The obligatory bonus tracks suck. and yet truly amazing bands, their self-titled album (recorded in 1969)
BLUE CHEER: Vincebus Eruptum CD (AK 011 CD) $15.00 proves conclusively that during that year, they along carried the torch
New digipak reissue of the first Blue Cheer album from 1967, original- that was once shared by Quicksilver Messenger Service, Frumious
ly issued by the Philips organization. Features their "hit" cover of Bandersnatch and Moby Grape in San Francisco...The Tripsichord album
"Summertime Blues" and the beginning of their documentation to be itself is essentially what the world was hoping Shady Grove would be!
the loudest/heaviest rock band ever. Later practitioners may have best- The album is a wealth of riches both musically and in it's dark and men-
ed then on at least a scientific level (in terms of decibel or pound mea- acing lyrical imagery. The dual guitar interplay on this under-rated
surements), but for pure trouser-beltage, the sound of Blue Cheer is album gem is as good as anything by some of the best San Francisco
instantly iconoclastic.Psychedelic bombardment from the times... bands and has stood the test of time well." -- Vernon Joynson.
BLUE CHEER: Vincebus Eruptum LP (AK 011 LP) $20.00 TRIPSICHORD MUSIC BOX: Tripsichord 2LP (AK 077 LP) $34.00
Deluxe 180 gram, heavy jacket that fairly accurately mimics the origi- Gatefold sleeve (textured paper and gold embossed!) and 180 gram
nal silver & blue embossed sleeve. vinyl.
BLUE CHEER: Outside Inside CD (AK 012) $15.00 MAJIC SHIP: 2LP (AK 084) $34.00
Digipak reissue of the 2nd album, originally issued by Philips in 1968. "The complete recordings from the beginning in NYC (as the New
The core of Blue Cheer: Dickie Peterson (bass, vocals), Bruce Stephens Primitives) to the last sessions recorded during 1969." Italian-only vinyl
(guitar), Paul Whaley (drums). version, packaged in deluxe gatefold sleeve; CD version is currently on
BLUE CHEER: Outside Inside LP (AK 012 LP) $20.00 Gearfab.
180 gram vinyl, full color gatefold sleeve. TRADER HORNE: Morning Way CD (AK 087 CD) $16.00
BLUE CHEER: New! Improved! CD (AK 016 CD) $15.00 "Originally released in 1970 on Dawn. Late 60s folk-rock duo formed
Digipak reissue of the third Blue Cheer album, originally issued by by Judy Dyble (Fairport Convention) and Jackie McAuley (Them, Belfast
Philips in 1969. Most notable for the side 2 inclusion of the entire out- Gypsies). Bonus tracks included."
put of the group while employed with Randy Holden as guitarist. Three TRADER HORNE: Morning Way LP (AK 087 LP) $20.00
long tracks, all penned by Holden, which are considered amongst the SANTANA: Mother Earth CD (AK 088 CD) $16.00
most legendary recordings of the heavy rock era. Holden would leave Collection of tracks dated 1969 and recorded at different locations like
the group quickly and went on to release his masterpiece solo album the Fillmore Auditorium, the Ed Sullivan show, and their own studio.
from 1970, Population II, before sinking off the musical universe into Contains 10 tracks. "For those of you that have been living in a base-
an exotic existence of hi-life boating and fishing in the Pacific! ment in Sri Lanka for the last thirty five years, Santana were/are a rock
BLUE CHEER: New! Improved! LP (AK 016 LP) $20.00 n' roll group from the Bay Area that had a decidedly Latin flavor to a
BLUE CHEER: CD (AK 017 CD) $15.00 lot of their songs, had their first huge hit covering Peter Green's 'Black
Digipak reissue of the fourth, self-titled, Blue Cheer album from 1970. Magic Woman', and with 1999's Superdupernatural won more
BLUE CHEER: LP (AK 017 LP) $20.00 Grammy Awards than God. This is the second release by Akarma of
BIG STAR: Radio City LP (AK 029) $20.00 some pretty great early 'live' material by these guys (the other being
180 gram vinyl reissue of the second Big Star album, also from 1974, S.F. Mission District), but be forewarned, this one contains different
originally issued by Ardent/Stax. Minus Chris Bell. versions of a lot of the tracks covered on the other volume -- if you just
FUGS, THE: First Album 2LP (AK 035) $34.00 can't seem to get enough of hearing variations of 'Jingo' or 'Fried
Double LP gatefold on 180 gram vinyl of the historic first Fugs album Neckbone at Home Fries' you've come to the right place. Nifty new
from 1965. Produced by Ed Sanders and Harry Smith and recorded in mini-LP styled CD package by Akarma as well, with a pretty silly collage
two single afternoon sessions at Cue Recording Studio, NYC, 1965. of the boys with some faux-Aztec tacqueria artwork gracing the inside
Additional performances in this collection were recorded at the Peace of the gatefold." -- Billy Kiely.
Eye Bookstore and the Bridge Theater, 1965. Musicians that made up SANTANA: Mother Earth LP (AK 088 LP) $20.00
The Fugs: Ed Sanders (vocals), Tule Kupferberg (vocals), Steve Weber FISCHBACH/CHARLES EWING, ERNIE: A Cid Symphony 3LP (AK
(guitar, vocals), Ken Weaver (vocals, conga drums), Peter Stampfel (fid- 090 LP) $48.00
dle, harmonica, vocals) and others. "Originally released in 1967 as a private press of 1000 copies. Recorded
TWINK: Think Pink LP (AK 064 LP) $20.00 in Berkely (Fantasy studios) where Fischbach and Ewing were students
Full color gatefold, 180 gram pressing on pink vinyl. and members of the Free Speech Movement. This is an unusual and
MOUNTAIN BUS: Sundance 2LP (AK 066 LP) $34.00 uncommercial album of acoustic material mixed with blues, flamenco
Double vinyl reissue, in full color gatefold. Previous CD version on Eva guitar improvisations, Hindustani ragas, American Indian chants, and
is now out of print. First issued as privatepress, from 1974. "Originally some spoken word segments. A significant item of California's political
released on their own Good Records. Beautiful ringing guitar work in and psychedelic era. The 3 LPs are pressed on yellow, purple, and green
a style very similar to the Grateful Dead. Contains over 30 minutes of vinyl." CD version is on Gearfab.
previously unreleased material. 180 gram vinyl." HIGH TIDE: Interesting Times CD (AK 091 CD) $15.00
SANTANA: S.F. Mission District CD (AK 068 CD) $15.00 "The third album by this band from England. Originally release only as
"Live material recorded in SF in 1969. Featuring classics like 'Evil Ways' a privately pressed tape."
and 'Soul Sacrifice', plus over 10 minutes of previously unreleased HIGH TIDE: Interesting Times LP (AK 091 LP) $21.00
recordings." ANALOGY: CD (AK 093 CD) $15.00
"Originally released in 1972 on the Produzioni 28 label, in a cover that DIAS DE BLUES: LP (AK 103 LP) $20.00
pictured the group nude out in the field!. The only album by this MORLY GREY: The Only Truth CD (AK 109 CD) $15.00
Italian/German progressive outfit. The album is a masterpiece of pro- "Originally released on Starshine in 1969, this record has been a rare
gressive rock comparable to Circus 2000, Julian's Treatment, Sandrose collector's item for years, and is now reissued in a digitally remastered
or Earth & Fire. Analogy's distinctions were Jutta Nienhaus' unique version. The 17 minute title track is the highlight, full of acid guitar
vicious vocals, Thurn's and Pankoff's impressive instrumental skills on work and incorporating the band's reworking of 'When Johnny Comes
guitar and organ respectively and the overall dark atmosphere of their Marching Home'. Contains a rare poster that was included in some
music." copies of the original release. 8 tracks, 180 gram vinyl." Ohio-based
ANALOGY: LP (AK 093 LP) $21.00 rural-ish psych, of all the 70s albums obsessed with the shroud of Jesus,
"180 gram vinyl, gatefold sleeve, and a free 7" (by the pre-Analogy this is a pretty good one, even a bit "scorching" at times.
band Voice) included." MORLY GREY: The Only Truth LP (AK 109 LP) $20.00
STEPHENS, LEIGH: And A Cast of Thousands CD (AK 094 CD) LYD: 10" (AK 2013 LP) $15.00
$15.00 "Originally released in 1970 as acetate only. Garage punk with acid gui-
"Originally released in 1971 on Charmisma. The second solo album tars from Hollywood, CA." The same six track album as previously reis-
from Blue Cheer's guitar player. Featuring Mick Waller, Dick Morrisey, sued by the goddamn Fanny label out of Belgium, with new cover art-
Tony Ashton and Glenn Cornick." work and pressed on multi-splatter colored vinyl. A relative classic of
UNDER MILKWOOD: CD (AK 095 CD) $15.00 the forgotten pysch era, now issued with the artist's permission, in a
First legit issue of this good-to-pretty-good-to-almost-great under- more acceptable presentation. One of Akarma's best strokes.
ground rock album from 1970 (previously bootlegged as just AKASHIC RECORDS/EASTWEST (JAPAN):
"Milkwood" by the ever-doomed Fanny organization). Beautifully pre- HARRIOT/JOHN MAYER DOUBLE QUINTET, JOE: Indo-Jazz Fusions
sented in one of Arkama's new LP-styled mini gatefold jackets. CD (AMCT 2874) $24.00
“Reissue of a fantastic Californian psych-based only released in 1969 as "Japanese CD reissue of two original Atlantic LP's (Indo-Jazz Fusions
test pressing (was planned to be released on A&M label but never came and Indo-Jazz Suite) -- originally issued in 1966/67 -- featuring pioneer-
out); it had this real 'west coast’ guitarsound like Jefferson Airplane, ing Brit-free alto Harriot (albums include: Free Form, Movement and
Moby Grape, some folkrock passages ala Fairport Convention but also Abstract) and virtuoso Indian-born violinist Mayer, as well as Kenny
some exotic hippie atmospheres ala Traffic Sound; great alternate Wheeler, Allan Ganley, Coleridge Goode, Chris Taylor, Shake Keane, Pat
male/female vocals not unlike Balin/Slick but also crystal vocal passages Smythe, Diwan Mothar, Chandrahas Paigankar, and Keshav Sathe. With
ala Sandy Denny.” the rise in reissues of the 'exotica' end of Indian Music (Bollywood
UNDER MILKWOOD: LP (AK 095 LP) $21.00 soundtracks, Outcaste-type stuff), it's a bit refreshing to have a reissue
LE STELLE DI MARIO SCHIFANO: Dedicato A CD (AK 1008 CD) of something that actually works on a musical level instead of a kitsch
$15.00 one. And we have Towa Tei (of Dee-Lite) to thank for this! Anyways,
"Originally released in 1967 on the BDS label. Mario Schifano (the Harriot's been severely under-documented in the 90's (his career paral-
amazing painter and sculptor from the Italian pop scene) recruited lels Dolphy, right up to the Indian stuff), he's about to blow up Ray
four young and unknown musicians to record this innovative album. Russell style, you can be sure of that. Smart." -- Hrvatski.
Features Peter Hartman and beautiful cover artwork by Schifano him- SENOR COCONUT: German Dance (Kraftwerk Covers) CD (AMCT
self." Previously carried on the dubious Mellow label, this version has 4459) $32.00
got to jump one giant step forward in the great Italian label scramble No longer a Japanese-only release; features one track ("Radioactivity")
for legitimacy! Starts out with a killer side-long track that almost not found on US version on Emperor Norton. An incredible release by
makes this one out as the Italian answer to Love Live Life + 1: flying Senor Coconut (aka Atom Heart), whose previous album was on Rather
freak-out stuff, stumbling percussion, screaming organ waver, scream- Interesting; file under simulation. Tracks include: "Neonlights
ing female vocals, screaming, heavy lead guitar all add up to a first (chachacha)", "Trans Europe Express (cumbia)", "Tour De France
class psychedelic cacophony. The remaining tracks are fine, in a shorter (merengue)", "Man Machine (baklan a la prado)", "Radioactivity
psych/pop vein. Unknown and good-to-astounding, depending on your (rhumba)", "Autobahn (drum 'n' cumbia)", "Numbers (mambo)", "Sex
relationship to the psych universe. Object (salsa)", "The Robots (salsa)", "Pocket Calculator (merengue)",
AREA: Maledetti CD (AK 1009 CD) $15.00 "Showroom Dummies (chachacha)", "Music Non Stop (cumbia)".
"Originally released in 1976 on Cramps, the last studio album recorded "When Kraftwerk came out of cryogenic storage in the late90s to play
with Demetrios Stratos. Features appearances by Steve Lacy and Paul a few shows, I wasn't one of the privileged who actually got to see
Lytton, the original artwork on a gatefold sleeve and 180 gram vinyl." them, but I did read a number of reviews of these concerts, and I swear
The 5th Area album released overall; rather crazy, demented jazz-rock that in at least three of them the reviewer said that people in the
from this pioneering outfit. crowd were crying when the group hit the stage, tears of joy, and
AREA: Maledetti LP (AK 1009 LP) $20.00 oddly enough that doesn't surprise me at all. If that doesn't surprise
LP edition, full color gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl. you either, then this CD might be for you. While it looks like we might
STRATOS/PAGANI/TOFANI: Rock and Roll Exibition CD (AK 1016 have to wait another decade for an actual brand new Kraftwerk
CD) $15.00 album, Atom Heart (Rather Interesting records, aka Lisa Carbon aka
"Originally released in 1979 on Cramps. A live album tribute to Elvis Lassigue Bendthaus aka LB) tops last years Pop Artificelle record by a
Presley. Featuring Demetrios Stratos and two members of Premiata long shot, an entire record of Kraftwerk tunes seamlessly reconfigured
Forneria Marconi." as cha chas, meringues, rumbas, etc. Their songs actually lend them-
STRATOS/PAGANI/TOFANI: Rock and Roll Exibition LP (AK 1016 selves quite well to this treatment, and unlike records by dozens of
LP) $21.00 artists out there these days who crank out shamelessly inferior Ralf and
DIAS DE BLUES: CD (AK 103 CD) $15.00 Florian-styled product, you'll probably find yourself playing this a lot
"Originally released in 1972 on Discos De La Planta. A rare and great more than once, at least to see your friends jaws drop when they hear
album of South American rock blues." Originally from Argentina, this "Radioactivity" done with trumpets and marimbas..." -- Billy Kiely."The
trio of Jorge Barral (bass, acoustic guItar, orrigontöfono, vocal), Caniel tingle of torrid trumpets...the simmering of sensuous saxes...the clicks
Bertolone (electric guitar, bottleneck, harmonica, piano) and Jorge of the claves and the magic of the maracas...and underneath it all the
Graf (drums, percussions, piano) sweats it out with the best of them... buoyant beatings of the drums and the tom toms. Here is great sound

and great music - A tribute to all great dancers..." "Jurajium is a noise unit which was active in noise scene early 80s
ALCHEMY (JAPAN): together with Hijokaidan. They did a re-union performance opening
VA: Osaka Greasy Truckers CD (ARCD 007) $20.00 up for Borbetomagus's Japan tour. This is their first album after 18
Alchemy is the Japanese Kingdom of Noise label (they also release years of their history." Jurajium Hatta plays synth, keyboard, tapes &
punk rock stupidity and "local goth" of which we have no comment). electronics. Jojo Hiroshige from Hijokaidan guests on guitar.
This is the third volume of "West Psychedelia", featuring Subvert Blaze, HIJOKAIDAN: Noise From Trading Cards CD (ARCD 098) $18.00
Mannish Tone, Folk Tales + 1. Supposedly Jo Jo and Junko run a trading card shop in Tokyo, selling
HIJOKAIDAN: Windom CD (ARCD 038) $20.00 baseball cards and the like. This CD shows pictures of their shop and
Their 3rd CD, from 1991, with assistance from Akita & Kosakai does a pretty good job of reducing the nonsense of Japanese extreme
(Incapacitants). Nice “fake” Windham Hill graphics and a couple of noise to the little boy frat level of card-collector idiocy. You've always
tracks entitled “Crinkum-Crankum” and “Ossification of Our Bodies”. wanted an Alchemy CD that proudly displays the NFL logo and now
INCAPACITANTS: Fabrication CD (ARCD 039) $20.00 you've got it!
2nd CD release from ‘91. YAMAMOTO, SEIICHI: NOA CD (ARCD 101) $18.00
INCAPACITANTS: Quietus CD (ARCD 059) $20.00 Instrumental solo album by the Boredoms/Omoide Hatoba guitarist.
3rd CD. Experimental guitar structures and sonic-scapes, in a flowing context,
HIJOKAIDAN: Modern CD (ARCD 067) $20.00 loud but relatively non-abrasive. Like the recent Hanadensha trio of
One track, 74 minutes, Non Stop Noise. EPs, this shows there's still a bit of interesting movement within this
MASONNA: Noskle In Ana CD (ARCD 068) $20.00 camp.
This is a “rare tracks collection”, featuring much ltd. cassette material NIHILIST SPASM BAND: 1984 CD (ARCD 106) $19.00
(from ‘88 to ‘93) with the legendary/beautiful “Prologue of Like a "Live performances from their regular Monday night performances at
Vagina.” Pure noise screech, again. Forest City Gallery in Canada in 1984. Longly awaited CD reissue of the
INCAPACITANTS: No Progress CD (ARCD 070) $20.00 original that been released only as a cassette in few copies by Chimik
"A sampler of works originally recorded for other releases, remixed by Communications and traded at a premium."
T. Mikawa, with 1 track of new material. A completely scorching blast NIHILIST SPASM BAND: Every Monday Night CD (ARCD 107)
of forever-blazing noise implosion." $19.00
MASONNA: Super Compact Disc CD (ARCD 073) $20.00 "The latest album of the Nihilist Spasm Band, recorded in Canada in
Fifth CD. "Maximum freak-out electronics by Mr. Silence Killer." Oct. 1998. They played guitars, drums, hand made instruments, and
SOLMANIA: Trembling Tongue CD (ARCD 077) $20.00 even a cooking pot. The 9 members are unique, happy and intensive."
Third Solmania CD for the label. Studio recordings, two guitars and MONDE BRUITS: CD (ARCD 108) $18.00
vocal. AUBE: Suppression Disorder CD (ARCD 109) $18.00
NIHILIST SPASM BAND: Vol. 2 CD (ARCD 083) $20.00 "The second disc of Aube released by Alchemy. Their astonishing live
The 2nd NSB album, as originally issued by the Music Gallery label in performance, the 'absolute' noise music has replayed and recorded in
1979. studio. All composed, mixed, recorded and designed by Akifumi
NIHILIST SPASM BAND: 7X-X=X CD (ARCD 084) $20.00 Nakajima. Using only 1 voltage controlled oscillator as source material.
The 3rd NSB album, originally issued by United Dairies. Recorded live in The noise dimension of mixed consciousness & subconsciousness!"
Canada, 1984-85. ALCOHOL (UK):
VA: Guitar Unlimited CD (ARCD 086) $20.00 VOAG, L.: The Way Out CD (ALLVCD) $16.00
Alchemy guitar compilation, featuring Kyoichi Tokuyama, Sisho, Seiichi "The classic conceptual album from the post-punk London under-
Yamamoto (Boredoms) & Jo Jo Hiroshige (Hijokaidan). Tokuyama is ground of 1979 by one of England's pioneers of the use of the record-
from the band Auschwitz, here playing unspeakably vile wanky gui- ing studio as a musical instrument in its own right. Radical songs that
tar/synth pop. Sisho plays sensitive folk rock. Yamamoto delivers don't follow the normal procedures, much deployment of dub tech-
strange off-kilter claustrophobic rock. Jo Jo's sound is pure solo screech niques, punk attitude and dada humor, wild concrète experimentation,
as you might expect. dense proto-plunderphonics, wacky tape loop constructions, weirdly
VA: Guitar Uncontrolled 2 CD (ARCD 090) $20.00 poetic lyrics -- all are brought together in organic harmony by a
"This compilation include all female guitar players from Alchemy uniquely musical mind in tune with the impossible. Try to imagine a
artists. Featuring Mine Nakano from Angel's In Heavy Syrup, Miyu and punk outfit formed by Prince Buster, Pierre Henry, the Incredible String
Aya from Seikir, Hiroko Tanaka from Madigra Blue Heaven." Band, Augustus Pablo and George Formby and you're about halfway
INCAPACITANTS: New Movements In CMPD CD (ARCD 092) there. It rocks the brain." Steven Stapleton/NWW: "Totally sums up the
$20.00 very best experimentation to emerge from the new wave -- a classic
"The latest studio recording from Incapacitants which include not just bric-a-brac nonconformity."
noise but also other sound collage." ORCHESTRE MURPHY: Smut CD (ALOMCD) $16.00
NIHILIST SPASM BAND: Live In Japan CD (ARCD 093) $20.00 "A collection of immaculately crafted songs combined with a bit of sly
"Live album from Nihilist Spasm Band from Canada. The selection was wigging-out and a few poignant instrumentals. Lyrically without
done by the band from their last Japanese tour in March 1996. Also equal, it's a foray into toe-tapping inventiveness -- ironic, witty and a
includes studio session track with Jojo Hiroshige from Hijokaidan." little outlandish. Moving restlessly between miniature improvisations -
VA: Guitar Untouchable 3 CD (ARCD 094) $20.00 - musical invocations of domestic tableaux -- and craftily mock-heroic,
"3rd release from Alchemy's guitar compilation series. This volume is swooningly epic ballads, Smut recognizes that a record release should
noise guitar battle with artists all over the world. Noisier than other in be an event, not just a document or a manifesto."
the series. Includes Mason Jones (from SF), Donald Miller ALGA MARGHEN (ITALY):
(Borbetomagus. from NY), Murray Favro (Nihilist Spasm Band from TAZARTES, GHEDALIA: Une Eclipse Totale de Soleil CD (ALGA
Canada), Masahiko Ohno (Solmania from Osaka)." 005) $16.00
BORBETOMAGUS: Live In Tokyo CD (ARCD 095) $20.00 "The first record released by Ghedalia Tazartes in 1979. Far away from
"Live recording of NY's noise giants. The performance took place at La contemporary music intellectualisms or from synthetical noise purists,
Mama in Tokyo in June 1966. The memorable performance blew 5 PA this was certainly one of the most original and creative records of the
speaker at the venue." 70s featuring a new form of musical expression...the value of this work
JURAJIUM: CD (ARCD 096) $20.00
was underestimated and only a few people had a chance to listen to its the most different sources are added like a patchwork, an acoustic
beautiful music. Now, due to the new growing interest, Alga Marghen quilt with geometric irregularities and varied patterns. 'Musik
has taken the decision to reprint all Tazartes records, starting with his Vielleicht fur Sie', is based on the recordings of a self-made instrument,
first work. Originally conceived in two parts, Une Eclipse... has been various sound sources and effects on a reel tape recorder equipped
remastered and is now integrated by a 25 minute new piece ('Part III'), with an endless loop tape which skips the tape head; the result resem-
composed expressly for this CD." A unique record, utilizing collage, bles a natural multiple echo with a long delay. The spatial illusion does
strange vocals by Tazartes, trance-ethno backing splices, droning organ not result from the stereo panorama, but from the spiral or screw
and childish naivete, in a spirit all of its own. shaped layerings into the depth of space. 'Wochenwende' deals again
CORNER, PHILIP: Metal Meditations LP (ALGA 008) $20.00 with creative recording technique; two tape recorders with loudspeak-
"Metal Meditations is the culmination of many years experience and ers for a ping-pong recording to let the listener perceive sounds as a
experiment with the properties of resonant metal objects, whether spot moving fore and back from his ears. A digipak CD with an eight
intended for music for not." --Philip Corner. One side is taken from a page insert. A big surprise for those who think low-fi music was creat-
1974 performance at Merce Cunningham's studio, performed by David ed between the US and New Zealand notso much time ago. Still now-
Behrman (electronics and performer) & others. There is also a 1975 per- a-days one of the best examples of low-technology creativity, the music
formance with Bill Fontana and Corner ("long metal pipe with active of this compact disc was recorded in the heart of the European moun-
microphone) as well as a short version from the Avant Garde Festival in tains more than 20 years ago." "Massively entertaining "outsider art"
Cambridge, MA, 1978. styled pieces from 1976-1981. The title track alone is worth admission;
HEIDSIECK, BERNARD: Vaduz LP (ALGA 009) $20.00 23 minutes of microscopically granulated sound-clips, the results of
"Certainly the most famous work by Bernard Heidsieck; this sound pause-button abuse (the click of which alone is made an instrument)
poem was commissioned by Robert Altman in 1974 for an exhibition in during a continuous music-room-test. Tuning whistle, toy and party
Vaduz, the capital city of Liechtenstein, and has since then been per- gag instruments, electric razor, model ship engine with propeller, CH-
formed all around the world. Conceived as a canon, the multiple struc- Phon, feedback speaker-microphone, double shawm, falling down
ture of superimpositions is powered using electronic effects and spoon, tearing scotch tape from spool, hair dryer, etc... all whizzing
manipulations." One-sided LP past your block at exponentially fast increments of space-time. A fasci-
TAZARTES, GHEDALIA: Tazartès' Transports CD (ALGA 011) nating listen and a once-not-every-so-often-available peek into the
$16.00 cogs of a true, deranged, mission-from-god level convention-sabo-
"Probably represents the most original example of the artist's poetical teur." -- Hrvatski
and personal approach to sound organisation. The material of the first MARCHETTI, WALTER: Antibarbarus CD (ALGA 016) $16.00
track, which gives also the title to this CD, was recorded in 1977 at the Beautifully presented minimal sound works by this Italian composer,
artist's own studio in Paris; the CD reprint of this mixed atmospheres who has recorded for Cramps, etc. Digipak CD with fold-out poster of
masterpiece is followed by 'Transports 1' and 'Transports 2', both com- concrete poetry. This CD features studio recordings from 1998. concrete
posed in 1997 for a theatre piece. We are here in front of a different tone-waver and mystery of the highest order. "The Antibarbarus cycle
kind of transport, where the more complex and powerful sound mate- of five pieces makes use of original tapes coming from the same
rial contributes to create the dense, monolithic structure of these pre- recording sessions that originated some of Marchetti's major musical
viously unreleased tracks. 'Elie', a piano piece performed in duo with works realized in the 80s. The concept of this series of works respond
the composer's young daughter, brings a poetic and more relaxing to the common feature of presenting some homogeneous and
magic to end the program." untouched sound sources in the 'concrete' status of their inner -- and
NITSCH, HERMANN: Musik Der 66. Aktion 2CD (ALGA 014) $26.00 necessary chaotic -- level of entropy. The almost narrative thread of the
"The sound carrier accompanied by a series of photos depicting the 66. Antibarbarus set of pieces doesn't intend to suggest, in a strict sense, a
Aktion, which took place in 1980 in the patio of the Frankfurt simply allegorical metaphor; not 'representation' but a diagnosis of a
Stadelschule where Hermann Nitsch has been teaching a class for inter- fatal paralysis, where the musical consciousness vainly struggles. This
media art since 1989, focused on musical creation within a coinciding appears not without supposing an inversion of its dialectical sign, in
event. The first musical statement of the Orgien Misterien Theatre is order to oppose the antithesis of a radical humanism to the barbarity
the scream, an uncontrolled, subconscious shriek uttered outside the of utilitarian and instrumental reason.
real of linguistic structures. Hermann Nitsch later focused on th ele- HANSON, STEN: The Sonosopher Retrospective LP (ALGA 017)
mentary noise of various instruments; the artist positions the members $19.00
of the orchestra and their instruments contrasting them with forms of "Fylkingen has, in the course of its many years of activity, become a
expression taken from musical history. An attempt at folklore-like ritu- familiar factor in Swedish, as well as international, musical life, a
al behavior, as well as at aggressive chromatics of the bruitist tradition; unique forum for the presentation of experimental art. Since very early
Nitsch produces a collage, he triggers collision, and he thereby sheds it began to work in collaboration with an electronic music studio in
light on the common origin of all these elements. A digipak double CD Stockholm for the creation of technically satisfactory performance pos-
in box with more than 2 and a half hours of pure Nitsch sound; con- sibilities. The movement within Sweden in sound poetry/text-sound
taining a 24 page booklet with photos of the 66. Aktion." composition took hold in the early 1960s with the reorganization of
BRUHIN, ANTON: InOut CD (ALGA 015) $16.00 Fylkingen, aiming to develop the relation between art and technology.
"Anton Bruhin is an artist and composer from Zurich, Switzerland, who Sten Hanson's work is an excellent example of sound poetry treated
was well-known to a very limited circle of people who had the chance extensively in an electronic studio; The Sonosopher Retrospective LP
to listen to his four wonderful LP records issued between 1969 and the covers the long period of 30 years activity."
end of the 1970s. Alga Marghen visited him and selected some previ- HODELL, ÅKE: 200 Volts Buddha LP (ALGA 018) $19.00
ously unpublished material (1976/1981) for this first CD. This new title Another Fylkingen-related release; both of these feature previously
follows the two CD reprints of Tazartes records; again a music difficult unreleased material, in limited editions of 545 copies. "Åke Hodell was
to describe, which escapes categories. What was really impressing to a fighter pilot in the 1940s and came into contact with literature after
the first listening was the special and particular quality obtained using a bad accident which resulted in a long spell in a hospital. In the 1960s
very poor technical equipment, and how Anton Bruhin's creativity han- Hodell made a comeback with strongly experimental art -- concrete
dled these low-technology means to reach a unique sound. In the first poetry, picturepoems, multi-media work -- playing a a prominent role
track, 'InOut', thousands of very short sound fragments coming from in text-sound composition. '220 Volts Buddha, Electronic Purgatorium'

was commissioned by Fylkingen in 1970." GYSIN, BRION: The Pool K III CD (ALGA 024) $16.00
CORNER, PHILIP: On Tape From the Judson Days CD (ALGA 019) "These recordings are not only historically very important (it's the only
$16.00 musical composition ever conceived by Brion Gysin), but also an
"'On tape from the Judson days. Remember? When you made these absolutely beautiful and unique music. A seventy minute long mysteri-
things at home, on the best equipment you or your other poor friends ous tape (it was probably recorded in the south of France in the late
could find? Electronic music from the 1960s. And you had that 1950s or early 1960s) with sounds from a swimming pool, wind, envi-
Japanese taperecorder with built-in mike; indeed that was the only ronmental recordings and synthesizer-like drones (but for sure there
piece of furniture on your tatami floor on the Lower East Side that were no synthesizers there). Bernard Heidsieck, who was present in the
summer of 1961.' This compact disc presents tape music recorded studio while mastering the old tape for the CD production, seems to
between 1962 and 1963 for the friends meeting once a week in a loft remember that Daevid Allin and some members of the very early Soft
in NYC. The first track, 'Lucinda Pastime,' was the soundtrack for a Machine were taking part to the Gysin recording. A digipack CD with
dance piece by Lucinda Childs: 'the tape was made in the kitchen sink, a little insert reproducing a painting by Brion Gysin, plus a photo por-
with primitive equipment and all the different kinds of plates and trait of the artist. Previously unpublished recordings."
bowls in the house. The enjoyment of listening to this musique liquide CASTILLEJO, JOSE LUIS: The Book of I's LP (ALGA 025) $19.00
at night, in bed, and always finding it too short.' 'Memories: "The first record by the Spanish ambassador in Algeri, London and
Performances': 'Ah yes...yes! The principle of this tape is the recombin- Huston, son of the Madrid aristocracy and very close friend to Walter
ing of recorded performances from the past, my past, this time. Marchetti, who personally coordinated this edition, during the ZAH
Because the idea, and practice, of collage was really around in that group period. The record LP features the author's reading of three con-
time.' 'From Thais,' was made on request of Yvorine Rainer, 'collaging ceptual books he privately issued in the late 1960s. The purpose of
mostly extracts from Massenet opera, mix after mix to get thrown these readings is to transcend writing so that in the immediacy of expe-
around fragments of the opening until the thin, otherworldly quality rience there is only freedom. Only the monotonous voice of the author
of the ending.' 'Oracle, a Canata on Images of War,' was commissioned and the sound of the pages; certainly not a record everyone will love,
by the Living Theatre: 'All sounds in violent counterpoint, made by me just for few people. But also an LP I was very happy to include in the
at home...playing with real noises, with a deliberately pulverized real- VocSon series and that, apart from the pure pleasure of listening, is cer-
ity made of over-recorded close-miked crashes which even blew the tainly one of the most radical records ever made." --Emanuel Carcano.
machine's circuitry. Mixed into the Darkest White Noise ever made.' HEIDSIECK, BERNARD: Vaduz CD/BOOK (ALGA 026) $30.00
'Flares' used dancers and musicians and slides and lights in a total-space "Here is is, finally! After the sold-out LP edition, Alga Marghen now
multimedai'; this is the only piece on this compact disc which uses pure- presents the long time awaited book documenting the renown work
ly generated tape sounds. 'Circus Tape' was for 'a whole evening of by Bernard Heidsieck titled 'Vaduz'. A hardbound book, 40 pages,
inspired crazy-fun, from burlesque to creaking doors.' All previously including two essays, the complete score, 'Vaduz' discography, bibliog-
unreleased works presented in a digipack CD with 16 pages booklet. raphy, list of performances and a short Bernard Heidsieck biography.
BEHRMAN, DAVID: Wave Train CD (ALGA 020) $16.00 Also including a 12 minute compact disc. This sound-poem was com-
A digipak CD with David Behrman experimental music from 1959 to missioned by Roberto Altman in 1974 for an exhibition in Vaduz, the
1968. "The CD starts with the short piece called 'Canons,' a product of capital city of Liechtenstein, and has since then been performed all
a 3 weeks stage in Darmstadt (summer 1959) featuring David Tudor on over the world. Conceived as a canon, the multiple structure of super-
piano and Christoph Caskel playing percussions. 'Ricercar' is a prepared impositions is powered using electronic effects and manipulations."
piano piece made in 1961 and has the flexible form of the kind ANIMA-SOUND: Musik für Alle CD (ALGA 027) $16.00
favoured by European composers in the early 1960s, but also reflecting "Paul and Limpe Fuchs music, better known as Anima, represents the
the work of Cowell and Cage. 'Wave Train,' (1966) marked the moment most original and obscure event among German Kraut Rock. Here they
when something radical happened, in which established techniques play a wonderful and very inspired duet on Paul Fuch's self-built instru-
were thrown away. A powerful feedback piece live performed with ments with the pot-production collaboration of Will Neubauer's
Gordon Mumma. "Players with Circuits' (1966) is an exploration of raw Echolette Ringmodulater. Privately issued on LP record in 1972 for the
materials, here a combination of live electronics and amplified acoustic artists' own label Altepfarhof, these two 17 minute long improvisa-
sound. 'Sounds for a Film by Bob Watts,' for outdoor environment tions titled 'n da da uum da' and 'traktor go go go' can surely be con-
recording and homemade synthesizer, was recorded at Stony Point, the sidered as one of the best psychedelic experiences ever created. Due to
artists' cooperative which John Cage, David Tudor, Sari Dienes and the intensity of the recording, Alga Marghen, in agreement with the
other friends had established. The last piece, 'Runthrough,' was made artists, decided not to add more material to the CD reprint. Presented
for performance by members of the sonic Arts Union: Alvin Lucier, on digipack CD in a first pressing of 1000 copies. Excerpt from cover
Gordon Mumma, Robert Ashley and, of course, David Behrman; two of notes: 'In the summer of 1971 the authors of this record parked their
them working the dials and switches of homemade synthesizers, and wooden stage caravan, hauled by a Hanomag tractor, in front of Willy
two others distributing sound in space with homemade photocell mix- Neubauer's recording studio in Düsseldorf. They had been travelling
ers; Time Records released a different version of this piece in 1969. All for 6 months at a speed of 20 km/h through the country, chugging and
others are previously unreleased. The edition includes a 12 page book- building up their stage. After touring, they spent three isolated days in
let." the studio and let Willy and his newly discovered electronics add wings
HEIDSIECK, BERNARD: 50/70 LP (ALGA 022) $19.00 to their minds."
3rd LP on this by this French sound-poet on the label. "Featuring PATTERSON, BEN: Early Works CD (ALGA 028) $16.00
'Poème-Partition "B"' (1957), for Bernard de Pontcharra, killed in "Alga Marghen proudly presents the first record ever produced by Ben
Algeria; 'Poème-Partition "M"', suggested by a comment made by Patterson: 'This is not only my first CD, but also the first recordings of
Henry Miller about 'Déserts' by Edgar Varèse; 'Démocratie II' (1977) and these works available to the general public.' Starting as a virtuoso dou-
'Publicité' (1979). The first two compositions belong to the Poème- ble-bass performer of classical music, Ben Patterson was one of the very
Partition series, the starting point of Bernard Heidsieck's work, special- first founders of the Fluxus Group in Wiesban. This digipak CD will
ly focused on the problem of a poetical direct communication and introduce you to some American neo-avantgarde music classics, a
directly inspired by Nono, Stockhausen, Boulez and Cage. The latter crossover between John Cage exploding influences and the experi-
two works were included in the Passe-Partout series, a formally more mental art atmosphere of the early 1960s in Europe. The compact disc
experimental one, based on electronic and reel-to-reel recording program includes two essential 1961 documents: 'Duo For Voice And A
machine manipulations." String Instrument' and 'Variations for Double-bass,' both recorded in
concert at the Galerie Parnass in 1962; this event has special historic sig- ASHLEY, ROBERT: String Quartet.../How Can I Tell The Difference
nificance in that it included the first public presentation by George CD (ALGA 030) $16.00
Maciunas of his Fluxus manifesto and plans for the Wiesbaden Fluxus "'String Quartet Describing The Motions of Large Real Bodies' was
Festival. 'Duo' was Patterson's most ambitious and lost attempt to com- composed as the potential orchestra for an opera based on the text of
bine graphic notation and chance operations for the realization of a 'In Sara, Mencken, Christ and Beethoven There Were Men And
performance score, while 'Variations' represents the moment when, Women'. When the work was composed, in 1972, it was clear that a
unexpectedly, out of some unknown place, something new entered the huge change in electronic instrumentation was just beginning, a
process -- humor! The other three tracks were recorded in Milano espe- change that would involve computers and sound producing devices as
cially for this release; for this purpose a collaboration was asked to yet undreamed of. The piece consists of an electronic orchestra of 42
Philip Corner, Walter Marchetti, Davide Mosconi and a few more sound producing modules. The technique of the string quartet is for
friends. These newly recorded pieces include 'A Simple Opera' (1995), a each player to make a stream of intentional but unpremeditated (that
repetitive hommage to Emmett Willons on his 70th birthday; 'Paper is, random) very short sounds, pulses, somewhat like pitched clicks, but
Piece' (1960), the work that cut the umbilical cord to all of the author's with the formats and overtones of a string instrument (this idea came
previous classical and contemporary musical training and experience, from the rumor of a performance by Takehisa Kosugi). These sounds go
and 'Pond' (1961), a piece that reminds of Richard Maxfield's electron- directly to a set of four loudspeakers, but at the same time they are
ic music with voice collage. The edition includes a fold-out 16 page delayed electronically, and those delayed sounds are sent to a series of
insert with original scores and photos." seven networks of sound producing modules activated by the very
MARCHETTI, WALTER: Nei Mari Del Sud CD (ALGA 029) $16.00 brief coincidence of an original sound and a delayed sound. The oper-
"Walter Marchetti's Nei mari del Sud may be regarded as the 'epitome' ation of the networks as a result of the coincidence can, in the theo-
work of all his recent musical output. Firstly for it represents the origi- retical world of electronics, produce almost any sound imaginable. In
nal re-elaboration of a former work achieved in 1982; secondly, the the performance recorded here few of the technical resources were
manipulation techniques here applied rise in the same principles for- available. Now, of course, there are computer 'patching' programs that
merly developed for recording the Antibarbarus set of pieces, a cycle would make the job possible, but complicated. Such are dreams, when
to which the new work therefore refers in terms of an ideal continuity, technology promises a 'new world'. Sort of like 1492. The hills and
though it preserves some peculiar characters strictly connected with mountains separating San Fransisco Bay from the Pacific Ocean are
the source of its basic music material. The former version of 'Nei mari filled with a labyrinth of endless concrete tunnels constructed by the
del Sud' was originally conceived as an environmental music or, more military in the 1930s in anticipation of World War II, to defend San
properly, as a piece of 'acoustic theatre'; to accompany an installation Fransisco Bay from invasion. At the entrance of every tunnel is a huge
staged on June 9, 1982, during the international contemporary music steel door. When the door is slammed, the reverberation through the
festival Musicalia at Teatro Carcano, Milan. In this stage installation, labyrinth seems to last forever. It is one of the wonders of the world.
Marchetti expanded for the first time on a larger scale the same figu- Naturally, Robert Ashley tried to record this phenomenon. On the occa-
rative scheme that usually marks his major work in progress: a series of sion of the recording, just as the reverberation seemed to die away, a
installations invariably entitled 'Musiche da camera,' where the 'icon' motorcyclist, miles away in the tunnels, started coming closer. The
of a piano defines its role in a seemingly paradoxical context. In the effect, which took minutes, was as if the reverberation had been
scenery of 'Nei mari del Sud,' as shown in the photographic sequence reversed, as if the tape recording was running backwards. A perfect
reproduced on the CD fold-out, the black carcass of a grand piano case of coincidence as illusion. In Version One of 'How Can I Tell The
appeared on the surface of a large expanse of sea, artificially re-creat- Difference?' the composer tried to create the drama of the recording
ed with a shapeless heap of bluish tissue-paper. In the background, the of the reverberation and the motorcyclist, using the 'String Quartet' as
slow, progressive unsticking of the blue paper-curtain, accidentally an 'orchestra', in the way it was intended to be used in the opera. In
caused by the floodlight's heat, configured the impeding threat of a Version Two of 'How Can I Tell The Difference?' a solo string player
gigantic wave on the point of completely submerging the scene. The using the same playing technique as in the 'String Quartet' opens and
acoustic décor projected for this installation invaded the whole stalls closes the sound 'gates' to electronic reverberations and prerecorded
through twelve loudspeakers set in a semicircle in the rear of the audi- sounds running continuously with the performance. A digipack CD edi-
ence. This equipment simultaneously played the tracks of six magnetic tion including an 8 page booklet with scores and liner notes written by
tapes, whose signals were displaced out-of-phase by inverting the two Robert Ashley."
poles of each loudspeaker and by means of the reciprocal crossover of VA: Rumoriallarotonda CD (ALGA 031) $16.00
each mixed channel. Perhaps, an even more calligraphic adherence to "Live recording at the Rotonda del Pellegrini, Milan, January 21st, 1959
the same 'subject' inspired the version of 'Nei mari del Sud' now subti- featuring John Cage, Morton Feldman, Juan Hidalgo, Leopoldo La
tled 'Musica in secca'. Not being possible to reproduce with absolute Rosa, Walter Marchetti. Among all the events involving John Cage dur-
fidelity, in a studio recording, the acoustic design originally conceived ing the long stay in Europe that followed his controversial appearance
for spreading the six sound sources in a theatre space, Marchetti chose at Darmstadt Ferienkurse in September 1958, the concert he held in
to create, using the same material, a new work that could express the Milan on January 21st perhaps represents a less well known episode.
relationship with its archetype transposing the same 'icon'; on a more The reasons that justify the necessity to present here, after forty years,
pregnant metaphorical axis. Answering to an always implicit exigency the complete recording of the concert, and that restore the measure of
in Walter Marchetti' oeuvre and coherently investigated by the com- the exceptionality of this rare document can be summarized in the con-
poser with more and more penetrating awareness -- the same process- trasting reactions catalyzed by this event. Featuring Cage’s interven-
ing techniques efficaciously employed in 'Antibarbarus' revealed them- tion both as composer and performer of one’s own work as well as of
selves extremely suitable for raising to the highest degree the critical two piano pieces by Morton Feldman, the concert at Pellegrini’s
and metalinguistic reflection stated by this metaphorical axis. A piano 'Rotonda' may be considered the first event of experimental music in
englouti in the abysses of that process of reification in which the her- Europe in which the presentation of American and European com-
itage of musical thinking is irrevocably sunk. Finally, Walter Marchetti posers consciously acted on an agreeing and equal aesthetic horizon.
has touched the bottom of music. Presented on digipack compact disc, Both the set of pieces in programme and the peculiar environmental
in a first pressing of 1000 copies, including a foldout with photo docu- frame of the concert were fit intentionally for emphasizing the radical
mentation, an essay by Gabriele Bonomo, a testimony by Robert Ashley aesthetic conceptions of the compositions performed. Cage’s choice
and a poster." was highly representative and relapsed into those works of his recent

catalogue that more than any other was pushed on the way of a con- creates the poem: rhythm and scream, the scream until now inex-
scious neutralization of compositive intention. The Duo which opens pressed in poetry; scream of joy, of love, of anguish, of horror, of hate,
the concert significantly consists of the parts for flute and viola but scream'. Premiered on Feb.11, 1952, and immediately banned, the
excerpted from his celebrated 'Concert for Piano and Orchestra'. Cage first experimental film by Gil J. Wolman titled L'Anticoncept, was divid-
then completed his participation in the concert, besides performing ed into two sections: a non-narrative soundtrack, some kind of interior
some unspecified numbers from 'Music for Piano' (the piece that monologue including physiological noises, and a visual part built on
showed him the possibility to de-conceptualize the resort to chance the irregular alternation of black and white circles screened on a
operations transcribing the paper pointal imperfections), also per- metereological balloon. A 'music of light' wetting the scene and pro-
forming two of the three 'Piano Pieces' with which Morton Feldman, ducing a physical movement in the audience. Wolman wrote: 'As the
in 1954, was reconverted to conventional notation, while preserving Megapneume units created a new sonority, this disintegration repre-
the same rarefying qualities his music formerly acquired by means of sents the transitory period and the beginning of a new amplification
the systematic adoption of aleatory graphic notations. Juan Hidalgo, of the arts'. And the amplification came."
Walter Marchetti, and Leopoldo La Rosa on the contrary premiered six ISOU, ISIDORE: Poèmes Lettristes 1944-1999 LP (ALGA 033)
compositions purposefully written for this occasion, employing aleato- $19.00
ry procedures for the first time in their works. Both Hidalgo and "Isidore Isou, the only poet who refused to be published in Henri
Marchetti wrote a trio and a quartet firstly following a common nota- Chopin’s OUmagazine (Chopin started his poetical adventure after see-
tional stylization, which provides the spatial distribution of a pre- ing a film by Isou in 1952), was the uncontested leader of the Lettrist
arranged, but reversible, sequence of intervals within a flexible tem- movement, founded by him in the 1940s. Even if Lettrism is not as well
poral grid, structured fixing each subsequent time limit. Curiously, known today as Surrealism, Neo-Dada or Pop Art, it actually was the
those procedures forerun the so-called 'temporal-brackets' technique most organized and powerful movement in the poetry milieu of those
that Cage will employ, at the end of a long creative career, in time- early days, and everyone had to face this reality (many times fighting
structuring his famous 'Number Pieces'. The cyclical alternation against it). Amazing is the fact that a record of the leader of this group
between the instrumentally always-heterogeneous ensemble works has never been published. So Alga Marghen went to Paris to record the
and the slight sonority of the solo piano pieces, was presumably regu- exhausted voice of Isou and is ready now to introduce you to his
lated, in fact, by an evident principle of symmetry. More than consti- poems, most of them recorded for the first time ever. Also included are
tuting a restriction, a so rigid performing frame plausibly acted as an two Isou poems recorded by Dufrene in the 1970s and an historical per-
efficacious form of conjugation in strict connection with the environ- formance of Dufrene reading Isou. Extract from the sleeve notes:
mental space. Exploiting the circular architectonic structure of the con- 'Already in a few articles issued in 1946, but above all with his book
cert hall all the performers were spread abroad among the audience, Introduction à une Nouvelle Poésie et à une Nouvelle Musique (1947),
with the piano exactly placed in the centre. According to Cage, in the Isidore Isou definitely broke with the words of versification and with
integration of the physical space into the performing process one can the notes of music proposing to the sound arts a new era of evolution
recognizes a basic requisite that consented to transform music compo- founded on the sole value of the Latin letter. All the works proposed
sition in an unforeseen event in which the physical separation of the by Isou are dictated by this imperative: building all the different stylis-
performers allows the sounds to issue from their own centers and to tic facets of Lettrisme. The selected works cover the most different con-
interpenetrate in a way which is not obstructed by the conventions of figurations. Being descriptive and harmonious in the early works, con-
European harmony and theory about relationships and interferences trasting and ungraceful in the recent ones, and at last improvising with
of sounds. At a distance of only few months since Cage described with a particularly touching scansion'."
these words -- in one of the three lectures given in Darmstadt then col- CASTILLEJO, JOSE LUIS: The Book of J's LP + BOOK (ALGA 5)
lected under the title 'Composition as Process' -- one of the distinctive $60.00
features of his conception of an experimental work, the concert at A rather unbelievable minimalist artifact, documented in a hard cover
Pellegrini’s 'Rotonda' perhaps represented the first concrete opportu- book and accompanying LP (the sound of the making of the book).
nity to verify and extend these same concepts. So, not only the concert Those of you who regularly frequent the expression "I don't get it,"
at Pellegrini’s 'Rotonda' was characterized by the performance of should stay far, far away. A few others who appreciate life's more mys-
works that accepted the indeterminacy as their own operative premise, terious pleasures, will be well pleased to archive this most unusual set
but also for having been a collective event in which the individual con- of items. "José Luis Castillejo's The Book of J's is the first book issued
tribution of each composer, the strict succession of the works without by Alga Marghen. It is also the first art book produced by Castillejo in
solution of continuity, the dislocation of the sound sources in the about 20 years; one line of 'J' letters in the center of the page, a con-
space, mutually acted as autonomous elements, but interrelated in the tinuous frieze running along 400 pages. No essays, no introduction, no
comprehensive design of their concordant dimensioning in the envi- two pages the same. A 400 pages hardbound top quality art book
ronment. The edition includes a 36 pages essay with photos and full (cover cm.24x16) in an edition of 200 copies. Also included in the edi-
documentation of the event." tion is a free LP, recorded by the author and coordinated by Walter
WOLMAN, GIL J.: L'Anticoncept LP (ALGA 032) $19.00 Marchetti. From the sleeve notes: 'A writer, like any other artist, does
"This first LP record by Gil J. Wolman features two important and con- not create experiences. Art creates works while experiences are any-
nected moments of his poetic production: three mégapneumies (that’s body’s privilege. The editor of Alga Marghen has asked me for a
how the author defined his poems) and five excerpts from the sound- record. As I am not a singer it did occur to me that perhaps this new
track of his film titled L'Anticoncept. In the very early 1950s Wolman, record should be the record of my writing The Book of J's. It records
together with his friends Dufrene and Brau, left Isou’s Lettrist move- the process of writing a book. Without this record the act of writing,
ment and the dictatorship of the letter for the development of a more the so called creative act, will be lost in the final result. It is the act of
personal research in the arts. The Megapneumes actually were a topi- creation that has been recorded. In spite of all the noise about cre-
cal and formally very aggressive moment in the development of the ation, creation itself is a quiet act done in recollection. Perhaps not a
later experimental sound poetry. As Henri Chopin wrote: 'Historically big deal. But it is a quietness that results in a real work of the spirit'."
Wolman was our source, since he overpassed the phonetic poem made The LP and book are packaged together in a large cardboard slipcase,
of letters'. And Dufrene: 'Since the early 1950s Wolman and I where with only a stamped letter "J" on the outside.
always together in the same fights. Wolman is the poet of the breath, ALIEN8 RECORDINGS (CANADA):
the breath that he opposed to the letter of Isou, and whose influence M.S.B.R./KENGO LUCHI: 1 CD (ALIEN 09) $14.00
was decisive for the evolution of the ultra-lettrism…It’s the breath that "Features 3 live duets nested between a solo studio track from each
artist. Tano's Molten Salt Breeder Reactor opens the disc with the epic most ambient outings. Also included is one previously unreleased track
'Trauma Room'. Excellent harsh noise with strong influences of by David Kristian that resides pretty much in between experimental
musique concréte and electro-acoustic. Kengo Iuchi's style is the polar electronics and his more beat inspired material."
opposite to that of M.S.B.R. He describes it as death folk. It incorpo- KRISTIAN, DAVID: Beneath The Valley of the Modulars CD (ALIEN
rates maniacal guitar clanging and insane banter in a style comparable 16) $14.00
to elements of Keiji Haino and Diamanda Galas in their most demand- "David Kristian's first beat-oriented full length since 1994's Synesthesia
ing moments." release. Kristian has released various 12"'s and compilation appear-
MAZZACANE CONNORS, LOREN: In Twilight CD (ALIEN 11) $14.00 ances for labels like Worm Interface, Lo Recordings, Suction, Discreet,
"Made up of two parts. Part One features Connors solo, recorded live Drop Beat, Interchill and most recently Ninja Tune, not to mention a
in Olympia, WA. The opening track begins with indecipherable silence, full length, a split CD with Sian and various compilation appearances
eventually building both texture and volume, occasionally swelling up for Alien8 Recordings. A couple of years ago Kristian was receiving
revealing beautiful guitar chords. Part Two displays the work of the tremendous press as a drum n' bass maverick, a musical style the artist
recent pairing of LMC and bass player Matthew Heyner. The duo himself says he never took very seriously. This release represents what
formed under the suggestion of Thurston Moore and was recorded live David Kristian and Alien8 Recordings assembled from hours upon
at the Cooler in NYC 9/21/98. While this track hovers over the same hours of sifting through finished tracks and what we feel to be his
ground as the previous one, the bass really adds quite a lot in terms of finest beat/techno material to date. Material on Modulars represents
texture and nuance to give it a very different feel. The first half of the music produced during the period of 1994-1999. Regardless of when
CD gives further explorations into very quiet area's of Connors sound, the pieces were recorded they retain the timeless quality that so much
reminiscent of the sparser moments of Evangeline and The of Kristian's work does, in the same way that Aphex Twin's Selected
Bridge...works with very subtle sounds and showcases his great ability Ambient Works 1 & 2 remain fresh pieces of music today."
to allow resonance and distortion to take shape." MERZBOW: Door Open At 8 A.M. CD (ALIEN 17) $12.50
ST-ONGE, ALEXANDRE: Image/Negation CD (ALIEN 13) $14.00 "Introducing Masami Akita's homage to free-jazz. Door Open at 8am
"The debut solo release from one of Canada's most exciting free is one of the most adventurous outings made by Merzbow. Recorded
music/experimental artists, Alexandre St-Onge. The three track debut during the same era as Aqua Necromancer, this new recording also
experiments with extremely subtle changes, with great importance incorporates the use of sampled sounds. However, this time Akita is
being placed on the contrasts between noise and silence. Admirers of paying homage to his love of free jazz, free-jazz drummers to be pre-
sound sculptors such as Bernhard Günter, Alan Lamb and Francisco cise. It includes tracks such as Tony Williams 'Deathspace', 'Lyons Wake',
Lopez should enjoy this body of work. St-Onge's debut can be com- 'Metro and Bus' and an unbelievable cover of John Coltrane's 'The
pared to, or at least resembles in some respects some of Jim O'Rourke's Africa Brass Session, Vol 2'. Aside from the absolutely scorching
electroacoustic outings, such as Terminal Pharmacy and others. At the Coltrane cover, the listener is treated to a variety of sounds never
same time it displays a very subtle ferocity, comparable to that of John before captured on record. Aside from Masami's trademark blasts of
Duncan, Daniel Menche, and the gentler side of Knurl. noise, meticulously crafted into gorgeous sound collages, he introduces
Image/Négation opens with an epic track of incredibly dense mixture a much greater importance on the use of subtleties and breaks of
of rhythmic rumbles and various field recordings beautifully sewn silence. There is also a strong electro-acoustic quality surrounding Door
together. An absolutely moving experience on headphones or very Open at 8am, this was also displayed on his recent Tzadik release,
powerful sound systems. The remaining two tracks are less subtle in 1930."
their sensory attack. Strong influences of electroacoustic and musique BASTARD NOISE: The Analysis of Self-Destruction CD (ALIEN 18)
concrete intertwined with a positive use of noise, result in a very $12.50
rewarding listening experience. Image/Négation is a concept recording "The Analysis of Self–Destruction serves perfectly as the soundtrack for
right down to it's unusual packaging. It is packaged in a jewel case man’s destruction of the earth, with an orchestra of home spun instru-
with a transparent acetate tray card and including a 4" piece of 1/8 ments and loads of lo-fi electronics, field recordings and power elec-
inch copper wire." tronics. Bastard Noise are in top form on this recording and the pro-
VA: Coalescence CD (ALIEN 14) $9.00 duction is excellent. Throughout this six track odyssey they coax the
New lower price. "Alien8 Recordings is very excited to announce the sounds of animals and birds out of cheap electronics, fused with cas-
release of Coalescence, an international compilation. It boasts selec- cading washes of ambient noise to create imaginary rain forests. It also
tions from artists that have come to be associated with Alien8 features voice samples and an absolutely terrifying use of seemingly
Recordings such as Aube, Masonna, Merzbow, Knurl and David Kristian inhuman vocals."
as well as the likes of Artificial Memory Trace, Crawl Unit, Dachise, KRISTIAN, DAVID: Room Tone CD (ALIEN 19) $12.00
Entarte, Kazumoto Endo, PBK and Sensorband, etc... Musical styles "Kristian has created a fascinating release which highlights many of his
range from ambient to electro acoustic to field recordings to harsh trademark sounds. Room Tone features incredibly dense ambient
noise. We feel this compilation captures the essence of the label over movements, and very subtle low-end minimal beats layered with actu-
the course of the last two years, while giving some indication towards al field recordings. At times it hints at the Mego sound and it also gives
possible future areas of interest." a nod towards dark ambient. Kristian spent a fair part of last winter
KRISTIAN, DAVID: Woodworking (Cricklewood Remixes) CD collecting various field recordings around Montreal. Featured on this
(ALIEN 15) $14.00 recording are underground parking lots, freezers, tunnels, bridges,
"Following the release of the critically acclaimed Cricklewood, we sent basements and Boston terriers. He recorded the bulk of the recordings
out copies to various admiring artists who each in turn used the CD's as straight to Mini Disc and then processed and mixed the recordings
a source material and returned a remix. Here we present 13 different using a digital multitracker. The outcome is quite fascinating. Very
artists remixing David Kristian. Throughout Woodworking one is sub- complex structures unfold from what at first seems to be minimal
jected to many styles and interpretations. While some artists, including drones."
Aube, Farmers Manual, Goem and Rheberg & Bauer, choose to stay AUBE: Sensorial Inducement LP (ALIEN 21 LP) $14.00
close to the original experimental electronic areas, others such as Disc, "Aube’s sound on this record may surprise some listeners. On Sensorial
Lowfish, Phonecia and Solvent reside in much more listener-friendly, Inducement Aube uses one monophonic analog synthesizer, a Roland
beat-oriented atmosphere. The likes of Justin K. Broadrick, Halfmoon SH-2. The overall sound is really quite unusual. Due to instrumentation
Dragster, Square Root of Sub and Inchoate turn in the compilation's the recording has a very early electronic sound, at times reminiscent of

Pauline Oliveros’ Electronic Works and Alien Bog period or David that intriguing emotional depth that he constantly brings forth to the
Kristian's Cricklewood. There are also nods to electro-acoustic com- music he releases. Lo-key, relaxed, with late-nite prospectives.
posers like Bernard Parmegiani, François Bayle and co., as well as psy- ALM (JAPAN):
chedelic overtones in the style of early Tangerine Dream and Klaus RZEWSKI, FREDERIC: The People United Will Never Be Defeated
Schulze. There are even hints of very abstract techno. The LP is sleeved CD (ALM 19) $22.00
in black textured linen paper jacket and features Akifumi Nakajima's Solo new music piano work performed by Yuji Takahashi. 36 variations
stunning design which has been stamped with silver foil. The LP has on !El Pueblo Unido Jamas Sera Vencidio! by Sergio Ortega and
been cut to play from the inside out, with a locked groove to avoid Quilapa Yun.
needle destruction." FELDMAN, MORTON: Triadic Memories CD (ALM 33) $28.00
HAINO, KEIJI: So, Black Is Myself CD (ALIEN 3) $14.00 Performed by Aki Takahashi. This is a 61 minute performance from
New solo recordings from early 1997. One streaming 68-minute piece, 1983 of Feldman's solo piano piece. Feldman’s genius-take on long,
this is Haino's most minimalist-oriented work to date: droning elec- intense minimalism is almost always breathtaking to hear, totally rear-
tronic build up, vague percussive thumping, Indian-string accompani- ranging your impression of softness (on the other side of the hole).
ment and subtle lo-moan vocalizing towards the end. A classic addition SAWAI PLAYS YUJI TAKAHASHI, KAZUE: The Wind Is Calling Me
to the Haino shelf. Canadian-only release. Outside CD (ALM 37) $22.00
KRISTIAN, DAVID: Cricklewood CD (ALIEN 5) $14.00 Sawai is a Japanese koto player of higher-mind intention. She plays a
"David Kristian explores strange new ground on his most challenging 17-string bass koto (as well as a standard 13-string) in a stark, exquisite
release to date. While Kristian is known primarily for his incredibly manner.
unique style of drum 'n' bass, Cricklewood utilizes sounds from ALMAFAME (UK):
Kristian's favorite synthesizer -- the EMS VCS-3. Most of the sounds
JEFFERSON AIRPLANE: Through The Looking Glass CD (ALMA 5
were generated in real-time using control voltages derived from pitch
CD) $15.00
material from other instruments. Cricklewood was conceived by David
"This album contains 13 tracks performed live by Jefferson Airplane,
Kristian as a tribute to the pioneering electronic music works of Louis
covering all their major hits, and is at the moment the only live
and Bebe Barron, whose Forbidden Planet soundtrack of 1956 remains
Airplane available in the market." Features early tracks like "She Has
unparalleled to this day, and Electronic Music Studios (EMS) of London,
Funny Cars", "Today", "Plastic Fantastic Lover", "3/5 of a Mile in Ten
whose instruments he feels were some of the few truly intended for
Seconds", "White Rabbit", etc. The album makes quite an effort to
sonic exploration."
hide any information as to when and why this recording was made, but
KRISTIAN/SIAN, DAVID: Tacoma Narrows Bridge CD (ALIEN 8)
it appears to be from the short-live Airplane reunion tour of 1989. So
$14.00
contemporary flashes flicker out of the muddle and you would really
"The first half of the disc is provided by electronic composer David
prefer that they didn't. Like many things though, it could be worse.
Kristian, while the second half features Shohei Iwasaki (Monde Bruits)
ALOLA (UK):
and Akifumi Nakajima (Aube) collaborating as Sian. David Kristian
turns in five tracks, quite possibly his finest work yet. The sound dis- WATSON, VINCE: Biologique CD (ALOLA 004 CD) $20.00
played here is very dense ambient compositions. Sian make their debut "Glaswegian DJ/producer Vince Watson, formerly on Dave Angel's
on compact disc format; we cannot begin to tell you haw well these Rotation label, brings us his new album for Omid/16B's Alola label.
works mesh together. Imagine travelling to the deepest darkest depths Biblogique will catch the attention of those with a penchant for lush
of the sea only to realize that your actually orbiting the moon." jazz infused meloides and a techno bassline. Cultured keys and tingling
MOLASSES: You'll Never Be Well No More CD (ALIEN FANCY1) hi hats meet up for a spin."
$14.00 WATSON, VINCE: Biologique 2LP (ALOLA 004 LP) $19.00
Technically a self-issued CD on the group's own Fancy label, distributed ALPHAPHONICS:
via Alien 8. "Dubbed folk actuelle -- a genre fusing traditional North EDWARDS, MARC: Time & Space Vol. 1 CD (ALPHA 2) $12.00
American folk aesthetics with the free ethos of musique actuelle. 2nd self-produced release by this legendary drummer well known for
Molasses' influences include electro-acoustics, rural country & blues, his previous associations with Cecil Taylor and David Ware.
hobo compostion, contemporary noise, trash punk, abstract jazz and AMBIANCES MAGNETIQUES (CANADA):
street poetry. But for everything that informs it, the music is a unique TETREAULT/RENE LUSSIER/MICHEL F. COTE, MARTIN: Des Pas et
and unusual invention from a group of musicians at the vanguard of Det Mois CD (AM 017) $14.00
underground music in Montréal." New pressing available of this debut album from 1990. "Martin
ALL ACCESS (JAPAN): Tétreault is not a standard musician: his instruments are turntables.
AUDIO SPORTS: Era Of Glittering Gas CD (AACD 002) $18.00 Specialist of reduction and traffiquing, he has been fascinated by vinyl
The Audio Sports started out as an Eye Yamatsuka offshoot, who for several years: cutting up, scratching, scraping and even sanding the
entered into the world of cosmic hip hop screwery with their 3-6-9 EP grooves. He will even go as far as ironing his victims to extract unheard
in 1990 (featuring the legendary Brainticket organ sample). I think that sonorities! His first album, Des Pas et des mois has been conceived with
EP is no longer available, but here is the rest of their catalog. Era... is the company of René Lussier, Michel F. Côté, Jean Derome and Robert
their first album from 1992, featuring the trio of Eye (vocal raps), DJ M. Lepage. Unwoven rhythms twisted steps and social danse: Martin
Takemura (old-school scratching) & Akki Onda (programming). Fucked Tétreault plays like a mad scientist at mixing genres, creating a narra-
up sampling & beats, early 90s vintage. tive music with record samplings and his carefully dosed feed back.
AUDIO SPORTS: Strange Emotion CD (AACD 005) $16.00 Audacious, different, new, this music is related to rock by its humorous
Follow up 28 minute EP to AACD 004, featuring 2 tracks off of that energy, and touches the inner rhythms of the modern world."
album, plus 4 new tracks. One features Otomo on turntables/guitar. LEPAGE, ROBERT MARCEL: Le Robert Illustré de la Clarinette
ALL SAINTS RECORDS (UK): CD/BOOK (AM 046) $17.00
ROEDELIUS: Aquarello CD (ASCD 35) $16.00 A CD packaged inside a 66 page paperback book. "Catalogues in cari-
A new album by the Kluster/Cluster/Harmonia founder. A trio group- cature no less than 158 rare and controversial clarinets for our reading
ing led by Roedelius (piano/keyboards/samples/voice), with Nicola and listening pleasure. It demonstrates that despite a lot of erudite
Alesini (soprano/alto sax, effects) and Fabio Capanni (e-bow, treat- lungwork on the part of musicologists, all is not yet know about this
ments). Relatively smooth in Roedelius' contemporary style, but with elusive wind instrument." The CD features many Ambiances
Magnetiques regulars as guests, such as Martin Tétreault, Jean
Derome, many more. Hétu, Diane Labrosse, Martin Tétreault, etc.
LABROSSE/IKUE MORI/MARTIN TETREAULT, DIANE: Ile Bizarre CD TETREAULT/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE, MARTIN: 21 Situations CD (AM
(AM 055) $14.00 069) $14.00
"The fortunate encounter of three soundmakers -- Diane Labrosse "This is the long-anticipated encounter between Martin Tétreault and
(echantillonneur), Ikue Mori (elctronic percussion) and Martin Otomo Yoshihide, recorded in the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. studios
Tétreault (turntables) -- who are making music from collages, sound in Montréal. Two turntable manipulators, one from Japan, the other
spaces and raw noises: interferences, pops and frying sounds. Ile from Quebéc, two universes, two attitudes and one electro-mechanical
Bizarre is based on extreme usage of minimal sound material. This encounter around the record player. The result is a collection of twen-
forms a music that is abstract and impressionistic -- a kind of 'cinema ty-one improvised 'situations' about science fiction, education, the jun-
for the ears' -- as in a series of immaterial journeys made of surrealist gle, cartoons, and seventeen other surprise topics. 21 situations
impressions, foreign ambiances, projections and memories." through which to explore noise, needles, scratching, vinyl. 21 situations
TETREAULT/ROBERT LEPAGE, MARTIN: Callas: La Diva et le Vinyle of improvisation which deliver on your expectations."
CD (AM 059) $14.00 DUCHESNE, ANDRE: Réflexions CD (AM 072) $14.00
"Twenty years after her death in 1977, Maria Callas returns on a CD "The classical guitar slept in its old case which has followed me in all
conceived and produced in Montreal. Robert Lepage and Martin my solitary travels. Lunatic music, at random. A reflection on life. You
Tétreault present a new album in duo; they evoke Callas in unexpect- look outside but you see inside. The first album from André Duchesne
ed and fascinating ways, in a musical melange that is at once lyrical and since 1992: an event!" Nicely recorded, meditative solo album of studio
humorous. They meld different effects: scratches and clicks, slow, nor- classical guitar recordings, from 1999.
mal and fast speeds as Tétreault toys with the turntable. The duo's trib- GUILBEAULT, NORMAND: Riel, Plaidoyer Musical/Musical Plea
ute to Callas and vinyl recordings is intended to bring the artist, her 2CD (AM 073) $17.00
records and recording history into the currents of modern day and cre- "On the eve of the 114th anniversary of the hanging of the Franco-
ative music, into the endless possibilities between old-style opera and Manitoban Métis leader Louis RIEL in Regina on 16 November 1885,
contemporary sound art, between improvisation and formal composi- double bass player Normand Guilbeault is launching this 2CD work.
tion, between playing live music and playing with recorded music." The result of four years of diligent research, Riel... sheds new light on
FRITH GUITAR QUARTET, FRED: Up Beat CD (AM 063) $14.00 one of the little-known and most controversial episodes in Canadian
The group of Fred Frith, Nick Didkovsky, René Lussier & Mark Stewart, history. Guilbeault and his large group of outstanding musicians invite
featuring an edit of various live recordings made during 1997, offering us to discover a historical and musical epic set on the Manitoban fron-
much ambient detailing and impressive structural development. tier. Original compositions, native chants, gigues, reels, songs of the
"Anyone who's attended a concert of the FFGQ can attest to the qual- period, military marches and improvisation are woven to create the
ities that make them such a unique institution -- not only virtuosity, fabric of a vibrant work that combines politics and poetry. Music,
both as individuals and as a group, but also concentration, versatility, chants, political texts and poetry surprise, delight and assert without
unpredictability, and a disarming humour that may erupt at any compromise."
moment. What better way to celebrate the group's tenth year of exis- LABROSSE, DIANE: Petit Traité de Sagesse Pratique CD (AM 074)
tence than this collection of live recordings from their 1997 European $14.00
tour, a breathless narrative that unfolds with relentless drive and "From Gregorian to jingle, through concrete music and valse musette,
charm while touching down at a typically wide range of destinations." a glimpse at the evolution of music through a series of miniature pieces
DESBIENS, PATRICE: Et Les Moyesn du Bord CD (AM 065) $14.00 of proverbial taste." Featuring: Michel F. Côté (percussions, électron-
"The compact disc combines twenty-two poems written and interpret- ique, voix, guitare patentée), Jean Derome (saxophone alto, flûtes,
ed by Patrice Desbiens on musics improvised by Jean Derome, appeaux, jouets, voix), Joane Hétum (saxophone alto, voix), Louise
Guillaume Dostaler, René Lussier and Pierre Tanguay, at the time of a Labrosse (voix), Robert Langlois (voix), Alexandre St-Onge (contre-
recording made on March 18th 1996. Patrice Desbiens and Les Moyens basse, guitare basse préparée), Pierre Tanguay: (atterie, percussions,
du Bord has been produced and directed by René Lussier who then voix), Martin Tétreault (tourne-disques), Rainer Wiens (guitare pré-
declared: "And then it struck me -- right out of my chair! As I struggled parée).
back up I realized: Patrice is an incredible poet. To record him while KLAXON GUEULE: Muets CD (AM 076) $14.00
reciting his poems became essential." All the poems are taken out of Michel F. Côté (batterie), Bernard Falaise (guitare électrique),
different collections written between 1974 and 1995." Alexandre St-Onge (basse électrique). "Michel F. Côté , percussionist,
GOLDSTEIN/JOHN HEWARD/RAINER WIENS, MALCOLM: Chants composer and guiding spirit of the ensemble Bruire, and musician for
Cachés CD (AM 066) $14.00 Robert Lepage's piece "Sept branches de la rivière Ota," presents us
A trio formed of Rainer Weins, John Heward and Malcolm Goldstein on with his 2nd album with the band Klaxon Gueule. Klaxon Gueule is
guitar, drums and violin respectively, who now present their first also Bernard Falaise on electric guitar and Alexandre Saint-Onge on
album. "These three musicians have played together often and it electric bass. What was a power trio on their debut album is now an
shows. There is a real complicity at work in this free music, a friendship electroacoustic chamber ensemble, the music restrained and sus-
beneath this sonic alchemy. A complete symbiosis between the three tained."
musicians improvising rigorous and authentic free, moulding sound HETU, JOANE: Seule Dans Les Chants CD (AM 077) $14.00
not only in its discursive, linguistic, and conversational elements but "The first solo album by vocalist and sax player Joane Hétu offers an
also in the very core of its matter. These are not three soloists exhibit- intimate journey into her musical world, where the juxtaposition of
ing their speed or their technical know-how. On the contrary, this sounds reveals an infinitely personal language out of which comes a
dense and expressionistic music is collective above all else, radical, genuine music-of-being both disconcerting and fascinating. Her dis-
demanding both for the musicians and the audience. Music about giv- turbing, resolutely contemporary album allows us to discover these
ing in which everyone must contribute something." -- Raymond songs from the mouth and from the wind. Seule dans les chants is a
Gervais. poetry of sound for an imaginary space."
COTE, MICHEL F.: Compil Zouave CD (AM 067) $14.00 LEANDRE/DANIELLE P. ROGER, JOELLE: Tricotage CD (AM 078)
"M.F. Coté brings a scientific and alcoholized approach, along with a $14.00
battery of defective phonometers, to this collection of semi-jazz, neo- "The meeting of two sound-worlds, the drums and a double bass; loud
reggae, lo fly selections." Features Pierre Bastien, Jean Derome, Joane behemoths that can assume a lace-like delicacy. Improvisational writing

that just manages to keep intensity and fragility separated." HOAHIO: Happy Mail CD (AMO HOA) $14.00
TANGUAY, PIERRE: La Musique De Mon Disque CD (AM 079) "HOAHIO is an all-female project featuring Haco, vocalist and compos-
$14.00 er of After Dinner (on voice, guitar, Theremin, effects, hand percussion,
"This is 'heavy-new-age' background music for all occasions that is tapes), Sachiko M., sampler player of Ground Zero, and the contempo-
both minimalist and striking, played on invented intruments and recy- rary music koto player, Yagi Michiyo. Musically, their work consists half
cled objects by a folklorist of the imagination. Pierre's debut solo of composed pieces and half of improvisations, and contains elements
album." A lot of droning mumble and lo-volume experimental chatter, of a wide variety of genres (punk, minimal, ethnic, techno, pop, noise,
occasionally veering into post-NWW territory. Via an array of small ambient), all of which are cooked up instantly with the unique
instruments and odd percussion (kalimba, accordion, shakers, tablas, HOAHIO flavor." " This isn't 'trip music,' it's 'travel music.' HOAHIO
tambour, ping pong balls, etc.), this one reflects a deep sonic architex- shows you scenEs of many countries, oceans, and outer space. PLease
ture. take this chance to see as many different things as you can. I talked
SABATINI, MIRKO: MK. Orchestrin: -28+Alieni CD (AM 080) about 'pan-Asia' and a bunch of weird things, but it wouldn't really
$14.00 matter if this was Russia or North Africa, any place would be all right.
"This solo album by Italian drummer Mirko Sabatini is the climax of his I pray for your success." -- Seiichi Yamamoto
in-depth exploration of the instrument's sound and mechanics- the I.S.O.: Gravity Clock CD (AMO ISO01) $18.00
subtle interplay between improvisation and chance." Performed via: "Formed by unique drummer Ichiraku Yoshimitsu known for use of his
drums, motors, plates, springs, rubber bands. self-made electronics and in his appearance in Omoide Hatoba's Vuoy;
AMBIENT WORLD/FAX (GERMANY): ex-Ground Zero sampler player Sachiko M. who now focuses her indi-
INOUE, TETSU: Ambiant Otaku CD (AW 017) $16.00 vidualistic sensibilities into a solid and lo-fi approach in HOAHIO; and
"This ambient masterpiece had been released in a limited edition of turntable player Otomo Yoshihide, who has shown large changes and
500 back in 1994. The CDs sold very fast and a lot of ambient listeners development since the demise of Ground Zero. The sound-contructivist
were on the quest for this debut solo album of Tetsu Inoue. Meanwhile improv trio attempt to turn around the long-established emphasis on
there are collectors who pay $100 and more for an original PS 08/43 musical performanceship in improvised music." " I.S.O. seem to be a
release. To end the discussion on the internet about the reissue and the sound-art project, whose collective aesthetic nestles snugly amidst the
unauthorized CDR copying that was going on for just too long, Pete Sahko/Vainio school of sine-purity, bringing the listener to a next-
Namlook decided to reissue Ambiant Otaku on Ambient World. This plateau of meditative solace by way of sharply rising interference tones
music presents the outstanding talent of Tetsu Inoue who always had and off-world ambience. A hyper-clean take on modern concreté with
his own style. In minimalistic ambient music this CD is beyond compare. subtle repetition and close attention to empty space and dynamic.
Since the time Tetsu recorded this CD he collaborated with a lot of Wouldn't be out of place on Selektion or Trente Oiseaux." --Hrvatski
famous artists and in a way this CD and the collaborations with Pete M, SACHIKO: Sine Wave Solo CD (AMO SAT 01) $17.00
Namlook had been the start of his great reputation in the field of elec- "The outer limits of hearing! Memory Zero. A post-sampling sampler
tronic music." solo using digital sine waves. The long-awaited first album with
AMBUSH (UK): Sachiko M as leader."
TETREAULT/SACHIKO M/YASUHIRO OTANI/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE,
DJ SCUD/I-SOUND: Mortal Clash CD (AMBUSH 08 CD) $10.00
MARTIN: Four Focuses CD (AMO SAT 02) $18.00
"Aside from the odd compilation/collaboration (Arto Lindsay, To
"Compilation of solos/duos (not set up entirely un-'Company'-like)
Rococo Rot) we haven't had much of I-Sound on record, which irks me
recorded live at the 6th Int'l Now Music Festival, Instants Chavires, Rhiz,
that much more after hearing what this man can get away with given
and at Otani's home from 9/97 to 5/98 by Martin Tetreault (3 Califone
a set of turntables/PC-based audio plundering/placement schemes.
Turntables, Prepared Records and Prepared Needles), Sachiko M
Truly criminal. Scud's rumoured new-found obsession with 'proper'
(Sampler), Yasuhiro Otani (Computer & Programming), and Otomo
production technique makes him something of the Trevor Horn (or,
Yoshihide (Turntables with Feedback). This stuff has a distinct rhythmic
more aptly, the Tom Scholz) of breakcore; every squiggle/feedback
edge completely alien to most acoustic improvised music (thank you,
burst/ragga-prophetisation/snare rush nestles nicely in it's own 1/3
technology), which just might propel it out of the murk of current elec-
octave band providing much proverbial meat for the creative DJ to
tro-acoustic real-time experiments & force it down the throats of some
mold into his own. Bravo. Each 'versions' a present track from the other
of the more experiment-minded techno kids & drone-patrons." --
'inna rudebwoy mashup stylee'. Sound-systems beware the imminent
Hrvatski
brownout..." -- Hrvatski.
VA: Turntable Solos CD (AMO VA 01) $18.00
DJ SCUD/I-SOUND: Mortal Clash 12" (AMBUSH 08 EP) $9.00
"Chasm-spanning set of phonograph-themed improvisations/pieces
6-track 12" version.
from Christian Marclay, Crawling with Tarts, Erik M, Extasis, Frank
VA: Mash The Place Up -- Ambush Records Comp CD (AMBUSH 1
Schulte, George Budd, L?K?O?, Martin Tetreault, Massimo Simonini,
CD) $13.00
Merzbow, Mood Man, Otomo Yoshihide, PNF, Rik Rue, Takeshi
"A compilation of the best drum and noise tracks from South London's
Fumimoto and Tsunoda Tsuguto, covering almost every conceivable
Ambush label. The tracks on this compilation originally appeared as
area of record-player-performance art/sound from full on NOISE to ges-
individual 12"'s, all of which were extremely limited in nature. Ambush
tural/lowercase type excuses. A good bringer-up-to-speed for all those
represent the most recent branch of modern adventurous music.
who see only the hip-hop approach to wax tricks & need an addendum
Influences like power electronics, free improvisation and musique con-
to the 'backwards-barking-spider-crab skratch' to really wow 'em @ the
créte, give Ambush a strong sense of precedent, while the frameworks
DMC champs. Slammin'." -- Hrvatski.
of drum & bass, hardcore techno, hip hop and dancehall reggae give it
GROUND ZERO: Gig/Last Concert CD (AMO VA 02) $18.00
firm roots in the populist tradition of soundsystem culture. Ambush
"Just before their breakup, Ground Zero drastically changed direction.
was started by Toby Reynolds (DJ Scud) and Jason Skeet (Aphasic), and
This is a comprehensive recording of their final live performance -- the
along with a close knit crew of like minded producers, have developed
only one with their new membership and staging." Recorded March
a style that is instantly recognizable and utterly infectious. With sonic
8th, 1998, this features three long tracks: "Multi-Gravity-1," "Multi-
textures that move between punishing and harsh to achingly brittle,
Gravity-2" and a rousing 41-minute version of "Consume Red". The
they comfortably fill the gap between dancefloor orthodoxy and the
final extended Ground Zero line up was: Otomo Yoshihide (turntables,
avant garde."
guitar), Hirose Jyunji (sax), Kikuchi Naruyoshi (sax), Okura Masahiko
AMOEBIC (JAPAN):
(sax), Chino Syuuichi (Prophet-5), Sachiko M (sampler), Masuko Tatsuki
(DX-7), Nagata Kazunao (ARP 2600), Tanaka Yumiko (Futozao- and published in Art News Annual in 1958)."
Syamisen, koto), Nasuno Mitsuru (bass), Uemura Masahiro (drums), ANDROMEDA (SWEDEN):
Yoshigaki Yashuhiro (drums), Kondo Yoshiaki (sound system engineer). LUNDSTEN, RALPH: Elektronisk Musik 4CD (ACD 27-30) $38.00
METAL TASTES LIKE ORANGE: Secret Recordings 1 CD (AMO VA "A somewhat unexpected foray into the early-electronic retrospective
04) $18.00 scene, a 4CD set from this under-documented (at least in the domesti-
"48 minutes and 17 seconds of mixed-medium free improv by friends cally available CD age) Swedish composer, perhaps better known for a
Günter Müller (electronics, selected drums), Masahiko Okura (alto sax), series of gnome and prophet-shape-involving 70's synthesizer records
Otomo Yoshihide (records and CDs), and Taku Sugimoto (electric gui- than for his proper oeuvre; his mid-60's electronic works, mysteriously
tar), recorded/mixed/mastered in Tokyo between July 1998 and June absent from recent activity-listings of 'electronic pioneers'. From 1959
1999. A nice fun educated romp through several varying themes/styles onwards, Lundsten was working in relative obscurity, nestled away in
(silence, ambient sound, early electronic, film-musik, high-density, his 'Andromeda' studio in his Castle Frankenburg in Saltsjö-Boo (out-
etc...) with Otomo's trademark record crackle frying in the background side of Stockholm), working the DIMI-O (a custom synthesizer replete
all the while. A highlight in the catalogues of four very different, very with camera and TV-monitor, which produces sonics in an 'immaterial
prolific artists." -- Hrvatski. twelve-tone scale from the empty air'), the DIMI-S (aka THE LOVE
AMPERSAND: MACHINE, which apparently 'generates sound and light by contact
GRILLO, FERNANDO: Fluvine CD (AMPERE 01) $14.50 with the skin, reacting to the emotional state of the performers') and
"Originally released as a part of Cramps' much vaunted Diverso series various other home-brewed devices in creating pre-space epics of
in 1976, Grillo's Fluvine has long been regarded as an important and repetitive sound-motion. Whilst references to the 'folklore of elves,
influential audio document by netherworld artists like Nurse With trolls, wood-sirens and little people' do appear, the complete tonal
Wound. Karlheinz Stockhausen dubbed him the Buddha of the contra- nature of included exercises veer closer to a one-man canon of well-
bass. Avant garde heavy hitters Iannis Xenakis, Luciano Berio, Luigi funded academic electronic ideas and techniques, an undeniably awe-
Nono, Klaus Huber, Henri Posseur and Iancu Dumitrescu have all com- some goal witnessing the somewhat crude nature of his home studio
posed for him. Highly regarded in Europe by top composers as one of technologies at the time (as compared to the technologically over-
the most inventive and captivating double bass performers, Fernando stocked centers of the era such as EMS Stockholm). A well thought-
Grillo is hardly a household name in the US. Recorded solo with a suite through item oozing with outsider murk, a must for all you pre-73 elec-
of parabolic and contact microphones, the spectacular and deeply spir- tronic junkies out there. Essential." -- Hrvatski.
itual kinaesthetic bass gesticulations on this disc elicit sounds that ANGLE (UK):
straddle the finest lines between free rhythmic improvisation and KRIS KRINGLE: Todos Los Derechos Reservados LP (ANGLE)
sparkling electroacoustic bliss. This is the first ever, fully remastered CD $40.00
issue of Grillo's solo explorations of the limits of the contrabass. This Reissue of a rare Argentinian psych LP, booted in limited Euro fashion
edition features several archival photographs, schematic scores, origi- about 5 years ago or so. Although I've tried to deny it, I've come to
nal notes by Grillo and retrospective notes by French composer Ana- realize we have about 8 copies of this left. At the time it was merely
Maria Avram." referred to as “South American psyched-out acidy brain-blower with
BAILEY, DEREK: Improvisation CD (AMPERE 02) $14.50 crazy, echoey vocals/voices, O.D.’s on effects, lysergic backwards leads,
"First US release of Derek Bailey's 1975 solo guitar exercise. Originally phased and whirly guitar solos. Too stoned (good!) to be true. One of
issued in Italy as part of Cramps' Diverso series, Improvisation presents the ultimate psych LPs ever!" You know that pysch dealers never lie.
the patented blend of fractal patterns, concentrated sound clusters ANNETTE WORKS (UK):
and irrupting colorful shpes for which this guitarist is best known. At
MATTHEWS, KAFFE: CD Ann CD (AW 0001) $17.00
the author's request, no historical words attempt to frame the 14
Debut release on a new UK label "set up to produce works which use
miniature excursions on this newly remastered edition. Several never-
real time exploitation of electronics in a particular place at a particular
before-published photographs of Bailey engaged in the different
time." Matthews performs 4 long tracks, featuring her droning violin
stages of consuming an apple do, however, back up the old saying that
playing via the treatment system LiSa. "Impressive debut release. Using
a picture tells a thousand words."
a violin, a sampler and one site-specific sound source, Matthews sculpts
CAGE, JOHN: Cheap Imitation CD (AMPERE 03) $14.50
huge, shifting drones and detailed floating lead lines. Instant electro-
Classic solo piano work, performed by Cage, 3/7/1976 at Mills College.
acoustic experience crossing (for easy reference) Main with Tony
"'...to take an interest in Satie,' Cage wrote, 'one must be, first of all,
Conrad."
disinterested, letting a sound be a sound and a man a man, abandon-
MATTHEWS, KAFFE: cd Bea CD (AW 0002) $17.00
ing illusions about ideas of order, expression of feeling, and all the
"Recorded during a ten date tour of the industrial NE USA, (December
other aesthetic sales-talk we have inherited.' Humbly engaged but
1997), cdBea is violin masher Kaffe Matthews' second solo release,
never over-determined, Cheap Imitation remains John Cage's most
strongly following her debut cdAnn ('97) with a clearly marked move
devotional and enduring homange to a lifelong contract between the
into a wider terrain of beauty and noise and lopsided layers of shifting
Maestro of Stony Point and the Frenchman. Originally composed when
granular patterns. All sampled and processed live on stage from a beat-
he was refused permission to use the arrangement for two pianofortes
en up violin in a rock club, a bookstore, a gallery and a cafe, this extra-
for Satie's 'Socrates' as the 'accompaniment' to Merce Cunningham's
ordinarily filmic and un-violin-like music makes cdBea another notable
choreography, the tempered, harmonically rich and wryly simple
event in live electronic music making. Recently Kaffe has collaborated
melodic lines that comprise this piano work in three movements pre-
with Charles Hayward, Panasonic, Butch Morris's conduction,the
sents what French Cage scholar Denis Charles refers to as 'a deforming
BROOD, Neotropic (aka Riz Maslem), Thomas Koner,Kingsuk Biswas
transposition of Socrates' musical skeleton.' Recorded and engineered
(Bedouin Ascent) guit-artist John Bissett and forthcoming in '98/'99, a
by David Behrman and 'Blue' Gene Tyranny during a brief stopover at
desert uplink with Australian wire music merchant Alan Lamb and a
the Mills College Concert Hall in the midst of a Bay Area downpour and
MIDI generating flying kite collaboration with artist Bruce Gilchrist and
subsequently released on the Italian Cramps label. This newly remas-
lighting designer Joe Joelson."
tered edition marks the first US release of this historic recording and is
MATTHEWS, KAFFE: CD Cécile CD (AW 0003) $15.00
filled with archival photographs and essays by Gene Tyranny, Charles,
"Third CD release of location-specific Violin/DSP treatments from this
and two pieces by Cage himself (one of which is a cleverly assembled
highly-regarded UK sound sculptress, whose live laptop-rocking exper-
fantasy communication between himself and Satie originally written
iments parallel (predate?) Mego set activities rather closely & of course

should be investigated w/the proper attention span. This CD collects from Chickasha, Oklahoma formed in 1975 and self-released their lone
live sets from Oslo, Chicago, and London recorded between 12/98 & LP in 1976. A Dada/punk/psych masterpiece recorded in just under
2/99, during which Kaffe intoned violin sonorities (& audio sourced seven hours in Dec. 75, the LP and the individuals who created it have
from one microphone hidden in the establishment) into her Mac lap- long been the subject of a great deal of mystery and conjecture due to
top running STEIM's LiSa (Live Sampling) software, effectively distort- their elusiveness, the mindblowing quality of the music as well as the
ing/degrading/granulating it all beyond recognition. One of the few provocative negative image 'bondage' LP sleeve design. This expand-
acoustic/electronic free-improv artists who can hold her weight in salt." ed reissue includes all 11 original LP tracks in sparkling fidelity from the
-- Hrvatski. original master tapes along with 10 previously unissued rehearsal
ANOMALOUS RECORDS: recordings (total time just over 76 minutes). Fully authorized by the
CHALK/RALF WEHOWSKY/ERIC LANZILLOTTA, ANDREW: Yang-Tul band, this CD also features a 28 page booklet with rare photos, lyrics,
LP (NOM 3) $14.00 and personal accounts by all three original members, including bassist
"An international sound collaboration. Side one features Andrew Chuck Ivey's tale of relocating to L.A. to participate in the nascent
Chalk gently reworking the sound materials of Ralf Wehowsky. A hyp- Dangerhouse punk scene, where he took the stage with the Randoms
notic drone with waves of mysterious sound. Side two, on the other at the Masque benefit in Feb. 78. The Debris LP was also namechecked
hand, seeing Ralf composing a frenzied journey into otherworldly in Nurse With Wound's infamous listing of influential LPs included with
realms using sound material from Andrew and Eric Lanzillotta. These their first album in 1979. In short, Debris cultivated its own dynamic
pieces reflect a sound unique from the work of any of the three indi- musical vernacular, showing the influence of Captain Beefheart, the
vidual participants, but clearly related to it. Subtle, but full of detail Stooges, early Roxy Music and other pre-punk mainstays of the time.
for the listener willing to pay attention." Their closest contemporaries were Hearthan era Pere Ubu, Siren-era
LERMAN, RICHARD: A Matter of Scale and Other Pieces CD (NOM Chrome, Indiana-era MX-80 Sound and Canadian sonic miscreants
LERMAN3) $13.50 Simply Saucer. The beautifully raw and untamed bonus cuts include
"Richard Lerman has been active in music since the 1960s, and yet only two unreleased originals, five alternate takes to the LP tracks, covers of
having two previous releases: Travelon Gamelon LP on Folkways and the Stooges 'Real Cool Time' and John Cale's 'Gun', as well as 'Other
Within Earreach CD on Artifact Recordings. This is a collection of live Things', a song originally recorded by Debris' precursor group, Victoria
pieces using Richard's trademark amplified small sounds from piezo Vein and the Thunderpunks."
discs along with other instrumentation in live performance (including ANTIPHON (GERMANY):
a recording from inside the Houston Astrodome). Unique use of blow- WISHMOUNTAIN: Wishmountain Is Dead CD (ANTI 01 CD) $16.00
torch on metal and amplified drinking straws." "1998 release, completely foreign to the rest of the Matthew 'Herbert'
KNOTT, DAVID: Natura Naturans CD (NOM NOT1) $13.50 Herbert oeuvre (Herbert, Dr. Rockitt, early Clear label, etc...) in that it's
"Veteran improviser and instrument builder as yet almost undocu- sort of a concept record. Next to the name of each piece on the digi-
mented by recordings. This disc will feature improvisations on his pack is a little drawing that represents the title and the theme of each
'stringboards', simple yet beautiful amalgamations of wood and pre- piece. For example, the first piece 'welcome' contains a nice little jingle
pared strings that draw to mind harps, gongs, and sound sculptures. and a cut up of the words 'welcome to wishmountain'. The next track,
'At a woodshop I was renting I had been messing with attaching strings 'pepperpot', is constructed entirely from sounds of, well, you get the
to collected throwaway (found) pieces of plywood. I had a collection of idea. It was a great record when it came out in '98, and now, in the
used strings of many types: guitar, bass guitar, cello, violin, dulcimer, light of recent breakthroughs in object-themed-piece music, we
harp, piano, along with some types of raw wire including brass and thought we'd offer it to you again. Every slightly experiment-minded
nylon monofilament. I had heard Ellen Fullman's Long String IDM-head should check this out." -- Hrvatski.
Instrument and wanted to experiment with making strings in long APARTMENT B RECORDS:
lengths. I enjoyed using two strings to make a longer combined length ZAMMUTO: Willscher CD (APTB 001) $11.00
and found the results to be shimmering.' -- David Knott." Apartment B, based in New York, is run by two guys named Daniel.
ANOPHELES: One of them also runs Lucky Kitchen, the label responsible for, among
TWINKEYZ: Aliens In Our Midst CD (ANOPH 003) $13.00 other things, Blip Bleep: Soundtracks For Imaginary Video
Complete overview of this legendary Sacramento band, who self- Games."Timely mass-market (re)issue of the final/climactic disc of Nick
released 3 singles in '77-78, and one ill-produced album for the Dutch 'Willscher' Zammuto's 'Solutiore of Stareau' themed CD-R trilogy
Plurex label in 1979 (tracks in more properly remixed form are on this (although the 'incriminating' breakbeat tracks were excised for con-
CD). Besides their officially released tracks, this CD adds a 4th unre- ceptual continuity), a highly appealing artefact through-constructed of
leased single, plus six unreleased live tracks. Off-kilter tangents invade warm alien tones/rhythmic propensities and rumoured outsider con-
a post-garage punk ethos not quite like anything else. Elaborate book- struction (electric bass harmonics/motorik broadcast through individu-
let of notes and photos, etc. Yeah, it's a bit garish looking, but it sorta ally mic'ed PVC tubes of varying length, assembled and layered in a
has to be. "Their name is legendary among collectors and fans of the grid-based PC digital audio environment). The real deal, conceptually
early punk movement's first sputterings: of highly unique and well aligned with an eclectic array of significant precursors: Remko Scha/Het
crafted non-conformist musical expressions: Pere Ubu, Chrome, Debris, Apollohuis's electric guitar sourced audio-art, geographically specific
the Mirrors and others who were old enough to remember the best instrumental post-rock (we'll just leave it at that), the A -> D conversion
aspects of sixties punk and psychedelia, but were also bored with the error/artifact ghetto, pre'73 'Experimental German Electronic Rock
current state of music and decided to self-release potent, crude yet Bands' (a definite affinity for Cluster/Harmonia resounds throughout,
deeply felt music that helped to ignite the emerging world-wide DIY whether intended or not), even mutant strains of 'minimal/repetitive
music subculture of the late '70s." techno' (almost all tracks are tempo consistent throughout; vinyl
DEBRIS: Static Disposal CD (ANOPH 004) $16.00 please?) all the while refusing to tear whole pages directly from these
Finally a legit reissue of this mid-70s American monster. Although "dis- respective textbooks (binding intact), a feat well worth commending in
covered" pretty early on within the realms of private press mania, this these cookie-cutter times. Forthcoming releases on Tom and Plate
album has never quite reached the hysterical peaks achieved by other Lunch could ostensibly widen Zammuto's aura, an excellent thing for
strange artifacts of this era. Very detailed reissue work on the part of us all (give this man ALL the room he needs to breathe). THAT good..."
Anopheles, who've turned this out as one of the most finely detailed -- Hrvatski.
and richly presented documents of its type. "This legendary group APESTAARTJE:

VA: Small Record (Or Wait) 3"CD (APE 03) $8.00 Electric: "High Tension Wires", David Carretta: "Ricky´s Hand", Kit
"A label, a collective, and a location, Apestaartje is a new label based Builders: "Get Out", Dopplereffekt: "Sterelization", Anthony Rother:
out of Chicago, focusing primarily on computer composition. Although "Red Light District", MC T Rock: "Introducing", Mas 2008: "Robosex
most of the work/play is done inside the computer, we would like to (H.E.I.M. Elektronic Rmx)", Jean Michel: "Pediculos Humanus (Mike's
consider these pieces not as 'computer music' in the traditional sense, Rmx)", Groovezone: "I.C.U.", Bolz Bolz: "Envelope Power", G.D. Luxxe:
but something altogether more personal." "20 minutes of impossibly "Airforce One".
high trills, bursts of thick electronic textures that spool to a halt and ART-TEK (RUSSIA):
reverse, and gently strummed guitars, processed and left plain. LAZYFISH: Vortex CD (ART 007 CD) $13.00
Artificial tinkles evoke thin scratches and shudders of glass, melodic in "ArT-TeK Records is proud to announce the first ever full-length release
inference. Influenced by electronic minimalists (like Fennesz or the of new and no doubt one of the most interesting electronic artists of
drier parts of Gastr del Sol's Upgrade and Afterlife), but not minimal Moscow - the Lazyfish. His name originates from a small pirate compa-
itself. An immediate, linear recording that only exists for the second it's ny he ran with his friends to produce skateboards. In addition to skate-
played, that doesn't linger. Transparent, spindly cobwebs of sound. boarding Sasha is a great fan of riding his mountain bike down the hill
Three tracks on a 3" CD." -- Robin Edgerton. to get a doze of adrenaline, not to mention many wounds and bruises.
APEX: During the winter he makes efforts to kill himself on a snowboard. No
FROLKHAVEN: At The Apex Of High LP (APEX 1) $16.00 wonder he used to listen to a lot of industrial music and played bass
Boot repro of a privately pressed USA "crude psych" album from the guitar. Among his influences from that time he names Psychic TV,
early 70s, recorded in Berkeley, CA. Although this record has received Current-93, Coil, Scorn. The album consists of 3 parts. A short intro will
certain collectable notoriety due to the presence of drummer Stewart test the resilience of your hi-fi and introduce you to the album which
Copeland, its pure aura of primitive graphics and sound make it more has 12 tracks, mixed together to lead you through magical mathemat-
than worthwhile. Mainly a basement studio duo effort created betwixt ical mazes of sonic pulsations, industrial landscapes, and the nightclubs
Charles Pegasus Pendergrass III (on guitars, bass, clarinet, vocals, elec- of Moscow. Slowly but surely you will find Vortex developing and
tronic effects) and Stewart (drums), this has rightly been described as changing, getting more complicated and colorful, so that you will
"a fidelity masterpiece of lost-time space transcendence. Recalling admire to it its diversity. The "Please-126" single will remind you some
some of the work of the Savage Sons of Ya Ho Wa, the sputtered first kind of dance music. Three mixed tracks will certainly give you an idea
LP by French dog-progsters Mahogany Brain, the Godz." about different shapes and styles such music could have, especially
FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND: From Pussies to Death in 10,000 from the way Lazyfish performs it for you and us."
Years of Freak Out LP (APEX 2) $16.00 ARTEFACT (FRANCE):
"Edition of 400. These were crazy sides recorded before the golden ZEND AVESTA: Queen Of Siam 12" (ART 09) $10.00
dawn of the Flower Travelling Band. Extreme suites of lead-molten gui- Relatively unknown French abstract-ish drum 'n' bass. Soon-to-be leg-
tar, poured with pain and beautiful psychedelic wonder into the mouth endary track title on the b-side: "Karlheinz Stockhausen Was The Funky
of the round eye cow. Tracks are pre-FTB demos from acetates, one Drummer". Written/produced by Arnaud Rebotini. Weirdly filtered
track from the Flowers LP + a long track from the double-picture disk breaks, feedback-inspired production, an odd and desirable item.
LP that the leader put out in the late '70s." ARTGALLERY (FRANCE):
APRAXIA: VELLA: Carolus Poppee CD (AG 001) $17.00
BLOWHOLE: Uncoastin’ 7" (APRAX 04321) $3.50 Art Gallery is a now defunct French label, devoted to modern com-
4th single, 2nd for this label. 5 tracks. posers, in the new music/avant garde/contemporary genres. Jean-Marc
PROJECT W: CD (APRAX 442) $12.00 Vella is a young French composer who creates a sort of synthetic "musi-
Good, out, acoustic free jazz trio of Wally Shoup (alto sax), Brent cal cubism" that features repetitive pop electronics in a mildly whimsi-
Arnold (cello) & Ed Pias (drums). "...short sonic blasts, longer explo- cal presentation. It might be "somewhat reminiscent of Max Ernst's
rations and static canvasses of shifting sound patterns..." dream collages," but not strongly enough.
BLOWHOLE: Billowing Sheen CD (APRAX 452) $12.00 KIODYSSEA: Migrations CD (AG 002) $17.00
First CD release from multi-geographic-based free music ensemble. Kiodyssea is Jacques Deregnaucourt, a classically trained violinist who
"...occasional fits of textural ambiance...stumbling free jazz... a whirl- uses electronics, harmonic chanting vocals and percussion (in addition
wind of spontaneous music." to regular and prepared violins) to create an interesting modern/weird-
ARCHIF VERLAG (SWITZERLAND): ambient sound environment.
ONE PLAYS: Other With LP (ARCHIF) $13.00 DUMITRESCU/ANA-MARIA AVRAM, IANCU: Mnemosyne CD (AG
We carried this strange European improv LP in 1994 and found a few 006) $15.00
copies floating around. Led by Gunnar Mueller, this features an array New CDR edition of this now deleted title, pressed up by Dumitrescu &
of obscured players: Philipp Lang, Daniel Erismann, , Peter Fischer, Tini Avram's EDMN label; color xerox package retains the flavor of the orig-
Hägler, Balthasar Coco Jucker, Daniel Baumann, Sabina Lang, Martin inal Art Gallery booklet. "Mnemosyne" is for prepared piano, bass sax-
Birnstiel, Manuel Stürler, Lasse Henning, Kerstin Löfvander, Silber ophone, octabass flute, two percussion instruments, resonance tom-
Ingold. Silkscreened gatefold sleeve is most memorable. tom & magnetic tape. "Impulse" is for bass flute and perc. "Clusterum
AREA CODE 221 (GERMANY): I" is for perc. The 3 works by Avram are for flute, bass-flute and per-
VA: Elektrophysix CD (EFA 61043) $15.00 cussion. "Dumitrescu had produced true acousmatic music based on
"Shows the state of the electro art in 1999. It combines Cologne's tech- the intrinsic value of sound stemming from spectral expression... this
no pioneers like Botz Botz from the hot World Electric label, the album, replete with mingled, plentiful lines that inter-modulate in a
International DJ Gigolo hits from Miss Kitten & The Hacker and David geologie of fluid harmonics, constitutes an idea initiation into the
Caretta as well as terrific newcomers like Anthony Rother, Mas 2008 works of two of this century's most innovative and representative
and Detroit's Adult (aka Ersatzaudio or Dopplereffekt). The style is Romanian composers."
specified very clear: electro techno with neo-wave influences. POPPY, ANDREW: Rude Bloom CD (AG 007) $17.00
Tracklisting: Monoscale: "Monomanie", Daf/Dos: "Oversexed Poppy is a contemporary UK composer, sorta thrown in with "Nyman &
Discotheque", Adult: "Silent Property", Miss Kittin & The Hacker: his consorts that emerged in the 80s." This features a series of pieces
"1982", Dopplereffekt: "Pornoactress", Miss Kittin & The Hacker: for piano trio (Poppy: piano, accompanied by violin & cello), described
"Frank Sinatra", To Rococo Rot: "Telema", Artificial Material meets 3rd as "delicate dialogues occur in which, beneath the subtle weight of an

alternately powerful and subdued piano, melismas and a slow pizzicati Jesse Harper tracks, as well as a cover of the Kinks' "You Really Got
ripple forth like bubbles hovering over a concrete desert." The short- Me". [Maurice Greer has written in to correct the above paragraph and
er epilogue at the end with Poppy switching to electric piano cannot inform us that Billy T.K. was merely an employee of his group for two
be reasonably spoken of. years; while this may be accurate, there is a general consensus amongst
TRIPTYCK: CD (AG 008) $17.00 contempory listeners of the complete Human Instinct output that gui-
A trio of Jacques Deregnaucourt (of Kiodyssea, on violin, viola, voice, tarist Billy T.K. was integral to the heart & soul of the group's only truly
synth), Dominique Spriet (saxophones) & Frederic Gregson (perc.). interesting output -- our apologies if we have mis-represented his sta-
Improvisational classical music with a dark, avant flare (Deregnaucourt tus within the group.]
can really growl or space-out). HUMAN INSTINCT: Stoned Guitar CD (ANCD 003) $15.00
KIODYSSEA: Projections CD (AG 009) $17.00 2nd album from 1970. Features their classic tracks, "Black Sally" &
Second album by solo studio constructions by Jacques Deregnaucourt, "Stoned Guitar". Mainly a trio recording, featuring Maurice Greer on
utilizing violin, viola, voice, percussions, tapes, synthesizers, program- drums and vocals, Billy T.K. on guitar and Larry Waide on bass.
ming. Good combination of experimental fiddle-wrangle and ambient HUMAN INSTINCT: Pins In It CD (ANCD 004) $15.00
electronics. Third album from 1971. Has been previously reissued on CD by Little
VELLA: Football CD (AG 010) $17.00 Wing, with an inferior plain black cover. This version replicates the
2nd Vella CD on Art Gallery, featuring repetitive synth swatches of only original cover artwork. The final Human Instinct album to feature Billy
mild interest. T.K.
SCHNITZLER, CONRAD: Control CD (AG 013) $16.00 MASTER'S APPRENTICES, THE: Masterpiece CD (ANCD 005)
The Cassette-Concert Series No. 4. Twenty-five short tracks, from '80/81. $15.00
SCHNITZLER, CONRAD: Convex CD (AG 014) $16.00 "When you talk the three greatest Australian bands of all time it comes
The Cassette-Concert Series No. 5. More shorter duration tracks, from down to The Easybeats, AC/DC & the Master's Apprentices...no one else
'82. The final Art Gallery release. comes close, period. From the crunching, reverbed soaked first chords
ARTIFACT: of 'Undecided' right through to the mind blowing psych of 'Beneath
POLANSKY, LARRY: The Theory Of Impossible Melody CD (ART The Sun' they were peers, equals, if not superiors of many bands on a
1004) $12.00 world wide level. Two of these albums were released in the UK (Choice
Composition for computer and human voice by “one of the major post- Cuts -- known in the UK as self-titled, & A Toast To Panama Red), lead-
’70s experimentalists.” For anyone interested in mind/sound spatial ing many people all over the world who were fans to think they were
confusion. Featuring W. Winant, Tom Erbe, Chris Mann, Phil Burk, etc. an English band for many years. Their four EMI releases are being re-
LERMAN, RICHARD: Within Earreach CD (ART 1009) $12.00 released on Ascension. Original vinyl copies are highly sought after and
Unusual work of “Sonic Journeys, recorded mostly from hand built very rare. With the exception of dodgy bootlegs, three of the four have
microphones,” in which Lerman recorded windharps, glass, trees, birds, never been released on CD. All albums will sport original cover art."
metal fences, a cremation ceremony in Bali, bridges, grass, window MASTER'S APPRENTICES, THE: Choice Cuts CD (ANCD 006) $15.00
screens, insects, boats, etc. MASTER'S APPRENTICES, THE: Nickelodeon CD (ANCD 007)
POLANSKY, LARRY: Harmonic CD (ART 1011) $12.00 $15.00
Works in various instruments in just intonation: harp (performed by MASTER'S APPRENTICES, THE: A Toast To Panama Red CD (ANCD
Alyssa Hess Reit), violins & violas (Ron Erickson), basses (Robert Black) 008) $15.00
and french horn & computer (Krystyna Bobrowski). PERRY, LEE: Truth and Wizdom 1971-75 CD (ANCD 009) $15.00
ASCENSION RECORDS (AUSTRALIA): "Compiles many rare sides, many of which were never released outside
of Jamaica back in the day. CD has 5 bonus tracks." Artists include: The
PERRY, LEE: Wizdom 1971-1975 CD (ANCD 001) $15.00
Heptones, The Pioneers, Leonard Dillon & The Upsetters, I Roy & The
"This record may fill a few vital holes in your Upsetter collection. If you
Upsetters, Dennis Alcapone, The Righteous Upsetters, Dillinger &
are lucky enough to already own the sevens, this disc will give you easy
Upsetting Upsetters, Sam Carty, Leo Graham, Easton Clarke, Augustus
access to the tunes. None of these tunes are currently available on any
Pablo & The Upsetters, Winston Wright & The Upsetters, Shenley
compilation. This release features some of Jamaica's young DJ's in their
Duffas.
prime chatting up a storm over some of the most wicked scratch the
MASTER'S APPRENTICES, THE: Complete Recordings 1965-1968
upsetter rhythms ever. Contains many rare sides not available since the
CD (ANCD 010) $15.00
mid-70s, most never released outside of Jamaica. " Performances by:
"Compiles all the material that was ever released on the Astor label,
Lloyd Young & Augustus Pablo, The Groovers, The Silvertones, The
along with two recordings that predate any releases, including two
Upsyndicates, Young Dillinger, The Hurricanes, Lee Perry, Dillinger &
tracks that have never been released and are their first ever recordings.
the Upsetters, The Upsetters, Dennis Alcapone, I Roy & The Upsetters,
17 tracks are direct from original master tapes, while the other two
The Inspirations, Bobby Ellis & the Upsetters, Jah Martin & the
tracks are never heard before, forgotten about. One alternate version,
Upsetters.
previously unreleased. Many tracks have never seen release on CD
HUMAN INSTINCT: Burning Up Years CD (ANCD 002) $15.00
before."
"Ascension records are ecstatic to announce the official authorized re-
PERRY, LEE: Black Art Singles Selector CD (ANCD 011) $15.00
issue of three all time crucial albums from the late 60s/early 70s any-
"Another fantastic Lee Perry collection from Australia's Ascension
where in the world, The Human Instinct's Burning Up Years (1969),
Records, this time spanning those murky days at Black Ark Studios,
Stoned Guitar (1970) & Pins In It." This marks the first release on CD for
1975-1979. 22 cuts, more than adequately mastered from Black Art
the first 2 albums by this legendary group led by Billy T.K.; Pins In It was
45s, all A-sides, no versions. And unlike Wizdom and Truth and
released on CD in 1998 by Little Wing in Germany (packaged in a
Wizdom, it does appear that a few of these tracks have been released
ridiculous generic sleeve), but Ascension claims that all LW Human
elsewhere, but the lion's share have not. That said, we can divide the
Instinct releases are "bootlegs". These Ascension label titles are
action here into at least three broad categories: Obscure and sublime
licensed from group member Maurice Greer, who allegedly obtained
(The Mystic, The Black Notes); semi-well known, chilling and halluci-
the rights from Pye/Polygram in 1989 (the label has supplied documen-
natory (Junior Delgado, Junior Ainsworth); and legendary, apocryphal
tation of this). Each CD features the original LP cover artwork, and a
and sublime (Augustus Pablo, Max Romeo). A couple of highlights: Lee
fairly detailed history of the band, including a memorable Jesse
(Perry) & Junior (Byles)'s 'Dreader Locks', a ruffer and tuffer take on
Harper/Jimi Hendrix anecdote. Burning Up Years features 4 original
Byle's classic 'Curly Locks', in which I believe I can hear Perry exhorting
someone to burn down the Vatican; and Devon Iron's 'When Jah 018) $15.00
Comes', which uses the rhythm from another Perry classic on the Super "ANCD 018, 019 & 020 are three classic and highly sought after collec-
Ape album. And on and on it goes. As all Arkologists out there know, tions comprising material originally released on the legendary Zodiac
these tracks could all wind up on yet another Perry box set next week, label out of New Zealand. Ascension has inked an exclusive deal with
but as it stands, they aren't. You know the drill: all killer, no filler." -- Zodiac to reissue material from their vast catalogue. These three releas-
Billy Kiely. Track Listing: The Upsetters "Enter the Dragon"; Lee Perry es are the first, with more to follow later in the year. The La De Da's
"White Belly Rat", "Bathroom Skank"; Junior Byles "Fever", "The Long release comprises their first album, some of the second, plus singles
Way"; The Mystic "Forward with Jah Orthodox"; Devon Irons "When and EP tracks. It features the garage-punk classic 'How Is The Air Up
Jah Come"; Bunny & Ricky "Freedom Fighter"; Augustus Pablo "Hot & There?', along with a swag more great tunes in the same vein. People
Cold Version", "Vibrate On"; Peter & Paul Lewis "Ethiopian Land"; who don't know what to expect should think along the lines of the
Danny Hensworth "Mr. Money Man"; Junior Ainsworth "Thanks & Pretty Things, Small Faces."
Praise"; Dillinger "Middle East Rock"; Lee & Junior "Dreader Locks"; UNDERDOGS, THE: Blues Band & Beyond CD (ANCD 019) $15.00
Max Romeo "One Step Forward"; Junior Delgado "Sons of Slaves"; The "The Underdogs CD compiles all the material they ever recorded for
Heptones "Mistry Babylon"; Sons of Light "Land of Love"; The Black Zodiac: their Blues Band LP, Sitting In The Rain EP, and 45s. The band
Notes "African Style"; The Silvertones "Rejoice Jah Jah Children"; Brent features the genius guitar playing of Harvey Mann, whose only rivals
Dowe "Down Here in Babylon". in guitar god stakes back in the New Zealand day were Billy T.K.
AXELROD, DAVID: Songs of Innocence CD (ANCD 012) $15.00 (Human Instinct) and Neil Edwards (who later joined the Human
Reissue of the first Axelrod solo LP, originally issued by Capitol in 1968. Instinct!). Think anywhere from hard-driving blues to The Music
A known jazz and soul producer at that point (Electric Prunes, Nat Machine if you are one of the uninitiated."
Adderly, etc.), he combined orchestral production techniques into the FOOD: Forever Is A Dream CD (ANCD 021) $15.00
realms of psychedelic rock and soundtrackian aura. Sparse production "Originally released in 1969 outta Libertyville, Illinois, USA. This their
and habit of inserting long, clean drum breaks assured him coveted sole LP is a psychedelic kaleidoscope, with searing and fuzzed out gui-
sampling status for over a decade now (see DJ Shadow, many others). tar work, to floating keyboards, strings and horns all making up dif-
Songs of Innocence is a beautifully arranged suite in seven parts, ferent components of each track. Some of the tunes were used in a
inspired by the writings of William Blake. Composed, arranged and porn movie called The Babysitter. Some members of the band moved
produced by David Axelrod. to San Francisco after the release of this LP and wound up in the
AXELROD, DAVID: Songs of Experience CD (ANCD 013) $15.00 Grateful Dead's inner circle. One member later became the engi-
Reissue of Axelrod's second album, originally issued by Capitol in 1969. neer/producer for Styx. Originals of the LP are super hard to find in any
Similar to Innocence, a bit more lush and complex. Elegant and no sorta condition, and go for big dollars when they are found. Reish
sugar whatsoever. "Composed, arranged and produced by David sports original cover art and comes off original master tapes. First time
Axelrod." on CD."
AXELROD, DAVID: Earth Rot CD (ANCD 014) $15.00 COMMON PEOPLE, THE: Of The People/By The People/For The
The third Axelrod album, originally issued by Capitol in 1970. Subtitled People CD (ANCD 022) $15.00
"A Musical Comment On The State Of the Environment", this features Originally issued by Capitol Records in the US and considered one of
lyrics adapted by Michael T. Axelrod from The Book Of Isaiah, The Old the more desirable forgotten "major label psych" albums. First official
Testament and Song Of The Earth Spirit, a Navajo origin legend. A con- reissue. "Originally released in 1968, this is their only LP. Soft, floating,
cept album evolving around ecological doom, this features choral- swirling psychedelia that in parts gets very intense and fuzzed out. Has
based arrangements, fierce jazz-like structure and a very compelling, some haunting string arrangements -- there's a thank you to David
very flat-out weird atmosphere. Axelrod on the back cover so good chance he does all the string
FOWLEY, KIM: Born to be Wild CD (ANCD 015) $15.00 arrangements on the album. Originals are super hard to find in any
Reissue of the third Fowley solo album, originally issued by Imperial in sorta condition, and go for big dollars when they are found. Reissue
1968. "By being born wild into this universe you are hereby endowed has original cover art and is from original master tapes. First time on
by nature with all you need for life, liberty and the pursuit of happi- CD."
ness. The world owes you a living -- flaming creatures. Go wild until PERRY, LEE: Enter The Ark CD (ANCD 023) $15.00
you get it." -- Kim Fowley. "Most tracks previously only available on an expensive CD box set."
FOWLEY, KIM: Outrageous CD (ANCD 016) $15.00 Recorded at the Black Art Studio in Kingston, Jamaica; further record-
Reissue of this early album, his fourth overall, originally issued by ing details/dates not available. Artists include: Bob Marley/Lee Perry,
Imperial in 1969. Previously reissued by Rev-Ola, that version is now Flying Sensation, Upsetters, Keithis, Shuamark & Robinson,
deleted. "Rough beasts, war is not healthy for children and other liv- Armageddeans, Carol Cole & Sister P, Soulettes.
ing things. Let's be born again. Let's go out of our minds to get back MARLEY, BOB: Black Ark Sessions CD (ANCD 101) $8.00
in. We have all died, haven't we? Guess who died, the beginning of Four track CD single, produced and directed by Lee Perry. Tracks are: "I
tomorrow. Guerilla warfare has begun. The streets belong to the peo- Know A Place", " I Know A Place Dub", "Who Colt The Game," "Who
ple. We will become warriors and see if our city is still here. Let's tune Colt The Game Dub". Previously unreleased tracks recorded with in
in to find out what went wrong today. So much for the problem. 1978.
What's the solution? Power, violence, noise, numbers, animalism, vul- PERRY, LEE: Wizdom 1971-1975 LP (ANLP 001) $13.00
garity, and pure madness." -Kim Fowley. Includes two bonus track radio HUMAN INSTINCT: Burning Up Years LP (ANLP 002) $15.00
spots. "One time pressing on vinyl. Original cover art, housed in thick old
HUMAN INSTINCT: Singles 1966-1971 CD (ANCD 017) $15.00 school sixties type cardboard sleeve." The first Human Instinct album,
"This compilation is the fourth release from the Human Instinct from 1969.
archives. It includes material from the Mercury, Deram and Pye labels." PERRY, LEE: Truth and Wizdom LP (ANLP 009) $12.00
There are 10 tracks from the Mercury and Deram labels that predate AXELROD, DAVID: Songs of Innocence LP (ANLP 012) $12.00
the first Human Instinct album, Burning Up Years. Plus 10 more tracks AXELROD, DAVID: Songs Of Experience LP (ANLP 013) $13.00
of Pye-era (with Billy T.K.) tracks, including alternate takes of AXELROD, DAVID: Earth Rot LP (ANLP 014) $12.00
"Midnight Sun", "Black Sally", "Tomorrow", etc. ASH INTERNATIONAL (UK):
LA DE DA'S, THE: How Is The Air Up There? 1965-1967 CD (ANCD VA: Antitrade: An Ash International Compilation CD (ASH 4.1)

$15.00 the network -- at different times, and different kinds of data passing
"Compilation celebrating sound (& the death of the Ash International by."
organization and all allegiances/personnel so aligned) & anti-function DIN (FENNESZ/HARDING/REHBERG): Live @ The Hague LP (ASH
with hhh, Leif Ellgren, Hazard, S.E.T.I., Disinformation, AER, & Bruce 4.8) $13.00
Gilbert, funded in part by now familiar 'sound-research' grants. "Live At The Gallery Keller, The Hague, The Netherlands [January
Languid chiming exercises, harmonic series/partial/mind expansion, the 1998]. This is a one-sided, limited edition vinyl (500 copies), recorded
distant buzz of ant colonies wasted via governor-disabled lawn-kemp- live by Fennesz_Harding_Rehberg, appearing for the first time togeth-
ing bulk, ghost-voice cerebry/alien paranoia, all abound/around for er. A bemused -- and very cold -- audience witnessed the Austrian pair
that all-night/sleep-over exorcism & related day-after hangover. put to the sword various samples from the Ash catalogue. It was
Clean." -- Hrvatski. processors a-go-go: Rehberg's laptop working overtime and Fennesz's
DISINFORMATION/VARIOUS ARTISTS: AL-JABR CD (ASH 4.3) box of tricks generating the only heat in the concrete box. Christian
$14.00 Fennesz is a recording artist with releases on Mego, and shortly Touch.
An album of reconstructions, featuring work by Evan Parker, Tactile, MSCHarding is the proprietor of the label Ash International (R.I.P.).
Jim O'Rourke, Simon Fisher Turner, Mechos, Lawrence Casserley, Peter Rehberg is one of the founders of Mego, and one half of
T:un[k] Systems. "AL JABR is based on the albums R&D (Ash # 2.9) and Rehberg & Bauer."
R&D2 (Ash # 9.2), electromagnetic noise recordings by Disinformation. SANTA POD: Santa Pod CD (ASH 4.9) $14.00
For those not familiar with the Disinformation brand name, this project "Play loud -- Do not mistake this compact disc for a musical product.
consists of DJing, publishing and live performance with recordings of 1999 marks the 50th year of drag racing, after the first official meeting
unusual electromagnetic (ie radio) noise. On AL-JABR itself, rather was held in 1949 on the streets of Goleta in California. Then, the quar-
than creating antiphonal responses to the original source material, the ter of a mile course took 11 seconds with the vehicles travelling at over
contributors 'equate' the raw material with their own idiosyncratic 150 mph. Now, they race at over 300 mph, taking just 4.5 seconds. The
input; Lawrence Casserley transforms the rhythmic intricacies of how vehicles are completely purpose-built and represent the extreme fringe
long data noise into a symphony of crushed and shattered slates; Evan of non-commercially motivated technological research. Santa Pod
Parker's wailing saxophone complements the pulsating drones of the Raceway was started in 1966 on the site of an old American airbase. It
city's power distribution networks. The noise group Tactile take ultra- is the home of European drag racing and host to the FIA European
longwave sub-bass radio noise generated by the TIG welders in sculp- drag racing championships. Drag racing is the fastest and loudest
ture/sound group Oubliette's metal workshop. Jim O'Rourke adds motorsport on Earth, with sensational race action from dragsters and
uniquely American humour and a rock 'n' roll analogue of National door-slammers to beetles and bikes. See 0 --100mph in under 1 second
Grid. Simon Fisher Turner twists broadcast data noise into gorgeous and make your ribs rattle, your brain shake, and your ears roar! This CD
rolling melodies. T:un[k] Systems pitches VLF band radio recordings of captures all the thrills and spills of drag car racing - an activity at the
interference radiated by electrical storms against pristine lab pure sine cutting edge of technology. For fans and audio buffs alike, you can use
waves. Mechos isolates individual lightning strikes and inserts them in this CD to recreate the awesome power in your own living room, or
a lattice of clicks and low frequency drones, whose deceptive simplici- frighten the daylights out of the dancefloor by using this as a DJ tool."
ty belies the subtly disorientating effects of their unfolding, twisting HAZARD: Wood/Bridge/Field LP+CD (ASH 5.4/5.5) $22.00
rhythms." "The 2nd solo release from Benny Nilsen. An LP and CD packaged
S.E.T.I.: Pod CD (ASH 4.6) $15.00 together in an LP jacket, with typically glorious Wozencroft designed
"The 3rd in Andrew Lagowski's alien trilogy which began with visuals. 72 total minutes of music. RE: Hazard's previous Ash Int'l
Knowledge (Ash 2.3) [Concept: Following recent revelations concern- release North: "a continuation on the forces at work within the symbi-
ing the ease with which individuals can access high security data, otic relationship between extreme environmental phenomena and
Knowledge is particularly relevant in exposing the farcical levels of extreme noise. Whereas Touch operatives like Chris Watson tap the
secrecy which surround any investigation or research into extra-terres- directional vector from pure environmental source to tonal represen-
trial intelligence] and was followed by Above Black (Ash M31) - tation, Hazard works the reverse direction and uses treated sounds,
[Concept: The Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence should be sec- tones and samples to evoke visions of his cold, barren and unforgiving
ondary to the search for those outlanders already present on our plan- Swedish landscape. A couple of tracks manage to match the sonic
et. TheNational Security Agency and World Defense departments, par- achievements of Ikeda's and Vanio's solo works providing sweeping
ticularly in America, not only know of their existence but are aiding electronic blankets and beat-less slabs of noise. There's a twisted sense
them with the supply of monitored abduction subjects and E.S.P. - of complacency in the tracks such that they are almost guaranteed to
capable Intuitive Communicators. These Grey Projects are hidden find favour anyone who has followed the industrial scene from its early
behind 'above top secret' Black Projects, where not even those orches- days (Hazard's Benny Nilson draws on influence's from 'old school
trating the Black Projects are aware of what is going on under their industrial'), but the challenge still remains for an effective fusion of
command. With the Earth's population increasing almost exponential- 'new school industrial' with techno. Certainly Pan(a)sonic occupy this
ly, a catastrophe is being prepared for, or is being prepared for us...] territory, and further openings have been forced by the few willing to
Pod is a metaphor for escape. An escape pod. On a superficial level, push the electro envelope."-- Autoxicity.
the human desire to escape the confines of this planet. In reality, the DISINFORMATION: R&D2 CD (ASH 9.2) $14.00
urgent need to leave ourselves behind and become new beings." The "Disinformation's pioneering Research and Development series contin-
album is made entirely from space-related sounds and space images ues with the release of R&D2 -- a new CD of geomagnetic, space physics
translated into sound. Cover by Jon Wozencroft. and atmospheric-electrical recordings. Featuring the sounds of phe-
UBSB: Traceroute LP (ASH 4.7) $10.00 nomena associated with or produced by electrical and magnetic
"Data harvested from the internet in early 1999, from a research cen- storms, solar coronal mass ejections, and tropical and local lightning;
ter in Scandinavia. This data is rendered to analog to protect the orig- also featuring special contributions from Oubliette, Network South
inal data from being reverse engineered or reconstructed. We created East, Eurostar, the Central Electricity Generating Board and the Royal
a Unix software agent that sat along a high bandwidth backbone pipe, Navy -- R&D2 represents a unique approach to maximising and unify-
essentially eavesdropping, gathering data, writing out a sound-file of ing the creative and phenomenological potential of radio science.
everything it saw. Ethernet datapackets were consecutively written out Disinformation publications have been favourably compared to the
to a file with no timestamp. Later the file header was hacked to open explorations of submariner Jacques Cousteau."
it in an audio editor. The different tracks represent different states of GHOST ORCHID, THE: An Introduction to EVP CD (ASH PARCCD1)
$15.00 ent" that draws upon avant-garde historical references (he cites the
"Ash [RIP] International, in association with the ParaPsychic Acoustic likes of Cage, PKD, Alain Robbe-Grillet, Stockhausen, Italian Futurists,
Research Cooperative (PARC) is proud to present the first ever investi- etc.) into an instrumental world of looped sampledelics. Collapsed
gation into EVP [Electronic Voice Phenomena]. Actual voice samples waves of sound multiplicity that meld into one of the finest collages of
are reproduced here for the first time on compact disc -- Polyglot contemporary higher key sound transcendence.
Voices -- Public Service Broadcast Interruptions -- Singing Voices -- SINGLE CELL ORCHESTRA: CD (ASPH 0962) $14.00
Instant Response Voices, and the extraordinary Alien Voices. The CD Second full length album by SF's Miguel Angelo Fierro. His first, the
also includes a commentary by Leif Elggren, original member of the acclaimed Dead Vent 7 (released in 1995 on Jonah Sharp's quite inter-
Fortean Group. This CD release seeks to present the evidence and its esting Reflective label), was a massive rant of conceptual acid-techno
arguments -- not to judge. Are the voices extraterrestrial, paranormal ambience. This one new is somewhat less bewildering, much lusher &
evidence of our telepathic powers, or an elaborate hoax perpetrated atmospheric affair. Once it settles in there's a crystalline fracture read-
by sinister and powerful groups to mislead us from their true aims?" ily apparent. "Compiled over the last 3 years, this album takes the lis-
JURGENSON, FRIEDRICH: from the Studio for Audioscopic tener through shimmering thematic terrain, in the spirit of Single Cell
Research CD (ASH PARCCD3) $15.00 Orchestra's cult classic 'Transmit Liberation'. In contrast to the dark,
"EVP recordings from one of the earliest pioneers of EVP (Electronic brooding sci-fi concept of Dead Vent 7, this album brings to light a side
Voice Phenomena) + b/w booklet of notes, credits and translations + of Fierro which is emotive, engaging and a little bit more vulnerable.
color cards of photos and paintings etc. The Parapsychic Acoustic Sweeping strings and catchy melodies and strongly supported by
Research Cooperative in association with Ash International (R.I.P.) is Miguel's dense hypnotic rhythms."
proud to announce its second CD production, following from the suc- SINGLE CELL ORCHESTRA: 2LP (ASPH 0962LP) $17.00
cess of The Ghost Orchid : An Introduction To EVP (PARCCD1, 1999). TIPSY: Trip Tease CD (ASPH 0967) $14.00
The CD is assembled from the original Uher tapes of his pioneering EVP "Tipsy have forged a bond in the appreciation of organs, mallets, and
recordings from the 1960's and 1970's, with an English translation and guitars, but also turntables, dials, machines...Nostalgia is a thing to dis-
notes of the recordings. Fridrich Jurgenson (1903-1987), along with rupt, not blindly embrace -- the past is gone! Tipsy have now plundered
Konstantine Raudive, was one of the earliest pioneers of EVP record- and pureed it for your enjoyment... It's happy mischief. It's bouncing
ing. Attempting to record birdsong in his garden on the latest tape cut-ups, it's irrepressible abstraction. Beyond the ultra lounge, this
recorder, Jurgenson found stray voices cutting into the recordings future muzak comes from the label who brought you Incredibly
when no one else was present. Later he started to recognize some of Strange Music II."
the voices, including his mother, who used her pet nickname for him. BYZAR: Gaiatronyk 2LP (ASPH 0973LP) $17.00
He was also a philosopher, painter, archaeologist, linguist and singer; The vinyl version of Gaiatronyk contains two 12"'s, which covers
court painter to Pope Pius XII, film documentary maker and recording approximately 2/3 of the CD version.
artist. He lived through and witnessed the Russian revolution, two XENAKIS, IANNIS: Kraanerg CD (ASPH 0975) $14.00
world wars, the destruction of the old European order and the arrival "In honor of Greek composer Iannis Xenakis' 75th birthday, Asphodel
of the technological age, bridging the gap between times when infor- is releasing a new recording of the rarely performed 'Kraanerg', one of
mation was handed down by word of mouth and the modern era of Xenakis' longest electroacoustic compositions. Inspired by the world's
tape recorders and televisions. Thus did he straddle the last century. population explosion and the increasing acceleration of the advances
This collection of voices has never appeared on CD before and we are in technology during the 50s, 'Kraanerg' is a swirling, overwhelming
grateful to the Friedrich Jurgenson Foundation for their kindness in epic of turmoil, force and a myriad of different sounds, a piece both
granting us permission to publish the sounds, texts and pictures includ- musically and conceptually relevant today. An electroacoustic work,
ed in this release." meaning the acoustic sounds of an orchestra with electronics, Xenakis
ASP: went far beyond that simple definition. Kraanerg sets a small orchestra
CRAWLING WITH TARTS: Mayten CD (ASP 23) $11.00 to playing their instruments in unexpected ways, clusters and combi-
First CD release from this long-running Oakland twosome. Features nations. Strings are bent, beaten, and plucked, rather than bowed,
some different sides of the band, collective improv with various horn horns growl and breathe as much as blast. A thundering quadraphon-
players and Fred Lonberg-Holm on cello, and also some of their (slight- ic tape looms over and laps under the orchestra, but the tape itself,
ly) more “standard” songs with Suzanne Dycus singing. recorded 30 years ago, is made of another orchestra's similar motions,
CRAWLING WITH TARTS: Operas 3 And 4 CD (ASP 27) $11.00 then changed and manipulated electronically. It sends the echo of time
A fascinating continuation of the groundbreaking surface noise operas bounding into the now, bridging a 30 year gap with sounds alone, yet
débuted on their now o/p 1st LP. “Like the Operas LP, surface noise and acquiring no typical patina of age in the process. An almost cynical
the non-aesthetic content of one-off transcription discs and institu- recording, Kraanerg resembles nothing so much as the science fiction
tional records are used as the primary form generators for the 2 pieces. works of J.G. Ballard turned into notes. This recording is from a live
'Grand Surface Noise Opera Nr. 3 (Indian Ocean Ship)' is scored for four performance at Cooper Union on 11/19/96, of the ST-X Ensemble under
turntables alone except for a plate bell, and 'Grand Surface Noise the direction of Charles Zachary Bornstein, with DJ Spooky as the elec-
Opera Nr. 4 (Drum Totem)' is for turntables and percussion.” tronic technician."
CRAWLING WITH TARTS: I Am Telephoning A Star CD (ASP 31) X-ECUTIONERS: X-pressions CD (ASPH 0977) $15.00
$12.00 Known as the X-men on their debut EP (ASPH 107), they changed their
First CD in a while from the duo of Michael Gendreau and Suzane name to X-ecutioners for this full length. "This small crew of DJs from
Dycus. Less conceptual than some of their works, this features 15 tracks Brooklyn have established themselves among the absolute best DJ
of acoustic improv, random clatter and some submerged surface noise crews in the world. What the X-Men are setting forth to prove on X-
collage-type material as they've previously investigated. pressions, is that DJs aren't just guys who tweak the sounds in the back-
ASPHODEL: ground -- they're legit musicians -- creating worlds of sound with the
hand, the eye, the vinyl groove. Rob Swift, Mista Sinista, Roc Raida, and
DJ SPOOKY: Songs Of A Dead Dreamer CD (ASPH 0961) $14.00
Total Eclipse construct beats from tiny fragments of sound, send those
[Aphodel appears to be out of business at this point, and their catalog
beats over -- spinning, cutting, beat-juggling, scratching endlessly to
is disappearing...] Debut album. Spooky, aka Tha' Subliminal Kid and
create complex landscapes of sharp-edged sounds. X-pressions proves
named after a character in Burroughs' Nova Express, is a turntable
to be the first single-group release of the next generation of turntab-
manipulator involved in pioneering a music genre referred to as "illbi-

lists -- continuing on the traditions of Bambaataa, Kool Herc, and strong presence in NYC's "illbient" scene."
Grandmaster Flash, while adding their stunning new techniques and SWIFT, ROB: The Ablist CD (ASPH 0993) $14.00
modern perspectives tot his relatively young (20-year old) genre." Second full length solo album by the X-Ecutioners member, following
LANGHEINRICH, ULF: Degrees Of Amnesia CD (ASPH 0981) $14.00 his 1997 debut on Stones Throw, Soulful Fruit. Produced, arranged and
Latest in this label's Sombient series. "The career of Ulf Langheinrich is scratched by Swift, guests include Roc Raida, Mista Sinista (X-
best known for his internationally acclaimed work in the two-man Ecutioners), Dan "Automator" Nakamura, Dr. Butcher, etc.
group Granular Synthesis. The project, which began in 1991 with these SWIFT, ROB: The Ablist LP (ASPH 0993LP) $11.00
two self-proclaimed 'media terrorists', does more in the way of a per- SINGLE CELL ORCHESTRA: Knockout Drops 12" (ASPH 102) $6.00
formance than it does to define the men involved... On the eve of his 12"-only single of "Knockout Drops" taken off the Asphodel CD plus 3
first solo release, Degrees of Amnesia, Langheinrich has an under- remix versions, including production/remix assistance from Jonah Sharp
standing of his work and the life that brought him to it, that is unpar- (Spacetime Continuum) on a couple of them. The remixes accentuate
alleled. Degrees of Amnesia is a work composed to retain intense psy- the dream-techno etherealness of this track into perfect clarity, an
chological power over time, it's density being the key element. Every essential appendage to the Single Cell experience.
sound, particularly those that are formed in repetitious patterns (from BYZAR: Byngs From The B'yond Wythyn 12" (ASPH 104) $6.00
the sound of breath, to drops of water, to the pounding of industrial Debut release by this NYC illbient collective, recently featured on the
machinery) became influential and important in Langheinrich's early cover of The Wire magazine. "Byzar (pronounced 'bizarre') aren't quite
life. In describing Degrees he refers to his work as a painter: 'In paint- a 'band' in conventional terms. This cloud of musicians is held togeth-
ing I just added very thin coats of paint until the square was almost er by the flow of sounds between myriad inputs and outputs. Sampler,
gray, huge paintings of insistent noise, not made with simple mixed violin, turntables, drums and whatever else they want to bring in are
paint but with layers of colour, very rich, very purist, very monotonous rephased and rephrased by processor AK Atoms, behind the mixing
in the end." board: they're the water, he's the channel. The creaks, pings, grinds
WORLD STANDARD: Country Gazette CD (ASPH 0982) $14.00 and groans on Byngs... recall the act of taking a power duster to a sam-
New release by the co-founder of Yello Magic Orchestra, Harumoni pler: they're entropic, disturbing, and affecting. The set structure is,
Hosono. "Welcome to the virtual country. This album no less reflects instead, no structure. Serene bells become hyper beeps. Beats that shift
the inner space of a hobo easy rider than the outer space surrounding from chompy to brushy are untraceable to dub, drum 'n bass or any
him. So it reminds me of a film by Monte Hellman, The Shooting, which other set rhythym methodology. Though spacy psychedelia is Byzar's
is regarded as one of the strangest Western Movies in the late 60's. Like starting point, the filter of layers and layers of circuitry shapes their
this film, Country Gazette will take us to nowhere on the banjo sound. music as wind shapes a snowdrift."
We can hear varioUs intoxicated ambient sounds of a banjo (country X-MEN: Músic Negra (Black Music)/wordplay 12" (ASPH 107)
gadget) from this disc. This record owes a lot to the Stereolab series of $8.00
the Vanguard label and is especially inspired by John Fahey. He com- DJ SPOOKY: Synthetic Fury CD (ASPH 110 CD) $9.00
posed many requiems (great collage sounds) for his fans. Country New 28-minute EP, released as a link between his Asphodel debut
Gazette is also a requiem, for all kinds of 20th century popular music." Songs Of A Dead Dreamer and the forthcoming Riddim Warfare
--Mikado Koyanagi. "Absolutely great. Love the production, the origi- album, due out on Outpost/Geffen. The title track is a collaborative
nal pieces for banjo and guitar (and atmospheric vocals). It's played effort between Spooky and Panacea (Chrome). "Sounds like your
with a light touch, it's loose and airy, and aesthetically very pleasing to entire record collection floating down the East River -- dub plates, old
these ears. The six minutes or so of almost inaduble distant thunder sitar recordings, drum and bass rollers, and serial composition albums
sounds followed by the weirdly vocalized cowboy poem (written by bobbing up to the surface only to get sucked back into the murk."
Hank Williams?!) is shocking. Buried in the mix are samples of 'Coffee X-ECUTIONERS: Raida's Theme Remixes CD (ASPH 111 CD) $5.00
Blues,' from Mississippi John Hurt's live double album on Vanguard, Second single to be released by the turntabalist X-Ecutioners. Features
and Fahey's 'The Singing Bridge of Memphis Tennessee' from The 4 mixes of "Raida's Theme" plus the LP version of "The Countdown".
Yellow Princess -- which itself utilized samples of a Ragtime Henry DJ SPOOKY: Object Unknown 12" (ASPH 115) $6.50
Thomas' 78 ('Quill Blues' I think)." -- Glenn Jones. "This release comes out in conjunction with the CD single of the same
GALAS, DIAMANDA: Malediction and Prayer 2LP (ASPH 0984LP) name to be released by Outpost/Geffen. This 12" is a 4 track single fea-
$17.00 turing guest appearances by Kool Keith, Sir Menelik (both of Dr.
Gatefold 2LP version. Octagon fame) and Cut Masta Curt. 'Object Unknown' gives a hip/hop
MIX MASTER MIKE: Anti-Theft Device CD (ASPH 0985) $14.00 nod to Run DMC's old school classic, 'Sucka MC's'."
Solo album by the Invisible Skratch Piklz core member & current Beastie SWIFT, ROB: The Ablist 12" (ASPH 116) $6.50
Boys turntablist guest. "Scratching is the future of music, straight up." "Rob is a world class DJ whose work with the X-ecutioners on
--Mixmaster Mike. Asphodel's 1997 release X-pressions has established Rob's name as one
SAKAMOTO, RYUICHI: Love Is The Devil CD (ASPH 0987) $14.00 crucial forefather of 'turntablism'. Turntablists take Hip Hop beyond
Original soundtrack. "In Love is the Devil. a John Mayberry film, Derek the world of loop and sample to a new place where the turntable is
Jacobi stars as Francis Bacon, one of the 20th century's most contro- treated and respected as an instrument. This 12" is his Asphodel solo
versial artists. The score to this film is written by award winning com- debut, a taste of his full length to be released in early 1999."
poser Ryuichi Sakamoto. Sakamoto's best known work, along with an BADAWI: Final Warning 12" (ASPH 117) $6.50
illustrious history in the past and present electronic scenes, includes "Reuel 'Raz' Mesinai (also known as The Bedouin or Badawi) learned
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence." To be followed by a remix project. indigenous percussion in Israel and began producing dub at an early
BADAWI: The Heretic of Ether CD (ASPH 0992) $14.00 age. Along with mixing board proficiency and a notorious DJ style, Raz
"Badawi's debut full length release on Asphodel. The Heretic of Ether has spent years learning a variety of acoustic Middle Eastern instru-
debuts Badawi's first recorded performance on entirely acoustic, origi- ments. His style embraces a 'multi culti' approach without sounding
nal Middle Eastern instruments (Zarb, Riq, Daf, Darabuka, Dumbek, self consciously postmodern. Rather than embellishing electronic
frame drums, Santur). At 24 years of age, Badawi has made a landmark strains with the spice of acoustic sounds, Raz instead takes music to a
recording for the World music genre. A new name has been estab- new place. It is here where the Middle East, dub, drum and bass, hip-
lished in this scene which will be known for years to come. Raz Mesinai hop, techno and other catch phrase-genres comfortably co-exist. Raz is
(Badawi) is well known, as well, for his work with NYC's Sub also well known for his work with NYC's Sub Dub whose Asphodel
Dub,whose Asphodel release, Dancehall Malfunction, established a release Dancehall Malfunction established a strong presence in NYC's
illbient' scene." ment as well). They were a bizarre electronic pop group, considered to
MIX MASTER MIKE: Suprize Packidge (The Automator Remix) CD be one Europe's strongest Residents-influenced outfits at the time.
(ASPH 118 CD) $5.00 Utilzing the German language, eye-blending surrealist graphics and
"First single since his successful debut CD, Anti Theft Device. Contains costumes, and pure international mystery they left their most bizarre
4 versions of "Suprize Package" (radio edit, remix, video mix, original - impression on the records contained here. The quintessential Ata Tak
- the first 2 remixed by the Automater), plus 3 new tracks: "Audio band, although the label has also released records by: Andreas Dorau,
Mass," "Monster Eye Land," & "Grudge Match". Oval, Deutsche Amerikanische Freundschaft (DAF) & Die Todlische
MIX MASTER MIKE: Suprize Packidge (The Automator Remix) Doris amongst others.
12" (ASPH 118 EP) $6.50 OVAL: Wohnton CD (ATA WR 006) $15.00
SWIFT, ROB: Dope On Plastic (Large Professor Remix) CD (ASPH The obscure debut by Oval from 1993, which predates the Mille
119 CD) $5.00 Pleateau/Thrill Jockey classics Systemisch & Diskont 94. Assisted by ex-
"Second single from his forthcoming full length release on Asphodel, members of Der Plan, this features a more song-oriented structure
coming out in Feb." 7 track EP featuring 4 versions of "Dope On (with vocals!) and a curious, skeletal peek into the future of Oval's
Plastic" (remix, scratch version, instrumental, acapella) and 3 versions sound.
of "Do You Dance" (original, instrumental, acapella). WILP, CHARLES: Fotografiert Bunny: Remixed At Zero G 12" (ATA
SWIFT, ROB: Dope On Plastic (Large Professor Remix) 12" (ASPH WR 76) $9.00
119 EP) $6.50 Remixes by: Yasuharu Konishi (Pizicato 5), Dauerfisch, Metrophonics, A
Same 7 tracks as the CD. Certain Frank.
MIXMASTER MIKE: Eve Of The Cyclops 12" (ASPH 124) $6.50 A CERTAIN FRANK: Nobody? No! CD (ATA WR71) $18.00
MIXMASTER MIKE: Eve Of The Cyclops CD (ASPH 124 CD) $5.00 "Two legends and a new CD. Just as the first CD came from techno
"Mixmaster Mike, the serial wax killer is back. Here's more tales of and trance influences, with this CD A Certain Frank have transposed
turntable terror. 'There's a method to everything, a reason for every their favourite sounds of the 50s and 60s into a late 90s context and in
scratch. It all works like an orchestra.'" so doing achieve a groove of their very own. A special brand of Pop
CRUMAR, PHIL: As It Goes 12" (ASPH 125) $6.50 which combines jazz and contemporary music influences with Listening
CRUMAR, PHIL: As It Goes CD (ASPH 125 CD) $5.00 and Electronic Club sounds. They have formed a sound, multifaceted,
Debut 4 track single, with guest scratching by Rob Swift & DJ Marz. soft, clear and humorous. Pop and Lo-Fi in one. It fits as well to your
"Phil Crumar was born and raised in Washington, DC. He was exposed living room as it would in a Phillipe Starck cafe with internet terminals.
and influenced by go-go music at a very young age. Trouble Funk was Frank Fenstermacher is the founder of Der Plan and Fehlfarben, head
onhe of his first favorite bands... He quickly started to imitate his of his own Ata Tak label, multi-(non)-instrumentalist on innumerable
favorite DC go-go drummers and soon branched out to other styles, productions, and counts along with Kurt Pyrolator Dahlke as one of
but the 'go-go swing' is a thread that can be found in most of his com- the pioneers and forerunners of modern electronic music. Dahlke was
positions." the co-founder of the band DAF, at the beginning of the Neue
CAGE, JOHN: Atlas Eclipticalis & Winter Music/103 4CD (ASPH Deutsche Welle era and went on to become the third member of Der
2000) $32.00 Plan. He produced for Ata Tak, as well as other labels, bands such as
Two live, unedited performances of Cage's orchestral music: "At last Andreas Dorau, Element of Crime, Stereo Total and the Bad Examples.
Eclipticalis With Winter Music" (recorded 5/19/93, performed by The Young bands like Kreidler, Mouse on Mars or Schlammpeitziger relate
Orchestra of the SEM Ensemble, conducted by Petr Kotick, piano by strongly to the Düsseldorf school of Pyrolator and Der Plan. Also mak-
David Tudor) and "103" (recorded 11/21/98, performed by the Janacek ing an appearance on this CD are: S.Y.P.H.-guitarist Uwe Jahnke."
Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Petr Kotik)." Kotik and Cage A CERTAIN FRANK: Remixed by Kreidler, Phoneheads 12" (ATA
met for the first time in May, 1964, performing a 3-hour, six percussion WR72) $9.00
version of Atlas Eclipticalis. Kotik's association with Cage continued "Now we are happy, that our friends from Kreidler and the
until the composer's death in 1992." John Cage: "We've now played Phoneheads found their song on Nobody? No! to remix: 'I`m alive' :
the Winter Music a number of times. I haven't kept count. When we This dynamically living interpretation of the song with a dreamy vocal
first played it, the silences seemed very long and the sounds seemed part, shows, that the Phoneheads (Unique DJ`s Philip Maiburg and
really separated in space, not obstructing one another." Micha Scheibenreiter) are Germany's most powerful drum`n bass acts.
MILLER, PAUL D.: Viral Sonata CD (ASPH PM2) $16.00 'Moonchild': This extended mix by A Certain Frank itself combines
"CD and booklet issued to accompany the inclusion of Paul D. Miller modern musical abstraction with lo-fi soundmontage and evokes a cer-
(DJ Spooky) in the 1997 Whitney Museum Biennial in NY. The CD contain touch of suspense, that makes it metaexistecially tipsyesque. 'I will
sists of a series of loops that will be played in the museum elevator. This never leave you': with this remix, Kreidler shows us where they will be
CD (like Death In Light of the Phonograph before it) will be limited to in the future. This track is like a vision of time. A short poetical
1000 copies." Brilliantly packaged in a silver, digitized fold-out pack, moment`s feeling becomes musically real: musical humanism."
this consists of deeply layered and manipulated sounds into a floating WILP, CHARLES: Charles Wilp Fotografiert Bunny CD (ATA WR74)
strata: backwards jajouka, layers of television static, sonograms of $15.00
ocean's depths, Jupiter's magnetosphere, an audio analogue of solar "No other German has embodied the breakaway from the 50s into
wind, plus subtly integrated human elements provided via sitar, flute, modern times so well as Charles Wilp. A Man Ray student, turned arto-
tabla, Moogs, etc. A timestretched masterpiece. "An inventory of naut, Dokumenta 5 artist, photographer, an advertising conceptualist,
effects -- the first hardcore hip-hop album with no beats and barely any conductor and a space age media artist. Whether spectacularly blow-
recognizable human voices. Amnesia. Decode. Feel it." ing up his racing car, building an UFO bungalow on the roof of his
ATA TAK (GERMANY): Düsseldorf home, or overcoming gravity in a NASA centrifuge simula-
DER PLAN: Geri Reig CD (ATA 3767) $15.00 tor, the LP written in the Sun Year 1965, titled Charles Wilp fotografiert
CD reissue of the first two Der Plan albums: Geri Reig, which was orig- Bunny -- a light and floating melange -- has at Ata Tak's specific wish,
inally released in 1979 and Normalette Surprise, originally released in been re-released as a CD. A world first in psychedelic TV advertising in
1981. It also includes three bonus single tracks. The core members of 1969 -- 'Africola' showing three lightly clad women dancing behind a
Der Plan were Kurt Dahlke (aka Pyrolator), Frank Fenstermacher & water covered screen (Amanda Lear's, Marsha Hunt's and Donna
Moritz 'RRR' Reichelt (there's some early Mike Ink studio/mix involve- Summer's first TV appearance) -- Bunny was never available in the

shops, but was produced together for 16 organizations which had con- ly appeal to fans of Branca’s crystalline 'Symphony No. 3' recording.”
tracted Wilp to create their company designs. Over 500,00 free record MX-80 SOUND: Hard Attack CD (ATA 030) $13.00
copies were distributed to employees and clients in the same compa- Combines their debut Big Hits EP from 1976 along with their near-
nies. What is surprising about Bunny-Musik is the elegant stylistic mythical first album Hard Attack, originally released by Island UK in
assuredness and relaxed work out which is really unusual for a German 1977. These have been unavailable practically since their respective
orchestra. Peter Thomas made some close observations of these record- days of release, and it’s quite a public service to bring them back into
ings, noting influences from A.C. Jobim, Frank Sinatra and Claus the light. Massively peaked hard-art genius.
Ogermann. This possibly had to do with the hottest summer of the cen- MX-80: Out of Control CD (ATA 032) $13.00
tury in 1965, when this piece was composed. More probable is that Two-fer release of the Ralph-ear albums from '80/'81: Out Of The
Charles Wilp developed a feeling for music and space through his Tunnel and Crowd Control. "These two albums were among the impor-
mother, who accompanied Richard Tauber through the world as a tant guitar documents of the 80s...the cathartic overdrive and deadpan
silent film pianist, as well as through encounters with the so called nihilism at work here should be heard by the masses: totally uplifting
'rocket men' he knew, including Karl Oberth, Paul Nebel, Werner von at times, stupefyingly bleak at others...all delivered with raging finali-
Braun, Fritz von Opel and Paul Valier. One thing however is certain - ty by a killer arsenal, led by Bruce Anderson's screamingly emotive
this record is too good remain unreleased ......... That opinion is shared leads."
by Daniel Miller, The Gentle People, Tipsy, Stereo Total, Thomas BRANCA, GLENN: Selections From The Symphonies (Works For
Fehlmann, A Certain Frank, Andreas Dorau, Schlammpeitziger, Electric Guitar) CD (ATA 035) $13.00
Stockhausen & Walkman and many others who have expressed will- Intro sampler collection of Glenn's various guitar orchestra classics for
ingness to make a remix for Charles Wilp. This will shortly be released the uninitiated. " Glenn has personally selected a track listing repre-
under the name Michaelangelo in Space, a name shared by the space sentative of his absolute unique-on-this-planet vision, with material
art module to be designed and built by Wilp as the first Art-in-Space ranging from the delicate celestial beauty of Symphony No. 3 to the
Gallery as well the first Space Art Academy. This is to be docked onto demonical, otherworldly terror unfurled in No. 10. Selections is the ulti-
the newly developed international ISS space station - which will of mate 'in' to Branca's work if you're yet unacquainted with the most
course include the CD onboard! The first CD in space!" influential composer of the era."
ATAVISTIC: RANALDO, LEE: East Jesus CD (ATA 036) $13.00
BRANCA, GLENN: Symphony No. 2 (The Peak Of The Sacred) CD The definitive solo Lee Ranaldo release, including recordings from 1981
(ATA 005) $13.00 to ‘91.
Atavistic has quietly erected the near complete recorded works of VA: Out of Their Mouth Mk. 2 2CD (ATA 038) $13.00
Glenn Branca, whose vision of guitar-generated power-symphonic 120 minute label sampler, priced as a single CD. Unreleased tracks by
sound is, in simple terms, one of the most exhilarating and important Scissor Girls, Antimuro, E.A.R., Alan Licht/Gerry Miles, Vandermark Five,
musical gestures of the contemporary era. First issue of this ‘82 perfor- NRG Ensemble, plus some remixes. And selections from the increasing-
mance; 10 guitars (including Thurston & Lee on special Branca-engi- ly vast Atavistic catalog.
neered “mallet guitars”), plus the massive force of Zev’s bass drum & VA: Just Another Asshole CD (ATA 039) $13.00
metal. Reissue of a rare audio magazine, edited by Barbara Ess and Glenn
BRANCA, GLENN: Symphony No. 3 (Gloria) CD (ATA 008) $13.00 Branca, originally issued on LP in 1981. 77 short tracks, including con-
Reissue of the long unavailable Neutral LP, “music for the first 127 tributors like Phill Niblock, Rhys Chatham, Rudolph Grey, Kim Gordon,
intervals of the harmonic series.” With Thurston, Lee, Mike Gira, Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, Z'ev, Shelley Hirsch, etc.
Barbara Ess, etc. CRESCENT: CD (ATA 041) $9.00
BRANCA, GLENN: Symphony No. 6 (Devil Choirs at the Gates of Domestic debut by a Bristol, UK guitar group (vaguely related to FSA
Heaven) CD (ATA 010) $13.00 and Movietone) with 2 prior singles and album on the Planet label. This
Another of Mr. Branca’s masterworks: 10 guitars and bass & drums, EP includes one of their 7" tracks "Sun" plus "two mind numbing inter-
beautifully studio-recorded. From the liner notes by Tim Holmes: “If stellar tracks headed for galaxies as yet uncharted...they demonstrate
one piece of music could possibly be all music, then you’re holding it in substantial prowess in the soaring/stumbling department, delivering
your hands. I have played this album thousands of times since 1989 & extremely personal music that somehow 'rocks'."
it’s still metamorphosing, trillions of layers pealing away translucent BRANCA, GLENN: Songs '77-79 CD (ATA 043) $9.00
sound vibrating new electric worlds the hammer and hum of the infer- Documents the early recordings of Glenn Branca within the realm of
nal/celestial engine...the ubermusik of the spheres, as terrible and gor- his legendary no-wave ensembles The Static & Theoretical Girls.
geous as desire.” Contains all the recordings from both singles by these groups, plus
BRANCA, GLENN: Symphony #5 CD (ATA 015) $13.00 "outrageous and inspired home cassette recordings from the time."
Subtitled "Describing Planes Of an Expanding Hypersphere". Recorded Crucial no-wave-into-the-eighties reference point, and some extremely
in 1984 but held up in a post-production stasis until now, this is music influential music.
for 5 guitars, mallet guitar, violin, drums, bass, keyboards, that is being ANDERSON, BRUCE: Brutality CD (ATA 045) $13.00
touted as the "most dense, cacophonous Branca symphony yet." Solo guitar works by the MX-80 guitarist. Some of these were released
"Glenn's music gets quite often inaccurately described as wall-of- previously as old Quadruped cassette singles and what amazing junk
sound/noise/guitars/whatever. A wall exists for the purpose of contain- this is. All first takes, recorded direct to Tascam 4-track, Anderson has
ment. 'Symphony No. 5' is expansive beyond limits, smashing the wall an uncanny knack for lifting off into alien sound waves of screaming
(at least sonically) between this dimension & all others. There is quite density like nobody else. Essential bedroom documentation.
audibly the garblings of the voices of alien intelligences banging at the VANDERMARK FIVE: Single Piece Flow CD (ATA 047) $13.00
doors of our world as we dream of theirs." "Debut album by Chicago's titanic Vandermark 5, ups the ante in terms
BRANCA, GLENN: The World Upside Down CD (ATA 016) $13.00 of American avant-jazz forms: a challenging, yet truly accessible new
Branca’s long anticipated foray into orchestral music. “Performed by standard has been delivered, built on colorful structures both concen-
The New York Chamber Sinfonia, 'The World Upside Down' is a mas- trically rockist and blisteringly linear." With Mars Williams (reeds) and
terpiece of bright, organic structures & tones tempered in the eerie at least one track dedicated to Lawrence Cook.
darkness typified by Branca’s best work...Sonically and emotionally MARS: 78+ CD (ATA 048) $13.00
boundless, seemingly comprised of interplanetary musics from the Crucial document of this seminal NYC band from the late 70s, consid-
netherworlds, 'The World Upside Down’s celestial nature will especial- ered by many in retrospect to be the most influential no wave band
from the era. A quartet of Sumner Crane, China Burg, Mark (ATA 071) $13.00
Cunningham & Nancy Arlen, they recorded revolutionary EPs for Ze "Gerry Miles stripped vaudeville-style in Seattle from the 1930's to the
and Lust/Unlust, as well as contributing to the infamous No New York 60's..." Nobody seems to explain what that has to do with this record-
LP."To the uninitiated, Mars may sound like listening to a laundromat ing of an amazing improv that took place in St. Peter's Cathedral in NY
magnified. That's because every instrument is making a sound, but a couple years back. It features Connie Burg (ex-Mars) on bass clarinet,
who is making which sound? Instead of one direct sound or beat the Keiji Haino on vocals, Alan Licht on pipe organ & Melissa Weaver on
music travels in at least 3 different directions, speeds of rhythm mak- piano. "The avant-improv results of their collaboration will astound,
ing a totally orbital sound, one that never really enters the ear instead mesmerize and transport you to the next solar system."
spinning around the head. At times it sounds like tortured children E.A.R.: Millennium Music CD (ATA 072 CD) $13.00
singing in 7 different tongues." --Stella Doon, 1977. "Featuring performances by Sonic (SP3, Spectrum), Eddie Prevost
TEENAGE JESUS & THE JERKS: Everything CD (ATA 051) $13.00 (AMM), Pete Bassman (SP3) & Tom Prentice (God) on a truly unique
Complete retrospective of Lydia Lunch's historic debut no-wave band variety of vintage synths, voltage-controlled electronics, Theremins and
from the late 70s. It's safe to assume that dozens of people reading this acoustic & electric strings, Millennium Music presents a cortex-stimu-
literally had their lives saved by the original release of this material; it's lating vision depicting the vast expanse of time immemorial, from the
weirder to think that there are hundreds more reading this that are pre-historic era through the digital age...a brain-baking collage of rich
completely unaware of the Teenage Jesus's status in the correct histo- analogue sounds emulating (among other things) dinosaurs, insects,
ry of fuck-you culture. computers, wild animals, synthesized human speech & sounds of mod-
MX-80: Das Love Boat CD (ATA 056) $13.00 ern transportation, generating a hypnotic reflection of the earth's
Previously issued on the band's own A&R/Ent label. A collection of intangibly massive epochs."
mostly previously unavailable instrumentals dating from the band's E.A.R.: Millennium Music 2LP (ATA 072 LP) $13.00
earliest days in '75 through 1990. Bruce Anderson's guitar tone is stag- 2LP vinyl version with bonus track.
gering throughout. NRG ENSEMBLE, THE: Bejazzo Gets A Facelift CD (ATA 073)
MARCLAY, CHRISTIAN: Records (1981-89) CD (ATA 062) $13.00 $13.00
Much anticipated release of early material (including unissued stuff) Latest release by this group, previously under the leadership of the late
from the NYC master of high-art/lo-destruction vinyl manipulation. Hal Russell. Now led by saxophonist: Mars Williams; with: Ken
Features tracks from 1981 through 1989: early cassette-only material, Vandermark, Kent Kessler, Brian Sandstrom & Steve Hunt. "The NRG
obscure comp tracks, etc., packaged with detailed annotation from Ensemble's Atavistic debut demonstrates an exciting & diverse new
Marclay and liner notes from Thurston Moore. "One Thousand Cycles" musical approach by the legendary Chicago-based institution. Bejazzo
is from one of Marclays's infamous recycled records -- cut up and recon- balances the gamut of NRG's composed signature works with intense
figured vinyl. "Second Coming" & "His Master's Voice" are relatable to new improvisational pieces seldom found on their previous released on
hip hop dj-ing, but with Marclay's distinct cut-up aura; "Groove" is a the ECM, Delmark & Quinnah labels."
massive looped drone track. The whole thing reeks of historic signifi- LUNCH, LYDIA: 8-EYED SPY CD (ATA 075) $13.00
cance, yet still sounds vital in a contemporary sense as well -- this is the First CD issue of the long unavailable album and single originally on UK
record you have been waiting for. Fetish around the beginning of the 80s (plus unreleased material) by
PARKINS, ZEENA: No Way Back CD (ATA 064) $13.00 Lydia's most accessible musical ensemble. "8-Eyed Spy was developed
"Recorded by Zeena & compatriot E# over the past year, No Way Back by Lydia after the release of her landmark solo album, Queen Of Siam;
offers a rarely documented view into the delicate side of Zeena's high- the Spy were a sweaty, hot & heady concoction of unique rhythm sec-
ly sophisticated sense of improvisation & compositional structure. tion play (led by the legendary George Scott III) and frantic patchwork
Simultaneously demonstrating both virtuostic technique & here unique of sax/gtr blur. 8-Eyed Spy played a plethora of live gigs and were
sense of textural harmonics, No Way Back plays much like your favorite hugely popular, blending the visceral, the cerebral and the sexual:
solo guitar album (c.f., the drifting-off-the-planet-into-night kind), in swamp-meets-slam-meets concrete slab."
counterpoint to her typically jarring, intense improvisations." CRESCENT: Electronic Sound Constructions CD (ATA 078) $13.00
MX-80: I've Seen Enough CD (ATA 067) $13.00 Great, dub-influenced non-song form selections in the spirit of the
First new MX studio recordings in many years "MX-80's most unusual & title. "Taking a cue from the sessions that produced the band's heady
unpredictable work to date, even incorporating synthesizers into Bruce '96 debut EP on Atavistic, Electronic.... generates the warm analog hum
Anderson's patented maelstrom of blistering guitar strikes. Rest you've come to associate with the unusually brilliant output from
assured, Marc & Dale's peerless, monolithic free-rhythm section work is Crescent's own Bristol-based 'studio'. The ESC recordings are character-
holding the whole thing down, and Rich's nihilistically lyrical muse ized by distant vintage synth drones anchored by Matt's looped, jazzy
(plus horns) are at the forefront... but something new & exciting has drumming; both are underpinned by the golden, haunting sound of
been unleashed here. We like to think of I've Seen Enough as a crash vinyl tach'ing @ 16 RPM, coalescing beautifully as an immaculately
course in sonic existentialism... a life lesson extraordinaire." stoned rhythm in the background."
MX-80 SOUND: Always Leave Them Wanting Less CD (ATA 068) CRESCENT: Now CD (ATA 080) $13.00
$13.00 Previously available on LP only via Planet UK. Following their debut CD
Live material from 1996. "MX's 'Brutality Suite' set spans their entire EP/10" (ATA 041). "Now's vibe is decidedly more rockist (if such a term
discography, including stellar versions of material from all their proper may be applied) than their inter-stellarly inclined EP -- but by the same
albums. Interspersed you'll find Bruce Anderson's masterfully out measure, it's every bit as exhilerating on a visceral level."
'Black Feldman's' -- uniquely structured yet improvisationally topped- AZ: Music For Scattered Brains CD (ATA 081) $13.00
out interludes, designed as a homage to minimalist Morton Feldman." Solo album by Azita from the Scissor Girls; previously available as a self-
VA: State Of The Union 2CD (ATA 069) $13.00 issued LP-only release; strange, brilliant electronic blippage that lives
2nd part of Elliot Sharp's compilation project, featuring 147 tracks and up to its title. "Imagine the sound of a vintage 1940's Western Union
over 150 minutes of music (again priced as a single CD). Features John telex machine whirring away under the influence of heady pharma-
Zorn, Borbetomagus, Zeena Parkins, Voice Crack, Ui, Frith, Kaiser, ceuticals, compelled by ingredients both naturally occurring and man-
Yamatsuka Eye, Christian Marclay, DJ Spooky, Ikue, Painkiller, many made. There's an eerily clandestine quality about Scattered
more. Brains...strangely arcane, utterly personal music."
MILES WITH ALAN LICHT & KEIJI HAINO, GERRY: Gerry Miles CD VA: CIA Via UFO to Mercury CD (ATA 084) $13.00

Compilation of Chicago's "real underground". Featuring: Scissor Girls, Wharton Tiers at Sonic Youth's Echo Canyon Studio, Dirty Windows fea-
Flying Luttenbachers, Math, Trenchmouth, Quintron, Duotron, El Nino, tures performances by luminaries such as fellow SY folks Thurston
Jaks, Slope, Condeucent, more. Moore & Steve Shelley, Michael Morley, the late Epic Soundtracks, and
O.S.T.: DUTCH HARBOR: Where The Sea Breaks Its Back CD (ATA Lee's son, Cody Linn Ranaldo. It's the perfect companion piece to Lee's
085) $13.00 East Jesus collection, showcasing Sonic Youth's six-string conjurer on
"This soundtrack release provides a perfectly austere foil for King & guitars, synthesizers, tapes & travelogue texts. Replete with a beautiful
Moya's beautifully icy, black & white pictures, featuring ensemble per- 45-page folio booklet of Leah's photograph's, and encased in a truly
formances by Joseph Ferguson, David Grubbs, Charles Kim, composer unusual rage paper/newsprint package, there's never been a more sat-
Michael Krassner, Douglas McCombs, Jim O'Rourke, David Pavkovic, isfying opportunity to take in Lee's heady, post-beat, avant-sound
Rick Rizzo, Ken Vandermark, and includes an additional new track by approach to solo work."
Will Oldham & O'Rourke." SHARP, ELLIOTT: ARC 3: Cyberpunk And The Virtual Stance CD
TIERS ENSEMBLE, WHARTON: Twilight of the Computer Age CD (ATA 095) $13.00
(ATA 086) $13.00 "A collection of nascent computer & sampler-based studio recordings
"Saturated with Branca-surf bravisimo, reminiscent of his debut from his Zoar label, dating from 1984-'88. The strange yet impressive
release, Twilight surges with even more power, yet is subtly textured results culled from E#'s primordial electronic music underworld are
throughout with new tangle of fascinating sonic cobwebs. The growth characterized by driving, yet mathematically-fractured grooves; per-
evidenced by these new recordings indicates that Whatron has led his cussive, brass, piano & vocal-based sampledelia, and mutated dance
ensemble to a new, spirited peak." music & soundtrack scores."
GOD IS MY CO-PILOT: Get Busy CD (ATA 087) $13.00 BOXHEAD ENSEMBLE: The Last Place to Go CD (ATA 096) $13.00
"A proper studio album. Coherent & nuanced, this is what God-Co Documentation from the Dutch Harbor European film screening tour
would sound like if they 'went rock'; or what rock music would sound in 11/97. "The line up continued to evolve throughout the trip; this
like if it ever grew up. New wave for 1999?Yes...that's it. With big- insured that each night was entirely different, creating a new montage
league production compliments of NYC legend Donny Fury (Helmet, as the images continued to grow and change with the different accom-
Glenn Branca, Quickand, Orange 9MM, etc.), Get Busy not only packs paniments. Performers on the European Screening Tour included
an unexpectedly massive sonic punch, but also is without doubt the Grubbs, Kim, Krassner, Oldham, Rizzo, Vandermark along with Edith
band's most accessible missive to date." Frost, Ryan Hembrey (Pinetop Seven), Jule Pommerleau (Bobby Conn
LUNCH, LYDIA: Shotgun Wedding 2CD (ATA 090) $22.00 Experience), Scott tuma (Souled American) and Mick Turner & Jim
"Eight years after the fact, an elusive cornerstone from the foundation White (Dirty Three). These once-in-a-lifetime combinations of musical
of Lydia's rock catalog is finally receiving proper release: 1991's talent, venues, circumstances, and certainly the visual stimulation gen-
Shotgun Wedding sessions, as well as the commensurate live record- erated by the backdrop of the projected film has resulted in a truly sub-
ings, are now available in their entirety on Atavistic. Immaculately pro- lime recorded work, totally unique and perhaps even more captivating
duced by J.G. Thirlwell, this 2CD reissue encompasses the desolate than the film soundtrack (ATA 085)."
desert-blown landscapes & swampy sonic morasses you may recall from MAGICAL POWER MAKO: Music From Heaven CD (ATA 097)
some of Lydia's landmark releases, such as her boldest ensemble piece, $13.00
the Honeymoon In Red album and the unforgettable Some Velvet Over the next year Atavistic will be doing domestic issues of the 4
Morning EP." Mako albums issued to date by Marquee/Belle Antique, starting with
JOHN GAVANTI: CD (ATA 091) $13.00 this, his first for the label, from 1981 (Blue Dot, Trance Resonance & Lo
"We're nearing the end of the 20th century. It's time for Atavistic to Pop Diamonds will follow). "Magical Power Mako is already legendary
reissue the world's only No Wave operetta. Circa 1980, Sumner Crane in Japan; he's flourished for over two decades as an elusive, yet central
(one of the four visionaries comprising possibly the greatest band of figure in a complex music underground. 'Psychedelic guitar genius'
the era, Mars), created a blindsiding, previously unheard and truly barely begins to describe Mako & his music...a stunning collection of
inspired art form: no wave music in the form of the operetta. He then alien guitar transmissions from the outer reaches of the galaxy. Music...
wisely enlisted the creative services of several other NYC-based musical is abstract & demanding, yet simultaneously charming & curious listen-
genius/kindred spirit-types, including Mark Cunningham & Constance ing, much like the majority of Mako's recordings. Recorded in his pri-
Burg (his compatriots in Mars), Ikue Mori & Arto Lindsay (both of DNA), vate studio in the early 80s...the sound of a truly visionary artist
and Arto's brother Duncan (later of the esteemed Don King). The informed by an uncompromised, purely personal culture."
results, a romping, dada-driven take on Mozart's Don Giovanni would MAGICAL POWER MAKO: Blue Dot CD (ATA 098) $13.00
be released that summer on Mark Cunningham's short-lived Hyrax Second Atavistic reissue of the Marquee MPM albums, this being one
label. John Gavanti demonstrates to full advantage the unbelievable of the most recent Mako recordings, made in SF in 1995. "A penulti-
array of noisemaking talent gathered for this auspicious occasion, mately psych-drenched trio recording...very much in the Amon Duul
delivering a splattering melange of guitars, horns, percussion, all II/Ash Ra Tempel style of 70s Krautrock jamming, Blue Dot's powerful,
fronted by Sumner's (or 'Gavanti's,' should you prefer) otherworldly relentless excursions pulse outward and ebb & flow into the ether, each
warble." sonic missive disintegrating into the next organically-soaked instru-
SHARP, ELLIOT: Arc 2: The Seventies CD (ATA 092) $13.00 mental passage. Definitely one of Mako's most rock-oriented efforts."
"The 2nd release in E. Sharp's series of archival digs -- a collection of MAGICAL POWER MAKO: Trance Resonance CD (ATA 099) $13.00
live & studio recordings dating back to 1972, simultaneously demon- Third Atavistic reissue of MPM's work for the Marquee label. "A per-
strating the depth, breadth and futuristic scope of his unique musical formance document originally recorded in 6/94, during a multi-media
vision. The textures on Arc 2 range from fuzzed-out hyperguitar choirs, celebration of music, dance & the machinations of 'breathing artist'
machine rhythms & free improvisation, to microtonal elegies and Tetsuaki Hirata. Mako leads an armada of 12 performers through what
proto-ambient soundscapes. Elliot's intensely percussive techniques are can only be described as his most organic work to date, incorporating
deployed on all types of implements including tenor saxophones, acoustic & electric guitars, keys, multiple samplers, cello, bass, 'high
acoustic guitars, and his fascinating home-brewed string instruments." tone' vocals and Bolivian, Kena & Bari style dance. Not tranquil enough
RANALDO, LEE: Dirty Windows CD (ATA 093) $22.00 to be meditative in nature, the goal of Trance Resonance is to create
"The long-awaited, years-in-the-making release of Lee Ranaldo's 'trance-vision' in both the performers and the audience: a blissful,
fourth solo album has finally arrived, co-released with the esteemed cogent state of human open mindedness, which is surely achieved
Netherlands-based Barooni label. Recorded and mixed by Lee & here."
MAGICAL POWER MAKO: Lo Pop Diamonds CD (ATA 101) $13.00 LUNCH, LYDIA: Crimes Against Nature 3CD (ATA 114) $25.00
Reissue of this album of recordings from the 80s, first issued by "Ms. Lunch's most monumental release is available for the first time
Marquee in Japan. "Lo Pop is truly a radical departure from the main since 1992; seven years later Crimes Against Nature remains one of the
body of his ultra-galactic guitar works. Steeped in a homemade brew most ambitious, complex, and fully realized spoken word releases of all
of off-kilter folk pop, Lo Pop is endearingly naive to the end. Featuring time. A monolithic testament to Lydia's true status as the eternal out-
performances by underground 'stars' Reira & Asuka, plus strange takes sider/artist- provocateur, Crimes Against Nature documents the work of
on two traditional Japanese tunes, this will appeal to fans who suc- a revolutionary whose ideas have been proven to be well-reasoned and
cumbed to the charms of early Shonen Knife, the pop theatricality of salient enough to cause the mainstream media to stand up and take
the Red Krayola, the clandestine spell of Beat Happening...and maybe notice. Featuring her landmark debate on censorship with PMRC direc-
even the Shaggs." tor Jack Thompson, as well as the spine-tingling biographical content
CLINE/GREGG BENDIAN, NELS: Interstellar Space Revisited CD you've come to expect from Lydia's spoken word projects, this massive
(ATA 102) $13.00 triple CD set will provide you, dear listener, with enough cerebral nutri-
"The decision to to risk performing, recording and ultimately releasing tion to digest for months."
an homage to Coltrane & Rashied Ali demands a unique commitment VANDERMARK, KEN'S JOE HARRIOTT PROJECT: Straight Lines CD
and sensitivity to their work that simply exceeds the grasp of most (ATA 115) $13.00
musicians. Nels Cline and Gregg Bendian both know a thing or two "Straight after the two Joe Harriott albums, Free Form and Abstract,
about digging deeply on conceptual & musical levels, and have per- were finally reissued on CD, I bumped into saxophonist Lol Coxhill on
formed together for years. With Interstellar they have simultaneously the street. 'I'd forgotten how posh that music was,' he said to me. I can
struck a stunning, delicate balance between skillful interpretation and see what he means. The Harriott band -- Joe on alto saxophone, Shake
unmitigated textural beauty." Keane on trumpet and flügel, my near-neighbor Coleridge Goode on
BODY LOVERS, THE: Number One of Three CD (ATA 103) $13.00 bass, Pat Smythe on piano, and percussion from Bobby Orr and Phil
Post-Swans solo project of M. Gira, the first in a "psycho-ambient Seamen and sometimes Fran Holder -- had a formalism around the
soundtrack" trilogy of albums. "Essentially one shifting and radically unconventional tune statements which contrasted nicely with
morphing stream of sounds & textures, the music on this CD is in Gira's Harriott's astonishingly passionate sax playing. Producer/critic/guitarist
words, 'A metastistizing flowergarden'. Characteristically, this is not John Corbett had the original vinyl Harriotts and copied the albums to
passive ambient music. Sensual one moment, turning brutal and cata- cassette, handing them to his fellow Chicagoan Ken Vandermark.
clysmic the next. Sound sources include everything from electronic & Vandermark picked up on the compositions, and here's a real historical
synth noises, to raided Swans grooves, bass-drums-guitar processionals, parallel: people had made such a noise about the freedom of the
sine-waves, Irish harps, mandolins, accordions, orchestral bells, digital improvising, they'd missed the fact that Harriott's tunes were also rev-
feedback -- all woven together and further mutilated in a computer." olutionary. It's to Ken's great credit that this is in no way a revival band.
SWANS: Swans Are Dead (Live '95-'97) 2CD (ATA 104) $22.00 The instrumentation is very different, the lack of a piano loosens the
Double CD culled from their '95 and final '97 tours. Features 2 15- texture, and the melodies are sometimes transformed. It seems right
minute tracks which have never been released elsewhere. that Chicago-based players- already very hip to the European free
BOXHEAD ENSEMBLE: Niagra Falls EP CD (ATA 105) $10.00 improvisation scene -- should have picked up on some of the earliest
"The Niagra Falls EP represents the final installment of the Dutch European recordings of free music. Ken Vandermark (born Rhode
Harbor project. Recorded on the Dutch Harbor United States film Island, 1964) has worked extensively with local and European players,
screening tour at NYC's legendary Knitting Factory and Boston's and I particularly like the clarinet/trombone combination with Jeb
Middle East. This incarnation of the Boxhead Ensemble features Darren Bishop, reminding me of the intimacy of Pee Wee Russell's frontline
Richard, Charles Kim and Ryan Hembrey from the esteemed Pinetop with Marshall Brown. Vandermark's longtime collaborator Kent Kessler
Seven, David Grubbs (no introduction necessary), Windy City virtuoso plays contrabass, and Tim Mulvenna is the drummer. The band works
Fred Lonberg-Holm, and Jim Becker." and the tunes sound good and natural." - - Steve Beresford, London,
VANDERMARK FIVE, THE: Target or Flag CD (ATA 106) $13.00 February 1999.
Studio recordings from Chicago by the grouping of Vandermark (clar- CORBETT, JOHN & HEAVY FRIENDS: I'm Sick About My Hat CD
inets, saxophone), Mars Williams (saxophones), Jeb Bishop (trombone, (ATA 116) $13.00
guitar), Kent Kessler (bass), Tim Mulvenna (drums). "Rather than simply remaining content with being one of the musical
VANDERMARK FIVE, THE: Simpatico CD (ATA 107) $13.00 subculture's most passionate and intelligent voices, highly regarded
"With the advent of Simpatico, Ken Vandermark has directed his journalist/raconteur/improvisor John Corbett has finally ventured into
monolithic quintet towards surprising, decidedly untested waters. the realm of releasing a proper studio album of his own design. John's
Though a familiar film-noir essence underpins much of Simpatico, its Heavy Friends comprise a noteworthy compliment of Chicago's finest
emphatically deployed compositions clearly transcend any previous improvisors, experimentalists, and avant-jazz types, including David
sonic maneuvering by the 5 -- and frankly more often than not, defy Grubbs, Jeb Bishop, Fred Lonberg-Holm, Mats Gustafsson, Hamid
mere words as well. Veering from peaks of pure avant-careen to inter- Drake, Terri Kapsalis, Peter Von Bergen, and Jane Baxter Miller.
ludes almost reverently traditional." MILLER, ROGER'S BINARY SYSTEM: From the Epicenter CD (ATA
TRICOLOR: Mirth + Feckless CD (ATA 108) $13.00 117) $13.00
"Tricolor features the deadly and estimable talents of percussionist "Massively regarded since his days as guitar assassin in the legendary
David Pavkovic (Toe 2000, Boxhead Ensemble, Pinetop Seven), AACM Mission of Burma, Roger has since been making intensely sophisticated
member Jeff Parker (Tortoise, Isotope 127, Toe 2000), and Tatsu Aoki. music, largely driven by his eclectic approach to prepared piano. He's
Tricolor clearly operates within the realm of jazz, but this trio's unusu- released several critically acclaimed solo guitar and piano albums on
al chemistry is truly something to behold. Their unique, whimsical Forced Exposure, Ace of Hearts, RRR and SST, which to a significant
musical language is both shared and developed on an incredibly extent have led him to the pinnacle so readily apparent on From the
sophisticated level, yet somehow never fails to keenly present the most Epicenter. Percussionist Larry Dersch joins Roger to form Binary System,
essential ingredients and elemental textures in the music. Though one likely the heaviest avant-classical duo on the planet. Binary's music is
virtually see the very grain of their 'sound' emerging in any Tricolor typically dark, complex, cinematic and loud. Its compelling nature is
number, the music never seems austere -- on the contrary, phrases such derived from a blueprint of heady neoclassicism, impressionistic avant-
as 'rich complexity' and 'super-organic' quickly come to mind." jazz leanings, and the relentless desire to rock (if such a term may be

applied). In the final analysis, their unique aesthetic undoubtedly of course), this is one of the most desirable and completely unseen
makes Binary System the spiritual kindred of Sir Glenn Branca." albums in the genre of modern improvisation. Recorded April 18/24,
STEAM: Real Time CD (ATA 118) $13.00 1969 and released on the Calig-Verlag label. "Simply put, Nipples is one
Reissue of the deleted Eighth Day Music label release. "Messrs. of the rarest and most influential European energy jazz recordings of
Vandermark, Kessler, and Mulvenna need little introduction, as they've all time. The incendiary Sextet lineup featured an international cast of
firmly planted their flag as 3 members of the Vandermark 5. They're musical greats; leader Brötzmann and bassist Buschi Niebergall
joined here by Jim Baker, one of the Big Windy's most talented pianists, (Germany), tenor saxophonist Evan Parker and guitarist Derek Bailey
to form Steam. Suffice it to say that Baker's play creates a wonderful (UK), and pianist Fred Van Hove (Belgum). Virtually everything about
new set of variables for Ken, Kent, & Tim to work within & without. A Nipples is simply the stuff of legend. The most revered lineup in the his-
unique tableau upon which to inscribe some of their most elegant tory of Euro free jazz got together on only one occasion to record a
musical ideas." genre-defining album in the most creative & hallowed of German stu-
BENDIAN, GREGG'S INTERZONE: Myriad CD (ATA 119) $13.00 dios (Conny Plank's), and the result has been out of print for 30 years."
"Interzone not only demonstrates Gregg's formidable talents as a per- JOYNER, SIMON: The Lousy Dance CD (ATA 314) $13.00
cussionist, but also functions as his primary outlet for compositional "Joyner's sixth full length recording and arguably his most cohesive
ideas as a leader as well. Nels & Alex Cline, twins yet to psychically sep- and focused effort to date. Produced by Michael Krassner (Boxhead
arate since birth, provide their cursory brilliance on a variety of other Ensemble) with string and horn arrangements by Fred Lonberg-Holm,
sonic accouterments, and Steuart Liebig lends supple bass to the pro- this record features many musicians who have contributed to the
ceedings." prominent Chicago music scene in the 90s. These musicians include Ken
MCPHEE, JOE: Nation Time CD (ATA 201) $13.00 Vandermark, Glenn Kotche (Jim O'Rourke), Charles Kim and Ryan
Atavistic announces a new subsidiary reissue line: The Unheard Music Hembrey (Pinetop Seven) to name a few."
Series, currated by John Corbett. "Joe McPhee's solo album, Tenor lit- O.S.T.: DUTCH HARBOR: Where The Sea Breaks Its Back VIDEO
erally changed my life. The recording (one of his first for Hat Hut, in (ATV 039) $18.00
September 1976) displayed his unique ability to integrate unconven- "Dutch Harbor, located on Unalaska Island in the Aleutian Chain, has
tional sounds and extended techniques with pure melodicism, and it long been considered untamed territory...as far west as one could go,
permanently altered my perspective on what the saxophone could do a place comprised of the harshest elements & hearty fishermen, with
and what music could be. Nation Time was recorded six years earlier, only the most minimal law & order. Now however, Dutch Harbor is a
but ideas regarding the integration of means and methods were community in transition, as one of the last true bastions of frontierism
already at the forefront of McPhee's approach to improvisation. For becomes civilized by encroaching commercialization. Paved roads &
this concert on December 12, 1970 (the other half of which was fast food may soon become the norm in a place once known for
released in 1975 as the first Hat Hut LP, Black Magic Man), Joe McPhee rugged individualism & lawlessness. In winter '95, filmmakers Braden
mapped out a stylistically expansive set list, one that embraced meth- King & Laura Moya headed north to capture the essence of life in
ods as diverse as those developed by New Thing-era Archie Shepp, late Dutch Harbor, loaded up with gear and prepared to face the same
60s Sun Ra and Art Ensemble of Chicago, Grant Green, Cecil Taylor extreme climate to bring the story of Dutch Harbor: Where the Sea
(Candid period), & Sonny Rollins. He and his band, through vision and Breaks Its Back to filmic life. The soundtrack, released in spring '97 on
work, made these various approaches their own. This set represents Atavistic, provides a perfectly austere foil for King & Moya's beautiful-
real 'free jazz' -- the freedom to pursue the sounds and rhythms that ly icey, black & white pictures." Music performed by the Boxhead
inspire players to improvise with individual vitality and passion, no Ensemble (David Grubbs, Jim O'Rourke, Rick Rizzo, Ken Vandermark,
matter what different kinds of music are represented." -- Ken Charles Kim, Douglas McCombs, etc.).
Vandermark. E.A.R.: Millennium Music (A Meta Music Portrait) VIDEO (ATV 38)
MOUNT EVEREST TRIO: Waves From Albert Ayler CD (ATA 202) $18.00
$13.00 Home video version of the Atavistic CD/LP of the same name. Live,
Reissue of a rare album from the Swedish improvisation underground, processed video footage of studio improvisations by the grouping of
first released in 1975 on the LIM (Live Improvised Music) label (with Sonic Boom, Eddie Prévost, Tom Prentice and Pete Bassman. Features
three bonus tracks added, recorded in 1977). Brought to our current the tracks "Delysid" and "Digitana", running time: 39: 18.
attention by contemporary Swedish improvisor Mats Gustafsson. The ATAVISTIC/TRUCKSTOP:
Mount Everest Trio is: Gilbert Holmström (alto, tenor sax), Kjell Jansson CONN, BOBBY: Rise Up! CD (ATA 306) $13.00
(bass) & Conny Sjökvist (drums). "I first came into contact with the 2nd full length (LP version already released on Thrill Jockey).
music of Gilbert Holmström through Waves From Albert Ayler, and in "Effortlessly bridging the vast and heretofore-unexplored vistas
my personal universe this record still holds its place as one of the between glam, deathfolk, pop & vintage soul, Chicago's bravest little
strongest examples of creative music ever to be made in good old man is wearing his hear on his sleeve...there's no plastic veneer left, not
Sweden. I think that Mount Everest creates a very positive, beautiful, a note wasted here...just the unadulterated passion & purity of our
living improvised music, vibrating with total dedication and great spir- five-foot-one prophet of the armaggedon, Bobby Conn." Produced by
it." -- Mats Gustafsson, Gustavsberg. Jim O'Rourke, with performance assistance from Thymme Jones, Fred
ANDERSON, FRED QUARTET: The Milwaukee Tapes Vol. 1 CD (ATA lonberg-Holm and members of Brise-Glace, Rome, Flying
204) $13.00 Luttenbachers, etc.).
"Anderson (tenor sax) took a quartet with Billy Brimfield (trumpet), ATCO (GERMANY):
Larry Hayrod (bass) and Hamid Drake (drums) to play somewhere in
DR. JOHN: Babylon CD (ATCO 80438) $15.00
Milwaukee (the name of the venue is a casualty of time) late in 1980,
As with his classic debut, Gris Gris, the 2nd Dr. John album is not avail-
and made arrangements to have a professional 8-track recording made
able on CD in the US, but here is a mid-line German pressing. Originally
of the concert. Twenty years nigh, the first fruits of this performance
released by Atlantic/Atco in 1969, this is a primitively crafted blend of
are publicly available." -- John Corbett. Fred
tranced-out low-key psychedelic rock, rippling jazz-like ambiance and
BROTZMANN, PETER SEXTET & QUARTET: Nipples CD (ATA 205)
Southern-core character. The echo-max space-jazz breakdown in the
$13.00
"Twighlight Zone" track is really especially exquisite. A fine overall
Long awaited reissue of this historic pre-FMP album by Peter
advancement on the tribal psychosis of Gris Gris.
Brotzmann. Known to many for it's placement on "The List" (T.
ATLAS PRESS (UK):
Moore's Top Ten list of free jazz artifacts as published in Grand Royal
DUCHAMP, MARCEL: A Life In Pictures BOOK (ATLAS MC) $8.00 Meme. Test your perception(s) of 'composition' and/or 'value'..." --
"A colorful, hand-sized gift book, this little introduction to the life and Hrvatski. "ems een" originates from music made by Muslimgauze.
works of Marcel Duchamp was original published to accompany a MOTOR: 4/5/6/7 12" (AUDNL 008) $9.00
Duchamp retrospective at the Pompidou Center in Paris. Modeled on a Second 12" from this Russian artist, following a recent CD release on
children's book, it contains 12 deliciously deadpan color illustrations of this same label, titled Hexen (mysteriously described by Michael Mayer
events in Duchamp's life, together with an equally tongue-in-cheek as 'the most wicked and euphoric record on earth!'). Mike Ink/Chain
biography. The book's playful appeal belies the scholarly research Reaction flavored pieces, by far the most 'mersh' of the audio.nl
behind the text and illustrations, all scrupulously accurate down to records so far, which, depending if you cherish the goem one or not, is
every detail. The book was much admired on its publication in French either a good or bad thing.
(Andy Warhol being an enthusiast, among others); this is its first AUDION (UK):
appearance in English. A must for Duchamp devotees everywhere." A AUDION: #37 MAG (AUDION 37) $5.00
very cute, small hardcover book, 28 pages, with 12 full color illustra- Audion is a UK magazine dedicated to the various underground gen-
tions. res of progressive, psychedelic, space/synth electronic music, musique
BRUS/MUEHL/NITSCH/SCHWARZKOGLER: Writings of the Vienna concrete, Krautrock, etc. Based out of the Ultima Thule shop in
Actionists BOOK (ATLAS VIEN) $22.00 Leicester, England and run by the Freeman brothers (Alan & Steven) for
"The Vienna Actionists created a form of performance art in the 1960s the past 10 years now, they publish in-depth retrospective features on
which has become legendary for the extreme violence of its expression. many of the most important artists in these genres (usually w/ discog-
Fined, jailed, forced into exile, they were ignored by the art establish- raphy), plenty of detailed and idiosyncratic reviews and a lot up-to-the-
ment of the day, only to be hailed in recent years as one of Europe's minute news on recent developments. It's probably fair to say that no
most outstanding and unique contributions to post-war art. This reasonable human on the planet could agree with everything the
anthology of their writings and documentation, brought together in Freeman's spout off about (it takes a bit to figure our their "take" on
collaboration with the artists Brus, Nitsch and Nuehl, illuminates their things), but there's no doubt that they are well-versed & authoritative
intentions for the first time. Their extensive theoretical texts employ in the music they treat so seriously, and the mag is essential to anyone
humor and vitriol to elaborate a position of total opposition to the interested in the various scopes outlined above. #37's cover feature is
social and political mores of their time. A lucid narrative emerges: of a on Chris Karrer (Amon Duul II/Embryo); plus features on Brainticket,
fanatical exploration which used life itself as its material and aspired to Moving Gelatine Plates, usual reviews, definition of a "bongload"
no less than a 'destruction of reality'. The anthology contains mani- cleared up, etc.
festos, action scores, press reports, letters, police and court reports, and AUDION: #38 MAG (AUDION 38) $5.00
extensive photographic documentation covering the whole period of Special focus on the French branch of RIO (Rock In Opposition): Etron
the Actionists' most intensive activity (1962-1974)." Trade paperback, Fou, ZNR, Albert Marcoeur & Art Zoyd, with discographies of each as
260 pages, numerous B&W illustrations. Children and sensitive adults well. Also: Schicke, Führs & Fröhling, Urban Sax, The Deviants & the
should stay home. usual reviews.
AU GO GO (AUSTRALIA): FREEMAN/ALAN FREEMAN, STEVEN: The Crack In The Cosmic Egg
VENOM P. STINGER: Waiting Room CD5 (ANDA 137) $4.00 BOOK (AUDION BK) $32.00
Warehouse leftovers of this four-track EP from 1991 Features Mick 2nd printing available again. The editors of Audion magazine have
Turner & Jim White (pre-Dirty Three). Formed in 1985, this was their assembled a massive encyclopedia of "Krautrock/Kosmische Musik &
4th release overall, following such classics as: Meet My Friend Venom other progressive, experimental & electronic musics from Germany". A
LP, "Walking About/26 mg" 7", & Whats Yours Is Mine LP. Didn’t sell at 320-page trade paperback, featuring 1177 artist entries, 2500 albums
all locally (they are universally hated in their ready to be bombed reviewed, with group photos, cover repros, etc. "...the most extensive,
homeland), so we were handed some of these at a low price. most detailed, and most up-to-date book on Krautrock and related
AUDIBLE HISS: musics ever written. Almost 10 years in the making, and based on 20
MILLER, DONALD: Little Treatise On Morals CD (AHS 002 CD) years of research into rock and electronic musics from Germany, the
$13.50 wealth of information is extraordinary."
Unexpected reissue of a 1987 cassette (1982 recordings) by AUDIOVIEW (BELGIUM):
Borbetomagus guitarist Miller. Classic solo guitar anti-activity and dis- MATTHEWS/NEWMAN, HAYLEY, KAFFE: Pointy Stunt CD (AUDIO
ruption. “...this mesmerizing document of electric guitar re-invention 006 CD) $15.00
is widely acknowledged by ‘those who know’ as one of the most impor- "Audio documentation of 3 collaborative concert events (10/98 Rhiz
tant guitar/sound breakthroughs of modern music.” Vienna, 12/98 Strike London, 11/99 DIYplc London) by Matthews (pre-
DOYLE, ARTHUR: Plays & Sings From The Songbook Vol. 1 LP vious 3 CD's: Anne/Bea/Cecille of Violin/Macintosh on the Annette
(AHS 004) $9.00 Works label) and Newman (co-organized the 'Rude Mechanic' event
DOYLE, ARTHUR: Plays & Sings From The Songbook Vol. 1 CD which yielded the 2CD set of the same name featuring everyone from
(AHS 004 CD) $13.50 Pan(a)sonic -- who were the main commisioned collaborators -- to
“Totally awe-inspiring solo home recordings by the great forward Bruce Gilbert, Scanner, SFT, David Cunningham, Jimi Tenor, etc...).
thinking tenor saxophone player and composer. Vocals, piano, flute Mostly crackle and rumbling, artefacts of contact mic'ed/digitally-
and tenor sax. Out there, really out there.” processed-in-real-time clothes (full-body velcro body suit with 14 mic's
AUDIO NL (NETHERLANDS): sewn in), accessories (depending on your view; stiletto heel shoes with
DEUPREE, TAYLOR: Focux 12" (AUDNL 006) $9.00 motors), and various bric-a-brac (two sets of digital weighing scales).
"Straight (i.e. non-conceptual/perceptual/microsound/lowercase/etc ...) Perfectly meditative sound exercises to dwell on. Quite lovely." --
techno 4 tracker from this 12k-aligned/helming artist, full on resonant Hrvatski.
kick and mid range bleepage abound. A certain favorable rhythmic ALEJANDRA & UNDERWOOD: Cities and Clothes CD (AUDIO 009
aptitude prevails throughout." -- Hrvatski. CD) $15.00
GOEM: ems een/ems twee 12" (AUDNL 007) $9.00 "Also known as Aeron Bergman and Alejandra Salinas, known as the
"Two tracks (one rather rumbly, the other buzzy/pulsey) from the trio founders and operators of the Lucky Kitchen label. In general, they are
of Frans de Waard, Roel Meelkop, and Peter Duimelinks. This stuff applying their unique musical vision to the everyday moments that
barely moves, most will doubt it's even music at that. Out memes make life so special (childhood tape experiements, for example).

They've displayed their sound and video work from New York to Paris, Marco Eneidi, Richard Keene, Assif Tsahar, Gregg Bendian, Susie Ibarra,
London, and Copenhagen. This album reflects their new work, a com- Jason Hwang, John King, etc. "When sound vibrates at a certain level,
pilation of live recordings made in the past year, and formed into fas- we can see a corridor. At the end of this corridor is a room where all
cinating sound sculptures, spoken word excerpts, and distant atmos- the secrets of life are kept. This room is locked and can only be opened
pheres & dreamy scapes." through sound. If we play the right combination of tones the door
AUFTRIEB (GERMANY): opens and we are allowed to enter the room. Once inside, a secret of
FILTER: Zahn der Zeit 12" (AUFTRIEB 10) $10.00 life is revealed to us. Every time we play music we can enter this room."
The 10th release on Mike Ink's sister label to Profan. Filter is Mike Ink --Wm. Parker.
and this EP features 3 tracks, including an absolutely storming a-side MORRIS TRIO, JOE: Antennae CD (AUM 004) $13.00
with madly distorted twiddling all over the place. B1 is a euphoric, The trio of Morris (guitar), Nate McBride (acoustic bass) & Jerome
glammy groove tracks that makes you wonder how Wolfgang pulls it Deupree (drums). "Joe Morris is one of the rare ones. A player who sets
all off, stunning. B2 is in the grittier, harsh vein and less appealing. up great challenges for himself, and proceeds to meet them head on
VOIGT, REINHARD: Oktoberfest 12" (AUFTRIEB 8) $9.00 with resounding success. He plays the guitar like no one else can play;
2 recent catalog items from theis Profan off-shoot label by Reinhard for comparative description, it's actually easier to refer to a horn play-
Voigt. er like Jimmy Lyons than any other guitarist in the history of the music.
VOIGT, REINHARD: Loikum 1 12" (AUFTRIEB 9) $9.00 Playing with a very clean tone (no fx boxes, no pedals), his work builds
AUGEN (JAPAN): energy through precise articulation and phrasing, rather than volume
or other theatrics. Actually, the fretboard leaps unleashed to actualize
SUPER BALL: Teenage Superstar On Stage VIDEO (AUGEN 002)
the phrasing in his music often times seem impossible, or at the very
$24.00
least, superhuman. At this point however, it all flows very naturally
Super Ball are a largely female trio who are somewhat legendary for
from Joe Morris."
their anti-music gestures, cuddly behavior and stunning theatrics. This
DICKEY TRIO, WHIT: Transonic CD (AUM 005) $13.00
45 minute video supposedly documents an entire tour of short sets.
First session as a leader from the drummer associated with David S.
Guitars are held and occasionally strummed in narcoleptic fashion.
Ware & Matthew Ship. With Rob Brown (as, fl), Chris Lightcap (b).
Rope is jumped. Ducks quack. You get the idea. Proposed double
OTHER DIMENSIONS IN MUSIC: Now! CD (AUM 006) $13.00
album on Ecstatic Peace doesn't seem to exist yet, but it's not like you
2nd album by the grouping of Roy Campbell Jr. (tp, flugelhorn, pocket
can prove it.
trumpet), Daniel Carter (as, ts, fl, tp), William Parker (b) & Rashied Bakr
ATEM, ZIGGY: Dry Ice System: Music Of Death VIDEO (AUGEN
(d). Parker: "The idea of making marathon jams cohesive came from an
004) $20.00
idea I've had since the '70s about being able to play a ballad all night
Thirty-three minute presentation of a ridiculously fucked Japanese cult
long. You know how [pianist] Paul Bley used to play those short ballads
alien from outer space, with his band CIA Dry Ice System (including a
that were so arresting? I just thought 'what if you could play ballads -
transvestite dancer "who danced like a fallen Kabuki angel waiting for
- like [Bley's] -- that would never never end?' Once I heard [trumpeter]
the space age messiah"). "Ziggy Atem is a schizophrenic who has spent
Art Farmer play a whole set's worth of interestng solos n the same
time in and out of mental hospitals. He claims he (is) an alien from
tempo. He just kept turning it over and over. It's easy to play some-
outer space who is living on earth. Maybe the world isn't ready for
thing fast, then something slow, whatever, but is it possible to just stay
Ziggy Atem yet."
in one groove -- one color -- and burn? No dead spaces, no lulls. Now
TRI: Unlucky World VIDEO (AUGEN 005) $20.00
that's a challenge."
Live machine/fire performance by an Australian Survival Research-like
VA: Vision Volume One 2CD (AUM 007/8) $25.00
group.
Compilation of exclusive recordings from the Second Annual Vision
JON: Jon's Black Ball VIDEO (AUGEN 006) $24.00
Festival in NYC, May 1977. Mainly released as a benefit to be sold at the
Jon is a Japanese woman who plays a pipe organ and sings about her
1998 festival, the remaining unsold copies are available for distribution
dog in a teeny-tiny voice. She wears a dog suit while doing this, to the
for a brief period. Features: John Zorn/Susie Ibarra, William Parker,
sound of no hands clapping. It's vaguely cuddly, but odd at the same
Thurston Moore/Lawrence Cook/Jon Voigt, Rob Brown/Matthew Shipp,
time. She has one self-released CD and a CD on Tzadik.
David S. Ware, Rashied Ali, Butch Morris, Assif Tsahar w/ John Tchicai
NIPLETS: VIDEO (AUGEN 011) $22.00
and more.
"Featuring Hiroshi (ex Brain Police, Rallizes Des Nudes). '85 live at
MORRIS QUARTET, JOE: A Cloud Of Black Birds CD (AUM 009)
Osaka. They are Rallizes minus Mizutani!" Kind of straightforward old-
$13.00
school Japanese psych-rock, for the completist who needs every insight
"The brand new vanguard body of work from Joe Morris, the most dis-
into that scene.
tinctive guitarist composing and performing today. This quartet, also
YAMAMOTO, SEIICHI: Solo Improvisado VIDEO (AUGEN 013)
featuring the mighty talent of Mat Maneri on violin is capable of deliv-
$22.00
ering cosmic beauty with a wide and rousing swing. Each player creat-
"Yamamoto (Boredoms/Omoide Hatoba) solo improvisation. He plays
ing their own orbit; the band itself a whole new planetary system with
guitar, piano, drums, microphone. Sleeve design by Akifumi Nakajima
the elemental Sun of Music at it's center." With Chris Lightcap (bass) &
(G.R.O.S.S.). Liner notes by Thurston Moore."
Jerome Deupree (drums).
AUM FIDELITY:
PARKER/IN ORDER TO SURVIVE, WILLIAM: The Peach Orchard 2CD
WARE QUARTET, DAVID S.: Wisdom Of Uncertainty CD (AUM 001) (AUM 010/11) $18.00
$13.00 "The other of William's tow group's as a leader (the first being The
New label run by the ex-head of Homestead records, which will con- Little Huey Creative Music Orchestra), In Order to Survive is living
tinue the documentation of Ware, Joe Morris, William Parker, etc. breathing actualization unit for musical ideas which William Parker has
Wisdom... features the quartet of Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), for small jazz group ensemble playing." Features Cooper-Moore
William Parker (b) & Susie Ibarra (d). Studio recordings from 12/96. (piano), Rob Brown (alto sax), & Susie Ibarra (drums).
PARKER/THE LITTLE HUEY CREATIVE MUSIC ORCHESTRA, TEST: CD (AUM 012) $13.00
WILLIAM: Sunrise In The Tone World 2CD (AUM 002/3) $18.00 "Marked by the near constant interweaving of the front-line (as
Second CD by Wm. Parker's large-scale ensemble, a 2 CD set from their opposed to solo trading between the horns), and a far ranging textur-
1995 live season. Up to 28 musicians contribute, including Roy al diversity (due in part to the multiple wind instruments mastered by
Campbell, Lewis Barnes, Masahiko Kono, Steve Swell, Rob Brown, Daniel and Sabir), Test is a collective creative improvising quartet based
out of the NYC underground: figuratively and most often literally. They "Heretic is the mysterious album of soundtrack music Zorn created for
have performed on a weekly basis+ basis for the past couple of years a Japanese film of S/M erotica and features this legendary band impro-
in the NYC subway; filling the rushing commuters various selves with vising in small units of duets and trios. Moody, extreme -- almost exhil-
anything ranging from joy to confusion; flustered looks to looks of rev- arating, many die hard fans consider Heretic their favorite Naked City
elation; responses depending of course on their attendant baggage." album. Includes the first of many collaborative duet recordings by
Sabir Mateen (as, ts, fl, cl), Daniel Carter (ts, as, fl, tp), Tom Bruno (d), Yamataka Eye/Zorn and Joey Baron/Bill Frisell."
Matthew Heyner (b). NAKED CITY: Grand Guignol CD (AVANT 002) $20.00
OTHER DIMENSIONS IN MUSIC: SPECIAL QUINTET WITH MATTHEW Available again. "This is the controversial CD that sparked Zorn's break
SHIPP: Time Is Of The Essence: The Essence Is Beyond Time CD with Nonesuch records. Planned as the second Naked City album, its
(AUM 013) $13.00 release was delayed for years over both musical and artistic issues.
"The music on this CD is at the vanguard of the distinctly Afro- Exploring the darker side of human creativity, Grand Guignol is divid-
American means of expression known as jazz. Jazz being a language ed into three parts. The title track is a long paean to the theatre of
that has been updated and advanced through the work of true giants shock and horror that took Paris by storm at the turn of the century.
of music throughout this century. The music herein quite readily repre- Stark and intense, 'Grand Guignol' is one of Zorn's major long form
sents the vanguard of organized sound as well. And voiced with an elo- compositions. Also included are Zorn's sensual arrangements of classi-
quence, lucidity, and passion that is, to the point, unparalleled. Taking cal music by Messiaen, Scriabin, Ives and Debussy. The final third of the
into account that this music is created without precognition of any CD contains 33 of the seminal hardcore miniatures that made Naked
kind, the profundity of its rhythmic and harmonic advances is made City famous. Uncompromising cover art and and music from one of the
even more remarkable." Roy Campbell (trumpet, flugelhorn, pocket most original and eclectic bands of the 1990s."
trumpet), Daniel Carter (alto/tenor sax, flute, trumpet), Matthew Shipp NAKED CITY: Radio CD (AVANT 003) $20.00
(piano), William Parker (bass), Rashid Bakr (drums). "Originally released in 1993, Radio captures Naked City at the height
MORRIS/MAT MANERI, JOE: Soul Search CD (AUM 014) $13.00 of its powers, a band capable of anything from surf to nuts. R&B, coun-
"Two of the world's greatest soul improvisers and technical prodigies try-rock, free jazz, hardcore punk, cartoon music, heavy metal, movie
on their respective instruments act upon a long-standing desire to set soundtracks and world-beat are all explored in John Zorn's radical com-
up microphones, press record on the reels, and unleash a series of fully positional style, making this perhaps the best entry-way into Naked
improvised theatres of sound. Subtlety and nuance and listening rule. City's eclectic and intense world of sound. Originally conceived as a
Journeys into uncharted territories abound." Morris (electric guitar), radio show for college radio, this delightful program of screams, funk
Maneri (electric violin). beats, tender ballads and horrible noise is Naked City's party record.
PARKER, WILLIAM & LITTLE HUEY CREATIVE MUSIC ORCHESTRA: Fun for the whole family, dysfunctional or not."
Mayor of Punkville 2CD (AUM 015/16) $18.00 NAKED CITY: Absinthe CD (AVANT 004) $20.00
"Bassist/composer/poet/ultra-deep human William Parker held a "The final and most enigmatic of Naked City's 7 releases, Absinthe is
monthly series at NYC's Tonic last summer/fall with his 16 piece one of John Zorn's most mysterious and elusive creations -- a strange
Creative Music Orchestra. These shows were all recorded, and this twisted take on the legacies of ambient music. Joey Baron plays bags
majestic selector set is the result. This is the followup to 1997's univer- of dry leaves, fishing reels and buckshot, Bill Frisell solos on a micro-
sally acclaimed 2CD set Sunrise In The Tone World." tonal guitar, Wayne Horvitz samples everything from crickets to
AUSFAHRT (GERMANY): Giacinto Scelsi, Fred Frith does what he does best, and Zorn doesn't
HAND, K.: Soul CD (AUSF 6338) $15.00 even touch the saxophone... Absinth, originally released in 1993, is a
Female producer from Detroit, who has released an excellent albums dark and perplexing album that is considered by many to be Naked
for the K7 & Distance labels, as well as contributed tracks to comps like City's best work."
Beyond the Third Wave and G-File. "Kelli Hand is the Detroit House & VA: In His Own Sweet Way: A Tribute To Dave Brubeck CD
Techno mistress – female, independent and straight forward, she man- (AVANT 005) $20.00
ages every challenge and takes no restrictions if compared to other Features: Dave Slusser, Uri Caine, Pachora, Bill Frisell, Ruins, Medeski
people in the business. Working as a DJ inspired Hand to create own Martin and Wood, Anthony Coleman, Eyvind Kang, Slowpoke, Erik
productions and a personal creative way to express herself. She pub- Friedlander, Sex Mob, Dave Douglas, Joey Baron, David Krakauer.
lishes innovative House and techno music on her own label Acacia! "Dave Brubeck is an enigma. Vilified by the underground intelligentsia
Records for more than five years now. A smart and stylish form of pro- for his stiff rhythmic feel and high record sales, Brubeck was a daring
gressive house music - laid back bass lines, provoking breakbeat-excur- and distinctive composer whose experiments in expanding the lan-
sions mixed with jazz elements and few voice samples - a smooth house guage of jazz never got in the way of his natural melodic sense. Cross
sound with sometimes crazy loops - a mature production, that has no cultural influences, exotic scales and fhythms, experiments with odd
problem to mess with quality and success of her last album." time signatures, polytonality and unusual bar lengths are common-
HAND, K.: Fantasy CD (AUSF 6347 CD) $15.00 place today in the music of cutting edge young jazzers like Steve
"Kelli Hand is a true anomaly in the progeny of Dance music today. Coleman, Dave Douglas and the like, but in the 1950s they raised more
Founder of Acacia Inc, working as a producer and DJ, she is an estab- than a few eyebrows. Brubeck was the first. This is a tribute to a mis-
lishment in the techno & house scene for over 10 Years now. Her inter- understood experimentalist who introduced these elements into jazz
national appearance as a DJ and artists with countless 12" releases and over forty years ago In His Own Sweet Way."
5 album releases now, made her famous in countries like USA, UK, DNA: Last Live At CBGB CD (AVANT 006) $20.00
Germany, France, Denmark, Mexico and also in the Asiatic market. "'No Wave' pioneers DNA (1978-82) attained 'legendary' status from
Here K. Hand bundles all her abilities and she presents her strongest just one 7" single, one EP and appearances on two compilations (Fruit
album with various vocal-arts, jazz- and soulinfluenced styles, clubori- Of The Original Sin and the Brian Eno-produced No New York). Though
entated moves and an exciting atmosphere." the group's complete discography clocked in well under an hour, their
AVANT (JAPAN): work was highly influential on the music of John Zorn and Sonic Youth.
The wild and spastic energy of Arto Lindsay, Ikue Mori and (Pere Ubu
NAKED CITY: Heretic CD (AVANT 001) $20.00
founder) Tim Wright is heard here in the group's final performance,
Avant is the Japanese-manufactured label of John Zorn’s, which still
captured on tape on 6/25/82 at CBGB's in NY. Nine of these 15 songs
continues on despite the more recent creation of Tzadik. All releases
were never previously released. An essential document of a revolu-
feature gorgeous art & design and aesthetically pure performance.

tionary band." Roscoe Mitchell on alto & soprano saxophones, with really interesting,
BUCKETHEAD: Buckethead Land 2CD (AVANT 007) $28.00 convoluted results. "In addition to being one of the greatest living
"Buckethead Land is a freewheeling rollercoaster ride through the leg- trombone players, George Lewis is also one of the world's leading
endary guitarist's quirky funhouse of funk, metal, cartoons and mon- authorities on computer music....George gives us a glimpse of the
ster movies. Collaborating here in his astonishing debut recording with incredible possibilities of the future of computers, electronics musics
PFunk bassmeister Bootsie Collins, in what remains his most personal and live instrumental interaction."
and most complete musical statement to date, this is the real HYLA, LEE: In Double Light CD (AVANT 015) $20.00
Buckethead with no compromises." "Lee Hyla is more and more becoming known as one of the premiere
FUSHITSUSHA: Allegorical Misunderstanding CD (AVANT 008) composers of his generation. In Double Light, recorded from 1986 to
$20.00 1992, is a beautiful collection of his works for small chamber ensembles
Recorded in NY in 1992 with Zorn producing, this is the first studio doc- and features some of the most exciting performers in NY and Boston.
ument of Keiji Haino’s ultimate rock band, Fushitsusha. "Haino Keiji's In addition to his masterpiece 'In Double Light', is an introspective
musical influences are a lot more varied than most people believe. An quartet for flute, viola, cello and piano, the intense second string quar-
accomplished musician who has listened to everything from Scarlatti to tet, and a virtuoso solo piece for bass clarinet, which weaves the songs
Partch, Blood Ulmer to Django, Munir Bachir to Vassilis Tsitsanis, of birds, both real and imaginary, into a complex tapestry of note clus-
Haino's music is intense, visceral and brutally honest. One of the most ters, harmonics and impossible leaps."
enigmatic musicians in Japan, he is also one of the most prolific -- but OSWALD, JOHN: Plexure CD (AVANT 016) $20.00
this CD is something special. His first studio recording ever. Performing The most in-demand Avant CD finally available again. Oswald's most
with his regular trio Fushitsusha, Haino is in a surprisingly lyrical mode dense and crushingly heavy assemblage. Spectacular confusion via his
here. This is a side of Haino you've never heard, Haino in love. most extreme & stunning Plunderphonic. "His most rigorous and com-
Produced by John Zorn and recorded by Martin Bisi, Allegorical plex work to date, slices, chops, and blends literally hundreds of thou-
Misunderstanding is a very special one-of-a-kind listening experience. sands of sound bites from musics known and unknown into a dizzying
Haino plays for lovers only." sonic whirlwind. You have never heard anything quite like Plexure, and
BLIND IDIOT GOD: Cyclotron CD (AVANT 010) $20.00 you are likely never to forget it. A close collaborator of Henry Kaiser,
Available again. "Founded in St. Louis, Blind Idiot God moved to NYC John Zorn and the Grateful Dead -- John Oswald lives with his wife and
in the late 1980's and quickly began collaborations with the likes of Bill dog in a small suburb near downtown Toronto. His sound installations,
Laswell, John Zorn and Henry Rollins. BIG plays instrumental hardcore mystery tapes, dance performances, orchestral compositions and saxo-
-- fast, loud and intense, mixing it with large does of dub reggae and phone manipulations are known worldwide." In the look-what-hap-
mutant funk. Produced by Laswell, Cyclotron, their 3rd and last album, pens-when-John-Zorn-is-allowed-to-wri te-the-sales-blurb-dept.: John
is their ultimate statement. An uncompromising power house of blis- Oswald has informed us that: a) he doesn't have a dog, and in fact is
tering compositions featuring Andy Hawkins, who has played with allergic to them, b) is not married, and c) does not live "in a small sub-
Buckethead and Bernie Worrell, on guitar, Gabe Kate on bass, and Ted urb near downtown Toronto". Just in case you were wondering....
Epstein, a frequent member of John Zorn's Spy vs. Spy on drums." ROUGH ASSEMBLAGE: Construction and Demolition CD (AVANT
COLEMAN, ANTHONY: Disco By Night CD (AVANT 011) $20.00 017) $20.00
"The mad mastermind of the Selfhaters, the other half of Lobster And Rough Assemblage were a composer collective made up of Mark
Friend (with Roy Nathanson) and the versatile piano stylist whose ivory Degliantoni, Norman Yamada & the late Eric Qin. The works presented
touch makes Separdic Tinge one of jazz's most delightful and twisted here are all instrumental, largely percussive-based, with waves of sam-
piano trios, Anthony is finally being recognized as one of the most pler-generated drones piled on top; fairly interesting record. Marc
original musical thinkers of our time. In this compelling recording from Ribot, Anthony Coleman, James Pugliese, Christine Bard guest.
1992 -- his first as a leader -- Anthony's compositional genius comes to PARKINS, ZEENA: Isabelle CD (AVANT 018) $20.00
the fore. Disco By Night is the ultimate statement about his Yugoslavic This is the first Zeena Parkins release to focus strictly on her group com-
experiences: a tragic and doomed meditation on the clash between positional skills, unlike her other records which tend to focus on her
tradition/ethnicity and modernization/Westernization in Eastern amazing electric harp improvisation talent. The main piece here,
Europe. Wonderful music to make you wonder." “Isabelle,” for piano, cello, violin, sampler & el. harp is a haunting,
GARLAND, PETER: Nana + Victorio CD (AVANT 012) $20.00 beautiful work, built into 10 sections; surely one of the most impor-
"Peter Garland has been a champion of American music for over25 tant, breathtaking avant-garde works of the 90s. The second piece,
years, maintaining long associations and friendships with composers “Hup!,” is performed by Ikue Mori (el. percussion), and Zeena (el. harp,
such as Lou Harrison, Conlon Nancarrow, Paul Bowles and Harry samples, East Berlin toy), and has a lovely, discombobulated electronics
Partch." This CD features 2 works performed by William Winant (vibra- feel.
phone) and Julie Steinberg (piano). The title track is excellent work for SOLDIER, DAVID: Smut CD (AVANT 019) $20.00
solo percussion based on Native American peyote rattle. The timbre (of Soldier is a member of the Soldier String Quartet and his group here
skin drums, a water drum — a gourd floating in a tub of water, etc.) is includes Ben Neill (trumpet), Bob Bannister (guitar), Samm Bennett &
slowly visionary, and you don’t even have to go about throwing up to James Pugliese (drums), etc.; Soldier plays guitar himself. "Twangy gui-
enjoy the effects. "Penasco Blanco" for piano and vibraphone is "a tars, droning bass and pornographic lyrics. Dedicated to Robert
beautiful piece that seduces the listener into a world of happiness and Mapplethorpe and David Wojnarowicz, these strange songs, adapted
emotional peace." from homo- and hetero-erotic Latin poetry of the middle ages, create
SHEA, DAVID: Shock Corridor CD (AVANT 013) $20.00 a medieval surf sound that will make you want to hit the beach with a
Excellent debut release from 1992 by the now well-known sampler copy of Catullus. 'Matarile', the 2nd composition on this quirky CD,
manipulator. "Presents three sides of his multi-faceted compositional evokes 1990s New York the way Stockhausen evoked 1950s Cologne on
skills. In the title track he presents an unfolding collage dedicated to 'Gesang der Junglinge'. Using children's voices, rappers and city noises,
film director Samuel Fuller and is joined by an all-star band of Jim Soldier structures this work like opposing mirrors in a barber shop --
Pugliese, Shelley Hirsch, Ikue Mori, Zeena Parkins, Jim Staley and imitation upon imitation upon imitation ad infinitum."
Anthony Coleman. Also included is a cartoon piece for two keyboards WEINSTEIN, DAVID: Perfume CD (AVANT 020) $20.00
and a trio for samplers." "David Weinstein is a composer who uses electronic and recording
LEWIS, GEORGE: Voyager CD (AVANT 014) $20.00 technology to fashion improbable orchestral and musical juxtaposi-
An interactive computer composition, with Lewis on trombone and tions. Utilizing rigorous compositional techniques and hackneyed
Hollywood tricks as well as experimental processes, Weinstein com- Plotkin (guitar, bass, rhythm samples), Franz Treichler (guitar loop, sam-
posed with an appreciation of the divine in the pedestrian. Five years ples), Mick Harris (drifting gate, atmosphere, cymbals), Ruth Collins
in the making, Weinstein's first solo CD Perfume charts a dyslexic and (vocals). "An ambient-hardcore dub project by the mastermind behind
exotic path through microtonal towards the world of 'just intona- Earache band OLD. Featuring the out-of-control samples of Mick Harris
tion'." (Scorn, Painkiller), the voice of Franz Treichler (Young Gods) and a vari-
XIAO-FEN, MIN: With Six Composers CD (AVANT 021) $20.00 ety of guitar loops, sound effects and pulsating drum patterns, this CD
"Min Xiao-Fen is one of the outstanding pipa virtuosos of our is an intriguing exploration into the outer edges of ambient-rock."
time...and has developed strong working relationships with composers CAKE LIKE: Delicious CD (AVANT 029) $20.00
as diverse as Chen Yi, Tan Dun, Wadada Leo Smith, Carl Stone, George Debut release by once-unknown 3 piece all-female band from NY.
Lewis and John Zorn. This CD features the fruit of these collaborative Hightlighted by lovely cover by Rita Ackermann. "Combining the prim-
friendships in seven major new compositions (for pipa and voice) that itive innocence of the Shaggs, the naive charm of Shonen Knife with
take this ancient instrument to new and unexpected places." the raw power of Melt Banana, Cake Like is one of NYC's most up and
DRURY, STEPHEN: Faith, The Loss of Faith, and the Return of coming all-girl bands. These are their first recordings."
Faith CD (AVANT 022) $20.00 MORI, IKUE: Painted Desert CD (AVANT 030) $20.00
"A close collaborator of both John Cage and John Zorn, Drury's virtu- Supremely gorgeous trio record led by Ikue Mori (drum machines),
osic solo recitals and critically acclaimed recordings are establishing with Robert Quine and Marc Ribot (guitars). Not an out experimental
him as one of contemporary music's most important performers. record at all, this is haunting desert music, trio improvs that provide the
Drury's adventurous programming and unique interpretations of clas- ultimate fever soundtrack for eyelid manipulation. The interplay
sical literature shed new light on these well-known masterpieces for between Quine and Ribot is great, one of the best feel-good atmos-
solo piano. You will never hear Beethoven and Liszt the same way pheric interplay albums since Ry Cooder and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt
again." Performing Liszt, Stockhausen ("Klavierstuck IX": "electronic stayed up all night together a couple years ago (A Meeting By The
music reimagined as live music on an acoustic instrument. Feedback River CD on Water Lily Acoustics).
and tape loops are created, echo and reverb effects explored, tones fil- WEDDING BANDS FROM RAJASTHAN: Disco Bhangra CD (AVANT
tered, new sound complexes are synthesized. The trajectory is from an 031) $20.00
order which is artificial, rigid, authority imposed from above to a 'dis- “If you got married in Rahjastan, this is the music you’d have to con-
order' which is intuitive, improvisational, personal"), Ives & Beethoven. tend with. These disco brass bands would follow you around all day
LUBAMBO, ROMERO: Lubambo CD (AVANT 023) $20.00 while distant relatives waved money over your head. Recorded live in
"Beautiful and exotic Brazilian music for solo guitar by a musician of Jaipur, India in 1989 by Yale Evelev, this is one of the oddest ethno-
almost unbelievable strength and imagination. Romero Lubambo has graphic documents of Indian music ever recorded. Rejected by 5 record
worked with just about every major contemporary Brazilian artist and companies as too strange, Avant is proud to bring you the ‘Music of
was recently featured on Cyro Baptista's critically acclaimed CD Vira Indian Weddings.’” —John Zorn. First in series of Avant World Music
Loucous. Intense rhythmic drive and a beautiful melodic sense distin- recordings. Clarinet and brass with drums, organ and highly reverbed
guish this set of etudes for solo guitar." scat vocals perform some of Indian film music's greatest hits in a loose
FRENCH, JOHN: O Solo Drumbo CD (AVANT 024) $20.00 and endearing fashion.
"John French is best known as the man responsible for creating the GOD IS MY CO-PILOT: Mir Shlufn Nisht CD (AVANT 032) $20.00
percussive backdrops for legendary underground rock pioneer Capt. "God Co's most delightful and entertaining recording; an eclectic pot
Beefheart. An eclectic and quirky genius in his own right, O Solo pourri of Klezmer tunes, Finnish folk melodies, Russian ballads and like,
Drumbo is the only the 2nd CD under his own name. These exciting all delivered with God Co's inimitable post-everything sensibility.
solo drum performances showcase French's startlingly original drum Sharon Topper's heartwarming vocals and Craig Flanagin's loose
patterns and his distinctive structural sensibility, mixing familiar riffs improvisational arrangements keep guest musicians Anthony Coleman,
from classic albums like Safe As Milk with improvisations and recent Andy Haas and Elliot Sharp on their feet dancing and wailing to some
compositions. Produced by Henry Kaiser, O Solo Drumbo has been of the world's most timeless folk songs."
meticulously recorded with an ear for the detail and precision inherent RIBOT, MARC: Shrek CD (AVANT 033) $20.00
in French's distinctive percussion work." "Shrek is Marc's ultimate compositional statement to date -- an atavis-
BOREDOMS: Wow 2 CD (AVANT 026) $20.00 tic exploration of the primitive, the banal and the despised. Featuring
"Wild, unpredictable and able to change styles and directions at the an incredible band of Chris Wood (M,M&W), Sebastian Steinberg (Soul
drop of a hat, the Boredoms are the most influential and well-known Coughing), Christine Bard and Jim Pugliese (ESP) and the ubiquitous
of Japan's underground rock bands. Wow 2, recorded in 1992 at Martin David Shea on samplers. Shrek will make you scream. It will make you
Bisi's Brooklyn studio captures the Boredoms at the height of their sick. And it will make you a mumbling, bumbling fan of one of the
powers...of all their recordings, this is the one that best represents the world's most original and influential guitarists -- Marc Ribot."
power of their world-acclaimed live shows. Headed by Yamataka Eye, Z'EV: Heads & Tales CD (AVANT 034) $20.00
who has collaborated with Shinro Otake, Otomo Yoshihide, Sonic "Conceptual artist, dancer, musician, scholar and poet, Stefan Weisser
Youth, John Zorn and many others, the Boredoms will completely began playing the drums at age 4. Moving to NYC from San Francisco
change your idea of what a rock band is capable of." in 1979, and adopting the name Z'ev, his work with performance/noise
PIGPEN: V as in Victim CD (AVANT 027) $20.00 percussion broke new ground and drew the attention of rock sym-
"Wayne Horvitz (keyboardist of Naked City) is a master of many styles phonist Glenn Branca, dancer Simone Forti, guitarist Rudolph Grey and
and a veteran of many bands, but few have been as exciting as Pigpen. just about everybody related to the downtown scene. These recordings
Featuring the talented young alto saxophonist Briggan Krauss, V As In from the early nineties were created in NY with the assistance of long-
Victim takes the traditional instrumentation of sax, keyboard, bass and time friends and collaborators Wharton Tiers and Glenn Branca.
drums to some surprising places. Jumping from jazz to hardcore to Showing his interest in newly developed technologies, drum'n'bass,
moody soundpieces, with a good dose of Booker T. and Frank Zappa techno and hard-core dance beats, Heads & Tales is unlike any Z'ev
thrown in for good measure, Wayne's various obsessions come togeth- recording you've ever heard. Without compromising his commitment
er brilliantly in this 1993 recording. His catchy tunes and grooving to intensity, his experiments here have taken a whole new turn."
rhythms make this one of his most memorable recordings." GOLDBERG, BEN: Twelve Minor CD (AVANT 035) $20.00
PLOTKIN, JAMES: The Joy Of Disease CD (AVANT 028) $20.00 "The newest project from Ben Goldberg, the brilliant clarinetist and

compositional mastermind behind the landmark group New Klezmer greats (Frith, Chris Brown, Trevor Dunn and others) and a menagerie of
Trio. Featured on this dynamic sextet is bassist Trevor Dunn, from the guest vocalists (including Mike Patton)."
cult rock band Mr. Bungle; the sensitive koto work of Miya Masaoka; COCHRANE, CHRIS: Bath CD (AVANT 042) $20.00
NY's favorite drummer Kenny Wollesen, and two exciting young play- A largely solo album by NYC's Cochrane (founding member of No
ers from the bay area -- violinist Carla Kihstedt and saxophonist Rob Safety) with help from the likes of Ann Rupel, Zeena Parkins, Dudley
Sudduth. Blending Jewish themes, harmonies and melodies with the Saunders, etc. Great melodic-discord from a unique post-no-wave
fire of free jazz and the structural integrity of contemporary classical shamble and splatter-pop angle. "With Bath, Cochrane has created a
music." Pet Sounds/Trout Mask Replica of the 1990's. Improvisation, noise and
PREVITE, BOBBY: Slay the Suitors CD (AVANT 036) $20.00 psychedelia are woven together into 18 songs touching on life and love
Previte (drums), Robin Eubanks (trombone), Wayne Horvitz (key- in NYC. A seminal work of the Gay/Lesbian Queer Core scene, Bath is
boards), Jerome Harris (guitar), R. Squitero (percussion). "Previte has an important and compelling recording by one of the downtown's
been a driving force in the downtown NYC jazz scene for well over a greatest unsung guitar heroes."
decade. Slay The Suitors was recorded for Gramavision, but never WEIRD LITTLE BOY: CD (AVANT 043) $22.00
released because of a cover art controversy. Avant is proud to present "Weird Little Boy is a special band project spearheaded by John Zorn
both the music and cover intact." and Mike Patton. A collective of artists, writers and musicians, their
JOHNSTON, PHILLIP: The Unknown CD (AVANT 037) $20.00 first CD release features the world-renowned graphics of Nayland
Phillip Johnston (alto, soprano sax), Steve Swell (trumpet), Bob Debellis Blake, the cutting edge writing of gay S/M writer Dennis Cooper and
(reeds), David Hofstra (bass), Joe Ruddick (keyboards), Kevin Norton music by Chris Cochrane, John Zorn and members of the cult rock band
(perc.). "In recent years, many musicians have taken on the challenge Mr. Bungle. A deluxe CD-book package containing a 46 page booklet
of writing contemporary scores for silent films, but few have been as and some of the strangest music you are ever likely to hear makes this
successful or as delightful as Phillip Johnston's score for Tod Browning's unusual collaborative meeting of 'gays' and 'straights' a must for fans
masterpiece The Unknown. Johnston's music mixes modern harmonies of each and every member of this exciting experimental collective."
with a nostalgic old-time feel and in his compelling score to The SOLA & WU MAN: China Collage CD (AVANT 046) $20.00
Unknown he throws in a generous dose of side show carnival atmos- Weird duo from China: Liu Sola on vocals and Wu Man on pipa, pro-
phere, make this one of the most distinctive and original of his varied duced by Laswell in NY. "These two young and innovative talents build
creations." on Chinese opera and folk traditions to create a beautiful, unusual and
MENGELBERG TRIO, MISHA: Who’s Bridge CD (AVANT 038) $20.00 haunting album, unlike anything you have ever heard. Wu Man is a
Mengelberg (piano), Brad Jones (bass), Joey Baron (drums). Beautifully master of the pipa, a pear-shaped Chinese lute with four silk strings...
recorded piano trio works by this legendary smoker & a completely sat- Sola's voice is absolutely spellbinding. Citing blues, free jazz and
isfying release. "One of the father figures of the Dutch jazz scene, a Aretha Franklin in her liner notes, Sola states: 'China Collage is made
founding member of the European Fluxus movement and one of the from many traditional Chinese music motifs -- but transformed by all
most enigmatic pianists in jazz, Misha Mengelberg is captured here in that I have heard.'"
his first trio recording, performing 11 of his most enduring composi- SMARNAMISA!: Resia Valley Music CD (AVANT 047) $20.00
tions. Influenced by Monk and more notably by Herbie Nichols, Misha "From beneath the Alpes, near the Slovenian border in NE Italy, comes
has forged a unique style of his own, combining a deep understanding a gorgeous and haunting album of traditional dances, songs and fairy
of harmonic complexities with a charming folk-melodic sense, and of tales from Resia Valley. Smarnamisa! is the first compact disc of the
course, his sly Dutch humor...one of the essential piano trio albums of music of Friuli, birthplace of Pasolini. The rough sawing drone of the
the 90s. An absolute classic." citira (fiddle) and bunkula (3-stringed cello) accompanied by delightful
BERESFORD, STEVE: Signals For Tea CD (AVANT 039) $20.00 rhythmic foot-stomping transport the listener to a medieval village.
"Improviser, composer, producer, pianist and bon vivant Steve These centuries-old traditions are lovingly-performed, impeccably
Beresford is one of England's most versatile musical assets. Signals for recorded and beautifully packaged with a stunning 32-page color
Tea shows yet another of Steve's remarkable talent: that of singer- booklet."
songwriter. Backed by John Zorn's Masada, Steve's charming vocal HAAS, ANDY: Arnhem Land CD (AVANT 048) $20.00
stylings much in the mode of Chet Baker and Noel Coward are perfectly "Andy has spent over a decade studying and perfecting his extended
suited to the witty lyrics of Andrew Brenner, Steve's partner-in-crime. techniques on the Australian Aboriginal instrument, the didgeridu.
This original and adventurous addition to the great legacy of jazz This is not the kinder, gentler instrument you may have heard on many
vocals will surprise and delight the entire family as something of the 'new age' recordings available these days. In the hands of Andy
quite...unremarkable." Haas the didgeridu takes on many new faces, as one would expect
BAKER, DUCK: Spinning Song CD (AVANT 040) $20.00 from the list of collaborators on this, his first CD as a leader. From the
Subtitled: "Duck Baker Plays the Music of Herbie Nichols"; performed vocal pyrotechnics of Haino Keiji and Makigami Koichi, the complex
on solo guitar. Nichols was a Monk-like pianist who only recorded a percussion of Ikue Mori and Cyro Baptista to the always surprising gui-
handful of sides for Blue Note and Bethlehem, but achieved legendary tar of Fred Frith, this CD will redefine your ideas about an instrument
status for their post-bop extrapolations. "Baker is a true student of the as old as time itself."
guitar. He performs in styles ranging from folk to Celtic to medieval to ZORN'S COBRA, JOHN: Tokyo Operations 94 CD (AVANT 049)
blues to avant-garde jazz, and is known in particular for expertise in $20.00
the Celtic fingerstyle method of playing. He has performed with blues- "'Cobra' has become one of John Zorn's most infamous compositions.
man Charlie Musselwhite and Jerry Ricks, bluegrass greats Dan Crary These recordings from the heart of Tokyo feature a new generation of
and Tim O'Brien, traditionalists Ali Anderson and Brian MacNeil, new Japan's most creative traditional musicians prompted by the enthusias-
music icon John Zorn, rock musician JJ Cale and jug band artist Jim tic musical master Makigami Koichi. Shakuhachi, koto, hichiriki,
Kweskin!" shamisen, nokan, dengaku bue, taeko, ortin doo and gidayu, mix with
OSTERTAG, BOB: Fear No Love CD (AVANT 041) $20.00 guitar, bass, vocals and percussion in a bizarre meeting of not only east
"A radical departure for Ostertag, who has previously composed for and west, but also north, south and every other point on the compass.
Kronos Quartet and improvised with Fred Frith, John Zorn, Phil Minton There has never been a 'Cobra' like this one. Exhilarating."
and many others. On Fear..., Ostertag applies his sampling genius to BAILEY/MIN XIAO-FEN, DEREK: Viper CD (AVANT 050) $20.00
dance/techno/industrial/r&b/etc. It's a hilarious, surreal and subversive "Derek Bailey, one of the founding fathers of the European improvis-
romp, a trashy gender-bending disco cartoon, featuring instrumental ing scene and Min Xiao-Fen, one of China's greatest pipa (Chinese lute)
virtuosos met for the first time in front of these sensitive microphones ARCADO STRING TRIO: Live In Europe CD (AVANT 058) $20.00
to record this document of free improvisations at its best and most The amazing trio of Mark Feldman (violin), Mark Dresser (bass) & Ernst
adventurous. The young Min Xiao-Fen has recorded two stunningly Reijsenger (cello). "An amazing group that should be mentioned in the
beautiful albums of traditional and modern works for pipa and was same breath with the String Trio of NY, the Kronos Quartet and even
featured on John Zorn's Filmworks 8. Two of the world's most exciting Le Quintette du Hot Club de France...three incredible musicians who
string players cross boundaries head-to-head in creating a musical are not just virtuosos, but highly accomplished in a variety of styles.
meeting of East and West unlike anything you've ever heard before." Their original compositions, written by all three members, have one
DIM SUM CLIP JOB: Harmolodic Jeopardy CD (AVANT 051) $20.00 foot in contemporary classical, the other foot swinging furiously."
Debut album by this NY group, formed in 1994 by Laura Cromwell (for- BARON + BARONDOWN, JOEY: Crackshot CD (AVANT 059) $20.00
merly of Growing Up Skipper and God Is My Co-Pilot). "It's a manic A trio of Baron (d), Ellery Eskelin (ts) & Steve Swell (tb). "Barondown
instrumental romp through no-wave/jazz/punk/metal/whatever, taking brings both his virtuosic playing and adventurous writing skills to the
cues from Naked City, Ruins, and Ornette Coleman." With Chris fore. Gut-bucket blues, hardcore madness, lyrical beauty and general
Cochrane, Kenny Wolleson, etc. and produced by Zorn. mayhem, in all the inimitable Bardondown style."
FAIR/THE SHAPIR-0 RAMA, JAD: We Are The Rage CD (AVANT 052) BAILEY, DEREK: Guitar Drums 'n' Bass CD (AVANT 060) $20.00
$20.00 Bailey on guitar in tandem with UK Junglist DJ Ninj who provides the
Return-to-form studio Jad album, recorded in NY, 1995, backed by drum programming (he's performed in similar capacity for recent
Dave Rick (b), Chuck Marcus (g), Steve Dibenedetto (d) & Kim Rancourt albums with Buckethead and Laswell). Ninj's drum and bass framework
(casio sax, bells). With special guest Yamamoto (Boredoms/Omoide). 23 is fairly rudimentary for the genre, but Bailey is in a pretty flailing
tracks. mode, dropping some of his heaviest sheets of sound, and if it doesn't
PRELAPSE: CD (AVANT 053) $20.00 always particularly "work" it's not like anyone is gonna care anyway!
"A raging new band influenced by Naked City, Steve Coleman and Mr. The press release from Japan probably best sums it up: 'flashing groove
Bungle. This first CD presents their startling original music alongside a beat you down!!!'"
dozen unrecorded compositions by John Zorn originally written for the BAPTISTA, CYRO: Villa Lobos Vira Loucos CD (AVANT 061) $20.00
Naked City repertory circa 1990. With Zorn appearing as guest saxo- "After 15 years of distinguishing himself as one of the most versatile,
phonist on several pieces, this exciting CD is a dream-come-true for creative and sought-after percussionists in the world he steps out here
many Naked City fans. Their own material contains complex forms, a with his first CD release under his own name. Assembling an all-star
twisted sense of humor and an awesome power few bands can match." band of his favorite collaborators: Greg Cohen on bass, Argentinian
PIECES (BUCKETHEAD & BRAIN): i need 5 minutes alone CD accordionist Chango Spasiuk and two of the greatest guitar virtuosos
(AVANT 054) $20.00 of our age, Romero Lubambo of Brazil and Marc Ribot of New Jersey,
"This second release on Avant finds him pulling out all the stops in a Cyro has given us a fresh and exciting take on the music of Brazilian
go-for-the-jugular duet with Brain, the powerful drummer of San composer Heitor Villa-Lobos. This delightful album, filled with beauti-
Francisco's popular bands Primus and Limbomaniacs, as well as a mem- ful instrumental and vocal arrangements will bring the prodigious tal-
ber of Bill Laswell's Praxis. Their new power-duo Pieces pay off with ents of Cyro Baptista into a whole new light."
everything from buzzsaws to funk, with a good measure of blood-cur- WOMA, BERNARD: Live At The Pito Bar CD (AVANT 063) $20.00
dling screams and Buckethead's patented guitar pyrotechnics along "Bernard Woma, a member of the Dagara tribe from northern Ghana,
the way. The legend of Buckehead continues..." is considered one of the foremost balafon players in the world. Sunday
BROVOLD, BILL: Larval CD (AVANT 055) $20.00 afternoons, Bernard and his friends go to Nandem House to kick back,
"Instrumental Rock at its best. Blending together the intellectual struc- drink Pito (a homemade beere brewed from millet), dance and play
tures of rock minimalism with the visceral edge of surf and grunge pio- some music. This CD documents one such afternoon, and the result is
neer Link Wray, Bill Brovold has forged a bold new instrumental music one of the most exciting, raw, visceral recordings of African music
of pulsing intensity. Adventurous, exciting, yet totally accessible, Larval you've ever heard. The intense energy and poly-rhythmic complexity of
will satisfy rock, classical and new music audiences alike with its unique this music can remind you of the Cecil Taylor Trio at one moment and
approach to instrumental rock. Bill has worked with Rhys Chatham, Steve Reich the next."
Fast Forward and the Zen Vikings in early 80s New York, and was an BANGOURA, ABDULAI: Sigiri CD (AVANT 064) $20.00
integral part of the No Wave explosion." "An astounding solo percussion recital recorded live in Ghana, Sigiri is
BAILEY/JOHN ZORN/WILLIAM PARKER, DEREK: Harras CD (AVANT a dynamic document of one of Africa's greatest percussion virtuosos,
056) $20.00 Abdulai Bangoura. Exciting solo pieces for hand drum, balafon and
"Here are three master improvisers cutting loose, going for the jugu- kalimba that keep you on the edge of your seat every moment. The
lar. Derek Bailey, one of the father figures of free improvisation, the soul of Africa at its very best." From Mark Seidenfeld's liner notes:
ubiquitous and indefatigable bassist William Parker and iconoclastic "Although rooted in Islamic melody and rhythm, Bangoura's playing
composer/saxophonist John Zorn met one night in 1993 and fortu- was seeking the outer edges. He is an extremist, never in the middle.
nately a digital tape recorder was present. This was the result. A text His music leaps into the cosmos, while his feet are firmly rooted to the
book of improvisational interaction or a no-holes-barred assault -- you center of the earth."
decide. An essential document of free improvisation at its best." FELDMAN/SYLVIE COURVOISIER, MARK: Music For Piano And
FRIEDLANDER, ERIK: Chimera CD (AVANT 057) $20.00 Violin CD (AVANT 065) $20.00
Debut album by cellist Friedlander (last heard on Zorn's "Redbird"); a "Mark Feldman is one of the world's foremost improvising violinists
quartet featuring Curtis Speed (cl), Drew Gress (b) & Andrew D'Angelo and has worked with just about everyone you can think of. His latest
(bcl). Some stunning interplay on this one, mixing strings & reeds for project teams him with the brilliant Swiss pianist Sylvia Courvoisier in a
some invigorating slants of sound. "Erik is literally redefining therole program of original compositions and improvisations that stand as
of the cello in new improvised music. Perhaps the greatest cellist to some of the most exciting and adventurous playing he's ever done.
emerge in the history of jazz, Erik is also a talented and dedicated com- Romantic ballads, driving rhythms, noises, scrapes, scratches and more
poser. Chimera, his first release, is an eclectic and varied exploration of from two performers at the top of their form."
chamber jazz, highlighting Friedlander's beautiful melodic sense and DOUGLAS, DAVE: Sanctuary 2CD (AVANT 066) $28.00
ear for orchestrational detail -- it's lyrical and moody, at times complex "A versatile trumpeter with a warm, beautiful sound, brilliant compos-
and burning." er and arranger with a creative musical imagination, Dave Douglas is

fast becoming one of our greatest musical assets. His large group pro- voice, navigating the psychic territory of nightmare and the uncon-
ject, Sanctuary, presents two long musical soundscapes that take us scious." A thoroughly insane group and one of the most curious dis-
from funk and jazz through ambient and improvisation. Inspired in coveries to emanate from the Avant catalog to date, theoretically orig-
part by Ornette Coleman's landmark recording Free Jazz and inating from Tampa, FL: Aida Ruilova (bcl, keyboards, guitar); Liza
Coltrane's Ascension these explorative compositions weave a whole Wakeman (violin, guitar); Michelle Anderson (saxophone, whistles,
new kind of instrumental fusion for the 90's. Featuring the imaginative blood-curdling screams).
sampler playing of Cibo Matto's Yuka Honda, the fine horn work of EASTSIDE PERCUSSION: ESP CD (AVANT 073) $20.00
Chris Speed and Cuong Vu, sensitive drumming by Dougie Browne and "Christine Bard, Michael Evans and Jim Pugliese are three of the busiest
of course the brilliant trumpet work of leader Dave Douglas, this is sure percussionists on the downtown scene, having worked with everyone
to be one of Dave's most controversial albums." from Steve Reich and Philip Glass to Evan Parker and Karen Mantler.
MANERI, JOE: Paniots Nine CD (AVANT 067) $20.00 Together they are EasSide Percussion and here in their debut recording
"An exciting first release of Joe's legendary 1963 quartet recordings! In they explore a world of acoustic and electric percussion not yet imag-
the past 10 years, more and more people have become aware of the ined. Chains, bamboo clackers, water jars, Korean Shaman bells,
music of Joe Maneri. Born in Brooklyn in 1927, Joe has been a profes- Almglocken, Pachinko balls, mini-Gamelan, lamp shades, oven parts,
sional musician since 1941. A veteran of countless bands, his experience toys, Theremin, and countless other objects and everyday objects are
as a musician-for-hire gave him a unique insight into a wide variety of used as sound sources in this dynamic suite of 20 compositions that
music, from jazz and classical, to Klezmer and Greek wedding music. range from musique concrète, modern classical to funk, rock and out-
Integrating these musics into a personal vision as early as the mid 50s, and-out noise."
Maneri is a true American original, anticipating the exciting new music HAINO, KEIJI: An Unclear Trial: More Than This CD (AVANT 074)
of the AACM, and the more recent developments of Dave Douglas, $20.00
Don Byron, Paradox Trio and countless others. These are legendary 'lost "Haino Keiji has become one of the most prolific artists in the Japanese
tapes' of Joe's ill-fated 1963 quartet demo -- the original recordings underground, but this is a CD you absolutely have to own. A studio
both musicians and critics have been talking about for years. You've recording with the legendary rhythm section of John Zorn's Masada --
got to hear it to believe it." Joey Baron on drums and Greg Cohen on bass. Haino's guitar screams,
SAFT/VU: Ragged Jack CD (AVANT 068) $20.00 stretches and swings in a jazz power trio inspired by among others,
"Exploring the vast space between jazz composition and free improvi- James Blood Ulmer and Argentine swing legend Oscar Aleman.
sation, Saft/Vu develops structures build of dark shadow and jagged Produced by John Zorn, this is Haino like you've never heard him
plateau, constantly redefining their own musical language." Jamie Saft before -- and probably never will again."
(piano), Cuong Vu (trumpet), Jim Black (drums) & Andrew D'Angelo DRAGON BLUE: Hade's Park CD (AVANT 075) $20.00
(as, bcl). "Along with Yamataka Eye, Haino Keiji and Makigami Koichi, Tenko is
ACKLEY, BRUCE: The Hearing CD (AVANT 069) $20.00 one of the most intense and original vocalists to come out of Japan.
"A founding member of the Rova Saxophone Quartet, Bruce Ackley This latest project is one of her best: an all-star band of some of the
has been one of the most vital and accomplished musicians on the SF greatest musicians from the Tokyo underground. This first studio
scene for over 20 years. One of the world's most distinctive virtuosos on recording by Dragon Blue features turntable wizard Otomo Yoshihide,
the soprano saxophone, amazingly this is the first release under his guitar master Imabori Tsuneo, the ferocious drumming of Sotoyama
own name! Heard here in an intimate trio setting, Bruce is more than Akira and of course the legendary Kato Hideki on bass. Blending inten-
ably accompanied by one of the most creative and driving rhythm sec- sity, quirkiness and improvisational unpredictability, Dragon Blue is one
tions, bassist Greg Cohen and drum aster Joey Baron (5 year veterans of Japan's most important underground bands."
of John Zorn's Masada). From conceptual improvisations to lovely bal- DYING GROUND (KANG/HIDEKI/WESTON): Dying Ground CD
lads and straight ahead swingers, this exciting CD showcases one of the (AVANT 076) $20.00
great jazz soloists on the soprano saxophone." "Eyvind Kang is quickly becoming one of the most fascinating and
MCAULIFFE, MARIE: Plays The Music of Burt Bacharach CD quirky figures in new music. His new project is a power trio. Heavy and
(AVANT 070) $20.00 relentless, this is the other side of Kang's violin, whose velvet tones
"One of the highlights of Tzadik's Burt Bacharach tribute from 1996, have graced the music of artists ranging from Bill Frisell and Joe
Marie McAuliffe follows up her brilliant arrangements of 'I Say A Little McPHee to the Sun City Girls and Arto Lindsay. Joined here by Kato
Prayer' with an entire album of Bacharach material featuring her excit- Hideki (Ground Zero, Death Ambient) on bass and Grant Calvin Weston
ing, unit the 'ArKsextet' [McAuliffe: piano; Rob Henke: trumpet, flugel- (Ornette Coleman, James Blood Ulmer, Miles Davis) on drums, this
horn; Rich Perry: tenor sax; Chris Washburne: trombone, tuba; Dave dynamic live recording captures the power and excitement of this band
Hofstra: bass; Kevin Norton: drums, vibes]. More and more known in at its peak. Intense and captivating."
the jazz world as a distinctive pianist and arranger, Marie's unique take WATSON, DAVID: Skirl CD (AVANT 077) $20.00
on Bacharach's melodic masterpieces swing like crazy, taking unex- "A swirling free polyphony of bagpipes over thunderous grooves, with
pected twists and turns while still remaining faithful to the Bacharach funky phasing lines flowing into Coltrane jazz, microtonal drones and
originals." lush orchestral percussion. A regular on the downtown NY scene for
WHISTLING HANGMEN, THE: Barhopping CD (AVANT 071) $20.00 the past ten years, native New Zealander David Watson pushes the
"Oren Bloedow has been a vital member of the John Lurie's Lounge boundaries of the classic 'pipe and drums' format in an exciting CD of
Lizards, and most recently he co-leads the pop group Elysian Fields with compositions and improvisation from the collective hallucination.
Jennifer Charles. This debut CD of his newest project features some of Features a stellar constellation of drummers including Cyro Baptista's
the most exciting young lions to emerge from the Downtown scene in rapturous percussion orchestra 'Beat The Donkey'."
years: John Medeski, Ben Perowsky, Aaron Heck, Don Falzone and AWHISP (CANADA):
Danny Blume. Oren's writing is moody, personal and infectious. This is SAM & VALLEY: Torso CD (AWSP 002) $14.00
hip modern instrumental music that fuses jazz, R&B, funk, rock and "Previous releases for Rephlex/Sony Japan and Angelika Kohlermann
soundtrack music into new musical statement that you will want to have established their unique puzzle pop sensibilities in many pockets
hear time and time again." of the world. On Torso, Alex de K and Sam experiment with a wider
ALVA: Fair-Haired Guillotine CD (AVANT 072) $20.00 array of electronics and gadgetry. The general arrangements and vocal
"On their debut album, the mysterious trio known as Alva twists creepy stylings are at a head scratching best with tracks like, 'The House That
savant-folk melodies out of chamber instruments, toys, tapes and Jack Built' and 'Contact 3000' which according to Alex de K means the
following: 'The song is for people who live in A.D.3000. The sound BANNED PRODUCTIONS:
'karon, karon' is Japanese traditional shoes named geta. That is sound AMK: Hi Fi 7" (BP AMK) $4.00
of people walking by geta to A.D. 3000. The lyrics are to make ironi- Locked grooves 45.
cal world, I hope that all people are peace.'"
BAR:
AXIS:
CGCGBM: BAR001 CD (BAR 001 CD) $9.00
MILLS, JEFF: Lifelike: Axis Compilation 12" (AX 021) $6.00 "21 minutes, 54 tracks (shuffle-mode leaves only half the audio for the
Tracklisting: A1. Condor to Mallorca A2. Global Factor B1. Detached B2. converters to digest). A very challenging disc for the stereo. Inaudible
Black Avenger infra-sonics, Nyquist bending high tones, broken edits, and homemade
BA DA BING!: analog gear surface as source material; one instance, which may be of
JUNEAU: CD (BING 011) $12.00 special interest to beat-enthusiasts, could be described as 'dc-offset
"Juneau have been dosing Boston audiences with their varied offering percussion'. Debut release on this Chicago-based label. Limited to 500
of droning noise and improvised guitar heaviness. But don't call it copies."
psych. Juneau strip away many of the usual effects to focus on the pre- BARCLAY/POLYGRAM (FRANCE):
cise counterpoint play between guitarists Christian Hedlund and Marc KUTI, FELA: Original Suffer Head/I.T.T. CD (BARC 547382) $20.00
Orleans, and their subsequent layering over John Widger's amazing Original Suffer Head was originally released in 1981, featuring 2 side-
drumming. The music spans from minimal and subtle offerings to long LP tracks. I.T.T. (International Thief Thief) was originally released
grandiose sound abstractions, falling somewhere in cracks between the in 1980 and features one 24-minute track.
work of Dead C., Bright and Ash Ra Temple." WALKER, SCOTT: Pola X CD (BARC 547608) $28.00
MONAURAL: Monitor Interference CD (BING 016) $12.00 1999 soundtrack to a film by Leos Carax, only released by Barclay
"Detroit's Monaural ends the long silence since their first release. France. It features 6 new songs composed and performed for the film
While the band's 12" on Burnt Hair was composed of longform by Scott Walker (plus 1 track from Tilt). It also also features new mate-
abstract pop songs, Monitor Interference goes into more longform rial from Sonic Youth (a lovely atmospheric track called "Blink", sung
abstract electronic, dub and jazz terrain. Songs still focus on spacious- by Kim Gordon) and Smog, plus other incidental material. The Walker
ness, but three years of work has resulted in compositions more com- material is in a similar dark & menacing style as defined by Tilt and an
plex and inventive." excellent additional to his sporadic contemporary recording schedule.
BACKGROUND (UK): A very nice soundtrack overall.
RAW MATERIAL: CD (HBG 123/2) $20.00 BARN RE-LEASING:
English psych rock from about ‘70. Their 1st LP. ERTUNC TRIO, HUSEYIN: Musiki CD (BARN 1) $14.00
JUMBLE LANE: CD (HBG 123/3) $20.00 Reissue of a very obscure free music document, recorded in Cambridge,
Another schizophrenic Holyground release, from 1970/71, with Astral MA, sometime in the mid-70s. Notable for it's Saturn-esque paste-on
Navigations connections. Muddled, psychy blues and ramble. If the cover artwork (eloquently reconstructed here), and general cosmic
Holyground “saga” is a particular fascination, you probably have to vibe, this record harkens back to days when "out" was merely a place
hear it. people went to buy a sandwich. A trio, led by drummer Ertunc, with
HOYLE, LINDA: Pieces of Me CD (HBG 123/7) $20.00 Michael Cosmic (as, cl, fl, bcl, sop, piccolo, organ, perc.) & Phill Musra
Heavily collected Vertigo album that Vertigo collectors love to collect. (ts, ss, fl, zurna, cl, perc.). The albums features long tracks: "The Creator
Progressive torch female vocals, some decent psychy hard blues-rock Spaces", "More Beautiful Vibrations from the Creator" & "Space On
tracks and, and gee, orchestral flourishes. Space". These guys recorded 1 more LP and then who knows what?
BACKGROUND RECORDS (GERMANY): Little else is known, but this trio's interface with consensus reality just
CLAYTON, KIT: Moles and Avocadoes 12" (BG 006) $9.00 creaked forward a whole notch. "...we are now blessed with the most
"Background returns with another serious contribution to our obscure striking document of the free jazz from the mid-70s...a most complete
electronic world. This time with the San Francisco Newjack's Swing, outsider document of the era, rendered intact and relevant, striking
brought to you by Kit Clayton, who's worldwide known for his releas- fear deep into the hear of the most puritan of music obscurities." -- Eric
es on Cytrax, Plug Research, Parallel, and Scape. Presenting deep and Aleph/The Lost Chord.
minimal detroitish techworks on Side A, while presenting serious non- BAROONI (NETHERLANDS):
stop killer bleeps on Side B. Nothing else to say, the record speaks for PALESTINE, CHARLEMAGNE: Godbear CD (BAR 019) $15.00
itself." Repressed and available again; original recording: 1/87 at the
VA: Futuristic Experiments- Chapter II 12" (BG 008) $9.00 Washington Square Church, NYC. A classic in Palestine's "strumming
"Outstanding follow-up to Background's Futuristic Experiments 12" music" style. "Containing the highlights of Palestine's music: spiritual-
compilation series, delivering four cuts packed on one handy 12". ly expressive pieces, short and concentrated, recorded crystal clear.
Ranging from deep and experimental to dubby and dark futuristic 4/4 Musical epics that tell sonorous stories. Palestine's performances on the
art, which is not to be missed. Advanced and tricky." Artists are:: Bösendorfer Imperial grand piano were often extremely eccentric,
Sutekh, Kit Clayton, Submania, Stewart Walker. making use of odd clothing, stuffed toys, Napoleon Cognac and end-
BALANCE (ITALY): less cigarettes as props in an obsessive sonic-shamanistic quest. His
MAT-101: Goodbye Mum CD (BAL 2 CD) $19.00 droning chords, attention to resonant overtones, and sheer physicality
Classic electro-infection, computer-game reflection from this Italian of sound were new and groundbreaking, and were later to have an
trio, all vibed up and summer-ready. "Balance is the latest imprint from enormous effect on Glenn Branca, Sonic Youth and others."
Rome's Nature/Plasmek-crew, Italy's main electronic headquarters. PALESTINE, CHARLEMAGNE: Jamaica Heinekens In Brooklyn CD
With his 'Eniac' and 'Gobelin 101' single, MAT-101 already caused quite (BAR 021) $15.00
some interest in a tribute to the generation born and grown up in the "A major new studio recording from Charlemagne Palestine. Based on
70s and 80s on home computers and video games, going from a Palestine's use of electronic drones, the piece points into a new direc-
Depeche Mode song to an episode of Wonder Woman. MAT-101 recre- tion. Palestine made recordings of the Jamaica Day parade in New York
ates the sound of that era with near pop, infectious electronic tracks - City -- where people from Jamaica, Guyana, Cuba, Haiti and other
- a new look into our recent past, after ten years in techno music." places come to dance, sing, eat and drink. These field recordings of
MAT-101: Goodbye Mum 2LP (BAL 2 LP) $19.00 shouting people, passing parade floats and helicopters hovering over-

head are interwoven with the electronic sonorities. Together they give Raymond Scott's Soothing Sounds For Baby series, with reproductions
a completely new dimension to Charlemagne's work: Jamaica of the original LP cover artwork/liner notes. All 3 LPs are printed sepa-
Heinekens in Brooklyn is colorful, exciting, trance enducing and it slow- rately, but shrinkwrapped together so that they can only be sold as a
ly unfolds into a magic experience." From Palestine's liner notes: "This set. Featuring the legendary electronic music of Raymond Scott from
work came out of the idea of traveling with an electronic drone on a 1963, originally issued by Epic Records.
ghetto blaster and re-recording it in different situations in many coun- POPP, ANDRE: La Musique qui Fait Popp! CD (BASTA 9057) $17.00
tries...the 60+ minute segment on this record is played without any "New recordings by the Dutch Metropole Orchestra of original works
editing, but super imposed upon this extract I have composed three by French composer/arranger André Popp from the fifties and early six-
series of drone textures of Yamaha organs, 16 Serge & Rubery oscilla- ties. Most of these funny and cleverly arranged compositions were
tors with bandpass filtering, and a thick ARP Synthesizer texture using originally written for Popp's own radio orchestra." Produced by Gert-
oscillators, filters and other sound modulation devices. All together Jan Blom and released in 1996, covering various Popp works from 1952-
this work creates a dialogue between pure and mixed electronics of my 62.
long continuum tradition and the real-time ambient sounds of a tradi- SCOTT, RAYMOND: Soothing Sounds For Baby Vol 1 (1 to 6
tional urban ethnographic popular festival." Months) CD (BASTA 9064) $15.00
DE MAREZ, CAS: Cathedrale de Chant CD (BAR0 011) $14.00 Unbelievably great reissue of 3 LPs originally issued by Epic in 1963.
“Dutch vocalist artist Cas de Marez explores all the sounds her voice is Utilizing a proto-Electronium, oscillators, an Ondioline, tape echo and
capable of producing; from pure singing to groaning and whispering, other primitive electronics, this is shockingly contemporary sounding
and blends them together to form one language of sound.... this was and nothing like Scott's familiar cartoon-jazz and orchestral work.
a 15 hour performance, for one voice and multi-track tape recorder. These CDs are legally licensed from Sony by the Dutch Basta label,
Each hour of the performance she sang a continuous series of tones, a sound stellar and are each packaged with a16 page booklet of notes &
semitone higher than the first series. These were in turn recorded on a photographs. All three volumes are essential. "In retrospect, SSFB's
new track. Using a vocal technique that makes allowance for over- simple, repetitive melodies and rhythms, intended to pacify infants,
tones, she added tone upon tone. This culminated in a choir of 15 chro- sound like--but pre-date--some of the gradually shifting, hypnotic
matic voices, revealing the complete architecture of this cathedral of dreamscapes composed by Phillip Glass and Terry Riley a few years
chants.” later. They also foreshadow the 1970's electro-dance drones of
HEEMANN, CHRISTOPH: Aftersolstice CD (BAR0 012) $14.00 Kraftwerk and Neu!.--Irwin Chusid. From the liner notes by Joachim
“Heemann’s second solo CD documents his recent works with natural Gurewitz: "Despite its title, Soothing Sounds for Baby isn't just for
sounds, acoustic instruments, and studio electronics in a sound collage infants. When it was recorded by composer/electronic music pioneer
which refers to natural, organic processes. The musical structures are Raymond Scott in 1962 or '63 it was intended for babies--but history
multi-layered and develop in an organic way, which flow into other has endowed this deceptively simple work with a broader significance.
implied structures... he tries to combine the expressive qualities of nat- Had Scott known that this elemental music's appeal would continue as
ural sounds with instrumental and electronic music as well as referring its target audience grew up, he might have entitled the series
to the sound of 70s electronics, contemporary music, concrete sounds Sophisticated Sounds for Baby. Released on three long-playing records
and repetitive structures to create a style that defies categorization.” in conjunction with the Gesell Institute of Child Development, Inc.,
TOOP, DAVID AND VARIOUS ARTISTS: Hot Pants Idol CD (BAR0 Soothing Sounds... was intended to serve as an 'aural toy' during the
020) $15.00 'feeding, teething, play, sleep and fretful periods' of infants in three
"David Toop is a musician, composer, author, journalist (for the respect- distinct age groups. The original album notes stressed that a young
ed The Wire) and music curator. With Hot Pants he delivers us his fifth child's sense of hearing is better developed than many people realize.
solo-album presenting readings from his most recent book Exotica. Besides soothing infants, these recordings were intended to be 'pleas-
While reading the texts himself, Toop wanted music that is as diverse antly stimulating.' Babies like 'new sights and new sounds,' explained
as the stories, music that captures many different states of mind and a booklet slipped inside the LPs. Music consists of vibrations, which
body, that evokes apocalypse, sex and death, romanticism, speed, the babies also like--'just vibrate baby's bed gently,' the booklet noted, and
textures of moss and the movement of animals. The contributions were 'crying often stops.' By approximating 'the rhythmic tinkle of a music
all especially conceived for this project, therefore comes the skilled tal- box' and 'a ticking watch held close to [the] ear,' SSFB provided a 'qui-
ents of Bill Laswell, Paul Schütze, Jon Hassell with Spirit World, Scanner, eting' atmosphere of relaxation, warmth, and contentment.
John Oswald, Talvin Singh, Rhys Chatham, Witchman, Russel Ironically, these same qualities were embodied in a type of adult music
Mills/Undark, Daniel Pemberton, Amelia Cuni & Werner Durand, Tom that evolved in the 1970s and '80s. Brian Eno's 1975 album Discreet
Recchion, and Slipper. Together they reached those mental and physi- Music is often cited as the first deliberate attempt at 'ambient music'
cal states." (though Eno cited No Pussyfooting, a 1973 collaboration with guitarist
BASTA (NETHERLANDS): Robert Fripp, as a forerunner). This music, intended to pacify and mes-
POPP, ANDRE: Delirium in Hi-Fi CD (BASTA 9031) $17.00 merize, later mixed with dance beats into such styles as ambient house,
"CD reissue of the legendary vinyl album with which French compos- trance, techno, and trip-hop. Echoes can be heard in the recordings of
er/arranger André Popp explored the boundaries of audio technology Aphex Twin, The Orb, and Stereolab, among countless others. By Eno's
back in 1957. Old tunes like 'La Paloma' and Beer Barrel Polka' were definition of ambient, SSFB qualifies, while pre-dating Discreet Music
reinvented by way of weird orchestrations and sound effects. The by over a decade. This reissue re-introduces Scott's seminal work to
result: a milestone of musical creativity." Utilizing half-speed, double new generations of fans, whether their listening is active or passive--
speed and backwards recording techniques, for trombones, vocals, and regardless of the age of those particular generations. In fact, since
vibraphones, flutes, saxes, trumpets, tape delay, accordion, etc. the original releases had such limited circulation, it could be claimed
Following swiped from the pen of Johan Kugelberg!: "This record is that this reissue is actually 'introducing' this music to the world. It was
the créme de la créme of fucked up musique concrete/easy listening easy to overlook the first time around -- it doesn't scream for attention.
records. Any avant garde tape manipulation technique to known to So, relax. Listen closely. Or don't. In a world fraught with tension and
man in the late 50s is utilized to the fullest extent of the law of ridicu- insecurity, we trust you'll find Raymond Scott's gentle melodies and
lousness." childlike rhythms to be soothing companions."
SCOTT, RAYMOND: Soothing Sounds For Baby 3LP (BASTA 9035) SCOTT, RAYMOND: Soothing Sounds For Baby Vol 2 (6 to 12
$46.00 Months) CD (BASTA 9065) $15.00
A limited edition (1500 sets) reissue on LP of the 3 original volumes of Features the incredible 17-minute track "The Toy Typewriter" which
Irwin Chusid has referred to as " Metal Machine Music For Babies". are several mid-1960s film soundtrack collaborations between Scott
SCOTT, RAYMOND: Soothing Sounds For Baby Vol 3 (12 to 18 and Jim Henson."
Months) CD (BASTA 9066) $15.00 ARLING & CAMERON/SWARTE: Sound Shopping CD (BASTA 9085)
ARLING & CAMERON: All-In CD (BASTA 9072) $15.00 $30.00
The Dutch DJ/producer duo of Gerry Arling & Richard Cameron. Second full length CD from the Dutch DJ/producer duo of Gerry Arling
"Clearly not the Soothing Sounds for Babies young adults volume we and Richard Cameron, in collaboration with famous Dutch artist Joost
were expecting, but an electronic pop record by these Dutch-cum- Swarte. The initial pressing of this CD is a special "Comix Edition"
Japanese artists closely aligned to Bungalow label in aesthetic and which features a nicely printed oversize folio of the art of Swarte, in a
somehow tied in with the oft-highly-spoken-of Easy Tune organization. limited edition of 1000 signed copies (almost all of which were sold to
Certainly the first record we've carried with credits for 'Hair and Make- a German art gallery -- these are the only copies outside of Holland for
up' or 'DesignerWear'. Inspires an all-powerful feeling of sale). The music they produce is blindlingly effervescent, with happy
alienation/culture shock, close to experiencing Pizzicato 5 for the first second-language voices humming to the glories of "Fun Shop-ping"
time. And not one reference to Krautrock. Thank God." -- Hrvatski and other pleasure-oriented delights over lushly produced tracks of
SCOTT, RAYMOND: Reckless Nights And Turkish Delights CD post-lounge sample-mania.
(BASTA 9073) $18.00 HOFFMAN, DR. SAMUEL J. & THE THEREMIN: 3CD (BASTA 9093)
"A New & Improved remastered edition of the landmark 1992 $38.00
Raymond Scott album Reckless Nights And Turkish Twilights. This 22- "Three out-of-print and long-sought albums featuring the ethereal
track CD includes the original Columbia Records 78 rpm tracks by the sound of the Theremin are being reissued by Basta in a boxed set.
Raymond Scott Quintette, including all the major RSQ titles (esp. those Music Out of the Moon, Peace of Mind, and Perfume Set to Music have
used in WB cartoons) such as 'Powerhouse,' 'The Toy Trumpet,' 'The been digitally cleaned and have never sounded more beautiful. The
Penguin,' 'In an 18th Century Drawing Room,' 'Twilight in Turkey, etc. music, by famed composer Harry Revel, is performed on Moon and
The album was produced by Irwin Chusid, with Hal Willner as Executive Perfume by Exotica icon Les Baxter, and on Peace of Mind by band-
Producer. For the new version, all tracks were 24-bit remastered at leader Billy May. On all three albums, the eerie-sounding Theremin is
Sony Studios, NYC (i.e., the latest technology was used to extract bet- played by the legendary Dr. Samuel J. Hoffman, wizard of the instru-
ter sound from the original 1937-40 metal master discs); two tracks ('Oil ment. Liner notes were penned by Albert Glinsky, currently finishing a
Gusher' and 'At An Arabian House Party') have been replaced by dif- Theremin history book, Out of Thin Air (University of Illinois Press). The
ferent, newly-discovered -- and better -- performances; the liner notes CD booklet includes many rare photographs, and each disc is packaged
have been corrected, updated, and expanded." in the original sleeve artwork." Very elegant package; cheapskate
SCOTT, RAYMOND: Manhattan Research Inc. 2CD (BASTA 9078) alert: these are short albums, total playing time for the 3 CD set is
$28.00 about 54 minutes.
"Basta Records unveils Manhattan Research, Inc., a 2 CD, 69 track edi- SCOTT, RAYMOND: The Chesterfield Arrangements CD (BASTA
tion of over two hours of Raymond Scott's unreleased electronic 9097) $19.00
recordings from the 1950s and 60s. These works feature such home- "Collection of originally unrecorded orchestral arrangements of classic
built Scott music machines as the Electronium, Clavivox, Circle Machine Raymond Scott charts (newly recorded here by the 60-piece Metropole
(early sequencer), Bandito the Bongo Artist, and more. The album Orchestra featuring the Beau Hunks Saxtette) commissioned by Paul
includes maverick (and decidedly 'non-kiddie') collaborative works Whiteman from his orchestrating staff between 1937 & 1938. Scott-
with pre-Muppet-era Jim Henson, and comes packaged in a 144-page, quintet Chestnuts such as 'Powerhouse' (two separate versions),
full-color, hard-bound book. The text features interviews with those 'Dinner Music for a Pack of Hungry Cannibals', 'The Toy Trumpet',
who knew and worked with Scott (e.g., synthesizer pioneer Robert 'Twilight in Turkey', and 'Reckless Night on Board an Ocean Liner' here
Moog, wife Mitzi Scott, electronic music authority Tom Rhea), along get recontextualized into denser, sophisticated takes on the now-famil-
with countless previously unseen photos, lab notes, US patents, and iar themes & variations. Things get pretty 'lush' after a few tracks, but
scrapbook items. In 1946, Scott formed Manhattan Research Inc. (MRI), if you've waded in this deep into the Raymond Scott (kiddie) pool, you
billed as 'Designers and Manufacturers of Electronic Music and might as well touch the other end." -- Hrvatski.
Musique Concrète Devices and Systems'. His colleague Robert Moog BEDLAM:
said, 'Scott was definitely in the forefront of developing electronic BROTHER JT: Holy Ghost Stories LP (BEDLAM 6812) $10.00
music technology and in the forefront of using it commercially as a 2nd Brother JT album for his own Bedlam label. 14 tracks of thorough-
musician.' Soothing Sounds For Baby was just a warm-up. With MRI, ly laced contemporary psychedelic rock, flowing gauze vocals, all new
prepare yourself for something beyond the pleasant parameters of guitar excess terrain and a certain mountain-cliff diving edge of emo-
pop. Scott's electronic experiments took him to uncharted nether- tional disrepair to the whole thing that blows away almost all guitar-
worlds. The results are intriguing, compelling, and occasionally diabol- based music from the 90s.
ic. Where SSFB offers relaxing ambience, the grotesqueries of MRI BROTHER JT & VIBROLUX: Doomsday Rock LP (BEDLAM 6868)
promise a sonic excursion to the realms of weightlessness, moon- $10.00
craters, and six-armed aliens with twittering antennae. The 'personnel' LP version of a recent Siltbreeze CD release, the 3rd LP to be brought
on MRI consists of such Scott inventions as the Clavivox, a keyboard forth by JT's own Bedlam imprint; silkscreened covers, etc. "Concept
theremin that was later modified to produce an array of sounds simi- album is more like it, one that hovers around the Pretty Things
lar to a synthesizer; the Electronium, an instantaneous composition- amphetamine-fueled S.F. Sorrow, the cheesecake, ass-stuffing, glitter
performance console (conceived in the '50s, developed in the '60s, used prowess of Ziggy Stardust and the space freak-funk of Parliament's
at Motown in the '70s); polyphonic sequencers, including his 'Circle Mothership Connection."
Machine"; the Rhythm Modulator; and the Bass Line Generator; along BELLAPHONE (GERMANY):
with existing sound devices (e.g., the Ondioline and tone generators).
PELL MELL: Marburg CD (BELLA 09004) $11.00
The recordings range from detergent jingles to decidedly non-com-
German progressive-psych group's debut album from 1972 issued at an
mercial -- uncommercial, even -- experimental adventures in sound
attractive midline"pocket price". "A unique combination of psychedel-
sculpture. Aside from several samples of Scott re-tooling old titles (e.g.,
ic and progressive sounds, complex and lyrical, with subtle classical
1937's "The Toy Trumpet" and "Twilight in Turkey"), the remainder is
touches handled in a manner rivaling the best Italians of the era. A
new material. Also included, for the first time in commercial release,
unique touch was the two lead guitarists, each with a distinctly differ-

ent style, drawing comparisons with Gentle Giant. And, the music was tigo (like Hitchcock’s movie of the same name), the fascination of shad-
really quite avant-garde for classical-rock, not least so the closing opus ows and darkness. This is a kind of music which seldom depicts day-
'Alone' which moves on the realms of Phallus Dei-era Amon Düül II." - light. Enrico Rava and Ran Blake evoke the atmosphere of twilight –- a
- Freeman Brothers. time when perception is sharpened but also susceptible to illusions, fig-
DZYAN: Time Machine CD (BELLA 09108) $13.00 ments of the imagination, apparitions from dreams. It is the time after
Here are the mid-90s mid-line priced reissues of the 2nd and 3rd injuries, after the first shock wave of guilt. The 10 pieces on this CD
albums by this obscure but intriguing German outfit from the early 70s. constitute a clearly defined, cleverly arranged dramatic whole. In the
Time Machine was originally issued by Bacillus in 1973, and features course of the music, the two excellent improvisation artists evoke
long instrumental tracks that blow through middle eastern textures, something like a film without pictures, a journey through various
improv spirit, jazz-fusion Krautrock tendencies and more, not exactly a stages of growing insecurity, uncertainty and self-deception. One
million miles away from territories that the Sun City Girls would be plunges into a world of carefully graduated nuances of shadow –- and
operating in decades later. the expression of these nuances in music. In a very concentrated man-
DZYAN: Electric Silence CD (BELLA 09120) $13.00 ner, devoid of any digressions, Rava and Blake focus their attention on
Third, final and best Dzyan album, first issued in 1974 by Bacillus. The the music they have developed together. No individual escapades dis-
same trio as before: Eddy Marron (guitars, sitar, zaz, tambura, mel- tract one from the true core of their goal: giving melancholy a new,
lotron, voice), Reinhard Karwatky (bass, super string, mellotron, syn- consistent form. Line-up: Enrico Rava (trumpet, flugelhorn), Ran Blake
thesizer), Peter Giger (drums, percussion). "Even more out on a limb, (piano)."
bringing weird avant-garde elements together with jazz, rock and var- AICHINGER, OSKAR: Elements of Poetry CD (BTL 005) $15.00
ious ethnic musics; all together in an extreme melting pot of styles, "Oskar Aichinger's music is a successful attempt to think in contradic-
ideas and fertile imagination. Running from free-jazz through tions. The individual sequences can no longer be simply divided into
medieval cum raga-rock (cf. Third Ear Band) and intense rock improvi- the convenient categories of composition and improvisation. With
sation it is indeed one of the landmarks in experimental rock." --Crack Elements of Poetry, we leave the realm of what has been surveyed and
In The Cosmic Egg. secured. His trio devotes special attention to the fault lines, the edges
BETWEEN THE LINES (GERMANY): of those forms that are slowly starting to disintegrate. This music com-
KOGLMANN, FRANZ: Make Believe CD (BTL 001) $15.00 bines abstraction and sensual experience of sound in such a unique
"Between The Lines wants to be a forum for artists who might fit the manner that it is hard to find anything comparable in the contempo-
description of 'many-voiced by design'. Unfazed by any calls for purism, rary scene of improvisation. Three individualists, three manners of nar-
these artists undogmatically take in and reflect on the vast range of ration – and yet they combine to create an aesthetic characterised by
material in the history of music with the aim of producing a unique, disparate unity. This is music which does not hide its inherent contra-
contemporary sound. They opt for a type of music in which composi- dictions, but puts them into clear relief. Oskar Aichinger and the fellow
tion and improvisation are not mutually exclusive. A type of music members of the trio succeed in realizing the ideal of musical pluri-lin-
which fuses popular and classical approaches, combines simplicity with gualism. The ability to call oneself into question in such a many-layered
sophistication, admits jagged dissonance just like mellifluous har- manner testifies to a self-assurance that can only come from technical
monies and melodies, and does not consider a steady beat to be sacre- virtuosity, profound sensitivity and absolute clarity of thought.
ligious." Franz Koglmann (trumpet, fugelhorn), Tony Coe (clarinet, Elements of Poetry is an outstanding example of the sovereign formal
bass clarinet, tenor saxophone), Tom Varner (French horn), Brad Shepik idiom of European jazz. There is always something new to be discov-
(guitar), Peter Herbert (bass). ered in this album, and it never ceases to be exciting. Line-up: Oskar
WINTSCH/ROADMOVIE, FEAT. GERRY HEMINGWAY, MICHEL: CD Aichinger (piano), Achim Tang (bass), Paul Skrepek Jr. (drums)."
(BTL 002) $15.00 BEYONGOLIA (UK):
With Gerry Hemingway (drums), Franziska Baumann (flute, vocals), GRANDMASTER CAZ/CHRIS STEIN: Wildstyle Theme 12" (BEGO
Nathalie Saudan (violin), Daniela Beltraminelli (violin), Peter Schärli 12001) $9.00
(trumpet), Jean-Jaques Pedretti (trombone), Michel Wintsch (piano), Repress of the first release in the trilogy of records relating to the
Jean-Philippe Zwahlen (guitar), Martin Schütz (cello), Lucas Niggli Wildstyle soundtrack, first issued in May 1998. Features 2 tracks:
(drums), Jean Kéraudren (sound). "Wildstyle Theme Rap 1" & "Wildstyle Subway Rap". "Wildstyle was
MOORE/TRISTAN HONSINGER/COR FUHLER, MICHEAL: Monitor CD the first film of its kind, bringing rapping, scratching, graffiti and
(BTL 003) $15.00 With Michael Moore (clarinet, bass clarinet, breakdancing to a wider audience, and 'Wildstyle Theme' showcases
alto saxophone), Cor Fuhler (piano, keyolin, hammond organ), the rapping talents of Grandmaster Caz and the turntable skills of old
Tristan Honsinger (cello). Recorded in Köln, Feb, 1999. "This school deck here Charlie Chase. Grandmaster Cas is a super rap artist,
trio's working method does not copy any of the umpteen bands super DJ, super writer and super stage performer all rolled up in one
these musicians have worked in of late -- not ICP nor Clusone 3 package. A solo artist and a member of the legendary Cold Crush
(Moore) nor Cecil Taylor's units (Honsinger) nor the trio Brother rap group which he helped formulate in the late '70s.
Fuhler/de Joode/Bennink. The combination of musical ingredi- BGO (UK):
ents is specific to this combination of players. All of them have AYERS AND THE WHOLE WORLD, KEVIN: Shooting At The Moon
the capacity to play pretty and to make rude sounds. Micheal CD (BGO 013 CD) $17.00
has an irresistible bittersweet sound on alto or clarinet, which "The real Canterbury sound, for all its supposed sophistication, is often
never gets cloying because it's no end in itself, but a vehicle for stodgy and constipated. These are descriptives that could never be
musical ideas. Tristan is unafraid to introduce lyrical material applied to Kevin Ayer's second post-Soft Machine LP. The group Ayers
into an open improvisation -- although his cello sound is less assembled for this project was outstanding. Composer David Bedford
conventionally pretty, very idiosyncratic -- and is just as ready played keys, avant garde street agitator Lol Coxhill played sax, a vir-
to scrape up trouble when things get complacent. He's a born ginal Mike Oldfield played strings, there was a drummer named Mick,
agitator." -- Kevin Whitehead. and Ayer's fucked-up romanticism overlaid the whole thing. Everyone
RAVA/RAN BLAKE, ENRICO: Duo En Noir CD (BTL 004) $15.00 sounds stoned and the results are a beautifully syncretic mess that
"It is said that more than one in five films of the Noir genre are cen- reminds me of nothing other than recent Sonic Youth. Unlike other
tered around one or more songs. Duo En Noir is more than just a loose like-minded projects of the Progressive era, Shooting At The Moon
sequence of film music themes, as Ran Blake states in the liner notes. actually achieves a balance between the extremist proclivities of each
The CD is about open and secret connections, about the feeling of ver-
of its session's participants. It drew up the blueprint for a merger of the scorn-faced Dylan in Don't Look Back. Sure his songs are populat-
free jazz/pop/rock/avant garde womp that should have been used as a ed by silver girls, starfish, princesses, electric bananas, gypsies, and
roadmap for revolution. Alas, it was not." -- Byron Coley/"100 Records other whimsical stand-bys of those innocent times (also in vogue with
That Set The World On Fire/The Wire. contemporaries like Tyrannosaurus Rex and Incredible String Band),
NUCLEUS: Elastic Rock/We'll Talk About It Later 2CD (BGO 047) but there's no denying that Mr. Leitch was one hell of a songsmith who
$22.00 poured his tunes into stellar arrangements and production. In a little
"This set is a proposition that's hard to refuse for anyone wondering over 3 years ('65-'68) Donovan cranked out 8-9 albums, and most of
where to go after scooping up those electric Miles Davis and Herbie them have gloriously stood the test of time; of these, A Gift From a
Hancock albums. Nucleus, the oft overlooked UK jazz-rock ensemble Flower to a Garden should be considered his magnum opus. Originally
led by trumpeter Ian Carr, recorded a batch of LPs for the legendary conceived as two albums, Wear Your Love Like Heaven and For Little
Vertigo label. Their first two albums from 1970, collected on this dou- Ones, it was produced by the man himself and originally released as
ble CD, are as important an artifact in the development of a British separate albums as well as a double set packaged in a luxurious card-
prog-jazz identity as Soft Machine's Third. The debut album, Elastic board box with artwork that involved seven color separations. The first
Rock, is a mellow groover in a style comparable to the (then) not even album is the electric one; jazzy in style with organ, harpsichord, vibes,
born Weather Report, fortified with guitars and a typical Canterbury and the whole 9 yards. For Little Ones harkens back to his earlier sparse
melodic sensibility. However, the second album, We'll Talk About It and fully acoustic days without forgetting that the clock had turned to
Later, is the clincher. Propelled by layers of funky keyboards and a psychedelia and the Maharishi Yogi -- we're talking 1968, man! The CD
sometimes heavily distorted bass, the grooves here rise to menacing cli- has all 22 tracks of the original two-fer and comes with a 28-page
maxes, on top of which Chris Spedding psychedelically merges the booklet that faithfully recreates the original artwork, includes all of
worlds of Charlie Christian, Derek Bailey and Pete Cosey with fuzz- the song lyrics, and features an enlightening interview with Donovan
wah-ed guitar jabs. Reeds men Karl Jenkins and Brian Smith are no about the conception of the set." -- Frank van den Elzen.
slouches either, together with Carr, they churn out razor sharp horn FOREST: Forest/Full Circle 2CD (BGO 236 CD) $22.00
charts and go into astral forays of free blow. After these albums the 1994 released double CD reissue of these seminal UK folk albums, orig-
original Nucleus lineup disintegrated---drummer John Marshal and inally issued by Harvest in 1969 & '70. Forest were a trio of Martin
Karl Jenkins played a key roll in the post-Wyatt version of Soft Machine Welham (12 string guitar, organ, harmonium piano, pipes, perc.), Derek
(Sixth beats Fourth and Fifth in my book), Spedding became the UK's Allenby (mandolin, harmonica, pipes harmonium, perc.) & Hadrian
premier guitarist for hire (even Never Mind the Bollocks), while Ian Welham (guitar, harmonica, pipes, cello, harpsichord, organ, man-
Carr soldiered on with new versions of Nucleus well into the 80s, never dolin). "What at first may seem a run-of-the-mill folk band, soon turns
reaching the ecstatic heights captured on these initial albums." --Frank out to be something quite special indeed. No traditional material is
van den Elzen. being used, and much of the magic lies in the uncommon composi-
THIRD EAR BAND: CD (BGO 089 CD) $17.00 tions, many of which rely on strangely sculptured melodies, and partly
1990 CD reissue of the 2nd album by this UK group, originally issued by improvised accompaniment. Neither as malicious as Comus, nor as iron-
Harvest. Referred to as the "Elements" album, as it features just 4 long ical as Dr. Strangely Strange, Forest manage to capture one of the
tracks: "Air," "Earth," "Fire," & "Water". The group featured Glenn essentials of British folk: closeness to the spirits of nature. Some tracks
Sweeney (percussion), Paul Minns (oboe), Richard Coff (violin, viola), could easily please the Pan of the British Isles himself. Their sound is
Ursula Smith (cello). The Third Ear Band, under the direction of Sweeny simultaneously intimate, and very wide and transparent." -- Tapestry of
(the one constant member), were an acid-raga group, much more Delights.
aligned with post-Terry Riley avant-streamism than the UK progressive COMUS: First Utterance CD (BGO 275 CD) $17.00
scene that they were sorta lumped into as a result of being on Harvest 1995 CD issue, remastered from original master tapes with additional
(and being from Canterbury). Most famous for their 1972 soundtrack sleeve notes and restored artwork. The classic weird-folk British album
to Polanski's Macbeth, all of their original 70s recordings are worth- from 1970, more recently infamous for influence on Current 93's sound
while (the surprising 80s reunion releases that came out in Italy aren't in the 90s. "The first LP is rock music only by association. Taking British
bad either). Very Eastern-tinged, very elevating, some of the UK's finest folk as a point of departure, the music twists and oozes as a vile bunch
drug-accompanying music export. of snakes, pairing gorgeous melodies and expert playing to ecstatical-
DONOVAN: In Concert CD (BGO 090) $17.00 ly altered vocals and vicious lyrics. Rape, murder, witchcraft and abuse
"At least one (and most of the time all) of the following rules apply to are main ingredients to the menu, which is cooked with raging mad-
the majority of live albums in existence: 1) they are a handy tool to ness, but still manages to taste delicately composed. One of the very
bridge an artist's creative dry spell, 2) an alternate greatest hits collec- first British folk albums that creates a totally new, dangerous and utter-
tion to milk said artist's success, or 3) a simple aural postcard of a show ly unique atmosphere." -- Marcel Koopman.
that's only interesting to the avid fan. However, none of these models COOPER, MIKE: Do I Know You?/Trout Steel 2CD (BGO 276)
fit Donovan's In Concert. Recorded in '68 in Anaheim, CA, at the com- $22.00
mercial and creative zenith of his career, this 14-song live album pre- After recording an album with British folk guitarist Ian A. Anderson in
sents only one of his hits, 'Mellow Yellow,' while four songs never 1968 and releasing his debut solo album for Pye in 1969, UK guitarist
appeared on other albums in any shape or form, and -- best of all -- Mike Cooper went on to record a series of 4 semi-legendary albums for
most of the songs are stuck in arrangements that radically differ from the Dawn label in the years 1970-72 (he later went to record more
the studio versions. In keeping with the jazzy direction in which A Gift experimental material for the Nato label in France). Those 4 Dawn
From a Flower to a Garden was pointing, Donovan here goes full-on albums are reissued on these two CDs, as issued by BGO in 1995/6. Do
jazz with a loose grooving rhythm section augmented by Harold I Know You? features Mike on guitar, slide guitar and vocals, with back-
McMair's flute and sax. Not unlike Tim Hardin on his seminal (and still ing from Harry Miller (double bass). An exquisite, flowing merge of
not available on CD) Live in Concert album, Donovan's super mellow folk-blues, influenced by early Michael Chapman and Stefan Grossman,
jazz versions eclipse the earlier studio takes." -- Frank van den Elzen. this is a mesmerizing album which will widely appear to fans of the
DONOVAN: A Gift From A Flower To A Garden CD (BGO 194) more extrapolative end of the UK folk scene (Pentangle, Wizz Jones,
$22.00 Davey Graham, etc.). Trout Steel followed in late 1970 and featured a
"It would be easy to dismiss troubadour Donovan as a naive flower more expanded line up with more experimental & jazz influences.
power era hit-machine, but then you'd be making the same mistake as Guesting were: Stefan Grossman, (guitar) 'the Heron,' (vocals), Alan

Skidmore (ts, ss), Mike Osborne (as, cl), Harry Miller (bass), John Taylor BIG CAT (UK):
(piano), Bill Boazman (guitar) and many others. "Mike's farewell to VA: Driftworks 4CD (ABB 1000) $34.00
straight folk/blues forms is a mindfucker of unbelievable breadth & Beautifully produced 4CD box, featuring 1 disc each by: Thomas Köner,
power. A huge cast of UK folk & jazz heavies play their asses off while Keiji Haino's Nijiumu, Pauline Oliveros And Randy Raine-Reusch & Paul
Mike sings his dolorous yet joyful songs. Intelligence & spiritual know- Schütze. "Driftworks is a beautifully packaged 4CD boxed set which
ing pour forth from this amazing post-genre communion. The animal brings together specially commissioned works by creators from four
you wanted that couldn't get into the world." -- Michael Ehlers. different continents in a celebration of intelligent, innovative modern
COOPER, MIKE: Places I Know/The Machine Gun Company CD music. Each of the four artists has contributed an entire album of oth-
(BGO 294 CD) $17.00 erwise unavailable material.
Reissue of the 3rd & 4th Dawn albums, originally issued in 1971/2.
BINARY/TERNARY (FRANCE):
"Places I Know was my singer/songwriter album and reflected all the
BIGOT, FRED: Binary/Ternary 12" (BINARY 1) $9.00
things I had been listening to at that time: Randy Newman, Neil Young,
Distributed via the increasingly reliable Kompakt outpost in Cologne,
Bob Dylan, Jackson Browne, the Flying Burrito Brothers, Tim Buckley,
this was described as"Strong harsh sounding Pan Sonic-like techno
Elton John (even!)...But I was also listening to Giorgio Ligeti and Olivier
from France." It is that and more, perhaps the most awesome mystery
Messiaen." -- Cooper. The Machine Gun Co. (yes, named after the
record of week, month, possibly year. Fred Bigot recorded a CD the
Brotzmann album), was a grouping of: Cooper (vocals, acoustic, electric
French Noise Musem label under the name Electronicat. This 12" fea-
& bottleneck guitar), Geoff Hawkins (ts, melodica, reed pipe), Alan
tures 12 long tracks of similar construction: heavy, low-ending filtering,
Cook (el. piano), Les Calvert (bass) & Tim Richardson (perc.).
perfectly organic grinding oscillation and just-in-time clap-accented
COLLINS/DOLLY COLLINS, SHIRLEY: Anthems In Eden CD (BGO
beats.
442 CD) $17.00
New 1999 reissue of one of the most powerful folk albums from the BINGO:
duo of Shirley and Dolly Collins. Anthems was originally released by VA: The Day My Favorite Insect Died CD (BIN 001) $11.00
Harvest in 1969. It features an opening song-suite, which "...centered "All the music on this compilation was recorded with samplers, key-
round the changes in rural England brought about by the First World boards, tape recorders, CD players and broken records. The participants
War, had a terrific impact on recorded folk music in Britain. The glori- are better known for their work in bands like The Notwist,
ous and unusual ensemble of early music instruments -- rebecs, sack- Potawatomi, Toxic, Couch, Village of Savoonga, Tied + Tickled Trio.
buts, crumhorns and all -- proved once and for all that the guitar was These bands all live in or orbit the town of Weilhiem, Germany and
not the only appropriate accompaniment for folk song." The CD also record for the Kollaps, Payola and Hausmusik labels. This compilation
includes Shirley's album from 1976, Amaranth (also on Harvest, intend- originally appeared in 1996 on Kollaps. It is the sound of rock musicians
ed to be her final recording), which was recorded to accompany the playing something other than guitar rock, simply because it might be
first reissue of Anthems at that time. It features backing from members a good way to fool oneself into making good sounds. The songs are
of the Albion Dance Band (Ashley Hutchings, Simon Nichol, etc.) mostly quite short."
BOND, GRAHAM: Holy Magick/We Put Our Magick On You CD BAILEY, DEREK: Playbacks CD (BIN 004) $11.00
(BGO 483 CD) $19.00 English guitarist Derek Bailey improvises over pre-recorded rhythms
"Released in 1970 and 1971, originally on the Vertigo record label, the and sounds. "When I heard Derek Bailey's Guitar, Drum 'n' Bass, I real-
albums come from Graham's 'Magick' period. When released on BGO ized I'd never before heard Derek play with anything other than live
vinyl, back in the early days of the label, they sold extremely well and musicians in real time. His willingness to do an album with sequenced
now make a welcome return as a 2 on 1 CD. Sleeve notes from Harry samples led me to imagine Derek playing over all sorts of other pre-
Shapiro, author of the Graham Bond biography The Mighty Shadow. existing rhythms. I asked Derek if he'd consider making an album like
The albums stem from Graham's early interest in the occult and at the this, playing over very disparate, pre-recorded rhythms. He said yes. I
time were the first in a proposed series of LPs about the Western mag- asked some friends to provide rhythms, some of whom contacted other
ickal tradition which began over 2,000 years ago." friends, and soon a quorum of track makers was in place. Everybody far
CENTIPEDE: Septober Energy 2CD (BGO 485 CD) $21.00 exceeded their assignment, which was vague: 'Create an active rhythm
"Reissue of 1971 2LP set featuring Keith and Julie Tippett, produced by that Derek would like playing with.' Derek's enthusiasm during the
Robert Fripp. Originally released as 4 side-long sections of a massive process, which was rather long and full of blank spaces, never wavered.
avant-big band concept piece, performed by a swelling group of up to I am thrilled with the results and feel very lucky to have been there to
50 musicians (including: Robert Wyatt, Mike Patto, Elton Dean, Dudu help this one along. - Sasha Frere-Jones. The rhythms were provided by:
Pukwana, Gary Windo, Paul Rutherford, Brian Godding, Maggie Darryl Moore (D, Soul Static Sound), Henry Kaiser, Casey Rice
Nicholls, Harry Miller, Karl Jenkins, Ian Carr, Zoot Money, etc." "The (Designer), John Herndon (Tortoise), Tied + Tickled Trio, Bundy K.
album is a clear reflection of Tippett's interests at the time. Half of the Brown, John French, Casey Rice, Ko Thein Htay, Sasha Frere-Jones (Ui),
album is made up of driving riff-based jazz-rock, with close similarities John Oswald, Jim O'Rourke and Loren Mazzacane Connors. Recorded
to other bands of the period, such as Ian Carr's Nucleus and Soft and mixed at Moat Studios, March 19, 1998 by Toby Hrycek-Robinson.
Machine. The other half features a looser series of structures within "Throughout, I aimed to treat each track, many of which seemed to be
which a more radical free-form playing emerges." -- Tom Callaghan. complete in themselves, as a kind of ensemble I could play with rather
BOND, THE GRAHAM ORGANIZATION: The Sound of 65/There's A than as a 'backing' track. I decided not to play with John Oswald's track
Bond Between Us CD (BGO 500 CD) $19.00 because he's effected such an improvement on how this stuff usually
"Originally released in 1965. The Organization formed early in 1963 sounds, I couldn't bear to spoil it." -- Derek Bailey.
when all four members left Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated. Graham BIRDMAN RECORDS:
Bond had already been voted second in the 1961 Melody Maker read- RECCHION, TOM: Chaotica CD (BMR 007) $11.00
er's poll 'New Star' section, and the other members (Ginger Baker, Jack "Alumni from the legendary L.A.F.M.S. releases his first full-length,
Bruce, and Dick Heckstall-Smith) had all played in various jazz groups, which is a celebration of the tape loop medium. Simultaneously exotic
turning to playing R&B with such a combination of skill and emotion and chaotic. Sounds like a cross between a David Lynch soundtrack and
that they quickly built up a massive following after live appearances up an Esquivel album that's been left out in the rain." Recorded during
and down the country. Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce went on to form 1985-86 at Foundation Boo, Tom utilizes pre-recorded stereo tape-
the rhythm section of Cream, the first British 'supergroup', with Eric loops, records, cassettes, analog and digital effects and keyboards (no
Clapton, and Dick Heckstall-Smith went on to play with Colosseum." samplers) to create a mind-blowing array of dizzying sound. Totally
exceptional in every way. previously unreleased material and rare radio broadcast recordings.
OMOIDE HATOBA: Kinsei CD (BMR 010) $11.00 With extensive text from music scholar Byron Coley, this is an essential
"Second domestic release from this eclectic Japanese rock outfit which package for fans of quality music." Two new versions of ESP-era tracks
is fronted by Boredoms guitarist Yamamoto. 16 songs that run the are added (with backing from Damon & Naomi and Tom's son, David
gamut of styles from psychedelia to punk. Features one exclusive song Rapp)..
not found on the Japanese pressing." VA: More Oar: Tribute to Alexander "Skip" Spence CD (BMR 023)
O.S.T.: Carnival Of Souls CD (BMR 012) $11.00 $13.50
"In 1962 an industrial filmmaker named Herk Harvey set out to make a Features tracks by Robert Plant (!), Beck, Tom Waits, Mudhoney, Mark
feature length horror movie. With the help of writer John Clifford he Lanegan, Alejandro Escovedo, Greg Dulli, Robyn Hitchcock, The Durocs,
made Carnival of Souls -- the story of a a girl who survives a car crash Flying Saucer Attack, Engine 54, Alastair Galbraith, The Ophelias,
only to find herself haunted by ghouls. The movie played a meager run Outrageous Cherry, The Minus Five, Diesel Park West, Jay Farrar & the
at drive-ins and later wound up as a staple on late night TV. In the late Sir Omaha Quintet."
80s it was re-released as an art house film and won a surprising amount TURNER/THE AFROSSIPPI ALLSTARS, OTHA: Senegal to Senatobia
of acclaim -- even People magazine ran a feature on it. George Romero CD (BMR 025) $13.00
has cited the film as the primary influence on Night Of The Living Dead "In 1997 Birdman was proud to release the debut album from 90 year
and its dark eeriness is still unsettling by today's standards. One feature old drum and fife musician Otha Turner, Everybody Hollerin' Goat. The
that enhances the film's creepiness to great effect is the pipe organ album featured field and studio recordings that spanned a five year
score of Gene Moore which is simultaneously atmospheric and chilling period. In 1999 Birdman flew percussionists from a drum troop in
-- imagine Korla Pandit's never recorded Halloween album and you get Senegal, Africa to Senatobia, Mississippi to join Otha and his crew to
the picture. Birdman Records is proud to announce for the first time create a rhythmic trance that has no equals. Bringing the heritage of
ever the soundtrack to this cult classic complete with stand out bits of dum music full circle from its foundations, Senegal to Senatobia is a
dialog from the film and music that was recorded for the film which hit landmark album."
the cutting room floor. This is music that guarantees nightmares." EXTENDED ORGAN: XOXO CD (BMR 026) $13.00
FRUSCIANTE, JOHN: Smile From The Street You Hold CD (BMR "Extended Organ is a 'supergroup' of experimental sound artists
016) $11.00 whose members are culled from the ranks of that seminal West Coast
"The second album from former Red Hot Chili Pepper John Frusciante. 'slacker' noise cult the Los Angeles Free Music Society. The four mem-
This seventeen song journey through a dark and twisted psyche...a bers of Extended Organ have been improvising with sound for over
masterpiece of warped beauty." I'm not sure why the dreaded Chili two decades and although they have played together in various con-
Pepper reference get's used -- I've certainly never heard of this guy figurations in the past, this is the first time the quartet has ever played
before and the music he makes has no reference to his unfortunate together as a total entity. The foursome each have active and well
past. He definitely has been damaged in one sense or the the other established careers on their own. Paul McCarthy is a world renowned
though, because this is a rather fucked up recording -- basement tape art superstar. His work in Extended Organ consists of free form
quality solo guitar and vocal songs that reek of the elusive "real" psych vocal/lyrical improvisations which play off the instrumental improvisa-
destruction that is so often advertised and rarely delivered. All fum- tions of the other three members while at the simultaneously setting a
bling is left in (hiss, coughing, sounds of elevation) while John takes mood, telling a story and responding to the general ambience of the
primitive flight to find the sun. It's not quite the second coming of performance situation. Fredrik Nilsen is a founder of the Los Angeles
Father Yod, but hey, this is 1997 afterall. Practice amp distortion and Free Music Society and a noted photographer. Nilsen conceptually
purely gargled vocal spray are the only things that remain at the end founded Extended Organ in which he plays prepared acoustic guitar
of the day. and both an antique analog organ and a modern digital keyboard, all
CARNEY, RALPH: Ralph Sounds CD (BMR 017) $11.00 in an especially unorthodox style. Fredrik's approach, which acknowl-
Solo album by Ralph, known for his saxophone work with Tom Waits edging minimalist composers, spins equally from gothic horror movie
and Marc Ribot as well as his long time Shimmy-Disk associations. soundtracks. Joe Potts is a founder of the LAFMS and mastermind of
"Accomplished at playing a list of musical instruments too long to list Airway, which has been called 'the gnarliest noise band of all time'.
here which are all incorporated on his debut solo album. Ralph Sounds Potts is omnipresent on his chopped optigans -- instruments he crafts
runs the musical gambit from free-jazz to demented pop -- all done in from dismantled 70s optical samplers. With up to 64 simultaneous sam-
a uniquely twisted fashion that can not be mistaken for anyone else." ples per instrument, the chopped optigan is the ultimate drone
BOREDOMS: Super Are CD (BMR 019) $13.00 machine. Tom Recchion is a founder of the LAFMS and member of the
Domestic jewel case issue of the most recent Boredoms album (previ- Doo-Dooettes and B People. Recchion uses Kurzweil, guitar, radio, CDs,
ously available on Japanese Warner Bros. in a puffy plastic case). "On etc. to accent the other instruments as well as the occasional lush
their 10th full length album Japan's Boredoms turn on, tune in (to each crescendos. Tom also acted as producer on the record as well as mixing
other) and drop out to an astral plane that you never even knew exist- and processing the sound of the entire ensemble live during the
ed. Gone is the hyperactive, channel surfing, genre hopping of the recording. Three years in the making, XOXO is creepy and wonderful.
past. In its place is communal psych jamming the likes of which have It may sound like a gross exaggeration, but we are wondering if this
not been heard since vintage Butthole Surfers (remember that any- CD might not just be the Sgt. Pepper's of noise records."
one?) or Amon Duul 1 or the most psychedelic sounds Funkadelic ever AUDIO ACTIVE: Bong CD (BMR 027) $9.00
made all channeled through Eye and the band's encyclopedic musical "Japanese space punks Audio Active havve been making whacked-out,
knowledge. It all adds up to one disorientingly great listen that you marijuana-inspired cosmic jams since 1993. Their sci-fi beats and ganga-
will not soon forget. The US release is packaged with a massive 16 page fueled sonic dub can only be described as amazing. Their material
booklet of Eye (damaging) artwork." ranges from the deep and meditative to the hard and furious while
PEARLS BEFORE SWINE: Constructive Melancholy: 30 Years of always keeping a primary focus on the spliff. Bong, their new 7 track
Pearls Before Swine CD (BMR 021) $13.00 EP, carries on in their traditoin of adventurous and varied styles and
"Fantastic 30 song compilation from Tom Rapp's Pearls Before Swine. obsession with reefer."
This collections spans the group's post-ESP years when they called BLACK LABEL:
Reprise Records their home. The cream of their 5 Reprise albums MAZZACANE CONNORS, LOREN: Adonis 7" (BLACK 2) $4.00
(recorded between 1969 and 1972) are here as well as a smattering of Solo guitar.

MAZZACANE CONNORS/SUZANNE LANGILLE, LOREN: Crucible CD Fowley (with whom the band has recorded)-- this is attributable to a
(BLACK 4) $12.00 healthy policy of incorporating any and all voices that might push the
Exquisite guitar/vocal duets, that might just be the definitive work group's sound experiments to the outer limits. With an aggregate
from America's master guitarist. Evocative, slobberingly drenched gui- membership whose size is believed to approach the low 30s,
tar sustain from Loren to match the heart-stopping vocals from Metabolismus has both reached a peak in their evolution and released
Suzanne (who has accompanied MazzaCane on previous recordings their most cohesive album to date."
like Come Night and Rooms) make this one of the year's most moving BLAST FIRST (UK):
sound experiences. PANTER/JAY COTTON, GARY: One Hell Sandwich LP (BF FU 7)
BLACK SAINT (ITALY): $18.00
MARCELLO, MELIS: The New Village On The Left LP (BS LP 012) RA, SUN: Out There A Minute CD (BFFP 042) $15.00
$6.00 1989 compilation of obscure late 60s Saturn recordings, featuring
The following lists the remaining in-print Black Saint LPs (see the Soul much classic outwardly bound material.
Note listing for similar titles). These are new/mint copies, bought direct RA, SUN: Live In London 1990 CD (BFFP 060) $15.00
from the label (not cut outs), at a clear-out price. These LPs are not Originally issued in 1990 and available only through the mail (via The
being repressed as they sell out and we are running out of most of Wire magazine) as a 3 x 10" box set or CD, this has now been released
these. Melis (bs), Enrico Rava (tp), Roswell Rudd (tbn), Don Moye (d), for common public consumption, with new Graham Lock liner notes.
plus the Gruppo Rubanu (“a vocal quartet who sing in the unique GAYLE TRIO, CHARLES: Live At Disobey CD (BFFP 100) $20.00
Sardinian tradition... defined by Alan Lomax as a prehistoric way of Restock of this 1994 CD, featuring recordings from Disobey (a club
singing, whose basic harmonies and voice textures are outstanding in where the Blast First label has been running sporadic live performances
the Mediterranean.” ) Pretty odd LP, recorded in 1974. for the past couple of years). Gayle (ts, bcl, voice), Michael Wimberley
COLSON UNITY TROUP: No Reservation LP (BS LP 043) $6.00 (d), Hilliard Green (b).
STRING TRIO OF NEW YORK: Area Code 212 LP (BS LP 048) $6.00 VA: 3 Fingers And A Fumb CD (BFFP 107) $28.00
2nd album, line up as on BS 031. Compilation of material performed at Disobey, 1994. Includes excerpts
ABRAMS, MUHAL RICHARD: Duet LP (BS LP 051) $6.00 by: John Oswald, both Brotzmanns, Keiji Haino, Blue Humans, Dome,
Abrams & Amina Claudine Myers (both piano). Niblock, about a dozen more.
STRING TRIO OF NEW YORK: Common Goal LP (BS LP 058) $6.00 BLUE HUMANS: Live In London 1994 CD (BFFP 108) $20.00
3rd album, line up as on BS 031. “Starting around 1977 Billy Bang start- 73+ minutes of the trio of Rudolph Grey (guitar), Tom Surgal (drums) &
ed to become an international phenomenon... people who shy away Charles Gayle (drums).
from avant garde music find a beauty and warmth in his music that is PAN SONIC: Vakio 2LP (BFFP 118 LP) $19.00
engaging and lovely. Others, who sneer at the lyricism of the violin in "Back in Sept. 1995, Blast First released Pan Sonic's first album, Vakio.
general find a bluesy aggressiveness to his approach that is exciting About 700 box sets (quadruple clear vinyl 10" box) were manufactured
and approachable.” and a vast number got damaged and were returned. Needless to say
MASLAK, KESHAVAN: Blaster Master LP (BS LP 079) $6.00 that they are now quite sought after. The album has finally been re-cut
STRING TRIO OF NEW YORK: Natural Balance LP (BS LP 098) $6.00 and is now seeing the light of day as a heavy double vinyl LP. The art-
NEW AIR: Air Show #1 LP (BS LP 099) $6.00 work has been slightly amended to Pan Sonic (originally Panasonic).
Line up as on BS 084, with the addition of Cassandra Wilson on vocals; Vakio was the start of a long and prolific set of collectable analogue
studio recordings from 1986. productions by Blast First's finest Finnish experimental minimalists."
BERGER AND FRIENDS, KARL: Around LP (BS LP 112) $6.00 MERZBOW: Noizhead CD (BFFP 125) $20.00
Karl Berger (vibes, p), Santi Debriano (bs), Leroy Williams (d), Paul Live in London 7/13/95.
Shigihara (fingerstyle guitar); studio recordings from 1990. MASONNA: Beauty Beast 3" CD (BFFP 142) $9.00
BLACKBERRY: Twenty minute live performance by Maso Yamazaki, at the Acty
BEAT JUNKIES (FEAT. DJ RHETTMATIC): World Famous Beat Hanazone, April 1997. Instruments used: microphone, Theremin, noise
Junkies 2 3LP (BLK 005 LP) $14.00 canister and effects pedals (Coloursound, D.O.D., Boss, Arion).
M-BOOGIE: Laid In Full CD (BLK 009 CD) $14.00 Screaming Sav X art.
"This fully mixed CD/LP equally presents the hip-hop DJ and MC. M- GUTHRIE, ROBIN: Drifting Mix CD (BFFP 159) $21.00
Boogie dices 28 tracks of MCs spittin' and DJs cuttin'." Features: M- "To celebrate the second Drifting Festival, Blast First is releasing a 46-
Boogie with KRS-One, Iriscience & DJ Babu, Bedroom Produksionz, Kut minute 45 seconds long drifting DJ mix by Robin Guthrie (of Cocteau
Masta Kurt, DJ Revolution, Dignified Soldiers, Planet Asia & 427, DJ Twins fame). This specially commissioned mix comprises of studio tracks
Dusk, Lootpack, N'Dea Davenport feat. Mos Deaf, Innernational, Rip and live recordings from the 1st Festival of Drifting (1998) plus original
One, Senoj & J-Heat, DJ Rhettmatic, Insane Poetry, Joey Chavez, DJ tracks specially recorded by Robin Guthrie." Features material from:
Spooky w/ Kool Keith & Sir Melenik, Mr. Supreme w/ Al'Tariq, Missin' Silo, Labradford, Charlemagne Palestine, Tony Conrad, Caspar
Linx. Brotzmann, Sonic Youth, Chris 'n' Cosey, Pan American, Rothko. This
M-BOOGIE: Laid In Full 2LP (BLK 009 LP) $14.00 was a giveaway CD at the Festival & these are some of the last remain-
BLACKJACK RECORDS: ing copies being offered on export. Packaged in a simple cardboard
sleeve.
COFFEE: Destination Moon LP (BJ 025) $8.00
PAN SONIC: B 12" (BFFP 161) $9.00
Debut album by Rochester NY instrumental outfit, emitting lo-fi con-
Four track 20-minute EP, following up to the most recent Pan Sonic
fusion-jazz streams. These guys served as the Shadow Ring's back up
album, A. Featuring all new tracks: "Lataus," Kuusi Halko," "Vapina
band on said bands first US tour, and Graham Lambkin has contributed
2," & "Pyokki Halko". "This vinyl only release is the companion to their
cover artwork here in return.
latest album; just 4 tracks of pure analogue beats and rhythm and they
METABOLISMUS: Terra Incognita CD (BJ 027 CD) $15.00
are not available on any other release. It is certainly the mst accessible
" Anyone fortunate enough to have heard any of Metabolismus' pre-
of their records and it is aiming at the dance floor (in a very Pan Sonic
vious offerings can attest to the band's varied approach to musical con-
way of course). 'Vapina 2' is one of the finest pieces of Electronica in
struction. It is difficult to name two of their releases that, on the sur-
recent years, obsessive and repetitive like a Kraftwerk classic and still
face, sound alike. In addition to a wide range of influences-- Faust, Can,
extremely catchy and groovy. While 'Pyokki Halko' is a vicious electric
Popul Vuh, 60s beat psych and jazz, weirdo American rockeers like Kim
drill-like beat that is expected to turn into a hi-energy tune at any
moment." and fluteophone (Mat's invention -- a flute with a reed mouthpiece)
SUICIDE: The Second Album + The First Rehearsals 2LP (BFFP 162 that make up Apertura. Listening to Apertura, the first question is
LP) $19.00 'who is doing what?' It's not certain that even the artists themselves
BLOODSTAINS: know." Two long tracks (65 minutes total) of deep, evolving drone, in
VA: Bloodstains Across Sweden LP (BLOOD 4) $8.00 what has to be the most lovable/likable Grubbs concoction to date.
Compilation of crude punk from Sweden, 1977-83. Featuring VAN OEHLEN: We Are Eggsperienced CD (BC 03 CD) $13.00
Watabout, Kriminella Gitarrer, Bugs, Rude Kids (their classic "Raggare "Van Oehlen is the duo of Albert and Markus Oehlen. Albert is best
Is A Bunch of Motherfuckers"), Glo, Usch, Brulbajz, Mizz Nobody, known to listeners for his heavy, integral participation in the Red
Butter Litter, Vicious Visions, Liket Lever & Blodarna. Krayola, while Markus is the drummer of the legendary German punk
BLOW UP (UK): group Mittagspause. We Are Eggsperienced features contributions
from the Red Krayola's Mayo Thompson (singing the album's hit,
ADD N TO (X): Vero Electronics CD (BLOWUP004) $18.00
"Hitrocking") and Tom Watson, as well as German jazz legend Rüdiger
"Debut offering from 1997 by these hyped-to-hell dusty-synth-
Carl (COWWS Quintet and numerous recordings for the FMP label) and
fetishists, now recording for Mute. Classic oscillator-pummel and kit-
Goldenen Zitronen's frontman Schorsch Kamerun. A draft of Albert's
rhythm driven by ACTUAL limbs. Certain tracks recall mid-70's ring-
New Stream Manifesto was circulated before the Red Krayola's first live
mod jazz/conservatory 'sound research'/porn/sci-fi soundtrax. A must
performance of Fingerpainting. What is 'new stream' music? New
for the Perrey/Kingsley set or anyone into the live-band application of
stream is not dissimilar to 'cold jazz', but counts among it's illustrious
the electronica-opus. Seven tracks, two of which are reworkings of ear-
progenitors the Red Krayola's free-form freakouts, "Revolution No. 9".
lier, also present 'choons." --Hrvatski
Sun Ra's most bracingly alien synthesizer solos, and the Deep Freeze
ADD N TO (X): Vero Electronics LP (BLOWUP004LP) $12.00
Mice at their least musical."
Vinyl version of the 1997 debut.
BLUE SANCT:
BLUE (GERMANY):
LOW: One More Reason to Forget CD (INRI-040) $12.00
BIONAUT, THE: Everybody's Kissing LP (BLUE 005) $12.00
"Recorded live in Louisville, KY in a beautiful church during Low's tour
Warehouse find of the last available copies of the first ever Bionaut
with Ida in November of 1997. This 60 minute disc captures the bliss
release from 1992. All music by the Bionaut (J. Burger, later infamous
that is Low live. Seven tracks include an epic 17 minute 'Do You Know
for his works on German Harvest, Eat Raw, Matador, etc.), with vocals
How To Waltz?' and the rarely heard 'Venus'."
by Ms. Aquamarine (how could you ever forget her?). Had that early
rave-y sound that German records of this era are so fond of, and is a bit BLUE/ISLAND (JAPAN):
of a crispy/ambient classic. Very limited stock. PESHAY: Miles From Home 2CD (PHCR 14011/2) $32.00
BLUE CHOPSTICKS: Japanese version of the recent Peshay full length, intial copies come
with a bonus 2nd CD featuring these tracks: "Intro (Good Times),"
FERRARI, LUC: Interrupteur/Tautologos 3 CD (BC 01 CD) $13.50
"Sunshine," "Solar System," "Cops & Robbers," & "Moods" -- 33 exclu-
Debut release on Dave Grubbs's reissue-oriented label (moving for-
sive minutes of moody kosmigroove.
ward from where Dexter's Cigar left off). "Ferrari -- along with Pierre
Schaeffer, Pierre Henry, François Bayle, and others -- is one of the pio- BLUEPRINT (UK):
neers of the particular style of tape music known as 'musique concrète'. VA: Miniatures: 51 Tiny Masterpieces Edited by Morgan Fisher
More significantly, he must be counted as one of the most complexly, CD (BP 159 CD) $15.00
most idiosyncratically compelling of post-War composers. Ferrari has 1994 CD reissue of this compilation, originally issued in 1980 by Cherry
time and again ranged far afield of musique concrète, and Red. "The brain-child of renowned keyboard player Morgan Fisher,
Interrupteur/Tautologos 3 is one such foray into instrumental music. Miniatures is probably the most interesting and original compilation
But what a setting-forth! Mon dieu! These particular realizations came album ever made. Forty-seven of the most inventive and innovative
about through Ferrari's directed improvisations of Konstantin musicians were intrigued enough to contribute to the project."
Simonovitch's ensemble, and the recordings were originally released in Features contributions from: The Residents, Robert Wyatt, Andy
1970 by EMI in their 'Perspectives Musicales' series. 'Interrupteur' is Thunderclap Newman, Fred Frith, Maggie Nicols, Joseph Racaille, Lol
largely static music, a music of long tones periodically interrupted by Coxhill, Robert Fripp, Andy Partridge, Ron Geesin, Alejandro Viñao,
aleatoric events. If it references musical minimalism (particularly Terry Ralph Steadman, Trevor Wishart, Ivor Cutler, Bob Cobbing and Henri
Riley, Steve Reich, and Robert Ashley), this surely counts as an intuitive, Chopin, Metabolist, 1/2 Japanese, Mark Perry, David Cunningham,
very personal result. 'Tautologos 3' pursues the idea of the superposi- Etron Fou Leloublan, etc.
tion of cycles of different lengths that, once set into motion, will con- SOFT MACHINE: Live At The Paradiso 1969 CD (BP 193 CD) $15.00
tinually result in new events. Conventionally understood, a tautology 1995 CD issue of this trio live album, featuring Robert Wyatt, Mike
is a redundancy in which the same meaning is expressed in different Ratledge and Hugh Hopper. "This is the first legitimate release of Live
works; the same things are 'said' repeatedly in 'Taulologos 3', but as at Paradiso 1969. This digitally remastered album (which has been
the context shifts through the displacement of the various cycles, how bootlegged numerous times over the years) contains live versions of
could there be no gain, no furtherance of both logic and sensation? In much of what was to become The Soft’s second album and includes
a world: exhilarating.""Interrupteur" is from 1967 and features the sleeve notes provided by the bassist Hugh Hopper and Mike King."
following instrumentation: English horn, clarinet, bass clarinet, French MOORE, ANTHONY: Reeds, Whistle And Sticks CD (BP 281 CD)
horn, trumpet, violin, viola, cello, two percussions, two electric organs. $15.00
It is one of the most outright powerful and devastating recordings Previously unissued archival recording by Slapp Happy's Anthony
within the avant garde realm. "Tautologos 3" is form 1970 and fea- Moore. Recorded around the same time as his infamous collaboration
tures: flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, trombone, viola, cello, double with Faust (Pieces From the Cloudland Ballroom), this record has possi-
bass, electric guitar, electric organ & vibraphone. ble (but uncredited) Faust connections as well, as there's some back-
GRUBBS/MATS GUSTAFSSON, DAVID: Apertura CD (BC 02 CD) ground whispering and the occasional Jean-Hevre Peron-like grunt
$13.50 emitted over the rather appealing organic racket explored by Moore.
"Cheerful Mats was dragged into the studio last year by David Grubbs "Recorded in 1972, Reed, Whistle and Sticks was designed to explore a
for the ostensible purpose of contributing to a Thicket-in-the-works. further, obvious attitude of repetition, which is its function in relation-
The pair instead became terminally sidetracked with recording the two ship with memory. Less obvious perhaps is the idea of memories that
lengthy duets for harmonium and tenor saxophone and harmonium are unconsciously formed, memories that are not immediately per-

ceived. I prepared a surface of different materials on the studio floor: New reissue of the 6th chronological solo album by Anthony Moore
wood, glass, cloth, metal and plastic. Next I took a handful of bamboo (spelled here as "More" for whatever reason). Blueprint refers to this
sticks numbering around fifty and each a differing thickness and release as "a hybrid version of previously unreleased tracks and the
length. A pair of microphones were placed stereophonically just above best versions from the original album". "Anthony Moore began his
and to each side of the surface of materials. Holding my hands out in recording career working in experimental film and music releasing two
front of me, I proceeded to let the sticks fall slowly through my fingers avant garde solo albums in the early 70s. Polydor Germany refused to
and onto the prepared surface below. I recorded a series of 'drops' release a third project so Anthony teamed up with Dagmar Krausse
each lasting roughly between twelve and twenty five seconds before and Peter Blegvad to form Slapp Happy. Slapp Happy joined forces
the sticks came to rest. A selection of these 'drops' were then looped with German pioneers Faust to release their debut album Sort Of in
so that the sound was continuous, the repetition disguised as a linear, 1972. By 1974 Slapp Happy had signed to Virgin and acquired a cult fol-
changing flow of events, rather than a repeating cycle.Well, there a lowing of fans, critics, and musicians such as Henry Cow and Robert
few things in nature which fall continuously like cascades or waterfalls. Wyatt. Anthony left Slapp Happy in 1975, but Virgin failed to turn him
But, if for example you were to pull open too far, a drawer in your into a pop star. Signing to cutting edge indie label Do-It, he released
kitchen full of knives and forks so that all the cutlery fell onto the hard Flying Doesn't Help in 1979 and World Service in 1981. Similar in style
floor, and if there was an endless supply of these tumbling knives and to other mavericks like John Cale and Kevin Ayers with many lyrical
forks, then even perceived solely by ear, the very continuousness would twists."
cause quite an uncomfortable sensation of impossibility! How can this SLAPP HAPPY: Sort Of CD (BP 318 CD) $15.00
sound go on and on? The sticks too, sound as if they ought to stop- Finally, the first available CD version of the first Slapp Happy album,
falling. But what is perhaps more interesting is the notion that that, if originally issued by Polydor in 1972 (reissued on LP by ReR in 1980). An
you listen to a single loop of randomly changing, apparently chaotic, eccentric art-pop masterpiece, recorded in collaboration with Faust
continuous sound, the brain begins to recognise returning, identical (and somewhat of a sister album to the infamous So Far)."Slapp Happy
patterns within the noise, before you consciously realise that the infor- were formed in Hamburg in 1972, with Dagmar Krause on vocals,
mation is being cycled, resulting in a kind if subconscious apprehension Anthony Moore on guitar, keyboards and vocals, and Peter Blegvad on
of structure from memories you didn’t know you had." -- Anthony guitar and vocals. Blegvad was an associate of the German group Faust,
Moore. and this recording was made in 1972 in that band's studio, using their
SOFT MACHINE: Live 1970 CD (BP 290 CD) $15.00 musicians and producer Uwe Nettelbeck. It is a passionate debut, with
"At the time I was working hard just to play the stuff right and didn't witty melodic songs offset by Dagmar's unique vocals. Blegvad proud-
really have the chance to appreciate what the audience saw and heard ly proclaimed it as 'Naive Rock: the Douanier Rousseau sound'. By 1974
-- a steaming, thundering monster of a band. We took a breath at the the band had secured a deal with Virgin, where they created a com-
beginning, put our heads down and plunged into this rhythmic racket mitted following, moving in avant rock circles alongside Henry Cow
-- Robert pounding the living bejasus out of his Ludwig kit, the horns and Robert Wyatt." Includes a bonus track that was the B-side of their
wailing through wahwahs, the whole insane crew not stopping until it first single.
was time for the interval. When I hear tapes now of the really good KRAUSE/MOORE, ANTHONY/BLEGVAD, PETER, DAGMAR: Camera
gigs, I can't believe how we did all that... So here is a sample of two CD (BP 332CD) $15.00
live gigs in 1970, somewhere in Europe." -- Hugh Hopper. "In 1990, the Slapp Happy trio reformed when Blegvad and Moore
THIRD EAR BAND: Abelard and Heloise CD (BP 310 CD) $15.00 were commissioned to write an opera Camera,which was broadcast on
"This recording dates from 1970 and is the soundtrack for a film made television in 1993. This saw Dagmar as a lone individual figure strug-
for German television, directed by Fuchs. A dramatic love story gling against the nightmare of bureaucratic intrusion. Dagmar Krause
between the French philosopher Abelard (1079-1142) and the niece of (as Melusina), Anthony Moore (music), Peter Blegvad (words); other
Canon Fulbert, Heloise. In order to subdue the passion between tutor featured musicians include The Balanescu Quartet,Terry Edwards and
and pupil, Fulbert had Abelard castrated. This tragic medieval love Kate St. John."
story was written by Alexander Pope. The Third Ear Band were formed BLUETRAIN (UK):
in 1969, managed by Blackhill Enterprises (Pink Floyd, Kevin Ayers, Roy VA: Bluetrain: No Lightweight Stuff CD (BLUE 001 CD) $17.00
Harper), and they soon secured a deal with the Harvest label. They "Bluetrain was established by Steve O Sullivan in 1995. Steve also runs
were a regular feature of the free concerts in Hyde Park during the late and records for cult techno imprint Mosaic and has had acclaimed
60s and early 70s, sharing the bill with their label mates. This is the first releases on labels like Soma, Ferox, Pure Plastic. Bluetrain was founded
time that this recording has been available on CD. The hypnotic drone to released a series of limited edition 12"s, based around his love of
like quality of their songs, in this context can best be described as dub music, soundwise often compared to Berlin's Basic Channel &
medieval chamber music." Recorded by the quartet of: Glenn Sweeney Rhythm And Sound. The tracks featured on this first CD are a combi-
(drums), Paul Minns (oboe), Richard Coff (violin & vila), Ursula Smith nation of new material, sought after classics and exclusive new ver-
(cello). sions, all by Steve and a host of other prominent UK electronica artists,
THIRD EAR BAND: Macbeth CD (BP 312 CD) $15.00 like Lee Grainge (ex-Fat Cat) and Ben Sims (Theory). The label motto
New 1999 version of this Harvest-era reissue, superceding the prior of 'Bass and echo is where we're at' has never sounded so appropriate,
BGO edition. "The Third Ear Band were formed in 1969, managed by this is a collection which gives the ever popular dub sound of Maurizio
Blackhill Enterprises (Pink Floyd, Roy Harper, Kevin Ayers) they soon or Pole a London Town spin, favoring a more accessible path to some
secured a deal with EMI's 'underground' label Harvest. They were a of their peers, this selection is a perfect snapshot of their skank-driven
regular feature of the free Hyde Park gigs in the late sixties and early rhythms and ability to fuse the dub ethic with electronica."
seventies, sharing the bills with their labelmates. Their hypnotic pop BMB (GERMANY):
chamber music was the perfect soundtrack to Roman Polanski's
PLANET JAZZ: 9 Funktional Diva Track CD (BMB 001 CD) $16.00
Macbeth, released in 1972. The album was recorded in Air Studios,
"Ex-Harthouse act comes back with intriguing tricky Electro jazz." All
where the band worked closely with Polanski, improvising while view-
tracks written and produced by Thom Kubli with production assistance
ing clips of the film. It was nominated for best film music at the BAFTA
by Jiri Ceiver; associated with Barjazz Mit Begleitautomaten. Has that
awards, losing out to The Godfather. Critic Debora Thomas said, 'the
weird Cologne pop concious found on records by the Bionaut, etc., but
score painstakingly created for Macbeth stands on its own, a baleful
with more jazz-sample squishy-ness. A mystery item.
but strangely beautiful interweaving of modern and medieval music.'"
PLANET JAZZ: 9 Funktional Diva Track 2LP (BMB 001 LP) $17.00
MORE, ANTHONY: World Service CD (BP 313) $15.00
Double vinyl version, full color cover. soak."
BMBLAB (GERMANY): FULLY CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA: Right On CD (BOL 3) $12.00
YUI, MIKI: Small Sounds CD (BMBLAB 02) $18.00 The Boston-based trio of Jim Hobbs (alto saxophone), Timo Shanko
"Curious release of quiet, digitally ring-modulated/bit-reduced field (bass) & Django Carranza. "The fourth full-length release from this trio,
recordings & constructs, inexplicably linked to the 1/TAU Hikuohito CD an improvisational collective cavorting at the crossroads of originality
from last year although this hasn't been proven (& decidedly means lit- and traditional aesthetics. They incorporate the impulse of free-jazz
tle post-tally of individuals esteemed enough to experience said with an advanced sense of humor and an appreciation for melody.
release). Cryptically states: 'small sounds are to merge and fuse with Whimsical Ornette-ish harmolodic inflections mix freely with frantic
your acoustic environment - please play in a transparent level; in dif- punk energy and audacity. The dynamics include an array of extreme
ferent atmosphere'. Oh yes, and the CD & liner 3x4 card are encased contrasts: from hauntingly sensual and incisively lyrical, to furiously
in two matching/adjoined 4.75"x5.25" felt bricks (approximately .25" paced frenetic rhythmic intensity; swinging from delicate grace and
in height, tan) for that extra level of 'whoompf', undoubtedly called in mournful melancholy, to forceful and aggressive rollicking; menacing-
to solidify any purchase dilemma that would arise. The ideal music." -- ly ominous undercurrents give way to mystical charm. A follow-up to
Hrvatski. two Silkheart releases recorded in 1993 (Babadita & Peace & Pig
BMG (JAPAN): Grease), this is their first studio recording in five years."
TOMITA, ISAO: The Bermuda Triangle CD (BVCC 2510) $30.00 BOMB HIP-HOP:
"Japanese-only reissue of this classic era (1978/9) highlight by the orig- VA: Return of the DJ Vol. 1 2LP (BOMB 2002LP) $14.00
inal bad-boy of synthesizer music (Walter/Wendy? Jarre? Subotnick? VA: Return of the DJ Vol. 2 2LP (BOMB 2003LP) $14.00
Borden? Hyman? wimps...). Bermuda Triangle was the follow up to per- DJ FAUST: Man or Myth? 2LP (BOMB 2007LP) $13.00
haps Tomita's most well known LP, Kosmos (which featured (amongst DISK THE PHONOSYCHOGRAPH: Ancient Termites 2LP (BOMB
a Star Wars disco medley) a 'sublime Bach medley inspired by 2009LP) $14.00
Tarkovsky's SF film Solaris), and continued in the tradition by including BABY J: Birth CD (BOMB 2021CD) $14.00
themes from Close Encounters of the Third Kind (and a bit of "A compilation of Baby-J produced beats/sounds toasted over by a
Prokofiev/Sibelius for the kids). The REST of the album consists of these blasted array of East-Coast yet-to-be-discovered lyric scientists.
extremely tweaked, often sinister Tomita originals like 'The Round Featured: A.Alikes, Poetic, Shaqueen, Knowledge Scientifik Cipher,
Space Ship Lands on the Earth While Emitting Silvery Lights,' 'The Kinzmen, Celestial Souljahz, Freestyle, Bless, Yogi, Fire, G-Force,
Hollow Vessel Called the Earth,' and (my favorite), 'The Mysterious Shabazz the Disciple, and DJ Noize. Full on crunchy lo-bit hip-hop son-
Electric Waves (Computer Data Signals)' (even the John ics, full of the brutal street-cred inducing non-production tricks aligned
Williams/Prokofiev material gets re titled in a similarly ominous fash- with the turntablist end of Bomb Hip Hop Worldwide. Contains the
ion, 'The Giant Pyramid Sitting at the Bottom of the Sea of Bermuda track 'Truth' from Baby J's previous chart-topping single... Ruff." --
and the Ancient People,' or 'The Dazzling Bright Cylindrical Object Hrvatski.
Which Had Crashed into Tunguska, Siberia'). Completely tweaked BABY J: Birth 2LP (BOMB 2021LP) $14.00
stereo-tester material, incredibly hard to believe this was consumed KRISPY: From The Country CD (BOMB 2023 CD) $14.00
(and digested) in triplicate. God damn, in 1979, this stuff sounded like "Still going strong since 1989, one of the UK's most long-lived duos,
the world was coming to an end, FAST." -- Hrvatski. Krispy, are back. Microphone D.O.N. and Mr. Wiz have been consis-
BOA (SCOTLAND): tently releasing powerful, honest hip-hop for the past decade.
Beginning in 1989 with 'Comin Thru Clear,' Krispy have trademarked
ELECTROSCOPE: Journey to the Center of Electroscope CD (HISS
and built on their own original sound, bringing over 15 releases to the
16 CD) $15.00
table. From The Country has all the hallmarks of another classic Krispy
"Electroscope formed in a moment of creative madness in an attic in
collaboration, continuing the familiar fat beats and down-to-earth lyri-
1996 surrounded by reel to reel tape recorders and gramophones.
cal attitude with a harder '99 edge. Boasting guest appearances from
Their sound has yet to be accurately defined by anyone as it is of a rest-
Roots Manuva and I.G. Culture's One Drop Click, amongst others, this
less and chameleon-like nature. They are inspired by mid to late sixties
project has something for everyone, whether it's laid back, uptempo,
psych bands, especially Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd. Musically the album
dealing with serious issues or just dropping styles."
runs the gauntlet of gentle folk, dark and lush psych, out there
KRISPY: From The Country 2LP (BOMB 2023 LP) $14.00
Barrettesque guitar, Farfisa wanderings, music boxes from the last cen-
JEEP BEAT COLLECTIVE: Technics Chainsaw Massacre 2CD (BOMB
tury, haunting almost bluesy moments, as well as the more established
2025 CD) $17.00
electroscopian minimal hush and murmur."
"England's Jeep Beat Collective will make their US debut with this dou-
ELECTROSCOPE: Journey to the Center of Electroscope LP (HISS
ble CD/triple LP anthology. Features 19 tracks with over 82 minutes of
16 LP) $13.00
music, this album chronicles the group's four year history, containing
BOBBY J RECORDS:
tracks from their first UK album Attack of the Wildstyle Beatfreaks, the
LOW END LARS: LP (BOB J 56) $11.00 remix LP Repossessed Wildstyles and their new 11/98 UK album release
"This is 'outsider psychedelic' styled music from the American heart- For Jimi Hendrix (Ruf Beats). Sure to appeal to an eclectic audience and
land in decidedly non-British vein ie. no British psych-wimp sounds. will expose turntablism/electronica lovers to Jeep Beat's funky deck
Musical references: Emil Richards, Von Ruden, Cledus Maggard, Yo Ho wrecking history of beats and intricate scratching. With influences
Wa, Andres Vollenweider, Masonna." ranging from Grandmaster Flash to the Sex Pistols, this album will def-
BOLIDE: initely take listeners for a ride on the wild side of beat chemisty."
DELUXX: The Forgiveness Towel CD (BOL 2) $12.00 JEEP BEAT COLLECTIVE: Technics Chainsaw Massacre 3LP (BOMB
The Boston duo of Bob Fay (drums, vocals) and Mark Perretta (guitar, 2025 LP) $18.00
vocals, loops), who are known as "one-half of DFI, the Deluxx Folk Triple vinyl version.
Implosion. The Forgiveness Towel is a 30 min., multi-faceted offering CRAZE: Crazeë Musick CD (BOMB 2031CD) $14.00
drawn from a collection of bedroom tapes, live radio broadcast, and an "Craze is the astonishing hip-hop DJ that took the 1998 DMC World
overload of improvisational inspiration. With a one-take wonderment Championship crown, and the ITF Scratch World Champion. Crazeë
and a no-fuss ethic, Deluxx captures a mayhem wash of emotive Musick is his debut album, of brilliantly assembled scratches, beats, jug-
moments, recorded live, often in overdrive, sometimes with a reverb gles, and soundbites. True turntablism, true art. DJ Craze -- aka Aristh

Delgado -- sets himself apart from the competition by focusing on to be the blueprint of the high-energy to come via MC5/White Panther
being a true turntable musician, as well as a battling champion. Crazeë Party and the merging of Rock and Jazz via Sun Ra and the MC5-- it was
Musick showcases all of Craze's skills, from his celebrated practice of first published in an edition of 500 copies in 1965. This edition is also
constructing sentences from different records on 'Crabhappy 500 copies and still reads fresh and bright."
Crabaholids,' to his organic drum'n'bass beats on 'Mogli.' Craze has BOUTIQUE/UNIVERSAL (GERMANY):
already been heard on DJ Faust's Man or Myth and Fathomless LPs, and THOMAS SOUND ORCHESTRA, PETER: Perry Rhodan 10" (JAZZ
on collaborations with Ani of Deee-Lite (and the soon to be issued 010) $11.00
colab with Push Button Objects, under the name Ko-Wreck Technique). Two track 10" limited to 500 numbered copies. Features: "Perry
Listen carefully." Rhodan (Love Theme For Mondra Diamond)" & "Perry Rhodan
CRAZE: Crazeë Musick 2LP (BOMB 2031LP) $14.00 (Samples)".
Double vinyl version, full color cover. BOXMEDIA:
BONA-FI RECORDINGS: ZERANG/JIM BAKER, MICHAEL: The Earth Sessions 2CD (BOX 004)
SNAKE CHARMERS OF NORTH INDIA: Sapera CD (CR 1000) $13.00 $25.00
Recorded live on the streets of Nepal in 1997-98 by Bona-Fi, this CD "Amazing showcase of two veterans of the Chicago improvisation and
features spectacular reed-driven drones and mesmerizing percussion, jazz scene. Disc one: music for piano and drum kit. Disc two: music for
all in the name of taming deadly cobras! The bubbling, almost elec- percussion and electronics."
tronic-textured rhythms give this a very soaked out feel, like Jajouka TOWN & COUNTRY: CD (BOX 006) $13.50
music played under water. Aquarius Records has even gone so far as to Elegant 1998 debut album by this Chicago group who have signed to
compare the unusual stylistic qualities of this CD to "the hard disc edit- Thrill Jockey for future releases. "Acoustic quartet featuring Josh
ing of Oval, Pita, and Jim O'Rourke but played live". Not sure how Abrams on contrabass and piano, Liz Payne on contrabass, Jim Dorling
many people will be able to hear that, but this is certainly a far cry from on harmonium, and Ben Vida on guitar and trumpet. Back porch min-
a typical indigenous street recording. "Three different instruments pro- imalism inspired by the music of Morton Feldman and John Fahey."
vide the musical accompaniment. The most recognized instrument is BOYKIN OUTET, DAVID: Evidence of Life on Other Planets
the oboe-like pungi that provides the melody...the player blows into Volume 2 CD (BOX 008) $13.50
the open end of the gourd while fingering the shorter tube utilizing "David Boykin (tenor saxophone), Nicole Mitchell (flutes), Glenda
circular breathing order to the keep the drone continuous. Two per- Baker (vocals), Josh Abrams (bass), Chad Taylor (drums). Carrying the
cussive instruments usually accompany the pungi. The premtal is made torch of Chicago jazz, David Boykin walks the path of musicians like
out of a large gourd that has both ends cut out exposing the whole John Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders and Sun Ra. Evidence of Life on Other
inner portion of the gourd. This instrument, which is used exclusively Planets is a refreshing look into tradition and experimentation, com-
by snake charmers, not only provides the chief rhythm, but also great bining the laid back feeling of 70's spirituality and the intensity and
shifting textures which add to the trance-like quality of the pungi. The freshness of today's experience. David Boykin is the next step in a tra-
final instrument is the kanyerei, a small hand-drum." -- Stephen dition of jazz set forth by the AACM, as well as labels like ESP and
Butler/Bona-fi. Actuel. Volume One is available as an LP-only on Thrill Jockey."
BONG LOAD: VIDA, BEN: Mpls. CD (BOX 013) $13.50
BECK: Loser 12" (BL 05) $6.50 "Mpls. is a record of delicate acoustic guitar compositions, and soft,
1993 single. melodic songs with hidden teeth. It features four solo pieces for guitar
BECK: Mellow Gold LP (BL 12) $10.00 and a duet with string bass player Josh Abrams. Much like Ben's work
Vinyl version of Beck's major label debut from 1994. in Town and Country, this music focuses on beauty, dissonance and
BECK: Odelay LP (BL 30) $12.00 space. Informed by the piano works of Morton Feldman and Erik Satie,
180 gram LP version of the 1996 Geffen album. these compositions deal with extended harmonic relations through
SMITH, ELLIOTT: XO LP (BL 35) $13.00 composed song form."
LP version (180 gram vinyl) of the new Dreamworks CD. XO is a BPITCH CONTROL (GERMANY):
karaoke bar in Portland. VA: BPitch Control: Berlin 2000 CD (BPC 006) $15.00
BECK: Mutations LP (BL 39) $15.00 Very pumping compilation of monotrack Berlin techno, featuring:
Bongload vinyl of the 1998 Beck DGC album. "Special vinyl package Elektraonauten, Rechenzentrum, Paul DB+, Johannes Heil, Totok,
features 1 7" single, unavailable elsewhere. 1 bonus track not available Jammin Unit, Heiko Laux & Ellen Allien, Art of Kissing, Little Computer
on the CD. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl. Beck calls it 'Space-age folk-rock.' People.
Recorded live in the studio with his long-time touring band: Justin BRAIN/METRONOME (GERMANY):
Meldal-Johnsen (bass), Smokey Hormel (guitar), Joey Waronker
SCHULZE, KLAUS: Moondawn CD (BRAIN 353) $14.00
(drums) and Roger Manning (keyboards), Mutations is just another
The sixth album overall from Klaus Schulze, originally issued in 1976 by
twist in the brilliant career of the world's most unlikely international
Brain. Recorded in duo with drummer Harold Grosskopf, this finds
superstar."
Klaus creating a massive blanket of electronic sound & pulse via The Big
BOOK BEAT GALLERY: Moog, ARTP 2600, ARP Odyssey, EMS Synthi A, Farfisa Professional
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS: Geisha This! BOOK (DAM BK) $28.00 Organ, Farfisa Syntorchester, Crumar-keyboards & Sequenzer
New third edition of this book, with additional material added. Self Sythanorma. Features two side-long tracks:" "Floating" &
published by the band, this reprints the first 6 issues of Destroy All "Mindphaser". A classic trance-inducer, at times producing a similar
Monsters magazine, originally published 1975-79. Beautifully printed proto-techno feel as Manuel Göttsching's seminal E2-E4, and a much
in many different colors, it features collage art, xerox work, photos, neglected record overall.
flyer reproductions, etc. (in a style similar to the booklet that accom- GURU GURU: Kanguru CD (BRAIN 737) $15.00
panies the Ecstatic Peace 3CD set). Comes with a flexi disc of unreleased Master tape reish of this very classic psych-Krautrock guitar-trio LP
'75 material. from ‘72. Their 3rd.
SINCLAIR, JOHN: This Is Our Music BOOK (WORK 3) $11.00 BREMSSTRAHLUNG:
Facsimile reprint of this 1965 chapbook of poetry written by John
VA: Lowercasesound Compilation 2CD (BLUNG 001) $22.00
Sinclair, originally published by The Artists' Workshop Press in Detroit.
"Sounds range from practically invisible (Bernhard Gunter, *0) to intri-
"It is a passionate free/form verse about Jazz, love and politics-- it was
cate rhythmic modulations (Taylor Deupree, Steve Roden) to crushing
torrents of noise (Oren Ambarchi/Matthew Thomas, Toneshifter). minutes of interesting musical terrain, again without the use of sam-
'Lowercasesound' a term coined by Steve Roden in an interview last plers or sequencers."
year, is obliquely self-explanatory. This compilation represents artists CHILD'S VIEW: Funfair CD (BC 022) $12.00
from across the world who place committed listening at the top of the A fitting follow-up to the 1998 Japanese-only classic by Takemura,
creative musical process. It is in this moment of pure attention that Child and Magic. "Child's View is Nobukazu Takemura. It is also the
one's sense of self simultaneously disappears and swells to encompass title of his first record on the Japanese Bellissima label, which was
the surroundings. By composing for this type of listening (good head- huge. Child's View was then remixed by Mad Professor, Roni Size,
phones at high volume recommended) these artists force the listener Coldcut, Luke Vibert and others. That record was really huge. Now we
to pay focused attention to sound. After a couple times through this at Bubble Core are excited to present his first recordings released in
set you may discover for yourself that compositions are all around you America. This record blows those other records away. Nobukazu
at every moment; the hum of the refrigerator, the refuge truck back- Takemura offers the most unique use of computers I've ever heard.
ing up in the alley, or a plastic bag trapped in the fence rustling. 'The Spastic arrays of millisecond samples come together to form almost
only thing that is not art is inattention,' said Marcel Duchamp, and now classical movements; trumpets and children, bassoons and vibraphones
you too are paying attention." Features: Ios Smolders, Kid 606, Roel weave through intensely vivid audio imagery; jungle samples are bro-
Meelkip, Richard Chartier, Pimmon, etc. Packaged with a set of post- ken up as if improvised and played by someone on a hand-drum. His
cards detailing art or information on each artist; also, comes with a competence with computers takes the backseat to his strong overall
bonus second set of CDs to give away to a friend! musicianship, and that's all too rare nowadays."
BROKEN FLAG (UK): MICE PARADE: Ramda CD (BC 025) $12.00
RAMLEH/SKULLFLOWER: Adieu, All You Judges CD (BF 78) $10.00 "The second Mice Parade album. Again bereft of samples or sequences,
A split CD with 2 long improvisational tracks. Skullflower, in perhaps Ramda is an album of oddly organic, cerebral tone. Beats and melodies
their most outright "out" session (all regular members are credited are layered in ways that are at times minimally perfect, and at other
with playing "whistle"), are joined by Richard Youngs (organ), Philip times possessing an intensely developed complexity. Many of the rhyth-
Best & Tim Hodgkinson (extra blowing). Ramleh, operating as a trio for mic ideas are applications of rhythmic theories from around the world,
guitar, moog and drums, deliver a 40+ minute gust of a rant that's pret- such as the idea of tempo vs. time elapsed, or triplets played in four-
ty nuts. Reduced price, last copies of this now o/p release from the mid- note groupings. There are points when it seems as if rhythm and
90s. melody are opposing sides, but the same is true for just the opposite.
BRUCHSTUCKE (SWITZERLAND): Mice Parade is Adam Pierce from the Dylan Group."
VA: Music For Listening To CD (BC 026) $12.00
KLETTERMAX: Brille 12" (BRUCH 02) $9.00
"Our new compilation Music For Listening To runs the gamut, in a per-
"Excellent minimal blaster from Switzerland, if you like Italic,
plexingly coherent way. Yes, it has some experimental electronics and
Kompakt, you'll be delighted."
sick live beats courtesy of Him, Velma (from Switzerland),Matmos, Mice
BRUTKASTEN (GERMANY):
Parade, and the legendary Dots Will Echo (so ahead of their time --
CAROL OF HARVEST: LP (BRUTKASTEN) $40.00 their track here was recorded in 1984!), but it also has some of our old
Another old psych reissue that we've noticed is sitting around in our limited 7"s like Rex & Kirsten McCord. From interesting grooves to
warehouse in limited quantity. 1978 German folk-psych "monster" that bluegrass, this isn’t any one sort of music, although you may find some
is always rated hightly, and a pretty decent item if you are so inclined, underlying themes. This is simply music to listen to."
although there are elements of straight-rock that might kill off the DYLAN GROUP, THE: Ur-klang Search CD (BC 027) $12.00
dubious. Everyone claims the band issued this one themselves, but it "Heavy beats, swirling horns, gamelan polyrhythms, deep bass... and
looks/feels like nothing more than a decent Euro repro bootleg. You're vibraphones. The dub influence is there in full force, but the band
welcome to believe what you want, of course... comes at it from different angles, from the super-minimalist live delay
BUBBLE CORE RECORDS: drum playing in 'Let It Sit' to the blatant cover of the Orb's 'Towers of
DYLAN GROUP/HIM: CD (BC 013 CD) $12.00 Dub', another classic electronic-tune-turned-live by the Dylan Group."
Repress of this split album from 1997, available again. RANPHORYNCHUS: 12" (BC 028) $6.50
DYLAN GROUP: Bittersweet 12" (BC 016) $6.00 "Experimental noise pastures, analog rumblings and keyboards drones
Original version of the Dylan Group's 'Bittersweet" backed by the We from Shane DeBlasio and Scott Caligari. These two tracks take you from
remix. "...turns the Dylan Group's breakbeat-meets-hip-hop track into pure frequency layers (perhaps best heard from a distance), with tex-
a minimal, dub-influenced, electronic frenzy." tures matched only by Aube himself, to warm ambience reminiscent of
DYLAN GROUP, THE: Re-interpreted CD (BC 018) $12.00 Aphex Twin's classic 'No. 19'."
"An album full of other people's ideas about how to mess with the BUNGALOW (GERMANY):
drum & vibraphone stylings of the Dylan Group. You might call them STEREO TOTAL: Oh Ah! LP (BUNG 04 LP) $12.00
remixes, but they're a far cry from the traditional head-bopping beats "Stereo Total's first album from 1995, out of the shops for 2 years, col-
you hear from most remixes nowadays. The songs are played with in lector's item already, now rereleased with 2 extra tracks. Oh Ah is a
ways that are sometimes so subtle it's easy to miss what's really going compilation of their early material. It's extremely trashy, contains very
on, and at other times are completely twisted and unrecognizable. dangerous sampling and was the starting point of their extraordinary
Who, you ask, is contributing to this wonderful record? We we have international career. The songs range from Garage-Trash to Dirty Disco,
NYC illbient founders We, Bundy K. Brown, Nobukazu Takemura, Him, from Chanson to Punk-Rock. From Gainsbourg to Salt'n'Peppa, from
NYC junglist Darkstarr, Brooklyn's trip hop genius Pleaser, UK's heaven to hell... it features many conversions from the likes of Serge
Underdog, and some Bubble Core favorites like Squelch, Mice Parade, Gainsbourg, Francoise Hardy, Harpo, Kool & The Gang, Brigitte Bardo...
Bob Brass & Number One Dog." All together the songs form the very first picture of the unique and
DYLAN GROUP: More Adventures In Lying Down CD (BC 021) bizarre universe of Stereo Total."
$12.00 VA: Sushi 3003 LP (BUNG 06 LP) $12.00
"Just when the world was starting to wonder when we would hear Gatefold vinyl version.
more vibraphone-crazy, beat-encompassed, mesmerizing melodia from THOMAS, PETER: Raumpatrouille LP (BUNG 09 LP) $12.00
the Dylan Group, comes the best, most coherent work they've done to Vinyl version. "This is the soundtrack to a German television-produc-
date. From thick dub and live jungle, through funky latin jazz and tion from 1966. The Sci/Fi-series kept the whole of Germany in front of
smooth minimalism, More Adventures In Lying Down crosses over 70
the TV-sets. A big part of its success was based on the unbelievable that in those days, the one-dimensional retro aspect of lounge core
futuristic soundtrack of Peter Thomas, the German pendant to and club pop was lifted to another level by using brand new sounds
Esquivel, Mancini and Burt Bacharach. Although he didn't use any elec- and hyper modern production. Since then, Tanaka belongs -- together
tronic instruments, the album sounds like a record out of the future. with Pizzicato Five, Cornelius and Towa Tei -- to the centre of the Tokyo
The album is for the first time rereleased on vinyl and both formats Shibuya Scene, a group of musicians, DJs and producers, always
come with three extremely danceable and weird extra-tracks." bathing in a whirlpool of new sounds filing on a perfect mixture of
DOB: La Lu La Roo LP (BUNG 10 LP) $12.00 new and old styles. His debut album is a hyper modern cosmopolitan
STEREO TOTAL: Monokini LP (BUNG 11 LP) $12.00 sound pearl, that is currently only created in Japan. In London he
SPRING: Spring & Friends CD (BUNG 16 CD) $15.00 worked with The Gentle People and Luke 'Spacer' Gordon, in Paris with
"This Duo from Paris teamed up with several DJs to produce a modern chanteuse Laila France, in Berlin with Brazilian singer Pat, and in
pop album. This time they met the spanish DJ and label (Novophonic) Amsterdam with the DJ collective Easy Tune. Therefore it doesn´t sur-
owner Javier Pez to combine the elegant pop style of Spring with mod- prise that this sample-happy album surely sounds as open as the histo-
ern club sounds and beats. A very sunny album." ry of this man promises. A wild ride through various landscapes of
SPRING: Spring & Friends LP (BUNG 16 LP) $12.00 dance and club music, house, drumń´bass, pop, hip hop bossa and big
FRANCE, LAILA: Orgonon CD (BUNG 18 CD) $15.00 beat...all styles melt together with sensational easyness."
"The roots of the music that we call Trance Cocktail started on Moogs FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE: LP (BUNG 30 LP) $12.00
in Stockholm (The Cardigans and Komeda), in Muzak in London (Mike SUNAHARA, YOSHINORI: Crossover LP (BUNG 32 LP) $12.00
Flowers and Cound Indigo) , in stereo in Tokyo (Pizzicato 5 and Kahimi VA: Suite: 98 CD (BUNG 33) $15.00
Karie), before becoming known as Loungecore in America "Two years of Bungalow. But this is not your average 'Best Of' compi-
(Combustible Edison) and Neo-Eurovision in Berlin (Stereo Total). lation. Instead we present you 13 unreleased, rare or new tracks from
Momus, who moved to Paris in 1994, placed an advertisement in the the Bungalow bands/DJs. New stuff by Experimental Pop Band, Momus,
French capital's most adventurous magazine, Nova. 'Girl singer wanted Dauerfisch, Dob, unreleased stuff by Stereo Total, Laila France, Dob
for an album of songs in the style of 1970s Italian soft porn films', it and more. Also featuring Le Hammond Inferno, Maxwell Implosion,
read. The half-Thai, half-French Laila France, a 21 year-old student of Spring, Czerkinsky, Pop Tarts, F.P.M. Yoshinori Sunahara."
the plastic arts, was the successful applicant. Over the next year Momus VA: Suite: 98 2LP (BUNG 33 LP) $17.00
and Laila wrote an album together, meeting every Wednesday in 2LP version of this Bungalow label comp.
Montmartre. Orgonon is the result, a record dedicated to the spirit of CZERKINSKY: CD (BUNG 34 CD) $15.00
psychoanalyst Wilhelm Reich, who believed that orgasmic energy, cor- "It took Gregory Czerkinsky seven years to sneak back into the public
rectly accumulated in little boxes, could save the world. The Italian soft eye with his first solo album. Following his successful years in French
porn themes are still audible, as is the presence of Kahimi Karie, Serge eighties pop band Mikado he now presents: himself, Czerkinsky! The
Gainsbourg, Klaus Nomi, Vince Clark, Visage and Francis Lai. But there album Czerkinsky contains 11 very personal songs which show the
are also exotic elements of Drum and Bass added in London by many moods of this French artist who was born in Algeria. His musical
Pantunes, and a haunting remix by techno artist Scanner. Thank you for influences range from trip hop, lo/fi to chanson or electronic pop. The
choosing Trance Cocktail Airlines. Please place your armrests down and songs on this album were recorded on an eight track recorder in his
your tables up and prepare for take-off!" home and in a studio in Paris. With his first solo album Czerkinsky fol-
FRANCE, LAILA: Orgonon LP (BUNG 18 LP) $12.00 lows a tradition of French singer/songwriters by sharing a devotive love
LE HAMMOND INFERNO: East Of Suez 12" (BUNG 19) $9.00 for chanson and pop music."
"Earlier this year, Berlin based DJs Le Hammond Inferno went into the STEREO TOTAL: Jukebox Alarm LP (BUNG 35 LP) $12.00
studio to produce a forty minute soundtrack for Frankfurt Fair's LP version, with bonus vinyl-only track.
'Oriental Emotions' exhibition. This 12" includes tracks from the sound- VA: Sushi 4004 2LP (BUNG 36 LP) $17.00
track. Modern beats meet melodies and sounds from 'A Thousand And Double vinyl gatefold version; same 16 tracks.
One Arabian Nights'. A journey into the world of fairytales, exotic ani- POP TARTS: Woman is the Fuehrer of the World CD (BUNG 37 CD)
mals, belly dancing beauties and genies who call dirty old oil lamps $15.00
their homes." "Pop Tarts are Julia (`76), Olga (`70), Franzie (`76) and drummer Henni
VA: RO 3003 2LP (BUNG 21 LP) $16.00 (`66). Woman is the Fuehrer of the World is the Pop Tarts debut-album.
Double vinyl version. It`s short, but -- hey –- did the Ramones ever release an album with
EXPERIMENTAL POP BAND: Discgrotesque LP (BUNG 24 LP) more than 30 minutes of music. Woman is... is a cheeky but convincing
$12.00 mix of Wire, Stereolab, Velvet Underground, The Ramones
FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE: L' Aventure Fantastique 12" and...humour. And not only the title of the album is meant to be
(BUNG 29) $9.00 provocative. From the dreamy pop of 'Baby You Can Drive Your Car'
"DJ/Producer Tomoyuki Tanaka from Tokyo has the honour to be the via the keyboard trash of 'Kindheit Jugend Sex' (childhood, youth, sex)
first signing of Pizzicato 5´s own new label Readymade Records. Mr. –– to the closing anthem (we use this phrase advisedly) 'I Turn My Radio
Incredible continues, where Dimitri From Paris, Gentle People or Towa On', the Pop Tarts have provided the rare trick of actually making the
Tei have stopped. A hypermodern sounding dance-album with samples German accent seem neither robotic, comic, fascistic, or even ugly. File
from the last 300 years of music-history.This Bungalow exclusive 12" under: explosive-melodic-take-no-prisoners-trash-pop-punk ."
features two remixes: Le Hammond Inferno from Berlin add some Supposedly influenced by the likes of Jarvis Cocker and Digital
groovy weird Breakbeats and Berlin-DJ Maxwell Implosion produced a Hardcore Recordings, they have also been compared to the likes of
soft Drumń´Bossa." Ash, Kenickie, Jesus & Mary Chain and Liliput!
FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE: The Fantastic Plastic Machine CD POP TARTS: Woman is the Fuehrer of the World LP (BUNG 37 LP)
(BUNG 30 CD) $15.00 $12.00
"The project of Japanese disc jockey and producer Tomoyuki Tanaka. Gatefold vinyl version.
Tanaka's revolutionary and visionary way to assimilate the complete VA: Spielkreis 03 CD (BUNG 40 CD) $15.00
musical history of the last 300 years was even for experienced Japanese "The whole centre of Berlin has recently been conquered by posh
listeners a new aural perception. It can be said that his remarkable new clubs, expensive restaurants and first class boutiques. The whole area?
sound had quite an impact on the slowly growing lounge and club pop No! A little bunch of pop activists try to escape from monetary dicta-
movement in Japan at that time. Without a doubt, it is thanks to him torship and has defended their Gallery BerlinTokyo, located in one of
the most expensive central areas for two years now. Here we find a fine Jarvis Cocker from Pulp showed us how to do it on 'This Is Hardcore'.
combination of art and pop culture. A very close interaction indeed. He created a whole song based on a few seconds of Thomas's original
Every now and then they come up with remarkable musical collections, sounds. This was reason enough to go on a research trip through the
like this one. The compilation comprises 25 artists of many different Thomas-archives to look for forgotten sound scraps and further ideas.
musical styles, who recently have performed in the gallery. 25 exclusive We selected 29 bits and pieces out of 2,734 found clips which were
collectors tracks from electronic to pop. Featuring: Stereo Total, recorded after the Space Patrol-period. These scraps were sent to 18
Elektronauten, Mina, Low-fi Generator, Milch, Jeans Team, Rocko different modern (but like-minded) artists who proved to be worthy of
Schamoni, Kante and others." a certain Peter Thomas compatibility and musical understanding of his
VA: Spielkreis 03 2LP (BUNG 40 LP) $18.00 works. Today's visionaries musically corresponding with Thomas" awk-
SUNAHARA, YOSHINORI: Take Off And Landing 2LP (BUNG 41 LP) wardness of 1999. Furthermore we tried to reflect the ever changing
$17.00 innovative work of Peter Thomas by choosing musicians out of many
Double vinyl, gatefold edition. totally different musical fields to re-work his material. And of course,
STEREO DELUXE: Aerocyclette 12" (BUNG 45) $9.00 what would be an album of Peter Thomas re-works without today's
"This is the long awaited debut-12 Inch of one of Berlins most promis- innovators. This album is an honouring bow down and tribute to a
ing DJ-acts of the last years. It contains two weird uptempo-breakbeat- great composer and unique personality of which there are only a few
rides and a more trippy, crazy sampledelia-track. The genre is (as usual on our planet. The Warp Back To Earth is completed." Features tracks
with Bungalow Records) hard to tell, but somewhere between break- by: Dauerfisch, Stereolab, Sons of Silence, Mina, Saint Etiennee,
beats, samplemania, big beats and exotic bongo outbursts. File under: Yoshinori Sunahara, Stereo Total, John McEntire, Tipsy, Ronny & Clyde,
breakbeat, lounge, big beats, popnotized bossa, weird voices and sam- High Llamas, Mr. Scruff, Stock, Hausen & Walkman, Momus, Coldcut,
ples Schneider TM, and Peter Thomas himself. 2nd CD features "26 original
FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE: You Must Be An Angel 12" (BUNG tracks, sounds, bits & pieces by Peter Thomas from the late 70s and
47) $9.00 early 60s."
"On his new 12" Fantastic Plastic Machine returns with another THOMAS, PETER: Warp Back To Earth 2LP (BUNG 48 LP) $18.00
extremely charming coversion. It's now time to remember another clas- Double vinyl version.
sic of the eighties: 'There Must Be An Angel' by the unforgettable MINA: 12" (BUNG 49) $9.00
Eurythmics. FPM take us on a trip in a Barbarella-like Spaceship. You Released in collaboration with Maobeat Musikverlag. "Mina are a very
can imagine Jane Fonda singing this future-bossa-track with warm young band from Berlin. They take the atmosphere, the extremly high
breakbeats while riding the ship. Two other versions complete the pic- musical abilities, the length of the songs from a band like Tortoise and
ture, that the Japanese (especially Tomoyuki Tanaka) will be the first combine them with the humour, the dancy beats and fresh attitude of
DJs on the moon. File under: Inflight Entertainment for Spaceships in Bungalow bands. They grew up listening to Post Rock as well as the
the year 3003." new Pop Underground from Japan. Imagine the serious men of
FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE: There Must Be An Angel CD Tortoise enjoying themselves in a Club dancing to the sounds of Fatboy
(BUNG 47 CD) $9.00 Slim. This is their first self produced and self made 12 Inch with four
"On his new 12" Fantastic Plastic Machine returns with another songs. At this moment they are recording an album of music that
extremely charming conversion. It's now time to remember another should be released on Bungalow at the beginning of next year. Maybe
classic of the eighties: 'There Must Be An Angel' by the unforgettable with a little help from High Llamas and Stereolab who already fell in
Eurythmics. FPM take us on a trip in a Barbarella-like Spaceship. You love with this promising act. File under: minimal soundtrack-epics
can imagine Jane Fonda singing this future-bossa-track with warm Morricone style. weird organ-disco-postrock, four to the floor and
breakbeats while riding the ship. Two other versions complete the pic- seven to the window!"
ture, that the Japanese (especially Tomoyuki Tanaka) will be the first POP TARTS: Romantic Warriors (The Remixes) 12" (BUNG 51)
DJs on the moon. File under: Inflight Entertainment for Spaceships in $9.00
the year 3003." The CD version adds a remix by Paolo Scotti. "This is not your average remix record. This is more a 'Pop Tarts played
THOMAS, PETER: Warp Back To Earth 2CD (BUNG 48 CD) $26.00 by six bands' experience. The choice of re-workers could not be more
"In 1966 composer Peter Thomas -- now 73 years old -- left planet Earth extreme: Pizzicato Five like 'Steffi Love's Song' so much, that they
to musically accompany the adventures journeys of Space Patrol Orion. forced us to allow them to do an upbeat dance-craze remix. Stereo
His (for that time) rather wacky and futuristic sounds had lacked the Total play their crazy version of 'Muso,' Digital Hardcore band Ec8or
appropriate appreciation and understanding. Therefore his return was destroy everything and Hamburg Grunger Jonas and Finnish Opel
delayed for exactly 33 years. No one wanted to cover the costs for his Bastards present trash."
return ticket. No one seemed to miss him. Not many people valued his THOMAS SOUND ORCHESTER, PETER: Warp Back To Earth Mixes
work (apart from a few German suspense movie producers, Edgar EP 12" (BUNG 52) $9.00
Wallace, Jerry Cotton and the infamous Traffic Light Men).But now "Peter Thomas and is Orchestra return to Earth. Before his final return,
things have changed. We are a few steps away from the next millenni- the legendary German composer of the sixties (now 73 years old) had
um and Earth is being populated by a new generation of people and sent some weird sounds of his to some friendly earthlings and asked
musicians who honour this musical pioneer and creative eccentric -- them to write a new song out of his material. And here it is: the
and not only German musicians. The respect for Peter Thomas's life's Japanese abstract-beats magician Yoshinori Sunahara did not construct
work is being acknowledged all over the world and even in far away an airport this time but rather a slow disco-boogie with very weird
galaxies. Meanwhile he ranks with the galaxy-wide top composers of noises inbetween. Artist Treu of the German electronic pop band
the sixties together with Henry Mancini, Esquivel, John Barry, Ennio Dauerfisch decided to build up a heavy psychedelic dance-stomper. The
Morricone and especially Gator Gnulp from Planet Org. It"s about time a-side is an especially important song. This is the first new song that
for a homage of a different kind for Peter Thomas, a German artist of Peter Thomas has recorded in many years. He went into the studio with
a very special kind. When we first met him in space to discuss this pro- a little help from Berlin DJ Maxwell Implosion to record some very
ject with him, it was clear to us from the start that our project should wicked vocoder stuff, while Maxwell produced groovy beats."
not become a classic remix album. Neither appropriate, nor unusual VA: Readymade Records Tokio: Remixes CD (BUNG 53 CD) $15.00
enough and actually not really practical. Who the hell is able to supply "In 1998 Pizzicato Five decided to form their own label. The label only
a remixer with original recordings on multitracks from 66-77 anyway? features Japanese artists. Besides Pizzicato Five, the only other bands

until now are Fantastic Plastic Machine and 5th Garden. But the two the 17 songs and 'spoken scenes"'are placed somewhere between
albums with remixes that have been released in 1998 on Readymade Supertramp, Mouse On Mars & the Beach Boys. If you think this is
are incredibly good and show the famous stylish taste of Pizzicato Five. impossible, listen carefully. They write romantic, swinging and
This album compiles the best tracks of these two rare albums. It con- extremely ear-catching pop songs and use the most unobvious samples,
tains some of Tokyo's hippest cats and combines them with some of the lyrics and sounds (English, Japanese, German...). On their last song
worlds coolest remixers of today. What a mixture! These songs have called 'Album Credits' they simply let a MAC computer sing their cred-
not been available outside of Japan until now. This album should hit its, which sounds amazing. Dare to enter their always surprising world
the dancefloors all over the world for its stylish, extremely groovy and and visit the Dauerfisch universe."
modern crazy sounds." Features Pizzicato Five (remixed by Elektropez, DAUERFISCH: Crime Of The Century LP (BUNG 61 LP) $12.00
Maxwell Implosion, Thievery Corporation), Fantastic Plastic Machine FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE: International Standard Luxury
(remixed by Escalator Team, Rude Bones) and Lupin The 3rd mixes Remixes 12" (BUNG 62 EP) $9.00
(famous Japanese manga TV-comic, remixed by United Future VA: Pool Position CD (BUNG 64 CD) $15.00
Organization, Ikeda Masanori, Fantastic Plastic Machine & Pizzicato "Two years ago Bungalow started a more dance orientated subdivision
5)." called Pool. Today, twelve 12 inches later, it's time to sum up the
VA: Readymade Records Tokio: Remixes 2LP (BUNG 53 LP) $18.00 Bungalow club style in the ultimate party mix and take a look into the
Double LP version. future. Bungalow-Pool is now a universe of its own, placed between all
MINA: Ms Maria 10" (BUNG 56) $9.00 kinds of music styles from House, over to Latin to Big Beat, Abstract,
"On their second collector 10 Inch Mina are travelling through the etc. The one thing all tracks on this CD have in common is the fresh and
experimental land between electronic, weirdness and pop. 'Ms Maria' extremely entertaining way of connecting these styles to the
starts with a noise loop that ends in an uptempo handmade breakbeat Bungalow-Pool sound. Pool Position captures the atmosphere of innu-
song. And on 'Sechs Für's Parkett' Mina show their unique ability to merable Bungalow club nights all over the world. DJs like Le Hammond
mix the skills of a classic band with the beats of house-DJs. Music, Inferno, Maxwell Implosion, F.P.M., and Stereo De Luxe spread this
telling great stories without the use of words. Instrumental epics in unique mix of styles on those party nights. The Bungalow club sound is
pop formats, way too shiny and clear for living rooms. Music for relax- about enjoying yourself, dancing your feet away with a smile in your
ing days on the seaside that can even make you enjoy a terrible rainy face and not giving a fuck about what other people think you should
summer day." do. This 60 minute CD is mixed by Le Hammond Inferno, but it's is not
MINA: Kupferfarben 10" (BUNG 57) $9.00 your traditional 'we've got a mixer, and we know how to use it' CD.
"On their 3rd and final 10" Mina bring you their most classic piece of This one is not about technical skills (which dominate dance music far
music so far. 'Kupferfarben' sounds like an Air-track reworked by a too much), but about style, fun, a punk touch, and being different. If
young DJ team. A growing, groovy 9 minute track to a warm, but you don't dance to this sound, you're either deaf or your head is too
weird future. The B Side is a more electronic trip with a strange heavy. Enjoy to the max! Tracklist: Yoshinori Sunahara: "Hypnotic Break
melodie." (unreleased)", Le Hammond Inferno: "Margret Evening Fashion
MINA: Kryptonite CD (BUNG 59 CD) $15.00 (Delakota mix)", Fantastic Plastic Machine: "Lotto (Andreas Doreau
"After the fall of the Berlin Wall, many local bands and DJs found mix)", Pat & Maxwell Implosion: "Belo Tour (unreleased)", Stereo De
themselves in totally new and rather unique situations. Numerous half- Luxe: "Blue Rita (unreleased)", Dauerfisch: "Ride My Bike (Machine
legal or completely illegal clubs sprung up from the ground like mush- Gun Ibiza mix, unreleased)", Laila France & Maxwell Implosion:
rooms providing new performing possibilities far from conventions and "Superstar (unreleased)", Maxwell Implosion: "Jet Ski", Experimental
categories. The newly discovered new Centre of Berlin revealed to be Pop Band: "Punk Rock Classic (Le Hammond Inferno mix)", Fantastic
the stomping ground for a new pop culture in Berlin embracing a full- Plastic Machine: "L'Aventure Fantastique", Stereo De Luxe:
ness of style that has not been experienced since the eighties. Bands "Aerocyclette", Le Hammond Inferno vs. Copasetic: "Margret Evening
like Jeans Team, Stereo Total, Quarks, Pop Tarts, Minichey, Contriva and Fashion", Masanori Ikeda: "Mix of the Theme From 'Lupin the 3rd'",
the Mina received the musical space to re-paint the old battleship Pop Fantastic Plastic Machine: "There Must Be An Angel (Tanimoody/Paolo
in many new colours enabling them to give pop music a new face. Scotti mix)".
Masha, Norman, Christoph and Hanees from Mina are damn young. VA: Pool Position 12" (BUNG 64 EP) $9.00
Classic alternative rock music was part of their upbringing as well as The 12" version features three new, exclusive and unreleased DJ-tracks
modern DJ club culture. Therefore it is not really surprising that Mina by Dauerfisch, Stereo De Luxe and Pat & Matwell Explosion.
is capable of welding two different musical directions together into STEREO TOTAL: My Melody CD (BUNG 65 CD) $15.00
one homogenic mixture, which has always been dogmatically separat- "The new album from this band (by now grown to a quartet) sounds
ed in the past. The drums kick ass with a tight groove and can easily be like a combination of their first three albums. MY Melody unifies the
mistaken for a house or disco sample loop. The tasteful guitar, the fat trashy side of Oh Ah with the poppy side of Monokini and the sound
bass and the lively organ construct an instrumental mood which surely experimental side of Juke Box Alarm. The lyrics are German, French,
doesn't have to hide behind any scenic soundtrack. Remarkably and other languages. The new longplayer also includes a cover version
enough it never sounds trivial or expressionless despite the lack of of the Vanessa Paradis classic 'Joe Le Taxi', sung by Brezel in person. A
accompanying moving pictures. Music, telling great stories without the concept album of sorts and perfect for the summer months ahead of
use of words. Instrumental epics in pop formats, way too shiny and us, Stereo Total have dedicated most of their new album to one theme:
clear for living rooms. Music for relaxing days on the seaside that can Love! Not that this is a rock opera or so, the record just has more of an
even make you enjoy a terrible rainy summer day. Mina are called angle than their previous outing. We're talking about Love baby!
Mina because of the word's wonderful polyglottness. This word seems 'L'amour, c'est ma chanson,' says Francoise Cactus. Does it matter that
to exist in every language. In Spanish it means 'mine', (same in Russia), it's a Petula Clark quote?"
in Greek it stands for gold and in Persian it's a rose (or at least a beau- STEREO TOTAL: My Melody LP (BUNG 65 LP) $12.00
tiful flower). In Japanese it simply means 'everybody'!" VA: Pop Tics LP (BUNG 66 LP) $15.00
DAUERFISCH: Crime Of The Century CD (BUNG 61 CD) $15.00 "Pop Tics will be a totally new and exciting kind of compilation. It will
"German duo Dauerfisch return with their second official full length feature the works of various bands, artists, designers, and painters
album. From the artwork to the music the new album is again a unique from all over the world. Why this? Everybody is talking about the mil-
and entertaining trip through the ever changing universe of these two lennium. We don't care. That's why we asked our favorite DJs and
extraordinary guys. Nobody on earth sounds like Dauerfisch! Musically bands together with their graphic teams to write and design the last
pop song of the 90s (no longer than 2 minutes -- that's enough for the more electronic side (with some help from guest musicians). No more
90s). Artists: Jim Avingnon (Ger), Yoshinori Sunahara with Mars Art Lab sixties pop songs, here they step into the territories of bands like
(Japan), Helen Love (UK), Olaf Hund (Fr), Andreas Dorau with Moritz Stereolab, Mouse On Mars, or the High Llamas. It starts with the
Reichelt (Ger), Business Class (Spain), Pizzicato Five with Groovisions dreamy, rainy, electronic songs, and then we enter new worlds with the
(Japan), Pop Tarts with E-Boy (Ger), DOB (Japan), Dauerfisch (Ger), first beats of minimal disco house. There's a dubby, instrumental sound
Yukari Fresh with Popsy Rock (Japan), Discordia (UK), Jeans Team (Ger). trip before the last tracks float in a return to the dreamy vibes of the
LE HAMMOND INFERNO: Easy Leasing Superstar 12" (BUNG 67) start. It all ends with the extra track, an electronic sounding loop that
$9.00 reminds one of the sound of waves."
"'Easy Leasing Superstar' is a high-adrenaline punk-house-monster, VA: Escalator Records LP (BUNG 75 LP) $12.00
that combines an urging, killer guitarline with a kicking fast "Following the successful Readymade Records Compilation of 1999,
house/disco-beat. And the 'hammond'-boys themselves! are singing on Bungalow now presents another great Japanese pop-label to the rest
top of it about the great inventiones of modern life: like 'Easy Leasing', of the world: Escalator Records, Tokyo. The last true indie-label of
'Easy Raving', 'Easy Banking' and 'Easy Tuning', stupid slogans out of Japan, the country, where 99% of all small labels are bought by Majors
the lower end of the world of commercials. Funnyly enough this is now in seconds. Based in the middle of hip Tokyo-area Shibuya, this very
ending up as the soundtrack to a massive European Nike campaign. But young collective is going to explode from Japan soon. The next gener-
really it is a highly sarcastic answer to all those people, that still see the ation is brought to you, now! (There will be another Ecalator-compila-
duo as the inventors of the'Easy Listening' -- Revival in the mid nine- tion later this year on American label Emperor Norton) Their musical
tees (which they were)." spectrum ranges from Belle & Sebastian-style fragile pop-bands like
LE HAMMOND INFERNO: Margre Evening Fashion 12" (BUNG 69) Neil & Iraiza, over Rephlex-style weird electronic gameboy freaks like
$9.00 Yukari Fresh to Fatboy Slim-style stomping dancefloor-fillers like
"The first track is a collaboration with the Berlin-based DJ and pro- Montparnasse or Losfeld. This compilation concentrates only on the
ducer team Copasetic. The result sounds like a genuine sound clash: ‘impossible to find’-Japanese acts and tries to give an overview on all
Copasetic with their Jamaican flair set their distinctive vibes to the non- styles, that the Ecalator-empire developed."
sensical word samples provided by Le Hammond Inferno and here it is: BUNKER (NETHERLANDS):
a killer dance track with joyful ska influences. It somehow sounds a lit- MUSIK AUS STROM: LP (BUNK 24) $11.00
tle like Mr.Oizo after listening to many Jamaican records. B1 features "Another never repressed item from the Funkstörung boys. Raw ana-
an extremely rare remix by London band Delakota who released a logue tracks (in the Unit Moebius style)."
remarkable album on Go-Beat this year. This laid-back and dubby BURIAL MIX (GERMANY):
Hammond version provides a sweet scent of relaxation."
RHYTHM & SOUND W/TIKIMAN: Showcase CD (BMD 1) $15.00
SUNAHARA, YOSHINORI: Pan Am-The Sound of 70s LP (BUNG
Thee new crucial release in the Basic Channel/Chain Reaction/Maurizio
70LP) $12.00
string of CD compilations. And this time -- no fucking metal box pack-
"We are looking at Yoshinori Sunahara's glorious completion of his tril-
aging, alright! Comes packed in a nicely printed cardboard psuedo-
ogy about flying. After Tokyo Underground Airport and Take Off And
digipak (made from hemp) with photos of the R&S toaster, Tikiman.
Landing he now presents Pan Am - The Sound of 70s. For his new
Ultra-deep filtered tech-dub, with seriously pinging studio effects to
record, Yoshinori Sunahara had the idea of developing a complete cir-
bring you down forever -- completely essential. "Until 18 months ago,
cle all demonstrated with music. The first piece, an orchestral piece,
Berlin’s Basic Channel crew were the omnipotent masters of techno
symbolizes the sunrise (start) while the CD ends with a song for the
minimalism, no question. They forged fertile links between Detroit and
sunset (landing). Yoshinori found these two orchestra pieces on an old
Berlin undergrounds by co-opting the likes of Jeff Mills and Carl Craig
totally scratched Pan-Am-flexi from the 70s. Typical for a maniac like
, made oceanic house music that could have been transmitted direct
him, he ordered a 33 piece orchestra into his studio to re-record this
from the bottom of the sea and inspired everyone from Photek to Dave
track. All conducted by Japanese orchestra master Kazunori Miyake.
Clark. Than, after building a cult following practically unrivaled in tech-
Apart from that, his trip takes us through the day in a downbeat
no history, label bosses Moritz Von Oswald and Mark Ernestus, aka
tempo. This time he added more of his fusion preferences, all inte-
flagship act Maurizio, closed down Basic Channel. And, rejecting the
grated into Yoshinori's unique mixture of break sounds somewhere
stringent restrictions of four-to-the-floor dancefloor fodder, as Rhythm
between house, dub and hip hop. Dreamy Fender Rhodes, jazzy gui-
& Sound they redirected their sound through the dub lines of Jamaica.
tars, dubby beats, are all formed into the distinctive Sunahara sound
An exceedingly sussed move. This CD features the initial 5 10"'s on
universe. But this time one a lot more homogenic and less distorted
Burial Mix, for the first time on CD. Featured are all in all 5 bottomless
and fragmented than his last album: A new sound that sometimes
walls of heavy bass reverberation laced with Tikiman’s floating vocals -
reminds one of Jazzanova, but he doesn't hide that his roots are in the
- recalling reggae veteran and Massive Attack cohort Horace Andy and
techno field ('Well, I come from Techno.'). Even the crystal-clear sound
a version of each track."
of a coin falling on a glass table is used as a break and makes perfect
BURNING AIRLINES (UK):
sense. Soft seventies tunes face off against constantly hard, electroni-
cally distorted sounds and brutal breaks. This contradiction prevents BLACK SABBATH: Black Mass CD (PILOT 49) $12.00
the record from becoming to soft and jazzy. With his fourth album the "Formed in Birmingham, England in 1968, the four man powerhouse
Japanese sound magician has come up with his - so far - most complete known as Black Sabbath pioneered a bone-crunching rock 'n' roll
version of his vision." assault that laid the foundations for the heavy metal revolution that
SAINT ETIENNE: Places To Visit LP (BUNG 74 LP) $12.00 swept popular music in the 70s and 80s. While the band's blistering
"Born in Britain and raised on pop music, the boys and the girl of Saint ensemble playing and evocative lyric blend of machismo and mysticism
Etienne are here to inject some soul into your lifeless backside. Saint set a standard for countless groups to follow, their 1970 self-titled
Etienne return with a mini album of brand new songs, previously only debut album remains one of the most innovative and influential long-
available on CD in the USA on Sub Pop. Bungalow is proud to release players in rock history. Comprised of Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony
this world wide exclusive version that includes 7 tracks. One extra track, Iommi (guitar), Geezer Butler (bass) and Bill Ward (drums), the quartet
'Garage For Gunther', is not found on the Sub Pop version. Following was initially known by the name Polka Tulk, and then Earth, and took
their latest organic pop album, Good Humour, this EP marks the start their hometown pub and club circuit by storm with a high energy
of a slightly new Saint Etienne. With these songs the band stresses its blend of blues and rock. Schoolmates from a working class Birmingham
neighborhood, the group earned a fervent following throughout the

English Midlands and in 1968 changed their name to Black Sabbath. CENTIMETERS: German Verbs CD (BZANG 0006) $13.00
The new moniker reflected the band's penchant for moody, dark-hued Debut full length from this contemporary LA art-wave ensemble led by
music that matched supernatural themes with supercharged ensemble the vocal/lust/unlust duo of Nora Keyes and Max Gomberg. Eerie key-
playing. In 1969 they entered the recording studio to cut their first board patterns and oscillations recall the haze of the era when Bowie
album. The breakthrough came later that year with Paranoid, a pio- and Iggy held hands forever. For specialized tastes, this could ruin your
neering heavy metal offering. The album was toured extensively day with ease. In a "good way," of course. "A cross between Bertolt
throughout Europe, and it was during this tour that Black Sabbath Brecht, Caroliner, The Incredible String Band, and god knows what -- in
appeared on the German TV show Beat Club (similar to the UK's Old a completely refreshing and unexpected way."
Grey Whistle Test) and recorded four songs live, including, bizarrely, a CENTIMETERS: I'm Not Exercising Enough CD (BZANG 0007)
cover version of 'Blue Suede Shoes'. The recordings were released on a $9.00
Beat Club video in the US, but this is the first time the tracks have been "Two great-than-great non-album tracks, plus the short surrealist film
released on CD-Rom format." Divortion, which is a CD-ROM bonus track." The Centimeters are a con-
ROXY MUSIC: Valentine CD (PILOT 51 CD) $16.00 temporary LA band squeezing out art-wave alienation via odd twin-
The CD comes in an exclusive black leather jacket and this first edition synth pop industrial waves and some kind of extreme outsider folk-ist
is strictly limited. Track Listing: "Do The Stand", "Editions Of You", "In fragility. Intriguing.
Every Dreamhome A Heartache", "Remake Re-Model", "All I Want Is CADENCE:
You", "Virginia Plain". "Enhanced CD featuring six tunes (both audio FLAHERTY, PAUL: Endangered Species LP (CJR 1042) $7.00
and video footage of all 5) culled from TV appearances on the German All improv sax/drums duo action.
TV show Musikladen in the early seventies, at the height of their ven- CAIPIRINHA PRODUCTIONS:
erable powers. As evidenced herein, Roxy had a lot more in common
VA: Synthetic Pleasures Vol. 2 CD (CAI 2001) $13.00
with Yank contemporaries The New York Dolls than many self-respect-
NY label run by the director of the documentary Synthetic Pleasures,
ing' persons would care to admit, from brazenly dressing in women's
Lara Lee. Vol. 2 features music theoretically inspired by the movie, with
clothing on and off of stage, to mining the more baroque and subver-
U.M.O. (Adel Dior & Jammin' Unit), En Guy, DJ Soul Slinger, DJ Spooky,
sive elements of Fifties rock n' roll culture. All of Roxy's greatest charms
Air III (Peter Namlook), Datacide (Atom Heart & Tetsu Inoue), Chugga
are exhibited here: A collision of Bryan Ferry's faux-operatic vocals,
(produced by Terre Thaemlitz), Single Cell Orchestra & Prototype 909.
Brian Eno's electronic fuckery and a band that actually rocks -- it's not
Mostly tracks licensed off of albums on Home Entertainment,
surprising that Steve Jones dubbed his pre-Pistols band The Strand in
Asphodel, Fax, etc.
tribute. In other words, these guys have to be seen and heard to be
THAEMLITZ, TERRE: Couture Cosmetique CD (CAI 2002) $13.00
believed, so if you own their first five records already, or just need
Excellent strange ambiance from Thaemlizte who has also released full
some make-up application tips, there is probably something here for
length albums for Mille Plateaux and Instinct. "The sounds generated
you." -- Billy Kiely
for Couture Cosmetique emphasize residual noises produced by some
BZANG EDITIONS: of today's more popular digital synthesis techniques -- including gran-
GRADY/BANAPHSHU, KRAIG: From The Interiors of Anaphoria ular synthesis, pitch/time convolution and heterodyn filter analysis --
CD (BZANG 0002) $13.00 bringing into focus those sounds which currently exist in a repressed
The newly published trilogy of recordings regarding the mythical state at the periphery of popular contemporary music production."
island of Anaphoria. All three CDs feature lovely droning textures and VA: Bento Box CD (CAI 2004) $13.00
minimalist ecstasy, extremely recommended. [by the way, Bzang -- Drum 'n' bass compilation featuring Visit Venus, The Egg (Cup of Tea
which is actually Transparency-- has mis-labeled these in terms of prop- label), Little Aida (DJ Vadim), the Duke of Harringay (Squarepusher
er sequence. If you wish to hear them in chronological order, in the track from Spymania label), Lisa Carbon (Atom Heart), Cujo (Amon
order recorded and intended by the artist, you should get them in the Tobin), DJ Vadim, Cabbageboy (Si Begg), Boards of Canada (Skam
order of: 0003, 0002, 0004.] "Kraig Grady builds his own instruments label), Jimpster. Solid selection of jazz-flushed leftfield drum 'n' bass
and configures them with exotic, microtonal scales (sixteen or 32 notes action.
rather than the usual eight), which produce the most beautiful-sound- VA: Process CD (CAI 2005) $13.00
ing melodies and chord clusters. Soothing and relaxing, but never Compilation of experimental techno with a pretty killer line up of:
vapid easy listening. This CD has four solo pieces for Kraig's instru- Nonplace Urban Field, Subhead, Mika Vainio (Panasonic), Critical Mass
ments, and three ensemble pieces." (Steve Stoll), Freddie Fresh, Khan, Surgeon, Si Begg, DJ Cam & Vibra
GRADY/BRAD LANER, KRAIG: Music From The Island of (Hahn Rowe). Some tracks are licensed, others appear to be exclusive
Anaphoria CD (BZANG 0003) $13.00 (?). Booklet includes detailed information from each artist on the
The first album to be released in the Anaphoria Trilogy; this is a new equipment used to create each track.
pressing on a new label of the same album previously issued a couple KHAN: Silentmoviesilverscreen CD (CAI 2006) $13.00
years ago by Tom Recchion's Tiny Organ. "This CD filters Kraig's hand- "Khan (Can Oral) is one of the most ubiquitous figures in the electron-
made instruments through the electronics of Brad Laner (Medicine, ic music scene. Performing under a variety of aliases (Bizz OD, Gizz TV,
etc.). Grady has been known since 1975 as a composer working in alter- 4E, Cube 40, et al), this German transplant has recorded over 20 CDs
nate tunings as well as an instrument builder not unlike Harry Partch. and twice that many 12"'s for Sony, Mille Plateaux, Harvest/EMI, Force
Having much more interest in eastern music than western, it is no sur- Inc., and Home Entertainment, as well as his own Super 8 and Temple
prise that there was the inspiration to travel to Anaphoria. Since his labels. Silentmoviesilverscreen is Khan's homage to the world of cellu-
work was been predominantly intermedia performances, this repre- loid. The music is inspired by two different and complimentary film
sents the first time his work could be adequately represented on CD... scenes. The first section is inspired by Berlin in the early 20s. The music
offers an array of his instruments, with Petra Haden and Jim French is linear and elegant with minimal beats that evoke the black & white
(original woodwinds). Produced by Laner." work of the early German expressionists. The second part takes on the
GRADY, KRAIG: Anaphoria: The Creation of the World CD world of Hollywood. Ready to go anywhere, from tacky disco to steamy
(BZANG 0004) $13.00 hip hop, this music is a cut-up Hollywood dance pastiche."
"This mostly organ and percussion album includes the participation of YSATIS & TAYLOR DEUPREE, SAVVAS: Tower Of Winds CD (CAI
DJ Bonebrake (of X) and former Fibonaccis John Dentino and Joe 2007) $13.00
Berardi. Spirit guide Banaphshu takes us to the beginning of time in First in a new "Architettura" series, "exploring the synergy between
the third CD of the Anaphora trilogy. "
the man-made worlds of architecture and electronic music", this fea- "Nicholas Grimshaw's waterloo terminal is the gateway to the high
tures Deupree from Prototype 909 & Unit Park and Greek artist Ysatis speed rail tunnel beneath the English Channel that connects London to
(Omnicrom, SETI) composing mesmerizing minimal electronic music, Paris. Tetsu Inoue wrote music not merely inspired by the waterloo
inspired by Japanese architect Toyo Ito. "The 'Tower Of Winds' is a terminal, but composed in collaboration with the station. Tetsu
metallic structure located in Yokohama, Japan that becomes a 'kalei- scanned over 1000 real and digitally altered photographs of the station
doscope' of color as a light show is created by flood lights that sur- into his computer and dumped them into his music software, which
round it. By using these lights on this simple structure, Toyo Ito is able mathematically translated the arches and surfaces of the structure into
to represent the visual complexity of Tokyo metaphorically in terms of electronic sound. It is as if the station itself were given voice, which
never-ceasing, ever-changing wind." Tetsu then shaped by altering pitch, timbre, resonance and rhythm,
VA: Deutscher Funk CD (CAI 2008) $13.00 crating a linear collage born from his artistic interpretation of the
"Compiled and produced by Cologne based musician Burnt Friedman, architecture itself."
best known as Nonplace Urban Field, this compilation highlights the H.E.A.D.: 97 98 CD (CAI 2016) $13.00
best of new German electronica." Features Workshop, the Bionaut US edition licensed from German Harvest. "The return of the H.E.A.D.:
(Pluramon remix), Beige, Mono (Atom Heart), General Magic & Pita, this project by Force Inc's Kerosene and NY-based Khan only released
Pluramon, Nonplace Urban Field, Pole, F.X. Randomiz, Kobat, Mao II, one EP in '95. Therefore they might not be the most prominent artists
Mouse On Mars. A great intro to this scene especially if you're only on the label, but this new 97/98 album surely has to be rated as one of
vaguely familiar with labels like A-Musik, Mego, Rather Interesting & the Harvest highlights. Two years of collected funk ranging from
Mille Plateaux. However, some of the tracks are licensed and will be Detroit-styled house to Sähkö-esque funny queerness."
familiar to the fanatics; the Pluramon, Beige, Nonplace Urban Field, SOMATIC: The New Body CD (CAI 2017) $13.00
Pole and Mao II tracks are previously unreleased. "Drum n' Bass & related seismics from one Hahn Rowe (of
UMO: 2 CD (CAI 2009) $13.00 Foetus/Branca/Hugo Largo fame), a surprisingly fresh /varied/clean take
"UMO is Adel Dior, Jammin' Unit (Cem Oral, Khan's brother), and their on 160+ BPM shades wandering from certain 'jazzy' jangle to specifi-
pan-German posse (Khan, Kerosene, Terrible). Their first record UMO 1 cally ominous pile-driver-esque tangents. Some of this adopts a fairly
was released on Liquid Sky Records." More whacked out German elec- No-U-Turn-esque murk while retaining fine fidelity, a task previously
tro-grooves, in the Pharma-label style. thought unattainable by many a devotee of said genre. Close in sig-
KEROSENE: Teenage Secret CD (CAI 2010) $13.00 nal/application (and geography) to the Jungle Sky/Home
"Teenage Secret is one deep infusion of rhythmic infection after anoth- Entertainment/Big-Up-NYC-Massive spirit set. Worthwhile." -- Hrvatski.
er. Drawing from a number of different sources, Kerosene (aka Roger O.S.T.: Modulations: Cinema For The Ear CD (CAI 2018) $13.00
Cobernuss) has put together this amazing assemblage of tracks. Soundtrack to the 1998 Lara Lee movie in regard to the history of elec-
Exploring downbeat, dub, lounge, and trip hop all at the same time, tronic music. Starts out with the Moroder-produced computer disco
Kerosene has escaped the techno trap and come up with something all classic "I Feel Love" (every home needs a copy, and buying this CD
of his own. Kerosene has been a part of Ultrahigh (Force Inc.), H.E.A.D. comp is probably a lot more hassle-free than wandering down the
(EMI/Harvest, with Khan), Zulutronic (on his own label, Pharma) with Donna Summer aisle), before moving into the other all-time dance cul-
UMO's Jammin' Unit & Restgerausch (Mille Plateaux)." ture classics like "Planet Rock" and "Strings of Life". Considering it has
SUM: 1 CD (CAI 2011) $13.00 to sum up entire genres with one track, this comp does better than
"Sum is NYC pair Preset (aka Danny Blume) and CV (aka Chris Kelly). expected. Track listing: Donna Summer: "I Feel Love"; Afrika
The sentient cousin of downtown electronica denizens Liminal, Sum's Bambaataa: "Planet Rock"; Model 500: "No UFO's (Remix)"; LFO:
music swings from amped, dub-style mixes laced with sci-fi melodies "Simon From Sydney"; Rythim Is Rythim: "Strings of Life"; Jesse
and high energy grooves, to chilled-out spells of lush melody. Loops, Saunders: "Yeah"; Aphrodite: "Amazon 2-- King of the Beats";
processing, synthesis, and samples are tweaked and mutated into a Panacea: "Stormbringer"; Goldie & Rob Playford: "The Shadow"; Ryoji
seamless mass of atmosphere and rhythm." Ikeda: "Luxus 1-3"; Coldcut: "Atomic Moog 2000"; To Rococo Rot:
VA: Here Come The Drums: Hip Hop Drum 'n' Bass CD (CAI 2012) "Kritisch Masse 1".
$13.00 UNIT: Hello My Name Is CD (CAI 2019) $6.50
"A slammin' streetwise look at the connection between Hip-Hop and "This is Unit. Born of an eclectic record collection just as likely to con-
Drum 'n' Bass, showing how hip-hop evolved into jungle and splintered tain J.S. Bach as Squarepusher or the Smurf Singalong, a virtual obses-
off into hugely popular musical movement. Features major players sion with non-repetitive existence and an addiction to wicked beats,
Roni Size, Aphrodite, Doc Scott, and several others from the London Unit (aka Mr. S. Pants (aka Christian Fleming (aka Dotman))) creates the
underground." Also features: DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer, Sonz of a perfect soundtrack for today's ADD-afflicted society. Armed with an
Loop Da Loop Era (Danny Breaks), Foul Play, Elementz of Noize, Gang army of samplers, synthesizers, pots, pans, friends and whatever else
Related & Mask, The Dream Team, Click & Cycle, Jungle Brothers. makes noise...he twists it all into a sonic landscape at once both beau-
Compiled by Peter Shapiro, tracks ranging from 1992 to 1997. tiful and...well, weird."
VA: Re-Inventing Culture CD (CAI 2013) $6.50 CINEPLEXX: Posologia CD (CAI 2020) $13.00
Budget-priced label sampler featuring album tracks from: Si Begg, "Sebastian Litmanovich (aka Cineplexx) has been creating music since
Somatic, Sum, Kerosene, Umo, Khan, Nonplace Urban Field, Visit his childhood in Buenos Aires. At age 8 he was given a small Casio
Venus, Aphrodite & Mickey Finn, Prototype 909, Savvas Ysatis & Taylor organ..his intuition seemingly paid off since he uses it along with a
Deupree. wide array of acoustic and electric instruments on his darkly beautiful
SI BEGG: Commuter World CD (CAI 2014) $13.00 new album, Posologia. Sebastian has taken his cue from a wide array
"In this 'Commuter World' Simon (Si) Begg has created a seamlessly of musical influences that range from Miles Davis, Juan Atkins, and The
woven collage of sonic soundscapes and electronic headcharge. This Beatles to film noir soundtracks, early 80s new wave and the seductive
25-year old has produced under such aliases as Cabbage Boy, Buckfunk sounds of his homeland. He produces a sound that is unclassifiable with
3000 and Bigfoot. Recording for such cult favorite labels like Ninja its elements of ambient, post-rock, techno, jazz and a run of other
Tune and Ferox has not been enough for young Si. He also co-owns the styles."
popular Mosquito label with techno legend Christian Vogel, and inde- VA: Microscopic Sound CD (CAI 2021) $13.00
pendently owns and operates the Noodles imprint." "Setting its sights on moving techno's audience beyond the rave-kid
INOUE, TETSU: Waterloo Terminal CD (CAI 2015) $13.00 crowd, Microscopic Sound demonstrates the genre's merit as avant-

garde art. While the music does incorporate the synthetic and robotic motif, a track like 'Piecing It Back Together' augurs the future of drum
elements that echo the best of German techno, the resulting sound is & bass and IDM just as fervently as recent works by ROM=PARI, Kid-
music that is definitely NOT made for the dance floor. Using the latest 606, Richard Devine and Phthalocyanine have done."
of ultra-modern synthesis techniques with its application of software VA: Early Modulations: Vintage Volts CD (CAI 2027) $13.00
and sound generators, Microscopic Sound explores the inner workings "Early Modulations, a collection of nine compositions covering a 30
of sound and form to ensure that the music's whole is more than sim- year span from the late 1930s to the late 1960s, is an introspective look
ply the sum of its parts." Featuring tracks by: Noto, Ryoji Ikeda, at some of the early pioneers of electronic music. The compilation aims
Produkt, Thomas Brinkmann, Kim Cascone, Goem, Digital (Wolfgang to introduce early electronic music to an audience familiar only with
Voigt), Sound Track (Sayyas Ysatis), Komet & S-Nemek. Compiled by the techno movement, while also attempting to introduce those
Taylor Deupree. already familiar with names like John Cage, Pierre Schaeffer and Iannis
TOOP, DAVID: Museum of Fruit CD (CAI 2022) $13.00 Xenakis to other influential pioneers like Vittorio Gelmetti and Luc
"Drawing on a wildly varied musical career that stretches back more Ferrari. Early Modulations finds an equilibrium between historical ref-
than twenty years, David Toop presents the latest installment of erence and musicality. It is a stylistic collection that takes the listener
Caipirinha's groundbreaking Architettura series: Itsuko Hasagawa's from John Cage's avant garde orchestrations of the 30s to works by
Museum of Fruit. In creating a music that is as oddly shaped and asy- Ussachevsky and Luening, created at one of the premier centers for the
metrical as the building that provided his inspiration, Toop called upon exploration of electronic music, the Columbia and Princeton Electronic
the improvisational skills that he laboured upon earlier in his career Music Department. The listener is then lead through musique concrète
and form his collaborative efforts with such notables as Brian Eno, Jon and the first traces of oscillating rhythms found in Morton Subotnick's
Hassell, John Zorn, Talvin Singh, Adrian Sherwood, Derek Bailey, Evan work." Artists/works featured are:Luening/Ussachevsky: "Incantation",
Parker and Scanner. After a period of creating music that was almost Max Matthews: "Bicycle Built For Two", Pierre Schaeffer: "Etude aux
entirely electronic and computer sequenced, Toop made the effort to Chemins de Fer", Iannis Xenakis: "Concret pH", John Cage: "Imaginary
re-integrate the idiosyncrasies of human performance and non-elec- Landscape No. 1", Vittorio Gelmetti: Treni d'onda a Modulazione
tronic sounds; to add, as Itsuko Hasagawa has described, 'The smell of d'itensiá", Vladimir Ussachevsky: "Piece For Tape Recorder", Luc
human life.' " Ferrari: "Tete et Queue du Dragon", Morton Subotnick: "Silver Apples
VA: Deutscher Funk 02 CD (CAI 2023) $13.00 of the Moon".
"Second installment of cutting-edge German electronica. Burnt ATAU: Biorhythms CD (CAI 2028) $13.00
Friedman of Nonplace urban Field (who also compiled the original "Biorhythms is Atau's first solo release. It captures his view as an inter-
Deutscher Funk) gathers together Germany's most innovative and national traveler across the scene of electronic, experimental, and
influential electronic pioneers." Features: Jazzanova, Subtle Tease, noise music in Japan, Europe, and North America. The musical horizons
Lame Gold, Tarwater, Sad Rockets, Felix Kubin, Wunder, Lithops, H. represented are wide and varied -- from acid and downtempo to
"Sack" Zieglaer & F. Schueltge, Naturalist, Flanger, Hermetic Sunsets microsonics to noise. The unifying thread in the CD is Atau's musicality
and Holosud. Almost all tracks (except Flanger) are licensed from other and the Biorhythms concept -- the loops and grooves are based on the
albums. polyrthythmic nature of our bodies' biorhythm cycles. Atau is a pioneer
UNIT: The Narcoleptic Symphony CD (CAI 2024) $13.00 in biosensor music -- this music from the body is translated onto CD for
"Mr. S. Pants (aka Unit) can write an album in his sleep -- literally. a journey that traverses international borders in the culture of style."
Practically writing music in a slumber due to an unending battle with PANACEA: Brasilia CD (CAI 2029) $13.00
fatigue, Unit has managed to cut his semi-conscious visions to sound...a Fourth volume in Caipirinha's Architettura series, dedicated to Oscar
captivating landscape where lush future classical orchestration, frag- Niemeyer. "German tech-step producer Panacea pushes the borders
ments of unidentifiable conversation and a veritable orgy of other and boundaries of electronic music further into oblivion with this, his
sounds all couple with Unit's fiercely bastardized version of a break- most inspired and unique release to date. Echoing the void that is this
beat to create a sound not quite like anything you've heard." Mostly city of the future, Panacea uses dark, fractal beats interwoven with a
dreamy/ambient IDM type stuff, also features a Panacea remix. phantom atmospheric vacuum. Radically progressive, yet distinctly
DJ SPOOKY VS. THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR QUARTET: File Under Panacea, Brasilia is certain to leave the listener with a genuine sense of
Futurism CD (CAI 2025) $13.00 the emptiness and desolation characteristic of Niemeyer's creation."
"The culmination of a six-month collaboration between DJ Spooky and VA: Caipiríssima: Batucada Eletronica CD (CAI 2030) $13.00
The Freight Elevator Quartet (R. Luke DuBois, Paul Feuer, Rachael Finn, "In Brazil the electronic revolution happened guerrilla style -- with pro-
and Stephen Krieger). The recording presents the key elements and ducers and DJs smashing boundaries with their innovative concepts.
ideas of the artists involved, and represents a coherent musical work The best of the collision of these different worlds is now featured in
that takes DJ Spooky's immense talent for aural recontextualization Caipirinha Music's release Caipiríssima: Batucada Eletrônica. Several
and cultural commentary and merges it with the electroacoustic impro- names emerged from the musical hurricane that swept Brazil in the
visation and digital savorir faire of The Freight Elevator Quartet. The mid-90s. From the urban beats of Ramilson Maia to the groundbreak-
result is a commentary on cultural and aesthetic oppositions, through ing creations of Craotian-turned-Brazilian Suba, the electronic scene in
a musical exposition and juxtaposition of early twentieth century the country has evolved to be a cultural movement never seen since
Futurism (imagining a sublime technology) and the exponentially Tropicália's heyday in the late 60s. Contributions from names like João
accelerated culture in which we live today." Parahyba (a percussionist behind the first experimental tracks using
DATACH'I: 10110101 = [rec + play] CD (CAI 2026) $13.00 synthesizers in Brazil) and young producers Bid and Apollo 9 (respon-
"Newcomer debuts with one of the decade's most exciting abstract- sible for some of the most innovative tracks of the past few years)
electronic releases -- Datach'i (22-year old New Yorker Joseph Fraioli) appeared in this record side by side with internationally based musi-
has established himself as one of electronica's most challenging artists. cians like DJ Soul Slinger, Arto Lindsay and Amon Tobin (all of them
Over the disc's 13 tracks, Datach'i authors a new music that twists gen- acclaimed in Europe and the U.S. for their daring production skills).
res like drill & bass, abstract techno and gabber into a unique hybrid Together, the 13 tracks of the album form a daring, yet accessible body
that wil electrify the senses of all attuned to radical sonic deconstruc- of work. These new Brazilian sounds blend the beauty of Bossa Nova,
tion. Throughout the album, Datach'i saturates the soundfield with so the innovative aspects of Tropicália's psychedelic experiments and the
much perversely fascinating information that it will take at least a organic grooves that fill global dance floors. These visionary artists are
dozen listens to assimilate it all. With its hyper-accelerated breakbeats, responsible for a musical invasion of epidemic proportions. And the
mischievous digital signal processing and obsessive-compulsive synth best of this culture is here to become part of your world, forever."
SOUND TRACK: The Cooler CD (CAI 2031) $13.00 The seminal German group Neu! has undergone a huge and almost
"Sound Track (a.k.a. Savvas Ysatis) began what has become a prolific ridiculous resurgence recently. This has brought forth the fact that
recording career in 1993. In 1998, he was one half the duo behind founding member Klaus Dinger is still active and recording and Captain
Tower of Winds, volume one of Caipirinha's Architettura series, pro- Trip has taken it upon themselves to document some of this activity
duced with Taylor Dupree. His most recent recording, Highrise, was (that Dinger had been privately issuing in Germany to no fanfare). This
released on the highly influential German techno label Tresor. As his is a reissue of a 1985 LP by Dinger and his partner from his post-Neu!
first full-length release under the Sound Track moniker, The Cooler rep- project La Dusseldorf, Nikolaus Van Rhein (this is sorta considered the
resents a crisp amalgamation of the worlds of techno and house, mar- 4th La Dusseldorf album). Recorded with Can's Jaki Liebezeit in Conny
rying Thomas Brinkmannesque minimalism with warm house grooves Plank's studio, this has the 80's guitar/synth German-wave sound that
for an album that is as at home on turntables as it is in a discman. is far removed from its original inspiration, but theoretically still of
Movement is built subtly. The Cooler is a mesmerizing look at the interest (not to suggest that I would in any way recommend it).
Berlin-style of tech-house. It is a search for the perfect loop, a fixed AMON DÜÜL: Disaster CD (CT 022) $16.00
state in and of itself, but not stagnant. Gentle and hypnotic, The Cooler 4th Amon Duul I album to be released, originally as a 2LP set by BASF
is a chilled out lull, freezing time, slowing motion." in 1971 (but consisting of late 60's recordings). An expansion of the
SOUND TRACK: The Cooler 12" (CAI 5033) $6.50 hypnotic trance sound initiated by Psych. Underground, this is another
"Kit Clayton's lush remix of 'Time Out' opens a space where distilled crucial AD monster.
sonic vibrations reverberate within the expanse. 'Frosty' leaps outward BLUE CHEER: Live & Unreleased CD (CT 023) $18.00
and then back in, up and then down, back and forth." Three live tracks from 1968 (direct from the hiss factory, but still a stag-
CAPTAIN TRIP (JAPAN): gering pound emanates), by the trio of Peterson, Whaley & Stephens.
MARBLE SHEEP: New From Old Heads CD (CT 002) $14.00 And then a previously unreleased set of 6 demos from 1974 produced
A compendium of very early live and studio rehearsal tapes from 1987. by Kim Fowley (Dick Peterson remains), that is of course of lesser desir-
At this time, the band featured the amazing acid-psych guitar of ability but not as revolting (as it could be). Mainly for archivists.
Michio Kurihara (also of White Heaven), and were heavily indebted to SPACEBOX: First CD (CT 024) $16.00
the monster trance sounds of the communal Amon Duul 1. Even more Spacebox was the outfit Guru Guru's Uli Trepte created in 1975 to fur-
wrecked than their cuts on Tokyo Flashback I & II. ther his musical vision ("multiphonic concept of an authentic, cyclic
MARBLE SHEEP: Whirl Live 2CD (CT 004/5) $18.00 structured, modal collective improvised, electric live music."). This is a
Subtitled "Good Old Marble Sheep II", this is the sequel volume to CT reissue of their first album (recorded in 1979, first issued in 1981), and
002, and contains more of their legendary late 80s distortion-leveling it's pretty crazy stuff. Trepte plays bass, spacebox, spacebass and sings;
live material. there are two percussionists on drums, congas and gongs, a guitarist,
HA-ZA-MA: CD (CT 007) $18.00 and Edgar Hofmann on soprano sax, flute, violin, shenai, hagaswaram
New Japanese psychedelic rock group, featuring Kurihara (from White & mouthorgan. Much wilder than mid-to-late 70s Guru Guru, this has
Heaven). Not as intense as White Heaven's Out, but definitely in the a live-jam groove to it, much addled ethno-improv insanity and a red-
same style and very good. A subtle lysergic vibe permeates throughout metered recording glow. How the world forgot about the flowing
and this is, y'know, a real grower in an ethereal West Coast style. power of "sing sung song" (defining the "i'm stoned too hope so me
MARBLE SHEEP: Psychedelic Paradise Live '94 CD (CT 010) $16.00 not only" ethos about as well as any 70s recording that comes to mind)
Similar in style to the last couple of dud-like Marble Sheep studio is not totally clear.
albums (Big Deal, Twiga), but "all songs are freak-out long version. You SPACEBOX: Kick Up CD (CT 025) $16.00
will feel the paradise on your mind with this CD." Well, okay. 2nd album from 1984, similar line-up and musical vein as above, previ-
KAKASHI: CD (CT 011) $18.00 ously issued as a picture disc LP.
Debut album by a group recently featured on Tokyo Flashback 4. I BLUE CHEER: Live At San Jose Civic Centre 1968 CD (CT 026)
couldn't think of a damn thing to say after a few listens, but according $14.00
to CT: "Heavy keyboard psychedelic band from the Tokyo Flashback! Live material from 1968 by the early trio of Peterson/Whaley/Stephens.
Their sound is reminiscent of early 70s British progressive psych Very lo fidelity, issued in a slimline CD jewel case, 48 minutes long.
groups." Supposedly the only existing material of its kind, so if pretend it's play-
YURAYURA TEIKOKU: Live CD (CT 013) $18.00 ing on a portable cassette deck from across the street & you'll be fine.
"Hard drivin psychedelic band from the Tokyo. This is their third album. HOLDEN, RANDY: Guitar God CD (CT 028) $16.00
Sly Stone meets Kabuki music!" Formed in 1989, they've appeared on This is a 1993 studio session (Holden's first released recording since
Tokyo Flashback IV, released a couple of largely forgettable albums 1970's Population II). Featuring Blue Cheer's Paul Whaley on drums,
and here they are again. this is mostly trio hard rock, with trademark Holden heaviness and ter-
AMON DÜÜL: Experimente CD (CT 014) $16.00 minal thud all over the place. There are other elements of turgid hard
Amon Duul were a far different sounding group than the more prolif- rock idiocy that I guess you have to put up with in these situations, but
ic (and comparably pro) Amon Duul 2. They made a handful of record- for the most part this will at least amuse and maybe even "blow away"
ings in a 1969-71, which were documented on 4 official albums: Holden fanatics.
(Psychedelic Underground, Collapsing, Paradies Wart Duul & Disaster). YURAYURA TEIKOKU: Are You Ra? CD (CT 029) $18.00
These albums are merely some of the finest, most transporting and "Their 4th album. Psychedelic rock 'n' roll! Produced by You Ishihara
primitively mindblowing recordings of the rock era. These albums, long (White Heaven)." The appeal of this group continues to largely escape
out of print on vinyl, are now available on both the Captain Trip & me, but hey, at least they now have a title that rhymes with "SWA".
Spalax labels, seemingly legit (in both cases?). Experimente was the 5th AMON DÜÜL II: Carnival In Babylon CD (CT 033) $18.00
Amon Duul album, a collection of outtakes that was originally released Fourth album from 1972
posthumously in 1984 on the Time Wind label. It consists of "Special AMON DÜÜL II: Nada Moonshine CD (CT 038) $18.00
Track Experience No.'s 1-24"; the sound is an ultimate, commune Reunion album from 1995, first issued on Schneeball in Germany. Meid,
trance, drug-mantra confusion hack. Great stuff if you're so inclined, Knaup, Karrer, Peter Leopold, etc. return with a contemporary ambi-
but hear the other "real" albums first. ent/beat influenced modern rock album. By reunion album standards,
DINGER/RHEINITA BELLA DUSSELDORF, KLAUS: Neondian CD (CT I suppose this is par for the course.
016) $18.00 AMON DÜÜL II: Kobe (Reconstruction) CD (CT 039) $18.00

Some sort of vaguely Plunderphonic like re-mix album of old classic-era "Mysterious stuff!"
material, prepared by the band in 1996. A stream of 66 seamless min- WORKSHOP: Welcome Back The Workshop CD (CT 054) $18.00
utes that acts as a pleasant foray into contempo sampledelic sound, but 2nd album, also from 1990. With more basement fuzz guitar hijinks
not exactly ground-breaking stuff. and general nonsense.
ROEDELIUS: Pink Blue & Amber CD (CT 040) $16.00 CLUSTER: Japan 1996 Live CD (CT 055) $16.00
Recent solo album from the more melodic half of Cluster. Serene, qui- Recorded live in Tokyo and Osaka on their revolutionary world tour of
etly productive music generated from keyboards, female voice, elec- 1996. I believe this is the same release as the recent Soul Static Sound
tronic effects, guitar, flute, koto, viola, etc. Roedelius's solo material CD out of the UK. Four long tracks of slowly building digital ambiance,
(and I certainly haven't heard all of it) tends to get written off as "new as this tour so excellently demonstrated.
age-y" in certain circles, but this is far more pleasant and involved than HOLDEN, RANDY: Early Works CD (CT 056) $18.00
that would imply. The legendary early works of guitarist Randy Holden from 1964-66,
DEVIANTS: Disposable CD (CT 042) $16.00 pre-Other Half/Blue Cheer/Population II. His two bands from that era
The Deviants were the Mick Farren-led UK biker/psych/drunk outfit are featured: Fender IV and Sons of Adam. Tracks from 4 singles and 5
from the late 60s, who released three albums, this being their 2nd from unreleased tracks off acetates. Murk-infested surf and garage stylings
1968 (Ptooff was their first, an untitled album the 3rd). Precursors to prepare for the grand LSD-merge.
the Pink Fairies, they launched naif-political charm into a blend of DIE KRUPPS: Foundation CD (CT 057) $18.00
occasionally monster psych flourishes, 60s-era stupidity and under- The early 80s German industrial/hammer group, with a harsh live set
ground credibility. Their motto was "If you can't trip on garbage, you from '81 (Neubauten-styled metal percussion, etc.) and early singles
can't trip on nothing!!" A classic of it's kind. tracks in the Neue Deutsche Welle style, etc.
LOBA Q: A Chief's Song CD (CT 043) $18.00 DUNKELZIFFER: Live CD (CT 058) $18.00
Tokyo trio who play ugly American-style college rock. "German mystic group, playing percussive space reggae. Featuring
FARREN/THE DEVIANTS, MICK: Fragments of Broken Probes CD Damo Suzuki (ex-Can)." This is a previously unreleased live recording,
(CT 046) $18.00 from Cologne 1985, and is a CT exclusive release (the following 2 CDs
"These tracks are alternate recordings, outtakes, remixes and live are licensed from the band's FunfUndVierzig label in Germany).
recordings, that span a period of 1968 to 1996. Sound quality varies Dunkelziffer started recording for Pure Freude in 1982, but Suzuki did
greatly on these archive recordings." Psychedelic excess and proto- not join until 1984 with their In The Night album. Although very 80s
punk anthems like "Screwed Up," Lost Johnny," "Half Price Drinks," sounding with some new wave lapsings, these albums feature long
etc. Mick Farren, Larry Wallis, Paul Rudolph, Sid Bishop, Duncan percussive-groove tracks, experimental/raw edges and the occasional
Sanderson and crew... transcending moment. Damo's vocals distinctly hover across the top,
AMON DÜÜL II: Live in Tokyo CD (CT 047) $16.00 and Can fanatics need to hear these.
"Live in Japan '96. Includes old songs 'Deutsch Nepal,' ' Wolf City,' DUNKELZIFFER: In The Night CD (CT 059) $18.00
'Flowers of the Orient,' 'Surrounded by the Stars,' Archangels Reissue of their second album, originally issued in1984. Their first
Thunderbird,' & unreleased cover song 'La Paloma'. Featuring Renate, release after Damo Suzuki joined the band. The slickest and most pop-
Lother, Chris." Contemporary rock sound. like of the three in terms of production quality.
KAKASHI: Mountain Love CD (CT 048) $18.00 DUNKELZIFFER: III CD (CT 060) $18.00
"From Tokyo underground. This is 2nd album. Sound like early Alice Reissue of their third album from 1986 with bonus single/sampler
Cooper!?" tracks. The most Can-like in spirit and probably the place to start with
VEGA POP: Here Or Alaska CD (CT 049) $18.00 these.
"From Tokyo Underground. This is 2nd album. Velvets meets Okinawa? DEVIANTS: III CD (CT 061) $16.00
Strange R&R." 3rd album, originally released in 1969, with the infamous "nun & the
FREAKY MACHINE: Unchain CD (CT 050) $18.00 popsicle" cover art. This was the final album by the original group, fea-
"From Tokyo area. Debut album. Hard-core-psyche monster. Sound like turing Mick Farren (vocals), Paul Rudolph (guitar), Duncan Sanderson
Stooges, Motorhead." (bass) and Russell Hunter (drums), with many classic moments in the
LA! NEU?: Dusseldorf CD (CT 051) $18.00 last 60s UK heavy guitar/psych direction. A few less than thrilling inter-
Japanese-only release of "Klaus Dinger's new recording. Project name ludes too, per their quota. The group mutated into the Pink Fairies
is La! Neu? Album title is Dusseldorf. This sound is very psychedelic. It after this album.
is more wild than B-side of Neu!'s 3rd. Not keyboard sound. Great CIRCLE: Hissi CD (CT 062) $18.00
material!" Epic trance-rock songs that make this the highlight of Klaus' The Finnish group with previous releases on Bad Vugum, etc. This is
contemporary recording career. actually a European pressing from 1996 on the Metamorphos label out
FIFTY FOOT HOSE: Live & Unreleased CD (CT 052) $18.00 of Finland, licensed to C. Trip, with an obi added etc. "Circle is a Finnish
Live reunion performance from '95 in SF by this legendary group whose abstract trip band. Twin drums, percussion and one riff groove sound
debut album from 1967 is one of the all time great strange psychedel- influenced by German rock through Frank Zappa and Hank Williams --
ic experiences. Founding member Cork Marcheschi (Echolette Audio also have crystal feeling of Scandinavia."
Generators, microphones, fishphone, squeaky stick, Theremin, Spark GYAATEES: I CD (CT 063) $18.00
Gap, saw blades, bow-wow yo-yo, amplifier, digital delay) grouped "Gyaatees are a free style music group by some Sei-sou priests and
together a new band and performed that material for the first time in musicians. 'Sei-sou' has the meaning in Japanese -- clean priest who is
27 years. Like just about every other reunion album from the last 15 intellectually handicapped. Great spirits music!" One sprawling 36-
years, I'd rather not comment, but this could be worse. "They never minute piece of cacophony, featuring vocals, percussion, didjeridoo,
changed their sound & spirits! Good quality sound." djembe, saxophones, guitar, synth, clarinet, etc.
WORKSHOP: CD (CT 053) $18.00 LA DÜSSELDORF: Viva CD (CT 065) $18.00
Reissues of the 2 privately released albums by this obscure German The 2nd La Dusseldorf album from 1978. A continuation of the trio
group from 1990 (originally issued on Finlayson Tontrager). Some sound of Klaus Dinger (vocals, guitars, perc.), Thomas Dinger (percus-
sounds reminiscent of of old-school German underground groups like sion, vocals), and Hans Lampe (drums, percussion), with guest aug-
Can with a weird homebrew quality. Consists of primitive basement mentation on bass, synths, piano, etc. Accessible, crystal-edged syn-
funk, oddball pop moves and other mumbled junk -- a cult group thetic monotones in a Kraftwerk-ian mode. Fold-out poster sleeve.
patiently waiting for its cult. In the words of Ken Matsutani, LA DÜSSELDORF: Individuellos CD (CT 066) $18.00
Reissue of the 3rd and final album from 1981, originally issued on German hard rock trio, these appear to be recent recordings but the
Teldec. Includes 2 bonus tracks from 1983. Some pleasant synth wave ambience is purely leather trouser puffin metal blues/rock that could
motions, but hardly dramatically innovative or anything. easily date from say '75 or so. Not offensive per se, but only for those
SPACE EXPLOSION: CD (CT 067) $16.00 whose still feel allegiance to the cause.
A new German supergroup, recorded live at Atom H's studio in DINGER, THOMAS: Für Mich CD (CT 078) $18.00
Düsseldorf, theoretically sometime in '96/97. Somewhat of an exten- "Thomas Dinger (ex-Neu!, La Dusseldorf)'s romantic solo album.
sion of the sound developed by the Cosmic Courier's Other Places Original was released in 1982. Includes 2 bonus tracks (unreleased)."
album. Features Cluster's Dieter Moebius (synth), Guru Guru's Mani Reissue of the lone solo album from Klaus Dinger's brother. Thomas
Neumeier (drums), Die Krupps' Jürgen Engler (synth, Talkbox, guitar), plays most everything himself (organs, synthies, piano, tubular bells,
Amon Düül's Chris Karrer (violin, sax) and Faust's Zappi Diermaier drums) with guest help from La Düsseldorf's Hans Lampe and this is a
(perc.) & Jean-Hervé (bass, vocals, trumpet, acoustic guitar). Five long relative classic and often overlooked item in the late German scene, a
improvisational-based tracks, plus a short, 3-minute bonus track exclu- solid dose of crystal mystery and that pumping Düsseldorf sound.
sive to this Japanese edition [not found on the US edition released via LA! NEU?: Zeeland CD (CT 086) $18.00
the ever laughable Cleopatra/Purple Pyramid organization]. "New stuff of K. Dinger's group. Studio live style. Electronics wave +
SCHWEIZER/MANI NEUMEIER, IRÉNE: European Masters of acid folk taste." Very low key, female vocals, minimal pop, with piano,
Improvisation CD (CT 068) $18.00 guitars, synthesizers, Japanese bells, tambourine, etc. Pleasant elecktro
Free music duets for piano and percussion, recorded live in 1990. dinkery and a new form of monolithic simplicity from Klaus (Neu!, La
Schweizer has been most of the most accomplished pianists in free Düsseldorf) Dinger. Has some serene acoustic tracks and a bit of a clas-
music, as documented by her Intakt label and other European improv sic in the 16 minute"Dank Je Sanne", with its sweeping post-
labels like FMP, etc. Neumeier was actually a member of one of her Kraftwerk-ian melodies. Real M.E.N. won't stand for it, but fuck 'em.
mid-60s trio along with original Guru Guru bassist Uli Trepte. LA! NEU?: Rembrandt CD (CT 087) $18.00
TIERE DER NACHT: Evergreens CD (CT 069) $18.00 "This is in a La!Neu?'s name. But, all songs were played by Rembrandt
"Mani Neumeier & Luigi Archetti's avant-free-live CD. Tire Der Nacht (La!Neu?) with big support of Klaus Dinger. La! Neu? family album.
are good for early Guru Guru fans." Live recordings from 1996 by the Sound like completely electro world." The 3rd album under this name
Guru Guru drummer and Swiss free guitarist Luigi Archetti. is mostly solo album by La! Neu?'s Rembrandt Lensink of synthesized
SAORI VS. DANBALL BAT: Sasori Cocktail CD (CT 070) $18.00 structure and fields of sound, shuffling between beat-inflicted tracks
Captain Trip's documentation of "new Japanese rock" has been pretty with more ambient sampled sources -- somewhat of a divide between
painful/comical. This split CD might be a touch better, mainly for the old Kraut space/synth outbursts and primitive concrete works. And lit-
oddly slanted glam moves of Danball Bat, but the typical consumer tle to none of the more pop influence that has shown up on previous
should beware... "Sasori are girls psychedelic/garage group. Sound like La! Neu? albums. The information found inside the booklet says: "Yes,
girls Jacks! Another one, Danball Bat are psyche/gram/strange group. this is a one instrument direct recording without computer, external
60's Japanese meets Pere Ubu? Including member of Toho Sara, Aras sequencer or multi-track mixing. No, it's more a spontaneous compila-
Nova." tion of noise events, not a high-tech music production. All tracks by
CIRCLE/MARBLE SHEEP: Surface/Marble Zone: Live CD (CT 072) (except 22), photography & artwork by Rembrandt Lensink. Track 22 by
$18.00 Dinger & Lensink."
A curious split album between these two groups (not a collaborative DEVIANTS: Human Garbage CD (CT 092) $18.00
effort). Circle are a Finnish rock group, linked to mid-90s space gazing, "Live from '84. Feat: Wayne Kramer (MC5). They play some cover songs:
who've released a few albums of (minor) note. CT has the nerve to 'Ramblin Rose' (MC5), 'Trouble Coming Every Day' (Zappa). Japan press
compare them to Faust and This Heat, but it certainly can't be based on only."
the sound of these 1996 live recordings. I wish I knew what U2 sound- S.Y.P.H.: PST! CD (CT 093) $18.00
ed like, because there's some kind of obnoxo-rock going on here, but "From early 80s Germany. Produced by Holger Czukay. Also he play
it would be awfully mean to make that kind of comparison without a some tracks. This is their 2nd + 4th albums on 1 CD. King of post-Can!"
license. The three long Marble Sheeps tracks are from 1989 (one's a stu- Both PST! (1980) and S.Y.P.H. (1982) were releases on the German Pure
dio demo even). That's a whole lot better than 1999, and if you still Freude label and were some of the most exciting German releases of
haven't gotten enough of the post-AD1 'good old marble sheep', their period.
here's one more batch. TIERE DER NACHT: Sleepless CD (CT 096) $18.00
TIERE DER NACHT: Hot Stuff CD (CT 073) $16.00 A new Tiere Der Nacht album, recorded in Düsseldorf, Germany 12/97.
Reissue of the first Tiere Der Nacht album, recorded 1991, previously The duo of Luigi Archetti (guitars, bass, vocals, electronics, basics) &
issued by Rec Rec in Switzerland. German percussionist and Guru Guru Mani Neumeier (drums, percussion, voice, Pro One), with guests Dieter
founding member Mani Neumeier on drums, percussion, tapes, trom- Moebius (synthesizer), Roland Schaeffer (Nadaswaram)& Atarva
bone, vocals, steel drum, Gamelan & radio. Swiss improviser Luigi (voice). Deeply grooved songs in a now almost familiar TDN style.
Archetti on guitars, bass, tapes & mandolin. Totally flipped out LA! NEU?/DIE WITH DIGNITY: Kraut? CD (CT 098) $18.00
rock/improv hybrid that is quite effective. "La! Neu?/Klaus Dinger's family group. New strange feelings pool."
TIERE DER NACHT: Wolpertinger CD (CT 074) $16.00 LA! NEU?: Cha Cha 2000 -- Live In Tokyo 2CD (CT 100/1) $32.00
Reissue of their 2nd album, recorded in Germany, 1993. Neumeier Double CD live album from La! Neu?'s tour of Japan, 12/96. Consists of
(drums, perc., radio, Gamelan, tapes, voice, special effects) & Archetti a 1 hour 45 minute version of "Cha Cha 2000"! "It was repeated/con-
(guitars, bass, mandolin, voice, pipes). "Integrating themselves into the tinued/nobody could stop/and repeated...this primitive beat is where
sound of nature, or stretching out their feelers, reaching the chaotic innocence of live can be hear, it was also a delightful rhythm of live,
realms of unheard soundwaves surrounding us, they may also become too." -- Ken Matsutani.
devouring monsters, eating up your guts, brain and ears like roaring FARREN, MICK: Vampires Stole My Lunch Money CD (CT 103)
chainsaws through inventions and delicate discoverings make it a $16.00
pleasant journey in wonderland, starting in a freak orbit and looping Mick Farren, the singer for the Deviants and a leading philosophical
through unto the last call." figure in Europe's underground rock movement (1967+), released this
PETERSON, DICKIE: Child Of The Darkness CD (CT 077) $18.00 as his 2nd solo album in 1978 (Mona, from 1970 would ostensibly be his
The first ever solo album from the voice of Blue Cheer. Backed by a first) -- and it's one of the more inexplicably great rock records of

England's alcoholism-is-culture scene. Opening with a riveting version freakish vocal output from Yod himself, wailing away on top like the
of the Mother's "Trouble Coming Every Day" (backing vocals by fuck- king of the universe. The exact number of of Ya Ho Wha albums has
ing Chrissie Hynde and Curved Air's Sonja Kristina!), this record docu- never been clearly specified until now, but this incredible box set
ments the pounding blur of the mid-70s pub-into-punk evolution as appears to put them all in place, plus a few CDs worth of of unreleased
well anything you could name. Wilko Johnson and Larry Wallis apply material. This set has been produced in coordination with the remain-
guitars in totally burning fashion, the production is full & tubby and at ing original members of Yahowha and is completely legit. All CDs come
least a handful of tracks have a near-chilling anthemic status. The in a jewel case with original LP reproductions. A 50 page booklet of
downside is that every song is about having a drink, finding a drink, Japanese notes and photos is also included. It's all packed together in
hopefully getting a drink for half-price, or falling down. It's 1998 and a huge 13" x 13" heavy duty box, weighing close to 5 lbs. It's a num-
if brain-cell-destruction is really a topic for conversation, well, you bered edition of 3000 and the CDs are not available individually. This
might want to just run over to the nearest bridge, 'cause they're still has got to be THE major event in the of the weird & insane world of
made for jumping. That said, this record has it's place and maybe some private press psychedelic documentation, not to be missed -- Captain
of you will want to find it. Trip have completely outdone themselves with this one. Contains the
SUZUKI BAND, DAMO: Vernissage CD (CT 105) $18.00 following albums: 1) FATHER YOD AND THE SPIRIT OF '76: Kohoutek
"Live from '90. Members are Damo Suzuki (ex-Can, Dunkelziffer), Jaki (the debut release on Higher Key from 1973). 2) FATHER YOD AND THE
Liebezeit (ex-Can, Phantom Band), Dominik von Senger & Matthias SPIRIT OF '76: Contraction (1974). 3) FATHER YOD AND THE SPIRT OF
Keul are from Dunkelziffer. They also play old Can numbers '76: Expansion (1974). 4) FATHER YOD AND THE SPIRIT OF '76:All Or
'Halleluwah,' & 'Mushroom'." This is a German pressing, distributed by Nothing At All (1974, with 4 bonus 7" tracks). 5) YAHOWA 13 (1974,
Captain trip, packaged in a nicely designed corrugated cardboard with two bonus 7" tracks). 6) YAHOWA 13: Savage Sons of Yahowa
sleeve. It appears to document an entire live performance in Austria. (1974). 7) YAHOWA 13: Penetration: An Aquarian Symphony (1974, the
The approach is more rooted in basic rock perhaps, but for those infat- masterpiece, one of the 25 most destroyed rock records of all time for
uated with the activities of Damo & Jaki it's a necessary pile-shifter. sure!). 8) YAHOWHA 13: I'm Gonna Take You Home (1974, again! & and
ROEDELIUS: Jarden Au Fou CD (CT 106) $16.00 another monster record; let's not forget Gregg Breth's words from the
Reissue of the 2nd Roedelius solo album from 1978, originally issued by past -- after all, his copies were handed to him by 'wisdom': 'The ulti-
the French Egg label. A lush, melodic, head-swaying album of genius mate acid album there is. Insane vocals and screaming, 100% twisted
proportions from the tallest half of Cluster. Features 6 bonus tracks & guitar and total permeated feeling of being completely fucked up!
remixes not found on the original LP. Rumored to be coming out in the This album is the epitome of the term acid.'). 9) YAHOWA 13: To The
US on a label called Cleopatra, but you don't want to buy that version, Principles For The Children (1974-75). 10) FIRE, WATER, AIR: Golden
I assure you. Because if you do, you might wake up in the the middle Sunrise (1977, the 8-track only release). 11) YODSHIP (undated, showed
of the night someday to find a man urinating against the side of your up as a UK boot/legit issue? a few years ago; classic acid-folk floata-
house. Save yourself from the hassle and embarrassment of this poten- tion/chant from Osirus & Sunlight with the brothers and sisters). 12) VA:
tial scenario, and do the right thing. Related Singles (featuring Sky Saxon on most tracks). 13): VA:
KICKBIT INFORMATION: Bitkicks CD (CT 121) $16.00 Unreleased Materials (jamming post-Yod psych from Djinn, Sunflower,
First issue of live recordings from 2/22/75, by a group led by Uli Trepte Octavius, etc., with Sky Saxon on some tracks).
(ex-Guru Guru, pre-Spacebox). Intense, primitively recorded improvisa- DUNKELZIFFER: Colours and Soul CD (CT 158) $18.00
tional rock-jazz, led by Trepte's bass, with Carsten Bohn (drums), Willie The fourth Dunkelziffer CD to be released via Captain Trip and the
Pape (woodwinds), Otto Richter (violin) & Fritz Hegi (electric piano). group's Fünfundvierzig label. It includes their earliest EP recordings
"Common to all us -- besides our fondness for psychedelica and our from 1982, which were originally released by the legendary Pure
efforts not to separate life from work -- was the undisputed intention Freude label (before Can vocalist Damo Suzuki became involved with
not to play Anglo-Saxon leaning rock, but something specifically our them). These tracks are pretty classic new wave ethno trance and have
own (Cental European) and above all bereft of standardized circle of certainly aged well. This CD also includes various outtakes from 1983,
fifths changes in the function harmonics. In order to achieve this we which are also pre-Damo and of interest. If Can-tangibles are what it
relied on my already quite well developed method to put the musical takes to get you excited, Reebop Kwaku Baah is a main percussionist
theme into the lower voice, in this case the bass guitar, thus giving the for Dunkelziffer and Jaki Liebezeit contributed bongos to one track!
descent plenty of room for free excursions." -- Trepte. 1-A DUSSELDORF: Fettleber CD (CT 160) $18.00
LA! NEU?: Gold Regen (Gold Rain) CD (CT 123) $18.00 A somber, "New project of Thomas Dinger (ex-Neu!, La Dusseldorf) and N.
piano-driven studio album by the La! Neu? crew: Klaus Dinger, Christiansen. Japanese-only release."
Rembrandt Lensink, Viktoria Wehrmeister, Nikoluas Van Rhein, BLUEPOINT UNDERGROUND: In New York City CD (CT 161) $18.00
and Renate Dinger (Klaus Dinger's mother!). Recorded in 1998. Music and lyrics by Eberhard Kranemann, Caroline Keufen and Oliver
Trademark Dinger beats pop up here and there, but this is most- Blum. Music containing elements of computerization and traditional
ly a soft, pleasant, classicist album focusing on mood-intensive instrumentation. Lyrics incorporating quotations from newspapers,
whispered female vocals from Viktoria." www, owners manuals, Artaud, Michaux, Beckett, Sloterdijk, Walasse
YA HO WHA 13: God And Hair: Yahowha Collection 13CD (CT Ting. A spontaneous sound-and-word collage, performed by Bluepoint
130/142) $190.0 Underground at Klaus Dinger's Lilienthal studio in Düsseldorf."
A positively MASSIVE 13 CD box set collection of the complete available DEVIANTS: Have Left The Planet CD (CT 163) $18.00
recordings of 70s cult rockers from CA, Ya Ho Wha 13. Led by the late "New recordings + live + rare tracks. Feat.: A. Colquhoun, P. Rudolph,
Father Yod, who supposedly died in a hang-gliding accident in the late L. Wallis, A. Powell, etc. Japan only." Includes live material from LA
70s(?), Ya Ho Wha 13 released numerous LPs (and at least one 8-Track) (1995), Terrastock (1997), London (1977), Terrastock2 (1998).
on their own Higher Key label in the mid-70s. Only distributed locally GURU GURU: '98 Live 3CD (CT 164/66) $46.00
at the time, some of these have been reissued in psuedo-legit (or out- Triple live CD from Guru Guru. The first two discs feature live perfor-
right bootleg) fashion in the UK over the last decade, but have never mances in German, 1998. The 2nd disc includes a supergroup formation
been widely available. These records epitomize the insanity of highly- that features the addition of Damo Suzuji, Michael Karoli, Ax Genrich,
personalized psychedelic exploration via the fringes of rock music and Ingo Bischof, etc. The third disc in this set is a "special gift" of a live per-
it's subsequent private documentation better than anything else pro- formance from Frankfurt 1971 by the Neumeier/Trepte/Genrich trio.
duced by the human race to date. Tribal-acid pound from the family's The tracks are: "Der LSF Marsch", "Girl Call" & "Space Ship". It's pretty
key group members (Djin, guitar; Sunflower, bass; Octavius, drums) and heavy duty stuff and a nice tip of the hat to congratulate you on wad-
ing all the way through discs 1 & 2. 1996 release of a 1991 recording, licensed from ATM, Germany.
SUZUKI BAND, DAMO: P.R.O.M.I.S.E. 7CD (CT 167/73) $110.0 Features: Trepte (bass), Edgar Hofmann (saxes, clarinets, flutes), Marika
"Live from 1987-1990. Feat.: Damo Suzuki (ex-Can, Dunkelziffer), Jaki Falk (stick & brush percussion, Dombak, Djembe, Tarabukca, Caxici),
Liebezeit (ex-Can), etc." German pressing released by Damo's Net Andy Kohlmann (perc.). "A music emphasizing minor keys, a function-
Work, with Japanese obi added. Heavy duty box set, containing 7 CDs, al modal-harmonic, cyclically structured authentic music that, as it sets
each with their own digipak sleeve. out at another place, does not sound like Free or Mainstream, but that
HA-ZA-MA: Once Upon A Time CD (CT 174) $18.00 swings excitingly nevertheless, that contains logic solos with an indi-
2nd album of Japanese underground psych by this group, led by gui- vidual but still beguiling sound, and which even pays its respects to the
tarist Kurihara (White Heaven, Cosmic Invention). Recorded over the blues although in quite an unusual way."
years 1996-99, this is crafted duel guitar rock in the post-Quicksilver OUT TO LUNCH: Speakers CD (CT 213) $18.00
mode. "Featuring Kohji Nishino (Ghost, Overhang Party). An arousing
FARREN, MICK: Mona CD (CT 175) $16.00 exchange of ambient sound from bass, drums, and keyboard. Recorded
Reissue of the first solo Mick Farren solo album (following the dissolu- in an art gallery." Kohji Nishino (electric bass), Iwao Yamazaki (drums),
tion of the Deviants), originally issued by Transatlantic in 1970 (and Taiko Yoshizaki (synthesizer). "In 1994 I built unusual speakers for a
reissued by Psycho in 1984). Features Steve Hammond (guitar), Twink solo exhibition. They could put out only at extremely low volume, but
(drums), Shagrat the Vagrant (Steve Took) (guitar & percussion), etc. A the sound they produced was totally pure. I connected our instruments
curious rock opera of sorts, featuring "heavy" covers of the likes of to them to test how it would sound. The results are recorded here." --
"Summertime Blues," spoken excerpts of street-life interviews and Iwao Yamazaki.
other confusing junk to the delight of half-assed drinkers worldwide. S.Y.P.H.: CD (CT 219) $18.00
LA! NEU?: Live In Tokyo 1996 Vol. 2 2CD (CT 176/77) $32.00 "Original was released in 1980. German punk/new wave group.
Live from 1996 in Tokyo, a sequel to the previous double live set: CT Remastered by Pyrolator." Classic German abrasion, originally released
100/1, Cha Cha 2000 -- Live In Tokyo. This CD opens up with about 6 on the Pure Freude label. First album this by group, later produced by
minutes of various audio verite documentation of Klaus Dinger walk- Holger Czukay.
ing around at soundcheck-time, saying "hello" to promoters, stage- ANGELBLOOD: CD (CT 222) $18.00
hands, anybody else unfortunate enough to get near him. One of Angel Blood is a trio of girls from Texas: Rita Ackermann, Lizi Dark and
those outrageous tactics where Klaus gets to pound his chest and Jesse. "All 3 members play drums, guitar, bass and sing, like lo-fi Shaggs
exclaim, "look at me, I'm fucking braindead! Again!" The sound of sound from wood. Recorded in 1999." Has the klang-like eurphoria of
shuffling feet has never been so "special". Very, very special. After that Free Kitten at their most flu-ridden, a teen spirit folk-metal drone,
a couple of near silent tinkering ambient tracks follow and then a full minus the couch. Your basic lip painter's dream & easily the most vital
band live version of "Viva" snaps you out of your coma. Recorded non-reissue release from Captain Trip to date.
"bootleg style" with two mics direct to DAT, hold on to your pulsations. SWEET & HONEY: Trips Festival 1993 CASS (SWEET) $10.00
The 2nd disc features some songs, interminable stage banter, probably Warehouse find of this orginal cassette release, recorded live at Bears,
some other stuff. 1993. Features: "Time Is Money", "Guru In The Echo", "Unknown
LA! NEU?: Blue (La Dusseldorf 5) CD (CT 178) $18.00 Mirror", "Ritual Of the Sun", "Bad Stone".
Japanese only release of this recording from 1984-86 which was intend- CAR PARK RECORDS:
ed as the 5th La Dusseldorf album (but never released). The back cover MANDELL, JAKE: The Placekick EP CD (CRPK 001) $8.00
graphics include the original rejection letter from Virgin Germany head "We're excited to present The Placekick EP: 7 tracks made three million
Udo Lange, who decided to not release the record (can you handle the years in the future by a 24 year old raised by cats, fed by curry, and
drama?). The inside liner notes detail more information about indus- mentored by a senile artificial intelligence." The CD is sorta football-
try boycott of Klaus Dinger, always good for a laugh. The music on this shaped, you'll have to see it to, uh, "believe" it. If you're lucky, you
album is a beautifully dated blend of 80s new wave and post-metro- might stumble in front of a highly accelerated train before your eyes
nomic melancholy. Second rate, but in a curiously endearing fashion. ever meet up with such a site.
DEVIANTS: Barbarian Princes CD (CT 189) $18.00 MARUMARI: Ballad Of The Round Ball CD (CRPK 002 CD) $12.00
Live in Japan, 1999. Mick Farren (vocals), Andy Colquhoun (guitar), "Formed in the 2000th year of the new history. All the cultures and
Doug Lunn (bass), Ric Parnell (drums). races of the universe were now in alliance, and interstellar travel and
BLUE CHEER: Hello Tokyo, Bye Bye Osaka: Live In Japan 1999 CD trade resulted. Ships flew freely from one planet to another, and all
(CT 190) $18.00 seemed well among the galaxies... then Marumari arrived. Originally
Trio of Dickie Peterson (bass, vocals), Paul Whaley (drums) and Andrew from the planet Earth before emigrating to Zebes, Marumari's career
Duck MacDonald (guitar), live in Japan, at the behest of their label, began as a young man reading Omni magazine in upstate New York.
Captain Trip. From there, he acquired the scientific skills of a certified space hunter
OHR MUSIK: Friction Burns CD (CT 191) $18.00 and hence initiated his travels throughout the galaxy. Upon coming
"Experimental electronics group from England, but full of German rock into contact with the musical people of Chozo, Marumari realized that
feelings." Recorded at Sundial, London, 1998, a spaced out rock pro- his future lay in communicating the sounds he had often heard in his
duction indebted to the classic Krautrock era. head as a young man while riding his bike up to the local Dairy Queen.
ROEDELIUS, JOACHIM: Selfportrait VII CD (CT 193) $18.00 From that point, Marumari took leave of his position in the space
The latest solo work from the sensitive side of Cluster. An album of hunters and purchased a small villa on the remote planet of Tourian.
meditative keyboards, digital production and organic serenity. Here he began his journey as a messenger of the future. The first prod-
Roedelius's ability to go deep into the apparent void of such soft sound uct of these sessions has been transmitted back to Marumari's home
construction is endlessly impressive. planet Earth and has been named Ballad Of The Round Ball.
SUZUKI'S NETWORK, DAMO: Seattle 2CD (CT 203/4) $32.00 Interceptors have called the sounds 'electronic pop music'." [Previously
Double CD in deluxe oversize digi-wallet packaging, recorded live in announced for release on the Vinyl Communications label]
Seattle, 10/98. Damo Suzuki (vocals), Mandjau Fati (bass), Michael MARUMARI: Ballad of the Round Ball LP (CRPK 002 LP) $9.00
Karoli (guitar), Alex Schonert (guitar). Mark Spybey & Dustin Donalson TAKAHASHI, SO: Nubus CD (CRPK 003 CD) $12.00
add toys, sound effects and fx processing on the 2nd disc. "Hailing from Yokohama, Japan, but currently living in New York, So
TREPTE, ULI: Real Time Music CD (CT 205) $16.00 has been making music in his home studio for over 4 years now.

Utilizing his collection of vintage Roland drum machines, some guitars, 1992 CD issue of what was the fourth and final album to be released
a theremin, and sounds from his kitchen and fax machine, so has con- during Faust's original lifespan, released by Virgin Records in 1973.
structed in Nubus a new audio plateaux resting somewhere in between Opens with one of their most relentlessly mantric tracks, "Krautrock",
ambient melodicism and structured noise. So is continually trying to a searing post-VU drone, and then delves into what is some of the most
reconcile his love of club music with more 'non-body' musics. While his accessible Faust material ("The Sad Skinhead", "Jennifer", etc. Less rev-
first CD is specifically aimed at the dancefloor, Nubus seeks out an area olutionary than its predecessors (Faust, So Far, Tapes), but still contains
somewhere just outside the club after closing. Here one can hear traces many memorable moments.
of Cologne (Studio 1), structured noise (a la Ryoji Ikeda), and Japanese CARPET BOMB:
pop. There are other musical dichotomies that are constantly being VA: Highways Over Gardens CD (CARP 003) $12.00
negotiated as well: 'order vs. chaos', 'pop vs. un-pop', 'mechanics vs. "Highly worth-your-while CD compilation from this under-documented
organics'. In the end, So demonstrates how futile these dichotomies NY label (including a couple of of previously released tracks from their
ultimately are at the end of the millenium, and brings us to a greater two lone releases: Microstudio's 'Cubensis' EP and the
understanding and appreciation of music through music." Microstudio/Unagi Patrol split 12" -- and many all new CD-only tracks).
TAKAHASHI, SO: Nubus LP (CRPK 003 LP) $9.00 This stuff has been hotly tipped in the arena of underground US drum
MARUMARI: The Wolves Hollow CD (CRPK 004 CD) $12.00 n' bass/odd-break producers (along with labels such as Suction/Drop
"With this, Marumari's third full length (and their second for Carpark) Beat/Hefty -- all of whom were documented to some extent via Lo
we find our young space traveler in a state of transition. The first half Recordings's Altered States of America CD compilation) and it's clear
of the record emerges from the interests on Marumari's Ballad of the why. Tracks by Kundalini, Tripform, Livestock, Microstudio, and Unagi
Round Ball, where strange, decontextualized tones integrated freshly Patrol, all feature the trademark mix of obscure-break, live instrumen-
with space-age melodies and glitchy robust beats. The second half of tation (tablas, guitars, etc...) and extended minimal loopery. A grand
The Wolves Hollow finds Marumari pursuing different ideas. Here he is entrance into the CD age." -- Hrvatski
less concerned with the song and more concerned with layers (I hate to ADRIEN 75: 12" (CARP 004) $6.50
use the work tracks). Listened to as a whole, it is a masterful statement "One half of Microstudio and Unagi Patrol respectively. Adrien goes it
sure to please all those in tune with the future." alone this time for a 7 song EP. Adrien layers melodic guitars and
MARUMARI: The Wolves Hollow LP (CRPK 004 LP) $10.00 atmospheric electronics against lush beatscapes with Gregory
KID 606: The Soccergirl EP CD (CRPK 006 CD) $9.00 Fleckner's electro-tinged jazz and space rock as two possible reference
"Kid 606 ushers in the second installment of the Carpark Sports-fan CD points."
series with The Soccergirl EP. This special CD, with a soccerball shaped NECKS, THE: Aquatic CD (CARP 005) $13.00
disc and soccerfield surface inspired traycard, is sure to cause some live- "The Necks are an Australian three piece band (piano, bass, drums),
ly debate with the punters. With this recording, Mr. 606 makes a depar- whose music might best be described as the missing link between
ture from many of his previous recordings. Those associating the sixer improvised jazz and minimalism. Their lengthy pieces slowly unravel
with punk/gabba inspired mayhem or glitchy/cutty style poppity-pop and achieve a hypnotic intensity by layering melodic, tonal piano
will be in for a big surprise. Instead, The Soccergirl EP offers six tracks against steady, jazz beatscapes that continuously change over time
of melody-suffused ambient electronics in a style reminiscent of early (think of a Basic Channel approach to acoustic, ambient jazz). On
Kraftwerk or To Roccoco Rot." Aquatic, Chris Abrahams (piano & Hammond organ), Tony Buck (drums
CARNAGE PRESS: and percussion) and Lloyd Swanton (acoustic and electric bass) create
HURLEY, MICHAEL: “National Weed Growers Assoc.”/”Slippery sublime mood pieces...perfect late night music that repays repeated lis-
Rag” 7" (CP 716) $4.00 tening. Aquatic, the Necks' third studio album was originally released
In silkscreened sleeve. in 1994. However, few copies found their way to American stores.
VA: The Human Breakdown of Absurdity CD (CP 718) $12.00 Carpet Bomb is pleased to finally make this unique recording available
MSR song poem madness volume 3, following Beat Of The Traps and domestically."
Makers of Smooth Music (which is currently o/p). "The music's obvious CARSON ST. PUBLISHING:
characteristics are a surreal bouillabaisse of short-comings, twitches SHAW, EDDIE: Black Monk Time BOOK (ECTO BK) $65.00
and accidental glory. It's as different from pop radio as shrimps are Signed hardcover edition of the above.
from humans...a remarkable opportunity to hear people who could be CCI RECORDINGS (JAPAN):
your neighbors or relatives offering words they think should be songs."
IKEDA, RYOJI: 1000 Fragments CD (CCI 23001) $16.00
--David Greenberger.
Repress of the debut Ikeda solo recording on his own CCI label, from
VA: I'm Just The Other Woman CD (CP 719) $12.00
1995. "1000 Fragments is made up of three large pieces: 'Channel X', a
MSR madness, volume 4. This time compiled by ex-Germs drummer Don
sampler's dream (or nightmare, depending on your take), opens the
Bolles! The title track is perhaps the most "out" Rodd Keith track yet
recording. Quite engaging in a Tom Recchion/Smegma-like way, and
unearthed, a crazed rhythm based around backwards-recorded piano,
the final track of the nine paves the way for the future of 'headphon-
with Rodd singing in vocal "drag". "I hereby state my case, of which I
ics' (on +/-) in its procedural content. '5 Zones' is a journey. Simple and
am certain: 'song-poem' music is one of the richest motherloads of
expansive. Linear and pastoral. Pure and organic. Sine waves, test pat-
pure unfiltered wrongness to be found in the field of human endeav-
terns, Morse code, Alan Lamb-like wire textures, heart-beats, drones,
or. I believe in that statement so firmly that I am willing to die for it."
tape hiss, rhythms, EKG, drum machine, fax machine, ocean wave.
--Bolles.
None of which are likely sources, but all are implied through digital
POUNCEY/SAVAGE PENCIL, EDWIN: Reichstag Bleep Hour BOOK-
processing. Abstraction at its finest. 'Luxus' is the final track - with its
LET (CP SAV) $6.00
Ligeti-esque beginning in all its ebb and flow of sampled voice and
Small, 32 page chapbook of surrealist poems by Edwin, illustrated by
strings, it gradually transforms itself into a modern minimalist master-
his alter-ego, Savage Pencil. The material dates from 1973; he printed
piece." --Opprobrium.
up about 8 copies at the time and just stuck them on the shelf of local
CEDE:
bookstores without telling anyone. Now it has been reproduced and
can be sold with full capitalistic swagger. DIAL: Infraction CD (CEDE 01) $11.00
Dial is a new trio led by Jacqui Ham (vocals, guitar). Jacqui was a part
CAROLINE:
of the historically significant Ut, a NY/London trio who recorded 4
FAUST: IV CD (CAR 1885) $13.00
albums for the Blast First label to much indifference in the mid-to-late

80s. Like UT, Dial tries to document the inherent beauty of crystalline, home to Photek, Source Direct, Digital and Danny C. Klute's blend of
fractured guitar tones and feedback build up. Rehearsal-quality record- intoxicating textures and innovative complex breakbeat manipulation
ing adds to the overall vigor of the project, which is pretty nice and is found across all 11 tracks; he shows scant regard for the myriad sub-
more than a bit out of time. decisions within the genre and insistently ploughs his own path. Casual
CELESTIAL HARMONIES (GERMANY): Bodies is no self indulgent jazz odyssey, nor an extended exercise in
RILEY, TERRY: In C CD (CH 13026) $14.00 dance floor minimalism. It is the sound of an artist stretching the tem-
1989 performance of the 53-part minimalist masterpiece originally plate of drum & bass to it's very limits and exploring its possibilities in
written by Terry Riley in 1964, performed here by the Shanghai Film a way that many have promised yet few have achieved." "Debut full-
Orchestra, along with two other compositions by David Mingyue Liang: length after scores of singles/comp tracks from this noted player on the
"Music Of A Thousand Springs" & "Zen (Ch'an) Of Water". The version post-tech/hard step circuit. Slowly developing two-step beats mixed
of 'In C" is the first performance of a Western new music work by a with off-kilter percussion breaks and 'mystery' ambiance. Some sur-
Chinese ensemble in mainland China (performed on only indigenous prising mid-tempo beats thrown in for measure. Occasional distortions
instrumentation: various lutes, zithers, mouth organs, flutes and per- and wicked jungle basslines. 11 tracks, 72 minutes." -- Hrvatski.
cussion). This version has been mixed by Brian Eno, Jon Hassell and PILOTE: Antenna CD (CERT 18CD006) $17.00
Terry Riley and adds a whole new layer of Eastern mystic to this undis- "Brighton based Pilote, nom de guerre of Stuart Cullen, has been
puted pulse classic. knocking out skits and tracks since the pimply age of 17. Nearly self-
CENTER OF THE ASS RUN: taught, just a few guitar lessons, he cites influences as diverse as Black
Dog, Stevie Wonder, Phillip Glass, and Public Enemy. He has developed
MOUTH CRAZY: Open/Openwide LP (COTAR 4) $12.00
an inviting sound without depending on specific gagetry. 'I've got an
The UK trio of Sharon Gal, Justin Harries & Richie Young. "Debut LP by
old PC and a dodgy Yamaha. You adapt to what you have.' This lack of
a beautiful bunch of UK improv wheezers. They create incredible
reverence for high technology has not cornered him into the lo-fi
hillocks of blub & clat and gently press yr palms against their burning
ethos. His music transcends these boundaries with its audible enthusi-
foreheads. Their existence is unclear, but their evidence is remarkable."
asm, an emotional, provocative and not entirely melancholy free
CENTER OF THE ASS RUN S:
sound. His tunes often invoke a childish smile on your face, sensual and
RAM UMBUS: Swing Low LP (COTAR 5) $12.00 sensitive. It also displays a dry wit and humour which has something to
"Did I ever tell you about my new wicker pants, well I bet I have the do with the odd smattering of obscure, subliminal, and comedic sam-
only ones in town. They are stiftly ribbed and that preset form gives me ples from TV chat shows, and snippets of Peter Cook. Pilote's debut
all the support that I've always needed. And just because I cannot wear album release for Certificate 18 is called Antenna, a collection of tracks
them right now, you can bet I will be stylin', just as soon as loose these displaying heavenly hooks, snatched euphorias from a very friendly
eighteen pounds. Then I won't have to worry about them leaving bas- dancefloor, happy softcore evolving from microscopic breakdowns,
ket marks on my arms." these adventurous rhythms, plural melodies, and ambient textures that
CENTRAL MUSIC (AUSTRIA): will keep you intrigued."
RATIO: Welcome To Central 2CD (CENT 01 CD) $17.00 PILOTE: Antenna LP (CERT 18LP006) $13.00
Central is a Vienna/Berlin-based minimal techno label; Ratio is hi-lo. VA: Hidden Rooms >02 CD (CERT18 CD004) $18.00
The first CD is a full length excursion of post-Mills, hard-edged flail. The "Second compilation in this somewhat genre-defining (uhh...
album comes with a bonus mix CD, DJ'd by Claude Young, mixing var- 'Intelligent Darkstep') series, filling us in on the last two years of
ious hi-lo produced tracks (under the names Ratio, The Skinless Certificate 18 label direction/output (previous artists whom have used
Brothers & Die Rhythmiker). As with Claude's outlandish DJ Kicks mix Cert18 as a launch pad: Photek, Source Direct, and Klute). New ros-
CD (far and away the most spectacular K7 mix release), this is a bog- ter/selection includes Lexis (whose track 'Hypnotise' (present) was
gling array of cut-back, glitchy euphoria. Awesome. "New audible remixed for an earlier compilation by none other than Autechre),
futuristic landscapes, on a solid fundament of straight forward kickin' Mainline, Black Science Labs, Paradox + DMR, and Polar, as well as two
beats, make you body move and your brain go bang." tracks by Klute and one remix of Klute by Photek. Emphasis on the
CERTIFICATE 18 (UK): drum... and the bass. Staple." -- Hrvatski.
KLUTE: Total Self CD (CERT 1826CD) $12.00 VA: Widescreen Versions 12" (CERT18LP002) $9.00
PILOTE: No Truck 12" (CERT 1836 LP) $9.00 "12" taster of tracks from the upcoming full-length CD comp of recent
PILOTE: No Truck CD (CERT 1836CD) $9.00 output on Certificate 18, home of early singles by Photek, Source
"Brighton based Pilote, nom de guerre of Stuart Cullen, releases its sec- Direct, etc... Included here are all of the tracks not previously issued on
ond single on Certificate 18's Electronic Projects. Three more marvel- single form; remixes by Midnight Funk Association (of Klute), Two Lone
lous musical outings available on 12" and CD single. Taken from his Swordsmen (of Lexis) and a new reworking by Paradox & DMR (great
debut LP Antenna, 'No Truck' moves into a tempestuous housey terri- crunchy midtempo beats...). The TLS mix is clearly the standout here,
tory, constantly evolving through intense scramblings of electro style high-pitch elektro-squelch reminiscent of Weatherall's classic science
beats breaking down menacingly into a melancholic sculpture of sound for Warp. Clinical." --Hrvatski
like swarming killer bees. 'The Ol' Electric Chair' sends meandering VA: Hidden Rooms >02 3LP (CERT18LP004) $19.00
morsecode messages against cascading beats on top of a soundtrack CHAIN REACTION (GERMANY):
vibe that lasts forever. Lastly, there's a lament theme for somebody VAINQUER: Elevations CD (CR CD2) $16.00
they call 'Junior'. Influenced by almost every style of music and self More brilliant phased-out, dubbed-up, noise-scraped genius from the
taught on guitar and keyboard, Pilote is the man of the millennium." Basic Channel/Chain Reaction axis. Words like "ambient" or "minimal-
VA: Hidden Rooms CD (CERT 18CD001) $20.00 ist" become largely useless in relation to this stuff: subtle densities
1996 compilation of early single tracks from this pivotal UK gradually evolve into burrowing streams of rolled up sonic debris and
drum'n'bass label, featuring Studio Pressure (Rupert Parkes aka there's nothing else in the universe quite like it. "As a follow up to the
Photek), Motive One, Sounds of Life (aka Source Direct) & Klute (Tom sensational Porter Ricks CD release, here comes the next step. Vainquer
Withers). One of the quintessential harder-edged UK jungle comps. aka DJ Rene is Rene Lowe from Potsdam. Emotional, deep, dark indus-
KLUTE: Casual Bodies CD (CERT 18CD003) $18.00 trial ambient and all put together in a Detroit master quality. Further
"Tom's reputation as a major player in the world of drum & bass has 12" inch releases were on Maurizio, Chain reaction and Basic Channel.
risen dramatically while recording as Klute for Certificate 18, early And now for the first first time on CD, in a special metal box packag-

ing." best Shepp ever made and were musical statements of his intention to
VA: Chain Reaction...Compiled CD (CR CD6) $16.00 go back to his roots: African transe, African-American chants but also
"Collection of prime vinyl-only tracks from key-scene players Scion, blues and jazz. Each time he developed these influences and tran-
Erosion, Continuous Mode, Substance, Vainquer, Pelon, Porter Ricks, scended them through his unique approach. These recordings have
Ridis, and Monolake. Packaged in the now trademark metal box. Call rightly earned their place in jazz history and are unique artefacts of the
this music what you want ('Heroin House', 'Outside of a Club', etc...), musical context of that period."
it's still the best thing this side of standing on the moon in a t-shirt. 9 ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO: A Jackson In Your House/Message
tracks, 71 minutes." -- Hrvatski. To Our Folks CD (CHARLY 293) $15.00
CHALICE (UK): Both albums on 1 CD. A Jackson In Your House was recorded in Paris,
VA: Foxtrot CD (GRAAL 001) $15.00 6/23/1969. Lester Bowie (trumpet, etc.), Roscoe Mitchell (reeds, percus-
Early 1998 benefit CD release, issued in relation to Jhon Balance's alco- sion, etc.) Joseph Jarman (reeds, percussion), Malachi Favors (bass, per-
holic difficulties. Features exclusive tracks by: Peter Christopherson, The cussion). Message To Our Folks was recorded in Paris on 8/12/69. "A
Inflatable Sideshow (Steven Stapleton, Peat Bog, Daragh Grealy), Nurse multitude of musical styles are juxtaposed here, which in any other cir-
With Wound, Coil & Current 93. 45 minutes. cumstances would be considered quite incompatible: extemporised
CHAP CHAP (JAPAN): spoken-word insertions, muted trumpet soli, collective improvisations,
vaudevillian passages, quotes from Dixieland, as well as sections remi-
SMITH/N'DA KULTURE, WADADA LEO: Golden Hearts
niscent oif European modern classical music. Each member of the band
Remembrance CD (CPCD 002) $13.50
shines as a multi-instrumentalist, capable of creating music on any
1997 CD release on a Japanese label, sold at a domestic price. Ishmael
sound-producing device. Bamboo flutes, oboes, banjos, as well as a
Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet, flugelhorn, Nohkan), David Philipson
great variety of percussion instruments such as congas, gongs, bells and
(Bansuri, Tambura), William Roper (tuba), Glenn Horiuchi (piano,
steel drums, played in conjunction with other more conventional jazz
Shamisen), Sonship Theus (drum-set, percussion), Harumi Makino Smith
instruments, really bring the music to life. It can indeed be said that the
(poetry). "An ensemble of master musicians and poet performs an orig-
birth of modern avant-garde music occurred when the Art Ensemble Of
inal music which is best defined as contemporary creative world music
Chicago made these recordings in Paris during that summer of 1969."
where the art and philosophy of improvisation are vital to its music cre-
-- Albert Koch.
ation. N'da Kulture music is a new research focusing on the ensemble
RA & HIS SOLAR-MYTH ARKESTRA, SUN: The Solar Myth
as a distinct forum, a vehicle to rethink the performance practice in cre-
Approach Vol. 1 & 2 2CD (CHARLY 294) $27.00
ative world music culture."
Both albums reissued on 2 CDs. Recorded at Sun Studios, NY, 1970-71.
CHARLY (UK):
Sun Ra with Kwame Hadi (trumpet), Ahk tal Ebah (trumpet, space
VA: Jazz Actuel 3CD (CHARLY 1373) $34.00 dimension, mellophone, Ali Haassan & Charles Stevens (trombone),
Deluxe 3CD box set, subtitled "A collection of avant garde/free Marshall Allen (alto sax, oboe, flute, piccolo), Danny Davis (alto sax,
jazz/psychedelia from the BYG Actuel catalog of 1969-1971." Selection alto clarinet, flute), John Gilmore (tenor sax, percussion), Danny
edited by Thurston Moore & Byron Coley. Features one track each Thompson & Pat Patrick (baritone sax, flute), James Jacson (oboe, flute,
from: Sunny Murray , Archie Shepp, Steve Lacy , Daevid Allen, Sonny ancient-Egyptian infinity drum), Ronnie Boykins (bass), Clifford Jarvis &
Sharrock, Grachan Moncur III, Clifford Thornton, Jacques Coursil, Dave Tex Humphries (percussion), Nimrod Hunt (hand drums), June Tyson
Burrell, Sun Ra, Arthur Jones, Burton Greene Ensemble, Art Ensemble and Art Jenkins (vocals). "A wild and passionateinterstellar mix of free
of Chicago, Andrew Cyrille, Paul Bley, Frank Wright, Acting Trio, Dewey jazz, solo synthesizer and hard rocking cosmic philosophy that would
Redman, Don Cherry, Anthony Braxton, Jimmy Lyons, Claude set the stage for the band's forthcoming European appearances... The
Delcloo/A. Jones, Musica Elettronica Viva, Kenneth Terroade, Gong, music that Sun Ra and the Arkestra were performing during this impor-
Alan Silva & the Celestrial Communication Orchestra. All tracks from tant period of their development went far beyond the warped Fletcher
the crucial series of original BYG albums; with 36 page booklet of in- Henderson/Duke Ellington styled arrangements that had dominated
depth annotation of photographs. Charly's reputation isn't the best for earlier recordings...the two volumes that form The Solar-Myth
these kinds of things, but this seems well done all around. Approach encapsulate the creative mood and the impassioned mes-
CHERRY, DON: Mu First Part/Mu Second Part CD (CHARLY 291) sage that was going down as the 60s violently burned themselves out."
$15.00 -- Edwin Pouncey.
Reissue of both LP volumes on 1 CD. Cherry (pocket trumpet, piano,
CHATHAM SQUARE:
Indian flute, bamboo flute, voice, bells, percussion) and Ed Blackwell
GIBSON, JON: Two Solo Pieces LP (CS 24) $10.00
(drums, percussion, bells). Recorded at Saravah Studios, 8/22/1969.
Original LP copies from Jon Gibson's personal warehouse of this classic
"Neither musician compromises himself on Mu, which is surely one of
LP, as originally issued on Philip Glass's Chatham Square label in 1977.
the most beautiful duets ever recorded, comparable in intensity to
It features 2 side-long pieces: "Cyles" (1973) for solo pipe organ,
John Coltrane's interplay with Rashied Ali on the album Interstellar
recorded in 1975 at the Washington Square Church, NY; and "Untitled"
Space. The music ranges from being as simple and naive as a nursery
(1974) for solo alto flute, recorded 1975. "As a performer, Gibson has
rhyme to other moments when it takes on the drama and intensity of
worked for many years as a member of the Philip Glass Ensemble and
an oriental chant. In listening to it, we can appreciate why Don Cherry
also performed with Steve Reich, Terry Riley, La Monte Young, Christian
always considered himself first and foremost a singer, even when he is
Wolff, Frederic Rzewski and many others. 'Cycles' is an environmental,
playing the trumpet." -- Pierre-Jean Crittin.
textural piece that is essentially improvised on a constantly shifting
SHEPP, ARCHIE: Blasé/Live At The Pan-African Festival 2CD
seven-note melodic progression in four-part harmony. It explores some
(CHARLY 292) $27.00
of the sound capabilities of the pipe organ by using sustained tones in
Blasé was a mind-blowing Parisian studio session from 8/16/69, with:
various groupings, clusters, and stop-settings. 'Untitled' is essentially a
Shepp (tenor sax), Jeanne Lee (vocal), Lester Bowie (trumpet, flugel-
long melody that repeats and expands upon itself within the frame-
horn), Chicago Beau & Julio Finn (harmonia), Dave Burrell (piano),
work of a given scale and pitch range."
Malachi Favors (bass), Philly Joe Jones (drums). Live At The Pan-African
Festival was recorded 8/29 & 30 in Algiers. Featuring: Shepp, Clifford CHE RECORDS (UK):
Thornton (cornet), Grachan Moncur III (trombone), Dave Burrell MAGIC HOUR: No Excess Is Absurd LP (CHE 20) $13.00
(piano), Alan Silva (bass), Sunny Murray (drums), plus Algerian and UK only vinyl version.
Tuareg musicians. "These two albums from 1969 remain some of the MAGIC HOUR: Will They Turn You On Or Will They Turn On You

LP (CHE 30) $13.00 strumming folk-rock base, this is an eloquent expansion over the now
UK-only LP version of 2nd album (CD is Twisted Village 1035). legendary aura of the Vaselines. Beautifully crafted.
FUXA: Inflight CD (IRE 4012 CD) $15.00 SUCKLE: Against Nurture 2LP (CHEM 042 LP) $18.00
"Detroit based Fuxa's fourth album, following their highly acclaimed 3 LP version, full color sleeve.
Field Rotation, Very Well Organised and Accretion. Think of Can con- CHICKS ON SPEED (GERMANY):
fronting Tortoise, or space music with glorious melodies. Future Fuxa CHICKS ON SPEED: Will Save Us All LP (COS 1 LP) $10.00
projects include work with Stereolab, Mogwai, Piano Magic and "The long awaited debut album from Chicks On Speed. Sydney-born
Hefner. Add to that a track on the new PGA Actua Golf computer game Alex Murray-Leslie, New Yorker Melissa Logan, and Kiki Morse from
on Playstation, and Fuxa are sure to be a household name very soon." Munich met behind the Munich Art Academy in 1997 and started as an
CHEAP (AUSTRIA): art project that has gradually merged into the medium of music. For
SLUTS`N`STRINGS & 909: Carrera Remixed-Vol.1 12" (CHEAP 26) their debut album, they founded a new label, Chicks On Speed records.
$9.00 Their music is a unique mixture of punk/new wave attitude, electronic
First of 2 volumes of long awaited remixes from the classic 1997 music wisdom, and a killer instinct for pop. Chicks On Speed Will Save
Austrian album by the duo of Patrick Pulsinger and E. Tunaka. Features Us All collects the best tracks of their totally sold out 7"s." "'Real' (as
remixes by: Si Begg, Peter Kruder, Private Lightning Six, Animals On opposed to the mega-limited Un-Releases CD) album from this trio of
Wheels & B Recordings. pan-lingual/locational mistresses, now creating a sort of stir in all man-
VA: The Cheap Allstars Supertwelve 12" (CHEAP 28) $9.00 ner of global art/culture hubs due to their infinitely appealing attire
"For the first time in label history the Cheap crew decided to put four (single-use paper/leather dresses of primitive means taped directly to
different artists on one 12". The reason for that is quite simple: that the body) and new/no-wave approach to synth-pop. Immense listing of
record should work like a teaser to let you know what the Cheap crew accomplices adorns the CD: Tina Frank, Ramon Bauer, Florian Hecker
has in stock for this spring. featuring: DJ Elin, Gerhard Potuznik, B. Low (all of Mego/Skot fame), Patrick Pulsinger (of Cheap fame), Gerhard
& Sluta Leta." Potuznik (of Mego/Cheap fame), Ed DMX (of DMX Krew fame), etc...
POTUZNIK: Concorde+ 2LP (CHEAP 29) $16.00 Features a few ridiculous covers ('Warm Leatherette' by The Normal,
Vinyl verion of Cheap CD5. "Double 12" version gives you all of the 'Give me Back My Man' by the B-52's, 'Mind Your Own Business' by the
music with none of the 'art' (the 7 aforementioned spoken word/mood Delta 5) and a couple of jabs at the concepts of modeling and being
segments). Works just as well as a musical statement and lends its beat- female in a generally cold, non-receptive society. Incredibly cheeky, so
services to the DJ public for after-hours (i.e. off-the-clock) extensions." good." -- Hrvatski.
-- Hrvatski CHILDISC (JAPAN):
AUSTEN, LOUIE: Consequences 2LP (CHEAP 31) $16.00 VA: Childisc Vol. 3 CD (CHCD 010) $18.00
Double vinyl version. "A Childisc sampler, produced by Nobukazu Takemura. 9 tracks by Asao
IO: ADSR 2CD (CHEAP CD1) $19.00 Kikuchi, Koota Tanimura, Aki Tsuyuko, Yabe Milk, Takashi Mizukoshi,
Cheap is one of the most happening electronic labels, an integral part Tagomago + Elico Suzuky, Kouji Okumura, Ken Katsumata & Kikuko
of the explosive experimental scene out of Vienna alongside Mego, Nonaka. First released in Japan 5/31/99.
and Sabotage. Run by the duo of Patrick Pulsinger and Erdem Tunakan TSUYUKO, AKI: Ongakushitsu CD (CHCD 012) $18.00
(illustriously featured on the cover of The Wire, August, '97), they have "Female electronic organ player from Kyoto. Produced by Nobukazu
released 20+ 12"s by the likes of DJ Sil, Robert Hood, Christopher Just, Takemura. First released in Japan 9/8/99." A stunning album of drifting
Potuznik, etc. -- and just 3 CDs to date. IO is the an Austrian grouping beauty, at times with a almost Reich-ian flair similar to the one emitted
of Umberto Gollini, Gerhard Potuznik, Pulsinger and Tunakan, focusing on recent Takemura albums like Milano: For Issey Miyake Men & Child
on driving, bleep-heavy techno cross patterns in the classic style. & Magic; other sections beam the same kind of magic found on the
SLUTS'N'STRINGS & 909: Carrera Remixed CD (CHEAP CD4) Carnival Of Souls soundtrack, but with even a more alien vision.
$16.00 ARROW TOUR: Postcards From... CD (CHCD 013) $18.00
Remix album based on the 1997 classic from Patrick Pulsinger and E. "Composed by Jirou Yosizawa from Tokyo. Music for travel. Previous
Tunakan. Remixers are: Si Begg/Buckfunk 3000, Peter Kruder, The CD was on Creativeman; Arrow Tour also contributed to the Pussyfoot
Private Lightening Six, Animals on Wheels, Orchester 33 1/3, DJ Hell, B compilation of Fish Smell Like Cat. First released in Japan 9/13/99."
Recordings, Sluta Leta, DJ Elin, & Farmers Manual. HYU: Wild Cards CD (CHCD 014) $18.00
AUSTEN, LOUIE: Consequences CD (CHEAP CD6) $16.00 "From Osaka. The youngest creator in Childisc? Produced by Nobukazu
Austrian vocalist known for his "study" of the Ratpack (the ultimate Takemura. First released in Japan 9/30/99."
loser trio of Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin & Sammy Davis Jr.), sings his TANIMURA, KOOTA: Typical Lowlife CD (CHCD 015) $18.00
songs over an electronic backing produced and arranged by M. "CD full album incl. 14 tracks. Catalog comment: 2nd album by crazy
Neugebauer. An incredibly uninteresting concept, actually realized to composer influenced by Franc Zappa, this is beautiful strange chamber
decent effect. music."
ENGKILDE, AUGUST: Police Beat Box CD (CHEAP CD7) $16.00 CHOCOLATE INDUSTRIES:
"The music on this album is a computer-manipulated mix of two live
FUNKSTÖRUNG: Post.Art CD (CHLT 002 CD) $9.00
recordings. A live recording with my orchestra band of Inner Urge, and
"CD issue of the 12" only EP of the same name from mssrs. Fakesch/De
a live sound recording from a cinema in Dehli showing some old Indian
Luca (originally issued mid-'98 and unavailable since), containing an
gangster movie. All together this is a new sound track of a gangster
untitled bonus track exclusive to this edition (starts @ the 15:31 mark
movie to be seen without a screen." -- A. Engkilde
on track 4, runs clear through 21:15). Funkstörung have been one the
CHEMIKAL UNDERGROUND (UK): few IDM acts to readily accept a linear path of progression throughout
MOGWAI: No Education = No Future (Fuck The Curfew) 12' their active recording career (multiple EP/LP's on the Hotmix, Acid
(CHEM 026 EP) $9.00 Planet, Compost, Musik Aus Strom, Mask, and Studio !K7 labels, not to
SUCKLE: Against Nurture CD (CHEM 042 CD) $21.00 mention Fakesch & De Luca's solo output...) and produce such consis-
"Debut album. Suckle's Frances McKee used to be in the Glasgow band tently headscratch-brilliant mini-epics referencing everything from
The Vaselines. Suckle come on like Canadian folkies the Mcgarrigle classic-era stereo minimalism, 70's synth-musik exploits, electro-space,
Sisters jamming with the Velvet Underground." Utilizing glockenspiel, early hip hop, and various points between. The stuff of legend (and
flute, percussion, keyboards, melodica, cello, chanter & whistle over a hours & hours of pure EFFORT) from a duo of blokes poised on the

ledge of something greater." -- Hrvatski machine. Panacea's soundmachine is not one of nihilistic body horror
EAST FLATBUSH PROJECT: Tried By Remixes CD (CHLT 005 CD) or just a psychotic one, it is more a body without organs. Panacea is
$14.00 remixing tracks of DJ Spooky and Bill Laswell & is becoming Germany's
Limited version on FL's Chocolate Industries (has also released in "mass leading person in producing dark-steppin'/tech-steppin drum 'n' bass."
market" form by Ninja Tune -- however this CI version has all 12 tracks CHRONOSCOPE (UK):
on the CD, compared to only 8 on the Ninja Tune version). Reissue with PARKER, EVAN: Saxophone Solos CD (CHR 2002) $16.00
new remixes of the 'Tried By' single which was originally released on Music from the 1st solo soprano saxophone concert given by Parker in
Downlow Ent. by this Brooklyn based hip-hop group. Contains tracks 1975 (previously issued on a long o/p Incus LP), plus another 42 minutes
by a rather incredible list of remixers : DJ Craze (current US DMC of FMP studio recordings from the same year (previously only available
champ), Bisk (Sub Rosa), Phoenicia (Warp), Herbaliser (Ninja Tune), as a bonus cassette in the ltd box set of Incus albums).
Funkstörung, Trapezoid (Schematics), Freeform (Skam/Warp), Sluta SMITH, GARY: Stereo CD (CHR 2003) $16.00
Leta, (Mego) Autechre, Squarepusher, Nick Fury ("secret hip-hop Studio trio album led by this UK improvising guitarist. A much expand-
weapon of the Chocolate Industries clan"). Pretty spectacular broken- ed sound compared to his previous albums on Impetus (solo) and
beat hip hop vibe & one of the year's more more inspired multi-conti- Ecstatic Peace! (duo with John Stevens); this is loud, aggressive instru-
nental projects. Last copies... mental trio action, at times in an almost Caspar Brotzmann-like mold,
KO-WRECK TECHNIQUE: Ko-Wrecktion CD (CHLT 007 CD) $9.00 with Dave Sturt (bass) & Lou Ciccotelli (drums).
"Ko-Wreck is a collaboration between world DMC and ITF champion DJ PARKER, EVAN: Monoceros CD (CHR 2004) $16.00
Craze (Bomb Hip Hop label) and Cuban porn-star/beatmaker Push Reissue of this classic Evan Parker solo album, originally issued as Incus
Button Objects (previous releases on Schematic, Chocolate Industries, 27, in 1978. "'Monoceros 1-4' is a set of improvisations on soprano sax-
Skam). The Ko-Wreck EP is by far the most original display of abstract ophone recorded by the direct-cut process. This is a recording method
hip hop beats and raw doggy cuts and scratches. After listening to this which by-passes magnetic tape, consequently tape-hiss, the need for
EP you will understand why Craze has been crowned one of the world's noise-reduction systems and editing are all eliminated." "Solo record-
best DJs. This EP has an assortment of beats, from downtempo tracks ings from April of 1978 with extended-breath activity in full swing,
like 'Behavior', perfect for chilling out @ the crib or thumping tracks resulting in a gorgeous selection of overtones-in-air and related
like 'Metro Dada' which are sure to rock any party from Miami to acoustic phenomena. Depending on your love or disdain for the tri-
Japan. Besides all that, this record comes with a delicious remix by umph of the human will, this is either the most technically
Warp's Plaid. If that's not enough for your listening pleasure we added proficient/life affirming music or an excuse for extensive showboating.
a solo track from DJ Craze called 'Take Me Away' for all the pure An amazingly hi-fi document of such brazenly 'wrong' music.
turntable junkies." Jewel box packaging with a beautiful 6-color kraft Precision." -- Hrvatski.
paper sleeve. CIRCLE SUNSHINE (JAPAN):
KO-WRECK TECHNIQUE: Ko-Wrecktion 12" (CHLT 007 EP) $6.50
HANADENSHA: Astral Pigmy Wave CD (SUN 101) $13.00
12" version, packaged in an elaborate 6 color print on chipboard
A series of three long CD EPs on a new label, by this Japanese under-
sleeve.
ground rock band who've previously recorded for Alchemy and Warner
GUINEO: Tosstones 12" (CHLT 013) $6.50
Brothers Japan. About 40 minutes long, at mid-price, with incredible
"Guineo is Cuban native Yadira Mendez. Yadira came over to American
full color digipak graphics. If you're familiar with their last album,
in the early 80s during the Mariel boat lift as political tensions were ris-
Narcotic Guitar, you know that Hanadensha has progressed far
ing in Cuba. Since her arrival, Yadira has made Miami her new home.
beyond their post-Boredoms/grunge roots -- into new, legitimately psy-
You can often find her locked in her room playing her cello and work-
chedelic territory. Fusing swirling dub-toasted tangents, cosmic-soaked
ing on beats. Yadira has a strong industrial, jazz and rhumba back-
Kraut-influenced electronics and free floating ambiance this is beyond-
ground (which is a mixture of African drumming and Spanish
rock space music of the finest order.
melodies). Along with music, Yadira is a professional tattoo artist, pho-
HANADENSHA: Acoustic Mothership CD (SUN 202) $13.00
tographer and body piercer. We hope you enjoy this EP as much as we
Another forty minute EP of stunning instrumental tracks, featuring
do and will assist us in breaking down the stereotypes. This is the first
"Brazilian Morning Fever," "Acid River," Elemental Jam," & "Acoustic
Guineo release." 4 track EP, including a Push Button Objects remix.
Mothership". Emphasis on a heavy, acid-searing Ash Ra Tempel-esque
PUSH BUTTON OBJECTS: Dirty Dozen CD (CHLT 014 CD) $13.00
sound.
"As the title suggests, this is a twelve song compact disc. it contains the
HANADENSHA: Doobie Shining Love CD (SUN 303) $13.00
critically acclaimed Cash EP, the more recent Half-Dozen EP and two
Third EP in the series, with shorter, more song-like tracks. Strange,
previously unreleased songs. Push Button Objects is producer Edgar
hazy, narcotic psych-pop tracks.
Farinas known to the world for his new breed of Queens-style beats
CIRCULATION (UK):
fused with catchy melodies and challenging sound manipulation. The
Dirty Dozen CD is what you'd get if you combined A Tribe Called CIRCULATION: Colours 2CD (CIRC 001 CD) $22.00
Quest's fat beats, Autechre's mechanics, DJ Premiere's dark hooks, and "This is house music with no pretensions. You get the classic, dirty,
Herbie Hancock's funkadelics. This CD captures the essence of Farinas' twisted energy that dominated the early house blueprint with enough
music as a conceptual artist and his diversity in displaying emotions in jackin' beats and Mr. Fingers style melodies to keep you gripped in that
his songs." Circulation way. This is a sublime debut album, disc one is on a slightly
mellower tip with the beautiful classic sounding 'Cyan". Disc two has a
CHROME (GERMANY):
harder edge with the techy style that they have made their own."
PANACEA: Low Profile Darkness 2LP (CHROME 09LP) $17.00
"Takes in shades of everything from old school Detroit to the mellow-
Chrome is a new subsidiary label of Force Inc/Mille Plateaux, dealing
er side of Italo-house. There are nods to classic deep house and Eighties
with experimental drum 'n bass. A series of 12" releases have come out,
electro-funk...the depth and beauty of the best early Nineties elec-
followed by this full length by the man known as Panacea, very much
tronica...ancient analogue sounds combine with twinkling chimes and
inhabiting the "dark" tech-step netherworld. "Besides Alex Empire,
big booming basslines."
Panacea is the first German artist who is confronting German drum &
CIRCULATION: Colours 2LP (CIRC 001 LP) $19.00
bass with the English genre. Drum 'n bass is concerned with rhythm.
Rhythm is not meter, it ties together heterogeneous moments. It is
CITY CENTRE OFFICES (GERMANY):
never the 4/4 bassdrum of techno, because rhythm is always located
between two cadences. But rhythm has to be combined with a sound- AROVANE: Tides CD (CCO 001 CD) $14.00

Emits "future classic" status within seconds of play, this sophomore Alongside To Rococo Rot, Mouse On Mars, Tarwater, and a host of
album by Berlin's Uwe Zahn is filled to the brim with liquid harpsichord other fine acts, it would seem that there is more reason than ever to
euphoria, bridging that gap between early 90s "classic ambient" and turn our ears towards the continent for new music."
more contemporary static like little else known. "Shortly after the SALARYMAN: Karoshi LP (CITY 8715 LP) $16.00
release of Arovane's debut album on Din, CCO releases his follow-up 180 gram LP version.
album Tides. Inspired by a holiday spent in France by the sea, Tides TO ROCOCO ROT: The Amateur View 2LP (CITY 8717 LP) $15.00
marks a new step in Arovane's career. Based on hip hop grooves and German-only vinyl version, on heavy duty 180 gram vinyl. CD is out in
live played guitars, Tides does not concentrate on digital glitches, but the USA via Mute. "It is not often that one gets to declare, with total
on warm melancholic songs. As Bleed From the German DeBug maga- confidence, that a band makes music that is so utterly unique, so com-
zine put it, 'Tides is the iMac of electronica LPs. Wonderful, translucent, pletely different to anything else that is going on, that they defy cate-
somehow familiar, but simply so great that you have to say hello.'" gorisation and stand alone as pioneers of a whole new sound. But here
HERRMANN & KLEINE: Transalpin EP 12" (CCO BLOCK005) $9.00 we go… This is To Rococo Rot's third full length album. Like the previ-
"Herrmann & Kleine are Thaddi Herrmann, co-founder of our label, ex ous albums – their debut for Kitty-Yo and their second album, the
Digital Hardcore affiliate who was also responsible for the No extraordinary Veiculo for City Slang -– it combines an icy mechanical
Movement No Sound No Memories 12 inch on Lux Nigra; and Christian precision with an approachable human warmth. However, The
Kleine, a new talent from Berlin. "Transalpin" and "Where Have You Amateur View is the album that will propel To Rococo Rot into chill out
Been" are pop anthems, mixing some of the greatest melodies with old rooms across the world. Filled with intricate arrangements, understat-
school-ish, sometimes distorted breakbeats Herrmann & Kleine found ed but subtly groovy bass lines and luscious, inspired keyboard tex-
in their record collections. "Hello" and "Goodbye" are 2 small quiet tures, it is a record that will confirm To Rococo Rot's status as the lead-
screenshots, atmospheric, almost ambient tunes. Herrmann & Kleine ing lights of Germany’s burgeoning musical scene. Theirs is a sound-
record their tracks only on Sundays, something you can tell by listening world so dense and yet sometimes equally sparse, a world where
to their debut EP." moments of utter bliss are suddenly overshadowed by dark clouds. Or,
CITY SLANG (GERMANY): as bassist Stefan Schneider once put it, 'we long for those moments
TO ROCOCO ROT: Veiculo LP (CITY 4990 LP) $12.00 that feel like the sun is coming up...'
Lovely, flowingly organic 2nd album from this German trio in some sort TO ROCOCO ROT: Cars CD CD (CITY 8724) $9.00
of post-p***-rock vein (we no longer carry the CD which is out domes- "Europe's finest purveyors of provocative new electronica are back yet
tically on Emperor Jones). "Their name is a palindrome, obviously. It again with what is surely the 'catchiest' song from their much herald-
doesn't really mean anything. But it fits, for sure, with the cyclical ed The Amateur View release. It's backed with a longer, more intricate
nature of To Rococo Rot's astonishing analogue electronica, which version (please don't say remix) of the lead track ('Cars Variant') plus
seems to go round in circles like a Moebius strip -- it shouldn't work, two never before released gems ('Rocket Fuel', 'Casper') from the
but it does. Heavy dub bass and high frequencies combine with an soundtrack to an upcoming outer space documentary (narrated by
intensely percussive structure to make the kind of minimalist electron- none other than Star Trek's William Shatner) called No Ordinary
ica that's heard all too rarely these days. The key word is emotion." Cowboy."
TECHNO ANIMAL: Versus Reality 2LP (CITY 4991 LP) $17.00 TO ROCOCO ROT: Cars 12" 12" (CITY 8724 EP) $9.00
TO ROCOCO ROT: Paris 25 12" (CITY 4994) $9.00 12" version, color sleeve.
Restock of this 1997 five song EP, nearly 30 minutes long. "Different CLEAR (UK):
versions of the album tracks 'Lift' (mixed by Move D of Source records) FLECKNER QUINTET, GREGORY: Monkey Boots CD (CLR 419)
and 'Mit Dir In Der Gegend' and 3 new tracks. The result: Can meets the $19.00
Chain Reaction/Basic Channel crew." Jazzier, rare-groove infected, with live instrumentation feel. Heavier
SCHNEIDER TM: Up-Tight 12" (CITY 8701) $9.00 "cheese" factor than most Clear releases.
"Schneider TM is a one-man project out of nowhere, Germany. Coming CLATTERBOX: Eazy Does It CD (CLR 422) $19.00
from a Germanic background, this man and his music are not a million Clatterbox is David J. Kempston, this being his debut album from early
miles away from the bleeps-and-bloops-happiness of his fellow coun- '96. Strange android riffs, electro-funk motifs, and alien sound waves
trymen Mouse on Mars. What makes Schneider’s record so special is, litter this invigorating 80s-into-90s exchange.
that he doesn’t just stop at the bleeps and blops, he dives headfirst into METAMATICS: 03: "Raytrax"/"Swimmer" 12" (CLR 427) $9.00
rattles, snaps, crackles and also occasional stumbles into straight not so European warehouse find of the last copies of these 4 12"s (only 3 & 4
straight pop." available now) released by the now defunct Clear label in 1997.
SCHNEIDER TM: Moist LP (CITY 8702 LP) $12.00 METAMATICS: 04: "Piecing It Together" 12" (CLR 428) $9.00
SCHNEIDER TM: Masters CD (CITY 8710) $9.00 REFLECTION: Transparent 12" (CLR 431) $9.00
Four track EP with remixes by the High Llamas, Schneider TM and The title track is from The Errornormous World album, plus three exclu-
Thurston Moore. "Dirk Dresselhaus is Schneider TM. Masters is a won- sive tracks to this EP. Beautifully printed sleeve.
derful example of the captivating sound that Schneider TM is capable REFLECTION: The Errornormous World CD (CLR 432 CD) $19.00
of, mixing techno, house and guitars in a unique style. High Llamas UK edition of this album which we have previously carried on the
mainman Sean O'Hagan repaid the favour with an adventurous and Japanese Lollop label, in new digipak cover. "Anyone familiar with
glorious mix that takes in parts of two of the tracks from Moist to cre- Japan’s ever healthy jazz and hip hop scene, represented by labels such
ate the dreamy, almost jazzy 'I Dream Of Chomsky'. The second sees as Idyllic, Bellisima! And Lollop, will also know the music of producers
Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore take the My Bloody Valentine-esque like Nobukazu Takemura , The Silent Poets and DJ Krush. The debut
swathes of sound in 'Starfuck' (from Moist) and transform them into album from Reflection, The Errornormous World has already estab-
the epic free form jam that is 'Star(t) Fuck(ing)', a title that surely takes lished the artists’ reputation as one of Japan’s finest exponents of this
the use of brackets to new heights. What does Dirk think of Thurston's form of music, and has been received with high acclaim amongst their
mix? 'It is exactly what I wanted. If I meet him, I want to ask him, peers both in Japan and in Europe. Reflection are two brothers Ichiro
'Why?'' Whilst Dirk is undeniably German, Schneider TM is more than Taniguchi (programming) and Kenji Taniguchi (guitars & programming)
another Kraftwerk clone, but one of a new wave of innovative teu- who, alongside bass player Kozo Ueda, have had a string of releases on
tonic electronica artists who will hopefully allow everybody to get Takamura’s Lollop label & two remixes on his Child’s View album on
jokes about the German invasion out of their system once and for all. Idyllic alongside Aphex Twin, Coldcut and the Mad Professor. Clear are

extremely proud to welcome you to the unique music of Reflection FALL, THE: Fall In A Hole 2CD (COG 102 CD) $15.00
with the Transparent EP and an exclusive license to release their debut CD reissue of what was once the first non-NZ based artifact to be
album outside Japan; The Errornormous World, an album full of inno- released on the Flying Nun label back in the early 80s. "Seventy min-
vation blending jazz, drum & bass, hip hop and electronica." utes of a a Manchester band playing 16 of their numbers to about six
REFLECTION: Remixed (Morgan Geist & As One) 12" (CLR 434) hundred New Zealanders in a half empty Aukland music and booze
$9.00 barn on the twentyfirst of August in nineteen eighty two, recorded
Remixes from the Clear album The Errornormous World by Morgan mostly on open reel four track plus a little bit on stereo cassette deck."
Geist and As One. Featuring the classic core quartet of Smith, Hanley, Scanlon and Riley.
REFLECTION: Remixed (Hidden Agenda & 4 Hero) 12" (CLR 435) FALL, THE: Dragnet CD (COG 113 CD) $15.00
$9.00 "This album was originally released in October, 1979, it was the bands'
Remixes from the Clear album The Errornormous World by Hidden second release and is now issued on CD by Cog Sinister, The Fall's own
Agenda and 4 Hero. label. This was a dark, experimental recording, using strange tempos
REFLECTION: The Morerroronus World CD (CLR 436 CD) $18.00 and a wide range of influences. Smith's lyrics were full of outrageous
"In reaction to the overwhelming response to the Reflection album rhymes and complex images reeking of hatred, injustice and fear. By
The Errornormous World (CLR432), Clear have put together a remix now Smith was the only original founding member. Mark E. Smith (lead
project asking some of our favourite artists and producers to remix vocals). Craig Scanlon (lead guitar), Steve Hanley (bass guitar), Marc
select tracks. The result is a full length album project." Remixed by 4 Riley (guitar and vocals), Mike Leigh (drums). Specially remastered,
Hero, As One, Hidden Agenda, Plaid, The Beyonders, Morgan Geist, with full lyrics printed and produced by Grant Showbiz."
Future/Past, Lithium Project, Freestyle Man. FALL, THE: Live 1977 CD (COG 114 CD) $15.00
REFLECTION: The Morerroronus World LP (CLR 436 LP) $12.00 "This is the earliest known recording of John Peel's all-time favorite
GEIST, MORGAN: The Driving Memoirs CD (CLR 437 CD) $19.00 band. Hidden at the back of Mark E. Smith's bedroom cupboard for the
"The phrase 'controlled improvisation' comes to mind when Morgan last twenty odd years, this was never a high-fidelity recording, even
Geist is asked to describe his own electronic endeavors. His subcon- after the tape has been cleaned up it still sounds like a bootleg made
scious, intuitive feel for beats & textures is meticulously dissected and on a first generation cassette recorder. Having said that, it's priceless,
re-pasted into a deliberate, calculated arrangement. Despite an awe inspiring, raw, grinding punk-rock stuff, full of bile and humor in
upbringing in the musically anemic suburbs of northern New Jersey, roughly equal amounts. This is vintage Mancunian crap- rapping, live
electronics crept into Morgan's mind at an early age. Considering his and dangerous. Nothing from this early gig has ever been released
initial exposure to electronic music through bands like Devo, it was per- elsewhere: 'Dresden Dolls', 'Hey Fascist', 'Cop It', and the Fall's master-
haps ironic that Geist sent off his first tape to Cleveland-based Dan ful take on 'Louie Louie' have never been available anywhere until
Curtin. Geist's debut outing on Curtin’s metamorphic label, The now."
Quadricular EP” was the fusion of a lifetime’s listening to electronica FALL, THE: Early Fall 77-79 CD (COG 123 CD) $15.00
with an equally large shout to that newly discovered and much-loved "Features all the early singles from the Fall's time at Step Forward
sonic avenue: Detroit techno. Since this debut, Morgan has licensed Records, encapsulating the first two years of the band's existence. From
tracks to labels worldwide and has had his music remixed by the likes 1978's 'Bingo Masters Breakout' to the vicious rockabilly of 'Fiery Jack',
of Dan Curtin, Mark Broom and the Connection Machine." the material on this album spent years out of print, changing hands on
LITHIUM PROJECT, THE: 12" (CLR 439) $9.00 increasingly scratchy vinyl. Two bonus tracks are included which were
LITHIUM PROJECT, THE: CD (CLR 439 CD) $13.00 previously only available on the long deleted Live At The Electric Circus
"Clear are very proud to present The Lithium Project -- a collective of compilation.. They might have got louder but they never got any
highly talented musicians, the band includes: Jason Farral (drums), Ken stranger than this. Track Listing: Repetition, Bingo Masters Breakout,
Clark (writer & producer), Dove (keys), Rajaneesh Dwiviedi (bass). Your Psycho Mafia, Various Times, It's The New Thing, Rowche Rumble, In
first introduction to The Lithium Project would have been their superb My Area, Dice Man, Psykick Dancehall, Second Dark Age, Fiery Jack."
remix of 'Another Sun' on the Reflection remix album. The CD format COLD SPRING RECORDS (UK):
features two extra remixes of the track 'Passo Fundo': a reconstruction C.C.C.C.: Flash CD (CSR 15) $16.00
by 3rd Eye (check the Trilok Gurtu sample-wow!) and re-collectives First European CD release by this extreme Japanese noise group front-
Mucho Gusto Samba." ed by Mayuko Hino.
CLOCKWISE RECORDS: COLLECTOR'S CHOICE MUSIC:
DELAROSA: Sleep Method Suite 12" (CW 003) $6.50 NEIL, FRED: The Many Sides Of 2CD (CCM 070) $29.00
Delarosa is Scott Herren from Atlanta; previously known for his split "It's ironic that the man who wrote the song 'Everybody's Talkin''
12" with U-Sheen on Fluid Ounce. His 2 earlier records (the other one should be so little recognized, but Fred Neil remains 'The Last Great
is on Pearineel) are being re-promoted by the Schematic label, as they Undiscovered Greenwich Village Folk Legend'. Fred was a contempo-
will be releasing his next output. Sleep Method Suite is his debut from rary of and inspiration to Bob Dylan, David Crosby, Paul Kanter, John
1997. Sebastian and just about every musician of note who passed through
CLONE (NETHERLANDS): the early-'60s folk scene. And almost everybody knows his songs
TYRELL, ALDEN: Krenk-box 12" (CLONE 17) $9.00 'Everybody's Talkin'' and 'The Dolphins', but almost nobody knows that
"Known for the great 'Love Explosion' on Viewlexx and the previous they're his songs. That's because the man has had absolutely nothing
Clone 12 release. Massive electro release with leaning to the past, but in print on CD ever [wrong!] and has not been seen or heard from
strong eneough to fresh as hell today. Phat beats, cool vocoder vox, musically since 1971. So we feel very fortunate to have secured the
funky basslines." rights to release this, the definitive look at Neil's classic Capitol record-
COCHLEA PRODUCTIONS: ings. Included are the three albums he recorded for them, Fred Neil
MANERI TRIO, JOE: Kalavinka CD (CP 1289) $12.00 (later released as Everybody's Talkin') Sessions, and the live album
An early 90s release, only distributed locally in very primitive fashion. Other Side Of This Life, plus the A and B sides of his rare single with the
Out improvisations by Joe Maneri (ts, cl, voice), Matt Maneri (electric Nashville Street Singers, and six unreleased/alternate songs. Few artists
violin), Masashi Harada (perc., voice). Joe has received much recent have created such a singular, melancholy vision; Fred's low, rumbing
acclaim from his Leo, Hat Art CDs, etc. voice and his chiming 12-string created the ultimate in late-night lis-
COG SINISTER (UK): tening, perfect for existential contemplation."

QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE: The Unreleased: Lost Gold sion, electric sitar, electric guitar. The album features just 2 long tracks
And Silver 2CD (CCM 109) $27.00 of primitive space rock exploration, "beautifully reflective" lyrics (sung
"Here on one 78 minute disc is live Quicksilver as you've never heard in approximate English), flash-guitar extension and about as much
them, a collection of hi-fi tracks taken from various 1968 performances stoned vibe that ever emanated from Japan at this point in it's rock cul-
that blow away their live album Happy Trails. John Cipollina is ture development. "To get right to the point, this is one of the great-
absolutely on fire. And, we've added a bonus disc with rare soundtrack est psychedelic-progressive albums ever!" --Ken Golden.
cuts, single-only sides, and yes, eight unreleased tracks, all of them dat- FAR EAST FAMILY BAND: Nipponjin CD (COCA 15238) $22.00
ing from the prime 1967-1968 years. Live tracks include: 'Light Your First legit reissue of this Japanese space-prog group's 2nd album from
Windows', 'Dino's Song', 'The Fool', 'Who Do You Love', 'Back Door 1976. Often referred to as the Japanese Pink Floyd, this was the group
Man', 'Codine', 'Mona/Maiden of the Cancer Moon/Mona', 'Gold and that Fumio Miyashita formed after his Far Out album. Their debut
Silver', 'Smokestack Lightning'. The bonus disc features unreleased stu- album came out in 1975 (The Cave Down To The Earth). This 2nd album
dio versions of: Who Do You Love, Calvary. Plus unreleased songs: 'I features re-recordings of some earlier tracks (including Far Out's classic
Hear You Knockin', 'Back Door Man', 'Your Time Will Come', 'Walkin track "Nipponjin") which are in turn remixed by Klaus Schultz. Klaus
Blues'. Also, unreleased alternate takes of: 'Dino's Song',' Gold and add's a near-constant stabbage of his custom electronic bleep sound-
Silver' (entitled 'Acapulco Gold and Silver'), 'Babe I'm Gonna Leave ings, a very desirable effect. Hearing this record won't destroy your
You', 'Codeine' (in stereo). And finally the single sides: 'Bears' and mind (a semi-unreasonable expectation of every sound carrier docu-
'Stand By Me'." ment to pass through our hands), but it does allow you to, in FEFB's
DR. JOHN THE NIGHT TRIPPER: Gris Gris CD (CCM 131) $14.00 words, "Join Our Mental Phase Sound". And by 1976 standards, it's a
"Dr. John's 1968 release for Atco, here reissued with original artwork heavy duty item. "Far East Family Band sound is constituted by BEAM,
and original and new liner notes, is hard to describe because there is NOISE and POEM. These sounds constituted by three elements remind
simply no other record like it. One part psychedelia, one part New you of a transparent and chilly world, a black water moving and blue
Orleans R&B and one part something else (voodoo ritual might be the moon."
best phrase, but we're not sure that really covers it). Gris Gris' blend of BLUES CREATION: Demon & Eleven Children CD (COCA 15240)
rasping lead vocals (from Dr. John himself), soulful backup harmonies, $22.00
haunting melodies on flute, sax, and clarinet and eerie incantations Reissue of a 1971 Japanese underground heavy rock legend, their first.,
creates a vibe that's awfully hard to shake. It's not scary -- in fact, it's originally issued on Denon. Thunderous guitar-led quartet that evolves
rather celebratory in that special New Orleans way -- but for full effect out "The Ritchie Blackmore Tradition" (or so I've been led to believe).
you might want to turn off the lights." Heavy, loud & dumb. Loud, dumb & heavy. Dumb, heavy, dumb some
COLUMBIA (GERMANY): more, it's a brane baster.
DJ KRUSH: Kakusei CD (COL 4928932) $25.00 VA: Label Sampler CD (COCA 15245) $22.00
"Late '98 full length for Krush, forgoing Mo'Wax UK dealings in favor Issued as part of Columbia's recent reissue series of 70s rock titles; there
of his home-town label, electronics mega-giant Sony. Amazing is no English language title printed on this CD. Features: Blues
enough, he seems to have misappropriated his (rumored) sizable Creation, Flower Travellin' Band, Yamauchi Tetsu, April Fool, Far East
recording budget, as no shimmer is gained. In fact, this is some of the Family Band, Bread & Butter, Chiaki Naomi, Mizutani Kimio, Ishima
grimiest sub-audio committed to tape since Req's similar dealings with Hideki, Yoshikawa Chuei, Cosmos Factory, Narita Ken, Segawa Hiroshi.
said multi-media conglomerate... No vocals either. Guesting within are Most of these tracks are from albums that are not yet reissued. If you're
Shawn J Period, Mista Sinista (X-Ecutioners), A.S.A., DJ Sak, Jun curious about early 70s Japanese rock, this record fills in some holes.
Sawada, etc... Krush is a bullet-train careening through the night. No COLUMBIA (NETHERLANDS):
chance of stopping him." -- Hrvatski. Has one bonus track not found CALE/TERRY RILEY, JOHN: Church of Anthrax CD (COL 474604)
on the Japanese version, "Final Home (Vocal Version)", featuring $15.00
Esthero (similar to previous diva-inflected tracks released by Krush and Terry Riley (piano, organ, soprano saxophone) & John Cale (bass, harp-
a bit out of place on this otherwise brilliant, downwardly mobile sichord, piano, guitar, viola, organ) collaborated on this one-off album,
album). released in 1970. At this time, Rock Music was a serious movement,
DJ KRUSH: Code 4109 2LP (COL 4977371) $18.00 removed from the joke it once was, quite unaware of the joke it would
European-only double vinyl version. eventually become, and things like this sometimes happened. Cale,
DJ KRUSH: Code 4109 CD (COL 4977372) $14.00 classically trained in the viola, must have been pretty pleased to get a
"First mix album since Coldkrushcuts from DJ Krush. Artists include: The shot to record with the 60s king of minimalist pulse, Terry Riley. The
Legion, Gravity, DJ Cam, Nick Wiz, John Klemmer, Beats International, album features 4 collaborative tracks between the two; while maybe
The 45 King, Old World Disorder Featuring Eminem, Gravity feat. Kama not earth-shattering, they are quite fine for horizontal home listening
Leung, Monkey Ken & DJ Seto, DJ Yas & DJ Hazu, Jazzanova, DJ pleasure at just about any hour of the day. Instrumental jams, mixing
Fashion, Virtuoso, Tha Blue Herb, Ilektrik, Ryu. & numerous DJ Krush the styles of the 2 players pretty evenly (if you're vaguely awake, you
tracks/edits." can imagine this easily). The fifth track is a psychedelic pop masterpiece
COLUMBIA (JAPAN): by Cale, "The Soul of Patrick Lee". Exactly why this track is included
FAR OUT: CD (COCA 15237) $22.00 here has never been adequately explained (and I've asked, like,
Columbia Japan has just instigated a pretty interesting mid-line reissue "experts"), but it is about as beautiful as music in song form can get.
series of underground 70s rock titles, starting with this reissue of the Music as pure sound is even better of course, and I can't say that this
one and only album by this Japanese space-hinge quartet, originally record ever really approaches that kind of apex, but if you've got a
issued by Japanese Columbia in 1973. It was briefly reissued on CD in shelf even remotely interested in the context implied, you could use a
the late 80s and then poorly bootlegged by those TRC clowns in copy. Now deleted in countries like the UK & France, we finally found
Germany. This new version, with slightly expanded packaging, is easily a few in Holland.
the definitive version released to date -- and with it's relatively attrac- SOFT MACHINE: Fourth/Fifth CD (COL 4933412) $13.00
tive mid-line pricing will make this long obscured music more accessi- New issue of the these Soft Machine albums from 1971/72 (used to be
ble than ever before. Far Out featured Fumio Miyashita (pre-Far East available individually in the US via One Way, but now deleted). "Two
Family Band) on vocals, Nihon-Blue, acoustic guitar, harmonica & early-period Softs albums (one pre, one post accident) presented as a
Moog. Additional backing provided via Hammond Organ, bass, percus- European mid-line two-fer. Fourth contains such era chestnuts as

'Virtually parts 1-4' played by the classic lineup of Hugh Hopper, Mike he plays and the songs he sings, but the music always ends up very
Ratledge, Elton Dean & Robert Wyatt & wanders into a more ferocious much his own." -- John Renbourn.
Miles/ancient Egypt-inspired jank whilst retaining the psychedelic RUSSELL QUARTET, RAY: Dragon Hill CD (COL 4944352) $14.00
weight accumulated on previous efforts. Fifth adds Roy Babbington on "Timely reissue (when will the world wake up and chant in unison; RAY
select tracks and replaces Wyatt alternatingly with Phil Howard and RUSSELL, RAY RUSSELL, RAY...) of the second UK Columbia-label Ray
John Marshall, who seemingly steer the group into more vamp-orient- Russell Quartet LP from 1969 featuring a core group of Russell, Ron
ed zones. Both are highly worthwhile nuggets of concentrated group- Matthewson (bass, previously w/Tubby Hayes, later w/the Clarke-
sound, not to be lost in the mire. Classic." -- Hrvatski. Boland Euro-Big Band, Joan Armatrading, Ian Carr's Nucleus, John
WYATT, ROBERT: The End Of An Ear CD (COL 493342) $13.00 Stevens, Michel Legrand, Charlie Watts, Paz), Royston Fry (piano,
New budget line reissue of the first (pre-accident) Robert Wyatt solo loner), and Alan Rushton (drums, appears later on the OST to
album, first issued in 1970 by CBS. Not part of the recent Thirsty Ear Schwartzenagger flick Running Man along w/present bandmates
reissue series which includes the classics that followed this one, Ruth Is Russell, Beckett, as well as Gary Windo and fucking Harold Faltermayer
Stranger Than Richard (1974) & Rock Bottom (1975). At this point ("Axel F"? anyone? anyone at all?)) as well as guests Donald Beightol
Wyatt was inbetween work with the Soft Machine and Matching Mole (trombone, later joined Oliver Nelson's Euro-Big Band), Harry Beckett
and was aided by the likes of Elton Dean (alto saxello), David Sinclair (trumpet, previously w/Mike Gibbs' Euro-Big Band, later w/Alexis
(organ), Mark Charig (cornet), Neville Whitehead (bass), Mark Ellidge Korner), Lyn Dobson (saxophone, previously Georgie Fame's late sixties
(piano) & Cyril Ayers (percussion). Wyatt himself on drums, mouth, group, later w/Soft Machine, Humble Pie, Nick Drake), and Bud Parkes
piano, organ. The album opens & closes with a baffling space-jazz (trumpet, previously w/Alex Harvey's Euro-Big Band, later w/Mick
"cover" of Gil Evans' "Las Vegas Tango" that is quite deep, and pro- Greenwood, Skin Alley (yes!), Wishbone Ash (double yes!)). Anyways,
ceeds through various settings of psychedelic jazz, Gong-like jamming the title track featuring Russell's invented decalogues involving the
and free-style improv balladry. Very out, very good. Venusian blues (in straight M7's) and atom-split contact freakouts of
COLUMBIA (UK): the highest non-order (akin to Sharrock circa Monkey-Pockey-Boo,
SANTANA/TURIYA ALICE COLTRANE, DEVADIP CARLOS: Mahavishnu-John sans 70's street grade cocaine/Ganeesha, and no
Illuminations CD (COL 483810) $15.00 wave phenoms Arto/Grey et.al) are forged of PURE UNDILUTED ENER-
European-only reissue of this classic outing of psychedelic improvisa- GY and are not to be mistaken (not by a long shot) for 'wank'. A real
tion & spirits. "1974 meeting of these two musical minds which results eye opener, sort of makes you wonder (aloud) why you're still buying
in some rather pensive 'meta-spirituality-in-song-form'. Rhythm sec- Derek Bailey records. Unearthed, and ostensibly yours to study." --
tion's pretty top-chop-shop: Tom Coster on Rhodes/Organ (from Hrvatski.
Santana's band), Dave Holland on bass & Jack DeJohnette on drums RUSSELL, RAY: Rites And Rituals CD (COL 4944362) $14.00
(from Miles's band), and various Jule Brousard's, "Prabuddha" Phil "Third Columbia LP (recorded right after the behemoth Rock
Browne's, Armando Peraza's, Phil Ford's, and lovely (Alice-led) strings Workshop LP from 1970 featuring Russell's band along with a dozen
all comp behind Carlos's alternatingly searing/mellow Eastern/Latin other Brit-free citizens) for the Russell group, featuring a slightly
stereo-psych leads & Alice's manic piano/harp/Wurlitzer action. Far bet- revamped lineup featuring Darryl Runswick (bass, previously w/Barbara
ter than 'Zep IV/Side 1' for soundtracking a bit of the you-know-what. Dickson, Atlantic Bridge, later w/Cleo Laine, Tod Machover, and like 11
Lost." -- Hrvatski. King's Singers LP's), Tony Roberts (sax, previously w/Kenny Wheeler,
BRIGGS, ANNE: The Time Has Come CD (COL 491689) $16.00 Mike Gibbs, later w/Richard Thompson, Stefan Grossman, John
The 2nd album from UK folksinger Anne Briggs, originally released by Renbourn AND Pentangle, and 80's one-hit wonders Saga), Nick Evans
UK CBS in 1971 (the same year of her Topic debut ). This has been avail- (trombone, previously w/Champion Jack Dupree, King Crimson,
able as a more expensive Japanese-only release for a couple years, but Manfred Mann, later w/Julie's Driscoll/Tippets, Slapp Happy, Daevid
has now been issued as part of Sony's Rewind series in the UK. Briggs Allen, Johnny Thunders), Rushton, Beckett, and of course Russell. This
was good friends with Bert Jansch, who co-wrote one of the songs here record unleashes a truck full of ROCK (albeit, rock w/Lalo overtones),
(and also performed the title track w/ Pentangle), and was considered amp crackle, fuzz bass, layman's spirituality, and of course (to make it
an influence on the likes of Sandy Denny, Jimmy Page and many oth- all work) PSYCHEDELIC EXCESS. By far the most enjoyable record I've
ers. Briggs sings and plays acoustic guitar, bridging traditional and con- ever heard that DOESN'T abuse reverb. Instant classic." -- Hrvatski.
temporary interests. She performs mostly original material in beautiful, OXLEY, TONY: Four Compositions For Sextet CD (COL 4944372)
gorgeously intimate renditions, with subliminally droning inflection. $14.00
"Featuring entirely contemporary material, and the delightful idiosyn- "1970 mock-suite featuring Oxley, Derek Bailey (with whom Oxley and
crasies of her own guitar and bouzouki accompaniments, the album Gavin Bryars had worked in a trio setting) Evan Parker, Kenny Wheeler,
represents something of a Kenneth Grahame/Lewis Carroll-like dream- Jeff Clyne, and Paul Rutherford. The Columbia connection (and RCA,
scape evoking a peculiar, almost timeless Englishness with references to with whom he had recorded several months earlier, as odd as it seems
a strangely embroidered childhood reminiscence, cosy winter firesides, today) undoubtedly came about after Oxley's stint as drummer-in-resi-
rabbits, horses, dogs and all manner of curious characters...this album dence @ Ronnie Scott's London club, 1967." -- Hrvatski.
remains musically a precious and wonderful piece of the Anne Briggs OXLEY QUINTET, TONY: Baptised Traveller CD (COL 4944382)
jigsaw." -- Colin Harper. $14.00
JONES, WIZZ: Right Now CD (COL 493337) $17.00 "1969 studio session (January 3rd for all you 'Martin Davidson' types...)
UK reissue of this 1972 album, originally issued by CBS at the height of including Evan Parker (tenor Sax), Kenny Wheeler (trumpet/flugel-
the UK folk boom and one of Wizz's most high profile releases (and horn), Derek Bailey (guitar), Jeff Cline (bass), as well as Tony himself
only about the 4th CD to be released of his music). Considered an orig- (drums). As far as late 60's SME related recordings go, this one's a scene
inator of the British folk guitar style and influential to the likes of Bert stealer; all (now familiar) moves are squarely in place and a certain
Jansch, John Renbourn, etc. This album was produced by Renbourn, youthful exuberance/reckless abandon exhibited within certainly hin-
who contributed sitar on the beautiful " American Land" track. A sub- ders not." -- Hrvatski.
tle, melancholic album. "There can't be too many people around on COLUMBIA/BOOTLEG:
the so-called folk scene who don't know and appreciate the music of CALE/TERRY RILEY, JOHN: Church of Anthrax LP (COL 30131)
Wizz Jones, and there's certainly a lot of guitarists who'd like to play $7.00
the way he does. Wizz style's is elusive though, and traces of the many We ordered some copies of this from a large European distributor,
and varied musicians that he has listened to can be heard in the tunes being led to believe that it was a legit issue of this 1970 classic meet-
ing of the minds between Mr. Cale and Mr. Riley, produced by techno/jazz fusion group Innerzone Orchestra (led by Carl Craig).
Columbia Records in Italy. The joke is on us, this appears to made Recorded over a span of ten years, World Trade Music is a ride through
somewhere quite distant from Italy, and is far from legit. In fact, I sensations, felt only when you rediscover timeless Afro-rhythms. A call
believe it was produced here in the US and is probably available from for a return to experimentation and real jazz sensibilities. Based
other sources much cheaper. The cover is a relatively poorly printed around the trio of Craig Taborn (piano), Rodney Whittaker (bass), and
repro, with ring-wear from the original LP it was taken off. The sound drummer Catlett as a foundation, this album is rich with a passion that
is okay, undoubtedly mastered from a Euro CD version of this album. soothes with rare brightness and clarity."
We have a legit Columbia CD version of this now in stock from Holland, COMPLACENCY:
which is certainly a lot more desirable. ILLUSION OF SAFETY: From Nothing To Less CD (CP 9501) $12.00
COMET (FRANCE): Live improvisation from a duo version of this Chicago group. "This is
ALLEN, TONY: Ariya 12" (COM 002) $9.00 the long awaited IOS album with NO SAMPLING or SEQUENCING!
First Tony Allen release on Comet, featuring two mixes of "Ariya": a Instruments and devices used include: prepared autoharp, bowed &
"Psychedelic Juju mix" and "Afrobeat Straight Mix". Produced by scraped metal, wine goblet & fork, walkie-talkies, shortwave, Moog,
Doctor L. hammer, trumpet, prepared tape, guitar & steel rod, rubber mask, per-
ALLEN, TONY: Black Voices CD (COM 005 CD) $16.00 sonal vibrator, misc. small objects, and contact mics."
"Album of the drummer of Fela. Brings a new touch to Afro beat: deep GREIF/DAN BURKE, RANDY: Fragment 56 CD (CP SA01) $12.00
hypnotic syncopated rhythm, with some psychedelic elements and "The result of 1 year of mail collaboration... by trading samples,
sounds (saturated keyboard sounds, wah wah guitars, syndrums on sequences and tapes, they have created 8 new pieces... hypnotic, sur-
some tracks...). Produced by the Parisian sound master Doctor L." "Tony real, and fractured dreams for corrupted states of mind..."
Allen was Fela Kuti's drummer for some time (IMHO, he MADE some of COMPOST (GERMANY):
those records), here he is in 1999 with a pretty stellar group record A FOREST MIGHTY BLACK: Mellowdramatic CD (COMP 038)
including P-Funk-er Gary 'Mudbone' Cooper, Mike 'Clip' Payne, etc..., $14.00
all pieced together by a French producer named 'Doctor L' (who remix- "From the forest of jazz there exists A Forest Mighty Black. They follow
es both the tracks 'Asiko' and 'Black Voices' to pretty stellar effect), the fine traditions of Germany’s jazz labels with this excellent effort on
who wastes no note, no time, no space on cluttering up the included Compost Records. After releasing four 12”s on Compost as well as
mixes with pointless contemporary affects, instead favoring the same appearances on well known compilations. AFMB lives up to everyone's
formula that made the 70's Kuti recordings so killer: long loping tracks, expectations with Mellowdramatic. It is a whole hour of well produced
dub-like construction (elements weave in & out), occasional peace- melancholic tracks recorded at their Mighty Tunes studio with musi-
chant & whisper. One of the more astute Can-comparisons recently cians like Till Sahm (pianist for Fender Rhodes and Keyboards). Bernd
(perhaps ever) was made towards this record, find out why. Massive." - Kuns mixes in elements of many different styles such as drum & bass,
- Hrvatski. hip-hop/big beat, jazz, and bits & pieces of Latin and Brazilian that
ALLEN, TONY: Black Voices 2LP (COM 005 LP) $16.00 comprise the signature sounds of A Forest Mighty Black.
Double vinyl version, full color artwork. Mellowdramatic satisfies the need for peaceful home listening but also
ALLEN, TONY: Other Voices 12" (COM 007) $9.00 adds dance club samba elements heard on tracks like 'Everything'."
Two track 12" single, featuring a variant mix of the title track from A FOREST MIGHTY BLACK: Mellowdramatic Remixed CD (COMP
Tony Allen's brilliant 1999 return-to-public-ey album, plus a new remix 049) $16.00
of that same track by Funky Lowlives. "In addition to Mellowdramatic, we also offer you the Mellowdramatic
VA: Ouelele -- Another Collection of Modern Afro Rhythms CD Remixed album. Remixes by Beanfield, Switzerland native and Blue
(COM 009 CD) $16.00 Note resident Rollercone, Hacienda, Pulsinger & Tunakan, and Peshey
Brilliant collection of mostly early 70s rarities (earliest track dates to & Flytronix are featured on this album. In addition, a vocal version of
1967), a sequel to the previous Comet collection, Racubah!. If you're “Everything” featuring the vocals of Austin, Texas native and Marnie
searching for an entrypoint into the freakout element of 70s African (Sinistral/4AD) singer Deborah Quinoa. As well as the fore mentioned,
output, it's hard to imagine a better starting place. "Groovy, spiritual, Scenario (UK) legends the Freakniks also provide a mouthwatering
ethnic, modern or hypnotic, the multiple rythms that came out of remix to the track listing."
'mother' Africa are now part of today's music. If you have a doubt VA: Compost 50 CD (COMP 050) $14.00
about this, check what's after! Eclectic yet cohesive, Ouelele is a new "Compost Record's special mixture of communication, composition,
collection of killer Afro-influenced tracks from all over the world that composure, comprehension, complexity, and compatibility fertilizes
fits both for clubs and chill-outs. Rare, obscure but damn great, the their music. Compost Records release organic and abstract sounds,
tunes included here start just where Racubah!, the previous volume, unexpected natural elements, as well as the future sounds of analog
stops, and features a variety of tracks ranging from Afrobeat and funk and digital music. In other words, Compost is chemically hyperactive.
to Afro-jazz and Afro-Latin rythms." Features: Letta M'Bulu, Philip The Compost 50 compilation celebrates their 50th release and features
Cohran & The Artistic Heritage Ensemble, J.M. Time & Foty, Manu artists such as A Forest Mighty Black, Funkstörung, Fauna Flash, Move
Dibango, Smahila & the S.B.s, Marius Cultier, Ginger Johnson & His D, Four Ears, Beanfield, Force & Paul and more. Also features on this
African Messengers, Antibalas, Ghetto Blaster, Fernando Gelbard, marvelously arranged compilation is the Peter Kruder re-mix of
Henri Guédon, Batsumi. Rainder Truby Trio's 'Donaueschingen'."
VA: Ouelele -- Another Collection of Modern Afro Rhythms 2LP VA: Future Sounds of Jazz Vol. 5 2CD (COMP 052) $18.00
(COM 009 LP) $16.00 "The leader in the evolution of eclectic electronic music, German label
COMMUNITY PROJECTS: Compost Records has boldly defied limits with its Future Sounds of Jazz
CATLETT, FRANCISCO MORA: World Trade Music CD (CMP 0001) compilation. Vol. 5 boasts 19 new tracks of the best progressive jazz by
$14.00 Germany's best and innovative electronic musicians. Each track consists
First release on a new sub-label of Carl Craig's Planet E. "Francisco of varied forms of electronic music artfully influenced and immersed
Mora Catless: percussionist, composer, arranger, teacher, and producer. with jazz tones." Features: Chaser, Björn Torske, Nek Lok, Earth Bound,
Master of countless disciplines. A Capitol Records studio musician and Lulu Mushi, Ill Dependents, Chroma Obscura, Cine City, Max Brennan,
student of Alan Dawson and Babatunde Olatunji. Former member of Fauna Flash, Mayhem, Azymuth, King Kooba, Force & Paul, Extended
the Sun Ra Arkestra ande Max Roach's band. Now a member of the Spirit, Nonplace Urban Field (CD exclusive track) & Calm.

VA: Future Sounds of Jazz Vol. 5 4LP (COMP 052 LP) $18.00 COPASETIC RECORDINGS (UK):
18 track 4LP version. PEANUT BUTTER WOLF: My Vinyl Weighs A Ton CD (COPA 004 CD)
VA: Future Sound of Jazz Volume 6 CD (COMP 060 CD) $16.00 $15.00
"Future Sounds of Jazz CDs are a must have for the electronic, jazzy "Peanut Butter Wolf's full length debut on triple vinyl. His razor sharp
club community, as well as by fans of trip hop and drum 'n' bass. production and skills shine bright on this heavy 3 piece vinyl.
Volume 6 boasts 11 new tracks of the best progressive downtempo and Combining MC's such as Rasco, Planet Asia, Lootpack, Chrizma,
jazzy breaks by Germany’s best and innovative electronic musicians. Quasimoto, Captain Funkaho with turntablists as DJ Babu, DJ
Each track consists of varied forms of electronic music artfully influ- Rhettmatic, Z-Trip, Shortkut, Cut Chemists, Rob Swift, Kid Koala, Vin
enced and immersed with jazz tones. The pioneering sounds of Rocc, PBW put all his hones skills to a rigorous workout, and he
Compost’s Future Sounds of Jazz expel any doubt on the compatibility emerges weighing a ton. These are three spinning objects that will
of electronic music and jazz as a combined unit." Tracklisting: Beatless keep the B-Boys and B-Girls breakin' and the mad heads bopping." 3LP
"Vertigo", Victor Simonelli "Bateria: Latin Impressions", Christian version is on Stones Throw.
Zimmermann "Diary of a Lost Girl", Wai-Chi "Don’t Know", U.F.O. "The PEANUT BUTTER WOLF: Tale of Five Cities CD (COPA 005 CD)
Planet Plan (Yellow Productions Dub)", Fauna Flash "At The Movies", $8.00
Restless Soul "Son of Ra Ra", Earth Bound "I See The Sun", Modaji "After the release of his critically acclaimed album My Vinyl Weights A
"Underwater Pressure", Ian O’Brien "Moonlight", Tosca "Chocolate Ton, Peanut Butter Wolf returns his most wind-warping offering yet.
Elvis (Boozoo Bajou Soul Suffer)".
The list of collaborators reads like a 'who's who' of underground hip
VA: Future Sound of Jazz Volume 6 3LP (COMP 060 LP) $21.00
hop/breakbeat: Kid Koala, Cut Chemist, Rob Swift, J-Rocc, DJ Quest,
BEANFIELD: Human Patterns CD (COMP 062 CD) $16.00
Rhettmatic, Short Cut, Total Eclipse, DJ Hands, A Track, and Z Trip. As
"The highly anticipated second full length release from Beanfield --
you can see, from Jurrasic 5 to the Incredible Scratch Picklz, everyone's
composed of Jan Krause, Tobias Meggle, and Compost Records head
here!"
Michael Reinboth. An intense , homogenous combination of digital
PEANUT BUTTER WOLF: Tale of Five Cities 12" (COPA 005 EP)
manipulations and organic elements incorporating hip hop, funk, soul,
$8.00
fusion, breakbeat, electro, and jazz -- making for rhythm structures
TERRANOVA: Close The Door CD (COPA 010 CD) $16.00
that actually groove. The album was completed in eight months;
"This follows the highly successful 1998 DJ Kicks mix CD on Stud!o K7.
sounds and grooves were changed, cut, dropped, arranged, tested, and The band is made-up of Fetisch (a Berliner whom has been a successful
played again and again." DJ and has also produced several tracks for the Gee Street label), Cath
BEANFIELD: Human Patterns 2LP (COMP 062 LP) $19.00 Coffey (Stereo MCs vocalist), Marco Meister (classically trained pianist),
Double vinyl version. and Kaos (DJ and graffiti artist). Always innovative, this collective has
COMPOUND ANNEX: been pushing the boundaries of the 'trip hop' genre for several years
POETICS: Remixes of Recordings 1977-1983 3CD (COMP 123) with previous releases on Compost and All Good Vinyl. This release is
$45.00 already a genre classic and will be heard on many a DJ's platter for
A sprawling 3CD set of previously unavailable recordings by the band years to come!" Guest vocalists include: Rasco & Tricky.
Mike Kelley was involved with after the initial disintegration of TERRANOVA: Close The Door 2LP (COPA 010 LP) $19.00
Destroy All Monsters and his move to LA. (Although not an official Double vinyl version.
member, ex-DAM member Jim Shaw also appears on select tracks). CORPUS HERMETICUM (NEW ZEALAND):
Other members are John Arnheim, Don Krieger, Mark Madel, John A HANDFUL OF DUST: Musica Humana CD (HERMES 005) $15.00
Miller, Tony Oursler, Tim Siverlake, Simon & Bill Stobaugh. Many of Corpus Hermeticum is Bruce (Xpressway, Dead C) Russell’s label.
them play organ and all of them make noise. There are 91 tracks fea- Handful of Dust is a free-noise group mainly made up of Russell and
tured on the CD, many of which fall into the fringe-land of LAFMS-style Alastair Galbraith (Peter Stapleton also appears on drums sometimes).
primitive rock, detuned, noise-laden and generally fucked up. There's Subtitled "Collected Works 1990-93", this is a compilation of all previ-
also a lot of spoken "art", interviews conducted by Poetics member ously available material, including the now o/p Concord LP & "A Little
Tony Oursler with various people describing the paranormal , etc. It's Aesthetic Discourse" 7" on Twisted Village, plus various comp tracks.
mostly original material, but Sun Ra's "Rocket #9" and MSR's "Beat Of Also includes volume 2 of Bruce's magazine of philosophy, music and
the Traps" get covered. Although not quite in the same league as DAM culture-critique: Logopandocy: The Journal of Vain Erudition.
in terms of musical or historical significance, there's quite a bit to wade A HANDFUL OF DUST: 3 Dances 7" (HERMES 006) $12.00
through here. Violin and percussion duo by Bruce Russell and his wife. Some pretty
CONSCIENCE RECORDS: wild hacking by Bruce. This is a hand pressed lathe-cut in a tiny edition,
MOCEAN WORKER: Home Movies From the Brain Forest CD (CON with hand color-tinted jacket.
0006) $14.00 PIETERS/BRUCE RUSSELL/PETER STAPLETON, KIM: Last Glass CD
"The debut release by this new jazz-influenced drum & bass artist -- (HERMES 007) $15.00
produced, written, performed and mixed by Mocean Work, aka Adam Debut by an improvisational trio made up of Kim Pieters (bass, organ,
Dorn. Electronic music that is a marriage of Adam's traditional training synthesizer), Bruce Russell (guitar, perc., synth) & Peter Stapleton
as a jazz musician and his affinity for synthesizer programming." Has (drums, synth, guitar). "Pieters & Stapleton are known as the core of
appealing Photek-ian elements and is nicely packaged in a CD Q-pack. the now defunct Dadamah, as well as for new projects like Flies Inside
COOKING VINYL (UK): The Sun & Rain. Last Glass is comprised of 6 instrumental improvisa-
VIBERT/B.J. COLE, LUKE: Stop The Panic 2LP (COOK 193) $16.00 tions which range from the near-ambient to the red faced and throt-
"Stop The Panic is a collaboration between the man behind Wagon tling, sometimes covering this range in a single piece. Obvious points
Christ/Plug Luke Vibert and pedal steel guitar maestro and legend B.J. of reference are AMM, Musica Elettronica Viva and the Silver Apples,
Cole (the Orb, Bjork, Marc Bolan, John Cale, the Verve, Beck, Depeche but Pieters/Russell/Stapleton skirt these static reference points like
Mode, countless others). The project began life as a bit of a laugh after downhill slalom skiers. All the pieces bar one are single takes, without
Cole approached Vibert in a club and said he wanted to work with him. overdubs, but the soundscapes are far from sparse as a result. Built
The laughter evolved into an album -- 12 tracks taking influences from around propulsive percussive rhythms, the other instruments provide
Hawaiian, hip hop, country, drum n bass, Latin, soundtracks, free jazz, plenty of the ‘scrub and woosh’ you’d expect from an outfit with this
and expensive exotica." CD version is on Astralwerks in the US. kind of pedigree. The CD comes in the trademark Hermescorp manila

folder, which contains a 14 x 42 cm. folder of Kim Pieters’ artwork." The very fact that no one ever advanced that hypothesis as being in
MOORE/TOM SURGAL, THURSTON: Klangfarbenmelodie...And need of verification proves how desperately the world needs music of
The Colorist Strikes Primitiv CD (HERMES 011) $15.00 this calibre. Corpus Hermeticum is proud to continue thus to enlarge
Instrumental duo improv space-mantra jamming from early 1995, the horizons of the known musical world."
recorded in NYC. Thurston plays in a crescendo-building, elevation- SANDOZ LAB TECHNICIANS: Let Me Lose My Mind Gracefully CD
minded guitar style, over the wall of percussion layed down by the Blue (HERMES 027) $15.00
Humans' drummer Tom Surgal. This CD is a New Zealand-only release "Dunedin's Sandoz Lab Technicians are a trio of improvisers who leapt
on Bruce Russell's Corpus Hermeticum label. The CD comes in a lovely to prominence two years ago with the release of their debut self-titled
art-card-stock folio & is a great thing to behold. LP on Siltbreeze. Both that, and the follow-up compact disc on the
DORAMAAR: Copula CD (HERMES 012) $15.00 Lotus Sound featured the group trotting briskly through a number of
"Coalescing around the inspiration of Kim Pieters (Dadamah, Rain, shorter pieces, but never really stretching out their collective wings and
Flies Inside The Sun), the line-up on this album includes Sara taking a longer flight into higher planes. That lack is comprehensively
Stephenson, Adria Morgan and Andre Richardson. Favoring a revolving remedied on their latest offering, on Corpus Hermeticum. Let Me
door policy with instruments, the group employ guitar, bass, synthesiz- Lose.... was recorded live at a concert in the lofty atrium of the
er, organ, drums and voice to create sound-worlds that are at once Dunedin Public Art Gallery, supporting Tony Conrad on his August 1997
enticing and threatening, like the paradigmatic songs of the sirens in tour of NZ. Totalling a continuous 37 minutes, the trio of Nathan
Jacques Attali's Noise: The Political Economy of Music. Their approach Thompson, James Kirk and Tim Cornelius conjure up a floating universe
is strictly 'free form'; collective improvisation is emphasized at all times of sound. Strings and reeds, electric and ethnic instruments, sound
and the group have the uncanny cohesion and singleness of purpose sources and their environment all interact to produce a towering edi-
which all truly great improvisational ensembles possess." fice of delicately sculpted noise, unlike anything else in their oeuvre to
VA: Le Jazz Non -- A Compilation Of Nineties NZ Noise CD (HER- date. They manage to simultaneously evoke the spirit of AMM, game-
MES 014) $15.00 lan orchestras, John Cage and the Residents, and employ the mighty
Sampler with all exclusive material of the "free noise" aesthetic as reverb of the venue's sixty foot ceiling almost as an extra instrument.
documented by this label run by Bruce Russell over the past couple of This CD exemplifies Corpus Hermeticum's emphasis on capturing the
years. Includes previous CH acts like Doramaar, A Handful of Dust, moment when an improvisatory ensemble makes that transition to
Omit, plus Gate, Rain, Witcyst, Thela, Sandoz Lab Technicians, being more than the mere sum of its parts. Let Me Lose My Mind
Empirical, RST, Lame & Sorry & Surface Of the Earth. Gracefully documents one of those moments when a group of individ-
LICHT, ALAN: The Evan Dando of Noise? CD (HERMES 022) $15.00 uals becomes an organism for making sound. We are giving you a
"Solo recordings 1995-96. Minimalist mantra music for the new mil- chance to be a part of that in the privacy of your own homes. The
lennium. Alan Licht is many things. Guitar god, musicologist, critic and sleeve features still photographs from a video document of the concert
musical collaborator par excellence, he has been making a mark in all by Susan Ballard."
of these spheres and more since the eighties ground to a close. First BRANDSDAL, KJETIL D.: Freedom -- Waaoh Waaaoh CD (HERMES
stretching his wings in the pop cocoon that was Love Child, Alan has 028) $15.00
subsequently put in major dues-paying stints with the likes of Rudolph "The name of Kjetil D. Brandsdal has been bandied about the world
Grey and his Blue Humans, as well as performing with players as diverse increasingly over the last couple of years. Of Norwegian origin, though
as Loren Mazzacane Connors, Arthur Lee and the Shadow Ring. resident for the last three years or so in Northern Ireland, Kjetil has
Currently holding down a 'day job' as hotshot lead guitarist with the carved quite a niche for himself as a 'sound artist'. Exhibiting a sterling
happening Matador recording stars Run On, Alan has also found time self-reliance, he emerged first via a slew of self-released cassettes
to record two solo albums. The first, Sink the Aging Process, for (about ten in all), then followed these with two self-released LPs and a
Siltbreeze Records, was a protracted tussle with the sine wave legacy slew of singles on labels such as Boblador, MykeDroner, and Betley
of LaMonte Young as perceived through the ears of today's post-hard- Welcomes Careful Drivers. The LPs were manufactured in editions of
core youth. It was a tour de force in 1994, and has gone unrepeated 300, and got snapped up pretty damn fast, but not before he sent one
until the completion of this new set of recordings. To ask if Alan to H-Corp HQ in the far antipodes. The CD currently under considera-
Licht is the Evan Dando of Noise is the very definition of a rhetorical tion was the natural result, once the Hermetically-tuned ears of the
question, and reveals the playful side of Alan's character. There is no corporation got a whiff of the lo-fi, droning, tape-looped improv. spew
one else in the race. His entire ouevre has as its raison d'etre the bal- that Kjetil was purveying, it was a done deal. The Freedom CD compiles
ance between the twin horns of 'popular music' implicit in the very choice tracks from both LPs, KDB and Kjetil D. Brandsdal, but also fea-
notion encapsulated in the title of this CD. Shameless juicy pop on the tures the full-length version of 'III', originally restricted to just one
one hand, and seriously head stretching esoteric noise on the other. whole LP side, it now closes the CD at a full 35 minutes. The recorded
Alan Licht is convinced that each one needs the other in order to flour- pieces are devoid of drums, most rhythms coming from tape loops or
ish, and has written a lengthy letter to the editor of the Hermescorp guitar parts, and generally levitate the consciousness pretty effectively
inhouse journal justifying this contention. This is published with the CD in a ceilingwards direction. Production appears to be on porta-studio
as a special number of the magazine, and serves as the perfect accom- in most cases, and headphone listening reveals some pretty cool mix-
paniment and explication for the whacked-out ear-shredding noise work in a style not a million miles from our own Omit, but retaining a
presented by the opening and closing numbers of Evan Dando?, dedi- unique Nordic 'grittiness' in sound."
cated respectively to Gate and Masayuki Takayanagi. True to his pro- A HANDFUL OF DUST: Jerusalem, Street Of Graves CD (HERMES
claimed desire to take a wholistic approach to music, the remaining 029) $15.00
tracks cover a fair bit of ground, from the backwoods of North Carolina "Latest offering from one of the planet's foremost exponents of free-
to the organ stool of a Manhattan church. The piece de resistance here form what-ever, antipodean New Thing, Dutch klezmer, call-it-what-
is an extended duet for pipe organ and bass clarinet, taken from the you-will. Regardless of what its called, A Handful of Dust are resolute-
sessions that produced the fabulous Gerry Miles CD for Atavistic. This ly in the forefront of pushing the boundaries of collective 'out'
sees Alan paired with the only other performer on the CD, Lucy rock/noise improvisation to new limits. Still made up of the core duo of
Hamilton, aka Connie Burg, ex-of Mars, and takes the form of mini- Bruce Russell and Alastair Galbraith, with the regular percussive under-
malist mantra music for the millenium. One listen to this album pinning of Peter Stapleton, Dust here offer the world their sixth full-
proves beyond doubt that Evan Dando is indeed the Alan Licht of Pop. length album of head-cleaning sonic mental-floss. Recorded during

two live performances in August 1996 and 1997, the recent material pre-recorded tape loop. Other than where to install the wires, the
picks up in intensity from previous offerings, and expands the instru- artists made no prior decisions regarding the sounds they were to
mental interplay of the participants to new psychic heights. While the make. Listening to this compact disc thus allows the listener to partici-
rest of the world slowly moves to catch hold of the comet's tail trailed pate vicariously in the performers' own process of discovering this
across the musical heavens by these intrepid explorers, they continue unique music. When you really think about it, we can't realistically
to forge ahead. Still refusing to rehearse, or to perform regularly hope for a greater return from the simple process of slipping a digital
enough to blunt the adventurous edge of their group dynamic, Dust disc into a player. Wire Music thus promises the purchaser maximum
are fast coming to occupy a firmly entrenched, if well hidden, niche in aesthetic experience for minimum artistic effort -- another proud boast
New Zealand music. If your 'bag' encompasses screaming arcs of tone- from the label that proves that in music less can really be more."
less machine-squeal, underpinned by manic kettle drums and hydro- RST: Warm Planes CD (HERMES 032) $15.00
electric turbine hum, then this is surely for you." "Second full length offering from this talented Kiwi sound sculptor.
OMIT: Interior Desolation CD (HERMES 030) $15.00 Guaranteed to pin your head to the floor with calm, carefully abraded
"Following from the ground-breaking HermesCorp re-release last year and composed blocks of unrelenting noise. Nothing here is accidental,
of the Quad triple CD boxset, it is with great pleasure that we every sound event has a purpose and the result is a festival of physically
announce the first compact disc release of new and hitherto unre- impacting soundworks in the now classic NZ style. Andrew Moon is RST,
leased material by the Blenheim-based Hidden Master of bedroom a solo sound exploration project he launched on the unsuspecting
electronic psychedelia. From the first moments, as the field recordings world via the lathe cut LP Event Horizon in 1994. This LP, like the near-
of snorting pigs begin to assault your mind, you know you are in for ly contemporaneous Surface of the Earth double LP, marked the real
one long strange trip. Just when the listener has come to terms with beginnings of something new in the NZ noise scene, until then pretty
being shut into a aural pigsty, the first moans of synthesised sound fully occupied by offshoots of the Dead C and their close relatives.
begin to approach from the far distances of a tape delay-induced vac- Andrew's past was as a drummer in various post punk NZ combos, but
uum that seems to extend beyond the boundaries of our solar system. RST represented a considerable broadening of his sonic palette, using
Seventy-odd minutes later you’ll touch down on earth again, if you’ve guitars, electronics and recording processes to weld slabs of sound into
managed to survive the journey with your mind intact. Clinton very slow moving and all-enveloping sonic environments. He subse-
Williams has been on a highly personal journey into sound since the quently featured on Hcorp's genre defining compilation Le Jazz Non,
late 1980’s. Starting from scratch, using modified electric motors as his banged out a few select lathe cut rarities and put out his first CD,
sole sound source, he has built up a home studio and battery of hand- R136a, on Thurston Moore's Ecstatic Peace imprint. The key to RST's
made and salvaged electronic sound sources, with which to pursue his development was a spell spent in London in the early 90's, getting to
researches into the human psyche. Working in complete isolation for grips with non-linear music and improvised stratagems for sound mak-
several years, before making contact with a few like-minded souls in ing. Once sound was freed to be itself, there was no looking back for
other parts of the world, he has released a mass of cassettes and lathe- Mr Moon. He rapidly came to master the techniques of painting with
cut polycarbonate records on his own Deep Skin Conceptual Mind sound, enabling himself to create sound worlds that hang suspended
Music imprint. He has also collaborated with Bruce Russell as in the ear of the beholder, adrift from points of reference, where tones
Dust/Omit, and Paul Toohey as Omit/K Group. Interior Desolation was and isolated rhythm events turn slowly, casting light in interweaving
originally slated for release as a double LP on the German label circles around the inside of your brain. The pieces on this new album
Raffmond. When financial realities made this impossible, the challenge range from carefully wrought filigrees of sound sparkling in mid-air to
was taken up by Corpus Hermeticum and this CD is the result. The CD slow moving bulldozers of low end noise that grind across the aural
was recorded during 1996, and consists of a seamless blend of field foreground, obliterating everything in their path. What links them
recordings and synthesized soundscapes, in a similar vein to the previ- together is the total dedication and attention to detail that accompa-
ously released Quad triple CD. It comes in the standard HermesCorp nies their generation and recording, as with label compatriot K Group,
card wallet, with two postcard-size inserts, all decorated with Omit’s no sound is just allowed to be there, every noise is sculpted and care-
characteristically geometric and psychotic line drawings." fully placed for maximum aesthetic effect on the listener. Once more,
DE GENNARO/ALASTAIR GALBRAITH, MATT: Wire Music CD (HER- confounding the armchair cynics who claim it is a dead cypher in a uni-
MES 031) $15.00 verse devoid of meaning, in RST's hands the electric guitar is reclaimed
"This compact disc records a performance undertaken in total dark- and made to do new work, uplifting the spirit and splitting the mind
ness. The audience were conducted by torchlight into the dungeon-like open to reveal yet new interior universes of signification. RST's Warm
basement of the Everything Inc. arts collective building, in Dunedin, Planes are like thermal pools for the mind, from which the listener
NZ. They were then left in darkness while the performers began to emerges revived and renewed. Dip in."
stroke their rosined hands over tensioned lengths of piano wire, posi- CORTICAL FOUNDATION:
tioned so as to turn the entire performance space into one large RILEY, TERRY: Music For The Gift CD (CORTI 01) $15.00
acoustic soundingbox. The sounds on this compact disc document what The earliest and most heavily anticipated release yet in Cortical
that audience heard. Matt De Gennaro is an American student of art Foundation series of archival Terry Riley releases. First time any of these
and acoustics, with a special affinity for the productions of the Fluxus pieces have been commercially available. Includes a historic perfor-
movement. Inspired by an accidental epiphany occasioned by a light mance with La Monte Young from 1960. Typically stunning packaging
sculpture, he began to experiment with long tensioned wires, building featuring Bruce Connor poster artwork. How much can your heart
on the earlier works of Athanasius Kircher (1602-80) and John Tyndall take? "The Genesis of Minimalist, Plundering and Tape-Loops. This CD
(1820-93). On a visit to New Zealand in 1998 he began a collaboration brings together four seminal tape works of Terry Riley. 'The Gift' --
with noted Dunedin musician and painter Alastair Galbraith. This led music performed in Paris 1963 by Chet Baker, tape manipulations by
to the Everything Inc. performance presented on this Corpus Terry Riley; this was the first occasion on which Riley used tape delay to
Hermeticum compact disc. Matt has previously performed wire music fragment, attenuate and return time, looping tape through twin-tape
at a number of venues in his native Detroit, while Alastair is well recorders. The Gift recordings, referred to often by Soft Machine mem-
known to aficionados of New Zealand music, both for his solo output, bers, is the precursor to the landmark that launched the minimalist
and also his participation in the spontaneous music group A Handful of movement, 'In C'. 'Bird of Paradise' is a radical tape-manipulation
Dust. This disc presents three pieces recorded at the soundcheck as well work, the earliest known plundering that inspired Steve Reich's 'It's
as the two pieces performed at the public show. In addition to the long Gonna Rain' era phase recordings. 'Mescalin Mix' a tape-loop record-
wires, Alastair also performed on the violin and on one track played a ing from 1960-62; partly inspired by Riley's experience with Mescalin
and the work of his friend Richard Maxfield. For this recording, the forgotten genius.
tape-loops would extend out Riley's window to a wine-bottle spindle NITSCH, HERMANN: DAS 6-Tage-Spiel Des Orgien Mysterien
in the yard; composed for choreographer Anna Halprin's 'The 3 Legged Theaters 8CD (CORTI 17) $120.0 An absolutely massive 8CD set
Stool'. 'Concert for Two Pianos and Five Tape Recorders' was recorded release, in custom box with loose inserts. Each CD has it's own
live at Hertz Hall on Berkeley Campus in 1960 with a humorous broad- full color sleeve, bound together in a paper folio. The most
cast narrative doing the play by play. Performed by Terry Riley and La incredible musical document of Hermann Nitsch yet realized --
Monte Young, with broadcast announcements by Glenn Glasow. First Cortical Foundation have gone all-out to make this the highest
time available." quality document of its kind. First numbered edition limited to
RILEY, TERRY: Reed Streams CD (CORTI 02) $15.00 500 copies. "In August 1998 the o.m. theater 6-day-play was
"In NYC, 1966, Terry Riley was performing hypnotic keyboard studies in realized. The most renowned of the Viennese actionist group,
his loft, and later, such venues as the Electric Circus. Reed Streams, Hermann Nitsch's Orgies Mysteries Theater is conceived as a
Riley's debut record, offers a rare glimpse into his early trance music for gesamtkunstwerk for all five senses. coming from the broad
keyboard and solo soprano saxophone. These highly desirable record- area of happenings, actions and performance, Nitsch's 6-day-
ings, unavailable since 1966, have been digitally remastered from the play must be considered the culmination of nearly 40-years of
original tapes. In addition, there is a psychedelic big-band adaption of work and research. Combining startling visual components
'In C -- Mantra' under the direction of Walter Boudreau as recorded in with music, the underlying concept and development of the
1970. 'In C,' the standard minimalist classic, can be heard here in all its play's action comes from the symphony. THE RENDING OF
electric, psychedelic glory." The 2 tracks from Reed Streams (originally DIONYSOS. The recordings in this numbered edition represent
issued on LP by the Mass. College of Arts label!) are: "Untitled Organ" the complete recording from Day 5 of the 6-day-play. The dra-
(1964-66, 20:12) and "Dorian Reeds (1966, 14:56). matic content moves constantly in the direction of the funda-
RILEY, TERRY: Olson III CD (CORTI 03) $15.00 mental excess, which will be brought forth with increasing
The long awaited and incredible 2nd release in Cortical's series of clarity during the period mounting in the finale of the 5th day.
archival Terry Riley CDs, featuring the first every issue of this live per- Everything consists of perpetual variations of the mythical leit-
formance of 'Olson III'. A 53-minute work for orchestra, chorus and motif. Selections include sunrise music, the Gregorian chants in
soprano sax. Performed by a Swedish High School band with Terry Riley the court (with protesters evident in the background), musical
on soprano saxophone, in 1967. Produced by Folke Rabe. "While Riley processions with the participants and military machines. The
was rehearsing his composition 'Olson III' with the teenage students at full orchestra accompanies the slaughter of the bull the finale
Nacka School of Music, both he and the students were subjected to of abreaktion with a 90 piece chorus and orchestra's String
fierce musico-political blockading. The final concert which was held on Quintet in the Stable Action the midnight String Quintet under
April 27th at Nacka, was absolutely tremendous and the uproar at the a canopy of stars in a Chestnut grove of crickets. 5th day friday,
end was a clear indication of the the excitement that the teenagers dis- 7th of August 1998. Kyle Ganns description of Nitsch's Island
covered in the music. Says Riley, ' I don't stand in front of the orchestra Sinfonie (Organ of Corti 15) applies to the 6-Tage-Spiel record-
and keep them busy because that would be against the idea of what ings equally well. However amplified 50 times with several
I'm trying to do, because they are all supposed to be phasing. The hundred participants enduring 6 days and nights. The first com-
music is not conductable, everybody has to join it themselves.'" plete realization of the 6-Tage-Spiel. "Rarely has such a large-
RILEY, TERRY: Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band All Night scale recording felt so much like an ethnomusicological report
Flight CD (CORTI 04) $15.00 from another planet. Island bulges with La Monte Young
The Organ of Corti label will be issuing a massively anticipated Terry drones, Alvin Lucier beat patterns, Kagel-esgue cacophony,
Riley Archive Series, with at least 5 CDs and 1 video planned. Mostly Ivesian cloud textures, Branca-esque tremolos, Scriabin-esque
unavailable material from Terry's early 60s period, including a reissue ritual atmosphere, and Tibetan spirit-evocation, all culminating
of his always-impossible to find debut LP, Reed Streams. This is the first in the great 20th-Century symphony that we feared had failed
CD to be issued: "'Poppy Nogood's Phantom Band Purple Modal Strobe to arrive on schedule, but that suddenly appears here in all its
Ecstasy with the Daughters of Destruction.' Soprano saxophone, organ, chaotically mystical and apocalyptic glory." -- Kyle Gann, The
and time-lag accumulator. The sound is very dense and pulsates slowly NY Village Voice October 13, 1998.
like a heart beat until it finally reduces to a drone of held organ notes. CORTICAL FOUNDATION/LIGHTBULB:
The saxophone appears and builds up patterns of looping and phasing L.A.F.M.S. (LOS ANGELES FREE MUSIC SOCIETY): Unboxed CD
multiplicity, which here and there recall Coltrane, mainly due to the (LBU 12 CD) $15.00
modal basis of the music. With the simplest of materials Riley produces "Unboxed, a collection of dissected from the Lowest Form of Life 10CD
some choice patterns and textures, with the marked advantage over box set (on RRR) (including tracks not available in the box set) is a
his earlier Reed Stream recording, of greatly superior tape techniques. splash introduction to a newcomer of the L.A.F.M.S. The Lowest Form
[From] A 6 hour improvised performance recorded March 22, 1968 dur- of Music is an utterly devastating set of the works of the Los Angeles
ing Intermedia '68 at S.U.N.Y. Buffalo, NY. First time available." Free Music Society. This tremendously obscure collective -- a loose
BAILEY/HAN BENNINK, DEREK: CD (CORTI 09) $15.00 assemblage of artists and with shared subversive musical interests
Restocked. Selections from live performances at Verity's Place, June (John Cage, The Mothers of Invention, Captain Beefheart, Sun Ra, The
1972. Bailey (electric guitar), Bennink (percussion). Reissue of an old Residents, Derek Bailey, Harry Partch, to name a few) -- began in the
Incus LP. mid-seventies and nominally continues today. LAFMS members were
BAILEY, DEREK: Incus Taps CD (CORTI 10) $15.00 compelled by a wide range of music and art: free jazz, restructuralism,
"Many if not most of Derek Bailey's fans will be surprised at the exis- prototypical noise rock, art rock, performance art, prog rock, chance
tence of these extremely early solo recordings, originally issued by composition, instrument building, kitsch, autodestructive art, minimal-
Incus back in 1973...the 'Taps' represented a unique but very short-lived ism, tape collage, genre jumping. The Lowest Form of Music, packaged
experiment in marketing. Basically, Derek decided it would be inter- in a sturdy brown box with a foldout plastic accordion of discs, is a mar-
esting, cheaper and 'less formal' to issue some of his favorite recent vel of historiography. Unboxed is stunningly designed by L.A.F.M.S. co-
solo improvisations in a reel-to-reel format, one at a time; custom founder Tom Recchion, whose package designs has resulted in being
made so to speak." --Tony Mostrom. This CD rescues some of those lost nominated for 4 Grammy's." Features: Doo-Dooettes, Le Forte Four,
reel to reel tracks and is an absolutely fantastic archival issue of some C.V. Massage, Smegma, Tom Recchion, Seldom Melodic Ensemble, Rick

Potts, Foundation Boo, Fredrik Nilson & Joe Potts. Includes 3 tracks not liar charm's: his songs' resilience. We find him in a more 'aggressive'
found on the box set and 2 tracks never before released. mode here -- singing and playing here like he really 'means it'; therein
CORWOOD INDUSTRIES: lies another charm: we are never really sure what he means. All in all,
JANDEK: Ready For The House CD (COR 0739) $7.00 Living In A Moon So Blue is one of his best, the presentation and
There were plenty of significant events in 1978, ("You're The One That approach seemingly from a different time altogether, how about some
I Want" by John Travolta & Olivia Newton John was quite a popular grayish Eastern Bloc country, ca. 1962?" -- Billy Kiely
track, for example), and one of the most low-key yet significant events JANDEK: Graven Image CD (COR 0761) $7.00
was the debut LP release on the Corwood Industries label out of Jandek is an obscured Texan who has been privately releasing beauti-
Houston, TX. Mysteriously enough it came out under the name "The ful documents of fractured, internalized song genius, since the very
Units", but it was obviously a singular vision and not a band. That indi- late 70s. There have been no tours, no interviews, no public appear-
vidual would come to be more commonly known as Jandek, and a total ances but the representation of individualistic creation has never been
of 28 albums have been issued on Corwood to date. In 1978 however, more perfectly rendered than via the Corwood discography. Utilizing
there was no telling what was to come. Ready For The House was a guitars (one at time, both acoustic or electric), voice and percussion,
mostly acoustic guitar/vocal record, of ethereal, shambling post-blues this is music from the ultimate void -- vaguely related to genres like
form. It set the stage for one the most individualistic and fascinating folk, blues and avant-garde but in the end it can only be the sound of
bodies of work in contemporary music. The original LP was casually Jandek. And there's never been anything else quite like it. There were
issued in a beautiful color sleeve, featuring a mundane but striking 22 previous LPs released, all of which are now out of print. With
image of a living room chair & table (replicated with almost pop-art Graven Image Corwood moves into the CD era. Haunting, eternal
brilliance on this CD). No other information was ever offered. As it genius, continued.
remains today. Ready For The House sounded like no other record, and JANDEK: Glad to Get Away CD (COR 0762) $7.00
it's doubtful that more than a handful of copies were sold at the time 2nd Jandek CD. All-acoustic masterpiece.
(promotional copies sent to out radio stations and reviewers were JANDEK: White Box Requiem CD (COR 0763) $7.00
more voluminous). A second Jandek album wouldn't come out till 3rd full length CD, after a long delay. Fourteen tracks of detuned per-
1981. By the mid-80s a wealth of documentation had occurred and the fection, acoustic guitar and vocal.
early Corwood albums became notoriously unavailable just as people JANDEK: I Woke Up CD (COR 0764) $7.00
were finally getting up the gumption to consider buying them. This Fourth CD release.
record has been "in demand" for over a decade now and Corwood has JANDEK: New Town CD (COR 0765) $7.00
finally caved in and reissued it proper. Find out what you've been miss- The fifth Jandek album, his 27 album overall, has arrived. It features
ing for the last 21 years! our man in acoustic mode, harshly stroking his guitar in a manner that
JANDEK: Six And Six CD (COR 0740) $7.00 suggests not penny of investment has been proposed towards techni-
The 2nd Corwood album, reissued on CD. Originally issued in 1981, this cal advancement. The live-room, hiss-relevant recording quality is still
was the first actual album to be entitled to an artist named Jandek (the omnipresent and if you were feeling good about your contemporary
first Corwood album, 0739, was credited to the Units -- although that fortune it's quite possibly that this album holds wordage of universal
practice has been abandoned in the CD domain, an epic travesty in the truth. Once again.
minds of a few hardliners). The cover features a crude black & white JANDEK: The Beginning CD (COR 0766) $7.00
photobooth-style portrait of the man we've come to assume as the New 8 track album. The last track is a 16-minute solo piano -- a
singer, depicted at his most youthful, ready to accompany the power & Corwood first. It's called "The Beginning". Only one person knows
glory of the Jandekian muse. Upon it's release Six And Six defined where it leads to next.
Jandek as a significant album artist (no mere one-shot), featuring some COUNTER CULTURE CHRONICLES (EUROPE):
of his most mesmerizing variations of trance-blues, especially the 10- MACLISE, ANGUS: LP (MZE 7302) $25.00
minute centerpiece, "I Knew You Would Leave". Crucial, all round. 3rd press of this elusive Maclise LP, limited stock available."Angus
JANDEK: Later On CD (COR 0741) $7.00 Maclise, born in 1938, was as much a musician as a poet. In the sixties
The third Jandek album from 1981, reissued for the first time ever. he met John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Lou Reed and participated in
"Another installment in the digitization of the Jandek back catalog, the music of the Velvet Underground (he was in fact the Velvet's first
and for those who have never heard his earliest records because of drummer). Furthermore he played with legendary figures like Tony
their scarcity, you can now own another piece of the Corwood catalog Conrad and La Monte Young (founder of the Theatre of Eternal Music
without having to fend off those cutthroat members of the Jandek -- 1964 -- of which Maclise was a member). He was also known as a
'community'. This record, like Jandek's first (Ready for the House), is composer for multimedia events and films for which he composed a
comprised of not just basically one chord throughout, but as far as I can disturbing kind-of-trance music. In the 1970's he was snatched by the
tell he barely even touches the fret board of his guitar, using his instru- spirits and moved to Kathmandu in Nepal where he refined and rede-
ment more for atmosphere and percussion than anything like a 'song'. fined his poetry, designed his own calligraphy and founded the Spirit
The usual lyrical motifs of the blues are all over the place, including Catcher bookshop. He passed away in 1979 and was cremated accord-
women, roads, death, and even janitors, which in my tweaked view of ing to the ancient traditions of the Tibettan Buddhism. On this time-
the universe hearkens back to Howlin' Wolf's paean to a custodian on less piece, you'll discover two excerpts of movie soundtracks he made
his last record ca. 1972 ('Watergate Blues'), and much like the Loren for Ira Cohen and for Ron Rice, respectively made in 1965 and 1964,
Mazzacane Connors Unaccompanied Acoustic Guitar Improvisations plus a piece from 1970." Tracks featured are: "Trance" (from the UK
Vols 1-9 1979-1980 box set reissue on Ecstatic Yod, this is proof that Fierce label single, instantly impossible to find upon release in 1988),
something that might be called the blues can be non-formulaic, just "The Joyous Lake" (as originally issued on an Aspen magazine flexi disc
undiluted expression, and actually just a skeleton on which to drape a in 1970 -- this is the only material that overlaps with the recent
very whacked universe of your very own." -- Billy Kiely Siltbreeze Maclise CD) and the side-long "Chumlum" -- a soundtrack to
JANDEK: Living In A Moon So Blue CD (COR 0743) $7.00 a film by Ron Rice from 1964.
Reissue of the 5th Jandek album, originally released in 1982. "The title CRAB POT RECORDS:
for this one actually comes from a lyric from his track 'Can I See Your MCMAHON, BRIAN: 17 Volts CD (CBPT 101) $13.00
Clock' from his second LP Six And Six, and so one can already see The Out of nowhere comes the debut solo album by the founding mem-
Artist creating an oeuvre filled with allusions, hints, motifs that really ber/songwriter from the Electric Eels, one of the primal CLE bands from
don't point at anything in particular. Herein lies one of Jandek's pecu-
the dawn of American punk & avant-heck (starting in about 1975 or so, "Slavek Kwi, aka Artificial Memory Trace, is a cultural refugee as much
as immortalized on their retrospective albums on Tinnitus and as an actual one. He walked 3 sleepless days without food to reach the
Homestead from '89/91). Inexplicably, this record has been produced by West. This intensity and the power of his will is present in all that he
Tom Smith (including backing by members of To Live And Shave in LA), does, be it the organic sound realm he creates, or the graphics and
and it has been dubbed as an album of "deconstructed pop rock with handwriting he invents. His musical universe is a precisely structured
noise." Whatever you might expect, this is one of the most shockingly and perfect balanced mix of diverse 'Musique Concréte' materials.
fresh "rock" records of the year. The recording has a primitive buzz to Frederick Rzewski, his musical mentor, has assisted him over the past 5
it, electrified folk of organic purity, the bleeping electronic interludes years and has been a major influence, as well as John Cage. Slavek is a
are lo-key and perfectly attached & the lyrics/vocals explode in a cult hero and his 'hit' record The Ality Absfract (on
Laughner-esque vibe of literary-burned vision. The best parts have that Audioview/Lowlands & sold out) has become a collectors item. From his
genius glow that just can't be faked -- a thoroughly welcome surprise. unique language, his invention on fonts, to his unearthly harmonies,
MCMAHON, BRIAN: An Inch Equals A Thousand Miles LP (CBPT everything Slavek touches, turns into Slavek. On this new CD, KWI
102) $10.00 gives emphasis to the combination of auditive and physical aspects
New follow-up LP-only release to Brian's 17 Volts masterwork. Classicist from soundscapes. He creates architectural structures with highly
songwriting from the founder of the Electric Eels, with strange pro- unusual combinations of sounds, almost only of concrete origin. He is
duction touches interjected to keep you aware -- this is mostly a slow- constantly searching for balance through observing the nature of each
ly burning low-keyish rock/folk hybrid, steeped in an asthetical touch participant. Sounds are playing roles of 'individuals' coexisting inside
mostly abandoned over the last couple of decades. 'societies of sounds' as he calls his compositions. The wide context of
CRANK AUTOMOTIVE: creative output from A.M.T. shakes up the world of electronic music by
CRANK #4: MAG w/7" (CRANK 4) $5.00 giving it the fresh wind of natural acoustics. This record has to be expe-
7” x 7” mag, featuring interviews with Alan Licht and Bruce Russell. 7” rienced!"
includes a side each from Licht and Handful of Dust. CREATIVEMAN DISC (JAPAN):
CRANK #5: MAG w/7" (CRANK 5) $5.00 YOU, ISHIHARA: Passivité CD (CMDD 35) $18.00
Now in 8.5 x 11 full size format. Interviews with Stefan First solo album from the vocalist of White Heaven. It features some
Jaworzyn/Ascension, BLABF & Richard Youngs. Single features beautiful Tim Buckley-inspired downer folk-ish tracks and some
Ascension/BLABF. vocal/guitar frequencies not far from In Quest of Tense. Mostly solo
RUSSELL, BRUCE: Maximalist Mantra Music CD (CRANK 8) $11.00 guitar/vocals with one full-band White Heaven-ish track, a somewhat
"With the 25th anniversary of Lou Reed's Metal Machine Music merely melancholic ballad, a bit of "NY Punk" influence (as they say in Tokyo)
months away, an update is long overdue. Since Lou is too busy listen- -- and all vocals sung in endearing English. A fine, relatively lo-key and
ing to himself talk, someone else has to assume management of the out-of-time album from Ishihara.
MMM franchise. And as anyone who likes their noise in sheets and DOWSER: Telecoma CD (CMDD 59) $18.00
their feedback in waves can attest, Bruce Russell has always been an "Dowser -- the project of Hiroyuki Nagashima -- active musician in the
excellent someone else. A legendary sound archivist whose infinite fields of movies and multimedia. The music of Dowser is beyond
library of textures has been on permanent loan to two of the greatest description, it evokes the visual image like the soundtrack of a movie,
texture-makers of all-time, the Dead C. and A Handful Of Dust, Russell as Nagashima works. The music frequently uses the EMS and Buchla
is the King of the Drones. Maximalist Mantra Music continues his life- synthesizer and is sometimes aggressive and sometimes lyrical." Guests
long attempt to extract every possible witch and devil from his array of include members of the Boredoms: Yamamoto (guitar) and Yoshimi
sound-birthing implements. 'The War Between Desire and Technology (voice).
(Cut Up)' is a pulsing, undercutting tide of whale cries and guitar feed- C.C.C.C.: Rocket Shrine CD (CMDD 61) $18.00
back. 'On Certain Obsolete Notions' positions electronic stabbing, sub- "This album is a problem play of C.C.C.C., the Japanese representative
liminal chiming, and crowd confusion in a beautifully composed wide noise unit. Mayuko Hino (actress, dancer) and Hiroshi Hasegawa (used
shot (the corresponding close-up can be found on the Japanese compi- to play for YBO and Che-Shizu) are the members of this unit. C.C.C.C.
lation Heiloglyphitti). 'The War Between Desire and Technology (Tape invited Seiichi Yamamoto (Boredoms, Omoide Hatoba) as a guest for
Version)' relocates the above track in a distant, windy desert, spinning this album and its sound is very different from their live performance.
a haunting sand-cloud of ear-echo that will remain forever beyond the You would feel an aesthetic of electronics sound through this power
horizon. Maximalist Mantra Music is a sonic black hole, a record with electronics music."
zero volume, infinite density, and a gravitational pull that nothing can ARROW TOUR: CD (CMDD 64) $18.00
escape. Embedded in between each one and zero is a pure, monk-like Strange, slow-blooming underground Japanese electronica; sampling,
approach to sound construction which is matched beautifully by the electronics, primitive guitar, crackling lounge atmospherics, jazz breaks
chilling geometry of MMM's black and white cover photography. Bruce -- all aimed at breaking through the exosphere. "The first release of
Russell's year beats your week." the 2nd series of Unknownmix label. Arrow Tour is the solo unit of Jiro
CRAWLING WIND RECORDS: Yoshizawa. All the tunes are composed by sampling and programming
POTTER, JAMES: 13 Drones CD (CWR 01) $13.00 except few tunes which Yoshizawa played guitar on it. This electronics
Very interesting debut self-release from this SF-based electronics com- music brings us a nostalgia for the place where we have never been or
poser, of deep sound penetration. "13 Drones is intended as a gallery memories which we don't remember. This album has its own stream so
of art and sound. The CD is a collection of austere and focused com- the listeners could feel like watching some kind of road movie. Arrow
positions that explore many variations of electronic drone music. The Tour has joined to the compilation album Fish Smell Like Cat released
music was created on the Serge Modular Music System, ARP 2600, and from Howie B (known as producer of Bjork or U2)'s label called Pussy
other classic analogue synthesizers. Unlike many drone-oriented releas- Cat."
es, the pieces are very moderate in length, allowing for more variety, DOT: Echo Sounder CD (CMDD 66) $18.00
and a more enjoyable listening experience for persons uncomfortable "There is a movement of digital-rock going on all over the world. On
with 60 minute washes of sound. Each piece has it's own character." the other hand, there is a movement called strange-techno or mondo-
CREAM GARDENS (NETHERLANDS): techno. I would say that Dot is the answer from Japan to this 2 move-
ments. The sound of Dot which created with simple equipment has
ARTIFICIAL MEMORY TRACE: Vol. 7: Ritmax Asimetra CD (CGR 02)
rhythm of early electro sound with some strange sound on it. This
$15.00

sound which sometimes called 'drunken-techno', is hard-boiled and lin & percussion," that is riveting in its weirdness. The 2nd piece here,
bizarre, comical and tricky. There was no wonder if it was released "Vsto," is a string quartet.
from Patrick Puslinger's label Cheap, Dr. Rockit's Clear or Aphex Twin's JOSEL, SETH: Long Distance CD (CRI 697) $14.00
Rephlex." Totally great techno weirdness as described above, with an Various works for guitar, by composers like Sidney Corbett, James
irrisitable Japanese flavor. The "drunken-techno" movement starts Tenney, Martin Bresnick, Eric Lyon & Aaron Jay Kernis. Tenney's 25
here! minute piece for 6 electric guitars is especially of interest. One of the
CRI: most subtly invigorating guitar documents of recent times.
VA: Pioneers Of Electronic Music CD (CRI 611) $14.00 VA: New York Guitars CD (CRI 698) $14.00
CRI has been an active contemporary classical label for decades, infa- Compilation of solo electric guitar pieces, by the likes of Loren
mous for their rack-swamping multi-composer academia-aimed LPs of Mazzacane Connors, David First, John King, Carolyn Master, Mark
long ago. They now issue new CDs and the occasional reissue -- this is Howell, Nick Didovsky, Judy Dunaway, Ken Valitsky, Phil Kline, Brandon
only a tiny selection of some of their most interesting titles. Pioneers is Ross.
a compilation of material that emanated from composers associated BRYANT, ALLAN: Space Guitars CD (CRI 699) $14.00
with the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, including some "Revised and expanded from the original CRI LP... the seven composi-
of the earliest electronic music recorded, at the beginning of the 50s. tion/improvisations played on Bryant's original string instruments are
The Center was run by Vladimir Ussachevsky, whose works are featured like visits to the outer space of contemporary music. Indeed, in his
here alongside Otto Luening, Bulent Arel, Mario Davidovsky, Pril Smiley notes to the disc, Bryant explains that his music is the realization in
& Alice Shields. Mixing experimentation in tape speed manipulation, sound of his own unique theories of physics and the universe. In Rome
feedback recordings, oscillator tones, pitch shifting, etc., this is a eye- in the 1960s, Bryant was one of the original founders (with Alvin
opening glance backwards at the crude rudiments of an endlessly fas- Curran and Frederic Rzewski) of the widely-influential collective Musica
cinating genre. Elettronica Viva (MEV). He continues the great American tradition of
FELDMAN, MORTON: Music Of CD (CRI 620) $14.00 iconoclastic composer/philosophers." From Fanfare: "The sounds are
Three pieces dating from 1968-1978: "The Viola In My Life" (for viola, true sci-fi, ranging from strange, vibrato-y, metallic shimmers to highly
violin, cello, piano, flute, clarinet, perc.); "False Relationships And The pointillistic and percussive textures. Altered tunings are the rule, and
Extended Ending" (for violin, cello, pianos, trombone, perc.); "Why at times the ghost of Harry Partch (amplified) peers around the corner.
Patterns?" (for flute, perc., piano). "Feldman was after something The pieces are often slowly evolving, the sounds sensuous and other-
which had never been before attempted in music -- the utilization of worldly, the textures thick and often propulsive. The overall effect is
the wisest possible vocabulary of tonal and instrumental combination hypnotic."
unconfused by polyphonic, dynamic or sequential alternation/interrup- CAGE, JOHN: Sonatas & Interludes for Prepared Piano CD (CRI
tion."--Nils Viegland. 700) $14.00
KLUCEVSEK, GUY: Manhattan CD (CRI 626) $14.00 Reissue of the premiere recording of this historic work, originally
Klucevsek playing "free bass accordion" with works by Zorn (cartoon- issued by Dial Records in 1951, as performed by Maro Ajemian. If you
style insanity), Anthony Coleman, John King, Lois V. Vierk (a magnum want to fully experience the percussive-like consciousness-splattering
opus for multi-tracked layers), Christian Marclay (dialogue for "live" power of the prepared piano, this is an essential document."The
accordion and "dead" recorded sounds), Rold Groesbeck (stretched out 'Sonatas and Interludes' [were] instantly recognized as both the culmi-
atonal drone chords), etc. An extreme, highly listenable experimental nation of Cage's decade of writing for the prepared piano and his first
disc not to be ignored for choice of instrumentation. genuine masterpiece... the original recording of it by Ajemian was
NIKOLAIS, ALWIN: Electronic Dance Music CD (CRI 651) $14.00 always considered by Cage, who often at the time played the work
"A series of 21 warped shorts (dating from '66 to '87) of electronic ori- himself, definitive." --Mark Swed.
gin composed by this then-and-now unknown composer from HUNT, JERRY: Lattice CD (CRI 713) $14.00
Hartford, Connecticut. "(James) Seawright came to Nik and told him of A reissue of some 70s recordings (originally issued on the Irida label) by
a young man who had invented and constructed a simplified synthe- this late, amazing, alchemistic composer (CDs currently available on OO
sizer and insisted that Nik visit the electronic fair currently being held Discs and What Next?). "His heavy breath, his hands clasping and rub-
in New York. Nik did so and met Robert Moog. He was completely bing the fragile homemade instruments, and his blizzard of electronic
taken by the new machine and after making some suggestions to noises mix together into extraordinary listening."
Moog, which Moog made, Nik bought the inventor's first machine, VA: New Music For Electronic & Recorded Media CD (CRI 728)
through the aid of a Guggenheim Fellowship. All of the Nikolais scores $14.00
from 1963 to 1975 found their sources primarily from that synthesizer". Subtitled "Women In Electronic Music 1977" this reissue of an old Arch
Serious bleep-bloop in an academic stlyee, covering the span of mod- 1750 album features early recordings by Johanna M. Beyer (her leg-
ern electronics from the primal ooze of the 60's pieces (Varese-like endary work "Music Of The Spheres -- one of the first composed pieces
blasts of construction-site machinery and computer belch) to the recent of electronic music -- from 1938 -- for " three electrical instruments or
pieces (most of which don't reek of that sort of MIDI-for-children virus strings, lion's roar -- a percussion instrument] and triangle"), Annea
corrupting other 'serious' conservatory concrete as of late). In fact the Lockwood ("World Rhythms", which incorporates several levels of
recent ones are some of the best example of 'right' music mixing recorded ambient sounds, accompanied by widely-spaced strokes of a
repetetive beats and linear structure). A welcome delve into CRI's large gong), Pauline Oliveros (real-time tape delay collage work from
magic back-catalogue. Pay attention to this one." -- Hrvatski 1965), Laurie Spiegel (computer generated tape work from 1974),
JENKINS, LEROY: Themes & Improvisations on The Blues CD (CRI Megan Roberts, Ruth Anderson ("a hypnotic, calming essay in pure sine
663) $14.00 tones"), and Laurie Anderson (first recordings). Beautiful collection of
An uncommon release featuring compositions by the renowned AACM sound (once you program out the 6 minutes of Laurie A., of course)
improvising violinist, featuring performances by the Soldier String thankfully resurrected.
Quartet, Henry Threadgill, Don Byron, Marty Erlich, etc. CAGE, JOHN: Music For Two Pianos CD (CRI 732) $14.00
CURRAN, ALVIN: Schtyx CD (CRI 668) $15.00 "The acclaimed Double Edge piano duo presents masterful perfor-
Curran is of course the co-founder of MEV and "is an author of a num- mances of 3 very different works by Cage. Written for a dance by
ber of highly original works combining the sounds of nature, electron- Merce Cunningham in 1945, 'Experiences' is melodic, short and under-
ics and acoustic instruments." "Schtyx" is a long, confounding work for stated. From the same year, 'Three Dances' (which was never written
violin, hi-hat, dog whistle, prepared piano, harmonica, bass drum, vio- for dance) is a grand and ambitious work written for the legendary
Gold and Fizdale duo. The score calls on Cage's trademark piano prepa- at the Univ. of Illinois's Champaign-Urbana campus in 1957."
rations (such as nuts, bolts and pieces of plastic and rubber) to create MCLEAN MIX, THE: The Golden Age of Electronic Music CD (CRI
an orchestra of rhythmic thuds, buzzes and gongs. More than forty 764) $14.00
years after the period of these 2 works, Cage returned to writing for 2 Very desirable and eye-opening issue of obscure and brilliant electron-
pianos at Double Edge's request. Like many of his later works 'Two2' is ic works by this husband and wife team, taken from old CRI and
a reflection on time and space." Folkways LPs, recorded during the years 1973-82. Subtle, flowing, sur-
PARTCH, HARRY: Eleven Intrusions CD (CRI 751) $14.00 real-tinged abstraction that is very worthy of re-discovery. "Barton and
CRI have deleted their previous volumes of Harry Partch music [The Priscilla McLean have been creating unique sound worlds since their
Music Of Harry Partch (CRI 7000) & The Bewitched (CRI 7001)] to make first album of electronic music in 1975 and have toured as the McLean
room for this new, more definitive 4 CD series, titled The Harry Partch Mix since 1973. A central focus of their often abstract electro-acoustic
Collection. It includes the 5 major pieces that were found on the earli- music has been sounds and images of nature and primal forces of cre-
er CDs, plus 10 other works not previously on CD, packaged with new ation. The Golden Age Of Electronics refers to the period of the 70's
liner notes and more extensive booklets. "For 30 years CRI has been the when analog synthesizers were at their most powerful, and many fas-
key distributor of Partch's visionary music. The majority of his record- cinating works were being created, using these, with multitrack reel-
ings first appeared on Partch's own private label, Gate 5 Recordings. to-reel tape recorders, noise reducing equipment, analog processors,
But the Gate 5 issues included many other extraordinary recordings not and large mixers...the equipment, large and cumbersome, spanned the
heard by the public in decades. Each of these discs is digitally remas- four walls of the studio, and the composers would often run, back and
tered directly from the original source tapes which date from the 1950s forth between stations, spending as many as twenty-two hours at a
to the 1970s. The majority of the recordings feature Partch himself time to develop one complex sound."
intoning vocals or performing on his extraordinary instruments. The DUNAWAY, JUDY: Balloon Music CD (CRI 778) $14.00
booklets contain many historic performance photos along with new "From the performance lofts of lower Manhattan since the early 1992,
liner notes by Partch scholar Bob Gilmore." This first volume features 3 Judy Dunaway has forged a new insistent music voice with her trade-
works: "Eleven Intrusions": "...among the most compelling and beauti- mark family of musical instruments -- balloons. Into an amplification
ful of Partch's compositions, the main product of a lonely, isolated peri- system she strokes them with moistened hands and inflates and
od he spent in Gualala, CA. They are short instrumentals, often with deflates them to form rhythms and shape irregular melodies. In her
poetry intoned by Partch." "Plectra & Percussion Dances" -- "three rel- notes to this CD, Dunaway describes the development of her balloon
atively unrelated works that Partch wrote in a brief period after his suc- techniques and also speaks passionately about the magical power of
cessful production of Oedipus. Through they draw on Greek themes, latex to seal, protect, hold breath and spark imagination."
they are Partch's first major works to be wholly instrumental in con- GRESSEL, JOEL: Points In Time CD (CRI 797) $14.00
ception." "Ulysses at the Edge" -- "a lively work in which Partch, once "New issue of computer-music exercises/recordings by this NY-based
a homeless man, relates to another wanderer, Ulysses." composer, a one time student of Milton Babbitt. Gressel 'currently lives
PARTCH, HARRY: The Wayward CD (CRI 752) $14.00 in New York with his wife and two daughters, working as a computer
"Living as a hobo from the mid-1930s until 1943, Partch traveled on programmer, maintaining and extending software that models tax-
cross continental trains, occasionally working at fruit picking in exempt housing-bond cash flows'. Six pieces, the best of which ('Joint
orchards on the Pacific Coast and at W.P.A. jobs. The Wayward is a col- Resolution', a 14 minute piano-mod study and 'Points in Time', which
lection of four works written during this period which together ulti- exploits those classic bouncing ball/clanging glass time-space relation-
mately led to Partch's recognition in the New York music world in the ships) were recorded in the mid-seventies at Princeton, using the
mid-40s. 'U.S. Highball' is an autobiographical account of thoughts and MUSIC4BF program. Keeping with CRI's recent reissue series of
experiences of a solitary hobo on a long journey. 'San Francisco' is a obscured conservatory electronics." --Hrvatski.
haunting musical memory of the cry of newsboys on a foggy night. KLINE, PHIL: Glow In The Dark CD (CRI 801) $14.00
'The Letter' is a setting of a letter Partch received from a hobo pal in Very interesting release of primitive boom box tape-phase works, from
1935. Dating from 20 years later, 'And on the Seventh Day Petals fell in a post-No Wave/Branca asthetic. "Phil Kline has been known for his
Petaluma' represents a high point in Partch's instrumental writing, innovative use of boom boxes as musical instruments. He composes
involving virtuostic writing for twenty-two Partch instruments. 'Petals' directly to cassette tapes -- dozens of them that are played simultane-
was also the first Partch composition recorded for a a 'commercial' ous to create a new orchestral sound -- or he creates numerous tape
label (CRI in 1967)." loops in live performance. This is chaos theory made audible!" Includes
PARTCH, HARRY: The Dreamer That Remains CD (CRI 753) $14.00 "Premonition" (for 25 tape players), "Chant" (for voice and 10 tape
"Corporeality was a key component to Partch's aesthetic. He often loops -- which turns into a very strange cover of a "Whole Lotta
intended his music to be one part of a greater artistic experience that Love"!), "96 Tears" (for 8 electric guitars and basso continuo), "The
also involved drama, film, dance, or even gymnastics. As such, the four Holy City of Ashtabula" (for 25 tape players) "Bachman's Warbler" (for
works on this disc display Partch's theatrical and collaborative abilities. harmonicas and 12 tape loops). "Following a hunch, one afternoon I
The eloquent and affecting The Dreamer That Remains was Partch's went down to J-R Music World; purchased 12 matching Sony boom-
last work. 'Rotate the Body in All It's Places' was a spin-off of the boxes, took them home, set them up in a circle and loaded them with
'Tumble On' sequence in Partch's large-scale theatre piece 'Revelation tape loops. It seemed like it would work and it did: recording simple
in the Courthouse Park'. 'Windsong' was also written for film, the patterns onto the loops, then playing them back and re-recording
soundtrack to a film by Madeline Tourtelot in which Partch saw the them over one another, one could created incredible phase and fee-
Greek myth of Daphne and Apollo. back patterns, producing luminous clouds of overtones. The patterns
PARTCH, HARRY: The Bewitched -- A Dance Satire CD (CRI 754) would slowly build and oscillate, then spiral out of their orbit in chaot-
$14.00 ic flow, something like the aural equivalent of a Mandelbrot set in
"The full length work 'The Bewitched' is satire at its most grand. chaos theory." -- Kline.
Partch's dance drama stars a witch and includes choruses of 'the PAYNE, MAGGIE: The Extended Flute CD (CRI 807) $12.00
bewitched' including a college fraternity and a basketball team among "There is no today who comes close to what Maggie Payne is doing
many others. The composer's own detailed synopsis and commentary is with flutes. For more than 20 years, as composer and performer, she
at least as enjoyable as the prologue and ten scenes. Partch conceived has been at the forefront of extended technique and interactive per-
and wrote the work in California, 1952-55 and this recording was made formance with computers and electronics. The Extended Flute features

works from the 60s through the 90s and proves that the avant garde is Policefilms' between the years 1971-1980 (and presented in chronolog-
alive and well. Composers David Behrman and Mark Trayle perform live ical order...) by such miscreant anti-functional scorists as Goblin,
electronics in their pieces, while Payne performs solo in the rest of the Armando Trovajoli, Luic Bacalov, Guido & Maurizio De Angelis, Stelvio
program." Cipriani, Paolo Vasile, Bixio-Friizi-Tempera, etc... All of these movies
USSACHEVSKY, VLADIMIR: Metamorphosis CD (CRI 813) $14.00 seem to star the same dolt (Maurizio Merli... A flaxen-nogged take on
"Stellar collection of early electronic realizations (and a few later a Bronson/Eastwood baddie/goodie) and have similar thematic ten-
choral works) by the unheralded father of American electronic music. dencies (terrorists kidnap high-ranking political officials and proceed
Ussachevsky was (1911-1990) the co-founder (along with Otto Luening) to lead chase through spiral-mountain roadways...) but contain the
of the Columbia Experimental Music Studio (ne the Columbia Tape widest assortment of ir/relevant music (uptempo boogies... death rock
Music Studio, ne the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center) who arias... seemingly pro-NAMBLA anthems...) this side of contemporary
as early as 1951 began experimenting with an Ampex 400 tape Hollywood-horror's fetish for underdeveloped major-label 'developing
recorder, a microphone, a pair of earphones and a Magnecord artists'." --Hrvatski.
recorder. Musically, these primitive pieces ('Metamorphosis', 'Linear O.S.T.: Beretta 70 LP (CDHW 053 LP) $15.00
Contrasts', 'Wireless Fantasy', 'Of Wood and Brass', 'Computer Piece O.S.T.: Signor Rossi LP (CDHW 054 LP) $16.00
#1', and 'Two Sketches for a Computer Piece', all 1957-1968) were Gatefold LP version. Has 30 tracks, compared to 35 on the CD. "Signore
about as engagingly far-out as ever previously thought conceivable Rossi -- original music from the classic animation series – music com-
(full of both electronically generated sounds AND acoustic timbres, fil- posed, arranged and performed by Franco Godi. Original Soundtrack
tered, panned, modulated & wrung out to maximum alien effect). Even and Dialogues from the well-known TV-cartoon-series & CD-debut for
the choral/electronic hybrids are a bit shocking in their retro-mod- Signor Rossi! For the first time since the seventies the soundtrack to the
ernism & overall formless sonics. Completely seminal." -- Hrvatski. cartoon-classic by Bruno Bozzetto (Allegro Non Troppo) with its intel-
BROWN, EARLE: Times Five, Octet I, December 1952... CD (CRI ligent and full-of-fantasies musical ideas by Franco Godi and his
851) $14.00 Ensemble is available. With the help of carefully re-created German
"David Soyer (cello), David Tudor (piano), Michael Dougherty (comput- and Italian original-tapes that had been lost for so long, this unique
er). Earle Brown is known as part of the New York school that also collection of musical highlights mixed with some high dialogues was
included Cage and Feldman. This new American Masters collection put together. We join Signor Rossi and his friend Gastone on their
focuses on his seminal works from the 1950s and 60s. This is bold, 'looks for happiness' through the stoneage, the antique and from the
abstract music that utilizes such modern techniques as graphic and pro- middle-ages into the future, travel with them through the Orient, Wild
portional scoring. In addition to works from CRI LPs, there are several West, (Town-) Jungle and even on their holidays. Beneath the German,
new recordings." The works featured are: "Times Five" (for flute, English and Italian version of the famous titel-track"Viva la Felicita" ,
trombone, harp, violin, cellos, four channels of tape sound), "Octet I many more unreleased tracks are the special attraction on this unique
for 8 Loudspeakers", "December 1952" (for piano), "Novara", "Music record for fans and young-at-hearts."
For Violin, Cello & Piano", Music For Cello & Piano", and "Nine Rare SORT OF QUARTET, THE: Victim á La Mode CD (CDHW 055 CD)
Bits, for One or Two Harpsichords"." $15.00
CRIPPLED DICK HOT WAX (GERMANY): "Born in the desert of southern California, The Sort Of Quartet has
FRANCO, JESS: The Manacoa Experience CD (CDHW 037 CD) been playing their odd mix of guitar fuelled music for over10 years.
$17.00 Their history is a strange mix of countless desert parties powered by
"A dazzling lesson in cinematic B-film jazz. Cult director Jess Franco generators. Gigging with any style of artists and musicians from punk
(Vampyros Lesbos) teamed up with some of the most prominent jazz to jazz to surf, this eclectic mix is an insight to the sound that drives The
musicians to come up with this musical tribute to his most popular Sort Of Quartet. Open to all influences, nothing is sacred in this musi-
work. Brass, fast, tough jazz inspired by the music to films such as The cal world. Darting and weaving through the Ventures' house while fill-
Bare Breasted Countess, Venus In Furs, Tender Flesh or Downtown! ing their pockets with Beefhearts and banjos, then making their get-
Franco delivers in music what his films became world famous for: pure away to the tune of smoking cop-show swing, stopping only to play a
delirium." This is a recently recorded session (not original soundtrack quick Jewish wedding disguised as punk rock mariachis. Victim À La
material), with Franco playing keyboards and conducting the B-Band, Mode, their fourth full length CD, is the quartet's first real attempt at
which features Clark Terry (tp), Carlos Benavent (guitar), Malik Jakub experimenting in the studio with multiple instruments, such as drum-
(saxophones), etc. mer Rob Peterson´s contributions on the marimbas, vibes & assorted
FRANCO, JESS: The Manacoa Experience LP (CDHW 037 LP) ethnic drums, also adding bass clarinet to the haunted 'Ocatillo Fist'.
$13.00 Gary Arce´s talents range from guitars to keyboards & trombone, also
THOMAS, PETER: 100% Cotton: The Complete Jerry Cotton 2CD sharing vocal oddities with Mario Lalli, who swayed from the guitar to
(CDHW 045 CD) $22.00 play drums on 'Brownshrine' and assorted keyboard squaks & squeaks.
"Double CD set of Peter Thomas's sound-accompaniment to the eight Larry Lalli on bass guitar & percussion plus a guest appearance by the
'Jerry Cotton' (i.e. the German 'James Bond') movies from 1965-1968. innovative guitarist Mike Kanealy (Frank Zappa Band) on 'Behind The
High quality crime-jazz overload. 'In the 1960's Peter Thomas worked Ol ´Geerage´ was another treat to make this record a great experience
with people like Lothar Meid (from Amon Düül fame) or soul organist for the band."
Ingfried Hoffman. Just recently when whole easy listening revival phe- SORT OF QUARTET, THE: Victim A La Mode LP (CDHW 055 LP)
nomenon took off, he did some recordings with Combustible Edison.' $14.00
Tracks such as 'Blood & Donuts' or 'Love is Swinging in the Air' from "Born in the desert of southern California, The Sort Of Quartet has
flicks such as 1966's Der Mörderclub von Brooklyn -- frankly, this is been playing their odd mix of guitar fuelled music for over10 years.
some pretty amazing orchestrated chaos which seals the blast-doors Their history is a strange mix of countless desert parties powered by
shut on the world of dubious 'exotic' Italian/Spanish erotic/horror generators. Gigging with any style of artists and musicians from punk
blowout-jams... 60 tracks." --Hrvatski. to jazz to surf, this eclectic mix is an insight to the sound that drives The
THOMAS, PETER: 100% Cotton: The Complete Jerry Cotton 2LP Sort Of Quartet. Open to all influences, nothing is sacred in this musi-
(CDHW 045 LP) $18.00 cal world. Darting and weaving through the Ventures' house while fill-
Double LP gatefold edition. ing their pockets with Beefhearts and banjos, then making their get-
O.S.T.: Beretta 70 CD (CDHW 053 CD) $15.00 away to the tune of smoking cop-show swing, stopping only to play a
"Vaguely thematic selection of music featured in 'Thrilling Italian quick Jewish wedding disguised as punk rock mariachis. Victim À La
Mode, their fourth full length CD, is the quartet's first real attempt at "Crazy"
experimenting in the studio with multiple instruments, such as drum- OST: Signor Rossi LP (CDHW 060) $18.00
mer Rob Peterson´s contributions on the marimbas, vibes & assorted Limited picture disc LP version.
ethnic drums, also adding bass clarinet to the haunted 'Ocatillo Fist'. FUNKI PORCINI: Zombie 12" (CDHW 063) $9.00
Gary Arce´s talents range from guitars to keyboards & trombone, also "Funki strikes back with two new tracks inspired by 60´s Zombie
sharing vocal oddities with Mario Lalli, who swayed from the guitar to movies. From jungle fever to blood mania he presents an outstanding
play drums on 'Brownshrine' and assorted keyboard squaks & squeaks. mixture of electronica and soundtrack music. An artist for the British
Larry Lalli on bass guitar & percussion plus a guest appearance by the label Ninja Tune, he has always been in love with soundtracks. Having
innovative guitarist Mike Kanealy (Frank Zappa Band) on 'Behind The composed several when he lived in Italy, he got in touch with Crippled
Ol ´Geerage´ was another treat to make this record a great experience Dick! for their Beat at Cinecitta series. Early this year they sent Funki a
for the band." video tape of Zombie Flesheaters, THE zombie classic, and asked him to
VA: Between Or Beyond The Black Forest CD (CDHW 056 CD) work on a draft for a new soundtrack to it. 'The Chase' reveals as a trip
$15.00 to the jungle hunted by zombies: having time to take a breath, passing
"With this compilation black forest record label Crippled Dick Hot various landscapes, etc. But in the end there´s no chance to escape.
Wax! (which originates from the same town) pay tribute to the leg- 'Zombie Parade' is the marching song for the undead themselves."
endary MPS Label. MPS -- go for it !!! What a kind of style! Hans Georg FISCHER, KLAUS-GOTTHARD: Jazzin' The Black Forest BOOK
Brunner-Schwer spent a lot of money in building up his own label and (CDHW BOOK) $68.00
recording studio after he decided to split from the family owned group Beautifully produced 322 page hardcover book documenting the his-
SABA. He was able to establish his Jazz label MPS Records which has tory of the MPS label. Printed on 12" x 12" stock, in an edition of 1000
earned a lot of international respect. During the past few decades no copies (no longer available with the bonus CD that came with initial
other European jazz label has aroused as much interest as this label. copies, sorry; slightly cheaper than before as a result). "More than 700
Increasing demand and interest by both collectors and DJs all over the jazz records were released by Saba/MPS. In addition to the most impor-
world has meant that records from lovely Villingen are changing hands tant German artists such as Albert Mangelsdorff, Joachim Kühn, Volker
of considerable sums. The Between or Beyond the Black Forest release Kriegel, Wolfgang Dauner and others, many of the international greats
reflects many of the highlights from over 600 recordings made during made their way to the Black Forest, too: Oscar Peterson, Duke
the 1960s and 70s and provides a representative overview of the inter- Ellington, Jean Luc Ponty, Monty Alexander, Baden Powell, Dizzy
national class of the MPS catalogue." Features: Mike Nock, Monty Gillespie -- to name a few. The success story of one of Europe's pio-
Alexander, Peter Herbolzheimer, Charly Antolini, George Duke, neering jazz labels and its founder and producer Hans Georg Brunner-
Rosinha De Valencia, Erwin Lehn Orchestra, Horst Jankowsky, 3rd Schwer is here retracted over 300 pages by author Dr. Klaus-Gotthard
Wave, Ira Kris Group, Bora Rokovic, Barney Willen, Orchestra Roland Fischer. From the label's beginnings in the early 1960s up to its sale to
Kovac, Jiggs Whigham, Wolfgang Dauner. Polygram in 1983. Includes all 700 LP sleeves in full color, a full index,
VA: Between Or Beyond The Black Forest 2LP (CDHW 056 LP) and over 150 photos plus poster reproductions. Together with an
$22.00 extensive discogrophy."
Double LP version, packaged in full color gatefold. Two bonus tracks CROWN (EUROPE):
not found on the CD, by Jiggs Whigham and Wolfgang Dauner Quintet FIREBIRDS: Light My Fire LP (CROWN 589) $15.00
("Oh Baby I Don't Love You Anymore" from The Oimels). A few copies found of this early 90s European repro boot LP. Rather
THIRD WAVE, THE: Here & Now LP (CDHW 057 LP) $15.00 ugly version of a heavy xploito-psych American artifact.
"Five Philippino sisters, all aged between 13 and 19, recorded in the CTI (UK):
golden year of '69, conducted and arranged by George Duke! Crippled
CHRIS & COSEY: Union CD (CTI 0999) $14.00
Dick Hot Wax is proud to release this really hard to find MPS album.
"This live CD was recorded at the Union Chapel in London as part of
Listen to 5 great singers supported by a brilliant jazz combo, produced
the Electronic Festival of Drifting on May 30th 1999, and was remas-
by MPS mastermind Brunner-Schwer. This record sounds like the kids of
tered for CD by Chris Carter." Cosey Fanni-Tutti (vocals, cornet, guitar)
the Mamas & Papas or the early King Sisters –- fresh, sweet and groovy.
and Chris Carter (rhythms, keys, mixing). Recorded in a Chapel, this a
Ten tracks, including a brilliant cover of 'Eleanor Rigby'. The vinyl ver-
cavernous, ambient affair, very much in what you would assume to be
sion comes in a very limited cardboard cover and will include a repro-
the spirit of the festival. If you haven't paid all that much attention to
duction of the original retail poster. The CD version will probably
C&C's career in the last 12 years so , you might find yourself pleasant-
include also unreleased tracks . The Third Wave are also well known
ly surprised.
from tracks on the Talking Jazz and Snowflake compilations on
CARTER, CHRIS: Disobedient CD (CTI 98CC2) $19.00
Universal."
"First solo offering from the one time Throbbing Gristle cohort Chris
O.S.T.: Beat At Cinecitta Vol.3 LP (CDHW 058 LP) $18.00
Carter for us here at World Serpent. Carter teams up with Bruce Gilbert
"The ultimate in raunchy film music from the wild world of Italian
(Wire) and Paul Smith from Blast First and the Disobey club, aided and
exploitation cinema. It´s the final volume, the last installment of
abetted by his partner Cosey Fanni Tutti. Carter has for a number of
Cinecitta-Mania. Beat at... comes hotter than ever. This time it´s not the
years been on the forefront of electronic music and I think he proves it
easy way of Italian amore, but the dirty, red side of passion the pasta
with this fine example of his genius." Live recordings from Disobey,
way. Say hello to sneaking kitties, pumping boys and starlove revival.
10/95.
Get that one, now! Feel the heat of the beat! Erotica, Exotica,
CARTER, CHRIS: Small Moon CD (CTI 99CC3) $19.00
Psychotica!" Tracklisting: Berto Pisano: "Tema di Oscar", Piero Piccioni:
"New studio album by ex-Throbbing Gristle/Chris & Cosey member.
"Playgirl Sequence", Roberto Predagio: "Eva La Venere Selvaggia
Chris's first studio release since his acclaimed 1985 Mondo Beat album
'Jungle Shake'", Armando Trovajoli: "Quandéro un Bebe´", Piero
-- a departure from his previous style and features dense, high-energy
Piccioni: " Colpo", Rovente Piero Piccioni: "Ti Ho Sposato Per Allegria",
rhythms and mixes that have won acclaim from DJ's on both sides of
Armadno Trovajoli: "Bada Caterina (instrumental)", Piero Piccioni:
the Atlantic. Be prepared for some foot stomping, thigh slapping good
"Inghilterra Nuda", Piero Piccioni/Ennio Morricone: "Amore Amore
time music with that characteristic Carter edge. Physically reactive lis-
Amore", Sordi/McDonald/Piccioni: "Richmond Bridge",
tening."
Robinson/Piccioni: "Once and Again", Amurri/Trovajoli: "Il Profeta",
CHRIS & COSEY: Exotica & Take Five 2CD (CTI CC1198) $30.00
McDonald/Trovajoli/Pes: "Let´s find out", Fowlkes/Trovajoli/Pes:
"CTI & World Serpent are proud to re-release two classic albums from

the 80s, Exotica and Take Five. This is no cynical exercise in 1980's band- MUJICIAN: The Journey CD (CUNE 042) $13.00
wagon jumping either as this release is a double album presented in a "Back in print after 3 years out of print. Since Mujician's initial forma-
6-panel full colour digisleeve with comprehensive sleeve notes and a tion in 1988 as an improvising collective, the band has been showcased
new cover design. Both albums have been unavailable for some time at numerous festivals across Europe and Canada. The Journey, the first
but now you can hear them as Chris & Cosey intended, in their full fre- release by this English improvising supergroup, was recorded live by
quency, stereophonic glory, as both albums have been painstakingly the BBC at the Bath Festival in England. It consists of a single, 57
digitally remastered (but not remixed)by Chris Cutler from the original minute improvisation -- an ideal example of the musicianship & inter-
master tapes specifically for this release. They showcase what many play for which the band is known. Mujician consists of four members,
consider to be some of of Chris & Cosey's finest works from that peri- each with a well-established reputation in the European jazz & impro-
od. The seminal 'Exotica' track was adopted as an electronica anthem, vised music community: Paul Dunmall (reeds), Keith Tippett (piano),
most notably on the Goa scene. 'October Love Song' is probably one of Paul Rogers (bass), Tony Levin (drums).
the great underground electro-pop gems of the early 80s and has been HELDON: Interface CD (CUNE 043) $13.00
referred to as influential by bands like Depeche Mode. In addition to The sixth Heldon album, recorded in 1977/78. A trio of Pinhas, Francois
all this the Take Five CD features two additional tracks, a previously Auger (drums) and Magma-associate Patrick Gauthier (Moog bass &
unreleased song from the period and a new 150bpm megamix." Mini-Moog), playing an intense jamming throb, that has been referred
CULTURE PRESS (FRANCE): to as "electronic punk". The 19-minute title track is an electronic-
HOPPER/ELTON DEAN/KEITH TIPPETT/JOE GALLIVAN, HUGH: Mercy trance masterpiece.
Dash CD (CP 3012802) $16.00 KOMBINAT M: Hybrid Beat CD (CUNE 048) $13.00
Undated session, first issued in '85, featuring Hopper (b), Tippett Austrian quintet. "It's five members share an interest in rock and jazz-
(piano), Dean (as, saxello) & Gallivan (perc., moog synth) based music and classical minimalism as well as the fine arts. They use
CUNEIFORM: an unusual combination of two electric guitars, violin, reeds & drums.
Their approach combines aspects of the Glenn Branca guitar wall of
UNIVERS ZERO: Heatwave CD (CUNE 009) $13.00
sound approach with a touch of other 'downtown' groups."
The complete back catalog of this legendary Belgium dark-progres-
HELDON: Electronique Guerilla/It's Always Rock 'n' Roll CD
sive/new music group. Heatwave was the group's first album to be
(CUNE 051/52) $25.00
released by Cuneiform in the US, but was their 6th (and final) album
Double CD reissue combing the first and third Heldon albums.
overall, recorded in 1986. "The band's sound here is fuller and grander
Electronique Guerilla was the Heldon debut, recorded in 1974, intro-
than ever before, as the record contains the most musicians ever to
ducing Richard's primitive guitar/synthesizer interface of screaming
have recorded with UZ."
guitar leads over No Pussyfooting-styled loopology. The third album,
UNIVERS ZERO: Uzed CD (CUNE 015) $13.00
It's Always... features some of their more spacious, extended tracks,
Fifth album from 1984.
with guests Gilbert Artman & Patrick Gauthier.
UNIVERS ZERO: 1313 CD (CUNE 020) $13.00
HELDON: Stand By CD (CUNE 053) $13.00
"Univers Zero was formed in 1974 by percussionist Daniel Denis and
The 7th and final album under the Heldon name, recorded in 1978.
guitarist Roger Trigaux, the 2 initial composers of the group. Their first
Adds strange (but minor) vocal contributions from Magma's Klaus
2 releases (1313 from 1977 and Heresie from 1979) were unqualified
Blasquiz.
critical and popular successes, and the band frequently toured
HELDON: Agneta Nilsson CD (CUNE 060) $13.00
throughout Europe. During this time, the group joined the 'Rock In
The fourth Heldon album, recorded in 1975/76. "...from slow-building
Opposition' (RIO) movement, a cooperative organization working with
mellotron/electronic drones to searing synth/guitar sonic attacks."
a select group of Europe's finest new-music bands (Henry Cow, Art
HELDON: Un Reve Sans Consequence Speciale CD (CUNE 065)
Zoyd, Etron Fou, etc.). Univers Zero's distinctive sound is a combination
$13.00
of their unique instrumentation (piano and keyboards, cello, clarinets
Heldon's 5th album, recorded in 1976. Featuring Auger (drums),
and sax, bass and drums) blended with dark gothic imagery, electron-
Gauthier (Mini Moog, Moog bass), Didier Batard (bass), plus Janick Top
ics and intensely strong, classically influenced compositions". "UZ are
on one track, this is a crushingly dense synthesis of loud sounds.
part of a tradition that includes Bartok's string quartets, Barre Phillips'
Magma-styled intensity meeting the "apex of the punk electronic
solo bass work and Glenn Branca's gtr-heroics -- music that's so over-
sound" -- a masterpiece.
whelmingly crafted that you can almost forget it's actually as warm as
VOLAPÜK: Le Feu du Tigre CD (CUNE 074) $13.00
blood and twice as tasty." --B. Coley.
New French group featuring Guigou Chenevier (Etron Fou Leloublan),
UNIVERS ZERO: Heresie CD (CUNE 029) $13.00
who were their country's representatives in the original Rock In
2nd album from 1979.
Opposition movement. A trio, with a unique setting of: Michel Mandel
HELDON: Allez Teia CD (CUNE 037) $13.00
(bass clarinet), Guillaume Saurel (cello) and Chenevier (drums, vocals).
Heldon were one of the quintessential European progressive groups of
Lots of trademark Etron fou "moves" remain in place.
the 70s. Led by Richard Pinhas (and assorted backing guests), they
MIRIODOR: Jongleries Elastiques CD (CUNE 078) $13.00
released 7 albums from 1974 to 1979, all reissued in the early 90s by
Fourth album by Quebec based progressive rock quartet. "They are
Cuneiform (inferior French editions can be found on Spalax). Pinhas
among a handful of bands worldwide whose works convey all the hall-
went on to record a series of solo albums under his own name, also to
marks of the RIO school: adventurous and inspired compositions, rig-
be found on Cuneiform. Allez Teia was the second Heldon album from
orous musicianship, a distinctive and highly personalized sound, peri-
1975 -- it features Pinhas's trademark instrumental sound: waves of dis-
odic references to folk music, and a steely compromise to make music
torted post-Frippian guitars, ARP synthesizer, VCS3, tapes and mel-
without compromise."
lotron into monstrous swelling of Spinrad/Dick-influenced SF mania.
CURLEW: Paradise CD (CUNE 080) $13.00
Searing instrumental space music, bridging electronics and psychedelic
Sixth release by this NYC instrumental group, led by George Cartwright
guitar excess in unique and legendary fashion.
(sax), with Davey Williams (guitar), Chris Cochrane (guitar), Ann Rupel
UNIVERS ZERO: Ceux du Dehors CD (CUNE 039) $13.00
(bs) & Samm Bennett.
Their third album, originally from 1981. "In 1980, Roger Trigaux left to
RATTLEMOUTH: Walking A Full Moon Dog CD (CUNE 081) $13.00
form his own group, Present. Univers Zero, meanwhile, underwent fur-
Debut by a new Richmond, VA quartet featuring Rebby Sharp and
ther changes, augmenting the acoustic sound of their first two releas-
Danny Finney (ex-Orthotonics). "They use a standard rock line-up of
es with a new, more electric instrumentation."
guitar, sax, bass, drums & vocals, but produce a sound that is anything
but stereotypical rock... unusual scales and melodies in melodies that recorded in early/mid 1969 by the 'classic' Soft Machine trio line-up of
are usually handled by sax, and jagged, skittery guitar chordings and Hugh Hopper (bass), Mike Ratledge (electric piano/organ) and Robert
lines that draw their lineage from 'art punk' bands." Wyatt (drums). Shortly after recording Volume Two (rightly considered
MUJICIAN: Birdman CD (CUNE 082) $13.00 a landmark of British progressive rock), Soft Machine agreed to collab-
Third Cuneiform CD by this UK collective improv group, featuring Paul orate with Peter Dockley on Spaced, a multimedia show at the
Dunmall (as, ts, Chinese Shenai), Paul Rogers (b), Keith Tippett (p, pre- Roundhouse. It was an experimental 'happening' in all its creative
pared piano), Tony Levin (perc.). Three long live/studio recordings that splendor, with ballet dancers and ex-army gymnasts choreographed to
continue to erect this band's prominence as one of the finest European perform on a geodesic structure made of construction scaffolding. The
advanced-improvisation ensembles, pretty killer stuff. dancers wore rubber costumes with octopus suckers up and down their
DEAN, ELTON: Silent Knowledge CD (CUNE 083) $13.00 legs. After it's week-long performance, Spaced slipped into obscurity.
First US release to feature English jazz saxophone legend (Soft The tapes Soft Machine created for the event were forgotten for over
Machine, Keith Tippet Group, etc.) as a group leader, as well as the two decades. They feature Soft Machine at their most radical, using
debut of his new quintet: Paul Dunmall (reeds), Paul Rogers (b), Tony sound-manipulated techniques associated with experimental music
Levin (perc.), Sophia Domancich (p). "These five gifted players inter- genres like 'musique concrete'. While they would never again use the
sperse arranged compositions with free-blowing passages, evoking studio in such a heavily manipulated fashion, the work influenced later
moods that range from swinging to explosive." Soft Machine works. It can also be seen as an early blue-print for later
5UU'S: Point Of Views CD (CUNE 085) $13.00 radical experimenters like Faust. Hugh Hopper: "They wanted a back-
Tough listening reissue of the first 2 albums (from '84-'88) from this ing tape of suitably deranged and doomy sounds, so we recorded
experimental RIO-influenced LA group (who later merged with Motor chunks of music as a trio...My brother came up at the weekend to add
Totemist Guild to form U-Totem). Their 1st LP was described as: "the- some sax blasts here and there, and we then spent a week or more
matic/conceptual complexity -- Babylonian cosmology as a vehicle to playing around with tape loops and ancient mechanical aids to pro-
describe the birth of intangibility... it's essentially experimental nature duce the finished tape. Now of course with a computer you could do
and complex rhythmic schemes also made it stand out." the whole thing in an afternoon, but in those analog days it was strict-
BJORKENHEIM/KRAKATAU, RAOUL: Ritual CD (CUNE 086) $13.00 ly scissors and tape."
"Reissue of the Finnish LP-only first release by this great BOUD DEUN: Astronomy Made Easy CD (CUNE 091) $13.00
rock/avant/fusion guitarist & his band (includes two bonus tracks). The Second release by this instrumental quartet from Virginia (guitar, vio-
record features a unique blend of heavy guitar work combined with lin, bs, drums). "Although obvious parallels can be drawn between
dual, wailing, Coleman & Ayler-influenced saxes & a rhythm section of Boud Deun's work and instrumental greats like the Mahavishnu
bass/electric bass and two drummers. The music is quite original, but Orchestra, the Dregs & King Crimson, there are additional, less likely
has certain musical ties to the harmolodic school, ala the Decoding influences, from musicians like...the Minutemen, David Grisman & Igor
Society. ECM have released their 3rd (Volition) and 4th (Matinale) Stravinsky."
releases." DEAN/DUNMALL/LEVIN/ROGERS/RUDD/TIPPETT: Bladik CD (CUNE
PRESENT: Live CD (CUNE 087) $13.00 092) $13.00
"Present was founded & is led by guitarist Roger Trigaux, the co- Improvising supergroup studio session featuring Elton Dean (saxes) &
founder of Univers Zero. Recorded in Germany in late 1995, this is dark, Roswell Rudd (trombone) + the UK group Mujician: Tippett (p), Levin
metallic, complex music with intricate dual guitar and bass interplay. (d), Rogers (b), Dunmall (saxes). "Featuring a wide array of moods,
While primarily instrumental, the bleak imagery of the music is from tender & ballad-like to rowdy & playful."
matched by the darkness of the vocals. Imagine Univers Zero reborn as VOLAPÜK: Slang! CD (CUNE 094) $13.00
a metal band, & you have an idea of the sound here." "Volapük is a trio from southern France with unique instrumentation -
DOCTOR NERVE: Every Screaming Ear CD (CUNE 088) $13.00 - drums, bass clarinet, and cello -- and active, Rock In Opposition (R.I.O.)
Sixth album by this NY group, led by guitarist Nick Didkovsky. "...a rar- style compositions. Band members Guigou Chenevier (drums), Michel
ity in rock: a large band that offers a blending of exceedingly tight Mandel (bass clarinet), and Guillaume Saurel (cello) deftly cast their
compositions while managing to remain raw, vital and rocking...the instruments into expanded roles, creating unusual tonal colors for rock
unlikely meeting ground between heavy metal, thrashcore & art-rock. music. Slang! builds upon the style established with Volapük's premier
Every Screaming Ear could be considered an overview & summation of release and adds to it with the additional experience the band has
the groups work to date, as it includes exciting live reworkings of gained."
material from all their previous recordings, as well as previously BLAST: Stringy Rugs CD (CUNE 095) $13.00
unheard compositions & improvisations." "3rd release by this Dutch quartet of guitars, saxes, bass & drums. In
WINDO, GARY: His Master's Bones CD (CUNE 089) $13.00 addition to these instruments, they have scored parts for a number of
A collection of unreleased material spanning the years 1971 to 1984, by guests on tuned percussion, brass & more. Combines a very unique &
this late UK sax legend, who was involved with Keith Tippett's recognizable skewed rhythmic base (influenced by Capt. Beefheart)
Centipede project as well as Chris McGregor's Brotherhood of Breath with angular & intricate horn & guitar charts ala Henry Cow and Dr.
Band. Perhaps most famously, he was crucially involved in the sound of Nerve. Musically, it is their most assured. Intensely difficult arrange-
Robert Wyatt's classic solo works Rock Bottom and Ruth Is Stranger ments & compositions are handled with ease. Must be heard to be
Than Fiction. This CD features a variety of groupings, including perfor- believed."
mances from Lol Coxhill, Hugh Hopper, Evan Parker, Dudu Pukwana, BOOM: One Hour Talisman CD (CUNE 096) $13.00
Harry Beckett, Radu Malfatti, Louis Moholo, Steve Hillage, Julie "Boom was formed in 1994 by three noted Richmond area musicians:
Tippetts, Nick Mason, Robert Wyatt, Carla Bley & many more. With an Anthony Curtis (guitar), Greg LaBudde (bass} & Pippin Barnett (drums).
extremely detailed booklet filling in Gary's elaborate history, this is This 'power trio' line up is the most basic of rock line-ups, but these
quite an overview of an obscured cultural corner. musicians have served up a release that goes way beyond a trio's nor-
SOFT MACHINE: Spaced CD (CUNE 090) $13.00 mal conventions. In the words of The Penn, 'Boom's expressive range
Fantastic archival release of this legendary avant-rock group, showing runs both wide and deep...over a variety of moods and genres, from
them at their most experimental, tranced-state ever, an organically hallucinogenic drones to free-jazz wigout.'"
looped masterpiece of sound construction which will be of interest far OTOTLITHEN: S.O.D. CD (CUNE 097) $13.00
beyond the prog section. "Previously unreleased studio recordings "Otolithen was formed as a duo in 1993 by Paed Conca and Dirk

Bruinsma (of Blast). Conca plays electric bass, home-built string instru- ELTON, DEAN: Just Us CD (CUNE 103) $13.00
ment, effects and foot triggered percussion, and Bruinsma plays elec- "A reissue of Dean's first solo album, originally released in 1971 and
tric guitars, soprano sax, foot triggered percussion and performing out of print for 25 years. The album's name comes from that of the
vocals. Otolithen's sophisticated rock music can perhaps be compared side-band -- Just Us -- that Elton led during his tenure with Soft
to that of Skeleton Crew (who set new standards for adventurous Machine and for the year following his departure. The band featured
duos), if Skeleton Crew were to perform the songbooks of Tim some of the best known names of 'Brit-jazz' of the early 70's (Moholo,
Hodgkinson or U Totem (preeminent for the complexity of their musi- Ratledge, Evans, etc.). In addition to the original album, this reissue
cal ideas)." adds 25 minutes of previously unreleased material. The music is a cross
FORREST FANG: The Blind Messenger CD (CUNE 098) $13.00 between the free sound Dean would later focus on and the more com-
"Forrest's 7th release can almost be considered a summation of all the posed music typical of his work with Soft Machine. The bonus tracks
work he has done over the last 15+ years. Unlike his last few releases, were recorded during Just Us' final year, and show the direction the
you can hear more of his roots as an 'electronic' musician, while he has band took after Dean left Soft Machine."
simultaneously also integrated the many ethnic instruments & non- HOPPER, HUGH: 1984 CD (CUNE 104) $13.00
Western classical forms that he has been seriously studying since the New CD issue of this classic album, with bonus track and improved
mid 80s. This is a very special and mature work which we think will find sound (previously issued by Mantra). "Upon it's original release, 1984,
great resonance with fans of modern unclassifiable musics, such as Jon with it's unusual combination of lengthy abstract sound-journeys and
Hassell, Robert Rich & Terry Riley." Fang on electronics, strings, inci- short, weirdly devolved James Brown-inspired pieces, gained much crit-
dental winds, percussions, algorithms, with guests on piano, Dobro, ical acclaim. 1984 was an extremely unusual release for 1973 and an
and e-bow. extremely unusual project for CBS Records, who first released it. Like
DJAM KARET: The Devouring CD (CUNE 099) $13.00 the groundbreaking novel after which it was named, Hopper's record
Established in the fall of 1984, Djam Karet are one of the better known was truly ahead of its time when it was created. It remains timeless
American prog outfits. "The Devouring is Djam Karet's first recording today. 25 years after it was created -- years which saw the rise of
released outside of their own HC Productions label. It is a summation industrial music and electronica, the seeds of which can be found in
of over a decade's worth of work, incorporating elements of from all Hopper's release -- the originality and distinctiveness of Hopper's 1984
their previous releases. It is most notable for incorporating heavy rock remains untouched."
pieces together with ambient and electronic textures. While stylistic CURLEW: Fabulous Drop CD (CUNE 105) $13.00
comparisons to bands such as Porcupine Tree and 'classic era' Genesis "HIGH energy new release [their seventh] from this long lived, all-star
and Pink Floyd are possible, Djam Karet have developed a sound com- improvising/avant rock band. Featuring leader/saxist George
pletely their own." Cartwright, dual guitarists Davey Williams and Chris Cochrane, bassist
SOFT MACHINE: Virtually CD (CUNE 100) $13.00 Ann Rupel and drummer Kenny Wollesen."
"One of the most critically acclaimed and far-reaching avant rock FOREVER EINSTEIN: One Thing After Another CD (CUNE 106)
bands ever was Soft Machine, named after a novel by William $13.00
Burroughs. The band was formed in Canterbury, Kent, England in 1966 "Forever Einstein is a guitar/drums/bass trio whose stock-in-trade is
& had many personnel permutations over it's decade-long career, but quirky, rock-based instrumental music that shifts tempo, time change
the lineup featured on this release [Elton Dean/Mike Ratledge/Hugh and mood, relies heavily upon composition and instrumental interplay,
Hopper/Robert Wyatt] is considered by most to be the 'classic' version. and draws from influences as diverse as Erik Satie, King Crimson and
This previously unreleased, excellent quality live concert was recorded folk musics. In One Thing After Another, the band's third release, they
by German radio during the lineup's final European tour." Wyatt produce energized music that you can feel AND think about by taking
(drums, vocals), Dean (alto sax, saxello, electric piano), Ratledge, (elec- the power and aggression of rock and applying more adventurous
tric piano, organ), Hopper (bass). Recorded 3/23/71. "The early seven- compositional techniques than most rock music gets treated to."
ties (around Third) was for me the most exciting of the band's many PRESENT: Certitudes CD (CUNE 107) $13.00
transitional periods: a time when they began to move away from the "Present was originally formed in 1980 by guitarist Roger Trigaux upon
song format (without abandoning an obvious melodic approach), and leaving Belgium's legendary Univers Zero, which he co-founded. They
to incorporate extended modal, free improvisation and segued sets released two albums in the early 1980's & then collapsed. In the early
just like the most advanced jazz groups. Unlike jazz groups, they had 90's, Roger reformed the band & began touring Europe. In 1996 they
at their disposal an awareness of identity of sound (who else played recorded & released Present Live!. This album reunites Roger with his
the Lowery organ apart from Ratledge, or the saxello other than Dean, Univers Zero co-founders for the first time since U.Z.'s famous Heresie
or used spaced out bass features like Hopper, or processed voices like LP [1979]."
Robert Wyatt?). This concert took place a year and a half after jazz MIRIODOR: Rencontres CD (CUNE 108) $13.00
player Elton Dean joined Soft Machine and a few months before "Miriodor have been making adventurous progressive rock music in
Robert Wyatt left the band because its music had become too jazz ori- Quebec for 15 years, releasing four albums. In 1984, the band self-pro-
ented for him. And it was this tension between rock and jazz elements duced their first LP, Rencontres, which was released in an edition of 500
that made up the group's dynamic in that particular period." --Peter on vinyl; this marks the first release of this album on CD, & it boasts an
Schulze/Radio Bremen. additional 30' of bonus material."
RATTLEMOUTH: Fist Full Of Iffy CD (CUNE 101) $13.00 MOTHER MALLARD'S PORTABLE MASTERPIECE CO.: 1970-73 CD
Second CD by this Richmond, VA group, no longer featuring Rebbie (CUNE 109) $13.00
Sharp. "Rattlemouth's unusual usage of sax, bass, drums and vocals "The first album and previously unreleased recordings from the world's
produce a sound that is anything but stereotypical rock. Their tunes are first all-synthesizer ensemble. They were also one of the very first [pos-
instantly recognizable: unusual scales and modes in melodies that are sibly the first] performing synthesizer ensembles, working closely with
usually handled by sax. The rhythm section keeps all of this activity Robert Moog, whose first factory was nearby. This material pre-dates
firmly grounded, with quick-witted bass work and a drummer who can or is contemporary with the first work of Kraftwerk & Tangerine
find the groove no matter what else is going on musically." Dream. A uniquely American slant on synthesizer music by a band
MUJICIAN: Colours Fulfilled CD (CUNE 102) $13.00 whose pioneering contributions to the genre had been forgotten until
Fourth album for Cuneiform by the quartet of Keith Tippett (piano now." Some excellent driftage found here, fans of the likes of Reich,
[woodblocks, pebble]), Paul Dunmall (ts, ss, ebcl, bagpipes), Tony Levin Riley, Schulze, etc. should take note.
(drums) & Paul Rogers (b). Produced by Evan Parker. HUGHSCORE: Delta Flora CD (CUNE 110) $13.00
"This is the 3rd release (their first on Cuneiform) by the hugely influ- pushed the boundaries of what can be done in music and with their
ential UK bassist & composer Hugh Hopper, along with Seattle musi- instruments for many decades now. This includes all the music from
cians Fred Chalenor (bass & guitar), Elaine diFalco (Rhodes piano, their vinyl-only albums With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies,
organ, accordion & vocals) and Tucker Martine (drums), plus other an unreleased live album, and 30 minutes of material recorded express-
musical guests. Delta Flora is an appealing mix of beautifully sung ly for this set in January, 1999! Friends & Enemies is an essential docu-
songs and the more experimental structures that Hopper is usually ment for those interested in the work of either Frith or Kaiser, two
associated with. It marks Hopper's return to collaborating with highly respected and stylistically distinct contemporary guitarists
singer/songwriters in the tradition of his early work with Robert Wyatt reknown for pushing the boundaries of their chosen instrument."
on Soft Machine Volume Two. A psychedelic classic for the millenium!" DJAM KARET: Live At Orion CD (CUNE 119) $13.00
BOUD DEUN: The Stolen Bicycle CD (CUNE 111) $13.00 "In September, 1998, Djam Karet were invited to play their 1st ever
"Since arriving with a roar on the new-music scene in January 1994, East Coast shows, during a two night stand at Baltimore's Orion Sound
Virginia- based Boud Deun have continued to astonish audiences with Studios. The shows were recorded, & this excellent sounding release is
their live shows. Although obvious parallels can be drawn between the result. The vital playing of Djam Karet's instrumental dual guitar,
Boud Deun's work and instrumental greats like the Mahavishnu bass and drums instrumental attack is perfectly captured here, & the
Orchestra, The Dixie Dregs, and King Crimson, there are additional performances are really exemplary, capturing a band at their absolute
influences from musicians as unexpected and far-ranging as Minor peak! Released on the band's 15th anniversary, this is an excellent sum-
Threat, The Minutemen, The Dead Kennedys, David Grisman, Leonard mation of their work, & a perfect introduction to the band."
Bernstein, and Igor Stravinsky." UNIVERS ZERO: The Hard Quest CD (CUNE 120) $13.00
DUNMALL OCTET, PAUL: Bebop Starburst CD (CUNE 112) $13.00 "Univers Zero's distinctive sound is a combination of their unique
"Saxophonist Dunmall of Mujician appears here fronting his Octet, a instrumentation (piano and keyboards, violin, clarinet and bass clar-
mixture of well known & up-and-coming players, including Keith inet, bassoon, oboe, bass and drums). blended with gothic imagery,
Tippett (piano), Simon Pickard (tenor sax), Annie Whitehead & Chris and an intensely strong, classically influenced writing style. In the
Bridges (trombone), Gethin Liddington (trumpet), Paul Rogers (bass) & hands of some of the best musicians in Europe, these factors lead to a
Tony Levin (drums). But the group is not just 'Mujician + four more', as group on the cutting edge of creating a new, vital and different
Paul is firmly in control here, mixing his compositions with the more approach to rock music. This is the band's first release in 13 years (!)
free-oriented blowing of the ensemble. Sympathetically produced by and even before its release is already gathering acclaim such as, 'The
Evan Parker, Bebop Starburst is an important addition to Paul's grow- fall of Rome? The parting of the Red Sea? What else can compare with
ing body of works, and to the genre known affectionately as the monumental occurrence of a new slab of Univers Zero....the
'Britjazz'." world's finest musical ensemble.' -- Exposé 18."
THINKING PLAGUE: In Extremis CD (CUNE 113) $13.00 VON ZAMLA: 1983 CD (CUNE 121) $13.00
"A Colorado-based ensemble that explores the frontiers where rock, "Von Zamla were founded in 1981 by Grammy Award-winning key-
folk, jazz and modern symphonic music meet. Through these explo- boardist/composer Lars Hollmer and guitarist Eino Haapala, both for-
rations, the band has created what Journal Wired called 'a genre of mer members of Sweden's Samlas Mammas Manna, one of the original
music unto itself, eclectically derivative in a bold way and spectacular- five founding bands of the 'Rock In Opposition' [R.I.O.] movement, and
ly innovative in the old- fashioned sense of genuine originality.' one of the most popular bands in Sweden during the 1970s. Von Zamla
Tuneful, well composed & strongly structured, this is very much in the released two albums in their lifetime; Zamlaranama (1981) and No
vanguard of the RIO art-rock song style, along with peers such as U Make Up (1983), neither of which was released outside of Sweden. The
Totem, the 5uu's & the Art Bears." band disbanded after a final tour in 1985. These previously unavail-
DELIVERY: Fools Meeting CD (CUNE 115) $13.00 able, professionally recorded live tapes are from the band's European
"This reissues a very rare 1970 album, out of print for at least 25 years, tour in Spring, 1983. In addition to the two co-leaders, the band fea-
which was the first professional band by musicians who would later tures the work of Univers Zero member Michel Berckmans on oboe and
fame in a number of other bands: Steve Miller (Caravan), Phil Miller bassoon, a second keyboardist, bass and drums. This album is the first
(Matching Mole, Hatfield & The North, National Health), Roy time that any Samla/Zamla related works have been released in the
Babbington (Soft Machine), Pip Pyle (Gong, Hatfield, National Health), USA."
Carol Grimes + Lol Coxhill. Contains the original album, a non-lp single, FROHMADER/RICHARD PINHAS, PETER: Fossil Culture CD (CUNE
a great alternate take & a couple of live tracks, all sounding unbeliev- 123) $13.00
ably better than the rather poor sounding original LP on the wall of "Two giants of electronic rock music join forces on this compelling col-
your favorite collector shop with a $250 price tag. Also includes a full laboration! Based in Munich Germany, Peter Frohmader has been an
history of the band, written by author Mike King & rare photos from important fixture on the European electronic music/avant garde scene
Steve Miller's personal archives. An usual & appealing blend of blues- since the mid 1980's. He has released over 20 CDs & LPs. Parisian
rock, psychedelia, & early Canterbury-style progressive." Richard Pinhas is best known as the leader of Heldon. Between 1974-
MOTOR TOTEMIST GUILD: City Of Mirrors CD (CUNE 116) $13.00 1978, Heldon released 7 highly praised and sought-after albums that
"Brilliant composer James Grigsby has revived his MTG group as a 14 fused electronics and rock music. Besides the Heldon works, Pinhas has
piece 'little big band', including Emily Hay (flute & vocals), Eric Johnson recorded about a dozen additional solo works. Richard Pinhas has long
(bassoon), Vinny Golia & Lynn Johnston (saxes & clarinets), Joseph been recognized as a pivotal figure in the development of electronic
Berardi (drums), Dave Kerman (percussion) & others on trumpet, trom- rock."
bones, piano & synthesizer, guitar, mallett percussion & contrabass! The PHILHARMONIE: The Last Word CD (CUNE 124) $13.00
compositions the band perform range from a short, almost pop ditty to "After 10 years of work, Philharmonie disbanded 10/97. The music fea-
longer works which stylistically mix classical elements with jazz-stylings tures the amazing, instantly recognizable string interplay that all their
& solos to a massive work that features a graphic score, improvisation, albums feature, with the performances generally slanted towards the
as well as after the fact studio manipulations." heavier sound of their last, Rage. With an all instrumental line-up of
FRITH/HENRY KAISER, FRED: Friends & Enemies 2CD (CUNE guitar, Warr guitar and drums, this will appeal to fans of bands such as
117/18) $18.00 King Crimson and Gordian Knot."
"The complete recordings (1979-1999) by these two extremely well BLAST: A Sophisticated Face CD (CUNE 125) $13.00
known & respected guitarists, who, separately & together, have both "Blast is a Dutch band notable for compositionally complex music and

brutally powerful performances. Since forming in 1989, the band has earlier psychedelic/progressive rock period towards the jazz/rock sound
worked to develop a sound both dense and kaleidoscopic. A that would make them famous with the release of their Third and
Sophisticated Face, the band's fourth release, is an exciting stylistic Fourth albums in 1970 and 1971. It features the quintet performing
departure; normally working as a quartet, for this release the band are versions of material from Soft Machine's first two albums as well as
essentially a miniature orchestra consisting of guitar, trumpet, flugel- previously unreleased material. As such, it is a vital and necessary
horn, soprano, alto and baritone saxes, alto clarinet, violin, cello, cym- release for all fans of this legendary English ensemble."
balom [an Eastern European hammered dulcimer], bass and percussion. PINHAS/MAURICE DANTEC (SCHIZOTROPE), RICHARD: The Life
The music reflects that as well, as the sound is geared more towards and Death of Marie Zorn -- North American Tour 1999 CD (CUNE
modern 20th century classical composition than what is normally 131) $13.00
thought of as 'rock' music." "Richard Pinhas is recognized as one of France's major experimental
DOCTOR NERVE W/ THE SIRIUS STRING QUARTET: Ereia CD (CUNE musicians. A pivotal figure in the development of electronic rock,
126) $13.00 Pinhas' stature in France is analogous to Tangerine Dream's in
"New York based Doctor Nerve are a rarity in rock: a large band that Germany: father figure of an entire musical movement. Pinhas first
offers a blending of exceedingly tight compositions while managing to came to public attention as leader of Heldon, whose violent fusion of
remain raw, visceral, and rocking. Their music finds the unlikely meet- electronics and guitar is acknowledged to be a precursor of today's
ing ground between heavy metal, thrashcore contemporary music, industrial music. In 1998, he teamed up with noted French 'cyber-punk'
improvisation and art-rock. Ereia is a large work in three movements author Maurice Dantec to make a musical and spoken word tribute to
that spans intimate composition for solo viola, tightly reigned compo- his mentor, the noted philosopher Gilles Deleuze. This duo became
sition for full ensemble, explosive conducted improvisation of orches- 'Schizotrope' who came to North America, in March 1999 for a series of
tral scope, and incendiary solos over rock grooves." shows. The Life And Death of Marie Zorn was compiled from tapes of
CARTWRIGHT, GEORGE: The Memphis Years CD (CUNE 127) those live shows, which were Pinhas' first-ever performances in North
$13.00 America."
"The Memphis Years is the second solo release by composer/saxophon- WOODSON'S ELLIPSIS, RICH: Control And Resistance CD (CUNE
ist/improvisor George Cartwright. Besides his solo CDs, Cartwright has 132) $13.00
released numerous recordings as leader and main composer of Curlew, "Woodson is a self-taught composer and guitarist who grew up on
and has appeared on many other releases with various players. The hard rock and heavy metal in Nashville,TN and San Antonio and
Memphis Years pays tribute to Cartwright's five year involvement in Austin, TX. His major musical influences are jazzman Tim Berne, Frank
Memphis' well known music scene, and features some of that city's Zappa, Watchtower (an 1980's Austin metal band, who invented the
best musicians. Here Cartwright returns to the collaboration he first 'technical metal' subgenre) and academic composer Charles Wuorinen.
employed on A Beautiful Western Saddle by Curlew with noted lyricist This debut CD is a bold and brilliant synthesis of RIO progressive rock,
Paul Haines ("Tropic Appetites", "Escalator Over The Hill") and vocalist modern jazz and contemporary composition. Densely textured, angu-
Amy Denio. Davey Williams, a Curlew member and reknowned gui- lar compositions, filled with complexity, intensity and spontaneity, the
tarist and improvisor, also appears. The result is a blending of strictly music is as personal and individualistic as a fingerprint."
composed songs sung by Denio with composed and semi-improvisa- VOLAPUK: Polyglöt CD (CUNE 134) $13.00
tional jazz-oriented instrumentals. In The Memphis Years, Cartwright "Volapük is a quartet from southern France with unique instrumenta-
fuses these seemingly disparate styles into an eloquently coherent tion -- drums & electronics, bass clarinets & taragot, cello, and violin -
musical experience." - and active, Rock In Opposition (R.I.O.) style compositions. Band mem-
DJAM KARET: Burning The Hard City CD (CUNE 128) $13.00 bers Guigou Chenevier (drums), Michel Mandel (clarinet), Guillaume
"Established in the fall of 1984, Djam Karet grew out of the ashes of Saurel (cello) and Takumi Fukushima (violin) deftly cast their instru-
several Los Angeles based bands. The name, Djam Karet (jam care-ray), ments into expanded roles, creating unusual tonal colors for rock
came from an Indonesian word (popularized in an Harlan Ellison story) music."
meaning 'elastic time' or 'the hour that stretches' -- a term ideally suit- KERMAN/5UU'S, DAVE: Regarding Purgatories CD (CUNE 135)
ed to the band's expansive songs. Pleased with their successful collab- $13.00
oration with Cuneiform, which began in 1997, Djam Karet decided "Drummer/composer David Kerman formed the band 5uu's in 1984. He
have Cuneiform license and reissue their out of print back catalog, derived the band's name from gang graffiti spray painted on buildings
starting with these two 1991 releases. Burning The Hard City is cer- in Los Angeles. The band recorded several albums before the band's
tainly the heaviest, most rock album that the band ever made. merging with fellow L.A. experimentalists The Motor Totemist Guild to
Keyboard wrote, 'Guitars crunch, slash, crash and bang through a bun- form the acclaimed U Totem. In 1994, Kerman reformed the 5uu's, with
dle of hard driving prog rock cookers. Think 1983 and King different personnel, to record two well received releases on the ReR
Crimson...'." label. In the 1990's, Dave also became a member of a number of other
DJAM KARET: Suspension & Displacement CD (CUNE 129) $13.00 musician's and composer's ensembles, and had contributed his drum-
"Suspension & Displacement stands alone in the band's oeuvre as their ming ability to releases by Thinking Plague, Present and Blast, among
most atmospheric and also their most studio-oriented release. The others. Regarding Purgatories is Dave‚s latest release of his own music,
record grew organically out of the band's improvisations and experi- and features yet another version of the 5uu's. He has enlisted what
ments with tapes, textures and electronics. In a recent article, Expose amounts to an avant/progressive supergroup to back him here, includ-
said that 'To this very day, Suspension remains the definitive album in ing vocalist Deborah Perry [of Thinking Plague], bassist Keith
the realm of ambient electronica with its novel guitar looping, eerie Macksoud [of Present] and keyboardists Charles Turner [5uu's] and
effects processing, and sampling'." Sanjay Kumar [U Totem]."
SOFT MACHINE: Noisette CD (CUNE 130) $13.00 FOREVER EINSTEIN: Down With Gravity CD (CUNE 136) $13.00
"One of the most critically acclaimed and far reaching avant rock bands "Guitar/drums/bass trio whose stock-in-trade is quirky, rock-based
ever was the British group Soft Machine, named after a novel by instrumental music that shifts tempo, time change and mood, relies
William Burroughs. The band was formed in Canterbury, Kent, England heavily upon composition, humor and instrumental interplay, and
in 1966. Noisette was recorded January 4th, 1970, by the short-lived draws from influences as diverse as Erik Satie, King Crimson, Henry
quintet formation of the group: Elton Dean & Lyn Dobson (reeds), Mancini, Nino Rota, Gene Krupa, and folk musics. On Down With
Hugh Hopper (bass), Mike Ratledge (keyboard)s & Robert Wyatt Gravity, the band's fourth release, they produce energized music that
(drums & vocals). Noisette showcases a band in transition from their you can feel AND think about, by taking the power and aggression of
rock and applying more adventurous compositional techniques than director Jess Franco. This is known in the US as Lucky The Inscrutable.
most rock music gets treated to." The awesome music score provided by Nicolai (Hammond organ, guitar
TIBBETTS, STEVE: CD (CUNE 55009) $13.00 riffs, and catchy vocals), perfectly match this sixties pop-art style store
Nice reissue of an always tough to find privately pressed album from of secret agents, beautiful women, mad scientists and fast cars. The CD
1977. "Recorded at home just using multiple guitars, synth & contains a previously unreleased track."
tape/effects/processing, this achieves an unholy blend of finger-style NICOLAI, BRUNO: Agente Speciale LK Operazione Re Mida LP
guitar Americana with the psychedelic spirit & effects of Jimi Hendrix. (RED 107 LP) $15.00
Carefully mastered from the original master tape, Steve says that the Gatefold LP version.
sound is better than he even hoped was possible." For many who are REED, LES: Girl On A Motorcycle LP (RED 108 LP) $15.00
prone to wariness with anything ECM-relatable (the label Tibbetts has LP version of the CD found on the RPM label. "Gatefold sleeve and 180
always been associated with since this debut), this is quite a stroke. gram vinyl, plus a free poster included."
GRITS: Rare Birds CD (CUNE 55012) $13.00 MORRICONE, ENNIO: La Donna Invisibile CD (RED 109 CD) $15.00
Second posthumous Cuneiform release by this DC-area progressive "The original soundtrack recording for this 1969 obscure Italian come-
band from the 70's, loosely associated with groups like the Muffins and dy featuring Edda Dell'Orso as vocalist. The CD contains four previous-
Happy The Man. Old-school, largely instrumental 70s prog ensemble ly unreleased tracks. A must for all Morricone's serious fans. Liner notes
interplay with guitar, viola, keyboards, bass & drums. This album was by Roberto Zamori and very cool artwork."
recorded live at a free concert in the backyard at the Muffins' house in MORRICONE, ENNIO: La Donna Invisibile LP (RED 109 LP) $15.00
MD, 1976. MORRICONE, ENNIO: Una Lucertola Con La Pelle Di Donna CD
HAPPY THE MAN: Live CD (CUNE 55014) $13.00 (RED 110 CD) $15.00
"Many people consider HTM to be the finest symphonic rock band that "The original soundtrack recording for this 1971 cult movie (known in
the US has ever produced. This features spirited live versions from their the US as Lizard In A Woman's Skin) directed by the mighty Lucio Fulci.
two long unavailable Arista LPs, some of which are significantly differ- The score perfectly matches this psychodrama murder mystery thriller
ent than the studio versions." involving LSD, psychoanalysis, lesbianism, and extremely gory dream
HAPPY THE MAN: Death's Crown CD (CUNE 55015) $13.00 sequences. The CD contains 6 previously unreleased tracks."
"Composed & performed in late 1974, Death's Crown was written as a MORRICONE, ENNIO: Una Lucertola Con La Pelle Di Donna LP
collaborative work with dancers, actors, lighting & coordinated slide (RED 110 LP) $15.00
shows -- a multi-media event staged at a local dinner theatre in their MORRICONE, ENNIO: Il Gatto A Nove Code LP (RED 111 LP)
hometown. The piece was performed several times, but was not a reg- $15.00
ular part of their repertoire, although parts of the work were regular- MORRICONE, ENNIO: Revolver CD (RED 112 CD) $15.00
ly performed by the band in concert. Rehearsal tapes of the band per- "Long-awaited original soundtrack recording for this 1972 obscure
forming Death's Crown were recently found & this marks the first time Italian crime story (US title: Blood In The Streets) starring Oliver Reed.
that this material has ever been heard." Really fine dramatic score by the Maestro." From Roberto Zamori's
DAAD GALERIE (GERMANY): liner notes: "Morricone reaffirms here his concept that film music can
SUZUKI, AKIO: Tubridge 99-00 CD/BOOK (DAAD 108 CD) $19.00 (or rather, must) claim its own independence regarding style, contents
CD and book (48 pages, numerous photos, text in German & Japanese), and form. The elegance of the orchestration, made all the more evi-
documenting an installation at the DAAD Galerie in Berlin, featuring dent by the resolute orchestra direction of the talented, late Nicolai,
sounds recorded in the New Taiza Tunnel in Tango, Kyoto, in Oct., 1999. makes this core one of the more interesting works of the Roman com-
" The book documents the capture and subsequent offering of auto- poser in the series of detective stories and thrillers."
tunnel recordings in a gallery setting, fed through extensive lengths of MORRICONE, ENNIO: Revolver LP (RED 112 LP) $15.00
corrugated plastic tubing, routed throughout the space, then altered "180 gram vinyl in a gatefold sleeve."
in real time through excessive sway and helicopter motions by Suzuki ORTOLANI, RIZ: Mondo Candido CD (RED 113 CD) $15.00
himself. The CD presents the raw auto-tunnel recordings made mid- "The original soundtrack recording for this 1974 cool erotic adaptation
October 1999 in the New Taiza Tunnel in Tagno, Kyoto Japan. The zen of Voltaire's Candide, directed by the duo Iacopetti/Prosperi. Another
nature of the collected field recordings translate them into one of the great score by Ortolani after the worldwide success of the mighty
more memorable sets of table music; the optimal background rum- Mondo Cane. Liner notes by Roberto Zamori. Beautiful artwork, and
blings to your day to day grind." the first time available on CD format."
DAGORED (ITALY): ORTOLANI, RIZ: Mondo Candido LP (RED 113 LP) $15.00
"180 gram vinyl in gatefold sleeve."
MORRICONE, ENNIO: Morricone 2000 LP (RED 105 LP) $15.00
MORRICONE, ENNIO: Giu' La Testa LP (RED 114 LP) $15.00
"180 gram vinyl, and comes in a gatefold sleeve."
LP-only release. "Unforgettable original soundtrack recording for this
MORRICONE, ENNIO: Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene
1972 classic spaghetti western (known in the US as Duck, You Sucker,
CD (RED 106 CD) $15.00
or A Fistful of Dynamite) by cult director Sergio Leone. Definitely one
"The original soundtrack recording for a 1970 obscure Italian thriller.
of Morricone's best works. 11 tracks, great artwork. Free poster includ-
Featuring Edda Dell'Orso and I Cantori Moderni. Contains a previously
ed. 180 gram vinyl in gatefold sleeve."
unreleased track. A must for all of Morricone's serious fans." "The
music for the film, represented in its complete form for the first time DAILY BREAD MINISTRIES:
on this release, is certainly soaked with atmospheres and touching sen- DAMON: Song Of A Gypsy CD (DAMON) $13.00
sation. The style and keys of Ennio return in this score in the most sub- New reissue of US private pressing monster from the late 60s. This has
lime way, surely complimented by the voice, unequalled and unsur- been booted twice before (UK's Afterglow and on LP via the "fuck
passed, of soprano Edda Dell'Orso." -- Roberto Zamori. you" Fanny label out of Belgium), but this is the first legit issue, from
MORRICONE, ENNIO: Le Foto Proibite Di Una Signora Per Bene LP original masters, via the resurfaced hands of Damon himself. Originally
(RED 106 LP) $15.00 recorded in 1969 and released in some micro-quantity of non-distrib-
180 gram vinyl with gatefold sleeve. uted LPs, the album documents Damon's travelling-gypsy-psych con-
NICOLAI, BRUNO: Agente Speciale LK Operazione Re Mida CD coction and will either blow you into the stratosphere with it's precise
(RED 107 CD) $15.00 period-evocations, or have you in a rage of tears. Personally, I find the
"The original soundtrack recording for a 1967n spy comedy from cult exotic percussion, the lovely zap-fuzz psych guitar and the invigorat-

ingly heart-stopping hippie-era insight of Mr. Damon’s lyrical genius tar. Who Is Yahdoosh? is a series of five psychic phenomena manifest-
one of life’s more rewarding small pleasures. The final track, “The Road ed as extended audio dreams of the secret Autobahn exit in Brooklyn."
of Life,” a metaphysical battle where “some wear suits, some wear KNOX, CHRIS: Almost CD (DBC 220) $9.00
beads,” caps off one of the finest philosophical acid-comedy records of "New Zealand's greatest singer/songwriter, Chris Knox, has been the
all time. pivotal figure in its scene for more than 20 years, with the Enemy, Toy
DAMON: Gypsy Ehyes CD (DAMON 2) $13.00 Love and his long-running duo Tall Dwarfs, as well as on his own. Of
A surprising comeback album nearly 30s after the legendary Damon course, Chris is an astonishingly prolific songwriter, and he writes a lot
album came out. Unlike so many psych "big-ticket" albums that have of great songs that, for one reason or another, haven't fit on his full
come out in the last decade that were nothing more than purely ridicu- length albums. Hence Almost -- ten delicious, never-before-recorded
lous (anybody hear the reunion's from The Dark, Bent Wind, Marcus?), songs that have been kicking around his live repertoire for years, blast-
this record seems to maintain a similar spirit to the original intent. ed onto tape in a single day."
What a dude. "Damon, the Gypsy, returns after years of obscurity to MAGICK HEADS: Transvection CD (DBC 222) $13.00
present us with his new album. It bears the typical Damon trademark "Transvection is the act of riding through the air on a stick or a broom,
of haunting, hypnotic melodies, with lyrics that overflow with reflec- and the Magick Heads' glorious ride spanned almost a decade. Natives
tive thoughts of love and life that convey a deep-seated wisdom that of Dunedin, New Zealand, driven by the songwriting prowess of Robert
will affect each and everyone of us in one way or another. As in the Scott (of the Bats and the Clean) and the throbbingly gorgeous singing
original Song of A Gypsy, this new album will leave the listener with a of Jane Sinnott (a near soundalike for the young Sandy Denny), they
much deeper insight into life itself, as well as the meaning of life itself, released two exquisite albums on Flying Nun and a couple of EPs.
that most of us couldn't even begin to comprehend. Before they called it a day, they assembled this collection of levitation-
DAMLA (GERMANY): al performances from their entire career: studio recordings, live tracks,
3 HUR -EL: Hürel Arsivi LP (DAMLA 002) $17.00 radio sessions, and 4-track demos -- 13 never heard songs and three
"German vinyl-only reissue of a Diskotür (Turkey) LP recorded in 1974 radically different versions of Magick Heads classics. Delicious he
& released in 1976. From my fundamental (at best) understanding of sang/she sang harmonies, the savory friction of acoustic guitars against
the Turkish tongue accumulated through some rather sketchy internet- electrics, backing by members of the 3Ds -- it's all here, and it's all
based Turkish-English translation schemes, I gather that this is the sec- exquisite."
ond album from Hürel brothers Onur (electric bass guitar, vocals), FLY ASHTRAY: Sawgrass Subligette CD (DBC 223) $13.00
Feridun (electric/acoustic guitar, saz, vocals, percussion), and Haldun "Formed in 1983, Fly Ashtray are the captains of a scene that's been
(drumset, percussion, the pilot-shaded 'Barry' to Feridun's lady killer bubbling ever since then. They bridge the gap between New York City's
'Andy'). The scalar/tonal differences & the use of tradition classical/folk tradition of smart, tricky, wiry guitar bands and its new breed of twist-
instrumentation make this & all other Turkish psych music pretty damn ed sound-sculptors. They've spent the last few years recording moun-
far-out. I know this is a tired, tired selling point intended for the weak tains of material and reworking and processing it in their famous
but there's actually some really stellar/transcendental fuzz guitar on Brooklyn space Rubulad- sometimes into tense, whiplash swift song
here (sort of an eastern Clapton/Ax Genrich/Davie Allan hybrid) and forms, sometimes into abstract smears of sound, more often both at
some of the most in-the-pocket funk-plod kit this side of Bill Ward. An once. Sawgrass Subligette is their richest disc to date, playing up both
oasis in a sea of worthless 'heavy-psych stunners'. A real find." -- their non-obvious sense of humor and their dizzying sonic intensity."
Hrvatski. DEBUG (GERMANY):
DARK BELOVED CLOUD: VA: Hartwaren 1 12" (DEBUG 001) $9.00
UNCLE WIGGLY: Farfetchedness CD (DBC 216) $13.00 12" compilation of German electronic music, put together by Triple R
"Long running psych-pop trio Uncle Wiggly have been locked in their in the name of the illustrious German dance culture magazine, De:Bug.
Brooklyn studio, Rubulad, and working on Farfetchedness continually Features new tracks from M:I:5, DJ Rush, Jammin' Unit, Toktok and
for almost three years now, and it's their instrumental masterwork, a Christian/Daniel (Marcus Schmickler).
dazzlingly intricate, nuanced piece of on-the-cheap studio genius. DECODE (GERMANY):
Imagine if Henry Cow and the early 80s Fall had collaborated on a RELAIS: 1336 CD (DCR 04 CD) $15.00
wordless psychedelic album, or if The Faust Tapes had fermented for 25 "Hamburg musician Tom Fleishchauer has been active as an organizer
years before poking its head up, and you'll be on the right track. of several remarkable events, such as the Dub Conferences, or his
Shivering guitar rock sandstorms, tangly overdubbed/edited improvisa- recent house/techno club called Drift, as well as being a musician in
tions and sampladelic home recordings link arms and somersault for- bands like Faith Healer, Schwester Schwester, Rossburger Report (on
ward in tandem, magically shaping forms out of the chaos and vice the 4AD label), and as sound engineer to the likes of Blumfeld. Here is
versa." his debut CD on Decode recordings: 1336. It pictures musical land-
HATTIFATTENERS: Rabbit Rabbit CD (DBC 217) $13.00 scapes and atmospheric impressions created by reduction and analog
"Occupying a space exactly halfway between Can & the Shaggs, the warmth. A very personal and emotional album, in 61 compact and
Hattifatteners have had dozens of members wander through their homogenous mintues Relais covers the wide range from warm, organ-
ranks. The present disc involves several stray members of God Is My Co- ic, minimal electronic (like the melancholy opener 'Erik', a tribute to
Pilot, Chan Marshall (Cat Power), Syd Straw, Alexa Firat (of the original Erik Satie, or 'Rekonvaleszenz', a dark Coil-like epoch), through soulful
Silver Jews), James Kavoussi (Fly Ashtray), a 14 year old violinist, and a house tunes and Detroit inspired techno, to disturbing sound scenarios
number of people who only speak Finnish. Rabbit Rabbit is a testament like the Gescom-esque track 'Radiojet'."
to the power of positive peculiarity, love for the children's books of SCARCUBEM: 47'17 Präsenz CD (DCR 06 CD) $15.00
Finnish author Tove Jansson, and what can happen when improvisa- "The photographer Marc Horger and Martin 'Scube' first met each
tion, songwriting, and claw-hammer-style tape splicing meet." other when both helped to organize the electronic music party series
WORLD (OF DREAMS): Who Is Yahdoosh? CD (DBC 219) $13.00 'Bewegungsgruppe' in Ulm. They started to combine their own elec-
"World (of Dreams) is Wm. Berger, genius guitarist of Uncle Wiggly and tronic music projects in a common live act. What started as the combi-
occasional member of Smack Dab, the Gamma Rays, and Princess nation of two names for a common live project very soon resulted in
Superstar. This is his homage to and fantasia on the sound he loves: the tracks that they produced together. That Marc and Scube started with
sound of Faust, Harmonia and Karuna Khyal, of steam-thick, mind- playing live instead of producing records first is one of the main dif-
warping textures, prickly electronic drones and spidery psychedelic gui- ferences between them and most other electronic music projects.

That's the reason why they started with really ripe music even on their This is the "mass market" version of this album, on Pauline Oliveros'
first releases, and it is no surprise that all the reviews for their first label (limited, hand-designed version found on the Magic If label).
works on Heimelektro Ulm were very good or even excellent. "Carrier includes samples and loops from material recorded for demo
47'17'Präsenz is the first album of Scarcubem, as vinyl on Heimelektro tapes by Harald Bode, inventor of the Bode Vocoder and owner/oper-
Ulm and as a CD on the Hamburg based label Decode. With this ator of Bode Sound Company. These loops included historic recordings
release, Scarcubem finally show that there is no suitable place for them by musician/video artist, Steina Vasulka playing her violin through the
in the Warp/Rephlex-corner, where some journalists tried to put them Bode Vocoder in the early nineteen seventies." Essentially a series of
at first. They've already invented their own universe of a popmusic for (re)constructions featuring the talents of Pauline Oliveros (accordion,
the next century." signal, processing), Andrew Deutsch (bells, music box, loops, synthesiz-
KIM, ILL-YOUNG: Spielzeug CD (DCR 07 CD) $15.00 er, voice, signal processing), and Peer Bode (son of Harald, text, voice,
"Ill-Young Kim might be known to some of you through his appear- Bode Vocoder). Said vocoder seems to involve some sort of primitive
ance on the German VIVA channel or his recent movie St.Pauli Nights time-lag-accumulator technology and emitted sonics tweak the ear-cil-
by Söhnke Wortmann. Otherwise you might meet him in a café or a iae just enough to induce a furthered state of altered-reality. This
Cologne video rental store. His musical debut Spielzeug actually shows record is the rare example of contemporary electronic actions being
what the Cologne guy is doing most of his time: sitting at home and consumed by the artists' affinity for obscured past technological
making crazy-funky music. Ill-Young is picking beats, whirling them feats/invention. Really great." -- Hrvatski.
around and creating new fragments with cut and paste. Filtered OLIVEROS/ANDREW DEUTSCH, PAULINE: Springs CD (DL 09)
melodies are lifting you to heaven while the holy bass is giving the $13.00
right punch for the floor and fantastic melodies release you from your "Springs is comprised of duo recordings by Pauline Oliveros (accordion)
earthy existence. Far away from scene-codes and Teutonic headmusic and Andrew Deutsch (electronics, modified television, bells), recorded
plays Ill-Young plays with his beats, kicks off with some funny voices over the last four years. Deutsch then remixed them keeping in mind a
and his favorite cartoon characters while loving old school synths and quote from Oliveros' book Software For People, 'Unity through variety
out of tune pianos. He arranges his music with more happenings per -- variety through unity... the transient swirling of leaves, the static
minute than you can easily (under)stand, just to keep himself from get- nature of the foundation (variety), the direction of the moving sound
ting bored. The result could be called complex high energy electro-pop (variety). How can unity dominate without destroying variety and vice
(or whatever), which might cause some synapses or legs to take up versa? How can the two principles illuminate each other? Like two mir-
heavy movements. This is pure electro-fun on 17 tracks like they never rors held opposite, each reflecting the other.' Track 2 is dedicated to
came out of the plug. So do what you wanna do, Ill-Young does the Tetsu Inoue. Full color art by Deutsch."
same. And by the way, he loves Plaid, Clear and Rephlex, just to give DEFOCUS MUSIC (UK):
you a clue." APHELION: Click 12" (FOC 353) $9.00
KIM, ILL-YOUNG: Spielzeug 2LP (DCR 07 LP) $18.00 "Aphelion have been going strong for nine years, and yet before now
RELAIS: Erik -- Remixes (DCR 08) $9.00 they have only unleashed two 12" singles on their audience. The first
"Relais´ electronic homage to Eric Satie, as the opening track of his was released in 1995 -- and is still in demand since they only had the
upcoming album 1336 finds here two very different interpretations courage to press 250 copies. The second came out in 1996 -- where they
from two of the most anticipated young German electronic acts. managed to double their courage to 500 copies. Their music has been
Christoph De Babalon, known from his releases on Alex Empire´s described as sounding somewhere between B-12 and Global
Digital Hardcore Label and his own Label CrossFade EnterTainment, Communication." The label is now known as Defocus.
delivers some serious dark and hitting breakcore. Taking the melan- DELOS:
cholic piano loop from the original he changes the downbeat atmos-
ROCKMORE, CLARA: The Art Of the Theremin CD (DE 1014)
phere into a kicking fast drum & bass monster. Scarcubem stick to their
$11.00
fantastic warm electronica and make this remix one of their best tracks
Clara Rockmore (theremin) and Nadia Reisenberg (piano) doing ver-
ever. Based on the influences of early Autechre or Boards of Canada
sions of Rachmaninoff, De Gall, Stravinsky, Ravel, Tchaikovsky, etc.
they create their own little electronic universum. Tom Fleishauer, aka
Although first issued in in 1987, this CD has come to much new atten-
Relias, gives the 12" the finishing touch with two of his own tracks."
tion in the last couple of years, due to the fabulous film documentary
DEEP LISTENING: Theremin: An Electronic Odyssey which features amazing footage of
DEEP LISTENING BAND: Tosca Salad CD (DL 03) $13.00 Rockmore, as well as the unbelievable tale of the instrument's inven-
1995 release. "A tasty variety of free improvisations excerpted from tor, Leon Theremin. "Clara Rockmore, a pioneer of the theremin,
recordings of Deep Listening Band rehearsals and of the Band in con- apparently came out of retirement to make this recording. The
cert (1992-95). Band members Pauline Oliveros (just tuned accordion, theremin, which sounds vaguely like an excited female soprano, is one
French horn, electronics), Stuart Dempster (trombone, didjeridu, gar- of the earliest electronic instruments, in which the player uses the
den hose, electronics) and David Gamper (just tuned piano, organ, motion of her hands to play distinct notes. If the instrument sounds
electronics) are featured exploiting the sonoric and spatial palette of familiar to you, it is because Miklo Rosza used it to great effect in
the Expanded Instrument System. Performers Julie Lyon Rose (voice), Hitchcock's Spellbound in 1945. It became so identified with that film
Fritz Hauser (perc.), Urs Leimgruber (saxophones), Ben Neill that it was seldom used again. But on this recording the instrument
(mutantrumpet), Joe McPhee (reeds, pocket trumpet), Joe Giardullo soars through Rachmaninov's 'Vocalise,' Saint-Saens' full throated 'The
(reeds, flute), Ellen Fullman, Nigel Jacobs and Elise Gould (long Swan', and other selections by Tchaikovsky and Stravinsky. Rockmore is
stringed instruments) appear as guest artists. A wonderful chronologi- extraordinary in this first commercial recording of her work. It was pro-
cal acoustic essay of the Band's work over the last two years." duced by none other than electronic music pioneer Robert Moog. The
MCPHEE QUINTET, JOE: Common Threads CD (DL 04) $13.00 theremin produces a throbbing vibrato that will at first amaze you,
Recorded live in Seattle, 10/19/95. McPhee (pocket trumpet, tenor and then delight you, and finally overwhelm you -- if it doesn't send you
soprano saxophones), Stuart Dempster (trombone, didjeridu and little running from the room."
instruments), Loren Dempster (cello), Eyvind Kang (violin and erhu), DELSIN (THE NETHERLANDS):
Michael Bisio (bass).
CIM: Service Pack 12" (DELSIN 05) $9.00
BODE/ANDREW DEUTSCH/PAULINE OLIVEROS, PEER: Carrier CD
"Very nice record by UK's Cim. An instant classic, featuring 8 abstract
(DL 08) $13.00
electronic tracks with beautiful melodies and different rhythm pat-

terns." ing for Deluxe Records. Featuring ten extended songs and 100 locked
AARDVARCK: Non Spoken 12" (DELSIN 06) $9.00 grooves, Transfer teems with the raw and processed sounds of scarred,
"Six dope abstract beat tracks by Aardvarck, one of the scarce Dutch stuttering, skippings CDs of: Latin freestyle, Floyd organ doodles, bro-
quality DJs. Aardvarck (a.k.a. Mike Kivits) has been active in the music ken hip-hop, choral music, overmodulated disco, chirping narration
scene for over ten years as a DJ and also with David and Sandor Caron (from The TDK Guide to Making Perfect Recordings of Your CDs), pierc-
as part of Relaxo Abstracto. This release features string sounds six times ing test-tones, and truckloads of nasty glitches and bleeps. Avoiding
deep along with undercooled and complex structured beats, ending up the frigid, overly serious stance that typifies certain European noise-
somewhere between Japan's DJ Krush and Detroit's Urban Tribe." practitioners through their humorously loose DIY approach, Transfer
LUCKY & EASY: I Would Do Anything For A Dairylea 12" (DELSIN strikes a balance between utterly free digital noise and structured,
07) $9.00 rhythmic composition in which the sounds of CDs skipping are built
"Second release by Scotland's Lucky & Easy, after their impressive into extended songs that veer from pounding tech-house to shimmer-
debut on the Ampoule label. Side A fully hosts the 16 minute long epic ing Steve Reich-esque pattern music. With the time frame of locked
'Puddled Up' -- a smooth, surrealistic soundscape with layered rhythms grooves allowing only 1.8 seconds to work in, many of the locked
and tempo changes reminding of Plaid's rhythm stuff meeting the grooves resolve into a hypnotic 4/4 techno minimalism paced at exact-
string sounds of Boards of Canada and Bola. A unique thing. Side B ly 133.33 bpm, recalling the steady pulse of locked-groove vinyl
combines the smooth melodies with more energetic breaks in fetishists like Thomas Brinkmann and Institut Fur Feinmotorik but gen-
'Chippoke' and 'Scrotum Ear Lobe', somewhat like older Black Dog erated entirely from CD-based means. While much of Transfer is sur-
stuff, and with slower house beats in the track 'Blosum'. But most of prisingly dancefloor-compatible, other tracks find garbled Motown
all, it's somewhat hard to compare with others, as Lucky & Easy have classics perversely reassembling themselves."
their very own unique sound." BLECTUM FROM BLECHDOM: The Messy Jesse Fiesta CD (DLX
PLASM NESONIC: Automated Choice Response 12" (DELSIN 08) 007) $13.00
$9.00 "After the previous Snauses & Mallards 12" on Kit Clayton's Orthlorng
"From the USA is Plasm Nesonic, another new artist on the Delsin label, Musork label, comes Blectum from Blechdom's first full length on
coming across with four varied pieces of fine, moody music. Smooth Deluxe. A hyper mish-mash of sounds where hissy field recordings and
tracks in some sort of downtempo jazzy techno, somewhat in between vocal cut-ups (a la Stock, Hausen & Walkman, V/VM, or Lucky Kitchen)
the Black Dog's Spanners style and Titonton/Morgan Geist/Dego things. segue into frenetic techno, electro breakbeats, and acid squelches (a la
All the tracks combine jazzy and funky elements with warm synth early Aphex Twin). Blectum from Blechdom's perverse, whimsical sensi-
sounds and subtle soulful rhythms." bility merges with skilled programming and composition, resulting in
NORKEN: The Lost Day 12" (DELSIN 09) $9.00 intriguingly fractured electronic pop with demented childlike melodies
"Delsin records is pleased to present new material by Norken after his and dynamic 'four on the floor' techno."
acclaimed Soul Static Bureau album. Lee Norris became known with his MATMOS: The West CD (DLX 212 CD) $13.00
releases as Metamatics, through the now defunkt Clear-label and is CD version of the previous vinyl-only release, with one bonus track.
nowadays running his label Neo Ouija. This EP hosts four tracks con- "On this release Matmos collaborate with a diverse selection of friends
tinuing the style of his previous Norken releases. Four tracks consisting [including Dave Pajo, guitar (Aerial M, Tortoise), Chris Guttmacher,
of very soulful sounds and smooth melodies together with more for- drums, Mark Lightcap, guitar, jew's harp, Steve Goodfriend, drums
ward beats or more sophisticated breakbeats. Very cool tracks, which (The For Carnation) Kris Force, viola, violin, Mike Martinez, guitar, Jay
are best to be compared with stuff done by Jon Beltran, Carl Craig and Lesser, custom electronics (LSR, Disc)]. Limited stock...
his own Metamatics of cours. Beautiful things!" DERAILED:
DELUXE: TRIUMPH 2000: Phazed & Confused CD (MDMA 04) $13.00
BALANCE MAN: Well Balanced Meal CD (DLX 004 CD) $13.00 "The new project from Richard Formby of Spacemen 3 and Spectrum.
"Flows seamlessly through many moods and environments, from the Phazed & Confused: the futurist's theme tune of yesteryear brought
frenetic beauty of "Frog and Bomb", with a cool interplay of vibes and back from the dead via the use of songs scientifically crafted with the
a children's toy, to the constantly evolving structures of 'Billy Monday' aid of signal processors, oscillators, harmoniums, dulcimer sitars, and
and 'Astronomical Gumdrop'. Jeremy Goody has also been known as all manners of analog synthesizers and samplers, giving Triumph 2000
Flemme Fatale, one third of drum n' bass combo HSO, which released their trademark 'Antiquated Sound of the Future'.; they moodswing by
a 12" on Drop Beat Records. In addition, he is also a member of instru- juxtaposing instrumentals (that alternately pull from the bloodstream
mental 5 piece Jakarta, who have an LP due out early next year on Zum of Nino Rota and the most engaging elements of Krautrock) with the
Media." psychedelic rock stylings of such bands as Spiritualized and Syd Barrett-
ELECTRIC BIRDS: CD (DLX 005 CD) $13.00 era Pink Floyd, without ever feeling unnatural or jarring."
"From the shimmering chimes & vibes of the opener 'Windy Hill', to the SONS OF SILENCE VS. RONNIE & CLYDE: 12" (MDMA 1002) $6.00
Steve Reich-esque organ pulses of 'Parallelogram', on this debut CD, US pressing of an EP on Leaf in the UK. "Both did a track and then gave
Electric Birds focuses on texture and mood, creating organic electronic it to the other to remix, and what comes out is two sides of 12" vinyl
music that evokes nocturnal moments, arctic glaciers, desert suns, and packed with the sounds of POW!"
decaying urban environments. Using computers, keyboards, guitars, KRUST: "True Stories"/"Cold War" 12" (MDMA 1004) $6.00
and found sounds, Electric Birds make compelling, layered composi- "As the antithesis of Roni Size, Krust has always thrown the longer,
tions that steer clear of MIDI-based predictability but still flow, demon- darker shadow, with his ear finely tuned to the mammoth pulse of a
strating both chops at rhythm programming and an ear for intriguing distressed urban soundscape. Lalo Schiffrin-styled orchestrated dark-
texture. Similiar to recent works by Nobukazu Takemura, label mates ness and sci-fi effects swing alongside lo-fi strings, whilst relentless
Matmos, or Mouse On Mars, each song teems with multiple ideas, pat- beats and a mega-distorted Bristol bassline attack your solar plexus."
terns and structures: tranquil tones shift gear into frenetic, chattering DEXTER'S CIGAR:
techno; digital collages are paired with delicate guitar figures. Across SQUIRREL BAIT: 12" (DEX 10 LP) $7.00
this variable terrain, The Electric Birds CD remains an eclectic yet "Squirrel Bait, like Ronald Reagan, represents an era of unlimited pos-
focused work, born of a true fascination with sound, that injects elec- sibilities." --R. Nedelkoff.
tronic music with some much needed personality and intimacy." SQUIRREL BAIT: Skag Heaven LP (DEX 11) $9.00
DISC: Transfer LP (DLX 006 LP) $8.50 Debut full length, pre-Big Wheel and Love Jones. "This is the sound of
"CD-skipping electronic group Disc unleash Transfer, their first record-
mature, later 'Bait." (Insert gunshot sounds here). Scratch Orchestra was formed by Cornelius Cardew, Howard Skempton
GASTR DEL SOL: The Serpentine Similar CD (DEX 13) $12.00 and Micheal Parsons in 1968. Performing into the mid-seventies, the
Reissue of the debut Gastr Del Sol album from 1993, first issued by highly variant line-ups could include some of the following mem-
Teenbeat. A post-Bastro duo at the time, consisting of David Grubbs bers:Stella Cardew, Brian Eno, Lou Gare, David Jackman, Dave Smith,
and Bundy K. Brown, pre-Jim O'Rourke. John McEntire added percus- Michael Nyman, Tom Phillips, Eddie Prevost, Keith Rowe, John Tilbury
sion. Advertised as the "1st ever post-rock LP!" & numerous others. There has been little recorded evidence of the
GASTR DEL SOL: The Serpentine Similar LP (DEX 13 LP) $9.00 Scratch Orchestra to date (there was an LP from 1971, Great Learning
DGC: Disc which appeared as part of the Deutsche Grammaphone Avant
METHENY, PAT: Zero Tolerance For Silence CD (DGC) $14.00 Garde boxset).
Warehouse find of the last 20 copies of this otherwise-o/p CD from JACKMAN, DAVID: Machine Guns 7" (DS 26) $12.00
1994. A classic, idiosyncratic, aggressive solo guitar work. "An incendi- "Two new tracks using the archive recordings of the Imperial War
ary work by an unpredictable master, a challenge to the challengers..." Museum in London as a sound source. Again, these recordings mark
-- Thurston Moore. another departure from his previous work and are bound to leave
DIAL (GERMANY): some people confused. Edition of 400 copies."
VA: Dial 00 EP 12" (DIAL 00) $9.00 DIFFERENT DRUMMER (UK):
New imprint from Hamburg's electronic scene. A three-artist compila- EUPHONIC: CD (DIF CD1) $15.00
tion of "abstract minimal," featuring: Lawrence (member of unnamed Euphonic are Rob Henry and Nick Trim, with their debut album on a
Ladomat 2000 group), Pawel (aka Turner, also a Ladomat recording new label run by the Rockers Hifi in the UK. "Euphonic recorded this
artist) and Carsten Jost. "Fresh 4 tracker working disparate sonic piece- album in Brooklyn with members of the ultra-cool Wordsound collec-
meal wisely; your standard fare reverse-feed/(ne)gated kicks, well-wise tive. The music is a collaborative affair with various like minded sus-
if not rhythmically confusing/useless disco loops, a Smiths loop run pects drawn in part from Rob and Nick's friends from the Brooklyn hip
through the Filterbank™, etc... There's even a nice one on here based hop underground, including Dr. Israel, Soothsayer, and Trymystic Sound
around the timbres of the stock consumer-grade (as if to imply the exis- System. Euphonic fuse intricate programming and behemoth bass lines
tence of a 'pro-line') Casio keyboard arpeggiator that drifts rather with more traditional jazz/blues instrumentation and vocals to produce
pleasantly into BOC land, even with it's quarterly placement reminder. a diverse and varied selection of aural pleasures, beats for all."
Quite enjoyable..." -- Hrvatski. PAINTED VAN: The Return Of Tyrone Tibbs CD (DIF CD2) $15.00
DIE STADT (GERMANY): "Pained Van is Scott Tinsley, ascending from dancefloor success with
the Cleveland City label to record an album for Different Drummer that
HAFLER TRIO, THE: Hljodmynd CD (DS 01 CD) $21.00
fuses funk with deep dark hip-hop beats to convey a summertime on
"Die Stadt is exceptionally pleased to finally announce at the same
the chain gang feeling, a stunning and passionate re-interpretation of
time the release of DS 01: the first full length CD release by The Hafler
the blues from a cheap sampling keyboard, a home made mixing desk
Trio in years. The music featured here was specially composed by
and pair of old BSR decks. You could call it street music for the 21st cen-
Andrew M. McKenzie for an exhibition with Icelandic visual artist Erla
tury, a breath of fresh air in the rarified realms of electronica, a timely
Thorarinsdottir in Reykjavik, Iceland in 1995. A 60 minute long track
and radical synthesis of hip-hop, jazz, rare groove and house -- or you
that shows The Hafler Trio's very own style of ambient music. The CD
could just listen to the music."
comes in a special cloth digipack with embossed cover and a full color
LOOP TROOP: King Of Disco'in CD (DIF CD3) $15.00
12 page booklet. Edition of 1000 copies."
"Loop Troop is Scott Tinsley, who makes albums that are not slick, but
DUNCAN, JOHN: Crucible CD (DS 18) $19.00
dirty and raw, electronica from the street on an experimental hip-hop
"The material on this CD by sound and performance artist John Duncan
tip. One of the new generation of post hip-hop sound sorcerers who
was first performed at an outdoor concert in Topolo Event Festival,
are combining the bass pressure of dub with radical mixology, Loop
July, 1997, Italy. From the liner notes: 'The water there tastes sweet,
Troop plays with low end textures and spoken word samples, offering
one of the few places on earth where it's possible to drink directly from
us an album that stands as a metaphor for what architect Rem
local springs. It rains often -- the concert was nearly cancelled because
Koolhaas calls 'the culture of congestion'. With it's pressure cooker aes-
of the lightning storms that went on all day, and the audience stood
thetic and dirty timbres, deconstructed grooves and sparse, hypnotic
under umbrellas in the rain to listen.' The CD comes in a special wood-
melodies, The King of Disco'in shows us the light at the end of the ill-
en box with printed material enclosed. Playing time approx. 23 min-
bient tunnel. Loop Troop rhythm manifesto: to break down sound bar-
utes."
riers, season the musical manna with disparate hip-hop flavours from
RUTMAN, ROBERT'S STEEL CELLO ENSEMBLE: Zuhh!! Muttie
old and new school, and top it all off with a generous dose of dub sen-
Mum!! CD (DS 20) $19.00
sibility."
"Born in 1932 in Berlin, Rutman lived for a long time in the US where
VA: Son Of Bastard Tracks CD (DIF CD4) $15.00
he studied art between 1956-1992 and where he later in the 1970s
"An independent label with roots firmly planted in the deepest of
founded the Steel Cello Ensemble featuring various players over the
modern experimental beats. From Birmingham to Bournemouth via
years. The music was produced on steel instruments like the Bow Chime
New Zealand, we have gathered a unique and freestyle colLection of
or the Steel Cello that were built by Rutman himself earlier on. Up until
previously unreleased downtempo head nodders. Whilst orbiting plan-
today there have been a dozen solo and group releases. The players on
et hip-hop, this compilation has more grooves. Call it down town soul
this CD were Bob Rutman, Rudi Mose (drummer of Die Haut and
sounds for the breakbeat generation. Call it ahead of its time, call it
Einstürzend Neubauten), Matthias Bauer and Carsten Tiedemann."
Son of Bastard Tracks. Features exclusive tracks from: Schizoid Man,
ORGANUM: birds' wings were glued to their bodies and their
Euphonic, Soundproof, Chuck Buckley Experience, Appaloosa, Tiny
feet froze CD (DS 21) $19.00
Lion, Looptroop, Brains Unchained, The Tapeheads, DJ Bigfoot, Short
...to the ground."New full length CD release by Organum, three tracks
Fuse, Lo-Max.
recorded in 1997. Players: David Jackman, Robert Hampson, Michael
PRE FADE LISTENING: Way Back Home CD (DIF CD5) $15.00
Prime, Emma O'Bong, Matt Fox. Limited edition of 700 copies."
"Dub music is like a long echo delay, looping through time.
SCRATCH ORCHESTRA, THE: London 1969 10" (DS 23) $16.00
Regenerating every few years, sometimes so quiet that only a disciple
"Two recordings made during the first public performance by The
could hear, sometimes shatteringly loud, dub unpicks music, spreading
Scratch Orchestra. The concert took place on the first of November,
out a song or a groove over a vast landscape of peaks and deep trench-
1969, at Hampstead Town Hall, London. Edition of 350 copies." The

es, extending the hooks and beats to vanishing point. The loop is 1995 compilation of early DHR tracks from Killout Trash, Atari Teenage
strong at the moment, with the dub factor apparent in the work of Riot, EC8OR, Alec Empire, Shizuo, Sonic Subjunkies, Hanin, DJ Bleed,
many of the more interesting artists of recent years. When you double Christiph de Babalon. Some tracks are from early DHR EPs and other
or dub, you replicate, reinvent, make one or many versions. There is no are exclusive to this comp.
such thing as an original mix, since music stored on multi-track tape, EC8OR: CD (DHR 003 CD) $14.00
samples or floppy disc is just a collection of bits. The composition has First full length from 1995. The duo of Patric C. + Gina (programming,
already been decomposed by the technology. This musical revolution lyrics, vocals. All tracks produced on Amiga 500.
stemmed originally from Jamaica -- in particular the tiny studio once EC8OR: 2LP (DHR 003 LP) $15.00
run by the late King Tubby in Kingston. Sometimes we still underesti- Double vinyl version.
mate the profound influence of reggae: it's brilliant, skewed method- EMPIRE, ALEC: The Destroyer CD (DHR 004 CD) $14.00
ology, it's confusing stellar panoply of engineers, DJs, producers, musi- The first Alec Empire solo album on DHR, recorded 1994-96.
cians, stars and crooks. The resurgence came through electronic music. EMPIRE, ALEC: The Destroyer 2LP (DHR 004 LP) $15.00
Crews such as Pre Fade Listening from Hannover, Germany, have suc- Double vinyl version.
cessfully integrated Dub into MIDI-based music, to create a kind of (C, PATRIC): The Horrible Plans of Flex Busterman CD (DHR 005
electronic music that recognises black science fiction and street culture CD) $14.00
as an essential component of European electronica. Long delay, short Game soundtrackery produced by EC8OR's Patric C. "Produced by
delay, space echo, reverb, flange, phase, noise gate, echo feedback, Patric C. on Amiga 500 and Commodore 64 in Spanbau-Berlin in 1996.
shotgun snare, rubber bass, zipping highs, cavernous bottom; the "A perfect combination of arcade and future punk adventure!" --
effects displace time, shift the beat, heighten a mood, suspend a Video Corner.
moment. No coincidence that the nearest approximation to dub is the (C, PATRIC): The Horrible Plans of Flex Busterman 2LP (DHR 005
sonar transmit pulses, reverberations and echoes of underwater echo LP) $15.00
ranging. Urban, rural, tropic, aquatic, lo-tech, mystical, using the mix- DE BABALON, CHRISTOPH: If You're Into It, I'm Out Of It CD (DHR
ing board as a pictorial instrument, establishing the illusion of a vast 008 CD) $14.00
soundstage and then dropping instruments in and out like characters 1997 classic.
in a drama. Different Drummer -- where some things have to be EC8OR: World Beaters CD (DHR 009 CD) $14.00
believed to be seen." "Patric C. and Gina D'Orio formed Ec8or in 1995 after meeting at a
VA: Spliffen Sie Englische? CD (DIF CD6) $15.00 DHR show in Berlin. The first track they put down was 'Discriminate
"All people Rockers HiFI met or turned on to whilst working in Against The Next Fashionsucker You Meet -- It's A Raver'. Realizing
Germany – this is music from people whose music they have respected they had the same opinions about music they decided to carry on work-
and loved over the last year or so. A real mixture with mellow under- ing together. Ec8or's new album World Beaters was recorded in Patric
tones, more downbeat than upbeat. Class in a glass and never too goa- and Gina's flat in Berlin, features a cover of 'Dirt' by Iggy & The
tee-stroking for it´s own good. A quality and refreshingly different Stooges. In common with other DHRartists there is a strong political
release from Different Drummer, hitting their stride more and more motivation behind their music and lyrics, and one hell of a great
these days with releases that are deeply underground yet strangely noise."
accessible. Post hip hop sound sorcery to the cognescenti." Tracks from EC8OR: World Beaters LP (DHR 009 LP) $13.00
A Forrest Mighty Black, Karma, Beanfield, Megashira, Marschmellos, "Patric C. and Gina D'Orio formed Ec8or in 1995 after meeting at a
Jazzanova, Kosma, Shantel, Pre-Fade Listening, Nu Dub Players/Bernd DHR show in Berlin. The first track they put down was 'Discriminate
Friedman & Clark Nova. Against The Next Fashionsucker You Meet -- It's A Raver'. Realizing
APPALOOSA: CD (DIF CD7) $15.00 they had the same opinions about music they decided to carry on work-
"Ben McColl started DJing in 1988 and was one of the key figures in ing together. Ec8or's new album World Beaters was recorded in Patric
the development of Bournemouth's club scene between 1989 and and Gina's flat in Berlin, features a cover of 'Dirt' by Iggy & The
1994,. After getting to know LTJ Bukem through the legendary Stooges. In common with other DHRartists there is a strong political
Bournemouth drum'n'bass club night 'Strings of Life', Appaloosa motivation behind their music and lyrics, and one hell of a great
signed two tracks 'Travelling (Good Looking)' and 'Night Train (Looking noise."
Good)' to Bukem´s labels. At this time between 1994-96 Matt and Ben VA: Riot Zone CD (DHR 010 CD) $14.00
also set up Pepper Records as an outlet for their productions such as Compilation of deleted tracks from Alec Empire's Digital Hardcore
Lexicon: Madrid and Coast : Shield. Appaloosa are also known for their label. Features Atari Teenage Riot, Shizuo, Ec8or, Alec Empire, Patric C,
collabarations with ex-Logical Progression DJ Orbit, as Nautilus." Bomb 20, Hanin Elias, DJ Mowgly & Christoph de Babalon. "Riot Zone
HAYCH: The Debut - Part 1 12" (DIF EP09) $11.00 is not so much the greatest hits as the greatest ifs...largely if more peo-
"It all started from writing raps in the back of school books, reciting ple had bought them at the time. In their perpetual impetus to create
verses of the then idols Public Enemy, LL Cool J, Rakim, KRS, LL Cool J, new music, Digital Hardcore deletes singles as soon as they get bored
Rakim, KRS and not forgetting Ice Cube. The first ever solo release from with them and move on to the next. Many a long unobtainable gem
Haych is a seven track vinyl EP , part one of a trilogy. The record therefore resurfaces on Riot Zone, especially for those who are just
appears on his own Dapper Dan label, in association with Different catching up."
Drummer. More convincing than a Clinton denial, down and dirty, ruff VA: Riot Zone 2LP (DHR 010 LP) $15.00
and raw, yet as clear as diamonds bouncing on a titanium tabletop, 2LP vinyl version.
Haych provides us with raps you can cut with a laser beam, married to EMPIRE, ALEC: Squeeze The Trigger 2LP (DHR 011 LP) $15.00
insistent basslines that make you want to stop the car and start danc- DJ 6666 FEAT. THE ILLEGALS: Death Breathing CD (DHR 012 CD)
ing." $22.00
DIGITAL HARDCORE (UK): An anonymous release by " a guy in a well-known rock band" in the
VA: Harder Than The Rest!!! CD (DHR 002 CD) $14.00 DHR style. "An altogether darker vision, reminiscent of Christoph de
1995 compilation of early DHR tracks from Killout Trash, Atari Teenage Babalon's oeuvre, but considerably more aggressive. Drums tattered
Riot, EC8OR, Alec Empire, Shizuo, Sonic Subjunkies, Hanin, DJ Bleed, around the edges, guitars ripped and torn, samples from previous DHR
Christoph de Babalon. Some tracks are from early DHR EPs and other releases, distorted and deformed, and all mashed together into an
are exclusive to this comp. intense, impassioned view of the parlour state of current society,
VA: Harder Than The Rest!!! 2LP (DHR 002 LP) $15.00 reflected in both brooding and belligerent music."
BOMB 20: Field Manual CD (DHR 015 CD) $15.00 previous US tour. Nine extra tracks; only available for initial copies.
"A blueprint for the eruption of teenage rage. Bomb operates on "Atari Teenage Riot's third album. Produced by Alec Empire, mixed by
numerous levels. First, his collages of words and phrases from films, Andy Wallace, and featuring guest appearances from Kathleen Hanna
adverts and records are strung together into violent, political expres- of Bikini Kill, Dino Cazares of Fear Factory and new Matador hip hop
sions of frustration and anger. He grew up in the world of the modern act, The Arsonists. The ultimate adrenaline charged slap in the face for
media, and having been inundated with glib messages is now spitting slackerdom, songs on 60 Second Wipeout range from punk anthems
them back. The music explodes out of his bedroom with an intensity like recent single 'Revolution Action' through the hip hop beats of
and power that scares the listener. He builds on a thorough under- 'Western Decay' to the total sonic assault of 'Digital Hardcore'."
standing of hip hop and breakbeats and adds a torrent of samples, as ATARI TEENAGE RIOT: 60 Second Wipe Out 3LP (DHR 2021 LP)
if he has spoken the language of infobytes since birth." $23.00
ELIAS, HANIN: In Flames LP (DHR 022 LP) $16.00 UK-only triple LP version, with the same extra live material as found on
LOLITA STORM: Girls Fucking Shit Up CD (DHR 023 CD) $20.00 the 2CD version.
"Fifteen tracks in less that thirty minutes. Two minute blasts of passion, ELIAS, HANIN: In Flames: Remixes EP 12" (DHR M029) $9.00
lust, and depravity. A joyfully vicious celebration of girls getting their NINTENDO TEENAGE ROBOTS: We Punk Einheit! CD
own way and to hell with what anyone thinks. With complete disre- (DHRLTD008CD) $16.00
gard for conventional songwriting and sound quality the album "Alec Empire's quasi-efficient attempt to cash in on the 'bu-ku-bucks'
explodes with great pop tunes that worm their way inside your head being made in the professional video-game-audio-plunder world (pop-
and then progressively destroy neural connections until your brain is ulation:18). 'Two movements attacking each other with the sound of
pulp and the only signal it can send is the one that puts a stupid smile static bleeps. One gameboy scene is putting up exhibitions at art gal-
on your face." leries -- overproduced melodic gameboy songs with reverbs and
LOLITA STORM: Girls Fucking Shit Up LP (DHR 023 LP) $16.00 delays... The other scene called 'out' is doing abstract futuristic cold
ATARI TEENAGE RIOT: Revolution Action CD (DHR 024 CD) $10.00 atmospheric dance parties at disco clubs". File under the former; no
"The first track to be taken from their new album, 60 Second Wipe DHR-pummel here, just the innocent/raw/unfettered 8-bit tones of
Out. A shuddering juggernaut of high impact punk 'n' roll that will Nintendo's classic all-ages challenge-box; unedited & unfiltered
give you hearing problems, brain damage and a bloody great grin. Also melodies & rhythmic trinklets for your extended listening pleasure." --
features two exclusive mixes of new tracks from the forthcoming Hrvatski.
album, along with a live version of 'Hunt Down the Nazis'." NINTENDO TEENAGE ROBOTS: We Punk Eihnheit! 2LP
ATARI TEENAGE RIOT: Revolution Action 12" (DHR 024 EP) $10.00 (DHRLTD008LP) $17.00
CATANI, PATRIC: Hitler 2000 2LP (DHR 024 LP) $19.00 SONIC SUBJUNKIES: Live At The Suicide Club CD (DHRLTDM-
ELIAS, HANIN: In Flames CD (DHR 025 CD) $9.00 CD007) $11.00
"Digital Hardcore Recordings puts out something approximating a "The Sonic Subjunkies were one of the earliest signings to DHR, releas-
tune? Are we heading for a crossover hit? Frankly its unlikely, since ing 2 previous EPs. Thaddi Herrmann, the mainstay of the group took
they're teutonic torch songs dealing with feminine power, S&M, and a break to finish his University degree. He started recording again
the soft underbelly of male psychosis sung by the punk Greta Garbo of under a new name, but reminded us that there was still some great
hardcore. Hanin is the front stage screaming siren of Atari Teenage unreleased live material and that the tracks on the EPs had never been
Riot, and like all the other gang members she has her own solo pro- released on CD. So we dug around and found seven tracks recorded in
jects. Her first single Show EP became a cult classic. This, her long Berlin in 1996 that perfectly captured the energy that was around at
awaited second single takes tracks from her forthcoming album and the time that inspired us to start releasing records. The CD version, in
another mighty league step forward. Girl power? Forget the rubbish addition to the live set, features all 7 tracks from the original vinyl
you see on MTV, this is the real thing." EPs."
ELIAS, HANIN: In Flames 12" (DHR 025 EP) $10.00 LOLITA STORM: Hot Lips Wet Pants/I Love Speed CD (DHRMCD
With one extra track exclusive to the 12". 028) $9.00
ATARI TEENAGE RIOT: Too Dead For Me CD (DHR 026 CD) $9.00 "Confrontational girl screaming electronic punk rock, championed by
"The second track to be taken from 60 Second Wipeout. Also featured Lamacq. Who will put the hex into sex, the scum into fun, the spastic
exclusively on this EP is a remix of 'Anarchy 999', live versions of into plastic? Enter Lolita Storm. Objectives? Perfection obliteration.
'Revolution Action' and 'No Remorse', and on CD only, the MTV Their honor bound duty? To lower the tone of pop."
banned video for 'Revolution Action'. Atari Teenage Riot are now DIGITAL NARCIS (JAPAN):
being recognized in the UK as a crucial force in music, smashing sonic VA: Liminality CD (DNCD 002) $16.00
barriers, changing attitudes, and rendering everything else boring and 1997 compilation featuring tracks by Eric La Casa, Nick Peck, ORA
dull. At last, the return of some music your parents can hate and an (Andrew Chalk, Colin Potter, Daisuke Suzuki, Darren Tate), Koji
invigorating noise sounding the belated death knell for Brit pop." Marutani, PFN, RLW. " This 62 minutes-long compilation CD contains 6
ATARI TEENAGE RIOT: Too Dead For Me 12" (DHR 026 EP) $10.00 different soundscapes made by as many artists with a unique aesthetic
"The second track to be taken from 60 Second Wipeout. Also featured sense of sounds. Some artists present location-recording collage, others
exclusively on this EP is a remix of 'Anarchy 999', live versions of use much more experimental sound. For example, Nick Peck composed
'Revolution Action' and 'No Remorse', and on CD only, the MTV an unusual track based upon the concept of how fish perceive their sur-
banned video for 'Revolution Action'. Atari Teenage Riot are now rounding sound in their daily life. The result is fascinating enough to
being recognized in the UK as a crucial force in music, smashing sonic discover a new acoustic dimension. PFN offers a very percussive track
barriers, changing attitudes, and rendering everything else boring and using metal and other sources, and shows great skills in mixing
dull. At last, the return of some music your parents can hate and an sounds,which leads you to perceive many faces of sounds despite the
invigorating noise sounding the belated death knell for Brit pop." sounds being simple. And the well-known artist ,RLW(Ralf Wehowsky)
ATARI TEENAGE RIOT: 60 Second Wipe Out 2CD (DHR 2021 CD) presents a track which blends tranquility with fragments of very cute
$25.00 voices. The more often you listen to this track, the more profoundly
Special UK-only limited double CD version of the new ATR album; will you become impressed by the beauty his track arouses. Eric La Casa
be issued as a single CD in the US, but this UK version features a bonus (previously called SYLLYK), in Paris, offers as beautiful a track as ever
live disc, recorded recorded in Philadelphia on the last night of their with various sources from field-recordings. He is consistent in his atti-

tude toward his compositions: His main theme is NATURE and MAN. tems and make use of shareware programs created by music technolo-
One listening to this track surely makes you rediscover the relationship gy students. All the source material for these pieces was taken from the
between them. Koji Marutani usually uses two different approaches : CD Bluecube by Kim Cascone, which was released on Rastermusic in
field-recording collage and electric drone, both of which have touch of 1998. These treatments contain a variety of DSP signal obliteration
subtleness. And finally, ORA (Andrew Chalk, Darren Tate, Daisuke techniques; from the layered granulated textures of Terre Thaemlitz
Suzuki, Collin Potter) offers a track using sustaining drone and bits of and Mego artist Pita's signature number crunching fury, to the somer
sounds. This might lead you to forget the passing of time." organic entropy of V/VM, the work here is a top notch introduction to
LA CASA, ERIC: L'empreinte de L'ivresse CD (DNCD 003) $18.00 the post-digital genre of music known as 'glitch'. Join the 21st century,
" With a great reverence for his source material, Eric La Casa is one of be a part of the future." Features: Terre Thaemlitz, Toru Yamanaka
the most successful and engaging artists composing from sounds of (Dumb Type) & Koji Marutani, Pita, *O, Robert Henke, Kim Cascone,
nature. The Digital Narcis label, a rabid supporter of electro-acoustic V/VM, Tetsu Inoue, Taylor Deupree, Nobukazu Takemura, Quest, John
music with a bevy of new releases waiting in the wings, have released Hudak, Bochum Welt.
his latest, L'empreinte de l'ivresse. La Casa's work is an effortless unity LABELLE/STEVE RODEN, BRANDON: The Opening of the Field CD
of earthly elements, largely using site recordings such as water, the (DNCD 008) $16.00
wind or even the sounds of civilization, along with the delicate reso- "The Opening of the Field presents a series of live studio improvisa-
nance of gongs, chimes and bells, to assemble his elemental land- tions that move quietly through the intimate surfaces of objects to the
scapes. The sounds he loves have an inherent flow that opens a deep fragmented landscapes of field recordings. In this movement, from tex-
connection with each listener, locking into the internal rythm of life." tured scrapings to electronic manipulations, the distinctness of objects
-- Halana. and the processes of recordings clouds over to create a highly detailed
PRIME, MICHAEL: Micoplazma CD (DNCD 004) $18.00 sonic flow. The spaces of sounds and their origin are transposed onto
"Micoplazma contains some of the densest music that I've created. It an imaginary space where listening leads to many openings."
uses a vast range of sound sources, including computer manipulated PITA: Seven Tons For Free CD (MEGO 009) $17.00
sounds, field recordings, bioelectrical activity from plants, and vocal "Long-waited reissue of Mego 009 originally released in '96. A
and instrumental sounds. I tried to let the organic qualities of these Manifest of pulse-techno sounds." Retains the orignal Mego design
sounds remain evident, while nevertheless building up some very (oversize card sleeve) and catalog number, but is remastered (Version
dense textures. Ultimately, the pieces reflect my relationship with 1.2). ""Pita (Peter Rehberg) has been active on various levels within the
nature, while living in a stressful urban environment." -- M. Prime. Vienna underground scene (DJ, journalist, etc.)... Seven pieces of sharp
GUNTER, BERNHARD: buddha with the sun face/buddha with the as knives electronic sound. Minimal, confusing and sometimes annoy-
moon face CD (DNCD 005) $12.00 ing but generally fascinating in it's own sweet way. 'Seven Tons
"21 minutes sound journey with ZEN meditative feeling. This piece, cre- Revised' features additional tonal interference from Fennsez." Subtly
ated by Bernhard Günter in 1998, is based on material from a perfor- extreme electronic sound manipulations, for fans of Panasonic, Oval,
mance of American artist Jeph Jerman, a.k.a. hands to. It is a work that Bernhard Gunter, etc., not to be missed.
is subtle and concise, concrete and abstract at the same time like a DIN (GERMANY):
Japanese haiku, silence and sound in balance. Fittingly, it has been DYNAMO: Aussen Vor / Voraus 12" (DIN 02) $9.00
released by Japanese label Digital Narcis in Osaka, run by our friend "Finest German techno release, typical Basic Channel sound."
Koji Marutani." VA: Rft 12" (DIN 03VAR1) $9.00
BEHRENS, MARC: Contraction CD (DNCD 006) $18.00 Compilation of tracks from the Berlin-based Din/Chain Reaction axis,
"Features three compositions from 1997-99. Parts centering around featuring: Traktor 9000, Dynamo & PS.
field recordings in forests, and creating a very dense and deep atmos- MONOLAKE: Occam/Arte 12" (DIN MONO) $9.00
phere, took about two years to complete.The cover of the CD as well "Monolake is Gerhard Behles and Robert Henke, well known for their
as the text quotation from Thomas Pynchon's book Mason & Dixon releases on Chain Reaction." More irresistible deep dub-fused techno
point to his slightly mysterious view of nature. G.Stefani's front cover from this scene.
photograph of plant layers in a friulian forest, the author's photograph DIRECT BEAT:
of a circular formation of a liana's root in a similar forest correspond to
VA: Techno Bass: The Mission CD (DBCD 4035) $13.00
the recordings used in the pieces 'Scrutto' and 'ecular Air'. Those that
Brilliant compilation of Detroit bass tracks (the post-Kraftwerk/Model
were made at the Hohemark (Taunus Hillside, Germany) were made
500 electro-pummel sound) from Aux 88, Electric Soul (UR's Mike
close to an old Celtic settlement with sacrificial groves. A different per-
Banks), Cronik Tronik, X-ile, DJ K-1, Di'Jital, Ttrax, Cirkit, Alien FM,
ception of time (long, nearly motionless periods) established during
Posatronix, Will Web & Microknox. "Masterminded by the Burden crew
field recordings in this forest with its intense history. The music reinte-
and Tom-Tom of AUX 88. Featured is a combination of previously
grates such recordings with others made in a similar hillside in Italy
released material (including the classic 'My A.U.X. Mind' from 1995)
(Valli dei Natisone, Friuli), also with a similarly intense history, as well
and Cronik Tronic featuring Shado (nabbing a bit of RUN DMC's 'King
as natural and electronically manipulated sound. In parts it is also char-
Of Rock' for the 'King Of Bass' workout) and new material from artists
acterized by periods in which arrangements change only in details.
running new vocals over AUX 88's 'Black Planet') plus stalwarts Keith
'Scenes for Contraction', on the contrary, consists of totally different
Tucker, Will Web, and the Burdens all turn up. Mike Banks jumps in as
sound material, electronically modified to a big extent, organized in
Electric Soul with some vocoder action."
five rather short scenic parts. The sound spectrum here is sharp,
VA: Techno Bass 2: The Prototype Mix CD (DBCD 6040) $13.50
straightforward, simpler than in 'Scrutto' and 'Secular Air', in which
"The Prototype: ‘An original form, or model on which later examples
lots of facets of the single elements and their combinations can be dis-
are based on.’ DJ Di'jital is the prototype. This dominating force of
covered by intense, contemplative listening."
Direct Beat records delivers the funk with an electro/bassbeat assault.
VA: Blue Cubism: Transcoded Audio Structures CD (DNCD 007)
Mixed by Direct Beat's own DJ Di'jital, Techno Bass 2 moves non-stop
$16.00
with 74 minutes of dance floor energy ready for the club or the ride.
"Two years in the making, Blue Cubism: Transcoded Audio Structures is
Taking his hip hop influences and the birthright of the Detroit sound,
a who's who of contemporary electronic music composers. These com-
Di'jital ranks as one the top Detroit DJs, pumping the clubs in and
posers represent the cutting edge of the 'glitch' movement, and their
around the city, as well as parties worldwide. Di'jital weaves, blends
work is a testament to the unique (mis)application of new software
and matches the Direct Beat sound to create a virtual masterpiece. This
synthesis tools. Many of these artists work with minimal computer sys-
mix is a prototype of its own with some of the Detroit best artists heavy Sähkö slant and a must-have for those inclined.
including Aux 88, Munchman, DJ K-1, X-ile, Posatronix and Di'jital him- BROKESCH, SUSANNE: Sharing The Sunhat CD (DB 60 CD) $15.00
self. Manifested in full effect with 44 tracks of heart-thumping electro- Susanne Brokesch is from Vienna, Austria and she has recorded elec-
funk." tronic music for labels like Cheap (under the name Sil) & Sahko (as Sil
DIRTER PRODUCTIONS (UK): Electronics). This is here debut solo album and it is a stunning record of
ASCENSION: Live/Dead LP (DP 31) $12.00 lo-ambient atmospherics. She is credited with playing acoustic guitar,
Fake bootlegged thing in a rubberstamped cover. One side is the dugi-dugi, maracas & electric bass, but that does little to explain the
band's first concert from 3/93; the other a long untitled piece from a soundscapes developed here; the mysterious clickings, cloaked pulsa-
couple months ago that rakes rather solidly. tions and general attention to sound detail that makes this such an
RAMLEH: For Genie/Works III 2CD (DP 40) $22.00 enthralling listen. Beautiful, mystery-laden design for both formats as
140 minutes of material by this UK group. The material on Soundcheck well.
Changeling (disc 1) was originally issued as a cassette companion to BROKESCH, SUSANNE: Sharing The Sunhat 2LP (DB 60 LP) $16.00
Ramleh's Homeless CD in some microscopic quantity. It is included here PLATZGUMER, HANS: Der Seperator CD (DB 62 CD) $15.00
as a 2nd CD for the first 500 copies only. "As his mate Pulsinger/Tunakan, H.P., former head of H.P.Zinker, nowa-
MERZBOW: Slugbait CD (DP 43) $16.00 days represents musically the organic combination of the electronic
"The latest offering from Masami Akita, Japan's noisiest son, also fea- and the so-called Indie scenery. 8 instrumental tracks which should be
tures a contribution from English din-perverts Slugbait. The whole described as electro or techno without 4-to-the-floor-, retro or minimal
result is just about as extreme musically as you can get....the first 1000 style feel, checking out a new balance between melody and sound,
copies arrive in a printed silver cigarette case." song structures and repetitive beats."
DISHY (UK): PLATZGUMER, HANS: Der Seperator 2LP (DB 62 LP) $16.00
DENHAM, JAY: Escape To Black Planet CD (DB 64 CD) $15.00
SUNCOIL SECT: Counter Culture 12" (DISHY 36) $10.00
Debut album from this techno producer (who also records as Vice),
"Debut release from a new Bristol outfit recording cyclical, experimen-
who has released singles on Transmat, 430 West as well as his own very
tal, rhythm and groove based psychedelia (mainly instrumentals) which
happening Black Nation label. "Right in the geographical middle
will appeal to Spacemen 3 and post-rock fans alike. This first EP comes
between the cradles of House and Techno, Chicago and Detroit, lies the
with a remix by Third Eye Foundation who turn the track into an
small midwestern town of Kalamazoo, Michigan. This town also is the
intense drum'n'bass drone, whereas the 'Joe Cool' remix is a more
starting-point of a homemade vibe, a specific mode of production
dub/beats'n'breaks, already compared to Weatherall's early work.
made by man whose vision is to play music impeccably precise and with
Limited to 500."
a streamlined inner mind. Escape To The Black Planet is a journey into
VA: Pearl Necklace CD (DISHY 40 CD) $9.00
sounds of virtuosity and light-bodied reduction. In the field of pure
"Bargain 17 track CD for less than the price of a CD single. Features
electric roots music this has an easy moving design. But Jay Denham's
new, unreleased and exclusive tracks from Big Leaves, Bitter Springs,
music is straight and without compromises. Close to his home, both the
Soulbossa, Tram, Suncoil Sect, Lightspeed (will appeal to fans of
Techno Soul of Motor City Detroit and the Ja Ja Jack Fever
Plone/Tipsy), Broken Dog (2 previous albums for Big Cag), Delta, Baby
Housesounds of Chicago are booming. The duality of those two points
Birkin (produced by Russell Senior -- ex-Pulp), Vic Godard, Tasha Lee
of reference definitely is audible in his music. That given, Black Planet
(worked with Beth Orton), & Alpha (currently recording 2nd album for
bears a consciousness raising atmosphere similar to an ancient radio
Massive Attack's Melankolic label)."
play. Most of all Jay knows how to write intricate melodies, never ever
SUNCOIL SECT: We Want To Change Society 12" (DISHY 41) $9.00
do they sound like kitsch. Escape To The Black Planet should reserve Mr.
Second single by this Bristol spacerock outfit. As with the previous one,
Denham a special place in the hall of interplanetary electronic folk-
features a Third Eye Foundation remix.
lore."
DISKO B (GERMANY):
DENHAM, JAY: Escape To Black Planet 2LP (DB 64 LP) $16.00
PULSINGER, PATRICK: Porno CD (DB 35 CD) $15.00 KIRLIAN: Pleasure Yourself CD (DB 65 CD) $15.00
Classic Cheap-styled lo-balled techno pulse from Vienna, released in "It’s Carlos Abraham Duque, who is behind Kirlian. Born in the country
1995. Produced by Pulsinger, with musical co-production by Erdem of Ecuador he is one of the leading DJ´s and producers in New York; his
Tunakan & Gerhard Potuznik. The Wire's Rob Young has referred to a own outlets Tension Music, Rancho Relaxo Records & Inner Sanctum are
previous Pulsinger album as "a 70 minute hallucinogenic Ambient funk his family and his studio is based in the Spanish quarter in Hollis, New
jam, twisting and turning inside a muggy analogue acoustic," which York. He travels regularly on huge DJ-tours throughout Europe, was
could very well be appropriate here as well. part of Panasonic’s US-tour, is member of the electronic supergroup
KHAN & WALKER: Schleichfahrt CD (DB 37) $15.00 The Rancho Relaxo Allstars and last not least- he is the ‘King of Hollis’
1996 album of totally deep minimal pulsations by the Cologne techno (see booklet/artwork). Pleasure Yourself, Kirlian's second full length
duo of Walker & Khan. Heavily lo-ended and hypnotic; a personal album, presents an extra-wide view of modern, developing techno-
favorite for the current Cologne angle. music: mystic club-tools, intense techno futurism, space-jazz-trip-hop
KHAN & WALKER: Schleichfahrt 2LP (DB 37 LP) $16.00 and at least cheesy listening. Not to forget the 'I like to pleasure
KIRLIAN: Chicken Wings & Beef Fried Rice CD (DB 40 CD) $15.00 myself'-medley, unique in music history, an outing monster in the tech-
Kirlian is Abe Duque, from Hollis, NY. He's recorded for the illustrious no world. Pleasure Yourself is a highlight where humour, musical bril-
Sähkö label and is associated with the whole minimal/lo-fi electronics liancy and subtlety fuse together."
scene. This 1996 album, his debut full length under the Kirlian name, is KIRLIAN: Pleasure Yourself 2LP (DB 65 LP) $16.00
full of static-y monotrax that slowly build up and attempt to go Double LP version.
nowhere fast. Ignore the wack cover art & title and you've got a most PLATZGUMER & DIVINITEES IRRITEES, HANS: Fingerfood CD (DB
impressive minimalist pounder. 66 CD) $15.00
KIRLIAN: Chicken Wings & Beef Fried Rice 2LP (DB 40 LP) $16.00 "Since Der Separator, Hans Platzgumers first recording on Disko B
Double vinyl version. records, he has refined his secret blend of spices to a grand recipe. You
RANCHO RELAXO ALLSTARS: Volume 1 CD (DB 41 CD) $15.00 could say his music is 'extreme tracking', the final turnback on the late
European electronic supergroup of sorts, featuring Jochen Reiter, Jason dramaturgy of songstructure. Fingerfood was executed together with
Szostek, Dieter Schoenemann, Abe Duque, Mika Vainio, Taylor fellow cooks Gerhard Potuznik (recording artist on Viennas Cheap,
Deupree, Susanne Brokesch, Jimi Tenor, etc. Minimalist techno with a

Morbid and Sabotage imprints) and Michael Sauer. Fingerfood defi- Love Inc." A massive Moroder-influenced crossover record from the
nitely is nouvelle cuisine, it appears as a masterpiece of reduction with- man whose ordinary name is Helmut Geier. References to Donna
out the nowadays easy to apply minimalism tag. Platzgumer‘s Summer, Kraftwerk, Daft Punk, "Jack The House' and a cover of 'Warm
approach to playing music is 'hot', the selection of spicy sounds and the Leatherette! Effortlessly streamlined into a purely pleasure-zoned lis-
knowledge of the boiling point serve as his kitchen secret. Main ingre- ten. Pre-mastering by Andreas Mellwig (Porter Ricks). Mastering by
dients that he used are Funk, House, Electro and TripHop." Stefan Betke (Pole). Sorry, but sometimes these things must be men-
PLATZGUMER & DIVINITEES IRRITEES, HANS: Fingerfood 2LP (DB tioned.
66 LP) $16.00 DJ HELL: Munich Machine 2LP (DB 74 LP) $17.00
FESTIVAL: Resurrection CD (DB 67 CD) $15.00 MERDZO, ROBERT: n.a.q.o.b. 2CD (DB 75 CD) $24.00
Debut album from Heinrich Tillack who has recorded as Sysex on Plus 8 "After three releases for our Sub Up label since 1989 the soundworker,
& as Absolute on Force Inc. "Under the name Festival ('Festival will be composer, songwriter and musician Robert Merdzo presents his double
my alter ego on Disko B for this 'dirty‘ stuff'', says Heinrich), Tillack still album debut for Disko B. n.a.q.o.b. is also Merdzo's electronic music
innovates. His debut album for Disko B is chock-full of broken beats, formation with Bulent Kullukcu which has developed a good reputa-
dirty samples, missing notes and off-time sequences, completely oppo- tion in the experimental electronic music scene over the last three
site of the clean, quantized flow of most electronically-based music, years. The n.a.q.o.b. double cd contains 23 tracks and almost 140 min-
and yet still cohesive in its own context. The title track, 'Festival utes of music. Robert Merdzo fuses his diverse musical experiences
Resurrection' reminds me of a cut-and-paste version of an old Weather between minimal, industrial and electronic music and manages to cre-
Report record, further underscoring the relationship between this pro- ate dense and intense atmospheres. Not a question of balance. Listen
ject and jazz. As the album progresses, however, the loops become less to it in an 'unbalanced' state of mind."
broken, merging into a straight 4/4. By the time we get to the ironi- KIRLIAN: Uninspired 12" (DB 76) $9.00
cally-titled 'Double Y Chromosome (abstract)', it‘s the closest thing to a "Kirlian aka Abe Duque, just came back from his mission to bring con-
linear DJ track so far, a sweeping keyboard line evoking images of clas- fusion to the chillout areas of this planet with his notorious Rancho
sic Derrick May productions. Festival Resurrection is a challenging Relaxo Allstars. The complex dancetracks on the A-side of his new EP
record. Its guerrilla use of real-time loops, crashed-together, supercol- already show him back on the main floor –- with dark sub-bases and
lided samples and twisted beats pushes the envelope of what techno psycho-strings in his pocket. And what a b-side! 'Dumb Electro Track'
really is. finally tries to take advantage of the current electro hype. 'SNTA' will
FESTIVAL: Resurrection 2LP (DB 67 LP) $16.00 make history as 'post-ambient' and was already succesfuly applied by
I-F: Fucking Consumer CD (DB 69 CD) $15.00 the Ranchos. And at the end you keep asking yourself: Where the hell
"In the Netherlands, in the beautiful town of Den Haag to be exact, did this uninspired guy steal all these melodies?"
some neophile named Ferenc (aka I-F) was fed up with the same olde CUBE & SPHERE: Great Norwegian Explorers CD (DB 77 CD)
techno movement. This in mind he added some fairly unorthodox $15.00
dimensions to this gathering, forever changing its course. With primi- "Hans Platzgumer and Gerhard Potuznik have recorded a dark experi-
tive electronic equipment Ferenc transferred sounds from the 80s to mental breakbeat zombie entitled Great Norwegian Explorers. On
the here and now. And by chance, he landed a hit. 'Space Invaders are their discovery Platzgumer & Potuznik take us through every imagin-
Smoking Grass' is Ferenc's entry to Electro-anthem status. Like Funk able hardship of a trip, where the destination is open. The listener is
never happened. This is family fodder for dance crazes, for lovers of skillfully lead past dangerous cliffs. On their debut album, Cube &
'alternative' music, for the whole scattered techno community, as well Sphere enter a territory right between dark ambient and complex
as for the homelistener who likes to smoke a cigar when hearing rhythm structures, turning the cappuccino you might be sipping into a
'strange' sounds on the sofa. Ferenc's versatile approach to music can‘t brick of brown Norwegian ice."
be measured with just this one track. His first full length album on CUBE & SPHERE: Great Norwegian Explorers 2LP (DB 77 LP)
Disko B records proves the point. Fucking Consumer is pretty strong $16.00
stuff. Electro pure and clear. No nice recycled retro package. It‘s out of KUNZE, ALBRECHT: Tesarchiv CD (DB 78 CD) $15.00
it, sails in its own universe, because it doesn‘t rely on others. The over- "The first full-length album of Albrecht Kunze and at the same time his
all mood is well-tempered, it seems to be playing along some sound debut for Disko B. Kunze has previously released records on Studio 54,
history. Next thing you know, Fucking Consumer is exploding into Cheap and on Payola. He also produces music for theater and radio
bursts of noise - what a pleasure. Track by track I-F demands the atten- plays about subjects like war, entertainment, girlgroups, sound and
tion of the listener anew." destruction. In the archive of the dancing datas: test and testify! I
I-F: Fucking Consumer 2LP (DB 69 LP) $16.00 heard this strange chord and the last session on the rooftop. Back to
RANCHO RELAXO ALLSTARS: Live At The Luv Parade CD (DB 71 the beginning and forwarded by deep frequencies. Following the nee-
CD) $15.00 dle and damage it does. Between the ruins: stars. Can you get addict-
Second installment of miscreant miscellany (ostensibly a 'live' album) ed to too much chorus on a hihat? The man who used to be Dennis
from Abe Duque/Kirlian (Sähkö/Tension), John Selway (Serotonin), Wilson. Drowned and pumped with drugs and monochrome reminis-
Taylor Deupree (12k/Caiprinha), Dietrich Schoenemann, Jochen Reiter, cences. Thoughts, dreams, states of excitement in the head or in the
and possibly (but not confirmed) Jimi Tenor, Mika Vainio, and corners of my room; can you click a part of your body to get where you
Stroboscopic, but apparently not Jason Szostek (hmm...). The program want to go/don't want to go? Welcome to the archive where testing
sort of feels like a live performance; several unrelated themes cross means understanding. Follow the needle and the damage it does. Take
over each other at seemingly random entry points... Plenty of found a megaphon and ask the newest micro-chip: of what nature are the
dialogue. This is as close as we'll ever get to a minimal-techno 'super- increasing signals in the archive when the future lies in the restricted
gruppe', kids. Enjoy it while it lasts." -- Hrvatski. areas and the enjoyment and destruction of bodies are the two sides
DJ HELL: Munich Machine CD (DB 74 CD) $18.00 of the same dancefloor?"
"DJ Hell's second album avoids the enervating approach of overpow- KUNZE, ALBRECHT: Testarchiv 2LP (DB 78 LP) $16.00
ering the listener with too many roots and quotations. The result is an I-F: Playstation #2 12" (DB 79) $9.00
album that as thrilling as a travel story can get and as fascinating as the "The long awaited I-F album The Man From P.A.C.K. will be released
best history book could imagine. In its complexity between pop disco shortly, but first is a 12" with 3 non-album tracks. 'Playstation #2' is a
nostalgia and techno house it's a ray of hope of electronic music, when real hit which was already included on Fucking Consumer in a secret
it comes to vitality, emphasis and relevance similar to Life's a Gas by instrumental version."
DENHAM, JAY: Synthesized Society CD (DB 84 CD) $15.00 "The fourth release of Cube & Sphere after their EPs for Cheap,
"Our man from Kalamazoo, a small city located right in the geograph- Seperator and their full length album for Disko B. This time Hans
ical middle between Chicago and Detroit, comes up with his second Platgumer and Gerhard Potuznik team up with austrian freejazz-drum-
album for Disko B after Escape To The Black Planet (1998). Ten years mer Peter Hollinger and create a contemporary electronic version of
ago Jay Denham borrowed his first drum machine from Derrick May . 70s-stlye progressive music. intense, psychedelic and up to date."
In the meantime, with releases on labels like Transmat, Tresor and on DISKONO (UK):
his own Black Nation imprint, he has developed a distinct style by using SUETSU & UNDERWOOD: Love Album CD (DISKONO 03) $15.00
the 'best of both worlds' of house and techno. On Synthesized Society "Lucky Kitchen founders Daniel Raffel and Aeron Bergman defect tem-
we hear Denham pushing his music further in a techno-soul direction. porarily to find a home with kindred spirits Diskono. Once again bear-
He explores new territories by using vocals and has refined a style of ing witness to what they term their 'obsessive recording habits'
black futuristic techno-house." (Minidisc or tape recorders always primed and ready), The Love Album
DENHAM, JAY: Synthesized Society 2LP (DB 84 LP) $16.00 pieces together a series of lo-tech, collaged inventions, each 'musical'
Double vinyl version, full color sleeve. track bookended by a brief, raw-recorded clip of dialogue (interviews
VA: Abe Duque Presents Disko B CD (DB 86 CD) $15.00 with a range of friends, family & acquaintances) on the theme of
"The first Disko B compilation since the long sold out Supermarkt CD love/relationships, and the first flowerings of romance (numerous rec-
collects classic tracks from the rich Disko B back catalog. Abe Duque's ollections of how 'X meets Y'). With its 25 tracks forming a series of
mix features timeless techno and electro tracks by Hell, Patrick clipped, fragmentary sketches, there's nonetheless something com-
Pulsinger, Richard Bartz, Blake Baxter, I-F, Jay Denham, Robert Gorl and pelling and deeply enchanting about the results. 'Loveyou,give-
Jonzon alongside the experimental and ambient Disko B rarities like menoonenew' and 'Watchingromanticindianmoviesathome' recall
Violet Mikro (a.k.a. Dr. Motte), Daterape, or Kirlian (a.k.a. Abe Duque) Foehn -- their lo-fi vocal sampling/looping shifting through a fog of
himself. Abe Duque presents Disko B clearly shows that the label woozy hiss and FX, tape clicks or slow, cavernous beats. 'Guitar Of
deserves the reputation of being one of the important global players Stele' transforms vocals and acoustic guitar strumming through speed-
in electronic music. Carlos Abraham Duque Alcivar a.k.a. Kirlian, Disko shifts, chopping up and stretching out the instrument in a more lo-fi
B recording artist since 1994 and head of the reanimated Tension echo of Fennesz' recent Mego 7". With their home taping/concrete
Records in New York, was commissioned to mix this first in a series of sampling methods processed and reshaped through the PC, Suetsuo &
specially priced mix compilations which should express personal views Underwood confuse any neat binary dividing between analogue/digi-
on and additions to a back catalog which will reach 100 releases early tal, instead realising a kind of mediated, modern American folk (hon-
next year. Timeless Techno classics plus a lot of rare tracks which so far est, urban, multicultural) that's grounded in the palpably 'real' atmos-
have been released on vinyl only." Artists included: Jay Denham, phere of their field recordings, whilst clawing out a fresh, uniquely cre-
Patrick Pulsinger, Richard Bartz, Jonzon, Hell, Merricks, Prozac, ative use of electronics. Emotionally, the feel of the music is curiously
Daterape, I-F, Violet Mikro, Blake Baxter, Robert Gorl, Kirlian, Russel downered, lacking in the giddying gushes and rushes, the indescrib-
Kent. able mood-fluxes you'd associate with the concept. Nevertheless, the
DAKAR & GRINSER: Are You Really Satisfied Now CD (DB 89 CD) ensemble works as a refreshingly frayed and sketch-like audio-docu-
$15.00 ment, a homely patchwork of briefly glimpsed lives and ideas. Slipped
"Dakar & Grinser are two Munich blokes who make a sort of spine-tin- out virtually unnoticed, without wishing to stand up or make bold
gling, chunky electro funk, spiced up with fuzzy darm-warping voice declamations, The Love Album instead appears crafted with a genuine
lines. In the two years since their last release on the poignant Disko B feeling and sense of community: an inventive and intimate tangling
label, they've transcended their electro-noir roots to produce a record together of roots, stories and intriguing directions." -- Dave Howell
of incredible pop-power, a record which can be seen as the heavy- KUBIN, FELIX: Jane B Drowns With the Horses 10" (DISKONO 12)
weight german answer to last year's blower from Supercollider and can $9.00
be even a benchmark in composition. Album features Pulsinger remix "Fabulous 4-tracker from Mr. Kubin on this underground art terror
and cooperation with Miss Kittin." imprint. 3 tracks of crunching loops, sonic drones and electronic manip-
DAKAR & GRINSER: Are You Really Satisfied Now 2LP (DB 89 LP) ulations, while the title piece is a smooth and lounge-y sample fest, a
$16.00 la Stock, Hausen & Walkman. Limited to 300 copies."
Double vinyl version, full color gatefold sleeve. DISTEMPER:
SHINTO: Liberal Bullshit CD (DB S03 CD) $15.00
MERZBOW: Ecobondage CD (DIS 001) $13.00
"Munich, 1998. In the Nomia bar, where Japanese immigrants meet
Reissue of the 3rd Merzbow album from 1987, long deleted on LP. It
Bavarian traditions, the collaboration of Tokyo native artist/singer
has been remixed and includes a bit of extra material not on the orig-
Cami Tokujiro and Austrian producer/musician Hans Platzgumer sets
inal LP, with new full color fold out poster artwork. A far cry from the
off. Platzgumer, who found international fame with his New York
overload boar of contemporary Merzbow material, this has a very
based rock band HP Zinker, and his various European electronic pro-
enjoyable mid-range rattle to it, more in the oblique sound construc-
jects (Cube & Sphere, Aura Anthropica, Fingerfood) is fascinated by
tion field. Quite worthwhile and a definite classic of its era.
Tokujiro's guttural voice and classy appearance. Together with
DIW (JAPAN):
Viennese electronic pioneer Gerhard Potuznik they produce their first
tracks. Combining a relentless sense for raw breakbeats and elaborate ABE, KAORU: Last Date 8.28, 1978 CD (DIW 335) $20.00
electronica with Tokujiro's poppy melodies and mysterious lyrics, a new Kaoru Abe is one of the few Japanese musicians documented by the
mixture of East Asian-European pop music is created, using drum & label; they released a surprising 10 volume set of improvisations by
bass elements as well as dark wave influences. Digital Austrian melan- Abe, as a tribute to his unsung and unfortunately, far too short career
choly is inspired by Japanese clarity. Shinto confronts bizarre Japanese (he died in ‘79). These 10 volumes are easily the most primitive and
pop elements with raw european electronica. Cami Tokujiro and Hans free-sounding titles on the label; they also seem to be out of print, alas.
Platzgumer invent themselves as a pop duo without compromises. DIW released 1 other title beyond the 10 live volumes however, and it
Platzgumer digitalizes and rips Tokujiro's voice apart and puts it is now available again: Last Date. It consists of 3 long solo improvisa-
together in a new body. 'Shinto' means 'the divine path'." tions, each about 20 minutes long: one on his trademark alto sax, one
SHINTO: Liberal Bullshit 2LP (DB S03 LP) $16.00 on guitar, and one on harmonica! For more and better recorded Abe,
CUBE & SPHERE: Ganz Neu! 12" (DB S04) $9.00 consult various PSF releases under his name.
AYLER, ALBERT: The First Recordings Vol. 2 CD (DIW 349) $18.00

DIW is a large Japanese jazz label, mostly devoted to Americans who LP are beyond the $3000 mark(?!)). Abe and Takayanagi (both
get the kind of treatment they never see in their own country. DIW deceased) were almost a Japanese Derek Bailey and Evan Parker and
productions are always of the highest quality, although a certain por- this is their only release together. Both are now of equal interest to
tion of their catalog is a bit too smooth for digestion. We only have contemporary jazz and noise/improv listeners."Recorded June 28, 1970.
select titles for the moment, as follows. On Oct. 25, 1962 Albert Ayler Takayanagi (guitar), Abe (alto sax, bass clarinet, harmonica).
recorded a series of standards in Stockholm Sweden, with a backing MORRIS/DENNIS CHARLES/DAVID MURRAY, WILBUR: Wilbur Force
rhythm section of forgotten local musicians (Torbjonrn Hultcrantz, CD (DIW 809) $18.00
bass; Sune Spangberg, drums). Volume one of this material, also on Morris (bs), Murray (ts), Charles (d), studio recording of Morris materi-
DIW CD, is seemingly o/p, but the 2nd volume remains, and it’s a pret- al, 1983.
ty fantastic thing to hear. The bass & drums tub along innocently in the MUSIC REVELATION ENSEMBLE: CD (DIW 825) $18.00
background, totally unaware of the situation they’ve gotten them- 1988 studio recording of James Blood Ulmer (guitar) material, with
selves into, while Albert unleashes that enormous tenor sax sound that David Murray (ts), Jamaaladeen Tacuma (bs), Ronald Shannon Jackson
would never quite be equalled, and essentially obliterates the “tunes.” (drums). 1st of 4 for the label.
Last copies. ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO: The Alternate Express CD (DIW
MURRAY, SONNY: Sonny's Time Now CD (DIW 355) $20.00 832) $18.00
Long awaited repress of this fabulously desirable free jazz artifact. As on DIW 804. 1989 studio recordings.
Originally issued on LeRoi Jones' Jihad label, DIW first reissued this in ALLEN/HADEN/MOTIAN: Segments CD (DIW 833) $18.00
the mid/late 80s, but it's been curiously unavailable ever since. Includes Allen (p), Haden (bs), Motian (d); studio recording from 1989. Fantastic
an insert reprinting the original LP liner notes by Weusi. Musically, it's piano trio, first of 2 recordings for the label.
the inclusion of LeRoi Jones's poetry reading that pushes this one into ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO: Soweto CD (DIW 837) $18.00
such uniquely explosive territory. "Sunny Murray, Albert Ayler, Don As on DIW 804; 1990 studio recordings.
Cherry, Henry Grimes, Louis Worrell, LeRoi Jones. An absolutely historic MUSIC REVELATION ENSEMBLE: Elec. Jazz CD (DIW 839) $18.00
recording of new jazz, an almost impossible to find release on a private Ulmer, with Murray, Amin Ali (el. bass), Cornell Rochester (drums).
label Jihad in 1965, this performance documents the playing of some ART ENSEMBLE OF CHICAGO/BRASS FANTASY: Live At The 6th CD
of the most important and influential of the avant-garde jazz scene. (DIW 842) $18.00
Sunny Murray, who propelled many of the major players -- Cecil Taylor, Three tracks each by the respective groups (AEC, Lester Bowie’s Brass
Albert Ayler, etc. -- leads his own group of giants in a ferocious sonic Fantasy) and 4 tracks where they play together.
assault. This is the music of its time, but its power and integrity have BLOOD ULMER, JAMES: Black & Blues CD (DIW 845) $18.00
made it crucial for now and the future." Ulmer (guitar, voc), Donald Drayton (guitar), Amin Ali (bs), Calvin
BROWN, MARION: Live in Japan CD (DIW 356) $20.00 Weston (d); studio recording 1990.
"Marion Brown, Dave Burrell, Takashi Mizuhashi, Warren Smith. Brown MUSIC REVELATION ENSEMBLE: After Dark CD (DIW 855) $18.00
came to prominence playing with John Coltrane and Archie Shepp in 1991 studio recording, line up as on DIW 839, but less miserably funky
the mid 60s. His playing is a beautiful blend of melodic lyricism and than that one. The 12 minute “After Dark” track, with mostly just
intense searching. This 1979 session finds him with a colleague from Ulmer playing along with a string quartet hints at the sound he would
the old days -- pianist Dave Burrell also worked with Shepp, etc. -- play- perfect on the more recent Harmolodic Strings With Guitar album.
ing diverse and driving modern jazz. Many moods are explored- from MURRAY/MILFORD GRAVES, DAVID: Real Deal CD (DIW 867)
personal and quiet to bold and outspoken. Included are a solo sax $20.00
improvisation on the standard 'Angel Eyes' and bluesy 'Hurry Murray (ts, bcl), Graves (d, perc.); great studio duos from 1991; there
Sundown'. There are also three classic Brown originals, including the are hardly any contemporary recordings of the reclusive Graves, but
favorite 'La Placita'." here's one. “There are episodes here in which Graves and Murray
RA ARKESTRA, SUN: Live From Soundscape 2CD (DIW 388 LTD) approach the ultimate edge that Albert Ayler explored throughout his
$28.00 brief but ecstatic career, or scan the cosmos Coltrane mapped with
Double CD version avaiable once again. Live from Soundscape, NYC, Rashied Ali on Interstellar Space. There are more modest moments in
Nov. 1979. The 2nd disc featuring a 72 minute Sun Ra lecture: “The which Murray applies confident, lyrical American swagger to Graves’
Possibility of Altered Destiny,” recorded the day before. securely eternal African-Indian-Caribbean knowledge.” —Howard
LOWE, FRANK: Live From Soundscape CD (DIW 399) $20.00 Mandel.
Lowe (ts), Butch Morris (cornet), Amina Claudine Myers (p), Wilber BLOOD ULMER, JAMES: Harmolodic Guitar With Strings CD (DIW
Morris (bs), Tim Pleasant (d), recorded live 1982. 878) $20.00
BLOOD ULMER, JAMES: Are You Glad to Be In America? CD (DIW 1993 studio session that is easily Ulmer’s most amazing record in ages;
400) $20.00 solo harmolodic guitar compositions, with backing from a string quar-
Originally released by Rough Trade in 1981, this was a huge cross over tet (Quartette Indigo). There’s a warmth and intimate glow to the
record with the NY Rocker crowd and their ilk, a theoretical infusion of whole thing, like Ulmer’s amp is mere inches from your head and the
“punk” energy into jazz sounds. Ulmer (guitar, harmolodics), David playing is real inspired. Guitar fanatics who got bummed out over the
Murray (ts), Shannon Jackson (d), Calvin Weston (d), Olu Dara (cornet), move to Blue Note and general smoothness in sound might just about
Oliver Lake (as); recorded January, 1980. Remixed from original mas- fall over. "A thoroughly unique and yet perfectly logical sonic combi-
ters; new cover artwork. nation...the music is all by Ulmer, including a re-working of his 'Theme
BLOOD ULMER, JAMES: Tales of Captain Black CD (DIW 403) From Captain Black' (from Blood's very first record)."
$20.00 MURRAY QUARTET, DAVID: Tenors CD (DIW 881) $18.00
Reissue of a 1978 session that originally appeared on Ornette's short- Murray, Dave Burrell, Fred Hopkins, Ralph Peterson; studio recordings,
lived Artist's House label. The crucial harmolodic release that show- 1988. Covering Ayler, Coltrane, Ornette, Rollins, etc.
cased the merging of Coleman (as) and Ulmer (guitar); with J. Taccuma MASADA: 1: Alef CD (DIW 888) $20.00
(b) and Denardo Coleman (d). Masada is the recent John Zorn-led quartet and they’ve quickly
TAKAYANAGI/KAORU ABE, MASAYUKI: Kaitai Teki Kohkan CD released a series of 10 CDs on DIW. Zorn plays alto sax, much more in
(DIW 415) $20.00 the jazz tradition (compared to his work with Naked City, Painkiller,
Jewel box version which replaces the now deleted digipack release etc.), with a band consisting of Dave Douglas (trumpet), Greg Cohen
(DIW 414). "Reissue of this ultra rare recording (auction prices for the (bass) & Joey Baron (drums). They play only original material, all of
which is based on Jewish music scales and influences. The immediate passion of gospel music. It has an intensity rarely matched in current
analogy is to the great Ornette/Cherry quartets of the early 60s. recording because, among other reasons, David S. Ware's Quartet is an
MASADA: 2: Beit CD (DIW 889) $20.00 actual working band!" W/ Matthew Shipp, William Parker and Susie
2nd release. Ibarra.
MASADA: 3: Gimel CD (DIW 890) $20.00 MASADA: 4: Dalet CD (DIW 923) $15.00
3rd release. Originally issued in 1995 as a free promo-only EP that you could get by
WARE, DAVID S.: Earthquation CD (DIW 892) $20.00 mailing in proof-of-purchases from the first 3 Masada CDs. This seemed
Available again. The now very familiar quartet of Ware, Shipp, Parker, to really confuse and hurt the feelings of many stranded Zorn fanatics,
Dickey. Third for the label. "Seven knockout tunes including two verso this 18-minute EP of three exclusive tracks has more recently been
sions of the standard 'Tenderly' and a richly compelling version of the issued properly, at a lower price than regular DIW CDs.
old pop tune 'Canadian Sunset'." MASADA: 8: Het CD (DIW 925) $18.00
PATTON QUARTET, JOHN: Minor Swing CD (DIW 896) $20.00 Eighth volume, recorded 8/1/96.
Patton (organ), John Zorn (as), Ed Cherry (guitar), Kenny Wollesen MUSIC REVELATION ENSEMBLE: Cross Fire CD (DIW 927) $20.00
(drums). A surprising release, to say the least. Patton was one of big "Ulmer is a pioneer in modern guitar sounds having been a member of
organ jazz players who recorded for Blue Note in the 60s and then dis- important Ornette Coleman 1970s groups. Here his group is joined by
appeared. He returned in '93 and now Zorn has joined him for this two other modern music giants -- the ubiquitous John Zorn and sax leg-
quartet session, on alto sax and as co-producer. The results are a classic end Pharoah Sanders." Recorded 12/96.
throwback sound, beautifully recorded and nicely done all around. MASADA: 9: Tet CD (DIW 933) $20.00
MASADA: 5: Het CD (DIW 899) $20.00 The ninth Masada CD. John Zorn, Dave Douglas, Greg Cohen, Joey
Masada's 5th release. "Recorded after their European tour. Selected Baron, recorded 4/21/97.
tracks from their huge repartees. New recordings only. Much more DOUGLAS, DAVE: Moving Portrait CD (DIW 934) $20.00
aggressive than before!!!" Same line up as before: John Zorn (as), Dave "Dave Douglas is quite simply the most exciting and important trum-
Douglas (tp), Greg Cohen (b), Joey Baron (drums). First volume to be peter playing today. Following his homages to Booker Little and
released from July '95 recording sessions. Wayne Shorter, Moving Portrait is Dave's tribute to an important and
MASADA: 6: Vav CD (DIW 900) $20.00 brilliant influence, Joni Mitchell. This beautiful quartet plays three of
2nd volume of July '95 recordings, available again. "The spiritual meets Joni's tunes, along with Douglas originals dedicated to Joni and the
the worldly as John Zorn and his state-of-the-art plyers -- Dave Douglas lasting influence of his parents."
on trumpet, Greg Cohen on bass and Joey Baron on drums -- present MASADA: 10: Ruach CD (DIW 935) $20.00
some of the most extraordinary new music. This post-bop, post-cool, "The final installment of one of the most popular and provocative
post-Ornette quartet is one of the most powerful jazz units on the series in all of modern music! John Zorn's Masada music is an extraor-
scene today." dinary blend of up-to-the-minute improvisation and an ongoing sense
MURRAY, DAVID: For Aunt Louise CD (DIW 901) $18.00 of Jewish history and artistic expression. Masada 10 will be the last in
1993 NYC session featuring Murray (ts, bcl), Fred Hopkins (b), John this this historic series of studio recordings."
Hicks (p), Idris Muhammad (d). Solid playing from all, but can you NEW YORK ART QUARTET: 35th Reunion CD (DIW 936) $20.00
afford to care? Initial copies come in the LP-styled gatefold jackets. Milford Graves, Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai, Reggie Workman, Amiri
RIBOT, MARC: Don't Blame Me CD (DIW 902) $20.00 Baraka. "The reunion of a legendary new music group. The NYAQ
Solo guitar album. Some original tunes, many covers including made their first records for the ESP label in 1964 and created an aes-
"Ghosts," "Song For Che," various standards. "The richly unusual Marc thetic that in some sense created free jazz. With only the bassist dif-
Ribot -- former Jazz Passenger, Lounge Lizard and sideman in the bands ferent, this extraordinary collective is back making sounds that are
of Tom Waits, Elvis Costello and more -- in a weird and wonderful solo guaranteed to take you to wild and different places. The players are
guitar record." remarkable -- Rudd, who started in dixieland and has been in the van-
ARCANA: The Last Wave CD (DIW 903) $20.00 guard of new music for the trombone while never losing his street
Arcana is a grouping of Derek Bailey (guitar), Bill Laswell (bass) & the smarts; Tchicai, from Denmark, who has a smart identifiable sound that
legendary Tony Williams (drums). Heavy trio improvisations, recorded was part of the dense weave of the original; Graves, possibly the most
in NYC, 1995, with Bailey emitting a soaring, dense electric roar. innovative drummer of the late 20th century; and bassist Workman,
Massive stuff. who played with Coltrane and offers power, grace and intelligence.
MURRAY/JAMES NEWTON QUINTET, DAVID: CD (DIW 906) $18.00 The group is joined also by poet Amiri Baraka (aka Leroi Jones)."
August '91 recordings with Murray (ts, bcl) joining John Hicks (p), Billy DJAK-UP-BITCH (NETHERLANDS):
Hart & Andrew Cyrille (d), Fred Hopkins (b) and James Newton (flute). EOG: Hassle 12" (DUB 11) $9.00
"Meeting after 14 years blank of the best friends since their college "Eog has done an excellent job on this debut with 4 strong, exciting,
days it's actually best & top-level collaboration album in the recent jazz and energetic tracks. The powerful 'Solid Liquid' is also featured as the
field." opening track on I-f's mix CD. The other 3 cuts here are all new and
MURRAY QUINTET/RAY ANDERSON/ANTHONY DAVIS, DAVID: CD previously unreleased. They range from moody downtempo ('Bird
(DIW 908) $18.00 Watch') with a melancholy atmosphere, to places energetic and
Murray (ts), Anderson (tb), Davis (p), Tommy Campbell (ds), Kenny thrilling yet full of touching melodies. Eog has delivered a record full
Davis (b). 1994 studio session. of the finest modern and innovative electronica."
OCHS/LISLE ELLIS/DONALD ROBINSON, LARRY: What We Live CD QUENCH: Chunck 12" (DUB 12) $9.00
(DIW 909) $18.00 Regular 12" version, minus the bonus 7" which is no longer available.
Ochs (ts, ss), Ellis (b), Robinson (d). Bay-area trio featuring Rova Sax "The DUB label is getting famous by bringing new talented artists in
Quartets' Ochs. Gatefold jacket sleeve the electronica field and again they manage to bring you some ultra
MASADA: 7: Zayin CD (DIW 915) $20.00 cool electronica by a new name. A great 12" that can stand the high-
Seventh volume & first to feature 20-bit recording. First volume of est critics. Relaxed advanced beats with beautiful sounds and great
recordings from 4/16/96. melodies. The downtempo beats seem to be inspired by the more for-
WARE QUARTET, DAVID S.: Godspelized CD (DIW 916) $20.00 ward thinking hip hop and R&B producers, and will impress many with
"Godspelized presents his one personal take on the spiritual fire and their relaxed but still inventive programming and bright atmosphere.

Future classic." cal universe are automatically rearranged by cannabis to suit the
QUENCH: A Journey Into Electronix 12" (DUB 12.2) $9.00 requirements of the individual. These distorted variations in them-
"After the very limited CD release on U-Cover, we present the four selves generally are of scant interest to anyone but the subject at the
coolest tracks on vinyl. Four tracks of deep advanced electronica with time he is experiencing them. An intelligent smoker, nevertheless, can
a relaxed atmosphere and nice floating melodies." aid in directing the process of deformation in such a way that the
AUTOPHONIC: Bathrobin EP 12" (DUB 15) $9.00 results will have value to him in his daily life. If he has faith in the accu-
"A new record by the unknown Autophonic. His first release (DUB 04, racy of his interpretations, he will accept them as decisive, and use
limited to 300 copies) got lost in obscurity, even though people like them to determine a subsequent plan of action. Thus, for a dedicated
Funkstorung had this record standard in their DJ boxes. This record will smoker, the passage to the 'other world' is often a pilgrimage under-
definitely make many more people aware of the talents of taken for the express purpose of oracular consultation.' Paul Bowles
Autophonic. Four well-produced massive tracks which stand out in reads this classic suite of Moroccan kif stories that he recorded in
their overall quality. The powerful sound blows your mind out, and a Tangier, Morocco, in the Fall of 1978. Previously released as a 2 LP
strange emotion in all his tracks makes this record dangerous for ner- recording in 1981, and long sold out, these stories are now being made
vous wrecks or mentally ill persons. Advanced downtempo electronic available again as a 2 CD audiobook. In 1960 Bowles began to experi-
moves with deep soundscapes and sweet sounds -- and some weird ment with the idea of constructing stories 'whose subject matter would
vocal bits -- give these tracks a strange abstract feel which makes it very consist of disparate elements and unrelated characters taken directly
suitable as a soundtrack." from life and fitted together as in a mosaic.' Bowles made a list of inci-
DURACEL: 98 12" (DUB 5.1) $9.00 dents and situations he had either seen or heard that year, and divid-
"The follow up to the already sought after '97' EP by this former Unit ed these into four groups. By providing 'kif directed motivations, [he]
Moebius member. Most electronica artists aim for the highest technical was able to use cannabis both as solvent and solder in the construction'
standards and progression. Duracel doesn't give a damn about that. of four stories, which are collected in A Hundred Camels in the
He's just making cool funky shit with a twist. 6 tracks ranging from the Courtyard. Bowles, of course, reads from his own work." -- Christopher
more moody and soft to funky raw electroid stuff (sometimes even Cox.
reminds us of old Unit Moebius material)." DOM ELCHKLANG (GERMANY):
FUNCKARMA: Parts CD (DUB CD2) $14.00 AMENONENGURT: Wo Die Ebenen Geglattet Sind CD (DOM 007)
"After three very well-received EPs by the talented Dutch brothers $14.00
Funcken, we are now proud to present their first full-length CD. "Dr. P. Li Khan (ex-H.N.A.S.) puts on his most atmospheric, most con-
Although they are often compared to Funkstorung, Autechre and ceptual and somehow weirdest album. Everyday sounds are pressed in
Black Dog/Plaid, the dynamic duo shows that they've got a style of a musical context in such a bizarre way... 60 minutes of madness, per-
their own. Having a background in hip hop and electro, they have a versions, amok running, psychosis and everyday insanity."
fetish for broken beats. And this combined with their knowledge of ROWENTA/KHAN: Avantgarde Explosion CD (DOM 009) $14.00
modern equipment is leading to a very innovative programming of "1997 CD of Recordings (1995-1996) by the duo of Frank Rowenta and
drums and original sounds. The brothers are exploring new technolo- Achim 'P. Li Khan' Flaam (the 'other' guy in HNAS besides Christoph
gies and new sounds and rhythms. They show that they are not afraid Heemann), their third full-length (after their early 90's LP Tiefpunkte
of experiment. For the CD we picked one track from each previous Moderner Tonkomposition and their previous CD Stereo Extrem from
record on DUB and then added 8 new ones. The tracks are pretty 1993), a pretty ridiculous mix of just about every classifiable element
diverse, showing off the different sides of Funckarma. Deep moody juxtaposed into one on-going 'show'; musique concrete, synth pop,
and melancholic tracks are varied by more energetic and advanced neu deutsche welle, noise rock, industrial, minimalist, perceptual, hard-
rhythmic ones. The album is a collection of various moods, but has a core, acid, dronescape, trance techno, pop, electro, disco, sound poet-
common factor in all cuts -- the beautiful atmospheric sounds and ry, etc... Forty tracks over forty minutes to listen to while stoned (or
melodies. This is also the thing which makes Funckarma special. The paralysed otherwise...)." -- Hrvatski.
combining of teasingly advanced rhythms and drum programming DOME RECORDS/MUTE (UK):
with their sweet sounds and melodies. This is an album for people who
DOME: 1/2 CD (DOME 1/2) $15.00
love music and are not looking for an easy and quick McDonald's meal.
Mid-line CD reissue of Dome's first and second records, a post-Wire
This is the haute cuisine of modern electronica."
project by Messrs. Bruce Gilbert and Graham Lewis, recorded 1980-82.
DOM (GERMANY): "Dome gave up the realm of verse/chorus songwriting to concentrate
DOYLE, ROGER: Oizzo No CD (DOM 003) $17.00 on and develop their own craft within the studio environment, push-
1992 issue of this weird and obscure Irish composer’s early works, most- ing themselves (and the listener) to newer territories of textures,
ly a reissue of his extremely rare self-released 1975 debut LP. Doyle is rhythms, noises, etc...no one could say that they were easy listening,
most well known for his United Dairies’ Operating Theatre master- but their sound is seductive, penetrating and above all lasting." -- K.S.
work; this CD covers his material from the early to mid-70s, including Eden
some odd tape pieces, solo piano, and screwball works for “Uilleann DOMINO (UK):
Pipes, Irish Harp & Tin Whistle.”
MOUSE ON MARS: Distroia LP (RUG 100 EP) $9.00
DOM AMERICA: Same four tracks as the German vinyl edition. Does have vastly superi-
NITSCH, HERMANN: Das Orgien Mysterien Theatre/Musik Der 80. or use of stock varnish on the jacket design, so that should count for
Aktion Volume 2 CD (DOM 011) $13.00 something.
2nd volume of this German performance/film/art genius's "output". TUNDRA, MAX: Cakes CD (RUG 101 CD) $6.50
Totally strange atonal orchestral wandering and then drone supreme. "Ben Jacobs (a.k.a. Max Tundra) grew up on a diet of 10cc, Nik
Essential weirdness. Identical artwork to the now o/p volume 1. Kershaw, Art Of Noise, and Gustav Holst. His first forays into music
BOWLES, PAUL: Reads A Hundred Camels In The Courtyard 2CD making as a child were the compilations of pause button mega-mixes
(DOM 014) $32.00 of the above musical luminaries, and many others, on his Mum's midi
"'Moroccan kif smokers like to speak of the 'two worlds', the one ruled system. His first release, Children At Play, surfaced on Warp in February
by inexorable natural laws, and the other, the kif world, in which each 1998. A Max Tundra remix of Mogwai's 'Helicon 2' appeared on the
person perceives 'reality' according to the projections of his own Kicking A Dead Pig LP. Cakes is your first chance to enjoy the delights
essence, the state of consciousness in which the elements of the physi- of his forthcoming debut album, Some Best Friend You Turned Out To

Be." Krust, etc... the creators/co-consipirators of the groundbreaking New
THIRD EYE FOUNDATION: What Is It With You CD (RUG 102CD) Forms album on Mercury, which garnered them 'serious' attention and
$9.00 angered many a Radiohead fan by taking home the gold with last
New three track EP from Bristol's Matt Elliott. Features "What Is It With year's Mercury Music Prize). Classic 'sound of '95' vibe delivered on 11
You", "Are You Still A Cliché (With Troubled Mind), "What Is It With tracks of hard-fast-break action, credited to an array of pseudonyms
You (Remote Viewer Remix)". (notably Gang Related, Mask, Bigga Star, 3-Way). Barely ANY traces of
THIRD EYE FOUNDATION: What Is It With You 12" (RUG 102EP) melodic content; the stuff's clearly in the DJ-tool zone of minimal
$9.00 development, intended for an evening's entertainment possibilities via
THIRD EYE FOUNDATION: Little Lost Soul LP (WIG 073 LP) $16.00 turntables and variably wavering tired/energized populous. Comes
UK-only vinyl version (CD will be on Merge in the US), in deluxe full with a comic depicting said crew's exploits in post-apocalyptic ghetto-
color gatefold sleeve. The fifth full length album from Bristol's Matt quadrant, battling w/ gunz, ninjahz, cyborgz, etc..." -- Hrvatski
Elliott, following Semtex, In Version, Ghost, and You Guys Kill Me. VA: Wayz of The Dragon 5LP (DDRAG LP01) $30.00
CLINIC: Internal Wrangler CD (WIG 078 CD) $17.50 5 12" version with full-sized comic book.
"The long awaited debut album from critically acclaimed Clinic, DOROBO (AUSTRALIA):
Internal Wrangler shows just what can be done for pop music by avoid- LAMB, ALAN: Original Masters : Night Passage CD (DOR 013)
ing not just the middle of the road, but the whole road entirely. The $16.00
album is made up of frantic two & a half minute twisting pop songs, "This CD presents the listener with the original audio given to a hand-
interspersed by quieter, more reflective moods. Instrumental tracks picked banner of composers (Bernhard Günter/Brian Lustmord/Ryoji
include the opening blast of multi-layered drumming on 'Voodoo Ikeda/etc...) who in turn shape-shifted it with their own
Wop', the backwards flowing 'DJ Shangri-La' and the furious bite of gear/studios/aesthetic dulling it down or sprucing it up for the Night
'Hippy Death Suite'. The Clinic prescription: seize the past, dissect, Passage: Demixed release on Dorobo from 1997. This release isn't
rearrange, insert wit and paranoia, add lashings of William Burroughs exactly an odd move on Dorobo's part, evident after HEARING the orig-
and Phil Spector, and above all make it groovy." inal field recordings. Vast tonal variation on the prime-harmonic rela-
CLINIC: Internal Wrangler LP (WIG 078 LP) $15.00 tionship, present in frequencies easily decoded by the inner ear/cochlea
TUNDRA, MAX: Some Best Friend You Turned Out To Be CD (WIG setup." --Hrvatski
082 CD) $17.50 TETAZ, FRANCOIS: The Motionless World of Time Between... CD
"Debut album from Manc Ben Jacobs after a few singles ('Children at (DOR 014) $16.00
Play' on WARP RECORDS catalogue number WAP101 thank you very ...or The Drunken Taxicab of Absolute Reality. "A commission from
much, also Domino pre-album taster 'Cakes'), a few remixes (Mogwai, Shelley Lasica for 'square dance', an acoustic and spatial dialectic held
Kid606), and a few comp tracks. This one seems to push all the right in the Anna Schwartz Gallery, a stark white concrete and plaster shell.
now-sound buttons, epic pop tunes of multi-layer construct, glowing With a long reverb time and and strong reflective presence, the solo
lo-fi field-instrument odes, extended linear/chordal exercises ala dance piece was diverged and engouled by the allusive soundtrack. Put
Takemura/Reich/et.al, sid-chip techno themes, and rock, all thrown simply, Tetaz's album possesses the deductive washes of Köner, the
together with the panache of a true auteur. I assume this is one of cleanliness of Ikeda and the subtle grit of Günter. Ultimately, it will
those things whose relevance will only be fully decoded in a few appeal to fans of all three."
months' time. Best to familiarize now lest a missed meaningful SAMARTZIS, PHILIP: Residue CD (DOR LTD1) $16.00
exchange re:contained revolutionary vocabulary later. Early contender "Intensely molecular transformations of location sound recordings.
for record of the year. Word." -- Hrvatski. Simultaneously documenting his experience of place and the acoustics
TUNDRA, MAX: Some Best Friend You Turned Out To Be LP (WIG of space, Samartzis creates not merely a series of tonal soundscapes,
082 LP) $16.00 but a disquieting rendering of his psycho-acoustic impressions.
TELE:FUNKEN: A Collection Of Ice Cream Vans Vol. II CD (WIG 083 Through sophisticated electroacoustic manipulation sans the the tech-
CD) $18.00 nological fetishization which generally attends the field, Samartzis has
"Debut album from Tele:Funken (aka Tom Fenn). With influences rang- produced a radical inversion by transforming compounded sonic events
ing from Kraftwerk to Bach, and Aphex Twin and Eric Satie. A -- the crackle of leaf under your earlobe, a singer somewhere in a for-
Collection of Ice Cream... has a unique sense of wonkiness and inno- est, a footstep on wet earth -- into amazingly dimensional construc-
cent melodies. The first fruits of his labour arrived via a joint album tions. The trick is in Samartzis' perceptual process. He is clearly focussed
with Flying Saucer Attack (Distant Station, issued by Drag City in the on the minutiae of our acoustical reality, and through his scrutinized
US). Tom grew up in Brighton, moved to Bristol and now resides in hyper ellipsis, sound effects are revealed in all their deep, dark beau-
Birmingham where he is part of the ever burgeoning, genre-straddling ty."
scene of bohemian producers that includes Broadcast, Pram, Plone and SAMARTZIS, PHILIP: Windmills Bordered by Nothingness CD
Surgeon." "Second full length album following a series of singles (DOR LTD4) $16.00
('Breakdown Test' and 'Excellence in Amps, Volts and Watts', both "Philip Samartzis' Windmills Bordered by Nothingness (recorded at
Domino) from a Brummie named Tom Fenn. Borderline lounge at CEM, Netherlands) is an electro-acoustic reminder of these altered psy-
times, it could be said that a certain allegiance (if only in spirit) with cho-acoustic states which one achieves by living within the noise of
the contempo-motorik of Cologne (L@N, Schlammpeitzeiger) wan't one's city. For noise is merely sound without apparent organization;
entirely off base, although a cringe-inducing aura of whimsy can occa- the sonic without perceivable direction. Samartzis' strident processing
sionally creep in and do some damage. Pretty damn IDM." -- Hrvatski. of field recordings and an almost ascetic placement of aural shapes and
TELE:FUNKEN: A Collection Of Ice Cream Vans Vol. II 2LP (WIG tonal cues casts an imaginary wandering though the thunderous chan-
083 LP) $18.00 neling of urban noise. Therein, one can discover much silence, peace,
DOPE DRAGON (UK): calm. Both the urban and rural can be massive, monstrous, maniacal in
VA: Wayz of The Dragon CD (DDRAG CD01) $18.00 their unleashing of sound effects, whether it be across darting traffic
"'Greatest Hits' package of sorts from this seminal label, until now the or undulating pastures. One need not adhere to the Futurist dictum of
last hold-out in the world of label-identity-fueled CD compilations of noise as the orgiastic celebration of steel, smoke and steam. The pre-
classic drum n'bass output. Closely aligned with the Roni Industrial figure of the windmill stands as a rich cipher for social and
Size/Reprazent crowd (kidding no-one here; this IS them. Size, Suv, industrial endeavor: a mechanical Gargantuan of creaking wood, flush-

ing water, grinding gears and billowing wind. In Samartzis' piece (via a instrument (like a sitar) over a series of chord- and mood changes, the
knowing reference to Ilhan Mimaroglu's polyglottic compositions), Vocokesh invoke the good old days of mind expansion."
such textures grow, hover, fade as he fuses and blends the recognizably FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: Chorus CD (DC 087 CD) $13.00
organic with the acoustically unreal. Most interestingly, the editing of Another compilation of junk (Peel Session, "rare" 7" tracks, etc.) from
the sounds against silence -- a strategy of 'bordering' the sonic with this UK bandwagon. So absolutely sure of their psychedelic status
nothingness' -- suggests a sonic cartography with great fluidity and (more tracks with titles like "Feedback Song," "Popol Vuh III") that
sensuousness. It becomes a city in which I would gladly live." people actually seem to believe them!
DRA RECORDS: FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: Chorus LP (DC 087 LP) $9.00
DOYLE PLUS 4, ARTHUR: Alabama Feeling CD (DRA 1) $13.00 LP version.
A reissue on Arthur Doyle's own imprint, of his infamous debut album PALACE MUSIC: Arise Therefore CD (DC 088 CD) $13.00
from 1978, originally released on Charles Tyler's AK-BA label. Doyle Fourth full length Palace album. "...refines and streamlines old values,
(Tenor Voice-O-Phone, Bass Voice-O-Phone, flute), Richard Williams like an evisceration of dirt-bound roots... the music glints more sharply
(Fender bass), Rashied Sinan (drums), Bruce Moore (drums), Charles than before. The sounds are more recognizably beautiful. The songs
Stephens (trombone). A raw, primitive, screaming blast of sound. "This are more intimate than we've heard in awhile, harder to see 'cause
recording was originally released in a limited pressing of 1000 in 1978. they're closer to home."
These vinyl copies now sell for up to $200, particularly in Japan, where GASTR DEL SOL: Upgrade & Afterlife CD (DC 090 CD) $13.00
Arthur Doyle is a free jazz legend. For his first recording as a leader (he First full length release in 2 years from the Grubbs/O'Rourke axis. The
was heard previously on Noah Howard's Black Ark and Milford Graves' following people guest appear: Tony Conrad, Gene Coleman, Gunter
Babi Music), Arthur chose drummer Rashied Sinan, who he had worked Muller, John McIntire. John Fahey's 'Dry Bones In The Valley' gets cov-
with in his early groups going back to '72. Sinan suggested the use of ered. "Their most impressively impressionistic (and expansive) piece
2 drummers explained Doyle, 'to give it more rhythmic feeling.' ever opens the record ('Our Exquisite Replica of Eternity')."
Listening to the raw emotional power of the first track, 'November 8th RED CRAYOLA: Live 1967 2CD (DC 092 CD) $20.00
or 9th, I Can't Remember When,' you can hear why Alabama Feeling is Live recordings of the original Red Crayola, from the Angry Arts
so highly regarded by aficionados of 'free and spontaneous' music, to Festival (6/29/67) and the Berkeley Folk Music Festival (6/67), including
use Arthur Doyle's phrase." -- Rudolph Grey guest John Fahey on one track. In the style of Drag City's other archival
DRAG CITY: resurrection, Coconut Hotel, this represents the The Red Crayola at
their most way-out. "Despite penning a couple of classics of psyche-
VOCOKESH: Still Standing In The Same Garden 12" EP (DC 015)
delia on their first LP ('Hurricane Fighter Plane' and 'Transparent
$7.00
Radiation'), the band showed up at the Berkeley Folk Music Festival in
1-sided affair, with an etching on the reverse. More flowing jam-psych,
the summer of 1967 with a markedly different approach to ensemble
a style this post-F/i outfit has thoroughly mastered.
playing. Taking off from the concept of a 'free-form Freak Out', The
GASTR DEL SOL: Crookt, Crackt, or Fly CD (DC 043 CD) $12.00
Red Crayola leaned towards avant-garde approaches. Playing feed-
2nd album from 1993 which we never got around to stocking before.
back-pieces, sound-as-music, time- and no-time pieces, compressions
Following The Serpentine Similar, this was the first Gastr to feature Jim
and motions, one-second pieces, music within music, unhearable music
O'Rourke. Written and performed by Dave Grubbs and O'Rourke, with
and so on. At the Berkeley Folk Music Festival they met John Fahey,
additional percussion from John McEntire and bass clarinet by Gene
master of the indexes and finger picked guitar. He sat in on their set
Coleman.
there. Also included in this mind-melting collection of feedback
GASTR DEL SOL: Crookt, Crackt, or Fly LP (DC 043 LP) $9.00
drones, improvisation and unhearable music are recordings made in
RED CRAYOLA, THE: Malefactor, Ade CD (DC 045 CD) $13.50
their Venice hotel room after their concert there. These pieces repre-
"Malefactor, Ade brings us to the third (and most recent) phase of Red
sent the 'unplugged' Crayola approach to their unconventional dictum,
Krayola history. It harks us back to the Germany of the late 1980s. The
as well as their serious attitude towards this often lighthearted, intel-
material on this release was written by Albert Oehlen and Mayo
lectual-physical genre."
Thompson, with contributions from Werner Büttner, Andreas Dorau
ROYAL TRUX: Singles, Live, Unreleased 2CD (DC 093 CD) $22.00
and Rüdiger Carl. These songs were laid down 'fast' over two days in
"Those dusty old vaults are filled with a lot more than just a single LP's-
Hamburg and finished in England where the then-Rough-Trade-execu-
worth of outtakes, and they can't all be bad. All the original singles
tive Thompson was producing Primal Scream. The idea of things over-
are here, as well as outtakes from the Twin Infinitives and subsequent
lapping each other was raised to a principle in this period, and the
Untitled LP sessions. Selected tracks from John Peel's program and a
strategies employed to realize this principle are still coming to fruition
couple of live treatments are included for good measure." Complete
on the most recent Red Krayola release, Fingerpainting. We think."
singles collection, 10 previously unreleased studio tracks, 2 live tracks
PLUSH: More You Becomes You CD (DC 070 CD) $14.00
and three songs only released on compilation albums. From back in the
"Representing a night without sleep of the soul, More You Becomes
day when it seemed like Royal Trux had something to do with the
You is a collection of awake dreams all played to the tender accompa-
future of the universe.
niment of a long piano. By a lone piano player. Liam Hayes' visions
ROYAL TRUX: Singles, Live, Unreleased 3LP (DC 093 LP) $22.00
have been placed by those who know in the category of what we like
Deluxe 3LP box edition.
to call chamber-pop, which implies the presence of some sort of orches-
RED KRAYOLA: Hazel LP (DC 098 LP) $9.00
tra, or faux-orchestra, or at least some kind of classically-oriented har-
OLDHAM, WILL: Black/Rich Music 12" (DC 100 EP) $8.00
monic and melodic are. References points for the LP include: Nicky
First time these tracks have been available on vinyl.
Hopkins' rare solo LP, The Tin Man Was a Dreamer, and Harry and
RED CRAYOLA WITH ART & LANGUAGE: Black Snakes CD (DC 104
Randy's Nilsson Sings Newman. And of course no comparison would be
CD) $13.00
complete without John Phillips' bottom of the barrel pop classic, Wolf
CD reissue of this 1983 art-wave album, highlighted by the sticker
King of LA.
attached to the front cover quoting Byon Coley: "Listening to this
VOCOKESH: Smile! And Point At The Mountain? CD (DC 076 CD)
whole album makes my asshole clench." "The final volume in the Art
$13.00
& Language trilogy finds Red Crayola still blissed on pop, although the
Repress of this CD now available from this Milwaukee post-F/i trio.
production values are a bit more claustrophobic than either Kangaroo?
"One single piece, all sixty-five minutes of the disc. Using a variety of
or Corrected Slogans. Perhaps it is due to the relatively diminished crew
effects devices, some synthetic generators and the occasional found
on Black Snakes -- here Red Crayola are at their most band-like, with a
four person guitar-bass-drums-synth line up." "USA offers a progressive blend of rock and pop that rocks, twisted
RED CRAYOLA/BISMARCKSTRASSE/50: Three Songs On A Trip To with humor and wit, flavored with group harmonics (or 'post-harmon-
The United States CD (DC 105 CD) $13.00 ics'), keyboards, and best of all, guitars, guitars, guitars and drums.
Reissue of an obscure '80s Red Crayola album, originally issued by Pure Sounds like: some aspects of Pavement, Wire, Modern Lovers,
Freude in Germany. Three exclusive studio tracks featuring Allen Hackamore Brick and David Allan Coe." Recorded by Jim O'Rourke.
Ravenstein, plus a live set -- the only official Red Crayola live recoding TELE:FUNKEN/FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: Distant Station CD (DC
to date. Cover features photos by novelist and original RC member 117 CD) $13.00
Frederick Bartheleme. "Using samples of timeless FSA compositions such as 'Oceans' and
OLDHAM, WILL: Joya LP (DC 107 LP) $10.00 'Popol Vuh I,' Tom Fenn aka Tele:Funken has produced a new work that
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: Sally Free And Easy CD (DC 109 CD) ups the sci-fi quotient in the FSA sound -- a record called, appropriate-
$9.00 ly, Distant Station... divided into two parts, the Tele:Funken transmis-
Two track EP, featuring a cover of "Sally Free & Easy" (made infamous sion utilizes long moments of silence, static drones and slow fades in
by the UK folk-rock group Trees in the late 60s; more recently covered and out. It's even more static than the dreamiest of FSA material, which
by Magic Hour on their debut album in 1994). suddenly seems a lot more rhythmic in comparison. These sounds ebb
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: Sally Free and Easy 12" (DC 109 LP) and flow too, but in a much slower fashion. The dreamy, trancelike ele-
$8.00 ment to the FSA sound is brought out by the Tele:Funken sound sys-
Issued in late '96 on CD only, this vinyl version will be in mono, due to tem."
the recording's "out of phase" nature which made a stereo cut unlike- O'ROURKE, JIM: Bad Timing CD (DC 120 CD) $13.00
ly to consistently "perform". 17 minute single. "Make no mistake, Bad Timing is not a pop album by any standards.
PALACE MUSIC: Lost Blues & Other Songs CD (DC 110 CD) $13.00 But it is a musing on popular standards and uses much of the same
"Features sides from seven classic Palace singles. Previously unreleased instrumentation that many of our country's most popular records have.
choice cuts from several sessions and a live track from the fall of 1994 Yes, Bad Timing is a theme record, Jim O'Rourke's pop opera, just wait-
round out the selection. Among the collected are the band's best-loved ing for someone to come along and play with it. Based on Fahey-esque
tracks; none have appeared on LP before." 6-string acoustic guitar foundations, each of the three pieces expand to
PALACE MUSIC: Lost Blues & Other Songs 2LP (DC 110 LP) $13.00 include other musical elements. Piano, organ, electric guitar, brass,
3-sided (w/ 4th side etching) vinyl version. strings -- everything, it seems except vocals! Think of the impressionist
OLDHAM, WILL: Guarapero:Lost Blues 2 CD (DC 111 CD) $13.50 Americana of Van Dyke Parks and the soundtracks of Jack Nitzsche."
"What we really have here, beyond all brain-thumbing vanity, is a col- O'ROURKE, JIM: Bad Timing LP (DC 120 LP) $9.00
lection; or perhaps re-collection, of fan-pleasing rare and lost tunes, CHESTNUT STATION: 12" (DC 121 LP) $8.00
some of which have only been seen in bootleg (or 'pro-artist') format. "It's good old rock and roll. It's for you to have a good time with. It's
Guarapero:Lost Blues 2 is for the pimply faced True Fan who waved the touching, fun, gorgeous, thrilling. So what's the problem? It's spring-
flag, carried the torch and bitched like a bitch over what he/she was/is time. A classic pop EP on your doorstep. I repeat. What's the problem?"
entitled to in a Palace singles compilation. Now they and you can relive FAHEY, JOHN: How Bluegrass Music Destroyed My Life BOOK (DC
the Palace years (1991-1995) and the Oldham years (1996-2000) with 124 BK) $17.00
total freaking recall. This one's for you -- now go screw." "John Fahey is feared and revered around the world as a guitar player
OLDHAM, WILL: Guarapero: Lost Blues 2LP (DC 111 LP) $13.50 and composer. His inventions for acoustic and electric strings are the
GHOST: Lama Rabi Rabi CD (DC 113 CD) $13.00 stuff of legend. Since he began recording in Maryland in the late 1950s,
4th album and first non-PSF full length release (worldwide release for Mr. Fahey's access to the unknown tongue has been made manifest on
Drag City). "Ghost was born in 1984 by some Tokyo Japan youth. At the over 30 albums, and his presence has unsettled audiences from here to
beginning they were playing completely experimental improvisation Tasmania. He has served as a spiritual model for guitarists as disparate
but doing so naturally, as a form of worship. Through the production as Leo Kottke and Thurston Moore. He has been called a musical vision-
of the 1st album Ghost, and their second, Second Time Around, their ary by everyone from The New York Times to Ptolemaic Terrascope.
sound has slowly changed to the expression of songwriting. Along the John Fahey is a giant of 20th Century American Music. This is well
way, they have attracted attention for their fascination with tradition- known. It is perhaps less well-known that Fahey's pen has the same
al Japanese religious music, and a fascination with trance-rock jam- world-gobbling ferocity as his guitar. His early records included sav-
ming, as well. Last year, the third Ghost album, Temple Stone agely hilarious liner notes, and other sightings of his clamorous writer-
appeared, containing ten tunes recorded live at an old Buddhist tem- ly discourse have surfaced over the years. Now, finally, here is a collec-
ple and a church. Their live activities are usually held in magical pat- tion that makes an explosive selection of his work available for gener-
terns. They used to play anywhere (temple, church, field, woods, ruins, al public consumption. What else can we possibly say, except, 'Grab
etc.) with an ideal of conception and creation free from constraint. your ankles, dear readers. It's kingdom time!'." -Byron Coley, 1999.
Their purpose is real spiritual music when and wheresoever they play Introduction by Jim O'Rouke. 291 pages, paperbound. $19.98 suggest-
it." ed list price.
GHOST: Lama Rabi Rabi 2LP (DC 113 LP) $13.00 GHOST: CD (DC 127 CD) $13.00
AERIAL M: CD (DC 114 CD) $13.00 US pressings on both formats of the first 3 Ghost albums, previously
"M like Minimal. I mean, once you sit down and hear three guitars, a available as Japanese imports on PSF. Starting with the self-titled
bass, drums and a shaker coming out of the speaker, minimal might not debut from 1990. "This is primitive early Ghost, psychedelic in the bell-
be the first word that comes to mind. But sooner or later the cleanli- bottomed way, sort of like a German Os Mutantes (or perhaps a
ness of the mix and the lightness of the music in general sweeps away, Brazilian Amon Duul), mixing ethnic sounds in with the groovy beats,
leaving a pure sound. There's folk music in this, and scratchy punk gui- guitars, and the haunting wail of a recorder to create (rather than
tars. Low-key jazziness, an awareness of dance-beats, a series of recreate) and ultimately define (rather than redefine) a completely
rhythms that ebb and flow. Just before it's all over, classical overtones modern psychedelic sound! With titles like 'Guru in the Echo,' and 'I've
are evoked. Always backed by firm, indivisible drumming. Aerial-M is a Been Flying,' the young psych side of Ghost is much on display here."
group of sounds recorded in Louisville, KY for the most part." GHOST: Second Time Around CD (DC 128 CD) $13.00
AERIAL M: LP (DC 114 LP) $9.00 2nd album. "And song titles here indicate even more psychedelia in the
USA: Little Birds LP (DC 115 LP) $9.00 mix ('Yellow Sunshine,' anyone); even at the same time, the world

music quotient here is 'higher' than before. A crooning ballad style "Exquisite heavy-cardboard gatefold jacket" version.
becomes apparent on the title track. Ghost spread out, do more little TURNER, MICK: Tren Phantasma CD (DC 138 CD) $13.00
things, and are in general 'more melodious and sensitive' than the first An album of instrumental guitar music from the Dirty Three guitarist.
time around...throwing into the mix such disparate forms of this pro- "The initial sound-gales that blow in are low-key guitar plucking,
gressive music (like Pink Floyd, The Incredible String Band, Captain accompanied by an ominous deep rumbling. Trembling, percolating
Beefheart, Scott Walker, Led Zeppelin, Popol Vuh, The Third Ear Band, guitars break in waves; pensive leads circle around. As the short tunes
and so forth) result in a new fusion." progress and pass us by, the landscape changes gradually and only
GHOST: Second Time Around LP (DC 128 LP) $10.00 slightly -- a harmonica appears, or the odd keyboard. Perhaps some
GHOST: Temple Stone CD (DC 129 CD) $13.00 drums. A churchy organ drives and flourishes of steely slide guitar
3rd album, live. "Drawing on the magical forces of Waseda Salvation punctuate. The first truly forceful riff doesn't appear until halfway
Church and Seriyu Temple, Ghost recorded these ten pieces over a two- through the LP, but when the waves finally do roll in, it seems perfect-
year period. An unprecedented calm hangs over Temple Stone. Ghost ly natural -- we've been listening to ebb and flow since the start of the
redefine the term 'natural habitat' by sounding more at home in found LP. It's the ocean as heard from the window of a room. Island music for
surroundings! They evoke a lush countryside with gongs and flutes, landlocked perspectives."
piano and cello, percussions that come and go." TURNER, MICK: Tren Phantasma LP (DC 138 LP) $9.00
GHOST: Temple Stone LP (DC 129 LP) $10.00 STEREOLAB: Dots And Loops 2LP (DC 140) $13.00
BROADCAST: Work And Non Work CD (DC 130 CD) $13.00 Ninth album in 6 years from Stereolab. CD is on Elektra, Drag City is
UK group w/ a debut US release that is a complete compilation of sin- issuing the vinyl for the US. "Dots And Loops is Stereolab's most acces-
gles tracks to date (for Duophonic & Wurlizter Jukebox); now signed to sible LP to date, a confluence of mood music and Muzak, sixties French
Warp in the UK. "Take a love of arrangements of John Barry, the earthy pop, classic Italian soundtracks, and a warm, mellow, orchestral jazz.
Gallic elegance of Serge Gainsbourg, and a healthy 90s obsession with These sounds and the chanteuse-like vocals of Laetitia Sadier and Mary
analogue synths. Combine this with a love of simple direct songs that Hansen are juxtaposed against the experimental side of Stereolab that
would surely bring a smile to the face of Bacharach and a voice of pure many take as the group's trademark. The analog synth sounds, mini-
still beauty and you have Broadcast." malistic motifs, and drones that betray the oft-mentioned influence of
BROADCAST: Work And Non Work LP (DC 130 LP) $9.00 Krautrock bands are still present, only here they are assimilated to a
GASTR DEL SOL: Camoufleur CD (DC 133 CD) $13.00 point of greater mystery and heightened potency. This is not trendy
"This is the latest upgrade of the thing known as Gastr del Sol. And it's 'easy listening' music -- although it is remarkably easy to listen to.
also their most musical album. Sometimes it's like an overstuffed musi- Benefiting from Sean O'Hagan's luscious exotic arrangements of brass
cal armchair -- quite comfy, even when lumpy. The contribution of and strings, the end result is Stereolab at their subtle genre-bending
Markus Popp, whose style of digital scratching has made Oval an exper- best, wonderfully seductive, mixing glamour and musical determina-
imental household name, adds to the density and often provides an tion in a delightful haze of future past."
echo of Gastr past while the rest of Camoufleur paints the future." MOVIETONE: Day And Night CD (DC 141 CD) $13.00
GASTR DEL SOL: Camoufleur LP (DC 133 LP) $9.00 "The second album from Great Britain's Movietone. Formed by Flying
WALKER, SCOTT: Tilt CD (DC 134 CD) $13.00 Saucer Attack's Rachel Brook, in Bristol. The first half of 1997 was spent
Domestic issue of this strange1995 album, previously issued in Europe recording Day And Night, a shift from the aggressive sonic outbursts of
on the major label Fontana. "It must be stressed that even those famil- their debut to a softer yet more intense acoustic based set. It's based
iar with Walker's career -- the sublime mid-60s Walker Brothers hits, on songs and the singing of Kate Wright in front. The sounds range
the dramatic maturation of The Voice and Inimitable Presence on the from around from almost-there acoustic guitar and piano intro-ver-
not-to-be-missed first four solo LPs -- were shocked by Tilt. Yes, Tilt sions to rather more percussive rhythmic workouts that find keyboards
astonishes. The bleak, gothic theatre that Walker's oblique lyrics and drifting in over beds of guitar play. 'Dreamy' is a word that come to
operatic vocals convey is bolstered every step of the way by dark string mind. Woodwinds blow and strings sound, merely suggesting the
arrangements, reverbed guitars, the whirring of synthesizers and the orchestral without every fully entering that hallowed (and recently,
rattle of percussion. It furthers by an astonishing margin the already much traversed) pantheon."
singular breadth of Scott Walker's 30-year career, finding him at still MOVIETONE: Day And Night LP (DC 141 LP) $9.00
another and different peak of his ability as a vocalist and lyricist. And MOEBIUS/PLANK/THOMPSON: Ludwig's Law CD (DC 143 CD)
God what a barren and unfamiliar summit it is!" $13.00
WALKER, SCOTT: Tilt LP (DC 134 LP) $9.00 First ever issue of this unreleased collaborative album from the mid-80s
VOCOKESH: Paradise Revisited CD (DC 136 CD) $13.00 (although the instrumental tracks are theoretically the same as those
"The cult of Frenecki is still at large. They keep to themselves and no found on the Moebius/Plank En Route CD, released by the Curious
one bothers them, but if you storm their house, you'll find a lot of vin- Music label in the US). "Ludwig's Law is a relative puzzle that is only
tage electronic generators, a cache of foreign instruments, some rather now taking a coherent shape. By 1985 the final releases of the second
large amplification devices and stores (and scores) of axes, picks and generation Red Crayola were behind. It was at this time that Mayo
strings. This is prog rock, but a pre-post-rock version of prog. Coming Thompson met Moebius. Moebius has been delivering an album a year
on like an undiscovered green world of music, the Vocokesh manage to Sky, often producing them with Conny Plank. Moebius and Conny
to reintroduce earth-bound psychedelia into your mix." had been building basic tracks in an emulator. They invited Mayo
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: New Lands CD (DC 137 CD) $13.00 Thompson to write lyrics and sing. Mayo Thompson had just discovered
Supposedly the beginning of "Phase Two" in the FSA odyssey, and a the work of Werner Büttner and Albert Oehlen -- artists whose lan-
relatively massive one at that. "The long-awaited follow-up to Further guage played on pretense and the potential for misrepresentation,
has been a long time coming -- over two years to be honest. Since that among other things. Mayo senses a place to start in their book Angst
acoustically-singed offering, the sound of FSA has revolved into metal- vor Nice. For lyrics, a selection was 'sampled.' Sky rejected the master,
lic pastures...this new FSA sound steers through the past pop music into Ludwig's Law was regulated to the vault."
the direction of rhythmic loopery. Bass anchors the familiar guitar fuzz, AERIAL M: M Is... CD (DC 144) $4.50
edgelessly felt through the wall of sound and giving it a beat where 2 song CD single, by this group featuring Tortoise's Dave Pajo..
one was only imagined before. Previously only hinted at, this pulse "Mellotron-like pairings of flute-sound, acoustic arpeggios and a
booms forth in a bigger way, although still obscured by clouds." thrumming rhythm program drive this track to new peaks of M sound."
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: New Lands LP (DC 137 LP) $10.00 ROYAL TRUX: Accelerator CD (DC 145 CD) $13.50
"Accelerator is a metaphysical miracle -- a virtual present-day occur- prise, and it'll be no surprise when it takes you too. As in 'O-U-T'.
rence -- yer new blues -- a suggestion as to what the future would Comparisons: From the free jazz of Pharaoh Sanders and Bill Dixon to
sound like to the past -- or vice versa. Mashing the two together, this the early 70s electric space of Miles Davis' 'He Loved Him Madly,' to the
record comes on like the fucking weather, changing organically, ruling molasses blues of Connors' classics like In Pittsburgh. This record has
your life. Trading old skins for new bones, they've stripped their chas- the distinction of sounding distinctly unlike any of these recordings."
sis down faster and cleaner than a Queens chop shop. Freshly clipped LICHT/LOREN MAZZACANE-CONNORS, ALAN: Hoffman Estates LP
guitar riffs, beats with bounce, the odd keyboards, roadhouse choirs of (DC 151 LP) $10.00
backing vocalists , and their twinned lead voices are the weapons of APPENDIX OUT: Daylight Saving CD (DC 152 CD) $13.00
choice this time. Accelerator is tart and nasty." "As in their debut LP, the rye bears a poison, the interment of the
ROYAL TRUX: Accelerator LP (DC 145 LP) $11.00 mythic leads to a hopeful air. In this way, Appendix Out differs marked-
TREN BROTHERS: CD (DC 146 CD) $9.00 ly from the band they are most often compared to, Will Oldham's
The Dirty's Three's Mick Turner follows up his solo Tren Phantasma Palace, where a brutal nihilism ruled the roost. By invoking spirits of
album with another EP. "Using guitar, melodica, harmonica and 6 loop nature, Ali Roberts rises above the godless world. The abundance of
pedals, Mick Turner manages to conduct his own mini-orchestra; shud- hooks and melodies, albeit slow-developing one, mark Appendix Out
dering waves of melody, like so many forbidden orgasms, are overlaid as a pop band, playing acoustical pop music."
with wandering kisses of textural joy. Playing along with extreme APPENDIX OUT: Daylight Saving LP (DC 152 LP) $10.00
empathy is a long-time 'companion' Jim White, whose soft, sensuous ROYAL TRUX: Three Song CD (DC 154 CD) $9.00
hands belie a thundersome touch on the skins -- highly charged eroti- "As always, the Trux are already deep in conversation as the curtain
cism!" rises. If it isn't their lyrics turning the mirror towards your eyes, it's the
PRINA, STEPHEN: Push Comes To Love LP (DC 147 LP) $10.00 sweet nodes of guitar raining gently around the speakers speaking to
GHOST: Snuff Box Immanence CD (DC 148 CD) $13.50 you. 'Deafer Than Blind' is a simple groove with a knotted snarl of lyrics
"Following up the widely lauded Lama Rabi Rabi was quite a task for spat out over a repeated chorus at it's conclusion. 'The United States
Masaki Batoh and Ghost. Ultimately, the follow-up takes the form of of America Vs. One 1974 Cadillac El Dorado Sedan' is like the Gordian
not one release, but two -- the other of which is the simultaneously Knot; instead of tangling this formidable structure, Royal Trux take
released Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibe (DC 165). Snuffbox -- featuring their scimitar of rock n roll and carve through it in one mighty swath.
trumpet, trombone, marimba, vibes, glockenspiel, Celtic harp, lute, The heavy beat characteristic of this EP is out in force throughout the
recorded, a variety of keyboard sounds (including the irresistible many minutes of this epic, at times rocking medieval, some times rap-
sounds of a harpischord), banjo and tubular bells is a dreamy, colorful ping, and always grooving forward through shrouding mists. It just
LP, heavy with the sound of a moody Ghost. Snuffbox Immanence is keeps changing."
acoustic folk subverted by electronic psychedelic blurs and sound AERIAL M: October CD (DC 155) $4.50
effects -- an existent shimmer and flowering of eternal beauty, over Three song CD-only EP, second is a series of two thematically linked CD
and over again. Once again, Ghost come from beyond, preaching a life singles. Features an uncredited (not to mention extremely unlikely)
other than this day." cover of the Misfits first single ("Last Caress") recorded in humming
GHOST: Snuff Box Immanence LP (DC 148 LP) $11.00 Corwood-fidelity -- hearing this was so disruptive to the flow of oxygen
SILVER JEWS: American Water CD (DC 149 CD) $13.50 going towards my head that I'm attempted to say's it's truly touched
"David Berman is a funny guy who talks too much. But when he straps by genius.
on the guitar, he's a funny guy who sings not nearly enough. Then RED KRAYOLA, THE: Fingerpainting CD (DC 156 CD) $14.00
there's the pop know-how of Pavement singer Stephen Malkmus, his "Now we have The Red Krayola's state-of-the-states address 1999, pre-
soothing voice in direct Cher-like relief to his muse: the inspiring sented to one and all in grand Red Krayola style, going all the way back
untrained gravel of Berman's lead vocal (Sonny!). Bingo -- you've got to the days when they spelled it with a C instead of a K (c. 1967). Back
American Water. This record will be your prostitute for the next six then, the world was hearing it's first of this now legendary outfit.
weeks, should you come up with the nerve to pimp it." Having never tried to do anything the same twice, The Red Krayola,
SILVER JEWS: American Water LP (DC 149 LP) $11.00 manage in a way not to again on Fingerpainting, although this time,
FROST, EDITH: Telescopic CD (DC 150 CD) $13.50 in a way, they tried. Fingerpainting features unreleased songs from the
"Edith, possessed of such a very lovely voice, it's true, here turns in a distant days of 1966. The 90s Red Krayola shuffles these ancient pre-
sophomore effort that goes way beyond all previously established Arable Red Crayola songs with the sounds of neo-freakouts, live on the
boundaries. Telescopic ups the ante on here soulful folk-tunes, filling world's stage -- free, familiar, ugly, for a whole bunch of new genera-
out the curves and arcs of her body of work with colorful arrangements tions. Fingerpainting features both the latter day Krayola and the orig-
of guitars, acoustic and electric bass, piano, synthesizer, mandolin, inary Red Crayola, from thirty years back, bringing it all full circle. And
accordion, drums and percussion, cello and violin, and just for good thus allowing another circle to be formed as soon as possible."
measure, a flute! It is psychedelic Edith, really -- brightly colored, neo- RED KRAYOLA, THE: Fingerpainting LP (DC 156 LP) $11.00
rootsy and vibrantly tuneful." AERIAL M: Post-Global Music CD (DC 158 CD) $13.50
FROST, EDITH: Telescopic LP (DC 150 LP) $11.00 "This-is-a-remix-record-but-not-in-the-traditional -sense angle. Remix
LICHT/LOREN MAZZACANE-CONNORS, ALAN: Hoffman Estates CD tends to imply that a song has been remixed for the dancefloor, radio,
(DC 151 CD) $13.50 etc. These are 'remakes' in which entirely new songs have been written
A large ensemble improv album, featuring Ken Vandermark, Rob using primarily 'Wedding Song No. 3' (see DC 144) for source material.
Mazurek, Kevin Drumm, Rick Rizzo, Darin Gray, etc. "O'Rourke decid- Features the work of Directions in Music pioneer Bundy K. Brown, as
ed to pair up Loren with Alan Licht. A full day of improvising was well as man from U.N.K.L.E. Tim Goldsworthy, Tied & Tickled Trio and
recorded, selected, and then arrangements were later added by Tetsua's DJ Your Food."
O'Rourke in a sort of Gil Evans/Miles Davis move, or more appropriate- AERIAL M: Post-Global Music LP (DC 158 LP) $13.50
ly Teo Maceo meets Mazza-Licht. Organized like a continuum of music STEREOLAB: Aluminum Tunes 2CD (DC 159 CD) $22.00
that brings new meaning to 'suite' (or at the very least, a flexible new "This is Stereolab's third 'Odds and Sods' compilation. Comparing this
spelling), the record is at once a psychedelic brew of fuzzed-out free to Switched On from some five years back, it's a very different listen-
jazz and howling blues that at times will make your head spin. The ing experience, though certainly no less enjoyable. Plus, they keep
truly out and shout nature of the music that day took everyone by sur- growing in size -- Refried Extoplasm was twice as long as Switched On,

and Aluminum Tunes is three times as huge. Recorded between 1994 I'm a girl and it's tougher for me. They call me 'Scorpion' because I like
and 1997, Aluminum Tunes is the companion piece to Stereolab's two the Scorps a lot. See this shirt? It's from the '86 tour when they fuckin'
most popular records, Mars Audiac Quartet and Emperor Tomato rocked! Concert shirts don't last so long always. I think this one's got
Ketchup. The tunes were gathered from over twenty diverse releases, the good ink in it." -- Lisa Walters, Class of '88.
ranging from split 7" singles, tour singles, compilation tracks, a 12" GHOST: Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet CD (DC 165 CD) $13.50
remix, a bonus CD, and the entirety of the acclaimed EP, Music For the "It seemed as if Ghost had been in the studio for a million years. It
Amorphous Body Study Center. The reference points are the same as turned out to be only six months in our time. But with the flood of
ever, yet more perfectly integrated -- mood music, muzak and bub- material recorded in their recent extended studio sessions, it was pos-
blegum pop, soundtrack sounds and orchestral jazz, all layered with sible to think in terms of releasing not one, but two Ghost LPs, all at
analogue synth sounds and an understanding of minimalist that once. With Snuffbox Immanence set as the next official release, Tune
betrays the influence of Kraut-rock bands." In... was hastily added to the schedule. Included in the liner notes is a
STEREOLAB: Aluminum Tunes 3LP (DC 159 LP) $22.00 message from the Liason Office of his Holiness the Dalai Lama, detail-
Triple LP version, super deluxe fold out cardboard sleeve. ing the struggles of the nation of Tibet in their ongoing bid for inde-
GRUBBS, DAVID: The Thicket CD (DC 160 CD) $13.00 pendence from China. Ghost add to this protest a series of dense,
"David Grubbs' first pop proper solo LP. There's a proud equilibrium to somber, acoustic compositions. Each of these songs turns a new page in
The Thicket. The arrangements are consistent (and consistently color- the eternal book of Ghost. An atmosphere of morning pervades, as
ful) throughout the record. When you first hear a banjo or a trumpet Ghost gives their undying respect to the nonviolent resistance of the
or a Tony Conrad, you can bet your bottom dollar that you'll hear it people of Tibet
again. Thus, the record is purged of exoticisms. The Thicket is many GHOST: Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet 2LP (DC 165 LP) $15.00
things, and elusive is not among them. It's a straight-40-to-the-head Gatefold silver foil cover.
album of pop sonic lucidity." SMOG: Look Now CD (DC 167 CD) $5.00
GRUBBS, DAVID: The Thicket LP (DC 160 LP) $10.00 Two-song CD single. "No press or radio mailing on this release insures
SMOG: Knock Knock CD (DC 161 CD) $13.50 that at least two more sales will be logged for this release, one for
"The only thing familiar about Knock Knock is the now familiar Smog press, one for radio."
sensation of being somehow completely unfamiliar! At this point in his ROYAL TRUX: Veterans of Disorder CD (DC 168 CD) $14.00
illustrious career, there certain styles he feels comfortable with. But "This is the 8th Royal Trux album in 10 years. Veterans of Disorder is a
who'd've guessed that super-sexy space cowboy would be one of sophisticated rock and roll record. This records shifts about madly on
them? Several ballads on Knock Knock are of the spirit of Bill you, flashing a little bit of everything it's got. Recamped at their
Callahan...a record with a divide of hard and soft ones, a record with a Virginia ranch, Royal Trux have assembled a small force to create their
torn curtain inviting you to look inside. It is a real-life opera, a story latest rock and roll brulé, a sort of look-back-in-anger statement, look-
told in song -- the story of a kid named Smog. A real tour de force." ing back in anger from the future to now. And feeling nothing but
SMOG: Knock Knock LP (DC 161 LP) $11.00 compassion instead. Plus some anger."
O'ROURKE, JIM: Eureka CD (DC 162 CD) $13.50 ROYAL TRUX: Veterans of Disorder LP (DC 168 LP) $12.00
"With his new LP Jim is doing for himself what he's more than gener- SMOG: Dongs Of Sevotion CD (DC 169 CD) $14.00
ously done for other so-called musical talents. Everybody wants a little "Sensual to the extreme, from its opening tango to the very last waltz.
pop in their lives and the O'Rourke is no exception. There is no way to It's classic entertainment, dipping its little beak into every kind of pop
listen to Eureka without hearing the eccentricity, the progressive musi- you can imagine. Like mostly the kind that hasn't really been heard yet,
cal textures, the utter lack of anything like pop music, but at the same you know? Of course, Dongs, as we call it around the Mensa's room,
time it's magnificent in scale, pleasant to listen to, catchy and even wouldn't be a a classic without the best of the 70s, 80s, and 90s on dis-
reminiscent of other records you might actually have heard on The play, so of course, they are. Not that we can tell. As the man says, if you
Casey Casem Show. If Bad Timing was regarded as a crossroads of can remember the 70s, 80s, and 90s, you weren't really there. And we
O'Rourkian interests, Eureka is a six-lane clover-leaf junction of singer- definitely weren't."
songwriter traditions, production styles of the 70s, confusion and con- SMOG: Dongs of Sevotion 2LP (DC 169 LP) $15.00
tradiction as well as the riveting sound of the artist putting all his cards PAPA M: Live From a Shark Cage CD (DC 170 CD) $13.50
on the table." Post-M, Ariel M. "The questions remain. And the answers won't be
O'ROURKE, JIM: Eureka LP (DC 162 LP) $12.00 found on Live From a Shark Cage. It's a confusing, fucked up M record
HAMBURGER, NEIL: Left For Dead In Malaysia LP (DC 163 LP) to the extreme. If you're the kind of person who hears voices, this
$10.00 record will only double your problem -- there's found sounds, singing
U.S. MAPLE: Talker CD (DC 164 CD) $14.00 voices, and instrumental voicings that will only increase the lack of
"Recorded by Martin Bisi and produced by Michael Gira (of Swans) at peace in your troubled mind. And it's all stretched tautly across the
B.C. Studios -- check your old Sonic Youth records! Talker is the third trademark guitar sting and smoothness that we've come to expect
U.S. Maple record -- and each record has sold more than the previous from M. Oh, those dreamy, repeating rhythm patterns. Oh, the vio-
one (Long Hair in Three Stages & Sang Phat Editor)." "I got it all...Robin lence."
Eggs, Spacers, Black Beauties...Pot. I always have Pot because other- PAPA M: Live From a Shark Cage 2LP (DC 170 LP) $21.00
wise, I ain't gonna make no money. See, I'm a girl and it's tougher for Double LP, gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl.
me. They call me 'Scorpion' because I like the Scorps a lot. See this FROST, EDITH: Love Is Real CD (DC 172 CD) $5.00
shirt? It's from the '86 tour when they fuckin' rocked! Concert shirts "The entire nine minutes present three sides of Edith Frost -- after the
don't last so long always. I think this one's got the good ink in it." -- chart-topping sound of 'Love Is Real,' there's the old-fashioned Edith
Lisa Walters, Class of '88. Frost sound, dark and spare, a little mysterious, perhaps even a little
U.S. MAPLE: Talker LP (DC 164 LP) $15.00 psychedelic?"
Deluxed 180 gram gatefold version. "Recorded by Martin Bisi and pro- HALF JAPANESE: Sing No Evil CD (DC 173 CD) $13.50
duced by Michael Gira (of Swans) at B.C. Studios -- check your old Sonic "The year was 1984. In the second of two releases on the infamous
Youth records! Talker is the third U.S. Maple record -- and each record Iridescence label, Half Japanese presented Sing No Evil, along with Our
has sold more than the previous one (Long Hair in Three Stages & Sang Solar System, to a decidedly younger and less jaded public than the
Phat Editor)." "I got it all...Robin Eggs, Spacers, Black Beauties...Pot. I kind we've got on our hands today. The fourth proper Half Japanese LP
always have Pot because otherwise, I ain't gonna make no money. See, found the group streamlining their sound ever so slightly. What may
sound like rawness to the uninitiated could actually be regarded as made up, for a short feature movie called Ode, made by Kelly Reichardt
slick by fans of the initial Half Japanese releases. Sing No Evil featured (who previously made a low budget. well received movie called River
cleaner production, fewer songs, and a more cohesive group sound." Of Grass, which at present has some kind of cult following, we are
HALF JAPANESE: Our Solar System CD (DC 174 CD) $13.50 told). Ode is a low-to-no-budget remake of the older Ode To Billy Joe
"David Fair was the principal songwriter on Our Solar System, which movie, which is in turn based on the novel which was in turn, based on
perhaps explains why Half Japanese released a whole other LP in the the song. The story of Ode has to do with a boy and girl in the South,
same year. It seems Jad Fair had a few more songs up his sleeve as well. each figuring something out about their own, primarily sexual, identi-
The brothers Fair are accompanied in their group by members of The ty."
Velvet Monkeys on Our Solar System, and by The Orthotonics on Sing TIED AND TICKLED TRIO: EA1 EA2 CD (DC 184 CD) $13.50
No Evil. Our Solar System is speckled with cover tunes from some of the "Although EA1 EA2 is the first domestic release from this electro-jazz
groups that turned them on. The sound of this music is rough-hewn, group, it's their second release overall. Their quest for sound as a final
high energy, art punk, complete with a home-recorded vibe, saxo- product results in a special kind of communication based on the com-
phone parts that honk and drone, and lyrics that explore romance from bination of a strong driving, This Heat-like rhythmical force, the hyper-
the point of view of unrequited love and lust." modern kitchen noises of Mouse On Mars, and the superficial sound of
TURNER, MICK: Marlan Rosa CD (DC 175 CD) $13.50 Blue Note records -- which when put together don't fit into anybody's
"In another life, our Mick must have been a sailor -- his records heave pigeonholes. You can hear the sound of 60s jazz as well as experimen-
and gurgle just like the seafaring vessels of yore. You might say it's like, tal/electronic stuff reminiscent of Miles Davis' or Herbie Hancock's 70s
almost thematic or something, casting off from several different styles jazz sound. Further, you'll find unusual 80s On-U dub sounds mixed
and topics on it's journey. Speaking instrumentally, that is. And that with the piece de la momente that crop up from time to time. It's con-
Spanish flavor is even more in evidence this time around. This temporary 'post-rock' with intelligent electronic phrasings."
Australian fellow is making completely original world-style records in TIED AND TICKLED TRIO: EA1 EA2 LP (DC 184 LP) $13.50
an utterly quiet way, a hero in the hallowed tradition of the old man ROYAL TRUX: Radio Video CD (DC 185 CD) $10.00
and the sea. "Royal Trux have reached back, in the guise of the great group Class
TURNER, MICK: Marlan Rosa LP (DC 175 LP) $11.00 Houses, featuring upcoming singer Reeta Young, and crafted this top-
BROTHER JT 3: Way To Go CD (DC 176 CD) $13.50 notch new EP. By purchasing the drum tracks to several of 1998s
"Combining the classic trappings of 60s psychedelic guitar rock with an biggest summer smashes and re-recording them with the great group
eccentric spirituality, Brother JT records are deep, penetrable records Class Houses, featuring Reeta Young, Royal Trux have brought them-
that seek to entertain. And as the years go by, that palette just keeps selves seriously into the future with this new low-end EP smash, the
expanding... A meeting of the minds with JT led to the following direc- Radio Video EP."
tion: a heavy bottom (like, say, Led Zeppelin II, with a kind of liquid, ROYAL TRUX: Radio Video 12" (DC 185 EP) $9.00
flowing head (something like, say, Coltrane's Live At Birdland). This ROYAL TRUX: Pound For Pound CD (DC 188 CD) $13.50
was the starting point. As the chequered flag waves, we see a heavy "Pound For Pound sounds like a broadcast from enemy territory. It
pop LP, thick with guitars, thumping drums and stoned tremulous sounds traditional, but the way Neil & Jennifer sing together and sing
melodies that take the listener on a quick trip through the complex it out loud it's hard to fathom. And upon repeated listening, it makes
patterns and designs that are unique to the mind of JT." me wanna roll the window down, accelerating somewhere. Royal Trux
BROTHER JT 3: Way To Go LP (DC 176 LP) $11.00 seem to be showing us how they got from there to here, and as usual
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: Mirror CD (DC 177 CD) $13.50 they sum up their history with their blues, their church bells melted
"The word on Mirror. After the ragged New Lands, Flying Saucer into smooth armor, these underwater vocals and just a head shake. It's
Attack finally get sensible, learn from their mistakes and spend two hypnotic, it's spiraling -- it's so natural for cinema." -- Jim Hayes
years fine-tuning their most diverse and yet most coherent album to ROYAL TRUX: Pound For Pound LP (DC 188 LP) $13.50
date. When you listen to Mirror, you hear eleven proper songs, no DRAGNET (GERMANY):
instrumental filler, better recording, better melodies, better singing, KHAN, DR. P. LI: Dropoutrama CD (DRAG 03) $14.00
and yet, perhaps sadly for some, no sell out. 'Proper' song stylings Mid-90s solo debut from the non-Heemann half of H.N.A.S.
include: some straight acoustic, one traditional folk melody rewrite, DRONE SYNDICATE (SWEDEN):
one Chemical Brothers pastiche, one Can rip off, one Tom Rapp tribute,
TAJ MAHAL TRAVELLERS, THE: Live Stockholm July 1971 2CD (DS
and two jungle rhythm-based songs, all balanced together to sound
01/2) $26.00
like a whole journey from one end of Mirror to the other."
"Led by infamous Fluxus member Takehisa Kosugi, Tokyo's Taj Mahal
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: Mirror LP (DC 177 LP) $12.00
Travellers were one of the prime examples of a band more heard-of
O'ROURKE, JIM: Halfway to a Threeway CD (DC 178 CD) $10.00
than actually heard. Their vinyl legacy (the 1972 LP July 15, 1972
"It seems like it was only a few months ago that Jim O'Rourke changed
released on CBS/Sony Japan; the 1974 2LP August 1974 released on
everything with the release of the incredible Eureka. And by George, it
Columbia Japan and recently reissued by P-Vine as a 2CD; one side of
was only a few months ago. Well never mind -- here he is again with a
the mythical Oz Days Live 2LP compilation released on Oz in 1973 and
little more of the same: pop music, but credibly different this time, of
recently bootlegged as a single LP) could dig a hole in your wallet
course. The pop stylings of Jim O'Rourke will never seem familiar to
deeper than the Grand Canyon. However, the recent reissues have
any of us (that's not his style, silly) but his combination of folk, classic
spread the gospel and so here is the chance to hear the young Taj
rock, (smooth jazz) and the inevitable twist of the old avant-garde is
Mahal Travellers live in Stockholm during their 'tour' through Europe
always something new. Having established himself last time out as
in 1971. It's one 2 hour long improvised track. Enough free-floating
some kind of songwriter and singer in his own write, Jim presents more
higher key bliss to keep every grown-up space cadet happy for a lot
funky, catchy, poppy songs with and without vocals that are sure to
longer. This 2CD set is limited to 1000 copies."
spin semi-endlessly on turntables, digital discburners and those fab
ELONKORJUU: Harvest Time LP (DS 03) $16.00
MP3 players across this land of ours."
"Reissue of Finnish progressive-hard-rock-monster originally released
O'ROURKE, JIM: Halfway to a Threeway 12" (DC 178 EP) $9.00
in 1971, English vocals on all tracks, orig. cover artwork, edition of 500
OLDHAM, WILL: Ode Music CD (DC 183 CD) $10.00
numbered copies."
"Ode Music is all instrumental (or 'silent music') recorded in Shelbyville,
ORGANISATION: Tone Float LP (DS 04) $16.00
Kentucky by Paul Oldham. The songs were recorded and 'written' or
"Reissue of German Underground legend, that had their sole album

released in the UK only in 1970. Featuring Ralf Hutter and Florian ern classical electronic composition and the sample-heavy works of
Schneider before they formed Kraftwerk. This sounds a bit like early groups like Moonshake and Laika... It is on this organic base that
Kraftwerk, but is more percussive and 'typically progressive psyche- Gardner adds live bass and guitar, creating a mesmerizing mixture of
delia', six tracks, one of which spready over all of one side." A lot nicer edgy beats, unsettling soundscapes and often improvised melodies. His
looking than the last bootleg version of this album. A CD version of this ongoing college studies into composition and improvisation clearly pay
album can probably be found at malls around the world on the off in tracks that cannily blend structure with chance, the familiar and
Germanofon label. An actual legit issue sanctioned by Ralf Hutter and the startling. It is truly a new music -- one that refers to the currently
Florian Schneider is quite unlikely to appear during our collective lifes- popular strands of jungle, post-rock ad dub, but moves well beyond
pans, so this is the best you can do for what remains a very historical the usual facile and superficial 'experiments' into a more ambitious
and inspired experimental music classic. and far deeper realm."
DROP BEAT: CHESSIE: Signal Series LP (SPL 05 LP) $9.00
CLAYTON, KIT: Repetition & Nonsense CD (SPL 011 CD) $11.00 LP version of this 1998 release.
"Kit Clayton is a producer and DJ of electronic music. His music gener- ARTHUR, MALCOLM: Programmers 12" (SPL 06) $6.00
ally drifts from minimal and moody techno/house to abstract sound "Malcolm's a young Bay Area producer who's developed a unique
sculpture. We think you'll find his finely-tuned blend of beats and sound from strands of jazz, soul, house and techno (of the Detroit vari-
atmospheres makes a fine compliment to the sounds coming from such ety), all stamped with unique and quite warped sense of space and
labels as Chain Reaction, Kanzleramt and i220. Indeed, this superb style. Some obvious reference points are the space jazz of Derrick May,
mini-LP stakes Kit's claim as a world-class talent in electronic music. the reduced dub of/house of German labels like Playhouse or i220 and
Influences include the likes of: Rob Hood, Dan Bell, Moritz Von Oswald, found-sound tom-foolery of Herbert."
Juan Atkins, Richie Hawtin, Chez Damier, Ron Tent, David Tudor, Steve HOOD: Remixes 12" (SPL 08) $6.00
Reich, David Behrman, Ron Kuivila, Sun Ra and Anthony Braxton." "Leeds, UK band Hood has released an impressive string of albums and
CLAYTON, KIT: Repetition & Nonsense 12" (SPL 011 LP) $8.50 singles that have marked them as an important group in the experi-
CHESSIE: Meet CD (SPL 012) $14.00 mental/post-rock scene. This strictly limited, vinyl-only EP features
"With 1996's Signal Series, Chessie's Stephen Gardner staked out a dis- remixes from some of the most crucial experimental electronic produc-
tinctive spot for himself on the electronic landscape. Chessie blends live ers out there. Third Eye Foundation's mix is a dark, threatening ambi-
bass playing with heavily syncopated beats gathered and looped with- ent soundscape, floating looped bits of the Hood original over a chasm
out samplers or sequencers, tempered by a rigorous aesthetic more in of echoed beats. Horse Opera chips in with an amazing take that cre-
line with the chance composition techniques of modern classical artists ates a classical orchestra from a brief cello sample and swooping, treat-
than with your typical jungle or IDM producer. The final result is music ed vocals. The Spymania remix courtesy of label boss Hardy is a tense,
far removed from the strictures of the dancefloor, a soundspace that dense slice of drill 'n' bass with a sense of structure and mood rarely
conjures images both oceanic and gritty, a rhythmic train ride through found in the genre. Finally Lo Recordings' Twisted Science deliver a
that long, dark tunnel. The new Chessie album, Meet goes so much far- punishing 6 minute-plus journey into the darkest, deepest reaches nof
ther into the unknown that reasonable points of reference become experimental noise. Not for the weak of heart, to be sure."
harder to find. Tracks like 'Brake Test' and 'Nowa Huta' move into a KRISTIAN/DOWNPOUR, DAVID: CD (SPL CD 02/03) $14.00
slightly beatier realm, bringing to mind artists on the Karaoke Kalk CD issue combining the above 2 vinyl releases.
label, while cuts like "Between Asleep and Awake on SP7591" and DROP OUT RECORDINGS (UK):
'Follow Me Home' defy analysis, plunging the listener into fractured ARZACHEL: CD (DOCD 1983) $16.00
electronic sound wells that recall the avant rock Laika if it was pro- 1994 CD reissue of this 1969 classic of psychedelic excess. A quartet fea-
duced by 4 Hero at their darkest. Yes, all the 'right' influences are there turing guitarist Steve Hillage (at this most ripping/dripping ever), in
in the grooves, from Cage to Satie to Autechre, but Chessie is clearly conjunction the trio who had already started recording under the
onto something quite different and special here. Where Signal Series group name Egg (Clive Brooks: drums; Mont Campbell: bass; Dave
stunned with its iconoclastic brilliance, Meet handily surpasses it in Stewart: organ). Due to contractual obligations with Egg's label at the
every measure. It is an amazing, enveloping album: a journey by rail- time, the members had to invent names for themselves and the group
road into the clanking, reverberating night." (the name Arzachel was taken in recognition of the Spanish/Arabian
CHESSIE: Meet 2LP (SPL 012) $14.00 mathematician from the XI century). A strange attempt to cash in the
TIMEBLIND: Cataclysmajiggy 12" (SPL 013) $6.50 then flourishing Middle Earth-style of underground psychedelic rock,
Six track EP from Chris Sattinger, whose most recent release was the the album was recorded in a single day and rush-released. The first side
debut 12" on Kit Clayton's Orthlorng label. features some casually flowing organ-led psych tracks; the 2nd side is
DOWNPOUR: Destroy It Yourself 12" (SPL 014) $6.50 where the legend generated, stroked by some post-blues improv
"The noise is now even more corrosive, with layers of digital winter explosions. Both ropey and dopey.
snow blanketing the high-speed breaks. There's a new-found sense of DRUNKEN FISH:
space, as evidenced on the bleak dub-scape '100 Years of Solitude'. TRUMAN'S WATER: God Speed The Static LP (DF 10) $12.00
Downpour has pushed even harder at the accepted boundaries, craft- Original spray painted 1st pressing copies.
ing an EP that dares the noise-crowd with its labyrinthine structure, BARDO POND: Bufo Alvarius CD (DF 15 CD) $12.00
while also blasting the armchair listeners with it's uncompromising Philadelphia indie-psych; at its best this might sit on the same blurry
approach to noise and disruption. Sounds come at you from all sides, couch as FSA or something. Some of the more standard tracks are mere
confusing the mind and senses, perfectly mirroring modern urban life." plodding gunk with distortion brushed on top. CD has a 29 minute
CHESSIE: Signal Series CD (SPL 05 CD) $10.00 bonus track.
First full length on Drop Beat and a major entry in the world of SFERIC EXPERIMENT: Eight Mile CD (DF 16) $12.00
American-based experimental, drum'n'based-flavored sound. "Chessie Posthumous release by this Dunedin, NZ group, compiling their long
is the working name for Virginia resident Stephen Gardner, a young deleted Xpressway cassette along with some live recordings. Some of
and talented multi-instrumentalist who began his music career several the murkiest exuberance produced from this land. Liner notes by Bruce
years ago at the age of 16 with cult anti-rock group Lorelei. Bass is Russell.
Gardner's main instrument, and it was his depth-charge deep dub- RANALDO, LEE: Scriptures of the Golden Eternity CD (DF 17)
influenced basslined that gave Lorelei it's signature sound. Electronic $12.00
music was always an interest, with a particular leaning towards mod-
Reissue of the Father Yod LP; guitar, tape and voice, recorded live at Köner. They use an eclectic blend of undiscernible sources and old and
the K. Factory in '88/89. new technologies to mold a variety of textures and moods. Starting
BACK OFF CUPIDS: CD (DF 18) $13.00 with several layers of electronic meditations, they improvise mixes
"Back Off Cupids is the solo project of a gentleman named John Reis. before the compositions arrive in their final form. Results range from
Having fronted the highly respected Pitchfork and later the hugely amorphous underwater soundscapes to lilting jet-stream journeys."
influential Drive Like Jehu, Reis is best known as the front man for RHBAND: First Tone CD (DF 39) $13.00
Rocket From The Crypt. Back Off Cupids places all his previous musical "Pack your pipe and loosen your jaws -- the California-based improvis-
ideas, along with his strongest influences (Neu, ELO, the Gories) in a ing collective known for their extended explorations of the ur-drone
blender with purée engaged." are coming to town. Hide your cracked electronics and homemade
MONTGOMERY, ROY: Scenes From The South Island CD (DF 22) long-string instruments, because that's what these inhalers crave. Once
$12.00 you hear how much better than you they play 'em, you'll be an
Solo album of instrumental pastoral drone from an ex-member of the avowed stamp-licker."
Pin Group & Dadamah. MONTGOMERY, ROY: And Now The Rain Sounds Like Life Is
HASHJAR TEMPO: Well Oiled CD (DF 24) $12.00 Falling Down Through It CD (DF 41) $13.00
Roy Montgomery meets Bardo Pond in a repetitive mid-range tunnel "Highly anticipated solo album, his first in three years. Combining the
of jamming murk. Absolutely no flute,and I could use some. pastoral drone of his instrumental guitar pieces with a strange twist in
MONTGOMERY, ROY: 324 E. 13th Street #7 CD (DF 28) $13.00 his quasi-folk songwriting and additional voices to the mix via piano
"Sixteen songs from now out-of-print singles, originally released by and e-bow, And Now The Rain... is a stunning amalgam of soft-spoken
Drunken Fish, Siltbreeze, Roofbolt, Ajax, and Varispeed. The Shallows' isolation and soul-searing higher mindedness -- Fichelscher/Fricke
songs, laid down three years after Roy's sides with the Pin Group, were arrangements filtered through a post-Velvets third-eye mind with an
recorded in the midst of a Kiwi-pop boom that still admitted the single unmistakable Montgomery strum."
as a viable means of expression. The rest were laid down nine years STARFUCKERS: Infrantumi CD (DF 42) $13.00
later in two separate bursts of recording on either side of the United "Starfuckers are an Italian collective...they create self-described 'con-
States during the format's Indian Summer." crete rock' that is at times so severely disconnected and minimal that
ATMAN: Personal Forest CD (DF 34) $13.00 the listener must mentally piece together the fragments. Imagine a
CD issue of the 2nd album by this contemporary Polish group; their first place where This Heat and Oval meet."
album was the barely distributed Soundreams on Obuh. This one pre- HASH JAR TEMPO: Under Glass CD (DF 44) $14.00
viously came out on vinyl-only, in Germany. Often compared to Japan's "Montgomery and Bardo Pond met again during a whirlwind visit to
Ghost for their psychedelic blend of folk modes and ethnic instru- SF in the spring of '98 to perform at the widely publicized Terrastock II
ments, Atman are quite the revelation. "The music of Atman is an orig- music fest, where the sequel plan was hatched. Off to the east coast
inal transformation of various elements, ethnic music, expression of the HJT did perambulate, where, in Bardo's newly christened in-house
rock, improvisations of jazz, as well as searching for the simplest archa- eight-track studio, great slabs of guitar and keyboard drift were
ic ways of emotional expression. During their concerts the musicians of churned, bass grooves were deepended and staggered rhythms were
Atman use dozens of instruments originating mainly in Asia, Europe topped with a kiss of flute and quiet mumble. The fog quickly lifted,
and Australia. Some of which are completely unique (the ancient Polish plane schedules were met and respective lives were resumed. End
dulcimer, the 'singing bowls' and other liturgicalTibetan instruments, result: 56 minutes at five miles per hour. Absolutely massive."
the Australian didjeridoo and the Slovakian Fujara), while others are ATMAN: Tradition CD (DF 45) $13.00
built following models of 'extinct' instruments and created in work- "One of Poland's most astounding musical collectives, Atman have
shops headed by members of the group. In their music one can easily spent nearly two decades quietly releasing tapes on their own FLY
find the inspirations received during the musicians travels to India, (Freak Living Yourself) Music label between 'forest music' -- created
Nepal, Central Asia, and Balkany." with Tibetan liturgical instruments and such acoustic instruments as
BROTHER JT: Come On Down CD (DF 35) $13.00 guitar, dulcimer and indigenous lutes -- is the most masterful, swirling,
"Recorded at roughly the same time as Rainy Day Fun...Come On Down paleo-delic ethno-folk hybrid in existence. Tradition's 65 minutes
is an an even more personal affair. With a double-shot of acid-ego filet ranges from gree-blood-culling, acoustic dulcimer forest magic to
mixed with carefree hair-swagger pop-sike...on the border between blinding moves through rock territory, most brilliantly illustrated on a
mortality and afterlife, pleading with Jesus and all the holiest to 'take cover of "3rd Stone From the Sun". Pan-cultural ethno-jumping meta-
off that crown and come on down,' JT stands as a national treasure on hyphencore never sounded this genre-smashingly good."
par with Capt. Beefheart, Skip Spence and J. Bone Crow." VA: Harmony of the Spheres 2CD (DF 50) $18.00
BILL/JACK ROSE, JASON: Via St. Louis CD (DF 36) $13.00 "Good old Pythagoras. He is many things to many people. The proto-
"Jason Bill was previously the second guitarist in Texas' much loved typical stoner, an ancient template for all subsequent seekers hungry
Charalambides. Jack Rose currently bends all manner of stringed for consciousness expansion, the master of prophecies involving a
instruments in Virginia's improvisational unit Pelt. Via St. Louis cap- bunch of rocks floating in a vacuum. He defined harmony as 'an
tures to tape a weekend spent plugged into a mostly functioning 4- arrangement of the contents of the gospels designed to show their
track and staring into the white dot center of the sun." parallelism, mutual relations, and differences.' Harmony of the Spheres
VA: Fit For Kings CD (DF 37) $13.00 was originally released by Drunken Fish in November of 1996 as a spe-
"A collection of extrinsic New Zealand mood, all previously released on cially designed, triple LP boxset, produced in an edition of 3000."
eight-inch lathecute polycarbonate discs as part of a limited edition Artists include: Bardo Pond, Flying Saucer Attack, Jessamine, Roy
artists series." Features: Paramentier, Witcyst, Crude, the Aesthetics, Montgomery, Loren Mazzacane Connors, Charlambides.
Children's Television Workshop, the Pointsman, Casagrante Apparatus DRY LEAF DISCS (ENGLAND):
and White Saucer. KLAUS CANTERBURY/THE ACES: 7" (DRYLEAF 003) $5.50
SOUTHERNING: Templates Made Or Found CD (DF 38) $13.00 Canterbury plays guitar and sends tapes to friends like the
"Southerning consists of Andy Brown (keyboardist and engineer for Shadowring’s Graham Lambkin, and others who contribute Melodia air
Jessamine) and David Farrell. Their debut is inspired by the early works organ, piano, clarinet guitar, etc.; needless to say, this is drop out,
of Cluster and Tangerine Dream, composers Gyorgy Ligeti and Terry detuned music, rich in the Dryleaf Discs aura.
Riley and contemporary experimentalists like Aurobindo and Thomas DTW/INTUIT-SOLAR:

VA: High 12" (DTW 001) $6.00 With Da Ruckus, Paradime, D12. STEREOLAB: The Free Design CD (DUHF CD022) $9.00
"True Detroit hip hop, featuring artists to be released on Apparently repressed, all 3 formats (7"/12"/CD) of this single are now
Eminem's Slim Shady label." plentiful. New single, "Free Design" is from the new album Cobra and
DUAL PLOVER (AUSTRALIA): Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky Night, the other three tracks
DJ SMALLCOCK: Yinyue CD (DUAL 983) $12.00 are exclusive to this single: "Escape Pod," "With Friends Like These," &
DJ is apparently an Australian gentleman who's most recently known "Les Aimeis Des Memes".
for his remixes of the Noise Ramones on the previous Dual Plover CD, STEREOLAB: Emperor Tomato Ketchup 2LP (DUHF D011) $22.00
Rock To D.N.A.. He found himself celebrating the new millenium in UK-only double vinyl on Duophonic (CD is commonly found on
Bejing and here's what happened: "I spent my time there recording Elektra).
Beijing radio -- came home with nine hours worth. Once home i rere- STEREOLAB: Miss Modular 12" (DUHF D016) $10.00
corded the entire nine hours (in one sitting mind you) onto one cas- "Four song EP released just prior to Stereolab's most recent full length
sette by editing it down in time with the pause button giving it a recording, Dots & Loops. Features two tracks recorded with Mouse on
sparse abstract noise comp feel. It was the same technique I used to Mars (whom also perform 'special electronics' and 'electronic percus-
remix the Noise Ramones when I did four times each time reducing the sion' herein) at their 'Academy of St. Martin in the Streets' studio in
tracks lenghth if that gives you any idea on how this one sounds." Dusseldorf, both of which are exclusive to this release ('Allures' & 'Off-
DUM (FINLAND): On'). The two other performances were captured by John McEntire
(who also contributed 'electronics' to the track 'Spinal Column') of
VA: Dum Trax CD (DUM 100) $17.00
Tortoise at his Idful Music Corp studio in Chicago, one of which is oth-
Compilation of tracks from the one of the leading Finnish techno
erwise unreleased." -- Hrvatski.
labels, second only to the revolutionary Sahko label. Dum is run by Kim
STEREOLAB: The Free Design 12" (DUHF D022) $11.00
Rapatti (aka Mono Junk); in fact all tracks on this comp (by Mars 31,
Same 4 tracks as the CD version.
Detroit Diesel, Melody Boy 2000 & Mono Junk etc.) are Rapatti pro-
STEREOLAB: The Free Design 7" (DUHF D022 7) $8.00
ductions. An assortment of his early productions from '93-94 -- some
7" version features 2 tracks: "Free Design" & "Escape Pod".
off of Dum 12"'s, some theoretically exclusive to this CD -- this features
STEREOLAB: Cobra and Phases Group Play Voltage in the Milky
his Detroit-influenced minimal techno styles. Deep, hypnotic patterns,
Night 2LP (DUHF DO23) $25.00
acid intensities, post-Derrick May cosmic string washes -- all coalescing
UK-only double LP version, in gatefold sleeve, 180 gram pressing (CD is
into to beautiful variation on this legendary American style.
on Elektra). Hey, guest what? It's "limited". "After a hiatus of two
MONO JUNK: Gloom CD (DUM 101) $17.00
years, Stereolab are set to release a brand new double LP this
Debut CD by Mono Junk (aka Kim Rapatti). Features some intense
September. Two years is virtually an ice age in Stereolab chronology,
floating interstellar escapades with as much in common with as early
their previous LP being their ninth in six years. All 15 songs were writ-
Conrad Schnitzler tracks as minimal techno. An absolute masterpiece
ten by founding members Tim Gane and Laeticia Sadier, while record-
of knob-twiddling space-age blap and oscillation-frenzy (especially
ing and mixing was shared between the group and John McEntire
check out "The Place"). "Kim Rapatti is an analogue junkie. He loves
(who produced their previous two LPs), and for the first time, Jim
those old machines, those sci-fi boxes covered with knobs, dials and
O'Rourke, whose string arrangements on the record are quite breath-
words like phase shifter, reverberator and pulse glider. He loves the
taking. Guest musicians on Cobra and Phases include new bassist Simon
sounds they make and the way you can create synthetic eternities with
Johns, regular multikeyboardist and High Llama Sean O'Hagan, who
just a flick of a switch. 'I like turning all the knobs when I am record-
also undertook brass arrangements, McEntire and O'Rourke, and of
ings. I like to improvise and make tracks live. And the sound on the
additional note, Dominic Murcott (vibes and marimba) and cornet
analogue stuff is much warmer and better than on digital...In the sum-
player Rob Mazurek (of the Chicago Underground Trio and Isotope
mer I don't touch the machines, but when the winter comes it's so cold
217). Mention should also be made of Kevin Hopper, one of the
you can't go outside for days. So you're home all the time, so you do
uncompromisingly original Stump, who contributes musical saw to the
music. What else is there to do when it's minus 30 outside with only a
proceedings."
few hours of daylight? It goes on like that for months.'"
DUOPHONIC SUPER 45S (UK):
DUOPHONIC (UK):
UILAB: Fires 12" (DS45 19) $10.00
NOTWIST, THE: Shrink 2LP (DS 4533023) $18.00
UILAB: Fires CD (DS45 CD19) $10.00
Gatefold double LP, limited to 1000 copies; CD version is available on
UK pressing of this new 27 minute mini-album. Same as the US press-
Zero Hour in the US. "Germany's The Notwist incorporate elements of
ing on Bingo, but in a new attempt to raise our rating in the who's-got-
punk and pop, overcoming the confining riffs of metal, to fully
a-fucking-clue sweepstakes we imported this version anyway. If you'd
embrace jazz and are now spellbound by their newfound experimen-
like a (slightly) more expensive version (and you never know, maybe
talism and the creative freedom that comes with it. With Shrink they've
Tim & Laetitia rolled a joint on the copy that will end up in your hand),
put it all together in one package. A prime example of this is the instru-
here it is. "Fires is the result of some spare studio time that lead to a
mental 'N.L.' that incorporates precisely timed guitar riffs with elec-
collaboration between Stereolab and Ui. The resulting Uilab set about
tronic paint strokes, all the while moving back and forth between pop
recording the Brian Eno track 'St. Elmo’s Fire'. This mini-album consists
and jazz."
of four versions of this track (Feat. vocals from the Lab’s Mary Hansen
STEREOLAB: The First Of The Microbe Hunters 2LP (DUHF 025)
and Laetitia) plus the Ui track 'Less Time' and the Stereolab/Ui/Sun Ra
$19.00
track 'Impulse Rah'".
"7 new tracks from Stereolab recorded in 2 weeks between a U.S. &
Japan tour in January 2000. As usual the band worked with Sean DURBON POISON:
O’Hagan & John McEntire." Vinyl is an exclusive release to the UK. [CD GENASIDE II: Ad Finite CD (NR 4028) $14.00
is issued by Elektra in the US] "Eight years after a handful of forerunning, underground singles that
STEREOLAB: Ping Pong CD (DUHF CD004) $10.00 branded them the inventors of both jungle and big beat. With help
"Four song EP released just prior to Stereolab's third most recent full from his mates Chili Phats, Mc Killerman Archer, and Scotty, Chris Bonez
length recording, Mars Audiac Quintet, recorded 4/94. Features two has fashioned a collision of hip hop, jungle, big beat, acid, spoken
otherwise unreleased tracks ('Moogie Wonderland' & 'Pain et word and opera -- a dozen dark, moody tracks that fall somewhere
Spectacles') and an alternate, live version of 'Transona Five'." -- between Wu-Tang and Wagner." This is the kind of record that needs
Hrvatski. a "Parental Advisory Explicit Content" sticker, 'nuff said.

GENASIDE II: Mr. Maniac CD (NR 4029) $7.00 tars, hand percussion), Joolie Wood (violin, tin whistle) & Michael
New release on Tricky's Durbon Poison imprint, a five track EP. "The Cashmore (guitars). Numerous guests such as John Balance, Rose
American debut from legendary English artist Genaside II. Mr. Maniac McDowall, Karl Blake, Edward Ka-Spel & Shirley Collins add perfectly
pours forth the anger and fear of fractious living, returning to their delineated touches to the proceedings. Even Nick Saloman can't
massive rhythm roots with violent bone-breaking beats and vicious destroy the atmosphere and rises above his normal hackdom to propel
edits." Features mixes by DJ Zinc, Dyan Dropping Science, IQ Collective. the psychedelic epic "Hitler as Kalki", via electric dulcimer and elec-
DURTRO (UK): tric/acoustic guitar interplay. One of the most significant C93 albums.
COLLINS, SHIRLEY: Fountain of Snow CD (DURTR0 010) $19.00 CURRENT 93: Earth Covers Earth CD (DURTRO 012 CD) $19.00
Compiled and released by David Tibet, this reissues a good deal of the 1992 reissue of the classic 1988 album (originally issued on LP by United
music Shirley recorded for the Topic Label, ranging from 1963 to 1978. Dairies) that largely introduced David Tibet's new-found enthusiasm
English traditional folk (vocals, guitar, banjo, organ, recorder) mesmer- for apocalyptic folk into the world at large. With backing from Tony
izingly prepared with century-spanning power. "Listening again to Wakeford (guitar), Douglas P. (stick guitar), Rose McDowell (vocals, gui-
these tracks confirms my love of English traditional music, which I tar), John Balance (all spirits and smiles), Steven Stapleton (accordion),
believe has two important functions: firstly it links us with our past in Lu (flute), Maria Enzell (violin), Chris Wallis (sitar), Dik (piano), Ian Read
a way which is both mysterious and powerful, and secondly, it is the (horse whispering). Having discovered the interstellar flux of Comus,
voice of countless generations of labouring people whose work was The Incredible String Band and other tweaked variants on the tradi-
exploited but not acknowledged, whose welfare was neglected, were tions of folk music, Tibet & Co. created a mesmerizing blend of
rarely honoured in history books. I find it remarkable that people how strummed/buzzing gloom that was unique within the field of down-
lived such hard lives had the spirit to produce songs of such beauty and ward mobility. This CD version adds 6 bonus tracks to the original LP; 1
subtlety, but it is small wonder that so many of the songs are melan- leftover from the original session; the three tracks releases by Shock on
choly." --Shirly Collins. Portable Altamont & 2 other unreleased tracks. About as classic as a
CURRENT 93: All Dolled Up Like Christ: Live In New York 1996 C93 album can get.
2CD (DURTRO 00 CD) $16.00 CURRENT 93: Emblems: The Menstrual Years 2CD (DURTRO 016
"Three years ago, Current 93, Very Voice of Very Magog, packed up CD) $26.00
their noddies and children, brought in catminders, and flew to New 1993 double CD of greatest hits. Twenty-eight tracks, including mater-
York in North America. They were to play two sold out shows at The ial from Dawn, Dogs Blood Rising, Live at Bar Maldoror, Nature
Ohrensanz Foundation in Manhattan. With the full line up of David Unveiled, Swastikas For Noddy, Thunder Perfect Mind, Earth Covers
Tibet, Michael Cashmore, Rose McDowall, Joolie Wood, Karl Blake, and Earth, etc. Also has numerous unreleased tracks, alternate mixes, and
child stars Aoife E.D. Gibson and Sam Mannox-Wood, this specially rare single tracks. "This is a compilation, made by Steven Stapleton and
priced 2 CD set consists of the entirety of the two shows, taken from myself, of what we consider to be the best of the work of Current 93
the mixing desk. Songs featured and often duplicated include: 'The between 1982 and 1992; truly, these were the menstrual years! We
Bloodbells Chime', 'Oh Coal Black Smith', 'A Sadness Song', 'In The have been contained both the time available on two compact discs and
Heart Of The Wood', 'The Death Of The Corn', 'Since Yesterday' and the fact that, up until 1985, most of C93's works were a side long. In
many others, some of which Current 93 will never perform live again. some cases were have chosen an extract from these earlier pieces,
In full colour digipak with artwork by David Tibet." rather than the entirely of it." -- David Tibet.
CURRENT 93 PRESENTS HARRY OLDFIELD: Crystal CD (DURTRO CURRENT 93: Lucifer Over London CD (DURTRO 019CD) $15.00
003 CD) $15.00 "1994 release from a tormented concoction of souls not limited to
Mid-line CD issue of this 1990 album by this natural-sonic-occurrence David Tibet, John Balance, Michael Cashmore, David Kenny, Nick
documenter, also the pioneer of Kirlian photography and founder of Saloman, and Steven Stapleton. 3 tracks (the anti-devil-obsessed
'The School of Electro-Crystal Therapy'. Current 93 are not on this 'Lucifer Over London', 'Sad Go Round' and 'The Seven Seals are
record, despite misleading title. 'Notes on the Recordings: We used two Revealed at the End of Time as Seven Bows: The Bloodbow, The
Electro-Crystal Therapy sound generator units and the following crys- Pissbow, The Painbow, The Faminebow, The Deathbow, The Angerbow,
tals: a 6" synthetic quartz, a 7" flat cluster quartz, a 6" stick quartz, a the Hohohobow') over 27 minutes. Kindly remove the word 'preten-
8" Madagascar quartz and a cluster of Tournaline crystals held in saline tious' from your vocabulary." -- Hrvatski.
solution in a test tube. These were laid on the ECT units in varying com- TINY TIM: Songs Of An Impotent Troubadour CD (DURTRO 026
binations and special frequencies pulsed into them. The resulting CD) $19.00
sounds were then recorded. It is emphasized that the crystal them- Organized by the leader of the Tiny Tim Fan Club, this is the first album
selves were the sole source of all sound you hear on this recording." of all Tiny Tim original songs, recorded 7/6/94 (released 1995). Features
High-heterodyning creakiness abound. Daunting." -- Hrvatski. 35 songs recorded solo, plus one track recorded with Current 93 and
CURRENT 93 PRESENTS SVEINBJORN BEINTEINSSON: Edda CD Nurse With Wound. Cover artwork by Steven Stapleton. "A man who is
(DURTRO 005 CD) $15.00 aware of the deepest abysses of human nature -- and of the golden-
New mid-line CD issue of this traditional Icelandic vocal music by tipped heights of heaven on earth to which only romance can bring us.
Sveinbjörn Beinteinsson (previously issued on LP by Durtro's David It is my great pleasure and honour to be involved with this album; Tiny
Tibet). "An album of the chanting in traditional RIMUR style, by the Tim sings from the heart -- his heart -- and from his experience. He's
late Icelandic head of the Odinic religion, of the Norse Eddas. The tales tramped the tearstained streets of showbusiness, looking for that
of the Nordic gods and goddesses and the basis of the Odinic or Asatra. fabled golden paving stone. And he has found it." -- David Tibet.
Hauntingly beautiful, and an authentic part of our heritage." CURRENT 93: Where The Long Shadows Fall CD (DURTRO 028)
CURRENT 93: Thunder Perfect Mind CD (DURTRO 011) $19.00 $15.00
A companion album to Nurse With Wound's full length of the same Nineteen minute CD EP from 1995 which makes up the first part of
title from 1991, a conceptual dual release initiated in the dreamworld TheInMostLight Trilogy. A work in tribute to the British mad cat
of Steven Stapleton's inner fiberzone. C93's version of Thunder Perfect painter, Louis Wain (1860-1939). "Proceeds from this release will go
Mind is a richly detailed folk-based song selection, emanating with tiny towards paying for the renovation of the grave of Louis Wain and his
leech-like voices throughout -- properly mixed and produced by family, and for Masses to be said for the repose of Louis Wain's soul."
Stapleton. The core group is David Tibet (vocals), Stapleton (guitars, David Tibet (vocals), Michael Cashmore (guitar, bass), David Kenny (gui-
corrugations, vocals, smokes), James Mannox (perc.), Douglas P. (guitar), Steven Stapleton (bells), John Balance (vocals). Mixed by

Stapleton. you're looking for simple, challenging music, well outside of the com-
CURRENT 93: All The Pretty Little Horses: The Inmost Light CD mon realm, this album is right where it's supposed to be.
(DURTRO 030 CD) $19.00 CURRENT 93/MICHAEL CASHMORE/CHRISTOPH HEEMAN: CD
1996 album in C93's folk/apocalypse style, mesmerizingly performed by (DURTRO 045) $19.00
David Tibet (vocals, drones, strings and bells), John Balance (vocals), "A limited edition CD, restricted to 2000 copies, untitled and unknown.
Michael Cashmore (guitar, bass, glockenspiel, piano), Steven Stapleton The CD comprises of 14 previously unreleased tracks and unheard alter-
(strings 'n' stones, devices 'n' drones), Lilith (vocals), Nick Cave (vocals), nate versions by the acts concerned." The C93 material includes unre-
Joolie Wood (violin, whistle, piano), David Rowlands (steel guitar), and leased/alternate takes from Soft Black Stars & All The Pretty Horses,
others. plus 3 sketches for an unfinished C93 album. The Cashmore & Heemann
CURRENT 93: Horsey CD (DURTRO 032) $19.00 tracks "were recorded during the Soft Black Stars sessions or in the
1997 CD issue, half recorded in the UK and half in Japan. The English aftermath. This album collects fragments of our recent past, and makes
material was recorded in 1990 and features: David Tibet, Steven available material that we loved, but felt did not fit in with the overall
Stapleton, Tony Wakeford, Dik & Douglas P -- and consists of three atmosphere of the connected projects. This album comes in a full
tracks which were originally released on the Horse LP which came in a colour digipak with artwork by Lois Wain."
box set along with Nurse With Wound's Lumbs Sister and Sol Invictus' CURRENT 93/MICHAEL CASHMORE/CHRISTOPH HEEMAN: LP
Lex Talionis. Their cover of Comus' "Diana" (a legitimate cult classic in (DURTRO 045 LP) $28.00
the UK folk underground) is the opening cut. The other 3 tracks that "Limited edition of 1500 on transparent vinyl for the untitled album
complete this CD were recorded live in Japan with Tibet backed by from the Tibet, Cashmore & Heemann camp."
Magick Lantern Cycle; one appeared on a Ptolemaic Terrascope 7" and COLLINS, SHIRLEY & DOLLY: Harking Back: Live In Dublin 1978/79
one is previously unreleased. CD (DURTRO 046 CD) $19.00
CURRENT 93: A Gothic Love Song CD (DURTRO 040 CD) $13.00 "Durtro are ecstatic to release this previously unreleased material by
Recent single/EP recorded and mixed by Christoph Heemann. The title David Tibet's heroines Shirley & Dolly Collins, the first ladies of British
track is from a forthcoming new album (Soft Black Stars) in the Tibet- folk. This is the first live album by Shirley & Dolly and consists of an
folk tradition that C93 have been exploring over the last decade. The entire concert given in Dublin in 1978; four tracks taken from a concert
9-minute track "Moon: Page 209, Twenty Two Eighteen Now" features: given the year after in London; and three previously unheard solo
Steven Stapleton (drone), Michael Cashmore (drone), Christoph piano pieces by Dolly. This is an album of exquisite beauty & melan-
Heeman (drone) & David Tibet (drone). And yes it drones, rather mas- choly grandeur. An essential album for those wishing to know more of
sively. Assumably this track won't be on the album and it's well the cost the twighlight roots that inspire Current 93, who feature Shirley Collins
by itself. A stellar track. Nice digipack cover. on three of their own albums. Enter into the world of the profoundly
C93 PRESENTS THE VENERABLE 'CHI.MED RIG.'DZIN LAMA, RIN- moving, honest and innocent folk song."
POCHE: Tantric rNying.ma Chant of Tibet CD (DURTRO 041) PANTALEIMON: Trees Hold Time CD (DURTRO 47 CD) $19.00
$19.00 "Pantaleimon is Andrea Degens, who has previously worked with
"Released for the first time ever on CD. Tantric Tibetan solo chant from Current 93, Steven Stapleton, Christoph Heemann, and The Dirty
the Nying.ma tradition, sung by one of the most celebrated and pow- Three. Seven pieces of shimmering minimalist beauty, an evocation of
erful Lamas of the oldest Buddhist lineage in Tibet; and the one whom timelessness. Recorded and mixed by Christoph Heemann. Features
David Tibet studied and practiced for several years." shades of Dulcimer, Bowed Dulcimer, Bouzouki, Singing Bowl, as well
CURRENT 93: Soft Black Stars CD (DURTRO 042) $22.00 as vocals by Andrea Degens. 'This is an album of ineffable and unique
"Current 93 release their first album since 1996's All The Pretty Little beauty, quite unlike anything I have ever heard...' -- David Tibet." [LP
Horses. This line up is David Tibet (vocals), Michael Cashmore (guitar, VERSION IS ON STREAMLINE]
second piano), Maja Elliott (piano), Petr Vastl (violin, viola, mandolin, CURRENT 93: I Have A Special Plan For This World CD (DURTRO
flute), Andria Degens (vocals, whistling) Steven Stapleton (whirl) & 48 CD) $15.00
Christoph Heeman (swirl).Recorded at the studios of Petr Veastl (Eire) "The first release of new material by Current 93 since their Soft Black
and Christoph Heemann (Germany); mixed by Heemann. With a title Stars album, and follows on the from album with Thomas Ligotti, In A
by Thomas Ligotti, the album contains their unhit single 'A Gothic Love Foreign Land, In A Foreign Town. This 22 minute mini-album has the
Song', and ten other new songs written by the hand of Current 93. This world's greatest living writer of strange stories, Thomas Ligotti, join
LTD CD edition of 5000 contains an extra 10 minute song that will not the very voice of very silence, Current 93. The line-up also features
appear once the initial pressing is no more. The six sided full colour David Tibet, Steven Stapleton, Andria Degens, and new members
digipak contains artwork from the hand of David Michael Bunting." Purtle and Bungalow Bill. With vocals by Tibet and all text by Ligotti,
CURRENT 93: Soft Black Stars 2LP (DURTRO 042 LP) $28.00 and recorded and engineered by long time Current 93 and Nurse With
"The LP version of this release is limited to 2,000 copies only, on clear Wound collaborators Colin Potter and Christoph Heeman."
vinyl. The sleeve is full colour with full colour labels and contains three CURRENT 93: I Have A Special Plan For This World 12" (DURTRO
playable sides. The third side of the vinyl contains a different and 48 LP) $15.00
longer version of the extra track from the limited CD." "This clear vinyl 12" recording of Special Plan features the same line up
TIBET & STAPLETON: Octopus CD (DURTRO 044 CD) $19.00 as the CD, with a different mix of the same piece that appeared on the
"The new release from Messrs. Tibet & Stapleton, who for this release CD version, plus a 19 minute 'Excerpt From the Bungalow Tapes'. The
are not very Current 93 and not very Nurse With Wound. They are Bungalow Tapes inspired Ligotti to write his disturbing masterpiece,
helped by the Bar Maldoror staff Penny Rimbaud, Bevis Frond, David The Bungalow House. Full color artwork by David Tibet."
Kenny and a host of others. This release comes and will always come in CURRENT 93/ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS ORCHESTRA: Immortal
a four panel digipak." The long awaited third duo release from these Bird/Cripple and the Starfish 7" (DURTRO 49) $12.00
two, following The Sadness of Things & Musical Pumpkin Cottage. "Pressed on transparent red vinyl and featuring a different mix of
Featuring 4 long tracks that add up to 77 minutes worth of music, this "Immortal Bird" than the one which appears on the CD version of the
is the psychedelic opus in this non-trilogy, and I'm not talking about release."
Bevis either (whose vague contributions are filtered heavily enough to CURRENT 93/ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS ORCHESTRA: Immortal
avoid any unease for those in the anti-hacker's society). Droning fabric, Bird/Cripple And The Starfish CD (DURTRO 49 CD) $9.00
processed vocal territory & classic stereo effects add up to an out- "During Current 93's 1999 shows in New York, David Tibet was intro-
landish dessert-high atmosphere that peaks in all the right places. If duced to Antony, a New York based English singer who has been living
in the United States since childhood. He gave Tibet a copy of his unre- AVROCAR: Cinematography CD (WORM 48) $15.00
leased album, Blue Angel. This immediately became one of Tibet's "Following a cluster of acclaimed and long sold out 45s on labels such
favorite albums of all time: music so dramatic and moving, lyrics so as Liquefaction and Earworm, the band release 9 tracks of sublime elec-
exquisite, sung by a voice unlike any other. For this CD single release, tronica. Leading off with an ambient piece in a Spacemen 3 vein, the
Antony has chosen a track from the album Cripple and the Starfish. album follows an occasional poppy, often laid back ambient path,
Current 93 also contribute a song, "Immortal Bird", from their forth- showcasing the band's songwriting prowess in fine style. As leading
coming album. Line up is David Tibet, Michael Cashmore, and Steven lights in the burgeoning Birmingham experimental pop scene -- along-
Stapleton." side the likes of Plone, Pram, Broadcast, Magnetophone,
ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS: CD (DURTRO 50) $18.00 L'augmentation, et al."
"The self titled debut release from the English born singer and the fol- WINDY AND CARL/SADDAR BAZAAR: LP (WORM SS7) $13.00
low up to the recent Durtro release of the Current 93/Antony & The "Capturing Windy and Carl live on vinyl for the first time. Two fifteen
Johnsons split single Immortal Bird/ Cripple And The Starfish. Antony minute slow-building soundscapes. The highly lauded Michigan duo
assembled the Johnsons orchestra in 1997 to record and perform mate- follow their last two Kranky LPs with another pair of ambient pieces
rial that he had originally developed in late-night cabarets at the from the top drawer. On the other side, Bristol's Saddar Bazaar add
Pyramid Club in New York. Antony is now an artist in residence at Joe's tablas and sitars- again used in an ambient, atmospheric way to create
Pub at the Public Theater, where he is performing twice a month with three masterful slabs of slow-building, hypnotic psych. This album is in
the Johnsons throughout the spring. Additionally, Antony recently a limited run of 1000 copies."
sang his song 'Rapture' in Steve Buscemi's upcoming film Animal EASTWEST (GERMANY):
Factory and was featured in TimeOut New York as one of 20 people to NORDENSTAM, STINA: People Are Strange CD (EAST 24506)
watch in 2000. As a performer, Antony has been compared to everyone $22.00
from Brian Ferry to Lotte Lenya. His songs are alarmingly beautiful, sor- The fourth album by this strange Swedish pop vocalist, from 1998 (pre-
rowful, gospel-inspired, and transformative. The instrumentation fea- vious albums: Memories Of A Color (1991), And She Closed Her Eyes
tures piano, strings, drums, bass, flute sax, clarinet, and harp. The (1994), Dynamite (1997). An album of all covers, rendered in very idio-
soundtrack forms around Antony's voice, which stands in a class of it's syncratic fashion, (most obviously comparable to Cat Power's The
own. On this recording, Antony narrates archetypal tales of alienation, Covers Record, which it predates by a year or so). Achieves that "lips-
apocalypse, victimisation and transcendence with an impassioned next-to-your-ears" climate with deft ease, via luxuriously non-offensive
sometimes almost evangelical fervor." sound presentation and general intimacy. Jim O'Rourke, speaking
CURRENT 93: Sleep Has His House CD (DURTRO 51 CD) $18.00 recently of Stina's production tecniques: "The best record I've heard in
"Sleep has his house. Who is the enjoyer? What is the enjoyed? To the years is by a woman called Stina Nordenstam. Technically it's a mess,
memory of my beloved father. Have pity for the dead. Who is the suf- but it's brilliant because the vibe is right. She's go these really badly
ferer? What is the suffered? The album consists of nine tracks, includ- recorded basic tracks of her singing. There are almost purposefully
ing 'Immortal Bird', 'Red Hawthorn Tree', 'Niemandswasser' and 'Sleep badly recorded tracks of piano and singing against fantastically record-
Has His House'. Gatefold digipak with full color artwork by David Tibet ed strings and horns, and the way they clash is what gives the record
and the texts to all lyrics. Current 93 are Tibet (vocals, harmonium), its character." "Many of the songs Stina chose to cover will be known
Michael Cashmore (all instruments), and Steven Stapleton (the world). to anyone with even a slightest interest in popular music -- and many
The album was engineered by Colin Potter and mixed by Steven of those choices will perplex those who have a previous acquaintance-
Stapleton." ship of her work. They include 'Sailing', once a huge hit for Rod
PALESTINE, CHARLEMAGNE: Karenina 2CD (DURTRO 52 CD) Stewart. Prince's famous anthem 'Purple Rain'; Tim Hardin's fragile lit-
$21.00 tle love song Reason To Believe'; the often covered country tune by
"David Tibet is proud to present on Current 93's Durtro label a new Boudleaux Bryant, 'Love Hurts'. and two songs from the grandmaster
work by one of the greatest composers of the 21st century, of singer-songwriting, Leonard Cohen -- "Bird On A Wire' and 'You
Charlemagne Palestine. Often simplistically bracketed as a member of Came So Far For Beauty'. In addition, there are almost unknown folk
the minimalist school, alongside composers such as La Monte Young tunes such as 'Like A Swallow' and the nineteenth century ballad by
and Tony Conrad, Charlemagne Palestine has been responsible for Stephen Foster, 'Jeannie With The Light Brown Hair'.
some of the most beautiful and profound pieces ever made. Karenina EASTWEST (JAPAN):
was conceived in March 1997 in Paris at Galerie Donguy as a work to
SHARROCK, SONNY AND LINDA: Black Woman CD (AMCY 1290)
be played during a retrospective exhibition of his sculpture and pho-
$26.00
tographs. The work is for his Falsetto voice and Indian Harmonium. In
Japanese-only reissue of the legendary Vortex album, recorded in 1969.
this work the use of the name 'Karenina' and also other words and
Personnel: Sonny Sharrock (guitar), Dave Burrell (piano), Norris Jones
sounds from the unconscious trance magical sources. The male falsetto
(bass), Milford Graves (drums), Linday Sharrock (voice), Teddy Daniel
has a very special sacred significance. As a young singer in Synagogue
(trumpet), Richard Pierce (bass). Garry Sharrock plays bells on "Black
music the singing Rabbi or Cantor as he is called sings only a few times
Woman". Includes the classic "Portrait of Linda in Three Colors, All
a year in a falsetto and only for the most sincere and sacred declara-
Black"; all in all a very heavy artifact of late 60s outsider sound and
tions. The Indian harmonium and the organesque sound in general
long desired in any kind of reissued form. "Superb sounding HDCD
dates from Charlemagne's earliest musical outings and were inspired
(that's High Definition Compatible Digital) reissue of Sonny Sharrock's
by Herman Helmholt's book On The Sensations Of Tone."
first solo LP proper, from around the time of his amazing performance
EARWORM (UK): on Pharaoh Sander's Tauhid. Like Ray Russell or Masayuki Takayanagi,
VA: The Tell Tale Signs of Earworm 2CD (WORM 43) $16.00 Sharrock is definitely lauded as one of the great aggro/out/free jazz
"Superbly packaged and excellent value double set which includes guitarists, but his earliest and most radical recordings have never com-
long sold-out A &B sides from Earworm talents like Novalk, Electric monly accessible; however, with the appearance of this Japanese reis-
Sound of Joy, Avrocar, Magnetophone, Ma Cherie For Painting, GNAC, sue, 'our' world now takes one step closer to Eden. Recorded in 1968
Fridge and others." Disc 2 is a collection of exclusive unreleased tracks for the Atco subsidiary Vortex, probably at the behest of Mr. Herbie
from: Gwens, Matthew Ward, Screen Prints, The Vertical Smile, Mann who produced the record, this straddles a very rarified place
Kimonophonic, Magnetic North Pole, The Wee Turtles, The Minders, between Jazz and I'm not sure what else, at points exhibiting the same
Southall Riot, I.S.A.N., Earthworm, Echoboy. mysterious atmosphere as Noah Howard's Patterns or a handful of ESP

records that come to mind (Patty Waters Sings). Should keep us smiling Umiliani and his moog working on original material and Ellington com-
until the same cats do a similarly fine job on Sonny and Linda's BYG fol- positions. Featuring 'Caravan', 'Mood Indigo', 'Take the A Train' and
low up Monkey Pocky Boo...definite frontrunner for reissue of the 'Sophisticated Lady'. A must for all Umiliani and Ellington fans."
year." -- Billy Kiely. UMILIANI, PIERO: Ode to Duke Ellington 2LP (ET 935 LP) $18.00
NEIL, FRED: Bleecker & MacDougal CD (AMCY 2693) $22.00 EAT RAW (GERMANY):
Japanese-only CD of his 1965 folk classic from the Elektra period, his BIONAUT, THE: Frugivore 2LP (EAT 001 LP) $15.00
second album for that label. Neil has been seriously ignored in the CD Double vinyl version, the first release on Burger's Eat Raw label, from
era and this is highly in demand. Originally from Florida, Neil was heav- 1993.
ily factored in the early days of the East Village folkie boom (Bob Dylan BIONAUT, THE: Frugivore CD (EAT 002) $15.00
played harmonica for him at Cafe Wha? in 1961). His recording career Warehouse find of the some remaining copies of this long unavailable
went from 1964 to about 1971, peaking with Everybody's Talking on debut album by The Bionaut, prior to his involvement with Harvest,
Capital (featured in the film Midnight Cowboy). Bleecker & MacDougal Matador, Popular, etc. Seminal early 90s Cologne stylings, brought to
features some legendary tracks like "Other Side to This Life" & you one last time. "Jörg Burger's ambient pop album from 1993.
"Travelin' Shoes" and is fine document of Fred's deep-bass voice, gui- Timeless!"
tar & harmonica accompaniment-- that in some ways could be seen as NOTHINGFACE: Nothingface EP 12" (EAT 012) $9.00
a crucial link between the early folk style of Dylan and the more "A new kid on the Cologne block, the only information being around
exploratory works of say, Tim Buckley. {by the way, the Japanese-only on the man with the obscure name is that he's said to be a computer
reissue of Tear Down The Walls is deleted] wizard that got in touch with Jörg Burger (aka The Bionaut, The
STEREOLAB: Aluminum Tunes 2CD (AMCY 2871/2) $35.00 Modernist, Harvest Records). Adding a new flava to the minimalist
Japanese issue, with one extra bonus track that is not found on the grooves of this city, Nothingface's 6-tracker surprises with plenty of
Duophonic, Warp or Drag City versions: "Freestyle Dumpling". Unique funny + funky soundtracky tracks alongside 2 straighter Modernist-
Japanese folk-out cardboard sleeve, with 3 Stereolab stickers inside. styled grooves."
EASY TEMPO (ITALY): EAT THIS RECORD (NETHERLANDS):
VA: Easy Tempo Experience: The Third Dimension CD (ET 901/903 VA: Ragina-Kudo Parto Du 12" (ETR 03) $9.00
CD) $15.00 "Third release on this highlighted electro label, introducing the origi-
"Third installment in this cool series featuring DJs and producers remix- nal 90-seconds track, provided by Carlos Kok especially for this remix
ing classic Italian tracks from the past. This time you will get remixes by project. Quench (U-Cover Records) made an IDM track that we're
DJ Vadim, Raphael Sebbag (United Future Organization), Claudio proud to present. Through beautiful rhythms and melodic strings these
Coccoluto, Gak Sato, Cinematic Orchestra, Izusu Itsumi, Captain Funk, guys make us feel warm inside. L'usine (Isophlux) lets you hear what an
Open Transport, Astronaughty." electronique fireplace sounds like. Crackling 'wood' and a low base are
VA: Easy Tempo Experience: The Third Dimension 3LP (ET the ingredients. You just have to imagine the stars by yourself. Swap
901/903 LP) $25.00 (Musik Aus Ström) is more uptempo, but stays within the bounderies of
FERRIO/TONY ARZENTA, GIANNI: Big Guns CD (ET 917 CD) $15.00 selfbehaving. A song with more layers than you can hear the first time
"The original soundtrack recording for this 1972 Italian crime movie you hear it. So keep listening and find out more. Gimmik (Worm
starring Alain Delon as a Mafia hitman who decides to leave his pro- Interface, Toytronic) is also more uptempo than the A-side. although
fession, with a result of bloodshed and tragedy. This is a great and the last one on the record he makes up big time with this song. Worth
breathtaking score by Ferrio. With 21 tracks and featuring Ornella waiting for."
Vanoni on the opening tune." ECM (GERMANY):
FERRIO/TONY ARZENTA, GIANNI: Big Guns 2LP (ET 917 LP) $18.00
BROWN, MARION: Afternoon Of A Georgia Faun CD (ECM 1004)
Double LP version, gatefold sleeve.
$16.00
PICCIONI, PIERO: Colpo Rovente CD (ET 925 CD) $15.00
The label's 4th release, from 1970. Featuring Marion Brown (as. zomari,
"Original soundtrack recording for an early 70s Italian detective movie.
perc.), Anthony Braxton (reeds, flute, perc.), Bennie Maupin (reeds,
This is Piero Piccioni's most intriguing and intimidating score; driving
bells, flute, perc.) Chick Corea (piano, bells, gong, perc.), Andrew
orchestras, crazy rhythms, obscure sensations. This is the most scary
Cyrille (perc.), Jeanne Lee (voice, perc.), etc. An all-time free form clas-
soundtrack from this great master; strong bass lines, fat drumming,
sic outing.
super driving tunes, obscure and spacey tracks, mellow and jazzy gems.
MANERI, JOE: In Full Cry CD (ECM 1617) $16.00
Features 15 previously unreleased tracks."
Much acclaimed 1997 album (Joe's 2nd for ECM) featuring Joe Maneri
PICCIONI, PIERO: Colpo Rovente 2LP (ET 925 LP) $17.00
(clarinet, alto & tenor saxophones, piano), Mat Maneri (six-string elec-
Full color gatefold sleeve.
tric violin), John Lockwood (bass) and Randy Peterson (drums, perc.).
BARIGOZZI GROUP: The Optical Sound CD (ET 928 CD) $15.00
"Confirms his legendary status after years of relative obscurity. He's
"A manifesto of Italian easy listening from the late 60s and early 70s.
always been the radical outsider. His queasy slitherings and slidings on
An incredible retrospective of cool, driving rhythms and unforgettable
tenor, alto and clarinet evoke memories of Lester Young and Artie
melodies. There's jazz, funky, Afro, and Brazilian sounds."
Shaw as if refracted through a prism of atonality. Nothing stays 'on
BARIGOZZI GROUP: The Optical Sound 2LP (ET 928 LP) $18.00
pitch' for long. The effect here is again 'jazz meets Webern'. This is not
PICCIONI, PIERO: Il Dio Sotto La Pelle CD (ET 931 CD) $15.00
immediately approachable music, but its mostly gentle, tender gestures
"Great and previously unreleased score for the Folco Quilici documen-
gradually draw the listener into a unique soundworld." --Andy
tary known in the US as God Under The Skin. This is Piccioni at his best,
Hamilton/The Wire
featuring the song 'It's Impossible' sung by Catherine Howe, and a
ECSTATIC PEACE:
bunch of clubbish tracks." Music composed, arranged and conducted
by Piero Piccioni in 1972. BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL: Cranes Are Sleeping LP (E 04 C) $15.00
PICCIONI, PIERO: Il Dio Sotto La Pelle 2LP (ET 931 LP) $18.00 "Birchville Cat Motel is the musik of Campbell Kneale -- a young lad
Double vinyl version, gatefold sleeve. married with offspring in the wild, fauna-splashed New Zealand. He
UMILIANI, PIERO: Il Corpo 2LP (ET 933 LP) $18.00 has been releasing a consistently mind-blowing array of cassettes, CDs,
Double LP version, gatefold sleeve. and vinyl for a few years now- usually in super small quantity. Now's
UMILIANI, PIERO: Ode to Duke Ellington CD (ET 935 CD) $15.00 the time for some immediate access to the sonic swell of droning
"Here's a tribute to Duke Ellington recorded in the late 60s. Piero futurescape. From the land of the Dead C, RST, Thela, Eso Steel, Pumice,

Crude, et. al. comes a brother w/ a critically charged mind o' kreativity. naively-tuned Trux/Free Kitten tonalities with candy-bliss power-indie-
Slip into this warm bucket of huzz + blow and 'go'." -- Thurston Moore/ splurges that are heavily intoxicating and bound for universal domina-
MIRROR/DASH: Electric Pen/Gum 7" (E#12) $4.00 tion. This has been produced with much professional skill by Julie
Mirror & Dash are the special little code names for Mr. Thurston Moore Cafritz.
and Ms. Kim Gordon. “...possesses the best narcotically euphoric/tranc- YOSHIMI: Two 7" (E#46) $4.00
ing vocal-n-guitar harmonies heard on a 7” record — in this house — 2nd solo single by this immortal improvising angel. Two sides, no song
this year.”—Tom Lax. titles, and an amazing one-person sound spectacle of vocals, trumpet,
CELL: Never Too High/Stratosphere 7" (E#14) $4.00 percussion, detuned stringed instrument, etc.
Debut 7" DOYLE, ARTHUR: The Songwriter CD (E#48) $13.00
DOS: The Bob Lawton EP 7" (E#16) $4.00 Solo recordings by Arthur Doyle from November 1994, on tenor sax,
Mike & Kira Watt in their stunning style of double-bass inner elegance: flute and voice. "Arthur Doyle has the roughest, bawlin'est sound of
a cover of “Imagine That” (P. Cline) with Kira on vocals, and an instru- any artist currently working in the milieu of so-called 'jazz.' His work
mental entitled “intense song for madonna”. Very handsome cover has all the air-rendering/leather-lunged urgency of Albert Ayler's
drawing by Raymond Pettibon. albums for ESP or Joe McPhee's CJR recordings. His horn forces his way
DOUBLE DYNAMITE: “Hero Takes A Fall” 7" (E#18) $4.00 into your head with an evasive power that's both beautiful and brutal.
Split release with Smells Like Records. And his time is NOW." -- Byron Coley.
DIETRICH, DON: "Chinese Root Letter"/" Tabulae Sex" 7" (E#25) POLAR GOLDIE CATS: CD (E#49) $13.00
$4.00 New Los Angeles instrumental group, with their debut album (follow-
Two sides of sense-heightening solo sax momentum by one-third of ing a couple of 7" appearances). Produced by Nels Cline and Tom
Borbetomagus. Sleeve features Don's legendary "tar" paintings, print- Grimley. The band have been referred to as a "Shaggsian Magic Band,"
ed with more clarity than ever before. and there is a stellar 'n crudely rendered Beefheartian flavor to the way
MOORE/DAVE MARKEY, THURSTON: Rap Damage VIDEO (E#30) they construct new sound waves out of mere guitars, bass and drums.
$13.00 And although they've been influenced by some grade school listening
This is a compendium of home-made films, mostly made in LA, by to the likes of DNA, the Contortions and other no-wave seminal clas-
Thurston and Markey (Desperate Teenage Lovedolls, Lovedolls sics, they've updated that lineage with a hypnotic power rock splurge,
Superstar). There is a total of 4 films: In Search of James Woods— a added other outsider interests (gamelan, Scottish piping music, cosmic
wacky, potentially unwatchable road picture, featuring the presence of wavelength theory) and created a weird 'n wonderful detuned accessi-
both Lou Reed & Kim Gordon; Rap Damage — the main feature length bility. Non-vocal music might be surprisingly vogue right now, but this
item here, with the handsome Maurice Menares as the psychotic side- is still out of nowhere and an inspiredly unique listen.
kick/bunny to Thurston’s evil Record Label President aura. This is an CLINE TRIO, NELS: "Pants" + 2 7" (E#50) $4.00
extremely wasted foray that goes about as far into Thurston’s inner Pube-ripe emo-core from Nels' most recent line-up. He seems to be
bulb of absurdity as you could hope to wander; Grunge Pedal — basi- capable of literally anything as regards production of sound-by-strings,
cally a Free Kitten promotional video, but so much more, redefining and here he is at his black-boned best. "Pants" sounds like the nucleus
the scientific significance of Wasted Youth in all new social-pathologi- of the '71 Magic Band trying to play Sister. "Coned Off" gives excellent
cal terms; Skeeno H.C. Rules — found footage of SY playing a Reno, Japanese colitis attack. "Nico's Dream" is about a heroin-bloated Kevin
Nevada hockey rink, broadcast to the soundtrack of a special audio Ayers raft floating off the coast of Majorca.
recording of 7 Second’s Skin, Brains, & Guts EP, by a band made up of SMITH/JOHN STEVENS, GARY: CD (E#52) $13.00
Watt, Thurston, Dez, & Markey. Another one that perhaps only Susan A series of seven improvisations for electric guitar and drums, record-
Sontag could completely understand, but pretty goddamn weird ed live to DAT in a London studio in 1993. This presents the young UK
nonetheless. free guitarist Smith alongside the late, legendary Spontaneous Music
YOSHIMI: “Speaker”/”Tuna Power” 7" (E#31) $4.00 Ensemble drummer Stevens (also found briefly on mini-trumpet, in
Yoshimi, as you should know, is the drummer/trumpet player supreme what unfortunately will have to be remembered as one of his final stu-
of Japan’s most amazing outfits, the Boredoms and UFO Or Die. dio dates). Gary Smith has released one amazing solo CD previously
Yoshimi plays guitar, drums, trumpet and sings like she invented the (Rhythm Guitar on the Impetus label), and here develops a full palette
goddamn planet. She also drew the full color sleeve. Kim Gordon and of what has been referred to as "electroacoustic free/scratch guitar," a
Julie Cafritz appear as guests. decidedly post-Bailey language of volume-pedal-manipulated in/out
NOISEADDICT: Def 10" (E#34) $7.50 chatter that mixes dense rhythmic build ups with long, stretched note
Noiseaddict were once a very very young trio, and this 10” issues their explorations (that occasionally almost drowse themselves to a non-
first demos, originally found as a private cassette release. The sound is blues-centered Mazzacane-esque haze). The whole thing coalesces
lo-fi guitar/bs/drums sputter that almost recalls the long lost glories of with beautiful fragility, adding a new sub chapter to the contemporary
the late 70s UK DIY skeletal punk genre (y’know TVP’s, Scrotum Poles, world of non-metered improv.
Walking Floors, Desperate Bicycles, etc.). THELA: CD (E#53) $13.00
BUDD: 2x10" (E#35/36) $11.00 Debut of guitar-based New Zealand trio of internal-hum and hypnotic
Budd are a Sydney band and this double 10” release resurrects early clang. Thela is a young trio of Dean Roberts (guitar), Dion Workman
demos (from ‘91/92). A quartet, they play rough, lo-balled power- (guitar, bass) & Paul Douglas (drums, piano); this is their first full length
grunge in real primal ‘n fucked manner, hard to believe for such an release following some unobtainable local releases. Thela's sound falls
abused form, but true. "Better" than their later releases. somewhere in between the alien tongue first spoken by the likes of
BINDI/MIDGET STOOGES: 7" (E#43/44) $4.00 intense art-rockers This Heat and the organically thrilling sound waves
Split single of two young all-female bands from Australia, originating of prime-era Dead C. Guitarist Dean Roberts also records under the
from Collingwood's unique Rock n Roll Highschool (a non-profit center name The White Winged Moth (see Poon Village PV04). New Zealand's
to teach young women about music, based outside of Melbourne). new transcendental sound.
GUV'NER: Hard For Measy CD (E#45 CD) $13.00 VELVET MONKEYS: 2X7" (E#8) $8.00
Full length debut by this up and coming New York group; A Demos from the early ‘80s presented in crude form.
male/female duo featuring Charles Gansa and Pumpkin Wentzel, TEST: CD (E#84) $13.00
Guv’ner have a unique guitar/drums/switch-off-vocals sound that mixes "The first real session new york city's finest free flowing jazz 4tet TEST

recorded 9/29/96 at Sonic Youth's studio. Indeed it was the 1st session sound. This bridges the whole unspoken new-minimalist/ambient/non-
ever recorded in SY's studio. Straight to DAT. This was TEST entwined rock/drone-tone axis like nothing before it, a serious, thoroughly stun-
in high spirit muse. As the tape was played back Test drummer Tom ning work.
Bruno sprang up, shouted 'YES GOD!' and frugged holy ass across the RST: R136a CD (E#89) $13.00
floor. The group (Tom Bruno: drums, Matt Heyner: bass, Sabir Mateen: RST is the solo project of New Zealand guitarist Andrew Moon (previ-
reeds, Daniel Carter: reeds) shook many sacred, yet earth-heavy, foun- ous documentation via the Corpus Hermeticum Le Jazz Non compila-
dations that night. The opening track is an evocative free-chamber- tion & his own ultra limited lathe cut releases on his own Imperial
improv piece spun w/ far fathomed collective organix. the next two Recordings label.). "Whereas all his previous musical activity had been
pieces are dynamic smoke outs of true city-blown fire music. This ses- on drums, Moon determined that RST should be an avenue for his
sion has been whispered about amongst cosmik cognoscenti for far too experiments with guitar. Though he had little prior experience with
long and now's the time to sup upon its succulent soul -- indulge this instrument, from the very beginnings of RST, he showed a 'brut'
yrselves to the this feast of shared and magic'd wonder." -- t. moore - aptitude and ear for sound that alone makes RST worthy of investiga-
nyc - 1999. tion. The first fruits of his recordings were the Event Horizon LP,
STOCKHAUSEN, KARLHEINZ: Kontakte CD (E#87) $13.00 released on Geraldine vinyl on his own Imperial Recordings imprint in
Debut release of this live version of Stockhausen's all-time classic elec- February 1995. An early and almost completely unrecognized classic of
tronic work, originally composed in 1959/60, "For Electronic Sounds, the new New Zealand scene, EventHorizon was a crucial document and
Piano and percussion". Recorded live in Toronto, Canada in 1978 by one of the most important NZ recordings of that year. A stunning com-
James Tenney (piano) and William Winant (percussion), accompanied bination of heavy noise-drone overlay and jagged, harsh string manip-
by Stockhausen's original electronic sounds. Presenting a world of ulation, in the literal sense (with the guitar's strings literally poked and
strange, beautifully alien music, this is a spatially unique representa- hit with a range of objects), it instantly announced a totally new voice,
tion of the "no man's land between skin and metal," and an absolute- in a year in which a number of bands and individuals in this country
ly essential document in the world of avant garde sound. "Stockhausen began to stake their claims for acknowledgement. It was followed a
sought a single unifying principle that would not only function on few months later by the The Acceleration Stations 10", on which RST's
both small and large scale levels of musical structure, but would also sonic repertoire was expanded further to encompass a strange brand
coordinate frequency, duration, timbre, and dynamic intensity. This is of quiet banging and whacking of the chosen guitar. He continued to
elegantly demonstrated in a famous passage from 'Kontakte' about 17 record at home throughout the rest of 1995 and all of 1996, and it's
minutes into the work where a sweeping electronic sound slows down from these recordings (along with a selection of tracks from the RST LP
to a point where timbre is transformed into a series of rhythmic puls- and 10") that the material for R136a is drawn. These recordings high-
es. (In fact, many of the beautiful sounds in 'Kontakte' were made by light another side to RST. Always searching for new avenues of musical
composing tape loops of specific rhythms and increasing their speeds expression through the limited means available to him, Moon experi-
until they became distinctive timbres.) In 'Kontakte', Stockhausen mented with actually playing the guitar - plucking and twisting the
abandoned traditional musical form based on linear development and strings, to produce a mutated and peculiar form of chord-based music
dramatic climax. This new approach, which he termed 'moment form,' - and further manipulating the amplification, resulting in a low-fre-
resembles the 'cinematic splice' techniques in early twentieth century quency, distantly audible hum. The results are highly intriguing, and
film. In moment form there is no real beginning or ending; there are while only tenuously linked to previous RST output, still manage to
often sudden changes from moment to moment where it seems, as complement it and throw it into a new and unseen light." -- Nick Cain.
Stockhausen once explained, as 'if the floor gave way all of a sudden, WILLIAMS, DAVEY: "Charmed, I'm Sure" CD (E#92) $13.00
or there was an explosion.' 'Kontakte' appears in two versions, one for Davey Williams is from Birmingham, AL and is one of America's impro-
four-channel tape, the other for four-channel tape with piano and per- visational treasures. A multi-dimensional guitarist of wild invention, he
cussion. The latter version, featured on this recording, was first per- has been recording for much of the last 2 decades, often in tandem
formed in Cologne in June, 1960 with David Tudor and Christoph with violinist LaDonna Smith for their own Trans Museq label. Trans
Caskel. Today, 'Kontakte' is no longer as difficult a work to compre- Museq released about a dozen LPs and 2 CDs, dating back to the late
hend as it was in 1960; it's sounds and formal procedures are almost 70s, a label as historically vital as Incus, Ictus, Parachute or FMP in
commonplace in a world saturated with sophisticated information detailing the developments in universal improv, largely back in the
technology and multi-media. The divisions between so-called 'serious' days when putting out a record was a major accomplishment. This CD
and 'pop' music have broken down and experimental music by com- for Ecstatic Peace is Davey's first completely solo work in over a decade,
posers such as Stockhausen, John Cage, La Monte Young, and a blatantly aggressive and exploratory release, with a heavy emphasis
Maryanne Amacher have even made unforeseen appearances on the on overdubbed guitar solos, creating a fascinating density of electric
dance-floor. Despite it's initial elitism and reaction against mass cul- sound -- rich in bass resonance and screaming fuzz tonalities that
ture, the "esoteric expression" characterizing ultra-modernist art in haven't always been associated with Williams playing.
Stockhausen's 'Aquarian Age' is now appreciated by a growing num- LOVELY MIDGET: 10" (E#95) $9.00
ber of devotees." —David W. Bernstein Debut 5-song EP by New Zealand's Rachel Shearer. Utilizing post-
STOCKHAUSEN, KARLHEINZ: Kontakte LP (E#87 LP) $13.00 Xpressway murk-burrowing techniques, this features a dense sound of
THELA: Argentina CD (E#88) $13.00 vocals, guitar, organ, synthesizer & drums. "Lovely Midget is the pro-
2nd full length CD on Ecstatic Peace by this young New Zealand trio of ject of Rachel Shearer. Recording & performing history begins in Port
Dean Roberts, Dion Workman & Paul Douglas. Following the comple- Chalmer/Otago, New Zealand, where in a huge old house the group
tion of their first US tour in the Winter of 1996, they co-produced this Angelhead (w/ Michael Morley, Stella Corkery & Deborah Hindin) live
new album with Tom Surgal (NY percussionist from Blue Humans, and played. Angelhead released a cassette on Xpressway. Moving
Thurston Moore/Surgal Duo, etc.), in a 16-track NYC studio in March. A north to Auckland meant participation with girl rock band Queen
64 minute opus broken down into 6 untitled sections, it shows them at Meanie Puss (w/ Stella Corkery, Deborah Hindin & Dieneke Jansen),
an all new peak of instrumental prowess. The impact of touring releasing singles w/ Flying Nun & Siltbreeze. Relocation in 1992 to
together (far surpassing the expectations of everyone who saw them) Cologne, Germany where at the club 'Underground', trained as a live
seems to have coalesced their ability to sculpt perfectly detailed sonic sound technician & performed solo as Fischmunt -- using tape loops,
texture via just 2 guitars and drums into a frightening level of impact. sampler & guitar, Fischmunt appeared on a compilation of local acts on
Beautifully hovering guitar tones, rippling overtones and organic-feed- Cologne label Finlayson Tontrager. South seas return in Dec. 95 was the
back are measurably stretched out into infinite waves of ecstatic beginning of Lovely Midget."
WHITE OUT: Red Shift CD (E#96) $13.00 These 1996 recordings act as a followup to their debut CD on
Debut CD by the NYC trio of Lin Culbertson, David Nuss and Tom Rastascan, Shoe Horse Emerging. The LP is housed in an elaborate full
Surgal. Nuss is a percussionist with the No Neck Blues band (and other color gatefold sleeve that is designed in the style of the old French eth-
Sound@One associations) and Surgal is well known for his perfor- nic music label, Occora. A very touching "sausage" theme is illustrated
mances with the Blue Humans and as a partner in the Thurston Moore on this sleeve, to rather unbelievable effect. Though I have not per-
duo project (as documented on releases on the Corpus Hermeticum, sonally eaten sausage in a number of years, strange thoughts ran my
Victo and Intakt labels). White Out's instrumentation includes analog head with rather vigorous velocity as I held this sleeve in my hands....
synthesizer, detuned autoharp, flute, trap drums, treated voice and EDITION:
miscellaneous percussion. Their music has improvisational elements but LOPEZ, FRANCISCO: Untitled #91 CD (EDITION IV) $14.00
is also deeply rooted in cosmic floatation. It's can be noisy at times, but 'Subtle fifty-eight minute piece of very low volume material consisting
is purely informed of organic potentialities and never abrasive. There in pure tones, subtle tranformations, and exceedingly high/low fre-
are more ethereal passages which bring to mind gentle freak-out quencies. Recorded and mixed at Trente Oiseaux studio. Edition of 500
records from the 70s and show evidence of serious driftage. Lin copies."
Culbertson's keyboard sound is the defining voice in the group, along JLIAT: Still Life #4: Rock & Roll 3" (EDITION X) $7.00
with her very occasional space whisper -- echoing space-rock organ-like "Recently I have begun to use a computer as the source of creating
permutations, electronic-netherworld bleepage and other forms of music or sound pieces. This process arose out of a posting on a news
weirdness. Nuss and Surgal integrate a fascinating wall of percussive group - Jacob Jarnigon posted an enquiry to the newsgroup alt.noise
collage all around -- and the end result is a perfect mesh of psychedel- concerning "All frequencies combined?". This began a line of
ic cloud waves and electronic crystallization. Sits quite nicely outside thought/enquiry which resulted in this recording. The nature of a
the fence surrounding the genres of freeform, electronica, improv and sound file containing data set to its maximum value, i.e. all binary 1s
AMMusic in a world of it's own. was raised. This interested me sufficiently to write a program which
ECSTATIC PEACE/SMELLS LIKE RECORDS: would create a .WAV file containing PCM data set to either maximum
STINSON, G.E.: Vapor CD (E 17 B) $15.00 or minimum values. Nigel Orr of The Underwater Acoustics Group at
"G.E. Stinson's Vapor is a compilation of several groups that were The University of Newcastle Upon Tyne amongst others (Wolfgang
assembled to perform at New Music Monday, the improvised music Schwanke, Francis Vaughan, Darryl & mk) pointed out -my poor
series originated by Nels Cline and currently curated by Stinson in Los physics! and that such a bit pattern would give DC- i.e. silence. What I
Angeles. Performers include Nels Cline, Steuart Liebig, Gregg Bendian, heard on playing back my first file was a 'click' followed by silence. The
Kaoru, and DJ Chowderhead, among many others." click was created by the initial jump from zero? to the value set in the
ECSTATIC YOD: PCM data. Any set of continuous values produced silence, random val-
CONNORS, LOREN MAZZACANE: Unaccompanied Acoustic Guitar ues gave white noise, blocks of alternating high/low values when even
Improvisations Vols 1-9 1979-1980 4CD (E 101) $28.00 gave tones, when uneven buzzes and clicks. Over a few days the sound
"An exhaustive document that will fill in a large hole in the collections of that digital click made by my first PCM wave file stayed with me-
of many ravenous Mazzacane aficionados. Limited edition packaging, from the silence of maximum values the click- a change in state of the
crammed with information. All of Loren Mazzacane's unaccompanied system- represented the beginning of all possible other recordings. This
acoustic guitar improvisations. Originally released on Daggett Records began a line of thought/enquiry which resulted in a series of recordings
in the late 70s and early 80s in miniscule LP editions. All eight original of which this is an example. It consists of a four minute 3 inch CD made
volumes, plus one previously unreleased volume, on four CDs in a spe- by writing consecutive blocks of code beginning with a single word set
cially made limited edition box, stickered with a Loren Mazzacane illus- to +32767 followed by 44100 of words set to zero. Other
tration that accompanied any one of the original LPs. More than 90 thoughts.Maybe cosmologically things are created out of similar empti-
tracks, all of them untitled. Liner notes by Loren Mazzacane and Byron ness, or a jump between two nothings, nothingness is also a mystical
Coley. After this limited edition run, a single CD of selections from this idea of the absolute. it is the source of a creation physically and spiri-
box will be re-released in a simpler package." Last copies of this now tually. The emptiness of the holy of holies.the nakedness in the garden
deleted item. of Eden .John and Yoko's two virgins.the Naked Emperor in the fairy
CONNORS, LOREN MAZZACANE: The Daggett Years CD (E 101 B) tale implied in the title of Penrose's book on the new physics.the story
$13.00 of the hoodwinking- is this how reality is created. The Danny Kaye
"Seventeen tracks of unaccompanied acoustic guitar improvisations, song "The King is in the altogether". The King maybe naked when
personally selected by Loren Mazzacane Connors from the out-of-print thinking he was wearing fabulous clothes, but perhaps this nakedness
Unaccompanied Acoustic Guitar Improvisations Vol. 1-9: 1979-1980 is in fact more beautiful in its essence than any superfluous decoration.
boxset. Prior to that 1999 reissue, all tracks had been originally So the criticism that there is nothing or nothing much here on the
released on Daggett Records in the late '70s and early '80s in miniscule record missed the point, that this is true of everything?
editions. 'This music was not without some audience. When I first start- EDITION MODERN (RUMANIA):
ed doing live sets of this stuff in 1976, the early punks liked it. Blues DUMITRESCU, IANCU: Medium III CD (EDMN 1001) $15.00
fans and avant improv people? Not really. Avant jazz? No. The punk Now available at a domestic US price. These are Rumanian pressings,
bands were the only people who could relate to it. I was a bit old (27) on a label dedicated to the great avant Rumanian composer,
for that scene, and I didn't look like them, but we had a similar energy Dumitrescu. He has been recorded in the past on the Edition RZ &
-- including tell-tale bad cough -- and the various band people that Generation Unlimited labels, and not much else. This first title was his
came into contact with me at the time encouraged me to keep going debut on CD, originally released in the early 90s. It includes “Medium
with it. But all along, I knew that we were both ultimately in for a hard III” (for contrabass), “Cogito/Trompe L’Oeil” (for prepared piano, 2 con-
road. I think that both of us were, whether we knew it or not, swing- trabasses, Javanese gong, crystals & metal objects); “Aulodie Mioritica“
ing a wrecking ball into music." -- liner notes by Loren MazzaCane (for contrabass & orchestra); “Perspective au Movemur” (for string
Connors. quartet) & Apogeum (for orchestra & 3 percussion groups). “His com-
PLUTO: The Field Recordings LP (FYP 32) $12.00 positions are based on an acousmatic aesthetic by virtue of which the
Pluto is the sporadically recording Berkeley-based improv outfit, here sound is subjected to analyses and disassociations (harmonic multisions
featuring MX-80's Bruce Anderson (guitar) and Marc Weinstein — diagonal sounds) which confer it a genuine force of suggestion and
(drums), plus Ken Keanry (bass) and Russ Schoenwetter (drums, voice). penetration.” “Medium III” is one of the heaviest works of the con-

temporary pool, massive tonal pound. (Includes all of the now out of DUMITRESCU/ANA-MARIA AVRAM, IANCU: Etoiles Brisees CD
print RZ LP 1001). (EDMN 1012) $15.00
DUMITRESCU/ANA-MARIA AVRAM, IANCU: Au Dela de FYI: these two new releases on EDMN (1012 & 1013) are pressed on
Movemure CD (EDMN 1002) $15.00 CDR's with full color printed labels and color xerox booklets. Iancu
Two pieces by Dumitrescu: ”Au Dela de Movemur” (for orchestra & claims that they switched to this method of production because the
strings) & “Monades (Gamma & Epsilon)” (for 6 monocords, crystals & sound is better than on traditionally pressed CDs and they are using
metallic objects). Avram is a young Rumanian composer, and of similar very high quality audio CDRs for reproduction. "New fruit from this
interest, with 3 pieces: "Ekagrata" (for orchestra), “Signum Geminai” Rumanian team of sonic futurists. Four new works, two from each.
(for ensemble and tape) & “Zodiaque III” (for prepared piano, percus- Dumitrescu's half features "Etoiles Brisees (I)" (1998, "musique assistee
sion and tape). par ordinateur," which according to Iancu translates as "computer
DUMITRESCU/ASTRALOS/AVRAM, IANCO: Musique de Paroles CD assisted music, a music transformed in computer, with different soft-
(EDMN 1004) $15.00 wares, at different degrees of transformation of a sound,") and
Dumitrescu’s “Astree Lointaine” (for saxophone, bass & orchestra) & "Etoiles Brisees (II) (1998, for prepared piano, alto, 2 violas, contrabass,
”Holzwege”; Georges “Astalos’s Symetries” (a series of treated vocal bass clarinet, percussions and tape; featuring a host of known instru-
poems, with musical backing from ID, and Avram); Avram’s “Archae” mentalists including Chris Cutler, Tim Hodgkinson, Alexandru
(for solo voice). Dutulescu, Ioan-Marius Lacraru, Ion Ghita, Vasile Nedelcu, and
DUMITRESCU, IANCU: Galaxy CD (EDMN 1005) $15.00 Dumitrescu himself). Avram pieces are: "Anamorphosis" (1998, a string
"Galaxy" (for 3 'harryphones', percussion, & micro-processor); quartet, quite knowledgeable of the inner workings of both Bartok
"Movemur et Sumus (III)" (for 3 basses, perc.); "Reliefs II" (for 2 orches- and Lachenmann's sound-worlds) & "Second Axe" (1998, for orchestra
tras & piano), "Memorial/Alternances" (for string quartet); "Basoreliefs & strings, performed by the Hyperion Symphony Orchestra, directed by
Simphoniques" (for orchestra). "Galaxy" is a monstrous piece of cosmic Ana-Maria Avram). High quality audio-examples, as always." --
avant-destruction. Hrvatski.
DUMITRESCU/ANA-MARIA AVRAM, IANCU: A Priori CD (EDMN AVRAM/IANCU DUMITRESCU, ANA MARIA: Second Arche CD
1006) $15.00 (EDMN 1013) $15.00
Three ID pieces: "A Priori" (for chamber ensemble); "5 Implosions" (for "13th volume of post-1950 anti-tradition on Dumitrescu & Avram's self-
orchestra); "Mythos" (for chamber ensemble). Plus 2 more by Avram: run Edition Modern imprint. Avram: 'Second Arche' (1998, 'musique
"De Sacrae Lamentationem (for orchestra) and "Icarus" (electronic pour voix assistees par ordinateur' -- vocals with computer-aided
music). Chris Cutler has referred to "De Sacrae..." as "indispensable accompaniment)and 'Axe II' (for cello solo). Dumitrescu: 'Pulses &
classic". Univers Reborn (I)' (1998,"musique assistee par ordinateur," random,
AVRAM/IANCU DUMITRESCU, ANA MARIA: 5 Pieces CD (EDMN scattered with computer assistance), and 'New Zenith' (1979, for per-
1008) $15.00 cussion, performed by Georgeta Scurtu on Tam Tam). Said recent com-
Two works by Avram: "Ikarus II" (for string quartet and tape, w/ puter-aided performances straddle the divide between 'conservatory'
Dumitrescu adding prepared piano); "On The Abolition of the Soul" modernism and free improv's electronic outer edges. Pretty revolu-
(dark & brilliant electroacoustic chatter). Three works by Dumitrescu: tionary stuff, actually." -- Hrvatski.
"Holzwege Kronos" (for string quartet); "Fluxus" (for tapes & orches- AVRAM/IANCU DUMITRESCU, ANA MARIA: Orbit of Eternal Grace
tra); "Sirius Kronos Quartet" (for string quartet and tape). Another CD (EDMN 1014) $15.00
essential release in this series. Latest split CD release from this Rumanian duo. Features 2 works by
DUMITRESCU/ANA-MARIA AVRAM, IANCU: Ouranos CD (EDMN Ana-Maria Avram : "Orbit of Eternal Grace" (for bassclarinet, saxo-
1009) $15.00 phone, percussion and string orchestra; performed by Hyperion
Ninth volume in this ever fascinating series of releases representing the Symphony Orchestra; soloists: Tim Hodgkinson, Chris Cutler. Conducted
finest in Rumanian avant garde. There are 3 new Dumitrescu works: by Jean Louis Vicart). "Ascent" (for bassclarinet, bassoon, 2 percussions,
"Ouranos II" (for 12 violoncellos, tape and percussion, conducted by 2 altos, 2 cellos, 2 doublebasses; performed by the Hyperion Ensemble
Iancu; "Gnosis" (for double bass, performed by Ion Ghita) & "Orion I & conducted by AM Avram). Also, three works by Iancu Dumitrescu:
II" for 3 groups of percussion, performed by the Hyperion Ensemble. "Eon- Dans Un Desordre Absolu (II)" (for bassclarinet, percussion, string
Plus two new works by Ana-Maria Avram: "Swarms III" (for string ensemble and electronics; performed by Hyperion Ensembe conducted
orchestra) & "Labyrinthe I" (for strings and amplified percussion). "The by JL Vicart; Soloists: Tim Hodgkinson, Chris Cutler). "Temps
extraordinary and uncategoriseable Dumitrescu/Avram team. Pursuing Condenses" (for ensemble and electronics; performed by Hyperion
the intimate grain of sound through the directed inspiration of per- Ensemble, conducted by Iancu Dumitrescu). "Eon- Dans Un Desordre
formers who somehow produce music while uncovering it, escape con- Absolu (I)" (for electronics).
trol by going through it. Movement and stillness. Even in the storm of AVRAM/IANCU DUMITRESCU, ANA-MARIA: Oiseaux Céléstes CD
percussion ('Orion') is a slow centre." -- Chris Cutler. (EDMN 1015) $15.00
AVRAM/IANCU DUMITRESCU, ANA MARIA: Meteors & Pulsars CD New pieces by Dumitrescu: "Oiseaux Céléstes" (new computer assisted
(EDMN 1010) $15.00 music) and "Colossus" (for string orchestra and virtual percussions; per-
Complete tracklisting: Dumitrescu: "Meteors & Pulsars (1998)"; (com- formed by the Hyperion String Ensemble, conducted by Dumitrescu).
puter assisted composition); "Profondis (1973-1991) (for clarinet, bass New pieces by Ana-Maria Avram: "New Arcana" (for solo bassclarinet
clarinet and orchestra); "Origo (1998)" (for cello solo). Avram: and ensemble, performed by Tim Hodgkinson and Hyperion Ensemble),
"Chaosmos (1998)" (for two orchestras.); "Axe (1998)" (for cello and "EC-Static Crickets II" (for string ensemble, performed by Hyperion),
percussion). "Rejoice is always in order upon the harvest of any new "Horridas Nostrae Mentis Purga Tenebras" (computer assisted music
works from set of ultra-modern experimentalists from Rumania. for synthesized voices and instruments). "While the new Romanian
Dumitrescu's electronic pieces here harken back to the golden days of school, with Iancu Dumitrescu at the forefront, is not alone in its search
Darmstadt/INA toneburst, via barely audible granules bursting into for a spectral approach -- hyper-constant, hyperharmonic, in the real
large-scale eruptions. The orchestral pieces are full of wrongly- sense of these terms...working for so long in relative isolation are the
embouchered reeds and tonal-misappropriation. Not surprisingly, first to have achieved -- especially in the work of Iancu Dumitrescu -- a
Avram's pieces contain some of the finer moments on the disc, heavy- real spectral analysis of the interior of the sound, equivalent to a kind
scrape strings and Milford-Graves-ish free (but fully notated) percus- of nuclear fission..." -- Harry Halbreich, Editions Salabert.
sion. Clearly not losing any steam." --Hrvatski CAZABAN/OCTAVIAN NEMESCU, COSTIN: CD (EDMN 2003)
$15.00 (or yet another history lesson at that) as a fine cache of current keep-
First release on this label to not include Dumitrescu. A split release ers of the crop. New ('93-98), complete pieces from Trevor Wishart
focusing on 2 Romanian avant garde composers not exactly well (northern-UK composer/programmer known and loved these days for
known on this side of the ocean. Nemescu's selections include a dark, his mid-70's works such as Menagerie and Beach Singularity ALMOST as
rumbling orchestral piece and a great, eerie 20 minute concrete work much as for his pioneering spectral synthesis software method CDP),
for trombone & tape that's worth the price alone. Cazaban's works are Francis Dhomont (INA-GRM stalwart, recent CD Frankenstein on
for noir-steeped string-music extrapolation, with all the late-night res- Asphodel rocks...), Patrick Kosk (as seen on the RZ 3004 LP of Finnish
onance one has come to expect from this label, another fine release. Musique Concrete), François Donato (INA ditto), Robin Minard, Erik
EDITION RZ (GERMANY): Michael Karlsson (Swedish EMS agent), Werner Cee, Unsuk Chin, and
JULIUS, ROLF: Tanz Für Zwei Blaue Rechtecke (Small Music Vol. 4) Wolfgang Mitterer. The perfect mix of analogue tape and computer-
CD (RZ 10004) $18.00 medium concerns, very strong efforts from all involved." -- Hrvatski.
Small Music Vol 4 is for quietly evolving electronics and texts (spoken BERTONCINI, MARIO: LP (RZ 1002) $14.00
in both German and English). This has been compared to Cage & Edition RZ is a German label specializing in avant garde contemporary
Tudor's Indeterminacy in the way the the shorts texts are read and are composers, with a world-wide range. If you like dark, drawn-out cas-
integrated over the backing sounds. Slightly less appealing than the cading sheets of (mostly) string-manipulated droning sound-grind,
other 3 Julius CDs, but still a fascinating listen. then few labels can match the level of excitement evident on these
SUZUKI, AKIO: Na-Gi 1997 CD (RZ 10005) $18.00 recordings. All RZ releases have nice sound/graphics, and extensive
A CD of minimalist environmental sounds by this Japanese sound-artist, English notes; beautiful stuff. Works performed and arranged by
previously known for his fabulous Soundsphere CD on the Dutch Het Italian composer and Nuova Consonanza member Mario Bertoncini in
Apollohuis label. "This music was recorded in Takano, Tango-cho, the 1970. Includes pieces by Cage ("Cartridge Music" for amplified “small
northern-most coast of Kyoto, where I live. The bay surrounded by vol- sounds”), Earl Brown ("Four Systems" for prepared piano), and
canic rock caves is the place where the mighty sounds of waves of the Bertoncini ("Cifre" for two or more pianos).
open sea have their muffled echo. Seawater flows into the hollows in LACHENMANN, HELMUT: LP (RZ 1003) $14.00
the rock again and again like breathing in and breathing out. Spring All works by experimental composer Lachenmann: ("Guero" for solo
water constantly drips in the cave, and now and then the wind from piano), ("Pression" for solo cello) & ("Grand Torso" for string quartet).
the meadow above the chasm brings the sounds of the crickets...the NONO, LUIGI: LP (RZ 1004) $14.00
sound spaces of the coast of Takano. A site of a new encounter with All works by Nono: ("A Carlo Scarpa" for large orchestra), ("A Pierre"
the rhythm of the sounds of the sea." for contrabass flute, contrabass clarinet and live electronics), ("Guia Al
KUBISCH, CHRISTINA: Dreaming of a Major Third CD (RZ 10006) Gelidi Mostri" for electronically treated winds, voices and strings). Re:
$18.00 Nono's concept of "new listenings": "This no longer means revolution-
The second Kubisch CD on RZ, from one of Germany's more important izing the entire linguistic system ie. a subversive attack on the institu-
sound composers. This features is a composition for the clocktowerof tion of music; rather it means progressively expanding the technical
the MA Museum of Contemporary Art. All the sounds derive directly possibilities of sound produced by traditional instruments and the per-
from the original bells from the MASS MoCA clocktower. The sounds ceptive faculties of the listener."
have been pitch shifted and attack shaped, but have not been elec- SPAHLINGER, MATHIAS: LP (RZ 1005) $14.00
tronically altered. The result is a CD of ultimate installation drone and Six compositions by the German composer Spahlinger: ("Morendo" for
a must for fans of the Het Apollohuis aesthetic, sound artists like Bill orchestra), ("Yon Hier" for string quartet), ("Storung" -- electronic
Fontana, etc. "Although simple in effect and at times almost transpar- music), ("Sotto Voce" -- choral work).
ent, Kubisch's installation utilizes complex technology. A band of black RADULESCU, HORATIU: LP (RZ 1007) $14.00
reflective solar panels, which surrounds the tower just below the win- Two 22+ minute works by this Romanian composer. ("Clepsydra" for 16
dow, acts as a sunlight sensor. The sensor transmits information about sound icons [a grand piano laying vertically on its side, with the strings
the intensity and position of the sun to a computer. A unique software played by bowing]) & ("Astray" for 6 saxophones and sound icon).
program -- designed for this project by engineer Manfred Fox -- reacts "Clepsydra" is a massive, rumbling work of outstanding darkness, and
to the sunlight, assembling pre-recorded bell sounds 'on the fly' and needs to be heard.
compiling them into mini-compositions. The volume and sequence of ICHIYANAGI/MAKI ISHII, TOSHI: LP (RZ 1008) $14.00
the sounds vary across a wide spectrum, with cloudy days yielding dark Two pieces by Japanese avant garde composers, performed in 1973.
'sound colors' and bright sunlight generating clear pitches, metal-to- ("Music For Living Process" for Shakuhachi, flute, harp, percussion) &
metal strikes and more distinct bell tones." ("Cho-Etsu" for Shakuhachi, shell horns, percussion, harp).
MINARD, ROBIN: Silent Music CD (RZ 10007) $18.00 FELDMAN, MORTON: CD (RZ 1010) $18.00
Features: "Music For Quiet Spaces" (For vibraphone and delay) and Beautiful collection, primarily made up of Feldman's earliest, shorter
"Neptune" (electronic music). RE: "Music for Quiet Space": "Conceived piano works from the early 50s, going through the late 70s. A much
to condition space through the creation of an absolutely homogeneios, needed compendium to all the essential documentation of his later,
dlowly-changed field of sound colour. Within the performance of the intensely long works that have been coming out (mainly on Hat Art).
work, original sounds picked up from the vibraphone are continuously Performances here by Feldman himself, David Tudor, Cornelius Cardew,
recorded and reproduced over and over again at 12-second intervals. John Tilbury and others. "In his compositions for piano, which make up
The delayed sounds are adjusted to slowly fade away over a period of a central part of his oeuvre and in which all of his experience is accu-
approximately three minutes. This treatment of the original sounds mulated, it is the play of Feldman's hand whose touch is intended pre-
creates the work's characteristically static clouds of sound colour and cisely for the 'untouchableness' of sound. The clear character of the
enhances the music's slow changes in register and dynamics." 'attack' thus displays the paradox of such playing: it is just as much
VA: Inventionen '98: 50 Jahre Musique Concréte 2CD (RZ about concealing the idiosyncrasy of the piano sound, the precise point
10009/10) $30.00 of attack while, at the same time, the structure and tension of those
A documentary of pieces performed at the Inventionen Festival in sounds are formed by the hand." --Stefan Schadler. Typically nice RZ
Berlin, 1998. Features: Unsuk Chin, Patrick Kosk, Werner Cee, Francois packaging. Includes the following works: "Piano Three Hands" (1957,
Donato, Robin Minard, Wolfgang Mitterer, Francis Dhomont, Erik performed by Feldman & Tilbury); "Intermission 5" (1952, performed
Mikael Karlsson, Trevor Wishart. "Not as much as a bringer-up to speed by Feldman); "Vertical Thoughts 2" (1963, performed by Janos

Negyesy: violin & Cardew: piano), "Extensions 3" (1952, performed by and sounds to ever more complex tape-recorder compositions, where-
Feldman); "Four Instruments, 1975" (1979); "Intermission 5" (1952, per- by his interest was, above all, to research the conditions and possibili-
formed by Tudor), "Piano Piece 1956 A" (1956, performed by Tudor); ties of spatial experience...whether in his small objects or in his expan-
"Piano Piece 1956 B" (1959, performed by Tudor); "Intersection 3" sive installations in buildings or public spaces, Rolf Julius' works are
(1953, performed by Tudor); "Instruments 1, 1974" (1975, 24 minute always catalyzers for increasing attention to the things surrounding us.
piece performed by Eberhard Blum: flute, Nora Post: oboe, Garrett List: This has secured Julius an unmistakable place in the spectrum of con-
Posaune, Joseph Kubera: celesta, Jan Williams: drums). temporary art." -- Bernd Schulz.
EVANGELISTI, FRANCO: 2CD (RZ 1011/12) $33.00 KUBISCH, CHRISTINA: Sechs Spiegel CD (RZ PAR 3) $18.00
The first CD release of works by Evangelisti (1926-1980), the founder of Packaged in an outrageously nice fold-out full colour digipak (w/ 24
Nuova Consonanza (infamous early 60s Italian avant garde ensemble page booklet), this CD documents a stunning sound and light/space
that included Mario Bertoncini, Roland Kayn, Ennio Morricone, installation by Christina Kubisch, entitled "Six Mirrors." Trance-potent
Frederic Rzewski and others, previously documented on RZ 1009). "Two sound, generated by vibrating glass in an ancient church, this would
disc retrospective of studio audio-footage and lab-experiments by one easily rank as one of most enjoyed music listening experiences of the
of the founders of the Nuova Consonanza. Featured performers last couple years." She intones, so to speak, an antipodal space-time
include Aloys Kontarsky, David Tudor, Eberhard Blüm, the LaSalle continuum: actual spatial reference is eliminated, unbounded, con-
Quartet. Spanning the last 40 years, virtually all forms of post-1950 ceived anew... she materialized traces of light and sound to express one
invention are represented here from the pure-electronics of 'Incontri di another in space... Kubisch covers the so-called (blind) 'mirrors' of the
fasce sonore, composizione elettronica' (recorded at the WDR, 1957) to 6 pedestals with slate treated with a light-sensitive pigment. Through
the stuttering orchestral developments of 'Ordini, strutture variate per hidden black light, these inverted mirrors begin to shine, and with the
sedici strumenti' (composed in 1955, present here as a 1993 recording increasing dawn, first expose the seemingly topographic, translucent-
by the Ensemble Streumentale de Camera). A key player in the field of colored surface structures of the ancient stone, then open into win-
pan-stylistic modernalia." --Hrvatski. dows in a kind of transcendental dimension... Each of the 6 mirrors
JULIUS, ROLF: Klangbogen (Small Music Vol. 2) CD (RZ 362570) emits a specific sound, sound patterns of vibrating glasses... slightly
$18.00 varied in form and frequency, woven into minimalistic sound space
Rolf Julius is a Berlin based sound composer/sculptor, born in 1939. He reflections."--Bern Schulz
has produced a series of installation sound-exhibits, which have been JULIUS, ROLF: White-Yellow-Black (Small Music Vol. 1) CD (RZ SM
documented on 4 self-produced CDs (we now have all 4 available, dis- 1001) $18.00
tributed by Edition RZ). He refers to his music as "small music" utilizing The first of the four volumes currently available of Julius's Small Music.
collage, abstract environmental sound acoustics, and a flair for beauti- This features 3 works from the early 90s, made up of sound from "elec-
ful, subtle, shifting layers of sound. Klangbogen (Small Music Vol. 2) tron, buzzer instruments and nature sound from Brazil and Japan."
features a crinkled array of pulsing, chirping environmentally-tinged Composed, performed and produced by Rolf Julius. This is a Japanese
sound -- gravitating somewhere near the vortex where the Het pressing, manufactured by Nadi in Kyoto, distributed via RZ. "Julius
Apollohuis artists, Selektion crew and Bill Fontana never quite meet. works with 'small' sounds. In a world meanwhile overflowing with art-
"Rolf Julius is a German artist who is interested in making connections works in energetic brush strokes and equipment playing fortissimo, his
and creating interactions between disparate elements that seem to works murmur visually and acoustically as if they had always been pre-
have little relationship to each other. He works with sounds to 'create sent. The small sounds can originate in musical instruments, they can
pictorial space and with pictures to create musical space.' He tape- be natural sounds (like the chirp of crickets), and Julius often works
records everyday natural and man-made sounds and mixes them to with simple buzzers. The transformations of this starting material
produce a sound piece. Julius' drawings and sound pieces, while in remove it from its initial source and thus from its original meaning.
totally different media, seem to arouse the same aesthetic response. Usually only the artist's remarks reveal where his material came from.
Using simple shapes and everyday sounds, his works in both media are In processing it (thinning, overlaying, shifting), minimally changing,
quietly powerful. Describing Julius' work, a critic said it had a Zen-like repetitive structures arise, higher, darker, clearer, and also rustier, crum-
sensibility in his appreciation of simple natural sounds and the ele- blier, and smoother. Recently, sometimes stronger rhythms have
gance of simplicity. This Zen-like feeling is also evident in his ink draw- appeared. For Julius, music is everywhere. It isn't important which
ings, which bring to mind the deceptively uncomplicated yet forceful sound-producing devices he uses. Julius often uses them in contradic-
ink paintings practiced by Zen monks. Julius' drawings are ostensibly of tion to the normal method." -- Helga de al Motte-Haber.
the electronic apparatus and objects that he uses in his sound installa- EDITION STORA (GERMANY):
tions. However, they transcend the category of preparatory drawings." KOSTROW, OLEG: Great Flashing Tracks CD (STORA 001) $14.00
SCHERCHEN, HERMANN: Musikalisches Opfer CD (RZ 60001) "Kostrow is known for his several theatre and performance projects.
$18.00 For most of them, he composed and arranged the music,while cooper-
J.S. Bach's "Musical Offering" as conducted by Hermann Scherchen. ating with the Russian designer Bartenew (who has worked with Brian
Made up as a series for small ensembles (various groupings of violin, Eno, Paco Rabanne, Andrew Logan). Kostrow chose to use most of the
viola, cello, oboe, English Horn, flute, bassoon & harpsichord) musical styles of the past fifty years when he composed the pieces for
WOLF, ROR: LP (RZ 9001) $14.00 'Iwona" (including disco, mambo, psychedelic)
A picture disc featuring two works of radiophonic collage about foot- VA: Storage Kompilation CD (STORA 003) $15.00
ball-reportage. You can't listen to it (certainly not very often), but such Compilation of tracks documenting various strains of contemporary
a beautiful artifact! Germany. Featuring: Kreidler, Helgoland, Oleg Kostrow, Klangkrieg,
JULIUS, ROLF: Music For A Garden (Small Music Vol. 3) CD (RZ Grönland Orchestra, Felix Kubin & Pia Brunette, Hammafest, Idee des
MF0001) $18.00 Nordens, Nova Huta, Utlip, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Jetzmann/Liquidski,
"Music For a Garden is a permanent outdoor audio installation at the Halberstadt Quartett.
Mattress Factory, a museum of contemporary art in Pittsburgh, PA. It EES'T (ITALY):
was created to be heard within the garden designed by artist Winifred
BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: Colori CD (MB 001) $16.00
Lutz." "Influenced by the conceptual art ideas of the 1960s and early
A new subdivision of Alga Marghen, to deal with MB's music. "The very
70s, Julius discovered the importance of tone atmospheres for the per-
first new recording from Maurizio Bianchi (MB) since his decision to
ception of visual structures. He experimented briefly with existing con-
quit the arena of sound in 1984. Yes, he's back, the world-wide recog-
temporary music, but soon followed Cage's example, weaving tones
nized master of apocalyptic electronics has decided to come back to tuate without direction in an empty space. MB has always worked in a
music, opening up a new phase for his creativity." very direct way following his true inspiration; he has devoted his music
BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: Symphony for a Genocide CD (MB 002) to the sincere listeners who will now immerse themselves in these
$16.00 sound waves and in the sea of primordial sonorities. The connection to
"'ArcheoMB' is the title given to the complete reprint of old M.B. his past recordings is to be found in this attitude and a reference to
records and here is part 1. EEs'T Records and M.B. collaborated in this these feelings was already existing in the early 1980s as reported in
project, well understanding the value of these early works and their some interviews and statements soon to be included in the full docu-
importance in the evolution of M.B. The sound has been improved for mentation of ArcheoMB boxset 2 (not a reference to the specific reli-
this digital edition from original master tapes and under the supervi- gious themes but anyway a more general idea of spiritual collapse and
sion of M.B. himself. All CDs feature the original artwork plus the com- chancing). What could be interesting is to notice this continuity and
plete historical documentation (liner notes, reviews, statements). First consider the past and present works as a whole. Of course with a huge
press of 1000 copies each. Symphony... was first issued on the Sterile formal difference in the material sound approach."
label in the UK in an edition of 200 copies. M.B.: electronics, effects, BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: Das Testament CD (MB 008) $16.00
rhythms. Symphony... is the most extreme music you're ever likely to The 2nd batch of the complete MB reissue program continues, once
hear. There are 7 tracks, all consisting of a never changing hissing or again issued by EES'T (in conjunction with Alga Marghen) as a series of
clanking rhythm, electronic effects over the top and a wall of distortion 5 separate CDs, or altogether as a box set. The CDs have been mastered
somewhere in the middle. This is the sound of industrial music, not T.G. to digital under the supervision of Maurizio Bianchi himself; each CD
Maximum electronics! 3 bonus tracks first issued on Bain Total's features the original artwork, the complete documentation (liner
International Compilation 2 in 1980." notes, reviews, statements) as well as bonus tracks. First pressing of 500
BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: Menses CD (MB 003) $15.00 copies for each. "Reissue of a private LP edition of 300 copies in 1983.
"Reissue of the private LP edition of 300 copies from 1981; the pyrami- MB: electronics, rhythms, neutronic effects. The two suites of Das
dal construction of these two 'suites', with its intentionally brutal and Testament were recorded in 1982 and can be included among the most
grotesque deformations, elaborates on overflowing and apocalyptical extreme and uncompromising MB recordings. Once more maximum
collapse, dragging a completely dissolvent conception of the world and electronics. Bonus track for this CD edition: more than 30 minutes of
of the para-industrial sound. Bonus tracks: 'Milan Bruits' from the Fix MB live, recorded at Radio Popolare in Milan on 1/1/83. A unique event,
Planet! comp (Ata Tak) and the two tracks first issued in the very limit- the first and only MB concert and the only time he ever played as a syn-
ed Nowhere To Play in 1981. Let M.B. be your executioner!" thesizer duo."
BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: Neuro Habitat CD (MB 004) $16.00 BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: Endometrio CD (MB 009) $16.00
"Reissue of a private LP, issued in edition of 300 copies in 1982; a skele- "Originally issued as a private LP edition of 400 copies in 1983. De-com-
tal extremist project that will then transform into the 'soundtrack' of a position for synthetic sounds and electronically generated noises. Here
movie with the same title, edited and directed by Paul Hurst. It's the MB distanced himself from the movement of the industrial bruitists,
setting of the griable pre-apocalyptic fossilization, the supreme lapida- introducing his 'bionic music'. Notwithstanding the difficulty of listen-
tion of the meanness which creates the myth. There are actual ing, especially upon initial impact, you are facing treated and filtered
melodies present -- dense and dark that mutate into harsh electronic synthetic sounds that become new organisms -- sound cells analysed
outbursts. The CD also features 'Plutoniumetrico' from the Fur Ilse under the microscope. This CD also includes excerpts from private tape
Koch LP compilation." editions originally issued on compilation cassettes. Personal and obses-
BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: Regel CD (MB 005) $16.00 sive."
"Reissue of the private LP, issued in an edition of 300 copies in 1982; his BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: Carcinosi CD (MB 010) $16.00
experimentation with noise syndrome has developed into a powerful "Originally issued as a private LP in an edition of 400 copies in 1983.
stylistic electronic music that on Regal is coherent and dynamic. A De-composition for bionic organisms and concrete sounds. A sound
dense synthetic melange sets the backdrop over which he uses various that refuses both the cold logic of the fetish electronic computer-man-
rhythms/effects to achieve maximum intensity. 'Acido Prussica,' first of-the-year and the sterile exasperation of the negative. A sound that
issued on the Neuengamme LP compilation, is also included on this CD dilutes and coagulates, eluding the listeners with minimal variations
edition. Maurizio is ready to unload this death cargo." that make the cyclic style of Phillip Glass resemble a carousel of colors.
BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: Mectpyo Bakterium CD (MB 006) $16.00 This CD also features two untitled tracks first issued on compilation cas-
"First issued by Mnemonists label (DYS in the US). M.B.: proto-elec- settes. Compositive discipline."
tronics, compositions, arrangements. Mektpyo Bakterium is a work fur- BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: The Plain Truth CD (MB 011) $16.00
nished of implacable plastic exasperation. The icy oppression, the hal- "First issued on the Broken Flag label in the UK in an edition of 500 in
luncative electronic wounds, are a precious and singular fact in a tech- 1983. A different style, providing some distance from all his previous
nological society brought to limit. The emotion is pushed into danger- works; a more expansive experimentation with multiple layers of syn-
ous zones, and unusual zones, and unusual tensions free biological thesizer sounds. Still very intense. MB's recordings come closest to clas-
groans of extreme effectiveness. A vivid expression of a world in extinc- sical electronics, but always with a very personal style. This CD edition
tion! Bonus tracks: 'Placenta,' first issued on the 40 Days 40 Nights pic- also features an interview on Radio Popolare in Milan from 1/1/83. An
ture-disc LP in 1982, and the M.B. contribution to the International English translation is included in the liner notes. Dedicated to all the
Friendship compilation LP from 1983. redeemed people."
BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: First Day -- Last Day CD (MB 007) $16.00 BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: Armaghedon CD (MB 012) $16.00
"One year has passed since MB/Maurizio Bianchi decided to come back "Private LP edition of 300 copies in 1984. This record is the soundtrack
to the music arena with his very personal new sound exploration. for a film with the same title, produced and directed by Maurizio
Conceived in the same direction of the previous CD titled Colori, this Bianchi. For obscure reasons, the original LP remained unavailable for
new work found its bases in the revaluation of the events the started a long time, and was distributed only 1 year after it was printed.
the Creation, when an intelligent and complex act of sublime love Moreover, most of the copies were destroyed. Less than 100 actually
started our physical universe off, transposing them in form of 8 elec- exist. This was MB's last vinyl production, and also the only one fea-
tronic compositions elaborated in a 2 year work. A darker atmosphere turing recordings of the artist's voice. It was made during a period of
marks the background sounds giving to the whole program a more huge change in MB's life."
obscure and less 'easy' impression while the more melodic traces fluc- BIANCHI, MAURIZIO: Archeo MB 2 5CD (MB BOX 2) $80.00

"The complete set of 5 CDs available as a boxset edition. 500 num- $15.00
bered copies that will include MB's previously unpublished essays enti- 1997 compilation of tracks released in conjunction with the Liquid Sky
tled: 'A.T.E.M.: A Breath of Veiled Drama' (1980), and 'The Dictionary Cologne group. Features tracks by: Dr. Walker, Brotherz in Armz,
of the Extra-Glaciality: Part 2' (1979). This second essay features short Strobocop vs. Dr. Walker, Lisa Lips, Rheinstahl, Frank Heiss, 2 Live and
reviews of Alternative TV, Cabaret Voltaire, The Contortions, DNA, The Die in Cologne (Walker & Heiss), Mike Stone, Frank Heiss & Allen
Human League, Thomes Leer, Mars, The Monochrome Set, MX80 Towbin.
Sound, The Normal, The Parasites, Teenage Jesus and the Jerks, Wire, ELECTRO MOTIVE RECORDS:
and XTC. Also included are the 'Fanta-Punk Tale' (1978), a short essay O-TYPE: Mommy CD (EMR 014) $12.00
by Vittore Baroni called 'Milano Burns' (1984), and reproductions of 1994 release. O-type is the long-going, occasionally active off-spring of
original collages and graphics. Plus 4 new artworks and an original MX-80 in which Rich Stim and his streaming shards of tears steps aside
signed photo." This is the second MB boxset on Ees't (the first one is to allow the MX rhythm trio of Bruce Anderson/Dale Sophiea/Marc
now out of print), including the following albums: Das Testament, Weinstein (plus the addition of a 2nd guitarist, Jim Hrabetin) to wail
Endometrio, Carcinosi, The Plain Truth & Armaghedon. away.
EGO VACUUM (AUSTRIA): ELECTRONIC MUSIC FOUNDATION:
POMASSL: Soundtrack 02 12" (EGO 02) $11.00 XENAKIS, IANNIS: Electronic Music CD (EMF 003) $14.00
"The fashion label Fabrics Interseason got started by Sabotage Superlative and long desired reissue of Xenakis's early electronic
Communications in 1998. For each Fabric Interseason fashion show, works, including the in-demand pieces from his his pioneering
special tracks are composed or performed live and released in limited Nonesuch album Electro-Acoustic Music. Issued in collaboration with
editions of 500 of Ego Vacuum. Pomassl offers throbbingly rude France's INA-GRM, the studio where the first 3 of these compositions
basslines, highly schizoid frequency rhythms on this one -- head music were realized. Although it only makes up a tiny portion of his total
of the highest calibre." composed work to date, Xenakis's tape works are as legendary and sig-
EIGHTEEN WHEELER RECORDS: nificant as those of Schaeffer, Henry or Stockhausen. Powerful, mind
LICHT, ALAN: Tone Poem For The Nikki Sixx Million 7" (EWR 009) expanding listening -- this release certainly will rate as one of 1997's
$3.50 most important experimental musical documents. Includes the follow-
Solo guitar 7" from 1994. ing works: "Diamorphoses" (1957): "a study of white noise and its
EIGHTH DAY MUSIC: graduations through the process of densification." "Concret PH"
DEBRIS: Errata CD (EDM 80011) $12.00 (1958): "This very short work is a sound continuum without a single
Third full length album by this Boston-area free jazz quartet, following break. Xenakis pre-recorded crackling embers from which he extracted
releases for Rastascan and Music & Arts. Arthor Weinstein (guitars, very brief (one-second) sound elements. Then he assembled them in
mandolins, string preparations, household devices), Jeff Hudgins (ss, as, huge quantities, varying their density each time. This work can be com-
voice, perc. etc.), Steve Norton (ss, ass, bs, bcl, toy piano, game calls), pared to his instrumental preoccupations concerning 'clouds of
Curt Newton (drums, dumbek, prototom, perc.). sound'." "Orient-Occident" (1960): "one of the major masterpieces for
JACK THE DOG: "ah. it's like your talking in your head and you tape...conceived as a music for a film by Enrico Rulchignoni." "Bohor"
just can't" CD (EDM 80014) $12.00 (1962): "dedicated to Pierre Schaeffer...an extraordinary and deafening
"Jeff Kowalkowski and Carrie Biolo create a sound world all their own sound continuum where the listener is invited, in a figurative sense, to
as Jack The Dog, a unit capable of bridging the gap between avant hear bells chime while standing inside them!" "Hibiki-Hana-Ma" (1970:
garde classicism and blurts of whispered psychedelia...at once real and ""Xenakis recorded and reworked sequences played by an orchestra, a
surreal." biwa, and a snare drum but never rendered them unrecognizable.
EL TURCO LOCO: Distributed over 12 tracks, the work's sonorities were elaborated in
function of a highly pronounced spatialization. The title of this piece
EMPIRE, ALEC: Vs. Elvis Presley LP (ETL 006) $10.00
means 'reverberation -- flower -- interval." "S.709" (1992) recorded
"What the name implies, from the same label that brought us Black
with the GENDYN program: "Both the sounds produced in the piece as
Sabbath Riot, Milwaukee 1980 (and it's successive remix EP, heopfully
well as the global evolution of the composition are literally unheard of:
soon). I'd like to call this audio 'covers' or 'an homage', others seem
despite the abstract nature of the processes involved and their
simply to deem it 'fuckery' &/or 'plunderphonia', either way it's a pret-
mechanical nature, the Xenakis sound world is immediately recogniz-
ty massive leer into Empire's (previously thought) ultra-militant cog-
able."
assembly, shedding light into all those cracks Jim O'Rourke was making
FOSS, LUKAS: Echoi CD (EMF 005) $14.00
about Alec (in actuality) being a funny guy. Gabber fans'll hate it (Elvis-
Performers include Foss (piano), Jan Williams (percussion), Douglas
aligned), Memphis residents will abhor it (freaky German eye-liner
Davis (cello), and Edward Yadzinski (clarinet). "An assortment of
wearing anti-fascist-aligned, not to mention inclusion of titles
(strangely enough) non-electronic chamber pieces from this noted
'Jailhouse Cock Rocks the Most' & 'He's Dead, That's The Way It Is').
American composer, head of the Center for the Creative and
You'll want to sit alone in your chaise lounge and drink goblet after
Performing Arts, and conductor-in-chief of the Buffalo Symphony
goblet of St. Ides to this all summer long, trust me. Just plain offensive,
Orchestra. The CD presents three pieces, two of which ('Echoi' and
utterly necessary." -- Hrvatski. "All tracks were recorded 1977 between
'Non-Improvisation') are for small ensemble and one ('The Fragments
Memphis/Tennessee. Licensed for El Turco Loco for North American and
of Archilochos') for choral group with mandolin, guitar, and percussion
Mexico by the Digital Hardcore Corporation. All fonds are being paid
backing. These recordings originally surfaced as a Wergo LP in 1969
to the Presley family and the Heinrich-Himmler-Stiftung."
(later re-issued on Heliodor) and represent the basis of Foss's experi-
ELATERIUM RECORDS:
ments in 'controlled-improvisation' and 'cloudy-ambiance' that led up
BROOKS, MARK STEVEN: Writhing To The Occasion CD (EL 6) to the composition/performance/recording of such pieces as 'Paradigm'
$13.00 (Foss's classic entrance to DG's 70's 'Avant-Garde' series). These pieces
Solo CD of "new music for Theremin and other electronics". Five pieces link the tone-worlds of 60's 'academic' composition with later Zorn-
for computer generated sound, digitally processed Theremin, digital related experiments quite well. Skilled." -- Hrvatski.
synthesizer, digitally processed Theremin & digital synthesizer. SCHAEFFER, PIERRE: L'Oeuvre Musicale 3CD (EMF 010) $42.00
ELECTRO BUNKER COLOGNE (GERMANY): New version of the complete works compilation of the groundbreak-
VA: The Liquid Sky Cologne Adventure Series Vol. 2 CD (LS ?) ing work by the electronic music pioneer. This version will replace INA

GRM's long o/p 4CD box set (also titled L'Oeuvre Musicale, but with dif- Recktenwald, Jane Dowe, Kim Cascone, Miekal And, Piet Van
ferent packaging and a French spoken work/interview disc not includ- Wijmeersch, and Sergi Jordá. et more, the CD contains a collection of
ed here) as the definitive Schaeffer document. "This is the 50th software including Max objetcs by Chino Shiuchi, Scot Draves' 'The
anniversary year of musique concrete ... and where, we've been asked, Bomb', Andi Freeman's 'Headbanger', Atau Tanaka's 'netOsc', Tom
are the works of Pierre Schaeffer? After all, it was Schaeffer who Demeyer's 'IFS Gen, Digifilter, MidiJoy', Sergi Jordá's 'FMOL', Sukandar
coined the term and got the ball rolling. The CDs were nowhere to be Kartadinata's 'MemoryScanner', and Heiko Recktenwald's 'makemusic-
found, we replied. His works have been out of print for quite a while, fast.zip'. "CD companion to the 1999 issue of Leonardo Music Journal
to the consternation and disappointment of many. But now we've got (edited these days by Nicolas Collins). Some thought the inclusion of
good news! EMF (New York) and Groupe de Recherches Musicales Oval on last year's CD was a fluke, although judging by the volume of
(Paris) have reissued the definitive collection of Pierre Schaeffer's decidedly non-academically aligned individuals herein I'd guess a last-
works, including 'Etude aux Chemins de Fer' ('Railroad Study', 1948), ing pradigm shift within the organization. Beautiful CD-Rom interface
the first piece of musique concrete, and 'Symphonie pour un Homme allows quick access to multimedia content, although there are some
Seul' (1950, 'Symphony for One Man Alone'), an early collaboration propensities that might lead to computer crashing via several dodgy
with Pierre Henry. The package will include 3 discs and extensive bilin- sound processing applications and Max extensions. Regardless, a fasci-
gual notes." nating item, full of top-notch forays into many-tiered modes of high-
CAGE, JOHN: Birdcage CD (EMF 013) $13.00 tech presentation." -- Hrvatski.
"In 1972, John Cage, accompanied by a film crew from Germany, went BRÜN, HERBERT: Language, Message, Drummage CD (EMF 614)
to upstate New York to work for 3 days in the State University of New $14.00
York at Albany's electronic music studio. He carried with him three piles "And here's a historic moment, the complete works of Herbert Brun in
of tapes: (1) sounds of birds in aviaries that he had made in the prior four CDs. Language, Message, Drummage features Brün's compositions
two weeks, (2) recordings of himself singing his 'Mureau', and (3) ambi- for tape and for instruments performed by LaSalle Quartet, Kathleen
ent sounds. While listening to tapes of himself singing 'Mureau', he Keasey (piano), James Culley (snare drum), University of Illinois New
commented, 'It makes the birds seem less ridiculous.' The result of his Music Ensemble. Herbert Brün was born 1918 in Berlin, Germany and
work was 'Birdcage', a complex, exuberant, and joyful fabric of juxta- studied with Eli Friedmann, Frank Pelleg, Wolf Rosenberg and Stefan
positions of all of the sounds, to be played back in a space in which, as Wolpe. Brün first turned to electronic sound production for the com-
Cage put it, people were free to move and birds to fly." position of music during the late 1950s in the Paris, Cologne and
ANTHEIL, GEORGE: Ballet Mécanique... CD (EMF 020) $13.00 Munich studios, particularly guided by Gottfried Michael Koenig.
...and other works for player pianos, percussion, and electronics. Before that, and at the same time, he composed works for acoustic
"George Antheil's Ballet Mécanique, a wild, highly rhythmic composi- instruments: small and large chamber ensembles and orchestra."
tion combining industrial age sounds and jazz, is one of the most noto- Features classic early electronic works like "Futility 1964" (1964), an
rious musical moments of the 20th century. Antheil was an American explosive, exhilarating piece utilizing intersected texts spoken by
composer living in Paris in the 1920s. He composed the first version of Marianee Brün -- a screamingly intense piece; "Anepigraphe" (1957)
Ballet Mécanique in 1924 for 4 player pianos, then almost immediate- ("...with four different electronic generators and by mixing, modifying,
ly expanded the instrumentation to 3 xylophones, 4 bass drums, tam- and filtering, I have produced nine acoustic characters..."--Brün) &
tam, 2 pianos, siren, 3 airplane propellors, 7 bells, and 16 synchronized "Piece of Prose" (1972) -- commissioned by the Experimental studio of
player pianos. He revised it again for performances in Paris in 1926 and the Polish Radio and produced in Warsaw.
New York in 1927. Following the New York performance, so badly BRÜN, HERBERT: Wayfaring Sounds CD (EMF 624) $14.00
received that it almost ruined his career, he visited Berlin, then went to Subtitled: Compositions for Instruments with Tape. Features "Non
Hollywood where he pursued a career as film composer. He revised the Sequitur VI" (1966, for flute, cello, piano, harp, marimba, percussion
work again in1953, and that version, more practical than earlier ver- and tape), "Wayfaring Sounds" (1959, for solo electronics), "on stilts
sions, has been performed several times. The expanded 1924 version, among ducks" (1997, for viola & electronics), "Sonoriferous Loops"
however, was never performed until its premiere, produced by Paul (1964, for flute, trumpet, bass, percussion & tape), "Infraudibles With
Lehrman, at the University of Massachusetts at Lowell in November Percussion" (1968-84, percussion group and tape), "Sentences Now
1999. And this CD, a recording of that performance, is a major event! Open Wide (1984, performed by the Performers Workshop Ensemble).
Also on the CD: John Cage and Lou Harrison's 'Double Music' (1941), BRÜN, HERBERT: Mutatis Mutandis CD (EMF 634) $14.00
(for percussion quartet); Richard Grayson's 'Shoot the Piano Player' Subtitled: Compositions for Solo Instruments and Ensembles. Features:
(1995), (for player piano and electronics), and 'Mister 528' (1996), (for "Gestures for Eleven" (1964, chamber ensemble), "Trio For Trumpet,
multiple player pianos and electronics); Amadeo Roldán's 'Ritmica No. Trombone and Percussion," (1966), "The Laughing Third (1995, for
5' (1930) and 'Ritmica No. 6' (1930),( for percussion ensemble); and piano), "String Quartet No. 3" (1963), "Sonatina for Bassoon Alone"
Felix Mendelssohn's 'Saltarello-Presto from Symphony No. 4', arranged (1953), "at loose ends" (1974), "Mutatis Mutandis 7" (1987, for flute),
by Paul Lehrman (for 16 player pianos)." "Nonet" (1969, chamber ensemble),
VA: Power and Responsibility CD (EMF 021) $13.00 BRÜN, HERBERT: Sawdust CD (EMF 644) $14.00
"This enhanced CD from Leonardo Music Journal, playable as a normal Subtitled: Computer Music Project (1976-1981). "The computer pro-
audio CD or as a CD-ROM with images, is a great compilation of music, gram which I called SAWDUST allows me to work with the smallest
multimedia, and software by composers, improvisers, programmers, parts of waveforms, to link them and to mingle or merge them with
and artists. The CD includes two excerpts from John Cage's 'Reunion' one another. Once composed, the links and mixtures are treated, by
(1968), a chess game played with Marcel and Teeny Duchamp in repetition, as periods, or by various degrees of continuous change, as
Toronto in 1968, with David Behrman, Lowell Cross, Gordon Mumma, passing moments of orientation in a process of transformations." --
and David Tudor playing their own music. It also includes Clay Chaplin's Brün.
'Jerry Deals', Chris Brown's 'Talkingdrum', Todor Todorov's 'Voices Part ELEKTRO MUSIC DEPARTMENT (GERMANY):
1', Phill Niblock's 'Ghost and Others', Stevie Wishart's 'Gap below sur- KOTAI & MO: Elektro Music Department CD (EMD CD1) $15.00
face' and 'Lacuna#2', Atau Tanaka's 'Sensorband', Hannah Bosma and "Initial CD-selection (50% new tracks, 50% previously released on pre-
Boris Nieuwenhuijzen's 'Hoor Je Dat?!', Kim Cascone's 'vortex_shed- vious EMD singles/LPs/videos) for Berlin-based/mystery-shrouded pro-
ding', and other pieces by Anne Wellmer, Audiorom, Barbara Held, ducers Klaus Kotai and Gabrielle Loschelder. Enabled audio actually has
BMB con., Elisabeth Schimana, GNYsic, Greg Schiemer, Heiko VERY little to do with electro, preferring the proven

alignments/reforms of the Basic Channel/Chain Reaction camp as a last forty years, a pioneer of musique concrète at the beginning of the
starting point and adding some serious jab static and whisper-vox into Groupe de Recherche Musicales in Paris, and perhaps 'the only real
the fray. Commercial tie-in alert: despite the fact that this is a CD, it artist among many excellent researchers' as someone suggested. With
claims to have been mastered by one Stefan Betke @ D&M, Berlin a very peculiar sensibility he creates his own musical world in which
(proving that Kotai & Mo have crawled up from Berlin's under-murk wit, sensuality, extreme sound realism, playful analytical abilities, social
into the pantheon of 'accepted artists). Don't miss out on life." -- concerns, and love for good food are important and inspiring ele-
Hrvatski. ments. No matter how radical his musical intuitions and concepts may
ELICA (ITALY): be or have been, his music has always had a provoking but charming
DEDALUS: Pezzi Inediti '75-'76' + Materiali per tre Esecutori e quality. Danses Organiques, presented here in its original 75-minute
Nastro Meg CD (ELICA 3220) $15.00 version (an abridged 45-minute version also exists), could be a ‘strange
"Hailed in the early seventies as the best Italian group of avant-garde meeting between two girls and a tape recorder’ and is one of his most
jazz/rock along with Area and Perigeo, in the mid-seventies, with the unorthodox, lively and sensually charged pieces, recorded between
release of their second album, Dedalus started a much more uncom- 1971 and 1973 in a period when he was leaving the official studios to
promisingly experimental approach to music through the use and com- build his own independently. It was 'completely recorded on my small
bination of disparate musical materials: improvisation, electronic music machines: I recorded the single tracks separately and then superim-
and musique concrète techniques, elements of contemporary classical posed them to create an organic whole'. The composer lends his tape
composition, folk tunes, jazz, use of self-built and modified instru- recorder to two girls who are to meet and to start a relation and then
ments for timbric research, etc., with much conviction and totally builds his imaginary folklore music around their confidential dialogue,
unique and beautiful results. This disc re-issues their very hard-to-find sighs and moans, with the addition of his deep observations on organ-
second album, Materiali per tre esecutori e mastro magnetico with the ic music. The resulting music has a groovy rhythmic quality in its surre-
addition of about 40 minutes of material recorded in the year follow- al synthetic development and is outstandingly modern with its similar-
ing the release of the album, most of which was produced specifically ities to some unacademical artisanal music made today with electroa-
for a record to be released on Cramps Records' historical DIVerso series, coustic means. Maybe it is unfair to say this, but Elica thinks this is one
which remained unpublished because of the label's discontinuance. of the most beautiful and intriguing musical pieces ever recorded.
Most of the material was recorded by the trio composed of Fiorenzo Digipack cover with insert containing texts in Italian, French and
Michele Bonansone (cello, piano, Fender piano, voice, accordeon, syn- English (essays by Giuseppe Chiari and Samon Takahashi and bio-
thesizer, soprano ocarina, electrified mandolin, pipe, bottlephone), graphical notes) and photographs."
Marco di Castri (tenor and soprano saxophones, electric, acoustic, pre- ELLIPSIS ARTS:
pared or bent guitars, harmonica, flute, Moroccan oboe, pipe with VA: Orbitones Spoon Harps & Bellowphones CD (ELLIP 3610)
reed) and Enrico Grosso (drums, percussion and noises) -- with the help $17.00
of Ennio Bonansone as sound engineer on the pieces from the album - 1998 compilation of music made on experimental musical instruments,
- and part as a duet by Fiorenzo Michele Bonansone and Marco Di as compiled by Bark Hopkin (editor of Experimental Musical
Castri." Instruments). Luxuriously packaged in a 96 page hardcover book of
ALMURÓ, ANDRÉ: Dé-Pli CD (ELICA 3330) $15.00 articles and photos on the performers and the invented instruments
"The first compact disc release of music by André Almuró, one of the featured within. Features: ZGA (Zgamoniums), Colin Offord (Great
most creative and independent French composers whose artistic expe- Island mouthbow), Bill Colvig & Lou Harrison (American Gamelan),
riences started in the mid-40s with the creation of the Mouvement Arthea ( Kotar, contrabass, Ney, tube gongs), Richard James/Aphex
Sentationniste. His career has since embraced poetry, literature, visual Twin (samplers and electronics), Les Phones (Stiltophones,
arts, film, performance and music, as well as a 35 year activity as pro- Pongophones, etc.), Peter Whitehead (new folk instruments), Ela
ducer at the French Radio working with the likes of Breton, Cocteau, Lambin (sculptaurals), John Cage (prepared piano), Stomp (rhythms of
Genet, Casares, Clementi and others. His studio musical researches go commonplace objects), Sharon Rowell (huaca), Bradford Reed (pencili-
back to the early 50s together with Bernard Parmegiani and separate- na), Ellen Fullman (long string instrument), Uakti (gram pan pipes),
ly from Schaffer and Henry, before joining the former's G.R.M. at its Leonard Solomon (bellowphone)
start in 1958, then returning independent again after a few years. All VA: Gravikords Whirlies & Pyrophones CD (ELLIP 3630) $17.00
his electro-acoustic compositions (some of those dating from the 60’s The sequel to Orbitones Spoon Harps & Bellowphones. Selections from:
were released on record at the time by Adès and BAM) show an Hans Reichel (daxophone), Phil Dadson (percussion stations from this
intensely emotional and sensual approach which makes them stand member of NZ's From Scratch), Qubais Reed Ghazala (circuit-bent
apart from most of the other more experiment-oriented music created instruments), Jean-Claude Chapuis (glass instruments), Don Buchla
in the French studios -- and they produce a very intense listening expe- (Thunder & Lightning synthesizers), Michel Moglia (fire organ), Ward
rience. The three pieces on this album span a fourteen year period of Hartenstein (ceramic percussion), Harry Partch (Partch Ensemble instru-
Almuró’s recent musical production: 'Le Troisème Oeil' (1991) is a 28 ments), Sugar Belly (bamboo saxophone), Darrel De Vore (bamboo
minute dynamic and deceivingly cosmic piece for clashing and screech- sound magic), Clara Rockmore (Theremin), Barry Hall (flowerpoto-
ing electronic bodies which was made as soundtrack to a very beauti- phone and handmade ceramics), Jacque Dudon (instruments of water
ful, sensual and visionary ‘underground’ film with the same title in col- and light), Ken Butler (hybrid string instruments), Tom Nunn (electroa-
laboration with Jean-Luc Guionnet; 'Terrae incognitae' (1978) is a 36 coustic percussion boards), Sarah Hopkins (whirly instruments), Robert
minute eerie and ritualistic tour-de-force for sixty-member chorus, Grawi (gravikord), Susan Rawcliffe (flutes, whistles & ocarinas), Wendy
recorded live at its animated and scandal-stirring premier in the Notre- Mae Chambers (car horn organ).
Dame Church in Caen; 'Boomerang, Prelude' (1979) is a dark and VA: Ohm: Early Gurus of Electronic Music 1948-1980 3CD (ELLIP
brooding 12 minute electronic composition also performed live sur- 3670) $30.00
rounded by iron fences and road cones, big standing mattresses and a Beautifully packaged overview of the history of electronic music, from
whole tree hanging upside down. Digipack cover with insert contain- the same company that gave us the experimental instrument compila-
ing texts in French and English (essay by Fabrizio Alloero and detailed tions Gravichords, Whirlies & Pyrophones & Orbitones, Spoon Harps &
biographical notes) and photographs from the films and perfor- Bellowphones. 3CDs packaged in a deluxe fold-out digipak, slipcased
mances." with a 96-page book of notes and information about the contained
FERRARI, LUC: Danses Organiques CD (ELICA 3340) $15.00 material (texts by: Brian Eno, DJ Spooky, Otto Luening, Francois Bayle,
"Luc Ferrari is one of the most important and intriguing figures of the David Toop, Robert Moog, etc.). Most works are in excerpted form (full
versions of everything here would have required a much bigger set to Echo, or System Error. Lilienthal is the guise of NYC producer Arrow
say the least), but there are a number of exclusive, previously unre- Kleeman, who received critical acclaim last year for his contributions to
leased tracks as well (Richard Maxwell, MEV, Raymond Scott, La Monte the Emanatedcompilation release."
Young, Maryanne Amacher & Jon Hassell). Crucial release for the O.S.T.: Deflect CD (EMAN 5 CD) $11.00
beginner or the connoisseur, and everybody inbetween. Artists: Clara "O.S.T. is the guise of the prolific San Francisco based producer Chris
Rockmore, Olivier Messiaen, Pierre Schaeffer, John Cage, Herbert Douglas. He reportedly has over 500 tracks awaiting release but, so far,
Eimert/Robert Beyer, Otto Luening, Hugh Le Caine, Louis and Bebe has only released a handful of material (under his O.S.T. and Rook
Barron, Oskar Sala, Edgard Varese, Richard Maxfield, Tod Dockstader, Valard guises) on a number of labels including Worm Interface, Plug
Karlheinz Stockhausen, Vladimir Ussachevsky, Milton Babbit, MEV, Research, Reflective, Switch, Qlipothic, Phthalo, Emanate, XLr8R,
Raymond Scott, Steve Reich, Pauline Oliveros, Joji Yuasa, Morton Polyrhythmic, and Dial. At an early age Chris found himself under the
Subotnick, David Tudor, Terry Riley, Holger Czukay, Luc Ferrari, Francois mentorship of Spacetime Continuum's Jonah Sharpe, where he honed
Bayle, Jean-Claude Risset, Iannis Xenakis, La Monte Young, Charles his production skills while Jonah introduced him to the best sounds in
Dodge, Paul Lansky, Laurie Spiegel, Bernard Parmegiani, David techno and electronica from around the world. From there Chris used
Behrman, John Chowning, Maryanne Amacher, Robert Ashley, Alvin that musical knowledge combined with his deep-rooted and often
Curran, Alvin Lucier, Klaus Schulze, Jon Hassell, Brian Eno." troubled emotions to produce music that walks the fine line of intri-
EMANATE RECORDS: cate melodic complexity and dark chasmic chaos- music where, at any
VA: Emanated CD (EMAN 1 CD) $12.00 given time, you don't know whether to be engulfed by its dark depths
Debut release on a new CA-based IDM label, focusing on that sparkling or overwhelmed by its vast dissonance. Contained in O.S.T. are bits of
electronic machine crinkle that can sound just right. OST's track, jazz, drum & bass, dark ambient, and a healthy dose of experimental
"August" is a legitimate classic, that could easily fit somewhere within sounds. But as soon as you recognize a style or sound, the track has
the Warp "Artificial Intelligence" series. Many other tracks are of sim- evolved in another unexpected direction. Nothing compares to the
ilar vintage & emotional quality. The CD features obscure US artists sound of O.S.T., but maybe if you imagined a collaboration of artists
such as: Solenoide (aka Office Products, aka Mr. Pharmacist; currently like Freeform, Lustmord, Low Res/Crank, Coil, Phthalocyanine, Bisk, &
been doing work with Mark Hosler of Negativeland, while having SAW II-era Aphex Twin."
escaped an earlier life of hacking, sits behind the door and thinks O.S.T.: Deflect LP (EMAN 5 LP) $11.00
about aesthetic pranks'), Lillienthal (Arrow Kleeman, NYC, has per- EMANEM (ENGLAND):
formed with the Silver Apples, before becoming Lillienthal, "hoping BAILEY, DEREK: Domestic & Public Pieces CD (EMANEM 4001)
that his search for sound found and personal mood will set him aside $17.00
from the even flow of contemporary electronic dance music, this is his Emanem is a long standing British improv label (once residing in
debut'), If.Then.Else. ('playing bass, playing jazz, discovers the synthe- Australia), now with a burgeoning line of CDs documenting this scene.
sizer all hell break loose; not to be seen until now, he hides with the Domestic... is a collection of solo guitar improvisations from 1975-77,
machine in attempts to beat it at it's own games'), Sybaritet (aka Xian originally issued on LP on the Quark label (as well as the Caroline
Hawkins, who has also performed and recorded with Simeon of the Guitar sampler and Emanem 3404). Good liner notes (and short inter-
reformed Silver Apples), O.S.T. (aka Rook Vallade, has recorded on view) by Martin Davidson included.
Switch Records, Plug Research, Worm Interface, remixed Spacetime PARKER/PAUL LYTTON, EVAN: 3 Other Stories CD (EMANEM 4002)
Continuum, etc.). $17.00
VA: Emanated 2LP (EMAN 1 LP) $12.00 Emanem is a long standing British improv label (once residing in
Double LP version, same track listing as the CD. Australia), now with a burgeoning line of CDs documenting this scene.
IF.THEN.ELSE: Realizations CD (EMAN 2 CD) $11.00 Previously unissued studio recordings by this duo from 1971-74. Parker
"After two stunning tracks on the Emanated compilation, if.then.else is found on a whole range of instruments (ss, ts, sheng, lyttonophone -
returns with his first full-length release. Each of the nine tracks fea- - a homemade slide contrabass clarinet, Dopplerphone -- a length of
tured on realizations conjures a sense of awareness, consciousness, soft rubber tubing, ocarina, voice tube, etc. Lytton, one of the all time
recognition, understanding, fulfillment and actualization. These tracks masters of free percussion, plays an overwhelmingly large kit (see the
meld the popular with the unknown, with snippets of the past weav- pictures), as well as live electronics, air horns, harmonium, etc. Classic
ing tapestries of the future. Each track encompasses the listener with free music.
warm, familiar melodies, subterranean grooves, and subtly complex SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE: Face To Face CD (EMANEM
percussion that builds and evolves into unfamiliar yet welcome forms. 4003) $17.00
in essence, from beginning to end, each track is a journey and a real- A minimal version of the SME here, just John Stevens (percussion, cor-
ization of it's own. It's difficult to draw musical comparisons, but since net, voice) and Trevor Watts (ss). A reissue of Emanem LP 303, with 3
frames of reference can help clarify a release's sound, similarities to the previously unreleased tracks (recorded in 1973). "The two had become
likes of Boards of Canada, Sun Electric, Richard Kirk, and Bola are evi- extremely close musically, and the music had become very austere --
dent. An impressive list of comparisons but none as impressive as this stripped down to the bare essentials. The end result was at times akin
new album." to one person playing two instruments, unlike so many duos which
LILIENTHAL: Castor & Pollux CD (EMAN 3 CD) $11.00 sound like two people playing solo simultaneously."
"Castor and Pollux are the two brightest stars in the constellation of LACY, STEVE: Weal & Woe CD (EMANEM 4004) $17.00
gemini. Castor & Pollux is also the name of the debut album from Lacy's very first solo soprano saxophone concerts (Avignon 1972). Plus
Lilienthal, also a bright new star, but in a sonic constellation all his "The Woe," his anti-war suite performed by his Quintet in 1973 (Steve
own. Lilienthal's is a constantly evolving region where intricate Potts, Irene Aebi, Kent Carter, Oliver Johnson). Reissue of Emanem 301
rhythms, lush melodies, warm textures, deep bass tones, and polished & Quark 9998.
mechanical sounds combine and recombine into complex, ever-chang- SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE: Summer 1967 CD (EMANEM
ing arrangements. The end result of these sonic evolutions are the 13 4005) $17.00
tracks that comprise castor & pollux. Lilienthal's works defy musical Repressed. All previously unissued recordings, mainly made up of the
classification, but one can definitely hear elements of jazz, electronica, duo of John Stevens (percussion) and Evan Parker (ss, ts), with Peter
dub, drum'n'bass, and techno -- a combination not unlike that of Kowald (b) on about a third of it. This marks the earliest to date record-
Spacetime Continuum, David Moufang, Mouse on Mars, Vulva, Elfish ings of Parker and is a tremendous snapshot of some ancient history.

"Parker and Stevens seemed to break through to a deeper level of ly unissued and unexpected improvisations by the trio of Stevens,
hearing, where a sound was not set against other sounds but rather Carter & Watts (from '73, on 4015) and the duo of Stevens & Watts (also
against the silence around it, so that one gained heightened awareness from '73, on 4016)."
of its growth and decay, its special colour, and of the vibrant stillness in SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE: Quintessence 2 CD (EMANEM
which it took place." --Victor Schonfield/Downbeat/1968. 4016) $17.00
BRAXTON/DEREK BAILEY, ANTHONY: First Duo Concert CD 2nd volume. The unissued duo works by Stevens (cornet, voice, percus-
(EMANEM 4006) $17.00 sion) and Watts (ss) are way out and an invigorating reminder of the
Their earliest meeting on record -- the complete Wigmore Hall concert outlandish possibilities of free improvisation, especially "DAA-OOM"
in London, 1974 (reissue of most of Emanem 601 2LP set). Braxton on ("a loose composition inspired by the music of both the central African
his various array of reeds, Bailey on amplified guitar and "19 string pygmies and Albert Ayler -- even 23 years later, the rawness of these
(approx.) guitar". Major historic meeting between two key free music pieces is somewhat startling." -- Martin Davidson).
figureheads. COOMBES/STEVE BERESFORD, NIGEL: Two To Tangle CD
RUTHERFORD/PAUL ROGERS, PAUL: Rogues CD (EMANEM 4007) (EMANEM 4017) $17.00
$17.00 "Their 1979 duo debut was generally considered, by a handful of peo-
"A sensational concert of trombone & double bass duos & solos record- ple, to be the most significant advance in violin & piano music for
ed in Birmingham 1988 -- previously unissued." around 200 years. Here is a second mighty helping from recent studio
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE: Hot & Cold Heroes CD & concert performances (1997). Previously unissued." Coombes (violin);
(EMANEM 4008) $17.00 Beresford (piano, small trumpet).
"Previously unissued recordings from the early 1980s & from 1991 by RUTHERFORD & ISKRA 1912, PAUL: Sequences 72 & 73 CD
the longest lasting SME, featuring John Stevens with the two vastly (EMANEM 4018) $17.00
under-rated acoustic musicians Nigel Coombes (violin) & Roger Smith Previously unissued recordings from 1972-74. "Two of the finest
(guitar)." Fantastic acoustic interplay, making this some of the most extended compositions for improvisers -- the only published examples
uniquely rewarding music on planet earth. of Rutherford's work in that idiom -- featuring Maggie Nicols & Norma
PARKER/PAUL LYTTON, EVAN: Two Octobers CD (EMANEM 4009) Winstone (vocals), Kenny Wheeler (tp), Malcolm Griffiths, Paul Nieman
$17.00 & Geoff Perkins (trombones), Dick Hart (tuba), Dave White (clarinets &
Live duo improv recordings between Parker (ss, ts, voice, voice tube) & saxophones), Evan Parker (saxophones), Howard Riley (p), Barry Guy
Lytton (percussion, live electronics) recorded at various European con- (bs), plus in 1972 Trevor Watts (saxophones), and in 1973 Derek Bailey
certs 1972-75 (all previously unissued). "It was constantly on the edge (guitar) & Tony Oxley (electronics) -- all conducted by the composer."
of something -- Lytton's attempts to manipulate more things than any RUTHERFORD, PAUL: The Gentle Harm Of The Bourgeoisie CD
human can, Parker's faster-than-the-mind articulation. His circular (EMANEM 4019) $17.00
breathing, which often flummoxes the most resourceful partners, Reissue of the definitive solo trombone album, from 1974, with addi-
brought out some of Lytton's more original playing." --Steve Beresford. tional material from the same sessions. His first album of this sort, it has
RUSSELL/ROGER TURNER, JOHN: Birthdays CD (EMANEM 4010) been described by Derek Bailey (rather famously) as "...still the best
$17.00 record of solo free improvising you are likely to find. Maybe it's the
New recordings from February, 1996 in the UK, of improv duets only one... if you're thinking of buying a record of solo improvisation
between Russell (acoustic guitar) & Tuner (pedal drums & assorted per- you should try and get this one. It's the genuine article."
cussion). "It should be emphasized that no amplification or electronics SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE: Withdrawal CD (EMANEM
is used by either musician. Who needs electronics when one can pro- 4020) $17.00
duce a range of sounds as remarkable as this?" --Martin Davidson. Previously unreleased recordings from 1966-67. "Transitional sextet
CARTER/BOBBY BRADFORD, JOHN: Tandem 1 CD (EMANEM 4011) and septet performances quite unlike anything before or since, featur-
$17.00 ing John Stevens, Trevor Watts, Barry Guy, Evan Parker, Paul
70 minutes of Bradford (cornet) & Carter (clarinet) duets, recorded in Rutherford, Kenny Wheeler and, in 1967, Derek Bailey. Not only of
Worcester, MA. Previously unissued music by these legendary Ornette great historical interest, but fine music in its own right, too. The earli-
alumni. est published recordings of Guy & Parker, and one of the earliest of
CARTER/BOBBY BRADFORD, JOHN: Tandem 2 CD (EMANEM 4012) Bailey playing free music."
$17.00 COXHILL/VERYAN WESTON, LOL: Boundless CD (EMANEM 4021)
2nd volume of all previously unissued recordings of solos & duets for $17.00
clarinet and cornet. "All of a sensational LA duo and solo performance, New recordings from 1998. "A fine sequence of shortish soprano saxo-
plus the remainder of the Worcester concert leftover from Tandem 1 - phone and piano duos reflecting the moods of two exceptional impro-
- improvisations on original compositions." visers on a Winter's day. The first time they have appeared as a duo on
BAILEY, DEREK: Lace CD (EMANEM 4013) $17.00 record since 1978, revealing their playing to be more adventurous than
Previously unissued solo guitar improvistations, recorded in LA on ever."
12/15/89. PARKER/BARRY GUY/PAUL LYTTON, EVAN: At The Vortex CD
SMITH, ROGER: Unexpected Turns CD (EMANEM 4014) $17.00 (EMANEM 4022) $17.00
"Stunning solo acoustic guitar improvisations digitally recorded at First release of some 1996 recordings; Parker (ts, ss), Guy, (amplified
home by one of the unsung masters, who made his previously highly double bass), Lytton (perc.). "The whole of a London club date com-
acclaimed solo record much too long ago in 1980. 'A mercurial combi- prising two extended exuberant improvisations, making it very differ-
nation of flowing lyricism and disruptive awkwardness, unafraid of ent to their previous releases. Perhaps the most ferocious and relaxed
exploiting the conventional beauty of the instruments timbre as well example of this trio on record."
as startling the ear with more abrasive sounds.'--Ian Vickers. " SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ORCHESTRA: For You To Share CD
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE: Quintessence 1 CD (EMANEM (EMANEM 4023) $17.00
4015) $17.00 Reissue of a pretty major improvisational drone work, with an addi-
"The whole of the sensational 85 minute concert featuring the quintet tional unreleased track (both recorded in 1970). A unique piece in the
of John Stevens, Derek Bailey, Kent Carter, Evan Parker & Trevor Watts SME discography which will appeal to those interested in spacious min-
(split over volumes 1 & 2) -- a classic of free improvisation (recorded imalist drones, etc. "Concert and studio recordings of peace music
1974 -- the only recordings every made by this quintet). Plus previous- organized by John Stevens for himself and Trevor Watts with numerous
workshop musicians and audience people on saxophones, percussion "An hour long improvisation by Evan Parker (saxophones), Paul
and voices mostly contributing a flexible drone. Only Stevens could Rutherford (trombone), Hans Schneider (double bass) & Paul Lytton
have organized music as outrageous as -- must be heard to be (percussion & live electronics). Previously unissued." Recorded live
believed." 8/17/85 in Brussels. "So here you have the columns of air of Evan Parker
LACY, STEVE: Saxophone Special CD (EMANEM 4024) $17.00 and Paul Rutherford 13 years ago, with the 'old kit' of Paul Lytton
"Music for four saxophones (Steve Lacy, Evan Parker, Steve Potts & (Chinese drums, Dexion rack, old telephonist's mike, etc...somewhat
Trevor Watts) with guitar (Derek Bailey) & synthesizer (Michel simplified if you compare the mad set-up of the 70s) and the quiet
Waisvisz). Plus highlights from an earlier London concert by Lacy, Potts, Hans Schneider replacing Barry Guy (who was unavailable) on a dry
Bailey, Kent Carter & John Stevens. Improvisations on original compo- acoustic bass." -- Jean-Michel Van Schouwberg.
sitions. Reissue of Emanem 3310 (plus an extra piece from the same SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE: Low Profile CD (EMANEM
concert) and the better half of Emanem 304." 4031) $17.00
MINTON, PHIL: A Doughnut In Both Hands (Solo Singing 1975- "More outrageous concert recordings by the edition of the SME fea-
1982) CD (EMANEM 4025) $17.00 turing John Stevens (percussion, cornet, voice), Nigel Coombes (violin)
"Solo singing. The variety of sounds that this man can make with his & Roger Smith (guitar), with Colin Wood (cello) added in 1977."
voice and mouth is totally unbelievable. Reissue of Rift 3 with extra Recordings from 1977 to 1988, all previously unreleased.
material from the same and slightly later sessions." "In the late 1960s SMITH, ROGER: Extended Plays CD (EMANEM 4032) $17.00
and early 1970s, several musicians radically extended their ranges, to "Mostly extended solo acoustic guitar improvisations (recorded digital-
make sounds not envisaged by the designers of their instruments. This ly), to complement the mainly short items on his previously acclaimed
was usually achieved by finding new techniques or by adding amplifi- CD (Emanem 4014). Also a duet with flautist Neil Metcalfe." Recordings
cation or by devising new instruments. Perhaps the most remarkable of from 1993-7, previously unissued. "When reviewing the previous CD,
these extensions was that of Phil Minton. In most other cases, one some commentators suggested that Smith's playing shows the influ-
could work out how he managed to extend his voice in so many direc- ence of Derek Bailey and Hans Reichel. Smith did study with Bailey in
tions, merely left the investigator with a sore throat. The first 15 tracks the early 70s, but he soon became one of the improvising guitarists to
on this CD comprised his first solo album, which came out on Fred sound the least like the older musician. On the other hand, Smith has
Frith's Rift label in the USA. Most are free improvisations exploring one heard virtually none of Reichel's playing. They both arrived on the
or more aspects of his remarkable chops. In order to expand the col- scene in the early 1970s with their respective styles fairly well formed.
lection to CD length, some additional tracks were added. If their playing does have something in common, it is probably due to
ROTTOR: The First Full Turn CD (EMANEM 4026) $17.00 their being influenced by much blues-based material. There are, how-
Paul Rutherford (trombone, voice), Julie Tippett (voice, thumb piano), ever, major differences. For instance, Smith plays an unaltered Spanish
Keith Tippett (piano, bells, maracas), Paul Rogers (double bass). guitar and does not use any Cagean preparations. He also rarely uses
Features a 53-minute live recording from 1998 (the first performance amplification. Smith is perhaps best known for the nearly twenty years
by this quartet), with a bonus Rutherford live trombone piece tacked he spent as a member of the Spontaneous Music Ensemble."
on. CARTER/ALBRECHT MAURER, KENT: The Juilaguet Collection CD
BAILEY, DEREK: Fairly Early Derek Bailey With Postscripts CD (EMANEM 4033) $17.00
(EMANEM 4027) $17.00 "Carter (double bass) and Albrecht Maurer (violin) fit incredibly well
"Solo electric guitar improvisations from 1971 (unedited) & 1973-4 con- together, even though they were born twenty years apart on opposite
cert excerpts with Kent Carter & John Stevens; 1974 rehearsal extracts sides of the Atlantic. Two pieces are based on compositions by Mauer,
with Anthony Braxton; a 1979 cassette letter (edited less); previously and one on a composition by Carter. All the rest are free improvisa-
unissued 1980 acoustic guitar improvisations; postscripts from 1987 & tions, but the musicians' rapport and sensibilities are so strong that it
1998. This disc comprises various items, mainly from Emanem LPs, that sounds as though these performances were fully prepared in advance.
have not made it to CD yet. It is not meant to be a comprehensive por- This collection is a very fine example of string music." -- Martin
trait -- more a sort of scrapbook showing some of the different instru- Davidson.
mental approaches that Derek Bailey has used over the years. In his COXHILL, LOL: Alone and Together CD (EMANEM 4034) $17.00
early free work, Bailey used a six-string guitar with pedal-controlled "Improvised soprano and sopranino saxophone solos of the usual high
amplification. This allowed him, among other things, to instantly con- standard, plus duets with Steve Wishart (violin and hurdy gurdy) and
trol the volume of each note sounded, and also to vary the volume dur- Marcio Mattos (cello and electronics)." Previously unissued live record-
ing the course of a sound. Using this technique meant that notes could ings from 1991, '96 & '99.
fade in and/or end abruptly, in direct opposition to what happens nat- PARKER, EVAN: Foxes Fox CD (EMANEM 4035) $17.00
urally. Around 1972, Bailey added another loudspeaker and another "Studio recordings with Steve Beresford (piano), John Edwards (double
volume pedal to his guitar, enabling him to throw sounds around bass) and Louis Moholo (percussion). Extended quartet performances
stereophonically in addition to what he was already doing...As an plus short duos and trios." Recorded 7/21/99.
alternative to his stereo set up, Bailey also used a 19-string (approx) RUSSELL/MAARTEN ALTENA/TERRY DAY, JOHN: The Fairly Young
guitar -- perhaps the only modified instrument he has used." Bean (1981) CD (EMANEM 4036) $17.00
WESTON/JOHN EDWARDS/MARK SANDERS, VERYAN: Mercury "Acoustic guitar, cello or double bass, & percussion trio improvisations
Concert CD (EMANEM 4028) $17.00 -- intended for release as the third CAW LP which never happened."
"The whole of a recent concert (6/24/98) -- proof that there is still plen- Recorded 3/24/81.
ty of life and freshness to be found in the all acoustic piano/double BERESFORD/COOMBES/SMITH/DAY: Three & Four Pullovers CD
bass/percussion format." "Veryan Weston's playing comes from both (EMANEM 4038) $17.00
within and without the jazz tradition. It has the power and drive that "A trio concert by Steve Beresford (toys & electronics), Nigel Coombes
is the hallmark of the jazz musician, but it is laced with the cerebral (violin & electronics) & Roger Smith (guitar) described by Beresford as
ethos of the European avant-garde -- as manifested in the piano music 'a cross between an SME tiny-elements-interlocking-thing and an
of Boulez and Stockhausen. Employing fierce glissandi and mighty AMM landscape.' Plus excerpts from a quartet concert 3 years later
block-chords, Weston never shirks danger. His improvisations leave the with Berersford also playing piano & euphonium, Coombes just on vio-
listener almost toppling off the edge of the seat." -- Steve Ford. lin, Smith continuing on guitar and Terry Day on percussion, alto saxo-
PARKER, EVAN: Waterloo 1985 CD (EMANEM 4030) $17.00 phone, cello and mandolin. Reissue of Quartz-Mirliton Cassette 12 with

extra material from a later concert. 76 minutes." Recorded 1975-78. Someone at the EMI UK label has initiated a new program called
SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ORCHESTRA: Mouthpiece CD (EMANEM "Songbooks" which has published a series of elaborate CDs curated by
4039) $17.00 various multi-media literary-underground culture figures. Each chosen
"Outrageous sounds produced by a workshop orchestra directed by compiler chooses music passionate to his aesthetic; each CD is pack-
John Stevens -- an SME-type improvisation; instrumental & vocal aged in a beautiful hardcover book with a booklet of colorful illustra-
drones; a mechanically rhythmic yet unpredictable piece; and an all-out tions and notes. Other volumes published so far are by: Hunter S.
improvisation featuring non-vocal mouth sounds, vocal sounds & Thompson (who dares to include a Jimmy Buffett track, the incredible
instruments. The exact personnels of this ensemble music are not fuck!), Ralph Steadman, Clive Barker, Peter Bagge, Iain Banks & Gilbert
known (apart from the leader on cornet), so they are not given. 70 Shelton. This Crumb volume is subtitled: "From R. Crumb's 78 RPM
minutes -- previously unissued." A series of various recordings made in Record Collection: American Dance Orchestras of the 1920s." "What
London during 1973. you hear on this CD is the good-time, social music of a vanished urban
LONDON IMPROVISORS ORCHESTRA: Proceedings CD (EMANEM civilization, a lost world of smokestack factories, clanging trolley cars -
4201) $26.00 - and everybody wore hats." -- R. Crumb. Featuring: Paul Specht & His
"A very varied collection of compositions, conductions and improvisa- Orchestra, Red Nichols' Stompers, Ray Miller & His Orchestra, Earl
tions featuring around thirty of the finest musicians on the London Hines, Rudy Vallee & His Connecticut Yankess, California Ramblers, etc.
scene: Steve Beresford, John Bisset, Ansuman Biswas, Adam Bohman, PENCIL, SAVAGE: Presents The Antiquack Dead Duck CD (EMI
Gail Brand, Chris Burn, John Butcher, Tom Chant, Nigel Coombes, Lol 4966062) $28.00
Coxhill, Rhodri Davies, Matt Davis, Terry Day, John Edwards, Simon H Sav X.'s edition presents a tale of travesty involving his legendary comic
Fell, Caroline Kraabel, Kaffe Matthews, Mee, Neil Metcalfe, Steve figure, Dead Duck, in collabaration with the rotted spirit of Jim
Noble, Adrian Northover, Evan Parker, Roland Ramanan, Mark Sanders, Morrison. Interspersed are a section of Sav-approved tracks from:
Harrison Smith, Ian Smith, Alan Tomlinson, Joe Townsend, Dave Tucker, Duke Ellington, Sun Ra, John Fahey, Vivian Stanshall, High Tide, Shirley
Nikos Veliotis, Philipp Wachsmann, Alex Ward. 131 minutes -- previ- & Dolly Collins, The Beach Boys, Seiichi Yamamoto, Quicksilver
ously unissued." Recorded 1999. Messenger Service, Faust, Captain Beefheart, Royal Trux, Bonzo Dog
PARKER/EDWARDS, JOHN/SANDERS, MARK, EVAN: The Two Band. A very deluxe artifact.
Seasons 2CD (EMANEM 4202) $26.00 CUTLER, IVOR: Cute, (H)ey? CD (EMI 4966102) $28.00
"Two (almost complete) very live performances -- one from the winter "Ivor Cutler would most probably hate to be handed the role of poet
and one from the summer -- recorded at the Vortex in London by this laureate, but if anybody deserves such an accolade it must surely be
finely interlocked saxophone/double bass/percussion trio. 154 minutes him. As well as writing some of the most humorous, and beautiful,
--previously unissued." Recorded 2/15/ and 7/28/99. Evan Parker (tenor poems and songs since Edward Lear and John Keats, Cutler is also a
& soprano sax), John Edwards (double bass), Mark Sanders (percussion). natural artist, a committed cyclist, book collector, devoted harmonium
ISKRA 1903: Chapter One 1970-1972 3CD (EMANEM 4301) $35.00 player and loyal member of of the noise abatement society. He has also
Reissue of this historic trio's early works, includes the contents of the created numerous radio shows, acted alongside The Beatles, his last
infamous Incus 3/4 double LP from 1972, plus unreleased tracks. album was released on Creation (Oasis' label)." A selection of music
"Classic performances by the innovative trio of Paul Rutherford (trom- considered important and influential to Ivor. As with the the Savage
bone & piano), Derek Bailey (guitar) & Barry Guy (double bass). Reissue Pencil volume, this is packaged as beautiful hardcover book with CD
of Incus 3/4, with much additional (previously unissued) material from slipcase, with 16 pages of color illustrations and notes by Culter. Music
the same and other concert & studio sessions. 194 minutes." includes: Albert Ammons, Nina Simone, Bartók, Arvo Pärt, Lennie
EMI (UK): Tristano, Miriam Makeba, Ivor Cutler, Mahalia Jackson, Chopi
BROUGHTON BAND, EDGAR: Sing Brother Sing CD (EMI 11952) Musicians, Marta Sebestyen, Robert Wyatt.
$15.00 TOMORROW: CD (EMI 4988192) $15.00
New mid-line EMI remaster of this 1970 classic (previously reissued by Mid-line reissue of this classic UK flower-psych album from 1968. It
BGO). The group's second album, originally issued by Harvest. The con- includes a high quality digital remaster of the original 11 LP tracks, five
cepts of alcohol consumption, Beefheart emulation, and a dedication bonus tracks from the LP sessions (alternate takes and two new, previ-
to "the conspiracy" were certainly well-discussed themes in the ously unreleased tracks), three tracks by the pre-Tomorrow Aquarian
Broughton Brothers household. If you'd like to pound it out in unison, Age (Twink & Junior, including the stunning "10,000 Words in a
this will cover your needs quite well. Cardboard Box," later revised on Think Pink) and four Keith West solo
AYERS, KEVIN: Whatevershebringswesing CD (EMI 11972) tracks (including Steve Howe). Tomorrow were: Keith West (vocals),
$15.00 Steve Howe, (guitar, pre-Yes), Junior (bass) and Twink (drums, pre-Pink
New EMI mid-line reissue of this classic third solo album by Kevin Ayers, Fairies). "Tomorrow's only album, a psych-pop classic released a few
originally issued by Harvest in 1973 (following Joy Of A Toy & Shooting months too late in early 1968, is here expanded to double length.
At The Moon). With a monster group of: Ayers (vocals, guitar), Mike 'Auntie's Dress Shop,' 'Colonel Brown,' 'Real Life Permanent Dream'
Oldfield (bass), David Bedford (keyboards), Didier Malherbe (saxo- remain classic examples of English psych's high-water mark, while 'My
phone, flute), Dave Dufort (drums), Robert Wyatt (backing vocal), etc. White Bicycle' was simply an inexplicable flop. 'Now Your Time Has
Previously licensed out to BGO, this has now been reclaimed by the EMI Come' suggest that Tomorrow could have gone on to greater things if
family. they hadn't fallen apart so soon...a period delight fit to sit inbetween
TALK TALK: 12x12 Original Remixes CD (EMI 12042) $15.00 The Move and Piper At The Gates of Dawn." -- Mojo.
Collection of the original 12" singles by the early, pre-moody version of TALK TALK: Spirit of Eden CD (EMI 57129) $15.00
Mark Hollis's group circa 1982-1986. It features many of the extended Midline reissue of this 1988 album, which was the fourth album by this
mixs of tracks like "Talk Talk", "Today", "It's My Life", Living In UK group, retrospectively known for giving us the body & soul of Mark
Another World", etc. Aligned with the likes of early New Order & the Hollis. Starting out in the realm of well dressed Euro synthpop, they
Pet Shop Boys, this is not the mythical, downwardly mobile "later" took a distinct turn into downward spiral of morbidly self-obsessive
period music they would make on the likes of Spirit Of Eden. Instead, song form on this album and the group-killing finale, Laughing Stock.
this CDs offers a curious retrovision of the technopop/synth pre-set These records achieved whispered underground status in the mid-90s
generation. Put your hands in the air and remember the early 80s. . or so, and although I'm sure there was probably somebody else besides
CRUMB, ROBERT: That's What I Call Sweet Music CD (EMI Jim O'Rourke who was intuitive enough to stumble across them, I'm
4966032) $28.00 not going to guess who that was. The well-loved 1998 self-titled Mark
Hollis album on Polydor is a direct descent from the direction opened "Chicago's newest experimental BPM label fires its opening salvo in the
up here. "Laughing Stock and Spirit of Eden -- those last 2 LPs are def- electronic wars with this showcase. This compilation of nine artists
initely spiritual forebearers of some seemingly sui generis music -- from all over North America stands not just as a sampler, but as a sub-
Gastr & Scott Walker's Tilt spring to mind -- and are fucking twisted & stantial assembly of trip-hop, ambient, dub and experimental cre-
genius to boot. Cathartic, even." -- Jason Witherspoon ators." Features: Rehab vs. Skycraft, Second Man, Kush, CNS
EMPEROR NORTON: Engineering, Nudge, Solenoid, Salvo Beta & Diminish.
SENOR COCONUT Y SU CONJUNTO: El Baile Aleman CD (EMN VA: Endpoint Compilation 2LP (END 001 LP) $12.00
7028 CD) $13.00 Double LP vinyl version.
"Señor Coconut's true identity is Atom Heart. Atom hails from REHAB: ERD.00:14421-023Z CD (END 002 CD) $14.00
Frankfurt, Germany, where he founded his own electronic music label, "Rehab came into existence in 1995 when Bob Davies and Brian Kelly
Rather Interesting. Atom used Rather Interesting to release his own grew tired of meticulously orchestrated 'band' material and DJ 'mix'
unique style of rhythmic electronic music as well as collaborations with tapes. Taking what limited equipment they could get their hands on at
artists like Pete Namlook (Frankfurt), Bill Laswell (New York), Tetsu the time, the duo created 'music' by tearing it apart to find the 'sound'.
Inoue (New York), Haruomi Hosono (Tokyo), and others. El Baile Drawing from Chicago's tradition of experimental music, Rehab puts
Alemàn consists of Kraftwerk songs remade with a Latin American 'fla- forth its first major release on Endpoint Recordings. Drawing from
vor'. The album includes such Kraftwerk classics as 'Showroom influences of Oval and the Microstoria series, E.A.R. and free jazz,
Dummies' and 'Trans Europe Express' covered like you've never heard Rehab samples from its immediate environment: videotapes, Sun Ra
them before. The sterile, repetitive beats are replaced with maracas, records, random TV signals, band rehearsal tapes, etc., and augments
xylophones and trumpets. In place of synthesized vocals are lovely these collages with layers of analog noize/drones; soundz upon
Latin American singers. Put away your black t-shirt and put on a soundz. The end result is a surprisingly musical album, which functions
guayabera, grab a partner and get ready to rhumba." as a whole concept: the rehabilitation of sound into music."
EMPREINTES DIGITALES (CANADA): REHAB: ERD.00:14421-023Z 2LP (END 002 LP) $12.00
Double vinyl version
NORMANDEAU, ROBERT: Lieux Inouïs CD (IMED 9802) $14.00
Remastered repress. "A collection of five pieces dated 1985-1989 by the ENGLISH GARDEN:
founding member of the CEC and winner of several international com- MORTON AND SPRIGUNS, MANDY: Magic Lady CD (ENG 1011)
petitions including the Ars Electronica, Linz, Bourges, Luigi-Russolo, $20.00
Varese, Musica Nova, Prague, Noroit-Leonce Petitot, Arras, Phonurgia- From 1978, this album followed the two Spriguns LPs for Decca, and
Nova, Arles, and Stockholm (which is to say he's well regarded in the was titled in tribute to the late Sandy Denny. More straightforwardly
electro-acoustic community). A class example of the 'cinema for the folk than earlier material, but Ms. Morton’s voice will still carry a spe-
ears' aesthetic, cleverly executed through a series of location record- cial thrill for certain weakly beating hearts.
ings and innovative Digital Signal Processes that when experienced in RED CHAIR FADEAWAY: Mesmerized CD (ENG 1012) $24.00
a closed stereo setting (headphones) can be intensely disorienting. 2nd album by this contemporary UK folk rock band. Shirley Souter’s
Case in point against the argument that 'the music died in 1973.'"-- vocals are heart stammering in a Trees’s sorta way and there’s a gentle-
Hrvatski. "La Rochefoucault said that certain people would never have psych vibe throughout that will knock out most acid-psych-in-the-
known love if they had not been told about it. By extension, we may glades practitioners. LP:
say that certain sonic landscapes, thought colors, certain states and ENRAPTURED (UK):
manifestations of the soul would remain forever muted, if electroa- RADIO 9: Motorik 10" (RAPT 1031) $9.00
coustics had not sprung forth from nowhere -- unexpected and "Debut release from London based three piece, Radio 9. There sound
inevitable." -- Georges Nicholson. lives nicely in the realms of krautrock and jogs along at an enjoyable
DOLDEN, PAUL: L'ivresse de al Vitesse 2CD (IMED 9917/17) pace. Not surprisingly main man and founder member Leon is also the
$19.00 man behind Kosmiche, the monthly krautrock club at Upstairs At The
"Canadian electroacoustic composer Dolden champions a 'theory of Garage."
excess,' a belief that the intoxication and seduction of information is a VA: Day Dreaming: Bedroom Ambience 2 CD (RAPT 28 CD) $15.00
desirable condition, one that frees us to perceive the world afresh. "Long awaited follow-up to Bedroom Ambience, which was released
L'ivresse de al Vitesse compiles nine devastating sonic manifestos to on vinyl a good few years back. Contributions from established
make his point. Several hundred painstakingly scored and multitracked favorites as well as tracks from new and fast-rising artists like Yellow 6
solo acoustic instruments collide to produce a super-dense musical and Junkboy. The mighty Mall start the album, and are followed by
black hole that even Iannis Xenakis would have shied away from. Flowchart, Alphastone, Amp, Longstone, Windy & Carl, Junkboy and
Trying to actually follow the impossible complexity drags you across Acceleradeck." Features one of the most laughable 'n desperate "nude
the event horizon into a world where consciousness survives but mean- covers" of recent memory.
ing has been obliterated. Futile relief comes on a few tracks where SOUNDSMITH: History In Our Heads CD (RAPT 35 CD) $15.00
viruoso soloists battle in vain against the taped chaos. Nirvana or "Second album from Soundsmith after the hugely successful Aquanaut
nihilism? No matter, you can listen to it a thousand times without album and two singles that were released on Wurlitzer Jukebox. Paul
wanting it to make sense." -- The Wire, chosen as one of the "100 Gulati continues with his UK west country psych experimentation. A
Records That Set The World on Fire". deliciously woven mix of sounds created by an avalanche of instru-
NORMANDEAU, ROBERT: Tangram CD (IMED 9920) $14.00 ments, including a ton of guitars, keyboards, piano, and a lorry load of
A collection of five pieces dated 1990-1993, acting as a volume two to percussion. Soundsmith have the knack of being able to write some
Lieux Inuoïs, effectively bringing you up to date on the various goings amazingly catchy, up-tempo, percussion-loaded songs. This latest
on & sounds inside Normandeau's head. "Tangram represents the release is no exception."
almost infinite permutations which lie hidden in elements as sparse ENTARTETE KUNST RECORDINGS (CANADA):
and simple as the voice of a child, the sound of a passing train, or a few VA: No Music Festival 6CD (EK 1898) $75.00
notes of classical music. Though highly contrasted, the pieces present- A 6CD box set celebrating the No Music Festival which took place in
ed on this disc exhibit several common denominators." London, Ontario over the 2 day period of March 27 & 28, 1998. The fes-
ENDPOINT: tival was held in honor of the Nihilist Spasm Band, in their home town
VA: Endpoint Compilation CD (END 001 CD) $14.00 where they have been active in the process of noise-making, playing

weekly for 33 years now! Participants were: the Nihilist Spasm Band, This combination is particularly disorientating when the sources of
Knurl, Thurston Moore, Alan Licht, JoJo Hiroshige (of Japan's Andrea's samples are 'song-poems' by Mr. Eskelin's father. When a
Hijokaidan) and the trio of Hal Rammel, Terri Kapsalis and John piece like 'Mary Jane's Dilemma' begins, anyone not familiar with the
Corbett (aka Van's Peppy Syncopators). The complete sets of each artist cracked work of the master musicians of MSR studios will feel as
is included within this box; additionally each night of the festival fea- though they have dialed into an extra-terrestrial radio station! By
tured numerous short jam sessions between the various participants as either the standards of modern improvisational or 'incredibly strange'
well as various other participants (like Hijokaidan's Junko or 4 of the music, Green Bermudas is a lot of a record...a testament to the inge-
sons of various members of the Nihilist Spasm Band!). Packaged in a nuity & weirdness of the human spirit."
stickered, slightly oversized box, with 16 page booklet of notes and BENDIAN'S INTERZONE, GREGG: CD (MTE 03) $12.00
photos. Each box set comes with it's own set of earplugs as well. Bendian (vibes, glockenspiel), Alex Cline (drums), Nels Cline (guitar),
VA: No 99 5CD (EK 2120) $55.00 Mark Dresser (bass). "Gregg Bendian is primarily known for his work as
The second compilation to document the now annual No Music an improviser & percussionist with Derek Bailey & Cecil Taylor. This
Festivals in Canada. "Includes: Nihilist Spasm Band, Borbetomagus, Jim release, the debut recording of his new group Interzone, should go a
O'Rourke/Jason Bellchamber, Alan Licht/Michael Snow, Ken long way toward establishing Bendian as a group leader, composer &
Vandermark/Fred Van Hove, Solmania with special guests. Enclosures vibes player of the first order. Fantastically sophisticated & rigorous
include booklet and plastic kazoo. More than 6 hours of music, plus music w/ a strong out-rock slant, played by an exquisitely versatile
vastly improved production and packaging." Numbered edition of 500 ensemble."
copies. TSAHAR TRIO, ASSIF: Shekhina CD (MTE 04) $12.00
ENTENPFUHL (GERMANY): Debut from the 27 year old Israeli born Tsahar (tenor sax), recorded live
SCHLAMMPEITZIGER: Erdrauchharnschleck LP (EMMLP004) in MA, 1996. With the desired rhythm section of Susie Ibarra (percus-
$15.00 sion) & William Parker (bass). "Tsahar's first date as a leader is an ele-
"LP-only reissue of a cassette-only release from 1993 on Frank mental & wildly billowing affair. W/ the fine young drummer Susie
Dommert's pre A-Musik label Entenpfuhl (which also released Jim Ibarra & bassist Parker, one of the great, very living figures in modern
O'Rourke's first record, The Ground Below Above Our Heads shortly music."
thereafter/before). Remastered in 1998 by Andi Toma and Jan St. MALIK, RAPHE: The Short Form CD (MTE 05) $12.00
Werner. Schlammpeitziger is Joe (JoJo) Zimmerman, one half of Great live set from 1996 by the Cecil Taylor-affiliated trumpeter, Malik.
Holosud (whose Fijne Was Apfpompen CD/LP rocks the plimsoul) and With Glenn Spearman (tenor sax), Dennis Warren (drums) and George
creator of some of the finest space-drift/post-kraut-fumbling (namely Langford (bass). "Malik's compositions combine long lines of searching
his side of the His Master's Cosmic Music/Schlammpeitziger split LP on lyricism with soul-scorching passages of inwardly-focused destruction.
Gefriem) since Moebius/Roedelius's decade long ground-drive-in of all There is no trumpeter working today who has the ballistically blatting
things 'Teutonic' ending with their ungodly Mayo Thompson collabo- purity of his tone runs, or anything approaching his sheer lung power.
ration in the mid eighties. There's some pretty confounding usage of Malik's notes skim up and across the bleeding surface of your subcon-
'consumer-grade' electronic accompaniment devices and channel-clip- scious like sharp flat wheels of wrought iron. Matching the fevered
ping reverb-drench resulting in an approximation of some entity inter- ascendance of Malik's muse is no easy feat, but Spearman's mountain-
rupting the solo travels of both 'Lounge/Exotica' & 'Psychedelic ous tenorwork splits the air with such elemental weight that all of the
Electronica'. As good as Harmonia." -- Hrvatski. pieces balanced beautifully between the twinned tugs of earth and
EREMITE: fire." --B. Coley.
CAULEY, CHRISTOPHER: FINland CD (MTE 06) $12.00
MOONDOC TRIO, JEMEEL: Tri-P-Let CD (MTE 01) $12.00
Debut release by a Montreal-based alto saxophonist who has played
Debut releases from this label dedicated to the "new loft" scene bub-
with Lisle Ellis, Raphe Malik, Malcolm Goldstein & others. His group
bling over via the farmlands of Western Massachusetts, under the
here features William Parker (bass), Gregg Bendian (percussion) &
direction of Michael Ehlers and Byron Coley. "Since the dawn of the
Steve Swell (trombone). "Mr. Cauley has brought a distinctive &
first loft era, alto saxophonist Jemeel Moondoc has been a prime &
thoughtful alto saxophone response, informed by the trinity of avant-
crazy mover. His recordings for Soul Note, Cadence, PolJazz & his own
garde alto saxophone (Lyons, Coleman & Dolphy), but in no way
Muntu label chart a distinctly non-Ornettian course across the scorched
beholden to it. A friendly & very particular recording, FINland intro-
landscapes of the post-bop era. With the release of Tri-P-Let, Eremite is
duces a new voice to the world of creative improvised music."
proud to return Mr. Moondoc to the recording scene after an absence
BRUNO/SABIR MATEEN, TOM: Getting Away With Murder CD
of eleven years. Playing with Moondoc...are bassist John Voigt, a wild-
(MTE 07) $12.00
ly advanced instrumentalist & an Apollonian spirit of intelligence &
"Tenor saxophonist Sabir Mateen and drummer Tom Bruno seem to
warmth, and drummer Lawrence Cook, a Dionysian power-wraith with
swim through each other's brain like radiant candira catfish that has
a discography reaching back to the early ESP catalog & including exten-
somehow accessed pineal glands instead of their usual urethral entry-
sive stints with such luminaries as Paul Bley & Bill Dixon. In this compa-
ways. Mateen and Bruno have been performing together for years;
ny, his new working trio, the special particulars of Moondoc's vast &
they comprise half of the power improv quartet Test. Getting Away
highly personal compositional & improvisational mind have never been
With Murder is a pure, accurate and gorgeous document of two inter-
more apparent."
dependent improvisers at the top of their respective forms. Mateen's
ESKELIN/ANDREA PARKINS, ELLERY: Green Bermudas CD (MTE
playing might remind some of Sonny Rollins' ecstatic avant dives of the
02) $12.00
post-bridge 60's, but it puts me more in the mind of Eric Dolphy's
NY tenor saxophonist, who has recorded for Soul Note and Songlines;
melodic convolutions. And if one thinks of Dolphy's playing as being
he also compiled the Tzadik anthology of MSR "song poems" that
birthed in harmony with the birds of his mother's backyard, one might
were originally produced by his father in the 60s: I Died Today: The
equally imagine Mateen's tenor snapping along with the song of the
Music of Rodd Keith."Specifically aligned with neither the faceless new
massive albino alligators that are rumored to inhabit Manhattan's sub-
traditionalist bow-ties nor the indiscriminate knee-jerks of the 'mersh
terranean channels." --B. Coley.
'avant-garde', Mr. Eskelin's work has proven consistently idiosyncratic
MOONDOC TRIO, JEMEEL: Fire In The Valley CD (MTE 08) $12.00
& increasingly unpredictable...Green Bermudas is a wild & contempo-
Live trio date from Amherst, MA 7/27/96. Moondoc (as), Laurence Cook
rary ass-toss of a record. It pairs the rich, penetrative power of his solo
(per.) & John Voigt (bass). "Moondoc's individual bent is clear from the
tenor work with the sample skewery of keyboardist Andrea Parkins.
first note of Fire In The Valley. To a large extent, the Ornettian model
has become the alto saxophone's dominant demonstrative voice. sought-after collectors item for many years. Eremite is proud to return
Harmolodicism's sweep & lilt (or the approximation thereof) is some- this vital & historically valuable music to common circulation. Five
thing that has seeped like hash oil into the binding threads of most ensembles recorded between 1974 & 1979, ranging in size from trio to
altoists' psyches. Moondoc has certainly been touched by Ornette's octet. Denis Charles, Charles Brackeen, Billy Bang, Jason Hwang,
conventions, but his alto work keeps its edges sharper & its angles Jemeel Moondoc, Daniel Carter, Toshinori Kondo, Tristan Honsiger,
darker. Jemeel's playing is more akin to that of Charles Tyler or Arthur Polly Bradfield, & numerous others from far corners of the NYC free
Jones. Without resorting to to the ceaseless overblowing that can music community. An altogether different view of the New York loft
make some of the Europeans sound so goddamn windy, Moondoc vis- scene than that provided by the Wildflowers sessions. With one previ-
its the recesses & unlit alleys of his horn, reminding us that abundant ously unissued performance."
timbral danger exists there." MALIK, RAPHE: Consequences CD (MTE 13) $13.50
CHARLES QUARTET, DENIS: Captain of the Deep CD (MTE 09) "'Raphe puts his technical mastery of the trumpet to bravura use
$12.00 throughout ConSequence, pushing off from the initial structure estab-
Denis Charles (drums), Nathan Breedlove (trumpet), Wilbert DeJoode lished by the tunes into those extremes of expression where he is so at
(bass), Jemeel Moondoc (alto sax). Recorded by VPRO radio on 9 May, home. His sound is huge -- just one note tells you that -- but there's
1991, De Effenaar Cultural Center, Eindhoven, Holland. "The album more to his playing than a big tone. Raphe has mastered the whole
you hold in your hands is a remarkable document. It is notable as one jazz vocabulary of the instrument. He can nail ridiculously high notes,
of only two recordings released under the leadership of the legendary execute the fastest lines with absolute clarity, & manipulate menacing
Denis Charles. It is equally notable as the sole remaining evidence of a growls, shrieks of anger & cries of joy with absolute precision... his
superb quartet, one whose existence was as brief as it was ecstatic. The methodology is another way of doing what improvisers have done in
opening piece, 'We Don't,' is my favorite selection. Mr. Moondoc and America since the turn of the century: express the exhilaration of free-
Mr. Breedlove achieve the rough, sanctified sax/trumpet interplay that dom & capture the joy that lies as deep within us as sorrow.' --Ed
was the Ayler Brothers stock in trade. Mr. Charles takes a solo so evoca- Hazell. With Denis Charles, Sabir Mateen & William Parker.
tive of West Africa's talking drum tradition as to lend the piece an MURRAY/SABIR MATEEN, SUNNY: We Are Not At The Opera CD
ancient character. All the material on this album has a sweet congru- (MTE 14) $13.50
ence. This band never fails to fill you with the magnificent sense of "Like Baby Dodds & Kenny Clarke before him, Sunny Murray revolu-
individuals working towards a greater whole. Nobody steps on anyone tionized the role of the trap drums in jazz. His playing with Ayler &
else's notes, nobody shoves anyone aside, and it is obvious throughout Taylor opened up entirely new expressive realms for the instrument, &
that the interpersonal communication is happening at a very high his influence on the last thirty-five years of improvised music cannot be
level." --Byron Coley, Deerfield, MA overestimated. Long in exile from the American scene, Murray made a
TRIO HURRICANE: Live At Fire In The Valley CD (MTE 10) $12.00 rare working visit to the states in the summer of 1998. This live record-
Trio Hurricane = Paul Murphy (drums), William Parker (bass), Glenn ing from a 27 June Meetinghouse performance in Amherst unites
Spearman (tenor Sax). Recorded live, 26 July, 1997, Amherst, Ma. Murray with an old comrade, the masterful multi-instrumentalist Sabir
"Tenor saxophonist Glenn Spearman is clearly a player & composer Mateen (TEST, One World Ensemble), who stimulates some of Murray's
who comes from somewhere deeply 'in the tradition' -- the real tradi- most intense playing on record since the classic Jump Up side with
tion. His work is in the same line as all the great, dangerous tenor play- Jimmy Lyons. Both men are former citizens of the nation state
ers -- from Ben Webster to Archie Shepp to Peter Brotzmann & onward Philadelphia, PA, & that pitiless city's deep tradition of great black
-- as well as the mystics, Frank Wright & John Coltrane. Mr. Spearman's music courses through the set. If action music -- furiously energized &
horn sings equally of unifying the spirit & smashing the status quo. His immediate -- is what you dig, this set delivers heavily."
compositions affirm both the sweetness of traditional melodicism & SPEARMAN, GLENN: First & Last CD (MTE 15) $13.50
the pleasures of form-destruction. There is no contradiction here, "Tenor saxophonist Spearman was an authentic heir to the legacies of
either, as his inventive fires burn hot enough to create a beautiful alloy. Frank Wright & post-Meditations Coltrane. In October of 1998, his
Together, the members of Trio Hurricane are playing music that stands giant spirit & wild, high-intensity flights on the horn were permanent-
at the apex of those traditions that really matter in the history of jazz: ly shut down. This performance from the July 1998 Fire In the Valley
power, beauty, invention, insurrection. Their music is produced via a festival, with Rashid Bakr on drums & Matthew Goodheart on piano,
collaboration of intelligence, chops & emotion that places it well ahead suggested a multiplicity of new directions for his small group playing.
of the commercial recycling that passes for jazz these days. So yeah, I It turned out to be his last ever earth gig, concertizing or recording.
guess it's avant garde. But it is also some of the loveliest, most purely- "but man, i wish i could hear him play one more time/'cause he was/for
felt human music on the planet." -- Byron Coley, Deerfield, MA me/more than anyone else i've known/the connection/to the heart of
MATEEN TRIO, SABIR: Divine Mad Love CD (MTE 11) $12.00 original jazz freedom." -- Byron Coley, Threnody for Jon Easley & Jim
Sabir Mateen (tenor & alto saxophones, clarinet, flute), Laurence Cook Shepard && Glenn Spearman &&& Dick Higgins &&&& Ray Bremser.
(percussion), John Voigt (bass). Studio recordings from 2/97. "Multi- GOLDSTEIN, MALCOLM: Live At Fire In The Valley CD (MTE 16)
instrumentalist Mateen made his recording debut w/ Horace Tapscott's $13.50
Pan African People's Arkestra over two decades ago. Following years "A significant addition to the discography of this important &under-
of heavy dues paying, Mateen is now a luminous presence on the documented avant-garde figure. 'A doyen of the American avant
American improvised music scene, as part of Test, the One World garde," (The Wire, May 1999) Goldstein co-founded the Tone Roads
Ensemble, Tenor Rising, the Raphe Malik Quartet, & other free-blow- Ensemble in the early 1960s with James Tenney & Philip Corner, & went
ing enterprises. Laurence Cook & John Voigt forged their concepts in on to establish an aggressively individual voice as a violinist & compos-
the more recondite seams of the post-Ayler universe: Lowell Davidson, er. Later his reputation as one of the new music's great instrumental-
Alan Silva, Bill Dixon. Presently they are part of the Jemeel Moondoc ists & solo performers prompted John Cage, Ornette Coleman, &
Trio." Christian Wolff, among others, to compose for him. Goldstein has lived
PARKER, WILLIAM: Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace CD quietly for many years in Vermont's Northern Kingdom, & is too seldom
(MTE 12) $12.00 heard from. This beautiful solo set from the 1997 Fire In the Valley fes-
"William Parker's earliest recordings as a leader. First released in 1979 tival is a fairly stupefying demonstration of his unique genius."
on his own Centering Records (Centering 1001), in an edition of 500 SILVA/WILLIAM PARKER, ALAN: A Hero's Welcome: Pieces For
copies, Through Acceptance of the Mystery Peace has been a much Rare Occasions CD (MTE 17) $13.50

"Alan Silva's playing & live composition have been a highlight of the syncratic, the way he favors deliberate rough edges over polish and
avant garde's living history for the past 35+ years. From his work with 'technique', the unsentimental rigor of his ballads, and the sheer emo-
Sun Ra's Arkestra, through extended relationships with Bill Dixon, Cecil tional honesty of his playing -- these are Moondoc's virtues just as sure-
Taylor, & Albert Ayler, on into the Celestial Communications Orchestra ly as they were Monk's and they make Moondoc's music unlike anyone
& the Frank Wright Center of the World Band, Silva has been one of else's working in the free jazz idiom. Oh, you can hear echoes of Jimmy
the music's most consistently valuable thinkers. A child of Alan Silva's Lyons' merciless intellect, Ornette Coleman's vulnerability, and Jackie
other-worldly strategies for double bass, William Parker is the premier McLean's sharp intonation and economy. But they are filtered through
bassist of the post-Vietnam era. A Hero's Welcome is a spontaneous Moondoc's own experience, his own heart and mind. And when histo-
composition dedicated to the spiritual essence of Sun Ra & to all the ry fuses with experience in the creative act, it's only the individual voice
great string players of the 20th Century. It was recorded at the first you hear in the heat of the moment that counts. What you hear is pure
duo performance Silva & Parker undertook, & is the first installment of Moondoc. Writers and critcs will have run out of superlatives long
the Eremite Silva & Parker ongoing strings duo project, which among before William Parker has run out of ideas on his instrument. His cre-
other things will entail at least one duo (or extended duo) recording by ativity is boundless, he has a feel for time as distinctive as his own
Silva & Parker for Eremite per year from now until the big O. Two full heartbeat, and he can play any role the music calls for." –Ed Hazell,
improvising orchestras couldn't mix it up more completely." liner notes
DIE LIKE A DOG QUARTET FEATURING ROY CAMPBELL: From TEST: Live CD (MTE 21) $13.50
Valley To Valley CD (MTE 18) $13.50 Tom Bruno (drums); Daniel Carter (flute/alto & tenor saxophones/trum-
"The debut North American performance of Peter Brotzmann's pet); Matthew Heyner (bass); Sabir Mateen (clarinet/flute/alto & tenor
Quartet for the apocolypse, recorded live in Amherst at the '98 Fire In saxophones). "Unedited concert recordings from the band's 1998
the Valley. Brotzmann on reeds, William Parker on bass, Hamid Drake American tour. 'Years of experience as a working band has made Test
on trap kit & percussion. Roy Campbell's open & muted brass replaced an incredibly tight group with the confidence to take risks that other
Kondo for these seventy uproarious minutes of group conjuring. Only bands can't... An underground band in every sense of the term -- until
Brotzmann delivers music of this immediacy & Old Testament purpose. last year, the quartet had no recordings, rarely played in clubs, never
Violent & beautiful enough to rip you, briefly, out of history." toured, and consequently got no media attention, they're the best free
HOWARD, NOAH: Patterns/Message To South Africa CD (MTE 19) jazz group you've never heard.' –- Jazziz
$13.50 BRUNO, TOM: White Boy Blues CD (MTE 22) $13.50
"Originally issued on his own Alt Sax label in 1971, the Patterns session "Best known as a member of the guerrilla free-jazz collective Test, Tom
is one of the great mystery spots in the Noah Howard canon. The blast- Bruno's history on the NYC free music scene reaches back more than 30
ed opening sequence, which we seem to enter whilst already in- years. White Boy Blues is a 1981 performance by Bruno as a 'solo artist',
process, is a space duet for conga and electric guitar unprecedented in along with the drum kit, he plays piano, sings, and dances. The musi-
the annals of jazz and new music. When the rest of the musicians enter cality, hard-angled swing, and unfussy attack that mark Bruno's drum-
there is a heavy attempt to Africanize Dutch architecture, a proposition ming in Test were already point-blank in 1981, and his piano playing,
which Mr. Mengelberg seems reluctant to accept. What eventually dancing and vocalizing really get in there. An interesting contrast to
occurs is a primitivist aerial slugfest that invokes a world of shared some of the solo opuses produced by European free drummers of the
experience, then negates its substantiality with hammers of nihilist same era. White Boy Blues is the first joint production between Eremite
beauty. Emblematic of the end of Europe's open arms policy towards and the New York City Artists Collective."
America's expatriate improvisers, Patterns remains a ferocious, con- ANDERSON/HAMID DRAKE/KIDD JORDAN/WILLIAM PARKER,
founding ghost. The Message to South Africa session is another kind of FRED: Two Days In April 2CD (MTE 23/24) $21.00
spirit flare. Written in Paris the week that Steve Biko was killed (1979), "Double CD set documenting two 1999 concerts (in Amherst and
the date came together around two of the great South African jazz Boston) by this summit gathering of American free jazz heavies. Two
exiles, pianist Chris McGregor and bassist Johnny Dyani. Drummer Noel continuous long-form group improvisations. A major statement on
McGhee was enlisted to give the band Carribbean representation. In American improvisational methodologies at the end of the century. 'A
Paris as well was Kali Fasteau, who lends the proceedings some of the wall of energy, a tidal wave of celebration, that sweeps away the lis-
same vibrational magic she had used so notably on Archie Shepp's tener.'" Anderson & Jordan (tenor sax), Parker (bass), Drake (percus-
Bijou. Mr. McGregor pliced in the chords to what was then the South sion).
African National Anthem, and Mr. Dyani improvised vocals and invoca- ERKRANKUNG DURCH MUSIQUE:
tions in Zulu throughout the suite. The combination of free-ranging STERIL: Robofication LP (EDM 1000) $12.00
throats and small, repeated melodic figures gives the piece a feel very "Steril, who dropped an acoustical bomb in France's New Wave scene
congruent to that which flowed from the pipe of free Africa. It is truly with his mini-album Ono-Sendai in the early 80s, has for the past few
a slab of riveting 'world music' in the purest sense -- 'cartwheeling years lived in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo on the fourteenth floor of a ware-
through the changes like a shaman and surging up from a place house. Five years after this initial release, Erkrankung met him in one
beyond the reach of the western civ shuck. The project was done with of those plastic-coffin hotels at the airport Narita and agreed on the
the idea that Mercury might release it, but the heavy political vibe was release of some new mixes of his tracks. He's not going to perform on
too much for the company. Consequently, the track has never been stage anymore, but he trusted this label by giving his musical heritage
released until now." –- Byron Coley, liner notes into its hands. He is currently working, by the way, as a producer of
MOONDOC/WILLIAM PARKER, JEMEEL: New World Pygmies CD television shows in Nihon. Eight tracks, some new mixdowns of old
(MTE 20) $13.50 tracks and five previously unreleased cuts are included on a new com-
"Moondoc pulls out all the stops on this album; it's the most complete pilation album called Robofication. And now Raider is Twix: Kranke
documentation of his instrumental prowess on record. From the sus- musique ist schön-- Erkrankung Durch Musique."
tained melodic invention of the title track, to the sound-color-texture ERL RECORDS:
manipulations of 'Huey Sees A Rainbow" to the gut-wrenching inter-
HOOKER GROUP, WILLIAM: “Vulnerability”/”Hopi/My Friend” 7"
pretation of "Another Angel Goes Home', Parker's tribute to the late
(ERL 013) $3.50
Denis Charles, Moondoc is at the top of his game. Listening to him on
Live at the Knitting Factory, featuring Donald Miller (guitar), Brian
the title track as he carefully picks his notes, threading his way in crazy
Doherty (electronics), Charles Compo (tenor sax), Masahiko Kono
zigzag lines that avoid cliche at every turn, I thought of Thelonious
(trombone) and Hooker (drums).
Monk -- not his style but his spirit. The proud insistence on the idio-
ERNST (GERMANY): an intense, involving experience." -- Richard Sanderson.
HAUNTED HOUSE: Up In Flames CD (ERST 002) $13.50
BRINKMANN, THOMAS: Monika/Nicola 12" (ERNST 007) $10.00
"This is Loren Mazzacane's new quartet, which has been playing gigs
"Four more clipped tick-tankery epics and general art-conscious flavor
in NYC for the last year or so. It's 3 tracks, 56 minutes, and is a little
packets. And I quote: "Ernst 007 Monika/Nicola...there is a 'raver'
more structured and rock-based than most of his solo work. The record
Nicola 1 with some nice stereotypes about 'raves'. The Monika 1 is the
is culled from the six or so shows we recorded live. Personnel: Loren
'live version' of a track from Ernst 5. The Bassdrum is a bit to heavy, I´m
MazzaCane Connors (guitar), Suzanne Langille (vocals), Andrew
sorry for that. Both second tracks are very relaxed." Perhaps more so
Burnes (guitar), Neel Murgai (Persian daf)." Recorded Feb & May, 1999;
than previous Ernst outings, a fine place both to enter the fray or
includes a long version of Lonnie Johnson's "Blue Ghost Blues". "The
exceed it. You're missing out on life..." -- Hrvatski.
sprawling guitar textures, wandering melodies, beautiful, dark vocal
BRINKMANN, THOMAS: Petra/Olga 12" (ERNST 008) $10.00
delivery, and loose song structure come together to make this one of
"Conversely: 'Ernst 008 'Petra'/'Olga'... very special, cause it`s made
Mazzacane's finest in recent memory. An essential recording for any
with two sequenzers both with the same program, one left channel,
fan of Mazzacane's work, and a splendid introduction for the uniniti-
one right and the bassdrum in the middle. It´s a 'fast variation' and
ated." -- Phil Waldorf
'darker' than the other Ernst releases. I wanted to connect the tracks,
HOWARD/DENMAN MARONEY, EARL: Fire Song CD (ERST 003)
but with the typical space between them. This was not possible.' I've
$13.50
also been told that "'Olga' 1 is the binary number of 2001 =
"Four long solo and duet pieces totalling 54 minutes from these two
11111010001' and that: 'The "Petra" 1 is country&western psychobilly
NYC-based, criminally underdocumented musicians. Howard and
or call it what you want. The second track is a railway story. LSD for the
Maroney have been playing together sporadically since 1975, when
passengers, thanks to Timothy Leary or better Aldous Huxley and his
they recorded a version of Stockhausen's 'Kurzwellen' as part of the
"doors of perception" and also to Brad Miller and his time machine.
Negative Band (a record engineered by Carl Stone for the Finnadar
and 'Petra' 1.' This clears up very little, although sonically this is the
label). Howard plays alto saxophone and synth, while Maroney plays
most immediately pleasing Ernst yet (surprising...). You all should real-
hyperpiano, which is further explained below. Howard has played over
ly consider getting all of these records before they're hopelessly out of
the years with such luminaries as Derek Bailey, Han Bennink, Takehisa
print, replaced perhaps by the 13 'Magritte' records (I can see it now
Kosugi, George Lewis, Nam June Paik, and Richard Teitelbaum, but has
with cat names like 'Morris/Noodles') or the 'Jean Arp' series of varia-
barely recorded, except for a mostly solo electronics CD on Random
tions of variations of variationen..." -- Hrvatski.
Acoustics, Pele's Tears. Fire Song contains his first composition for alto
BRINKMANN, THOMAS: Susi/Trixi 12" (ERNST 010) $10.00
Tenth volume in the series (it appears that the catalog number 009 was to be documented on disc, the solo piece 'Orchid'. Maroney has pio-
used for an Ernst record bag), Brinkmann's always illuminating view neered a technique for the piano which he refers to as 'hyperpiano',
into the worlds of beauty derived from, female names, visually stun- which involves stopping, sliding, bowing, plucking, strumming and
ning grooves and the general universe of sound reproduction. Veering striking the strings directly with a variety of tools including bars, bowls,
more this time into an acid-stun, club-acceptable forum. knives, bells and mashers of metal, boxes and bottles of plastic, mallets
BRINKMANN, THOMAS: Ulla/Vera 12" (ERNST 011) $10.00 of various kinds, and blocks of rubber. Hyperpiano differs from pre-
Eleventh volume in Brinkmann's series, very loopy and little bit cute; pared piano in that the piano is not prepared beforehand." "The week
another fantastic issue. that I heard this CD, I also witnessed Wally Shoup put a rubber glove
BRINKMANN, THOMAS: Wilma & Xenia 12" (ERNST 012) $10.00 on his saxophone, his breath causing it to wave like a sarcastic hand.
"Say goodbye to the ladies..." One could not find two more disparate, conflicting values in music per-
formance, though both Shoup's gesture and the Maroney/Howard CD
ERSATZ AUDIO:
share something in that they are both instilled with an awareness that
VA: Oralolio 12" (EZ 008) $6.00
conscientious abstraction is an empty gesture -- Maroney and Howard
"Vocal oriented comp featuring Adult, Gerhard Potuznik, Kitbuilders
perform with a humility that speaks more of functionality in a musical
and Perspects." Awesome new-electro, including a Joy Division cover!
language." -- Dean Roberts
VA: Ersatz Audio: The Forgotten Sounds of Tomorrow CD (EZ 011
LEHN/GERRY HEMINGWAY, THOMAS: Tom & Gerry 2CD (ERST 004)
CD) $11.00
$21.00
"This compilation encapsulates the music of Ersatz Audio from its
"In June of 1997, Thomas Lehn and Gerry Hemingway came together
inception (1995-1999)." Features tracks by: Adult, Le Car, Perspects,
for a duo tour in Germany that had originally been planned as a quar-
Bolzbolz, Artificial Material, Fastgraph, Platez, G.D. Luxxe, Third
tet with Mats Gustafsson and Barry Guy. But the budget was meager,
Electric, Lessening Lesson, Kitbuilders, First Mode.
salvaging the tour seemed the best option and so the tour went on as
VA: Le Car Remixed 12" (EZ 012) $6.00
a duo. Thomas recorded all of the concerts and the extensive record-
"After 4 renowned 12" releases of their own, Le Car has hired some of
ings were recently compiled into this double CD, which was painstak-
the best mechanics around to overhaul 4 previous Le Car models from
ingly edited, sequenced and mastered to provide the best possible
the 90s. Here you'll find Le Car with a new paint job, an added spoiler
showcase for this superb music. Lehn (analogue synth), who hails from
and ground effects, a new stylish interior, and of course a new sound
Cologne, has been omnipresent in the European improv scene since the
system for increased bass effect. As an added bonus, a never before
early '80's, but only recently has begun to be documented on disc, and
released Le Car track from 1996, 'Audiofile 11', has been added to the
even then, most of the recordings are on small, hard-to-find European
bill. Remixers include: G.D. Luxxe, EDMX, DJ Godfather, and
labels, typically in very limited quantities. This project gives a wider
Ectomorph."
audience a chance to hear the man who Jim O'Rourke has described as
ERSTWHILE: 'the world's greatest synth player' (The Wire, 1/98). Hemingway (drums
VHF: Extracts CD (ERST 001) $13.50 and percussion) needs no introduction to anyone with any interest in
"Quiet, intense, saturated improv not miles away from AMM or Such. the current state of free improv. He's led or co-led more than twenty
Personnel: Graham Halliwell (alto saxophone, percussion), Simon H. records, and a prominent sideman on countless more, but Tom & Gerry
Fell (double bass), Simon Vincent (drums, tone generator)." "VHF is a rare chance to hear him in a largely electroacoustic setting. 'Lehn
utilise the classic line up of the power free jazz trio, but use their can be heard on the recent MIMEO disc but gets lost among the pro-
resources to achieve very different ends - producing a quiet introspec- ject's cluttered, too-many-chefs all-star lineup. Now, on the strength of
tive music which nevertheless crackles with circumvented energy. This this epic double CD, Lehn joins the likes of Fennesz, Otomo, and
trio are actively expounding a new vocabulary for these instruments -
Wachsmann as one of the world's premier electroacoustic improvisers, Roberts: "Schnee is not about freezing, it is about snow. Therefore any-
while Hemingway more than holds his own as the foil for Lehn's stag- thing 'liquid' is gone, and has been transferred into a malleable body -
gering splatter-attack of synthesized sound. Lehn is easily the most - its grainy patterns and particles are what Kurzmann creates circular
energizing force improv has seen in ages.' -- Gil Gershman." asymmetrical patterns within. Stangl's guitar is brittle, dissolving like
ROWE/GUNTER MULLER/TAKU SUGIMOTO, KEITH: The World icicle drops. This record's beauty is in the critical fact that it explores
Turned Upside Down CD (ERST 005) $13.50 the differences in computer generated and acoustic music, unlike a
"The World Turned Upside Down documents their first meeting as a forced marriage of a systematic clash. Strikingly, it finds its entry at the
trio (and the first meeting ever between Rowe and Sugimoto), cap- extremity of fundamental difference between the worlds of the two
tured in vivid detail in concert at Les Instants Chavires in October of '99. instruments. It is not reductionist -- in that it does not lack matter to its
The performance builds upon Sugimoto's guitar reflections, with Rowe dialogue. Simply these two artists are so assured and comfortable with-
and Muller slowly tracing jagged spirals around his ever-evolving line. in the language that it leads to saying less."
Much like an AMM performance, this is a journey with no discernible ESKATON (UK):
beginning or end, striking a precarious balance between tranquility COIL VS. ELPH: Protection CD (ESKATON 02) $12.00
and turbulence. The front cover was painted by Rowe, and the gor- Repress of this 4 track EP. Features Coil's track "Protection" from 1992,
geous drawings and calligraphy which adorn the rest of the package plus 3 Elph tracks from 1994.
come from a tour diary kept by Masae Tanabe. 'The trio evolves into an COIL: Worship The Glitch CD (ESKATON 06) $19.00
electroacoustic ecosystem of insect chirps, bog-creature glissandi and "Somewhat recent release from Mssrs. Coil and their pan-sound alter-
Sugimoto's lone guitar qua guitar, whose ghostly presence soaks the aegis, ELpH. Similar terrain to 1998's Time Machines CD release; overall
proceedings with a sober grace. No strangers to the art of palpable muddy/distant vibes not too far off from a digitalised compendium of
restraint, the participants create a masterpiece of understatement in Columbia-Princeton output, post DX-7. Occasional repetitive
an idiom as unforced as it is entrancing.' -- Robert Lim gesture/tonal-wash/found spoken texts. A pleasant listen, one that
DRUMM/MARTIN TETREAULT, KEVIN: Particles and Smears CD some less in-the-know would deem 'ambient'. Icy." -- Hrvatski.
(ERST 006) $13.50 COIL: Presents Black Light District CD (ESKATON 08) $19.00
"Chicago-based Kevin Drumm (guitar, electronics) and Montreal-based "Those who shine darkly are: Peter Christopherson, Otto Avery,
Martin Tétreault (turntables) traveled in separate musical circles, each John Balance, Drew McDowall, Louise Weasel, Jenny De'Ath,
unaware of the other's work, until a Chicago-based organization, John Absolom, and Rufus Pool." !995-96 studio recordings,
Lampo, booked Tétreault for a concert with Drumm and the ubiqui- cover painting by Steven Stapleton.
tous Jim O'Rourke in September of 1999. While Tétreault was in COIL: Presents Black Light District 2LP (ESKATON 09) $28.00
Chicago, he and Drumm spent some time in the studio, and this CD Last remaining copies of the double LP version (in full color gatefold
contains the results, as recorded by TV Pow's Todd Carter. Drumm, best sleeve, blue vinyl).
known for his two superb solo records on Perdition Plastics, and COIL: Time Machines CD (ESKATON 10) $19.00
Tétreault, best known for his collaborative series of discs on Most recent album (released early '98) by the trio of Jhon Balance,
Ambiances Magnetiques with the likes of Otomo Yoshihide and Ikue Drew McDowall & Peter Christopherson. It consists of 4 tracks described
Mori, meld their techniques seamlessly to form a thoroughly integrat- as "4 tones to facilitate travel through time". The tracks are names
ed record. While both musicians are more than capable of playing solo after various psychotropic chemicals and include a special thanks to the
sets filled with compelling ideas from beginning to end, here both psychedelic researchers Ann & Alex Shulgin. As might be suggested,
seem to make a conscious effort to subsume their identities in order to the music is immersive and deeply resonant -- brilliantly developing
create a greater work." "The often brittle, overwhelmingly tactile electronic drones.
sounds which Drumm and Tétreault produce are so finely intertwined COIL: Spring Equinox: Moon's Milk or Under an Unquiet Skull CD
it's an act of futility to guess whose thwacks, crackles, pops, hums, and (ESKATON 11) $10.00
squeaks are whose. The duo's enjoyment practically oozes from their Mid-'98 single from Coil, a 17 minute 2 track EP. Droning organ & vocals
savvy interactions, as they rigorously reach deeper and deeper into plus violin and strange atmosphere creating a very desirable display of
themselves and their instruments to find new noises. But even as they sound.
forage, their sense of purpose is never lost. This is free improvisation of COIL: Bee Stings CD (ESKATON 14) $10.00
the highest level; stunning proof of imagination transcending scrap- "The new 4 track CD from Coil, this time celebrating the 'summer sol-
heap technique." -- Peter Margasak stice'. Tracks feature Peter, Geoff, Drew & Bill Breeze (head of the
STANGL/CHRISTOF KURZMANN, BURKHARD: Schnee CD (ERST OTO)."
008) $13.50 COIL: Amethyst Deceiver CD (ESKATON 16) $10.00
Stangle (acoustic & electric guitars, percussion), Kurzmann (G3). "Third in the series of singles from Coil, this one celebrates the
"Burkhard Stangl and Christof Kurzmann are both internationally Autumnal Equinox. 'Regel,' 'Rosa Decidus,' 'Switches,' 'The Auto-
known musicians from Vienna. Stangl is best known for being a mem- Asphyxiating Hierophant,' & 'Amethyst Deceivers' are the five tracks
ber of the seminal improv group Polwechsel, for his superb solo record that make up this Autumn release."
Recital and for his five part, work-in-progress opera Venusmond. COIL/ZOS KIA: Transparent LP (ESKATON 17) $28.00
Kurzmann is a co-leader of Orchester 33 1/3 with Christian Fennesz, "At long last a vinyl issue of this great historical Coil recording. 1000
runs Charhizma records, and appears on the self-titled improv docu- copies only, on transparent vinyl."
ment CD on Charhizma, along with Fennesz and Werner Dafeldecker, COIL: North 7" (ESKATON 18) $13.00
with guest performances by Kevin Drumm, Jim O'Rourke, and Martin The 7" features 2 of the 4 tracks on the CD (Eskaton 19). Rose
Siewert. While both musicians have been involved in the Viennese Mcdowall is the vocalist on "Christmas Is Now Drawing Near". The last
music scene since the late eighties, and have been friends just as long, remaining 7" in this series...
their musical interests lay in different areas until fairly recently. They COIL: North CD (ESKATON 19) $10.00
never played in the same band until Kurzmann sat in with Polwechsel "The fourth & final episode in Coil's quarterly solstice subscription
in September 1999 in NYC. When they returned to Vienna, they record- series. Nicely cut-up digital hits/string-drone/space sounds/goth jabber
ed this duo record, inspired by four favorite movies of theirs and by a ('Red Rose Splitting the Skull... Heaviness...)/melancholy for the 'arach-
quote from Swiss writer Robert Walser.Schnee consists of four long nid' set. Almost pleasing in places (specifically 'Christmas' & its vox by
soundscapes, with Kurzmann's sedate electronics underpinning Rosa Mundi). 4 tracks, 25 minutes even." -- Hrvatski.
Stangl's atmospheric plucking." The following quote from Dean COIL: Queens Of The Circulating Library CD (ESKATON 20) $19.00
"Thighpaulsandra's mother, Dorothy Lewis, a trained opera singer now "8 tracks of mostly well-known material from 1947 and '48. Including
retired, recites the lyrices especially written for her by John Balance; 'Tiger Rag', 'Slow Boat To China', and "Half Nelson". Features a
and for mothers everywhere. This was released on April 2nd for breathtaking solo on 'White Christmas' recorded Christmas Day 1948.
Mother's Day and for the Coil show at the Royal Festival Hall in With Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davis, Max Roach, Lennie Tristano, and
London. Synthesized by Thighpaulsandra and John Balance. Part one Kenny Dorman among others."
of a continually mutating series of circulating musckal compositions. PARKER, CHARLIE: Life Performances, Vol. 2 CD (ESPCD 3001)
Anyone can become a Queen Of The Circulating Library. Just Plant A $15.00
Tree. The CD comes in a pink coloured plastic C-Shell packaging." "8 more live tracks from Yardbird & co. circa 1948 and '49, including a
THIGHPAULSANDRA: Some Head CD (ESKATON 21) $14.00 one-of-a-kind version of 'Groovin High'. Very clean, clear and noise
"This CD was initially sold at the Royal Festival Hall event with Coil, and free. With Miles Davis, Max Roach, Kenny Dorham and announcer
is now being made available to the general public. Some Head consists Symphony Sid, among others."
of two pieces of music: 'Black Nurse' and 'Tudor Fruits'. Full time Coil HOLIDAY, BILLIE: 1949-1952 Radio & TV Broadcasts CD (ESPCD
member Thighpaulsandra takes care of synthesizers, piano, horn, 3002) $15.00
vocals, and is joined by Coil's John Balance on vocals/text and Hans "Live recordings from the Apollo and the Eddie Condon show, among
Jurgen Rausch takes care of enforcement/retractors. The CD is housed others. 12 titles including 'Miss Brown To You', 'Lover Man', and 'Billie's
in a sheer black C-shell package and comes with a sticker on the front. Blues' as well as some nice radio-days banter."
Thighpaulsandra also plays keyboards for Spiritualized and Julian HOLIDAY, BILLIE: 1953-56 Radio & TV Broadcasts CD (ESPCD
Cope." 3003) $15.00
ESP (GERMANY): "13 more tracks, including 'Them There Eyes' from a Tonight Show
SORGEN/STEVE RUST/BOB WINDBIEL, HARVEY: Outlet CD (ESP television broadcast. Also a version of 'Stormy Weather' recorded at
3029) $12.00 Carnegie Hall with Count Basie, Lester Young, and Buck Clayton."
An improv guitar/bass/drums trio playing in an almost later ESSEX (UK):
Minutemen-style, recorded in 1983. This is going to be the last avail- KISSING SPELL: Los Pajaros LP (ESSEX 001) $24.00
able ZYX-released ESP title, I just know it. Ltd edition LPs from master tapes (?) that has been described as a
ESP/CALIBRE (NETHERLANDS): “killer psychedelic Chilean album recorded in 1970 w/ amazing fuzz
AYLER, ALBERT TRIO: Spiritual Unity CD (ESPCD 1002) $15.00 guitar and dreamy keyboard, one of the best South American LPs ever
The new ESP reissue program, as produced by the new owners of the made.”
catalog: Via/Calibre in Holland. Jewel case packaging, with slipmat cov- TRAFFIC SOUND: Virgin LP (ESSEX 003) $24.00
ers. Booklets include brief history of ESP, and some have brief session 2nd LP exotic masterpiece, epitomizing drug-drenched psych flubbery.
comments by ESP's founder, Bernard Stollman. The tapes have suppos- LAGHONIA: Etcetera LP (ESSEX 004) $24.00
edly been remastered for these editions. "ESP's first release, recorded Rare Peruvian psych LP with Traffic Sound connections, but less inter-
in July, 1964. An essential component of any serious jazz collection. esting.
Features Gary Peacock (bass) and Sunny Murray (percussion)." APPLE: An Apple A Day CD (ESSEX 1001) $20.00
SANDERS, PHAROAH: Pharoah's First CD (ESPCD 1003) $15.00 UK psych from 1968, that has been notoriously "collectable" for near-
"First release (post Coltrane) from the most fearsome tenor saxophon- ly 2 decades. Some good Barrett cops and then more.
ist on the 60s scene. Terrorist grunge with a shake of mysticism circa KISSING SPELL: Los Pajaros CD (ESSEX 1010) $20.00
1964. With Stan Foster (trumpet), Jane Getz (piano), William Bennett "Originally issued by the Arena label in 1970, this South American west
(bass), and Marvin Pattillo (percussion)." Bernard Stollman: "Pharaoh coast styled psychedelic megararity has been reissued for the first time
checked the levels with engineer, and then played two 23-minute com- on vinyl. Taken from masters, this beautiful artifact features superb
positions, took his money, signed the contracts, and left. It was the only fuzz guitar, spacey effects, English vocals and fantastic harmonies."
time B. has seen him in thirty years." PLEASE: 1968-69 LP (ESSEX 1017) $22.00
NEW YORK ART QUARTET: CD (ESPCD 1004) $15.00 "Previously unissued UK psych with UK Kaleidoscope and SAC feel from
"Their first album, originally recorded in 1964. Features Roswell Rudd the late 60's featuring members of the Flies, Bulldog Breed, Bun and
(trombone), John Tchicai (alto sax), Lewis Worrell (bass), and Milford pre-T2."
Graves (percussion). And don't forget the appearance by black radical ETHERWORLD RECORDINGS:
poet and New Thing propagandist Lee Roi Jones." MERZBOW: Electric Salad CD (ETW 002) $13.00
ALLEN, THE BYRON TRIO: CD (ESPCD 1005) $15.00 "70+ minutes of terrific industrial noise from an EMS synthesizer and
"Debut album recorded in 1964. Four tracks, including "Decision For 'live noise concrete mix.' The three pieces that compromise Electric
The Cole-Man" (Ornette Coleman suggested that ESP make the record- Salad were done live to DAT with completely no overdubs or editing in
ing). With Allen on alto sax, Maceo Gilchrist on bass, and Ted Robinson order to capture the true essence of Merzbow's spontaneous eruptions
on percussion." Bernard Stollman: "Like all ESP sessions, before and of talent." Limited remaining stock.
since, the artist laid down his compositions, dictated their editing MELOCHE, CHRIS: Urban Myth 2 CD (ETW 003) $13.00
sequence and left. The time required rarely exceeded two hours from "Chris Meloche (b. Windsor, Ontario, 1957) is an independent compos-
start to finish." er and performer of electronic, electroacoustic and computer music. He
OCTOPUS: CD (ESPCD 2000) $15.00 began creating electroacoustic music in 1980, pursued independent
"Stoned out trippy acid-blues-jazz-rock. Affecting and disconcerting studies and followed the works of Stockhausen, Reich, Cage, Eno, Riley,
lyrics from 1969 about war, guns, Kennedy, MLK, and the eight arms of Subotnick, Throbbing Gristle, Can and Tangerine Dream...his work has
Octopus. Very screwed up music on this still-listenable 60s document." also gained more international attention in 1994 with releases on Peter
CROMAGNON: Orgasm CD (ESPCD 2001) $15.00 Namlook's FAX label of Frankfurt, Germany. Urban Myth 2 is the sequel
"Free 60s underground tribal music from Austin Grasmere, Brian Elliot, to Recurring Dreams of the Urban Myth (FAX, 1994), and has been con-
and the Connecticut Tribe. Recorded in 1969 with a heavy dose of densed -- but not compromised for the CD format. This 73-minute CD
'Everything Is One'." Packaged with brief notes, photos, lyrics to represents a work that once set to motion, takes on a life of its own."
"Caledonia", etc. "Successful attempt to fuse analogue environments with the sensur-
PARKER, CHARLIE: Live Performances, Vol. 1 CD (ESPCD 3000) round atmospheres of musique concrete."--The Wire.
$15.00 EUTERPE (FRANCE):

LE CASTOR, OLIVIER: Etat De Style 12" (EUT 009) $9.00 narrative...he succeeded in freeing himself from the constraints of
"The next chapter of Olivier Le Castor's adventures in the world of mimeticism...descend[ing] into the diabolical nirvana of dada."
sound. He defines the idea of 'acousmatic music', breaking away from ARTAUD, ANTONIN: Watchfiends & Rack Screams BOOK (EC
past references. This is defined by new ways of sculpting auditive mate- ARTAUD) $15.50
rial made possible by the latest developments in digital tools, particu- "Among Antonin Artaud’s most brilliant works are the scatological
larly putting the raw materials through his 'neural network'. Etat De glossolalia composed in the final three years of his life (1945-1948),
Style is your introduction to this concept. It tends to change the very during and after his incarceration in an asylum at Rodez. These repre-
nature of rhythmic elements, by changing both their actual place in sent some of the most powerful outpourings ever recorded, a torrent
space and their perception." of speech from the other side of sanity and the occult. In this collection,
EVA (FRANCE): the most complete representation of this period of Artaud’s work ever
JOSEPH: Stoned Age CD (EVA B35) $16.00 presented in English, and the first new anthology of Artaud published
Houston group who released this lone album in 1969. A in the U.S. since Helen Weaver’s 1976 Selected Writings, cogent state-
guitar/organ/grunt mainstay; not everyone would agree that it's "an ments of theory are paired with the raving poetry of such pieces as
explosive mixture of primitive hard rock, unbridled blues and savage 'Artaud the Momo,' 'Here Lies,' and 'To Have Done with the
psychedelicism," but you get the idea. Judgement of God.' These are translated with drama and accuracy by
EXACT CHANGE: Clayton Eshleman, whose renditions of Vallejo and Césaire have won
widespread acclaim including a National Book Award."
APOLLINAIRE, GUILLAUME: The Poet Assassinated BOOK (EC
CARRINGTON, LEONORA: The Hearing Trumpet BOOK (EC CAR-
APOLLIN2) $12.50
RINGT M) $14.50
"The poet Guillaume Apollinaire was modernism's first champion, and
Leonora Carrington (born in England, 1917) was a crucial Surrealist fig-
after his early death in 1918, he became its first saint. In 1916, while
ure in the 1930s, while living with Max Ernst. She sent on to become an
recovering from a head wound received in World War I, he published
amazing painter, and has written a handful of fantastical novels; this
The Poet Assassinated, his most famous work of prose; a roman à clef
classic work, The Hearing Trumpet, is the first in a series of reissues of
mythologizing himself as well as friends and enemies including Pablo
her fiction to be published by Exact Change. One of the most exciting
Picasso, Marie Laurencin, Jean Cocteau, Max Jacob, and others from
developments in the EC catalog. "The Hearing Trumpet is the story of
the legendary 'banquet years' of pre-war Paris. With wit, erudition,
92-year-old Marian Leatherby, who is given the gift of a hearing trum-
and venom, Apollinaire concocts a Rabelaisian parallel universe, and
pet only to discover that what her family is saying is that she is to be
slyly tells his own life story, from illegitimate birth to literary fame, in
committed to an institution. But this is an institution where the build-
the process. The novella recounts the life and death of Croniamantal,
ings are shaped like birthday cakes and igloos, where the Winking
whose birth is 'saluted' by the Eiffel Tower's 'beautiful erection,' who
Abbess and the Queen Bee reign, and where the gateway to the under-
rises through the Parisian literary world to proclaim himself 'the great-
world is open. It is also the scene of a mysterious murder. Occult twin
est of livingpoets,' and who is promptly torn to pieces by a mob. This
to Alice in Wonderland, The Hearing Trumpet is a classic of fantastic lit-
translation is by Matthew Josephson, an American who arrived in Paris
erature that has been translated and celebrated throughout the
in 1921 and entered the circle of avant-garde artists and poets galva-
world."
nized by Apollinaire. Published in 1923 and never before reprinted,
DE CHIRICO, GIORGIO: Hebdomeros And Other Writings BOOK
Josephson's translation is itself a fascinating artifact of the period, its
(EC CHIRICO) $14.50
tone an echo of the way Apollinaire must have sounded to his con-
"The artist Giorgio de Chirico’s novel Hebdomeros is astonishing
temporaries."
dream-like book of situations and landscapes reminiscent of his paint-
ARAGON, LOUIS: Paris Peasant BOOK (EC ARAGON) $14.50
ings. In his introduction John Ashbery calls the book 'the finest work of
"One of the central works of Surrealism, Paris Peasant is part fiction,
Surrealist fiction,' noting that de Chirico 'invented for the occasion a
part memoir, and part treatise. A work that helps define the movement
new style and a new kind of novel… his long run-on sentences, stitched
itself; yet this is the first U.S. publication of Simon Watson Taylor’s
together with semi-colons, allow a cinematic freedom of narration…
authoritative translation, completed after consultations with the
his language, like his painting, is invisible: a transparent but dense
author. Unconventional in form — Aragon self-consciously avoided any
medium containing objects that are more real than reality.'
recognizable narration or character development — but fiercely lyrical,
Hebdomeros is presented here in an excellent translation from the
Paris Peasant is, in the author’s words, 'a mythology of the modern.'
French that has until now been available only in an obscure limited edi-
The book uses the city of Paris as a framework, and Aragon interlaces
tion; and it is accompanied by an appendix of previously untranslated
his text with the city’s ephemera: café menus, maps, inscriptions on
or uncollected writings, including M. Dudron’s Adventure, a second,
monuments, newspaper clippings, as well as the lives of its citizens. A
fragmentary novel translated by John Ashbery."
detailed description of a Parisian passage, nineteenth-century precur-
DALI, SALVADOR: Oui BK (EC DALI) $12.50
sor to the mini-mall, and another of the Buttes-Chaumont park, are the
"His official association with the movement was in fact quite brief -- on
great set pieces within Aragon’s swirling prose of philosophy, dream,
arrival in Paris from his native Catalonia in 1929, the young Dalí was
and satire."
determined to join the Surrealists and was indeed eagerly welcomed
ARAGON, LOUIS: The Adventures of Telemachus BOOK (EC
by them as a new member; but by 1934 André Breton had ousted Dalí
ARAGON2) $12.50
from the group in a humiliating public 'trial.' The two would continue
"This is the first paperback edition in English of one of the most impor-
sniping at each other well into old age. 'The only difference between
tant and entertaining works of Surrealist fiction. Aragon's 1922 novel
me and a Surrealist is that I am a Surrealist,' Dalí famously said. But in
boldly appropriates the title and plot of a didactic 17th-century epic,
1927-1933 such distinctions were unnecessary -- even Breton admitted,
recounting the adventures of Odysseus's son Telemachus; but the
'For three or four years, Dalí would incarnate the Surrealist spirit and
moralistic underpinnings of the original are replaced by a Surrealist's
make it shine as brilliantly as ever' . . . Which makes it all the more sur-
dedication to the strange, the beautiful, and the erotic. Though a clas-
prising that Dalí’s collected writings from this period have never before
sic of Surrealism, this is not automatic writing; on the contrary, it is a
been translated into English. The volume Oui was first published in
wryly self-conscious book, full of the kinds of intertexual games associ-
French in 1971, and elicited a reassessment of Dalí, who was by then
ated with writers such as Borges and Calvino. As the Huberts comment
infamous for his crass gestures toward notoriety and wealth ('Avida
in their introduction, 'Aragon did not have to liberate his mind
Dollars' was Breton’s nasty anagram that stuck). Oui is a corrective to
through automatic exercises; but by mastering and playing with the
that caricature of the late Dalí, the bejeweled seeker of scandal; it pre-
sents us instead with the young, brilliant, and perhaps even sincere Dalí Duncan’s version of the sonnet cycle 'Chimeras'— making this the most
that first arrived in Paris to take it by storm. The short fictions, essays, complete collection of Nerval ever published in English."
and poems collected here document Dalí’s love for his Spanish com- PESSOA, FERNANDO: The Book of Disquiet BOOK (EC PESSOA)
rades, Luis Buñuel and Federico Garcia Lorca; his passion for the emerg- $14.50
ing arts of photography and cinema (including commentary on the Exact Change is the beautifully designed small press run by Damon
landmark film he made with Buñuel, Un Chien Andalou); his Catalan Krukowski and Naomi Yang of Cambridge, Massachusetts. While some
roots and subsequent entry into the cosmopolitan world of the Parisian of us have known them for their musical activities associated with the
avant-garde; and key moments in the development of his 'Paranoid- groups named "Galaxie 500", "Magic Hour" and "Damon & Naomi" --
Critical' method, the theoretical basis for Dalí’s artwork throughout his it is clear that their ultimate legacy as superior adherents of the soon
life, which would ultimately draw the attention of Sigmund Freud and to be defunct Human Race will emerge from the persistence and qual-
Jacques Lacan as well as Breton and his colleagues." ity of cultural documentation they have developed with Exact Change.
JARRY, ALFRED: Exploits And Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, In an era where it is practically illegal for an American publishing house
Pataphysician BOOK (EC JARRY) $12.50 to have a consistent personality and generated easthetic, they have
"Recounts the adventures of the inventor of pataphysics, the 'science streamlined a dedication to resurrecting lost, obscure & historically sig-
of imaginary solutions.' The greatest prose work by the author of Ubu nificant surrealist texts, and in a few short years have presented the
Roi, a novel that can be compared only to Rabelais or Sterne." series listed here. Absolutely essential documentation, aimed at elevat-
"Pataphysics...is the science of that which is superinduced upon meta- ing the potentialities of the rarified human spirit, perfectly presented.
physics, whether within or beyond the latter's limitations, extending as "Portuguese author Fernando Pessoa (1888-1935) was a multitude of
far beyond metaphysics as the latter extends beyond physics... writers: his works were composed by 'heteronyms,' alter egos with dis-
Pataphysics will be, above all, the science of the particular, despite the tinct biographies, ideologies, influences, even horoscopes. The Book of
common opinion that the only science is that of the general. Disquiet is the autobiography of Bernardo Soares, whom Pessoa
Pataphysics will examine the laws governing exceptions, and will described as a 'semiheteronym' because 'his personality is not different
explain the universe supplementary to this one... Pataphysics is the sci- from mine, rather a simple mutilation of it.' But Soares never complet-
ence of imaginary solutions...Pataphysics is the science... --Jarry ed his book; it was discovered after Pessoa's death, on disordered
JARRY, ALFRED: The Supermale BOOK (EC JARRY2) $12.50 scraps of paper in a trunk. Nearly fifty years later, The Book of Disquiet
"Alfred Jarry (1873-1907) was the original transgressive author; the was finally published, but because any edition or translation of this
first word of his famous play Ubu Roi —'Shittr!' — changed the course work must choose a sequence for its entries, each presents a substan-
of art and drama forever. Jarry’s novels are equally outrageous, and the tially different text." NY Times Book Review: "Limpid, aphoristic, gor-
best of them are now again available in English. Where Exploits and geous, sometimes maddening and utterly original, this compendium of
Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician is philosophical, The Supermale dull days and transfiguring epiphanies is so distilled it should be dipped
is carnal. André Marcueil, gentleman and scientist, has the ability to into in small does over a lifetime."
make love an infinite number of times in succession. Like a mock Jules ROUSSEL, RAYMOND: How I Wrote Certain Of My Books BOOK
Verne, Jarry describes the manner in which this Supermale proves his (EC ROUSSEL) $14.50
claim; after 82 times with a woman, attending doctors finally hook him "Raymond Roussel (1877-1933), next-door neighbor of Marcel Proust,
up to a machine instead, with whom he merges in the book’s — and can be described without exaggeration as the most eccentric writer of
the Supermale’s — final climax. Barbara Wright’s excellent translation, the twentieth century. His unearthly style based on elaborate linguistic
first published by New Directions, has been long out of print." riddles and puns fascinated the Surrealists, above all Duchamp, but also
LAUTREAMONT: Maldoror And The Complete Works BOOK (EC writers as diverse as Gide, Robbe-Grillet, and Foucault (author of a
LAUT) $14.50 book-length study of Roussel). The title essay of this collection is the
"André Breton wrote that Maldoror is 'the expression of a revelation key to Roussel’s method, and it is accompanied by selections from all
so complete it seems to exceed human potential.' Little is known his major works of fiction, drama, and poetry, translated by his New
about its pseudonymous author aside from his real name (Isidore York School admirers John Ashbery, Kenneth Koch, Harry Mathews,
Ducasse), birth in Uruguay (1846), and early death in Paris (1870). and Trevor Winkfield. Ashbery writes that Roussel’s work is 'like the
Lautréamont’s writings bewildered his contemporaries but the perfectly preserved temple of a cult which has disappeared without a
Surrealists modeled their efforts after his lawless black humor and trace… we can still admire its inhuman beauty, and be stirred by a lan-
poetic leaps of logic, exemplified by the oft-quoted slogan, 'As beauti- guage that seems always on the point of revealing its secret.'
ful as the chance meeting on a dissecting-table of a sewing-machine SOUPAULT, PHILIPPE: Last Nights Of Paris BOOK (EC SOUPAULT)
and an umbrella!' Maldoror’s shocked first publisher refused to bind $12.50
the sheets of the original edition… and perhaps no better invitation This classic 1928 novel, available again, as translated by William Carlos
exists to this book which warns the reader, 'Only the few may relish this Williams. "Co-author with André Breton of the first self-proclaimed
bitter fruit without danger.' This is the only complete annotated col- book of automatic writing, Les Champs Magnétiques(1919), Philippe
lection of Lautréamont's writings available in English, in a superior Soupault was one of the founders of the Surrealist movement. A poet,
translation." novelist, and journalist, with a much less political and less theoretical
DE NERVAL, GERARD: Aurelia And Other Writings BOOK (EC NER- approach to writing than his colleagues Breton and Aragon, Soupault
VAL) $14.50 was expelled from the movement in 1926 -- along with Antonin Artaud
"An account of Nerval’s unrequited passion for an actress and subse- -- for their isolated pursuit of the stupid literary adventure. Last Nights
quent descent into madness, this book was a favorite of artist Joseph of Paris in English is a surprising artifact of the twenties...[it] seems to
Cornell’s, and its author was championed by both Marcel Proust and share much with both the Surrealist novels (Nadja, Paris Peasant) and
André Breton. One of the original self-styled 'bohemians,' Nerval was the American expatriate novels (The Great Gatsby, The Days of the
best known in his own day for parading a lobster on a pale blue ribbon Locust) of its day. It's underworld setting, the narrator's obsession with
through the gardens of the Palais-Royal, and for his suicide in 1855, a woman and identification of her with the place she inhabits, the plot
hanging from an apron string he called the garter of the Queen of that seems to tend toward conflagration, its preoccupation with
Sheba. Geoffrey Wagner’s translation of Aurélia was first published by chance and with the city -- all could be drawn variously from the nov-
Grove Press in 1959, but has remained out of print for nearly twenty els mentioned above.
years. Included are previously untranslated stories, and poet Robert STEIN, GERTRUDE: Everybody's Autobiography BOOK (EC STEIN)

$14.50 minds: Jim O'Rourke, Ben Vida (Town & Country), Kevin Drumm (Brise-
"The 1937 sequel to The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas is Stein's Glace), Todd Rittmann (US Maple), Michael Krassner (Boxhead
account of how she wrote a bestseller, and a mediation on the mean- Ensemble), Jeb Bishop (Vandermark Five), John Corbett, Helen Mirra,
ing of identity, success, and America." Michael Zerang, Adam Sonderberg (Signal Hill) and Jim Baker (Fred
THEMERSON, STEFAN: Bayamus & Cardinal Pölätüo BOOK (EC Anderson Group). Site Specific was recorded in a single 13-day span at
THEMER) $14.50 the tail end of Summer '98. East duet was recorded in its guitarist's
"Two riotous novels by the Polish-born British writer Stefan Themerson home, and the open-air environs ensured a certain purity of experi-
(1910-1988), who with his wife Franciszka ran the Gaberbocchus Press ence. Verité if you will. Children playing here, a train passing there,
in London. Gaberbocchus published both Kurt Schwitters and Bertrand dogs barking everywhere. The duets themselves criss-cross all possible
Russell -- and these extremes unite in Themerson's highly individual creative strata that the pairing of cello and guitar can provide. The
brand of philosophical Dadaism. Bayamus recounts the adventures of a variety of sounds/moods testifies as to the breadth of invention and
self-proclaimed mutant with three legs (one is attached to a roller unique character of each participant. Rumble, chime, and crack! give
skate) and his efforts to propagate a new species; it includes an instruc- way to pluck, scrape and whirr, as each coupling tells its own story."
tive visit to the 'Theatre of Semantic Poetry,' where old rhymes mutate KLETKA RED: Hybrid CD (EXPLAIN 002) $13.00
into new truths. Cardinal Pölätüo is the biography of Guillaume "Kletka Red's lineup features Andy Moor (a.k.a. Andy Ex of Amsterdam
Apollinaire's anonymous father, who turns out to be an ecclesiastic based group the Ex) playing his guitar, Leonid soybelman (Ne Zhdali)
with a murderous interest in modernist poetry, a faith based on sci- offering guitar and vocals, Joe Williamson (Tobias Delius Quartet) on
ence, and a dreamlife so frankly obscene that only a dictionary of bass, and Tony Buck (the Necks, Peril) handling drums. Hybrid is the
Freudian symbols can explain its innocence." new album from this truly international group. With band members
WELCH, DENTON: In Youth Is Pleasure BOOK (EC WELCH) $12.50 originally hailing from such far apart lands as Russia, England, Canada,
"First published in 1945, In Youth is Pleasure is a beautiful and unas- and Australia, it is little wonder that Hybrid weaves such a rich fabric
suming coming-of-age novel by the English writer and painter Denton of sounds and textures within its 47 minutes. Two pieces are based on
Welch (1915-1948). Painfully sensitive and sad Orville Pym is fifteen the traditional Greek rembetika style (from the album's notes: 'rem-
years old, and this novel recounts the summer holiday after his first betika: Greek underworld music of love, sorrow, hashish, prison, and
miserable year at public school — but as in all of Welch’s work what is TB; emerging from Piraeus, Athens from the 1920s onwards.'). There's
most important are the details of his characters’ surroundings. Welch is also a version of a traditional Russian folksong in addition to Kletka
a Proustian writer of uncanny powers of observation who, as William Red's own original compositions."
Burroughs writes, 'makes the reader aware of the magic that is right MIRRA, HELEN: Field Geometry CD (EXPLAIN 003) $13.00
under his eyes.' Also included in this edition is the first U.S. publication "The debut full-length release from Chicago resident Helen Mirra.
of I Left my Grandfather’s House. This first-person account of a idyllic Field Geometry is an album for Helen's guitar and 'kindergarten activ-
walking tour in the British countryside undertaken when Welch was ities', with the addition, at times, of cello, nyckleharpe and kemence.
eighteen makes a fascinating companion piece to the fictionalized, Certain moments of Field Geometry may remind one of Blind Joe
though no less autobiographical, In Youth is Pleasure." Death (playing with one arm behind his back). Other moments, per-
WELCH, DENTON: A Voice Through A Cloud BOOK (EC WELCH 2) haps, may not. Let's just call it pure American minimalism. Helen uses
$14.50 acoustic guitar as a translation of -- and accompaniment to -- her
Second Welch novel on Exact Change, his last completed work from recordings of actual kindergarten activities themselves, as executed
1950. "A Voice through a Cloud is English novelist Denton Welch's using a circa 1865 set of original materials. In addition to Helen's own
heartbreaking account of his recovery from a bicycling accident that guitar, Fred Lonberg-Holm contributes cello, nyckleharpe and
left him partially paralyzed at the age of twenty. Dominated by Welch’s kemence. Field recordings made inside a textile factory, as well as the
acute powers of observation, the book (first published in 1950) is a sounds of windmill sail arms, are woven into the album's fabric and
tour-de-force of both self-analysis and external description, as Welch serve as 'reminders of the gifts' precedents... [and of] nature and sci-
lies in a hospital bed and struggles with his illness and his relationships ence."
with family and doctor. Finished as Welch was dying thirteen years EXPRESSION RECORDS (UK):
later from complications resulting from the accident, A Voice through MANZANERA, PHIL: Diamond Head CD (EXVP 14 CD) $15.00
a Cloud’s account of a young man’s struggle with debilitating illness "Phil Manzanera joined Roxy Music as lead guitarist in 1971, their rise
has sad and unforeseen parallels to contemporary life. While In Youth as well as their stylistic influence was meteoric. Diamond Head was his
Is Pleasure is probably Welch’s best-loved book, and Maiden Voyage his first solo album, it was released in 1975, received great reviews and
most scandalous, A Voice through a Cloud is perhaps his masterpiece, charted in the top 40. The featured musicians include Brian Eno, Robert
containing his most accomplished writing." Wyatt, Andy Mackay, John Wetton, Eddie Jobson, Paul Thompson, and
WELCH, DENTON: Mainden Voyage BOOK (EC WELCH3) $14.50 Bill MacCormick. The album very much reflects Phil's mixed cultural
"Maiden Voyage is an account of author Denton Welch's sixteenth background, particularly on their first track 'Frontera', sung in Spanish
year, when he ran away from his English public school and was then by Robert Wyatt. Diamond Head is full of subtle, inventive guitar play-
sent to Shanghai to live with his father. The book was Welch's first and ing with flawless technique. This recording has been remastered,
created a sensation on publication in 1943; its frank description of pub- repackaged, and includes an additional track, 'Carhumba'. It has never
lic schoolboy life forced publisher Herbert Read to initially seek advice been available in the CD format before."
from libel lawyers. Even Winston Churchill's private secretary gossiped EXTREME (AUSTRALIA):
in a letter that, 'the book was reeking with homosexuality… I think I
YOSHIHIDE, OTOMO: The Night Before The Death of the
must get it.' Today, Welch's expressions of sexuality may seem more
Sampling Virus CD (XCD 024) $14.00
demure than outrageous, but his portrayal of the passions and humili-
Repressed. Yoshihide is one of the major screwball talents of the
ations of adolescence is graphic. As in all of Welch's novels, it is the pre-
Japanese underground, well known for his Marclay-esque turntable
cisely realized details of the author's physical and social surroundings
antics. This CD is a study of sampling’s randomizing potential, with 77
that make the book such a remarkable journey."
various samples (created by Otomo/Eye/Tenko Tenko) lined-up for max-
EXPLAIN: imal disorientation.
LONBERG-HOLM, FRED: Site-Specific CD (EXPLAIN 001) $13.00 RUE, RIK: Sample/Shuffle/Interplay CD (XCD 044) $14.00
"Presents 12 improvisational duets for cello and guitar; joining Fred on "Rik Rue has a long-standing musical career, starting over 20 years ago
either electric or acoustic guitar are some of Chicago's greatest musical
as a jazz saxophonist. The 1970s also introduced Rue to improvised limited to 300 copies in the UK. Featuring the Italian Pavement, Yuppie
music and his fascination with the possibilities of analog tape manipu- Flu, and the Popul Vuh/Tangerine Dream flavored Three Pieces, from
lation. When the mini-disc was launched in the 1990s it was as though Canada. This series follows the footsteps of the Fat Cat/Leaf/Che split
it had been designed with Rue's musical demands in mind. Rue has well 7" series of weird and wonderful music. Total running time on this EP
and truly moved on from his early days of tape manipulation to is 26 minutes." There should probably be some kind of law against
embrace a technology that provides flexibility and rapid access to groups that sound like "the Italian Pavement", but the other side is
sounds and voices that have been collated over a lifetime. More impor- good and future releases in this series will feature Add N to X, Fuxa,
tantly, Rue is not in awe of the medium. It is just a tool in the process Tarwater, etc.
of making some of the most interesting musique concrete to be heard EYE Q (UK):
today. Rue's focus is on creating multi-dimensional music that triggers 16B: Sounds From Another Room CD (EYE 016 CD) $22.00
memory and juxtaposes the obscure with the mainstream. Everyday life 16B is Omid Nourizadeh and this album is a pretty monstrous genre-
is observed and distorted to provide the humour that is integral to his cutting work that's not quite techno, not quite house, not quite ambi-
music. The cohesive outpouring of sound disguises the meticulous ent -- but very deep and comparable in emotional content to the likes
attention to detail that is inherent with Rue's music." of Larry Heard or Derrick May or Andrew Weatherall (when he's about
"Sample/Shuffle/Interplay" is music designed for the channel 16 joints to the wind). "Sounds From Another Room will confirm 16B
surfing/sound bite era we live in. It has also given the mini-disc anoth- as more than a promising new talent; initial responses have put Omid
er lease of life. into the same category as Carl Craig and Masters at Work. This album
YOSHIHIDE/SACHIKO M, OTOMO: Filament 1 CD (XCD 045) $14.00 is a future classic, a superb album of sparkling, translucent electronica
"When Otomo Yoshihide decided to start afresh since the demise of that stands up to repeated listening, revealing hidden layers and new
Ground Zero, he realised that he had to take a great risk to find a new sounds on every play...jewel encrusted melodies soaring across warm
musical voice. Filament 1 is such a groundbreaking piece of work that blue skies and deep oceans, layers of detail twinkling in and out of
it even challenges the definition of music. Otomo and Sachiko M have earshot. An essential album for 1998 and years to come."
managed to deconstruct electronic music to its very, albeit fragmented, FRESH, FREDDY: The Last True Family Man CD (EYE 017 CD)
essence. The music is left raw and unforgiving, with all adornment $21.00
stripped away. 'We removed performance and musicianship very care- "Should have something for just about everyone. Freddy shows himself
fully,' said Otomo. 'We thought of the basic concept and composition to be so much more than a one-trick pony, with a variety of different
together. We still don't know what Filament is but it is something from styles displayed and an overall sound that shows remarkable develop-
us.' Otomo has a precedent for landmark releases on Extreme. The ment and maturity compared with previous releases. All Freddy's influ-
Night Before the Death of the Sampling Virus, with its inspired view of ences are there -- old school and obscure funk and R&B, old skool hip
sampling and Japanese voice, has had many imitators. The similarities hop beats, freaky disco and raw Puerto Rican vibes are all apparent.
in the two projects are that Otomo has managed to distance himself Collaborations with The Freestylers and man of the moment Fatboy
from the need to create anything overtly musical. Filament 1 is the first Slim add some extra light-hearted club action, while the single track
in a series of works that will explore electronic music." 'It's About The Groove' takes Freddy very close to disco house territory
THACKER, EUGENE: Sketches for Biotech Research CD (XCD 046) and 'Years Back' shows that he's still capable of the ass-kicking electro
$14.00 he's always been respected for."
"This CD is an attempt to suggest a particular type of body of sound, FRESH, FREDDY: The Last True Family Man 2LP (EYE 017 LP)
influenced, on the one hand, by the 'technosciences' of digital anato- $19.00
my and biotechnology (both of which have significant ties to the Full color gatefold LP version.
Internet), and on the other, by the kinaesthetics of electronic dance SKYLAB: 1999 (Large as Life and Twice as Natural) CD (EYE 018
music. Noise provided a kind of kinetic pivot-point between these two CD) $20.00
types of bodies (one immobilized by databases, genetic codes, tax- "Skylab are Mat Ducasse, part time DJ and painter, Toshio Nakanishi
onomies and diagrams; the other constantly mobile through the use of and Masayuki Kudo, conceptualists for Japan's fabled and fearless
electronic beats and regular rhythmic patterns). Thus, many sounds Major Force hip hop label. Oh, and there's freewheeling, freestyle
from the physical body, sounds or pulses produced by digital file trans- vocalist Debbie Sunders, who's in charge of figuring out what's inside
mission or errors, and heavily processed/edited samples from techno of Mat's brain. 1999... is an album of eclectic beauty. 'Fuckable
and drum'n'bass, all contributed to the source material for this CD." Redhead' performs the seemingly impossible task of rehabilitating the
MERZBOW: Age Of 369/Chant 2 2CD (XCD LTD002) $22.00 rock drum/guitar solo and making it seem like the most exciting thing
Double CD of early 80s material, originally issued on cassette by ZSF that you've ever heard. 'Pt. 1' is like a musical European comic strip
Produckt. "I found a cheap open tape recorder and made a lot of tape repeating its mantra until you feel like you're falling into a tunnel.
loops and manipulated these by hand. 'Age of 369 (MIroku No Yo)' and Strange? That's only the beginning."
'Chant 2' are examples of brutal tape loop sound with harsh electron- SKYLAB: 1999 (Large as Life and Twice as Natural) LP (EYE 018
ics... This double CD rerelease...combines both the music and the Mail LP) $15.00
Art of this period and is a fitting document of Merzbow in 1984." -- JOY ZIPPER: CD (EYE 022 CD) $20.00
Masami Akita. "Joy Zipper are from Long Island. They are Vinny Caiso and Tabitha
MERZBOW: Merzbox Sampler CD (XCD LTD003) $11.00 Tindale. Musically, they are pretty and simple, with that delicate, sum-
"Merzbow turns 20 years old in 1999 and what better way to celebrate mer haze and honeyed harmony beauty only Americans seem to be
than the release of the Merzbox. The Merzbox Sampler has been cre- able to do. When you listen to the wonky and warm acoustic lead har-
ated to provide a taste of things to come. It includes ten tracks taken monies found throughout, you could be reminded of the first stirrings
from the Merzbox and spans the many years of Merzbow's music. The of a good trip. That slight, buzzy, bump of wellbeing and of everything
tracks have been selected to showcase the diverse styles of Noise music just beginning to detach. Vinny's production and mix (completed at his
that have emanated from Japan's Noise pioneer." Mom's house) is inventive. Take the single 'Transformation Fantasy' for
EXTREME SPORTS (UK): example, stretching like an old cassette left on the dashboard in the
YUPPIE FLU/THREE PIECES: Extreme Sports Split 12 Vol. 1 12" (ES sun, before zinging sharply into focus. His and Tabitha's voices merge
1041) $9.00 until you almost can't differentiate between their feminine qualities.
"First in a series of esoteric split 12 inches from Che/Extreme Sports, It's a lovely thing."

JOY ZIPPER: LP (EYE 022 LP) $15.00 Juri Hulkkonen is from Finland and these CDs collect various 12" tracks
16B: Falling CD (EYE 027 CD) $9.00 he has released over the past few years on F Communications, with this
Three track remix EP, featuring the original track (taken from the first CD focussing on material from 1995-96. Each of these CDs starts
impressive Sounds From Another Room album), plus remixes by Two out in a Sähkö-style static/beat transmission mode, which might lead
Lone Swordsmen & Deep Dish. Weatherall & Tenniswood's mix has you to expect that kind of experience. But he quickly migrates into
trademark liquid gurgle all over it and reaches for the ecstasy signal -- (really deep) house propulsion, creating some of the most deceptively
a perfect blast of experimental house texture. smooth and luxurious music in the process. In a league with the best of
16B: Water Ride (Mixes) 12" (EYE 039) $9.00 Carl Craig, literally. Totally non-obnoxious and spellbinding electronic
First of the 12" versions features: 1) Omid's "13th Room Mix" 2) "The sound from one of Europe's best kept secrets.
Golden Edit" & 3) "Sleeping All Day Mix". Both of these 12"'s come in HULKKONEN, JURI: The Spirits Inside Me CD (F 089 CD) $12.00
full color sleeves. Second mid-line full length on F Comm for Juri, released 1998. More
16B: Water Ride (Mixes) CD (EYE 039 CD) $9.00 recent material than Selkäsaari Tracks, from '97-98. Ultra-warm, flow-
Second EP of remixes from the 1998 deep house classic album, Sounds ing tech-house at its finest.
From Another Room. "A proper remix package that doesn't compro- VA: Live & Rare 2CD (F 100 CD) $25.00
mise the original in any way. Omid's '13th Room Mix' cranks things up "There are few labels in the world which can claim reaching their 100th
to make the track an altogether more attractive proposition for any DJ release. Being French probably makes things harder. Yet Paris-based F
with a penchant for tuff beats and melodic harmonies. Stacey Pullen's Communications is about to clear the magik mark, and they want the
'17c Mix' showcases his deep melodic techno style with gentle break- world to know. The 100th output is a special record, it offers a collec-
beats added, but still stays true to the original. The Micronauts from tion of rare or unreleased mixes from all F artists (like the extremely
Paris turn in a mix featuring ten minutes of mid-tempo electro acid- hard-to-find Motorbass remix of Norma Jean Bell's 'Baddest Bitch'). On
funk with a huge sub bass line." top of it, the F Squad has gathered the best of 4 years of live record-
16B: Water Ride (Mixes) 12" (EYE 039X) $9.00 ings from the around the world: Laurent Garnier at Sonar, Scan X at the
2nd 12" EP features: 1) Micronauts remix & 2) Stacey Pullen's "17c Liquid Room in Tokyo, Jori Hulkkonen playing the Roskilde Festival in
Remix". Denmark -- everything is la crème de la crème, and will no doubt make
EYEWILL (JAPAN): you travel. The record will come in 2CD or 3LP limited editions, featur-
YOSHIHIDE, OTOMO: Otomo Yoshihide X Ian Kerkhof CD (SKCA ing a very special packaging and booklet to bring light on all you want-
1002) $18.00 ed to know about F Communications but were afraid to ask."
"Film music from Shabondama Elegy. This CD includes both the origi- VA: Live And Rare 3LP (F 100 LP) $26.00
nal soundtrack and new studio recordings of the film's score. Otomo's 3LP box set version.
new group, the New Jazz Quintet, make their debut here. Besides NOVA NOVA: La Chanson de Roland CD (F 103 CD) $16.00
Yoshihide on guitar and turntables, the group includes Kikuchi "Originated in 1992, Nova Nova is one of the oldest and most respect-
Naruyoshi (sax, Soul Flower Union), Tsugami Kenta (sax), Nasuno ed French electronic music bands. With their first releases, the duet of
Mitsuru (bass, Altered States), Masuko Tatsuki (organ, ROVO, Dub Marc Durif and Michel Gravil quickly made a name for themselves for
Squad), Matsubara Sachiko (sampler, ISO, Hoahio), and Yoshigaki mixing with success classical influences in their compositions with syn-
Yasuhiro (drums, Altered States)." thetic sounds. Their first album La Chanson De Roland (literally The
ALTERED STATES: Plays Standards CD (SKCA 1003) $18.00 song of Roland a French pun based on a medieval sung tale and the
"Altered States (Uchihashi Kazuhisa, guitar; Nasuno Mitsuru, bass; well known synthesizer manufacturer), is the fulfillment of this evolu-
Yoshigaki Yasuhiro, drums) has played free improvised music which tion. Recurrent mellow sequences set the mood, and make the album
heavily incorporates rock styles since its beginning in 1990. This album a whole. The opening track also closes the album. In between, Nova
is a collection of the band's very unique approach to standard jazz Nova conveys the listener to a musical journey oscillating between
tunes. The three members have played jazz, but this is their first expe- house ('Prayer,' 'La Chanson De Roland,' or Maas's superb remix of
rience with playing standards -- though they've been known to play 'Bewildered') and pop (' Plaid', a track where Elisa Carrahar’s voice is
standards like 'Autumn Leaves' or 'Like Someone In Love' as encore supported by Michel Gravil’s acoustic guitar), mixing medieval instru-
pieces at their shows. Structure and flavor vary widely from track to ments (the hurdy gurdy on 'Close Of Day,' the harp on 'Omnibus') with
track; and they do sometimes select a rock beat or electro noise. a sensual electronic background. A perfect mixture of pop and laid
Nonetheless, the melody of each standard is completely and clearly rec- back electronic music, La Chanson De Roland is a perfect reflection of
ognizable." Nova Nova's talent."
PHILLIPS AND IMAI KAZUO, BARRE: Play 'Em As They Fall CD NAVARRE AKA ST GERMAIN, LUDOVIC: From Detroit To St
(SKCY 1002) $18.00 Germain 2LP (F 106 LP) $16.00
"Precious document of the first encounter of improvisation double- Double vinyl version, gatefold sleeve.
bass maestro Barre Phillips and the unique guitar player Imai Kazuo. NAVARRE AKA ST GERMAIN, LUDOVIC: From Detroit To St
Barre Phillips has played with a lot of great musicians, including Louis Germain 2CD (F 106X CD) $22.00
Armstrong, Coleman Hawkins, Paul Bley, Lee Kontiz, Albert Ayler, Limited first pressing comes with a bonus 2nd CD (we will carry the sin-
Archie Shepp, Ornette Coleman, and of course many pioneers of gle CD version when this is depleted). All tracks written & produced by
European improvisation like Derek Bailey, Peter Brotzmann, John Ludovic Navarre between 1992 and 1996. Rather mindblowing, heavy-
Surman, and Evan Parker. He is one of the best/most important bass groove sample overload, ripe for re-exploitation. As unique and mem-
players in this music scene. Imai Kazuo, on the other hand, was a memorable in its own fashion as other French electronic figureheads like
ber of Kosugi Takehisa's Taj Mahal Travellers, and Masayuki 'Jojo' Air, Daft Punk, Garnier, etc. "Ludovic Navarre, together with Laurent
Takayanagi's New Direction. His recent activities consist mostly of solo Garnier and Shazz was one of the originators of the French electronic
performances using electric/acoustic guitar and electronics. He also scene. Since '91, under various pseudonyms, (Sub System, Deepside,
sometimes plays with improvisers like Arthur Doyle, Irene Schweizer, Modus Vivendi, St. Germain and more) he was instrumental in initiat-
and Lee Konitz. The CD documents the intimate space between two ing the techno and jazz-house side of the French scene. His entire early
great improvisers. Studio recording, from May of 1999." works have not been available since the demise of the FNAC Music
F COMMUNICATIONS (FRANCE): Dance Division in '94. This album represents his quintessential works on
FNAC Music & F Communications from '92 to '96 and gives a compre-
HULKKONEN, JURI: Selkäsaari Tracks CD (F 052 CD) $12.00
hensive view of the amazing quality and diversity of his talent."
Tracklisting : CD 1. 1. Alabama Blues (1965 mix) 8'20 - 2. Easy To based on a magic acoustic guitar sample and Latin beats. Check out the
Remember 9'46 - 3. The First Time 7'27 - 4. Jack On The Groove 4'40 beautiful electro house remix by Elegia." 29-minute, four-track CD-only
- 5. Dub Experience 5'17 - 6. IL 6'34 - 7. Percussion 7'00 - 8. Walk So EP.
Lonely 4'23 - 9. French 4'45. CD2. 1. What's New 7'50 - 2. Move 6'50 GARNIER, LAURENT: Unreasonable Behaviour CD (F 115 CD)
- 3. My Mama Said 5'21 - 4. Thank You Mum 12'35 - 5. Prélusion 7'12 $15.00
- 6. How Do You Plead 6'41 - 7. Deep In It 7'18 - 8. Soul Salsa Soul "With the release of Unreasonable Behaviour, Laurent Garnier has pro-
(Descarga mix) 10'33 - 9. Motus Vivendi 9'14 duced his most accomplished and personal album to date. This surpris-
ELEGIA: Sounds Within CD (F 107 CD) $15.00 ing record does not shy away from exploring more diverse and tor-
"Sounds Within is an album which is totally in the spirit of the original mented sounds than we have previously been accustomed to in his
techno: entirely homemade, patiently. Laurent Collat took care of the work. The jazzy echoes of ‘City Sphere’ and ‘The Man With The Red
compositions, the production, and the creative direction. It is an island Face’, are undoubtedly a direct link with Garnier’s live experience, the
among electronic lands. The production is delicate, precise. Esther's saxophonist playing on these tracks, Philippe Nadot, accompanied
voice is sensual, floating, ethereal, bringing a touch of warmth and Laurent Garnier on his tour. The first single released from the album,
sensibility to the hard and hypnotic compositions on tracks like 'My ‘The Sound Of Big Baboo’, and also ‘Dangerous Drive’ are exercises in
Serenity'. These tracks float over the very tough, organic beats. driving techno in a similar vein to ‘Crispy Bacon’, and are sure not to
Everything is drive and urge; sometimes a dancing one. Sounds Within disappoint the dancefloor. Other tracks such as ‘Communication From
is an album full of contrasts but also full of meaning. It could be (says The Lab’ and ‘Downfall’ are as haunting as the soundtrack to a terrify-
Laurent) the music for 'Once Upon A Time In The West In Tokyo'." ing thriller, as with the surprising ‘Greed’. And of course we can dis-
ELEGIA: Sounds Within 2LP (F 107 LP) $16.00 cover in tracks such as ‘Last Tribute To The 20th Century’ and ‘Cycles
Double vinyl version, gatefold sleeve. D’Opposition’, Garnier’s love for the American productions that have
JUANTRIP': Balmy Under The Stormy CD (F 110 CD) $15.00 been an inspiration to him for so long. With this third ambitious album,
"A culmination of one man's extraordinary journey through music and Laurent Garnier proves that he is not only a great DJ but more impor-
life. One of the most panoramic explorations into the eclectic that tantly a musician apart."
you're likely to hear this year, the album is best summarised by the GARNIER, LAURENT: Unreasonable Behaviour 2LP (F 115 LP)
inner sleeve artwork. Featuring a world map printed upside down and $15.00
in reverse, it questions all of those things we hold to be true. Who said Double LP, full color gatefold. "The vinyl contains different tracks &
North was up, that white isn't black and that techno isn't rock'n'roll. mixes from the CD. Unreasonable behaviour? You said it!"
Who said that a communal hallucination couldn't happen and that JUANTRIP': Shadows [Remixes] CD (F 116 CD) $6.00
'Black Soap' wasn't a bigger event than Elvis' death. With tracks like "Welcome to the world of Juantrip', where the truth is a lie and the lies
the brooding 'Fly to the Moon' with it's contorted strings, lo fi elec- are the truth. 'Shadows' is taken from Juantrip's debut album Balmy
tronica and vocodered psychosis or the dreamscaped ambience of the Under The Stormy. One of the stand out tracks from the album,
lysergically charged 'Downward Rush of Streams', the album intro- 'Shadows' is based around a Hank Marvin style guitar riff. Throwing in
duces a new lexicon into the world of psychedelia. On 'Picture This the unlikely match of a four to the floor kick drum/breakbeat, it
Kind of Her Smile' and 'Waiting for the Train' he draws on Syd Barret sounds like an odd recipe but it is better and fresher for it. Juantrip'
era Pink Floyd and bands like Soft Machine, but relocates them in a breaks a few rules with his own agenda and manages to bring some
contemporary setting through the darkness of modern life This isn't a colour and life to the scene with his multi-layered theatrics. There are
retro hippy trip. It's as much about the world we live in today as the some excellent reinterpretations of 'Shadows' on this single. Don Air's
evening news. It's a soundtrack to the madness, the isolated dreams of superb remix takes the main riff, but strips the track of its four to the
the disenfranchised and a loss of innocence in our subconscious floor status, opting for the smokier vibes of dub with its rimshots and
worlds.'This album is all about how we would view the world if we emphasis on the bassline. Lov. & Charlie Ride's mix sticks with the house
were all a little bit mad instead of just boring,' Basil (aka Juantrip') con- feel, makes it a bit spacey and takes the sound back to the 80s with its
cludes. 'It's about what we think is true actually being a lie. In fact the tinier production and obligatory off-kick. Finally we have Stoppa & J-
album itself is a lie.'" Man Droidworks who go for an Electro-breaks vibe whilst keeping the
JUANTRIP': Balmy Under The Stormy LP (F 110 LP) $12.00 track's deeper feel. Juantrip' is a the colourful sonic crusader who's life
LP version in full color gatefold. has included being abducted by a hippie commune as a child, running
GARNIER, LAURENT: The Sound of the Big Babou CD (F 111 CD) the streets of Paris as teenage punk and sharing a communal acid hal-
$9.00 lucination in his early twenties. His debut album draws on all of these
"Eagerly awaited, 'The Sound Of the Big Babou' meets all its expecta- experiences to conjure a unique work which echoes late sixties psyche-
tions, and sets the standard very high for techno single of the year. The delia but redresses it in purely 90s terms."
now legendary efficiency of Laurent Garnier's track is underlined by a JUANTRIP': Shadows [Remixes] 12" (F 116 EP) $8.00
stunning production, both apocalyptic and sober. This track just won't GARNIER, LAURENT: The Man With The Red Face CD (F 119 CD)
let you breath, until the final climax. On the B side, 'Sore Fingers' was $7.00
was written for Laurent Garnier's live shows last year, where it caused "The second track taken from Unreasonable Behaviour, the perfect
mayhem. It features a wild effort by percussionist Daniel Bechet (son of fusion of deep Detroit techno sounds and organic free jazz screams of
Sidney) whose tribal moods flow on a path of splendid strings." the saxophone. A furious mixture of melodic Electro grooves and
GARNIER, LAURENT: The Sound of the Big Babou 12" (F 111 EP) abstract accoustic invasion. The Svek remix brings peacefull deep
$9.00 soundscapes, minimal and low beat technohouse drum paterns -- a
LU & JII HOO: Shelter CD (F 112 CD) $9.00 beautiful jazzy and dubby mix by members of this upcoming swedish
"Lu, a.k.a. L. Ulstedt, is a young Finnish female singer who recently label. Funk D'Void have chosen a futuristic electrojazz treatment with
decided to move to Southern Europe (Nice, France). Lu & Jii Hoo is the a clever combination of beats and electro pulsations in a pure abstract
beginning of a very interesting Pop Deep House project together with style."
Jii Hoo, better known as Jori Hulkkonen. Hulkkonen has already GARNIER, LAURENT: The Man With The Red Face 12" (F 119 EP)
released 2 successful EPs under the project name Jii Hoo and several EPs $9.00
on F Communications. This duet combines perfectly melancholic sound- A REMINISCENT DRIVE: Ambrosia CD (F 120 CD) $15.00
scapes, rich rhythm patterns, and Lu's airy vocals. Jori's projects are New third album from this French ambient/electronic group, whose

1997 album Mercy Street was considered a classic of its time. with more of a cinematic vibe running throughout the album. The lost
"Ambrosia is the exquisite nourishment of the gods of Olympia, source 4AD classic that Ivo thoroughly missed out on. Currently, Stephanie is
of immortality. What's it all about: conquering death, and abolishing working with vocalist Anna Homler (also soon to be released on
suffering, on a voyage (initiatory) in 13 stages. There are stops, short Falçata-Galia) on a new project, mixing Anna's odd vocal stylings with
cuts, detours and reboundin stages paving the way. There are traps, Stephanie's ambient sensibilities, and boths interest in using toys and
ambushes, love stories, and sex stories on the road to providence. gadgets as musical instruments." Payne (keyboards, flute, dulcimer,
There are voices (Jay Alanski, the sublime Nicole Graham, Abbey bells, accordion & voice), Biff Sanders (percussion, samples & voice),
Lincoln, Millané Kang). There are the texts, Andy Warhol and Jean Luc plus various percussion, strings, voices, etc.
Godard. There are strings and trumpets. There are guitars and pianos. FAMILY VINEYARD:
There are pauses and harmonies (overall). There's this music that one ANDERSON/DALE SOPHIEA, BRUCE: Strict CD (FV 1) $12.00
cannot name! After being magnetised by the first pieces, you have to "Bruce Anderson and Dale Sophiea are usually associated with the jug-
descend even further to the interior and search for the invisible, gernaut guitar attack of MX-80 Sound. Since the formation of the band
unseen world. But we are protected, a wandering soul is watching over in 1972, the two have continued crafting an unique and highly articu-
us, and ready to guide us to this silent paradise . For all these reasons, late musical dialogue. Over the 10 pieces on Strict, Anderson's guitar
listening to Ambrosia is magic." carries its familiar tone, through instead of metallic sound sheets, the
A REMINISCENT DRIVE: Ambrosia 2LP (F 120 LP) $15.00 tones hover and massage over one another. He does offer some
Double vinyl version in heavy plastic sleeve. MazzaCane and Bailey-styled notes, especially on 'Father Damien,'
GARNIER, LAURENT: 30 CD (NR 2020) $14.00 though Anderson's playing is fully his own. Sophiea sculpts samples
2nd full length album this French techno producer. "Laurent's new from elements of bells, voices, and field recordings, adding an opaque
release is an ambitious, more mature, broader reaching, and even bed for Anderson to play over. His additional bass playing holds the
more epic record, drawing on influences ranging from P-Funk, techno, pieces down with cavernous depth. MX-80 drummer Marc Weinstein
hip hop, ambient, house, 70s funk and more." "...is like one of performs on three tracks and Jim Hrabetin adds guitar on one. Strict is
Garnier's epic (DJ) sets in microcosm. It builds bridges across generic simultaneously made up of floating ambient waves and non-static free
boundaries with all the assured style and flare that one would expect guitar playing."
from him. From the pounding kickdrums of 'Crispy Bacon' and GRAY/LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS, DARIN: The Lost Mariner
'Flashback' to the trypno-tech-hop weirdness of 'Formex', it's all there, CD (FV 2) $12.00
served up on a platter and garnished with sprinklings of assorted elec- "Not a record you can pop on, skim through and immediately find a
tronica." --DJ solid handle to grab onto. Structure is there, but it roams as it sways,
GARNIER, LAURENT: Crispy Bacon CD (NR 2021) $6.00 constantly adjusting reinventing itself as the musicians react to its mys-
Three mixes each of two tracks off of the new Garnier full length, 30.. terious design. Once you dive in with an attentive ear -- and proper
"Crispy Bacon" is a power-laden minimal electro-pounder, remixed volume -- you'll discover the delicate equilibrium that exists at its cen-
here by Detroit's Aux 88 and DJ Gilb'r. "The Hoe" is remixed by DJ Hell, ter, and the strange interdependence between the two instruments.
a cool reconstruction of what in original form is Garnier's lamest track. Their delicate whispers are as eloquent as many improvisers' loudest
FALCATA-GALIA/TRANSPARENCY: howls; they seem to be having a profound conversation without hav-
KRZISNIK, BORUT: Stories From Magatrea CD (FALC 0001) $13.00 ing to utter a single word." Darin Gray has been associated with
"Borut Krzisnik has been an active member of the Slovenian rock, jazz, Dazzling Killmen, You Fantastic! Hoffman Estates, Brise Glace, Jim
and classical underground for a number of years. He received a fair O'Rourke, etc.
amount of notoriety as the touring guitarist of the seminal rock-band SAN AGUSTIN: Amokhali CD (FV 3 CD) $12.00
Laibach, as well as being a regular member of the band Borghesia "Employing improvisation as the group leader does not send the trio
(whom old Wax Trax! aficionados may be intimately familiar with). His (Andrew Burnes, guitar; Bryan Fielden, drums; David Daniell, guitar)
current band, Data Direct, is a fresh component to the Eastern into flailing or clattering fits. The three instruments' resonance build
European jazz movement, making a rough and dirty noise, blending it layers of orchestral wealth containing slight cymbal clangs and singu-
with ethnic music and 'post-industrial' touches. Taking time off from lar guitar rings. Undoubtedly charting their own path, San Agustin
his performing duties, Borut took the task of scoring his first sympho- does fit snugly into the ambient/non-rock/drone-tone of Thela and the
ny (a small scale one, made up of members of local jazz and classical Dead C -- or even the pastoral scape of the Dirty Three."
acts -- notably, Mario Marolt of Slovenian jazz terrorists Miladojka ANDERSON, BRUCE: Brutality 2: Balkana CD (FV 4 CD) $12.00
Youneed). Currently, Borut is working in opera houses around Italy, and "Unlike the restlessness of Strict, Balkana slowly builds, crossing
is preparing material for a second release." boundaries of ambient noise and dipping into droning collages before
KOPEIKIN, ALEKZANDER: Shadow Trap CD (FALC 0002) $13.00 folding into a minimalistic mantra; a distant trance then takes hold.
"Ambient melodic industrial soundtracks to post-Soviet existential Fans of Steve Reich, Brian Eno, Sachiko M, Stars of the Lid and Rafael
mindscape. Alexander Kopeikin is a young musician based in Moscow, Toral will not be disappointed. Balkana features MX-80 Sound/O-Type
Russia. His modus operendi is to work with computers and tone gener- members Bruce Anderson on guitars; Dave Mahoney, percussion; Dale
ators in various states of decay, producing a sound that melds the aes- Sophiea, narrative flow; Jim Hrabetin, guitar; and Marc Weinstein, per-
thetic of early Throbbing Gristle, the Eraserhead soundtrack, and the cussion."
quirkiness Eastern Europeans are noted for. A bizarre and beautiful FANNY (BELGIUM):
release. Currently, Kopeikin has two albums (one of slightly harsher MILKWOOD: Under Milkwood LP (FANNY 193) $40.00
'post-industrial' music, another with a violent but controlled drum and “Reissue of a fantastic Californian psych-based only released in 1969 as
bass sound). He is also working on a collaboration with the author test pressing (was planned to be released on A&M label but never came
Robert Scheckley." out); it had this real 'west coast’ guitarsound like Jefferson Airplane,
DARK ARTS: Something Once Whispered to Cava CD (FALC 0003) Moby Grape, some folkrock passages ala Fairport Convention but also
$13.00 some exotic hippie atmospheres ala Traffic Sound; great alternate
"Stephanie Payne (a.k.a. Dark Arts) has been a recorded musician for male/female vocals not unlike Balin/Slick but also crystal vocal passages
over 15 years, and has worked with high calibre musicians in both ala Sandy Denny; it will be housed in a thick US mindblowing psych
Chicago and Los Angeles (most notably, Steve Albini, who produced a cardboard cover.”
record for her over a decade ago on this Ruthless label). This album ISOLATION: LP (FANNY 2) $30.00
combines Balkan and Middle-Eastern rhythms a la Dead Can Dance,
This is a limited reissue of an English folk-psych LP that was originally On the B-side are drastic reworks by the mighty Two Lone Swordsmen
done in demo form (50 copies) in 1973 (and had sold for 4 figures). and Stasis."
Early morning pulse-lowering flotation moves in the grand UK tradi- GRINDVERK: T.H.E.R.A.P.I.S.T. 12" (FAT 012) $10.00
tion of acid-tinged folk, guitars, violin, bass, piano and (appropriately) "Fat Cat are proud to present three ex-members of the Sugercubes.
“phased flute”. Paste-on cover, #’d to 500, and probably “sold out” Einar, Siggi and Hilmar team up for this very special project which
years ago (whatever that may mean in the idio-psych-dealer universe). ranges from the post-industrial funk sound of 'Gesundhett' followed
We still seem to have a few copies and will sell you one if you insist. by the sublime jazz exotica of 'Kasirato'. The B-side features a more
FAT CAT (UK): stripped-down version of 'Gesundhett' and the 'Twit and the Tower,' a
VARIOUS ARTISTS: 8, 8.5, 9 12" (FAT 003) $9.00 track reminiscent of 23 Skidoo with its huge, driving percussion and
Repressed. "3rd release of the Fat Cat label run by the legendary same- eerie sound scaping. Gridverk have also recorded an album for Fat Cat
named London based recordstore. This time we get three new tracks which will see a release later next year."
by wellknown Chain Reaction artists Various Artists (aka Resilent & SONS OF THE SUN: Headlamp 12" (FAT 015) $10.00
Erosion)." A totally brilliant chapter in the whole German-based Basic "Former members of the Chicago-based Rome, one of the US post-
Channel-related phased-dub sound movement; Track "9" is just about rock's most influential units, Rik Shaw and Adam LeDeuce splintered
the deepest, most incessantly hypnotic crystallization of this sound yet off in late '97, to form Sons of the Sun. Maintaining their interest in a
issued -- single of year so far if you ask me. And it seems to go on for- distinctive mix of electronics, guitars and dub methodology, experi-
ever, too. menting with ambient soundscaping and moving into the realms of
LIVE HUMAN: Improvissessions 12" (FAT 005) $10.00 fractured, micro-programmed electronica. Shaw plays bass, organ and
"Live Human is a 3 piece experimental hip hop ensemble that formed melodica. LeDeuce plays turntables and samplers & has developed a
in the fall of ’96 in San francisco, CA. In no time at all this 'Pocket form of DJing called '16 Style' which consists of layering records play-
Orchestra' has produced a successful debut EP. Improvisession is a mix ing at 16 rpm, creating textural soundscapes."
up of live hip hop / jazz beats, freestyle scratchin & mellowed vibez." A FONN: Untitled 2x12" (FAT 018) $17.00
trio of Albert Mathias (drums), DJ Quest (turntables), Andrew Kushin "Another new, previously unreleased artist, Fonn is another example
(contra bass). of Fat Cat's commitment to left-field, band-based music. Based around
VARIOUS ARTISTS: 8, 8.5, 9 Remixes 12" (FAT 008) $10.00 a core of six musicians, this debut double 12" showcases Fonn's ability
"Chain Reaction's Various Artists follow up their '8, 8.5, 9' EP with a 12" to operate as a fluid collective, utilizing a range of approaches. Guitars,
of remixes of that project by Autechre, Monolake, Funkstorung & Pole. drums, electronics, fx-processing and samplers are all destroyed at vary-
Various Artists are based in Berlin and operate out of the prolific Hard ing levels. Two discs containing nine tracks shift from rough-edged; stu-
Wax axis of labels/producers (Chain Reaction, Maurizio, Basic Channel, dio experimentation, loose, live semi-improvisation & more calculated
Imbalance, Burial Mix, etc.)." The original EP was described originally math rock approach (ala Tortoise, Ui, etc.). Shifting around to form a
on these pages in rather hyperventilating form as "A totally brilliant cool, relatively open-ended body, the release pits them favourably
chapter in the whole German-based Basic Channel-related phased-dub against the likes of Fridge, Ganger, etc."
sound movement; Track "9" is just about the deepest, most incessantly LIVE HUMAN: Orange Bush Monkey Flower 12" (FAT 019) $10.00
hypnotic crystallization of this sound yet issued -- single of year so far ""Formed in SF's Bay Area, Live Human form a 3-piece experimental
if you ask me." These remixes top off the cake on the contemporary hip-hop ensemble, consisting of Albert Mathias (drums) and Andrew
sound of German minimalism in rather high profile fashion. Say good- Kishin (upright bass), alongside Carlos Aguiler (aka DJ Quest) -- a mem-
bye to the Summer of Love, 1998. Repressed. ber of battle DJ collectives, The Space Travellers and The Bulletproof
VA: Across Uneven Terrain: A FatCat Compilation CD (FAT 01 CD) Hamsters. A former DMC champion, in Live Human Quest acts as a pure
$17.00 turntablist, relying solely on his amazing sleights of wrist to flesh out
"Marks the one year in existence for the Fat Cat label. Emerging out of Mathias and Kushin's loose, live beats n' bass chassis with a stunning,
the celebrated London record store to carve its own niche in the fresh- spontaneous display of scratchadelic skills. Occupying a unique space in
ly emerged electronica scene. Hardly a label to be pinned down to one the genres of both free-improvised jazz and hip-hop, Live Human's per-
musical style they have managed to incorporate delicate ambient elec- formance consists of a free-flowing flux, with no instrument subordi-
tronica to hard techno DJ tools via experimental sonic terrorism and nate to any other."
post rock jams. Included on this album is a round up of the past, pre- TRANSIENT WAVES: Sonic Narcotic CD (FAT 02 CD) $18.00
sent and future (including a few exclusives)." Artists included are: "Dearborn-based three-piece Transient Waves exist somewhere within
Process(Steve Barnes with the UK's twist on the Chain Reaction sound), the shifting, underground network of US 'post-rock' operators that
Fonn (live improv ala Tortoise/Ui), Sons of the Sun (ex-Rome), Live have come to prominence in the last few years -- abandoning the lin-
Human (SF-based live beats/bass/turntablism), Mice Parade (Dylan ear drive and dynamics of traditional rock in favour of a more diffuse,
Group offshoot), Immense (Bristol connection with a blissed out tapes- textural approach; the use of the sampler; and a shift away from the
try), Transient Waves, Various Artists (Autechre remix), Bjork foregrounding of the 'song' and the 'voice', towards a more 'feminine'
(Funkstörung remix), Insync vs .Mysteron (Detroitism from sensuality. Like peers Rome, Labradford, Bowery Electric and numerous
Irdial/Fragmented/Tenth Planet artist), Grain. The tracks by Process, acts on the Kranky label, Transient Waves' sound is rooted in the drift-
Sons of the Sun, Immense and Transient waves are exclusive. None of ing, disembodied textures of the processed guitar, as their name sug-
the tracks have been on CD before. gests -- layers of sound overlapping in a blissed-out, shimmering ambi-
VA: Across Uneven Terrain: A FatCat Compilation 2LP (FAT 01 LP) ence.'
$17.00 TRANSIENT WAVES: Sonic Narcotic LP (FAT 02 LP) $13.00
Double vinyl version, same 12 tracks as the CD. DE BABALON/KID 606, CHRISTOPH: 12" (FAT 020) $7.00
TRANSIENT WAVES: Born With A Body And Fucked In The Head "High quality ten track EP featuring Christoph De Babalon, widely rec-
12" (FAT 010) $10.00 ognized as one of the finest producers on Alec Empire's Digital
"Transient Waves exist somewhere within the shifting, underground Hardcore Records. He contributes four tracks of dark soundscaping and
network of US 'post-rock' operators. Like peers Rome, Labradford, hard scything drum 'n' bass. Also there's San Diego based Kid 606, who
Bowery Electric and the ultra-cool Kranky label, Transient Waves sound has previously recorded for V/VM, Vinyl Communications and 555
is rooted in the drifting, disembodied textures of the processed guitar, Recordings. He's a prolific exponent of the vibrant new breed of under-
as their name suggests. This will be followed by a full album in 1999. ground American electronics. Six tracks show the Kid at his most

diverse, ferocious best." Anthony is better known for his minimalistic techno as Surgeon. Jansky
PROCESS: Untitled 12" (FAT 021) $10.00 is an alias of V/VM's Andy MacGregor, while Speedranch is their fellow
"Process: A series of actions or changes, a method of doing or produc- conspirator and freaky operator/DJ. Anthony and Andrew deliver an
tion. Process is the working title of Steve Barnes, minimalist experi- icy, isolationist void-scape, while Speedranch Jansky Noise makes
mentalist, who also records as Blueshift. The idea behind Process is to moves into breakbeat territory -- breaking out and deranging a hip
create a sense of depth, using textures and layers whilst keeping the hop break, before dissolving it into layers of gritty noise."
tracks organic in nature. The tracks are intentionally 'lo fi' as the extra BUG, THE: Low Rider 12" (FAT 032) $10.00
noise and hiss are used to create an extra moving layer of sound which "Following '97s Tapping The Conversation album (with DJ Vadim on
fuels the dynamics of the original sound. His work as Process will be Wordsound), Kevin Martin and Dave Cochrane return in their Bug
admired by fans of Mike Ink's Gas and studio projects and sits neatly incarnation for a first 12" release for Fat Cat. Restlessly active, 'Low
alongside Fat Cat's other soundscape entrepreneurs Various Artists." Rider' drags its skanking, mutating bass and scuttling percussion
REAL AND THE REALISTICS, SIR EDDIE: Una Casa 12" (FAT 025) through a stereo field dripping with warped FX and low end eruptions.
$10.00 'Vertigo' slows things down with cavenous kicks and snare thundering
"Mystery (?) single from this unknown artist, involving minimal Latin across a backdrop of eerie echoes and, again, some seriously freaked
percussion DJ-Tool additives on the 'A' side, and 2 percussion-based out warp noise. Whilst 'Bass Pressure' draws in wailing, dub sirens over
pulse tracks on the flip. If anyone out there holds the key to unlocking a constant vapour drone."
the riddle that is this record, please dial us up. At any hour. We'd real- REQ VS. TEAM DOYOBI: Split EP 12" (FAT 033) $10.00
ly like to know what's going on for once." --Hrvatski. [a kind soul for- "The fifth release in Fat Cat's split 12" series mixes together the zones
warded us the following: "Sir Eddie Real (aka Sir Eddie 'Congaman' of glitchy, freeform electronics, and low-end hip-hop, again merging
Love) is the percussionist from Alabama 3 or A3 as they're known in the two markedly different, yet equally inventive takes on construction.
US. The Realistics is an alternative project that he'sinvolved in with a This series exists with a mandate to open out a series of strange com-
few other musicians from Brixton, London.] binations/fusions, introducing unknown/up-and-coming artists, and to
CHASM VS. BANNLUST: Split 12" (FAT 026) $10.00 chart a more diverse, abstract terrain for the label. Team Doyobi are
"The fifth installment in FatCat's split12" series, Bannlust vs. Chasm Chris and Alex, two Yorkshire based producers; this 12" marks their first
shifts the emphasis back onto electronix, and merges two markedly dif- ever release. Working with a mixture of old and new school electron-
ferent sounds and takes on construction. Chasm is an alias for Robert ics, Team Doyobi construct a stunning, chaotic space of shifting, glitch-
Hampson, former singer/guitarist with the late-80s guitar noiseniks riddled rhythms and sensely-layered textures and melodies, and thrusts
Loop, and still working under his awesome dark ambient guise as them into a space occupied by the likes of Schematic, Phthalo, A-Musik
Main. In the Chasm incarnation, Hampson pares away his usual layered and Skam. Req: having released two albums on Skint, he exists as the
guitar-drones in favour of a more fractured, beat-based approach. most marginal figure on the label, with all his work stemming from a
Lovingly labored over, the three tracks are created through a micro- deeply creative, hip-hop perspective. 'Dharmas' makes clever use of
engineered process of close-microphone recording and concrete exper- some home-sourced samples. Police sirens, the sparking flint from a
imentation. On the flipside, Bannlust is the project of Marco Fischer. In zippo lighter, intakes of breath, and the sound of burning spliff are the
early '98, Marco released his first album as Bannlust on the ultra-hip blocks for a grainy, paranoid soundscape."
Viena label, Sabotage. Entitled Digital Tension, this worked a space DR. LUDLOW AND MR. SMITH: Rinsin' With The Doctor 12" (FAT
somewhere between the complex fractured leftfield electronica of 035) $10.00
Autechre and the dark (increasingly vogue) European electro of under- "Requesting that their identities remain unknown, the enigmatic Dr.
ground producers like I-F, Electronome and Le Car. The three tracks pro- Ludlow & Mr. Smith release another solid, 5-track EP, that highlights
vided here form a moody, but mesmeric machine-space of cavernous their humor and some seriously, seriously skewed atmospherics. Where
crunch pulses, digital glitches, stuttering rhythms, and most audibly, their previous 12" offered a poppier, more floor-friendly exercise,
towering washes of dirty, electro-synth noise." 'Rinsin With The Doctor' drags their sound to a darker, more twisted
IMMENSE: Spontaneous Combustion 12" (FAT 028) $10.00 zone. 'Do You Like Trains' sees its producer babbling insanely across a
"First release from this much talked about instrumental 4-piece from tense field of rippling, slowly building synth-loops. 'A Tribute to Roger
Bristol. With three highly charged tracks this is a rollercoaster ride of Hammond' is a brief, percussive sketch dissolving into itself. 'Tall
intense or immense proportions with a nod to band's such as Buildings' is a massive, towering track of gritty overspill-noise, man-
Hovercraft, Slint, Sonic Youth, etc. Takes you an emotional journey, by gled voices and squelchy, phat, fucked-up hiphop dynamics. Stunningly
the time it peaks you are firmly within its swollen, heart wrenching produced." Little bird whisperings say this is Andrew Weatherall solo &
grasp, which refuses to let go." why not.
DR. SMITH AND PROFESSOR LUDLOW: Professor Says Raas 12" SIGUR ROS: Svefn-G-Englar CD (FAT 036 CD) $9.00
(FAT 029) $10.00 "Sigur Ros are the latest sensations to emerge from the musical trea-
"Requesting that their identities remain unknown, the enigmatic Dr. sure trove that is Iceland. First spotted playing live at a Gus Gus party
Ludlow & Mr. Smith mark their collaborative debut for Fat Cat with a in Rejkjavik, with the Fat Cat sound system supporting them, they
potentially massive 4 track EP. Based around a (Depth Charge-y) forge a stunning brand of beautifully orchestrated, deeply atmospher-
Western atmosphere, ricocheting gunshots and classic widescreen sam- ic music. Layering a huge, rich and emotional space through a mixture
ples, 'Ugly' offers a staggering, seriously radio/dancefloor friendly take of guitars, keyboards, flute, accordion, bass, drums, and vocals. Their
on Morricone. On a mellower vibe, 'Hank' is a cut up '90s rehash of a tracks become extended soundscapes which flower with massive
slick, sleazy '70s porno funk track that squirms and slides with dirty crescendos. If you're looking for reference points, check God Speed
intent. Besides these two storming tracks are a further two that high- You Black Emporor or the Rachels. What makes them different is singer
light the humorous side of Ludlow and Smith's persona. 'I Hope You Jonsi's distinctive vocal style. Sung in a mixture of Icelandic and
Like Mice' is comprised entirely of Rolf Harris samples. And in keeping 'Hopelandish' (the band's own made up language -- recalling Liz
with Grain's previous releases the EP also features a confused essay on Fraser's babytalk in the Cocteau Twins)."
the art of telephone wind ups called 'Neil Phones Clive via Akai'. DI LACUNA: Teetering On The Edge of Quiet... 12" (FAT 038)
JANSKY NOISE VS. ANTHONY CHILD/ANDREW READ, SPEEDRAN- $9.00
CY: 12" (FAT 031) $10.00 "Another new artist to Fat Cat (again picked from a demo), and real-
"Sixth installment in Fat Cat's split series. Featuring a head to head tering the label's interest in band-based material, Di Lacuna are a gui-
from Anthony Child/Andrew Read versus Speedranch Jansky Noise. tar-based three piece from Sheffield. Four tracks here showcase the Di
Lacuna sound; a rippling, intricate weave of instruments (bass, guitars, math-rock snap of Shellac or Dazzling Killmen, and a more fluid
drums) dominated by a classic, powerful dynamic. At times recalling Bossanova-era Pixies (rich, warm production, shimmering surf guitar).
Spiritualized, tracks ebb and flow, slipping from hazy, picked-guitar Others like 'Death to the Gremlins' and 'Valley of the Mummies' show-
passages; only to flower in surging, emotive crescendos. 'Brand New case a calmer, more acoustic, pastoral side to the band. Utilising a
Low' and 'Weevils in the Flour' are both centered around the strong broad, bold range of sounds and styles, Evil Ones and Zeros was not
vocal presence of John Sephton and Lee Newell, marking Fat Cat's first originally intended as a debut album -- it's more a compilation of songs
foray into vocal territory since the Funkstorung remixes of Bjork. 'New that have been recorded since their inception two years ago. However,
Project 14' breaks the mold slightly, cleverly introducing the use of this does not prevent the album from working as a fluid piece, simply
electronics via some creaking samples and rhythmic constructions, because there are eleven amazing, yet diverse songs -- ultra-heviosity
around which picked guitars and bass circle and weave. The closing mixing with the softest of textures."
track, 'Scandal of the Baby Farmers', treads a path closer to the likes of VARIOUS ARTISTS: 8, 8.5., 9 Remixes CD (FAT 07 CD) $14.00
Mogwai or Immense." "Yet another class album on Fat Cat. Firstly, Various Artists is not a com-
SIGUR ROS: Ny Batteri CD (FAT 039 CD) $12.00 pilation, it is the alias of the highly regarded Berlin producers who
"The quartet has perked many ears since their signing with Fat Cat, lay- have released 3 singles and an album on Chain Reaction, plus a 12" on
ering a rich and emotional space with guitars, keys, flute, accordian, their own label Din. Formed in Berlin and operating out of the mighty
bass, drums, and beautiful vocals. Space rock psychedelia with bursting Hardwax store, they make stunning, immersive and hypnotic sound-
dynamics, good songwriting, and colorful instrumentation." scapes using shifting textures and dubby effects. Undoubtedly one of
SIGUR ROS: Ny Batteri 12" (FAT 039 EP) $12.00 the year's best electronic releases." This release draws together 7 of the
DYLAN GROUP: Ramda LP (FAT 04 LP) $14.00 8 tracks from the 2 Fat Cat 12"'s (003 & 008), plus a new Autechre remix
UK-only double vinyl version of the new Dylan Group album (CD is on of "No. 8", and the Arovane mix of "No. 8 AMX" (previously released
Bubble Core). on Din). Warning: this is a "limited edition" (even says so on the back
FONN: Field 831 CD (FAT 05 CD) $18.00 of the sleeve). 2000 copies (approx) will be made and according to the
"Having previously released an untitled double pack on Fat Cat, Field sounds emitted out of the mouth of a theoretical member of the
831 marks Fonn's return, and another example of the label's commit- human race currently participating in the act of labor under the aus-
ment to left-field, band-based music. Only 3 trax were recorded pices of Fat Cat Records, this CD "will never be repressed". Considering
together an a 'band' in full studio set up, the majority of tracks are the the quality/long-term interest potentiality of this music (the original
result of improv sessions at the bands rehearsal studios or emerged as tracks, "8.5" & "9" in particular, are amongst the most memorable &
solo efforts from the bedrooms of individual band members. Whilst stunning music of the decade), I'm a little bit amazed that somebody
forging their own, distinctive space, tracks like 'Wash,' 'Carcus' or would dare think this way. Considering that this label recently released
'Squall' recall the atmospheric/motorik explorations of post-rock units an album that they knowlingly compared to the Pixies (Immense's Evil
like Flying Saucer Attack, Mogwai, Fuxa, Ui or Ganger. 'Title That Can Ones and Zeros), it is a harsh reminder that there is alway going to be
Change' is a too-brief creep through flickering electronics and cool at least something a little bit wrong about the activities of planet Earth
Autechre-style rhythms. The albums also features contributions from & its inhabitants.
DJ Qwest, the scratch wizard from Live Human, and Skye aka Stasis." VA: Split Series 1-8 CD (FAT 08 CD) $14.00
FONN: Field 831 LP (FAT 05 LP) $13.00 "Fat Cat is very proud of their series of split 12" singles, and rightfully
"Having previously released an untitled double pack on Fat Cat, Field so. The split series has always been top quality, and succeeds in its goal
831 marks Fonn's return, and another example of the label's commit- of merging different sounds and styles (electronica, hip hop, minimal-
ment to left-field, band-based music. Only 3 trax were recorded ism, space rock, etc.). It has included some very respected names in
together an a 'band' in full studio set up, the majority of tracks are the modern music, but has also provided a platform for new and emerging
result of improv sessions at the bands rehearsal studios or emerged as artists. Now, to make the culmination of the first phase of the series,
solo efforts from the bedrooms of individual band members. Whilst these tracks will be released on CD for the first time. Gritty electronics,
forging their own, distinctive space, tracks like 'Wash,' 'Carcus' or subterranean ambience, cold atmospherics, and massively toyed with
'Squall' recall the atmospheric/motorik explorations of post-rock units beats, thanks to Third Eye Foundation, James Plotkin, Speedranch,
like Flying Saucer Attack, Mogwai, Fuxa, Ui or Ganger. 'Title That Can Merzbow, Janek Scaefer, V/VM, Foehn (ex-Third Eye Foundation),
Change' is a too-brief creep through flickering electronics and cool Gescom (featuring Rob Brown from Autechre), and more. The
Autechre-style rhythms. The albums also features contributions from Merzbow track was in fact never released on anything, but their origi-
DJ Qwest, the scratch wizard from Live Human, and Skye aka Stasis." nal track for the 12" series was just too fierce to cut onto vinyl."
IMMENSE: Evil Ones and Zeros CD (FAT 06 CD) $14.00 PROCESS: Shape Space CD (FAT 09 CD) $14.00
"What, exactly, do Immense think they're doing? Do they truly believe "Now based in Cologne, Process is Brighton exile Steve Barnes, who has
that by releasing an album made up of purely instrumental tracks (save previously released material on Ultimate Dilemna (as Blueshift). His
the odd vocal sample) they are doing something different? Apparently previous 12" on Fat Cat scratched out Gas-style low key ambience, a la
so. Firstly, how many bands do you know where the two founder mem- Chain Reaction. Process' new work makes a bold but logical shift in
bers and main songwriters are 28 years apart in age? Secondly, how approach. Slowly building, tracks are formed from warm, abstract
many bands do you know that have the dynamic range to provoke sounds, carefully shaped into a percussive tapestry of stabbing, offset
extreme tension and pastoral calm within the space of a few bars? rhythms, 4/4 beats overlaid with mesmeric loops. Textures hang and
Operating out of Bristol, Immense are a 5 piece instrumental outfit, morph like gas clouds."
whose debut 12" on FatCat and subsequent cluster of live dates has PROCESS: Shape Space LP (FAT 09 LP) $13.00
garnered the band much acclaim. With a mod to Mogwai, as well as DYLAN GROUP: Ur-klang Search 2LP (FAT 10 LP) $14.00
acts like Hovercraft and Sonic Youth, the Immense sound is one based UK-only double vinyl version; CD is on Bubble Core in the US.
upon a sprawling, spiralling rock dynamics which aims at engulfing the FOEHN: Hidden Cinema Sountrack CD (FAT SP 01 CD) $14.00
listener and propelling him/her along on an emotional roller coaster "As Fat Cat attempts to slow down their 12" output to a bare mini-
ride. Tracks like 'Really Optimistic', the classic 'Spontaneous mum, they introduce the Splinter imprint album series. This series will
Combustion', and a reworked 'E-flat Sonic Boom' simmer and swell occupy spaces close to those inhabited by the split 12" series -- a more
into emotional peaks of twisting, intertwining, multi-tracked guitars. marginal, left field, largely electronic terrain. Foehn is the alias of
'Glass Eye' is a snarling, angular beast that darts between the lethal Bristol-based Debbie Parsons, a former partner of Matt from Third Eye

Foundation. Following two solo albums on Bristol's Swarfinger label, JOSHUA: Life Less Loss CD (FONR 002) $10.00
this release marks her third, and her first for Fat Cat. The music is Second private-press solo release from ex-Vermonster guest star/artist
sprawling, dark, emotional spaces, using grainy film samples, street Joshua Burkett. Now based in Western, MA, Josh presents various seg-
noise, horns, and creaking doors. It's everyday ambience twisted ments of lost-sounding folk-based oddness, recorded to 4-track with
around, plus live playing and concrete percussion. The 28 tracks on this primitive sound effects in tow. Whispered vocals, recorder, very
CD lead the listener through a maze of brief, perplexing atmospheres inspired guitar accompaniment, occasionally echoing a post-Pink Moon
and events. Digital technology becomes comfortably integrated with vibe. Exceedingly pleasant in many ways, and anti-Lou to the max.
traditional human instrumentation. As the album's title says, this is Presented in slightly off-size hand-made neo-octagon sleeve.
strangely cinematic music. Sound-noir, if you will." FELLAHEEN (AUSTRALIA):
FATHER YOD: BUDD: Yak Fat CD (JACK 005) $6.00
HOWTH CASTLE: Good Morning, Mr. Nobody CD (FYP 10) $12.00 Australian grunge from 1993, we seem to have one copy left. This was
Howth Castle are a contemporary Italian male/female duo who play an the follow up release to their Ecstatic Peace double 10".
exotic brand of acid-wind folk. They released one LP around 1990 that FGL (FRANCE):
caused a big ruckus when it was discovered a few years later (in certain COLOMBIER, MICHEL: CD (FGL 52162) $15.00
very small circles). This is their follow up, co-released by the Italian Blu "Jesus H. Christ. We're only trying to please you (you know that,
Bus Label & Northampton’s Father Yod. The main instrumentation is right?). All we really knew about this guy was that he collaborated
acoustic guitar and vocals with occasional accompaniment (electric with both Pierre Henry (Messe Pour Le Fin Du Temps, arguably one of
guitar, keyboards, saxophone, trumpet, etc.). Female vocalist Lalli has a Henry's most revered works) and Serge Gainsbourg (in fact, the one-
unique, deep voice that can really scatter time (once compared to “a sheet says it: 'Atypical creative, link between Pierre Henry and Serge
cross between Marianne Faithfull ca. Broken English and Nico in duet Gainsbourg ('Requiem Pour un Con' (?), Elisa), between Jean-Pierre
with Vince Martin backed by the Temple Creatures,”), and the band’s Melville, Jacques Demy and Folon...'). So we ordered some. Sue us
use of odd, non-traditional elements helps blur the wind with this as (actually, don't). Whatever Colombier had/has done before/since then,
well. this is no positive reminder. It's a solo record from 1979, featuring the
GREEN RAY, THE: CD (FYP 15) $11.00 talents of various Brecker Bros./RTF/Steely Dan band-members (basical-
UK guitar group, with one previous 12" on Shagrat (included here, plus ly the entire era coked-out studio-pro population of LA). The whole
2 new tracks). "W/ 4 glistening trax of psychedelic liquidity, recorded by thing comes off like some sub-par Bob James record (well, the first 3
the light of the Cancer Moon. Originally known as the Archers, Green are actually pretty good; let's change that to Jean-Luc Ponty), replete
Ray is 2 vets of the Welsh 70's psych/rock scene (ex-Help Yourself, Man, w/nasty coke-fun(c)k drumming from Gadd/Erskine (OK, maybe that's
etc.)... Creations of spectacular, timeless vistas of guitar-soaked beauty not the bad part), occasional Herbie Hancock mini-Moog solos (OK,
in Quicksilver/Man tradition." maybe not that either) and guitar lines by Lee Ritenour, Larry Carlton,
MOORE/NELS CLINE, THURSTON: In-Store CD (FYP 17) $11.00 and RAY FUCKING 'GHOSTBUSTERS' PARKER JUNIOR. Ouch. Not that
Guitar duets, recorded live at the Rhino Westwood store in LA on the presence of Jaco or Michael Brecker is any less appalling. If you
12/30/96. A studio session from this same day is issued on Little Brother. enjoy Roller-Dome acoustics and/or tier-2 Dirty Cop flick dialogue as
RWA: 7" (FYP 56) $5.00 sonic candy, by all means rot yr teeth in excelsior. Otherwise, stay clear
Screwy French band who almost fit into the history of noisy French rock across the room from this wack/jive-ass shit (got to be the WORST cover
(no matter how much they may ignore it); two tracks (following up ever, BTW). That is unless this sort of thing has suddenly become the
their debut self-released "split" CD ), this allegedly includes a Jethro anti-'it' & Al Di Meola records start fetching double-digits due to break
Tull cover. content (Casino, man...), in which case buy two." -- Hrvatski.
HOWTH CASTLE: Good Morning Mr. Nobody LP (FYP L10) $12.00 FIELD RECORDING CO.:
A graphically superior but much delayed LP issue of the previous CD
HURLEY, MICHAEL: Weatherhole CD (FLD 151) $13.50
(FYP 10).
"Michael Hurley's music is often called 'outsider folk'. Since the early
FRANK-O-FEST: An Episode Of Improvisational Smoke... LP (FYP
60s he has slowly carved out a catalog that stands as one of the richest
L3) $8.00
in the history of American folk music. Hurley's first album was record-
Full title is: An Episode Of Improvisational Smoke Recorded Upon The
ed for Folkways in 1965 with the same tape recorder which taped
Cold Stone of Sacred Ground. Frank-O-Fest is a loose grouping of
Leadbelly's Last Sessions. He was 'discovered' by the great blues and
Milwaukee old-timers led & directed by John Frankovic, who recorded
jazz historian Frederick Ramsey III, and later championed by his boy-
this in one cloudy session in a church in 1992. Utilizing percussion, sitar,
hood friend Jesse Colin Young, who released his 2nd and 3rd albums
bouzouki, trombone, pipe organ, jews harp, didjeridoo, bass, cello,
on the Youngbloods' Warner Bros. imprint Raccoon. He later made 3
bamboo & clay flutes & more, this is a long, form-defying floatation
albums for Rounder records, and released records on a number of indie
exercise in space-out improvisation.
labels through the 80s and 90s. Liner notes by Dean Martin's biogra-
FBWL (FRANCE): pher, Nick Tosches."
VA: Strings and Stings CD (FBWL 9903) $15.00 FIREHORSE (GERMANY):
"All tracks on this CD are unreleased. They were only built from guitar
OSTINATO: MA2 2x12" (FIRE 007) $13.00
sound. Guitar is the only source material on this CD. Now that elec-
"Our search to bring all of you the finest in contemporary under-
tronic music is almost the sole sovereign, now that turntables sell bet-
ground German electronic stylings has reaped all sorts of unheard of
ter than a Fender, we wanted to give a tribute to the one that trained
treasures. This week: 'Ostinato is also known as Sket (Otaku), a project
our ears, and still does: Mother Guitar and her manic children. Free
by Christian Mevs and Stefan Müller. A very strange crossover between
picking, arthritic feedback, spluttering noise or panoramic atmos-
dub, avant rock, electronica and electro with broken beats. Could be
phere- all these things pave the way for our various artists as well as
interesting for those who like To Rococo Rot or Mouse on Mars, as well
for this most beautiful collection. It's one of the heart, with a delicate
as experimental breakers.' The MOM parallel seems fit, as most track
smile and shivering legs." Artists include: Imagho, Micro Mega, Arnaud
employ Werner/Toma's trademark beat-shift/textural-ambiguity.
Fournier, Snark & Paul Lydon, Loren Mazzacane Connors, Fragile,
Again, the pilgrimage of band-wagon jumpers has shifted it's migra-
Thurston Moore & Ultra Milkmaids, Noel Akchote, James Plotkin &
tion from points north-west to small, sleepy villas dotting the teutonic
David Fenech, Telemak, Justin K. Broadrick.
countryside (Weilheim, Bad Nauheim, Düsseldorf, Köln, etc...). Sneak
FEATHER ONE'S NEST RECORDS: onto the pleasure cruise..." -- Hrvatski.

FIRST LOVE: "The second album from this Houston-based guitarist (the self-released
Keguribap was the first) is a jaw-dropping collection of solo acoustic
BERGHEIM 34: CD (FILO 002) $10.00
improvisations, displaying not only striking innovative technique but
24-minute EP. "The first ever release from Heidelberg's Bergheim 34
also a playfulness that can be sorely lacking in much improvisational
brings you 5 thoughtfully melodic, organic technodub instrumentals. 5
music. Resonant, often lyrical, guitar passages interwine with cello,
conduits for 5 different moods. 5 gorgeous, graceful grooves. Like
mandolin, acoustic bass, water phone and rolling pin. As with Gayle's
Mouse On Mars brought back to earth. Like Tortoise without the
debut, haunting Asian motifs also periodically surface."
smooth jazz shell. Like To Rococo Rot...you get the idea." Featuring
Andrew Peckler a.k.a. Sad Rockets (Source Records, Germany). FLEMISH MASTERS:
FLAGOLET (GERMANY): LMO, VON: Future Language CD (FM 001) $14.00
"Von LMO's Future Language, originally issued in 1981 on the Strazar
O.S.T.: Tempo CD (FLAG 3001) $17.00
label, is a bludgeoning melange of frenzied, schizoid punk and quasi-
Original soundtrack to the Stefan Ruzowitzky film. Featuring: iO,
futurist No Wave rant. It laps at a singularly brackish delta reserved for
Private Lightning Six, Showroom Recording Series (all various com-
shunned American genius, and its bitter beauty is endlessly affirming.
bos/aegi of Patrick Pulsinger, Gerhard Potuznik, Erdem Tunakan, and
The seminal Language even managed to crash into the upper echelons
Florian Sokol, who at various times throughout their various careers
of Village Voice critic Chuck Eddy's Stairway To Hell tome, resting
have recorded for Cheap, Mego, Mo'Wax, GIGuptight, etc...), Satanic
Soul (Mego/Or/Cheap's Elin), Peter Kruder (of '& Dorfmeister' fame), uneasily beside albums from geek anomalies Kix and Vinko Globokar
Christopher Just, The Memory Foundation, DJ Lodig, and Ratio. Frigid (okay... just kidding about Kix).The Flemish Masters are proud to pre-
soundscapes, squawk-heft-acid, creaky-door shuffle, psych-oriented sent the first legitimate reissue of these awesome recordings. The
keybd fumble, Sähkö -inspired marimba hockets, etc... First-tier Vienna Future is today, and you have a second chance to heed Von's advice;
'Advance Yourself!' Mr. LMO's pioneering work spans three decades,
grit from a relative who's who of said scene, the next to blow up large
beginning in the late 60s with his combo Funeral Of Art. His next major
'Koln style'." --Hrvatski
contribution to kultur was the bilious mid-70s synth/drums duo
FLASHBACK (UK):
Kongress. Comprising LMO and erstwhile Aleister Crowley acolyte Otto
FRACTION: Moonblood CD (FLASH 001) $20.00
Von Ruggins 666, the group later grew into a larger conglomerate
Boot of this ridiculous 4-figure American private press ultra-stupe biker
incorporating, amongst others, spear-chucking Australian cleric
psych and plod. Grunting Morrison-if-he-lived-to-be-fifty vocals over
Geoffrey Crozier. The prime Kongress sound was akin to the Velvets at
an amusingly “sinister” psych grind. Limited supply, now o/p.
their unhinged 1968 two-chord apogee (albeit with more oomph and
49TH PARALLEL: CD (FLASH 008) $20.00
less Ahhht). In 1977, Von joined forces with antisocial axe shredder
Boot reissue of this late 60s(?) Hollywood-via-Calgary garage psych rar-
Rudolph Grey to form the infamous incendiary combo Red Transistor.
ity. Schitzo jumble of styles that doesn't really coalesce into something
At their first gig, the sartially prescient LMO donned a straightjacket
very desirable.
and chainsaw. RT bit it after a year, and Von went on to form the Von
FLEECE RECORDS: LMO Band -- a later incarnation of this unit recorded Future
SWITZER, WILLIAM: The Illusion Of Technique CD (FLEECE 03) Language."
$11.00 FLITTCHEN (GERMANY):
More Houston-based two man improv, packaged in a similar angle to
VA: Fucky Don't CD CD (FLIT 06 CD) $15.00
the Dave Dove Paul Duo. Featuring Jason Bill (of the Charalambides)
"Perplexing innocence and modern pop. All included. Try something a
on guitar, synthesizer and violin and Mike Switzer (of Slight Surface
little out of the routine, and join our diehard fans. We've got Robert
Noise) on banjo, harmonica and trombone. Incus-style zone-allotment,
Lippok (To Rococo Rot) in the depths of the universe. Enjoy Console
vague reflections on MazzaCane-esque acoustic coaxings, in an almost
and Hanayo with their version of the national anthem, magically turn-
Corwood-ian flood of atmosphere, much more.
ing it into a smurphy soft-house number. Hop along with Neoangin's
ASH CASTLES ON THE GHOST COAST: CD (FLEECE 04) $12.00
Jim Avingnon, a playmobile cowboy riding through a lonley prairie of
Joint release by these two Houston labels, with hand-painted covers
freedom. Re-live your teen years with the Sitcom Warriors, a beat band
ala recent Charalambides' CDs (jewel-cased). More readily "out" than
starting in the footsteps of Jonathan Richman, the Velvet
Tom & Christina's project, this is a pure, personally elevated psychedel-
Underground, the Fall... Tune into Monsieu Morio's lo-fi chansons trick-
ic brand of experimentalism, and heavily recommended. "Ash Castles
ling out of the old-time radio. Re-tarnish your vocoder with the Visions,
are Shawn and Heather, currently residing in Galveston, TX. There are
bringing back the 60s for the urban hipster. Go trawling with Komeit
some Charalambides-esque moments as well as some pretty stoned-out
over quack-like harmonie waves. There is so much to experience, your
passages feat. hammered dulcimer, bells, etc."
head will open like a flower. You will blossom with hits from the Jeans
KABLE: Tardy All The Time CD (FLEECE 08) $11.00
Team, Pinknoise, Milch, Disz Play, King Carlic, Ming, and Art of Kissing.
"Kable is the studio creation of Kay Bonya, who wrote, performed and
You will become strong and stoic by the songs from Doc Schoco and
recorded all the music on this, her second CD. Tardy All The Time con-
Rike Schuberty, and Tayfun Fyrrarumare. Dry yourself off in the warmth
tains moments of blissfull folk/psych haze, tweaked psychedelic romps
of Die Welttraumforscher. Rock away with Eigentlich Glucklich's house
and experimental sound explorations, often times cloaked in a cloud of
ballads. Finally Gott 30 leads you out of this music adventure and back
sinister playfullness. Consider Tardy to be your aural road map to a
into the fucked up reality of the everyday, but the music has left you a
lysergic underworld where the wood nympth that greets you at the
better person. Remember: there is no true life with wrong music.
gate is only too willing to let you eat your fill from her overflowing
Guitars are not excluded here, although the instrumentation tends to
basket of peyote buttons."
be more electronic. Analog fleamarket studios and Atari sounds meet
DUNLAVY: Thaumaticron 2 CD (FLEECE 09) $11.00
modern digital production.."
Third album by this Houston, TX outfit (post-Mike Gunn), "...a contin-
VA: Fucky Don't CD LP (FLIT 06 LP) $12.00
uation of the lysergic sounds that have kept long-haired Germans and
Now available on LP.
Italians in a perpetual puddle of their own drool since 1995. The sonic
FLO (UK):
universe of Dunlavy seamlessly shifts from mantric riffs of Sabbathian
VA: Atomic Fire Balls CD (FLO 007) $10.00
heft to shape-shifting, blissful drones, while occasional (almost sub-
Sampler from Flo to celebrate their first year. 15 tracks for the price of
conscious) vocals float by like a psilocybic wind."
a CD single. "Coming out of seemingly nowhere (I'd never heard of this
GAYLE, PHILIP: pnbna CD (FLEECE 13) $11.00
stuff 'til the mention in The Wire's 'Electronica's New Terrorists' article)

is this collection of previous vinyl from the Flo label, run by present Nun oeuvre. Recorded 1982 through 1986.
noiseniks 2nd Gen (now signed to Mute). Two tracks each from Made KNOX, CHRIS: Seizure LP (FN 125) $10.00
in Britain (grainy, almost Techno-Animal-ish boasting), 2nd Gen (mid 1990 return to solo activity from Chris.
tempo DHR-ish mess), Pilgrim (minimal lo-fi beats), Code Talker (wacky DEAD C: Eusa Kills CD (FN 130 CD) $14.00
'biz' n' bass), and three from Medusa (hyper-cut-up drum n' bass w/ Repress of the 1992 CD issue of this 1989 album. The group's 2nd
female ragga/bragga vox). Not the most groundbreaking lot in the album.
scheme of world electronic-freakery, but well worth the asking price CLEAN, THE: Compilation CD (FN 154 CD) $14.00
(it's a 62 minute CD). Obscure (and I've been keeping my head about "Huge compilation of all the essential early works of this seminal kiwi
for this sort of activity)." -- Hrvatski. band. Everything off the legendary EPs and singles plus a few live out-
MEDUSA: Freak Beatz 12" (FLO 009) $9.00 takes as well. Music that has stood the test of time and still sounds
"Thumping four tracker of mega nasty breaks, demented, anarchic fresh and powerful. It's an odditty but it's true, oh yeah."
jump up D&B. Limited to 500 copies." PHILLIPPS, MARTIN: Sketch Book Vol. 1 CD (FN 415 CD) $14.00
FLYING NOTE: "A special dose of Chilly sounds from Martin's demo vaults. Seventeen
FASTEAU, ZUSAAN KALI: Worlds Beyond Worlds CD (FN 9001) tracks and all songs bar one have never seen release on any Chills
$14.00 album or single. An intimate peek into the strange and beguiling
Zusaan’s excellent CD debut from 1990. Spiritual combination of free world of Martin's music, Sketch Book mixes moments of gorgeous
jazz and ethnic swirl, with Fasteau on soprano sax, piano, ney, Chillsy pop with psychedelic out-takes and experiments in song and
shakuhachi & kaval flutes, mizmar, sansa, voice and berimbau. With sound as Martin's imagination runs wild. Think The Lost EP -- a won-
Rashied Ali on drums. derful treat for Chills fans with extensive liner notes by Martin."
FASTEAU, ZUSAAN KALI: Prophecy CD (FN 9003) $14.00 DEAD C: DR503c CD (FN 443 CD) $14.00
2nd CD from Zusaan, a completely unique NY improviser who plays a "Tasty reissue of the Dead C's first album, originally released on Flying
whole range of instruments, both common (soprano sax, cello, piano, Nun in 1987. This definitive early works compilation features choice
percussion) and not (Kaval and Skakuhachi flutes, sheng, mizmar, cuts from the out-of-print DR503 album, along with some single (The
Sanza, etc.), blending with bass and violin and percussion a cosmic swirl Sun-Stabbed EP!) and cassette cuts, as well as unreleased material from
that taps into an organic pulse not immediately associable with any the 1987-88 period. The Dead C continue to be name-checked as one
familiar forms of “jazz” or “ethnic” music. As with her earlier work of the decade's most influential acts (most recently by Thurston Moore
(including the Sea Ensemble ESP disk), this is great. in The Wire) and here's an essential item from them."
FASTEAU, ZUSAAN KALI: Sensual Hearing CD (FN 9005) $14.00 FM 4.5.1 (GERMANY):
3rd self-released CD by this tremendous multi-instrumentalist (per- GRY/F.M. EINHEIT & HIS ORCHESTRA: Public Recording CD (FM451
forming here on ss, piano, voice, cello, ney & shakuhachi flutes, drums, 91862) $15.00
tambura). With Wm. Parker (b), Somalia Richards (violin), Daniel Carter "The result of a four week recording session of F.M. Einheit and Gry in
(ts), Jin Hi Kim (komungo), Goksel Baktagir (kanun), Bobby Few (piano) the Munich Marstall. The CD has 12 tracks, that were recorded by both
and more. the band and guests Aether, Nicaolas Anatol Baginsky Meret Becker,
FASTEAU, KALI Z.: Comraderie CD (FN 9006) $14.00 Funkstörung, Chrislo Haas, Sebastian Hess, Pan Sonic, and Terranova.
The fourth CD to be released by Fasteau (with a slight re-arrangement The duo had prepared several songs for the Marstall Media Lab, to
of her name from Zusaan Kali), whose association with free music dates record them together with these guests. One finds tracks of complete-
back to the historic Sea Ensemble's We Move Together, released by ESP ly different color side by side, and it seems hard to believe that all orig-
in 1974. Here she performs on soprano sax, Ney flute, voice, cello and inate from the authors F.M. Einheit and Gry -- except that they've
Sheng, along with a stellar line up of accompanists: Bobby Few & added their personal stamp/sound to each song, no matter how differ-
Sonelius Smith (piano), Noah Howard (alto sax), Joe McPhee (tenor ent they actually are. All styles are represented, ranging from the sin-
sax), Warren Smith (drums), and Michael Wimberly on Djembe, talking gle 'Princess Crocodile' to experimental and avant garde tracks."
drum and percussion. Half live, half studio, all recorded in 1997. FOCUS MUSIC (UK):
FASTEAU/DON RAFAEL GARRETT, KALI ZUSAAN: Memoirs of a VA: Focus Sampler 12" (FOC 348) $9.00
Dream 2CD (FN 9008) $21.00 "The Focus 'sampler' is exactly what it says on the label: a preview of
Supremely desirable archive double CD by the duo also known as the what's to come. This 5 track EP has taken only the first 5 artists from
Sea Ensemble (their 1974 album, We Move Together was one of the the already year-long release schedule. Set up by Clair after the fall of
great final gasps in the ESP Disk catalog). "Disc one of this archival dou- the Clear label in 1998, Focus is set to carry on where Clear left off.
ble CD, entitled 'Streaming Love', was recorded to multitrack in Leiden, Artists include: Lackluster, Aphelion, Plus One, CIM."
Holland in 1975. Disc two, entitled 'Come From Deep' was recorded live LACKLUSTER: 12" (FOC 349) $9.00
in Ankara, Turkey in 1977. Rafael Garrett plays contrabass, B flat clar- "First artist EP (after the Focus Sampler 12") for this Smallfish/Clair
inet, sol clarinet, shakuhachi, nai and kaval flutes, sheng, zurna, sanza, (Clear)-aligned imprint, from Esa Ruoho (and occasionally Tomas
balfon, conch, voice, and percussion. Kali Fasteau plays piano, cello, Szepe), who had previously recorded (both as Lackluster and as
nai, shakuhachi and kaval flutes, sol clarinet, cumbus tanbur, sheng, Distance) for labels such as Autumn, Monotonik, Kracfive, Merck, and
conch, sanza, & moursin and davul drums. The music on both discs Neferiu. IDM, as finely chilled/blunted as it gets, boiled down for
totals 92 mintues. This is one of the few and best recorded examples of Sunday morning consumption. The perfect comedown, another hit for
the artistry and genius of the late composer and multi-instrumentalist this promising label..." -- Hrvatski. Full length CD coming next.
Donal Rafael Garrett, particularly in the context of the Sea Ensemble, LACKLUSTER: Container CD (FOC 350 CD) $17.00
his duo with his wife Kali Z. Fasteau. We are releasing this album as a "Well here it is. The first long player from the Focus family. Lackluster
tribute to Rafael, to share his musical genius with a wider audience." -- only two of the tracks have been released on Focus so far. 'Starcell
FLYING NUN (NEW ZEALAND): UK' kicked off the first release as part of the Focus sampler, and 'Cull
CHILLS: Kaleidoscope World CD (FN 013 CD) $14.00 Streak' was released on Esa's first single. While Lackluster is a little
Repress of this 1990 CD which compiles all of the early singles by this unsure as to whether you will agree with us, we believe that you can
legendary NZ pop outfit, led by Martin Phillips. Tracks like "Rolling almost taste the innocence in this music. Layered with subtle melodies
Moon", "Pink Frost", "Doledrums", "I Love My Leather Jacket", etc., and hints of sentiment -- and add to that his soft, yet unique rhythms
which are generally considered as definitive anthems within the Flying -- and what you are left with is a work of art."

LACKLUSTER: Container LP (FOC 350 LP) $17.00 John Wolf Brennan (piano), Simon Picard (tenor saxophone), Eddie
CIM: Warm Data 12" (FOC 351) $9.00 Prévost (drums, percussion). "AMM drummer Eddie Prévost's enormous
"Cardiff based label Headspace gave Simon Walley his Debut releases. sensitivity to timbre and dynamics matched with Simon Picard's con-
He has shared a release with Detroit's Sean Deason, and had New trolled, delicate tenor saxophone lines and John Wolf Brennan's multi-
Jersey's Morgan Geist remix his work. His classic 'Cool Air' which was plicity of densities, colours, gestural procedures, semi-tonalities, poly-
out in 1997 found it's way onto the Big Chills Enchanted Garden com- tonalities and atonalities, walking bass lines and great crashing and
pilation. Cim continues to have a day job, he say's he's influenced by clashing clusters. Multiplicity within consistency, change within stabili-
science fiction and is surrounded at work 'a desk top pc inches from my ty, entropy and logos, agile and nimble, statements with precision.
eye's and artificial lighting.'" Dancing like Pucks, they're as weightless and deft as late-night conver-
FOIL (JAPAN): sation? it's pure magic." -- Richard Cochrane.
DUMB TYPE: [OR] CD (FOIL DTOR) $19.00 LEIMGRUBER, URS: Blue Log: Ten Pieces for Saxophone CD (FOR
Exquisitely presented 1998 release of Dumb Type material, composed 1137) $14.00
and programmed by Ikeda and Toru Yamanaka. ""Based in Kyoto, "Urs Leimgruber's mastery of the saxophone is so protean you could
Japan, since 1984, Dumb Type continues to engage in an ever broader easily be fooled into thinking you are listening to a whole range of
sphere of international activities. Members gathering around Ryoji other instruments. He produces drum beats, the sound of guitars or the
Ikeda include persons trained in the visual arts, architecture, music echoing resonance of gongs at will. His playing seems almost de-instru-
composition, computer programming, etc. It is pure 'new electronica' mentalized, free of any implicit meaning and, despite its complexity,
music, somewhere between Brian Eno's best 'ambient' works and the almost unexpectedly stark. Sound in its purest state. The ten pieces
musical world of Microstoria, Oval, etc." here sound like a manifesto set to music, an audible thumbprint, a
FOR FOUR EARS (SWITZERLAND): soundcard with a unique code that only responds to the personal
breath of the artist." -- Bert Noglik
REPEAT: Temporary Contemporary CD (FOR 1032) $14.00
BRESCHAND/DONEDA/ZBINDEN: L'Intense CD (FOR 1138) $14.00
"Repeat is Toshimaru Nakamura (no-input mixing board + electronics)
Helene Breschand (harp), Michel Doneda (sax), Gerald Zbinden (guitar).
and Jason Kahn (acoustic drums + metals + electronics + sampling).
"Based on long time collaboration between Doneda (sax) and Zbinden
Repeat's music focuses on repetitive structures and textures, using live
(guitar), this trio with harpplayer Hélène Breschand continues explor-
electronics, sampling and minimal drumset. The group was formed in
ing wonderful soundscapes. The mix of the extraordinary harp --
1997 in Berlin. The current CD was recorded last year in Tokyo during
unplugged -- with the really heavy stuff of the electric guitar gives kind
Repeat's 2nd Japanese tour. The final mix was mastered in Berlin by
of special fragility and a new dimension to every instrument."
Stefan Bettke, mastermind behind Pole." Nakamura also has a duo
MARCLAY/MÜLLER: Live Improvisations CD (FOR 513) $14.00
with Sachkio M of Ground Zero/Hoahio/I.S.O./Filament fame, and has
Some back catalog on this Swiss label run by the Swiss improvisor
worked with Taku Sugimoto, Junji Hirose, Yoshimitsu Ichiraku, Otomo
Günter Müller (percussion & electronics). The emphasis is on textural
Yoshihide, Peter Gordon, Martin Bisi. Kahn has played with Arnold
improvisation, with a unique European slant. This CD features Müllerin
Dreyblatt in his group The Orchestra of Excited Strings, and has impro-
tandem with Christian Marclay (turntables).
vised with Yoshihide, Sainhko Namtchylak, David Moss, Christian
MÜLLER/JIM O'ROURKE, GUNTER: Slow Motion CD (FOR 514)
Marclay, etc.
$14.00
MÜLLER/VOICE CRACK/ERIK M, GUNTER: Poire_Z CD (FOR 1033)
The first of a series of collaborations between Müller & O'Rourke,
$14.00
recorded May 6th, 1994. Müller (drums, electronics) & O'Rourke (gui-
"poire_z from the quartet gmueller_voicecrack_erikm is the next con-
tar).
sistent step after the successfull 1997 album Table Chair and Hatstands
MÜLLER/VOICE CRACK/JIM O'ROURKE, GUNTER: Table Chair and
with Voice Crack/Mueller together with Jim O'Rourke. Turntable-wiz-
Hatstand CD (FOR 820) $14.00
ard Erik M, based in Marseille, a musician of the new electronica gen-
The 2nd Müller/O'Rourke collaboration, this time in combination with
eration, has played with Otomo Yoshihide, Christian Marclay, Tom
the legendary Swiss duo of Voice Crack -- Andy Guhl & Norbert
Cora, Catherine Jauniaux, Metamkine, Michel Doneda, Jean-Marc
Möslang (both on cracked everyday-electronics). O'Rourke is found on
Montera, Jim O'Rourke, and many others. The quartet gmueller_voice-
guitar, piano & electronics. Recorded 3/31/96 at Zack Studio,
crack_erikm plays together since late 1998 and did these studio record-
Switzerland. Mixed by O'Rourke. A very pleasant mix of netherland
ings in spring 1999."
driftage and disconnection.
STUDER, FREDY: Duos 3-13 CD (FOR 1034) $14.00
MÜLLER/JIM O'ROURKE, GUNTER: Weighting CD (FOR 824) $14.00
Fredy Studer (drums, percussion), Jin Hi Kim (komungo), Joëlle Léandre
New third collaboration between Müller (selected percussion & elec-
(bass, voice), Dorothea Schürch (voice). "The new CD Duos 3-13 is the
tronics) and O'Rourke (piano, organ, lap steel, electronics). Recorded
second in a series of duo recordings for the label For 4 Ears after Duos
July 16, 1997 at Studio Zack in Switzerland.
1,2 with percussionist Robyn Schulkowsky, featuring Fredy Studer
STUDER, FREDY: Duos 1+2 CD (FOR 926) $14.00
together with various female musicians. Drummer and percussionist
Studer (drums, perc.) with Robyn Schulkowsky (drums, perc.) recorded
Fredy Studer plays on Duos 3-13 in combinations with the Korean
live in Switzerland, 1996. "Schulkowsky and Studer work and research
komungo player Jin Hi Kim, the French bass player Joëlle Léandre, and
at the farthest spiritual frontiers of our society. It seems to me that they
with the Swiss singer Dorothea Schürch."
have a real, vivid grasp of the world of the acoustic field (itself a spe-
BTMZ: Eleven Ways to Proceed CD (FOR 1035) $14.00
cial case of the field of gravitation), extending to the furthest reaches
Hans Burgener (acoustic & electric violin); Richard Teitelbaum (sam-
of theoretical physics; and that they give such terms as emerge out of
pling keyboard, G3); Guenter Mueller (selected drums, electronics);
that active cognizance flesh and context upon their own body." -- René
Carlos Zingaro (violin, electronics, G3). "In 1998 Burgener, Müller and
Stettler.
Teitelbaum released their live-album Shift. As a next step they went on
MORRIS, LAWRENCE BUTCH: Conduction 70: Tit For Tat CD (FOR
tour together with Carlos Zingaro and they did new studio recordings
927) $14.00
as a quartet for this CD. They consistently continue to weave acoustic
One of L. Butch Morris's (conductor) infamous "conductions", per-
instruments with electronic instruments, playing in this double-band
formed as a series of formations of various Swiss musicians such as: B.
with 2 violins and electronics."
Buster (turntables), Peter Ehrnrooth (cl), Norbert Möslang & Andy Guhl
BRENNAN/SIMON PICARD/EDDIE PREVOST, JOHN WOLF:
(cracked everyday electronics), Hans Koch, (cl, s), Edgar Laubscher (elec.
En•tropo•logy CD (FOR 1036) $14.00

violin), Daniel Mouthon (vocals), Günter Müller (drums, electronics), minimal techno, tech house and and music which is abstract. The album
Dorothea Schürch (vocals), Martin Schütz (electric cello), Marie Schwab is inspired by the idea of a soundtrack. It is deep and pensive at times
(violin), Nicolas Sordet (electronics), Fredy Studer (drums) & Stephan with tracks that work in a club and at home or simply on a walkman
Wittwer (guitar). Jim O'Rourke (acoustic guitar) also partakes as a travelling somewhere. The tracks are detailed and designed to be lis-
leader of various groupings and the end result is a rather spellbinding tened to over and over again on many different levels. The music is
collection of floating, somehow-organized sound moved by emotion and abstraction rather than the easy 4/4 program-
BURGENER/TEITELBAUM/MULLER: Shift CD (FOR 928) $14.00 ming that many techno producers feel safe with. Like his friend
Detailed improv-based sonic architecture from the trio of Hans Christian Vogel Berkovi is part of the Brighton techno scene."
Burgener (acoustic and electric violin), Richard Teitelbaum (Kurzweil VA: Rauschen 13 CD (FIM 027) $15.00
K2000, Powerbook w/ Max) & Günter Müller (drums, electronics), "Rauschen is the compilation series of Force Inc. It is an open plateau
recorded live in Zürich, 1997. "Many thanks for their sampling contri- for the spectrum of contemporary electronic dance music. Every mani-
bution to Carlos Zingaro and Mark Feldman, violins; Anthony Braxton, festation of life is accompanied by noise: Noise is familiar to our ears
saxophones; Kaysuya Yokoyama, shakuhachi; Kinchi Tsuruta, biwa; and was one of the main structures of industrial music in the 80s. The
Meisho Tosha, yokobue; George Lewis, trombone; Justus Rosenberg, concept of ‘Rauschen’ is already beyond the concept of noise. The
Yiddish text; Isabelle Ganz and Shelley Hirsch, voices; Musica music is working with signals but is simulating the ‘Rauschen Of the
Elettronica Viva." Universal Objects’. In the world of the DJ this kind of contemporary
BURGENER/PHILLIPS/SCHUTZ: Heat Transfer CD (FOR 929) $14.00 dance music is combined with the process of cutting, scratching and
"The second document of the string trio Burgener/Phillips/Schutz. transforming sounds. Force Inc and especially the ‘Rauschen’ series
During the production of 'Détours', a piece with the Belgian Dance always tried to combine new sound structures with new tempo and
Company of Patricia Kuypers in Brussels, the trio went to the studio to rythmic arrangements. Rauschen 13 includes all the leading Force Inc.
record the new CD. The work with movement, space and structure had artists. The straighter, club gear technoid tracks are dominating,
a big effect on their music, which has developed to a high musical level, drenched with electro beats and versatile, elaborate sounds from the
somehow gaining more profoundness and emotionality. The string trio wide Force Inc. archives. Ian Pooley is included with two heavy Detroit
with the extraordinary American bassist Barre Phillips and the two style tunes, which are already massive club hits. The new Mike Inc. pro-
excellent exponents of the Swiss jazz and improvising scene Martin ject is called Straß and contains hypnotic acid sounds combined with
Schütz and Hans Burgener has found a very convincing personal sound- drum loops, and the music of Porter Ricks emits massive sound waves,
language during the last 8 years." heavy bassloops, repetitive keyboard patterns and microscopic dub
FORCE INC. (GERMANY): effects. Also by Mike Inc. is the noisy RX 7 project. Pumping club tech-
VA: Disco Subversion Vol.1 2CD (FIM 020) $15.00 no is done by Age and Subsonic 808 and there is a new school of elec-
"Special priced double CD for the price of one! Disco Subversion fea- tro represented by DJ Rush who is creating a new kind of dynamics in
tures on double CD the artists of Force Inc`s house dept." Features: DJ his tracks. Justin Berkovi and Biochip C. and the Sandbenders are pro-
Tonka, Ian Pooley, Roy Davis, Glenn Underground, The Bionaut, Gene ducing heavy experimental electro, Kereosene's track contains fine
Farris. retro electro. Heavy abstract hip hop is done by NY’s 4E."
LOVE INC.: Life's A Gas CD (FIM 021) $15.00 VA: Disco Subversion Vol. II CD (FIM 028) $15.00
Repress of Mike Ink's first full length for the Force Inc/Mille Plateaux Featuring Roger Ruff, Alexander Purkart, DJ Tonka, Gene Farris, Ian
conglomerate from '96, predating his Gas/Profan/Studio 1 releases. Pooley, Nu-Vybez & Care. "Features on CD the artists of Force Inc`s
Some pulse-oriented tracks ala his Profan material plus a strange, shim- housedept. Force Inc. US. It includes no harmony mush, but a mixture
mering, pop-acid-like track at the end w/ vocals. "This is Mike Ink's first from speedgarage to disco cuts. One takes samples and fragments
longplayer. Since five years he is the head of Germany's minimalistic from the disco archives and allows them to explode out of the archives
acid sound. His acid records have been different to everything which is into another music. DJ Tonka is the master of fresh new skool disco
out there. With his project Love Inc. he has developed new sound struc- cuts. From the Chicago school Gene Farris produced a warm and deep
tures. The tracks are still minimalistic, but include also amazing digital disco track. Ian Pooley delivers hard discoid house in French style. The
soundscapes. Everything is inspired by a very personal taste. On the signal system of pop and other music styles is whirled into a state of
cover you can see Pop and Jazz heroes of the last 30 years and Life's A confusion, the codes are manipulated and torn apart when you listen
Gas is again a nice example of the deconstruction of Pop and Jazz. to the new house trend, which is called speedgarage.The manipulation
Most of the tracks are full of humour and the signal system of Pop is of vocals, heavy gangster basslines and hard house beats are the char-
whirled into a state of confusion, the codes are manipulated and torn acteristic structures of speedgarage."
apart. The copyright is exposed as ridiculous. This is still the new ele- BIOCHIP C.: Breakdown CD (FIM 030) $15.00
gance of techno." "Biochip C. has been one of the main Force Inc. artists for years. He
AGE: Isolation CD (FIM 025) $15.00 started his career with fulminant hardcore breakbeat tracks in 1992,
"The producer behind the project Age is Thomas Heckmann, well changed to pumpin Acidcore and released Nu Skool Electro already in
known to everybody who has been following the development in the 1996, long before the Electro revival of `98 happened. His new maxis
techno scene from the early innocent days in 1990/91. After establish- are remixed by Electro heros like DMX Krew, Jackal & Hyde (Dynamix
ing his alias Exit 100 doing successful releases on the then newly found- II) and Bad Street Boy. Biochip C. takes samples from the archives of
ed label Force Inc., he started his own label Trope recordings, with his Breakdance and Electro from the 80ies and let them explode in a new
most successful project so far named Drax. He also launched his other energetic form of Electrofunk and Nu Skool Electro. But the new album
label Acid Fuckers Unite. The album is set up almost like a cross-section is also a mix of non-styles, welded together with care and craft, that
of his different styles, showing different aspects of his work and prov- pushes towards something that seemingly has no place in the ultra-
ing that the productions of Thomas Heckmann under his many pseu- coded techno music museum. Breakdown involves a fusion of complex
donyms influenced a lot of other artists. Certainly the straighter, club Electro and techno beats pushed up with samples, heavy sequences,
gear techno tracks are dominating, drenched with electro beats and distortion and randomised loops."
versatile, elaborate sounds from his wide archives." VA: Rauschen 14 (mixed by DJ Rush) CD (FIM 031) $15.00
BERKOVI, JUSTIN: Charm Hostel CD (FIM 026 CD) $15.00 "The concept of Rauschen is already beyond the concept of noise
"After releasing several EP’s on Force Inc., Mosquito and Sativae, Justin music. The music is working with signals but is simulating the
Berkovi created an album filled with emotion and not simply a collec- 'Rauschen' of the universal objects. In the world of the DJ this kind of
tion of well produced loops. In Charm Hostel he presents a mixture of contemporary dance music is combined with the process of cutting,
scratching, mixing and transforming sounds. Rauschen 14 is mixed by enzyme structure, he was inspired by the advanced computer modeling
Chicago´s finest DJ Rush. The mix includes all the leading Force Inc. of proteins and the interconnectedness of biological systems. He takes
artists. Tracks which seems to begin nowhere seems to end nowhere. the same awareness for structures and applies it in his studio.Using a
The new sequencer techno of Force Inc. artists include a new interpre- network of three computers, a combination of software he wrote him-
tation of minimalism. Minimalism which affects the body of the dancer. self and commercial software, Jakes music draws at will from the
Straight, club gear technoid tracks are dominating the mix, which is atmospheres of film music, the joy of 80s pop, and the structure of
powerful and intense." Including tracks by Thomas P. Heckmann, techno, but creates a soundscape many levels deeper. His first release
Strass, S.R.I., Martin Damm, Justin Berkovi, Ian Pooley, DJ Rush, Age, in '97 surprised many with its quirky drum & bass. Lucky Kitchen
Global, Null. released the Midwest EP, and Worm Interface followed suit with the
PHASE 4 (BIOCHIP C): Phase 4 CD (FIM 032) $15.00 acclaimed album Parallel Processes in early '99. EPs on Pitchcadet and
"Phase 4 is a new project by Biochip C. Phase 4 is a new step in the an enigmatic 74 minute ambient track on Kodama were also released
interpretation and destruction of electro, working with all manner of this year. His new album, Quondam Current, is an impressive example
film, electro and pop samples -- the music contains a new funky and of new minimal techno. Minimalism provides an ideal framework upon
minimalistic interpretation of electro. After being remixed by electro which to hang convoluted computer techniques. The album construc-
heroes DMX Krew and Jackal & Hyde, Biochip C. explores with Phase 4 tively combines the ossature of minimal rhythms with the potential of
the world of ultra coded techno and electro again, a fusion of complex advanced software to create simple and intricate sound plexuses. After
electro and techno beats pushed up with driving sequences, 808 riffs, each time through, the subtly musical and exquisitely textured sounds
distorted breaks and randomised loops -- Biochip C.'s most futuristic of Quondam Current will simultaneously engage and reveal themselves
and intense album." to the listener."
BERKOVI, JUSTIN: After The Night CD (FIM 033) $15.00 AGE: Isolation 2LP (FIM 136) $17.00
"Is there no stopping the Berkovi sound? Dark, mysterious and futuris- BERKOVI, JUSTIN: Charm Hostel 2LP (FIM 138) $17.00
tic whilst retaining a tough, funked up groove Berkovi moves on a step STRASS: Zwei 12" (FIM 147) $10.00
here with this, his second album for Force Inc. Shunning convention he Strass is the latest aegis of one Wolfgang Voigt (aka Mike Ink, Profan,
continues to remain at the forefront or hard techno but demonstrates M:I:5, Love Inc., Gas, etc...), here returning to his roots; ultra-heavy
a lighter, more introspective side with incredibly sensitive tracks such as acid-laden polyrhythms ripped straight out of the textbook for the
'Carine' and the spooky electro of 'Bad Proximity'. This is serious tech- German post-summer-of-love school he helped write. Reminiscent of
no with an abstracted, often abrasive but also deep and cutting edge. his classic output on Structure, Monochrome, MonoTone, DJungle
Inspired by post gig and club driving, thoughts and interaction Berkovi Fever, and Trance Atlantic. Super heavy." -- Hrvatski.
has created a unique and intriguing soundscape for the night and BIOCHIP C.: Breakdown 2LP (FIM 150) $17.00
beyond. Berkovi has been forging his own niche in the world of tech- PHASE 4 (BIOCHIP C): Phase 4 2LP (FIM 158) $17.00
no with releases on various labels such as Force Inc., Djax up, Projex, Double vinyl version.
Mosquito and more. His music is challenging, tense and fired with a BERKOVI, JUSTIN: After The Night 2LP (FIM 165) $17.00
snapping energy and depth that is constantly evolving. His ability to Double vinyl version, in full color sleeve.
seemlessly mould hard aggressive constructions alongside emotional BRINKMANN/SCANNER: Adria/Blind 12" (FIM 170) $9.00
and introspective techno is a gift he brings to this album and many of "First release of highly respected Cologne producer Thomas Brinkmann
his singles-he blends sound with real life samples, situations and occur- in collaboration with UK artist Scanner. A-side contains a heavy mini-
rences whilst forging it into hard club music, post club music, post club mal stomper. Thomas Brinkmann is creating beats and sounds using
atmospherics or simply soundbites for specific moments." samples from Scanner. B-side offers Brinkmann's sounds like on his own
WALKER, STEWART: Stabiles CD (FIM 034) $15.00 label, Ernst. Experimental dance progress."
"Stewart Walker is now living in Massachusetts. After finishing college WALKER, STEWART: Stabiles 2LP (FIM 171 LP) $16.00
he started to build up a studio. In 1997 his debut release came out. This PORTER RICKS/ TECHNO ANIMAL: Symbiotics 2LP (FIM 172)
first release, Amphetamine Sulphate on Matrix experimented with $16.00
tight and minimal bass and percussion programming. His next releases "The new album is a virtual clash of tones and tracks. Kevin Martin and
were on Deepfried and Christian Vogel's Mosquito label. Each record- Justin Broadrick, who are Techno Animal delivered basic tracks, frag-
ing further implemented the combination of texture and rhythm that ments and sounds to Porter Ricks. Thomas Köner and Andy Mellwig,
he previously sought. Stabiles is his first full length LP. The title is taken who are Porter Ricks, did the same. The material was reconstructed and
from a series of sculptures created by Alexander Calder. His goal is to remixed by both groups. Some of the tracks were remixed. The whole
produce a series of musical compositions which would serve as a focal album delivers a new level of intensity, spookyness and sickness.
point in home listening environments. Each piece represents a differ- Techno Animal, who have released albums also under the name Ice and
ent mood, yet taken together the album works as a continuous flow of Sidewinder, use only strictly mutated and distorted beats, all tracks are
moods and feelings. Direct sources of musical inspiration for the album influenced by Abstract Hip Hop with a heavy dub sludge. Porter Ricks'
include the repetitive rhythms of the Cologne techno artists and the basic structures contain heavy bassloops, repetitive keyboard patterns
ambient series of albums written by Brian Eno and his collaborators of and microscopic dub effects. The music of Porter Ricks, still based on
the 70s. Stewart Walker wants to achieve the same kind of tranquility the 4 to floor beats, is music without center, timetravelling through
that Brian Eno exemplified, but more through the use of percussion music. Both acts create a hypermodern soundmachine, which is not
and rhythm as opposed to floating soundscapes. As an artist, Walker homogenous but varied. After the Techno Animal versus Reality
enjoys the hypnotic effect achieved through repetition and mixes that Soundclash album on City Slang, the collaboration with Sonic Boom,
with subtly changing ambiences created with digital reverbs and res- E.A.R. and other projects, the release of the new album is a highlight
onators." in the idea of mixing and remixing."
MANDELL, JAKE: Quondam Current CD (FIM 036 CD) $15.00 WALKER, STEWART: Nevermore EP 12" (FIM 173) $9.00
"Quondam Current is Jake Mandell's second album and his first for "After his debut LP on Force Inc. Stewart Walker releases another bril-
Force Inc. He has been creating electronic music since he was a fresh- liant EP. Richie Hawtin quoted him as the most interesting new pro-
man in a suburban Boston high school during the early 90s. After hav- ducer of the year. Nevermore offers four deep electronic tracks; an
ing had lessons in classical piano and free jazz, Jake studied both American version of new school minimalism."
Biochemistry and Japanese history. After receiving a grant to study EXOS: Yellow Yard 12" (FIM 174) $9.00

"Exos is one of the highly respected artists of iceland´s Thule label. His ing minimal techno. Like other artists from California (Sutekh or Kit
first maxi on Force Inc. includes 4 Tracks. A1 & B1 are hard driving min- Clayton), Twerk is developing a new kind of powerbook and laptop
imal techno tracks, B1 & B2 are deep and work through repetition. techno. Humantics is a simulation, and the music itself deals with the
New Iceland coolness." paradigm of software. The album includes a wild mixture of micro-
KNARZ: Knarzfunk 12" (FIM 176) $9.00 scopic electronic art, dry sample results and even a filtered dub influ-
New guise of German producer Thomas Heckmann. ence. Dark and digitalized sounds meet dry and kickin drum patterns
ATLON INC.: Wam Wam 12" (FIM 177) $9.00 enriched with lots of clicks and noises. Twerk is one of these new
"Atlon Inc. is a project by Cologne producer Rob Acid with a brandnew Californian artists who takes techno to another level. He opens the
style. Minimal and funky tracks with hard and driving patterns. The music for cyperspaces, cyberclubs and cyberears. Music is becaming a
most energetic sound from the new Cologne school." surface, the place where zero to one begins to sound. This is new club
*G*: The Mono Man EP 12" (FIM 179) $9.00 music. Music for android bodies, which are brought in vibrations, music
Awesome mono-tech production by G-Man Gez Varley (ex-LFO, etc.). for spatial perspectives, music which means the diversification of fre-
"With this 3-tracker he brings us his mental energized minimal tech- quencies and rhythms."
nostomper, working with clicks & glitches, the most cool sounds for the ATLON INC.: Alina 12" (FIM 189) $9.00
new century." "Four dark monotracks. Impulsive, but also cool. Most essential
MANDELL, JAKE: Quondam Current 2LP (FIM 180) $16.00 Cologne."
Double LP version. SUTEKH: Periods Make Sends 2LP (FIM 190) $15.00
SUTEKH: Miasma EP 12" (FIM 182) $9.00 "HIs first solo album is now released on Force Inc. Although the album
Four track EP from this US producer, whose previous 12" was on Drop is a document of new Californian Powerbook techno, digital, minimal
Beat. "Sutekh is one of the most new influential producers of the and hetereogeneous, the album is very deep and textural. Sutekh pays
Californian techno scene. Working with the most unessentialist sounds heavy attention to digital processing. He utilizes a combination of ana-
ever, clicks and glitches, Sutekh starts the epoch of digital and virtual log, digital and found sound sources, moving from disjointed nois-
techno. Cybertechno for cyberclubs." escapes to atmospheric, abstract tech-house. Sutekh is dealing with the
*G*: Fist Full of DAT Tape 12" (FIM 183) $9.00 paradigm of software, miscroscopic sound effects, clicks and glitches.
"Second maxi of *G* aka Gez Varley, aka G-Man released as an appe- Like others from the new american digitized techno scene, Jake
tizer for his full length album on Force Inc. Three brilliant minimal Mandell, Kit Clayton, Twerk, or others he opens dance music for cyber-
monostompers, working with clicks & glitches, the most cool sounds for spaces and cyberclubs. Music is becoming a surface, the place where
the new century." zero to one begins to sound."
EXOS: Eleventh 2LP (FIM 184) $16.00 *G*: The Mixes 12" (FIM 191) $9.00
"Exos is one the leading producers of Iceland's techno and electronic Third maxi of *G*, aka Gez Varley. Two massive clubstompers that will
label Thule. After having released several maxis on Thule and one 12" amaze." The first mix is also found on the Autopoieses La Vie A Noir
on Force Inc., Eleventh is their first full length album. The album con- album on Mille Plateaux, the second is brand new.
tains 13 tracks of advanced dance material. It is minimal techno, under FORCE LAB (GERMANY):
the premise that a discourse of written rules defines the music and the VA: Force Lab 1 12" (FLAB 01) $9.00
programs in content. But it is also more. Music with a hypnotic flow New Force Inc. subsidiary label, dedicating itself to the glitches of the
and the coolness of the northern electronic scene. Exos tracks give a Clicks And Cuts generation. This initial sampler EP features exclusive
spatial dimension to techno; keyboard patterns with echoes and delays new tracks from: Sutekh, S, Auch and Chris McCormac.
are combined with an intense groove. Don't expect the sound of FORCE TRACKS (GERMANY):
Berlin, as it's chilly in the North, but not necessarily dark. Yet beyond
CRANE A.K.: Ancient Astronauts 12" (FT 001) $9.00
the sound of Iceland, this is a soundtrack for the urban world. Exos
"Debut maxi on the new Force Inc. sublabel. Force Tracks is a new
even reflects the speed of the hypercities, the desires of a techno-gen-
department for minimal house. A. Nov and DJ Knigge from Berlin open
eration, which finds its subjectivication in the body. Becoming molecu-
with four minimal house stompers. Crane A.K. offers a fine slice of
lar, becoming a non-organic body, becomings; Exos music is the perfect
Berlin's house sound."
statement, programmed, calculated and simulated. Constructed for the
CARE: World of Today 12" (FT 002) $9.00
needs of the machine generation, for the clubs but also for listening
"New maxi by Cologne based producer Jurgen Paape. He's released
areas. The fusion of harmony and sound in favor of the production of
several EPs on Kompakt and now his new tracks come under the name
properly rhythmic values. It works, not by continuous variation like
of Care for Force Inc.'s new sublabel Force Tracks. The A side is trippy
other electronica, nor by the reproduction of distinctive forms, which
and groovy minimal house with a Pet Shop Boys sample, while the B
Techno normally is. It is the perfect sounddesign for techno 2000."
side contains two deep house tracks in the Cologne style."
EXOS: Inhale 12" (FIM 185) $9.00
SCSI-9: Toys 12" (FT 004) $9.00
Exos is Arnviur Snorrason, who has previously recorded for Iceland's
"Style: Minimal House. First maxi of prominent Moskov producer
Thule label. "Exos's new maxi is taken from his forthcoming album
Andre Kubikov for Force Tracks.Three deep and brilliant minimal house
Eleventh on Force Inc. Two brilliant deep clubstompers -- music with a
tracks.Sounds if Moskov would have been a centre for house since
hypnotic flow and the coolness of the northern electronic scene. Exos
years.Tasteful and elegant."
tracks give a spatial dimension to techno; keyboard patterns with
DIGGLER, D.: Silverfinger 12" (FT 005) $9.00
echoes and delays are combined with an intense groove."
"Style: Minimal House." All tracks produced by Andreas Mügge; previ-
TWERK: Humantics 2LP (FIM 187) $16.00
ous D. Diggler releases have appeared on Raum Musik. Every release on
"Shawn Hatfield, a.k.a. Twerk, began his exploration into Techno in
Force Tracks to date has emphasized the heirarchy of non-offensive
1992. It wasn't until the end of 1997 that his visions became clear and
house, propulsion unlike any other contemporary label -- highly rec-
Twerk began to realize what had to be done. Determined, Twerk
ommended.
began to assemble an analog studio and soon released a maxi on
SCHAFFAUSER, MATHIAS: Lido Hotel 2LP (FT 006 LP) $16.00 "Lido
Organised Noise. In Europe he was released on Planet Rhythm and
Hotel is the solo debut album of Ware founder Mathias
Template. Inspired by developments in digital audio, Twerk began to
Schaffhäuser. Half of the album contains totally new tracks, the
once again rebuild his studio so that he could fully exploit the software
others are edits, remixes and new versions of already released
and processing power of the home computer. His more recent materi-
Ware stuff. On the album is a vocal version of the '98 summer
al on Cytrax and Context display a more technical approach to produc-
hit "Desire". Here it is sung by Regina Janssen, one half of the sions. You're still not close. Likes beasts of burden locked to a single
Cologne-based pop duo Donna Regina. The couple is well axis, the circles the trinity treads shaft deep, inside which they explode
known for its success in Japan, where their tracks are played at depth charges which reverberate to the core of your being. Now and
commercial radio stations on prime time. Another track is pro- again one might pull away to release heart piercing shrieks into the
duced with Antye Greie-Fuchs, vocalist of Laub. The album will foul night. Truly tremendous."--Biba Kopf/The Wire.
also feature an edit of 'Loom Service', written and produced by HAINO, KEIJI: Execration That Accept To Acknowledge CD (FE
Nieswandt & Schaffhäuser. So the album will be a perfect mix 032) $13.00
of songs, up- and down-tempo tracks, modern house music, The first domestic release by Japan’s leading underground guitarist.
minimal techno and abstract beats. The title track 'Lido Hotel' Haino’s emergence over the last few years, via an avalanche of mater-
is based on 160 bpm breakbeats, but with a minimal techno ial on the Japanese PSF label, both with his amazing rock trio
aesthetic. Mathias' goal was to make an album to listen to at Fushitsusha and in solo format, has been one the major events of the
home without boring club-versions and much-too-long intros new decade. This CD is a live solo recording, with just guitar and vocals,
and outros. Lido Hotel is no 'Best-of' or Ware compilation. For and like all other Haino material (they’re all different and yet in some
all DJ s and Vinyl fetishists there will be a double album with ways the “same”) touches emotional transcendence with unidentifi-
all tracks, which were produced exclusively for the album and able power.
never appeared on vinyl before, including alternative club-ver- NEIL/RICHARD/SIMON/STEWART: Durian Durian LP (FE 033) $8.00
sions of several tracks." Somewhat of a follow up to Ceaucescu, with two “members” of the
LUOMO: Native 12" (FT 007) $9.00 free improv UK collective A Band added. Four “sides” of random input
"Luukas Onnekas, Finnish producer, makes his debut on Force Tracks guitar, ring modulation, percussion, tapes, tones, silences, drone, moan
with this release. Both tracks are running over ten minutes, funky min- (& much more) are compressed down to 2 sides, resulting in some pret-
imalism, deep and floating." ty beautifully disorienting listening.
M.R.I.: Dauerlaufer 12" (FT 008) $9.00 KOUSOKUYA: Ray Night 1991-1992 Live CD (FE 034) $13.00
M.R.I. is Frank Elting and Stephan Lieb. "Terse and brilliant grooves, First ever CD by this legendary and ultra-obscure Japanese psychedelic
dub and repetition, dry and cool." State of the art minimal-house from rock group. Kousokuya are from Tokyo, have donated some spectacu-
the genre-defining Force Tracks label. lar tracks to the first two volumes of the Tokyo Flashback compilation
A. NOV: Soda Walker 12" (FT 009) $9.00 series on the PSF label, and self-released an extremely ltd. LP in 1991.
"A. Nov is the producer of Berlin duo Crane A.K. His debut maxi deliv- The band has been around for quite some time; I originally was under
ers four moody and deep house tunes. Essential for the minimal house the impression they formed around 1984, but was recently informed
context." that an edition featuring Nanjo and Narita from High Rise existed
SCHAFFHAUSER, M.: Desire 12" (FT 010) $9.00 going back to the late 70s!?. Either way, they've always been pretty lo-
Three track EP from Schaffhauser, who's recent Lido Hote was the first profile, but this CD at least shines a bit of light on their extended,
full length on Force Tracks. Features 3 mixes of "Desire": extended club heavy guitar sound. An early press release for the bands describes
mix, Steve Bug's Deep Desire mix, and Donna Regina's version. them well: "The band name Kousokuya means 'a ray night.' Since 1984
TAYLOR, DUB: Back 12" (FT 011) $9.00 they have been playing their own high volume heavy driven avant-
"New 3 tracker by Dub Taylor. A-side contains a deep housetrack with garde psychedelic music. Kaneko, he always plays guitar with full of
massive potential for the floors. B-side two minimal housetracks with feedback. One of the outstanding guitar players in the underground
Detroit flavour." scene. No one can play guitar like him. Mick, she plays bass and is also
SAFETY SCISSORS: Free Range Deductions 12" (FT 013) $9.00 main vocalist. She sings like an angle flying from the other side of the
"Supercharming Frisco-kid with great bassbubbles and funny voices. this world. Takahashi, he plays drums and percussion. He had previous-
Crazy." "Safety Scissors is one of the new laptop terrorists from the ly played many other free formed rock music." 69 minutes of expansive
West Coast around Sutekh, Kit Clayton, Jaspar from Cytrax and others. psychedelic nirvana.
4 sophisticated minimal house movers, funky and with dub influence." YOUNGS, RICHARD: New Angloid Sound LP (FE 035) $12.00
M.R.I.: Kompression 12" (FT 015) $9.00 A ltd. split release between FE and Richard’s label No Fans Records.
"Second maxi by Frankfurt duo Elting & Lieb. Minimal and floating Records were pressed in the US; Richard block printed the covers by
housetracks with massive potential." hand. This is breathtakingly intimate all-solo studio recording of classi-
FORCED EXPOSURE: cal guitar, voice and kazoo.
CRAWLSPACE/MOOSEHEART FAITH: “On The Tide”/”Hook In The HAINO, KEIJI: The Book Of Eternity Set Aflame CD (FE 036)
Gray” 7" (FE 013) $3.00 $13.00
Weird, long & darkly rumbling tracks from a recent studio free-improv 2nd FE solo guitar/voice extravaganza by Japan's underground king.
session featuring the basic Crawlspace lineup (two guitars/bs/drums + New peaks of sonic transcendence are uniquely displayed in what is
Eddie Flowers/vocals), with the addition of Mooseheart’s Todd Homer nothing less than another essential Haino work, an exhausting 70
on old-style primitive synth whirl and L. Robinson on banjo and perc. minute opus that is built up over three untitled parts. The opening solo
MILLER, ROGER: LP (FE 014) $7.00 guitar intro is as dense and exhilarating as the finest Fushitsusha exten-
Roger’s reigning post-Burma moment; basement 4-track recordings of sions. The second part switches to droning electronics and some of the
unknown-tongue space psych, ecstatically rendered. most zoned vocal performance out of this mouth. The final section is a
SAUTER/DON DIETRICH/THURSTON MOORE, JIM: Barefoot In The monolithic solo guitar performance (similar to some of his USA live
Head CD (FE 015) $13.00 dates), that defines Haino's higher-key sound aesthetics as well as any-
Long awaited reissue of this classic late 80s collaboration between the thing, perfectly realized.
2 sax players in Borbetomagus (Sauter & Dietrich) and Sonic Youth's DREDD FOOLE: In Quest Of Tense CD (FE 038) $13.00
Thurston Moore. Five extended tracks of guitar/sax/sax improvisational Dredd Foole is the name used to designate the music of Boston-area
interplay, recorded in NYC in June, 1988. We first issued this as an LP- vocal/guitar artist Dan Ireton. He used to lead a band under the name
only in 1990, but it has been o/p for a number of years (a CD version Dredd Foole & the Din, recording two great, mostly neglected albums
was licensed by Shock UK and briefly available, but has been long o/p in the 80s for labels known as Homestead and PVC. It was commonly
as well). "This is one mindfuck of a noisefest. Imagine if Metal Machine known that his band was one of the only Boston bands worth seeing
Music-era Lou Reed had been invited to Brotzmann's Machine Gun ses- post-Mission of Burma (who backed him up actually, as the original

Din, on his debut single in 1982). Those records were fine for the time, melodes on the Oval debut Systemisch. There is considerable depth and
but they hardly captured the full intensity-scope of the 1st-gen post- a deep groove. In fact, Popp and friend Jan Werner from Mouse on
VU/Stooges blare of that band in their prime. In the late 80s Dan wise- Mars have labeled Szenario as the first Oval R&B release!"
ly abandoned the rock band format and has sporadically been per- FORMACENTRIC DISK (NEW ZEALAND):
forming a series of breathtaking shows in the otherwise ready-to-be- ROBERTS, DEAN: Moth Park: Soundtracks To Utopia CD (FORMA
nuked-today local “club scene” ever since. Sometimes solo acoustic, 001) $11.00
sometimes with percussion, electric slide guitar or violin accompani- A new release from New Zealand's Dean Roberts, whose previous pro-
ment, he sings with one of the most electrifying post-Tim Buckley vocal jects included the now defunct Thela (2 full length CDs on Ecstatic
chords ever heard, and his concept of multiphonic non-traditional folk Peace) and the White Winged Moth. This new work for solo electric
music with apocalyptic come-down power-appeal has finally been doc- guitar and atmosphere has been released under the name Moth Park,
umented with this long overdue release. A masterpiece of personal as the debut release on Dean's new label, Formacentric Disk.
trance-sound-vision & legitimate psychedelic space-whisper revela- Incorporating drone, sound-sculpture and a post-AMM sense of air-
tions, at your command. piercing magnitude, this marks Dean's most fully realized insight into
FORCED EXPOSURE #10: MAG (FE#10) $15.00 the world of hovering space/sound yet. A classic of contemporary emo-
Lydia Lunch cover. tional minimalism in a league of it's own. "His musical activities came
FORCED EXPOSURE #11: MAG (FE#11) $15.00 into appearance in 1994 while studying with Philip Dadson (Scratch
Butthole Surfers cover. Orchestra/From Scratch) at the University of Auckland. During this peri-
FORCED EXPOSURE #12: MAG (FE#12) $6.00 od he began developing his work primarily with the electric guitar
Divine Horseman/Chris D. cover. employing preparations and extended techniques.The facility of this
FORCED EXPOSURE #13: MAG (FE#13) $6.00 meta-language is prevalent through a back catalog of obscure and not-
Chain Gang cover. so releases spanning some 7 albums, a guitar style that dominated his
FORCED EXPOSURE #14: MAG (FE#14) $6.00 solo project White Winged Moth and the dissolved Thela, a band that
Robert Williams cover. he lead and composed for from '93 to '96. This new album is made up
FORCED EXPOSURE #15: MAG (FE#15) $6.00 of solo guitar improvisations from 1997 recorded in crystalline fidelity
Diamanda Galas cover. by Travis Hefferen.The album is a concise and definitive exploration
FORCED EXPOSURE #16: MAG (FE#16) $6.00 into the harmonically fluorescent electric guitar style developed on
Savage Pencil cover. previous recordings. Within the form of 4 soundtrack pieces, this dense
FORCED EXPOSURE #17: MAG (FE#17) $6.00 and colorful work narrates 45 minutes of intricacy, control, and displays
MX-80 cover. a uniquely modernist aproach to an instrument killed and brought
FORCED EXPOSURE #18: MAG (FE#18) $5.00 back to life. This album shares an ethos and alignment to develop-
Most recent issue. The largest ever, at 148 pages, and is perfect bound. mental work of instrument de-constructivists on the Frith/Reichel/Mark
It features a full color self-portrait painting by New Zealand’s Chris Hewins/Remko Scha axis,though a pragmatic aproach gives way,and is
Knox on the cover (of the Tall Dwarfs, etc.) Inside is the longest, most balanced by an underlying narrative thread." -- Phillip Browne.
detailed interview ever published with Knox, which pretty much covers WHITE WINGED MOTH: Ribbon Arcade CD (FORMA 003) $11.00
the entire history of rock-music related culture. Other features include: "Recorded in early 1998, this album is the first wide release by this pro-
an interview w/ Boyd Rice, long novel excerpt by Richard Meltzer on ject since the album released in '96 on Poon Village. The solo project of
San Diego peep shows, fiction by Charlie Goucher Jr. (of the Sun City Dean Roberts,this album is a radical departure from his solo album of
Girls), fiction by Scott Mulrane, and a very extensive review section (of last year 'Moth Park' and a developmental progression on ideas hinted
records, books, videos, etc). at on previous albums and in his work with the band Thela. Recorded
FORCED EXPOSURE #7/8: MAG (FE#7/8) $15.00 in digital,this album explores dynamic editing and assemblage of
Sonic Youth cover. improvisational material generated via percussion,prepared
FORCED EXPOSURE #9: MAG (FE#9) $15.00 guitars,cello and micro to macro electro acoustic audio worlds. A cohe-
Mission Of Burma cover. sive example of the melding of preparation and improvisation,the the-
FORKBENDER (UK): matic flow of this detailed sound design is shrouded in the magnetic
GELLER, URI: CD (FORK 1 CD) $15.00 electric glow and florescent tone color that make Roberts' recordings
"Uri Geller is known by millions for his extraordinary mental abilities. some of the most defined and singular explorations coming out of New
He has created fervent admiration (Prince Charles, the Pope, President Zealand or anywhere. The cyclical arrangements glide through shifts
Clinton, David Frost, George Harrison are all friends) and sparked vio- defined by long and lingering tones,cross-fades/edits to squalls of Cello
lent controversy ever since he became a worldwide figure in the 1970s. to subdued guitar and percussion. Spatial dynamics and sound fidelity
This album originally appeared in the 70s, resulting from poems and dominate. This work aggressively re-defines/re-assesses the shapes and
song texts where Uri expressed his thoughts and feelings about human forms of an audio language that is truly unique. While Ribbon Arcade
beings, life, love, and the universe. Del Newman (arranger for Paul is White Winged Moth's master opus of self definition, it is also a
Simon, Elton John, Paul McCartney) composed half of the tracks and extreme departure from previous work and suggests a great new
arranged them all. Maxine Nightengale sings vocals on 'This Girl Of world of possibilities in new and un-tapped realms of sound." --Phillip
Mine' and 'A Story To Tell'." This is relational to the lounge-pysch uni- Browne
verse, especially the cosmic album closer, "Mood". Listen to this record FORTE (GERMANY):
deeply enough and maybe you too can develop feelings that just can't MORGENSTERN, CHRISTIAN: N.O.T.L.D. Remixes 12" (FORTE 002)
be hurt (just like Jimmy Carter). $10.00
FORM & FUNCTION (GERMANY): "Features mixes of said track by Claude Young
OVAL: Szenario 10" (F&F 012) $9.00 (Utensil/DOW/Acacia/Frictional/7th City/Emissions Audio Output/Djax-
Repress of the German 10" version of this EP (long out of print on Thrill Up Beats/Elypsia/Studio !K7/Muller/Surface/Urban Substance recording
Jockey). "This installment of Oval Process Software takes a leap from artist, 2nd-gen Detroit legend), Richard Bartz (Kurbel, Kanzleramt,
the platform of Dok. While Dok employed the sound files of Christof Disko B recording artist, techno legend), and Morgenstern himself
Charles, Szenario is made from the rich and found tones of the Oval (Kurbel, Kanzleramt, Konsequent, and now Forte recording artist) in a
sound files. The tones and melodies are a ghost, a faint reminder of the lean, stripped down floor-filling style.

MORGENSTERN, CHRISTIAN: Death Before Disko CD (FORTE 003 album of the most interesting rock experimentalists since Wire and
CD) $16.00 Neu! downed tools and Can fell prey to the fusion bug and stopped
"After releasing several records on labels like Kurbel, Konsequent, being interesting. In an era when post-rock tentatively toys with sound
Kanzleramt and Creation Rebel during the past 2 years, Christian ad if its never been tried before, Ausgang cut straight to the quick and
Morgenstern now comes up with his first album on his own Forte label. remind us what its all about."
Death Before Disko ranges from funky, pumping post-psychotic techno ELECTRIC SOUND OF JOY: CD (FR 005) $15.00
tracks featuring Latin-house like grooves towards weird atmospheric "The new slimline, definitely instrumental Electric Sound of Joy return
listening music. Mainly using vintage equipment and tube amplifiers with their debut full length on Foundry Recordings. The Midlands-
from the early 80s, Christian Morgenstern managed to created an based quartet further explore their seamless synthesis of electronica
incredibly smooth, silky and fat sound." and pop on this self-titled 8-tracker. Just as likely to admit a love for
MORGENSTERN, CHRISTIAN: Death Before Disko 2LP (FORTE 003 New Wave as to acknowledge a nod to Neu!, ESOJ are a band who
LP) $17.00 embrace the notion of melody and revel in the emotional directness of
MORGENSTERN, CHRISTIAN: The Lydia EP CD (FORTE 004 CD) a very live rhythm section and wayward guitars. "
$16.00 LYONS, ZAN: Warring Factions CD (FR 006) $9.00
Second full length on Forte for Morgenstern, following Death Before "Digital Hardcore meets Plaid meets Third Eye Foundation, this is only
Disko. A very appealing mixture of techno monotrax, more minimalist the second release by Zan Lyons and already he's been dragged into
driven than his prior release, more maximalist, club-acceptable than meet most discerning labels." Written and produced by Zan Lyons, with
other Cologne contemporaries. The highlight is a track entitled "Girls additional sounds courtesy of Rothko.
Got Rhythm" -- even more piledriving than the AC DC tune of nearly- LYONS, ZAN: Desolate CD (FR 007 CD) $17.00
the-same name. Packaged in a digipak sleeve, with fold-out comic. "Debut LP from this Bristol-based DJ/sound designer after an EP for the
MORGENSTERN, CHRISTIAN: The Lydia EP 2LP (FORTE 004 LP) Foundry label (Warring Factions) and a very recent (if not imminent
$17.00 even) split 10" with Immense on the Spoilt label. He's also remixed/col-
FORWARD (THE NETHERLANDS): laborated-with Rothko. But that's just for background cred. What's
SIERRA ROMEO: 12" (FWD 2001) $9.00 concerned most here is a stark, almost gothic take on repetitive, dis-
"This is a 12" record containing 4 tracks; melodies, abstract rhythms torted looped sound(s). I'd say it had more to do with Coil that anyone
and a pleasure for your eardrums. All tracks written and produced by from the DHR set (to which he endlessly gets linked both in print and
Stefan Robbers. A brief introduction of Stefan Robbers aka Sierra in live settings). But then there's this vocalist on a few tracks that
Romeo. Straight from Eindhoven, his home for the past 30 years, comes makes the whole veer into this sort of Tricky/Massive Attack thing.
Stefan Robbers, producer of electronic music in it's broadest form. FWD Which is understandable given the Bristol connection and actually
Label owner Stefan Robbers has released many items during the last 10 works pretty well.An up and comer/promising new voice in the UK
years, and is active under several names including Acid Junkies, Terrace avant-electronics scene, well warrants further investigation." --
and Florence on his own Eevo Lute imprint. For FWD he created a new Hrvatski.
name, Sierra Romeo, to go along with his new music. Pure minimalis- LYONS, ZAN: Desolate LP (FR 007 LP) $13.00
tic, yet melodic electronic listening music is the proper explanation for "Vinyl limited to 1000 copies."
his creations for this release." FOURTH DIMENSION (UK):
ACCELERA DECK: Disquieting LP (FWD 2002) $11.00 COSMONAUGHTS HAIL SATAN: Hellraiser 7" (FD 33) $4.50
"This guy's done something like 3 or 4 full lengths album so far this "Recordings inspired by the first Hellraiser film and Coil's shamefully
year (2000) (others include the Addict CD/LP on Black Bean and unused soundtrack."
Placenta/English Muffin, Halo on Morr Music CD/LP), after doing like 3 ASCENSION: 6 7" (FD 35) $4.50
or 4 last year (let's see, the Conviction and Crack CD on GEROGERIGEGEGE: Life Documents 7" (FD 42) $5.00
Pitchcadet/BlackBean (then reissued on 555 on LP like two weeks ago), 1995 release by this Japanese husband & wife duo who are widely
Echo Company on Toast & Jam CD, Narcotic Beats on Endorphin CD/LP, regarded for bringing The Captain & Tennielle influence to Japan. Buy
not to mention singles, the September Plateau CD Occasional Light on 50 copies and win a free boat.
Elsie & Jack, etc....), here's another. I'm hearing more of a profound NULL, K.K.: Flying Serpent 10" (FD 46) $12.00
Funkstörung influence (bi-directional 16th note quantized beat-loops Nice looking clear wax 10" pack; solo guitar work from Null.
that sound great at first then stay in place for the remainder of the NULL, KAZUYUKI K.: Ultimate Material II 2LP (FD 49) $16.00
track sans any rhythmic or timbral modification to somewhat queasy More exhausting solo guitar mania, in an elaborate full color gatefold
affect) than anything else, perhaps in itself a statement due to the sleeve. "...striding between an extra-sensory overload of blistering gtr
close-knit lineage of THEIR sound to... Autechre (maybe AD's a bit treatments and highly evocative texturescapes that glide directly to the
heavier on the melody-sans-bass tip which ain't a bad thing). But I outer reaches of some distant, twilight-smeared, celestial plane."
digress. It's a pleasing little IDM sound, wrapped in a plain little IDM JAWORZYN, STEFAN: Lick My Pussy, Will Montgomery 10" (FD
white sleeve with a little 3D modeled prehistoric IDM sneaker onnit. As 54) $12.00
with most of these mega-prolific home-production wunder-kids these The Ascension guitarist, solo live in the UK 1996.
days you kind of have to wonder when they sleep. Rest assured this HIJOKAIDAN: Ferocity Of Practical Life 10" (FD 56) $12.00
one sleeps at night, probably most of the day as well. Pretty long." -- "One of Japan's longstanding harsh noise outfits, this time featuring
Hrvatski. Merzbow's Masami Akita in the ranks. A heavy and heady blend of
FOUNDRY (UK): processed electronics, gtr, voices and barely recognizable drums."
VA: Will Our Children Thank Us CD (FR 002 CD) $15.00 MOORE/TOM SURGAL, THURSTON: Not Me CD (FD 57 CD) $12.00
"Excellent compilation covering the the wide scope that is modernistic More recent CD version, same tracks as the 10", 22 minutes long. "Two
rock music. Exclusive tracks from Appliance, Billy Mahonie, Pram, exclusive cuts, recorded in early 1996, that spiral around a semi-impro-
Electric Sound of Joy, Wisdom of Harry, Novak, Piano Magic, ISAN, visational axis of subtle gtr manipulations, light percussion (courtesy of
Rothko, State River Widening. The 10 hottest bands in the UK at the the Blue Humans' Tom Surgal) and an electrifying sense of unease that
moment." is wrapped in as much beauty as it is in tape hiss."
AUSGANG: Electric-arc CD (FR 004 CD) $15.00 SHIFTS: Equal/Unequal 10" (FD 59) $12.00
"Four young sonic navigators in search of a way out. This is the debut "Shifts is a Netherlands based guitarscape platform by Frans De Waard

(Beequeen, Kapotte Muziek, Staalplaat). Already having released sev- knowledge into the next step of minimalistic manipulation. Welcome
eral albums and a number of limited edition singles to considerable Profan's new sister-label Freiland and watch the colors change..."
acclaim, Shifts now takes part in Fourth Dimension's series of 10"s and "These are the first singles on this new Mike Ink helmed label. All logis-
offer two cuts of iridescent guitar shimmer that come on like a timbral tical/statistical information has been relegated to the word 'Freiland'.
vapor trail to Stars of the Lid or Labradford. Minimalistic, evocative, That should answer all of your questions. This is by far the most exper-
and hypnotic, Equal/Unequal makes for an enriched & energized aside imental/eclectic series Wolfgang has laid to claim yet. The first track is
to the main courses served by the albums." Edition of 275 copies. a sort of BCP inspired wash, where as the second track is an almost
A.M.P. STUDIO: Unconscious Country CD (FD 61 CD) $15.00 industrial style klang & bell epic. The second side consists of one long
"Released as an aside to the debut album, Szygy and imminent second whump/click oriented track, reminiscent of Grungerman output. It's
album proper (which will be released by Ochre), Unconscious Country absolutely astonishing what kind of quality control this guy exerts
comprises two lengthy excursions through realms simultaneously beau- while releasing so many damn records (he's got to eat/sleep/dream this
tiful and restless. Curdled synth lines, rolls of iridescence, contoured stuff up, 24/7) of such high caliber. Tune in now or drop out forever." -
tones, neon pulses, tidal dissonance, heaving drum loops, and the - Hrvatski.
sound of a distant world spinning off its axis, all combine to create a FREILAND: 2: Orange/Red 12" (FRE 2) $10.00
remarkable reshaping of the Amp/A.M.P. studio canon. Rife with con- "Four more tracks. The first track has a low bass tone, a midrange
trasts, this album reveals an underbelly of new possibilities wholly rec- rhythmic click and some spare, out of time guitar (dulcimer? cym-
ommended to the more discerning ear." balom?) loops that never quite catch up with the rhythm. The second
COSMONAUGHTS HAIL SATAN: Bizarre and Tortuous Rituals of works on the sort of post-acid loopery that got him where he is. Again,
the Primitive World 7" (FD SDR 001) $5.00 the second side is one long track, a midtempo triplet feel pulse work-
Lo-ball retardo sludge with "found" vocals on top. Or something. Not out that's basically just a tempo keeping whump & a repeating stereo
really on Fourth Dimension but close enough. Buy twenty copies and 'grunge' line. It really starts to get to you after ten minutes or so, inside
win a free button. your head I mean. Scary." -- Hrvatski.
FRACTAL (FRANCE): FREILAND: 3: Silver 12" (FRE 3) $10.00
WAKHEVITCH, IGOR: Donc... 6CD (FRAC 002) $90.00 "Very minimal, extreme stereo, extreme silver." "Volume #3 in this
A much desired 6CD retrospective boxset of the 70s electronic albums Mike Ink/Wolfgang Voigt label series. Three tracks; a stuttering left-
by legendary French composer Igor Wakhevitch. This reissues all of his right monster, a metal-motorik workout, and a side long wide-image
major albums from the 70s: Logos(1970), Docteur Faust (1971), Hathor roller. The theme here seems to be 'stereo'..." -- Hrvatski.
(1974), Les Fous D'Or (1975), Nagual (1977) & Let's Start (1979), all orig- FREILAND: 4: Dunkelgrün 12" (FRE 4) $10.00
inally issued by Pathé-Marconi/EMI (except the 4th one, which came "Charming fragile minimalism after Studio 1."
out on French Atlantic). These albums are all terribly difficult to come FREILAND: 5: Gelb 12" (FRE 5) $10.00
by for quite some some time and this box set will have a major impact "Transparent minimal/creaky and rockin' Voigt techno."
in terms of re-introducing Wakevitch to the contemporary under- FREILAND: Schwarz 12" (FRE 6) $10.00
ground/experimental audience. Packaged in a small box, with fold-out Describe simply as "killer", this is the latest smash from the post Studio
poster depicting all the original covers & booklet of notes (all in French, 1/Profan label. Three tracks, A2 is one of those phenomenally stomp-
unfortunately); limited to 500 sets. Strange surrealist atmospheres ing Voigt tracks that just about blows the house down. The B-side is a
abound on these albums, but it's been a bit much to take it all in and harsh, Pentax-informed grind out. An excellent addition to the shelf
differentiate them all so far... "An early associate of the Soft Machine for this ultra-mysterious label. Thank you.
and Terry Riley, Wakhevitch later went on to work with Carolyn Carlson FRIKYIWA (FRANCE):
producing music for many of her stage presentations. His music con- TRAORE, LOBI: Sayo (Pole remix)/Koroduga (Chari remix) 12"
tains many creative elements -- spatial electronics, neo-chamber music (FRI 005) $9.00
themes, exotic ethnic influences and much more, all fused into a "This new Frikiywa 12" once again brings the sound from Bamako
unique blend of instrumental tone colors. Like fellow composers Rene (Mali) remixed by artists of the North. After three albums, Lobi Traore
Aubry and Henry Torgue, Wakhevitch's music transcends the limita- is now quite famous in his home country, as well as in the overall world
tions of any genre, instead creating its own unique sonic space." -- music scene. Lobi is remixed here by Pole, a German producer highly
Archie Patterson. The following is a quote from the Swans website: respected for his innovative albums on Kiff SM and for his major con-
"The most astonishing music I have heard in some years is the new Box tributions to the deepest techno sound design of the Berlin based label
Set of Igor Wakhevitch -- 6 CDs , from 1970 -79. Amazing approach to Basic Channel. He has chosen to submerge Labi Traore's African blues
sound, from classical to experimental, psychedelia to film music. into minimal ambient dub, forming a high quality deep bass track that
Ominous and beautiful , then clamorous and Wagnerian. At some explores new cultural blends. Chari Chari comes from the groove/house
points it sounds like contemporary electronic music, then shifts seem- scene in Tokyo, and offers a kicking dancefloor version of Traore's
lessly into a full classical orchestra. You must buy this." -- M. Gira. happy African song. You get breakbeat Afro-Samba with traditional
HIGH RISE: Durophet LP (FRAC 004) $60.00 choirs. The result is a 12" that combines black and white, club and lis-
Limited (100 copies only) vinyl version of the new Fractal High Rise tening tracks."
album. Unique full cover artwork, 180 gram pressing. Few left... VA: Frikyiwa: Collection 1 CD (FRI 008) $15.00
BULTEAU, MICHEL: Rinçures CD (FRAC 008) $16.00 Very attractively packaged contemporary African remix album, high-
"A brand new album by Michel Bulteau (Mahogany Brain leader, lighted by the awesome Doctor L (producer of the recent Tony Allen
French underground 70's) + Jean François Pauvros on guitar and Ernie comeback album, Black Voices). Featured artists: Nahawa Doumbia,
Brooks on bass." Bulteau dead-pans various texts over a richly detailed, Lobi Traore, Ibrahim Hamma Dicko, Djigui, Neba Solo, Abdoulaye
post-Sonic Youth field of ambient guitar wash from Pauvros. A very Diabate. "This first collection from Frikyiwa regroups a series of remix-
impressive update on the lost French underground spirit, strange and es made by electronic music producers taken from African traditional
dark, filmic. It's been a couple decades since Mahoganny Brain's pieces. From the rainy country, Aqua Bassino (Scottish without a kilt)
Smooth Sick Lights, but this is a most acceptable follow up. has been for the last few years distilling the classiest deep house in the
FREILAND (GERMANY): world. Extremely respected, he could only do the remix for the Diva
FREILAND: 1: Blue 12" (FRE 1) $10.00 star Nahawa Doumbia, ambassadress of south Mali music. Stemming
Limited repress. "After the legendary Studio 1 series, Mike Ink shifts his from the Japanese scene in Tokyo, Chari Chari provides a dancefloor
dimension to Lobi Traore. Spider has remixed Ibrahim Hamma Dicko, a
singer-composer from the north of Mali, dedicated to the music of this VA: Funktio 2 CD (FU 5032) $14.00
humble, arid and close to the desert region. Extremely graceful. The "Not as much of a continuation of the first volume's
Natty Bass Sound System from Lyon did Djigui, malien farmer, a rare rhyme/reason/rhetoric as a sampler of new techno artists borrowing
player of the bolon, one of the most rural malien instruments. Jeff from the 'Funktio' aesthetic put forth by the ground-breaking Funktio
Sharel has been developing his very own style between American 1 release of last year. Still present is Kim Rapatti (Dum label founder,
house and his personal poetry. He amplifies the compositions from the Monojunk) in one of his many aliases, along with several new produc-
kings of the region of Kenedougou (south Mali): Neba Solo. ers carrying forth the torch of post-dancefloor forms sprouting up in
Somewhere between party spirit and traditional music, veritable per- suddenly not-so-distant Finland." -- Hrvatski. Also features: Nemesis XI,
sonality from the London scene, IG Culture imposes its' sharpcutting Robert Blomerus, Sensien, Vladislav Delay, Tron, DJ Tres, Marko Laine,
groove and breakbeat to the divine Nahawa Doumbia. The Tokyo 246 GMA, Ioma, Nu Science, Jokela.
Avenue Project is formed and reformed in the heart of Shibuya in FUNDAMENTAL (UK):
Tokyo City. DJ, scratching sound engineer, one didn't need more for the TO DAMASCUS: Succumb LP (FUND 86) $10.00
star Abdoulaye Diabate. A voice, a group whose live concerts stupify. Warehouse find of some copies of this European pressing of this oth-
A deep house remix opens a whole new universe to this piece. Doctor erwise unavailable classic 1985 LP. Featuring Sylvia Juncosa at her peak,
L reworks Ibrahim Hamma Dicko's music with maturity and personali- pre-SST. Limited stock.
ty. His blues, jazz, african and hip-hop influences couldn't go better FUNKY ASS RECORDS:
with this 'Baba' now known as 'Baba Sorcery dub mix' : Bewitching and
DR. DOOOM: First Come, First Served CD (KTR 009 CD) $14.00
mystique!"
"Dr. Dooom is one Keith Thornton, aka Kool Keith (Sex Style CD on
FROG PEAK: Bulk), aka Dr. Octagon (Octagonecologyst and Instrumentalyst CD's on
WILKINSON, CLIVE: Soft Verges, Hard Shoulders CD (CAW 001) Mo'Wax AND DreamWorks, guest on Prodigy's Fat of the Land CD), aka
$12.00 one of the many Ultramagnetic MC's. This CD is a concept record about
Self released by the UK composer, distributed by Frog Peak. There is a the death of Dr. Octagon (the first track, titled 'Who killed Dr. Octagon'
piece for solo soprano voice, for solo shakuhachi, for solo piano, and explains all of this... ) and proudly displays the most garish faux-No
for violin, marimba, vibraphone & crotales. "Wilkinson has created 55 Limit design aesthetic (floating bright 3-D logo blur, exaggerated
minutes of haunting, beautiful music out of almost nothing: a depth perception, plastic) this side of Charge it II Da Game. The back-
woman's voice, 3 tuned percussion instruments, a bamboo flute, the ing tracks are mad-gritty & stumble across all sorts of horror movie
resonance of the white notes of a piano." --Bob Gilmore. gank & ominous sonics while Keith rants about the current state of Hip-
VA: Hallways : 11 Musicians and HMSL CD (FP 002) $12.00 Pop (subjects of current digression: wack DJ's, insects as food, bad over-
H.M.S.L. (Hierarchical Music Specification Language) is a Macintosh produced rap singles (Timbaland), yes-men, the rich, The Prodigy, can-
computer music program, developed by David Rosenboom and Larry nibalism ('while you motherfuckers eat pork I've got real humans on
Polansky at Mills College Center for Contemporary Music. It is intend- my fork'), Vinnie Testaverde, Michael Jackson, rent collectors, etc...).
ed as a large experiment in computer music language design and Completely anti-lush & primed for the ink due in the 'thinking man's
experimental aesthetics. This features work from Polansky (piano stud- entertainment' world. Bitchin'." -- Hrvatski.
ies), Phil Burk, David Fuqua (electric guitar and live electronics), John DR. DOOOM: First Come, First Served 2LP (KTR 009 LP) $14.00
Bishoff, Rosenboom, Nick Didkovsky, Carter Scholz, Jeanne Parson, DR. DOOOM: First Come, First Served (INSTRUMENTAL VERSION)
Robert Marsanyi. 2LP (KTR 010 LP) $14.00
THUMP DUO: Thump Music CD (FP 003) $12.00 Limited vinyl-only instrumentals version of the new Kool Keith project.
An avant garde piano duo of Drew Krauss & Paul Marquardt, playing 6 DR. DOOOM: You Live At Home With Your Mom 12" (KTR 011)
works: one a hypnotic solo piano piece, one accompanied by comput- $11.00
er-generated tape, and the rest piano duos. The format can lend itself Two track picture disc. B-side is "Housing Authority".
to fascinatingly dense interplay (ala some of the improvisatory duel FUSETRON:
piano albums that FMP used to release).
INSTITUT FUER FEINMOTORIK: Negemergenz LP (FUSE 023)
LA BERGE, ANNE: Blow CD (FP 004) $12.00
$12.00
Compositions for amplified flute and HMSL-driven computer. La Berge
New album from this German group (recent album on Staubgold was
has a rough, chopped up tone, making for some interesting rhythmic
Wenig Information: Kein Titel). "Now that Institut Fuer Feinmotorik
possibilities.
uses 'empty' record players leading to a soundscape which contains
FRUIT TREE (ITALY): very little information, this could be described as something like a neg-
MOORE/EVAN PARKER/WALTER PRATI, THURSTON: The Promise LP ative emergent phenomenon which explains the title of this longplay
(FT 803) $11.00 vinyl album in which the German notion 'emergenz' was modified in
Vinyl release of the recent Materiali Sonori CD the previously described manner. This is Institut fuer Feinmotorik
FUNCTION (FINLAND): record #6."
VA: Funktio 1 CD (FU 502) $14.00 FINE, MILO: Frequency Etchings (Ongoing Celebrations of
Brilliant collection from the mysteriously satisfying Finnish under- Insignificance) LP (FUSE 025) $12.00
ground techno scene. Featuring Panasonic (minimal superstars from ".An improvised (and unintentional) rejoinder to such compositions as
Finland turned into international household name via the Blast First Rainier Riehn's 'Chants De Maldoror', Cage's 'Cartridge Music' and
corporation), Detroit Diesel (crisply destroyed beats from the Dum 'Variations 2' (as realized by David Tudor) and other raw, random elec-
Records roster), Marko Laine (hard, crescendo-leveling techno, first tronic music from the late 60's/early 70's. Solo clarinet/electronics set
issued on Djax), F.U. Project, Ø (aka Olento; lovely, pulsating bleepage recorded live Nov 20,1998 at Roadrunner Records in Minneapolis and
from Vainio), Tron, Aural Expansion (static-laced atmospherics from presented here in its entirety. This is Milo's 19th document following
Jouni Alkio, whose album is on SSR), Pineapple Circle (drifting string- last April's release of the triple CD Surges/Suspensions Comme
enhanced dream-beats from this duo), Jaljentamo (Basic Channel styled Toujours. This LP is a numbered edition of 330 with high quality RTI
lo-balled pulse), Redshift & Uranus. Includes extremely desirable pressing and full color paste-on sleeves."
licensed tracks from the early & long deleted Sahko catalog (Ø's ORELEDIGNEUR: LP (FUSE 026) $12.00
"Tutka" was Sahko 001; Panasonic's "Muuntaja" was Sahko 002, from "Oreledigneur is a new project by Giuseppe Ielasi, Renato Rinaldi and
1994). Perfect overview of this scene. Limited stock... Alessandro Bosetti, focused on improvisation using various sound

sources, from home-built small electric devices to found or natural WELTTRAUMFORSCHER: ...Remixen dei Welttraumforscher LP (GR
materials/objects.In this case, the pieces are taken from different, but 2004) $16.00
always very informal, sessions recorded directly to DAT with a stereo Remixes by Mouse on Mars, Felix Kubin, F.X. Randomiz, Harald Sack,
condenser microphone. No editing or processing. In Friuli (in the north- Neoangin, Minitcheve, Kiss Kiss Bang Bang, Klangwart, Nova Huta, Joe
east of Italy) Oreledigneur means 'hare's ears'. An edition of 300 Tabu, Barbar Morgenstern, Schlammpeitziger, Forscher in der Nacht.
copies." Elaborate color gatefold sleeve, white colored vinyl, edition of 1000
FUTURA (FRANCE): copies.
THOLLOT, JACQUES: Quand Le Son Devient Aigu... CD (FUT 24) GAINSBOURG S. (EUROPE):
$16.00 GAINSBOURG, SERGE: Gainsbourg Percussions 1964 LP (GAINS
Reissue of an early title on the legendary French label Futura, first 825) $19.00
issued in 1971. Thollot was a percussionist who went on to record for "Presented here is the percussive side of the music of that French
the Palm, Musica & Free Bird labels; this is a solo album, with him per- genius, known all over the world. 1964 was the year of hits like
forming on drums, percussions, piano, organ & electronic effects. 'Couleur Cafe', 'Pauvre Lola' and 'New York-USA', but this album shows
"Another solitary musical alchemist who like Robert Wyatt refused to how much more unknown percussion eargasms are available from the
be just a drummer. Coming from the world of jazz, he produced a first man called Serge Gainsbourg. Percussion and the vibes of that dance
mythical album made up of collages, short, strange, and eccentric called the samba blend perfectly with the voice of Gainsbourg and his
pieces...an original, unclassifiable result based around delirious, beau- orchestrations, always written by himself. This is not just another com-
tiful, fragile, intangible themes..." -- La Discographie Alphabetique du pilation of Gainsbourg songs, this is the Gainsbourg percussion
Rock Francaise. album." European "repro" release.
RED NOISE: Sarcelles -- Locheres CD (FUT RED 01) $16.00 GALACTIC BUTT HAIR:
Legit reissue of a way legendary album on the French DJ Q-BERT: Wave Twisters CD (GBH 0007 CD) $15.00
experimental/progressive label Futura, first issued and barely noticed in "All star/peak selection from this public-poll-voted prime
the year1970. This label was also home to Fille Qui Mousse and cantanker/Invisibl(e) S(c/k)ratch Pi(c/k)l (e) QBert, featuring
Mahogany Brain, and this one easily "fits" in with those for outlandish, skills/insight/audio-pallette-rental/flow from like-minded sound-freaks
70s-freakout mania vibes. Song titles like "Cosmic, Toilet Ditty," Yoga Frog, Buckethead, MixMaster Mike, Disk, Shortkut, D-Styles, &
"Galactic Sewer Song," "Existential-import of the Screw-Driver Eternity Flare. Just plain ridiculous music made by human minds (I know they all
Twist" & "20 Mirror Mozarts Composing on Tea Bag and 1/2 Cup Bra," say it's 5% maximum, but it's got to be at least 12% mass-activation-
give a real good idea to the theories behind this one. Musically a mix- coverage per player here...) on man-made machines in real time. So
ture of avant-prog rock, psych/noise improv-extensions, folk-ish collage damn tough...
and more. Tremendous surrealist cover painting tops it off, a classic of DJ Q-BERT: Wave Twisters 2LP (GBU 0007 LP) $20.00
its era. GALLERIE DESSFORD VOGEL (NEW ZEALAN:
G-STONE RECORDINGS (AUSTRIA): MORLEY, MICHAEL: The Pavillion Of Fools CD (GDV FSS 7S)
PEACE ORCHESTRA: CD (GCD 004) $16.00 $14.00
"Peace Orchestra is the solo project from Peter Kruder, of Kruder & A soundtrack album of sorts, as issued by Morley's new organization
Dorfmeister fame. Healthy doses of trip hop, dub & downtempo. Some (his first recordings without the Dead C. or Gate protective moniker).
instrumentals; some with vocal trax; all astonishing. Written, per- Including some excellent synthesizer blur, solo guitar tracks, and no
formed and produced by Peter Kruder at G-Stone Studio 1. 'Shining' songs to speak of. Perhaps his most "mature" and fully realized work,
vocals by Chilli Bukasa. 'Who Am I' includes a Balinese Kajak recording there's a fantastic width of sound materials presented here.
courtesy of Sjeng Stokkink." GALLIUM ARSENIDE:
PEACE ORCHESTRA: 2LP (GCD 004 LP) $19.00
MODERN ART: All Aboard The Mind Train CD (GA 2501) $10.00
Double vinyl version, gatefold gover. Yes, it comes with a bandaid on
Newly reduced prices on the last copies of these reissues of old Acme
the front.
label titles. Modern Art was the pre-Sun Dial group that Gary Ramon
GADGETS (GERMANY): led in 1988/89, and this is the 1994 remix version of their lone album,
VA: The Users And The Gadgets CD (GADG 07 CD) $15.00 previously available as AC 8002. First issue on CD.
"Gadgets is a label and project that has existed since 1995. It was SUN DIAL: Other Way Out CD (GA 2502) $10.00
founded by Corrado Izzo and Bernd Maus. This compilation is the first Fourth different issue of the debut album by this UK trio from 1990. A
milestone in the label's history, and is a collection of some Gadgets guitar/bass/drums trio in the melodically explosive English psych tradi-
material like 'Perfect Feeling', some unreleased material like Peter tion, they added brief embellishments via bamboo flutes, vox organ,
Kremeier (a.k.a. Lo Soul or Mr. Hazeltime) 'Nuclear'. There's a Turkish talking drum & Tibetan bells to create an expansive, floating,
Mannequin Lung remix contributed by Plug Research, an anonymous contemporary psychedelic sound.
track entitled 'Question'. Also included is a cut from Moodmusic by SUN DIAL: Return Journey CD (GA 2503) $10.00
Sasse (a.k.a. Freestyleman) called 'Pori', and a cut previously released Reissue of what Acme originally presented as a "legit-bootleg" type of
on a limited Finnish record by Melody Boy 2000 ('Monotone release, after Sun Dial signed on with BMG. Consisting of early demos
Fantastique'). All in all this product scopes out a wide variety of styles from ‘90/91, plus an amazing cover of Open Mind’s “Magic Potion.” At
and shows off its lack of musical borders. Dedicated to all the users and this point Sun Dial were a feedbacking contemporary psych band at an
their gadgets." absolute peak.
VA: The Users And The Gadgets 2LP (GADG 07 LP) $16.00 S.T. MIKEAL: Vision Of The Unknown 2CD (GA 2504) $26.00
Double vinyl version in gatefold sleeve. Reissue of the first 2 S.T. Mikeal albums from 1989-91: Visions of the
GAGARIN RECORDS (GERMANY): Trespasser & The Unknown. Originally issued by Xotic Mind
VA: Psykoscifipoppia LP (GR 2003) $18.00 Productions, on limited LPs only. This double CD adds 48 minutes of
An LP-only compilation of material on Felix Kubin's Gogarin label out unreleased tracks (some of which are rather terrible), detailed notes
of Hamburg. Features a wide selection of short tracks from: Electirc and illustrations from Mikeal as well. Bedroom loner-psych with a
Helgoland, Brezel Göring, Felix Kubin, Max Kleyderstorm and brooding, melancholic vibe and very nicely phased, recorded by one
Groenlandorchester. Fans of Kubin's impressive A-Musik CD, Filmmusik, man in Sweden against the tides of time. Eastern-tinged, cardboard
will want to investigate. drums, the works. It might not exactly be innovative enough to rede-

fine the world of sound, but it makes a relative peer like Bevis sound extremely rare Release compilation as well as their 7" -- of which only
like the greatest hack in the history of recorded information. That 1 copy was made!), and a full booklet of notes and photos. Siloah were
along is worth something. Xotic Mind made it a real pain in the ass to Manuel (percussions, tambourin), Tiny (vocals, shinai), Thom, (acoustic
attempt to hear this music when it was happening, but now you can guitar, 12-string guitar, vocals) and Wolfgang (bass). The track listing is
lounge back in complete leisure and bath in the Mr. Mikeal's primitive classic and worth repeating: "Yellow Puppets Hanging In The Sky,"
cosmic vibe anytime you'd like. "Krishna's Golden Dope Shop," "Road To Laramy," "Acid Eagle,"
GARDEN OF DELIGHTS (GERMANY): "Aluminum Wind," & "Pink Puppets Hanging In The Sky".
SIDDHARTHA: Weltschmerz CD (GOD 013) $19.00 Devastatingly loose and vibed up, the two Siloah albums are amongst
"Siddhartha, named after a novel by Hermann Hesse, were formed in the most cracked of all early 70s German output (their 2nd, Sukram
1973 in Korntal near Stuttgart. They performed an intelligent mixture Gurk is coming soon). Psychedelic commune folk doesn't get any bet-
of progressive and art rock influenced by psychedelia and folk. ter than this and it's great to have these back in these new, superior
Although their 1975 album is called Weltschmerz, all songs contain editions.
English lyrics except 'Weit Weg'." "Siddhartha has an unusual style, AGITATION FREE: The Other Sides of Agitation Free CD (GOD
with strong nods in a Pink Floyd cosmic direction, yet featuring violin, 032) $19.00
almost punky song writing along with symphonic and folky instrumen- "Unreleased studio recordings from the last days of the band
tal touches." -- Freeman's. (Recorded in 1974). Great sound quality. Most tracks have jazz ele-
EJWUUSL WESSAHYQQAN: CD (GOD 016) $19.00 ments. With booklet of 32 pages." "It was an essential part of
1996 CD reissue of this German album, originally issued as a private Agitation Free's tradition to venture into different musical worlds and
press by the band in 1975. Named after a book by Clark Ashton Smith, to play together with many other musicians. the band would always try
the concept of pronouncing their name is an acquired taste. Much eas- new projects, including arrays into 'serious' music, but whenever we
ier is listening to their music, and odd and primitive mixture of mid-70s indulged in jazzrock or politically oriented rock music, our record com-
underground styles. This CD is from master tapes, with 4 bonus tracks. pany of that time refused publication of our efforts. Many recordings
"Ejwuusl Wessahqqan were a Munich band acquainted with Amon have survived, testimony of a time full of fun with our friends, but had
Düül II whose style is vary similar to theirs. Firmly structured songs were to wait until now to be released on CD. These friends include: Manfred
the exception amongst broad improvisations combining spontaneous Opitz (keyboarder with Metropolis), Klaus Henrichs (then saxophone
musical ideas. A special characteristic of their style is the absence of player with Os Mundi), Harald Grosskopf (former drummer with
vocals and guitar which was replaced by the self-made seven string Wallenstein), Constantin 'Bommi' Bommarius (then drummer with
filouphone. The highlight of the CD is the outstanding, highly psyche- Karthago), etc." Michael Günther/Agitation Free.
delic bonus track 'The Crystal' by the follow-up band Koala-Bär." SILOAH: Sukram Gurk CD (GOD 033) $19.00
EELA CRAIG: CD (GOD 019) $19.00 "The second and last one by the Munich underground band, this time
Reissue of their first album from 1971. "The sought-after first produc- with keyboards and more professional. From the master tapes." New
tion and masterpiece of the well-known Austrians. A bestseller. As a reissue of the 2nd and final Siloah album, originally released in 1972.
bonus, their 7" single tracks from 1974 are included. With color deluxe As with the debut album, this was previously reissued by the now
booklet of 36 pages." From Audion: "From their origins Eela Craig had defunct Lost Pipe Dreams label, now in more superior form -- from
drawn influences from British underground progressives of the late- master tapes with 1 bonus track. Very loose, tripped-out feel with Can-
60s, and I can see touches of Colosseum, The Nice, Egg, Nucleus and like atmospheres at times. The absolute finest in early 70s flowing psy-
Soft Machine amongst the hybrid of Krautrock (very Out Of Focus cum chedelics and an essential document of the era.
early Embryo), and other European styles. Just four long tracks, front- GILA: Midnight Works CD (GOD 035) $19.00
ed by ably delivered English vocals and large instrumental sections fea- "Their Cologne concert from 2/16/1972 in great sound quality. With
turing electric saxes, flutes and a wealth of multi-keyboards. It all their first line-up they are playing songs so far unknown on record.
added up to a rare gem of an album, full of unique ideas (that reverse With booklet of 32 pages." "On 02/26/1972, Gila played a gig in
section in 'Selfmade Trip' is a stroke of genius), and one that will be Cologne that was broadcast line the in 'Nachtmusik' WDR radio show.
adored, I'm sure, by almost anyone lucky enough to buy it." Since the WDR had only acquired the broadcasting rights whereas the
AGITATION FREE: At The Cliffs of River Rhine CD (GOD 028) publishing rights are owned by the artists, nothing stood in the way of
$19.00 this CD release. Thanks to the latest technology the recording, which
"On 2/2/74, Agitation Free performed a good gig at the WDR radio sta- does not entirely satisfy the demands of today's listeners, has been
tion in Cologne which was broadcast live, featuring the old line up most carefully dehissed and remastered but not changed. Happily, all
(Ulbrich, Lütjens, Günther, Hoenig & Rausch). It was released as a boot- tracks are as yet unknown. Their sound is reminiscent of the first Gila
leg LP under the title At Last...Is Alive (Pupil Tulip 1) in 1995, but is LP and they are its equal in every way." From Crack In The Cosmic Egg:
shamefully bad in recording quality. In addition, the titles of the songs "Gila quickly established themselves as the foremost exponents of psy-
are false and their chronological order reversed. It just goes to show chedelic space-rock. By 1971, they recorded one of the finest cosmic
that a collector should keep away from such illegal trash and better classic of Pink Floyd inspired space-rock. Superbly conceived, [their
wait patiently for the authorized releases. This CD on hand now pre- debut LP] featured an amazingly innovative music that took hints from
sents a flawless recording of the gig, remastered at Michael Hoenig's all the classic Pink Floyd innovations, and went further, blending in eth-
studio." Rather ecstatic flowing jams from this legendary band. A full nic textures with the complex multi-guitars of Conny Veit, and superb
20 years before the full-blown development of Heroin House, these percussive fired space drives. Naturally, it's regarded as one of the
guys were obviously tied into something quite, um, good. And if finest Krautrock albums. Gila were an extraordinary band, at the peak
you've already devoured Malesch, 2nd and Last, you're ready for it. of the Krautrock ladder, and it's a shame that this original incarnation
SILOAH: CD (GOD 029) $19.00 only made the one album. Gila had a vast repertoire, and concerts
New legit issue of this fabulous German folk-stoner, originally private- would include jams in excess of 20 minutes, covering a range from
ly pressed LP in 1970. We used to carry this on the now (thankfully) weirder Guru Guru realms to the most ethereal Agitation Free kind of
defunct and rather outrageously priced Lost Pipe Dreams label (one of trips."
the most nightmarishly-plagued operations we've ever had the "plea- EILIFF: Close Encounter With Their Third One CD (GOD 036)
sure" of dealing with, and that's saying something) but this new ver- $19.00
sion adds legitimate master tape sound, 2 bonus tracks (from the As with the Gila CD on this label, this is a previously unreleased WDR

radio broadcast, from 10/18/72. An art-inspired jazz-rock group, often $30.00
compared to the Soft Machine, who recorded two albums for Philips in "This album comprises archive material from 1984-91, most of which
1971-72. From Crack In The Cosmic Egg: "One of the great, but little appeared on early cassette releases and was later made available on a
known, wonders of Krautrock, originating from Stuttgart we believe, limited edition CD in 1994. This new vinyl edition has been remastered
Eiliff on their two LPs developed a most unique style of powerful rock and one track, 'The Cross', has been replaced by another track from the
fusion. Eiliff destroyed barriers between rock, jazz and established pro- same period ('Out' -- a Hawkwind pastiche). The double album will be
gressive genres, with lengthy intensive compositions that twist and pressed on high quality vinyl and come in a full color gatefold sleeve
turn with startling complexity, or riff with amazing power and stabili- with expanded sleeve notes."
ty. In their unique concoction songs were rarely used, and only then to GAYLE:
counterpoint the instrumentals, and when necessary get over an idea GAYLE, PHILIP: Keguribap CD (GAYLE) $13.00
that couldn't be achieved without words. They had the power of Experimental solo guitar improv from Texas. Utilizing oddly-stringed
Mahavishnu Orchestra, the invention of Guru Guru, the diversity of acoustic guitars, plus a brush, wobbleboard, water bottles, banjo and
Out Of Focus, and really they were purely excessive, with diverse ele- classical guitar this mixes layers of plink-plonk riffs, bedroom-fidelity
ments blended together as only experienced in Krautrock." atmospherics and a gruff, percussive-oriented feel to very interesting
EULENSPYGEL: 2 CD (GOD 037) $19.00 effect.
First reissue of the debut album from 1971 by this German progressive GAZUL RECORDS/MUSEA (FRANCE):
rock group (the title is in reference to an album their previous incar-
PATAPHONIE: Le Matin Blanc CD (GAZUL 8629) $15.00
nation, the Royal Servants). Notable as one of the first bands from this
Reissue of this French Progressive/RIO-aligned group's one proper
scene to sing in native German, parts of this could be comparable to
album, originally self-released in 1979 (an edit of earlier improvisation
Necronomicon. The hard-to-forget cover illustration features a picture
extracts was issued by the infamous Pole label in 1975 -- not currently
of a chicken standing in a frying pan -- in the seventies things like this
on CD). The group was a trio: André Viaud (guitar, prepared guitar),
were called "outrageous". "It offered a typically German progressive
Gilles Rousseau (drums), Pierre Demouron (bass). Compared to Soft
blend, drawing equally from heavy rock, folk, jazz and classical. The six
Machine, Henry Cow, King Crimson, Hatfield & the North, etc.
tracks were cleverly arranged, with rich instrumentation and sudden
GEAR FAB:
shifts of tempo." -- Dag Erik Asbjornsen.
TWILIGHT: Day And Night CD (GOD 041) $19.00 LEOPOLD, PERRY: Experiment In Metaphysics CD (GF 122) $13.00
"This progressive album was planned for release on the New Blood Reissue of this recently heralded private press folk album, recorded in
label, but it never happened. German band, recorded in London. A Philadelphia in 1970. Branded as the first "acid folk" album, this is one
good one. With coloured booklet of 28 pages. 1975." Packaged in of the most rewarding discovers of semi-recent private press mania.
truly appalling 'dungeons & dragons" style artwork, this is pretty "The 1960s generated a lot of great folk musicians: Bob Dylan, Joan
straight European 'ard rock, sounding more '85 than '75 if you ask me. Baez, Tim Hardin, Tim Buckley, Eric Anderson, and Phil Ochs to name a
A fucking shame that they didn't become as big as Triumverate. few. And this music reflected the social and political commentary of
Trouser-flaring hero rock for people who collect covers with elves on their day. They also greatly influenced these developing musicians just
them. a few years behind them in age -- Perry Leopold was one such exam-
EULENSPYGEL: Ausschuß CD (GOD 042) $19.00 ple. He grew up in Philadephia listening to the songs of those days and
"Second album by this semi-legendary Krautrock group from 1972, fol- began to write his own music at age 15. The music is splendid, fresh,
lowing their classic debut 2. Typically, an unusual amount of care was and full of hte political and social arrogance many of us were feeling
put into this reissue by the people at Garden of Delights: excellent during those turbulent times. It is truly an historical bookmark in folk
sound, seven extra tracks and almost more information about the music."
group than one could want, rendering another Germanofon bootleg FISCHBACH/CHARLES EWING, ERNIE: A Cid Symphony 2CD (GF
obsolete. For their sophomore effort, we see Eulenspygel sticking to 135) $19.00
their creative guns, still singing all of there songs in German, and not First reissue of an underestimated 1967 artifact of of personalized,
bending over to their record company by quashing their decidedly left- stumbling, hippie aesthetic. Some pretty good-to-great raga-esque
ist leanings, probably no mean feat at the height of Baader-Meinhof folk (dulcimer, flamenco guitar, classical guitar) and in general much
hysteria. The opening track demonstrates this fact most pointedly; more musical quality (especially on disc 1), than you might have been
Titled 'Abfall', this rock opera of sorts clocks in at over 22 minutes, and led to believe. A desirable development to have this commonly avail-
concerns an orphan named Peter -- the group went so far as to visit a able for the first time ever."Acknowledged as one of the Bay Area's
number of orphanages to research the material first hand. Their style most significant collectibles from the heyday of California's political
was a mix of early Deep Purple and Arthur Brown on one side of the and psychedelic era, this 106 minute long double CD traces this band's
channel and perhaps Witthuser & Westrupp from their native country transition from the Berkeley Free Speech movement, their perfor-
on the other. More exotic instrumentation than the predecessor, cour- mance at the Monterey Pop Festival and the Golden Gate Human Be-
tesy of Rod Argent(!) at Abbey Road studios where this was more than Ins, to their Fantasy studio sessions in 1966 and 1967. Originally
competently recorded, and the interesting mix of Teutonic folk and released as a triple (green, purple, and yellow) LP set, this project is
blues-based rock make this a fine listen from top to bottom." -- Billy taken off the master tapes, with liner notes from Ernie, Charles, and
Kiely producer Dustin. From blues to folk to psych to flamingo to political
and social commentary, this project has it all. All 22 original songs plus
GATES OF DAWN:
two previously unreleased bonus tracks by Dustin Mark Miller. And for
HOLY RIVER FAMILY BAND: Welcome to Riverhouse (...an abbre-
the first time ever, learn the titles to all these songs, which were not
viated Journey) LP (GOD 004) $24.00
printed on the original LP."
Single LP version of this band's double CD opus from 1998. Full color
LEOPOLD, PERRY: Christian Lucifer CD (GF 141) $13.00
sleeve, limited to 375 copies. "2nd CD from this Spacious Mind offshoot
"The title is not a contradiction in terms. Rather, it is a beautifully done
now becoming more viable than the origin counterpart. Transporting
and previously unreleased LP from 1972. Although still very psychedel-
and dazzling with exotic instrumentation in addition to the rock tools
ic, like his first LP Experiment in Metaphysics, this material is enhanced
and truly stellar guitar work. They have also incorporated such influ-
with the use of bass, 6 and 12 string guitar, piano, electric guitar,
ences as Pearls Before Swine, native American and eastern modes and
strings, flute, and the very tasteful use of percussion and harmonies.
the West Coast psych vibe."
The Clavinet player on this album (formerly with Uriah Heep) com-
PORCUPINE TREE: Yellow Hedgerow Dreamscape 2LP (GOD 005)
mented that this experience had 'fulfilled the promise of psychedelia tic writer and performer was one of the era's most criminally neglect-
in a way nothing had before'." ed talents."
BUMP: CD (GF 142) $13.00 DEERFIELD: Nil Desperandum CD (GF 148) $13.00
"The fuzz guitar, heavy laden organ sound of this Detroit band's first "Rare 1971 LP from this great Houston band. Off the master tapes. Very
LP from 1969. Reminiscent of early King Crimson, The Nice, Van der much in the vein of America/Eagles/Buffalo Springfield. A group of ver-
Graff Generator, this hard driving psychedelic music is just awesome. satile and multi-talented Texas musicians, utilizing a great mix of vocals
Also includes the non-LP track 'Winston Built The Bridge', all off the and harmonies coupled with quite an array of instruments (organ,
master tapes from Pioneer studios." mandolin, autoharp, pedal steel, electric and acoustic guitar, drums)."
PUGSLEY MUNION: Just Like You CD (GF 143) $13.00 DOUGLAS FIR: Hard Heartsingin CD (GF 149) $13.00
"Massachusetts trio that released this great Cream/Procol Harum "The great Pacific Northwest band that released this classic 1970 LP,
sounding LP in 1969. A unique record that Fuzz, Acid, and Flowers recorded in Portland, Oregon. This music is hard-driving, psychedelic
describes as 'an unabashed portrait of the bands' own style of music; rock with great flowing organ, soul-based vocals, and hard-edged gui-
more than most bands from the time have to show for their hard tars. An early effort by the drummer of Douglas Fir -- Doug Snider --
work.' Great organ." who went on to both produce and write for such great musicians as
SOUP: CD (GF 144) $13.00 Leon Russell, Willie Nelson, and Tom Jones."
"The Appleton, Wisconsin band which featured the late, great guitar BOKAJ RETSIEM: Psychedelic Underground CD (GF 150) $13.00
virtuoso Doug Yankus. The 1970 hard driving psych/blues masterpiece "Pronounced 'Boka Ratseem', this 1968 German exploitation LP fea-
LP, plus their Target 45. And, as an extra added bonus, 8 tracks from tures fantastic fuzzed-out guitar, wailing organ, vibrato guitar, and
their very Kinks sounding precedessor band -- the Private Property of strong vocals (in English). Very much like Hendrix, The Animals, Vanilla
Digil. Also, previously unreleased material from 1971." Fudge, Iron Butterfly, and other great 60s bands. A real trip into psy-
ELLISON: CD (GF 145) $13.00 chedelia." "Two firsts here for Gear Fab: A non-American psych reissue
"Gear Fab's first venture into the as yet untapped talents of the (originally released by Fass in Germany,1968), and one in which GF's
Canadian psych and hard rock scene. Ellison is just the right type of Roger Maglio could not track down anyone who was involved in the
sound to start this new initiative: they were brash, loud, and sang from project. Firstly, I'll resort to the obvious tactic and quote The Crack in
the heart. The music scene in Montreal in the late 60's and early the Cosmic Egg in it's entirety: "This was the project of one Rainer
70s'This hard driving rock trio from Toronto put out their classic self- Dagner (ex-German Bonds and Rattles guitarist), creating a psychedel-
titled LP in 1971. Full of fuzzed out guitar and hard driving bass, much ic rock and beat theme music all based on the song 'Meister Jakob'
in the vein of Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath." (note: Bokaj Retsiem is Meister Jakob backwards, or what we know as
DREAMIES: Auralgraphic Entertainment: An Incredible Mental 'Frére Jacques'). Hardly 'psychedelic underground', of minor curiosity
Experience CD (GF 146) $13.00 interest only." Now l don't know about you, but I've been burned a
Finally, a legit reissue of this Delaware1973 private press album, after few times by the Freeman's when I've purchased records that they have
a couple of lo-grade bootleg issues. With liner notes, lyrics and a photo raved about, to each his own, blah blah blah... But here is a sterling
of the original Dreamies man, Bill Holt! Gear Fab's most important reis- case of the opposite being true. A concept album from 1968 tied
sue yet, very well done. "Bill Holt's Dreamies -- the classic 1973 LP from together with progressively queasier versions of 'Frére Jacques', medi-
this neglected but talented Delaware musician. The album is a trip tating on the philosophical parallels between LSD and birth control
through history, utilizing prominent moments of news from the space pills, coupled with a singer that sounds like the German Elmer Fudd
race to war to poverty and injects trippy and spacey psychedelic folk (yes, I am so afwaid), competent playing (albeit in a bar bluesy vein),
rock accurately and appropriately to the tracks. Much in the style of and plenty of psychedelic mixery and flangery. Even the last track
Donovan, his use of a variety of instruments, vocals, and sound effects 'Drifting', which starts of in a rather pedestrian fashion, is more than
that would equal the Beatles infamous 'Revolution Number 9'. Both redeemed halfway though with an awesome vocal extemporization by
mesmerizing and beautifully done. Don't bother with the German the Cookie Monster. Perhaps if there was a song about a goblin. Or a
bootleg of a few years ago -- it is of poor quality. This release will be flute solo. Anyway, in an age when these records almost never live up
off the master tapes." From Bill Holt's liner notes: "The Beatles opened to the hype, it would be a real shame for this obscurity to continue to
my mind to fearless originality and dreamy visions. I was especially slip through the 'cracks'." -- Billy Kiely
struck by John Lennon's 'Revolution No. 9 on The White Album. I read DREAMIES: Auralgraphic Entertainment: An Incredible Mental
about the avant garde composers like John Cage with his 'Symphony Experience LP (GF 205) $13.00
For 32 Radios'. Bob Dylan's vocalizations challenged the conventional Limited vinyl version, 500 copies made.
ear. The narrow boundaries of American creativity were being washed GEFFEN (AUSTRALIA):
away by streams of consciousness... I quite my perfect job, paid two SONIC YOUTH: Dirty CD/7" (GEF 24493) $20.00
hundred dollars for an Ovation acoustic guitar, like the one I saw Glenn Warehouse find of some copies of this Australian pressing of the 2nd
Campbell playing on TV, bought one of he original Moog SonicSix syn- Geffen album; this is the regular CD version of Dirty with a special
thesizers because the thought of a single instrument that could make “free” tour single of 'Burning Spear' in a full color pic sleeve.
any sound in the world brimmed with possibilities for new music, and GEFRIEM (GERMANY):
then topped it off with a TEAC 4-track reel to reel recorder...Feeling
DON'T DOLBY: Don't Dolby 05 CD (GEFRIEM 006) $15.00
free, for the first time in my life, I sat down as a music composer, a
First release in a while on this obscure Cologne label; the last one we
would-be artist, and tried to express the haunting, distant dream that
had was the rather excellent Master's Cosmic Music/Schlammpeitziger:
was rising up inside me."
Let The Star Shine In split LP. "New release on the label of Jan St.
BIG BOY PETE: Summerland CD (GF 147) $13.00
Werner (Mouse On Mars), F.X. Randomiz & J. Suchy. Lo-fi atmospheric
"One of England's best kept secrets of the 60s. Originally determined
ambience." Beautiful droning passages that are in a similar league of
by the major labels of its day to be too weird for public consumption,
with some of Schlammpeitziger's post-Cluster movements alongside
this second installment of Peter Miller brings us more fractured epipha-
some disruptive but organically pleasant sectors with a similar feel to
nies and surreal realms of the counter culture English freakbeat scene.
the TAU/1 CD. As with so much that comes out of the A-Musik camp
Summerland compiles 14 of Pete's finest recordings in the mainstream
this is a thrilling & pleasure-inducing document. Very minimal packag-
pop idiom, all previously unreleased and taken from the original mas-
ing which doesn't list a whole lot of pertinent information.
ter tapes, to provide further evidence that this idiosyncratic, iconoclas-
BLUTSIPHON: Tammus LP (GEFRIEM 7 LP) $13.00

LP version, full color cover. Palmer. A conceptual 'sister' album to the Brian Jones presents the
BLUTSIPHON: Tammus CD (GEFRIEM 8 CD) $15.00 Pipes of Pan at Jajouka LP, which had attempted to initiate the Western
"New release by Cologne's Gefriem label. First solo release by Matthias world into this historic village music. Due to a generally perceived fail-
Koechling, drummer of Workshop and Nilg. Lo-Fi recordings combined ure on Brian Jones' part for his insistence in adding post-production
with lots of humour and sensitivity. Orgiastic sample fights meet "fancy phazing and echo effects", that record was considered inade-
Schlammpetziger-esque artificial pop creations. Highly recommended quate, but did get the word out on the potential psychedelic propul-
for the fans of Gefriem's pioneer releases." sion of this this indigenous music from a small village in the foot hills
GEIST (UK): of the Rif Mountains of northern Morocco. On this self-titled album,
ROPE: Rope Hotel CD (GEIST 002 CD) $22.00 Brian Jones isn't directly involved (his name, listed several times on the
Excellent new obscurity from the label that debuted with an Alec back of the CD, denotes that two pieces are in fact 'tributes', not par-
Empire 3CD box. "Rope's mainman is Janek Siegele, who had 10 years ticipations), but the power and psychological intensity of their music
of classical music education, but used to frustrate teachers by trying to (referenced so vividly by the likes of Brion Gysin, Ornette Coleman,
improvise everything from boogie woogie to Thelonious Monk. William Burroughs, etc.) is finally realized to tape. "When this album
Influenced in part by classical composers like Olivier Messiaen, was recorded, during the summer and fall of 1972, the Master
Stravinsky, Ravel, Dubussy, Prokoliev, Isang Hyun right through to the Musicians were confronting the survival struggle head on. Brian Jones
Beastie Boys. Basically the antithesis of uninventive so-called 'alterna- Presents the Pipes of Pan at Jajouka had been released the year before
tive' rock and grunge. Style: relaxed, electronic, dubby, vibrant." and had done little to improve the lot of the community. The musicians
ROPE: Rope Hotel LP (GEIST 002 LP) $16.00 were determined to reach an audience in the West and it was decided
LIKE A TIM: I Like It When You Don't Like It CD (GEIST 004CD) at the outset that the extended ritual music which was captured by
$11.00 Jones, and which is so overwhelming under a full moon with bonfires
"After eight years of releasing only singles, Like A Tim's first album blazing, lost much of its power and purpose when transferred to
Yeah Right appeared earlier in '98. The response was one of utter con- records. Accordingly, the musicians collapsed their long forms (which
fusion, bewilderment and disbelief. His machines sound like day are rather like infinitely expandable telescopes) and set about putting
release asylum patients living in a world of lop-sided percussion and concise statements of their heritage on tape...the tune 'Jajouka Black
stuttering rhythms. His style is unfathomable, yet superbly irrelevant. Eyes' is a particularly effective example of the spiritual and psychic
Yeah Right swang from the unlistenable to weird, little analogue funk powers of the rhaitas. Toward the end of the piece one player hits a
tracks, even finding time for a gem of a cover of ZZ Top's 'Legs'. continuous drone (maintained by circular breathing, in which the musi-
Although at first hearing his tracks seem superficially simple, the tracks cian blows out and breathes in at the same time, storing air in his lungs
are in fact complex and demanding. He effortlessly shifts from A to C as if they were bags of a bagpipe) while the other inserts graceful,
and leaves you wondering what happened to B. The subtle shifts in semi-improvised punctuations. The horns naturally create many par-
time and pitch, the hooking of disparate melodies and the steady tials or overtones and when two or more play together, as here, these
streams of surprises make the album a perpetual delight." almost sub-audible harmonics build stacked celestial structures which
LIKE A TIM: I Like It When You Don't Like It LP (GEIST 004LP) seem to be related to ideas of mathematical perfection deriving from
$11.00 ancient Arabic numerology. In fact, one rhaita piece represents 'the
SHE-SATELLITES: Poison Lips CD (GEIST 005 CD) $21.00 perfection of the factors' and would probably tell us a great deal about
"She Satellites are Nic Endo who contributes the noise that is the essen- the sciences of antiquity if we had a Rosetta Stone to help us decipher
tial ingredient in the sonic assault that is Atari Teenage Riot and the its meaning." -- Robert Palmer.
album Poison Lips exposes and explores her work in this sphere of GENIUS:
music. Her first release was the Digital Hardcore EP 'White Noise'; her SPACEMEN 3: The Perfect Prescription CD (GEN 001) $11.00
first full length album is on Geist, reflecting a wide more adventurous Domestic pressing of this monster come-down artifact. New "50th
approach to the art of noise. Emotionally broad ranging it captures Anniversary" edition with gold-embossed cover.
with rare intensity the elation, excitement, anger and frustration of a GENTLE GIANT RECORDS:
woman carving a singular path in the electronic music scene. A trained YOSHIHIDE, OTOMO: Sound Factory (1997) CD (GG 021 CD)
musician, Nic deliberately turned her back on conventional instrumen- $13.00
tation to explore the purer potential available to her through the Solo works for turntables, mixer and harddisk recorder, subtitled
manipulation of sound." Memory Disorder Volume 3. "The new album from the most striking
SHE-SATELLITES: Poison Lips LP (GEIST 005 LP) $17.00 voice in modern music. Two pieces, each approximately 20 minutes
LIKE A TIM: I'm Serious CD (GEIST 006 CD) $21.00 long. The first track is very noisy, almost in the style of Merzbow. The
"Where some producers run from the unfathomable, Like A Tim second track is more reminiscent of recent Ground Zero material -- very
embraces, turns it into a tune and then puts it on a CD for you. His new cut-up and dynamic."
album I'm Serious gives us all another chance to see how far the wan- YOSHIHIDE, OTOMO: Sound Factory (1997) LP (GG 021 LP) $13.00
dering mind of the man, Tim Van Leijden and his machines can go. TELEVISION POWER ELECTRIC: S/T CD (GG 025) $13.50
Tim's plain melodies and puckish rhythm tracks guaranteed strong "Radium fueled electrosonic excursions. Jim Baker, Aeron Bergman
reactions. It was mainly laughter, horror and exhilaration around these (Lucky Kitchen), Todd Carter, Brent Gutzeit, Michael Hartman, Ernst
parts. This new album pushes the envelope even further as Tim utilises Long, Otomo Yoshihide, and Robert Wilkus form this expanded elec-
Karaoke, hip hop, funk and, well everything actually, although it is all tronic ensemble. Two days of improvisations retroactively composed,
heavily disguised. Some truly rocktastic drums and some Polish folk lost mixed and edited by TV Pow."
in a Gameboy also put in an appearance. And, of course, repetition is GEOGRAPHIC (UK):
his best friend."
MAHER SHALAL HASH BAZ: From A Summer to Another Summer
LIKE A TIM: I'm Serious 2LP (GEIST 006 LP) $19.00
(An Egypt To Another Egypt) CD (GEO 001CD) $17.00
GENES CD CO.: First western release by Maher Shalal Hash Baz -- a strange under-
MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA: CD (GENES 3000) $12.00 ground cult group from Japan (now exiled to the UK evidently) who've
Repress of this 1995 CD reissue of the all-time classic Jajouka LP, origi- appeared on PSF's Tokyo Flashback III and had one prior LP to this,
nally issued by Adelphi in 1974. Recorded by Joel Rubiner in Jajouka, Maher Goes To Gothic Country + the sprawling 3CD compilation Return
Morocco during the summer of 1972, with liner notes by Robert Visit To Rock Mass. "Japan's Maher Shalal Hash Baz's core members are

Tori Kudo and his wife Reiko. This retrospective album features early a typical crew of John Gilmore (ts, tympani), Marshall Allen (piccolo, as,
and live recordings from 1985-1999. The sound of MSHB is equal parts bells, spiral, cymbal), Ronnie Boykins (b), Pat Patrick (bs, perc.), etc.
Syd-era Pink Floyd, wide eyed basement pop a la Beat Happening and RA, SUN: Heliocentric Worlds Vol. 2 LP (GET 1005) $13.00
a midget jazz orchrestra." 27 tracks. "What you know hold in your Another studio classic, recorded 11/16/65.
hands is a juicily selective overview of their existent recordings; early RA, SUN: Heliocentric Worlds Vol. 2 CD (GET 1005CD) $16.00
cassettes sketches, ecstatic jazz blowouts, psychedelic pop-forms and AYLER, ALBERT: Spirits Rejoice LP (GET 1006) $13.00
echo-drenched surf. The sound of meditative mystics kneeling on the Ayler (ts), Don Ayler (tp), Charles Tyler(as), Murray (d), C. Cobbs (harp-
beach gently expounding on the merits of primitive non-pro musical sichord), Henry Grimes & Gary Peacock (b). Recorded at Judson Hall,
invention, of lightly struck de-tuned acoustics and horns. Collected in 9/23/65.
this way, it's the best record they never made and to my mind the most AYLER, ALBERT: Spirits Rejoice CD (GET 1006CD) $16.00
unimpeachably outside set of humanly-breathed joy this side of Trout Ayler (ts), Don Ayler (tp), Charles Tyler(as), Murray (d), C. Cobbs (harp-
Mask Replica." -- David Keenan. sichord), Henry Grimes & Gary Peacock (b). Recorded at Judson Hall,
MAHER SHALAL HASH BAZ: From A Summer to Another Summer 9/23/65.
(An Egypt To Another Egypt) 2LP (GEO 001LP) $18.00 RA, SUN: Nothing Is LP (GET 1007) $13.00
Double vinyl version in full color gatefold sleeve. Recorded live 5/66 during a tour of NY state colleges.
MAHER SHALAL HASH BAZ: Unknown Happiness 7" (GEO 004) RA, SUN: Nothing Is CD (GET 1007CD) $16.00
$4.50 Recorded live 5/66 during a tour of NY state colleges.
Three track single issued prior to the full length From A Summer to PEARLS BEFORE SWINE: One Nation Underground LP (GET 1008)
Another Summer (An Egypt To Another Egypt). "Unknown Happiness" $13.00
is from the album (originally released on the Pass Over Musings cas- Their debut album. Fronted by the lisping leader of the lower east side,
sette). The other 2 tracks are not on the Geographic album and are Tom Rapp, these guys defined a distinctly psychedelic East Coast folk
taken from early cassette-only releases). aesthetic. Contains two bona fide classics (“Another Time” & “Drop
GET BACK (ITALY): Out”) and many other sweet brain burners. Featured instrumentation
PERE UBU: Dub Housing LP (GET 058) $15.00 included guitar, autoharp, banjo, mandolin, vibraphone, audio oscilla-
"Originally released in 1978 on Chrysalis/Rough Trade. Second album tor, bass, swinehorn, sarangi, celeste, finger cymbals, organ, drums, etc.
by Cleveland's great punk/new wave band." PEARLS BEFORE SWINE: One Nation Underground CD (GET
PERE UBU: New Picnic Time LP (GET 059) $15.00 1008CD) $16.00
"Originally released in 1979 on Chrysalis/Rough Trade. The third effort Their debut album. Fronted by the lisping leader of the lower east side,
for David Thomas & co." Tom Rapp, these guys defined a distinctly psychedelic East Coast folk
AYLER, ALBERT: Spiritual Unity LP (GET 1001) $13.00 aesthetic. Contains two bona fide classics (“Another Time” & “Drop
Italian label that is licensing ESP back catalog from ZYX in Germany for Out”) and many other sweet brain burners. Featured instrumentation
LP production. Due to this label's dodgy distribution plan, supply on included guitar, autoharp, banjo, mandolin, vibraphone, audio oscilla-
these is relatively confused. Pressed on 180 gram vinyl and theoretical- tor, bass, swinehorn, sarangi, celeste, finger cymbals, organ, drums, etc.
ly of a "limited" nature. Spiritual Unity was Ayler's monumental first HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS: Indian War Whoop LP (GET 1009)
album for ESP, recorded July 10th, 1964. $13.00
COLEMAN, ORNETTE: Town Hall 1962 LP (GET 1002) $13.00 The Rounders first electric outing from ‘67, and the only one to feature
Coleman (as), David Izenzon (b), Charles Moffet (d) + one track by a their most cosmos-expanding lineup (including playwright Sam
string quartet. Recorded 12/21/62. Shephard). This is the sound of speed-shooting hillbillies discovering
COLEMAN, ORNETTE: Town Hall, 1962 CD (GET 1002CD) $16.00 the secrets of life in the sewers below the Peace Eye Bookstore. Loose,
Coleman (as), David Izenzon (b), Charles Moffet (d) + one track by a psych-out, folkish stumble, a perfect period piece. Peter Stampfel (elec-
string quartet. Recorded 12/21/62. tric fiddle, vocals), Steve Weber (gtr, vocals), Lee Crabtree (p, org),
AYLER, ALBERT: Bells/Prophecy 2LP (GET 1003) $17.00 Shephard (d), Antonia, Barbara & Wendy (vocals).
The 20 minute “Bells” (originally issued as a 1-sided LP, with Don HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS: Indian War Whoop CD (GET 1009CD)
Ayler/Charles Tyler/Lewis Worrell/Sonny Murray) - a monster live $16.00
recording from '65. Paired up with the Prophecy album The Rounders first electric outing from ‘67, and the only one to feature
(Ayler/Peacock/Murray) -- live in NYC 6/14/64. their most cosmos-expanding lineup (including playwright Sam
AYLER, ALBERT: Bells/Prophecy CD (GET 1003CD) $16.00 Shephard). This is the sound of speed-shooting hillbillies discovering
The 20 minute “Bells” (originally issued as a 1-sided LP, with Don the secrets of life in the sewers below the Peace Eye Bookstore. Loose,
Ayler/Charles Tyler/Lewis Worrell/Sonny Murray) - a monster live psych-out, folkish stumble, a perfect period piece. Peter Stampfel (elec-
recording from '65. Paired up with the Prophecy album tric fiddle, vocals), Steve Weber (gtr, vocals), Lee Crabtree (p, org),
(Ayler/Peacock/Murray) -- live in NYC 6/14/64. Shephard (d), Antonia, Barbara & Wendy (vocals).
AYLER, ALBERT: Bells LP (GET 1003LTD) $13.00 PEARLS BEFORE SWINE: Balaklava LP (GET 1010) $13.00
Although Get Back has already issued this material as half of the 2nd album before they went on to the major label lifestyle. Deep
Bells/Prophecy LP (GET 1003), here it is again, in a somewhat more sin- breathing loner folk-rock with some blasted experimental touches.
cere emulation of the original package. "As originally released by ESP- Quite devastating. “A dark meditation on the uses of blood. If this
Disk in 1965, the 20-minute 'Bells' as a one-sided LP pressed on translu- band stopped recording after their 2 ESP albums they would have
cent plastic. Limited edition of 1,000 copies." ascended to the halls of legend years ago.” — B. Coley.
RA, SUN: Heliocentric Worlds Vol 1 LP (GET 1004) $13.00 PEARLS BEFORE SWINE: Balaklava CD (GET 1010CD) $16.00
NYC studio recordings from 4/20/65; first of 4 essential documents for 2nd album before they went on to the major label lifestyle. Deep
the label. Ra on bass marimba, electronic celeste, piano, tympani, plus breathing loner folk-rock with some blasted experimental touches.
a typical crew of John Gilmore (ts, tympani), Marshall Allen (piccolo, as, Quite devastating. “A dark meditation on the uses of blood. If this
bells, spiral, cymbal), Ronnie Boykins (b), Pat Patrick (bs, perc.), etc. band stopped recording after their 2 ESP albums they would have
RA, SUN: Heliocentric Worlds Vol. 1 CD (GET 1004CD) $16.00 ascended to the halls of legend years ago.” — B. Coley.
NYC studio recordings from 4/20/65; first of 4 essential documents for RA, SUN: Concert For The Comet Kohoutek LP (GET 1011) $13.00
the label. Ra on bass marimba, electronic celeste, piano, tympani, plus Live at Town Hall in December, 1972. First issued by ZYX on CD and not

originally part of the ESP LP program in the 70s. Jazz)."
VA: The East Village Other LP (GET 1012) $13.00 NEW YORK ART QUARTET: LP (GET 1034) $15.00
This was an "electric newspaper collage" put together by the historic "Originally released in 1964 as ESP 1004. Roswell Rudd, John Tchicai,
underground press newspaper EVO; it has the super legendary Velvets Lewis Worell and Milford Graves. Featuring LeRoi Jones in 'Black Dada
track "Noise," plus further montage sound featuring Tuli Kupferberg, Nihilismus'."
Marion Brown, Ginsburg & Orlovsky droning on & on, Andy Warhol, WRIGHT TRIO, FRANK: LP (GET 1035) $15.00
Melanga & Ingrid Superstar, etc. "Recorded to celebrate Hiroshima Day "Debut album recorded in 1965 and originally released as ESP 1023.
in August ‘66 during Lucy Johnson’s wedding... USA vs Underground." The Reverend shows here the intense preaching sound which he had
One-sided LP with etching on the b-side. taken from Albert Ayler (who persuaded Wright to abandon the dou-
VA: New York Eye and Ear Control LP (GET 1013) $13.00 ble bass for saxophone). With Henry Grimes and Tom Price."
"A collaborative soundtrack project for Michael Snow's film of the GODZ: Pass On This Side LP (GET 1037) $15.00
same name. Recorded in 1964 by Albert Ayler, Don Cherry, Roswell "Previously released as Thornton, Fradkin & Unger and the Big Band,
Rudd, John Tchicai, Gary Peacock and Sunny Murray." and later as Godz Bless California, featuring Paul McCartney (plus his
GODZ: Contact High With the Godz LP (GET 1014) $13.00 wife Linda) and David Peel among others. Finally this reissue comes
First releases to be licensed from the new owner of the ESP catalog, with the right title and original cover art."
VIA Records in Holland. "First album released in 1966 for this NYC- SEVENTH SONS, THE: 4 AM At Frank's LP (GET 1038) $15.00
based band. Godz were part of the Lower East Side scene that pro- Originally released as ESP 1078." You’d never know that this extended
duced post-Beat avant-hippie rockers/performance artists like the Fugs drug raga was played by Buzzy Linhart’s 1st band unless you read the
and the Holy Modal Rounders, as well as beat performers like Allen liner notes. The purity of this mysto-rake has never been exceeded; one
Ginsberg. Sounding like a prototype for Half Japanese or the Shaggs, streaming 32 minute track of elegantly stoned later-than-late-night
the Godz play as if they discovered their instruments 10 minutes before trance-out, from ‘64. One of the most stunningly obscure titles lurking
the tape started rolling." in the catalogue." -- B. Coley.
WATERS, PATTY: Sings LP (GET 1015) $13.00 BARBIERI, GATO: In Search of the Mystery LP (GET 1039) $15.00
"This is the debut album recorded in 1965 by this legendary "Recorded in 1967 and originally released as ESP 1049. In the vein of
singer/composer that influenced everyone from Yoko Ono to Ayler's Spiritual Unity, this album shows Barbieri as an avant-gardist to
Diamanda Galas and beyond." a measure of credibility." With Calo Scott (cello), Sirone (bass), Bobby
GODZ: Third Testament LP (GET 1016) $13.00 Kapp (drums).
Third album released in 1968. Same lack of technical merit and a grow- MISUNDERSTOOD, THE: Golden Glass 2LP (GET 500) $21.00
ing psychedelic sound." "Originally recorded in 1969 and released only in 1984 through Time
GODZ: 2 LP (GET 1017) $13.00 Stood Still, here's the second album by this band from California. They
"2nd album released in 1967 --only a label like ESP-Disk would allow a were managed in their early stages by John Peel (that's why they later
band like the Godz to make a second record, and 2 is as extreme as moved to England). Includes 8 extra tracks taken from their legendary
Contact High. Gold Star sessions in 1966. Gatefold sleeve and 180 gram vinyl."
AYLER, ALBERT: Slug's Saloon 2LP (GET 1018) $20.00 DEVIANTS: Ptooff! LP (GET 504) $13.00
"Ayler's quintet recorded live during 1966 at Slug's Saloon in NYC. An Vinyl edition of their first album from 1967, one of the true highlights
incredible 80 minute performance with Donald Ayler, Michel Sampson, of underground UK rock of the era. Full color gatefold graphics. "In the
Lewis Worrell, and Ron Jackson." These were some of the final ESP late 60s The Deviants were something like the British equivalent to the
releases (actually only issued as LPs on Italian Base Records, as ESP 3031 Fugs, with touches of the Mothers of Invention and the British R&B-
& 3032) were these sets of Ayler at a blistering peak, 5/1/66. based rock of the Yardbirds and Pretty Things. Their simplistic riffing
HOLIDAY, BILLIE: Please Don't Talk About Me When I'm Gone... anticipated acts like the Stooges for an inspired collision of punk atti-
2LP (GET 1019) $21.00 tude and psychedelic eclecticism."
Reissues Holiday's ESP albums, Broadcast Performances. "Contains AREA: Arbeit Macht Frei LP (GET 5101) $15.00
great live recordings from various radio broadcasts from 1949 to 1952. "1st album originally released in 1973. This is the best Italian progres-
Featuring Coleman Hawkins, Lester Young, Roy Eldridge and Ben sive band and one of the most unique bands ever. The voice of
Webster." Demetrio Stratos is unforgettable. if you are into Soft Machine,
PARKER, CHARLIE: Broadcast Performances LP (GET 1021) $15.00 Nucleus and National Health, this one is for you. Gatefold sleeve with
"Originally released as ESP 3001, this material was recorded in 1948-9 original artwork (including the famous 'gun' insert)."
with Miles Davis, Tadd Sameron, Curley Russell, and Max Roach (June AREA: Crac! LP (GET 5103 LP) $15.00
session) and with Kenny Dorham, Joe Harris, Al Haig and Tommy Potter "Third album originally on Cramps. Their uncompromising blend of
(August session)." jazz-rock, ethnic folk, experimentation, and political philosophies
BURNS, RANDY: Of Love and War LP (GET 1022) $13.00 made them a unique presence in Italy during the 70s. This is the best
"First album released by this folksinger for Bernard Stollman's label. evidence of the band's crazy fusion: furious, mind-bending rhythms
Contains an Eric Anderson's 'Thirsty Boots' version." and melodies balanced with humor and the avant garde. Gatefold
CROMAGNON: Orgasm LP (GET 1023) $13.00 sleeve, 180 gram vinyl."
A monster of “primordial, wild and heavy” sound, from a never-heard- BIG BROTHER & HOLDING CO.: Cheaper Thrills LP (GET 511)
from-since 1968 Connecticut “tribe”. $15.00
BLEY QUINTET, PAUL: Barrage LP (GET 1025) $15.00 "Recorded live on 7/28/66 before the band had cut any studio tracks."
"Originally released in 1964 as ESP 1008. Featuring Dewey Johnson, DEVIANTS: Disposable LP (GET 512) $13.00
Marshall Allen, Eddie Gomez and Milford Graves." The 2nd album recorded by Mick Farren and band (originally released
LOGAN QUARTET, GIUSEPPI: LP (GET 1030) $15.00 in 1968)." CD version is on Captain Trip. The record that brought forth
"Originally released in 1964 as ESP 1007. This is the very fine debut the legend, "if you can't trip on garbage, then you can't trip on noth-
album (featuring Don Pullen, Eddie Gomex and Milford Graves)." ing!"
SANDERS, PHARAOH: Pharaoh's First LP (GET 1033) $15.00 PINK FAIRIES: Uncle Harry 2LP (GET 514) $20.00
"This is his first solo album and it was recorded for ESP-Disk in 1964. "This 3-sided LP includes rare tracks such as the first Polydor single 'The
This is 'terrorist grunge with a shake of mysticism by the most fearsome Snake', cuts from BBC broadcasts, live tracks from the Glastonbury
tenor saxophonist on the 60s scene,' (from The Penguin Guide to Fayre Fest, etc." Similar (or possibly the same) material as the recent
Mandies & Mescaline Round at Uncle Harry's CD. blowing in a pop bottle)." -- General Fox. "Limited definitions define
CAGE, JOHN: LP (GET 5201) $15.00 limit and one can go just so far. Here we go..." -- Mayo Thompson.
"Originally released in 1974. Wonderful performances of 5 of John RED KRAYOLA: God Bless The Red Krayola And All Who Sail With
Cage's modern classics by composers/performers Juan Hidalgo, Walter It LP (GET 534) $15.00
Marchetti, Demetrio Stratos and Gianni-Emilio Simonetti. Featuring "Mayo Thompson's 2nd album originally released on International
'Music For Marcel Duchamp' and 'Music For Amplified Toy Pianos'. Artists in 1968."
Original artwork, 180 gram vinyl." Also includes versions of: "Radio BUBBLE PUPPY: A Gathering of Promises LP (GET 537) $15.00
Music," "4:33" (very quiet pressing!) &"Sixty-two mesostics re: Merce "An interesting hard-garage-psychedelic album by the most successful
Cunningham". act on International Artists besides the 13th Floor Elevators. It was orig-
STRATOS, DEMETRIO: Metrodora LP (GET 5206) $15.00 inally released in 1969 and includes the single 'Hot Smoke And
"Originally released in 1976. First legendary solo album. Experiments in Sassafras'."
vocal technique, in which Stratos exhibits sounds which often do not LOST & FOUND: Everybody's Here LP (GET 538) $15.00
sound vocal. This album reflects the work that he was doing with John "Also known as Forever Lasting Plastic Words, it was originally released
Cage at the time." on International Artists in 1968. Their first and only album. A drug-
SAM GOPAL: Escalator LP (GET 523) $15.00 inspired psychedelic combo that sounds a lot like the 13th Floor
"Originally released in 1969 on Stable. Psychedelic rock with heavy gui- Elevators."
tars plus Eastern and blues influences. Featuring Lemmy (later in GOLDEN DAWN, THE: A Power Plant LP (GET 539) $15.00
Hawkwind and Motorhead). Produced by Trevor Walters. Contains two "Originally released in 1967 on International Artists, this album is one
bonus tracks ('Horse' and 'Back Door Man') from a rare seven inch. of the best on the label. Fine psychedelic instrumentation and provok-
Gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl." ing lyrics."
TWINK: From The Vaults LP (GET 526) $15.00 PERE UBU: The Modern Dance LP (GET 54) $11.00
"A collection of rarities directly from Twink's vaults (and originally "Debut album originally released in 1978 on Blank Records." The sem-
released as Odds & Beginnings Volume 2). Includes a version of inal early line up of: David Thomas, Tom Herman, Scott Krauss, Tony
'Tomorrow Never Knows' with the complete Pink Fairies line up. Maimone, & Allen Ravenstine. Features "Non-Alignment Pact," "Street
Features 9 tracks and beautiful artwork in a gatefold sleeve with liner Waves," Peter Laughner's "Life Stinks," etc.
notes handwritten by Twink." COMUS: First Utterance 2LP (GET 541) $20.00
PINK FAIRIES: Live At Weeley Festival 1971 LP (GET 527) $15.00 "The first LP is rock music only by association. Taking British folk as a
"Previously unreleased live recordings from 1971. With Twink, Paul point of departure, the music twists and oozes as a vile bunch of
Rudolph, Duncan Sanderson, Rusell Hunter." snakes, pairing gorgeous melodies and expert playing to ecstatically
DEVIANTS: #3 LP (GET 529) $13.00 altered vocals and vicious lyrics. Rape, murder, witchcraft and abuse are
"The third album by Mick Farren and co. Original artwork with gate- main ingredients to the menu, which is cooked with raging madness,
fold sleeve. 180 gram HQ vinyl." but still manages to taste delicately composed. One of the very first
FARREN, MICK: Mona (The Carnivorous Circus) LP (GET 530) British folk albums that creates a totally new, dangerous and utterly
$15.00 unique atmosphere." -- Marcel Koopman. The second disc in this Get
Reissue of the first solo Mick Farren solo album (following the dissolu- Back reissue is a 12" EP with 3 bonus tracks from their 1971 7" on
tion of the Deviants), originally issued by Transatlantic in 1970 (and Down Records featuring "Diana" (single version) and 2 non-album
reissued by Psycho in 1984). Features Steve Hammond (guitar), Twink tracks. The classic weird-folk British album from 1970, more recently
(drums), Shagrat the Vagrant (Steve Took) (guitar & percussion), etc. A infamous for influence on Current 93's sound in the 90s. Pretty nicely
curious rock opera of sorts, featuring "heavy" covers of the likes of done full color gatefold sleeve and reproduced insert.
"Summertime Blues," spoken excerpts of street-life interviews and TOMORROW: Christmas On Earth Continued LP (GET 543) $15.00
other confusing junk to the delight of half-assed drinkers worldwide. "One of the 60s best and most intriguing one-album artists. Eight
VA: Cage Uncaged LP (GET 5301) $15.00 songs from their December 1967 concert at the 'Christmas On Earth
"First time on vinyl. The interesting tribute to John Cage featuring Continued' psychedelic event in London. The line up was Keith West,
David Byrne, Arto Lindsay, Lee Ranaldo, Lou Reed, Debbie Harry, John Steve Howe, Twink, and John 'Junior' Wood."
Zorn/Naked City, Chris Stein, Amy Denio, Ann Magnuson and John VA: Epitaph For a Legend 2LP (GET 545) $20.00
Cale, David Weinstein and Shelly Hirsch, Jello Biafra and Eugene "Originally only released as part of the International Artists box-set.
Chadbourne, Elliott Sharp, Joey Ramone, Ars Hell and Mutt. Also Contains previously unreleased and/or extremely collectable tracks by
includes 11 of John Cage's excerpts from Silence (recorded in December The Red Krayola, 13th Floor Elevators, Lost & Found, Lightin' Hopkins,
1968) and One Year From Monday (recorded March 1969). 25 tracks, Roky Erikson, Dave Allen and more...27 tracks. Gatefold sleeve and
gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl." original artwork."
RED CRAYOLA: The Parable Of Arable Land LP (GET 533) $15.00 ALLEN, DAEVID: Banana Moon LP (GET 557) $15.00
"Originally released on International Artists in 1967. This debut album "Originally released in 1971 on the French label BYG. First album, with
remains their most notorious and extreme effort. Featuring labelmate help from Robert Wyatt, Pip Pyle and Christian Tritsch. Gatefold sleeve,
Roky Erikson on a couple of tracks." "A glorious night, and I was 'born 180 gram vinyl."
again' to the music of the 'Rebellation Generation'. Rick, Steve and SOFT MACHINE: Jet-Propelled Photograph LP (GET 560) $15.00
Mayo, 'The Red Krayola' -- had come to Andrus Studio with a few of "Contains material recorded in London in April 1967, with the produc-
their friends, 50 friends to be exact, to record a FREE-FORM FREAK-OUT tion of Girogio Gomelski. Nine demos featuring the original Soft
album. They brought with them their own form of music, -- a bell, buz- Machine lineup of Robert Wyatt, Kevin Ayers, Mike Ratledge and
zsaw, motor cycle, guitars, drums, organs, bottles, stockes, mouth bow, Daevid Allen. Gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl." CD version is on Spalax.
rocks, ballons, kazoos, flutes, piccolos, a hammer, jugs and just about MAN: Revelation LP (GET 563) $15.00
every other item you can think of that makes noise, but then 'Beauty "Originally released in 1968 on Pye. First effort by this Welsh combo is
is in the eyes of the Beholder' -- and what is noise to one is Beautiful a concept album that includes the single 'Erotica' (which contained the
Music to another. I watched for two hours as a young man made his sound of an orgasm and thus failed to chart in England). Progressive
music by striking two match sticks together. He had apparently flashed sound strongly influenced by Quicksilver Messenger Service."
-- and to him this was his beautiful music (his girl friend kept time by TITUS GROAN: LP (GET 564) $15.00

"Originally released in 1970 on Dawn. The only album by this English tracks, original artwork, gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl."
progressive outfit. Contains 3 extra tracks from their rare single, and a RICHMAN, JOHNATHAN & THE MODERN LOVERS: LP (GET 67)
gatefold sleeve with 180 gram vinyl." $15.00
NATIONAL HEALTH: LP (GET 568) $15.00 "Originally released on Beserkley in 1977. Jonathan Richman's second
"Originally released in 1978 on Affinity. Classic debut release that still collection of the Modern Lovers. Includes 'Rockin' Shopping Center',
sounds fresh today from this English progressive-jazzy band. They 'Back in the U.S.A.', 'New England'. 11 tracks, original artwork, gate-
shared members with other influential groups like Hatfield and the fold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl."
North, Henry Cow, and Matching Mole." GIARDIA RECORDINGS:
GONG: Flying Teapot LP (GET 569) $14.00 WICKHAM-SMITH, SIMON: Giladji LP (GIAR 025) $14.00
"Originally released in 1973 on Virgin. First part of what become "After a dozen or so collaborative albums with Richard Youngs, the
known as their Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy. 'An avant garde collec- elusive S!!! steps out on his own for a full-length LP. The two side-long
tion of sound effects, sax, jazzy improvisation and comic vocals.' -- excursions are made solely by glass harmonica to full airy-drone
Tapestry of Delights. Original artwork, gatefold sleeve, 180 gram effect." Recorded in Australia on March 5th 1999.
vinyl." GIGOLO (GERMANY):
TWINK: The Lost Experimental Recordings 1970 LP (GET 572)
DOPPLEREFFEKT: Gesamtkunstwerk CD (GIGOLO 32 CD) $15.00
$15.00
"Dopplereffekt are one of the strangest and most mysterious units of
LP version, color gatefold sleeve.
the contemporary electronic music scene. There are no interviews and
TWINK: The Lost Experimental Recordings 1970 CD (GET 572 CD)
hardly any live appearances. Nobody really knows who they are, their
$15.00
releases have so far only been available on limited vinyl on
"16 tracks recorded at London Wizard Studios, Hornsey, London (very
Dataphysix/Detroit. The composers hide behind strange German pseu-
late 1969 and early 1970). Remixed and remastered at Westwood
donyms whereas the song titles and lyrics are in English and make up
Studios in Los Angeles in 1999. The words and music are by Twink." This
a strange mixture of scientific, sexually explicit and political allusions.
is a series of recordings compiled from a winter's worth of unreleased
Dopplereffekt's music is also highly eclectic and unusual. Even if at first
sessions recorded in hashish blur. Twink's liner notes indicate that he
sight the forefathers Kraftwerk seem to be more than present
never thought twice about them, but engineer Julian Briggs recently
Dopplereffekt have developed their very own and highly influential
contacted him and reminded him of these events, and now extracts can
sound aesthetic, without which the current electro hype seems to be
be heard for the first time. The results are some of the most extreme &
unthinkable. Dopplereffekt have also taken an unusual path with their
outside music that has been released in association with Mr. Twink's,
stylish anti-style in cover artwork, which have always been surprisingly
looping noise jamdom and excess, plus some psychedelic foppery in a
and provocatively plain. DJ Hell managed to make contact with the
Tolkien-inspired mode. It's hard to believe Twink really "forgot" about
Dopplereffekt headquarters in Detroit and made it possible for his
this stuff considering the discography of junk he's remembered to reis-
International Deejay Gigolo Records to release the collected works of
sue, and you might wonder if a bit more than mixing & mastering
Dopplereffekt on double 12" + 7" as well as for the first time on CD
occurred in 1999. But either way, this is one of the guy's all time high-
under the title Gesamtkunstwerk. Style: Absolutely legendary
lights in the universe of recorded sound, so make you you say "thanks"
Kraftwerk style electro from Detroit. This is the basis of the current
the next time you attempt to stick a flower in one of his ears.
electro hype."
MR. FOX: LP (GET 590) $15.00
DOPPLEREFFEKT: Gesamtkunstwerk 2LP (GIGOLO 32 LP) $17.00
Reissue of this UK folk album, their first album, originally issued by
VA: International DeeJay Gigolo CD Three CD (GIGOLO CD3)
Transatlantic in 1970. Bob Pegg (vocals, organ, melodeon, tin whistle
$15.00
and terrapin), Carole Pegg (vocals and fiddle), Alun Eden (drums), Barry
"Here is the next CD collection from DJ Hell’s Label, with the very best
Lyons (bass), Andrew Massey (cello), John Myatt (flute, clarinet, bas-
Gigolo tracks of the last 9 releases plus 3 unreleased tracks from
soon).
upcoming records. Again it is a collection of electronic underground
PURPLE GANG, THE: Strikes! LP (GET 600) $15.00
hits that come from different corners, not only techno but also electro,
"Originally released in 1967 on Transatlantic. This is a gem of pure UK
house, disco, hip hop, 80s pop, even ambient; combined in the unique
beat straight out of the 'Swingin' London' scene. Contains the classic
Gigolo style. Foremost Poets’s 'Moonraker', Zombie Nation’s
hit 'Granny Takes a Trip' (UF O Club thme song in 1967). Original art-
'Kernkfraft 400', Terence Fixmer’s 'Electrostatic' or Miss Kittin & The
work, 180 gram vinyl."
Hacker’s 'Flexibility' belong to the biggest club tunes of the last month
GRUPPO DI IMPROVISAZIONE NUOVA CONSONANZA: Musica Su
anyway. Complimented with timeless, classic tracks by Der Zyklus, Elbee
Schemi LP (GET 6109) $15.00
Bad or Trike and brand new, unreleased tracks by Hell & Richard Bartz
"Originally released in 1976 on Cramps. This ensemble was formed in
or David Carretta, this collection should be more than the usual tech-
1964 by Ennio Morricone, with Franco Evangelisti, Giovanni Piazza,
no compilation."
Egisto Macchi, Antonello Neri, and Giancarlo Schiaffini. Four tracks
GLASGOW UNDERGROUND (UK):
(including 'Omaggio A Giacinto Scelsi') and a gatefold sleeve with liner
notes and photos." CD version was on EMI/Cramps VA: Glasgow Underground 2 2LP (GU 010 LP) $18.00
CAGE, JOHN: Cheap Imitation LP (GET 6117) $15.00 Double vinyl version.
"Originally released in 1977 on Cramps. Three compositions performed IBBOTSON, DANIEL: Frequency and Phase CD (GU 013 CD) $16.00
by Cage himself on March 7th, 1976 at the Center for Contemporary "Daniel Ibbotson returns with his third album! Following on the suc-
Music of Mills College in Oakland, California. Engineered by Blue Gene cesses of Stories and Streamlines, plus various singles on Language,
Tyranny and produced by David Behrman, with liner notes, photos, and Clear, and Compost, Frequency and Phase continues the cool uplifting
a gatefold sleeve." Pieces are: "Band 1", "Band 2" 7 "Solid Band". vibes of it's predecessors. Frequency and Phase finds Ibbotson explor-
BAILEY, DEREK: Improvisation LP (GET 6202) $15.00 ing a slightly more dancefloor feel -- i including tracks with latin
"Originally released in 1975 on Cramps' Diverso series. Contains 14 lounge flavour, breaky Afro-groove deep, deep house with plenty of
excerpts, liner notes, and photos." Solo guitar. swelling flange, fusion disco, tribal disco-loop house, and sweet,
MODERN LOVERS: LP (GET 66) $15.00 classy, clavinova house. With it's top-notch production, Frequency and
"Originally released on Beserkley in 1976. Collection of tracks pro- Phase is one the year's best quality house releases."
duced mostly by John Cale in 1971. Includes such classics as IBBOTSON, DANIEL: Frequency and Phase 2LP (GU 013 LP) $19.00
'Roadrunner', "Astral Plane', 'She Cracked', and 'Girlfriend'. Nine Double vinyl version.

IDJUT BOYS AND QUAKERMAN: Life The Shoeing You Deserve will be reissued soon."In the fall of 1968, as Soviet tanks rolled through
CD (GU 08 CD) $21.00 the streets of Prague and crushed the last hope for freedom under
Debut album of strange, often inexplicable house music shenanagians Soviet Communism, a group of musicians formed a rock band called
from the duo of Dan and Conrad Idjut (with the help of Quakerman). The Plastic People of the Universe. Eight years later, the members were
Sweepingly filtered disco-house, minimalist grooves, absurdist track tried and imprisoned for their art. Their trial catalyzed a movement
titles like "Tea Tray Formerly Known As Coffee Table", "Gurner's that would ultimately overthrow the Communist Government of
Choice", "Copulating Drum," etc., add up to present just part of an Czechoslovakia. Since its formation 30 years ago, the band became an
unclear picture. If you're looking for a home listening, hand-in-you- international icon for underground dissident art.""This is a live record-
pocket (as opposed to "in the air") but still-pumpin house grooves, this ing of the first reunion gig in 1992 on the occasion of the release of the
is something worth examining. PPU complete works box set." This first album features a recording of
GLASS EYE BOOKS: their first reunion gig in 1992, and is not considered part of the chrono-
POTTS, CHARLES: Little Lord Shiva: The Berkeley Poems 1968 logical series. It consists of early PPU tracks, plus covers of "Light My
BOOK (GLASS CP) $14.00 Fire," "I'm Waiting For The Man," & the Fugs' "Garden Is Open". More
"Charles Potts has been a cyclonic poetry force for 35 years. As a writer, for Eastern Rock completists and not by any stretch is it the place to
editor, publisher and polemicist he has hit many high points over that start.
time, but few people have had access to some of his highest moments, PLASTIC PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE: Hovezi Porazka CD (GLOB
those achieved in Berkeley, CA in the late 1960s. With the publication 218) $14.00
of this expanded version of Little Lord Shiva we intend to rectify that Aka Beef Slaughter, from 1983-84. Volume IX of the PPU series. Very
situation. Originally published in an edition of 475 copies by Richard seasoned RIO-like art-rock sound.
Krech and John Oliver Simon's Noh Directions Press, Little Lord Shiva is PLASTIC PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE: 1997 CD (GLOB 240) $14.00
one of the era's defining documents of personal and social apocalypse. "Recorded live at the band's reunion concerts in Prague in Nov. 1977.
Half of the text presented here is a straight reprise of Shiva's hard-hit- It revisits many of the band's classic songs, while treating them to a
ting poetic critique of the underground, the other half is contemporary harder, darker and more confident performance."
material that was unavailable to Noh Directions at the time. Combined GO BEAT (UK):
at last, these two halves form a most perfect union; one instilled equal- FRIDGE: EPH CD (GOB 114 CD) $26.00
ly with dread for the dawn of the Age of Nixon, and acceptance of the "Following acclaimed albums on The Underdog's Output label and the
cracked visionary beauty that resulted from attempts to dodge soci- 'Kinoshita Terasaka' single, Fridge release their first album on Go Beat.
ety's bullets. This new edition of Shiva also includes an introduction by The CD is packaged in a digibox and the LP is high quality heavyweight
Hugh Fox and an afterword by Potts. In the time since Little Lord Shiva vinyl." "Latest full-length from the trio of Sam Jefers, Kieran Hebden
appeared, Charles Potts has had a raft of poetry and prose published, (Fourtet) and Adem Ilhan, after a boat-load of beautifully
including his extremely controversial political exegesis, How the South packaged/sounding EP's & albums for the Output, Lo, Piao, and Go
Finally Won the Civil War: And Controls the Political Future of the Beat labels (Ceefax, Semaphore, Sevens And Twelves, etc.). The timing
United States. He is probably best known outside of hard-core under- is perfect for someone to concoct a millenium-lullaby out of old casio
ground poetry circles for the time he spent running Litmus Press, which beats, organ drones, phased guitars, swell loopery & random
produced the insanely fine journal, Litmus, as well as Bukowski's Poems acoustic/electric machinery; these guys have done it (with a few bright
Written Before Jumping out of an 8 Story Window. Potts currently runs months to squeeze in a few table tennis matches). Positively, absolute-
the Tsunami imprint and edits The Temple/El Templo (a postnational ly destined to be 'huge', if not I'm going into hiding, deep within the
journal of spiritual elevation) out of a secret base in Washington state. earth's crust until this whole thing blows over..." -- Hrvatski.
Besides all this, he remains the scourge of the Northwest poetry circuit. FRIDGE: EPH LP (GOB 114 LP) $22.00
Still, Little Lord Shiva is the defining work of the young Charles Potts, GOD BLESS RECORDS (UK):
who Hugh Fox called 'the preeminent Hippy Poet.' We hope you'll dig FLEMING, DON: jojo ASS RUNnne CD (NOIR 006 CD) $16.00
it as much as we have. The publication of Little Lord Shiva marks the "The first full length solo album from NY rock guru Don Fleming. From
first trade publication by Glass Eye Books, a Massachusetts-based col- Velvet Monkeys, Half Japanese, B.A.L.L. & Gumball to producer
lective, co-directed by Byron Coley and Thurston Moore. We are hop- (Teenage Fan Club, Sean Lennon, Thurston Moore), this guy is a fukk'n
ing that it will be the first of a vast series of books, all aimed at con- living legend. jojoASS RUNnne is full on Soho/Boho sonic assault -- like
necting the dots between various, disparate points of the post-war if Glenn Branca had been in the Monks with Klaus Dinger on Neu! on
underground." drums...except there are no drums. Like the Cosmic Jokers with Nazz-
MAZZACANE CONNORS, LOREN: Autumn's Sun BOOK (GLASS era Todd Rundgren on guitar."
LMC) $14.00 FOOT: CD (NOIR 009 CD) $16.00
A small chapbook (50 pages) of writing by guitarist MazzaCane "Foot is Don Fleming, Thurston Moore and Jim Dunbar. Three 23-
Connors. Autumn's Sunfeatures diary excerpts written in New Haven, minute tracks of electric electronics and freeform soundscapes from
CT in 1987. Presumably typeset to resemble his original typewritten the legendary downtown visionaries, recorded and mixed by the near-
document, with hand-written aisle comments left in. A six page piece legendary Capt. Nemo. This is the 1st in the Canal Street Series, docu-
on Loren's experiences standing outside John & Carolyn Kennedy Jr's menting the lower Manhatten art rock-happenings that take place at
loft in July 1999 is included at the end of the book. Jim's pad."
GLOBUS (CZECHOSLOVAKIA): GOD MOUNTAIN (JAPAN):
PLASTIC PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE: Bez Ohnu Je Underground CD ELECTRIC SUN FEATURING JOHN KING: CD (GM 003) $20.00
(GLOB 122) $14.00 NY guitarist King, with Japanese musicians like Otomo, Kamiyama,
Globus is the Czech label that has released all of the historic recordings Yoich Murata (trumpet), Hideki Kato (bs), Hideo Yamaki (drums), etc.
by the Plastic People of the Universe. There have been 10 CD releases OPTICAL 8: The Last Waltz From Distorted Honky-Tonk CD (GM
to date, cataloged in chronological order I to X. Globus is currently in 004) $20.00
the process of issuing definitive remastered versions of these albums; 2nd album, with same line-up as GM 001. "Experience pure entertain-
what's listed are the currently available CDs that have been re-done so ment of primitive flow free from existing music genre." Long jamming
far. The band's most infamous recording and first intended studio instrumental tracks.
album, Egon Bondy's Happy Hearts Club is not currently available but REED, BRADFORD: The Firefishers With Bradford Reed and his

Amazing Pencilina CD (GM 010) $20.00 KOENJIHYAKKEI: II CD (GM 027) $18.00
Reed is reportedly a NY street performer, discovered by Kamiyama, The sequel album to Tatsuya Yoshida's Hundred Sights of Koenji. More
who first showed up on the Slut compilation. This is his first full release; massive slabs of riveting Magma-infused chaos from this quartet.
"His mysterious music mixed with improvisation of his own-made "Japanese Hard Core Trance."
instrument pencilina and cute female vocal." ANIMO COMPUTER: Don Is Cowboy CD (GM 028) $18.00
OPTICAL 8: Bug CD (GM 011) $20.00 "Animo Computer is animator Mizuhiro's solo project. A trio with
First album featuring the new Japanese line up of Reck (bs, vocal -- Dennis Gun, Tatsuya Honda and Makio Tada. They are also a key mem-
from the legendary 70's band Friction), Otomo (turntables, guitar), ber of Hoppy Kamiyama's new project Fomoflo. Guest musicians
Masafumi Minato (drums) & Kamiyama (samples, violin, synths, gram- include Hoppy, Emi Erenola from Demi Semi Quaver and Gary Lucas."
pot, vocals). More song-like than previous releases, with the sorta Mizuhiro plays piano, alto sax, drums, sampler, turntables, moog, bass
aggressive edge you expect from a Reck-induced project. "Exploitive station, casio tone, Macintosh computer.
rock groove and thrilling interplay match together. Everything KIRIHITO: Dokuro CD (GM 029) $20.00
between Helmet and King Crimson." "The second album from Kirohito. Hard core, techno, jungle Punk."
HUNDRED SIGHTS OF KOENJI: CD (GM 012) $18.00 Packaged in unique plastic/foam wallet. Processed Casiotone, vocals
The group formed by Tatsuya Yoshida and Ryuichi Masuda of Ruins, and drums in real "screwball" stylings, a total mess and almost worth
plus female vocalist Aki and Shigekazu Kuwahara (bs). They have been hearing.
described as "Amazing death progressive unit's first release with the FOMOFLO: No II CD (GM 030) $20.00
essence of Magma, Area, etc. The new wave of today's cult scene." It's "The 2nd album from FoMoFlow, Seattle -- Tokyo collaboration unit.
true that Christian Vander's spirit seems to be wallowing over this one, Amy Denio's folk, Dennis Gunn's twisted pop, modern drumming of
and at times it's an often incredible release, with waves of flowing Mako Tada and Hoppy Kamiyama's elegant avant garde-pop. It is
operatic vocal-chanting and staggering time changes. Space Age Future Folk."
CHIPFARM: CD (GM 016) $20.00 GODDESS RECORDINGS (EUROPE):
"Chipfarm is a recording project unit with Elliot Sharp, Zeena Parkins VA: Hippie Goddesses CD (GOD 111) $21.00
from NY and Optical 8, Melt Banana from Japan. It was recorded in A bootleg compilation of 60s/70s femme-sploited psych album tracks,
Tokyo in 1994. This album start with Melt Banana's hard core crash subtitled "The most sexciting moments ever put on record!" Features
sounds. Then to Elliot and Zeena's duo improvisations to a thrilling select tracks by cult artists such as Sally Eaton, Linda Perhacs, Carolyn
groove with Optical 8." Hester, etc. -- as if the compiler went through his collection of catalogs
SAWAI, KAZUE: Ta-Wa-Go CD (GM 017) $18.00 by Paul Major of Parallel World to find the most obscure and exotic
Sawai playing traditional 13-string koto (as well as a special 17 string psych tracks with the female pulse. The final tracks is a bizarre spoken
version), in her first all-improvised setting (earlier releases on ALM and word hippie encounter by Xaviera Hollander, the original Happy
My Label found her playing material by composers like Yuji Takahashi, Hooker. Annoying presentation: no artists are identified by their full
Cage, etc.). Guests on part of the CD include Hoppy Kamiyama (pre- name & and the full color booklet of notes and "era-minded" notes
pared piano, perc., sampler) & Junji Hirose (hand made noise machine, neglects a basic track listing, giving it a somewhat dodgy feel. "Calling
saxophone). As expected, this is a very impressive release. all swingers! Here's a super sexy psychedelic trippy acid audio fantasy
VA: Nova Feedback CD (GM 020) $18.00 just for you! If you got off on Beyond the Valley of the Dolls you'll bust
Odd compilation featuring Gaji (female vocal'd grunge core), Gastr Del blood vessels over this! Wanna hear spaced out hippie chicks groove to
Sol (long quite live track by the trio of Grubbs, O'Rourke & Gunter the acid beat of LSD! Then meet Cheryl, Collen, Michele, Sally, Carolyn,
Muller), Screaming Pinch Hitter (harsh prog/punk grunt), Costes (w/ Tobie, Marge, Ruth, Linda, Lilly, Maria, Xaviera and their friends!!! This
Japanese musicians), King Forward w/ Mori (chains, drums, hupcaps, CD contains the best and rarest in 1960s-70s femme psych compiled for
guitar & drum machine by the unusual trio of Fast Forward/John the first time for your aural enjoyment. Truly a dedication to the pas-
King/Ikue Mori), King Forward with Kane (guitar/drums trio) & Music sionate female musicians of the 1960s. It's Sex-a-delic! It's a Love-In! It's
Start Against Young Assault (punk). a Freak-Out! It's What's Happening! Are you man enough to groove
HACHIJOJIMA: Taiko Island CD (GM 021) $18.00 with these voluptuous siren's?" In the name of informational freedom,
Indigenous music from Hachijojima, a small island south of Tokyo, per- we have secured the rights to publish the secret tracklisting for this
formed on drums, with vocal chanting. "Hachijo drumming is a form comp: 1. SALLY EATON: "Flowers In the Air" 2. COLLEEN LOVETT: "Birds
where two players play a two sided barrel drum, one player being with Broken Wings Pt 1" 3. CHERYL DILCHER: "All Woman" 4. COLLEEN
rhythm, while the other improvises thus creating a unique form... Taiko LOVETT: "Women Liberation Blues" 5. CHERYL DILCHER: "High" 6.
drumming is a tradition that has passed down through the centuries CAROLYN HESTER: "I'm Magic, Man" 7. LILLY & MARIA: "EveryBody
refining itself from log rhythms in ancient days to the traditional drums Knows" 8. MICHELE: "Smilin'" 9. MARGO GURYAN: "Love" 10. TOBIE
now... an ancient expression of the Japanese sense of beat." COLUMBUS: "Come In My Mouth" 11. RUTH COPELAND: "Your Love
OPTICAL 8: All Over 2CD (GM 022/23) $36.00 Been So Good To Me" 12. COLLEEN LOVETT: "Asleep In His Arms (part)"
The Japanese line-up recorded live in Tokyo. At it's best this confirms 13. COLLEEN LOVETT: "Love Man" 14. MICHELE: "Believe You" 15.
the hammer-down power rock they peaked with on Gender. No band LINDA PERHACS: "Parallelograms" 16. COLLEEN LOVETT: "Birds with
featuring Reck's too-tuppy bass playing is ever gonna completely slay Broken Wings Pt 2" 17. XAVIERA HOLLANDER: "The Hippie"
me for good, but there's some heavy parts on here... GOOFIN'/FATHER YOD PRODUCTIONS:
FOMOFLO: Slug & Firearms CD (GM 024) $20.00
SONIC YOUTH: Hold That Tiger CD (GOO 2/FYPC19) $13.00
A Seattle/Tokyo "avant-downtown" meeting, featuring Amy Denio,
A new CD version of an old LP on Sonic Youth's short-lived Goofin'
Dennis Gunn, Tada Makio, Honda Tatsuya & Hoppy Kamiyama; with a
label, originally issued on LP-only back in the day. Long unavailable on
guest appearance by Amy's group, the Billy Tipton Memorial
that format, finally available again with a much improved remastered
Saxophone Quartet.
sound by Wharton Tiers. A fully authorized release of what was con-
PUGS: The Memories With Pugs CD (GM 025) $20.00
sidered to be the finest audio document of live Sonic Youth up until
Best-of(?) album with tracks off their albums for the White Dog label.
that time. Features a complete live performance of Sonic Sister Live, at
SCREAMING PINCH HITTER: Designed Land Limit And CD (GM
Cabaret Metro in Chicago, 10/14/87. Track listing:
026) $20.00
Intro/Schizophrenia/Tom Violence/White Cross/Kotton Krown/Stereo
"Technical hard core unit. Screaming Pinch Hitter is so called Kyoto's
Sanctity/Brother James/Pipeline/Kill Time/Catholic Block/Tuff
No Mean's No. This new album was producted by Hoppy Kamiyama."
Gnarl/Death Valley '69/Beauty Lies in the Eye/Expressway to Yr. er Joseph Suchy, a guitar virtuoso who focused here on completely
Skull/Pacific Coast Hiway. Plus the complete encore of Ramones covers brute and highly dynamic sound eruptions, and whose subtlety
(Loudmouth/I Don't Want to Walk Around With You/Today Yr Love, appeared in sudden breaks and surprising empty spaces. With only a
Tomorrow The World/Beat on the Brat). guitar and multi-tracking device, he constructs complex improvised
GRAMMAR (NETHERLANDS): music. The effect of such music is aimed directly at the body and per-
PACOU: Broca 12" (GRAM 005) $9.00 ceived via the stomach. The music's physical presence takes one's
"The new Grammar. Another stunning release after his cool album on breath away in the truest sense of the word. Smile does not consist
Tresor by Berlin's Pacou, who has been pushing his machines to the solely of material from 1978. Over the last 20 years, Suchy has made
max to get them at the maximum funk function." many attempts at a solo project, and each time threw out completely
GRAVITY (FRANCE): formed designs. He worked on Smile for over a year. Suchy has played
with, among others, FX Randomiz and Jan St. Werner (Mouse On Mars)
VA: Wildflowers Vol. 1 CD (GRAV 332) $14.00
in the group Four Square Logos, as well as in the freecore group Metall
Reissue of the legendary mid-70s series of "New York Loft Jazz
Assemblague. Along with Randomiz and Werner, he also produces for
Sessions" (originally done as 5 LPs on Douglas, now complete on 3 CDs).
the label Gefriem."
Volume 1 includes: Sonny Murray, Sam Rivers, Air, Braxton, Marion
Brown, Ken McIntyre, Flight to Sanity & Kalaprusha. Limited stock. GROOVES:
VA: Wildflowers Vol. 2 CD (GRAV 342) $14.00 GROOVES: #3 MAG (GROOVES 3) $3.00
With Leo Smith, Andrew Cyrille & Maono, Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Slickly presented, IDM-quantified, 76 pages. Features: Andrea Parker,
Hemphill, Randy Weston, Michael Jackson, Dave Burrell & Abdullah. µ-ziq, Neotropic, Mego, Delarosa & Asora, Solenoid, Durd Duca,
Limited stock. Kracfive, 12K, Hannah Sawtell, reviews, etc.
VA: Wildflowers Vol. 3 CD (GRAV 352) $14.00 GROUND CONTROL:
With Jimmy Lyons, Oliver Lake, D. Murray, S. Murray, Roscoe Mitchell, DRES: Sure Shot Redemption CD (GCR 7003 CD) $13.50
etc. Limited stock. "After a long hiatus, we finally present the long-awaited return of
GREEN TREE (GERMANY): Dres. As one half of Black Sheept, Dres rocked floors from coast to
ARCADIUM: Breathe Awhile CD (GTR 002) $15.00 coast with his hit songs 'The Choice is Yours' & 'Flavor of the Month'. A
Reduced price on this1992 CD reissue (more recently issued on member of the Native Tongues tribe that includes De La Soul, A Tribe
Repertoire) of this 1969 heavy UK psych masterwork with an approxi- Called QWuest and Jungle Brothers, Dres became known as the Black
mate mystical touch, originally issued on the Middle Earth label. The Sheep because of his less-than-wholesome style. For Sureshot
group's only album, this CD also adds their 2 7" tracks as a bonus. The Redemption, his solo debut, he continues his tradition of lyrical skill
opening 12 minute track, "I'm On My Way", is one of those slowly and jazzy beats."
building psych epic's full of emotional teetering and guitar/organ DRES: Sure Shot Redemption 2LP (GCR 7003 LP) $13.50
flourish that slays the unprepared listener to dust. They follow it up UNBOUND: Mumia 911 12" (GCR 7008 EP) $6.50
with one of the best-ever tracks to contain the word "lady" in the title. "Mumia 911 is a history-making posse cut, as hip-hop's finest have
There's some other tracks as well, but how much excitement can you gathered together to support Mumia Abu-Jamal, the jailed activist
take? denied his right to a fair trial. On a single day in NYC the following
SCHICKERT, GUNTER: Uberfällig CD (GTR 080) $19.00 artists assembled to record 'Mumia 911': Chuck D (Public Enemy), Black
1998 CD reissue of this 1980 album, originally issued by Sky in Germany. Thought (The Roots), Zach de la Rocha (Rage Against The Machine),
This was Schickert's second album, following his Brain debut Samtvogel Wise Intelligent (Poor Righteous Teachers), Pharoah Monch (Organized
from 1974 (not on CD!?). Schickert is a space-echo guitar stylist, in a Konfusion), Dead Prez, Divine Styler, Freestyle Fellowship, Goldi Loks.
similar vein to post-Inventions-era Manuel Gottsching or Achim The track was produced by by Diamond D; Fatlip of the Pharcyde and
Reichel. Relying on fascinating rhythmic pulsations (at times recalling Poison Clan Rocks the World (iWu-Tang Clan) added additional remix-
prime Can-like velocities), with synthesizer and occasional vocal accom- es." Ten tracks, 61 minutes.
paniment, this is a superb and relatively unknown German space/pat- GUIDANCE:
tern masterwork. VA: Hi-Fidelity Dub Sessions: Chapter One CD (GDRC 571) $16.00
GRITTY KITTY: "Guidance Recordings is pleased to announce the launch of Hi-Fidelity
KING FROG: 7" (GK 707) $3.00 Dub Sessions: a new compilation series showcasing the very best in
"Solo performance by Noggin guitar torcherer Eric. Turntables, tape modern Dub music. An artform that emanated from the smoke filled
manipulations, and other found sound put to alternatingly mesmeriz- studios of Kingston in the late 60's and continues to serve as the blue-
ing and nauseating effect. Limited to 500 copies with hand made cov- print for the evolution of modern urban music. Features a selection of
ers." tracks that push the boundaries of dub forward while remaining true
GROB (GERMANY): to the music's Jamaican roots. Included on this compilation are some of
the genre's leading producers such as The Emperor's New Cloths, Small
BEASTIESHOPBEACH: CD (GROB 101) $16.00
World, 7 Dub, Dual Tone, Richard Dorfmeister, amongst many more."
"Olaf Rupp and Götz Rogge, both from Berlin, play live electronic
Mixing 70s and 90s dub variants, this is a shockingly deep wave of
music. They have hidden beats meet droning melodies, while
sound and mystery. Also featured: Waldeck, Alex Cortiz, The Butch
destroyed guitar chords meet acoustic entropy and wild activism.
Cassidy Sound System, Grant Phabao.
Everything is constructed within and on top of everything else.
VA: Hi-Fidelity Dub Sessions: Chapter One 3LP (GDRLP 571)
Overlapping is not considered by them to be provocation however, but
$19.00
the last means of perceiving the world. Beastieshopbeach improvise.
Triple vinyl version
Their technical means are modest -- a beaten wooden board in place of
a drum machine- but their imagination has no limits. Götz Rogge GUIDANCE RECORDINGS (GERMANY):
works as a filmmaker, while Olaf Rupp is an established guitarist and VA: Hi-Fidelity Lounge: Volume One CD (GDRC 573 CD) $16.00
electronic musician (solo guitar, plus collaborations with Wolfgang "The first installation in a compilation series exploring the diverse spec-
Fuchs, Harri Sjöström, Paul Lovens, Thomas Lehn, Butch Morris)." trum of sounds emerging from the bars, restaurants and lounges of our
SUCHY, JOSEPH: Smile CD (GROB 102) $16.00 planet's urban centers. The subterranean selections on this album are
"Announced in 1978: the debut album from the guitarist and produc- a reflection of the eclectic and open minded musical program that has
transformed these venues into a vital and welcome alternative to the
corporate club experience. Downbeat masters Jazzanova, Rainer Truby, founding member Hans Joachim Roedelius went on to a very prolific
Paul Hunter, Thievery Corporation, The Bobby Hughes Experience, The solo career, including many on the Sky label. This one is his first solo
Mighty Bop, and more serve up a tantalizing blend of trip hop, jazz, from 1978.
funk, soul, swing, and bossa nova custom made for chillin' at your local ROEDELIUS, HANS-JOACHIM: Wenn Der Sudwind Weht CD (GYR
cocktail lounge, swingin' home pad, or groovin' on the dancefloor." 6627) $14.00
VA: Hi-Fidelity Lounge: Volume One 3LP (GDRC 573 LP) $21.00 Fifth solo album from 1981.
Triple vinyl version. ROEDELIUS, HANS-JOACHIM: Lustwandel CD (GYR 6628) $14.00
GULCHER: Fourth solo album from 1981.
GIZMOS: 1976/1977: The Studio Recordings CD (GUL 401) $11.00 MOEBIUS & PLANK: Tonspuren CD (GYR 6629) $14.00
"Back in March 1976, when the Ramones were still a local New York The final four reissues in the Gyroscope/Sky plan focus on the work of
band and the Sex Pistols weren't even a rumor in the U.S., a group of Cluster member Dieter Moebius and legendary German producer
fanzine writers, rock cultists, and heavy-metal dudes got together in Conny Plank. Tonspuren is an all solo release from 1983.
Bloomington, Indiana, and recorded the first Gizmos EP. The strong MOEBIUS/PLANK/NEUMEIER: Zero Set CD (GYR 6631) $14.00
influences of the Dictators, the MC5, the Stooges, the Velvet From 1982.
Underground, 60s garage bands, and 50s rockabilly crashed head-on MOEBIUS & BEERBOHM: Double Cut CD (GYR 6632) $14.00
with musicians self-trained on Led Zeppelin, Aerosmith, Black Sabbath, From 1983.
Santana, and Jimi Hendrix. The underground success of the first EP led H.G. FACT (JAPAN):
to another session in April 1977, which yielded two more EPs: Amerika WHITE HEAVEN: “Threshold of the Pain”/”4 Hours (In the
First and Gizmos World Tour. 1976/1977: The Studio Recordings, the Afternoon)” 7" (HG 014) $5.00
first-ever legitimate reissue of Gizmos material, collects the three EPs Studio recordings from 1994, featuring the return of psych/feedback
by the original Gizmos, along with eleven previously unreleased out- king guitarist Michio Kurihara (who played on the group's legendary
takes from the two sessions. The 16-page CD booklet contains mostly PSF debut, Out). Radically reduced in price compared to when it came
unpublished photos, Richard Meltzer's original liner notes for the first out.
EP, and extensive liner notes by Gizmo Eddie Flowers." "The Gizmos HALANA:
were the only band apart from the Dictators who seemed to under- HALANA: #4 MAG w/CD (HALA 4) $8.00
stand the necessity of positing post-rock cultural values in rockist terms "Joe & Mat Maneri are featured in an interview in which they detail
in order to have them understood. Those EPs, esp. the first couple, their philosophies and slow rise to notoriety as two of America's great
were as perfect a distillation of suburban post-glitter confusion as I've improvisors. Mike McGonigal interviews Rafael Toral, the Portuguese
ever heard." --Byron Coley guitar magician whose unique approach to sound creation has become
GUT RECORDS (UK): a little better known recently thanks to some higher profile releases.
VA: Arabesque CD (GUT 7 CD) $15.00 Loren Chasse, improvisational electro-acoustician and member of
Now reduced to mid-line price-status. "Arabesque is a celebration of idBattery contributes 'Area Sonologies', a descriptive account of the
Arabic music. With tracks which include the chill-out classic 'Cantamilla' ideas and motivations behind his field recording work with partner
by Tranquility Bass, along with fantastic tracks from Stereo MC's and Brandon LaBelle. The definitive history of American iconoclast Ralph
MC Sultan and the hauntingly beautiful vocals of Natacha Atlas Haxton, whose influence on the avant-garde musical landscape is only
(Transglobal Underground), this compilation brings together a diverse matched by his unfortunate obscurity. Sun City Girls member Rick
range of artists who share the same passion for authentic North Bishop lets us in on some incredible stories from his travels through the
African sounds. A remix of the Stereo MC's track 'Fever' comes courtesy Far East and North Africa. D'Arcy Philip Gray contributes a David Tudor
of Steve Hillage, and Hefner remixes Omar Faruk Tekbilek's Shashkin'." biography of sorts, told through anecdotes and stories about the life
Also features: Gnawa Diffusion, Dahmane el Harrachi, Rachid Taha, and work of this remarkable musician.Remembrances and tributes
Momo & Christophe Goze, Radar, Cheb Mami, Khaled, Hamid Baroudi, from many of the friends and colleagues of Motoharu Yoshizawa, the
ONB. Very pleasurable listing, but from a modern/electronica angle. legendary Japanese improv figure who sadly succumbed to his long
GYROSCOPE: battle with cancer, passing away on September 12, 1998. And finally,
CLUSTER: One Hour CD (GYR 6610) $14.00 the issue's companion CD is right around 66 minutes long and contains
First in a long line of Cluster releases scheduled for the Gyroscope label; music from everyone featured in the issue except for the Maneris."
the entire K/Cluster back catalogue will be reissued, but this one is a HAPPY GO LUCKY:
relatively new one from about a year ago, not previously issued. BOWERY ELECTRIC: "Blow Up"/"Electrosleep" 12" (HAPPY 13)
Although the German due of Moebius and Roedelius have been $6.00
recording together since 1969 this continuous 60 minute piece of "Continuing with the experimentation of beats, 'Blow Up' shows a side
music, recorded in 1994, marks their first work together under this of Bowery Electric not yet witnessed -- a rapid fire Drum and Bass
name in a quite a few years. Edited down from four hours of live excursion that will have the dance floor bumping. The addition of jun-
improvisations recorded directly to DAT, this consists of curious sound gle into the mix is not to say they've forgone their droning beginnings
combinations, layered organic splotches, etc. and is in no way an and that use of the drone is exactly what makes 'Blow Up' stand out
embarrassment (nor is it excessively "modern" which would be the from the crowd and rock so hard. 'Electrosleep' on the flip side shows
great fear in this sort of situation). Bowery Electric pushing the boundaries in a different direction. The
CLUSTER: Sowiesoso CD (GYR 6624) $14.00 use of dissonant piano structures add a 20th Century classical/post-
Fourth Cluster album from 1976 (following Cluster, II, & Zuckerzeit). As Wagner twist to this slow burner."
with the following, this was originally issued on the German Sky label, HARBINGER HOUSE (UK):
and has never been available domestically before. BACKWORLD: Isles Of The Blest CD (HCD 002) $19.00
CLUSTER: Grossed Wasser CD (GYR 6625) $14.00 "Cataclysmic visions, painfully beautiful melodies, a tortured clar-
Seventh Cluster album (assuming you count the two collaborations inet...and a special guest vocal by Jarboe. This CD is a profane offering
with Eno which directly preceded this), from 1979. of dark folk songs and pre-Raphaelite soundscapes laden with apoca-
ROEDELIUS, HANS-JOACHIM: Durch Der Sudwind Weht CD (GYR lyptic themes from mediaeval women visionaries and French symbolist
6626) $14.00 poetry."
After the unofficial dissolution of the Cluster name in the early 80s, HARMONIA MUNDI (FRANCE):

XENAKIS, IANNIS: Pleiades CD (HMA 1905185) $10.00 NY-based Khan only released one EP in '95. Therefore they might not
Harmonia Mundi is a gigantic French classical label; occasionally they be the most prominent artists on the label, but this new 97/98 album
get beyond basic classical repertoire and release some avant garde surely has to be rated as one of the Harvest highlights. Two years of
titles; here are a few, (the HMA prefixes are mid-line prices). Pleiades is collected funk ranging from Detroit-styled house to Sähkö-esque funny
a percussion piece performed by Les Percussions de Strasbourg (vibra- queerness."
phones, marimbas, xylophones, etc.); richly defined, timeless music that DR. WALKER & M. FLUX: 16 Lovesongs For The Spicegirls CD
will sound good for the rest of your life. "The whole source of this (HAR 4958142) $18.00
polyrhythmic composition is the idea of periodicity, repetition, dupli- "Album number 342.5 for producer-du-decade Walker (aka... every
cation, faithful, pseudo-faithful, unfaithful copy... still greater varia- other record on Home Entertainment, Djungle Fever, Eat Raw, Force
tions of an even greater complexity, due to the hazards of a particular Inc., Mille Plateaux, Blue Planet, Instinct, etc...) and current sparring
stochastic distribution, lead to total rhythm, to a massy awareness of mate M. Flux, with full trad-Köln sonics/humor in tact. Song titles like
the event, to notions of clouds, nebulas, galaxies of the fragmented 'Jack These Spicey Slutz Part 1'or 'I Wanna Be Your Tittysitter' coupled
dust of beats organized by the rhythm."--Xenakis. with the inclusion of a booklet reprinting a bevy of pin-up style nudie
STOCKHAUSEN, KARLHEINZ: Aus Den Sieben Tagen CD (HMA pics ensure more than a few units moved worldwide (gratuitous cussin'
190795) $10.00 has proven a reliable sales weapon; see Celebrities at their Worst for
Two sections of Stockhausen's legendary "musique intuitive" work, an the lowdown). Guaranteed to set off a bomb at Electro-Bunker or in
obscurist set of instructions for improvisational guiding. Recorded in your pimp-roller/love-mo-sheen. Swanky." -- Hrvatski.
1969, with Stockhausen in the control room operating filters and AIR LIQUIDE: Anybody Home 2LP (HAR 4959441) $18.00
potentiometers, this is performed by long time electronic music Double LP version, packaged in full color gatefold sleeve.
ensemble members like Aloys Kontarsky (piano), Michel Portel (reeds), AIR LIQUIDE: Anybody Home CD (HAR 4959442) $18.00
Johannes Fritsch (viola), Alfred Ailings (tam-tam), Rolf Gehlhaar (tam- "Nothing like a set of good-time 'lectronic dub/funk from one (or two
tam), Harold Boje (electronium), Jean-Pierre Drouet (percussion) & (or five)) Cologne mainstays, in this case Jammin' Unit and Dr. Walker
Jean-Francois Jenny-Clark (bass). (teamed with a host of different vocalists including Mary S. Applegate,
GLOBOKAR, VINKO: Les Emigres CD (HMC 905212) $17.00 Hidden Rhythm, and Nik Frost). Some of the more stomach-cramp alle-
Vinko Globokar is a strange and hard to get a handle-on composer and viating Prince-inflective break-pop this side of Super Collider, a real
musician, mainly known for his staggeringly “out” trombone playing effort-effort (coming from the record-a-week camp, this is kind of a
(as well as his antagonist relations with K. Stockhausen). “Les Emigres” statement). At the rate things are going these days, this album'll get
is an opera-like stage work, performed by an orchestra, five narrators, reissued on Dreamworks in three months & successively earn Air
a small choir, two vocal soloists and a jazz trio. It’s conducted by Liquide the opening spot on the Kool Keith 'Black Elvis/Lost in Space'
Globokar along with Diego Masson, but it’s not the first thing to hear tour. Completely impossible." -- Hrvatski.
by any means as all the vocal use will kill off all but the hardened fanat- KRON: Silikron CD (HAR 5216892) $18.00
ic. "With his many recordings as Sweet Reinhard + Pentax for his brother
GLOBOKAR, VINKO: Hallo, Do You Hear Me? CD (HMC 90933) Mike Ink's kult Profan label, Reinhard Voigt has already established
$17.00 himself as one of the most influential producers from the Cologne
Four pieces, from 1967 to 1986; "Hallo..." is for a combination of scene in the field of post-acid, minimal techno. As Kron, Voigt offers his
orchestra, choir and jazz quintet, recorded separately and then mixed second album of mild-mannered electro, wonderfully intoxicating and
together for alien effect. "Ausstrahlungen" is for 20 musicians and a deep. A totally unhurried excursion that will keep you listening for
soloist in a circle. "Fluide" is an ensemble work for 9 brass instruments longer."
and 3 percussives; "The brasses pass from 'normal' to 'polyphonic' play- NOTHINGFACE: CD (HAR 5217172) $18.00
ing, amalgamate with the percussions, transform themselves into "Mystery artist returns after one single for Jorg Burger's Eat Raw
singers or alchemists of the timbre in a fluid space governed by the organisation (the 'Nothingface EP', certain included tracks therein
intention that one should become another thing without one's being described as Modernist-styled, which leads us to...) with this full-length
able to discern the exact moment when this happens."--Globokar. offering. Again, a pretty confounding mix of new-wave-dance,
"Atemstudie" is a great gurgling work for circular-breathing-based Cluster/Kraftwerk-style simplicity, acid-trance, analogue-glam, crime-
solo oboe. jazz, rai, elektro-dub, TV-show themes, and, well, Cologne-sounding
HARRY PUSSY: musics, all with this glimmer of zero-fidelity love about them. Never
HARRY PUSSY: LP (HP) $14.00 underestimate the power of the enemy." -- Hrvatski.
Remaining copies of their tour-only LP that they were selling at shows, BIONAUT, THE: Friends CD (HAR 5221182) $22.00
etc. Limited stock. "Album length selection of tracks from Jörg 'Modernist/Bionaut/Eat
HARVEST (GERMANY): Raw' Burger featuring tacked-on remixes from Mouse on Mars, Markus
Schmickler (Pluramon), Schlammpeitziger, and F. Ackermann. Word on
COMPUTER JOCKEYS: 2LP (HAR 23288) $22.00
the street has is that the recent founding of the Popular Tools
"Debut full length from the duo of Hagedorn (previous single on
Organisation by Mr. Bionaut proper was sparked by ill dealings w/a cer-
Onitor, 'Miss Construction' as well as tracks on Sound of Cologne Zwei
tain revived EMI-funded/Cologne-themed electronic subsidiary, and
and Battery Park 3.0, lock grooves on Cologne Cyclez 2) and Digital
that this release was conceived as the means to end an obligatory con-
Jockey (ditto), who had previously remixed Dr. Walker & M. Flux four
tractual engagement, that of the legal right to the name 'The Bionaut'
times over on the 4 Lovesongz 4 the Spice Girlz single, also on Harvest.
(in fact; the only text behind the clear CD-tray reads; "good-bye-
Apparently they prefer to work in a Plaid-like relationship (almost all
onaut..."). Hogwash or not, THERE ARE MOUSE ON MARS/MARKUS
tracks are solo productions). Extremely hi-fi downtempo with slight
SCHMICKLER/SCHMLAMMPEITZEIGER REMIXES ON HERE, reason
digital elements over a mostly organic backdrop. One track, 'Train', is
enough to buy ANYTHING. The album itself (tracks 1-11) consists on
dedicated to Chuck Berry & Kevin Shields. Nuff said." -- Hrvatski.
some of Jörg's finest compositional research, and contains at least one
KRON: Gold Und Liebe 2LP (HAR 4951651) $17.00
homage to Americana via acoustic guitar usage/stolen reconstruction-
Double LP version.
ist dialogue/Johnny Cash. Great." -- Hrvatski
H.E.A.D.: 97/98 2LP (HAR 4955631) $17.00
VA: Battery Park 3.0 2CD (HAR 5228852) $30.00
H.E.A.D.: 97/98 CD (HAR 4955632) $18.00
"The soundtrack to Cologne's big electronic festival." Artists: Air
"The return of the H.E.A.D.: this project by Force Inc's Kerosene and

Liquide, Digital Jockey, Peta, Dr. Walker & M. Flux, Reinhard Schmitz, releases on Mille Plateaux) returns after 3 years of silence. A wild,
Wulfmannson, Frank Heiss, Cozmopolis, Docjot, Craig Anderton, onslaught bigbeated, psychedelic meltingpot that was recorded com-
Hagedorn, Kerosene, Reissdorf Force, Irwin Leschet & L.U.K.L., pletely live in NYC earlier this year. A full G.E.N. album is scheduled for
Treibstoff, Bedroom Prod., Thee Joker, Nord Sud Fahrt. spring '99."
KHAN & WALKER: Empire State Building 2LP (HAR 8232301) DR. WALKER & M. FLUX: Cockblockin Beatz (The Remixes) 12"
$17.00 (HAR 8860486) $10.00
2LP version. Four track vinyl version.
BIONAUT, THE: Lush Life Electronica CD (HAR 8362042) $18.00 KRON: Die Remixe CD (HAR 8862552) $11.00
"Now that you're all imminently familiar with the work of one Jörg "The first single taken from Kompakt's Kron aka Reinhard Voigt
Burger due to the reissue stateside of his collaborative effort with Mike (Forever Sweet, Sweet Reinhard)' s fine debut Gold Und Liebe. Features
Ink (Burger/Ink's Las Vegas) on Matador, it's time to take a step back to the original mix plus a Profan-remix by Mike Ink, a Kalk-remix by
1995, when jungle was king and the concept of German post-rock still Reinhard himself, but up by the unreleased 'The Final'."
made people chuckle. Burger, aka the Bionaut, released this album to KRON: Die Remixe 12" (HAR 8862556) $10.00
almost no acclaim (even most of the diehard Köln completists held off DR. WALKER & M. FLUX: 4 Lovesongz 4 the Spice Girlz CD (HAR
for a bit before attaining the legitimacy of the 'new' Harvest -- yes the 88657327) $11.00
same Harvest as Pink Floyd etc.). Now we're rescuing this important Four remixes by the Computer Jockeys (Digital Jockey & Hagedorn).
document of 'straight-C' minimalism from certain obscurity, sure to Dubbed up haze in the Hotel Lotte style from Walker (Air Liquide) and
inflate a few heads who've latched onto the now-sound of Cologne '98 Flux. The title refers to thematic obsession and the potentiality of pub-
via Sir Cosloy's brazen tactics. Everything you love about Las Vegas lic swimming in the ruins of Cologne.
(save Wolfgang's 20,000 league kick) has it's roots here; the washed AIR LIQUIDE: Superfreaky CD (HAR 8868402) $11.00
out dubs, the filtered pads, household percussion, etc. A mix of dis- "Cologne's Air Liquide are back with a four tracker that differs quite a
parate elements sure not to be replicated with precision any time bit from the minimal techno that they were reknown for. 'Superfreaky'
soon." -- Hrvatski. is a slightly big beated, 80's sounding party track with vocodered
COMPUTER JOCKEYS: Ping Pong 12" (HAR 8799266) $9.00 Prince-style vocals, that get's dubbed out in Jammin' Unit's remix.
"Their unique 'Pinpong' track in 2 mixes plus Asia-break-house mon- 'Again And Again' is a blatant treatment of Jackie Mitoo's 'Too Late To
ster 'Inschallah" Turn Back Now'."
MODERNIST, THE: Dali Bop Horizon 12" (HAR 8846836) $10.00 KRON: Silkron Remixes 12" (HAR 8876136) $10.00
Four track EP from 1997 , featuring: "Dali Bop Horizon (Original)", Contains Reinhard Voigt's original, his "Silkron Extra" and remixes by
"Raw Brilll. Mono", "Dali Bop Horizon (Reval Mix)" "Dali Bop Horizon Kompakt's Jürgen Paape and Sturm (aka Mike Ink). 12" only release,
(Auftrieb mix)". full color sleeve.
DR. WALKER & M. FLUX: Present Some Cockrocking Beatz CD VA: Battery Park 3.0 2LP (HAR 88784061) $15.00
(HAR 8853352) $11.00 Double 12" version, features 9 of the 25 tracks on the 2CD version.
"Air Liquide-member Dr. Walker found a new sparring partner in M. HATNOIR (SWITZERLAND):
Flux (Liquid Sky Cologne) to unleash an EP of raw, loopedbreakbeats MAZZACANE CONNORS, LOREN: A Possible Dawn CD (HAT 801)
with a trash hillie-billy humor, funky filtered & twisted downbeat mon- $17.50
sters that will surely appeal to Freddy Fresh fans, et al." 8-track 48- HatNoir is the newest Hat Hut sub-label, which intends "to serve as a
minute EP. home for fresh, unpredictable, innovative, uncategorizable musical
DR. WALKER & M. FLUX: Present Some Cockrocking Beatz 12" and spoken work projects." A Possible Dawn is an aggressive solo elec-
(HAR 8853356) $10.00 tric guitar album for Loren, recorded in NYC, 1995-96. The final track
4-track vinyl version with full color sleeve. (the 33-minute "MCC/M/M Trio") is a trio recording with Thurston
MODERNIST, THE: Orange Coloured Sky 12" (HAR 8855616) Moore and Jean-Marc Montera, recorded 1/11/97. "Persisting all the
$10.00 while in their exploration of sound, the trio (Connors/Moore/Montera)
Same 4 tracks as the CD EP, one different mix. seeks nevertheless to produce harmonies, which are in fact fleeting,
DOM: Fackeln Im Sturm CD (HAR 8856432) $11.00 scarcely existent, so strong is the distortion; the result is a combination
"Brand spanking new 4-track EP from Koln mainstay, Wolfgang Voigt of lyricism and heavy metal fused in the very eye of the storm. Rasping,
(aka Love Inc, Mike Ink, Studio 1, M.V., etc...). Two mixes of the title cut railing, like a lo-fi glasspaper whine, they develop a sound this is both
(one being by little brother Reinhard under his his Grungerman aegis; simple and full; the whirls of guitar notes careen headily into space
an essential foray into static-field interference and bi-directional loop- without excluding moments of pure explosion. This is 'bruitism' music
ery) and two new tracks, 'Funkturm' and 'Der Rauber und der Prinz'. at its best, the sound of a fury burning away inside...Right from the
More reminiscent of his classic Force Inc. recording career (circa 93-94) start, Connors, Montera and Moore take their place in a firmament of
than his recent direction into deep-sea squall, with trademark acid- brilliant stars, such as Jimi Hendrix or Larry Coryell with the Jazz
under-wraps tone and sub-sub kick. Decidedly commercial, but Composers Orchestra, Lou Reed and his Metal Machine Music, or Keiji
nonetheless a brilliant venture into the hi-fi techno cosmos." --Hrvatski Haino with Fushitsusha. The common thread is this -- to shatter the
DOM: Fackeln Im Sturm 12" (HAR 8856436) $10.00 blues into a thousand pieces, re-think it and bring it into the 21st cen-
KHAN & WALKER: Simplex CD (HAR 8857482) $11.00 tury." -- Marie-Pierre Boniol & Philippe Robert.
Minimal and supreme Khan &Walker-isms, almost entering into SUGIMOTO, TAKU: Opposite CD (HAT 802) $17.50
Profan-like territory. "Five versions of the 'Simplex' theme -- expertly Solo guitar, recorded at Galerie de Cafe DEN, Tokyo, 1997. Sugimoto
programmed by Air Liquide's Dr. Walker and Temple Record's Khan. has previously released solo records on his own Slub Recordings label,
Minimal to acidic to free experimental grooves, dedicated to an early made guest appearances with Ghost, and recorded an obscure album
calculating machine, the 'Simplex'." "Here they explore a set of mini- of duets with Kevin Drumm. "Almost all the music on Opposite sounds
mal, circular gyrations which amount to entropic elaborations on a sin- like an attempt to reproduce on CD the kind of preternatural calm
gle rhythm pattern, daubing it with smeared, moody streaks of which descends on visitors to the Zen temples and public gardens
abstract noise, and dropping percussive elements in and out with dub- which are hidden away down the back streets and side alleys of Japan's
wise finesse." -- The Wire. teeming urban centres. The CD's 20 mostly brief tracks are dominated
G.E.N.: Gen Attackz! CD (HAR 8857492) $11.00 by limpid pools of silence, into whcih guitar notes fall like moss-cov-
"The early Khan & Walker project Global Electronic Network (previous ered pebbles. Sugimoto is an improviser with an acute sense of timing
and note placement, and the performances are suspended in a riveting Shipp steps up a lively conversation that promises to keep listeners
tension, but the the overarching mood is one of intoxicating tranquil- occupied well into the next century." -- Steve Dollar.
ity. On Opposite, Taku performs on both electric and acoustic guitars. LACY THREE, STEVE: N.Y. Capers & Quirks CD (HAT 532) $17.50
On the former he edges towards the kind of compressed, bell-like Steve Lacy (soprano sax), Ronnie Boykins (bass) and Denis Charles
sound familiar from classic jazz players such as Jim Hall and Barney (drums), live at Soundscape, NYC, 12/29/79. "There are lines, and there
Kessel...however, Sugimoto subverts jazz convention by deploying are lines. Some are visible, some aural, some merely threads of
unusual intervals, clashing harmonics, oblique, arrhythmic phrasing, thought. If we chose to, we could consider this reissue of a 1979 Steve
and understated but dynamic shifts in both volume and sustain. At Lacy Trio concert recording along any of several (conceptual or contex-
times he can sound like the British improvising guitarist Derek Bailey tual) lines, from analytical to historical... There is a notable difference
soundtracking the impossibly ornate and drawn out narrative action of in these five tunes between the 'heads' of the compositions and the
a Japanese Noh play. On acoustic guitar, Sugimoto sounds different subsequent improvisations -- the opening sections are often blocks of
again...Pacific Rim abstrations of the kind of halcyon phantasias which repeated lines, almost stanzas, which in the solos are radically elabo-
the self-styled 'American Primitive' guitarist John Fahey was producing rated or disintegrated, with a great diversity of tempos, textures, and
in the 1970s." -- Tony Herrington/The Wire. rhythms. If the improvisational sections allow the musicians the free-
MAZZACANE CONNORS/JIM O'ROURKE, LOREN: In Bern CD (HAT dom to spontaneously reconfigure and redefine the musical line, their
803) $17.50 choices are in part motivated by the tacit understanding that, as Robert
Luxurious guitar duets, recorded 12/10/97. "The music totally captures Creeley wrote to Olson, 'Form is the extension of content,' meaning, in
the vibrant, crackling energy that sparked forth that night, without this case, an awareness of how their shifting relationships organize the
retaining any of thse sterile stigmata that are sometimes the weak measure of the music." -- Art Lange.
point of a live album. All that remains of this particular concert is the JORGENSMANN QUARTET, THEO: Snijbloemen CD (HAT 539)
distilled essence of the music, with no trace of the anecdotal 'asides' $17.50
occasionally found on this kind of recording. The big thing here Debut recordings of this new German quartet: Theo Jörgensmann
between Loren MazzaCane Connors and Jim O'Rourke is time. A time (clarinet), Christopher Dell (vibes), Christian Ramond (double bass),
that is given some sort of spatial dimension by the sweeping fullness of Klaus Kugel (drums). "A clarinet player who modeled the projection
the two guitarists' improvisations; and a time that without forcing and intensity of his tone not on Benny Goodman or Jimmy Giuffre, but
things, verges on eternity, intangible and perfectly immanent form. on Cannonball Adderley and early Coltrane...Indeed, in spite of his
MazzaCane Connors' minimalist art, fragile yet forceful at the same hard bop roots, Jörgensmann is also an eminently European improvi-
time, gives a sound that encloses the most profound depths of a long sor. One who projects the razor-sharp intensity of say, Jackie Mclean,
forgotten America, a wellspring of melody that dissolves into a multi- but without the melodic, formal, harmonic clichés of the Fifties.
tude of harmonics... It's almost superfluous to say that this music Emotionality without pathos. Jörgensmann's idea of self-expression
belongs to the realm of dreams, it's music for the mind, abstract and recalls Lennie Tristano's Freudian distinction between ego and id in
yet wholly present to itself and therefore totally concrete too. The two improvisation, between the self-conscious projection of personality
guitarists set off in search of sound." -- Thierry Jousse. and the free flow of self." -- Peter Niklas Wilson
HATOLOGY (SWITZERLAND): GROSSMAN TRIO, RICHARD: Where The Sky Ended CD (HAT 541)
ICP ORCHESTRA: Jubilee Varia CD (HAT 528) $17.50 $17.50
Misha Mengelberg (piano), Michael Moore (clarinet, alto sax), Ab Grossman (piano), Ken Filiano (double bass), Alex Cline (percussion). A
Baars, (clarinet, tenor sax), thomas Heberer (trumpet), Wolter Wierbos reissue of the Remember CD on the US Magnatone label from 1994,
(trombone), Ernst Reijseger (cello), Tristan Honsinger (cello), Ernst with two additional bonus live tracks from the same recording dates
Glerum (contrabass), Hen Bennink (drums). Recorded live in Zürich, (1989-92). "I think of myself as a jazz player, and my music as a natur-
11/97. "If there's a more creative, lyrical, unpredictable band of more al extension of the jazz tradition. What I’m doing is completely free
gifted soloists working now anywhere, please drop a line... On first improvisation ('composing in real time') with nothing predetermined.
hearing this CD may sound to you like an ill-programmed mess, with I’ve had a lot of experience playing many different kinds of music and
the improvisations up front and the catchy the more apparent its tra- several different instruments, and since I tend not to waste anything, it
jectory becomes, the more orderly and less chaotic it sounds. Or, the all shows up somewhere in the music I’m playing now." -- Richard
more you hear ICP’s improvised 'instant compositions' and their instant Grossman. The following quote from Richard Meltzer was written at
demolitions of Misha’s highly whistlable tunes, the less clear it becomes the time of the initial release of this music: "What more can I tell you?
what’s order and what’s chaos to begin with." -- Kevin Whitehead. That the guy was without doubt the most important jazz pianist to die
SHIPP DUO/MAT MANERI, MATTHEW: Gravitational Systems CD since Thelonious Monk, or jazz figure at large (cut off in full creative
(HAT 530) $17.50 flight) since Albert Ayler? I say that, you'll think I'm nuts. But enough
Hatology is the branch of the label dedicated to jazz and related about dying... and 'importance'. Artists like Richard Grossman don't
improvised music. Matthew Shipp (piano), Mat Maneri (violin); studio have a gift, you have a gift: you receive it. Receive this now that you
recordings from 1998. "And so Matthew Shipp creates a parallel uni- may wake other mornings, many mornings, and not only breath but
verse, a cosmos of his own imagining, an ether illuminated by the SIGH."
hyper-vivid hues of exploding suns and the stark poetic allure of impos- DOUGLAS' TINY BELL TRIO, DAVE: Constellations CD (HAT 542)
sibly distant galaxies. He plays the future blues. His commitment to the $17.50
evolution of an organic, ferociously original voice on the piano is one Dave Douglas (trumpet), Brad Shepik (guitar), Jim Black (drums). Studio
of the major accomplishments of any musician in [the 90s]... Shipp con- recordings from 1995, following up their Songlines label debut.
ceives of Gravitational Systems as the recording debut of a unique "Constellations is a new set of songs written and arranged for the trio.
improvising configuration. First, this duo performance with the zeal- It was recorded in mid-tour, and so has a different, perhaps more live,
ously gifted violinist Mat Meaneri charts a natural progression from character. 'Many thanks go to Brad and Jim for their dedication and
remarkable meetings on By The Law Of Music (the string trio that also commitment to the music. They are two of the finest listeners around,
features longtime collaborator and fellow avant-vigilante, William and in our three years as a trio, we’ve developed split-second reaction
Parker)... Second, it's a logical piece of a larger puzzle that finds the times and true fluidity between roles of soloist and accompanist. The
pianist exploring and exploiting his concepts in varying duos, trios and main thing is that we’ve integrated our own sound into the many
quartets that consciously defty expectations... With Gravitational, materials presented. The primary focus is East European song forms,

but I like bringing in all kinds ofmusic -- not to smooth over the differ- on the previous one and how it affects perceptions of the upcoming
ences, but to let them sit glaringly side by side and have fun with that." one, a process that is somewhat more aligned with the technique of
-- Dave Douglas. filmmaking than with traditional formal development such as theme
MCPHEE, JOE: Tenor & Fallen Angels CD (HAT 544) $17.50 The and variations. This process more accurately reflects the way I see
first reissue of Joe McPhee's cult LP from 1977, with an added actions in daily life." -- Ellery Eskelin.
unreleased track ('Fallen Angels').When Hat Hut first started, it HAT[NOW]ART (SWITZERLAND):
seems like they were dedicated to releasing only Joe McPhee's FELDMAN, MORTON: Neither CD (HAT 102) $17.50
music! That alone was enough to tag them as one of the most 1998 CD of this first recording from 1990 of an opera with words by
curious and interesting labels of all time. The first four albums Samuel Beckett, performed by the Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt,
on the label (1971's Black Magic Man, 1975's The Willisau conducted by Zoltán Peskó. "Neither has been identified by some as an
Concert, 1976's Tenor and Rotation), were all McPhee record- opera (it was commissioned by the Rome Opera and received it's pre-
ings (shortly following his earliest recordings for CJR) & an miere in 1977), but it makes use of none of the conventions of tradi-
astounding 10 out of the first 26 Hat releases (in their initial tional opera. There is no story, no mise-en-scene. Only one person
alphabetically ordered series) featured Joe. His saxophone play- appears, declaiming a text of 87 words divided on the page into 16
ing at the time represented one of the mostly uniquely outsider lines, as if poetry. If the presentation can be interpreted as dramatic, it
vantage points of the time and the recordings have retained is nevertheless non-theatrical. The intensity results from emotional/aes-
true historical vitality. Tenor is a solo tenor sax recording, a spi- thetic tension, not plot manipulation or character confrontation. Yet
ralling, and insanely euphoric work. "Anthony Braxton's land- Feldman was aware from the beginning that this was to be a different
mark solo recording For Alto was clearly the inspiration for kind of formal experience... The music evolves as gradually as a sky
Tenor. It was one of those shift points in perception which has darkening before a storm. What movement there is is energized by the
guided me career as definitively as Charles Minuus' ongoing shifts between stasis and activity (repetition and melody, or
Pithecanthropus Erectus and Mile Davis' Bag's Groove. For me, memory and observation). Feldman once acknowledged that, in this
Tenor is a marvelous journey in sound through the history of way, the music for Neither hovers in between what was, for him, a per-
the instrument in jazz. The journey was the motive, the gra- sonal style (the 'impenetrable self') and an impersonal style (the
cious hospitality of Michael Overhage in the use of his home in impenetrable unself'), as can be heard in the alternating episodes of
the Swiss Mountains and the availability of Marc Levin's cas- static chords (at times thinned out to single notes) and flowing melody.
sette recorder, provided the opportunity. Round up the usual It is sometimes the difference between a chilling moment of icy strings,
suspects, and an underground legend is born." -- Joe McPhee. . or low ominous rumbles in the brass or percussion....Like the text, the
LACY, STEVE: Clinkers CD (HAT 546) $17.50 music is filled with ghosts and echoes -- both a product of memory, as
Reissue of a long o/p HatHut LP, a historic solo soprano sax album by the illusion of absence made real once more -- as well as the confirma-
Steve Lacy, recorded live 6/9/77 at Restaurant Zer Alte Schmitti is Basel, tion of the literalness of its doors and footfalls." -- Art Lange.
Switzerland. "Only the sixth Hat to be released by the emerging record POLWECHSEL: CD (HAT 112) $17.50
label in the late 70s, the first half of a live concert in Basel (Joe McPhee First of two essential recordings by this European quartet: Radu
waiting in the wings). Steve Lacy investigates life in the interstices of Malfatti (trombone), Burkhard Stangl (guitar), Michael Moser (cello),
the internal and external worlds, translated through and narrated by a Werner Dafeldecker (double bass & guitar). Studio recordings from
soprano saxophone. 1994, first issued in 1998. Heightened awareness sound events of the
KONITZ/FRIEDMAN, DON/ZOLLER, ATTILA, LEE: Thingin CD (HAT highest order. "Even music evolving from a background like this finds
547) $17.50 its place in an historical development, although music history hasn’t
Konitz (alto sax), Friedman (piano), Zoller (guitar). Recorded 1995. "So been densely inhabited by musicians and composers who are working
if this disc establishes a new incident of history, influenced by lines of towards a productive tension between the poles of improvisation and
inspiration drifting together from the past, it also effects our perspec- composition. And the selection becomes even more narrow when
tive of that past as an agent of discovery in the present. What they restricting the search onto groups of musicians who, in more heroic
have discovered on this particular occasion is an area of engagement times, were quick to be named a 'collective'. Between the pitfalls of
free as the breeze -- or perhaps three breezes that momentarily meet, simple juxtaposition, well-meant layering, and structureless over-
tangle, blend, and dissolve, warm and invisible, in their own sweet expression only a small range of music was able to outgrow its tempo-
way." -- Art Lange ral justification. Nonetheless, a view of the historical surrounding
NABATOV TRIO, SIMON: Sneak Preview CD (HAT 548) $17.50 shouldn't end without reference to the Grupo di Improvvisazione
Nabatov (piano), Mark Helias (double bass), Tom Rainey (drums). Nuova Consonanza, as the intensity of their musical characteristics can
"Nabatov is not only a pianist, as the pieces on this CD show. Thus, one be found in Polwechsel: utmost economy and wit in the use of sounds,
is tempted to speak, then, about the crossing over of the borders maintaining tension through an audibly high concentration from the
between genres, but one must also ask, which borders are these, musicians by a sort of introverted explosive force." -- Christian Scheib
because Simon Nabatov has grown up with several different musical FELDMAN, MORTON: Atlantis CD (HAT 116) $17.50
forms, he experienced classical music and jazz at the same time, and "Sensible grouping of three of Morton Feldman's orchestral works;
has come to love both. This experience is not at all new. Gustav Mahler "Atlantis" (1959, marking Feldman's reunion with graphic notation
and Arnold Schönberg loved music of many different origins, George after abandoning in 1953), "String Quartet & Orchestra" (1973), and
Gershwin and Duke Ellington as well. The combination, however, of "Oboe & Orchestra" (1976). Recorded in 1997, performed by the Radio-
the various music types on the level of composition and performance, Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt (conducted by Lucas Vis) with the
is always and forever new." -- Dr. Ulrich Kurth. Pellegrini String Quartet and oboist Hans De Vries. Beautiful contem-
ESKELIN, ELLERY: Ramifications CD (HAT 551) $17.50 plative works constructed without the aid of any known/documented
Ellery Eskelin (tenor sax), Andrea Parkins (accordion and sampler), Erik system or mathematic process, just the way we like it." -- Hrvatski.
Friedlander (cello), Joe Daley (tuba), Jim Black (drums & perc.). "These ""Feldman adheres closely to the idea of one perception immediately
seven compositions are my first for a five piece band. Some of them are following another -- it is the glue that holds his sounds together, the
episodic (overall balance being the key issue) some others are cut structural element that is anti-system yet results in a unified formal
whole from the same cloth (wherein the cyclical structure becomes entity. The music --especially the later orchestral music in the 70s --
obscured as to just where it begins or ends). I'm interested in the effect becomes a field of energy exchange and transfer. Even if heard as a
that each new section of music (or new piece in the overall order) has flow of sequential events, these are not dependent upon development
or variation as is traditionally the measure of form, but emerge as FELDMAN, MORTON: For John Cage CD (HAT 124) $17.50
autonomous masses of sound which hover, linger, repeat and are 1997 recording of the the mini-epic piece "For John Cage" (1983), per-
replaced by the next event/perception." -- Art Lange. formed here by Ives Ensemble members Josje Ter Haar (violin) and John
SCELSI, GIACINTO: Kya CD (HAT 117) $17.50 Snijders (piano). Once described by Feldman as "a little piece for violin
A classic collection of early works (1954-76) for reed instruments and and piano, but it doesn't quit," this version runs for 69.12 uninterrupt-
small ensemble, performed by Marcus Weiss (soprano, alto and bass ed minutes. "When in 1984 Feldman said, 'If my approach seems more
saxophone) and Ensemble Contrechamps, conducted by Jürg didactic now -- spending many hours working out strategies that only
Wyttenbach. Recorded 1997-98. Features: "Kya", "Ixor", "Rucke di apply to a few moments of music -- it is because the patterns that inter-
Guck", "Tre Pezzi", "Yamaon" & "Maknongan". "Giacinto Scelsi est me are both concrete and ephemeral, making notation difficult,' he
apparently appreciated mystery, and metaphysics, using them to help may have given a clue to the metaphorical relationship his music had
guide him through the channels of artistic transformation. He deliber- with the visual arts. The patterns he was discussing were not merely
ately obscured the details of his personal life, shunned photographs, patterns of sound -- for example, notes in a particular sequence orga-
and even devised an alternative, imagistic type of signature: a circle nized to some formal plan, a la serialism -- but possibly visual shapes as
with a straight line underneath it... Scelsi found his means of entry by well...More specifically, he stated, 'The degrees of stasis, found in a
focusing on the point of origin of all music -- the sound itself. Inherent Rothko or Guston, were perhaps the most significant elements I
in the nature of every sound is its vibrational identity, which can be brought to my music from painting... By stasis, Feldman is referring not
reduced down to microscopic details in particular patterns, like atomic merely to the use of repetition, since the frequent repeated articula-
particles consisting of a nucleus surrounded by moving electrons. tion of notes or chords in his music is never literal anyway, but consis-
Unlike most acoustic engineers who believe that sound exists as a two- tently modified to varying tonal, textural, and perceptual degrees,
dimensional form (pitch and duration), Scelsi felt there is a third however subtle; he is also commenting upon the lack of linear devel-
dimension of sonority -- depth -- which lessens the importance of music opment in his material. Typically, as is the case in 'For John Cage',
as a temporal act, in favor of its kinetic energy, spatial and sensual fac- Feldman presents a pattern (or sequence) of notes and/or chords, and
tors, which increase its potential as a transformational agent. In this may repeat them an unpredictable and asymmetrical number of times,
way, Scelsi understood the necessity to make a music of essence rather until they are succeeded by the next pattern, but the pattern is never
an ornament, one which would sensitize space with the microvariables developed, reorganized, or manipulated in any conventional fashion."
of sound that would in turn make the experience of music a kind of -- Art Lange.
'devotional mediation' capable of initiating an individual transforma- BARLOW, CLARENCE: Musica Derivata CD (HAT 126) $17.50
tion of perception and awareness. And as the music changes, it First recordings, performed by members of the Ives Ensemble: Josje Ter
changes us." -- Art Lange. Haar (violin), Job ter Haar (cello), John Snijders (piano, Yamaha
TENNEY, JAMES: Music For Violin & Piano CD (HAT 120) $17.50 disklavier). "Though seeming to face the same existential wall as John
1999 CD of these first recordings by Marc Sabat (violin) and Stephen Cage and other post-WWII composers, Clarence Barlow, like Beethoven
Clarke (piano). Includes the classic 1964 piece "Ergodos II With and Ives before him, actually builds his own labyrinths, brick by brick,
Instrumental Responses" (18 minutes of live responses to an electronic and then searches for an escape. To do so he devises various elaborate
tape work from 1963), and 5 other works (composed from 1971-1997). conceptual or mathematical guises to circumvent the traps of time,
" Shape, balance, reference, distance, equilibrium, symmetry, contrast, tonality, and style." -- Art Lange.
form. These are the particulars of a creative approach that reconstructs ABLINGER, PETER: Grisailles (1-100) für drei Klaviere (1991-93)
its own relationship to the traditional values of classicism, one which CD (HAT 132) $17.50
brings a mathematical conscience to free will, explores the transfor- "The throbbing standstill as changing tinge of light, as a slow change
mation from conception to perception, and celebrates the dialectical (of light and therefore of space and time), fifty minutes long. 'Grisailles
tension that results. This is James Tenney’s music." -- Art Lange 1-100' for three pianos consists of various levels of overlapping sound-
CARDEW, CORNELIUS: Treatise 2CD (HAT 122) $25.00 layers. Repeated octaves and small, barely audible sounds made by fin-
Hat[Now}Art is the branch of the Hathut family of labels aimed at rep- gers darting across the keys seem to be two of these levels. Peter
resenting Contemporary Composition and New MusicWorld. Treatise is Ablinger composed twenty-four layers to start with -- each one follow-
the long missing premier complete recording of this legendary work ing its own time and structure --before these were being combined in
from AMM & Scratch Orchestre founding member Cardew. Recorded in a preliminary score." -- Christian Scheib. First recording of this work, by
Chicago, 1998, performed by: Jim Baker (piano, electronics), Carrie Hildegard Kleeb (piano), recorded 12/98.
Biolo (vibes, percussion), Guillermo Gregorio (clarinet, alto saxophone), GREGORIO, GUILLERMO: Degrees of Iconicity CD (HAT 134)
Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello, electronics), Jim O'Rourke (electronics), Art $17.00
Lange (conductor). "Composed in fits and starts from the beginning of Studio recordings from Chicago, 1999, performed by Guillermo
1963 to the beginning of 1967, in the same period during which Gregorio (clarinet, alto saxophone, conductor), Carrie Biolo (vibra-
Cardew -- then in his late 20s -- began improvising with the ensemble phone, marimba), Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello, cornet), Michael Cameron
AMM, 'Treatise' is a radically open manuscript, something approaching (bass), Kent Kessler (bass). "Much more directly than, for example,
a sonic Rorschach. Taken as it was published, alone, the 193-page Webern, Feldman or Tristano, who have often been cited as influenc-
graphic score comes without guidelines; it is quite literally a map with- ing my work, I think that the most important elements acting on my
out a key. There are no suggestions for how many instruments should music come from the visual arts -- more specifically, from the so-called
play, whether they should play all the shapes or single ones, how to 'constructive' tendencies of 20th century art, namely, some varieties of
translate the graphic notation into sound, or for that matter whether Constructivism and Concrete Art.
to read the score from left to right, as one conventionally would... CARISI/SAUTER/WOLFF/WOLPE: Counterpoise CD (HAT 136)
'Treatise' is a board game with a missing instruction book. As such, it is $17.00
a guided improvisation that forces the players to invent their own Compositions by John Carisi, Eddie Sauter, Christian Wolff and Stefan
instructions for play, to take pleasure in establishing rules and sticking Wolpe. Performed by Ensemble Accanto & XASAX. Carisi wrote "Israel"
to them...a linguistic code, waiting to be founded. Cardew was always for Miles Davis and Sauter is the arranger of some Stan Getz recordings
politically committed, and in these early works his engagement is for Verve. Both are students of Stefan Wolpe and they have written
expressed in terms of questioning processes, breaking elitist exclusion contemporary works too. Features: Wolpe: "Wuartet For Trumpet,
and subverting musical specialization." -- John Corbett, Tenor Saxophone, Percussion, and Piano" (1950/4); Carisi: "Saxophone

Quartet No. 1" (1965); Carisi: "Counterpoise No. 1 For Trumpet, all means a Japanese avant noise artist -- though not in the traditional
Baritone Saxophone, Percussion and Piano" (1948); Sauter: sense. Mondii plays more with the electronic, a sculptor of clicks and
"Saxophone Quartet No. 1" (1977); Wolff: "Exercise 26 & 27 (Snare beeps, rather than the loud and grinding noisecore most are known
Drum Peace March 1 & 2) (1968); Wolpe: "Stimmen aus dem for. He is an experimentalist, weaving soundscapes and inorganic tex-
Massengrab" (for speaker, two saxophones, trumpet, two pianos & tures with little regard for structure or sequence. Inspired by everyday
percussion) (1928). "It’s interesting to note that the title chosen for this sounds and experiences, Mondii explains 'I always try to follow my
carefully plotted program of works, Counterpoise, refers to equivalent mood and try to bring in some element that I haven't done before. I
powers set in opposition creating a state of balance, and appears in the want to touch all kinds of sounds, instruments, and structure to expand
dictionary in between the words 'counterpoint' and 'counterpose'. my way of expression and make a fresher sound.' Mondii is not con-
There is certainly a measured balance in the interrelated and contrast- cerned with coloring between the lines, rather questioning why the
ing material presented here, as well as in the personalities of the com- lines are there to begin with. T:P was mixed and treated by John
posers represented. Moreover, there is a palpable sense of poise (that Hughes III, founder of the Chicago avant-electronic label Hefty records.
is, equilibrium, assurance, and tact) in the music itself, which accounts Mondii is Hughes' most experimental project to date, pushing the
for the equal degrees of spontaneity and inevitability-highlighting the boundaries of both art and music."
counter-effect of creative tension-that result. - Art Lange. MONDII: T:P LP (HEFT 017 LP) $8.00
HAX (ITALY): SLICKER: Remixes CD (HEFT 018 CD) $10.00
MERZBOW: Electroploitation 7" (LUNHARE) $6.00 "John Hughes III, former Bill Ding member and founder of the Chicago
Warehouse find of this long deleted Merzbow from 1994. 11 minutes avant-electronic/post rock label Hefty records is Slicker -- a conceptual
of music and one of the nicer Merzbow sleeves, which is a sign of project based on experiment and ambience. With Remixes (based on
something. Recorded at ZSF Produkt Studio, 1/8/94. the Confidence in Duber CD), Hughes sent out his alter-ego to an eclec-
HD 800 (GERMANY): tic array of dance and electronic artists to put a new spin on an already
sculptured record. The result is a surprisingly cohesive mix of sound and
BARJAZZ MIT BEGLEITAUTOMATEN: Skur Ilism Us CD (HD 800)
structure from these acclaimed remixers: Scott Herren's Savath +
$15.00
Savalis, where ambience meets R&B, hip hop, and soul; the collabora-
"A live session by people who create Planet Jazz, Kobat (Source
tion between electro-wizard Richard Devine and Scott Herren, better
Records) and others. Short electronic lounge cuts and some 'real'
known as Delarosa + Devine; upstate NY's one man mix machine and
pieces."
member of the Dylan Group, Mice Parade (a.k.a. Adam Pierce); digital
HEADER (UK):
darlings Matmos, a San Francisco duo making musique concrete witha
VA: Header 2 CD (HEADER 2) $18.00 beat; and from the colliding worlds of post rock, producer Casey Rice
"A fairly unreal selection of music/programming abound in volume 2 (Designer) with the Trenchmouth and Eternals singer Damon Locks, as
of this UK-based CD-ROM periodical. In the audio section (playable on Super ESP."
standard consumer-grade CD players) we get all unreleased tracks by SLICKER: Remixes LP (HEFT 018 LP) $8.00
Plug, Carl Craig's Innerzone Orchestra, Danny Breaks, Wackies All Stars, SAVATH +SAVALAS: Folk Songs For Trains, Trees, and Honey CD
Rhythm & Sound, Roots Manuva, Stasis, Reflection and Courtney Pine. (HEFTY 016) $12.00
The ROM portion of the CD is made up of interactive 'movies', one per "Savath + Savalas will be the first release in 2000 for Chicago based
artist, initially selectable through grabbing each artist's individual pill- avant-electronic label, Hefty records, run by John Hughes III. This debut
like icon as it orbits around center space. Strange. And tough to do. was recorded in various bedrooms in both the Atlanta area and
The files themselves are amazing; an interactive Plug track composed Brooklyn, NY -- but is a far cry from low fidelity. Savath + Savalas takes
by clicking on several floating rings and hands, interviews w/ Lloyd a soulful and organic approach to electronic music, with most tracks
Bullwackie, a similarly constructed Danny Breaks segment with dancing being played live with minor adjustments on the desktop PC. The
dolls and skeletons, a fairly Damien-Hirst-esque construction in the album is as progressive as it is retrospective, showing odes to R&B, soul,
form of a Courtney Pine track (?), more floating Reflection-orbs, etc... and hip hop in a simple and smooth atmosphere. Savath and Savalas is
A truly innovative use of the CD-ROM format." --Hrvatski. the multi-functional Scott Herren. This project is the alter ego of
HEARTBEAT (UK): Delarosa + Asora, Herron's evil twin, which will be released by the
ELECTRIC PRUNES, THE: Stockholm 1967 CD (HBCD 67) $19.00 Miami based Schematic label. Scott is also Warp recording artist
"1997 release, finally repressed (still in the gatefold sleeve) of the Prefuse 73 and collaborates and mixes with Richard Devine."
Electric Prunes legendary performance, recorded in mind blowing SAVATH +SAVALAS: Folk Songs For Trains, Trees, and Honey LP
stereo on four track, by the Swedish Broadcasting Corp. in 1967." A (HEFTY 016 LP) $8.00
wild, explosive psych document, not necessarily to be confused with LP version in full color sleeve, limited to 500 copies.
the group's regular album output (ie. those who've never owned an HEIMELEKTRO ULM (GERMANY):
Electric Prunes LP shouldn't write it off). This is one of the more sur- VA: Heimelektro Ulm LP 1 LP (HEIM 1 LP) $12.00
prisingly psychedelic 60s discoveries of the past decade, packaged with "The electronic label Heimelektro Ulm presents its first compilation of
a fair amount of elegance. artists from the south of Germany. Lupo Borax formerly known as
HED ARZI (ISRAEL): Spielzeusossenkinderbinder, is Claudio Caselli. In this electronic project
CHURCHILLS: CD (HED 15591) $20.00 he combines these very different influences into a classic 4 minute track
From-masters reissue of this 1968 legendary psych album from Israel. based on hip hop/ elektro breakbeats of very individual character.
Weird middle-eastern effects, with indescribable ptfooftiness and a Urban Soul Research is the new name of Falko Schmids' new project
drug aura that pervades this record in abundant quantity. This CD reis- (formerly Plucker). His basic influences are noise and industrial music.
sue came out in 1991, but supply has been quite inconsistent over the Together with two friends he runs Praxis Dr Barmann records of, e.g.
years; hopefully will be in stock on a regular basis from now on. Merzbow and Aube. In his own music, he is producing soulful nordish
Regrettably includes their 4 post-LP tracks as a "bonus" but that techno, brittle and deep and rough at the same time: unique. Maybe
shouldn't stop you from hearing this world-class psychedelic album this is what we will call soul music in the 22nd century? Scarcubem are
HEFTY: Marc Horger and Martin 'Scube' Schubert. Marc is also known for his
MONDII: T:P CD (HEFT 017 CD) $11.00 radio show Filmecho on Radio Free FM, where he is combining elec-
"Naohiko Sugimoto (a.k.a. Mondii) comes from Chiba, Japan and is by tronic and non-electronic music with speech samples of film to form
some kind of radio play versions of films, in which the text parts and
music have the same importance. The influence of this work can be "A smooth collection that let's you relax and enjoy the sounds of the
seen in their current live act. Scarcubem's music combines deep atmos- born delinquent with their tell-tale social delinquency face writings:
pheric elements with sometimes nearly technoid flow, rough industial- jug ears, constant chin puddle, rodent-like incisors. The resulting
ized electro breakbeats and real pop music (not in the sense of com- musics cover the entire cosmos of impaired playing. Artists featured on
merce, but as a style)." this disc are: Diadal, Monostat 3, Vote Robot, Watt, Thurston Moore,
ELF/ATTENTION DISORDER: Attention Industries LP (HEIM 11 LP) Smack Music7, Alasdair Willis, Elkink, Decaer Pinga, Sun city Girls,
$12.00 Alvarius B, 2/5 Bukatu, Glands of External Secretion, Ron Lessard w/
"Elf (Karsten Drohsel of Berlin and Mike Zimmerman of Stuttgart) is a Theoretical Munt, Hochenkeit, Ashtray Navigations, Julien Bradley, Gar
project which only performs live, and is quite different from many live Funk, Whiteout, Idea Fire Co."
acts -- especially in the techno scene. Elf make real, improvised live HEREFOREVERALWAYS:
music: electronic sounds or patterns programmed just before or during CONTROL PANEL: Civil War X-mas 12" (HFA 01) $10.00
their live act are combined with tones coming from medical devices "Warn Defever is best known for his work with 4AD recording group,
and objects being played on record players (like destroyed and His Name Is Alive, but often performs electronic style music under the
reassembled records or records with stickers on them, Burger King guise Control Panel. This 12" contains drum machines, synthesizers,
salad lids with carved loops on them, money, meat, or wood). From strings, christmas bells, and scratches, and features three movements of
these elements results a completely different music each time Elf sad, graphic, and sometimes beautiful music. There is the sound of
appears live, depending on the location, with a style somewhere ghosts and bleeding on this record."
between Detroit, freestyle beats, ambient, and noise/avant garde. This SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME: LP (HFA 02 LP) $12.50
is their first cut on vinyl; an extract from a live set recorded in an ille- "More like a collective effort than a solo project, more like a time cap-
gal electronica club in Munich." sule than a tribute album, more like a vague premonition of something
DOPAMIN: Helion LP (HEIM 13) $12.00 that might have already happened than an official memory. To make
"Heiko Bruchhaus, the 26 year old student of German, is already all this a little more clear: Saturday Looks Good To Me is music by Fred
Heimelektro Ulm's 3rd artist living in Stuttgart. The variety of music Thomas (member of Lovesick, Flashpapr, His Name Is Alive), recorded
happening in Stuttgart's living rooms is really astonishing, considering over the past year with help from literally dozens of friends and like-
the electronic house and hip hop monoculture and the absence of any minded musicians in the Detroit/Ann Arbor scene. Begun as basement
underground in its nightlife. But maybe this is the reason why the experiments with loops and reverb, songs quickly developed, taking on
music on Dopamin's first release is misplaced alongside modern electro the sounds and stylistics of past primitive four-track technology advo-
or commercial dance stuff. Heiko tells us that his roots are in classical cates such as Phil Spector, out-there Beach Boys sessions and early
music (as you can hear in his samples), sophisticated pop music (like Motown singles. The self-titled debut LP is a collection of nine songs.
Eno, Bowie, Talking Heads), and mid-90s trip hop; but that does not Claustrophobic pop overflowing with sound, all fantastically reminis-
solve the miracle of various old fashioned tracks. The entire album was cent of a time we remember as simpler and easy (not having been
produced on a very basic Ensoniq EPS (no additional equipment), cer- there), but completely eerie and unsettling in its present context."
tainly not a machine that is politically correct with today's electronic PILLOW: Field On Water LP (HFA 03) $12.50
artists. The very basic sound work shows through everything, but the "Simultaneously working with their instruments and yet subverting
strengths of the album are a direct result of these limited opportuni- them, Pillow offers a deliberated yet democratic musical exploration;
ties. While many of the actual 'modern' hi-tech electro productions one which hints at a collective vocabulary yet agrees to experiment
don't show musical inspiration despite their extensive sound work and without boundaries. Methodicism and repetition give way to abstract
very complicated beats, Heiko eschews technical gimmicks and concen- lyricism, creating space for clusters of sound to explode from within.
trates on the song concept. Producing with such basic equipment is Sounds form silent words that speak of sunsets and wet grass; Field On
certainly much closer to the underground roots of techno than today's Water is a place where 'beauty' is not a bad word. Recorded in studio
electronica mainstream." with Todd Carter, Pillow's music is one of design and spontaneity, of
SCARCUBEM: 41'17 Prasenz LP (HEIM 2 LP) $12.00 sympathy and inspiration, empathy and explosion. Drawing upon the
LP version of the Decode CD. deliberation and subtlety of Feldman, the compositions of Braxton,
VAN LUNTEREN, ROGER: Tmaeins LP (HEIM 3 LP) $12.00 and the openness of improvisors like Derek Bailey and Paul Lovens,
"Roger Van Lunteren first perceived the world's light and music in 1971 Pillow manages to stake out a place for themselves in this modern tan-
in The Hague, Netherlands. Shortly after his birth his parents moved to gle we call music. Through a tradition set down by AMM and the Music
the vicinity of Cologne, Germany. ‘There was always a lot of music Improvisation Company, Field On Water adds an inventive entry into
there and nothing happened without music.’ When the first Acid this secret history of sound. Though many improvisors seem to have a
House sounds arrived on the 'continent', Roger realised that he had bit of wanderlust, finding little patience for regular associations, Pillow
something to contribute too, and his mission was clear. He started to is a long standing group, looking to stand longer. Band includes:
spin his 'top 50 records' in his bedroom and listened, mixed and Michael Colligan (reeds, dry ice), Fred Lonberg-Holm (cello), Liz Payne
scratched. It was inevitable that he got to know the sounds in those (string bass), Ben Vida (electric Guitar, accordion)."
black record grooves very well, which proves to be the ideal prerequi- HERMETIC/WORLD SERPENT (UK):
site for experimenting with music. Roger loves the music of the 80's
AQUEOUS: Entertaining Angels CD (HERME 5555) $19.00
and loved it long before the 80's retro hype invaded the world,
"The third release from the duo of Felix Jax & Andrew Heath, better
because music of this period is wonderful, his first kiss too -– the rest?
known as Aqueous. Most of this CD was recorded live in the company
Let's not talk about it. With this love and this mission in his suitcase, He
of a select audience who witnessed a happening of likened minds at
began DJing at raves and started collecting the necessary tools. His
Co-Optic studios in London. Inharmonic creations from Andrew Heath,
camp was furnished with musical equipment and nighttime trips into
deconstructed by Felix Jay." A keyboard duo, playing pianos (acoustic
the universe of analog synthesisers followed. Little sleep and turning
& electric) and syntheizers (analogue & digital). Subdued post-Schulze-
the right knobs do the job and then you need friends who have friends
ian territory with new age afflictions.
in Ulm at Heimelektro Ulm; and you can make a record. Well, it's not
HET APOLLOHUIS (NETHERLANDS):
that easy -- but it's a stopover on Roger's journey -- just listen."
QUIN, DOUGLAS: Oropendola -- Music By And From Birds CD
HELL'S HALF HALO:
(APOLLO 13) $22.00
VA: Color In Absense Sound CD (HHH 08) $12.00
"Wildlife recordings from Madagascar, Kenya and Brazil, featuring the

songs and habitats of birds, compositions for sampler, electronic lion, flying below the FCC scanner and above the city's power structure,
ensembles and traditional instruments." Beautiful fold-out digipak uncensored beat-banging airwave anarchy comes this rap, hip hop,
cover and extensive booklet of notes. Very limited remaining stock, on turntablist compilation capturing the best of those five years of eclec-
this now defunct label. tic hip hop. Included are never before released live turntable orches-
DEMARINIS, PAUL: The Edison Effect: A Listener's Companion CD trated tracks from the Bullet Proof Scratch Hamsters, the Space
(APOLLO 14) $22.00 Travelers, and the Invisibl Skratch Piklz (outtakes from their Shiggar
"Paul DeMarinis moved the audio material between computer and Fraggar Show series). There's also brand new studio recorded tracks
wax cylinders in an effort to make audible the rebounds as the signal from Dj Sushi, Eddie Def, Dj Killahoe, Dj Marz, Def'n'Dank (featuring
bounced from one faulty medium to another. The CD contains works Jello Biafra), Drum'n'Bass Army, and Money B (featuring NKP). Plus
that deal with the technology of old recordings and the interaction there's previously recorded tracks from Peanut Butter Wolf, Kool Keith
between old phonograph records and laser beams." As usual for Het with Kut Masta Kurt, Zion I, Dj Stevie K, and Italian hop hoppers Chief
Apollohuis, the packaging is stellar. & Soci; all mixed together with IDs and Bay Area rapline call-ins inter-
MACIUNAS ENSEMBLE AND KANARY GRAND BAND: Live With spersed throughout this exciting sixty-seven minute hip hop compila-
The Birds CD (APOLLO 15) $22.00 tion."
The third Maciunas Ensemble album to released by Het Apollohuis and INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ: The Shiggar Fraggar Show! Vol. 4 CD
the second album on the the label to feature the Kanary Grand Band (HHS 4) $13.00
(installation of singing birds). The Maciunas Ensemble (Paul Panhuysen, The second released volume in this series of live turntable orchestra-
Jan van Riet, Leon van Noorden, Jario van Horrik) perform on alu- tion, featuring Q-Bert, Shortcut, Disk, Flare and the Shiggar Fraggar,
minum strips; "the material is suspended from a rubber band which, (the first release, which came out in 1998 and also available on both CD
among other things, allows for pitch shifting. The aluminum instru- and video, is now known as Vol. 5); please beware that all volumes
ments are bowed, stroked, tapped and caressed into producing a have near identical packaging. "Originally recorded live with no over-
remarkably broad palette of textures and pitches. The resonant char- dubs or edits in January, 1996 at Hip Hop slam in Oakland as part of its
acteristics of piezo transducers are particular and provide for a certain 'Pirate Fuckin' Radio' series. It has been remastered for CD and VHS
timbral unity." Panhuysen: "The studio where the recording is made is release. Both CD and video are historic recordings that vividly capture
the same room where the birds live in their aviary. The birds were so these key DJs who have been instrumental in elevating DJ'ing to the
inspired by the sound of the aluminum strips, that they immediately art-form currently referred to as 'turntablism'. While the CD, in its raw
joined the music as improvising musicians and continued to play with display of turntable virtuosity, is pure aural satisfaction, the video ver-
us in an often very loud and competitive way for more than an hour." sion wins out in that one can also visually witness these turntable mas-
HHT (FRANCE): ters manipulate their instruments and improvise and interact as a live
RWA/VOODOO MUSAK: L’Amour des Betes/Teenage Beatles CD DJ group. It's truly amazing!"
(HHT) $13.00 INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ: The Shiggar Fraggar Show! Vol.4
Found a few copies of this obscure 1992 split CD. Two young French VIDEO (HHS 4 VID) $16.00
bands each get an albums’ worth of ruckus on 1 disc (total: 74 min- "Video document of a single meeting of minds (Invysybl Skratche
utes). RWA features the voice of Caroline Sury and if you could imag- Pyklz's Q-Bert, Shortkut, Flare, Disk, and the Shiggar Fraggar himself
ine a Julie Doucet-style menstrual-peaked lung-assault over a sloppy, (one of the four in a Lotte-Lenya helmet (horns) wearing a paper bag
more human based Big Black racket you’ve got a decent picture. o'er his head)) that took place on January 16, 1996 as part of the 'Pirate
Voodoo Muzak are somewhat similar, but dull. Killer color digipak art Fucking Radio' series hosted by Billy Jam. There's really nothing like
by Sury, who’s got an untouchable take on primitive vision. SEEING these guys ply their trade & progressively get drunker & more
HIP HOP SLAM RECORDS: lunacy-inspired over the course of the hour. What starts as virtuoso
improvisational interplay (deft kick-start rhythms coaxed out of single
LIVE HUMAN: Monostereosis CD (HHS 013) $15.00
turntables for each party & related soundbites) slowly transgresses to
US license of the Fat Cat full length from 1999; includes an exclusive
death metal idolatry & general good-natured goofiness (Q-Bert passes
remix not found on the UK version. "Live Human occupy a unique
out, Shiggar Fraggar starts telling stories about his mother wrestling
space in the genres of both free improv jazz and hip hop. Albert
Flare's, they all dance in time to a double-bass drum loop on some
Mathais and Andrew Kushtin are both former members of improv jazz
break record; for ten minutes...). Completely makes you like these guys
collectives, while DJ Quest, a member of Battle DJ collectives, the Space
more & proves that they are actual living breathing humans. Block
Travelers and the Bulletproof Scratch Hamsters, fleshes out their live
party rating: 10. So dense." -- Hrvatski.
beats'n'bass with spontaneous and stunning sleights of wrist. For Live
INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ: The Shiggar Fraggar Show! Vol. 5 CD
Human, no instrument is subordinate to any other. Their live sampling
(HHS 5 CD) $13.00
draws freely from their own compositions as vinyl source material is
"The first full-length CD from this oft-cited pack of SF-based turntab-
chopped around and transformed, pushed and pulled to form a mad,
list-wunderkinds, following dozens of self-released mix tapes, a 12" on
spliced up flow. Monostereosis is the group's second album -- their first
Asphodel, and a plethora of break/battle/tool LP's for Dirtstyles. This
to fully incorporate studio tricknology. Samples and overdubs augment
CD accounts for a series of radio shows at Hip Hop Slam between 1994
the band's live drums/double bass/turntable improv; throughout 15
and 1996, featuring Q-Bert (featured on two recent battle CD's via the
tracks, Live Human retain the free flowing dynamic! While the
Japanese Mom n' Dad organization), Mixmaster Mike (touring DJ w/
enhanced production allows them to flesh out and more tightly sculpt
the Beastie Boys), Shortkut, U.B., Disk, and Apollo, all present and in
their material. Monostereosis runs heavy on variety-ripples, flexes, and
effect. A prime example of how jaw-droppingly complex post-Wheels
an awesome new sense of coherence-but the solid drumming of
of Steel DJ science can get. 17 tracks." --Hrvatski. Although it doesn't
Mathais and Kushtin's bass explorations provide a shifting foundation,
say it on the CD, this is Volume 5 (& the first volume to be released on
and Quest's scratchadelic turntable wizardry dazzles with an array of
CD)
fresh sonic events."
INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ: The Shiggar Fraggar Show! Vol. 5
LIVE HUMAN: Monostereosis 2LP (HHS 013 LP) $18.00
VIDEO (HHS 5 VID) $16.00
Live in Billy Jam's living room this hour-long video presents a continu-
VA: Pirate Fuckin' Radio 100 CD (HHS 10) $12.00
ous live turntable orchestration, featuring Q-Bert, MixMaster Mike, DJ
"Pirate Fuckin' Radio has turned 100, and to celebrate its five unique
Disk, DJ Shortcut, Apollo and emcee U.B. A thoroughly indepth peek
years of low-watt, battery powered, indie-as-fuck, hip hop slam rebel-
into inexplicable cultural progression, this gives you total insight into
the production and spirit of current West Coast turntablist action. on the band's own label."
INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ: The Shiggar Fraggar Show! Vol. 3 CD JESSAMINE: Another Fictionalized History 2LP (HIST 01 LP)
(HHS 6 CD) $12.00 $13.00
Following Volumes 4 & 5, here in descending order is Vol. 3. "Live Gatefold double vinyl version.
turntable orchestration starring DJs: Q-Bert, 8-Ball, Disk, Shiggar JESSAMINE/E.A.R.: Living Sound CD (HIST 02 CD) $13.00
Fraggar & UB. Vol. 3 is the latest release in the historic five-part orches- "Jessamine's final recorded offering, is a 48-minute improvised live set
trated turntablist series recorded during the world famous San featuring Sonic Boom (as E.A.R.) on modular synthesizers, theremin
Francisco turntabist formative years at Hip Hop Slam, Oakland on and bowed cymbals. Prior to hitting the stage, Mr. Boom made a sketch
8/17/95, as part of Hip Hop Slam's 'Pirate Fuckin' Radio' Top 100 series. indicating peaks and valleys along a timeline that the group used as a
Like the previously released volumes 4 & 5 in the series, The Shiggar 'map' for the music to be played. Beginning as a wash of Mr. Boom 's
Fraggar Show! Vol. 3 is amazing in that the turntablist session was modulating oscillators, the sound soon transformed when Jessamine's
recorded completely live with no overdubs or studio trickery." unique groove began to surface. The music synergized into a craft that
DJ MARZ: Brain Language CD (HHS 8) $12.00 the group members gently guided across the map and its diverse ter-
"Brain Language is a perfect introduction to the prolific young Bay rain, without words or signals."
Area DJ/producer DJ Marz, who is best known for appearances on the SOUTHERNING: One Piece In Four Parts CD (HIST 03) $13.00
Cue's Hip Hop Shop compilation, his membership in the infamous DJ "Continuing on a journey begun with last year's Templates Made or
crew the Space Travelers (along with DJs Eddie, Def, Cue, & Quest), and Found, Andy Brown and David Farrell travel in a more melodic direc-
such underground hip hop acts as Sacred Hoop and 99th Demention, tion on this new album. With nods to Folke Rabe, early Popul Vuh and
as well as touring with the Quannum act Latryx. Brain Language is Tangerine Dream, the four pieces on this CD work to create a pulsing,
culled from the 22 year old DJ's first four tape only recordings. Like the meditative and expansive cranial space."
two DJ battle/break records he released earlier this year (Skrilla Skratch HOLY MOUNTAIN:
and Mayonnoise), this album showcases Marz' refreshingly broad taste DAVIS REDFORD TRIAD, THE: Ewige Blumenkraft CD (HOLY
in styles and sounds." 16845) $13.00
VA: The Shiggar Fraggar Show! Vol. 2 CD (HHS 9) $12.00 "The Davis Redford Triad is the solo vehicle for occasional Faust guitar
"Re-mastered limited edition CD release from an orchestrated turntab- player Steven Wray Lobdell. His previous album, The Mystical Path of
list session featuring DJs Q-Bert, Disk, Shortkut, Shiggar Fraggar & the Number Eighty Six was hailed as 'a limber sonic attack that sounds
emcee UB recorded may 8th 1995 at Hip Hop Slam in Oakland, CA. like 1,000 chattering meth-soaked bats being chased through the caves
What makes this CD and others in the Shiggar Fraggar series so unique of Sun Ra's Atlantis by a litter of ax-wielding Chihuahua vampire pups,
is that they were all recorded live with no studio tricker; no overdubs who just need some lovin'.' The unique, distortion-laden guitar playing
or edits or second takes -- mistakes were allowed. These improvisations on this album has endeared Mr. Lobdell to many who revere him as an
turntable orchestrations generally involved one DJ laying down the untouchable 'liquid bitch'. This is not just some guy with a guitar and
beat, another one dropping in a manipulated tone or the main skratch- a talent pedal."
es with the third DJ randomly skratching in various other turntable BASEBALL ASTROLOGER, THE: Famine Of The Soul LP (HOLY
sounds. And of course in between there's lot of unadultured chatter 4934) $11.00
and/or singing by UB, Shiggar Fraffar and the rest of the studio audi- "The Baseball Astrologer is Douglas Berman -- painter, astrologer,
ence raconteur, chai-maker and dedicated walker. His ominous take is
DJ EDDIE DEF: Wax People CD (HHS ED) $13.50 accompanied by the guitar and sounds of Steven Wray Lobdell (Davis
"This turntable assault however comes not from the Skratch Piklz Redford Triad, Faust) for an otherworldly post-game wrap-up where
camp, but from fellow longtime San Francisco DJ Eddie Def (of Bullet everything needs more orange, Neptune is in Capricorn, the casino of
Proof Scratch Hampsters/Space Travelers, El Stew & OM Records Deeper life is operating and where, even after death, we will have things to
Concentration fame). On Wax People Eddie goes off on the turntables do. Darkness has no stare."
and in the studio as he throws down a hardcore mix of 1990's turntab- LOBDELL, STEVEN WRAY: Automatic Writing by the Moon CD
lism and 1980's megamix styles. The 23 song CD is culled from the best (HOLY 777) $13.00
of Eddie Def's underground 'Hemp Lords' series, and features a track "The first true solo recordings by Steve Lobdell (Baseball Astrologer
each from guest DJ Flare and Quest." "Another Billy-Jam related collaborator, leader of both Davis Redford Triad and Sufi Mind Game,
turntablist release rife with all the black &white 'street' sensibility Faust guitarist). His whispery, fluffy-cloud dynamism will appeal to your
(both artistically & musically) you've come to suspect from seemingly desire for a little subtlety. Automatic Writing by the Moon's 13 tracks
anyone involved with vinyl-manipulation and geographically seated in are a mixture of massive overdubbing, wondrous cinematic composi-
(or exhibiting cultural ties to) the wilds of San Francisco. DJ Flare (who tion, folksy improvisation and studio experimentation. The backwards
stole the show, frankly, on the Shiggar Fraggar Show Vol.4 tape along- feedback of "Astral Projection" is vibrantly illuminating, while the
side Q-Bert, Shortkut, Disk, and the mythicaly Shiggar Fraggar...) and instrumental arrangement of Chilean folksinger Victor Jara's "The
DJ Quest (decksman for Live Human) guest on a few cuts. CD booklet Departure" evokes a cosmic Western scene. So, yes, this record is psy-
reprints extensive lists of influences (Arthur Baker, Man Parrish, chedelic- if it really must be dumbed down- but not in the burnt-tar
Mantronix, etc...), shout-outs, and a discography. Cringe alert: it takes hooliganism sense; despite healthy studio trickery, Mr. Lobdell still
a total of 11 seconds for Mr. Def to start in w/that whole South-Park insists on playing the guitar with his fingers."
'Oh My God, They've Killed Kenny!' bit, which at this stage of the game HOME ENTERTAINMENT:
equates an allegiance to Jesus Christ as a positive unit-moving tactic.
N20: Thevibe 12" (HOE 001) $6.50
Creative use of both Nine Inch Nails and various hair-metal riffage
N20's "thevibe" was the label's debut release, a white-label/cover dou-
almost equates... almost. Damaged." -- Hrvatski.
ble-mix 12", of strangely collaged backwards loops and dreamscape.
HISTRIONIC: "From the heart of NYC's illbient community N20 is the experimental
JESSAMINE: Another Fictionalized History CD (HIST 01 CD) brainchild of DJ Reese and engineer extraodinaire Chris Flam. DOPE-
$12.00 FATMADILLTRIPHOP from NYC." One of the 2 mixes of this can be
"Culls Portland collective's various out-of-print, re-recorded, unis- heard on Home Ent. Vol 1 CD.
sued/as-yet-unreleased single/compilation tracks...half space pop, half VA: This Is Home Entertainment CD (HOE 002) $14.00
improvised instrumentals, this 69+ minute album is the first full length Recently developed label that has sprung out of the Liquid Sky Music

megacorp, with a stunning series of releases in the illbient, abstract trip sonic manipulation. Blending a spectrum, from drum & bass to raw
hop and experimental techno fields. This first comp. focuses on NY's Aphex-like tracks. the borders of style are crossed and crushed within
burgeoning illbient scene, including Sub Dub (quintessential ethno- this 12"."
dub-ambient confusion), DJ Spooky (the massive loop/trance epic VA: This Is Home Entertainment Vol 3 CD (HOE 120) $14.00
"Galactic Funk"; diff. mix to Dead Dreamer), N20 (primitive collage and Third volume in this series, featuring exclusive tracks from: Lux,
spatial alteration), Alien Mind (space-whisper madness in an almost Recloose, DJ Ani, DJ Wally, The Bronx Warrior, DJ Spooky, Alien Mind,
Mauve Sideshow vs. June Tyson style & some post-Schulze electronic Tube, Yab Yum & We. "This collection of tracks explores the present
repetitions), 4E (mechanized hypnotics), Byzar (killer contemporary state of electronic break beat. From slow breaks to experimental hip
Kosmiche Music damage), Elijah (comparatively mild space-shuttle hop, producers are approaching break beat more and more creatively
twinkle) & Yab Yum (post-industrial electronic 'scapes). The names may and forcing us to constantly reevaluate and update our perspective of
or may not mean much to you, but in a genre littered with millions of the genre.
comps of all varying qualitative standards, this struck me as one of the TUBE: Alive CD (HOE 124) $14.00
most innovative and mind-zapping listens to strike down. Real psyche- "Long recognized in Europe for his electronic music production skills,
delics with sincere elevation potentialities, delivered. Frank Heiss' (Tube) first North American full length release is finally
VERMONA: CD (HOE 003) $14.00 here. Tube honed his production skills in Germany, jamming with the
Another killer Home Ent. release; Vermona is based in Cologne, likes of Air Liquide, Freddy Fresh and The Bionaut. Having graduated
Germany and have been producing electronic music since 1986, repre- from the ranks of the Cologne techno mafia, Tube now turns his efforts
senting the "true spirit of underground electronic music." They build toward breakbeat and the American market. Tube's blazing live analog
up ambient loops, phased mixology, primitive percussion, pure elec- sets and innovative productions have evoked comparisons to Aphex
tronic squelch into a beautiful array unlike anything you wanna name. Twin, µ-Ziq, Squarepusher, Photek and Luke Vibert. Alive is 13 original
"Looking to expand on the more experimental side of the extremely tracks of raw breakbeat; a perfect intermingling of techno and drum
successful outfit Air Liquide, Ingmar Koch a.k.a. Walker, enlisted the 'n' bass sounds."
aid of Thomas Thorn, owner of Cologne's most legendary and experi- DJ SPOOKY: Haunted Beats 12" (HOE 127) $8.00
mental soundscapes and textures. While direct and raw in approach, "A new single from Sir Paul Miller.. Actually, fairly good G-pimpin/jack-
Vermona leads you into musical terrain that varies from pure ambient ing type beats with deft skratch to boot. Various excursion into odd-
relaxation to harsh almost violent feedback." "Full of audio hallucina- dn'b pay off as well. Certain skratch-able elements at the end. Video
tions, twisted loops and, at times, unbearable intensity, it's as if sec- game sounds. A nice hodge-podge of contemporary audio forms all
tions of this disc were composed for the sheer confoundment of the around." --Hrvatski.
audience."--M. Tye Comer. HOPSCOTCH:
PIERROT PREMIER: Orange Clouds Over Battery Park CD (HOE IBARRA/ASSIF TSAHAR, SUSIE: Home Cookin' CD (HOP 1) $13.00
007) $14.00 A series of duets between Ibarra (drummer for David Ware, William
Another Cologne underground outfit featuring Walker and Thomas Parker's In Order to Survive, etc) and Tsahar (previous recordings on
Thorn (as w/ Vermona). If not as purely out as the above, this is still an Eremite, Silkheart). Consists of home recordings and material from the
excellent pile of avant-techno splatter. "Pierrot Premier delivers the Knitting Factory 2/28/98. Ibarra on drums, thumb piano, Balafon,
true legacy of German electronic music. First conceived and delivered Kulintang, vibes, Djembe, Tympani, Toy Gamelan, clay whistle, etc.
from Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream, this heritage has been expand- Tsahar on saxophone, violin, talking drum, bass clarinet, flute, bells,
ed and molded into what we know today as techno and rave culture. bamboo recorder.
Pierrot Premier sculpts both the textures and sounds of the old with IBARRA TRIO, SUSIE: Radiance CD (HOP 2) $13.00
the structure of the current. The result is one of the finest electronic Susie Ibarra (drums), Cooper Moore (piano and self-made instruments),
releases that you will hear this year." Charlie Burnham (violin). "The Susie Ibarra Trio is one of the most
VA: This Is Home Entertainment Vol II CD (HOE 008) $14.00 talked about bands in New York now. Her unique approach and sensi-
Second release in the 'This is Home Entertainment' compilation series tivity as a drummer are brought forth and are enhanced by her beau-
from Liquid Sky Music. I think volume 1 of this series is gonna go down tifully melodic composition and by the deep interaction of these three
as one of the crucial/seminal documents of a certain strata, and the masterful improvisers. Together they explore vast musical expanses,
anticipation around here for this new volume is heavy -- Home from a cover of a Jimi Hendrix song to powerful free improvisations;
Entertainment's mix of electronic/illbient experimentalism is unparal- and from shimmering ballads to an African beat played with a home-
leled by US label standards. Features DJ Wally (dark-soaked illbient), I- made harp. All bound together by Susie Ibarra's musical vision. This
Cue, Drunken Hoodlumz, Alien Mind (a beautifully spaced sequel to music is effortlessly magical."
"Happiness" by Carlos Soulslinger), N20 (DJ Reese), J. Burger, DJ Spooky TSAHAR/THE BRASS REEDS ENSEMBLE, ASSIF: The Hollow World
(incorporating a whole new middle eastern vibe), We (massive looping CD (HOP 3) $13.00
by DJ Olive), Yab Yum & Flussige Luft (Jammin' Unit & Walker -- the Air With Herb Robertson & Cuong Vu (trumpets), Vincent Chancey (French
Liquide duo). "If you look closely you'll see our bodies are on the verge Horn), Joe Daley (tuba), Chris Jonas (soprano sax), Rob Brown (alto sax),
of corporeal flight into the artificial electronic paradises we have cre- Susie Ibarra (drums & percussion), Assif Tsahar (tenor sax &
ated to avoid the pain our culture has created in the world. Teach your composer). "Assif Tsahar's Brass Reeds Ensemble brings together some
eyes to hear and your ears to see, and this will be what you can call of the most creative improvisers. The Hollow World is the band's first
reality." -- Paul Miller. album and brings brass band music into a new musical realm.
U.M.O.: CD (HOE 013) $14.00 Influences from New Orleans marching bands, twentieth century clas-
Aka: Unidentified Musical Object, from Berlin. "Music specifically sical music, jazz, folk music, and free improvisation are organically
designed for listening to in your space ship from electronic music god interwoven to become inseparable. The group explores the connec-
Jammin' Unit (of Air Liquide fame) and Adel Dior. Pink Floyd meets the tions between improvisation and composition through the relationship
next millennia with Home Entertainment's first release in its between individual musicians, as each musician's musical universe
Psychedelic Series -- tripped out ambient soundscapes over slammin becomes an integral part of the compositional structure. Together by
disco beats. Also features electronic wizards Khan and DJ Marlboro." exploring all sonic possibilities, the Brass Reeds ensemble creates sound
TUBE: 12" (HOE 118) $6.50 sculptures verging from quiet serenity to explosive energy."
Four track EP by Frank Heiss, Deknow & Allen Towbin; excellent JONAS QUARTET, CHRIS: The Sun Spits Cherries CD (HOP 4)
Cologne-vibed experimental aura to this one. "...some hard and heavy $13.00
Chris Jonas (soprano sax & composer), Joe Fiedler (tenor trombone), VOMIT LUNCH/STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN: Unskilled
Chris Washburne (bass trombone), Andrew Barker (drums). "Jonas, Vegetarian Remould Force 7" (HOT 78) $8.00
known for his 1990s tenure with William Parker's Little Huey Orchestra, "Mr Vomit Lunch takes his big stick to Stock H & Walkman and then to
Cecil Taylor, Anthony Braxton, and Assif Tsahar's Brass Reeds Ensemble, Dummy Run and beats them to an unrecognizable pulp, then SHW
works with equal agility as a soprano saxophone player as he does as a retaliate by making Vomit Lunch take a lead role in an unsane
highly potent composer and bandleader. As a performer, he is the first Bollywood soundtrack climax. Yes, its remixes."
soprano saxophonist since Steve Lacy and Evan Parker to find original DRONE HILL 225: CD (HOT DALE011) $15.00
territory on the instrument. He plays with incredible fluidity and fire, "South of a disused caravan site (elevation 225) and north of a sheep
creating an astonishing range of colors and textures, and utilizing the wash (elevation 238) is a point where electrified wiring descends from
full virtuosic range of the soprano saxophone. His composition 'The a hilltop and meets. Mr. Harrison has been recording at this focus in
Sun Spits Cherries' explores wonderfully new musical terrain, deriving varying weather conditions over several years using only piezo trans-
from a very wide variety of musical sources, avant-garde jazz and ducers and portable MD equipment. By this simple technique the
experimental classical music alike." entire hillside is turned into a microphone." -- liner notes. "All I really
COOPER-MOORE: Deep In The Neighborhood of History And know about this Richard Harrison bloke is that he's some sort of ad-hoc
Influence CD (HOP 5) $13.00 Alan Lamb, attaching piezo microphones to discarded wiring in the
Solo piano, recorded at the Pizza Joint, Guelph, Canada, 9/10/1999. countryside, recording resultant 'alien' transmissions on MiniDisc
"The music begins on an abstract, angular and modern note, as if to machines & compiling them for future broadcast/release. SERIOUSLY
make an announcement about what is to come. What follows howev- tweaked stuff, similarities to Lamb evident or not (I'd take 1 field-
er is an amazing variety and blend of styles and understandings; this is, recorder of acoustic/electric phenomena over 200 'Autechretians');
in fact, one man's history of the 20th century African-American, impro- 'wind-in-the-willows' style spookery, frequencies of sub-timpanic
vised piano." -- David Budbill amplitude, ghost-voice/chain rattling, alarm-clock buzzing, interfer-
HOREN (JAPAN): ence-pulse, all presented in some off-center fidelia, ranging from very
SATAN ALFA BEEL ATEM: Delicior Ribbon Pink Beel CD (HOREN distant to 'in the room. Don't turn around...'." -- Hrvatski.
002) $20.00 DUMMY RUN: Pink Rocket CD (HOTBSECD1) $16.00
Satan Alfa Beel Atem is somehow related to Ziggy Atem. Ziggy pro- "First album from this combo, a more beat-obsessed take on SH&W
duced a few cassettes that caused a minor stir a few years back and (with whom they share member one: Andrew Sharpley) style anti-con-
then completed his documentation with the Dry Ice System: Music Of text and random cultural spatter (Read: Plunderphonics for the freak-
Death videotape on the Augen video label. Satan Alfa Beel Atem takes beat set). While trying to refrain from using the word 'wacky', I've
off in a very similar vein to Ziggy Atem with this debut CD release, decided that it's probably the most apt tag one can place hereon. A
described as "strange technoise from outer space." Sheets of oscillat- decidedly different approach from the more dance-floor concerned
ing wind-like synth sounds slide all over the place and for pure screw- end of breakbeat sonics. And a sense of humor (the track 'F.D.' chroni-
ball Japanese culture representation, this one easily maintains the cles the media-misconceptions of sample-based music through various
pace. "Satan Alfa Beel Atem: voice, conductor; Neu Arz: computer, syn- timestretched host-idiot-comments before breaking into the chorus of
thesizer; Aqua Zip: guitar, synthesizer. the 'A-Team' theme). If any of you are confused on how to turn a
HOT AIR (UK): 'musical spoons' record into a tearing drum n' bass steppa, look no fur-
ther." -- Hrvatski.
DUMMY RUN: Five A Side 7" (HOT 71) $8.00
DUMMY RUN: Ice Cream Headache CD (HOTBSECD2) $16.00
"Ten one minute cuts snatched from the first Dummy Run CD, Pink
"Second outing, from late'97 or so. Massively twisted drum n'
Rocket. First time on vinyl for these high entertainment/low bit rate
bass/noise meld with a dizzying array of processes run and found non-
tracks."
sensical chaos. By far the most finely tuned post-jungle amalgam this
SCHAEFER, JANEK: Recorded Delivery 7" (HOT 72) $8.00
side of Worm Interface/Spymania output. Insane cracked short-atten-
"Voice activated tape recorded sent through the post, quick splice
tion span fuckstep for your toddlers. Bonkers." --Hrvatski.
voyeurism as you can put yourself in a cardboard box and put your life
DUMMY RUN: Ice Cream Headache LP (HOTBSELP2) $13.50
in the Posties hands. Now you can pay to know what really goes on in
New vinyl repress of the 2nd Dummy Run album. "Second outing, from
the little red vans [that's Royal Mail postal delivery mechanisms for
late'97 or so. Massively twisted drum n' bass/noise meld with a dizzy-
those grounded somewhere out of the UK]."
ing array of processes run and found non-sensical chaos. By far the
CHOPIN, HENRI: Alphabet Et Glotte 7" (HOT 73) $8.00
most finely tuned post-jungle amalgam this side of Worm
"Previously obscure sound poet still alive! Shock! Shock! Shock? Never
Interface/Spymania output. Insane cracked short-attention span fuck-
before released 13 minute piece by the undisputed maestro of the 1
step for your toddlers. Bonkers." --Hrvatski.
microphone/2 tapedeck technique. The sound of 100 wet rats eating 13
VOMIT LUNCHS: Violent Clash Between Killer Bastards Of Ear
PCP addicted, tripped Lap dancers ALIVE, all conjured from the golden
DotRemix 3" CD (HOTCD4LUNCH) $11.00
vocal chords of this 75 year-old maniac."
1998 production of tracks by Japanese artist Hironori Murakami, avail-
SEMI-CONDUCTER: Surgical Stockings 7" (HOT 74) $8.00
able as a quaint little 3" CD or 10" picture disc vinyl release. Cover art
"Six tracks of digital tension in various veins, Semi-Con's computer
for both is quite gnarly, proving pornography is very much legal in the
inexplicably picks up distress signals from people trapped aboard
UK domain after all. Harsh cut-up noise-arrays at full volume & speed.
weather satellites. Instead of handing the recordings over to the
YOSHIHIDE/STEVE BERESFORD, OTOMO: Museum of Towing &
authorities they twist and grind them into distorted microsoft-core dit-
Recovery 10" (HOTEP4YOBS) $13.00
tys that should give even a 2 kilo tone-arm a phase-tracking run for its
"Split (read: non-collaborative) 10" release by these two known fringe-
money."
improv figureheads, exhibiting the sort of random juxtapositioning
STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN: Hang Ups 7" (HOT 76) $8.00
you've come to expect from other Hot-Air label patriots (Stock,
"Five new tracks from SH&W, undescribable, as usual."
Hausen, & Walkman, Dummy Run, etc.). Otomo has his whole
ROBAIR, GINO: New Dimensions in Styrofoam 7" (HOT 77) $8.00
MiniDisc/turntable/sampler/guitar rig wired on his side for some extra-
"Side A: cups 1, cups 2 Side B: plates 1, plates 2. Drum masseur,
loopy audio-mash. Steve works his trademark piano-lounge/free-
theremin strangler and percussionist for Anthony Braxton, takes a bow
improv stylings into a ridiculous sound-soup made up of commercial
to polystyrene cups and plates, with teeth jarring results, I think you
bits & static. Intense." -- Hrvatski.
know the sound we are talking about."

STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN: Organ Transplants Vol. 2 CD ing, silly, indulgent, frequently unfathomable and sometimes down-
(HOTQRMCD000) $16.00 right tortuous experience. In other words, it's rather good." --Simon
"A healthy re-visit to cash cow territory from this Madchester-area UK Willams/NME.
collective of Wands, Sharpleys, Weavers, etc... that have charmed us all STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN: Stop! CD (HOTQRMCD111) $16.00
what with their multiple releases on their own Hot Air label and a The third S, H & W album, from 1996. Features 68 minutes of edited live
stream of remixes for folks like Pulp, Thurston Moore, Peter Thomas, improvisations recorded in Manchester, Zurich, Basel, Köln and
Buffalo Daughter, Ground Zero, Stilluppsteypa, and the like. Cash cow Liverpool, 3/26 to 4/28, 1995. Not necessarily very live sounding, this
in that, like its predecessor, this particular piece lands smack dab on the consists of cut-up splattage, deafening noise and a large variety of
net between the 'exotica' craze of years 1992-1995 gone by and the sounds struggling to reach the surface.
'blatant appropriation of commercial property' craze of 1993-1997, STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN: Organ Transplants Vol. 2 LP
both of which seem ripe for a contemporary reappraisal. No matter, (HOTQRMLP000) $15.00
music of this nature (collaged STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN: Organ Transplants Vol. 1 LP
pipe/Hammond/lounge/Lowrey/church/Farfisa over sped/slowed back (HOTQRMLP101) $15.00
beats and a barrage of blips and guttural rumblings) still teases all of LP w/ bonus 7". Common mathematical practice would indicate this
the right lobes, gets you in that weekend state of mind as early as gives the vinyl edition one extra track not found on the CD, but it's not
lunch time Tuesday depending on level and/or degree of intake. Vital." like you could make me prove it.
-- Hrvatski. STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN: Ventilating Deer CD (HOTVD-
STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN: Oh My Bag! CD (HOTQRMCD010) CD001) $16.00
$16.00 "Revamped issue of music segments initially composed for SH&W's
Complete available catalog of Stock, Hausen & Walkman records, now debut foray into interactive media (the Venetian Deer CD-ROM, now
listed. These records have always had the pleasure of ultra-dodgy US o/p, originally released in early 1997 by German software magnate
distribution, due either to feared logistics involved with so-called 'illic- Systhema Verlag GMBH), including one track from an Eerie Materials
it' non-cleared sample works or simply Hot-Air's wha-fuck approach to 7" (the 'Broccoli' side of 'Broccoli/Stripper'), one track ('Skipper') com-
world-domination. Consider this problem herewith rectified... Oh My posed by sometime bandmate Dan Weaver, and three new tracks
Bag! is their most recent album, released mid-'98, their 5th full length ('Dirty 30', 'Crash', and 'Melons') exclusive to this edition. This is pure
album -- following a long-ish gap after the release of Organ Transplant Wand/Sharpley Mancunian wit at it's finest; deftly stolen bits of pop-
Vol. 1. This CD version adds 4 tracks from the Empty Box 10" on Fire Inc. culture throwaway origin interspersed with choppy beats (ganked,
as well. Stylistically it's the most sophisticated S, H & W release, echo- programming intact) and short noise blasts (usually the only digitally
ing the digital edit-flow and pulse orientation of Dummy Run's work tampered element of any mix) to keep you on your toes. A per/diverse
and marking a large advance past some of the more "primitive" catalogue of brazenly mismatched sonic elements; the ideal entry
cut/collage techniques of prior catalog. Highly inventive, weaving point/exit wound to the 'Heisse Luft' universe..."-- Hrvatski.
through experimental weird-beat field mines and digital synthesis tex- HOT CARS WARP RECORDS:
ture with dazzling charge, this is peak electronic challenge music for DIADAL: 2LP (WARP 007/8) $17.00
1998 and beyond. State of the art Stock, Hausen & Walkman. Double LP, one of music, the second one featuring vinyl etchings by the
STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN: Organ Transplants Vol. 1 CD artists. "Diadal are visual artists Rita Ackermann and Jutta Koether,
(HOTQRMCD101) $16.00 occasionally aided by 3/? of the ever-thickening No Neck. The cover is
4th album from 1996. "Transformations of so-called 'cheesy' half Rita's art-and-sticker-work (girl with lamb), half Jutta's (no girl, no
Hammond/Lowrey/Bontempi/Wurlitzer stylings by this Salford, England lamb), as is the etched vinyl. The record is all gentlepeople, not beasts."
based duo of, well, clearly mad/possessed folk. The theme here: HOTEL LOTTE (GERMANY):
Recontextualization (that's re-con...). This stuff (crap organ-themed
VA: Liquid Sky: Adventureseriez Vol. 4 CD (HOTEL 07) $17.00
vinyl recordings from the 50s/60s) can actually harness a sinister bent
Features tracks from: Cosmopolis (Mike O'Connell), Frank Heiss Meetz
when put in the right hands. These guys (Sharpley & Wand) have been
Andri Huf, The Dank (O'Connell & Heiss), Peta, Bedroom Productions
sequestered into the more anti-art/populist wing of John Oswald's
(TJ Free & Snax), Closed Doors, Hose, Hagedorm, Il Nino & Dr. W, Dr.
'Plunderphonics' camp for having the sheer audacity to promise an eas-
Walker, Lofi Junkiez and xxc3crew. Subtitled "Shocking news from the
ily graspable sense of humor (putting abstract sound-collage in the
M.A.F.I.A. E.L.E.C.T.R.O.N.I.Q.U.E." Sleazy hi-dub Cologne.
hands of the people! Bastards...). By far more palatable than
VA: Klimazone_N2 CD (HOTEL 11) $17.00
Negativland's glorified fart-jokes or 99% of the e-z revivalist doss
"Dope beat science with Dr. Walker's Damenwahl, M. Flux, G.E.N., Unit
being tossed about." -- Hrvatski.
700, Vermona." A very deep/dubbed extension of the Harvest lo-end,
STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN: Hairballs CD (HOTQRMCD11)
and a bit of a defining moment for the movement.
$16.00
VA: Liquid Sky: Adventureseriez Vol. 4 2LP (HOTEL 8 LP) $17.00
1997 reissue of the classic 2nd album by S,H & W (their debut, Giving
Up is temporarily out of print). The original pressing of this (first issued
HYDROGEN DUKEBOX (UK):
in '95) came wrapped in a fake-fur sleeve that was one of the most
memorable gimmix sleeves of the CD era. Now you can only buy it in METAMATICS: Neo Ouija CD (DUKE 067 CD) $16.00
this current fold-out card sleeve, with numerous scary cat photos. The "Metamatics is Lee Anthony Jude Norris: avid angler, ale enthusiast,
trio of Matt Wand, Dan Weaver and Andrew Sharpley running through Mancunian, and subsequent Man U supporter. As a composer, he has
34 tracks of disaster and comedy. "Sonic terrorists of the most mischie- worked with acts like Reflection and Clatterbox, and has recorded with
vous order, sampling, stomping and slashing their way through the such highly regarded labels as Compost and the late Clear. His new
burdensome boundaries of aural reality. Which is a rather poncey way album, Neo Ouija (originally in limited release in Japan on P-Vine last
of saying that Stock, Hausen and Walkman create collages of noises year), is now available on Hydrogen Jukebox. It is an unconventional,
using advertising snippets, boiling kettles, jazzy womblings, techno complex piece of work with touches of drum 'n' bass, garage-esque
beats, 'Fog On The Tyne' being played backwards and -- quelle sur- techno, weird acoustic experiments, and beautiful ambient-scapes.
prise! -- the sound of a dozen hoovers falling downstairs. So this is the Somewhat reminiscent of Mouse on Mars, it is experimentalism with-
BBC sound effects unit scrabbling around on mescaline, right? It's stop- out self-indulgence." Previously issued as a Japanese-only release on P-
start-chop-chop parping around on a bloody baffling scale, yup? Vine.
Absolutely, on all counts, which also means that Hairballs is an exhaust- METAMATICS: New Ouija 2x10" (DUKE 067 LP) $19.00

Double 10" version. 016 CD) $15.00
HYPERION (UK): "File Under : Electro. Bio: Mr. Velcro Fastener is Tatu Peltonen and Tatu
XENAKIS, IANNIS: Choral Music CD (CDA 66980) $17.00 Metsthti -- both were born in 1977. After moving to Turku (Finland)
"In the oeuvre of many composers, vocal works are often the most per- they visited the same school. The way how they came together remains
sonal, as if the primacy of the human voice and speech elicit an a mystery till the present day, cause there were not many common
unguarded response. The works on this CD all stem from highly auto- interests. They started producing together at the end of '92 in the
biographical sources. The works fall into three groups: the first instru- Studio of T. Peltonens father )known for his productions for the finish
mentalizes and orchestrates the voice stripped of text as in 'Nuits' and TV and Radio Stations). Between '93 and '95 they`ve collected enough
'Knephas'; the second, exemplified by 'Medea,' is based on his beloved gear to build up an own Studio starting in consequence to experiment
Classical Greek theater; and the third sets vocal texts where the lan- with sounds and material which found it`s recognition in many parts of
guage is left whole and undisturbed with music which displays a limpid Europe. In '96 they absolved the first year at the Institute for modern
and strict modality." Performed by the New London Chamber Choir composition. In this year they collected much experience about record-
Critical Band, conducted by James Wood. ing and producing techniques. Since a few years they are workin on the
HYPNOTIC: Mr. Velcro Fastener projekt with the conviction that 'real robot`s don`t
die.'"
KLUSTER: Klopfzeichen CD (CLP 9724) $14.00
MR. VELCRO FASTENER: Lucky Bastards Living Up North 2LP
Much needed reissue of this always difficult to find debut Kluster
(I220 016 LP) $17.00
album (first of 2 with this name, pre-Tangerine Dream and Cluster). A
G-MAN: Quo Vadis/El Jem Remixe 2LP (I220 018) $16.00
trio of the German legends (Conrad Schnitzler, Dieter Moebius and
"A special remix of the well known classics from '94/95 written & pro-
Hans-Joachim Roedelius), this was their debut recording from 1969 of
duced by Gez Varley (ex-LFO). 'Quo Vadis' features a remix by Gadgets
historic electronic music. This CD adds a 16 minute bonus track of
and Acid Jesus. 'El Jem' was remixed by Marco Carola and Gaetano
Cluster w/ Joschi Farnbauer, live in 1980. I cannot fucking believe that
Parisio. The doublepack also includes both original versions."
this has come out on a subsidiary label of the almighty Cleopatra
G-MAN: Beautiful CD (I220 020 CD) $15.00
empire!
The finest statement of aesthetical electronic minimalism yet from Mr.
KLUSTER: Zwei-Osterei CD (CLP 9737) $14.00
Gez Varley. "This album was produced at the 4th Room Studio FFM,
2nd Kluster album, from 1970, reissued. As with Klopfzeichen, this was
that place from which most of the Elp Productions are coming. It rep-
first issued by the religious-affiliated Schwann label in Germany in a
resents the final result of a collaboration with Gez Varley, whose early
tiny edition and has been basically impossible to get from the date of
productions included the first LFO album and the legendary 'Quo
its release. This features more of their startling brand of dark, grinding,
Vadis' and 'El Jem'. The album consists of some material which Gez
organically euphoric electronic music. An incredible event to have this
recorded in Liverpool and Leeds and some other tracks that were
stuff become freely available at last. This CD adds another 15 minute
reproduced and written together with Marco Carola. Marco was
bonus track of Cluster w/ Joschi Farnbauer.
responsible for the sound and the engineering of all the tracks on this
HYRDRA (UK):
album, and his well known style has given character to this opera of
THE FIREMAN: Fluid Remix 12" (HYDRA 12008) $9.00 contemporary techno music."
"Taken from last year's acclaimed ambient electronica album Rushes. G-MAN: Beautiful 2LP (I220 020 LP) $16.00
Featuring brand new mixes from Asian underground superstar Nitin 2LP version.
Sawhney, who supplies sitar and general atmospherics. Limited to 3000 MR. VELCRO FASTENER: Which Scenario? 12" (I220 LTD) $12.00
copies, lavish gatefold packaging." We tend to receive a lot of advance "This release is meant to be a special addition to the Mr. Velcro
promotional releases in our office, and even go to the trouble of lis- Fastener tour in 1999. There are 5 exclusive, never before released
tening to some of them. There are occasions when a release can come tracks dedicated to those who believed in his earlier stuff already, and
out of nowhere and sounds so enticing that we'll go right ahead and to those who know what to expect from these two Finnish electro
order some before we even finish reading the label's blurb about the freaks."
artist. This release is a good example of that, a lush, kinda-ambient-jun- VA: Heilo Laux Presents: The Oldschool Street CD (I2200 10 CD)
gle, tripped out four track remix EP of an artist we had never heard of. $18.00
The acid-lippage was just too good to ignore. Had we finished reading Excellent post-Mills hypnotic minimalist techno from Germany. "The
the bit about the contributing member who was "ex-bassist and vocal- first album on the i220 Label which is also the first work of this kind for
ist in popular Liverpool combo whose names escapes me at the Heiko Laux and Co. The tracks of this album are all written and pro-
moment," we might have acted a little bit differently! Well, at least it's duced by Heiko Laux in collaboration with the following artists:
not a Clapton project... Johannes Heil, David Distelmann, Total Planet Refreshment, Anthony
I FACH (UK): Rother, Thorsten Scharf, Daniel Pommer, Tobias Giese. This Lp is defi-
VA:: Technoir CD (IFACH CD 2) $16.00 nitely an artwork in contemporary Electronic Music and represents
"Here it is, the second CD from the Ifach stable. This one gives you DJ stylewise a very solid base where new Elements and new ideas can be
Eon, who co-produced the Dead Eye releases and has a track on Richie built up in the future."
Hawtin's album Decks FX & 909. He smoothly mixes a classic collection ICI RECORDS (GERMANY):
from the Ifach catalog dated from 1994 to 1998. This CD is nothing KÖHNKE, JUSTUS: Spiralen der Erinnerung/Spirals of Memory LP
short of value for your money with 15 tracks that blend perfectly to (ICI 3) $15.00
make for some of the most influential music around." Features tracks "The singing performer is, of course, Justus Köhnke, better known as
by: Baby Ford, Brubaker, Lighterthief, Perbec, Solcy, Mark Broom, the mastermind behind famous German electronic trio Whirlpool
Elemal (most of which are Baby Ford alias's). Baby Ford, acid house leg- Productions ('From Disco to Disco') and half of Subtle Tease (with Kai
end in the 80s, has quietly developed an awesome style of minimal- Althoff of Workshop). Justus is putting the touches on his very own
based electronics with perfectly reduced basslines (check out his handling of music history and genres from pop to dance. Influenced by
Rephlex release "Normal" for one of the more accessible variants on the likes of the Velvet Underground, the Beatles, and Hildegard Knef -
this theme). This CD gets you up to date on the explosive Ifach output. - just to name a few. You'll find beautiful cover versions of John Cale
I2200 (GERMANY): ('I Keep a Close Watch'), Janis Ian ('At Seventeen'), Carly Simon
MR. VELCRO FASTENER: Lucky Bastards Living Up North CD (I220 ('Nobody Does It Better'), as well as 'Old Man' from Neil Young's leg-

endary Harvest album, and the wonderful ballad by Hildegard Knef ground broken, just typically solid low fidelity/stock melodic deriva-
'How Many People Were Happy That You Have Lived'. Mid-70s melan- tion, acid bass and strange drums (often, but not always, very natural-
cholic atmosphere and the 90s electronic sounds you're looking for are breakbeat-flavored). Tangibly adequate." -- Hrvatski
all on this brilliant release. Ballads become house tracks with bleeps, CONEMELT: (Sticklebrick City) 2LP (ILL LP013) $19.00
and 70s Krautrock becomes electro-pop. Plus an extravagant gatefold BUBBAH'S TUM: Dirty Great Mable 12" (ILLXXX007) $10.00
sleeve." BUBBAH'S TUM: Dirty Great Mable CD (ILLXXX007CD) $10.00
ICR (UK): "One of the highlights of last years Spunk Jazz album, Dirty Great
COLECLOUGH/ANDREW CHALK, JONATHAN: Sumac CD (ICR 030) Mable is the work of James Goldblatt aka Bubbah's Tum, a sometimes
$19.00 collaborator with Si Begg. The original's warped swing-beat meets
"A shorter version of Sumac was previously released in 1997 as a single claustrophobic hip hop head on and this single see it given the once
sided 12 inch by the Japanese label Siren, in association with Robot over by a myriad of producers. Cabbagehead's mix sees Si Begg and
Records of the USA. This edition of 200 sold out quickly. '...one of my James producing some seriously deep sub-funk, kind DJ Shadow jam-
favorite pieces of dark drone music from last year.' –Frans de Waard, ming with the bloke who plays the weird organ on Close Encounters of
Vital Weekly, September 1998" the Third Kind, umm...kind of. South London's Digi-Dub dub it up in a
IGL (EUROPE): tripped-out fashion -- nice. Board's of Canada deliver a quality mix,
chunky and off-beat, sinister and psychedelic, whilst Paddington
SHADRACK CHAMELEON: LP (IGL) $15.00
Breaks mix a furious electro-funk workout. Also included on the CD are
A few copies found of this early 90s European bootleg repro of this rel-
the original and (aka Neil Landstrumm) Navariou Sauro's mix which is
atively classic mid-Western American garage folk-psych rock and strum,
bass-twisting techno. There is also an exclusive 9 minute monster of a
from the early 70s. Touches the peak-vacuum of lonely, wasted experi-
mix from Belgium's Eavesdropper, coming on like Alec Empire on horse
ence in a way Neil & Crazy House could only very rarely achieve.
tranquillizers."
IGNIVOMOUS:
CONEMELT: Artificial Timestretch Lady 12" (ILLXXX008) $10.00
WICKHAM-SMITH/RICHARD YOUNGS, SIMON: Knish LP (IG 07) CONEMELT: Artificial Timestretch Lady CD (ILLXXX008CD) $10.00
$8.00 Excellent new EP following full length's on New Ground, Emissions
Recorded live as a radio broadcast on WKCR, NY on June 7th 1995, dur- Audion and Ill. "Opening with the revved up, vocal stretching, break-
ing their debut US tour. Duets for Simon on baby grand piano and beat dynamics of 'Artificial Timestretch Lady', this EP is the sound of a
Richard on electric guitar. band who have again made huge stride in their musical development,
ILL (UK): and again it shows Conemelt to be quirky masters of their
VA: Spunk Jazz CD (ILL 001 CD) $20.00 trade...'South Eastern Promise' finds Conemelt in a summery mood
"First album on the distinctly unwholesome but fantastically surreal Ill with a sublime, squelchy jazzy number. 'Flying Buttress' is deep and
imprint, a label dedicated to bringing the very best mind-bending funky, techy-house with a mad African vocal sample."
music to the fore and then some. Spunk Jazz certainly ain't a genre, if PADDINGTON BREAKS: No Snare Too Loud CD (ILLXXX009CD)
anything it's a document of the sound of a new breakbeat under- $10.00
ground, a messed up, mixed up, mash up of the nu school of break- Second EP by Patrick Doherty for London's own Ill recordings and
beat, beat freaks from the truly fucking cranium crunching to the the licensing subsidiary. Welcome re- entrance of Spunk-Jazz class rhythmic
mindbendingly chilled." Features Animals On Wheels (Ninja Tune), Si fuckery (the amen break! nothing ever sounded sweeter...) and similar
Begg, Vert, , Bubbah's Tum, Paddington Breaks, Come On, Feel the tonal modification/re-design. Brilliant, active stuff; ideal for the home-
Nothing (Spymania founder Hardy Wafta), Value Ape, Milky Boy listening set. Mostly downtempo tracks with involved harmonic struc-
(Bovinyl), Mould and Hoarse Operator. The most significant weirdbeat ture, with a few insane workouts to except the rule. Follow along, you
release of recent times, post-Squarepusher insanity and purely intoxi- know the score. 8 tracks, 27 minutes." --Hrvatski.
cating sound destruction and reinvention. TUBE JERK: Tube Jerk/Stretcher 12" (ILLXXX010) $10.00
VA: Spunk Jazz 2LP (ILL 001 LP) $18.00 "Written & Produced by Tim Wright at Finsbury Park Studios, York.
2LP version. VERY dancefloor oriented minimal-tech-house arrangements with no
CONEMELT: 24 Carat Conemelt CD (ILL 004 CD) $19.00 signs of post-Spunk Jazz rhythmic trickery/effort. By far the most
"Tonbridge's lo-fi techno rockers Conemelt make a grand re-entrance 'Saturday night' of anything iLL has laid to wax as of yet." --Hrvatski
with their third and undeniably best album yet. Since releasing two CONEMELT: The Last De-Icer 12" (ILLXXX011) $9.00
critically acclaimed albums, You Fucker's Fuck for their own New CONEMELT: The Last De-Icer CD (ILLXXX011CD) $9.00
Ground label and 1996's Confuse and Destroy for Emissions Audio, the "Conemelt are back with three tracks of their uncompromising brand
band's sound has progressed and matured to produce an album, which of electronic funk. Unlike many of the their contemporaries, the
while still retaining Conemelt's distinctly lo-fi approach, is certainly Conemelt approach to music has remained focused on humor, inven-
their most accessible. Opening with the jazz-tech opus of 'Hello tiveness and fun. 'The Last De-Icer' is one of those rare tracks that could
Customers' and slipping into the turntable pyrotechnics of 'Amateur lift any dancefloor out of a moody rut, a runaway locomotion of funky-
Drumatix' with its wicked Detroitian strings midway through, it soon ass basslines and future disco dynamics. On the flip are the band's trib-
becomes apparent that Conemelt's ear for a hook has only gotten bet- ute to Fela Kuti, a feast of salsa-fied percussive funk and 'Big Toe
ter in their absence." Straightener', a big, quirky electro chugger."
CONEMELT: 24 Carat Conemelt 2LP (ILL 004 LP) $18.00 TUBE JERK: Daddy's in the Basement Diggin' Gravy 12"
TUBE JERK: Fold CD (ILL 014 CD) $21.00 (ILLXXX012) $10.00
"Whilst Fold includes some of the most slamming tech-house you are TUBE JERK: Daddy's in the Basement Diggin' Gravy CD
likely to hear in a club all year, it also works well as an album, with (ILLXXX012CD) $10.00
dense layers of sound cementing the tracks together, some low, low "Nice hard dead solid techno, the second single on iLL for York based
bass and quite extraordinary high production. Filled with funkiest, rich- Tim Wright (not the original DNA bassist...) featuring two new tracks &
est, darkest techno you're likely to hear this year." a Surgeon (Tresor/Downwards/Slut Smalls) mix of 'Please Breathe' that
CONEMELT: (Sticklebrick City) CD (ILL CD013) $20.00 takes the cake w/super slow electro/break chops & his trademark omi-
"Second LP of mutant grooves for the iLL imprint (after status as nous texture tapestries. A marked improvement from the last effort."
Weatherall prodigies via Emissions Audio) after as many EP's from the -- Hrvatski.
trio of Ash Marlowe, Nathaniel Mellors, and Grant Newman. No (new) ILLEGAL ART:
HISE, STEEV: Original CD (IA 101) $11.00 inals.
"Illegal Art is proud to present the work of Steev Hise. Previously INA GRM (FRANCE):
released on the obscure Viral Communications, Steev Hise's Original SCHWARZ, JEAN: Quatre Saisons CD (INA 1004) $15.00
represents four years of digital audio manipulation. Though it is built [INA GRM seems to be in limbo these days, so all titles are curretly ava-
almost exclusively from the recorded works of others (everyone from iable in limited quantites] A recording of Goethe’s Four Seasons text;
the Beatles to Martin Denny to Kurt Cobain), Original bears the dis- “the soloist’s voice is accompanied by electronic sounds combined with
tinctive mark of its creator. From the gentle whirring drone of 'Softly concrete and instrumental sounds treated on a computer — sounds
Ultra' to breakneck cutup songs like 'Frustr8ed' and 'Tentacle of the from nature and transformed orchestral sounds. Only German corre-
Cannibal', Hise deftly razors his digital cursor across the throat of mass sponded to the conditions I had set for myself — expressionism, dis-
culture. The opening track 'Ferrante, Zeppelin & Teicher' is a good tance from the text (which does not need to be understood), musical
introduction to Hise's artistic methods. Juxtaposing easily spotted Led language.”
Zeppelin samples against the lounge orchestrations of piano duo DUFOUR, DENIS: Notre Besoin de Consolation est Impossible CD
Ferrante & Teicher, a bit of role reversal happens as Zeppelin later (INA 1010) $15.00
reverberates into its own ambient soundscape. Recontextualizing cul- A work for text (by Stig Dagerman, “a declaration of absolute
tural artifacts with cut-and-paste, abstract sound processing, and social despair”) and electroacoustic backing.
commentary, Hise is one of the finest practitioners of what is often LEJEUNE, JACQUES: Le Cantique des Cantiques CD (INA 1011)
referred to as recombinant sound art or plunderphonics." $15.00
IMBALANCE COMPUTER MUSIC (GERMANY): One long piece (“The Song of Songs”), combines Egyptian erotic dit-
ASYNC SENSE: CD (IMB 03 CD) $15.00 ties, Hebrew, Lebanese and Transjordanian love songs and Syrian wed-
New pressing of this hard to find 1995 release on Imbalance (the bril- ding chants that treat the couple as king and queen for the duration
liant German BC-related label that has given us albums by Robert of the wedding fest,” with the idea of transforming text into sounds.
Henke and Wieland Samolak)."Full length CD from Andy Mellwig, the “His approach essentially reflects a preoccupation with analogies and
yin to Thomas Köner's yang in their Porter Ricks project. This release image ambiguities, which he interprets in an essentially terratological
seems to be some sort of Hard Wax/BCP family affair (post-production polyfiguration closely associating the living with the abstract.”
by Monolake's Herbert Behles, compiling & release via Maurizio, mas- Another intensely mind liberating vocal/electronic hybrid.
tering by Pole) lending an instantly recognizable flair to the whole out- TERUGGI, DANIEL: Syrcus/Sphaera CD (INA 1014) $15.00
ing. Musically, it's all 180 BPM reverb-kick with hocketing lines inde- Music for percussions and Syter (a real time digital processor, devel-
pendent to each channel; an effect that when taken in via solid stereo oped at INA GRM; it permits various possibilities for sound transforma-
spread (or headphones) takes on a nauseatingly accurate sea-sickness tions and also permits sound synthesis and sampling).
sort of feel... Excellent." -- Hrvatski. VINAO, ALEJANDRO: Hildegard's Dream CD (INA 1015) $15.00
IMD: Three pieces for soprano voice & computer, and one tape composition
GATE: Golden CD (IMD 10050) $12.00 (processed vocal sounds). The vocal pieces feature influence of
Found a final box of this now deleted mid-90s release, last copies. A Mongolian chanting traditions and Arabic singing, as well as the writ-
compilation of early Gate recordings (1992) by the Dead C.'s Michael ing of Borges. Vinao is a composer originating from Brazil, known for
Morley, some of it only previously available on extremely limited lathe his pioneering exploration of sound “morphing” (continuous timbral
cut 7" pressings; also includes material on TV & Siltbreeze singles. transformations). Great experimental vocal works.
Weird alien transmissions, literally foaming. ZBAR, MICHEL: Novum Organum/La Nuit d'Hermes/Liber
IMMIGRANT (GERMANY): Duodecim Portarum CD (INA 1017) $15.00
“And the listener to embark on the Vessel 'Novum Organum,' which
ROSE, JON: Pulled Muscles CD (IMM 019) $13.00
has something of the magic formula, of the sound laboratory and of
Ltd. German-only release from 1993, using “a special interactive Ultra
the one-armed bandit. And it vibrates, undulates, flows, scrapes, rages,
Sound to MIDI system, [which] enables him to use his violin and bow to
slips, buzzes, grates, alarms, blazes, pulsates, atomizes, falls, hisses,
call up, control, and interact with sampled sounds; in the case of Pulled
bangs, rings... it’s Zbar. It’s bizarre, abrasive, fantastic. Invigorating.”
Muscles they are the sanctified sounds of sport.”
Zbar is not particularly well known in electroacoustic circles, but this a
IMP:
nice array of sound.
FIREFLY WRECK: LP (IMP) $8.00 KIENTZY, DANIEL: Sax-Computer CD (INA 2000) $15.00
Debut album by a Portland abstract-fi rock group. Three long pieces for saxophone and tape, using the computer trans-
JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER: LP (IMP JO) $8.00 formation program Syter. The composers are Daniel Teruggi, Jean-
An unknown Portland, OR group who recorded this mess at Smegma Claude Risset and Gilles Racot; the saxophone parts are performed by
studios, and it's got that kinda drug-cloak all over it. Guitars, loops, Daniel Kientzy. Gilles Racot's "Exultitudes" is the cosmic masterpiece
feedback, etc. Great silk screened cover as well. here: "When I was in my teens, I liked to dream that it would be pos-
IMPROVISOR: sible for me to make an interstellar journey one day. Racot probably
IMPROVISOR: #10 MAG (IMPROV) $7.50 had the same dream. But unlike me, he took off. Far, far off. Music is
Last copies of what was the final issue of this improvisational journal his rocket. And his galactic world is atoms, particles, the world of the
edited by Davey Williams and LaDonna Smith, from 1993. Features infinitely small where at last the urge to see new places can be unlim-
writing by: Hal Rammel, Jack Wright, Wally Shoup, Sakis ited. The worlds he takes us to are by turns sinister, funny, attractive,
Papadimitriou, etc. Cover feature on the Sun Ra Arkestra. repulsive and invariably filled with an internal traffic and chain of col-
IMPULSE! (JAPAN): lisions. One thing is for sure: if the atoms that make up our good old
COLTRANE WITH STRINGS, ALICE: World Galaxy CD (MVCJ 19142) human carcass behave the same way as Racot's particles, then clearly
$28.00 the external atomic wars that await will be terrifying. Fortunately, all
Japanese-only reissue of this 1971 Impulse! album, with Alice Coltrane this seems to be a somewhat confused dream, for sometimes, when a
(p, organ, harp, perc.), Frank Lowe (sax, perc.), LeRoy Jenkins (violin), bell rings, we find ourselves on an alpine slope, not Sirius 4...in a nut-
Reggie Workman (bass), Ben Riley (drums), Elvin Jones (tympani) & shell, this film of Gilles Racot's is human, all too human." --Philip de la
Swami Satchdiannanada (voice). Arrangements by Alice, featuring re- Croix.
workings of "A Love Supreme," "My Favorite Things," and 3 Alice orig- CHION, MICHEL: La Tentation de Saint Antoine/La Ronde 2CD

(INA 2002/3) $30.00 several times, the same words (in English) are reiterated with different
An electroacoustic melodrama, based on a Flaubert text. There are a intonations and on different registers.”
lot of good passages here of course, but much French text that can be ZANESI, CHRISTIAN: Arkheion CD (INA 5001) $12.00
difficult to wade through. New series of CD EPs (in the 20-30 minute range); regular size CDs pack-
AMY, GILBERT: Une Saison En Enfer CD (INA 2004) $15.00 aged in full color digipaks. "A tribute to the two emblematical figures
An electroacoustic work based on Rimbaud’s A Season in Hell (“one of from my musical planet: Karlheinz Stockhausen and Pierre Schaeffer.
the richest texts in French poetry.... all that pertains to the human and Based on interviews and archives unearthed in that tower of Babel, the
divine is contained in this visionary text yet constructed disorder by a INA." Two pieces composed 1994-96, which feature cut-up voice clips
real master of language”). Amy and Daniel Teruggi play electroacoustic of the 2 composers, streamlined into Zanési's electroacoustic works.
piano’s; there is various percussion, and soprano vocalist Fusako High quality and effective.
Kondo. Although good parts of this are strictly musical, the French lan- TERUGGI, DANIEL: Instants d'hiver -- Summer Band CD (INA
guage texts are a strong part of it. 5002) $12.00
REDOLFI, MICHEL: Appel d’Air CD (INA 2005) $15.00 This Teruggi CD consists of "Winter Instants" (ten different frames of
Three electroacoustic works on the theme of music & painting. “Appel sound) and "Summer Band" (for bandoneon and bandoneon images).
D’Air” consists of only flute sounds, but the processing is so extreme "This work is a homage to the sound of my country and to all those
you’d never know it. “Jazz, D’apres Matisse” was made up only using that obtain from this portable organ called the bandoneon, a sound of
a few laboratory oscillators in order to obtain a palette of pure and an incredible beauty, conveying the fascination of its overlapped
contrasting waves,” and is real nice and flitting.”Portrait of Jean-Paul rhythms and the firuletes. A new acousmatic destiny opens up here for
Celea with Double Bass,” consists of solo bass recordings and their the bandoneon."
processed partner. DONATO, FRANCOIS: Annam CD (INA 5003) $12.00
ROQUE ALSINA, CARLOS: Hinterland CD (INA 2009) $15.00 "Basically, this work consists of sounds picked up by the microphone
First CD on INA by this composer/pianist born in Argentina. and produced by very simple objects: stones of different sizes and den-
"Hinterland" is a 29 minute piece for piano, percussion and tape. An sities, pieces of wood of various dimensions. That is as far as the mate-
epic constantly evolving work, with furious improv elements betwixt rial goes. The morphologies I obtained were then modified by multiple
piano and drums, sequenced by strange tape injections, lovely percus- manipulations in the studio, in order to make this raw material reflect
sive ambience, vocal moans and other droning sonic strangeness. A my subjectivity...progressively moving from a simple line of sound to a
unique and excellent addition to the INA catalog. "Entre Vents et complex musical structure."
Marées" is a good, short concrete piece. "Klavierstück VI" is a piece for LEJEUNE, JACQUES: Pour Entrer et Sortir d'un Conte CD (INA
piano and tape, performed by Alsina. 5004) $12.00
SCHAEFFER, PIERRE: Solfège De L'objet Sonore 3CD (INA Latest CD by Lejeune, who has been a member of the GRM since 1969,
2010/1/2) $30.00 and defines his music as " a person passing through a series of land-
First time ever on CD, this is a new reissue of an obscure artifact from scapes." "In his work the composer is guided by the act of reflection
1967. Issued on 3 CDs, with a 176 page book (in French, English & and the will to go on creating a personal oeuvre based on themes
Spanish), at a pretty low unit price. . This is the third multi-CD set from taken from everyday reality, sometimes from the sacred or from animal
Schaeffer, not to be confused with L'Oeuvre Musicale (3CD box, EMF mythology, sometimes from burlesque or from critical satire, but
010) or the relatively impossible to find La Coquille á Planètes always very much inspired by the mixture of images and figures, their
(4CD/book on INA/MFA). These CDs contains sound examples and spo- metamorphoses and the resulting ambiguity."
ken text (explanations) by Schaeffer. "Solfège De L'objet Sonore (Music SCHWARZ, JEAN: Gamma Plus CD (INA 5006) $12.00
Theory Of the Acoustic Object) is a sound recording that accompanied A fantastic 29 minute live performance by the electroacoustic instru-
'Traité des Objets Musicaux' (Treatise On Musical Objects) by Pierre mental trio TM+ (Laurent Cunioit, Denis Dufour & Yann Geslin), utiliz-
Schaeffer, originally issued by ORTF (French Broadcasting Authority) as ing three synthesizers. "...uses broken up and transformed sound
a long playing record in 1967 (a more common 3 cassette version was materials and brings them into play: continuous/discontinuous. A
distributed later)." It features 282 short "sound examples", including sweeping introduction with multiple timbres turns into a rhythmic
the works of: Bernard Parmegiani, Ivo Malec, Pierre Henry, Françoise interplay based on a single material: a universe of machines in an
Bayle, Edgar Canton, Iannis Xenakis. Guy Reibel: "It was a wonderful industrial machine factory...trio of synthesizers enriches and modifies
period when the GRM was like a beehive buzzing with a multitude of the color of the harmonic pedal by 'pulsing' it and substituting for it."
strange, unpredictable events. Instrumental and electroacoustic medi- DUFOUR, DENIS: Chrysalide CD (INA 5007) $12.00
ums were combined, the place became a meeting point for all kinds of "In his virtuoso work entitled 'Bocalise' (1977) Denis Dufour explored
music and sounds. We were prepared for anything, craving new expe- the possibilities of creating sound from a single material (glass jars,
riences and previously unheard-of sounds, working night and day in broken, crushed and mixed together ad infinitum). Fifteen years later,
close musical communion, the center of which was Music Theory, that using digital means, he took up the same material, proposing a
compulsory beginners exercise that is, in fact, a distillation of the most 'touched-up' 'recoloured' version aimed at bringing out new potential
valuable discoveries musicians have made over the centuries. We creat- and providing the initial energy with a new poetical dimension."
ed, transposed, fragmented, multiplied and transformed thousands of BAYLE, FRANCOIS: Motion-Emotion CD (INA 5009) $12.00
sounds that Pierre Schaeffer used to concoct his creations and gradual- "One 22 minute piece from 1985, Bayle's entry to the recent series of
ly build up his musical language. Even though the musical world has EP's on INA-GRM. Bayle was the director of the GRM from 1966 until
never been very enthusiastic about Schaeffer's research, his message he retired last year (when succeeded by Daniel Teruggi) to build his
has been understood and has significantly influenced musical creation own 'digital/multiphonic' project room, The Magison Studio. He's con-
in the second half of the 20th century. Schaeffer has proved himself to sidered by many to be the chief architect of the contemporary GRM
be one of this century's major researchers and his influence can only sound, and has been amazingly prolific over the last 30 years (this is his
continue to grow." 11th CD). Low-watt sonics with a high-gurgle factor mixed with more
SCHWARZ, JEAN: Sea Maid’s Music CD (INA 3003) $15.00 traditional acousmatic stylings." --Hrvatski.
For female voice and Syter (INA’s real time synthesis and treatment sys- LEJEUNE, JACQUES: Fragments Gourmands CD (INA 5201) $12.00
tem); “the soloist responded in real time to the computer’s suggested "Lejeune's first foray into INA-GRM's EP series, after a bunch of stellar
transformations, which she was able to control and modify. As in Jean LP's and CD's (L'Invitation au Depart, Le Cantique des Cantiques, and
Luc Goddard’s films where each element of the soundtrack is repeated of course Messe aux Oiseaux ('Mass with Birds')). Here he's paired with
saxophone virtuoso Daniel Kientzy (previous CD on INA-GRM, 'ax Acousmatic work, 'Morceaux de Ciels' ('Pieces of Skies'), with 1988's
Computer, rocks...), who provides an endless stream of squeaks & blat 'Theatre d'Ombres', previously available with "Mimaméta" on Volume
to the otherwise synthesized/plundered univers of Herr. Lejeune. 2 (the now o/p INA-MGCB 91). "Dedicated to Karlheinz Stockhausen,
Quotes abound: 'Gruel is a healthy food which calms the pangs of 'Morceaux de Ciels' calls to mind the early successes of electroacoustic
hunger, is easily digested not very restorative.' Conversely, 'Animal music, refers to its earliest finds, the re-injection of a sounds energy
tongues do not exceed the scope of their intelligence; but the human into itself gives rise to striated layers of colour circulating amongst
tongue texture, enrobed in its various membranes, heralds the sublime themselves and upon which the wave exists before it has been per-
purpose for which it is destined.' Sexy, sexy stuff indeed..." -- Hrvatski. ceived. The sounds move from the inside.' Beautiful stuff, on par with
SCHWARZ, JEAN: Makinak - Capriccio CD (INA CL 9516) $15.00 anything he's done (or anything that's come out of the INA) over the
Two long works: "Makinak" is a Basque term for "machines" and is last 30+ years. Mesmerizing." -- Hrvatski.
concerned with machine produced rhythms. "Capriccio" is a computer VA: Prix Noroit 1991 CD (INA NOR 2) $15.00
work, completely wigged out fragments building a polyphony of The Leonce Petitot is an annual competition for composers of acous-
sound movements. matic music, judged by the likes of Bayle, Chion & Lejeune. This series
ZANESI, CHRISTIAN: Le Paradoxe de la Femme-Poisson CD (INA of CDs gives you an overview of a few years of the competitions, and
K198) $15.00 an appealing way to find out about new composers. With
"Music for contemporary dance piece by choreographer Michel Normandeau, Todoroff, Parmerud, Morand, Le Goff, Waters.
Kelemenis by Zanesi, a former student of both Pierre Schaeffer and VA: Prix Noroit 1993 CD (INA NOR 3) $15.00
Guy Reibel, currently in residence at the GRM (since 1977). Not entire- With Macdonald, Ficarra, Roy, Pantaleao, Normandeau, Dolden.
ly different than Cage's dance pieces (for Merce Cunningham) in con- VA: Prix L´éonce Petitot 1997 2CD (INA NOR 5) $20.00
tent (record crackle, various natural-occurring sounds) but miles away "Mid-line priced double CD set covering ALL of the 1998 biennial tape
in approach (constructed in an entirely digital environment). 7 tracks, concert/competition known as the Prix International Noroit de
40 minutes." -- Hrvatski. Musique Acousmatique, where relative unknowns in the electro-
DUFOUR, DENIS: Dix Portraits CD/BK (INA M197) $30.00 acoustic world present their pieces for scrutiny/favorite-playing by a
Beautifully produced 5" hardcover book with 48 pages of notes & pho- jury of Francois Bayle, Daniel Teruggi, Jacques Lejeune, Francis
tos about Dufour's work (in French & English), with CD. The disc fea- Dhomont, Rudolf Frisius, and Annette Vande Gorne, as well as the
tures 2 major Dufour pieces: "Douze Melodies Acousmatiques" (1988) audience in attendance. This year's contestants: Mathew Adkins,
and "Dix Portraits" (1984). "It is to answer Michel Chion's 'Dix Études Natasha Barrett (public mention), Louis Dufort, Michel Pascal, Olivier
de Musique Concréte' that Denis Dufour has composed the 'Twelve Menini, Erik Mikael Karlsson (jury mention), Andrew Lewis, Elizabeth
Acousmatic Melodies'. A such a title is needed to emphasize the pas- Anderson (public prize), Philippe Blanchard, Ingrid Drese (2nd jury
sage from the art of making (which means the working on concrete prize), Hans Tutschku (grand jury prize), and David Hainsworth. A good
matter) to the act of hearing (for the acousmatic listening involves the selection of contemporary 'Acousmatic' music, running the gamut from
perception of acoustic and mental pictures deprived of their sources). ultra-processed destruction to more reflective/cinema-like unfoldings.
The concept of melody is here extended to the size of the perceptive Previous volumes have introduced the world to the likes of Francois
field allowed by the acousmatic vocabulary. Procession of images, col- Donato, Patrick Ascione, Robert Normandeau, Lionel Marchetti, Paul
lage of resonant objects, ghostly breath, all these by turns put on Dolden, Ned Bouhalassa, and Marc Tremblay, now all household
stage, piece into space, handled by the 'acousmatic sorcerer' whose names." -- Hrvatski.
quick interventions barely leave the ear enough time to adjust its per- INC.US:
ception. Through their kaleidoscopic series, the 'Twelve Acousmatic LLIPS: Unalaska & The Valley Of 10,000 Smokes LP (INC 01)
Melodies' supply also the elements of a portrait, image after image, $12.00
the one of Dufour's resonant world which is built up with its colors, its "Nothing is known about this US band, but after listening to this full
quarters of shadow, its moods, and we always perceive the sensitive length debut we could discover influences of Can, Burger/Ink, FSOL,
fiber which binds one to another in an unique constellation." -- Godspeed You Black Emperor, Badalamenti, and certain releases on the
Michele Tosi. Fat Cat and Leaf labels blending in an interesting original mix of struc-
BAYLE, FRANCOIS: L’Experience Acoustique 2CD (INA MGCB 94) tures. Picture a gathering of ambient, post-rock, electronics, lofi pop,
$30.00 weird imaginary soundtrack tunes & dreamscapes and floating voices
Volumes 5 & 6 of the series, this presents the earliest available Bayle and you will come close to their general sound."
recordings, focusing on the years 1970-72. Great package, huge book- INCUS RECORDS (UK):
let of notes, a great place to soak in Bayle's most important early
MAGUIRE/NOBLE: Live LP (INCUS 52) $14.00
works.
Last remaining Incus LP in stock.
BAYLE, FRANCOIS: Son Vitesse-Lumiére 2CD (INA MGCB 97)
RILEY, PETER: Company Week BOOK (INCUS BK) $17.00
$30.00
A book of writing about Company Week 1977 (featuring Braxton,
Seriously anticipated new Bayle 2CD set, which make up volumes 9 &
Bailey, Coxhill, Parker, Lacy, etc.), reproducing the original hand-writ-
10 of the proposed complete Bayle recordings that INA has initiated. A
ten notes generated by poet Riley while experiencing the music. For
series of 5 long recordings from the early 80s, issued in sprawling dou-
Incus fanatics.
ble CD form, packaged in a deluxe fold out digipak. Bayle refers to his
BAILEY/CYRO BAPTISTA, DEREK: Cyro CD (INCUS CD01) $18.00
works as "sound-Utopias exploring the genesis of sound forms and
Incus is the premier UK improvisational label, dauntlessly documenting
movements, the grammar of their formation, their relationship to
the new-language sound of Derek Bailey (who has pretty much invent-
events in the physical and psychical world." The stunning, flow-motion
ed a whole sphere of free guitar playing) and his pals over the last 20
opening track "Frandeur Nature" is referred to as "a question of trans-
years. Baptista commands some real odd Brazilian percussion; Bailey is
formation by compression, distension, disappearance, decomposition,
in startling acoustic form here, a great one.
synthesis and other rather alchemic operations." Subtle, yet ever-pow-
BAILEY/HAN BENNINK, DEREK: Han CD (INCUS CD02) $18.00
erful & mind-expanding electronic music at it's finest, once again.
1986 duos with the always amazing Dutch percussionist Bennink.
BAYLE, FRANCOIS: Morceaux de Ciel/Théatre d'ombre CD (INA
BEVAN/GREG KINGSTON/MATT LEWIS:, TONY: Original Gravity CD
MGCB 98) $15.00
(INCUS CD03) $18.00
"Volume 12 of INA-GRM's Bayle series, pairing one new (1997) 25
Tenor sax, guitar, toys, recorder, tapes, percussion, cello, drum, bird

calls, etc. Gibson 6-string flat top guitar, an Epiphone electric 6-string, and a
COMPANY: Once CD (INCUS CD04) $18.00 selection of hand-held contact microphones. Zorn on soprano & alto
Live ‘87, Barre Phillips, Tristan Honsinger, Richard Teitelbaum, Steve saxophones, clarinet. "Live recordings made in New York in 1980.
Noble, Bailey etc. Although no recordings have previously been released by the duo of
BAILEY/BARRE PHILLIPS, DEREK: Figuring CD (INCUS CD05) John Zorn and Eugene Chadbourne, by the time these recordings were
$18.00 made they had been playing regularly as a duo for over three years."
Guitar/bass duets. The titles refers to the horse assassin in The Killing.
BEVAN/STEVE NOBLE/PAUL ROGERS, TONY: Bigshots CD (INCUS SMITH & NEIL METCALFE, ROGER: S&M CD (INCUS CD24) $18.00
CD08) $18.00 Smith (guitar) & Metcalfe (flute). "A sequence of recordings made over
Tenor/soprano sax, percussion, double bass. a 15 month period between 1994-1995. Again, this is the first released
BAILEY/MOHOLO/LIPERE: Village Life CD (INCUS CD09) $18.00 recording by a long established duo."
Bailey (e. guitar), Louis Moholo (drums, voice), & Thebe Lipere (perc. & JAWORZYN/ALAN WILKINSON, STEFAN: CD (INCUS CD25) $18.00
voice). Guitar/sax duets.
BAILEY, DEREK: Solo Guitar Vol II CD (INCUS CD11) $18.00 KAISER/JOHN OSWALD, HENRY: Improvised (Vancouver) CD
Newer stuff that touches a few mesmerizing peaks to say the least. (INCUS CD26) $18.00
MUSIC IMPROVISATION COMPANY: 1968-71 CD (INCUS CD12) Guitar/sax duets. Includes one half of the legendary Music Gallery
$18.00 Editions LP, recorded in Vancouver, 1978. And then 4 new recordings
Reissue of this long-time classic, featuring Derek Bailey (guitar), Evan from the same space in Vancouver, recorded 18 years later in 1996.
Parker (soprano sax, modified auto-harp), Jamie Muir (percussion) & "Old and new, the selections heard here are excerpts from a conversa-
Hugh Davies (electronics) tion that has been going on for more than 20 years." --Alex Varty.
SHAKING RAY LEVIS: False Prophets or Dang Good Guessers CD BERESFORD/DENNIS PALMER/BOB STAGNER/ROGER TURNER,
(INCUS CD13) $18.00 STEVE: Short In The UK CD (INCUS CD27) $18.00
Unusual Tennessee duo who mix primitive patch-synth sound w/ home Ten improvisations by the TN duo known as the Shaking Ray Levis:
racket perc. Palmer (synthesizers, voice) & Stagner (drums, perc.) in collaboration
BAILEY/JOHN STEVENS, DEREK: Playing CD (INCUS CD14) $18.00 with veteran UK improvisers Beresford (keyboards, small trumpet) &
‘92 studio duo. Turner (perc.). Recorded in London, 1994. Crazed improv. at least par-
OXLEY QUARTER, TONY: CD (INCUS CD15) $18.00 tially influenced by their shared interests in "TV cartoons, Baptist
Bailey, Pat Thomas, Matt Wand, Oxley (perc.). preaching, mushy peas, the world of the painter and preacher The
COMPANY 91: Vol 1 CD (INCUS CD16) $18.00 Reverend Howard Finster," etc.
Company Week is one of those annual events (now defunct) that bog- BAILEY/TONY OXLEY, DEREK: Soho Suites 2CD (INCUS CD29/30)
gles the imagination of the free-improv world, as organized by Derek $26.00
Bailey. In 1991, John Zorn (alto sax), Alexander Balanescu (violin), Two volumes of duos, one from 1977 & the other from 1995. Bailey
Vanessa Mackness (voice), Yves Robert (trombone), Buckethead (gui- (electric & acoustic guitar) and Oxley (acoustic and electric percussion
tar), Paul Lovens (percussion), Bailey (guitar), Paul Rogers (bass), and and violin).
Pat Thomas (electronics/keyboards) met up for 5 days of improvising. BAILEY, DEREK: Takes Fakes & Dead She Dances CD (INCUS CD31)
All musicians appear on all 3 discs (in various combinations). Of special $18.00
note is a 12-minute feedback duel between Mr. Bailey & Mr. New solo guitar album, with both acoustic & electric cuts. Features 2
Buckethead at the end of disc 3. live tracks from 9/97, and 8 studio recordings from 5/97, produced by
COMPANY 91: Vol 2 CD (INCUS CD17) $18.00 Steve Beresford. "A number of Derek Bailey solo records have
COMPANY 91: Vol 3 CD (INCUS CD18) $18.00 appeared in recent times, all either reissues or previously unreleased
BAILEY/JAMIE MUIR:, DEREK: Dart Drug CD (INCUS CD19) $18.00 recordings made in the 1970s or 1980s. Takes Fakes... is his first solo
Reissue of a 1981 LP, feat. Bailey (guitar) and legendary, one-time King record in seven years."
Crimson-ite Muir. Lots of hovering harmonics as Derek's feedback HESSION/WILKINSON/FELL/MORRIS: Registered Firm CD (INCUS
shoves into the space of Muir's floating timbral spectrum, a master- CD33) $18.00
piece of sound control. "1996 grouping of saxophonist Alan Wilkinson, bassist Simon Fell, and
ZORN/FRED FRITH, JOHN: Art of Memory CD (INCUS CD20) $18.00 tubsman Paul Hession (known collectively for their body of work for
Improv duets, in a very free, Incus-style, recorded at Victoriaville. Zorn the Bruce's Fingers and Shock recording organizations, individually for
(alto sax) and Frith (guitar) have dedicated this release to Derek and records on Leo and Incus) and guitarist Joe Morris (leader of many fine
Evan, as a tribute to their ground breaking work with Incus in the early sessions released on the Aum Fidelity, Knitting Factory, Soul Note, Leo,
70s, and it’s a very suitable document. Hat Art, etc... labels) notable for bridging the Atlantic chasm of US/UK
BUTCHER/ VENESSA MACKNESS, JOHN: Respiritus CD (INCUS 'energy' jazz circles (a feat worth noting in the apparent cul-de-sac of
CD21) $18.00 pan-national out-jazz ensembles). A fine display of blurted spirituality
"...test the ears and patience of yr so called 'friends' -- the trained in a decidedly non-bearded setting (despite the appearance of just that
(operatic) vocalizings of ms. mackness dance and squeak around the on the mugs of mssrs. Morris/Hession). 7 pieces (such as 'Spaceships are
flutter-scronk of mr. butcher (he of long-standing brit-free improv Crap' or 'If I've Offended Anyone, I Apologize') over 53 minutes... Red-
fame). Pure frontal-excursion, quiet and slippery..." -- Sonic Death. blooded." --Hrvatski.
STEVENS/KENT CARTER/DAREK BAILEY, JOHN: One Time CD BENNINK/DEREK BAILEY, HAN: Post Improvisation Vol, 1: When
(INCUS CD22) $18.00 We're Smilin CD (INCUS CD34) $17.00
The only recording of this trio, live in the UK, 11/92. Stevens (drums, "On the phone: 'What you doing, Han?' 'I'm practicing. Of course.' 'Me
mini trumpet), Bailey (electric guitar), Carter (b). A fairly definitive doc- too. Of course. Listen, Han, why don't you record something, post it,
ument of their self-described "insect music." Great liner notes by and I'll play with it; and I'll record something, post it, and you play with
Derek. that; and let's see what we've got?' "Yes! Great.'"
ZORN/EUGENE CHADBOURNE, JOHN: In Memory Of Nikki Arane BAILEY/HAN BENNINK, DEREK: Post Improvisation Vol. 2: Air
CD (INCUS CD23) $18.00 Mail Special CD (INCUS CD35) $17.00
Incus announces a new series of guitar/wind instrument duos with 2nd accompanying volume of mail duos for guitar and percussion.
these 2 new releases. This CD features Chadbourne on dobro, acoustic BAILEY/SUSIE IBARRA, DEREK: Daedal CD (INCUS CD36) $17.00
"Audio document of a February 1999 studio mind-meld between video shelf..." -- Hrvatski.
Ibarra (student of Milford Graves, regular of the David S. Ware, William INFLAMABLE:
Parker, and Assif Tsahar ensembles, and at one point, fill in drummer DJ CAM: The Beat Assassinated CD (NR 2026) $14.00
for John Zorn's Masada, won the Jazziz magazine 'best new talent' "The third album by French abstract hip-hip pioneer DJ Cam. 1995's
award for 1998) and Bailey focusing on sparse, intuitive rhythmic space Underground Vibes. (US title: Mad Blunted Jazz) and 1996's
(and a few guitar notes every now & then). A fine cure for what ails Substances, established Cam one of the premiere abstract hip-hop DJs
you."-- Hrvatski. worldwide today. The Beat Assassinated is a tribute to old school, NY
HOLBROOKE, JOSEPH: '65 (Rehearsal Extract) CD EP (INCUS S01) style hip hop (Public Enemy, Gangstarr, Eric B & Rakim). The album
$12.00 pushes the boundaries of trip hop and drum 'n' bass music beyond the
"CD single (10 & 1/2 minutes) of the Joseph Holbrooke group, record- strictly ambient realm, into a dynamic, urban frame of reference, cre-
ed in 1965. With Derek Bailey (guitar), Gavin Bryars (bass) and Tony ating a hybrid of electronica and hip-hop music."
Oxley (drums) -- a legendary ensemble, and a key to the whole dawn INFONET:
of the European free music arena.. The first and only issued recording
RELOAD: A Collection of Short Stories CD (NR 2008) $14.00
by this trio (named after an obscure turn-of-the-century UK composer,
Domestic issue of a mid-90s classic IDM release by the duo of Mark
Joseph Holbrooke). Includes an addition of some poorly designed CD
Pritchard and Tom Middleton (who long ago was known as the other
Rom material (text, photos and other emphera about the brief and
half of Aphex Twin!). Mark & Tom record ambient stylings as Global
generally undocumennted existence of this trio) that doesn't seem to
Communication, electro-mania as Jedi Knights, and d'n'b as Chaos and
commonly function (doesn't work with Netscape, seems to auto-crash
Julia Set to name just some of their projects -- but this is one of the
on Explorer -- but maybe you're made of tougher stuff). "This short
peak releases of Warp-styled machine-intelligence, as legendary as
piece was recorded in rehearsal in the front room of my ground floor
early Black Dog Productions. "Reload, the pioneers of pure and organ-
flat at 329 Crooksmoor Road, Sheffield some time in 1965. It was a
ic techno finally release their debut to American shores. This explo-
medium-size living room, carpeted and with an open fireplace, and
ration is a sonic journey into experimental and industrial music written
was just big enough for the three of us to have sufficient space to play.
to accompany the writings of Dominic Fripp. Since their inception,
I had lived in the upstairs flat during my last two years as a philosophy
Reload have been described as 'new electroclassical' and 'soundtracks
student, a period when, in reality, I was spending more time working
without films'. "
virtually as a professional musician even before I graduated in 1964.
INFRACOM (GERMANY):
Throughout the time that I lived there, until the end of the summer of
1966, the three of us would rehearse frequently and try out ideas. VA: Tribes of da Underground Volume 4: Strings Bass & Things
Sometimes just Tony and I would practice together, working on com- CD (INF 045 CD) $14.00
plex approaches to pulsed time, especially in order for the trio to "Compiled by DJ M.R. Soulpatrol, it consists of new, partly unreleased
become familiar with Tony's increasing interest in subdivisions of tunes, and rarities. It is a guide of a percussive club evening; in essence
triplets (even when we were still playing relatively conventional jazz it is new diamonds and old pearls strung together into the flowing
compositions). At other times the three of us would rehearse, basically groove of the city at night. The three previous Tribes of the Da
testing possible procedures in our transition from jazz to free playing. Underground collections have been licensed in America as Trip Hop N'
We would perform regularly in public, playing each Saturday Jazz and released under the Instinct Records label." Features tracks
lunchtime in an upstairs room in The Grapes, Trippet Lane." -- Gavin from: Switchblade Sisters, Fred Everything Presents: King Of Blues,
Bryars. Fusion Forum, Pathless, Guem & Zaka, Waiwan, Outside, Sofa Surfers,
BAILEY/WILL GAINES, DEREK: Will VIDEO (INCUS V01) $22.00 Pressure Drop, Max Schneider.
First 2 volumes in the new Incus video series both feature unusual duets VA: Tribes of Da Underground Volume 5 CD (INFO 054 CD) $16.00
between Derek and renowned dance virtuosos. Gaines is a tap dancer, "This latest installment of the popular Tribes of Da Underground series
and really elevates Bailey into some aggressive territory (on electric is brought to you by the fine German Infracom label, and is an excel-
guitar). Of the two videos, this is the more professionally shot and lent gathering of recent (and some exclusive) tracks by some of
recorded, and if you've never been able to see Bailey live, probably the Europe's most revered trip hop artists. It was compiled by Michael
next best thing for insight into his physical approach. As with all videos Rütten (a.k.a. DJ Mr. Soulpatrol), who as a club DJ, radio DJ, and pop-
we carry, these are in the NTSC USA-compatible format. ular music columnist, has been highly influential on the German club
VA: Company In Japan VIDEO (INCUS V03) $22.00 scene. An overview of the tracks: Catalyst provide a whimsical merry-
Document of Company Week 1993 in Hakashu, Japan. Features rela- go-round organ and vocal piece; Spinning Wheel: syncopated cymbals
tively short edits of various improv collaborations amongst: Derek and scat vocals; The Amalgamation of Sound: a laidback brush set, gui-
Bailey, Kazue Sawai (koto), Sachiko Nagata (perc.), Wataru Okuma tar, and trumpet piece; Meitz: a cool Latin/fusion workout; Beanfield:
(clarinet, voice), Kenichi Takeda (koto), Keizo Inoue (saxophones), a very catchy, shuffling, soulful female vocal piece, Freeform Arkestra:
Yukihiro Isso (noh flutes), Motoharu Yoshizawa (bass), Shonosuki dark, quirky, stand-up bass jazziness; Les Gammas: electric organ
Okura (tsumzumi, voice) & Koichi Makigami (voice, trumpet, Panasonic infused male vocal lounge awash with ride and congas; The Cinematic
"Shake-Shake"). Orchestra: laidback stand-up bass, brush set, and clavinet heaven; King
FINE/SUSAN J. SPERL, MILO: Gutter Cleaners VIDEO (INCUS V05) Britt Featuring Ursula Rucker: smokey female vocal lounge piece with
$22.00 vibes and rim hits; Taxi: sly sexy uptempo female vocal fusion number
"Video document of an August 1984 dance-studio collaboration pair- with stand-up bass; Lenny Fontana Presents Blacksun: uplifting house
ing Fine's (has recorded in various forms with his partner Steve Gnitka track with gospel-like male vocal and chorus."
and with ensembles such as Borbetomagus and, from 1969 on, the Milo VA: Tribes of Da Underground Volume 5 2LP (INFO 054 LP) $19.00
Fine Free Jazz ensemble for labels such as Hat Hut, Fusetron, The Lotus Double vinyl version.
Sound, Cadence, Leo, etc...) 'm-drums', piano, clarinet, and electronics INNOVA:
with Sperl's (student of Jennifer Muller & Fred Matthews, James VA: Stilling Time: Traditional Musics of Vietnam CD (INNO 112)
Moore, and Velta Cernonok) body-motion. An interesting view/listen $13.00
no doubt, not just for the spurious actions committed by said Sperl but "Blind buskers, shamans, mediums, children, farmers, mothers, musi-
for the general countenance and almost anti-action from Milo's side of cians and beetles from some of the multitude of ethnic cultures that
the room while creating such a din. A curious selection for the Incus make up modern Vietnam appear in these new field recordings by
Philip Blackburn. Paddies, porches, temples and shanties of mountain,
forest, city and farm provide the back drops for a survey of current tra- transported to Lake Michigan. It too is a cracker. Total time is about 68
ditional music and song." minutes; comes with a 12 page book, including Partch's original notes
VA: Sonic Circuits IV CD (INNO 113) $13.00 about the films.
Compilation of new electro-acoustic music, featuring Takahi Harada, PARTCH, HARRY: Enclosure 2 4 CD BOX (INNO 401) $38.00
David Claman, Pamela Z, Marc Ainger, Paul Higham, Francis Dhomont, This massive 4CD set is the second "enclosure" in the series. It is sub-
Erik Belgu, Steve Wadhams & Dan Moses Schreir. titled "Historic Speech-Music Recordings from the Harry Partch
VA: Sonic Circuits V CD (INNO 114) $13.00 archives," and includes "archival recordings, including works from the
Latest volume of electro-acoustic music assembled by the American 30s & 40s, a lecture on just intonation, excerpts from the 1935 hobo
Composers Forum in conjunction with their Sonic Circuits International journal Bitter Music, and a sound documentary featuring Partch at the
Electronic Music Festival. This volume features: Larry Fritts ("dissecting piano."
the intense patter of Australian Chris Mann's voice"), Robert PARTCH, HARRY: Enclosure III BOOK (INNO 402) $90.00
Normandeau, Eirik Lie, Colby Leider, Orchid Spangiafora (legendary An unbelievable 528 page limited edition artbook, produced by Partch
Hampshire college tape refuge, whose late 70s LP Flea Past's Ape Elf is historian Philip Blackburn. "Lavishly produced from original documents
one of the staple artifacts of USA-based primitive concrete weirdness - in the Partch archives, a portrait-chronicle of Partch's life and work.
- inexplicably released via the Twin/Tone label!), Jerry Hunt, Beatriz Includes reproductions of Partch's writings, over 300 photographs by
Ferreyra (Argentinian/French composer) & Kathy Norman. Partch and others, letters (with correspondents including John Cage,
VA: Sonic Circuits VI: Festival of Electronic Music CD (INNO 115) Anaïs Nin, Kenneth Anger, and many others) lectures, sketches,
$13.00 reviews, drawings, and more."
Volume six in this vital compilation series showcasing obscure practic- PARTCH, HARRY: Enclosure 4: Delusion Of The Fury VIDEO (INNO
ing electronic composers global. This volume features Warren Burt 404) $20.00
(classic Niblock-like work for 5 synthesizer sine wave drones), David The 2nd video to be released as part of Innova's series "documenting
Barnes (sampled electronic beat/rock), Paul Koonce (environmental-dri- the life and work of one of America's most remarkable artists, who
ven electroacoustic), Pedro Rebelo (electroacoustic work that "explores hand-built a corporeal, microtonal, musical world of his own." The
transitions and ambiguities between periodic rhythm and noise"), main item here is the 75 minute film from 1971 by Madeline Tourtelot:
André Ruschkowski, Rasmus B. Lunding (lively transformation of sound Delusion of the Fury: A Ritual of Dream and Delusion. Considered
based on a poem by Thorkild Bjørnvig), and Stephen Montague (piece Partch's major dramatic work, it was a ritualistic, theatrical presenta-
for 4 voices playing woodblocks and claves, and tape). "Each year the tion, that established his international reputation and guru-like status.
American Composers Forum curates a program of live, video, and The film shows Partch's hand-built instruments performing an African
audio electro-acoustic music and art by composers around the world. and Noh-inspired score in some of his most compelling music in his
The program is reproduced and then sent out as a DIY kit for interest- mature style. Also included on this video, is 28 minute film, The Music
ed venues to prepare their own presentations. Over 135 composers Of Harry Partch, produced in 1968 for San Diego television. It docu-
have been programmed (!) since 1993 on international radio stations ments an outdoor performance of Daphne Of the Dunes, as well as two
and at many sites. In this way composers, performers and listeners alike duets from "And on the Seventh Day Day Petals Fell in Petaluma," w/
catch an up-to-date glimpse of what is being done at the cusp where Partch and Danlee Mitchell.
music, art, and electrons meet." PARTCH, HARRY: Enclosure Five 3CD (INNO 405) $32.00
VA: Sonic Circuits VII CD (INNO 116) $13.00 "The fifth part of The American Composer's Forum series chronicling
Seventh volume of "Selections from the International Festival of the life and work of Harry Partch (1901-74), one of America’s most
Electroacoustic Music". "This continues the historic annual mapping of extraordinary, yet central, composers. Partch was a self-taught musi-
the best in all kinds of electronica. Features: Jose Halac (An Argentinian cian, eclectic visionary, instrument-builder, microtonal theorist, gay,
American composer using indigenous folk song as the basis for 'the sometime-hobo, who conceived and composed a Corporeal, integrat-
ultimate homage to divorce'), Mark Applebaum (a kick-butt exercise in ed, ancient ritual theater. Enclosure Five is a 3-CD set focussing on
auto-plundering), Mike Frengel (a delight for creepy fetishists every- Partch’s works inspired by ancient Greece. It includes important works
where), Mario Verandi (a surreal journey across a flamenco dreamland published here for the first time, reissues of out-of-print recordings,
by an Argentinian composer based in Birmingham), Timothy Oesau and new performances. With this issue, the entirety of Partch’s record-
(Minneapolis noise-and-anagram artist), Thomas Gerwin (a German ed ouevre (with one exception) is publicly available for the first time.
binaural epic that will turn your head into a roulette game), Hideko Taken with the rest of the Enclosures series and the Harry Partch
Kawamoto (a delicate Japanese Texan nocturne), Christina Agamanolis Collection on CRI, we can now begin to assess Partch’s whole output.
(a CalArts student’s post-apocalyptic vision)." Works include: A reissue of 'Ulysses at the Edge' with Jack Logan play-
PARTCH, HARRY: Enclosure 1 VIDEO (INNO 400) $20.00 ing the trumpet part originally intended for Chet Baker; 'Revelation in
Innova Recordings is the label run by the Minnesota Composer's the Courthouse Park (after The Bacchae of Euripides),' in its original
Forum, and they are releasing this shocking series of Harry Partch version recorded at the University of Illinois in 1960 and excerpted on
archival items. This first volume, in video form, is subtitled: Four historic Partch’s own Gate Five records; 'King Oedipus,' the culmination of
art films by Madeline Tourtelot with music by Harry Partch. Simply put, Partch’s Speech-Music period, in its original version using the transla-
this is an all-time visual treat for anyone interested in the state of the tion by W.B. Yeats. Although Partch considered this his most important
universe. There is an 18 minute film that acts as a documentary about work (it took 19 years to write) and an excellent performance (featur-
Partch's home made instruments -- full color footage shot in 1958, ing the incomparable Allen Louw as Oedipus), it was never released
showing him playing all the instruments in his Chicago studio, packing because of a permission dispute; Miscellaneous short Speech-Music
orders of his Gate 5 LPs, etc. Equally mindblowing is another 25 minute works: 'By the Rivers of Babylon' (reorchestrated from the version
film, shot in the same studio around the same time, with his full ensem- heard on Enclosure Two); 'Come Away, Death' from the lost collection,
ble performing "U.S. Highball." I think it's possible to say that these 2 December 1942. This work, for voice and guitar, appears in with the
films are the ultimate artifacts to use in the discovery and enjoyment work by Douglas Moore that inspired Partch’s own setting; and
of this utterly unique composer -- nothing else could get it across bet- 'Minuet,' a curious Baroque duet performed by Partch and his then-stu-
ter. The other two films included are experimental movies by Tourtelot, dent, Ben Johnston; 'The Bewitched (A Dance Satire)' in a 1980 record-
with soundtracks performed by Partch. "Rotate the Body in All Its ing from Cologne featuring an extraordinary performance and record-
Planes" is a dizzying gymnastics display and quite funny. "Windsong" ing of this major Partch work (produced by Kenneth Gaburo for the
features the ancient Greek legend of Daphe and Apollo as they are Berlin Festival, with Danlee Mitchell, music director and Isabelle
Tercero as The Witch). Partch’s own spoken introductions to two of the Varese's components are cold, harsh, machine-like, Gwiazda's are so
works are included as well as an extensive booklet. The Enclosures warmly familiar that they can't help but set the listener's imagination
series, named after Partch’s last contemplated work and released on in motion. For all its surreality, this sound-world pulls you in and touch-
the Innova Recordings label of the American Composers Forum, is the es you -- where you live."--Kyle Gann.
culmination of a 13-year endeavor by Dr. Philip Blackburn, a PEEBLES, SARAH: Suspended In Amber CD (INNO 506) $13.00
Minnesota-based composer, performer, administrator and scholar. Debut full length CD by this composer/electroacoustic/sampling artist
Inspired by Partch’s pioneering spirit and dearth of published materi- from MN. "A collection of three unusual and compelling collaborations
als, Blackburn worked with the Harry Partch Foundation, colleague developed during Peebles residency in Japan in 1992/3...ranging from
Kenneth Gaburo, and many others to bring Partch’s singular voice to written composition, to 'comprovisation' and performance art, to pure
the public, attempting to 'let Harry speak for himself.'" improvisation. Sounds sampled in Japan and North America...intermin-
PARTCH, HARRY: Enclosure Six: Delusion of the Fury CD (INNO gle with the traditional Japanese instruments, sound installations, vin-
406) $13.00 tage electronics, and ambient rural soundscapes. Influences of tradi-
Finally, the major missing piece of the Partch discography has been reis- tional gagaku (court music), folk toys and sounds of displaced creatures
sued! "To mark the 25th anniversary of the composer’s death (on creates an evocative, sometimes bizarre sonic experience."
September 4, 1974), and just in time for his centenary (June 24, 2001), SERENE TRAVELER: Featuring Metaphor CD (INNO 507) $13.00
Delusion of the Fury, the monumental work of ritual-theater that pro- A trio from MN playing guitars, keyboards, synthesizers, didjeridoo,
pelled Harry Partch into the limelight, is being released on CD. tapes, saxophones, percussion, etc. Described as "contemporary
Originally recorded for Columbia Masterworks and long-since out of world/ambient," this is too smooth to be of any particular interest.
print, Innova, in conjunction with Sony Music Special Products, has reis- DUNN, DAVID: Music, Language and Environment 2CD (INNO
sued this central item of American musical history. With the appear- 508) $26.00
ance of this recording, the complete works of Harry Partch (1901-1974), Environmental sound works by David Dunn, 1973-1985. "In this 2-CD
one of the most important of American artists, are available for the collection of early experimental work by the internationally recognized
first time (the remaining works are published largely by innova’s composer, theorist, and sound designer David Dunn, Innova presents a
Enclosure series and the CRI Partch Collection). Like composer Conlon fascinating exploration of environmental music making that is both
Nancarrow, Partch had to wait until late in life for his radical contribu- sonically compelling and historically significant. All six compositions
tions to the arts to receive wide attention. With the 1969 production were among the first such attempts to define what is now recognized
of Delusion he was 'discovered', idolized, and gurufied, as a 43-tone- as a distinct musical genre." Includes: 'Nexus I' for three trumpets and
to-the-octave, ex-hobo, eccentric, maverick, iconoclastic instrument- the extended reverberations of the Grand Canyon, AZ; 'Mimus
builder, and a 'philosophic music-man seduced into carpentry.' Hippy Polyglottos' for electronic stimulus and Mockingbird; 'Skydrift' for 10
hyperbole notwithstanding, Partch was a genuine far-out radical voices, 16 instruments, electronic sounds and an expansive dry lake-bed
whose time has come. Again. Delusion of the Fury is a 72’ totally-inte- in the Arro Borrejo (CA) desert, etc.
grated, corporeal, microtonal, elemental work of ritual theater, incor- APPLEBAUM, MARK: Mousetrap Music CD (INNO 511) $13.00
porating almost all of Partch’s hand-built orchestra of sculptural instru- Electro-acoustic sound-sculpture improvisations performed on the
ments. Using mime, dance, music, vocalizations, lighting, and costume, mousetrap, mini-mouse, duplex mausphon, and midi-mouse with live
Partch presents two tales concerning reconciliation of life and death, electronics. "Applebaum, a composer, jazz pianist, and instrument
one after a Japanese Noh drama, the other after an Ethiopian folk tale. builder, has recorded a 69-minute CD of strange yet compelling aural
The vidoe release Enclosure Four: Harry Partch (Innova 404) features landscapes. Applebaum used live electronics to alter the sonorities of
the film version of Delusion, but this is the first time that the high-qual- his plucked shoehorns, spun caster wheels, bowed bronze rods, mas-
ity stereo sound version is available on CD. Perhaps the most astonish- saged Astroturf, and combed combs. The sounds of these unlikely
ing, seductive and compelling of Partch’s works, Delusion stands as the instruments are transformed into propulsive grooves, ethereal tex-
'Choral Symphony' or 'Ring Cycle' do to other composers: a culminat- tures, and tableaux of surprising logic."
ing testament to a lifetime of 'doing your own thing.' The 16-page OG O GO: Live in Your Bedroom CD (INNO 521) $13.00
illustrated booklet features Partch’s introduction and a new text by "A collection of short improvised works by guitarist Igor and trombon-
conductor Danlee Mitchell." ist Rodney Oakes. Igor’s contributions are based on his background as
HULTGREN, CRAIG: Music Of The Next Moment CD (INNO 502) a jazz guitarist and avant-garde performer in Russia, while Oakes’s
$13.00 arise from his experience as a Los Angeles composer and trombonist.
A series of experimental works for cello, amplified cello, speaking cel- There is a technical aspect to the works that supports their spontane-
list, etc. Some pieces feature accompaniment by electronic tape, per- ity: Igor uses a wide array of traditional guitar processing devices and
cussion, etc. techniques of his own invention, and Oakes uses his trombone to con-
GWIAZDA, HENRY: noTnoTesnoTrhyThms CD (INNO 505) $13.00 trol a synthesizer through the use of a pitch-to-MIDI converter. The
The debut release by this American composer, a virtual audio, sampling result is a dreamy musical continuum consisting of unusual timbres that
tour-de-force. "Welcome to a new sound-world. It seems once or twice you would swear came from more than just two players."
per generation some American oddball produces one. First there was GABURO, KENNETH: Winded: Works For Organ and Tape CD
Charles Ives with his hymn tunes emerging from clouds of dissonance; (INNO 524) $13.00
then Harry Partch with his 43-tone scale, Conlon Nancarrow with his "Three extraordinary works are recorded here for the first time, each
tempo clashing player pianos, La Monte Young with his ringing over- connected to one of the greatest exponents of the avant-garde pipe
tones, eleven octaves above the fundamental. And now there's organ, Gary Verkade, and one of the most important experimental
Gwiazda (leave out the 'i' to pronounce ti properly), with his breaking composers and electronic pioneers, Kenneth Gaburo (1926-93). All
glass, car horns, tweeting birds, footsteps, motorcycles, and the whole three challenging, emotionally powerful works are closer to the quasi-
symphony of noises that the sampler has made available for musical electronic sound worlds of Cage, Ligeti, Nono and Feldman than to the
use...Gwiazda belongs to the generation that made the sampler the conventional repertory of the instrument, having more in common
basis of a new art form. But no one uses it the way he does... It's clear with the worlds of electronic music or linguistics than with those of
that, in Gwiazda's sound-world, noises are just noises, arranged for Bach or Messiaen. Gaburo’s 'Antiphony X (Winded)' is a work in which
their sonic value. If his music reminds you of anyone else at all, it might the composer wanted to get out of the organ everything that was left
be that architect of sonic abstractions Edgard Varese; but while after many centuries of organ composition and context-loading. Every

last wheeze was to be coaxed, and if incapable of being coaxed, forced sounds, and strange stereo barrages."
out of it. The organ as instrument and the organist as player were to INTERDIMENSIONAL TRANSMISSIONS:
be placed in a high-energy performance situation which would ECTOMORPH: Abstraction 12" (IT 03) $6.00
inevitably lead to utter exhaustion of both (not to mention the listen- Four tracks, the third Ectomorph EP from 1996."This one featuring a
er!). Where was the organ and organ playing to go from here? This new level of the sound with 'The Haunting' and innovative loops."
was also Gaburo’s last major work." I-F: Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass 12" (IT 09) $6.00
MACBRIDE, DAVID: coNuNdRuM CD (INNO 525) $13.00 Repressed again. I-F is a Dutch producer (aka Ferenc), with numerous
"It is a mark of the depth of their partnership that percussionist extra- singles on Disko B, Viewlexx, Plasmek, etc. His style has been referred
ordinaire Benjamin Toth chose to devote his first solo CD in its entirety to as "electro-nix music -- a mixture of classical electro and pure elec-
to David Macbride’s music. According to Toth, Macbride's music is tronic music seasoned with dark melodies, sometimes with a retro
'sometimes funny, sometimes ominous, sometimes theatrical, some- taste, sometimes really deep and mental." This features the original
times subtle, sometimes complex, sometimes simple, sometimes mix of one of '97's most unforgettable tracks (as originally found on
groovy, sometimes lyrical. The eclectic nature of David's work is clearly the Interdimensional Transmissions From Beyond Vol. 1 12"), a new
the result of his varied inspirations.' This CD is a percussionist’s dream: extended 12" version and a new instrumental track "Secret Desire".
engaging, challenging, charming works that draw you in to their char- "Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass" is a totally charged track of fuzz-
acteristic sound world. The performances, in some cases the result of electro acid bass, random bleepy chirpage and wicked processed vocal
more than a year’s collaborative effort, are as superb as the recording madness -- packed together for maximum infection.
quality. Intricately-rolled marimba sounds and subtly shifting patterns I-F: The Man From P.A.C.K. CD (IT 10 CD) $13.50 The long-await-
permeate this evocative recording." ed follow-up to Fucking Consumer album. As with the previous
BURTNER, MATTHEW: Portals of Distortion CD (INNO 526) $13.00 album, this is released by Disko B in Europe, but issued by IT for
Subtitled: "Music for Saxophones, Computers, and Stones". "Listening the US. i-f is the Dutch producer Ferenc, who has been associat-
to the music of young Alaskan composer Matthew Burtner, one is ed with the labels Viewlexx and Murdercapital. "Thousands and
struck by the singular sound world that his work evokes. The subtitle thousands of years ago, in order to give energy and strength to
of this recording more than lists the instrumentation -- it implies a phi- those with a free, independent soul anywhere in this world, the
losophy of music in which technology and organic elements are indeli- people of PACK established an energyflow connecting the
bly linked. These pieces fuse the most innovative developments in world of PACK to Earth. The connection was terminated by
music technology with ancient aesthetic principles inspired by a natur- powerful, evil forces from this planet in order to maintain and
al sonic environment. Primitive musical sources such as stones are jux- expand their powers. If the connection with PACK can not be re-
taposed with instrumental writing influenced by techniques of digital established soon, the battle will be lost. For years the people of
audio synthesis....Conceived outside traditional instrumental concepts, Viewlexx watched the sky and monitored the galaxy looking
the saxophone is treated as an acoustical sound synthesis system. By for just one sign or clue. Not so long ago i-f experienced a spe-
splitting the air column of the instrument in various ways through the cial encounter after being electrocuted by one of his own
use of non-standard fingerings and embouchure pressures, multiphon- machines after programming a spysatelite communication
ics are created. Performing certain trills utilizing these multiphonic fin- sequence. Regaining consciousness, he stood eye to eye with...
gerings creates acoustic feedback in the air column. These metareso- The Man From PACK."
nances, relying inherently on chaotic aspects of the instrumental body, I-F: The Man From P.A.C.K. 2LP (IT 10 LP) $13.50
are controlled by the performer. Overtones, noise, and other residual Double vinyl version.
sonic material become as musically valuable as conventional pure I-F: Theme From PACK 12" (IT 11) $6.50
tones. The instrumental body of the saxophone is treated as a sonorous Includes a non-album extended mix of "Theme" and an exclusive
acoustic object that possesses attributes of both acoustical order and remix by Parallax Corporation.
chaos." Includes pieces for 9 tenor saxophones, for computer generat- POTUZNIK, GERHARD: The 20th Door 12" (IT 12) $6.00
ed tape, for amplified saxophone and computer generated tape, for "After over 30 releases over the past 8 years on a variety of labels
computer noise controller and stone trio, for computer polyrhythmi- including Cheap, Disko b, Breakin, Craft/Sabotage, Pomelo, Morbid,
con/electronics, etc. Tension, The Super Corp, Plug Research, Gig, and Mo Wax, IT 12 finds
PARADES, ROBERT: Regretting And Remembering CD (INNO 528) Gerhard Potuznik in his debut appearance on Interdimensional
$13.00 Transmissions. This EP showcases Gerhard's obsessive love affairs with
"A dedicated asker of serious musical questions -- as composer, impro- with Joy Division and his G3 Powerbook. The record itself is specifical-
visor, performer and writer/thinker/teacher. This disc features two monly engineered to get lost in, with 5 perfect loops and an inside out flip
umental electroacoustic works. The first of these is 'Forgetting And side. With Gerhard's explorations, Interdimensional Transmissions con-
Remembering', a 40-minute work made by recording successive layers tinues it's adventures into unique individualistic stand out electronic
of clarinet improvisations over a seven-day period, a different track music."
each day. The second substantial work, '#17 (Speakers), [in every ECTOMORPH: Destroy Your Powercenters 12" (IT 13) $6.00
moment {of} decay]' includes synthesized and acoustic sounds of "Ectomorph makes a strong return with their long awaited fourth EP.
grainy, chattering intensity, clarinet-driven electronic screams, skirls This EP marks new sonic directions and a new IT sleeve." "Ectomorph
and keenings, ultimately exploring varieties of decay in many guises." exist as an amplified id with the goal of conjuring pure forms of elec-
APPLEBAUM, MARK: The Janus Remixes: Exercises In Auto- tronic funk to stimulate your mind & body. With the knowledge that
Plundering CD (INNO 532) $13.00 thought is electrical, this EP is the ultimate realization of the concept
"From 1992 to 1996 Mark Applebaum composed The Janus Cycle, of electronic music as an organism, since electrical impulses trigger
eleven solo, chamber, choral, and orchestral works for virtuoso musi- both the mind and the synthesizer. These concepts are made flesh
cians. The eleven works were performed and recorded. Then through the music and their manifestation into vinyl. Simon Reynolds
Applebaum hacked them to bits with his computer and painstakingly coined the terms 'abstract booty' and 'intelligent bass' when reviewing
reassembled each one, making wild new pieces. The result is The Janus Ectomorph's performance at Input in NYC, Feb., 1999, while remarking
Remixes, bizarre and compelling modern musique concrete that turns that 'melody ns limited to one note finger synth-motifs that needle
the concert hall on its head. The collection of unlikely remixes is through the the cochlea to tickle the innermost recesses of the brain;
remarkable and varied: there are punchy, up-tempo techno grooves, the textural palate comprises myriad sublte shades of ice and rubber;
trancy and haunting ambient tracks, collisions of morphing and fusing dub reverb gives the music a crumbly-round-the-edges organic quality
that compares favorably with the clinical dessication of most electro.'" of radio. In an 11 minute 10 second collage of words, music fragments
ECTOMORPH: Breakthrough 12" (IT 15) $6.50 and sounds, the film-maker and media artist Walter Ruttmann pre-
"Ectomorph makes a strong return with their most DJ-friendly record sented on 13 June 1930 an avant-garde and radically innovative radio
since their debut. A fresh new intensity of sound." piece: an acoustic picture of a Berlin weekend urban landscape. After
INTERMEDIUM (GERMANY): his experience with his films, Walter Ruttmann deliberately sought pos-
BECKETT, SAMUEL: ...the whole thing's coming out of the dark sibilities for producing an audio-film for radio. 'Everything audible in
CD (INTER 001) $14.00 the world becomes material', he wrote in a manifesto in 1929. Tones
Impressive debut release on this new German label. "'... the whole and sounds should exist in their own right. For 'Weekend' they were
thing's coming out of the dark', it was Samuel Beckett who used this recorded as arbitrary and intentional elements on the soundtrack of an
term about the origin and quality of his radio plays. The recordings in optical sound film using the so-called tri ergon technique. For the first
this production provide an impressive documentation of Beckett's time an artistic radio production was created whose material could be
'visual writing'. To the fore in the selection of texts for this CD were the assembled and designed according to rhythmic, musical principles. The
author's so-called 'eye pieces', together with some of his observation technique used also meant that a repeat broadcast would have been
and movement sketches: Molloy (1951), L'image/the Image (1959), and possible. But this never happened. The original of 'Weekend' was long
Company (1980) -- three texts from different phases in the life of the considered lost. A copy was only rediscovered in New York in 1978. 68
Irish author and Nobel literature laureate. They are read by actors years after the creation of the original, Barbara Schäfer and Herbert
Natasha Parry, Barry McGovern, and Raymond Federman. The playing Kapfer invited international artists to make six Walter Ruttmann
directions for the instrumentalist on this CD (Uwe Dieksen) are derived Weekend Remix versions for Bayerischer Rundfunk. The radio play clas-
directly from the so-called sucking stones sequence in Beckett's novel sic, which had opened up new aesthetic perspectives for the genre at a
Molloy, where the author has his protagonists invent three variations very early stage, underwent the digital endurance test and was con-
of the correct way to suck 16 pebbles -- distributed between two coat fronted with the means and possibilities of the digital age and the
or trouser pockets. Everything takes place inside the head, and yet remix technique. The remixes of Klaus Buhlert and Ernst Horn took
these image provoking speech rituals find their way to the outside. Ruttmann's compositional principles of 'Weekend' and circumscribed
Everything becomes the listener's projection room. We look on the them with their own compositions. With the new digital technology
speakers as we would an open, exposed interior. Speech is its own dis- new methods of composition were also applied. Pathos and rhythm
secting instrument. Existence is transferred into speech, being is were given a contemporary drive, the ironic moments of the disre-
removed from its time. The images remain, the sound of speech spectfully edited original were amplified further with a subsequent
remains -- in which the secret of an entire world is concealed." treatment by the composers Horn and Buhlert, new audio spaces were
JECK, PHILLIP: Vinyl Coda I-III 2CD (INTER 002) $16.00 opened up. In 1998 Berlin, To Rococo Rot sought acoustic equivalents
"The sound performer Phillip Jeck, who lives in Liverpool, was trained to the elements Ruttmann had recorded in 1930. Their version is –- in
in the fine arts at the Dartington College of Arts in England. Since the film terms – a remake, in musical terms a cover version, and at the
seventies he has used the medium of stage performance. Since the same time a homage to Ruttmann and the City of Berlin. In their
early eighties, Jeck has been experimenting with the possibilities of the 'Weekend' remixes, the British musician Mick Harris and DJ Spooky
DJ. He works with turntables, tape recorders, and electronics. In 1993 from New York staged a return to the fatalistic mood of the original.
A Vinyl Requiem was presented in London, a sound performance and The remix compositions focussed on machine noises and the acoustic
installation with 180 Dansette record players, manipulated disks, and a signals of disturbed communication. Apart from the added bass and
number of film projectors. For this homage to the fading vinyl age Jeck rhythm tracks, Harris and DJ Spooky used only the original as material,
won the 1993 Performance Award. Vinyl Coda was nominated Radio processed with digital machines. The basis for the remix by the
Play of the Month for February 1999 by the German Academy of the Canadian John Oswald was the loud noise on the copy of the 1930
Performing Arts: 'The performance is fascinating because two trans- original. Oswald's remix conducted a digital material battle with the
parent patterns come to light in the composition, but they are broken original, one which duplicated in Ruttmann's discontinuous rhythm the
up and varied in a surprising way. The listener's expectations are there- copying noises which had developed over time."
fore continually undermined and the piece, lasting a full 20 minutes, is INTUIT-SOLAR:
good for surprises up to the very end. With its artistic principle of con- DJ GODFATHER: Via Satellite From Detroit 12" (ITU 003) $7.00
trasting the imperfection of antiquated hardware and software with "The A side features the latest electro from DJ Godfather, with two
the digital perfection of modern studio technology, Jeck makes a cen- mixes of the title track. The B side features two new ghetto-tech tracks,
tral theme of radio and the DJ culture, which has made an art form of 'End Of Time (vocal mix)' and 'Confused?'. DJ Godfather's endeavors in
scratching.' Phillip Jeck, who once gave his performances the subtitle both of these genres have brought him national attention for his skills
'Low-fi Classics for the Electronic Generation', once again takes his as both a DJ and producer. Intuit-Solar is proud to present the latest
orchestra consisting of Dansette record players from the 50s and 60s on work from this talented artist, who has become an important icon in
a hypnotic sound journey. On his Dansettes he places disks he has the development of ghetto-tech and electro. DJ Godfather's drive,
picked up at flea markets. With the crackling, rustling and hissing- all determination, and talent have brought him repeated successes, and
the interference dirt and wear causes on old sound media- the materi- demonstrate an artistic ability sought after by Intuit-Solar."
als start to speak. Jeck's compositional concept for outdated Hi-fi units: VA: Comin' From Tha D: Vol. 1 12" (ITU 1999) $7.50
loop 'n' scratch. He works the disks with glue and a scalpel so that the "A new high end label from Detroit featuring exclusive tracks from
needle sticks at desired points and generates sound loops at various these underground heroes (Ectomorph, Shake, DJ Recloose, Dan Bell)
playing speeds between 16 and 78 rpm. Music sequence, noises, voice in top notch packaging."
and speech fragments form the tonal structure of Jeck's material- VA: Comin' From Tha D: Vol. 2 12" (ITU 2000) $7.50
bound composition." "A new label from Detroit featuring exclusive tracks from these ghet-
RUTTMANN, WALTER: Walter Ruttmann Weekend Remix CD to-tech superstars and Detroit heros: DJ Godfather, Disco D, Sean
(INTER 003) $14.00 Deason, Terrence Parker."
Featuring remixes by: DJ Spooky, To rococo Rot, Mick Harris, John VA: Comin From Tha D: Vol. 3: The Remixes 12" (ITU 2001) $7.50
Oswald, Klaus Buhlert, Ernst Horn. Plus the original Ruttmann track Ectomorph vs. Adult, Le Car vs. Heinrich Mueller, Punisher vs, DJ T-1000,
from 1930 (previously issued as a 3" by Metamkine). "'Weekend' by Keith Tucker vs. D Wynn. "8 combined talents on one 12 inch. The
Walter Ruttmann (1887-1941) is a pioneering work from the early days artists featured on this record represent a wide variety of artistic styles

and backgrounds within the genre of electronic music. Ectomorph's ('invent betr fzcl-xpl'nESnz 7an PAW, jumps, chans Es, Its bcm a stuupid
ground-breaking explorations of electro have attracted international wrd.'). You really can't find more convincing MEV recordings than this,
attention and praise. On Installment #3, Ectomorph's track 'The excellent field-scrape with low-frequency peaks & valleys (incorrect
Haunting' is remixed by Ersatz Audio's newest artist, Adult, also known tape speed during mastering process? You be the judge) and solemn,
as Adam Miller from Le Car. An original track by Le Car, 'Cinematic sub-aqueous anti-gloss tones... Excellent." -- Hrvatski.
Automatic' is also featured on this 12", remixed by Heinrich Mueller. ISHTAR:
Mueller is well known for his work under the alias Dopplereffekt. VA: Dice: A Collection of Contemporary Women Composers CD
Punisher, a producer and DJ who has recently gained widespread (ISHTAR 001) $12.00
recognition for her talents, has her drum & bass track 'Mirage' remixed 1993 compilation that we found about 10 copies of. Features: Barnett
by DJ T-1000. DJ T-1000 is known around the world for his contribu- Band, La Donna Smith, The Qube Chix, Christine Baczewska, Cecilia,
tions to the world of electronic music, including founding his record Elise Kermani, Alquimia, Lynn Book, Justine.
label Generator and Pure Sonik. The last remix comes from D. Wynn, ISLAND (UK):
whose remixing talents have been demonstrated in the past on tracks
WHITE NOISE: An Electric Storm CD (ISL 09482) $18.00
by Inner City and E-Dancer. For this compilation he created the 'Detroit
"Classic electron-psych LP from '68 (released by Island). Spearheaded
Underground Dance Mix' of Keith Tucker's original track 'Face Your
by one David Vorhaus, a staff member at BBC studios and widely
Fate'. The work of these two living legends has played a vital role in
rumored as co-creator of the music to BBC television's cult classic Dr.
shaping the evolution of electronic music since the beginning, and it is
Who series. 'Welcome to the world of the frequency shifter, signal gen-
an honor to feature their combined talents on this release."
erator and azimuth co-ordinator. A world that existed before the dawn
IRML: of the synthesizer, when a 'sample' was a length of recording tape del-
BRYANT, ALLAN: Spaceball CD (IRML 01) $11.00 icately and skillfully spliced in place. The 1968 White Noise: An Electric
Bryant was an original member of the legendary 60s improvisational Storm LP became the holy grail amongst collectors of 'Science
ensemble MEV (Musica Elettronica Viva). He later took up invented Dimension' music, a staple ingredient for lovers of cosmic electronic
guitar language, releasing an infamous album on CRI (currently avail- space-rock'. Features longtime Evan Parker cohort Paul Lytton on
able as CRI CD 699); this new CD, self-released on his own new label, drums, some familiar Perrey/Kingsley-esque tape-sound juxtaposi-
continues in the spirit of Space Guitars -- droning, long-string-like tioned with concreté-styled jump cuts. An authentic must-have, a truly
ambiance, space-pulse variations, all embedded in some of the deepest important record in the continuum of electronic rock. -- Hrvatski.
fields of cosmic invention that the current musical universe can offer. A ISLAND/BLUE (UK):
music that Bryant claims is about whirling, speeding, smashing space
PESHAY: Miles From Home 4LP (ISL PFA1 LP) $40.00
particles and stormy, exploding matter -- a drama that touches our very
4LP version, packaged in massive 4 color gatefold sleeve.
existence, origins and being -- or not being. (I paraphrase, his unique
PESHAY: Miles From Home CD (ISL PFA1CD) $28.00
personal spelling methods are much more exotic). I'm sure this will add
"Dear lord... Originally slated for release on Mo' Wax around early
up as one of the quintessential personal documents of recent times.
1997, this was going to be the 'be all end all' of UK Jungle LP's (very
MEV: CD (IRML 02) $11.00
few @ the time), only to have Mr. Peshay jump ship from Mo' Wax
A previously unreleased document of MEV -- four sections of an impro-
(after only one EP, the title track, and a remix on a promo-only DJ
visation recorded in London, 1968, spread out over 43 minutes. The line
Shadow single) to this Island UK subsidiary. For a little background on
up was Bryant (synthesizer), Alvin Curran (trumpet, percussion),
why this all means cotton: "An early protegé of Goldie while the two
Frederick Rzewski (amplified percussion, singing), Jon Phetteplace
worked on production at 4 Hero's Reinforced Records during the early
(amplified cello). Powerful, historic noise and the first easily available
'90s, Peshay's style of jungle/drum'n'bass, influenced both by house
MEV music on CD. Also comes with a Bryant solo synth wig-out piece
and the more polished forms of jazz fusion, allies itself both with
at the end. Both of these IRML CDs come in regular jewel cases, and
Goldie and 4 Hero. A breakbeat DJ from early in his career, Peshay
endearingly primitive xerox graphics; essential stuff to say the least.
debuted on wax with Reinforced in 1993, recording the Protegé EP
BRYANT, ALLAN: Space Tecno CD (IRML 03) $11.00
before joining Goldie's Metalheadz stable and releasing its second sin-
Solo electronics from the ex-member of MEV. Primitive xerox sleeve in
gle, 'Psychosis.' He also recorded several twelves with LTJ Bukem's
jewel case, ala previous IRML documents. "Contemporary electronic
Good Looking Records, including 'The Piano Tune' and '19.5.' Though
musings from this MEV founder and producer of arguably the finest
hampered by a serious illness which sidelined him during jungle's
electric-guitar-process-as-musique-concrete-slab in the history of such
breakout year of 1995, Peshay returned in 1996, remixing singles from
an amalgam (that would be the Space Guitars CD on CRI). Despite the
Goldie's Timeless ('Inner City Life' and 'Angel') and contributing tracks
slightly sickening title, involved musics have less to do with 'tecno'
to the Mo'Wax compilation Headz II. Signed up to Mo'Wax, Peshay
than, say, a selection of gold doubloons found off the Ivory Coast.
released the 'Miles from Home' single in mid-1998 and worked on
Musically, these multi tracked solo synthesizer tracks (sonically akin to
material with Photek's Rupert Parkes. Following de rigeur for top-
bending concave/convex sheets of hard vinyl) overlap in a most pleas-
flight jungle producers, he also formed his own label, Elementz
ing/mystically organized way. Liners feature new phonetically chal-
Records, which released twelves from Decoder and Technical Itch."
lenged texts to baffle in-laws and fans alike. Trance-inducing." --
That's some history, considering all. Drum n' bass still sounds good,
Hrvatski.
wake up from the dull routine that has become your life." -- Hrvatski.
MEV: Rome Cansrt CD (IRML 04) $11.00
ISOPHLUX RECORDS:
The original MEV (Allan Bryant, Alvin Curran, Frederic Rzewski, Joh
Phetteplace), recorded in the spring of 1968 in Rome. "Vault find PROTOCOL: NDC 12" (ISO 005) $7.00
recordings of a MEV concert from Spring of 1968, featuring the origi- "Protocol is 22 year old Nicole Caffarella. She is the first female artist
nal lineup of Allan Bryant (synthesizers), Alvin Curran (percussion, on Isophlux. Nicole grew up in central Florida where she was intro-
trumpet), Frederic Rzewski (percussion), and Jon Phetteplace (cello, duced to the electronic music scene. Inspired by Miami bass, early elec-
percussion). Booklet reprints prime Bryant rants on church/state sepa- tro, and clubs like the zipperhead, she decided to give music producing
ration ('TH' 10 GRAETST AMERICNZ WR AGENST ORGANYZD RLIJN a try herself. Working hard for two years in her boyfriend's studio she
(OR)'), questionable medical practices ('SRCMSIZHN(S)-ITS DUN FOR has sharpened her skills to the point where she will give most guys a
MNI($)!'), the IBM theft of Apple technologies ('Just lyc Bill Gates mest run for their money when it comes to producing challenging tracks.
up 7 Mac sstm, wich hi stol, n Uzd a cAmplx DOS sstm t mc it a mes U Her approach is to never let go of the past but also introduce the lis-
had t go t school t lrn, n wth cn upgrEdz ($)'), and quantum physics tener to the future without giving up her classic sound. The NDC EP

also comes with remixes from new label mate L'Usine, and by Shad T. CD for the first time." Recorded and mixed by Antonelli Electr. and
Scott. NDC is the first in many releases to come from Protocol. Look for Pyrolator at Ata Tak.
more from her soon. " Pretty nice-sounding stuff, not too far off from ITEM RECORDINGS:
the Miami-bass references (although most of it veers closer to the MAZZACANE CONNORS, LOREN: St. Vincent's Newsboy Home CD
Chicago/Detroit zone)." -- Hrvatski. (IR 9901) $10.00
L'USINE: CD (ISO 011 CD) $13.50 New solo MazzaCane album, a 32-minute suite broken up into 15 short
"Debut CD from one Jeff McIlwain, presumably NOT an alias for any- sections. "The theme for this recording is related to The St. Vincent's
one any more well loved/revered/regarded/feared, although these days Newsboy Home which was an orphanage for homeless (mainly Irish
you can't be all-too sure of anything (if you squint, certain moments American) newsboys in turn of the century NYC."
can resemble certain audio segments forged by a certain pronuncia- JACK WRIGHT:
tion-mishappen UK production duo). Bits of mutant electro/drum n'
WRIGHT & FRIENDS, JACK: Thaw CD (JW 002) $10.00
bass/DSP-study melt into new variations of the IDM theme, only there's
Self-produced CD from 1992 with hand-painted covers; Colorado-fuel
a certain freshness to the whole affair, as if said composer wasn't aware
improv, featuring Wright (alto, soprano, tenor saxes, piano) with
of post 1993 developments (or wasn't granted access to them, hermit-
Murray Reams (drums), Terry Sines (bass), Mike O'Neill (guitar), Justin
style) in controller-value programming technology & decided to take
Perdue (trumpet, guitar), Bob Marsh (cello, flute, violin), etc.
the less-travelled route of intriguing sound design & harmonic
JDK PRODUCTIONS (NETHERLANDS):
in(ter)vention instead of the fractured/crunchy-beats & modal anti-
melody route (although there are traces...). Hot stuff, wider exposure OLIVEROS/DAVID GAMPER, PAULINE: Live at the Ijsbreker:
(& successive name-dropping) imminent." -- Hrvatski. January 24, 1999 CD (JDK 03) $15.00
IYUNX: The Duckie Dickie Bird EP 12" (ISO 013) $7.00 "Pauline Oliveros, godmother of ambient and electronic music, gives
"This is the exclusive debut release for Iyunx on Isophlux. Lyunx is a JDK Productions the premier live recordings from her soldout concert
new team coming from England. Their music is musical and not just a at the Ysbreker in Amsterdam on January 24, 1999. Working with elec-
bunch of beeps and blips. Lyunx reminds me of why we even started tronic music magician David Gamper on his EIS-system, they together
the label in the first place with their classic sound of the future. Also to created transparent layers and crystalline structures, slowly evolving
come from Iyunx is a full length titled How To Make A Explosion which and mesmerizing the listeners with timeless forms. This is the pinnacle
will be released in 2000 on CD/LP." of the Oliveros-Gamper collaborations, music that through its depth,
L'USINE: Coded EP 12" (ISO 014) $7.00 reveals ever more profound expression."
"L'usine is Jeff Mcilwain one of America's new leading electronic VITIELLO/FRANCES-MARIE UTTI, STEPHEN: Uitti/Vitiello 3"CD
artists. L'usine pushes into the future of sound and music with the tools (JDK 05) $10.00
of the past, not like most producers today that have went in the ways "The combined hyper-sensitive musicmaking of Uitti and Vitiello, each
of DSP beeps and blips. L'usine rises above with structured songs and lauded and revered in their separate genres of music, is now for the
melodic emotions that have been lost by the mass of electronic music first time to be heard on CD. Enter the dark, magical world of micro
being generated today. L'usine produces music to act like a sound track dynamics, swirling dervishes of harmonic twists. Hoarse melodies on
for drives, fights, love, and laying back." the Mongolian violen add to the mystery of this nerve-exposed musical
MARINKOVIC: Kinetix 12" (ISO 016) $6.50 world. A 20 minute journey through a land not yet inhabited."
"Straight from war torn Yugoslavia, 19 year old Alex Marinkovic draws JEEPSTER:
deeply from the discord of his surroundings, uncloaking the chaos of GENTLE WAVES, THE: The Green Fields of Foreverland... CD (NR
his native land in his explosive debut release, 'Kinetix'. The compelling 4026) $13.00
sounds are reflections that bleed forth harsh beats, combined with the "The solo debut album from The Gentle Waves, the brainchild of Isobel
'lo-fi-feel', Marinkovic produces music that is distinct. Influenced by his Campbell, the cellist and singer from Belle & Sebastian. Isobel doubles
Detroit heroes, Marinkovic takes shape, allowing a glimpse of hope to as chanteuse and plays most of the instruments herself. There are also
come through in his work with tracks like, 'Personal Distorted Trip'. In contributions from friends and various members of Belle & Sebastian.
this track the swinging structures play against the motoring norm of Her debut is a beautiful collection of gentle girl folk pop that hearkens
the harsh beats. Isophlux is honored to have Marinkovic in the family. back to the days of Nick Drake, Sandy Denny, Fairport Convention and
'Kinetix', is a welcome step out of the living room and on to the dance other late 60s, early 70s folk heroes but yet keeps its own very 90s
floor for Isophlux." edge. The Gentle Waves' songs combine incredibly catchy hooks with
ITALIC (GERMANY): simple yet sophisticated arrangements that are Belle & Sebastian's sig-
ANTONELLI ELECTR.: Bohannon 12" (ITALIC 07) $9.00 nature and claim to fame."
"The new Antonelli Electr. 12" Bohannon is the last single release from JETSET:
the successful Me, The Disco Machine CD, which includes this year's MOGWAI: Kicking A Dead Pig/Fear Satan 2CD (TWA 13) $13.00
most popular underground dance tunes. From the lovely vocoder Domestic issue of a full length Mogwai remix project, with the previ-
vocals of 'I Don't Want Nobody Else But You' to the more minimal and ous remix EP Mogwai Fear Satan tacked on. Includes remixes by My
raving 'Dubby Disco' to the groundbreaking German vocoder pop hit Bloody Valentine, µ-Ziq, Alec Empire, Hood, Third Eye Foundation, Kid
'Automatic Music', which links Antonelli Electr. directly to New Order's Loco, Arab Strap, Max Tundra, Klute, Surgeon & DJ Q.
'Blue Monday'." MOGWAI: Kicking A Dead Pig/Fear Satan 3LP (TWA 13 LP) $15.00
ANTONELLI ELECTR.: Me the Disco Machine CD (ITALIC 5 CD) MOGWAI: 4 Satin CD (TWA 14 CD) $6.50
$15.00 "To further satisfy the demands of it's people, Jetset is releasing the
"Super classy album from Dusseldorf's mega hip Antonelli Electr., who critically acclaimed, thirty-minute space-rock escapade known as the 4
successfully combines the best elements from minimal techno (a la Satin EP."
Basic Channel), electro (a la Kraftwerk), disco and house. Me the Disco GO-BETWEENS: '78 'til 79: The Lost Album CD (TWA 19 CD)
Machine is a compilation of 12"'s released between 1997 and 1999 for $12.00
ecstatic dancing. It includes the lovely vocoder vocals of 'I Don't Want "The seminal Australian pop band of the 80s. This is NOT a reissue. The
Nobody Else But' as well as the more minimal and raving 1Dubby Lost Album is all original material that was supposed to comprise the
Disco', plus the vocoder pop hit 'Automatic Music' that links Antonelli Go-Betweens debut LP but was lost 20 years ago. These songs have
Electr. directly to New Order's 'Blue Monday'. All tracks are released on never been heard before, let along released. Also includes their first 2

singles, never released in the US." his own Korm Plastics/Bake/Microwave labels (all available as CDRs) and
JLIAT (UK): his work for Staalplaat (which he didn't found, contrary to popular
JLIAT: The Dancing Horse CD (JLIAT 9501) $13.00 belief) and from a thousand other projects as Goem, Beequeen and
2nd release, in a very similar style to the above. "The Dancing Horse Kapotte Muziek. Shifts produces another angle of De Waard's minimal
was made using synthesizers and samplers to create sets of looped music. The guitar is the source of Shifts. After a string of 7"s, 10"s and
sound... I wanted to create something that was part of a larger, poten- 2 CDs, we are proud to say that Mechanica is one of his best. The album
tially infinite continuum of sound. A finite slice of an infinite series. In is a continuation of his work on Meme but probably more guitar ori-
immersing ourselves in such 'music' we can perhaps glimpse the possi- ented. No surprise since this CD is the first in the (K-RAA-K)3 improgu-
bility of something which is omniscient." Extremely oblique packaging, itar series. The music builds up like a rolling thunder of quiet guitar
stunning trance-out sound, these are the kind of artifacts that we strumming, processed through several effects. Like Dean Roberts, he
dream about all night long. creates a world on his own, leaving the listener very relaxed. While the
JLIAT: The Nature of Nature CD (JLIAT 9701) $13.00 tension is sometimes very stretched, the music developes into a bewil-
4th CD; "A single piece of electronic drone, made July '96 through Jan. dering experience you take in yourself. It only leaves your mind hours
'97 in Walsingham England's 'Nazareth'." Jliat's longest thus far, and after the CD has stopped spinning. A mechanical orchestra humming
also, to some extent the darkest...This is nothing else then a single on end."
piece of electronic drone, but let this not put you to sleep. The drone SCHAEFER, JANEK: Out CD (K3 017) $15.00
on this CD changes slowly and takes various shapes, but only notable "Janek Schaefer is an architect. This might explain his vision on his
to the concentrated listener. The unconcentrated one, he/she who music. A good building closes up into your memory without you even
plays this at this a soft volume will find a meditative piece of music. Just noticing it. The same goes for Schaefer's soundsculptures. Clearly struc-
wonderful!" --Frans de Ward. tured soundloops baffling their way into perception. You can use his
JUPITER (EUROPE): music in art-galleries, train-stations, living-rooms: anywhere really.
Each time/place conducts his work to a different perception. Even a
PUSSY: Plays LP (JUPITER) $18.00
high volume or low volume defines another way in the listening expe-
Highly regarded British psych-rock from the late 60s, originally on
rience which unfolds upon your ears. Janek Schaefer is one of the lead-
Morgan Blue Town. Bootleg repro from the 80s, limited stock.
ing persons in the Turntable Terrorist wave nowadays. He only works
K-RAA-K 3 (BELGIUM):
with one sound-source, namely The Triphonic turntable, which he
WIO/KÖHN: WIO VS. KÖHN 10" (K3 010) $9.00 invented. The manipulations that he causes, create a spectacular result:
"Already from the beginning Wio and Köhn, a.k.a. Ed Nolbed, covered sounds coincide, clash together and fade away. This CD collects two live
each others songs. On stage, they played mainly their friends' music concerts: one during the Fat Cat evening in Zaal België, Hasselt and one
because they thought their own songs were too bad. Now they've performance recorded during a session in a nuclear bunker in Scotland.
recorded some of these refabrications. The music reflects a great dis- But Schaefer doesn't see those two long pieces as just two live pieces -
tance from all those dance remix albums -- because of the respect and - they are his two best performances and he cares about them. And it
knowledge the bands have for each other. It offers personal interac- is the only recording that he wants to release to represent his public
tion, a filling of the gap between guitar and electronica for all those work. So this CD doesn't belongs at all in the compartment of cheap
who think we're crazy." live recordings pushed by the fucking music industry. The two sound-
TOSS: LP (K3 011) $12.00 spheres are at the razor's edge, and very enjoyable to listen to."
"The debut album from this vaguely guitar oriented Belgian trio ROTHKO: Storm Cycle 10" (K3 020) $9.00
searches lines into the dessert. The field is filled with foggy waves, tick- "Two big eye-catchers: the unusual line-up of three bass-guitars and
les sustain the sonic sprawles and cloud the area. The structure of most the use of the name of a brilliant abstract painter. But there is much
songs vary from ultraminimal course to rock/pop timed changes, but more than that to this revelatory British trio. Their music is totally out
the wire will run through your brain. The sounds and the melodies of this world and much more effective than the sum of all British space-
build an overall density. The color experiments of such avant guitar rock bands nowadays. Mark Beazley, Crawford Blair and Jon Meade
bands lead you into a new world of industrial solitude and madness." broke the normal band hierarchy. However you should expect a lot of
KOHN: 2 CD (K3 014) $15.00 low-end fuzz that somehow still all sounds very clear and pure. Three
"Köhn is a an electronica-bedroom-project from a young guy, Jurgen textures are crossing without crowding each other. Sometimes they
De Blonde, living in the very small Belgian village Knesselare. His first play bass like a young Fahey, but a second piece makes you thrill in one
music was normal guitar pop but without throwing his guitar, he dis- massive, dangerous Labradford-like soundscape. This combination
covered the possibilities of a sampler. A first CD was released on K-raa- works wonderfully and is innovative."
K filled with a lot of weird skippings and bleeps. Jurgen De Blonde is
KAIROS (GERMANY):
still involved in a dozen other projects/bands and he made some remix-
FELDMAN, MORTON: For Samuel Beckett CD (KAI 1201) $15.00
es but Köhn has always been his main project, so we kinda trusted it.
"For Samuel Beckett, Feldman's final composition, was not really a
Now the second album is finished. It took him a long time but we think
reaction to any of Beckett's plays, but was more of an expression of his
it was worth waiting. His live-concerts announced it already: a big step
personal connection to the playwright. Feldman claimed there was, in
forward from his debut CD. The new album is more mature and warm.
fact, a relationship between himself and Beckett in their ways of 'posi-
He experiments with beats and melodies like he is born to do nothing
tioning' their respective linguistic or musical building blocks. For
else. Strange sonorities keeping your attention to check your hifi-sys-
Samuel Beckett is scored for winds, brass, percussion, piano, harp,
tem. A couple of guitars and vocals break down the barriers between
string quartet, and double bass, and the piece is the culmination of
electronix and songs. Skippings and scratches result in zigzag melodies.
Feldman's compositional journey into time and space. The music
His sound library won't sound familiar but if you listen closely, you'll
unfolds without regard to normal time constraints, and there is much
discover real pop music. Where electronic bands like Oval, Noto,
beauty in the mix. Three is an indirect parallel between Beckett's rep-
Farmers Manual mainly focus on pure sounds, Köhn explores that field
etition of words and phrases and Feldman's intricate reworking of
into structured sound-clashing and real songs. So, you'll have some
musical patterns, but that is the result of the parallel in their artistry.
kind of dance tracks, ambient sounds deconstructed by musique con-
The Vienna Klangforum is one of the top ensembles in Europe special-
crete and Pavement."
izing in contemporary music. Sylvain Cambreling is the group's princi-
SHIFTS: Mechanica CD (K3 015) $15.00
pal guest conductor, and has an international reputation for impressive
"Shifts is Frans De Waard. Famous for his ground-breaking releases on
interpretations of modern repertoire."
SCIARRINO, SALVATORE: Le Voci Sottovetro Infinito Nero CD on Nauheim, Germany's Kanzleramt imprint. This is about as sonically
(KAI 1202) $15.00 adventurous as you can get w/o sacrificing ease of human movement.
"This very unusual release presents a fascinating theatrical composition 'Banging' output, unique or its alien plonk-skree and clearly defined
by Salvatorre Sciarrino. The only way to describe it is that it sounds as non-linear development. A new, mutant strain of oddness, clearly
if the listener is looking back in time at the music of Renaissance genius something to look out for..." -- Hrvatski
Carlo Gesualdo through a filter of modern instrumentation and con- HEIL, JOHANNES: Reality To Midi 2LP (KA 24 LP) $17.00
temporary techniques, punctuated by recitations of three letters by the VA: Five CD (KA 30 CD) $17.00
Renaissance poet Torquato Tasso. The letters are to Tasso's acquain- Awesome collection of Kazleramt label tracks from: Samuel L. Session,
tances, where he speaks of the illnesses he is currently suffering. The Anthony Rother, Christian Morgenstern, Richard Bartz, Johannes Heil,
music is alternately serene and exotic, shifting from the old to the new DJ Slip, Heiko Lauz, Alex Cortex.
with almost no way for the listener to tell where one ends and the HEIL, JOHANNES: Illuminate the Planet CD (KA 33 CD) $17.00
other begins. After all this, is Sciarrino's Infinito Nero, a sparse, other- "Johannes Heil, the 'techno producer of the year 1999' has a brand
worldly piece based on the text of that name by the late 16th Century new album called Illuminate the Planet. This follow-up to his very suc-
mystic Maddalena de'Pazzi. The composer once again creates a truly cessful album Reality to Midi offers 13 versatile techno and downbeat
unique sound world." tracks on triple vinyl or CD. Through they eyes of Johannes, Illuminate
RIHM, WOLFGANG: Musik für Drei Streicher (Music For 3 Strings) represents positive energy and a perception of being part of the whole
CD (KAI 1204) $14.00 without following role models or styles. In the context of techno and
"Wolfgang Rihm's Music For 3 Strings is both evocative and provoca- his position as a producer it means that he is renewing the whole
tive. Rihm is a composer who, in his own words, 'composes with nerve through innovation and the joy of experimenting -- which does not
ends and not only with the pencil'. He is contemporary in vision and mean Johannes is trying to teach the crowd. The album will probably
texture, but the raw emotion, which is evident every time bow is set to be one of the most important techno releases this year. Illuminate the
string, provokes a wide range of responses from the listener. The work Planet stands for innovation and alteration combined with functional-
is mapped out in three large movements. The first movement consists ity as well as positive energy."
of three sections, in which the music grows from introspective yet firm HEIL, JOHANNES: Illuminate the Planet 3LP (KA 33 LP) $21.00
to more agitated gestures. The second movement is made up of three Triple vinyl version.
expansive canzonas, darkly lyrical, each with their own individual LAUX, HEIKO: CD (KA 39 CD) $15.00
moods and colors. The third movement is, in a way, the emotional cul- "'Sense Fiction', the science of senses, starts where consciousness loses
mination of what has gone before, full of wild swings of mood and the leading function and the senses them self get the master control.
pulsing energy. The music is stylistically free, yet there is structure Senses are also responsible for the production of this album. Heiko
beneath the surface. It is in the direction of atonality, but there are Laux presents on his new album his personal definition of techno in the
plenty of anchors for the ear." new Century. All tracks were produced in Berlin and transfer the mood
PINTSCHER, MATTHIAS: Orchestra Piece in 5 Parks/Musik of the changes for the label as well as for the person Heiko Laux caused
AusThomas Chatterton/Choc CD (KAI 1205) $15.00 by the moving to Berlin to the listeners ear. The same as ever machines,
"Prizewinning young German composer Matthias Pintscher is going to the sensual mood of the Liquidism continues. Sense Fiction has been
be a force to be reckoned with in the musical world of the new centu- made as a part time record for a special part of the listeners life. As
ry. The contrast between subtle introspection and massive outburst are expression of the listeners moods, feelings and thoughts this album
key, especially in 'Choc' (Antiphon for Large Ensemble). The title, liter- will be something very personal for the listener as well as for the pro-
ally translated as 'shock', is inspired by a line from French symbolist ducer -- Heiko Laux. Heavily influenced by the musical structures of
poet Rimbaud: 'Music, veering from the abyss and the shock of icicles jazz, Heiko tried to break with the conventional 4/4 techno drum pat-
against the stars.' This image of contrast and conflict is apt for such a tern system and produced an album with a very unique funk, floating
bold work. The five part structure of his 'Orchestral Piece' draws the lis- and still pumpin' techno.
tener's attention to the relationships of each movement, while still LAUX, HEIKO: Sense Fiction LP (KA 39 LP) $12.00
developing and metamorphosing organically." "The 6 track LP Sense Fiction is the central unit including the main
KALEMEGDAN (GERMANY): tracks, so called the essence of the senses."
IGRA STAKLENIH PERLI: Soft Explosion Live LP (KD 001) $18.00 KAON (FRANCE):
Igra Staklenih Perli (The Glass Beads Game) are perhaps the greatest NEHIL, SETH: Tracing The Skins of Clouds CD (KAON AO98)
legends of the Yugoslavian 70s underground. This German label has $17.00
issued 3 ISP LPs of previously unreleased live tapes from the period. "The debut release from US sound artist Seth Nehil uses recordings of
Soft Explosion Live is the 1st of these. & consists of live versions of their wood, stone, glass and metal in natural acoustic spaces to create
complete 1st album, plus additional material. Hard to believe it was organic tape-compositions. Without the use of effects or electronics,
recorded in 1978, as it sounds like it could be from a good 8 years ear- these sounds are layered into complex unfolding explorations of micro-
lier, with a real druggy haze that is comparable to early Group 1850 tonalities and the interaction of sound-bodies in spaces. Surfaces are
(also has been compared to Can, Pink Floyd, Hawkwind). Beautiful, lost activated through dragging, scraping and rubbing, revealing shifting
psychedelic trance music, and extremely deserving of a much higher forms within a turbulence of dynamic darkly-colored sound clouds."
rep. HAUSMANN, RAOUL: Poéme Phonétiques CD (KAON CD4) $17.00
IGRA STAKLENIH PERLI: Inner Flow LP (KD 002) $18.00 "Raoul Hausmann, born in 1886 in Vienna...is counted among the most
A cross-section of private live tapes make over the years 1976-79. important artists of the historical avant-garde of the 20th century. He
“...they listened to Pink Floyd, Can, Tangerine Dream, Yes, and Jimi was one of the founding members of Dada Berlin in March 1918
Hendrix, they read Hermann Hesse, Casteneda, the Tibetan Book of the together with Richard Huelsenbeck and Frantz Jung. The Dada revolt
Dead, and they seldom did anything important without consulting the demanded a fundamentally new art form and Hausmann turned
I Ching." towards new means of expression such as phonetic poems and pho-
KANZLERAMT (GERMANY): tomontages." The CD contains the complete recordings of sound
HEIL, JOHANNES: Reality To Midi CD (KA 24 CD) $18.00 poems made by Hausmann: 'R.L.Q.S. Varie en 3 Cascades' (1947)
"Along with Heiko Laux and Christian Morgenstern, Heil has paved the recorded and edited by Henri Chopin in 1966, plus early works from
road for a new, post-minimal techno landscape via numerous outing 1918-19, recorded by Chopin in 1956/7 & more. Packaged in a card-

board cover with 16 page booklet of texts, drawings and scores. early Too-Pure label excesses (they're literally going to wet themselves)
MEELKOP/TOY BIZARRE, ROEL: 4 Pieces CD (KAON OC99) $17.00 or perhaps the contemporary equivalent: Bungalow fans. Perfect for
"Roel Meelkop is your 'no-bullshit' type of person. Always open for that mid-winter anti-outing." -- Hrvatski.
new work, new challenges, no big stories. Recently he completed with SENKING: Ping/Thaw CD (KK CD4) $16.00
his pal Peter Duimelinks and Ralf Wehowsky a three way collaboration, "Senking AKA Jens Massel delivers his second full length CD on DJ
and now he presents another one of those 'I mail you, You mail me' Strobocop's Karaoke Kalk, and it definitely expands on his aesthetic of
works. This time with Toy Bizarre, who have not yet thrown off their the seeming hybridization of Klaus Schulze's Cyborg and Black Ark
'group' identity, behind which there is one person. The CD has, oh Studios ca. 1975. Which is to say that his records aren't necessarily
wonder, four pieces. One solo by Roel, one collaboration between Roel defined by their bottom and so much as their bottomless end. Evolving
and Toy Bizarre and two solo by Toy Bizarre. Roel's solo piece is of the rhythms, distant loops and enough affinity with the Sound of Cologne
usual high Meelkopian standard. It dwells for a great part on (partly to encourage setting your CD player on repeat, your strobe light on
processed) environment recordings. Slowly the whole piece is torn catatonic and relaxing on a bed made of marshmallows." -- Billy Kiely.
apart and small sounds remain. Then samples take over. The collabora- "Jens says that he's mostly inspired by the mu-Ziq LP Tango n Vectif, all
tive track is cleverly placed after this one: familiar sounds from the first the Sea And Cake records, early Aphex Twin stuff and the last Talk Talk
piece return. If I understood correctly this is a linear track: each artist LP Laughing Stock. Where 'Ping' showed him flirting with the enthusi-
got equal parts and on harddisc it's put together. Small bit of Meelkop, asm of the the dancefloor, the four pieces of 'Thaw' turn their back on:
small bit of Toy Bizarre, small of Meelkop, etc. It turns out to be a the vexation, the contrary, the unexpected moves in the centre of
somewhat more electronic piece with various interceptions." -- Frans interest. Now gloomy, now gay, now sweet and tender crackling, now
DeWaard harsh and pitiless banging -- each track leads any musical rule and set-
KARAOKE KALK (GERMANY): tlement up the garden path. Jens Massel's playful keenness on experi-
KANDIS: Dilldop 12" (KK 05) $9.00 menting is neither drifted away nor silly, his open-mindedness neither
"Third release from Kandis on Karaoke Kalk. Kandis developed his own tense-up nor naive. It's fun to take part in his artistic development and
individual style to interpret the different kinds of electronic music from fun to listen how much fun he has in developing his skills. In one
ambient to minimal techno. There are no dancefloorfillers on the breath Senking carries you away and leaves you disturbed behind."
Dilldop EP, but it's music for your soul and you have to love it." KASOA (ITALY):
DONNA REGINA: Pool 10" (KK 09) $11.00 PEGGY'S LEG: Grinilla LP (KASOA) $20.00
Five-track 10" EP. "Cologne's duo Donna Regina have been going for Reduced price on some dead stock of what was a rather ludicrously
more than a decade now, collaborating with ex-Kraftwerk members, priced Euro bootleg issue from the mid-90s. Peggy's Leg were an Irish
Mouse On Mars and Herbert. With 5 albums and a handful of EPs, hav- band from 1973, in a rock/prog vein. Duel acoustic/electric guitars, lay-
ing toured Japan and the US, licensed a track for a Nissan car advert ered lead vocals, some vaguely intense guitar at times; could be
and so on. So it's an quite stunning move to release for a small label referred to as Europe's answer to Thunderpussy (similar dated sound,
like Karaoke Kalk. Pool's magic instrumentations bring to mind but not as hyper in its changes). Packed in a heavy jacket with two-
Wunder, Beach Boys, and St. Etienne likewise, with Regina's bewitch- color paste on sleeve.
ing resembling Françoise Hardy or Brigitte Fontaine. Donna Regina KERO JETTER RECORDS (JAPAN):
have created perfect pop music, that is too magic to go popular. Their MAGICAL POWER MAKO: EROtic ELOhim CD (KJX 1001) $18.00
full album will follow in October on Karaoke Kalk!" The newest Mako album on his own new label imprint. The most tech-
KANDIS: Claps 12" (KK 10) $10.00 no-like thing he's released to date, this features chirpy electronic pat-
"The new Kandis goes deep and dense, with warm grooves & melodies terns, blatantly cheesy synth lines and samples, etc. There's a certain
on the near pop track 'Waiting'. 'Moving' is Kandis in a stunning rock aura of an older-prog head taking his aim at a Mouse On Mars-like
style, whereas 'Claps' is a rhythmic, dubbed track minimal track that bouncy atmosphere that actually isn't without appeal. But the actual
somewhat resembles the deepness of house. The most intense Kandis sounds used aren't a million miles away the from the kind of stuff
so far." Molly Ringwald used to hum along to during her "classic" phase. The
DONNA REGINA: Quiet Week In The House LP (KK 11) $13.00 MPM "touch" that one usually finds on all of his records is still here,
Vinyl version of the recently released CD. but it's buried in a much different maze.
SENKING: Thaw 12" (KK 12) $10.00 KICKIN' (UK):
The third Senking 12" release, featuring four tracks: "Bones", "Thaw",
ATKINS, JUAN: Mixmaster Series Vol. 1 CD (KICK 85 CD) $17.00
"Ping" & "Harrigan". Collected along with the the Ping EP on the
UK version of the recent Juan Atkins mix CD. This was previously
Ping/Thaw CD on Karaoke Kalk.
released in the US on the Waxtrax label. This version features 5 extra
SENKING: CD (KK CD1) $16.00
tracks (described as 'rare or unreleased Metroplex trax'). Supposedly
Repressed and available again. The first CD on the Karaoke Kalk label
Juan also went into the studio to tweak it up a bit compared to the US
from Cologne, a full length version of the previous Senking EP, fea-
version. It also features different cover artwork, a long liner note essay
turing all the tracks from the Senking 12" EP plus three additional
by Mike Shallcross, and jewel box packaging. "First in a new series
tracks from the first two Kandis vinyl-only releases. Lo-key Cologne
called 'Mastermix', a series dedicated to purveyors and innovators of
extrapolation, minimal and heavily captivating. A similar pulse action
dance. The albums will be a live DJ journey and not a computer gener-
to the Sahko label emanates, but it's more relaxed and laid back and
ated mix. The first album is from a man who really needs no introduc-
even friendlier, this is awesome home listening electronic euphoria and
tion: Juan Atkins. Juan's career spans from the mid 80s when he
heavily recommended for those who can't find the door but know how
released electro trax as Cybotron, then on to early techno/electro clas-
to turn out the lights.
sics as Model 500. The album features traxs from: Model 500, Rhythim
DONNA REGINA: A Quiet Week In The House CD (KK CD3) $16.00
Is Rhythim, Blaze, Rob Hood, Maurizio, Mr. Oizo, DJ Assault, Rick Wade,
"Excellent full-length follow-up to the 'Pool' 10" from singer/song-
Pacou, Infiniti etc." The 5 bonus tracks no found on the US edition are:
writer Regina Janssen, backed in both production and direction by fel-
DJ Bone: "Shute The Lites Off"; DJ Peoplemover: "Re-test" & "Dark
low Janssen Günther (and on one track, Matthew 'Wishmountain'
Planet"; Chaos: "Find Your Particular Space In Time" & "Dot.Dot.Dash."
Herbert). For some reason I can't help but think of Angelo
ATKINS, JUAN: Mixmaster Series Vol. 1 3LP (KICK 85 LP) $19.00
Badalamenti/Julee Cruise's 'Industrial Symphony #1' as a possible prece-
UK-only LP set is a triple vinyl edition, featuring 11 tracks from the CD.
dent to this soft-toned electronic/double tracked female-vox hybrid,
KIFF SM (GERMANY):
although the people to whom this will appeal the most are fans of
KREIDLER: Weekend CD (KIFF 004 CD) $17.00 junk; b) some of it isn't that bad, I guess & c) there are people out there
"First and much ballyhooed LP from the band at the forefront of looking for some of these (or so we're told). So here we go with what's
Germany's now-thriving 'neo-kraut' hub. Comparisons abound to left... starting w/ this legit reissue from masters from this label dedi-
Liquid Liquid, Ui, Tortoise, etc., etc., etc... A quartet of Thomas Klein cating itself to the absolute “rarest” UK releases of the early 70s. Heavy
(drums), Andreas Reihse (keys/electronics), Stefan Schneider psych rock from a crucial early member of the Human Instinct, and one
(bass/keys), Detlef Weinrich (electronics). Mutant alien synth-grooves of the better K. Spell titles (but mastered from acetate, so there's cer-
supported by bass-led rhythm section. Touches of dub, minimalism, tain amounts of static). This album has recently been repressed again
rare groove, electronic(a), and space-disco. Of the hip-shaking variety; on the Acme label (due to demand?!), but this is the original KS ver-
more so than, say, Faust, but fully aware of the regional sonic history sion, last copies.
of the last thirty years or so. Groundbreaking." -- Hrvatski CHARGE: LP (KS 9205) $20.00
KREIDLER: Weekend LP (KIFF 004 LP) $13.00 “Basement wah-wah guitar underground tripping from trashed-out
KREIDLER: Au-Pair CD (KIFF 010) $10.00 Hendrix vibes into introverted period doom-garage desolation.”
Pre-Appearance And The Park single, with 2 mixes of the title track (an DARK: Teenage Angst (Early Sessions) CD (KS 9402) $20.00
extended version and radio edit) and 2 non-album tracks ("Gain" & “Over 60 minutes of recordings made during the bands teenage years
"Now the Necessity"). at school. Primitive melancholic meanderings. Raw archive material.”
KREIDLER: Appearance And The Park CD (KIFF 011 CD) $17.00 PAX: LP (KS 9429) $20.00
1998 full length from this German four-piece of post-human super- Previously booted on CD by Background, here is a vinyl issue (with dif-
heroes, recorded in luxurious 'some-fi' at Mouse-On-Mars' 'St.-Martin- ferent cover) of “extremely rare 500+ Peruvian hard-psych-rock clas-
in-the-Streets' studio, Düsseldorf. Their 2nd for Kiff SM, following their sic.” Decent, ridiculous, over the top ala Tarkus.
debut, Weekend & the brilliant remix album Resport on Stewardess. BLACK SPIRIT: LP (KS 9439) $20.00
Grandiose looping, loping jams, thinly veiled as 'electronica' with hints Italian band, recorded in Germany, 1970-78. “Long tracks led by elec-
to virtually all forms of post-1950 music. "They have attracted many, tric guitar with much intense jamming. English vocals.” Kinda sleepy
many comparisons, amongst them Can, Neu!, Tortoise, Mouse On Mars, hard rock in the “grand tradition,” you’ll laugh.
Kraftwerk and Broadcast, though their music remains entirely their MOTHS: CD (KS 9470) $20.00
own. The album features 12 tracks, a brilliant and complete album and "Mellow hippie bongoes & flute folk-rock with covers of Tim Buckley
a significant step forward from Weekend. While still proclaiming their et al but given a unique 'laid back' feeling -- gentle, pleasant folki-
love for skewed melodies and a unique blend of live instrumentation ness." "Only 1 copy of the Moths LP exists, a test-pressing devoid of
and organic electronica, this new music is far more immediate and cover & information. Although mainly cover versions, the Moths is an
arresting than much of what has become known as post-rock." exquisite record characterized by a gentle & restrained nature -- the
KREIDLER: Appearance And The Park LP (KIFF 011 LP) $13.00 results of quiet vocals, soft bongoes and a haunting, distant flute."
KREIDLER: Coldness CD (KIFF 013 CD) $9.00 Includes covers of Tim Buckley, Bob Dylan and Bert Jansch. Emphasis
5-track remix EP, Kreidler's most outlandlishly accessible moment, in a here on the "unique 'laid-back' feeling".
synth-electro style that is totally captivating. "'Coldness' is the first DARK/TARSUS: LP (KS 9494) $20.00
track since 1994 on which Kreidler have worked with vocal parts. For Split LP w. a 28 minute guitar jam by Dark (‘75) & 3 awesome tracks by
the second single of the album they reworked the track completely and the unknown Tarsus recorded in 1970, which combine Doors style
arranged it new. An urban declaration of love between neon-lights, vocals with a hard-progressive edge."
cocktail-glasses and new wave romanticism which rather watches the HELLHOUND: Live LP (KS 9496) $20.00
unknown beauty from the distinct than obtrusively approaches her. “Long lost archive tape of one-off session recorded in '70 by pre-
Frankfurt's Shantel who already supported Kreidler as DJ on their Leafhound, post-Andromeda band with Pete French on vocals, raucous
recent tour, pushes 'Coldness' into a completely different direction. The & completely over-the-top hard rock w. manic Zeppelinesque vocals;
opening remix of this release is contributed by Daniel Miller from Mute side 2 is instrumental jamming."
Records and Frank Tovey, collectively known better as Fad Gadget or ANDROMEDA: Live At The Middle Earth Club 1967 LP (KS 9497)
from Daniel's productions with Depeche Mode. Miller and Tovey's $20.00
'Sunroof Mix' filters Kreidler's reminiscences and forms there from a “Very early recording just discovered with these psychedelic legends
perfect piece of 80s synth pop. Retrospective-future music and that's rehearsing on stage. From a mouldering mono master, approx. 38 min-
no contradiction." utes long with just 4 extended tracks. Historical archive material?"
POLE: 12" 12" (KIFF 016) $9.00 LOUDEST WHISPER: 2 CD (KS 9501) $20.00
Restocked. "Like a good wine, Pole records get better as they age. This Their debut from '73, Children of Lir was a decent slice of Irish folk
is of course as true for the new 12", which gains rather than loses from from the era. This consists of the singles tracks from the mid-seventies.
the wear and tear vinyl is subject to. With this single, Stefan Betke CAEDMON: Live CD (KS 9505) $20.00
primes his audience waiting with anticipation for the upcoming third Previously unreleased live album, by this UK folk-rock group, well loved
album, due out in May. 'Rondell One' and 'Two' make a smooth pro- for their lone prior album.
gression from the previous Pole releases, featuring the now familiar VULCAN'S HAMMER: The Two Magicians CD (KS 9506) $20.00
Waldorf filter idiosyncrasies." Unreleased 1975 sessions in a similar, perhaps somewhat looser style to
KISSING SPELL (UK): their solo release from the time (KS 9502); traditional based UK folk. It
HARPER, JESSIE: Guitar Absolution in the Shade of a Midnight also includes some a cappella songs Live at Stone Church 1975, and 1
Sun LP (KS 9203) $20.00 track from the still continuing group in 1991.
Kissing Spell was a briefly booming UK psych/prog reissue label, now LOUDEST WHISPER: Maiden Of Sorrow CD (KS 9507) $20.00
officially defunct (their practice of releasing dozens of dubious A 76 folk rock musical from 1975, say no more.
"archival finds" all at once was just a bit too much for even for the con- LAST STRAW: Alone On A Stone CD (KS 9591) $20.00
temporary psych collector -- a branch of humanity referred to by "The early studio tracks on this CD show a brilliant progressive rock tal-
Kissing Spell's proprietor Mr. Stephen Smith "as the lowest known form ent somewhere inbetween Yes and Hawkwind. The period feel of
of life.") We deleted this label from our catalog a long time ago, 'Terrance', its nifty lyricism and awesome climactic jam elevate it into
because frankly, it's one of the more embarrassing labels we have ever classicdom. Later tracks veer into a guitar based Wishbone Ash territo-
carried. But we have come to realize that a) we have still lots of this ry." Last copy...

AXE: Live 1969 CD (KS 9592) $20.00 something, that people like Tom Verlaine, Cpt. Kirk and Talk Talk have
The one previous Axe release on Kissing Spell was widely heralded as achieved: the great flow and sound. Today this is called Post Rock.
the label's finest revelation. This one finds Stephen Smith Inc. digging Before that, it had no name. The infamous bridge between Rock and
pretty deep in the scunge barrel, looking for a follow-up relic. This Electronic, Song and Track is also Kante‘s path. It was recorded partly
album supposedly features an entire live performance of their debut at Atatak Studio (Düsseldorf) with Kurt Dahlke (formerly Der Plan,
performance at Lord Barford Croquet Tournament in 1969. Material is Pyrolator). Kante are: Peter Thiessen (guitar and vocals, also bass play-
all covers (Jefferson Airplane, Canned Heat, Traffic, Neil Young, etc.), er for Blumfeld), Felix Müller (guitar), Sebastian Vogel (drum, also
with plenty of tape wobble to extend the detuned meter into near drums for Laub), Andreas Krane (bass), Michael Bugmann (keyboards,
avant garde territory. Tons of (uncredited) (lead) sax playing make this also for Brumfeld)."
one a "must hear." Oh, the historical significance. Promo material KANTE: Zwischen Den Orten LP (KY 97007LP) $12.00
mentions bonus tracks on the CD which do not in fact exist. Did I tell VA: Einigen Wir Uns Auf Die Zukunft CD (KY 97010CD) $15.00
you about how this one was described in a recent Record Vault rare "Networking is the idea behind Einigen wir uns auf die Zukunft (Let‘s
records catalog out of Pleasanton, CA (Zarrence Smith, proprietor)? Agree Upon the Future) and it‘s happening at a time when the 'classic'
"Tremendous heavy psychedelia... a real classic acid-rock sound, top of independent/underground structures are apparently dissolving, when
the line! Housed in a deluxe color art cover. Highly recommended 'small' (from a marketing point of view) bands and labels are going
head-grooves!" Huh? This record is not tremendous nor heavy, barely bankrupt or having to work together with major companies.
classifies as "psych" or "acid-rock," and is nowhere near the "top" of Weilheim‘s label conglomerate Hausmusik/Kollaps/ ICR (Payola) have
any line I've ever seen, heard, or pissed on. A couple of lame and out proven that there is an alternative to this, in that they‘ve survived over
of focus live gig snapshots has never earned the term "deluxe" before, the years with the help of their self-made infrastructures. Of course
either. What this record is, is a historical curiosity, an unearthed artifact the main focus is the music and the bands that make it all happen. The
of the nascent, semi-coherent rumblings of what would become a styles range from Rock/Pop (Potawatomi, Schwermut Forest, Subraum
semi-interesting genesis. For that purpose, it's worth a spin, maybe Kader, Surrogat, Go Plus, and Couch) to borderline areas (Kante, Tied
even all the way through. Expect anything more and you're as fucked & Tickled Trio, Kammerflimmer Kollektief, Alles Wie Grob) all the way
as Mr. Smith. Good night. to purely electronic projects (Snowe, Tarwater, Laub & Console).The
ANDROMEDA: Top Gear/Middle Earth Club CD (KS 9594) $20.00 borderlines between all these genres are naturally fluid."
Includes 4 tracks from a BBC Top Gear session in 1968, and a repeat of TARWATER: Silur CD (KY 98013CD) $15.00
the live rehearsals at the Middle Earth Club (previously issued by them- Brand new third full length, an intense and mood-reflective master-
selves on LP only as KS 9497). Last copy. piece from the contemporary German universe -- one of finest albums
AXE: Live 1969 LP (KS 9595) $20.00 of the era within it's context. "Bernd Jestram and Ronald Lippok aka
LP version of KS 9592. Jacket lists 2 bonus tracks (Love & Airplane cov- Tarwater have been around for a while now. First and frequently with
ers) not found on the CD, but they are not actually on the record! Ornament und Verbrechen (the legendary Eastern German pop art-
KITTY YO (GERMANY): underground), Lippok still as one third of To Rococo Rot and Jestram
TARWATER: Animals, Suns & Atoms CD (KY 00029 CD) $15.00 in his 'Bleibeil' studio, where he works on recordings for fellow musi-
"Ronald Lippok and Bernd Jestram, a.k.a. Tarwater, decided not to rest cians and stage/ film productions. It is in this studio that Tarwater
on their laurels and delivered yet another masterpiece with their latest recorded their new longplayer Silur. DJing (loops, breakbeats, cut up,
album, Animals, Suns and Atoms- picking up exactly where Silur speaches), electronic experiments and classical song structures lay next
promised further developments.With their warm, almost classical to each other in Tarwater‘s music, which leads them in the direction of
sound, Tarwater never had trouble dissociating themselves from the artists as DJ Shadow or Tricky. ...and one can find a long list of other
bulk of contemporary electronic music. This time however, they have references: early 90s East Coast Hip Hop, the Coil of the Horse
gone a step further: the hip hop grooves have become a touch heavier Rotovator Phase, the Crooklyn Dub Consortium, the minimal electron-
and dubbier, the songs (rather than tracks) are more focused, the ic sets of DJ Kazi Lenka and Taschensound, and the compositions of
sounds a little more playful. Tarwater have managed the impossible -- Carl Wilson. Still: the intuition kicks out the strategy and gives this
to live up to outside expectations, to take their ambitious and inven- music a rather mysterious pop-appeal."
tive concepts further, while nevertheless remaining true to themselves TARWATER: Silur LP (KY 98013LP) $12.00
and keeping away from experimental self-indulgence, and now with LAUB: 12" (KY 98014) $9.00
Animals, Suns and Atoms, to deliver an incredibly well thought "This is Laub from a different aspect. People who are familiar with the
through classic pop record." Berlin based group of Jürgen Kühn, guitar and programming, and
TARWATER: Animals, Suns & Atoms LP (KY 00029 LP) $11.00 Antye Greie-Fuchs, vocals and programming, wil be amazed. There
TO ROCOCO ROT: LP (KY 96001LP) $12.00 used to be this project with those fluffy and estranging sounds, Antye's
TARWATER: 11/6 12/10 CD (KY 96004) $15.00 voice all over and no beat to follow. Now the result: three Laub remix-
The first album by Tarwater on Kitty Ko, from 1996; this was the sec- es, dancefloor stuff. One by Laub themselves. One by Console aka
ond work in the Tarwater 'Solar Money System', preceded by John Martin Gretschmann, also filling in the electronic sounds for the
Donne -- Death's Duell and followed by Rabbit Moon. Another fine lo- Notwist and soon releasing his second solo album on Payola/
key album in their subtle contemporary German style. Virgin...and one by Philipp Mayburg aka Phoneheads, popular Cologne
TARWATER: Rabbit Moon CD (KY 97005CD) $15.00 DJ, releasing his material on the Frankfurt based label Infracom.
1997 album of self-generated remixes, with different track listing than Remixing LAUB is exposing the skeleton and origin of their music.
the US variant release Rabbit Moon Revisited that came out on Homebase regained. File Under: drum'n'bass."
Capstack Records in early '98. Beautifully looping structures & atmos- STOL: 12" (KY 98016) $9.00
phere from the To Rococo Rot-associated duo of Ronald Lippok (drums, "It‘s not easy to talk about Stol. Listen to it. Carefully -- it‘s quiet and it
vocals, electronics) & Bernd Jestram (guitar, bass, programming). hides. And it takes many hurdles. It obviously makes you think of the
TARWATER: Rabbit Moon LP (KY 97005LP) $12.00 minimal electronics and their popular companions: Oval, Microstoria,
KANTE: Zwischen Den Orten CD (KY 97007CD) $15.00 Panasonic. But it‘s not -- once you see them alive. There‘s Olaf Rupp on
"To put it nicely: with Kante you can be safe and secure. Elegic. That‘s the guitar and Stephan Mathieu on the drums. Classical analog set. Try
how it grows. It‘s ten years from Kante 1988 to Kante 1998, and it‘s a to find that on this record! Imagine a way to create something as Stol
long way. Five people: 2 guitars, bass, vocals, drums, keyboards from are able to. File Under: minimal electronics."
the high-scholl band rolling over John Zorn and other topheavies to SCHWERMUT FOREST: Sort Of CD (KY 99017 CD) $15.00
2nd album by this German group with associations to the SM), the minimal technoists Rechenzentrum and Elektronauten; coun-
Kollaps/Hausmusik/Payola scene. "Schwermut Forest are tired of siley tryfellows such as Matthias Schaffhaeuser (Musik aus Strom/ Ware),
being associated with 'introverted strangeness'. The minimalisitc atti- Max Schneider & Phoneheads (Infracom), and UK guys Richard Thomas
tude which has lent the band such a fine name, has been put to the (Leaf Label) & Clifford Gilberto (Ninja Tune) and last but not least
files. Now, Schwermut Forest build up a sound which could fit into any Jonathan More (Coldcut/Ninja Tune). Most diversifying: going from
radio format. Turn on the car hifi, you're on the way from Munich to drum’n’bass killer, four-to-the-floor dance tracks to melancholic ballads
Berlin, it snows, and there it is: a 3 minute version of Workshop's best up to the most abstract titles heard in a long time. Beyond the classical
tracks. File under: post-rock." remix idea, this production features new artist collaborations, i.e. Pole
COUCH: Fantasy CD (KY 99018) $15.00 and Gonzales reworked original album titles together with Laub in the
"The 3rd album by the Munich band called Couch. Their untitled 95 studio."
vinyl-only debut and its successor Etwas Benutzen (1997) threw Couch VA: Freischwimmer 2LP (KY 99026 LP) $18.00
straight into the center of a musical awakening, happening between KLANG ELEKTRONIK (GERMANY):
Weilheim, Munich and Berlin. With the keyboards now grown to be a CONTINUOUS MODE: Running Status 12" (KLANG 033) $9.00
foursome, the new Couch-songs leave startingly great space to "Andy Mellwig is without any doubt one of the most brilliant musical
breathe, happen to be astoundingly friendly and courteous and never- poets of the German Techno-scene. In the early 90s he pioneered new
theless again and again produce energy that rocks, occasionally comes standards in vinyl cutting and mastering at the famous Dubplates &
even way too close. This is not about replaying electronic music or Mastering in Berlin, where he was responsible for the unique and
replacing the song (by a track) as, in the meanwhile, half of the Pop- trend-setting sound of the legendary Basic Channel and Maurizio
Empire claims to be its duty. Instead, Couch find an unusual peace- records. In addition he is one half of Porter Ricks and his former releas-
agreement between abstraction and melody and manage the stunt to es of his solo-project Continuous Mode on Chain Reaction are classics.
put Fantasy with both feet on the floor." Klang is pleased and proud to present the continuation of Continuous
LAUB: Unter Anderen Bedingungen Als Liebe CD (KY 99019CD) Mode with 3 new songs. A1: 'running status' is a suburban track, with
$15.00 its cycling noisy sound-loops it agitates loads of dirt that is spread care-
"Laub‘s 2nd longplayer on Kitty-Yo. With the first CD Kopflastig, Laub fully all over the sound structure. Finally the 'ride' and the 'high-hat'
has been compared to a.o. Lamb, Quarks and Björk, and at the same make you feel like sitting on a motor bike with Alan Vega and Martin
time to the very German 'Berlin 80‘s'. The remix 12” in '98 then added Rev (Suicide), blasting through Downtown Manhattan. Fuckin' Rock'n
new influences: drum‘n bass style, Laub went dancefloor. Now Laub Roll! A2 'criminal funk"' is kind of Science-Fiction-Krautrock. The
have found a way to balance on the thin line in between. No distortion melody sounds like a space-soundtrack from a far away past when peo-
on the vocals any longer, harmonies and beats can be found in the... ple still believed in a future with spaceships that have built-in kitchens.
songs (no tracks). One can see a similar evolution to their labelmates A3 'like children' is based on an Electrorockbeat. White light, white
Tarwater: the sinister sound of the music does no longer exclude the heat, white 'criminal Funk' for Techno-philosophers and Rockers."
overwhelming pop-appeal. For this record, the band first took their SIKORA: Holzwurm 12" (KLANG 035) $9.00
new drummer Sebastian (also part of Kante) in. DJ Bleed added his "Another 3 tracks by Stefan Straka but this time he gets deeper than
voice on answering machine and Stefan Betke aka Pole took an advi- on the 12' before. On side A he takes us with him on his lost highway
sory part on the production. Laub are amongst the frontriders of the to get sucked into his vortex of sound, brilliant music for riding the
'new German wave' coming up once again these days. File under: Autobahn. On the flip-side he is taking it more laid back while on B2
Electronic Listening/ Trip Hop." the title track 'Holzwurm' he is showing off his interpretation of rough
LAUB: Unter Anderen Bedingungen Als Liebe LP (KY 99019LP) Hip Hop beats."
$13.00 FLUGEL PRESENTS EIGHT MILES HIGH, ROMAN: The End Of The
GONZALES: O.P. Original Prankster 12" (KY 99021) $9.00 Beginning 12" (KLANG 036) $9.00
"A French Canadian guy, a star, formerly releasing on Warner Music "Back after all these years (last releases were KLANG no. 09 + 10) with
Canada under the name Wolfstein. This 12" is his first release on Kitty- a brand new 5 track EP ranging between futuristic jazz and dry beat-
Yo, a big teaser. It only touches the vast diversity of Gonzales' musical ing minimal Techno. An absolutely pure Klang Elektronik release which
explorations, and there's more to come.... hard club dance tracks, hip you can't file under common known styles cause it breakes them all."
hop styles, mixed to sounds that cannot be put into categories and SPIESS, PETER: True Video 12" (KLANG 037) $9.00
remind of artists such as Jimi Tenor, Beck or Fatboy Slim. Gonzales' "Abstract reduced techhouse from Cologne." "Just recently signed, a
music blends all the styles of the Berlin underground, Digital Hardcore brand new talent from Cologne is going to release his debut EP/single
recordings, Raz Ohara, No Underground, etc." on Klang."
OHARA, RAZ: Realtime Voyeur LP (KY 99022LP) $12.00 ALTER EGO: Betty Ford 12" (KLANG 038) $9.00
"The new guy in Kitty-Yo-town: the 'Wunderkind', the future, path, "They are finally back and they are better than ever before. This 12'
goal and the truth. Raz Ohara alias Patrick Rasmussen from Denmark will contain bits and pieces of the current live-set they've been suc-
(meanwhile in Berlin) has changed lives, since he crashed over Kitty-Yo cessfully playing all over Germany + off course fat new slammin' track
six months ago like a comet. With tracks that can turn the unbelievable ïs in an unheard quality."
to simple reality: Soul from a whiteneck, home production, modern, SPIESS, PETER: Anatomic Smile 12" (KLANG 041) $9.00
funky, clear , cool. And he can sing, the songs settle, move and have Second EP of serious bass reductionism for Klang. "He did two out-
space, they're Hits. Reggae 2000, Prince style, Tom Waits songstructures standing but very limited 12'es before on a label called Alpha that
with HipHop grooves. On his debut Realtime Voyeur, you can find a caught our attention. His music is purely minimal and essential, fu**in
Pixies cover version of ‘Where is my mind’ as a summer-reggae version deep and slightly beautiful. He is one of those who managed to place
amongst downtempo R&B ballads and furious dance tracks." heart and soul in reduced electronic music. If you like Farben..."
LAUB: Intuition (Remixes) 2LP (KY 99024 LP) $17.00 MAUS & STOLLE: Part III 12" (KLANG 30) $10.00
"The Laub remix album, reworked material from their last album Unter "After a long pause Klang is proud to welcome Bernd 'Maus' and Thilo
Anderen Bedingungen als Liebe. Featuring their labelmates Tarwater 'Stolle' back to the family. With this new 12" Mause & Stolle demon-
(Kitty-Yo), the new signing on Kitty-Yo Gonzales and Michael Heilrath strate they have improved their skills and are even stronger. Unusual
from Couch (aka Blond/Payola), their former Kitty-Yo partner Stephan for this record is that this time each artist worked individually in his
Mathieu (Stol); Berlin colleagues Schneider TM (City Slang), Pole (Kiff own studio to create 3 very deep and delicate tracks. The tracks show

their passion for that Basic Channel and Burial-sound. Laidback strings, the Edinburgh Fringe. Worth selling your soul for, in fact!'"
smooth bouncing house-beats, tricky percussion, cool delays and that FAUST: Faust Wakes Nosferatu LP (KLANG FLI 5) $20.00
soft summer touch invite the listener to kick back and hav a fat one." Limited vinyl version, contains a different performance of the material
SAPIANO/THE PARTYCRASHERS: Greatest Hits CD (KLANG CD3) than the previous CD version. Elaborate triple gatefold packaging.
$16.00 KLANGKUNST EDITION (GERMANY):
"When it comes to an album on Klang Elektronik by these legendary NIEHUSMANN, FRANK: Fragrance 1-4 4CD (KLANG 3/5) $38.00
three (Tony Sapiano, Kenny C and Felix), it's time to take a closer look "Fragrance: Electronic music in four parts on four CDs. Each of the four
at their biographies and careers. In March 1996 Tony, Kenny, and Felix parts is a complete composition in itself. Fragrance, however, is also
recorded for the first time together as Sapiano and the Partycrashers. suitable for playing via all four CDs running concurrently through eight
They went on to release several records on the Sabrettes label and also loudspeakers: whoever has access to four CD players and four stereo
Andy Weatherall's Emissions label. Most of the tracks on Greatest Hits units can play the Fragrance CDs one through four almost parallel to
are very rare and classic releases from their extensive history on these each other. Exact synchronization is not necessary. Playing with non-
critically acclaimed labels." synchronization opens up new possibilities. Four CD players with auto-
KLANGBAD (GERMANY): matic replay functions can make Fragrance into a sound installation of
FAUST: Ravvivando CD (KLANG 36002) $15.00 indefinite length. The musical character of Fragrance is like the struc-
"Nearly thirty years after rock music briefly flirted with the avant ture of aroma: you cannot locate the beginning or end point of an
garde, Faust have remained true to the spirit of their early incarnation. aroma in a room. It's more like this: the beginning and the end of
Faust also remain switched in to contemporary musical culture, and if 'things' that happen in fragrance are wiped out -- blurred. This is anal-
the word 'retro' can be applied to them, it is in the good sense of the ogous to many natural phenomena: they are missing clear on/off struc-
word; they have not sullied the memory of their former glories by tures. Outside of all frontiers of rhythm and harmony is pure sound."
indulging in musical banalities, like so many other veterans of seven- KLEPTONES (UK):
ties music. Faust is still Faust, and Ravvivando is sound proof of this. TOYDEATH: Locked Grooves LP (KLEP ??) $12.00
Ravvivando is the result of over a year's work in studios. Live Studio "On the ever mysterious Kleptones label comes a new piece of vinyl,
Sessions and compositions in Faust-like manner serve as raw material to taking plunderphonics again a step further: a do-it-yourself piece of
be constantly reworked. Ravvivando is a term from European creative plunderphonics, cut into many locked grooves for the more adventur-
music and means growing faster, giving life. This music could not be ous DJs."
better named. Giving life, cleansing, deconstructing, playing with tra- KLING KLANG/EMI (GERMANY):
dition and modernity, seriousness and humour. Structures are broken
KRAFTWERK: Computerwelt CD (EMI 46130) $24.00
down and built up again. Acoustic, electronic, music, noise, harmony,
Kraftwerks seminal middle period works (Starting with Radio-Aktivität
sounds -- these terms play no part in Faust's universe. Everything melts
in 1975) were issued in both German and English language versions.
together. Everything is one. One great river forges its path recklessly
These CDs listed here are the German language copies, issued on their
and unfalteringly through a wide, open landscape of sounds. A sound-
own Kling Klang imprint (distributed via EMI Germany). These pressing
scape that opens countless possibilities for the experimenting musi-
are substantially more expensive than the domestic US issues you can
cians and listeners alike. The atmospheric intensity, the radical expres-
find on Capitol or Elektra, but sincere fanatics might find them quite
sion and the startling cacophony of Ravvivando, is not unlike the music
worthwhile. The mother-tongue inflections add just one more bit more
on the original album, Faust, from the seventies. Is Faust 'retro' after
intrigue into some of the most fascinating recordings of the modern
all? No, this music is timeless. As long as Faust remains ahead of other
era, and if you're the sort of listener who refers back to these record-
bands, their influence on future generations of musicians will remain
ings for incessant re-appraisal, splurging on these German editions
intact and for this reason alone, Faust is more up-to-date today than
might be the perfect extravagance. Computerwelt was first released in
ever before." -- Albert Koch
1981 and rates as Kraftwerk's final classic album and a quintessential
FAUST: Wakes Nosferatu CD (KLANG F1) $15.00
electronic pop artifact. Their 8th album, it features the staggering
Two new Faust releases on their own Klangbad label. The line up here
"Numbers" track which is as fine a blueprint for Detroit techno as you
is Werner "Zappi" Diermaier (drums, voice and master of ceremony),
could ask for. A genius, much underrated work. This Kling Klang press-
Hans Joachim Irmler (stun organ), Steven Wray Lobdell (alien landscape
ing features additional artwork not found on the US release.
guitar), Thomas C. Martin (shift guitar and drones) & Lars Paukstat
KRAFTWERK: Die Mensch-Maschine CD (EMI 46131) $24.00
(zither and labyrinth percussion). "A new live and direct Interpretation
Kraftwerk's 7th album, from 1978, and perhaps their most commer-
of F.W. Murnau’s film Nosferatu by the legendary German band Faust.
cially successful album, featuring tracks like "Die Roboter" and "Das
Nosferatu, this classic silent movie by F.W. Murnau painted with musi-
Modell". A non-offensive synth-pop classic.
cal colour by the German Tyrannosaurus Rex Faust. This symphony of
KRAFTWERK: Radio-Aktivität CD (EMI 46132) $24.00
horror is also a symphony of confusion and even goes on beyond the
Their 5th album from 1975. The centerpiece inbetween Autobahn and
end of the film as does Nosferatu himself. Minimalist, incomparably
Trans Europa Express -- a trilogy of masterworks that found Kraftwerk
compact and complex, beautiful spanned arcs full of mysticism with, in
at their artistic pinnacle, in the midst of rearranging the musical uni-
apparent contradiction, sequences of hard industrial rock. A musical
verse. The sweeping synth melodies are in full futuristic force, sur-
experience like the film. 'Tönt das Wort Dich nicht an, wie der mit-
rounded by weird bleepage and a static pulse -- this is a mesmerizing
ternächtliche Ruf des Totenvogels?' (Doesn’t the word sound to you
album in every way. I'm not sure I heard much variance on this one
like the midnight call of the death bird?)"
from the US edition however, but you might be able to listen a whole
FAUST: Edinburgh 1997 CD (KLANG F2) $15.00
lot harder.
Live at the Flux New Music Festival in Edinburgh. "Three weeks of fes-
KRAFTWERK: Trans Europa Express CD (EMI 46133) $24.00
tival, theatre, pantomime, experimental arts and music. In amongst
German-language version of the sixth Kraftwerk album, originally
these, Faust: A legend for the connoisseur, with constantly changing
issued by Kling Klang in 1977. The German vocals/lyrics lend quite an
sound experiments over the past 25 years. Faust mixes industrial noise
additional mystique to what is universally regarded as one of the
with tattered sounds, jazzy harmonies and rock rhythms. Unfettered
inspired electronically-based pop records of all time. Performed by the
and minimalist. A concert at a venue resembling a low, hot cave. There
quartet of Hütter, Schneider, Flür & Karl Bartos, this is the quintessen-
is a huge metal sheet in front of the stage beyond the reach of the
tial Kraftwerk sound recording experience. The original cover scheme
audience. Guardian: '... an alarming, emotionally exhausting and
features a black & white photo of the group on the front and a small-
strangely uplifting ritual and probably the most intense live theatre of
er color artist rendition on the back (reversed on the US version on Crowd was recorded at the 1963 Monterey jazz festival. By this time
Capitol). A titling variation (the coda of "Trans Europa Express" the MJQ had been working together for 9 years with the same per-
appears here as "Abzug", which is not translated on the English ver- sonnel. John Lewis on piano, Milt Jackson on vibraharp, Percy Heath on
sion), makes it appear that there is an extra track, but the music con- bass, and Connie Kay on drums."
tained is the same length on both the English & German versions. CREATIVE MUSIC STUDIO: Woodstock Jazz Festival 1 CD (KCR
Tracklisting: "Europa Endlos", "Spiegelsaal", "Schaufensterpuppen", 3008) $14.00
"Trans Europa Express", "Metall Auf Metall", "Abzug", "Franz "Formed in 1971 by Karl Berger and Ornette Coleman, the Creative
Schubert", "Endlos Endlos". Music Studio was a community of world-class musicians performing in
KRAFTWERK: Autobahn CD (EMI 46153) $24.00 an atmosphere that broke down all conventions of form and style and
German version of the 4th proper Kraftwerk album, originally issued restructured the music in new and exciting ways. This recording is one
by Philips in 1974. Following Kraftwerk, 2, & Ralf & Florian, this marked in a series being released as a representation of the 10th anniversary of
a giant step into the new wave electronic soundworld and was incred- CMS. These live performances have been captured here with an uncan-
ibly influential, especially the opening 23-minute "Autobahn" track. ny clarity of sound that faithfully preserves the creative fire of the
The group was operating as a quartet of: Ralf Hütter, Florian Schneider, day." Chick Corea (piano), Jack DeJohnette (drums), Lee Konitz (alto
Wolfgang Flür (Electronic Percussion) & Klaus Roeder (electrogeige: sax), Miroslav Vitous (bass). Recorded at Woodstock NY, 9/19/81.
electric violin and guitar). Tracklisting: "Autobahn", CREATIVE MUSIC STUDIO: Woodstock Jazz Festival 2 CD (KCR
"Kometenmelodie 1", "Kometenmelodie 2", "Mitternacht", 3009) $14.00
"Morgenspaziergang". For whatever mysterious reason, there is no Same line up & recording date as above with the additions of: Pat
domestically available CD version of this album in the US. Metheny (guitar) & Anthony Braxton (alto sax).
KRAFTWERK: Tour De France CD (EMI 8874210) $11.00 MCLAUGHLIN, JOHN: My Goal's Beyond CD (KCR 3010) $14.00
"Just in time for the Tour De France '99, Kraftwerk's classic 'Tour De Knit Classics is a new subsidiary of the Knitting Factory, dedicated to
France' gets reissued and remixed by Kling Klang Analog and François reissuing "improvised music, spoken word and humor that is rare, his-
Kervorkian." This legendary single has never been legitimately on CD toric and unique." Their first few batches of releases will focus on: the
before and demand should be massive. A classic 1983 track that was long desired catalog of Rashied Ali's Survival label, reissues produced
scheduled to be included on the missing Technopop album (the antici- by Alan Douglas from his his self-titled imprint, and a series of unre-
pated follow up to their last outright masterpiece, Computerwelt from leased Ronald Shannon Jackson albums. My Goal's Beyond was John
1981). The Technopop album was abandoned & never released, McLaughlin's second solo album (following Devotion), which he devel-
although some material later surfaced on the Electric Cafe album in oped after his periods of tenure with the Miles Davis electric group and
1986; but "Tour De France" was not included & has been heavily in Tony Williams' Lifetime. A historic, radical effort featuring McLaughlin
demand ever since. A stunning electro-styled track that was a fitting on acoustic guitar, with easter/psychedelic crossover. "Featuring John
follow-up to the likes of "Numbers" etc. This CD version features "Tour McLaughlin, Airto Moreira, Charlie Haden, Billy Cobham, Jerry
De France" (Radio Version), "Tour De France" (Kling Klang Analog Goodman, Mahalakshimi, Badal Roy, Dave Liebman. When McLaughlin
Remix) (very awesome), "Tour De France" (François K Remix) + multi- arrived in New York from his native England, the 27-year-old guitarist
media track (video of "Tour De France"). Heavy. was virtually unkown in the States. But in no time at all he would find
KRAFTWERK: Tour De France 12" (EMI 8874216) $11.00 himself an integral part of some of the most important jazz activity
12" version features: "Tour De France" (Kling Klang Remix) & "Tour De then taking place in this country, with a rapidly growing reputation
France" (François K Remix). that soon had him acknowledged as the foremost guitar player of the
KRAFTWERK: Expo 2000 CD (EMI 8879842) $11.00 1970s. Released in 1971."
"Title track of Expo 2000 live in Hannover." First new material in 13 ALI/FRANK LOWE, RASHIED: Duo Exchange CD (KCR 3020) $14.00
years, a 23-minute EP with four mixes of the title track. CD is packaged "Rashied Ali is a living legend of jazz, having defined free jazz drum-
in a nice 3CD jewel case sleeve, limited to 50,000 copis!. Tracklisting: 1 ming while playing on many important recordings by John Coltrane
Expo2000 Kling Klang Mix 2000 2 Expo2000 Kling Klang Mix 2001 3 (Interstellar Space, Meditations, Stellar Regions). Tenor saxophonist
Expo2000 Kling Klang Mix 2002 4 Expo2000 radio Mix Frank Lowe has been a presence in the jazz underground for over 30
KRAFTWERK: Expo 2000 12" (EMI 8879846) $11.00 years, performing with Alice Coltrane, Sun Ra, Archie Shepp, and Don
KRAFTWERK: The Mix CD (EMI 96650) $28.00 Cherry; and leading his own groups through recordings on ESP, Black
A 1991 remix album of greatest hits. The "music data mix" is per- Saint, and Soul Note. This was the first recording made for Rashied Ali's
formed by Ralf Hutter, Florian Schneider & Fritz Hilpert. An interesting Survival Records. It is a powerful document of two under appreciated
update of various classic tracks like "Autobahn," "Trans Europa masters of improvisation." A legendary record, finally brought to the
Express," "Die Roboter," etc. into the 90s techno soundprint. masses. Recorded 1972 at Marzette Watts' studio. 2 tracks, 29 minutes,
Somewhat dismissed by purists, but if you accept it for what it is, a curi- no bonus tracks, but bonus tracks usually suck so who cares.
ous enough listen. ALI, RASHIED QUINTET: CD (KCR 3021) $14.00
KNIT CLASSICS: "This second release for Rashied Ali's Survival label was notable not
GILLESPIE, DIZZY: Dizzy for President CD (KCR 3001) $14.00 only for the powerful blowing by Earl Cross and Bob Ralston, but also
"Originally recorded live at the 1963 Monterey jazz festival, Dizzy for for the debut of legendary guitarist James Blood Ulmer. Ulmer spreads
President captures a magical time in Gillespie's career. This legendary the psarks that ignite this quintet. They play music with strength, joy,
recording features Dizzy on trumpet, James Moody on tenor and alto and yearning, and this recording glows with the radiance of their
saxophones, Kenny Barron on piano, Chris White on bass, Rudy Collins unique musical vision." Recorded 1973 at Marzette Watts' studio.
on drums, and Sleepy Matsumoto on tenor sax." Ulmer (guitar), Ralston (tenor sax), Cross (trumpet), John Dana (bass),
MODERN JAZZ QUARTET: In A Crowd CD (KCR 3002) $14.00 Ali (drums). Features 2 pieces: "Address" and Ulmer's "Theme For
"Starting out as the rhythm section of Dizzy Gillespie's 1946 orchestra, Captain Black". total time: 35 minutes.
the Modern Jazz Quartet evolved into one of the most eloquent and ALI QUARTET, RASHIED: New Directions in Modern Music CD
long-lived ensembles in the history of jazz. They have been called the (KCR 3022) $14.00
Rolls Royce of jazz groups and can be distinguished by their fine-tuned "Rashied Ali is one of the founders of free jazz drumming. Ali's duo
singular sound. The MJQ was started by the late Milt Jackson and have with John Coltrane on 1967's Interstellar Space effectively destroyed
existed with minor line-up changes for an impressive 44 years. In A the boundaries of improvisational music, establishing itself as an indis-

pensable piece of jazz history. Ali's more recent work has been with his into the frenetic rumbles one is used to hearing from Hooker. Hooker
quintet Prima Materia, as well as an ingenious Coltrane-inspired duet has declared Christian Marclay the innovator of this particular project,
with Prima's tenor saxophonist Louis Belogenis. But what people may and Marclay's turntable sounds lead the ensemble through their capti-
have forgotten about is his outstanding work with the Rashied Ali vating course."
quartet. New Directions in Modern Music, originally recorded live at KOCH:
the East in 1971, features Fred Simmons on piano, Stanford L. James on HURLEY, MICHAEL: Wolfways CD (KOCH 7910) $14.00
bass violin, Carlos Ward on alto saxophone and flute, and bandleader Hurley remains as one of America’s all time great ‘n idiosyncratic song-
Ali on trap set and conga drums." writers. He’s recorded just a handful of records over the last 30 years,
ALI FEATURING ROYAL BLUE, RASHIED: NY Aint So Bad/Ali Plays for Folkways, Raccoon and Rounder, and this is his first album since
the Blues CD (KCR 3025) $14.00 1987’s Watertower. The selection of material has left some slightly dis-
"Royal Blue, who hails from Texas, is well versed in the deep tradition appointed (new versions of old songs, 4 tracks lifted right off of
of the blues, from John Lee Hooker to Big Joe Turner and Joe Williams. Watertower for whatever reason, etc.), but this is as close to “new
As this tradition dictates, Blue knows the terrain of hard, urban living. album” as you’re gonna get. A primitive and intuitive guitarist/vocalist,
New York Ain't So Bad is a collective sharing of what both the tradi- Hurley has a universe as unique and timeless as anyone you can name.
tional and modern blues experience is all about. It paints an ornate KODAMA:
tapestry of melancholy blues with the ever fluid foundation of Ali's
MANDELL, JACOB: Underling CD (KODAMA 02) $13.50
incredible poly-rhythmic free jazz drumming. It is a celebration of the
"Underling is about edges -- those between sound and space, time and
spontaneous expressive creations of musicians at their prime of soulful
place. Underling will set you on a pier overlooking a thousand oceans
and musical growth as they pushed the blues to a level which no one
and ten thousand continents. It will transform you into a single point
has explored previously. Combining the basic structure of the blues as
where all the countless micro-things surrounding you are on a univer-
a foundation to launch explorations of free improvisation, Rashied Ali
sal scale. Listen with a microscope or telescope. Underling rides the
and Royal Blue have perfected a new genre: free New York blues. New
boundary between instantaneous and infinite. Using an interconnect-
York Ain't So Bad was partially a studio record and partially a live
ed feedback path with several banks of parallel processors that resem-
record. It was recorded at an August 1975 party during a live set at Ali's
ble a subway map of Tokyo. This album is the second in a series of
Alley (Rashied's own jazz club) and after the doors to the Alley had
twelve releases on Jake Mandell's own Kodama label. With acclaimed
closed the bar was converted into a studio. Royal Blue was a regular
releases on Force Inc/Mille Plateaux, Worm Interface, Carpark, and Beta
musician at Ali's Alley, whom Rashied now remembers as 'the greatest
Bodega, Mandell has established himself as one of the leading elec-
young blues singer I has ever heard.' This is the only record on which
tronic producers. Recording under his given name for this series, Jake
Royal Blue had ever appeared before his mysterious murder by his
advances his exploration of contrast between his trademark ultra-pro-
brother-in-law. Blue sang about the turbulence of love and women,
gramming and the micro-minimalism established in Healing and con-
and his songs were autobiographical laments. Ali came from a blues
tinuing now with Underling."
background and found it a challenge to combine the soulfulness of
KOMPAKT (GERMANY):
blues with the free improvisation of jazz."
JACKSON, RONALD SHANNON: Beast in the Spider Bush: Live at PAAPE, JURGEN: Triumph 12" (KOM 01) $10.00
the Caravan of Dreams CD (KCR 3029) $14.00 "After producing some real glamourous housetunes like under his alias
"Documents a 1986 concert in Fort Worth, Texas, during which Ronald 'Care' on Force Inc. and the legendary Profan 015 'Reval', Jurgen Paape
Shannon Jackson's Decoding Society performed alongside the tradi- is back -- minimal tech-house in an unmistakable sexy style."
tional African vocal and percussion group Twins Seven Seven. The DETTINGER: Blond 12" (KOM 02) $10.00
result is a unique album of progressive, electric jazz and African tradi- "His father used to be an electrician. Twentysomething years after
tional music that stands out among the Decoding Society's many great leaving the cradle, he lets his lifelong-influence show with a superb
recordings. This incarnation of the Decoding Society features Ronald debut single that will convince all minimal tech-house lovers with its
Shannon Jackson on drums, Eric Person on alto and soprano saxo- subtle charm and dreamy ambience."
phones, Akbar Ali on violin and barriphone, Cary DeNigris on guitar, PAAPE, JURGEN: Glanz 12" (KOM 03) $10.00
and Reginal Washinton on electric bass." "Funky as hell in his own tradition, a little more abstract."
JACKSON, RONALD SHANNON & DECODING SOCIETY: Montreaux MAYER, MICHAEL: 17 & 4 12" (KOM 04) $10.00
Jazz Festival CD (KCR 3031) $14.00 "His solo comeback with Heaven 17, breakbeathouse and pressurefull
"There is a great deal of wonder and myth surrounding the prodigious minimal rave." The member of Forever Sweet and producer of the
talents of famous avant garde drummer Ronald Shannon Jackson. His awesome Cologne mix CD, Kompakt Köln präsentiert on Neuton.
legacy as one of the most important and influential free jazz com- SPIETH, JOACHIM: 12" (KOM 05) $10.00
posers is undeniable. He has been creating progressive music since the "Another intriguing debut on Kompakt. Very charming minimal house
1960s with visionaries such as Ornette Coleman, Charles Mingus, with Blackforest funk."
Stanley Turrentine, Cecil Taylor, McCoy Tyner, Jackie McLean, and DETTINGER: Puma 12" (KOM 06) $10.00
Albert Ayler. His recordings with his band the Decoding Society are "Three spheric but groovy deep stompin' minimal Cologne techno
inspirational staples for the engaged jazz musician and casual music tracks." The most desirable Kompakt release to date.
fan alike. 1983 live recording features Vernon Reid on guitar, Melvin SCHAEBEN & VOSS: Dicht Dran 12" (KOM 07) $9.00
Gibbs on bass, Zane Massey on alto and soprano saxophones, Rev. "Respectless debut EP. Straight but unpredictable techno with signs
Bruce on bass, Henry Scott on trumpet." and signals to remember!"
WILD, BENJAMIN: Kronberg 12" (KOM 08) $9.00
KNITTING FACTORY RECORDS:
"Relaxed but still rockin' minimal techhouse by this artist known from
HOOKER/CHRISTIAN MARCLAY/LEE RANALDO, WILLIAM: Live at
Perl on FFM."
the Knitting Factory 4.23.99 CD (KFW 264) $14.00
VOIGT, REINHARD: Robson Ponte 12" (KOM 09) $9.00
"This is a live recording from the main stage at the Knitting Factory,
"Cool rocking harder dry minimal hommage to this fantastic Brasilian
April 23rd, 1999 after Ranaldo got married. With the wedding bells on
Footballplayer."
his mind, Ranaldo played a variety of bells and chimes, as well as gui-
VA: Kompakt -- Total 1 2LP (KOM 10) $18.00
tar, which adds to the glorious sounds. Along with Hooker's undeni-
Double vinyl companion to KOMP 03, full color sleeve. Ten tracks in
able presence and Marclay's turntable wizardry, the three create a
total. Substantially different tracklisting than the CD. Has fewer tracks
dynamic piece of music that flows with subtle passages which erupt
overall, but 4 exclusive tracks not found on the CD: A. Oster: "Surf's unwinding: in a long decade behind the turntables Thomas and Mayer
Up", Tobin:"Reis 1", Super-8 "Episode 1" & Thomas/Mayer: "Total have specialised in winding up the floor with precise techno. And what
Confusion". would otherwise take 6 or 7 hours is compressed into 70 minutes on
DUBSTAR: Shining Through 12" (KOM 11) $9.00 Tobias Thomas' mix CD. After a short opener from Jochen Distelmeyer's
"Deep & precise minimal dub techno by C*Rock of Stir 15/lo-fi." second album with Blumfeld, the first healing chords of Lali Puma
DETTINGER: Totentanze 12" (KOM 12) $9.00 warm up the ceremony. Contemplatively sleepwalking between his
"Detti takes the next step. Impressive minimal techno fit for 2000." own Cologne biotype (Boris Kauer, Dettinger, Wolfgang Voigt),
Three new tracks and a beautiful follow up to Intershop, which was Berliners and Leipzigers (Paul DB, Gamat 3000), and various others
merely a top 3 album of 1999 for me. Crispy electronic elegance. (Baby Ford, Vladislav Delay, Nick Holder, Fumiya Tanaka), no track here
FUNKE, SASCHA: Campus 12" (KOM 13) $9.00 seems to be without a personal relation. And this seems to be a central
"Superslick minimalgroovers from Berlin-Friedrichshain and yet anoth- theme running through the work of Thomas. Every track in this set is
er debut." also a private memory of a mood that ruled in its moment or context,
TEICHMANN, GEBR.: Aus Der Ferne 12" (KOM 14) $9.00 or even got generated through it. Great DJs, it's said, possess the abil-
"Totally crazy uplifting funk & dirty reduced house trax." ity of turning other people's records into theirs -- to project their own
VOIGT, REINHARD: Sex Mit M. Mayer 12" (KOM 15) $9.00 emotions on someone else's music. And that's an idea that builds to a
Reduced dub and clubby with a repetitive vocal line in tribute to the perfect line communication for a DJ and head like Tobias Thomas,
incredible suaveness of Forever Sweet/Kompakt's Michael Mayer, you especially on a Friday night. The epilogue of his trip through the width
might want to file this one under "Cologne music made for people in and depth of his record case naturally leads to Tobias' own productions
Cologne". (like the ones with his group Forever Sweet). And here we have
CLOSER MUSIK: One Two Three (No Gravity) 12" (KOM 16) $9.00 Stereolove, produced with Michael Mayer. Finally things are allowed to
"Matias Aguayo of Zimt fame (a collaborative project with Michael unwind a little. For DJ Tobias, it's all a question of the build-up: and so
Mayer, released on Ladomat.) is back for more." Three tracks from this when he plays the sound is not only architectional, it also sounds spir-
mystery artist; laidback crackle, cooly enunciated female vocals and a itual."
little bit of freakout. BERING, JONAS: CD (KOMP 05) $15.00
BERING, JONAS: Bienfait 2LP (KOM 18) $17.00 Most spectacular album yet on the illustrius Kompakt label, krispy min-
Double vinyl version. imalism (as they say), with dubbed out flavor, a theoretical merger of
MAYER VS. VOIGT: Kompakt Extra For Cisco 12" (KOM EX1) $9.00 post-Basic Channel filter and some kind of unspoken French elevation
"It's our Japanese friend's birthday and here comes our present: "Finest subtle techno from France. Jonas Bering lives and works in Lille.
Wolfgang Voigt: Nachschub" (Auftrieb 5 -- M. Mayer remix), Michael Therefore he's the first French artist on Kompakt, but don't worry: no
Mayer: "17 & 4" (Kompakt 4 -- W. Voigt/Auftrieb remix), Grungerman: disco here. With his debut album Bienfait he convinces in all important
"Fackeln Im Sturm" (original!!!!) + bonus." disciplines of modern 4-to-the-floor music between laidback crackling
VA: Köln Kompakt 1 CD (KOMP 01) $14.00 dub and serious clubanthems. Or, like we used to say: 'Der Bering, Der
Brilliant sounding compilation of the Cologne minimalist techno scene. Rokt!"
Features Kandis, Studio 1, Thomas Mayer, The Modernist, Dr. Walker & KONINCK (UK):
Freddy Fresh, tandem, M:I:5, Thomas Brinkmann, Pentax, Triple R & JANKOWSKI, LECH: Institute Benjamenta: OST to the Film by the
Emanuel, Jürgen Paape, OM1, Dr. Walker & M Flux. If you're attuned to Quay Bros. CD (KON 001 CD) $17.00
the Profan and Studio 1 labels operated by Mike Ink or the recent Much in-demand soundtrack to the Quay Brothers film Institute
surge of documents on Harvest, this is another must-add to the pile. Benjamenta, by the Polish composer Lech Jankowski. This CD has been
DETTINGER: Intershop CD (KOMP 02) $17.00 released by the film's producer on a very limited mail order-only basis
First full length CD by Olaf Dettinger (two previous 12"'s on Kompakt). and these are the first copies to be more widely distributed. "Original
Beautifully lush ambient-stroked instrumental electronics, powered by Soundtrack Recording to recent (1995) Brothers Quay film Institute
warm Cologne beats and pop-infiltrated sensibility. A killer release for Benjamenta" their first full-length live-action film (they are known
fans of the Profan/Studio 1/Kreisel scene and one of most convincing mostly for their groundbreaking animated films such as Street of
full length albums to emerge from this sector. Crocodiles and The Cabinet of Jan Svankmajer, involving 'fantastic
VA: Kompakt -- Total 1 CD (KOMP 03) $15.00 decor and Kafkaesque puppets' as well as for collaborating on Peter
"There were many different colors. After nine swinging 12 inches over Gabriel's 'Sledgehammer' music video), concerning itself with the titled
the last two years, Kompakt reaches its first little jubilee. A unique visu- 'school for domestics' & its faculty/enrolled parties. Lech Jankowski's
al style, pretty hard work, and not the smallest amount of passion music switches gears from VERY austere acoustic-jazz settings to east-
made Kompakt one of the most respected minimal house and techno ern European themes & occasional (limited) free-jazz/chamber
platforms in Germany and beyond. The compilation Total 1 looks back squeal/scratch, a pleasing set of pieces not far from the tonal universe
with pride and forward with hope. It's a presentation of all the songs used in the films of Tarkovsky (a noted influence on the visual appeal
to remember, to get to know, or just to spin. The CD format offers you of the Brothers Quay). An intriguing lot of sound which stands well on
a nice, balanced mix between romantic reviews and some visionary it's own as an emotional centerpiece. Sussed." -- Hrvatski.
unreleased material. All the excitement ranges from good old mates KONKURRENT (NETHERLANDS):
like Jürgen Paape, M. Mayer, or Reinhard Voigt, up to shooting stars
TORTOISE/EX, THE: In The Fishtank 5 CD (KONK 05 CD) $11.00
like Olaf Dettinger, Benjamin Wild, and Marco 'Shitkatapult' Haas.
"In The Fishtank-series number five: Chicago´s famous post rock stars
Please notice: this is no Cologne compilation. Integrating a bunch of
Tortoise meet the Dutch punks from The Ex X in the studio. The result
young and restless talents from all over the country we can pretend
are these six tracks with a duration of around 25 minutes. Tortoise
this system has no frontiers." Different track listing to the vinyl version,
being the introvert and The Ex being the EX-trovert, it seems an unlike-
13 tracks in all, including 7 not found on the 2LP.
ly combination. Still we can say it has worked out really well. A little
VA: Tobias Thomas- Für Dich CD (KOMP 04) $15.00
more The Ex than Tortoise, but still you can hear from both bands what
"Friday night? The party? In this case it can only mean total confusion
they are known for. It's rhythm paradise."
at Cologne's Studio 672, where for 2 years Tobias Thomas and his back-
TORTOISE/EX, THE: In The Fishtank 5 LP (KONK 05 LP) $11.00
in-the-days friend Michael Mayer are hosting Cologne's most kicking
LP version.
club night. But the musical happenings here are quite the opposite of
KONSEQUENT (GERMANY):

RUBBERNECK: "Pot" Remixes 2LP (KSQ 007) $17.00 the temple there."
Four track double 12", featuring the original version (produced by MAGNOG: CD (KRANK 010) $13.00
Swedish minimal techno artist Cari Lekebusch) and three remixes by: Debut from a young guitar/bass/drums/moog trio from Washington
Christian Morgenstern, Claude Young & Thomas Brinkmann! This is the state. "Not since the heyday of early Guru Guru and the original Ash
first Brinkmann track to be issued in standard remix form. Ra Tempel have we experienced such unrestrained, free playing taking
KOSINUS (FRANCE): place within the confines of a 'rock' band. More recent examples of this
PERREY, JEAN-JACQUES: Good Moog: Astral Animations & aesthetic might include the early recordings of Dif Juz on 4AD,
Komputer Kartoons CD (KOS 55) $16.00 Milwaukee's F/i, the recent collection of 4-track recordings from Cul de
"Jean-Jacques Perrey was one half of the Perrey/Kingsley duo that, Sac or the homespun psych of Charalambides..."
most famously, brought us In Sound from Way Out (later parodied by JESSAMINE: Long Arm of Coincidence CD (KRANK 012) $13.00
the Beastie Boys, etc...) and on his own, the track 'E.V.A.' (later re-fash- "From beginning to finish, The Long Arm.... is a remarkable work that
ioned by Fatboy Slim, covered by something known as 'Sure is Pure', documents the range this quartet can cover; from moog squiggles to
etc...) as well as recent collabs w/"French Band Air". Strangely enough, blissful balladry to rhythmic tangle and stellar directed drones. The full
this is a collection of music previously only available as a 'function integration of percussionist Michael Faeth into the band has resulted
music' (i.e. music for business presentations, airline commercials, in a more confident and varied rhythmic base. The Long Arm... is a res-
Stanley Kubrick movies, radio plays (post Orson, natch), pagan rituals, olutely percussive album, inspired in part by the extended interplay of
etc...) LP series entitled Sonosyntheses Electriques (which, incidentally, Can in their Tago Mago period. More directly, it is the result of
are rare). Perhaps not quite as 'punk' as the Perrey/Kingsley set, but still Jessamine's commitment to live improvisation. "
highly enjoyable/cheeky through the use of all that trademark obso- LABRADFORD: CD (KRANK 013) $13.00
lete technology (Ondes Martenot, Ondioline, Moog, Marimba) that the Self-titled 3rd album from this Richmond, VA trio (keyboards, bass,
youth oh so love. I'll spare you all the anecdote about Jean samples, guitar, vocals). "From the beginning strains of chains dragging
Cocteau/Edith Piaf aiding in Perrey's departure to the US." -- Hrvatski. across a Co2 canister on 'Phantom Channel Crossing,' Labradford have
KRANKY: infused the album with sampled and real time percussion traces, at
times faintly delving into actual syncopation."
LABRADFORD: Prazision CD (KRANK 001) $13.00
BOWERY ELECTRIC: Beat CD (KRANK 014) $13.00
A Richmond, VA duo consisting of guitar and analog synthesizer who
Transcendent 2nd full length album for the label, recorded 6/96. "With
exhibit a very cool driftiness. A press release merely compares them to:
their now familiar sense of economy apparent in the arrangements,
Neu, F/i, Spacemen3, Gate, Dead C. & Jim O’Rourke.
Beat finds Bowery Electric adding layers of analog synth and sampled
DADAMAH: This Is Not A Dream CD (KRANK 002) $13.00
guitars to their 'drone n' bass' foundations, along with programmed
The complete recorded works of this now defunct New Zealand band,
loops and live beats; further befuddling those Luddites still wondering
including the 2 singles on Majora, Drag City comp track and This Is Not
whether the band is rock, post rock, ambient or dance." Stolen off the
A Dream LP (also Majora). Some of the coolest mantra-dream rock of
internet, summing things up: "Beat is a STUNNING record. A truly
the last decade.
seamless meeting of their dreamy glacial drift, the muscle of the first
JESSAMINE: CD (KRANK 003) $13.00
(Loop-ish) 2x7", and the overpowering dub-erotic feel of Mad
Debut full length by this Seattle band with a couple singles and a bit
Professor/Massive Attack. Organic, metallic, and icy/hot. A compendi-
of a Silver Apples fixation behind them. "moog-guitar duels," "elec-
um of contradictions which is one of the sweetest listens you'll hear all
tron wave lapping," and other forms of cloudy pop damage within a
year. They certainly deserve the 'drone & bass' tag -- but don't expect
somewhat straight indie format a la Stereolab (or some other utterly
Jenkinson breaks. The electronic elements are kept simpler (and
fantastic band that I'm too lazy to listen to).
buried)." --G Man II.
DISSOLVE: That That Is...Is (Not) CD (KRANK 005) $13.00
STARS OF THE LID: The Ballasted Orchestra CD (KRANK 015)
A Christchurch, NZ duo made up of guitarists Chris Heaphy and Roy
$13.00
Montgomery (ex-Dadamah, Pin Group). “Extrapolating from the drone
CD version of the new album by this Texas outfit, following 2 released
of Dadamah, Dissolve move into new, stark landscapes marked by the
on Sedimental. Purely droning ambiance. "...finds Stars of the Lid
spindly interplay of the 2 guitarists... will remind you of Bruce Gilbert’s
adding harmonica and didgeridoo to an arsenal of sound sources that
work with Dome, the crystalline structures of This Kind of Punishment,
already includes guitars, effects and field recordings."
the sidewinding interplay of Mark Riley and Craig Scanlon in the Fall...”
DOLDRUMS: Acupuncture CD (KRANK 016) $13.00
LABRADFORD: A Stable Reference CD (KRANK 006) $13.00
First full length following an EP on VHF by this trio. "Doldrums have
2nd album by heavily acclaimed Chicago trio. Guitar, keyboards, bass &
carved out their own section of the neo-futurist pavilion, combining
subdued vocals mix up a brew of lo-ball ambiance and occasional icy
instrumental improvisation (created entirely by a bare bones lineup of
sadness, it's no wonder they're huge in the UK.
two guitarists and one drummer), spatial exploration, folkish strands
BOWERY ELECTRIC: CD (KRANK 007) $13.00
and textural condensation. The debut EP drew comparisons to Main,
NY trio that play a monotonous, heavy-fuzz edition of slightly glazed
Cul de Sac, Labradford, the Dead C., Cluster and Jessamine. With the
rock.
new album, listeners ought to draw more appreciation for the consid-
FLIES INSIDE THE SUN: An Audience of Others (Including Herself)
erable rhythmic maneuverability Doldrums bring to the table as well as
CD (KRANK 008) $13.00
the mathematical skills they can use when the mood fits them."
Debut album from a NZ group rising out of the ashes of Dadamah, fea-
AMP: astralmoonbeamprojections CD (KRANK 017) $13.00
turing Kim Pieters and Peter Stapleton, plus Tanaka-Nixon's Danny
"Any association between the3 group Amp, its origins in Bristol,
Butt. Mixing an improvisational base, with subtle feedback, splattering
England and the varios bands based in that area ought to be put aside
guitar buildups and synth noise into a lovely blend of sound.
for a moment. With their second album, Amp have moved beyond any
MONTGOMERY, ROY: Temple IV CD (KRANK 009) $13.00
scene identification or family tree into a realm of their own creation.
When his lips are sealed, Mr. Montgomery suddenly becomes quite lis-
Their initial singles, debut album Sirenes and collaborations with the
tenable. This second solo album, following the Scenes From The South
Third Eye Foundation found Amp moving between delicate piano fig-
Island CD on D. Fish, is another instrumental trance epic. "Mayan afi-
ures, jungle rhythmic clatter, outer limits drone and cosmic balladry.
cionados out there will link the title and the famous site at Tikal. The
This new double album on Kranky finds Amp delving into speleologi-
tracks on the album are thick with interwoven guitar lines and moog
cal explorations, working within sound caverns that echo with bass and
drone, inspired by the Guatemalan rain forests and mysterious ruins of
the distant thunder of drums."
DISSOLVE: Third Album For The Sun CD (KRANK 018) $13.00 Embrace the Herd album by the Gist (with the low key traces of dub
"Recording sessions for the 2nd Dissolve album began in October, '96 rhythms) and at other times of current practictioners of minimalist
in New Zealand. Guitarists Roy Montgomery and Chris Heaphy were techno such as Panasonic or Porter Ricks or of old school sound orga-
joined by John Chrisstoffels of the Terminals, who contributed some nizers like Zoviet France." A lo-pulse mood-enhancer and one of the
cello and percussion, Kaye Woodward of the Bats who added guitar finest Kranky label home-listening documents to date.
and vocals and Arnie Van Bussel on bass. The finished work is a mea- BAILIFF, JESSICA: Even In Silence CD (KRANK 026) $13.00
sure darker and more abrasive than Dissolve's first album, with added Debut album from Jessica Bailiff from Toledo, OH. " Across Even In
skins of texture and melody." Silence extended guitar figures float over Jessica's vocals, bass, drums,
PHILOSPHER'S STONE: Preparation CD (KRANK 019) $13.00 samples and percussion. The album is an affecting mix of instruments
Solo recordings by Gareth Mitchell, a contributing member of the UK and Jessica's beautiful vocals that leave trails of melody for the listen-
group Amp. "Mitchell's home recordings sound like a combination of er to follow. The mix of the album allows echoing piano chords, traces
Zoviet France, Robbie Basho and Scott Walker, with guitar-originated of bass guitar or whiffs of percussion to emerge from the clouds of gui-
textures floating over percussion, loops and Mitchell's wavering voice. tars. A delicately balanced mox of organ lines and rhythm is placed
The soundfields he constructs with guitars and loops expand and swirl next to Jessica's fragile vocals, followed by deep guitar drones."
around the listener's head. Melodic vocals flutter above strings and GODSPEED YOU BLACK EMPEROR!: f#a# CD (KRANK 027) $13.00
guitars burst through pushing meters into the red. Sound is tingled, Remixed/remastered reissue of this Canadian's group's debut LP-only
smeared and looped. Within the mass the listener can hear what release. "Taking the epic scope of Ennio Morricone, the artsy slash of
sounds like the chiming of bells, gongs and faint voices." 17 Pygmies, the desert-tones of prime Save Republic, bolster the mix
STARS OF THE LID: Gravitational Pull vs. The Desire For An with rhythmic chugalug of The Ex and add the Canadian tradition of
Aquatic Life CD (KRANK 020) $13.00 radio drama and you begin to get a hint of what the band are up to.
"Reissue of the very limited LP that was on Sedimental label, with addi- With twin percussionists, three guitar players, violin, cello, glockenspeil
tional material added." and tape loops, godspeed... can make a big rumbling sound or stretch
LOW: Songs For A Dead Pilot CD (KRANK 021) $11.00 out into delicate filigrees."
New 36 minute six song EP from this trio from Duluth, MN. Three pre- STARS OF THE LID/JON MCCAFFERTY: Per Aspera Ad Astra CD
vious albums have been released on Vernon Yard, as well as a split sin- (KRANK 028) $13.00
gle with the Dirty Three. "The careful unveiling of melody has always "The unique pairing of the tonal feedback duo Stars of the Lid and
been Low's forte, with the new album the group adds the transforma- NYC minimalist line painter Jon McCafferty. McCafferty (best known
tive factor that the blurring and merging of an eight track tape deck for the cover art of R.E.M.'s Green album) approached Stars of the Lid
brings to the recording process. Low have retained the patient song in the summer of 1995. McCafferty had done a series of paintings influ-
craft, the riveting vocal interplay...and the relaxed pace that allows enced by Stars of the Lid's Music For Nitrous Oxide. After discovering
songs to stretch themselves out. Keyboard drone, throbbing drum pat- the similarity in McCafferty's paintings to the colors of sound in Stars
terns and waves of bass feedback are new flavors added to the mix, of the Lid, Adam Wiltzie contacted McCafferty and collaboration
giving Songs For A Dead Pilot a subtle, experimental fee." began. In an attempt to blur the distinctions between the mediums,
MAGNOG: More Weather 2CD (KRANK 022) $15.00 Wiltzie has incorporated the sounds of Jon McCafferty painting in his
Double CD collection of early demos from this Edmonds, WA trio studio into the music. In arranging this recording, the acts of the visu-
whose debut self-titled album was released on Kranky in 1996. This al artist have become sound worthy -- they determine a context and
consists of of 4-track recordings from 1994-96, guitar, delay, bass, become music."
Moog, drums, vocals, bag, etc. TOMORROWLAND: Sequence Of The Negative Space Changes CD
LABRADFORD: Mi Media Narania CD (KRANK 023) $13.00 (KRANK 029) $13.00
"With their fourth album, Labradford have once again broadened and "Tomorrowland's music is the sweet sound of robots singing to them-
varied their sound, while maintaining their distinctive identity. Mi selves. The duo use guitars augmented with organs, synthesizers, per-
Media Naranja adds a string section, Fender Rhodes electric piano and cussion and audiometer to construct swirling masses of dancing colors
slide guitar to the trio's sound bank. It is the most cinematic of and shapes. Sequence Of... was recorded on an 8 track deck, which
Labradford's recordings to date. The music alternately stretches, ripples allowed the band to overdub and open up a wide sound spectrum. The
or lofts its way past the listener as if it was coming off a screen and not result is a subtle album that flows, bubbles and chirps as filtered loops
through speakers. The sounds here are reminiscent of John Barry, Bill and drones create an electro/organic atmosphere."
Evans and most of all, Labradford." JESSAMINE: Don't Stay Too Long CD (KRANK 030) $13.00
WINDY & CARL: Depths CD (KRANK 024) $13.00 "From the initial tickling and teasing of a Fender Rhodes electric piano,
"Put aside whatever preconceptions you might have about Wind & Don't Stay Too Long announces that Jessamine have harnessed their
Carl. Their new album for Kranky is well named: a journey into deeper experimental muscle to song craft. They link the instrumental forays of
and more unsettling waters than you may have come to expect from The Long Arm of Coincidence to the melodic invention of their singles
the Dearborn, Mi duo. Across two albums and a slew of singles, Windy to make a definitive statement. Dawn Smithson's crystalline vocals
Weber and Carl Hultgren have created some lovely, blurred melodies float over bubbling synths, trade off with Rex Ritter's voice, counter
and extended drones. On Depths they put down layer upon layer of cascades of guitar and weave around Michael Faeth's superb drum-
guitar and construct a wider and darker album than their previous ming to make each song here direct and effective."
releases might lead you to expect." AMP: Stenorette CD (KRANK 031) $13.00
PAN AMERICAN: CD (KRANK 025) $13.00 "The third album from the English duo Amp. Richard Walker and
"Mark Nelson has been recording and trading tapes under the name Karine Charff have distilled the exploratory and songwriting sides of
Pan American for some time now. Mark's contributions to Labradford, the band into a potent, accessible brew. Recorded and mixed with the
as the trio's guitarist and singer, may prepare the listener somewhat help of Robert Hampson, Stenoretee marks a return to the rhythmic
for the debut Pan American album. It is a resolutely rhythmic album, emphasis of the first Amp recordings, with lock stepping, stuttering
carrying with it traces of dub and bossa nova. A drummer plays on 2 and clattering percussion moving behind, around and through the
tracks. All of the other beats you hear are samples. Tones generated music. Richard Walker composed a good deal of the music here on
from voice, guitar and electronics are maneuvered and warped across piano, a point of origin that is reflected in the more delicate pieces as
the soundfield. At times Pan American is reminiscent of the long lost well as in the melodies and moving sheets of sound. Focal points of

sound Stenorette shift from the grooves to looped drones to smears of that stretched around a room as well as integrating digital technology
guitar and finally to Karine Charff's seductive vocals. Amp have made via samplers. The result of these efforts are six songs that combine
a recording that reaches the listener on many levels, from the simple organic and electronic elements into a seamless whole. Labradford
effectiveness of a beautiful tune to whirling sonic vertigo." leads the listener to fill the gaps in their music. They do more than cre-
PLOTKIN/MARK SPYBEY, JAMES: A Peripheral Blur CD (KRANK ate an atmosphere, Labradford take the listener across a descriptive
032) $13.00 landscape in which process is just as important as product."
"The five pieces includes on this release were made primarily through BAILIFF, JESSICA: Hour of the Trace CD (KRANK 038) $13.00
the use of processed electric guitars and acoustic instruments. Music "With her second album Jessica Bailiff has expanded and defined the
that requires active participation by listeners. Music that seeks to uti- ravishing sound that typified Even In Silence. Hour of the Trace can
lize repetitive structures with occasional harmonic references. Central entrance with Bailiff's delicate and alluring vocals, overwhelm with
to Spybey's and Plotkin's collective approach is their preference for waves of guitar feedback, stumble along in molasses slow rhythms,
improvisation. They are both enthusiastic collaborators with a wide evoke country gatherings around the pump organ, or puzzle with a
variety of people. Both have preferentially abandoned the need to clackety-clack that sounds like an old kinetoscope. It is not only an
orchestrate live concerts, preferring to play unrehearsed and raw, incredible personal statement from Jessica Bailiff but a work that
often meeting 'band' members for the first time on stage. A Peripheral invites complete immersion. Unlike so many post-rockers content to
Blur was created through the recording of first take improvisations coast on a few effects pedals, Jessica Bailiff combines serious sonic
which were carefully arranged by the duo. Spybey sent tapes of his research with songwriting. It's the familiar aspects of the pop song and
work to Plotkin, who added to and then remixed the composites to Jessica's beautiful vocals that lure the listener in."
reveal a whole which the duo feel is indicative of their current con- PHILOSOPHER'S STONE: Apparatus CD (KRANK 039) $13.00
cerns." "The materials used on this recording were made from the sampling of
MONTGOMERY/CHRIS HEAPHY, ROY: True CD (KRANK 033) $13.00 Gareth Mitchell's own sounds -- derived mainly from electric guitar --
"Roy Montgomery has a well-deserved reputation for crafting music which were then processed and reprocesssed, edited and reedited over
that evokes images of place and time. The music on True was composed a 9 month recording period. Each sound was chosen individually for its
to run continuously as the undercurrent to a play of the same title writ- own specific identity. Compositions stemmed from what these sounds
ten by Stuart McKenzie and performed in New Zealand in 1996 and gradually suggested. The pieces demanded time to gestate, then to
1997. Roy recorded most of the music at home while tracks 4-7 are stu- metamorphose (often several times) before finally revealing their
dio improvisations done with his partner in Dissolve, Chris Heaphy. True form. Apparatus is designed with many carefully placed details. Those
matches the instrospective, unfolding melodies of Montgomery's solo details form part of equally considered structures. It is hoped that the
work with the stark, edgy guitar interplay displayed on the first listener may be drawn into the music, whether investigating its minu-
Dissolve album." tiae or experiencing a more overall, visceral impression. Two years after
GODSPEED YOU BLACK EMPEROR!: Slow Riot For New Zero the release of the debut Philosopher's Stone album, Gareth Mitchell
Kanada CD (KRANK 034) $11.00 has made an entirely different second album utilizing the capacities of
"Presenting 2 new pieces from the Montreal collective. Consider Slow digital sampling and editing. Apparatus may have familiar elements
Riot... a travelogue of sorts; across the expanses of North America or from Preparation like looping sounds and outbursts of static, but the
inner landscapes not so easily charted. The sonic crests and swells that second Philosopher's Stone album is a departure. Gareth Mitchell has
this nine member band achieves is apt reminder of the physicality god- crafted an album that will leave you puzzled but delighted, curious
speed you black emperor! works with. Three guitars, two bassists, two enough to lean in for closer listens."
drummers and a string section coordinate together with a nimbleness DOLDRUMS: Desk Trickery CD (KRANK 040) $13.00
that defies the expectations you might have of a nine piece band. Add "The title refers to the computer technology applied to the mixing
field recordings and you have an unparalleled listening experience." process. There's a great deal of computer-mutated guitar damage
LOW: Secret Name CD (KRANK 035) $13.00 going on. You may think it's sampling, looping, sequencing, break-
"Perhaps it is best to describe Low's approach as essentialism -- allow- beats, or the like, but it's electric guitar sounds transformed via silicon
ing each musical gesture to make maximum impact. This is their fifth chips. There are also some wah-wah jams. Of the seven tracks, guitarist
studio album and first for Kranky. Low remains tied to the simple grace Bill Kellum sings on two. Lots of folks talk about mixing instrumental
of the voices Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker. Instrumentally they have improvisation and the transformative capacity of digital technology --
stretched out, but each song continues to be based on deceptively sim- Doldrums actually do it. They've dragged the swollen corpse of prog
ple patterns of voice, bass, guitar and skeletal percussion." rock straight into the future, and brought along some mountain boo-
PLOTKIN/BRENT GUTZEIT, JAMES: Mosquito Dream CD (KRANK gie too. No clinical demonstrations of instrumental technique or digi-
036) $13.00 tal editing will be found on Desk Trickery, just a commitment to kick it
"James Plotkin and Brent Gutzeit met in Japan in 1994. Plotkin was out."
touring with Scorn, Gutzeit was living in Tokyo. They began a collabo- PAN AMERICAN: 360 Business/360 Bypass CD (KRANK 041)
rative project. Plotkin recorded a guitar track. Gutzeit destroyed it and $13.00
rebuilt it. Gutzeit used handmade instruments (an upright 18 string "The second recording Mark Nelson has made under the Pan American
steel 'bass' strung with piano wire and a 3 string instrument strung imprint continues and expands the rhythmic intricacies of its forbearer
with 100 foot piano wires), boom box, stereo and four track tape deck as new instrumental and melodic textures are added to the mix. Like
to create 5 different tracks. Plotkin remixed those tracks and sent Pan American, 360 Business/360 Bypass was recorded by Mark Nelson
Gutzeit 40 minutes of music. Each remix of became Mosquito Dream at his home studio. Special guests Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker of
took a year to complete. Mosquito Dream is expansive yet attentive to Low add vocals, cornetist Rob Mazurek from the Chicago Underground
details, reverberant but granular." Duo/Trio contributes some distinctly Cherryesque horn solos, and the
LABRADFORD: E Luxo so CD (KRANK 037) $13.00 entire album was mixed digitally with the aid of Casey Rise, the design-
"Soft-focused, haunting and beautiful, this is the frontline of guitar- er at Classics, Chicago. Rhythms trace and underpin vaporous melodies,
based modern American music.' It's hard to improve on this description or disappear altogether. Pan American balances atmospheric dread
of the music of Labradford written by Dave Howell in Obsessive Eye with hints of dub, funk and bossa nova as few artists can, hinting at a
fanzine. Labradford have, over the course of four albums, constantly whiff of Studio One while utilizing digital technologies."
expanded their sound. With their fifth studio recording, E luxo so, the FONTANELLE: CD (KRANK 042) $13.00
trio have done it again...utilizing a string section, dulcimer, tape loops "This all instrumental project features the talents of Andy Brown and
Rex Ritter of the late, great Jessamine. Fontelle extends and develops classic acid sound. General expected information like artist and track
the sound of the last Jessamine album, Don't Stay Too Long, taking the listings are excluded; each record comes in a different colored sleeve
bubbling electric piano and synthesizers of that album into even more and is numbered 1 of 52, and that's it. Very limited in production &
complex patterns. Guitars and keyboards repeat looping, Reichian tough to keep up with. Musically essential if you're interested in the
melodic llines over drums that can click into Can-type patterns of shift roots of contemporary Cologne diversification & you might even want
into a funky lope. Melody and rhythm weave, bob and play off each to seriously try to collect them all.
other subtly." KREISEL: 99/3 7" (KREISEL 03) $7.00
LOW: Christmas CD (KRANK XMAS) $12.00 KREISEL: 99/5 7" (KREISEL 05) $7.00
"Christmas contains a selection of seasonal songs, including four origi- Mike Ink release, featuring deleted Dadajack/Profan tracks, "Parade"
nals by the band, recorded at Low's 20 Degrees Below studio in Duluth, & "Polier".
MN. We suggest that few bands from an ostensibly indie rock back- KREISEL: 99/6 7" (KREISEL 06) $7.00
ground should release Christmas music, if not out of respect for the Artist is Mint, tracks are "Edeltrance" and "Struc".
holiday or material, then at least out of a sense of self-esteem. Low, KREISEL: 99/7 7" (KREISEL 07) $7.00
however, were made for this. Their attention to musical detail and the Artist is Michael Mayer, track is "Twin Peaks".
lovely voices of Alan Sparhawk and Mimi Parker are perfectly attuned KREISEL: 99/8 7" (KREISEL 08) $7.00
to both traditional carols like 'Silent Night' and more contemporary Artist is Lovecore, track is "Swingerclub".
tunes like 'Blue Christmas'. Now there's a recording you can pull out to KREISEL: 99/9 7" (KREISEL 09) $7.00
pre-empt another dose of Bing Crosby." The two missing volumes (9 & 10), now available. Artist: Crocker. Tracks:
DISSOLVE: That That Is...Is (Not) LP (KRANKLP 005) $8.00 "Box Energy" + bonus.
BOWERY ELECTRIC: LP (KRANKLP 007) $8.00 KREISEL: 99/10 7" (KREISEL 10) $7.00
FLIES INSIDE THE SUN: An Audience of Others (Including Herself) Artist: M:I:5. Tracks: "Autogen" + bonus.
LP (KRANKLP 008) $8.00 KREISEL: 99/11 7" (KREISEL 11) $7.00
MAGNOG: 2LP (KRANKLP 010) $13.00 Artist is Riss, track is "Rissko Acid Catch".
Vinyl version has a full color gatefold and 11 extra minutes of music KREISEL: 99/12 7" (KREISEL 12) $7.00
(CD could only hold 77 minutes). Artist is Mint. Track is "All".
JESSAMINE: The Long Arm Of Coincidence 2LP (KRANKLP 012) KREISEL: 99/13 7" (KREISEL 13) $7.00
$13.00 Artist: J. Burger. Tracks: "Bluebell" & "Sascha, The Flowerthief".
LABRADFORD: LP (KRANKLP 013) $8.00 Stunning Cologne ambiance over a Transmat-like baseline.
BOWERY ELECTRIC: Beat 2LP (KRANKLP 014) $16.00 KREISEL: 99/14 7" (KREISEL 14) $7.00
Import vinyl edition of the 2nd Bowery Electric album; pressing is on Artist is Vinyl Countdown. Track is "Blue".
Beggars Banquet UK which Kranky is importing for domestic use. This KREISEL: 99/15 7" (KREISEL 15) $7.00
LP + 12" version contains one bonus track not found on the CD. Artist: Mike Ink. Track: "Dadajack". An heroic acid masterpiece.
STARS OF THE LID: The Ballasted Orchestra 2LP (KRANKLP 015) KREISEL: 99/16 7" (KREISEL 16) $7.00
$13.00 Artist: Doppel. Track: Galoppmusik.
Double LP, following 2 albums released on Sedimental. "...finds Stars of KREISEL: 99/17 7" (KREISEL 17) $7.00
the Lid adding harmonica and didgeridoo to an arsenal of sound Artist: Split. Track: "We Love You". Pop remixes by Mike Ink and Jurgen
sources that already includes guitars, effects and field recordings." Paape.
AMP: astralmoonbeamprojections 2LP (KRANKLP 017) $13.00 KREISEL: 99/18 7" (KREISEL 18) $7.00
Has 2 extra vinyl-only tracks. Artist: Grungerman. Track: "Intyrannis".
PHILOSPHER'S STONE: Preparation LP (KRANKLP 019) $8.00 KREISEL: 99/19 7" (KREISEL 19) $7.00
LOW: Songs For A Dead Pilot LP (KRANKLP 021) $8.00 Artist: Sweet Reinhard. Tracks: "Kultur" EP. A reissue of Profan 002.
LABRADFORD: Mi Media Narania LP (KRANKLP 023) $8.00 KREISEL: 99/20 7" (KREISEL 20) $7.00
WINDY & CARL: Depths 2LP (KRANKLP 024) $13.00 Artis: Mike Ink. Tracks: "The Universe" & "Mirage".
2LP gatefold version. KREISEL: 99/21 7" (KREISEL 21) $7.00
PAN AMERICAN: LP (KRANKLP 025) $8.00 Artist: Riss. Track: "Get It On" + bonus.
STARS OF THE LID/JON MCCAFFERTY: Per Aspera Ad Astra LP KREISEL: 99/22 7" (KREISEL 22) $7.00
(KRANKLP 028) $13.00 Artist: Mint. Tracks: "Phonogram" + bonus.
TOMORROWLAND: Sequence Of The Negative Space Changes LP KREISEL: 99/232 7" (KREISEL 23) $7.00
(KRANKLP 029) $9.00 Artists: J. Burger/B. Movement. "Tracks: "Lifetime Mission" & "M.D.
JESSAMINE: Don't Stay Too Long LP (KRANKLP 030) $10.00 Colors".
AMP: Stenorette LP (KRANKLP 031) $9.00 KREISEL: 99/24 7" (KREISEL 24) $7.00
LOW: Secrete Name 2LP (KRANKLP 035) $15.00 Artist: Planet Love Core. Tracks: "Livin In Pain" & "Solitude".
All-analog processed 150 gram vinyl. Features 2 tracks not found on KREISEL: 99/25 7" (KREISEL 25) $7.00
the CD. Artist: Madonna 303. Tracks: "Lucky Star" & "More Than Sex Can Say".
LABRADFORD: E luxo so LP (KRANKLP 037) $10.00 KREISEL: 99/26 7" (KREISEL 26) $7.00
All analog production, pressed on premium grade 150 gram vinyl. Artist: Split Inc. Tracks: "How Deep Is Your Love" & "Swoon".
PAN AMERICAN: 360 Business/360 Bypass 2LP (KRANKLP 041) KREISEL: 99/27 7" (KREISEL 27) $7.00
$14.00 Artist: Mike Ink. Track: "Live Evil 1".
FONTANELLE: LP (KRANKLP 042) $10.00 KREISEL: 99/28 7" (KREISEL 28) $7.00
KREISEL (GERMANY): Artist: Vinyl Countdown. Tracks:"Manifesto" & "Ride".
KREISEL: 99/1 7" (KREISEL 01) $7.00 KREISEL: 99/29 7" (KREISEL 29) $7.00
Kreisel is the latest Mike Ink label, which in theory will release 52 7" for Artist: Crocker. Tracks: "Indulto" & "Silbersee".
the year 1999. The theory behind the label is reissue deleted tracks, KREISEL: 99/30 7" (KREISEL 30) $7.00
present new artists and generally raise the spectre of mystery along the Artist: Forever Sweet. Tracks: "Bleed" & "Subtotal".
Cologne electronic scene. Seems to be an emphasis on early/mid-90s KREISEL: 99/31 7" (KREISEL 31) $7.00

Artist: Grungerman. Track: "Fackelnim Sturm". Kuckuck in 1982 and 1983 respectively. Descending Moonshine
KREISEL: 99/32 7" (KREISEL 32) $7.00 Dervishes is actually a live solo performance in Berlin from 1975, where
Artist: Vinyl Countdown. Track: "Total Confusion" . Riley utilizes his signature tape delay device, the 'time lag accumula-
KREISEL: 99/33 7" (KREISEL 33) $7.00 tor', to process improvisations on a Yamaha YC 45D organ, chopped so
Artist: Mint. Track: "Phonogam" + remix. it can be tuned to just intonation. His works 'Shri Camel', 'Poppy
KREISEL: 99/34 7" (KREISEL 34) $7.00 Nogood and the Phantom Band', and 'Rainbow in Curved Air' all uti-
Artist: Superpitcher. Tracks: "Softmachine", "Let's Cruise". lize this device on assorted instruments, but this piece has most in com-
KREISEL: 99/35 7" (KREISEL 35) $7.00 mon with the classic 'Persian Surgery Dervishes' (Shandar, 1972) in
Artist: Auftrieb. Track: "Wild Wild West". process and intent. 'Descending...' is dedicated to Guruji a.k.a. Pandit
KREISEL: 99/36 7" (KREISEL 36) $7.00 Pran Nath, the masterful Indian vocalist with whom Riley started study-
Artist: Thomas/Mayer. Tracks: "Stereolove" + ? ing with in 1970, and though this is not a vocal piece, Guruji's influence
KREISEL: 99/37 7" (KREISEL 37) $7.00 shines through as it becomes apparent that not only does this music
Artist: Care. Track: "Two Become One". have a pulse, it breathes. With his left hand creating a series of drones,
KREISEL: 99/38 7" (KREISEL 38) $7.00 and his right comping on a pre-selected group of scales, it is quite easy
Artist: Mike Ink & The Chain of Brotherhood. Track: "Lovely Ugly Brutal to forget what instrument one is listening to after a while. Not as stun-
World". ning as 'Persian...', this is a fine, fine listen nonetheless. The second disc
KREISEL: 99/39 7" (KREISEL 39) $7.00 is a group of three vocal and keyboard pieces (recorded 5/10/1982),
Daniel Miller + Thomas Fehlman/Thomas Fehlman "Goldhaar". with lyrics composed and sung by Riley himself. He rarely sings on his
KREISEL: 99/40 7" (KREISEL 40) $7.00 records, and judging from this it's a shame, he's an accomplished
Artist: J. Burger Industries. Tracks: "Interstate 10" & "Spartakus". Eastern-style vocalist. With that said, the accompanying music played
KREISEL: 99/42 7" (KREISEL 42) $7.00 on a Prophet 5 synthesizer is actually a bit tough to take. It has noth-
Artist: Planet Lovecore. Tracks: "Unserious Moonlight" & "Please Don't ing to do with the status quo ante position of 'back to analog', but
Goa". there is something about this particular keyboard sound that puts me
KREISEL: 99/43 7" (KREISEL 43) $7.00 back in my yellow beanbag chair watching Space 1999.That said, it's
Artist: R. Voigt. Track: "Be Free". still worth the price of admission for the first disc..." -- Billy Kiely
KREISEL: 99/44 7" (KREISEL 44) $7.00 KURBEL (GERMANY):
Artist: M:I:5. Track" Logorrhöe 4". VA: Kurbel Compilation Vol.2 CD (KUR 2011) $15.00
KREISEL: 99/45 7" (KREISEL 45) $7.00 "Mixed by Lester Jones, 65 grams of High Class Techno -- the most
Artist: Mike Ink. Track: "Playtex". innovative tracks of the previously on vinyl released Kurbel Records 005
KREISEL: 99/46 7" (KREISEL 46) $7.00 - 012 -- produced by some of the most important artists of
Artist: Studio 1. Track: "Credo"/ Techno/House in Germany. The most essential tracks of 7 Kurbel releas-
KREISEL: 99/47 7" (KREISEL 47) $7.00 es now available as a compact 55 minute mix." Features tracks by DJ
Artist: All. Track: "Ersatzwärme" Hell, Savas Pascalidis, Heiko Laux, Johannes Heil, Richard Bartz,
KREISEL: 99/48 7" (KREISEL 48) $7.00 Christian Morgenstern, Ghettoblaster (Richard Bartz).
Artist: Justus Köhncke: "Flesh of My Flesh". Andreas Dorau & Justus L'AGE D'OR (GERMANY):
Köhncke: "Was Zu Sagen War".
VA: Nicht Sushi 12" (LADO 15048) $9.00
KREISEL: 99/51 7" (KREISEL 49) $7.00
"Special limited vinyl of the current label compilation Sauerkraut Nicht
Artist: Auftrieb. Track: "Ballerland".
Sushi, featuring exclusive remixes of Matthew Herbert with damn
KREISEL: 99/50 7" (KREISEL 50) $7.00
funky vibes, and on of Funkstörung with string orchestrated electronic
Artist: Split Inc. Tracks: "Funkytown"/"Trans Atlantic" (XS Remix)
sounds. Not available on CD." Four tracks in all, also features: The Y2Ks
KREISEL: 99/52 7" (KREISEL 52) $7.00
and Revoxrevue.
Artist: Mint. Tracks: "Gymnopedie"/"Logopedie".
LAB OF HAPPY DREAMS:
KUCKUCK (GERMANY):
PERSONAL ELECTRONICS: The Story of Personal Electronics CD
DEUTER: D CD (KUCK 11009) $14.00
(LOHD 01) $13.00
Late-90s reissue of the first Deuter album, originally issued by Kuckuck
First release on a new/unknown LA-based electronic label. "Personal
in 1971. Georg Deuter (pronounced Doy’-ter) was one of the leading
Electronics, as the name would imply, is an outlet for music created by
figures in the startling growth of the New Age music field in the 1980s,
means of simply existing. Being aware of all sound minutiae, the per-
but his earliest material is more interesting. D is all solo affair record-
former goes about the day wearing a small, unobtrusive sound receiv-
ed via multi-tracked guitars, electronics, percussion, flutes, etc.. Very
ing and processing module. With a bend of the elbow, a smack of sali-
psychedelic processing, at times an almost ADII-like heaviness mixing
va, the give of sinew, an immense vocabulary of sound emerges. At the
with more Popol Vuh-like mystical spaciousness -- with parts reminding
end of the day these modules are randomly uploaded into PE's grow-
of birdsong and natural sound. Perfectly crafted headspace and always
ing collection of hacked 'professional' music software programs and
a pleasure to absorb, this is one of the finest and most unheralded
shaped into the rough forms contained on The Story of Personal
albums of the early 70s German scene.
Electronics. Fans of Touch, Mego, Mille Plateaux, and A-Musik labels
DEUTER: Aum CD (KUCK 11017) $14.00
will find plenty to sink their teeth into." Limited stock.
The second Deuter album from 1972; this was his last record before
LADOMAT 2000 (GERMANY):
moving to India and falling under the guru-ship of Bhagwan Shree
Rajneesh. The rock-related moves of D are eradicated, but beautiful SENSORAMA: Zu Gast Auf Der Welcome Insel CD (LADO 2034
atmosphere, echo guitar & experimental form are laid out with ease. CD) $16.00
Late night pleasure abounds."His first attempt at merging sitars, tablas Ladomat 2000 is a very interesting German post-techno/electronica
and flutes to the sounds of birds, wind and water (reflecting Deuter's label. Here are some of the more interesting catalog titles, more to fol-
deep relationship with nature), resulted in an addictive, aesthetic low. Sensorama is the duo of Roman Flügel and Jörn Elling Wuttke and
music." -- Dag Erik Asbornsen. this is a 1996 remix album of tracks from their Welcome Insel full
RILEY, TERRY: Descending Moonshine Dervishes/Songs For the length. Heavy duty remix line up of Born Under a Rhyming Planet
Ten Voices... 2CD (KUCK 12047) $24.00 (Jamie Hodge), Claude Young, Plaid, Mouse On Mars, Move D and
...Of The Two Prophets. "2CD pairing two LPs released by Terry Riley on Global Communication. Friendly twitch & sqelch from the MoM-like

vantage point, this is a very pleasing and surprisingly unknown artifact. Hans himself. B1: Retro sound ala carte. San Francisco -- Cologne and
SENSORAMA: Love CD (LADO 2065 CD) $16.00 back inside the sleeping compartment with Cologne's house bear no.1
"Full length setting dated 1998 from the duo of Jörn Elling Wutke & Mixed by Neon Leon (Strictly Rhythm). B2: f-r-e-a-k-s timestretch chic
Roman Flügel, the presumed follow-up to their all-star remix selection, and deep bass action by the Whirlpool Bass man and Can studio engi-
Zu Gast Auf Der Welcome Insel. A fine vocoder-travelogue presented in neer Mr. Jake Bullit. B3: "Freakapella" hopefully pitched right."
ideal post-haze sequence. Inside & in-the-pocket, seemingly transpar- SAND 11: Around The Day In a World CD (LADO 2087 CD) $16.00
ent waves of sound. So damn pleasant it kills you flat out. Superior." - "Lars Bulnheim, Pascal Fuhlbrugge, and Jimi Siebels likely aren't names
- Hrvatski. you can easily place, but if there's any justice in the musical communi-
FOREVER SWEET: Geben & Nehmen CD (LADO 2071 CD) $16.00 ty, Sand 11 -- the name of their band -- should soon be burned into
Forever Sweet is the trio of Reinhard Voigt, Tobias Thomas and Michael your synapses. Why? Well, we've suffered through far too many bands
Mayer and this 1998 album is one of the most realized albums to come in this age of electronica that have simply been faking the funk.
out of the contemporary Cologne scene. Voigt also records as Pentax Probably most to blame is the lack of melodies in much electronic
(CD on Profan) and lives with the burden of being Mike Ink's brother. music. No, you shouldn't have to be a trained musician to succeed in
Mayer was responsible for the ultimate Cologne mix album, Kompakt 1999, but you should know how to craft a true song. Sand 11 succeed
Köln präsentiert on Neuton. Among other things. As with anther radi- admirably here on their Around The Day In A World album. The first
cal Cologne album, Burger/Ink's Las Vegas, Geben & Nehmen explodes single, last year's 'Under The Influence', put them firmly in with
with a totally defining flavor that is inseparable from it's very exis- Beanfield, the Compost label, and others of that ilk who manage to
tence. Has vocal tracks that are completely accessible but tantalizing in meld the electronic and the acoustic for a deliciously organic result.
sound at the same time, and is totally rooted in non-offensive sound What we get are downtempo gems like 'Reculer (Pour Mieux Sauter)'
aesthetics. And is loaded with totally maximal filtered grooves that that drift and flow perfectly for summer, uptempo numbers like
sound just right throughout -- thrilling stuff. 'Outdoor Disco' that will put a saucy shimmer in any house set, and
TURNER: Lukin Orgel CD (LADO 2074 CD) $16.00 tracks like 'Under The Influence' where the tempo shifts gears with
Turner is Keni Mok, and this is his debut solo album. Further extrapo- precision from a headnodding to hip swinging pace in a matter of bars.
lations of lush Burger/Ink clankage territories make this a most inter- Sometimes spicy with Latin percussion, sometimes just content to strut,
esting addition to the contemporary German shelf. Don't be thrown this is a fine piece of work."
off by his taste in hats. "Welcome to Ladomat. Here hs is responsible EGOEXPRESS: Bieker CD (LADO 2088CD) $16.00
for the paper patterns of electro-acoustic pop music that hasn't been "Egoexpress has been a Ladomat band since the first hour. Together
pinned yet. A wizard who can turn sugary-sweet tunes and carefully with Whirlpool Productions they were one of the first Ladomat sign-
thought out arrangements intowhit rabbits and can pull dazzling ana- ings. Their 1995 album Foxy enabled them to lead a musical revolution
logue sounds and soundtrack-compatible samples out of a hat." in German house music. With Telefunken they secured themselves a
TURNER: Lukin Orgel LP (LADO 2074 LP) $15.00 firm position at the spearhead of the house scene and won themselves
TURNER: Multiorgel & Porze 12" (LADO 2081) $9.00 international acclaim. Their unique rave concept made their sound hit
"After Turner moved to Hamburg, set up his sleepingplace at the the nail on the head and got he party burning through the house clubs
Ladomat office, got invited many times to dinner by the Ladomat rock in Frankfurt, Zurich, and Barcelona. Now they've finally released their
department and became caretaker of Hamburgs most famous building long-awaited second album Bieker. A grinding, siren-howling, back-
the Michel, he's now switching to music again : the spacerockers have spinnin' collection of effects, endlessly kicking electro smut somewhere
collected once more the most beautiful, biggest and darkest moments between Schorsch-Kamerun/Theo-Parrish-reduction and Mike Ink-acid-
and shone them with moonlight." Six track EP, featuring remixes by incantation. Naive, shattered, overladen, realistic, disturbed, and
Schneider TM, Keni Mok, Tarwater, Anderbeat (Minifunk), & Dreher. blended."
NIESWANDT, HANS: Lazer Muzik CD (LADO 2084 CD) $16.00 COMMERCIAL BREAKUP: All I Love Is Green 12" (LADO 2093)
Another fine quality addition to Ladomat's roster (following recent $9.00
releases by the likes of Turner, Sensorama, Forever Sweet, etc.) Elegant "Commercial Breakup are Ladomat's latest shining stars in the pop fir-
house with pop leanings. "Hans Nieswandt has been making music mament. We're pleased to introduce : Vredebeer and Elke from Berlin-
since the late 1980s. As DJ, journalist and member of Whirlpool Tokyo. A midsummer night's dream in C major pop. He produces,
Productions. Nieswandt is well-known and there should be no club in tunes, and moulds the instrumentals, sneaks over to her house and
Germany that he hasn't played in. Later as 'Jack of all Trades" pop star throws the gleaming minidisks in her letterbox. She adds her lovely
and head of the trinity that is Whirlpool Productions, he has not only voice and returns them to him via a secret dead-letter box at
given us joy in the form of 'From: Disco To: Disco' but has also simulta- Potsdammer Platz in Berlin. Then the glasses shatter and this is the
neously won all kind of (Olympic) Games, hasn't he? Lazer Musik is a parting of the ways. First rate clatter-pop in handbag-format. The
leisure dome, a panopticum of 'H-Musik' (who's nothing but 'Hans remixing was again accomplished by Germany's top DJ, the man with
Musik'), because 'Lazer' means leisure and is also a gamble with mean- the charming smile : Mr. Steve Bug! Plus Berlin cyber-punk with Patrick
ings. There are many ways but never pretend to know the right one. Catani (Digital Hardcore Recordings, EC80R) and house music by
'Freaks, I see life' -- it echoes towards us when Hans Nieswandt sharp- Vredu."
ens his sight. 'The house next door' does not always have to be the club KUSUMI, SUGURU: Usktot 12" (LADO 2095) $9.00
around the corner and pop ballads are not necessarily evil. No, it's not "Ladomat now have their own Japanese musician. His name's Suguru
over yet, it has only just begun. Lazer Musik is art, a grown necessity. Kusumi and he plays techno-polka, he's sweet 16 and always wants his
It is also this way with records that draw their strength from fragments mum to be on the promo photos with him. Suguru comes from Japan,
of history." our favourite toy inventor country. This is what our kind of techno
NIESWANDT, HANS: Lazer Muzik 2LP (LADO 2084 LP) $16.00 sounds like. A tough nut to crack, more like a slap in the face! To top
NIESWANDT, HANDS: Freaks, I See Life 12" (LADO 2086) $9.00 it all, we asked our friends in Frankfurt for Daniel Bell's (DBX, Detroit)
"This is where hip-hop is still on top, Hans Nieswandt into disco rap for- phone number and got him to do a remix. It was worth it!"
mat inclusive double claps etc... remixed by Erobique (Deck 8). A2: For SAND 11: Tim 12" (LADO 2098) $9.00
traditionalists this is house music in its cleanest form (ha, ha) done by Four track EP, featuring one track from the Around The Day In A World
Barcelona's most famous DJ, club owner and producer Fra (Nitsa rec.). full length on Ladomat, plus 3 non-LP tracks (including a Donna Regina
A3: This is original freaks style in this cool danceable filter sound by remix.)

EGOEXPRESS: Weiter 12" (LADO 93) $9.00 on many a self-respecting wantlist for years now."
"Egoexpress, Ladomat's two most musical East Friesians and 'model LASER'S EDGE:
rockers', have come up with a new hit and have molded it into just SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS, THE: Lies To Live By CD (LE 1001) $14.00
about every format you can imagine. A really big thing with spellbind- NJ-based prog-psych label, mostly dealing in reissues. Some titles are
ing vocals and dadaist lyrics by Tocotronic's youthful hero Dirk geared more towards the traditional prog end of the scale, and should
VonLowtzow. The youngsters came up with their idea all on their own, be approached with a bit of caution by the ignorant. The 1st Laser’s
and at the same time, it's Dirk's first venture into electronic realms. Edge release from 1990 was a reissue of the 3rd album by the Canadian
Suits him well, this Egoexpress sound. And for those who now wish to band Christmas. This was Bob Bryden’s band after Reign Ghost, and
proceed, the 'Weiter' single features a superb horsey cover and mixes they released two albums in the early 70s (Christmas and Heritage),
by superstars from the neighborhood. Alter Ego, who since their before expanding their name & sound with this third one. Adding a bit
releases on Harthouse and Klang can perhaps be seen as one of the of mellotron and general progressive rock moves, this is one of the
most famous techno projects from Frankfurt (meanwhile, among oth- more desirable mixtures of guitar psych extrapolation, Kubrick-infatu-
ers, Sven Vath's favorite producers and studio compainions, devote ation and expanded-rock conception. Amongst the forgotten records
themselves to 'Weiter' with music. Roman Flügel himself sweeps his of 1974, this is right up there.
hands over the Rhodes keys and bestows the track with an unbeliev- PLASTIC CLOUD: CD (LE 1002) $14.00
ably crystalline sound. Deep Delight are featured with their warmly Repress of this 1968 Canadian psych classic (originally issued on the
recommendable Rhodes pipes, unmasterable 303 bass drum, and even Allied label), insane fuzz lead guitar and the foppiest of fop-song struc-
more fine harmony instruments. Antonelli Electr. offers the most rave tures -- a surprising combination of the accessible and the over-the-top
compatible version of 'Weiter'. Parfum, the recently founded mentalities. A consistently popular item, available once again.
Hamburg-Berlin-Cologne label, masterfully maps their label concept WHITE WILLOW: Ignis Fatuus CD (LE 1021) $14.00
(popstrokesong) from the usually preferred 7" format onto this big Contemporary progressive folk band from Norway. Female vocals, lots
record of their mates from Hamburg's Pudel Club." of mellotrons and other keyboard hi-jinks, acoustic guitars, some flutes
LADY ELEANORE: and oddball pipe sounds. In a way it's almost decent.
C.O.B.: The Spirit Of Love CD (COB) $15.00 SOMNAMBULIST: CD (LE 1027) $14.00
Not exactly legit reissue of the much desired first album from Clive "Debut CD from this American progressive quartet. Although respect-
Palmer's infamous group, aka Clive's Original Band. [WARNING: this CD ful of the 70's progressive icons, Somnambulist are not interested in
features only 9 of the 10 tracks found on the original album and is reliving the past. They breathe new life into the progressive genre by
missing the track 'Banjo Land' (the track listing on the back of the CD infusing a healthy dose of aggressive attitude. Long tracks filled with
is wrong). Also, there appears to be a very subtle skip that has been heavy guitar, heavenly mellotron, thunderous organ, and dark, dra-
transferred from the original vinyl, at the beginning of track 2, not par- matic vocals." "Somnambulist inject fiery gothic vials of blood, guts
ticularly distracting.] At least this version reproduces the original liner and power into their confrontational brand of prog, mixing equal
notes and graphics and has decent no-noised sound (unlike the no- parts hellfire and brimstone into a cauldron bubbling with a 70's auda-
label Europe LP boot that that was slightly available around the begin- ciousness and 90's abandon....to a large extent this is progressive
ning of the decade). And since there is obviously some kind of 'metal' as Crimson did it back in '74: in-your-face stuff wrought with
inescapable legal murk preventing authorized reissues of these albums, high intelligence and brazenly performed."--i/e.
this is the best it's gonna get for the moment. Along with the second UNDERGROUND RAILROAD, THE: Through and Through CD (LE
& final C.O.B. album, Moyshe Mcstiff..., Spirit of Love represents the 1033) $14.00
most sacred tier of the early 70s UK psych/folk movement, and in the "The Underground Railroad creates forward thinking symphonic rock
minds of illustrious humans such as Kristin Anderson, it's "simply the with a reverential glance backwards. Their influences range from mod-
best record ever made". Clive was a founding member of Incredible ern classical music to early Genesis, Gentle Giant, Echolyn, and Allan
String Band, but mythically "left for India" after their debut album. Holdsworth."
Upon his return, he formed C.O.B. with John Bidwell and Mick Bennett WHITE WILLOW: Sacrament CD (LE 1034) $14.00
and CBS UK released Spirit of Love in 1971. Performing on assortment "White Willow's third album Sacrament is a mystical blend of gothic
of instruments including guitar, banjo, recorder, washboard, drums, atmospheres and intricate, classically influenced progressive music.
dulcitar, organ, cello, Indian hand organ, and beautiful, hypnotic Imagine a blend of The Gathering, King Crimson, and vintage Jethro
group singing, this album puts you on top of the mountain every god- Tull and you have just scratched the surface of the intense sounds this
damn time it plays. Essential. band creates."
LAM RECORDS (EUROPE): LAST GASP:
EAST BIONIC SYMPHONIA: LP (LAM 3001) $17.00 PANTER (EDITOR), GARY: Go Naked #1 BOOK (GN1) $7.95
"At long last a chance for the adventurous listener to actually get to (Last Gasp). The better part of a decade in the making, Go Naked, the
hear what all the hip name checkers only prattle about. At first, East ultimate users guide for the Shit Generation, has finally fallen off of
Bionic Symphonia seems to be just another one of the many 'leg- Ron Turner’s shelf into the public dimension. Lovingly edited by G.
endary' Japanese improvising groups of the late 1970s. However, in this Panter, this is the visual compendium of contemporary comic smut that
case the mystical reputation is justified. Recorded live in July, 1976, the always seemed too good to be true: Robt. Williams, Sav X, Beyer, Burns,
two long tracks on this LP sound like the unique, solitary, and sprawl- Bruno Richard, J.D. King, Georganne Deen, Mark Marek, and many
ing soundscape that a narcotic Amon Duul and AMM could have more dump out their most fabulous visions of publicly dense hack. Sixty
played in the backyard of your favorite Buddhist temple. Originally the 8 1/2 x 11 pages on heavy stock. Limited stock.
group was the class project of a collective of students of minimal vio- LATON (GERMANY):
linist Takahisa Kosugi (Taj Mahal Travellers founder). The line-up VA: Laton Compilation CD (LATON 010 CD) $16.00
includes a couple of names well known to PSF aficionados. There is "This 11 track CD represent the labels most electroid and technoid
Kazuo Imai, who also played with the Taj Mahal Travellers and released imprint and documents a decade of Laton Records. Including deleted
a great solo CD, How Will We Change, a few years ago. Also, there is contributions, original tracks, remixes and brand new unreleased mate-
Masami Tada, a respected sound-sculptor with a number of solo releas- rial from various Laton artists plus new Laton talents. Recordings from
es. This is a limited and numbered reissue (500 copies) of their sole LP, 1991 to 1999." Features: Pomassl (Auxhall Tubb Remix), Alois Huber, M.
originally released in 1976 on ALM records, and a permanent resident Soellner, Auralbino, Pomassl: Osram Amalgam (Amalgate Remix), Fon,

A. Burger. Jansky Noise (the latter one half of the notorious V/VM crew) are light-
LAUGHING ESKIMO (SWEDEN): ing the blue touch paper beneath the remains of the established music
MERZBOW: Noisembryo CD (IGLOO 001) $14.00 industry. Love them or loathe them, these two are provoking a wel-
Warehouse find of this long unavailable Swedish-only release from come reaction, a kick up the arse of music. Speedranch and Jansky
1994, a "psycho-analytic study of coital noise posture." Noise's first mix CD is a mash up of exclusive tracks by the likes of Stock
LAW & AUDER (UK): Hausen & Walkman, 2nd Gen, Faultline, and DJ Olive (We); turntablists
like Mix Master Mike; contributions from a host of other like-minded
VA: Female Of The Species 2CD (LA 013 CD) $22.00
producers including David Shea, James Plotkin, and V/VM; found
Latest is this UK label's series of compilations, following Avantgardism,
sounds and blatant steals; as well as plenty of their own compositions.
East-Westercisms and Minimalism. "Showcases 24 new and exclusive
This is the jetsam of millennial punk rock, a volcanic wake up call. And
moody, broody, dark, low frequency experimental tracks from women
it might leave you wondering if you're too old for this sort of thing."
in electronic music. This weighty and important collection explores the
Also includes contributions by: Hrvatski vs. Blitter, Bigroad Breaker,
vortex that is left-field electronica and spans a myriad of electronis
Byzar, Celluloid Mata, Lucky Kitchen, Mild Man Jan, Navicom, James
genres." Features the following artists: Kaffe Matthews, DJ Singe,
Plotkin, Semiconductor, David Shea, Veilgud Brothers, Vomit Lunch,
Sarah Peebles, Hanni, W.O.T., Franziska Baumann, Apachi 61, Protean,
V/Vm, Otomo Yoshihide. Includes what we believe is the world's first
Magz, People Like Us, Laura Spiegel, Addie Brik, Isabel Waidner,
extended sampling of the Cromagnon LP on ESP and is one huge,
Starfish Enterprise, Red Stone, Dodo, Space Station Mia, Mcut, Laura B,
riotous mess of a listen from start to finish.
Tasha Killer Pussies, Bit Tonic, Yasmin, Catalisa, Sianed Jones.
BEIGE: I Don't Either CD (LEAF BAY5CD) $15.00
LEAF (UK):
"Beige had two of the most popular tracks on the recent, highly suc-
SONS OF SILENCE, THE: Silence FM CD (LEAF BAY 1CD) $15.00 cessful Leaf sampler Osmosis. Brought to Leaf by Pole's Stefan Betke,
Debut album by this strange, relatively indescribable UK group. "The Beige mix impossibly rhythmic electronica with funky house music.
Sons of Silence describe their new album as 'our idea of a radio station, Mouse On Mars meets Timbaland. But Beige is a one-man-funkathon
the kind that gives you a great time without having to worry about by Cologne's Oliver Braun."
what record to put on next.' True to form, this 15-track set kicks off 310: The Dirty Rope CD (LEAF BAY6CD) $15.00
with a funked-up take on the GMT pip pip pips, before spinning off "Debut album for the Leaf label from pan-American beat scrapers 310.
into a freaky, jumpy beat-driven workout of strange vocal samples and Their album The Dirty Rope ranges from twisted hip hop jams and
organ jams. More than one radio station, Silence FM is like switching unbridled musical epics to more abstract, atmospheric sound struc-
on three or four radios at once. Imagine a room with one corner blar- tures. Add to this the duo's trademark found sounds to build a hyp-
ing Radio 4, one hooked into a US hip hop station and another pump- notic, 50 minute whole, and you'll find the tracks are sequenced to cre-
ing swathes of Indian rave and you're somewhere near Sons of ate a road map for long nights and charmed afternoons."
Silence's tranmissions. 9/10."--DJ. 310: The Dirty Rope LP (LEAF BAY6LP) $16.00
SONS OF SILENCE, THE: Silence FM 2LP (LEAF BAY 1LP) $13.00 EARDRUM: Last Night CD (LEAF BAY7CD) $15.00
BEIGE: I Don't Either LP (LEAF BAY 5 LP) $13.00 "This long awaited debut album by Eardrum is comprised of ten per-
YOKOTA, SUSUMU: Image 1983-1998 LP (LEAF BAY09LP) $15.00 cussion dominated rhythmic leviathans, the missing link between 23
YOKOTA, SUSUMU: Magic Thread CD (LEAF BAY11CD) $15.00 Skidoo, Afrobeat, and Jon Hassell's Fourth World Project. Recorded
"Though probably better known for his funked-up techno and house live, the album applies the pioneering attitudes of Lee Perry, King
(and jazz, disco, drum & bass, etc), Susumu Yokota received fulsome Tubby, and Teo Macero. The studio becomes an instrument of manipu-
praise for the Image 1983-1998 album released by The Leaf Label lation, warping the musicians contributions and electrifying the
in1999. Magic Thread was actually released in Japan before Image, in groove, fusing African concepts of rhythm with dub and electronics.
a limited edition of just 500 copies on CD -- the very first release on Eardrum are Lou Ciccotelli (Laika, Spleen, Mass, God, Ice) and Richard
Yokota's own Skintone label. Magic Thread has a more electronic feel Olatunde Baker (Cath Coffey, NT, Akure Wall). They've previously had
to it than Image, but is still possessed of the plaintive melodies and a single on Soul Static Sound and appeared on Macro Dub Infection II
haunting minimalist dynamics that made Image such an unexpected and the Leaf sampler CD Osmosis."
treat. After Ken Ishii, Yokota was the first Japanese techno artist to EARDRUM: Last Night 2LP (LEAF BAY7LP) $17.00
release music in Europe. Since then he has enjoyed a prolific career as Double LP version in full color sleeve, 180 gram vinyl, limited to 500
both a DJ and recording artist, working under a host of pseudonyms, copies.
including 246, Ringo, Prism and Stevia. With his star currently very YOKOTA, SUSUMU: Image 1983-1998 CD (LEAF BAY9CD) $15.00
much in the ascendant in his native Japan and continental Europe, "Yokota has been earning heaps of praise for his super-funky blend of
Yokota has begun to make an impression in the UK with his two most house, techno, disco, jazz and breaks, with releases on Japan's Sublime
recent albums on Sublime, 1998 and 1999. Records, among others. The Leaf Label has licensed Image 1983-1998,
YOKOTA, SUSUMU: Magic Thread 2LP (LEAF BAY11LP) $17.00 a collection of mainly acoustic and oddly moving instrumental and
Double vinyl versin. vocal pieces from Yokota's own Skintone label for release outside
FAULTLINE: Colder Closer CD (LEAF BAY12CD) $15.00 Japan. It's a very personal project, representing a a very different side
"Debut album from David Kosten's Faultline, following two singles on to his musical persona to the one you may already be aware of. Five of
the highly acclaimed Fused & Bruised label. Welding live instrumenta- the tracks were recorded with guitars and organs in 1983-4, the
tion (strings, xylophone, trumpet) to fractured, scorched, digital remainder were inspired by those songs and were recorded in 1997-8.
rhythms, found sounds, and voices, Kosten has created music that's Yokota is proving increasingly difficult to pin down, which can only be
both sonically formidable and emotionally involving. Title tract fea- a good thing as far as we're concerned. On this album you can hear the
tures a Dennis Hopper sample ok'd by Hopper and David Lynch, both influences of Felt, Durutti Column, Jim O'Rourke, Mouse On Mars, Satie
of whom requested copies of the album." and Cluster tied together like a Fellini soundtrack, the tracks are main-
FAULTLINE: Colder Closer LP (LEAF BAY12LP) $15.00 ly guitar, organ a bit of vocal utterances."
180 gram LP version, limited to 500 copies, in full color sleeve. FOURTET VS. POLE: Pole Vs. Fourtet EP 12" (LEAF DOCK 20) $9.00
DJ SPEEDRANCH VS. JANSKY NOISE: Welcome to Execrate CD "It's been a long time coming (almost two years since it was originally
(LEAF BAY4CD) $15.00 mooted), but this heavyweight head-to-head between Kieran Hebden,
"Recently feted in an already infamous Wire magazine cover story a.k.a. Fourtet, and Stefan Betke, a.k.a. Pole, is finally with us. These are
('Harder! Faster! Louder! '- Oct. '98), Manchester's DJ Speedranch and

the first ever remixes of either artist's work, and they're everything X - Speedranch / Jansky Noise 1. 'Welcome To Execrate - The Mohican
you've hoped for, and more. The EP features an exclusive original track Death Chant' 2. 'Necessary Aggression (A Mind Probe In The Caverns
from each artist, plus remixes of each other's work. In an exchange of Of Sub-Dwarfs)' 3. 'Spitting Venom At Your Methods' 4. 'Fuse The
mutual respect, the project brings out the best in both artists, with Vertical Strategy Game Extract - Vac 88r490:' (w/Stock Hausen &
Hebden relishing the opportunity to add drums to Pole's pops and Walkman) 5. 'Sapid Dust Devil' side O - various artists 1. Somatic
crackles, and Betke turning in a ghostly version of Fourtet's original. Responses - 'Retired (Rmx)' featuring Hrvatski v Blitter 2. Marco
Fourtet's Pole remix takes Betke's dirty works and leads them some- Passarani - 'Sphuk (Rmx)' 3. Jega - 'Tool 1 (Rmx 0014)'
where else entirely, adding neo-classical piano and a two-step kick to LEGACY (UK):
create one of his best tracks yet." GRANNIE: LP (LEGACY 100) $25.00
YOKOTA, SUSUMU: Mix 12" (LEAF DOCK 23) $8.00 Sharp looking reissue in an edition of 350 copies. Issued in 1993, we
"Yokota's reputation in Europe is growing fast, with media acclaim for somehow still have a few copies.. Grannie were an English progressive
his 2 downtempo releases on Leaf. The Mix EP brings together both underground outfit who privately issued this in an edition of 200
strands of his work with warm deep house mixes of his more acoustic copies in 1971 (an original was offered for 750 pounds not so long ago
ambient tracks. Taken from an album of remixes of tracks originally as if that means anything). There’s something absurdly appealing
released on his own Skintone label in Japan last year (also entitled about this era of British music, the mixture of heavy surges into melod-
Mix), these tracks sound like a return to the roots of house music -- ic invention and literary pooftiness scrambles the contemporary mind;
leaving the idiosyncratic glitches and mistakes in place to give a more if you count the days & dollars saved for each Kissing Spell release you
human feel." wouldn’t want to even consider missing this.
SONS OF SILENCE: Back On Your Heads CD (LEAF DOCK12CD) LEGEND MUSIC (FRANCE):
$9.00
VERDEAUX, CYRILLE: Clearlight Vision CD (LM 9001) $17.00
New pressing of this 1997 three-track EP in order to take advantage of
The leader of Clearlight, with Didier Lockwood, Didier Malherbe, etc.
the hype of having the track "Bobby Dazzler" included in the sound-
Wishy space-prog (supposedly recorded in ‘92).
track to the new Irving Welsh Acid House movie.
NYL: Nil CD (LM 9003) $17.00
GRIPPER: Prostate Boogie 12" (LEAF DOCK13) $9.00
French Magma-esque prog; they had released one LP in 1976. Magma’s
"Gripper's EP comes at you like Mouse On Mars and Lalo Schifrin meets
Jannick Top (one of the most distinctive bassists ever), lends his sound
the Glitter Band, uptown. This EP takes jazz, sleazy listening,
here for a couple tracks, on a CD consisting of a remaster of their
drum'n'bass and plain oddness in its stride."
album plus 7 unissued bonus tracks. Spacey, Gong-like guitar-
310: Nod 12" (LEAF DOCK16) $9.00
psych/prog and decent for the era.
"Three tracks of epic introspective orchestration already compared to
CRIUM DELIRIUM: Live; Power to the Carottes CD (LM 9005)
Wolfgang Voigt's recent Gas project. 'Nod' -- nine minutes of tabla,
$17.00
timestretched beats, lush strings creating an ambient urban waste-
French commune prog-psych from 1972-75, previously unreleased.
land."
Some good parts and others that feel rather unformulated to say the
310: The Frosty Bardum Affair 12" (LEAF PRAGUE2) $9.00
least. “Unissued album by one of the great bands of the 70s. ‘The Main
"Mega limited sampler EP (300 copies only) featuring versions of tracks
French Psychedelic group,’ according to Dali, who was around on the
taken from their forthcoming debut album on Leaf, The Dirty Rope,
main scenes of the time, alongside Gong, Magma, Cheval Fou. Were
plus a bonus track from their last album, Snorkelhouse. Isolated ver-
great festival goers or with Hog Farm Family and always travelled in
sions of tracks for DJ use (the album is sequenced), Frosty Bardum is an
their double decker bus with all their equipment and special effects by
extended version of the track on the album. All tracks previously
Eric Patrix.” You tell me.
unavailable."
LES DISQUES DU CREPUSCULE (BELGIUM):
VA: Invisible Soundtracks 4 Sampler 12" (LEAF REEL 4) $9.00
"Over two years in the making, the fourth volume in Leaf's renowned CALE, JOHN: The Unknown CD (TWI 1023) $16.00
Invisible Soundtracks series of 12" EPs materializes. A limited edition of "The Pordenone Silent Film Festival, annually held in mid-October since
1000 copies, it comprises four brand new tracks to be included on the 1982 in North-Easter Italy, is committed to exploring new styles and
forthcoming Invisible Soundtracks: Macro 3 CD compilation. All tracks techniques of live music performance for motion pictures. Silent films
are exclusive and specially commissioned for the project; as ever, the shown between 1895 and the late 1920's were rarely, if ever, shown
brief was to produce an evocative piece of music for an imaginary film. without some kind of sound accompaniment. Pianists, singers and
The results are fascinating, startling, and demand close listening atten- orchestras were commonly used worldwide, often in conjunction with
tion. Included are tracks from Manitoba (Canada), B. Fleischmann sound effects produced by machines and technicians behind or beside
(Austria), Freeform (UK), and Druckwell (Germany)." the screen. It is in the spirit of the renewed experimentation of this
DJ SPEEDRANCH VS. JANSKY NOISE: Execrate Configuration 00 practice that the Festival commissioned John Cale for a score. The film
12" (LEAF TOOL1) $9.00 selected for the occasion was The Unknown, one of the eeriest works
"Manchester's DJ Speedranch and Jansky Noise (the latter one half of ever produced by the Hollywood industry in its early days. Presented by
the notorious V/Vm crew) are lighting the blue touch paper beneath MGM and directed by a specialist of the macabre and grotesque genre,
the stagnating remains of the established music industry. Love them or Tod Browning (1882-1962). As principal actors, we note the presence of
loathe them, these two are provoking a welcome reaction, a kick up Joan Crawford in one of her best compositions, as well as Lon Chaney,
the arse of music. Speedranch and Jansky Noise's first mix CD (entitled who's also a 'macabre' specialist, as the director."
Welcome To Execrate)will be released on March 1st by The Leaf Label, CALE, JOHN: Le Vent De la Nuit CD (TWI 1083) $16.00
a mash up of exclusive tracks by the likes of Stock Hausen & Walkman, Original soundtrack, composed and performed by John Cale, to the
2nd Gen and DJ Olive (from We), and turntablists like Mix Master Mike movie by Philippe Garrel (featuring Catherine Deneuve). "The album
and Otomo Yoshihide, as well as plenty of their own compositions. This Le Vent De La Nuit is improving John Cale's actuality. After La Naissance
limited edition 12" DJ tool is a taster for the album, containing eight De L'Amour (1993), Philippe Garrel asked once more for a new sound-
pieces with which the discerning (or downright strange) DJ can create track from the Velvet Underground founding member. Close to the
his or her own Execrate-style mix. While it cannot really be described film in the first part, later the album is revealing another of Cale's per-
as a sampler for the mix CD - with typical perversity most of the cuts on sonal universe, his collaboration with Mark R. Deffenbaugh reaching
the 12" will not be featured in the mix - it does give a flavour of the its zenith with a title like 'What Mrs. Ives Said to Mr. Ives"."
terrors to come. For clarity, here is the full tracklisting for the 12": side RIBOT, MARC: Requiem For What's His Name CD (TWI 969) $12.00

"Re-released. Initially released 1992. This very famous guitarist was "...here is her unique sound-world, a combination of surface simplicity
member of The Lounge Lizards, the Jazz Passengers, he played with and unexpected complexity. Some of Phew's melodies are as unaffect-
the legendary Elvis Costello, Marianne Faithfull, Tom Waits, John Zorn, ed as nursery rhymes and yet have a great poetic resolve." --Nigel
The Ambitious Lovers, Gaetano Veloso, Marisa Monte, etc. With his Harris.
band Rootless Cosmopolitans he composed his second album of punk- HAINO, KEIJI: A Challenge to Fate CD (DSA 54029) $16.00
funk jazz music. As a no-wave revivalist. This innovative and poignant French only CD release. 11 tracks of various solo recordings from Tokyo,
release is performed with, among others, Anthony Coleman, Wilbo Amsterdam & Berlin, with heightened ambiance throughout. Beautiful
Wright, Roy Nathanson, Simeon Cain, Brad Jones and Ralph Carney." digipak cover.
RIBOT, MARC: Plays Solo Guitar Works of Frantz Casseus CD (TWI FUSHITSUSHA: The Caution Appears CD (DSA 54039) $16.00
979) $12.00 5th Fushitsusha release, released only in France. All instrumental trio
"Re-released as mid-priced CDs. Initially released in 1993. Original title: pummel, this takes some of their previous peak moments (ala PSF's
Haitian Suite (Music Of The World). Composer Frantz Casseus was born Double Live) and tries to sustain them over 64 minutes of heavy insan-
in Port-Au-Prince, Haïti in 1915 and has resided in New York City since ity. The ultimate Fushitsusha CD that many have been waiting for.
1946. He died in June 1993. He was the first classical composer of his LEVEL GREEN:
generation to draw inspiration from the rich African-derived music of BERNE/HANK ROBERTS, TIM: Cause & Reflect CD (LEVEL 22004)
his homeland. A formidable guitarist himself, Frantz originally record- $13.00
ed his own work; the four pieces of the 'Haitian Suite' originally Berne (alto and baritone saxophones), Roberts (cello). "In the late '80s
appeared on a 1954 Folkways release. In 1989, Marc Ribot, who was Hank and Tim teamed up with drummer Joey Barron to form
one-time student of Casseus's, recorded this album. Marc says: 'The Miniature. Miniature was a trip-bop 'power trio' that explored compo-
thing I hear in Frantz's music that I really like is that it's rhythmically sitional structures and improvisation. Now, five years later, comes
very amazing; it's funky. It's a kind of guitar music that contains rhyth- Cause & Reflect. This recording features nine resonant narratives
mic tension and drive that I don't find in a lot other classical guitar woven by these two long-time friends."
music. I have made this recording with the hope that it will help LIFELIKE (UK):
reawaken an interest among listeners and classical guitarists alike in
DOCTOR ROCKIT: Indoor Fireworks CD (LL 10 CD) $17.00
this beautiful but neglected body of work and that it can become part
Matthew Herbert is Doctor Rockit; all samplers, keyboards, Rhodes,
of the regular repertoire."
accordions, guitars, basses, drums and vocals by M. Herbert "The sec-
YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS: Colossal Youth CD (TWI 984) $16.00
ond Doctor Rockit album follows his highly acclaimed Music of Sound
1994 CD issue of the complete works of this most influential UK mini-
released on Clear a few years ago. It has some songs with Dani Siciliano
mal pop outfit. Includes their one compilation track, the debut "Final
helping out on vocals, and plenty of real playing instruments. It's a per-
Day" single, the Test Card EP and their one full length album, Colossal
sonal journey through the world of the Doctor, and there's a story
Youth -- all issued on Rough Trade UK in 1979. YMG were the trio of
inside if you can figure it out." CD has one bonus track.
Alison Statton (voice), Philip Moxham (voice) and Stuart Moxham (gui-
DOCTOR ROCKIT: Indoor Fireworks LP (LL 10 LP) $18.00
tar and organ). At this point in time Rough Trade seemed like the most
LIQUEFACTION EMPIRE (UK):
individualized and surprising label in the universe, with incredible
records from The Pop Group, Raincoats, Cabaret Voltaire, etc. explod- I.S.A.N.: Digitalis LP (DUSKE 11) $12.00
ing in every angle. Young Marble Giants brought a skeletal approach "Following the duo's exceptionally well-received 1998 LP Beautronics
to previously unexplored territories of minimalist pop structure, with on Tugboat, this sees I.S.A.N. take a step closer to the title of the UK's
the ethereal voice of Alison Statton lovingly grafted on top. Heavily finest exponents of late century electronica. 7 new tracks of breath-
influential for everyone from Damon & Naomi to [expletive deleted]. taking innovation which rank alongside Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada
"This comprehensive new collection, coming out fourteen years after and Add N to X. After 5 singles and the aforementioned CD, this is
the original releases, is one more reason for us to be proud of this probably their most polished and exciting work to date."
music. From time to time I meet YMG fans, invariably gentle folk, who LISSY'S:
are often at pains to convey the impression this music has had on them. DELUXX: The Forgiveness Towel LP (LISS 14) $12.00
They are my greatest source of pride. I was certainly conscious at the UK-only vinyl edition of the Bolide CD.
time we made it (Nov. '78 to Nov. '79) that the music was transcending LITTLE BROTHER:
its making -- and its makers. It felt as though, while trying to be origi- CLINE/THURSTON MOORE, NELS: Pillow Wand CD (LB 011) $11.00
nal, we were somehow responsible for re-assembling something that One of 2 Nels Cline/Thurston Moore duo CDs recorded on the same day
already existed in a collective unconscious -- plucking components from in December of '96 in LA. This one is the studio session, recorded at
the ether by instinct and using our artistry to put them in the 'right' Wayne Peet's New Zone Studio and it's a pretty monstrous release.
order. It's as though artists are people who have a template for trans- "Though it does have its more frenzied moments, Pillow Wand shows
mitting information between a dimension we all sense, and the under- Nels and Thurston to be in a generally quieter and more pensive mode
stood world. When people receive that information, if it fits their tem- than you might expect. Most pieces feature layered strumming and
plate, their sense of what is good, beautiful or whatever, then they res- build slowly to their resolution. These songs twist and turn, glide and
onate pleasurably." bounce, build and burn, but never noodle. 67 minutes of intimate,
LES DISQUES DU SOLEIL (FRANCE): intricate guitar tapestries from two of the most creative guitarists
PHEW: CD (DSA 54016) $16.00 around."
Accompanied by Conny Plank, Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit this CLINE TRIO, NELS: Sad CD (LB 012) $11.00
legendary Japanese female vocalist concocted a real alien swirl of post- "Sad is the fourth Nels Cline Trio album, the perhaps the most diverse
Lydia depression and mope-inspired dream-tone. One of the best Can- yet. The disc begins with a three-minute-long guitar drone, followed
related projects, too. by a drum solo, then a quiet improv, and a blistering coda. The that's
PHEW: View CD (DSA 54021) $16.00 just the first track. 'Fluff With Fork' and 'Little Shaver' are the noisiest
2nd Phew album, which marked her return to the Japanese under- the Trio have ever been, while 'Texas Telephone Pal' and 'Thought
ground scene in 1987 (her infamous debut, recorded with Plank, Cloud' are perhaps the most abstract."
Czukay & Liebezeit, had caused much arousal back in 1981). Although BERNE/MICHAEL FORMANEK, TIM: Ornery People CD (LB 013)
this album has more of a new wave sheen, it's still an unusual swab. $13.00

Duets between Berne (baritone & alto sax) and Formanek (bass). Shack or Groundhogs started to explore their own new sounds, leaving
Identical packaging to Berne's Screwgun label. behind the limitations of the traditional blues form."
LITTLE BROWN & CO.: OHO: Okinawa 4 x10" BOX (LW 3044/7) $60.00
MELTZER, RICHARD: The Night (Alone) BOOK (LITTLE S) $22.00 Typically elaborate set in metal film canister. Oho were from Baltimore
Richard Meltzer's long awaited first novel. Small bits of this have and originally self-released the debut album in 1974. This issue adds a
appeared in FE magazine over the years, but after many anxious years dozen more tracks from the intended -double-LP session, a fat booklet
of waiting the whole kaboodle is here. Meltzer is merely the kingpin with lyrics/notes/photos, etc. The music is a combo of home-prog, dada-
of 20th century American writing; after inventing rock journalism in confused psych, and general early 70s pot-stroked weirdness. Not mon-
the mid 60s he quickly kissed it over into the deserving gutter and con- strously "good," but oh so much to wade through...
centrated on "life" instead. His books on this subject are few and far SPACEFARM: Going Home LP (LW 4005) $22.00
between (this is about his 6th or so, depending on how you count The never-before released alternate version of this New Zealand band’s
them), and major events when they occur. 320 pages, hardcover. List very rare 1972 LP (on Zodiac). Spacefarm were led by guitar hero
price is: $22.95 Harvey Mann, and were cut from a similar Hendrix-soaked cloth as Billy
LITTLE INDIANS (GERMANY): T.K.’s Human Instinct. "Harvey's guitar is weaving a carpet of sounds,
melodic fireworks and phasing sensations are coming from both of the
VICTORIA: CD (LI 7) $28.00
speakers, the music is space rock -- music of the inner space and outer
"Deluxe red velvet digipak and golden engraved artwork, limited to
space..."
500 copies, plus 4 extra non-LP tracks. Locally New Jersey demo release
BILLY T.K.'S POWERHOUSE: Live Beyond The Material Sky 2LP (LW
(200 made), beyond rare fantastic concept psych beauty, maybe 5 or 6
4021/22) $40.00
copies in collectors hands, value $2000 --. 3 girls 1 guy (Greg Ruban).
After leaving Human Instinct, Billy T.K. formed a “family”-styled Maori
Greg composed all the music and had those beautiful girls to play
project and called it Powerhouse. They never released anything, but
along with him. He tried to get attention to big labels but this never
these live tapes from 1975 survived and have been issued here for the
happened. In 1972 he even took a box of originals over to Europe and
first time, in an eye-popping gatefold. The music is extended, commu-
Australia on a motorbike trip to get a foreign deal. But he had no luck.
nal-jammy, & spacey, with that amazing acid-blaze guitar sound soar-
His US producer wanted him to sound like Blood Sweat & Tears. But this
ing into special sectors of feedback glory.
was not Greg's idea of music. He left the music scene shortly after his
KAHAVAS JUTE: Wide Open LP (LW 4034) $25.00
trip to Europe and never touched it again. The music has everything
“One of the most outstanding Australian LPs of the early 70s...a pro-
you need, like a wild version of early Moby Grape combined with New
gressive Cream inspired guitar fire work — sparkling and deep in feel-
Dawn and C.A. Quintet, sometimes dreamy sometimes totally wild dis-
ing.” This master tape reissue in elaborate gatefold is of the band’s
torted guitars. Sweet tunes turn into dark psychpower. TOTALLY
only LP, from 1972.
STONED."
HUMAN INSTINCT: Pins In It CD (LW 4056) $18.00
LITTLE WING (GERMANY):
Reissue of the 3rd Human Instinct album from 1971 (originally issued
DA CAPO: LP (LW 1001) $22.00 by Pye in New Zealand). First time on CD for any of the albums featur-
Little Wing is a German reissue label dedicating itself to setting all-time ing the NZ legend Billy T.K. Previously available as a part of the long
high quality levels for lost psychedelic/progressive resurrection. Super deleted Little Wing Human Instinct 3LP box set. A member of the Maori
care goes into proper and fully authorized presentations (vinyl format tribe, Billy took the Hendrix guitar-psych trio to some pretty intriguing
only; CDs tend to be generic) often with mindblowing packaging peaks, perhaps best documented by the first 2 albums: Burning Up
(always ignoring the original art, however -- sometimes to question- Years, Stoned Guitar from 1969-70 (reissued with original cover art by
able effect), of some of the world’s most obscure and lost artifacts. Ascension Records in Australia). Following this album Billy T.K. left
Vinyl issues are starting to go out of print. Da Capo were an early 70s Human Instinct to form Powerhouse (only documented on the rather
German group much infatuated with the late 60s West Coast sound of fantastic Little Wing 2LP Live Beyond The Material Sky).
the USA (hence the name), and this dual lead guitar monster was their PAN: LP (LW 5032) $30.00
one self-produced effort, released in 1972. A good, grunting Scandinavian-sounding rock group, reminding a bit
RUFUS ZUFALL: Weiss Der Teufel CD (LW 1035) $20.00 of Finland’s Kalevala. From 1970, in a fantastic embossed cover.
CD reissue of LW 1006; while Little Wing packs as much care into their
LIVHOUSE RECORDS (UK):
LP packaging as any label currently extant, they insist on doing CDs
FAHEY, JOHN: Hitoni CD (LIV 90001) $15.00
with only pathetic generic booklet designs; laughable.
"John Fahey continues his guitar excursions into the Unknown. His first
AINIGMA: Diluvium CD (LW 1062) $18.00
studio album since Womblife and a follow up to his tour of the UK and
New CD version of the "famous German private heavy progressive
Ireland in 1999. Forty years after greeting the world as one of the first
trash monster from 1973." Ainigma were a German trio, aged 15-17,
‘garage’ acts with a 100-copy first pressing of the legendary LP Blind
who existed from 1972-73. This is their lone LP, one of the more uncom-
Joe Death, and thirty years after finding an involuntary cache amongst
mon private German pressings, from ‘73. A sound that is quite primi-
the Haight Ashbury smart set, at 61 the celebrated guitarist, author,
tive within the parameters of "gushing organ psych from the 70s"; a
theologian and musicologist John Fahey is back in the garage full-cir-
racket of guitar, organ, bass and drums that allows LWs to refer to
cle and unbroken. Hitomi is the first album since 1964 that John has
them as "possibly the first and only German punk band of the
produced and recorded entirely unfettered from 'correction' by the
Seventies." This CD omits the lo-fidelity bonus rehearsal track found on
commercial interest. It is also the first recorded outing for the John
the previous LP reissue. Generic sleeve packaging.
Fahey Trio, with Tim Knight and Rob Scrivener, on the History of Tokyo
PINNACLE: Assassin LP (LW 2007) $22.00
Rail Traction'."
Hardish UK rock, originally privately issued in 1974.
CLARK HUTCHINSON: Blues LP (LW 2042) $28.00 LO RECORDINGS (UK):
Andy Clark & Mick Hutchinson recorded 3 semi-legendary LPs of VA: Extreme Possibilities: Vol 1 CD (LO 01 CD) $16.00
drug/scatter/raga-blues in 1970-71 that are worth digging up. This LP is First volume in this series of cross-pollination compilations on Jon
their previously unreleased "First" album, from 1968, and it's a bit less- (Twisted Science)Tye's label. A landmark release from 1995, to be fol-
raked compared to their other works, but still of interest to fans of the lowed by Collaborations, United Mutations and most recently, Further
era. "...a great record of swinging, pumping blues that fits the pattern Mutations. This volume features Bedouin Ascent, Scanner, Omni Trio
of early British blues rock, when bands like Fleetwood Mac, Chicken (Moving Shadow), David Cunningham, Wagon Christ (L. Vibert),

Starfungus, David Toop, Vibert & Simmonds, Peett, Psyche vs. ductions' refashion The Wormholes' July '97 London show into some-
Boymerang, O-B-X, M.L.O> & Jonah Sharp, Voafose (Jeremy thing that's not quite 'post-rock' or 'electronic(a)', it's more free-
Simmonds), Friends, Lovers & Family & Daniel Pemberton. Most of the jazz/concreté in spirit. Sounds jump out of the stereo spread in no par-
most obscure names feature Tye production or mixes. Experimental ticular order." -- Hrvatski.
dope breaks, weird beats, isolationist shebang, some drum'n'bass, ECHO PARK: Needled 12" (LO 10 EP) $9.00
seemlessly applied. "Echo Park aka messrs. Spykid and Tye return with their most accessi-
VA: Collaborations Vol. 2 CD (LO 02 CD) $16.00 ble release to date. Opening track, 'Macosa' is an uptempo orgy of
2nd volume of Lo Recordings, w/ all collaborative tracks. Features breakbeats, strings, avant electronics, funk bass and a hint of voodoo.
Ragga + The Pylon King (Tye), Vibert, Biswas, Smith & Tye, David Toop Track 2, '30 Ft. Jelly' sounds like the MC5 and Sun Ra jammin' with Sly
& Bedouin Ascent, Mike Flowers Pops & Funky Porcini, Lol Coxhill & Stone. Side B features 2 tracks from the critically acclaimed album The
Paul Schutze, Boymerang & Voafose, David Toop & Daniel Pemberton, Revolution of Everyday Life (features Thurston Moore)."
Jamois & Chant, MLO & David Thomas, Spykid & Luger, Tye & MOORE, THURSTON: Root CD (LO 11) $16.00
Pemberton, Scanner & David Cunningham. "In October of 1997 independent music label Lo Recordings received a
VA: United Mutations (Lo Recordings Vol 3) CD (LO 03 CD) $16.00 DAT tape containing 30 different one-minute guitar pieces by New
Features Barbed, Sycophants, Ui, Wormhole, Tortoise, Ui/Luke Vibert, York arthouse guitarist Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth. Each piece was
Newt, Mike Flowers Pops vs. The Aphex Twin, Luke Vibert, Springheel copied onto individual one-minute tapes and then packaged in a cus-
Jack, The Mellowtrons, David Kristian, Margoo, Thurston tom designed vacuum cleaner bag. In order to fully exploit the poten-
Moore/Infrastructure, Echo Park, Stick Basin. tial for musical/visual cross-fertilization Lo Recordings teamed up with
TWISTED SCIENCE: Blown CD (LO 04 CD) $16.00 leading contemporary art venture Commercial Too. One hundred bags
Brilliant experimental hybrid album, that is truly disruptive and excit- were sent out to a selection of the most creative visual artists and musi-
ing to listen to, correlating things like d'n'b programming with sonic cians, inviting them to create a brand new work utilizing the original
expansiveness just right. "Blown is the debut album from Twisted piece as a starting point." Co-created with: Derek Bailey, Alex Empire,
Science, aka sonic voyager Jon Tye. Past projects have included work Mogwai, Luke Vibert, Donald Christie & The Underdog, Blur, Mark
with artists as diverse as Derrick May, Shiekback, Thurston Moore, Pere Webber (Pulp), Stereolab, Cheap Glue (Republica), Add N to X,
Ubu, Todd Terry and Mike Flowers, and his records have been released Springheel Jack, The Hypnotist, The Mellowtrons, Warren Defeveer,
on a plethora of labels including Gee Street, Arista, Reflective, R&S, VVM, Third Eye Foundation, David Cunningham, Merzbow, Richard
Rising High and Ninja Tune, not to mention his own imprint Lo Thomas, Echo Park, Stock, Hausen & Walkman, Twisted Science vs.
Recordings. Blown follows hot on the heels of of the Cold Fusion EP Burzootie, Bruce Gilbert, Arashi vs. Red King & Russell Haswell. [the
which was released on Leaf, and mixes doped-up Hip Hop breaks, lay- limited edition CD and 5LP version are sold out]
ered Drum 'n' Bass rhythms and avant-techno with extreme sonic tex- WORMHOLES, THE: Of Your Mind 12" (LO 11 EP) $9.00
tures in a relentless, unstoppable flow. Influences include Can, Wu "Following on from the excellently received Rothko/Four Tet collabo-
Tang, Eno, Sonic Youth, Aphex Twin, Rhythim Is Rhythim and the ration, we find Mogwai and Cornershop faves The Wormholes
white-hot jazz of Sun Ra, and the result is one of the freshest, funkiest stretched into improbably shapes by Bristol's finest purveyor of stoned
long-players you'll hear this year." breakbeat psychedelica Third Eye Foundation, wunderkind noise mas-
VA: Lo Recordings Vol. 4: Further Mutations CD (LO 05 CD) ter Richard Thomas, Downpour (aka Chris from Hood), beat freaks
$16.00 Echo Park, Dublin's Decal (in an almost Can-like vein) and lastly VL-
Fourth volume of this impressive compilation series (previous volumes Tone (Bristol creator of lo-fi electronica). 6 track EP, limited to 1000 for
are: Extreme Possibilities, Collaborations & United Mutations. the world."
Incredible line-up of: Twisted Science, Peter Kraut, Sycophants, Luke SQUAREPUSHER/RICHARD THOMAS: I Am Carnal 12" (LO 12 EP)
Vibert, David Kristian, Cujo (Amon Tobin), Wormhole, Burzoootie, $9.00
Voafose (Jeremy Simmonds), Hood, Barbed, Mellowtrons, Fish Out Of "Another excellent remix project on Lo Recordings, this time featuring
Water (w/ Robert Wyatt), The Underdog, Ganger, Richard Thomas, Squarepusher and Richard Thomas. An unbelievable meeting of minds
Chasm (Robert Hampson), Bedouin Ascent, Thurston Moore & Eugene where Thomas passes the ball -- the ultra-pop, hook-infested, lo-slung
Chadbourne, 2 Player & DJ Vadim and Freezer. All tracks are exclusive groover 'I Am Carnal' -- to Squarepusher, who transforms it into a
and unavailable elsewhere. "The finest exponents of non-classifiable warped slice of Miles Davis-like ultrafunk; back to Thomas, who man-
out there Lofi, electronic, Geetar, Hip Hop, Drum & Bass, Noise, gles it into near unrecognisable sonic carnage; and then back to
Breakbeat, Free jazz, blah blah....essential listening for the How Squarepusher for a final modal mood requiem."
Generation." DEFEVER, WARN: I Want You To Live A Hundred Years CD (LO 13
VA: Lo Recordings Sample Disc 12" (LO 05 EP) $9.00 CD) $16.00
Limited 12" EP; three tracks off of the recent Lo Recordings Vol. 4: "Fruits of a single autumnal day-stupor inspiration session by Defever
Further Mutations album (Burzootie, Luke Vibert, Twisted Science) plus (His Name is Alive/4AD/funds placement officer: TimeSTEREO imprint),
an exclusive track by Echo Park vs. Ui. focalizing on a sort of hybrid Guthrie/roots/OMATW/loafy approach
THOMAS/THE WORMHOLES, RICHARD: Seven Point Plan to (replete w/Opcode VINYL plug-in crackle overlay/ancient FOLK folk
Destroy Astrology CD (LO 10 CD) $16.00 candids), not entirely like anything recent/tangible in head-cell-banks
"Logical pairing of these two 'outsider' acts by their UK record label, A/B (save maybe perhaps those two John Frusciante solo records. I can
Lo Recordings. Richard Thomas was introduced to the world via his only imagine the look on Tye's face opening the mailer, expecting a
tracks on the initial Invisible Soundtracks volume on Leaf, and has since Control Panel record (Warren's outronic alt-alter-ego) & instead get-
released a 12" and full-length CD for Lo (the brilliant Shoes and Radios ting a Sentridoh/Jandek/Revenant style soul-bleeder epic & attempting
Attract Paint, a set of multichannel tape constructs that through some to talk anyone within earshot into seeing its genius. Kudos to the Lo
tormented logic earned him the tag 'The Welsh Sun-Ra') and a recent staff for such brazen sensibilities. Inclusion of spurious Willie
7" for Leaf. The Wormholes are low-bit live improvising rock 'unit' who Nelson/Zeni Geva covers only confound further. Excellent." -- Hrvatski.
sired a few tracks which found their way onto the Mutations series of FLOWERS MEETS CYLOB/ORBITAL: 1999/Chime Mixes 12" (LO 13
compilations (that would be United Mutations and Further Mutations, EP) $9.00
both on Lo) thusly introducing them to the whole lot of miscreants Limited repress of this late 1999 single that originally sold out instant-
aligned with said releasing organization. Thomas' analog-tape 're-pro- ly. "One side features Orbital's club classic 'Chime' going interstellar

with some vocoder driven space funk courtesy of ex-Orb person Kris track. Recorded April, 1996. "Solo performance in his unique style. He
Weston aka Krisp Doubleu, plus a Hairy Butter version. Other side fea- sings, plays drums, operates two or three cassette players by means of
tures Cylob's vocal and instrumental mixes of Prince's '1999', all with an MTR, and a tape machine with foot switches, all at the same time."
added Mike Flowers." HAYWARD, CHARLES: Live In Japan Volume Two: Double
VA: Fabulous Shit CD (LO 14 CD) $12.00 Agent(s) CD (LSR 002 CD) $19.00
"Fabulous Shit features tracks from various Lo Recordings releases by "Very exciting live improvisations with Tatsuya Yoshida (drums &
Stereolab, Aphex Twin, Mogwai, Add N to X, Rothko, Four Tet, voice), Yoshihide Otomo (turntables, CD player & sampler), Keiji Haino
Thurston Moore, David Albarn & Graham Coxon, Third Eye Foundation, (guitar & voice), and Peter Brotzmann (tenor saxophone & clarinets)."
and oodles of others -- all mixed up by label boss Jon Tye (a.k.a. Twisted Recorded April, 1996.
Science) into a sonic roller coaster ride of epic proportions. This album HAYWARD, CHARLES: Live In Japan Volume Three: Near + Far CD
works as an overview of the label, a taste of what's to come, and as one (LSR 003 CD) $19.00
of the most original mix albums you're ever likely to hear. Tracks by (in "Tracks 1-4 are from his solo performances, songs that weren't able to
order of appearance): Richard Thomas, Kundalini, David Kristian, be released on Escape From Europe. Tracks 5-7 are new songs com-
Stereolab, Wagon Christ, Mogwai, Four Tet, Rothko, Warn Defever, 8 posed in the studio by remixing and overdubbing sessions with Tatsuya
Frozen Modules, Add N to X, Merzbow, Cheap Glue, Damon Albarn, Yoshida, Yoshihide Otomo, Kazuhisa Uchihashi. Track 8 features
Graham Coxon, Thurston Moore, Voafose, The Syncophants, Aphex Hayward singing with a melodica, recorded in a temple garden by
Twin, The Foundation, 2 Player, Bedouin Ascent." Tatsuya Yoshida." As above, recorded April 1996.
TWISTED SCIENCE: Deep and Warm CD (LO 15 CD) $16.00 MARCLAY, CHRISTIAN: Record Without A Cover LP (LSV 01)
"A brand new offering from Twisted Science, a.k.a. Jon Tye. After last $21.00
year's most abrasive and critically acclaimed The Sharpest Tool In The "New issue of this legendary work originally released in 1985 by the
Box comes Deep and Warm, an altogether more friendly album and yet turntable wizard. The original LP was of common black vinyl and text
still deeply twisted. A cut and paste collage that recalls the cinematic was embossed on it. This reissue is a white vinyl version with black text
scope of DJ Shadow, the layered psychedelia of Jim O'Rourke or typed as a picture disc. Beautiful work. Limited to 1500 copies."
Cornelius at his most abstract. This is electronic music at its most chal- LOLLOP RECORDINGS (JAPAN):
lenging, yet like the recent Uziq album, full of melody and humor." VA: Lollop Sampler CD (LRCD 001) $20.00
THOMAS, RICHARD: Soggy Martyrs CD (LO 16 CD) $16.00 Japanese underground/experimental dance label started by DJ
"Richard Thomas returns with his second magnum opus, Soggy Takemura in 1993 (known for his Audio Sports associations, as well at
Martyrs, hot on the heels of his collaborative live EP with Squarepusher. the Child's View album). Mostly a 12" label to date, they have now
An electronic folk jazz kidscape of carboot sale electronics, Sun Ra released these 2 CDs. This sampler features exclusive tracks from 8
space jazz, and Astrud Gilberto coffee table musak. An aural swoon of Japanese artists associated with Lollop: Reflection ("the most watched
an album that luxuriates in rich aquatic textures, and emotionally and band from Lollop. The sound was created by programming and guitar.
sexually charged atmospheres which are constantly underpinned with Strange but danceable and melodious sound has mysterious charm");
sinister Wicker Man style foreboding." DJ Dan & Ho ("Hiroshi Okamoto's sampling tracks"); Tuttle & Dynamo
ROTHKO: Forty Years To Find A Voice CD (LO 17 CD) $16.00 Labo ("techno rock unit from Osaka"), Child's View ("new unit by DJ
"Well worth the wait, Forty Years To Find A Voice is a blissed out warm Takemura"); Modern Conception; Filter Works ("hip hop breakbeat
bath of sumptuous bass tones with subtle colorations of flute and tracks"); Liberal Music ("new ambient approach"); Voice Of The
trumpet, and occasional interjections of cuastic noise. Beautiful and Instrument (DJ Toshi's unit).
effecting soundscapes. Rothko have previously had releases on REFLECTION: The Errornormous World CD (LRCD 002) $20.00
Foundry, Fierce Panda, Narwhal and Kraak, and supported the likes of Reflection are the Japanese techno duo of Ichiro Taniguchi and Kenji
Plastikman, Pole and Ui as well as remixing Four Tet and Monsoon Taniguchi. They've released some 12"'s, were featured on the Child's
Bassoon." View remix comp, and this is their first full album for Takemura's label.
ROTHKO: Forty Years To Find A Voice LP (LO 17 LP) $13.00 They mix frantic sampling cuts with spacious ambient floatation vibes
LO-FI STEREO (GERMANY): for the full dreamscape effect: acoustic bass samples, breaks, sweeping
MACHADO: NELSON 12" (LOFI 010) $9.00 synth lines fully scrambled, drum 'n' bass programming, etc., uniquely
"Dark Basic Channel-inspired trax. Unusual but good release for Lo-Fi." constructed.
VA: Lo-Fi Stereography CD (LOFI 012 CD) $18.00 LONDON MUSICIAN'S COLLECTIVE (UK):
Featuring tracks by: Marvin Dash, System 360, Clever & Smart (Steve RESONANCE: Volume 6: Issue #2 MAG (RES V6#2) $10.00
Bug & P. Kjonberg), Jackmate & Nelson Machado, Rec.sona, Jeff Samuel Interviews with John Wall, Thomas Köner, Ralf Wehowsky on Ralf
vs. Dubstar, Gammat 3000, Ricardo Villalobos, Steve Bug vs. Dean Wehowsky, Stever Beresford interviews Steve Barrow on dub history,
Decosta (Earthtones remix), Michael Mayer vs. Jeff Samuel. Tim Hodgkinson questions the artistic impulse of music concrete;
VA: Lo-Fi Stereography 2LP (LOFI 012 LP) $16.00 Ambisonics, John Butcher. Comes with a CD that includes exclusive
Double LP version. material by King Tubby/Jah Stitch, Thomas Köner, Ground Zero vs.
LOBSTERLAND FILMS: Xentos, Ralf Wehowsky, Otomo Yoshihide, Peter Rehberg, John
DESTROY ALL MONSTERS: Grow Live Monsters VIDEO (DAM Butcher, Kaffe Matthews, Darryl "D" Moore/Soul Static Sound, John
VIDEO) $16.00 Wynbne.
Compilation of films made by DAM bandmembers in 1973-1977. Great RESONANCE: Volume 7: Issue #1 MAG (RES V7#1) $10.00
drug-amp hand-held full color wastage in the experimental film tradi- Cover feature is on Philip Corner (interview and overview by Anton
tion, with a suitably zonked soundtrack. Lukowzevieze), a historic conversation between La Monte Young and
LOCUS SOLUS (JAPAN): Morton Feldman from 1987, an Evocation of Morton Feldman by
HAYWARD, CHARLES: Live In Japan Volume One: Escape From Howard Slater, Terry Riley interviewed by Stever Beresford, interviews
Europe CD (LSR 001 CD) $19.00 with Pauline Oliveros, Charlemagne Palestine, Caroline Kraabel, Jim
A triolgoy of live CDs, only released in Japan by Locus Solus. Volume O'Rourke. Many reviews, surprising active letter section (with input
One is a mostly solo affair from the legendary drummer and This Heat from Evan Parker, Beresford, Phil Minton, etc.), and more. Comes with
founder, Charles Hayward (drums, voice, tapes, melodica). Makoto a CD featuring exclusive material by: Philip Corner (solo Alphorn),
Nomura (piano, melodica) and Akira Toyonaga (guitar) guest on one Pauline Oliveros, John Cage, Thurston Moore & John Tilbury (with Bryn

Harris, Michael Parsons & Sophie Hampshire) performing "Concerto for Psycho, Home, Saul Williams, DJ Scud, Low, Kirk Lake, Pernice Brothers,
Guitar and Posthumous Scratch Orchestra" (which includes archival SO Appendix Out and Ariel M.
recordings mixed in), Mass Producers (Kraabel-led large ensemble), LOS APSON (JAPAN):
Xentos Jones. VA: Mi Caballito Chulo CD (LOS 0001) $22.00
RESONANCE: Volume 7 Issue #2 MAG (RES V7#2) $10.00 Oddball comp of weirdness, on a non-prolific label. Features 47 tracks,
"Subtitled: 'Taking the Pulse of the World's Musics' (edited by Evan including Violent Onsen Geisha, Yoshimi, Hanatarash, Super Ball,
Parker, Robert Reigle and Phil England). Magazine includes: Evan Magical Power Mako, Merzbow and a slew of people you won't find
Parker's cross cultural improvisation, Marta Sebestyan on East on your personal rolodex: Papaumi ("very underground band, loop
European folk musics; Robin Williamson (Incredible String Band) inter- sound, very erotic,"), Manabu Yuasa ("loud noise made by oscillator"),
viewed by Rob Thorpe, Mexican Day of the Dead - by Hal Rammell, Surfers of Romantica ("progressive-junk like Boredoms"), Shakapoe
Andy Ex on Hugh Tracey, African music collector; Reg Hall, Voice of the Yaa Motomoto ("horrible acid psyche band like Godz"), Nijimura
People compiler (20xCD collection of traditional music of England, Oqyasu ("lo-fi techno"), Hoi Voodoo ("very scum"), Space Junko (a
Ireland, Scotland and Wales) interviewed by Ed Baxter, William Ingosi cover of Magical Power Mako), Segovia Prince ("he is polluted mad-
Mwoshi, Kenyan Master Musician interviewed by John Wynne; Robert man"), Roman Cliff ("rotten piano music for scissors"), Fantastic Bing
Reigle critiquing ethnomusicology; Interview with Stephen Feld, The Crosby ("noisy & ethnic"), Dog Nose All ("psychic chorus girls"), um,
Music of Papua New Guinea, Simulations of Native American Music etc. etc.
Plus: Robert Wyatt, Evan Parker, Jah Wobble, David Toop, Hal Rammel, LOST PIPE DREAMS (GERMANY):
Steve Beresford, John Zorn, Viv Corringham, Pat Thomas, and others
LANGSYNE: CD (LP 010) $20.00
writing about their favourite recording of ethnic musics. CD includes
Last copies of this 1992 reissue on the now defunct Lost Pipe Dreams
exclusives from: Marta Sebestyan & Musikas (Hungary), Robin
label; classic German folk-psych album, originally issued in 1976.
Williamson, Reite Taban (Papua New Guinea), Phil Tanner, Margaret
Reduced in price to about our original cost (believe it or not).
Barry, Wiliam Ingosi Mwoshi (Kenya), Surreal Estate, Tim Hodgkinson,
LOTUS RECORDS:
George Hunt, (Kiowa tribe), John Wynne, and others."
RESONANCE: Volume 8 Issue #1 MAG (RES V8#1) $10.00 C.O.B.: MoysheMcStiff and the Tartan Lancers of the Sacred
Latest issue of this always fascinating magazine published by the Heart CD (COB MM) $15.00
London Musician's Collective. "The 60 page magazine features guest "Not exactly legit reissue of C.O.B.'s second album. For those of you
editor Eddie Prevost's (AMM): 'Living Culture'; features: 'Smashing that haven't explored the more esoteric fringes of the Incredible String
Icons and Recovering Culture' by Howard Slater; 'Kids Improv: You Are Band/Witchseason/British folk-whatever axis, both of C.O.B.'s albums
Full Of Ears' by Panagiotis Kanellopoulos; 'Juvenalia Project: Progress more than live up to their hype. C.O.B stands for Clive (Palmer's)
Rebort' by Phil England; 'Out of the Mouths of Babes: Youth, Sound Art Original Band; he had originally formed The Incredible String Band in
Practices and the Aesthetics of Tablecore' by Bob Boster; 'The Structure 1965 with Robin Williamson, who were later joined by Mike Heron and
of Improvisation' by Tim Hodgkinson; Charles Hayward (This Heat) on recorded ISB's self-titled debut in 1966, signed to Elektra by Joe Boyd,
his work with the learning disabled; fiction by Nathaniel McKay; who said at the time they were reputed to be a 'Scottish' bluegrass
Otomo Yoshihide's Mottomo Otomo Festival of Extreme Japanese group. After the first ISB LP was released, Williamson split to Morocco
Music; and a bumper CD review section. 78 minute CD features exclu- to gather exotic instruments, and Clive went to Afghanistan for some
sive material by Eddie Prevost; Charles Hayward, John Edwards and Ros other reason. Upon his return he hooked up with John Bidwell and the
Williams; Lol Coxhill & Mike Walter; Children's Improvisation; Juvenalia remarkable vocalist and player Mick Bennett. Moyshe McStiff... is their
(Ambitious Merchants, Severn Bores, The Pets, Cranium Bunch); Chris second album from '72, originally issued by Polydor UK. Whereas with
Burn & Jim Denley; Hugh Metcalfe; Paul Hood; Graham Halliwell & Tom ISB, for all of their greatness, there was occasionally a laboredness to
Wallace; Bark; Alan Tomlinson, Dave Tucker, and John Edwards; Bert their tunes, as well as a hint of smarminess in their attitude, C.O.B's
Shaft Orchestra; Steve Holmes & Juliet Aster; Richard Sanderson & songs radiate a sincerity and a simplicity that makes this record , like
Mark Sanders." their debut, a stone classic. Less ornate, songs that sometimes sound
like reels or shanty's, for all it's traditionalism this record speaks vol-
LONE STARFIGHTER:
umes about a sylvan, psychedelic world that I know I would love to
SPACIOUS MIND: Garden Of A Well Fed Head LP (LSR 003) $34.00
inhabit. I should note that this reissue does contain two bonus tracks
1996 recordings by this now defunct(?) Swedish group, who have more
from what sounds like a later incarnation of the group (also released
recently mutated into the Holy River Family Band. Only available as a
in 1972 as their only 7" single), only of use if 'Scottish reggae' gets you
limited LP, with a pretty goddamn deluxe cover (full color die-cut gate-
in the mood.." -- Billy Kiely
fold) -- which is at least partially responsible for the much higher cost.
LOVE IS SHARING PHARMACEUTICALS:
Contemporary Euro floating psych of a very high caliber. Limited stock.
MANY BRIGHT THINGS: CD (LSR 006) $13.00 TO LIVE AND SHAVE IN L.A.: 30-Minuten Mannercreme CD (LISP)
Contemporary Indiana psych, featuring the "legend" of Ray Pierle. $11.00
Previously issued as a limited edition LP boxed set (which contained Our weekly "warehouse-stumble-upon" artifact, for your historic plea-
much loose air), this CD version fills up the space with loose glitter, per- sure & ramifcation. Post-Peach of Immortality "classic" from 1994 by
fect for CD-player sabotage. "The first song is a psychedelic fantasy in this mid-period Tom Smith unit of destruction. 40 tracks, some of which
three parts." --Ptolemaic Terrascope. are worth naming: "Get Fit To Herbie Mann!", "Unobscrured Miss,"
"Why Are Her Hands Gloved?", etc. From back in the day when Audible
LOOSE (UK):
Hiss was a mere glimmer in the eye...
VA: The Carve Up CD (LOOSE EXFM001) $14.00
LOVE UNLIMITED, INC.:
"'The Carve Up' was the unofficial name given to Keith Cameron's
radio Show on Xfm from Sept. 1997 until his sacking in August 1998. SUR DRONE: CD (LUV 002) $11.00
This album represents a typical playlist from his show. The album fea- A new music project revolving around Raymond Pettibon, responsible
tures several exclusives, including an acoustic performance of one of here for vocals, lyrics & conscience, backed by the sorta primal LA
Nick Cave's greatest songs 'The Mercy Street,' recorded especially for group of all/non-stars you might anticipate (on guitars, organ, ARP,
the show. Mogwai's 'Nick Drake' is unavailable elsewhere. Arab Strap's echoplex, bass, percussion, attitude). A five-track EP, featuring
version of Black Sabbath's 'Changes" was recorded especially for this "Sagitariass'Uh," "Drag Strrrripp'Uh," "Booty Ooty Girrl," "King Rat
album." Also features: Mudhoney, Bomb 20, Piano Magic, Motor Pack," & "Space Mutha Succa Mum." Dreamy lo-fi garage-ish 80s-style

rock with psych/trash overtones. A very happening Pettibon cover illus- und Medienkunst department about an internationally renowned
tration depicting the vast intellect of pre-oxygen-deprived Warren swindler, who almost took down the European and American banking
Beatty seems very appropriate. If any of you out there are on person- system. Featuring the voices of Robert Ashley, Sam Ashley, Thomas
able terms with Warren, please get in touch as we'd be glad to pass a Buckner, Jackie Humbert, and Joan La Barbara. Recorded and mixed by
copy along if you can guarantee his hands will touch it. Tom Hamilton."
LOVELY MUSIC: ASHLEY, ROBERT: Dust 2CD (LCD 1006) $26.00
ASHLEY, ROBERT: Private Parts (The Record) CD (LCD 1001) "Dust features the voices of Robert Ashley, Sam Ashley, Thomas
$13.00 Buckner, Tom Hamilton, Jacqueline Humbert, and Joan La Barbara.
1990 CD issue of a 1977 recording, which was the first Lovely Music 'Blue' Gene Tyranny and Tom Hamilton provide synthesizer and live
release. A softly pedaling mood enhancer of exotically weird propor- mixing. The electronic orchestration is by Robert Ashley, Tom Hamilton
tions, this suffers quite a bit from mis-appreciation in today's harsh and 'Blue' Gene Tyranny, with sound effects for 'Friends' composed by
reality scenario. Ashley's words hover just above your lips like a glow- Tom Hamilton. This recording was made live at the Kitchen in April of
ing lung, and it's easy to understand why all of Kyle Gann's friends in 1999. Modeled upon the medieval form of a motet, Dust layers the
the 70s were going around reciting phrases memorized from this voices of five characters, drawing upon the 'street-talk' practice of
album, as they emanate connectively to some false dream society like speaking and hearing at the same time. Introducing new techniques in
little else in the world of 70s contemporary art. Not for everyone, I sup- vocal and orchestral styles, and featuring video projections by Yukihiro
pose, but the properly channelled will melt right into the couch. Yoshihara, Dust conjures up a futurist fusion of dream and reality to
"Eventually he recognizes what he's created as the first and last deal with questions of memory and irretrievable loss. Through a series
episodes of his opera for television, Perfect Lives, the middle opera of of related works over the past two decades, Robert Ashley has con-
a monumental trilogy tracing the history of the movement of connected opera with stream-of-consciousness poetry, with advanced
sciousness across America (east to west). This original recording with forms of narrative and with new ideas about the nature of operatic
Ashley's voice, accompanied by 'Blue' Gene Tyranny on keyboards, and ensemble. A major figure in American experimental music theater, the
'Kris' on tablas, remains a classic. It is a masterpiece in its simplicity of depth of Ashley's librettos reveals a highly developed literary mind as
form and in the purity and intensity of its effect on the well as that of a first rate composer."
listener...Everything in Ashley's creation makes metabolic connections; LUCIER, ALVIN: Music On A Long Thin Wire CD (LCD 1011) $13.00
there's a transpersonal, time-exempt freedom in it; 'the feeling of the Alvin Lucier is one of American's quintessential minimalist innovators,
idea of silk scarves in the air.' In other words, the effect of his engag- composing & performing extreme music for pure tones, brains waves,
ing, lyrical expression is that the mind opens. Only a masterpiece does the ""generation of visual imagery by sound in vibrating media," etc.
that." -- Melody Sumner. Music On A Long Thin Wire is one of his all-time classic works of hov-
ASHLEY, ROBERT: Automatic Writing CD (LCD 1002) $13.00 ering tones & sonic phenomena, recorded in 1979. "A 50-foot length
A 1996 CD compiling three early Ashley works from the years 1967-79 of taut wire passes through the poles of a large magnet and is driven
-- some of his most experimental and out-there works. A classic elec- by an oscillator; the vibrations of the wire are miked at either end,
tronic music collection and an ideal intro into the somewhat forebod- amplified and broadcast in stereo. The thin wire is set vibrating four
ing oeuvre of Robert Ashley's recorded works. The title piece is a 46- times at four different frequencies; what results is not the low drone
minute classic from 1979, which rather famously formed the basis for one might expect from a long, vibrating wire, but a complexity of
Nurse With Wound's A Missing Sense. Steven Stapleton's commentary evocative, ethereal chords. First released on Lovely Music in 1980,
upon this summerizes the intense vibe of this recording: "A Missing Music on a Long Thin Wire is a classic example of Alvin Lucier's investi-
Sense was originally conceived as a private tape to accompany my tak- gations into the physics of sound and the sonic properties of natural
ing of LSD. When in that particular state, Robert Ashley's Automatic processes."
Writing was the only music I could actually experience without feeling LUCIER, ALVIN: Panorama CD (LCD 1012) $13.00
claustrophobic and paranoid. We played it endlessly; it seemed to Lucier's most recent record., consisting of 1990-94 recordings, released
become part of the room, perfectly blending with the late night city in '97. "A gorgeous new recording of works for trombone and piano,
ambience and the 'breathing' of the building." The piece features the transformed by Lucier's electronics and oscillators. 'Wind Shadows'
voices of Ashley and Mimi Johnson, with electronics and Polymoog (1994), 'Music for Piano with One or More Snare Drums' (1990), and
backing, with a switching circuit designed and built by Paul DeMarinis. 'Panorama' (1993) -- were written for the Swiss musicians Roland
A fascinating and mysterious work focused on "involuntary speech". Dahinden and Hildegard Kleeb, who play them on this CD. Also includ-
The second piece on this CD is "Purposeful Lady Slow Afternoon" from ed: 'Music for Piano with Amplified Sonorous Vessels' (1990), which
1968. It features the voice of Cynthia Liddell, backed by singers, bells was originally written for Margaret Leng Tan."
and crackle. Originally issued on the Mainstream label, as an excerpt LUCIER, ALVIN: I Am Sitting In A Room CD (LCD 1013) $13.00
for a theatre work for amplified voices and tape. The final piece, "She One of Lucier's most classic works and a cornerstone in the world of
Was a Visitor" is from 1967, originally issued on the infamous elec- resonant frequencies. Performed by Lucier on recorded voice, tape
tronic compilation Extended Voices (CBS Odyssey), featuring experi- machines, delay. "In this fascinating exploration of acoustical phe-
mental vocals works. Performed by the The Brandeis University nomena, Alvin Lucier slips from the domain of language to that of
Chamber Chorus, directed by Alvin Lucier. music in the course of 40 minutes and 32 repetitions of a simple para-
ASHLEY, ROBERT: Yellow Man With Heart With Wings CD (LCD graph of text. In I am sitting in a room, several sentences of recorded
1003) $13.00 speech are simultaneously played back into a room and re-recorded
1990 CD issue of this 1978 piece for voice and electronics. The elec- there many times. As the repetitive process continues, those sounds
tronics (with additional Clavinet by "Blue" Gene Tyranny) start out common to the original spoken statement and those implied by the
shimmering and subtle, slowing building up in strange, menacing fash- structural dimensions of the room are reinforced. The others are grad-
ion. The first part is in Spanish (with Guillermo Grenier providing the ually eliminated. The space acts as a filter; the speech is transformed
voice); the second part is "in English" (heavily processed vocals by into pure sound. All the recorded segments are spliced together in the
Ashley) and quite radical -- easy to imagine this one sitting very high in order in which they were made and constitute the work. I am sitting in
a United Dairies-like universe. a room was composed in 1970; This recording was made by Alvin Lucier
ASHLEY, ROBERT: Your Money My Life Goodbye CD (LCD 1005) on October 29th and 31st, 1980, in the living room of his home in
$13.00 Middletown, CT."
"An opera commissioned by Bayerisher Rundfunk Munich's Hörspiel LUCIER, ALVIN: Crossings CD (LCD 1018) $13.00
"1990 CD reissue of prime-era Lucier product, with works from 1982- and Mark Berger (vision monologues). "In 'Key" I wanted to create a
85. Features 'In Memoriam Jon Higgins (for clarinet in A and slow- constantly shifting ambience. Each song dealt with a different vocal
sweep pure wave oscillator)', 'Septet for Three Winds, Four Strings and character, landscape, technical concern or emotional quality. I was try-
Pure Wave Oscillator', and 'Crossings (for small orchestra with slowing for a visceral, kinetic song form that had the abstract qualities of a
sweep pure wave oscillator)'. Said slow-sweep pure wave oscillator pro- painting or a dance. I knew that I didn't want to set music to a text; for
duces slowly swept pure waves that oscillate (on separate occasions) a me, the voice itself was a language which seemed to speak more elo-
clarinet, three winds and four strings, and a small orchestra. Maximum quently than words. I chose certain phonemes for their particular
beat frequency heterodyning, often at an audible pitch. Similar sound qualities. In a sense, each song became a world in itself with its
acoustic phenomena as Tony Conrad/Penderecki string work and just as own timbre, texture and impulse." -- Meredith Monk.
aurally stimulating (for those with lazy ear-ciliae)." -- Hrvatski. MUMMA, GORDON: Studio Retrospect CD (LCD 1093) $13.00
LUCIER, ALVIN: Clocker CD (LCD 1019) $13.00 A collection of six compositions made in electronic music studios from
Another classic Lucier catalog item, a 45-minute recording made in 1959 to 1984. All were composed for concert hall or theater perfor-
1991 of this piece that he first conceived in 1978. The piece is for: mance with choreography, as well as for distribution on recordings.
amplified clock, performer with galvanic skin response sensor and dig- "Long-awaited CD collection of early electronic works from this Sonic
ital delay system. The sounds that emanate are beautifully shifting Arts Union member (along with Alvin Lucier, Robert Ashley, and David
patterns of tock-collage that reveal dramatic sonic detailings. "I want- Behrman) and co-founder (with Ashley) of the Cooperative Studio for
ed to make a work in which a performer could speed up and slow Electronic Music in Ann Arbor, MI (rumoured the first EMS in the US) as
down time, stopping it, if possible, simply by thinking. I bought a well as the ONCE festival(s, 66-74), not to mention his involvement with
Westclox Silver Bell Monogram in a local store and ordered a galvanic John Cage and David Tudor as one of the principal composers for the
skin response sensor through the Edmund Scientific Catalogue. A GSR Merce Cunningham Dance Company. Oh yeah, and Mumma 'was
is designed to measure differences in skin resistance caused by changes among the first composers to employ circuitry of his own design in
in emotional state. A small current is sent through the body, the compositions and performance.' Features the pieces 'Retrospect' (1959,
response to which is amplified, producing an output voltage which can whose 'Densities' interlude beat B.Gunter et.al to the punch [line] by
be used to control various devices...later I added a bank of fixed delays about 30 years), 'Music from the Venezia Space Theatre' (1964, as bril-
which, as they splay out from the voltage controlled delay, create mul- liant a headfuck as implied), 'The Dresden Interleaf 13 February 1945'
tiple reflections that almost convince the listener that the room is (1965, after six minutes of near-silent ghost echoes, one thousand bees
changing size." invade for exactly 25 seconds, then...), 'Echo-D' (1978, harpsichord and
HASSELL, JON: Vernal Equinox CD (LCD 1021) $13.00 Buchla box sources are given 15 minutes in which to roam freely),
"Early experiments (76-77) in fourth-world algorithms from this oft- 'Pontpoint' (1966-80), and 'Epifont' (1984). Mumma's been one of the
overlooked composer. Features the dynamic/tasteful instrumental more obscured blokes in possession of a misfiring neuro-transmitter set
stylings of Nana Vasconcelos, David Rosenboom (recent Braxton col- (his 'portable recording apparatus' and related getup puts the MD
laborator), William Winant, Nicholas Kilbourn, and someone/thing sham-antics of the Lucky Kitchen set to shame) and what with the 'elec-
monikered to the known universe as 'Drone'. Mostly light island tron-arhchaica' movement being graced with it's own Ellipsis Arts
rhythms augmented by Hassel's alien effector-trumpet. Recalls the boxset (like they were all fucking Babenzele Pygmies) you'll surely find
peaceful slumber of Miles's In a Silent Way in spots. Don't forget the a local pen-pal with which to co-tirade on themes of his inherent era
most important credit; "256hz pitch standard: Motorola Scalatron" genius and contemporary shadow-likeness (as far as output is con-
(Wouldn't want to run into THAT in a dark alley...)." --Hrvatski. cerned, although 1987's video-performance of his 1974 piece 'Some
BEHRMAN, DAVID: On The Other Ocean CD (LCD 1041) $13.00 voltage drop' wherein 'various parts of musical piece are played on
"1996 CD reissue of a 1978 LP. "'On the Other Ocean' is an improvisa- musical saw in an empty amusement park; other part is electronic
tion by Maggi Payne and Arthur Stidfole centered around six pitches squeals emitted from accelerometers' would make Gord seem at bat
which, when they are played, activate electronic pitch-sensing circuits w/old demons) over firelight and fine tawny port. Music, alive, perhaps
connected to the 'interrupt' line and input ports of a microcomputer, crawling towards the sun." -- Hrvatski.
Kim-1". The other piece on this CD, 'Figure in a Clearing' is of similar TUDOR, DAVID: Neural Synthesis Nos. 6-9 2CD (LCD 1602) $26.00
intent, only featuring David Gibson on Cello and Behrman on elec- "Performed by David Tudor; produced and recorded by David Tudor
tronics. Beautifully presented live-improvisor/computer-accompani- and John D.S. Adams. Binaural and stereo mixes on 2 CDs. This record-
ment studies by this well-known composer and founder the Sonic Arts ing combines the art of music, the engineering of electronics, and the
Union in 1966 with Robert Ashley, Alvin Lucier, and Gordon Mumma." inspiration of biology. In it, David Tudor orchestrates electronic sound
-- Hrvatski. in ways analogous to our biological bodies' orchestration of conscious-
BEHRMAN, DAVID: Leapday Night CD (LCD 1042) $13.00 ness. The performance originates from a neural-network synthesizer
"A series of three pieces/suites; 'Leapday Night', 'A Traveler's Dream conceived and built especially for Tudor. He surrounds this synthesizer
Journal', and 'Interspecies Smalltalk' involving Rhys Chatham/Ben Neill with his own unique collection of electronic devices, and in the record-
(on trumpet/mutantrumpet), Fluxus mainstay Takeisha Kosugi (violin), ing on this CD made for headphone playback, he uses a new binaural
and Behrman himself on electronics. 'The system consists of pitch sen- technique for translating sound into out-of-head localizations in which
sors ("ears" with which it listens to the performing musicians), various sound seems to originate from specific, changing points within a space
music synthesizers (some homemade), a computer graphics color video around the listener."
display and a personal computer'. Heavy period-synth float w/ bare OLIVEROS, PAULINE: Crone Music CD (LCD 1903) $13.00
accompaniment, thankfully just-pre DX-7. See above for relative cul- "Studio recordings from 1989-90, 'commissioned by Mamou Mines, the
tural importance." -- Hrvatski. New York based experimental theater collective, for their production
MONK, MEREDITH: Key CD (LCD 1051) $14.00 of Lear by William Shakespeare.' In use herein is a fairly complex series
This album contains Meredith Monk's earliest compositions for voice. of pitch-modulated foot-controlled digital delay units which render
The songs that make up Key were composed and performed in a 3-year Oliveros' solo accordion playing into a full accordion ensemble. This all
period between 1967 and 1970, when Monk collected them into this results in SERIOUSLY dense overtone/ghost chord action, complete with
45-minute "invisible theater" experience. Monk (travelling voice, elec- microtones and countermelodies emulating something like a grand-
tric organ, jews harp), Daniel Ira Sverdlik & Dick Higgins (companion pipe-organ jam session. Heavy. By far the most ear-triggering of all
voices), Collin Walcott (companion voice & mrdingam), Lanny Harrision Oliveros's explorations with said instrument." -- Hrvatski.

RADIGUE, ELIANE: Songs of Milarepa 2CD (LCD 2001) $26.00 Lois Svard, piano), "Theme" (Sam Ashley, Thomas Buckner, Jacqueline
Double CD of all 5 of Radigue's songs in tribute to the Tibetan saint Humbert and Joan La Barbara, voices set to a poem by John Ashbery)
and poet from the eleventh century. Two of the tracks date from an and "Music For Gamelan Instruments, Microphones, Amplifiers and
1983 LP (Radigue's first release), 2 are previously unreleased and the Loudspeakers" (performed by the Wesleyan University Gamelan
final 62-minute track was previously issued as a sole CD in 1987. The Ensemble). "'Music For Piano...' is a work in which the strings of a
material is performed by Radigue (synthesizer & recording), Robert piano sound by themselves. Several EBows (small electromagnets used
Ashley (English voice) & Lama Kunga Rinpoche (Tibetan voice). Radigue primarily with electric guitars) are placed on the strings of the piano.
was born in France and has studied under Pierre Shaeffer and Pierre The pianist works from a prose score which describes the process and
Henry; her musical has an extremely organic and mystical electronics suggests (s)he freely position and reposition five EBows on the piano
vibe, and has been previously documented on Phill Niblock's XI label, strings, creating strands of sounds of varying density and texture. Much
as well as Metamkine and Lovely. of the pianist's time is spent listening for harmonics, audible beating,
CAGE, JOHN: Music Of Changes CD (LCD 2053) $13.00 occasional rhythms produced as one or more magnets vibrate against
Performed by Joseph Kubera, the first complete recording of this adjacent strings, and other acoustic phenomena. 'Theme' sets a poem
important solo piano work. "Music of Changes is a manifesto. It marks of John Ashbery's to music. Lucier didn't want to violate the flow of
Cage's first comprehensive 'exploration of non-intention' through the the words of the poem by fragmentation or any other cut-up method.
systematic use of chance operations to create a complete, major work. The stanzas seemed musical enough just as they were, and he wanted
Begun in May 1951, Music of Changes was named in honor of the I the audience to hear the poem more or less in its pristine state. So
Ching, or Book of Changes, the ancient Chinese book of oracles that working intuitively and by ear, he wrote out the poem for four readers
had become Cage's means of synthesizing chance with rigorous disci- in the order it was written, repeating words and phrases, overlapping
pline. Cage's notation heralded a new concept of musical time, placing and superimposing them in various ways. To 'set' the poem, he insert-
the performer in a new relation to the score, one in which orientation ed microphones into the mouths of various vessels, including a small
is the occurrence of events rather than to the relations between them, milk bottle, a sea shell, a vase , and an empty ostrich egg, to pick up
which is to say to action rather than to memory. Performances of Music the words as they were sounding inside the vessels. The readers speak
of Changes have been rare since David Tudor ceased playing the work normally, alllowing the pitches of their voices which match those reso-
in the late 1950s; Herbert Henck and, more recently, Joseph Kubera are nances of the vessels to create musical sounds."
among the few pianists to have assayed the obstacles posed by its inno- LUCIER, ALVIN: Sferics LP (LM 1017) $9.00
vations. For all its prominence in the history of postwar music, Music of Original Lovely Music LPs, this one from 1988 (not currently on CD).
Changes has remained more discussed than heard, more treatise than "Sferics is the shortened term for atmospherics, natural radio-frequen-
artwork." --John Holzaepfel. cy emissions in the ionosphere, caused by electromagnetic energy radi-
KOSUGI, TAKEHISA: Violin Improvisations CD (LCD 2071) $13.00 ated from nearby or distant lightning. These signals-resonant clicks and
"1990 CD release of solo violin & electronics recorded in NYC in pops, called tweeks and bonks by scientists-occur in the audible range
September of 1989. Kosugi is of course the main 'Taj Mahal Traveler' of humans and may be picked up by antennas and amplified for lis-
and key player in Fluxus related activities during the sixties. This is some tening. They are best received at night, far from power lines.
of the most beautiful mathematical-relationship inspired solo perfor- Occasionally, certain sferics get caught on and travel long distances
mance grate/scrape out there, it's really hard to believe that all present along the magnetic flux lines around the earth, producing whistlers,
glossed-out cavern/tank sonics are derived from a single violin & a dig- downward gliding signals which may last up to two or three seconds".
ital delay unit. Just enough trace of certain 'Eastern' micro-tonalitites "Recordings of said phenomenae get ganged up with two other
& alien gesture to keep your ears dancing on end. Sublime." -- Hrvatski. pieces, 'Sound on Paper' (pretty much what it implies...) and 'Music for
BUCKNER, THOMAS: Inner Journey CD (LCD 3023) $13.00 Pure Waves, Bass Drums and Acoustic Pendulums'. Stockhausen, noth-
Featuring new works by Jacques Bekaert, Thomas Buckner, William ing... We've got a living pure-sound icon right here in our own back-
Duckworth, Somei Satoh & David Wessel. Performed by Leroy Jenkins yard. Amazing." --Hrvatski.
(viola), Jospeh Kubera (piano), J.D. Parran (bcl), Stefani Stari (flute), HASSELL, JON: Vernal Equinox LP (LM 1021) $9.00
David Wessel (synthesizer) & Orchestra of the SEM Ensemble, Petr "Early experiments (76-77) in fourth-world algorithms from this oft-
Kotik, conductor. overlooked composer. Features the dynamic/tasteful instrumental
SVARD, LOIS: Other Places CD (LCD 3052) $13.00 stylings of Nana Vasconcelos, David Rosenboom (recent Braxton col-
Solo piano recordings of works by an usual trio of composers: Elodie laborator), William Winant, Nicholas Kilbourn, and someone/thing
Lauten, Jerry Hunt & Kyle Gann. Svard's style is soft, eloquent and monikered to the known universe as 'Drone'. Mostly light island
pedal-extensive, resulting in a sublime, low-key recording. "Elodie rhythms augmented by Hassel's alien effector-trumpet. Recalls the
Lauten's ' Variations on the Orange Cyle' is a richly-textured combina- peaceful slumber of Miles's In a Silent Way in spots. Don't forget the
tion of transcribed improvisation and intentional notation that creates most important credit; "256hz pitch standard: Motorola Scalatron"
lush, every-changing tapestries of sound. Jerry Hunt's 'Trapani (stream)' (Wouldn't want to run into THAT in a dark alley...)." --Hrvatski.
is a contemplative work exploring different facets of sound through a LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR (CANADA):
progression of tremolo chords played with a variety of voicings, MOON, GREG: Romance CD (LCD 1) $14.00
dynamics and pedalings. Kyle Gann's 'Desert Sonata' is based on his Found a box of this 1992 one-off experimental CD that we used to
unique rhythmic language developed from the multi-tempo structures carry. Strange patterns of static, background hum, resonanting elec-
of Conlon Nancarrow and the dances of the Hopi, Zuni and other tronic frequencies, bits of silence, etc.
Pueblo Indians." LOWLANDS (BELGIUM):
JENKINS, LEROY: Solo CD (LCD 3061) $13.00
VA: Fear No Fall CD (LOW 011 CD) $15.00
Solo violin and viola, recorded live in Santa Fe, 10/24/92. Jenkins was an
"Fear No Fall is the improvisation project that took place as part of the
early member of the AACM, founded the crucial Revolutionary Music
Leuven based Klapstuk Festival, which is a biennal festival on contem-
Ensemble with Sirone & Jerome Cooper and has been one of the most
porary dance that has extended its program over the last few years to
gifted and rewarding voices in the world of fluid violin communication
include theatre, film, video. For the 2nd edition under the Fear No Fall
for decades now.
name that took place from October 1st to 5th, 1997, six musicians from
LUCIER, ALVIN: Theme CD (LCD 5011) $13.00
a wide variety of genres, yet all with a strong background in improvi-
New 1999 release previously unrecorded Lucier works from the mid-
sation, were invited with the question wether they wanted to play a
90s. Features: "Music for Piano with Magnetic Strings" (performed by
series of 5 improvisational concerts with ever-changing line-ups. These way DHR-like); remixing the original track, with a new edit of the orig-
are the contestants : David Shea, Dirk Wachtelaer, Jim O'Rourke, Zeena inal as well. "This 12" will feature remixes by Arovane, Pole, Multipara,
Parkins, Toshinori Kondo, and DJ Low." Artificial Duck Flavour, and No. 9 (Fat Cat, man behind the Din label),
BASTIEN, PIERRE: Musiques Paralloïdres CD (LOW 012 CD) $15.00 plus an edit of the original track."
"We know Pierre Bastien as the man who builds instruments out of LUXURY LOUNGE COOPERATION (GERMANY):
mecanno. With this set up, he's played around the world for more than VA: Lounge Time CD (EFA 61044) $15.00
ten years, solo or in combination with artists such as Pascal Comelade, Tracklisting: Trio Elétrico: "Lunera", Mo' Horizons: "Yes Baby Yes", Jimi
Jac Berrocal, Frederic Le Junter, DJ Low, Jaki Liebezeit and many more. Tenor: "Love And Work", Chop More Zui: "Chop Pop", Thievery
Out of this work, Bastien began experimenting with old record players, Corporation: "Lebanese Blond", Trafalgar: "Radar", Chekov:
portable instruments that come complete with their own cases. A few "Stereophonic Sounds", Boozoo Bajou: "Night Over Mangus", Plexiq:
singles are subjected to cursory treatment by several turntables that "Cosmo (Version)", Nightmares On Wax: "Les Nuits", Nonex:
have been stripped of all their primary function, that of reading "Temporality", The Shape: "Funky Midnight Drive", Sea of Tranquility:
grooves. Instead of slowly spiralling inwards and towards the disc cen- "Change", Lava Lounge: "Rausch der Tiefe", Millenia Nova: "Slow E-
ters and the mechanism that cuts the motor, their arms ignore the laws Motion Sightseeing".
of inertia and gravity. On top of these loops and grooves Bastien plays MABOROSHI NO SEKAI (JAPAN):
his fragile trumpet compositions. Those who have caught him live on
BLACK STAGE: CD (MABO 005) $20.00
his many passages rave about him, for the rest of you: tune into the
Debut full length by this new trio (first noticed with their appearance
sound of Paralloïdrical Music."
on the Maboroshi No Sekai: Samples CD), featuring Keiji Haino (vocals,
LUCKY KITCHEN: 6 & 12 string guitars, electric guitars, flute, harp), Kido Natsuki
ALEJANDRA AND UNDERWOOD: The Children's Record CD (LK (acoustic guitar), Katsui Yuji (5 string electric violin). Beautiful, higher-
005) $12.00 mind, mostly acoustic improvisation, that is supposedly the first part of
"Alejandra and Underwood recorded their friends singing songs they a trilogy of CDs.
remembered from their childhood. Then they created electronic pieces SAKANA: My Dear CD (MABO 007) $20.00
reconstructing children's songs from records, internet websites, televi- First release in a few years from this strange Japanese pop/folk duo fea-
sion, haunted house effects CDs, and field recordings of kids playing. turing the female voice of Pocopen and the guitar of Nishiwaki. With
The tracks and the field recordings, like the Love Album before it, exist Katsui Yuji (violin).
in a strange balance between reality and digital fantasy. In the June MAD DEADLY WORLDWIDE...:
1999 issue of he Wire Rob Young wrote an article featuring Lucky
CRISWELL: The Legendary Criswell Predicts Your Incredible
Kitchen. In the same issue Dave Howell of Fat Cat Records gave praise
Future CD (DEC 01) $12.00
to our work saying it is 'multicultural, urban, modern electronic folk.'
The full name of this label seems to be: Mad Deadly Worldwide
That was very nice of him. Overall we just have fun making this stuff,
Communist Gangster Computer God. But why bother typing that out
and we think there are some people out there who enjoy listening to
every time? This first release is presumable a reissue of some old spo-
it as well. The packaging is again hand-made, this time of hand-cut
ken word LP; legality of these CDs could be considered dubious.
pink construction paper, addition/subtraction flash-cards, and hand-
Criswell had Ed Wood connections and made way-out predictions on
written cover. (Yes, we handwrote the covers, carpel tunnel action.)
TV in the 50s. You can hear him reading these predictions in a very
This full length CD is a solid joining of new electronic musical composi-
sedate voice. The air in front of your head might turn just slightly
tions and anthropological field recordings."
weird.
VA: The Tourist Record 7" (LK 006) $6.00
CANTELON, WILLARD: LSD: Battle For The Mind CD (DEC 03)
"We invited Andy (Jansky Noise) from London, Tom Steinle from
$12.00
Cologne, and Todd (Aerospace Soundwise) from Chicago, to visit us in
Reissue of 2 late 60s Christian/anti-LSD exploitation spoken word LPs:
New York City and to play a show with us. We edited a 7" record out
Battle For the Mind & Instant Insanity Drugs. "Willard Cantelon tells
of the results. Purpose: To record a group of people in a city unfamil-
vividly and accurately who discovered LSD and when...why it is so dif-
iar to them, as tourists. We wanted to see how their surroundings, in
ficult to control...how many 'doses' can be made from a single
this case New York City, affected the way they played. We also record-
gram..and the mysterious ways LSD works on the magnificent human
ed the sounds of the crowd, which we used to mock the pop star
brain. The prominent lecturer, however, does more than describe a
images of a 'live' concert recording (the crowd was not as excited as
dark and terrifying national menace. He offers hope! Not just a pious,
they would be for Madonna or someone)."
I'm-better-than-you answer but rather a sensible, practical plan that's
SALINAS, ALEJANDRA: Home Tapes 10" (LK 007) $12.00
based on the 'The Laws of the Spirit.' Cantelon brilliantly ties the LSD
"Alejandra (Sandra) Salinas made a beautiful record this year by edit-
phenomenon to the spiritual nature of man."
ing tapes she recorded when she was 9 years old, in her native home-
VA: Celebrities...At Their Worst! 2CD (DEC 05) $15.00
town, Logrono, La Rijoja, Spain. David Howell from The Wire gave this
Described as "The Definitive audio blooper collection. 2 1/2 hours of
release a smashing review in the January 2000 issue: 'recalling the
flubbed lines, cussing and out-take hilarity." Featuring "performances"
sound-design of Jean-Luc Godard's films, it consists of odd background
from John Wayne, Jack Palance, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Col. Harland Sanders,
sounds and indigenous music rising and receding between tape hiss
Orson Welles, Mickey Rooney, William Shatner, Louis Nye, Carol
and clips of family dialogue and children singing. Reprocessed through
Burnett, Tim Conway, Elizabeth Taylor, Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis, Peter
the PC, its ambiences and speeches are invested with a new sense of
Sellers, Jonathan Winters, Richard Pryor, Marlon Brando, Elvis Presley,
intrigue, tuning the ear to the spaces and textures of the Spanish lan-
Lionel Barrymore, Don Messick/June Foray, Tom Brokaw, Mike Tyson,
guage.'"
Rich "Goose" Gossage, ABC Announcers, Earl Weaver, Tommy Lasorda,
LUX NIGRA (GERMANY): Lee Elia, Bing Crosby, Billie Holiday, Julie London, Ray Charles, Buddy
VA: No Movement No Sound No Memories Removed 12" (LUX Rich, Freddie Hubbard, Sammy Davis Jr./Frank Sinatra/Dean Martin, The
03) $11.00 Troggs, Beach Boys, Casey Kasem, Barry White, Paul Anka, Sky Saxon.
Remix EP of an original track by Thaddi Herrmann (Sonic Subjunkies) & GARLAND, JUDY: Speaks!: Celebrities at their Worst Vol. 2.5 2CD
m.z.; the original track was issued on the Biophilia Allstars comp LP on (DEC 09) $15.00
Lux Nigra a year or so ago -- but there is no artist name for the project. "This 'interim' volume in the infamous Celebrities series consists entire-
This new EP features six tracks, in dark, minimalist styles (not in any ly of ultra-rare home voice tapes of 'America's Sweetheart' ranting and

raving near the end of her troubled life. Super-agent Irving 'Swifty' MAGNETIC NORTH (UK):
Lazar gave her a tape recorder and told her to dictate the autobiogra- VA: Demagnetized 2CD (MAGNET 13) $16.00
phy which she never lived to write. At this phase of her career Judy has Mid-line release documenting on CD for the first time the best
just been ripped off for the television show she never wanted to do, moments from the Magnetic North catalog, run by Dave Clarke before
and plagued with ex-husband Sid Luft's gambling debts and his trying his classic tech-house album Archive 1 blew up in '96. "Double CD
to get custody of her children -- and boy, is she pissed! The first disc is gauntlet of output on Dave Clarke's own Magnetic North imprint,
fairly straightforward, extremely insightful autobiography -- which sets which existed for a wink between 92 and 94 and released some serious
the stage for the spewing of bile on the second disc. Judy yells, Judy madness by the likes of Clarke, Russ Gabriel, Christian Vogel, DJ Hell,
nods out from pills -- you get it all here on these never-heard tapes, Adam X & Heather Hart, Woody McBride and Roland Casper (all repre-
which were the subject of a recent A&E special." sented to some extent here, although most tracks are Clarke under
MAGAIBUTSU (JAPAN): guises such as Directional Force, Graphite and Ortanique). Tracks are a
RUINS: Burning Stone CD (MGC 03) $20.00 varied lot of hard-acid stompers, with a high squiggle factor and
1991 recordings, with Ryuichi Masuda replacing Kimoto. supreme backwards-flange-echo programming. Not dated sounding at
YOSHIDA, TATSUYA: Drums, Voices, Keyboards, & Guitar CD all. Fill in the gaps between the 'Detroit 101' and 'Advanced Berlin'
(MGC 06) $20.00 classes offered, no doubt, at your local community college." --Hrvatski.
All solo recordings by the Ruin's co-leader. MAJORA:
MAGIC CARPET (UK): SUN CITY GIRLS: Valentines For Matahari CD (MAJ 7001) $13.00
SUFIT, ALISHA: Love And The Maiden CD (MC 1002) $20.00 Reissue of this all-time classic first issued on LP-only in 1993, and the
Previously unreleased solo album from the Magic Carpet singer/song- first of a series of CD reissues of Sun City Girls material on this label.
writer, recorded in 1974. "Mastered from the original tapes, the album Chronologically, this is the 8th Sun City Girls album, following the first
contains 16 original songs from this unique singer, playing Appalachian 3 on Placebo, and the early Majora titles: Torch Of The Mystics, Dawn
dulcimer and guitar. "No one can teach you to sing as she does, with of the Devi, Live From the Planet Boomerang & Bright Surroundings
that blend of passion and technique that recalls the purity of, say, Dark Beginnings. Majora never issued information as to the source of
Shirley Collins or Sandy Denny, or all the enchantment of a John Jacob their material, but the albums were laboriously edited for home listen-
Niles. The guitar work here is experienced and informed by much ing perfection and these few records documented this American
experimentation with the artist's own tunings, a gentle 'guaracha' band's apex in terms of inspiration, instrumental explosivity and third
rhythm on some songs and ample 'clawhammer' picking elsewhere... mind delirium. Mostly recorded live on earth (not necessarily in front
You should love this album if your 'head's not in the way'." --Davey of other humans), the material on Valentines... is mixed blazingly loud,
Graham. up front and in your face, particularly notable for the special crys-
ALFORD, CLEM: Mirror Image CD (MC 1003) $20.00 talline nature of Rick Bishop's guitar playing -- a melding of psyche-
Reissue of an album from 1974 by the Magic Carpet sitar player. The delics, sharding post-Ginn scale extensions and Eastern-tinged lumi-
original album was divided into 2 styles: one side features "electronic nosity. Alan Bishop's bass is in full accompanying force, pushing the
sitar" (a contact mic and wah-wah pedal allowing him to duel with improvisational zig zaggery element of the band to its core (although
electric guitar) and a psych rock backing. Interesting, but ultimately a perhaps best known for his sparkling skills 'n manners of deception,
failure. Side 2 was more traditional Indian classical style. This CD adds manipulation & charm, Alan just might be the most significantly under-
a few more recent bonus tracks; 2 relatively bad ones with more con- rated bass player of the last 15 years!). Charles Gocher's clattering traps
temporary elements, and 2 more classical-moded. A curio that a lot of fill out the remaining spaces in the middle perfectly. The record starts
people are gonna wanna hear, but there's tons of way better Indian with the deliriously powerful "Black Tent" and closes with the next-
stuff available that oughta be checked out first. planet conversation piece, "Circus Haddam", by which time things
MAGIC CARPET: Once Moor CD (MC 1004) $20.00 have cracked up pretty goddamn far. A most significant record, back
New reunion album. "The line up is the same as before ie. sitar, vocals, again.
guitars, tabla, plus dulcimer! There are 8 tracks of music altogether SUN CITY GIRLS: Bright Surroundings Dark Beginnings CD (MAJ
plus a 20 minute new and very dynamic raga from sitar player Clem as 7002) $13.00
a bonus on the CD (LP = just over 40 minutes; CD = just over 60 min- 2nd CD in the Majora reissue program, this was the 7th Sun City Girls
utes). It's all new material, but very acoustic and natural sounding, very album, first issued on LP-only in 1993. It contains just three long tracks,
much in the character of the first LP." opening with the ultra-gorgeous Eastern-laced ballad "The Venerable
MAGIC CARPET: Once Moor LP (MC 1004 LP) $24.00 Song (The Meaning Of Which Is No Longer Known) -- a track which fea-
SUFIT, ALISHA: Alisha Through The Looking Glass CD (MC SUFIT tures a throbbing Alan Bishop bass-line mantra, much exotic Charles
010) $20.00 Gocher percussion and some unbelievably gliding lip numbness in the
Much more mainstream album, recorded in 1993. "This recent record- vocal dept. -- one of the most instantly recognizable sounds in modern
ing is diverse and richly recorded with guitars, dulcimer, bass, fiddle, music. "Omani Red Light" is one of those staggering trio cuts where
mandolin, congas, saxophone, accordion and tabla." Rick Bishop takes off for outer limits guitar-wise, heavily psychedelic
MAGNATONE: and emotionally expressive, easily blowing away so much "real" psych
GROSSMAN TRIO, RICHARD: Remember CD (MGT 512) $12.00 that we all have to wade through. The final track is "The Multiple
Richard Grossman was a genius, totally free, improvising pianist, who Hallucinations of an Assassin" -- a glowing improv-rock instrumental
only received minor documentation on the 9 Winds label before can- piece of perfectly intense resonance. The sequencing gives you an ideal
cer took over in 1992. Here's one more artifact of his trio with Alex feel for the mesmerizing frequencies this band was intent on emitting
Cline (perc.) and Ken Filiano (bs). "What more can I tell you? That the during the height of their live activity years, an era in American music
guy was without doubt the most important jazz pianist to die since when they were as threatening, confounding and potentially awe-
Thelonious Monk, or jazz figure at large (cut off in full creative flight) inspiring as anyone that could be named. Yet another classic docu-
since Albert Ayler? I say that, you'll think I'm nuts. But enough about ment.
dying... and 'importance'. Artists like Richard Grossman don't have a DETROIT, EDDY: Immortal Gods CD (MAJ 7003) $13.00
gift, you have a gift: you receive it. Receive this now that you may CD reissue of the first (of two) self released albums put out by Eddy
wake other mornings, many mornings, and not only breath but SIGH." Detroit (his third album would come out many years later on Majora,
--Richard Meltzer. Jungle Captive, in 1997. Very exotic cult folk and primitive rock album,

led by the irrepressible vocal presence of Eddy. "A reissue of more Strange folk rumblings, distant backing female voices, and an unflag-
material from the early 80's Phoenix underground music scene, con- gable mystical touch make Eddy the man that he is. The cover photo
temporary with Paris 1942; this time none other than the first LP by sums it up quite well.
Eddy Detroit... this was self released in 1982 and has been pretty impos- WICKHAM-SMITH/RICHARD YOUNGS, SIMON: Enedkeg LP (MAJ
sible to find for quite a few years. Featuring an all star lineup includ- ENE) $8.00
ing Mary and Dan Clark (Victory Acres), Charlie Gocher and Alan Bishop This W-S/Y's duo album was recorded in Harpenden, UK 12/95.
(Sun City Girls), James Verlaine (aka J. Akkari from Paris 1942) and oth- Featuring casio, voice, electric Appalachian dulcimer, electric violin,
ers, this has turned out to be one of my favorite records documenting didjeridrainpipe, tape/echoed reverb box. Three long tracks of beauti-
a scene I pissed away a whole lot of my just barely post adolescence loi- ful, spacious ambiance/drone, one of the finest W-S/Y's albums to date.
tering in and around." -- Nick Schultz. Packed in a nice, minimal hand-printed cover.
WICKHAM-SMITH/RICHARD YOUNGS, SIMON: Asthma And TOTAL: Here, Time Is Space 2LP (MAJ HER) $11.00
Diabetes LP (MAJ AST) $8.00 This is the 3rd Total album, following the stunning Beyond the Rim
Two side long descents from this consistently impressive UK duo. More debut and the Sky Blue Void CD on Freek Records UK. Total is the solo
in the droning experimental side of things, where an instrumental project of Skullflower's Matthew Bower, and here he presents 4 sides
array of wood block, train whistle, oven tray, pitch pipes, electric gui- of long, glorious washes of guitar noise splendor.
tar (played acoustically), thumb piano, scraper thing, Appalachian dul- Q, LESLIE: The Casual Plane LP (MAJ LQ2) $9.00
cimer, voice, flexitone, glockenspiel, cymbals, thai harp, penny whistle, Second solo album of spectacular personal intimation; absolutely ham-
hand drum, reedthing, ukulele, toy piano, chicken shake, mandolin, mered acoustic guitar mantra-esque tunes and enchanting droned
clock chimes, sleigh bells, violin, homemade synthesizer, and solid state vocals on top. This is a sound for many unanswered dreams.
electronic computer organ magically piles together. NATISUTA HETEKATA: Ki LP (MAJ NAT) $8.00
SUN CITY GIRLS: Bright Surroundings Dark Beginnings LP (MAJ Little is know about this group, but they apparently reside in Finland
BRIGHT) $9.00 and were turned on to Majora by the legendary Bad Vugum label.
The 7th Sun City Girls album, first issued on LP-only in 1993. It contains Featuring three Japanese guys (exchange students in Finland?) and
just three long tracks, opening with the ultra-gorgeous Eastern-laced two decidedly Nordic-named members (Ari & Petri), they play (numer-
ballad "The Venerable Song (The Meaning Of Which Is No Longer ous) guitars, bass and drums in an instrumental pummel style not
Known) -- a track which features a throbbing Alan Bishop bass-line entirely dissimilar to the trance/jam stylings most prominently dis-
mantra, much exotic Charles Gocher percussion and some unbelievably played by Vermonster during their Holy Sound Of American Pipe ses-
gliding lip numbness in the vocal dept. -- one of the most instantly rec- sions. One long track entitled "Ki", spread out over two sides. A com-
ognizable sounds in modern music. "Omani Red Light" is one of those pletely frenzied mess, with guitars extrapolating all over the place.
staggering trio cuts where Rick Bishop takes off for outer limits guitar- PARIS 1942: LP (MAJ PAR) $9.00
wise, heavily psychedelic and emotionally expressive, easily blowing "After much karmic retribution and various other delays the full length
away so much "real" psych that we all have to wade through. The final LP by Paris 1942 is available... for those who don't know, Paris 1942
track is "The Multiple Hallucinations of an Assassin" -- a glowing were a brilliant wild tribal/punk/slop/improv outfit that existed briefly
improv-rock instrumental piece of perfectly intense resonance. The in 1982, only performed about 4 times then broke up without ever
sequencing gives you an ideal feel for the mesmerizing frequencies this releasing any recordings (with the exception of one cover tune on an
band was intent on emitting during the height of their live activity old compilation)... luckily tho, they recorded quite a bit and this LP has
years, an era in American music when they were as threatening, con- been culled entirely from these ancient rotting practice tapes... besides
founding and potentially awe-inspiring as anyone that could be historical relevance (members included Moe Tucker and Rick and Alan
named. Yet another classic document. Bishop) this LP is instantly classic and should stand out among the con-
TOTAL: Clear Factory LP (MAJ CLEAR) $9.00 tinuing onslaught of reissues and archival recordings flooding the
Again no information and great dense sound parameters from Mr. shelves."
Bower. Q, LESLIE: Presque Vu! LP (MAJ PRE) $8.00
CRAWLSPACE: The Exquisite Fucking Beauty Of Crawlspace LP Leslie Q is a new discovery from Tennessee I believe, who records songs
(MAJ CR) $9.00 in a solo bedroom style that are startling in their immediacy, power
This might be the most perfectly zoned 'Space album to date. The side- and ability to fly out of the known universe. Really rough textured
long title track is a trance-jam epic, and there are a few people who've acoustic guitar, insanely personal vocals, perfectly realized individualis-
wasted $600 in the last year so buying Can bootlegs from '76 who tic style. While Lou Guru and the rest of the Lo-fi-kill-me-now genera-
oughta get their priorities in order. The second side continues with 2 tion feverishly scour their Boy's Life back issue set-collections for sub-
great exploratory tabs of nada-research and improvisation. ject matter and inspiration, it's nice to hear somebody maintain & actu-
CRAWLSPACE: The Dark Folds of Infinity Grow Pink With Desire ally add to the Real Person cannon.
LP (MAJ CR2) $9.00 RAMLEH: Boeing LP (MAJ RAM) $9.00
Second full length for Majora. Dense, complex spaced jamming blurp Live studio tracks by the quartet of Gary Munday (guitar), A. di Franco
from an extended collective form of Crawlspace, featuring synthesiz- (bass), Stuart Dennison (drums) and Philip Best (Moog synthesizer).
ers, pennywhistle, Piping Chanter, subliminal drums, autoharp, clarinet, Perfectly realized extended space rock forms.
chimes, vocals and more. One of the most tweaked items in their now Q, LESLIE: Other Space 7" (MAJ SPA) $5.00
extensive discography. Final copies of this very limited single from 1995 or so.
DETROIT, EDDY: 7" (MAJ DET) $3.50 SUN CITY GIRLS: Valentines From Matahari LP (MAJ VAL) $9.00
4 resurrection tracks by this many-minded legend. Repress on LP (same as MAJ 7001 CD).
DETROIT, EDDY: "Mephisto Cigars"/"Molecule" 7" (MAJ DET2) MALDOROR:
$3.50 DEMO MOE: Demolish N.Y.C. LP (MAL 1988) $7.00
2nd single for the label. Eddy on vocals, dumbek, Hare Krishna drums. Last copies of this mega-classic 1988 LP. Now defunct, Demo Moe were
DETROIT, EDDY: Jungle Captive LP (MAJ DET3) $9.00 a flailingly amazing NY band and this is their one recorded artifact. A
1997 album from this Phoenix legend. Eddy produced a couple of pri- trio of guitar, bass & drums, they were known for their intense jam-
vately released albums back in the mid-80s (with backing from the Sun ming style (some considered them a rough equivalent to
City Girls) but has only released a couple of singles for Majora since. Borbetomagus, whom they were vaguely associated with). A Village

Voice reporter once wrote about Demo Moe: “...the musos poured Fifth album from 1974.
their bleeding guts into their instruments as easily as Ben Franklin RIBEIRO & ALPES, CATHERINE: La Deboussole CD (MAN 088)
might have emptied his bowels into a French chamber pot. Bass, gui- $16.00
tar, drum and voice all made extended, coarse lurches at an imaginary 11th album from 1980. In the words of Greg Pawelko, "this powerful
punching bag; the effect was almost like standing nude in a rainstorm album sounds as if Ribeiro is fronting Magma!"
taking a piss while you chug a quart of beer. Holistically cathartic, GONG: Continental Circus CD (MAN 089) $16.00
y’know.” Nice reissue of this 1972 soundtrack masterpiece by Daevid Allen's
MANDALA (FRANCE): Gong. Throbbing Europe mumble-psych rock doesn't come a whole lot
DUBUFFET, JEAN: Les Experiences Musicals CD (MAN 4871) better. Heavier than you've probably been led to believe, this is an
$18.00 essential early 70s release.
The infamous Art Brut painter and art-philosopher Jean Dubuffet RIBEIRO & ALPES, CATHERINE: Ame Debout CD (MAN 091) $16.00
recorded a series of "musical experiments" in primitive sound in 1961. The third album from 1971 (and the earliest available on CD) by this
Bits of this material came out on the old Finnadar label (later boot- exotic French vocalist and her prog-ethno-trance outfit, the Alpes.
legged by Rip), but has been next to impossible to come across on CD Outrageous power-vocal acrobatics by Ribeiro and pleasing back-
(this Mandala issue is actually a reissue of an o/p 1991 CD on Circe that ground 'scapes by Patrice Moullet and crew. Ribeiro is an absolutely
we've hopelessly been trying to get ahold of for the last 5 years). The unknown quantity in North America, but you gotta love the dark and
opening 24 minute "La Fleur de Barbe" is a classic of gurgling sound ecstatic vibes produced here, a mixture of prog/psych/folk & undaunt-
poetry with random sound injections and primitive overdubbing ed personal vision.
genius; other pieces are purely instrumental, utilizing xylophone, vio- VA: In The Land of Mantra CD (MAN 102) $12.00
lin, cello, piano, trumpet, bassoon, tambour, cymbalum, etc. A master- Budget priced label sampler featuring album tracks by Dashiell
piece of sound in decay, the Art Brut aesthetic transferred to the the Hedayat, ADII, Tim Black, Gong, Reich, Riley, Henry, etc. I remember the
world of personalized improvisation with total abandon and a neces- day when they used to give these things away for free.
sary addition to any shelf so inclined. HOPPER, HUGH: Best Soft CD (MAN 105) $16.00
MANTRA (FRANCE): "Compilation features 12 of the most interesting songs composed by
Hugh Hopper, ex-Soft Machine bass player." Poorly annotated comp. of
AMON DÜÜL II: Wolf City CD (MAN 013) $16.00
material from solo albums and Hopper-led sessions issued under his
These next 3 albums are all from 1972. They represent A. Duul II's qual-
name 1973-1983.
ity mid-period (somewhat shorter & more composed songs), and
GONG: Best Of CD (MAN 111) $16.00
should be heard after the above 2 perhaps, but all have good
"Here is at last the first Gong 'Best Of'! Most of the famous songs of
moments, and feature the welcome addition of Renate Knaup's
Daevid Allen & Co. are featured on this compilation -- like 'Radio
dreamworld vocals. If not innovatively mind blowing or particularly
Ghome', 'Flying Teapot', 'You Can't Kill Me', etc."
extreme, these are still real good. Soon after, a long decline into more
regular rock ensued and presumably continues today. MARGINAL TALENT (GERMANY):
HENRY, PIERRE: Messe de Liverpool/Pierres Reflechies CD (MAN SCHNITZLER, CONRAD: 00/44 CD (MT 366) $15.00
023) $16.00 "He is melting music and experiments of a new kind of art. He is using
“...Liverpool” is a piece from 1967 with cool, eerie sound-texts; technical devices not to create well-known sounds but to alienate
“Reflechies” is an almost anthemic, crescendo-building electronic work them. He is working between 'intermedia and structured noise'. 00/44
from 1982. is dramatic electronic music composed, produced, arranged and mixed
AMON DÜÜL II: Vive La Trance CD (MAN 062) $16.00 at Con’s own studio by Schnitzler in September 1993."
Sixth album from 1973. MARINA (GERMANY):
AMON DÜÜL II: Carnival In Babylon CD (MAN 063) $16.00 THOMAS, PETER: Moon Flowers And Miniskirt CD (MA 39 CD)
Fourth album from 1972. [Deleted, limited stock] $15.00
RIBEIRO, CATHERINE: L’Amour aux Nus/Live CD (MAN 073) $16.00 A collection of tracks from the late 60s/early 70s by Germany's leading
1992 live album. film composer, who has been described as "Germany's answer to Burt
ZABOITZEFF, THIERRY: Dr. Zab & His Robotic Strings Orchestra CD Backarach, Henry Mancini, Esquivel, Stereolab and Aphex Twin all
(MAN 074) $16.00 rolled into one." "It seems like Sir Thomas's previous prolificity is final-
1991 solo recordings by Art Zoyd leader. ly starting to pay off. Whatever quality control there was to begin with
MELMOTH: La Devanture des Ivresses CD (MAN 076) $16.00 has yet to collapse; this has to be some of the most dauntingly odd
Hyped first album by a pre-Dashiell Hedayat group but this reissue music to find it's recent vogue with the jet-set types... Here's the hippy
clears the air a bit. From 1969, the album is sorta light French prog-rock dippy/dawn of electronics era of Thomas's long career. Everything from
with an almost whimsical air; the drug vibe that pushes the Obsolete Perrey/Kingsley-esque synth simplicity to easy-soul stirrers (the track
album into clouds of delirium is nowhere in sight (nor are Gong, Wm. 'Black Power' is sung by none other than Donna Summer, her 'first ever
Burroughs, etc.). recorded vocal', pretty amazing) to fuzz-drenched psychedelic-cop-jazz
RIBEIRO & ALPES, CATHERINE: Paix CD (MAN 078) $16.00 to, well, whatever you'd categorize something called 'Rockin'
Ribeiro is a interesting French progressive/psych vocalist (with the band Computer'... The exotica revival is almost 10 years strong now & we're
Alpes backing her up on gtr, bs, organ, drums & cosmophone). She's finally starting to hit paydirt. Hallelujah." -- Hrvatski.
got an impressive, dark 'n emotionally intense voice, sometimes akin to THOMAS VS MAXWELL EXPLOSION, PETER: Opium 12" (MA 41)
a French Nico, but with a wider range of musicality. Mantra have reis- $11.00
sued many of her earlier works; this is the 4th album, from 1972. All 4 "German master of soundtrack and easy listening art brings you here
of the CDs with Alpes are pretty worthwhile. one of his funkiest tracks called 'Opium'. Gets the remix treatment by
RIBEIRO, CATHERINE: Fenetre Ardente CD (MAN 081) $16.00 Bungalow Records artists Maxwell Explosion & Dauerfisch. Comes in a
Recent (1994) studio album. 4-color picture sleeve -- a must for all early 70s soundtrack fans."
RIBEIRO & ALPES, CATHERINE: Libertes? CD (MAN 083) $16.00 MARKANT (GERMANY):
6th album from 1975. MARKANT: #5 LP (MARKANT 05) $20.00
RIBEIRO & ALPES, CATHERINE: Le Rat Debile Et L'Homme Des MARKANT: 17 LP (MARKANT 17) $18.00
Champs CD (MAN 084) $16.00 "Newest volume in the Markant series of LP's, boasting it's own color-

code (Yellow!) and slight formal development/innovation (although MAGICAL POWER MAKO: Lo Pop Diamonds CD (MARQ 95100)
you'd REALLY need to train your ears to pick it up) from precursive vol- $18.00
umes. Epic IDM twitter, well aware of the Warp/Skam/MaS/MASK/CI "Hello World, how are you? Now we present 80's Mako's very private
buy-now smile-later appeal of 'innocent' lazy bedroom micro-press collections. There are good POP tunes featuring two girl singers Reira
peaks. I'd give the planned obsolescence rule at least few more months & Asuka. Two Japanese traditional tunes Goeika & Neputa. Woh -- it's
to kick in." -- Hrvatski. coming very deep enjoy precious time." -- Magical Power Mako '95/3.
MARKANT: 21 2LP (MARKANT 21) $28.00 Way more contemporary sounding than his early classic works, but
"The most entertaining and humorous Markant so far, playfull, nearly there's still a fucked up quality as with all of his works that eventually
jazzy experiments on some tracks; thick, strange rhythms on others -- shines through.
the most diverse and enjoyable outing by Bavarian Carsten Endrass so MAGICAL POWER MAKO: Blue Dot CD (MARQ 95131) $18.00
far." There's so much newness here (actual track titles, actual cover "Brand new studio recording by Mako. Psychedelic improvisation simi-
graphics -- including photos!, actual wide variance in sound centering lar to Ash Ra Tempel's early works." Recorded in San Francisco in 1995,
-- including some cool vocal mutations) that certain Markant standby's this marks a return to form for Mako into the world of psychedelic
might just have to fall of their chair of expectation and die a painful murk and is his most outstanding effort post-Music From Heaven.
death from all the over-excitement. Those of us who just like music will Atmospheric guitar & drums.
actually get around to playing this one twice, possibly even more. CAESAR, J.A.: Kokkyou Junreika CD (MARQ 95168) $30.00
MARKANT: 23 LP (MARKANT 23) $18.00 "A legendary musician. He has made music for Shuji Terayama's per-
"4 very varied tracks, from a dark, slightly industrial sounding escapade formance group called 'Tenjo Sajiki.' This is solo album which features
to nearly funky dubbed out ones, to an unusual breakbeat track. J.A. Caesar's name on the album. His style is often compared to Magma
Limited as usual." for the heaviness and religious sound. Original analogue disc is sold at
MARKANT: 25 --LP2 LP (MARKANT 25B) $18.00 more than $1000 at the moment!" J.A. Caesar is one of those mythical
2nd part. figures from the Japanese 70s scene; I can't begin to tell you exactly
MARKANT: 11.08.1999 LP (MARKANT ECL) $18.00 how many records he's involved with, but I believe this is the 2nd
A special picture disc LP to celebrate the recent European solar eclipse. album he is featured on, from 1973. It is one of the coolest, most outre
MARKANT: #13 LP (MARKANT13) $18.00 records from this period in Japan's music scene, and the above descrip-
Here is Markant #13 (although there have been slightly less than 12 tion is more than fitting; heavy, surreal-naivete ala early MPM, etc. As
previous volumes), the solo electronic work of Germany's Carsten it's a licensed reissue of an old major label release (on Victor), this can't
Endrass. Broze-color sleeve this time. Post-Autechre symphonic atmos- be offered at the usual Marquee export discount; but very much worth
pheres. it.
MARKANT: #14 LP (MARKANT14) $18.00 CAESAR, J.A.: Shintokumaru CD (MARQ 95169) $30.00
Volume #14, which is the number that follows #13. Which proves that Fourth J.A. Caesar album, originally issued on Victor in 1978. More
some things are the same, in every known zone of potential human crazy theatrical prog, but less bombed than the above, and seemingly
thought. Carsten Endrass (aka "Markant") had produced many hours more reliant on missing visual imagery. "This is another J. A. Caesar's
of music this year, and here's another one. It's got a very vibrant blue album. Though we can not find his name on the cover, he composed all
sleeve, which you won't have any trouble separating in your mind. But the tunes. A recorded live album and the music in the album must be
will you ever be able to say the same about the music? This latest very magical. Now is the time you have to estimate his genius for this
release blurs together 5 tracks of aching synth melodies, with Carsten's unknown Japanese artist." Limited stock.
chittery beat specifications running fast and then flow. I guess I meant PNEUMA: Psychabuse CD (MARQ 9588) $18.00
to say slow. It's about a million miles away from "Cavity Job" anyway. "Japanese artist. His musical career began from mid-70s. He started
MARQUEE (JAPAN): playing German electronic type sound. His sound style is very similar to
MAGICAL POWER MAKO: Music From Heaven CD (MARQ 9460) famous Klaus Schulze but of course he blended his own character into
$18.00 the music. Taken from his works in '79 to '85 era."
Magical Power Mako is a curious figure in the Japanese underground TAKAMI: Y. De Noir II CD (MARQ 9598) $18.00
who released a couple of seminal albums for Polydor in the early 70s. "A Japanese female vocalist Takami's 1st solo. Originally, released on
More recently, the Mom 'n Dad and Marquee labels have been flood- vinyl in early 80s. Very dark and sung in Japanese. Her musical style is
ing us with more reissues, unreleased gunk and new works by this guy. similar to Nico. Almost of the tunes are arranged by Pneuma and this
Music From Heaven is a reissue of what was the final MPM album on means you can hear progressive rock style feat. electronic sound."
LP, first released by Marquee in 1981. Mako at this point was creating These are completely unique, mesmerizing records. In fact, it's like
short, very spaced out and cosmic tracks that had enough psychedelic everything with Pneuma on it represents a certain sub-genre of the
damage to warrant release on Cosmic Couriers or something. Great Japanese underground that doesn't seem to easily overlap with any-
phased out patterns of alien transmission, definitely recommended. one else. Harmonically perfect, crystalline images that glide into the
MAGICAL POWER MAKO: Trance Resonance CD (MARQ 9484) universal tongue of ecstasy, etc. He plays guitar, occarina, violin, shahi-
$18.00 baja, tabla, clay-horn, synthesizer and sequencer.
All the reissue madness has inspired Mako to make new music. This is MASS MEN:
a live album, recorded in 1994. “...performance was mixture of music HIGHLIFE MOVEMENT, THE: ...estuary CD (MM 002) $13.00
and dance by ‘breathing’ artist. ‘Breathing’ is an interesting method to "Keeping with the tradition of left coast creativity and respect-before-
open human’s mind. Performer consciously makes heavy-breathing commercial-success idealism, the Highlife Movement delivers collages
condition for doing fast, intense and deep breathing. Mako’s music of eerie loops and tribal messages twisted in the concept of history
must be quiet to pull performer’s mind into trance-vision. Not medita- repeating itself negatively in urban music. This collaboration of
tional music. This is real progressive style music.” One 67-minute unin- freestyles includes Abstract Rude, Aceyalone and Mikah 9 (Freestyle
terrupted piece with much sampling, contemporary electronics, etc. Fellowship), Karen Wilson, Darry Freeman, Ginseng Roo, Lady Blue (the
This is a long way from this basement genius on the Mom ‘n Dad series; Coup), Mike B and Lil' Kenya and Dr. Doom. Originally designed for the
but not a terrible dance record either — there’s weird ethnic percus- Bay Area Hip Hop Coalition DJs and other college radio programs, the
sions, great psychedelic landscape soundtrackery with guitars, cello, project has been 'specially rearranged for this release. Estuary is the
keyboards, etc. complete collection for those who appreciate some of California's pre-

mier underground freestyle talent." Burger has released tons of 12" singles and LP's under various
HIGHLIFE MOVEMENT, THE: ...estuary LP (MM 002 LP) $10.00 monikers; Burger Industries, B. Movement, Bionaut and more. Jörge
VA: Project Blowed CD (MM 04 CD) $15.00 has been making music and releasing records since 1977. Jörg and Mike
"The project that made underground history in 1994 is finally available have collaborated on and off together since 1983. The techno-dub
again. Nineteen tracks featuring the finest emcees from Los Angeles: styles of Basic Channel were a big influence on Mike Ink -- perhaps the
Aceyalone & Freestyle Fellowship, Abstract Rude & ATU, The Nonce, catalyst for his musical change a few years ago from Acid house to the
C.V.E., Volume 10, Medusa, Rifleman and Ganjah K. and others. This minimal techno sound he's now known for with his Studio One and
classic piece of hip hop has been virtually impossible to find for years. Profan labels. Jörg meanwhile, developed a bit more of a melodic,
The intensity of demand from DJs and vinyl junkies searching for copies poppy techno sound, utilizing vocals. He did a lot of projects for
of this LP and CD mandated a re-releases of this highly respected, high- Harvest and his own Eat Raw label. Las Vegas came out about a year
ly experimental groundbreaking project." and half ago on Harvest. It's not that weird a collaboration or any-
VA: Project Blowed 2LP (MM 04 LP) $15.00 thing, since their styles are often very similar, though it appears Jörg
MASS MEN/ANTICON: bought to it a slightly poppier sensibility."
VA: Anticon Presents Music For the Advancement of Hip-Hop CD BURGER/INK: Las Vegas 2LP (OLE 334 LP) $12.00
(MM 003) $13.00 Double LP version with the same 10 tracks as the CD; in Germany
"Mixed by DJ Signify and DJ Mayonnaise of 1200 Hobos, this CD show- Harvest only released 2 12"s prior to the CD, so this is the only world-
cases only the hottest ziggin' and even hotter zaggin'. Includes tracks wide edition of the complete album on vinyl.
by: Buck 65, Them, DJ Signify, Mr. Skurge, Sole & Moodswing9, Deep SOLEX: Pick Up CD (OLE 336 CD) $14.00
Puddle Dynamics, Slug, EyeDea & Sole, Alias, 6.2, The Pedestrian, etc. "Solex is Elisabeth Esselink, and Pick Up was recorded, produced and
MATADOR: mixed entirely by her, in the basement of her record shop in
Amsterdam. This second album is a wilder, sneakier, more layered
BOARDS OF CANADA: Music Has The Right To Children CD (OLE
album than its predecessor. This fantastically inventive album uses
299 CD) $14.00
beats, guitars and found sounds in the service of charming and weird
License of the Warp full length, with one bonus track not on the UK
pop tunes."
version. "Boards of Canada are the duo of Mike Sandison and Marcus
SOLEX: Pick Up LP (OLE 336 LP) $11.00
Eoin. Boards of Canada originated on the North East coast of Scotland
KHAN: Passport CD (OLE 338 CD) $14.00
where they began recording on home hi-fi around 1983." From
"Whenever he's not running Temple Records in NYC, cavorting on
Mixmag: "A musical orphan, an album completely out on it's own. It's
stages around the globe in his briefs, or upsetting the entire New York
melodic, slo-mo electronica is nothing revolutionary, but then it's not
Police Department with his 'Fuck The Police' campaign (he says he
always the revolutionary albums people listen to ten years on. Every
meant it much more 'literally' than NWA), Can Oral has somehow
track ripples with melodies of childlike simplicity and charm, and a
found the time to release music under a dizzying number of names
twittering, rustlingly rural atmosphere, testament to the makers' coun-
(latest count 15+), each representing a unique stylistic avenue.
try-bound childhoods. The Boards may never have group up (check all
Hardcore fan and neophyte alike will delight in this handy compedium
the references to 70s kids TV), but they never get twee: this child's
of singles, rarities and unreleased nuggets spanning the nomenclature
world is mysterious, even occasionally sinister one, as heard in the stut-
of Khan's recorded output. Highlights include the propulsive electro-
tering."
funk of Cube 40, a collaboration between Khan and his brother,
BOARDS OF CANADA: Music Has The Right To Children 2LP (OLE
Jammin' Unit of Air Liquide. Jörg Burger (Modernist, Bionaut,
299 LP) $16.00
Burger/Ink) weighs in with a hypnotic remix of 'Body Dump'. A special
Matador has imported UK pressings direct from Warp and just stick-
bonus inclusion is 'Suck Blood' from Khan's semi-legendary bootleg-
ered their logo on; meaning the beautiful matte gatefold look is intact
plus release, Black Sabbath Riot." Features tracks by Global Electronic
(braille included!).
Network, Cube 40, H.E.A.D., 4E, etc. Cute mini-passport style packag-
BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Lazy Line Painter Jane 3CD (OLE 313) $16.00
ing.
"This budget priced box set compiles Belle and Sebastian's first three
KHAN: Passport 2LP (OLE 338 LP) $18.00
EPs, hitherto available only as expensive imports. It includes the fabu-
POLE: CD1 CD (OLE 339 CD) $14.00
lous Dog On Wheels, Lazy Line Painter Jane, and 3, 6, 9 Seconds Of
US license of the debut Pole album, originally released on Kiff SM.
Light EPs. All songs are non-album. Packaged in a lovely cardboard slip-
"While drum and bass may have the heart of reggae to thank for its
case with new artwork, containing full-size jewel cases."
rhythms, the genre's left behind its spacious soul. That's where Pole
PIZZICATO FIVE: Playboy & Playgirl CD (OLE 333 CD) $14.00
comes in; instead of frantic drum machines, the low sparks and crack-
"Tokyo's Pizzicato Five turn moody and instrospective, even minor-key,
les from a malfunctioning Waldorf-Pole Filter from Stefen Betke's day-
on their fourth U.S. album. In a departure from the drum'n'bass influ-
time job as a vinyl masterer. LP1/CD1's deep, minimal basslines and
enced stylings of their previous record and its companion remix vol-
abstract dub infusions sound llike the futuristic progeny of Kingston,
ume, the seminal Shibuya-kei duo now take their inspiration from the
both otherworldly and human at the same time. Sonic terrorist or min-
soft-rock arrangements of Curt Boettcher and Jimmy Webb (The
imalist composer...or perhaps, neither. Berlin's Pole utilizes the surface
Association, The Fifth Dimension). Harpsichords, lush orchestrations
noise & crackle of vinyl to create music like no other...do your scratched
and multi-part harmonies are the score for this rich, slightly uneasy
acetates sound this beautiful?"
record. An essential purchase for P5 fans and a superb introduction for
POLE: LP1 2LP (OLE 339 LP) $18.00
the newcomer to this complex, influential band."
US license of the 2LP set originally released by Kiff SM.
PIZZICATO FIVE: Playboy & Playgirl LP (OLE 333 LP) $11.00
ARSONISTS: As The World Burns CD (OLE 343 CD) $14.00
BURGER/INK: Las Vegas CD (OLE 334 CD) $14.00
"Freestyle, Q-Unique, Jise, Swel and D-Stroy are Brooklyn's Arsonists,
US license of the German Harvest album first issued in late'96 or so. A
exploding out of hte NY underground hip hop scene. After five years
mesmerizing Cologne-style minimalistic techno excursion, with warm
and legendary 12"'s on the Fondle 'Em and Serchlite labels, the super-
samples (including some lush guitar sounds that are inexplicably beau-
verbal quintet are set to drop their debut album on Matador. The
tiful) and relaxed programming. This might be the definitive sound-
Arsonists already have the fuse lit, with unbelievably articulate and
track of the contemporary Cologne scene and that would be saying
fast, smart songs showcasing rich lyrical concerns. With new directions
something. "Burger/Ink is a collaboration between Jörg Burger and
in hip hop music desperately needed, this album provides a welcome
Mike Ink -- two pioneering electronic musicians from Germany. Jörg
change filled with the True Meaning and 'blazin' hot material' -- the
four elements of hip hop laced with infectious, blistering, phat tracks." "After five years, two albums and a compilation, Red Snapper are final-
ARSONISTS: As The World Burns 2LP (OLE 343 LP) $11.00 ly getting their American debut. The band have made a name for
"Freestyle, Q-Unique, Jise, Swel and D-Stroy are Brooklyn's Arsonists, themselves for their vibrant interpretation of traditional jazz instru-
exploding out of hte NY underground hip hop scene. After five years mentation that mixes in a devestating blend of breakbeats, rock, punk,
and legendary 12"'s on the Fondle 'Em and Serchlite labels, the superfunk, soul and danceable rhythms. Red Snapper's core trio of Richard
verbal quintet are set to drop their debut album on Matador. The Thair (drums), Ali Friend (double bass) and David Ayers (guitar) have
Arsonists already have the fuse lit, with unbelievably articulate and the chops to meld together all their varied influences AND pull it off
fast, smart songs showcasing rich lyrical concerns. With new directions live. The new adjunct members add new dimensions to the band's
in hip hop music desperately needed, this album provides a welcome palette. The kinetic lyrical flow of MC Det sets forth a new breed of hip
change filled with the True Meaning and 'blazin' hot material' -- the hop that goes perfectly with the frentic musical backing. Even more
four elements of hip hop laced with infectious, blistering, phat tracks." striking is the vocal contributions of Alison David, whose delivery on
ARSONISTS: Pyromaniax/In Your Town 12" (OLE 344) $6.00 the emotionally desolate Bristol-style soul of 'Image of You' is stun-
"Freestyle, Q-Unique, Jise, Swel and D-Stroy are the Arsonists, the ning."
superverbal Brooklyn underground hip hop stars. 'Pyromaniax'/'In Your NIGHTMARES ON WAX: Carboot Soul CD (OLE 357 CD) $14.00
Town'', their 4th single (and first for Matador) continues the astound- "It's been a long four years since Nightmare On Wax's American debut,
ing pyrotechnical MC'ing heard on their previous singles. Featuring Smokers Delight (released on Warp/Wax Trax/TVT). The passage of time
back-to-old-school call and response vocals and a call for a return to may have obscured just what a stunner this release was. The elements
traditional hip-hop values of quality rapping, breaking, DJ'ing and had been there from the beginning with the early singles and import-
graffiti, the Arsonists bring a level of verbal skill, wit and power back only A Word of Science LP...Detroit techno blips, deft sampling tech-
to hip-hop not heard since the glory days of Rakim and Kool Kyle -- and nique, hip hop breaks... Smoker's Delight saw NoW pitch the groove
probably not even then." down a bit and weave an intricate soulful tapestry, adding an expan-
KHAN: 1-900-GET-900 CD (OLE 345 CD) $14.00 sive depth to the music. Going back, you can hear the early strains of
"The full length Matador debut for Khan (aka Can Oral), a what became the much-lauded musical movement centered around
Turkish/German New Yorker whose prior albums under the names 4E, the Mo'Wax label. Which makes sense, considering their groundbreak-
Global Electronic Network, H.E.A.D., Bizz O.D., Gizz TV and collabora- ing Headz compilation included a NoW track. The new album reflects
tions with Dr. Walker, have established him as a worldwide force in mainman George Evelyn's incorporation of a full line up of musicians
electronic music. 1-900-GET-KHAN functions as an imaginary sound- and vocalists to aid him in bringing his creations to lif in the studio and
track through a world of sex, sleaze and spooky goings-on. Distancing live. Elements of reggae and dub have crept out from behind the
himself from the anonymous club/DJ culture, Khan is confronting the basslines and beats for a more obvious presence, but the familiar influ-
audience with sex -- going so far as to operate his own 900 lline (adver- ences remain intact."
tised on the albums' front sleeve). There are nods to established styles PLONE: For Beginner Piano CD (OLE 358 CD) $14.00
like minimal techno, exotica, neo-ethereal, retro-futurisis and vertical "After three years and two singles, the long awaited debut album from
horizontalism, but there are just as many winks." A distinct and easily Plone has arrived in the form of For Beginner Piano. The Birmingham,
embraceable album from Khan, emphasis on the "vertical horizontal- UK based trio cut their teeth opening for local electronic explorers such
ism"'s and crushingly puffy guest vocals by Julee Cruise which melt the as Broadcast and Pram while accumulating an arsenal of vintage synths
sky just right. and drum machines. For Beginner Piano expands on the spooky sound-
KHAN: 1-900-GET-900 2LP (OLE 345 LP) $18.00 tracks and daydream melodies of the early singles. The album's open-
CORNELIUS: FM (Fantasma reMixes) CD (OLE 349 CD) $14.00 er, 'On My Bus,' sees the diametric elements of those singles recombine
"If the remix album is the '90s equivalent to the powerhouse live into an unsettling form. The jaunty 'Be Rude To Your School' is a com-
albums of the 70s, then Cornelius has upped the ante on the concept positional throwback whose simplistic beauty makes one wonder why
and delivered his Intensities in Ten Cities. Over the past year, Cornelius folks don't write 'em like that anymore (except for Nintendo and
has been doing a series of remixes for friends and mutual admirers Playstation, natch). Like the band's self-stated mission says, 'Plone --
alike. All he asked for in return is for them to do the same with mate- Timeless Electronic Melodies'."
rial from Phastasma. Now he is releasing the two sets of remixes as a PLONE: For Beginner Piano LP (OLE 358 LP) $11.00
pair of full-length albums. This one, FM (Fantasma Mix), is a collection POLE: 2 CD (OLE 359 CD) $11.00
of the remixes done by Cornelius." Artists remixing Cornelius: Money The highly anticipated follow up Pole release, released simultaneously
Mark, High Llamas, Buffalo Daughter, The Pastels, Konishi Yasuharu, in the US as in Europe. "Following the critical acclaim lavished upon
Damon Albarn, U.N.K.L.E. and Coldcut. Pole's CD1/LP1 in 1998, Stefan Betke has returned with a new 6 track,
CORNELIUS: CM (Cornelius reMixes) CD (OLE 350 CD) $14.00 33 minute double 12"/single CD that expands upon the experimental
The companion remix project of Cornelius remixing other artists. Track dub possibilities of Pole's debut." From The Wire: '...yet out of the stuff
listing: U.N.K.L.E.: "Ape Shall Never Kill Ape,"; Money Mark: "Maybe that lesser musicians would bounce around like so much silly putty --
I'm Dead"; Buffalo Daughter: "Great Five Lakes"; Coldcut: "Atomic crackles and phuts splattering over the surface like fireflies against a
Moog 2000"; The Pastels: "Windy Hill"; The High Llamas: "Homespin windowpane -- Betke fashions a music of overwhelming intimacy and
Rerun". poignancy, full of devious interactions and Gordian entanglements."
JEGA: Spectrum CD (OLE 353 CD) $14.00 POLE: 2 2X12" (OLE 359 LP) $13.00
Domestic issue of the 1998 album originally issued on Planet µ. BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Tigermilk CD (OLE 361 CD) $14.00
"Following a series of releases for Manchester's Skam imprint, "The legendary debut album from the Glaswegian outfit has moved
Spectrum marks the debut Jega release for Mike Paradinas' Planet µ that much closer to reissue status. We all know the story by now,
label. Jega, aka Dylan Nathan, has hit upon a genuinely fucked up passed from generation to generation. Students in a Stow College
drum & bass/breakbeat/jungle hybrid that has blown minds every- music industry course taught by Alan Rankine of the Associates select
where. One of 1998's most revered records is now available in North the songs of a caretake for their class project. That young caretake cob-
America with two bonus tracks." bles together a band to record the songs for posterity. Only a thousand
JEGA: Spectrum 2LP (OLE 353 LP) $18.00 LPs are pressed and released on the class label, Electric Honey. In all
Double LP version, same 16 tracks as the CD. seriousness, Tigermilk is a marvel to listen to...it still sounds like a
RED SNAPPER: Making Bones CD (OLE 356 CD) $14.00 secret. The characteristics that have endeared them to a legion of fans

are there, raw but developing. Young artists making unabashedly pop with more excursions into scratches, beats and samples, and featuring
music, unfettered by the pressures and pretensions of a music industry a wide array of sidemen and producers. Producers, mixers and remixes
still in the distance, where it's still okay to write a song that sounds like include: Moby, David Holmes, Calvin Johnson, Dante Ross, Steve Albini,
Love or Felt and not feel self-conscious about it." and The Automator. Sidemen include legendary R&B shouter Andre
BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Tigermilk LP (OLE 361 LP) $17.00 Williams, Delta fife-and-drum hero Othar Turner, Beastie Boys organist
Import copies brought in for US distribution; 180 gram pressings. Money Mark and Luscious Jackson singer Jill Cunniff."
TIMONY, MARY: Mountains CD (OLE 363 CD) $14.00 SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, JON: 2LP (OLE 376 LP) $17.00
"From her late-80s work with D.C. quartet Autoclave, to her 90s ouvre ARSONISTS: Backdraft 12" (OLE 386) $5.00
with Boston avatars Helium, through her recent collaborations with "The second blazing single from the Arsonists debut album As The
Sleater-Kinney's Carrie Brownstein as one-half of The Spells, Mary World Burns, 'Backdraft' showcases the Brooklyn quintets' furious
Timony has attracted a legion of followers, more than a few of whom articulation skills in one of their fastest tracks yet."
have tried to appropriate her sound or persona. Mountains, her first VA: Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary
solo full-length, is a stylistic tour-de-force in which Timony flexes her 3CD (OLE 400 CD) $10.00
considerable compositional muscle. A powerful work which alternate- "Founded in 1989, Matador Records has released 400 records ranging
ly recalls the direct approach of Helium recordings like Pirate Prude from underground rock to mastering-engineer dub, with stops at vari-
with flashes of the progressive elements heard on Magic City. A stun- ous unclassifiable genres along the way. In celebration of 10 years at
ning solo debut." the top of the critical heap, Matador is releasing this distinguished
TIMONY, MARY: Mountains LP (OLE 363 LP) $11.00 commemorative anthology. Includes music from Pavement, Jon
BARDO POND: Set And Setting CD (OLE 364 CD) $14.00 Spencer Blues Explosion, Cornelius, Guided By Voices, Sleater-Kinney,
"Bardo Pond have been carving out there own distinct niche on the Cat Power, Yo La Tengo, Arsonists, Non Phixion, Boards of Canada and
stoner-rock landscape with an effusive tide of distorted guitars, both every other current Matador artist." The triple CD version comes in a
soothing and mindbending simultaneously. Set And Setting, their 3rd gatefold digipak and features 2 CDs worth of "greatest hits" and one
release for Matador, continues to expand the boundaries of röck weav- CD of unreleased tracks.
ing the hypnotic drones of Spacemen 3 with the massive tones of vin- VA: Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary
tage Sabbath." 2LP (OLE 400 LP) $17.00
BARDO POND: Set And Setting LP (OLE 364 LP) $11.00 Double vinyl version features only the unreleased tracks from the CD
MOGWAI: Come On Die Young CD (OLE 365 CD) $14.00 set.
"2nd album proper. Thunderous, epic, powerful...these are all the VA: Everything Is Nice: The Matador Records 10th Anniversary
words used to describe Apocalypse Now, a very fine movie I just VIDEO (OLE 400 VID) $8.00
watched the other night. The new Mogwai album is quite awesome as "Budget-priced VHS with videos from Belle & Sebastian, Pavement, Cat
well. On their previous works, we got the feeling that the sky was the Power, Chavez, Cornelius, Solex, Arsonists, Yo La Tengo, Jon Spencer
limit for this band, but after hearing Come On Die Young, we can con- Blues Explosion and others."
fidently state they have scraped the ceiling of the sky and there are big MR. LEN FEAT. JUGGAKNOTS: This Morning 12" (OLE 404 EP)
chunks of plaster falling all over the place." $5.00
MOGWAI: Come On Die Young 2LP (OLE 365 LP) $18.00 "Mr. Len, best known as the DJ for the seminal NYC underground hip
Gatefold double vinyl version, 150 gram vinyl. hop group Company Flow, is now producing a Matador album that will
YO LA TENGO: And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out CD sum up his view of hip hop at the turn of the millenium. This is the first
(OLE 371 CD) $14.00 12" of several from the upcoming Mr. Len album (to be released in
"Serene but complex, enormous but jewel-like, Yo La Tengo's tenth Spring 2000), featuring Breeze and Queen Heroine of Brooklyn's
album is a mature masterpiece that redefines the boundaries of pop Juggaknots, who have appeared on the award winning Lyricist Lounge
and jazz, songs and soundscapes. The now-telepathic interplay of Vol. One compilation, and released an album on Bobbito Garcia's
Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan, and James McNew means the trio now Fondle Em Records. They have also collaborated with Company Flow as
approach their music as one; they are solid and powerful, comfortable the supergroup Indelible MCs. This Morning features intensely dark,
enough to allow room for improvisation. A quietly intense melange of ominous beats and the Juggaknots' super aware lyrics and flows. The
pusling beats, acoustic guitar strum, ringing vibraphone and organ 12" includes dirty, acapella, instrumental, and clean versions."
washes, with electric guitar buzzing underneath dreamy, nearly whis- VA: Warp 10+1: Influences 2CD (OLE 405 CD) $15.00
pered vocals. And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out (the title is a "Warp10+1: Influences is the first of a trilogy of releases celebrating
Sun Ra reference) is as much mood swing as song cycle." ten years of electronic adventurism on the part of Warp Records. The
YO LA TENGO: And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside Out 2LP groundbreaking label was founded by Steve Beckett and Rob Mitchell
(OLE 371 LP) $18.00 in response to the burgeoning house/electronic scene that was devel-
TWO LONE SWORDSMEN: Stay Down CD (OLE 374) $14.00 oping in and around their homebase of Sheffield in the late '80s. As
"Two Lone Swordsmen (Keith Tenniswood & Andrew Weatherall) are the name might suggest, this is a collection of some of the sounds that
lined up to be the third Matador/Warp co-release. Stay Down is an shaped the tastes and artistry of the label early on. Many of the classic
intense conceptual soundscape (think the KLF's Chill Out in Davy Jones' sounds from the heady days of '80s house from both sides of the
locker, instead of on the high plains) that is neither wholly focused on Atlantic are represented: from the foundations of house music via
the head nor the feet, but somewhere in-between with its submerged Chicago legend Farley Jackmaster Funk to Manchester mainstays like A
atmospherics and vacillating rhythms. After a slight respite, Stay Down Guy Called Gerald and 808 State. Nostalgically massive." Tracklisting
is followed by five bonus tracks from the now o/p A Bag of Blue Sparks Disc One: Nitro Deluxe: "Let's Get Brutal" Mr. Fingers: "Can U Feel It"
EP, an invigorating mix of electro-funk that stands in sharp contrast Master C & J: "Dub Love" Adonis: "No Way Back (Vocal)" Fallout:
with Stay Down's shadowy forms. Slinky, pulsating, visceral and essen- "Morning After (Sunrise Mix)" Reese & Santonio: "The Sound
tial." (Smoothe Mix) Model 500: "Off To Battle" Steve Poindexter:
SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, JON: Xtra-Acme USA CD (OLE 376 "Computer Madness" Rhythim Is Rhythim: "Nude Photo" Da Posse "It's
CD) $14.00 My Life (Aluh Mix)" Phuture: "Acid Tracks" Disc Two: Unique 3: "The
"Consists of outtakes and remixes from the most recent Jon Spencer Theme (Original Chill Mix)" 808 State: "Let Yourself Go (303 Mix)" A
Blues Explosion studio album, Acme. This set of raw, stripped-down Guy Called Gerald: "Voodoo Ray" No Smoke: "Koro Koro" Bang The
funk and blues is more diverse than the tracks chosen for the album, Party: "Bang Bang You're Mine (Rock Me Gently Original Radio Mix)"
K Alexi Shelby:"My Medusa" Farley Jackmaster Funk: "The Acid Life" stellar new compositions; they felt so proud of them, they had to put
Plez: "Can't Stop ((Acid) Rain Forest Mix)" Virgo Four: "In A Vision" them out ASAP. The four new pieces ('Stanley Kubrick', 'Christmas
Ital's Rockers: "Ital's Anthem (Trebledown, Bassup Mix)" Juno: "Soul Song', 'Burn Girl Prom Queen', and 'Rage: Man') showcase the band's
Thunder" trademark dynamic tension complemented by gentler arrangement
VA: Warp 10+2: The Classics 89-92 2CD (OLE 406 CD) $15.00 flourishes." Plus 2 tracks not found on the UK version (taken from the
"The second part of a trilogy of Warp Records anthologies covers the No Education = No Future EP).
early years of dancefloor eclecticism and electronic mayhem. Be it the ARSONISTS: As The World Burns (Instrumental) 2LP (OLE 419 LP)
longterm influences of the likes of Nightmares On Wax, LFO (Mark Bell $11.00
has gone on to produce for Björk, amongst others) and Sweet Exorcist "New York underground hip hop sensations the Arsonists recently
(featuring Richard H. Kirk from Cabaret Voltaire) or supernovas like released their debut album As The World Burns. This specially low
Tricky Disco and Coco Steel and Lovebomb, this compilation documents priced, limited edition double vinyl all instrumental version of the
a furious burst of inspiration and subversion that sometimes found album for DJs will be in a pressing based on initial orders only."
itself in the UK Top 40. This compilation encapsulates many of the CONSOLE: Rocket In The Pocket CD (OLE 424 CD) $14.00
early hard-to-find singles, many of which have become seminal classics "One of the most amazing electronic albums in not-so-recent memory,
in their own right. Warp10+2 The Classics is a collector's dream." hands down. Warm synth swells and deft rhythm programming will
Tracklisting Disc One: Forgemaster: "Track With No Name" Nightmares draw you in; the clever production and fine craftsmanship will keep
On Wax: "Dextrous" Sweet Exorcist: "Testone" DJ Mink: "Hey Hey Can you there. Console is one German guy most of the time: Martin
You Relate" LFO: "LFO" LFO: "Track 4" LFO: "Probe" Nightmares on Gretschmann."
Wax: "Aftermath (LFO remix)" Sweet Exorcist: "Testfour" Disc Two: CAT POWER: The Covers Record CD (OLE 426 CD) $10.00
Nightmares on Wax: "I'm For Real" Nightmares on Wax: "Aftermath" "In this solo guitar/vocal outing, Chan Marshall flexes her considerable
Tricky Disco: "Tricky Disco" The Step: "Yeah You (Rob's mix)" Sweet interpretative muscle, tackling classics by the Rolling Stones, Michael
Exorcist: "Clonk (freebase)" Tuff Little Unit: "Join The Future" Hurley, Nina Simone, Bob Dylan, Moby Grape, Smog, the Velvet
Nightmares On Wax: "Case Of Funk" Coco Steel and Lovebomb: "Feel Underground, and even a re-recoding of a Cat Power original. It show-
It" LFO vs FUSE: "Loop (FUSE mix)" cases Marshall at her most haunting and powerful, taking songs you
VA: Warp 10+3: The Remixes 2CD (OLE 407CD) $15.00 thought you knew and turning them into something entirely new."
"The last installment of the trilogy of releasescelebrating ten years of CAT POWER: The Covers Record LP (OLE 426 LP) $11.00
Warp Records. A spectrum of artists were offered an opportunity to POLE: 3 CD (OLE 428 CD) $14.00
select any track from the Warp catalog to remix and these are the "Structurally, the music of Pole is based on abstract, irregular rhythms
results. The quality and range of original artists and remixes are sure to created by a defective analog sound filter called the 'Waldorf 4-Pole'
make this an especially attractive package: Aphex Twin, Autechre, filter. These rhythms are primarily defect frequencies full of interfer-
Stereolab, Spiritualized, Squarepusher, Nightmares on Wax, John ence (in audio terms, commonly referred to as 'noise'). They're not
McEntire (Tortoise), Mogwai, Oval, LFO, Mink Ink, Red Snapper, Boards unlike the crackling sound of vintage vinyl, except for a harder, purely
of Canada, Jim O'Rourke and far too many more to list here. If this got digital quality which makes them very immediate. Quoting the pro-
any more artistically relevant, we'd be eligible for a big NEA grant. All duction methods of Jamaican dub- taking monotonous rhythms out of
new material, previously unavailable." Tracklisting Disc One: Pram context by using echoes and repetitive loops -- Betke has put out three
remix of LFO/Aphex Twin: "Simon from sydney/yellow calx" Luke Vibert albums, titled 1, 2, and now 3. All three possess a frugal use of
remix of DJ Minks: "Hey Hey! Can U Relate?" Stereolab remix of Boards melodies and bass woven into a texture of crackling rhythms emitted
Of Canada: "Kid For Today" Isan remix of Seefeel: "When Face was by the filter. Outbursts of reverberations and the persistent crackling
Face" Plaid remix of Autechre: "Vletrmx" Four Tet remix of Aphex appear to be a simple recipe, but in reality each Pole composition is as
Twin: "Untitled SAW2 track1" Surgeon remix of LFO: "Nurture" elaborate as the central nervous system, complex both in structure and
Winston and Ross remix of Sweet Exorcist: "Testone" Autechre remix of texture. The crackling remains on 3, but you can sense invisible under-
Nightmares on Wax: Sal Batardes John McEntire remix of Nightmares currents of energy, a sublime supression of power on the album. Like a
on Wax: "Playtime" Underdog remix of Broadcast: "Hammer Without car's engine revving angrily against a pulled handbrake, there's tension
A Master" Bogdan Raczynski remix of Autechre: "EP7 / Envane" Disc throughout; it is, however, heavily mantled by a pervasive calm.
Two: Push Button Objects remix of Boards of Canada: "An Eagle In Repetitive bass lines and evasive flurries of melody are simultaneously
Your Mind" Red Snapper remix of Sabres Of Paradise: Wilmot" Ellis persistent and laid-back. The means to Betke's end are multitudinous:
Island Sound remix of Two Lone Swordsmen: "Spine Bubbles" Wunder 'Karussel' (carousel) is slowed down to the pace of footsteps; you can
remix of Mike Ink: "Polka Trax 3" Labradford remix of LFO: "Freeze" literaly hear the energy being held back; 'Klettern' (climb) excites with
Oval remix of Squarepusher: "Big Loada" Andy Votel remix of manifold guises that could be likened to the layered splatter of Jackson
Broadcast: "Booklovers" Richard Devine remix of Aphex Twin: "Come Pollack; on 'Strand' (beach) garbled voices are trailing in from faraway
To Daddy" Mira Calix remix of Seefeel: "Air Eyes" Jimi Tenor remix of realms, distant, estranged, not recognizable as voices anymore. These
Sweet Exorcist: Mad Jack" Plone remix of Tricky Disco: Tricky Disco" Jim sounds evoke real emotions and memories, and in fact Betke titles each
O'Rourke remix of Autechre: "Characi" Spiritualized remix of LFO: song based on his subjective associations alone."
"Tied Up" Mogwai remix of Link: "Arcadian" POLE: 3 2LP (OLE 428 LP) $18.00
MR. LEN FEAT. MR. LIVE: What the Fuck 12" (OLE 408 EP) $5.50 BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A
"In this 2nd 12" in a series from the Company Flow DJ, noted NY Peasan CD (OLE 429 CD) $14.00
underground hip hop impresario Mr. Len teams up with fellow New "The much-anticipated fourth album from Glasgow's Belle & Sebastian.
Yorker Mr. Live. In this much more bumping and rocking excursion Len An altogether more complex album than The Boy With The Arab Strap,
and Live deliver some of the finest beats and flows to be heard these its direct predecessor, Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A Peasant
days. A fully relaxed herbalized flow from one of the bigger individu- introduces harpsichord, mellotron and full orchestrated strings. The
als on the undaground scene." subject matter is similarly varied and nuanced. 'The Chalet Lines'
MOGWAI: Mogwai EP CD (OLE 412 CD) $6.50 explores the mind of a woman raped while on holiday. "I Fought In A
"Mogwai regularly go into the studio for a day or two to flex their cre- War" uses war as a metaphor for the end of a relationship, while 'Nice
ative muscle and allow a few ideas to stretch out. Usually, a song or Day For A Sulk' is certainly the first song ever to namecheck both The
two comes out of it. This last time though, they walked away with four Fall and Manfred Mann."

BELLE & SEBASTIAN: Fold Your Hands Child, You Walk Like A mined.” This CD add three pieces of previously unavailable material.
Peasan LP (OLE 429 LP) $10.00 Unique document in their saga, but not necessarily the place to start.
CONSOLE: 14 Zero Zero 12" (OLE 431 EP) $5.50 AMM: The Crypt — 12th June 1968 2CD (MRCD05) $30.00
"14 Zero Zero is simply one of the most original dance tunes you will This monstrous, early set of noise is now available in complete form (31
hear all year long, an achingly dislocated love song sung by a comput- previously non-LP minutes on this dbl CD — total of 110 minutes).
er to its operator. Those who are old enough and well-schooled Dense, original, crucial to the history of massive sound presentation
enough will savor the song's classic dance club stomp and entertain and its aesthetics.
visions of the likes of Arthur Baker and New Order at the Paradise AMM: Generative Themes CD (MRCD06) $16.00
Garage. Those who aren't old enough will think it's the new shit. On Studio recording from 1982, with the addition of a previously unavail-
top of that, there are three other completely different versions of the able 31 minute piece from 1983 added (from the o/p LP version). This
title track on the release, including a rousing post-punk cover version, marks the recording debut of John Tilbury (piano) in the group, plus
courtesty of Katacombo." the now reunited core of Prévost and Keith Rowe (guitar, electronics).
NIGHTMARES ON WAX: Sound of N.O.W. Remix EP CD (OLE 432 Absolutely stunning improvisational “noise” from a very serious stand-
CD) $7.00 point ensemble.
"Six hot remixes from Nightmares on Wax's 1999 hip hop/dub classic PREVOST QUARTET, EDDIE: Continuum+ CD (MRCD07) $16.00
Carboot Soul, Remix EP features amazing names from the hip hop, Larry Stabbins (tenor, soprano sax), Veryan Weston (piano), Marcio
techno and French ambient worlds in the chillest-ass chunk of mix-plas- Mattos (double bass), Eddie Prévost (drums). Re-mixed re-release of the
tic to hit the racks in early 2000." Features remixes by De La Soul, Alex LP Continuum which featured the performance made at the Bracknell
Gopher, Rae & Christian and DJ Food. US-only release. Jazz Festival, 3rd July 1983, together with 30 minutes of hitherto unre-
NIGHTMARES ON WAX: Sound of N.O.W. Remix EP 12" (OLE 432 leased studio material recorded in 1985. "It moves forward in a com-
EP) $5.50 plicated, constantly mutating web of stylistic references to musical
QUICKSPACE: The Death of Quickspace CD (OLE 433 CD) $14.00 precedents within jazz and twentieth century music, overlapped in a
"From th' ashes of Th' Faith Healers arose the mighty Quickspace restless search for new textures, moods, dramatic interludes, and pos-
Supersport, but then they were just Quickspace. The Death of... is the sible resolutions. Some listeners may feel -- as others have over the
London quintet's third official album. It's a bracing affair that show- years-- that sections of the Quartet's music sounds like bebop heard at
cases the evolving complexity of the band's melodic dissonance and the a distance or in a dream." -- Alan Durant.
fractured beauty at the center of the tempests." RESOUND: Resoudings CD (MRCD08) $16.00
QUICKSPACE: The Death of Quickspace LP (OLE 433 LP) $11.00 "Peter McPhail (soprano saxophones, flute); Tony Moore (double bass);
MODERNIST, THE: Explosion CD (OLE 435 CD) $14.00 Eddie Prevost (drums). Re-release of an LP first issued in 1986 together
"Explosion explores Jörg Burger's drift towards the melodic minimal- with additional material.
ism and fractal arrangements of some of his Cologne cohorts. AMM: The Inexhaustible Document CD (MRCD13) $16.00
Compositions like 'Victor Ludorum' and 'Global Entertainments' build- Recorded live in London on 1/10/87. Prévost, Rowe, Tilbury, and Rohan
ing/shifting hausprogressions carry their own intertia as they hypnoti- de Saram (cello). The organic control of sound on this disc is spectacu-
cally build to their throbbing conclusions, both delightful and disori- lar; pretty much a must for serious listeners worldwide.
enting. Burger doesn't completely abandon his acoustic/electro experi- SMITH, DAVE: First Piano Concert CD (MRCD14) $16.00
ments, as displayed with the plaintive 'Manson Soup'. Elegant guitar Solo piano works composed by a member of the Scratch Orchestra, cov-
lines mingle with pulsing sequencers for a melancholic delight reminis- ering a broad selection of styles, performed by AMM's John Tilbury.
cent of his work with Burger/Ink. Released in Germany in December, DUNMALL, PAUL: Soliloquy CD (MRCD15) $16.00
1999, the US version of Explosion has new artwork, and more impor- A solo release of multi-tracked saxophones.
tantly, three new tracks especially prepared for this release. The origi- AMM/TOM PHILLIPS: Irma CD (MRCD16) $16.00
nal versions of last year's excellent singles, 'Architainment' and 'Mrs. An opera by Phillips featuring AMM plus guests like Lol Coxhill, Phil
New Deal' are contained herein as well." Minton, etc.
MODERNIST, THE: Explosion 2LP (OLE 435 LP) $18.00 SUPERSESSION: CD (MRCD17) $16.00
Double vinyl version. Evan Parker (ss, ts), Keith Rowe, Barry Guy (b), Eddie Prévost.
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN: Legal Man CD (OLE 448 CD) $6.00 FREE JAZZ QUARTER: Premonitions CD (MRCD18) $16.00
Three-track EP featuring exclusive tracks not on the Fold Your Hands Paul Rutherford (tbn), Harrison Smith (ts, ss, bcl), Tony Moore (cello) &
Child, You Walk Like A Peasant full length. Tracks: "Legal Man", "Judy Eddie Prévost (d). Recorded in the UK, 7/6/89.
Is a Dick Slap", & "Winter Wooskie". ROWE, KEITH: A Dimension Of Perfectly Ordinary Reality CD
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN: Legal Man 12" (OLE 448 EP) $5.50 (MRCD19) $16.00
Two-track 12" version. 1990 solo CD by the AMM guitarist. "Rowe is a master of an invented
MATCHLESS RECORDINGS (UK): instrument made out of electric guitar, amplifier, speakers, various
PREVOST, EDDIE: Live Vols 1 & 2 CD (MRCD01/02) $16.00 accessories (mostly quite ordinary), radios and himself... The playing
AMM’s drummer Eddie Prévost has also led some fine British free jazz interweaves and overlays human and electric forces in such a way that
groups; these LPs (from 1977) feature: Geoff Hawkins (tenor sax), Gerry they become extensions of one another. As solo performance it
Gold (trumpet), Marcio Mattos (bass) & Prévost (drums). This CD reis- involves a remarkable virtuosity, in the ingenuity inventing the system
sues the deleted LPs from the 70s. and its components, the ways in which they are deployed, the sus-
AMM: To Hear And Back Again AMM CD (MRCD03) $16.00 tained energy and presence of the sound produced." --Christian Wolff.
A reissue of what is chronologically the 3rd full AMM album, following AMM: The Nameless Uncarved Block CD (MRCD20) $16.00
AMM:1966 and The Crypt. Recorded during the years of 1973-75, this Live in Zurich 1990. 74 minutes of Gare/Prévost/Rowe/Tilbury, showing
marks an unusual and little recognized period in the group's history. they have hardly run into a creative wall in their 3rd decade of exis-
For about 5 years, Keith Rowe (and his guitar and electronics) had left tence.
the group (along with Cornelius Cardew), leaving AMM as a working CONSPIRACY: Intravenous CD (MRCD21) $16.00
duo of Eddie Prévost (drums) and Lou Gare (tenor saxophone). That Improvising ensemble from UK in a somewhat similar vein to AMM.
makes this the most jazz-like version of AMM, but as the liner notes (by MOORE, TONY: Observations CD (MRCD22) $16.00
Martin Davidson) make clear in fascinating detail, this is not jazz; Great, reverberating solo cello recordings.
“absolutely nothing (melody, harmony, rhythm, tempo) was predeter- ORGANUM: Veil Of Tears CD (MRCD24) $16.00
Collection of recent tracks, recorded by the Organum core of David Comparisons and parallels may be found with the big drum cultures of
Jackman, Michael Prime, Dinah Jane Rowe and Jim O'Rourke; further Africa and Japan, the Korean ajaeng and komungo, the invented
mastering of sound cluster presentation and development. instruments of Harry Partch, the low-tech electronics of Hugh Davies
CRISPELL/EDDIE PREVOST, MARILYN: Band On The Wall CD and Paul Lytton: but these are comparisons of detail, the broad struc-
(MRCD25) $16.00 tural concerns are the same ones to be heard in classic AMM perfor-
Great 1994 piano/drum duets, of an intense, physical nature. mance... The surprise lies in the technical achievement involved, since
AMM: Combines & Laminates & Treatise '84 CD (MRCD26) $16.00 such an evocation is no easy task for a solo performer. To reveal the
CD issue of material previously available as an LP on Pogus, with an nuts and bolts of how this astonishingly rich, complex, many coloured
additional 32 minute track, called "Treatise '84" ("an improvisation multi-layered music is made is perhaps as crass and unnecessary as
inspired and guided, rather than dictated or controlled by Cornelius explaining how Ad Reinheardt maintained such control over nine
Cardew's graphic masterpiece"). New artwork and additional notes by shades of black pigment or how Sonny Rollins can alter the tone colour
Prévost compared to the LP. Recorded live at the Arts Club, Chicago on of the tenor saxophone to sound like a flute or a baritone. Of course
5/25/95, this is the trio of Tilbury, Rowe & Prévost. there is a technical explanation involving motorised beaters and plec-
MOORE/JOSEPH VALLRIBERA, TONY: Assessments and tra, strings, bows, hollow bridges of metal and wood, etc. -- these are
Translations CD (MRCD28) $16.00 the inventions which EP has always been so good at. The resulting
2nd Matchless CD by Moore of double-tracked cello works, as inspired music is the discovery."
by the abstract artwork of Vallribera. Lines build, collapse and overlap PARKER/EDDIE PREVOST, EVAN: Most Materiall 2CD (MRCD33)
within the weave, speaking to those who close their eyes just right. $30.00
TILBURY, JOHN: Cornelius Cardew Piano Music 1957-1970 CD 1997 studio recordings between Parker (saxophones) and AMM's
(MRCD29) $16.00 Prévost (percussion). "Double album, double solos of two distinctive
Studio recordings from 1996 of solo piano music by the late composer musicians, becoming duets in a relatively rare space between solo play-
(and key figure in the early days of AMM), Cardew, as performed by ing and ensemble. Reed and percussion start at different places, the
AMM’s Tilbury. “All the music included in this recording belongs to working through breath, the other pulse of materials being struck, one
Cardew’s early period of radical exploration and experimentation in typically characterised by line, the other by attack, producing in the
the late 1950s and 60s, when having fully assimilated the advanced lan- first pitch configurations, in the second beat patterns (Prévost doesn't
guage of the European avant-garde, he went on to develop new tech- use the specifically pitched mallet instruments). Each player comes with
niques and new aspects of indeterminacy, to use notation in increas- a distinctive sonic identity, but they're frequently crossing. the main
ingly flexible and open-ended ways and to encourage the creative intersection is sonority. The saxophone can splutter, click and gesture,
involvement of performers in the realisation of his musical ideas.” notably in the extreme registers and the rapid shifts between them,
AMM: Live in Allentown USA CD (MRCD30) $16.00 with just sound. Prévost makes long, sustained attackless sounds by
Recording of a concert given at the Muhlenberg College Arts Center bowing his cymbals and gong, and his invented string drum tosses up
Recital Hall, Allentown, PA, on Sunday 4/24/94. The trio of Keith Rowe melodic fragments. Percussion drives and saxophone sings, Parker can
(guitar), John Tilbury (piano) & Eddie Prévost (percussion). One beauti- drive just as hard and Prévost makes a singing sound. Sometimes you
ful 60-minute piece in the style of expansive, spatial-detailed improvi- can't tell which of the two's sounds you're hearing."--Christian Wolff.
sation that they have so fully mastered in recent years -- the purest in PREVOST TRIO, EDDIE: Touch CD (MRCD34) $16.00
absolute sound. A new exploratory impov trio featuring Tom Chant (soprano sax) &
AMM: Laminal 3CD (MRCD31) $40.00 John Edwards (double bass). "This trio, quite intuitively (because I
"A three CD set marking thirty years in the making of AMMmusic. never spelt out what I hoped would happen) works in a subtle, atten-
Three concert performances: Aarhus, Denmark, 1969. London, 1982. tive way: examining what the music is and where it is going all within
New York, 1994. Featuring variously: Cornelius Cardew, Lou Gare, the process of playing; feeling the sound to be complementary and in
Christopher Hobbs, Eddie Prévost, Keith Rowe and John Tilbury. contrast to other sounds; feeling the stuff of the instruments, and sens-
Includes an illustrated booklet with commentaries by Jim O'Rourke, ing the presence of other creative beings. This is part of the extraordi-
Victor Schonfield, Malcolm LeGrice and John Tilbury." Tremendous his- nary and gloriously uncertain matrix of what making and listening to
torical document of all exclusive material to this box, perfectly pack- music should be about."--Prévost.
aged, desperately awaited. "AMM moves on or comes together on any AMM: Before driving to the chapel... CD (MRCD35) $16.00
plane: it could be volume, speed or density as much as pitch. The most ...we took coffee with Rick and Jennifer Reed. The Recording of a con-
peaceful and united parts might be the ones which are the busiest and cert given at Rice University, Houston, TX, USA on Friday 19th April
most crowded. AMM uses all the dimensions of musical space to create 1996. A stupendous continuation of the 90's AMM sound, ala previous
the feeling that sound is a solid object in solid space -- complete with documents such as Newfoundland, Live In Allentown and From A
size, shape, performance. It depends where they are sitting, what they Strange Place. Shifting patterns consistently emerge; via Prévost's
are focussing on, how long and at what stage they can concentrate, bowed percussion; via Rowe's distinct prepared guitar emanations that
and how widely or narrowly. There is no whole or centre, only parts. so distinctly verify the interior nature of electricity; via Tilbury's near-
AMM reveals the behaviour of sound, and its anomalies. Low sounds hallucinatory piano lines which seem to take on three dimensional sta-
absorb high ones, loud sounds blot out soft ones, but most sounds tus on this recording. Ultimately, it's AMM. Whose albums have been
placed side by side either co-exist, reach out to each other or merge. described as "alike or unalike as trees." This is another one, but it's not
Sometimes you can hear one sound being squeezed until it splits into like the others. Music that you can play at almost any volume, at any
two or more. The melody need not be sound changing: it could simply time, forever.
be sound being" --Victor Schonfield. ROWE/JEFFREY MORGAN, KEITH: Dial: Log-Rhythm CD (MRCD36)
PREVOST, EDDIE: Loci Of Change: Sound And Sensibility CD $16.00
(MRCD32) $16.00 "A duo consisting of AMM's guitar-played-by-household-utensils-ist
First ever solo percussion release by the founding member of AMM, Keith Rowe and alto saxophonist Jeffrey Morgan. This CD is a record-
recorded in 1996. "Such complex layering is a characteristic of AMM ing of a concert held at The Loft, in Cologne Germany on October 14,
music and it is to AMM music that the most immediate comparisons 1997, abound with great textures/sonics & certainly a textbook case for
must be made. The 'landscape' pieces presented here evoke most near- abstract-guitar invention in a real time/reactive setting. Earnest." --
ly the unhurried, laminal, deep listening qualities of AMM music. Hrvatski.

PREVOST/VERYAN WESTON, EDDIE: Concert, V CD (MRCD37) 2) $10.00
$16.00 "Complete mystery record alert: On the first volume, it took us a while
Eddie Prevost (drums) & Veryan Weston (piano). Recorded in England, to get to the etchings (which read quite clearly: Philus, Triple R, two
5/98, mixed by Evan Parker. "'Beauty as an Ear Thing' is a meticulous Brinkmann). This time we started there. Nothing. No information aside
exploration of texture, full of soft explosions, the reverberant ring of from the standard 'Pole @ D&M' tag, the MPO matrix number, and an
spinning metals, and overtones that glow like embers, dying into e-mail address (withheld on the grounds of further anonymity). The A
silence; this music wouldn't be misplaced on an AMM disc. 'Clustered' side tracks tinker with various 'variation' setups (see: "Studio 1
rebuilds something out of the emptiness. The dislocated rhythmic feel Variationen" or Concept 1 Variations) over unknown rhythms. The two
is like an abstraction of something Monk and Max Roach might have B-Side use similar setups & could even be deemed 'jazzy'. Whatever..."
played together. 'Fingers and drums' also conveys the sense of invent- -- Hrvatski.
ing almost from scratch, asking 'what material?' and digging into it to MAX ERNST & FREUNDE (THOMAS BRINKMANN): √3 12" (MAXF
find out. Finally, 'Hammer and Tonic' a roaring thing, leaps from the 3) $11.00
starting gate as if all questions were resolved long ago..." -- Steve Lake. The third Brinkmann single on MaxErnst -- actual title would be "The
SUCH: The Issue At Hand 2CD (MRCD38) $30.00 Square Root of 3". According to Brinkmann, the pictures on the labels
Such is the trio of Yoshikazu Iwamoto (shakuhachi), John Tilbury are "always about the impossibility to fly, on the third one is a Norton-
(piano), Eddie Prévost (percussion). This double CD consists of one 151- motorcycle on the Ile of Man between Quarter and Braddan Bridge in
minute continuous piece of beautiful Morton Feldman-inspired mini- 1934 TT with the front wheel a bit in the air." This disc features 2 side-
mal driftage. "In this recording session, right from the start one con- long, groove-oriented tracks, with just a hint of future disco infatua-
fronts aural magic. John Tilbury is one of the most outstanding inter- tion, but laid back and with tremendous subliminal ping-sensations
preters of Morton Feldman's music and one hears a certain going on all over the place. The way that the background echoes grad-
Feldmanesque sensibility in the extraordinary way the piano sounds ually evolve and enter the heart of your sound imagination is one of
are placed in time and the unique quality of his touch. How wonder- the great secrets of the Brinkmann palette display. Over 20 minutes of
fully this complements Yoshikazu Iwamoto's contributions that seem to the ultimate in luxury and sound.
encase the spirit of bamboo and to draw us into the silence at the heart MAX ERNST & FREUNDE (THOMAS BRINKMANN): √4 12" (MAXF
of the Buddhism. Eddie Prévost by his presence, draws everything 4) $11.00
together into an indivisible whole, through responses that have been The square-root of 4 release. "Brinkmann: 'form follows body/when
honed from years of working in free or improvised music, where the attitude becomes form.../a door is 2 meters high and 1 meter large/a
freedom and openness have always triumphed over narrower and bed is... and so on/it`s correlated to bodys, if not... body and soul left
more provincial stylistic considerations. It offers an inspiration to our the scene (Kosovo f.e.), a perfect projection. Writing with the binary
own aspirations as listeners to find what it is to be simply human...it system of machine-guns, every shot a clear information. I want to be a
requires a quieter courage, the courage of kindliness, sensitivity, machine... ( A.Warhol ). Body is function and a bit more which cannot
thoughtfulness, mutual respect, listening as well as playing, support- be described up to now.' Due to the inclusion of piano samples and
ing, taking a chance, working together. These are all qualities at the 'bloody/agitated fingers', I can deduce that the enclosed is influenced
heart of the music recorded on this CD. We should cherish them." -- by, Brinkmann again: 'In Dec. 98 I started to work with Windows 95 on
Frank Denyer. my new laptop and I had a lot of frustration. At the same time I lis-
TILBURY/EVAN PARKER, JOHN: Two Chapters and An Epilogue CD tened to my old jazz records
(MRCD39) $16.00 (Davis/Parker/Monk/Coltrane/Baker/Shepp/Jörgensman n etc.) and also
Studio recordings from 8/3/98: Tilbury (piano), Parker (tenor and sopra- to Undisputed Truth/Temptations/Ohio Players etc. and lot`s of Theo
no saxophones). "These musicians have chosen to eschew the given Parrish!!! (incredible guy, I`ve seen him spinning my past). One day the
media of jazz, from whence Evan Parker received much of his initial digital-equipment and especially Win.95 fucked me up completely and
inspiration, and the classical world from which John Tilbury received his I started to listen to Thelonius Monk and his problems to find the keys
early and formative training, in order to become autonomous human (cause his fingers are a bit bigger) and he was not so stupid to resolve
beings who can engage creatively and practically -- not only with the the problems like Barry White did (with bigger keys!). I have an old
world of sound, but with the the world of philosophy, and thence synth, no possibility to connect it with MIDI, and I thought: okay use
reflect upon a civil society. Why make are if not wanting to indicate your defects/less synchronisation.' Either way, included immensely
other worlds and to transcend this one?" -- Eddie Prévost. famined audio studies (with off-kilter/meter 'scratch loops') take cues
MATERIALI SONORI (ITALY): from both Detroit militancy and Cologne abstract sensibility and con-
MOORE/EVAN PARKER/WALTER PRATI, THURSTON: The Promise tinue unfailingly." -- Hrvatski.
CD (MASO 90106) $15.00 WIDMER, ROLI: Sali Sali/Tschau Tschau 7" (MAXF ?) $5.00
Thurston Moore (electric guitar), Evan Parker (soprano and tenor sax) A split release with A-Musik. "Right. A plunderphonicized cut-up based
& Walter Prati (live electronics, 6 string electric bass). Studio recordings on the words 'hello' and 'goodby' in the Swiss language, a bit of Les
from the UK, 1998(?); with one bonus multimedia track. Baxter, possibly Sam Butera, snatches of (almost) Brinkmann-esque
MAX (GERMANY): techno, Red Cross logo on the label, familiar Gramofonove Zavody cut,
hmm... Oh yes, ART! Perhaps a conceptual link to sound-poetry, col-
SCHMICKLER, MARKUS: Daniel/Christian 12" (MAX 2) $10.00
lage, god-knows-what. Infintely awkward." -- Hrvatski. Information via
"This is the debut record of Marcus Schmickler on T. Brinkmann'S label
Brinkmann: "Roland Widmer is a Swiss guy from Zürich where he is
Max. M. Schmickler is known in Germany for his electronic records
spinning records under the name Bang Goes. 'Sali Sali' means 'Hello
under the name Pluramon on Mille Plateaux and Wabi Sabi on A-
Hello' and 'Tschau Tschau means 'Good By Good Buy'. "
Musik. This record is his first attempt to produce an acid record under
sound criteria which are based on his knowledge of abstract electron- MCMAHON:
ic music. 'Daniel/Christian' is a strong compressed bundle of very harsh MCMAHON, F.J.: Spirit of the Golden Juice LP (MCMAHON)
modulated sequences including his affinity for noise. This is a ground- $24.00
breaking piece of music very untypical for the acid and techno listener, Exact reissue in an edition of 275 copies of this obscure folk/rock album
still very groovy and rhythmical. Compressed up to the Max..." from '67 or so; described as "compelling acid/loner folk with a garagey
MAXERNST (GERMANY): folk rock backing, his deep voice is great for driving home the lyrics.
There is some really cool acoustic lead guitar reverbed off the in dis-
MAX ERNST & FREUNDE (THOMAS BRINKMANN): √2 12" (MAXF
tance not buried just that distant sound."
MEDICATION (NEW ZEALAND): structed blues solos that you might expect, you will hear an artist find-
ing his way through acoustic country blues and folk." -- Megalon.
TERMINALS: Live CD (MEDI 001) $14.00
A subsidiary label of Metonymic, to release more "structured" materi- MEGAPHONE:
al or reissues of older New Zealand stuff. "...a CD by influential NZ WORK, THE: See CD (MEGA 005) $13.00
underground group The Terminals. Formed in 1986, and continuing to 2nd release of “Unique, often abrasive, far-reaching, avant rock.”
this day, The Terminals combine pop-punk, garage-psychedelic, and HONKIES: Who Eats? CD (MEGA 015) $13.00
improvisational-noise elements...this CD has 15 songs recorded live at a 2nd CD release, recorded in 1993, with toned down buppity meter and
number of venues over the past 6 years." the addition of a full time double bassist.
CROOK, BRIAN: Bathysphere CD (MEDI 003) $14.00 EXILES: 1 CD (MEGA 021) $13.00
"This is the solo debut by guitarist extraordinaire Brian Crook. For over An improvising trio of Jon Rose (electric 5 string violin, acoustic violin,
10 years Brian has been one of the key players on the southern New amplified vow, samples, voice), Tony Buck (drums, perc, sampler), and
Zealand scene not only as a featured instrumentalist but also as a vocal- Joe Williamson (amplified and acoustic contrabass). Emphasis on
ist and songwriter in such groups as Scorched Earth Policy, Max Block, aggressive, fluid improvised violin playing, rather than Jon's more com-
The Terminals, the Renderers and Flies Inside the Sun. Bathysphere's 12 monly documented thematic works.
songs were recorded in the shadow of Port Chalmers town over the X-RAY EYES: Bonemeal CD (MEGA L 016) $13.00
'97-98 year. This is a heady brew of beautifully sad dustblown ballads, X-Ray Eyes are Jason Willett & Caroline Kraabel (formerly of the UK
pulsing swamp trash and high altitude soundfield excursions. Possibly group the Honkies). Outlandish, blapping cacophony for guitars, saxes,
and hopefully the first of many solo conflagrations from this man." drums, etc.
MEDIUM (UK): WILLETT/JAD FAIR, JASON: It's All Good CD (MEGA L 019) $13.00
29 songs of relentless punk assault, recorded '94/95.
JANSEN/BARBIERI/TAKEMURA: Changing Hands CD (MPCD 6)
$18.00 MEGO (AUSTRIA):
"Brand new recording by Japan legends Richard Barbieri and Steve FARMERS MANUAL: No Backup CD (MEGO 008) $16.00
Jansen together with Japanese cutting edge DJ/Producer and remix Long awaited 1999 remaster of the first Mego full length (the label
artist Nobukazu Takemura. The varied musical background of the name comes from futurologist Herman Kahn: "my eyes glaze over").
artists and their approach to composition has resulted in an adventur- Originally released in 1996 in an awkward oversize cardboard sleeve
ous work that embraces styles such as drum’n’bass, electronic, trance, (now reduced to standard card sleeve)."Nine mad tripped (but not
ambient and minimalist, yet never relies on formula. The album was co- hopped) pieces with the additional bonus in shape of (well) a surreal
written and recorded in very unusual circumstances. Initially only avail- CD ROM, which no one really gets, but nevermind...deeply disturbing
able in Japan, this release includes a different tracklisting and alterna- and strangely entertaining, Farmers Manual is absolutely some of the
tive mixes." most cutting edge experimental techno and sound sculpture to emerge
MEGALON RECORDS: on disc!"
MAZZACANE CONNORS, LOREN: The Bridge CD (MEG 03) $11.00 GENERAL MAGIC: Frantz CD (MEGO 010) $16.00
"A 33 minute composition very similar to what he recently played at General Magic is an Austrian duo who recorded some of the first sin-
Terrastock II." A new direction in Loren's sound, has him cascading gles on the Mego label (long o/p, as is just about everything on this
walls of richly processed Haino-esque ambiance into a deep emOtional label). Known for their "treated" samples of unusual sources (their first
foray. Very little identifiable string-sound, but the persona and integri- EP consisted of refrigerator sounds), this consists of unspecified dron-
ty of MazzaCane's sigNAture is fully intact. ing electronics, sparsely attended abstract beats and general disrup-
WILLIAMS/NUMB RIGHT THUMB, DAVEY: Texas Was Delicious CD tion. A fine addition to the stupendous Mego catalog.
(MEG 06) $12.00 POTUZNIK: Amore Motore (...Autobahn) CD (MEGO 011) $16.00
"Davey Williams is singular in his approach to the guitar in that he has Long delayed (says 1996 but released mid-'98) album, in standard over-
stumbled upon a combination of humor, technical skill, and lack of con- size Mego folder cover. Great minimal techno, but less click-obsesessed
cern as to what might be going on in the music press. Numb Right abstraction that you might associate with the label. "Gerhard Potuznik
is probably best known for his minimal techno grooves that he pro-
Thumb provide a challenging obstacle course for Williams to stumble
duces for respected labels such as Cheap and Pomelo. He is also a mem-
through with one of those geeky guitars that looks more like a base-
ber of Austrian absurdists Mause and the supergroup Private Lightning
ball bat than an instrument. Silly heavy metal guitar solos erupt out of
Six. For his MEGO debut, he delivers ten excursions of funky to lo-fi
the din of saxophone, marimba, drums, violin, feedback, and noise.
electronica dedicated to the cult of driving. Yet another electronic road
Animals grunt and kick up dirt as they prepare for violence or sex. Civil
tribute, you may cry???? Yes, yet another. Take the wheel of the world
war marches suddenly give way to playground tomfoolery which obvi-
and drive as they used to say."
ously excites a participant so much that he voices his approval. Bass is
HECKER: IT ISO161975 CD (MEGO 014) $16.00
not missed until Williams uses only of his many effects pedals to emu-
"Newest volume in the now familiar format of speaker damaging
late the sound. This is improvised music so full of life that it could only
crackle/pop from this groundbreaking Austrian label, dressed in a Tina
have been acheived without any premeditated goals."
Frank/Inwirements packet-sleeve (rife w/technical jargon/286 program
BLOOM/LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS, KATH: 1981-1984 CD
codes). New signing Hecker here gives us 4 tracks (plus a 14-minute hid-
(MEG 07) $12.00
den track at the beginning of the CD, hit rewind as you start the CD)
"Reminiscent of depression era folk music, Kath Bloom and Connors'
of sub-cochlea-pickup rumble and gradual rising sounds, intent on
recordings from this period occasionally bring the Carter Family to
either making you really miffed or sending you spiralling uncontrol-
mind. These songs were released in the early 80s in such a limited num-
lably into a state of endless bliss. Flip a coin. Either way, a carefully
ber that the artists themselves don't have copies. Upon hearing these
planned out addition to the art-damaged audio-file-collection that is
recordings, I was a bit confused due to the fact that I had no point of
Mego proper." -- Hrvatski.
reference. These are formative years for Loren. Rarely do I get to hear
PURE: The.End.Of.Vinyl 3" CD (MEGO 015) $8.00
LMC playing behind a singer, and yet here he is supporting the frail
"1992: Started to produce electronic music. 1993: First release under
vocal explorations of Bloom. His playing is also significantly different
the pseudonym Ilsa Gold on Mainframe. 1993-97: Around 15 releases,
than I'd ever heard. Almost all of these songs are characterized by
all on vinyl for both local and international labels and under various
Kath's plaintive voice and and acoustic guitar backing by Loren's
pseudonyms. 1999: After a 2 year break, first CD release:
improvised guitar musings. But rather than the spacy, slow, decon-
the.end.of.vinyl. Despite the title, Mego 015 is not a manifest against summit: rustic piercings instead of trail markings... illusions of safety...
the good old vinyl record. The source sounds used were taken from var- condom plugs and insect diaphragms... Decide or off with your dick!...
ious run out grooves, which Pure uses as a DJ tool." I always took it as a compliment when my father said that I couldn't
FENNESZ: Hotel Paral.lel CD (MEGO 016) $16.00 cope with anything as well as everyone else... In a wine barrel the diva
New jewel-box issue of this 1997 classic. Another awesome abstract plays with eggs borrowed from her host... We must change ourselves
electronic record on Mego from Christof Fennesz -- strange sounds so that you can stay the same... The Cabaret of Cruelty... Laugh till you
deeply processed and freely flowing to the center of your brain. "Long puke... vocal chords and digestive organs isolated from joyful bodies...
awaited full length from Fennesz, and the follow up to the acclaimed with a crazy grin, surveying the suffocated... a vocal-cord trampoline...
12" 'Instrument' (Mego 004)...a complex work; ranging from blistering the remains of Social Security... shopping-bag auto-erotica... Ear-wax
noise passages to abstract beats and even some pop signatures -- all on a stinkfinger tastes better with blood... Change your eardrum!
coated in a delicate harmonic dressing." brainstorm-bowel-dub-track in Mega-God-Zilla's Café Arabia... baby-
EVOL: Principio 3" CD (MEGO 018) $8.00 face pushers... Rust-protection-resistant insects of steel tap out Morse
"Evol is Roc and Miguel from Barcelona. This is their first release. One code with their antennae and feet... The rhythmicological diagnosis:
is obsessed with chocolate and the misuse of digital formats, the other this techno has cancer on its butt... minimum standards for marginal-
one a devotee of disco, funk and any kind of black-roots sound. Why? ization... Out of a doctoral student's glass of schnapps, drunken ram-
No reason, really. No concepts behind it. And, no, Evol (the name) is not bling, tongue-wagging, back and forth: the dream of a lucky break...
a tribute to Sonic Youth. Both do love them, but it is the name of a Man bites dog... chop suey... psycho and sexual... social and patho-
plant, a very common plant (so common that you cannot identify logical... Alcohol-Ambient... mental gymnastics for the genitalia...
unless you're a plant expert). Scientific name: Sambucus Bulus. You can- Sweaty armpits fart to the beat... techno straight from the toilet bowl
not see it even when you're surrounded by them -- you hear it, but you of a wine tavern... whichever way it sprinkles... cockroach
may not realise it even if you're surrounded by their stupid clic-clic drum'n'bass... eardrum injection abuse... catastrophe sexuality... fuck-
tracks. Cool. What? The sound is very minute but at the same time mas- head... fish-head... the first part of the body... it stinks... it smells like
sive. The CD has 18 tracks and lasts exactly 18 minutes." genitalia... No more Mr. Nice Guy... a Siamese quadruplet... a building
GOEM: Dertig CM 12" (MEGO 019) $10.00 superintendent forced into early retirement... a college dropout... if
"Goem's 'Dertig CM' 12" is entirely made with a machine called the Seven Dwarves puked out the Seven Plagues... the ass speaks with
Student Stimulator, a measuring device used in hospitals. It gives a forked electrical plug, screaming in tongues... sodomized molten
steady pulse, in slow or fast mode. Anything but a musical instrument. metal... as well as a certain shyness... but with a nice little song sung
It's on old machine in which the pulse can be changed, the intensity with lips bitten right through... vocal-chord-sex-change operation...
and velocity, but is at the same time full of buzzes and hummes of elec- the welfare state in crisis... bleeding and whistling from the only
tricity. These pulses and buzzes are taped extensively and treated remaining hole... We must change ourselves so that you can stay the
accordingly with relatively low tech equipment -- borrowing ideas same... But listen for yourself... hahaha."
from Steve Reich's Phase Shifting. These four tracks are the first of NACHTSTROM: 17 Songs After Midnight LP (MEGO 028) $11.00
Goem as a trio and sign off that period. It bears trademarks of the "he first Mego release of Dr. Nachtstrom, a bedroom producer. The
same minimalism to be found on the debut CD Stud Stim (Rastermusic) music of the album consists of 17 pop songs who are broken by sever-
but less playfull and more deep exploring depth at length." al irritations and other more unusual stuff. The artist makes no excep-
HECKER: [R] Iso | Chall CD (MEGO 024) $16.00 tion in his sample resources; every style of music is welcome, from
"A collection of remixes based on selections from Florian Hecker's prior bebop to heavy metal. This album should not be related to a modern
release on Mego." Remixed by Bruce Gilbert, Francisco Lopez, Holger dancestyle. The music tends to be sitting between all chairs and feels
Hiller, Yasunao Tone, Lithops, CD_Slopper, Jim O'Rourke, Ilpo comfortable there. Dr. Nachtstrom is one of this new characters of
Vaisaenen, Marcus Schmickler, Otomo Yoshide, Gescom, Zbigniew todays music, slowly gaining recognition in the music scene. His music
Karkowski. tries to fill the space between the buzzing and humming noises of the
FUCKHEAD: The Male Comedy -- or Der Traum Vom Kleinen so-called 'third vienna school' and the more song-orientated but nev-
Glueck CD (MEGO 025) $16.00 ertheless strange dance movement. He has no idols to relate, they are
"Essentially an art-sound 'group' consisting of D Bruckmayr (words, not needed anymore."
pressure, tonguing, scream, throat, damping, absorption, body), M PITA: Get Out CD (MEGO 029) $16.00
Strohmann (synthesis, sequencing, ispw programming, engineering), J "The long awaited second full length release from Peter Rehberg has
Linsinger (synthesis, sequencing, audiosculpt programming, grm tools, been a year in the making, BUT well worth the wait. Made on the
additional words), D Kern (percussion, sequencing), B Hauf (Flutes), Twisted Hard Disc in Vienna, Paris, Oxford, Amsterdam, New York and
and Ramon Bauer (aka General Magic, additional treatments). Tokyo, 6/98 -- 6/99. File management at Random Studio, Vienna 7/99."
Dazzling contemporary industrial-rock-concrete stylings effective as a A review of Pita's debut, Seven Tons For Free: "Peter Rehberg a.k.a.
textbook case into state-of-the-art sound mutation/manipulation soft- Pita's first album, was a monumental piece which was decisive in the
ware (respectively, audiosculpt and grm tools are the fruits of all recent direction that Mego took as a label thereafter. Devoid of any element
research at Ircam and the INA in France). A very strange mix, as if Mego of ornamentation, the album featured endless repetitions of high fre-
suddenly decided to enter the 'proper' music marketplace, or clinch a quency digital noises. Quite unlike 'minimal techno', all the sounds in
Farmer's Manual opening slot on next years NIN/Rammstein global this piece were reduced to pulse signals, distorted to unheard of
conquest... But, confusion is what we've come to expect from Mego, extemes. These sounds could have been seen as the ruins, or maybe the
and assuredly will be all we'll get in the future." -- Hrvatski. "... the corpse of techno. Along with albums such as Panasonic's Vakio and
dream of a lucky break... Abandon all hope ye who enter... the first Ryoji Ikeda's +/-, this album came to be known as a manifesto-like mas-
look into the mirror... eruptions according to the master plan... instead terpiece." -- Atsushi Sasaki
of St. Vitus's dance, tactics!... as well as a certain shyness... strategic FENNESZ/JIM O'ROURKE/JOHANNES REHBERG: The Magic Sound
logic... the free flow of compulsive desire... camouflaged... We leave Of Fenno'Berg CD (MEGO 031) $16.00
nothing to chance... the dung-heap of destiny, the science of the duo- "Christian Fennesz, Jim O'Rourke, Peter Rehberg (Pita). Recorded in
denum... Melting hard discs chase Expressionists to the depths of hell... Tokyo, Hamburg, Berlin, Vienna and Paris. With a hardcore attitude
So see me smiling in my stupidity... the delirium of man... And in the and approach to sonic manipulation that equals peers like Autechre,
beginning was the stain. And it was yellow. And the flesh got caught Pan Sonic, and Merzbow, Vienna's Mego label has been active at the
in the trouser-fly. No more Mr. Nice Guy... and after conquering the cutting-edge of digital music culture for the past four years.Hacking
out their own, distinctive audio print, based around abrasive tonalities, in after a quiet period, consists of a representation of the world (a
glitches and wrinkles, and skittering, abstract structures, they operate selection pre-prepared and completely abstract samples of undeclared
across a variety of modern electronic media, consistently pushing and origin) which are put in relation to the previously recorded body
interrogating the technology and searching out spikes, cracks and cre- sounds with a layer of actual live sounds. The present edition is a rep-
ative spaces. Like the above-mentioned trio, the visceral grain of the resentation of the acoustic screen, revised for the purpose of publica-
sound and its placement appear rigorously, obsessively worked. With tion. A lying position, the dimming of lights and the use of earplugs
Mego, you can literally feel the quality, the difference. Whilst a bunch are recommended, or even better under water speakers are suggested
of blokes sat ponderously at laptops may be visually dull, Mego's live for listening."
shows have always seemed other than mere promotion. Providing a MELLOW (ITALY):
vital articulation of their NOW-ness, and a head-on engagement, they LE STELLE DI MARIO SCHIFANO: CD (MMP 126) $10.00
become the ground-zero of the label's activities. Recorded at various Reissued in possibly more legit fashion on Akarma, we have a few
locations over the course of the last year, The Magic Sound Of copies left of htis prior issue on Mellow. Reduced price while they last.
Fenno'Berg documents the live collaboration of Pita, Christian Fennesz, Mellow is a dodgy prog/psych reissue label of Italy. I can't comment on
and US ally Jim O'Rourke. Each armed with a powerbook and mixing much of their vast catalog, but here are a couple of interesting titles.
desk, and usually little prior knowledge of one another's material or Le Stelle di Mario were an Italian quartet from the early 70s(?). Starts
intentions, the results are a stunning flood-and-fold adventure in out with a killer side-long track that almost makes this one out as the
sound. Of course, the very nature of improv necessitates periods of Italian answer to Love Live Life + 1: flying freak-out stuff, stumbling
boredom, false-starts and wrong turns. Yet these excerpts generally percussion, screaming organ waver, screaming female vocals, scream-
witness a trio in staggering form. Whilst all three have delivered ing, heavy lead guitar all add up to a first class psychedelic cacophony.
superb solo efforts, you get the feeling that it's perhaps the process The remaining tracks are fine, in a shorter psych/pop vein. Unknown
itself, rather than finalised form that inspires them -- twisting and and good-to-astounding, depending on your relationship to the psych
pulling, re-working their sonics, getting off on the 'heat' of live col- universe.
laboration. Dense and dark, murkier and more disorganised than Get MELODIC (UK):
Out, the live passages draw on a wider sound-world. Fizzing and flick-
PEDRO: 12" (MEL 01) $10.00
ering, bursting with gritty chatter, all manner of sonic detritus is
"Pedro feature James Rutledge, guitarist and co-songwriter on the
pushed through the mangler: twinking glockenspeils, bursts of piano,
very hotly tipped Dakota Oka Trio (signed to the equally hot Twisted
overloading bass drones and frequency-fogs, crumbling traces of pop.
Nerve label -- home of Badly Drawn Boy). Limited to 1000 copies only
When a lengthy section of John Barry's stirring, string-lead
for the world, Pedro have recently supported Cornelius and Fridge (at
'Moonraker' theme takes the foreground, it works precisely because
each band's personal request). The EP is described as 'something
itís the last thing your expecting. Not so much a series of new maps, as
Mogwai & DJ Shadow would be proud of.' File next to: Twisted
a doing away with them altogether, immersing yourself in the
Nerve/Output/Mo'Wax."
freeform thrill of (live) sounds/events unfolding around you. Wired in,
MELTED (GERMANY):
the flow becomes a draining adventure. Fucking hardcore."
ECHZEIT: 12" (MELTED 001) $9.00
MEGO/RHIZ (AUSTRIA):
"Beautiful warm minimal tech-house in a Theorem/Swayzak-vein. Tip!"
RADIAN: TG 11 CD (MEGO/RHIZ 1) $16.00
MEME (JAPAN):
"Austria's Radian operate in the space between music and noise,
between live and sampled sounds, between driving me up the wall and SUKORA: Tower CD (MEME 002) $18.00
being intriguing beyond words. Drummer Martin Brandlmayr produces "This is the brilliant debut CD of Japanese young sound artist. Anti-
rolling, stop-start meters both funky and freestyle while bassist John conceptual response to '4:33' and Trente Oiseaux." A 69-minute CD (w/
Norman occasionally adds muted sonic waves. The essence of Radian is 68-minute opening track), that's safe to play all the way through (ie.
dependent on Stefan Nemeth's Korg MS 10 playing and the group's no disruptive sonic peaks to destroy your concentration of the low-
overall integration of noise shrapnel, piercing tones and electronic level fumbling and hiss that make up the content of this CD). At no
feedback. These sounds are both microscopic and minimal, cold and point is it clear that anything "happens," but nothing has been "hap-
bitter but acceptable, like a hungover Sunday morning where the pening": ever since God built the first mountain out of sands and ants.
night's revelry still echoes through your ringing ears. Fascinating." -- If you're desirous of a new minimalist challenge, enter here.
XLR8R DRUMM/TAKU SUGIMOTO, KEVIN: Duo CD (MEME 003) $18.00
FENNESZ/ZEITBLOM/NIEMAND: Music For An Isolation Tank CD "Virgin output by this not-so-far-out pairing of third-wave improvising
(RHIZ 007) $16.00 guitarists. Sugimoto is of course known for his pioneering solo discs for
"An acoustic approximation of Oswald Wieners legendary Slub and Creative Man, and for his input to various projects for Soup
'Bioadapter', Phase 1. The listener goes through a station where one's Disk/Shi-Ra/Weedbeats/ad infinitum... Drumm had a CD on Perdition
body sounds are recorded by various microphones in a standardized Plastics of home-scrape-process and is rumored to live in the same town
way, not unlike a medical examination: breathing, heartbeat, voice etc. as J.O'Rourke. Osmosis. (Insert synonym: 'austere') soundscapes invok-
These sounds are then adjusted, changed and amplified by various ing the ages old riddle of making your axe sound like leaves, empty
effects, routines and algorithms, while the listener prepares himself or coke cans, field mice, grains of sand, etc... A certain Zen like awareness
herself for the session (undressing, showering and receiving an expla- of surrounding mass is necessary for the listener (perhaps the creator)
nation by an assistant). The musical material processed in a home stu- of this stuff. A challenging release from the label that's my contender
dio environment is now played back on a common PC. The center piece for heir apparent to TOTE's throne." --Hrvatski
of the project is an isolation tank similar to those used for relaxation NERVE NET NOISE: 160/240 CD (MEME 004) $18.00
and meditation purposes: an enclosed tank (looking much like a large "This is the new work of Japanese inventive electro-noise duo
covered tub) approximately 35 cm deep filled with water of high salt (Tagomago and Kumakiri). They use handmade synths only. System
content. Both the water and air in the tank are at body temperature rouge (one of their synth) could not stop to repeat... The profile about
and it is totally void of light. The result is sensory deprivation. The lis- Tagomago (Tsuyoshi Nakamaru): Born in Tokyo1963. Released his 1st
tener chooses, after the preparation when entering the tank, one of Album as Tagomago in December, 1994. Related with the scene of
several possible musical moods (stormy, moving, relaxing). The tank has noise-techno music in Tokyo, and has released his original works of
both under water and above water loud speakers. The music which sets electronics sounds. Playing synthesizer made by himself as the ambi-
ent-noise unit Nerve Net Noise with Hiroshi Kumakiri who is the for-
mative artist, since 1996. And in May, 1998, got into the action of Toki- Cooler in NYC, 4/11/95.
Meki Science which is a Meta-Pop project with a female vocalist." FROSTY: Liquor Drink CD (MPK 7012) $12.00
"Here are five more offerings from Meme, a Japanese CD pressing hub "Frosty are here to give you fried raw Florida spank rock of the high-
paralleling only Tzadik (possibly Cleopatra, depending on your defini- est caliber. They complete the three good bands from Miami triumvi-
tion of 'outsider') in brute-force release prolificity of head-scratcher rate (Harry Pussy, To Live & Shave in LA & Frosty). Comparisions to
audio documentation. Nerve Net Noise have two releases on Zero Electric Eels, early Pussy Galore and Icky Boyfriends are not completely
Gravity (This Island Earth and their collaboration with Dub Sonic Roots, without merit, but look for Frosty to play their own brand of depraved
Live at Uplink Factory) as well as a bevvy of tracks/albums as roll."
TagoMago. This CD has tracks, a square-pulsing analog signal that ALVA: Slattery For Ungdom CD (MPK 7014) $12.00
takes 31:11 to modulate down a half step, and a faster 50/50 pulse/sig- "Alva are three enigmatic young girls, people generally say they're
nal mix that takes 31:52 to double in speed. So fucking zen it barely from Tampa, FL. A disturbing loosely glued combination of classically
qualifies as audio (this sound could have been derived from any of sev- influenced instruments weaned on children's songs, pop music, rebel-
eral phase-test methods, then recorded through an audio path). Test lion against religious spattering and traditional folklore...you really
your will to live, go on..." -- Hrvatski. have no idea what you're in for. Are you surprised to find that you
SHIFTS: Seven Dots CD (MEME 006) $18.00 wont' find guitarbassdrum here? They've been replaced by violin, sax-
"This is the 2nd full length CD by Frans de Waard (Kapotte Muziek, ophone and piano, and some vocal assualts; yeah, there's some dru-
Beequeen, Goam, Quest, Captain Black)'s guitar drone unit. Not seven maccordianwhistles and other fun stuff in here, 'cause yeah, it's a
songs, there are seven dots..." "Solo recordings from Staalplaat/Vital ride." Follow-up to the mysterious Fair-Haired Guillotine on Zorn's
info-head Frans De Waard, a member of recent Raster signings Goem. Avant label.
Telephone-band (375hz-1.5K) oscillations spiralling around the reso- ALVA: Slattery For Ungdom LP (MPK 7014LP) $12.00
nant frequency of your block's arterial structure/sinuses, intent on Vinyl version, limited to 400 copies.
making you feel 'woozy' or 'gelatinous'. Resultant pulsations don't YIPS, THE: The Seven Pillars Of The Yips CD (MPK 7016) $12.00
offend; they merely massage the temple area thoroughly and with "Stripping down to the basic essentials of guitar and drums,
vigor. Label completists: if you made it through the Sukora CD (your vocalist/guitarist Gilmore Tamny and drummer Jon Davidson possess
effective hazing), this one should be a breeze. 'Recorded 1997 in Den the unique gift of being able to rock the rock. Monster rave up riffs
Haag, The Netherlands using guitar, four tracks and the pt device'. that hearken to the days of that stripped down Ohio power thing, but
Points to guesser of the origins of said device." --Hrvatski. much beyond the power trio, this spastic duo that seems to have had
*O: 0.0 CD (MEME 009) $18.00 trouble fitting in at the school dance will thrill you with their screwed
"This is a new CD from a Japanese tech-noise creator. His music has up salivatingly current vision. I guess that world would consist of raw
something in common with Mika Vainio, Ryoji Ikeda, Noto, etc. You'll garage like chirps spawning with light rock, high risk students, Ohio,
find delicate sculptures of pulses, tones, and silences." bacterial infection, and of course that old mainstay 'indie rock'."
JOHANSSON, HENRIK: Ellipticiteter CD (MEME 010) $18.00 ANGST HASE PFEFFER NASE: Beatings With Gimpy Flighted
"This is the debut CD of a young Swedish composer as his own name. Wings Entraped By Post-Fence ... LP (MPK 7017) $12.00
His electronica/breakbeats stuffs are appeared on Leaf(UK) and Plug "Some may call these tunes brashly harsh, some might call it electron-
Research(USA). New kind of minimalistic audio collage." "Lo-watt ic composition, other may think it to be the sounds of rusty robots mat-
emittance from this complete unknown (who is either a huge ing; but remember, melody is relative, and a record of this stature does-
Metallica/Black Grape fan or a resident of Socklot, Finland who died on n't surface often. This stuff kicks. This is hardcore done with wires, lo-
June 4, 1764 -- depending on which face of HotBot you trust) in a tech tape manipulation, bits of synth, home rigged effects, the ornery
now-familiar (tolerable) ear-'gainst-the-speaker test of your inner ear disposition of his equipment and buckets of love. In a world that to
canal. Wouldn't be out of place on Raster/Mego et.al (although he's some is all too digital, take pride and comfort in knowing that this
about two years too late...) except for those Mortal Kombat bits. The record was made completely analog, whole hog from the twinkle in his
pick of the litter. 12 tracks over 62 minutes." -- Hrvatski. father's eye to broken reel to reel tape decks, direct to metal masters."
LOST IN TRANSLATION: Domestic Bliss CD (MEME 013) $18.00 ICKY BOYFRIENDS: Talking To You Is Just Like Being Dead: 1988-
"Sound! In quantity! Lost in Translation is one Jace Krause, whose sin- Present LP (MPK 7018) $12.00
gles on Carburetor, Burnt Hair, and History of the Future, along with "Oh, my... Revered and worshipped by some, reviled and detested by
tracks on the very recent Trash 2: Where the Fuck is Mr. Million? CD others, I'm not sure if there was ever a more retarded band than the
(alongside Cristian Vogel, Speedranch & Jansky Noise, etc...) freak the Icky Boyfriends.
200+ BPM breakbeat divine quite inappropriately. This stuff's more a ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS: Plastic Projection Instruction Record LP
processional wash of 4-track buzz & the dragging chains of Marley's (MPK 7019) $11.00
ghost. Fucking sinister murk. 6 tracks, 65 minutes." -- Hrvatski. "Using a small guitar and tape manipulations, Ashtray Navigations cre-
CHARTIER, RICHARD: A Hesitant Fold CD (MEME 016) $18.00 ates what one would call, yes, a plastic atmosphere. At the same time,
"Fourth CD project (following direct.incidental.consequential on the this has a very organic feel, giving the listener that nice fuzzy feeling
Intransitive label, post-fabricated on the Microwave label, and the col- that they crave. Ashtray Navigations have put out several records on
laborative 0/R CD with Nosei Sakata on the 12K label) from Mr. various labels incluing the lovely Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers and
Chartier, a painter/composer less concerned with flashing his bachelor Siltbreeze labels."
of fine arts cum laude degree from James Madison than producing MERCK:
high quality challenging pure-tone works of individual thumbprint, a SYNDRONE: Triskaideka CD (MERCK 001) $13.50
task not as easily feted these days as one would assume. Repetitive "Triskaideka is the premiere release from another electronic label to
pulse-sound akin to slown down international code transmissions emerge from the depths of Miami, Merck. Syndrone is an American
through miles of distilled water (for dispersion effects), not for the musician who produces complex bedroom electronics, and whose
faint and certainly not for the impatient. Remarkable." -- Hrvatski. music can be compared to Autechre and Funkstörung, specifically com-
MENLO PARK: bining the tricky programming and sad melodies of AE with the
HAINO/LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS, KEIJI: Vol. 2 CD (MPK crunchy beats of Funkstörung. His compositions are usually 6+ minutes
7005) $13.00 long, but change throughout to keep the song interesting and dynam-
Following their first collaboration from 1992 on the Persona Non Grata ic. Any fans of older AE and the new wave of IDM will really enjoy this
label, this features a performance and soundcheck recording from the debut 70 minute full length release -- as it perfectly melds the older
sound with the newer manipulation techniques of today's cutting- constructed from acoustic bass sounds, in his unique style.
edge electronic labels." PETITGAND, DOMINIQUE: 10 Petites Compositions 3" CD (MKCD
VA: Squadron CD (MERCK 002) $13.50 021) $7.00
"The second release from Merck is a compilation featuring artists from Ten short musique concrete pieces, recorded 1993-96.
around the world. Representing innovative tracks by both unreleased CASTELLANI, HERVE: Deux Silences 3" CD (MKCD 022) $7.00
and established IDM musicians. Featuring the following artists: Frank Musique concrete from 1992/95.
Bolero & Lackluster, MD, BrothomStates, Bauri, Komp, Lexanculpt, GÜNTER, BERNHARD: Impossible Grey 3" CD (MKCD 023) $7.00
Syndrone, Proswell, Novel 23, Fizzarum, Ambidextrous, Salice, Sense, Very quiet, crinkle-laced sounds, recorded in 1997.
and Machine Drum. The music ranges from Autechre-style lovliness to K. ROLL, KRISTOFF: Des Travailleurs De La Nuit, A L'Amie Des
IDM-type electronic hiphop to lush, melodious crunch. Once again, Objects 3" CD (MKCD 024) $7.00
fans of Autechre and new IDM will really enjoy this comprehensive 76 "Musique concrete duo made of Carole Rieussec and Jean-Christophe
minute release." Campes. Fans of large forms where different writings (acousmatic,
METAMKINE (FRANCE): instrumental, gestural, visual) and different perceptions alternate; and
NOETINGER, JEROME: Gloire a... 3" CD (MKCD 005) $7.00 fans of the inverse: a taste for the miniature. Attentive to the social
MARCHETTI, LIONEL: Mue 3" CD (MKCD 007) $7.00 and political dimension reflected and projected by the arts. Curious
Incorporates blinking vocal patterns in vaguely Berioesque fashion and about the sonority of the distant daily lives."
wild speaker clipping concrete action; another heavy one. MARCHETTI, LIONEL: La Grand Vallée 3" CD (MKCD 025) $7.00
FERRARI, LUC: Unheimlich Schon 3" CD (MKCD 008) $7.00 2nd Marchetti CD on Metamkine. Musique concrete from 1993/96.
1971 piece from one of the legendary electronic composers. M, ERIK: Frames 3" CD (MKCD 026) $7.00
O'ROURKE, JIM: Rules of Reduction 3" CD (MKCD 009) $7.00 "Frames is the result of a work that originates in the audio CD medium
Ferrari-inspired environmental sounds, the silence motif, more. "A 17 itself: ('Anomalie Numerique et du Support Lui Meme (Digital Anomaly
minute musique concrete piece by Chicago's incredibly active musician and Anomaly of the Medium Itself"); it was produced within the spe-
and producer whose credits include work with Illusion of Safety, Gastr cific frame of hijacking the CDs from the Metamkine Cinema Pour
del Sol, Henry Kaiser, Nicolas Collins, KK Null, Organum, Mimir, and L'Oreille series. The work is composed of four parts that can alternate-
Tony Conrad as well as many solo releases. Although generally known ly be played back randomly. Within, the footprints from the series can
as a guitar player, this release focuses more on his studio manipulation be found, as well as a whole set of improvisations for three CD players
skills with varying sections of loud and soft environmental noise and and effects. All the elements were compiled, re-edited on MiniDisc,
short samples from a variety of musical styles." and then played back randomly in various ways. 'Various forms of
RUTTMAN, WALTER: Weekend 3" CD (MKCD 010) $7.00 superimposition were useful afterward to the pace of development of
One of the more important releases in the series. Recording was made the track.': 1. Acoustic sound recordings were made during a perfor-
in 1930 as a radioplay. As there was magnetic tape at the time, mance in the studio. 2. Work on one or many jammed frames, pro-
Ruttmann, a filmmaker (the first to make abstract film in 1921) worked duced by the CD players (themselves 'bip.cd' CD players). 3. Further
with the optical track from the film. So it was a film without images, developments of jammed frames from specific parts and varying in
only sound. Great, historic, archaic crackle. duration from short to longer, played back using one or more CD play-
ZANESI, CHRISTIAN: Grand Bruit 3" CD (MKCD 011) $7.00 ers, as well as some work following the same principle, applied to the
“...a pure studio composer, a ‘sound sculptor’. His music, which is whole set of audio devices this time, and played back at various speeds.
inscribed and elaborated in the stereographic environment aims at Some of the sound materials result from various manipulations of the
establishing via loudspeakers a physical connection with the listener.” CD medium itself, such as using oil, glue, etc., in order to distort (or
DOUBEDOUT, BERTRAND: Aux Lampions 3" CD (MKCD 012) $7.00 fault?) the mirror and divert the trajectory of the laser. Different parts
Typically fine 1981 musique concrete, recorded at INA GRM studios, were mixed and filtered using a sampler, recorded back on MiniDisc
with assistance from Christian Zanesi. and delay, and then played back using the techniques described earli-
DE FILIPPIS, ALAIN: 3" CD (MKCD 013) $7.00 er. I think it's needless to add that the final result was edited using a
1993 musique concrete, in a fairly abrasive mode. well-prepared sampler. So much for the technical side. A Sunday of
ASCIONE, PATRICK: Metamorphose D'un Jaune Citron 3" CD boredom, gray and rainy, in a room on the fifth floor of a suburban
(MKCD 014) $7.00 tower with fixed partitions, tearing themselves at the slightest moan-
Musique concrete, recorded in 1979 at GMEB. Ascione has a track on ings of an anxious baobab: there's the content and the artistic direc-
INA’s 1989 Leonce Petitot compilation. Fairly loud speaker flux, and a tion of the project."
fine edition to the series. MARTUSCIELLO, MAURIZIO: Unsettled Line 3"CD (MKCD 027)
CHION, MICHEL: Gloria 3" CD (MKCD 015) $7.00 $7.00
DUCHENNE, JEAN-MARC: Feuillets D'Album 3" CD (MKCD 016) "Born in Naples in 1961; starting 1980 he takes up percussion, studying
$7.00 at Liceo Musicale di Napoli. Once in Rome, he takes his studies further
1994 musique concrete. into experimental improvised music. In 1992 he has join Jean Marc
MION, PHILIPPE: Confidence 3" CD (MKCD 017) $7.00 Montera's Group and Tony Oxley's Percussion Ensemble. In 1995 he
Musique concrete from 1994, with typical fabric-rippling potentials. founded Martusciello Duo with Elio Martusciello, and the group
More synthetic blippery than perhaps found on "Gloria". Ossatura. He played with musicians and groups such as Michiko
FORT, BERNARD: Fractals 3" CD (MKCD 018) $7.00 Hrayama, Wolfgang Fuchs, Fernando Grillo, MEV (Musica Elettronica
Beautiful, streaming electronics, with siren-like intensities. Viva), Dagmar Krause, Tim Hodgkinson, Chris Cutler, Otomo Yoshihide.
RADIGUE, ELIANE: Biogenesis 3" CD (MKCD 019) $7.00 Unsettled Line is 18 and a half minutes of musique concrete created
Radigue's piece consists of musique concrete created in '73/74 with the during 1998 and 1999. It features lines of articulation, segmentation,
assistance of Phill Niblock. It's subtly shifting low rumbling organic layers, territoriality; but also lines of escape, contractions, spasms, pre-
drone, not out of line with her more recent works on XI or Lovely, and cipitation and breaking actions on the bodies of invisible forces. A
an endlessly fascinating listen. Primitive ambient trance, and definitely body without organs, a significant totality that transmits directly with-
one of this label's highlights to date. out any device on the nervous wave inside the living flesh."
WEHOWSKY, RALF: Nameless Victims 3" CD (MKCD 020) $7.00 LAPORTE, JEAN-FRANCOIS: Mantra 3"CD (MKCD 028) $7.00
Aka RLW, of Selektion, Trente Oiseaux fame). Concrete music largely "Living in the post-industrial era, we are invaded and submerged daily

by this sonic realm filled with these omnipresent sounds which I call doesn't actually know personally the chance to hear said music.
mantras. To be a mantra, a sound must possess certain qualities: it must Anyways, present audio examples float very well on their own and con-
have a fairly long duration, it must be a periodical sound or repeat tinuous exposure/exploration via high/low volume personal broadcast
itself in a cyclical manner, the progression of the sound events must results in some new, not entirely unpleasant perceptions/sensations.
take place almost imperceptibly, and finally it must have some kind of Music that definitely benefits from being heard. Perfect dream-fuel,
influence on our energy (even if we don't always notice this). Here are ripe for application." -- Hrvatski.
some examples of mantras: the sound of a refrigerator, the sound of MIDDLE PILLAR (UK):
automobiles on the highways (and the similar phenomenon in cities), MIRROR REVEALS, THE: Frames of Teknicolor CD (MPP 997)
the noise of the machines which are an integral part of our daily work- $16.00
ing life, etc. It's in this spirit that I composed Mantra, a 26 minute track "This album's title, Frames of Teknicolor, refers to a line in the opening
produced with the sound of a machine, a cooling compressor for skat- track, '1939', where the narrator of the piece compares her life to the
ing rinks. Mantra is a work in which the great compositional charac- golden age of cinema. The title also refers to the album as a whole,
teristic is a unique sound take. All the timbral transformations were each track being a dark, poetic tale, a separate frame in the overall
produced during the sound take, with no further manipulations added film. The songs weave their tales over ethereal yet hauntingly minimal
in the studio afterward." atmospherics. Violins pluck at the heartstrings in '1939', bitter isolation
DE LA FRAYSSENET, ROGER: Kitnabudja Town CD (MKCD XXX) invades your dreams in 'Confined', the gods call down the fury of the
$19.00 storms in the fairy tale 'The Undying Man'. Each shimmering melody
An unexplained sampling collage disc, made up of materials taken invokes an emotion through a sultry voice that brings the poetic lyrics
from the music of literally dozens of credited sources: mostly avant to life. The epilogue is the beautiful, 'Frozen In Time', a haunting bal-
composers such as Henry, Artaud, Bayle, Xenakis, Feldman, Gunter, lad that explores the phrase what might have been through piano, gui-
Schaeffer, Marclay, O'Rourke etc., as well as figures such as Nusrat tar, and enchanting female vocals."
Fateh Ali Khan, E. Neubauten, Bob Marley. Jarringly assembled into 2 MILK (UK):
long tracks; 70+ minutes total.
FINGER: Swollen CD (MILK CD001) $14.00
METATRONIX: "Initial CD release documenting the studio labor of Si John (bassist; of
SUPERSOUL: Soma-Rasa 1 12" (MX 0108) $6.50 Reprazent fame) and Alex Swift's recording project, on a recently
"Omar Clemetson incorporates his city's prodigious experimental elec- birthed Cup-of-Tea label subsidiary. Dub-gnawed midtempo D'n'B w/
tro programs with his Jamaican heritage and liberal amounts of left- horns, hyper-filtered/distorted rollers, big bleat (w/ tabla), some extra-
field beats. 'Sleepwalker' is a blend of choppy drum machine glitches wack break/chop, all w/ the jazz (read: not 'jazzy') element fully in tact
with fluid bass tades riding underneath, while 'Krsnaloka' mixes roots and all of those trademark 'noisy' acoustic bass samples (totally killer).
samples (Burning Spear's 'Civilize Reggae' etc.) and conjures the Mad One of the stronger debut offerings to hit these D/A converters in some
Professor's next-century dub with a Schematic label bite. The title track time. Should be huge." --Hrvatski
is a spooky IDM/b-boy mixture that is equal parts Autechre and jeep VA: Silver Top Collection CD (MILK CD002) $14.00
beats. DJ Vadim's remix of 'Sleepwalker' finds the London DJ exploring "Showcases the brilliance forthcoming on the new Milk label, younger
his Stravinskyist background over a minimal break." sibling to Cup Of Tea records. Brimmed with jazzy samples, huge break
METONYMIC (NEW ZEALAND): beats, and inspiration. In step with the Bristol vibe is Vine, fronted by
FLIES INSIDE THE SUN: CD (MET 002) $14.00 Roger Mills who is best known for his work with Purple Penguin and
2nd album by this post-Dadamah NZ group, following their debut on Static Sound System. Another Bristol duo is Finger, comprised of Roni
Kranky. "...contains six trance-like explorations selected from record- Size/Reprazent bass player Si John and Alex Swift." Also features: Jazz
ings made at Purakaunui between 1994 and 1996, including two vocal Spanky and the Sound Approach, Pendulum, Universal Sound, Mr.
appearances by Kim Pieters. The non-jewel case packaging has an Neveux, Phyler, N.F.T., Oska & Edison (Andy Keep and John Baggot of
asthetic which reflects the abstract nature of the music." Portishead)
PIETERS/BRUCE RUSSELL/PETER STAPLETON, KIM: Sex/Machine CD FINGER: Swollen 2LP (MILK LP001) $14.00
(MET 005) $14.00 VA: Silver Top Collection 2LP (MILK LP002) $14.00
"Only the second release in four years by this meeting of New Zealand MILLE PLATEAUX (GERMANY):
free-noise like minds. Sex/Machine was recorded at Purakaunui VA: Modulation & Transformation I CD (MP 01) $15.00
through 1996-8 and is more sonically diverse than their 1995 Corpus First full length release on the label. Features Aphex Twin ("On-Reload
Hermeticum debut; it features Bruce Russell’s saturating guitar in lay- Mix"), Biochip C, J. Burger, Ultrahigh (Jammin Unit), Air Liquide (J. Unit
ered interaction with Kim Pieters’s articulate bass and Peter Stapleton’s & Walker), Alec Empire, Cristian Vogel, Russ Gabriel (aka Fusion), Space
percussion and radio sorties. Bruce Russell is well known as a member Cube, Ian Pooley, Drax (Thomas P. Heckmann), Car & Driver, Exit 100 &
of the Dead C, A Handful of Dust and as a solo artist with involvement The Bionaught.
in numerous collaborations. He runs the Corpus Hermeticum label and EMPIRE, ALEC: Limited Editions 1990-94 CD (MP 02 CD) $15.00
formerly was the man behind Xpressway. Kim Pieters is a visual artist A collection of early 12" material, originally issued on the German
and responsible for Metonymic art design. As a bassist/vocalist she is Force Inc. label. Empire might be best known for his crazy shenanigans
also a member of Sleep, Rain, Flies Inside the Sun and formerly with Atari Teenage Riot, but the material released under his own name
Doramaar. Peter Stapleton is also a member of Sleep, Rain, Flies Inside is wildly variant and inspired. This early material ("composed on
the Sun, Terminals and at times A Handful of Dust. He runs the Hohner HS-1 sampler, Juno 106, TR-808, Boss Pitch Delay") is beautiful-
Metonymic and Medication labels." ly constructed electronica, fractured beats and invigoratingly dark
MIAU MIAU INTERNATIONAL: ambiance and a classic of its kind.
CATHARS: CD (MIAU 02) $12.00 AGE: The Orion Years CD (MP 04 CD) $15.00
"Glossed abstract sensibility abound from one Kurt Ralske (Ultra Vivid Mid-90s German acid-techno produced by Thomas P. Heckmann.
Scene/4AD) modifying/further-hollowing-out-of trenches dug by mssrs. "These recordings are an ode to the German black & white TV series
Popp (Oval), Eno, Koner/Mellweg (Porter Ricks), Takemura (Child's from 1966, Raumpatrouille Orion."
View), Chessie, Rehberg (Pita/Mego), Robert Hampson (Main), et.fuck- R.I.C.: Distance CD (MP 05 CD) $15.00
ing.al, nicely presented and actually mass-pressed onto MANY CD's by Tracks produced by Biochip C in 1994 in the classic early M.
a manufacturing plant (how novel an idea...) allowing people the artist Plateaux/Force Inc. style of dream-infused techno pulse.

GLOBAL ELECTRONIC NETWORK: Times Square 12" (MP 06 EP) weird and brilliant in places -- and almost too much bad-Sunday-after-
$9.00 noon-vibe to handle in others. Drives the IDM crowd up a fucking wall,
First EP for Mille Plateaux by the duo of Walker & Khan from 1994. which is gotta be worth something.
Three versions of the title track. EMPIRE, ALEC: Les Etoiles Des Filles Mortes LP (MP 30 LP) $12.00
VOGEL, CRISTIAN: Beginning to Understand CD (MP 08 CD) Vinyl version of the 5th Empire Mille Plateaux album. Repressed.
$15.00 DUCA, CURD: Switched-On Wagner CD (MP 31 CD) $15.00
First of 2 Vogel albums for the label, from 1994. Abstract electronic Subtitled: "Minimalistic mood music, realized on the Moog synthesizer
techno. (and other music machines)." "Contains Richard Wagner compositions
GLOBAL ELECTRONIC NETWORK: Electronic Desert CD (MP 14 transformed beyond recognition by Curd Duca, who is already well
CD) $15.00 known for his East Listening albums. For this one, he fed a polyphonic
Early Mille Plateux classic electronic chatter from the duo of Khan & Wagner score into a monophonic synthesizer. The result is a collection
Walker, with additional production and remixing from 4E (Khan's alter- of abstract melodies and strange moods, with brilliant arpeggios, fat
alias). Features samples stolen from Charles Dodge & Mario Davidovsky, organs, and eerie whistling."
etc. Eerie electronic effects waft over a mid-pulse acid-flared percussive GAS: CD (MP 32 CD) $15.00
wagon and it's a sound you can grow to love pretty easily. "GAS is comprised of one man: Mike Ink. This is his second full-length
STEEL: CD (MP 16 CD) $15.00 after having released the very successful Love Inc. album. The concept
The obscure debut from 1995 by the human (or operation) known as of Gas is very different from Ink's previous efforts -- this focuses on
Steel. pure and simple sound with minimal harmonics. The outcome is elec-
RESTGERÄUSCH: 1h/1min CD (MP 20 CD) $15.00 tronic music fusing elements of techno and trance. The 4/4 bass drum
The first volume (from 1996) of collaborative conceptual German noise gives a very special hypnotic touch, and the rhythm persists with force
interference from the duo of Kerosene and Jammin Unit. An explosive and intensity. Mike Ink creates music which captures the forces of the
61-minute piece of vaguely harsh, echoey, grinding subterranean cosmos. The cosmos is a gas. Life is a gas."
sounds -- with a more 80s-aligned noise aesthetic than expected from GAS: 3LP (MP 32 LP) $16.00
Mille Plateaux. CHARLES, CHRISTOPHE: Undirected 1986-1996 CD (MP 33 CD)
VA: Electric Ladyland Vol. 2 CD (MP 24 CD) $15.00 $15.00
2nd volume featuring Alec Empire, Kerosene, Techno Animal w/ Dr. "A great example of music in its abstract form. Normally concrete
Israel, DJ Vadim, Ian Pooley, Biochip C, 4E, G 104, Gas, Signal Theory. music becomes concretely represenational of a particular situation by
PLURAMON: Pick Up Canyon CD (MP 26 CD) $15.00 using different signals. Abstract music is a simulation of the universal
Repressing of the first Pluramon album from 1997. Pluramon is Marcus 'Rauschen'. What defines music today is no longer self evident.
Schmickler, who has also recorded recently as Wabi Sabi for Cologne's Western music of the 20th century has added unprocessed sound and
A-Musik. Pick Up Canyon is an album made up on rock-sound debris -- noises until it is an impossible task to define anything as purely musi-
guitar and drum passages that are stretched out and repainted into cal or unmusical. The organization of sound is no longer a fixed orga-
transcending patches of new sonic detail. Can's Jaki Liebezeit makes a nization, but rather process or operation. Wherever we are, what we
brief guest appearance on one track, as if to authenticate what is def- hear is mostly noise. When we ignore it, it disturbs us; when we listen
initely one of the finest contemporary extrapolations of the original to it, we find it fascinating. The CD invoices a cosmic flow and changes
Krautrock spirit into a new corridor of activity. An irresistible album of all surroundings of the listener. Coming and going. Sounds from many
real consequence. natural places of the world are crossing in a wonderful way, processed
PLURAMON: Pick Up Canyon 2LP (MP 26 LP) $17.00 sound and natural sounds are superimposed. A masterpiece, 60 min.
Repress of the 2LP version of this now available. audio and Mac CD ROm data."
VOGEL, CRISTIAN: Specific Momentific CD (MP 27 CD) $15.00 KONER, THOMAS: Teimo -- Permafrost 2CD (MP 35 CD) $19.00
2nd album for MP. Originally from Chile, Vogel now resides in the UK, "This double CD is a rerelease of Thomas Koner (of Porter Ricks) most
has studied with (and sampled from!) Karlheinz Stockhausen and cre- impressive works. Both are generated by using metal gongs, treated
ates live sheets of electronics of a very high degree. Specific and processed as the only sound source. Teimo was recorded in 1990,
Momentific is his most complex and demanding album, generated Permafrost in 1993. The slightest metallic manipulation on Teimo emits
from tiny sounds, built up slowly into a monstrous palette. One of the a sound wave, sound which is always travelling, never arriving. What
most exquisite albums in the M. Plateaux catalog. makes sound travel is very pure and simple ...an emission or wave with-
SIDEWINDER, THE: Colonized CD (MP 28 CD) $15.00 out harmonics. The absence of other sounds, particularly the cliches of
1996 album by the UK duo of K-Mart and J.K. Flesh. Pathological-relat- ambient gives the music a sensual accuracy in which silence and spatial
ed and issued by Virgin in the UK. Very Macro-dub like in sound con- perspectives dominate the work. Teimo is a fragile work, music without
struction/mutation, 71 minutes of wrecked-up noise-transformation. center. Brian Eno wrote about Permafrost: 'I think it's fantastic! I was
VA: Electric Ladyland III CD (MP 29 CD) $15.00 inspired by it to set up some speakers on the floor so I could lay flat on
"Again exploring a variety of themes and grooves, but bringing a dif- my back with my head between them. I lay there and listened to the
ferent twist with a focus on abstract hip hop and electric soul. Features: entire record, drifting in and out of a kind of strange half sleep. It's
Alec Empire, DJ Spooky, Spectre, Kerosene, Techno Animal, Andre definitely horizontal music.' Thomas Koner is also member of the high-
Gurov Units (aka DJ Vadim), 4E, Biochip C, Si Begg. Unreleased tracks. ly respected techno minimalists Porter Ricks and is always seeking to
Over 70 minutes of illbient." construct music which has the beauty and wilderness of cosmic forces."
VA: Electric Ladyland III 2LP (MP 29 LP) $13.00 PEETERS, ARNO: Aeroson CD (MP 38 CD) $15.00
EMPIRE, ALEC: Les Etoiles Des Filles Mortes CD (MP 30 CD) "I've always been fascinated by the effect that sounds can have on us
$15.00 humans. The dramatic impact of the sound of a dentist's drill, a wild
"The 5th and latest album from Alec Empire. On Les Etoiles... he builds animal, or the suspense produced by tremolo strings. Once one forgets
a new musical machine that seemingly molecularizes and atomizes to think of music as a hierarchy of melodic intervals, this psychological
sound. Influenced by German acts from the '50s like Stockhausen, this power of sound reveals itself. And because of the simple fact that I can
goes beyond simple electronica and opens up new worlds of sonic pos- read nor write notes, or even play a ‘real instrument‘, this is the way I
sibility." Really strange clouds of electronic floatation and curious perceive sound and music. By recording and archiving sounds for some
ambient disruption, with hardly a tangible "beat" in sight. Relentlessly years now, I can create atmospheres with layers of sound, not unlike

blending colors on a piece of canvas. Using modern digital audio tech- Jazz/Spymania vein. "Trash s a new project from six Brighton producers
nology, by the possibilities of this alchemy of mixing are infinite. An led by techno star Cristian Vogel, who also compiled this album. Under
interesting side effect is that blending two sounds together (seeming- the name DJ Decay he has produced two stunning tracks for the album.
ly without any similarity) can create associations or suggest emotions Also involved in the project is Mat Yee King. After attending the same
which can be daring. Sometimes, zapping through my library in MTV school as Squarepusher he studied genetics at the University of Leeds.
style, I wonder why I have to combine certain sounds. But in hindsight He is by all accounts the big boy when it comes to the question of drum
however, there appears to be some form of unity within the newly cre- programming and is also handy with a real drum kit playing in
ated material. ‘Aeroson’ deals with our ever changing audio-environ- Brighton based band Balzac. Next is Dirk 'Deux' Feuxneux aka Hardy
ment. Once the sounds of water and simple customs of our fellow Finn, head honcho of Spymania Records who had recently recorded for
tribe-members were comforting and well known to us. Nowadays two cutting edge compilations, Spunk Jazz and Noodles. The
modern telecommunications and industrial noise guide us through a Marvellous MDK is an American hardcore fan and pig city skater. Jamie
hectic urban environment. Television and radio-broadcasts bring us Lidell is the don. After a youth spent almost entirely listening to Prince
sounds traveling by air, that were never heard before. Faxes and beep- records he has emulated the small yet great one by being a techno vir-
ers produce coincidental harmonies. Sounds of generators, elevators, tuoso. He has released on Mosquito and Tresor. Lidell's vast array of
computer diskdrives and engines provide a constant hum, or on second digital talent sits so very well with his natural singing, musical and
view: an aerial symphony. One could toy with the question if and how beatbox capabilities that Trash is the ideal home for his inimitable trax.
the sounds of cellular phones and TV-commercials replace crickets and Milky Boy is the boss of cult label Bovinyl records. Now Trash is a new
forest noise. In Aeroson I tried to combine natural elements with their home for these six extraordinary producers who are producing at the
artificial counterparts. I also experimented with recreating atmos- frontier of harddisk and digital recordings. A voluminous digital sound
pheres which have long been gone or have never been existed by com- machine."
bining acoustic realities with electronic look-a-likes. Aeroson is a piece TRASH: Industrialsamplecoregouchbeat 2LP (MP 41 LP) $17.00
about the relationship between man and the technology he surrounds PORTER RICKS: PORTER RICKS CD (MP 42 CD) $15.00
himself with.'-- Arno Peeters. Produced for NPS as contribution for The Porter Ricks (aka Thomas Köner and Andy Melwig); previous album
International Rostrum of Electro-Acoustic Music, held in Amsterdam, was on Chain Reaction, singles on Force Inc. & Barooni. "Porter Ricks
September 1996." belong to the few projects of 1996 whose form of dance music, while
VA: Electric Ladyland IV CD (MP 39 CD) $15.00 not derived from the traditional structures we know as techno, still
"To understand the music of Electric Ladyland one needs to consider its manages to bring across a strength otherwise only heard from the likes
cultural and political context. Electric soul for rebels. This ostensibly of a Jeff Mills. Their sonic semantics seem new, independent from
simple statement articulates some of the complex micro-political trends. Basic structures on this album contains heavy bassloops, repet-
processes that are involved in electronic music. The music is involved in itive keyboard patterns and microscopic dub effects. The music emits
history but the tracks on Electric Ladyland are existing without the priv- soundwaves, sound which is always travelling, never arriving. What
ileged position of language as the main authorized means of commu- makes sound travel is very pure and simple sound, an emission or wave
nication. There is no pre-dominant code, no signifier that predetermi- without harmonics. Sound captures forces like duration and intensity
nates how the listener should physically or mentally respond to the but opens also endless horizons and spaces which can be filled with
music. Electric Ladyland destroys the conservatism of Hip Hop. But the analogies, myths and images. The album spurs you to listen to fragile
sounds are also deterritorialised in relation to musical tradition. Trip works, music without center, and to driving dance tracks. Porter Ricks
Hop always uses the cliches of musicality (Jazz, Ambient, etc.) and take funk riffs and allows them to explode out of the archives of 70s
Electric Ladyland allows to move away from the conservative forms of disco. Even here the spatial perspectives are dominating the tracks.
Trip Hop to new investments of desire. The response to the music of Regardless of genre, dance or more ambient, Porter Ricks are bringing
Electric Ladyland becomes how to continue an intense flow. Desire back an intuitive feel to electronic music by relying on musicality rather
comes up against the special forms of capitalist music business and it is than on the execution of implemented features and pre-installed pre-
not surprising that Electric Ladyland is highly underrated in the main- sets of the technological machines."
stream music press. The compilation opens an intense field for experi- GAS: Zauberberg CD (MP 45 CD) $15.00
mentation which is used by hardcore terrorists Alec Empire and Brilliant new forward moving Mike Ink album, bridging near-sym-
Panacea, NY’s finest in illbient DJ Spooky, noise terrorists Techno phonic ambiance with his trademark minimal beat. "Hiding behind the
Animal and Zulutronic, and the ‘Hip Hop‘ minimalists of Brooklyn’s project Gas is of course the musician Wolfgang Voigt, who for most
Wordsound label and DJ Vadim. people is better known for his labels Profan and Studio 1, or his very
VA: Electric Ladyland IV 2LP (MP 39 LP) $17.00 successful projects Love Inc, Mike Ink and Grungerman. With this
Fourth volume with Techno Animal, Slotek, Bad Street Boy, DJ Spooky, release, his third under the alias Gas, the artist resumes his under-
Alec Empire, Panacea, Andre Surov, Spectre. standing of the music of Arnold Schönberg, Alban Berg as well as the
RESTGERÄUSCH: Vol II CD (MP 40 CD) $15.00 vigorous, gloomy sound of Richard Wagner. Essentially reducing to vio-
"The second edition of this German noise concept is dealing with inser- lin and horn passages, he condenses and modulates the sound waves
tations within a frequency range from television to global radio com- and loops until they reach a new -- almost gaseous-state. There they
munication into analogue cable connections. The principle of inaudible encounter the last remains of techno (groove), to follow the long
sound amplification (Restzgeräuschverstärkung) leads us again into a march of the bassdrum which is floating through the brittle beauty of
world of inperceptility. Reaching the point of 'Chaos Totale,' the point gloomy virtual sounds of nature -- seems to begin nowhere, seems to
of undefinable heterodynation, new images appear, made accessible end nowhere. A dense forest of reflections, cleft mountains of a very
by never before perceived sounds. A continuous transformation like special imagination."
clouds on a stormy day. Unlike the first edition (1h 1min.), which the THAEMLITZ, TERRE: Still Life With Numerical Analysis (remix)
two artists produced together, Restgeräusch II is divided in two parts. 12" (MP 46) $9.00
Each artist (Kerosene and Jammin Unit) has produced his half simulta- "A special 2 track 12" featuring 2 remixes of the Terre Thaemlitz track
neously in different studios, in different towns. The total running time 'Still Life With Numerical Analysis' by USA ambient terrorist group
is again 1h 1min. (2x 30 min. 30 sec.)." Ultra-Red."
RESTGERÄUSCH: Vol. II LP (MP 40 LP) $12.00 DUCA, CURD: Elevator CD (MP 47 CD) $15.00
TRASH: Industrialsamplecoregouchbeat CD (MP 41) $15.00 "New album after the success of his compilation series Easy Listening
Excellent weirdstep compilation in a No Future/Mosquito/Spunk Vol. 1-5 and the transformation of Richard Wagner sounds on
Switched On Wagner. This new release is not hi concept art, it is elec- "Outing #2 on Mille Plateaux for this long-time label mainstay.
tronic mood music for listening or even electronic cool jazz and it is Surprisingly abstract (even for the MP aesthetic) examples of studio
more complex than the Easy listening series. Elevator also contains the labor, programmed as one complete 62 minute mind-fuck with 16 con-
effort to build up rhythm without drum machine and sampled grooves venient access points. All of his trademarks are still present; densely
and the samples are not integrated in a rhythmical framework. Every programmed downtempo bits, forays into acid-jungle, wavetable
sample used by Curd Duca's music has its own quality and sounds total- based bliss-out, darth-vox, squelchy beat-sounds, etc... In fact every
ly different in the original context. It is about sounds and textures and post-dancefloor form is represented in some way, mastered with way
Curd Duca's music stands for the purity of timbre. Important are not too much bass for individual use and crammed together as if it were a
the cultural context and some significant associations, every sample has self-mix CD of sorts. Not a bad idea."
its own rhythm and timbre combined with metallic ‘Rauschen’ and low STEEL: Audio-Cynicism 2LP (MP 52 LP) $17.00
frequency basslines. The tracks on Elevator cannot be separated –- they THAEMLITZ/JANE DOWE, TERRE: Institutional Collaborative CD
are creating a beautiful context. Elevator shows Curd Duca as the per- (MP 53 CD) $15.00
fect cut-up artist." "For this new album on Mille Plateaux the members of the Institutional
VA: Electric Ladyland V 3LP (MP 48 LP) $18.00 Collaborativ, Jane Dowe and Terre Thaemlitz have only communicated
KÖNER, THOMAS: Kaamos CD (MP 49 CD) $15.00 for years via digital means, email, DAT and CD. As a music journalist,
"After the re-release of the ambient classics Teimo/Termafrost, Kaamos Dowe has initially engaged Thaemlitz in discussion about some of his
is the first new album of Thomas Köner for Mille Plateaux. Minimalistic audio projects. Dowe's participation in major US university music pro-
structures on this album reach a new kind of redundancy. The music grams led to a series of tape exchanges with Thaemlitz. For both
emits sound waves, sound which is always travelling, never arriving. Electroacoustic music encompasses the irresolvable hypocrisy of a
What makes sound travel is very pure and simple sound, an emission or mutual adoration for creative presence, and for black box strategies
wave without harmonics. Sound captures forces like duration and which allow computer randomization to play an integrate role in cre-
intensity but opens also endless horizons and spaces which can be filled ative decision making processes. From this point Thaemlitz and Dowe
with analogies, myths and images. The album spurs the you to listen to suggest a critical engagement of dominant musical discourses which
fragile works, music without center. Spatial perspectives are dominat- present the musician as both the ultimate individual as well as a com-
ing the music. Thomas Köner, one half of the techno duo Porter Ricks, munal visionary. For contemporary music exists a dichotic opposition
delivers a fine example of contemporary electronic music. He is bring- between analog and the digital. Analogue sounds are typically charac-
ing back a new lightness to electronic music without relying on musi- terized as warm, while digital sounds are described as cold. Those who
cality or on the more execution of implemented features and pre- prefer the analogue as a kind of self-expression of the musician are
installed presets of the technological machines." seeking detachment from the social processes and the digital cultural
4E: 4E4ME4YOU CD (MP 50 CD) $15.00 relations. Thaemlitz and Dowe are working in a cultural field which
"4E is the main project of NY producer Khan, who is owner of Temple opposes contextualizations of contemporary music in an only analogue
Records NY. Together with Air Liquide`s Walker he released 2 albums as domain. The result of "Institutional Collaborative is audio which both
GEN for Mille Plateaux. His new album contains a large spectrum, from privileges (digital and analogue) and disavows musicality through an
abstract hip hop to electrofunk. The music of 4E is involved in the his- intermixing of digital residue with carefully disclosed source materials.
tory of hip hop but the tracks are existing without the privileged posi- The music is an active response to the traditional identity-driven mar-
tion of language as the main authorized means of communication. keting techniques."
Also he uses a large machine of different sounds, which is not heard in MATSUNAGA, KOUHEI: Upside Down CD (MP 54 CD) $15.00
normal hip hop. 4E is also not involved in the cliches of trip hop, in the "Matsunaga is one of the first Japanese artists to make a CD for Mille
simple cliches of musicality (jazz, ambient). One must invent extremely Plateaux. The 22 year old student of architecture in Tokyo produced
strong new music, in the era of techno a fusion of hip hop beats, elec- also under the name of Mou for Electric Ladyland compilations and
trofunk and a large archive of sounds. 4E creates a rhythmatic sound- performed in Japan with Audio Active, Roni Size, Panacea and many
machine, deep and warms rhyzhyms and surprising sound construc- more. His first album contains also cooperations with Japanese noise &
tions. The influence of urban environments is fundamental for the electronic artists Merzbow & Masonna. The album is characterised by
music of 4E. Everybody is electronically fused, networked and inter- the idea of taking noise back to the music and demonstrating the bru-
faced. 4E is the digital subjectivity of NY producer Khan." tality of ordering sounds into music. Upside Down is neither pure
4E: 4E4ME4YOU 2LP (MP 50 LP) $17.00 industrial nor desktop music. The sound archives include virtual sounds,
PLURAMON: Render Bandits CD (MP 51 CD) $15.00 which are not physical, but also physical sounds like the human voice
"Pluramon is the project of Cologne artist Markus Schmickler He is part and traditional instruments. The music is floating the brittle beauty of
of the electronic collective A-Musik, the homebase of acts like Mouse gloomy virtual and physical sounds, seems to begin nowhere, seems to
On Mars. On his new album Jan St. Werner(MoM; Microstoria) and Jaki end nowhere. Music without center. A dense forest of reflections, cleft
Liebezeit (Can) are involved with additional instruments (gongs, key- mountains of a very special musical imagination."
boards, drums). Render Bandits includes a large range of sound sources VA: Electric Ladyland Vol. 6 2CD (MP 55 CD) $23.00
and a massive battery of drums. Schmickler himself and Liebezeit are "To understand the music of Electric Ladyland, one needs to consider
responsible for the complexity of rhythms on the album. Pluramon is its culture and political context. 'Electric soul for rebels.' This ostensibly
definitely in the tradition of the main German Krautrock band Can, but simple statement articulates some of the complex micro-political
neither is the sound of Pluramon a copy of the 70s sound nor is the pro- processes that are involved in electronic music. The music is divided in
ject part of the alternative post rock movement. The use of manipulat- history but the tracks on Electric Ladyland are existing without the priv-
ed instruments like gongs, guitars and special keyboards is inspired by ileged position of language as the main authorised means of commu-
electroacoustique and electronic sources and becomes very percussive nication. There is no pre-dominant code, no signifier that pre-deter-
on the album. The amplification of sounds creates an immersive envi- mines how the listener should physically or mentally respond to the
ronment of acoustic space. The music emits massive soundwaves, sound music. Electric Ladyland destroys the conservatism of Hip Hop. But the
which is always travelling, never arriving. Sound opens endless hori- sounds are also deterritorialised in relation to musical tradition. Trip
zons and spaces which can be filled with analogies, myths and images." hop always uses the cliches of musicality (jazz, ambient, etc.) and
PLURAMON: Render Bandits LP (MP 51 LP) $12.00 Electric Ladyland allows to move away from the conservative forms of
STEEL: Audio-Cynicism CD (MP 52 CD) $15.00 trip hop to new investments of desire. The response to the music of

Electric Ladyland becomes how to continue an intense flow. Desire electronic music mixed with elements of Techno and even pop. The 4/4
comes up against the special forms of capitalist music business and it is bassdrum gives the music this special hypnotic touch, the music
not surprising that Electric Ladyland is highly underrated in the main- involves forces like duration and intensity. Sturm is Reinhard Voigt´s
stream music press. Involved with Electric Ladyland 6 are the main pro- first concept album, all the elements of Techno and Pop are exploding
ducers of Abstract Hip Hop or illbient like NY star DJ Spooky who pro- in a new powerful sound and music."
duced two exclusive tracks, one with heavy dub feeling and one with STURM: 2LP (MP 60 LP) $17.00
great soundscapes; Mark B from DJ Vadim's Jazz Fudge offers minimal VA: Modulation & Transformation 4 3LP (MP 61 LP) $18.00
Hip Hop tracks; Brooklyn's Wordsound crew gives us NY's finest in Dub ULTRA-RED: Second Nature CD (MP 62 CD) $15.00
and Hip Hop collages. Also from NY are 4E from Temple Records and "Second Nature is an investigation into queer sex in Los Angeles
DJ Soul Slinger from Liquid Sky. German drum'n'bass star Panacea is Griffith Park. A compilations of actions, performances and installations,
involved with two brand new tracks. Techno Animal produced a track, the album tracks the group's work in the 3500 acres of this park. Ultra-
a fine fusion of noise, film music and deep hip hop beats. From Red approaches field recordings with the curiosity of a coroner, dis-
Germany's Pharma label we have tracks from Kerosene, and Jammin' secting wounds, magnifying them and folding them upon each other,
Unit and Frankfurt offers Sandbenders and Steel." creating new soundscapes out of the remains of pre-recorded source
VA: Electric Ladyland Vol. 6 2LP (MP 55 LP) $17.00 tape. It's no wonder that Ultra-Red find kindred-spirit in Mille Plateaux
PANACEA VS. HANAYO: Hanayo In Panacea CD (MP 56 CD) $15.00 artist Terre Thaemlitz. Both artists working methods insist on a kind of
"German drum & bass star Panacea met Japanese female singer materialist dialectic between the remnants of ambient music and the
Hanayo in Hamburg. They decided to produce an album for Mille over-all social context of musical production. But whereas Thaemlitz
Plateaux, the result of this cooperation is a fullfilled mixture of abstract locates his materialism in the man-machine interface, Ultra-Red scour
hip hop, noise and pop. Since her childhood Hanayo has been studying the sound fields of urban public spaces in their hometown Los Angeles.
and performing music and theatre, taking photos and traveling. After The sounds of crickets and rustling foot-falls collapse into digital clicks
having finished here life in the geisha world in 1992, she started a band and pulses, exploding the nature versus machine duality onto the
with Merzbow and Violent Onsen Geisha. Her CD release Dang Donog threshold of desublimated sound. The opening track, 'Lewd Conduct',
was a big success in the Japanese pop world. In 1995 she started her features the orgiastic sounds of twenty public sex offenders. From
new band Vapid Dolly and released an album with UK electronic war- there Second Nature departs from the more elegiac representations of
riors Black Dog. This new album contains noisy and experimental public sex. And Ultra-Red raises a red flag giving a listening to the
tracks, where Hanayo uses here voice like an instrument, but the album inherent antagonism within queer spaces, even the uptopian spaces of
also offers electronic pop songs, heavy drumloops, catchy hooklines -- cruising."
with the erotic voice of Hanayo, which can be compared with the voice GAS: Oktember LP (MP 63) $13.00
of Vanessa Paradis." Vinyl-only mini-LP. "Hiding behind the project Gas is of course the
THAEMLITZ, TERRE: Love For Sale CD (MP 58 CD) $15.00 musician Wolfgang Voigt, also known for his labels Profan and Studio
"It is the first release in the Mille Plateaux queer media series, it deals 1, or his successful projects Love Inc., Mike Ink or Grungerman. With
with the commodification of queer identity, and recent political shifts the present fourth release under the name of Gas, the artist resumes
in the lesbian and gay mainstream, away from direct action toward again his understanding of ambient music. Essentially sampling and
marketplace visibility. True to form,the final CD design is a rainbow- reducing violin and horn passages, Gas condenses and modulates the
flag nightmare. His electroacoustic method and the function of sounds sound waves and loops until they reach a new almost gaseous state.
substantiate on an association between music produced with comput- There they encounter the last remains of Techno grooves, to follow the
er synthesis and resynthesis as a input of sounds, and otherwise a simul- long march of the bassdrum while floating through the brittle beauty
taneous identification with a society attitude (in this project the queer of gloomy virtual sounds. A dense forest of reflections."
media subject) and a personal impression. The result is a interesting CRANK: Wanton Phenomena CD (MP 64 CD) $15.00
deal in a manner, which we like the Terre Thaemlitz expression." "Crank is a project from Danny Zelonky. He has been recording under
ROBERTS, DEAN: All Cracked Medias CD (MP 59 CD) $15.00 the names Low Res and Crank and for labels such as Plug Research,
A Formacentric production, issued via Mille Plateaux, following Moth Metroplex, Sony and now Mille Plateaux. Zelonky´s start in electronic
Park: Soundtracks To Utopia & Ribbon Arcade. "Debut Mille Plateaux music is traceable to his high school days, when he studied musique
recording for this Auckland, New Zealand based composer, after sever- concrete. The diversity of Zelonky´s current output, however, is more
al records under the guises White Wing Moth and Moth Park for the likely attributable to his subsequent interest in and study of other gen-
Formacentric and Poon Village labels. Extended contextual manipula- res of music and he remains for the most part innocent with regards to
tions of piano, percussion and guitar sound-sources formed into stud- trends in techno and academic genres. A primary concern of the artist
ies in subtle development and linear form. Completely in place among is the augmentation of imagination and intelligence through the dis-
the roster of MP greats like Terre Thaemlitz, Oval, and Christophe covery, instigation and selective exploitation of the non linear and
Charles. Smooth. -- Hrvatski. "No sound has been manipulated to a asymmetrical aspects of sonic phenomena. Sounds might be construct-
point of becoming aware of the events of another. The distanciation of ed/deconstructed by countless techniques, each yielding a different
relationships is intended to invent parallel events between each set of character of asymmetrical transformation. This album would appear to
materials and their engagement with the performer. Through this, a represent an attempt by Crank to 'jam' with physics. Crank is also
meta-language is established by which the dialogue between sounds is revealing of the raw underlying phenomena. Sounds might be con-
apparent through the cracks in the media." -- Roberts. structed/deconstructed by countless techniques, each yielding a differ-
STURM: CD (MP 60 CD) $15.00 ent character of asymmetrical transformation." Very A-Musik/Plug
One of the deepest records yet from the explosive Cologne, Germany Research sounding release for Mille Plateau; includes a Phthalocyanine
electronic music scene. "Sturm is the first album of Reinhard Voigt for remix.
Mille Plateaux. Reinhard is part of the Kompakt scene in Cologne and GAS: Königsforst CD (MP 65 CD) $15.00
brother of Wolfgang Voigt aka Mike Ink. Sturm is a special concept to "Behind Gas, you find the artist Wolfgang Voigt, living and working in
make sound travel. That what is necessary to make sound travel and to Cologne/Germany for all his life, who formerly and much better known
travel around sound, is very pure sound, an emission and wave without for his projects Mike Ink, Love Inc. . and Studio Eins. The music of Gas
melody. The more rarefied the atmosphere, the more disparate the ele- not only turns the traditional customs of electronic music upside down,
ments you will find. Although Sturm has all the elements of minimal but leads all of his work finally to its starting point. In the beginning,
music, but the music of Reinhard Voigt is different. It is contemporary which means before Techno, there was Gas. If there wouldn´t have
been the artists certain love to four-to-the-floor rhythms and acid an only analogue domain. The music is made through an intermixing
basslines, this record might have been released over eight years before. of digital residue with carefully disclosed source materials. The sound
Actually, there are sounds used on this album, waiting a whole decade of the album is minimal but groovy."
for their destination. Zauberberg, the previous Gas album of 1997, sug- SND: Make SND Cassette 2LP (MP 69 LP) $17.00
gested something becoming true on Königsforst -- the long-standing Double LP version.
musical vision to bring the German forest into disco. Which is obvious- BRETSCHNEIDER, FRANK: Rand CD (MP 70 CD) $15.00
ly the best place to be. As a kind of weird and personal imagination, "Frank Bretschneider is part of one of the most interesting Electronica
Wolfgang Voigt wants to show, that there could be another idea of labels around, the East German based Raster. He's released several CDs
inventing something like German pop. His ingredients much more under the names Komet and Produkt,his last CD was released on the
sound like 'loden & tuba' than like 'jeans & guitars'. Gas is truly vision- 20' to 2000 series. His first solo album for Mille Plateaux contains an
ary music, with endless loops of strings and horns, gaseous and nebu- evolutionary music built on spatial metamorphic rhythm patterns, tin-
lous, floating, mixing and drifting. High as low, light as heavy. And the kling synthetics, high frequency clicks, whirrs and machine grinding. 20
eternal bassdrum is marching like the heartbeat of life, knocking under tracks of the album are the result of a computer based, modulated syn-
the surface like coming out of another room." thesizer system. There is no difference between sound and composition
GAS: Königsforst 2LP (MP 65 LP) $17.00 anymore. One sound may represent the whole track. Tracks are not cre-
Double LP, full color gatefold sleeve. ated by classic sequencer technology, but all movements, series of
DUCA, CURD: Elevator 2 LP (MP 66 LP) $13.00 sounds, and orders of tones are the result of unorthodox connected
New vinyl version of the recent CD release. "Subtitled 'electro acoustic Synthesizer modules (LFO`s, oscillators, filters, amplification).
mood music', Duca´s new Elevator album transcends the style he once Developed sound-events, which are mostly chaotic and accidental, are
established in his Easy Listening series. Starting with one of his trade- brought into 'form' by special controllers. The result is minimal, often
mark psychedelic tracks, it soon veers off into uncharted territories of sketchy tracks, which are more constructed than improvised and are
digital explosion, non-metric pulses, jazzy cut-ups and mindblowing most often finished after the idea of the track is crystallized. Fragments
transitions-executed with a casual precision that makes even the most of minimal structure are added slowly and carefully, sometimes taken
experimental tracks highly listenable. Curd Duca's music is at once lav- out and then put back in after further thought. Other beat fragments
ish and parsimonious, synthetic and soulful. He is able to put his hands seem lost and out-of-place, until low frequency clicks are locked in.
on a piece of chrome and make it radiate with warmth. Elevator 2 airy Even if the albumis contemporary electronic music, it is still inspired by
and elegant, at times rough and scratchy and off the scale: It is quite a the idea of new and experimental pop music."
journey." BRETSCHNEIDER, FRANK: Rand 2LP (MP 70 LP) $16.00
STURM: Die Glocken Von Sturm 12" (MP 67 LP) $12.00 Double vinyl version, full color sleeve.
Awesome vinyl-only extended 3 track EP, following up the self-titled THAEMLITZ, TERRE: Replicas Rubato LP (MP 71 LP) $12.00
full length Sturm album on Mille Plateaux (MP 60). "Sturm is a project NEINA: Formed Verse CD (MP 72 CD) $15.00
by Cologne artist Reinhard Voigt who is part of the Kompact scene. Neina is a unit produced and assembled by Hosomi Sakana, a keyboard
Basic structures on this maxi contain heavy loops, repetitive keyboard player and producer active in Japan's music scene. The unit is com-
patterns and microscopic effects. It is fragile music, music without cen- prised of an unrestricted and irregular lineup. Neina is the word for
ter. Regardless of genre, dance or ambient, sound are travelling 'song' in Ainu, the language of the indigenous people of Japan. After
through time and space." graduating from the conservatory, Hosomi commenced his career in
HECKMANN, THOMAS P.: Raum CD (MP 68 CD) $15.00 1984 as a professional keyboardist for a variety of artists and bands.
"Now the release of his solo album Raum. Spatial and minimal musical Before long his talents as a programmer, arranger, and producer came
structures on this album are developing a new kind of redundancy. The to the attention of many; and the number of artists with whom he has
music emits sound waves, sound which is always travelling, never arriv- collaborated since, in performance and recording, has exceeded one
ing. What makes sound travel is very pure and simple sound, an emis- hundred, the number of records he participated in easily over two hun-
sion or wave without harmonics. Sound captures forces like duration dred. Alongside accomplishing a busy schedule of support work, he has
and intensity, but opens endless horizons and spaces which can be continued tirelessly in pursuit of the challenge of his own mode of
filled with analogies, myths and images. The album is more than a frag- expression, mainly in his own studio. Meanwhile as an arranger, con-
ile work music, music without center. Spatial perspective is dominating tinuing to work with ever-increasing variety of musical instruments uti-
the music. Thomas P. Heckmann delivers a fine example of contempo- lizing digital technology has led him to new methods of working. The
rary electronic music. He is bringing back a new lightness to electronic vast information contained within the digital world and the often,
music without relying on musicality or on the mere execution of imple- almost organic logic within it, as well as the image it holds of chaotic
mented features and pre-installed presets of the technological and limitless possibility, grew to fascinate him. Eventually, all this came
machines. Raum is more than a perfect ambient album." into being in the shape of Neina. Techno, drum 'n' bass, noise, ambi-
HECKMANN: THOMAS P. 2LP (MP 68 LP) $17.00 ent, all the music of recent years, and its rapid progress and prolifera-
SND: Make SND Cassette CD (MP 69 CD) $15.00 tion, has brought an anticipation for the emergence of the next, new
"The sound of the album is minimal but groovy, SND is like Oval on music, for both the enthusiast of the floor and the contemplative in the
house. SND is a label and artist project from Sheffield. The project is living room. Neina brings a new musicality into digital weirdness, one
run by two DJ´s and programmers, Mark Fell and Mat Steel. Both are step further than projects like Oval and Microstoria. Neina also involves
involved in interface design for music software and sound manipula- new processes of production, distribution, and reception."
tion; in interactive media & space. SND works on experimental radio STURM: Sturmgesten 2LP (MP 74 LP) $16.00
broadcast, Mark Fell and Mat Steel are programming experimental "Sturm is a major project of Reinhard Voigt who released already one
music events around the UK. The project is influenced by electronic art, album and one maxi on Mille Plateaux. Sturmgesten, the new album,
programming structures, information graphics and theory. All sounds is the third part of his homogeneous creative power. In comparison
of the album are virtual; SND are not using conventional music soft- with his first album the new one is more consistent and Reinhard is
ware or electronic instruments. The group develops software interfaces producing without compromise. The album is the result of concentrat-
that generate patterns and modify sound. In this sense the process is ed working, manifestation of darkness and seriousness without losing
more concerned ergonomic than aestethic. SND are working in a cul- a specific pop appeal. The affinity to Gas, a project on Mille Plateaux
tural field which opposes centextualisations of contemporary music in by his brother Wolfgang Voigt, is amazing. Sturmgesten varies contin-

ious returning sounds. The album works with the possibility of creating better known for his projects Mike Ink, Love Inc. and Studio Eins. After
a fascinating atmosphere with one special idea. Music through time the last Gas albums Zauberberg and Königsforst and a long march
travelling. Clarity, purity and intensity of sound are the main aspects of through the wood of the thousand eyes, we are arriving at a clearing
Reinhard Voigt's new album." of grand feelings where there is no more art. No more artists in the
PLURAMON: Formant Remixes 12" (MP 76 EP) $12.00 midst of your laptop. We believe what we see and don't take any
"This is an amazing collection of dance remixes of Pluramon's track responsibility. Download a warm dress made of Gas and make all
'Formant' from their album Render Bandits. Stunning mixes by boundaries sodden in the net as well as on earth. Pop is lighter in
Brighton techno hero Cristian Vogel, Cologne's minimalist Thomas sound and more transparent in structure. As your expectations settle,
Brinkmann, minimal house of Frankfurt based label Perlon (Pantytec), you'll find graceful surfaces beautiful and perfectly deformed, tiled
and one mix by Pluramon producer Marcus Schmickler himself. and looped like reality and the surroundings around it. This is pop."
Postrock goes techno and house." CURD DUCA: Elevator 3 LP (MP 84 LP) $11.00
AUTOPOIESES: La Vie A Noir Remixes 2LP (MP 77 LP) $16.00 "Marks a new level of Curd Duca's art of the digital cut-up and
"After the release of the album, which redefined noir in terms of dig- advanced sample- based soundscaping. The subtitle `digitalanalog
ital music, parts of their music were immediately used by William mood music' refers to its mostly analog source material and its affini-
Forsythe for his new ballet 'Endless House'. This double 12" contains 28 ties to jazzy digital improvisation and the non-mechanistic sensibilities
loops constructed by Autopoieses, using sounds and rhythms from of late-romantic classical music, also employing a rather expanded
their album. Also included are 4 fantastic remixes by dancefloor hero notion of mood. In 48 (!) tracks, a wide variety of sounds, textures, and
Gez Varley (former member of LFO), new Finnish minimalism star rhythms, floats by and mysteriously coalesces into a stylistically coher-
Vladislav Delay, the California based artist Kit Clayton, and Terre ent work, transcending contradictions between experimental and
Thaemlitz. A superb package of new electronica." emotional, intellectual and enjoyable.ÈLEVATOR 3` is atmospheric con-
VA: Clicks And Cuts 3LP (MP 79 LP) $24.00 cept art: light and dark, complex and simple, laid back and elegant."
"The manifesto of a generation of digitized and redigitized faults and MIND HORIZON RECORDINGS (UK):
advancements that comes to terms with its basis of sound: Clicks And POSITION NORMAL: Stop Your Nonsense CD (MHR 003 CD)
Cuts. Combined on this compilation are acts that in their own scene $15.00
have been responsible for most of the excitement and fascination "Stop Your Nonsense is a melting pot of influences and styles taking in
going on in electronic music within the last years, monsters such as Pan such luminaries as The Virgin Prunes, Krautrock, Stereolab, Beta Band,
Sonic, Thomas Brinkmann, Wolfgang Voigt (Mike Ink). The originators, Saint Etienne, Wagon Christ and Bently Rhythm Ace, and Reeves &
those whose influences are unmeasurable, and the purveyors of the Mortimer, it's an album that refuses to grow up, without ever resort-
new input, the born as a cult people like SND, Pole, Vladislav Delay, ing to beg beat buffoonery but instead spending time creating beauti-
Farben, Kit Clayton, Jake Mandell, Frank Bretschneider, Noto, ful abstract rhythms based on obscure fifties melodies mixed with var-
Autopoieses, etc., that gave the new sound of minimalism an unfor- ious electronic mediums, the result is always outstanding, often mes-
gettable face. Every track is a whole school of sound, a formula on merizing."
which to construct the future, a tool for the masterbuilders and pur- POSITION NORMAL: Stop Your Nonsense 2LP (MHR 003 LP)
pose makers of the next millennium. More than just another compila- $15.00
tion, Clicks And Cuts is the basis of generations to follow, the sound LISP: Flatspin CD (MHR 004 CD) $9.00
and structure of the electronic revolution in progress, and one of the "Lisp, a five piece, are the sound of the dark side of London and
first utterings of a finally globalized, and not even afraid of it, scene of 'Flatspin' is the first fruits of their 18 month recording 'burst' which
minimalisms. Clicks And Cuts is the raw elements of computerized resulted in the forthcoming album Cycles. The single is a high, holy
music turned to digital dust." piece of work featuring the powerful Scott Walker, Art Garfunkel
DELAY, VLADISLAV: Entain 2LP (MP 80 LP) $16.00 stylings of vocalist Jonnie Gordon, and their sound is technologically on
"Vladislav Delay is the most exciting new artist in the Scandinavian the cutting edge with a firm foundation in acoustic beauty."
electronic scene since Pan Sonic. After his releases on labels like Sigma, LISP: Flatspin 12" (MHR 004 EP) $9.00
Max Ernst and Chain Reaction Entain is his first album on Mille LISP: Long Way To Climb CD (MHR 005 CD) $9.00
Plateaux, which already released one track of him on the Clicks & Cuts "A million miles away from the reigning pop vacuity on the one end
compilation. Entain delivers two tracks from his debut album Ele on and the post rock indulgence on the other, Lisp exhibit a rare sense of
Sigma plus two brand new tracks. The album goes towards and beyond conviction and emotional depth, which sounds like both the future and
design, the audiovisual dreams and lifestyle accessoires. Like some the past. Long Way To Climb portrays all the things which Lisp do best-
other artists on Mille Plateaux, Delay is working with the most unessen- a delicate beauty and sweeping epic scale, mesmeric rhythm and
tialist sounds ever, clicks and glitches, fragmented cuts, and yet is giv- strange words. The single is backed with the extremely bizarre Visitor's
ing the music an unexpected and fascinating flow, the likes of which remix of the track 'Let It Go'."
hasn't been heard in electronic music for years. On the surface one MINIFUNK (SPAIN):
might think he is reflecting only the darkness, the coolness of rainy
VA: Minifunk Crew: The Newest Funky Brutalism 2CD (MFR 025)
days in Helsinki, but in reality his music calculates and simulates some-
$22.00
thing which hasn`t been reality yet, virtual reality might be the term.
"For the time in the long and sad history of the world will be released
Delay's music is the prototype of an abstract machine, assemblages of
a Minifunk compilation, a double CD that will feature all the best
another type, the molecular, the cosmic. Abstract, singular and cre-
artists from the label." Features tracks by: An Der Beat, The
ative, real yet nonconcrete, this abstract machine is dated and named:
Discowboys, Oriol Ainslie, Full Duplex, Teen Marcianas, Mark Ambrose,
Vladislav Delay. His album is the perfect demonstration, that minimal-
Jook, Gemini, Glory B, Coltren, DJ Dab, 20/20 Vision, Loe, Groof, Ambar
ism of the 21th century has just started, a collection of new music can
vs. Dr. Trauman, Angel Molina. Includes remixes by Random Factor, The
be produced, novelties under the condition that digital media are
Last Disco Superstars, Jook, Voice Stealer. Captivating assemblage of
steered by written codes. Vladislav Delay is setting up potentials,
deep house, tech house, and techno variants. Includes the best of
recording the effects and impulses of the never heard. Imagine a new
Minifunk's 12" output (they have about 40 releases to date) plus a full
world of the audio."
CD's worth of exclusive, previously unreleased tracks. The label thanks
GAS: Pop 2LP (MP 83 LP) $16.00
for inspiration: New Order, Keith Moon and Sonic Boom, John
"Behind Gas, you find the artist Wolfgang Voigt, who's been living and
Coltrane, David Lynch & Laura Palmer, Disko B/Gigolo, Tresor, Rephlex,
working in Cologne/Germany all his life, and who is formerly and much
Harvest & Liquid Sky, Mike Ink & Kompakt, Maurizio & Dubplates, etc. monthly 12"s, compiled onto a CD in Feb. '98). As expected the results
An inspired collection from a largely unknown scene from the unin- are flabbergasting, a cinch for my personal top ten of '98. Stereo-pan
formed and limited American viewpoint. intensive sonic groove minimalism, in peak performance. "Thomas
GLORY B: Sunday Island 1 12"+10" (MFR 028) $15.00 Brinkmann (Cologne, Germany) visited Windsor to play Hawtin some
"Minifunk industries presents Venna's premier electronic combo mr. of his 'Variations' of Concept 1. The results unfolded a new structure
Martin ‘Tin’ Retschitzegger & Mr. Michael ‘Duke’ Peter, a.k.a. Hi-Lo, from the original material, exposing a new side of Hawtin's composi-
Glory B, The Memory Foundation, The Skinless Brothers, Ratio, and tions. Explaining his custom system to produce the Concept 1
Maybe and Her Boneless Sisters. Here they come with the first release Variations, Brinkmann notes, 'I used a self-made turntable with 30 kilo
of a series of three twelve inches full of deep dub techno and a 10" plate, and two SME 309 Tone Arms utilizing both Ortofon and Van den
with two deep electro tracks. Some tracks are beautiful 4x4 deep tech- Hul moving-coil pickups.' Using the original Concept 1 records on his
funk tracks, with those kinda dub staccato sounds and those building two-arm turntable, Thomas found unheard dynamics within these
'n' hypnotic structures Hi-Lo are known for. Some others have broken recordings. Even the imperfections of the vinyl pressing process find
rhythm patterns, but still keeping those ever-building structures and new character within his Variations. "The interventions with the actu-
that deep funk sound." al vinyl are few: I slowed down the speed of the record and used the
DJ DAB: Original Sound Tracks CD (MFR 031 CD) $16.00 left pickup (arm) for the left channel, and the right pickup (arm) for
"Dab. Who is DJ Dab?. Once Dab jumped into the Minifunk's stable the right channel. I found out that the use of different pickup systems
with his demo tape, crying out it was the work of his whole life. But it for both channels is important for the sound," Brinkmann adds. "It's
wasn't born yet He's the swindler musician who tried to cheat possible to hear a melodic displacement between the channels." Re-
Minifunk's A&R. It wasn't necessary to do too much knocking before thinking the depth of sound, Thomas said, "I don't believe in creativi-
Dab started singing like a cabaret soprano. So he told: after gathering ty, but in sensibility. We have to invent the things to make them visible
a huge and beautiful mountain of grass (from his neighbour's garden), or audible, even though they had been there before, only invisible and
Dab locked himself into his old Uncle Buddy's 80's discotheque. Dab inaudible." Through his unique angle of attention, Thomas has
had been driving himself crazy in that room for up to 18 months, only allowed us to hear what he hears, something that was there but
leaving twice: in order to change his burned Akai 3000 for a 5000+, and unheard until now. Summing up his technique, Thomas mentions,
for getting some more pot from his desperate neighbor. He listened to "With a little intervention and displacement of elements, the Concepts
and sampled and cut and re-cut all the old records he could before his are sounding different. The same information they had before, but
brain hemorrhaged, and we must advise that they included some suck two times present. Like the idea of cloning and twins: still Richie's DNA
shitty recordings, like Catholic musical newreel soundtracks or Catalan with a little mutation. A different groove."
rapped hip hop demo tapes from early 90's. The results of this serious HAWTIN, RICHIE: Decks, EFX & 909 12" (MINUS 4) $6.00
self-attack to Dab's mental health is entitled Original Sound Tracks A 12" of selected excerpts from the new Hawtin CD-only mix album,
because nothing better came to his mind after this abuse. This record Decks, EFX & 909. Artists included in this 17-minute selection are: Grain,
is so mad, it's so weird and fucked up that Minifunk had no option, no Santos Rodriguez, Richard Harvey, Richie Hawtin, Nitzer Ebb, Heiko
way out: this shit had to be released by Minifunk. And there is only one Laux, Baby Ford & Eon, Savvas Tsatis and Stewart S. Walker.
thing more that Minifunk could do to protect their Spanish way of life. HAWTIN, RICHIE: Orange 12" (MINUS ORNG) $6.50
Minifunk recommends: smoke and listen." "Richie Hawtin returns with a dancefloor inspired EP from the deejay's
GROOF: I Want You CD (MFR 034 CD) $9.00 point of view." A deconstruction/tribute to Yellow's track "Oh Yeah".
"Groof started his career in a band called Ballet Mecanico (Mechanic Written by B. Blank. D. Meier, R. Hawtin. Construction and reduction by
Ballet), one of the most underground techno-pop bands based in R. Hawtin.
Madrid in the late 80s. His passion for the darkest side of electronic HAWTIN, RICHIE: Orange CD (MINUS ORNGCD) $7.50
music pushed him into straight techno production, following the style "Richie Hawtin return with new 4 new dancefloor tracks inspired from
branch-outs created by such masters as Banks, Hood, or Mills. "I Want the deejay's point of view. 'Orange' is derived from Yello. Written by B.
You" is a repetItive, straight-to-the-floor electro track, which has been Blank. D. Meier, R. Hawtin. Construction and reduction by R. Hawtin. "
remixed for the first single by top world-wide electro producer Voice Similar packaging as the current Raster 20' to 2000 series.
Stealer (in his first remix under this alias); and Big Toxic, surely the most THEOREM: Shift 12" (TH 1) $6.00
respected and known electronic producer in Spain." "Sonic visionary Theorem (aka Dale Lawrence) delivers the first volume
GROOF: I Want You 12" (MFR 034 EP) $9.00 of a new series of forward-moving singles. Since 1996, Theorem has
MINUS RECORDS (CANADA): been heading Detroit's next generation of hybrid-techno producers."
HAWTIN, RICHIE: Concept I 96:CD CD (CONCEPT 1) $14.00 Three tracks of deep, organically clanking pulsations, extremely well
Debut release on Richie Hawtin (Plastikman)'s new label (replacing the done.
now defunct Plus 8?). A CD extract of Hawtin's 1996 monthly 12" series, THEOREM: Cinder 12" (TH 2) $6.00
known as Concept I. Those original 12"'s are long gone by now, but Second single in this series by Dale Lawrence. "An aquatic expression
featured some of Hawtin's most ultra minimal moments. Perfect, elec- of Theorem's definition of dance music. Experimental yet hooky, a
tronic patternization, finally issued on the home listener's format of delayed rattle from far away breathes the tracks beat to an upbeat
choice. "This compilation is a reflection of the body of work within pulse, while a sub bassline from the deep holds it all down."
those 12 months of development. Only listeners who collected the pro- THEOREM: Embed/Emerge 12" (TH 3) $6.00
ject during the time of release will able to see the full picture of "Theorem (aka Dale Lawrence) returns with the next edition of the th
Concept I. 96:CD contains one bonus track in addition to previously series. Since 1996, Theorem has been heading Detroit's next genera-
unreleased movements from the original sessions. This compilation is a tion of hybrid-techno producers. His debut album Nano (Plus 8) was
continuous mix by Ritchie Hawtin." succeeded by 1997's 'Mantra One' single, both introducing advancing
HAWTIN, RICHIE: Concept I 96:CD -- Variations by Thomas factors heard in this new series. 'Embed' captivates the groove, with
Brinkmann CD (CONCEPT 1VR) $14.00 up-front basslines and emotional chord structure. The a-side is coun-
Thomas Brinkmann is best know for his minimalist "variations" of Mike teracted by 'Emerge,' which takes an underwater exploration of the
Ink's Studio 1 recordings (as issued on CD by Profan) as well as recent ambient yet rhythmic side of Theorem."
albums and singles on the Suppose and Ernst labels. Here he approach- THEOREM: Fallout 12" (TH 4) $6.00
es Richie Hawtin's Concept 1 material (originally issued as a series of "Theorem (aka Dale Lawrence) concludes the first 'th series' of four

elements. A compilation CD reflecting all four releases plus new mate- Whittaker & Fransisco Mora), & "Street Mix", plus remixes by 4 Hero,
rial will follow." Claude Young, Kirk Degiorgio & Peshay. 56 minutes long.
THEOREM: Ion CD (TH 5) $13.50 INNERZONE ORCHESTRA: Bug In The Bassbin 12" (MW 049X)
"Ion is a compilation of the TH Series from Detroit's Dale Lawrence $10.00
(aka Theorem), featuring the singles 'Shift', 'Embed', 'Cinder' & 4 track 12" of remixes: 4 Hero, Peshay, Craig's "Street Mix" & Kirk
'Fallout', all for the first time on CD. The album compliments a spec- Degiorgio.
trum of melodic and muddy elements in both dancefloor and atmos- MONEY MARK: Hand In Your Head CD (MW 066 CD) $9.00
pheric avenues. Ion is Theorem's first full length since his 1996 debut "Money Mark is well known as the keyboard player with the Beastie
Nano (Plus 8)." Totally classic minimal pulse inspiration, in a league Boys, both in the studio and on tour. 'Hand In Your Head' is the result
with Hawtin's Consumed-era efforts and contemporary German proof a collaboration with Russell Simmons (Jon Spencer Blues Explosion)
duction. and Sean Lennon. This single represents a departure from Mark's usual
MIRAKKLE RECORDS (FRANCE): experimental lo-fi obscura -- it's a very accessible, structured pop
HEARD (MR. FINGERS), LARRY: Les Parrains de la House CD song." Also features a Dust Brothers remix of "Cry" +1 track.
(MIRA 43332) $16.00 AS ONE: Planetary Folklore CD (MW 083 CD) $22.00
A CD compilation of licensed material from the Chicago Trax label, fea- Latest album from Kirk Degiorgio, whose previous albums under the As
turing the classic acid material by Larry Heard's Mr. Fingers incarnation. One alias were released by New Electronica, Shield and Clear. He has
Features 8 tracks, including his all time monster tracks like "Can U Feel also recorded for R&S, Planet E., etc. "Kirk's music has often been
It" (instrumental & vocal versions included), "Washing Machine", etc. described as intelligent techno. Intelligent it certainly is, but as far as
Larry Heard (generally under the moniker Mr. Fingers) is the key figure Kirk is concerned, techno is jazz and this statement is backed up by the
of the Chicago acid/house explosion (alongside Phuture) & his early 10 tracks included on Planetary Folklore. Not a shade of jazz, but the
work from the late 80s is as seminal and as analogous to the Chicago final destination of jazz history. 'I never saw techno as anything else
scene as Derrick May's is to Detroit. In later years Heard recorded some but a continuation of black music. I didn't think of it as any new kind
more smoothly flowing R&B stylings (be careful of anything affiliated of music. It was just the technology and the sounds were different,
with MCA) and most recently some beautiful ambient house albums that's all.'--Degiorgio." A very analog-ish model jazz vibe permeates,
for Distance (see Dance 2000). Until now, finding the tracks enclosed aided by guest musicians Ian O'Brian (guitar) and Carl Craig (ARP syn-
here on CD was a difficult or downright impossible process, but this thesizer), evolving into his most unique & intense electronic record,
French CD (on the unknown Mirakkle label) comes in and fills a glaring loaded with emotion.
hole. Granted it's one of the cheesiest looking CDs you'll ever laugh at, AS ONE: Planetary Folklore LP (MW 083 LP) $19.00
and the sound is strictly crackly-vinyl transfer (being licensed from Trax, DJ KRUSH: Holonic -- The Self Megamix CD (MW 088 CD) $22.00
you'd expect nothing better). But tracks like "Can You Feel It' are the "This album features tracks from all three albums previously released
deepest that deep house ever got and for those inclined, this is an on Mo'Wax, from the darker Strictly Turntablized (1994) and Meiso
essential home-listening document. (1995), to the more contemplative and more positive mood of Milight
MIXTERY RECORDS: (1997), as well as tracks from various EPs. It serves as a great example
of DJ Krush's live skills of mixing and scratching."
BERGMAN/ANTHONY BRAXTON/PETER BROTZMANN, BORAH:
MONEY MARK: Maybe I'm Dead CD (MW 089 CD1) $9.00
Eight By Three CD (MIX 001) $13.00
The remixes are split up over 2 separate CD singles (which come as
Debut on a new label run by Sun Ra biographer John Szwed. Bergman
shaped discs, MM in "action"). CD1 has the original track, Dust
(piano), Brotzmann & Braxton (multiple reeds). "This is music in the
Brothers remix and Underdog remix.
grand manner, its form driven by propulsion, its content filled with
MONEY MARK: Maybe I'm Dead CD (MW 089 CD2) $9.00
rhythm and passion: imagine a convergence of Peter Brotzmann's
CD has the Dust Brothers remix, Psychonauts remix, and Cornelius
Machine Gun, Anthony Braxton's Three Compositions of New Music,
remix.
and Borah Bergman's A New Frontier."
URBAN TRIBE: D-2000 12" (MW 094) $9.00
MO'WAX (UK):
"Urban Tribe are a collective of some of the most well known figures
VA: Headz 3LP (MW 026 LP) $28.00 from the Detroit house scene, including Anthony Shakir (Shake), and
UK warehouse find of the last copies of this historic 1994-96 compila- the legendary Carl Craig. This track was written by Kenny Dixon Jr.
tion (long o/p on CD) in the UK. "Second all-star comp on Mo' Wax (fol- (Moodymann), who also co-produces with Shepard INgram." The track
lowing their chart-topping All Royalties Overdue selection) featuring has a very Moodymann-ish lo-fi groove, and is a one-sided 12" in an
all of the producer/composer types you've come to love/associate with. edition of 500.
Herein: Autechre (yes, Autechre), DJ Shadow, Howie B., U.N.K.L.E., PARKER, ANDREA: Ballbreaker 10" (MW 095) $9.00
Attica Blues, Nightmares on Wax, La Funk Mob, RPM, Olde Scottish, "Andrea Parker, female techno-boffin and world renowned DJ and
Skull, Palmskin Productions, Tranquility Bass, Patterson, Awunsound, remixer has had two singles previously released on Mo'Wax, 'The
M.F. Outa National, and Deflon Sallahr all give top-notch out takes to Rocking Chair' and 'Melodious Thunk'. Recent remixes include Depeche
their day-to-day business. Even the layman/music-critic would have to Mode, Ryuichi Sakamoto, The Orb and Lamb. 'Ballbreaker' will be fol-
admit to certain contained sonics as 'groundbreaking'." -- Hrvatski. lowed by another single leading into the album in the autumn. Andrea
U.N.K.L.E.: The Time Has Come 2LP (MW 028 EP) $13.00 has also produced a mix album for the prestigious DJ Kicks series."
UK warehouse find of the last copies of this double 12". Back before LIQUID LIQUID: Bell Head (Remixes) 12" (MW 096) $9.00
U.N.K.L.E. was "James Lavelle & DJ Shadow," U.N.K.L.E. was "Another limited set of reworkings of the legendary 80's NY experi-
"Lavelle/Kudo/Goldsworthy" and this extended EP from '94-96 docu- mental funk band. This 12" contains two re-edits of 'Bell Head' by leg-
ments their earliest releases. Features: "If You Find the Earth Boring" endary house DJ, Harvey. Harvey started out DJ'ing during the Acid
(U.N.K.L.E. mix), "Portishead Plays U.N.K.L.E. Mix," "Howie B. vs. House era at Sean McCluskey's infamous Brain Club."
U.N.K.L.E. Mix," "Coffeehouse Conversation" (Plaid mix), & PARKER, ANDREA: The Unknown 12" (MW 098) $11.00
"Sassafrass" (Plaid mix). PARKER, ANDREA: The Unknown CD (MW 098 CD) $10.00
INNERZONE ORCHESTRA: Bug In The Bassbin CD (MW 049 CD) Pre-Kiss My Arp single (at least in the UK). Featuring these tracks: "The
$11.00 Unknown", "In 2 Minds" (DJ Magic Mike mix), "Clutching At Straws"
1996 reissue of Carl Craig's groundbreaking single. Features the origi- (Beyond 4 & Tony Vegas Remix).
nal mix, and 6 Mo'Wax solicited remixes: Craig's jazz mix (w/ Rodney PARKER, ANDREA: Kiss My Arp CD (MW 099 CDX) $35.00
Special deluxe packaging limited version. Beautiful vellum-printed SOUTH: 4 Track Sessions 12" (MW 120) $13.00
cover artwork on this edition; it also features the addition of the track 6 track 12" mini-LP, combining tracks from the 2 prior deleted 7"
'Melodius Thunk', her first Mo'Wax single from '96 (now out of print as releases. Lo-fi indy-ness, vaguely comparable to Money Mark or Beck,
a single and not included on the Japanese version of Kiss My Arp). with a line on an oasis of head-scratchingly nothingness.
Following an exquisite set of singles going back to '96 (Melodius DIVINE STYLER: Word Power 2: Directrix CD (MW 122 CD) $28.00
Thunk, The Rocking Chair & Breaking Ball, this album finds Andrea "Last heard from in 1991 on his Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of
exploring the various sonic territories outlined by her Mo'Wax catalog Light, Divine Styler returns, finally quelling rumors that he had moved
to date. From sub-bass electro scronch to breathless vocal works of to Mecca, done too much acid etc. in his absence even spawning a zine
ecstatic pop reverie (backed by scorching cello lines played by Parker in Canada called In Search of Divine Styler. Let me back up a bit: first
herself), this album focuses on a secret sound sensory-glitch that would album in 1989 Word Power on Ice-T's Rhyme Syndicate imprint, musi-
be laughed out of context in lesser hands. An arena of non-pre-sets, cally in the style of the day with it's JB infected musical approach
where unique sounds are prosperous and attention to details ping- crossed with his psychedelicized Moslem lyricism, later heard in 1991on
pongs over ever centimeter of clatter. Leaving the twinkle-twinkle to his Spiral Walls Containing Autumns of Light, which sort of alienated
the eyes of the beholder. In a better world it gets the attention of most headz with it's opaque production, strange live instrumentation
U.N.K.L.E. x a million. (all played by himself) and it's general dusted atmosphere, dropped
PARKER, ANDREA: Kiss My Arp 2LP (MW 099 LP) $25.00 from his label and subsequently seemed to drop off of the face of the
Regular double vinyl version. Pretty deluxe in its own right, these discs earth. Wound up producing Everlast's Whitey Ford Sings the Blues, but
seem to be pressed on extra heavy vinyl, packaged with beautiful full don't let that put you off, it probably afforded him the ability to record
color matte-varnished inner sleeves, etc. this, his latest, released on his own DTX records here in the states, and
PARKER, ANDREA: Kiss My Arp 2LP (MW 099 LPX) $32.00 the ever prescient Mo Wax presents the UK version, 3 different tracks,
Special deluxe limited version. The same cover design as the regular and though lyrically his stuff is just as bizarre as ever, it's the music
edition, but printed on a fold-out vellum sleeve. Elegant LP design at that's really on point here. From the muezzin call that starts off the
it's finest. record that goes on just a little too long, the twists and turns of this
URBAN TRIBE: The Collapse of Modern Culture CD (MW 102 CD) record are like the labyrinth of a great walled city, and what's around
$23.00 the next corner one can only guess. More bangin' than expected, this
"Urban Tribe revive the old school techno ideology with the release of is an impressive return for one of the legends of the hip hop." -- Billy
their debut album. Urban Tribe are a collective of some of the most Kiely.
well-known figures from the Detroit house scene, including Sherard MAJOR FORCE WEST: The Re-Return of the Original Artform 12"
Ingram, Anthony ('Shake') Shakir, Carl Craig and Kenny ('Moodyman') (MW 124) $9.00
Dixon. Ingram has been an underground DJ on the Detroit techno cir- "Cut Chemist (Jurassic 5's turntablist) uses 49 records, an old school mix
cuit since 1982, released 'Can't Stop Now' under the moniker NASA on tape and one of his homeboys's to carve out a mix similar to his classic
Express Records in '87 and has more recently remixed a track for Kirk DJ Shadow 'Number Song' remix. This is seriously dope and is going to
DiGiorgio. Carl Craig is a legendary producer and composer who has a be released as a one-sided yellow vinyl limited edition."
reputation as a pioneer of the Detroit sound. Kenny Dixon, a disco ter- BLACKALICIOUS: Melodica CD (MW SSCD001) $21.00
rorist, is the most celebrated of the new school of Detroit producers "Remaining 'warehouse finds' (aka 'dead stock') of this left-coast/field
and one of the biggest new names in underground house. Urban classic from 1994. Considered by many as Chief Xcel and the Gift of
Tribe's previous releases under this moniker have been 'Eastwood', a Gab's finest hour, this was only their second outing (following the
four-track single released in 1996 on Mo'Wax, and the highly sought 'Swan Lake/Lyric Fathom' single) and their first license to Mo'Wax
after 'Covert Action' on Headz II, as well as a couple of single's on Carl (from their Solesides label) marking much improved global relations in
Craig's Planet E label." the underground hip hop scene. A cut classic, sounding fresher than
BLACKALICIOUS: A2G EP CD (MW 109 CD) $17.00 ever. Sorted." -- Hrvatski.
"Seven track EP featuring the talents of Chief Xcel (first seen on the DIVINE STYLER: Concept Design Deflon 12" (MW V002) $9.00
'Groove Robbers' 12" on Mo' Wax -- featuring a then obscure DJ Three track EP following up Mo'Wax's release of Wordpower 2:
Shadow, guesting on the last Watts Prophets LP), the Gift of Gab Directrix. Three exclusive tracks, with "Mono" and "Come Into My
(guested on a 1996 Jacky Terrason EP for Blue Note) and Cut Chemist Space" on the b-side. Awesome Futura 2000 (make that Futura Non
(remixes for said DJ and now full-time member of Almo-Sound record- Scripta Est) generic sleeve design.
ing artists Ozomatli). Production values have seemingly soared since PARKER, ANDREA: Kiss My ARP Instrumental CD (MWR099CDZ)
their 'Melodica' EP (Solesides/Mo' Wax, 1995), venturing sonically into $25.00
more old-school/P-funk-sample-laden mixes and lyrically followable Instrumental version of the recent full length album. 7 tracks that pre-
story lines (ala Tom Petty's 'Into the Great Wide Open', specifically -- viously features vocals, in some cases rather prominent vocals, well,
sorry for the wack parallel...). Pretty tight & typically solid all around. they no longer do.
Mackin'." -- Hrvatski. PARKER, ANDREA: Kiss My ARP Instrumental 2LP
BLACKALICIOUS: N.I.A. 2LP (MW 112 LP) $22.00 (MWR099LPZLP) $22.00
Regular double vinyl version, full color sleeve, printed inner sleeves, Double LP version, full color sleeve.
etc. MOD LANG:
BLACKALICIOUS: N.I.A. 3LP (MW 112 LTDLP) $32.00 SAVAGE RESURRECTION, THE: CD (ML 007) $15.00
Limited 3LP version (adds an exclusive 7 track album of instrumental "The reissue of the Savage Resurrection's self titled LP. Originally
versions) in deluxe Mo'Wax packaging. Limited remaining stock... released on Mercury in 1968, the record is now a coveted psych artifact.
QUANNUM: I Changed My Mind CD (MW 114 CD) $11.00 More importantly however, The Savage Resurrection is seen as one of
Three-track CD EP. "Featuring mixes by Stereo MCs and DJ Spinna." the most essential definitions of the West Coast acid rock style.
PSYCHONAUTS: "Hot Blood"/"Invading Space" 12" (MW 116) Guitarists Randy Hammon & John Palmer's performances throughout
$11.00 the recording are highly regarded, and the album as a whole has influ-
SOUTH: Sight Of Me 7" (MW 119) $6.00 enced a generation of psychedelic enthusiasts, not least Bevis Frond.
Third 7" in an apparent trilogy of singles from this new Mo'Wax artist. This official reissue is sanctioned by the band, who have finally
As with previous volumes, very limited. regained the rights to this album. It has the entire 10 track LP, plus 3

previously unreleased rehearsal recording tracks. Liner notes by top Dean Drummond "had studied with Partch and played in his ensemble.
West Coast psych expert Alex Palao & Nick Saloman, original album 'Daphne of the Dunes' makes full use of their exotic tunings and
cover artwork, never before seen pics & more." sounds. This 20 minute work is a major addition to the recorded cata-
MODE: log."
GITECK, JANICE: CD (MODE 14) $15.00 performed by the New RUSSELL, WILLIAM: Made In America: The Complete Works CD
Performance Group. "Greatly influenced by Native American as (MODE 34) $15.00
well as Asian and African music, her compositions are in turn "Along with his friends John Cage, Henry Cowell and Lou Harrison,
rhythmic and meditative, ritualistic and serene... strives to William Russell was one of the seminal figures in modern percussion
recapture the ancient musical attributes of ritual and trance." music. Russell composed the majority of his landmark percussion pieces
LENG TAN, MARGARET: Sonic Encounters CD (MODE 15) $15.00 during the 1930s...he was the first composer to integrate African,
Mode is an interesting NY label, perhaps best known for their inten- Caribbean and Asian instruments along with found objects and the
tion of releasing a recording of every John Cage piece ever composed! influence of jazz into his work." Performed by the percussion ensem-
An almost complete listing of their CD catalog is listed here. From ble Essential Music, this is the first complete recording of his composi-
Singapore, Tan is a leading new music pianist; here she plays Cage (2 tions. "Everyone interested in American avant-garde history needs
prepared piano works from the 40s), Hovhaness, Crumb ("an extreme this." -- Kyle Gann.
sensitivity to the beauty and expressive power of small units of CAGE, JOHN: Europera 5 CD (MODE 36) $15.00
sound,"), Somei Satoh ("creating a luminous sound of orchestral pro- Volume 8 of the John Cage series. "...Cage's last, and most portable
portions,") & Ge Gan-Ru ("China's foremost avant garde composer... opera. It is a collage scored for two singers, each singing five arias of
sonorities influences by traditional Chinese instruments"). their own choosing from the standard opera repertoire. A pianist
CAGE, JOHN: The Complete String Quartets Volume 1 CD (MODE 'accompanies' them by playing six different opera transcriptions. They
17) $15.00 are joined by a single 78-rpm victrola-player, playing six historical opera
Volume 3 in the Music of Cage series (first 2 volumes are o/p LPs only, recordings and a performer playing a pre-recorded tape, plus the use
awaiting CD reissue). First of 2 CDs containing Cage's string quartets, of a radio and a silent television."
performed by the Arditti Quartet. Recorded live at Wesleyan, 1988 CAGE, JOHN: Freeman Etudes, Books 3 & 4 CD (MODE 37) $15.00
Beautiful cover art of an original etching by Cage; liner notes by Cage Volume 9 of the Music of Cage series; volume 2 of the Complete Works
& Arditti. Cage's string quartet works can be dazzlingly abstract and for Violin.
well worth absorption. CAGE, JOHN: Europeras 3 & 4 2CD (MODE 38/39) $30.00
NEWBAND: Microtonal Works By... CD (MODE 18) $15.00 Volume 10 of the Music of Cage Series. "'Europera 3' is a dense, tumul-
Works by Partch, Drummond, Cage, LaBarbara, featuring the tuous work and a true celebration of opera. It is scored for six singers
Newband's unique instrument, the zoomoozophone ("looks somewhat singing their favorite arias, six record-players playing excerpts from
like a marimba, but with aluminum tubes in place of the wood slats. opera transcriptions, and the occasional intrusion of the 'Truckera' tape
About 20 feet long, it consists of 129 aluminum tubes tuned to a 31- (a collage of over 100 superimposed operas that virtually obliterates
note scale in just-intonation. Its resonance is very long-lived. A key fea- the live action) -- a multi-layered and multi-textured 70 minute collage
ture of the instrument is the way its notes overlap one another when of sound, sometimes almost transparent, sometimes almost opaque,
played consecutively."). but always joyous."
CAGE, JOHN: Music For Merce Cunningham CD (MODE 24) $15.00 OLIVEROS, PAULINE: St. George and the Dragon CD (MODE 40)
Volume 4 in the Music of Cage series. The first audio document $15.00
between Cage & Cunningham. It includes a 55 minute piece called Recordings between Oliveros (the legendary just-intonation accordion
"Five Stone Wind" performed by David Tudor (live electronics), player) and the CT vocal group American Voices, live in a chapel ("spe-
Takehisa Kosugi (amplified violin, live electronics, bamboo flute) and cially chosen for the sessions because of its rich and vibrant acoustics").
Michael Pugliese (clay pots and tapes) as well as a 19 minute version of Higher key sonic drone.
the classic "Cartridge Music" (same 3 performers, "using phonograph CAGE, JOHN: Orchestral Works Volume 1 CD (MODE 41) $15.00
cartridges to play various objects, toys and furniture to create a cosmos Volume 11 of the Music of Cage series. First recordings of Cage's
of unusual sound" ). Essential. orchestral works; "101" (for an orchestra of the same number of musi-
CAGE, JOHN: The Complete String Quartets Vol 2 CD (MODE 27) cians) opens with "a fortissimo blast of the brasses and double-reeds
$15.00 (which may be one of the loudest passages in Cage's total oeuvre), the
Volume 5 in the Music of John Cage Series. 2nd volume of String piece continues to explore a sonorous world ranging from chords of
Quartets, performed by the Arditti Quartet. Two pieces are played: three or four tones to massive clusters along with bowed piano sounds
"String Quartet in Four Parts" (1950) -- "A pivotal work in Cage's oeu- and unique percussion effects."
vre, the quartet shows the composer's transition between the rhythmi- WOLFF, CHRISTIAN: Bread And Roses CD (MODE 43) $15.00
cally complex percussion works before it and the extravagant chance Piano works (1976-1983), performed by Sally Pinkas. "Wolff came to
works of the 1950s." "Four," from 1990, was composed specifically for prominence in the 1950s as an associate of John Cage, Morton
Arditti and "opens a world of microtones, the 4 independent players Feldman, Earle Brown and the other American experimentalists of that
forming constantly shifting textures and harmonies." Extensive liner period, later working with Cornelius Cardew and Frederic Rzewski. His
notes by James Pritchett. work has gone through many transformations, including minimalism,
CAGE, JOHN: Freeman Etudes, Books 1 & 2 CD (MODE 32) $15.00 interdeterminancy, open form and works connected with political
Volume 7 of the Music of Cage series. Subtitled: The Complete Works issues... Most of the works are recorded here for the first time, as one
for Violin, Volume 1. "...the modern equivalent of Paganini's virtuoso of the first all-Wolff recitals to be issued. First in a number of releases
works for violin. Each Etude is completely notated down to the small- of Wolff's music to be presented by Mode."
est detail, and as the composer states, '...are as intentionally difficult as CAGE, JOHN: Number Pieces CD (MODE 44) $15.00
I can make them... So I think that this music, which is almost impossi- Volume 12 of the Music of Cage series. Three of Cage's "number
ble, gives an instance of the practicality of the impossible." pieces" from the early 90s: "4(3)" (for 12 rainsticks, violin & 2 pianos),
NEWBAND: Play Microtonal Works 2 CD (MODE 33) $15.00 "One(5)" (for piano solo), "Two(6)" (for violin & piano).
Includes music by Harry Partch (the first Partch music to be played on CAGE, JOHN: The Piano Works I CD (MODE 47) $15.00
his original instruments since his old 60s recordings), as well as Performed by Stephen Drury, piano. Mostly first recordings of various
Pugliese, Drummond, Rosenblum, and T. Monk. Newband's director piano pieces, written from '58 to 1990. "Music For Two" achieves "its
unique sound by producing sustained pitches from the piano strings Follow up to Mode 54, recordings by the ST-X Ensemble, with the par-
'bowed' with nylon fishing line." "Music Walk" consists "of a graphi- ticipation of the composer. Features: first recording of "A La Memoire
cally notated score with transparent overlays... which call for sounds to de Witold Lutoslawski" ("It is a literal monument of sound, comprised
be produced in and around the piano, on radios, or on auxiliary instru- of massive blocks of brass arranged as a dirge like fanfare."); "Akrata"
ments (including their own voices)." (for 8 winds & 8 brass, "classic and seminal Xenakis. The work's skitter-
BERIO, LUCIANO: The Great Works For Voice CD (MODE 48) ing, repeated notes and extreme changes of dynamic yield a sense of
$15.00 vast, isolated space"); "Echange" ("a terrifying and mysterious 'concer-
First volume in Mode's series dedicated to Berio. Performed by to' for bass clarinet and ensemble"); "Xas" (for saxophone quartet) &
Christine Schadeberge (soprano voice) and Musician's Accord, this con- "Okho" (for 3 djembes & bass drum).
sists of works written from '53 to '68, with Cathy Berberian in mind. CAGE, JOHN: The Piano Concertos CD (MODE 57) $15.00
"Folk Songs" is a suite of 11 songs for flute, clarinet, harp, viola, cello Volume 16 of the Complete Cage Works. Includes "Concert For Piano &
and perc. and was intended to undermine the expectations of the Orchestra" (performed by David Tudor & Ensemble Modern; "...an ever
"avant-garde". This is still bound to throw off listeners expecting expanding galaxy of sonic possibilities with the principle of indepen-
experimental vocal work, but the following 45 minutes of material is dence"); "Concerto For Prepared Piano and Chamber Orchestra (per-
essential work for those interested in the genre. "Sequenza III" is for formed by Stephen Drury); "Fourteen" (perf. by Drury; "the solo piano
solo female voice, as a part of Berios series for virtuosos. "Chamber is not played conventionally, rather its strings are bowed with rosined
Music" features sung poems by Joyce, accompanied by clarinet, cello & nylon fishing line, producing an ethereal, mysterious sound.")
harp. "Circles" features e. e. cummings texts, accompanied by harp & XENAKIS/VARESE: Volume 3: Dammerschein CD (MODE 58)
percussion. $15.00
CURRAN, ALVIN: For Cornelius CD (MODE 49) $15.00 Contains 3 works by Xenakis , including the first recording of a recent
First recordings of three solo piano pieces, performed by Yvar large orchestra piece ('Dammerschein' -- "an energy charged, volcanic
Mikhashoff; one dedicated to Morton Feldman, one to Cornelius composition from the first note to the last, its massive contrasting
Cardew and one to Julian Beck. First in Mode's series of discs per- blocks of sound give the aura of light passing through music");
formed by the late Mikhashoff. Beautiful, meditative quality. "Persephassa" (for percussion ensemble) & "La Deesse Athena ("a
CAGE, JOHN: The Piano Works 2 CD (MODE 50) $15.00 thickly scored chamber work, with the instruments often playing in
A new recording of "Sonatas And Interludes" for prepared piano, per- their most aggressive ranges"). Plus Edgard Varese's "Ameriques" ("for
formed by Philippe Vandre. This is the first version to use a Steinway a huge orchestra including 11 percussionists and sirens, was influenced
"O"-type baby grand piano (as Cage originally composed and designed by the urban landscape of NY -- a thing of violent beauty. At the cli-
the piece for). "Cage's masterwork is quite different -- a big piece with max, the full power of the orchestra is unleashed in one of the most
a quiet voice. The prepared piano operates entirely by muting: by expansive and impressive passages in the entire orchestral repertoire.
attaching objects to the strings of the piano. Cage alters their sounds A sonic experience richly recorded and guaranteed to blow you out of
in various ways, turning the piano into a percussion orchestra akin to a your seat!").
gamelan. The results are different from note to note -- but always qui- DAVIES, PETER MAXWELL: Le Jongleur de Notre Dame CD (MODE
eter than before." 59) $15.00
XENAKIS, IANNIS: Ensemble Music 1 CD (MODE 53) $15.00 Two works: "String Quartet" is Davies earliest composition, performed
Five ensemble works, performed by the ST-X Ensemble: "Plekto" (first for the first time by Arditti Quartet. "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame," a
recording of a recent ens. work), "Eonta (for piano solo, 2 trumpets, 3 "virtuoso theater-piece" performed by Opera Sacra Buffalo [including
trombones -- "like no music before or since: cascading notes like falling Stephen Drury (piano) and Michael Pugliese (percussion)].
stars together with waves of sound from the brass"), "Akanthos" (for DAHINDEN TRIOS, ROLAND: Naima CD (MODE 62) $15.00
soprano and ensemble), "Rebons" (for percussion), "N'Shima" (for 2 Dahinden (tenor & alto trombones), Anthony Braxton (saxophones),
amplified peasant voices, 2 amplified horns, 2 trombones, and ampli- Joe Fonda (bass), Art Fuller (drums). "On disc, Dahinden is well known
fied cello -- "a ritual of chanting voices, singing Hebrew syllables, for his Hat Art recordings devoted to Cage and Wolff. This disc is the
against a backdrop of roaring brass and solo cello"). first release of his own compositions and interpretations of John
FELDMAN, MORTON: Aki Takahashi Plays CD (MODE 54) $15.00 Coltrane's 'Naima' and Anthony Braxton's 'Composition 136'."
First release in Mode's new Feldman Edition, of shorter solo piano CAGE, JOHN: The Piano Works 3 CD (MODE 63) $15.00
works. "Morton Feldman's sound-world no longer needs an introduc- Volume 16 of the Complete Cage Works. Features 3 major solo piano
tion. Feldman was especially fond of Aki's playing, so much so that he pieces, performed by Stephen Drury. "The Seasons" (1947) -- "this
had selected certain works particularly for her. Together they toured beautiful, tranquil work reflects Cage's newfound interest in Eastern
this program, with Feldman speaking about the compositions and Aki philosophies." "Cheap Imitation" -- a deconstruction of Erik Satie's
performing them. The CD contains selections from those recitals as well 'Socrate' for two pianos. "ASLSP" -- "consists of pointillist melodies
as works close to Aki's heart, many receiving their first recording and played along with long-sustained notes whose open strings resonate
available on CD for the first time. Of particular note is the premier with new tones to create a faint halo to the music."
recording of Feldman's earliest published composition -- ILLUSIONS -- TUDOR, DAVID: Rainforest CD (MODE 64) $15.00
which is unique in his oeuvre: it is mostly loud and fast!" Two versions of Tudor's electronic environment masterpiece, the first
CAGE, JOHN: The Lost Works CD (MODE 55) $15.00 performed in 1968 by Tudor and Takehisa Kosugi for the Merce
Volume 15 of the Music of Cage series, featuring first recordings of Cunningham Dance Company; the 2nd is an electro-acoustic environ-
three early Cage works: "The City Wears a Slouch Hat" (radio play for ment from 1973. "'Rainforest' blends music and sculpture by placing
actors and "sound orchestra" to a text by Kenneth Patchen, 1942); music in space in extraordinary ways. The idea is to channel electronic
"Fads and Fancies From the Academy" (for piano & percussionists, output through an object rather than through the usual device, a loud-
1940); "A Chant with Claps" (for voice and claps). Performed by Paul speaker. Dozens of unique and unlikely objects are suspended from the
Schmidt/Essential Music, and packaged in a slipcase with a slim book- ceiling at about ear level. The space is filled with gentle sounds given
let. "Cage's music aptly fits Patchen's texts, scored for 'sound orchestra' off by the vibration of the hanging objects via a contact microphone,
of 5 percussionists along with live and recorded sound effects, reveal- feed it back back into his controls for filtering and mixing, and then
ing Cage's gift for orchestrating the timbres of percussion." redistribute the sound out again to some other object or a conven-
XENAKIS, IANNIS: Ensemble Music 2 CD (MODE 56) $15.00 tional loudspeaker. The recycling phenomenon that takes place makes

the entire electro-acoustic apparatus of 'Rainforest' an 'ecologically tichannel sound for over 30 years. DVD (Digital Video Disc) technology,
balanced sound system.' The result is a timeless sonic environment full with its ability to realize 5-channel spatialized surround sound is the
of rich textures offering the listener an infinite variety of aural densi- ideal medium to showcase these compositions. 'Watershead IV' is a
ties and spatial effects." spectacular work of a percussionist encircled by an imposing battery of
FELDMAN, MORTON: First Recordings: 1950s CD (MODE 66) instruments. The work's live-interactive spatialization is designed to
$15.00 pull the listener into the percussionists perspective as sounds move and
"A remarkable discovery of over 75 minutes of Morton Feldman's fly around him and listener alike. This experience is dramatically recre-
music. This disc represents 13 unrecorded early works spanning 1950 to ated here in a realistic display of the composition and of the DVD's
1953, many previously unpublished. Highlights: his only works for sonic potential. 'Eclipse', (for computer generated and processed
magnetic tape, 'Intersection,' realized in 8-channels by Feldman with sound, with visuals by the legendary video artist Ed Emshwiller),
John Cage and Earle Brown. Considered lost, the work has been involves waves of fire surging back and forth through space while
restored and presented here for the first time in 40 years. Also: his gradually transforming into the sounds of water."
score for 2 cellos to Hans Namuth's film of Jackson Pollock, presented CAGE, JOHN: The Choral Works CD (MODE 71) $15.00
in its entirety including narration by Pollock himself; the solo piano col- "This disc addresses an often neglected side of Cage's output for larg-
lection 'Nature Pieces' which combine elements of Feldman's youth er vocal ensembles for the first time. The results vary from Cagean
with his mature style; previously missing works from the Extensions 'Happening' theatrical works to eerily plaintive blocks of choral writ-
and Intermission cycles. The performances are superbly played by ing, some of which incredibly -- by chance -- hint at György Ligeti! The
pianist Philippe vandré and the Turfan Ensemble from Frankfurt." works are beautifully performed by the Dutch vocal ensemble Ars
PAPE, GERARD: Electroacoustic Chamber Works CD (MODE 67) Nova." Includes: "Four2" (for mixed chorus), "Hymns And Variations"
$15.00 (for 12 amplified voices), "Ear For Ear" (for widely separated single
"Composed between 1993-97, this second volume of works by Pape on voices), "Living Room Music" (for percussion and speech quartet),
Mode continues his richly dramatic style with new compositional turns. "Five" (for 5 voices and instruments) & "Four Solos" (for solo quartet).
Pape sites these compositions as influenced by Xenakis, Giacinto Scelsi COWELL, HENRY: Mosaic 2CD (MODE 72) $30.00
and Julio Estrada. Indeed, they combine the power of Xenakis with the Collection of Cowell's chamber music, performed by the Musician's
microtonal explorations of Scelsi. All works, with the exception of 'Le Accord and the Colorado String Quartet. "Included are the three
Fleuve', interact the performers with vivid use of electronics and/or famous early string quartets, the open-form '26 Simultaneous Mosaics'
tape, many composed on the UPIC computer." "Collection of ensem- heard in 3 very different performances, the infamous 'Polyphonica' for
ble/solo pieces (performed by the likes of the Arditti String Quartet, 12 instruments, the baroque-influenced 'Quartet of 1962,' and the
Vox Nova, and Daniel Kientzy) augmented by tapes and sound projec- Asian influenced 'Return' for percussion ensemble."
tion by this VERY post-1950 composer (born in 1955). Pape's more WOLFF, CHRISTIAN: Tilbury Pieces (Complete) CD (MODE 74)
recent projects include 'Feu Toujors Vivant', a piece commissioned by $15.00
Art Zoyd (!) for 4 samplers and large orchestra, and an opera based on "The works on this disc, volume 3 of Mode's Christian Wolff Edition,
Clive Barker's novel Weaveworld (!!). Extremely pleasant sound-worlds, belong to his minimalist, and open-form, styles. The 'Tilbury' pieces
rife with complex tone-clusters and occasional bursts of ultra-processed (1969-70) are named for the pianist John Tilbury, whom Wolff had
sonic-nonsense. Chaotic." -- Hrvatski. recently met. 'Snowdrop' (1970), from the same period, was named for
STOCKHAUSEN/DUSAPIN: In The Sky I Am Walking CD (MODE 68) the snowdrops among the earliest Spring flowers found in the
$15.00 Vermont countryside where Wolff lives. They attempt to integrate a
"'In the Sky I am Walking (American Indian Songs)' is an important systematic way of writing with chance and the excitement of early min-
work in Karlheinz Stockhausen's oeuvre from the 1970s. Scored for a imalism from Riley, Glass and Reich along with their English counter-
male and female singer, this long song cycle uses texts by Native parts Hobbs, Smith, Nyman and White. A reaction against Serialism,
Americans and incorporates the use of 'unusual vocal sounds' from a their sound motifs come in fixed cycles, now and again two or more
palette of vocal timbres developed by the two singers in their years of sounds appear at the same time, coincide and collide, making chords.
experience performing new music and meeting singers from around 'Tilbury 5' was written 25 years later at the request of the performers
the world, including Native Americans. Stockhausen closely prepared Roland Dahinden (trombone, melodica), Hildegard Kleeb (piano) and
the piece with the singers. Pascal Dusapin is one of France's leading Dimiris Polisoidis (violin, viola)."
composers. 'Red Rock' is an excerpt from Dusapin's opera Romeo and CAGE, JOHN: The Number Pieces 2 CD (MODE 75) $15.00
Juliet scored for vocal quartet playing Native American instruments." "During the last few years of his life, John Cage wrote many pieces in
Performed by VoxNova. the same general vein as 'Five(3)'. They are often referred to as 'the
WOLFF, CHRISTIAN: I Like to Think of Harriet Tubman CD (MODE number pieces.' This references the titles of the pieces, which are all
69) $15.00 simply the number of the performers. The superb Arditti Quartet,
"Wolff is considered a member of 'The New York School' along with along with first violinist Irvine Arditti, continue their traversal of the
John Cage, Morton Feldman, Earle Brown and David Tudor. The superb complete works of Cage for string quartet and violin." Volume 19 of
performances come from The Barton Workshop, an Amsterdam-based The Complete John Cage Edition.
ensemble founded by composer-trombonist James Fulkerson. Among KAVINA, LYDIA: Music From The Ether: Original Works for
the highlights: the 'Serenade' of 1950, an extraordinary individual Theremin CD (MODE 76) $15.00
work from a sixteen-year-old who had just introduced himself to Cage. "Russian theremin virtuosos Lydia Kavina presents the FIRST RELEASE
It intimates the minimalist movement which was to come a decade EVER dedicated to ORIGINAL compositions for the instrument -- span-
later. 'For Morty (1987), written in memory of Morton Feldman, used ning the 'golden age' of the theremin from its invention in the 1920s
three instruments that have a particular significance in Feldman's work to contemporary works. One of the first attempts to unite music and
-- the vibraphone, glockenspiel and piano. Its tender fragility reminds scientific technology in the 20th century, the theremin is considered to
one of the unique sensibility of Feldman, while remaining music that be the ancestor of modern electronic musical instruments. Its evolution
only Wolff could have conceived." from scientific curiosity to virtuoso classical instrument (played by Clara
REYNOLDS, ROGER: Watershed DVD (MODE 70) $24.00 Rockmore in Caregie Hall) to 'instrument of the future' (according to
Advertised as the "first classical DVD custom-designed for Dolby 5.1 5- Cage, Varèse, Grainger and others) to Hollywood sound effect (played
channel sound." This is a DVD release and is NOT playable on CD play- in soundtracks to Spellbound, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Lost
ers. "Roger Reynolds has been in the forefront of composition for mul- Weekend) to rock-and-roll instrument (used by the Beach Boys, Led
Zeppelin and others) has been well documented. Lydia Kavina is the and Piano' (1950); through the experiments with graphic notation in
world's leading thereminist today. The granddaughter of Leon 'Projection 4' (1951); followed by an excursion into the jungle-like den-
Theremin's first cousin, she was the inventor's last protégée. She began sity of David Tudor's energy in 'Extensions 1' (1951); to the cryptic nota-
studying the instrument with him at the age of nine, and was concer- tional riddles of 'Vertical Thoughts 2'(1963); from the dry carpet-dust-
tizing by age fourteen. Since then, Kavina has given over 500 con- ing 'pring of Chosroes'(1977) to the extended sound canvas of the late
certs." Feldman in 'or John Cage'(1982). He remarked with an eye twinkling:
CZERNOWIN, CHAYA: Afatsim (Chamber Music 1988-96) CD 'My music is just like Webern. Only a little bit longer.'"
(MODE 77) $15.00 CAGE, JOHN: Cage Performs Cage: The Text Pieces I: The Artists
"Czernowin's sound occupies a unique world. Often many instruments Pieces 2CD (MODE 84) $30.00
are used to become one 'composite' instrument. Time is slowed down, "Cage's reading of his text pieces was legend -- as recited in his unique,
so that the slow flow of sound enables one to perceive the smallest gentle voice -- often had a 'musical', soothing quality. And just as
details of a texture or a sound. The resulting music can feel fluid, dense often, a humorous side. These are not stories in the traditional sense
or agitated, at times echoing that of Xenakis and Ferneyhough." with a plot; rather they are based on mesostics. Basically, a mesostic
Performed by Arditti Quartet, Harvey Sollberge, Mayumi Miyata uses a person's name or word as a vertical center for each stanza of the
(Japanese mouth organ), John Fonville (flute), etc. text. Cage would then choose texts and, using chance operations,
XENAKIS, IANNIS: Works for Piano CD (MODE 80) $15.00 search them for sentences containing a letter of this word. Each subse-
"Xenakis' piano music is among the most powerful and virtuosic of the quent line of the stanza would have to contain the next letter of the
latter part of the 20th century. Full of dynamic energy and color, the word, and would be aligned underneath until the complete word was
works can evoke the sonic equivalent of an exploding cosmos or a mys- composed to form one stanza. The process would then be repeated
terious, foggy world of mists through which glimpses of form and light over and over until the writing was completed (based on the parame-
can be perceived. At the hands of Aki Takahasi, they come alive with a ters Cage would select for that work). In this way, Cage would be able
special vitality. Of Aki's playing of 'Herma', Xenakis wrote in 1973: 'It to write something relevant about that person without knowing what
was a difficult work and according to my French musician friends, he was going to say. This first set of Cage Performs Cage centers around
unplayable. They thought it would need at least 1 year of work and mesostics for his friends and associates; the artists Jasper Johns and
advised me to rewrite it for at least two or three players and two Morris Graves. And, in the 'Series re Morris Graves', we get the rare
pianos. Indeed, it introduced an expansion of the hands all over the opportunity to hear John Cage sing." Volume 20 of The Complete John
keyboard simultaneously. When I first heard Aki play it in Paris last Fall Cage Edition.
at her Musée d'Art Moderne recital I was, in spite of my skepticism, CAGE, JOHN: The Orchestral Works, 2 CD (MODE 86) $15.00
conquered by her play. There was no problem with the huge technical Includes "Etcetera: For Chamber Orchestra With 3 Conductors" (1973),
difficulties. A tender and warm musicality irradiated through the piece "Etcetera 2/4 Orchestras: For Large Orchestra Divided Into 4 Smaller
in a bright, sparkling and powerful performance.' the breathtaking Ensembles With Their Own Conductors" (1986). "The first recording of
performances in audiophile quality sound make this one of the great two major orchestral works by John Cage, recorded under the com-
Xenakis -- and new music -- recordings of all time." poser's supervision at the New England Conservatory's John Cage fes-
FERRARI, LUC: Volume 1: Chansons Pour Le Corps CD (MODE 81) tival in 1991. These works are about 'multiplicity' -- of performing
$15.00 options, of ensembles, of conductors; tape music or live music, stan-
Includes "Chansons Pour Le Corps" (1988-94; for voice, clarinets, per- dard or unconventional notation, repetition or non-repetition. Each
cussion, piano and synthesizer; Elise Caron, voice), and "Et Si Tout piece also contains a tape recoding of the environment where the
Entiere Maintenant" (1986-87; symphonic tale for voice, orchestral work was created -- in the country for "Etcetera", the city for 'Etcetera
sound and tape; with texts by Collette Fellous; Anne See, voice; Nouvel 2/4 Orchestras'. The ensembles are directed by Cage specialist Stephen
Orchestre Philharmonique; Yves Prin, conductor). "The works on this Drury." Volume 21 of The Complete John Cage Edition.
disc show a combination of Ferrari's musique concrete and instrumen- NONO, LUIGI: Vox Nova CD (MODE 87) $15.00
tal styles. The point of departure for 'Chansons Pour le Corps' was a "Mode's new edition focusing on the work of Luigi Nono will include
series of spontaneous interviews with women on the subject of female not only the notated works, but also recreations of his later pieces.
form which Ferrari recorded in the Jardin du Luxembourg. It's a great These works, mainly from the mid-sixties and on, and including 'A
image, a young woman out for a Sunday afternoon stroll approached Floresta E Jovem E Cheja De Vida', were orally transmitted 'interactive'
by a man wondering if she might allow him to record her talking about compositions -- in many cases without a completed score. Created with
various intimate parts of her body. The interviewees were invited to Nono's preference to experiment with certain musicians and sound
speak about their eyes, hands, breasts and sex, and those who accept- engineers, they often made use of live electoronics to achieve a uni-
ed did so with extraordinary candor. Novelist and radio presenter fied, constantly mobile sound world. the vocal works on this disc come
Colette Fellous was then asked to write texts based on the tapes to be from both stages of Nono's oeuvre, and are of a decidedly politcal
set for soprano and ensemble interspersed with extracts from the orig- bent. All feature extended vocal techniques, using different mouth
inal interviews. 'Et Si Tout Entiere Maintenant' a 'symphonic tale' for positions to produce a wide range of vocal colors which often tran-
voice, orchestral sound and tape is an extraordinary work. The orches- scend the meaning of the words."
tral score was performed, recorded and then treated electronically in MOIKAI:
his studio, though the orchestra is never deformed beyond all recogni- CANAVARRO, NUNO: Plux Quba LP (M01 LP) $11.00
tion. This is incorporated into the piece along with the authentic Seems to be out of print on CD. "First release on Jim O'Rourke's new
sounds of the Swedish icebreaker and its crew, and Fellous' spoken label (to replace the now finished Dexter's Cigar). Rediscovered with
text. What results is typical Ferrari genre blending, inhabiting a region the help of Rafael Toral, who remastered it. Nuno is credited with per-
somewhere between fact and fiction, documentary and poetry, orches- forming on electronics, melodica & pre-recorded tapes -- this is a sub-
tral and electronic music." tle and supremely pleasing home electronics album -- thankfully resur-
FELDMAN, MORTON: Complete Works for Violin & Piano 2CD rected. "Köln, Germany around 1991. After a 40-minute train ride from
(MODE 82/83) $30.00 Aächen, Christoph Heemann and Jim O'Rourke are sitting around with
"Here, collected for the first time, are all of Morton Feldman's compo- Jan St. Werner, C-Schulz, Frank Dommert and George Odjik. Heemann
sitions for violin and piano. It is also a kind of walk through his com- has brought with him a strange obscure disc (what else?) from Portugal
positional development, from the Webernesque early 'Piece for Violin by some group called Plux Quba. Or is it the record? The label? Who

knows, because no one here reads Portuguese, dummy! But what they which caused our Kevin to retreat in his special endearing way, and
do know when the needle hits the groove is that they've never heard ultimately decide not to do anything at all with it. During this hiber-
anything like it. Attempts to cite reference points are soon given up, nation, Organ underwent some changes, being dissected and bisected
there are some similarities to Robert Ashley's later work, but even that and now including three electronically generated magnifications,
is deceiving. It is simple, gentle, melodic, and yet completely alien. Yes, bookended by the original monolithic organ recording. The album
a few copies were bought in Köln that year, where the genesis of the opens and closes with this would be title track, and it's awesome.
new happening A-Musik scene is finally hitting fertile ground running. 'Organ' is firmly in line with monster-minimalists Tony Conrad and Phil
The only way these people could describe this music comes out slowly, Niblock. The recording of this could honestly be heard over a block
as an influence on their own work, from Heemann's solo works to Jan's away from his apartment. The middle pieces are, like his album Second,
involvement in Microstoria and Mouse on Mars, yet the Plux Quba extrapolations of microscopic detail and will be familiar terrain to fans
remains a little known enigma." of Bernhard Gunter and the Mego scene. But Drumm is so all-
LITHOPS: Uni Umit CD (M02 CD) $13.00 American, his sense of intuition over form is totally there, that classic
First full length solo release by Jan St. Werner (Mouse On Mars, intuition that got us all the patents."
Microstoria). "Uni Umit was released in Europe as a vinyl-only item on SPACE PONCH: The World Shopping With Space Ponch CD (M09
Mouse on Mars' Sonig label. This is it's first CD issue, featuring new CD) $13.50
mixes as well as bonus tracks. Laying somewhere between his work in "Space Ponch is strange even by Japanese standards. The World
MoM and Microstoria, Uni Umit is both musical and abstract, melodic Shopping With Space Ponch is the sound of an odd electronic orches-
and scattered...stands out amongst the current crop because it harkens tra, a digital dance band, somehow not out of place if you imagine a
back to the early 90s, (can we indulge and say) 'classic', Köln sound. It 1970s ballroom and a stage full of keyboard players, all pecking away
features those strange bubbling rhythms that seem to be more lava at their silicon instruments. Vocoded vocals are overused all over the
burps than drum blurts, but also moves back through the experimental world, but here, they go far beyond what you may have previously
kind of textures that were found on the classic albums on Quiet heard. Giorgio Moroder's got nothing on Space Ponch. This world have
Artworks and Dom Bartwuchs (Christoph Heemann's old label)." been perfect for Ken Russell. And cinematic comparison isn't that far
RUSSELL, RAY: Live at the I.C.A./Retrospective 2CD (M04) $19.00 off. There's a medley of music from Jacques Tati, as well as other good-
"The English free jazz improvisation scene of the late 60s and early 70s times standards, a cartoon-cutup style of Perry and Kingsley, the pre-
was an incestuous breeding ground. Robert Fripp was producing video game sound of Yello Magic Orchestra, the electronic equivalent
albums by Keith Tippet, Brian Eno was using Derek Bailey and Evan to Dr. Buzzard's Original Savannah Band. Yet somehow Space Ponch
Parker on albums of odd Russian electronic music on Island, and labels goes somewhere very strange that they haven't been before. It's a case
like EMI and RCA were actually taking a stab at selling this music to a of mistaken identity, because you can't quite identify them."
large market. Amidst all this was Ray Russell, a popular session gui- TSUYUKO, AKI: Ongakushitsu CD (M10 CD) $13.50
tarist, also playing in John Barry's group, also reputed to be the first "Aki Tsuyuko may be best known on this side of the planet as the voice
guitarist in England to have a pedal setup, and also the man responsi- for Nobukazu Takemura, but she has been making her own music qui-
ble for the guitar freak-out on the Dr. No soundtrack album. CBS and etly and unassumingly for the last few years. Tsuyuko's own music is
RCA started releasing records of his free jazz groups. They started inno- subdued, and more introspective that what is expected from the cur-
cently enough, but eventually Russell started to break free. At a time rent generation of Japanese electronic music. Instead of the sample-
when hollow body guitars and a clean sound were the norm, he had crazed, cartoon-pitched high speed cacophony of say, someone like
his Fender guitar in one hand and a fuzz box in the other. For a period Space Ponch, the sound of Ongakushitsu is rooted in more organic
in the early 70s he made records of unknown hybridibastardization of sounds. Fender Rhodes, disconnected flutes, slow melodies, and an Ash
the rock sound and free jazz energy. He was Caspar Brotzmann when Ra sense of space. If anything, Ongakushitsu sounds like the afterhour
Caspar's dad was still writing blueprints for the continental Europe free extrapolations of a chanteuse who thinks everyone's gone home for
jazz sound. Then he moved on, as people do, and the records became the evening." Previously issued on Childisc in Japan.
impossible to get. His efforts dropped off the face of the free map. The TSUYUKO, AKI: Ongakushitsu 2LP (M10 LP) $13.50
sound is recognizably jazz -- rhythm section, horn, playing heads; MOLLSELEKTA (GERMANY):
group improvisation. But even after all these years it's still a shock ELLIS, ALTON: Arise Black Man 1968 -- 1978 CD (MOLL 2 CD)
when Russell comes up to bat. His lines are not so much melodic varia- $15.00
tion, or even Coltrane-like walls of sound. Instead it is what, 20 years "A compilation of some of the best and rarest tracks of the 'Soul-
later, was termed 'skree'; sharp, angular bursts, like a Pollock painting Groover', the living legend of Jamaican-Soul. Lovers-tunes, Soul-
mounted with guitar pickups, the sound of explosions. Like contempo- Classics (like “It’s Your Thing” by The Isley Brothers) and mystical
raries Sonny Sharrock and Terje Rypdal, Russell makes it sound as if the African tracks, a matter of interest for Reggae, Soul and World-music-
guitar is not enough, as if he's reaching for something wilder, some- fans. 16 timeless classics from the golden old days of the genre when
thing that can't be contained within the 6 string cage." Alton Ellis was the undisputed no. 1 in Jamaica before Bob Marley and
TORAL, RAFAEL: Sound Mind Sound Body CD (M07) $13.00 carried the respectful title 'Mr. Soul Of Jamaica'. Produced by the big
"Rafael Toral's music is guitar based, but doesn't seem to involve any names of the Caribbean island like C. S. Dodd (Studio One), Duke Reid
of the usual guitar histrionics. Instead he focuses in on the little details, (Treasure Isle) and a. o. Keith Hudson, recorded with the most impor-
the expansion of the sustained note. Sound Mind Sound Body is indeed tant backing-bands of those times like The Sound Dimension, Soul
a sustained note; the music is not dissimilar to Fripp and Eno's classic Vendors and Soul Defenders. 8-paged digi-pack packaging."
extrapolations, to Toral's mentor (and former NYC landlord) Phil ELLIS, ALTON: Arise Black Man 1968 -- 1978 LP (MOLL 2 LP) $12.00
Niblock, or to other like-minded drone masters. What is special is its Packaged in a full color gatefold sleeve.
(for lack of a better word) tenderness and hands-off gentleness. For MOM 'N DAD (JAPAN):
this reissue, Toral has restored some pieces that were edited from the
HANATARASH: Live!! 84 Dec. 16 Zabo-Kyoto CD (MOM 002)
original and remastered the whole bloody thing for maximum drone
$18.00
effect."
Mom ‘n Dad is a sporadically operating Japanese label run by the other
DRUMM, KEVIN: Comedy CD (M08) $13.00
guy who was in the Hanatarash, Naohiro Ukawa. His first project was a
"Comedy is his third album, recorded over two years ago. It floated
series of 3 live discs by his band, first released in 1993 and long unavail-
around in a provisional version, entitled Organ, for quite a while and
able -- finally repressed in 1998 with a much more attractive export
caused a genuine bidding war between labels, at least five of them,
price. Each of the 3 volumes features a live recording of Naohiro & Eye haunting poly-rhythmic fashion until the air was cleared of any & all
Yamatsuka’s performance-noise outfit Hanatarash (about 25 minutes guttural sensation. Someone, please, get this man a sound research
each) -- of primitive, grinding performance-noise by this inexplicable grant, for the good of all mankind... Fucking excellent." -- Hrvatski.
duo. Following the live set there is a a selection of Space Age Bachelor MONOLAKE (GERMANY):
Pad Music — easy listening lounge records simply transferred off of LP MONOLAKE: Fragile/Static 12" (ML 004) $9.00
and "disk raped" by Ukawa for your unending "pleasure". This volume Two minimalistic tracks. "Fragile" is a continuous pulse behind an
features tracks by Dick Hyman, Morton Subotnick, Lex Baxter, The atmospheric cloud of sound and static- which serves as a kind of elec-
Moog Machine, etc. -- and it's probably a pretty sensible come-down tro beat with distant chords."
from the harsh aura of Hanatarash live. Each volumes also features MONTAIGNE (FRANCE):
really really great found full color graphics. Volume 1 is still o/p.
KAGEL, MAURICIO: 2 CD (MO 782003) $18.00
HANATARASH: Live!! 82 Apr. 12 Studio Ahiru-Osaka CD (MOM
Montaigne is a fascinating new French contemporary composer avant-
003) $18.00
classical label. They have rather quickly released about 80 CDs, almost
Following the exhilarating skree of the 25 minute live piece by
all of some interest (including a jaw-dropping series of string quartet
Hanatarash are a series of old Voodoo and Jungle Rhythm tracks spun
works, all performed by Arditti). The following lists what is currently in
by Ukawa & Toru Terashima. Artists like Prince Onago/Princess Muana,
stock; other titles may be added later. "Zwei Akte" for saxophones &
Hayman, Chaino, Don Randi Trio, etc.
harp; "rrrrrrr...: 5 Jazzstucke" (5 jazz pieces for clarinet, bcl, alto sax,
HAINO, KEIJI: Milky Way (Ama No Gawa) CD (MOM 019) $22.00
violin & piano); "Blue's Blue" ("a musico-ethnological reconstruction
The Mom 'n Dad label was most infamous for their never completed
for voice and glass-trumpet, E-flat clarinet & alto sax, acoustic guitar
series of Magical Power Mako bedroom recordings. Now seemingly
and violin"). The latter is one of the most whacked in the Kagel cata-
defunct as a label(?) this fantastic archival Haino release is the only title
log; Kagel and 3 musicians sit around listening to ancient blues records
we have in decent quantities. Solo electronics performance from 1973.
and sing/play along -- makes the Sun City Girls' ethno-robberies sound
INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ DJ Q-BERT VS D-STYLES: Hot Sauce In
like the Banana Splits in comparison.
the Dick Hole CD (MOM 020) $18.00
XENAKIS, IANNIS: Chamber Music 1955-1990 2CD (MO 782005)
Turntabalist action, Japanese-only releases. DJ battle recordings,
$36.00
played by Q-Bert and and D-Styles of the Invisibl Skratch Piklz from San
Performed by the Arditti String Quartet, plus Claude Heffer (piano).
Francisco. Recorded at I.S.P. Studio 2/4/97. Ala their release on
Included are 3 string quartet works, and many amazing pieces for solo
Asphodel, this features mad scratch-back abstract mood destruction
stringed instruments where Xenakis's voice brings forth dark, rum-
over supplied beats for the full stereo-panned disorientation effect.
bling, even tortured sounds.
Funny, weird and unbelievable sound manipulations.
KAGEL, MAURICIO: 3 CD (MO 782009) $18.00
INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ DJ Q-BERT VS A-TRAK: Buck Tooth
"Finale" (for chamber orchestra) and ">...den 24.xii.1931" (a piece of
Wizardz CD (MOM 021) $18.00
"garbled news for baritone and instruments"). Performed by Ensemble
All turntables played by Q-Bert and A-Trak, recorded at I.S.P. Studio
Modern, conducted by Kagel, with Roland Hermann (baritone).
1997. RE: A-Track -- "the newest inducted skratch monster makes
"Finale," from 1981, written to "celebrate" Kagel's 50th birthday,
Montreal, Canada his home. Becoming this year's 1997 DMC World
attempts at passages of "gruesomely beautiful, supernatural musical
Champion was no easy task at 15 years of age! A-Trak continues the
resonance." The second piece consists of crazy extrapolations of infor-
championship legacy that the Piklz has brought to the DMC battle cir-
mation presented on Kagel's birthday, rendered in absurdly dramatic
cuit -- the most prestigious DJ competitions in the world."
form by vocalist Hermann.
MONIKA (GERMANY): KAGEL, MAURICIO: 4: Variete CD (MO 782013) $18.00
QUARKS: Zuhause CD (MONIKA 02) $16.00 "Variete" (concert piece for six, performed by Ensemble Modern).
Debut album by the German due of Jovanka von Willsdorf and Niels Instrumentation is: clarinets, alto saxophone, trumpet, cello, accordion,
Lorenz. "Here comes Quarks music. When you listen to it, you will go piano, electric organ, percussion. Kagel: "The basic idea of 'Variete'
very quiet, because Quarks are not very noisy either, and that is very was to compose a concert/show combining a number of musical idioms
nice. Quarks feel homesick and distance-sick at the same time, but not associated with the traditional vaudeville style. From the composer's
always. Their songs have many 'clings' and 'dings' and fine melodies point of view, the term theatre trouve might be useful to describe this
and 'katzengold'. They are German, so is their music, which is made liaison: new pieces of music, not bound to any particular visual content,
from various electronica and an electric guitar. When they come to are confronted by other presentation. The result is 'music' 'theatre'."
play, their bring their living room along -- even a lamp, which then KAGEL, MAURICIO: 5 CD (MO 782017) $18.00
glows. Quarksland is small from the outside and from the inside infi- Two pieces featured: "5 Compass Pieces For Salon Orchestra" and
nite." "Phantasiestuck" (for flute and piano with accompaniment). The com-
QUARKS: Kikyo CD (MONIKA 04) $9.00 pass pieces are performed by the Schonberg Ensemble (percussion,
"Here comes new Quarksmusic: 'Kikyo' -- that's Japanese and is origi- clarinet, piano, harmonium, 2 violins, viola, cello, bass).
nally widerkomm and it comes along on a maxi-CD with a wonderful- FELDMAN, MORTON: Routine Investigations CD (MO 782018)
ly strange Pole remix and some new tunes." $18.00
QUARKS: Königin LP (MONIKA 10 LP) $15.00 Five Feldman works from his less-heavily documented "middle period,"
LP version, full color sleeve. written in the early 70s and performed here by Ensemble Recherche in
MONO/STEREO (FRANCE): the early 90s. The pieces are for various ensemble combinations of
BIGOT, FRED: Mono/Stereo 12" (MONO) $9.00 flute, oboe, clarinet, piano, percussion, violin, viola, bass, etc. and
"Second vinyl EP by Parisian Fred 'Electronicat' Bigot (following make a great entry level introduction into Feldman's supreme mode of
'Binary/Tertiary' as well as the Electronicat CD for Noise Museum), sustained-tone enhancement. The continued rediscovery and docu-
again an exploration on dual themes, heady psycho-acoustics, and mentation of Feldman remains one of the crucial cultural movements
body-numbing all-frequency/analog motorik assembled in realtime via of the CD era; if you've considered his lengthy Hat Art opuses too
minimal equipment (808, filters, distortion, feedback). He's the only imposing (some pieces go on for up to 4 hours), start here. "Later, in
person I've ever known to tune the frequency of the 808's kick until it his ultralong works of the 1980s, Feldman molded repetition, sonority,
resonated the hull of a WW2 carrier ship, causing the entire onboard and memory in different ways, on a time-scale so large to overpower
population of staffers and festival-goers to clench their bellies in a the listener's frame of reference. But the amazing quality of his sense

of aural balance in these middle works makes them uniquely precious vibraphone, piano, violin, viola, violoncello).
for the Feldman fan." -- Kyle Gann. STOCKHAUSEN, KARLHEINZ: Helicopter String Quartet:
RADULESCU, HORATIU: Inner Time II CD (MO 782030) $18.00 Wednesday from Light, Scene III CD (MO 782097) $11.00
Music for 7 B flat clarinets (one 56 minute piece). Radulescu is the other "About the Work: In the third scene of Wednesday from Light, the four
Romanian composer of note from recent years and also has an amaz- musicians of a string quartet are airborne in four helicopters and syn-
ing LP on Edition RZ (ala Dumitrescu). This piece is a monstrous swab chronously play a polyphonic string quartet. They react to the rhythms
of ethereal tonescreech from the spheres, with the droning clarinet of the rotor blades and to the flying of the helicopters by the pilots,
tones sweeping by in exquisite fashion. You wanna get soaked by some who -- through adequate rehearsals -- can thus influence the playing
sincere alien waves? One of the most desirable listening experiences on of the musicians. From time to time the four string players play identi-
Montaigne... cal rhythms using the same bowing, although it is clear that they are
LINDBERG/SORENSEN/TIENSUU/SAARIAHO: From Scandinavia CD isolated and kilometres apart. As they play, the four musicians are
(MO 782033) $18.00 transmitted by cameras and microphones to four towers of television
28th volume of the Arditti String Quartet series. "...offers a wide vari- screens and four towers of loudspeakers at the ground station for an
ety in style and instrumentation with a quartet written for single audience. During this -- through the glass cockpits of the helicopters --
strings, a piece scored for quartet and electronically generated sounds, also the world can be seen from above. About the Compositional
as well as two quintets, one with a clarinet and one featuring... a harp- Process: Early in 1991 I received a commission to compose a string quar-
sichord soloist." tet. The Arditti Quartet was to play the world premiere in 1994. My
KAGEL, MAURICIO: 6 CD (MO 782043) $18.00 first reaction was -- as often before in such cases -- that I would not
Four works which include radical inventions for traditional classical write a string quartet, because I have never separated form, content
forms, performed by Saschko Gawriloff (violin), Siegfried Palm (cello) & and performance practice, and the string quartet is a typical genre of
Bruno Canino (piano). "Klangwolfe" (for violin & piano); "Unguis the 18th century. Similarly, for 45 years, I have not written symphonies,
Incarnatus Est" (for piano & cello); "An Tasten" (etude for piano) & sonatas, piano concertos, violin concertos, etc. Each of my works has its
"Trio" (for piano, cello, violin). own form, instrumentation, performance practice. And then I had a
KAGEL, MAURICIO: 8: Sankt-Bach-Passion 2CD (MO 782044) dream: I heard and saw the four string players in four helicopters fly-
$34.00 ing in the air and playing. At the same time I saw people on the ground
Volume 8 of the Kagel series is a 100 minute work called "Saint Bach seated in an audio-visual hall, others were standing outdoors on a
Passion" (for soloists, choirs and large orchestra). A montage/tribute large public plaza. In front of them, four towers of television screens
opera to JS Bach, and probably quite a bit of German text for the casu- and loudspeakers had been set up: at the left, half-left, half-right,
al Kagel listener to absorb. Kagel completists only, I think. right. At each of the four positions one of the four string players could
XENAKIS, IANNIS: La Legende d'Eer CD (MO 782058) $18.00 be heard and seen in close-up. Most of the time, the string players
One 46 minute piece for 8 channels of electronic tape work. Xenakis' played tremoli which blended so well with the timbres and the rhythms
reputation for electro-acoustic work is beyond mere legend, but it only of the rotor blades that the helicopters sounded like musical instru-
makes up a small portion of his output and there is little documenta- ments. When I woke up, I strongly felt that something had been com-
tion; this piece, while conceived in 1977, has never been released municated to me which I never would have thought of on my own. I
before. In simplistic terms, this is the heaviest piece of music you will did not tell anyone anything about it. Since I did not, after the dream,
come across this year. Building slowly, waves of generated and have any time to compose, I wrote and drew several sketches and --
processed sound escalate into the trademark Xenakis "buzz," and for from the super formula -- developed the Helicopter String Quartet as
pure sonic discombobulation, nothing can tap against infinity's walls the third scene of Wednesday from Light, the cycle of music dramas
quite like this (proper volume necessary). Richard Scott's review in The which I have been composing since 1977. Only in 1992/93 did I find the
Wire hardly exaggerates: "It is difficult to think of another contempo- peace to compose the Helicopter String Quartet, and especially to
rary composition which carries the sheer force of 'The Legend of Eer.' made the fair copy of the colored score." -Karlheinz Stockhausen.
It is a gigantic, awesome, staggering piece; certainly I haven't heard [Hardcore Stockhausen completists should note that this record, a stu-
anything to touch it with electronic music's short, if dense, history." dio recording from 12/7-8/96, is different to the version released on
KAGEL, MAURICIO: 7: Nah Und Fern CD (MO 782062) $18.00 Stockhausen Verlag]
One recently composed 42-minute work called "Nah Und Fern", a FERRARI, LUC: Piano -- Piano CD (MO 782110) $18.00
"Radio Piece for Bells and Trumpet With Background." One of the Piano works, recently performed by Christine Lagniel and Michel
most pleasurably "out" listening experiences in the Montaigne Kagel Maurer; mostly solo works composed in the early 50s, with one 20-
series, the sound of ringing church bells recorded in Amsterdam, digi- minute duo piece ("Comme une Fantaisie dite des Réminiscences,"
tally montaged with recordings of a trumpet quartet (including from 1989). Re: "Comme une...": "Just as if it had been an electroa-
Markus Stockhausen) and environmental sounds. "I would prefer to coustic composition (with timings, echoes, shrinking and stretching) or
talk in terms of 'naturalistic surrealism.' Here, an artificial reality is con- even destined for artificial -- and therefore unreal -- intelligence, the
structed from ingredients of actual reality. For the most part, radio art composer interwines obsessive dancing elements with deformed snip-
consists of inventing acoustic planes, which in turn are the result of pets, passed through a sampler of the The Well-Tempered Clavier." --
transforming familiar situations and sound-spaces." --Kagel. Franck Langlois.
CAGE/JOELLE LEANDRE, JOHN: CD (MO 782076) $18.00 KAGEL, MAURICIO: 1 CD (MO 789004) $18.00
"Disciple and friend of John Cage, double-bassist Joelle Leandre pays a First of 7 volumes dedicated to Mr. Kagel, a very strange, Argentinian-
double tribute to the American composer in both recording his works born avant-garde composer, using weird, sometimes invented instru-
and dedicating a work to Cage. Four pieces by Cage are featured on ments and crazy manipulated processes (sometimes referred to as
the disc: three short works composed between 1942 and 1953 ('The "blasphemous" composition). This first volume consists of string quar-
Wonderful Widow of Eighteen Springs', 'A Flower' and '59 1/2') and tets, performed by Arditti. Kagel's string quartets are anything but tra-
the 1984 'Ryoanji', the most admired of his recent works." Solo bass ditional: "Kagel call for additional aids: matches, paperclips, knitting
works, with the addition of percussionist Ninh le Quan on "Ryoanji". needles, strips of paper, adhesive tape and other objects which belong
FELDMAN/SAMUEL BECKETT, MORTON: Words and Music CD (MO to the realm of do-it-yourself. He used these objects as a 'preparation'
782084) $18.00 so that normally melodious string instruments are transposed into the
First recording of this radio play by Beckett, with music by Feldman world of noise."--Werner Klupperholtz.
(one of his last scores), performed by Ensemble Recherche (two flutes, MORBID (GERMANY):
SAD ROCKETS: Once Upon A Time Called Now CD (MORBID 05CD) the cream of their work. In addition, this label has broken such talents
$15.00 as Neil Landstrumm, Justin Berkovi and Jamie Lidell. The tracks on this
"A record for those who take their ironying seriously, full of high CD show the evolution of a strand in the rope that has made UK tech-
kitsch, mid-brow art fakery, four track jazz and Moog madness. The no the driving force it is, by the artists that have consistently pushed
ballrooms of Mars will surely be a-rockin' when this motherfucker the boundaries." Features former 12"-only tracks from the aforemen-
drops. How it all began: after finding a demotape in their dirty laun- tioned artists, plus Tobias Schmidt, plus a new exclusive
dry, Mr Pulsinger and Mr. Tunakan and decided to make a phonecall Vogel/Landstrumm collaborative track."
to Heidelberg where Andrew Heckler a.k.a. Sad Rockets has been busy MOTION (UK):
since 1995. Before that he was busy growing up in California and SKATALITES MEET KING TUBBY: Heroes of Reggae in Dub CD
before that busy being born in Samarkand,Uzbekistan. what else? sad (FAST CD002) $18.00
rockets also plays guitar and sings in the blues-punk combo, mucus 2 "Essential dub album alert! Previously unreleased, this is the definitive
and has released an LP on Source Records,(Sad Rockets Plays), as well King Tubby album. Featuring the Skatalites at the peak of their career
as two 7" singles." with a line up including Augustus Pablo, Ernest Ranglin, Ras Michael
SAD ROCKETS: Once Upon A Time Called Now LP (MORBID 08LP) and Jackie Mitto, the tracks covera all styles of 70s reggae from arche-
$12.00 typal heavy roots dub, to manic Nyahbinghi style jazz-ska to soul-jazz
MORE ROCKERS (UK): and dub funk fusion. Recorded in 1975, the consistent supremacy of
MORE ROCKERS: Cure 12" (MR 001 EP) $9.00 the musicanship is sealed by the golden touch of King Tubby, mixing
"More Rockers are loosely based Rob Smith, who is one half of Bristol's with the whole range of trademark effects like a man in his finest hour,
seminal outfit Smith & MIghty and Peter D. Rose who was at the time this is THAT dub album."
providing Massive Attack MK1 with basslines. 'Cure' is their version of VA: The Sound of Channel One: King Tubby Connection 2CD
Diana Ross' 'Love Hangover' and features the vocal talents of LD (FASTCD003) $18.00
(Louise De Cordova). It utilizes the evergreen talents of the vocalist "Consisting of largely previously unreleased material, the set features
over a booming bassline and an old hardcore style break." not only vocal and DJ cuts from the likes of Delroy Wilson, Badoo,
MORPHEUS (UK): Calvin Stuart and Larry Marshall, but also includes dubwise versions
ICE: Trapped In Three Dimensions 12" (MORPH 002) $9.00 mixed by the late great King Tubby at his very best. The selection pro-
The duo of Kevin Martin (Techno Animal) and Justin Broadrick vides an excellent introduction to the classic sound of the legendary
(Godflesh). This 12" features remixes by Dom & Roland and Alec Channel One Studio and the talents of King Tubby. 28 track double CD
Empire. (at single CD price!). This compilation ranks alongside the best output
MORR MUSIC (GERMANY): from Pressure Sounds and Blood & Fire. Totally essential."
MARSHALL, LARRY: I Admire You In Dub CD (FASTCD004) $16.00
LALI PUNA: Tridecoder LP (MORR 002) $15.00
"This set is the previously unreleased dubwise version of Larry
"Strike again for Morr Music! Kickin techno meets sweet sweet vox and
Marshall's seminal I Admire You album from the mid 70s. Mixed at King
deep experimental."
Tubby's by Tubby, Philip Smart, Pat Kelly and the Professor, the session
ACCELERA DECK: Halo 12" (MORR 005) $13.50
features Lloyd Parkes, Carlton and Aston Barret, Errol Holt, Chinna
"Accelera Deck is a twenty something American who has had a myriad
Smith, Peter Tosh and Sly Dunbar. A classic dub album from one of the
of releases on various labels such as: Endorphin, Blackbean, Rocket
first artists to record reggae ('Nanny Goat'). Highlights include
Racer and Pitchcadet. In the past he has used subtle guitar like textures
'Watergate Rock', one of the first cuts credited to King Tubby."
and twinkling melodies, but here he persues persues a more experi-
SKATALITES MEET KING TUBBY: Heroes of Reggae in Dub LP
mental approach. Fusing elements of digi glitch ambience with an
(FASTLP002) $16.00
angular approach to his usual beat science. Remixes by Arovane, Volvo
VA: The Sound of Channel One King Tubby Collection LP
Spy vs. Lo-coder & CDA Round out the 12" for a completely diverse lis-
(FASTLP003) $16.00
ten."
MARSHALL, LARRY: I Admire You In Dub LP (FASTLP004) $15.00
FLEISCHMANN, B.: Sidonie 12" (MORR 006) $13.50
Follow up to the Pop Loops For Breakfast. LP. "2nd release. Soft ambi- MOVING SHADOW (UK):
ent instrumental breakfast electronics." DOM & ROLAND: Industry CD (ASHADOW16CD) $18.00
MORT AUX VACHES: "A year in the making, and much anticipated by those in the know,
Dom's first album has been a real labour of love. Drawing on all his
ILLUSION OF SAFETY: Mort Aux Vaches CD (MORT IOS) $18.00
wide background of musical influences, Dom presents an album of var-
"Second IOS release in the Mort Aux Vaches series. This new one was
ied textures and styles which incorporate all the hard and dark ele-
recorded during the May 1997 European tour, and is Dan Burke solo.
ments of his work to date, but which also manages to create a picture
He presents a more 'present' release, featuring clear electronics (like
with more depth and maturity than ever before. This quality shines
the opening piece, which is like O'Rourke's Disengage) to electro-
through in the assured ease with which Dom uses his programming
acoustic treatments. Although entirely improvised, this is one very
skills alongside immaculateinstrumentation, sympathetic use of vocals,
coherent CD, that shifts between moods and textures. Housed in sand-
and fresh ideas."
paper and silkscreened in red."
AQUASKY: Bodyshock 2CD (ASHADOW17CD) $18.00
MOS-MIT OHNE SOUND (GERMANY):
"Debut full length (that's FULL... 2xCD, 5xLP) by this Moving Shadow
FRAGEL, ANDREAS: A Bulletin From Nothing 12" (MOS 004) figurehead, closely associated with the 'jazzy' style of drum n' bass that
$10.00 flourished from 1996-1997 (ala Bukem, Alex Reece, Fabio) after 8 sin-
"Real cool crispy reduced abstract techno + freestyle. Absolutely rec- gles on Moving Shadow ('Dezires/Images, 'Dezires/Images (remixes)',
ommended." The out-of-nowhere German record of the week, no 'Tranquility/Kauna', 'Tranquility (Big Bud, Forces Of Nature remixes)',
problem. 'Cosmic Glue/Nylon Roadster', 'Cosmic Glue (Total Science Remix),
MOSQUITO (UK): 'Sonix/Gemini', and 'The Stalker/Bulletproof') of which only the last
VA: Bite The Sound That Feeds You CD (MSQ CD001) $18.00 two show up here. Traditionally solid two step w/the occasional
"This compilation is a representation of Mosquito releases over the last deviance & grit that makes this stuff tolerable. Straightforward." --
4 years. Founded by Christian Vogel and Si Begg before their successes Hrvatski.
on such labels as Tresor, Force Inc, Language and many others, it hosts AQUASKY: Bodyshock 5LP (ASHADOW17LP) $26.00

TECHNICAL ITCH: Diagnostics CD (ASHADOW18CD) $18.00 your fat lazy butt. So clean your ears, sit back, relax, & smoke a joint.
"12 break-oriented (although not entirely all-jungle) terrors from Tech Artists include: DJ Rok, Frank Müller, Beroshima, Jonzon, Denard
Itch, now solely owned & proprieted by Marc Caro (as Darren Beale is Henry, Andre Michele, Claude Young, Sono Taqb, Korsakov, and Paul
mainly ensconced w/his Decoder project these days). Surprisingly dis- Davis."
torted (and often acid-laden) two-step workouts with massive sub- MULTHIPIA (ITALY):
earth bass tones & heavily filtered/processed breaks & layers, pretty KUBISCH/PLESSI, FABRIZIO, CHRISTINA: Two And Two LP (MULTH-
innovative & solid stuff from a label known for it's no-nonsense/no- IPIA 2) $15.00
frills setup. A certain sect of drum n' bass followers & hangers-on have Warehouse find at Cramps of the last few boxes of this original LP from
Tech Itch pegged as said genre's last hope, don't let them down..." -- the late 70s. Kubisch is more recently known for her CDs on the Edition
Hrvatski. RZ label (Dreaming of a Major Third & Sechs Spiegel). This is her only
OMNI TRIO: Byte Size Life CD (ASHADOW20CD) $17.00 commonly available LP. Recorded in 1976 as an intermedia collabora-
"Rob Haigh -- better known as Omni Trio, is quite simply one of the tion between Kubisch and Plessi, it is performed on alto flute, voice,
most influential producers of the drum and bass scene. His early 12" viola, electric vibrator, whistle, accordion, electronic metronome, steel-
releases were largely responsible for developing the jungle sound from drum. Laminated gatefold sleeve, somewhat crackly pressing ("in the
the dark hardcore break-beats of the early 90s into a new era of lush- tradition"). [Old original LPs that have been sitting around for 15-20
ly textured, ethereal tracks, featuring almost classical production and years tend to have a bit of edge warp and may not track perfectly from
arrangement techniques. His albums meanwhile, The Deepest Cut, beginning to end. Please bear in mind if you're likely to be bothered
Haunted Science and Skeleton Keys have become benchmarks of qual- by such things...]
ity; each one maintaining his reputation for moving, yet sublime MUSIC MAN (BELGIUM):
melodies -- as well as setting the standard for many artists in terms of
GREEN VELVET: Constant Chaos CD (MMAN 003 CD) $15.00
Omni's complete mastery of the actual tools of production. Byte Size
Also known as Cajmere (aka Curtis Jones), Green Velvet is the freakiest
Life is Omni Trio's fourth album to date, incorporating the trademark
house producer out of Chicago in the modern era. Combining the
melodic Omni refrains with beats that swirl and reverberate around
ethics of acid reverie, minimal house & a slurred sense of dislocation
twisting rhythms and breaks."
(voice-over tracks about little green men, life as a water molecule, etc.),
MPS/POLYDOR (JAPAN): there's nothing else quite like it. This is his first full length album on
SHEPP, ARCHIE: Life At the Donaueschingen Music Festival CD the Belgium Music Man label.
(POCJ 2519) $21.00 GREEN VELVET: Constant Chaos 3LP (MMAN 003 LP) $19.00
Japanese-only reissue of this classic MPS album, recorded October 21, Triple vinyl version, deluxe full color jacket & innersleeves.
1967. Featuring Shepp (ts), Roswell Rudd (tbn), Grachan Moncur (tbn), GREEN VELVET: The Nineties CD (MMAN 005 CD) $15.00
Jimmy Garrison (b) & Beaver Harris (d). One long piece ("One For The "Taking various leaves from such artists as Sly Stone, Grace Jones and
Trane"), broken up into 2 parts. David Bowie, Green Velvet entered the live arena in 1994, where his
MS (EUROPE)/NO LABEL: outrageous green wig and headphone diatribe drawl brought his
BERBERIAN, JOHN: Ode To An Oud 2LP (MS-6023) $40.00 unique style to a new audience under the official banner of house
Bootleg reissue of the two LPs issued on Mainstream in the late 60s, in music’s No. 1 nutter. Whilst the world’s dancefloors and festivals were
the spirit of the psychedelic/Eastern crossover. Titled Expressions East slipping into something Velvety, Curtis Jones was releasing blistering
and Oud Artistry, these were his first well known LPs, issued approxi- techno/house/nu-wave hybrid records that seemed to constantly up the
mately in 1965-67. He later went to record for Verve and Roulette and ante: 'Flash', 'Destination Unknown', 'Land of The Lost', 'The Stalker'
was perhaps most famously involved with Tony Scott's Homage to Lord and 'Leave My Body' threw the floor into chaos. The Nineties (1993-
Krishna (Verve, 1970). Packaged in a red box, with a liner note insert. 1999) is a full-flash snapshot of one of the most original and inspira-
Instrumentation: oud, bass, clarinet, bongos, canun, dumbeg, guitar, tional dance music artists to emerge from planet Earth." Released
finger cymbals, tambourine, vocals. "This two records set should 1999. The American-based faux indie F111 label has recently released a
appeal, not only to belly dancers, but also to jazz fans with an ear for CD compilation entitled Green Velvet which has a similar track listing
the unusual. As one of the musicians at the recording stated, 'The were to this one (10 of 12 tracks are duplicated), but when did buying
oud players and there are John Berberians.' The oud is a pot-bellied American ever make you feel good about the world?
instrument like that of a round black mandolin. It is the father of the MILLS, JEFF: Life Like: Axis Compilation Vol. 2 CD (MMAN 007
lute and the grandfather of the mandolin. It has eleven strings and is CD) $15.00
tuned in toi the playing of the violin. It is played with an eagle feath- "Jeff Mills needs no introduction. This second Axis compilation is called
er pick. For these albums, Johns organized the finest musicians in the Lifelike, which we're proud to present on Music Man. Lifelike is refer-
city. Each one is a literate exponent of music in the Armenian, Turkish ring to the possibility of something that is almost human or something
and Arabic idioms. Their repertoire is an imaginative cross-section of that reminds us of life. The tracklisting is as diverse as Jeff Mills could
oriental melodies and intricate rhythms that are performed flawlessly." make it, including tracks in many different tempos, styles and texture.
MULLER (GERMANY): The titles that make up this album are the compositions that Jeff Mills
VA: 100% Chartsoffarm CD (MULLER 3001CD) $15.00 has made in the past 10 years which possess the best arrangement
"Berlin's straight techno label has just released it's first compilation. and/or most distinctive character. Like life, no one-second is the same,
Frank Müller, multi activist well known to many under pseudonyms the make-up of the tracklisting refers to this fact. Through compiling
such as Beroshima and Acid Orange, has set his sights on cool tracks 14 selected compositions from the Axis Records, Purpose Maker and
from spacey electric raggae to club techno." Features: Beroshima, Tomorrow catalogue (as well as previous unreleased material), it is an
Claude Young, Rok, Sono Tab, André Michelle, Korsakov & Hair. attempt to display the soul of what Jeff Mills does and what has been
MULLER RECORDS (GERMANY): created."
VA: Kozzmozz: Spread the K CD (MMAN 009 CD) $15.00
VA: 3002 Müller Mix Compilation CD (MULLER 3002CD) $15.00
"Kozzmozz is Belgium's biggest and most respected techno event
"Berlin's famous techno label presents the Müller Mix CD 3002. A nice,
offering a platform for new innovative DJ/Producerz to play alongside
special limited edition made just for Japan is now available here. This
world reknowned DJ'z such as Kenny Larkin, Jeff Mills, Damon Wild,
is not a typical DJ mix CD. It´s a rough mix including only Frank Müller's
Oliver Ho, The Advent and Residentz Kozz &T-Quest. Spread The K is
favorite tracks from his label's back catalog. The 'After a Half Bottle of
the fourth compilation compiled by residentz T-Quest & Kozz repre-
Vodka Mix' definitely doesn´t sound like a hard disc and will shake

senting the style of music that has lead the Kozzmozz eventz to together as Funkstörung, whose releases were the first 2 items on MaS.
become what they are today. Featuring some of todayz finest techno They're also released 2 EPs on Compost and a full length remix comp
talentz including DJ Pierre, Jay Denham, Ben Sims, David Carretta, on K7. The MaS label has quickly garnered a lot of attention as their
Keith Tucker (DJ K1), Soul Destroyaz, Drexicya forming a collection of records are heavily mystery-laden, distinctively packaged in heavy chip-
deep intensity and solid grooves." board and, up and until recently, just about impossible to find. The
VA: Kozzmozz-Spread the K 3LP (MMAN 009 LP) $19.00 world of Musik Aus Strom is one where Autechre/Gescom oversee as
Triple vinyl version, full color sleeve. gods of intent: raw, distorted abstract beats, strange machine sound
CLARK, DAVE: Fuse Presents CD (MMCD 004) $15.00 interface, post-acid inclinations and sweeping string melodies for the
A new mix CD by UK techno legend Dave Clark. His last techo mix (part emotional knockout punch.
of the Muzik Masters 3CD box from 1996! )was absolutely storming ESTERMANN, ANDRÉ: 12" (MAS 6.04) $10.00
and this continues in that mode; emphasizing the roughest/weird- "andre estermann from essen (who has recorded for djax, eevolute &
est/most sonically appealing elements. Features tracks by: E-dancer axodiya) produces a wonderful selection of diverse & unpredictable
(Kevin Saunderson), Sound of K, JB3 (Joey Beltram), Minus/Richie esoterica, the opening cut is an emotive slice of early 80's style sweet
Hawtin, DJ Urban, Electric Soul (Mike Banks), DJ Skitzo, Dean Cole, lo-fi synth pop,kraftwerk meets japan meets donkey kong, over the 6
Random Noise Generator, DJ Rush, Mark Bernard, Rick Garcia, DJ ESP tracks these inclinations are bumped up against more abrasive & spon-
(Woody McBride), Charlie Hall, Mike Dearborn, Technasia, Umek, H, taneous undercurrents - breakbeat science on toy keyboards, abstract
Terence Fixmer. noise-fests and harsh robotic harsh ryhthms straining at the leash." --
MUSIK AUS STROM (GERMANY): sm@mfr.
FUNKSTÖRUNG: 12" (MAS 1.08) $10.00 AEMIC: Aleph 12" (MAS 7.01) $10.00
The ridiculously unavailable first 2 Funkstörung EPs have finally been "The three tracks are produced by André Estermann and Michael
repressed (along with the rest of the Musik Aus Strom catalog --except Fakesch, the talkative half of Funkstörung. André and Michael have
the 3 Michael Fakesch 'Demon' EPs which are coming out as a separate quite the same opinion about music and besides that get along well
album on K7). This self titled EP is the first Musik Aus Strom release. with each other, so it was just a matter of time to start a common pro-
WHILE: Seek EP 12" (MAS 11.02) $10.00 ject. They met in André's analogue-monster studio and instead of
"While is the first act on MaS from the USA and has contributed a track drinking beer and philosophizing 'bout women, they really have pro-
to MASK, Skam's and MaS's cooperation label. Musically this is not the duced three wonderful tracks with such a confusing beat program-
typical MaS release, as While prefers the leisurely sounds and uses them ming, that you have to listen closely to detect it. The melodies remind
in great variety. From Trip Hop surrounded cracklesscapages to the typ- of Funkstörung, but sound much warmer and more pleasant. By the
ical melancholic melodies and hiphop-ish downbeat with gloomy tone- way, all sounds are 'hand-made', no samples or pre-sets."
splinters, the connoisseur will find everything to start his heart throb- ELECTRIC SHEEP: Locust Lunch 12" (MAS 8.01) $10.00
bing." "Munich actually houses other people, who are producing music
SWAP: 12" (MAS 12.01) $10.00 besides all that horrible commercial techno/trance/Eurodisco crap. This
Debut release from a new, formerly-East German artist discovered by one is produced by Jan Bruhnke, who came into the Delirium store
Musik Aus Strom. Familiar MaS-style sound development, in the trade- nearly one year ago and left -- a little shy -- '...a tape for the
mark MaS cardboard sleeve. Funkstörung guys...'. The tape itself was really a big surprise -- very
AEMIC: Beta 10" (MAS 13.02) $12.00 noisy rhythms, which sound like the last sighs of a nearly dead drum-
The 2nd release from the duo of André Estermann and Michael computer. Sometimes the melodies and analogue sounds are influ-
Fakesch. "Three track picture disc 10" (note to self: rule out the print- enced by old trashy science-fiction soundtracks, but sometimes they
ing of beautifully conceived/executed tDR artwork in the Czech remind also of Funkstörung, if they would just sound a bit more 'cheer-
Republic) by Funkstorung's Michael Fakesch and Inzec/MAS recording ful' and analogue."
artist Andre Estermann. Two brilliant tracks of sound wash/rhythm MUT A (GERMANY):
process that despite completely 'rocking' (there, I've said it) don't LAUTWANDEL: LP (MUTA 001) $13.00
sound right at either 33 OR 45. Dodgy B/W stick-on spec sheet con- "Markant aka Carsten Endrass decided to start with this Mut A. to build
founds..." -- Hrvatski. up new things, not only for himself but also for interesting upcoming
FAKESCH, MICHAEL: Marion CD (MAS 14.04 CD) $16.00 artists. First release is done by Lautwandel aka Markant and features
"Named in dedication to his girlfriend, this is the debut full length electro vibes more comparable to the early Markant releases."
from Michael Fakesch. He is one half of Funkstörung, famous for their "Carsten Endrass, a nice enough bloke who offered the world about 30
remixes of Bjork and the Wu-Tang Clan, as well as many highly sought LP's as Markant, each containing a solid few weeks worth of studio
after limited singles. Previous Funkstörung releases have appeared on labor and available in micro editions (often as low as 100 to get the
MASK, Chocolate Industries, Compost, Fat Cat, and their own leg- kids 'a-clam-or-eeng'). Some of us thanked him, others damned him,
endary Musik Aus Strom label. For the already initiated, this album is most were indifferent or never even got wind of this minor miracle.
what you'd expect from Michael Fakesch: hyper-tech beats and playful Either way, Muta is his new label, picking up exactly where Markant
atonal melodies combined with oozing atmospherics. Not all of these left off. I mean, EXACTLY, like this is in effect a new Markant record as
tracks are new: 'I:omac', 'Rand Va', 'Surfaise', 'From Crocut', and far as the music contained goes, only it's under a new name to get an
'Diesehle' are all previous out of print Musik Aus Strom releases taken entirely new (hence unaware) group of souls onto the completist train.
from the Demon series of EPs. 'Rand VC-2' is a rework of 'Rand VC'. The If loopy, slightly abstract electro-tinged IDM with murky production is
CD includes a hidden secondary indexed track, '1Blet', only adding to your thing, by all means investigate further... G(r)ifted." -- Hrvatski.
the brilliant esoteric nature of this release. From metallic flange to jazz MUTE (UK):
trapkits and from electro beats to tech stepping syncopations, Marion SLICK SIXTY: Nibs & Nabs CD (MUTE 185) $15.00
is destined to become a genre-defining classic." "Their first album for Mute -- an eclectic combination of laid back beat,
FAKESCH, MICHAEL: Marion 2LP (MAS 14.04 LP) $19.00 deep bass grooves and eerie brass samples. Lo-fi downbeat tunes with
Double vinyl version, full color sleeve. hip hop inspired scratching fused with guitar licks."
FUNKSTÖRUNG: Breakart 12" (MAS 2.09) $10.00 SLICK SIXTY: Nibs & Nabs 2LP (MUTE 185 LP) $19.00
Musik Aus Strom is a 12"-only label (so far) from Munich, Germany, run UK-only double vinyl version; full color gatefold sleeve.
by the duo of Michael Fakesh & Chris De Luca. Michael & Chris record APPLIANCE: Food Music CD (MUTE 227 CD) $9.00

Appliance are James Brooks (vocal & guitar), David Ireland (drums), and SPENCER, THE JON BLUES EXPLOSION: Experimental Remixes 2LP
Michael Parker (bass). First single. (MUTE JSBX3 LP) $19.00
APPLIANCE: Pacifica CD (MUTE 229 CD) $9.00 "Please note that the track called "Tour Diary" will feature for the first
2nd CD single by this group. ""Appliance are James Brooks (vocal & time in its integrity (17 minutes) on the special edition double heavy
guitar), David Ireland (drums), and Michael Parker (bass). Back in 1985, vinyl album."
James and David were already friends making sounds with home made SPENCER, THE JON BLUES EXPLOSION: Techno Animal Remix EP
musical instruments. Years later when they met (after their time in 12" (MUTE JSBX4) $9.00
University), they realized they both had acquired a taste for the UK-only release."These two tracks are taken from the last album Acme
Krautrock sounds of Neu! and Can and had developed a shared inter- Plus and have been remixed by electro-terrorist Techno Animal. Never
est in the links between music and art. In 1995, Michael Parker entered released before, but you may have heard them at gigs before the Jon
the fray with a 4-track portastudio in one hand and a bag of home Spencer Blues Explosion came on stage. Please note this is a very limit-
made electronic gadgetry in the other (effects pedals and tone gener- ed release 12" only."
ators). Appliance was born. Appliance have designed and built a series CAZAZZA, MONTE: The Worst Of CD (MUTE MONTE1) $21.00
of tone generators which, together with the burgeoning collection of Reissue of the first Monte Cazazza full length, including his Industrial
early sampling-keyboards and analogue synths, have become integral Records "classic" "To Mom On Mother's Day". "Tracklisting: Psychiatric
to their uniquely idiosyncratic sound." Review, To Mom On Mother's Day, Candy Man, Rabid Rats (Vietnam),
ADD N TO (X): Revenge of the Black Regent CD (MUTE 231 CD) Distress, Mary Bell, Kick That Habit Man, First/Last, Tiny Tears, Stairway
$9.00 To Hell, Sex Is No Emergency, A Snitch Is A Snitch, A Is For Atom, If
"Add N to (X) are Barry Smith, Ann Shenton and Steve Claydon com- Thoughts Could Kill, Mark Of The Devil, Six Eyes From Hell."
plete with their drummers Rob Allum and Andy Ramsey. The title track RICE, BOYD: LP (STUMM 04 LP) $15.00
of this EP is extracted from their critically acclaimed album Avant Hard Repress of the first Boyd Rice album, commonly known as "The Black
and includes nothing more than 4 new exclusive tracks and the much Record". Featuring recordings made by Boyd in December, 1975
talked about sex promo video of their previous single, 'Metal Fingers through January, 1976, it was initially released in a small edition of 86
in my Body' which comes as a CD-ROM track playable both on PC and copies on his own Gray Beat Records. It was reissued by Mute to a
Mac. Musically, Add N to (X) is about the multiple uses of Moog and all worldwide chatter of acclaim in 1977, as one of the earliest Mute full
sorts of analogue keyboards, a confrontation between avant-garde length projects, a cornerstone in the industrial culture crossover. The
and dance, electronica and techno." cover features no information except a raised-lettering proclamation
ECHOBOY: Frances Says The Knife Is Alive CD (MUTE 237 CD) of the artists name. No tracklisting, but it is divided into 9 banded
$9.00 tracks. Most significantly, considering it's date of release, the proud
"Echoboy's debut recording for Mute Records. Featuring four new instructions, "playable at any speed" are found on the label. The music
tracks, the EP finds Echoboy taking the adventure deep into the terrain contains crudely sampled loops that glide into a grinding, hypnotic
of texture and drone. 'Canada' is a haunting 70s porno punk with lus- state, quite musical and unmenacing, with even an amusement-park
cious 60s strings and vocals played backwards, not so far from the level of cuteness at times. Amongst the anonymously chosen sampled
Residents style. 'Frances...' is a piece of wild stereophonic electro." content found here, this record is rumored to contain the word 'cry'
ECHOBOY: Frances Says: The Knife Is Alive 2X10" (MUTE 237 EP) from every Lesley Gore record -- good luck finding them.
$13.00 NON: In the Shadow of the Sword LP (STUMM 113 LP) $15.00
"Echoboy's debut recording for Mute Records. Featuring four new Repress of this album originally released in 1992. The first half features
tracks, the EP finds Echoboy taking the adventure deep into the terrain selections recorded live in Osaka, Japan on 7/3/89. Performed by Boyd
of texture and drone. 'Canada' is a haunting 70s porno punk with lus- Rice, Douglas Pearce, Tony Wakeford, Michael Moynihan and Miss Rose
cious 60s strings and vocals played backwards, not so far from the McDowall. The second half features material recorded at Human Head
Residents style. 'Frances...' is a piece of wild stereophonic electro." Studios in Denver, 1991-92
JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, THE: Heavy (Remix) CD (MUTE SPELL: Seasons in the Sun LP (STUMM 126 LP) $14.00
239 CD) $9.00 Vinyl repress of this 1993 collaborative album between industrial
"New York's finest release a new remix single, 'Heavy' taken from the swBoyd Rice and Rose McDowall. An album of all covers, featuring
forthcoming album Acme Plus. 'Heavy' is the band's most accessible sin- acoustic versions of Terry Jacks' "Seasons In The Sun", Komeda's theme
gle to date -- a cool, summer, hip hop remix by Dante Ross, best known to "Rosemary's Baby", etc. Other songwriters covered: Brel/Mckuen,
for his work with De La Soul, House of Pain, and currently Everlast. The Lee Hazelwood, Dolly Parton...
single contains exclusive b-sides and remixes by Japanese DJ Duck Rock NON: Might LP (STUMM 139 LP) $15.00
and French DJ MC Revolv, including a radical re-working of the classic LP reissue of this 1995 album. The content of this album is based on
single '2 Kindsa Love'." Ragnar Redbeard's book Might Is Right.
JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, THE: Heavy 12" (MUTE 239 EP) EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN: Strategies Against Architecture LP
$9.00 (STUMM 14 LP) $14.00
SPENCER, THE JON BLUES EXPLOSION: Experimental Remixes CD New LP repress of this compilation of early EN classics, originally
(MUTE JSBX3 CD) $18.00 released in 1984. Features material from their first single, unreleased
UK-only release. "Chapter 3 in Mute's expanded reissue series of Jon live tracks, etc. Documenting the significant early sound of EN, 1981-
Spencer Blues Explosion original albums. Originally released as a 6 1983. Lots of sound derived from the likes of: tools, metal plates,
track EP, Mute will release a packaging of 10 tracks featuring brand smashing glass, water, air conditioning duct, etc.
new mixes by French DJ MC Relov, by avant garde musician John EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN: Silence Is Sexy 2CD (STUMM 182
Oswald and Prince Paul of De La Soul fame. Tracklisting: Bellbottoms CD) $21.00
(remixed by Unkle), Flavor Pt. 1 (remixed by Beck Hansen, Mike Not currently scheduled for US release. "The new album Silence Is Sexy
Diamond, Mario Caldato Jr.), Flavor Pt. 2 (remixed by Beck Hansen, has been recorded in various locations since 1998, following their
Mike Diamond, Mario Caldato Jr.), Soul Typecast (Mixed by the Dub exhaustive tour in 1997. It consists of 2 CDs in a special digipack with a
Narcotic Sound System), Greyhound Pt. 1 (Additional production by 20 page booklet. The first CD has 14 new tracks and features the single
Moby), Greyhound Pt. 2 (remixed by Genius of Wu Tang Clan), Tour 'Total Eclipse Of The Sun'. The second consists of an 18 minute vocal
Diary, Implosion (remixed by MC Relov), XPLO (remixed by John improvisation over the mechanical installation of a drill hitting a row
Oswald), Blues Explosion Man (Prince Paul remix)." of aluminum strips. Recorded live without cuts of overdubs. Other
instruments used on the album include metal bar, cellular phone, vase overload of PV quality. A fabulous sounding selection of material illus-
and brushes, car tires, free falling objects, plastic percussion and vibra- trating their psychedelic higher mind. It's not the first PV compilation
tor, presence, silk and polystyrene -- not to mention the more conven- (as mentioned below) and I really can't comment on the implication of
tional pneumatic piston and drills." "new versions" (my research hat fell of the truck this week, sorry), but
MY RECORD (JAPAN): this is a very functional record for those in line. "Popol Vuh are a
SAWAI, KAZUE: Three Pieces/Work of Koto CD (MY 3) $19.00 German progressive band that were formed in 1970 by founding mem-
Feat. works by Christian Wolff, J. Cage & Takashi Kako. ber Florian Fricke and who are still active today. This album is a collec-
MY SO-CALLED RECORDS: tion of the most popular recorded tracks dating back to 1970 and cov-
ering a 15 year period and runs for around 75 minutes. Included are
SONIC YOUTH: A Thousand Leaves 2LP (MSCR 03) $13.00
some versions of songs which have not previously appeared. This is the
2LP version of the new Geffen full length. "Four sides of SY ranging
first ever compilation album from Popol Vuh."
from moderne rocking to crypto-pop-cult lyricism to chunky rhythmic
AMON DÜÜL II: Live In London CD (MYS 128 CD) $18.00
rhyme and formless art-drift."
New version of the infamous ADII live album, recorded in Croydon,
MYSTIC (SWEDEN):
12/10/72. This version features an additional 21 minutes of material not
CREATION OF SUNLIGHT: CD (MYSTIC 07) $19.00 found on the prior Captain Trip version (two previously unreleased
"Finally available CD reissue of the ultimate, elusive late 60s sunshine tracks that "were recorded 'live' in a Bavarian studio a short while
West Coast psych rarity ($1k+ for an original). Gives off that happy, after"). This was the 6th ADII album to be released, chronologically
druggy sunshine vibe- sort of like Strawberry Alarm Clock's younger (first issued in '74). Essentially a condensed run through of Yeti & Tanz
brothers. Fantastic vocal harmonies, pulsating Hammond, and ripping Der Lemminge albums, with decent sound, but the spectacular aura of
lead fuzz guitars." the studio albums is hardly matched.
VA: Psychedelic Experience Vol. 3: Psychedelic Illusions CD
NARROW ESCAPE FROM OBLIVION (EURO):
(MYSTIC 10) $19.00
JACKS: Vacant World LP (NE 01) $30.00
"We're happy to offer volume 3 of the ultimate psychedelic 60s CD
Repro LP reissue of this rather fantastic Japanese psych album from
compilation, subtitled 'Psychedelic Illusions'. All material taken from
1968. We have carried the legit CD version of this for years now (TOSHI-
the rarest US 45s to appear for the first time on CD. The lysergic line up
BA TOCT 10131), and if you have a heart, soul or conscience, you'd real-
consists of: Jimmy White & The Relations, Perpetual Motion Workshop,
ly be better off buying that. "A timeless re-issue-piece of psychedelic
Steve Akin, Tears, Section Five, One Of Hours, Finnigans Wake,
world class blossomed from the 1968 Japanese underground... This is
Crosstown Bus, Electric Company, Elastic Prism, We Who Are, Lawson &
the real thing! No cheap bubble pop with oh so clever studio doodling
4 More, Hinge, Flyhgt, Grapple, Inferno, Kensington Forest, Logic
but 10 great heartfelt and wellcrafted songs with a sparse psychedelic
Circuit, Missing Lynx, Popeo Stillo & The Companions, Renaissance Fair,
feel, sometimes violent, sometimes weird (1968!), sometimes sensitive,
David Santo, Scorpio Tue and Wild Things. 70 intoxicating minutes of
always honest and inspired. The original is a 1000$+ value, if one turns
mind melting sounds."
up at all! Original full color front cover and back! Originally released
ORANGE PEEL: LP (MYSTIC 12) $21.00
on September 10th, 1968, they presented their unique sound : dark,
"Yes we're here to blow all jaded 60s record collectors' minds, again.
melancholic and often morbid."
You thought you heard it all? Well, I bet you haven't heard this one.
Totally unknown US mid-60s guitar twanger monster from 1965-6. NATURE (ITALY):
Freaky, raw, and fucked up vocal and instrumental tracks with way out VA: Connecting Electronix Network CD (NAT 2112CD) $19.00
wild and crude guitar interaction and deranged vocals that goes CD version of the previous double LP. "From Rome comes one of the
beyond most anything. Yes, this LP is a totally unique killer and not like most eagerly awaited electronic showcases around. The Romans con-
hundreds of other rare but boring US garage LPs. This is the major miss- nect the people at the forefront of electronic research with 10 artists
ing piece in all 60s garage rock collections. Limited to 500 copies." from around the globe. As the Nature-people say 'This compilation is
VA: The Psychedelic Experience CD (MYSTIC 6) $19.00 not about a specific type of sound, it simply shows that there are dif-
Repress of the first volume of this series, originally issued in 1996, con- ferent 'crews' on this planet that are trying to develop their own elec-
sidered one of the finest psych compilations of the recent era. Features tronic sounds from the underground scene of their own countries; on
tracks by Astros, Premiers, Fantastic Zoo, Flower Power, One Mile our behalf, we aim at getting those people in touch with one another
Ahead, Picture, Apple Glass Syndrome, Kollektion, Apparition, Brass with the hope to give more power and flavour the underground sound
Toads, Black Rose, Troy, Tommy Jett, Twilighters, Inexpensive of electronic music." Features: A Credible Eye Witness (Rome),
Handmade Look, Mason Merrick & the Finders, Johnny Thompson Phoenecia (Miami), MAT-101 (Rome), Passarani 2099 (Rome),
Quintet, Scorpion, Embryo Infinity Rebirth, NCG45, Stu Mitchell, D'Arcangelo (Rome, Rephlex artist), 2Be Break (Brussels), Somatic
Tommy & The True Blue Facts. Responses (UK), Vendor Refill (UK), Amp-Tek (Rome), V/VM
VA: The Psychedelic Experience Vol. 2 CD (MYSTIC 8) $19.00 (Manchester).
Highly rated 1998 compilation of 60s/70s psychedelic underground PASSARANI 2099: Ancient Technology 12" (NAT 2113) $11.00
tracks. Tracks from: Decades, Higher Elevation, Monocles, Waters, "After the acclaimed compilation Connecting Electronic Network,
Trespassers, Cave Dwellers, Castaways, Dirty Filthy Mud, Element, Nature's main man Passarani is back with the finest examples of
Elopers, Inner Light, Purple Underground, Mirror's Image, Jokers Wild, melody driven electro, abstract, melancholic, finding new rhythmic
Dopplereffect, Essex St. Journal, Sherman Marshall, Unsettled Society, solutions."
Quiet Jungle, Knights Bridge Quintet, Raving Madd, East Side Kids, Ed NEPLESS (ITALY):
Powers, Trane. CHOPIN, HENRI: Le Corpsbis & Co. CD (NEP 1001) $20.00
VA: The Psychedelic Experience Vol. 2 LP (MYSTIC 8 LP) $19.00 "An impressive document of Concrete Poetry. This CD is an anthology
Vinyl version of Vol. 2, numbered edition of 500 copies. of previously unreleased recordings from 1983-1994, electronic explo-
MYSTIC RECORDS (UK): rations of the voice, voice texture, vibrations of the larynx, joined by
POPOL VUH: Nicht Hoch Im Himmel CD (MYS 121 CD) $18.00 effective use of the tape-recorder and electronics. Audio Poems (not to
A greatest hits-esque compilation of material, covering the years 1971- be confused with 'poetry' in the traditional sense) that are based in
86, with an obvious emphasis on the early 70s mystical epics. Many vocal abstractions (noises) and mutated by electroacoustics and rever-
newcomers approach the Popol Vuh discography with trepidation due berations. Includes booklet in 4 languages with graphic reproductions
to its sheer size and this should serve as an ideal entry point for an of typewriter poems."

GELMETTI, VITTORIO: Musiche Elettroniche CD (NEP 1003) $15.00 trum ranging from deep Detroit techno all the way to ruff Chicago
"A selection of important electronic works produced in the 60s by house." Tracks by: Grain, Joey Beltram, Obscurum, Hell vs. Bartz,
Italian composer Vittorio Gelmetti, whose music has rarely been Richard Bartz, Johannes Heil, DJ ESP, Fumiya Tanaka, Steve Bicknell,
released on record in the past because he always kept distance from Christian Morgenstern, Subvoice, The Modernist, Surgeon, Phylyps,
the academical milieu thinking of his music to more worthy to be lis- Anthony Rother, T.P.R., Slam and Vice.
tened to (and watched, sometimes) than to be analyzed, thus remain- SMITH, JULIAN: Deep And Dirty CD (NEU JS) $15.00
ing 'alone and honest' as his friend Giuseppe Chiari says. This disc -- Deep house mix from Germany as part of Neuton's well-loved mix
housed in a digi-pack with 16 page booklet -- shows two sides of his series. Featuring tracks from: Narcotic Syntax (Perlon), E.D.P., Clever &
work with electronic music, starting with the early experiments, with Smart (aka Steve Bug), Dave (Raum), Ricardo Villalobos (Perlon), D.
two monolithic tape pieces in which he sculpts the sound material to Diggler (Raum), Matias Del Campo (Grow!), David Ginero, Dubstar (Lo-
create appearingly static but ever changing walls of noise; this struc- Fi Stereo), Evil C. & The Hustler, DJ Szene, The Love Allstars, DJ
turalist approach was to be immediately abandoned to embrace a Cartman, Ed Zimmermann, C/Rock, Hi-Lo (Grow!) Freaks (Playhouse).
more free and emotional way to compose his music through the tape GAMEZ, LEANDRO: This Is For You CD (NEU LG) $15.00
collage and the three pieces included here are all extremely evocative A mix CD by Gamez featuring selections from: Wishmountain, Leandro
with their masterful utilization and manipulation of pre-existing music, Gamez, Analog Confusion, Polyvinyl, Rotary Outputs, DJ Rush, Todd
fragments of conversations, assorted instrumental and found sounds as Sines, Klunk, Daniel Erbe, Groof, Cio, Section One, Slobodan, Christian
well as masses of buzzes and noises." Borée.
CANTON, EDGARDO: Promenade d'été d'Ulis Nasa CD (NEP 2004) VA: Neuhouse: Slightly Different CD (NEUHS 001) $15.00
$15.00 1997 release, the first in Neuton (large German dance distributor)'s
"Maybe the first composer to use the term 'electroacoustic' to define series of underground house mix CDs. House music is generally painful
his music works at the time of his collaboration with Pierre Schaeffer's to define, roughly associated with the lineage of post-disco music that
Groupe de Recherches Musicales throughout the 60s, Argentinian-born continued on into the electronic era once that genre was thoroughly
Edgardo Canton has produced some of the most emotional and evoca- vilified into non-existence. Very repetitive by nature, house music that
tive musique concréte coming out of the Groupe. Three of the pieces is heavily filtered/phased and sublimely mixed can entertain many psy-
featured on this album were produced in those years and are explo- chedelic-trance effects, which these Neuton mix CDs illustrate as well as
rations, with much more attention to their suggestive qualities than to anything I've heard in a similar vein. The bridge that some listeners
a rigid plan of experimentation, of the hidden voices of sound bodies may have to jump off to access these effects might be excessively steep,
through electronic manipulation: a rhomboidal piece of tin played but the rewards are there for the properly attuned. This first volume is
with a violin bow ('Animal Animal,' 1962), bird songs ('Une Espéce de mixed by Heiko M/S/O, resident DJ at the Wild Pitch Club. Features
Serpent,' 1969), or unspecified objects ('Voix Inoules,' 1965). The fourth tracks from Blaze, Chris Cray, Epic Desire feat. Savere, Mark Grant, The
piece, 'Promenade d'été d'Ulis Nasa,' is a 43-minute long piece, edited Jammy Dodgers, Oscuro P, New Century Souls, Peace Division, Lo Soul,
specifically for this disc from a longer piece which was composed as a Robotic Movements, Urban Farmers, Studio 54, Jeremiah, Wulf n Bear
soundtrack to a film based on space-walk footage from the NASA & Chris Brann.
archives presented at the Arles Festival in 1984, and is a beautifully VA: HouseCouture (Vol. 1 mixed by DJ Kom) CD (NEUHS 002)
floating, genuinely cosmic with earthly warmness composed for instru- $15.00
ments and electronics which made an astronaut say 'Next time I go up Equally deep second volume, features tracks by Nick Holder, Jan Driver,
there again, I want to take this music with me'. All pieces have a fan- Toni & Stephanie, Men From The Nile, Rhythm Master, BC Crew, Roy
tastic, travel-oriented nature, projecting the listeners into faraway Davis, Boo Williams, Kate/Olivia Martinez, Peace Division, Ernst Viebeg,
places. The digi-pak contains a 20-page booklet with texts and notes by Diarr Her, Moon Man, Sleazy D, Clubheroes, Gene Farris & The Last
the composer himself which are delight to read." Disco Superstars.
NER/WORLD SERPENT (UK): VA: Kompakt Köln präsentiert Michael Mayer CD (NEUHS 003CD)
DEATH IN JUNE: Take Care And Control CD (BADVCCD42) $20.00 $15.00
"The all new album from DIJ and features 12 new songs written and The third volume in the Neuhouse album-mix series is the mind-blow-
composed by Douglas P. He is aided and abetted on the musical score ing Cologne-scene mix CD you've been waiting for, featuring tracks
by Albin Julius of Der Blutharsch and TMLHBAC. This full length album from: Kandis (Karaoke Kalk), Sanasol (Matthew Herbert), Forever
comes in a plastic case enveloped in a foil blocked cardboard slipcase & Sweet (Sweet Reinhard Voigt, on Ladomat), OZ Artists, Byron C.,
sees DIJ move away from the 12 string guitar sound of old and embrace Forever Swestephan G., Reinhard Voigt, Soylent Green, The Modernist
whole new approach musically." (J. Burger, on Eat Raw/Harvest), Christian Morgenstern, DOM (Mike
NEUE BERLINER INITIATIVE: Ink), W-Moon, Zimt (Michael Mayer, remixed by J. Paape) &
OMI."Michael Mayer (of the Kompakt record store from Cologne) in
VA: Neue Berliner Initiative Sampler CD (NBI 001 CD) $16.00
the mix reveals his wisdom and understanding for aligning electronic
Theoretically the first release on this Berlin-based label, featuring
music of a cool, restrained style via atmospheres, thus giving the new
tracks from: Kyborg (Raster), Farben (Klang Elektronik), Produkt
sensuality of minimal Techno the long overdue, encyclopedic forum.
(Raster), Move D (Source), N. Grandl, Salon, Trike, Kein Babel & Shir
Mayer proves talent for exposing subliminal melancholic moods via
Khan. Moves nicely from Raster-styled lo-movement techno to some
gentle, emotional vinyl-gliding: e.g. from constructivist rhythms accom-
almost Kaoroke Kalk-like bliss-lifts, pleasant listening throughout, with
panied by slightly shifted harmonies out of the famous Cologne school
the exception of a bizarre pop-cultture/Mikeal Jackson construct by
(he actually is one of the top graduates of) to musical relationship,
Shir Khan that has somehow been chosed to close the disc.
which initially didn't appear to be that obvious. The playful mix-cara-
NEUTON (GERMANY):
van -- rolling and sensitively syncopated -- equals a respectful presen-
LAUX, HEIKO: Classic Open Mix CD (NEU HL CD) $15.00 tation of current club values: extremely balanced soul life, nordic-cool
"Neuton continues the successful mix-compilation series with one of productions of unfathomable deepness, dinner and down-jacket
Germany's most talked about DJs. Heiko Laux is his name, and he has House, whirring motors of exciting groove machines, mathematic beats
been a key figure in the German techno scene for quite some time and institution, unconvential funky coolness stirring up the mathemat-
now. His very own label Kanzleramt has been putting out serious floor- ic element, hits of minimal tradition including surreal psychedelia and
fillers and soundkillers. The tracklisting shows his ability in mixing pot-heads' metaphorics, vocals which everybody will agree to and of
down quality with functionality. Musically the CD covers a wide spec- course the Cologne ascendant to Detroit. Not warmth is radiated, but
the desire for warmth -- lonely club hearts will find to each other via the cathartic, exquisitely controlled violence. Cecil Taylor has brought
the reserved cuddle-coefficient. Splendid performance!" to music a synthesis we've long waited for. 3 Phasis is one its land-
VA: House Couture 2 (Mixed by DJ Dole) CD (NEUHS 004) $15.00 marks." -- Gary Giddins
Features tracks by: Electric Suedehead, DJ Rhasoul, Freestyle Orchestra, USSACHEVSKY, VLADIMIR: Film Music CD (NW 80389) $14.00
Colin Hart, BCCrew, Phunkadicts, Don Summer, Mathias Schaffhäuser, 1990 CD release of these scores from the 1960s. "One of the founders,
DJ Bigfoot, Adam, Winston Fletcher, Native Sould feat. Trey with Babbitt, Luening and Sessions, of the Columbia-Princeton
Washington, DJ Dole, Disco Roots, Korsakow, TAlmost A Youth. Electronic Music Centre in 1959, Ussachevsky has maintained a flexible
VA: Slightly Different Vol. 2 CD (NEUHS 005CD) $15.00 attitude toward sound sources, and employs recordings of live sounds,
Second volume in this CD mix series, DJ'd by Heiko M/S/O. A great addi- analog studio, and computer generated material. In this he always dif-
tion to this supreme deep house mix series, (previous volumes mixed by fered from the originally quite restrictive approaches of the German
Michael Mayer, Heiko Laux, DJ Kom). "Slightly Different Vol. 2 is dedi- pure electronic and French musique concréte schools. Though prepared
cated to the Wild Pitch Club @Frankfurt 'Nachtleben'. The shelter of for films, a medium that usually imposes considerable restrictions on a
Frankfurt's deep house movement from Nov. 1993 -- May 1999. The composer, both these scores were innovative and have considerable
music compiled on this CD is an extract of favourite songs of mine over power. The 'Suite from No Exit' (1962) comes from the film of Sartre's
the last 2 years." -- Heiko M/S/O. Features tracks by: Nav, Depth Huis Clos directed by Orson Welles, while 'Line of Apogee' (1967) is the
Perception, Chris Nazuka, The Deviants, Crosstown Traffic, The Astro soundtrack of Lloyd Williams' film of the same name. Its great musical
Trax Team, Herbert, Lo Soul, Iz & Diz, Freaks, Reel Fusion Band, Braxton interest notwithstanding, the former is the usual kind of film score in
Holmes & Dewey B, Jordan Fields, Fred Everything, Wulf n' Bear. that it is a background for spoken dialogue, whereas in 'Line of
NEW TRANSATLANTIC (GERMANY): Apogee' there are few spoken words and Ussachevsky's music com-
AREAL: Panorama 12" (NTA 008) $8.00 ments more directly on Williams' extraordinary flow of strange, some-
Some last copies of back catalog on one of Mike Ink's old labels, New times dreamlike visual images. In both pieces this composer's favorite
Transatlantic, featuring a variant strain of Cologne minimalism. musical form, that of variations on several alternating themes, is in use,
Releasing 16 records over the period of a couple years in the mid-90s, and the themes do not have traditional timbral or pitch characteristics.
the mission is apparently complete. Areal is an acid-label Voigt project Consider for example his use of the human voice in 'No Exit', going
(?), 4 tracks of that very special flavor. from the electronically modified screams of the opening scene to the
VINYL COUNTDOWN: Machine Head 12" (NTA 009) $8.00 voices of distant children, etc., and on to the end, where the sound of
Four track EP, all tracks by Mike Ink. men laughing is abruptly silenced by rifle fire." -– Max Harrison, The
CEIVER, JIRI: The Clickrunner EP 12" (NTA 014) $8.00 Wire
Four track EP by jiri.ceiver, who released a rather neglected minimal BABBITT, MILTON: Philomel CD (NW 80466) $14.00
techno classic on Harthouse (label associations killed it). 1995 CD that collects various early Babbitt compositions using elec-
NEW WORLD OF SOUND: tronics and/or tape, including his classic electroacoustic piece from
1964, 'Philomel' (which is excerpted on the the Ellipsis Arts Ohm: Early
MAZZACANE CONNORS/ALAN LICHT, LOREN: Live In NYC LP (NW
Gurus of Electronic Music 1948-1980 3CD box). Featured works are:
10) $8.00
"Philomel" (for soprano, recorded soprano, and synthesized sound),
Guitar duets recorded live at CB's Gallery on 2/5/94. This predates the
"Phonemena" (1969, for soprano and piano), "Phonemena (1975, for
recent Roadcone label CD of material by these two by a good year or
soprano and tape), "Post-Partitions" (1966, for piano) and "Reflections
so, but it was held up due to static-y mastering problems. Evidently
For Piano and Synthesized Tape" (1975).
New World decided to release this "as is" because there's still a layer of
VA: Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center CD (NW 80521)
skin-prickling crackle on top of this thing rendering listening enjoy-
$14.00
ment near impossible.
"Cut-rate selection of vault reels (dated from 1961 to 1973) from the
FUZZHEAD: Got Marbles Inside CD (NW 24) $12.00
first electronic music center to be established in the US. Compositions
"A fully realized studio effort and slight traces of dub production from
by Ilhan Mimaroglu (distant tone-wash dedicated to Varèse), Bülent
the vibrating unit Fuzzhead, this latest batch of tunes connects their
Arel (prime-era low-bit microtonal-blap, as primal as it gets), Ingram
extended jams, ie 'In the Wake of Pangea' period with their current
Marshall (a pure sound-discovery opus; molten lava rising to render
rock and roll preservationist stance. Bottlenecks, synths, Bill Weita's
downtown Decatur an impasse...), Alice Shields (voice and tape etudes
guitar('best American psychedelic guitarist' -- Alan Licht).... sixth
of high-deviant sonics and junkyard source-mass), Charles Dodge (a
release in ten long years, the only Cleveland Rock band, hell the only
somewhat melodic tone-study), and Daria Semegen (a heterodyning
rock band that's played the Toronto Jazz Festival. 72 minutes."
stereo-heavy monster). As vital as any of the
NEW WORLD RECORDS:
INA/GRM/STEIM/SECAM/Darmstadt/Mills output, only surprisingly more
TAYLOR UNIT, CECIL: CD (NW 80201) $14.00 obscure, and, by far, more damaged. Really." --Hrvatski
Two classic sessions from 1978 from this peak version of Cecil Taylor's LA BARBARA, JOAN: ShamanSong CD (NW 80545) $14.00
Unit: Jimmy Lyons (alto sax), Raphé Malik (trumpet), Ramsey Ameen "Composer/performer Joan La Barbara has been an influential figure in
(violin), Sirone (bass), and Ronald Shannon Jackson (drums). "This experimental music since the early 1970s. She has devoted her career
record presents further evidence of his genius and awesome ability to to the exploration of the human voice as a multi-faced instrument.
work within the group context, in which he furthers his exploration of ShamanSong features three premieres of vintage La Barbara 'sound
the piano 'as catalyst feeding material to soloists in all registers.' This paintings' of pensive beauty and spiritual resonance. ShamanSong is a
music at times gets very intense. It will take you down forgotten little concert suite comprised of selected excerpts from a film score.
streams in your mind and swell them with rivers of sound as Taylor 'Plaintive descending chords of soft hammers striking an ancient
pours notes on your ears." -- Spencer Richards. Balinese gamelan instrument, tar and dumbek, shakuhachi, music box
TAYLOR, CECIL: 3 Phasis CD (NW 80303) $14.00 tines, rainstick and African rattles all are blended with sighs and whis-
Second album from the same sessions as above, recorded 1978."3 pers, lamentation and ululations, calls, cries, lullabies and vocal winds
Phasis is a masterwork, a testament to the perfectionism and unpre- to weave a strange mystery...'Rothko' is a series of sound paintings
dictability that go hand in hand in Taylor's music...The more you listen, designed to reflect the mood, texture and emotion of Mark Rothko's
the more you hear. For me, there is sometimes the impression of an final paintings for this very special chapel -- dark, intense, but with an
inspired wizard and his five disciples conversing at midnight, chewing inner light and moving figures that are sometimes heard, sometimes
over ideas, rephrasing them, listening; at other times I'm attracted to

hidden.'" abetted by the nuanced and sensitively colored percussion
WHAT WE LIVE: Quintet For A Day CD (NW 80553) $14.00 What work of Elliot Kavee, they plumb the depths in the way only
We Live: Lawrence Ochs (tenor and sopranino saxophones), musicians of this calibre, operating at this level of intuitive
Dave Douglas, (trumpet), Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet), Lisle understanding, can. Impeccable compositional instincts facili-
Ellis (bass), Donald Robinson (drums). "What a treat to hear five tate the interweaving of individual epiphanies within intricate
superb musicians, all of them splendid composers in their own structures to create four rich, emotionally resonant works."
right, creating spontaneous music of such formal richness and MARSHALL, INGRAM: Ikon and Other Early Works CD (NW
quiet splendor! The music unfolds with a measured sense of 80577) $13.00
drama and inevitability that attests to the musical heights pos- "This CD comprises the text-sound works (1974-1980) on which Ingram
sible when such enormous compositional and virtuosic talents Marshall concentrated throughout the 70s and falls into two parts: the
converge. Definitely not for the faint of heart, Quintet for a works from the Fragility Cycles period ('Cries Upon the Mountains',
Day is challenging and contentious, yet richly rewarding on 'SUNG', 'Sibelius in His Radio Corner', and 'IKON') and the earlier works
many levels." ('Cortez', 'Weather Report', and 'The Emperor's Birthday'). "'Cortez',
MAXFIELD/HAROLD BUDD, RICHARD: The Oak of the Golden 'Weather Report', and 'The Emperor's Birthday' form a kind of trilogy
Dreams CD (NW 80555) $14.00 representing my work with "text-sound" in the early seventies. The
Important reissue of two historic minimalist albums, originally released techniques used to generate musical fabrics and structures out of spo-
on LP via the Advance label and out of print for decades now. ken text are similar in all three works, but the source materials are all
Mastered from original tapes according to the composers original spec- quite different. I used tape loops to create repetitive patterns from
ifications. Packaged with informative liner notes by Kyle Gann, includ- words or phrases; musical structures were developed out of the result-
ing an overview discography for seminal works within the field of mining fabric. It is not the original utterance or sound bit that is the build-
imalism. "This timely CD reissue combines two LPs from the Advance ing block, but the whole cloth created from it."-- Marshall. 'SUNG' and
label -- Richard Maxfield's Electronic Music and Harold Budd's The Oak 'IKON' are both based on poems by Swedish poet Gunnar Ekelöf. The
Of The Golden Dreams -- both containing seminal works which are key first piece, referring to the Sung Dynasty, is scored initially as a solo/duo
to a better understanding of the complex origins of minimalism. A recitative by painter Jan Håfström and dancer Margareta Åsberg, after
mostly forgotten figure, Richard Maxfield (1927-1969) exerted a pow- which the tape processes multiply their voices into a ghostly chorus as
erful influence over a broad range of composers through his classes at Marshall's spectral bass appears with the English translation, to be in
The New School. The works here predate the minimalist movement turn transformed into its own small chorus. 'IKON', Marshall's setting
while forecasting a wide range of developments in the future of elec- of Ekelöf's Ayiasma, is a mystical meditation on an ancient ikon seen in
tronic work. The prophetic 'Pastoral Symphony' (1960) is composed of a Greek church. The air of apocalyptic finality in the text is enhanced
continuously generated electronic tones; while 'Bacchanale' (1963) is a by the electronics, with the pervasive soundscape being that of an
musique concrète collage juxtaposing jazz with Korean folk music, spo- entropic cosmic machine. Marshall again intones the English transla-
ken word, and various instrumental contributions, including Terry tion; the incantatory recitation of the Swedish original is by Ekelöf him-
Jennings on saxophone. 'Piano Concert for David Tudor' (1961) draws self. "'Rop på fjellet (Cries Upon the Mountains)' again uses materials
its multifarious noises from a single source -- antedating in that respect 'collected' in Scandinavia, most significantly an ancient recording of
Stockhausen's 'Mikrophonie I' for amplified tam-tam (1964). Tudor locklåtar and rop from Swedish mountain herdinner (shepherdesses)
plays live alongside a three-channel montage constructed from sounds traditionally used to call goats and cattle from great distances,
made on the inside of the piano with chains, spinning a gyroscope on although clearly also cultivated for their own intrinsic, shrill beauty.
the strings, showering the strings with tiddlywink discs, and other The live element is my own voice, a high keening processed through a
unusual operations. 'Amazing Grace' (1960) mixes tape loops from two tape delay system." -- Marshall.' Sibelius in His Radio Corner' was
sources which are played back at various speeds, causing the fragments inspired by a photograph of the Finnish composer during his 'forty
to overlap in complex ways, predating both Riley's and Reich's tape- years of silence,' sitting in an armchair and listening to his own work
loop pieces. If the Maxfield pieces represent the state of new music in being performed on the radio. "In his old age Sibelius enjoyed pulling
the months before minimalism was born, Harold Budd's (b. 1936) in distant broadcasts of his music off the short-wave. I imagined that
works from 1970 reflect minimalism's initial impact. 'The Oak Of The with all the static and signal drift, some of these listening experiences
Golden Dreams' was made on the Buchla Box which Budd uses here as might have been proleptically like a modern-day electronically
an electric organ capable of the kind of fast modal improv, over an processed kurzwellen piece." Marshall's brooding, mysterious sonic
unchanging E-flat drone, that Terry Riley and La Monte Young had landscapes are essential listening for anyone interested in Minimalism
been doing on saxophone and piano. 'Coeur D'Orr' features a soprano and the musique concrète tradition in electronic music."
sax improv against an electronic background on organ comprised of PALESTINE, CHARLEMAGNE: Schlingen-Blängen CD (NW 80578)
two tracks, one of which is another 1970 Budd work, the famous $14.00
'Candy Apple Revision'." "Schlingen Blängen is an invaluable addition to the slender but pre-
ZIPORYN, EVAN: Amok! Tire Fire CD (NW 80565) $14.00 cious discography of Charlemagne Palestine, one of the legendary fig-
"Both works on this disc are extended pieces for full Balinese gamelan ures of the amazingly fertile New York and West Coast experimental
with various Western instruments. 'Tire Fire' is written for gamelan and music/art scene of the sixties and seventies. He is considered to be a
electric guitars, while 'Amok' is scored for gamelan and digital sampler. seminal figure of early minimalism -- as important as his better-docu-
In both pieces, Ziporyn explores the interpretation and blurring of mented contemporaries. His performances on the giant bells at St.
boundaries which result from the interaction between Western tech- Thomas Church and his evening-length Bösendorfer shows are still spo-
nology and a Balinese gamelan. Artists: Gamelan Galak Tika, Robert ken of with awe by those who were present. Palestine left the music
Black (double bass), Eric Beyers, Mark Stewart (electric guitars), Yukiko scene in the mid-seventies to focus on his visual art; he eventually
Ueno (keyboard), Blake Newman (electric bass)." moved to Europe where he still resides. Schlingen Blängen -- a 70
RASKIN QUARTET, JON: The Bass & The Bird Pond CD (NW 80574) minute long perambulation through the organ's sonic landscape -- was
$14.00 "The Bass & The Bird Pond exalts the individual and col- recorded in 1988 (ten years after its initial performance) in a small
lective talents of three of the most distinguished Dutch church near the North Sea. It is difficult to describe because so
composers/improvisers currently enriching and extending the little happens in it, yet at the same time an immensity of activity is
jazz vocabulary -- ROVA stalwart Jon Raskin, the inimitable Tim going on and there is so much of it that it boggles the mind. We expe-
Berne, and bassist extraodinaire Michael Formanek. Aided and rience sounds set into motion by the initial choosing of a chord and its
timbres (the setting of the registers or stops); the melodic changes that MOSS/OTTO/SCHULTE: The Day We Forgot CD (NML 9118) $14.00
occur are subtle and few. In short, it is a relentless and uncompromis- 1990 trio album. Frank Schulte (synthesizer, sampler, tapes, records,
ing exploration of the physicality of sound as well as its spiritual dimen- vocals, piano, el. effects), Axel Otto (Wildlockfufe, bird calls, trombone,
sions. Palestine's music left its mark on a number of slightly younger vocals, toys, zither, plastics, metals, wood, tapes), David Moss (voice,
composer-performers, among them Rhys Chatham and Glenn Branca. percussion, concertina, zither, toys, el. effects).
Absolutely essential for a comprehensive understanding of the roots of RIBAC/EVA SCHWABE, FRANCOIS: Marguerite Ida & Helene
minimalism and its offshoots." Annabelle Opera CD (NML 9319) $14.00
NEWJAZZ.COM: Based on the Gertrude Stein text Doctor Faustus Lights the Lights.
THOMAS, PAT: New Jazz Jungle: Remembering CD (NJC 003) KLUCEVSEK, GUY: Scenes From A Mirage CD (REV 106 CD) $14.00
$13.00 1987 album, solo accordion. "The music on this album represents two
New release on the label that gave us the Love Cry Want CD. Pat distinct compositional streams in which I am currently paddlling about:
Thomas is part of the contemporary UK improvisational scene, and has largescale works for multiple accordions which focus on mass, density,
added his electronics and processing to many records in the 90s (his timbre and acoustical phenomena; and shorter accordion solos written
duo with Lol Coxhill on Scatter, One Night In Glasgow, is particularly in song, dance and theme-and variation forms." -- Klucevsek.
notable). On this solo album he focuses on his forays into drum'n'bass HIRSCH/D. WEINSTEIN, SHELLEY: Haiku Lingo LP (REV 139) $12.00
programming, with exceptional, intricate results. "Thomas is equally WORLDS OF LOVE: LP (REV 152) $10.00
comfortable in playing jazz, avante-garde improvised music, multiple Romanto-song-trio featuring Ikue Mori, Cinnie Cole, David Garland.
genres of rock and fusion as well as jungle. Sampling and the jazz aes- NEWMAN/JANET SMITH, COLIN: LP (REV 31) $10.00
thetic are fused on this CD to make a unique hour of music. Here jun- NO MORE RECORDS:
gle embraces a high level of creativity and freedom that is usually only SHIPP, MATTHEW: Symbol Systems CD (NO 01) $13.00
associated with jazz. These sounds are the hear and soul of this very A solo piano studio recording (his first solo). Mixing post-jazz tonalities
gifted musical being." -- Joe Gallivan. and avant textural nuance, this is a masterwork of intense new music.
NEXT BEST WAY (NEW ZEALAND): BRAXTON, ANTHONY: Solo Piano (Standards) 1995 2CD (NO 02)
GALBRAITH, ALASTAIR: Talisman CD (NBW 001) $14.00 $22.00
Next Best Way is Alastair’s new personal label; this first release consists Studio recordings from 1995. Solo piano versions of tunes by Coltrane,
of 20 tracks, mostly solo (with brief accompaniment by David Mitchell, Mingus, Monk, Waldron, Shorter, etc. Braxton's recent piano foray's
SP Carter, Nigel Bunn). The style is Galbraith’s patented lucid, late-night are a mystery to many.
crystallization sound, with backwards effects, post-Barrett blur and BROWN DUO WITH MATTHEW SHIP, ROB: Blink Of An Eye CD (NO
dream-time glare. 03) $13.00
NICHTS: Brown (as) and Shipp (p) first recorded as a duo for Cadence Records -
- the first recording for both of them, from the early 90s. "When
ATEM, ZIGGY: CIA Dry Ice System: System Unbalance CASS
worlds collide, a new kind of freedom governs what could only be
(NICHTS 1) $10.00
indigenous to improvisation. This concert from Roulette is presented in
Debut cassette-only release from Mr. Ziggy Atem. "He is a true Alien.
it's entirety. Two reunited musicians who have matured into fresh play-
He returns to earth from Mental Hospital. He speaks language of
ers with with their own distinctive sounds."
another planet." Sincerely fried item, spacy whirling electronics and a
MORRIS/WILLIAM PARKER, JOE: Invisible Weave CD (NO 04)
voice familiar with the size of the cosmos.
$13.00
ATEM, ZIGGY: Cosmic Doll CASS (NICHTS 2) $10.00
"Features the guitar wizardry of Boston's Joe Morris and NY's most
NICKLEBAG RECORDS:
sought after bass player, William Parker. Clocking in at over 75 minutes,
SUKIA: Gary Super Macho 12" (NB 0004 LP) $5.00 this disc clearly captures the two players in an intimate, performance at
Single with the original mix and remixes by the Dust Brothers, Sean the Knitting Factory."
Perry, Sukia & Major Force. BANG, BILLY: Commandment CD (NO 05) $13.00
NO FANS RECORDS (UK): "A solo recording of Billy Bang in the NY loft of artist Alain Kirili. This
ILK: Zenith CD (NFR 04) $15.00 is the only CD that clearly captures the purity and innocence of Billy's
First release on Richard Youngs' No Fans label since the early 90s dou- unique sound on violin as he plays before an invited audience. There
ble-shot of Advent & Lake. Richard says that Ilk is his one-man pro- are new compositions written for this recording as well as some writ-
gressive rock band! And it does feature a mock-prog island-in-the-sky ten for other events, played here in a solo setting."
full color painting, mock suite-like song presentation and beautifully PARKER, WILLIAM: Lifting The Sanctions CD (NO 06) $13.00
addled intricate rock structure -- all uniquely filtered through his quite "A tour-de-force of solo bass. Words can't express the master musi-
identifiable persona. Richard has dropped a number of bombs cianship that radiates from William's music. There is a strong focus
throughout this decade and this might be his most outrageous yet. throughout this release on William's bowing and composition.
"This album was conceived whilst journey through the across the West William's insightful liner notes of bass theory and technique are invalu-
Coast of Scotland, Summer 1997. Lyrics by Andrew Pain/Richard able for anyone who is familiar with his music."
Youngs. Music by Richard Youngs. Richard Youngs plays bass guitars, PYRAMID TRIO: Ancestral Homeland CD (NO 07) $13.00
classical guitar, flute, keyboard, sleighbells, violin and voice." "The Pyramid Trio, led by Roy Campbell, has been on the NY scene
NO MAN'S LAND (GERMANY): since 1984. This is their first domestic release and it features the origi-
ROMANS, THE: You Only Live Once LP (NML 8401) $10.00 nal line up of Campbell (tp, fl, perc.), William Parker (b, perc.) and Zen
VA: Island of Sanity 2LP (NML 8707) $18.00 Matsuura (drums). The music of this group is based on the music of the
Original copies of this 1987 double LP comp. Interesting view of a scene world both composed and improvised. By encompassing African,
that has mutated a good bit since, featuring: Skeleton Crew, Mofungo, Native American and jazz structures, the music transcends styles by
Zorn’s Locus Solus, Christian Marclay, Carbon, David Linton, Fish & freely shifting between percussion jams, beautiful melodies and impro-
Roses, Charles K. Noyes, David Fulton, David Garland, Bump, Bosho, vised jazz."
Robert Previte, the Scene Is Now, etc. BROWN QUARTET, ROBT: Jumping Off The Page CD (NO 08)
VA: Island of Sanity CD (NML 8707 CD) $14.00 $13.00
1987 comp that was reissued on CD in 1991. Studio recording by the quartet of: Rob Brown (alto sax, flute), Roy

Campbell (trumpet), Chris Lightcap (bass), Jackson Krall (drums). cation. Number crunching at a new fully realized peak, sledding past
MANERI/RANDY PETERSON, MAT: Light Trigger CD (NO 09) $13.00 the masses of insignificant humanity at an alarming rate. Some people
Studio recordings from 1998 by the duo of Mat Maneri (viola), Randy have been waiting their entire life for just this album. Referred to as
Peterson (drums). "The voicings on this CD are incredible. serene. LP5 in the UK, America will have to just deal with Autechre.
unnervingly beautiful. at times ponderous with an almost painful Exponentially the next step from Incunabula, Amber, Tri Repetae & and
deliberateness. the commitment to eachother. the push/pull. the com- it's most significant forebearer, Chiastic Slide. One of the records that
plete acceptance. warm/cold simple facts. illuminated prisms floating will define 1998. [now packaged in the US in a lame b&w generic
precariously above a high wire. compassionately sewn together. some- sleeve by the laughable Nothing organization]
times quirky almost mischievous." -- Steve Dalachinsky. PLAID: Not For Threes CD (INTD 90277) $14.00
NOISEVILLE: "The long awaited 2nd album from Ed Handley & Andy Turner, for-
SPLINTERED/HEADBUTT: Skin Shift CD (NOISE 31) $6.00 merly of Black Dog. These techno innovators again set out for parts
Warehouse find(?) of this 1992 CD EP split release by these two UK barely-known, fusing acoustic and electro, lush harmony and discon-
groups. Purveyors of what used to be called "scum", remember the certing discord. In parts ranging from symphonically grand to meticu-
day? lously intricate. Features guest vocal work from Björk, Nicolette
NONPLACE (GERMANY): (Massive Attack) and Mara Carlyle.
SQUAREPUSHER: Music Is Rotted One Note CD (INTD 90294)
NONPLACE URBAN FIELD: EP1 12" (NON 001) $9.00
$14.00
"Main recording artist is Bernd Friedmann -- a sophisticated perfec-
"Full length number four (counting the recent Burning'n Tree collec-
tionist with a technician's knowledge of audio wizardry -- renowned as
tion of Spymania-owned sounds) for Tom Jenkinson under his
Nonplace Urban Field, Burnt Friedman & the Nu Dub Players and
'Squarepusher' aegis -- issued domestically only one week after Warp's
Flanger, previously featured on the Ninja Tune label. Jazzoid-cyber-
release in the UK. Totally eschewing the concept of tempoed linear
Latin-dub-funk forms a template for a revised language built on
composition, Jenks brings us an assortment of not-completely-un-
impossibly complex percussive clusters and a sense of repetition offset
Miles-like space-jazz sound-scapes (with TJ playing the DeJohnette,
by savagely condensed surprise elements. The recordings are stubborn
Zawinul, Holland, AND Macero roles without flinching, or developing
and slippery, always confounding attempts at compartmentalization
carpal-tunnel syndrome) via multi-track recording technology and scat-
by veering off on left field tangents or mutating even as your ears fol-
tered computer post-processing. No breaks. No drum programming.
low them."
Unreal. An amazing turn of events proving Tom to be a fairly proficient
NORMAL (GERMANY):
swordsman in a variety of post-prog-jazz roles. Likely to turn rave kids
EINSTRUZENDE NEUBAUTEN: Silence Is Sexy 2LP (GH 002 LP) onto Sextant-era Herbie or some such wonder. Mental." --Hrvatski.
$21.00 SQUAREPUSHER: Budakhan Mindphone CD (INTD 90312) $11.00
"The 15th album by this pioneering German industrial band is now "Seven tracks, 30 minutes of music. All brand spankin' new tracks.
available as a limited edition double gatefold LP. 180 gram direct-to- Simultaneous with UK release. Track list: iambic 5 poetry/fly street/the
metal mastering audiophile pressing. Includes the 18 minute bonus tide/splask/two bass hit (dub)/varkatope/gong acid." Word on the
track that was included in the limited first CD edition. 3000 copies." street: "New Squarepusher is kind of confusing. It's bad, but in a real-
NOTHING: ly good sort of way. Dig?"
SQUAREPUSHER: Big Loada CD (INTD 90257) $14.00 SQUAREPUSHER: Selection Sixteen CD (INTD 90996) $14.00
Nothing is a large American recording company associated with the "Mr. Jenkinson returns with another storming mini album, Selection
man who signs his checks as "Trent Reznor". Normally, Nothing is dis- Sixteen. This release sees Tom returning to a more upbeat mood, mix-
tributed via the Interscope conglomerate, but these licenses of some of ing his amazing bass slapping antics with trademark Squarepusher acid
the most desirable releases on the Warp Records UK label were evi- lunacy. The release also includes four unlisted bonus tracks (same tracks
dently considered a bit too risque for the traditional American net- found on the 10" included in the Warp vinyl edition)."
work. Some people say that Nothing derives it name from its thor- SQUAREPUSHER: Presents Maximum Priest CD (INTD 90997)
oughly lackadaisacal non-output of announced IDM titles (domestic $11.00
releases by Squarepusher and Autechre were first rumored close to 2 "Four new tracks and 3 remixes (by Wagonchrist, Autechre and Matt
years ago), but with no real advance warning, here is the first batch at Yee King)."
attractive American prices. Throw your leather pants into the wash for PLAID: Rest Proof Clockwork CD (INTD 90998) $14.00
a minute and say hello. RE: Vic Acid: "The second post "15 new tracks of rhythmic beats and impassioned ambience from Ed
Stereotype/Rumble/Spymania/Worm Interface/Rephlex effort from one Handley and Andy Turner (former members of electronic innovators
Thomas Jenkinson, aka Alroy Road Tracks/Chaos AD/etc., following Port Black Dog)." The group's 2nd full length for Warp (licensed to Nothing
Rhombus. All of the jam-session-with-Billy-Cobham aesthetic remains in the US), a follow up to 1997's Not For Threes.
in tact, only this time Jaco sits out, favoring the tabletop version of AUTECHRE: EP7 CD (INTD 90999) $12.50
'Centipede' in the corner. There's a certain present affinity for the sum- "11 brand new tracks (over 60 minutes) of controlled chaos from elec-
mer of love's 303-as-god sound, applied in droves on such Jenks classics tronic experimentalists Sean Booth and Rob Brown."
as 'The Barn' (303 Kebab)' and 'Fat Controller' (G7000 Remix). AUTECHRE: Peel Session CD (INTD 95039) $9.00
Centering in on the sort of post-rhythm-as-rump-shaker manifesto he As with most red-blooded facsimiles of human life, it's hard to fathom
decidedly goes for later on." --Hrvatski. Re: Big Loada EP: "Higher IDM Autechre music being released on Trent Reznor's Nothing label. Even
quotient than previous releases (audible in the melancholic swirls of Cleopatra could conceivably be better. And it's not like it's even a
melody-sound), but with the stick-tub-amp ratio on full. The indeci- penny cheaper than the Warp version. But I suppose the possibility
pherable voice overs (notably, MC Twintub's 'Contribution' to 'Full exists that Trent himself laced up one of his leather boots while step-
Rinse', sure to bring a tear to Conrad's eye...) and overall blown sonics ping on your copy of this release, so line up and take your chances. It
succeed in leaving your scalp more than agitated. More Amen/Lyn/soul will never taste the same again. This Peel Session features 3 previously
pride grappling than allowed by Federal law. Much denser and more unreleased tracks -- 25 minutes of music. Originally recorded on
ear-pleasingly brilliant than previous efforts." -- Hrvatski. 10/13/95 on John Peel's UK Radio 1 show. Track list: "milk
AUTECHRE: CD (INTD 90258) $14.00 dx"/"inhake"/"drane".
The fifth album from Manchester's duo of Sean Booth and Rob Brown PLAID: Peel Session CD (INTD 97053) $9.00
is Autechre's most detailed and insane collection of electronic specifi- "Recorded in January 1998 for John Peel's UK Radio 1 show. Featuring
stunning remixes of 'Scoobs' (from Mbuki Mvuki), 'Eph' (from Not For Komungo) & Celli (Indian Mukha Veena, English Horn without reeds,
Threes) and 'Bo Bootch' (from the UK release of Not For Threes), as well Yamaha WX-7 MIDI breath controller).
as one brand new track." KIM/JOSEPH CELLI, JIN HI: No World (Trio) Improvisations CD (OO
NRK (UK): 04) $13.00
MARSH, JON: NRK Nite:Life CD (NRKMX 001CD) $19.00 With Alvin Curran (electronics), Shelley Hirsch (voice), Malcolm
"NRK Nite: Life is a new label brought to you from NRK Sound Division, Goldstein (violin), Mor Thiam (African drums), Adam Plack (didgeri-
which will release quality CD mixes from some of the highest house DJs doo).
in the world, with the likes of Ian Pooley, Miguel Migs and Joey Negro FIRST, DAVID: Resolver CD (OO 05) $13.00
lined up. The series starts off with a stunning house mix by Jon Marsh. The music of First (guitar) with the World Casio Quartet, Jospeh Kubera
A stalwart of the sence , Jon is best known for his involvement of early (piano), Loretta Goldberg (midi grand piano), J. Celli (midi breath con-
house pioneers The Beloved. Marsh has compiled and mixed an awe- troller), etc. First composes dense, drone-intensive guitar-based walls
some selection of deep house tracks, including the new wave of US of sound, that fans of Niblock, La Monte and post-Branca should check
house from the likes of Dano, DJ Spen, Nick Holder, David Alvarado, out. "I am attempting through my music to charge the atmosphere
Halo Vargo and the UK gets represented by the likes of Oil, Adam & with a directly physical presence, to disturb balances and re-focus
Eve (aka The Beloved), and Pure Science." attentions through the manipulation of subtle vibrational quantities...
NS-COM (JAPAN/UK): the dance between disorientation and total clarity."
GARCIA, ORLANDO JACINTO: The Beauty of Silence CD (OO 06)
SHA' CHO MOUSE: Ice Cream Remixes 12" (NSC 008) $9.00
$13.00
"Sha' Cho Mouse is the programmer Maya, born in London, and Tomo,
Cuban-born composer, who studied under Morton Feldman and who
the angelic and sensual vocalist. Maya is a pianist since the ripe old age
creates beautiful music for largely soft sounds; an unknown and excel-
of 10. A night club put Maya in touch with Tomo, a uniquely talented
lent release. The opening piece is a choral work, performed by the
wanna-be ballet dancer, with a voice so powerful and versatile it could
Greg Smith Singers, in memory of Feldman. "Sitio Sin Nombre" is a
turn Bjork and Ella Fitzgerald a light shade of green. Zariga II, a.k.a.
work for soprano voice and stereo tape, performed by Joan LaBarbara,
Eiiji Sekine, made his major appearance in a Playstation soundtrack of
a slowly growling electronic opus. "Metallic Images" is for percussion
Ridge Racer, and comes from the NYC house label King Street Records.
and stereo tape, performed by Jan Williams. "My music reflects my
DJ Muthafunka was born in London in '66 and moved to Tokyo later.
interest in exploring the relationships and counterpoint which exists
He has released 2 mix CDs and continues to pervert the course of mod-
between aspects of density, timbre, registration, instrumentation
ern music with his frenzied DJing all over Japan. He is heavily favored
(acoustic and electro-acoustic), and pacing in music... at the same time
by both Ken Ishii and Eye from the Boredoms. Ebizoo made his sensa-
I am attempting to direct the listener to focus on minute aspects of
tional debut for R&S in 1996. His title 'Raven' was a serious club hit in
sound and in doing so attempting to illuminate listeners in such a way
Japan. He is pretty much devoted to folk music research in East Africa,
that they may transcend the temporal experience normally associated
where he spends 8 months each year. His tribal sound with rhythm-cen-
with the perception of Western Art Music."--Garcia.
tric structures comes out of this lifestyle."
DICK, ROBERT: Venturi Shadows CD (OO 07) $13.00
NUPHONIC (UK):
Music of composer/flute revolutionary Robert Dick, with Neil Rolnick,
KUTI, FEMI: Shoki Remixed CD (NUX 145 CD) $18.00 Steve Gorn, Ned Rothenberg and Mary Kay Fink. Almost all acoustic
"The track 'Shoki Shoki' was originally released by Barclay in France, sounds (on flutes, piccolo, bansuri, shakuhachi, Mexican double ocari-
and subsequently by Talkin Loud in the UK. Both labels commissioned nas, prepared flute) are improvised, sampled, mass-overdubbed for
remixes which were then collected together for a remix album, now wall of sound effect, creating electronic-like textures.
licensed by Nuphonic. Femi Kuti is the son of the late Nigerian HUNT, JERRY: Ground CD (OO 09) $13.00
Afrobeat superstar Fela Anikulapo Kuti, and is largely responsible for "Five Mechanic Convention Streams" from this later, incredible Texas
the renewed global interest in Afrobeat. Remixes come from Ashley composer (his first of 2 CDs to be released). Using violins, pianoforte,
Beedle (Ballistic Brothers/Black Jazz Chronicles), producer Kerry voice, cow horns, and lots of idiophonic device arrays, Hunt created
Chandler, Japanese production crew Chari Chari, Dixon (a member of some of the most uniquely crazed music of the contemporary universe.
the highly successful German Jazzanova outfit), Francois K (the man DICK/STEVE GORN, ROBERT: Steel & Bamboo CD (OO 12) $13.00
behind Wave Music, Body & Soul, and the Prelude label), Mateo & Duos performed on various flutes, bansuri, piccolo, scruti box, Indian
Matos, Joe Claussell, Nuyorical Soul (the production pseudonym for Penny whistles, etc. "Dick performs on the world's only stainless steel
Masters At Work), and Zenzile (a French dub outfit)." flute and Gorn plays bamboo flutes from India and the Orient.... Dick's
KUTI, FEMI: Shoki Remixed 2LP (NUX 145 LP) $19.00 pioneering development of extended techniques for Western flutes --
Double vinyl version. multiple notes, glissandi, new tone colors, an extensive percussive
O.O. DISCS: vocabulary and the like -- compliments and reflects the traditional non-
CELLI, JOSEPH: Organic Oboe CD (OO 01) $13.00 Western approach to bamboo flutes."
O.O. is a CT-based composer's label, run by multi-reedist Joseph Celli. RZEWSKI, FREDERIC: A Decade CD (OO 15) $13.00
This album (reissue of a '79 LP) features various works performed by Four recent works by the American composer (well known for his asso-
Celli on double reeds. "Sky: S For J" is for 5 English Horns (without ciations with Wolf, Cage, Boulez, Stockhausen, etc., as well as the live
reeds) -- "to explore its capacity for smearing, bending and microtonal electronic-music collective MEV, which he founded in 1966), performed
tunings as well as playing notes in the overtone series which are not by the group Zeitgeist (quartet for percussion, keyboards, woodwinds).
techniques in the traditional performance of the instrument." Elliot RZEWSKI, FREDERIC: De Profundis CD (OO 16) $13.00
Schwartz's "Extended Oboe" is for electronic tape and oboe. Four works for piano and voice, performed by Anthony de Mare. "'De
Stockhausen's legendary piece for soloist, "Spiral" is performed on Profundis' not only exploits the full sonic possibilities of the piano, but
oboe, English Horn, various auxiliary sound producers and modifiers the piano player as well (to say nothing of the emotions of the listen-
such as kazoo, wah-wah pedal, etc. Malcolm Goldstein's "A er). It required the pianist to wear a lapel microphone that will ampli-
Summoning of Focus" is an exhilarating work for continuous breath- fy both his speech and body sounds; since throughout the piece, the
ing/reed construction. pianist not only recites the text to rhythmic notation while playing, but
KIM/JOSEPH CELLI, JIN HI: No World Improvisations CD (OO 02) sighs through chords, uses his body and the piano's body as percussion
$13.00 instruments, imitates a toy trumpet and honks a Harpo horn." --Marc
Solo & duo improvisations by Jin Hi Kim (komungo, changgo, electric
Swed. (Thurston played on a piece of hers from 1979 as well, unreleased).
BAILEY/GREGG BENDIAN, DEREK: Banter CD (OO 20) $13.00 She's self-released a handful of CDs in the interim, but this will proba-
Lovely guitar/percussion duets. Bendian, best known for his Cecil Taylor bly her first widely available work.
affiliation, plays dumbeg, bongos, log drum, vibraphone, bowed cym- HOVDA, ELEANOR: Coastal Traces CD (OO 29) $13.00
bals, chains, glockenspiel etc. Debut CD by composer Eleanor Hovda. The disc features 62 minutes of
CELLI, JOSEPH: Video Ears Music Eyes CD (OO 22) $13.00 music composed for the Nancy Meehan Dance Company, performed on
Five pieces for various performers, composed by Celli. Each piece gen- by Libby Van Cleve (double reeds) and Jack Vees (bass & guitar). Many
erates a heavy layering effect, as each musician improvises along with great passages of mystical drone emanate in evolving fashion -- a beau-
video images of themselves, multi-channel swirls of sound. Includes tiful and unique recording. "Because Eleanor Hovda arrives at the
works for Jin Hi Kim (komungo), Brain Johnson (xylophone), 7 Peruvian sounds in her music by lengthy and careful process of excavation, each
Musicians and a Mountain of Televisions, Ulrich Krieger (saxophones) sound is a treasure, a miracle. It only makes sense that a sound, once
and Malcolm Goldstein (violin). The results are a dense mindwrap of found, should be used again and again. the sound of hard rubber balls
In C-like cross-circulating sound; the best Celli recording I've heard and rubbed on bass strings, tapped harmonics, bowed bass notes, the pow-
frankly, one of the ultimate "new music" releases of the current mil- erful nasal sound of the shenai (an Indian double-reed instrument). All
lennium. Liner notes by Tony Conrad. these sounds have associations that can be put together in different
FIRST, DAVID: The Good Book's (Accurate) Jail Of Escape CD (OO combinations. They are like mythic characters, playing out various eter-
23) $13.00 nal stories...the music doesn't so much start and stop as it emerges and
A continuous 58 minute work in which First plays e-bow guitar, tea- recedes, phasing in and out of audibility." --James Pritchett
house guitar, distortion guitar, keyboard synth, computer program- HO, FRED: Turn Pain Into Power CD (OO 30) $13.00
ming, augmented with oboe, clarinet, violin, trumpet, bass & percus- "Ho's music is an amalgamation of Caribbean, African American and
sion. "Musicians in this work also explore what I call 'gestural improvi- Korean influences performed by his ensemble consisting of three saxo-
sation.' This is the manipulation of micro-elements such as glissando, phones, piano and electronic keyboard, bass and drum set with tim-
vibrato, tremolo, timbral modulation, trilling, panning, etc. -- all bales." "...a genre unto itself, a pioneering fusion of free-jazz and tra-
designed to make the music spin and shimmer." This is a purely genius ditional Chinese music that manages to combine truculence and deli-
trance work, in an era where Tony Conrad can practically be marketed cacy with such natural ease that sounds positively organic." --
as a "pop star". I'm sure there is a waiting audience that would be Downbeat.
blown away by this thing if they could only figure out how to hear it. KRIEGER, ULRICH: Walls of Sound CD (OO 32) $13.00
From a recent VV review by Kyle Gann: "First's largest, most character- "Music by John Cage, James Tenney, Joseph Celli and Phill Niblock, per-
istic, and best-recorded work yet. One moment you find his seething formed by saxophonist/composer Ulrich Krieger. The disc features
electro-acoustic continuum lushly harmonious, the next you notice it's 64:00 minutes of very thick textural music with dense, multi-layered
abrasively discordant, and you didn't hear anything change...I prefer over-lays of sound. Krieger feels that, '... this is a kind of music that is
section 1, 'Drift,' with its powerful beating caused by imperceptibly truly American. It started with composers like LaMonte Young with a
slow glissandos. There's something tragic about the postclimactic end- profound devotion to sound, putting texture and sound as the prima-
ing, as though First had purified the Roy Harris Third via La Monte ry compositional interest in contrast to the traditional European con-
Young to distill the Great American Symphony. Try maximum volume cern for basic compositional parameters of rhythm, melody, harmony,
to re-create the mind-blowing acoustic disturbances of First's live per- structure....' Cage's 'Four5' is recorded here so that there are 20 layers
formances." of saxophone resulting in a work that is 'humming and throbbing as a
KIM, JIN HI: Living Tones CD (OO 24) $13.00 result of the minute pitch differences.' James Tenney's 'Saxony' and
Another amazing set from this Korean Komungo player (Korea's earli- Joseph Celli's 'Video Sax' use the complete sax family and Niblock's
est known instrument, dating back to the 4th century, a zither with six 'Didjiridoos And Don'ts' has the didjeridoo with tape."
silk stings and bowed for heavy resonant effect). Here she plays in duet BEGLARIAN, EVE: Overstepping CD (OO 33) $13.00
with the Sirius String Quartet; also appearing are Robert Dick (flute), Debut CD release by this NY composer, described as an "electronic post-
Thomas Bucker (baritone), Joseph Celli (oboe, English Horn) & more. minimalist with more than a dash of rock". Mostly strange pieces for
LAUTEN, ELODIE: Tronik Involutions CD (OO 27) $13.00 "dance", which include texts from Rainer Maria Rilke, Gertrude Stein
"[An] 'outside' composer -- neither a member of any easily identifiable and performances by pianist Kathleen Supove. "Her music ranges all
group, school or downtown/uptown click, Lauten has maintained a over the place: she writes contrapuntal variations on medieval songs,
serious reputation and the admiration of a diverse but small group of computer-altered disco collages, postminimal and numerically-struc-
folks 'in the know'. For years Lauten has been one of the best kept tured synthesizer pieces, songs of nonsense syllables, wild theatre
secrets in NY's new music scene. Daughter of jazz drummer/pianist pieces." --Kyle Gann.
Erroll Parker, student of La Monte Young, Lauten uses elegant dia- PETERS, STEVE: Emanations CD (OO 34) $13.00
grams that form a basis for her music. Color coded and illustrated, the Subtitled "A Sonic Environment Existing on the Threshold of Silence,"
charts correlate the months of the year to the 12 keys of the scale, the this might be perceived as America's answer to Bernhard Gunter, a
astrological signs and the selected hexagrams from the I Ching. The 12 great new chapter in the evolution of ultra-minimalism. "Emanations
sections of this work [subtitled: Tuning Into the Earth Tone] have been was originally conceived as a sound installation to accompany Claire
described by Option magazine as 'mesmerizing...there's a general Giovanniello's white paintings wrapped in gauze, and elegant sculp-
sense of Lauten quietly and lovingly removing the veil from some intri- tural works consisting of nails and thin aluminum rods driven into the
cate parallel universe which has hitherto gone unnoticed.' Kyle Gann: gallery walls in precise geometric patterns. Just as Claire's work plays
'Lauten uses her universal mode improvisations -- a system by which with the notion of where the wall ends and the art begins, I wanted to
she can wander fluidly from tonality to polytonality to atonality. Most construct an ethereal sonic presence existing on the boundary between
of the contrapuntal lines that make up the pieces rich tapestry are sound and air: not really 'music', but a kind of vapor. Something very
played on tape to which she improvises the final layer on a sampler. pure yet almost absent. The resonant frequencies were articulated via
There's no literal repetition in Tronik Involutions but the swirling feedback made with a stereo microphone, a graphic equalizer, and a
melodies outline the same images over and over, drawing you into the small PA system." --Peters.
work.'" A unique work that mixes minimalist aura with ethereal ambi- JOSEL, SETH: Go Guitars CD (OO 36) $13.00
ent strokes, a very pleasant crossover. NYC history fanatics may recall Six works for electric guitar, performed by Seth Josel (previous CD out
her band from the late 70s that shared the scene with the Coachmen on CRI). Features works composed by James Tenney, Lois V Vierk, Phill
Niblock, John Cage and Josel himself. Tenney's "Septet" for 6 electric and sinew of wind instruments: the expansions of of single pitches,
guitars and electric bass is a gorgeous syncopation of string action and either fingered or otherwise altered, which can happen when extremes
a terrific lead-off to an amazing CD. Vierk's "Go Guitars" (for 5 electric of breath control, additions of auxiliary keys and alternative fingerings
guitars) has traces of her trademark no-wave-ish decension. Niblock's are used."); "Leaning Into And Away"; "Ariadne Music" ("The music is
"Guitar too, for four" (for 4 electric guitars and tape) is the 30-minute about sound energy spun into resonant thread and uncoiled from its
centerpiece and a monolithic drone masterpiece. People have been source.").
dying to hear Niblock's guitar pieces for years and now they finally can. JARVINEN, ARTHUR: Some Over History CD (OO 48) $13.00
"In a sense the electric guitar does not produce a sound; it translates "The first recording by his own ensemble, Some Over History. The
the motions of a vibrating string onto an electrical signal. Once the sig- works on this disc include two pieces in an energetic rock style -- both
nal leaves the guitar, its transformation is not necessarily over. While it display Jarvinen's familiar rhythmic drive, laced with polyrhythms and
remains within the electromagnetic domain, it may be easily changed, overlapping meters. Two solo works feature Jarvinen on bell plates and
routed through any number of devices to alter timbre, amplitude, harmonica respectively. The centerpiece of the disc is the 'The Hole-
pitch. Ultimately, loudspeakers translate the signal into a pressure Flow Symphony,' for electronic feedback and acoustic instruments.
wave that can through the air to our ears." --James Pritchett '...explores the surprisingly rich possibilities of feedback, producing
MOSKO, STEPHEN LUCKY: Indigenous Music CD (OO 39) $13.00 grainy sheets of sounds with the kin of colored, layered, irregular tex-
"Mosko's compositions are like complex tapestries; variations of varia- tures of an early Rauschenberg combine -- bits and pieces of just about
tions interwoven to form intricate webs of line and color. Cascading, anything made fascinating together.' -- Mark Swed."
chromatic piano arpeggios, fragile harmonics, whistle tones, jarring PANZER, ELIZABETH: Dancing In Place CD (OO 56) $13.00
bass drum explosions, bending gong notes, and odd, fleeting frag- "Features the first solo recording by one of America's leading harp vir-
ments of melody merge, collapse, re-emerge, and disappear again in tuosos, Elizabeth Panzer. Ms. Panzer performs the works of seven com-
an ever shifting kaleidoscope of sound. Exquisitively performed by the posers including three of her own works. All of the compositions com-
California EAR Unit." posed for her span a range of styles and approaches from purely
GARCIA, ORLANDO JACINTO: Celestial Voices CD (OO 42) $13.00 acoustic to harp with electronics. Elizabeth has been steadfast in mov-
"The Village Voice called him 'an intriguing new composer,' and stating the harp into position in contemporary concert music, regardless of
ed 'Garcia's post-Feldman aesthetic is lovely.' As evidenced by this CD, genre, over the past decade. She is strongly influenced by her work
the Cuban/American composer's sonic explorations continue to evoke with Lawrence 'Butch' Morris, Reggie Workman, Gerry Hemingway,
attention. Celestial Voices features exquisite performances by a virtu- Anne LeBaron, LaDonna Smith, Anthony Braxton and Nils Vegeland."
oso cast including the venerable bassists Burt Turetzky, Robert Black, Including works by: Eve Beglarian, Kitty Brazelton, Wendy Chambers,
flutist Robert Dick, pianists Anthony deMare, Paul Hoffman and many Eleanor Hovda, Gustavo Matamoros, & Richard Einhorn.
others." "As a young musical heir to Feldman there is 'only one deity TWISTED TUTU: Play Nice CD (OO 66) $13.00
in his music and that is sound'. His work personifies what is special "The premiere CD by the avant-rock-electro-new music hi-bred ensem-
about instruments and their performers. As in the music of his former ble Twisted Tutu. The disc features 72 minutes of music performed by
teacher, Garcia suspends time by obfuscating a sense of pulse, allowing Twisted members Eve Belgarian and Kathleen Supove in an indescrib-
the sound to settle, unencumbered by metrics. His attention to the life able mix of high-art/low-art, electro/acoustic, written/improvised,
of a sonic event, by itself or in combination, evinces a sensitivity that singing, keyboarding, and generally just slamming music."
permeates his oeuvre. He lives in a world of sound-continuum and per- HUNT, JERRY: 4 Video Translations VIDEO (OO V1) $23.00
formative nuance. He understands that the dictum 'less is more' “American music has a tradition of visionary composers, mystics who
induces in the listener a profound perceptual inquiry." --Peter Gena. carved a unique art from an intensely personal world view. Ives, Varese,
VA: Desde el Otro Lado: Electroacoustic Music from Latin Partch & Sun Ra all belong to this tradition. So does Jerry Hunt.
America CD (OO 45) $13.00 Standing outside the musical mainstream, he is largely unknown to the
"A survey of recent electronic music work by 9 composers from six concert-going public. His collaborations with Karen Finley brought him
South American countries, all in a very cosmopolitan style yet often wider attention... it is hoped that the release of these 4 video transla-
showing traces of strong regional influences: Nicolas Suarez, Alfredo tions will bring his work to a new audience.” A truly weird guy, Hunt
del Monaco ("for trombone and electronic sounds on tape" w/ James released 2 CDs and 1 very privately dist. LP before leaving the planet c.
Fulkerson), Antonio Russek, E. Reck Miranda ("uses samples of 1994. This video gives new insight into the oddly neuronic shuffle that
Brazilian percussion instruments and a new granular synthesis-like sys- was splitting inside his head and is especially insightful for those
tem, Chaosynth"), Elsa Justel ("only the sounds of kitchen utensils and unable to decipher the mystical code of his electronique-brute sound.
vocal sounds made by the composer"), Sergio Carlos & Oscar Garcia, NIBLOCK, PHILL: China & Sunsets VIDEO (OO V2) $23.00
Alejandro Jose and Ricardo dal Farra." Two films by this legendary composer, with accompanying music:
HOVDA, ELEANOR: Ariadne Music CD (OO 46) $13.00 “China” is 44 minutes of manual laborers performing mechanically
2nd excellent Hovda CD on O.O. Discs of organic-routed contemporary repetitive tasks, filmed in China on 16 mm, with his massive drone
composition, performed by the Prism Players Ensemble. Fanfare mag- piece “Early Winter” to accompany it (performed by Susan Stenger,
azine wrote, "Hovda, a composer of awesome originality, creates music Eberhard Blum and the Soldier String Quartet). The 2nd video,
of a painterly quality, inventing unexpected sounds that only verge “Sunsets,” consists of time lapse photography of sunsets, clouds, water,
beyond a ghostly pianissimo..." The CD features five pieces, composed etc. The soundtrack piece, “First Performance,” is for 8 English Horns,
from 1984 to 1994: "Onyx" ("An onyx is a variety of agate with alter- as played by Joseph Celli, and is an earth chattering moan of pushed
nating layers of ribbons of color. I have used the idea of sound-color air; incredible & worth the price alone.
ribbons as a way to layer sonic textures and energies in the orches- OBLIQUE:
tra."); "Songs In High Grasses" ("A sonic visualization of an imaginary YOUNGS, RICHARD: Sapphie CD (OBL 002) $12.00
outdoor space with tall grasses, large plants, warm winds and somnu- "Unique to the already unique Youngs' oeuvre, Sapphie is Youngs' first
lant insects, birds, and beast. The call-son floats and dances in the album with just two instruments -- classical guitar and voice. With only
ambienc of wind, rustling grasses and creature sounds."); three tracks making up this full length, we still get Youngs' signature
"Snapdragon" ("I wanted to work with the extremes of energy -- from trait of composing with breadth, but never have we heard so much
relaxed to intense-but-inward to the most extraverted, glung energy. I breath. Not just the words themselves, but the way they are sung con-
also wanted to work with the idea of excavating sounds from the bone veys the sustained, yearnful feeling familiar throughout Youngs'

almost ten-year career in the underground. A step back to his earlier appeared with the track 'U.H.F.' on Decalogue, the final installment in
minimal musings, Sapphie also steps forward as his first 'vocal' album." the Ochre 10" series. Picking up comparisons to Labradford, Calexico,
The most pristine and elegantly recorded Youngs album and a devas- and Tortoise..."
tating listen. EXPERIMENTAL AUDIO RESEARCH: Live At The Dream Palace,
OCHRE (UK): New Orleans CD (OCH 015 CD) $15.00
VA: Coming Round at Calums CD (OCH 003L) $10.00 "Limited to 1000 copies and released in a neon-orange case. The per-
"Budget sampler from the UK's leading leftfield label's. Features all formance was recorded at the Dream Palace, New Orleans on 11/27/97,
exclusive tracks from Glide (Will Sergeant of the Bunnymen), DJ and features meta musical improvisations, circuit bending sound gen-
Tempest (Blood Records), Timeshard (Planet Dog), BOM (Damon Reece erators, angular modular electronics and digital video feedback. This
of Spiritualized), The Mindwinder, Bass Cadets, Spacey Pony, Half Inch. live album has seen the creation of an array of astounding new sounds,
An ideal introduction into the world of Ochre Records." chance evolving compositions and textures, phoneme freezing and
LAND OF NOD: Translucent CD (OCH 007L CD) $16.00 looping, random glottal pulse and phoneme generation, complex lat-
"The Land of Nod have made impressive inroads into the space tice filtering and unique pitch shifting techniques."
rock/astral rock/math rock/call it what you like scene over the last 6 A.M.P. STUDIO: Alien Registration Office CD (OCH 017 CD) $15.00
months. Future releases include a track on the Space Age Recordings "Can only be described as taking the listener on several excursions
label, a 7" for the Burnt Hair label in Michigan, as well as a track on through realms simultaneously beautiful and restless. Curdled synth
Blue Flea Records, the label run by Windy & Carl." lines, rolls of iridescence, contoured tones, neon pulses, tidal, disso-
E.A.R.: Pestrepeller CD (OCH 009L CD) $16.00 nance, heaving drum loops and the sound of a distant world spinning
"Latest E.A.R. project in which Sonic Boom has processed, re-structured off its axis. Amp have been at the forefront of the post-rock/experi-
and re-worked 'Ultrasonic Attack Wave Pestrepeller' which was mental scene over the last several years, releasing a wealth of material
released in 1998 on the Sympathy label. Available as a limited glitter on such labels as Wwurlitzer Jukebox, Enraptured, Kranky, Earworm,
vinyl (1000 only) and mirror-board CD (2000 only), Pestrepeller is made and more."
up of two tracks ('Beyond The Point of No Return" parts 1 & 2) plus the A.M.P. STUDIO: Alien Registration Office 2LP (OCH 017 LP) $22.00
additional Serge piece 'Automatic Music'. A follow-up to the com- Limited double LP version.
pletely sold out E.A.R. 9" releases Death of a Robot, a tribute to the GLIDE: Performance CD (OCH 019 CD) $15.00
now defunct BBC Radiophonic Workshop, which was a continuation of "Glide is the experimental project of Echo and the Bunnymen guitarist
E.A.R.'s 'Data Rape' experiments." Will Sergeant. Performance is split into three sections: the complete
E.A.R.: Pestrepeller LP (OCH 009L LP) $13.00 live performance at the Ochre 5 Live one day festival held at Gloucester
STYLUS: The Last Seaweed Collecting Hut At Freshwater West Guildhall on November 27, 1999, the interlude track "Prog #2", the
CD (OCH 012 CD) $16.00 thirty-one minute experimental piece "Frozen Teardrop In Space"
"Debut album from experimental musician Dafydd Morgan, aka Stylus. (which Sergeant created using Sseyo-Koan pro generative software
The album is split into two sections, with the first featuring the guest and recorded for the Sound Drifting Kunstradio in Austria."
narration of Christine Vidoudez. The second part is written about the PULSAR: This New Terrain CD (OCH 021) $15.00
last remaining seawood collecting hut at Freshwater West in "Pulsar is Ant Walker of the Cheltenham-based duo Land of Nod.
Pembrokeshire, West Wales. The hut is depicted in the artwork on the Influences on This New Terrain range from the sonic beats of Transient
album's sleeve. Morgan explains, 'Time and tide, and in particular Waves, eclecticism of Flowchart, and the intricacies of Tortoise. A col-
strong Atlantic southwesterly winds, have destroyed all its companions. lection of pieces that are intended to portray barren, unformed, and
The huts were built by local families who used them to dry out the high unvisited expanses. The themes of the album ponder different states,
quality seaweed they collected from beaches before selling it to be places and experiences, and face up to the uncertainties found at the
cooked as laver bread.'" cutting edge of science."
MOUNT VERNON ARTS LAB: E For Experimental CD (OCH 013L AZUSA PLANE: Cheltenham 10" (OCH 024) $10.00
CD) $16.00 "The Azusa Plane are leaders in the field of space rock/post-rock hav-
"E For Experimental is a compilation of singles, EPs, live recordings, ing released a whole host of records for such notable worldwide labels
demos, and unreleased material from between 1996 and 1999. The as Colorful Clouds For Acoustics, Enraptured, Lissys, Earworm and
material is culled from releases on illustrious labels such as Enraptured, Camera Obscura. Cheltenham is the 8th release in Ochre's 10" series (of
Vesuvius, Trunk, Via Satellite, Earworm, and After Hours (Japan). The which there will only be 10). The Azusa Plane are from Philadelphia,
first 3 albums from the Mount Vernon Arts Lab were Nova (released in USA and Cheltenham is full of haunting yet beautiful soundscapes so
1996 as a limited 10" bound with string), Gummy Twinkle (released in typical of the patented Azusa sound that we have all grown to love."
1998 and featuring collaborations with Norman Blake and Sonic E.A.R.: Death of a Robot 9" (OCH 025) $15.00
Boom), and Warminster (collaboration with Adrian Utley of Portishead "Sonic Boom's tribute to the now defunct BBC Radiophonic Workshop
released in 1999).'The first documented recording was of a train jour- and a continuation of his current 'Data Rape' experiments. Meta
ney between Shettleston and Glasgow Queen Street sometime in 1973. Musical Improvisations, Circuit Bending Sound Generators, Angular
Soon after they were creating primitive loops, making field recordings Modular Electronics and Digital Feedback, apparently. Instruments
and recording bizarre sound effects. E For Experimental documents used include human voice synthesizing toys, including the legendary
phase one -- phase two has already begun...'" Texas Instrument 'Speak & Spell'. Available as a 9" mini-album which is
90 DEGREES SOUTH: The Barrier Silence CD (OCH 014L CD) $16.00 strictly limited to 1000 copies for the world." Limited stock...
"The Barrier Silence is the debut album from Cheltenham based 90 LONGSTONE: Live In New York 10" (OCH 028) $10.00
Degrees South. The album's title is taken from a poem by local Antartic Longstone's complete performance at last year's CMJ Festival in NY.
explorer Edward Wilson, who perished with Captain Scott on the West County's experimental outfit draw on a huge range of influences
return journey from the South Pole. Wilson lived on the hill overlook- that cite Mouse on Mars, Can, Kreidler and Tony Conrad amongst
ing the Jaguar Sound Studio where the album was recorded. A theme them.
of pioneering travel under harsh conditions runs throughout the WINDY & CARL: A Dream Of Blue CD (OCH 032 CD) $16.00
album, from the sub-zero sledge journeys through record-breaking "The new 45-minute mini-album released from the illustrious Dearborn
transoceanic flight to soundtracks for travel by train, car, and motorcy- duo of Windy & Carl. A Dream of Blue was originally released as a 2
cle. The album's cover even includes a portrait of cross-Atlantic flyer track 10" for Ochre that soon sold out. This mini-album includes remas-
Captain John Alcock. The critically acclaimed 90 Degrees South first tered and remixed tracks and includes a previously unreleased and
exclusive track 'Hypnos'." Resounding Book, the Macchina Ricordi and a set of microphones that
VA: Decalogue 10" (OCH 033) $15.00 are used as pencils, points, pens. Their friction generates machine-like
10" compilation featuring exclusive tracks from: MOR, 90 Degrees and animal-like sounds. The CD comes with a catalog entitled Le Livre
South, UHR vs. Grimble Grumble, AMP, Stylus, Magnog. Pressed on glit- Sonore (The Resounding Book)." "Fourth CD (second CD-Book(let))
ter-speckled clear vinyl. from this prolific audio-installation artist/(recon)textualist with loose
UTLEY/MOUNT VERNON ART SLAB, ADRIAN: Warminster CD (OCH Fluxus ties (contributed one track to the FESTIVAL d'IN(ter)VENTIONS*2
040) $15.00 iN MEMORIAM GEORGES MACIUNAS 2LP comp from 1985) after the
"Excellent first collaboration between Adrian Utley of Portishead and sprawling/awe-inspiring Écrire Fait du Bruit (writing makes noise)
Drew Mulholland of Mount Vernon Arts Lab. They've constructed a 23- series (Eres +7/+16/+21). The CD contains recordings of a set of 'Animal
minute pocket symphony traversing hip hop, abstract minimalism, Machines', the booklet essentially forms the 'Resounding Book' by/with
moody jazz, musique concrete and improvisation. Adrian Utley (along which the recordings were improvised. To paraphrase; nothing comes
with Geoff Barrow) is one-half originator, powerhouse and engine closer to the sound inside my head (whether at work OR play) than
room that makes up the sound of Portishead, a band that needs no that of Arcand's creation. Nothing. Classy presentation of a sound
introduction. The Mount Vernon Arts Lab have been at the forefront set(ee) deeply possessed by personal/creative demons of ominous ori-
of the experimental scene for the past few years. Their recent Gummy gin." -- Hrvatski.
Twinkle album featured collaborations with Sonic Boom and Norman ROBERT, JOCELYN: Canned Gods CD (AVTR 014) $14.00
Blake amongst others." "Canned Gods" began with this observation: sound effects librairies on
SERGEANT, WILL: Themes From Grind Remixes 12" (OCH 042) compact discs, the ones used in the movie industry or for radio plays,
$9.00 are in fact cultural dictionaries. Each sound library presents the most
"Themes For Grind was a soundtrack LP released by Bunnymen gui- important sounds for the culture that chose them. An example : one of
tarist Will Sergeant on his own label in 1982. This 12" brings you two the american sound library offers a huge number of car sounds, while
original LP cuts and two brand new remixes from some longtime Grind the BBC s has maybe a dozen of them, but has a number of field
fans: Two Lone Swordsmen (Andy Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood) recordings from foreign colonies which do not appear on the american
and Liverpool DJ Joe McKechnie." sound effects cds...even the form of presentation of these sounds (their
ODD SIZE (FRANCE): length, order, etc...) is different. When considering these collections
VA: Memorial Elvis Project CD (ODD 03) $16.00 globally, one gets the feeling that they are some sort of an audio pic-
As they thankfully proclaim, "neither a tribute nor a celebration." ture box or an audio picture book that presents a culture or a country.
Comes in a great ratty poster sleeve & features HNAS, Asmus Tietchens, Thus, my idea has been to take one of these audio librairies and to use
Laurnet Pernice, Bene Gesserit, etc. these sounds to trace a portrait of the culture from its own material.
VA: Massemensch CD (ODD 08) $16.00 Canned Gods: a typical afternoon in the backyard in Phoenix, Arizona
Odd Size has done a small reissue series of old titles from the Selektion is the result of a first attempt with this approach applied to the United
label catalog, including this 1982 compilation label debut. Featuring States."
Nurse With Wound, Smegma, the Work, DDAA, Laughing Hands, and HEIMBECKER, STEVE: The Enormouslessness of Cloud Machines
fairly legendary for its time. Originally compiled by Ralf Wehowsky & 2CD (AVTR 015/6) $17.00
Roger Schonauer of P16.D4. "Heimbecker is a Prairies artist who has been challenging artistic
MAYBE MENTAL: Lotuses On Fire CD (ODD 14) $16.00 boundaries since the very beginning of his career, twenty years ago.
Reissue of a 1987 cassette release, with 30 extra minutes by this pre-Life Working in a fuzzy zone between video, installation, music and per-
Garden Phoenix band (with SCG-connections: Rick & Alan Bishop, as formance, he created works that stand out and that have been
well as Charlie Goucher are all found guesting here). "Is it neo-classicist acclaimed all over Canada and internationally. Recently, a lot of his
experimental music? Industrial lyricism? Stereotyped minimalism? time has been dedicated to audio art projects, notably sound installa-
Acoustic and organic microscopy? ...here are some names: Zoviet tions and numerous quadraphonic and octophonic works. A double
France, Mnemonists and the Coil's experimental albums." Strange and CD set that offers an anthology of the multichannel sound works of
alien beauty. Limited stock. Heimbecker, remixed specially for this publication. The resulting works
POL: Transomuba CD (ODD 15) $16.00 are long amient pieces that create an unheard of sound space."
POL is a German trio made up of C-Schulz (solo albums on Entempfuhl SNOW, MICHAEL: 3 Phases 3CD (AVTR 017/8/9) $34.00
& Extreme), Marcus Schmickler & Christoph Kahse. They use wind "3 Phases is a three CD set, presenting piano works from this extraor-
instruments, electronic devices, guitars, keyboards, programming etc. dinary artist. One disk shows him improvising on the piano, another
to create what is essentially a weird, trancy, dance/house/whatthefuck shows him working on a more conceptual approach to the instrument
hybrid."Their music is polyvalent, polymorphic, mixing shady har- by using a DisKlavier, and the third one is necessary because Michael
monies and warm rhythms... it is electronic music, rock music and they Snow is also a bluesman and jazzman, without whom the picture
don't hesitate to use classical instruments such as violin, oboe and so would be incomplete. The set is accompanied by a 48 page booklet
on... From Gong-like rock to the Orb? From the 23 Skidoo ethno-trance including text by Raymond Gervais commissioned especially for this
to jazz? Some German On-U Sound?" Limited stock. publication. A milestone."
OHM EDITIONS (CANADA): OKKA DISK:
SONAMI/JOCELYN ROBERT, LAETITIA: Le Crachecophage CD ANDERSON/STEVE MCCALL, FRED: Vintage Duets CD (OKKA 001)
(AVTR 012) $14.00 $13.00
"For Le Crachecophage, Laetitia Sonami and Jocelyn Robert decided to Okka Disc is a new Chicago label dedicated to the free improvisatory
work from an audio object -- they chose a video (!) -- and tried to cre- music that emanates from there, and everything they've released to
ate an outline for it, they tried to discover its silhouette, to draw a date has been impressive in both sound and presentation. This first
negative or a context for it. Of course, the project is hopeless from the release features local underdocumented hero Anderson on tenor sax,
start, but still, they managed to created Le Crachecophage in the and the late McCall on percussion. Both players are original members
process, an audio contemporary fabel." of AACM and legendary in that context.
ARCAND, PIERRE-ANDRÉ: Les Machines Animales Et Le Livre CRISPELL/ANDERSON/DRAKE: Destiny CD (OKKA 003) $13.00
Sonore CD (AVTR 013) $14.00 “Recorded live at the ‘Women of the New Jazz’ Festival in Chicago,
"The pieces were improvised during studio sessions with The 4/94...a joyous meeting between Crispell’s impassioned pianistics,

AACM co-founder Fred Anderson’s huge, warm, inventive tenor saxo- with far superior packaging. "Vandermark has long cited McPhee's
phone and Hamid Drake’s expansive, in-depth percussion. Magical great hat HUT record Tenor as one of his strongest inspirations, an LP
results were predicted from this, their first meeting, but the results that showed him ways to integrate energy, flow and lyricism into the
were even more spectacular, moving between passages of intense fury same musical space. Conversely, McPhee was moved to hear the now-
and lyrical gentility. An alchemical encounter of unprecedented emo- defunct Vandermark Quartet cover one of his compositions at a festi-
tional impact, Destiny documents an eventful evening full of interplay val some years back. A wildly prodigious composer, bandleader and
and imagination, brimming with realized potential.” player, Vandermark fronts and works in a variety of groups, including
STEELWOOL: International Front CD (OKKA 005) $13.00 the Vandermark 5, NRG Ensemble, Steam, Caffeine, Witches and Devils,
A new Chicago trio featuring Kan Vandermark (reeds), Kent Kessler (b) DK3, the Crown Royals, Baxter and the Sun Ra Project. Kessler and
& Curt Newton (d). "With Steelwool [Vandermark] operates in the fer- Vandermark have established a near-sibling working relationship -- the
tile zone between free play and composition, recalling such pioneers as bassist figures in virtually all of Vandermark's ensembles and the two
A. Braxton, Roscoe Mitchell and Steve Lacy. Characterized by spacious- join forces with drum dynamo Hamid Drake in the egalitarian DKV
ness, strands of lyricism and melodic invention, and his well known Trio. Based in Poughkeepsie, New York, Joe McPhee is one of the most
penchant for energy." sensitive, authoritative, personal musical forces on the planet, whether
GUSTAFSSON, MATS: Parrot Fish Eye CD (OKKA 006) $13.00 he's playing puckered pocket-trumpet or pugilistic tenor sax. More
Gustafsson is a Swedish reeds player (here on ss, bs, and "fluteophone" than mere document of a first encounter,A Meeting in Chicago is des-
-- made by sticking a sax mouthpiece in a flute), referred to in some cir- tined to be a free music classic."
cles as "the next Evan Parker," due to his impressive, way out style. PARKER, EVAN: Chicago Solo CD (OKKA 017) $13.00
Here he is found in various duets and trios with Jim O'Rourke (g, accor- Evan Parker's has recorded numerous solo alto saxophone records, but
dion, perc.), Gene Coleman (bcl) & Michael Zerang (perc.). his is his first ever unaccompanied solo tenor sax recording. Caught in
ANDERSON QUARTET, FRED: Birdhouse CD (OKKA 007) $13.00 the studio during the FMP festival, winter of '95, this features 14 solo
Anderson (ts), Jim Baker (p), Harrison Bankhead (b) & Hamid Drake (d). works, including pieces dedicated to Chris McGregor, Lee Konitz,
Anderson is a post-Rollins powerhouse sax player and long-standing Anthony Braxton & George Lewis.
AACM member, but largely undocumented over the past 30 years. BRAXTON/GEORG GRAWE, ANTHONY: Duo (Amsterdam) 1991 CD
DRAKE/MICHAEL ZERANG DUO, HAMID: Ask The Sun CD (OKKA (OKKA 018) $13.00
008) $13.00 "The first encounter between the American new music icon (on reeds
Percussion duets from these 2 Chicago-based improvisers. "Featured only) and one of Germany's best improvising pianists. This disk was
instrumentation includes trap-kit, hand drums, table and dumbek, and recorded during the October Meeting of '91 is outstanding, really. The
assorted other objects struck, swiped, stroked and shook. A meeting Braxton 'must have' of the season. A Grawe 'must have', period."
ground for international traditions lit with the spark of creative jazz FJF: Blow Horn CD (OKKA 019) $13.00
and improvised music." "The first recording between Swedish dynamo Mats Gustafsson
GUSTAFSSON/BARRY GUY/PAUL LOVENS, MATS: Mouth Eating (tenor/baritone saxes & French glageolett) and Chicago's reigning
Trees and Related Activities CD (OKKA 010) $13.00 tenor giant, Ken Vandermark (also on bass clarinet). The rhythm sec-
"Talk about powerhouse trios! Take the fastest rising saxophone star in tion consists of perennial Vandermark bassist collaborator Kent Kessler
improvised music, put him together with the most innovative bassist in and Steve Hunt on drums."
Europe and the most inventive percussionist in the world, and what do BRÖTZMANN CHICAGO OCTET/TENTET, THE: 3CD (OKKA 022)
you get? ...a magnificent meeting of minds recorded in the studio dur- $30.00
ing a broadcast on Swedish radio in 1992. The distinct elements: "It required three full CDs, recorded both live and in the studio, to rep-
Gustafsson's lightning-quick soprano, tenor, baritone and fluteophone resent the full scope of these bands. Comprised of the leading lights of
(his own invention), Guy's gonzo technique and unreal preparations Chicago Free Jazz and improvised music, including multi-reed players
(scrub brushes, sticks, mallets, slides and multiple bows) and Lovens' Ken Vandermark and Mars Williams, trombonist Jeb Biship, cellist Fred
precision timing, volcanic energy and brilliant use of timbre and tex- Lonberg-Holm, bassist Kent Kessler and drummers Michael Zerang and
ture...a trio more exciting and combustible (if that's possible) than the Hamid Drake (plus Mats Gustafsson and Joe McPhee for the Tentet).
sum of its parts." The results are simply staggering in their breadth, ranging from sear-
DKV TRIO: Baraka CD (OKKA 012) $13.00 ing, rock-inflected charts to haunting, choral sax arrangements to
"First studio recording by Chicago's premier live band: Hamid Drake funky, groove-based tunes to texture-rich conductions and, of course,
(perc.), Kent Kessler (b), Kan Vandermark (reeds). A wonderful docu- lots of Brötzmann's acetylene horn. The set underscores the diversity of
ment of what is, well, an Okka Disk supergroup. Cover by Peter Brötzmann's vision, the sheer force of his musical persona and the dev-
Brotzmann." astating initiative of his fresh young group. A major event in the artis-
BRÖTZMANN/HAMID DRAKE/MAHMOUD GANIA, PETER: The tic life of one of improvised music's great figures: Peter Brötzmann!"
WELS Concert CD (OKKA 013) $13.00 ANDERSON TRIO, FRED: Live At The Velvet Lounge CD (OKKA
"The first release by this wonderful new Brötzmann trio featuring long 023) $13.00
time collaborator Hamid Drake on percussion and drums, and "This is a new trio with Peter Kowald on bass and Hamid Drake on per-
Moroccan Mahmoud Gania on guembi (a two string hide covered, for cussion. Recorded last summer at Fred's world famous club." "If any-
lack of a better word, guitar) and vocals. This is a live recording from one knows Fred's music it's Hamid Drake, an astonishing drummer
the Festival Music Unlimited 96 (Austria). The whole 70 minute concert who's worked with him for about 25 years. The German bassist, Peter
is here in three parts." Kowald, is rightfully a legend -- listen to him here playing things that
ANDERSON/DKV TRIO, FRED: CD (OKKA 014) $13.00 he's never done before. The music is spontaneous and carved out of
"A great concept, devised by Ken Vandermark, to showcase the com- Fred's language, a language that's flexible and open enough to deal
positions of Fred Anderson. Out of the four titles on Okka Disk by Fred, with this first encounter and with ideas developed on both sides of the
this may just be the best. Anderson/Vandermark (ts), Kessler (b), Drake Atlantic ocean. Those of us that caught the concert that night saw and
(drums)." heard something that will stay with us forever. Those of you who
MCPHEE/KEN VANDERMARK/KENT KESSLER, JOE: A Meeting in couldn't be there are lucky enough to have this document in your
Chicago CD (OKKA 016) $13.00 hands." -- Ken Vandermark.
McPhee (ts, ss, pocket-tp), Ken Vandermark (ts, cl, bcl), Kessler (b); a GRAWE, GEORGE: Melodie Und Rhythmus CD (OKKA 024) $13.00
reissue of the now deleted version on Eighth Day Music from 1997, Georg Gräwe (piano), Frank Gratkowski (as, cl), Kent Kessler (b), Hamid
Drake (drums). "Supremely inventive German pianist Georg Gräwe Gilmore, and Morton Feldman. Going to be a big hit with the alt-rock-
(pronounced gray-vuh) takes his music down a brave new path. ers as well as the free-jazzers."
Inspired by the hot free-music scene in Chicago, Gräwe -- who now OMPLATTEN:
spends part of the year in the Windy City -- recruited gutsy bassist Kent OS MUTANTES: CD (FJORD 001) $13.00
Kessler and master drummer Hamid Drake, both key figures on the Omplatten is a new NYC-based label that will focus on reissuing music
Chicago front, and reed player Frank Gratkowski, a frequent sparring- that will only fit within the vague parameters of "other music". Their
partner from Cologne. Gräwe assembled the group intuitively, eager first set of releases is the simultaneous reissue of the first three
to work with the Kessler/Drake rhythm machine -- two-thirds of the Mutantes albums, the first of which was originally issued by Polydor
massively creative DKV Trio -- and confident that the four-way chem- Brazil in 1968. These issues are officially licensed from Polydor Brazil
istry would click. Little did he know how explosive and dynamic the and will finally make these incredibly in-demand albums accessible to
results would be. While Melodie Und Rhythmus retains the harmonic all. Enhanced packaging will include English-translated lyrics and
sophistication and dazzling linearity that has distinguished Gräwe's sleevenotes, and additional photos/graphics not found on the unavail-
music in the past, this group allows him to explore vastly different ter- able Brazilian editions of the past. Easily, a very major event. "Of all the
ritory from the turf he covers in his celebrated free trio with Gerry recent discoveries of obscure psychedelic albums of the late 1960's the
Hemingway and Ernst Rejiseger or in his chamber ensemble works. first three albums by Brazil's Os Mutantes are the most exciting to not
Direct jazz harmonies, intricate polyrhythms, blazing free blowing, and only us, but a slew of smart musicians like The Dust Brothers, Beck,
snippets of straight time - prepare to have your preconceptions thor- Stereolab, Arto Lindsay, David Byrne, to name a few. The Os Mutantes
oughly discombobulated!" ultra-potent blend of orchestrated Pet Sounds pop, Sergeant Pepper-
MCPHEE/JEB BISHOP, JOE: The Brass City CD (OKKA 025) $13.00 derivative psychedelia, Gilberto-style bossa-nova and 1960's exploito-
"A wonderful meeting between the great multi-horn master from moog sounds so damn contemporary that one wouldn't raise the
Poughkeepsie NY (Joe McPhee) and up and coming trombone star of proverbial music fanatic eyebrow noticing a 1999 recording date on
the Vandermark 5, Jeb Bishop." these records. These three albums are in our humble opinion the musi-
MORRIS WITH DKV TRIO, JOE: Deep Telling CD (OKKA 027) $13.00 cal highlights of the Tropicalia movement, a Brazilian renaissance of
First studio meeting of Joe Morris and the DKV Trio (Hamid Drake/per- the arts, that took place in the late 60's. Tropicalia was a multi-faceted
cussion, Kent Kessler/bass & Ken Vandermark/reeds)."The music on this occurrence indeed, embracing not only (albeit most importantly) pop
recording began with the most basic materials: sound, silence, motion, music, but also visual art, architecture, poetry and drama. The musical
interval, duration and emotion. We started to play without any words, key figures of the scene included Caetano Veloso, Gilberto Gil, Tom Ze,
written material or agreed structure and within a couple of minutes we and the Mutantes: Arnaldo Baptista, Sergio Baptista (yup, brothers)
knew it would work. Our agenda seemed to be that we would musi- and American-born singer Rita Lee. The debut album Os Mutantes
cally talk with each other. We told each other what we know. We appeared in 1968, the same year as Brazil entered a military dictator-
played to make something different, to create another experience for ship. It is tough for us, living in the good ol' USA (where burgers sizzle
whomever listens. It remains to personal interpretation, to be night and day) in 1998 to understand just how radical and anti-author-
described by the people who listen." -- Joe Morris. ity the Mutantes album was perceived thirty years ago.
PARKER/GEORG GRAWE, EVAN: Unity Variations CD (OKKA 028) Notwithstanding the craziness of the music itself, Mutantes lyrics with
$13.00 their pop cultural references, jokes, satire and irony were of a depth
"The first recorded meeting between one of the 'leading lights of the that reached the proverbial 'kids' with an anti-establishment savvy that
post-Ayler' saxophone (Evan Parker) and ground breaking German demands comparisons to Czechoslovakia's Plastic People of the
pianist Georg Gräwe. Recorded during the second Empty Bottle Universe or early Zappa. And, yes, the Brazilian government did hunt
Festival of Jazz and Improvised Music at the beautiful and acoustically these crazy rockers down, pursuing them full throttle, understanding
perfect Frank Lloyd Wright Unity Temple." that a revolt based on fun can be as threatening as that of dogmatic
BISHOP TRIO, JEB: CD (OKKA 029) $13.00 left-wingers, who naturally disliked the Mutantes immensely as well.
"A trio made up of three members of the Vandermark 5, Kent Kessler The Mutantes broke up in 1973 with all three members of the group
on bass and Tim Mulvenna on drums, and led by the wonderful trom- going solo. Rita Lee became one of the biggest pop stars of Brazil, the
bone voice of Jeb Bishop doing a disk of his own material (plus a chart Baptista brothers commenced exploring the fineries and ugleries of
by Lisle Ellis)." progressive rock. Excluding a one-off vinyl reissue of all three albums
DKV TRIO: Live in Wels and Chicago 2CD (OKKA 030) $15.00 in the early 1980's, these three albums have been out of print for years.
"Recorded in the fall of 98 at the famous 'Music Unlimited Festival 98' The Omplatten re-release is the first time these records are available in
in Wels, Autria (first disc) and at the Velvet Lounge in Chicago (second the USA on CD, complete with rare photos, translated lyrics and
disc). This set is highlighted by a paint-peeling version of Don Cherry's sleevenotes in English. The word of mouth on these records is
Complete Communion that is proof positive that the DKV Trio is 'the immense. Curt Kobain became a big fan when Nirvana toured Brazil in
best working band in Chicago' and maybe one of the best bands any- 1993, going so far as to write Arnaldo Baptista a fan-letter, begging
where, improvising or otherwise." DKV Trio is Hamid Drake (drums), the band to reunite in order to open for Nirvana. Other smart record
Kent Kessler (bass), Ken Vandermark (reeds). collecting musicians like Pat Fear of White Flag, Howie Pyro of
BROTZMANN CHICAGO TENTET, PETER: Stone/Water CD (OKKA Degeneration, Redd Kross' McDonald brothers, Tim Gane of Stereolab,
032) $13.00 Arto Lindsay and David Byrne has given the band lip-service, and hey,
Recorded live at 16th Victoriaville Festival in Quebec, 5/23/99. it is not coincidence that Beck's new album is entitled Mutations and
Brtözmann (tenor sax, clarinet), Gustafsson (tenor sax, flutophone), that the first single is called 'Tropicalia'."
Vandermark (tenor sax, clarinet, bass clarinet), Bishop (trombone), MUTANTES: CD (FJORD 002) $13.00
Kondo (trumpet, electronics), Lomberg-Holm (cello, violin), Parker The second album, originally released by Polydor Brazil in 1969. "The
(bass), Kessler (bass), Zerang (drums), Drake (drums, frame drum). most blatantly psychedelic of these three albums with warped refer-
LOOS: Armstrong CD (OKKA 034) $13.00 ences to traditional Latin American music. More of a heavy rock sound
"This is the third recording by Dutch ensemble Loos, led by reed mas- is present here than on the debut, with plenty of scuzzy psychedelic
ter Peter van Bergen. Inspired by quotations from Louis Armstrong and guitar work, and a Moby Grape vs. 13th Floor Elevators mood. Blended
Sun Ra and using two guitars, percussion, piano, voice, and reeds, this as per Mutantes usual with an assortment of odd-sounding electronics,
group puts up one hell of a wail. I would say parts Beefheart, John and samba dance rhythms."

MUTANTES: A Divina Comédia CD (FJORD 003) $13.00 up onstage and try to hit us -- try and kill you. These were young work-
The third Mutantes album, originally released by Polydor Brazil in ing class men, thinking that their religion had been smeared, or maybe
1970. they thought we were Americans taking advantage of their disadvan-
OLSSON, BJORN: Instrumentalmusik CD (FJORD 004) $13.00 tage." The sessions restrained within this shiny compact disc were
"Björn Olsson is a Swedish guitar player with a past as the creative recorded at Hilversum in Germany in 1965, almost a year before the
motor of the bands Union Carbide Productions and Soundtrack of our Black Monk Time album. They are more primitive, more Back From the
Lives. I swear that this is one of the most innovative and important Grave sounding, but no less handsome than the versions on Black
records I've heard in an 'ambient' and/or 'psychedelic' genre this Monk Time. As pointed out by Mr. Burger and Mr. Shaw in the sleeve
decade. Björn Olsson, guitarist of the defunct Union Carbide notes, they were demos the band cut with the hope of getting a deal,
Productions (whose monolithic debut In the Air Tonight should be on which as we know fell into place with Polydor Records. What is beat?
your record shelf) as well as Swedish chart busters the Soundtrack of What is beat today? And what is over-beat? And who the hell is going
our Lives recorded this album last year in the scenic splendor of the to melt the hot and cold worlds of tomorrow? Listen as Roger beats,
Swedish west coast archipelago, indoors as well as outdoors, using a Gary plucks, Dave pummels. And Eddie dreams hell's bass part. And
variety of acoustic and electric instruments, working closely with the Larry fingers the keys of the day after tomorrow. The Monks believe in
wonders of analogue sound. My first point of reference upon hearing nothing. The Monks believe that everything is possible. The Monks give
this album was Fleetwood Mac's Albatross with its spacious and soar- everything. The Monks demand everything. Words are the outline of
ing guitars. What I heard on Björn's album was the more ambient (and lies. Lying is the art of pleasing others. -- The Monks, 1966/Sleeve notes
'psychedelic') aspects of Peter Green's guitar work solo and with for Black Monk Time.
Fleetwood Mac, but with the added sensibilities of Scandinavian folk SSAB SONGS: CD (FJORD 006) $11.00
music. There are also elements that are reminiscent of Ennio SAAB Songs are Brian Degraw and Harmony Korine. Think Cro
Morricone's 1960's soundtracks. Other pieces to include in the frame of Magnon, Vertical Slit, early Ralph Records, early Nurse With Wound.
reference would be the more organic end of Kraut/space rock, I am This glorious flow of tonal and atonal mixes up damaged, fractured
thinking of Cluster, the post-Neu Harmonia and Popol Vuh. Olsson's noises with faint glimmers of Appalachian hillybilly snuck in. "So. I
work with texture and hypnotic, not to say trance-like sheets of sound walk into the record store Other Music in lower Manhattan, this store
stands the comparison very well with either of these bands. The album is owned by my partner in Omplatten, the illustrious Jeff Gibson, and I
was recorded at Björn Olsson's friends' summer house in the middle of head straight for the water cooler adjacent to Jeff's office where I get
the west coast archipelago of Sweden. A dramatic landscape to be involved in a conversation with one of his co-workers. I can't concen-
sure, where the ghost-like light of the late-night sun and the stark cliffs trate much on the chat, however, since some quite messed up and won-
and rocks can be heard in the actual music. Trust me on this one. The drous music is flowing out of Jeff's office. I can't place the music, and I
recording proceeded in the most tranquil of atmospheres. The days know that as soon as I enter Jeff's space I am in for some serious one-
were spent sailing, the band would be fishing in the evenings, dele- upmanship if I can't figure out what I am hearing. It is sounding pret-
gating the nighttime for tracking. With the ocean (50 yards away) in ty great. Damaged, fractured sounds, not unlike the glorious flow of
clear view from the mixing table, it was natural for the musicians to tonal and atonal that the con-e-sewer would enjoy on Meet the
take their instruments outdoors, and track a large chunk of the record Residents, Nurse With Wound's Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table
under the open sky, taking advantage of the Nordic starlit night. There Of A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella, Deep Freeze Mice, or even the
were no compressors or digital outboard equipment used on the Homosexuals' more atmospheric stuff. I am just about to place the
record. Björn's vision of the record was to paint with sound, and to uti- material as coming from the U.K. in the late 70's. Some sort of won-
lize all ambient noises as an integrated part of the record. The diffuse, derful Rough Trade/Recommended/Fuck Off Records release that I'd
opaque sound of the record was realized by Björn's ongoing experi- missed out on, and then I catch myself and think that what I am hear-
ments with the limitations of the equipment used. In Björn's words: ing has to be American; faint glimmers of Appalachian hillbilly flow
'There wasn't a trained sound engineer around to hinder any of my through the din. Some sort of connection to Ralph Records maybe?
idiosynchratic ideas. This lead to a great sense of musical freedom.' Join Unheard material by Cro Magnon? The Parasites of the Western
Josh Haden of Spain, Joey Waronker of Beck and Jesper Eklow, Stina World? Mike Rep? Vertical Slit? Debris?I give up. "Hey Jeff, what are
Nordenstam, David Tibet of Current 93 to name but a few of the ones you listening to? - "Do you like it?" - "Yeah! It sounds like prime home-
who've elevated this record to a particularly greasy spot in their per- made mid-70's slop!" - "It is Harmony Korine and his pals." - "Wow." -
sonal musical pantheon. Be sure to catch Björn Olsson this summer and "Do you think we should put it out?" - "Yeah, why the hell not!" - "I
fall touring as Spain's lead guitarist, and do look forward to the North think so too." After spending some quality time with Harmony and his
American live debut of Björn Olsson this summer. Also check for Björn's dopest ghost, Brian Degraw, Jeff and myself sorted out the logistics of
amazing guitar work on the upcoming Mark Eitzel album. –- Johan this release. To give our close personal friends in the media some more
Kugelberg meat on their proverbial bones, we did a brief Q&A with Mr. Korine
MONKS: Five Upstart Americans CD (FJORD 005) $13.00 which follows here: Q: Who are the other players? A: Most of the play-
"Five American GI's are stationed in West Germany in 1964. They form ers involved are prepared to die. Some pick up their instruments in
a rock group to entertain their fellow soldiers at their army base. They order to fix a plate, others wonder in with hope on their shoulder.
name the band the Five Torquays and play a selection of cover songs. Hope that they will disappear into that which isn't. Die off. Played
In 1965 the band members are discharged from the army. Something down under the nations fallen. Q: Have the musicians played in any
very odd happens to their artistic pursuit. The band declares them- other bands? A: Yes. I can't remember which ones, but very popular
selves the anti-Beatles, they start dressing in black, wearing heavy work music they play. Q: Have you done music before? A: Yes, in secret. Q:
boots, shaving tonsures on their heads, wearing nooses around their What made you guys decide to record this? A: We have recorded many
necks, reducing their music to a throbbing, rhythmic noise. The lyrics pieces, all the music sounds different. The songs depend on the state
are chanted: "I hate you with a passion baby", "Shut up don't cry", of the players. Are they healthy? Are they sick? Are they drunk? Are
"We don't like the army, what army, any army, Pussy Galore is coming they fouled up to begin with? Most of the time they sing in affluent
down and we like it". The band name is the Monks. They tour Germany tones and horse shoe vomit. Q: Any influences you want to mention?
for two years, fueled by amphetamines and a monk-like discipline. In A: Uncle Dave Macon and the Smiths mainly. Q: Are there going to be
1966 they play 364 dates, in 1967, 362. This lead to the implosion of the live gigs? A: We will play live in gay lands. Q: Do you want to mention
band. "We'd go from town to town to town, jumping up and playing anything about upcoming records? A: It was made out of desperation
two sets and off to the next one. We got attacked: People would jump and unhealthy lads abound. Note: Clever ears will recognize that a few
passages sound suspiciously like much of the incidental music in ring a more glamorous 'big beat'-style, his solo work marks a return
Korine's cinematic masterpiece Gummo A second SSAB release will fol- back to dark basement clubs. Minimal and pumping, the tracks -- in a
low early in 2000. Look for some (no doubt) handsome live perfor- 4-to-the-floor-manner -- force to dance. The cool and elegant sounds
mances n the New York area this Fall." -- Johan Kugelberg. creep into subconscious and - in combining pressure and deepness --
ON SUNDAYS (JAPAN): make you tab with your feet. Understatement-Electro-House, heavily
NOTO: Empty Garden (Inside.Out) CD (RASTER A1) $22.00 demanding, but without rubbing at your legs. Teutonic and rectilinear
"Japanese-only art gallery release of this 20 minute 3" CD in a 5" shell in one way, but not without some jazzy shuffling in between.
(ala the 20' to 2000 series) packaged in a lovely minimal digipack. A Cologne-style, though without voluntarily fit-ting into this musical
document of Noto's contribution to the Watari-Um Museum of Art's context right away. Wolfgang Hagedorn's musical background, leading
1999 'Empty Garden' outdoor exhibit (which also included pieces by from across East-coast-Hip Hop to Jeff Mills, has inspired him to involve
Joseph Beuys, Lois Weinberger, Shimabuku, Yumito Awano, and a combination of both mind and body. He is well able to incorporate
Carsten's brother Olaf), specifically, 'the (inside/out) project, in which abstract functionality and the odd earthy request to 'move your body'.
visitors listened to his sounds as they walked the route to a designated Listening to 'Miss Con-struction', it is plain to see and hear: There is no
place.' Aside from Carsten's long history of audio-art (Wunderkinder, contradiction in com-bining two poles which otherwise seem so differ-
Documenta), he was at one point a 'landscape-gardener in training'. ent. Despite of widespread journeys into sampling, the tracks remain
One can assume that the more nature-inclined elements of this record- homogeneous while persisting inside the originally intended sound
ing (ultra high-pass filtered cricket/bird-like sounds) were a subcon- idea. Hagedorn's music offers a synthesis of dissociated listening and
scious artifact of this. An intense and beautiful, if not entirely painful raving affirmation."
statement." -- Hrvatski. SPIETH, JOACHIM: Fluchtpunkt LP (ONITOR 2.1) $15.00
ON-OFF (GERMANY): "Very precise typical Cologne minimal funkhouse. 8 tracks, no mis-
takes!"
VA: ID/LP LP (ONOFF 003) $14.00
CHECKSUM: From The Beginning of the World LP (ONITOR 3)
A nicely presented compilation of avantgarde electronics feat. new
$15.00
tracks by Monolake (an awesome track entitled 'The Musique Concrete
"Deconstructed electronic neo-dub from San Francisco. Naked, warm
Live Remix Session'), Kotai/Baader, Tim (Don't Dolby) + Osto, Patrick +
and personal." Played and recorded by Greg Freeman and Jeff Palmer
Casio Kid, Automato, Felix Kubin + Victor Marek, 100Records. Recorded
(Pell Mell), in what could be described by morons as a "post-Chicago
live in Berlin at the ideenshop, 1999.
style". Released in collaboration with Hausmusik, an odd record, pre-
ON-U SOUND (GERMANY):
sented in rather attractive fashion.
AUDIO ACTIVE: Apollo Choco Remixed CD (ON-U 95 CD) $15.00
OR (UK):
"These Japanese avant-space techno punk and dub sound factory guys
KARKOWSKI/HELMUT SCHÄFER, ZBIGNIEW: Disruptor CD (OR
are back with the remix output to their highly regarded Apollo Choco
ERROR) $15.00
album. This CD features exclusive remixes from the likes of Alex
"Disruptor was recorded at the Endoscope/Technoscope Project, Graz,
Empire, in true industrial Digital Hardcore style, mastermind Adrian
Austria, during the Herbst Festival in 1997. Karkowski also released on
Sherwood with reggae/dub/ambient loops, Japanese Kuranaka with a
OR SPL in the unit Mazk (with Masami Akita of Merzbow) and he was
minimalistic Techno tune and Audio Active (3 principle members, Masa
also a sometime member of The Hafler Trio."
The Al-Tamyran, Nanao and 2DD) remixing itself in their unmistakable
MENCHE, DANIEL: Vent CD (OR HOLD5) $15.00
stylistic pattern."
"Vent is Daniel's sixth CD release and like the others, it follows the
AUDIO ACTIVE: Apollo Choco Remixed 2LP (ON-U 95 LP) $17.00
same themes and ideas: extreme physics of sound and sonic motions --
ONI-TOR (GERMANY):
the difference is that Vent is much grittier and dirtier than his previous
SOLOVYEV: Poprad LP (ONITOR 1) $15.00 recordings -- a lot sicker in mood; violent emotions are represented,
A new minimalist German label, distributed via Kompakt. This Solovyev separating itself as a rawer, nastier sonic documentation of Daniel
album contains an unofficial Studio 1 remix by M. Ink! " "A man like a Menche's approach to sound. This is NOT a recording displaying noisi-
mountain. Lonesome voice in the desert. Actually, there doesn't seem er sounds but instead sicker sounds giving the listener a feeling of
to be anything in between discursive superior attitude and a\ deprived sound decaying, but with the most constrained violence and raw ele-
waggling your heads. Nonetheless, on his tonal trips Solovyev touches gance. The definition of Vent is an "opening for a confined energy to
these hidden meadows which promise soul-balsam, rhythm and con- escape" -- this makes Vent an album that transform your speakers into
templation. Sounds are explored, wrapped in monotony, broken, vents themselves -- unleashing confined sonic energy to escape into the
announced, celebrated like a new fashion-collection, hidden behind listener's psyche."
dimensions far beyond what loudspeakers bury. Music which makes MAZK: SPL (Sound Pressure Level) CD (OR IF2) $15.00
you think of pop and sweats out refusal at the same time, which makes Mazk is a new group consisting of Japan's Masami Akita of the now
no offer and aims at prefab contexts. Individual or collective, full household name Merzbow, and Tokyo resident Zbigniew Karkowski,
immersion into privatistic ease or joint restless nightly tripping in pub- sound and performance artist and once of Phauss and The Hafler Trio.
lic areas: Listen, discover and (if possible) shut up. Whoever appreciates Those of you familiar with the recent releases of Merzbow will notice
unconventional electronic -- music from German cities, nevertheless that this is different: instead of the brutal harsh metallic assault, MAZK
commanding 'four-to-the-floor', should open their ears: without peep- have chosen a warmer nasty noise mixed with sub and low frequencies
ing at standards, a musician throws his work into pop world, complet- (more digital than analogue, a kind of sour-techno-hyper-noise."
ing certain traditions with new musicality. Feel the beat, pass it on, VA: Or: Some Computer Music CD (OR ISSUE1) $15.00
allow monolithical positioning or exciting hide and seek. The worn out "The first in a series of computer music releases -- issue 1 CD + 24pp
categories head and soul are no longer platitudes but fitting shoes. The booklet. Featuring exclusive recordings from: Aphex Twin (UK),
house is already there, open, inviting, making room for a visitor's Beautyon (UK), cd_slopper [Hecker] (Germania/Austria), General Magic
diverse projections. Dream, dance, think." -- Leo Sacher (Austria), Kevin Drumm (USA), Stephen Travis Pope (USA), Trevor
HAGEDRON: Miss Construction LP (ONITOR 2) $15.00 Wishart (UK), Ubik [Joe Linschinger] (Austria), Zbigniew Karkowski &
"Wolfgang Hagedorn, member of the Cologne-based Kasper T. Toeplitz (Everywhere)."
Computerjockeys, has taken to the 'straight' bassdrum (and it is not SHIRT TRAX: Good News About Space CD (OR LIP9) $14.00
only fans from Cologne who will keep their ears open for results). "Shirt Trax are Mark Fell (Sheffield, member of SND of Mille Plateaux)
While his main project is characterised by syncopal fragments, prefer-
and Jeremy Potter (Brighton). All of their tracks involve the use of the laborator Stephan Mathieu travelling in irreconcilable terrains.
computer as a performance tool. However they didn't wish to use some Fragmenting the acoustic trio into its elemental roots, these two com-
complex software or system, or spend ages programming structures to positions bring sound to a place where origin is of no concern.
generate sound. So lots of what you hear is what can be done on a '11.55.330' swarms around the listener and envelops everything in its
sampler in real time, or in a sequencer in real time. And although most path. Something like an icy squall stampeding over Oklahoma in the
of the material is edited down, there are no overdubs or pre-pro- dead of night. Sounds of ice and rock scrape against one another -- dig-
grammed structures. This is done in the interest of discovering in the itized, amplified and ripped apart. 'Summer' starts off somewhere in a
ways technology is used. Like when a designer thinks of an interface, dimly lit laboratory in the 1950s. Particles bounce off one another and
and is planning out a way for you to work. But who wants to do what eventually culminate in a solid mass, echoing the hum of large, mythi-
some synth designer told them? When you watch a child play, sudden- cal machines. Other Full Swing releases will be found on Mille Plateaux
ly a fork can be talking to a lego horse about something. And it's inter- and Ritornell."
esting when someone picks up something and plays around with it like OSTERRAED/WORLD SERPENT (UK):
this, because you don't just discover a new way of saying things, you OSTARA: Secret Homeland CD (OSTARA 1 CD) $18.00
actually invent new things to say. Not so much about the aesthetics of "Ostara is the new project of Richard Leviathan and Timothy Jenn (for-
digital glitches or broken systems. And although aware of it, the band merly of Strength Through Joy). Departing from the generic style with
is not overly interested in the academic history of what it's doing. The which they have been previously associated, Ostara has developed a
result is a sound like The Human League meet Farmers Manual." new and innovative musical orientation that may surprise (but will not
GESCOM: MiniDisc MINIDISC (OR ONLY3) $16.00 disappoint) those familiar with STJ. Pondering the heroic and tragic
Repressed. The world's first ever MiniDisc-only recording. Not a CD and figures of history and myth, Secret Homeland evokes an epic journey
not compatible with CD players. You need a MiniDisc player. They play into the numinous landscape of the Occidental soul."
MiniDiscs. "This Gescom Production, assembled by Sean Booth and Rob OTP (UK):
Brown, has conquered the technological restrictions inherent in the
WISHART, TREVOR: Tongues Of Fire CD (OTP 001) $12.50
MiniDisc format. Battling against the ATRAC compression system, they
A 25-minute CD EP from 1994. by this renowned UK tape/voice/con-
have succeeded in producing a masterful perambulation of sonic
crete composer. "Explores our human aspirations and absurdities,
experimentation. 45 tracks have been sliced into 88 portions for your
through the musical transformation of the human voice. The slightly
ease of dissemblage. Thus the listener can loop and shuffle at will.
angry, disgruntled, comic mutterings with which the piece begins are
Resulting carnage. Culling together years of source material, MiniDisc
the source of all the sounds, which appear in it: sounds suggesting
is a collection of multi-styled mood music, ranging from full on hip-hop
drums, water, metallic resonances, fireworks, or entirely imaginary
beats to shoe-gazing ambience to bangin'."
materials or events, all generated through processes of sound-trans-
LOPEZ, FRANCISCO: Untitled #89 CD (OR RELEASE 11) $14.00
formation on the computer. 'Tongues of Fire' uses the whole range of
"Full length CD in CD single case with no print of any kind (in accor-
sound-processing and sound-texturing tools available on the comput-
dance with the wishes of the artist), continuing his series of untitled
er. Many new and non-standard techniques are used, such as construc-
works. Previous labels who have released his work include Asellus,
tive distortion (e.g. spectral tracing, waveset distortion) and sound-
Geometrik, Noteworks, Prefeed, Staalplaat, Table of the Elements,
shredding."
Trente Oiseaux, V-2, and Zwerg."
OUR CHOICE (GERMANY):
FARMERS MANUAL: fsck CD (OR SLUMP8) $15.00
New jewel box pressing, previously released on the Tray label. "Pure BARGELD, BLIXA: Recycled CD (RTD 3017) $15.00
electronic dementia. Like the General Magic and Pita releases on "Blixa Bargeld, the frontman and singer with Einsterzende Neubauten,
Mego, this pushes sound to it's limits. Points of comparison are com- is well acquainted with the music of film and theater, having appeared
pletely elusive. Frenetic beats jostle with shards of blistering electronic in numerous films himself. Now there's a whole album of film music
noise and all manner of high strangeness. Farmers Manual seem to composed by Bargeld, arranged and conducted by Tim Isfort and
have absorbed and savagely mutated elements of drum 'n' bass and recorded with the latter's own orchestra. Recycled, a film by Maria von
techno and transmuted them via a diseased sonic alchemy that is curi- Heland, premiered at the Hofer Filmtage in1999. The movie tells a
ously original and as effective as it is infectious." story, which at first appears to be a whodunnit, but later reveals itself
ELIN (STUTZPUNKT WIEN 12): UFO Beobachtungen CD (OR as a film which begins to play with cinema's own narrative style:
UNLESS1) $15.00 'Suddenly the Dead came back and spoke to the camera and every-
"This release, the first on new label OR, first appeared on double vinyl thing that the film was about changed its meaning: money became toi-
as Mego 003 (Vienna, 1995). Digitally remastered, this unadulterated let paper, a novel was shredded and turned into plain paper, our hero-
epic of minimal techno was recorded by Elin, who also functions as ine appeared under water as a mermaid. In fact, if one looks at it more
Auto Repeat on SSR/Crammed." closely, the story has 'recycled' itself and turned itself into a complete-
ly new, and quite disturbing object', writes director Maria von Heland.
ORTHLORNG MUSORK:
So this is a film whose meaning hangs in the balance -- somewhere
BLECTUM FROM BLECHDOM: 12" (ORTH 02) $6.00
between dream and vision, and at the same time it remains uncertain
"'Circus music for demented post-pubescent girls, a sort-of, you know,
as to who is dreaming and who is being dreamed about. It is, there-
soundtrack for those Judy Blume books that could have inspired some
fore, a film full of traps set for the observer. In keeping with this, Blixa
sort of rebellion had they not been steeped in the mire of nostalgia.
Bargeld's compositions reveal the deceptions behind the simplicity,
From the calliope feel of the opening track 'Rockmallard' to the giddy
turn associations and meanings inside out and lead perceptions astray.
electro/breakbeat anthem 'Shithole', Blectum From Blechdom's debut
Blixa Bargeld is himself playing with memories of other film music --
EP is the underlying score to any cafeteria food fight or full scale urban
echoes of Hanns Eisler or Ennio Morricone are not to be overheard; his
bottle throwing riot. In the end, they're the ones laughing all the way
themes and motifs are deliberately kept ambiguous. They carry more
to the principal's office, completely aware of the fact that they cannot
than one single, outlined mood, changing to suit the context in which
be held responsible for these actions. Let's face it, we all hear voices in
they suddenly appear again, sometimes more, sometimes less. The
our heads; only some of us actually talk back to them.' -- Treacherous
soundtrack album follows its own dramatization of imaginary pictures
Jackson. Future Blectum From Blechdom releases may be found on
and sequences which now emerge from a musically structured narra-
Phthalo, Dial, and Deluxe records."
tive style: atmosphere from the mind of logic and precision. Miniature,
FULL SWING: 12" (ORTH 03) $6.00
drama of sounds, song. All these forms are carefully interwoven on the
"Another debut for the Orthlorn label finds former Stol (Kitty Yo) col-
Recycled album. The music has detached itself from the trinity of the Second full length album by this UK-based trio, released the spring of
soundtrack -- sound, dialogue, music -- and wants to be heard for its '98. Stretched-out instrumental post-rock, with electronic touches --
own sake." comparable to Kreidler or Tortoise, with the occasional whispered
MOUSE ON MARS: Twift CD (RTD 3230 CD) $9.00 vocal, a gurgly feel overall.
Classic 1997 EP, including "Twift," "Dark f.x. (drykorn)," "Twift (high FRIDGE: Orko 12"/7" (OPR 15) $12.00
llamas remix) & "Amiga Home". "Mega limited new Fridge single, available as a 12" plus a 7" in a print-
MOUSE ON MARS: Twift 12" (RTD 3230 EP) $9.00 ed carrier bag. Two exclusive new tracks on each format, perhaps the
BROTZMANN, CASPAR: Mute Massaker CD (RTD 3362 CD) $15.00 darkest material Fridge have yet released, the tracks have the distinc-
"An air of desperation characterizes this music, born of Brötzmann's tive downboat flavour that has attracted much praise for the band in
struggle to cut the excess and shoot straight for the heart. Hendrix's the last year." Last available copies, no longer guaranteed to come w/
ghost is evident throughout, most obviously during the closing the 7", sorry!
'Woodstock Hymn,' while elsewhere Brötzmann's playing recalls Sonny SONOVAC: EP CD (OPR 18 CD) $13.00
Sharrock's pioneering jazz-noise guitar in Last Exit, the group he "Sonovac are the London-based brother and sister duo Mike and Suzy
shared with Caspar's saxophonist father, Peter. However, the slow Silver." Weirdly glitchly outsider apres-rock, a bit like the most dis-
melancholy blues pieces are the real revelation, where Brötzmann jointed elements of recent Stereolab. Abstract, yet accessible and
picks out a trail with frail, slurring notes, like he's too hurt to full sound friendly. 27-minute EP, packaged in a minimal/textured glow-in-the-
them. The same kind of world-weariness manifests itself in Japanese dark sleeve. Limited to 500 copies in each format.
guitarist Keiji Haino's bruised soul music." -- David Keenan/The Wire. SONOVAC: EP 12" (OPR 18 LP) $12.00
BROTZMANN, CASPAR: Mute Massaker 2LP (RTD 3362 LP) $15.00 12" version in textured glow-in-the-dark sleeve, limited to 500 copies.
Double vinyl version, full color sleeve, same 6 tracks as the CD. FRIDGE: Sevens And Twelves 2CD (OPR 19 CD) $21.00
MOUSE ON MARS: Distroia 12" (RTD 3610 EP) $9.00 "Awesome double CD compilation from one of the UK's most happen-
MOUSE ON MARS: Niun Niggung CD (RTD 3611 CD) $12.00 ing new bands. Compared by most to a mixture of Mogwai, Aphex and
"12-track full length outing (after Glam, Instrumentals, Autoditacker, Tortoise. This collection brings together almost all of their recordings
Iaora Tahiti and Vulvaland, and singles twofold, all over the last five to date, none of which have been previously available on CD. Includes
years) from mssrs. Toma/Werner, expanding their already impressive all previously released vinyl-only singles, many deleted/rare." Includes
tool kit of electro(n)-pop mechanics quite drastically to include room tracks from The Anglepoised EP, Lign 7", Orko, 12"/7" and Asthama
for recent DSP technologies and acoustic/analog instrumental timbres 12".
(influence attained no doubt through direct exposure to O's FOUR TET: Dialogue CD (OPR 21 CD) $18.00
Hagan/Rourke and Stereolab, the first track starts of with GUITARS for "Set to be one of the leftfield albums of the year, Four Tet's debut
Christ's sake...). Amazing how these two devise extra hours in the day album is the creation of Fridge mainmain Kieran Hebden. This offshoot
to think/conceive/dream up this stuff, and moreso how they seem to project combines the wide eclectic influences of Kierens musically
grasp granted 'difficult' techniques with one hand while keeping the diverse upbringing, cosmic uplifting strings are mixed with scattered
fishing pole dry with the other (effectively mocking just about anyone beats and smoked out freeform solos. From Factory Records through to
who's ever tried to make music that's both pop and immensely com- Alice Coltrane and into contemporary underground hip hop, these
plex at the same time). Brilliant, listenable stuff; if this one doesn't get inspirations reflect the current taste of inspired music listeners. CD
them signed to Dreamworks, we should all sign a petition to have Elliot includes three bonus tracks."
Smith (& his robot arm) assassinated. For real." -- Hrvatski. [A handful GRAMME: Pre Release CD (OPR 22 CD) $13.00
of copies of the original German version, less tracks than the more "Very classy mini album from Gramme, should emulate the success of
recent Thrill Jockey version, different packaging, reduced price] the Fridge and Four Tet albums on Output. Recorded by The Underdog,
MOUSE ON MARS: Niun Niggung LP (RTD 3611 LP) $9.00 Pre Release draws on a vast range of musical influences, raw funk,
[A handful of copies of the original German version, less tracks than punk, disco jazz and pop, they've found their sound somewhere in the
the more recent Thrill Jockey version, different packaging, reduced early '80s, think Rip Rig & Panic, Public Image, Liquid Liquid, Slits, but
price] twisted with a streak of no nonsense contemporary suss."
EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN: Total Eclipse Of The Sun CD (RTD GRAMME: Pre-Release LP (OPR 22 LP) $10.00
3615 CD) $9.00 FOUR TET: Glasshead CD (OPR 24 CD) $10.00
"Four brand new recordings from leading avantgarde band "Official brand new Four Tet single, their first since the massively criti-
Einstürzende Neubauten since their last album, Ende Neu in 1996. cally acclaimed album Dialogue. 2 new tracks."
'Total Eclipse Of The Sun' is structured like a solar eclipse. A slow string 7 HURTZ: Beatbox CD (OPR 25 CD) $10.00
corona is the sunbeam illuminating the darkness in the middle of the "Their debut single welds twisted 90s breaks onto an early 80s electro
title track. It further develops with the slow sadness of 'Sonnenbarke,' chassis. On a diverse inspirational road trip starting with the early pio-
resulting in 'Helium,' a typical Neubauten song, and ends with anoth- neers of jazz rock and funk fusion, via post rock and no wave, analoug
er version of the title track." experimentation and turntable trickery, into the current climate of
MOUSE ON MARS: Diskdusk CD (RTD 3621 CD) $9.00 minimal pulses and shattered beats, 7 Hurtz are a perverted mix of
New post-Niun Niggung single. Four track EP, "Diskdusk" is different electronic industrial funk (nice Cabaret Voltaire sample) and discordant
edit of a track off the Niun Niggung album, the other three tracks are melody."
exclusive to this release ("Presenter", "Stammtick", "iconomix"). Full 7 HURTZ: Beatbox 12" (OPR 25 EP) $9.00
color digipack sleeve. CIRCLE SQUARE: Distance After CD (OPR 26 CD) $9.00
MOUSE ON MARS: Diskdusk 12" (RTD 3621 EP) $9.00 "Very limited EP from Canadian Output signings Circle Square. CD sin-
OUTPUT (UK): gle is limited to 500 copies only. Circle Square's interests lie in chal-
FRIDGE: Ceefax CD (OPR 06 CD) $18.00 lenging the roles surrounding picture and soundtrack and have
"Remastered version of the Fridge's debut album released in 1997 and addressed these concerns (along with visual member David Crompton)
unavailable since release. Fridge are one of the UK's mostly hotly by way of highly visual live shows and short film productions. The
tipped bands...lovely white minimalist packaging. Have recently paused frame of a coming of age movie in hyper violent coma.
remixed David Holmes, Mogwai, Skylab and Kenickie." Produced by Stereo 8 and 34 Vancouver. Scratches by Rhombus."
FRIDGE: Semaphore CD (OPR 12 CD) $18.00 CIRCLE SQUARE: Distance After 12" (OPR 26 EP) $11.00

SKULL: Snapz CD (OPR 27 CD) $13.00 CNS ENGINEERING/MONKEY +1: 12" (OMCO 004) $7.00
"Skull is Output label owner Trevor 'Underdog' Jackson's alter ego. On "CNS Engineering is a Portland based trio creating a new maximalist
this 5 track EP, 'Spaztic' was produced especially for DJ Vadim's fusion of all forms of machine music, from immersive ambience to thick
Japanese Jazz Fudge compilation, Sculpture and Broken Sound; 'Crash' techno and broken beats. Moneky +1 takes no prisoners with his down-
was featured on the legendary second Mo Wax Headz collection; tempo breakbeat destruction, yet maintains a steady hip-hop flavor to
'Flump' originally appeared on Macro Dub Infection 2; 'Whappen' was keep the white noise in check."
created for a Levi's photographic book exhibition by Output's photog- OZ DISC (JAPAN):
rapher Jason Evans; and 'Trapped Dub' is an unreleased remix instru- JON: CD (OZD 010) $25.00
mental of Kevin Martin's 'Ice'. Skull has been the Underdog's unre- Jon is a Japanese women from Kanagawa who plays an acoustic pedal
stricted musical release, away from the pressure of major label remixes organ and sings songs about her dog in an extremely weird and child-
for the likes of Massive Attack, U2, Unkle, Run DMC, Cornershop, like voice. This is her debut solo CD from 1995 (predating her Smoke
Campag Velocette, etc. This EP represents Underdog's true love of CD on Tzadik by a couple years). She has covered Tiny Tim, been com-
experimental post punk, dub and industrial roots mixed with his obses- pared to Daniel Johnston and really, there's nothing else quite like it.
sion for hip hop culture and beat deconstruction. Both formats limited OZIT (UK):
to 1000 copies only."
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART: Mersey Trout Live 1980 CD (BF 4003)
SKULL: Snapz 12" (OPR 27 EP) $11.00
$17.00
7 HURTZ: Audiophiliac CD (OPR 28 CD) $17.00
"A 1980 mixing desk live recording of the Magic Band in Liverpool,
"Debut album from 7 Hurtz and well worth the wait. One of the
heavily featuring tracks from 1979's triumphant return-to-form LP
strongest albums on Output to date, an excellent mix of dubby electro
Shiny Beast and 1980's Doc at the Radar Station. The 21 song set also
and 90s breaks. Audiophiliac appeals to deeper, darker instincts; fusing
includes many old classics such as 'Abba Zabba', 'Kandy Korn', 'Safe As
90s breaks onto 80s electro funk (think Cabaret Voltaire at their best),
Milk' and 'Her Eyes Are A Blue Million Miles'. Mersey Trout Live repre-
and incorporating elements of jazz-rock, turntablism, and No Wave."
sents the first time a complete Beefheart concert has ever been legiti-
7 HURTZ: Audiophiliac LP (OPR 28 LP) $13.00
mately available."
SOFT VERGE: CD (OPR 32 CD) $17.00
P TAPES:
"On a darker tip, this album will definitely appeal to fans of German
minimal techno. On par with labels like Chain Reaction, Din, Basic MASONNA: Viva Los Angeles 7" (P2) $4.50
Channel. A limited edition of 500 each of vinyl and CD. The theme of 2 live performances by this amazing Japanese vocalist. Pink sleeve, long
the album is a hallucinatory fever set of a virtual tropical island. Follow out of print, found a box, take some, please.
the infection, early symptoms, and final manifestation." Written and CAROLINER RAINBOW: The Tee Pee Organs in Revlrie 7" (P5)
produced by Mike Silver, 7 tracks, no further info seems to be available. $4.00
SOFT VERGE: LP (OPR 32 LP) $13.00 Found a box of this old 7" from the mid-90s. Comes in an oversized
ICARUS: UL-6 12" (OPR 34) $10.00 half-hexagon cardboard sleeve. Legitimately zonked space-out gusts of
"Awesome limited edition (750 only) EP from Icarus, signed to Output brat-appropriate voidal juice.
by Fridge/Four Tet's Kieren Hebden. EP comes in a deconstructed art- MSBR/SPECULUM FIGHT: LP (P9) $10.00
work, each sleeve is individual. Icarus combine minimalist/luscious Molton Salt Breeder Reactor is an extreme Japanese noise artist (with
soundscapes with avant drum'n'bass and will appeal to fans of a lengthy discography of unfindable releases), who supplied the origi-
Photek/Source Direct/Zan Lyons/Fridge/Squarepusher/Third Eye nal sound materials for this co-production. Los Angeles residents
Foundation." Speculum Fight mixed/processed the sound.
OUTWARD MUSIC COMPANY: P-VINE RECORDS (JAPAN):
VA: Omco 2LP (OMCO 001 LP) $14.00 YONIN-BAYASHI: Hatachi-no-genten CD (PCD 1460) $25.00
Double LP version. Reissue of the the first Yonin-Bayashi album from 1973, by this long-
SIGNALDRIFT: .060 CD (OMCO 002) $11.00 live Japanese underground group, who recorded about 11 albums
"From spacious dream sequences llifted from future samurai films to through the end of the 80s. "First released in 1973, as the sound track
pop tunes bleeding in from an alternate reality, Franz and Jason of the movie Hatachi-no-genten. Their debut album. (The second
Bucholtz create environments that are somehow simultaneously album is Ippatsu Shokuhatsu). A bit folky than Ippatsu Shokuhatsu but
engaging and extraneous, challenging and universal. The brothers the instrumental parts are fairly progressive. The movie is based on the
Bucholtz have been pulling (not pushing) the envelope of electronic memoirs by a high school girl who killed herself."
music for many years." LOVE LIVE LIFE: Love Will Make A Better You CD (PCD 1462)
SOLENOID/METATRON: 12" (OMCO 003) $7.00 $25.00
"Split EP of future-wave IDM talent from the greater northwest. New legit reissue of this hallowed Japanese psych classic, originally
Solenoid is one David Chandler, member of electron-free outfit 'Office issued by King in 1971; long unavailable on CD (briefly available in
Products' (tracks on both the "X" EP & the I'm so Bored w/the USA LP 1990, then booted on LP a few years later). "Righteous soul-explo-
on Diskono, CD any day now, possibly on Negativland's Seeland ration by this eternally cited band of miscreants, the cream of Japan's
imprint) and occasional member of what can only be described as once flourishing extended-prog-psych-battle sub-family; Kimio
'Space Shrimp' (yeah, um, that...). He's had tracks (as Solenoid) on the Mizutani on guitar, Hiro Yanagida on piano/organ, Kawachi on drums,
OMCO comp, the Emanated comp, the Endpoint comp, and the Red the english-language sputter of vocalist/CEO A. Fuse, and various per-
Phraug comp. His side of this single contains a pair of finely formed cussion, wind, and brass toting tots. This new CD reissue of this all-time
midtempo beat-flicker gems with occasional distorted drum-machine classic record contains the otherwise unavailable bonus live take of the
imaging & soft, supple melodic iconography. Really nice. The flip fea- crowd-pleasing title track, and that special mastered-with-love feel of
tures a mellow dub-flecked track called 'Clavisyn' by an artist called contemporary Japanese reissues, mixing Eastern-spirituality flourishes
Metatron, followed by a remix of said track by Supplement né Brian with the grating overtones of 60's cry-of-jazz and San-Francisco acid
Kelley in a menacing/dark electro stylee. All four tracks are very, very rock. The side-long opener, 'The Question Mark' unleashes more hand-
good & should have a certain element twirling around their room-cen- string-amp tension onto your unwilling aura/spectrum than certain
tered lava lamps until the brink of asphyxiation while the rest peer in government offices would ever deem 'savory'. Yes, the fuzz guitar
through cracks in the Venetian blinds wondering aloud 'How did we could be interpreted as 'insane'. The phase on the strings could be
come to this?...' Sensible." -- Hrvatski taken as 'experimental'. The free-flowing take on several seemingly

incompatible idioms could seem, to some, 'damaged'. All of this and Tomokawa & Down Town Boogie Woogie Band (2 tracks), Anri & Moses
more. Seemingly the first record in the history of God that actually lives Tarzan (2 tracks), Cosmos Factory (2 tracks), Chronicle, East, Mops (2
up to psych-dealer bellowing. Massive." --Hrvatski. tracks), Akiyuki Nosaka (2 tracks), RC Succession.
TAJ MAHAL TRAVELLERS: August 1974 2CD (PCD 1463/4) $38.00 VA: Super-Dope Enjoy Rap Vol. 1/Rappin' and Rockin' the House
Repressed! Double CD reissue of the 2nd Taj Mahal Travellers album, CD (PCD 15003) $18.00
originally issued by Japanese Columbia in 1974 as a 2LP set. Along with "A real head-scratcher, courtesy of Japan's P-Vine label. This appears to
their not-yet-reissued debut album July 15th, 1972 (released by be part of a series titled 'Old School Returns' and includes ultra-classic
Japanese CBS in '72), these are some of the most hallowed and whis- drops from the seminal Enjoy Records label. A transcript of the English
pered about documents of the avant-garde artifact-era (a set of these elements of the mainly-Japanese liner notes would go as such;
on original LP would set you back $1000+ even 10-15 years ago & have "...86...You've gotta Believe (The Fever)...U.T.F.O...The Show (Reality D-
very rarely been offered anywhere). Legendary higher-key improv- 242)...D.J....Formerly of THE FEARLESS FOUR...K.K. Rockwell...Kei -
drone extravaganzas that more than live up to their reputation, this Kei?...Jazzy Jeff...Sharock...Keith Keith...DJ Breakout...900
reissue is going to make a certain sector of underground society very number...Tito...Mighty Mike C...Krazy Eddie..." You get the picture. This
happy. The group was led by the infamous Fluxus member Takehisa stuff bridges the Disco/Rap gap finely; live band funk, chanting girl-
Kosugi (electric violin, harmonica, voice, etc.), with: Kyo Koike (electric chorus, b-boy stance. Not far off in tone from the Wildstyle soundtrack
double bass), suntool, voice, etc.), Yukio Tsuchiya (bass-tuba, percus- or it's companion Instrumentals volume. 10 tracks." -- Hrvatski. Early
sion), Beiji Nagai (trumpet, synthesizer Mini-Korg, timpani), Tokio 80s vintage tracks from: Kool Kyle, Doctor Ice, Dougé Fresh with DJ's
Hasegaw (voice, percussion), Kinji Hayashi (electronic technique), Chill Will & Barry Bee, DJ Spikey, DLB (The Microphone Wizard), The
Hirokeszu Sato (percussion, voice). Recorded live at Nippon Columbia Duece II, The Source, Fearless Four, Funky Four.
Studio #1, Tokyo, August 19, 1974. Four side-long BAMBAATAA, DJ AFRIKA: Death Mix: First Mix Recordings CD
improvisations."Places and times of the trip: coffee houses, small gal- (PCD 15008) $22.00
leries of Tokyo. They perform also on lonely beaches at dawn or on "This blurb by Paul Winley (honcho, Paul Winley records -- think Super
deserted hills in the afternoon. Aslo in Sweden, India, Iran, and Disco Brakes) sums up content/context: 'If you listen to this record,
England. Wherever a power supply is available. 'This music is not you'll know why Africa Bambaataa is the best D.J. when it comes to
rehearsed, it happens. Without written notes or oral instructions; with- cutting and mixing records. I was the first to record Afrika Bambaataa
out an ensemble leader, each one having his own discourse immedi- as a record artist, along with the Cosmic Force and the Soul Sonic Force.
ately integrated into a slow, irregular throbbing of complex sound But I must admit I did not do my best in recording them, but I hope to
waves. Sound waves surfing.' Verfremdung: instruments are amplified make up for those mistakes by putting together this record of what I
with delay through echo machines. Previously produced sounds deliv- think are some of the best cuts & mixes by D.J. Afrika Bambaata him-
ered by distant loudspeakers have already become something beyond self. This was recorded live, and features some rap crews that went on
reach when heard. This feedback -- actually a time-space lag -- is the to make names for themselves. Check this record out." Seems earnest
basis of their music. The instrument arsenal: a violin played with glis- enough... Mostly live cuts featuring era rappers (Sweet Tee and various
sandi in the same manner as the Indian sitar, string bass, guitar, drums, female Winley's) and various incarnations of the Harlem Underground
harmonica, small synthesizers, santurs (Iranian dulcimer played with Band (of which George Benson was a member, producing the notable
two spoon-shaped mallets), a shahnal (Indian oboe), voices (Japanese 'Smoking Cheeba-Cheeba') with Bam laying down cold-solid sonic foot-
Buddhist chanting, harmonic singing such as LaMonte Young does or ing via the trad 2-deck setup. The two 'Death Mix' tracks are the high-
as heard in Stockhausen's 'Stimmung'). Amplifiers: a heterodyne (volt- lights by way of nil-fidelity and a tantalizingly edgy space-MC jostling
age controlled filters connected to infrasonic wave sources) which rhymes over maximum-sludge lo-cuts. Again -- if your mid-term essay
changes tone colors back and forth very slowly. Also, other rather prim- in 'B-Boy aesthetics 101' is due by sunrise, this is all you'll really need to
itive hand-made electronic devices. All these contribute to the ever- cram." --Hrvatski.
changing diversity of the ensemble. Close your eyes, relax and musical- KAWACHI & HIS GROUP, KUNI: Love Suki Daikirai CD (PCD 1582)
ly receive passing clouds, breezes, surging waves. This music is slow as $25.00
a Japanese tea ceremony and as peacefully full of cheer as ancient Reissue of the 2nd(?) Kuni Kawachi album, originally issued by Capital
scroll paintings." --Yuji Takahashi. Japan in 1972. Kawachi plays piano, celesta, Hammond organ,
CEAZER, J.A.: Tenjousajiki -- Jasoumon CD (PCD 1465) $32.00 Rocksichord, Harpsichord, various percussions, and sings. Kimio
The first JA Seazer album, from 1972. Reissued briefly in 1993 on Victor Mizutani (A Path Through Haze, Love Live Life +1) contributes acoustic
but now deleted on that label. Comes as a CD in a paperbound book, and electric guitars. Kawachi's exact place in the Japanese early 70s
ala the previous J.A. Ceazer album to be reissued on P-Vine: rock scenario isn't particularly well known to me but there were Flower
Tenjousajiki -- Ahousen (Ship Of Fools). The book features photos, Travelling Band connections on his previous album, and this one is dis-
newspaper clippings and extensive Japanese text about the history of tinguished by some dreamy-ish "soft-psych" floaters that have just
this illustrious progressive rock/performance troupe. [Additional infor- enough international intrigue to keep me interested. Not being able to
mation received about this release from Alan Cummings: " It is the understand a single moment of Kawachi's wordage certainly allows for
same material as the Victor issue (from the same performance of the a favorable translation of artistic intent. Haters of "seventies rock"
play), except that it has about twenty-five minutes worth of extra might have a hard time digesting, but there's a dreamscape alien
material. The blurb says that it is 'virtually complete'. The extra mater- hover-wave for those interested.
ial includes two songs from Mikami Kan sung live, and some other FOODBRAIN: Social Gathering CD (PCD 1583) $25.00
shouting by him... Mikami also appeared on another Seazer record, New deluxe reissue in mini-LP styled gatefold sleeve of this legendary
which has never been reissued -- the soundtrack to Denen ni Shisu. He Japanese underground rock item, first released by Polydor Japan in
and the dramatist Terayama were both from the same part of northern 1970. Was first reissued on CD in '89 or so, but hardly anyone ever saw
Japan."] a copy, and a poorly executed LP boot surfaced earlier in '98, but you
VA: Toshiba Express Singles CD (PCD 1469) $28.00 can forget about that too -- this P-Vine edition is the definitive one to
A great collection of singles tracks originally issued on Toshida Express get. Social Gathering is the lone album by the quartet of Shinki Chen
in the early 70s. There is no English title or information anywhere on (pre-Speed, Glue & Shinki), Luis Kabe (ex-Golden Cups), Hiro Yanagida
this CD, but the list of artists included is supposed to be: Kenji Endo (3 (ex-April Fool, pre-Love Live Life +1) & Hiro Tsunoda (ex-Jacks, pre-
tracks), Jacks (2 tracks), Kazuki Tomokawa (2 tracks), Kazuki Strawberry Path). Musically they were an instrumental quartet led by

the guitar histrionics of Shinki Chen and the organ swoosh of Hiro MAZZACANE CONNORS, LOREN: The Carmelites CD (PCD 5139)
Yanagida, gusting forth with a sub-bass low-ball thunder. Progressive- $18.00
psych jamming with a similar enthusiasm for the attributes of "heavy" 1997 album that sold out quickly upon release, finally repressed and
as their contemporaries, Guru Guru. There also some free-form excur- available to us for the first time. This is an exclusive release commis-
sions and unexpected insanity at the end. People's expectations are sioned by the P-Vine label in Japan (a massive Japanese independent
always a bit out of whack on this kind of stuff, but this is a very nice label, covering many aspects of American blues, soul, funk, jazz, hip
period piece and a powerful document. hop, etc.). Thirteen tracks, 29 minutes long, in Loren's patented '90s
MIZUTANI, KIMIO: A Path Through Haze CD (PCD 1584) $25.00 solo electric style. Aided by the sound of birds, this album features
Kimio Mizutani was the guitarist in the excellent Japanese freak out some of Loren's most lingering, desolate work to be documented in his
group Love Live Life +1 and this is a long-desired reissue of his first solo contemporary period.
album from 1971, originally issued by Japanese Polydor. Mizutani plays MAZZACANE CONNORS, LOREN: Hell's Kitchen Park CD (PCD
electric and "folk" guitar, leading a largish rock ensemble (bass, drums, 5198) $18.00
organ, Moog, vocals, etc.) through the paces of what is widely regard- 1997 Japanese issue of what was the first release on MazzaCane's Black
ed as on the true psychedelic masterpieces of the early 70s Japanese Label from the early 90s (now o/p in the US). This version adds an exclu-
scene. Sensitive interludes (with accompaniment by the Toyama String sive bonus track: "Shadow," recorded live at the Cooler, NYC, 10/28/96.
Quartet and Etoh Wood Quartet), tasteful nods to progressive/fusion- DJ VADIM: Presents Sculpture & Broken Sound CD (PCD 5209)
ist extension and lovely psych guitar hover by Mizutani dominate the $22.00
proceedings. A nice merger of hard rock conceptualization and the "Hmm... Appears to be a Japanese-only mix of tracks licensed/compiled
complexities that would evolve from it -- and until now just about from Vadim's Jazz Fudge roster, only fine print reveals 'Compiled by
impossible to hear within the confines of Western society. Masaaki Hara & Taro Nijikama (Soup-Disk)'. Either way, a fine selection
O'ROURKE, JIM: Tamper CD (PCD 23008) $22.00 of JF/SD tracks & remixes by/from Mister Serv, Part 2, Andre Gurov
These 2 early O'Rourke albums, originally issued by the Australian label (Vadim) & Jupiter, Mark B, Daniel Pemberton, Little Aida (younger
Extreme (and out of print for the past few years) have now been reis- brother Pierre), Ruf Neck Piano, DJ Eight, Faultline, The Project,
sued as Japanese imports on P-Vine, with cute new packaging. Patterson, The Bug, and Skull V. Nice flow, a few great (if short)
Evidently so much cigarette smoke has clouded Jim's interior thought abstract tracks & (almost) no rhyming (for the purist). As functional of
process that he has allowed these early works to regain public con- an introduction to these two fine recording organizations as any." --
sumption potentiality (the series subtitle, "Jim O'Rourke Old Series" Hrvatski.
might indicate even more will be on the way). Notoriously dismissive of VA: Killed By Bass CD (PCD 5299) $18.00
his own work in the past, it's a nice gesture to see these on the shelves There is a subsect of the contemporary Japanese electronic weird-beat
again. Because pleasure is what it's all about (even cigarettes can evi- netherworld that is masterminded by a man/group/concept known as
dently provide pleasure), and these discs deliver it in pure, billowing MOODMAN (aka M.O.O.D., also relatable to such projects as Why
form. Tamper was O'Rourke's first solo CD release (following the long Sheep? and Sheepman). Known for playing live with up to 10 turnta-
neglected LP-only The Ground Below Above Our Heads on bles, there's a Manga-mask/Los?Apson?/Violent Onsen Geisha mentali-
Entenpfuhl), originally released by Extreme in 1991. It features three ty to this grouping that is sensational & clearly outrageous. This com-
longish compositions for small chamber groupings: "Spirits Never pilation features all MOODMAN product, under such names as: Da Bass
Forgive" (Warren Fischer: violins; O'Rourke: cello, percussion, electron- Psyclonez, Afro Hard Core (feat. Kuknacke), Subdisco, L?K?O, and
ics); "He Felt The Patient Memory of a Reluctant Sea" (Ken Novotny: MOODMAN itself. This is supposedly Moodman's "weird Miami Bass
clarinets; O'Rourke: oboe, percussion); "Ascend Through Unspoken project" and it's ultra-tweaked in the finest Japanese fashion. Giggly
Shadow" (Jeff Cortazzo: bass trombones; Fischer: violins; Dave electro skratch mania, helium-voice pumpings and sub-bass minimalist
Klingelhoffer: cellos; Novotny: bass clarinets; Sue Wolf: cellos). pounding make for a delirious what-the-fuck sensation. "It's hard to
Although scored for mostly acoustic instruments ("Ascend..." is scored see where Sheepman fit in. A bastard Coldcut scratch mix of Daft Punk?
for 8 bass clarinets, 8 bass trombones, 8 cellos and 4 violins for exam- A jazz funk freestyle Eastern electro version of Squarepusher with
ple), electronic ambiance bursts forth via the dense mixing. knobs on? Either way it surfs a fine line between brilliant and really
Retrospectively impressive. really stupid. I like Sheepman." --Mixmag.
O'ROURKE, JIM: Remove The Need CD (PCD 23009) $22.00 X-ECUTIONERS: Japan X-Clusive CD (PCD 5349) $22.00
Remove The Need is an album of prepared guitar live excerpts, record- Japanese only release by the US turntabalist crew of Rob Swift, Roc
ed in Chicago and Zurich in 1992. Shimmering drone forms that ebb Raida, Total Eclipse, & Mista Sinista, backed by underground Japanese
and flow in a perfect human drama. "All tracks were recorded live, hip-hop luminaries like King Giddra, Rappagariya, T.A.K. the
and, as such, there will be those occasional pleasant noises that always Rhymehead, Naked Artz, Illmariachi & Real Styla (some of whom record
seem to happen when you are recording. All were improvised as heard, for P-Vine's Japanese Hip Hop series). Shares one track with their
and, except for reverb, no effects or processing were used." -- Asphodel releases ("Raida's Theme Mix"); the rest are exclusive tracks
O'Rourke. to this release.
LAS ROTURAS: CD (PCD 5109) $18.00 VA: [Invasion of the Dot Knights!] CD (PCD 5361) $18.00
Weird Latin-breaks and musical craziness from M.O.O.D.M.A.N. and the "Japanese only CD-compilo of material released on Sweden's Dot label
Los Apson crew. This movement remains quite unknown on a world- (highly lauded/touted full-spectrum 'lectronica, about as quality-con-
wide basis, but records like this and the incredible Killed By Bass CD (a trol obsessed as a label can get), featuring recent tracks from Quant,
recent M.O.O.D.M.A.N. "compilation" on P-Vine) are too devastating- Roupe, Friend & Doktor Kosmos (whose recent Cardigans-related
ly weird to remain out the hands of the curious for much longer. 'Single of the Week' was re-ished stateside via Minty Fresh!), Hab, Star,
Described as "This is incredible break-beats album for listening & Argonort, and Man-Q-Neon. Not to be confused with the original
scratching, with many samplings of 50s -- 70s Latin stuff. Terribly wild Swedish Dot comp The Knights Who Say Dot; only 1 track overlaps, the
but cool," this album reveals layers of inexplicable Japanese humor and rest are vinyl-only single tracks on CD for the first time here, or previ-
sampling inertia at every corner. Extreme spinbacks, prismatic collage ously unreleased altogether. Musically, we get 11 tracks of cosmo-funk
of disparate elements (jazz riffs, slow breaks, vibes distortion, numb- synth-freak (heavy on the analogues), live-feel space-jungle, down-
ingly tweaked weirdbeat electronics), and a uniqe death-mask editori- tempo make-out breaks, etc..., all of which are soothingly non-offen-
al voice fuse this one into something far outside the typical exotic-mix sive. Includes full Japanese-language bios of each artist and a Dot-
fare. ography of sorts. An ultimately pleasing offering, providing a graphi-
cally superior intro to this up-and-still-coming commune of obscuro- Japanese-only release. Features Haco on vocals, sampler, rhythm box,
knob-twiddlers." --Hrvatski synthesizer, guitars, etc., plus numerous guests: Peter Hollinger
VA: Cheap. Have A Cigar, My Friend CD (PCD 5404) $22.00 (drums), Yamamoto Seiichi (guitar), Pierre Bastien and his Mecanium
"Long overdue selection of vintage (1993-1998) wax-only madness (African drums, violins, African Harp), Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar),
from this Viennese recording society associated with producer Patrick Otomo Yoshihide (turntables), a number of others. A wide variety of
Pulsinger (iO, Sluts & Strings, Showroom Recordings, etc...) & like mind- pop and non-pop based constructions from one of the leading figures
ed buddies. Included here: 3 tracks from Showroom Recordings, 2 from of the Japanese underground for the past 2 decades.
Sokol, and one each from iO, Restaurant Trax, Reimann, Cube & Sphere KOSUGI, TAKEHISA: Violin Solo 1980 N.Y.C. CD (PCD 5765) $21.00
(Potuznik & Hans 'H.P.' Platzgumer), LZ1, Robert Hood, Sluts 'n' Strings A previously unreleased solo violin performance by the founder of the
& 909, and Christopher Just. A loose selection featuring the more Taj Mahal Travellers and legendary Fluxus conceptualist. Active since
unorthodox electro-funk, midtempo feedback jazz, hi-squelch stereo, the 1960s, Kosugi has more recently served as the music director for the
& phase-pan sessions pressed over the last five years." -- Hrvatski. Merce Cunningham Dance Troupe. He is currently involved with the
VA: Cheap. Five Years In Satan's Ass CD (PCD 5405) $22.00 composing and performance of impromptu music and electronic mul-
"Second volume, focusing on the out-techno explosions most com- timedia music. To be brief, Kosugi is one of the most important and
monly associated with Cheap. Included here: 2 tracks each from Sluts influential Japanese experimental avant-gardists, alongside the likes of
'n' Strings, Restaurant Tracks, Gerhard Potuznik (Mego/GiGuptight), iO Yasunao Tone, Toshi Ichiyanagi & Yuji Takahashi. This album was
(Mo' Wax), & one each from Kentolevi, Robert Hood, Lazer Musik & DJ recorded by Kazunori Sugiyama, 6/22/80, in NYC, and features a
SIL. Sähkö-obsessives beware: Not only do you get 1/2 of Mika Vainio's breathtakingly live solo violin performance.
long o/p 'Kentolevi' EP, but 1/2 of Suzanne Brokesch's DJ SIL single as YOSHIHIDE, OTOMO: Plays The Music of Takeo Yamashita CD
well, which floats around the same textures & sonics used on her clas- (PCD 5804) $22.00
sic 'Tal-S' release. Most tracks predate the current less-is-more fad (to "Yamashita was a composer who among other things wrote music for
greater effect) by some time. The perfect shallow-end for you to wade various Japanese TV shows such as Ganba bôken-tachi and more
into the much deeper selection of non-information oriented vinyl sin- famously, the popular Lupin III series (featuring Arsene Lupin III, the
gles from this massively influential label. Think big." -- Hrvatski. 'Gentleman thief ' and his sidekicks Daisuke Jigen, Zenigata, Goemon
VA: Reel: Organised by Reel CD (PCD 5410) $20.00 Ishikawa, and Fujiko Mine, the lovable scamps; we can only wonder...
Japanese-only compilation of tracks from the UK label Reel (offshoot What trouble will they get into next?) including (but not limited to) the
of the now defunct Clear label). Proponents of a post-Detroit "Theme of Lupin the Third II" (ne' the "Lupin the Third Ending
Intelligent House Music (IHM!), moody atmosphere, advanced non-4/4 Theme"). Otomo has put together most of his recent ensembles
programming and no divas allowed. Beautifully produced stuff. (HOAHIO and ISO, and NOVO TONO) to record slightly modified/updat-
Features tracks from Daniel Ibbotson, Keisuke Nagao, B12 (Warp), ed versions of these themes with a veritable who's who of the Japanese
C.S.M. (Serotonin's John Selway & Carlos Vasquez, plus a John Beltran underground. Participants include vocalists Phew, Haco AND Tenko,
remix), Deepart. The Nagao and B12 tracks are previously unreleased guitarists Seichi Yamamoto (Boredoms/Omoide Hatoba) and Tsuneo
exclusives; the C.S.M. and Deepart tracks are previously only available Imahori, Kazunao Nagata (Zero Gravity), Sachiko M (ISO/Amoebic), as
on Reel 12"'s. The Daniel Ibbotson tracks are taken from his now delet- well as Yoshihide himself. Certain pieces still sound like twee J-Pop,
ed (?) New Stories full length on Reel (his debut album, predating the others retain Otomo's tweaked media-destroyed power-free tenden-
recent Streamlines on Glasgow Underground). cies ala Ground Zero (R.I.P.) and are well worth wading through the
DJ SASSE: Presents Moodmusic CD (PCD 5493) $22.00 others to get to. Sorted." -- Hrvatski.
Japanese-only compilation of tracks from Sähko/PUU recording artist ALLEN AND AFRO MESSENGERS, TONY: No Discrimination LP
DJ Sasse (aka Klas Lindblad, who has recorded as/with Freestyle Man, (PLP 6592) $14.00
Celsius, Morris Brown, Sasse Presents, Winston Fletcher, Stalmannen, Last remaining title in this P-Vine Tony Allen repress series. Price on
etc.). This features previously vinyl-only tracks recorded for these Japanese LPs has been drastically reduced due to the impending
Moodmusic/Mind Records in Finland, as well as exclusive tracks. When release of cheaper UK versions on Strut. Vinyl reproductions of the first
the PUU label is mentioned to me I think about a certain jazz-loungism, 4 Tony Allen LPs (also issued as two-fers on CD: Jealousy/Progress (PCD
but there is none of that here. It's a Finnish variant on the deep house 5551) and No Accomadation for Lagos/No Discrimination (PCD 5552).
crescendo and not all that dissimilar to the amazing High Rise album We commented upon release these that these LPs were perhaps a little
by Ysatis Savas that Tresor recently released. Explosive, heavy. bit disappointing in look and feel, especially as they are actually
ALLEN, TONY WITH AFRICA 70: Jealousy/Progress CD (PCD 5551) pressed in the US, not Japan. P-Vine responded to our comments and
$22.00 we would like to point out a few things that they mentioned: these LPs
First in a series of Japanese-only two-fer releases of these classic 70s have been carefully remastered in Japanese mastering labs from origi-
albums from Fela drummer Tony Allen (most recently known for his nal vinyl copies -- the master tapes were destroyed by Tony Allen for
inspirational Black Voices album on Comet). "Some classic Tony political reasons. A lot of effort in the mastering was spent to try to
'Oladipo (Ladi) Alabi' Allen (first drum chair in Fela's group(s), from the make the LPs to make the vinyl "eligible even for today's club DJ use"
mid-60s 'Fela Ransome-Kuti Quartet' clear through the 7O's with and are in fact mastered quite differently to the CD versions. European
'Afrika 70') sides. Both albums feature side-long tracks: 'Jealousy' DJs have responded by saying the sound quality is far superior to the
(1975, b/w 'Hustler') and 'Progress' (1977, b/w 'Afro Disco Beat'). Allen original pressings. In fact, P-Vine feels that in 20 years of reissue busi-
cut a handful of solo albums under the ness that they have never spent as much time, effort and money on a
production/arrangement/accompaniment auspices of his boss and the project as these LPs.
Afrika 70 group which differ from Fela-led outings only slightly by fea- YOSHIHIDE, OTOMO: Lupin The Third Ending Theme 12"
turing lyrics written by Tony & Candido Obajimi (and the occasional (PLP6852) $16.00
drum solo, natch). Monumental additions to the Afrobeat canon fea- Clear vinyl 12" with three versions of "Lupin The Third Ending Theme".
turing an unheralded set of genius-level players well in their prime of Two of the tracks can be found on the CD version (PCD 5804), one is
pure minimalist placement and single-mind group-thought." -- exclusive to this vinyl release.
Hrvatski. P22 RECORDS:
HACO: Happiness Proof CD (PCD 5558) $22.00 VA: Il Futurismo CD (P22 005) $13.00
New project featuring Haco (ex-After Dinner vocalist, HOAHIO ). "The first ever soundtrack to a font. Experimental music inspired by the

Italian Futurist Movement 1908-1943. CD includes a bonus font." I-F: Mixed Up In The Hague Vol. 1 CD (PAN 001) $14.00
"Compendium of very-post-1920 actions (with a certain Futurist bent) "Hotmix's Ferenc (better known as I-F from 'Space Invaders Are
by a (mostly) dead-obscure obscure lot of sonic idealists. Featured: Smoking Grass' fame) has a secret he'd like to share with you. As the
Daniel Lewis, XJ Donahue, Tony Conrad, John Avery Bice, first release on his new label Panama Records, Ferenc has done a spe-
Intonarumori, An Odessa Artery, Paul Szp, Hiens Hoffman-Richter, and cial mixed CD of his favourite selections of rare and classic electro and
Tom Kostusiak. The CD extra portion contains a P22 font catalogue and electronic disco by artists such as Kraftwerk, Giorgio Moroder and
a free 'Dada' font (bitmapped, postscript and TrueType suitcases) for Newcleus, combined with newer releases from the likes of EOG,
use on most hybrid end-user computation stations. The Tony Conrad Nukubus, Electronome, Alden Tyrell, and I-F himself. 22 tracks span-
track is an odd one alright; Midi-repeat attack melodies and some ning almost 70 minutes. Limited to 750 copies. Tracklist: Solid Liquid,
classy sprech-stimme employed to 'cover' a 'topical wartime hymn', and Primitive World, World Invasion, The Chase, Manmade, Space Is The
at 14 minutes in length it's a quarter of the CD. Confounding." -- Place, Spacerwoman, The Voice Of Q, Blade Runner (End Title), Robot
Hrvatski. Is Systematic, Love Explosion, Tour De France, Super Shuffle, Problemes
MCKUEN, ROD: Beatsville CD (P22 006) $13.00 D'amour, Take A Chance, Dirty Talk, Living Up, Feel The Drive, Catch,
"Reissue of the classic 1959 LP. First time ever on CD in an exclusive Een Drumcomputer En Een Synthesizer III, Influence, Sharivadi (Vox)."
arrangement with the Stanyan Music group. A unique look into Beat PAPERPLANE (UK):
Culture. Includes 7 bonus tracks plus a font on CD." "One of the great MADRID: Remixes 12" (SV 06) $10.00
lost artifacts of late 50s popular culture, an insider's portrait of a "After its self-released and critically acclaimed debut CD, Madrid has
Bohemian community delivered with all the wit, affection and stylistic started to expand its web, through three collaborations -- remixes, they
confidence it deserved. This was McKuen's second album, following somehow call them -- with three unique talents. Hailing from some-
Time of Desire. Beatsville was conceived as an affectionate send-up of where between Richmond, Virginia and Chicago, 'city of lights', Pan
the beat scene in deliberate response to the excesses of the mass American is Mark Nelson, he of Labradford fame. His track takes the
media. McKuen brought in session cats Buddy Colette, Paul Gray and sometimes ethereal sound of Madrid and puts it in a new context,
Howard Heitmeyer and taught them the basic melody lines; the whole redefining it as a cross between Basic Channel's dub excursions,
thing was recorded in an evening. Delivered in a pristinely affectless Moodymann lo-fi house twang, and Alice Coltrane's abstract, solemn,
all-American drawl, this is Rod at his sardonic peak. It makes you simul- heartbreaking soundscapes. A true masterpiece. Before giving way to
taneously ache for a pad in '58 Frisco and laugh your ass off that any- Bruce Gilbert's own reworking of Madrid -- someone well advised said,
one ever took this goofy behavior seriously. I wouldn't trade one 'this sure is a Bruce thing'... That is, no one could ever dare to compete
Beatsville for a dozen Howls. Rod McKuen. Too earthy for the hippies. with that abrasive and yet so cohesive sound Mr. Gilbert has defined
Too honest for his own good. Poet. Gentleman. Millionaire. One-time and refined, starting from his days with post-punks Wire all the way to
teenaged disc-jockey. Orphan. World-class character. Genius? He's his DJ Beekeeper guise, now applied to Madrid's notes, harmonies, and
strong, but he likes roses. He's not afraid to appear ridiculous, and he bleeps. Now that's what I call musique concrete. And then there is that
doesn't. Long live Rod McKuen -- The King of the Beats!." --Kim third name, Leverkusen, that should appeal to all football fans. Under
Cooper. that moniker you'll find a young Parisian producer, messing up with his
PAGAN (UK): machines, making them sweat and jerk and rattle. Here is some
CARTER, DERRICK: Pagan Offering CD (PAG CD1007) $20.00 drum'n'bass from le quartier du Bastille, oui Monsieur -- as abstract,
Derrick Carter is one the leading figures in the Chicago house move- and yet as meaningful, as you can get, beatwise that is..."
ment; his cross-over potential has probably never been higher due to DISCIPLINE: 4 Moogs 12" (SV 07) $10.00
his recent Tortoise remix project (Thrill Jockey 12.10). This very flowing "Part tribute to primitive minimalism and part soundtrack to an
mix CDs starts with clicky "heroin house" minimalist audio and builds obscure underground movie directed by one J. Ghosn, 4 Moogs is just
into the floor pumping left-house of the Pagan label catalog. If you're that. An antique moog synth and a 4 track, 4 droning tones that go on
curious about the less 'noxious end of the house universe this is an for ages, just for the sake of it. 4 Moogs could have been produced
excellent place to indulge. "Derrick's compilation mix includes five new anytime during the last 30 years, somewhere between 4 organs, 4 vio-
and exclusive tracks from the cream of the house boys, plus his selec- lins, and 6 pianos. 4 Moogs is the sound of Discipline, an ongoing ram-
tion from the recent Pagan releases, including the classic 'Better Day' bling project that seeks to produce a soulful minimalist music made of
by Presence, Salt City Orchestra, Terry Francis, Attaboy, House of 909, tape hiss, accidental locked grooves, fucked up mini-samples, ur-elec-
Swayzak." tronic slices of non-reliable analogue junk, budget priced delays,
PAL SL (GERMANY): hijacked Sun Ra Saturn LPs and oversized Vox amps. The 4 Moogs D-Mix
BIRDS: CD (PALSLLP1) $15.00 done by Darryl Moore, he of Soul Static Sound fame, takes the very
Debut release on a new German label. Not a whole lot of information essence of the original track to a whole new dimension of sound, mak-
is provided , but there is some poetry: "Ma put me in the biggest pair ing the dub scores of Rhythm & Sound's Maurizio meet up with
of/shoes that she could find/shit, she threw me to the big beat/the only LaMonte Young's organic chants."
way it fits/I got the birds view from above/on what the big beat wants/I PARADIGM (UK):
staggered in stumbled around/in my king-sized pair of shoes/and Ma, I VA: Variations -- A London Compilation CD (PD 01) $16.00
tell you I stomp them in/cause my pockets filled with time." Hard to Paradigm is a new London label run by a member of Morphogenesis,
argue with that. Birds is a trio of Ford, Kotai and Bader. That's Baby which intends to document lost experimental/contemporary music
Ford (UK acid-house king, recent Rephlex recording artist whose from the UK. This debut compilation features a lot of new names for
"Normal" (Club Mix) is a top 3 FE warehouse single of the year), Klaus most of us, but has a tremendous flow and alien feel to it, making it
Kotai from the interesting German minimalist group Elektro Music one of best samplers of this sort in recent recollection. Features John
Department) and Bader (?). Sound is minimal & glicky with that intense Wall (sonic sampling collage wizard), Andrew Jacques (Put Put member
sub-bass maneuvering you associate with Baby Ford. Flittering bits of using a microphone and guitar amplifier for disruptive sound sources,
Peter's voice appear in out of the mix too, reminding you that the uni- sampled by Wall), Crow (great, futuristic fragments of experimental
verse is a beautiful place indeed and this is one the records that solidi- sound/text recordings by a UK installation artist), Alquimia (dream-
fies that fact. Awesome. state mutterings and aura, from a experimental artist from Mexico
BIRDS: LP (PALSLLP1) $15.00 City), John Grieve (powerful electronic-like droning sound waves,
PANAMA RECORDS (NETHERLANDS): somehow produced via solo acoustic tenor sax recordings), Kymatick

(Morphogenesis-related improv loopery), Adam Bohman (extract from Morphogenesis member, streaming electronic disruption) and Rolf
an audio diary). Gehlhaar (Stockhausen's personal assistant from '67-70 , with a track
MORPHOGENESIS: Charivari Music CD (PD 02) $16.00 for 4 channel tape and live electronics.
Third full length release by this London improv collective, following ANAL MAGIC AND REV. DWIGHT FRIZZELL: Beyond The Black
previous albums for Pogus and Streamline. A 7-piece group (including Crack CD (PD 06) $16.00
Michael Prime, Roger Sutherland, Clive Graham, etc.), they produce live Reissue of an incredibly obscure private press LP, originally issued in an
improvisatory sound from an unspecified array of instruments and live edition of 200 in 1976. Total weirdness from middle America that must
electronics. Lurking in the AMM/Organum school of output, this is have stumped more than a handful of it's original listeners. Was men-
beautifully flowing contemporary experimentalism. tioned on the pivotal Nurse With Wound list that accompanied Chance
WISHART, TREVOR: Beach Singularity CD (PD 03) $16.00 Meeting On The Dissecting Table... and it's not hard to see why. One of
"With no national record labels and very few electronic music studios 1998's most fascinating reissues. "Beyond the Black Crack was the con-
to support this music, the UK has always lagged behind its counterparts cept of Reverend Dwight Frizzell, a musician, film maker, Doctor of
in both the US and throughout east and west Europe. Trevor started Metaphysics and minister in the Universal Church of Life. It remains a
releasing his own music in 1970 and continues to do so to this day. little known classic, and one of the most unique listening experiences
Much of this CD was originally privately released in 1979. Whilst other in modern experimental music. Recorded between 1974 and 1976 in
British maverick composers (Nyman, Bryars, Cardew, etc.) chose to stay locations as diverse as factories, the pyramid opposite Harry Truman's
out of the electronic music studio, Wishart and a very few others, (prin- grave site as well as more 'conventional' concert settings. Beyond the
cipally Harvey, Souster and Smalley) took the plunge. The amount of Black Crack is a dark, dizzying and exhilarating journey through free
electro acoustic music coming out of Britain at this time was limited to jazz, electronics and environmental sound, all shattered by Frizzell's
the work of these dedicated composers. This CD comprised a complete radical tape editing. This CD re-release adds further material to the
reissue of the original LP with an additional 4 'Menagerie' pieces original LP -- 'The Wandering Madness of Basilea', a suite from 1977
added to the 6 on the original release, plus an improvised solo vocal unheard until now, as well as unreleased material from the Black Crack
piece recorded at the old Recommended Records shop in 1991." sessions."
"Menagerie" is an outstanding series of short tape works to accompa- BRAST BURN: Debon CD (PD 07) $16.00
ny small performance art assembles when performed (reproduced in Public domain reissues of 2 obscure Japanese underground releases,
the CD booklet here). "Beach Singularity" is a strange excerpt from a originally issued on Voice Records in the early 80s(?). The CDs are first
day-long performance on the British seaside in 1977, featuring Wishart edition pressings of 500 copies each. Two more records knocked off the
(tapes, vocals), Lyn Dobson (sax), Melvyn Poore (tuba), Poppy Holden hallowed Nurse With Wound List, and somebody might consider hand-
(vocals), Robin Coombes (clarinet), etc. "...as an audience gathered ing Paradigm a little medal for their luxurious service in resurrecting
their music developed a bizarre twist, with additional sound effects, this material. "On this occasion Paradigm Discs has decided to reissue 2
tape collage and electronics provided by prerecorded cassettes played LP's of what can only be described as experimental rock music, (minus
through a portable loudspeaker system. At certain periods, various the drum kit). These two records are something of a mystery. No group
kinds of experimental music, from free improvisation to pure tape information was ever given, and no production date or location is indi-
pieces were played at the centre of the maze." cated. It would seem though, that these records are both by the same
OLIVEROS, PAULINE: Electronic Works CD (PD 04) $16.00 group of Japanese people and that they were recorded in the mid sev-
Three early electronic works from 1965-66, which acts as a perfect com- enties in Japan. In common with Magical Power Mako, the musical
panion piece to the other recent Oliveros electronic CD on Pogus influences here are much more Germanic than anything Japanese, with
Productions (there is no overlap between the two). "'I of IV' was made long hypnotic free form rock hysteria, comparable to Faust in the use
in July 1966...it is a real time studio performance composition (no edit- of experimentation and heavily fuzzed electric guitar. The emotional
ing or tape splicing) utilizing the techniques of amplifying combination wordless vocals echo those of Damo Suzuki from Can. But unlike Can
tones and tape repetition. The combination tone technique was one I the rhythms are wrought from hand drums, sleigh bells, tambourine,
developed in 1965 at the SF Tape Music Center. The equipment con- bass drum and other simple means. Hard blown harmonica is a strong
sisted of 12 sine tone square wave generators connected to an organ feature on this somewhat crazed mantric rock along with recorder,
keyboard, 2 line amplifiers, mixer, Hammond spring type reverb and 2 flute, zither, mandolin, acoustic guitar and synth. There is also a strong
stereo tape recorders. 'Big Mother Is Watching You' was also produced use of tape loops, electronics, environmental sounds, backwards tapes
at Toronto Electronic Music Studio in the summer of 1966. It is anoth- and what sounds distinctly like the hysterical laughter of Stan Laurel."
er experiment using the techniques I developed whilst in SF. The core KARUNA KHYAL: Alomoni 1985 CD (PD 08) $16.00
of this technique is tape delay and super heterodyning. This piece uti- As with Brast Burn, another serious slice of mindbending displacement
lizes a variety of sound sources including pink noise bands and some from the era when Japanese underground culture was exported
occasional voice input.'Bye Bye Butterfly' is a 2 channel tape composi- nowhere. Karuna Khyal sports a completely riveting post-Beefheart fla-
tion." --Pauline Oliveros. vor, but mixed into a looped pulse of compulsive tape rhythms and
VA: Variations 2 (A London Compilation) CD (PD 05) $16.00 bizarre pulse behavior. Drone-havoc sound effects, repetitive vocal
Another collection of lesser known and infrequently recorded artists chatter over 2 side long tracks of diggin'-through-the-dirt-to-China
living in London. Beautifully package and musically focused -- unlike so soundtrackery. Reeks of pure iconoclastic genius and one of 1999's
many "experimental" compilations loaded up with 30-second toss offs most significant reissues for sure.
by "name" artists, this features 9 pieces of ultra-quality sound fabrica- BOHMAN, ADAM: Music And Words CD (PD 09) $16.00
tion, with the intent of providing durable home listening. Features: "Bohman's personal approach to music has essentially always been
Akemi Ishijima (crackling electroacoustic genius), Michael Ormiston, acoustic, but due to his close involvement with live electronics (he is a
(drone classic for morin khuur -- a traditional Mongolian stringed founder member of Morphogenesis), his sounds have very often been
instrument), Tom Wallace (high pitched squeal and experimental subjected to signal processing. On this recording all the music (except
drum'n'bass-influenced programming), Hugh Davies (a work for for one piece that uses slowed down and backwards sounds), is made
Concert Aolian Harp and tape by one of the most infamous names in from the unprocessed sounds of a variety of small surface playing and
electronic music), John Grieve (processed solo tenor sax), Bob Cobbing percussive techniques This is his second solo CD and covers the full vari-
& Lawrence Upton (freaky throat clearance and ringing bells from ety of his work which has been slowly evolving since the mid eighties.
these British sound poets), Clive Graham (first solo work by this In particular there is over 30 minutes of one of his many 'talking tapes',

previously only heard on audio letters to correspondents and pre- instrumental clarity, and exuding his trademark sugary, almost campy
viewed on the previous Paradigm Discs release Variations (PD 01). melodic sensibility. Elsewhere a strong sense of theatre mingles aggres-
These tapes consist of on the spot cassette recordings of his observa- sively with brut sonic components -- cross-fade drones, harshly clanging
tions, both humorous, mundane and personal, as well as the day to day 'industrial' repetition -- with musique concrète, and extensive cut-ups
activities of his life. The sounds of the environment, the sluggish and manipulation of female voices. Brilliantly arranged and executed
recording mechanism and the use of the pause button give this piece throughout, all four pieces display Detoni's highly sophisticated ear for
an almost concrète, sound text feel. This piece dates from 1994. There (at times), outrageous juxtaposition of instruments. Acezantez fuse the
are also 3 'pause pieces' dating from 1990, which are rapid collages of intellectual awareness of the avant garde with influences drawn from
prerecorded sound material, also recorded on cassette recorders. This theatre to create surreal and dreamlike settings, in a manner reminis-
uses the same technique as heard on the Anton Bruhin CD on Alga cent of nothing so much as the early outwardbound experiments of
Marghen. Finally there are 4 multitracked studio recordings, and one Nurse With Wound (suitably the cover lettering has been done by Steve
live concert recording. Crucial to all these pieces is the element of Stapleton). Remastered from original tapes, this could be the release to
improvisation. Bohman has collaborated with a diverse cross section of finally earn Detoni the audience he so richly deserves. Paradigm Discs
improvisers, from Lol Coxhill to Joseph Hammer." is proud to present the work of this hitherto neglected master for
VA: Variations 3: A London Compilation CD (PD 10) $16.00 widespread contemporary re-evaluation."
"A third and final collection of lesser known & infrequently recorded FRIZZELL, REV. DWIGHT: Natural selection CD (PD 12) $16.00
artists living in London. Considering its size, London is not well recog- "After Paradigm Discs released the 1976 LP by Anal Magic and Rev.
nised as a centre for experimental and electronic music (at least not Dwight Frizzell, the true scope and diversity of this man's activities
since the early 80's). Additionally there is virtually no funding or sup- became more apparent to me. First there were the countless unused
port for this kind of music from within the system. Consequently many remnants from the original LP recording sessions, then the many films
composers and musicians who can fit in, work outside of the UK. and their soundtracks, the regular radio shows, the dreamlanddiaries
Naturally enough there are many diverse artists in London that carry web page, the large scale Intermedia events, performing weddings and
on their work in isolation, both at home and within a great many leading the live group Black Crack Review. For 25 years there has been
unsupported clubs and venues. This CD covers my own personal a dynamic continuity to his work, and a strong association with his col-
favorite discoveries and rediscoveries since the release of Variations 2 laborators. He has also contributed to books on Sun Ra, and is a popu-
in 1997. Features: Syngen Brown (all the music is made using second lar tutor at the Kansas City Art Institute. After being so inspired by the
generation sound sources as well as his own environmental record- discovery of this creative energy a second CD was immediately
ings), Wits (first release by 4 women who specialise in live work. Along planned. All the pieces on this release deal with Frizzell's more experi-
with their use of conventional instruments -- voice, electronics, key- mental output, and include 2 long performance pieces that date from
boards and percussion -- and a dancer, they also fill the stage space the 90s. One is a multi channel sound diffusion piece using electronics,
with a huge supply of everyday objects that are noisily explored and tapes and acoustic instruments, the other uses graphic scores and is
unravelled as an integral part of their audio-visual performances), Phil more acoustic with backing tapes. Both these pieces draw their inspi-
Durrant (this piece was composed for a dance group and uses analogue ration from natural phenomena, using sounds from nature, the envi-
electronics), Voltage (this is an edited version of a performance given ronment and the laboratory. They were both recorded in church spaces
at 'The Klinker', one of London's oldest clubs for experimental music, and, unlike the early work, use high quality recording equipment. Of
film and poetry), Clive Graham (this recording is made from a variety the other 5 pieces, 4 are soundtracks, and all date from the same peri-
of old half inch and quarter inch tapes that I have had lying around for od as the LP and have the hallmark of the sound world that prevails on
quite some time), Andrew King (previously released a CD of songs side 2 of the Anal Magic LP, a time when Frizzell was still a student at
called The Bitter Harvest, that dwelt on the darker and less joyous sto- the Kansas City Art Institute."
ries within the folk tradition. This piece is from an American source and PARALLEL WORLD:
dates from the late 19th century), Aquiles Pantaleåo (a Brazilian born TRIMBLE, BOBB: Jupiter Transmission CD (PW CD1) $15.00
composer who is completing his PhD in electroacoustic music at City Bobb made a couple of weird psych-folk LPs at the dawn of the 80s
University), Bob Cobbing (3 pieces from this senior member of the that mixed Jandek-like visual obliqueness with a fragile, damaged,
poetry and sound poetry scene, the earliest of these pieces dates from light-carousing psych that melted down a lot of psych dealers for years.
1964), Hastings of Malawi (This extract was taken direct from the This CD rescues the "best" of the 2 LPs, with restored master tape
record that came out in 1980. All members of this group were involved sound, nice booklet with lyrics, etc. I'm not sure the cleaned up sound
one way or another in the very earliest Nurse With Wound records)." is a positive move, as much of the murk 'n mystery of this guy has been
DETONI WITH ACEZANTEZ, DUBRAVKO: CD (PD 11) $16.00 wiped away. But at least now you can tell what he looks like.
"Croatian composer and pianist Dubravko Detoni is a name barely GRUDZIEN, PETER: The Unicorn CD (PW CD2) $13.00
familiar to even the most hardened and fanatical followers of avant Reissue of a very rare 1974 private press country-religious-overtly-gay
garde composition. Although he has managed to consistently escape real person extravaganza. One of Paul Major's all time top-ten person-
almost all forms of wider public recognition, Detoni has, since 1970 -- al faves. With 6 newer tracks not found on the original LP. "Grudzien's
both in the solo context and with his Acezantez ensemble -- doggedly earliest recordings in the late 50s reflect Johnny Cash bluegrass moun-
pursued a singular and unique musical path. Drawing on the conven- tain music Americana with purest devotion and technique. In the 60s
tions and traditions of modern composition, avant garde electronics, he heard the new sounds of Bob Dylan... his own music evolved
musique concrète and group acoustic improvisation, and liberally through the use of tape effects, musique concrete, fuzz guitar, surreal
embellishing them with breathtakingly idiosyncratic sonic inventions, lyrics imagery and themes from religion, death, sex and other timely
Detoni has carved for himself a body of work as toweringly significant concerns."
as it is hopelessly obscure. This is the first time his music has appeared NICODEMUS AND MATCHEZ: A Light In the Dark CD (PW CD3)
in Western Europe since his LP on the legendary Philips Prospective $13.00
series. As this long overdue and timely release shows, he is eminently "Nicodemus, Detroit's 'web-spinning madman of wisdom and space,' is
deserving of the adulation and acclaim afforded his more celebrated a subcultural Renaissance Man. He and his brother Matchez have
contemporaries. The 5 pieces on this CD are all reissued from 3 LP's that recorded, singularly and collectively, over 50 albums for Zedikiah
appeared on Jugoton in the mid 70s. The pieces explore a broad stylis- Records, the record label Nicodemus started in 1970. He has published
tic palette with a strong use of electric organ to create a manically con- 14 book's of poetry, prose and fiction. He has sired three sons by as
ceived parade of sound effects, replete with passages of blinding many wives and presided over the infamous Satan's Last Revenge
Motor Club. He studied for 11 years the healing ways of the Mescalero black space of early electronic composition and the scorched earth
Apache and is known as Whitecrow in Native American circles, proud- improvisations of Fushitsusha and Tony Williams' Lifetime." David
ly displaying the symbol of a healer over his left eye. He is a surrealist Keenan/The Wire.
painter of some renown who signs his work 'Chongo'. Nicodemus and POWERFIELD: Electronic Electric Electronic CD (PLE 1103) $18.00
Matchez's recordings have long been held sacred by a worldwide cult Joe Gallivan (synth, Moog drums), Gary Smith (stereo guitar), Pat
of fanatics of esoteric music. Their sounds are eclectic, ranging from Thomas (electronics, sampler). "Astounding electronic power trio fea-
future folk to heavy rock and even acid house... Jello Biafra said about turing ex-Gil Evans electronic pioneer Gallivan alongside improv/dance
Nicodemus in Incredibly Strange Music: 'My runaway favorite spaceman Thomas and the all embracing stereo guitar blitz of Smith. Sounds
folk artist... an instantly recognizable voice that'll send chills down alien."
your spine.'" HIGH RISE: Speed Free Sonic CD (PLE 1104) $17.00
WYLD OLDE SOULS: Poems From The Astral Plane CD (PW CD4) Live in Tokyo 1994 . The trio of Nanjo Asahito (bass, vocals), Narita
$11.00 Munehiro (guitar), Ujiee Euro (drums). Seven tracks of blistering, very-
Debut 24-minute EP by this contemporary folk trio from NYC, utilizing in-the-red, massively rocking tracks from this continually legendary
12-string guitar, bongos, mandolin, Tibetan bells, bailailaika, tabla, group (previous documentation: PSF). Doesn't brake more ground than
sitar, etc.. "Folk psych with an olde English & mid-Eastern tinge...but a small cup of water in an of ocean of chocolate, but still a refreshing
melodic, song oriented." Comes with a Tom Rapp quote stickered on toast after all this time. Tracks: "Nuit-Outsider Gentiles," "Ikon,"
the front!: "It's good to see that someone is still exploring folk & psy- "Sadame," "Mira," "Door," Sadducees Faith," "Pop Sicle".
chedelia and doing it so well." MASS: From Zero CD (PLE 1105) $18.00
SAPHIN, JEFF: This CD (PW CD5) $13.00 "Truly extraordinary second release from the improv power trio Gary
Contemporary NYC artist, heavily variant on early T-Rex/Bowie Smith (electric stereo guitar), Gary Jeff (bass, electronics), Lou Ciccotelli
acoustic/mystic swirl. "Sound is space pop with vibes on Donovan, (percussion). A serious development from the acclaimed debut CD,
Bowie, Beatles, very psychedelic and other-dimensional. Sort of like From Zero is a tour-de-force unmatched in the genre."
Trimble channels John Lennon, Jeff Saphin does Ziggy/Space Oddity, FUSHITSUSHA: I Saw It! That Which Before I Could Only Sense
but only as reference points, as the blend is original." 2CD (PLE 1106/7) $28.00
VA: Cambodian Rocks CD (PW CD6) $13.50 "Brand new double studio album from the heaviest of all Japanese
CD reissue of the popular mid-90s LP (long o/p), with 9 bonus tracks groups. Keiji Haino (g, voc); Yasushi Ozawa (b); Ikuro Takahashi (dr)."
added. "Unknown to exist until recently, these recordings from the late The first Fushitsusha studio work since their hallowed Tokuma quarte
60s, early 70s Cambodian rock scene range from mad garage-band of releases in 1997/98 (A Death Never To Be Complete, The Time Is
rave-ups to mystic go-go organ/fuzz guitar, with exotic female singers. Nigh, A Little Longer, The Wisdom Prepared), this evokes the black
Extremely sensual and emotionally charged -- you'll hear echoes of cloud spiritual density of this group in very peaked form. Unbelievable,
Jimi, Janis, Seeds, Them, and SF acid. Assembled by Paul Wheeler who yet again.
went to Cambodia and found these tapes which the locals called 'Circle PATAPHYSIQUE (JAPAN):
Dance Music' without credits or song titles. These late-60's/early 70's GU-N: CD (PATA 003) $20.00
era songs have a sound that's completely inexplicable despite the use A free form sound ensemble from Tokyo, which features members of
of standard rock instrumentation and song structures. Much of it groups like C.C.C.C., Che Shizu, Hijokaidan, Yuragi, etc. Three long
sounds like The Ventures with a Cambodian singer, and one singer get- improvisations, with instrumentation that includes electronics, guitar,
ting funky with some James Brown riffs, complete with J.B's trademark cello, mouth piece, toys, etc. Not Alchemy styled harsh noise, but great,
'HUH'. One of them even sounds like "Gloria" in Cambodian." organic, free flowing atmospherics ala Taj Mahal Travellers.
PARASOUND (GERMANY): TAMIO, SHIRAISHI: Altosax/Live Performances: 1992-1994 CD
VA: The Symbiosis Of Future + Past Creates The Now CD (PARA (PATA 004) $22.00
03 CD) $15.00 Mostly solo saxophone release of screaming intensity by this improvis-
German techno underground, with Black Nation tangents. "Here it is, er from Tokyo (currently residing in NYC), who has been part of the
Parasound´s present into the year 2000: 8 unreleased and exclusive pro- Tokyo underground scene since the late 70s (and briefly, was an origi-
ductions of established and upcoming parasound artists like Chris nal member of Haino's Fushitsusha in 1980). He adds some real primi-
Liebing, Jan Denham, Sven Dedek (Electric Envoy), Scarabeus, tive percussion, guttural throat movements and a fluttery register into
Chronobios, Johan Bacto, Headroom, Flatner & Ingram, ab18. This com- one crazy mess.
pilation is absolutely built for dance arenas world Wide –- strictly club TENNOH: Noise CD (PATA 005) $20.00
killers." A reissue of a Japanese underground classic from the late 70s, with 2
VA: The Symbiosis Of Future + Past Creates The Now 2LP (PARA extra tracks not found on the original LP. Reliable info in English is
03 LP) $17.00 pretty limited on the this one, but Tennoh (? not sure about the name)
Double vinyl version. is a duo, with a female on vocals guitar and trumpet and a male on
PARATACTILE (UK): organ and drums. The music pushes towards a gushing drone, with
BAILEY/THE RUINS, DEREK: Tohjinbo CD (PLE 1101) $18.00 spectacular ethereal vocals that bring to mind the feminine side of
"Oppressive new recordings by the now familiar pairing of Brit-Free Haino's most hushed moments of third-eye cushion-spin. Organically
legend Bailey and Japanese power-prog duo Ruins. Some of Derek's humming fuzz overload spreads seemlessly across the disc, in one of
most caustic lurch yet, mixed with Yoshida's dada-throat render/per- the most perfectly deliriously mystery items to be unearthed from
cussive Vander-isms and Sasaki's low-end-theory. Hardcore pummel vs Tokyo's submerged past in a while.
'polite' jazz. Believe it. Some of the more entertainingly heavy free KASAKAI/IKURO TAKAHASHI, FUMIO: ...Of Dogstarman CD (PATA
improv, pushing forward through ground gained on their previous 006) $18.00
Tzadik pairing, Saisoro. Fierce." -- Hrvatski. "Surprisingly somber recollections of oceans past by this duo-grouping
SMITH, GARY: Mass CD (PLE 1102) $18.00 of Fumio (electronics, other instruments) and Ikuro (electronics, mouth
Debut release by this new UK power trio, led by guitarist Gary Smith piece) produced by Overhang Party's Fukuoka Rinji. Over one 72
(previous releases on Ecstatic Peace, Chronoscope & Impetus. "...the minute track we get various audio interpretations of Saturn landings,
earthquaking, sky-kissing beauty of Mass music, a place where the dis- time-code streams, alien harvests and so forth. Extensive ring-modula-
sonant country blues of Son House and Charlie Patton meet the rattled tion/multi-tap never sounded so dapper. Not far off from Sun-Ra solo

moog sets, Zero Gravity label output, that ape scene in 2001, Columbia- "It's not often these days that a record label takes a chance in releas-
Princeton studio experiments, etc... Massive heterodyning murk." -- ing music by a little known artist. Orders are gained mainly through
Hrvatski. profile alone rather than musical content. When this demo turned up
PEACE CORPS (UK): it was obvious from the begining that this was something entirely dif-
WIGWAM: Soda Pop Rock 12" (OM 001) $9.00 ferent from the usual run of the mill house and techno. It is also some-
"Excellent debut EP on Peace Corps, a label set up by Richard King, thing very special and well worth taking a chance on. Chicago based
who until recently was one of the main players at Domino (responsible Robert Grillo has recorded on the little known Black Zone records out
for signing Pavement among others). Limited edition one sided etched of Italy and not much else. However, after speaking to other U.S pro-
12 inch. 750 copies only. Will definitely appeal to fans of the Domino ducers it is obvious that he is well revered and respected as a musician
roster, from O'Rourke to Third Eye Foundation." and a producer on the Chicago scene. He can only be described as up
PEACEFROG (UK): and coming. This his first album is a collaboration with the Polish jazz
singer Grazyna Auguscik and a host of hugely talented musicians.
PARRISH, THEO: First Floor (Part 1) 2LP (PF 076/1) $20.00
Grazyna has already released two solo albums and has worked with
First of two double packs, with 4 of the 5 tracks appearing on the First
some of the current great names in jazz -- Michal Urbaniak, Urszula
Floor CD (PF 76 CD). One track ("Only The Beginning") does not appear
Dudziak and Bobby Enriquez to name but a few. His influences range
on the CD. "His sound has been recorded for labels like Sound
from early primeval sounds to Herbie Hancock with the kind of Afro
Signature, KDJ (Moodyman`s label), Elevate and most recently on a 12”
Cuban beats that you might hear on a Santana or Fela Kuti record. The
by Arista in the UK. His unique style of house music has fans all over
standard of the musicianship is exemplarary, the production carefully
the world and this record will be even more successful than
crafted and sublime. Underground Evolution may be a new name but
Moodyman's Mahogany Brown."
to those who can find it this will be a buried treasure in many people's
O'BRIEN, IAN: Gigantic Days CD (PF 083 CD) $20.00
collections for years to come."
"The second album from Ian O'Brien, who lives in Essex, in the little
UNDERGROUND EVOLUTION: Primordial Passage 2LP (PF 090 LP)
known area between techno and jazz. Ian first made his name as a pro-
$21.00
ducer with his first single, 'Memory Tree' in 1995. This was followed by
a string of 12" singles on cult UK underground labels like Ferox, Fourth
ALVARADO, DAVID: Feat. The Sun Children CD (PF 091 CD)
Wave, Clear, Mo'Wax and Pacific. He has collaborated with the best
$20.00
electronic artists on the scene including Carl Craig, Claude Young (DJ
"David Alvarado's career in music has come a long way over the last fif-
Kicks album) and Kirk Degiorgio. Gigantic Days pulls the strands of his
teen years. It wasn‘t until 1993 though, when his 'Worship' white label
influences together into an album that gives his diverse range of styles
was picked up by Richie Hawtin and John Acquaviva for their Definite
the space to breathe. The sounds that emerge are techno, funk, house,
imprint, that his name escaped the confines of LA‘s East Latin commu-
latin and jazz, with a splash of 'A Bug In A Bassbin' thrown in for good
nity. Since then he‘s released over twenty productions of fantastically
measure."
deep emotive and techno for labels like Stickman, Strictly Rhythm ,
DAVIS, JR., ROY: Soul Electrica CD (PF 088 CD) $20.00
Plastic city, Aquaboogie and Groove on, DJ‘ed all over the world and
"Chicago has produced some fine artists since the early days of house,
still found the time to start his own Bomb label. All of which brings us
but few match the enormous talents of Roy Davis. His key has been his
round to this, his first album for Peacefrog. A spectacularly beautiful
ability to make consistently strong tracks in varied styles. Having pro-
combination of gently rolling rhythms, lush atmospherics and silky
duced now for ten years, Davis' output includes a host of EPs on vari-
smooth production values that move further away from the dancefloor
ous independent labels such as Large, Power, Downtown 161, Force
than any of his previous work. Perfectly entitled 'Ascension' shows one
Inc., Thomas Bangalater's Roule, and Germany's Container. Although
of America‘s leading producers, at his most chilled, contemplative and
all his releases have had considerable respect in the specialist field, his
inspiring."
big break came two years ago with 'Gabrielle'. It was a national top 20
TRENT, RON: Primitive Arts CD (PF 092 CD) $20.00
vocal garage anthem (with the wonderful Pevin Everett on vocals and
"New York's Ron Trent (raised in Chicago) made his first cult under-
trumpet) that achieved huge sales whilst maintaining the integrity of
ground classic at the age of 14 years in the form of Altered States.
the vibe -- a rare occurence in this industry. This is his first album, a col-
Since then he has always had a harcore fanbase that has supported him
lection of some of the finest house tracks you are likely to hear. It's
over the fifteen year span that has been dance music. His past repo-
deep and funky, hard and catchy, and above all somehow sums up ten
toire has been outstanding and with older releases with the legendary
years of techno and house club music on one CD. It typifies Roy Davis -
Chez Damier on the Prescription imprint and more recentley with
- he makes tracks for the trainspotters that the masses love to dance to.
Anthony Nicholson on Claireaudience. He has established himself as
Whether it's the twisted tech-disco loops on the 11 minute builder that
the Godfather of deep house music and a major player on the Afro-
is 'House Inferno', or the catchy 'All I Do' (If I had a younger sister, she
beat and R&B scene. It seems strangely appropriate that it is only now-
would be into it), or the deep black poetry on "Lyrical Trip", or even
on the verge of the new millenieum that we are releasing'his landmark
the pure soul vocals of 'Someday', there will be something for you on
debut solo album Primitive arts. Released with 3 old classics: "Morning
this album. Set to become another Peace Frog masterpiece. Get it while
Factory (rare mix)', 'I Feel The Rhythm' and "'Sometimes I Feel Like',
you can."
plus 4 outstanding new tracks ranging from deep dub to hi-tech disco.
DAVIS, JR, ROY: Soul Electronica 2LP (PF 088 LP) $21.00
This album is a summary of what makes Ron Trent great."
Double LP version, full color sleeve.
TRENT, RON: Primitive Arts 3LP (PF 092 LP) $23.00
NICHOLSON, ANTHONY: Dance Anthology CD (PF 089 CD) $20.00
"New York's Ron Trent (raised in Chicago) made his first cult under-
"Anthony Nicholson has been Ron Trent's musical partner since about
ground classic at the age of 14 years in the form of Altered States.
1991. Together they have released a stream of classy 12 inches on their
Since then he has always had a hardcore fanbase that has supported
jointly owned label Claireaudience, and several cult cuts on
him over the fifteen year span that has been dance music. His past
Prescription. This new double vinyl pack and CD single is an Afro-Latin
repetoire has been outstanding and with older releases with the leg-
workout with drums courtesy of Steve Cobb, the main drummer from
endary Chez Damier on the Prescription imprint and more recently
Roy Ayers' Ubiquity."
with Anthony Nicholson on Claireaudience. He has established himself
NICHOLSON, ANTHONY: Dance Anthology 2LP (PF 089 LP) $19.00
as the Godfather of deep house music and a major player on the Afro-
UNDERGROUND EVOLUTION: Primordial Passage CD (PF 090 CD)
beat and R&B scene. It seems strangely appropriate that it is only now-
$20.00
on the verge of the new millenium that we are releasing his landmark
debut solo album Primitive arts. Released with 3 old classics: "Morning tion of sound and word, new discoveries are continually made about
Factory (rare mix)", "I Feel The Rhythm" and "Sometimes I Feel Like", the instrument/language's potential. Conjoining these two and per-
plus 4 outstanding new tracks ranging from deep dub to hi-tech disco. forming them for audiences, John Corbett, Hal Rammel, and I experi-
This album is a summary of what makes Ron Trent great." ment with scripted word/sound improvisations in addition to our pure-
PARRISH, THEO: First Floor CD (PF 76 CD) $20.00 ly instrumental endeavors."-- Terri Kapsalis.
The heavily anticipated debut album from Detroit's Theo Parrish, com- RAMMEL/LOU MALLOZZI, HAL: Whole Or By The Slice CD (PEN
bining on CD the tracks from the 2 double pack vinyl releases (PF 76/1 004) $13.00
and 76/2). Radical monotone deep house at its best, Theo is a fantastic "The culmination of a two-year studio collaboration between instru-
reductionist, actualizing samples to their core particles and pouring it ment inventor and improvisor Hal rammel and audio artist Lou
into slabs of rivetting mini-grooves. With nil obnoxia quotient as well Mallozzi. Rammel is known for his subtle and evocative improvisations
(the so-rarely occurring scenario in house music -- the genre with more primarily focusing on unusual instruments of his own design; Mallozzi
potential gag inducers than possible even metal). Minimal (with an is known for his carefully constructed studio pieces dismembering lan-
avant garde-acceptable approach to repetition and aura build-up) and guage in its many guises. The resulting collaboration is a journey with
deeply moving, a brand new statement of substance for Detroit. many facets -- the resuscitation of old technologies, the meticulous
PLANETARY ASSAULT SYSTEMS: The Drone Sector/Voodoo 12" care of studiophonic construction, and more-than-occasional sublime
(PF 78) $10.00 monkey-wrenching. The 8 compositions on the disc file and fold, spin-
"After the massive success of the Freak Funk album (NovaMute), UK’s dle and mutate everything from old 78s and tin can telephones, to lo-
most promising Techno producer Luke Slater returns to his original fi radio and dismembered pianos."
label Peacefrog under the name Planetary Assault Systems. A pre- PERDITION PLASTICS:
taster for his new album which will be released later in the year on JONES, THYMME: While CD (PER 003) $13.00
Peacefrog and it can be easy described as a 'state of the art' minimal- "First solo recording by this Cheer Accident/Brise-Glace/Illusion Of
techno release." Safety member contains five piano quartets with hypnotically inter-
PLANETARY ASSAULT SYSTEMS: The Drone Sector CD (PF 79 CD) twining phrases. A purity and sense of space make these meditative,
$20.00 "It's been two years since Luke Slater recorded under sometimes foreboding pieces a delight to the thinking listener." Fine
the Planetary Assault Systems guise with the huge selling post-Reichian repetitions abound, and a much more desirable listen
Electric Funk Machine. During that time he has been busy than anything that springs to mind from any of the 3 aforementioned
becoming famous with his Freek Funk LP and has gained the groups.
trust and respect in the mainstream as well as the underground DRUMM, KEVIN: CD (PER 007) $13.00
as one of the No. 1 names in techno. Making storming techno "This is the first and long overdue solo release by Kevin Drumm, a
hits is nothing new to Luke -- after all he was recording under notable presence in the thriving Chicago music scene known for his
the Planetary guise over 6 years ago as well as his more ambi- tabletop guitar brilliance. A sedate, monochromatic package, this self
ent project The 7th Plan on GPR. He also recorded for Jelly Jam titled CD presents 7 tracks of improvised guitar recorded directly to
and the infamous Irdial." DAT without edits or overdubs. This exploration evokes a powerful
PLANETARY ASSAULT SYSTEMS: The Drone Sector 2LP (PF 79 LP) new perspective in guitar sound/method. By contrasting sparseness and
$21.00 complexity, Drumm gives us a the link between improvised new music
Double vinyl version and electronic composition. This debut may soon be regarded as the
PENUMBRA: greatest step forward for guitar music since Derek Bailey. Kevin has
RAMMEL, HAL: Elsewheres CD (PEN 001) $11.00 performed with or music by Gastr del Sol, Arnold Dreyblatt, Phill
Debut CD by this interesting sound composer/improviser/instrument Niblock, Burkhard Stangle, and Oswald Egger." From the Chicago
builder. "An hour's worth of alien time signatures and imagined land- Reader: "Drumm has developed a guitar analogue to the computer-
scapes, conjured through the medium of a device he calls his 'electroa- generated minimalism of Finland's Mika Vainio (of Panasonic) or
coustic sound palette.' Sounding at times similar to Hans Reichel Cologne's Pita and General Magic, exploiting intentional and acciden-
remarkably expressive daxophone, the sound-palette consists of a tal elements in disturbingly disjointed, highly abstract, chillingly beau-
series of perpendicular rods of different lengths attached to a contact- tiful soundscapes -- and erasing the already tenuous line between 'real'
miked wooden artist's palette. By looping and processing through a and 'artificial' music."
variety of effects pedals, Rammel builds dense, fertile, bubbling sound- TORAL, RAFAEL: Aeriola Frequency CD (PER 008) $13.00
works, whose attendant squeaks and murmurs jostle for your atten- Toral's third purely solo record, his first for solo electronics, is a totally
tion."--Phil England captivating cloud of Niblock-infused sound-form, taking over your per-
RAMMEL/JOHN CORBETT, HAL: The Devil's In The Details CD (PEN sonal property as the volume expands. Pure sound, pure performance,
002) $11.00 this record makes you think positive thoughts about the nature of the
Acoustic improvisations by guitarist John Corbett and multi-instrumen- human race -- it really has that much going for it. "The exploration of
talist Hal Rammel (musical saws, devil's fiddle, single string snath, tri- resonance from the guitar world as in Wave Field took me to later find-
olin, cymbals, etc.). "The music on this recording is crystal clear. There ing myself working with pure electronic resonance, the material of this
is no room for associations. It is simply fascinating when and how the piece. 'Cyclorama Life' is performed with an empty circuit, basically a
musicians involved scrape the strings before or behind the bridge of feedback loop using as main instruments two 8-second delays with a 4-
the guitar; what kind of mallet are used and when or how the singing band parametric equalizer. There's no input, the loop is constantly
saw is hit, struck, or caressed... to me this CD contains some of the most nourishing and digesting itself." -- Toral. From David Toop's liner notes:
exciting and valuable improvised music coming from America."--Radu "A crystal garden, the sound grows in reeds and streams, blown like
Malfatti. spider web strands, glittering and invisible, pulsing with translucent
RAMMEL/JOHN CORBETT/TERRI KAPSALIS, HAL: Van's Peppy colour, bubbling and imploding, fraying and powdering. Cloud forma-
Syncopators CD (PEN 003) $11.00 tions, sound clusters curl and bump, low fat throbs breaking through
3rd self-released CD by this Wisconsin-based multi-instrumentalist. frost patterns of extruded feedback. Sounds cycle, over time; sounds
Invigorating, peculiar, all-acoustic improvisations with Rammel on slither through time, disguised as pitch relationships. Like qualities of
musical saw, triolin, single-string snath and percussion, plus Corbett air, sounds meet and become each other. The sound seems to rise, to
(guitar), & Kapsalis (violin, voice). "Through the improvised enuncia- lift, though this is an illusion. Although the sound seems to mirror pat-

terns in the observable world, the sound is learning the order of things. genius) and some from more contemporary tone generators. 'Burning
The sound is learning to develop, to think, to live." Water' is the real life-opus here; 23 minutes of black-box gurgle (unac-
M.I.M.E.O. (MUSIC IN MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC ORCHESTRA): CD companied by humans) that intone the cosmic beyond via cheap arpeg-
(PER 009) $13.00 giation (sort of like Ligeti's Continuum for Harspichord, only entirely
"Collected European festival recordings made between July and electronic). A heartily worthwhile venture into electronic music's dark
November 1997 by this all-star elec(tron)ic improvising ensemble led by past/grey area." -- Hrvatski
AMM's resident 'flat guitarist' Keith Rowe. Also featured: Mego's LAND: Archipelago CD (PERI 040) $14.00
Christian Fennesz (sampler) and Peter 'Pita' Rehberg (computer), Gert- "Formed in 1993 by innovative ambient composer Jeff Greinke, Land
Jan Prins (electronics, radio), Phil Durrant (violin, electronics), Jerome adds a new dimension of rhythmic energy and instrumental color to
Noetinger (electronics, tapes), Richard Barnett (computer, sampler), Greinke's atmospheric textures. The Seattle-based group quickly
Justin Bennett (analogue synthesizer), Cor Fuhler (piano, electronics), earned critical acclaim for its live performances and its first CD released
Yannis Kyrakides (violin, electronics), and Thomas Lehn (analogue syn- in 1995 on the Australian label, Extreme. The band's second album,
thesizers). Oh, and the CD itself was mastered by Marcus Schmickler Archipelago, follows their performances at the Beijing Jazz Festival in
(Pluramon) and is adorned with lovely images by Dan Burke (Illusion of fall 1996, better reflecting their current live sound. 'Like Spike Jones
Safety). The low/narrow dynamic (undoubtedly set in place by Rowe at meets John Cage at a rave party' --Echoes. 'Breaks the barriers on the
the onset) lasts about nine minutes; after that it's a free-for-all of curi- obstacle course of East-meets-West fusion ...exotic and liquid quicksil-
ous noises (of questionable root), etudes of dragging/scraping rubbish, ver improvisations." --The Wire. Greinke (keyboards, loops, effects,
single-digit harmonic tones (often lurking in sub-audible vocal), Lesli Dalaba (trumpet, perc.), Dennis Rea (electric & classical gui-
frequency/density ranges), all sorts of software-derived tricks & trin- tars), plus percussionists, etc.
kets, and on occasion, filtered white/pink noises. A fine crossover, COLLINS, NICOLAS: Sound Without Picture CD (PERI 060) $14.00
should fold one or two of the 'human breath' holdouts into the robot- "A set of pieces about the senses -- sight, hearing, taste, touch, smell
curated musical underworld (ala 'hell' panel, low center; Bosch, and 'sixth sense' --, each built around a text evoking the presence or
"Garden of Earthly Delights"). Sooooo Glitchy." -- Hrvatski absence of a specific sense. The rhythm, inflection and timbre of the
PERIODIC DOCUMENT: spoken voice are translated into sonic accompaniment by means of a
Y PANTS: CD (PD 001) $12.00 variety of devices. Most of the pieces are for solo performer with live
Reissue of the complete works by this unusual NYC trio from the early (rather than pre-recorded) electronics performed using unique elec-
80s. Featuring Barbara Ess (bass, ukulele, thumb drum, vocals), Verge tronic instruments and controllers designed and built by Collins, includ-
Piersol (drums, vocals), Gail Vachon (keyboards, ukulele, vocals). This ing trombone-propelled electronics, backwards electric guitar, and
features their debut 7" EP on the illustrious 99 Records label (produced modified CD-players. These pieces grow out of a desire to convey in
by Glenn Branca, from 1980), plus their Tellus comp. track and their music the hypnotic pleasure of the narrative tale. Nicolas Collins is
album form Neutral from 1982, Beat It Down (produced by Wharton joined by trumpet player Ben Neill on two pieces, andone work is per-
Tiers). Barbara Ess was the co-editor of Just Another Asshole magazine, formed with Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin. Texts for the series
an ex-member of the Theoretical Girls and a pretty crucial figure in the of compositions are by Collins, Denise Eddy, Dorothy MacArdle,
whole NY no wave scenario. Their sound wasn't the atonal no wave Vladimir Nabokov, Susan Tallman, and David Wright. A pioneer in the
screech I was desperately hoping for at the time, but more of a toy- use of microcomputers in live performance, Nicolas Collins has made
instrument-inflected performance-art cache of weirdness. extensive use of 'home-made' electronic circuitry, radio, found sound
PERIPLUM: material, and transformed musical instruments. His recent work
emphasizes spoken word, and combines idiosyncratic electronics with
DEEP LISTENING BAND/LONG STRING INSTRUMENT: Suspended
conventional acoustic instruments."
Music CD (PERI 010) $14.00
Beautiful, deep drone collaborative work between The Deep Listening PERLON (GERMANY):
Band (Pauline Oliveros, Stuart Dempster, David Gamper) and the Long NIKOLAI, MARCUS: Back CD (PERL 18 CD) $16.00
String Instrument (Ellen Fullman, Elise Gould, Nigel Jacobs). Fullman's "14 excellent song formats are blessed with the grace of eternal
Long String Instrument music has been previously documented by the amorousness. The spirit of euphoria breathed life into them as timeless
Het Apollohuis & Experimental Intermedia labels: an installation of 175 classics in the musical universe. Supported by the phenomennally
strings, approx. 85 feet long, suspended at waist height and played by swinging one-man-orchestra Theo Krieger, who apparently masters the
rosined fingers pressing the strings. "The constantly changing string whole of the acoustic instruments in the world and the fantastic
lengths produce cascading secondary pitches. These overtones emerge chanteuse Clair Dietrich. Once more, this album proves that all his life
as a matrix of higher pitched harmonic relationships above the funda- Nicolai will be equipped with the gift of finding the right tone at the
mental pitch of each string, creating sonic textures that fill the space right time." Infectious, a little bit luxurious, more vocal-oriented but
and put you in the sound." Fullman's Long string Instrument creates a with a Köln-sense of electronic ambiance. First full length on the hotly
harmonic framework upon which the Deep Listening band improvises, tipped Perlon label.
utilizing accordion in just intonation, conch, electronics, voice, trom- NIKOLAI, MARCUS: Back 2LP (PERL 18 LP) $15.00
bone, didjeridu, overtone flutes, etc. PERSONA NON GRATA:
BARTLETT, MARTIN: Burning Water CD (PERI 020) $14.00 SHIZUKA: Live Shizuka CD (PNG 1) $13.00
"Historic recordings of late 70's/early 80's computer aided improvisa- 2nd CD by this Tokyo band, following their mesmerizing debut on PSF.
tions, helmed by this relatively unknown engineer/composer, a protege Female vocals, lovely, flowing post-Fushitsusha guitar excursions, this
of David Tudor's (Tudor supervised Bartlett's thesis project at Mills ones comes together perfectly in a big liquid wave of sound-ecstasy.
College in 1968). Featured soloists; George Lewis (a good reference Last copies available.
point, as Bartlett's computer processing evokes the work of Richard HAINO/LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS, KEIJI: Live At Downtown
Teitlebaum, who did many a similar project w/ Lewis -- documented on Music Gallery CD (PNG 2) $12.00
such labels as Hat Art and Black Lion -- who in turn spawned his own This documents a guitar duet recorded on Haino’s first trip to the US in
variation, documented on Voyager, his disc on Avant), Frances-Marie over a decade, in 1992. He had been infatuated with the music of
Uitti (recently hyped Euro-improvisor, whose two-bow technique Loren Mazzacane for a while and this is a recording of their collabora-
leaves many baffled w/ ripe textural possibilites), and Peter Hannan. tion at the Downtown Music Gallery store. Gorgeous duo tone strains
Some prime period-blat from aged Buchla synthesizers (another Mills destroy oxygen right below your eyes, with Haino turning down suffi-

ciently to allow true stereo insight into what was an important meet- there is a new track with an old soul glowing behind. Are You Prepared
ing w/ future implications. is definitely the result of a long lasting work and shows a lot of
PHARMA (GERMANY): groovyness. It sums up all kinds of his musical work done before and is
VA: Indiscrimination Rules CD (PHR 009) $15.00 starting a new phase of composing tracks, involving more and more
The first Pharma compilation, from 1996. Features: Zulutronic, Loisaida melodic structures."
Sisters, Kerosene, G 104, Dior Feat. Curtis I.C., Mae Bad Boy, Bionic JAMMIN’ UNIT: Are You Prepared? 2LP (PHR 023 LP) $17.00
Skank, Les atrones, 4E, Dub Mix Convention. Tracks from singles, plus 5 BAD STREET BOY: Bad Power CD (PHR 024 CD) $15.00
unreleased tracks. "The richman's son is back. After his successful debut Ladykiller the
ZULUTRONIC: Mission Zulu One CD (PHR 010) $15.00 man who has too much money returns with 11 brandnew tracks. Phat
The first full length artist album on Pharma, from early '97. Zulutronic Electro beats, nice melodies and incredible rap vocals will conquer your
is G104 and Kerosene. "They are back! Heavenly armed with nightsight brain and show that there is a new dimension in Pharma's Electro
samplers and laser equipment effect-units Zulutronic fights back the department, a dimension which easily rivals DMX Krew's 'Party Beats'."
armada of the Babylonic forces of General Shallow, to bring back some Bad Street Boy = the electro mode of Panacea.
serious chaos for the frightened and hopeless. Rough, bassy, very VA: It's Pharma Time: Best Of Pharma Vol.3 CD (PHR 025 CD)
groove orientated and always packed with those weird sounds you $15.00
don’t expect. One time humorous then again dark and serious. You "The best of Pharma Vol.3 plus scary unreleased party mixes and brand-
could call it ‘Digital Electro’ or ‘Digital Freestyle’." new Pharma artists as Thee Joker from New York or the first Japanese
ZULUTRONIC: Mission Zulu One 2LP (PHR 010 LP) $17.00 weird Pharma act Cattle Mutilation Professionals from Tokyo. Also at
VA: The Holy Church of Pharma CD (PHR 017) $15.00 the party: Pharma heroes Zulutronic, DMX Krewfrom London and the
"Presents a focus on the new 'Pharma style '98'" Pharma is a German smash single by G104: 'K.U.N.G.'. This special edition contains tracks by
label focusing on freaked-out breakbeat material, Cologne techno Jammin' Unit, Bad Street Boy as well as an unreleased new version by
weirdness, etc. This is the label's second CD compilation, featuring Kerosene ("The Baddest") and the comeback of Miss Mae Bad Boy. This
some 12" tracks and 61.5% unreleased material. There's a unique compilation will introduce a new secret agency, hosted by Pharma,
Pharma tweakery that seems to affect all of their releases, more sam- which organises secret nude beach -- and dark forrest-happenings at
pled oddity & screwy big-beat-like massiveness than you might assume. midnight at secret places."
Quite charming. Includes tracks by Zulutronic, Bad Street Boy, VA: It's Pharma Time: Best Of Pharma Vol.3 2LP (PHR 025 LP)
Kerosene, UMO, Jammin' Unit, Bionic Skank, Loisaida Sisters, 4E, etc. $17.00
ZULUTRONIC: Back To Bommershime CD (PHR 020 CD) $15.00 AIR LIQUIDE: Lo Rider 12" (PHR 026) $9.00
"Zulutronic is back. Rough, bassy, very groove orientated and always "This track represents a whole era of sex, drugs and lo rider cars. Air
packed with those weird sounds you don"t expect. One time humorous Liquide makes a short trip to the Pharma church to drop some heavy
then again dark and serious. You could call it 'Digital Electro' or 'Digital downbeats. The b-side gives us an impression of Air Liquide's ability to
Freestyle'. The Pharma Mothership returns to it's homebase after some top the pop."
expeditions in space. Back to Bommershime is the second full length MAE BAD BOY: Szechuan Valley (OST) CD (PHR 028 CD) $15.00
album after Mission Zulu One the most succesfull release on Pharma. "Soundtrack produced by Kerosene. Mae Bad Boy was the first female
'Bommershime' is the home of Zulutronic and the place where artist on Pharma. The talented girl from Thailand has released one
Pharmaheads like Jammin' Unit and Kerosene spent their youth. A record previously. After her initial success, Mae abruptly returned to
place, famous for psychics, criminals and geniuses." her home island in Thailand, the same place where one of the Pharma
ZULUTRONIC: Back To Bommershime 12" (PHR 020 EP) $9.00 bosses Roger Kerosene met this 'jewel' during his 1995 winter holidays.
Five track EP from the forthcoming full length CD. "Zulutronic is back. After having some hard and negative experiences, she moved to Hong
Rough, bassy, very groove orientated and always packed with those Kong where she restarted her career in music business. In Hong Kong
weird sounds you don"t expect. One time humorous then again dark she met the Chinese director Lo Min Yun, who asked Mae to produce
and serious. You could call it 'Digital Electro' or 'Digital Freestyle"'. The the soundtrack for his new road movie Szechuan Valley (which will
Pharma Mothership returns to it's homebase after some expeditions in debut this summer in Asia). Again Pharma chose to release her second
space. 'Bommershime' is the home of Zulutronic and the place where and more developed work. But this time Mae decided to allow
Pharmaheads like Jammin' Unit and Kerosene spent their youth. A Kerosene to produce her and the soundtrack -- a sensible idea consid-
place, famous for psychics, criminals and geniuses." ering his latest album productions have ranged from electro to elec-
KEROSENE: Woman Quality CD (PHR 021 CD) $15.00 tronic lounge jazz. This is what you can expect from Szechuan Valley: a
"This is the second long. player from this Pharmahead following his motion picture soundtrack at its best. A collection of deep atmospher-
electrolounge/jazz/easylistening album Teenage Secret (Caipirinha, ic sounds -- romantic and dark melodies in a 'Morricone style', some
NYC). Woman Quality is representative of his work from the past 2 weird nu-jazz and easy tracks in 'Kerosene style', and of course club
years. This album contains 9 brand new tracks, mixing the sounds of tracks wearing a trademark called 'Phunked By Miss Mae Bad boy'."
electro, breakbeat, acid and Krautrock, as well as a new remix of 'Make PHILIPS (FRANCE):
My Body Rock' (originally released on the latest Pharma compilation HENRY, PIERRE: Messe Pour Le Temps Présent CD (PHI 456293)
The Holy Church Of Pharma). Kerosene is a member of the projects $28.00
Zulutronic (Pharma) and H.E.A.D. (EMI/Harvest)." Fabulously desirable reissue of the most infamous Henry piece of them
JAMMIN’ UNIT: Are You Prepared? CD (PHR 023 CD) $15.00 all. "Messe Pour Le Temps Présent" was music for ballet that was orig-
"After Jammin' Unit's albums J.U. Discovers Chemical Dub (Rising inally recorded in 1967 in association with Michel Colombier. Henry
High) and Deaf, Dub And Blind (Blue Planet/Instinct) he has now pro- supposedly commissioned Colombier "to recreate the sound textures
duced his first solo longplayer for Pharma. Compared to those records and violent atmosphere of certain American films." Colombier's music
he developes his 'future dub techfunk' to a more versatile way and is a variation of fun psychedelic rock from the time, but Henry added
mixes ingredients from Jazz, Funk, Rock'n Roll, R&B and of course Dub "jerks" -- electronic effects and rhythmic cells in response to the work
to a new 'Electro R&B Superfunk-sound'. Jammin' Unit is the man who that make for spectacular listening and a fascinating combination of
invented this 'new era dub' sound beside the traditional reggae roots. the high and low brow. His electronic sounds from this piece have been
He uses dub as a technique to extract the soul from music he loves. May heavily sampled in recent years and the hit track on here ("Psyche
this be Gary Glitter, Suzie Quattro, Gary Numan or Lee Perry. In the end Rock") is really something to behold. Recently, a very high profile remix

project of "Messe Pour Le Temps Présent" has been issued by Philips shifting landscape of processed string sounds and scapes, building into
(on FRRR in the US even!) in honor of this works' legendary status, fea- swirling crescendos -- in a similar realm to L'Homme a la Camera
turing tracks from the album remixed by the likes of Coldcut, William HENRY, PIERRE: 01.2: Apocalypse De Jean 2CD (PHI 4644012)
Orbit, Dimitri From Paris, Fatboy Slim, Tek 9, etc. In addition, this CD $25.00
also contains the following Henry electronic works: "La Reine Verte" "His massive electronic creation of 1968." New version, replacing the
(excerpt) & "Le Voyage" (1962) -- "It's a piece about how to approach now deleted version on Mantra. Same prices as the single CDs in this
death and the sounds I use to convey this idea are inspired by zen. They series. Originally issued as a triple LP in Philips' Prospective 21e siècle se
are dream-like and meditative and heighten the listener's awareness." series. "This is Henry's masterpiece. Actually there is nothing much to
-- Henry. Also included: an excerpt of "Variations Pour Une Porte Et Un say about the composition when one decides not to dissect the work in
Soupir" (full version available on Harmonia Mundi HMA 1905200 ). exegesis. The apocalypse, spooky already in the literary form, is per-
HENRY, PIERRE: Messe Pour Le Temps Présent 2LP (PHI 456293LP) formed in a fashion that makes the hair on your back stand up. Henry's
$24.00 translation of the different scenes, using no doubt the ideograms, is
2LP gatefold version. more than perfect and the narration that accompanies the auditive
HENRY, PIERRE: Intérieur/Extérieur CD (PHI 462132) $28.00 scenery brings shivers down your spine. When your French is below
A new Pierre Henry work on a French major label, featuring late '96 average I advise you to read along with the music in your own lan-
recordings that were on display at the Festival d'Automne á Paris. My guage. Try to find a Bible somewhere. John's apocalypse inspired Clive
command of the French language is too close to non-existent to make Barker too, you know." -- Ios Smolders.
out much from the liner notes, but this appears to be some sort of HENRY, PIERRE: 01.3: Messe De Liverpool/Fantaisie Messe Pour
installation sound-gallery of the sounds one could perhaps experience Le Temps Present CD (PHI 4644022) $25.00
in the home of Mr. Henry, with the seemingly infinite array of source New version of "Messe de Liverpool", superceding the prior CD version
material at his fingertips. A series of 15 short-ish tracks that run the on Mantra (now deleted). "Liverpool" is a classic electronic mass from
gammut of potential Pierre Henry sound: "objects-montage, peinture- 1967, originally issued by Philips on LP. " "Fantaisie Messe Pour le
sculptures, d'objets fixéx, comme l'on di de la musiqe concrète ou élec- Temps Présent" is a 23-minute remix of the historic 1967 meeting
troacoustique quelle est constituée de 'sons fixés' sur le support mag- between Pierre Henry and Michel Columbier; it was remixed in 1967 by
nétique ou numérique." The tracks feature beautifully manipulated William Orbit, working from original "electronic jerks" from the origi-
electroacoustic string works, experimental tape works, abstract sound nal and parts of Henry's 1991 remix of the same. One of the ultimate
assemblage, etc. Some similarities to L'Homme a la Camera perhaps, & psychedelic/electronic mergers.
a most necessary item to add to the slowly expanding Pierre Henry HENRY, PIERRE: 01.0: Mix 5CD (PHI 4644032) $70.00
shelf. Very deluxe boxset containing the 3 CD releases described above (Une
HENRY, PIERRE: Remixe Sa Dixième Symphonie CD (PHI 462821) Tour de Babel/Tokyo 2002, Apocalypse De Jean, Messe De
$28.00 Liverpool/Fantaisie Messe Pour Le Temps Present) plus a 4th CD of
"'In 1979 I composed a symphony titled: "10th Symphony of "Granulmétrie", an unreleased 23-minute piece from 1967, which will
Beethoven". On the basis of the Beethoven-symphony durations I only be available as part of the boxset. "Granulmétrie" features the
ended to the my way, by a destructuration of the 9 symphonies. Not voice of François Dufrene, and is a beautiful exploration of spatial
does not have a musicologic analysis of the characteristics and con- grain and color.
stants of the writing of Beethoven updated the trajectories, the possi- HENRY, PIERRE: 02.1: Symphonie Pour un Homme Seul/Le Voyage
ble links, the connections, the bridges of a symphony has the other. By CD (PHI 4645332) $25.00
the assembly and the mixtures I introduced times of resolution or of Contains the groundbreaking 1950 masterpiece of Musique concrète,
frustration, of prolongation or climate, cycles, repetitions and counter- "Symphonie pour un Homme Seul" (composed by Henry and Pierre
points per guns, finally, an approach similar has that of my works. The Schaeffer -- one of the first milestones in the genre) and 'Le Voyage'
notes of Beethoven became concrete sounds; I did them my way. composed in 1962 (considered by P. Henry Himself as his best composi-
Beethoven always fascinated me because he invented melody-in-little- tion)." 'Le Voyage' is a 50-minute tour de force: "In 1955 Henry met
of-notes, very strong melody, as strong as a thunder clap, as a tidal Maurice Béjart, a choreographer who was using musique concrete to
wave, as a siren of fog. It has presented the dramatization of the accompany the experimental ballets he created. Encouraged by Béjart,
sounds; in A carves the thickness. Today the 10th Symphony remix, it is Henry composed for him 'Le Voyage' (The Voyage), based on The
the 10th Symphony with rhythms has me, current: a faster rhythmicity, Tibetan Book of the Dead. The work was first heard on April 15, 1962,
with beats, fright electronic, flutters dephases, mobilities of filters, in Cologne; but Henry produced another version in the church of St.
additions of frequencies, doublings of reverberation. Beethoven is Julian-le-Pauvre in Paris on June 25, 1963.'
amplified by depassment his orchestra, made more dramatic, more HENRY, PIERRE: 02.2: Mouvement-Rythme-Etude CD (PHI
human. Today it is also the scenario of an imaginary film which is the 4645342) $25.00
frame of this "10th Symphony remix." Remix, for me, it is to strike, "Reissue of the 1970 composition dedicated to Maurice Béjart." This
with wanted dynamics, a new radical sound speech. A new adventure supercedes the now deleted Mantra version. "This work is dedicated to
meaning the current function of the type-setter in the company.' -- a close friend of Henry: Maurice Bejart, the famous dancer. Henry has
Pierre Henry. A curious addition to the Henry oeuvre, speculated by composed numerous works for ballet, which were staged by the
some as his personal attempt in cashing in on all of that Modulations dancers of Bejart. In the early days Henry even accompanied the dance
screen-time through the addition of a certain 'Jackin'' (albeit a distant group all over the world. This work is exactly what the title says: it's a
& foggy 'Jackin'') to the mix. Really, really strange." -- Hrvatski. study of movement and rhythm. Starting of with very simple beats that
HENRY, PIERRE: 01.1: Une Tour de Babel/Tokyo 2002 CD (PHI meet with the reversed sound of scraped metal wires. Track 2 is a play
4644002) $25.00 for blowing balloons and a person saying: 'pssh' and 'psst'. Talking
The French Philips label continues their documentation of Pierre Henry about humour. Track 3 is instrumental and quite acoustic whereas track
with this series of new & reissue CDs -- if I'm translating correctly, there 4 is entirely electronic. And that's how it continues. The whole things
will be a total 16 CDs in this series, documenting a total of 27 works consists of 21 etudes for a ballet dancer." -- Ios Smolders
from the past and present, as chosen and presented by the composer. HENRY, PIERRE: 02.3: Le Livre des Morts Egyptien CD (PHI
Volume 01.1 of this series consists of two new works never previously 4645352) $25.00
released. "Tour de Babel" is a long 57-minute concrete piece from 1999 "CD containing the reissue of the 1988 masterpiece 'Le livre des Morts
and"Tokyo 2002", a six-minute work from 1998. "Tour de Babel" is a Egyptiens'." This version supercedes the now deleted Mantra version.
Recorded in 1990, this features beautiful, flowing, droning electronics ('74) is probably good, too, but proceed into Gal's post-'75 output
— despite the recording date, the sounds are in no way datable & w/extreme caution..." -- Jason Witherspoon.
could be decades old. "Death is an important theme in Henry's work. LEAO, NARA: CD (PHCA 4230) $24.00
The Egytian book of the Dead therefore is an ideal theme for Henry to "This is the third installment I'm aware of in the Japanese 'Birth of
work on. The ideograms that are essential in this composition are mag- Tropicália' series. It's an entirely different bird than the wild-ass
nificently worked out. The course that the sounds take is quite dra- Gilberto Gil & Gal Costa records, displaying a much more traditionalist
matic and theatrical. The introduction is awe-inspiring. Henry follows Brazilian aesthetic, not unlike a milder version of Gal's first album. As
in the subsequent scenes quite exactly the course that the dead person with the freakier pair in the series, the genius of arranger Rogério
will go when on his/her trip towards the realm of the dead. The asso- Duprat is in full effect; with Nara, however, he's molded a sound that
ciations with large pyramids and ancient Egypt are but one layer in this ranges from swinging Gainsbourgian mini-orchestral sambas, to beau-
'spectacle'." -- Ios Smolders. tifully melancholic folkloric chansons, to full-blown echoing rainforest
PHILIPS (JAPAN): symphonies (as on her breathtaking rendition of 'Mamãe, Coragem',
GIL, GILBERTO: Cerebro Eletronico CD (PHCA 4227) $24.00 sung by Gal Costa on the Tropicália ou Panis et Circencis compilation)-
Japanese-only reissue of the third Gil album (also known as the self - there's a definite redolence of other genius producers of the late six-
titled Gilberto Gil album), originally issued by Brazilian Polydor in 1969. ties/early seventies, like Scott Walker's Wally Stott or even Charles
"Every bit as in the zone as Gal's epochal '69 testament; musta been Stepney. The material ranges from Tropicálist-- Caetano Veloso's
something in the Bahian water that year! The Brazilian military dicta- 'Lindoneia', her contribution to the Tropicália album -- to jewels of
torship of the time didn't know what the fuck to make of these Brazilian song dating as far back as 1925 (but given Duprat's brilliant
records, but they knew they were plenty subversive & placed Gilberto treatment, all sounding thoroughly moderne in a fine 'Now Sound'
&Caetano Veloso (don't sleep on his '69 White Album either, even way). A beautifully crafted & joyful album, recommended more for
though it's never been as hard to find as these two) under house arrest fans of Brazilian music & masterful, groovy orchestral production than
before exiling them for several years. Lanny, again, provides some of strictly 'out' or psychedelic afficianadoes." -- Jason Witherspoon
the most psychedelic guitarwork the world has ever known & studio PHONAG (SWITZERLAND):
wiz Rogerio Duprat outdoes himself on the almost-Dockstadteresque BRAINTICKET: Cottonwoodhill CD (P 81120) $18.00
'Objeto Semi-Identificado'. There's even a Mutantes cover ('2001' or New reissue of one of the essential early 70s psychedelic freak-out
'Dois Mil e Uno') which out-freaks the original! Sample lyrics from albums, first issued by the Hallelujah label in Switzerland in 1971.
'Futurível' (thanks, Babelfish!): 'Its body will be more shining/The mind, Licensed to German Bellaphone soon thereafter, this is generally con-
more intelligent/Everything in superdimension/The mutant is happyer/ sidered one of the peak Krautrock experiences, despite its Swiss ori-
Happy because/In the new mutation/ The happiness is made of metal". gins. Bellaphone did a poor quality CD issue in 1989, and there was also
This was Gil's third album, and second in the Tropicálist style. While a bootleg version on "Bellgro" -- both of those are long o/p. This new
I've yet to hear a bad one from him, newcomers should observe the CD, legitly reissued by the original Swiss manufacturer -- Phonag
best-before-'75 rule & seek out s/t '68 (aka "Frevo Rasgado"; all the '68 Records, offers improved sound & reproduces the fantastic swirl cover.
Tropicálist records were sunnier & Sgt. Pepperier than the '69 freek- At this point in time, Brainticket were made up of: Joel
outs), the epochal Tropicália ou Panis et Circensis comp, and the more Vandroogenbroeck (organ, flute), Ron Bryer (guitar), Werni Frohlich
trad, but still excellent Expresso 2222 ('72) & Refazenda ('75). The (bass), Coismo Lampis (drums), Wolfgang Paap (tabla), Dawn Muir
'album-in-exile' immediately following this one (s/t '71, Gravado em (voice) & Hellmuth Kolbe (potentiometers, generators and soundef-
Londres) is still lost in the mists of time, and is probably a corker (along fects). This is their first album (sometimes referred to as "self-titled)
w/the 'lost' Caetano double album from '69, which was recalled & and is quite different and more radical than anything else in their
destroyed by the dictatorship!)." -- Jason Witherspoon. discography. It features an outlandlish churning groove of a sound
COSTA, GAL: CD (PHCA 4228) $24.00 (vaguely comparable to Can or Funkadelic at their most tweaked), is
Aka Cinema Olympia, one of two self-titled albums from 1969 from Gal deeply immersed in LSD mythology and is littered with electronic
Costa, freak-out Brazilian psych with songs from the expected crew: effects and collage-like elements leading towards the cover's warning:
Gilberto Gil, Caetano Veloso, etc. Supposedly much superior master- "Listen to the first recordings of this LSD/Hashish/Fixy/Jointy sound.
tape sound to the vinyl-transfer that has been out in Brazil. "One of Take a trip to your inner light. See the hallucinations of reality rise out
the lost holy grails of Tropicália, and along w/Gilberto Gil's self-titled of the groove. You've got your Brainticket now!"
'69 effort, probably the wildest & grooviest moment of the movement PHONICS (CANADA):
as a whole (yes, kiddies, even moreso than those first two Os Mutantes VA: Nummer Een CD (PHOLAB AAA) $13.00
records. And the new Beck single). This record, Gal's second, is seen Canadian-only compilation release of tracks from the highly illuminat-
periodically floating around on psych-kollektorskum lists fetching an ing DUB label out of the Netherlands, Europe's most intriguing IDM-
outrageous price which, for once, is actually commensurate w/the deep relatable label. Attractively packaged in a silver embossed sleeve in
rainforest genius/insanity lurking within. Gal's an interpreter, & the jewel box. "Advanced rhythmic structures are the reference points.
material here comes from top-notch sources such as Gil, Caetano Melodic passages emerge, twist, tease and retract, passing through
Veloso & Jorge Ben. Brilliant as it is, the songcraft takes a backseat to intricate webs of abstract electronics. Diversity presides, but overall
the acid-fried studio fuckery of Tropicalismo '69 & Brazilian guitar-god coherence, flow and form are the common denominators. This is the
Lanny's hyperfuzzwah axe strangulations (which level damn near sound of Holland's Dub Recordings. Comparison would be misleading.
everyone -- outside maybe Hendrix & Blackbyrd McKnight -- working in The most direct path from point A to point B is discretionary. All 11
groove idioms). Gal's multitracked wails & ululations -- like a Tigresa in tracks are on CD for the first time, including out-of-print and unre-
heat -- travel down echoplexed forest streams on Caetano's 'Empty leased selections. Artists include: Eog, Phako, Funckarma, Autophonic,
Boat', eventually being sucked into the dub/musique-concrète vortex Duplex, and Duracel."
of Gilberto's 'Objecto Sim, Objeto Não'. This stuff is still painfully PHONO (UK):
ahead-of-its time after 30 years. Also features the mideastern flavored
GEIST, MORGAN: Presents Environ -- Into a Separate Space CD
freakgroove classic, 'Tuarag', guaranteed to bump your dancefloors
(PHONO CD3) $17.00
into action. What more could you possibly want? Other great Gal
Following his sensational debut album for Clear, The Driving Memoirs,
albums include her first solo album (also self-titled, also '69, aka Não
here is a second full length album. "Phono are proud to present the
Identificado), Le Gal ('70), & India ('73, w/the racy cover art). Cantar
release of MORGAN’S debut album for the label, Into A Separate

Space. Featuring some of the most essential (long deleted) material computer synthesis), then this D84 does a fusion of all 4 of them indis-
from Morgan's own U.S.-based Environ label, as well as some brand criminately. Computer music and techno suggest more and more a
new exclusive recordings, the increasingly busy M. Geist offers a varied 'seriousness' of rejecting identification with any past music. Dump your
selection of unadulterated electronica and creates an almagamation of taste senses for a bit and join this music for the sake of your non-ver-
techno, electro, house and ambient styles." bal and tasteless emotions..."
GEIST, MORGAN: Presents Environ -- Into a Separate Space 2LP O.S.T.: Death Notice CD (PHTH 23) $14.00
(PHONO LP3) $16.00 "The veteran inventor of unrefined beat practices, and of the raw
PHONOGRAPHY (UK): styles of live mixing so much respected amongst computer music insid-
HERBERT: Around The House CD (GRAPH 01 CD) $16.00 ers. Now he puts forth his most shocking and wistful album yet: music
"Matt Herbert's been around for some time now, offering some prime for his own funeral. Fusing live algorithm keyboard performances with
slabs of electronic sound (notably his Clear records career as Dr. Rockitt) baroque durges of blaring pipe organ and electric piano type
in a vaguely abstract vein before discovering his roots as the new 'out'- sequences, O.S.T. invents yet again a brand new form of music which
house auteur. This stuff's pretty smooth; not in an innatefully painful he deserves to own the patent for. Unbearably emotional and essential
way, more like the exploits of Air or related French whatnot (plenty of music for your insides."
space sounds, lounge atmospherics, electric piano, lushness abound) in WENZEL, GERALD: Prairie Program:Pressed CD (PHTH 30) $14.00
application. Impress your folks with just how mature you've become." "Gerald Wenzel issues his second full length, a noteworthy epic collec-
-- Hrvatski. tion of true contemporary computer composition and synthesis. The
PHOTEK PRODUCTIONS (UK): album was made over a period of 2 years entirely synthesized and com-
posed in Csound in the orthodox 'list' form of programming. The tunes
PESHAY VS. SPECIAL FORCES: Lethal Volume 1 2x12" (PPRO
range from the tidy clean and discrete shakers and 808 booms, to post
1VSMP) $13.00
house music workups with chopped and processed female voices, to
"Follow up to 'Something Else (Bleeps Tune)', Photek returns under his
bowed acoustic guitar drone processes, and to hyperdistorted smashed
Special Forces alias, in collaboration with Peshay, on the introductory
compression bombastic and exploding war-like metal percussion. Easily
release for the 'Lethal' project. The Lethal album will eventually sur-
more developed and showing much more innovation than some recent
face as a CD only release (including a live mix of all tracks by Peshay).
releases out of the UK showing similar DSP + finicky composition and
This series is the only chance to ever get these tracks in vinyl form."
slamming beats."
SPECIAL FORCES: Something Else CD (PPRO 3 CD) $6.50
"Announcing the return of Photek with the track that's put him firmly PIANISSIMO:
back on the map. This is a limited single release that will act as a fore- PETERS, STEVE: In Memory of the Four Winds CD (PPP 01) $11.00
runner to the Photek Productions album project Sub Zero." CD version 'Music for "Flight Path', a dance/theater work by choreographer
features three versions of 'Something Else (Bleeps tune)': original mix, Doranne Crable, performed by Kagami Butoh. The work was created
Photek remix, radio edit." using amplified natural objects and recorded environmental sounds
SPECIAL FORCES: Something Special 12" (PPRO 3 EP) $9.00 (tree branches, stones, pine needles, wind, insects, water...), along with
12" version features "Something Else (Bleeps Tune)" & a Photek remix voice feedback, violin and suling gambuh (a large Balinese bamboo
of the same. flute). No samplers, synthesizers, or computers were used."
PHTHALO: PIANO (UK):
SISTOL: CD (PHTH 15) $14.00 FLYING LIZARDS, THE: The Secret Dub Life Of CD (PIANO 501)
"Artist from Chain Reaction, Max Ernst, and Sigma Editions issues first $15.00
full length for Phthalo. Bumpy asymetrical time sense, digital scrape "The source tapes for this CD were recorded in Jamaica by Jah Lloyd
artifacts and smudges, all propelled forward with straight tempo (Patrick Francis) as part of a series he made for Virgin Records' Front
instruments and dance approach. All around the beats are filtered hiss Line label. The original tapes were not released and were offered to
instruments and sine wave bass accents on odd beats as opposed to me by Front Line's Jumbo Vanrennen with the suggestion that I should
'even' basslines on the one. Nothing seems to be on the one. 'remix' the music. I accepted the project, expecting lots of time in one
Everything is carried forward by quarternote kicks but the rest resem- of Virgin's studios to play with the music and the equipment, only to
bles some kind of prime number type rhythm music. African folk music be presented with a mono master tape of the music. So I began to
will be made with computers someday." invent (or perhaps re-invent) techniques of editing, looping, filtering
STALAKTITEN OCH MIRJAM: Angestmakin CD (PHTH 16) $14.00 and subtraction to deal with unremixable mono material (these were
"Brilliant 26-theme collection of relatively short 1/0 themed construc- the days before samplers). The subsequent work took a long time; as I
tions by one Martin Abrahmsson (aka Bauri on the thought it might be something of an indulgence I only worked on it at
Saundart/Pitchcadet/City-Centre Offices/etc... labels), an electronic weekends and evenings rather than let it interfere with other projects.
music producer based outside of Karlskoga, Sweden who claims to The techniques used here expanded my vocabulary of musical elec-
'design sounds equivalent to hardcore mind magic, heavy mental noise tronic (as opposed to electronic music) treatments and appear in a very
love and lush polyexpanding units of lucky fresh feelings'. Ack (work- different form on records made at that time and thereafter, notably
ing on locking that thought away somewhere dark). Whether on not Fourth Wall my collaboration with Patti Palladin and my production
he's situated on the right bank of the self-presentation river is of little work on Michael Nyman's records. The original players remain uniden-
consequence; this has got to be one of the most sorted/eclectic sets of tified, Jah Lloyd used various combinations of musicians but did not
digital audio fuckery to come out of ANY camp over the last few indicate who played on which tracks. This year I added the 'preface'
months. Nice tidy IDM, minimal pulse bits, and analog washes are laced and 'postscript' using a similar approach as in 1978 but with the tech-
with blasts of random static/feedback/gangsta lean/Mego-isms/etc... An nology of 1995, partly to make the CD a decent length, partly to find
instant SAS classic." -- Hrvatski. out what effect a different technology would have, and additionally
D84: Pirate Planets CD (PHTH 18) $14.00 in recognition of the continuing influence this work has had on my
"A multitrack seamless piece of musique concrete-ish zaps and bass approach to the recording studio." -- David Cunningham May, 1995.
pops, flying saucer 'warning signals', reverse FM'd 'talking", low octave GILES/JAMIE MUIR/DAVID CUNNINGHAM, MICHAEL: Ghost Dance
crunches + hi-hat continuity, and computer language raw code pro- CD (PIANO 502) $15.00
gramming. If there are 4 'fields' of electronic music (the electroa- "A welcome surprise; back catalogue titles from David Cunningham's
coustic, tapesplicing(concrete), synthesizers and music 'boxes', coded (most commonly referred to as 'ex-Flying Lizards' although let's not

forget he was This Heat's engineer) long serving Piano imprint. This set BROKEN DOG: Sleeve With Hearts CD (PIAO 20 CD) $17.00
(recorded in 1983, compiled for CD in 1995) documents the meeting of "Sleeve On Hearts is their most accomplished album to date, a beauti-
Giles, Muir (both ex-King Crimson percussionists, Muir adding rather ful collection bringing to mind The Velvet Underground and Mazzy
insane 'sheet metal percussion' stylings to the early 70's fold, Giles a Star. Will go down a storm with fans of quality, yet unconventional
straight kit veteran of the 'Giles, Giles & Fripp' group (natch) straight songwriting ('avant pop' is a term that could be used). This recording
through the In the Wake of Poseidon phase...) and Cunningham (here conjures up a similar feeling to the haze on a baking summer's day. It's
an instrumentalist in the 'guitar and treatments' mold). Very odd a beautiful, lazy feeling, but warped around the edges. The cover art
world-percussion/drone mutations (akin to a multitracked/doped ver- of a Spanish beach with a rower superimposed sums it up perfectly."
sion of Art Zoyd?), surprisingly palatable seeing the technology/era BROKEN DOG: Sleeve With Hearts LP (PIAO 20 LP) $13.00
tastes concerned..." -- Hrvatski. PIAS RECORDINGS (BELGIUM):
GORDON/DAVID CUNNINGHAM, PETER: The Yellow Box CD VA: Collision Course CD (PIAS 006 CD) $17.00
(PIANO 504) $15.00 "Collision Course is as near a definitive document as you're going to
"1996 CD documenting a decade (and then some) of collaborations get that identifies the wild mash up of hip hop and noise and hardcore
featuring Gordon (sax, piano, keys, percussion, guitar) and breaks and bass infecting today's underground. More than just anoth-
Cunningham (guitars, loops and treatments, prepared piano, percus- er compilation album, this is a comprehensive overview of an emerg-
sion, keyboards) with John Greaves (bass), Anton Fier (drums), and ing scene as it happens without media or musical establishment sanc-
David Van Tieghem (percussion triggers). What started in 1981 as a tions. The future sound of London, Berlin, Chicago, and New York, this
loose experiment in location recording and 'found objects' morphed is punk without the primitivism, futurism minus the fascism, the exhil-
into this selection of synth drones, free jazz blasts, cut-up spoken rev- iration of exorcised violence with a streak of dark humor. Individuality,
elations, electric instrumental minimalism (with the over popular RIO insurrection, and crucially, independence are reclaimed as the protag-
influence) and tape hiss. Pretty great, actually..." -- Hrvatski. onists enthusiastically torch the past. Whether emerging from hip
CUNNINGHAM, DAVID: Voiceworks CD (PIANO 505) $15.00 hop's ill skool, the splatterbreak sites of the atari trained punks, or the
1992 CD reissue of an album originally released only in Japan. "This borg metal prototypes populating the drum'n'bass sector, these chaos
music is not only concerned with voices. The voice is the element which theorists provide bodybreakin' beats for the party to end all parties.
unifies the differing treatments. Through this point of reference the Renegade rappers, sci-chedeclic engineers and turntable terrorwrists
processes are exposed and allowed an identity beyond the role of pure declare war on mediocrity. Collision Course proves that there are still
manipulation. The technical procedures are not in themselves impor- dynamic alternatives to the numbing neutrality of contemporary
tant. They are devices. A vocabulary of musical electronics (as opposed music. What unites this culturally disparate selection is alienation and
to electronic music) to structure the voicings of other musics. The an all consuming addiction to noise in all its shapes and forms. Collision
important element in the construction of much of this music is the Course has been put together by writer/musician Kevin Martin, respon-
exploration of 'soft' systems, responsive systems as opposed to pure sible for the groundbreaking Isolationism and Macro Dub Infection col-
process.The studio and associated machines draw on the grain. The lections on Virgin, as well as his own music as Ice, The Bug, Techno
physical properties, of the source material. This overall approach deals Animal, and God. Many of the tracks here are exclusive to this release,
with music as texture and as a time-based activity as well as rhythm, most of the rest are licensed from much sought after 7 inches or 12
melody and harmony. For the most part it can only exist as recorded inches." Artists: Anti Pop Featuring Apani, DJ Scud/Nomex, Elastic
sound." Horizons, Rubberoom, Bad Company, Biomuse, Mike Ladd, Fever, 2nd
OWADA: Nothing CD (PIANO 508) $15.00 Gen, Sensational, Bomb 20, Thawfor, Ice, Patrick C.
"Owada are a three-piece formed in London two years ago. Featuring VA: Collision Course 2LP (PIAS 006 LP) $18.00
23 tracks representative of their live set, Owada's debut albumis long Double vinyl version.
on songs and short on shit. Without using too many notes and with VA: Collision Course 12" (PIAS 006P) $9.00
hardly any superfluous words, Owada break music down and build it "Very limited four track sampler of the forthcoming album Collision
up to make funny and straight, sad and happy songs. The album has its Course. The album identifies the wild mash up of hip hop, noise and
low and its high, and through thick and thin, big songs and small, it hardcore breaks and bass infecting today's underground. The four
takes the rough with the smooth heavy-handedly and with a lightness tracks on this promo are a fair representation of what to expect from
of touch. Owada are hot and they're cold. They blow and they suck. the album. Two blindin' hip hop cuts, one an exclusive remix by
Owada are nothing. Nothing was produced by David Cunningham." Chicago's Rubberoom, the other the highly after 'Disorientation' by
CUNNINGHAM/JAEGER: Artificial Homeland CD (PIANO 509) NY's Anti Pop featuring Apani. The remaining two tracks are the
$19.00 ragga, drum'n'bass noise fest that is 'total Destruction' by DJ
The first CD we've carried on David Cunningham's label. "David Scud/Nomex, and the hardcore kung-fu inflected breaks from Bomb
Cunningham released his first album of experimental music, Grey Scale, 20."
in 1976; since then he has worked as a composer and record producer, PIG'S WHISKER MUSIC (UK):
the first notable commercial success coming in 1979 with Flying Lizard's
WILLIAMSON, ROBIN/PALMER, CLIVE: At The Pure Fountain CD
record 'Money'. Since 1982 he has worked as a producer of Michael
(PWMD 5017) $17.00
Nyman's music for Peter Greenaway's films. Other production credits
Reunion album from 1999 by these Incredible String Band founders.
include This Heat, Palais Schaumburg, David Toop, and Steve Beresford.
"On this CD my old friend Clive Palmer and myself perform together
Angela Jaeger is a New Yorker who has sung with Billie McKenzie, the
for the first time in over 30 years. These are songs and tunes and the
Monochrome Set and the Bush Tetras. She has been a member of
sort of songs and tunes we were doing as the duo Robin and Clive
Pigbag and Instinct. She lived in Barcelona for many years and at last
between 1962 and 1964 before the ISB began. The freshness and sim-
year's Sonar Festival she previewed Artifical Homeland with David
plicty remain. The depth of experience is added. All the pieces are
Cunningham. The music is mostly ambient backgrounds, songscapes
familiar and very meaningful to us. They have a lot to do with who we
where the words drift in and out of focus over a core of shimmering
are." -- Robin Wiliamson.
drones, looping tapes and percussions from some unknown culture.
PALMER/BOB DEVEREUX, CLIVE: Suns & Moons CD (PWMD 5020)
There is a substantial drum and percussion contribution from Charles
$17.00
Heyward of This Heat."
"The material on this album was recorded in Cornwall in 1978, a col-
PIAO! (UK): laboration between poet (and later, librettist) Bob Devereux, and co-

founder of the Incredible String Band, Clive Palmer. It was originally could even destroy the minds of couch-bound listeners who have no
released as a limited edition on cassette. A true collaboration of words intention of seeing a dance floor this decade. "As part of the city's first
and music, Bob would pace his poem over traditional and original and second waves of techno producers, Craig helped carve the mini-
tunes played by Clive on the banjo and northumbrian pipes with Clive's malistic sounds of Detroit Techno, which is defined by a deep, soulful
fine voice echoing the chorus. " groove, plenty of Roland 303, and a strong, mesmerizing current of
PLAIN RECORDINGS: flowing keyboard lines and swirls of sound. The Secret Tapes......serve
CAT POWER: Dear Sir CD (PLAIN 102) $13.50 as an excellent history lesson for those who missed the boat its first,
Reissue of the first Cat Power album from 1994. Chan Marshall (voice, second or even third time around. Highlights of the journey include the
guitar), Tim Foljahn (guitar) & Steve Shelley (drums). driving, bombastic pulse of 'Paperclip Man', the trance-inducing shim-
PLANET (UK): mer of 'Throw' and the powerhouse punch of 'Oscillator'...after this
mind-trip, you'll return with enough information to front like you've
LEAFCUTTER JOHN: Concourse E.E.P. CD (ZIQ 017 CD) $17.00
been there since day one." --Tye Comer.
"Debut release (as Leafcutter John; one side of a split 7" with Pale
FLEXITONE: Nausicaa 12" (PE 65231) $5.00
White Horse on the US Indie Loose Change under his Christian name)
"From it's inception, Planet E have been light years ahead, consistent-
for one John Burton, a London residing (ex?-) aficionado/emuladór of
ly releasing the most challenging and mind-expanding electronica pos-
'Palace Brother-esq(ue) folk' turned avant/micro digital savant via sub-
sible. This is most evident in their second 12" from Flexitone..Flexitone
tle manipulation of standing air waves made possible by various plug-
believes in freedom and pushing the boundries of electronic
in solutions and credited 'hog sound manipulation software'. Easily the
music...equal parts electro, dub and funk, 'Nausicaa' takes the listeners
most surprising artefact to rise out of the pµ camp in some time, hip-
on a journey they will not soon forget." Minimalist tendencies mixed
checking post INA-GRM/desktop academic computer music technique
with squelchy resonance, a great one. Flexitone = Brendan Gillan (aka
(and possibly it's 'street' counterpart: Mego). And not even a hint of
Ectomorph).
breakbeat absolution or melodic badgery (in fact, there's even a folk
CRAIG, CARL: More Songs About Food & Revolutionary Art 2LP
tune on here, appropriately if not snidely monikered 'Beat'). An unex-
(PE 65232 LP) $13.00
pected turn of events, well received." -- Hrvatski.
MOODYMANN: A Silent Introduction 2LP (PE 65234LP) $11.00
TETLOW, TIM: Beauty Walks a Razors Edge 12" (ZIQ 020) $9.00
2LP version. Following the amazing Dem Young Sconies EP, here is the
"Here's the debut release from London-based Tim Tetlow -- already
debut full length from the mysterious Detroit figure known as
causing ripples in the electronica underground. In the words of Mike
Moodymann (produced and conceived by Kenny Dixon Jr.). Given a
Paradinas, 'Tim Tetlow is like Boards of Canada meets µ-Ziq... and I
chance, this one should blow up the whole minimal tech-house move-
mean that.' The six tracks showcase Tim's unerring knack for creating
ment into all new parameters -- another riveting, genre-defying state-
melodies which make you think 'I've heard that before'. The kind of
ment from Planet E. "While others dreamed and created dreamy music
release people have been expecting Skam to come up with for the past
for space travel, another underground developed. Inspired by reality
two years."
lyrics from 90s rap, this culture emerged with a complete concept for
PLANET E COMMUNICATIONS:
the streets. Music for the kids in the neighborhoods that know and
VA: Intergalactic Beats CD (PE 010) $13.00 love house and techno music, but relate more to the attitude of Dr.
A compilation of early material from Carl Craig's groundbreaking Dre, 2Pac, and Notorious B.I.G. The leader of the new underground is
label, including numerous Craig tracks (under alias' such as: Shop, 69, Moodymann...After listening to A Silent Introduction, one can deter-
Piece). Also features track by Future/Past (aka Kirk Digiorgio/As One), mine that the influences run much deeper than Kraftwerk. Marvin
Dark Comedy (aka Kenny Larkin, best known for his Warp label AI mas- Gaye and Stevie Wonder has influenced this album more than the
terpiece, Azimuth), Balil, S. Robbers and Hani. Like so much great much larger speculated and reported Euro-pop of the 80s. Not by the
Detroit techno, this album rewards extensive listenings, organically lyrics which push ideas of urban unity and political activism, but by the
exploding into further soul-shattering detail each time through. soul in the heavy backing tracks. This album is soul. A new soul which
Heavily recommended. "In November 1991, Planet E came out of has borrowed themes and emotions of the past to create a future
nowhere. Ambushing those unsuspecting souls and taking them on a which is now." From Jockey Slut: "In a perfect world, Moodymann's
voyage to what purists know as the 'underground'. Planet E annihilat- debut would cause more ructions than any Chemical or Noel bomb.
ed weak commercialized, copy-cat beats and forced those who rivaled Moodymann's sound is unashamedly embedded in sample-based twist-
the underground to experience more creative ways of sampling. This ed disco, abstract jazz (which has always been dominant in the Motor
CD compilation presents the best of our first releases and a preview of City) and the unpredictability of Detroit techno. He's retro but future,
Planet E's future musical endeavors. After listening you will soon agree difficult but accessible, minimal but groovy and determinedly dance-
that Planet E is the universal language of all beings, here and beyond." floor. But it's Moodymann's vision which has always been endearing
FUSION: Block Out The World 10" (PE 65228) $6.00 and appealing. Like on the sample-based 'I Can't Kick This Feeling
Fusion is the alias of Russ Gabriel, from the UK-based label Ferox. When It Hits' (from Chic's 'I Want Your Love'), slick guitar riffs are
"Gabriel's vision when conceiving this EP was to fuse live samples with woven to a warbling bassline and looped vocal, making it hypnotic and
synthesized elements, to produce a 90s feel...samples classic disco and addictive. There's also a serious side to him that is either reflected in
rap tracks but adds a technological twist to give old sounds a new the titles or mood between the grooves like on the lascivious 'Misled'
breath of life." which is so minimal it's deeper than Lake Michigan. If this is
PAPERCLIP PEOPLE: The Secret Tapes Of Dr. Eich CD (PE 65230) Moodymann's silent introduction, anticipate and expect exciting,
$14.00 unpredictable chapters right up to the epilogue and beyond."
The Paperclip People is an alias for Detroit techno producer Carl Craig. SAUNDERSON, KEVIN: Faces & Phases Vol. 1 2LP (PE 65235)
Utilizing electronics, tapes, subliminal vocals and samples, this CD col- $11.00
lects PE's 12" tracks, plus unreleased material into one totally sublime Supposedly the first of 2 double LP volumes.
masterwork, a record that will define the sound of Detroit for a whole SAUNDERSON, KEVIN: Faces & Phases 2CD (PE 65235CD) $18.00
new audience. A whole bunch of tracks on here are instantly unfor- Planet E's domestic version of the definitive Kevin Saunderson compi-
gettable: "Oscillator" with it's totally damaged synth bleepage; lation, previously issued in the UK on Avex (w/ 3 more tracks than the
"Paperclip Man" with its destroyed beats and hypnotic clippage; "Clear Avex edition). "Techno was a direct product of the mad experiments
And Present" with its pulse-destroying ethereal waves of sound and conducted by what is referred to as the 'Holy Trinity'. this fraternity of
floatation effects, etc. The whole thing has a classic aura to it, that innovators was made up of Juan Atkins, Derrick May and Kevin
Saunderson, neighborhood friends turned international heroes. Kevin Following 2 12" releases here is the debut full length by Common
Saunderson has been the most prolific and successful out of the three. Factor, "a swirling portrait into the abstract soul of producer/compos-
Over the past ten years Kevin has been the driving force behind such er Nick Calingaert". Heavy duty, post tech-house, featuring relentless
mainstream acts as Inner City and Reese Project, but the monikers that tracks of throbbing ramification.
he has used previous to these have been most impressive." Neil HOGANS, JASON: Peter and the Rooster 12" (PE 65245) $7.00
Rushton: "It might have been simpler to stick with one project. It might "He makes some of the sickest left-field electronic music I've ever
have been a better career move. But it wouldn't have been such (big) heard. His brand of soul music is truly his own, combining intricate
fun. Kevin's built like a brickhouse. His music shows it, it's loud, huge, chord changes with bizarre meters that pulse with their own logic of
heavy and weird, Dave Clarke is just one of the following generation funk, varying blends of organic and synthetic sound in the tradition of
of European techno producers who acknowledge a debt to him and his Herbie Hancock or Stevie Wonder. Imagine a cut reminiscent of DJ
mad b-lines." Includes the pivotal Reese bassline on "Just Another Premier remxing the music to the early Nintendo hit Metroid, or a jam
Chance" -- widely swiped in techstep circles for the crucial "dark" quo- in a 9/8 time signature that could actually make you dance as opposed
tient. to scratching your head."
VINCENT, CHAZ: Dream Wave 12" (PE 65236) $7.00 HOGANS, JASON: Peter And the Rooster CD (PE 65245CD) $8.00
"Drawing from influences that range from Joni Mitchell to Model 500, "He makes some of the slickest left-field electronica ever heard.
Vincent creates a flow that forms a cascade of auditory images, but he Imagine Gang Starr's DJ Premier remixing the music to the early
balances this with solid baselines and driving beats that leave you Nintendo games or a jam in a 9/8 time signature that could actually
wanting more." make you dance as opposed to scratching your head. Hogans combines
RECLOOSE: So This Is the Dining Room 12" (PE 65237) $7.00 intricate chord changes with bizarre meters (ala Squarepusher and
Three tracks, including a Carl Craig mix. Wagon Christ) that pulse with own logic of funk, varying blends of
RECLOOSE: So This Is the Dining Room CD (PE 65237CD) $10.00 organic and synthetic sound in the tradition of Herbi Hancock or Stevie
"Exquisite extended play from new Planet E recording artists, Recloose. Wonder."
A barrage of multiple styles from instrumental hip hop to drum 'n' COMMON FACTOR: Pisces Groove 12" (PE 65246) $7.00
bass...with all the depth of jazz. Produced by Matt Chicoine, So This Is Third single on Planet E. "Nick Calingaert delivers two new tracks; with
The Dining Room includes the influences acquired from DJ Premier to 'Pisces Groove,' Calingaert has given DJ's a deep, moody, bassline-dri-
DJ Shadow. But don't dare to compare...steps beyond what you have ven groover that lies somewhere between the unmistakable sounds of
already experienced." Five tracks, including 2 Carl Craig mixes. both Chicago House and Detroit techno which will make even the most
COMMON FACTOR: 12" (PE 65238) $7.00 fickle of armchair trainspotters groove in their recliners. Also featured
Debut production for Planet E by Nick Calingaert. on this 12" is a mix of 'Get Down' reworked by noted London-based
MOODYMANN: Sunday Morning 12" (PE 65239) $7.00 DJ/Producer Chris Simmonds."
2nd Moodymann single for Planet E. "This remix of 'Sunday Morning' INNERZONE ORCHESTRA: Programmed LP (PE 65247) $11.00
(from Silent Introduction) is crafted by Moodyman himself. A sultry 2nd US vinyl edition, a bit less deluxe, a bit less expensive. CD version
house classic which includes performances from legendary Detroit sax- is on Astralwerks. "Programmed is more than just a jazz album or an
ophonist/singer Norma Jean Beall. All of Moodyman's collaborations electronic album. It melts away the boundaries between musical gen-
with Ms. Bell have bought magical recordings treasured by his fans -- res, winding between jazz, techno, hip-hop, classic soul, experimental
this one delivers Moodyman's trademark quality sound." electronic composition and Afro/world beat, in a journey where pre-
PAPERCLIP PEOPLE: 4 My Peepz 12" (PE 65240) $7.00 conceived musical notions are not allowed."
"New 3-track EP from Carl Craig on his own Planet-E imprint. Two vari- RECLOOSE: Spelunking 12" (PE 65248) $6.00
ations of the title track with grim sub-titles like 'Shot' (a drawn out "Detroit's favorite abstract experimentalist returns with the follow up
stomper) and 'Stabbed' (representative paranoia-driven filter-shiver) to So This Is The Living Room, his acclaimed debut EP of leftfield down-
lend an unusual air of violence to these tracks. The third (unnamed, tempo textures and experimental house grooves, drawing from a vari-
and thrown on at the very last moment after the first batch of test ety of styles, including jazz, hip hip, drum 'n' bass, dub and dancefloor
pressings were rejected) track splinters in a direction we've yet to hear funk. Recloose takes a progressive perspective on the dancefloor with
from Mr. Craig; a far-fetched ring-mod blip-fury climaxing in gained the driving shuffle of the Derrick May meets Moodymann 'Soul Clap
distance from the listener, perhaps one of his most experimental tracks 2000' and the Latin-inflected electro-funk of 'Get There Tonight' while
yet, sure to clear the floor of most 'respectable' individuals. More showing his development in the downtempo groove on the warm ana-
genius from the man charged with bringing just that." --Hrvatski. log-treated bossanova of 'Landscaping,' laden with skittering break-
PAPERCLIP PEOPLE: 4myPeepz CD (PE 65240 CD) $8.00 beat flavor and the Coltrane meets Massive Attack of 'Insomina In
The incredible follow up to The Secret Tapes of Dr. Eich, a 49-minute 5- Dub'."
track EP (the three tracks featured on the earlier 12" version plus 2 INNERZONE ORCHESTRA: People Make The World Go Round 12"
older tracks on CD for the first time: "Reach" & "The Climax" (re-edit)). (PE 65250) $6.50
MILLER, ALTON: Extasoul 12" (PE 65243) $7.00 "The first single from Programmed, the groundbreaking post-urban,
"An outstanding EP from the original Detroit House purveyor. Alton, future electronic/jazz debut album by the Innerzone Orchestra, the
like most Detroiters, came into the world on a musical. Molded, shaped band fronted and produced by legendary Detroit producer Carl Craig,
and reared on Stevie Wonder, Santana, Parliament Funkadelic, and the is the 1974 Stylistics' classic "People Make The World Go Round". Now
Philadelphia sound, he grew to be an avid clubber. On a frenzied tour reworked and remixed for the DJ fraternity, this vinyl only release takes
of clubs in North America, Alton began honing his skills under the elec- the original to another space with a mix by Carl Craig himself. The
trifying energies of Ron Hardy, Frankie Knuckles, and timmy Regisford. enigmatic and reclusive Moodymann (a.k.a. Kenny Dixon, Jr.) also
Alton, Chez Damier and George Baker opened the now famous Music makes a very rare remix appearance, featuring an esteemed cast of
Institute (in Detroit), which was one of the epicenters of the House guest performers including former Funkadelic members Bubs and Amp
movement. He then went on to produce many singles for legendary Fiedler."
house labels, such as Guidence, Chicago. But finally found a home back RECLOOSE: Can't Take It/Absense Of One 12" (PE 65251) $6.50
here with Planet E in Detroit. More classic house cuts from the label "Detroit's favorite abstract beat experimentalist, Recloose refines his
that earned it's cult status." dancefloor skills with 'Can't Take It', a smooth, soulful D'Angelo-style
COMMON FACTOR: Dreams Of Elsewhere CD (PE 65244) $14.00 house track laid over a new wave meets Bernie Worrell synth groove.

Not turning his back on the downtempo vibe, 'Absense Of One' is a "A unique and stunning debut album, a masterpiece of infectious
melancholy dubbed out tune that shows Recloose's musical maturity melodies, experimental but totally accessible, part Tarwater, part
beyond his years." Chemical Brothers, part Bola (Skam), part 23 Skidoo, part ear bashing
COMMON FACTOR: "World Is Mine"/"Fascination" 12" (PE grooves, part Mogwai...this album occupies a space miles ahead of the
65252) $6.50 post rock pack. An inventive mix of sequencers, dictaphone tape loops,
"Somwhere between the unmistakable sounds of both Chicago House live drums, along with guitar and occasional vocals."
and Detroit Techno, the latest Common Factor offering lends a sneak KID SPATULA: Full Sunken Breaks CD (ZIQ 010 CD) $17.00
peak into the direction of this artist's proper debut album. influenced "Second full length recording from one Mike Paradinas (µ-ziq, Jake
by classic 70s disco and NY-style vocal garage house tracks, Nick Slazenger, Garry Moscheles, Tusken Raiders, Diesel M, the keyboard
Calingaert teams up with veteran house vocalist John Redmond (of player from Blue Innocence, etc...) under his Kid Spatula guise (the first
Braxton Holmes' 'People Everyday' fame) and the result is two fierce being the landmark Spatula Freak for Jonah Sharp's Reflective label
tracks that will send dancefloors off the hook." WAYYY... back in 1995). A rumoured recent affinity for all things
INNERZONE ORCHESTRA: People Make The World Go Round hard/noise/break-core (stories abound of Dropbass Network/Death
REMIXES 12" (PE 65253) $6.50 Chant/Rebel Scum catalogue number recitation abound during recent
"Now reworked and remixed for the urban DJ fraternity, the second tour dates) bubbles up through the murk of trademark +20dB gained
volume of this vinyl only release gives the original another flavor with melancholic analogia in a few sparkling spots ('Hard Love', specifically,
mixes by JayDee (UMMAH -- Tribe Called Quest's production arm, working 200+ BPM reso-filtered/compressed amens & 808 kicks to their
Detroit hip-hop outfit Slum Village) and Innerzone collaborator absolute damnedest) although the sudden inclusion of vox (that would
Lacksidaisycal (part of Detroit's esteemed Breakfast Club collective, be one 'Kazumi') to the fray (albeit only for 3 of the 20 (!) tracks) may
demonstrating his strong productions skills, reworking this Stylistics just catapult a few off the robot-music-for-robot-people caboose
classic)." (although at least one wryly titled jam, 'Another Fresh Style' wouldn't
CLARK PRESENTS AGENT X, MIKE: In The Morning 12" (PE 65254) exactly be out of place on Tango n' Vectif and thusly should appease
$6.50 said souls). A nice little 45 degree stylistic shift from the last few µ-ziq
"Part of the 2nd wave of Detroit house DJs and producers along with LP's, for those seeking a bit of sandpaper grit to dice up their morning
contemporaries Terrence Parker, Theo Parrish, and Kenny Dixon, Jr. A oats. The bomb." -- Hrvatski.
former associate of the mighty Underground Resistance and Submerge KID SPATULA: Full Sunken Breaks 3LP (ZIQ 010 LP) $18.00
camp. 'In The Morning' is a fine guide to the Detroit 'beatdown' sound "LP Limited to 2000 copies for the world."
-- warm, organic Afro-beats, chunky disco cut ups, crazy percussive CAPITOL K: Roadeater CD (ZIQ 011 CD) $9.00
drum workouts and sexy deep grooves spread over four tracks." "Brand new single from Capitol K following their NME Album of the
CONNECTION MACHINE: Bitflower 12" (PE CM1) $5.00 Month Sounds of the Empire. The title track comes across like New
Four track EP from 1994, produced by Jereon Brandjes & Natasja Order meets Stereolab and the Chemical Brothers, i.e. very groovy and
Hagenmeier. Atmospheric, experimental techno release. very great. The other four tracks are more typical of the sound
PAPERCLIP PEOPLE: Remake 12" (PE PCP1) $6.00 described in reviews as 'Chemical Brothers on very hard drugs meets
Repress of the first Paperclip People (Carl Craig) single from 1994, Mogwai'."
includes 2 "remake" versions of Manuel Gottsching's legendary track FROST JOCKEY: Burgundy Trax Vol. 2 12" (ZIQ 014) $10.00
from 1981, "E2 E4". Neither version is available on the Paperclip People "Second release on Planet Mu from 26 year old Underground
CD, or anywhere else. "E2 E4" was recorded in 1981 and released a few Resistance fanatic Chris Morrison. Fusing a love of Drexciya and early
years later as Gottsching's first solo album -- it's proto-techno sound of Aphex, the result is a mix of startling analogue percussion and classic
pulsating repetitions and crystalline rhythmic vibe was hugely influen- electro stylings recalling Autechre. Includes 2 new collaborations with
tial in Detroit, and this tribute/extension by Craig (w/ Gottsching's per- Mike Paradinas, both featuring trademark µ-Ziq sounds and melodies."
mission to sample) is a fine piece to add to the Detroit/Berlin puzzle. VIBERT, LUKE: 95-99 12" (ZIQ 016) $9.00
4TH WAVE, THE: Touched 12" (PE SP1) $5.00 Superb EP from Luke Vibert, his first new solo release since last year's
1995 EP of cool, bleeped techno, produced by Steve Paton. Tally Ho. Vibert is one of the world's biggest electronic artists with pre-
PLANET RECORDS (UK): vious albums on Mo Wax, Rephlex, Virgin, Blue Planet, and Rising High.
HARRY PUSSY: 7" (PLANET) $5.00 Vintage (Throbbing Pouch) era material as well as newer 303 and
Untitled six song UK-only EP, featuring some of the suavest single breakbeat workouts. 2000 copies only worldwide."
sleeve full color artwork of recent times. PLASTIC CITY AMERICA:
PLANET µ (UK): UNIT PARK: Trailer Park CD (UCMG 2022) $14.00
HORSE OPERA: Three Cornered Room CD (ZIQ 004 CD) $14.00 Minimal techno from the NY-based duo of Dietrich Scheonemann and
Mini LP, less than full album price. "Horse Opera is 23 year old Steve Taylor Deupree, a domestic issue from this UK-based label. These 2
Taylor from Coventry who had tracks on the infamous Planet µ/Hut mainly record as Prototype 909, and are also best known as members
Compilation Meal Time. This is Steve's debut album and is a further of the seminal Rancho Relaxo All Stars (along with Mika Vainio,
example of the explorations of the outer limits of drum'n'bass related Susanne Brokesch and Abe Duque); Deupree has also recorded as
experimental electronics. Steve is also an associate of the infamous Futique and for the Finnish Dum label. Analog synth programming for
Spymania group of producers. Vinyl is limited to 500 for the world, CD the hard acid flavor. Last copies of this now deleted release...
just 1000." "Prime recordings of after-dancefloor mutterings by this PLASTIQUE RECORDS:
UK-based producer (known for recent tracks on both the Spunk Jazz LP DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD, MAXINE: Automates Ki CD (PLAS 01)
on iLL and the Mealtime comp on Planet Mu, effectively/respectively $13.00
the Talmud and 'Dianetics' of the wrong-step generation). Well placed "Plastique Records was established primarily to showcase experimental
& subtle shifts of sound, emphasizing complex, unimaginable dance works by international artists. Maxime, who is based in Montreal,
moves performable only with a safety line & full-body velcro suit. A sur- Canada, has been performing and recording since the early 80s. A few
prising combination of innocent melody/tonality and wicked years ago, Max began working with the idea of automated musical
break/chop that will set your soul aflame while massaging your tem- instruments: machines that could create music on their own or in con-
ples. Brilliant." -- Hrvatski. junction with human musicians. After a couple of of years of experi-
CAPITOL K: Sounds Of An Empire CD (ZIQ 008 CD) $18.00 mentation and development, Max created a series of machines, robots

and puppets which produced music. Unlike other musician/artists cur- best known for his electro/acoustic works and his improvisational
rently working with automated musical machines, the Automates run music, has teamed up with the American composer/musician Nicolas
independently, without computer or MIDI interfacing and completely Collins. Peter Cusack, who uses guitar, bouzouki, samplers and elec-
in the analogue realm. All of the music on this recording was impro- tronics on this CD, has worked with artists as various as Evan Parker, Jon
vised between Automates and human musicians." Rose, Chris Cutler, David Toop and Max Eastley. Nicolas Collins studied
PLATE LUNCH (GERMANY): with Alvin Lucier and worked with long-time John Cage assistant David
OUR GLASSIE AZOTH: CD (PL 03) $15.00 Tudor for many years. Collins is a pioneer in the use of manipulated CD-
"Excellent debut album by two mysterious musicians from Wales/UK. players, long before Oval and others did this. A Host, of Golden
Their music sounds like they have adapted parts of 'Sternklang' by Daffodils is an exciting meeting of two musicians, who create a gor-
Karlheinz Stockhausen for ten distorted guitars. Their focus is upon geous world of sounds using acoustic string instruments next to digital
pure noise with an intent to locate, draw out and revel in it's hitherto samples, manipulations and noises. These works are beyond technical
hidden harmonies. Using the rough sound of variegated tape-manipu- speculation because they do not give the listener a moment to wonder
lations with some acoustic instruments such as flutes and woodblocks or become concerned with process. They are happening -- and if you
they enjoy to produce feedback drenched drone chaos that flutters think about them you'll miss some grand detail that may never return."
and filters into a transmutary experience. Entirely conceived in an iso- PARMEGIANI, BERNARD: Pop'eclectic CD (PL 08) $15.00
lated part of Wales, their environment is both actually and musically "We are very proud to announce the release of a CD by Bernard
expansive and/or desolate at turns characterized by the cyclical col- Parmegiani, member of the INA/GRM since 1959 and surely a key fig-
oration of Nature." ure of musique concrète. This release includes four so far unreleased
NOTO: Kerne CD (PL 04) $15.00 works that Parmegiani has recorded between 1966 and 1973. Especially
"Minimal electronic pieces, dominated by nearly bare loops and sug- the first two of these four pieces show Bernard Parmegiani from his
gestive rhythms. Carsten Nicolai is well-known for his paintings and less 'serious', but more 'playful' side. The title track is a great mix of
installations; using the moniker NOTO, he creates some of the most pop, rock and classical music driven forwards by fast bleeping elec-
exciting minimal electronic music today. Kerne has been recorded in tronic rhythms. The first part of this piece from 1968, originally com-
New York, Berlin and Chemnitz and it's definitely his best release to posed for a TV-film by P.Foldes, could easily have been the blueprint for
date." some of todays mixmasters, while 'Du pop a l'ane' from 1969, a collage
MCNULTY, MARC: Powdered _Iron_Rods CD (PL 05) $15.00 of pop and jazz music mixed with the music of Stockhausen, Mozart,
"Powdered Iron Rods is McNulty's 2nd release, but the first to use his Messiaen and many others, is a humorous example of 'plunderphonics'
real name. Having used the name Photophobia, his first CD, titled many years before this kind of work with sounds has found its way into
Cathepsin was released on Isomorphic/USA in '96. Reviewers described lots of todays popular music styles. 'Jazzex' from 1966 documents -- for
it as an excellent dark ambient/isolationist work. Marc McNulty, who the first time live on a stage -- the improvisations of a free-jazz group
has worked nearly two years on his new release, describes these new (featuring Bernard Vitet amongst others), to the sounds of a tape, that
pieces as 'electro/acoustic soundscapes created with elements from our includes their own music, pre-recorded and later manipulated by
pre-atomic days.' There are no samplers and no computers used for Parmegiani. The final track 'Et aprés...' from 1973 is a stunning piece
these recordings. The only soundsources have been communication for bandoneon -- played by Michel Portal -- and tape. Like in 'Jazzex'
receivers, selfbuilt devices, filters and instruments. Compared to his Parmegiani used pre-recorded sounds for the tape -- this time the
first release, the pieces are not that extended and droney, but far more sounds of a bandoneon -- and reworked them electronically. At least
subtle and personal. 'McNulty has created a powerful album of dark Michel Portal added a beautiful improvisation to Parmegiani's dark
and strange acoustical elements. Evocative and haunting, a requiem and sometimes threatening tape-sounds. All four recordings are taken
for the post-atomic society - a soundtrack to armaggedon.' -- Frans from the INA/GRM archives and they are great examples of Bernard
DeWaard/Vital. The first edition of this CD comes in a special metal box Parmegiani's highly sophisticated approach and treatment of sound."
that is numbered and limited to 500 copies." KLANGSTABIL: Gioco Bambino CD (PL 10) $15.00
FOX, TERRY: Ataraxia CD (PL 06 CD) $15.00 "Gioco Bambino, the recent CD release from the German duo
"Ataraxia is the first ever CD-release of Terry Fox, a retrospective Klangstabil includes 12 tracks of Gameboy electronics that range from
including recordings from the mid-70's to the early 80's. Well-known in simple melodies that could easily be used as themes for childrens' tele-
visual art circles, Terry Fox, who has done more than 100 sound-per- vision series, to speedy, crackling, rumbling and noisy tracks. All of
formances not only with long-strings, but with nearly all kinds of mate- these tracks have been recorded directly onto DAT in realtime by using
rial, sadly seems to be a total stranger to those outside of it (although only a Nintendo Gameboy with an additional Gameboy Camera car-
Alan Licht included the Terry Fox LP Berlino from 1988 in his "Minimal tridge (which wasn't used to take pictures with, but as a primitive mix-
Top Ten" in Halana #1) -- which is a shame, as these recordings are ing desk) and some simple effects. There are no samples, overdubs, or
some of the most interesting examples of soundworks with this and additional instruments mixed to this recording later -- all you hear are
similar source-material like metal bowls, done during the last 30 years. the gameboy sounds recorded directly onto a DAT recorder."
The tracks on this CD include excerpts from several sound-perfor- SCHNITZLER, CONRAD: The Piano Works Vol. 1 CD (PL IM 001)
mances, that gives the listener a first impression of the unique quality $15.00
of these works. All soundsources are acoustic, but what you'll get to "This is the first CD is a series of planned 20 volumes on a new installed
hear sounds as if electronic instruments have been used -- it's exciting Plate Lunch sublabel called Individuelle Mythologie, that does not pre-
to listen to. This is an essential CD-release and a true discovery for sent Conrad Schnitzler as a composer and performer of electronic
everyone interested in the soundworks of this great American perfor- music, but as a composer and performer of piano-music. His piano
mance-artist. This CD is released by Plate Lunch in cooperation with works are hardly comparable to others, but it may point you in the
Edition S-Press on the occasion of an exhibition in the "Stadtgalerie" right direction, if you try to imagine glimpses of Satie, Scriabin and
Saarbrücken/Germany, that presents the sound- installations of Terry minimal music played on Conlon Nancarrow's player piano. The first
Fox." first volume of Schnitzler's piano works is a fine introduction to his
CUSAK/NICOLAS COLLINS, PETER: A Host, of Golden Daffodils CD works; most material included on Vol I is very rhythmic and full of iron-
(PL 07) $15.00 ic statements towards virtuosity, while Vol 2 will feature mainly decon-
On this live recording from 1996, performed at the STEIM, Amsterdam structive piano-pieces. unusual piano compositions. Even if his compo-
and the 'Museum für Gegenwart', Berlin, englishman Peter Cusack, sitions are uncomparable, it may point you in the right direction, if you

try to imagine Erik Satie and Cecil Taylor are playing a session with the Bauer.
player piano of Conlon Nancarrow, while high on speed. The first vol- PLUS 8 (CANADA):
ume contains 11 rhythmic and brilliant sounding tracks." SPEEDY J: PUBLIC ENERGY CD (PE 8066) $13.00
PLUG RESEARCH: Speedy J (aka Jochem Paap) is a Dutch techno producer who has been
VA: Plug Research & Development CD (PR 10 CD) $13.00 recording since 1982 (previous albums on Warp). This new album
Very happening compilation of experimental techno from this CA- reveals his most aggressive side, at times similar to the explosive beats
based label, their first full length album, from late '97. For fans of of Autechre releases or Aphexian madness. "...unfolds like an eerie
post-Autechre, Skam, A-Musik, etc. This label has probably suffered a soundtrack. Rising and dipping, sprinting and strolling, the album pass-
bit in terms of under-exposure due to a) their US address (tremen- es through a wide variety of emotions and moods but the constant
dously uncool) and b) by pressing their records in quantities large denominator is the pummeling, direct feel. Strung together with
enough to find (first rule of IDM: you can't want a record until you soundtrack-esque lulls laced with waves of caressing atmospheric elec-
can't find it). " Soft soundscapes to more abrasive textures, and listen- tronic sounds...tracks like 'Tesla', a bastard son of Eno's Music for
ing to dance oriented pieces. Unapologetically esoteric and uncompro- Airports series or 'Information' with it's spine-chilling wind chime
mising. Each track exemplifies a different direction of electronic music. effect giving it the feel of a Vietnam war film soundtrack, act as
Artists include Mike Paridinas, Jamie Hodge, OST, Low Res, Beautyon, respites from the sonic mugging that characterizes the album as a
Ken Ishi, Kim Rapatti, Lustmord, John Tejada, Phthalocyanine, whole. On tracks like 'Pure Energy' with it's throbbing electronic ener-
Mannequin Lung, r.e.a.l.m, and Trash Aesthetic." Limited stock gy and rough electro beats that resemble 'Planet Rock' on crack and
MANNEQUIN LUNG: The Art of Travel CD (PR 13 CD) $13.00 'Patterns' with it's disconcerting and random hard as nails industrial
"Plug's head honcho, Allen Avanessian submits his debut album, it beats, the listener is pinned to the wall and sonically asphyxiated."
turns out to be a manifesto of the innovative, intimate, and subtle "One of the warmest and bravest pieces of new electronica ever pro-
brand of post-rave techno. Somehow they have managed to take 20 duced...if one record record sticks two fingers up to 'club culture' in its
years of techno, and upload it into the future with unpredictable twists current form and dictates the way artists should be making albums for
and turns which are so fresh they are almost in a totally separate cate- the home, this is it. From his mind to yours, and way, way beyond..."--
gory. From the back alleys of Berlin to the streets of Tokyo and the Muzik.
Bronx, they have resynthesized the essence of its music, resulting in a ELECTRIC DELUXE: S/T 12" (PE 8072) $6.00
very funky and extremely listenable piece of music with perspectives "Releasing his first projects through Plus 8 and Probe in the early 90s,
as a club rocker. Abstract hip-hop meets Detroit techno vibe." "Tracks Rotterdam's Jochem Paap has built an internationally loyal following
of note range from the mid-tempo polyrhythmic build of 'Nineveh 820 with records under his Speedy J moniker. Electric Deluxe reveals a pow-
B.C.,' to the luscious strings of the downtempo 'Jealous Igwanas,' to erful sound and intensity that few producers can generate. Hard hit-
the E2-E4 sample-driven minimal techno builder 'The Silver State,' to ting, explosive and subsonic best describe these new dancefloor-direct-
the sultry slow electro-swing of "Chai," and the Basic Channel goes ed tracks."
disco sounding 'At the Car Wash.' The most impressive thing about this POGUS PRODUCTIONS:
release is the truly unique and refreshing sound that Mannequin Lung LINDBLAD, RUNE: Death Of The Moon CD (POGUS 21011) $13.00
gives each of their tracks. An outstanding album for the Plug Research Electronic and concrete music from 1953 to 1960 by this Swedish com-
label in '98. 10/10" -- Lance McGannon. poser, reissuing material previously available on LP via the Pogus and
SHADOW HUNTAZ: DJ Screams Medic 12" (PR 16) $6.00 Radium labels. "Rune Lindblad was born in Gothenburg, Sweden in
"Shadow Huntaz Breath and Non bring on the abstract rhymes and 1923. He began composing music in 1953. This was a time when com-
Trash Aesthetic (Mannequin Lung and Low Res) provide the tweaked- posers in Germany and France were feuding over the merits of elec-
out, yet sublimely funky grooves on this release, Plug Research's first tronic music made by pure wave oscillators versus musique concrete,
venture into the outer realms of hip hop. Notwithstanding the innov- which used the tape recorder as its main instrument. Rune Lindblad did
ative performances and production on this single (which also includes not see these genres as mutually exclusive. In fact he extended his work
bonus beats of both tracks), all of the funky, head-nodding virtues of to incorporate other mediums along with his approach to music.
the genre survive intact, and we feel it is sure to please lovers of both Deeply involved with woodcuts and painting, Lindblad was already
hip hop and abstract techno." experiment with using damaged 16mm film in his 'Optica 1' as early as
VA: Voices In My Lunchbox Vol. 1 12" (PR 17) $6.00 1959."
"Plug Research has managed to compile two mini-compilations of OLIVEROS, PAULINE: Alien Bog/Beautiful Soop CD (POGUS
artists experimenting with vocals. Volume 1 features Pole, Carmen 21012) $13.00
Tejada, Kit Clayton and Smyglyssna. Pole's remix of the Quarks track Features 2 long tracks (63 total minutes) of early, emotionally stunning
licensed from the Monika label in Berlin, is quite exceptional. Pole adds electronic music from Ms. Oliveros. "Her revolutionary work in the use
Japanese vocals to his mic leakage soundtrack -- as we like to call it. of tape delay and heterodyne techniques, coupled with experimental
Carment Tejada shows son John, who produced the track, that her use of combination tones and supersonic frequencies, presaged tech-
operatic vocals will also work on his electronic compositions. Kit niques now being explored digitally," and there's never been better
Clayton adds vocals to a melodic dub track that truly flows well. We evidence of it than the brain-eclipsing "Alien Bog" -- a masterpiece of
can't forget Mr Smyglyssna who's always experimenting on new electronic tone squelch. Only an excerpt of this has been previously
grounds and uses the beautiful voice of Cornelia to structure an issued, while "Beautiful Soop" is released for the first time. "During
absolutely brilliant piece of music. The artists on this compilation have her first year at The Tape Music Center at Mills College in Oakland, CA,
shown us that vocals can still be a healthy instrument in the making of Pauline Oliveros completed 'Beautiful Soop' (1966) and 'Alien Bog'
unconventional home based electronic music." (1967) utilizing the original Buchla Box 100 series created for the Tape
VA: Voices In My Lunchbox Vol. 2 12" (PR 18) $6.00 Music Center by Don Buchla and her tape delay system. 'I was deeply
"The second part of the Plug Research series of artists discovering new impressed by the sounds from the frog pond outside the studio win-
grounds by experimenting with vocals. So while Vol. 1 has shown us dow at Mills. I loved the accompaniment as I worked on my pieces.
how vocals can still be used as a healthy instrument in the making of Though I never recorded the frogs, I was of course deeply influenced
unconventional electronic music, Volume 2 maintains our high diversi- by their music."
ty quotient (stylistically as well as geographically!) for still more adven- LINDBLAD, RUNE: Objekt 2 CD (POGUS 21014) $13.00
tures in vocalization." Features tracks from: Jesses Peterson & Tenants Second steller CD of stark, mesmerizing & historical electronic and con-
Band, Patrick Pulsinger, Phoenicia, Chicks on Speed vs. Potuznik &
crète. "Volume 2 of the music of Rune Lindblad (1923-1991). This CD POLYDOR (GERMANY):
consists of the remainder of the long out of print Radium double LP. HOLLIS, MARK: CD (POLY 537688) $12.00
These works cover the years 1962-1988. Lindblad, a Swede, began com- Now reduced to mid-line price. Debut solo album from the former
posing in 1953. Ignored by the musical establishment of Stockholm, leader of the Talk Talk, 7 years after their decline. An intense, emo-
Rune went his own merry way, composing over 200 works of electron- tional draining collection of songs intimately produced with piano/gui-
ic music. Limited in the early years to often primitive equipment, he tar/harmonium/bassoon/clarinet backings -- this is the lo-key orchestral
carved out his own musical niche. The sounds were often raw, occa- pop masterwork that many thought couldn't be made any more.
sionally scary." Damaged, moody, and produced with a post-Feldman attention to
VA: Travels of the Spider: Electroacoustic Music From Argentina small sounds, this is a completely moving album. "Deceptively simple
CD (POGUS 21015) $13.00 acoustic surfaces shimmer with all manner of spring-loaded detail,
"Compilation of, well, electroacoustic music from Argentina spanning choked and wrenched vocal performances, miniature symphonies of
the last decade or so (1988-1998) containing several fascinating exten- wind instruments and references to the recording process itself."--The
sions of recent computer-aided-composition/processing technology by Wire.
an otherwise unheralded crew of composers working within the tress-
THOMAS, PETER: Erinnernungen an die Zukunft (Chariot of the
es of the global computer-music 'scene'. Pieces by Daniel Schachter,
Gods) CD (POLY 557350) $14.00
Ricardo Dal Farra, Martin Alejandro Fumarola, Alejandro Iglesias Rojas,
"Soundtrack to Dr. Harald Reinl's 1970 alien-ancestor-paranoia docu-
and Teodoro Cromberg, all forge impressive new avenues of 'sound
mentary Chariot of the Gods, with music by the Peter Thomas Sound
research' through an inescapably mutant collection of timbres/wave-
Orchestra. We'll assume that by now that you're all very familiar with
forms/sonic events. It's understandable why this was brought into the
this guy (creator of the soundtracks to Raumpatrouille, the Jerry
world by the same folks that unearthed those prime Pauline Oliveros &
Cotton movies, discoverer of Donna Summer, collaborator with
Rune Lindblad tape masterpieces right when we needed them the
Fantastic Plastic Machine and Combustible Edison, etc...) but this one's
most. Stunning." -- Hrvatski.
a still a little tough to believe... A full blown channel-surfing epic (pre-
OSTROWSKI, MATTHEW: Vertebra CD (POGUS 21016) $13.00
dating Zorn at a slightly more restrained pace by about 15 years) cov-
"A former member of Krackhouse, denizen of NYC's downtown scene
ering harsh tape textures, horn fanfares, free-electric/cop jazz, pan-cul-
(particularly PS 122 and A Mica Bunker etc.) and crack (no, not head)
tural semblages w/ exotica vox, orchestral/theatrical prog, heavy psy-
ARP synthesizer player, Ostrowski has spent the last few years in
chedelic rock, freak-funk, modern classical, dub, etc..., all compressed
Holland -- studying elektronik music at Utrecht and working as a free-
into 20-odd two-minute segments that make up two side-length
lance composer. This is his first solo CD. But let him speak: 'My music
'pieces'. The schizophrenia element is fitting seeing the subject matter
runs without stopping, and at a vertiginous speed. The architecture is
(topics like 'A map of the Mediterranean area in spaceship perspective:
simultaneity....Not to perceive noise as music but music as noise....This
Were astronauts part of our history' and 'The observatory of Chichen
is a recording of a live performance: one member of a set of possible
Itza: Did the Mayas collect information from space here?" keep pop-
solutions. Vertebra is a computer program, an environmental construc-
ping up). I'd place this one on top of the pile of party CD's; something
tion, a scaffold, in which the activity of making sense and it's suspen-
for everyone and instantly gratifying/challenging for those claiming to
sions are not merely illustrated, but actually taking place.'"
be into 'everything'. Plain good listening." -- Hrvatski.
RUTMAN, ROBERT: 1939 CD (POGUS 21017) $13.00
A.R. & MACHINES: Echoes From Times of the Green Journey CD
Reissue of the original Pogus LP by the Steel Cello sculptor/performer,
(POLY 557402) $19.00
with an additional 20 minute track. "CD reissue of previous a Pogus
A greatest hits compilation of material from the early works of the
vinyl offering by this now-known sculptor/artist whose 'Steel Cello'
most neglected figure in the Krautrock universe, Achim Reichel. These
sound-installations are clearly some of the most ear-pleasing examples
works date from 1971 to 1975, a period in which Reichel recorded a
of the genre. Contains the original 4 LP tracks ('Tabla and Buzz Chime,'
series of 6 albums (for Polydor, his own Zebra imprint, and finally,
'Steel Cello and Bow Chime,' 'Chant, Bow Chime, and Horn,' and 'Three
Brain), first as A.R. & Machines, later as just AR. Heavily influenced by
Bow Chimes,' recorded in Winchester MA during March of 1989 &
the infinite possibilities of trance expansion via the power of echo, this
aided by Carsten Tiedermann and Danny Orlansky) as well as a 20-
is beautifully cycled psychedelic guitar music, in a league with Manuel
minute contemporary track ('Song of the Steel Cello', recorded live in
Göttsching most transcendent works. A fantastic eye-opener into
Berlin). Fans of the Bertoia/Panhuysen/Fullman school of teutonic site-
some truly lost sounds of the early 70s German era. "Beyond Rock 'n'
specific instrumentation should already know this stuff cold. If not, said
Roll, improvisation and experimental freedom were tempting me. I dis-
Steel Cello's Martian overtones/massive low-end challenge cleanse the
covered that you can do more things with an Akai X-3300 than simple
soul in ways users of St. John's Wort/Astral Travelling could never
tape recordings. I used it as an echomachine, and the guitars gave the
attain. Seminally drift-worthy." -- Hrvatski.
impulse. The oscillating cascades of echoes gave the time. Like the
GABURO, KENNETH: Tape Play CD (POGUS 21020) $13.00
meditative relaxation produced by mantra repetitions, it is the echoes
"Over his career, Kenneth Gaburo (1926-1993) produced a lot of elec-
of manually played melodies in the machine rhythm...I had to get used
tronic music. However, works for tape alone are fairly rare in his out-
to an echomachine working like a 'self-fulfilling prophecy'; it merci-
put. Over about a thirty-year period, ten works for solo tape were pro-
lessly repeats everything that has been fed in -- also the mistakes. The
duced. Of the ten tape pieces, five were created in the mid-1960s at the
interary of the songs was similar to the one in jazz or Indian raga. We
University of Illinois, one was created in 1974-5 in his home studio in La
had a suitcase full of melodic themes that were used according to 'the
Jolla, and four were made in the studio at the University of Iowa, Iowa
situation of the wind and the position of the runway.'" --A. Reichel.
City, which he directed during the 1980s and early 1990s. Not surpris-
POLYDOR (JAPAN):
ingly for a composer whose stated aim was to blur the distinctions
EGG: CD (POCD 1843) $22.00
between language and music, six of the ten pieces feature an overt use
Reissue of this Canterbury UK progressive focal point, the first of their
of the voice, while two of the 'purely electronic' pieces use timbres that
3 albums, originally issued by Deram in 1970. The group was a trio, led
are so vocal in character that one is constantly thrown back onto a con-
by Dave Steward (organ, piano, tone generator), Mont Campbell (bass,
sideration of Kenneth's main obsession, the voice. Only two of the
vocals) & Clive Brooks (drums). Friends with Steve Hillage, influenced
pieces, both from the Illinois period, seem to not deal with the voice in
by Soft Machine, pre-Hatfield & The North, and obsessed with unusual
any way." -- Warren Burt. One track is in collaboration with Henri
time signatures (the liner notes reference 6/8, 9/4, 7/4, & 13/8) -- the
Chopin.
group were very much of their time frame. The sprawling 20-minute

"Symphony No. 2" (with atonal keyboard freakout) is their finest Coleridge Goode (bass), Bobby Orr (drums), Phil Seamen (drums), Frank
moment from my perspective. Holder (bongos). "This is rare music, and great music. Joe Harriott and
EGG: The Polite Force CD (POCD 1844) $22.00 his group were making confident steps in the area called 'free jazz' at
Reissue of the 2nd Egg album, originally issued by Decca in 1971. a time when that was a daring, even a dangerous undertaking. As with
Features last of your basic jazz-tinged Canterbury progressive rock the almost contemporary music of Ornette Coleman, however, these
moves; plus a a great 9 minute experimental soundscape piece with many years later it is the beauty and the lyrical invention of their play-
backwards tapes, bell tones, and much strange sound, called "Boilk". ing which is most striking. The group has long since passed into legend;
PIKE SET, THE DAVE: Noisy Silence -- Gentle Noise CD (POCJ 2540) the records, in their original vinyl form, have become almost impossi-
$21.00 bly rare; and with both Harriott and his front-line partner Shake Keane
"1969 album from this German/Austrian/American quartet (Pike: now both gone, there is also a poignancy in rediscovering this won-
vibes/tambourine, Volker Kriegel: guitar/sitar, Hans Rettenbacher: bass, derful jazz. Its appearance on CD is long overdue, but here it is at last,
and Peter Baumesiter: drums) notable for it's inclusion of the Anokha- with a respectful nod to Mr. Harriott and his ensemble. We shall not see
night anthem 'Mathar', itself a fine example of how NOT to mix their like again." -- Richard Cook, 1998. "The real revolution occurred
Eastern/Western themes w/even a touch of accuracy/respect for either right here. 'Subject' and 'Shadows', the opening numbers on Abstract,
(effectively nailing up its own plaque in the hall of 'greatest songs still rank among the finest expressions of what remains a contempo-
ever'...). Other than that (& a piece based on Zappa's 'Mother People,' rary jazz sensibility. At the time of release, the recordings were
oh and 'Walking Down the Highway in a Red Raw Egg,' which features remarkable for their freedom from the strictures of 'steady four'
a pretty brilliant long-distance/phoned-in guitar solo) the music's pret- rhythm. Today, it's easier to appreciate the free soaring beauty of the
ty snoozy/make-out oriented, not too far off in tone from classic Gary expression itself." -- Tim Owen/The Wire.
Burton Quartet recordings. Feel their wrath." -- Hrvatski. HARRIOTT QUINTET, JOE: Free Form CD (POLY 538184) $14.00 Joe
DAUNER, WOLFGANG: The Oimels CD (POCJ 2542) $21.00 Harriott (alto sax, leader), Shake Keane (trumpet, flugelhorn),
"1969 free-for-all all directed by this somewhat overlooked key- Pat Smythe (piano), Coleridge Goode (bass), Phil Seamen
boardist/electronics salesman (previously notorious for his Output LP (drums). Harriot's classic descent into free jazz, originally
on ECM, THE classic ring-mod jazz example...). We're treated to five issued by Jazzland in 1961. Issued in companion by Redial with
Dauner originals (notably, 'Take Your Clothes Off to Feel the Setting its follow up, Abstract.
Sun', which seems to be his hippy-dip anthem; wouldn't be out of place POLYSTAR (JAPAN):
on the OST to any European take on the whole 60's drug-cinema expe- OOIOO: Feather Float CD (PSCR 5739) $32.00
rience), tunes by Gershwin/Beatles and a version of 'Greensleeves' (in "Second album from this Yoshimi (Boredoms) led quartet on the
that morose 'Girl-from-Ipanema/Ibiza' stylee). Pseudo-psychedelic Japanese Polystar label, traversing a (mostly) non-Boredoms oriented
touches all around (sitar, extended jams, primal-scream-a-thons) and path involving collective group-chant, constant motorik-shift rhythms,
plenty of exploratory guitar, courtesy of Sigfried Schwab (of Vampyros and those ever-so-slight electronic touches that seem to dominate con-
Lesbos fame...). Plenty of that 'Oh, we're still recording?' vibe. And temporary 'band' recordings. Again, my Japanese is terrible but from
stoned chanting. Positively 'kraut' in presentation (far more so than what I can make out there's a Kiyoshi Izumi (Rephlex) cover on here to
ANY inhabitants of the post '73 Dieter Dierks produced hard rock junk- boot. Should be immensely pleasurable for the initiated, grating as all
boat). Cryonically preserved via time-capsule and placed on your sup- fuck for those not." -- Hrvatski.
per table for late-nite inspection/consumption." -- Hrvatski. TAKEMITSU, TORU: Works of Toru Takemitsu CD (PSCR 5816)
PIKE SET, THE DAVE: Albùm CD (POCJ 2670) $21.00 $26.00
"1971 album, same line-up (sans sitar) featuring, by far, the two best A compilation of various soundtrack works by Takemitsu, as part of the
vibes-through-Marshall-stack solos in recent memory (two, maybe Japanese Cinema Music Series. Features a total of 14 tracks, many of
three weeks). A few notable acid-damaged moments ('Toys,' a 3- these have previously been available as part of the Victor Music 6CD
minute epic involving solely the sounds of plastic junk, 'Country Shit,' series of Film Music; 3 of the pieces here are not part of that series
etc...). Patrons of the arts might find something worthwhile to sample (excerpts from Hideo Onchi's Izu Dancer & The Sun's Hunter and
herein, others, well..." -- Hrvatski. Masahiro Shinoda's Sharaku).
HARMONIA: Musik Von Harmonia CD (POCP 2387) $21.00 PONDLIFE (UK):
First of 2 classic albums by this trio, combining Cluster's Joachim
TALK TALK: Laughing Stock CD (PLVP 002 CD) $15.00
Roedelius & Dieter Moebius with Neu!'s Michael Rother, originally
"This album was originally released in 1991, on Polydor's specially reac-
issued on Brain in 1974. One of the classic Krautrock albums, period.
tivated jazz label Verve. It followed the million selling Natural History
Perfectly looping instrumental texture-works for guitar, organ, synthe-
compilation on EMI. It was a wildly ambitious recording that continued
sizer, piano & percussion, performed in stunning and purely magical
to develop the ideas that emerged on Spirit of Eden. Laughing Stock is
form.
a unique record, with the fragile voice of Mark Hollis mixed with
HARMONIA: Deluxe CD (POCP 2388) $21.00
drums, harmonica, percussion, guitar, piano, organ, harmonium, viola,
2nd and final Harmonia album from 1975, also originally issued on
acoustic bass, cello, flugelhorn, and contrabass clarinet, over six
Brain. The trio of Rother, Roedelius & Moebius, plus guest drummer
lengthy tracks. This is a freeform avant garde recording, acoustically
Mani Neumeier (Guru Guru). A more lush, songlike atmosphere than its
oriented with an explicit sense of ambience that often places it within
predecessor.
a jazz context. By stretching the parameters of contemporary pop with
KARIE, KAHIMI: aKiSaKiSaK CD (POCP 7344) $30.00
Laughing Stock, Talk Talk established their reputation as one of the
A full length remix project by the Japanese vocalist who has release
most important and influential bands to emerge from the 80s."
numerous records for Trattoria/Polystar (Cornelius's label in Japan),
POON VILLAGE:
recently anthologized in the US by Minty Fresh. Features remixes by
Yasuraru Konishi (Pizzicato Five), Shinco, Add N To X, Kenji Takimi, WHITE WINGED MOTH, THE: I Can See Inside Your House CD (PV
Tomoki Kanda, Buffalo Daughter, Tsutchie, Shizuo, Hirohisa Horie. 04) $13.00
The White Winged Moth represents the solo activity of Dean Roberts,
POLYGRAM/REDIAL (UK):
of the New Zealand improv/drone trio Thela (whose debut CD on
HARRIOTT QUINTET, JOE: Abstract CD (POLY 538183) $18.00
Ecstatic Peace was released in 1995). Beautifully ringing guitar tones of
Reissue of this classic early 60s British free jazz album (a continuation
organic-metallic origin (sounding akin to some of the sweetest extrap-
of the seminal Free Form from 1960), originally recorded 1961-62. Joe
olation of electric string activity since Sonic Youth took Bad Moon
Harriott (alto sax, leader), Shake Keane (trumpet), Pat Smythe (piano),
Rising on tour), occasional whispered vocals, bits of piano and taped- Reviews. Full color Michael Hurley cover. 152 pages.
haze add together for the effect of ultimate dreamsearch ambiance. POPWATCH: #10 MAG (POP 10) $3.95 Limited restock. Features
Simply, one of the most gorgeously resonating releases of the current cover and interview with The Tall Dwarfs (collaborative full
millennium. Typically stunning Poon Village screen-printed, die-cut color artwork by Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate and a collabo-
folio packaging wraps it all up. rative interview between the two as well), plus an extensive
WHITE WINGED MOTH: I Can See Inside Your House LP (PV 04 LP) interview with Robert Wyatt (featuring numerous awe-inspir-
$13.00 ing archival photographs), Rick Bishop (Sun City Girls), Alan
LP version in a deluxe all-white screen-printed fold-out cover. We Licht, R. Stevie Moore (including complete discography!, which
noticed that we still have a few of these, but haven't listed them in ought to be enough to kill off at least one member of the
quite some time. human race), The Frogs, Simon Joyner, features on NZ's The
GATE: Live In Boston, NYC 1994 CD (PV01) $13.00 Kiwi Animal and an overview of the current NZ vanguard (Omit,
Gate is Michael Morley (Dead C., Precious Metal Inc.) and whoever he Crude, Rosy Parlane, RST, Witcyst, K-Group, etc.) and more. 152
feels like working with. This CD features performances from the 1994 pages.
Gate tour, when Morley travelled around with Keiji Haino & The POSITION CHROME (GERMANY):
Thurston Moore Male Slut trio. Lee Ranaldo (who recorded a ton of VA: Position Chrome (CHROME 18 CD) $18.00
studio Gate stuff with Morley around the same period that has yet to "The first compilation of Germany’s most uncompromising Hardcore
surface), joined him for a single-song 30+ minute guitar duo instru- Drum ‘n‘ Bass label featuring the most refreshing artists in the scene,
mental extravaganza in Boston, which is reproduced in its entirety here the likes of Panacea, Problem Child, Heinrich At Hart and Goner: they
as the first track on this CD. Building layers of feedback, sonic delay themselves like to describe their music as 'hatecore-Terror-Step', which
and looped drones, this is a mesmerizing work of organic power. It's might explain their unique style in the best possible way. The releases
followed by six shorter tracks, recorded a few days later in NY, with a on Chrome -- a division of Mille Plateaux/Force Inc. -- can’t be seen in
trio lineup of Morley, Ranaldo and electric harp improviser, Zeena the German Drum ‘n‘ Bass context, as the reactions prove that it might
Parkins; densely organized sectors of gloriously abstract noisic combi- be the only Drum ‘n‘ Bass label outside UK that gets any kind of atten-
nations are faded in & out for appraisal. Packaged in Poon Village's ele- tion and respect. Chrome started out as a freestyle -- Hip Hop -- per-
gant trademark screenprinted card-folio. cussion oriented label, but soon made a change, went sort of 'back to
DIRTY THREE: Sad & Dangerous CD (PV27 CD) $13.00 the roots', as Panacea (aka Matthias Motz -- the Chrome Label A&R)
Debut release by this Australian instrumental trio: Warren Ellis (violin), explains that the releases of another Force Inc. Sublabel Riot Beats in
Mick Turner (guitar), Jim White (drums). This CD adds two tracks that the early nineties by Alec Empire or Spacecube had a big effect on him
couldn't fit on the LP. back then, at the tender age of 15. Now Chrome goes through anoth-
POOR PERSON PRODUCTIONS (UK): er change, but only referring to the label’s name: Position Chrome, is
MYND MUSIC: I? A Concept of Reality CD (PPPR 6) $12.00 initiating a new stage, as the label name changes with the album title
Mid-90s album, reduced in price. Second album by this group and the and is going to be Position Chrome."
first CD on this UK label. Contemporary space-psych with odd elements VA: Position Chrome 2LP (CHROME 18 LP) $17.00
(violin, didgeridoo, recorders) thrown in. Double-LP gatefold edition.
PURPLE ALGAE: Adrift On A Sea of Sound LP (PPPR 7) $12.00 CURRENT VALUE: Frequency Hunt CD (PC 28 CD) $15.00
Debut LP by an Exeter, UK band, who play a fairly traditional twin gui- Current Value ia a new drum&bass artist from Berlin. After his debut EP
tar rock with vague hard/glam references; anthemesque, heavily on Don Q. he released two 12’ on Position Chrome. "As the notion of
phased guitars, etc. The label says they would have fit right in with the excitement re: 'weirdstep' wanes among the elite (employees of
Jefferson Airplane, Quicksilver and Neighborhood Children in the SF Baskin-Robbins, dog-racing/model car enthusiasts, owners of pre-5200
60s scene -- believe it if you must. Reduced price. Atari home entertainment systems) one 'scene' has remained true
EAR CANDY: Tasting 1, 2,3, Tasting LP (PPPR 8) $12.00 (read: has not made any 'Speed Garage' records yet): Germany's thriv-
Latest dose of meandering concept psych by this UK outfit. Post Gong- ing collective of drum n' bass labels (Don Q, Case Invaders, Gyration,
like phasery, dumb drug jokes, did I mention yet that this one is des- Groove Attack, Position Chrome), all driving home the point that by
tined to be "really collectable"? Some of the "moves" found herein are amplifying sped-up funk and soul breaks beyond the RIAA recom-
about starting to sound pretty predictable. Did I mention yet that every mended amplification curves, a communion between consumer and
copy is really, really "numbered"? producer can be met. This swampy, maxed-808 strain of jungle juxta-
POPULAR MUSIC (GERMANY): poses bleak, post industrial landscapes of ambiguous tonality/sound-
TRINKWASSER: Extraleben 12" (POPM 001) $10.00 waft with fairly involved drum layering and sub-hearing bass for above
"The first release on Popular Music, very limited 12" featuring the orig- average home-listening pleasure, and maximum hi-watt cochlea-splin-
inal collaboration of The Modernist and vocalist Lothar Hempel ter via 'resting' in bassbins at your local dive. Rarely do we get a full-
(beware: he's singing in German) and 2 remixes by Jürgen Paape and a length (a true commodity in this singles-driven society) of such high cal-
'Mofular Monroe Mix' by M. Flux & Wieland Samolack." iber as this, the first from Panacea's labelmate/buddy Current Value. All
POPULAR ORGANIZATION (GERMANY): of the trademark techniques rest keenly in place, while keeping the
program fresh for over an hour. Don't give up on this stuff just yet; the
MODERNIST, THE: Miss New Deal CD (POPT 002 CD) $11.00
best is still to come." -- Hrvatski
"Now available as a 6-track CD, including the unreleased
TECHNO ANIMAL: Cyclops 12" (PC 29) $9.00
'Architainment Pt. 2', a Wolfgang Voigt (aka Mike Ink) remix of
"Two new Techno Animal tracks with heavy dub-sludge and spectacu-
'Facework' plus the 4 tracks from the recent 12"'s."
lar depth soundings. Abstract Hip Hop meets noisy soundmachines."
POPWATCH:
TECHNO ANIMAL: Radio Hades CD (PC 30 CD) $15.00
POPWATCH: #9 MAG (POP 09) $3.95 "Techno Animal is the project of Justin Broadwick and Kevin Martin
Features interviews with Michael Hurley, Malcolm Mooney (Can), also known as Ice, God and Sidewinder. The new album is a collection
Flying Saucer Attack, Coffee, Pip Proud, Davey Williams. Plus a section of already released tracks on Position Chrome 12"s completed with
of various writings about soundtracks by Alan Bishop, Eugene brand new tracks.Techno Animal are European`s leading avant noise
Chadbourne, Robin Amos, Michael Cudahy, Holger Czukay & Roy terrorists and the music is much about studio creation and working
Montgomery. A large historical overview of the Xpressway label. John with the mechanics as much as studio composition. More than the
Fahey on his experiences with the man known to as us "Antonioni".
other projects Techno Animal is set up as a studio project and today Debut release on a new label. A live recording of Derek Bailey (electric
also as a sound system, to work the interface of studio electronics and guitar) and Joelle Leandre (bass) made in Paris in May 1997. "Bailey's
HipHop. Like the tracks they have done for the Electric Ladyland com- sound is out there, endlessly redefining its musical structure (can there
pilations the music is influenced by Abstract HipHop with a heavy dub be a better example of Stockhausen's concept of 'moment form'?),
sludge. The music is not about harmonies and melodies but about the continually recycling tiny exquisite pitch constellations with Webernian
combination of rhythm and noise.The effects on the album create a finesse." --Dan Warburton.
hypermodern soundmachine which is very close to a new kind of elec- POW WOW:
tronic dub music. Effects are as important as the sounds, because MILLS, JEFF: Waveform Transmissions Vol 1 CD (PW 7437) $13.50
sounds are used only in its transformed condition. And in the end The world tends to divide into two camps: those who've never heard
Techno Animal is also time-travelling through music." of Jeff Mills and those who think Jeff Mills Is God. This CD of some of
HEINRICH AT HEART: CD (PC 33 CD) $15.00 his early 90s material is the best introduction available for those wish-
"Heinrich At Heart is a project by Frankfurt based Martin Maischein. He ing to join the latter camp. Mills is a DJ and techno producer who was
has released 4 EPs on Position Chrome and now his first album. Like the born in Detroit, formed the legendary and mysterious Underground
albums of Panacea and Current Value his new album marks a return to Resistance with Mad Mike Banks, worked with Robert Hood, and later
futurism for German drum & bass. The tracks are wandering around recorded solo techno records for his historic 12" label Axis. More
with a synthetic and cold psychosis, but HaH also produces warm ele- recently he has started another 12" label (Purpose Maker), released a
ments, especially when he is involved in different styles. The album chaotic DJ mix CD on Sony Japan/React UK, and has a new Sony Japan
includes also Nu Skool Electro in a minimalistic style like on his CD to follow shortly. Mills is the leading second generation Detroit
Sandbenders EPs on Force Inc. or Abstract Hip Hop like on the Electric techno producer (following the triumvirate of May, Atkins and
Ladyland compilations. At least the album is a fascinating soundtrack Saunderson), who produces hard, rhythmically intense, repetitious
and offers a new perspective in musical self-analysis." electronic music of the highest order. Waveform Transmissions Vol 1 is
VA: Position Chrome Retrospective CD (PC 36 CD) $15.00 the only domestic CD of his music -- instrumental electronic music that
"Position Chrome established itself as the leading German drum & bass is aesthetically perfect: instantly identifiable, seeringly minimal and yet
label. The sound of the label is hyperfuturisitic and takes drum & bass bold & explosive at the same time. There's nothing else quite like it.
to a whole new level of energy by creating an enormous soundma- Mills describes his music as well as anybody: "I grew up thinking that
chine. It's not only about rhythm and basslines, the music is working techno music is actually something that you can't imagine. That is tech-
with dissonance, noise and futuristic soundscapes. The tracks are creat- no at its best. If you hear something that you'd never expect to hear -
ed by new technologies, sampling and harddisk recording. - that's techno. If you hear something that kind of sounds like you've
Retrospective is mixed and remixed by German drum & bass star heard it before, then it's not techno. It's something that you've never
Panacea, working with the archive of Position Chrome artists like heard, it catches you completely by surprise...the whole idea of techno
Current Value, Heinrich at Heart, Problem Child and Panacea himself. is to make something that is unimaginable. I'm not implying that it's
His mix is more than drum & bass itself, is is modern electronica for something that's very easy to do and that's probably why most people
cyberhippies." don't approach it...you have to be able to leave everything that you
CURRENT VALUE: Seeds Of Mutations CD (PC 37 CD) $15.00 know and everything that you have learned. You have to leave that
"The second album by Position Chrome artist Current Value. More than behind and create something new."
the first album, Frequency Hunt, the new album is perfecting a new ATKINS, JUAN: Magic Tracks: Deep Detroit Vol 2 CD (PW 7445)
style of futuristic funk into the drum & bass sector. Current Value´s $13.50
music includes interference, resistance and virtuality. He constructs Compilation of Detroit techno tracks, put together by the scene's god-
non-acoustic circuit breakers like automative rituals in praise of a work- father, Magic Juan Atkins. Features: Scan 7, Optica Nerve, Drexciya,
ing machine. Only sources are the computer and digital synthesizers. Intellitronic, Ron Cook, Infiniti & Eddie Fowlkes. The most futuristic and
The sound are not physical, they are virtual. And also the drum pat- mind-bending of the Pow Wow comps, especially notable for the inclu-
terns jackknife with 100% precision. Harder than the rest of the drum sion of the UR-aligned Drexciya (who've also recorded for Rephlex!)
& bass scene, deeper and darker than Ambient specialists, Current with their stunning track "Positron I Stand". A start-to-finish classic
Value offers a jungle explosion which proves that minimalism can be compilation.
attractive also in the drum & bass sector. Hyperfuturistic sound design." ANIBALDI, LEO: The Virtual Language CD (PW 7448) $13.50
CURRENT VALUE: Seeds Of Mutations 2LP (PC 37 LP) $17.00 Not part of the Tresor-related series, but an interesting extreme elec-
PANACEA: Phoenix Metabolism CD (PC 45 CD) $15.00 tronics album nonetheless. Subtitled "Techno In Another Tongue" this
"After the amazing success of his albums Low Profile Darkness and is a strange album out of the Italian electronic underground, from
Twisted Designz, Phoenix Metabolism is already the third album of the 1994. More recently, Anibaldi released the brilliant Void album on
German drum 'n' bass star Panacea. in 1998 he remixed the German Aphex Twin's Rephlex label. This features more of his sensational alien
avant garde legend Einstürzende Neubauten, illbient star DJ Spooky, transmissions. You'll never forget the rather hideous and stupid cover
and many other artists. In the spring of '99 he released an album with art.
female Japanese singer Hanayo. It took Panacea 3 hard months of stu- PRE-SCHOOL RECORDS (AUSTRALIA):
dio work to finish this turning point of drum 'n' bass hsitory. Phoenix
VA: Voodoo Death Breaks LP (VDB 01) $17.00
Metabolism is a collage of sounds, fragments, drum 'n' bass, and hip
"The tracks that made up the tracks used on Afrika Bambaataa's semi-
hop. On the album he welcomes three excellent MCs: Rant, an
nal Death MixLP (Paul Winley Records originally, reissued as P-Vine CD
American from Los Angeles, Scud from Ambush records, London, and
15008 in pure ADD science). 'Way back in '83 the legendary DJ Afrika
MC Ronin, part of the Precision crew. The result of this production is a
Bambaataa performed his seminal Death Mix, introducing just some of
raw, fractal, and real hardcore music, located in between hip hop and
the tracks that earned him the prestigious title 'Master of the Records'.
drum 'n' bass. The total kickin drums combined with noise from the
This classic set was recorded, albeit badly, ending up on the infamous
other side and brilliant raps will storm into your brain and surely your
Paul Winley label. Most of the tracks in the mix have for years been
ass will follow."
unobtainable to the masses -- until now. Sit back and witness the real
PANACEA: Phoenix Metabolism 4LP (PC 45 LP) $25.00
super disco breaks.' That last quip refers to the original, seminal Super
POTLATCH (FRANCE): Disco Breaks LP (introduced the world to 'Scorpio' etc...) which IMHO
BAILEY/JOELLE LEANDRE, DEREK: No Waiting CD (POT 198) smokes this stuff in sheer use-ability, but rumor has it that blokes like
$17.00
Rick James & Cerrone appear within here under assumed names, so release for the first time one of the most treasured vocal records that
perhaps that explains some of the mystique in old-skool rings (of the late Prince Far I was ever to make. This release goes beyond being
fire...). Buy two, hire a Winley daughter of your own & recreate the rare; it’s actually a real scoop for Pressure Sounds to have an unreleased
original mix session proper in the privacy of your own home..." -- record that has never been previously released on any format. The mas-
Hrvatski. ter tapes for this record were searched for many many years, it’s been
PRECIOUS METAL (NEW ZEALAND): a total stroke of luck that a tape was found at all. This is a truly classic
COBWEB IRIS: Forms 7" (PM 25) $15.00 Far I album. The musicians feature Style Scott (Dub Syndicate) and
RANALDO, LEE: 7" (PM 31) $15.00 Flabba Holt on bass as well as many of the original Creation Rebel
Hand lathe-cut single, in edition of 150. Spoken word. band."
TANAKA-NIXON: Burning House 8" (PM 32) $15.00 PERRY, LEE: Produced And Directed by the Upsetter CD (PS CD
3rd 8” lathe cut disc by this duo. Cello & acoustic guitar improv. 19) $16.00
PRESSURE SOUNDS (UK): 2nd Perry album for this label focussing on classic 70s dub/reggae reis-
sues. "There are 20 tracks from the Black Ark period, all of them have
PERRY, LEE: Voodooism CD (PS CD 09) $16.00
been unavailable for many years and consequently will appeal to both
Highly regarded collection of Black Ark produced tracks from the mid-
the Perry afficionados as well as the casual Reggae fan! Kicking off
70s. "It was during this period that Lee Perry produced much of what
with King Burnett’s ‘I Man Free‘, a track by the origin Congos band-
is regarded as his finest work, creating astonishing sounds and rhythms
member, you’ll have tracks by some of the most talented artists Perry
behind wicked and righteous tunes, all engineered fast-hand style on
was to work with, The Heptones, Junior Marvin, The Meditations, The
mix-and-match studio kit, most of which was considered archaic even
Silvertones, Winston Heywood and The Hombre’s George Faith. All the
at the time." --Roger Eagle.
Versions are included and some brilliant rare dubs with Perry’s trade-
PATTERSON/KING TUBBY, CARLTON: Psalms of Drums: The Black
mark mixing at it’s most exciting."
and White Story CD (PS CD 12) $16.00
HARRIOTT, DERRICK: Riding The Roots Chariot CD (PS CD 20)
Compilation of material from the Jamaican label, Black & White, as run
$16.00
by Carlton Patterson, featuring the engineering genius of King Tubby.
"Derrick Harriot's influence on Jamaican music cannot be underesti-
"Patterson's label is one that is synanomus with legendary Jamaican
mated. He has been pivotal in all of the major developments within
producer King Tubby and this compilation has several extremely rare
reggaes evolution from Ska, rocksteady, on to reggae. Even today
dub tracks mixed by Tubby...and this is some of the strongest material
many of reggaes most popular tunes are based on Derrick Harriott’s
that Tubby was let loose on. This compilation embraces not only the
timeless rhythms. Derricks labels such as Crystal, Chariot and Move
dubs from Tubby, but also some of the best DJ's from the period. Both
and Groove have been home to some of reggaes greatest Singer’s DJ,s
Trinity and Dillinger have some of their best DJ cuts. The backing musi-
and musicians. On this compilation we have concentrated on the more
cians are some of Jamaica's finest and include Sly and Robbie, Ansell
roots orientated of Derrick's Productions. Riding the Roots Chariot has
Collins, Flabba Hold, Skully and Ranchie McClean."
several great artists that have never before appeared on Pressure
TECHNIQUES: Techniques In Dub CD (PS CD 15) $16.00
Sounds releases. Big Youth is arguably one of the greatest DJs of any
Pressure Sounds is a subsidiary of On U Sounds, with the intention of
kind over the last thirty years. We have two tunes by him. I Roy, U Roy,
reissuing dub classics. "The 15th release on Pressure Sounds is probably
Dennis Brown, Derrick Harriott, The Ethiopians and Augustus Pablo are
one of the great dub albums of the 70’s. Techniques In Dub was first
all artists that make Riding the Roots Chariot an outstanding compila-
released in the mid 70s on Winston Riley's own Techniques label.
tion of Derrick Harriott’s seminal productions."
Featuring dub versions of seminal cuts such as 'Purify Your Heart', 'Find
UNIQUES, THE: Watch This Sound CD (PS CD 21) $16.00
Yourself A Fool' and two cuts of the brilliant 'talag' rhythm, Techniques
"This collection of songs by The Uniques is the first release on Pressure
In Dub is an important part of the evolution of Reggae music in the
Sounds to delve into the Rocksteady era, and we are thrilled that it
70’s. Featuring the skills of musicians such as Sly Dunbar, Robbie
from one of best groups of the period. The Uniques were possibly one
Shakespeare, Earl 'Chinna' Smith, Jackie Mitoo, and the production
of the greatest exponents of the genre and their lead singer Keith
skills of Winston Riley himself."
'Slim'Smith was one of the most talented vocalists to have ever
VA: Sounds And Pressure Vol. 3 CD (PS CD 16) $10.00
emerged from Jamaica. 'Slim' was to die tragically young in 1973. The
The 16th release on Pressure Sounds is their third sampler and manages
Uniques occupy a very special place in the hearts of Jamaican music
to combine the best of both past and future releases. There are also 5
lovers with the high emotion packed, at times bordering on the hys-
tracks that are exclusive to this particular release (Jackie Mitoo, Alton
terical, voice of 'Slim' Smith, their best remembered attribute. So pop-
Ellis, Mike Brooks, Gladstone Anderson). Also features: The Techniques,
ular was 'Slim' that many of their recordings as The Uniques have been
Big Joe, King Tubby, The Overnight Players, Prince Far I.
subsequently released and credited to 'Slim' Smith. Produced by Bunny
VA: Randy's 17 North Parade CD (PS CD 17) $16.00
Lee this 15 track collection of songs is the most complete to be released
"To the uninitiated who may feel that Randy’s Record shop and record-
so far. This is a beautifully packaged CD and we feel it is consistent
ing studio located at No. 17 NorthParade in downtown Kingston was
with the high level of releases that we have established at Pressure
just another reggae label amongst the labyrinth of labels that existed
Sounds."
at that time, then they will be pleasantly surprised when they hear this
VA: When The Dances Were Changing CD (PS CD 22) $16.00
collection of material from a label that was known within reggae cir-
"Another excellent compilation, this time focusing on the early '80s
cles as the Jamaican Motown. All the music on this release is the work
ouput of the legendary Channel One studios at a time when reggae
of producer Clive Chin." Features: Broadway, Alton Ellis, The
was formulating a harder, sparser sound that was for Kingston's heavy-
Gladiators, Sweeny and the Wailers Band, Senya, The African Brothers,
weight sound systems. At the forefront was Jo Jo Hookim's Hitbound
Randy's All Stars, Errol Dunkley, Donovan Carlos, Black Uhuru, Lloyd
label working with newer artists such as Barrington Levy, Franky Paul,
Parks, Dennis Brown, Delroy Crutches Jones & The Heptones.
Welton Irie and Ringo as well as old hands Horace Andy, Gladiators,
PRINCE FAR I: Health And Strength CD (PS CD 18) $16.00
Sugar Minott and Black Uhuru's Don Carlos all backed by pioneering
"Health And Strength was originally supposed to have been released
rhythms from the Roots Radics. All are included on this set with some
on a major record label in the early 80’s. Dating from the late 70’s this
of the best vocal recordings from the early dancehall days complete
album 'disappeared' almost from the time it was completed. It was
with killer dubwise versions."
finally unearthed recently by one of the producer Adrian Sherwood's
VA: Sounds & Pressure Vol. 4 CD (PS CD 23) $13.00
ex-business partners, so nearly 20 years on Pressure Sounds is able to

"The fourth in the very successful series of samplers that we have "The development of a distinctive ‘homegrown’ British roots reggae
released on Pressure Sounds. As with the previous releases we have 3 scene began in the early 70s and was developed throughout that
extra special bonus tracks that are unreleased on any of our other decade and on into the 80s and 90s. Groups such as Black Slate,
releases. All three bonus tracks come with their original dub versions. Matumbi, Aswad, Steel Pulse, and Reggae Regular, were all key players
The three extra tracks begin with an all time classic Lloyd Parks song and managed to break down many of the prejudices that true roots
'Mafia' -- this an extremely rare tune and this is its first airing on CD. music could only be made in Jamaica. Through hard work no small
The tune was a big On U Sound favorite and was even covered by Bim amount of talent and sheer persistence these pioneers managed to
Sherman and Adrian Sherwood. We have also included the dub with its carve a name for their homegrown music. Dennis Bovel was probably
superb Melodica playing to the front of the mix. Earl 16 -- His song the most important producer of U.K. reggae in the 70s as well as play-
'Malcolm X' is one of his finest 7"s with a soulful vocal and crisp' dub. ing bass in Matumbi, he produced the much of the early U.K.‘s reggae
Both tracks are previously unreleased on CD. Mike Brooks is one of the output. This is the first time that a project has put the early U.K. reg-
great-unsung artists working in Reggae music. His song 'Rum Drinker is gae scene in the spotlight. To put the whole album together and put
another 'rare groove' which has never been released on CD. These 6 the music into its context, Adrian Sherwood and Dennis Bovel (who
tracks are supplemented by 5 more classics from Derrick Harriot, The first worked together in the 70s) have pulled together interviews with
Flames, Prince Far I, The Uniques. the key players and put a coherent overview of the whole period into
VA: Roots Techniques CD (PS CD 24) $16.00 an exhaustive and witty set of sleeve notes. Beautifully packaged with
"Probably one of the strongest roots compilations that we have the usual Pressure Sounds vinyl and CD attention to detail adds up to
released on Pressure Sounds. Winston Riley recorded some of the most another storming Pressure Sounds release. Artists: Tabby 'Cat' Kelly,
compelling roots tunes on his Techniques label and featured on this Lion Youth, Misty, Aswad, Matumbi, Slate, Pablo Gad, Reggae Regular,
collection are DJs, I Roy and Big Youth. Singers Horace Andy, Johnny African BrothersTrevor Hartley, Steel Pulse."
Osbourne and Jimmy Riley. There are some fantastic versions and real PABLO, AUGUSTUS: El Rocker's CD (PS CD 29) $15.00
obscure gems. Donavon Adams' 'Don't Mock Jah' and Morvin Brooks' "The 29th release on Pressure Sounds is El Rockers and features per-
'Cheer up Blackman' are both sought after records and both are includ- haps one of the greatest of Jamaica's musician's/producers, Augustus
ed in this selection. The artwork and packaging will be of the usual Pablo. This is one of the first major re-issue's since Pablo's untimely
high Pressure Sounds standard and will consist of rare photographs death in 1999. El Rockers focuses on the rhythms and tunes that were
and sleeve notes by Harry Hawke." used to make up the epochal King Tubby meets the Rocker's Uptown
VA: The Crowning Of Prince Jammy CD (PS CD 25) $16.00 album. Seventeen tunes that are all rare outakes, alternate cuts and
Compilation of early tracks produced by King Tubby's right-hand engi- hard to find gems. No Pablo aficionado's collection will complete with-
neer, Prince Jammy. Mostly recorded in Jamaica, late 70s & early 80s. out this album. Tastefully packaged with a twelve page booklet and
Detailed liner notes by Dave Hendley (whose Sufferer's Delight label probably the best sleevenotes on the artist that one has ever seen.
first issued some of these tracks) lays it all out in spectacular detail. Recorded at Randy's Studio 17, King Tubbys, Dynamic Sounds, Black
Features tracks by: Black Uhuru, Wayne Smith, Prince Jammy, Johnny Ark. Mixed by Errol Thompson, king Tubby, Prince Jammy, Lee Perry.
Osbourne, Earl Zero, Augustus Pablo, Half Pint, Mighty Rudo, Sugar Produced by Augustus Pablo."
Minott, Black Crucial and Hugh Mundell. PRINCE FAR I: Cry Tuff Dub Encounter Chapter 3 LP (PS LP 07)
LITTLE ROY AND FRIENDS: Packin House CD (PS CD 26) $16.00 $12.00
Packin House is the second release on Pressure Sounds that is dedicat- PERRY, LEE: Voodooism LP (PS LP 09) $12.00
ed to the work of the artist Little Roy, who through his releases on the PATTERSON/KING TUBBY, CARLTON: Psalms of Drums: The Black
label Tafari recorded some of the most classic reggae tunes of all time and White Story LP (PS LP 12) $12.00
(notably "Tribal War" and "Prophesy"). This album will concentrate on TECHNIQUES: Techniques In Dub LP (PS LP 15) $12.00
the Tafari releases that feature not only Little Roy, but some of the VA: Randy's 17 North Parade LP (PS LP 17) $12.00
artists that recorded with him for the Tafari label. The Heptones, PRINCE FAR I: Health And Strength LP (PS LP 18) $12.00
Dennis Brown, and Winston Scotland all recorded some very high qual- PERRY, LEE: Produced And Directed by the Upsetter 2LP (PS LP
ity roots tunes for Tafari. There are two never before released songs 19) $19.00
from Little Roy from the Tafari vaults: the beautiful "Hurt Not the HARRIOTT, DERRICK: Riding The Roots Chariot LP (PS LP 20)
Earth" and the hauntingly melodic "Rat Trap". Little Roy has impressed $13.00
everybody that he has ever worked with, from the early Wailers and UNIQUES, THE: Watch This Sound LP (PS LP 21) $13.00
Lee Perry to his more recent work with Adrian Sherwood and Sinead VA: When The Dances Were Changing: Hitbound Selection LP (PS
O'Connor. He is surely in the premier rank of reggae artists, and by the LP 22) $13.00
simple fact of not over-recording his work has managed to keep the VA: Roots Techniques LP (PS LP 24) $13.00
standards of releases very high." VA: The Crowning Of Prince Jammy 2LP (PS LP 25) $19.00
VA: Phil Pratt Thing CD (PS CD 27) $16.00 Double vinyl version, packaged in deluxe full color gatefold sleeve.
"Although producer Phil Pratt is not someone whose name is amongst Same 16 tracks as the CD.
the best known of Jamaican producers, he is someone who has always LITTLE ROY AND FRIENDS: Packin House LP (PS LP 26) $12.00
worked with the cream of Jamaica's recording artists. Here on the first Color sleeve, fold out poster.
release by Pressure Sounds in the new century is a collection of his VA: Phil Pratt Thing LP (PS LP 27) $12.00
finest work. The soulful vocalist Ken Boothe has two standout tracks, VA: Don't Call Us Immigrants LP (PS LP 28) $12.00
'I'm Not For Sale' and 'Ain't No Love'. Big Youth has 3 tracks, including PABLO, AUGUSTUS: El Rocker's LP (PS LP 29) $13.00
the very rare 'Love Jah Jah Children', which has not been reissued since PROFAN (GERMANY):
its original release in the 70s. The Heptones have arguably the defini- PENTAX: Pentax People/Stoff 12" (PROFAN 013) $10.00
tive version of the classic 'Partytime'. Dennis Brown has a beautiful ver- "Lo-lump thump, coated in primordial ooze, set out to ferment. Just
sion of 'Let Love In'. The best versions and instrumental tracks have also plain grim." -- Hrvatski.
been included. Phil Pratt himself has never before agreed to be inter- WASSERMANN: Fackeln im Sturm 12" (PROFAN 017) $9.00
viewed, and it was only through the coaxing of his old friend Adrian "Wassermann has emerged from the famous-infamous Profan project
Sherwood that we have managed to elicit an interview to complete the Grungerman. This project gained wide interest with it's successful
most comprehensive Phil Pratt album ever." remixes for Andreas Dorau ('Girls In Love') and the legendary releases
VA: Don't Call Us Immigrants CD (PS CD 28) $16.00 Hout and Fackeln Im Sturm. Out of stock in its original version for years
now, public demand has resulted in a limited re-release with new art- "Fantastic new record by Reinhard Voigt, a.k.a Kron, Sturm, Pentax,
work under the project name Wassermann." and others. Instead of the dark turbulent drones of his records as
M:I:5: Mikrophon 12" (PROFAN 023) $10.00 Sturm, or the impossible to dance to rhythmic workouts of Pentax, this
"Solid EP of innovative Popacid sound from Wolfgang 'Grungerman' one is closer in spirit to his LP as Kron on Harvest, minus the kickdrums.
Voigt, completely Minted out in true Mike Ink fashion. Primed Trance Lush, populated with ringing keyboards and washes of breathy atmos-
Atlantic Excess for the Gas/Digital set, should appeal to fans of DOM pherics, as captivating as an ambient record can get. Some of the com-
and Studio 1." -- Hrvatski. ponents of his usual sonic palette are present, which sort of makes the
PENTAX: Konkret 2LP (PROFAN 024 LP) $18.00 whole thing sound as if it's playing backwards in places, the center
Double vinyl version. always shifting, tones reflected, decaying, only to appear again out of
ALL: Uberall 12" (PROFAN 025) $9.00 nowhere. There is a warmth that hovers around this whole record, and
All = Wolfgang Voigt. This 3-track EP emphazies the same sort of sonic- the wealth of detail here is neither glaring nor forceful -- it inhabits
glaze invention as 1999's riveting 'Keep On Rockin' EP (Profan 026). you, instead of hitting you on the head. It's tempting to refer to the
The full color architextural sleeve seems to perfectly coincide with the dinosaurs depicted in the booklet of the CD, the soundtrack to some
sonic elevation at play here. long lost utopia, this thing is so goddamn idyllic in places, like the title
STUDIO 1: Keep on Rockin 12" (PROFAN 026) $9.00 says...stunning. No titles, 6 tracks, 40 minutes." -- Billy Kiely
"Even if you're not confused at this point, this single should have you PROVISIONAL:
scratching yr head a bit. So... Studio 1 is the artist now, and Profan is PETTIBON (DIRECTOR), RAYMOND: Judgement Day Theatre: The
the label? Eh? Besides, it looks completely unlike anything on either Book Of Manson VIDEO (PRO 3) $19.00
Profan OR Studio 1 (full color photographic artwork -- enough to shock "Pettibon recreates teh big bang of all subsequent self-concious End of
the life out of any Cologne purist), although it's clearly a Mike Ink pro- the World cult projections. And he succeeds to such a degree that we
duction. Three long tracks of deviant rhythmic accent, slightly modu- must warn those of questionable ego formation away from this partic-
lating pitch track & trademark chordal punctuation. Top form." -- ular film. It is truly in this sense that here Charles Manson is Robert
Hrvatski. Hecker! That the other representations (Tex Watson, Norman Mailer,
WASSERMAN: W.I.R. 12" (PROFAN 027) $9.00 Jimi Hendrix, Roman Polanski, Leslie Van Houten) do not threaten
"Yet another alter-aegis of Wolgang viewer destabilization is no critique of the fine groupe of thespians
'MikeInkGrungermanProfanStudio1DadaJack' Voigt, invented to slam Pettibon has assembled, but merely to recognize that Manson-er,
you sideways through a very tiny portal. 4 colors, 4 tracks. -- Hrvatski. rather Hecker may not be acting. And Manson -- I mean Pettibon, may
WASSERMANN: W.I.R. Die Remixe 12" (PROFAN 028) $9.00 not be directing."
"Coming from the heart is the solid-rocking version by Frankfurts DJ- PETTIBON (DIRECTOR), RAYMOND: Citizen Tanya VIDEO (PRO 4)
high priest Sven Vath. In collaboration with the supersmart producer- $19.00
duo Roman Flugel/Jorn E. Wuttke (Alter Ego, Eight Miles High) he Co-directed with Dave Markey, featuring Pat Smear, Dez Cadena, Joe
handed in a fat modern DJ-tool. As heartily is the mix of the Cologne Cole, etc.. “...present the SLA/Patty Hearst drama of the early 70s as the
DJ-heroes Michael Mayer and Tobias Thomas. Sweated out Studio 672- final detonation of sixties counterculture.”
like, spaced out and tranced into form. And finally once more by the PRUDENCE (GERMANY):
original Wassermann."
THOMAS, PETER: Kriminal Filmmusik CD (PRUD 6533) $15.00
VOIGT, REINHARD: Premiere World LP (PROFAN 029 LP) $14.00
"Original soundtrack recordings by the Peter Thomas Sound-Orchester
PENTAX: Das Album CD (PROFAN CD4) $17.00
for a series of Crime Dramas by noted director Edgar Wallace (keep
Fourth Profan CD is a solo album by Reinhard Voigt. A low-key elec-
repeating to yourself, mantra style, 'Klaus Kinski... Klaus Kinski...
tronic stunner of shifting muting beats, cloaked sound emanations and
Klaus...') dated 1961-1966. This music predates the already proven
fascinating abstract vibe. With this new batch of releases Profan has
Raumpatrouille themes by quite a few years, and fails not to raise a
quietly moved into the forefront of essential and important contem-
few hairs/hackles within the dermal structure/spinal column of prospec-
porary labels -- all titles are recommended. "And it goes on: Pentax
tive auditioneers. Those w/o a taste for the finer points in life (bumper
Music. Profan presents Reinhard Voigt in a longplay format and on a
cars, ripe malangas, flag day...) need not shed an ounce of moisture
temporary climax of seriousness. Minimal Bass without frontiers, spec-
pining over the relative importance of these leitmotives as compared
tacular groove-artistics. Reflecting particles, low, little, very small. To
to, say, Can. I can't think of a single individual who can resist crime-
save the groove, you have to hide it sometimes. Anyway, it will never
related mouth emittance (screaming, death moans, gangster yalps,
disappear. Everything is rolling, nearly out of tune, all pieces get out of
etc..) & their resultant overtones (post-echoplex) gracing the 'space'
place, into every little corner of hearing. Experiences of pain and heal-
throughout druggy/spiralled (& often dissonant) beat-jazz/plated E-
ing. Eleven tracks like the Ten Commandments. Trendspotting maga-
bass epics. No one. Completely in it's own element/orbit. You're all
zines like Spex and De:Bug already declared it a monument of the New
looking ten years to late for the 'meat'. Classy." -- Hrvatski.
School of German Techno."
PSEUDONYM RECORDS (HOLLAND):
PENTAX: Konkret CD (PROFAN CD5) $17.00
"Scarily accurate rendering of contemporary anti-utopia by Reinhard OUTSIDERS: C.Q. Sessions 2CD (PSEUD 1010) $21.00
Voigt (aka Sweet Reinhard, etc...). Extremely damaged post-post Although Pseudonym did a proper CD reissue of the Outsiders classic
dancefloor militancy, devoid of ANY pleasure-inducing elements save 2nd & final album, C.Q. in the early 90s, it has been curiously unavail-
for the harsh, foreboding THUD of crisp 808 kicks sampled & filtered able for a number of years now. They followed it up with this 1994
10x over. Babelfish says (of Pentax): 'and anti-No. andantino cuts itself double CD of outtakes from the sessions that generated that album,
a piece of sausage of the finger and feeds thereby its turteltauben dog recorded in 1968 (the actual C.Q. album in not included on this pack-
if the turteltauben dog from birth without hearing is, takes it feeds age). "Not to be confused with the inferior American group, the Dutch
gratefully against otherwise possibly remembers it at their sight a Outsiders were active in Holland from 1965 until early 1969, during
phonograph record this incommodity can andantino and its which time they released a string of fine singles (many of which were
turteltauben dog, if this was accustomed to the playplay play, thus save Dutch hits), two 'real' albums (Outsiders and C.Q. -- and one compila-
that it inverts the turteltauben dog before feeding the huendische tion-type LP, Songbook). The Outsiders' sound is hard to characterize.
turteltaube is with grains to feed from serious jandl.'" -- Hrvatski. Not only did they incorporate a diverse set of influences (including the
VOIGT, REINHARD: Premiere World CD (PROFAN CD6) $15.00 Pretty Things, the Byrds, Tim Hardin and traditional East and North
European folk music) but the band's musically un-schooled members

approached their instruments in an entirely instinctive way that often drugs in Holland as late as 1966), the Zipps in no time at all mange to
gave their records a strange, off-kilter feel... The Pretty Things had catch the public eye. As a result of the marriage of psychedelic sound
their S F Sorrow, the Beach Boys' (almost) had their Smile, for the and their renowned 'Zeta-Lightshow' it hardly comes as a surprise that
Outsiders, C.Q. was the album where the limits of musical and studio the Zipps are readily known as the Dutch 'Pink Floyd'. What you will
experimentation were pushed to new extremes. C.Q. Sessions features find on this CD is all the Zipps ever recorded: their singles plus a num-
close to two hours of C.Q. outtakes, demos and backing tracks. Now ber of particularly special recordings. Recordings which demonstrate to
you can completely submerge yourself in the strange, compelling C.Q. what extent the group was able to play their own particular sound. The
experience. Not only does this stuff make for fascinating listening, sound which really used to really stir up the passions of their audi-
many of the tracks have a totally different form, with alternate lyrics, ence."
melodies and instrumentation. As a bonus, this CD also includes all four AHORA MAZDA: CD (PSEUD 1064) $14.00
tracks from the band's first two singles on Muziek Express -- all First legit/CD issue of this Dutch progressive psych album from 1970,
absolutely brilliant '60s beat-punk in case you didn't know." -- Mike with 5 previously unreleased bonus tracks (demos recorded a few
Stax/Ugly Things. months before the album). Spacy, free-psych explorations, not totally
OUTSIDERS: CD (PSEUD 1021) $14.00 disimilar to something like Annexus Quam's more abstract moments.
1994 CD reissue of the first album by the Dutch Outsiders, originally "Ahora Mazda (the western corruption of Ahoera Mazda) is the name
released in 1967. Officially licensed from EMI Holland and taken from of the god of light from the Zend-Avesta, the holy book of the ancient
master tapes, with six bonus tracks. "Whereas the band's singles where Persians. After concerts throughout the country and after the
often melodic folk-rock songs with half a bloodshot eye of the Dutch American record label ESP had shown interest- without leading to any
charts, their album showcased the band's rougher, rowdier side. Side definite contracts -- Joop Visser of the group Bovema took the initia-
One captures the band in a berserk February 1967 live performance tive to produce an album for this group. Instead of recording elongat-
which kicks off with the astounding one-chord, six-and-a-half minute ed sets they decided to record shorter, more conveniently arranged
'Story 16'. Side Two includes some of the wildest tracks the band ever numbers. After three days of recording at the Bovema studios, where
recorded, notably the growling, beyond manic 'Don't You Cry' and the they enjoyed the many possibilities of dubbing and special effects,
desperate, frenzied fuzz'n'harp maelstrom of 'Won't You Listen'. there was enough material for the Catfish label LP Ahora Mazda. It was
Sound quality on this CD is actually superior to the original album, and released on May 31, 1970 and shortly afterwards on the Pathé Marconi
unlike the original there's no fades between the live songs. -- Mike label in France."
Stax/Ugly Things. OUTSIDERS: LP (PSEUD 99001) $19.00
GROUP 1850: Agemo's Trip To Mother Earth CD (PSEUD 1047) New 180 gram LP reissue of the first Outsiders album from 1967.
$14.00 Limited to 1000 copies. First legit vinyl reissue.
Legit 1997 CD reissue of the fabulous Dutch pysch masterpiece from ZIPPS: Be Stoned! Dig: Zipps LP (PSEUD 99002) $19.00
1968, the group's first album, originally issued by Philips in Europe Limited LP version, 500 copies made. 180 gram vinyl, from master
only. They would follow it up with an equally good 2nd album Paradise tapes.
Now in 1969, but further live albums and the disappointing Polyandri GROUP 1850: Agemo's Trip To Mother Earth LP (PSEUD 99003)
from 1975 were more marginal. The original LP sleeve for Agemo's Trip $19.00
featured a 3-D design and this CD miraculously replicates that effect First legit LP reissue. Gatefold sleeve, 3D cover + 3D glasses! 180 gram
(3D glasses included with each CD). The CD also adds 13 bonus tracks, vinyl. Limited to one pressing of 1000 copies.
mostly early singles tracks (rendering a prior bootleg singles CD comp AHORA MAZDA: LP (PSEUD 99004) $19.00
rather redundant), plus a couple of previously unreleased tracks. LP version, limited to 500 copies.
Agemo's Trip is in simple terms, one of the monster concept album arti- PSF (JAPAN):
facts of the psychedelic era. Beautifully dated in terms of sound & G-MODERN #12: MAG (GMODERN 12) $10.00
vision, it features fragile flute/piano/organ-built folk-like tracks that Lee Konitz cover, Peter Brotzmann, Eric Dolphy, Organum (w/ discog-
extrapolate into explosive guitar psych revolutions. The ghost of Jorma raphy), Pain Jerk, Astor Piazzola, reviews, etc. Text in Japanese as usual.
Kaukonen seems prominent in the lead guitar sections and a certain FUSHITSUSHA: 2CD (PSF 03/04) $36.00
Airplane/Floyd approximation seems to be the goal. A tremendous Long demanded reissue of the self-titled debut Fushitsusha double live
value all round. album from the early 90s. An entirely different record to the wildly
Q65: Revival CD (PSEUD 1048) $14.00 popular Double Live 2CD (PSF 15/16) which came out a couple years
"This is one of the few Dutch rock albums that makes my heart pound after this one. "This is where it all began. One of the first releases on
with pride. Revival was Q65's (or the Kjoe, as the Dutch say) second the then fledgling PSF label was a DLP by Fushitsusha, Keiji Haino's ulti-
album, a prime piece of raw R&B-infused 60s garage. All songs, except mate rock unit. Haino was already an underground legend in Japan
the dragging 'Voluntary Peacemake,' are spot on, varied , and are and had been for the previous twenty years, but was still virtually
rolled up in simple but super effective arrangements. Howlin' Wolf's unknown anywhere else and this was only his second LP release. The
'No Place To Go' gets exactly the treatment it needs; no woozy shit, but all-black gatefold with the silver spray painted cross on the inside was
stripped to the bone like Beefheart would have done it. Besides a one of the mysterious items to have appeared out of a scene already
handful more bashing cuts with a monster sound, you also get a cou- cloaked in mystery. The sounds it contained seemed to suggest nothing
ple of beautiful, more introspective, psychedelic tunes (ballads -- why so much as the primeaval mythic soul-soup from which all music origi-
not?) and two cuts that revolve around a weird tape-looped rhythm nated. Word began to spread outside of Japan, and the 1000 copies
and trippy sound effects that have more in common with the tribal pressed soon began changing hands for ludicrous sums. To the few that
tricks that Amon Düül would pull a few years later. Revival is, together got to hear it, it was a record of breathtaking originality that hinted
with the Outsiders' C.Q., the holy grail of 'Nederbeat'. Even if you're greatly at what was to follow. Haino is now one of the undoubted
only a minor connoisseur of this type of stuff, you absolutely need it." gods of the underground, inspiring devotion and awe whenever he
-- Frank van den Elzen. plays. There have been a flood of releases, spreading the name world-
ZIPPS: Be Stoned! Dig: Zipps CD (PSEUD 1063) $14.00 wide. But throughout it all Haino has steadfastly refused all offers to
"Together with Group 1850, the Dordrecht based band the Zipps reissue the Fushitsusha DLP. At one stage there was talk of the current
belong to the best underground bands Holland could boast in the six- line-up of the band re-recording all the tracks. Finally this autumn,
ties. By publicly parading the use of halluncinatory drugs (the popular Haino relented and these sounds will at last reach the wider listener
LSD-25 in particular, which was to be placed on the list of forbidden audience they so deserve. One of the essential records of the last ten
years. It is truly a joy to have it finally available on CD." --Alan ject formed by students of the minimal violinist and multi-media guru
Cummings. Tkahisa Kosugi (of Taj Mahal Travellers fame). They released one rare
HAINO/MIKAMI/YOSHIZAWA: Live In The First Year of Heisei Vol record of everything-but-the-kitchen-sink ambient fug at the time (in
I CD (PSF 05 CD) $18.00 1976). This version of the group features a lot of names that may be
Live improv folk-noise, between Keiji Haino (guitar), Kan Mikami (gui- familiar to PSF obsessives -- Kazuo Imai has had a great solo record on
tar, vocal) and Moto Yoshizawa (bs). These 2 companion volumes were the label, and was a pupil of both Kosugi and freeform guitar-god
(as LPs) amongst the first batch of releases on the fledgling PSF label in Masayuki Takayanagi. Masami Tada is a sound-sculptor of some note
the late 80s. Now available on CD as well. Accurately described as who has many solo documents 'available'. Yasushi Ozawa is of course
"twisted folksongs, harsh voice and noise guitar passage. Very strange better known as the bassist with Fushitsusha. Chie Mukai is the leader
atmosphere." of dream-psych group Che-Shizu and a solo performer in her own
HAINO/MIKAMI/YOSHIZAWA: Live In The First Year of Heisei Vol right." -- Alan Cummings.
II CD (PSF 06 CD) $18.00 INABA, SHUJI: Land Of Prayer CD (PSF 105) $18.00
Second, equally interesting volume of the above. "Deep and cracked, raw Outsider Folk from the deepest depths of rural
HAINO, KEIJI: Nijiumu CD (PSF 07) $18.00 Japan. First PSF release by a name that will be unknown to most of
Solo project from Haino, with his voice/guitar/percussion combining to you. Shuji Inaba has had one previous self-released CD (Innen Kaho)
make up one of the most alien, “mysterious energy” listening experi- on his own Planktone label two or three years ago. That record was
ences imaginable — a careening excursion into the ecstasy-sounds of notable for its out-of-nowhere trembling, almost theatrical intensity of
train wreckage and higher consciousness. Evidently this is the result of emotional virulence. Inaba lives in rural Shimane on the Japan Sea
a study of Chinese breathing methods, 12th century troubadour music coast of western Japan, and has apparently been playing for the last
and Blue Cheer. ten or so years. That, it seems, as much as anyone knows about him.
YOSHIZAWA, MOTO: Gobbledygook CD (PSF 08) $18.00 Sonically Inaba is very much out of the Kan Mikami (indeed Inaba's
Yoshizawa is a legendary, long-time bass improviser in the Tokyo scene. vocals are close enough in places to deceive the casual observer) school
This albums consists of improvisations recorded in NYC with E.Sharp, of one-man-against-the-universe, guttural outsider folk. Dripping with
Butch Morris and Ikue Mori. melancholy, his lyric concerns would seem to be of the environmental-
VAJRA: Sravaka CD (PSF 100) $18.00 ism/ghetto mother/Hiroshima issue-driven ilk, though with a finer than
"Fourth album by the power-improv trio of frightening instinctional most eye for the telling image. What sets this release apart is a con-
authority. It seems entirely appropriate that the one hundredth release summate PSF sense of music fully-inhabited, of individuality and emo-
on PSF should be by Vajra. Appropriate, of course, because the group tional purity. That it comes from an unknown voice from the boon-
contains two of the most legendary talents that the label has intro- docks is testament that the genius-impulse that gave rise to Mikami
duced to an unsuspecting world -- Kan Mikami and Keiji Haino (who and Tomokawa still flares in secret. Great skewed folk percussion on a
between them have appeared on almost a third of PSF's releases). But couple of tracks too." -- Alan Cummings.
also appropriate because there is no group on the label that better ISHIZUKA, TOSHIAKI: In The Night CD (PSF 107) $18.00
sums up the PSF aesthetic -- breathtaking sounds of mystery that some- "Second solo album (the first was self-released a few years back) from
how never fail to move on a deeply human level. Experimentation and the dynamic Vajra drummer. The more diligent PSF linernote cata-
'progress' but possessed of a wide knowledge and love of all music and loguers amongst will doubtless also have noticed Ishizuka's long
a soul (if that that were not too much of a cliche). This fourth album involvement with folk-poet Kazuki Tomokawa's group, an involvement
see Vajra scaling yet higher peaks of collective individuality. I can only that dates back to the seventies. Back then Ishizuka was best known in
pray that both they and PSF continue to enlighten the world as to the Japan as part of the legendary ur-punk group Zuno Keisatsu. He is also
meaning of committed and genuine music for as long as (a few) ears the leader of the elegant cinematic (funnily enough) Cinorama, a fre-
remain open." -- Alan Cummings. quent collaborator with Kan Mikami, and all-round irrepressible drum-
TOMOKAWA, KAZUKI: Best Of 3CD (PSF 101/103) $54.00 slinger for hire. In the West, Ishizuka is probably best known for the
"PSF's first triple CD, celebrating 25 years (his recorded debut was in martial powerhouse thunderstorms he calls down with PSF supergroup
1974 on Toshiba-EMI) of musical activity by legendary 'sensitive' folk- Vajra, but, as this album shows, there's a lot more to him than plain old
singer Kazuki Tomokawa. In spite of his criminal lack of name-value in sweat and muscles. Complexly layered gong tones, bottomless toms,
the West, in a strange way it's entirely appropriate that PSF's first triple and a multi-varied rhythmic sense that is all his own. The whole thing
CD should be by Tomokawa. Painter, poet, singer, manual labourer, is shot through with a most appealing sense of fiercely still concentra-
gambler, actor, legendary drinker (and more recently, invaluable bicy- tion. This is one of the deepest and, dare we say it, most spiritually res-
cle-race tipster) -- Tomokawa is cut from a truly human, outsider cloth onant percussion records you're going to hear this year." -- Alan
they don't make anymore. The first CD is a compilation mostly Cummings.
focussing on the eight previous Tomokawa releases on PSF, but also MUSICA TRANSONIC: Swing Strong Mod CD (PSF 108) $18.00
including some tracks from earlier in his career. The second disk fea- The trio of : Asahito Nanjo (bass), Makoto Kawabata (guitar) & Tatsuya
tures unreleased excerpts from three live performances in 1976, `85, Yoshida (drums). "Latest two blasts from the hyper-productive Asahito
and '89. Quality on these is fairly rough in places, but as historical doc- Nanjo camp. Fifth album overall from the speed-fuck volume terrorists,
uments of blasted outsider-folk you are not going to see their like following up their last PSF release (PSF 098) which saw Keiji Haino
again. The final disk is 13 new tracks of heavily-accented symbolism, all cranking up his amp alongside the band. For this release, Nanjo has
recorded solo in Tomokawa's patented raw murmur/scream with guitar been strongarmed into tuning down his usual all-in-the-red speaker-
thrash-abuse. The only true inheritor of the Buckley mantle..." --Alan destruction mix -- and as a result, the full range of amazing punk inter-
Cummings play and crazed rhythmic invention is a hell of a lot easier to appreci-
MARGINAL CONSORT: Collective Improvisation CD (PSF 104) ate. Kawabata's soloing is a real standout this time around, hitting an
$18.00 eye-glazing fractured jazz style at times. No one's going to mistake him
"Gorgeous extended drone-n-clatter collective improvisation recorded for Pat Metheny though. . ." -- Alan Cummings
live on 10/18/97 at Asahi Square in Tokyo. Excerpted from a four-hour TOHO SARA: Mei Jou Tan Sho CD (PSF 109) $18.00
performance. Marginal Consort was the name chose for the reformed "The second album from one of Nanjo's most mysterious units, who
version of the East Bionic Symphony, yet another 'legendary' lost attempt an unearthly fusion of ethnic droning and rock methodology,
Japanese improvisation collective. The original group was a class pro- electric and acoustic vibrations. Edgy and unsettling heretical

donescapes that unconsciously silence the impulsive reconnaissance of MIKAMI, KAN: I’m The Only One Around CD (PSF 13) $18.00
pre-determined formats. It is thought that the members this time Great guitar/vocal acoustic zoner folk from this legend, his first release
around are the duo of Nanjo and Makoto Kawabata (of Musica on the label. Solo studio performances.
Transonic, Acid Mothers Temple et al)." -- Alan Cummings. Kawabata KADOTANI, MICHIO: Rotten Telepathies CD (PSF 14) $18.00
(Dholak, Hojok, Zurna, Algoza, Yörük, Kemenje, Mey, Sarangi, violin, This was a tribute CD of sorts to a late Japanese underground legend
viola, Blockflöte, harmonium, ching), Nanjo (cello, bassrecorder, China from the 70s, who never had anything officially released. His solo
gong, Hansho, bass, Eastern String, electronics, Sitar, Saz) & Mido music, as documented here, was fuzzy, aggressive, angular-punk-influ-
Mineko (organ). enced junk; at it’s best, a muzzy flair rears its head.
WHITE HEAVEN: Out CD (PSF 11) $18.00 FUSHITSUSHA: Double Live 2CD (PSF 15/16) $36.00
Finally reissued; this was one of the early PSF LP-only titles and had Keiji Haino's rock trio debuted to the world of recordings with a dou-
been out of print for a number of years. The debut recording by this ble live LP set (PSF 3/4 -- long deleted) and then followed it up with this
Tokyo psychedelic unit, it features scorching post-Cipollina guitar work one -- another double live set (completely different material). Mind
by Michio Kurihara, and is one of the flat out great rock records of the boggling guitar/bass/drums extensions from the heaviest rock band on
90s. planet earth. This 150 minute double-CD (wrapped in stunning all-
MIKAMI, KAN: CD BOX 13CD (PSF 110/122) $200.0 black cover) is one of the quintessential documents of the modern era.
A stunning 13 CD box set archiving the complete PSF works of Kan GASENETA: Sooner Or Later CD (PSF 17) $18.00
Mikami! Features his previous 9 albums for PSF, 1 new PSF CD (which Described as: “Legacy of Japanese late 70s legend. Frantic voice, over-
will be available separately as well, I believe) and 3 exclusive CDs only the-top distorted guitar, thunderous rhythm section made a killer
available in the box. Packaged similar to the Father Yod/Ya Ho Wha 13 garage sound. Gaseneta had inestimable influence on High Rise’s
box set on Captain Trip: 13 jewel case CDs in a 12" box, with a booklet sound (indeed, High Rise covered Gaseneta’s song in their early days.)”
of notes/photos/discography (mostly Japanese text, but English liner Recorded in 1978, this is really fried stuff, some of the most aggres-
notes by Alan Cummings as well). The nine previous PSF CDs are: 1) PSF sively gargled Japanese music (in a sorta acid-punk vein) ever wit-
13: I'm The Only One Around 2) PSF 20: Jo-You (Actress) 3) PSF 30: U.S.E. nessed.
4) PSF 44: Shichigatsu No Eiketsu (A Great Man Of July) 5) PSF 60: Jazz LOST AARAAFF: CD (PSF 18) $18.00
And Other Things 6) PSF 72: Dune 963 7) PSF 84: Touge No Syounin 8) Haino’s first band, recorded 1971; piano, percussion and vocals, from
PSF 97: Arashi Ame Arashi (Storms Rain Storms) 9) PSF 8002: Nanbu- his “influenced by Albert Ayler” period. Amazingly out performance.
Shiki The new PSF studio album is: 10) PSF 8004: 4,900,089,658 The BORBETOMAGUS: Live At Inroads CD (PSF 19) $18.00
exclusive archival CDs are: 11) PSF 120: Dear Jhon 12) PSF 121: Reissue of a long deleted cassette, live on 11/27/82, now only available
Piraniagundan-Wo-Utau (unreleased recordings from 1977) 13) PSF as Japanese CD. The sheer sonic purity of Borbetomagus' onslaught
122: Live (unreleased live material from 1994) From the liner notes: "It's makes them the only US artist worthy of a PSF release to date.
been thirty years since Kan Mikami first detonated on to Japan's folk MIKAMI, KAN: Jo-You (Actress) CD (PSF 20) $18.00
scene in the early seventies... The dark folk-nihilism of The Jacks, the Trademark rough, distorted folk-esque material that stands outside
towering feedback minimalism of Les Rallizes Denudes, free jazz con- parameters of time/space. 2nd release on the label.
vulsions by Masayuki Takayanagi and Kaoru Abe: this would be the YOSHIZAWA, MOTO: From The Faraway Nearby CD (PSF 21)
underground soundtrack to a frenzy of multi-layered far-out creativity $18.00
that seemed to overtake urban Japan in the late sixties and early sev- The long standing free improv “operator” developed a homemade 5
enties. Buiding on the groundwork of early pioneers, radical theatre- string bass and this is a solo recording of him playing it with the addi-
workers, dancers, film-makers, and artists mainlined the speed-adrena- tion of electronics and “quadruplexed” multitracking.
line cocktail of revolt. This was the background against which Mikami YOSHIZAWA/TAKEHISA KOSUGI/HARUNA MIYAKE, MOTO: Angels
strode large. Arriving in Tokyo from the bleak and distant northern Have Passed CD (PSF 22) $18.00
prefecture of Aomori, a place still rooted in shamanism, snowstorms, Trio improv; Yoshizawa playing 5 string bass, Kosugi on violin, and
and the powerful rustic blues of the tsugaru-jamisen tradition...Mikami Miyake on piano. A post-Cecil thirdstream air about it that’s real avant-
was suckled on the deep, dark blood of the north, his lyrics personal, classical. Fluxus member Kosugi was also a member of 70s legends Taj
angry, directly obscene, surreal, lurid as a cheap yakuza thriller (some Mahal Travellers.
of those early songs have been re-recorded specially for this box)... His HAINO, KEIJI: Affection CD (PSF 23) $18.00
reappearance (in the 90s) was a shock to many. Gone were the gleeful “This is another side of Haino. Full of dark and beautiful atmosphere.”
obscenities and colorful imagry of before, now his words were an A live solo performance from ‘91, vocals and guitar. Stunning folked-
uncompromising mandala of scattered personal images, overheard out passages elevate into new parameters of density. Truly peaked,
conversations, memories from decades past, elliptical invocations, satir- alien music.
ical observations, cultural references. Inscrutable and never explained, VA: Tokyo Flashback II CD (PSF 24) $18.00
but as true a glimpse into another living soul as you're ever likely to High Rise (w/ Haino singing), White Heaven, Ghost, Fushitsusha (raging
get. And still sung in Japan's most uniquely powerful voice -- thrilling, cover of a song by the Jacks — mythical Japanese 60s garage band),
effortlessly emotional, soaring from a silky whisper to a rasping Marble Sheep & a totally thrilling cut by Kousokuya. Etc.
scream. Mikami remains where he has always been. A singer unlike any HIGH RISE: Dispersion CD (PSF 26) $18.00
other, a poet-songwriter of stunning insight, a true colossus. Long may Third album. Studio recordings of severe-grunge extendo guitar
he continue to reign." -- Alan Cummings." anthems in a most identifiable style.
VA: Tokyo Flashback I CD (PSF 12) $18.00 SATO, MICHIHIRO: Works Of CD (PSF 28) $18.00
This is a good and obvious place to start with the Poor Strong Factory Playing the ancient instrument Tsugaru-Shamisen (3 strings) w/ temple-
(P.S.F. -- originally stood for Psychedelic Speed Freaks, which was the floating power. Sato is perhaps best known for his NY downtown col-
name High Rise first used for their group) label — unquestionably the laboration album produced by Zorn (Hat Art 6015), but here you can
best, weirdest, wildest currently ongoing label in Japan. Exclusive hear his genius minus the interruptions. Beautiful, unique transport.
tracks by Ghost, Fushitsusha, White Heaven, High Rise, are here & the TOMOKAWA, KAZUKI: Fault Of Flowers CD (PSF 29) $18.00
68 minutes of overloaded distortion and simple, modern, psych-under- “Legendary singer-songwriter similar to Kan Mikami, but more sensi-
ground destruction going on here is honestly breathtaking. First of 4 tive like Tim Buckley. This is solo recording beyond the long blank.”
volumes (to date), all editions of Tokyo Flashback are worth investigat- First of 7 albums for PSF; it's tends to be very difficult to drag western-
ing. ers into Tomokawa's insanely wired world, but once attached, his music
has breathtaking depth and charge. With lyrics and liner notes (by ground story. This CD features unreleased material by the master, from
Mikami Kan) translated to English. 1970. The sound is heavy improv, with Takayangi’s explosive feedback
MIKAMI, KAN: U.S.E. CD (PSF 30) $18.00 wail in prominent display. As fine an introduction to his music as you
His 3rd for PSF. “Kan has perfected a form he calls Japanese Blues, but could hope for (most of his albums from the 60s & 70s are impossible
every album he has made over the past 20 years has raised it to a new to track down).
height of creative intensity... regulars come back year after year to hear DISLOCATION: Peak to Peak CD (PSF 42) $18.00
songs that are raucous, splendiferous, surreal, Japan Itself, both image Underground improvisation saxophone/noise-electronics band, in a
and critique. The words are sometimes soft, as limp and multidimen- vague Borbetomagus-vein.
sional as Dali watches, other times razor sharp, slicing through the TOMOKAWA, KAZUKI: Playing With Phantom CD (PSF 43) $18.00
screen of conventional morality. And the triumphant voice! Like grav- Studio recording, with a great avant-bent acoustic backing band (fea-
el scratching on a riverbead, a crow and then an eagle, screaming out turing bass, cello, percussion) to go along with Tomokawa’s trademark
of range, then soft and mellow, silky and sublime. There's nothing like guitar and vocals.
it in Japan. And there’s no rival to Mikami Kan anywhere else, MIKAMI, KAN: Shichigatsu No Eiketsu (A Great Man Of July) CD
either.”— Drew Stroud. (PSF 44) $18.00
NIJIUMU: Era of Sad Wings CD (PSF 31) $18.00 4th release of intense guitar/vocal exorcism for PSF. From Alan
Nijiumu is the performance group of Keiji Haino. Here his reverb Cummings’ liner notes: “Haino Keiji has said that Mikami is the only
drenched voice careens over a wash of unearthly electronics into a holy person he trusts to sing in his place.”
storm of late night moan and non-conventional-human atmosphere. HAINO/PHILLIPS/TOYOZUMI: Two Strings Will Do It CD (PSF 45)
"Collaboration of various acoustic instruments and electric effects. $18.00
Present-day medieval music!" A trio improvisation between Haino (guitar), Barre Phillips (bass), and
BERTOIA, HARRY: Unfolding CD (PSF 32) $18.00 Sabu Toyozumi (percussion), recorded in 1991. Four tracks of sparse,
“Ambient and strange atmosphere” from the late sound sculptor. This very free-form improv, more in the FMP or Incus mode.
reissues two of this American genius's many self-released LPs as a great ABE, KAORU: 1972.4.11 CD (PSF 46) $18.00
public service. His "sounding sculptures" consist of "ranks of tall slen- 3 solo alto sax improv-screech sessions from '72. "Another side of Abe.
der rods, placed either upright or at special slants in rectangular for- Warm and tenderly sounds. This is also previously unreleased."
mations. These metallic faces are not rigid, but 'give' when stroked -- YOSHIZAWA/MOTOTERU TAKAGI, MOTO: Deep Sea/Abyss Duo
at the same time releasing lingering musical chords of a weirdly haunt- 1969 CD (PSF 47) $18.00
ing nature." "Precious document of early Japanese improvised music scene.
TOMOKAWA, KAZUKI: Beauty Without Mercy CD (PSF 33) $18.00 Tensional performance of heavy sounds from reeds and bass."
2nd Tomokawa CD on PSF, a reissue of a 1985 masterpiece. More of his MIKAMI/KAZUKI TOMOKAWA, KAN: Goen CD (PSF 49) $18.00
aggressive and inspired folk. "Lyrical screaming vocal with band sound. Live record by these two legendary members of the Japanese 70's
The one and only!" singer/songwriter/guitarist school, with their combined gruff, emotion-
VA: Tokyo Flashback III CD (PSF 34) $18.00 al styles. Starts out as solo Mikami, than joined by Tomokawa and a
All unreleased material by White Heaven, Fushitsusha (w/ an amazing- larger ensemble. Both of these guys have been resurrected career-wise
ly dense live track), Ghost, Mahel Shalal Hash Baz, Shizuka, Uchu by PSF, in a pretty impressive way.
Engine, Sweet & Honey, Overhang Party, Kumo to Hae, Daiichi- FUSHITSUSHA: Pathetique CD (PSF 50) $18.00
Hakkensha, etc. The 4th overall release by Keiji Haino's Fushitsusha group (following
CHE-SHIZU: Nazareth CD (PSF 35) $18.00 the Double Live LP (PSF 3/4), Double Live CD (PSF 15/16) and Allegorical
Live material from Chie Mukai’s group, recorded in 1981, who play Misunderstanding (Avant 008). This has 4 long tracks, 74 minutes of
“ambient psychedelic music... includes Tori Kudo, leader of Maher music; stylistically it's in the heavy over the top guitar trio mode a la
Shalal Hash Baz.” PSF 15/16 and absolutely the dream Fushitsusha release that everybody
TOMOKAWA, KAZUKI: Live Manda-la Special CD (PSF 36) $18.00 was waiting for. Packed again in a gorgeous black fold out, with a first:
3rd Tomokawa (Buckley-esque folk legend) release on PSF, a collection English lyric translations.
of live performances. HIRANO, GO: Distance LP (PSF 51) $28.00
HAINO, KEIJI: Watashi-Dake? CD (PSF 38) $18.00 Curious, beautifully produced violin, guitar and electronics improvisa-
Much needed reissue of the first solo Haino, a self-released album from tions, vaguely referable to the Organum school of music. Only on vinyl,
1980. This is an incredible record, guitar and voice and the extreme perfor whatever reason.
sonal depth that every Haino release exudes. This CD adds an unbe- SHIZUKA: CD (PSF 52) $18.00
lievably good 28 minute previously unreleased track that is possibly the Debut release by this band, previously heard on Tokyo Flashback III.
single greatest guitar overload blow-out of all time. An absolute must. Pretty great 3 piece rock bank, with exquisite female vocals by Shizuka;
CINORAMA: Three Lies And Ding at 5 O'Clock CD (PSF 39) $18.00 some tracks are in a darkish, somber range with piano and cello
“New project featuring Toshi (ex-Brain Police — legendary 70s embellishment, others have staggering, practically Haino-esque fuzz
Japanese cult group). Great complex avant garde sound with female guitar throughout. Their more recent 2nd CD is on the Persona Non
vocal.” Weird, most outright “progressive” band on PSF, and pretty Grata label.
interesting to hear. CHE-SHIZU: A Journey CD (PSF 53) $18.00
ABE, KAORU: Solo 72 CD (PSF 40) $18.00 2nd CD by this group featuring Chie Mukai. The sound is a very
The late Kaoru Abe is a legend in the Japanese free Jazz underground, advanced, mature/classic form of “rock,” with guitars, piano, bass,
who died at the age of 29 over a decade ago. A few years ago the DIW drums and streaming, evocative vocals from Mukai. Hard to classify,
label issued a fairly astounding 10 Volumes of his solo improv (his main there’s a non-cliched slant to their music that one almost never experi-
instrument is alto sax, which he plays in a very free-form style). I believe ences in the horrific corridors of near-rock. Surreal dreamscapes, per-
he was friends with Haino (who wrote liner notes for Vol 6 of that fectly realized.
series), although there are no available recordings of them together. YOSHIZAWA, MOTO: Empty Hats CD (PSF 54) $18.00
TAKAYANAGI/NEW DIRECTION, MASAYUKI: Call In Question CD 1994 recording for solo electric vertical five strings bass, one of
(PSF 41) $18.00 Yoshizawa’s personal inventions, a terrain previously explored on PSF 8
Takayanagi is the premier free-guitarist legend in the Japanese under- & 22. The sound here is small, noisy interludes and quirky improv, very

quietly recorded & tough to really get into. CINORAMA: Garden, The Garden CD (PSF 63) $18.00
YOSHIZAWA, MOTO: Cracked Mirrors CD (PSF 55) $18.00 2nd album for the label. Cinorama is a trio, made up of Toshiaki
Reissue of a fantastic solo bass album from 1975. With tracks dedicat- Ishizuka (percussion, piano, synthesizer; also member of Vajra), Sachiyo
ed to Steve Lacy, Barre Phillips and others, this is bowed, flowing high- Sakata (vocal, clarinet, flute, jews harp, ocarina) & Hiromichi Sakamoto
er-key music for the spheres and probably the most interesting (cello, musical saw, auto harp, kalimba, musicbox). They are also joined
Yoshizawa document to date. Not to be dismissed as a mere "solo by Haino on one track as well (voice, maracas). Together they create a
bass" album. mysterious haze of pastoral sound, a mysterious progressive-folk
ABE TRIO, KAORU: Shinjuku CD (PSF 56) $18.00 hybrid that is full of alien intuition and knowledge. One of the
Earliest recordings yet released by the late/great alto sax player of the unknown monsters in the ever-expanding PSF catalog of real music.
Japanese underground, from March 1970, in a bs/drums trio setting. TAKAHASHI, AYUO: Private Tapes 1985-1995 CD (PSF 64) $18.00
Two long, powerful, exploratory improv blast-outs. If you’re into Ayler- First release on the label by the son of avant garde pianist Yuji
like stamina displays, here’s your lost man. Takahashi, and a one-time member of Fushitsusha. "20 tracks self-
TAKAYANAGI/NEW DIRECTION, MASAYUKI: Live Independence recorded over a period of 10 years. Sound-wise it's enticing mixture of
CD (PSF 57) $18.00 Hammill-ish progressive rock, dark folk, medieval-influenced instru-
Another previously unreleased archive release from Takayanagi, the mentation and some almost Xpressway-like singer-songwriter stuff
premier Japanese free-guitar stylist. Recorded live in 1970, waves of (entirely in English). Influenced by Arabian, Celtic and Chinese court
trademark feedback abound, but also some more serene segments music, James Joyce, biwa music (the traditional accompaniment played
with flute, freedom atmospherics, etc. Not as overwhelmingly brain- by blind musicians to recitations of Japanese epic poetry), Richard
bombing as his previous release on the label (PSF 41), but definitely Thompson and Joao Giberto; impressive stuff. "
another important piece in the crucial documentation of Takayanagi’s TOMOKAWA, KAZUKI: Shibuya Appia Document CD (PSF 65)
career. $18.00
TOHO SARA: Eastern Most 1-7 CD (PSF 58) $18.00 Tomokawa's 7th release for PSF consists of live performances recorded
Described as a Japanese Underground shamanistic avant garde music in 1993-95 at Shibuya Apia. He plays acoustic guitar and sings through-
outfit, Toho Sara is a new trio featuring Nanjo (High Rise), playing an out, with only minor backing on piano or accordion. The power of
assortment of instruments like cello, flute, bass recorder, china gong, musical performance demonstrated here is typically staggering;
tabla, bass, piri, oboe, harmonium, vibes, kei, biwa, shakujo, viola, vio- Tomokawa's guitar playing is purely invigorating and intense (as phys-
lin, hansho, etc. “A mystery group ala Third Ear Band. Mystic music ical as acoustic playing can get), and his voice is a towering outlet; an
with ancient instruments.” emotional songform beyond all international limits.
TOMOKAWA, KAZUKI: Dance A Bonodori Alone CD (PSF 59) ABE, KAORU: Mokuyobi No Yoru CD (PSF 66) $18.00
$18.00 Aka: Thursday Evening 1972. Three solo alto sax improv pieces from
5th CD on PSF by Tomokawa; including Moto Yoshizawa (bass) and 1972. This is the 3rd disc of solo Abe work on PSF. When you're talking
Toshi Ishizuka (perc.; Cinorama). Emotionally flayed acoustic chant about sheets of sound-motion, little can approach this stuff; waves of
exorcisms by a master; English listeners who’ve had trouble getting shimmering sound build repeatedly, essential if you're into a certain
into Tomokawa might want to try again here; this is avant-folk expres- kind of blare. Supposedly there is a feature film out in Japan about
sion like little you’ve ever heard before, and the opening track (title Abe and his cult status, which also features Keiji Haino (playing him-
track) would have to go on any best of PSF sampler you’d want to put self).
together. ABE, KAORU: Jazz Bed CD (PSF 67) $18.00
MIKAMI, KAN: Jazz And Other Things CD (PSF 60) $18.00 Duo performance from 1971, featuring percussionist Yamazaki (best
5th album for the label, and another astounding visionary triumph for known for his 20 year association with the late guitarist Masayuki
the emotionally bursting singer/guitarist. The second track here, where Takayanagi in the revolutionary New Directions Ensemble).
Mikami enunciates just one word over and over, is one of the most spi- HAINO, KEIJI: 21st Century Hard-y-Guide-y Man CD (PSF 68)
rally, physically stroked tracks in the extensive PSF catalog (we’re only $18.00
talking about the world’s most aesthetically perfect record label). "Solo hurdy-gurdy improvisations. Haino has long been a fan of
“Mikami is the blues; pure uncut humanity and universal force that medieval music, which is one of the few places where the hurdy-gurdy
don’t need no words — you going to tell me you didn’t understand a makes an appearance. It's a pity that the instrument isn't more used
single word of Blind Willie Johnson’s 'Dark Was the Night,' or Loren since it has great possibilities for higher-minded multiple drones that
Mazzacane’s early moaning, or even Ayler’s soul scream? Mikami’s got can vary in sound from a high-pitched violin-like scraping and squeal-
a voice, a soul, and a guitar and you should be able to deal with those.” ing to deep quaking resonances. The beauty of the instrument is that
— Alan Cummings. Comes with English notes and lyric translations. you can combine the various drones to build up a multi-layered
MUSICA TRANSONIC: Introducing.....Musica Transonic! CD (PSF effect...He's been experimenting with them over the past year or so in
61) $18.00 various permutations -- solo, with Fushitsusha, with Vajra and in duos
Debut CD by a Tokyo supergroup featuring Asahito Nanjo (High Rise) with other musicians. The sounds produced have ranged from gentle
on bass, Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins) on drums, and Hajime Kawabata (Toho accompaniment to a dense brain-altering fug that blows everyone else
Sara) on guitar. Totally distorted monster heaviness in an early High off stage...Five tracks of beautiful late-night drones, suffused with
Rise meets Ruins mode. Essential. instantly recognizable Haino atmosphere of mystery." --Alan
VAJRA: Tsugaru CD (PSF 62) $18.00 Cummings.
Vajra is a new trio made up of Kan Mikami (vocals, guitar), Keiji Haino VA: Tokyo Flashback IV CD (PSF 69) $18.00
(vocals, guitar) & Toshi Ishizuka (percussion; ex-Brain Police, currently Features Haino (solo vina), Musica Transonic, Shizuka, High Rise,
with Cinorama & Tomokawa's group). "The name Vajra is a sanskrit Broomdusters, Pukapuka Brians, On-na Kodomo (female voice/bass/vio-
word which has many meanings, including 'outsiders' and 'those peo- lin ecstasy), Akiyama-Sugimoto (psych-blues deconstruction), Kakashi,
ple with the power to change an era.' Tsugara refers to an area in the Construction (acid-punk extensions), Psychedelic Crazy Horse (jazz-
far north of Japan, which has given birth to many of Japan's most psych guitar trio improv), Hikyo String Quintet (another Taku Sugimoto
powerfully unique musicians, writers and performers (it is also project; world transporting string density). Typically non-compromised
Mikami's birthplace). This CD represents an improvised studio perfor- view of interesting music out of Tokyo.
mance of unprecedented force and musical empathy. Ferocious, bleak, IMAI, KAZUO: How Will We Change? CD (PSF 70) $18.00
beautiful and inspiring -- the true soul of Japanese spirituality!" Solo improvisations for viola da gamba, gut guitar, electric guitar & live
electronics. "Imai's resume places him firmly at the centre of Japan's laborator of Barre's canniness he shows just how wild a field of sound
free improvisation scene. He studied for 13 years under the guidance he can summon up and control. Phillips is always a joy to hear in the
of late guitarist Masayuki Takayanagi, and played on occasion with the relatively unconfined solo and duo space, where his technique can be
New Direction ensemble. He was the only graduate of Takayanagi's given full room to flourish. This is just a beautiful release, lots of room
infamously tough private music school; in addition he was a student of for both performers to move, nonstop inventiveness, emotional com-
Takehisa Kosugi and participated in Kosugi's 'legendary' pioneering munication beyond works (even some humour!). Oh yeah, and the
multi-media improv unit, The Taj Mahal Travellers. He also made live recorded debut of Barre's vocal technique." --A. Cummings.
appearances with groups such as East Bionic Symphonia and the Kosugi PHILLIPS/MOTOHARU YOSHIZAWA, BARRE: Uzu CD (PSF 75)
Quartet.... the ghost of Takayanagi especially hovers over Imai's impro- $18.00
visations for acoustic guitar. His work on the viola da gamba displays "Two of the world's master freeform bassists in a lush textural show-
an amazing sense of control over technique and pure sound, coupled down. 25 years ago Moto Yoshizawa and Barre Phillips began playing
with a very enticing emotional intensity. And for all you loud guitar solo bass improvisations. They are now recognized as two of the most
freaks, Imai also reveals a love of volume and distortion in his work on unique voices in the world of freeform playing. This is their first ever
electric guitar." duo recording. Yoshizawa's otherworldly circling electric soundscapes
HIRANO, GO: Reflection Of Dreams CD (PSF 71) $18.00 collide and fuse with Phillips' mastery of acoustic human textures in an
2nd album for PSF, that is nearly an all-solo affair, with Hirano playing orgy of sensitivity, pure inventiveness, whatever...A crystallization of a
piano, pianica, organ, whindchime, glockenspiel, percussion, voice. quarter of a century's freedom." -- A. Cummings.
"...a compilation of 14 short tracks recorded between 1990 and 1995. MUSICA TRANSONIC: 2nd CD (PSF 76) $18.00
There is a genuine late-night quality to most of the tracks -- delicate, 2nd album by the trio of Tatsuya Yoshida (Ruins), Asahito Nanjo (High
almost hesitant in places, gorgeously lyrical in others -- a real contrast Rise) & Hajime Kawabatat (Toho Sara). "Improvised heavy psychedelia
to the buzzing harshness of his last album. I'd almost be tempted to from the Magnificent Three. If you've heard the staggering first album
use the word ambient to describe a lot of this album, but that word has by this PSF supergroup then you'll know what to expect. Basically, more
become particularly debased of late... and besides, there is a quality of of the same. Totally over the top, utterly stupid, hugely inventive, loud
surreal, dreamlike naivete to Hirano's works that's thousands of miles and obnoxious -- in other words, just what you need. the sound has
away from most purveyors of fleaty textures... puzzling, but good." -- been slightly cleaned up this time, so you can hear a bit more of what
Alan Cummings. is going on."
HIRANO, GO: Reflection Of Dreams LP (PSF 71 LP) $32.00 VAJRA: Ring CD (PSF 77) $18.00
Ltd. vinyl version for fanatics of the 2nd Go Hirano album (CD released "Second album from the amazing supergroup of Haino, Mikami and
a couple months ago). Nearly an all-solo affair of pure meditative Ishitsuka Toshi (from Cinorama, etc.). Following on from last year's
genius, with Hirano playing piano, pianica, organ, whindchime, glock- Tsugaru, this is a lot closer to Vajra's stunning live sound. Ishitsuka's
enspiel, percussion, voice. martial power drumming provides the perfect foundation for Haino's
MIKAMI, KAN: Dune 963 CD (PSF 72) $18.00 soaring, roaring flights into the infinite abyss, which in turn combine
Sixth solo album for PSF. "There's not really a lot to say about Japan's in rare grace and (sub) conscious empathy with Mikami's improvised
most powerful singer-songwriter of the post-war generation. He is sim- vocals (Mikami sings entirely in his native Tsugaru dialect which is total-
ply one of the most unique artists you're ever likely to hear (or not). ly incomprehensible to speakers of regular Japanese). The raw inven-
This CD sees the shaven-headed powerhouse in a slightly more pensive tion and communication here are honestly on a par with anything you
mode than the previous Jazz, and Other Things -- there's a warmer, care to think of. There's something very very special about this group -
gorgeous semi-acoustic glow to the proceedings (at least compared to - three masters at the peak of their powers, playing with total com-
the last outings full electric attack). Some amazing Tsugaru tongue- mitment, total sensitivity, total passion."
action too. It's still not too late to remedy your ignorance re: one of the BROTZMANN/KEIJI HAINO, PETER: Evolving Blush Or Driving
contemporary world's original truth-tellers. You need this." --Alan Original Sin CD (PSF 79) $18.00
Cummings. Studio recordings of duets for reeds (Brotzmann) and vocals (Haino).
YAMADA, CHISATO: Fantastic World CD (PSF 73) $18.00 "Texture and rhythm; restraint and release; space and fullness.
"PSF debut by Chisato Yamada, the godfather of Tsugaru Jamisen (the Brotzmann senior toured Japan in April this year, and exceedingly
traditional three-stringed folk instrument from the north of Japan -- memorable shows were played with Fushitsusha and Evan Parker
also played by Zorn hero Michihiro Sato). Here Yamada's amazingly amongst others. You couldn't be there, but luckily he also found time
vibrant, percussive attack and spirit power are featured in two avant to step into the studio with Keiji Haino. This is the result, and a most
settings. Two tracks recorded late last year feature Keiji Haino on gui- worthy addition to Haino's on-going duo series (previous collabora-
tar and percussion, amply fulfilling Kan Mikami's prediction that these tions with Barre Phillips and Chiato Yamada) it is indeed. Brotzmann's
two masters would create a fuckin' immense music if they ever met. style of late has tended to hold in check all that legendary ferocity, and
The other three tracks are a suite for contemporary flute/percussion the occasional outburst sounds all the more powerful for the sur-
trio and tsugaru-jamisen, composed by Ken'ei Sasamori, recorded in rounding restraint. His use of space has developed into something real-
1978 and promptly lost for the next 17 years. Yamada is a true out-only special, and it is here where the link with Haino is perhaps the
the-edge innovator, and these classic recordings prove that his experi- strongest. With a number of dates behind them the sense of telepath-
mental leanings have a long history. Yamada's age (he's now in his six- ic communion and empathy between Haino and Brotzmann on this
ties) has only served to increase his unique power and authority. An release is almost tangible. Two contemporary 'legends' at the peak of
essential, and too little known voice!" their powers. A superb exhibition of controlled alchemy." --Alan
PHILLIPS/KEIJI HAINO, BARRE: Etchings In The Air CD (PSF 74) Cummings.
$18.00 AMM: From A Strange Place CD (PSF 80) $18.00
A crazed, unique duo album, with Haino on vocals only, and Phillips on "Undisputed deans of the meta-music, captured live on their first ever
bass and vocals. "Barre was in Tokyo recently for a couple of workshops tour of Japan in October 1995. After 30 years of AMMusic there's very
and performances, and managed to make it into the studio for a fol- little left to be said about the group. Suffice to say that this is more of
low-up to Two Strings Will Do It (PSF 45). Haino's vocal work, as their totally committed style of pure improvisation, scaling new
opposed to his actual singing of identifiable 'words' hasn't had that heights of non-derivativeness. Music created with a piercing awareness
much recorded exposure of late, but here given the space and a col- of place and time, once created never to be repeated, even by them-

selves. This set was marked by an extreme level of quietness, a grap- CD (PSF 82) $18.00
pling with silence and subtle vibration, and their mastery of instanta- "Eighth CD on PSF from the true master of unalloyed humanity and
neous technique. An instant captured. Gone yet living." The trio of possessed song-spirit. Too many underground dilletantes are unable to
Prevost (perc.), Rowe (guitar) and Tilbury (piano). deal with the idea of 'song' per se, pinning their faith in some nebu-
MIKAMI/HE YON/ISHITSUKA/SATOH: Fu-kon CD (PSF 8001) $18.00 lous idea of 'improvisation' as the only touchstone of musical worth.
"Historically, the relations between Japan and its closest neighbors Thus the complete unacceptance of Tomokawa outside of Japan. But,
have not been among the smoothest in the international arena. For a for real unlimited minds with open ears there's beauty that Tomokawa
long time there was a blanket ban on Japanese culture of any sort manages to wring from every possessed note and syllable. Life-on-the-
being sold in Korea, and cultural exchanges were by necessity greatly line-every-time, emotionally transcendent playing doesn't get any bet-
limited. There have been notable underground exceptions, such as uni- ter than this!"
versity performances by theatrical renegade Kara Juro (who also KONITZ, LEE: Unaccompanied Live In Yokohama CD (PSF 83)
brought back Korean musicians and actors to play at this performances $18.00
in Tokyo). Now there is another to add to that list. Female Korean per- "Altoist Lee Konitz toured Japan in Oct/'96 and he touched bass with
cussionist and vocalist Shin He Yon met up with THE leading voice of musicians such as Keiji Haino, koto virtuoso Kazue Sawai, Kazuhisa
emotionally-saturated Japanese outsider art-folk Kan Mikami at a fes- Uchihashi of Altered States, Seiichi Yamamoto of the Boredoms, etc.
tival in Iwaki in 1997. With similar oral shamanic cultural backgrounds This is Konitz's first solo disc in 22 years (and it also features him in a
the two immediately hit it off, played together, and they were easily duo with Takayanagi pupil Kazuo Imai, who has a startling solo CD on
coaxed into the studio to lay down some tracks of transcendent cul- PSF: How Will We Change? -- PSF 70). The first five tracks here are a 45
tural detente. Kan gets to sing his soul out in Korean (not that you're minute solo medley, which displays Konitz's unique structural sense
going to be able to tell the difference), Shin croons with a beautiful and refined tone. Konitz is far more ignored in underground circles
cracked edge to her voice and then drums up a storm, and countercul- than he should be -- the last living reminder of the Tristano groups of
tural icons Ishitsuka (drummer of Japan's first underground rock band the forties, and along with Eric Dolphy an examplar of the heights that
Zuno Keisatus, longtime Kazuki Tomokawa collaborator, Vajra stal- individualisitic, non-standard (read: non-free) improvisation can aspire
wart), and Satoh (Shamisen maverick with Zorn-connections) get to to."
sketchin the backgrounds. There's a hard-to-articulate perfect sense of MIKAMI, KAN: Touge No Syounin CD (PSF 84) $18.00
acid-folk looseness to this record. Rarely has Kan's voice been given "7th solo PSF album. This CD sees the shaven-headed powerhouse in a
such a sympathetically warm setting. Shin is the ideal counterpoint, similar pensive mode to the previous Dune 963 -- there's a warm, gor-
both on vocals and heavy percussion." -- Alan Cummings. geous semi-acoustic glow to the proceedings (at least compared to the
TOMOKAWA, KAZUKI: Sora No Sakana (Sky Fish) CD (PSF 8003) full electric attack of earlier albums like Jazz, and Other Things. Some
$18.00 amazing vocal-action as ever, too. It's still not too late to remedy your
"Latest album from Tomokawa -- Japan's other greatest underground ignorance re: one of the contemporary world's true original truth-
folk singer, not to mention accomplished poet and painter, inveterate tellers."
on-stage drunk, and now successful bicycle-race tipster. Eight new WILHELM, MIKE: Live in Tokyo CD (PSF 85) $18.00
tracks of deeply zoned, uniquely identifiable, pure folk-soul communi- "Ex-Charlatans, ex-Flaming Groovies, ex-Mainliners psych-folk guitarist
cation, that range from melodies of limpid beauty, to sudden plunges and vocalist Mike Wilhelm has always been a big hero around
into viciously hammered guitar, that voice rising, now screaming, and PSF/Modern Music, so when we heard that he was coming over to
cracking into violent fragments as the other instruments following into Japan to play a couple of shows at the beginning of January this year
a flailing and cathartic rhythmic purge. On Sora No Sakana, Tomokawa we jumped at the chance to do a live record. Wilhelm has had a long
returns to some familiar obsessions -- the possibilities of the nursery and interesting career at the fringes of the American music scene, and
rhyme form, musical settings for the poems of Japan's tragic symbolist his few solo records have been released on minor labels and have seen
poet Chuya Nakahara (in the '70s Tomokawa recorded an entire album a lot less distribution and appreciation than they deserve. This is Mike's
of Nakahara's poems), and deceptively opaque natural imagery. At the first live CD, and it showcases an intimate gig in front of an apprecia-
centre of each song is Tomokawa's acoustic guitar and unmistakable tive audience. Resonant guitar and simple vocals, echoing with a rare
voice, augmented with an unusually resourceful and sympathetic inner strength and drunken weariness."
group of longterm collaborators (including Toshi Ishitsuka from Vajra). HALLELUJAHS: Niku O Kuraite Chikai O Tateyo CD (PSF 87) $18.00
A unique individualist talent worthy of more support." -- Alan "Hallelujahs were a band led by Shinji Shibayama, during the mid-
Cummings eighties. This was their sole album, released in 1986 in an edition of
URABE, MASAYOSHI: Solo CD (PSF 81) $18.00 300 on Shibayama's fledgling ORG Records label. ORG went on to
New CD issue of what was previously a limited LP-only PSF release. release some great records by Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Reiko Kudo and
"Urabe is doutless an unknown name to most of you. Here's the beef - Love Beach (Shibayama's current dream-pop psych band). Musically,
- he's a young (well, thirty one) alto saxophonist. Born in Tokyo, he first pop psych is about as close as I'm going to want to get to a description
took up the alto sax in 1985, mostly concentrating on solo work. In of what they do. There's something about this record that's hard to get
recent years his base of operations has been the famous Kidoairaki Art a grip on. It seems to float on layers of melody rather than rhythm, and
Hall (which also played host to Masayki Takayanagi in his later years), in places it has an incomparable start of autumn melancholic atmos-
just down the road from the Modern Music shop. This album was phere. Subtle, but a grower if you give it enough time. Part of yet
recorded there on May 22nd of this year. I believe that this is his first another invisible Japanese scene."--Alan Cummings. Shinji Shibayama
release. Urabe basically concentrates on the releationship between (vocal, guitar, synthesizer, bass, piano etc.), Chie Mukai (kokyu), Idiot
sound and silence, and those mysterious spaces in between ('ma'). All (guitar, vocal, drums, tape effects), Koji Soga (bass, bass sitar) etc.
extraneous notes/sounds are stripped away, leaving Urabe with a very VAJRA: Sichisiki CD (PSF 88) $18.00
minimal (though strong) sound. High keening notes, sparkling clusters Third PSF album (aka The Seventh Consciousness) from the trio of Kan
of notes hand in space, enfolding and defining. This is great, adven- Mikami, Keiji Haino & Toshi Ishitsuka. "This album, in contrast to the
turous alto work, not immediately comparable to anyone else -- and previous two, features Mikami only on vocals. The absence of his
pretty distant from the work of other Japanese altoists like Tamio rhythm guitar totally alters the dynamic of the group, moving the
Shiraishi or the late Kaoru Abe. Looks like PSF may well have unearthed focus to Haino's guitar and Ishitsuka's martial, textured drumming.
another great individual talent." -- Alan Cummings. Anguished vocals, eruptions of black fire from Haino, drifting deep-
TOMOKAWA, KAZUKI: Zeiniku Na Asa (Fat in The Morning Light) space echoscapes, stumbling blues. Vajra have a sound totally unlike
any other group's -- and as a result they are an unsettling, weird listen. Musically this record is going to moisten a few gussets around the
As essential as their previous two." globe. Deep-space synth-float signalling, cosmic voices, drugged trick-
CHE-SHIZU: Live 1996 CD (PSF 89) $18.00 ery, and whirlpools of churning percussion topped with Kawabata`s
"Third PSF release for the otherworldly lo-fi psych-pop group, led by trademark speed psycho guitar, all recorded with at speaker-destroying
Japanese underground pin-up/muse Chie Mukai. There's something fuzz level. Track titles like 'Zen Feedbacker', 'Amphetamine A GoGo',
unidentifiably unique and unsettlingly lyrical about Ché Shizu's 'Satori LSD', and the 20 minute 'Speed Guru' should tell the cognoscen-
records, a quality hardly ever found in other groups that flirt with the ti all they need to know. 'Recorded under the influence of the teach-
edges of 'rock'. There's a fascinating atonality to the sound of her ings of the Acid Mothers Temple, and of internalized psychedelic
kokyu, a sound that exists in between the cracks of organized tones states.'"
and rhythm. The group's approach is undoubtedly best served by live- GAYLE, CHARLES: Solo in Japan CD (PSF 94) $18.00
recordings, and this collects 13 of the best from their '96 gigs, includ- "Modern sax legend and presumed bearer of the hallowed flame of
ing a couple of traditional British ballads. Beautiful and haunting Black American free jazz made his first ever trip to Japan in July of this
music." -- Alan Cummings year. He played 9 or so mostly solo (although he did play with Keiji
KOSOKUYA/MASAYOSHI URABE: The Dark Spot CD (PSF 90) Haino, and Japanese free-drum stalwart Sabu Toyozumi) gigs around
$18.00 the country to much applause from the cognoscenti. He seemed slight-
"Masters of inner space rock meet long breathed king of eruptive ly bewildered by the whole experience. This is a document of one of
silence. Kosokuya are one of Japan's most mysterious psychedelic rock those solo gigs. Five tracks, fifty-eight minutes. Four of the tracks fea-
groups with an obscure history dating back to the late 70s. A previous ture Gayle on alto, the final one on piano - his original instrument
self-released LP in an edition of 400 copies set rumours flying, but very before he took up the sax. Long-time fans of Gayle's sax pyrotechnics
few actually ever got to hear it. That situation was remedied by a live are going to be slightly surprised by these recordings -- that raging,
CD on FE which showcased their mesmerizing brand of heavy, weirdly- barely in-control, going-through-the-wall sound has been tempered
timed psych rock. Since that release the band have had all kinds of per- down, to produce four meditative spirituals that still burn inwardly
sonnel problems including the departure of long-suffering with a smouldering intensity. Gayle never had the cleanest of tones,
vocalist/bassist Mik and percussionist Takahashi... Masayohsi Urabe is but the low-volume intimacy of these recordings allows you appreciate
the staggering young altoist who had his debut LP released on PSF last ever slur, slap and grunt -- like having him playing in your living-room.
year (PSF 81). His music deconstructs all boundaries between sound An examplary solo sax (plus some nice blurry piano) album by one of
silence with a magnificent hoarse tone -- uncategorizable individual the contemporary masters." -- Alan Cummings
music. This CD was recorded at one of the first gigs played late last year YOSHIZAWA, MOTOHARU: Play Unlimited CD (PSF 95) $18.00
by Kosokuya's new line-up. Outstanding work, not necessarily reminis- "Yoshizawa is beyond doubt one of the most important, yet unknown,
cent of anything other than itself. Great sensitive + heavy playing, love- giants of Japanese free improvisation. He has been playing for forty
ly vocal action from Kaneko and Urbabe's unique atmospherics." years and was a leading figure in the Japanese free jazz scene of the
MUSICA TRANSONIC: The World Of Musica Transonic CD (PSF 91) late sixties and early seventies, both in his own (undocumented) trio,
$18.00 and in groups with such groundbreakers as Masayuki Takayanagi,
"Third PSF album. If you haven't heard Musica Transonic before, where Masahiko Togashi, and Kaoru Abe. He ranks shoulder to shoulder with
have you been? They describe themselves as a 'Contemporary Barre Phillips as the leading bass innovator/improvisor. Yoshizawa is
Improvised Psychedelelic Group', and the music itself is the most hyper perhaps best known in the West for his work on his effects-laden five
over-the-top rock mayhem imaginable. If anything, this set tops their string bass, which has dominated his previous releases on PSF
amazing previous record in pure sonic collision, ludicrously over-amped (Gobbledygook, From the faraway nearby, Angels have passed, Uzu,
guitar solos, spastic time-changes. In other works, the usual staggering and his guest spots with folk-singer Kazuki Tomokawa). However
sonic alchemy take to unforseen heights of majestic stupidity." Yoshizawa started off on acoustic bass and his three solo LPs (The
POLY BREATH PERCUSSION BAND: P.B.2 Live CD (PSF 92) $18.00 Cracked Mirror and the Fossil Bird has been rereleased on PSF) on that
"Recording of the debut gig by the Poly Breath Percussion Band (aka instrument from the mid-70s stand as unsurpassed monuments to his
P.B.2) at the Tokyo Pit Inn in April 1997. Dynamic percussionist Shoji genius. Twenty years on, this CD again features Yoshizawa on acoustic
Hano has made a name for himself through several self-released contrabass, recorded live at Shibuya Appia last year. The beauty, inven-
albums, and his work with Peter Brotzmann. However the real revelation, strength and spirit on display are truly peerless. A stunning docu-
tion here is the 75-year old altoist, Keizo Inoue. Despite having played ment from a player who should be as well known as Bailey, Parker et
and taught on the Japanese jazz scene for over 50 years (his pupils al." -- Alan Cummings
include Akira Sakata) and having appeared at the Moers Festival, Inoue TOMOKAWA, KAZUKI: Yume Wa Hibi Genki Ni Shinde Yuku CD
has remained a marginal figure in the history of free music. This disk (PSF 96) $18.00
reveals him to be a thoughtful and inventive free player on both alto Title translates as Dreams Die Blithefully Day By Day. "Commemorating
and clarinet. Soundwise, P.B.2 suggest a more rhythmically complex 25 years of unheralded existence for this unknown lyric poet/artist/bet-
Last Exit, with Tetsu Yamauchi's heavily-effects altered electric bass ting tipster/folk-singer maniac. Tomokawa first emerged, with Kan
providing a lot of tonal interest. Inoue knows just when to step back Mikami, during Japan's underground folk boom of the early 70s, and
to give the percussionists the space they need to take off into torrents has remained as a uniquely uncompromising obscure figure ever since.
and whirlpools of pulsating rhythmic heat. A rare antidote to the acres This is his ninth record for PSF, and features him in alternately intro-
of tedium that are usually taken to represent Japanese jazz." spective and insane screaming modes, with the accompaniment of
ACID MOTHERS TEMPLE & THE MELTING PARAISO U.F.O.: CD (PSF longtime collaborator Masato Nagahata and legendary free bassist
93) $18.00 Motoharu Yoshizawa (whose previous collaborations with Tomokawa
"First release for the 'freak-out trip' group led by Makoto Kawabata, on the Hitori Bonodori and Maboroshi to asobu albums were some of
long-haired guitar monster of Musica Transonic, Mainliner, Toho Sara the most exciting psychedelic acidfolk-avant collisions since Brigitte
etc. notoriety. Kawabata has been around for a long time, but mostly Fontaine met the Art Ensemble of Chicago). There remains little left to
involved with his own projects far from the Tokyo and Osaka limelight, say about Tomokawa -- he possesses one of the most distinctively
and so far his only releases have been on cassettes sold at gigs. Some human voices and approaches anywhere. Maybe the fact that he sings
of the other members may be familiar too -- Koizumi is ex-Mainliner, equally convincingly in English on a couple of tracks on this record will
Yasuda is ex-Toho Sara, Casino is from Mardi Gras Blue Heaven. finally gain him some long-deserved attention outside of Japan."

MIKAMI, KAN: Arashi Ame Arashi (Storms Rain Storms) CD (PSF "Originally issued in the UK by United Dairies in 1988, it remains one
97) $18.00 of the most enigmatic albums brought forth by the label, even though
"Eighth (!) PSF solo record for Japan's mythic, acerbic underground its release was somewhat overlooked at the time. Featuring a trio
folk singer. The previous seven (not to mention his appearances with headed up by R. Rupenus (New Blockaders, Mixed Band Philanthropist,
Vajra and the Haino/Yoshizawa/Mikami trio) have defined a perfectly- Bladder Flask, etc.), this was Masstishaddhu's sole release, and it con-
realized world entirely his own, in which pearls of surreal poetic wis- tained music unlike any of the other multiple projects within the realm
dom delivered in Kan's immediately recognizable powdered-glass-in- of Rupenus' pantheon. As with the original LP, this CD features two
chocolate baritone ram head on into a unique riff-rhythm guitar style. extended pieces of droning instrumentation overlaid with an ever-
The guy is honestly a living national treasure -- an inspiring outsider- shifting array of moaning chants which meld together perfectly to cre-
philosopher-poet, with a dark soul the size of Fuji. No one was partic- ate a finely detailed organic compost of sound. Crisply remastered at
ularly surprised when he name-checked enka legend Akira Kobayashi, ICR studios in England by Colin Potter, these recordings can now be
Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Glenn Gould in a recent interview. Kan's revisited and heard with newfound clarity. In addition, the packaging
work is non-referential emotional and intellectual genius of the high- features new artwork with deluxe gold-and-black printing. Limited
est order. If you haven't got it by now there's no particular reason to edition of 500 copies."
think that you're going to get it with this one. Your loss." --Alan PSYCHO (UK):
Cummings. BROOKS, TERRY: Raw Power LP (PSYCHO 21) $15.00
MUSICA TRANSONIC W/ KEIJI HAINO: CD (PSF 98) $18.00 Last remaining original copies, of some classic psych reissues from one
"Long-awaited fourth release on PSF for the loudest, most over-the- of the first labels to jump on this stuff.
top, in-the-red group in the world, Musica Transonic. This unlikely out- DAILY FLASH, THE: I Flash Daily LP (PSYCHO 32) $15.00
ing sees them teaming up with Keiji Haino for a series of epic, bruising BROOKS, TERRY: Translucent World LP (PSYCHO 34) $15.00
collisions. Frankly I'd had my doubts when I heard about this project -- The first Terry Brooks/Strange LP from 1973. An incredible
in spite of both artists renowned love of volume and guitar pyrotech- psych/Hendrix freakout & easily the most notable of Brooks' releases.
nics, Musica are all primary colours, pro-wrestling and over-amped stoic These are the last remaining copies of the Psycho reissues from the
silliness (not to mention, heavy post-production), whereas Haino is mid-80s, it's a little bit unbelievable that these are still available.
most definitely black, serious and for-the-moment. But somehow they FAPARDOKLY: LP (PSYCHO 5) $25.00
have managed to pull off a record that finds much common ground PUBLIC DOMAIN (JAPAN):
where myriad new possibilities lie open for incendiary investigation.
KARATE PSYCHO: Craft Works CD (PD 0000) $20.00
Especially dig the tracks with Haino trading licks with Kawabata. You
"The first release from Karate Psycho who have already released more
will too. Believe me." --Alan Cummings.
than 10 cassettes. They are still high school students. Their funny col-
HIGH RISE: Desperado CD (PSF 99) $18.00
lage techno is done by sampler, analog synthesizer and 4 track MTR.
"Long awaited sixth album for PSF (following the epics II, Dispersion,
New generation artist."
Live, and Disallow) by this time-honored post-motor-city rave up clan,
FUNNY CHAIR: Music For Your Chair CD (PD 0001) $20.00
featuring Nanjo Asahito on bass/vox, Munehiro Narita on 'motor-cycle-
"Funny Chair is Kawashima's (Slug Pharmacy) solo project. Soft techno
guitar'™ and Shoji Hano on drums. Phrases like 'in the red' or 'amped-
is New Lounge music and Music for Furniture." Detuned Casio damage
up' don't even begin to relate present levels of near-fatal voltage
and child-like bleepage all over the place. Your plastic pillow has just
abuse. Contains some off-kilter exploratory cuts that don't veer to far
been destroyed.
from paths cut by sister ensemble Musica Transonic, which I suppose
PURPLE PYRAMID:
could be determined as a 'new direction'. Still, a ridiculous display of
caffeine/sugar energy converted into audible wavelengths by Tokyo's HOLGER CZUKAY: Moving Pictures CD (CLP 9915) $14.00
premiere baff-rock scuzz-manics." --Hrvatski. Domestic issue of this largely neglected solo album from 1993 by the
Can founding member. "...shows his passion for electronic textures
PSI-FI (UK):
coupled with inventive minimal vocals." Including guests Jah Wobble,
GALACTIC EXPLORERS: Epitaph For Venus CD (PSCD 002) $18.00
Jaki Liebezeit, Michael Karoli, this is a collection of flowing, low-key,
"...Cosmic Jokers inspired featuring mind-blowing long spaced out
soundtrackesque pieces. Atmospheric, and not bad at all.
ambient organ, moogs, pulsating Hammonds and other instruments
CLUSTER: First Encounter Tour 1996 2CD (CLP 9933) $15.00
that explore sounds from deep within outer space!" Nice, droning
"This two-CD set collects selected original live works from over 30
stuff, the best of the 3 initial releases.
hours of material recorded on their first American tour...totalling over
PYRAMID: CD (PSCD 004) $20.00
150 minutes." The German duo of Hans Joachim Roedelius & Dieter
Three more albums of "unknown" Krautrock from the early to mid 70s,
Moebius quietly dazzled their small, but fanatical audiences for their
from the Pyramid label archive. Pyramid features one 36 minute track,
first ever US tour in 1996. Utilizing pre-prepared tapes, live mixing,
produced by "personnel unknown" on instrumentation of: Hammond
banks of synths, grand piano, windchimes, etc. they improvised com-
organ, electric guitar, bass, drums, mellotron, mini-Moog, electric
pletely unique, non-datable, often quite subtle variations on their
piano, and Tibetan bells. It's a long cosmic journey, etc.
trademark sound.
NAZGUL, THE: CD (PSCD 005) $20.00
BRAINTICKET: Celestial Ocean CD (CLP 9935) $14.00
"First time reissue of this legendary incredible Krautrock experience.
"Founded in the legendary year of '68 and a cult favorite in Europe
Full on experimental cosmic journey into sound. Hammonds, Moogs,
during the 70s, Brainticket featured members of Swiss, German and
slowed down drums, female stoned vocals add to the trip."
Italian descent. Celestial Ocean, their third album, was originally
TEMPLE: CD (PSCD 006) $20.00
recorded in 1973 was centered around the concept of the Egyptian
"Psych/prog Krautrock issued in a tiny quantity of just 20-30 in
Book Of The Dead. Over 2 decades later, Brainticket remain legends in
Germany 1976-77. Heavy full on guitars, spacey Moogs with
the Krautrock movement." This is a pretty nice record, if not as wildly
male/female vocals." Features Poseidon on vocals, Pauline Fund (vocals,
extravagant as their landmark debut, Cottonwood Hill. This CD how-
tambourine), Zeus B Held (Hammond, mini-Moog, Mellotron), Heinz
ever, is a little bit fucked up in the mastering department, which is per-
Kramer (guitar), Rolf Foller (guitar), Joachim Weiss (bass) and Otto
haps not gonna come to any great surprise to those of us familiar with
Bretnacher (drums).
the ridiculous outfit known as Cleopatra ("father" company of Purple
PSYCHEDELIC PIG: Pyramid). The opening track appears twice, inexplicably, in 2 different
MASSTISHADDHU: Shekinah CD (PIG 01 CD) $15.00 lengths right next to each other. And, unlike the original album (or

previous CD bootleg on the TRC/BOD label out of Germany), the tracks pianos, etc.
do not flow seamlessly into one another; the genius figure behind PP QBA (GERMANY):
has inserted numerous artificial edits which create irritating and unnat- QBA: 1999 12" (QBA 1) $9.00
ural pauses between the tracks. A couple of them are pretty fucking "Extraordinary Prince-cover version out of the Perlon (!) camp, party
ludicrous to say the least. Also, like the TRC version, this is transcribed like it's 1999."
from vinyl -- annoying during quiet passages but not crippling overall. QDK MEDIA (GERMANY):
Krautrock neophytes (how many can you name?) might not notice too
MEYER, RUSS: Lorna/Vixen/Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill LP (QDK
much and the album's basic impact is intact. More serious listeners
008 LP) $17.00
should stick to their target practice.
The LP versions of these Russ Meyer soundtrack albums come in full
PURPOSEMAKER: color gatefold sleeves, with the same booklet of photographs found in
MILLS, JEFF: The Circus 12" (PM 010) $6.00 the CDs taped inside the covers. Elaborate.
Tracklisting: 1. Circus-The Greatest Show On Earth mix 2. Circus-The MEYER, RUSS: Up! Mega Vixens/Beneath The Valley of the
Parade mix. "Produced, mixed, and edited by Jeff Mills for the Ultravixens/Super Vixen CD (QDK 009 CD) $17.00
Purposemaker label." "Patriotic hollywood-inspired 'show' music, bad stripper jazz, some-
PUSSYFOOT (UK): thing that sounds like a pre-alcoholic Bob Seger with gratuitous moan-
INEVIDENCE: Stuff'd 12" (PUSSY 021) $9.00 ing, lounge piano, and a lot of screaming/struggling/fighting/splash-
Latest single on Howie B's Pussyfoot label. "...these boys fuse sweet ing, all seemingly ripped directly off of nth generation VHS copies of
melodic strains with slabs of percussive white noise, filtering abstract the films. Attractive. Music by William Loose, Daniel Dean Darst, Paul
sampledelica into the equation for a medley of dexterous textures, Ruhland, Syd Dale, and William Tasker. 73 minutes, 26 tracks." --
compounded with the toughest drums and alien bass -- the resulting Hrvatski. This volume is out of stock on LP right now.
blend could shift tectonic plates or at the very least render altered MEYER, RUSS: Mudhoney/Finders Keepers Lovers
states." Weepers/Motor Psycho CD (QDK 011 CD) $17.00
SPACER: Elements Of Twist 12" (PUSSY 022) $9.00 "Slick surf-cycle rock, more sultry jazz, paranoid dialogue (the 'cold
Three track EP, partially in collaboration with Ian "Juryman" guy' bit's a bit intriguing, best renew your Blockbuster account), alco-
Simmonds. hol-induced coughing, motors discharging, yelling, sirens, the whole
SHIINA, KENSUKE: Ring Of Fire (Remixes) 2x12 (PUSSY 026) nine. Best title of the set: 'better things to do than talk about three
$13.00 weirdos'. Music by Bert A. Shefter, Paul Sawtell, Andre Brummer, N.
"Our man in Japan has delivered no less than eight remixes of his Carras, Jan Kubelik, Jack Meakin, William Loose, Stu Phillips, and
Gamelan groove 'Ring of Fire'. Originally released on PUSSY 011, it's Marvin Elling. 72 minutes, 21 tracks." -- Hrvatski.
been radically reworked by a bunch of Japanese artists, some of whom MEYER, RUSS: Mudhoney/Finders Keepers Lovers
you'll already know from that sonic collision of a compilation, Fish Weepers/Motor Psycho LP (QDK 011 LP) $17.00
Smell Like My Cat." Features remixes by Chari Chari, Natural Essence, VA: Electronic Toys CD (QDK 013 CD) $16.00
Salon Kitty, Mad Vibes, Luke Gordon (original mix), Arrow Tour, Amino Subtitled "A Retrospective of 70's Synthesizer Music". Features tracks
Computer. by David Vorhaus, Ron Geesin, Mladen Franko, Steve Gray, Brian
PUU (FINLAND): Benett, Heinz Funk, Eric Peters, Roland Hovac, Gerhard Trede, Ted
SASSE: Freestyle Man 2LP (PUU 03) $17.00 Atking, Claude Larson & His Computer Controlled Oscillators, Dave
PUU is a subsidiary of the immortal Sahko label out of Finland. Sasse Richmond, Rex Brown Company & Wersi-Electric-String Orchestra and
(aka Freestyle Man) produces a double 12" of more loungy techno Cecil Canterburn. "This compilation of Electronic tunes from the early
sounds with swirling organ, etc. -- parts of which are not exactly a mil- 70´s are real fun. 19 great tracks, morning cartoon like and way more
lion miles away from certain Jimi Tenor recordings. experimental than most of the mainstream stuff released in those
BUSINESS CITY ORCHESTRA: Lathi By Night 12" (PUU 10) $9.00 years. All tracks where taken from several library companies and that
"This new PUU release is a house tribute to Lahti, Chicago of Finland makes them so visual. They´re composed for films and commercials.
and the hometown of 70's jazz groove (Finnish style). This project is Electronic Pling-Plong-Music for Lounge Fans."
produced by Jimi Tenor and features the tracks: 'The Spirit Of Lahti', VA: Electronic Toys LP (QDK 013 LP) $16.00
'Metro' and 'Mukkula'." Gatefold LP version.
HOT SAUCE: C’ etait bon, tres bon 12" (PUU 12) $9.00 MEYER, RUSS: Good Morning...and Goodbye!/Cherry, Harry &
"Written and produced by Jimi Tenor and Maurice Fulton. Sensual Raquel/Mondo Topless LP (QDK 014 LP) $17.00
French voice belongs to Emmanuelle Ponti. Live drums are played by VA: Love, Peace & Poetry: American Psychedelic Music CD (QDK
Severi Pyysalo and flute by Jimi Tenor. The original Hot Sauce 021 CD) $16.00
drum&bass mix is recorded at Tenor's studio in Barcelona." A compilation of tracks from the most hyperventilated private
PUZZLEBOX RECORDS: press/real-people-psych albums from the late 60s/early 70s, as glori-
ously exploited over the last decade+ by delusional dealers & profes-
TUCKER, KEITH: Automaton 12" (PBX 04) $6.25
sional hypsters. For the first time ever, this music in being presented in
"Keith Tucker is one of the true keepers of the faith of pure electro.
legit(?), mass-market form so that regular common folk can lend an
He's been releasing records since the 80s on labels like Metroplex,
ear, so if you've been wondering what you've been missing, here's a
Direct Beat, 430 West, Omni Sonus and IT. He co-founded Aux 88 and
nicely varied overview. Featuring representational tracks from: Darius,
went his own way to pursue his music on a different level, and behold,
New Tweedy Bros., Arcesia, Victoria, Damon, Jungle, Hunger, Trizo 50,
the 4th release on Puzzlebox bringing Keith's sound, the perfect bridge
Music Emporium, Brain Police, Michael Angelo, Zerfas, Lazy Smoke,
between the past and the future, to a whole new level."
Hickory Wind, New Dawn, Sidetrack, Patron Saints.
PWOA:
VA: Love, Peace & Poetry: American Psychedelic Music LP (QDK
KOENIGSBERG, CHRISTOPHER: Brains CD (PWOA 011) $10.00 021 LP) $17.00
Subtitled “Audiophile Computer Music,” this is a self released disc by Repress of the vinyl edition. Swirl-color vinyl, full color gatefold sleee
an Illinois composer influenced by Xenakis, Curran, Stockhausen, Barry presentation. Featuring tracks from: Darius, New Tweedy Bros.,
Truax, Chris Brown, etc. Most of it is loud, insanely dense, speaker crip- Arcesia, Victoria, Damon, Jungle, Hunger, Trizo 50, Music Emporium,
pling tones, built from “tiny individual grains of sound,” sampled Brain Police, Michael Angelo, Zerfas, Lazy Smoke, Hickory Wind, New

Dawn, Sidetrack, Patron Saints. thesizers and amazing vocals. This is pure High Speed Music." Just
VA: Love, Peace & Poetry: Latin America Psychedelic Music CD think, inside Alan Bishop's head, it rains like this all the time!
(QDK 022 CD) $16.00 VA: Doob Doob O'Rama: 70´s Filmsongs from Bollywood, India
2nd volume in this series (Asian and UK volumes will follow). Featuring LP (QDK 033 LP) $17.00
tracks from Almendra (Argentina, 1968), Laghonia (Peru, 1971), Traffic Full color gatefold version.
Sound (Peru, 1968, '70), Kaleidoscope (Mexico, 1969), We All Together QUIET ARTWORKS (GERMANY):
(Peru, 1972), Los Gatos (Argentina, 1968), Kissing Spell (Chile, 1970), PFN: Akasa Fuir Cleo LP (QA 09) $13.00
Los Macs (Chile, 1967), Los Vidrios Quebrados (Chile, 1967), Som Long flowing suites with electro-acoustic stylings. Last remaining title
Imaginario (Brazil, 1970), Ladies W.C. (Venezuela, 1970), Módulo 1000 on this label, limited stock.
(Brazil, 1970), The St. Thomas Pepper Smelter (Peru, 1969) & Dug Dug's QUIVER:
(Mexico, 1971).
SPACEMEN 3: For All The Fucked-Up Children Of This World CD
VA: Love, Peace & Poetry: Latin America Psychedelic Music LP
(QUIVER) $9.00
(QDK 022 LP) $17.00
First pressing of this release (in a bit of a "gray-area" mode), later
Repress of the vinyl edition. Swirl-color vinyl, full color gatefold sleee
released in the same form as SFTRI 368. The differences are that this
presentation. Featuring tracks from Almendra (Argentina, 1968),
comes in CD single sleeve and with full color version of the band's first
Laghonia (Peru, 1971), Traffic Sound (Peru, 1968, '70), Kaleidoscope
publicity photo (published in b&W by SFTRI, unbelievably enough). The
(Mexico, 1969), We All Together (Peru, 1972), Los Gatos (Argentina,
groups historic first recordings from 1984.
1968), Kissing Spell (Chile, 1970), Los Macs (Chile, 1967), Los Vidrios
R&S RECORDS (BELGIUM):
Quebrados (Chile, 1967), Som Imaginario (Brazil, 1970), Ladies W.C.
(Venezuela, 1970), Módulo 1000 (Brazil, 1970), The St. Thomas Pepper APHEX TWIN: Digeridoo 12" (RS 9201) $9.00
Smelter (Peru, 1969) & Dug Dug's (Mexico, 1971). R&S in Belgium has initiated a repress program of their old vinyl releas-
VA: Electronic Toys Volume Two CD (QDK 028 CD) $15.00 es, stickered as the "Vintage R&S" series. Starting with these reprints in
"Second in this highly regarded, much sought after import series of original color sleeves of these early, groundbreaking Aphex Twin EPs.
early synthesizer music. Artists include: Harry Breuer, Gil Trythall, Mort Four tracks, featuring: "Digeridoo", "Flap Head", "Phloam",
Garson/The Blobs, Jim Cuomo, Fred Weinberg, Bruce Haack, The "Isoprophlex". Some of the earliest/best Aphex material, long unavail-
Mindexpanders, Tom Dissevelt/Kid Baltan, Walter Sear." able in this form.
VA: Electronic Toys Volume Two LP (QDK 028 LP) $16.00 APHEX TWIN: Xylem Tube 12" (RS 9209) $9.00
Full color gatefold sleeve. Repress of the 2nd Aphex EP for R&S, in original full color sleeve.
VA: Love Peace & Poetry: Asian Psychedelic Music CD (QDK 029 Features: "Polynomia-C", "Tamphex (Headphuq Mix),
CD) $15.00 "Dodeccaheedron", & "Phlang Phace".
"Love Peace & Poetry Volume Three is undeniable evidence of the SUN ELECTRIC: 0'10cc0 12" (RS 93023) $9.00
global impact of the music of the 1960s. Containing bands from Repress of this 1993 single in original full color sleeve. Features differ-
Thailand, Cambodia, Singapore, Malaysia, Korea, Japan, Hong Kong, ent 1990 mixes of the title track, remixed by Dr. Alex Patterson (Orb),
India, and Turkey doing original songs and covers of classic 60s songs Gavin Cauty and Youth. Edited by Thomas Fehlmann.
by Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Jefferson Airplane, and the Beatles." Artists: µ-ZIQ: Phi*1700(u/v) 12" (RS 94048) $9.00
Teddy Robin & the Playboys, Erkin Koray, San Ul Lim, Justin Heathcliff, Repress of the first µ-Ziq single from 1994, featuring "Phi*1700(u/v)",
Baris Manco, Cambodian Rocks, The Mops, Yuya Uchida & the Flowers, "Paco", "Crosstown Traffic", & "Xolbe II". Very unavailable for quite
3 Hür El, The Fentones, Mogollar, Confusions, The Quest, Jung Hyun some time.
and the Men. LARKIN, KENNY: Catatonic 12" (RS 94058) $9.00
VA: Love Peace & Poetry: Asian Psychedelic Music LP (QDK 029 Four track EP from 1994, repressed in it's original jacket. There are four
LP) $16.00 mixes of Kenny's classic "Catatonic", including remixes by Carl Craig
Gatefold sleeve, marble-colored vinyl version. and Stacy Pullen. Larkin has supposedly moved out to CA recently to
HAACK, BRUCE: Hush Little Robot CD (QDK 032 CD) $17.00 work on his standup comedy career(?!), but his early work is totally
"Collection of tracks (from '68-74) by this somewhat obscured "musi- classic and it appears a whole generation of people are unaware that
cal-Frankenstein" whose discography has graced many an aspiring his Azimuth album was a quintessential part of Warp's Artificial
space-astronaut's record collection over the last thirty years or so. Intelligence series.
'Created and totally performed by Bruce Haack. An Electronic musical- PULSINGER, PATRICK: Dogmatic Sequences Vol. II 12" (RS 94062)
poetic treat for children and high school-people revealing more won- $9.00
ders of our earth-ship. Most of the music on this album was pro- Repress of these historic early Vienna sides by Disko B-aligned
grammed on a polyphonic music computer built by Bruce Haack from Pulsinger. Includes "Citylights", a collaboration with Richard
surplus parts furnished by Ver-Tech Radio Philadelphia. The machine Dorfmeister of Kruder & Dorfmeister fame.
was made in 18 months without diagrams or plans (Bruce Haack has APHEX TWIN: Classics CD (RS 95035) $18.00
never studied electronics) and will produce up to twelve simultaneous 1995 CD collection of Aphex's early singles. Includes historic early tracks
voices in sequence via a memory holding over four-thousand bits of like "Digeridoo" (originally issued about 7000 IDM-years ago on the
information. It will also compose at random." Contains most of the short-lived Rabbit City label in 1992) & "Analogue Bubblebath 1". The
classic Electric Lucifer LP on Columbia, considered by many the all-time fresh remnants of acid filtered through the dilated cheeks of a pre-
high point in the continuum of 'Jesus-Moog' records... Killer. -- tank-living Cornwall lad soaking wet in the excitement of it all. The
Hrvatski. world wold never quite be the same again. Tracklisting: 1. Digeridoo 2.
HAACK, BRUCE: Hush Little Robot LP (QDK 032 LP) $17.00 Flaphead 3. Phloam 4. Isopropanol 5. Polynomial-C 6. Tamphex
Deluxe full color gatefold 180 gram vinyl version. (Hedphuq Mix) 7. Phlange Phace 8. Dodeccaheedron 9. Analogue
VA: Doob Doob O'Rama: 70´s Filmsongs from Bollywood, India Bubblebath 1 10. Metapharstic 11. We Have Arrived (Aphex Twin QQT
CD (QDK 033 CD) $17.00 Mix) 12. We Have Arrived (Aphex Twin TTQ Mix) 13. Digeridoo (Live In
"Bombay Bombshells doing great moviesongs from Bollywood, India. Cornwall).
As you might know, India is the biggest producing filmindustry. There APHEX TWIN: Classics 2LP (RS 95035) $19.00
is an awful lot of music in all these films. They use every style you can Double LP version, generic sleeve.
imagine. Fast rhythms, exotic instruments, howling organs, cheap syn- R&S/APOLLO (BELGIUM):

FEHLMANN, THOMAS: Blow Up Chimp 12" (AMB 039) $9.00 album, Good Fridge represented his musical activities over the previous
"R&S are about to release a new series of Thomas Fehlmann singles of ten years, resulting in an intelligent ambient album. Surprised by rave
which 'Blow Up Chimp. Overflow minus-two' is the first. It contains two reviews, Thomas decided to start working on a new album immediate-
of the most popular compositions from his debut album. We have ly. One To Three features his two most recent 12"'s, as well as some
some minimal sub bass hip hop groove-led electronica on exclusive material. It shows Thomas joining forces with Plug Research,
PlugResearch's mix of 'Superfruhstuck'. To Rococco Rot's interpretation To Roccoco Rot, Sun Electric, Daniel Miller/Mute, and Robert Fripp. A
of 'Wee Wee Mademoiselle' turns the original into an ambient gem. mix that Thomas did for Juan Atkins' Infiniti project is also included.
On the Side B Sextant beef up their mix of 'Wee Wee Mademoiselle' This album places Fehlman well along the German electronic acts like
with live drums, double bass and some luscious Detroit strings. Finally, Tarwater and To Roccoco Rot."
Thomas himself turns out a corker of a mix of 'Superfruhstuck' with its RABID GOD INOCULATOR INDUSTRIES:
sublime percussion." HOOKER, WILLIAM: The Heat Of Light "Dream Sequences" CD
FEHLMANN, THOMAS: U-God Embryo Battle/Overflow Minus One (RGI 003) $13.00
12" (AMB 040) $9.00 Solo studio recordings, drums and poetic verse. "The work is a 45
2nd release in Apollo's series of Thomas Fehlmann singles. " Mr minute piece, divided into 8 segments, the propulsive forward energy
Fehlmann -- the third man of The Orb. "Crispy Duck" combines the dis- of which is impressively tangible. Beginning with a soft, metallic wash
torted rhythms of the classic minimal techno tunes on the Chain of cymbals and coursing through varied levels of human intensity."
Reaction label with the fresh tinkling melodies of new upcoming acts RADDISH:
like Tarwater and To Rococo Rot. 'Tuning' was co-written by Dr.
BEAT OF THE EARTH: Our Standard 3 Minute Tune LP (RADISH
Fehlmann and Mute maestro Daniel Miller, 'Friedrichstrasse' is a col-
0001) $80.00
laboration with King Krimson's Robert Fripp."
Beat of the Earth was one of the big deal US 60s psych private press-
APHEX TWIN: Selected Ambient Works 85-92 CD (AMB 3922 CD)
ings discovered in the late 80s. Rumored to have come out in 1968, it
$18.00
supposedly acted as a bridge between the tail end of the California
The first Aphex full length, originally issued by R&S/Apollo in 1992. A
reverb-surf era into the acid psych West Coast phenom. A few people
collection of tracks Richard had recorded in his hometown of Cornwall,
have questioned the legitimacy of this record and even implied it could
some at a very tender age. Aesthetically antithical to the more raw and
have been recorded much, much later. But hey, I’ve never seen an orig-
pounding works on his first singles, or under the Caustic Window aegis,
inal and you KNOW that Psychedelic Record Dealers (otherwise com-
SAW 1 (as it is commonly known) emphasized a dramatically lush and
monly known as “the lowest form of life on planet earth”), could never
soft electronic aura. But still with a techno-like structure that would be
concoct such an obvious sham. Anyway, that record remains an unob-
less evident on his breakthru SAW II (Warp/Sire). Features all time
tainable item, but this previously unreleased 2nd Beat of the Earth
Aphex anthems like "Xtal", "Green Calx" and "We Are The Music
album has been unveiled (on the same label as the original, Raddish).
Makers". The twinkle-in-the-eye of almost all electronic music from the
It consists of 1 long studio jam that spreads out over two sides. There’s
1990s, this record defined the cosmic giggle..
a lot of Manzarek-like organ pumping, pulsing bass, drums, and a rant-
FEHLMANN, THOMAS: Good Fridge: Flowing: ninezeronineight
ing, goony Morrison type on vocals. The feel is lot looser than the
CD (AMB 8951 CD) $18.00
Doors, however; their record co. never would have allowed them to
Nicely flowing collection of ambient/IDM tracks, originally recorded
release something so incoherent. There are bits of spacy nothingness
over the years 1990-98 (most of the CD features unreleased tracks).
and a half assumed trancey guitar-psych vibe throughout; but overall
Includes one collaboration with Moritz von Oswald (Chain Reaction's
very clean and non-dated sounding. Sure its an interesting artifact and
Maurizio); and if you're looking for roots of the Basic Channel sound
a vaguely enjoyable listen, but if you want a record that’s gonna give
theory, this would be one of the pieces in your puzzle. Also appearing
you any kind of new insight into the state of the universe, may I sug-
collaborative form are Sun Electric and Alex Paterson. Packaged in
gest you buy something by Vishwha Mohan Bhatt or Keiji Haino or
stunning DR artwork. "Thomas Fehlmann is a name you will know from
Stockhausen or Cecil Taylor or Vinko Globakar or Conlon Nancarrow or
everywhere but nowhere in particular. Born in Zurich, Switzerland,
La Monte Young or Alastair Galbraith or any of the other hundreds of
Fehlmann began his foray into the wild, and then, predominantly
currently breathing artists who are truly dedicated to the raising of
unchartered world of electronic music in 1979 when an encounter with
consciousness via sound and deserve your physical support (rather than
his first acknowledged hero, Robert Fripp, led him to buy his first key-
idiots like these)? [ As for the price of this LP, that’s very funny as well.
board. Within weeks he'd co-founded experimental fusion outfit Palais
This is the most expensive US reissue since Mr. Gregory Breth was “in
Schaumburg...in '89 he met Alex Peterson, leading to his well known
force” (back when he was doing $150 list LPs and then marking them
collaborative effort with The Orb which continue to this day. 'O'Locco'
down to $50 mere months later — as testament to his unheralded
was the track that which gave birth to a new name which would
genius of course); after we bought (& sold) 20 copies of this, the price
become synonymous with Fehlman for his guidance and co-production
actually went up $5 when we reordered! Who knows what it will cost
-- Sun Electric. A sublime and intricate album which spans the better
by the end of the year. Sorry to waste so much of your time and our
part of a decade of musical growth -- Good Fridge."
space on what is easily one of the 5 lamest records on this list...]
FEHLMANN, THOMAS: Good Fridge: Flowing: ninezeronineight
RAFT (UK):
2LP (AMB 8951 LP) $18.00
Double LP version. HAYWARD/MICHAEL PRIME, CHARLES: Wash Rinse
FEHLMANN, THOMAS: One To Three CD (AMB 9956 CD) $18.00 Spin/Osculation 12" (RAFT 112) $10.00
"In a previous life, Thomas Fehlmann was together with Holger Hiller Debut release on Raft, a new These Records subsidiary. "Charles
as part of the avant garde neue well act Palais Schaumburg. Thomas Hayward: Best known as a member of This Heat (1976-1981), his
did groundbreaking sound work for the German ambient and techno exhaustive career includes work with Camberwell Now, seven solo
scene. He has released material by Moritz von Oswald/Basic Channel, albums, collaborative work with Fred Frith, Keiji Haino, Otomo
Mike Ink, the Modernist and more on his own Teutonic Beats label. Yoshihide, Harry Beckett and too many more to list. The context of his
Those releases were picked up by the Orb maestro Alex Patterson, with manifestations are dizzingly diverse, from songs, improvisation, rock,
whom Thomas has started a long term collaboration resulting in sever- jazz/fusion, to tape collage -- as in this instance. Michael Prime: Prolific
al tracks on most of the Orb albums. He also recorded the FFWD album ecological sound artist, most of his works are based on metered elec-
in 1994 with Alex, Robert Fripp, and Kris Weston. Fehlmann's first solo tronic readings of plant life and atmospheric changes. He also is a long
standing member of the improvising group Morphogenesis and a spo-

radic member of the respected post-industrial project Organum." "Rova celebrates their 20th anniversary together with the release of
RAUM/B.C. GILBERT: I Play All My Records.../Radiator Plane Bang one of their most fascinating pieces: 'Maintaining the Web Under Less
7" (RAFT 114) $6.50 Than Obvious Circumstances'. Inspired by the game pieces of John Zorn
"Raum: One of the 500 artists on RRR's 500 Lock Grooves LP. A newly and the conductions of Butch Morris, Rova has developed a complex
presented electronic artist with a forthcoming full length CD release 'web' of strategies that allows each of the players to direct the group
planned on Raft for later this year. Minimal, electronic, effective. Full both compositionally and improvisationally. Cues are given using a
title: "I Play All My Records Through The Vac-O-Rec Anti Static combination of hand gestures and props that change the rules of each
Discharge Cleaner". B.C. Gilbert: Bruce Gilbert is a founding member of piece as it is being created. Some of these elaborate props include dec-
Wire. Also responsible for a brace of solo releases (including early orative fans, flags and wind-up toys. There are 6 versions of the 'The
dance commissions for Michael Clark), collaborations as Dome, P'o, Web' included on this disc, each going in a radically different direc-
Cupol, etc. with Graham Lewis of Wire. In the mid-nineties acted as the tion."
resident DJ for Blast First's Disobey Club (DJ Beekeeper) and performed TOHIR & HIS BACKBONE, DAVE: Angels Dancing In Virga CD
solo in many electronic festivals. Constantly prolific, his discography is (RAST 028) $13.00
too large to list. His Raft piece is in the context of archive/installa- "The name Backbone is short for feedBACK tromBONE, an invention of
tion/aggitation/field recording/art work." trombonist Dave Tohir. The Backbone is the closest thing any horn play-
RASTASCAN: er has ever gotten to sounding like Hendrix burning his guitar.
PLUTO: Shoe Horse Emerging CD (RAST 014) $13.00 Screaming, wailing, diving fighter planes -- it's all here, but in the form
Pluto are a Bay Area collective “psychedelic improv-rock” group: gui- of a brass instrument." With Gino Robair, Myles Boisen, etc.
tars, bass, drums, horns, tapes, vocals, including Ralph Carney & MX- OSTERTAG, BOB: Verbatim CD (RAST 029) $13.00
80’s Marc Weinstein. Their sound is flowing, charged, occasionally truly Latest sampling extravaganza by Ostertag, who has previously record-
surreal and inspired; an ability to pull mundane “jazz,” “noise,” and ed for Avant, Parachute, Rift, RecRec, etc. "The 3rd in Bob's Say No
“psychedelic” influences into such a big, unique pile, all under an More series. Ostertag has once again used internationally renowned
improvised banner is practically unparalleled. improvisers Mark Dresser (bass), Gerry Hemingway (drums) and Phil
BROTZMANN/BENDIAN/PARKER: Sacred Scrape/Secret Response Minton (voice) as sound sources that are fed into a computer and
CD (RAST 015) $13.00 rearranged in new and unusually exciting ways. This disc is derived
The legendary German tenor sax player, backed by William Parker (bs) from three generations of human/virtual collaboration with this par-
and Greg Bendian (d, perc.), live in 1992. ticular group..."
REICHEL, HANS: Lower Lurum CD (RAST 016) $13.00 MASAOKA/TOM NUNN/GINO ROBAIR, MIYA: Crepuscular Music
A guitar and Daxophone operetta. Reichel is long associated with the CD (RAST 030) $13.00
German FMP label and has made a good number of insanely great "Miya Masaoka could easily be called the Fred Frith of the Japanese
records for them featuring his hand-designed guitars. He might be Koto because she not only plays it masterfully in the traditional man-
slightly more obscure, but is undoubtedly one of the planet’s most ner, but prepares it with metal, paper and wood and plays it with
interesting stringed instrument improvisers. In recent years he added sticks, bows and whatever else she can get her hands on. For this
his self-invented instrument the Daxophone to his repertoire, a string- recording she is teamed up with instrument builder Nunn and percus-
less wooden board that is bowed for haunting effect. sionist Robair. The beauty of this CD is that at times it's difficult to dis-
BOISEN, MYLES: Guitar Speak CD (RAST 017) $13.00 tinguish which instrument is playing which sound: every one has a bow,
Myles is a member of the Splatter Trio and an improv guitarist. This drum sticks, and a handful of odd gadgets... music for fans of bug-like
album consists of a lot of short tracks, with numerous guests like Tom sounds and textures."
Djill, Marc Weinstein, Lonberg-Holm, Fred Frith, etc. The whole album CHADBOURNE, EUGENE: Solo Acoustic Guitar Vol. 2 CD (RAST
has the aura of classic Metalanguage-era Kaiser exp. guitar explo- 032) $13.00
rations; loud, discordant, vague Beefheartian chatter, all in all, quite Long desired CD reissue of Eugene's 2nd solo disc on the now histori-
good and relatively essential for guitar improv freaks. cally revered Parachute label, originally recorded 1976-77. With bonus
VA: Wavelength Infinity: A Sun Ra Tribute 2CD (RAST 018) $20.00 tracks and pristine sound. Parachute was a shockingly unique American
32 artists, spread out over 2 CDs, with all proceeds going to benefit the label (run by Eugene) that completely spun heads with their radical
Arkestra. This has a lot of Bay Area jazz/improv artists (Splatter Trio, free improv documentation. In a time when it seemed like nobody
Tom Djll, Rova's Jon Raskin, etc.), some bigger names (Residents, NRBQ, gave a fuck about anything that that didn't come fully equipped with
Elliot Sharp, Chadbourne/Carl Black) and much more. Inbetween the New Wave Sheen, they produced art-gallery quality presentations of
music tracks there are a number of Ra poetry recitations by the likes of Zorn's inexplicable game pieces (consult Tzadik's 1977-1980: The
David Greenberger, Thurston Moore, Malcolm Mooney, Art Hoyle, etc. Parachute Years for the whole story), Polly Bradfield's muted violin
PARKER/BARRY GUY/PAUL LYTTON, EVAN: Breaths And blare and Eugene's special brand of invented string destruction,
Heartbeats CD (RAST 019) $13.00 amongst others. This is serious & abstract free improv action, recorded
First domestic release of English saxophonist Evan Parker, featuring his long before Eugene's music would ever be considered "jokey" "coun-
regular trio of Guy (bs) and Lytton (percussion), recorded in 1994. try-influenced" or "music to smoke pot to" (although Dr. Chadbourne
ROBAIR, GINO: Singular Pleasures CD (RAST 023) $13.00 has clarified that this music "was all recorded under the influence of
"His 2nd solo recording...focuses on new ways of playing the drum set pot!"). "This is a recording of solo acoustic guitar music. The pieces are
using drumsticks & mallets as well as files, battery powered motors, heard basically as they were played in real time, with no overdubbing.
and motorized kitchen implements...this is percussion music that bub- A total of four notes were eliminated due to problems with immigra-
bles, grinds and swells like nature intended. For fans of Zappa's 'Black tion. There are also several sounds on this recording which the per-
Page' or Varese's 'Ionization.'" former had nothing to do with. They are there because the micro-
THOMAS/GINO ROBAIR, OLUYEMI: Unity In Multiplicity CD (RAST phones were turned up so high they began to to pick up the rest of the
025) $13.00 world." --from original liner notes.
"A live performance by Positive Knowledge multi-reed player Thomas CLUB FOOT ORCHESTRA: Plays Nino Rota CD (RAST 036) $13.00
and Splatter Trio percussionist Robair. Five improvised duos that range "The masters of the silent film soundtrack take on Nino Rota's classic
from quiet and introspective to raging, furious free jazz offerings." film music to four films by the great Italian director Fellini."
SAXOPHONE QUARTET, ROVA: Morphological Echo CD (RAST 027) GEBBIA, GIANNI: H Portraits CD (RAST 037) $13.00
$13.00 Solo alto & soprano sax recordings, recorded in Berkeley, 2/28/97.
Features various tribute works to Herman Von Helmoltz (German under his own name. Last year Trente Oiseaux released his first solo CD
acoustic scientist), Houdini, Ichiryusa Hiroshige, Jascha Heifetz (9 Holes In The Head), which was internationally well-received.
(Lithuanian-American violinist), Julius Hemphill, David Hilbert (German Together with Frans de Waard, he is also a member of the live version
mathematician), Christiaaan Huygens, Werner Heisenberg, Katsushika of Kapotte Muziek. Goem = entirely made with a device called 'Student
Hokusai & Lewis Carroll. A pleasant listening experience, especially Stimulator'. This was found in a thrift store, and it's use is to give rhyth-
considering the context (solo sax recordings). With extended drone mical pulses, to coordinate a steady response. The machine is used by
techniques, etc. Goem to create a wide tapestry of beats, which are triggered by synths
CONNAH, GRAHAM: My God Has Fleas CD (RAST 040) $13.00 and efx. The result is listening music with steady beats. Stud Stim were
"This CD is his second, and finds him moving in the direction of Carla recorded live in the studio, september/december 1996. Equipment
Bley and Sun Ra's big band (he appears on our Wavelength Infinity -- used: Student Stimulator/Korg MS 20."
Sun Ra Tribute CD). Snaky melodies, tumbling rhythms, and very hot NOTO: ∞ CD (RASTER 008) $16.00
soloing by Ben Goldberg (clarinet), Trevor Dunn (bass) and Rob "∞ was produced as a soundproject for Documenta X. The partly very
Sudduth (saxophones)." short 72 tracks (O = 45 seconds) have been infiltrating in different
GEBBIA/GARTH POWELL/DAMON SMITH, GIANNI: People In forms in daylife situations of Kassel for the period of the 100 days -- air-
Motion CD (RAST 044) $13.50 port, radio, railway station The source of the sounds are mostly based
"An elegant trio session featuring Sicilian saxophone legend Gianni in sound structures who carry information like telephone, fax, signal-
Gebbia, teamed up with Rituel percussionist Garth Powell and Oakland tones that means very simple ? sinewaves. As well the tracks are influ-
bassist Damon Smith. This is not your typical horn/rhythm section ses- enced by amorph structures which reminds you to the sound of lan-
sion. Each player expands the sound of the instrument in ways that guage. These tracks shape a kind of untranslatable vocabulary. The
defy description -- and make it difficult for the listener to tell who's whole piece in itself is to understand as a soundpool and as an abstract
playing what." audio piece. A visual pendant is used -- "Schneemann-Symptom" -
RASTER MUSIC (GERMANY): a logo which was developed from a selection of drawings.This sign is
NOTO: Spin CD (RASTER 003) $16.00 located in different forms at several places throughout the city, in the
Noto is Carsten Nicolai. "Twenty-four loops, up from below/down, same way like the 'sound graffitti'. The title of the CD marks in one
fast/slow, forwards/backwards, loud/quiet. In his soundgames Noto point the aspect of the length and the endless copy of the elements, in
mixes the pleasure of experimenting with the drive to explore the use another point it associate the construction structure - the loop. At 21st
of repetition which comes very natural. One time the spins are explod- of June 1997 ∞ was performed by Noto with guests : Ø -- Mika Vainio
ing with a violent bang -- another time they are spinning around slug- (Sähkö ), Komet -- Frank Bretschneider (Rastermusic), Byetone -- Olaf
gish or they remain static. Minimal use (Akai S. 01, mixing board, DAT) Bender (Rastermusic) und C.M. v.Hausswolff (Ash international). The
with maximum result." "Full of rhythmic anomalies and distant reverbs location was a special designed space at the eye of the double helix of
and which, after several listenings, has certainly gained in appeal. the 'Kaufhof-Autospindel' parking entrance."
Drum patterns duplicate each other (unlike Olento, this band dive into KYBORG: Swing 12" (RASTER 009) $10.00
the land of FAZE immediately) and stutter about weaving in between "Second release and refreshing new stuff from the Berlin electronic-
each other so producing unique rhythmic combinations. Loops making duo: mutated minimal techno between concept, DIN and industrial
loops making loops. Very mathematical. Very scientific. Ingredients electronic. Less the clubcontext then the sensibilisation through modu-
from various tracks seem to be reblended to create new structures (yes, lative soundstructures with quite a lot of tonal understatement are the
it is architectural). There are also areas which could be Oval on Valium subject of Kyborg. Swing is, because her versatility and ambient creat-
(or Tommy Koner on speed) and a surprising array of unusual sounds. ing nature (reaching from 4/4 to freeform beats), interesting also for
Very original and probably very good."--Vital Weekly. platforms beyond the dancefloor."
TOL: Trap CD (RASTER 004) $16.00 PRODUKT: Stretch CD (RASTER 010) $16.00
"Eight electronic-dub-industrials not like the usual. Composed on the Excellent 2nd CD by Frank Bretschneider, home-listening minimal tech-
computer, mixed live, then transferred back to be edited and arranged. no. "The two longest tracks 'Shift' (13:15) and 'Wellen' (14:49) hilight
Result: a beat that is not so straight-ahead with unexpected breaks, simultaneous the main points of the new Produkt CD Stretch. While
with percussion parts that loaded down with delay. In and out short 'Shift' picks up the thread of the slow-mo technotracks of the previous
melody lines, and hard grooving basslines that hold everything togeth- CD Float, the peaceful, almost melodic 'Wellen' and 'Stretch', the elec-
er." tric and totally hypnotic title track, enter a new musical direction for
PRODUKT: Float CD (RASTER 005) $16.00 Produkt. Produkt has always stood for hypnosis, but this time every-
"The song's monotony is what really makes them stand out, gently cir- thing is much more composed and concentrated than on its predeces-
culating around a hypnotic center-point. Sixty minutes of modern elec- sor. This impression will be intensified through the short soundstruc-
tronic, five tracks. The first song alone, 'Interflug" is 18 minutes -- a tures, which connect the tracks and remind us, that rastermusic is real-
nice smooth groove makes the time shorter. An elegant looking elec- ly made of two labels. The second label is Noton, which is famous for
tric-car driving down the avenue, dressed with tiny spoilers, a disco glit- totally unorthodox, avantgarde sound creations. The label is named
ter sticker on the back of the rear-view mirror, no faster than 80 km after the founder Noto, who is causing a sensation in international
per-hour and always straight ahead." avant-sound-circles and in 'Shift' he also completes the members of
GOEM: Stud Stim CD (RASTER 007) $16.00 Produkt."
"Goem = A Russian word for the shops where only the communist KOMET: Flex CD (RASTER 011) $16.00
party members could buy. Now abolished. Goem = Minimal techno A stunning minimal electronic album from Komet, perhaps the most
from The Netherlands. Goem = Frans de Waard -- probably most impressive Raster Music release to date. "The second Komet CD follows
known from his ongoing work with Kapotte Muziek (since 1984), a seamlessly on its first release by Rastermusic. The tracks are altogether
group that fully concentrates on recycling through musique concrete. more straight, less whirr-spacy then on the predecessor (exception: the
Besides he is a member of ambient group Beequeen, Quest, Shifts and polyrhythmic vibrating title track), the sounds are more sophisticated,
does 'silly' (in his own words), preferable unsolicited remixes as Captain the melodies reduced to two-notes-fragments -- without making the
Black. His day-job occupation is with Dutch record company Staalplaat. music more inaccessible because of that. Even if the tracks begin so
Roel Meelkop - visual artist with a strong interest in music. He is a strange tricky like for instance 'stop' or 'pol', a familiar groove turns up
member of the Dutch electro-acoustic band THU20, and composes solo soon. Komet guarantees in spite of clearness always a pleasant, relaxed

flow between trip and electro-abstract hypnotic pop. And 'trakt' Ninth release (September) in this monthly series. Track(s) are called
remembers somehow of popcorn." "Time...Dot". All tracks by Carsten Nicolai aka Noto.
BEHRENS, MARC: Final Ballet CD (RASTER 013) $16.00 VAINIO, MIKA: 20' To 2000 CD (RASTER 025) $14.00
"Second full length selection of audio examples/machine music for this Tenth release (October) in this monthly series "about the cutting edge
relatively fresh faced bit-stream saboteur after his debut CD for Trente of the millenium". No track info supplied. Mika Vainio is the other half
Oiseaux, Advanced Environmental Control, contributions to the RLW's of Pan Sonic, alongside Ilpo Vaisanen.
Tulpas project on Selektion, and a limited-to-150 set of two cardboard VOIGT, WOLFGANG: 20' To 2000 CD (RASTER 026) $14.00
record-objects which may or may not contain sound per your personal The penultimate release in this monthly series, #11 for November.
definition of 'art'. Present sonics splice constant voltage-device-chug Superb dream-tone sheets of sound from Mr. Voigt (who is actually a
rhythms with slowly developing processor-crash error sounds. Bridges a fill-in for the missing Oval and/or Richie Hawtin -- at least based on the
fine gap betwixt Sähkö, Mego, Lucier & Geiger-Counter influenced original schedule). Along with the Senking and Ikeda editions, some of
composers worldwide. Truly the music of the new millennium (random the premier music in the series so far; words cannot begin to express...
clicks & pops, random clicks & pops, random clicks...), if you consider ELPH: 20' To 2000 CD (RASTER 027) $14.00
the number of nines or zeros in each respective year as being a 'sign'." Final release, completing the series! [the magnetic construction kit that
-- Hrvatski. Raster made to store the entire series is now sold out, sorry] Elph is a
COH: Enter Tinnitus CD (RASTER 015) $15.00 Coil side project. "The label Noton (in association with Raster) is doing
First release in Raster's new "Static Series", which come packaged in a series of 12 CD's [each one will be 20min. long]; the concept is to do
slightly oversized transparent ant-static bags, with silkscreened infor- a piece for the last 20 min. of the year 1999 -- the idea about the cut-
mational detail. " COH is a Russian elektroakustik artist (who lives and ting edge of the century. Monthly Noton will release one CD -- start Jan
works in Sweden as an acoustic engineer). His material is absolute 1999 -- end Dec 1999."
abstract with a very personal style for forms and sounds." "Objects and COH: Vox Tinnitus CD (RASTER 029CD) $14.00
phenomena commonly viewed as 'static' often appear to be lively First release in a while on Raster's Static Series, following Enter Tinnitus
processes or life-forms in a different scale, dimension of system of coor- from this Russian-bred artist. Ivan Pavlov (aka COH) lives in Sweden and
dinates. It is possible to observe known 'hidden' activities (such as plan- works as an acoustic engineer. Guests featured on this release include
etary motion, cellular life or electro-magnetic disturbances) by using an Peter Christopherson & John Balance (aka COIL providing vocals & lyrics
appropriate technique. However, these processes can also be perceived respectively) on track 2 -- described by Ivan as 'a beautiful true love
as anomalies in a state of enhanced awareness or hyper-sensitivity, song'), and Little Annie Anxiety (vocals & lyrics) on track 4. Track listing:
sometimes they are fun, too." -- Ivan Pavlov/COH. "Chickenspin", "Silence is Golden", "Their New Polka With Ionna",
KOMET: 20' To 2000 CD (RASTER 016) $14.00 "Forty Six Things She Did Today". All music by Ivan Pavlov/COH.
"The label Noton (in association with Raster) is doing a series of 12 CD's COH: Vox Tinnitus 2x7" (RASTER 029EP) $14.00
[each one will be 20min. long]; the concept is to do a piece for the last Double 7" version, limited to 500 copies.
20 min. of the year 1999 -- the idea about the cutting edge of the cen- SIGNAL: Centrum CD (RASTER 030) $14.00
tury. Monthly Noton will release one cd/; start Jan 1999 -- end Dec Part of the Raster Static series. "Signal is a special project from the
1999." The anxiously awaited debut release of this series is by Komet, member of Raster-Noton, Carsten Nicolai/Noto, Frank
who is Frank Bretschneider, founder of RasterMusic and a member of Bretschneider/Komet and Olaf Bender/Byetone. The music is a result of
Produkt & Signal. Future artists in this series will be: Ilpo Vaisanen, improvisation during playing."
Ryoji Ikeda, COH, Beytone, Senking, Thomas Brinkmann, Scanner, DEUPREE, TAYLOR: Polr CD (RASTER 031) $14.00
Noto, Mika Vainio, Wolfgang Voigt & Elph. Each CD comes packaged in Part of the Raster Static Series. "I's nano-rhythmic with filigree defects,
clear plastic circular tray and is limited to 1000 copies. minimal and digital. Taylor Deupree is the member of 12k records
VAISANEN, ILPO: 20' To 2000 CD (RASTER 017) $14.00 n.y.c."
2nd release (February 1999) in this monthly series. Ilpo Vaisanen is the NOTO: Telefunken CD (RASTER 032) $14.00
other half of Pan Sonic, along with Mika Vaino. Part of the Raster Clear Series (first one in a while). "OK. Noto won the
IKEDA, RYOJI: 20' To 2000 CD (RASTER 018) $14.00 'Golden Nica' (highest honors' at the Prix Ars Electronic festival) this
Third release (March 1999) in this monthly series. Unbelievable stereo- year. This is a mixed-media Noto EP. Mixed media in that there's both
stun mind destruction. Find a carpet immediately and play this for the audio and visual information on the CD. How you use this CD is you
rest of your life. wire your CD player into your VCR, the left channel into the video
COH: 20' To 2000 CD (RASTER 019) $14.00 input, the right into the audio input (although its irrelevant which you
4th release (April 1999) in this monthly series. " COH is a Russian elek- plug where as they're identical signals). Then you sit back and you
troakustik artist (who lives and works in Sweden as an acoustic engi- watch, and you listen, and you learn. And it works. Sonically it's a series
neer). His material is absolute abstract with a very personal style for of rising tones and test jolts. Visually it's a bunch of wavering (damn
forms and sounds." helical scan) horizontal lines of growing thickness, occasional bursts of
BYETONE: 20' To 2000 CD (RASTER 020) $14.00 pure white, often complete darkness (echoes of Kubelka's 'Arnulf
5th release (May 1999) in this monthly series. Rainer' abound). It's either a carefully plotten exercise or a complete
SENKING: 20' To 2000 CD (RASTER 021) $14.00 happy accident. Highly enjoyable either way, especially in shuffle mode
6th release (June 1999) in this monthly series. Senking is Jens Massel's (some tracks are very short, others are longer)." -- Hrvatski.
project (whose previous Karaoke Kalk releases were under the name NICOLAI, CARSTEN: Polyfoto CD/BOOK (RASTER BK) $28.00
Kandis). Previous volumes are starting to go out of print... Produced in conjunction with Verlag fur Moderne Kunst Nurnberg, this
BRINKMANN, ESTER: 20' To 2000 CD (RASTER 022) $14.00 is an approximately 100 page softcover book about the art and esthet-
7th release (July 1999) in this monthly series. In the style of the ics of Raster Music/Noton's Carstein Nicolai (aka Noto). Text is bilingual
MaxErnst & Freunde series, this is 19 minutes of stunning Brinkmann in German/English. Feautres various texts by RKlaus Werner, Christoph
soundwaves. Doswal, Sabine Russ, Robin Rimbaud (aka Scanner) and Rob Young; an
SCANNER: 20' To 2000 CD (RASTER 023) $14.00 intereview between Nicolai and Frank Eckart; numerous photos, both
8th release (August 1999) in this monthly series. One twenty minute b&w and full color of Nicolai's art, etc. A four track 3" CD EP of Noto's
piece, "Cystic", written by Robin Rimbaud. Nicely developed droning music is included as well. A gorgeously presented overview of his visu-
electronics and nothing to be afraid of. al and audio art, 1995 to 1998.
NOTO: 20' To 2000 CD (RASTER 024) $14.00 NOTO: ∞ 2X10" (RASTERVYR008) $16.00
"48 lockgrooves (@ 1.8 or 1.333~ seconds, depending on your factory Heart."
preset quartz-lock setting) over four sides of two milky-transparent 10" LOS SAMPLERS: Descargas CD (RI 053) $18.00
records. Noto is Carsten Nicolai, known installation artist and Beautiful Latin electronics in the vein of Senior Coconut. Atom Heart
Documenta X associate. Presumably these are the loops & sounds used produced. Spectacular glitch synthesis, not all that distant from some-
to create his ∞ CD (same catalogue number) released in 1997. As far as thing like Mouse On Mars Niun Nigging. "'Descarga' is the Cuban word
the current crop of lock groove records go, this one's by far the most for 'jam sessions'. At the same time it means 'discharge'. And listening
thought out & usable to any DJ/turntable-oriented performer bent on to Descargas one truly has the feelling that things are discharging here.
offering something besides the typical melange of played out sam- 'Mambo Brillante' is based a 4/4 times digital mabo rhythm and various
ples/soundbites. Also great for continuous 4-hour trance-inductions percussive elements which later on get treated using harddisk editing
(best to use both records on two separate decks, slightly pitched off for facilities. 'El Rey de las Galletas' -- a 'galletas' in Spanish menas 'cook-
maximum phase/hocket deviation). Brilliant." -- Hrvatski. ie', but also is a world used to describe those very short digital clicks
COH: Mask of Birth LP (RASTERVYR027) $14.50 you can hear all over this album..." -- Atom Heart.
Vinyl-only release that represents one of the first works from Ivan RAW ELEMENTS (GERMANY):
Pavlov, recorded in Nov. '97 to August '98. Fourth part in the Raster BUG, STEVE: Volksworld CD (RAW 618 CD) $18.00
Static Series, packaged in a clear plastic sleeve, with a gold folded art Steve Bug is part of the "minimal house" scene in German, best known
sheet, black vinyl. "COH aka Ivan Pavlov, actually born in Russia -- lives to date for compiling the Da Minimal Funk’ 2CD on Raw Elements
and works in Sweden, his cultural roots are in his mother country -- which featured the likes of Mike Ink, Dr. Rockit, M:I:5, Fred Gianelli,
that means he himself feels more a rapport to the Russian avantgarde etc. "Now his first regular solo-album Volksworld. A soundtrack to
than to the Western rock-pop tradition. As a qualified acoustic coupler beautiful days at the sea, beachball and the plopping of the small rub-
he is very involved in developing different possibilities for soundsyn- ber ball on his wood racket, his feet surrounded by warm water. The
these-types; he has a way to compose rare tones to an ensemble which tracks are developing very slow and are picking into the listener’s ears
shows more of a lyrical than comic association (ie. not 'artifical intelli- and brain and when the record is over, he restarts it automatically.
gence'). Meanwhile, his live acts can be seen in Germany. He is a mem- Therefore Steve Bug tracks are functioning in the car or while doing
ber of artist group of Raster-Noton. Mask of Birth is his debut work the washing at home as well as in the cool favorite club. Pure electronic
although 2 other releases (Enter Tinnitus & Vox Tinnitus) have come entertainment."
earlier. This album is a very personal record which he dedicated to his VA: Steve Bug Presents Da Minimal Funk Vol.2 2CD (RAW 624
daughter. Written and recorded by Ivan Pavlov/COH. It was very hard CD) $22.00
to cut these frequency ranges on vinyl." "Presents again the art of minimal dance music at the end of the 20th
RATHER INTERESTING (GERMANY): century and features tracks from artists like Matthias Schaffhuse, Alex
VA: Real Intelligence 3 CD (RI 050) $18.00 Gopher, Morgan Geist, Impulse, The Wise Caucasian, Martini Bros,
"This CD contains a selection of titles taken from the 1997/98 R.I. Maas, Mekon, The Stickman and many others. As he did in the first
releases and represents the development of musical language of one part, Steve Bug again worked out the compilation very carefully and
of the world's electronic music innovators.Tracks 09 and 10 are previ- thought about a musical entirety without taking the individual charac-
ously unreleased bonus titles that are available on this recording only. ter of each track. While CD1 features the more easy listening choices,
All titles produced by Atom Heart, except 01 produced by Dandy Jack CD2 catches the listener with clubby and pumping tracks."
and 02 produced by Lisa Carbon and Atom Heart. Although titles from RAW VISION (UK):
8 different releases are featured on Real Intelligence III, one will be sur- RAW VISION: #11 MAG (RAW 11) $9.50
prised about the coherent and smooth flow of the album, leading from Raw Vision is a UK-based "International Journal of Intuitive and
one image to the next, stepping forward and leaving all known cate- Visionary Art, Outsider Art, Art Brut, Contemporary Folk Art, Self
gories behind... but remember: only stupid people call it intelligent!" Taught Art". Published quarterly, it definately rates as one of the most
Tracks by Senor Coconut, Roger Tubesound Ensemble (excursions into beautifully produced magazines ever, printed in full color on lovely
digital jazz), Naturalist, schnittstelle (scientific freestyle, leaving the heavy-matte stock. Each issue has mind blowing visual features on
loop behind), Fonosandwich, Dropshadow Disease, etc. obscure and previously unknown artists from around the world, heav-
DOS TRACKS :): CD (RI 051) $18.00 ily recommended. Cover feature of #11 is on Joe Coleman; also fea-
"As the name suggests, Dos Tracks :) is dealing with the concept of tured: Minnie Evans, Nicolae Popa (folk carvings), Environments in
'tracks'. While previous Rather Interesting releases were dealing with British Columbia, constructions of Genevieve Seille.
musical crossover structures between tracks and songs, Dos Tracks :) is RAW VISION: #12 MAG (RAW 12) $9.50
sort of coming back to this musical theme for a last time before leav- #12 features Mose Tolliver (Alabama folk artist), "The Hidden Costs of
ing the 90íes. This album features a quite different sound aesthetics Outsider Art", John Baptist Greco (designer of the miniature city of
and the tracks presented here are for sure unheard in it´s digital pure- Holy Land), "Mexico: Days Of The Dead," "The Watford Shell Garden,"
ness. Influenced by Internet, ASCII Art, Machine Interfaces and Various etc.
other 'End of 90´s Technology' artefacts and philosophies, this product RAW VISION: #13 MAG (RAW 13) $10.50
stands out in it´s unique structure and sound. Interreted from a differ- This issue features Henry Darger, Voodoo metalworkers, Royal
ent angle, known musical models find there updates here. From the Robertson, Robert Le Lagadec, much more.
monochrome 'Asciied' to clustered titles such as '1E.wav', Dos Tracks :) RAW VISION: #14 MAG (RAW 14) $10.50
shows us the cool face of Atom Heart. You won´t hear a single melody, Features on apocalyptic ex-biker artist Norbert Kox, Czech medium
no vocals, no emotions, no cheesIness and no humour on this album. Anna Zemankova, the universal life-charts of Paul Laffoley, Johann
Just pure binary neo-minimalism. :)" Hauser, etc.
SATIN, ERIK: Light Music CD (RI 052) $18.00 RAW VISION: #15 MAG (RAW 15) $10.50
"The most beautiful R.I. CD ever. Don't miss this cocktail of Tango, Features on Bill Traylor, Henry Stockley, Marie-Jeanne Gil, the infamous
Latin, Easy Listening and hi-tech." -- Kompakt Distribution. Gugging Hospital in Austria, much more. We ran out of exclamations
"Composed, arranged, conducted and computed by Erik Satin. Kyma for this magazine long ago, it's the most beautiful magazine currently
Patch developer: Matt Haines. Vocals by Lisa Carbon, Atom Heart, being produced.
Claudine Dreyfus and Nadine Subercaseaux. Flugelhorns tuned by Arno RAW VISION: #16 MAG (RAW 16) $10.50
Qualle. Concept and realisation: Erik Satin. Executive producer: Atom Features Joseph Yoakum , Jose Dos Santos (primitive hand carvings

from Portugal), Salvation Mountain, Morton Bartlett, more. Typically tracks from those EPs, creating one of the ultimate documents of the
stunning. Detroit underground, an emotionally packed sonic masterpiece. You
RAW VISION: #17 MAG (RAW 17) $10.50 can't spin it inside out (as some of the Axis b-sides require) and there's
"Alfonso Ossorio, Jean Dubuffet and Art Brut In America," inventer no locked grooves, but this CD-only release has a couple of unreleased
William Adkins, the obsessive ink detailings of Nick Blinko (also known tracks and interesting philosophic liner notes from Jeff making it a
at the guiding force behind Rudimentary Peni), naive embroidery of mandatory addition to the shelf. Tracks like "Solarized", "i9" ("the
Ray Materson. [cover price: $10.50] unique feel of layering multiple, semi-tonic sounds in slightly varied
RAW VISION: #18 MAG (RAW 18) $12.00 sequences"), "Growth" (a minimal pulse classic), etc.
Cover feature on the legendary Adolf Wolfli, plus features on Texas Art WEATHERALL/RICHARD FEARLESS, ANDREW: Heavenly Presents
Cars, David Zeldis, Albert Louden Live At The Social Volume 3 2CD (REACT 152 CD) $25.00
RAW VISION: #20 MAG (RAW 20) $12.00 Third volume in this UK club-mix series (previous volumes mixed by the
Features on voodoo flags from Haiti, Polish folk carvings, naive artists Chemical Bros. & Jon Carter). A pretty impressive track listing of under-
from Taiwan, the eccentric paradise of Xilitla, Mexico, Jamaican painter ground deep house, electro & techno; including: Voice Stealers, Keith
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RAW VISION: #21 MAG (RAW 21) $12.00 Mike Dred, Model 500, Slam, I-F, Ron Trent, 69, E-Dancer, Ratio, Electric
Features on: Ben Wilson (outlandish wood carver from the UK), John Soul, Mark Bell, Marshall Jefferson, Nick Holder, Anthony Shakir,
MacGregor on "Inner Architecture as Outsider Art," painter Ralph Ryuichi Sakamoto, many more.
Fasanella, Phase 2 (NYC Grafitti artist), Pearl Fryar (strange topiary WEATHERALL/RICHARD FEARLESS, ANDREW: Heavenly Presents
artist from South Carolina), much more. Live At The Social Volume 3 3LP (REACT 152 LP) $21.00
RAW VISION: #22 MAG (RAW 22) $12.00 Triple vinyl version.
Latest issue of UK based "International Journal of Intuitive and ISHINO, TAKKYU: DJ F400 CD (REACT 162 CD) $20.00
Visionary Art, Outsider Art, Art Brut, Contemporary Folk Art, Self Impressive montage mix CD by Japanese DJ/producer Takkyu Ishino.
Taught Art"; full color glossy stock, beautifully designed. Features an Ala Fumiya Tanaka, Ishino is part of the slamming Jeff Mills-inspired
interview with Roger Cardinal (author of the seminal book Outsider generation, as documented by Sony Japan, Torema, etc.. More slam-
Art), Filippo Bentivegna's famous outsider sculpture garden in Sicily, min' than minimal, I guess. The track listing tells you what you're in for.
the hand-made book art of Anne Grgich, the artist workshop in Features tracks by: Takbam, Thomas Schumacher, DJ Bam Bam, A. Paul,
Florence known as La Tinaia, Raymond Morris, Maurice Collis, etc. F.E.O.S. vs M/S/O, Surgeon, William Payeux, DJ Rush, James Ruskin,
RCA (GERMANY): Sidestepper, Ko-Ta, Nico Awtsventin, Shake, Traxmen, Takkyu Ishino,
WU-TANG: Reunited -- The Remixes CD (RCA 604171) $10.00 Popacid (Mike Ink), Denki Groove (Ishino Reconstruction), Johannes
Now available on CD. German-only EP with 4 remixes by Hithunter, Heil, The Hucker, Technasia, Space, Shadowman 2, etc.
Westbam, Zulutronic (Jammin' Unit & Kerosene) and Funkstörung(!), REACT AMERICA:
plus the original version of this classic bonged-out track from Wu-Tang VA: Artcore: The Art of Drum & Bass CD (REACT 66002) $13.00
Forever. One of the few interesting titles to be issued domestically by React.
REED, LOU: Metal Machine Music CD (RCA 90670) $13.00 This 1996 comp of UK d'n'b features Adam F, Foul Play, Cool Breeze,
The 1975 album that is Lou's defining moment in his oft-derailed quest Optical, Doc Scott, T Power, Aphrodite, J. Majik, Skanna, Ballistic
for human attainment and the one unquestionable artifact of supreme Brothers, Eugenix. One of the genre's core samplers, with classics likes
art that allows him to achieve perfect slumber whenever he dares to Adam F' "Circles", Doc Scott's "Drums '95," and the essential track
attempt to shut his eyes. You're only going to buy one Lou Reed album credited with starting the whole tech-step scene: T Power's "The
this decade and this it. An "Electronic Instrumental Composition" split Mutant Remix -- Rollers Instinct (DJ Trace remix).
into 4 sides, specifications as follows: "Sony 1/2 track Uher 1/4 track RECKANKREUZUNGSKLANKEWERKZEUGE:
Pioneer 1/4 track 5 piggyback Marshall Tube Amps in Series Arbitor dis- HRVATSKI: Oiseaux 96-98 CD (RKK 1 CD) $13.00
tortor (Jimi's) Marantz Preamps Marantz Amps Altec Voice of America "After only one LP and one 7" EP we're proud to present our first offi-
Monitor speakers Sennheiser Headphones Drone cognizance and har- cial CD release, fittingly a 72-minute/11-track 'archival' of tweaked
monic possibilities vis a vis Lamont(sic) Young's Dream Music Rock ori- drum n'bass (influenced more by the Squarepusher/Plug school of end-
entation, melodically disguised, i.e. drag Avoidance of any type of less step time drum track sequencing than anything dance-floor ori-
atonaltiy. Electro-Voice high filter microphones Fender Tremolo Unit ented), conservatory-aligned digital sound-research (referencing
Sunn Tremolo Unit Ring Modulator/Octave Relay Jump Fender Dual Stockhausen straight up through Farmer's Manual), avant-big-beat
Showman Bass Amp with Reverb Unit (Pre-Columbia) white No (well...), early-industrial, and collage-pop tunes highlighting the collec-
Synthesizers No Arp No Instruments? --10 db + 57 db --20 hz--+30,000 tive consciousnesses of RKK CEO Hrvåtski, all recorded between drop-
hz --12 kz--+28,000 kz Distortion o.02 bass and treble ceilings ping out of music school in late 1995 (due to the excessive frustra-
Combinations and Permutations built upon constant harmonic Density tions/pressures of a pending film scoring/'classical' electronic music
Increase and Melodic Distractions STRICT STEREO SEPARATION No pan- composition career) and the end of the third summer of love, 1998.
ning No phasing No" Most songs are very, very fast (if not indeterminably slow) and feature
REACT (UK): the divine gospel-tinged percussion stylings of G.C. Coleman (veteran
VA: Artcore CD (REACT 059) $20.00 of the Washington DC soul circuit circa 1969) as well as Våt's looping 6-
UK-only 1995 compilation of "ambient jungle" -- what React attempt- string bass, electric guitar, hand-dulcimer, detuned acoustic guitar, mel-
ed to identify as "artcore". Compiling classic singles of the era from lotron, garage-sale organ, clarinet, piano, and on one track notably (a
Moving Shadow, S.O.U.R., V, Certificate 18, etc by the likes of: Omni cover of the early Pink Floyd chestnut "Cirrus Minor"), vocals. Just
Trio, Alladin, Austin Reynolds, DJ Krust, Jazz Juice, Sounds Of Life, DJ about every other sound present is sampled from his extensive collec-
Crystal, Justice, Rogue Unit, DJ Phantasy, Little Matt, Link. tion of post-WWII classical and art/film music by the likes of Alois Haba,
MILLS, JEFF: The Other Day (Axis Compilation) CD (REACT 105) Ennio Morricone, Krystof Penderecki, Dr. Hans. A Traber, Carlo
$20.00 Rusticelli, Tristan Tzara, Mikis Theodrakis, Richard Hueselenbeck, and
When Jeff Mills left Underground Resistance in the early 90, he formed Gyorgy Ligeti (oh, and a brilliant double LP tribute concert to George
his own 12" label, Axis. About 15 viny-only EPs have followed, of some Maciunas). Despite working with such outré elements, most pieces
of the finest minimalist/abstract techno around. This CD compiles value popular musical forms and subtle, linear-driven rhythmic inven-

tion over the endless looping and theme/variation studies normally graced their releases since day one. If you've never gotten this ablum,
associated with abstract beat-based musics. This is a music tuned to your opportunity to get a one-off deluxe version has never been
your head, constructed for purely horizontal application by a musician greater. Limited stock.
in his sentimental prime, long before the tenets of hyper-complexity ROSE, JON: Brain Weather CD (RER BJRCD2) $15.00
and digital audio software abuse took him in a more ominous angle." “A funny, typically nutty release by this internationally known trouble-
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OSSATURA/TIM HODGKINSON: Dentro CD (RER 01) $15.00 This is billed as àn opera perverse,’ and includes Shelly Hirsch & Phil
"Improvisation represents the backbone of the music played by Italian Minton.”
group Ossatura. Their music is marked by a sequence of sound blocks KOVAC, BORIS: Ritual Nova 1 & II CD (RER BKCD1) $15.00
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al work alternates with rhythmic accelerations and highly dense sound formerly from Yugoslavia. This CD compiles his two late 80s LPs. “ Folk,
events. For Dentro they are joined by former Henry Cow-man Tim jazz and minimalism filtered through a post-Eno sensibility, with a spir-
Hodgkinson to produce an electro-acoustic collaboration that Chris itual integrity reminiscent of Arvo Part."
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and electrification that disconnects sound from any recognizable CUTLER/FRED FRITH, CHRIS: Volume 2. Live in Trondheim... CD
source." (RER CCFF2CD) $15.00
WHA HA HA: LP (RER 17) $12.00 “With such limited resources they manage to produce a startling range
Early 80s Japanese band. Last copy in stock. of sound; unidentified noise, bubbles and squeaks, flying underwater
AFTER DINNER: Editions CD (RER ADCD) $15.00 sopranos, low level industrial waste, crash courses in unknown lan-
“...bizarre experimental 3D surround-sound, backwards/sped guages. This is Derek Bailey meets AMM meets early Pink Floyd terri-
up/slowed down tape technique (before the days of sampling), com- tory.”
plex but charming arrangements featuring a huge cast of Japanese CUTLER/FRED FRITH, CHRIS: Two Gentlemen In Verona CD (RER
instrumentalists. The influences are many: John Cage, nursery rhymes, CCFF3) $15.00
cabaret, free-jazz, traditional folk music...” Chris Cutler: electrified drums/flotsam. Fred Frith: electric
AMM: AMMusic 1966 CD (RER AMMCD) $15.00 guitar/voice/jetsam. Recorded live April 16th, 1999 at Interzona --
Monumental debut recording (originally issued by the Elektra record- Verona, Italy. "There must have been something special going on in
ing company in far different times). “The classic first recording from Verona last April. By far the most aggressive of their duo albums, it
1966, with Cornelius Cardew, Eddie Prevost, Lou Gare, Keith Rowe and leads us via howling fuzz guitar & machine gun percussion into walls
Lawrence Sheaf. One of the first attempts to bring Noise improvisation of post-rock improvisation, obsessive industrial rhythms, and levels of
(radios, scraped guitars, prepared pianos) into popular culture. excitement rarely generated by two people on a stage."
Essential and historic.” See the Matchless label for the rest of AMM's CUTLER, CHRIS AND THOMAS DIMUZIO: Quake CD (RER CCTD1)
discography. $15.00
BIOTA: Tumble CD (RER BCD) $15.00 "This is ex-Henry Cow, Art Bears and Pere Ubu drummer Chris Cutler in
A 1989 release, their first intended strictly as a CD issue. A loose, stu- improvised collaboration with electronic drone master Tom Dimuzio,
dio-only collective from Colorado, Biota’s reputation is based on an recorded live in Portland, ME and Lowell, MA, 3/99. Chris performs on
unparalleled ability to create a reality-shaking wall of dense sound, electric drum kit, Pin mikes & piezo mikes, Boss multi effects unit, pitch
though they generally limit themselves to acoustic instrumentation shifter, whammy pedal, digitec pds 8000, egg slicer, bows, steel bars,
(“treated” to devastating levels). Pure sound asthetic and attention to and beaters. Tom performs on digital sampler, shortwave radio, and CD
detail dominates every second of their various releases; few American player. The sampler allows for live sampling and processing, taking
sound artist colletives have ever maintained such sonic integrity for so feeds from Chris, the shortwave radio and CD sound sources. A mael-
long. "...where nothing is quite in focus, timing is distinctly idiosyn- strom of subterranean scrappings, violent tectonic displacements, and
cratic, and landmarks loom in and out of the fog." occasional cataclysmic beats. Watch out for the sustained notes and
BIOTA: Tinct/Bellowing Room CD (RER BCD2) $15.00 and melodies pouring out of the electrified drum kit. In Cutler's hands,
This CD reissues 2 of their LPs from the 80s, "dense, dark icebergs of the whole instrument is wired like an electric guitar, then Dimuzio
sound, shifting like layers of dirt-plate grafted onto yr skull by one Dr. reprocesses it all, draping the soundscape in yards of black velvet.
Benway's interns." Having said all of that, the music can also be surprisingly subtle & gen-
BIOTA: Almost Never CD (RER BCD3) $15.00 tle."
3rd CD. So alien it’ll cause you to question all previous modes of men- CASSIBER/GROUND ZERO: Live In Tokyo CD (RER CGZ2) $25.00
tal-thought motion. "This double CD teams the renowned avant rock band Cassiber with
BIOTA: Object Holder CD (RER BCD4) $15.00 Tokyo's finest, the now dis-banded Ground Zero, featuring Otomo
Biota's fourth CD finds the band expanding into new, almost recogniz- Yoshihide. Disc one is the only available live recording by Cassiber of
able styles (ie. songs!). “...the group’s 12th major release... and its first their one & only Tokyo performance, from 10/92. Disc two features a
to involve the singing of Susanne Lewis and percussion of Chris Cutler. collection of sampled & remixed works with the source materials taken
These new voices join the delicate, Satie-like piano of C.W. Vrtacek from disc one and put together by Ground Zero.This re-worked mate-
amid the circus fray. The usual Biota trademarks are still present: dan- rial is the final Ground Zero recording project." Cassiber are the trio of
gerous studio-based sound processing, unsteady, tripping rhythms, Christoph Anders, Chris Cutler and Heiner Goebbels. Their music is very
strange, medieval fanfares, and undersea melodies featuring bizarre much in the vein of old-school art-progressive and I don't doubt that
instruments.” some younger Ground Zero fans are going to be pretty much melted
BIOTA: Object Holder CD BOX (RER BCD4 BOX) $18.00 into oblivion attempting to listen to them (it's never been easy).
A limited edition box set version of the 4th Biota CD, produced by the Otomo's resampling, however, enters into some most pleasurable ter-
band in limited quantities back in 1995. A simple card box with rub- ritory via some almost ambiant recontexturalization and this is a fine
berstamped cover encloses the CD (same as the regular edition), and bookend to the Ground Zero legacy. File under GZ and enjoy it while
attached to the bottom inside of the box is a small original painting by you can.
various Biota members -- in the same style as the fantastic art that has MARCLAY, CHRISTIAN: More Encores CD (RER CM1) $15.00

"Since 1979 Christian Marclay has been experimenting, composing and Kiraly has finally been preserved -- a collection of original works that
performing with phonograph records. His interest in records, both as will impress and amaze all students of contemporary classical/electroa-
objects and bearers of sound, is expressed through sculpture, perfor- coustic composition, along with those who have only recently discov-
mance, video and music. In performance, he mixes a wide variety of ered the sound worlds of Pierre Henry and Harry Partch. Kiraly's exper-
records on up to 8 turntables, fragmenting, repeating, altering speeds, imental music stems from two sources, the first of which is his country's
playing the records backwards, etc. More Encores was originally traditional folk music, while the second is Edgard Varese, whose
released as a 10" vinyl record on No Man's Land (Germany) in 1988, 'Poeme Electronique' had an incredible impact. Thus the high pitched
composed entirely of records after whom each track is titled. "John gypsy violin, the energetically strummed guitar and the eerie rumble of
Cage" is a recording of a collage made by cutting slices from several electronic music come together to create a marriage of sounds that are
records and gluing them back together into a single disc. In all other both ancient and modern."
places the records were mixed and manipulated on multiple turntables FAUST: Seventy One Minutes Of... CD (RER F1CD) $15.00
and recorded analog with the use of overdubbing. A hand-crank Combines the late 80s posthumous 5th & 6th Faust LPs: Munich &
gramophone was used in "Louis Armstrong". More Encores is a classic Elsewhere/Return Of A Legend LP (“various unreleased tapes intended
slice of primal Plunderphonia, the natural companion to John Oswald's for release”) and The Last LP (the ‘71 “Faust Party” tapes ).
suppressed Plunderphonics masterpiece, featuring a series of viciously FAUST: Tapes CD (RER F2CD) $15.00
beautiful vinyl collages from this important and influential sound 3rd album masterwork of ‘71-73 leftover genius. Considered by most as
sculptor and turntable terrorist." Other tracks are based on the music the group's finest hour, and one of the most obvious cornerstones of
of Johann Strauss, John Zorn, Martin Denny, Frederic Chopin, Fred the whole early 70s German explosion.
Frith, Arthur Ferrante & Louis Teicher, Maria Callas, Jimi Hendrix, Jane FAUST: You Know FaUSt CD (RER F4) $15.00
Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg & Christian Marclay. "Faust's return to the recording studio opened up into a voyage of
MARCLAY, CHRISTIAN: More Encores 10" (RER CMV1) $19.00 inner discovery that returned to their roots but also served to push the
Last copies of this limited vinyl repress; CD version remains available. band's career toward the approaching millennium....Faust mix elec-
"Originally released as a 10" vinyl record on No Mans Land (Germany) tronics, acoustic guitars, sheet metal percussion, oompah band music
in 1988, 'composed entirely of records after whom each track is titled.' and farm equipment together to produce sounds that plunge from
'John Cage' is a recording of a collage made by cutting slices from sev- fractured pop song, to industrial techno stomp and undiluted
eral records and gluing them back into a single disc. In all other places Krautrock in its purest and most potent form."
the records were mixed and manipulated on multiple turntables and FAT: Automatic Hi-Life CD (RER FATCD) $15.00
recorded analog with the use of overdubbing. A hand-crank gramo- Recorded live in Czechoslovakia 1990, this consists of 31 short, roving
phone was used in 'Louis Armstrong'. More Encores is a classic slice of shards of sound, not as extreme as their other available works, but still
primal Plunderphonia, the natural companion to John Oswald's sup- intricate & roving guitar/bass/drums interaction in exciting fashion.
pressed Plunderphonics masterpiece, featuring a series of viciously FRITH, FRED: The Previous Evening CD (RER FF1) $15.00
beautiful vinyl collages from this important and influential sound "Former Henry Cow guitarist Fred Frith pays homage to three giants of
sculptor and turntable terrorist." Also features works on/by Johann contemporary classical music: John Cage, Morton Feldman and Earle
Strauss, John Zorn, Martin Denny, Frederic Chopin, Fred Frith, Louis Brown. In his own inimitable fashion, Frith has tried to incorporate the
Armstrong, Arthur Ferranted & Louis Teicher, Maria Callas, Jimi chosen composer's own working methods into each of the three pieces
Hendrix, Jane Birkin & Serge Gainsbourg. that make up The Previous Evening. As he explains in the enclosed
DRAKE, BOB: Animal Medallion Carpet CD (RER CTA7) $15.00 booklet regarding his John Cage homage: 'Fragments of text heard in
"Bob Drake is a virtuoso bass player, guitarist, producer, studio engi- Part 1 were taken at random from Cage's book Silence. Tape editing,
neer and composer. He's played with Thinking Plague, the E.C. Nudes, the structure of the events, and dynamic markings in this section were
5UUs, Hail and The Science Group, and as a producer has handled also determined using chance methods." Performed by: Christian Kaya
everyone from Ice T to Engelbert Humperdink. ' This CD forces the (clarinets), Claudio Puntin (clarinets), Heike Liss (perc.), Bernd
unlikely marriage of post-hillbilly songs, fingerpicking guitar and Settelmeyer (perc.), Bernd Weber (voice) and Frith (voice & all other
Faust-inspired electronic noise." instruments and manipulations).
CUTLER/ZEENA PARKINS, CHRIS: Shark! CD (RER CZ1) $15.00 LES QUATRE GUITARISTES DE L'APOCALYPSO-BAR: World Tour
"Recorded live, Shark! captures all the onstage excitement, artistic 1998 CD (RER GQ1) $15.00
agony and electronic ecstasy of UK drummer Chris Cutler and Detroit Reissue of the two 80s LPs by this French Canadian group, featuring
born harpist Zeena Parkins' concerts together. Both players can be guitarists Rene Lussier and Andre Duchesne. "All instrumental, slightly
heard attacking their instruments conventionally and outrageously, folk-tinged, RIO style progressive rock compositions performed by 4
reinventing and deconstructing the shape and sound of drums and guitarists and & (Chris Cutler & Remi Leclerc). "
harp to produce music that caresses one minute and bites down hard GROUND ZERO: Revolutionary Pekinese Opera CD (RER GZ1)
the next...comes across as being frenzied, untamed and wholly unpre- $15.00
dictable." The 3rd album overall by Otomo Yoshihide's amazing group. "This
DUMITRESCU/AVRAM/CUTLER/HODGKINSON/HYPERION ENSEM- work is based on a re-sampling of Heiner Goebbels & Alfred 23 Harth's
BLE, IANCU: Musique Action 98 CD (RER DACH1) $15.00 sampled rendition of a 1960's Revolutionary Pekingese opera from
"Four contemporary works recorded live, with one composition each China, the Peking Oper (from the LP Frankfurt-Peking; CD:Goebbels
by the four above. '[They] have become leading figures in contempo- Heart) from 1984." An insane, important album.
rary classical music, developing a musical language that sweeps boldly GROUND ZERO: Consume Red CD (RER GZ2) $15.00
from very small scale insect like sounds to vast noise laden soundscapes. Domestic issue of the sampling masterpiece first issued by
In recent times they have attracted a lot of attention from musicians Creativemandisc in Japan. Yet another phase in Omoto Yoshihide's
outside of the classical field, as the music is relevant to the post-ambi- Sampling Virus Project. Consume Red is the first of a three volume
ent, post noise, post classical aesthetic which is the sound of the series, and acts as Ground Zero's original document for the set. Volume
moment.'" 2 is a remix of this CD by Gastr del Sol, Stock, Hausen & Walkman, VOG,
KIRALY, ERNÖ: Phoenix CD (RER EK1) $15.00 Dickson Dee & Bob Ostertag (currently available on Creativeman).
Superb introduction to a largely unknown avant-garde Volume three will be a remix/deconstruction of the first two volumes
composer/instrument builder; one of the most important ReR releases from selected entries by anyone in the general public who contributes
in a while. "The music of little known East European composer Ernö a remix. Consume Red consists of Ground Zero sampling the music of
Korean national treasure Kim Suk Chul, playing Hojok (literal reed another world altogether, with 4 long pieces, each a dialogue between
streams with bagpipe-like intensities), accompanying on Shamisen, acoustic instruments and electronic accompaniment on tape. The musi-
turntables, periodic noise interjections, etc. It's one 60 minute "ambi- cal language is a bizarre mixture of post Berg/Messiaen/Feldman, the
ent" piece, beautifully paced and powerfully presented. "Hints at the kind of electronic soundscapes often buried inside Techno-Trance
beautiful chaos ahead. A work that is spiritually uplifting and terrify- music...”. Includes work “For Percussion and Tape,” (a beautiful elec-
ing as a single squalling blast from an ancient sounding horn is over- tro-acoustic piece of soft, Feldmanesque ringing tones), as well as tape
laid with a steady building sound collage of sampled noise static, gui- and string quartet, piano & drums.
tar overload, instrumental anarchy , and a drum duo who hammer CUTLER/LUTZ GLANDIEN, CHRIS: Domestic Stories CD (RER LSM)
home a beat that is subtly constructed yet relentless in its attack...will $15.00
surely be regarded as one of the year's major recorded highlights." “With music by electronic musician/composer Glandien & lyrics by
HACO: CD (RER HACO 1) $15.00 Cutler, this is the next evolutionary step of Cutler’s Art Bears/News
Debut solo album by the singer of the legendary After Dinner band From Babel work.” W/ Dagmar, Fred Frith, Alfred Harth.
from Japan. "Haco has used pre-recorded tapes to form a band that LAGOS/GIOVANNI VENOSTA/MASSIMO MARIANI, ALFREDO:
includes cello player Tom Cora and percussionists Samm Bennett and Metamorphoses CD (RER LVM1) $15.00
Peter Hollinger, plus studio work from bass player Nobuhisa Shimoda, "Venosta & Mariani have long been concerned with manipulating &
bansuri (Indian transverse flute) player Hiroshi Nakagawa and guitarist reconfiguring found musical objects, often using ethnic musics as
Tsuneo Imahori. The major force, however, is Haco's glorious vocal source material. Rather than find music in the field, they have
which new ears could be mistaking for that of Kate Bush with just a employed brilliant Flamenco guitarist Lagos. Eleven guitar pieces are
dash of Dagmar Krause and Icelandic dancehall siren Bjork thrown in put through an electro acoustic obstacle course. A profound medita-
for good measure. Haco refuses to abandon her own culture in total tion on culture, technology, art & authorship; unusual, genre-bending
favor of western ideals, though, and the album is interwoven with tra- & mysterious." Lagos (Spanish guitar), VEnosta (treatments), Mariani
ditional Japanese instrumentation and language." (treatements), Vechi (live electronics); almost exclusively made from
ROSE, JON: ://shoppinglive@victo. CD (RER JR4) $15.00 guitar sounds, but edited into a dazzling & varied display.
"Australian violinist Jon Rose, together with an international cast of MNEMONISTS: Horde CD (RER MN1) $15.00
improvisors including Lauren Newton, Joelle Leandre, Otomo "The 1981 electro-acoustic electronic classic by the group that mor-
Yoshihide & Chris Cutler unleashes one of his wildest & dizzying releas- phed into Biota. Their 3rd album & their first true classic, which is a
es of his already wild career. Taken from an unexpurgated radio record- high-water mark of churning sonic storms. The first release by the
ing of his 1994 Victoriaville Festival performance." Mnemonists to be reissued on CD & one of their finest works over-
ROSE, JON: The Fence CD (RER JR5) $15.00 all."Based in Fort Collins, CO, the Mnemonists gave modern American
"Since the early 80's, Rose has been busily building a series of very long experimental music a good name in the early 80s as they dug them-
string instruments. These creations were originally inspired by the selves out of the trenches of post-industrial alignment. Ultra-detailed
wind-triggered fences of the Australian outback, where air currents processing, beautiful graphic presentation (in place of the near man-
hitting the stretched out wires managed to create an aeolian harp dated shock/repulsion attacks of most of their contemporaries) and an
effect. When bowed, these fences were found to emit a large variety overall sense of sonic attainment were some of their trademarks. A
of sounds." Some very nice sounds here, but a lot of spoken text as classic of its era.
well. The idea of contrasting droning sound and spoken text within the MUSCI/VENOSTA, ROBERTO: Portraits/Water CD (RER MVCD)
same context is so radically inconsideritate of the listener's pleasure $15.00
center, that it probably constitutes some sort of "joke" in one of the “Two Italian composers who use samplers, synths, tapes, guitars, & key-
various corner's of Mr. Rose's universe. Hard-core Rose fanatics will add boards & other instruments, combining their music with ethnic record-
a better-than-average CD to their pile with this one, but if you're mere- ings... which makes for a strange mixture of the music of many cul-
ly interested in the resonant possibilities of long-stringed instruments, tures.”
Ellen Fullmen (or much of the Het Apollohuis back catalog) would suit MUSCI/VENOSTA: A Noise A Sound CD (RER MVCD2) $15.00
you much better. (EC) NUDES, THE: Vanishing Point CD (RER N1CD) $15.00
ROSE, JON: Perks CD (RER JRCD3) $15.00 Energetic post-punk/pop/folk/jazz/art-rock w/ Cutler/Amy
"...the latest psychedelic stereo project from composer and violinist Jon Denio/W.Gysi.
Rose, an 'interactive badminton game' featuring contributions from N.O.R.M.A. & CHRIS CUTLER: L'Arpa E L'Asino CD (RER NORMA1)
Elsie Lorraine (piano & Harmonium sequences, voice, sung samples), $15.00
Stevie Wishart (hurdy gurdy), Phil Minton (voice), Rainer Linze (com- N.O.R.M.A. are a Bologna-based experimental octet (guitar, bass,
puter controlled analog synthesizer) and Butch Morris (cornet)." Based drums/objects/electronics, keyboards, reeds, samplers, etc). Joined on
on the ideas of early Australian genius/devient/composer Percy this record by Phil Minton (vocals), Ricardo Pittau (trumpet) & Chris
Grainger (including samples of some his cylinder discs from 1908), this Cutler (drums). "...joyfully complement music by Satie with folk songs.
disc finds Rose at his most seriously zonked out, a pure sonic listening Minimal music. Scratching. Pieces out of classical repertoire, a free jazz
experience. trombone, a funky bass, a nightclub saxophone. The synthesizer gur-
LUSSIER/JEAN DEROME/CHRIS CUTLER, RENE: Three Suite Piece gles and hums. They build fantastic collages from spheres of styles.
CD (RER LDC1) $15.00 Every twenty seconds there is something new."
"...as the name implies, features three very varied musical suites from CUTLER/P53, CHRIS: p/53 CD (RER P53) $15.00
a trio of equally unique musical personalities. Quebecois multi-instru- "This example of Cutler's cultural debris theory rummages through a
mentalist Rene Lussier and Jean Derome join forces with drummer/per- freeform mix of modern and classical shape-shifting that is realized
cussionist Chris Cutler (together with special guest, bass player Tom through the twin grand piano playing of Marie Goyette and Zygmunt
Cora) to construct a series of sound images that sprawl from classical Krause, the computer manipulating skills of electronic composer Lutz
landscapes to art-brut abstract slash." Glandien, the subliminal turntable trashing and guitar thrashing of
GLANDIEN, LUTZ: Scenes From No Marriage CD (RER LG1CD) leading Japanese avant-rocker Otomo Yoshihide, and Cutler's own
$15.00 improvisation."
Glandien is a former resident of East Germany, who had a collabora- BLEGVAD, PETER: Hangman's Hill CD (RER PB3) $14.00
tion CD with Chris Cutler out a few years ago. “...presents work from "Peter Blegvad is a cult singer songwriter with a history in the avant

garde, who makes accessible guitar based music which relaxes, titil- charming thing. (Soon after they hooked up with Henry Cow, made a
lates, confronts and charms. He has carved out a uniqe position as per- couple more albums for Virgin and then split up).
former, songwriter and cartoonist. He played a part in many important MACLEAN, STEVE: The Opposite Of War CD (RER SM1) $15.00
groups, starting in the late 70s with Slapp Happy, Henry Cow and Faust. "Steve Maclean is a US guitarist, once a member of Doctor Nerve,
He went on toplay with The Golden Palominos for two years. This is whose quartet specializes in austere neo-classical rock chamber music
Peter's third solo album for ReR. Featuring the sparkling ex-Henry Cow of great subtlety. The music is strictly composed with single-minded
rhythm section of Chris Cutler/John Greaves, and produced by Bob seriousness. Time signatures abound, but more important are the con-
Drake, the album carries you on a journey through the mind of this stantly shifting building blocks of interlocking rhythms; at times each
eccentric UK-based American." player is pursuing independent lines and different rhythmic cells which
CUSAK, PETER: Where Is the Green Parrot? CD (RER PC1) $15.00 magically build up the whole. Fans of early Henry Cow and Hatfield
"Guitarist Peter Cusak has been active in the UK improvising scene and the North will also recognize the myriad lines which scurry back &
since the early 1970s and has recorded with Clive Bell, Nicolas Collins, forth around the ensemble."
Max Eastly and Thomas Koner, among others. He is curating The Week RA ARKESTRA, SUN: Cosmo Sun Connection CD (RER SR1) $15.00
Of Small Miracles, a multimedia millenium project on the river Lee in "Recorded live in 1984 at one of Sun Ra's many American concerts,
North London, to run in the year 2000. Where Is The Green Parrot is not Cosmo Sun Connection captures the Arkestra in full big band mode,
really an album, but more of a series of locations. The roaming micro- blowing up a storm that could probably be heard on Venus. The origi-
phone is like a camera, recording events, ambiences and interactions, nal vinyl LP was released by Recommended in 1985 via an agreement
with music merely one part of the fabric. Peter reprocesses the sounds, with Sun Ra's Saturn label. Long deleted, this is now the first time that
adding electronics and samples, and some of the soundscapes are also it has surface on CD."
then laced with bazouki and guitar improvisations." DIMUZIO, THOMAS: Headlock CD (RER TD1) $15.00
VA: ReR Quarterly 1 CD (RER QCD1) $15.00 "Reissue of Dimuzio's classic slab of industrial musique-concrete which
Compilations of material from the old ReR Quarterly LPs/magazines. was originally released on Generations Unlimited in 1989. For the 1998
Includes Biota, Oswald, 5UUs, Cassix (Stormy 6 & Cassiber) and live version of Headlock, Dimuzio has added extra contemporary material
material by Duck & Cover (Cora, Cutler, Frith, Goebbels, Harth, Krasue, which pursues the rich drone technique which Tom has more recently
G. Lewis). become known for."
VA: ReR Quarterly 2 CD (RER QCD2) $15.00 TICKMAYER, FORMATIO: Wilhelm Dances CD (RER TFCD) $15.00
Includes Robert Wyatt, D. Thomas, Kaiser, Oswald, Bittova/Fajt, When “A seven piece band led by Yugoslavian composer Stevan Tickmayer, it
and more. features instrumentation of flute, clarinet, bassoon, trumpet, trom-
SCIENCE GROUP, THE: A Mere Coincidence CD (RER SCIENCE 1) bone, cello & keyboards. This has a Euro-chamber feel with distinctly
$15.00 rock elements as well, Tickmayer nicely mixes up the moods and influ-
"A veritable new music supergroup, featuring guitarist Fred Frith ences.”
(Henry Cow, Art Bears, Massacre, Skeleton Crew), drummer/lyricist Chris HODGKINSON, TIM: Pragma CD (RER TH1) $15.00
Cutler (Henry Cow, Pere Ubu, Cassiber), vocalist Amy Denio (The E.C. " Tim is best known as a founding member of the legendary avant rock
Nudes, Billy Tipton Memorial Sax Quartet), bassist/vocalist Bob Drake group Henry Cow [1968-1978]. Pragma is an intense fusion of contem-
(5UUs, Thinking Plague), composer/keyboardist Stevan Tickmayer, and porary classical music and rock energy. There are six substantial com-
clarinetist Claudio Puntin. The most recent of a set of albums (Art positions focusing on horns, violins, percussion, voices, & small orches-
Bears, News From Babel, Domestic Stories) where Chris Cutler's lyrics tral ensembles." Includes: "SHHH" (for taped voices, including frag-
are set to music by a composer, in this case contemporary classical comments of Ana-Maria Avram's 'Archae'); "For Looking Inside" (for 3 pre-
poser Tickmayer. It takes the shape of a song cycle which peers into the pared violas) & 4 others.
further reaches of scientific theory, dealing with, amongst other things, HODGKINSON, TIM: Sang CD (RER TH2) $15.00
chaos theory, the mysteries of quantum physics, black holes and the "Tim Hodgkinson's new album is another intense collision of contem-
formation of galaxies." porary classical music and rock energy. Perhaps best known as a found-
MARTHA, ISTVAN: The Wind Rises CD (RER SD1) $15.00 ing member of avant rock group Henry Cow, Tim has since displayed
"Istvan Martha is a leading Hungarian composer. The idea behind The many musical personalities. What is so effective in Tim's recent work is
Wind Rises was to take a recording studio into the Transylvanian coun- the requisitioning of rock production techniques; through the use of
tryside; a 'sound diary' of village sounds, musicians, people & places. sampling & sound manipulation, the virtual orchestra hits the speakers
This produced 'one of the great albums of the decade, an epic which with unprecedented force."
manages to work as an overwhelming fusion of rock, classical, ambi- THINKING PLAGUE: In This Life CD (RER TPCD1) $15.00
ent, industrial & folk styles.'" Reissue of a lost album issued by the “Combine the sound of the 5UUs with the Art Bears, add a (non-
Hungary state label in 1987, featuring Márta Sebestyén. Dagmar-like) female singer & woodwinds & you come up with this
SLAPP HAPPY: Acnalbasac Noom CD (RER SH) $15.00 unique US slant on the European art rock song sound.”
New pressing of this art-rock classic now available. Slapp Happy were a VOGT, MICHAEL: Tuba Intim CD (RER TUBA1CD) $15.00
trio of Peter Blegvad (guitar, vocals), Dagmar Krause (voice) & Anthony An avant-classical disc of new music for tuba. “Vogt hurls this unlikely
Moore (keyboards, guitar). They recorded their first album, Sort Of for instrument on a voyage to the outer reaches. The tuba engages in
German Polydor in 1972, under the guidance of Faust. Their 2nd album duets with itself, Berlin traffic noises, electronic backdrops, tuned per-
was recorded in 1973 in the same fashion, produced by Uwe Nettleback cussion and nonsense poems.” Works by Vogt, Lutz Glandien,
at Faust's studio in Wumme, Germany, featuring backing and produc- Stravinsky etc. Includes a Feldman piece, “Durations 3 For Violin, Tuba
tion by Faust. However, these sessions were not released at the time, and Piano.”
but instead re-recorded in more polished terms (w/o Faust) and ZGA: Zgamoniums CD (RER ZGACD) $15.00
released as the proper Casablanca Moon on Virgin in 1974. This ReR CD This Latvian band's debut from ‘91. Performed on iron objects, ring
(the title being a backwards spelling of the Virgin release) features modulator, keyboards, percussion, guitar, electroshaver, etc.
those original 1973 sessions with Faust, and is generally considered a ZGA: The End of an Epoch CD (RER ZGACD2) $15.00
classic of outsider avant-pop (with far superior versions of these songs). A quartet known for “building their own instruments out of metallic
The unmissable voice of Dagmar and the the uplifting primitive pop debris,” they’re noisy, weirdly abstract, and completely non-new-wave
rock of the collective group (what Uwe Nettleback referred to as ZGA: Sub Luna Morrior CD (RER ZGACD3) $15.00
"Naive Rock, the Douannier Rousseau sound") coalesces into massively “...a creative step into the future, where ZGA’s metallic yet melodic
sound-producing objects push out dense dark sound shadows which and pure futuristic mystery throughout. Heavy emphasis on alien
are fractured with shimmering abstract harmonies. [An] electroacoustic space-jazz influenced techno, a bit smoother and certainly less militant
bombardment of the senses.” than UR, but still quite revelatory. Another key summation of a key
ZNR: Barricade 3 CD (RER ZNR 1) $15.00 ongoing Detroit angle. Track listing: "Comet LBK - 6251876" (?), Lost
The 1st of two releases by this legendary French duo, originally issued Transmissions from Earth (RP-1), "Sex In Zero Gravity" (RP-3),
in 1977. “A startling collage of re-composed skittish Erik Satie "Stardancer" (RP-2), "Journey to the Martian Polar Cap" (RP-3),
vignettes/early synthesizer experimentation/George Auric’s behind the "Ultrviolet Image" (RP-3), "Skypainter" (RP-5), "Windwalker" (RP-6),
mirror for Cocteau’s Orphee/Pere Ubu (Alfred Jarry not David Thomas!) "Voice of Grandmother" (RP-8), "Search your Feelings" (RP-4),
/little ditties of the sort that show up on Faust albums/voice-overs out "Firekeeper" (RP-7), "Soulshine" (unreleased)."The Spirit of the People
of Goddard’s Alphaville/piano-sax improvisations/Robert Wyattish fuzz is Greater than Mans Technology." -- Eldridge Cleaver
organ tunes/Zappa-esque flourishes/strange allusions to Henry Cow...” RED STAR:
RECORDS: REV, MARTIN: Clouds Of Glory CD (RSR 7002) $14.00
SHRIN: Rin Liminal Switch Vol. 3: Ventilating The Corpse LP (R 4) Second solo album by Suicide's keyboard/electronics genius, recorded
$10.00 in 1981 (released in 1985 on New Rose), much better than you might
Following the Spirit of Orr CD reissue of the first 2 LP volumes, here is remember. "Rev's whirring and hypertense avant-garde edge -- cou-
the third volume -- isssued for the first time in any form. Maybe the pled with pop accessibility -- fueled Suicide's classic Red Star debut.
final document from one of New England's most intriguing secrets Rising from NY's lower east side sub-bohemia of the '70s, Rev's hard-
from the 90s. "A foray into avant folk-rock, and free noise expolsions. core electro-two-note keyboard oscillations offer an alternative to
Three long pieces recorded in 1992 and 1993 -- bowed cymbals, pulsing three chord guitar riffing. Now, for the first time in the US, his Clouds
tones, and chants that start calm and build slowly into explosive earthy of Glory presents an abundance of the two sides of his emotional spec-
drums and feedback explosions." trum -- psychosis and sentimentality. Rev's drone-swarm-intensity is
RECTANGLE (FRANCE): Throbbing Gristle meets Aphex abrasive. Low hymn."
AKCHOTE, NOEL: Alike Joseph CD (REC AN) $14.00 SUICIDE: Zero Hour CD (RSR 7005) $14.00
"Noel Akchoté's tribute to Albert Ayler. Solo guitar totally impro- First release of historic live performances from CBGB's (NYC) and Berlin
vised." in 1978. "I'd like to take this opportunity to point out just how bril-
CHADBOURNE/DAUGHTERS/OTHERS, EUGENE: The Aquaduct LP liantly irreducible Suicide was in both concept and execution -- just like
(REC E) $13.00 an equally influential band, The Ramones. Almost like some post-mod-
Rectangle is a new French vinyl-only improv label, largely based around ern, post-industrial descendent of Greek tragedy -- with Vega's cri de
the activity of the most interesting guitarist Noël Akchoté and other coeur welling up within or against Rev's swelling, clanking, gnashing,
French improvisers. This record by Eugene is touted as: "Country, pneumatic backdrop -- Suicide spoke of eternal subjects in an elemen-
experimental music, noise, pop, tout est possible avec Dr. tal language." -- Michael Shore.
Chadbourne." Includes a collaboration with Mexican improvisers, a REDRUM (AUSTRALIA):
Henry Kaiser guitar loop, a Nashville session, etc. VA: Killed by Death 7 LP (REDRUM 7) $10.00
CHADBOURNE, EUGENE: The Acquaduct CD (REC E2) $14.00 Repress of this early 90s document of the rarest and scuzziest moments
"Eugene plays vocals, guitar, and dobro, and appears with his daugh- from the international thug punk continuum. Contains material that
ters Molly, Lizzy, and a lot of other musicians. Recorded in a wide vari- you’ve never seen by Chain Gang, Tampax, Fresh Color, Lost Kids,
ety of settings. Reissue of the LP from December 1996." Cigarettes, Fire Exit and 11 others.
BAILEY/NOEL AKCHOTÉ, DEREK: Close To The Kitchen LP (REC F) REEL MUSIC (UK):
$13.00 FLR: Easy Filters Part 5-6 12" (REEL 30) $9.00
Improvised guitar duets, recorded in a London studio 8/29/96. Vears "FLR, a.k.a. Flare, is as you well know, one of Japan's biggest exports
between lush ambiance and loud, distorted electric freakouts. (it's Ken Ishi). The series that started many years ago, is back with parts
FRITH/NOEL AKCHOTÉ, FRED: Réel 10" (REC K) $13.00 5 and 6. Reel Music is one of the labels which form the vanguard of the
"Another improvised guitar duet recorded live in Villeurbanne, flourishing Japanese scene."
France". From 5/96. REGAL (UK):
BAILEY/EUGENE CHADBOURNE, DEREK: Tout For Tea 10" (REC L)
BETA BAND, THE: Los Amigos del Beta Bandidos 12" (REG 020
$13.00
EP) $9.00
Recorded live in Holland on 1/2/95, three tracks of duets for guitar,
Third EP by this interesting new UK group, with a strange avant-pop
banjo and voices, in a Derek-accompanies-Eugene sort of mode. It's a
sound. "Will confound critics attempts to pigeonhole the band, who
little bit better than your typical Nato record, if that makes you feel
have steered their sound away from the loping grooves of previous
good. Plus a rather unspectacular stage banter track (misleadingly
output, towards a unique, layered 4am acoustic sound, quite unlike
labeled as a "promo interview").
anything you've heard before. Opener 'Push It Out' is a whispered
BAILEY/PAT THOMAS/STEVE NOBLE, DEREK: And LP (REC S)
mantra, followed by the shuffling 'It's Over', setting nursery rhyme
$13.00
rhythms against a slapped double bass. The Hammond-drenched
BAILEY/THOMAS, PAT/NOBLE, STEVE, DEREK: And CD (REC S2)
'Needles In My Eyes' closes proceedings, all staggering drums and folk-
$14.00
ed up guitars."
Derek Bailey (guitar), Pat Thomas (keyboard, sampler), Steve Noble
INCH FEAT. MARK E. SMITH: Inch CD (REG 027 CD) $10.00
(turntables). Recorded live at the Moat Studio, London, 8/92. "This
"Two young Mancunian producers, Simon Spencer and Keir Steward,
recording is the musical meeting of one master of free improvisation,
got together with one Mark E. Smith and came up with 'Inch'. The
guitarist Derek Bailey, and a strange duo (keyboards and turntables)
result was so good that the NME pressed up on copy on a white label
formed by Steve Noble and Pat Thomas.
and sent it to John Peel (Fall fan #1) as a birthday present. He made it
RED PLANET: #7 in his best tracks of 1997, and now 'Inch' is made available to the
MARTIAN, THE: LBH6251876 CD (RP 10) $13.50 public. 'Inch' features crunching beats topped by Mark E. Smith's inim-
Compilation of tracks from the highly coveted series of 12's on the Red itable vocals, and comes with mixes by Val Hooligan and Dose, with
Planet label from Detroit. There's Underground Resistance linkage whom Mark released another memorable collaborative single a couple
(some people might like to insist that Mad Mike Banks is The Martian), years ago."
INCH FEAT. MARK E. SMITH: Inch 12" (REG 027 EP) $10.00 Black Box, his own studio in Birmingham, Continue is a hypnotic jour-
REINFORCED (UK): ney through pure ambient textures and swirling sound."
ARCON 2: The Beckoning CD (RIVET CD 08) $19.00 REPERTOIRE (GERMANY):
"Pioneering drum and bass label, Reinforced present their latest artist KALEIDOSCOPE: Tangerine Dream CD (PMS 7074) $18.00
album project from long standing talent Arcon 2 (aka Leon Mar). The First album of two by this UK psychedelic pop group, first issued by
Beckoning sees Arcon 2 continuing to explore the harder edged side of Fontana in 1967. Influenced by Donovan, comparable to the more fey
his musical output with a journey into alien atmospheres and precision side of early Pink Floyd, this is very much rooted in the sound of
programmed futuristic beats. It also includes earlier masterpieces like London, 1967 -- and a highly regarded item within that context. This is
the stunning 'Liquid Earth Parts 1 & 2'. New material continues to push the first complete & legit CD issue of this album with 6 bonus tracks
the boundaries and explore both the experimental and dancefloor CLARK HUTCHINSON: A=MH2 CD (PMS 7081) $18.00
sides of drum ‘n’ bass. Other highlights include 'Xenophobia' with it's Reissue of the classic debut album by the UK duo of Andy Clark and
funky breaks and distorted whispering vocals and the slowly building, Mick Hutchinson, originally released by Decca in 1970. Retribution and
complex breakbeats of 'Zorak', while appropriately titled 'Wasteland' Gestalt were their next albums, followed by a recent posthumous of
provides contrast with an ultimate electronic aligned soundscape. All their earliest recordings, Blues, on Little Wing. Hutchinson, briefly
tracks are 100% fresh, for true techno breakbeat fans." known for his association with Sam Gopal, played guitar in an impro-
VA: Enforcers: The Beginning Of the End CD (RIVET CD09) $19.00 visational, excessive style, with a lot of wild raga-esque influence. The
Reinforced is the legendary drum'n'bass label run by Mark & Dego of five tracks here are long, psychedelic folk-blues extensions, with
4 Hero, whose discography goes back to mid-1990, including the earli- accompaniment on bagpipe chanter, marracas, piano, organ, timpani,
est Goldie tracks. Their 1996 compilation Above The Law is one of the gong, bass, flute, bongos, etc.
definitive d'n'b collections and this is the follow up to that. New tracks CLARK HUTCHINSON: Retribution CD (PMS 7088) $18.00
from Nucleus & Paradox, Nasty Habits (Doc Scott), Sonar Circle, Wings The second album from 1970. Emphasizing an IQ-reducing bluntage of
(Roni Size, Krust & Die), Procedure 769 (G-Force & Juice), Innervisions, blues guitar destruction, most fully communicated on the opening
Leon Mar (Arcon 2), Seiji, Cold Mission (Marc Mac), DJ Stretch and "Free To Be Stoned". Now expanded to a full band, their sound is a bit
Aquasky. Although this is definitely within the parameters of steppin' more rooted in the bar-rock-misery of young British life in the early
UK jungle, it's a fresh and experimentally-vibed variant and quite 70s, compared to the eloquent Eastern-tinged inspiration that makes
worthwhile. This CD features the complete tracks; the following CD is their duo debut A=MH2 such a stunning force.
a separate mixed version. TRACTOR: CD (REP 4081) $18.00
VA: Enforcers: The Begining Of the End (mixed) CD (RIVET 2nd album (from 1972) by this English bedroom recording duo; stellar
CDM09) $19.00 bludgeon psych blues.
Mix CD featuring all of the tracks on the above CD, plus tracks by HAPSHASH & THE COLOURED COAT: Featuring The Human Host &
Grooverider, Tom & Jerry, Nookie, 4 Hero, Wax Doctor, DJ Randall. The Heavy Metal Kids CD (REP 4404) $16.00
Mixed by DJ Stretch. Classic first album freak out from the UK, originally released in 1967.
ARCON 2: The Beckoning 3LP (RIVET LP 08) $18.00 Not far from the disassociational ecstasy being created in NYC by the
Triple LP version; only 6 of the 14 tracks on the CD (which is 30 minutes Godz, this is perfectly tranced lysergic blather, and an underated docu-
longer). ment of it's time. "A band like this, incorporating flower power, love
VA: Enforcers: The Begining Of the End 5LP (RIVET LP 09) $30.00 and peace, acid and psychedelic rock lifestyle, tainted with freak out,
Hefty 5LP vinyl version, containing all 11 tracks as found on the drop out, hippy and underground trends, could not have existed in any
unmixed CD. other era than the late sixties ('67/68). Before that time, this phenom-
RELEASE: enon was labeled amateurism or hype and dismissed as musical non-
MERZBOW: Venereology CD (RR 6910) $14.00 sense. The first extremely freaky LP the group launched was an LSD trip
Relapse sub-label that is the first to make an effort to market Akita’s opera."
extremities into the same sprinkler system that founted out several mil- BROUGHTON BAND, EDGAR: CD (REP 4409) $15.00
lion scatological bibles’ worth of eight-syllable verbiage. Can you stand Reissue of this UK underground cult-rock group's third album, origi-
the thrill? nally issued by Harvest in 1971. Following Wasa Wasa and Sing Brother
MERZBOW: Pulse Demon CD (RR 6937) $14.00 Sing, this self-titled album is generally referred to by it's cringe-specif-
2nd Merzbow CD for this PA label, housed in a lovely eye warping ic meat-hook rack cover. Prominent in sludge-riff blues extrapolations
hologram digipak. This one has been mastered at "apocalyptic audio and heavy boogie-step slashingflavor, this represents one of the
levels" and is more "psychedelically flavored" than other Merzbow groups's most memorable moments. This CD reissue (first issued in
releases. Akita on metals, noise electronics, EMS, audio generator, 1994) adds 4 bonus tracks from 1970 Harvest 7"'s.
tapes, shortwave, voice. BROUGHTON BAND, EDGAR: In Side Out CD (REP 4410) $15.00
MASONNA: Inner Mind Mystique CD (RR 6940) $14.00 The fourth Edgar Broughton Band album, originally issued by Harvest
"The audio alter-ego of 1960's psychedelic clothing entrepreneur Maso in 1972. As above, with 4 bonus tracks taken from 7"'s from '71-72.
Yamazaki, Masonna delivers sanity-splintering sounds, augmented HAPSHASH & THE COLOURED COAT: Western Flier CD (REP 4415)
with transcendentally inhumane vocals that have to be heard to be $16.00
believed." 2nd album from 1969. "The talents of Groundhogs guitarist T.S.
MERZBOW/BASTARD NOISE: Voice Pie CD (RR 6946) $14.00 McPhee and songwriter Mike Batt an be heard on this 'strange' LP, the
A split release of live noise, Merzbow recorded in Tokyo, the other second and final release from Hapshash. The ultra rare 'Colinda' single
group merely originating from San Francisco (they've "shared a is included amongst the 10 featured tracks. Contrary to the first album,
stage"). The CD version has 3 more tracks than the LP. which mainly consisted of free music, lyric poetry, Gregorean chants
LULL: Continue CD (RR 6949) $13.50 and Andalusian/oriental folk music, Western Flier was a crazy, high-
"Lull continues with one 62 minute cavernous soundscape composed spirited collection of old, well known folk-rock and blues material,
of spacious drifts and dense, rumbling drones. Universally infamous for spiced with all such currently used, individually distorted studio effects
his contributions to Scorn, Painkiller, and Napalm Death, Mick Harris such as fuzz, feedback, phasing, etc."
continues his multi-genre musical mastery with his 4th full record of MONKS: Black Monk Time CD (REP 4438) $15.00
foreboding dark ambience aptly named Continue. Recorded in the "I know, I know, you're all going to say 'But, but, that came out already
in the US via an ill-fated arrangement between Rick Rubin, Henry
Rollins, The Thomas Jefferson Slave Apartments, and Jesus H. Christ,' (beautiful performed acoustic guitar and violin over an array of
but alas (albeit unsurprisingly alas), it's already out of print. So you'll strange percussion) which make it worthwhile. "A rare bland of
have to deal with the only previously available version, the old reliable Hörspiel and Blues, Romanticism and Slapstick, Rock and Biedermeier -
Repertoire label's offering from 1994, sans whatever bonus bonus - multidimensional as life, pleasantly irritating, hilarious and tearjerk-
tracks Hank might have scared up. "The Monks were G.I.s who billed ing, sentimental and cheeky, ingenius and messy, silly and cute, butter-
themselves the 'anti-Beatles'. They were heavy on feedback, nihilism ing up, twinkling, outrageously cranky, old and entirely new."
and electric banjo. They had strange haircuts, dressed in black and AMON DÜÜL II: Phallus Dei CD (REP 4747) $16.00
rocked harder than any of their mid-60s counterparts while managing Repertoire has reissued these classic Krautrock albums by Amon Düül II
to basically invent punk.' Right. Included music is considered the pan- for the 2nd time (first batch came out in '93 but had been deleted).
theon of 'outsider' music's brief but impactful mid sixties explosion, the These albums have also been issued by Mantra in France and Captain
kick-off to Krautrock, psychedelia, yadda yadda... At present count, Trip in Japan, but it appears that those versions are going out of print,
12789 people have logged on to the 'official' monks site making these the most readily available and theoretically definitive
(http://www.the-monks.com/), the cat's out of the bag. Now, if Infinite versions. Nothing elaborate in terms of new packaging; Carnival In
Zero had sold 1/10th as many copies..." -- Hrvatski. Babylon is the only title to feature additional material not previously
TEA & SYMPHONY: An Asylum For The Musically Insane CD (REP found.
4559) $18.00 AMON DÜÜL II: Yeti CD (REP 4748) $16.00
Reissue of the debut album by this UK progressive/folk weirdo ensem- This version does not contain the extra couple of minutes that make up
ble, originally issued by Harvest in 1969. They released a second final the the "absolutely complete" Captain Trip version. Yeti is the 2nd ADII
album for Harvest in 1970, Jo Saga, not currently on CD. Esoteric acid- album from 1970 and a total classic of the early Krautrock sound.
folk tendencies alongside some more goofy elements. "There is a pan- AMON DÜÜL II: Tanz Der Lemminge CD (REP 4749) $16.00
demonium of wilful, oblique and obscure tunes, all filled with a manic Aka Dance of the Lemmings, their 3rd album, from 1971. Their 2nd
musical magic that will either appall or take you by storm. Improbable sprawling "double LP" set in a row, this is the record that secretly
instrumental combinations and unexpected barbed-wire dissonances destroyed J. Cope's brain. Slightly less intense than Yeti, this moves
are treated with excellent musical craftmanship. There is no sloppiness into the progressive space-folk territories, still with plenty of psych gui-
like Dr. Strangely Strange, nor any tendency to get mystical like The tar flashes and violin streakings, that sorta defined the style of
Incredible String Band. Instead the madness is musically and lyrically advanced-structure psych that would dominate their sound for a good
defined, which makes this album obligatory to anyone into this kind of few years.
style." --Vernon Joynson. AMON DÜÜL II: Wolf City CD (REP 4750) $16.00
AMON DÜÜL: Psychedelic Underground CD (REP 4616) $18.00 5th album from '72.
There's always room for one more version of this all-time classic album AMON DÜÜL II: Carnival In Babylon CD (REP 4751) $16.00
from 1969 (we still carry this on the Captain Trip and Spalax labels as Fourth album from 1972. This version adds 3 bonus tracks not found on
well). "Düül's debut album is a fulfillment of the commune's ideals, previous versions released by Mantra and Captain Trip: "LIght",
with experimental arrangements and often chaotic structures. Amon "Between The Eyes" & All The Years Round" (single version).
Düül became a primary symbol of the German Underground before AMON DÜÜL II: Vive La Trance CD (REP 4752) $16.00
splitting up in 1971. This special re-release was made in conjunction MORODER, GIORGIO: From Here To Eternity CD (REP 4759) $13.00
with many of the original group members, who now live across New reissue of this 1977 classic (originally issued by Casabalanca, pre-
Germany. Because of the group's mythical status, they have asked us viously reissued by Castle Communications). Italian producer Giorgio
NOT to include any detailed liner notes...but have graciously supplied Moroder is best known for his "computer disco" productions in the late
never-before-published photos for our use." 70s, most famously displayed on Donna Summer's legendary track "I
AMON DÜÜL: Made In Germany CD (REP 4631) $18.00 Feel Love" (if you don't own at least one double-digit length version,
Just about the last remaining Amon Düül album of import to be reis- you're missing a piece of the puzzle). His career as a producer of music
sued and only available on Repertoire (not reissued by Captain Trip or dates from about 1966 on into the 90s but most of his music is pretty
Spalax). This album, considered the first German Rock Opera, was dismissable -- even a popular series of movie soundtracks that are spot-
released in 1975 as their 9th full length; this CD reissues the complete ty at best. But in 1977 he peaked with this awesome, all electronic
double album (the American LP at the time was reduced to a single). A album (originally issued by Casablanca). Taking the sequencing pulse
somewhat mediocre ADII album, but with some okay mock-arena strategies of prime Kraftwerk and adding an inexplicable Italian
moments and perhaps one of their "better" mediocre albums. cheesiness via vocoders, synth washes & ridiculously happy lyrics, he
AMON DÜÜL: Para Dieswärts Düül CD (REP 4678) $18.00 came up with a rhythmically intense, futuristic and maddeningly acces-
The third version of this one that we have carried as well (C. Trip & sible work. You can hear the roots of Air and and a lot of other con-
Spalax editions remain available). This is perhaps the most musical temporary electronic producers within the studio details found here --
Amon Duul 1 album, a complete masterpiece of the early 70s psyche- and if you're willing to allow just one Moroder album into your con-
delic acid-folk sound. Layers of acoustic guitars, bongos, flutes, and sensual reality, this has got to be the one.
vocals deeply entwined with the universal tongue. For sit-back-and- WRITING ON THE WALL: The Power Of The Picts CD (REP 4854)
melt-into-your-carpet albums, this is right there at the top of any pile $16.00
you want to start. This version included the 2 bonus single tracks as New version (remastered by Eroc) of the lone album by this Edinburgh-
well. Booklet has a previously unpublished photo of the group and based group, originally issued on the hallowed Middle Earth label, in
more detailed session information than I remember being published 1969. Progressive hard rock with trademark organ and beer'n'blues
elsewhere. vocals, belted out with typically brain-reducing power. If you've ever
REICHEL & EROC, HANS: The Return of Onkel Boskopp CD (REP carved concrete to the accompaniment of the Edgar Broughton Band
4688) $16.00 or Stackwaddy you could probably melt a new cap to the sound of this
A duo album from Eroc, the drummer/found of Grobschnitt and one.
Reichel, one of the century's most interesting guitarists (as document- ARCADIUM: Breathe Awhile CD (REP 4855) $16.00
ed on numerous FMP albums, etc.), that was recorded between the New version of this classic UK underground psych album from 1969
years 1983 and 1997. Some of the record is a bit slick and synthesized (previously reissued on the GTR label in 1992). Comes in a digipak and
for Reichal fanatics, but there are outstanding tracks like "Sari's Waltz" new liner notes, but does not seem to be enhanced in any audio sense.

This albums features an approximate mystical touch, originally issued tracks.
on the Middle Earth label. The group's only album, this CD also adds GROBSCHNITT: CD (PMS 7093) $18.00
their 2 7" tracks as a bonus. The opening 12 minute track, "I'm On My The self-titled debut album by this long-live theatrical Krautrock
Way", is one of those slowly building psych epic's full of emotional tee- group, originally issued by Brain in 1972. Although known (and often
tering and guitar/organ flourish that slays the unprepared listener to hated )for their Zappa-isms and general air of ludicrosity, this first
dust (you could consider reading Chris Welch's liner notes for insight albums demonstrates a fine period flare for anthemic bludgeon and
into how "the bass plumbs the depths of womankind's fevered imag- well developed rock progressions. Sure parts of it might be "ridicu-
inings"). They follow it up with one of the best-ever tracks to contain lous", but when the band members have names like "Eroc," "Felix,"
the word "lady" in the title. There's some other tracks as well, but how Bär," "Lupo," & "Quecksilber," you've got to be willing to cut some
much excitement can you take? slack. Better than at least half of the atrocities in the Second Battle cat-
REPERTOIRE/BRAIN (GERMANY): alog, the Grobschnitt revival might as well start here. This version adds
GOMORRHA: I Turned To See Whose Voice It Was CD (PMS 7052) a previously unreleased 29 minute live version of "Die Dinfonie" from
$18.00 1971. "Grobschnitt's debut presented a mature band, blending classi-
This German group's second and last album, originally issued by Brain cal and space-rock styles, with complex dual guitars and keyboards in a
in 1972. An ambitious, high quality record in the spirit of the era. Their music that oozed an eccentric psychedelic feeling." -- Freeman's.
somewhat lighter debut album, Trauma, has been reissued by Spalax REPHLEX (UK):
and Second Battle. "Complex psychedelic rock fronted by angry guitars BABY FORD: Normal (Remix) 12" (BFORD 015A) $9.00
and organ, that could be simultaneously aggressive and spacious, with Part 2 of the 2 single set. Track listing for the remix version of this Baby
bizarre lyrics about life, religion, death, etc. They presented a unique, Ford EP is the same for the 12" and CD (BFORD 015R): "Changed
adventurous and constantly surprising form of rock music that has (Version)", "Blown Back Mix," "Sashay Mix".
become an island unto itself." --Brothers Freeman. BABY FORD: Normal (Remix) CD (BFORD 015R) $9.00
LAVA: Tears Are Goin' Home CD (PMS 7053) $18.00 Part 2 of the CD set.
Lone album from 1973 by this Berlin group, produced by Conny Plank. BABY FORD: Normal 12" (BFORD 015T) $9.00
A wide mixture of styles, starting with spectacular raw rock, then merg- First part of the 2 12" set.
ing into stoner folk, bluesy excursions, etc. Psychedelic lacings through- BABY FORD: Normal CD (BFORD 015X) $9.00
out, and an excellent listen. Not particularly well known, but it's got to First part of the 2 CD set. If you can't figure out how to splurge and
be one of the finest obscurities in the Brain catalog. only want to get one, this is the volume to obtain. Features the awe-
OS MUNDI: 43 Minuten. CD (PMS 7070) $18.00 some Richard James/AFX mix, as well as the constant-rewind monster
Reissue of this German band's 2nd and final album from 1972, origi- 'Club Mix" -- hats up to Rephlex for resurrecting the glory of Baby Ford.
nally issued by Brain. "...reportedly showing Udo Arndt's liking for "Rephlex are proud to announce the arrival of Baby Ford's first release
Chicago. If so, they twisted the inspiration in such a way, like Thirsty for the label. Available on 2 12"s or CD singles and featuring mixes
Moon, becoming a distinctly Teutonic rock-fusion, with all manner of from the man himself, this single also boasts an awesome funky acid
invention and surprises." Produced by Connie Plank, this album fea- remix from Richard James in his AFX guise which is worth the price of
tured the inexplicable combinations of hard-psych structure with pro- admission alone. A salute to one of the great housemeisters, get your
gressive flair to pretty impressive effect. brains in gear for some revved up raving -- top buzz! Peter 'Baby' Ford
EMBRYO: Rocksession CD (PMS 7077) $18.00 is one of the kings of acid house and has been producing quality house
Latest in Repertoire's Brain series, this is a reissue of what was the 6th music since its arrival in the UK. He first made his name for not only
chronological Embryo album, although it was recorded early in their blowing up the heads in the cutting room but also in most of London's
career, in 3/1972. A flowing instrumental psychedelic fusion album with sound systems with his awesome 'Oochy Koochy'. He followed this up
four long tracks. "Embryo belonged to Brain label for only a short time. with the seminal Ford Trax, which had all of us doing that funny acid
Three years before, the band had recorded their debut album for Rolf- house dancing, and alongside loads of classic stuff on Rhythm King,
Ulrich Kaiser's OHR label and had then -- following an argument with there have been releases on Pal, Ifach and Trelik labels amongst many
Kaiser -- signed on to Liberty/UA. But Liberty wanted a commercially others." The regular 12" and CD (BJORD 015X) feature the same three
attractive rock album and did not like the tendency towards tracks: "Changed (Radio Edit)", "Is It Normal? (Club Mix), "Helston
ethno/fusion the band had shown during studio sessions in Dec. 1971. Flora (Remix by AFX)".
So Christian Burchard sold the rights to two already recorded albums VA: 100% Genuine CD (BOX 2676) $13.00
(Steig Aus and Rocksession) to Brain. The recordings from Rocksession Catalog # 2676 equals' Rephlex's PO Box #, which might be the only
are from April, 1972. The four German musicians, Burchard (drums), way you can be sure this is a Rephlex record. But who else would pub-
Jörg Evers (bass), Edgar Hofmann (sax, violin) and Siegfried Schwab lish a an album consisting of "a series of 40 answerphone messages to
(guitar found three international jazz professionals with Munich-based a dating agency from the mildly amusing to the inane"? "Some people
Americans Mal Waldron (electric piano), Jimmy Jackson (organ) and might find it offensive, but when you consider the programmes that
Dave King (bass) who left their mark on Embryo with flawless tech- there are on television night after night that highlight the seedy side
nique and lend them a style that allowed for comparisons to the likes of people's lovelifes -- is this different or any worse? This is British
of the Mahavishnu Orchestra. Compared to later efforts, Rocksession humor at it's best -- 100% Genuine -- please support it."
still has a more European flair, but already hints at first traces of that DMX KREW: 17 Ways To Break My Heart 12" (DMX 017 EP) $9.00
ethno style that made Embryo so famous after their first journey to JONES: Like Me You're Like Me CD (PEN 015 CD) $9.00
Africa." Debut release from Jones, a new artist on Rephlex and a member of
EMBRYO: Steig Aus CD (PMS 7078) $18.00 the Cornwall Posse (ie. a friend of Richard James, Luke Vibert and Tom
The fourth Embryo album, first released by Brain in 1973. As with Middleton). Rephlex continues to throw everyone's expectations into
Rocksession this features earlier recordings that were rejected by the sewer, with this strange, somewhat "funny" release of prog/big-
Liberty (and later licensed to Brain), from 12/71 and 3/72 & is consid- beat thumpery, electronic whatsis and the closest approximation of
ered one of their creative peaks. Featuring a core line-up of Mal Rephlex Rock that there has ever been. "An eclectic 8 track single that
Waldron (electric piano), Jimi Jackson (mellotron, organ), Dave King Jones recorded in his caravan. As Jones himself says on the artwork, 'It
(bass), Christian Curchard (marimba, vibes), Edgar Hoffmann (violin) & all started when I went out to dinner with Bernie Winters, age 7. By 9,
Roman Bunka (guitar) -- this ventures into a similar brand of exotic I was friends with Rod Stewart. My brother is Tom Jones. First band at
"psychedelic fusion" as Rocksession, with long, streaming instrumental 13 with Luke Vibert. Later, joined 'Arnold' (kicked out, thankfully) and
decided to get solo'd up. My dad is Howard Jones. First place with Tom think the main appeal of his releases so far is that they span such a
Middleton in Roger Taylor's Cornish Breakdance challenge. Maybe huge bag of influences - from jazz, to funk, to ambient, to breaks, to
you've heard me on Kiss, or even seen me in Echoes, Melody Maker, or raw noise. Mu-Ziq uses the sounds of trombones, guitars, and basic per-
Penthouse. I enjoy talking to MTV and streaking at festivals. I am an cussion within his compositions and somehow makes it all fit together
orange teddy bear. Every word of this is true, I swear on my sixth so beautifully. However, the feeling throughout is still electric -- some
string." of it incredibly raw. It is, therefore, the perfect sequel to Tango N'
JONES: Like Me You're Like Me 12" (PEN 015 LP) $9.00 Vectif -- taking off immediately where we departed last time. Trust me
One extra bonus track on the vinyl that plays backwards. - you haven't heard anything quite like this before."--Alan Parry.
AFX: Analogue Bubblebath 3 CD (REPH 008 CD) $14.00 AFX: Analogue Bubble Bath 4 CD (REPH 019 CD) $10.00
Packaged in a clear slimline jewel case, this is a much desired reissue of Long unavailable 1994 EP repressed at last. Twenty-seven minutes of
a near impossible to track down Aphex artifact from '93. "AFX is Richard's most insanely drilling 'ardcore, packed side by side with some
Richard D. James aka Aphex Twin aka Caustic Window. Analogue twinkly electro bubble-bursts of melancholic AFX sound. It's really
Bubblebath 3 is a repress of a 'lost' album originally released in 1993. quite a goddamn laugh to be sitting here listening to this in the late
This 13 track CD is a great value for money featuring a broad spectrum 90s, surrounded by an entire universe of live oxygen and leak-free inks
of AFX magic. For any self respecting fan of Mister James this album is -- life's pleasure's are just inescapably tremendous, sometimes.
a must...[he] lives in a bank, drives a tank and is considering buying a VA: The Best of Future Sound Records CD (REPH 025) $19.00
submarine. The man is a genius and the re-release of Analogue Rephlex presented this tribute to one of their favorite acid house labels
Bubblebath 3 gives newcomers to his world the opportunity to sample from Chicago, Future Sound Records, with this CD compilation of
some early sonic delights." Track Listing: 1 .215061 (cd version) 2 tracks, released in 1994. "The famous Future Sound imprint was creat-
.1993841 3 .0180871a 4 .942937 5 .0180871b 6 .000890569 (cd ver- ed by legendary DJ, Terry 'Housemaster' Baldwin in 1987, at the peak
sion) 7 .55278037732581 8 ----------- [analogue bubblebath vol 3 cd - of the Chicago Acid House explosion... It has introduced acts such as
#8] 9 ----------- [analogue bubblebath vol 3 cd - #9] 10 AFX 6/b 11 ---- Paris Grey and Neal Howard to the world, and involved the work of
------- [analogue bubblebath vol 3 cd - #11] 12 ----------- [analogue bub- such acclaimed artists as Derrick May, Mike 'Hitman' Wilson, DJ Pierre
blebath vol 3 cd - #12] 13 ----------- [analogue bubblebath vol 3 cd - and Ron Hardy." Tracks by Neil Howard, Suburban Boyz, Paris Grey,
#13a] ----------- [analogue bubblebath vol 3 cd - #13b] Terry Baldwin, Confusion, E-Smoove & Muff Man.
CAUSTIC WINDOW: Compilation CD (REPH 009 CD) $22.00 MIKE & RICH: Expert Knob Twiddlers CD (REPH 027 CD) $19.00
Caustic Window is Richard D. James AKA Aphex The one-and-only duo album from early '96 by Mr. Mike Paradinas (aka
Twin/AFX/Diceman/Gak/Polygon Window/Q-Chastic/Soit-PP/Blue µ-ziq) and Mr. Richard D. James (aka AFX). Not the experimental freak-
Calx/Rich of Mike And Rich/etc... This release collects ALL of the audio out experimental electronic-fest many expected but somewhat under-
from his classic Joyrex J4/J5/J9i/J9ii releases (originally issued in the rated at the same time for it's collection of cheesy effects and pro-
early-mid nineties on a head-scratching array of picture disc singles and gramming & incessant melodies. A "funny" record of illusionary game
limited vinyl) onto a neat (albeit far less graphically appealing) CD/3LP soundtracking that actually gets better with proper datage.
compendium, a welcome surprise after seeing the demand for original X-ASP: Terra Ferma CD (REPH 028 CD) $19.00
vinyl increase near-exponentially as of late. A varied mix of Dicky's Debut album from 1996 by the UK duo of Paul Gulatti & Simon Powell.
trademark AFX melancholy and hardcore acid maelstrom. "The Caustic "Smartly blending traditional elements of acid house and Detroit tech-
Window EP's were the first to appear on Rephlex and instantly set the no with that cutting edge distorted flavor that is oh so favored by the
standards for everyone else to follow. the first 2 EP's were limited to kids these days, X-ASP certainly delivered the goods on their first LP for
2000 copies each and remain among the most in demand records on Rephlex, Terra Ferma. These one time collegemates of Mike Paradinas
many a trainspotters' list.". Hotly tipped. In demand. Rephlex's new coaxed a lovely remix and an introduction to the krew from their fel-
motto is "File under Braindance". low scholar. And you thought college was just for picking up chicks.
µ-ZIQ: Tango N' Vectif CD (REPH 013 CD) $19.00 We're taking bets as to what exactly the 'X' stands for." -- Gonzi
µ-Ziq is the most recorded name for Mike Paradinas. Tango N' Vectif is Merchan.
the legendary first µ-Ziq album from 1993, mixing excessive distortion ANIBALDI, LEO: Void CD (REPH 031 CD) $19.00
(on everything) and accessible melodic lines piled on top. "On this Classic 1995 acid-techno from Italy's Anibaldi (one other full length CD
occasion, the capable pushers of switches are µ-Ziq, an imaginative on Pow Wow: The Virtual Language). Waves of lo-glare electronics and
young duo, one of whom plays Double Bass. The other is a noted not a lot of emphasis on beat propulsion make this a darkly-inscribed
arranger and conductor, although in this project he prefers to direct an minor masterpiece. "Described by (Rephlex co-owner) Grant as 'the
ensemble composed of a sine-wave generator, square wave generator, heart of the sound of Rome,' though he now calls London home. Leo
saw-tooth generator, pulse generator, noise generator, multi-vibrator, has been releasing acclaimed dark acid records on Italy's ACV label for
band-pass filter and a ring modulator, with the occasional percussive some time."
obligato produced with the aid of some small metal bars and a ANIBALDI, LEO: Void 3LP (REPH 031 LP) $19.00
piano...they gather the electronic sounds, chop them about, tone them VULVA: Birdwatch CD (REPH 035 CD) $20.00
down, tone them up, alter their pitch, alter their speed and pile them Vulva is the UK duo of Tim Hutton & Thomas Melchior who use all ana-
in layers...The cheerful melodies they have composed are served up log sound equipment for their exceptionally developed, organically
with an accompaniment that is a fascinating stream of tapping sounds, humming techno music. "Two 'Vulvic' space cadets of questionable ori-
hisses, bubbles, bumps, rattles, squeaks, whistles, moans, sighs, twit- gin whose cockpit has been the seeding ground for two well liked LP's
ters, clanks, muffled explosions and unmuffled explosions. This may on the 'phlex. The first, simply titled From the Cockpit, featured some
appear to be a cosy little chaos, but these works are in fact as highly of their earliest known transmissions. It's anatomically pink cover hid
organised as anything conceived by Schönberg." lovely analog treasures inside its sleeve. After recording for the
µ-ZIQ: Bluff Limbo 2CD (REPH 018 CD) $19.00 Reflective and Source labels Vulva faithfully returned to Rephlex for
2nd album from 1994, a sprawling double CD set. Following this Mike the Birdwatch LP in 96, notable for being the only album on the label
has continued on with a series of releases for his own Planet µ imprint to feature nudity on its cover (though I am assured it won't be the
(via Astralwerks in the US). "If any one word came close to describing last)." -- Gonzi Merchan.
µ-Ziq, it would be MAD. Though not complete madness, as this mad- SEEFEEL: (CH-VOX) LP (REPH 036 LP) $18.00
ness has a certain logic behind it - making it a sort of organised chaos...I SQUAREPUSHER: Feed Me Weird Things CD (REPH 037 CD) $20.00

Squarepusher is Tom Jenkinson, the current "wonderboy" of madly floating around the base and truly odd sampling input all adding up
experimental drum 'n' bass. Stunning, complex programming inter- into one perfectly weird and compelling batch of sound.
twined with fusion-flecked electric bass creating some of the most DMX KREW: Ffressshh! CD (REPH 053 CD) $19.00
euphoric, havoc-wrecked sounds of the contemporary era. This is the Second full length on Rephlex of ludicrous contemporary retro-electro
album that put it all together (to be followed by a 2nd album and EP by Ed DMX & associates. Although there are parts of this album that
series for Warp) and is, in simple terms, one of the cornerstones of mid- make the Go Gos sound deeper than Penderecki, I actually find myself
90s sound recordings. "The next thing I felt was a fuzzy vibration, as liking much of this (insert sound of gun shots), sorry. And it's easy
monophonic sound waves that had travelled from the other side of the enough to imagine Richard James having a good laugh listening to this
room at the speed of light, compressed the air and displacing the the while deeply submerged within his personal war tank for protection.
smoke of ten spliffs, hit me in both ears simultaneously. It was Mr. "The key word here is ECLECTIC. Straddling the divide between
Jenkinson who was turning my heartbeat into the sound of a ring piece Detroit's harsh alien grooves (think Bassbin Twins & early Arthur Baker
modulated resonant phaselocked trapezoid backwards edit phlanged productions) and London's more melodic and sensitive new funkateers
kick drum. He made the sound of ambulances turn into slide trom- (Jedi Knights). DMX infuse a big bag of frivolity into their boogie/bass
bones and the sound of a secretary filing her nails into a 24-piece string frolics. This is pure-bred future Electro." In order to increase the likeli-
section... Undoubtedly, Tom Jenkinson is the first man in history to hood of someone actually buying this, the album includes a special
orchestrate an akai-seltzer fizzing a two mega byte simms memory Richard James remix of "You Can't Hide Your Love".
upgrade chip (with 1 nanosecond access time) and a toilet flushing. DMX KREW: Ffressshh! 2LP (REPH 053 LP) $18.00
When Mr. Jenkinson is conducting, the rest of the world is a pit... The LEILA: Don't Fall Asleep CD (REPH 054 CD) $5.00
Squarepusher is someone who wonders what the holes of a flute sound Debut release by a new Rephlex artist and another strange head-turn-
like without the flute. Sound like sound never sounded before. Richard er from the increasingly bizarre Rephlex roster. Very impressive and out
Rogers and Julie Andrews gave us the Sound of Music, John Cage and there. Full length album in '98. "A one-take, live mixed sonic wake-up
Simon and Garfunkel gave us the Sound of Silence and now the call featuring the spirit of Marvin (during the drugs) and the mindset
Squarepusher gives the Sound of Sound." --PRichard.D.Jams of the Wu on an especially dark day. Remember when Prince was
GENTLE PEOPLE, THE: Soundtracks For Living CD (REPH 045 CD) good? The single also contains piano string music in honour of noise
$19.00 beyond the dancefloor and a mutant 'dub' mix of the title track. Leila
The Gentle People are Dougee Dimensional, Honeymink, Laurie used to play keyboards for Björk on her Debut tour. Leila got bored of
LeMans & Leo Valentine Carnelian. "Renowned for their mellow easy- playing keyboards. Leila live mixed on Björk's Post tour. Leila came
listening parties and performances at the Big Chill, these one time home to make some noise. Leila loves jazz, hip hop, the rarest of
neighbors of Richard James are in a world of their own (literally). Their grooves and hardcore breakbeat. Leila wrote her thesis on Dennis
sound blends stereo demonstration kitsch and ambient sound pools Hopper. Leila's track 'Getting' is featured on Plaid's Not For Threes LP.
with a healthy dose of 60's throw-away pop sensibility. The perfect Leila has released tunes as Gramatix for Studio K. Leila decided to
soundtrack for a Paris schoolgirl living in a black and white French New release this EP on the Aphex Twin's label as he is a friend. Leila loves
Wavefilm. Their two EPs and full length album for Rephlex have noise and hopes you enjoy variation."
brought them attention from swingers worldwide." --Gonzi Merchan. LEILA: Don't Fall Asleep 12" (REPH 054 LP) $5.00
SAM & VALLEY: 2nd, 3rd, 4th Selection CD (REPH 048 CD) $10.00 LEILA: Like Weather CD (REPH 056 CD) $20.00
A bit overstocked on this one, so onsale at a reduced price. A new, Debut full length, following 2 singles for Rephlex. Amazing outsider-
utterly odd and disconcertingly charming group from Japan, discov- pop record that will someday be "discovered," and one of the most
ered by Aphex. Naive computer rock/pop, barely connected to planet startling Rephlex releases in a while. "Thirteen tracks of quality genre
earth, performed by this trio on keyboards, vocals, bass, computer, gui- defying music from Bjork collaborator. This album covers many styles
tar. According to their official bio, "'Alex de K' who was solo-active from Aphexesque noise abortion to sultry r'n'b. So if you're looking for
passing through the Japanese Punk band 'clarise' etc, met 'Special & an easy listen run away now, but if you want to hear a unique and
Max' the computer-programming artist in Tokyo. They were kindred timeless album this is the one for you."
sprits, formed the unit (Sam & Valley) in 1995. The minute melody by LEILA: Like Weather LP (REPH 056 LP) $16.00
'Special & Max', roughhewn sound by 'Alex de K', putting them togeth- CHAOS A.D.: Buzz Caner CD (REPH 059 CD) $20.00 Although you
er, (Sam & Valley) can create unknown rock style. It is named 'unsuit- might not be familiar with this pseudonym, the very talented
able rock' by them. In 1996, 'Tango Rooster' who was enthusiastic-fan geezer behind this madness is none other than Tom Jenkinson
of (Sam & Valley) since 3rd as a changeable guitarist. All of them are (aka Squarepusher). Retro acid madness, with distinct Jenx fla-
Japanese." vor. Completely frazzled, in a most unexpected direction for
BOCHUM WELT: Desktop Robotics CD (REPH 051 CD) $9.00 Tom.
Chronologically, the 3rd EP for Rephlex by Gianluigi Di Constanzo. He CHAOS A.D.: Remixes 12" (REPH 059 EP) $5.00
considers his music "Romantic Avant-garde" and it strongly reflects a The debut release by a new pseudonym for Tom
classical piano training. This EP has a CD-Rom track which contains a 16- Jenkinson/Squarepusher. This 4 track remix EP features one
bit computer game (PacMan) which has special backing music com- Squarepusher mix and 3 mixes by Ceephax (first vinyl outing from
posed by Di Constanzo. Jenkinson's "little bro' Andy"?!). Acid-mash influenced madness that
IZUMI, KIYOSHI: Effect Rainbow CD (REPH 052 CD) $5.00 somewhat harkens back to Tom's earliest (and unfindable) 12" releas-
"Here is another offering from the other side of the world, Japan to be es.
exact. Every time Richard James goes over there to play or DJ he comes CHAOS A.D.: Buzz Caner 3LP (REPH 059 LP) $22.00
back with a bunch of DATs full of quality material (Sam & Valley, for FREAKWINCEY: I Farted CD (REPH 060 CD) $5.00
example). Kiyoshi Izumi's debut release for Rephlex is being squeezed "Rephlex has given up releasing groundbreaking records and is now
into the label's summer schedule because it's THAT god. It's Big. It's concentrating on wind breaking records! As soon as you hear the bot-
Beefy. It's got balls. It's like the Chemical Brothers stuck in a lift with a tom end rip, you can tell this outfit comes from good stock, with pro-
Chinese takeaway...only better. Kiyoshi used to be a member of the duction qualities that you don't get on this side of the Atlantic. This
seminal band The Boredoms (doing all the electronics stuff)." CD comes could be because half the members of the band have fathers who were
packed in an octagon-shaped jewel box! After a series of blinkers, I in George Clinton's Parliament. Ray Billups' son is in the band on rap-
think Aphex has found his man with Izumi. This is utterly tweaked elec- ping duties. Freakwincey have been together for 15 years and have
tronic brilliance, twitchy programming, barely audible mumblings toured all over the world supporting the likes of Colonel Abrams,
Parliament, Funkadelic, Portrait and Morris Day & The Time." LEILA: Feeling CD (REPH 067 CD) $9.00
FREAKWINCEY: I Farted 12" (REPH 060 EP) $9.00 The first new single from Leila since her debut Rephlex album Like
LEILA: Space, Love CD (REPH 062) $5.00 Weather. Features a remixed version of "Feeling" from the album --
2nd amazing single on Rephlex. "'Space Love' looks to enhance Leila's mixed at the Bubble with a very Plaid-ish vibe, backed with "Outro-
reputation further and is a fine taster for her forthcoming debut vert" and the instrumental "Intro-vert". Every Leila record meets the
album, combining the soul of 'Unfinished Sympathy' with the depth of head-turning quotient, if you ask me.
John Barry film scores; classical overtones akin to 'Diamonds Are BODENSTANDIG 2000: Maxi German Rave Blast Hits Vol. 3 CD
Forever'. The B side treads similar water and features one soulful vocal (REPH 068 CD) $21.00
track." "Bodenstandig 2000 are two German boys Bernhard Kirsch and Dragan
GENTLE PEOPLE, THE: Mix Gently CD (REPH 063 CD) $5.00 Espenschied, who, after living life in this age of rapid technology devel-
"The Gentle People return to sooth our fevered brows and supply an opment, have decided to utilize their talents in writing and publishing
antidote to the harshness of life, this time with the superb remix tal- music software and become popstars. Using the aformentioned soft-
ents Ed DMX with a full on flurry of dancefloor electro, and the unique ware (Deluxe Mjuzakk Zerbastel Kit) along with various other devices
Global Goon in tow. Mix Gentlyfeatures remixes of some of The Gentle which they saved for with their pocket money, Bodenstandig 200 now
People's finest moments, plus a glimpse into forthcoming material in create the defining sound of our generation that was born next to
the shape of 'Groovin' With You'; a fusion of ambient, psychedelia and computer monitors, with outstanding lyrics telling their subtle poems
future pop." of their lives as computer kids and cablefreaks. Although Bodenstandig
GENTLE PEOPLE, THE: Mix Gently 12" (REPH 063 EP) $5.00 make their music on the cheap, they stand for maximum commerciali-
BUCKLE, J.P.: Flying Lo-Fi CD (REPH 064 CD) $20.00 ty and first class sales figures, every track from the album is a guaran-
Debut album by the guy who recorded the Rubber Johnny CD for Warp teed dance-floor smash, as well as for those thoughtful moments in
(he's also a member of All Seeing I). Sound-pleasing fidelity ramifica- your lif. Basically, they are catchy as hell."
tion with acid tonality, and another screwy but perfectly sensible BODENSTANDIG 2000: Maxi German Rave Blast Hits Vol. 3 2LP
Rephlex release from outside whatever normal parameters you might (REPH 068 LP) $19.00
expect. "He's from Sheffield, as you might guess from the title of his DRED, MIKE: 98K Gold CD (REPH 069 CD) $9.00
debut album, his musical equipment is not the most advanced money "Mike Dred aka Kosmik Kommando aka Chimera aka Universal
can buy. But what the 'eck -- this is definitely braindance. Remember, Indicator, releases his brand new single. This is dope electro music, fea-
we brought you debut albums by AFX, µ-Ziq, Squarepusher, The Gentle turing DJ First Rate from the much lauded Scratch Pervertz. The remix
People and Leila and they all seem to be doing all right. 12" (available on vinyl only) is a live set Mike recorded in May, 1998 at
BUCKLE, J.P.: Flying Lo-Fi 2LP (REPH 064 LP) $19.00 Trader Jacks in Ipswich. Mike has been a pioneer in his field since back
DYNAMIX II: Electro Megamix CD (REPH 065 CD) $22.00 in the day. His partnership with Peter Green in the electro acoustic field
Classic oldschool electro compilation, full of early Kraftwerk sampling is considered to be the future of dance music, but we'll have to wait
mania, etc. "The Members of the group are David Noller and Scott for Virtual Farmer album to come out. Mike boasts an impressive col-
Weiser. David got his start spinning in Clubs back in '85. He used to play lection of old school trainers and tracksuits and always looks totally
samples over dance music using an Emulator. That same year he made fresh -- so you can't argue with that really.
the song 'Just Give The DJ A Break'. In '86 he signed to Bass Station DRED/PETER GREEN, MIKE: Virtual Farmer CD (REPH 070 CD)
Records in Miami. Shortly thereafter he met Scott, who had been play- $20.00
ing piano since the age of six and synthesizers since the early 80’s. They "The result of a fated collaboration between Mike Dred and Pete
decided to build a studio by bringing together their collection of drum Green aka Machine Codes. Mike recorded some of the first releases on
machines, samplers and analogue gear. Together they have been Rephlex as the Kosmik Kommando: hard electronic sounds and
releasing electronic dance albums for over a decade, packing the dance rhythms that are great to listen to. Pete completed an MA in
floors with cult classics like 'Techno Bass', 'Don’t Touch That Dial', and Electroacoustic Composition at the University of East Anglia, based
the legendary 'Just Give The DJ A Break' (which sold 600,000 copies in around challenging electronic sounds and non-rhythms. The two met
America). Vowing to always stay in the underground, they comment on over the sale of a sampler, exchanged views and realised that here lay
their gold records from the 80’s, stating 'It was always word of mouth, the seed for something mould-shattering. On Virtual Farmer, Mike and
the music always sold because it was good at the time, not because of Pete have united cutting-edge factions from club music with state-of-
some promotional scheme”. Eleven Albums and thirteen years later, the art electroacoustic techniques. Touch analogue beats dissolve into
the duo is going through a major revival because of today’s resurgence spectral mush; half-sounds dive across the stereo image, before regain-
of electro music. Their older classic songs are now being sampled by ing their rhythmic footing. Sounding unlike anything you've ever
newer bands like Eon, The Cotton Club and The Chemical Brothers, to heard before, Virtual Farmer is pushing the boundaries of Braindance
name a few. 'It’s odd, Dynamix II explain, 'Many of the club kids at the back -- way back."
raves and parties we play were children when 'Just Give The DJ A DRED/PETER GREEN, MIKE: Virtual Farmer 2LP (REPH 070 LP)
Break' came out in 1986. So many of them have never heard of us or $19.00
they think that we are new.' To circumvent this, the group has recent- DMX KREW: Adrenalin Flow CD (REPH 072 CD) $9.00
ly compiled this one hour continuous mix CD subtitled … 1985 To "Keeps the old skool party rockin' -- imagine Ralf and Florian from
Present. It’s a collection of 15 tracks from 9 different albums and time Kraftwerk having it off with the girls from The Human League in a
periods." glass elevator with John Foxx videotaping it for prosperity...it sounds a
RAILWAY RAVER: Drop Acid Not Bombs CD (REPH 066 CD) $20.00 lot like that. Actually, it doesn't sound like that at all but it's a beauti-
"Chock full of great burbling noises and blissed out tunes -- acid house ful visual image all the same."
that was left on the train back in '88. Think Baby Ford, think 808 State, O'DELL, ROBERT: Presents... 12" (REPH 073T) $9.00
think Mr. Fingers and you will be on the right track. But is it O'DELL, ROBERT: Presents... CD (REPH 073X) $9.00
Braindance? Yes, it is. All aboard." The debut production of Jordan A split EP of sorts, featuring Robert O'Dell productions: Pop Device
Muscott...hmmm... doing 'Black" and Indigenous Tribe doing "Flight 313". Freaky, but not
RAILWAY RAVER: Drop Acid Not Bombs LP (REPH 066 LP) $17.00 like Freakwincey (thankfully). Only about 6 minutes long. "An EP of
Initial LP copies come with a 7" (of a track on the CD which couldn't fit dope Stateside electronic hip hop/dance pop with boomin' bass and
on the LP). baaad lyrics. Robert O'Dell has done two remixes for George Clinton

that are currently unreleased. He's worked in Detroit and LA as engi- This is why everyone loves it and Rephlex had to release it. Lektrogirl,
neer and producer for countless number of professional artists, and has a total Braindance."
played live a lot. O'Dell's influences range from Bowie, Prince and Björk LEKTROGIRL: I Love My Computer LP (REPH 079 LP) $16.00
to B52's, James Brown and Busta Rhymes. He loves to engineer hip hop 808 STATE: Newbuild CD (REPH 080 CD) $22.00
and has recently taken up professional go-kart racing." "The long awaited reissue of 808 State's groundbreaking and much
CYLOB: Living in the 1980's CD (REPH 075 CD) $9.00 sought after debut album. Originally released as a limited single vinyl
"If this song was released with St. Etienne (or Cher!) on the cover it LP in 1988, Newbuild is presented here for the first time on CD and as
would, without doubt, go straight to number one on the hit parade. a 3x12" vinyl set (meaning it can be played much louder in discothe-
The A side is the catchiest pop song ever, so much so Cylob thought it ques!). Newbuild features the original 808 State line up of Graham
too catchy to release at first, but was swayed by the overwhelming Massey, Martin Price and Gerald Simpson aka A Guy Called Gerald back
weight of public opinion. Female vox on '1980s' by Jane Sharp from in his acid days before drum'n'bass was invented. Newbuild is hailed by
Australia. The track was her idea as she is a big fan of 80s acts like many, including the likes of Aphex Twin, Squarepusher and Luke
Adam and the Ants, Duran Duran, and Kajagoogoo. The guitar solo by Vibert, as one of the most influential records of all time."
Jones Machine is R-O-C-K. And to top it off, Cylob does a live rap, which 808 STATE: Newbuild 3LP (REPH 080 LP) $24.00
took a lot of persuading to get him to do. The B side 'Sex Machine' is Richard Hector Jones(?)'s liner notes sum it all up and put the tap on
in the same style as 'Rewind', but much more raw -- and deals with the the tip of your tongue. "Rip off or straight-up cultural exchange
tricky subject of whether it's possible to find true satisfaction with a between the USA and Manchester? Graham Massey was never entirely
domestic appliance." sure. But one thing remains certain -- a glitch occured in the
CYLOB: Living in the 1980's 12" (REPH 075 EP) $9.00 Transatlantic transfer of ideas and 1988's Newbuild was the product.
CYLOB: Lobster Tracks CD (REPH 076 CD) $9.00 As a group, Massey, Martin Price and (A Guy Called) Gerald Simpson
"8-track Follow up to the fairly ridiculous 'Rewind' single from mista were never primarily interested in the increasing amount of dance
Chris Jeffs (Kinesthesia) featuring exclusive Chris Cunningham artwork music that was making its way out of Chicago and Detroit towards
(the guy that did that 'Frozen' video for Mad Onna? No, seriously, they Manchester between '86 and '88. The idea of 'jacking' records meant
guy that did both the 'Come to Daddy' & 'Window Licker' videos for little to 808 State. It was only with the advent of the full-on mental
Aphex, the Squarepusher 'Come to my Selector' clip, same for weirdness of the acid that the real connection was made and flash-
Autechre, Portishead, etc...) that still hasn't let me find time for oxygen point achieved. These were alien sounds, sounds without cultural bag-
intake due to the massive giggle-flux (IZZA LOBSTA! DJ'IN! GEDDIT!) gage, sounds that didn't feel the need to sound real. These were the
provoked. Amazing music, surprisingly floor-oriented AND actively lin- days before Roland had its renaissance. No-one wanted drum machines
ear (thank God...), full of audio-tricks/twists/turns & only one joke that sounded like drum machines. The 808, 909 and 303 were the slices
(track 4, 'Hello, you've reached 'Mano a Mano', the UK's premier gay of redundant technology you'd easily find at Johnny Roadhouse and
chat line,' 15 seconds to end) at last count." -- Hrvatski. other second-hand music shops around Manchester. 808 State's tech-
BR POSSE: Dreaming of the Bassline CD (REPH 077 CD) $10.00 nology on this album was far from 'hi'. Hi-tech meant expensive, which
"Railway Raver is just one member of the BR Posse, which is apparent- meant out of the question. Original acid house like this became a
ly a collective and contains other members such as the everso shy Dat necessity for three simple reasons: inspiration, affordability and avail-
Inspector and Farley Masking Tape Barley. Needless to say they are all ability. Music of the future made by virtually redundant boxes might
the same person -- just listen to the music and dream of that bassline. seem quite quaint now, but Newbuild was made before computers
Funky acidic basslines, crisp 808 rhythms and beautiful, dreamy synth dominated production. All the sounds on this album, bar a few, are
washes take you to analogue heaven belie the throwaway (but triggered by the drum machine. This is why you can here mistakes on
inspired) track titles." the album as it was laid down live to two-track tape recorder. The great
D'ARCANGELO: Shipwreck CD (REPH 078 CD) $22.00 thing about Newbuild now is that it hasn't been diminished by the pas-
"First full length album from the D'Arcangelo duo, marking not only a sage of time. It's still dirty, cavernous, messy, full of mistakes and pro-
virtual return to Rephlex's L'Age D'Or via quality project #3 so far this foundly fucked up -- acid house from a brief period before it all went
year (#1: Reissue of 808 State's Newbuild LP, #2 Bogdan Raczynski) but love-up, blissed-out, whatever. Newbuild is unhinged, genuinely lyser-
a return to the solid 35-minute LP (all killer, no filler) that takes 3 years gic, made all the more vivid by the overwhelming sense of optimism
to make. OfficialRephlex site propaganda: "SUBJECT: Fabrizio that a new music was being formed right here and right now. The
D'Arcangelo, Marco D'Arcangelo AKA: D'Archangelo; Twins who have tyranny of formula had not yet made its presence felt on the scene. The
admitted to being influenced by J.M. Jarre, Kraftwerk, Eno, Tangerine injustice, if you're looking for it, is that out of that whole Manchester
Dream and finally AFX himself. The brothers have released singles on scene of the time, The Inspiral Carpets and the Stone Roses are seen as
the Italian labels Hot Trax, ACV, Out of Orbit, Disturbance and history's heroes. All the while, Gerald's 'Voodoo Ray' and 808 State's
Germany's Disko B dating from 92 -- 95. Their first EP for Rephlex was Newbuild were championing a whole new way of making music. A
released in December of 96." A brilliant set of electro-tinged triggers music that had no reference and didn't need or want anything to do
that'll only strengthen the interest in the mystical scene of Italian elec- with guitars. Listening to Newbuild today, it still sounds righteous, nec-
tronic producers currently practitioning in in the wake of computer essary and inspired -- the blueprint for any musician looking to start off
disco and IDM. Set." -- Hrvatski. on the right foot. Not even 'Acid Tracks' itself sounds as good today as
D'ARCANGELO: Shipwreck 2LP (REPH 078 LP) $19.00 a track like 'Narcossa'. Not bad for an album named after a housing
Double vinyl version. project in Bolton." -- Richard Hector-Jones's line notes.
LEKTROGIRL: I Love My Computer CD (REPH 079 CD) $19.00 OVUCA: Lactavent CD (REPH 081 CD) $19.00
"Rephlex presents the debut release from a new lady artist from "Think of him as a mixture of J.P. Buckle and Bogdan Raczynski tanked
Tasmania. Her name is Lektrogirl aka Emma Davidson. If you were won- up on booze with nothing to listen to but a tape of a Pirate radio sta-
dering what elektronic music might sound in Tasmania, imagine the tion from the heyday of rave. Some people say 'I wish every day was
most catchy music from your favourite N64 or Playstation game, then like Christmas'. Well, it is for Aleksi Perala, who lives in the arctic cir-
imagine a whole album like that (but it doesn’t give you sore eyes or cle, and when he's not helping Santa out he's making the best tunes
sore thumbs). You might think in the first case, it might sound basic at (or DJing naked at his student bar). 'I've always been a self-adhesive
first, especially if you flick through it quickly when first listening to it. music leprechaun or something. I work best alone, isolated almost. But
But imagine taking John Carpenter’s classic album Escape From New I used to sing in a rock band called Hippo Complex, did some projects,
York and getting it remixed by DMX Krew and Bpdemständig 2000. like music for modern art installations, a few gigs in Finland. Tape mix-
ing hahaha. For the first years I used to have a self-customized Roland English too!"
D-20, but then it packed up. Most of the Lactavent album was made RACZYNKSKI, BOGDAN: Thinking Of You 2LP (REPH 089 LP)
with it. Then I had a Roland XP-80 for a year, but I sold it and bought $19.00
an Akai MPC 2000, and that's all I've got right now. I only use the MPC, Double LP version.
and my mouth. Lots of people live there, I'm trying to get that D-20 ENSEMBLE: Sketch Proposals CD (REPH 101 CD) $19.00
back to life again.'" "Ensemble hosted their own radio show for 3 years (1994-1997) on
OVUCA: Lactavent 2LP (REPH 081 LP) $19.00 Radio Campus (Toulouse) every Friday from 9-10.30pm. It was improvi-
Double vinyl version. sation (music) shouting / collages / theatre / pizza-deliveries / audio
JONES MACHINE, THE: You're The One (Part Two)/I'm The Disco orgies / cooking / b-level drama / noise / games / talk-shows / everything
Dancing CD (REPH 083 CD) $9.00 and nothing and was most ridiculous and outrageous. Ensemble is a
Second release from one of Aphex's dancing teddy bears, Jones. French/English, male/female altered-pop duo containing Olivier (24);
Rephlex claims that his last single ("Like Me You're Like Me" was once wno was born in Toulouse, France, therefore he’s French; and Chanelle
NME's single of the week. "Having been on white label since the end (21), who was born in London but is half-Persian. Olivier was 8 when
of last year, it is already in big demand, probably due to additional pro- he first started music; he was cutting, scratching and burning his par-
duction duties preformed by Cylob, who has turned it into a 'dance- ents' records in order to make them sound better. Chanelle was 5 when
floor pleaser'." Four tracks, two of which are Cylob mixes. she recorded herself repeatedly saying: 'I want Cornflakes, Mummy.',
JONES MACHINE, THE: 12" (REPH 083 EP) $9.00 and at the time she had a lovely pink tracksuit. Then Olivier, aged 11,
FUSCHIMUSCHI: Super Sexy Lady/My #1 CD (REPH 084 CD) $9.00 got his first tape machine, did his first tracks recording his sister's voice,
"Fuschimuschi was started as a solo project in 1997 by multi-instru- outside noises, radio waves, deforming pop tracks. Chanelle was 8 and
mental funky boy Fuschimuschi Math-Ice. His first release got a primitive computer got bored with it, since she was much more
Fuschimuschi's Short Stories was recorded in two weeks entirely on a 4- fascinated by the noise of the boiler pipes inside her room and her hair
track. The result got to the best critics in the German music press, and dryer. At 13 Olivier used, opened, burned or overvoltaged cheap synths
was compared with Prince, Ween, and Beck because of the trashy, in order to have more interesting sounds with of course no electronics
cheap funkiness and humor in the music. The release of the 12" Boogie knowledge and sometimes catastrophic results. Between the age of 16
Down followed in 1998, and now Rephlex presents Super Sexy Lady. and18 Olivier lost himself in cheap rebellion / teenage angst with a
This is the first official single from the Fuschimuschi band, who are punk / noise band, but after months of no rock’n’roll, because of sex
Fuschimuschi Math-Ice, Don Jovanni, and DJ Juicy Snare." Features a and drugs, some of the members fell straight into mental hospital
Bogdan Raczynski remix. depression or employment at Pizza Hut. Chanelle was in London, and
FUSCHIMUSCHI: Super Sexy Lady/My #1 12" (REPH 084 EP) $9.00 had friends, but didn’t know if she was indie or rave or neither. When
RACZYNSKI, BOGDAN: Samurai Math Beats CD (REPH 085 CD) Chanelle was 16, and Olivier 19 they met in London, fell in love badly,
$22.00 and discovered slowly that both loved the boiler / pipes / static / elec-
"Second in a trilogy of Bogdan Raczynski albums, and the follow up to tricity sort of sounds and the same type of harmonies. During two
Boku Mo Wakaran. The title is also how Bogdan describes the style of years, they didn’t live in the same place, it was hard but they saw each
his music. This album was recorded in two days but so what. All of other occasionally. Apart from these times, Olivier was locked up in his
Bogdan's music is made only on al old PC laptop -- and on one freeware room generating digital sound corruption with his cheap PC and study-
piece of software -- no mixers, synths, speakers or anything. This record ing architecture. Chanelle was using Casios to do cute love songs for
is a lot more accessible than his first album, with separate tracks that Olivier and working on her A-levels. The third year Chanelle came to
would work a lot better in clubs. Fact: Rephlex 'discovered' Aphex, Toulouse and they decided to be constructive about the unbearable
Squarepusher, Vibert, ¨µ-ziq, Leila, etc....here's another." mental life in Toulouse, and created a group that would mix experi-
RACZYNSKI, BOGDAN: Samurai Math Beats 2LP (REPH 085 LP) mentation and pop music together, Ensemble. In 1998 they went
$19.00 together to live in London to make it happen. The album (Sketch
DMX KREW: We Are DMX CD (REPH 086 CD) $19.00 Proposals) could be described as explorative pop music, denatured pop
"This is pop! Now with: vocals on most trax, a ballad ("Twenty Minute tracks in terms of structure, production or harmonies, but strongly
Affair"), a cooperation with Chicks On Speed, guitars, 60s French pop, emotional and harmonic. That is, pop music after all."
a nod in the direction of Devo, guest vox from Tracy DMX on "Release ENSEMBLE: Sketch Proposals LP (REPH 101 LP) $16.00
My Dub", guitars on "Twenty Minute Affair" by the Jones Machine, so RACZYNSKI, BOGDAN: Ibiza Anthems Vol. 4 CD (REPH 102 CD)
many styles... Now making songs in Japanese too. Comes with totally $9.00
amazing, full-color, futuristic artwork." "This EP is being issued to promote the artist's birthday and is not the
DMX KREW: We Are DMX LP (REPH 086 LP) $17.00 third album in his trilogy, as we first suspected. It's also Bogdan's first
GENTLE PEOPLE: Simply Faboo CD (REPH 088 CD) $19.00 release to contain English track titles. Is this a sell out?"
"The Gentle People's eagerly awaited second LP is a celebration of the RACZYNSKI, BOGDAN: Ibiza Anthems, Vol. 4 12" (REPH 102 EP)
glossy side of life and will take hep sophisticats around the globe $9.00
intonew dimensions of grooviness. Complementing their first three EPs OVUCA: King Stacey CD (REPH 105 CD) $9.00
and debut LP, Simply Faboo is filled with even more lush, dreamy vocals "Think of Ovuca as a mixture of J.P. Buckle and Bogdan Raczynski
and strings as well as quirky electro, techno bubblegum and groovy tanked up on booze with nothing to listen to but a pirate radio tape
disco beats. The Gentle People have been busy remixing tracks for from the heyday of rave. Some people say 'I wish every day was like
Japan's Pizzicato 5 and Towa Tei, have been guesting on releases by the Christmas', but it is for Aleksi Perala, because he lives in the Arctic cir-
Fantastic Plastic Machine and have had their work remixed by the likes cle. When he's not helping out Santa, he's making great tunes, or
of Aphex Twin and Luke Vibert." DJing naked at his student bar. Aleski says: 'I've always been a self-
GENTLE PEOPLE: Simply Faboo 2LP (REPH 088 LP) $19.00 adhesive music leprechaun or something. I work best alone, isolated
RACZYNSKI, BOGDAN: Thinking Of You CD (REPH 089 CD) $20.00 almost. I used to sing in a rock band called Hippo Complex, did some
This is Bodgan's third album in the last year. This will be Bogdan's last projects like a music for modern art installation, did a few gigs in
ever record released. Inventor of the Samurai Math Beats style, this Finland, and some tape mixing. A few years ago I used to have a self-
final album in the trilogy features many more styles and some real customized Roland D-20, but then it packed up.' Most of his 1999
songs. Not only does this album have track titles, but they are in Lactavent album was made with it. He also had a Roland XP-80 for a

year, but then sold it and bought an Akai MPC2000, and that's what he rock beat or electronic sound effects. The album features the sitar-
has right now. He only uses the MPC and his mouth. Aleski says: 'Lots enhanced versions of rock-n-roll classics such as 'Jumping Jack Flash'
of people live there. I think I'm trying to get that D-20 back to life and The Doors' Light My Fire. For my money this is a must have album
again.'" for all desi music lovers."
OVUCA: King Stacey 12" (REPH 105 LP) $9.00 RESONANT (UK):
LIKE A TIM: Red & Blue Boxing CD (REPH 107 CD) $19.00 TARENTEL: Looking for Things Searching for Things 12" (RESO-
"Tim Van Leijden, also known as Like A Tim, got interested in electronic NANT 2) $9.00
music when he was about ten years old, and was really hooked by the "TarEntel are a San Francisco five piece specializing in blissed out, epic,
electronic pop that appeared around that time ('Ni-Ni-Ni-Ni-Ni- experimental post-rock with ambient leanings."
Nineteen', 'Rockit'). Later on, hip hop music like the Ultramagnetic RETRO:
MCs, Public Enemy, and BDP also had a big impact on him. All music on
VA: Big Music, Little Musicians CD (RETRO 004) $11.00
the Red & Blue Boxing album was created on two small machines from
Subtitled “Compositions & Improvisations by Oakland elementary
Korg, one drum box and one synth box. The drum box is red and the
school children,” this consists of 44 different pieces, showcasing just
synth is blue, hence the name."
that. Not at all that dissimilar from your average late 60s AACM free
LIKE A TIM: Red and Blue Boxing LP (REPH 107 LP) $16.00
music masterpiece, this is a joyous blast that reminds you where the
LIKE A TIM: Remixes Bochum Welt/Cylob/DMX Krew CD (REPH
real spirit of music derives. It includes solo & duo reed improvisations,
467) $5.00
string quartet pieces, a thing based on Terry Riley’s “In C” called
Tim Van Leijden is a Dutch producer and remixer with a long associa-
“Excerpt from Around D,” a piece for tin can ensemble, a cover of Sun
tion with Miss Saskia's Djax Up Beats label, first releasing tracks in 1991.
Ra’s “Planet Earth,” and much more.
The name Like A Tim comes from the nickname kids at school gave him.
REVENANT:
They thought he looked like a corpse so they called him 'Lijke Tim'
which meant 'Dead Tim', and if you pronounce it in Dutch it sounds like BISHOP, SIR RICHARD: Salvador Kali CD (RVN 102) $14.00
the English 'Like A Tim'. So now you know. He's remixed the likes of "Relentlessly faceless these many years as a founding member of mys-
Robert Armani, Hardfloor and Speedy J in recent years and here tack- tery-cloaked ethno-improv pioneers Sun City Girls, Rick Bishop steps
les three recent Rephlex tracks: a full remix and "micromix" each for out from behind the veil in Django-ized high style with 9 mostly-
Cylob's "Diof '97", Bochum Welt's "Greenwich" and DMX Krew's "You improvised solo paeans to the glories of knighthood. Note to the initi-
Can't Hide Love". The micromix's are pretty condensed, with the Cylob ated: as lyrical, triumphant and, yes, song-smithy as Torch of the
one in particular is a real "mad twiddler". Kind of a "headshaking" Mystics." Performed on guitars, piano and Harmonium in a most
record. exquisite atmosphere.
LIKE A TIM: Remixes Bochum Welt/Cylob/DMX Krew 12" (REPH BAILEY/MIN TANAKA, DEREK: Music And Dance CD (RVN 201)
467 LP) $5.00 $14.00
"In the pioneering spirit of his Takoma imprint, John Fahey presents
REPRISE RECORDS (FRANCE):
Revenant, dedicated to 'raw musics' from a variety of idioms From the
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART: The Spotlight Kid/Clear Spot CD (WEA
so-called avant garde (Cecil Taylor, Jim O'Rourke, Milford Graves) to
26249) $13.50
the 'modern primitive' sounds of the early Stanley Brothers, Roscoe
European pressing of this two-fer, featuring 1972's Clear Spot and it's
Holcomb and Jenks Tex Carman, Revenant collects the best in uncom-
followup from later that year, The Spotlight Kid. May or may not still
promising, unadultered work...these live recordings of Bailey's 1980
be out int the US, why buy American when you can support the EEC?
'accompaniment' to Japanese dancer Min Tanaka on a semi-outdoor
Critical mid-period Beefheart albums, chronologically following Safe
Paris stage, previously available only on a privately released cassette,
As Milk, Strictly Personal, Trout Mask Replica and Lick My Decals Off,
amply document Bailey's command of a highly individualized atonal
Baby. "In 1972, Warner Bros. Records producer Ted Templeman,
language. 'Rain Dance' is the work of a remarkable ensemble: Bailey's
already riding high with the Doobie Brothers and soon to be known as
ringing tones, Tanaka's percussive movements, rumbling thunder, a
Van Halen's producer, decided to produce Beefheart. The result was
torrential downpour, and the rhythmic patter of rain dripping from a
Clear Spot, the first of two albums in this compilation, one of
leaky roof. 'Saturday Dance' chimes and burns -- a concentrated assault
Beefheart's best-sounding records. It's also one of the rare occasions
rivaling the incendiary Incus Taps."
when Beefheart's music survived commerical staging without failure.
BASSHOLES: Blue Roots CD (RVN 204) $14.00
Throughout the album, the band -- Zoot Horn Rollo, guitar, steel gui-
"From his days as a founding member of Ohio's legendary Gibson Bros.
tar and mandolin; Rockette Morton, rhythm and bass guitar; Ed
through his guitar-n-drum trawls with Bassholes, Don Howland has
Marimba (Art Trip), drums and percussion; and Oréjon (Roy Estrada ),
consistently hewn closer to music's great primordial gloop than anyone
bass -- cooks, Beefheart is in great voice and the sound is crystal clear.
since Hasil Adkins. Originally released in 1992 on In The Red, Blue Roots
Later that year, Beefheart released the 2nd album in this collection, the
is Howland at his most elemental."
self-produced The Spotlight Kid, with a band consisting again of Zoot
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART: Grow Fins 5CD (RVN 210) $85.00
Horn Rollo, Rockette Morton and Ed Marimba, joined by Winged Eel
"Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band set rock on its ear from 1965 until
Fingerling (Eliot Ingber), guitar, in addition to Drumbo, Ted Cactus and
1982, when leader Don Van Vliet retired from music. Engineering a
Rhys Clark on drums." -- Pete Johnson/liner notes.
mutant strain of musical DNA (tuff-ass garage punk R&B, extraterres-
REPRISE/WARNER (GERMANY): trial field hollers, austere 'classical' miniatures, loping sea chanties,
SHANKAR, ANANDA: CD (WEA 72632) $17.00 scorched-earth delta blues, free-blowing skronk, fat-bottom groove
Mid-line reissue of this 1970 world-fusion kitsch classic, by the nephew and post-everything clangor all found their way into the soup), com-
of Ravi Shankar; his debut and most renowned album. "Now this is an pelling bands ever waxed. The closest to a Best Of collection as we are
album which is an all time classic. In order to understand the impor- likely to see, this career-spanning set corrals rare tracks from a variety
tance of Ananda Shankar the artist, it is important to understand the of sources (band members' personal archives, live tracks, demos, work-
importance of this album. Ananda Shankar, is to the modern desi tapes, radio spots) along with over 30 minutes of Enhanced CD footage
drum-and-bass movement, what George Clinton and James Brown are of liver performances, 112 pages of text and never-before-published
to the Hip-hop -- the mother lode. He pioneered the fusion movement photos, the completed Trout Mask Replica house sessions, and John
-- seamlessly blending the east with the west. No one had thought of 'Drumbo' French's 'colorful' history of the band. Hear a captain and his
using the Mridangam with guitar or backing the Sitar or Sarod with a truly magic band." Track listing: CD 1 Just Got Back From The City

[1965-67] (39:39) 1. Obeah Man (1966 demo) 2. Just Got Back From the National Guard mysteriously disappeared, only to resurface a few years
City (1966 demo) 3. I'm Glad (1966 demo) 4. Triple Combination (1966 later in a deadlier form. Just as the people of Nicaragua had rid itself
demo) 5. Here I Am I Always Am (early 1966 demo) 6. Here I Am I of years of imperialistic oppression by the US backed Somoza regime,
Always Am (later 1966 demo) 7. Somebody In My Home (1966 live) 8. now they faced the CIA trained and created terrorists known as the
Tupelo (1966 live) 9. Evil Is Going On (1966 live) 10. Old Folks Boogie Contras. After many contra atrocity stories had been reported in the
(1967 live) 11. Call On Me (1965 demo) 12. Sure Nuff n Yes I Do (1967 world press, it was disclosed in October 1984 that the CIA had prepared
demo) 13. Yellow Brick Road (1967 demo) 14. Plastic Factory (1967 a manual of instruction for its clients which, amongst other things,
demo). CD 2 Electricity [1967-68] (40:05) 1. Electricity (1968 live) 2. encouraged the use of violence against civilians. In the wake of the
Sure Nuff n Yes I Do (1968 live) 3. Rollin n Tumblin (1968 live) 4. furor in Congress caused by the expose, the State Department was
Electricity (1968 live) 5. Yer Gonna Need Somebody On Yer Bond (1968 obliged to publicly condemn the Contras' terrorist activities.
live) 6. Kandy Korn (1968 live) 7. Korn Ring Finger (1967 demo) CD Congressional intelligence committees were informed by the CIA, by
3 Trout Mask House Sessions [1969] (72:57) 1. [untitled 1] 2. [untitled present and former Contra leaders, and by other witnesses that the
2] 3. Hair Pie: Bake 1 4. Hair Pie: Bake 2 5. [untitled 5] 6. Hobo Chang Contras indeed 'raped, tortured and killed unarmed civilians, including
Ba 7. [untitled 7] 8. Hobo Chang Ba (take 2) 9. Dachau Blues 10. Old children' and that 'groups of civilians, including women and children,
Fart At Play 11. [untitled 11] 12. Pachuco Cadaver 13. Sugar n Spikes were burned, dismembered, blinded and beheaded'. These are the
14. [untitled 14] 15. Sweet Sweet Bulbs 16. Frownland (take 1) 17. same rebels whom Ronald Reagan, with his strange mirror language,
Frownland 18. [untitled 18] 19. Ella Guru 20. [untitled 20] 21. She'Ss called 'freedom fighters' and the 'moral equal of our founding
Too Much For My Mirror 22. [untitled 22] 23. Steal Softly Through fathers'. (The rebels in El Salvador, in the president's studied opinion,
Snow 24. [untitled 24] 25. My Human Gets Me Blues 26. [untitled 26] are 'murderers and terrorists'.) The CIA manual, entitled Psychological
27. When Big Joan Sets Up 28. [untitled 28] 29. [untitled 29] 30. China Operations in Guerrilla Warfare, gave creative advice on political assas-
Pig CD 4 Trout Mask House Sessions [storytime portion] [1969] (12:33) sination, blackmailing ordinary citizens, mob violence, kidnapping, and
1. 'Blimp' 2. 'Herb' 3. 'Septic Tank' 4. 'Overdub' [plus ENHANCED CD blowing up public buildings. Beta Bodega Coalition have retrieved this
live performance footage: Cannes Beach, 1968; Amougies, Belgium, manual to expose one of the forms in which outside forces have manip-
1969; Detroit, Michigan, 1971; Paris, France, 1973] CD 5 Captain ulated and instigated ciivil unrest in Central America for years. Beta
Beefheart & His Magic Band Grow Fins [1969-82] (69:48) 1. My Bodega Coalition consists of: V8 & La Mano Fria, Takeshi Muto
Human Gets Me Blues (1969 live) 2. When Big Joan Sets Up (1971 live) (Schematic), El Brujo Oscuro (from TPM), Goem (Mego, Rastermusic),
3. Woe Is Uh Me Bop (1971 live) 4. Bellerin Plain (1971 live) 5. Black Jake Mandell (Worm Interface, Force Inc.), Needle, :leekon (from Musik
Snake Moan I (1972 radio phone-in) 6. Grow Fins (1972 live) 7. Black Aus Strom camp), Otto von Schirach, Datathief (Skam, V/VM), TPM,
Snake Moan II (1972 radio) 8. Spitball Scalped Uh Baby (1972 live) 9. Atlájala, Patcha Kutek, Dave Noyze."
Harp Boogie I (1972 radio) 10. One Red Rose That I Mean (1972 live) RIFI (EUROPE):
11. Harp Boogie II (1972 radio) 12. Natchez Burning (1972 radio) 13. CIRCUS 2000: LP (RIFI) $15.00
Harp Boogie III (1972 radio phone-in) 14. Click Clack (1973 live) 15. A few copies found of this early 90s European bootleg repro of the 1st
Orange Claw Hammer (1975 radio) 16. Odd Jobs (1975 piano demo) of two LPs by this Italian progressive guitar-psych group, with real
17. Odd Jobs (1976 band demo) 18. Vampire Suite (1980 frothy female vocals that often bring about comparisons betwixt 60’s
worktapes/live) 19. Mellotron Improv (1978 live) 20. Evening Bell (1981 Airplane and Aguaturbia.
piano worktape) 21. Evening Bell (1982 guitar worktape) 22. RIOT BEATS (GERMANY):
Mellotron Improv (1980 live) 23. Flavor Bud Living (1980 live) [LP VER-
VA: Rough And Fast CD (RIOT 09) $15.00
SION ON XERIC/TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS IS OUT OF PRINT]
A neglected classic from 1994, one of Force Inc's subsidiary labels.
VA: Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume
Featuring early jungle/post-hardcore ragga-infused tracks from
Four 2CD (RVN 211) $28.00
Mowgly, Hig Speed Poet, Biobreaks (Biochip C), DJ Moonraker (Alec
"The never before released fourth volume of the historic Anthology.
Empire), Dom Tom Sonic Subjunkies, P.J.P. (Alec Empire), Dr. Echo & DJ
Two CDs in a 96 page hardbound book. Twenty-eight tracks. Essays on
Reverend, Da Captains of Phuture, Metal Bombin, etc.
the music by Dick Spottswood, John Fahey, and Greil Marcus. Produced
RIOT CITY (GERMANY):
in conjunction with the Harry Smith Archives...Harry Smith was a true
polymath -- avant garde filmmaker, alchemist, folklorist, painter, magi- VA: Fit For Heroes 2LP (RC POP 11) $20.00
cian, archivist and expert on string figures, paper airplanes, and A 2LP compilation of contemporary Cologne-based electro, featuring
Ukrainian painted eggs -- but is perhaps best known for his pioneering Jan Kha, Third Electric, Ko Lute, Klystron , Rainbow Connection, Double
three-volume Anthology of American Folk Music, originally released in Density, Peter Spieß & the Riot City Allstars. Each artists supplies a track
1952 and reissued to great acclaim in 1997 by Smithsonian/Folkways. plus a series of lock grooved loops.
Compiled by Harry Smith contemporaneously with the first three vol- RISE RECORDS:
umes, Volume Four presents Smith's 'secret volume' in its intended SHIPP/WILLIAM PARKER, MATTHEW: "Zo" CD (RISE 126) $13.00
song sequence, including tracks by Monroe Brothers, Carter Family, 1993 piano/bass duo CD, a small supply found after a lengthy absence.
Robert Johnson, Bukka White, Lead Belly, Uncle Dave Mason and RITORNELL (GERMANY):
Sleepy John Estes and more." AYRES, MARVIN: Cellosphere CD (RITOR 01 CD) $15.00
RHYTHM & SOUND (GERMANY): "Ritornell is a new division of Mille Plateaux and is also inspired by
RHYTHM & SOUND: Carrier 12" (RS 05) $9.00 French philosopher Gilles Deleuze. Ritornell means a type of refrain,
"Here we have three new tracks by wellknown Rhythm & Sound. No the cosmic refrain of a sound machine, which is a bursting structure,
vocals this time -- these tracks are more in a free, empty and sound ori- torpedoing the point system and releasing the musical lines from their
ented vein similar to their earlier work on Basic Channel." subordination to the points and notes of music. First release is made by
RICE AND BEANS: London musician Marvin Ayres. He studied at Trinity Colleges of music,
VA: BETA BODEGA COALITION: Psychological Operations in specialising in cello as a first instrument and is working today as a expe-
Guerrilla Warf CD (RICE 001) $13.50 rienced composer and player for film and television. The result of his
"In 1978, with Somoza nearing collapse, Carter authorized covert CIA work in the 90s is the electroacoustic album Cellosphere, a fusion of
support for the press, and labor unions in Nicaragua in an attempt to ambient and classical techniques realised entirely playing solo cello and
create a 'moderate' alternative to the Sandinistas. So the Somoza's violin, using experimental bowing and treatments. The basis for the

broad outline of Cellosphere was to create an amorphous soundscape he decided to head for what he’d call an ‘architecture of similarities'.
using new technologies and treatments, but without the rigid confines Firstly this means to use all the CD and cassette players in the studio to
of restrictive music sequencers. The main idea of Cellosphereis the arrive at 3 up to 5 simultaneous tracks when playing a momentarily
same like the idea of the new label Ritornell: To have a richness of com- decide how to re- or de-combine this selection to arrive at a sequence
position, sound and production that goes beyond what is usally called that on one hand merges or melts into a cohesive flow while breaking
àmbient`. Ayres utilises the subtleties of an acoustic instrument, cou- or intermitting it on the other."
pled with layers of live playing and live samples. The result is a complex RABELAIS, AKIRA: Eloganted Pentagonal Pyramid CD (RITOR
texture of multiple layers of sound that reveal themselves with each 05CD) $15.00
repeated listening. The tracks of the album stretch in time and space. "Special digipack and limited to 1000 copies worlwide. Akira Rabelais
They move with all the complexity of a symphonic work, with quiet and is a Texas born, Los Angeles based composer and developer. He studied
intense sections. Ayres uses unusual techniques including controlled with computer scientists Bill Dixon and Tom Erbe. Since 1990 he's been
and delicate distortion of the instrumental recording,and also con- coding sound and graphic software, and recording his own music. His
trolled feedback. And there is also space for free development and first album is now released on Mille Plateaux´s dark electronic sublabel
improvisation. Cellosphere can be experienced on many levels, as a Ritornell. 'I'm a composer writing software, not an engineer making
space in clubs, as a film soundtrack or as an electroacoustic composi- music', he says. He created Argeeiphontes Lyre, a sound tool, which is
tion." a firm favourite of electronic producers like Scanner or Thaemlitz.
DR. ATMO: Man Made Motion CD (RITOR 02 CD) $15.00 Rabelais´ program takes a sound source and a target sound, thunks one
"Dr. Atmo is a producer of ambient and electronic music since 1992, into the other according to a process whose variables can be set by the
when he released his Silence CD, coproduced with Pete Namlook of user, and out comes a third, mutant sound file. On Elongated
German famous Ambient Label Fax Records and which was licensed for Pentagonal Pyramid he gingerly teases out the tissues of surface noise
the U.K. to the incredible Rising High Records label. Till now he copro- in similar vein to the likes of Terre Thaemlitz, Achim Wollscheid and
duced about 25 long play records with artists such as Pascal Feos Mego´s Rehberg & Bauer. 'But simply because he insists on placing indi-
(Atmofeos), Oliver Lieb (Music To Films), Paul Cooper (Modifiers), David vidual clarity of vision at the center of the creative process, rather than
Moufang (IF) and Blaine L. Reininger (Falling Infinities) and to much be enslaved and driven by the technological toys and tools of the day,
more to tell. Man Made Motion is the first solo production of Dr. Atmo he will always remain a liberating remove from any definable scene.' -
and after the exciting Marvin Ayers Cellosphere album the second - The Wire. Computer randomization plays an integral role in creative
release of the new Mille Plateaux Sub-Label Ritornell." Strange, drifty decision making processes. The soul of digital media lies in creating
static violation alien atmosphere all over the place, a very pleasing and interacting with the plasticity of information, Rabelais' software
combination. [soon deleted, the rumors about this release are appar- and his music are about shapeshifts and transmutations."
ently true: > MILLE PLATEAUX PRESS RELEASE > > RE.: DR. ATMO - ROAD CONE:
"MAN MADE MOTION" (RITORNELL 2) > > The above CD, released in LICHT/LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS, ALAN: Two Nights CD (RC
may 1999 through the new MILLE PLATEAUX > dark electronica subla- 012) $11.00
bel RITORNELL, was offered us by DR. ATMO as his > first solo work Two complete live duo performances from '95/96 in NYC. "...a narrative
after over 20 collaborations with different artists. > > Now we have to of discovery, a ghostly and gorgeous set of live duets which are simul-
realize, that "Man Made Motion" is a complete rip-off of > TETSU taneously abstract and intuitive, simultaneously itinerant and
INOUE´S album "SLOW AND LOW", released 1995 via FAX-RECORDS.. > focused... Connors and Licht have their own, distinct vocabulary of 'the
> We are astonished and shocked about this fact and have deleted the blues' which bears little resemblance to traditional notions of such. It
item > immediately from our catalogue. > > The legal situation is also clear that these highly charged emotional performances embody
between all parties will be cleared a.s.a.p.. the best of what music can be."
DR. ATMO: Man Made Motion 2LP (RITOR 02 LP) $17.00 MAZZACANE CONNORS, LOREN: Calloden Harvest CD (RC 018)
LIGHTS, THE: Money Media 12" (RITOR 03) $9.00 $11.00
"Another project of Germany´s ambient mastermind Dr. Atmo, this "An exciting evolution in the Connors sound, wherein Loren employs a
time with a young German artist from Rhein/Main called Doc Nic. great deal of drone and noise and sustained chords, particularly on the
Marvelous ambient tracks, designed for the new wave of chill out opening 25 minute epic, 'Premonition'. This CD, a mediation on the
rooms all over the planet. The tracks are useful for meditation, but very infamous Lord Cromwell and the resulting 300 year occupation of
sensitive and dynamic enough to make you dance in the ambient Ireland, is the sound of bloodlust and loss, a tense and vident affair
room. A milestone for all conesseurs of atmospheric electronic music." with only a few (brilliantly placed) moments of catharsis."
WOLLSCHEID: ACHIM CD (RITOR 04 CD) $15.00 SAN AGUSTIN: LP (RC 020) $8.00
"Special Digi pack and limited on 1000 copies worlwide! According to Debut full length by this Atlanta organic-improv trio (two guitars,
German law access to airwaves is subject to state control. It somehow drums), recorded live in Amherst, MA. "File under organic improv ala
seems logical that the permission for the free ‘Radio X’ station in Loren MazzaCane Connors, Doldrums, Fushitsusha's quieter work."
Frankfurt was given at time when the Internet was allowing for an HOCHENKEIT: I Love You CD (RC 022) $12.00
uncensored publication of opinion. The officially uttered anxiety of "A dreamy concoction of Near-East folk melodies, non-trendy elec-
such a radio transforming into a political weapon in ‘private’ hands tronic daze, Krautrock-inflected sound collages, musique concrete and
must have been tampered by the idea that the role of the spoken word percussive drones. Theremin, harmonium and cumbus (a Turkish banjo-
in the media is now to be seen in relation of its context: the diversifi- mandolin) are fully integrated with the guitar, percussion and bass in
cation and multiplication of voices in a media-scape that ranges from the service of nine beautiful and mysterious pieces which don't sound
fundamentalism to party gossip, from gay news to free philosophy like much else out there. Two members of the late Irving Klaw Trio play
seminars -- a range (regarding Radio X we talk about 50 different ini- here, but Hochenkeit offer less-direct instrumentals, and this deep
tiatives) that makes the sole recognition of the respective voice and the water/deep space exploration is one fertile love note. It's filled with jit-
classification of its context the problem, rather than the message or a tery, acoustic buzz, Theremin-fuelled Can-toned psych and churning,
aiming at a general public. Amiss to what text a presentation of exper- aching electronic/ethnic folk hybrids."
imental (or ‘contemporary’) music could be affiliated to under these JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER: Fig. 5 CD (RC 024) $12.00
circumstances, Achim Wollscheid chooses to eliminate all spoken text "After cutting 3 acclaimed LPs for Imp records, these
from his monthly ‘Selektion’ broadcast. Against the notion to differen- Portland/Baltimore/New York weirdos are finally on CD. Here they cut
tiate each piece by intro, explanation, title and naming of authorship back on the tape loops in favor of an anthropological foray into
America's musical history, with equal weight given to populist folk and Verweilte Fur Einigezeit In Tring', is a previously unreleased work from
the avant garde. Slices of country and surf guitar, bluesy spiritual folk 1989 that capsules many of the (purely acoustic) compositional ele-
(including a very non-standard cover of 'Amazing Grace') and Tony ments associated with the early Laylah sessions. As with Volume One,
Conrad-ish repetition-scrape are enmeshed perfectly with dissonance, these early dynamic compositions easily represent the raw beauty and
beauty, and psychedelic morphings." intensity of the early Organum sound."
CALIFONE: CD (RC 025) $10.00 MARTIN/CHRISTOPH HEEMANN, ANDREAS: Lebenserinnerungen
"This 5 song, 21 minute EP is a logical extention of their 1998 EP on Eines Lepidopterologen 10" (ROBOT 20) $15.00
Flydaddy and Perishable, which is not to say that logic has a whole lot "Four track, eye-blinking picture disc featuring the stunning collages
to do with their music. Tim Rutili and crew serve up more loping lay- of Christoph Heemann as seen on the front and back cover of the dou-
ered loops, front porch acoustic melodicism, religious iconography, and ble CD set of the same title. Culls three of the otherwise previously
heartbreak from dreamland. It's a most beguiling and sublime display unreleased compositions found on the 2CD set as well as a fantastic,
of exquisite songcraft. Two Appalachian laced cuts are juxtaposed with meditative 'bonus' track not found elsewhere! strictly limited to 400
three tres moderne pop quizzers." copies only.
ROLLERBALL: Einäugige Kirsche EP CD (RC 026) $5.00 MARTIN/CHRISTOPH HEEMANN, ANDREAS: Lebenserinnerungen
"Aggressively abstract, largely improvisational blat: free-form noise Eines Lepidopterologen 2CD (ROBOT 20 CD) $28.00
meets crazy electric rhythms meets swank, loose reed stylings." "An extensive double CD retrospective of the collaborative and (early)
ROBOT: solo works of Andreas Martin and Christoph Heemann. Includes (and
JACKMAN, DAVID: Gun Machine Vickers .303-inch MK 1 7" re-releases) their first 10" titles: Martin's Doppelpunkt Vor Ort" (1993)
(ROBOT 05) $11.00 which features five cyclical compositions of extraordinary beauty -- and
"'22 November 1944. Last night's attack on the Roermond perimiter the bizarre sonic narrative of Heeman's Uber Den Umgang Mit
defenses was preceded by heavy artillery, mortar and machine gun fire Umgebung Und Andere Versuche Pts 1-3 (1991). The collaborative pres-
on known and suspected enemy localities. Progress until first light ence of both artists is felt within each of their respective solo record-
today was good.' This recording is a parallel release with the David ings. Also featured is a prime selection of previously unreleased mate-
Jackman 7" on Die Stadt (Germany) entitled 'Machine Guns'." rial, obscure 7" tracks, and their collaborative opus from H.N.A.S.' Ach,
LITHOPS: Blasmusik/Intendo 7" (ROBOT 06) $6.50 Dieser Bart! LP. A solid overview covering the years 1987-1995."
"Wonderful, flowing sonics by Jan Werner of Mouse on Mars. Textural JACKMAN, DAVID: Sol Mara CD (ROBOT 21) $13.50
juxtapositions of breathtaking fluidity still managing to address the "Archive recordings representing David Jackman (Organum)'s first,
real-time equation. First edition of 495 copies on white wax." profound use of sampling. For this CD re-release, four versions of 'Sol
Restocked, last copies. Mara' are included. Version 3 originally appeared as a one-sided bonus
AEOLIAN STRING ENSEMBLE, THE: Lassithi/Elysium CD (ROBOT LP with initial copies of the Organum Ikon (DOM Bartwuchs, 1987).
16) $15.00 Although characterized by certain technical problems, it was decided
"The first full length release by the UK based Aeolian String Ensemble. that these four archive versions should nonetheless be included as a set
Although originally set to be issued on the legendary United Dairies to reveal further aspects of the loops utilized in the original sessions.
label, this material has now been remastered, includes a new piece, The technical limitations demonstrate the compositional boundaries
and is instead available in the US. The work was produced by David associated with early sampling technology. The composer now views
Kenny, a long time collaborator and engineer on many Nurse With these incidental effects as being an integral part of the composition.
Wound and Current 93 projects. Consisting of two evolving composi- With an emphasis on shakuhachi-type tonalities, each version explores
tions, Lassithi (1992) and Elysium (a specially commissioned new work), a curious blend of cyclical possibilities with very hypnotic results.
this CD offers a more linear and fluid overview of this fascinating mate- Beautiful, meditative material offering a rare glimpse at one of
rial than that of excerpted or early compilation appearances. Inspired Jackman's most isolated works. Each disc is minimally packaged in a
by the tonal phenomenon associated with the Aeolian harp (a box clear jewel case." 60 minutes of pure droning genius, one of most plea-
shaped instrument with numerous strings tuned in unison on which sure-inducing Jackman/Organum releases ever.
the wind produces varying harmonic excitation over the same funda- CHALK, ANDREW: Crescent CD (ROBOT 22) $15.00
mental tone), The Aeolian String Ensemble's post production (harmon- "Perhaps best known as a past member of Organum, Andrew Chalk has
ic extraction) on sounds generated by the strings of various materials, an extensive output of early material. Not only did he work under the
recorded at sympathetic locations, create a hazy, shifting, and spacious title Feral Confine (which was fused to create the prime source of
atmosphere for your total aural immersion. Also features mind-bend- sound material on many New Blockaders projects), but there are also
ing cover illustrations by Christoph Heeman." the numerous collaborations with the sound collective Ora (with
ORGANUM: Volume Two CD (ROBOT 18) $15.00 Darren Tate, Johnathan Coleclough, Colin Potter, Daisuke Suzuki, and
"The second installment in a series of CDs that will finally re-release Lol Coxhill). This has resulted in several cassette albums as well as sub-
much of the Organum/David Jackman back catalog in the digital collaborations among members. More recently Chalk has produced a
domain. The series will not be exclusively limited to reissuing early vinyl series of sound explorations with Christoph Heeman for a new project
releases in their entirely, but rather a collection series that will also entitled Mirror. For the CD Crescent, a wonderful selection of Chalk's
include alternate mixes as well as previously unreleased material. early solo compositions are (re)collected for the first time. Consisting of
Meticulously mastered for truly maximum fidelity, Volume Two pieces pulled from Crescent and Harvest (cassette only releases on
includes material primarily culled from the In Extremis and Horii ses- Integrated Circut, England 1986), this disc features seven select tracks
sions (12" titles originally released on Laylah, 1985/86). Track 1, 'Valley of extraordinary beauty. These spacious aural capsules offer a vivid
of Worms', includes the complete b-side (album version) of In Extremis sense of site-specific atmospheres, vast landscapes, and organic terrain
which features Jackman's collaborative work with the New Blockaders. with amazing fluidity. Also features a collaborative track with David
This 20 minute piece is a massive eruption of relentless, burrowing Jackman (from '86) and a recent remix by Christoph Heeman (from '98).
atmospheres that are often disturbing as they are engaging. Track 2, A definitive overview of Chalk's first solo recordings."
'Horii', is an alternateversion (differing from the 12" release) which ORGANUM/NEW BLOCKADERS: Salute CD (ROBOT 25) $15.00
features Jackman's collaboration with Andrew Chalk. At over 12 min- "Early collaborative material from 1984. Originally only available as a
utes, this piece offers a very bizarre mélange of sputtering bowed per- cassette (released initially by the UK's Frux label, then later on David
cussion, homemade woodwinds and voice. Track 3, 'Ich Reiste Weit Und Jackman's Aeroplane label) in very small editions. Salute is comprised

of 8 parts and can be viewed as the first full-length collaboration a short lived LA garage band. In the summer of 1970 we rehearsed in
between Organum and The New Blockaders following the release of a local warehouse in North Hollywood. A few songs from that period
the legendary 'Pulp' 7" in 1983. These pivotal sessions, as the title sug- became the Moon Blood album. With little finances we took those
gests, were landmark recordings. The result was in essence an appre- songs to a studio in Burbank and recorded the album in less than two
ciative 'salute' amongst the collaborators with respect to their individ- hours. Only 200 of the albums ever saw the light of day, and most of
ual as well as collective work. This remastered edition is a massive those are long since gone. Those that remain are valuable collector's
improvement in sound over the rare cassette versions. Not only do the items recently changing hands for as much as $3,000 each! However,
intense tonal textures finally blaze through in their truly maximum the band still lives and the story isn't over yet (stay tuned!)." -- Jim
form, but the CD edition also allows for an uninterrupted running pro- Beach
gram. Each disc is minimally packaged in a clear jewel box." ROCKIN'ON INC. (JAPAN):
ROCKADELIC: ACKERMANN/BYRON COLEY, RITA: Revelations BOOK (ROCK
BOLDER DAMN: Mourning CD (RRCD 3) $14.00 BC/RA) $80.00
Reissue of what was the first Rockadelic LP issue from a number of An oversized children's book telling the mythological tale of Father
years ago. Originally recorded and privately released in 1972, from Ft. Yod & his tribe known as Ya Ho Wha 13. Published as a deluxe 12" x
Lauderdale. Referenced influences include: Grand Funk Railroad, The 12" hardbound book, 100 pages, alternating a page of Coley text with
James Gang and Black Sabbath. Bear this in mind, especially if you're a full plate of Ackermann art. Rita's illustrations, alternating between
not interested in IQ devaluation. "This is without a doubt one of the collage, acrylics, clay figurines and insanely detailed pencil & ink is dev-
best and most revered US hard rock albums of any era. Contains the astating in effect. The historically shrouded story of Tom (Yod) and his
mind altering 'Dead Meat', an epic journey through the peaks and val- disciples (Octavius, Rainbow, Saffire, Sunlight & Cleetor) and their long
leys of Hard Rock Hell. Rockadelic has been working closely with the battle to avoid human assimilation has never been rendered so closely
band to obtain new master tapes, pictures and other content." towards the current of contemporary shared consciousness. This book,
ESTES BROS.: Transitions LP (RRLP 17) $20.00 for those would accept the concept of such floatation -- you're either
SUDDEN DEATH: Suddenly LP (RRLP 19) $20.00 on this boat or glazing a million miles away -- is one of the most unbe-
Previously unissued and fairly unexceptional hard rock, with Zep-junior lievable artifacts of recent human creation you might hope to see.
"wailing" vocals on top. Expensive to bring to the hands of mere mortals in the western hemi-
SUGAR CUBE BLUES BAND: My Last Impression LP (RRLP 21) sphere, but you will either not question it or not care. Published in
$20.00 1999.
Unreleased album from 1967 by a Memphis TN band. "The album con- ROISIN (UK):
trasts strong sixties punk songs with haunting folk psych numbers. SCHENGEN: Nyplex 12" (ROISIN 06) $9.00
Once heard, ripping buzzsaw numbers like 'My Last Temptation,' "Four tracks of chilling electronica. A rich diversity of textures are on
'Shades of Life,' and 'Run, Run, Run' will NOT be soon forgotten." show. A policy of melodic experimentation where what fits, fits.
THUNDERDUK: LP (RRLP 23) $20.00 Though comparisons have been made to artists on the rosters of Warp
Previously unissued psych from Cleveland, 1972. and Aphex Twin's Rephlex label, influences are not mentioned.
STONE GARDEN: LP (RRLP 29) $30.00 Schengen are already making a name for themselves with Portal and
"Includes the rate and up front 'Oceans Inside Me' from their 45 on Yellow 6 collaborations already in the bag. Limited to 750 copies."
Angelus. This band was thought to be Fraction...one listen and you'll PORTAL: Reprise CD (ROISIN 09) $15.00
know why. This is a gatefold LP with many, many photos of the band "This ten track affair showcases a diversity only hinted at on those sin-
in action from the late 1960s to the early 70s." Pacific Northwest group gles, with melodic experimentation abounding within the guitar-based
from the early 70s, includes unreleased demos, etc. and is not a reissue soundscapes and vocal interjections. Styles range from lush upbeat pop
of a released album. Like most of this ilk, only sincere hardcore "col- to folkish fragility to brooding ambience, in places recalling Galaxie
lectors" should even consider investigating. 500, Brian Eno, and the Cocteau Twins."
THUMP THEATER/CRANK: A Night In The Cave LP (RRLP 31) $20.00 RONIN (UK):
"Both of these groups entered the legendary Davern Sound Studios in
DECKWRECKA: V For Vengence CD (RONIN 001 CD) $17.00
early 1971 and laid down the tracks found on this split LP. Thump
"The debut album by turntable/sample supremo the Deckwrecka, 28
Theater combines midwest hard rock and some early progressive
beat-driven gems. Whatever your true taste you have to sit up, take
moves to create a unique brand of complex and groovy sounds. Crank
note and acknowledge a modern musical pioneer. As much a fan of
can best be described by the two words found scribbled on the outside
Jimi Hendrix and With Nail & I as Gangstarr, it takes a dedicated,
of the original tape box: 'Zeppelin Jr.'"
enthused and patient soul to blend what you hear on V For Vengeance.
MILL RUN BAND: Pilot Meets Stars LP (RRLP 32) $16.00
If the Deckwrecka is taking revenge as the title leads us to believe it
"Out of virtually nowhere we received a tape from the Mill Run Band
can only be on those who haven't got it quite right yet. Pure wrecka
which in reality is one man...twenty-one year old Michael Golembesky.
beats merge with quotes, sayings and spoken word. This album tells a
Unlike the Bevis Frond's and other neo-psych bands of the 90s, Michael
story, possibly several... but you may not get the plot."
has not been influenced by the current psychedelic music scene. The
DECKWRECKA: V For Vengance 2LP (RONIN 001 LP) $19.00
result is a refreshing and unique brand of music comparable to the leg-
ROOF BOLT:
endary one man outfits of the 70s like Michaelangelo, Bob Trimble and
D.R. Hooker." GALBRAITH, ALASTAIR: Intro Version 7" (RB 001) $3.50
THIS KIND OF PUNISHMENT: CD (RB 007) $13.00
ROCKAWAY RECORDS:
Reissue of the first This Kind of Punishment LP, originally issued by
FRACTION: Moon Blood CD (RW 1231) $13.50
Flying Nun in 1983, featuring the dark and powerful music from the
New reissue (supposedly the first legit issue after a number of bootleg
brothers Peter and Graeme Jefferies. Four tracks recordings ushered
repros) of this hallowed early 70s heavy psych album. As always,
unto planet Earth via the assistance of Chris Knox and Doug Hood. This
Fractions's depiction of savage biker-delic 70s desperation can be pret-
is the last TKOP document to be reissued, finally.
ty goddamn revelatory and well worth a couple spins/laughs. Comes
ROOM TONE:
with lyrics (a chance to sing along to "No clown/on the ground/tries to
put me down/since I found the Lord,"), three bonus tracks never heard KILN: CD (RM 005) $9.00
before, picture of the band, etc. A very well done thing. "Fraction was First release by this group, from 1997. More recently they released the
Holo full length CD on Thalassa. Excellently developed organic sound-
scape splurge, in the relative territory of post-Seefeel ambition. peculiarities, Hurley makes the world spin just a little bit slower, and a
CRESCENT: Collected Songs CD (RM 007 CD) $12.00 little bit bumpier. Somehow it feels more natural that way."--Jim
"Although dub & lo-fi are the most immediate ingredients of the third Macnie.
album from the Bristol project (previous albums on Planet & RA SEXTET, SUN: At The Village Vanguard CD (ROUND 3124)
Domino/Atavistic in the US), further careful consideration will reveal $14.00
delicate and inspired songs with depth in structure and lyrical content. Rare small-format group live recording, from 1991. Ra (synthesizer),
The record's warmth and intimacy derives from the recordings being Chris Anderson (piano), John Gilmore (tenor sax), John Ore (bass), Earl
made over the past 2 years in a Bristol church using open/ambient mic Smith (drums), Bruce Edwards (guitar). Technically, the group is John
techniques and analogue equipment. Crescent's mastermind Matt Gilmore’s All-Star Inventions, with Ra guesting.
Jones is also a full-time member of Movietone. All other members of RPM (UK):
which appear here, along with Sam from Flying Saucer Attack." REED, LES: Girl On A Motorcycle CD (RPM 171) $15.00
TARWATER: Remix EP CD (RM 008 CD) $8.00 "The original soundtrack recording for this 1968 cult movie (directed
"The music of Tarwater as re-imagined by a cavalcade of international by Jack Cardiff) starring Marianne Faithfull and Alain Delon. An enig-
'post-rock' superstars. Tarwater, aka Bernd Jestram and Ronald Lippok, matic and brilliant score with groovy Hammond, incidental ambient
have been making music together for a while now, starting years ago noises, strong beats, and generous helpings of roaring motorcycle
in a punk band under the wary eye of the East German secret police. engines."
More recently, Tarwater have effected a more subtle subversion, gar- RRR:
nering praise for their latest album, Silur which combines song struc-
TIETCHENS, ASMUS: Ptomaine 3LP (RRR 101) $22.00
tures with spoken word fragments and sub-aquatic electronics. Most of
A 3LP set (in elaborate fold out gatefold) response by Mr. Tietchens to
the mixes on this EP were sourced from Silur. Along with fellow travel-
RRR's immortal RRR 100 7". That record was a collection of 100 locked
ers Mouse On Mars, To Rococo Rot and Kreidler, Tarwater is creating
grooves by various artists; this LP uses the original 7" as source mater-
some of the most adventurous sounds to come out of Germany since
ial to expand upon the concept.
the heyday of Krautrock.." Five track EP, with remixes by To Rococo
VA: 500 Lock Grooves LP (RRR 500) $12.00
Rot, Third Eye Foundation, Kiln, Birdwatcher (Windsor For The Derby)
2nd pressing now available. Just what the title says, this features exclu-
& Bundy K. Brown.
sive lock-grooves from Sonic Youth, Derek Bailey, Terry Riley, Red
ROUNDER: Krayola, Otomo Yoshihide, John Oswald, Ryoji Ikeda, tom Recchion,
VA: Rembetica: Historic Urban Folk Songs From Greece CD L@N, Jan Werner, Voice Crack, Free Kitten, Bertoia, Rehberg & Bauer,
(ROUND 1079) $14.00 Omit, Charlie Parker and 484 other artists! Very nice presentation,
Rounder is a Cambridge, MA label that has a couple million titles in its with a heavy duty gatefold cover.
catalog, including one of the single essential rock documents of all VA: LAFMS: The Lowest Form Of Music 10CD BOX (RRR CD17)
time, the Shaggs. We wanted to carry that one for some time and there $100.0
are a few other titles of interest, as follows, although we have no plans RRR has reduced the price on this set to help move the remaining
to get comprehensive. Rembetica is an outlaw, Turkish influenced folk copies. The Los Angeles Free Music Society was a complete screwball
form from Greece, and this compilation of recordings from the begin- fringe music collective that peaked in the true heart of darkness --
ning of this century acts as a great introductory sampler. Lots of con- America in the mid 70s. They self-released LPs, 7"s and cassettes in the
sciousness-splattering string playing (on guitars, oud, bazouki, man- dawn before real independent distribution and the myth that sur-
dolin), and downwardly mobile lyrical insight, brought to new myste- rounds those sacred pressings has in recent years become feverish.
rious heights by the age of some of the recordings (going back to 1906; Mixing pure sonic weirdness, musique concrete, free improv blare,
mostly from the 30s). fringe-noise-nonsense and much more, the musicians involved with
SPENCE, JOSEPH: Glory CD (ROUND 2096) $14.00 LAFMS created a unique bounty of individualistic art. This unbelievable
More 1978 home recordings; about half with the accompaniment of box of 10 CDs, which took a number of years to finally assemble, cre-
the Pinder family (on triple vocalise backing). ates an awesome overview of this inspired, largely ignored scene.
SPENCE, JOSEPH: Spring of ‘65 CD (ROUND 2114) $14.00 Features music by Le Forte Four, The Doo Dooettes, Airway, Tom
With the Pinder family, recorded in NY, 1965. Recchion, Rick Potts, Dennis Duck, Fredrik Nilsen, Joe Potts, Chip
RA, SUN: Strange Celestial Road CD (ROUND 3035) $14.00 Chapman, Monique et Aviv, John Duncan and CV Massage, and more.
First of 3 Ra albums from the label. None of them are heroically out- Comes with a stunning 36 page booklet of full color photographs, 60
there recordings or anything, but of medium interest nonetheless. This page book of extensive notes by the many contributors, a full color
1979 studio recording, from NYC is probably the best of the 3. poster depicting all the original releases; all encased in a sturdy, letter-
RA, SUN: Somewhere Else CD (ROUND 3036) $14.00 pressed chipboard box.
1988 studio session, featuring Don Cherry. Out takes from the A&M VA: Testament CD (RRR CD21) $13.00
album Blue Delight. This continuing compilation series (previous volumes as 2LP, 7"box, and
HURLEY, MICHAEL: Snockgrass CD (ROUND 3043) $14.00 video), gives an overview on contemporary tape-collage/electro-
Reissue of the this 1980 classic, Hurley's third album for Rounder. acoustic/experimental world. Including works by Artificial Memory
"Hurley's stuff is some of the most vivid singer-songwriter material Device, Eric Chasalow, Thomas DiMuzio, Koji Marutani, Jerome
ever recorded. Bent yet straight, idiosyncratic yet universal, his songs Noetinger, Nick Peck, Michael Prime, RLW, Tim Walters & John Wiggins.
have made fun of English noblemen, pondered the eternal abyss, The CD provides no info, but at least some of this material has
threatened crows, commiserated with a werewolf's angst, chastised appeared elsewhere.
people for drinking weasal piss, and warned of the flatulence caused DIMUZIO, THOMAS: Sonicism 2CD (RRR CD22) $16.00
by eating sausage. Though often amusing, shtick ain't Hurley's thing; Two discs of processed, sampled, looped sounds. Utilizing samples of
there's a depth to the singer's silliness. The wellspring of folk music oscillating fans, feedback, resonating water pipes, rhythmic and ambi-
that Hurley drank from at an early age has provided him with a con- ent loops derived from computer crashes, etc. along with analog
text for just about everything he wants to say. The reissue of synths, guitar, shortwave radio, e-bow to create some massive washes
Snockgrass helps recall a time when quaintness was one of American of evolving acoustics. "Dramatic new studio work -- years in the mak-
regional music's most valuable elements, able to amplify the personal ing! Sonicism features two ten-part sonic symphonies (complete with
meaning(s) of the most commonplace experiences. Trusting his own musical interludes). Enthralling, psycho-active journeys through time,

space and beyond." a while. Important and essential. "Born in 1931 and highly active, Arne
RSM: Nordheim is considered by most as the greatest living Norwegian com-
ROWE/BLAISE SIWULA/TONINO MIANO, TIM: CD (RSM 001) poser, his chamber music, orchestral and various other work spanning
$11.00 a 40 year period. He started to get international recognition in 1960
NY trio playing experimental improv, with a lot of homemade and with his orchestral work 'Canzona per Orchestra' and soon after began
found instruments; the basis is various reeds (Siwula), piano or pre- to explore the use of pre-recorded tape as part of the compositions. His
pared piano (Miano) and percussion (Rowe). The result is a nice, grey- electronic works were recorded in Warszaw between 1967 and 1971,
ish hollow-tunnel sound, somewhere between AMM and the classic and have strangely enough not been available on record since the 70s.
FMP freedom blare. We are extremely proud to be able to present what can be termed the
RUBRIC RECORDS: collected electronic works of Arne Nordheim. Furiously dismissed in
academic circles in Norway when they first appeared almost 30 years
RAPP, TOM: A Journal of the Plague Year CD (RUB 04) $12.00
ago, and in a way that have put an effective stop to weaker souls, we
"Tom Rapp was the creative force behind the legendary ESP-
believe this music stands up remarkably well today. Compared to some
Disk/Reprise/Blue Thumb recording act Pearls Before Swine from 1967-
of the more 'famous' electronic composers, Nordheim distinguish's
1973. Having been persuaded by the folks at Woronzow to take a
himself by his sheer musicality and sense of structure...Electronic boxes,
break from his work as a civil rights lawyer, Rapp has recorded his first
electric instruments and recorded tape glide in and out as a natural
album in 25 years. The album was recorded in Damon & Naomi's studio
part of the orchestra, in constant pursuit of magical and spellbinding
and contains contributions from them as well as Adrian Shaw of the
timbres. The orchestral parts reveal how working with mixers and tape
Bevis Frond. This album coincides nicely with the 30 year Pearls Before
splicing have influenced the development of musical ideas in more tra-
Swine retrospective released on the Birdman label."
ditional arrangements."
ALCHEMYSTS & SIMEON, THE: CD (RUB 05) $12.00
NILSEN, TOVE: Flash Caravan CD (RCD 2004) $15.00
"Leader of the infamous cult band the Silver Apples, Simeon joins the
Highly exotic debut album from this Norwegian vocalist, with Björk-
Alchemysts in an hour-long oscillator led psych-rock extravaganza. You
like tendencies, strange electronic-pop assemblage and plenty of
say you like long songs? You got em here. Eight tracks, and really seven
intrigue -- another out-of-nowhere and potentially explosive release
as it opens with a 30 second goofy spoken word intro. Then the oscil-
from Rune Grammofon. "From the dictaphone surrealism of the open-
lator comes in and that's all she wrote -- epics galore."
ing track to the achingly beautiful 'Breaking The Girl', there's no doubt
RUF BEATS (UK):
that we're dealing with a highly original and uncompromising artist
MINDBOMB: Great British Beef CD (RUF 023 CD) $18.00 not afraid to follow her creative intuition. Heavy electronics, twisted
"Easily the best album to date by a Jeep Beat Collective producer, DJ rhythms, triphop, and minimalist lo-fi country is all put together by the
The Ruf, who turns his club rocking beats into solid platforms to launch young singer/writer in her own musical universe. Several of the songs
vis verbal guerilla tactics onto a world currently opening up to the kind are built virtually without harmonic structures, quite unusual in most
of quality British hip hop that Ruf Beats has helped establish. The popular genres, and leave special demands on the vocal performances.
album is chocka-full of forward thinking floorfillers such as the Keeny Many of the songs are improvised in the recording studio, and she's not
Dope influenced 'Ruf Beats', the conga-led 'Great British Beef' and the too fond of structural means like verse and chorus. Her often
fatter-than-Fatboy churning funk guitar riffed 'Produce The Friction'." poetic/surrealist lyrics are quite peculiar, to say the least, and even if
CD has 3 extra tracks. the 'rock' genre often is seen as a place for experimentation, it is rela-
MINDBOMB: Great British Beef 2LP (RUF 023 LP) $17.00 tively rare to see language challenged to such a degree as Tove Nilsen
RUND UM DEM WATZMANN (GERMANY): is doing here."
KNOTH, FELIX: Die Pein vom Haupt Entfernen LP (WATZ 009) BIOSPHERE/DEATHPROD: Nordheim Transformed CD (RCD 2005)
$50.00 $15.00
"Never seen and heard before! A new dimension towards the medium A series of remix transformations of original materials by Arne
'longplayer"! Picture an LP with a build-on primitive film projector Nordheim, whose archival CD of 60s/70s electronic music was previous-
called a 'Zootrope'. Both vinyl and zootrope can be played on a stan- ly issued by Rune Grammofon (RCD 2002) to great acclaim. This CD fea-
dard turntable. 8 musical pieces are connected to 8 shortfilms, which tures a total of 7 tracks which use Nordheim's Electric as source mater-
can really be seen by just watching in the direction of the projector, ial for new compositions by the Norwegian artists Biosphere (Geir
and without assembly or risk for your recordplayer. At the end of each Jenssen, long-acclaimed ambient producer) and Deathprod. The results
musical piece which ends in a locked groove, you can place another are 49 minutes worth of ice-laden, sweeping electronic deepness, shim-
shortfilm into the projector: start and listen to the next piece while you mering backround fog, and mesmerizing ambiance and abstraction A
watch the next film. The music : Felix Knoth is a.k.a Felix Kubin and fascinating all-Norwegian excursion. "Deep and haunting and
member of Klangkrieg, the electronic project from Hamburg. Here he acknowledged by Nordheim himself as more than worthy."
brings electronic music in an experimental way, but always on the SUPERSILENT: 4 CD (RCD 2007) $15.00
interesting and funny way of sound. Including a 20-page booklet with Explosive, mind-battering second album by Norwegian group. "This
a users manual." quartet has quickly developed into being the most exciting group in
RUNE GRAMMOFON (NORWAY): what many will call the new wave of young Norwegian jazz. Still in
SUPERSILENT: 1-3 3CD (RCD 2001) $25.00 their twenties, they have all been involved in numerous groups and
Debut triple CD by a Norwegian deathjazz improvising unit! The group projects, ranging from Terje Rypdal Skywards (Ståle Storløkken) to rock
features Helge Sten (audio virus), Ståle Storløkken (synthesizer), Arve group Motorpsycho (Helge Sten). Arve Henriksen and Jarle Vespestad
Henriksen (trumpet), and Jarle Vespestad (drums)." Many hours of stu- are considered two of the most personal instrumentalists in Norway,
dio recordings, which have been trimmed down into this debut. the former receiving due attention for his playing on Christian
"Difficult music, perhaps, but also playful and stunningly beautiful, Wallumrød Trios No Birch, released on ECM. Helge Sten (aka
always trying to stretch the limits." Deathprod) is an in demand producer, and recently grabbed a lot of
NORDHEIM, ARNE: Electric CD (RCD 2002) $15.00 attention for his reworking of Arne Nordheims electronic music. With
Beautifully presented reissue of classic archival electroacoustic works, total improvisation in a 'traditional' band format they stress the impor-
first released on now very obscure vinyl in 1974. Bright orange fold-out tance of realtime interaction, playing together and against each other.
digipak, extensive booklet of notes package some of the most exciting, Although they can sound very electronic, there´s not a computer or
shimmering and crystalline electronic sounds to be unearthed in quite drumloop in sight and they will frequently slip into stretches that are
much closer to something like Autechre than what is normally consid- Biosphere/Deathprod (live recording from their sold out church concert
ered as 'jazz'. On 4 they appear more focused and to the point than on in Oslo last year)." Beautiful digipak cover and the finest in digital
their 3 hour debut set and deliver an absolutely stunning album of soundform. An excellent introduction to the label
improvised 'jazz', electronica, power and lyrical beauty." The group VALEN, FARTEIN: The Eternal CD (RCD 2013) $15.00
consists of: Helge Sten: Audio virus, Ståle Storløkken: synthesizers, Reissue of orchestral works by this mythical Norwegian-born composer,
Arve Henriksen: trumpet, electronics, Jarle Vespestad: drums. "While Valen Fartein (1887-1952). "It is with great joy and pride that we pre-
their sound has the added depth of modern recording techniques and sent this highly personal selection of works by one of Norways great-
digitized, one touch electronica, their improvisations have the ram- est composers. Several years after I first heard 'The Churchyard By The
shackle DIY qualitites found in early live electronics projects by pio- Sea' it still remains one of the single classical pieces of music that has
neers such as Gordon Mumma, Robert Ashley and Musica Elettronica made the greatest impression on me. And although the violin concer-
Viva." -- The Wire. to is often singled out as the 'entrance' to the music of Valen, it is prob-
SPUNK: Det Eneste Jeg Vet, Er at Det Ikke Er En Stovsuger CD ably in the symphonic poems, here represented by the three first
(RCD 2010) $15.00 tracks, that we come closest to the very core of his art. It now also
"Spunk is a young, all-girl improvquartet with backgrounds from clas- seems like this was the format most suited to Valen, something that
sical, jazz, rock, contemporary and country (!?). The group has been can easily nourish the view that he was never really comfortable with
going since 1995 and in spite of their young age, they have built a solid the larger frames of the symphonies. Most experts will probably ques-
reputation in both jazz and classical circles (three of the members are tion the inclusion of the first symphony rather than any of the others.
studying composition). With their unusual line up they are hard to cat- The reason is simple: It´s the one I like the most, possibly because it´s
egorize, with soundscapes and musical material from all genres being the one that has most in common with the symphonic poems. This col-
used in a non-dogmatic and unprejudiced way. The title translates like lection has been remastered using 24-bit technology. -- Rune
this: The Only Thing I Know, Is That It Isn't A Vacuum Cleaner. (check Kristoffersen/Rune Grammofon. From liner notes: "Valen's music is very
your Pippi Longstocking references!)." Kristin Andersen (trumpet), Hild distinctive. We need only hear a few notes to be able to identify his sig-
Sofie Tafjord (horn), Maja Solveig Kjeldstrup Ratkje (vocals), Lene nature immediately. In technical terms, his music is strongly dissonant
Grenager (cello). Another out-of-nowhere, bewildering and idiosyn- and based on polyphony. But the overall sound is more colorful than
cratic recording from the increasingly faithful Rune Grammofon label. dissonant, more vibrant than strident, and airy despite its dense tex-
ALOG: Red Shift Swing CD (RCD 2011) $15.00 tures...Valen's world of sound is soft and supple, without the ironic or
"Highly original and different music from a young Norwegian duo robust characteristics that dominate much contemporary music." --
(Espen Sommer Eide & Dag-Are Haugan). Bits of classic minimalism Morten Eide Pedersen.
(Reich), postrock, techno, jazz, this and that. Most tracks come from JAZZKAMMER: Timex CD (RCD 2014) $15.00
improvisations made with various reed, percussion and string instru- "Jazzkammer is the joining of two Norwegian composer/musicians.
ments, as well as electronic keyboards and field recordings. The results John Herge is a guitarist, improviser, and composer who's been making
are then manipulated in different digital and analog ways. Quite bril- music for over 15 years. He plays in Der Brief, a band often compared
liant, we haven´t really heard anything like it." to Supersilent. Lasse Marhaug has been networking within the
VA: Love Comes Shining Over The Mountains CD (RCD 2012) noise/experimental underground for ten years, having been involved in
$15.00 over 100 cassette, vinyl, and CD releases, playing concerts and taking
"78 minutes of the finest contemporary electronics from both well- part in countless collaborations. Timex features turntables, field
known and unknown Norwegian artists and composers. All tracks and recordings, guitars, static electric atmospheres, samplers, casios, and
versions are exclusive for this compilation. Information (duo signed to sine waves. All are used in free improvisation and to create collages. At
Tromsø label Beatservice; their first CD, Artifacts, was last year nomi- exactly what time does the final track from an innocent New Year's Eve
nated for a Grammy in Norway. Currently working on a new 99 track transform into the soundtrack from one of CNN's war reports? Lasse
CD, the main theme being the importance of chance), Phonophani and John have previously collaborated on the Comfort of Objects CD
(Espen Sommer Eide from Alog; this is his first recorded output since his with Helge Sten (Deathprod/Supersilent)."
quite brilliant debut for the Biophon label a couple of years ago), RUSSELL:
Düplo (something as old fashioned as a band; improvised electronics, MANDIBLE CHATTER: Drinking Out The Hourglass CD (RUSSELL)
analogue synths, treatments), A Threatened Logical Unit (according to $12.00
himself, "skewed" is his final try to bridge elements from the Detroit First CD from 1992 by this SF-based experimental outfit. We found one
scene and his own, more abstract electroacoustic universe. Oivind Idsø copy lying around...
is his name), Arne Nordheim (taken from an outdoor installation where SABOTAGE (AUSTRIA):
a collection of randomly selected soundscapes continuously change
BANNLUST: Digital Tensions CD (CRAFT 27 CD) $16.00
according to the weather conditions, meaning that this selection is
"New project from Krok's Marco Fischer. A journey into the dark side
totally unique and will never be repeated in the exact same way),
of electro, similar to Skam and earlier Rephlex releases, mixed up with
Monolight (first sign of life since the selftitled debut 5 years ago),
AFX-like drum'n'bass elements. By using dark, sacral organ sounds and
Deathprod (outtake from the Nordheim Transformed session), Plirk
keeping the beats minimal and funky in his own unique Krok style, he
(improvised live recording from art collective type of project, the main
manages to add a new wired flavour to the electro universe."
man being Morten Skogly), Supersilent (selection from live improvisa-
TEXTA: Geschwiegen LP (CRAFT 29) $12.00
tion set to a screening of the classic silent movie The Cabinet of Dr.
"Hip Hop might not be the style that most people check for if they're
Caligari in Oslo last autumn), Furuholmen/Bjerkestrand (from A-ha and
into Vienna's mighty electronic imprint Sabotage. The instrumen-tals
composer Ketil Bjerkestrand with slightly different mix from track off
that the Austrian old-schoolers Texta come up with, fit in well with
hermetic on Rune Grammofon), Alog ('we did a really good recording,
with their funky electro-flavour, laid-back jazziness. If you were into
you know, high quality, analog-digital-analog, noise and hiss. We have
Sabotage's Austrian Flavour EP, this dope LP will do it for you."
all the warm sound, all the really organic quality of sound: percussion
EPY: Schall & Rauch CD (CRAFT 32) $16.00
instrument, piano, machinery, little old, but working well. the other:
"The second release from the Vienna based three piece EPY. After
the voice, or wind instruments, field-recordings -- poor technology,
showing the world their talent and production skillz in the field of
clear crystal nature of sound. and so say all of us'), Marhaug/Rishaug
abstract/trip hop/dope beats and advanced electronica on their debut
(the longtime electronic/noise master behind the Jazzassin label),
EP Alte Musik von Morgen, they have now moved their interests more

into the world of electro. The new album is dominated by phat and melody and stereo panning rhythms. The flipside is brewed in the
funky electro tracks, some of them old school flavoured. What makes engine room of a nuclear sub and boomin dark beats. The beat func-
them special is the way of producing; if you're into the stuff, combin- tions as an unerring metronome, bleeding stabs of cyborg bass dance,
ing old and new school electro like Breaking Records or Anthony hooking the body into a euphoria at odds with the hovering mid-
Rother, then you should like this as well." range."
LONNY & MELVIN: If You Want A Job To Be Done, Do It Yourself TEXTA: Vis-A-Vis LP (CRAFT 43) $14.00
12" (CRAFT 33) $10.00 "Nine phat and tasty instrumentals from Austria's premier hip hop
"Lonny Eyes, aka the notorious I-f of, you know, 'Space Invaders group Texta, after their first LP called Geschwigen on Craft records.
Smoking Grass'-fame and his sparring partner Melvin White aka That With these nine dope and laid back tracks, taken from their new album
Nigger from Murdercapital Entertainment enter with another fine Gegenüber, the Linz based five piece manage to continue their pliant
example of their true criminal mindedness: 5 cool, funky electro trash- way of producing without losing the dopeness and the realness of the
ers out of what's said to be the Dutch Miami -- the Hague. With a upper Austrian steelcity. Deep and fluid, Texta will surely break your
recent album on Disko B and his extremely limited releases on his own heart."
label, here's some of I-f's best work for his Vienna-mates from ALEX IS MY BRO: Action Extension 12" (CRAFT 44) $10.00
Sabotage." "Alex Is My Bro now follows with a large tune. Take the biggest thing
BANNLUST: Digital Tensions 12" (CRAFT 34) $10.00 you can think of, blow it up to forty times its original size, and this tune
Previously issued on CD. "Bannlust's Digital Tensions CD as a 6-tracker is still bigger than that. It's a King Kong of a bass record, a veritable
including a dirty rockin' electro remix by I-F & DJ Overdose monster of the discotech. Funkier than a damn funky thing. Demon
(Murdercaptial Entertainment). Bannlust is the new project of Krok's Flowers drives deep into his pint pot to produce a distinctly downbeat
Marco Fischer from Leipzig, taking a ride into the darkside of electro, funky affair. Chugging breakbeats with hypnotic vocal wail and jazzy
for those into Skam and earlier Rephlex releases." keys. Brilliant. The high voltage players Men At Arms roll out a down-
SANDBENDERS: Rock'n'Roll 12" (CRAFT 36) $11.00 beat masterpiece from their warped east Vienna labs. Essential."
"The Sandbenders are Martin Maischen and Bodo Elsel, 2 busy men VA: Unreleased CD (SAB 04) $16.00
from Frankfurt who, besides releasing for Force Inc, Science City, Mille Classic early Sabotage compilation from 1996 featuring: Alois Huber, DJ
Plateaux, etc., run several cool labels such as Zehkampt, Neon, Gone, DSL, Texta, Clemens Neufeld, Dr. Richard Inc.
Defect... They kicked off their Sandbenders project about 2 years ago VA: Five CD (SAB 20) $16.00
on the fine 800 trak label, delivering serious new school electro with "The Five CD compilation was made for the 5 year Sabotage- anniver-
that little extra. For Vienna's Sabotage crew they did a 12 tracker full sary and presents a wide range of electronic listening music from vien-
of electro beats and tracks, up- and downtempo minimal funk." na's finest DJ's and producers feat: EPY, Farmers Manual, Alois Huber,
MEN AT ARMS: Vanguard 12" (CRAFT 37) $10.00 Pita, Sluta Leta, A. Burger, Pomassl, Rhacoon, Sugar B, Beanfield, DFKT,
"Men At Arms are the latest signing straight out of the Vienna back- Bluish, Def Con.
yards representing the deeper side of the Alsergrund streets. They are VA: 20 FAQ CD (SAB 31) $9.00
definitely dope and dangerous - so don´t *#$% withèm! The Vanguard An unknown CD that supposedly contains "no music" (not exactly
titled debut EP features 5 phat dope beat instrumental tracks, pro- true). It's a 20-minute spoken word EP (in English at least) telling the
duced by Rha7 and Kilowaz of 'Positive Conspiracy', a new HipHop pro- Sabotage "story" in rather amusing form. If you've reduced yourself to
ject, which is preparing to take over world domination from the nega- a Sabotage completist, you may be able to talk yourself into this one.
tive forces very soon -- some call ém the Wu of Vienna..." "Sabotage Communications presents the CD 20 Most Frequently Asked
POMASSL/KODWO ESHUN, FRANZ: Architectronics CD (CRAFT 38) Questions, which should be understood as service and help. The ques-
$16.00 tions/answers were picked out of an internal ask around and show the
Architectronics a collaboration between Kodwo Eshun (The Wire/i-D) often asked points, which should show the background of Sabotage
and Franz Pomassl (Sabotage/Laton), executed at the construction site Communications and get the right interpretation."
of the Vienna Museum Quarter, performed right in the 60-foot deep SACHIMAYA:
pit, site of the future Museum of Modern Art and recorded live at the LATARTARA/KHRISTIAN WEEKS, JOHN: With For Intoned CD
AR-60-Studio (ORF/FM4)/Vienna. Architectronics is the first time that (SACH 1) $12.00
Kodwo Eshun has transformed his theories on music, architecture and An impressive drone-obsessed experimental new music release, featur-
'sonic fiction' into a performance. "Subtitled 'Black Atlantic Turns on ing a series of "Works in Sound" by composers John Latartara &
Flow Line', a 1998 collaboration between the mind/throat of music- Khristain Weeks: "Layers of Manipulation" (for pianos and tape manip-
post-Neubauten-theorist/author/scribe 'du-jour' Eshun and Austrian ulation), "False People" (for string quartet), "Interactions" (a mix of
abstract electronic genius Pomassl (his Trail Error on Laton took easily two concert installations), "Concentric 11 (for flute, viola, guitar and
the finest direction in contemporary 'sound research' last year) execut- Tibetan singing bowl) and "Visceral Music" (for electric bass(es) and
ed at the construction site of the Vienna Museum Quarter. Originally tape manipulation). "'Concentric 11' is the latest in an ongoing series
perceived as 'dodgy' but actually rather effective through it's use of of pieces which use repeating figures of different lengths to create a
extensive audio signal DSP to render said vocal ruminations and relat- static yet dynamic music. The Tibetan bowl, which produced the pitch
ed sibilance completely and totally unintelligible, thus saving us from C5, is used as the focal point for the piece. The other instruments circle
any belated pop-culture pretension (judging by included prose, the around this droning pitch with the space of a major second (above or
casualty rate could have been rather high). What computer music below). The entire piece, therefore, takes place in an extremely narrow
SHOULD have graduated to a long time ago; a series of intriguing, frequency space of a major third. Repetition takes place so slowly it is
often unbelievable sounds conceptually linked to individual acoustic hard to perceive at first. This helps blur the distinction between what
audio-production engine components (lips/lungs/tongue). Stellar." -- is new and what is the same."
Hrvatski. SAIGON (UK):
HUBER, ALOIS: Weekender 12" (CRAFT 41) $10.00
VA: Incoming CD (SAG CD01) $18.00
"After 2 years noiseless absence Alois Huber is back with his third EP.
"Representing the Deep and Dark end of Drum n' Bass, No-U-Turn
As manager of a Latin club, lifeguard, buddhist, and son of an asphal-
records limited of London produced tracks that were as dense as
ter, he presents a Disco House 6 tracker for burning down your dance-
'Techstep' could possibly be before 'Neuro-Funk' came by with it's
floor. The opening track 'My Boy' is a catchy mover that perfectly
(sampled) horns blaring and ended the focus on perhaps the highlight
assimilates a cod House groove into its electronic matrix of mercury
of the whole drum n' bass movement so far. Saigon, one of two No-U- miraculously got out of it. I went back to the Boarding House several
Turn imprints (the other being No-U-Black) was set up to release the times that week. I found that Bola's sets have an interesting 'plot.' They
more experimental output at the onset of No-U-Turn's demise into for- all begin and end with songs whose emotional contour is pretty, happy,
mulaic two-step, and has succeeded in putting out some of the best light, peaceful, or ecstatic. But after the first two or three songs, the
tracks by the current crop of D'n'B avatars. Here, on their (now a trade- terrain gets rougher and darker, heavier and weirder. By the middle of
mark) label-retrospective, we get exclusives by Dom & Roland (of Dom his set, Bola is giving you pictures of hell, memories of perdition,
& [Matrix/Optical/Ed Rush] fame, with records for Moving Shadow, 31, demonic music. But then Bola gradually lightens up the spectrum of
etc...), Future Forces (Renegade Hardware), Calyx (new Moving feeling and leads you out of the cave and into the sunlight, and life is
Shadow/Audio Blueprint signing), Kyan, Ryme Time, Ill Machine, Deep paradise. Only now, one is so changed that one is temporarily aware
Rooted, Research, and Descending Angel, all pushing the envelope of that life really is paradise after all, the world is an ocean, etc. It is like
'in' jungle just far enough as to insure home-listening benefits rival a breath from the 19th Century or before; a breeze from times when
that of bass-bin residency and sweat-loss @ Metalheadz night. Nothing people had passion and significance and were not mere shadows. It is
groundbreaking of course, just solid, well-produced tracks with a few as though something has finally changed. I talked to Bola's wife (I was
surprises tucked in for repeat listening. Dark." --Hrvatski too shaken to speak to him at the time). 'How does he keep from going
VA: Ambush CD (SAG CD02) $18.00 crazy,' I asked her, 'when he has so much energy and tension? You can
"The second strike in Saigon's mission to bring together a collection to hear it in his music -- a lot of passion and tension. How did he get out
check for a slice of the best of what's going in the next level of today's of hell?' ('How can I get out of hell?' That's what I really wanted to
increasingly global underground, to launch new artists and fresh beats, know.) His music is so good it's eerie -- eerie because it comes from a
to monitor the fantastic evolutionary rate of this music which is cur- different time, a different place, when men felt different things that
rently known as drum'n'bass...with quality control by No U-Turn's we can no longer love or experience except as an echo or phantom in
founding producer Nico. The album features totally exclusive tracks the best of art works. Most of Bola's music is eclectic and nongeneric.
from Nico, Ryme Tyme, Kyan, Dom & Ryme Tyme, Roots, Unknown Face Take a song like 'Black Mommy.' Now, if you didn't know anything
& Interrupt." about Bola . . . what musical tradition, period, or era would you guess
SAMBA MOON RECORDS: this song came from? Tasmania? Easter Island? Next door? It comes
SETE (DJALMA DE ANDRADE), BOLA: Ocean Memories 2CD from everywhere and nowhere. The subconscious really is universal.
(SAMBA 890524) $21.00 Bola Sete's music is the best reminder of this that I have ever heard. He
"Long overdue CD reissue of one of the seminal solo guitar albums -- is a man of great spirit and great depth. Bola plays percussively, verti-
in any genre -- ever recorded. Brazilian guitarist Bola Sete (Djalma de cally, with a very heavy and insistent thumb. His playing is very mascu-
Andrade) settled on the West Coast in 1959. Throughout the '60s he line (the word is an anachronisism). He plays erratically and restlessly
toured widely with various jazz artists and recorded for such labels as like Boll Weavil Jackson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, or Bill Monroe. But he
Verve, ABC-Paramount, Fantasy and Columbia. In 1972 he recorded also has inner peace and breadth . . . rhythm and dynamics are con-
Ocean, a departure so far afield from anything else he'd ever done that stantly changing. Bola's playing gives the impression (and like my play-
Fantasy declined to issue it. In 1975 Fahey purchased the tapes and ing it is a false impression) of being very improvisatory. His songs, on
issued the album on his Takoma label. A second volume drawn from the other hand, tend to be very short and terse (unlike mine), without
the same sessions was planned but it never materialized. Ocean undue repetition. But like me, he tries to recreate each song each time
Memories (issued by Bola's widow, Anne Sete) restores to print the he plays it, which is in effect to destroy it. . . . The only elements of a
complete Takoma album (CD 1) and the eight previously unissued song, which change from one performance to the next, are the num-
songs that would have comprised Ocean II (CD 2). I could listen to this ber of repetitions of each idea. The order of the ideas stays pretty
music forever -- it's deathless, perfect, ecstatic. It's interesting to com- much the same. But the speed and intensity at which they are played
pare how different Bola is from Baden Powell and some of his more may vary; if Bola doesn't like the room he is playing in, or the people
technically accomplished Brazilian brothers: he's more of a sensualist, a he is playing for, he tends to play lousy. I do the same. We both play
fantasist, and he's looser -- more rock 'n' roll." -- Glenn Jones. The fol- the way we feel, but within a rigid structure. We play that way because
lowing is a quote from an article John Fahey wrote about Bola Sete in we have to -- we can't do anything else. God help us." -- John Fahey,
1976: ""Few living people have had such an enormous influence on my "Bola Sete, The Nature of Infinity, And John Fahey," Guitar Player,
life, my music, my soul, my religion -- you name it -- as has Bola Sete. I Febuary 1976.
first saw him playing -- solo -- in early 1972 at David Allen's Boarding SARAVAH (FRANCE):
House in San Francisco. That night, I was high on drugs as I had been MAHJUN: CD (SHL 0037) $16.00
for several years, and -- as also had been the case for years -- I felt that Two-fer reissue of the 2nd & 3rd albums by this historic French pro-
I was one isolated example of an experimental species that God had gressive rock outfit: Mahjun (1973) and Fils å Colin-Maillard (1974) --
forgotten about (I was wrong here). I felt I had been -- and was still -- both originally issued by the Saravah label. This CD was issued in con-
walking and talking among shadows: 'People' who had no depth, who junction with the Mantra label at the beginning of the 90s and seems
were not related to themselves, did not know anything about them- to exist in small quantities in Saravah's warehouse (Mantra is long
selves -- endless, phony, shadow-people. And I was one of them. Bola defunct at this point). The group's first album on Vogue (Vivre La Mort
played for about 45 minutes and grimaced and grunted through the Du Vieux Monde with the spelling of Maajun) has never been close to
whole set. Something was wrong. He couldn't 'get it out.' I knew how CD release, while their lesser fourth album, Happy French Band is reis-
he felt, and I understood. Something was wrong. I was intrigued by his sued by Spalax. Related to Lard Free and Mormos, the group has been
obvious frustration having felt that way myself almost all my life. The compared to the likes of Soft Machine, East of Eden, Zappa, etc., com-
performance had been mediocre so far. However, the audience gave bining psychedelic rock textures with progressive folk stylings.
him a long ovation, and he reluctantly got up and started to play an "Legendary French band...two albums. A melange of improvisation
encore, still looking frustrated, impotent, mad, seething. I knew that influenced by folklore, rock&roll, and psychedelia."
feeling well. But then suddenly he got hot. He got so cooking, he HIGELIN, JACQUES: Inedits 1970 CD (SHL 1008) $16.00
played song after song for another 45 minutes, forgetting (or not car- Saravah is an independent French label, founded by Pierre Barouh in
ing) that he was doing an encore, playing many of the same songs he 1965. They have documented strange French pop, folk and jazz and are
had just played. My first impression that night, as I told a friend at the still around, although their moto seems to be "Some years you don't
time, was this: Here is a man who has lived through hell and somehow feel like doing anything" which might explain their sporadic output.

Jacques Higelin was a key tangential figure to the Brigitte the ethnic percussion variation (maracas, tablas, tambourines, many
Fontaine/Areski universe, who recorded a series of albums in the 70s, others). Free spirited, inventive avant-folk with a twisted chanson
include these earliest ones for Saravah (Fontaine & Higelin were slant.
recording together as early as '67 if I'm not mistaken). Inedits 1970 is a AKENDENGUE, PIERRE: Nandipo/Afrika Obota CD (SHL 1051)
CD original release of previously unavailable archive material recorded $16.00
at the Saravah studio in 1970. Higelin sings, plays guitar, accordion, 1991 CD issue of 2 early albums by Pierre Akendengue (his first from
piano, banjo. Areski provides exotic percussion, etc. Brigitte Fontaine 1974 and 5th? from about '78 -- both originally issued by Saravah),
drops by for some background vocals. The first half of this is pleasant recently listed by The Wire in their "100 Records That set The World of
folk-rock, with a particular French slant & quite beautiful at times. The Fire" article. "Recorded in the early 70s, before 'world music' was the
final track, "A Moi Les Monstres" is a nineteen minute freak-out, dom- rage. A spellbinding encounter between an African poet, musician,
inated by Areski's diverse percussion, acid-flash production and 3- story teller, Pierre Akendengue, and a Brazilian percussion wizard,
sheets-to-the-wind vocalizing from Higelin. A wild and unknown Nana Vasconcellos. "Composer, guitarist, dramatist, poet and singer,
tripped out cosmic intervention most deserving of attention. Pierre Akendengue's influence in his home, Gabon, is huge; in the
HIGELIN, JACQUES: Crabouif CD (SHL 1009) $16.00 Francophone world, he's made a dent; everywhere else, he's barely a
Crabouif was Higelin's second solo album. A strange ranting folk-rock footnote. Nandipo, his first album, becomes a play -- each song a dra-
album, with an incredible loose-cannon opening track, "I Love The matic act made of miniature scenes. Complementary voices (tight har-
Queen". The album finishes with another epic 20 minute monster, a monic choruses, Akendengue's own trilling tenor and emphatic read-
free-folk anthem called "Musique Rituelle Du Mont Des Abbesses" ing voice), arc above a collection of individual instruments, each run-
which is performed on banjo, flute and vocals in true psych-blitz ning on their rhymic line. The album is accented by soft acoustic guitar,
motion, with an almost Father Yod-like aura of otherworldly insanity. shakers in stereo effect, slicing flexitone, berimbau and cuica, deep
ARESKI & BRIGITTE FONTAINE: Je Ne Connais Pas Cet Homme CD cello. With the assitance of Brazil's Nana Vasconcelos, Akendengue
(SHL 1010) $16.00 seamlessly incorporated the French popular melodic vocal style, brisk
Subtitled Fontaine 4, most discographies I've seen list this as her 5th Amazonian percussion, and solid, soulful African themes, words and
album overall, following Est..., Comme A La Radio, self-titled 3rd (not energy: a 'fourth world' styling several years early." -- Robin
on CD to date) & the the BYG album (CD on Spalax, SPA 542815), Edgerton/The Wire
L'incendie. Je Ne Connais... is an exquisite acid-tinged avant-folk album HIGELIN, JACQUES: Les Années 3CD (SHL 1905) $40.00
from 1974, with Fontaine's partner Areski constructing a dark universe Box set edition of the three Higelin albums on Saravah: Crabouif,
of strange atmosphere via tabla, hand clapping and other percussion - Higelin & Areski & Inedits 70.
- plus flute, strings, clarinet, bass, guitar, hypnotic chanted vocals etc. FONTAINE/ARESKI BELLACEM, BRIGITTE: Vous Et Nous CD (SHL
The lovely, naive charm of Est... is largely obliterated in exchange for 2077) $18.00
mad, surreal, drugged vibes and quite an exceptional listen overall. The 7th Fontaine album, from 1977; apparently her last until a come-
FONTAINE, BRIGITTE: Est... CD (SHL 1011) $16.00 back album in 1995 on French Virgin. Areski continues to supply exot-
Reissue of the first album from Brigitte Fontaine, originally issued by ic backing via percussion, accordion, gumbri, bendir, guitar, banjo and
Saravah in 1970. Under the direction of Pierre Barouh, this is a stunning strings -- plus some cool Mini Moog primitive synth weirdness. Not as
orchestral pop record, with psychedelic flourishes, outrageous perfectly realized as earlier efforts, but a very interesting album all the
melodies, fantastic production details and the ever-present and unfor- same with some great, zonked moments.
gettable voice of Fontaine. This album pre-dates her alignment with LACY, STEVE: Scratching the Seventies 3CD (SHL 2082) $40.00
Areski, but her other collaborator of note, Jacques Higelin has a minor "This 3CD box set is the reissue of the 5 albums registered during the
role. Arranged by Jean-Claude Vannier (famous Gainsbourg arranger). 70s at the Saravah studio. It contains Roba (1969), Lapis (1971), Scraps
"In the early 70s, along with Catherine Ribeiro, she stirred up the (1974), Dreams (1975) & Owl (1977). " Lapis is a classic solo album for
French musical scene and asserted herself by the quality and originali- soprano sax, percussion and tape -- one of Lacy's most outside docu-
ty of her songs. Her special way of singing, her profoundly original ments and a crucial solo outing. Dreams features Derek Bailey. Lacy
music and the delirious, committed or provocative themes of her songs regulars like Steve Potts (saxophones), Irène Aebi (cello, voice), Kent
helped to establish her as one of the best and most interesting French Carter (bass), Oliver Johnson (drums) contribute throughout the rest of
singers of her time. Sharing her fondness for original music, unusual the sessions, along with various guests. Classic-era euro freedom.
sounds and a strange atmosphere with Catherine Ribeiro, she always ARESKI & BRIGITTE FONTAINE: Le Bonheur CD (SHL 2091) $18.00
succeeded in choosing the musical accompaniment which was perfect One of the remaining missing links in the Areski/Fontaine story, this CD
for the atmosphere she wanted to create and which adapted itself finally reissues their 1975 album, Fontaine's 6th album overall.
completely to the themes she developed in her songs." -- Francis Released inbetween 1974's masterpiece Je Ne Connais Pas Cet Homme
Grosse. and her exit from the 70s recording scene (Vous Et Nous), produced one
FONTAINE, BRIGITTE: Comme á La Radio CD (SHL 1018) $16.00 again by Saravah's Pierre Barouh. This one finds the two recording at
This was Fontaine's second album, from 1971, following Est.... Along home and in the studio (with a few short "live theatre" performances
with her instrumentalist partner, Areski, she recorded the splendid edited in for extra confusion/pleasure), at complete ease with the
L'Incendie album (reissued on Spalax) amongst others, and became one process of creating beautiful, surreal-tinged folk duets via mere guitar,
of the leading figures of the French chanteuse movement. A spellbind- percussion, flute and their unique tandem vocalizing. Another unbe-
ing vocalist with an intense, emotionally charged presence, she actual- lievably intimate chapter into the song/madness purge process and a
ly enlisted the Art Ensemble of Chicago to back her on half of this necessary addition for anyone who's ever been stunned into oblivion
album, an amazing crossover that works quite well. The tracks w/o AEC by Ms. Fontaine's immortal presence.
delve into pure folk-rooted psychedelics however and are even better: VASCONCELOS, NANA: Africadeus CD (SHL 38) $18.00
"Lettre a Monsieur le Chef de Gare de La Tour Carol" (for guitar, cello Classic trio record of trance-out improv from the early 70s by the
& percussion) is a genuine masterpiece of the era. Find out why grouping of Vasconcelos (berimba, voice, percussion), Nelson Angelo
Fontaine rates as one of Kim Gordon's 12 Goddesses of the Gods! (guitar, organ, piano, voice) & Novelli (bass, guitar, piano, voice). "Early
HIGELIN, JACQUES: Higelin & Areski CD (SHL 1036) $16.00 album by Brazilian percussionist, well known for several albums on
Reissue of the first proper Higelin album, known as L'inutile at the ECM (as a member of Don Cherry/Colin Walcott's Codona trio as well as
time of it's release in the early 70s. Higelin's sings and plays a variety of with Jan Garbarek) and his involvement with the Downtown NYC
instruments (guitar, flute, banjo, accordion, etc.) while Areski provides crowd (documented on several John Zorn records and his recent Tzadik
CD "(Fragments: Modern Tradition). Mixes highly tweaked solo 'musical shower every hour', while for Nek Sanalet aproximate travel-
improvs (most notably the first title cut, 19 minutes of minimally- time is about 45 minutes. During the roundtrip you will be carried
inflected solo berimbau with WIDE stereo spread for maximum-phase through all the interesting corners and niches of the electronic dance-
late-night trance-out) with trio improvs consisting of layers of percus- world. It's a little more heavy down there than usual, because Nek
sion, acoustic guitar, vocal overdubs, and PLENTY of studio aftertouch- Sanalet -- the device -- is wearing a dub filter. Be glad to have Kit
es, recorded by Pierre Barouh in the Saravah studios during the 70's. Clayton as a tourguide with you because he's mixed emotion into his
Very little traditional (read: bossa) fare. A highly impressive vault find." subsonic bass. These 8 tracks are 'all killer no filler'. Perfectly pro-
-- Hrvatski grammed, dark like a cloud, creepy crawling into every inch of your
SATORI: body. Versatility shows in the minimal techdub of 'Nele' and in the
WORD OF LIFE: Further Ahead CD (SATORI 3001) $20.00 almost beatless, melancholic 'Inapiseptili'. Kit Clayton is calming you
First album of relatively classic contemporary Swedish psych, originally down, he lets you know, in every sense of the word, what will happen
issued on Xotic Mind. down there in the next echo. Nek Sanalet is a testament to his highly
SCANDINAVIA (UK): thoughtful and urban musical vision. As with Nek Purpalet (which
translates to 'world of spirits'), all the track titles are borrowed from
SUGAR EXPERIMENT STATION: Ultramonotone CD (SCAN 008CD)
the indigenous language of the Cuna. Nek Sanalet ('world of sub-
$19.00
stance') is then to be regarded as the opposite of its predecessor, which
"Sugar Experiment Station is an alias for Neil Landstrumm, one of the
means a balance of forces is at work. Tracks like 'Kalu' ('spiritual
UK's most prolific DJ/producers on his own Scandinavia." Produced in
fortress'), 'Aspoket' ('statue'), or 'Nia-Ikala' ('way of the devil') are
conjunction with tobias Schmidt. For followers of the UK weird-edge
manifest to an inner meaning and a hidden reality. Music is a means to
techno scene (Si Begg, Mosquito label, Noodles comp, etc.).
remember the past, to foresee the shape of things to come, and to
SCAPE (GERMANY):
understand what is happening at present."
CLAYTON, KIT: Nek Purpalet 12" (SCAPE 001) $9.00 FRIEDMANN, BURNT & THE NU DUB PLAYERS: Do Not Legalize It
"Scape records is a new label from Berlin, which intends to concen- 12" (SCAPE 003) $9.00
trate on exactly this modern city dub. Founded and managed by Stefan "Over the years we have all witnessed the hype and blather, empty
Betke who has (under the name Pole) established and developed this rhetoric and hollow promises of 'supergroups' of musicians and pro-
sound during the last two years like no other with his releases on Kiff grammers assembled like a top shelf soccer team from the finest crafts-
SM and DIN and through various respected remixes. Scape Records is men money or ego can buy. Time is too tight to recount the names on
unequivocally groove-oriented and will be responsible in the future for the scrap heap of failures that signpost the road to righteous rhythm
the new automatica installation of dub music in the DJ´s preferred ruling, but with this album we can herald that rare treat, an unmiti-
form of 12' vinyl in clubs in this world. At the same time Scape Records gated success. Though the five trusty deckhands that make up the Nu
will take care for the production of full-length albums, making it pos- Dub Players are only household names to those whose investigations of
sible for the sound to jump from the DJ´s records case directly into the the underground have permitted them a peep below the surface, the
listeners' sitting rooms. Kit Clayton, software producer, label owner arrival of all five of them on Great Barrier Island (New Zealand) in
(Cytrax), party promoter and of course musician, presently resident in January 1996 caused immediate geothermal rumbles all around the
San Francisco, delivers with nek purpalet a swinging dubbing dream, musical world."
which shines in at least 16.7 million bright colours. 'Nek purpalet' is Red FRIEDMANN/THE NU DUB PLAYERS, BURNT: Just Landed 2LP
Indian and means 'world of spirit'. There could not be a better title for (SCAPE 004 LP) $16.00
the E.P. Whenever Mr. Clayton visits his Indian friends outside of San "From the far-flung corners of the world with a firm focus on heaving
Francisco he takes his power book with him and eagerly records digi- bass and rimshot rattling percussion Scape Records are proud to pre-
tally the stories which have been told to him on the top of the rock. sent Burnt Friedman and the Nu Dub Players. Recorded at a secret sonic
Stories of light, strangeness, the substantial, joy, grief and vanity. It is hide-away on a Great Barrier Island just off the New Zealand coast Just
not the words which are digitalized but emotional patterns which later Landed is the masterwork of five gunslingers of the gargantuan
serve as a basic for the tracks in the studio. Apparently Indians hava groove. Having made his name as conductor for top pop combos
always made the better dub. The A-Side of the E.P. presents a great Drome, Nonplace Urban Field, SMC and Flanger, Burnt Friedman has
piece in all senses of the word. "purpakana" is a deeply relaxed rough- summoned up new powers to bring this delightfully dubwise crew
ly pixled road-movie dream. A sound that makes you sink deeply into together. Those who associate his work with plunderous programming,
the leather seats of your car during a downtown drive. Cosy warm elec- brittle electronics and Latinged lullabies may be surprised find that it is
tronic dub structures develop behind a calm groove, slightly distorted within the dub soaked melange of misappropriated mischief and end-
echoes and processed original dub samples. A track you should always less echo that the smouldering one is most at home. Reining in the
have with you.'Kiatakkalett' is a tricky 4/4 track which makes you loose individual skills of each of his semi-psychotic sidekicks and channeling
your senses Here there are several diverse echoprograms which seem to them through the mixing desk Burnt ensures that the Nu Dubs highly
take over the power. Kit clayton comes close to using industrial sounds skilled musical mutterings don´t turn out as a pile of muso wank, this
and sends them criss crossing throughout the track -- escaping the beat truly is like nothing else you´ve ever heard."
which pushes, presses and rolls in such a maniac way that the goal in a
SCATTER (UK):
club situation is clear."
DISLOCATION: Carve Another Notch CD (SCA 01) $17.00
CLAYTON, KIT: Nek Sanalet 2LP (SCAPE 002 LP) $16.00
The dense Japanese noise unit, whose previous CD was on PSF. Mixing
"Remember Kit Clayton? That mysterious powerbookwizard, who was
reeds, guitar and electronics ala Borbetomagus, this CD “...suggests
behind Nek Purpalet on Berlin's Scape records? The sequel has arrived.
more of an affinity with Stockhausen than with the minimally-inter-
Nek Sanalet is his longplay debut. It's even more day-dreamy, way
ventionist chance methodology of fellow Jap noise troupes such as
beyond echo than its predecessor. Take the 'out of the woods' Dub
Merzbow and Hijokaidan,” according to the Wire.
approach from the first ep, add a little more flavor and you get Nek
COXHILL/PAT THOMAS, LOL: One Night In Glasgow CD (SCA 03)
Sanalet. Designed to clear your view, Nek Sanalet is an excellent
$17.00
panorama in dub. Put on your headphones and set the virtual glasses
Recorded live in 1994, this has Lol on soprano sax and voice, with
straight, if you will. Then, Kit Clayton appears as a colorful, hologram-
Thomas on piano and electronics. Thomas really actuates the weirdness
matic guide. He is thee observer and Nek Sanalet is his device to open
angle, making this one of the screwiest Coxhill records since he
all borders to multi-dimensional dubland. In olden times folks took a

exchanged cassettes with Totzuzan Danball. label album by Wizz Jones, one of the definitive acoustic guitarists of
XII GHOSTS, THE: Giganti Reptilicus Destructro Beam CD (SCA the UK folk scene for the past forty years. Backed by a fine band on
04) $17.00 most tracks: Pete Berryman (Famous Jug Band lead guitarist), Sandy
The 13 Ghosts are a UK improv duo made of Alex Ward (cl, as, vocals, Spencer (from Lazy Farmer), Steeleye Span members Rick Kemp & Nigel
piano) and Switch (electronics, vocals), with a bunch of guests on gui- Pegrum and others. All the qualities of the best of Wizz Jones' work
tars, reeds, percussion, etc. (including Pat Thomas). This features 46 are represented here in full glory, the magical crossover material that
tracks over 80 minutes, somehow dedicating itself to Chuck Dukowski takes him into the ears of so many lovers of acid folk, to the
and Greg Ginn! Incus-style free-form damage mixed with intense noise Americanized folk and blues that created an early foundation of influ-
blemishes, this is a fairly indescribable blast of screwery. ences for Wizz, Bert Jansch, Davey Graham and so many of the British
SCENESCOF: guitarists of their generation."
JONES, WIZZ: Dazzling Stranger CD (SCOF 1001) $14.00 THE SUN ALSO RISES: CD (SCOF 1007) $14.00
First ever US release by a great, but still heavily obscured British folk "First ever reissue of a lovely sought-after 1970 British acid folk rarity
legend. “The roots of the English folk scene are traceable to a few from the Village Thing label master tapes of their only album. The Sun
remarkable individuals. Paramount amongst them is Wizz Jones. Ask Also Rises were a mystical, magical hippie female and male folk duo,
the greats of England’s second generation of folk players to name the Graham and Anne Hemingway from Cardiff, playing guitars, dulcimer,
people who opened their eyes, and Wizz’s name appears frequently. glockenspiel, vibes, bells, kazoo, percussion and other instruments,
Bert Jansch says, ‘I think he’s the most underrated guitarist, ever.’ ‘We joined by labelmate John Turner on string bass. Very much in the cre-
all used to follow Wizz around,’ says John Renbourn. ‘Him and Davey ative style and delivery of the Incredible String Band, with many simi-
Graham. He’s the great grandaddy, an excellent guitarist.’” Although larities to Dr. Strangely Strange, COB, Comus, Comus, Forest, and Tir Na
he spent time busking in France with Clive Palmer in 1960, his solo Nog. Songs of wizards, dragons, death, love, dreams and suicide;
recording career didn’t fall into line until 1967 or so, recording a dozen tripped-out, spellbinding, esoteric folk collages."
or so LPs, many of which were only issued on small German labels. SCHEMA (ITALY):
Dazzling Stranger is a mostly solo recording of guitar and vocals, VA: Break 'n' Bossa 2LP (SCHEM 311LP) $18.00
including new songs as well as new recordings of material he’s record- SOULSTANCE: En Route CD (SCHEM 315CD) $15.00
ed previously. The enclosed booklet includes a complete discography, "Debut album from Gianni & Vincenzo Lo Greco, a.k.a. Soulstance.
liner notes, etc. Muscial travelling guide dedicated to nu-jazz beats, the wonderful
TILSTON, STEVE: An Acoustic Confusion CD (SCOF 1002) $14.00 music of Brasil, and the mad, mad world of soundtracks. Soul quality
"Here is the first-ever reissue of the 1971 debut album by the very fine combined with today's production skills."
British acoustic guitarist and songwriter Steve Tilston. The album SOULSTANCE: En Route 2LP (SCHEM 315LP) $18.00
includes solo guitar and vocal tracks, as well as group performances VA: Break 'n' Bossa, Chapter 2 2LP (SCHEM 316LP) $18.00
with The Village Thing labelmates Dave Evans and others. One can CONTE, NICOLA: Jet Sounds 12"+7" (SCHEM 317EP) $18.00
hear in this unique and original early work -- much more clearly than "A brand new cocktail of Brazilian and psychedelic jazz, a space age
in his later recordings -- the echoes of Steve Tilston’s mentors and con- Mereilles (kinda-like) with a fast jazz-samba beat. It's a journey
temporaries Bert Jansch, Wizz Jones, Nick Drake, Davey Graham, through the Italian perspective of the new scene with plenty of vibra-
Donovan and and many others. This release of An Acoustic Confusion phone, flute, swinging percussion, and west coast baritone sax."
is intended to bring this long lost album from undeserved obscurity to BALANCO: Spectre/Intrigo a Francoforte 12" (SCHEM 318EP)
be appropriately recognized as an important piece of Britain’s folk $10.00
tapestry." "A stylish 12" release from this futuristic lounge combo. A brand new
CHRISTOPHER: What'cha Gonna Do? CD (SCOF 1003) $14.00 remix from Karminsky Experience. The London duo takes one of the
"The official and first-ever CD reissue of the legendary USA 1969 Psych best tracks from Balanco's album More ('Intrigo A Francoforte') and
LP by Christopher. 30th anniversary release of one of the absolute turn it into an ultra-cool soundtrack dance floor bossa. In addition to
rarest American privately pressed hard psychedelic rock LPs of the 60s. that Balanco presents a new tune: John Barry meets break-beat idiom
An enduring work of stunning proportion, all the more amazing for but with a sophisticated Italian sensitivity."
having come out of the Carolina's at the time. All originals, high qual- VA: The Fez File Volume Uno CD (SCHEM 319CD) $15.00
ity material, extended jamming, lysergic lyrics, effects, some fine vocal "The ultimate soundtrack for young moderns. Compiled by Nicola
harmonies, and musically transporting, gutsy, creative heavy guitar Conte and Filippo Bratta, the gold fingers behind the Fez turntables.
work. Acid rock mixed with acid blues, and lovely melodic rock songs, "The Hip Sheik from Karminsky is a theme for any lounge set. Also
at times reminiscent of Corpus, Moving Sidewalks, Quicksilver, includes tracks from Compost records' Les Gammas and Theivery
American Blues Exchange, Dragonfly, Litter (circa Emerge), Love, Corporation as well as Lisa Carbon Trio, Ursula 1000, Dauerfish,
Tripsichord, and many others. Had it been a major label release it Cinematic Orchestra, Stereo Action Unlimited, Bobby Hughes
would have been a staple in every hippie's ear diet. [NOTICE: this is Experience, Cosmo Vitelli, Boozoo Bajou, and a psychedelic bossa from
NOT the S/T LP by the other Christopher on Metromedia]." the London trio Les Hommes. From future lounge classics to spy jazz
TUDOR LODGE: It All Comes Back CD (SCOF 1005) $14.00 moods, The Fez File is more than just a selection of dance floor
"Freed from the archives of oblivion, this is progressive British folk that favorites."
transports the listener back down the hippie trail to Morocco and for- VA: The Fez File 2LP (SCHEM 319LP) $18.00
ward into an eternal present of beautiful vocal harmony and textured VA: Metti Una Bossa A Cena CD (SCHEM 906CD) $15.00
guitar tones. A collection of 1970-1997 previously unissued recordings "This collection, whose title is inspired by the famous Ennio
& a rare non-LP B-side (from their 1971 Vertigo LP sessions). Featured Morricone's soundtrack, brings you very rare tracks of the Italian boss
musicians include Tudor Lodge members John Stannard, Lyndon panorama. Focuses on the genial arrangers, composers, and musicians
Greene, Ann Steuart, Linda Thompson (née Peters), Lynne Whiteland, who characterize the Italian lounge scene of the 60s and 70s. Featuring
joined on some tracks by Danny Thompson, Terry Cox, Joe Partridge, Armando Trovajoli, Ennio Morricone, Piero Piccione, Alessandro
Mike Silver and others." Allesandroni, Romano Mussolini and more. 20 tracks compiled by
JONES, WIZZ: Magical Flight CD (SCOF 1006) $14.00 Gerardo Frisina. Meet the 'Made in Italy' sound."
"The re-emergence of an integral piece of British folk history to the lis- VA: Metti Una Bossa A Cena 2LP (SCHEM 906LP) $18.00
tening racks of the world. First-ever CD release, from crystalline master SCHEMATIC:
tapes of astonishing recording and musical quality. 1977 Plant Life
VA: Lily Of The Valley CD (SCH 012 CD) $13.00 was an Odd Job if I may say so meself. Some time had past and the
The second Schematic label compilation, following the genre-defining smarmy crew grew impatient and hungry, having squandered their
Ischemic Folks. "The Schematic Music Company would like to take you booty on wine and women. They took to recruiting some fresh blood,
for a little while. Lily of the Valley is, in concept, all about love. All that searching the taverns and brothels for men like themselves, thirsty for
was presented to it's contributors was to capture their own interpreta- blood and hungry for treasure. Argh. It did not take long. The lusty
tion of love. From this concept, came ideas, from those ideas came scamps they call Autechre were plucked from the beds of two lusty sea
sounds, from those sounds: compositions, and eventually a record. And wenches. Twins. Aye. The most feared thief and a most perverse
it is a record, an account, if you will, of several encounters and visita- pirate, Richard Devine, stumbled aboard as well. Ectomorph and
tions with the lily of the valley. Please experience this record in any Godfather both took a fair bit of coaxing, but the promise of gold
manner you see fit, but know this: It is no longer a concept, it is now a debloons put pirate spirit back in their hearts. The Asian Assailant,
place. Let us take you there. Here is the map: Richard Devine creates a Takeshi Muto, a lover, and by all means the scrapiest sea dog there be,
frantic vision of love, taking his listeners to new emotional crevices pre- did come aboard in his tattered rags, carrying only his pipe. Push
viously unexplored by the human ear. This song transports you from Button Objects were found sleeping Œneath the starry sky naked on
the field where the Ischemic Folks live to the Valley of the Lily.'Yamuna' the jetty. Tossing him some knickers and a new shiny brass hook, the
takes you to the land of Phoenecia. You will travel everywhere you Schematic crew had procured the last of the Dancefloor Pirates. And so
have been or will be, from Japanese gardens and Egyptian deserts to they set sail to plunder. No one was spared. No man. No woman. No
inner worlds as yet undiscovered. Delarosa and Asora are playing music child. Especially not the woman - childs. Aye. Now they‚re coming
somewhere in Saigon. There is jazz and there are alleys and voices. home. Argh. They are to share their bounty with all the scurvy dogs
Writers are smoking and children are coughing. Are you in love or do and wenches there be. Come aboard. We‚ve been expectin‚ ya.
you just have an itch? Takeshi Muto (50% of Phoenecia) is beating Arrgghh."
something and it's love, 'Rotea' -- style. Phoenecia decode a message SCHNITTSTELLE (GERMANY):
from Jake Mandell, entitled 'Untitled 27'. Can you guess what it says? ANDERSON, LEE: Fast Food Remixes 12" (SCHNITT 004) $9.00
Jeswa (50% of Phoenecia) meets Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos "Excellent build up/minimal in Lo Soul's 'Open Door' tradition. Phat
in a dream. Over a glass of purple cognac, Jeswa speaks of the new release!!" Music by Lee Anderson, remixed by Don Disco and S-Max.
developments in music since Heitor's death. Filled with new visions of Distributed via Kompakt.
light-emitting diodes and laptop sequence composers, Villa-Lobos ANDERSON, LEE: "Life"/"Guren Morgen" 12" (SCHNITT 005)
directs Jeswa to re-arrange his 'Poema Singelo'. Delarosa and Asora $9.00
sample skateboards and create Lily's Theme. They have extracted all "Narrative build-up minimalhouse to heat up the floor. Gets monstrous
the love from their 3 recent Schematic EPs and formed a new bieng out after 5 minutes."
of them. It breathes. It is talking to you. Disjecta takes Phoenecia's SCRATCH (CANADA):
track 'Monday' out for a romantic walk in the park. They watch the
FRENCH PADDLEBOAT: Conversions In Metric CD (SCR 30) $13.00
insects and pick those little flowers that weeds make. The flowers have
"The music of French Paddleboat is all its own -- gentle and joyful, sub-
no thorns, and these insects won't bite you. 09 shares with everyone his
tle, graceful, perfectly disorienting in its comfort. Vibes, chimes, bells
most incredible 'Seven Milliseconds'. This is Jesse Legg, he wants to
and clarinet provide melodic and harmonic measures, while odd
touch you. Gliese is in a post-coital haze. All he can manage to mutter
sounds punctuate and samples swim over lilting acoustic drumbeats
is 'Bgah'. Takeshi Muto returns with his transportive 'Muto Love'. It is
and loops. The name Scott August, the talent behind French
the lockgroove that will make you move, and then make your mind
Paddleboat and one half of the well respected Vote Robot, has been
loop as you come back to earth, or off to sleep...or wherever you return
seen in many sentences also containing the names Oval, Stockhausen,
to. Stop. Select Repeat: All. Play. Come again soon. Love, The Schematic
Pierre Henry, Raymond Scott and Can."
Music Company."
MOEBIUS, D.: Blotch CD (SCR 32) $13.00
PHOENECIA/ODD JOB: 12" (SCH 808) $7.00
"Swiss-born Dieter Moebius studied art in Brussels and Berlin, where he
"The 'Odd Job' 12" is the latest addition to the Schematic product line.
met Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Conrad Schnitzler. In 1969 the three
Rebuilt by Soul Oddity around the sophisticated Phoenecia version, this
founded Kluster, which after two years and three records, Roedelius
12" combines power and rhythmic innovation to make any dancefloor
and Moebius continued as Cluster, whose work is easily as earth-shak-
compatible with the latest technology. The Odd Job 12" requires only
ing, and relevant today as that of Can, Tangerine Dream, Neu!, Faust,
a single expansion slot: your mind. It can be easily installed using ordi-
Kraftwerk and company. Moebius has always been more interested in
nary tools. Odd Job comes complete with an external communications
straightforward motorized or handmade rhythms and the use of elec-
port that makes dancing convenient and easy." Features 2 tracks by
tronic, eccentric and unpredictable machine noises. Blotch, his 2nd solo
Soul Oddity: "Get Fresh" & "Rhythm Box". Soul Oddity was the pre-
album, following Tonspuren, released 16 years ago, was produced in
Phoenecia duo of Romulo Delcastillo and J. Kay. It says that "the orig-
March/Arpil of 1999 in Moebius' minimal studio in Berlin. Performed
inal version of Odd Job appears on the forthcoming Phoenecia album:
with a Korg Prophecy and an EMU Orbit, it was recorded with a
Brown Out." Will be followed by an Odd Jobs remix 12" and an Odd
Yamaha eight-track cassette recorder."
Job(s) CD with revisions by Autechre, Richard Devine, Ectomorph, Push
PORK QUEEN: Strang CD (SCRATCH 19) $12.00
Button Objects and Takeshi Muto.
Live material “using one guitar and various devices/methods of
PHOENECIA: Odd Jobs CD (SCH 8X8 CD) $11.00
attack.” The sound is less mobile than previous Pork Queen and parts
CD version which combines the 6 tracks from the two Phoencia: Odd
of this wouldn’t be out of place on a Het Apollohuis sample of long-
Job 12" EPs (SCH 808 & SCH 8X8), plus one Takeshi Muto remix that is
string drone. Impressive low-grade ambiance confusion.
exclusive to the CD. Original music by Soul Oddity (pre-Phoenecia).
SCREAMING TARGET (UK):
Remixes by: Autechre, Richard Devine, Ectomorph & Godfather, Push
Button Objects & Takeshi Muto. One of the most important events to ALOOF, THE: This Constant Chase For Thrills CD (SCDG 001)
date in the world-wide explosion of Miami-based electronics!"ODD $20.00
JOB: The Scurvy Dog Version. As the mighty Schematic sailed its way The Aloof are the trio Ricky Barrow, Dean Thatcher, and Gary Burns; in
back into the port of Miami, back from pillaging foreign lands, the the early nineties they were involved with Andrew WeatheralL in the
scurvy dogs at the helm of the pirate vessel brandished a new flag. group Sabres of Paradise, recording for Warp. This is their fourth
Aye, these brash bucaneers were dancing on deck to a new tune. It album, and a return to an independent label after leaving East West.
Their sound is layered, deep and emotionally complex. The Joy-

Division-meets-house tag that has been seen in public is not as idiotic blues motifs into intricate webs of sound, the saxophonist-composer
as you may want to think. One of the most impressive theoretical caught the attention of almost everyone devoted to jazz during the
crossover records of late 1999. "In a just world, The Aloof would be as last quarter of the century. Through his successes with the mighty
popular as Massive Attack. They've always occupied dance culture's World Saxophone Quartet and his own Sextet, Hemphill transcended
more thoughtful, introspective outposts, but unlike Massive, they've fringe status before dying in 1995. And both the sum of his work and
largely been left out in the cold. This fourth album finds them in a the power of his legacy make it clear: he was a determined progressive,
slightly more upbeat mode, with a couple of house tempo cuts, but as one of the most fertile writers jazz has produced. This long-out-of-
the similarly jaded-sounding title suggest, the overall mood is far from print solo recording Blue Boyé was originally released in 1977. It's one
'up'. The faxt that 'Painted Face' recalls Joy Division's 'Decades' says it of the most enchanting discs in Hemphill's considerable canon."
all." -- Jockey Slut. BERNE, TIM: The Empire Box 5CD (SCR 70009) $42.00
SCREWGUN: "This specially priced 5CD set offers a journey into Tim Berne's first
BERNE'S BLOODCOUNT, TIM: Unwound 3CD (SCR 70001) $30.00 recordings as a bandleader. The set comprises four albums recorded
Triple live CD of this NY jazz ensemble led by saxophonist Tim Berne between 1979 and 1982 for his own Empire label, perfectly capturing
(as, bs). Featuring Chris Speed (ts, cl), Michael Formanek (b) & Jim Black the independence, spirit and musical vision for which he is continually
(d). "Mr. Berne's composing style suggests classical modernism -- acclaimed. Berne assembled a distinguished cast of musicians for these
extended lines, atonal but not starchy, becoming looped themes projects, incorporating key NY figures such as Olu Dara and Paul
through the music -- and a saxophonist's splintered, abrupt rhythm- Motian and a variety of musicians who were part of the thriving LA
and-blues sensibility, the sound of a James Brown song hitting a glitch Creative Music Scene: Alex and Nels Cline, Vinny Golia, Glenn Ferris,
in a CD player."--Ben Ratliff. Roberto Miranda and John Rapson. The resulting group interactions
PARAPHRASE: Visitation Rites CD (SCR 70002) $13.00 are dynamic, energetic and propulsive, and clearly stand the test of
"The debut recording by Paraphrase, a cooperative trio founded in time. This is doubtless a 'must have' for the ever-increasing circle of
1994 and made up of three of the most highly regarded musicians in Berne/Screwgun afficionados, but will also appeal to anyone who is
modern jazz: saxophonist Tim Berne, bassist Drew Gress and drummer interested in exploring a uniqe approach to improvised music."
Tom Rainey" Recorded live in Berlin, 1996. DUCRET, MARC: L'Ombra di Verdi CD (SCR 70010) $13.00
BERNE'S BLOODCOUNT, TIM: Discretion CD (SCR 70003) $13.00 "After two critically acclaimed solo records, French guitarist Marc
"Since 1993, Bloodcount has been Tim Berne's working group of Ducret now presents his first group recording in over seven years, a
choice. The band's four previous releases on JMT and Screwgun have powerful offering which features the members of his active working
met with tremendous critical and popular acclaim. Discretion will be band, bassist Bruno Chevillon and drummer Eric Echampard. Electric
especially in demand as it presents five new, never-before-recorded jazz, free improvisation, the blues and Hendrix collide in Ducret's
pieces from the 1997 tours of the US and Europe." Beautiful Fireproof unique music."
Press printed covers. PARAPHRASE: Please Advise CD (SCR 70011) $13.00
BLOODCOUNT: Saturation Point CD (SCR 70004) $13.00 Live in Germany 11/98. The trio of Tim Berne, Drew Gress & Tom Rainey.
1997 live release that was previously only sold direct via Screwgun's "Consists of two fully-explored collaborative pieces, 'Critical Mass' and
mail order dept. now available for slightly wider distribution. Live in St. 'Good Evening'. Gress and Rainey are among the most in-demand side-
Louis, the quartet of Tim Berne (alto, baritone sax), Chris Speed (tenor men in NY, and are perhaps best known as the rhythm section for the
sax, clarinet), Michael Formanek (bass) & Jim Black (drums). Fred Hersch Trio. Gress was previously a member of the collective quar-
DUCRET, MARC: Un Certain Malaise CD (SCR 70005) $13.00 tet Joint Venture; Rainey was previously a member of the band New
"The first ever American release by acclaimed French guitarist Marc and Used and also performs with Mark Helias' trio Open/Loose. In
Ducret, who enjoys a tremendous audience in Europe and Japan and Paraphrase, a collectively improvising ensemble, each of the three
has released five previous albums on on the European labels JMT, band members has an equal voice in the music."
Winter & Winter and Label Bleu. Electric jazz, modern classical music, SECOND BATTLE (GERMANY):
free improvisation and Hendrix collide in Ducret's unique music." MY SOLID GROUND: CD (SB 035) $19.00
FORMANEK, MICHAEL: Am I Bothering You? CD (SCR 70006) First legit reissue of this 1971 Krautrock album, recorded in Köln and
$13.00 issued on Bacillus at the time. Includes 6 bonus rehearsal tracks from
"The first ever solo release by double bassist Michael Formanek (best 1970 plus an unreleased 25 minute version of "Flash". A couple of
known for his four highly acclaimed albums on the Enja label, all of tracks like the massive 13-minute opening "Dirty Yellow Mist" and
which feature his original compositions). Am I Bothering You? strips "The Executioner" reveal the secrets of early 70s psych/rock as well as
Formanek's musical conception down to its bare essence, displaying his anything to be named, w/ monotonous, spacy riffing grinding into the
strength, agility, intelligence, wit and daring more clearly than ever third mind zone. "My Solid Ground's first and only record presented
before and revealing the virtuoso musician whose basslines have the full atmosphere of psychedelia -- sometimes aggressive, sometimes
anchored bands led by Tim Berne, Marty Ehrlich, Chet Baker, Joe melancholy. Superb guitars, hypnotical voices and classical keyboards
Henderson, Tony Williams, and Fred Hersch, among many others." recall Pink Floyd or Group 1850 at it's best."
BATES, DJANGO: Quiet Nights CD (SCR 70007) $13.00 HAIRY CHAPTER: Can't Get Through/Eyes CD (SB 038) $19.00
"The Screwgun debut of acclaimed British keyboardist/composer Reissue of the first 2 albums by German underground heavy rock/psych
Django Bates. Bates has released three previous albums on JMT and a group. Their first album, Eyes is from 1970; the 2nd, Can't Get Enough
classical release on Argo, and is well known for his work in drummer is from '71 (first issued by Bacillus). The latter album is one of those
Bill Bruford's Earthworks. Featured on this album are Django's band screaming diz, dumbo IQ-reducing monsters that some people can
Human Chain plus the beguiling Swedish vocalist Josefine Cronholm. never get enough of. "Swamped with fiery guitar work and unusual
Björk meets Astrud Gilberto in a smoky jazz bar in this set of standards rhythm structures, topped with feedback and psychedelic effects." --
and original compositions, setting the singer against a background of Crack In The Cosmic Egg.
intensely melodic yet deceptively complex arrangements that echo the KROKODIL: An Invisible World Revealed CD (SB 054) $21.00
sounds of traditional and contemporary jazz, electronica, lounge and First legit CD reissue (previously booted by Germanofon in the mid-90s)
other diverse styles." of the most highly regarded 3rd Krokodil album, originally issued by
HEMPHILL, JULIUS: Blue Boyé 2CD (SCR 70008) $18.00 United Artists in 1971. "Here's one for all those who like their
"Some music snarls. Some music simmers. Julius Hemphill's music was Krautrock 'Swiss', one that straddles the Second Battle 'heavy' require-
often eloquent enough to do both at once. Manipulating elemental ment with the more psych flavors of Teutonic slop. Decidedly more
focused on exotic instrumentation and effects than their preceding LPs, Enchanted Forest CD (SC 18 CD) $12.00
the opening track 'Lady of Attraction' lays it all out immediately: "After a decade of appearances on Loren Mazzacane's albums,
flanged vocals, distorted organ, acoustic guitars and the sound of the Suzanne Langille releases a full length of her own songs. The
sacred mellotron, all in the first four minutes. By the time you get to Enchanted Forest combines Suzanne's celestial voice and lyrical talent
the 15 minute 'Odyssey in Om', you know percussionist Dude Durst isn't with Loren's crystalline guitar work. Loosely based on John Lebar's
lying when he says that 'we had been on pot most of the time...'). 1945 film of the same name, Suzanne acts out the story of a lost child,
Imagine a more psychedelic Black Sabbath, and your getting warm. a forest's impending end and those that try and save it, through the
Great cover, excellent sound, and 20 minutes worth of bonus material voices of six characters. As on previous MazzaCane albums, Suzanne's
that should make anyone who isn't put off by more bluesy sonorities soulful and blues filled moans created burning holes in the hearts and
grateful that there are obsessives out there that are making this stuff ears of many during each song. Loren's guitar stays at a constant whis-
available at last." -- Billy Kiely per pitch throughout the album, his minimal chords and lone notes
SPERRMÜLL: CD (SB 055) $22.00 have never been this fragile. Reminiscent of the St. Joan era collabora-
Sperrmüll's name translated as "Bulky Rubbish" (the essence of tions between Suzanne and Loren, these two have never sounded so
thrown-away household goods). Their one album from 1973 was brilliant."
released by Brain, and it's considered a "rare one". This doesn't mean LANGILLE W/ LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS, SUZANNE: The
a lot to most members of the contemporary human race (somewhat Enchanted Forest LP (SC 18 LP) $10.00
akin to saying one grain of sand is somehow "better" than the next ATIVIN: Summing The Approach CD (SC 23 CD) $8.00
grain of sand), but we'd hate to deny you access to this exceptional "Ativin have received a lot of shit for supposedly sounding like Slint.
information. "Unbelievable! It took us almost nine years, until we got Far from slinstrumental, Summing The Approach is more plain mental.
the permission to rerelease this -- in our opinion best -- old Brain-album More Pärt and Gorecki than McMahan and Walford, the four songs
on CD. But now, it will come out as digital remastered digipak edition clock in a smudge under 30 minutes and expands further out than their
with an extensive booklet and two previously unreleased bonustracks, debut full-length album German Water."
which once had been recorded for EMI. On their only album Sperrmül SEDIMENTAL:
played guitar dominated progressive Hardrock with excellent song- STARS OF THE LID: Music For Nitrous Oxide CD (SED 023) $12.00
writing. Best song may be: 'No Freak Out'." Debut release by an Austin, TX duo who use mainly guitars to create
BUFFALO: Volcanic Rock/Only Want You For Your Body CD (SB ambient drones, and don’t mind comparing themselves to Spacemen 3,
060) $22.00 Organum, Labradford, Main, etc.
"Both legendary hardrock LPs now on 1 digipak CD. From mastertapes BLOCK, OLIVIA: Pure Gaze CD (SED 026) $10.00
digitally remastered and legal for the first time." Considered "Block is an electro-acoustic and modern instrumental composer whose
Australia's answer to Black Sabbath, Buffalo played up the dumbo recorded compositions combine layered, processed wind and string
rock/gurgle motion for all it's worth, and let out one thud of an album instruments with processed sound from sections of field recordings she
after another. The "prestigious" Vertigo label archived them in some has collected from various natural landscapes. Her performances
of the more ridiculous sleeves of the era, so now when you want to include minimalistic scored musical sections played live by a quintet
show off your latest moves to the soundtrack of "I'm A Skirt Lifter, Not accompanied by taped material, often sounds of field recordings, or
a Shirt Raiser" (Australia's heaviest pro-rape anthem of this particular the same quintet previously recorded and electronically manipulated.
vintage, I suppose) you'll be able to pull it off without the slightest dis- Block herself 'plays' found objects and instruments (trumpet). The
comfort. Pure fucking lunk rock 'n' roll, dumber than Jesus Christ him- resulting surrealistic sonic landscapes and the contrast between ele-
self. Please go ahead and kill yourself today. ments create a paradoxical element to her work. In all of her recent
TOAD: Tomorrow Blue CD (SB 062) $19.00 works she emphasizes comparisons between organic or 'real' sounds
Reissue of the 2nd album by this Swiss hard rock group, originally and electronic ones, and she demonstrates how electronic technology
issued by the Hallelujah label (this is the 2nd CD reissue of this album, imitates natural evolution using similar sounds from both worlds. She
but the first one to be complete, with 7 tracks). The rhythm section of also explores the difference between 'sound' and 'music' and the cre-
Werni Froehllich (bass) and Cosimo Lampis (drums) had appeared on ation of experience through emotional, subjective or intellectual,
Brainticket's legendary debut, Cottonwoodhill, earlier that year, but objective means."
Tomorrow Blue was decidedly more hard rock in style. As with LEWIS, SUSANNE: CD (SED 027) $12.00
Brainticket, this one is commonly referenced in Krautrock territory, "From musician, multi-instrumentalist and songwriter Susanne Lewis
irregardless of form or aesthetics. Compared by the Freeman's to comes a new, long-awaited solo album. Self-titled, the album contains
Sperrmüll, Hendrix and Status Quo! solid, superb tracks that delve into lyrical themes concerning love, lust,
SECRET AGENT (UK): confusion, nature, hometown reflections, traveling, trees, wonder-
VA: Shitwrecked Sampler 12" (AGENT 007) $9.00 ing/wandering, the FDA, the future of the human race, and profes-
"Very limited sampler 12" for the forthcoming debut CD on the Secret sional sports, all delivered in Susanne Lewis' special way."
Agent imprint. Limted to just 500 copies. Features: Urchin (forthcoming SEE FOR MILES (UK):
album due on Secret Agent), Third Eye Foundation remix of Urchin, PINK FLOYD: In London 1966-1967 2CD (SFM 1966) $22.00
and Sufi (remixed by Alpha, from Massive Attack's Melankolik label). New version of this release; a prior single, cheaper CD version has been
VA: Shitwrecked CD (AGENT 007 CD) $13.00 out for a number of years. "See For Miles release the definitive version
"An 11 track album of unreleased, exclusive and rare breakbeat from of their Pink Floyd material with this double collectors item. CD one
some of the countries finest and most acclaimed and original artists features the full length 16 minute studio version of 'Interstellar
around. Featuring 2 tracks from Alpha (currently putting the finishing Overdrive' with the full length version of the little known 'Nick’s
touches to their 2nd album for Massive Attack's Melankolic label), Boogie'. Both tracks were recorded for Peter Whitehead’s sixties film
three tracks from Third Eye Foundation, two tracks from Urchin (a Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London. Part of this recording session also
taster of what to expect on their debut joint of moody instrumental produced 'Arnold Lane' and 'Candy And A Currant Bun', which secured
hip hop), Boymerang rare remix of Sufi, other tracks from Lightspeed, the group a contract with EMI. CD two is a CD-Rom containing the full
Dust Devil, and Yang Style." length Pink Floyd video of 'nterstellar Overdrive', along with interview
SECRETLY CANADIAN: footage from the 1960s of Mick Jagger, David Hockney, Michael Caine,
LANGILLE W/ LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS, SUZANNE: The Julie Christie and an interview with director Peter Whitehead, in which

he explains how the Floyd came to be involved in his film project. The tual, then flesh and blood, then virtual again, the music combines the
audio tracks have been remastered from the original analog tapes. emotional power of live performance with the technical power of com-
Combined with the CD-Rom, this package offers a unique insight into puter music, making a hybrid that transcends both media."
this golden period in musical history. Both Pink FLoyd and director SELEKTION (GERMANY):
Peter Whitehead were at the forefront of a generation who endeav- P16.D4: Acrid Acme CD (SCD 002) $18.00
oured to push the barriers beyond what had until then formed the lim- ‘89 CD that includes some treated/ recomposed variations of earlier 80s
its." “rock” oriented material; some music concrete improvisations, and a
PINK FLOYD: Interstellar Overdrive/Nick's Boogie CD (SFM 4 CD) collaboration w/ Merzbow.
$11.00 VA: Selektion CD (SCD 006) $15.00
1991 EP featuring: "Interstellar Overdrive" (16:46) and "Nick's Boogie" Selektion is a German collective specializing in “organized sound,” and
(11/43). Both tracks were recorded for Peter Whitehead’s sixties film has been one of the most truly mysterious, fascinating labels of crim-
Tonite Let’s All Make Love In London and can be found on the In pled experimental sonic output for quite some time. This comp serves
London 1966-1967 2CD. These tracks are considered as the bands first as a fine introduction to the label, featuring P16.D4 (the label’s found-
known recordings. This CD version (same as the now deleted 12") adds ing group) and much material by various members (in solo and combi-
some snippets of movie dialog from Lee Marvin and David Hockney. nation) -- including A. Wollscheid, RLW, Charly Steiger, etc.
SEELAND: RLW: Acht CD (SCD 008) $15.00
VA: Deconstructing Beck CD (SEE 507) $10.00 1992 project by P16.D4 founding member Ralf Wehowsky, "a transfig-
"Actual copies of this now somewhat legendary release, uration of the aesthetic standards set by P16.D4 in the field of tape
sponsored/funded by the covert prankster/cultural-sabotage/art-terror- music into the field of digitally created sounds. With contributions by
ist organization Artmark (®™ark), responsible for such direct anti-cor- all P16 members." Invigorating non-beat sampled weirdness.
porate acts as authorizing the ying/yang switch of respective voice-syn- MERZBOW/WOLLSCHEID: CD (SCD 010) $15.00
thesizing circuits in Barbie/GI Joe dolls (resulting in a somewhat whim- Wollscheid is one of main forces from the Selektion stable, and this disc
sical genre-bent controversy), released on Negativland's Seeland documents a series of live collaborations recorded with Masmi Akita
imprint. Beck himself has apparently repealed the cease & desist order (Merzbow) in Tokyo, 6/92.
laid out by his parent/holding company, Geffen and their VA: Itineraire CD (SCD 016) $15.00
investors/associates, so owning this is no longer an anti-establishment Compilation of material involved with "transforming a piece of
deed. The tracks themselves are made up wholly of Beck-audio (the sound." Music by Frans de Ward, Asmus Tietchens, Achim Wollscheid,
brunt of which was sampled legally by the Dust Brothers with a bit Giancarlo Toniutti & Bernhard Gunter.
more tact) and fashioned into somewhat uninspired collage-work or WOLLSCHEID, ACHIM: Moves CD (SCD 022) $15.00
doss lo-beat techno bump. In fact most of these tracks are made solely A CD of lovely, resonating installation sound from Selektion founder
of the Johnny Jenkins 'I Walk on Gilded Splinters' break (used famous- Wollscheid. "Once I had the idea to play a house. This happened when
ly by Beck on 'Loser') making this effectively more of a Deconstructing the city of Frankfurt, in charge of an investment company and intend-
Jenkins release than anything else. But the reality of Beck-musik pouring to raise the acceptance of a deserted industrial complex, planned
ing out of every hidden Mall-corner broadcast system makes it a some- to perform a vernissage (make over) in this place. Therefore they need-
what necessary example of the bastard-art/layman-culture bonding ed an artist and an artwork. When I was asked, I thought that it would
process." -- Hrvataki. be apt to the situation to leave the huge space empty of artworks and
OSTERTAG, BOB: Like A Melody, No Bitterness (Solo Volume One) instead attach a compute-generated clapper to each of the 1400 win-
CD (SEE 508) $12.00 dows to transform the space into a poly-rhythm box. I liked the plan,
"Solo sampler set, recorded February 1997 at the University of but the investors didn't. Nevertheless, I pursued the idea to activate the
Technology, Sydney, under the sponsorship of the Australian resonance frequencies of given objects in a space in order to arrive at
Broadcasting Corporation. 'The source audio was culled from the site- and space-specific compositions which would change with every
sound palette I have been using in improvised music for some years. place and given situation." -- Wollscheid.
These include the guitar playing of Fred Frith (used for several minutes RLW: Tulpas 5CD (SCD 024) $32.00
about two-thirds of the way through), the sax playing of John Zorn Selektion label founder Ralf Wehowsky (aka RLW) has invited some 50
(used for a few seconds), and a whole bunch of other stuff. All of it has artists to interpret and reflect on his pieces, which are compiled on this
been pretty much twisted beyond recognition.' Pretty great electronic stunning 5CD set. Comes in unique packaging, with a 40 page booklet.
improv-plunder-mania from the guy that pretty much put that sort of The participants on this set are: Action Concret, Artificial Memory
activity on the map." -- Hrvatski. Trace, Aube, BarAka, M. Behrens, Brume, M. Büsser, Contrastate, Crawl
VA: Extracted Celluloid CD (SEE 509) $10.00 Unit, P. Duimlinks & R. Meelkop, J. Duncan, W. Durand, M. Gendreau,
"A sequel of sorts to Deconstructing Beck, this compilation is another D. Grubbs, C. Heemann, Husk, Idea Fire Company, R. Ikeda, In Be Tween
co-release between Seeland and Illegal Art and is the second in a Noise, A. Jasenka, R. Kundrotas, K. Kusafuka, E. Lanzillotta, F. Lopez, L.
planned series of releases. This time out every track is constructed Marchetti & J. Noetinger, K, B. Moreigne, N.N. und ahnliche Elemente,
entirely of music and sounds from the big screen. Among the victims NMF, J. O'Rourke, Rehberg & Bauer, Runzelstirn & Gurgelstock, B.
are Titantic, Dr. Strangelove, Saturday Night Fever, Wizard of Oz, Russell, M. Sato, J. Smolders. J.P.E.R. Sonntag, Ch. Steiger, Das
Cheech and Chong and many more. 20 tracks in all and in Seeland's Synthetische Mischgewebe, J. Thomasius, A. Tietchens, G. Toniutti, Toy
opinion, an even better listen than Deconstructing Beck. Inexpensively Bizarre, T. Tsunoda, E. den Uijil, F. deWaard, J. Watermann and A.
packaged in the Illegal Art series white cardboard envelope." Mostly Wollscheid.
unknown "aritists" like Huk Don Phun, Pine Street State Mind Control, WEHOWSKY/LIONEL MARCHETTI: L'Oeil Retourne/Vier Vorspiele
Wet Gate, Wobbly, etc. CD (SCD 026) $15.00
OSTERTAG, BOB: Verbatim Flesh & Blood CD (SEE 512) $12.00 A split release between the French electroacoustic composer Marchetti
Mark Dresser, bass; Gerry Hemmingway, drums; Phil Minton, voice. (previous CD on Metamkine) and a response to Marchetti's work by
"Seeland is proud to release Verbatim Flesh & Blood, the fourth and Wehowsky. All 3 new CDs come in the new Selektion packaging -- ele-
final CD in Bob Ostertag's seven year "Say No More" series. This project gantly individualistic fold-out card-sleeve designs by Charly Steiger --
is, without exaggeration, unique in the history of music. On the surface the maker of the Tulpas design. Regarding Marchetti's original 'LÓeil
it is simply a superb quartet featuring four virtuosos. But the group retourne' (a 25-minute piece): "Musique concrete realisee en 1995/97,
coexists with a digital mirror of itself. Changing form as it becomes vir- au studio du CFMI de Lyon. Voix de tete: Helene Bettencourt. Citations-
collages: Roger de la Frayssenet, Kitnabudja Town; Ralf Wehowsky, to the usual stage setting, Synapses is located in the center of a space,
Eyes, Pullover; Josephine Leask in London; Bruno et Lionel marchent while the audience is free to move around during performance."
dans la montagne, ainsi que divers hasards radiophoniques... Une pre- MUZARC: Music and Architecture CD ROM (SCD ROM1) $15.00
miere version de cette piece a ete realise pour une installation plas- "Collected pieces on music and architecture. Your tutor is Achim
tique de Pierre-Jean Giloux, au Fort Beauregard de Besancon, (France), Wollscheid, with the participation of students of the University of
en Mai 1995." Re: Ralf Wehowsky's 'Vier Vorspiele' (a 17 minute Karlsruhe. The CD-ROM presents an architecture on its own.
response): "Realized 1996/98 in his kitchen, Karlsruhe. Based on Lionel Compatible for Macs and PCs (Windows 95/98)." The labels's first CD-
Marchetti´s 'LÓeil retourne' (version 1995) with additional vocals by ROM release, designed as a multi-tiered, very Selektion-like universe of
Dorothea Conradi and quotations from Splintered/RLW´s 'Moraine´s Quick-time videos, looping soundtracks, aesthetical texts and general
Eyes Pt. 4'." mysterious presentation.
WOLLSCHEID, ACHIM: Acts CD (SCD 028) $15.00 "A 'documen- S.B.O.T.H.I.: And LP (SLP 017) $18.00
tary' CD. 5 pieces (and 5 texts) that document events that used Last copies of the final 2 Selektion LPs. Mysterious fractal sound-block
the participation of 'people' or 'audience'. From very early shavings, released as a picture disc (in a confounding abstract art
events (a complete reading of the Ulysses in 5 minutes, 1986) to cover).
recent ones (the transformer and clapping pieces). Has a hole in SEM GRAMOPHONE (KOREA):
the middle." BYUNG-KI, HWANG: Kayagum Masterpieces Vol 1 CD (SEM 034)
MS + TOSHIYA TSUNODA: Ful CD (SCD HS 002) $15.00 $20.00
Second release in Selektion's Host Series, by Minoru Sota & Toshiya “Korea’s foremost composer and kayagum (6-string zither) master per-
Tsunoda. ""First of all the recording of the differing states of a sound- forming new works on this ancient instrument that crosses centuries,
scape which developed in and about a room over the period of 60 min- cultures and traditions.”
utes. At this given time and situation the room and its resonating SENDER (GERMANY):
material was the instrument, which was 'played' by the recording. the
LAKIZZ, K.: Schwebstaub 12" (SENDER 001) $9.00
recording, which we can listen to was part of the material setting
"The first female producer from Cologne, K. Lakizz sends out three
which helped create it: a loop. With a contact microphone attached to
deep minimal tracks with a special flow. She also did a track called 'Ein
the room's window, the sustaining long frequencies of ground noise as
Geist gab mir Feuer,' that was released on the Coletiva de Gigolos 12"
well as the cracking sound of a smaller window which derived from
EP, which features soulful sounds with strange beat-programming. The
changes in the atmospheric pressure and the resulting warps of the
half-Italian K. Lakizz appears now with her debut EP. It contains magi-
window frame, were recorded. All sounds were amplified and at once
cally arranged minimalism with a strong atmospheric mover ('Bayer
replayed into the room resulting in a more or less intensified presence
ag'), an emotional, fragile track, and on the a-side, 'non importa' with
of feedback."
a deep bassline, an Italian vocal-sample and important stringsounds."
EB.ER, RUDOLF: Psycho-Physical Tests and Trainings With... CD
SLUTS'N'STRINGS + 909: Summerbreeze 12" (SENDER 002) $9.00
(SCD HS 003) $15.00
"Here comes a bomb! Re-release of this classic from 1994." The
"Rudolf Ebner and his crew from Zurich, Switzerland are training their
Austrian duo of Patrick Pulsinger and E. Tunakan, best known for there
minds and bodies for over 10 years to an unbelievable extent. Their sec-
awesome Cheap album Carrera.
ond release on Selektion features memorable live performances from
SENSORY/LASER'S EDGE:
Taiwan, Febuary 1996 in its entire length, plus additional live record-
ings from Leeds, Tokyo, Nottinghame and Taipei." GORDIAN KNOT: CD (SR 3005) $13.00
LABELLE, BRANDON: Maps of Tenderness CD (SCD HS 004) $15.00 "In early 1998 Sensory singed Sean Malone, a former member of the
"CD with 50p booklet. LaBelle, member of ID-battery and Farflung avant-garde metal band Cynic, for the release of his instrumental solo
works with processed field recordings -- result are intense, differently album, Gordian Knot. He pushes the Chapman Stick to its limits --
layered sequences of sound -- varying from the more fragmentary to whether he is playing percussive bass lines, flowing glissandos, or pure
the composed. To quote from Brandon's text: 'The activity of sound- shredding leads that would wither most guitarists. Only musicians of
making turns the passive sense of listening into an active response. the highest caliber could perform music of such complexity. Drawing
Listening, as part of sensory-perception, is bound up within the world from the genres of progressive rock and metal, Malone invited an all-
as part of the processes which define subjectivity and through which star line up to participate. Featured are: Trey Gunn (King Crimson),
subjectivity understands itself in relation to things.'" John Myung (Dream Theatre)..."
SYNAPSES: Synapses IV and V CD (SCD HS 005) $15.00 SEOUL RECORDS (KOREA):
"Synapses: Jean Luc Guionnet & Eric Cordier (Instrumental device). KIM, JIN HI: Komungo 'Round the World CD (SRCD 1234) $14.00
Synapses is an instrumental device of combined string instruments Duets between Kim on the Korean Komungo and: Adam Plack
(acoustic and electric guitars, detuned piano, spinett-vina, hurdy-gurdy (didgeridoo), Rahul Sariptura (sitar), Hideaki Kuribayashi (bass koto),
and cello), percussion instruments and metal resonators - -all intercon- and Mor Thiam (African percussion -- djembe & dogodrum).
nected with double-bass, cello and guitar strings. When one string is SEPTEMBER GURLS (GERMANY):
played the resulting sound or movement is transferred by the connect- CRYSTALIZED MOVEMENTS: Revelations From Pandemonium LP
ed strings to the next resonator. Thus one action causes several sound (SG 09) $12.00
events. In fact, it's impossible to touch one element of the system with- German-only vinyl version of the final CM’s album (which is currently
out getting response of the whole device. Synapses is a hanging sensi- o/p on CD). Pre-Magic Hour.
ble network. The suspended instruments are kept in tension by strings VA: The Blow of Oblivion 3x7" (SG 10) $12.00
and springs so that the system will enter a rocking movement in rela- 3 single set of unreleased tracks by Vermonster, C. Movements &
tion to the sonic in -- and output of each instrument. These oscillations Luxurious Bags.
result from the musicians' actions and constitute steady rhythms, the MIKE GUNN, THE: Almaron 2LP (SG 14) $18.00
musicians have to deal with. One string generally connects two reso- Vinyl version of the 3rd album by this now defunct Texas band (CD
nance bodies, so that the resulting sound is in 'stereo'. While the musi- prev. on Double Naught), with one long extra track. "Excellent blend
cians are moving in the scrub of strings and instruments, there is no of modern American psych acid rock (Monster Magnet, Butthole
head-on relationship between stage and audience. In a concert this Surfers), early 70s British hard rock (Steamhammer, Black Sabbath),
device is amplified and spatially distributed via 8 channels. In contrast even small bits of Southern/West Coast rock."

ETHEREAL COUNTERBALANCE II: Mellifluous Confluence LP (SG "The side project of Cary T. Wolf, singer, guitarist and main songwriter
15) $12.00 with the Milwaukee based psych-folk-band The Petals. By using flutes,
2nd LP (only) from Rustic Rod (Rustic Hinge, Magic Muscle, Third Ear mandolin, sitar, banjo, tambourine, autoharp, etc. SBLE succeed in cre-
Band, etc.). His first solo LP from 1990 on Woronzow disappeared ating an atmosphere that is playful and relaxed, flowery and fragile,
quickly and was one of the few blasts of inspired psychedelic dustings moody and magic. The music ranges from acoustic-based psychedelic
from the bleak United Kingdom this decade. "...an album worthy of its folk rock to intense dreamlike psychedelia."
title and one of the absolute psychedelic masterpieces of 1994. A ZANEY JANEY: CD (SG CD14) $16.00
mandatory 'head' LP for anybody into contemporary psychedelics." "Jo Quinn (vocals, flute, recorder, flageolets, kazoo) and Paul Alan
DUNLAVY: I Ruined America LP (SG 16) $15.00 Taylor (lead and rhythm acoustic and electric guitars, 12-string guitar,
First offshoot LP by The Mike Gunn guitarist. jew's harp, perc.) both are from Southampton, UK, based folk/rock
DUNLAVY: The Spinning Dog LP (SG 17) $15.00 group Mary Jane. Zaney Janey use varying styles of music to express a
2nd album. story of journeying through the events and characters of an uncon-
MOOSEHEART FAITH: Global Brain LP (SG 18) $12.00 scious, archetypal world of dreams and experiences. Fragile acoustic
Same as SG CD09, but with 3 alternate recordings. folk, joyous and pensive, that touches on rock, jazz, psych, Celtic folk."
MARY JANE: Hazy Days LP (SG 19) $12.00 SMELL OF INCENSE: Through The Gates of Deeper Slumber CD
BROTHER LOVE: Rock'n Roll Criminal LP (SG 20) $12.00 (SG CD15) $16.00
"LP contains a bonus 7" including the two hidden tracks of the CD." 2nd album by this Norwegian group, whose previous album came out
STUNTZ'S BLUE LEG EXPEDITION: Traveling by Spore LP (SG 21) on the Colours label. "They shifted their musical direction forward to
$13.00 structures in the vein of early 70s progressive mellotronic space rock,
ZANEY JANEY: LP (SG 23) $13.00 while keeping their traditional psychedelic influences. On side 1 TSOI
SMELL OF INCENSE, THE: Through The Gates of Deeper Slumber take us into a floral fairyland: a 25-min. conceptual suite in 5 parts,
LP (SG 24) $16.00 where the music ranges from meditative raga rock bliss with sitar to
Gatefold LP version. percussive trance rock elements to a meadow symphony and electron-
MOOSEHEART FAITH: Cosmic Dialogues CD (SG CD04) $16.00 ics in both starring and supporting role. Side 2: brilliant and breath-
DUNLAVY: I Ruined America/The Spinning Dog CD (SG CD08) taking, richly instrumental and melodic spacy rock tracks tinged with
$16.00 influences of 60s 'Beautiful Ballon' and Canterbury Scene, superb vocal
CD containing both ltd LPs from '95 by this solo project of Houston's harmonies and a progressive/folk feel throughout."
Scott Grimm (former guitarist of The Mike Gunn). Imagine a duller ver- DISCOLOR: CD (SG CD16) $14.00
sion of the following description: "Extended passages of hypnotic "Discolor is the solo-project of Stefan Lienemann alias Limo of Shiny
beauty alternate with heavy space rock thunder. Adventures with Black Gnomes and Fit + Limo (supported by friends on Moog, cello, violin).
Sabbath in orbit, at times exploring parallel worlds to Wayne Rogers' Discolor combine new space travelogue with Fit + Limo folk sensibility.
guitar outbursts. Intense fragility throughout." The songs expand into pastoral, multilayered guitar landscapes. Solar
MOOSEHEART FAITH: Global Brain CD (SG CD09) $16.00 distortions, white noise acoustics, hypnotic sitar-driven Eastern Kraut
"Fourth landing by these LA based psychonauts on their way to the dub and chamber string drones created a deeply psychedelic space
center sun. 10 new songs from the weird and wonderful cosmos of trance experience. The sound hints at a romantic yearning for blissful
Todd Homer & Larry Robinson. Colourful psychedelic universe rock, lit- harmony between nature and mankind (may we refer you to chapter
tle excursions in time and space, melodies that will gently linger in your 35 of Moby Dick)."
mind." CD has 2 extra tracks. MOOSEHEART FAITH STELLAR GROOVE BAND: Coronal Mass
MARY JANE: Hazy Days CD (SG CD10) $16.00 Ejection CD (SG CD18) $14.00
"A young folk-rock band from Southampton, UK... their music encom- "The fifth album by LA-based quartet Mooseheart Faith Stellar Groove
passes both traditional English and Celtic folk music as well as original Band, consisting of Todd Homer (vocals, autoharp, bass, harmonica,
material which expands to include psychedelic, progressive, Eastern, analog sequencer), Larry Robinson (vocals, guitar, keyboards, synths,
blues and jazz influences. The group was formed by Paul Alan Taylor theremin) at the core. The colorful weird & wonderful Mooseheart
(acoustic, electric and 12-string guitars) around the considerable femi- world in full bloom: a state of their timeless aura of otherworldliness.
nine vocal talents of Joanne Quinn (who in addition plays recorder, fla- Positive, subversive, alien psychedelia. Echoes of 60s West Coast/acid
geolets and acoustic guitar). CD contains 2 bonus tracks." The vocals rock/US garage psych. Kaleidoscopic, finely crafted songs. Gospel/blues
may or may not be an acquired taste, but pretty riveting listening with- grooves. Alien hymns vs. US anthem. Visions of UFO's, alien visitors,
in the genre. space travellers, secret governments, flying eggs, the human race danc-
ETHEREAL COUNTERBALANCE II: Mellifluous Confluence CD (SG ing with Hale Bopp to outer space."
CD11) $16.00 MIKE GUNN, THE: A Dream About Jim 10" (SG TEN 1) $14.00
Reissue of previous LP-only 2nd album by Rustic Rod Goodway (ex- New 10"-only release of 32 minutes worth of previously unavailable
Third Ear Band, Rustic Hinge, Magic Muscle, etc.). "Rod takes you on a studio recordings made by the original Almaron line-up of this now
magic carpet ride. Distorted voice, spaced out guitar, Bo Diddley on defunct Houston guitar group known for their "energetic, dynamic,
acid rhythm patterns, bizarre stories and more." hypnotic, 'floating twin guitar glory', their openness to experiment,
BROTHER LOVE & THE HOMEBACON GANG: Rock 'n Roll Criminal their jamming improvisations."
CD (SG CD12) $16.00 SMELL OF INCENSE/ETHEREAL COUNTERBALANCE: 10" (SG TEN
"Album no. 2 1/2 by this NZ psych rock outfit. Brother Love would not 2) $14.00
look amiss in the 70s US and the new Texas psych rock scene. Influences Split 10" release. Smell of Incense are from Oslo, and "offer long &
of 70s Krautrock as well as subtle overtones and fuzz noises peripheri- freely interpreted versions of two early Gong songs. Based on a trancey
cally link them to the current 'space drone wave' (Bardo Pond, floating repetitive drum/bass carpet -- guitar, keyboards and violin cre-
Jessamine) or bands like Fuzzhead. Rock'n Roll... is more song-oriented ate an open atmosphere." Ethereal Counterbalance is the contempo-
than its predecessor and more diverse. West Coast grooves, rich rary UK guitar-psych group featuring Rod Goodway.
Hammond organ sounds, melodic ballads, eruptive free noise excur- SG RESEARCH:
sions. This record is dedicated to Jerry Garcia. Peace!" AZ: Music For Scattered Brains LP (SG 01) $12.00
STUNTZ'S BLUE LEG EXPEDITION: Traveling by Spore CD (SG Solo album by Azita of the Scissor Girls. "The sound of a telex machine
CD13) $16.00 on acid." This is exceptional swirling home electronics; the hand taped,
letter pressed jacket add to the confusion. ning to end."
SHADO (ITALY): FLOW, THE: Greatest Hits LP (SHAD 005 LP) $42.00
VA: Harpsichord 2000 CD (SHADO 011 CD) $14.00 "LP edition in extra heavy sleeve, plus a 2 track non-LP single with
"A tributed to the harpsichord and similar instruments like the clavinet cover, giant poster, 180 gr. pressings, 450 numbered copies. Very rare
& clavichord. Paramount sounds in '70s funkadelica & Italian sound- album by The Flow with Pete Fine on guitars/vocals, Monte Farber on
tracks and in the '60s pop barocco & psychedelica of Love and Country bass/vocals, S. Starer on drums, compositions by Pete Fine and Monte
Joe (not to mention the Beatles). Tracks composed and performed Farber. This is a guitar burner total. If you´re into Blue Cheer and extra
exclusively for this project by artists including Momus, Make Up, Stereo heavy Fuzz guitar is your thing, you´ll love this album. Great songs, a
Total, Micromars, Valvola and Cinerama among others." Also features: mindblower."
Remington Super 60, Die Moulinettes, Count Indigo, The Secret VA: Simla Beat 70 & 71 2CD (SHAD 006) $20.00
Goldfish. "Simla Beat is an India compilation set up by a 'Tobacco company'.
VA: Harpsichord 2000 2x10" (SHADO 011 LP) $18.00 They might had the idea to catch hippy-non-smokers with cool sounds.
Double 10" version. If you can imagine to join the Yardbirds or early Velvet Underground
SHADOKS MUSIC (GERMANY): in their homestudios you might get an idea how this records sounds
ike. Great all-English vocals, fuzz-guitars and organ. Totally stoned and
SPOILS OF WAR: CD (SHAD 001 CD) $15.00
rough. We personally think those bands are actually from US. There is
"CD version of this 1969 'psych-concrete' masterpiece (previously issued
not a single sitar/tabla or other India influence music on it. Instead:
on Shadoks as an über-pricey LP/7" EP set as well as an LP edition "as
ROUGH GARAGE-SOUND and FUZZED-OUT MAYHEM. Originals are
texture sleeve plus 7" EP, 25 numbered copies") that would certainly
rare as golddust." Lots of vague-approximation covers of English lan-
qualify for 'private-press' status were it originally released in 1969.
guage standards such as "I"m So Glad", "Killing Floor", Born On The
Spearheaded by James Cuomo, a student of Professor Herbert Brün
Bayou", etc.
(WDR studios heavy during the 50's; worked alongside Beyer/Eimert,
WALLFLOWER COMPLEXTION, THE: 2CD (SHAD 007 CD) $20.00
Stockhausen, Gottfried-Michael Koening, later taught at the university
"Twenty-four great garage songs on 2 CDs by The Walflower
of Illinois... 4 recent CD's on EMF fill in a few gaps) whom also designed
Complextion recorded and originally released in Columbia only. Every
the original cover (CD/LP reissue cover uses Malcolm Smith's 1954
garage collector's wet dream. This band was made of teenage children
'Imagination' painting to rather appropriate affect). Includes the 3
of U.S. Government staff in Columbia. the music is pure and raw
aforementioned 7" tracks (credited solely to James Cuomo) from 1970.
garage. Great guitars, beautiful vocals. The original albums are nearly
Some rather inspired promotional muckery would lead you to believe:
impossible to get at any price. Here is your first chance to own them
"Never pressed before so you don´t have to look for originals, folks.
both."
Heavy Psych with tiny Folky edges plus electronic soundscapes like first
BRAIN POLICE: CD (SHAD 008 CD) $15.00
album by Mothers of Invention. Has a connection to Mormos but only
"CD reisuee of this private press album by this 60s band from San
the musicians, not the music. This is real heavy Acid stuff, weird and
Diego. The music is absolutely perfect fuzz guitar psych with great
twisted, stoned to max, pure LSD (Loud Screaming Distortions),
rhythm guitars, organs and Sgt. Pepper-style vocals. With more luck
Warning, people with fragile heart condition and emotionally unbal-
this band could have been as famous as the Strawberry Alarm Clock
anced should not play this album....". It actually sounds nothing like
and Steppenwolf, two bands with which they shared many bills. Only
that (although the Mothers reference isn't too off base), but contains
five copies of the original LP are known to exist. CD contain many
some rather twisted musique concrete interludes (what could be more
bonus tracks, 20 tracks total." Previously reissued on LP by Rockadelic.
ideal than the tonal vocabulary of tape music fed through the medul-
KORAY, ERKIN: 2LP (SHAD 008 LP) $55.00
la of a Cest-Coast-wannabe hippie-freak beatnik circa 1969?) that
"Limited double LP, heavy color gatefold sleeve with golden engraved
weave throughout some pretty damaged era-ideals-in-song-form
artwork and 180 gram vinyl. Erkin Koray, mastermind of Turkish psy-
replete with O/T guitar solo bits, flute, organ & the rest." -- Hrvatski.
chedelic music, made recordings between 1968 and 1974. He released
MERRY AIRBRAKES: LP (SHAD 002 LP) $40.00
many albums in Turkey (originals go for $1000 each) and we're proud
"LP edition in extra heavy sleeve, engraved coloured artwork, 180 gr.
to have approximately 4 hours of mastertape material, some never
pressings, 450 numbered copies. Raw Psych with bluesy touch from
released before, some only released as Turkish 7"'s. Here it is on a great
Nam veterans, actually the first post-Vietnam record (recorded 1973).
double LP. This music is amazing. His wild guitar playing is as good as
With songs about the Vietnams point of view. Wonder why this never
Hendrix in some parts, with an Oriental touch. Great vocals too, some
made it onto a major label. Bill Homans great voice is getting you. He,
in English and some in Turkish. If you like stuff like John Beberian you'll
his brother Peter plus 4 other musicians recorded this album for a pri-
kill for this one. All electric material and no tracks which duplicate
vate studio to get attention from a big label. Some songs sound like
songs from his LPs."
Cpt. Beefheart doing Vietnam songs, others are fragile and MOST
BRIGADE: Last Laugh LP (SHAD 011 LP) $40.00
beautiful. We love it forever."
"This is one of our alltime favoured album when it comes to
BUTTERFINGERS: CD (SHAD 004 CD) $15.00
Underground & Psychedelic music. One of ten we would take on an
"This album was released as a testpressing only and recorded in the US
island. Has been reissued before many years ago BUT this time the
Midwest 1970. Nothing is known about this album, a mystery like
sound and the cover will be right. Originals sounded so much better, so
Jungle. 10 great heavy tracks loaded with extra heavy fuzz-guitar,
full f dynamic and strong fuzzguitar solos, driving drums and amazing
organ and souly male vocals. The guy sings like a male Janis Joplin, the
vocals, which deserves a better reissue. We located tons of unknown
music sounds like a tough version of Big Brother & Holding Comp.
photomaterials which will be included in an insert and some linernotes
Nothing for sweet Folkpsych fans. This is big-boys-stuff. Heavy and full
will give you the full background of the band. We can even include all
of soul. It bites." Fake R. Crumb artwork, ala Cheap Thrills.
tourdates the band made between 1967 and 1970. (Originals are
KALI, MAITREYA: Apache/Inca 2CD (SHAD 005 CD) $20.00
impossible to find because of only 100 copies made at the time and
First CD reissue of this strange late 60s set of artifacts (previously reis-
some even had the wrong record in). As limited LP edition in heavy
sued as an elaborate 2LP set on Little Indians). ""California deep
sleeve and 180 gr. pressings."
Psychedelic loner. Acid leads, mystical vocals, tons of effects, complete-
ROCKADROME: Royal American 20th Century Blues LP (SHAD
ly stoned feeling. Came out as 2 single albums and even more limited
012 LP) $40.00
as a double album. Only 3 copies known. The music is outta space psy-
Canadian garage LP from 1968, with 4 track non-LP 7" EP. Limited
chedelic with great songs and beautiful vocals. A real killer from begin-

stock. SHOCK (AUSTRALIA):
JUAN DE LA CRUZ: Up In Arms Philippines LP (SHAD 013 LP) SCREAMIN' MEE-MEES: "Life Never Stops"/"Oscillations" 7"
$35.00 (DOG 061) $4.00
"Here is the unknown Juan De La Cruz released in 1971 which is there Australian only single by this St. Louis duo. Includes a Silver Apples
first album. Value at least $ 3000. Wally Gonzales on the leads plus 4 cover.
more guys. Beautiful heavy Psych Rock jammer, better than all the
SHOCK (UK):
other albums by that band incl. Gonzales & Hanopol solo albums. As
COSMONAUTS HAIL SATAN: Satan, Yuri and You 7" (SX 019)
limited LP edition in heavy sleeve and 180 gr. Pressings."
$4.00
SHAGRAT (UK):
A group first unearthed on the White Trash Motherfuckers comp.
REDBIRDS, THE: Truth Justice and a Wholesome Packed Lunch Cosmonauts are described as "...hideously over the top fuzz bass and
12" (SHAG 002) $6.00 fuzz drums (maybe some fuzz guitar too) accompanying some of the
'92 4-track Larry Wallis project (ex-Pink Fairies). wildest Satanic tape shit/cut-ups you'll have the good fortune to tune
SANDOZ: Pay Attention LP (SHAG 004) $15.00 into, ultimately achieving a level of orgiastic dunderhead riff monster
Archival release of amazing Beefheart/ Broughton/ Amon Duul-influ- intensity unheard since something or other..."
enced UK underground album, recorded in 1971, but never previously VA: White Trash Motherfuckers CD (SX 021) $15.00
released. Kinda short (3 long-ish tracks), but well worth it for the hand- Comp of the real subterranean British scumbucket scene, “ranging
some display of power-thug ethics. Last copies, reduced price. from the Rudolph Grey free-skronk gtr/drums attack of Derv to the
DYNAMO HUM: Four Cute Creatures 10" (SHAG 005) $6.00 hopeless distorto-dunt insanity of Beautiful Penis to the tape-loop
"Extends Stackwaddy's drug blues rampaging tactics even further than dementia of Cosmonauts Hail Satan.” Also features Ascension,
Motor Boys Motor (this band's actual practical precursor) did." — B. Themikepostmortem.
Coley. HESSION/WILKINSON/FELL: The Horrors of Darmstadt CD (SX 025)
GREEN RAY, THE: Sighs Wales And Trees 12" (SHAG 006) $6.00 $15.00
New 3 song 12" by a group that is made up of 3/4's of the Archers (pre- 2nd CD by this hard-free-jazz trio, described in the Penguin Guide to
vious Shagrat discovery of unknown & amazing UK instrumental Jazz on CD as “Thrillingly intense... a band that outdoes the old
psych), who emit a similar brand of extended jamming, in a no-vocals, Brotzmann groups for sheer firepower.”
many-guitars quartet setting. ASCENSION: Five Titles CD (SX 026) $15.00
SHITKATAPULT (GERMANY): "Live and studio swill... including a 27 minute twin guitar epic of colos-
COZMICK SUCKERS: Volume Blue 12" (SK 02) $11.00 sal sonically unhinged proportions... guaranteed to test the endurance
Described as "crackling electronics and modern grooves/hear the of any 'sensitive' listener." First full length release from this outsider
unhearable," we certainly had to buy a few. In fact any label that UK duo of guitar/drums improv mania, who blow me away with the
describes their record with the phrase "hear the unhearable" can insistence of their path. "An incredible dense blast of improvisational
expect to be hearing from us very quickly. I'm not sure where the free form that has its heart centered between ESP jazz attack and Neil
"unhearable" is on this record though (which might actually be a com- Young's Arc."-- NME.
pilation); actual identifiable sonics are clearly evident on every track. BLUE HUMANS: Incandescense CD (SX 028) $12.00
Some tracks are kinda contemporary electro-based, but nothing A complete 23 minute performance (at an EP price) from June of 1988
whacky & they are strictly non-new wave, others range into almost by the trio of Rudolph Grey (guitar), Jim Sauter (tenor sax) and Beaver
Schematic-like jumpiness and then pure electronic sludge. Harris (perc.). The slow feedback-laden opening builds into a sincere
Confusing/interesting record. spiral of psychedelic sound-core, and in its own way this cuts to the
VA: Cozmik Suckers Vol. Yellow CD (SK 05 CD) $14.00 heart of the Rudoph Grey sound experience as well as any other extant
"CUTE LABEL ALERT. Virgin CD-attempt by this fresh-faced/Berlin- document. Most homes could use a copy.
based releasing entity, featuring tracks from Spacetank (actually, a very SIAMESE TEMPLE BALL:
apt name for this doused pulse-wash), T.Raumschmiere (Panasonicilian SIAMESE TEMPLE BALL: CD (STB) $13.00
machine-fuck), Hörzu! (echoplexed/filtered 4's), Nanospeed "Flight comes to Thailand in the Year of the Rat. Siamese Temple Ball
(Schematic-like rhythms and digital dots), Magnum 38 (this crazy elec- provide the lilting soundtrack for a chemical journey. Secret and silent,
tro-techstep drama), Down't (10 minute industro-pulse-drone), Static its shadows are full of life and joy. Night is the time to indulge in the
Lounge (7 minute epic skull-snap-flange with aleatoric melody-notes), national passion for fireworks at the illuminated mind festival in
Lab Generator (accelerating Mills-esque freakout), Makeem the November, vast mental constructions are launched teetering danger-
Vinylistic (odd hands-in-the-air acid hip-hop), and Shrubbn!l (fuzzy ously on the water, hot air balloons carry candles into the black sky like
whatnot). The new thing, replete with prog-chops and keen sense of giant fireflys. Broad-hatted women sell their wares in the shady corners
humor. Seekers of the anti-IDM, flock to this..." -- Hrvatski. of the klongs. Schoolgirls dance bashfully for the expectant throng.
HORZU!: Herr Pitzelberger gibt sich die Ehre 12" (SK 06) $9.00 Life continues at a comparatively slow pace away from the rigours of
"5 track EP from this (these) mystery artist(s). Beautifully diminished fierce sun-light.'Welcome To The Land Of Smile.' In the tradition of Sun
high-pass pads & sonics over straight techno kicks with post-acid/digi- City Girls, Ya Ho Wha 13, The Spacious Mind, Taj Mahal Travellers, Mu,
tal influences creeping in through the framework. Totally sorted." -- Word Of Life, Group 1850, and Ghost, Siamese Temple Ball give maxi-
Hrvatski. mum pleasure for thirsty brains. Deceptively simple beat-band instru-
NANOSPEED: Kopernicus 12" (SK 07) $9.00 mentation riffs into mantra to assure relaxation complete. A mysteri-
2nd EP on this rather mysterious Berlin-based label. Bizarre cover art ous find from distant lands now out in the world, date and musicians
showcases a long 4 track EP, featuring truly static-y recordings of elec- unknown. Please step forward and accept our gratitude!"
tronic-based disturbance. Very far out and worthy of additional inspec-
SIDEBURN (GERMANY):
tion.
VA: Spirit Of Vampyros Lesbos CD (SB 003 CD) $18.00
RAUMSCHMIERE, T.: Stromschleifen 12" (SK 08) $9.00
"A state of the art dancefloor release, inspired by the huge selling
"Long awaited solo EP by our favourite Katapultist. Very sexy and dry
Vampyros Lesbos Soundtrack. The original soundtrack to Jess Franco’s
like Sahara."
movie Vampyros Lesbos was written in 1968 and didn’t raise much
STATIC LOUNGE: Stauraum 12" (SK 09) $9.00
attention until the 1995 re-release on Crippled Dick Hot Wax. Now it’s
"Straight & functional technotunes based on weird sequences."
already a huge selling lounge classic. This release on Sideburn
Recordings is not a usual remix-album; the intention is to get free inter- a landscape in which a sudden downpour pelts the surface of a lake
pretations of the original material translated by different artists of where moments ago we watched reeds slowly float, convey the unfold-
today’s dancefloor scene. So you can listen to a wide range of musical ing of a science fiction? Minit's music, with its comparable economy of
styles from drum 'n' bass, experimental techno, trip hop, house and means, presents a parallel question. If Minit enact an autism, through
dub. In spite of the eclectic line-up and musical styles the album has a their musical predisposition towards points of fixed focus and minute
unique flow." Features remixes by: Minus 8, Higher Than God, Rockers stumbling blocks, then from this very same 'dumb' absorption, comes a
Hifi, Dr. Israel, Dr. Rockit, Project Pollen, DJ Wally, Witchman, Cristian volley of miraculous flowerings."
Vogel, DJ Hell, Two Lone Swordsman, De Chico, Alec Empire. HAINES, D.: Blither CD (SIGMA 004) $14.00
VA: Spirit Of Vampyros Lesbos 2LP (SB 003 LP) $18.00 "The musical structures of David Haines' Blither may be traceable to an
VA: Play CD (SB 006 CD) $18.00 adolescence steeped in the experiments of contemporary composition
"Play is abstract hip hop and drum’n’ bass from Switzerland, compiled -- Reich, Stockhausen, Varése, Nancarrow -- and by default an inclina-
by wellknown Minus 8. Play is full of no messing music that makes you tion to amplified sound through rock music. Track two fades into a
never want to stop, bass driven monsters that kill you softly, minimal methodical piano jangling which increases in density layer by layer
and angular shadows and fleshed out roaring lions. The Influences are until you are straining to aurally reconcile the highest trill and deepest
soundtracks, hip hop, tech’ steppin, jazzy drum ’n’ bass, sparse beats throb. The speed, range and configuration are repeatedly outside the
and weird noises. Featured artists are Swiss drum ‘n’ bass pioneers scope of what could physically be played by one person. The unswerv-
Skupel, Capitaine Nemo (DJ of Sens Unik), Bel Air Project (loved by ing movement between two piano chords which form the underlay of
Gilles Peterson), Super (special influences dub and Krautrock), Minus 8, track one milks the possibilities of repetition. It establishes stasis and
Le Gooster and others. Soul and attitude, fire and melancholy, Swiss portent at once -- one can feel on the one hand that movement has
and chocolate!" been obliterated, that there is no longer such a thing as a 'passage' in
CZUKAY & DR. WALKER, HOLGER: Clash 2CD (SB 009) $14.00 this piece, and on the other hand, that it may be building up to a
"How does European avant-garde influence teenage rituals? Holger crescendo so gradually as to arrive there unnoticed. Blither is also redo-
Czukay, former bassist of the now-infamous and most influential lent with the inflections of the piano performance. The charged and
German Krautrock-demigods Can, recently joined forces with German mythologised space between pianist and piano which originates in the
techno musician Dr. Walker aka Ingmar Koch from the Cologne-based performance fills ones imagination when listening to these construc-
techno cult Air Liquide for a series of shows that went around the tions built in part with samples taken from a CD of notes made on a
world: first appearing at Cologne´s Liquid Sky Club, the experiment Bosendorf piano. One can hear the expression in the act of playing
worked out so well that two twosome decided to carry their outra- which one listens for in a performance. In track seven for example the
geous melange of experimental techno, drumń´bass, ambient, noise, notes are banged out with a dramatic insistence who's composite
sampling and tape-looping overseas. Without any preparations and effect creates a broadband swell of overtones. Rather than recreating
rehearsals, Czukay and Walker conspired like one high-wired organism: at the level of decorative detail, Blither presents the emotional possi-
Czukay offered bits of samples, splicing in taped odds and ends and bilities and historical associations of piano performance at a meta level.
tweaking them with a fuzz as Walker orchestrated a host of beats and This is how the supressed rumblings of a completely distinct piano con-
grooves. Of course, all this was recorded, and is now released on certo seems to occupy the bass of track one for a time. Blither schema-
Sideburn Recordings: The unique flow of the shows in Cologne, San tises and distills musical conceits and motifs from their conventional
Francisco and Minneapolis, that, according to Holger Czukay, had a lot forms. Perhaps this is how describing track seven as 'a little piece of
to do with the way Can worked almost thirty years ago, is available lace which is sucked into a hole' can be apt."
now on Double CD and will convince the world of how the electronic- CONOCO: Kemikoski 12" (SIGMA 007) $9.00
language of the late 90s is the central media of the European avant- "For those familiar with the output of Vladislav Delay it should be
garde." obvious upon hearing Conoco's Kemikoski that this is another product
SIEBEN (GERMANY): from Delay's Helsinki studio. Conoco is, in fact, the name that Delay
ZIEL: 12" (SIEBEN 7.1) $8.00 was making music under before any of his music had been released and
Described as "extreme noisescapes from the 80s for the 90s," this is the tracks constituting Kemikoski (Koski, Keppi and Ventola) are recent
obscure, outsider noise from the German underground. reworkings of material first developed in 1996/1997. Chronologically
RUPP, OLAF: Mai 12" (SIEBEN 7.3) $8.00 Kemikoski could be placed either as the first or last release in Delay's
"Berlin-based Olaf Rupp is also guitarist with Beastie Shop Beach and discography but stylistically it fits more comfortably between The Kind
Stol (Kitty Yo). 'Mai' is purely electronic though, improvised mighty fre- of Blue EP (Huume, 1997) and his debut full length release Ele (Sigma,
quencies, subtle soundlayers, Rupp calls it 'Sound-Geology'." 1999). The tracks 'Koski' and 'Keppi', in particular, share many of the
PRINS, GERT-JAN: Sub 8/9 12" (SIEBEN 7.4) $9.00 same interests that Delay explored with Ele, from the length of the
"Head of X-OR label, after one solo CD and a collaboration with tracks, 20 and 16 minutes respectively, to their methods of construc-
Werner Puntigam, trombonist, it's his first vinyl release for the 'rhythm tion. These two tracks hint at consistent beats more than they hold
meets noise' label Sieben (a joint venture of A-Musik and Entenpfuhl). them and when the rhythm is allowed to solidify its deconstruction
Prins plays radio, tv, live electronics." begins again almost immediately. Delay's refusal to 'ground' the music
SIGMA EDITIONS (AUSTRALIA): could be seen as an attempt to evade the hypnotism of techno and the
refusal to leave the music free enough to float, an attempt to evade
MINIT: Music CD (SIGMA 003) $14.00
the dreamy and disinterested listening state encouraged by ambient
"Minit is Torben Tilly and Jasmine Guffond, and this CD is their first full
music. As with Ele a strong dub influence is evoked by the immersive
length album, a collection of seven pieces recorded between August
quality of the delay soaked sounds. With 'Ventola' Delay's concerns
1997 and December 1998. Each piece is titled by its place in the Minit
shift towards those of The Kind of Blue EP and to a lesser extent his
chronology and constructed through the layering, sequencing and
1999 release on Chain Reaction. Here a jaunty and jaundiced techno is
plotting of samples. Both human and electronic errors are allowed to
experimented with. If techno has been typified by a kind of health, an
emerge out of this process of electronic repetition and bifurcation. For
ease of production, listenability and danceability (the proliferation of
Minit, repetition is a methodology of unlimited possibilities. As they
minimal techno in recent years would seem to support this view) then
move through an architecture of inextricable moments, from a pin-
it is only natural that some producers are embracing an unhealthy state
prick of static, to a lumbering and distended loop, Minit reconstitutes
where even the most basic tenets of techno are repeatedly attacked
time. How, in a Tarkovsky film, without obtrusive special effects, does

and weakened. Delay is certainly among the techno producers who viola).
show little regard (or is it, in fact, the highest regard?) for the tradition GAYLE, CHARLES: Raining Fire CD (SILK 137) $14.00
of techno. The tradition is used as the base for formulating the para- As on Silkheart 134.
meters of an experimentalism that necessarily calls for the negation of LACY, STEVE: 5 x Monk 5 x Lacy CD (SILK 144) $14.00
that tradition. An outright dismissal of everything developed within Solo soprano sax, recorded live in Stockholm in 1994. Five Monk com-
the tradition would be as senseless as an uncritical acceptance of it and positions and 5 of his own. "I recall being utterly ravished by the musi-
it is for this reason that even in this 'impoverished' form it still resem- cality of Lacy's improvisations; his attack, his pitching, and the way he
bles, and warrants the name, techno." was placing certain notes of the inferred chords under his improvised
SILHOUETTE (EUROPE): lines to yield an extraordinary three-dimensional tension and structure
RYDGREN, JOHN: Silhouette Segments LP (SILHOU 1) $21.00 to the music he was proposing."--Keith Knox.
"It’s high time for us to serve up this amazing and lost masterpiece! WARE QUARTET, DAVID S.: Oblations And Blessings CD (SILK
Incredibly hip and over the top 60s recordings with a weird twist that 145) $14.00
has remained almost unknown until now. Count on one hand known Return to Silkheart after a series of recordings on DIW and Homestead,
copies of the original LP among collectors! Somewhat in the style of by the quartet of: Ware (ts), Matthew Shipp (p), William Parker (b),
Ken Nordine, narration by some one with an amazing voice but... Whit Dickey (d). Recorded in 1995 and released...well, I have no idea
backed by super groovy music, sound effects, cut-ups, wild dj:ing from when it was actually released, but the existence of this CD has been
the 60s, garage, psych etc to take you on an incredible turned on jour- rumored for quite a while now and it really does seem to exist at this
ney to hipsville. The ultimate take on 'Music to Watch Girls By', A nat- point in time.
ural phenomena...watching girls. A special attraction ... girls ... CYRILLE/RICHARD TEITELBAUM, ANDREW: Double Clutch CD
designed for man by god. 'The Hippie Version of Creation', “Search It (SILK 146) $14.00
Out”, the production dramatizes were they are, where they Cyrille (drums, perc.), Teitelbaum (PolyMoog Synthesizers, modified
search...cars, a Moonkee concert, the surf, problems... represented by Micro-Moog, Zannini custom random generator, SYM-1 single board
the train, elephants, a trip, and in the middle of all this...the answer computer), live at Soundscape, 1981. "In this exploratory, revelatory
they have found. 'The Happening'. 'Dark Side of the Flower'. You will set, two of today's most gifted musicians create a world of richly poly-
never hear anything like it again. DJ’s, radio stations, sampling maniacs phonic sounds and rhythms, utilizing the resources of modern synthe-
and 60’s fans take notice! 500 copies." Produced and narrated by John sizer technology to present an album that moves easily between new
Rydgren. composition, new Age, and new Jazz."
SILKHEART (SWEDEN): HOOKER/BILLY BANG DUO, WILLIAM: Joy (Within)! CD (SILK 147)
$14.00
WARE, DAVID S.: Passage to Music CD (SILK 113) $14.00
Bang (violin, flute), Hooker (drums, perc., voice). Recorded at the
Ware (ts, saxello, stritch), Wm Parker (b), Marc Edwards (d). One of the
Knitting Factory, 1994-95.
heaviest “jazz” records of the 80s.
TSAHAR TRIO, ASSIF: Ein Sof CD (SILK 148) $14.00
GAYLE, CHARLES: Always Born CD (SILK 115) $14.00
First studio album by Tsahar, following his live debut on Eremite. Tsahar
Silkheart’s most acclaimed activity has been bringing Charles Gayle to
(ts), William Parker (b), Susie Ibarra (d). "Here we hear Assif's INTERNAL
a public visibility unimaginable 10 years ago. This first one, from 1988,
DIALOGUE as he speaks to himself thru himself to us with chamber-like
features John Tchicai as lure-in guest musician, and might be the least
quality...fresh improvisation -- explosive delirium -- invigorating feats -
typical Gayle album in fierceness of tone. Gayle (ts), Tchicai (ss, ts),
- universally idiosyncratic tone-hooks...electric combinations...no
Sirone (b), R. Nicolson (d).
excesses." --Steve Dalachinsky, poet, NYC.
GAYLE, CHARLES: Homeless CD (SILK 116) $14.00
ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE: Ka-Real CD (SILK 150) $14.00
2nd CD, an all out trio assault, and the first classic Gayle release. With
Joseph Bowie (trombone, perc.), Ernest Dawkins (reeds, flute, perc.),
Sirone (b) & David Pleasant (d).
Kahil El'Zabar (perc.) & Atu Harold Murray (perc., flute). "The Ethnic
GAYLE, CHARLES: Spirits Before CD (SILK 117) $14.00
Heritage Ensemble's music builds complexity from simplicty, diversifies
More cascading trio blow outs of emotional carnage, as above.
through repetition, transcends time by emphasizing it. Their laser-like
HOOKER, WILLIAM: Lifeline CD (SILK 119) $14.00
ability to set the rhythm button on infinite repeat creates a hypnosis
Hooker (drums & recitation), Alan Michael & Claude Lawrence (as),
similar to the mind-buzz of classical minimalists like Steve Reich and
Wm. Parker (b).
Rerry Riley." -- Marc Masters.
HOOKER ENSEMBLE, WILLIAM: The Firmament Fury CD (SILK 123)
BORGMANN/MORRIS/CHARLES TRIO: The Last Concert CD (SILK
$14.00
151) $14.00
With Donald Miller (gtr), Charles Compo (ts, ss), Claude Lawrence (as),
Thomas Bergman (tenor/soprano/sopranino saxes, Egyptian double
Masahiko Kono (tbn). One of Hooker's reigning moments in terms of
flute), Wilber Morris (bass), Denis Charles (drums). Recorded live in
recorded sound.
Germany on 3/6/98.
WARE, DAVID S.: Great Bliss Vol II CD (SILK 128) $14.00
Wm Parker (b), Marc Edward (d), Matthew Shipp (p). Volume 1 is cur- SILTBREEZE:
rently o/p. SHEPPARD, JIM: Picking Through The Wreckage With A Stick LP
SHIPP, MATTHEW: Points CD (SILK 129) $14.00 (SILT 032) $8.00
Repressed. 1990 session by the this grouping of Shipp (p), Rob Brown Solo record by Vertical Slit/V-3’s Sheppard.
(as), William Parker (b), & Walt Dickey (d). DEAD C, THE: Metalheart 7" (SILT 042) $4.00
FUTTERMAN, JOEL: Berlin Images CD (SILK 131) $14.00 Previously issued on Corpus Hermeticum.
Futterman is a dense avant-garde pianist in the post-Cecil mode (his BROTHER JT & VIBROLUX: Doomsday Rock CD (SILT 065) $12.00
tutelage under the spiritual eye of Jimmy Lyons has certainly led to this "In 1997, it's a pretty tall order to name a contemporary with enough
common observation) who has mostly languished in terms of record- panache to carry on the legacy of 'wrecked' pop & Blieb Alien rock left
ing. Here he’s in trio set, w/ another Taylor associate Raphe Malik (tp) behind by the likes of Syd Barrett, Roky Erickson & sandbox/catshit-era
& Robert Adkins (d). Brian Wilson. Only the name Brother JT comes to mind. From the
GAYLE, CHARLES: Translations CD (SILK 134) $14.00 stretched out zoner wail of his debut LP Descent to the agile, psyche-
A pair of studio recordings. Line up for this & Silkheart 137 is: William delic strum of Rainy Day Fun, his body of work has been singular, both
Parker (b), Vattel Cherry (d) and Michael Wimberly (d), Gayle (ts, bcl, odd & outstanding, & like the 3 artists mentioned above, unimpeach-
able. On this new one, he's not only left those guys in the dust, he's
even out distanced himself! Concept album is more like it, one that his wife Hettie's droning organ and tamboura, and the crazed echoing
hovers around the Pretty Things amphetamine-fueled S.F. Sorrow, the flute and vocals from an ensemble known as the Mutant Repetoire
cheesecake, ass-stuffing, glitter prowess of Ziggy Stardust and the Company, whose cacophony is rather like an unholy marriage between
space freak-funk of Parliament's Mothership Connection." Amon Düül 1 & the Taj Mahal Travellers. Part of this piece was used as
DEAD C, THE: Repent CD (SILT 066) $12.00 the soundtrack for Invasion of The Thunderbolt Pagoda (from which
Limited live release ala Clyma Est Mort in a sorta pathetique xerox the CD's photos are taken), the masterful psychedelic film by Ira Cohen,
paste-on cover. Improv tracks recorded in Auckland & Christchurch, photographer of Spirit's Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus and John
1996. McLaughlin's Devotion -- this is also the complete version of 'The
CHARALAMBIDES: Houston CD (SILT 067) $13.00 Joyous Lake' -- released long ago in excerpt form on a flexidisc with an
"The band's sixth full length outing marks their return to the husband issue of Aspen magazine. Also in this first volume is a wild piece for
and wife duo of Tom and Christina Carter. Houston is permeated with shortwave radios from one of Maclise's India excursions, as well as the
a stark and haunting personal vibe. Where the earlier discs seemed Sufi trance of 'Heavenly Blue Pt.4&5' and the communal free jam of
concerned with trying to take listeners out of their minds, Houston is 'Blastitude'. 'Invasion. . ' closes beautifully with the delerious celtic lula-
more about taking people into their minds. Gone is the horizontally- bye 'Humming in the Night Skull', featuring Maclise on chimes with
inducing, full body, higher key electric guitar 'n' vocal carnage; in its harmonium and guitar. What else is there to say? This is a remarkable
place is a more minimalist take on the properties of psychedelia. The and long overdue celebration of an overlooked and necessary figure of
guitar is predominantly electro-acoustic and the vocals are still to die the New York avant garde."
for, but there is also a lovely smattering of saxophone and a jaw-drop- ASHTABULA: Possible Smokestacks CD (SILT 079) $13.00
ping piano composition by Christina that...well, drops jaws." "A mere side project for Bob Malloy, according to the conventional
ASHTRAY NAVIGATIONS: Use Copenhagen Guitars... LP (SILT 069) wisdom, it allowed the remaining members of the Strapping
$9.00 Fieldhands to restock their dwindling supply of owl tonic and to gas up
...& Park Drive Circular Effect Petals Exclusively. "The moniker for Mr. the skiffle barge in the port of limbo. Smokestacks takes in everything
Phil Todd in the guise of solo, 4-track guitar/overdub jokery. As the title from the glimmer of '60s psychedelic Britpop (a la the UK
indicates, there is much use of guitar & effect pedal chicanery -- a Kaleidoscope) to a bizarro-world cross between Remake/Remodel-era
homage to the Smashchords? -- not to mention some whacked, ham- Roxy Music and Dub Housing-era Pere Ubu, to the EdgarBroughton
fisted, synth action." Band and Hawkwind."
LICHT, ALAN: Rabbi Sky CD (SILT 076) $13.00 DEAD C, THE: Harsh '70s Reality CD (SILT 1112) $13.00
"Musically, it would be rather fantastic to describe Rabbi Sky as a Reissue of this 1992 double LP, minus 2 tracks. "Completely overlooked
hybridization of this previous two efforts (The Evan Dando of Noise?, -- until now-- was the fact that the album is a deconstructed '90s knock-
Corpus Hermeticum, 1997 and Sink The Aging Process, Siltbreeze, off of Elton John's groundbreaking '70s double LP Goodbye Yellow
1993); if you feel a compulsion to nod in their direction, console your- Brick Road."
self by thinking of this one as a most excellent extension. Listening to SILVERDOOR (IRELAND):
the opener, the title track executed in four movements, the listener is DOYLE, ROGER: Babel 5CD (SIDO 003/7) $55.00
cast headlong into a minimalist menagerie; the bracing, string-tingling A gigantic 5CD conceptual release by legendary Irish experimental
beginning segues into hypnotizing, ecclesiastical chord organ drone composer Roger Doyle (previous albums on Christoph Heemann's DOM
that then resurrects into a tremendous cut-and-paste finale of looped label; Doyle also recorded as Operating Theatre -- reissued on CD by
and overdubbed guitar that whirls around in the air like a white- United Dairies). "Babel is a large-scale musical structure making use of
winged moth performing a lascivious, improvisational fandango. On many technologies and music languages, with each piece of music
the other hand, 'All Blues' (the second and final track, dedicated to being thought of as a 'room' or place within an enormous tower city.
both James McNew and Phill Niblock) is pure aggro-muzz that takes on In the main section are 3 CDs where each track corresponds to a virtu-
an almost anthemic persona." al architecture. The pieces are divided into two kinds: aural represen-
VERTICAL SLIT: Under The Blood Red Lava Lamp CD (SILT 077) tations of actual spaces (e.g. The Dressing Room, The Stairwell, Mr.
$13.00 Brady's Room), and internalised dream spaces (e.g. The Room of
Long "This CD collects all the tracks from both the Smudge EP and the Rhetoric, Mall Fountain, the Spirit Levels, the Mansard childhood mem-
Lava Lamp cassette, both of which were recorded in the latter part of ory room). Listeners can navigate their way differently through this CD
1980. They pinned back ears Cream-style; three meth-baked, beer- building at each hearing if they so wish. The instrumental solos in some
soaked shamen who concocted a unique midwestern prog/metal slob- of these 'chamber musics' evolved in collaboration with the musicians
ber somewhere between In The Court of the Crimson King and and would not have been possible without the unique approach and
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath." talent of each performer. As a Babel 'supplement' are the 2 CDs of
MACLISE, ANGUS: Invasion of the Thunderbolt Pagoda CD (SILT KBBL -- the Tower's fictitious radio station. Each of its 4 'shows' has its
078) $13.00 own style and atmosphere. Collaborating with DJs, actors, writers and
"The late percussionist and poet Angus Maclise was pure 60s free spir- singers, KBBL is made to sound like a real radio station with ads, traf-
it all the way. A founding member of the Velvet Underground (who fic reports, phone-ins etc. There are also 'live' circus and nightclub
quit as soon as he found out they were being paid to play their first recordings associated with KBBL in this supplement and in the main
gig), Maclise's collaborators and compadres read like a Who's Who for section. Other than these connections, and others not mentioned,
the Halana generation: LaMonte Young, Marian Zazeela, Terry Riley, Babel celebrates language (a slight variation on the Biblical morality
Tony Conrad, Henry Flynt, Jack Smith, Andy Warhol, Gerard Malanga tale) and musical expression in all its variety."
and Ira Cohen. His intricate, India-influenced drumming propelled any SIMULATED:
number of tranced-out jams in New York's lofts of the era (a Milford
PERSONA: Uptight CD (SIM 01 CD) $12.00
Graves for the psychedelic set, if you will). Though he was meticulous
"Based out of Dearborn, Michigan, Persona offers up a ten song, fifty-
about his recording, very little of Maclise's music has ever been made
two minute hyperelectronic excursion across the overstated, the under-
available. The vaults have been opened, and Invasion is the first autho-
reported, and the somethingorother. It's not so much ecstasy and pot
rized collection of Maclise's work to appear, with other volumes to fol-
smoke, as caffeine headaches and Nicorette gum. It's double-time dis-
low. The 45-minute opening track, 'St. Marks Epiphany,' provides an
torted dub, latenight A.I. jazz, and the sound of your computer hum-
incredible glimpse of Maclise's music -- his unstoppable cross-rhythms,
ming tunes from its childhood."

PERSONA: Omnithrope 12" (SIM 02) $9.00 rating in a basement somewhere with like-minded multimedia cre-
"Booming avant ambient doused in scurrying rats, borderline IDM and ators, butoh dancers, musicians, performance and visual artists, instal-
a salt-shaker of gabber breakbeats (er... whatever), plus a remix of lationists... But so far the only document of these activities to attain
Detroit body masters, 12 Tech Mob." any kind of international distribution has been the Kokyu
SIREN (JAPAN): Improvisation disk, one of the earliest releases on the PSF label. Which
MIXED BAND PHILANTHROPIST: The Impossible Humane CD is why it is such an unadulterated pleasure to hear this SIWA album, her
(SIREN 05) $18.00 first release outside of Japan. Three longish pieces, all recorded live
"The Mixed Band Philanthropist was an early one-off project by over the past couple of years. There's a full drone sound to the er-hu,
Richard Rupenus (The New Blockaders), K. Jameson, and D. Lucas. Years a wavering intensity that pulls your brain straight into a sensation-
in the making, their material finally surfaced as a small edition LP (300 dulled but mind-freed trance. With none of the evil wince often asso-
copies with hand painted covers) released by Selektion in 1986. Often ciated with solo violin improvs, you're free to fully appreciate the frac-
thought of as a compilation (no doubt by those who haven't actually tional control and deep humming resonance of the instrument. Mukai
heard it), the Mixed Band project was definitely more of an interna- augments the sound with an occasional percussion crash, and a verse
tional collaboration. Raw sound materials were submitted by a host of or two of wordless higher-mind vocalization. What more could a
(now familiar) groups/artists to be assembled, mixed, and fused into a human ask for? This is sumptuous late-night improv, a fine goose-
whole new set of compositions. The results are a blazing, high-octane feather pillow for addled minds everywhere." -- Alan Cummings.
tape-music roller coaster ride with the Mixed Band at the helm. And SKAM (UK):
quite a ride it is... Riding shotgun with you and those participating in GESCOM: Keynell 1/2/3/4 12" (SKA 007) $9.00
the original project include: A.O.T., Bird Cage Walk, Andrew Chalk, "Reissue of the third in Skam's series of Gescom EP's. Gescom is Sean
Dada Duo, Manon, The New Blockaders, Nihilist Assault Group, Noise Booth (aut), Rob Brown (echre), Darrell Fitton (Bola), Andy Maddocks
Perverts, Nurse With Wound, Organum, Penis Art, Sperm Culture, (Skam broker), probably Lego Feet (& that Jeb bloke as well), but NOT
Verdenskang, Etant Donnes, Mieses Gegonge, H.N.A.S. P 16 D4, Lorelei Aphex Twin, Squarepusher, Mike P, the bogey-man OR any combina-
N. Schmidt, SBOTHI, Asmus Tietchens, Orchestra O the Obvious, Vortex tion of Pritchard/Middleton/Handley/Turner/Downey. Gescom stands
Campaign, Vittore Baroni, Giancarlo Toniutti, Dan Froberg, Architects for Gestalt Communications. One would argue that Gescom sounds like
Office, Peter Catham, Controlled Bleeding, Mystery Hearsay, Tom Autechre doing hip hop, another would say that it's Autechre's
Recchion, Smegma, The Haters, and Merzbow. Available (finally, again) 'abstract' project, most likely these two have only every heard one of
in full digital glory and featuring a supplemental Intro/Outro from the these records as they're all very different. Skam have done a very smart
original sessions. 500 only." "It has been legendary stuff for 13 years thing with this reissue; while they have replicated the bubble-pack
and is such a masterpiece that Masami Akita of Merzbow has repeat- sleeve and label art, said label art is re-constructed POORLY from the
edly included it in his favorite 10 records." -- Takuya Sakaguchi. original by using converted JPEG graphics files as source, which are also
SIRKUS (UK): negated from the original label art making this inferior repress a poor
TWO BANKS OF FOUR: City Watching LP (SIRK 002 LP) $16.00 candidate for trade-in fraud. Same four tracks, same playing speed
Two Banks of Four are Dill Harris (Young Disciples), Rob Gallagher debate (I know it says 33, but 'Keynell 2' is SO 45...). People who have
(Galliano) and a revolving cast of vocalists, musicians, and like-minded never seen the original (population -500) will most likely become
souls. City Watching, the duo's debut album, features One Little Indian sweaty, greedy, or catatonic upon spotting this." -- Hrvatski. Limited
vocalist Valerie Etienne, London's hottest producer I.G. Culture, scratch remaining stock on this now deleted item.
pervert Tony Vegas, and the saxophonist widely held to be the best in MELLOWTRONS/MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO: Bittersweet
the UK -- Chris Bowden (4 Hero, Satellite, Soul Jazz). The incredible Synthphony/Not Playing God (Funny Noises Mix) 12" (SKA 012)
Gilles Peterson has described the record thus: 'I think it's the best $9.00
record of the year. It's like a superstar album of jazz underground.'" "Pricks. The whole lot of them. It'll be a cold day in hell when the
[CD forthcoming] IDM'ers and the EBM'ers host a meat-free barbecue to honor shared
SIWA RECORDS: new releases by their idols. Copy goes: 'Working in NY on my next LP.
Then it's gonna be a cool 3 days on the west coast, hanging with Jack,
ID BATTERY: Ingerno From An Occult Diary LP (SIWA 5) $13.00
remixing 'Not Playing God'. He says he's finishing M.B.M.'s LP Actual
"Basing this work on a diary by August Strindberg in which he kept
Sounds & Voices. Day 1. He builds the backbone of the track. It's sound-
record of his alchemical experiments, we adopted this text as a loose
ing like Jack. Wake up on the studio floor. It's time for bed. Jack has a
metaphor for how we view our own experimentations with sound.
video shoot most of day 2. So I go and buy some records. Day 3, we lis-
Working with objects, detritus, microphones, and other materials as
ten to the new 't's not been mixed yet M.B.M LP, 'Not Playing God
instruments, or sources of sound, our recorded works unfold obliquely;
(Funny Noises Remix by M.B.M.)' finished that night, fly back to NY for
beginning with one distinct sound event a recording becomes a mate-
2 days, buy more vinyl, then home. Sorted. The Mellowtrons. P.S. Thanx
rial in itself to extend and compound, abuse and filter, building layers
J.D.' Own it, live the dream, feed the world, plant some trees, buy an
and stripping others away. Through these processes music occurs as a
island, live life to its fullest with the wad of cash you'll add to your nest
transmutation, or a sonic figuring of substances." Edition of 300,
egg 12 months from now when you decide it's finally time to sell this
silkscreened covers. Last copies of this now deleted item...
on E-Bay (™/®/©). What does it sound like? At this point? Completely
MUKAI, CHIE: Solo LP (SIWA 6) $15.00
inconsequential/unrelated." -- Hrvatski.
"Chie Mukai is best known in the West, if at all, as the leader of Japan's
ALDER & ELIUS: Parental Advisory Explicit Lyrics 12" (SKA 013)
most otherworldly dream psych-pop unit Che-Shizu. In that group, her
$9.00
gorgeous work on er-hu (a traditional two-stringed bowed Chinese
"A new Skam single (striking without any warning as to repel certain
instrument), sliding up and down through the cracks in conventional
lay away activities perpetrated by border guards/bail bondsmen simply
tonality, melds perfectly with the trembling naivete of her vocals. It's a
planning for 'a brighter future') featuring 'music created by justin and
unique sound, immensely personal, and immediately identifiable.
jesika' which was in turn given titles like 'Bionic Vagina', 'Digital
However, Mukai also has a lengthy complementary, though much less
Toddler' (erm...) in a pleasing enough lo-fi electro w/found vocal
well-known, career as a solo performer and improviser dating back to
sounds (crowds, movie dialogue, obscene hip-hop toasting) context.
her time in the East Bionic Symphony in the late 70's (trainspotters
Skam's now entering it's 'Gallium Age'; the product's getting a bit
might also want to note her peripheral involvement with the LAFMS
thin/malleable as far as musical content is concerned, but I'll be
scene). On any given week in Tokyo, you're likely to find her collabo-
damned if they haven't made Goliath strides in mod-rock street cred
(check http://www.radiohead.com/thom.html if you don't believe Surprisingly low usage of era sound-producing technologies, although
me...). Tough." -- Hrvatski. they ARE in there (the DX7 ruined E-Music for an entire generation...).
WEVIE STONDER: Eat Your Own Ears 12" (SKA 014) $9.00 80's Moebius/Roedelius output is only now starting to ripen w/age, no
WEVIE STONDER: Eat Your Own Ears CD (SKA 014 CD) $9.00 reason not to enhance your personal selection w/a crate or two of this
9-track 27-minute EP. Wevie Stonder is Itchy Genius, Henry Music & MC fine ruby port." -- Hrvatski.
Hat. Guest voices by Nanni & Guido. A conceptual comedy album, all CLUSTER: Curiosum CD (SKY 3063) $18.00
the way from Manchester. Loose, vaguely cut-up, maybe it's more The ninth Cluster album, originally issued by Sky in 1981. A strange,
Monty Python than Stock, Hausen & Walkman (if only I knew what the neglected electronic record of serious warpage, this features heavily
fuck Monty Python is/was?!). As a soundtrack to latenight post-lysergic cloaked beat patterns and pure alien transmission, not to confused
exercise (y'know, while practicing tricky curb rollers with your Skam with a lot of Sky's more disposable fluff. Something about the sound
frisbee at 4 AM in the midst of pure Manchester blackness), this could of this record makes your head feel like its connection to whatever
blow some twitter right through back of your mind. variation of consensus reality you assume is correct to be just not quite
BOLA: Mauver 12" (SKA 015) $9.00 right. The Cosmic Egg book correctly notes: "one of the most unusual
BOLA: Mauver CD (SKA 015 CD) $9.00 and restrained of their output...totally strange throughout. Nowadays,
"A successor to Soup in chronology only, this EP concerns itself with it is revered as an ambient classic."
rampant use of computer sound processing technologies, a move cer- ROEDELIUS: Selbstportrait I & II CD (SKY 32/111) $18.00
tain to irk most who see a Bola as a tangible link between the Artificial The first two volumes of Roedelius' Selbstportrait triology on 1 CD,
Intelligence movement of nearly ten years ago (which itself was con- which were chronologically his 3rd to 5th solo albums, released in
cerned with soft melody-oriented analogue textures and repetitive '79/'80 on Sky. This ranks as one of his most sonically desirable albums,
rhythms) and the 'neo-Artificial Intelligence' movement of today (pro- with a haunting electronic aura that can't be missed and an essential
ducers like Passarani, recent Plaid, just about everything American or artifact from the lo-key end of the Krautrock continuum. "This was a
anything that gets too overwhelmed with the possibilities of contem- charming overview of Roedelius' spontaneous and personal musical
porary digital sound design and related 'Autechretianisms', or produc- impressions, 'recorded at calm moments' in the Cluster studio in Forst
tion related effort in general). Not sure why this music is even relevant (between 1973 and 1978) plus some recent recordings from his new
save for the Skam connection; the first track is a midtempo hip hop home in Blumau, Austria in 1979. Roedelius was using only a Farfisa
thing with vocoded vocals, the second a kind of midtempo tech-electro organ VIP 600 and rhythm computer and recorded them in a definitive
thing with industrial influences (sounds like a 'shapes' cast-off to these 'home-made', low-fidelity sound quality on an old Revox, making the
ears), the third an almost sub-Plaid downtempo thing with killer bleeps result even more irresistable. This was figuratively ambient music,
and first-tracky vocal bits, and the last another 'shapesey' one, pleasant reflecting the silent, rural atmosphere surrounding the studio facilities.
enough if not a snoozer (but I suppose that's just it then, isn't it)." -- It really sounds like studio out-takes from the Cluster albums
Hrvatski. Zuckerzeit and Sowieso, but using a charming and naive personal
VA: 0161 CD (SKA 0161) $18.00 style." -- Dag Erik Asbjørnsen.
A collection of bands from Manchester associated with the IDM label SMALLTOWN SUPERSOUND (NORWAY):
of the moment, Skam. The previous CD compilation from CD label ELEKTRO NOVA/ELECTRO NOVA: 2CD (STS 030) $15.00
Skampler (Silent SR 9708), featured tracks from their often impossible "Elektro Nova/Electro Nova is Kare Dehlie Thorstad's one man project.
to find 12" releases; this one features all exclusive tracks, from: Mild This double CD is the follow up to the critically acclaimed
Man Jan, Jackfear, Gescom (Autechre), The Fall, Bola, Martian Tin Can, Trans.Inter.Ference 10" which was released in August '98. both these
Jega, V/VM, The Renegrades, Audiomontage, Datathief, O'Natural, releases were part of Thorstad's exam in photography (!) at the uni-
Yunx & Professional Broxburn. This label is burning with momentum versity in Scotland, and although he was the only one who didn't deliv-
as the logical successor to Warp & Rephlex for the throne of hipness in er a photograph for the exam, he got the top grade. He has also writ-
the experimental electronic field, and this comp is a tremendous intro ten a 100 page report on the releases and artwork, as a part of his
to the aggressively out, pulse-pushing sounds being emitted from exam. The artwork is important and you have to look at the music and
Skam. Acid-burned weirdbeats, post-Squarepusher programming the artwork as a whole. This double CD contains 2 tracks, one on each
insanity and an overall thrilling vibe of adventuresome sound are all disc. On this release Thorstad takes the minimalism even further,
prevalent here. Last copies of this now deleted release. almost as far as you can take it. Dark, clean and minimalistic sound-
SKETCH (FRANCE): waves. Absolutely brilliant."
PANTER, GARY: Dal Tokyo BOOK (SKETCH GP) $25.00 SMELLS LIKE RECORDS:
Gorgeous French-only paperback collection of one of Gary’s all-time HAZLEWOOD, LEE: Cowboy In Sweden CD (SLR 030) $14.00
ratty, brain expanding series (originally published in installments in the Smells Like's series of long-awaited, hotly anticipated Lee Hazlewood
LA Weekly ca. 1983-4). Featuring Mr. Gabble, Occupant X, Fish-Carrot- reissues kicks off with the release of this 1970 album. Recorded in his
Eye, and so much more. prime, Cowboy is a singular synthesis of rambling cowboy wisdom,
SKIPP (FRANCE): moody, rockabilly-inflected rhythms, dark, poetic lyrics, hard luck tales,
DAT POLITICS: Tracto Flirt LP (SKIPP 01) $14.00 esoteric images, pragmatic politics and wry love odes. Vocalists Nina
Last copies of the first ever Dat Politics release, on their own Skipp Lizell and Susie Jane Hokum lend their heavenly voices to this album,
label (predating the Villiger album on A-Musik). A nice whimsical, per- making for some sophisticated and come-hither duo stylings. Awarded
haps even simplistic romp through a bevy of digital/glitch/what-have- a gold record in Sweden, too! A truly great album and a more than
you styles, almost always incorporating some token of melodic senti- worthy introduction to the strange and wonderful world of Lee
ment over crunchy™ beats. Don't be surprised when they're on Hazelwood's mind."
Matador, really..." -- Hrvatski. HAZLEWOOD, LEE: Cowboy In Sweden LP (SLR 030 LP) $11.00
SKY (GERMANY): Now available on vinyl.
MOEBIUS: Blue Moon (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) CD HAZLEWOOD, LEE: Farmisht Flatulence, Origami, Arf!!! and Me
(SKY 3056) $18.00 CD (SLR 031) $14.00
"Original score to the 1986 Roxy Film Production Blue Moon by Dieter "Recorded in Tempe in 1997, this is the first Lee Hazlewood solo album
Moebius (of C/Kluster/Harmonia/_ & Roedelius fame...). Nice, if some- released domestically in over two decades. Farmisht is a collection of
what short selection of synth-themes & pain-relieving sonics. pop standards that Lee grew up with and has sung all his life. His voice

has matured from the pure baritone drawl deployed in the 60s and 70s Hazlewood solo albums. Whereas Requiem For An Almost Lady,
to a seasoned, smoky croon. The Al Casey Combo, a group who knew released in 1971, is an aching meditation on love lost (with some har-
their way around the lounge long before the words 'space-age' and rowing narration), 13, from the following year, is a horn-laden R'n'B-
'bachelor' ever became common currency, back up Lee on such classic tinged departure from the Hazlewood formula that succeeds on the
vocal standards as 'Ain't Misbehavin'' and 'Don't Get Around Much any strength of its exuberantly dazed mania. Of all the Hazlewood albums
More.' A classic and classy tribute from a man who's been there and coveted by collectors who seem to own every object ever made by any-
back." one, this one really fills their drool buckets. During this period,
TWO DOLLAR GUITAR: Weak Beats and Lame-Ass Rhymes CD (SLR Hazlewood emerged as a singer and performer inseparable from his
035) $13.00 writing and production. After hearing these 70s albums, but especially
"On the heels of last year's surprise hit instrumental CD Train Songs, 13, one gets the feeling that Lee is perhaps the best interpreter of his
the Hoboken-based lyrical soul harpoonists offer their return to sung own ideas, and without a doubt the albums benefit from everything he
song forms on their fourth full-length album. Born in 1993, Two Dollar had developed up to that point: a singular signature sound synthesiz-
Guitar bears the formidable songwriting load of Tim Foljahn and the ing swinging cowboy shanties, the rhythmic heat of rockabilly, and
seasoned rhythm engine of Dave Motamed on bass and Steve Shelley soaring symphonic pop, punctuated by dark, poetic lyrics at once eso-
on drums. It's a sparkling fusion of mod modes and darker American teric, witty and honest."
roots; in Foljahn's crackling baritone, Ian Curtis and Nick Cave meet HAZLEWOOD, LEE: 13 LP (SLR 040 LP) $11.00
Leonard Cohen and Townes Van Zandt." LP version.
HAZLEWOOD, LEE: Trouble Is A Lonesome Town CD (SLR 037) HAZLEWOOD, LEE: The Cowboy & The Lady CD (SLR 041) $14.00
$14.00 "Smells Like Records continues its Lee Hazlewood reissue series with
"Released in late 1963, Trouble Is A Lonesome Town was Lee perhaps the strangest of Lee Hazlewood's recordings -- his album of
Hazlewood's first proper solo album, appearing between the dissolu- duets with actress Ann-Margaret (star of Tommy, Carnal Knowledge,
tion of his trailblazing late '50s partnership with Duane Eddy and his Speedway, and The Flinstones). This 1969 odd gem was originally
chart-topping late '60s work with Nancy Sinatra. While Lee himself released as the debut LP on Lee's own LH label, following several sin-
considered Trouble primarily a 'writer's album' (to showcase his songs gles by Ann-Margaret and Lee, Honey Ltd., and others. Lee Hazlewood
for bigger artists), it's actually the first manifestation of what would took a break from his songwriting frenzy of the late '60s to record this
become his own unique aesthetic, a highly personal vision that would collection of Hollywood/country epics about the sweetness and loss of
be difficult to imagine being interpreted by anyone but its originator. love. The duo perform songs such as 'Dark End of the Street' and 'Only
Like Faulkner's mythical Yowkapa-tonka, Lee's Trouble (loosely based Mama That'll Walk The Line' with utterly unique style -- archetypal, in
on his birthplace) brims with baroquely American people, places and fact, for Lee and Ann-Margaret. In addition, Lee performs Tom Rush's
stories: the debonair undertakers, embalming fluid-quaffing Indians, 'No Regrets' solo, taking a cold, hard look at the aftermath of love
ugly ducklings, unattainable ice-queens, and assorted jokers, cowards, gone wrong in typical Hazlewood fashion. Also included on this CD are
heroes are all extravagantly named, with histories and exploits that four extremely rare songs from the first two singles on LHI: 'Sleep in
unfold in 10 short, spare musical portraits. Between songs we're treat- the Grass" and 'Chico' (a pair of Hazlewood originals performed as
ed to perversely hilarious Hazlewoodian narrations on everything from duets with Ann-Margaret, produced on par with his most baroque
class politics to the mating game. Lee's penchant for fantastic story- masterworks), were first released as LHI-2; 'You Turned My Head
telling can be traced back to his early career as one of the first rock- Around' and 'It's A Nice World To Visit (But Not To Live In)' are two
'n'roll DJs in Phoenix, where he caused a stir by inventing several eccen- slices of Nuggets-era psych-pop sung by Ann-Margaret solo, possibly
tric on-air personas, often inhabiting them simultaneously. It should two of Lee's rarest and strangest productions. These four songs have
also be mentioned that Trouble is merely the first in a trilogy, the sec- been out of print since the time of their release and, along with The
ond of which is The N.S.V.I.Ps (coming from Smells Like Records in Cowboy and The Lady, make their first Hazlewood-approved appear-
2000), and a third 'sketched' but as-yet-unwritten album." ance in 30 years."
HAZLEWOOD, LEE: Trouble Is A Lonesome Town LP (SLR 037 LP) SMILED RECORDS (UK):
$11.00 NELSON, BILL: Northern Dream CD (SM 777 CD) $15.00
HAZLEWOOD, LEE: Requiem For An Almost Lady CD (SLR 038) Reissue of the first Bill Nelson solo album, originally issued by the infa-
$14.00 mous Holyground label in 1971. A charming album with hippy-esque
"Released in 1970, Lee Hazlewood's Requiem for An Almost Lady may tendencies, this was heavily touted by Mr. John Peel at the time, which
well be the heaviest breakup record no one ever heard. This sublime led to Nelson's success with the major label placement of Be-Bop
collection consists of 10 short, simple, economically orchestrated songs, Deluxe. An almost completely solo recording by Nelson on guitars,
featuring Lee's lovesick baritone cushioned only by bass, acoustic gui- vocals, bass, flute & recorder and drums. Primitive pastoral blues and a
tar and occasional steel. Though overall a dark and fragile meditation, bit of cosmic/psych/folk.
Requiem, like all of Lee's solo works, thrives on an arch alchemy of SMITHSONIAN FOLKWAYS:
humor, passion and smarts. His sadness is wet with wily wit, his curses
SMITH (EDITOR), HARRY: Anthology Of American Folk Music 6CD
cut with cleverness. The frank, quasi-explanatory spoken word intro-
(SF 40090) $75.00
ductions to each song are further proof of his unique poetic gift, and
The historic 1997 reissue which re-ignited interest in this seminal
continue a tradition dating back to early efforts such as Trouble Is a
anthology, originally issued as a three volume set of double LPs in 1952.
Lonesome Town and The N.S.V.I.P.s. Requiem is also one of the rarest
This beautifully packaged box (12" x 12" red cloth heavy duty box, with
LPs in the Hazlewood canon (originally released only in Sweden and
gold foil stamping) contains six carefully remastered CDs, 84 tracks in
the UK) -- unheard even by many of the most devout Lee fanatics."
all, of early American folk, blues, bluegrass, old time, ring shouts,
HAZLEWOOD, LEE: Requiem For An Almost Lady LP (SLR 038 LP)
gospel and cajun music, as compiled by Harry Smith. "Perhaps the must
$11.00
influential collection in the history of recorded sound, the Anthology
HAZLEWOOD, LEE: 13 CD (SLR 040 CD) $14.00
brought virtually unknown parts of America's musical heritage to pub-
"Newly minted from a wave of success with Nancy Sinatra, Lee
lic attention, and created a cultural wave with lasting impact.
Hazlewood began traveling abroad, landing in Sweden in 1970, where
Smithsonian Folkways brings the the Anthology to a new generation
he met director Tobjörn Axelman. The two embarked upon a Cowboy
of listeners with digitally remastered sound, Smith's original hand-
In Sweden, and continuing through Smoke and A House Safe For
book, and a 68-page book with essays by Greail Marcus and other
Tigers. The Swedish Viking label also issued two very rare but strong
noted writers, musicans and scholars. Plus an enhanced CD-ROM to Coco Steel & The Lovebomb, Whirlpool Production, Angel Molina,
access rare photos, historic video footage, artist interviews, and back- Oriol Ainslie, Zimt, Les Rythmes Digitales, Full Duplex, J Grau, Laurent
ground information." The precursor to the more recent Revanant Garnier, Loe, Aux 88, Funk Empire, Dave Tarrida, Sugar
release, Harry Smith's Anthology of American Folk Music, Volume Four. Experimentation, Jeff Mills, DJ Hell, Jay Denham, Amber, Mathias
COWELL, HENRY: Piano Music CD (SF 40801) $14.00 Schaffhauser, Neotropic, Co-Fusion Signal, Potuznik.
Cowell was in immensely influential composer and pianist; his use of DJ LOE: Dancing Moog: Lo-Fi Funk CD (SD 007 CD) $17.00
dense tone clusters (a technique involving palm, fist and forearm) "Dancing Moog Barcelona. Small club in Barcelona's downtown,
“revealed resonances, harmonic color and dynamic timbres that con- opened June 1996. 250 people allowed. Residents DJ Joe and DJ Omar
ventional finger technique does not,” and has had a great effect on (Minifunk Records). Some guests from the past 2 years: Richie Hawtin,
atonal transcendence over the last half-century. This essential CD (reis- Jeff Mills, Laurent Garnier, Tresor DJs, Steve Bug, Oscar Mulero...just to
sue of an old 1963) album includes original performances by the com- name a few. For this CD, his first mix CD, Loe has chosen to record it in
poser. a very live way, one Saturday night at the same Moog club. So it is the
CAGE/DAVID TUDOR, JOHN: Indeterminacy 2CD (SF 40804/5) real soundtrack of the Moog club. It starts with breaks and electro pat-
$21.00 terns, to flow into more techno-house....a party of dirty house, funky
Cage reading 90 one-minute “stories” of Zen-wonder at various speeds techno and disco breaks. " Featuring tracks by: An Der Beat, Shoota,
while Tudor (in another room) injects randomized noise-sound blarings The Skinless Brothers, Voice Stealer, E-Troneek Fynk, Maybe and her
(via piano & tape) into the mix. First issued in 1959, this is one of the Boneless Sister, Groove Machine, Oriol Ainslie, Lima, Porter Ricks, The
most essential Cage documents. Bellringers, Dubstar, Glory B, 343.
SNAKE EYES (UK): VA: Sónar 99 4CD (SD 440307) $24.00
KORU: Spirit CD (SE 002) $16.00 "The most prestigious electronic underground festival In Europe:
"First full length release on the new offshoot label of Worm Interface, astonishing tracklist, 4CDs for the price of a double CD!" Tracklisting:
which deals with warmer, more organic music. Very different from Anton Ignorant: "The Right To Copy", F.X. Randomiz: "Gwengl", We:
Worm Interface, this deep trancey progressive drum'n'bass album is "12 Diablos", Solo Los Solo: "La Del Perro", Suicide: "Johnny", Rhythm
exquisitely produced. This will appeal to fans of Roni Size and the more & Sound With Tikiman: "Never Tell You", David Toop: "An Arthopod
ambient, dreamy tendencies in drum'n'bass. It will also appeal to lovers Raising Ist", Rainer Trüby Trio: "Donaueschingen", Chop Suey: "Tiny
of progressive, trancey house looking for an alternative to 4-to-the- Tinny Heart", Memorabilia: "Plantas Carnívoras", Madelman:
floor beats. The album contains some vocal tracks which are definitely "Dramabank", Dee Jay Kul: "I Want To B (The Future)", I-F: "Secret
reminiscent of Goldie's more lyrical moments." Desire (Vox)", Killerloop: "Music Inside", Fetisch Park: "Blow", Laurent
SND (UK): Garnier: "Kallit!", Kruder and Dorfmeister: "Shakatakadoodub", Raeo:
"Chemical Imbalance", Pole: "Stadt", Kreidler: "Coldness (Sunroof
SND: Travelog 12" (SND 003) $9.00
mix)", Killa Bite: "A1", Tarwater: "20 Miles Up", Supercollider: "Darn
"Truly fantastic third EP from Matt & Mark on their own SND label. The
(Cold Way O' Lovin)", Penelope & Carlo: "Terror En El Espacio",
four tracks on Travelog have significantly moved on from the sound of
Mastretta: "El Último Habitante", Del O'Rourke/Fennesz/Pita: "(5,6m
the first two EP's and stand in stark contrast to the Uber-minimalism of
Of) Fennoberg", Groof: "I Want You", Theorem: "Igneous", Speedy J:
the collaborative Blir project. It would perhaps be a tad misleading to
"Ieee Mitten Menu (Nutt mix)", Plastikman: "Ekko", Terry Francis: "As
describe the pieces here as moving onto a more commercial domain --
You Cry (Edit)", Charlie Hall: "Daf. Unk", Justin Berkovi: "The Server
and yet there is a stunning, accessible warmth in these pieces missing
Slips", Psyback: "Niño Colado (Original mix)", D.O.D.: "1,2,3,4 (De
from a lot of similarly aspiring product. Subtle harmonics drift, rubbing
Pompidou's mix)", Kojak: "Bad Movies", Smol Tosi: "B.Ass & D.Room",
against the hypnotic percolating rhythm tracks."
Cylob: "Cylob's Theme", Baby Ford: "Normal (Is It Normal? Clubmix)",
SO DENS (SPAIN):
Gak Sato: "Theme From Ufo", El Aviador Dro: "Selector De
MULERO, OSCAR: About Discipline and Education CD (SD 005 Frecuencias", Bola: "Aguilla", Chaser: "Life In Loisaida", Subvoice:
CD) $17.00 "Dynamite Voltage 1", DJ Shufflemaster: "Electronique Dweller", P-18:
Minimal techno mix CD from this Spanish DJ, featuring an array of "¡Escuchen Mi Conga!", Jeff Mills: "Preview", Ryoji Ikeda: "Zero
tracks from Jeff Mills, Surgeon, Armani, Beltram, DJ Hell, Female, E- Degrees [3]", Supercinexcene: "Nova Disco", Zeta: "Nrg Beatz",
Dancer, Luke Slater. "His direct, linear style is reflected on this mix, Koshmaker: "Roock It!", Marco Carola: "Track 8".
sharpened-to-perfection. With his virtuoso technique, Oscar reaches
SOMA (UK):
the world's best techno spectrum, managing to get an ideally planned
VA: Soma Volume 6 CD (SOMA 17 CD) $16.00
and performed compact set. Metallic and tribal rhythms from the most
"Soma's latest installment of their compilation series, compiling some
famous producers (Mills, Surgeon...), little underground classics
of the past year's largest floor groovers!" Features tracks by: Silicone
(Beltram, Saunderson, Armani) and new but promising labels
Soul, Retroflex, E.B.E., Allergy, Chaser, Scott Grooves, Mfon, Gene
(Blueprint, Downwards, E-Com). A mirror of the techno generation."
Farris, Envoy, Space DjZ, Percy X, Pressure Funk, Funk D'Void.
VA: SONAR '98 4CD (SD 006) $32.00
VA: Soma Volume 6 2LP (SOME 17 LP) $19.00
"Four CD selection featuring artists who performed at this year's glob-
al technology/multimedia/music conference in Barcelona. Featured are SOME BIZARRE (UK):
Farmer's Manual (a track off of their o/p Mego 12"), Pan Sonic (a new COIL: Scatology CD (SB FFK) $23.00
track from their ultra limited 2x7" on Blast First), Ø, Club off Chaos "CD reissue of the first full fledged Coil LP from 1984 (following their
(featuring Can's Jaki Liebzeit), Surgeon (two tracks), Francisco Lopez, debut album-length single How to Destroy Angels), containing 3 bonus
Porter Ricks, Prism, Max Brennan, Dr. Walker, Coldcut, The Modernist, tracks: an unreleased alternate version of 'The Spoiler', 'Restless Day'
DJ Vadim vs. Daniel Pemberton, Jimi Tenor, Mouse on Mars, Laurent from the Devastate to Liberate compilation, and their cover of the
Garnier, etc-cum-fucking-etc... A top notch who's who of recent vol- Gloria Jones/Soft Cell chestnut 'Tainted Love' from the post-album 12".
canic/electronic activity, with pleasingly representative tracks from all Features era classics like 'UBU NOIR' (transmutation of 'Ubu Roi' per-
parties involved. Will clear the sinus congestion involved with sorting formed in samples on a Fairlight), 'Panic' (featuring Clint Ruin/Foetus),
all these artists out from scratch. Definitive." -- Hrvatski. Other artists 'Tenderness of Wolves' (featuring Gavin Friday), The S.W.B.P. (erm... I
featured: Jay Jay Johnson Hippaly, Frederic Galliano, TV People, Purple won't go into detail). Some of the Thirwell-influenced Emulator drum
Penguin, Digi Onze, The Nairobi Trio, Sloan, Professor Angel Dust, Mell programming is a bit grating, but on the whole it's a fine set, dotted
Allen, Astrud, Francois K, Digs & Woosh, 20/20 Vision, Michael Mayer, with Lautremont/Jarry references (so's you know they're hip/informed)

and brilliant if not criminally short textural segments that sound VERY Science Orchestra. Very, very historic. "The play A Black Mass was writ-
contemporary in retrospect." -- Hrvatski. ten in Harlem in 1965, much of it probably at my desk at The Black Arts
COIL: Horse Rotovator CD (SB ROTA) $23.00 Repertory Theater School at West 130th Street and Lenox (now
"CD reissue of their 1986 LP (their second, discounting music composed Malcolm X. Blvd.). It was first performed at the RKO Proctors Theater,
for Derek Jarman's film The Angelic Conversation which didn't see the Newark as a companion piece to J-E-L-L-O, a satire on the Jack Benny
light until 1994's Threshold House CD issue) containing one bonus show where Rochester turns militant. The reason it was Newark is
track; 'Ravenous' from the Anal Staircase 12". Features the track 'Blood because late in 1965, I decided to walk away from the BARTS because
from the Air' (also from the 'Anal Staircase' EP) as well as a cover of with the mounting internal strife, the phoneomenon of 'diminishing
Leonard Cohen's 'Who by Fire'. A fine record, perhaps more song-ori- returns' had set in so disruptively that the vision of bringing Black Art
ented than Scatology and a bit less 'crunchy' overall (one would into the community and creating what we were later to understand as
assume Thirwell's contributions were kept to a minimum). Music for Cultural Revolution could no longer succeed at that venue. Black Mass
men everywhere..." -- Hrvatski. shows the heavy influence of the Nation of Islam even though, after
SOME FINE LEGACY (GERMANY): Malcolm's murder, I became alienated from that Nation, essentially as
NACHTLUFT: C.A.E.N. 3" CD (M 130307) $10.00 a means of registering my allegiance to Malcolm. Even the Jacoub story
An electroacoustic live performance at the city of Caen, Normandie. I had gotten from Malcolm when he was still more directly motivated
Nachluft are a trio for drums, computer and electronics. by Elijah Muhammad's teachings. Sun Ra was one of the most consis-
ILLUSION OF SAFETY: Rules Of The Game CD (M 130407) $10.00 tent and supportive artists associated with the BARTS. He was there
An 18 minute audio collage, using computer cut-ups, piercing FM syn- several days a week, teaching all who would listen. Interestingly, it is
thesis, drum lock-grooves, ambient tonal passages, hyper-reality field just recently that John Swed's book Space Is The Place points out how
recordings, etc. much my own thinking was influenced by Ra, and congruently how the
SECLUSION: Yukigafuru CD (SFL 001) $14.00 Black Arts experience added a more openly Black nationalist edge to
Christoph Heemann project. Ra's actually scientific philosophical musings on the Universe. At any
MIRROR: Ringstones LP (SFL 002) $15.00 rate, when I conceived of doing Black Mass to music, Ra was the only
Generated by Mirror in 1998. Production, cover and insert designed by musician in my mind. Not just because of the 'otherworldliness' of the
Andrew Chalk and Christoph Heeman. "New LP by the duo of tale, but the sensuous 'outness' I knew Ra, with his (then titled, the
Christoph Heeman and Andrew Chalk, a companion piece of sorts to name changed continuously) Myth-Science Arkestra, would bring,
their last record Eye of the Storm, this one sans the unique handmade which I felt would give a material life to the text. The work was record-
artwork, which is reflected in its slightly less limited pressing (600 ed in The Spirit House, on the first floor theater we had created by
copies) and it's price. To call this a drone record is in a way misleading tearing down the walls of my rented one-family house, just as we had
in that one of the prejudices inherent in that term is that a piece of done at The Black Arts. Painter Joe Overstreet came over and we
music moves slowly, which belies the depth of a stunning piece like almost tore the house down with our remodeling. But in that tiny
this. On the contrary, one of the revelations one has when listening to space great things did happen. Not only was Ra and The Mass record-
this is it's sheer velocity. It's a complexity that becomes apparent when ed there with our marginally professional set-up, but the Aylers, Sonny
one realizes that when you truly listen to something remarkable tran- Murray, and my own Black & Beautiful (all of which we plan to re-
spire, it inhabits you, and constructs we invent ( e.g.. 'outside' and release). We also did works like Slave Ship, Arm Yrself or Harm Yrself
'inside') are for the moment rendered meaningless. Like the wonderful and Home On The Range. Spirit House is where the Spirit House Movers
frottages by Heeman & Chalk that grace the cover and insert, the came together and Amina began to build the African Free School, and
things that lay hidden here are as much a product of ourselves as the together we later built the Committee for Unified Newark and the
artists, unique and mutating from listener to listener." -- Billy Kiely. FYI: Congress of African Peoples. With Syliva Robinson (Amina Baraka, a
This LP appears to be inspired and named after a story by British author Newark artist who would shortly become my wife), Yusef Iman (a
John W. Wall, under the psuedonyn of 'Sarban': "I don't think I have BARTS original), Newark's Marvin Camillo (he and Yusef are both gone
ever been in such silence before. When I stopped to look round and now), and Barry Wynn (Amun Ankra), we tried to recreate the staged
there was no longer the scrunch or squelch of my own feet there was version which we had just done. And while there is something to be
no sound. the day was close and muggy, there was not a breath of air, desired in our collaboration, the recording stands not only as a record
and that, I thought, must be a rare thing on the moor... I suppose that of what The Black Arts was doing, but points I think into the future of
on a path that you don't know, in an unfenced stretch of country, with the spoken word and the possibility of expanding what can be record-
neither wall nor building, tree nor post to give you some idea of your ed and what kind of collaboration between word and music can come.
progress, you are apt to be deluded about the distance you are travel- The theme 'The Satellites Are Spinning' is the dramatic musical mise en
ing..." -- by "Sarban", 1951. scene throughout, though close listeners will hear some of the music
SON BOY RECORDS: which characterized the Myth-Science Arkestra rising and falling
through the mainly improvised music-drama. In total, the music is rich
BARAKA (LEROI JONES), AMIRI & THE SUN RA MYTH-SCIENCE
and evocative by itself. Heard with the text of The Black Mass, both
ARKESTRA: A BLACK MASS CD (SON BOY 1) $14.00
connect and extend each other with a dramatic gestalt of Myth-Science
Surprise reissue of the most infamous and difficult to procure Sun Ra
music and the mythologized history deepens our emotional perception
artifact; originally issued on Amiri Baraka (then LeRoi Jones)'s Jihad
of what is being told. For me, re-heard with the benefit of study and
label (home of the original Sunny's Time Now by Sunny Murray as
another kind of thoughtfulness, it even projects a rationale that's more
well). This is the first release on the DC-based Son Boy label officially
scientifically based, 'search-lighting' some evasive facts of human his-
sanctioned by Baraka (and mastered from the original tapes that have
tory as well as projecting the premise which I have long held, that art
been sitting in his basement all along). Other unreleased sessions from
is creation, and that we must oppose the 'creation of what does not
the Jihad library of tapes will follow this release. Originally issued in
need to be created'. -- Amiri Baraka 9/6/99
1968, A Black Mass was personally distributed by Baraka via a network
of radical Black literature bookstores and was not commonly found in SONIC SOUL:
the channels that records of the time moved in. As a result, it has VA: Cloudwatch 2: A Soundtrack to a Freeform Gathering CD (SS
enjoyed a mystical status for the better part of it's 30+ year existence, 004) $13.50
and many hard-core Ra completists have never seen a copy. A strange "Compiled and arranged by DJ's LoveGrove and Fluid, CWCDV2 con-
and revolutionary play by Baraka, with musical interludes by the Myth- tains exclusive material from artists who have performed at Sonic
Soul's legendary chillout event, CloudWatch. The compilation features
some of the finest producers in America's electronic underground: festival, Jack Pohl. Popp and Werner played powerbook, CD-R, and
Thievery Corporation, DJ Olive, Q-Burns Abstract Message, DJ Wally, tape effects. Here Microstoria present evergreens and favorites in a
Takeshi Muto, Bionaut, Electro Organic Sound System, Tleilaxu, more organic and playful way than on their studio recordings. The dis-
Telekinetic Soulmate, Asoka, K. Ravi." pute between 'really' played music and virtually 'playable' music is
SONIC SQUID (GERMANY): abandoned for a more detailed, consciously personal analysis of what
KIWI ANIMAL, THE: Music Media LP (SOS 5) $14.00 music can be. Improvisers is the background for a 'read audio' concept.
"Chronologically speaking, Sonic Squid's second reissue of New It translates the idea of music into a proposal for a logically modifiable
Zealand neo-folk outfit The Kiwi Animal, was actually the band's debut and analyzable system of musical thinking. Improvisers documents an
album. Initially released in 1984 on their own Massage label, Music alternative effort to examine strategies in a real world full of irritating
Media represents the transformation from the straight, acoustic strum consumerism."
orgies of melancholy that their Wartime 7 EP reflected, to the more VA: Sonig Comp. CD (SONIGUS 01CD) $13.00
experimental and yet more sinister sounds on their second and last LP "This compilation is striking in that it has collected artists such as
Mercy. While not as bleak as that, Music Media still shows Brent F.X.Randomiz, Microstoria, Lithops, Mouse On Mars and also C-Schulz
Hayward and Julie Cooper, the core of the band, in a somber mood. & Hajsch, who work, albeit very differently and yet in conceptually and
Achingly beautiful acoustic guitar and cello songs like "Crusaders" or biographically related ways, on expanding the concept of electronic
"Making Tracks" stand next to more adventurous tracks , such as the music. Sonig began several years ago as the label on which Mouse on
fragmented, yet completely captivating sketch "Radio One", and crys- Mars and Lithops brought out their music; music that otherwise
tal pure songs like "Blue Morning". The LP comes in the original Kim appeared nowhere else; music that was too important to be thrown
Pieters designed sleeve and is limited to 500 copies." under the typical cycle of publications and therefore was only available
KIWI ANIMAL, THE: Mercy LP (SS LP) $14.00 on vinyl. By last year, however, it became apparent that Sonig was
"The Kiwi Animal were a New Zealand folk band of the early to mid- more than a musicians label serving as a pressure nozzle for the over-
80s that nobody seems to remember these days. They self-released a 7" flowing productivity of its owners. Andi Toma & Jan St. Werner (Mouse
EP ('Wartime', Brent & Julie Records, 1983) and two LPs (Music Media, on Mars) and Frank Dommert (Entenpfuhl, a-Musik) started a maxi
Massage, 1984; Mercy, Massage, 1985) before breaking up in early series that used the classic techno format, the Maxi, to publish
1986 without mixing their third, so-far-unreleased LP. Consisting of extremely independent and highly unusual, well yes, dance music (or
basically just Brent S. Hayward (formerly of Shoes This High, who only what one considers the parallel universe in which Voice Crack are stars).
released one great Beefheart/Fall influenced 7" in 1980, a track of Records from Wang Inc. and Vert, who are both on the compilation,
which appeared on a recent 'Killed By Death' volume) and Julie Cooper are found here as well as a smash from Mouse on Mars and a fervent-
(a journalist and musician fascinated with Brent's unusual acoustic ly longed for sign of life from F.X.Randomiz. It has long been clear that
approach). While their first LP consisted of more traditional acoustic Sonig is not only about Mouse on Mars. Even now a scope is emerging
folk songs, this 2nd album added Patrick Wallers cello and a more that stretches from electro-acoustic concrete music (C-Schulz & Hajsch)
experimental and sinister approach using tapes, a toy-piano and word- and dance music produced with the means and instruments of elec-
permutations. The use of cello makes Marie & The Atom the only troacoustics (Wang Inc.), through dynamic and complex group process-
vaguely comparable NZ-act we can think of, but rather than going into es served with great clarity (Microstoria, Dü), hits for another era
neo-classicism, the Kiwi Animal defined a new form of acoustic music. (F.X.Randomix, Mouse on Mars) and desktop improvisations (Scratch
The album was given a new cover by New Zealand artist Kim Pieters, Pet Land), to idiosyncratic music that indulges in a happy funky isola-
known from her recordings with NZ-improv-units such as Dadamah, tionism (Lithops) or subtle reminiscences on Keith Jarrett's Cologne
Flies Inside The Sun, Rain, Doramaar and Tanak Nixon-Meeting." Concert embedded in a hypermodern setting (Vert)." Contains only
SONIC THERAPY: exclusive tracks.
VA: Sonig Comp. LP (SONIGUS 01LP) $11.00
FLUROSCOPIC KID: Soft Drink Jihad 12" (STR 003) $6.50
German-pressed LP version. Superior graphics/printing to the CD ver-
"Oh, don't mind this. It's just another pop song done up in IDM's cloth-
sion.
ing to make it look like we know what we're talking about. It's almost
like a musical lottery, a grab bag -- here's a song, do what you want SONORE (FRANCE):
with it, give it back to us when you're done. Reduce, reuse, recycle. The RUINS: Vrresto CD (SON 01) $17.00
end result cuts a swath across America and hits some of the most off- New full length Ruins release (supposedly their 11th CD overall), issued
beat talent we have. The remixes are by people like Hekla and Hrvatski, in conjunction with Yoshida's own Magaibutsu label, packaged in a
Codec, if.then.else, and Cathars. No, don't worry about us any, we're fold-out digipak. Seems to be a French-only release. The duo of
just a bunch of kids who grew up with Commodore 64s and Atari 2600s Yoshida Tatsuya (drums, percussion, vocal) and Sasaki Hisashi (6 string
and spent more time reading than fantasizing about Molly Ringwald bass, MIDI controller, vocal), in their usual hi-kilter style. "He (Yoshida)
and Ally Sheedy. Maybe." has really created a soundworld that all his own. You hear one bar of
SONIG (GERMANY): the Ruins and you know it's them." -- John Zorn.
FANDOMIZ, F.X.: Stack 12" (SONIG 07) $8.00 SONORIS (FRANCE):
"Three-track single by this A-Musik mainstay, one half of Holosud, and TOEPLITZ, KASPER T.: Fissure CD (SONO 01) $17.00
with Jan Werner & Joseph Suchy, head of the Gefriem label. An First releases on a new French experimental label, each packaged
extremely pleasing mix of extensive DSPs, carnival-esque melodies, and rather elegantly in fold out digipaks. "The first solo CD of Kasper T.
dodgy atmospheres, perhaps akin to a highly tricked-out/linear Mouse Toeplitz which illustrates the first side of his work. It gathers together
on Mars, or maybe a funkier Gescom/Autechre (ouch...). Damn, this is three pieces that actually, create one work. The first track, 'In Den
good...." -- Hrvatski. Gängen' is an electroacoustic music, linear, progressive, made of oscil-
MICROSTORIA: Improvisors LP (SONIG 10) $10.00 lations and vibrations, that may remind of some works by Jim
"Microstoria (Markus Popp and Jan St. Werner) is back on the radar O'Rourke, Hafler Trio and some Swedish artists such as Phauss/C.M. Von
with this six track live album which precedes their upcoming studio Hausswolf and Zbiegniew Karkowsky (who has also worked with
album. Improvisers features alternative versions and reconsiderations Toeplitz). This first piece introduces 'Steinshlag,' a work for soprano
of tracks from Microstoria's 1996 album, as well as the two new tracks solo similar by some aspects to L. Berio and L. Nono. 'Steinschlag' is per-
'Mem Brand' and 'Glocky Bit'. The recordings were made in the fall of formed by Isabel Soccoja, a young singer who already interpreted
1998 during rehearsals for Cologne's improv and avant-garde music Berio, Cage, Scelsi and Nono. 'Vague de Pas' is the conclusion of the CD.

It's a slow rise made of one soundwave that introduces percussion's artists (Günter Muller, Christian Marclay, Jim O'Rourke, Tom Cora,
(Didier Casalmijana: Tam solo) to create music close to Scelsi. A very Otomo Yoshihide). He works mainly with turntables but for this release
good introduction into the unusual universe of this promising musi- there are also samples and tapes. Although he works with many vinyl
cian." records, his work isn't plunderphonic. He only uses these musical
P16.D4: Tionchor CD (SONO 02) $17.00 sources for his own compositions. The sources are: contemporary
The last major P16.D4 reissue to be released; this resurrects their 1987 music, French poetry, movie music, rock music (some are really easy to
LP (originally issued by Selektion), which was a compilation of early recognize). The spirit can be compared to some LAFMS releases. At this
material from 1982-86. This CD adds three bonus tracks. Nicely pack- time where technology often takes over from inspiration and creation,
aged fold-out digipak cover, with a booklet including notes and a com- this record comes at the right moment."
plete discography. "Sonoris is proud to reissue P16.D4's Tionchor on ARTIFICIAL MEMORY TRACE: Distori (Noah) CD (SONO 07) $17.00
CD. P16.D4 was one of the more active groups of what we used to call "AMT is Slavek Kwi, a Czech sound artist living in Belgium. His first
the industrial wave of the 80's, although their music was very far from record on Audioview/Lowlands was acclaimed by many people. 'A very
the clichés of this scene. P16.D4 existed from 1980 to 1988 as a contin- interesting work, rich in sound elements, soundscapes, images...a
uously working groups; the only permanent member was Ralf reform of musique concrete.' -- Jerome Noetinger. After a long silence
Wehowsky (RLW). They went from rock music, they discovered 'elec- with only some compilation tracks, here at last is his second record.
troacoustic' in the early 80's, and they made a unique blend of cut-ups, Very rich compositions, sometimes closer to the first release, but this CD
electronics, improvisations, musiqe concréte, noise...with an energy offers a larger 'sounds palette'."
and technique influenced by their 'rock' inheritance." DIMUZIO/DAN BURKE, TOM: Hz CD (SONO 11) $17.00
OSSO EXOTICO: Church Organ Works CD (SONO 03) $17.00 "Dan Burke is the leader of Illusion of Safety, the 'group' that succeed-
"Osso Exótico is a Portuguese group formed in 1989 around André and ed perfectly the marriage between industrial and electroacoustic
David Maranha. Since their formation they have released 2 LPs and 3 musics. Thomas Dimuzio has created since his first releases an unusual
CDs on their own label, Carbo Records, and on Staalplaat and music made of electronics and electroacoustics with many energies. Bot
Ananana. Since their first release, Osso Exótico follows a singular musi- have already released many records separately. Hz is made of extracts
cal course. They always play with acoustic instruments with very few of live collaboration during perforamances in SF bay area in 1998. They
treatments or effects, in a personal way influenced by minimalism and use sampler and electronics with . A very good example of improvised
American avant-garde. Church Organ Works gathers together 10 tracks live electronics that won't disappoint lovers of these two brilliant musi-
for solo organ recorded in two churchs of Lisbon. This new work cians."
explores the range of an organ's sonorities without the help of elec- DUIMELINKS/ROEL MEELKOP/RALF WEHOWSKY, PETER: Verklärte
tronic treatments or effects. Some tracks may remind of the early Tage CD (SONO 12) $17.00
works by Glass or Riley for electrical organ, but the majority of the "Duimelinks and Meelkop are two members of THU 20. Wehowsky
tracks is a continuation of works of some of American composers (RLW) is the former leader of P16.D4 and still carves out a brilliant
(Pauline Oliveros, Jon Gibson, Guy Klucevsek, Phill Niblock) or contem- career nowadays as a composer and member of the label Selektion.
porary composers (Dumitrescu, Radulescu, Scelsi) who create experi- This CD gathers 6 tracks of mail collaboration, where each member
mental music with only some acoustic instruments." uses another member's materials as source or remix tracks. The result is
RIVET, JEAN-MICHEL: Embrasement CD (SONO 04) $17.00 an interesting example of abstract electroacoustic that's less minimal
"Jean-Michel Rivet is a French composer from Brodeaux. He learned than expected."
electroacoustic music at the GMEB in the early 70s. According to him, MARANHA, DAVID: Piano Suspense CD (SONO 21) $17.00
his main musical influences and what gave him the impulse of learning "David Maranha is the leader of Osso Exotico. This is his second solo
musical composition are the works of Pierre Henry and Luc Ferrari. CD. During his stay in NYC at the Intermedia Foundation, he has
Thus, his music follows the tradition of what we call 'French school recorded live in excellent conditions a work for motor bowed piano
musique concréte'; it's to say a music using natural sounds with very and violin. As usual, it's a work on the exploration of the capacities of
few effects or electronics treatments. The first piece, 'Embrasement', is acoustic instruments. This CD can be considered as a long journey into
a good example of musique concréte with a lot of fair sounds. 'Les sound inspired by Phill Niblock and other American minimalist artists."
Mains Brisées' is composed mainly with sounds of a broken piano plus RODEN/IN BETWEEN NOISE, STEVE: The Radio CD (SONO 22) $9.00
some record loops and voices to create a real oppressive and powerful 19 minute EP. "New work from this prolific California sound artist. This
music. 'Elle Somnole Jolie' is mainly composed with sweet voices but piece was originally created for the 1996 Soundculture festival in San
you may recognize some sounds extracted from an old P. Henry work. Francisco. For this work, he uses only sounds generated by an old radio
'Etude Aux Sons Canelés' is inspired by P. Schaeffer's works and is simi- (loops of radio transmission, radio as instrument) and his own voice. I
lar by some aspects to Hafler trio. Although he learned in an academ- really love this poetic and meditative work. Quite different from his
ic way, his music remains at the same time very powerful and poetic. It previous EPs."
may also remind a lot of works from more 'underground' artists such SENSORBAND: Area-Puls CD (SONO 31) $17.00
as Nurse With Wound, Michael Prime, the Hafler Trio or Jim O'Rourke. "Sensorband is a trio of musicians using interactive technology.
According to me, it's really the best record of French electroacoustic Gestural interfaces -- ultrasound, infrared, and bioelectric sensors --
music since many years." become musical instruments. The group, Edwin van der Heide,
LOPEZ, FRANCISCO: Belle Confusion 969 CD (SONO 05) $17.00 Zbigniew Karkowski, Atau Tanaka, each soloists on their instruments
"Francisco López is a Spanish artist who has already released records on for over six years, formed Sensorband to create a performance ensem-
Trente Oiseaux, ND, Table Of The Elements, V2... He works in the field ble. Edwin plays the MIDIconductor, machines worn on his hands that
of experimental/abstract/minimal music. His music can be very minimal send and receive ultrasound signals, measuring the hands' rotational
with a work on silence or more powerful but always with a consistent positions of and relative distance. Zbigniew activates his instrument by
meaning. He uses many field recordings as basic materials for his the movement of his arms in the space around him. This cuts through
work." Includes material based on original environmental recordings invisible infrared beams mounted on a scaffolding structure. Atau plays
done between 1990 and 1996 in topical and sub-topical forests of the BioMuse, a system that tracks neural signals (EMG), translating
Brazil, Argentian, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Senegal, Gambia and China. electrical signals from the body into digital data. Together, Sensorband
M., ERIK: Sygosis CD (SONO 06) $17.00 creates a live group dynamic, bringing a visceral physical element to
"Erik M. is a young French musician from Marseille. After some demo interactive technologies. The basic materials are pure oscillator waves.
tapes, this is his first record, but he had already played with many The result can be considered as the missing point between Hafler trio
(Z. Karkowski used to be a regular member), Ryoji Ikeda and no-rhyth- distribution, they have also initiated this exclusive DJ mix series, with 5
mical Panasonic." volumes to date. Japanese DJ Takku Ishino mixes K. Hand, Phylyps
SONY (JAPAN): (Basic Channel), Maurizio, Purpose Maker (Jeff Mills), Mike Ink, Fumiya
MILLS, JEFF: From The 21st CD (AICT 43) $30.00 Tanaka, Joey Beltram, DJ Funk & more for 71 minutes of hard, mini-
Japanese-only CD collection of tracks from the international king of malist grooves. [higher list price than the rest of the series]
Detroit loop minimalism. An exclusive album of new tracks, not a col- MILLS, JEFF: The Other Day CD (SRCS 8291) $26.00
lection of previously available vinyl tracks. Futuristic and expansive Japanese version of the Axis label compilation, previously issued in the
Mills development, highly desirable. "All compositions arranged, pro- UK by React. This version adds 3 bonus tracks: "Eclipse," "Nepta," and
duced and mixed by Jeff Mills for Axis Records. Recorded at Spider "Mercury". Since React doesn't seem to sell their own records anymore,
Formation-Chicago." Track listing: we are now carrying this version instead. When Jeff Mills left
"Gata"/"Solara"/"Dove@3:43"/"Optima (Reason)/""B2f-7"/"To Underground Resistance in the early 90, he formed his own 12" label,
Count"/"31J56-4"/"Zenith"/"Twighlight 20"/"Violet (21 Axis. About 15 viny-only EPs have followed, of some of the finest min-
Counts)/"M87". Mills, from the Sony Techno Page; "Born in 1963 in imalist/abstract techno around. This CD compiles tracks from those EPs,
Detroit, Jeff Mills started DJing in 1987. He started creating his own creating one of the ultimate documents of the Detroit underground,
music in 1989. He formed a Techno unit, Underground Resistance with an emotionally packed sonic masterpiece. You can't spin it inside out
Mike Banks, aka Mad Mike , in 1990. His record has been released (as some of the Axis b-sides require) and there's no locked grooves, but
under a several names including X-101. After leaving Underground this CD-only release has unreleased tracks and interesting philosophic
Resistance, he established his own label, Axis, based in Chicago. As one liner notes from Jeff making it a mandatory addition to the shelf.
of the most talented and popular DJs, he spends much time touring Tracks like "Solarized", "i9" ("the unique feel of layering multiple,
and performing in Europe and UK. He established a new label, Purpose semi-tonic sounds in slightly varied sequences"), "Growth" (a minimal
Maker, in 1996, in which he approaches and challenges Techno music pulse classic), etc.
at a different level. Jeff Mills is known for playing 30 to 50 disks with- VA: Ghost In The Shell CD (SRCS 8381) $30.00
in an hour -- truly an unique DJ style. This is because he tries his best to A soundtrack to the Sony Ghost In The Shell Playstation, featuring
get the cream of every record and only plays the part he feels is the exclusive tracks by Takkyu Ishino, Mijk Van Dijk, Brother From Another
best part of each tune. He believes that DJ's need to listen to the music Planet (Claude Young), Hardfloor, Westbam, Joey Beltram, Scan X, The
carefully, and be a medium for the record consumer. For some strange Advent, BCJ (CJ Bolland), Dave Angel & Derrick May. Derrick's "To Be
reason, he does not consider himself a DJ." Or Not To Be (Off the Cuff Mix by Juan Atkins)" is widely advertised as
PLASTIKMAN: Consumed 2CD (AICT 5/6) $40.00 his first new track in 7 years, a radical non-dance experimental journey
Japanese version of the classic 1998 album by Richie Hawtin, which through some of his classic sound sources.
adds a bonus 16-minute 3" CD which is exclusive to this release. SOS:
Featuring an excerpt of a Plastikman live performance at the Liquid FREE KITTEN: Special Groupie 7" (SOS 1) $3.50
Room, Tokyo, Japan on August 4th 1995. Tracks on this 3"CD are: SOUL CENTER/W.V.B. ENT. (GERMANY):
"Intro"/"Plasticene"/"Untitled Acid Fill"/"Untitled Drum Fill". Day in SOUL CENTER (THOMAS BRINKMANN): * CD (WVB 001 CD) $15.00
and day out, nobody sounded better than Hawtin in '98. From Concept "First release on a new Cologne-based imprint, possibly linked to the
1 to the Brinkmann Concept 1 Variations to Artifakts (BC), every move Max/Ernst/Freunde/Suppose set of labels, although logistics (and the
seemed destined to fullfill cosmic significance. And Consumed (com- inner workings (red-tape) of R.E.S.P.E.C.T.) succeed in quashing any/all
monly found as a single CD on NovaMute in most developed nations) rumours (I'm sticking with 'anonymous', for the safety of my children's
was the deepest pinnacle of it all. If you missed out on it and want to children). What starts out as a Detroit-esque minimal techno exercise
splurge on an extra special edition, well here you go. slowly reveals itself as a series of 'variationen' on themes from classic
VA: Future Soul 003: Drum'n'bass Universe 2CD (AICT 54/55) (i.e. Stax/Curtom era) soul CHARTERS, barely recontextualized and
$35.00 completely discernable to any student of the genre (hence
We got mis-shipped a few of these CDs and I guess we should do some- previous/intended paranoia). If it's any consolation, Brinkmann is
thing with them. Compiled as a Japanese-only overview of late-90s UK thanked [alongside J(ürgen) Paape, G(eorge) Clinton, Theo Parrish,
drum'n'bass, this third volume features tracks by: Breakbeat Era (Roni (the) U(ndisputed) Truth, D(an) Bell, F(our) Tops, R.R.R., etc]...
Size & Die), London Elektricity, Cloud Nine Feat. Beverly (Peshay remix), Spherical." -- Hrvatski.
DJ Die & DJ Suv, Subject 13, Maximum Style feat. J.B. Rose, Steve SOUL CENTER (THOMAS BRINKMANN): * 2LP (WVB 001 LP) $16.00
Alexander, Makoto. LTJ Bukem, Shy FX, Coldfeet, DJ Krust (Dillinja Double vinyl version, full color sleeve. The official 'hype' is quite amus-
Remix), Sonar Circle, Ed Rush & Optical, Decoder, Alpha Omega, Klute, ing, so we reproduce it here faithfully: "Soul Center*: * is a division of
Hefner, Alaska and Grooverider feat. Cleveland Watkiss. Lots of tracks W.v.B./NL, * is a double 12 and a CD, * is a club from the 7ties (MG), *
licensed from Reinforced, also: Full Cycle, Certificate18, V, Good is made on earth, * is a cold sensation, * is straight & slow, * is disco &
Looking, etc. funk in swing hammocks, * is right shit...that's wild (A1/A2), * is
DJ KRUSH: Kakusei 2LP (AIJT 5004/5) $34.00 sweet... let's go (B1/B2), * is partytime... aint' no justice (C1/C2), * is
Double vinyl Japanese pressing! Last copies. from the psycho shack (D2), * is walk with me (D1), * is sincerely the
VA: Smiling Pets CD (SRCS 325) $32.00 Ernest Max./Brinkmanship."
A Beach Boys tribute album, only released on Japanese Sony. Features SOUL CENTER (THOMAS BRINKMANN): J.B./Groovin 12" (WVB
exclusive tracks from: Adventures in Stereo, John McEntire, Thurston 002) $9.00
Moore, Melt-Banana, Short Hair Front, The Olivia Tremor Control, Jim Followup single to Brinkmann's massive 1999 album. "J.B." features
O'Rourke (w/ Edith Frost), Sports Guitar, OnoTetsu, Harpy, Seagull the most extreme human scream of them all, comically nude in the
Screaming Kiss Her Kiss Her, The Ships, David Grubbs, Feelds, DM3. Plus track's groove. Described as "Motown reminiscences in Brinkmann's
some Mr. Bungle-related projects: Secret Chiefs 3 (Slusser, Winant, slowmotion style".
Dunn, Spruance, etc.) & FORMS (Winant & Spruance). INGRAM, JIM: Home Brew 12" (WVB 003) $9.00
ISHINO, TAKKYU: Mix Up Vol. 1 CD (SRCS 7873) $28.00 "Latest installment by Thomas Brinkmann on his Wvb imprint, which
Japanese Sony is a much more radical label branch when it comes to seems to be geared as a tribute label of sorts to the original pioneers
experimental techno music than its pathetic American counterpart. from the Motor City soul explosion of the sixties. This two track single
Besides licensing many of the crucial Warp or R&S titles for Japanese is more of a midtempo number than his Soul Center material, on the a-

side Brinkmann's trademark rhythmic discourse paired with guitar licks of the development of latin music in the 1960s from the mambo
that sound like they were lifted from maybe Steve Cropper. The flip is through to bugalu, Latin jazz, and other styles like Latin soul. From the
the same track overlaid with a monologue on race and racism from one original giants of the mambo -- Machito, Tito Puente and Tito
Jim Ingram, lifted from the 1974 spoken word album Drum Beat on the Rodriguez to the second wave of young artists like Joe Bataan, Ray
Stax subsidiary Respect. Like almost every other record Brinkmann has Barretto and Eddie Palmieri that arrived in the sixties and redefined a
produced, this is deep, groovy and essential. "'From the window of his sound, Nu Yorica Roots is a comprehensive guide to the development
office in Michigan, he spotted the ideal partner 4,200 miles to the east. of Latin music in New York City."
Vision meets Vision.'" -- Billy Kiely. VA: Nu Yorica Roots 2LP (SJR 45 LP) $18.00
SOUL CENTER (THOMAS BRINKMANN): CD (WVB 004 CD) $15.00 Deluxe gatefold double LP version.
The second Soul Center album from Thomas Brinkmann dives into the SOUL NOTE (ITALY):
minutae of sampled groove like nothing previously known to man. VARNER QUARTET, TOM: TV LP (SN LP 017) $6.00
Utilizing source music via the likes of "Anne", "S. Tax", "H. Hancock", As with the Black Saint label, here the remaining in-print LPs from the
"E. Floyd", "St. Singers", "R. Thomas", "C. Thomas", "G. Clinton", "B. vast Soul Note catalogue. Limited quantities.
Kays", "U. Finger", "C. Morgenstern", & "R. Powder", this album main- PARKER/THE KENNY DREW TRIO, KIM: Havin' Myself a Time LP
lines the concept of musical euphoria and achieves instant classic sta- (SN LP 033) $6.00
tus. Official hype: "Can I ask you one question, ain't I clean? What BANG QUINTET, BILLY: Invitation LP (SN LP 036) $6.00
you're doin? 29 years later the new bastard: Soul Center based on KUHN QUARTET, PETER: The Kill LP (SN LP 043) $6.00
Wattstax... Are you ready for this, Artur? A psycho set with respect. MOONDOC TRIO, JEMEEL: Judy's Bounce LP (SN LP 051) $6.00
Boy...big stuff... who in the funk do you think you are? You'll never be SOLAL, MARTIAL: Bluesine LP (SN LP 060) $6.00
a morning star. Cause there are no stars in the sky, they're all on the BRADFORD/THE MO'TET, BOBBY: Lost in LA LP (SN LP 068) $6.00
ground. 'You may call it sould with hot sauce. We call it the African Featuring Bradford (cornet), James Kousakis (alto saxophone), Roberto
truthjuice...the sperm of the sun." (Jim Ingram). Figure it out!" CD only Miranda (bass), Mark Dresser (bass), Sherman Ferguson (drums). Studio
release for now. recordings from 1983, led by the classic ex-Ornette alumnus.
SOUL JAZZ RECORDS: ROSEWOMAN QUARTET, MICHELE: The Source LP (SN LP 072)
VA: Universal Sounds of America CD (SJR 27 CD) $18.00 $6.00
"Pharoah Sanders, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Sun Ra and more. Deep, BYARD AND THE APOLLO STOMPERS, JAKI: Phantasies LP (SN LP
spiritual jazz on the far side. A record tracing the story of American 075) $6.00
radical jazz in the 1970s." Originally issued by Soul Jazz in 1995. BERGMAN, BORAH: Upside Down Visions LP (SN LP 080) $6.00
Features: David Durrah (Moog & Arp synthesizer duo from 1975), Art Solo piano, studio recordings from Milano, 1984. The fourth album
Ensemble Of Chicago ("These de Yoyo" from 1970), Steve Reid & the released by this devastating, extreme pianist. "Borah's rivers are exact-
Legendary Master Brotherhood (with Ahmed Abdullah, from 1976), ly that: 'nadas of sound'. Sometimes they generate little melodies
Pharoah Sanders ("Astral Travelling", with Lonnie Liston Smith), which come in and disappear again or are obliterated. It's generally the
Marcus Belgrave (from 1974), New Life Trio (Steve Reid, Brandon Ross left hand which has to do with this approach." --Joachim Berendt.
& David Wertman, from 1978), Byron Morris and Unity (from 1973), Sun CHRISTI WITH MENAGE, ELLEN: Live at Irving Plaza LP (SN LP 097)
Ra & the Solar Arkestra ("Space Is The Place" from 1972), $6.00
VA: Universal Sounds of America 2LP (SJR 27 LP) $18.00 Ellen Christi (vocals), Lisa Sokolov (vocal), Rahn Burton (piano), William
Double vinyl version in full color gatefold sleeve. Parker (bass), Tom Bruno (drums). Recorded live at Irving Plaza in NYC,
GRUPO OBA-ILU: Santeria CD (SJR 38 CD) $18.00 6/28/84. Christi is one of the unsung avant-vocal stylists of the last cou-
"As the final cornerstone of Soul Jazz's Nu Yorica releases, this release ple decades and this is one of the more strange and lost Soul Note
shows the authentic music of Cuba's Santeria -- which lies at the heart albums (it also ranks #271 on B. Coley's all-time list of post-WWII
of all Afro-Cuban music and influenced the music and ideas of artists recordings by non-defunct humans in the acoustic realm, which ought
such as Eddie Palmieri, Machito, Grupo Folklorico, Milton Cardona and to be worth something). Ellen has performed with Jemeel Moondoc,
Mongo Santamaria on Nu Yorica 1 & 2. Recorded by Soul Jazz records Bruno is currently working with Sabir Mateen & Test and William
in Havana, Cuba and featuring the Bata drumming and songs of Parker occasionally records a session or two.
Santeria. The music is performed by Grupo Oba-Ilu. Made up of mem- HORENSTEIN, STEPHEN: Collages - Jerusalem '85 LP (SN LP 099)
bers of the Grupo Folklorico of Cuba, the Cuban state's most famous $6.00
music, folklore and dance group -- plus members of various Santerian ROACH DOUBLE QUARTET, MAX: Easy Winners LP (SN LP 109)
temples. The CD shows an important stage in Cuba's opening up to the $6.00
West, as Soul Jazz was one of the first non-Cuban companies allowed RAVA, ENRICO: String Band LP (SN LP 114) $6.00
to record at the state owned ICAIC studios in Havana." HOUNNAFRO-ASIAN ENSEMBLE, FRED: Tomorrow is Now! LP (SN
GRUPO OBA-ILU: Santeria 2LP (SJR 38 LP) $18.00 LP 117) $6.00
VA: Nu Yorica Roots! CD (SJR 45 CD) $18.00 BYARD TRIO, JAKI: Foolin' Myself LP (SN LP 125) $6.00
First of two volumes. "Nu Yorica Roots is the third release in Soul Jazz WORLD MUSIC MEETING: To Hear the World in a Grain of Sand LP
Records' Nu Yorica series, and focuses on New York Latin music in the (SN LP 128) $6.00
1960s. Featuring dancefloor classics such as Tito Puente's 'Oye Como An excellent free-flowing world-percussion oriented album, recorded
Va' and Joe Cuba's 'I'll Never Go Back to Georgia', through to the orig- live at the Donaueschingen Festival, 10/19/85, featuring Andrew Cyrille
inal Afro-Cuban sounds of Machito and Mongo Santamaria, alongside (drums), Dom Um Ramano (percussion), Pandit Prakash Maharaj
the experimentalism of Eddie Palmieri's 'My Spiritual Indian' and Ray (tabla), David Friesen (bass), Rudy Smith (steel drum, conga), Tom va
Barretto's 'Acid', Nu Yorica Roots! covers all aspects of Latin music dur- der Geld (vibes, marimba), Vikash Maharaj (sarod), Luis De Matteo
ing this period. Mixing elements of Latin, funk, R&B and jazz in equal (bandoneon), Bernd Konrad (saxophones), Lennart Aberg (saxo-
doses, the sound of Latin music in the 1960s that grew out of Spanish phones), Connie Bauer (trombone).
Harlem signalled the arrival of a new style of music as much influenced WALDRON, MAL: Update LP (SN LP 130) $6.00
by the sound of Black America as by it's Cuban roots. The album con- PARKER/WALDRON, KIM: Sometimes LP (SN LP 133) $6.00
tains many classic as well as rare tracks from all the masters of latin MINGUS DYNASTY: Mingus's Sounds of Love LP (SN LP 142)
music, such as Eddie Palmieri, Tito Puente, Machito, Ray Barretto, Joe $6.00
Bataan, etc. alongside unknown gems. Nu Yorica Roots tells the story GHIGLIONI, TIZIANA: Somebody Special LP (SN LP 156) $6.00
Ghiglioni is an Italian vocalist, backed up by: Steve Lacy (soprano sax), tly changing relationships. Evocative electronics through clarity and
Franco D'Andrea (piano), Jean-Jacques Avenel (bass) & Oliver Johnson constraint. File next to good German minimal techno/electronica labels
(drums). Studio recordings from 1986. Includes the Brion Gysin/Lacy such as Din, Chain Reaction, Basic Channel, Kompakt, etc."
tune "Somebody Special". MAPSTATION: LP (SOUL 25 EP) $11.00
ROACH DOUBLE QUARTET, MAX: Bright Moments LP (SN LP 159) SOUND @ ONE:
$6.00 SALVATORE: Head Spinning Freely (Slowly) CD (S@1 41) $13.00
BRADFORD LIVE, BOBBY: One Night Stand LP (SN LP 168) $6.00 A follow up to the The Zahir LP featuring two pieces, each in the 30
Bradford (trumpet), Frank Sullivan (piano), Scot Walton (bass), Billy minute range. The first is a cosmic-inflicted lo-hum exercise in string
Bowker (drums). Recorded live in Gainesville, FL 11/11/86. interference, ringing percussion and organically gushed scrapage. The
BYARD AND THE APOLLO STOMPERS, JAKI: Phantasies II LP (SN second track is slightly more rigorous, with Eastern-scale approxima-
LP 175) $6.00 tion amidst clouds of percussive-mist and more. Dominates the
WALDRON/FREISEN: Dedication LP (SN LP 178) $6.00 obscuro-drone parameters of its own universe with mystifying ease.
BLEY/PAUL MOTIAN, PAUL: Notes LP (SN LP 190) $6.00 NO NECK BLUES BAND: Letters From The Serth CD (S@1 42)
WALDRON TRIO, MAL: Our Colline's a Tresure LP (SN LP 198) $13.00
$6.00 2nd No Neck Blues Band CD on Sound @ One. It's a bit of sequel to the
EVANS ORCHESTRA, GIL: Tribute to Gil LP (SN LP 209) $6.00 their monolithic double CD Letters From The Earth, as it was recorded
SOUL STATIC SOUND (UK): exactly one year to the day later (Orthodox Easter, 1997), at the same
THERMODERM: 12" (SOUL 20) $11.00 location -- on the roof of their building in Chinatown in the afternoon.
"Early '98 mini-LP from this Scottish 4-tet on the well-regarded Soul It's only a single CD this time because as you'll hear at the end, it's
Static Sound label. Known to (first appearance here of word:) 'pundits' starts raining. It features the regular NNB crew, plus their newest mem-
as simply 'Henderson, Allen, Boyce, Hubbard', Thermoderm craft lilt- ber, the enigmatic Japanese dancer/icon, Michiko. Cool and oblique
ing, non-direction jam-dirges not unlike recent Bristol-related output packaging that doesn't go out of its way to tell you the artist name or
(Movietone, specifically), and fashion certain space-dub trips out of catalog # or anything mundane like that.
seemingly nothing. Wild. Sure to distract rowdy gathering attendees MATEEN/DANIEL CARTER/DAVID NUSS, SABIR: Tenor Rising
from spilling beer all over the place or running for senate. Doped." -- Drums Expanding LP (S@1 44) $18.00
Hrvatski. A sequel to an earlier S@1 LP by this trio (A Tenor Rising Drums
TO ROCOCO ROT + D: TRRD LP (SOUL 23 LP) $11.00 Expanding one-sided LP, S@1 17). This is a gloriously packaged full color
Seems to be out of print on CD... "Soul Static Sound presents a unique picture disc LP, with artwork by Rita Ackermann. Recorded on Feb. 28,
collaboration between one of the biggest leftfield artists around, 1997, it starts out with strange & mood setting singing by Graham
Berlin/Dusseldorf based To Rococo Rot and Soul Static producer D. Stuart and then erupts into full blown trio interplay by Mateen (tenor
Recorded in July '98, the mini album mixes and subtly processes a blend sax, organ, vocals), Carter (drums, vocals) & Nuss (drums, vocals).
of electronics, samples, and live instrumentation to produce a perfect NO NECK BLUES BAND: Birth Of Both Worlds 2CD (S@1 46/47)
unity of melody and dissonance. The album's ambience created by To $18.00
Rococo Rot's self styled dub heavy electronica is scratched by D's dis- "These recordings document two live open air performances, the first
rhythmic interferences and interspersed with wayward slices of mini- April 19 98 on a rooftop in Charlestown, MA, the second April 26 at
mal techno. The end result is a harmolodically textured, percussive 79th St Boat Basin NYC. The concerts had both been free and public
soundscape, an original balance of atmospheric groove and minimal events and both ended on the arrival of the police, stopping the music
concrete sound." "A collaborative EP (22 minutes long) produced by and clearing the areas."
Berlin-based trio To Rococo Rot (Lippok/Lippok/Schneider) and D (UK- NO NECK BLUES BAND: Meets The Clear People... 2LP (S@1 48/49)
based Darryl Moore, head Soul Static Sound honcho & Rough Trade $18.00
mainstay). Plenty of post-production grit applied (I'm assuming this is ... With Mystery Gypped Live At Ken's Electric Lake. >"Another tribal
D's role) to typically great TRR instrumental edits, a logical extension to tour-de-force. An unspecified performance, recorded in July of 1998.
the traditional dub & variation process. The sound of a decade old DAT Another sprawling double LP-affair, with more creative and cryptic
attempting to be read by today's 'superior' DSP/oversampling circuits exterior sleeve artwork that houses a full-color gatefold Allman
never sounded so pleasing. 6 Tracks." -- Hrvatski. Brothers homage: their first all-together band photo (in the altogeth-
TARWATER FEAT. TIKIMAN: Like A Miracle CD (SOUL 24 CD) er)that, um, none of us wanted to see. In their relentless pursuit to
$10.00 recapture a free psycho-sonic zeitgeist right down to the primitive
"Awesome collaboration between Tarwater and Tikiman. Crafting rhythms coursing through our bodies, NNCK has risen from the ranks
moody melodic electronica with the finest of reggae vocals and dub of enthusiastic dabblers to a singular improvisational unit now operat-
versions, this EP represents a blending of styles and grooves." Four ing somewhere beyond intuition. If you are at all intrigued by the
track EP, recorded in Berlin; lyrics and vocals by Tikiman (Burial prospect of channeled messages from the spirit world." -- Jeff Gibson.
Mix/Rhythm & Sound) & music by Tarwater (Kitty Yo recording artists). EGYPT IS THE MAGICK #: How Many Pieces of the Puzzle Can the
Even Stan Fucking Lee could rise out of his grave and tell you: "'nuff Mind Go Without? CD (S@1 51) $12.00
said." "Egypt is a collaboration between Adam Mortimer, Dave Shuford, and
TARWATER FEAT. TIKIMAN: Like A Miracle 12" (SOUL 24 EP) other members of the No Neck Blues Band commune. Spaced out
$10.00 experimental trance psychedelia. 'Sun Ra meets Beefheart on the way
MAPSTATION: CD (SOUL 25 CD) $14.00 to Afganistan. American Siloah? NYC YaHoWha 13? In any case, Egypt
"Soul Static Sound starts the new year with a concise and direct release, is the magick.' -- Bruce Huyuss."
which exemplifies a minimalist approach to both making and listening SOUND FACTORY (HONG KONG):
to music. Mapstation is Stefan Schneider's first solo recording, a mini TENKO: Dragon Blue CD (SFCD 004) $16.00
album which draws on his experience as a member of To Rococo Rot 1993 release featuring the spectacular Japanese vocalist Tenko, per-
combined with the melodic and moody sensibilities inherent in the forming her songbook live backed by a group featuring Otomo
musical heritage of his native Dusseldorf. Working on the shapes of (turntable, guitar), Tatsuya Yoshida (drums), Hideki Kato (bass) &
sound whilst avoiding the limitations of formalism allows the rhythms Tsuneo Imahari (guitar). Liner notes by J. Zorn.
and textures to express themselves to the listener as a process of sub- SOUND HILLS (JAPAN):

TAYLOR, CECIL: Iwontunwonsi -- Live At Sweet Basil Vol 1 CD artists such as Akira Yamamichi, Utah Kawasaki, Organization, Nob
(SSCD 8065) $18.00 Ohtake & Tashiya Tsunoda, presents an invigorating array of strange
Solo piano, live in February, 1986. First of 2 Japanese-only released vol- electronics, etc. Packed in a clear plastic jewel case, with acetate cover.
umes; distribution channels changed and we never got offered Vol 2. MONTAGE: Anthropologie CD (SOUP 003) $18.00
SOUND OF COLOGNE (GERMANY): First album by the artist known as Montage. "Montage is a solo unit of
VA: Sound of Cologne Zwei 2CD (SOC 002) $16.00 Akira Yamamichi. It's a brand name of his collage works with beats. It's
2nd volume of this this attractively priced series of contemporary rough and tough...Abstract & future jazz chronicle, appealing to the
Cologne-based electronic music, featuring Donna Regina, Mouse on fan of Nobukazu Takemura, Silent Poets, Reflection, Ninja Tune artists,
Mars, Michael Mayer, Kitbuilders, Gas, Jürgen Paape, Salz, Marcel Fila Brazillia...."
Janovski, Christian Morgenstern, Schaeben & Voss, Reinhard Voigt, ISHMITU PRODUCTION FEAT. MASAAKI KIKUCHI: Bass Sonority
Trinkwasser, Van Delta, Klystron, Bolz Bolz, Turismo, Nonplace Urban CD (SOUP 004) $18.00
Field (B. Friedmann), The Green Man & DJ Cheetah, Xplorer & Dee "Soup-disk bass workshop vol. 1. Break bass vs. wood bass improvisor!
Pulse, Air Liquide, Hagedorn, Nutronix, Klangwart. Tracks licensed Appealing to fun of Dr. Octagon, D. Nakamura, DJ Krush, Barre Phillips,
from labels like Kompakt, Staubgold, Harvest, Ware, Riot City, Profan, William Parker, Motoharu Yoshizawa and other wood bass lovers.
Popular Organization, Konsequent, Karaoke Kalk, Ladomat 2000, etc. Masaaki Kikuchi is wood bass player."
SOUNDCLASH (UK): SOURCE RECORDS (GERMANY):
VA: Soundclash Present Undo 2CD (SOUND 1 CD) $19.00 GESCOM: Motor 12" (SOURCE 1243) $9.00
"This is the first album to date from the splendid Leeds based Small repress once again! 1994 4-track EP by this Autechre related pro-
Soundclash imprint, a compilation of exclusive, deleted, and classic ject.
tracks from their own artists and their sister label Amos, and also a cou- VULVA: Vulvic Yonification CD (SOURCE 26CD) $18.00
ple of notable steals from their friends. The vibe of this album takes on "Vulva are Tim Hutton and Tom Melchior, both long established pro-
influences from most areas of dance music and plenty from the outer ducers. These 2 fine guys made their name with two album releases for
reaches too. Includes Black Star Liner, Los Paranoias, Speakerfreaks, the UK imprint Rephlex and one album and several compilation tracks
Triumph 2000, Overseer, Speedranch and Jansky Noise, Invaders, Dr. for San Francisco’s Reflective (Jonah Sharp & Space Time Continuum’s
Walker & M. Flux, The Lovely Genette, etc. Available on limited triple label). For the German based label Source they have recorded so far
vinyl and double CD, both featuring excellent eye-catching artwork. one album and one EP under the alterego Yoni. Vulvic Yonification has
The second cd features a mix from Ninja Tune legend Funk Porcini, who 8 brand new tracks, none of which will disappoint the existing fanbase.
has converted the album into a continuous flow from babbling brook Their very own definition of funk, modern electronics and musical
to raging torrent." excellence."
VA: 3LP (SOUND 1 LP) $19.00 VULVA: Vulvic Yonification 2LP (SOURCE 26LP) $17.00
SOUNDLAB: SAD ROCKETS: Plays CD (SOURCE 27CD) $15.00
"After Sad Rockets excellent debut 7" Music For Mix Tapes Andrew
VA: Flav-O-Pac: Memeograph I CD (SL FLAV) $13.50
Peckler is back for more. More musical extravaganzas from his 4-track
Live fragments from Cultural Alchemy's Soundlab (NYC), mixed by
experiments with instruments and other devices, fine Jazz, soundtracks
Singe/Verb. Features contributions from DJ Spooky, Tarlouse v. Earshot,
for chases not seen, big emotions, a good load of trash, Rock’nRoll and
Llloop, Toshio Kajiwara, DJ Wally, DJ Soulslinger, M. Singe, I-Sound,
glamour, drama and stirring love scenes....its all in there." A very pleas-
Shizuo, DJ Mutamassik, Straylight, Byzar, The Black Slates Koolsilja,
ant low-key groove instrumental album.
Taylor Tale. A great, community-defining collection/collage of NYC-
SAD ROCKETS: Plays LP (SOURCE 27LP) $12.00
based inspiration -- takes off from the roots of what the Home
SYSTEM 360: Active Technologies CD (SOURCE 28CD) $15.00
Entertainment label promised in the mid-90s to a flowing, multi-
"The first longplay release on Source records by the collective that has
genre/generational flood. "For this compilation we took the catalog of
been busy under various names (R.A.N.D. Musik, KROK, Science City,
audio data we'd collected and created temporal dissonance 'remixes'.
USM...) in the past, establishing them as some of the foremost German
Some of these trax are a mix-down of four or five different sets by the
producers for authentic electro and techno. Recent releases on Elektro
same artist. Some are different 'samples' recombined from a single live
Juice, Sabotage, Hybrid and on Ectommorph’s Interdimensional
set. Local flavor is preserved for each artist represented (uniqueness of
Transmissions are good examples for the international success of the
selection, particularity of the scratch, signature bass, etc.) All recorded
System 360 collective. All tracks on this release are new and exclusive
live at Soundlab happenings. From eight floors up in Chinatown to the
and kickin’ their way somewhere between electro and techno. All in
bass of the Brooklyn Bridge or an empty floor of a skyscraper, kung fu
all: Detroit style at its best."
school or an open air market -- we were there. All part of an urban ill-
ELFISH ECHO: Strong Medicine CD (SOURCE 30 CD) $15.00
bient community action. Future step is not amnesia."
"Millenium award for most obscure funkyness...by 1998, the date of his
SOUP-DISK (JAPAN):
return, Sato Yumico, like everything coming out of Japan, will become
VA: Soliloqy Of Chaos CD (SHI-RA 001) $18.00 a standard. Elfish Echo recorded his third album during his one and a
"12 artists and 36 street jazz & breaks. Abstract & jazz, filed recording, half year residence in Tokyo. Already his first two releases (Multiple
lo-fi jazz...etc. Shi-Ra-Nui is a division of Soup-disk. DJ Vadim says Void Enjoyment on Source Records and Sato Yumico KM 20) caused a
'Soliloquy of Chaos is one of the best albums I have heard in a long sensation. Critics and press raved. With this release Burkhard Höffler
time. A mysterious assault of the mind. Fantastic, incredible!" Features aka Elfish Echo sets a new exclamationmark! Experimental, confusing,
Montage, DJ Stone Free, DJ Chen, Broken Wheel Orchestra, DJ driving, atmospherical and surprising. Burkhard Höffler presents his
Hieroglyphics, Computer Soup, Ruf-Neck Piano, Masaaki Kikuchi, DJ very own interpretation of drum 'n' bass and music for the next mille-
Eight, etc. "Direct confrontation with the logic of Abstract, breakbeats nium. Original and beyond all boundaries. The blueprints for the
Silverized, out there dubjazz, free jazz electronica, immersive jazz future, today on Source!"
ashes, Shibo-yugi breaks, the jazz anthropomorphing...jazz abstrac- ELFISH ECHO: Strong Medicine 2LP (SOURCE 30 LP) $17.00
tion...breakbeat chaos...the kemuri in audio color." GRAMM: Personal Rock 2LP (SOURCE 33 LP) $16.00 "Jan Jelinek
VA: Silver World CD (SOUP 002) $18.00 (a.k.a. Gramm) from Berlin is known for his two highly sought
First releases on a new Japanese electronica label, Soup-Disk. after EP releases as Farben, on Klang. Personal Rock is Jan's full
"Japanese New electronic sound compilation appealing to the fun of length debut. Right from the start it creates an incredibly deep
Oval, Panasonic, Mille Plateaux & Touch/Ash artists...." Features new and warm atmosphere. This is contemporary electronic music
on the leap into the next millenium. Technical, skillful, and at "Features the combined talents of the much regarded Spectrum fea-
the same time organic and seamless. Crackles, digital noises, turing Sonic Boom together with American cult band Jessamine. A Pox
cool harmonies, and sublime shuffling grooves float and shift On You was recorded and mixed in both coventry and Seattle. It is a CD
ever on. Minimal experimental, the record streams forth a tran- only EP; the main track being the joint collaboration on the Silver
quility that grows with every listen. It's the perfect ambience Apples classic."
for some easy living, adding comfort and cover for the change COLORSOUND: Soundtrack For An Imaginary Life CD (ORBIT 009
of season." CD) $16.00
CONJOINT: Earprint 2LP (SOURCE 34 LP) $16.00 "2nd LP, following 95's critically acclaimed debut on Summershine/Sub
"The fusion of electronics and soloists means bridging generations. Pop. A focussed set of throbbing drones and vibrant guitar tones in the
Vibraphonist Karl Berger was born In Heidelberg/Germany, and started Spacemen 3 tradition. This new offering goes beyond that somnambu-
his career in the late fifties. In the early sixties he moved to Paris where listic popdrone minimalism to create a mesmerizing blend of experi-
he met Don Cherry. After touring europe with Cherry in ´65 he moved mental insanity, hypnotic charm and out & out pop genius. Rich musi-
to New York and established himself as one of the top vibraphonists in cal soundscapes collide with entrancing beauty for an immersing expe-
the avant garde jazz scene. He recorded with musicians like Ornette rience. 5 tracks, over 71 minutes."
Coleman (Symphony for improvisers ) and Lee Konitz (Duets) as well as SPACEMEN 3: Playing With Fire 2CD (ORBIT 011 CD) $18.00
releasing albums as bandleader. Later he worked with Bill Laswell, Ed "The definitive version of Spacemen 3's seminal album, Playing With
Blackwell and George Clinton, to name just a few. Guitarist Gunther Fire. The release is spread out over 2 CDs. The first containing the full
Ruitkraus from Ruit/Germany is living in Heidelberg. With his bands original album, the second being a bonus CD collecting previously
he's played most of the major jazz festivals in Europe, and put on unreleased tracks from the same sessions. In addition to radically dif-
countless concerts in clubs throughout Germany. Jamie Hodge, from ferent live, demo and instrumental versions of the original tracks.
Chicago, released his first record Born Under a Rhyming Planet in 1994 Presented in a special limited edition gatefold cardboard wallet. This is
on Richie Hawtin's legendary +8 label. It became a straight classic. the first in a planned series of enhanced CD reissues of the Spacemen
Other releases on +8 and Plug Research followed, and they made Jamie 3 back catalog."
Hodge one of the most respected artists in the contemporary elec- SPACEMEN 3: Playing With Fire 2LP (ORBIT 011 LP) $25.00
tronic music scene. David Moufang, a.k.a. Move D, co-founded Source "Instantly hailed as a classic upon its original 1989 release, this mes-
Records, released several solo projects like the electronic-listening clas- merisingly beautiful and sublime record is still considered by many to
sic Kunststoff, a 12" on Warp Records and Solitaire on the Fax label. be one of the greatest albums of all time. It certainly marks the pinna-
He's also worked in several collaboration projects, such as Reagenz cle of the group's creativity, fuelled as it was by narcotic over-indul-
(with Jonah Sharp, a.k.a. Spacetime Continuum), View to View (with gence and an overwhelming sense of darkness. This definitive vinyl ver-
Robert Gordon), Koolfang/Move D & Namlock (with Pete Namlock) and sion contains the original album on disc one, while disc two brings
Deep Space Network (with Jonas Grossmann). He is the grandmaster of together previously unreleased tracks from the same sessions as well as
smooth and groovy techno. These four musicians form the musical radically different live, demo, and instrumental versions. Over 2 hours
backbone of Conjoint. In 1996 they released their first album on the long, but strictly limited to 500 copies in a gatefold sleeve."
Source Records sub-label KM20, and it was compared to Miles Davis' E.A.R.: Data Rape CD (ORBIT 013 CD) $16.00
"In A Silent Way" by Rob Young in Wire Magazine. This is the second "Sonic Boom and collaboratuers hunker down over their wires and
get together of the four, this time joined by a group of guest musi- switches for a revolutionary new type of sound generation called cir-
cians. The influences are wide, from the Mingus-like big brass section cuit bending, involving the cannibalism and reintegration of the cir-
arrangements of "Jazz Terrorists" to the warm and soulful Hip Hop cuitry of cheap electronics (ie. Speak & Spell) and other economy
beats of "New York Disaster", from walking bass to the deep and cos- effects, allowing new sounds and chance discoveries to emerge from
mic tranquility of "No Balls". Deep atmospheres, cool arrangements previously unrelated circuit board points. Random compositions and
and funky rythms. Conjoint draw from a big selection of sounds: textures, freezing and looping, pulse and tone generation, complex
Vibraphone, melodica (played by Berger), guitar, e-bass, voices, sam- lattice filtering and unique pitch shifting techniques, which may be
pler, hard disk recording and analog synthesizers." childish in origin, but are certainly not so in their realization." From the
SPACE AGE (UK): liner notes: "The sound collages on this disc were created using 8
SPACEMEN 3: Dreamweapon CD (ORBIT 001 CD) $16.00 human voice synthesizers, originally marked by Texas Instruments as
"Cult band Spacemen 3 recorded 4 studio and one live albums before the 'Speak & Spell' range of toys during the 1970s. These instruments
their demise in 1990, the main song writers going on to form have been customised with added switches, buttons, knobs & wiring to
Spiritualized (Jason Pierce) and Spectrum (Pete Kember). give phoneme looping, random phrase generation, various modula-
Dreamweapon and Live In Europe 1989 are the first in a series released tions, pitch shifting & other non-standard effects. Some processing
on 3rd Stone Records imprint, Space Age Recordings. Which will be fea- with equalisation & effects was then added using a Morley phaser & a
turing new and unreleased studio and live Spacemen 3 material along- modified EMS VCS3."
side other Spacemen 3 associated bands/projects, together with legit- SPECTRUM VS. SILVER APPLES: A Lake Of Teardrops CD (ORBIT
imizing several bootlegs which have been circulating for some years. 016 CD) $15.00
The main track on Dreamweapon -- An Evening Of Contemporary Sitar "New 6-track mini album sees Sonic Boom & Spectrum joining forces
Music was recorded at the Watermans Art Centre on the 19th, August with reactivated 60s electronic legends Silver Apples. Initially available
1988 and it appeared in several bootleg forms, although this is it's first in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with silver foil block detail, strictly limited
official release, now with an extended 77-minute playing time." to 2000 copies." Simeon (voice, electronics & oscillators), Sonic Boom
SPACEMEN 3: Live In Europe 1989 CD (ORBIT 002 CD) $16.00 (Synthi AKS, custom configurable sampler & human voice synthesizer),
"Recorded in Europe on tour in Germany in Spring 1989, mid-way Will Carruthers (bass vibrations), Iain Worrall (percussion), Alf Hardy
through an extensive 3-month assault of Europe. These were to be the (electronics). Recorded at Cabin Studios, Coventry, 7/21-23/98.
band's last shows live and show the powerful sonic assault the band SPECTRUM VS. SILVER APPLES: A Lake Of Teardrops LP (ORBIT
had developed a year on from their only other live album, 016 LP) $19.00
Performance." "Sonic Boom and Spectrum joined forces with the seminal sixtIes elec-
SPECTRUM VS. JESSAMINE: A Pox On You CD (ORBIT 003 CD) tronic duo the Silver Apples on a brand new six track mini (CD released
$12.00 earlier this year). This very limited vinyl edition contains an extra 4 orig-

inal and previously unreleased Silver Apples tracks from the sixties. COSMIC JOKERS: Planeten Sit In LP (SPA 14104) $16.00
Only 500 copies will be available in gatefold sleeve. There will be no Fifth and final Cosmic Joker's reissue, from 1974. Klaus Schulze, Manuel
further pressing." Gottsching, Dieter Dirks, Harald Grosskopf, Jurgen Dollase, etc. Best of
SPECTRUM/THE IMAJINARY FRIENDS: Interface/Come Out to Play the CJ's "remix" albums, and a pretty tripped out affair -- collage 'n
CD (ORBIT 017 CD) $16.00 paste Krautrock at its finest.
"Gatefold wallet 25 minute/7-track collaboration between Spectrum ASH RA TEMPEL: New Age Of Earth LP (SPA 14105) $16.00
and the mysterious collective known as The Imaginary Friends, who LP version, released simultaneously with the new CD reissue. None of
have been known to contain members of Tipsy and Swervedriver. Their these new Spalax vinyl releases are particularly nice looking, but the
bizarre electronic experimentalism has a gnawing tension that often front cover of this one has some of the most horrible moire patterns
explodes into overdriven chaos, utilizing intoxicating discordance, seen in quite a while! Totally embarrassing to hold in your hands.
crackling loops, lilting piano, and clattering breakbeats, all crammed POPOL VUH: Nosferatu LP (SPA 14112) $16.00
with fresh ideas. They offer 5 tracks here, while Spectrum weigh in Vinyl version of what was the 11th P. Vuh album. A Hertzog soundtrack
with 2 new drones & freaked out oscillations." from 1978.
SKYWAY: Womb CD (ORBIT 018 CD) $16.00 POPOL VUH: Einsjager & Siebenjager LP (SPA 14118) $16.00
"Another beautifully unplaceable neo-ambient electronica album from Vinyl version of the 5th album from 1975, ("A Soldier And Seven
former Teardrop Explodes/Wild Swans member Paul Simpson. Treading Soldiers"). "One of Popol Vuh's hardest albums. Daniel Fichelscher
similar unmarked paths and obscure back-doubles on the ambience shines here with crispy guitar solos and driving drums...the title track is
map as Will Sergeant's Glide. Comparable to the later period of classic the album's crescendo. It is a strange mix of all the band's previous
electro-Krautrock, particularly the pastoral tones of La Dusseldorf and styles, with Djong Yun's vocals thrown in for added eeriness. This track
the softer bubblings of Cluster, Womb is one 70-minute track that puls- just floods the room with its gentle piano theme, and intruding drums
es blood-slow through a series of comforting and unsettling states." and guitar."
Simpson: bass guitar, Moog, piano, bubbles and drones. Satomi SCHULZE, KLAUS: Irrlicht LP (SPA 14121) $16.00
Masuda: field recordings. Vinyl version of Klaus Schulze's first solo album, from 1972. "After
SPACEMEN 3: Threebie 3 CD (ORBIT 020 CD) $15.00 stints in the legendary bands Tangerine Dream and Ash Ra Tempel,
"In conjunction with Space Age Recordings's re-mastered and reissued Irrlicht was Klaus Schulze's first stab at a a solo project. He had radical
double CD album of Playing With Fire, there is a strictly limited (1000 ideas for the newly developed electronic music scene which are bla-
copies only) reissue of the long deleted vinyl only issue of Threebie 3 tantly present here. Equipped with a small orchestra, 4-track, guitar,
on CD for the first time. Featuring five live tracks from a show at the percussion, organ, and a little electronic gadgetry, he created a 'cosmic
Melkweg in Amsterdam in Feb. 1988 that did not subsequently appear classic'. No synthesizers were used here, just a remarkable use of sam-
on the Performance album. All copies are packaged in a cardboard slip pled tapes and Klaus' magical touch. This album is just mesmerizing,
case." with music that reaches into a whole other world."
LONGSTONE: Auto://Genous 2CD (ORBIT 021 CD) $16.00 SCHULZE, KLAUS: Picture Music LP (SPA 14123) $16.00
"Long awaited second album from the knob twiddling ultra boffins Vinyl edition of the 3rd Schulze solo album, from 1973. Two long 23-
whose debut Surrounded By Glass and follow up mini LP Live In New minute tracks, featuring Klaus on banks of synths, organ and drums.
York came out to rapturous response on Ochre records. This release will Classic space music.
be available in a strictly limited edition of 1000 copies, coupled with a TWIGGY/THE GIRLFRIENDS: LP (SPA 14129) $16.00
bonus live disc featuring Bunnyman Will Sergeant. Deluxe gatefold GÖTTSCHING, MANUEL: E2-E4 LP (SPA 14141) $16.00
wallet with additional foldy out bits." LP version. "Manuel Gottsching decided to record something for Klaus
SPACEMEN 3: Taking Drugs to Make Music to Take Drugs to CD Schulze's label in 1981. He take a few hours in the studio and invented
(ORBIT 023 CD) $15.00 Techno Music...after having been a father of ambient music inside and
"The latest in the series of classic Spacemen 3 reissues from Space Age with the Cosmic Jokers. This is a historical and musical masterpiece."
recordings is this cult demos compilation. Originally a 1990 bootleg, ASH RA TEMPEL: LP (SPA 14144) $16.00
featuring 7 tracks and wrongly subtitled 'Rehearsals in Rugby January Vinyl issue of the self-titled all-time classic debut album from 1971. "It
1986'. The tracks which make up Taking Drugs were recorded as demos contains just two extended tracks which are raw and sometimes wild
in Northampton, and later both Sonic Boom and Jason Pierce would with energy translated from the group's early live performances. The
profess these versions to be superior to those which made it onto the first track 'Amboss' (Anvil) starts quite calmly, but soon builds up to an
albums Sound of Confusion and The Perfect Prescription. Displaying a amazing crescendo complete with screaming fuzzy acid guitar. The sec-
sense of urgency and freshness that never quite emerged in the later ond offering 'Traummaschine' (Dream Machine) is a complete contrast.
versions. Now Space Age recordings are set to release the definitive the track really lives up to its name with a dreamy melody which just
version of this underground classic. Complete with their now custom- floats around the room."
ary exquisite packaging, and including a previously unreleased version GÖTTSCHING, MANUEL: Inventions For Electric Guitar LP (SPA
of 'Transparent Radiation' recorded during the same sessions." 14145) $16.00
E.A.R.: Data Rape 2LP (ORBIT 13 LP) $21.00 Vinyl edition of the first solo release by Ash Ra Tempel's Göttsching.
Double LP version. "The album's title is pretty self-descriptive as this was the first elec-
SPACE FOUNDATION/BOX THEORY: tronic-ambient solo work with guitar. It was recorded just using an
FRIDGE/PLUXUS: Pluxusvsfridegevspluxus CD (SF 01) $6.50 electric guitar and a Teac 4-track and the result is very unique. Tape
Two track split release. "With three full lengths and a 2CD singles com- loops were recorded at different speeds and then treated with echo
pilation under their belt, Fridge have more than proved their musical effects. This tricked the listener into thinking that synthesizers and
worth over the last 6 years. Members Kieren Hebden, Adam Ilhan and sequencers were used. The German music industry was blown away by
Sam Jeffers display their more straightforward electronic side on this this landmark album, as was the rest of the world."
exclusive track. Pluxus, a four-piece outfit from Sweden, have released ASH RA TEMPEL: Join Inn LP (SPA 14146) $16.00
a cassette, a 7" and their recent Slowball full length, Fas 2. Pluxus Vinyl version of the 4th ART album from 1973. "The original Ash Ra
bring to mind elements of older Warp Records releases and your Tempel line-up got together to record Join Inn during breaks in the
favorite Atari/Commodore 64 video games." Tarot album recordings. The album's two lengthy tracks were com-
SPALAX (FRANCE): pletely improvised. The first, 'Freak 'n Roll' is basically self-explanato-
ry(!) with Manuel Gottsching coming into his own with his talented,
bluesy upbeat improvisations. 'Jenseits' (Beyond), on the other hand, is explorations (he was playing one of the huge first models), with tabla
a showcase for Klaus Schulze's then new-found electronic sound paint- accompaniment. Trancy electronic patterns emerge, in a drugged, lo-
ing skills. The lyrics on the 2nd track are read by Rosi Muller; new band key fashion, with fine meditational qualities. "The first two tracks are
member and then-girlfriend of Gottsching. She tells the story of the generated purely by Fricke's mighty Moog synthesizer, and are high up
band's meeting with Timothy Leary and all the excitement that sur- in the cosmos. 'Dream Part 5' is just percussion, whose rhythm becomes
rounded it." so infectious that it might eat you whole! 'Dream Part 49' is a great
VIDÉO ADVENTURES: Camera... (in focus)/(al riparo) LP (SPA encompassing piece which is dense with synthesizer experimentation.
14173) $16.00 Last, but by no means least, is the 18 and a half minute title track. This
COSMIC JOKERS: Sci Fi Party LP (SPA 14184) $16.00 track is an epic. It starts with hollow percussion and a galloping Islamic
Vinyl edition of what is commonly referred to as the 3rd Cosmic Jokers rhythm, there is then a lull of synthesizers which break forth into a
album from 1974 (it's really a compilation, or nascent "remix" album great Celtic mantra. A wonderful start to the band's career."
of sorts, with stuff off of the C. Jokers' Galactic Supermarket, Zeitschiff MYTHOS: Dreamlab CD (SPA 14206) $16.00
& Planeten Sit-In, as well as Ash Ra's Seven Up, Starring Rosi and 2nd album, from 1975, originally released on Cosmic Couriers. Sort of
Wallenstein's Cosmic Century). Cosmic Curators Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser and an nth generation German space-rock sound, with some of the most
Gille Lettmann add some spoken bits to the mix and it's a pleasant leap idiotically theatrical vocals heard on a record of this era and some
into the deep end of Kosmiche genius/idiocy. equally idiotic lead flute on a few tracks... but still, this has some sorta
COSMIC JOKERS: Gilles Zeitschiff LP (SPA 14185) $16.00 archival mystery in its aura and is kinda classic in a minor way.
"...was produced by Gille Lettemann and came from her work with the POPOL VUH: Yoga CD (SPA 14207) $16.00
Cosmic Jokers dream team's session tapes. These remixed tracks are 9th album; this was another uncommon one on vinyl, only pressed by
overlaid with Gille's spoken words where she explains further the Italian PDU in 1976. An odd item, it consists of two Indian ragas com-
whole CJ concept. It's extremely trippy, but a real classic!" posed and produced by Fricke, but performed by Indian musicians only
COSMIC JOKERS: Galactic Supermarket LP (SPA 14192) $16.00 (on sitar/tamboura/tabla). A curious example of Florian's
Vinyl edition of the 2nd Cosmic Jokers album. "Originally released in interest/insight into the mystical, and a pretty cool item.
1974. Side one, 'Kinder des Alls,' is ever shifting from one theme to POPOL VUH: Bruder Des Schattens -- Sohne Des Lichts CD (SPA
another, with the Harald Grosskopf's helicopter drums, and Klaus 14208) $16.00
Schulz's grating synthesizer. Side two, 'Galactic Supermarket' was obvi- 12th album, from 1978 ("Brother Of The Shadow -- Son Of The Light").
ously influenced by Van der Graaf Generator, but made unique by the Sort of a return to the serene sounds of albums 2-4; relaxing piano/gui-
master guitar of Manual Göttsching." tar/percussion instrumentals, with the omnipresent Eastern flair.
COSMIC JOKERS: LP (SPA 14193) $16.00 POPOL VUH: Hosianna Mantra CD (SPA 14209) $16.00
The first Cosmic Jokers album now on LP. "The first of the 5 legendary 3nd album, from 1973. By this point Florian had abandoned his moog
albums, originally released in 1974. The album was recorded by a from the first 2 albums and was playing mostly acoustic piano, aug-
Krautrock supergroup, and was possibly Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser's finest hour. mented by the fluidy guitar playing of Conny Viet and the soothing,
Here Manual Göttsching's cosmic guitar is teamed with Wallenstein's higher-key vocals of Ms. Djong Yun. There’s also violin, oboe & tam-
Jurgen Dollase's keyboards, drums from Harald Grosskopf and elec- boura added. Maybe the group doesn't completely coalesce here as
tronic effects from Klaus Schulze, mixed together by Dieter Dierks." they would on the next few albums, but if the archly melodic style
CATHARSIS: Les Chevrons CD (SPA 14202) $16.00 doesn't put you off, it's well worth investigating.
Spalax is a huge reissue label out of France, best known for their reis- POPOL VUH: Sei Still, Wisse Ich Bin CD (SPA 14210) $16.00
sues of the classic German 70s albums that came out on the legendary 14th album, from 1980 ("Be Quiet, You Know I Am"). Originally a one-
OHR label. We carry almost everything in their catalog, as follows (their off for Klaus Schulze's Innovative Communications label, the opening
numbering system is somewhat baffling, so please excuse the random- moments contain a massive ritual chant, with some of Fichelscher's
like listing). Catharsis were a French progressive folk group, with prob- heaviest guitar playing pushing choral ensemble multi-voices to spec-
ably close to a dozen albums released in the 70s. How many of those tacular heights. "...deep mantric release. In addition to Florian's weav-
are worth consideration (if any), is still a question in my mind. 2nd ing keys & Danny's awesome guitar & percussives, they added a choral
album, from 1972. of over 100 voices & used them as a mantric/phonetic foundation over
CATHARSIS: Bolero Du Veau Des Dames CD (SPA 14203) $16.00 which their beautiful kaleidoscope sound paintings take you way
Spalax skips to the 5th album, from 1975; by this point the sound is inside yourself! Probably their most demanding album, also one of
nondescript organ-led rock with mid-70s progish touches. their finest."-- G.B. Was used in the soundtrack to Fitzcarraldo.
POPOL VUH: Die Nacht Die Seele CD (SPA 14204) $16.00 POPOL VUH: Das Hohelied Salomos CD (SPA 14211) $16.00
13th album, from 1979, ("The Night Of The Spirit"). Djong Yun and 6th album, from 1975 ("The Song of Soloman"). The first of two for
Amon Duul II's Renate Knaup reappear beside the steady duo of United Artists, which were always very difficult to find later on. This
Fricke/Fichelscher, and more oboe/sitar embellishment. takes the sound and line-up of the previous album, adds sitar and tabla
POPOL VUH: Affenstunde CD (SPA 14205) $16.00 and creates even more of a cosmic-power universe of transcending
Spalax has reissued pretty much the entire Popol Vuh back catalog -- sound. "The music is also more earthy, ethnic and really full of emo-
the legendary German trance/psych/holy-mantric/cosmic-crew, who tion: the use of electronic effects (drones, echoey atmospherics), the
have gone through many configurations since their debut. Almost all addition of sitar and tabla on a couple of tracks really swell the sound
of these 18 albums are desirable and recommended for fans. The mid- out to new proportions." -- Audion.
dle period works (Einsjager & Siebenjager, Das Hohelied Salomos, POPOL VUH: Nosferatu/On The Way To A Little Way CD (SPA
Letzte Tage -- Letzte Nachte, Coeur De Verre) are especially essential 14212) $16.00
for those interested in the psychedelic peaks of the 70s German under- 11th album, a soundtrack to Hertzog's remake film (a rather excellent
ground. Formed in about 1969 and named after the Quiche Mayan feature sporting the forgotten German sense of humor). New material
Indian's bible, the group has centered around keyboardist/conceptual- in a similar vein to Coeur de Verre, and some rewrites as filler.
ist/Hertzog-pal Florian Fricke, and theoretically still exist today (record- POPOL VUH: Letzte Tage Letzte Nachte CD (SPA 14213) $16.00
ings I've heard from the 90s are kinda scary, though). Affenstunde (aka 8th album, from 1976 ("Last Days -- Last Nights"). This was always
"The Time Of The Monkey King") was the first Popol Vuh album, from toughest to find in the vinyl era, and this CD issue has been a revela-
1971. It was a forum for Fricke's early forays into Moog synthesizer tion for many. A pretty stunning record, as the following will attest.

"...their psychedelic heavy masterpiece. LOUD crashing guitars and due to the infamous "fear of the French".
thunderous percussion that build like hallucinogenic waves pouring AGITATION FREE: Second CD (SPA 14228) $16.00
over you again and again! A sacred album, one of the best ever made. Long awaited reissue of the space-jamming 2nd A. Free album, com-
RARE!" -- G.B. pleting the group's catalog of 4 albums, now all on CD. Adds bouzou-
POPOL VUH: Coeur de Verre CD (SPA 14214) $16.00 ki, mellotron, 12-string guitar to their classic twin guitar, heavy
10th album, a soundtrack to Hertzog's fantastic Heart of Glass (also Krautrock sound. "Recorded and released in 1973, few months after
known on LP as Herz Aus Glas & Singet, Denn Der Gesang Vertreibt Die the first and incredible Malesch, Second is at the frontiers of experi-
Wolfe...). Perhaps the archetypal Popol Vuh record: instrumental waves mental, progressive, jazz. If Malesch was experimental recording with
of sound pools, made up of Fichelscher's hypnotizing guitar, Fricke's a touch of progressive, Second just appears as a progressive recording
rhythmically stunning piano, and crashing percussion, all performed in with experimental touch, revealing the incredible music of the band in
a meditative, sacred-minded atmosphere of elevated consciousness. an 'easier,' HIGHER way."
POPOL VUH: Agape Agape CD (SPA 14215) $16.00 AGITATION FREE: At Last CD (SPA 14229) $16.00
15th album, from 1983, ("Love Love"). Some similarities to Sei Still, and Posthumous live release of 1973 material (first issued in '76); only 3
more gently roving guitar-flow tracks that are hard to ignore. tracks and much more stretched out and spacier than Malesch. Multi-
POPOL VUH: Spirit of Peace CD (SPA 14216) $16.00 guitars, bs, drums, organ, etc. creating fantastic instrumental atmos-
16th album, from 1986. For a while this was considered the final Popol pherics, supreme stuff.
Vuh rec, unfortunately, that's not the case. Often dismissed as a bland ASH RA: Walkin' The Desert CD (SPA 14240) $16.00
new age epitaph, it's certainly not the place to start hearing the group. 1988/89 session between M. Gottsching and Lutz (ex-A. Free) Ulbrich
It does provide brief glimpses into melancholic bliss, etc. but beware. (both on guitar & keyboards). The 12th Gottsching album overall.
POPOL VUH: Seligpreisung CD (SPA 14217) $16.00 Repetitive, trancey material in a contemporary style.
4th album, from 1973 ("Songs of Praise"). Following a period when GÖTTSCHING, MANUEL: E2-E4 CD (SPA 14241) $16.00
Fricke and Veit became involved with a reformed Gila (recording Bury The first solo album by Ash Ra Tempel's Göttsching (to be issued under
My Heart At Wounded Knee), they returned as Popol Vuh for this his own name anyway), recorded in 1981, but not released on LP until
album, adding the additional psychedelicized guitar of Daniel 1984. One 60 minute instrumental piece of hypnotic electronics with
Fichelscher (who would become a key central figure throughout the his trademark guitar laid on top. Has an early minimalistic techno feel
history of the group) and oboe, konga, tamboura accompaniment. -- and is in fact now considered somewhat of a seminal tract in those
Florian takes over on vocals for once, and within the context of softly circles, and a big influence on legendary Detroit techno figureheads
flowing/lightly trancing rock this is masterful work. like Derrick May, Carl Craig, etc.
POPOL VUH: Einsjaeger Und Siebenjager CD (SPA 14218) $16.00 ASH RA: Tropical Heat CD (SPA 14242) $16.00
5th album, from 1975, ("A Soldier And Seven Soldiers"). Down to a trio Gottsching, with Lutz Ulbrich, Harold Grosskopf, Mickie D, recorded in
of Fricke, Fichelscher (electric/acoustic gtr) and Yun (vocals again), they 1985 & finally released in 1991. By this point Gottsching was more into
started to make headways toward a heavy cosmic rock sound, that electronic keyboards and drum programming giving this a contempo-
would soon peak with Letzte Tage. Powerful flows of weaving gui- rary synthetic flavor that could be deadly for the uninitiated.
tar/keyboard lines built up into psychedelic crescendos. Good one. GÖTTSCHING, MANUEL: Dream & Desire CD (SPA 14243) $16.00
LARD FREE: I'm Around About Midnight CD (SPA 14221) $16.00 Ash Ra's guitarist has only released a handful of solo recordings; this is
2nd album from 1975. This actually features Heldon's Richard Pinhas on a 1977 solo work, not released until 1991. A pretty good follow up to
guitar and is therefore less over-the-top than the above in that respect. his Inventions For Electric Guitar album; trancey, space guitar and elec-
Still, the interplay is odd and challenging and tough to put into words, tronics.
beyond some sort of alien progressive space-pulse from beyond. If Can ASH RA TEMPEL: CD (SPA 14244) $16.00
had been French, they could've developed in this direction... The reissue of historic, early albums of Germany’s legendary
SCHNITZLER, CONRAD: Ballet Statique CD (SPA 14223) $16.00 space/psych outfit is a legitimately great thing, and the network of
First of 2 CDs on the label, by the legendary German composer/elec- people who continue to discover this stuff seems to expand daily with
tronics master. Bubbly, trancey electronic whirlings. "A legend spoken no let up. The first, self-titled, Ash Ra Tempel album, from 1971, is a
in hushed tones among connisseurs of electronica (his albums flat-out massive overdriven psych monster. Formed by Klaus Schulze
are]...completely brilliant, using electronics is a totally abstract way (on drums & electronics, after having left Tangerine Dream), guitarist
that's over a decade ahead of its time. 'Electric Garden' from Ballet Manuel Gottsching (who would remain the one constant with Ash Ra),
Statique is maybe my favorite piece of electronic music ever, and that's and Hartmut Enke (bass), this is the most intense recording in their
a serious thing to say. This track is so strong it ought to be illegal, and discography & an absolute must if you’re interested in the early glories
the whole album is absolutely blinding." -- Mixmaster Morris. of Krautrock bliss.
LARD FREE: III/Spirale Malax CD (SPA 14224) $16.00 ASH RA TEMPEL: VI: Inventions CD (SPA 14245) $16.00
3rd & final album, from 1977. Similar style to the 2nd, psych-prog gui- Actually a solo album by Ash Ra guitarist Manuel Gottsching, consist-
tar supplied by Xavier Baulleret and more acid-drenched keyboard ing of three long appropriately named tracks ("Echo Waves,"
wondering waves. "Quasarsphere," "Pluralis"). Simple effects-laden guitar trance-outs.
LARD FREE: Gilbert Artman's Lard Free CD (SPA 14225) $16.00 Some technological truthseekers claim this album sounds "dated"; oth-
First of three Lard Free albums (recorded in 1973). Lard Free were a leg- ers are more willing to luxuriate within the purely pleasing waves of
endary all instrumental weird-progressive band from France, who are analog band-width.
rarely very well described on this side of the Atlantic as anything ASH RA TEMPEL: Join Inn CD (SPA 14246) $16.00
beyond "sorta Heldon-like." All three records feature different line Another essential ART release, their fourth album overall. Jamming
ups, each centered around Gilbert Artman, who was the blues-space-churn classic from December/1972, with the re-addition of
drummer/composer and also played keyboards, sax, vibes, etc. This CD Klaus Schulze on organ and synthesizer, and Miss Rosi on “streaming
opens with a great pulsing prog rhythm track that explodes with vio- shards of urine” vocals.
lent atonal guitars bursts from Francois Mativet, really something to ASH RA TEMPEL: Starring Rosi CD (SPA 14247) $16.00
hear. The rest consists of longish tracks of unusual From 1973, and now paired down to just a main duo of Manuel
guitar/bass/drums/sax/synthesizer experimental prog-loads that are Gottsching (guitar and most other musical accompaniment), and Rosie
consistently off the cuff, with more amazing heavy fuzz-noise guitar -- Muller on vocals. A lesser/lighter album than some of the above, but
an exceptional record that I know a lot of people have missed out on still with charms, especially if you’re looking for insight into the hippie-
flower floatation system lifestyle. 2nd album from 1972, with more pronounced symphonic touches.
ASH RA TEMPEL: Schwingungen CD (SPA 14248) $16.00 SCHNITZLER, CONRAD: Con Brio CD (SPA 14274) $16.00
2nd album from 1972, and another stoned psych masterwork, with a 2nd CD on label. Serene synthetics and solo piano studies.
beautiful spaced vibe. Schulze had gone solo by this point, and was ASH RA TEMPEL: Le Berceau de Cristal CD (SPA 14275) $16.00
replaced by Wolfgang Muller, but it was no huge loss. The mixture of Previously unreleased film soundtrack, recorded in 1975 by Manuel
electronics and psychedelic rock was perfectly realized. Gottsching (guitar, organ, electronics) and Lutz Ulbrich (guitar, elec-
ASH RA TEMPEL: Seven Up CD (SPA 14249) $16.00 tronics). In a similar style to Inventions for Electric Guitar, this is spacy,
The 3rd ART album. With the presence of Dr. Timothy Leary, this 1972 consciousness-elevation that will appeal to fans of Gottsching’s mid-
album divides between power-splurge-psych (the side-long epic period style.
“Space”) and more levitational space-outs (the side long “Time”). PAUVROS, JEAN-FRANCOIS: Musiques Pour Anne Dreyfus CD
AGITATION FREE: Malesch CD (SPA 14250) $16.00 (SPA 14276) $16.00
Agitation Free were a great, relatively underrated German psychedelic As above.
rock band who released 2 albums in their time, this being the first from LIMBUS 4: Mandalas CD (SPA 14277) $16.00
1972 (plus the live albums below). Great raw Karoli-like guitar sound, Reissue of the 2nd Limbus album (their even more obscure debut from
and medium length Can/Guru Guru style songs, with weird electron- 1969, under the name Limbus 3, has been bootlegged on CD by
ic/tape interludes, etc. Germanofon), which was originally issued by OHR in 1970. A fantastic
TORGUE: Le Prince Apatride CD (SPA 14256) $16.00 dose of early 70s German freeform weirdness and an essential reissue
FOWLEY, KIM: The Day the Earth Stood Still CD (SPA 14260) for the tuned-out community. "Formed in 1968, Limbus were a most
$16.00 unusual band who grew a unique music out of jazz, folk and avant-
"This one is part of the beginning, a mysterious and nowadays ultra- garde roots. As the more varied instrumental quartet Limbus 4, with
rare LP recorded in Sweden (1970). His best one with Outrageous swirling organ, studio effects and a most bizarre use of kazoos,
(1969)." Mandalas has perplexed and confused many. Limbus 4 were certainly
PAUVROS, JEAN-FRANCOIS: Le Corps Est Un Menteur CD (SPA one of a kind. We uncover: Odysseus Artnern, Bernd Henninger,
14264) $16.00 Matthias Knieper & Gerd Kraus (piano, bass, cello, viola, violin, flutes,
Two strange CDs of experimental-guitar based "music for ballet" by percussion, tablas)."
Pauvros, "a well-known avant garde guitarist composer & performer. ANIMA: Stürmischer Himmel CD (SPA 14278) $16.00
He met and plays since the early 70s with the most renown musicians Reissue of the first Anima LP, originally issued by OHR in 1971. Outsider
(Ted Milton/Blurt, Arto Lindsay/DNA, Elliot Sharp/Carbon). Part of genius at its finest. "The duo of Paul and Limpe Fuchs were amongst
Catalogue with Jac Berrocal and Gilbert Artman (Lard Free & Urban the most experimental to emerge out of the late-60s and become
Sax)...the two CDs are in style of Rock in Opposition, DNA, ethnical involved in the Munich underground rock scene. Elitists, and pure
Original Sound Tracks, borned from Jean-Francois Pauvros's outer- avant-gardists at heart, they worked with all manner of conventional
space mind." and home-made instruments, performing wild and demanding music.
MAHOGANY BRAIN: Smooth Sick Lights CD (SPA 14266) $16.00 Stürmischer Himmel, recorded at a '1000 year old cottage on a windy
Mahogany Brain were one of the strange and most primitive French hill' with their children, is amongst the oddest of albums. Bizarre cre-
avant-underground rock groups in the 70s. Their first album on Futura ative music it certainly is, but Krautrock it is certainly not! Paul Fuchs:
in 1971 is one of those mythical records that nobody has heard. Smooth Fuchshorn, voice, cornet, bass. Limpe Fuchs: voice, drums, Fuchszither,
Sick Lights was their 2nd album which was supposedly "recorded in an Fuchbass. Exceptional."
afternoon of June, 1972," but was not released by the Pole label until RICH, ROBERT: Geometry CD (SPA 14279) $16.00
1977. The group consisted of Michel Bulteau (vocals, bass), Patrick Recordings from 1986-87.
Geoffrois (guitar), Mine (guitar, maracas), Jean-Pierre Gardille (drums), CATHARSIS: Et S’Aimer... Et Mourir... CD (SPA 14280) $16.00
Adeline (vocals) & Thomas Messagier (guitar). Their sound was naive 6th album from 1986. No comment possible.
and cathartic -- atonal guitar wailings, free-rock percussion and a beau- DEMON THOR: Anno 1972 CD (SPA 14290) $16.00
tiful continuation of the spirit of "Sister Ray". The opening track, First, ploddingly dull album from 1972.
"Green Winter of Revolvers" is one on the classic grunts of no-wave-ish FLOH DE COLOGNE: Lucky Streik CD (SPA 14291) $16.00
slash & mumble. [It evidently is the soundtrack to a movie called Main 4th album, originally issued on OHR in 1972. Political cabaret & post-
Line which we could use more information about.] "Silkskin Dawn" is Mothers mayhem.
a superb DIY-punk-ish rank with Adeline's vocals that seems quite COSMIC JOKERS: Galactic Supermarket CD (SPA 14292) $16.00
unnatural for a 1972 origin. "Burning the Vibes" is a 22-minute non-LP This wasn't released under the Cosmic Jokers mantle originally when
bonus track of throbbing bass, murk and background sound that fin- issued under the old Cosmic Couriers imprint 1975, but it is Manuel
ishes off the set in fine, confusing fashion. The whole thing has an out Gottsching, Dieter Dierks, Jurgen Dollase, Harald Grosskopf & Klaus
of time pounding flair that's quite unique and it's great to see this Schulze, again pursuing excellent, wigged, psychedelic space jamming
become widely available. sectors. 2 side-long tracks, as recommended as the above. One of those
DEMON THOR: Written In The Sky CD (SPA 14270) $16.00 albums that has sounded better & better every time I've played it -- for
WALLENSTEIN: Blitzkrieg CD (SPA 14272) $16.00 10 years or more.
Wallenstein were a keyboard-dominated Krautrock band, and here are COSMIC JOKERS: CD (SPA 14293) $16.00
their 4 albums that Spalax have seen fit to reissue. Members like Harald The Cosmic Jokers were a German space/electronic/psych supergroup,
Grosskopf (drums), Jurgen Dollase (keys) & Jerry Berkers are kinda who recorded for the legendary Cosmic Couriers label in the mid 70s.
household names in Krautrock circles (for their contributions to the The line up was Ash Ra Tempel's Manuel Gottsching, Wallenstein's
Cosmic Jokers, etc.), and they did record for OHR (which always makes Harald Grosskopf & Jurgen Dollase, Klaus Schulze and scene engi-
you feel like you oughta try to figure out their appeal) but it can be a neer/sideman Dieter Dierks. This CD was their debut from 1974, and it's
tough pill. Their sound is an aggressive hammering of keyboard/mel- a pretty spectacular surge into 70s drugged byways, Gottsching's trade-
lotron washes, over early 70s prog bashing. This first album from 1971 mark acid guitar on top of instrumental waves of analogue synth gur-
also has good portions of rope-a-dope guitar extensions and outright gling and spaced out electronic effects. Until recently this stuff was
heaviness. A lesser record by OHR standards, but with merit. largely unknown and way underrated, at least in American circles. All
WALLENSTEIN: Mother Universe CD (SPA 14273) $16.00 5 Cosmic Jokers CDs come in pleasing digipaks.

WALLENSTEIN: Stories, Songs & Symphonies CD (SPA 14294) blissful 13-minute title track, the rest is less exciting hard rock typical
$16.00 for the era.
4th album, from 75. Full fledged symphonic shit-stream. VIRUS: Revelation CD (SPA 14510) $16.00
GURU GURU: Hinten CD (SPA 14295) $16.00 Reissue of the first of 2 albums by this German underground group,
2nd, equally classic album. Mani Neumeier: Sounding Being, from 1970 (originally on BASF; also on CD on 2nd Battle in Germany).
GURU GURU: UFO CD (SPA 14296) $16.00 Heavy, psychedelic, Floydian, a good one. "This debut by Virus truly is
The first 2 Guru Guru releases, both from 1971. Musically, these 2 rep- a 'revelation'. Hugely experimental, it's a space rock mission through
resent (along with their 3rd, Kanguru) the reigning moments of this uncharted solar systems where no band has gone before!"
acid-destroyed-jamming Krautrock outfit, and are essential artifacts of YAMASH'TA, STOMU: Red Buddha CD (SPA 14512) $16.00
pure thunder. "Recorded in 1970 -- first issue 1971. First CD reissue of this incredible
HOLDERLIN: Holderlin's Traum CD (SPA 14297) $16.00 album of Stomu Yamash'ta. The 2 tracks performed by Yamash'ta are
Beautiful German psych-folk from 1972, originally issued by Pilz. Their purely percussional. Yamash'ta is renowned worldwide for his work as
first album, that stylistically tempers a similar dream-stroke as an avant garde composer, and is deeply involved in the fields of
Broselmaschine or Emtidi's Saat, which is saying something. 'musique contemporaine'. He also approached electronic music in the
BIRTH CONTROL: Operation CD (SPA 14299) $16.00 late 70s through a collaboration with Klaus Schulze." The 1st piece is
Reissue of 2nd album of German heavy rock "crazies", originally issued composed for metal strings, tambury, cymbal, music saw, mandorin
on OHR in 1971. I can't seem to lower my IQ sufficiently enough to get harp; the 2nd for steel drum, marimba, cow bell, wood block & skin
into the organ/throb these guys thrust out with such gusto, but per- drum. Excellent atmospherics throughout.
haps you're made of better stuff. AMON DÜÜL II: Airs On A Shoestring CD (SPA 14515) $16.00
SAKAMOTO, RIUCHI: B-2 Unit CD (SPA 14500) $16.00 Spalax call this "...the nearest thing to an Amon Duul II 'Best Of'
Spalax ventures into a somewhat unexpected turn by reissuing these album," which is one of their cruel jokes. This consists of material by
post-YMO albums from the early 80s. Yellow Magic Orchestra were a the British-based ADII variant, formed by John Weinzierl and Dave
late 70s Japanese synth pop group, who are occasionally acclaimed for Anderson from the early 80s (incorrectly copyrighted to the year 1972
their early insight into synthetic pulse with "roots-of-techno" implica- on the back cover to fool the ignorant). Some okay "psychy" jam tracks
tions. Can't say that I know anything about it, but this Sakamoto reis- (that mildly approach the early eastern-tinged ADII style) and a bit of
sue of what I assume is his first solo album from 1980, is actually a pret- laughable New Wave, too.
ty experimental affair, with odd bleeping, abstract beats and early dig- AMON DÜÜL II: Die Lösung CD (SPA 14517) $16.00
ital whackery going on. Curious and pretty good. "The last release from Amon Duul (UK) before John Weinzlerl went
THIRD WORLD WAR: CD (SPA 14504) $16.00 back to join the main group again." W/ Robert Calvert, Ed & Joey Ozric,
"Third World War were a legendary UK political underground band, T.S. McPhee. Slightly less New Wave than some of the other titles by
who hold an exceptional place in early 70s rock. However, unlike some this group, as if that was some sort of consolation.
of their contemporaries, they sang about the rebels, the poor & uned- GONG: The Mystery & History of Planet Gong CD (SPA 14518)
ucated British working class, the yobos and even the Hell's Angels. $16.00
Their lyrics were often harsher than those of later 'punk' bands, but "A veritable treasure of Gong rarities. Here we find live, radio and
their music was surprisingly melodic. This, their eponymous debut remixed versions of songs taken from the era when Kevin Ayers was
album, was released in 1971. The music is very raw and energetic." their vocalist -- July 1971 until January 1972." Plus other gunk dating
ASH RA TEMPEL: New Age Of Earth CD (SPA 14505) $16.00 from 1964 to 1977.
"...was Manuel Gottsching and Ash Ra Tempel's seventh album, origi- MOTHER GONG: Wild Child CD (SPA 14521) $16.00
nally released in 1976. It has been described as the quintessence of all "This is the 3rd album from the 'Mother Queen' Gilli Smith, recording
that they had previously produced...it's simply an undisputed master- under the name Mother Gong, in reference to her awe-inspiring and
piece." Despite the name and prominent Rosi Muller photo on the pivotal position in Gong. Originally issued in 1991, this album shows
cover, this is a all-solo Gottsching affair, playing keyboards, synthesizer Gilli's great musical talent and flair, which was perhaps not so blind-
and guitar; long cosmic tracks, showing some Schulz-ian trance-out ingly present on Gong releases."
influence, as well as bits of the roots-of-Derrick-May sound that would CHAD & JEREMY: Sing For You CD (SPA 14524) $16.00
fully unravel with the later E2-E4. Previously tough to find on CD via a Collection of their 2 albums from 1965. "Their mixture of folk and pop
label known as Virgin. This album marked the beginning of his rela- was highly popular in America in the wake of the Beatles." No thanks.
tionship with that label, which he followed up Blackouts, Correlations BLONDE ON BLONDE: Rebirth CD (SPA 14525) $16.00
& Belle Alliance. Reissue of the the 2nd album (of 3) from this UK progressive rock out-
PAUVROS/GABY BIZIEN, JEAN-FRANCOIS: No Man's Land CD (SPA fit, originally issued in 1970. Formed in the late 1960s, they featured on
14506) $16.00 the bills of the infamous Isle Of Wight Festivals; non-spectacular, but
Third Spalax release by French avant-garde guitarist Pauvros, who was decent hard rock with prog-ish tints typical of the era.
also a member of Catalogue. "...was recorded in the mid 70s, with BLONDE ON BLONDE: Reflections On A Life CD (SPA 14526)
Pauvros predominantly on guitar and Gaby Bizien mainly on drums, $16.00
creating a terror noise music! ...this album is sometimes more violent Third album from 1971.
than the most hard hitting jazz record ever recorded." File under 9:30 FLY: CD (SPA 14527) $16.00
strange/abstract Euro improv, very well done. "This is the only existing album from the fivesome who were once 9:30
WOOD, ROBERT: Tarot CD (SPA 14507) $16.00 Fly. Dating from 1972, this CD of post-sixties folk rock, come complete
Reissue of a quartet jazz date featuring Wood (vibraphone) with Steve with 'out there' female vocals, sugar fuzz guitar, and melodies so
Lacy associates: Steve Potts (as, flute), Kent Carter (b) & Ron Pittner (d). catchy that they just bounce you back to that era." A bit ridiculous,
Recorded in Paris, 1971. with some minor charms as well.
GOMORRHA: Trauma CD (SPA 14509) $16.00 MCGUIRE, BARRY: The Eve Of Destruction Man CD (SPA 14528)
"This album from German band Gomorrha was originally released in $16.00
1971. Trauma will weave you through the depths of its progressively "Hailing from LA, Barry McGuire was one of the first rock protest
complex music, with extended tracks and English vocals to boot. singers, recording the song 'The Eve Of Destruction' in 1965. This CD is
Furthermore, the lengthy title track extravaganza has long been con- a collection of songs from McGuire's early career as a founder member
sidered as an exceptional masterpiece of space rock." Worth it for the of the New Christy Minstrels."
TWIGGY/THE GIRLFRIENDS: Twiggy And The Silver Screen came to Paris with a NY experimental theatre group's production of 'La
Syncopators CD (SPA 14529) $16.00 Mama' and decided to stay on afterwards. All coming from musical
"Twiggy was one of the indisputable icons of the 1960s. Modeling for backgrounds, they agreed on putting together a group. Great Wall Of
Mary Quant, with her own hairdo & make up, she was the original China was their first album, released in 1971. It comprises of a won-
supermodel that every girl wanted to be. However, in 1971, Twiggy derful progressive music which is a mix of folk, classical and traditional
proved to the world that she was more than just a clothes-horse, by instruments and influences. A clever use of vocal arrangements and
starring in Ken Russell's hit film interpretation of The Boyfriend. This rhythms that we find here give the group a completely unique sound."
album contains 4 ballads sung by Twiggy in the film." Which are okay MORMOS: ...The Magic Spell of Mother's Wrath... CD (SPA 14541)
to hear, but the ragtime instrumentals that "fill out" the CD are a $16.00
nightmare. "Released in 1972, Mormos' second album. In keeping with the group's
ANIMA: CD (SPA 14530) $16.00 splendid and innovative mix of classical and folk styles, melodies are
Reissue of this classic outsider freak-out album, first issued by Pilz in transposed over unconventional rhythms, generating a very earthy
1972, featuring the duo of Paul & Limpe Fuchs (vocals, electronics, sound with sometimes strange vocal arrangements."
zither, percussion, drums, Fuchshorn, etc.). Their 2nd album and a clas- RILEY, TERRY: Keyboards Studies CD (SPA 14542) $16.00
sic example of 70s improvisational madness, highly peaked. “Anima Reissue of this album released by BYG in France, in 1969. It is actually a
were an adventurous German trio who liked to take jazz music to the split album between Riley and French avant garde composer Pierre
extreme. On this album they were joined by Austrian avant-gardist Marietan. Riley's piece is "Keyboard Study 2", a 24-minute work for 2
Friedrich Gulda, with whom they recorded two studio jamming ses- pianos (performed here by members of the GERM ensemble: Gérard
sions. Nothing was decided beforehand or premeditated, and the Frémy & Martine Joste). The two pianos create a hovering cloud of
result is two tracks of completely spontaneous off the wall jazz. Anima sound between them in this raw and primitive minimalist work. Due to
are one of the few of Rolf Ulrich-Kaiser’s protege’s who are still active- the fuzzy recording quality, you don't often see this referenced as one
ly touring and recording today.” of Riley's important works, but hearing this again on CD has given me
XHOL-CARAVAN: Motherfuckers GMBH CD (SPA 14531) $16.00 a new appreciation for the simple, pounding joy of this piece, an early
Reissue of the 3rd & final album by this most curious experimental swag of pure minimalist murk and well worth re-investigation.
Krautrock band; first issued by OHR in 1972, previously booted on CD Marieten's "Initiative 1" is performed by the full GERM (Group d'étude
in the 90s by Germanofon. "Said to have influenced later bands such as et Réalisation Musicale) Ensemble: (violin, bass, trumpet, french horn,
Faust, this 1972 album shows them at their most interesting stage. It cello, 2 pianos, "rebab & little flute", soprano voice) -- and it's a classic
bears witness to electric sax injected fusion, long off the wall instru- work of late 60s's avant-cacophony with enough violent energy to be
mental tracks, and a 'new improved' version of previously recorded comparable to Globokar.
track 'Love Potion'." Steven Stapleton of Nurse With Wound has long AME SON: Primitive Expression CD (SPA 14543) $16.00
considered this as one of finest records of all time and it certainly is a First release of this archival material by this French rock band, best
strange, mindbending twist; collage, extended electronics, psychedelic known for their classic Catalyse album (originally issued by BYG in
effects to the max, etc. 1970; CD is Spalax 14823). "This second album covers a period of about
PAGEANT: The Pay For Dreamer's Sin CD (SPA 14533) $16.00 ten years of different experiences. From the first band, Les Primitiv's,
"Japanese outfit whose music is light and uplifting. This album was till different incarnations of Ame Son with guests and other musicians.
originally released in 1989 & contains beautiful choral scores." Part of This issue of unprevious released tapes or more recently in 1995
that really smooth 80s Japanese prog scene, and only of interest to rehearsing with Jean-Francois Pavros for concerts in Paris or solos work
those previously acclimated. of Marc Blanc knowned as Ame songs during the 80s."
KENSO: Yume No Oka CD (SPA 14534) $16.00 SZAJNER, BERNARD: Some Deaths Take Forever CD (SPA 14545)
Reissue of this 1991 album by this contemporary Japanese outfit, $16.00
who've had some releases on Marquee, etc. Prog-ish touches added to Reissue of the first Bernard Szajner album, originally released by Pathé
a base of "mature" post-Kansas arena-rock stylings. I would not rec- in France in 1980. Has Magma/Heldon connections (Bernard Paganotti,
ommend you attempt to listen to this. Klaus Blasquiz appear) and is also considered an influential electronic
HOENIG/GOTTSCHING: Early Water CD (SPA 14536) $16.00 album, as the following quote attests. Szajner palsy RSF modular synth,
Reissue of a classic duo performance, recorded in Berlin 1976. Ash Ra Korg vocoder, DB sequencers and electronic percussion. "Among the all
Tempel's Gottsching (Farfisa, ARP, Gibson, tape echoes with Revox A time top ten of the famous DJ Carl Craig, one can find Manuel
77) and Tangerine Dream/Agitation Free associate Hoenig (Yamaha, Gottsching's E2E4 as number 9. But his favorite number, the number
EMS, Moog, Oberheim) layering the zones for one continuous 48 one, is Some Deaths Take Forever by Bernard Szajner. Bernard was cer-
minute flow of cosmic sequencing. tainly one of the major electronic artists from the seventies. Not only
EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN: Kollaps CD (SPA 14537) $16.00 did he produce outstanding, robotic, metronomic, and hypnotic
Reissue of the first Einstürzende album, originally issued by Zick Zack sounds, but he also created one of the first and best laser shows in
in Germany in 1981. With 2 bonus tracks. This record seemed shock- Europe in the mid-seventies, and these shows were used by Klaus
ingly violent at the times of its original release -- and still sounds pret- Schulz and AshRa during their tours. Spalax is proud to reissue the
ty outright invigorating and not-necessarily dated. "Formed in Berlin in works of Bernard Szajner, who took care himself of the remastering."
1980, they were one of the most experimental of new wave bands, ZED (BERNARD SZAJNER): Visions Of Dune CD (SPA 14547)
much more underground than the general Neue Deutsche Welle scene. $16.00
EN specialized in making their own percussion instruments, recording "Spalax is currently reissuing all the works of Bernard Szajner, one of
in tunnels, bashing bridges, and other odd activities. An organized the major electronic musicians to have emerged in the seventies. One
punk energy chaos as heralded by Faust and Neu!" of the first technicians to build and conceive lasershows, he is now
THIRD WORLD WAR: II CD (SPA 14538) $16.00 today recognized by the most famous DJs as one of their best sources
"This, their 2nd album released in 1972, saw the band mature from of inspiration. Vision of Dune is his first LP which was originally
their first raw compositions, although the basic elements of their songs released under the group name of Zed." "1979 album inspired by the
remain the same." Frank Herbert novel Dune, fills in a few extra pieces of the Szajner puz-
MORMOS: Great Wall Of China CD (SPA 14540) $16.00 zle (strategically) left out by Carl Craig. An all star cast (rivaling any
"In the early 70s, James Cuomo, Tobia Taylor and Sandy Spencer all Altman movie) were assembled to perform this life-opus (Hahn Rowe

on bass, Klaus Basquiz on treated voice, Colin Swinburne on guitar, Improvisation and movement in space make up this particular uni-
Celement Bailly drums, Annanka Raghel on synthesized voice, and verse." Quad Sax is: Fred Aquavia (ts, ss), Alain Douchet (bs, as),
Szajner on Oberheim/Arp/laser generators, etc...), which ended up son- Sébastien Jallier (as, ss) & Phillipe Bolliet (bs, as). Performing the works
ically similar to earlier records by Heldon (massive analog-synth- of Gilbert Artman (Lard Free, Urban Sax).
sequences modulating up in whole steps for 10 straight minutes), eas- ULBRICH, LUTZ: Lüül CD (SPA 14565) $16.00
ily 20 X better than the dreck Toto/Eno wrote for Lynch (too bad syn- "Solo album of the guitarist of Agitation Free and Ash Ra. This album
thesizer technology had to go & change so much -- for the best, of was recorded in 1981 with Christoph Franke of Tangerine Dreams and
course, between '79 and '83). Szajner thanks Frank Herbert 'for the Nico! Berliner pop/rock sung in German!" Originally issued under the
visions that he gave me', in fact I'm channeling crystal-clear visions of group name Lüül on the GeeBeeDee label in 1981.
the Freeman Brothers, locked in their living room with only two weeks WALKER, SCOTT: The Early Ten Years CD (SPA 14566) $16.00
worth of pizza rinds as sustenance, wearing matching Darth/Luke First solo recordings, from the early 60s. The emphasis is on: horrible
masks, fighting over the last remaining quantities of 'spice'. From-fuck- schmatze and some sort of post-Tin Pan Alley nightmare scenario. If
ing-outer-space." -- Hrvatski. you can't find anything in the Bing Crosby bins anymore, graduate all
CAMIZOLE: CD (SPA 14549) $16.00 the way up to this.
"Camizole was co-founder with Etron Fou Leloublan of the collective MYTHOS: Strange Guys CD (SPA 14570) $16.00
Dupon et ses Fantomes. In 1977 Camizole was composed of Jacky Third album from 1978, more overtly hard rock than their classic self-
Dupety (tenor sax, oboe, perc), Jean-Luc Dupety (drums, tuba, trum- titled album from '72 or Dreamlab from '75. "Mythos were one of the
pet), Francoise Cruble (alto sax, guitar) and Dominque Griamnd (sax, finest of Berlin bands, yet were unfairly overlooked by most of the
guitar, synth)." First ever issue of some live recordings from 1977 media. Maybe this was because of the group's leader Stephan Kaske's
(intended for release by Tapioca) by this underground French group most unusual strongly accented vocals, who like Jürgen Dollase of
with linkage to Etron Fou, Lard Free, Art et Technique, etc. Primitive, at Wallenstein, often came across as a strange Kraut Peter Hammill! Aside
times violent free form flotsom that is quite damaged and freaked out. from his odd vocals, Stephan was also a highly talented multi-instru-
ROCK GENERATION VOL. 4: Graham Bond Organisation/Sonny mentalist, and a visionary....this era saw a move to a more direct, hard-
Boy Williamson & The Animals CD (SPA 14553) $16.00 er edged rockform, though still uniquely Mythos, with the heavy gui-
The Graham Bond Organisation (w/ Jack Bruce) recorded at London's tars acting as a foil to Stephan's myriads of synthesizers."
Klook's Kleek club. Sonny Boy Williamson & The Animals taken from MYTHOS: Concrete City CD (SPA 14571) $16.00
the end of their set recorded at the Club A GoGo in Newcastle, 1963. Reissue of their 4th album from 1979, following Strange Guys.
SOFT MACHINE/MARK LEEMAN 5/DAVEY GRAHAM: Rock Mainstream hard rock flourishes, with prog flute, mellotron and
Generation Vol. 8 CD (SPA 14557) $16.00 Stephan Kaske's unique vocalizing. This record used to exist and now it
The early Soft Machine material from 1967, featuring Daevid Allen, exists again, in fact I'm holding it in my hand right now. If you'd like to
Kevin Ayers, Robert Wyatt and Mike Ratledge was issued numerous experience a similar pleasure, please do get in touch.
times in the LP era, and in keeping with that tradition, this CD confus- POPOL VUH: On The Himalaya 3CD BOX (SPA 14704) $50.00
ingly includes just 5 of the 10 tracks found on Jet Propelled (previous- Limited box set compiling these 3 Popol Vuh albums: Bruder Des
ly issued on Spalax 14816). This CD is worthwhile however for the Schattens (1972), Spirit Of Peace (1976) & Die Nacht Der Seele (1978).
Davey Graham material (from 12/67). Two tracks by this legendary, Packaged in a beautiful full color box, which includes a small color
poorly documented UK folk guitarist, including the immense 10+ booklet of Florian Fricke photographs. Theoretically, packing these
minute instrumental "City Raga". middle/late period albums together will give a new peek into the ethe-
RA, SUN: Cosmos CD (SPA 14561) $16.00 real trip 'n vibe of Florian's long-term adventure, and if you never got
First readily available CD reissue of this 1976 album, originally issued on this far into their discography, this might be the way to go.
the Cobra label in France (most commonly seen in the US on Inner City). GONG: Radio Gnome Trilogy 3CD BOX (SPA 14707) $50.00
Recorded August of 1976 in the Studio Hautefeuille, Paris. Seven The original concept of the Radio Gnome Trilogy from '73-74 (to
tracks: "The Mystery of Two," "Interstellar Low-Ways," "Neo-Project release all 3 albums together) has finally been realized: Flying Teapot,
#2," "Cosmos," "Moonshine Journey," "Journey Among The Stars" & Angel's Egg, and You, all in one sturdy box, with the original 32 page
"Jazz From An Unknown Planet". Featuring a core line up of: Ra, Eloe booklet designed by Daevid Allen at the time.
Omoe, Danny Thompson, Marshall Allen, John Gilmore, Danny Davis, VA: 1968-1998: 30 Years of Musical Insurrection in France 3CD
James Jackson, Craig Harris, Ahmed Abdullah, Vincent Chancy, Larry (SPA 14711) $50.00
Bright & R. Anthony Bunn. A three CD box with excellent 56 page booklet dedicated to the music
POPOL VUH: Messa di Orfeo CD (SPA 14562) $16.00 of France that was initially fueled by the Revolt of '68, with one CD
"A brand new album by Popol Vuh. It has been based on major events dedicated to each decade since. Some material is commonly available,
which were first happening in Italy and which will be also produced in much of it is not; the first CD covers the seventies (1969-77) and fea-
Germany. Most of the recordings were done live in Bari, Italy with tures some pretty mind-blowing stuff from the peak years of free-rock
about one hundred musicians. Additional recordings were done in cacophony. The 1st CD features the following (an * indicates previ-
Munchen, Germany. With this CD, Popol Vuh adds another major work ously unreleased material, or least unavailable on CD): Jacques Dudon
to its constant search for the fusion of mysticism and music." Recorded (*, classic freak out guitar mania from '69), Red Noise, Ame Son(*),
live at the Time Zones Festival, 9/20/98, featuring "audio-video-light- Gong, Dashiell Hedayat, Catharsis, Contrepoint (*, primitive free jazz),
installation-choir-recitation-v oice-keyboards". Not that distant from Lard Free, Dagon(*, great progressive psych from 1972 by this undocu-
their mid-70s work and a return to form after some of their more beat- mented & legendary group), Fille Qui Mousse (*, live track from 72!),
oriented works in the 90s. Mahogany Brain, Majhun(*), Jac Berrocal & Musik Ensemble (*, bril-
QUAD SAX: Quad Sax 1 CD (SPA 14563) $16.00 liant space-improv alternate take from his debut album for Futura in
"Quad Sax grew out of the group Urban Sax, tending towards a possi- 1973), Schizo (*, pre-Heldon group featuring Richard Pinhas, doing an
ble re-writing by the composer Gilbert Artman, not to make a 'reduc- early 7"-only version of 'Le Voyageur' -- historic psychedelic rock with
tion' but rather to render, in perhaps a clearer manner, the same con- spoken text by Gilles Deleuze), Oedipe (*, undocumented Canterbury
cept. In effect, each composition is like a puzzle that can put itself style from '76)& Metal Urbain. The 2nd CD covers the eighties (1977-90)
together, then mix itself at (some other) interval. Using the acoustic and a significant New Wave cadence starts to abound, featuring:
and the electronic at the same time, each participant in this Saxophony Camizole (*, pretty wild associated of Etron Fou), Heldon(*, live from
of rough brilliance is at once both accompanist and soloist. '78), Le Grand Nébuleux et ses Laveurs de Consciences (*, crazy electric
jazz fusion from '78), Etron Fou, At et Technique (*), Jean-Marc Foussat (banjo), etc. Pretty decent pastoral prog, with folkish tendencies.
(*, strange improv from '81), Vidéo Aventures, Kas Product, Fall of SMYTH, GILLI: Mother CD (SPA 14818) $16.00
Saigon (*, YMG-ish synth pop pleasure from '81), Les I (*), Tanit (*), The first Mother Gong, from 1978. Gilli Smyth’s immortal Gong space-
Pascal Comelade (*), Clair Obscure, Dazibao(*), Alto Bruit (*), Cosmic whisper gets pushed to the forefront, with backing from D. Allen,
Wurst & Catalogue (*, live from '90). The third CD covers the nineties Didier Malherbe, Pip Pyle, Sam Gopal, etc. and it’s an intoxicating blend
(1991-97) -- some okay stuff and some rather dire industrial rock mate- of exotic confusion, space-prog and hippie-pixie intimacy.
rial as well -- and features: Urban Sax, Jacques Dudon, M.K.B., Corman 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS: The Psychedelic Sounds Of... CD (SPA
et Tuscadu, Francois Robert Lloyd, Vox Populi (*), Ulan Bator, Prime 14819) $16.00
Time Victim Show, Alpes Patrice Moullet, Atta Sexden, Cape Fear, Classic debut album from 1966.
Ashtray Hearts, Viellistic Orchestra, Nicrik, Jean-Francoise Pauvros(*), AMON DÜÜL II: Meetings With Menmachines CD (SPA 14820)
Osaka Bondage (*) & Sun Plexus (*). $16.00
ALPES-PATRICE MOULLET: Rock Sous La Dalle CD (SPA 14809) The 2nd album from Amon Duul UK, recorded in 1982. Rather horren-
$16.00 dous mainstream rock with a New Wave tinge, slightly rougher than
Moullet led Catherine Ribeiro's classic backing band Alpes during their the Go Go's (mid-period, of course).
heyday (see numerous Mantra reissues), and then branched off with his COEUR MAGIQUE: Wakan Tanka CD (SPA 14822) $16.00
invented sound-sculpture instruments into post-new age territories as Reissue of an early-70s French rock album, first issued by BYG. "The
documented on a couple of albums, including this CD from 1993. Prog- guitarist Claude Olmos's band (ex-Alan Jack Civilization, Alice &
derived minimalist compositions, not abstract experimentalism. Docdail) embarked into the world of progressive rock. Based upon the
AMON DÜÜL: Surrounded by the Bars CD (SPA 14810) $16.00 beat of percussions, propelled by the inventive Didier Lesage's bass and
Unexplained compilation of 1993 remixes of classic Amon Duul II mate- Laurent Marino's drums. Coeur Magique infolob a powerful sound
rial (off of Yeti through Carnival; not wildly variant), plus a couple rere- magnified by Harry Seur's voices and Claud Olmos' long and wild solos.
cordings of old songs by a 1993 version of the band (Renate still sounds His rhythms are directly connected to the world of West-Indian pro-
in form, but the contemporary arrangements leave much to be gressive music."
desired). AME SON: Catalyse CD (SPA 14823) $16.00
ANNEXUS QUAM: Beziehungen CD (SPA 14811) $16.00 Reissue of the original 1970 album on the BYG label (one of the label's
Annexus Quam were one of the real screwy avant-what-the-fuck bands few entries in the rock field), and a classic period piece, like Gong at
lost in the haze of the early days of the OHR label. They released two their heaviest. "Ame Son is the pioneer group of French Underground
albums from ‘71/72, this being the second (following Osmose). In a curi- born at the end of the 60s. The band is made up to two former mem-
ous fashion they mixed elements of floating space rock (guitars, zither, bers of Banana Moon, Daevid Allen's band on his arrival in France in
flute, etc.) with avant-jazz sax input. More odd than purely great, but 1967. Their music was harsh and scathing with vocals in both French &
an interesting sidebar to the OHR label. English, sometime with an outside layer of 'formal beauty', rapidly dev-
GONG: Magick Brother CD (SPA 14812) $16.00 astated by strident, unnerving guitar distortions and enraged flute
Recorded in 1969 and originally released on the legendary French BYG sounds."
label, this CD reissue beautifully replicates the original’s artwork on a ALLEN, DAEVID: Now is The Happiest Time of Your Life CD (SPA
nice fold-out digipak and thankfully rescues this work into public visi- 14825) $16.00
bility. Led by Daevid Allen and Gilli Smyth, Gong's debut album pre- Low-key and largely acoustic solo album from 1977; his 2nd post-Gong
sented their spiked vision of “The Kingdom of the Pothead Pixies” into and a strong minor classic.
truly illustrious fashion. The spiritual heirs to the fractured throne of GONG: Camembert Electrique CD (SPA 14826) $16.00
Syd’s Pink Floyd, this is space-whisper genius from the peak days of the Gong's first proper studio album, if you consider Magick Brother as a
psychedelic dream. Daevid Allen/Gilli Smyth album, and the great Continental Circus as
SMYTH, GILLI: Fairy Tales CD (SPA 14813) $16.00 merely a soundtrack. Recorded in 1971, along with the aforemen-
Gilli Smyth's space whispering solo forays. tioned titles this is classic first phase Gong. "In many way, Camembert
DUNBAR RETALIATION, AYNSLEY: Blue Whale CD (SPA 14814) epitomizes the early Gong. ie. stoned loonies having a great time, who
$16.00 also happened to be excellent musicians. It's full of raw energy, more
"The drummer of the Mothers of Inventions with Paul Williams at tape loops, space-whisper and glissando guitar."--John Platt.
vocals. A jazz-blues-psychedelic album, with a great cover of 'Willie The NATIONAL HEALTH: CD (SPA 14827) $16.00
Pimp' (Zappa/Beefheart). It just sounds like an apocalyptic live." Self titled debut first issued in the UK in 1978; featuring Dave Stewart,
ARESKI/BRIGITTE FONTAINE: L'Incendie CD (SPA 14815) $16.00 Phil Miller, Pip Pyle, Alan Gowan, etc. "This is an album which shows a
"L'Incendie is the first collaboration between Areski and Brigitte band on the verge of discovery of a truly unique sound. This is an
Fontaine. It's an exceptional album for BYG records. In a perfect sym- important chapter of the Canterbury progressive tale and also an
biosis with Brigitte Fontaine's magnificent voice and surrealist texts, enlightening forerunner to their brilliant follow-up release Of Queues
Areski creates a minimalist 'ethno-folk acoustic universe." In the And Cures.
uniquely French "dark chanteuse" genre, this is a classic. GONG: Flying Teapot CD (SPA 14828) $16.00
SOFT MACHINE: Jet Propelled CD (SPA 14816) $16.00 Recorded in 1972, this is the first installment of the Radio Gnome
Umpteenth reissue of the original Soft Machine demos, recorded in Invisible trilogy (to be followed by Angel's Egg and You, and marked a
London, 1967 by Giorgio Gomelsky. This is the complete 9 track session, new phase in the band's line up, as Steve Hillage joined on guitar,
which along with their first single, mark the band's only documenta- along with Tim Blake (synthesizer). It also marked the beginning of
tion with this superstar lineup: Daevid Allen (lead guitar), Robert their alliance with Virgin Records. A surreal triptych of songs about "a
Wyatt (vocals/drums), Mike Ratledge (piano, organ) and Kevin Ayers telepathic pirate radio network operating brain to brain by crystal
(bass, vocals). While this will never come close to living up to the expec- machine transmitter direct from Planet Gong," this still finds the band
tations of such a line up, it's a curious listen at least. in top-notch floating, psych-prog form, if a bit less heavy than earlier
ALLEN, DAEVID: N’Existe Pas CD (SPA 14817) $16.00 works.
The 3rd post-Gong solo album by Allen, from 1979, and his first after GONG: Floating Anarchy CD (SPA 14829) $16.00
arriving in NY after his break up with Gilli Smyth. With George Bishop Last recorded performance of the original Gong, with D. Allen & Gilli
(reeds), Chris Cutler (perc.), Pepsi Milan (acoustic guitar), Angel Aduana Smyth, at the end of the Virgin period.

NATIONAL HEALTH: Of Queues And Cures CD (SPA 14830) $16.00 lection of demos and rehearsal tapes from the band's dormant era
Legendary Canterbury group, composed of musicians from Gilgamesh, between 1971 and 1975."
Gong, Henry Cow, Soft Machine, etc., led by Dave Stewart (also appear- AMON DÜÜL II: Hawk Meets Penguin CD (SPA 14848) $16.00
ing: John Greaves, Phil Miller, Pip Pyle, Peter Blegvad, Phil Minton, "...was originally released in 1981, with a line up that included John
Georgie Born, etc.). Their 2nd album, from 1978. Weinzierl, Robert Calvert (lyricist of Hawkwind) and Dave Anderson. In
NEW YORK GONG: About Time CD (SPA 14832) $16.00 this period the band is often called Amon Duul (UK)." Long tracks of
Recorded in 1979 when Allen moved to NY to escape Gilli Smyth; he improvised rock, this is much better than some of the dire late 70s stuff
played with a group including Bill Laswell, Fred Maher & Mark Kramer. and probably quite underrated due to its mis-association with some
The sound is pretty goddamn New Wave. the lamer, more mainstream ADII stuff.
GONG: Angel’s Egg CD (SPA 14833) $16.00 TANGERINE: Memoire CD (SPA 14855) $16.00
Second installment of the Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy, recorded in 2nd album from 1976. Valery Btesh's voice is gone, and the sound is
1973. Hillage's acid-tinged guitar starts to dominate, but not to bad more electrified folk-rock.
effect and this is still a good one. TANGERINE: De L'Autre Cote De La Foret CD (SPA 14856) $16.00
GONG: You CD (SPA 14834) $16.00 "A French folk-progressive excellent French band. They are usually
Third installment of the Radio Gnome Invisible trilogy, and the final compared to Byrds or Jefferson Airplane, It's a Beautiful Day... so, a
proper Gong album to feature Daevid Allen (the band would continue West Coast influenced band, but deeply French, with magnificent
on, in a markedly different direction led by Pierre Moerlen). This Valery Btesh (voice & lyrics), and some flying flute." This is their first
album has less outright Allen weirdness, but plenty of heavyish space- album, from 1975; an interesting mixture of the chanteuse movement
jamming via Blake & Hillage and a good celestial psych feel for the and ethereal-folk. To my ears this hints at many more lip suction possi-
period (1974). bilities than the often horribly overhyped UK equivalents from the
ALLEN, DAEVID: Dividedalienplaybax80 CD (SPA 14837) $16.00 same era; great stuff.
"The disturbed Daevid Allen in a strong electronic trip. Surprising from BTESH & POLLEN, VALERY: Reves Cristal CD (SPA 14857) $16.00
the Gong's master, but definitely furious. To associate with the New 1977 solo album from the vocalist heard on the first Tangerine album.
York Allen's period with Bill Laswell and Material. Wild, surprising and Seventies folk-rock somewhat comparable to a more low-key version
great." Also very "new wave" but why would they want to mention of mid-period Curved Air. A lot of excessive breathy moan-extensions
that? from Valery (I'd pay to read Richard Meltzer's translation) that some-
GILGAMESH: Another Fine Tune You've Got Me Into CD (SPA how touch a certain "spot" (almost) just right; not for everyone, but I'll
14838) $16.00 play it again.
"A fine jazzy progressive album," featuring Hugh Hopper, Elton Dean, CLUSTER: II CD (SPA 14864) $16.00
Alan Gowen, Phil Lee & Trevor Tomkins. Cluster were key members during the formative years of the Krautrock
SOFT HEAP: CD (SPA 14839) $16.00 movement. They initially released 2 LPs in ‘69/70 with the Kluster
"Solo adventures from the Soft Machine's Hugh Hopper & Elton Dean, spelling that are amongst the earliest Teutonic pulse masterworks.
associated to Pip Pyle and Alen Goven. This is avant-garde melodical Their first album with a “C” spelling was the s/t LP on Philips (current-
jazz with great musicians. Not so far from John Zorn at some moments. ly o/p as a CD on Sky), before they moved over to the Brain label. This
A very good but forgotten record." From 1979. is their first of 2 for that label, from 1972, and is a great, confused
DREAMWORLD: On Flight To The Light CD (SPA 14841) $16.00 space classic by this duo (Roedelius & Moebius). Utilizing primitive syn-
"Formerly known as Yatha Sidhra, brothers Rolf and Klaus Fichter thesizer whirls, hypnotic guitar/bass patterns, etc. The 12-minute “Im
make-up the duo Dreamworld. On Flight... was entirely arranged, com- Suden” is especially masterful.
posed and performed by these two multi-instrumentalists, and was CLUSTER: Zuckerzeit CD (SPA 14865) $16.00
originally released in 1980. It's an album of meditative music which The 2nd Cluster album for Brain didn’t come out until 1978, as a
takes you to a higher level..." A relatively light-weight work, but a reunion of sorts for Roedelius & Moebius after a few years of working
curiosity in the late Krautrock picture. with M. Rother as Harmonia. The synthetics are less primitive and more
AMON DÜÜL: Experimente CD (SPA 14842) $16.00 serenely crafted, but this is still a fine insight into the later pulse-tick-
Spalax have also issued the 5 albums by Amon Duul 1, a mere few ing mechanics of the scene.
months after the Japanese Captain Trip label versions. There's not a YATHA SIDHRA: A Meditation Mass CD (SPA 14866) $16.00
whole lot of difference between the two that I can see, but in response Digipak issue (minus the die-cut sleeve found on the previous Laser's
CT has lowered their price, making theirs cheaper. Fifth and final Edge edition). Originally issued on Brain in 1974, this is floaty, atmos-
album of leftover extracts of the '68/69 sessions, as first issued in '84. pheric Krautrock; one 40 minute track. Once described by Ken Golden
ALLEN, DAEVID: Opium For The People/Alien In NY CD (SPA as follows: "Acid-drenched guitar, flute, keyboards, tablas and distant
14844) $16.00 echoed vocals entangle into a psychedelic symphony...a guaranteed
Two-fer reissue of 2 EPs: 1978's Opium and 1983's Alien... (the later fea- must for fans of early Ash Ra Tempel, Popol Vuh and Agitation Free."
turing Kramer, Carney, Laswell, Maher, etc.). There is a bit of second tier Krautrock feel to it, but the phased out
INNER CITY UNIT: New Anatomy CD (SPA 14845) $16.00 spaciness has simmered through and I've grown to like this quite a bit
Spalax initiates a dubious licensing plan from the UK label Demi more than my limited scope first impression led me to believe.
Monde with these next few. Inner City Unit were a side project of SAMETI: CD (SPA 14867) $16.00
Hawkwind member Nik Turner, this being their 4th album or so, from Reissue of 1st album by this German group from 1972 (originally on
1985. Rocking wave nonsense, to be avoided. Brain). With connections to Embryo and Amon Duul II, this is pretty
HAWKWIND: Bring Me The Head Of Yuri Gagarin CD (SPA 14846) cool twin guitar heavy dunt rock, with a 22 minute improv blast at the
$16.00 end that wouldn’t be out of place on Dance of the Lemmings.
Live at the Wembly Arena, London 1973, with the core line up of WALLENSTEIN: Cosmic Century CD (SPA 14872) $16.00
Calvert, Brock, Lemmy, Mik, etc. Sound quality is in the "dissonant 3rd album from 1973. They now call themselves “The Symphonic Rock
archive" style and the packaging "L'asshole generique". Orchestra.” Does include notable track “The Cosmic Couriers Meet
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR: Time Vaults CD (SPA 14847) $16.00 South Philly Willy.”
"VDGG were made up of Peter Hammill, Hugh Banton & Guy Evans and POPOL VUH: In Den Garten Pharaos CD (SPA 14875) $16.00
originally came from Manchester. Formed at the end of the 60s, they 2nd proper album by Popol Vuh from 1972. Florian Fricke (synthesizer,
enjoyed cult success in the early and late 70s. Time Vaults includes a col- organ, Fender piano), Holger Trulzsch (African & Turkish percussions) &
Frank Fiedler (synthesizer). Two great spacey side-long tracks of 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS: Bull Of The Woods CD (SPA 14886)
swirling trance-fest sound & clatter. $16.00
POPOL VUH: Fitzcarraldo CD (SPA 14876) $16.00 Digipak edition of 3rd and final studio album for the original Elevators,
First CD issue of the original soundtrack to the Hertzog masterpiece from 1969. More dominated by Stacy Sutherland's songs than ever
(not to be confused with soundtrack compilation also issued under this before, this is a subtly-tranced masterpiece of lo-key psychedelics, and
name). Cosmic Popol Vuh tracks, mixed in with opera, classical and tra- cruelly neglected in today's "private-pressing = god = $ = my ass" uni-
ditional musics... verse.
MYTHOS: CD (SPA 14879) $16.00 RED CRAYOLA: The Parable Of Arable Land CD (SPA 14887)
Mythos were one of the lesser known Krautrock bands, who had the $16.00
19th record on the original OHR label discography, reissued here. It’s The incredible free form freak-out debut album from 1967 by Mayo
from 1971, and features dreamy psych/folk/prog landscapes draped Thompson and crew.
over 5 tracks. There are many cosmic charms to be had here and it's 13TH FLOOR ELEVATORS: Easter Everywhere CD (SPA 14888)
really one of the lost nuggets of the scene. “The Oriental Journey” is a $16.00
monster mid-east influenced trance-mock-opera song. Nice looking digipak reissue of all-time classic 2nd album from 1967. Of
EMTIDI: Saat CD (SPA 14880) $16.00 course there is a much cheaper and accessible version of this album out
Just lovely acid-folk rock from Germany, 1972 (originally issued on Pilz). in the US on the excruciatingly ugly Collectables label, but if you’d like
A male/female duo, who played guitars, organ, piano, & more to truly to hold something a bit nicer, there is this version.
intoxicating effect, a long time favorite of those interested in the more FLOH DE COLOGNE: Profit Geier CD (SPA 14891) $16.00
spaced/tranced corner of the German underground. Reissue of the 3rd album by this German outfit, originally issued in
ANNEXUS QUAM: Osmose CD (SPA 14881) $16.00 1971 on OHR. Another difficult listen. "Outrageous and purely innova-
Reissue of the first Annexus Quam album, originally issued on OHR tive, Floh De Cologne, since their inception in 1966 as a student cabaret
Germany in 1970. This is an utter classic space-jammer in early OHR and music band, constantly surprised, puzzled and always deliberately
style, but perhaps more improv-oriented & wasted then other releases broke convention. Their elaborate stage shows, socio-political theatri-
on the label from 1970 (like debuts by Guru Guru, Tangerine Dream, cal productions and pure musical innovation lead to obvious compar-
Embryo, Limbus 4). Long trance-out tracks of a mostly instrumental isons with the similarly radical Mothers of Invention. Yet, while the
nature, but with moaned/stoned voices weaved into the mix on occa- Mothers were chiefly the vehicle of one musician, Floh de Cologne
sion. were a collective unit of creative musicians and actors, who continual-
BROSELMASCHINE: CD (SPA 14882) $16.00 ly dared to take chance, provoke and surprise their audiences via a
"Reissue of the1971 album by this German semi progressive, semi folk blend of rock, satire and theatre. In this album, they aptly developed a
group from the '70s. Soft guitars, mystical vocals with an occasional ori- more rock song based formula, and were also in a more aggressive
ental flavor." This is a personal favorite and probably one of the more mood."
inspired records in the 2nd tier of German underground stuff (origi- GALAXY: Nature's Clear Well CD (SPA 14893) $16.00
nally on OHR), nice flowing work, in a legitimate acid-folk style (but "An inventive progressive rock with a fresh direct approach, though
lacking some of the traditional stylings that can be oppressive on Richard Kersten had a Jon Anderson cum John Wetton type voice, the
English records); excellent male/female vocals, tablas, sitar, mellotron, Galaxy sound was notably inspired by the likes of Nektar, Omega,
flute, etc., and stunning yet lo-key guitar work. Message, etc. .and bore the unmistakable mark of Dieter Dierks."
GOLOWIN, SERGIUS: Lord Krishna Vol Goloka CD (SPA 14883) Reissue of their lone album from 1978.
$16.00 PAUVROS/SESUKO CHIBA, JEAN-FRANCOIS: Mango Man Go CD
The final part of the Cosmic Jokers puzzle to be issued on CD, at last. (SPA 14896) $16.00
Always an extremely rare LP (originally the 2nd release on Kosmiche "Often compared to Fred Frith and Jimi Hendrix, JF Pauvros is well-
Musik in 1973), this has got to be one of the most feverishly desired known for his contributions to avant garde. He is joined here by
reissues of this or any year. Golowin's cosmic voice wafts across a back- Setsuko Chiba, an innovative Japanese poet...the result of the meeting
ing of surging space-electronic psych, as performed by the in-house of these two musical minds is stunning, with Pauvros' accompaniment
crew of Klaus Schulze, Walter Westrupp, Bernd Witthuser, Jerry skillfully complimenting Sesuko's voice as she reads her thought-pro-
Berkers, Jurgen Dollase & Jorge Mierke. An essential blast. voking compositions...simply spiritual." A nicely developing contempo-
COSMIC JOKERS: Sci Fi Party CD (SPA 14884) $16.00 rary recording, parts of which wouldn't be out of place on United
The official hype on this one, "Probably the best album of the Cosmic Dairies or something.
Jokers. The original LP came out in 1974. A revolutionary album; they RED CRAYOLA: God Bless the Red Crayola And All Who Sail With
were among the first to combine the techniques of dub and sampling. It CD (SPA 14898) $16.00
Klaus Schulze also stars on this album," neglects to mention that this is 2nd album, from 1968.
a compilation of mostly, or all, otherwise available material, in extract PELL MELL: Rhapsody CD (SPA 14901) $16.00
form. A nascent "remix" album of sorts, with stuff off of the C. Jokers' "Pell Mell were formed in Marburg in 1971. Their third album,
Galactic Supermarket, Zeitschiff & Planeten Sit-In, as well as Ash Ra's Rhapsody was released in 1976. Synthesizers and longer passages of
Seven Up, Starring Rosi and Wallenstein's Cosmic Century. classical guitar were introduced, resulting in a complex symphonic
COSMIC JOKERS: Gilles Zeitschiff CD (SPA 14885) $16.00 sound comparable to Triumviarat. For 50% of the album, they used
Digipak edition of "My Spaceship," first released in 1974. An odd/con- themes of Liszt and Rachmaninoff."
fusing concept record, this is a tribute of sorts to the real Cosmic PELL MELL: Only A Star CD (SPA 14902) $16.00
Couriers, especially Mr. Timothy Leary (also Brian Barritt & Walter "Pell Mell were formed in Marburg in 1971. Only A Star was a more
Wegmuller). Klaus Schulze whips up some tripped out celestial organ jolly, accessible and up-beat album. All the songs this time were writ-
backings, the erotic space-whisper of Gille Lettmann rants on about ten by Thomas Schmitt and they were so good that it's open to ques-
the gentlemen in question, and then excerpts from records (like Tim's tion why the group decided to adapt classical music! One of the best
album with Ash Ra Tempel, Seven Up), are segued in! Gottsching and Germany symphonic-rock albums. In 1978, their activities were termi-
other Couriers also appear. This is a good listen, a good laugh and def- nated." Recorded in 1976/77, this is a "fucking hilarious" sympho-rock
initely worth it for semi-completists; others should start with Galactic album that brought tears to my eyes and images of Styx and Yes to my
Supermarket or the CJ's self-titled first. mind.

MAHJUN: Happy French Band CD (SPA 14903) $16.00 first official issue of this extraordinary album, revealing a world class
This French group started out under the spelling of Maajun and their band which can compare with his contemporary bands such as Can,
debut album from 1971 is supposed to be a bit of a classic in a mixture Faust or Gong." Fille Qui Mousse ("Girl With Froth"??) is one the most
of early underground styles. It's not on CD however. They changed the mythical albums to be released(?) from France. Recorded in 1972, it was
spelling of the name and a released a couple of albums for Saravah in issued in '73 (evidently only as a test pressing in an edition of maybe
'73/'74 and then this last album in 1977 (on Gratte Ciel). There's a post- 50) by the legendary Futura label. Often referred to as the French
Zappa influence involved and they supposedly "melded Arab, Free, Faust, FQM's album mixed collage, psychedelic rock, surreal poetry,
and folk influences, doling out derision through satirical lyrics and and organically tapped noise purity with the absolute best of experi-
music which parodied popular tunes." mental 70s rock-and-beyond. Was bootlegged a few years ago by the
COSMIC JOKERS: Planeten Sit-In CD (SPA 14904) $16.00 Italian Mellow label, but still very difficult to get ahold of. One of the
Fifth and final Cosmic Joker's reissue, from 1974. Klaus Schulze, Manuel essential reissues of the 70s rock underground. "Straight off, we
Gottsching, Dieter Dirks, Harald Grosskopf, Jurgen Dollase, etc. Best of plunge into that Faust structure...riffing with a psychedelic bent, hints
the CJ's "remix" albums, and a pretty tripped out affair. of Gong too...we move into bizarrely constructed patterns of percus-
REYES, JORGE: Prehispanic CD (SPA 14907) $16.00 sive sound and chopped-up rock music, and just as a musical focus takes
"Authentic Precolumbian music" on a new Spalax subsidiary label, shape it disappears. A poem, recited by a girl, over an urban landscape
Prehispanic. Mexican composer Reyes has recorded numerous ethno- populated by numerous barking dogs then gives way to an intensely
experimental works for a variety of labels; these CDs are licenses of strange mangled web of sound that's almost brain numbing. And, yet
some of his own Mexican releases. "This collection of music composed more in the way of strangeness is a piano based piece that recalls some
by Jorge Reyes takes you back to the time of the tribes who lived in of Roger Doyle's early experiments. The only actual song has the most
Mesoamerica before the Spanish populated it. A whole family of bizarre lyrics (in English) and is followed by an excursion in distorted
unique instruments were used to recreate the sound. With full back- and processed guitar. Next is where the folk music comes in, but even
ground descriptions and a key to the instruments, this collection con- with gypsy violin FQM's interpretation of folk is strange and twisted.
tains the magic,mystery and beauty of the prehispanic peoples, and Finally, we return to the psychedelic jamming that opened the album,
their rituals and the forgotten spirits." Using clay flutes, rain sticks, but with a jazzier edge, ending the album perfectly." --Audion.
ocarine, pots, drums, rattles, wind whistle, Mayan water drum, bam- CATALOGUE: Insomnie CD (SPA 14920) $16.00
boo, fossil stones, sea shells, etc., Reyes aims for a musical experience 2nd album from 1987 by this French trio made up Gilbert Artman (post-
of feverish, hallucinogenic heights. Lard Free, Urban Sax), Jac Berrocol and Jean-Francois Pauvros. Chaotic,
ART & TECHNIQUE: Clima-x CD (SPA 14914) $16.00 experimental rock & wave.
Reissue of an obscure French electronic album from 1981, originally SCHULZE, KLAUS: Irrlicht CD (SPA 14921) $16.00
issued on Hi-Tec Records. Includes a previously unissued 23-minute live After his involvement w/ the monster debut albums by both Tangerine
track, which reminds one of Throbbing Gristle in parts. Murky instru- Dream and Ash Ra Tempel, Schulze went solo and this is the first album
mental analog synth tracks that have their appeal, song-like structure (originally issued on OHR, 1972). The first of many classic space
but nowhere near as pounding as Metal Urbain. "The music of Art et rock/trance epics; long tracks in which Schulze plays everything (elec-
Technique is influenced by visually, sonically and sensually by the world tronic machines, organ, guitar, percussion, much more), this is some of
of purring refrigerators and internal combustion engine. But it wasn't the finest German Kosmiche Musik there, staggering work and really
a case of imitation or sublimation: 'We only use this type of new quite underrated once you get outside his cult following.
sounds, as yet unexploited, which one can shape and refine, rhythmi- SCHULZE, KLAUS: Picture Music CD (SPA 14923) $16.00
cally or otherwise: these are new sonic landscapes. Our world of poets Third space-classic solo album, from 1973 (originally issued on Brain),
must situate itself in them." using only banks of synthesizers and organ. After this album Klaus con-
LARD FREE: Unnamed CD (SPA 14915) $16.00 tinued to to record with the Brain (and eventually Virgin) labels and
Reissue of a largely unknown recording, featuring a sprawling free- released many, many more albums. Where the line should be drawn is
music version of this legendary group. Features Gilbert Artman (drums) hard to clarify, but these 3 are genius.
and Robert Wood (vibraphone), plus guitar, tenor sax, clarinet, organ, LA BAMBOCHE: La Saison des Amours CD (SPA 14926) $16.00
bass, etc. "Completes our discography of the band. Their first work, "Originally released in 1978, La Bamboche was an ultra-renowned
recorded between 1971 and '72, this will be the first opportunity for band in 'ethnic' French folk fields." Excellent female-vocal-led quintet,
fans to hear it with CD quality. This record is a testimony to the group's surging electric/acoustic guitar interplay, with droning bagpipes, accor-
amazing skills (even at that early stage), notably those of figurehead dions, flutes, banjos, etc.
Gilbert Artman." FREEDOM: Freedom At Last CD (SPA 14927) $16.00
BERKERS, JERRY: Unterwegs CD (SPA 14917) $16.00 1969 bluesy hard rock guitar trio, originally issued on BYG (one of the
One and only solo album by the Wallenstein/Cosmic Joker bass player, few "rock" albums in the original Actuel series). Rather bland.
originally issued on the Pilz label, 1972 as their next to last release. SPACECRAFT: Paradoxe CD (SPA 14928) $16.00
Backed up by Wallenstein's Jurgen Dollase & Bill Barone, Dieter Dierks, "This is the French Cluster! A 1977 private pressing by a fantastic exper-
Westrupp & Witthuser, etc., Berkers plays acoustic & electric guitars and imental duo: Yvan Coaquette (guitar) from Musica Elettronica Viva
sings lead. It's a pretty mixed bag of short, vaguely progged rock songs, (happening avant-garde band on BYG) and later Fondation, and John
sometimes getting into a heavyish German-like version of Crazy Horse. Livengood (machines), member of the legendary French-underground
Hardly essential, but the good tracks are decent enough for Krautrock band Red Noise. This is a pure ambient-experimental music."
completists I suppose, and "better" than Wallenstein as a general rule. SPACE ART: Onyx CD (SPA 14933) $16.00
FLOH DE COLOGNE: Geyer-Symphonie CD (SPA 14918) $16.00 Reissue of the first Space Art album from 1976. "Founded by Didier
Fourth album from this German group, originally issued on OHR in Marouani, Space Art appeared on the French scene in the late 70s, dur-
1972. Some sort of crazy German political rock opera that can be quite ing the advent of disco and the worldwide success of electro-wizard,
a strain to listen to with, considering all the spoken German texts. Jean-Michel Jarre. The group's music treads a fine line between pure
Music seems totally secondary, with non-arresting blasts of hardish electronic disco and a more melodic electronic style."
rock, jazz rock, etc. Mostly of interest to OHR completists. SPACE ART: Trip In The Center Head CD (SPA 14934) $16.00
FILLE QUI MOUSSE: Trixie Stapleton 291 -- Se Taire Pour Une The band's 2nd album, originally issued in 1978. Excessively cheesy in
Femme Trop Belle CD (SPA 14919) $16.00 the style mentioned.
"Spalax in strict collaboration with Henry-Jean Enu, finally releases the ALLEN, DAEVID: Bananamoon CD (SPA 14945) $16.00
Reissue of the classic 1970 BYG album. With Robert Wyatt, Pip Pyle, died with that movement."
Gary Wright, Maggie Bell, Archie Legget, etc. MUSICA ELETTRONICA VIVA: The Sound Pool CD (SPA 14969)
AMON DÜÜL: Para Dieswarts Duul CD (SPA 14946) $16.00 $16.00
The all-time folk-psych classic; issued here with the same bonus 7" Reissue of the other MEV album on BYG, their first for the label, orig-
tracks as the C. Trip version. On this one you have a choice of packag- inally issued in France in1969 and a very desirable item for quite some
ing -- digipak or regular jewel case. Please mention the catalogue # to time. A live recording from May of 1969 featuring a free-form ensem-
choose the desired format. This one is the digipak version. ble of: Constance Abernathy, Michel Asso, Bert, Michael Blake, Barbara
AMON DÜÜL: Psychedelic Underground CD (SPA 14947) $16.00 Bryant, Carius, Franco Cataldi, Ivan & Patricia Coaquette, Alvin Curran,
Classic debut album, from 1969. Chaia Gerstein, Jeff Levine, Jean-Marie Poiret, Frédéric & Nicole
AMON DÜÜL: Disaster CD (SPA 14948) $16.00 Rzewski, Richard Teitelbaum, and the audience. A screaming mael-
Fourth album. strom of freedom blare, raw and relentless. Rattled percussion, reed
AMON DÜÜL: Collapsing -- Singvogel Ruckwarts & Co CD (SPA blattage all over the place and total sonic pandemonium are just some
14949) $16.00 of the features on this historic avant-noise document. [The sleeve
The 2nd Amon Duul I album, of 1969 recordings. This is one that did incorrectly lists just 2 tracks with a lenght of about 12 minutes; it's real-
not come come out on Captain Trip, and hence the most in-demand of ly 4 tracks at about 41 minutes.]
the Spalax issues. Short, spectacular trance-out blasts in a similar vein VIDÉO AVENTURES: Musiques Pour Garçons et Filles CD (SPA
to Disaster. 14970) $16.00
AMON DÜÜL: Para Dieswarts Duul CD (SPA 14950) $16.00 Reissue of their debut 10" EP which was first issued in 1979 on
Jewel box edition. Recommended. Featuring members Monique Alba and Dominique
RUPHUS ZUPHALL: Phallobst CD (SPA 14951) $16.00 Grimaud, as well as guests Guigou Chenevier (Etron Fou) and Gilbert
"A classical and rare heavy progressive album from 1971 with a fantas- Artman (Lard Free, Urban Sax, Catalogue), this 2nd Vidéo Aventures CD
tic cover. With spacey flutes and heavy guitars. This is an important continues the resurgence of this strange and exotic experimental
album." The 2nd Zuphall album, originally released on Pilz in 1971; French group. Utilizing waves of synthesizers, steel guitar, percussion
their privately released debut from '69 is the one Little Wing has reis- and more, this is a fine collection of pulsating geometry. "This re-
sued (both LP & CD). Progressive elements & electric folk merging that release also contains 10 other Vidéo Aventures rarities which span the
is often quite successful. whole of the group's recording career, from their first rehearsals to
CATALOGUE: Antwerpen Live CD (SPA 14966) $16.00 their last dabblings."
Reissue of an obscure LP by an early quintet version of this group, ALPES-PATRICE MOULLET: En Attendant Noe CD (SPA 14971)
recorded live in Belgium, 8/11/79: Jac Berrocal (tp, voice, trombone), $16.00
Jean-Francois Pauvros (guitar), Patrick Prado (sax, harmonium, voice), Third solo album by Moullet, who led Catherine Ribeiro's backup
Michel Potage (voice, guitar, plastic saxophone), Jean-Pierre Arnoux group in the 70s. Recorded in 1996 at Moullet's famous Alpes Studio in
(drums). Outstanding free-rock cacophony, much more wasted than Paris, largely featuring his invented instrument "Percuphone No. 5" ,
their later efforts (the Hat Hut box or Insomnie), and a thrill to hear. which is a manual electromechanic instrument dedicated to the princi-
THEM: Shut Your Mouth CD (SPA 14967) $16.00 pal of polyphonic improvisation, allowing him to trigger up to 48 sam-
Meaningless post-Van Morrison blues-rock excursion from 1979. ples simultaneously. The resultant music however is more aligned to
MUSICA ELETTRONICA VIVA: Leave The City CD (SPA 14968) the peripheries of progressive/new age than experimental sound sculp-
$16.00 ture, and only of secondary interest.
Spalax have created a subsidiary label (Spalax2) which will be dedicat- HAWKWIND: Masters Of The Universe CD (SPA 14972) $16.00
ed to the Actuel collection of music, as originally issued by the BYG "...a compilation of some of the group's best material." Yes, Hawkwind
label out of France. "Musica Elettronica Viva or MEV as they're some- recorded many great tracks, a number of which are presented here (in
times called, were founded by Ivan Coaquette (pre-Spacecraft), and what appears to be rather tape-deteriorating form). That doesn't real-
also included his wife, Patricia and Birgit Knabe, as well as various ly answer the question, "why does this CD exist?"
other collaborators along the way. The music we find here is an VIDÉO AVENTURES: Camera... (in focus) CD (SPA 14973) $16.00
extremely experimental form of electronic jazz which is not a million A strange avant cult-classic, largely unknown outside of a few very
miles away from the styles of early German Krautrock bands such as small circles, that lives up to the hype. "Originally released in 1984,
Kraftwerk and Tangerine Dream. Originally issued in 1970." This was Video Aventures was the brain-child of Dominique Grimaud and
the second of 2 MEV albums to released by BYG in 1970, following The Monique Alba. After releasing an EP, Musiques Pour Garcons et Filles,
Sound Pool (which featured Alvin Curran, Richard Teitelbaum & to much critical acclaim, they decided to record their first full length
Frederic Rzewsi amongst others). It features floating, droning free record...by collecting together the cream of French avant-garde, this
music freakouts of the finest cosmic quality and this reissue is a major album features Jac Berrocal (Catalogue), Cyril Lefebvre, Guigou
event by any sensible standard. A note of explanation from Frederic Chennevier (Etron Fou) and Sophie Jausserand. To top it all off, the
Rzewski about the various incarnations of MEV: "In 1968/69 MEV album was sculpted, arranged and produced by Gilbert Artman (Lard
experimented with audience participation and took on a number of Free, Uban Sax). A musical triumph in all respects, this record is
new younger people, many of whom were not musicians. We wanted extreme, electronic, experimental, above all intelligent and just
to see how far we could extend the idea of free improvisation, sur- absolutely stunning."
rounding the core group with people who happened to be around. POPOL VUH: Aguirre CD (SPA 14974) $16.00
The group expanded and spawned separate communities. In the early New edition of this soundtrack album, replacing the now deleted
70's there were three MEV's: one in Rome, led by Alvin Curran; one in Spalax 542219. That version only contained the title track to this sound-
New York, where Richard Teitelbaum & I were based; and one in Paris, track; this version (theoretically complete?) adds the 4 missing tracks
which was organized by the Coaquettes. Birgit nd Nona were members from the supposedly newly found master tapes [as detailed in Audion
of the Living Theatre, with whom we also hung out a ot, and Stefano #35, this is still not the original album!] . Plus the same three "bonus"
was one of the younger acolytes. The record you are talking about was versions of "Spirit Of Peace" to round things out. "From ultra spacy
a kind of hippie child who chose MEV as its identity. Nobody ever music coming from another worlds, to cosmic krautrock with super
found out really who was in MEV. At that time, it was part of a move- acoustic guitars, flutes, delicate rhythms including tabla and more..."
ment, and that part of it that was a part of the movement lived and AGITATION FREE: Fragments CD (SPA 14975) $16.00

Recorded in Berlin, 11/14/74 as their "final reunion" a loose jamming Recorded using various keyboards and guitar, synthesizers, Roland and
session featuring various members of the groups different periods: Korg vocoders, Tibetan percussion, etc., Xolotl has produced masterful
Christoph Franke, Michael Hoenig, Lutz Ulbrich, etc. Not issued at the cosmic space music. Perhaps not as deep as Klaus Schulz’s greatest
time, although an a CD Rom version came out in Germany last year on works, but in a similar vein. More obscure than you would expect.
Musique Intemporelle. Great extended psych and a fine addition to VERDEAUX/BERNARD XOLOTL, CYRILLE: Prophecy CD (SPA
their small discography...dare I mention that there's a vague Dead-at- 14993) $16.00
their-most-peaked/wasted aroma to this thing? Pretty great. “A magical collaboration” between Verdeaux (the leader of the group
EK TUNKUL: CD (SPA 14977) $16.00 Clearlight, whose mid-70s albums are reissued on Mantra) and Xolotl.
"The first album of prehispanic music recorded by Jorge Reyes. All the Interesting synthesizer space music from 1981, ala Xolotl's Last Wave
musique was composed and arranged by him, and both traditional and (see below)
modern instruments were used to create a sound which is described as PINHAS, RICHARD: De L'Un et du Multiple CD (SPA 14994) $16.00
'ethno-rock'." Mexican-based Reyes, who refers to his music as "con- New solo album by the ex-Heldon guitarist (unlike much of the
temporary Mexican", has released a long series of albums based on his Heldon/Pinhas back catalogue, this will not be issued domestically by
research of the ancient instruments and musical styles of his country. Cuneiform). Spacy, synth-like Roland guitar solo washes, rather bland
MORRICONE/BRUNO NICOLAI, ENNIO: Il Sorriso Del Grande in their sense of atmospherics but not unlistenable. Recorded in 1995.
Tenatore CD (SPA 14983) $16.00 NEUMEIER, MANI: Privat CD (SPA 14997) $16.00
New series of Ennio Morricone soundtracks that Spalax is licensing. A solo album from the Guru Guru drummer, first released in Germany
Each CD in the series has 2 original soundtracks on 1 CD. This one with in 1993 (on ATM). Ethnic-tinged tribal percussions, chanting, some
Dalle Ardenne All'Inferno (1968). Morricone created somewhere loops, screwy programming, solo percussion pieces, etc.
between 300 & 400 soundtracks, most notably in the early 60s and 70s. GURU GURU/ULI TREPTE: Live 72 CD (SPA 14998) $16.00
"Morricone brought a 'surrealistic panorama of strange cries, savage License of a CD that came out previously on ATM in Germany. Two long
guitar chords, jangling bells and cracking of whips'. The results have Guru Guru tracks (totally 42 minutes) from 1972: "Der LSD Marsch" and
been described as sounding like 'Mitch Miller on dope'". The packages "Bo Diddley". The fidelity is not that stellar, but this stuff drips with the
replicate original movie posters, with plot outlines, but no musical essence of the group's early power, mixing excessive trio rock exten-
background or notes are included. More detailed information is well sions and pure stoned aura. Plus 6 tracks of solo material that Uli
beyond my scope. Il Sorriso..., with its layers of chirping, montaged Trepte recorded in 1974 with Conny Plank, that remained unreleased
female vocals and interludes of organ-rock gushing sure is a weird until United Dairies stepped in around 1986. These tracks predate Uli's
experience, worthy of repeated listens. Spacebox recordings, but are quite freaked in their own right. "The
MORRICONE, ENNIO: L'Antichristo/Sepolta Viva CD (SPA 14984) most important components of my musical concept...are clearly visible
$16.00 and audible here: the breaking up or expanding of traditional forms of
2 original soundtracks on 1 CD; L'Antichristo is from 1974. song, use of a minor-tuned modal tonality, and a composition based on
MORRICONE, ENNIO: Il Prefetto di Ferro/Il Mostro CD (SPA 14985) the bass guitar, that is tying the theme into the bass, the lower voice
$16.00 and tune." --Trepte.
2 original soundtracks on 1 CD, both from 1977. "This re-issue supplies SPALAX (FRANCE) AMERICAN INDIAN CDS:
a more complete portrait of Morricone. Today's technology enables the DOUGLAS SPOTTED EAGLE: Canyonspeak CD (SPA 14267) $16.00
listener to appreciate with greater clarity the Mediterranean sounds of Douglas Spotted Eagle plays "Native American Indian flute music with
Pasquale Squitieri's Il Prefetto... which are sometimes warm and at oth- natural sounds from the canyon. It brings you in touch with the spirits
ers harsh but are sounds which unmistakably remind the listener that of the ancient ones."
the composer draws from an intimate knowledge of the folk music of POW WOW WOW: Gathering Of Nations CD (SPA 14284) $16.00
the region."-- Claudio Fuiano. "Recorded live in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the largest Pow-Wow of
MORRICONE, ENNIO: Holocaust 2000/Sesso In Confessionale CD its kind comes alive on this exciting recording featuring some of the
(SPA 14986) $16.00 best drum groups in North America."
2 original soundtracks on 1 CD, Holocaust 2000 from 1977. Sesso In MITCHELL, DAVIS: Navajo Singer Sings For You CD (SPA 14287)
Confessionale is one of the most chaotic, experimental works in this $16.00
series to date. "Davis Mitchell is a Navajo songwriter, a singer, a musician, a rodeo
TROVAIOLI, ARMANDO: Berlin '39 CD (SPA 14987) $16.00 cowboy, and now he shares his traditional singing talent with you the
Original soundtrack. people on his first recording."
BLURT: Pagan Strings CD (SPA 14988) $16.00 PEWEWARDY, CORNEL: Spirit Journey CD (SPA 14870) $16.00
Blurt are an English group who emerged in the very early 80s, first VA: Authentic Music of the American Indian CD (SPA 14889)
showcased on the Factory Quartet album. Evidently they never really $16.00
went away and this is a reissue of an obscure 1992 album. Featuring LOCKE, KEVIN: Dream Catcher CD (SPA 14899) $16.00
the voice and saxophone sqwak of Ted Milton, this mixes post- LOCKE, KEVIN: Keepers of The Dream CD (SPA 14906) $16.00
Contortions no wave intentions with free jazzish and "big rock" "An internationally recognized master of the traditional authentic
stylings. American Indian flute."
XOLOTL, BERNARD: Last Wave CD (SPA 14992) $16.00 GOODHOUSE, SISSY: The Third Circle CD (SPA 14936) $16.00
“Amerindian artist Bernard Xolotl is an international painter and musi- "The first circle is the drum itself. The drum is sacred. The second Circle
cian. In the late 60s he left France for Germany and Switzerland. He is formed by the men that sit around the drum. The third Circle is the
was then working with Terry Riley, Tony Conrad, La Monte Young...in Wicaglata (woman singers) and I have been told that this circle is
Switzerland were Timothy Leary...Manuel Gottsching (Ash Ra Temple), where I should be. The fourth Circle is the people. This is the spirit of
Lutz Ulbrich (Agitation Free)...it was an incredible moment, when all the drum given to the people through a vision, given to a woman."--
this dream team was about to lead the incredible Cosmic Jokers pro- Sissy Goodhouse.
ject...Bernard Xolotl left Europe some months later for San Francisco, AKIPA, BRYAN: The Flute Player CD (SPA 14941) $16.00
performing and recording his music in his incredible home studio. From American Indian flutes of Sioux tribes.
his label Syntasy he released many tapes from his recordings and art- UNITED TRIBES: Powwow Volume 1 CD (SPA 14942) $16.00
work. 20 years later he reappears for some days on our European con- Traditional songs, dances and drums of American Indians.
tinent...his music is wonderful and it is now rereleased on Spalax.” UNITED TRIBES: Powwow Volume 2 CD (SPA 14943) $16.00
STANDING ROCK: Sprit Of Son CD (SPA 14944) $16.00 from skanking big beat to funky electro jazz to drill 'n' bass tripped
BEAR, KEITH: Echoes Of The Upper Missouri CD (SPA 14962) hoppy disco amazingness." Other remixes involved: Sons of Silence,
$16.00 Ultramarine, Mike Paradinas, Freeform, Slang, Bedouin Ascent, Si
"American Indian flute and natural sounds from the ancestral lands Begg, Subtropic & T-Power.
that once belonged to the Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara people." FREEFORM: Me Shape CD (SP 029) $18.00
FIRE CROW, JOSEPH: Northern Cheyenne Flute CD (SPA 14995) "Fourth album-length selection from Simon Pyke (subtitled 'Created
$16.00 for livesets, between livesets, and after livesets. Recorded between
"...a member of the Northern Cheyenne tribe of Lame Deer, Montana. December 1995 & November 1997') after a (holy) triumvirate of such
The tradition of his people and the warrior society he belongs to are for the Worm Interface and Headphone labels, in addition to 12" sin-
very important to Joseph. This is evident in the music he creates, be it gles & comp tracks for Skam, MAS, Warp, Sprawl, MASK, V/VM, Law &
his wonderful vocals or his passionate flute playing. " Auder, and WI (effectively earning him 'poster boy' status for the IDM
VASQUEZ, ANDREW: Kiowa Apache Music CD (SPA 14996) $16.00 underprivileged). I've been raving about this fucking guy for years
"Vasquez is a member of the Apache tribe of Oklahoma..has been play- now, and other than 'Oh yeah, I saw his Skam EP for sale last month for
ing the flute for the past eight years and has performed as flautist and like forty dollars! I almost bought it...', few seem yet smitten. Listen: no
traditional dancer all over the world." one merges the 'serious/academic' electronic circuit with ass-friendly
SPIKY (UK): rhythmic/bass grit like this guy, not even Autechre, and although this
VA: Sticky Whippet CD (SPIKY 003 CD) $15.00 may not be the CD to fully convert you, you owe it to your soul to at
"The now defunct New Ground label was a bastion of sonic rebellion least investigate WHY this is an important cultural breach. Seminal." --
deep in the heart of Tory Kent. Between '92 and '95, New Ground dis- Hrvatski.
patched countless vinyl missives to secret allies as respected and varied SI CUT DUB: Rate Of Living CD (SP 030) $18.00
as Weatherall, Carl Cox, Richie Hawtin, Josh Wink and Derrick May, "3rd LP from Douglas Benford (other efforts: 1995's Nuisance and
establishing themselves as one of the most collectible and sought after 1997's Behind You, several singles for the Suburbs of Hell/Sprawl labels,
underground imprints in the world. This Sticky Whippet album sees at least one a collab w/Scanner) full of catchy micro-global orchestra-
new electronic label Spiky cream off the very sweetest of the New tions & tweaked electro-beat landscapes, executing all the moves
Ground legacy. Featuring tracks from the mighty Conemelt (normally you've now come to associate with creative post-dancefloor produc-
associated with the Emissions label), The Corridor, Floating Bloke, The tion. Recklessly eclectic & therefore completely worthwhile. Kudos." --
Secret Order and mysterious swordswinger Meek, it ranges from Hrvatski.
smoothed down digital funk to jaw dropping headfuck techno, touch- OSYMYSO: Welcome to the Palindrome CD (SP 031) $16.00
ing every point in between" "25 year old Mark Nicholson enjoys anything subversive and quirky,
VA: Sticky Whippet 2LP (SPIKY 003 LP) $15.00 and his release under the pseudonym Osymyso is a cross between B-boy
SPINNING WHEEL (GERMANY): electronica and Japanese TV commercials. His releases, including his
most recent on Spiky records, have won him friends in high places --
VA: Pop Electronique LP (SWLP 1004) $15.00
including Mary Anne Hobbs, Richard Fearless, and Mr. Scruff."
SPIRIT OF ORR RECORDS:
SPRING GARDEN MUSIC:
SHRIN: Rin Liminal Switch Vols. 2 & 1 CD (SO 17) $11.00
WRIGHT, JACK: Free Life, Singing LP (JW 001) $7.00
"Shrin is a band that was known in the late 1980s as Bimbo Shrinheads.
An old LP that we still have a box of, featuring Colorado-based impro-
They were founded in roughly the same northeast CT-area scene that
visor Jack Wright (alto sax, piano) with Marv Frank (drums). Private
sprung M16, Crystalized Movements and The Deadbeats. Rin Liminal
press, with a primitive black & white sleeve, rom the late 70s or so? I
Switch is a blistering foray into heavy feedback drone, bowed cymbals,
forget.
and chants mixed with earnest and earthy folk rock coming together
with an adeptness of styles that is perhaps comparable to the Sun City SPYMANIA (UK):
Girls. It is also an album that can be mindful of both Patty Waters and MDK: Open Transport CD (SPY 008) $18.00
Sandy Denny at the same time. In many ways, Shrin could be pointed "Long awaited return of the one of the UK's most influential leftfield
to as much of a keystone of the current ESP-Disk aesthetic as many of labels. Spymania is the label that first released tracks by Squarepusher
today's outsider troupes such as the No Neck Blues Band, The Tower (the Conumber EP and Duk of Haringey Alroy Rd. Tracks). MDK is the
Recordings, or perhaps Sunburned Hand Of The Man." first release on the relaunched label. File next to the following labels:
SPM (GERMANY): Warp, Planet µ, Ill, Rephlex." "Debut album from this onetime Wafta
cohort and member of the controversial Trash collective (whose album,
GROUP 1850: Agemo's Trip To Mother Earth CD (SPM 033) $8.00
IndustrialSampleGouchecoreBeat on Mille Plateaux contained several
Mid-90s bootleg version out of Germany. Inferior to the more recent
MDK penned nips...). Keeping in with the Spymania tradition of manic
and legit issue on Pseudonym. One remaining copy, cheaply offered.
anti-function and random placement of sound (not to compare or any-
SPOON/MUTE (UK):
thing, but you can't deny Spymania as the breeding ground of one Tom
CAN: Monster Movie LP (SPOON 4) $18.00 Jenkinson aka Squarepusher) in the post-dancefloor concert hall. The
The group's historic hi-energy debut from 1969, originally issued on 31 tracks on here cover every possible combination of elements; DAM-
Music Factory and then brought to the masses by United Artists in AGED drum n' bass, heavy metal break fuckery, IDM-leaning tempera-
1970. The main studio recordings to feature vocalist Malcolm Mooney. ment, childlike melodic etudes, G-funk, old-skool butta, plain-out
SPRAWL (UK): noise, distorted acid vibes, plunderphonics, Kraftwerk idolatry, and
VA: Chinese Whispers CD (SP 027) $18.00 general mis-appropriation of contextual sonics. As most tracks are two
"Unlike other remix albums, Chinese Whispers is a cyclical recording minutes long, the SAS crowd will be most pleased. Fried." --Hrvatski.
remix project, but with NO original track to begin with. All the artists DJ BEATTIE: Drool CD (SPY 009) $18.00
participating had no idea who they were remixing. Samples arriving "The Spymania debut album from 25-year old Brighton-based Daniel
anonymously. All they were aware of was who was involved, who Beattie. Dan recorded his debut as D.I.A.L. with the 1997 'The Pause
those audio snippets might be from. Stereolab provided the original That Refreshes' 12" for Spymania, and has since gone to have tracks
bits to start the ball rolling, and nine remixes later were given the final featured on compilations from Diskono and the NY based Lucky
samples from the last artists's track back, to create their THEIR final Kitchen. Eclectic as you'd expect on this label, the album is a mix of
track. Confused? You won't be when you hear the music: it ranges spooky strings, flutes, deep dubby tech house, reverb piano, dark

noise, jazz, classical and ambient!" "Born in California in 1960, Curtis is known internationally as a classi-
VA: Welcome To Celebrity Fog Donkey CD (SPY 011) $15.00 cal cellist of the first water. He has performed and recorded with an
"Spymania has always had an endearingly haphazard approach to amazingly diverse range of artists, from Kathleen Battle to Herbie
releasing records. A brief flurry of 'genre defining' releases and then Hancock to Speculum Musicae. Since 1989 he has been the principal
nothing for one and a half years. This is a reflection of the strict phi- cellist of the North German Radio Orchestra. From 1986 Curtis has been
losophy behind the label: lots of our friends make music and occasion- closely associated with LaMonte Young, who considers Curtis his pro-
ally we release some of it. This approach has so far given the world tégé, and has spoken of him as 'the foremost interpreter of my music
Squarepusher and MDK among others, and will soon bring a solo in the world'. He is also one of the few musicians ever to have shared
album from Supercollider's Jamie Lidell. But for now back to the Fog the stage as a duo with Young. Besides this complex history of study
Donkey. This compilation brings together the new Spymania talent, and performance with the Father of Minimalism, Curtis has also main-
artists we've been listening to for years, alongside some new found tained a strong presence in New York's avant garde and underground
friends. A familiar cut 'n' paste style prevails, but the choice and direc- rock scenes, working frequently as a guitarist with such figures as
tion of music may surprise. Anyway, here's the boys: Ipam Bele (An 8 Kramer and Alan Licht, and holding regular positions in The Donald
year old gypsy prodigy), MDK (winner of 1998's coveted NME Album of Miller Trio and King Missle. Since the early '90s, he has also lead his
the Year), Steev/T3 Perm Leech (Best known for his work as Horse own rock group in Europe, the Charles Curtis Trio. His compositions for
Opera on Planet µ, Steev is living proof that beards don't have to be this classic power formation integrate sustained sine waves and spoken
boring), T Maxx (Hailing from the Bronx, T Maxx was dragged up on prose pieces, reminding one of a simultaneous playing of The Velvet
the sounds of Mantronik and Pong), Transbeauce (based in Paris), The Underground's third album and John Cage's Indeterminacy. And simul-
Trouts/Cassette Boy (Chelmsford's Oldest Band ™ recorded live in 1992, taneous playing is one of the features of Ultra White Violet
disproving the idea that you have to be really good at playing your Light/Sleep. The LP release presents four pieces on two records. Three
instruments to play them badly a la Les Dawson. Thank God it's only reflect Curtis' work with La Monte Young, bathing the listener with a
two minutes long), Smog Carver (Tango'n;Vectif on the Aphex Twin's wash of sine tones, multi-tracked cellos and sustained guitars; a fourth
Rephlex label was the first album to be released under the name U-ziq. features his Trio; two feature his readings in one of the most affable
Mike Paradinas had a helping hand with this project, and Smog Carver monotones ever recorded; and all may be enjoyed as individual com-
was the man behind that hand), The Cat Called Eastern National (It's positions, but may also be combined on more than one stereo sets, up
not very often we receive demos from animals, particularly household to all four at once." –- Donald Miller.
pets named after provincial bus companies, so this one was a real HIGH RISE: 2 CD (SQLR 1000CD) $12.00
delight), Pleasted Lemon (Wednesbury based three piece), Spandex, Domestic license of the early High Rise albums, originally issued by PSF
Big Man Ace & Snake's Leg (Label founder Snake's Leg teams up with in Japan. High Rise II and the third album, Dispersion, are the first to
London 2 step giant Big Man Ace for this sublime drum 'n' bass mas- be issued, on both CD & LP. Live and Disallow will follow. Includes 2
terpiece)." previously unreleased tracks: "Monster A Go Go" and "Induced
SQUEALER: Depression". "High Rise is an explosive power trio comprising the core
HOOKER, WILLIAM: Hard Time CD (SQLR 026) $12.00 of Asahito Nanjo on bass and vocals and Munehiro Narita on guitar,
"Recorded live at the legendary CBGB's in NYC (1994-'95), Hard Time is joined by a succession of drummers. High Rise mix the jazz-influenced
an intense document of Hooker's working band of the period, a pow- improvising of live Cream with the often brutal amphetamine-inspired
erful ensemble that included Doug Walker on synthesizer, Richard rock of Blue Cheer. Narita is one of rock's unsung guitar players, and
Keen on sax, and most notably, guitarist Donald Miller, a member of his dexterous fingering causes eruptions of pure electric joy. The other
Borbetomagus and Lhasa Cement Plant." players are equally stunning in their total commitment to this high
LAST DAYS OF MAY: Radiant Black Mind CD (SQLR 027) $12.00 energy music that features the freedom of jazz and power of rock."
Radiant Black Mind is the second album from Last Days of May, the HIGH RISE: Dispersion CD (SQLR 1001CD) $12.00
augmented 'power trio' led by legendary guitarist Karl Precoda. "Years Third album, previously issued as PSF 26. "Dispersion retains its 8 page
prior to Steve Wynn's reincarnation as John Cougar Mellencamp, the booklet, but much of the Japanese text has been replaced with an
Dream Syndicate's first full length, The Days of Wine and Roses drew a extensive interview with bassist Asahito Nanjo, which originally
line in the sand. The album was highlighted by Precoda's awe-inspiring appeared in Opprobrium magazine."
fretwork. With notes that would alternately soar or crumble, an almost HIGH RISE: Dispersion 2LP (SQLR 1001LP) $16.00
telepathic relationship between hands-instrument-amplifier, no one First time ever on vinyl for this third album. Double LP in gatefold
before or since created a feedback-drenched sound nearly as soulful or sleeve, 3-sided pressing with an etching on the fourth. Cheesy screen-
menacing. Almost 13 years out of the public eye, Precoda has resur- print on the front, sticker on the back, inside panels are blank! Limited
faced as the leader of a Virginia-based instrumental trio Last Days of stock.
May. That this band is headed in a decidedly more expansive, free-form HIGH RISE: Live CD (SQLR 1002CD) $12.00
direction than Precoda's old band is not surprising -- it wasn't hard to American license of the fourth High Rise album (previously issued as
imagine Karl really letting it rip in a less structured environment." - PSF 48).
Gerard Cosloy, Chickfactor. HIGH RISE: Live 2LP (SQLR 1002LP) $16.00
GOLD SPARKLE BAND: Nu Soul Zodiac CD (SQLR 028) $12.00 First time on vinyl, double LP in black & silver gatefold.
"With musical values similar to the Vandermark Five, Other Dimensions HIGH RISE: Disallow CD (SQLR 1003CD) $12.00
in Music or David S. Ware, the improvisational quartet the Gold Sparkle American issue of the fifth High Rise album, licensed from PSF. The
Band are operating at the forefront of the new jazz sound. With first heavy-duty trio of Asahito Nanjo (bass, vocals), Munehiro Narita (gui-
class avant-garde credentials decidedly in place (half the quartet play tar) & Pill (drums). Fourth High Rise CD (fifth album overall) and first
in William Parker's Little Huey Orchestra), the band unloads their third studio production in quite some time. Utterly massive trio psychedelic
full length release Nu Soul Zodiac, a sparkling mixture of ecstatic jazz heavy rock. With new (and amazing) drummer Pill, the guitar/bass duo
and perfectly formed progressive bop. The band has roots in Atlanta's of Nanjo & Narita blast the spheres like nobody else, in a seemingly
free music scene, but are now based (for the most part) in New York more complex manner, but just as pure in their pursuit of the deeply
City." submerged.
CURTIS, CHARLES: Ultra White Violet Light/Sleep 2LP (SQLR 029 HIGH RISE: Disallow LP (SQLR 1003LP) $12.00
LP) $14.00 First time on vinyl for this album. Full color sleeve, same artwork as the
German pressing issued in conjunction with the Beau Rivage label. original PSF CD.
STABLE (UK): and adroitness.'"
GOPAL, SAM: Escalator CD (SLE 8001) $15.00 STARLIGHT FURNITURE:
Legit-looking release of this classic 1968 eastern-tinged psych album. RANALDO, LEE: Armarillo Ramp (For Robert Smithson) CD (STAR
The group was led by a tabla player, Sam Gopal. Ian "Lemmy" Willis 08) $13.00
(pre-Hawkwind/Motorhead) sang and played guitar. This was the lone "New solo recordings from Mr. Ranaldo. His previous work on the SST,
album, released by the long defunct Stable label, and also includes Drunken Fish, Father Yod, Atavistic and Starlight Furniture Company
their 2 7" tracks as a bonus tracks. A very pleasing, heavy-ish psyche- imprints assures a open-armed reception among appreciators of guitar
delic rock album with eastern flourishes & underground London vibe. drone/noise. Thurston (Nels Cline Duo) Moore and Steve (Crucifucks)
STARKLAND: Shelley sit in on one track. Title tune is a time-warping 32-minute live
recording from 1994 with after-the-fact wave-shaping by Dexter's
DOCKSTADER, TOD: Quatermass CD (ST 201) $13.00
Cigar artist/drone darling Rafael Toral. There's also an appropriately
Seminal musique concrete recordings from the early 60s that were first
reverent cover of John Lennon's 'Isolation' including drumming by the
issued on CD in '92/'93. These 2 CDs offer all of Dockstader's principal
late Epic Soundtracks."
solo works, including unreleased works and material that has been out
ABE/YOSHIZAWA/KONDO/BAILEY: Aida's Call CD (STAR 09 CD)
of print on LP for over a decade (spread over 3 LPs on the Owl label).
$13.00
Dockstader deserves shelf space next to Schaeffer, Henry, Stockhausen,
Recorded live in 1978: Kaoru Abe (sax), Motoharu Yoshizawa (bass),
Varése, etc. -- historically vital, minutely detailed experimental elec-
Toshinoro Kondo (trumpet) & Derek Bailey (guitar). "In the late 70s,
tronic music and tape composition. "My choice of the term 'Organized
Bailey met Aquirax Aida, "a kind of svengali figure,' through whom
Sound' for my own work was, in part, a tribute to the 'Poéme' and to
almost 'everybody on the Japanese free music scene seemed to
Varése. I also chose it because, in the 60s, the term 'electronic music'
work...he even house some of the musicians and supplied them with
was coming to mean music made purely of synthetic sound, and I was
whatever they found necessary.' Through Aida, Bailey toured and
working in both 'concrete' and electronically generated sounds...my
recorded in Japan in 1978 with various EEU sessions, permutations and
'synthesizer' for everything on this CD was one or two sine-wave test
extensions with these and other Japanese free musicians."
generators ('oscillators' in those days) which were 'played' by turning a
RANALDO, LEE: Broken Circle 7" (STAR 2) $3.50
dial. I forced them to produce harmonics (square waves) by amplifying
RANALDO, LEE: Broken Circle CD (STAR 2 CD) $7.00
them into distortion, and got pulse-trains out of them by temporarily
rewiring them into instability. The 'notes' they produced were achieved STAUBGOLD (GERMANY):
by editing tape, note by note (by note by note...)...it had a muscular joy REZNICEK: Audi & Goggo 10" (STAUB 4) $15.00
to it. I think a lot of us had fun up on that singing high wire, teetering A 10" picture disc release. "New work by this audio and visual artist
between control and chaos, trying to push the sound a little farther from Hamburg known for his releases on Wachsender Prozess and Odd
toward Something we hadn't heard before, working in it...listening." - Size as well as for collaborating with Klangkrieg. This 10" features two
-Dockstader. inspired series of miniature musique concrete pieces. 'Audi & Goggo' -
DOCKSTADER, TOD: Apocalypse CD (ST 202) $13.00 - the stereo mix of the quadrophonic soundtrack to a multivision show
2nd, equally desirable volume, which completes the documentation of -- is entirely made of voice sounds taken from private family tapes of
Dockstader's organized sound works. "The obsessive care with which the years 1965 to 1970. On 'Armgartburg' Reznicek works with sounds
Starkland have compiled these extraordinary recordings should ensure recorded in the house where he lives. A very personal statement con-
that Dockstader will be remembered as the innovative, visionary figure vincing both musically and visually. Music with many ipm (ideas per
he undoubtedly was." --The Wire. minute)."
AMIRKHANIAN, CHARLES: Walking Tune CD (ST 206) $13.00 INSTITUT FUER FEINMOTORIK: Wenig Information: Kein Titel LP
Contemporary electroacoustic music. "Amirkhanian incorporates sam- (STAUB 5) $13.00
ples acoustic environmental sounds (which he calls 'representational "On this mini lp the group's work is focused on the acoustic sphere
sounds') and traditional musical pitched sounds ('abstract sounds') to beyond usual gain signals. Elements of noise containing no original
develop dreamscapes which act as disjunct narratives. His work intro- sense emerge to significant structures. The setup consists of six to eight
duces a world of memory-triggers which tend to induce a trancelike lis- 'empty' record players which means that no gain signals but the empty
tening state." or manipulated lock grooves or the paper labels of the records are
KLUCEVSEK, GUY: Transylvanian Softwear CD (ST 207) $13.00 played. Besides that Institut Fuer Feinmotorik have found some other
New issue of this CD previously released by the obscure John Marks ways to generate acoustic signals out of empty record players: house-
Records label. "Klucevsek's five pieces here are inspired by a variety of rubberbands, adhesive tape and tooth brushes are just a few instru-
sources. The title piece (1991) is based on Hasidic wedding music, while ments used to produce different sounds." "Audio-path non-congestion
the ''Viavy Rose' Variations' (1989) is based on traditional melodies from this unnamed grouping of Staubgold-related individuals, record-
from Madagasca and 'Perusal' (1988) is inspired by Andean pan-pipe ed live between April & June 1998. It may all be a ruse but I sense the
music. the rhythmically complex 'Three Microids' (1991) is a tribute to same sort of post-plate Brinkmann/Betke-isms (straight-line scratches
Bela Bartok, and 'Bandoneons, Basil and Bay Leaves' (1993) was written 90 degrees from the travel of the tone arm, tempos of exactly 133.333~
in memory of Astor Piazolla. The CD also offers John Zorn's 'Road BPM for the perfect synchronization of downbeat ones along the side-
Runner' (1986), Fred Frith's 'The Disinformation Polka' (1994) and path) in linear-growth & random click/pop aesthetic. Something for the
William Duckworth's 'Slow Dancer in Yugolslavia' (1990). Mego/Oval/life set." -- Hrvatski.
CLOIDT, JAY: Kole Kat Krush CD (ST 208) $13.00 VULCAN: Meet Your Ghost LP (STEECE 13) $16.00
"Starkland's latest CD features the first recording of Jay Cloidt, the Exact reissue of a monster private psych LP from Iowa. Recorded in
'Spike Jones of the Bay Area's new music scene'. The Kronos Quartet, 1978, Vulcan is Lyle Steece, and this is his one-man-against-the-uni-
Paul Dresher Ensemble, and Basso Bongo are the performers. The CD verse-rock-album. Dedicated to Jimi Hendrix, this features real primi-
opens with 'Kole Kat Krush' (1989), commissioned by the Kronos tive basement-psych guitar rock that is outrageously fucked, inspira-
Quartet and recorded by them here at Skywalker Ranch. This fre- tional, distortion-overloaded and massively mindblowing. Of course,
quently performed piece juxtaposes music from Stravinsky, Beethoven, others just say it's dull and poorly played.
Eric Clapton, and Sly Stone. As Carl Stone notes in the CD's introduc- STEREO DELUXE:
tion, Cloidt typically combines sampled real-world sounds with live VA: Bassic Instinct II CD (SD 042 CD) $16.00
snippets of familiar classical and pop music, using 'skill, wit, perversity, "From Stereo Deluxe, the label that brought you the sweet lounge ele-

gance of Slow Mo (Volumes One and Two) and Future Lounge RADIO: CD (ED 032 CD) $16.00
(Volumes One and Two), comes this new compilation that grooves the "Ready for a new dive into the submarine forms schemed in our
feet and soothes the soul. Featuring some of the best tracks from Stereophonic Elefant Dance Recordings laboratories? Be ready for a
Boozoo Bajou, Trio Eletrico, Moodorama, and Mo Horizons, this is a surprising, exciting new act: Radio is something unique, an exception-
comp that would be equally at home whether it be in a club or in your al work that will show you new horizons in the Spanish electronic
living room. Perfect for those private shindigs where keeping the scene. Radio is the result of the combined forces of Silvania and
mood is paramount." Prozack in order to get away from the conventional and to embrace
VA: Bassic Instinct II 2LP (SD 042 LP) $19.00 the unknown. Each of the parts involved had already rediscovered
VA: Lead With the Bass Club 2 CD (SD 045 CD) $16.00 techno in their very own way: Prozack and his austere explorations,
"Taken from tracks found played at the Lead Club by a monthly DJ col- always elaborating puzzling calculations based on transparent repeti-
lective and featuring guest DJ appearances by the likes of Rainer Truby, tions; Silvania, lovers of the intricate, drawing superimposed forms
Kid Loco, DJ Vadim, Karma, and Cut & Paste among others." Artists whose vision requires many analysis. Together, as Radio, they take their
include: Prodelay, Dzihan & Kamien, I-Cube, Art Ensemble, Boards of premises to a new field, achieving to place techno, and even house, in
Canada, Lead With the Bass, DJ Stix, Advertising the Inv., Boozoo a watery, constant, alive-and-kicking place. Which are the common fea-
Bajou, Subterranean M., Kosma." tures of artists like Herbert, Maurizio... or labels like Ladomat, Basic
STEREOPHONIC ELEFANT DANCE (SPAIN): Channel...?. The updating of a language that had been withered by so
SILVANIA: Delay Tambor (ED 005 CD) $16.00 many copycats with nothing to say. Radio struggle for bringing us new
1996 remix album in stock for the first time. "When Mario and Coco set reinterpretations far away from the obvious, allowing us to see what
up Silvania, back in 1990 in Valencia, their aim was to merge sopund we already know under a new light. Here´s a work in which rhythm,
innovation. Seizing upon their alltime idols (Cocteau Twins, Brian Eno, cadence and space have the same value. The fruits of a quest for new
Zombies and Byrds) they manufactured a personal style in which the sounds and forms, taking extreme care of the slightest detail. New con-
then overrated electric guitar turned out to be a generator of a flood cepts, new forms, Radio, the artists and the album, all blending in a
of echoes and strange sounds, thanks to their technological manipula- polyedric whole that places itself on the top of international avant-
tion combined with elaborated pop melodies. After two albums -- En garde music of today."
Cielo De Océano (1993) and Paisaje III (1994) -- Electronics get more and STEWARDESS (GERMANY):
more space in their creative methods, producing as a result a wide reg- KREIDLER: Resport CD (STU 04) $15.00
istered record, in wich you can find fromsinous melodies and delicate Beautiful 35-minute mini-album, remixed by Pyrolator, Robert Lippok
acoustic passages to clearly electronic and avant-garde languages. This (To Rococo Rot), L@N, Erik>>MMM. "Wide eyed and wide awake,
release, called Delay Tambor, is without any doubt one of the more Kreidler hail from Dusseldorf, back yard to no lesser legends than
precise artefacts in the market to show the now and tommorow of Kraftwerk and Can. The references are undoubtedly in there some-
world's musical avant-garde, aside from strengthen Silvania as rightful where, but Kreidler resist assimilation. Media theory and DJ culture
integrants of that restricted élite of sound risk scientitics. Autechre, kickin off on the dancefloor and it don't look half bad. Entertainers,
Seefeel, Scanner, Scorn and Locust are elected to remix songs from then, creating space for sounds to re-sound, a band playing tracks as if
Silvania's first two albums. Aside from the remixes, the record includes the musicians themselves were the samples. Opening things out, sonic
three previously unreleased tracks by the duo." photographs of photographs, neatly sidestepping Tortoise compar-
PROZACK: Tan Lejos CD (ED 026 CD) $16.00 isons, quietly taking a grip of your attention. Listening made beautiful.
"Tan Lejos is the most ambitious and complete work created by Simple as the click of the on switch. That's where the music begins.
Prozack to this date. A product of an year of investigation and experi- Resport is a special remix-project, tracks from their mini LP Sport and
mentation which will be hard to surpass. The artist himself acknowl- their 12" Kokai remixed by Erik>mmm (mmm.Berlin), Robert Lippock
edges Tan Lejos as the record which gets to his sound ideals, and the (To Rococo Rot), L@N (A-Musik, Dusseldorf) and Pyrolator (Der Plan/Ata
one he is most proud of. He left behind the rage, the tension, the sharp Tak). Floating rhythms morph into funk grooves, guitar, bass drums,
adges of the previous Ideology, his debut, to give way to a more collides with programming without getting lost in the programming.
relaxed, concentrated, introspective work of softer, more undulating The result is a an excellent and massive release and an excellent view
lines. A more intense and emotionally deep work, trying to explore into the future of Germany's electronic music."
new territories of techno and dance languages, terribly obscure and KREIDLER: Resport LP (STU 04 LP) $11.00
minimal. The title piece, Tan Lejos, is the central idea of the whole KANTE: Redirections CD (STU 07 CD) $15.00
record. It's the most beautiful song written by Prozack to this date; "A remix project by the German underground pop scene. The original
through the sound, without the need of a text, you can transmit many tracks are from the debut CD Zwischen Den Orten by the Hamburg
undescribable sensations. This and the two pieces following it, based pop/electronic band Kante. The remixers/musicians are: Tobias
'Intangible' and 'Sonabamos', do really form a trilogy -- of abstract and Levin (Capt. Kirk), Thomas Meinecke (FSK), Thomas Fleischhauer
mostly minimalist techno pop which defines the most intense part of (Relais), Kinderzimmer Productions, April & Seasons (Kreidler), Robert
the record." Lippok (To Rococo Rot)." For those attuned to the Kreidler/To Rococo
PROZACK: Tan Lejos 2LP (ED 026 LP) $16.00 Rot-style contemporary German groove, this should go over quite well.
Double vinyl version. KANTE: Redirections LP (STU 07 LP) $12.00
SILVANIA: Naves Sin Puertos CD (ED 030 CD) $16.00 ANTONELLI ELECTR.: Peng Peng Baby CD (STU 08 CD) $15.00
"Naves Sin Puertos ("Ships With No Harbour") turns out to be their "Recorded and mixed by Pyrolator (of S.Y.P.H. fame) and Antonelli
most basic and enthralling yet. Quiet, gliding minimalist noise. More Electr at Atatak (Der Plan, early Oval), Duesseldorf, Feb. 1998. On the
personal than anything they've done so far.Fot the first time since label that brought Kante to the world and hosted Kreidler's most
Paisaje III, they use vocals again, this time as sampled loops full of their experimental tracks to date (the Resport mix EP). Fairly bright and
characteristic wounding lyricism. The rhythms have been softened, coherent (as opposed to recent German output in the minimal techno
slowed down, while over them an ocean of unmatched beauty is environ) tracks of 808-flex, with dance-floor moves in tact. Titles;
woven. Their way, the one which links Brian Eno and Autechre, has 'Introducing: Unemployment', 'Dubby Disco', etc... 11 brow-furrowing
consolidated them as one of the most personal and brilliant Spanish crowd pleasers. Saucy." -- Hrvatski
electronics acts." Referenced influences include: My Bloody Valentine, ANTONELLI ELECTR.: Peng Peng Baby 2LP (STU 08 LP) $17.00
A Flock of Seagulls, Dif Juz , Beach Boys, Human League, Left Banke, STOMACH ACHE:
Durrutti Column, Suicide, etc.
ABE SADA: Original Body Kingdom/Gala Abe Sada 1936 7" ture unreleased, rare, or exclusive tracks from artists surrounding the
(SA31) $4.00 Straight Ahead roster. This first comp will also be released as a limited
Warehouse find of the last copies of this Merzbow-related project, edition 6 x 7" box set. Artists include: Pencil Brain, Sol, Freeform
mixed at ZSF 4/1/94. Abe Sada is: S.M.U.T. (tapes, electronics) and Arkestra, Two Banks of Four, Earthbound, Tosca, Amaka, Hidden
Masami Akita (electronics, decomposition). Agenda, Marx & Seven, Absent Minded, and Mijatoho."
MALE SLUT: Thoodblirsty Thesbians 7" (SA57) $5.00 STRASSE BEAT RECORDS (GERMANY):
Warehouse find of some copies of this mid-90s single on this most infa- VA: Boom Boom! Forgotten Treasures From the German 6Ts Beat
mous Mexican label. Male Slut was the trio of Thurston Moore (guitar), Boom CD (SB 001) $13.00
Tim Foljahn (guitar) and Steve Shelley (drums). Star-Club era compilation of tracks by The Guards, The Kentucky's, The
STONES THROW: Paving Stones, The Toppers, The Rebbles, The Hounddogs, The News,
SWIFT, ROB: Soulful Fruit CD (STH 2007) $13.50 The Anoms, The Rackers, The Candidates, Thursdays Children, The
1997 solo album from the X-ecutioners' Rob Swift. Featuring a series of Idling Domestics, The Original Surfers, The Strings, The Black & Whites,
skratching routines featuring Roc Raider, Mista Sinister (also, both The Hounddogs, The Boots.
members of the X-ecutioners) & Diamond Jay, this is a deep & dense STREAMLINE (GERMANY):
travalogue of turntablist extrapolation, conceptualizing the kaleido- HAINO, KEIJI: Beginning and End, Interwoven CD (STREAM 1002)
scope of cut 'n' scratch sound. $15.00
SWIFT, ROB: Soulful Fruit 2LP (STH 2007LP) $14.00 Streamline is the label run by Christoph Heemann; only a few titles are
Double vinyl version of this 1997 album. currently available. This Haino CD consists of exclusive studio record-
RASCO: Time Waits For No Man CD (STH 2014) $13.50 ings made in Aachen Germany during his 1993 European tour. Like his
"Full length debut for this solid SF-based lyric-delivery-unit, with aid first solo album Watashi-Dake (1980), this is a cycle of songs of chang-
from production-force and fellow geographic ally/turntable terror ing atmosphere. Produced by Heemann. With English lyrics.
Peanut Butter Wolf, released on the currently-IT Stone's Throw record- HEEMANN/MERZBOW, CHRISTOPH: Sleeper Awakes On The Edge
ing organization. Well developed drops of scratch-a-delia and jazz- of the Abyss CD (STREAM 1003) $15.00
tipped comping over minimal/heavy beat patching, close to an early DJ "In 1987, Masami Akita suggested musical collaborations through the
Krush joint A/B'ed with Lennie Tristano. Features DJ Vin Roc on the mail to several people. He sent a cassette of about forty minutes of
track 'Unassisted DJ Battle'; a brilliant interlude with skillz in tact. A Merzbow sound (the same material he also sent to P16.D4,
REAL alternative to the legions of Timbaland/Puff produced pap-over- S.B.O.T.H.I...) and suggested that I should process the material or add
load clogging up FMTV airwaves." -- Hrvatski. to his whichever way I wanted. The sound on the tape sounded like a
PEANUT BUTTER WOLF: Styles, Crews, Flows, Beats 12" (STH complete improvisational piece, sort of saturated. So, I found it neces-
2016) $6.00 sary to do drastic processing and filtering in order to achieve more
"Pre full-length single from this tormented SF-area turntablist and defined textures. I ended up with groups of sounds which I then
Jurassic 5 member. Two full tracks, 'Casio' and 'Styles, Crews, Flows, arranged into pieces along with the sounds I had selected to match the
Beats (featuring the Lootpack and Quasimodo)' with instrumental ver- processed Merzbow material."
sions of each, 'PBWolf vs. Mothra (featuring Coppe)', and two mini- DUNCAN, JOHN: Incoming CD (STREAM 1005) $15.00
beat/scratchlets for the Dee Jays..." -- Hrvatski. 1993-94 recordings, produced by Heemann. “Duncan uses source
LOOTPACK: Soundpieces: Da Antidote CD (STH 2019 CD) $13.50 sounds like shortwave radio, field recordings, instruments and concrete
"The Lootpack have been contributing to hip-hop since 1994 when sounds, often connected by the fact that they’re sounding by-products
they produced the single 'Mary Jane' for Tha Alkaholiks. After several of natural or technological phenomena. Incoming shows new aspects
more collaborations on the Liks' three albums, the Lootpack have of Duncan’s work in terms of sound processing and composition.”
released two singles on Stones Throw in 1998, setting the anticipation MORPHOGENESIS: Solarisation CD (STREAM 1006) $15.00
for their debut full length. With its collaborations with their Likwit Restocked. UK sound-improv group, often compared to AMM, with
Crew (The Alkaholiks, Dilated Peoples, and Defari), the Lootpack's their 2nd album in 8 years (previous LP on Pogus). Using prepared vio-
Soundpieces will make heads lose theirs." lin, Balalaika, objects, vocals, electronics, mouthorgan, springs, key-
LOOTPACK: Soundpieces: Da Antidote 3LP (STH 2019 LP) $15.00 boards, watermachine, biofeedback, radio, perc. etc, they create dense
Triple vinyl version, full color artwork. walls of sonic output. “The sounds created by the group in live impro-
LOOTPACK: Soundpieces: Instrumentals 2LP (STH 2020) $14.00 visations bring back the memory of Xenakis’ “Persepolis” and
Double vinyl instrumentals version of STH 2019 (LSoundpieces: Da Stockhausen’s Aus den Sieben Tagen, yet Morphogenesis presents a
Antidote). truly contemporary offering of LIVE ELECTRONIC MUSIC IMPROVISED.”
QUASIMOTO: Microphone Mathematics 12" (STH 2021) $6.00 KA-SPEL, EDWARD: Khataclimici China Doll CD (STREAM 1009)
"Mysteriously connected to the Lootpack/Likwit Crew, Quasimoto $13.50
brings us his first 12". Young Lord Quad along with beat constructor "This is an extended CD issue of Edward Ka-Spel's fifth solo album.
Madlib has already graced us with the fresh track '20 Questions' and Khataclimici China Doll was originally recorded in 1987 with the help
now he is dropping some more of his twisted wisdome on domes every- of Legendary Pink Dots members Majest Alarme and Silverman, and
where. Microphone Mathematics is beautifully harmonic, intelligently was released on the German DOM label that same year. It represents
devious and darkly romantic." part 2 of the not yet completed Aaahzyd China Doll trilogy. (The first
STRAIGHT AHEAD (SWITZERLAND): part has been reissued on CD by Staalplaat.) Khataclimici China Doll
VA: One Step Ahead CD (SAR 009 CD) $17.00 shows Edward Ka-Spel's fascination with dark psychedelia:
"Straight Ahead Recordings is a brand new record label based in Khataclimici = The coming of the Khataclism, the Apocalypse. A 20
Zurich, Switzerland. The aim is to break the boundaries between minute composition 'Tszrnikowskiyarrh The Baptist' was added to the
abstract beats, jazz, techno, dub, trip hop, and so on. It is very impor- original album for this release. Recorded in 1994 it serves as a link to
tant to release original and essential productions with a feeling of the (forthcoming) 3rd part of the Aaahzyd trilogy. It comes across as a
open-mindedness. Always looking for new talent, Alex Dallas, Alex surreal journey of most adventurous quality."
Gustafson and Chirs Breitschmid founded the label in 1998 and have INTERSYSTEMS: Peachy CD (STREAM 1010) $15.00
had great feedback from Jazznova and Rainer Truby, among others. Reissue of the first Intersystems album, from 1967 (originally issued on
The One Step Ahead compilation is the first in a series which will fea- Allied -- same label as Plastic Cloud and 1st Nihilist Spasm Band). Their

2nd album, Psychedelic Poster Inside, was one of the all time classics of unique beauty, quite unlike anything I have ever heard...' David Tibet
surreal electronics and experimental collage and this is an equally fine of Current 93. The album was recorded and mixed by Christoph
precursor. Wildly panning electronic bleeps and spatial effects provide Heemann, who has worked with such artists as Current 93, Nurse With
background for brief spoken vignettes of supremely hilarious/post- Wound, Mimir and Andrew Chalk, in addition to his releasing many
apocalyptic vision and lysergic consequence. A completely compelling albums both as a solo artist and as a member of H.N.A.S.. All artwork
soundtrack for life, as committed by the detritus of contemporary by Andria Degens. All tracks composed, arranged and performed by
human society. Andria Degens. Dulcimer, bowed dulcimer, bouzouki, singing bowl and
GRIPPE, RAGNAR: Sand CD (STREAM 1011) $13.50 vocals by Andria Degens." [LP version of DURTRO 47 CD]
Reissue of the first album by the Swedish composer Ragner Grippe, STRICTLY BIZNESS (UK):
which was first issued on the French Shandar label. A classic minimalist VA: Best Of The Old Skool CD (SB 1008/9) $19.00
item of subtly shifting electronic soundsheets, right up there with "A 17 track 72 minute journey into the history of hip hop. Pure and raw
other Shandar masterworks by Steve Reich, La Monte Young, Terry mixes of some of the greatest rare underground old skool. Unearthed
Riley, etc. Never particularly easy to find or broadly exported beyond & available on CD for the first time ever." Features Tricky Tee
Europe at the time, this should find a whole new audience for Grippe, (Mantronik), Divine Sounds, Roxanne Fly Shante, Audio Two, Special K
and may ignite further archival releases of his works. “This early work (Treachorus 3), UltimateForce, Just Ice, Eric B & Rakim, Cool C, T La
of Grippe was composed and recorded in 1977 while the composer was Rock, Doug E. Fresh, Word of Mouth Feat. DJ Cheese, Cold Crush Boys,
living in France studying alongside Luc Ferrari. Released on the leg- Disco 3, Busy Bee, Grandmaster Melle Mel & Furious Five." Classic tracks
endary Shandar label as an LP the same year, Sand found a special place circa 1984-88, subtitled The Best of Pastmasters 1 & 2, with informed
among lovers of experimental and minimal music as the work crosses liner notes detailing the background history.
musical boundaries so effortlessly, yet is homogeneously afloat like an STRIKER LEE (UK):
organic flow of natural sounds. This music was originally created to
KING TUBBY: Dub From The Roots CD (SL 44501) $12.00
accompany an exhibition of sand paintings. A multitude of dripping
"King Tubby aka Osbourne Ruddock, the 'Dub Inventor' recorded for
echoing sounds shift in intricate cadence, creating an atmospheric
producer Bunny Lee in 1974 the album Dub From The Roots backed by
world completely of its own. Available again for the first time since
the The Aggrovators (R. Shakespeare, The Barrett Brothers, Tony Chin,
1977 the work takes its place easily in the contemporary ambient music
Ossie Hibbert & Augustus Pablo).This is a classic and the 1st official King
field yet stands apart due to its freshly organic/natural qualities.”
Tubby for midprice release."
FUCHS, LIMPE: Nur Mar Mus CD (STREAM 1016) $13.50
STROM (GERMANY):
"It is no exaggeration to say that Limpe Fuchs' musical creations really
have a life of their own, whether the sounds are produced by conven- KAHLEN, MAX: Uhrwerk 12 (STROM 01) $10.00
tional instruments, vocal chords, or even from objects she found or Very obscure looking 12" described as "New label supported by
constructed specifically for that purpose. Her music is characterized, Thomas Brinkmann. Very nice minimal techno, Profan style." Gritty
especially when she is playing the ballastring instruments, by the rever- repetitions on the harder edge of the Cologne scale, and quite appro-
berating humming of the strings, rich in overtones, and by the myste- priate if you're looking for more of that angle.
rious echoes emanating from stones. For Limpe Fuchs, music means set- STRUT (UK):
ting out on a joyous journey of discovery. She is not afraid to leave firm VA: Club Africa CD (STRUT 001 CD) $15.00
ground behind and thus, by avoiding rigidity, preserves the vitality of "The influence of Afro-beat and original 1970s funk Afro-fusion has
her music. This particularly comes across when collaborating with other steadily grown within the dance music world. The problem is, no one
musicians, whether improvising freely or on a given theme. Her music can get ahold of the original material that has influenced all these pro-
makes us sit up and listen, and at the same time enriches us, for only ducers -- original vinyl is not just rare...it' ain't there! What better way
when we have learnt how to listen can we really appreciate the true to launch the Strut label than with a killer original Afro-funk and Afro-
nature of things. 'Sound events are created for each composition with beat collection brought to you by the people behind 'Africafunk'.
carefully chosen materials: rows of oakwood pieces, rows of marble Featuring 12 funky beasts with the emphasis firmly on the dancefloor,
and serpentinit stones, bronze sheets, horn of wood, ballast string Club Africa is essential for anyone who has been touched by this
instruments, developed by Paul Fuchs: heavy bronze bars fixed on a sound." Features: Miriam Makeba ("South African Legend"), Wganda
long piano wire, suspended from a broad bronze drum. The visual Kenya ("'80s re-make of Fela's 'Shakara', from Columbia"), Sookie, The
aspect is of the same importance as the acoustic. The violin is integrat- Daktaris, Oneness of Juju (spiritual 1976 Afro classic"), Mombasa ("Lou
ed into the sound environment, the piano creates its own characteris- Donaldson's raw Afro combo"), Buari ("Ghanaian percussionist"),
tic. Life and music alive is music no life without music the musical mate- Living Funk, Mandingo (Afro-jazz classic), The Gaytones, Brigth
rial the touch the stone the breath my body touch the body of the Engleberts & The BE Movement (rare, experimental Afro from '76),
material strike tickle scratch the stone vibration of the air touch the Nkengas & The Ashantis.
body symphony of vibration play instructions experience musical nota- VA: Club Africa 2LP (STRUT 001 LP) $17.00
tion combination of sounds different touching.'" Double vinyl version, full color sleeve, one less track than the CD.
MIMIR: LP (STRM LP1012) $14.00 DJ POGO: Block Party Breaks CD (STRUT 002 CD) $15.00
"The third album by the group Mimir, consisting of Edward Ka-Spel, "The breaks -- the part of the record where music lifts and the drum-
the Silverman (both Legendary Pink Dots, Tear Garden), Jim O'Rourke mer gives it up for a precious few seconds. These original rare cuts from
(known from his numerous solo releases as well as his work with the late '60s and '70s have unwittingly become classics as the world's
Illusion of Safety, Gastr Del Sol, Henry Kaiser, Nicolas Collins to name DJs and producers have lifted the beats and applied them to their own
just a few), Andreas Martin and Christoph Heeman (both H.N.A.S.). A new music. On the heels of his acclaimed The Breaks compilation on
further development of their sound using the elements seen on their Harmless last year, UK hip hop leader and turntable creator DJ Pogo
first two albums, but showing a greater variety of compositional dives back into the crates to seek out more classics and a bunch of qual-
arrangement. Limited edition of 950 copies on green vinyl." ity badass rare funk 45s with hard grooves and raw breaks to die for.
PANTALEIMON: Trees Hold Time LP (STRM LP1018) $15.00 Featuring lesser known gems from Sly, Fatback and Rufus Thomas
"Pantaleimon is Andria Degens, who has previously worked with alongside rolling and funky 70s rock, this is as a essential for DJs and
Current 93, Steven Stapleton, Christoph Heemann and The Dirty Three. producers as it is for the general lover of good, funky party music."
This album consists of seven pieces of shimmering minimalist beauty, Features tracks by: Esther Williams, Badder Than Evil, Manzel, Afrique,
an evocation of timelessness. 'This is an album of an ineffable and Babe Ruthe, Isley Brothers, Chosen Few, Rufus Thomas, Alvin Cash &

The Registers, New Birth, Sly & The Family Stone + the DJ Pogo session $17.00
track. Comes with 8-page booklet of extensive annotation about the LEVAN, LARRY: Live at the Paradise Garage 2CD (STRUT 006 CD)
tracks. Domestic US price. $19.00
DJ POGO: Block Party Breaks 2LP (STRUT 002 LP) $17.00 Incredible double CD package (2 digipack CDs + 36 page booklet of
Double LP version, color cover, same 15 tracks as the CD. photos and testimonial inside a glow-in-the-dark slipcase). "New York's
LAFAYETTE AFRO ROCK BAND: Darkest Light: Best of the Paradise Garage. One of the most influential and documented clubs in
Lafayette Afro Rock Band CD (STRUT 003 CD) $15.00 the history of dance music. The myth of the Garage and the club's
"A conglomerate of US musicians based in France between 1973 and famed DJ, Larry Levan, has intensified since the closed in 1987.
1978, the Lafayette Afro Rock Band were originally formed in the wake Emerging from NY's gay disco scene, the Garage followed the early
of Manu Dibango's Soul Makossa and went on to become one of the '70s lead of David Mancuso's Loft and Nicky Siano's Gallery by firmly
toughest, funkiest, Afro-influenced session outfits known to mankind. placing the DJ as the focus of the club. Although there is much urban
Through their trademark crunching drum breaks, wah wah and myth about the Garage, and bootleg tapes of Levan sessions have sur-
vocoder riffs, they have become a staple source of samples for every- faced, there has never been a live DJ set by Larry Levan at the Garage
one from Janet Jackson to Public Enemy and WreckxNEffect. Darkest made commerically available before now. Strut, in conjunction with
Light brings together the band's finest material for the first time, New York's West End Records, are proud to release Live at the Paradise
including tracks recorded as their alter egos Ice, Krispy & Co., and Garage, a classic set recorded at the club in 1979. The quality of the
Captain Dax, alongside a handful of previously unreleased gems, tapes is superb, and the session captures the full spirit of the Garage,
including a rare session with jazz keyboard legend Mal Waldron. CD the emphasis being on great tunes at a time when 'the message was in
features definitive history, rare photos from throughout the band's the music' -- a time before today's obsession with fluid mixing and lit-
career and discography." tle substance. Levan mixes up a host of tracks which were fresh at the
LAFAYETTE AFRO ROCK BAND: Darkest Light 2LP (STRUT 003 LP) time and have since become classics, from the soulful heights of
$17.00 Shalamar and Ashford & Simpson to the funkier grooves of Motown
Double vinyl version, full color sleeve. Sounds and Crown Heights Affair." Artists featured include: Ashford &
BEEDLE, ASHLEY: Grass Roots: Musical Influences & Inspiration Simpson, Damon Harris, T Connection, Stephanie Mills, Crown Heights
CD (STRUT 004 CD) $15.00 Affair, Bunny Sigler, Shalamar, Cher, Melba Moore, Munich Machine,
"First in a series of albums exploring the key influences of the world's People's Choice, Motown Sounds, The Supremes, Change, Janice
leading DJs and producers with a superb selection from top UK DJ and McClain, Jakki, John Gibbs & the US Steel Band, Chi-Lites, Jermaine
producer, Ashley Beedle, his first compilation project in over two years. Jackson.
Know as the man behind the Afro Art lable, Black Science Orchestra VA: Larry Levan Live at the Paradise Garage 3LP (STRUT 006 LP)
(JBO), Black Jazz Chronicles (Nuphonic), as well as being a Ballistic $20.00
Brother and remixer and producer in his own right, Ashley has become Triple vinyl version, unmixed. As with the CD, very deluxe packaging
renowned as one of the few UK producers to successfully produce qual- and a glow-in-the-dark sleeve.
ity dance tunes with skillful reference to the roots of underground STUD!O K7 (GERMANY):
black music. Ashley's Grass Roots selection focuses on the underground BOLLAND, CJ: DJ Kicks CD (K7 038) $16.00
jazz, funk, northern and balearic side of his upbringing with a heavy- First release in the Stud!o K7 DJ Kicks mix CDs. These mixs are careful-
weight artist line-up including Gil Scott Heron, Rufus & Chaka Khan, ly tweaked studio recordings of a typical DJ's set (not haphazard live
Gwen McCrae, Freddie Hubbard and Grace Jones. For the spotters recordings), and pretty much set the standards for mix albums in the
there are a handful of in-demand rarities -- this album is essential for 90s. Bolland, who has been referred to as the "turbo nutter of Belgian
DJs and home listeners alike." Also features tracks by: Four Below Zero, techno," might have the most commercially-oriented rep by 1997 stan-
Rare Pleasure, Blue Magic, Stan Ivory and his Omnificent Orchestra, dards due to massive presence on MTV's AMP, but this is a pretty solid-
Lafayette Afro Rock Band, Son of Bazerk feat. No Self Control, Will ly slamming excursion into early/mid 90s European underground tech-
Powers & Tullio de Piscopo." no. Featuring Patrick Pulsinger, Joey Beltram, Bandulu, Planetary
BEEDLE, ASHLEY: Grass Roots: Musical Influences & Inspiration Assault Systems (Luke Slater), etc.
2LP (STRUT 004 LP) $17.00 CRAIG, CARL: DJ Kicks CD (K7 042) $16.00
Double vinyl version. Excellent set from Detroit's most currently visible techno producer, who
VA: Music For Dancefloors: The Cream of the KPM Music Green has since retired from his hobbyist DJing. Features tracks from Octagon
Label CD (STRUT 005 CD) $15.00 Man, Nav Katze, Cosmic Messenger, Clark, Claude Young, Tan-Ru,
"Known primarily as the source of the UK's best loved TV themes (News Gemini, 4th Wave, etc. "...takes the art of the DJ mix one step beyond.
At Ten, Grandstand and more), KPM is the world's foremost trade Not only has this multi-talented artist segued together some of the
music library, providing music of every style, composed and played by highlights of his record box into one long, hot mix, he's also focused
the nation's top session people, to the media on their famous green his production artistry on the individual tracks -- remixing, re-editing
label. Hidden within their archive is a wealth of '60s and '70s jazz and sometimes even resampling the original tunes. On one special
grooves, breaks, and funky scores that have been massive for DJs, pro- bonus tune, he's pushed the envelope even further, crafting an entire-
ducers and sample spotters for years, but which have never been com- ly new track from pieces of the others."
mercially available (original albums fetch up to 200 pounds a go on the TOSCA: Opera CD (K7 043) $16.00
collectors' market). Music For Dancefloors sets the record straight with "Tosca is the brainchild of Richard Dorfmeister & Rupert Huber.
a host of previously unreleased gems covering jazz dance, funky sound- Intended to be a 'fun project', they released their first 12" called
tracks and hard latin workouts. We include here compositions from 'Chocolate Elvis,' which combined classical samples with NYC street and
Madeline Bell, Dennis Bovell, Alan Hankshaw (the man behind the blues samples. The second effort is entitled 'Fuck Dub' and featured
Mohawks), Les Baxter and John Cameron along with a handful of heavy basslines and 'freaked-out' spoken world cips. After many studio
extended re-edits for maximum dancefloor compatibility. This is quali- hours and several 12" releases later, Opera was born. A collection of
ty listening for any discerning funk fan and is NOT an album full of new and old tracks."
irrelevant one-minute soundbites. One hundred percent dancefloor YOUNG, CLAUDE: DJ Kicks CD (K7 045) $16.00
bombs guaranteed." My personal favorite from the DJ Kicks series. Claude Young is from
VA: Music For Dancefloors: Cream of KPM 2LP (STRUT 005 LP) Detroit, also records as Brother From Another Planet (recently found

on Sony's Ghost In The Shell), and as a DJ favors a loose, experimental Kreidler, Impulse, Drome. England: Red Snapper, Kushti, Cujo, Dr.
style, heavy on the spin-backs, with lots of chopped up dual copy action Rockit, Paul W. Teebrooke, Bushflange, Funki Porcini, Ed Rush/Nico,
and frenzied minimalism. Tracks by Maurizio, Chain Reaction, Clark Clatterbox, Kid Loops, Jim Tenor.
(Planet E), Surgeon, Ian O'Brien, Random XS, Man Made etc. give you VA: Freestyle Files Vol. 2 3LP (K7 053 LP) $21.00
an indication where he's coming from. An awe-inspiring thing that will 3LP version.
possibly remain as the finest abstract home-listening mix album there NICOLETTE: DJ Kicks 2CD (K7 054) $18.00
will ever be. Nicolette is a vocalist known for her work with Massive Attack and her
KRUDER & DORFMEISTER: DJ KICKS CD (K7 046) $16.00 solo album Let No One Live Rent Free In Your Head (which featured
"The first ever mix by Europe's hottest downtempo production team, production from the likes of Plaid, Alec Empire, DJ Krust & Roni Size, &
Kruder & Dorfmeister. To get away from the one track after another Dego). She has been referred to as "the Billy Holiday of Acid"! "A joy-
compilation format, K&D took their finished mix to Halvis Super Sound ful manifesto for diversity. Soft house, hard techno, ambient textures,
in Vienna where they smoked and tweaked until they achieved frantic breakbeats, trip hoppy vibes and the cream of contemporary
arguably the finest mix of trip hop and jungle ever to be digitized." 72 drum 'n' bass all find their place in this unpredictable excursion across
minutes of dubbed-down mixology, the downtempo classic of the mix- the dancefloors of today. Selected by Nicolette and segued with the
album era, featuring tracks from labels like Ninja Tune, Creativewax, assistance of the production duo Plaid." Features tracks by Doc Scott,
Cup of Tea, Moving Shadow, G-Stone, Cheap, etc. Nav Katze, Alec Empire, Roni Size, Aphex Twin, Shizuo, many more.
VA: The Freestyle Files 2CD (K7 048) $18.00 VA: Viennatone 2LP (K7 055 LP) $19.00
The first of 4 compilations on this label of "futuristic electronics", mix- 2LP version.
ing down tempo, d'n'b and techno flair. With a heavy-duty line up of ROCKERS HI-FI: DJ Kicks -- The Black Album CD (K7 056) $16.00
classics from: Photek, Nightmares on Wax, Kruder & Dorfmeister, Up, English trio led by the ragga toasting Farda P. Features tracks from
Bustle & Out, Howie B, Funki Porcini, Sabres of Paradise, Jim Tenor, Jake Small Fish With Spine (Riz Maslen), Kid Loops lbs., Snooze vs. DJ Cam,
Slazenger, Gregory Fleckner Quintet, Link, Jedi Knights, Spacepimp, Deep Space Network, Prince Far I, Cee-Mix, Rhythm & Sound w/
Herbert, Autechre, Kushti, Alex Reece & Plug. Well programmed, 140 Tikiman, T. Power, Dr. Israel vs. Loop, etc. Emphasis on deep dub-centric
minutes of music, and certain tracks that aren't readily available on CD. sounds, quite a bit different than other volumes of DJ Kicks to date.
VA: The Freestyle Files 3LP (K7 048 LP) $21.00 "and in the centre, face hidden but voice coming strong, stands farda
3LP version. p, mic m.c.: master of ceremonies, mission controller, manipulator of
PULLEN, STACEY: DJ KICKS CD (K7 049) $16.00 chat, with the tape a-rolling, lyrics fly, rhythms and rhymes collide and
An emotionally stunning set from Transmat's Pullen, running through ride as the ruffneck original conquering krew (echo rhythm & sound)
25 tracks in 74 minutes. Featuring minimalist techno classics from the take you through the 71 minutes and 06 seconds of this epic voyage
likes of Cristian Vogel, Kenny Larkin, Pulsinger/Tunakan, R-Tyme, Sean into sound."
Deason, Phume, Gerd, and many more. With some of the most appro- ISHII, KEN: X-MIX: Fast Forward & Rewind CD (K7 057) $16.00
priately used Blade Runner samples to date, adding to the cosmic 8th volume of K7's X-Mix series. "Known primarily for producing and
effect. One of the most highly recommended albums in the K7 catalog. spinning straight up techno, this release marks Ken's foray into the
"Not a one-shot mix, but a technological adventure. Mixed live, then increasingly popular 'freestyle' set. When listening to a freestyle set
digitally edited in the studio, and including a unique new track com- you'll find yourself moving from drum 'n' bass to electro to techno to
posed from samples of all the other tunes used in the mix. A major fig- house and quite frankly wherever the DJ's taste and dexterity take the
ure in the 2nd wave of Detroit DJ/producers, Stacey Pullen has record- set; and if you have never had the good fortune of hearing Ken Ishii
ed as Bango, Kosmic Messenger and Silent Phase (album on Transmat), spin a live set, Fast Forward & Rewind will be a revelation." Features
remixed Inner City, Kenny Larkin and Rhythim Is Rhythim." tracks by Basement Jaxx, Jedi Knights, Coldcut, Buckfunk 3000, Locust,
CLARK, DAVE: X-Mix: Electro Boogie 2CD (K7 050) $16.00 Jake Slazenger, Squarepusher, Flare, etc.
UK techno producer/DJ, best known for his somewhat legendary VA: CD 2000: Electrecord CD (K7 058) $16.00
Archive One album, delves into his love of electro, combining tracks Excellent collection of contemporary electro tracks, produced in col-
both old and new in this 2-for-the-price-of-1 CD set. Disk 1 is Dave's laboration with Cologne's Electrecords. Tracks by: Third Electric, Kit
mix; disc 2 features unmixed versions of the original tracks. "A DJ set Builders, Artificial Material, Klys-Tron, Invisible Man (Freddy Fresh),
which back-spins through the history of the original digital dance. Mid- Infanticide Inc., Synapse, Spacepawn Masters, Artificial Material &
'80's classics from Hashim and the Imperial Brothers segue into con- Rootpowder.
temporary Detroit electro-bass tracks from Aux 88 and Detrechno. DJ CAM: DJ Kicks CD (K7 060) $16.00
Crucial cuts from LFO and Model 500 jostle with recent work from Featuring tracks by Minus 8, Daphreephunkateerz, Part 2, Sci Fi Select,
Elecktroids and Dopplereffekt, hinting at the links between electro and The Mighty Bop, Tek 9, Rodney P., Awesome 2 & Channel 5, Rasco,
today's hard techno landscape." Grand, Ragga Twins, Tommy Hools and DJ Cam. "'A real phat hip hop
VA: 3 Minute Blunts CD (K7 052) $16.00 DJ Kicks.' That's how French producer and turntable provocateur DJ
"Although Detroit has been known for many years as the home of the Cam described his excursion into the international street sounds of
'Motown Sound', and in recent years as the 'Techno Capital of the today. Put together live, effects and all, Cam's DJ Kicks combines his
World', hip hop has been the music of the choice for most of Detroit's own style of 'abstract hip hop' -- fat beats laced with jazzy touches,
people for over ten years. As the name implies, each 'blunt' is guaran- Eastern influences, film samples and swathes of orchestral strings with
teed fresh and built to last at least three minutes, allowing you to the real underground New York deal."
receive the ultimate beat induced high. In tune with the instrumental DJ CAM: DJ Kicks 2LP (K7 060 LP) $19.00
abstract-jazz movement, pioneered by artists like DJ Cam, DJ Shadow SAUNDERSON, KEVIN: X-Mix: Transmissions From Deep Space
and the Prunes, Three Minute Blunts give you the phat vibes without Radio CD (K7 061) $16.00
the rap, which broadens the music's appeal vastly." Featuring Terrence "However you slice the history of modern dance music, Kevin
Parker, Kanabis The Edit Assassin, Madd Phlavor, AW, Papa Willie, Saunderson ends up with a mighty big chunk of the credit. The origins
Andre Johnson & DJ Slym. of techno can be traced back through the point where he, Derrick May
VA: Freestyle Files Vol. 2 2CD (K7 053) $18.00 and Juan Atkins all hooked up at Belleville High School, Detroit. His
Subtitled: Germany vs. England. With one disc of representatives from subsequent recording career -- including releases as Inner City, Reese &
each country. Germany: Kruder, Shantel, Turntable Terranova, Santonio, Reese, E-Dancer, Kreem and Tronik House still shows no sign
Righteous Men, Four Ears, Doppelgänger, Fauna Flash, Third Electric, of flagging. As a DJ he is versatile and eclectic, capable of spinning
either a hard techno set or a slick, funk house selection, sometimes for his years to contribution to the house music scene, conceived the
seguing from one through the other, and either way rarely failing to TMB project in 1996. Terrence thought it would be a good way of giv-
inspire the crowd." Based on the Detroit radio show that Juan Atkins ing Detroit's Hip Hop scne worldwide exposure by presenting some of
founded in '93-94, Deep Space Radio, this set acts as the final trans- the music on a compilation that required all tracks to a minimum of 3
mission. Featuring R-Thyme, 69, Plastikman, Octave One, Sean Deason, minutes in length and primarily instrumental. Having met our goals
Dark Comedy, Bango (Stacy Pullen), etc. with Vol. 1, we set out to present a broader range of tracks on TMB Vol.
SAUNDERSON, KEVIN: X-Mix: Transmissions From Deep Space 2. We accomplished this by adding the vocal tracks mentioned earlier,
Radio 3LP (K7 061 LP) $21.00 showcasing Detroit's old school with artists like DJ Slym Fas, Andre
3LP version, original unmixed tracks. Johnson Project and introducing new artists like Chris Shivers, Louis
VA: Freestyle Files -- Underground Sounds of America CD (K7 Heravo and Sample O.S."
062) $16.00 VA: Three Minute Blunts Vol. 2 2LP (K7 066 LP) $19.00
First comp in the Freestyle Files series to just feature US artists. CLARKE, DAVE: Electro Boogie Vol. 2: The Throwdown CD (K7
Including Thievery Corporation, Better Daze, Spacetime Continuum, 067 CD) $16.00
Sub Dub, Tipsy, Pimp Daddy Nash, Jamie Myerson, DJ Spooky, DJ Wally. "K7 has embarked on a new compilation series featuring new school
"With a variety of styles ranging from the sophisticated down-tempo and classic electro tracks. Dave Clarke's fantastic mix on X-Mix: Electro
sound of Washington's Thievery Corportion and Pimp Daddy Nash, to Boogie made him the obvious choice to launch the new series. His set
the modern easy listening of Tipsy, the heavy dub soundscapes of DJ called 'The Throwdown' is the culmination of 20 years of body popping
Spooky and Sub Dub, and finally rounded off with the abstract hip-hop electro. The set not only features the likes of Aux 88, Dopplereffekt, DJ
experiments of DJ Wally and Q-Burn, FFUSOA gives the listener an ear- Assault, Jazzy Jeff and Fresh Prince and World Class Wreckin' Cru, it
ful of some of what's happening in the clubs and warehouses all across also includes a megamix called 'OLd School Cut UP' comprised of 8
America." selections from Electro Boogie and features Dave's exceptional skills on
VA: Freestyle Files -- Underground Sounds of America 12" (K7 the 1200s proving once again that he is one of the best active mixers
062 EP) $8.00 today." Also features tracks from: I-f, Ectomorph, Will Web, Like A Tim,
4-track EP from the full length, Thievery Corporation, Better Daze, etc. "I call electro 'techno'. But it's like a listening techno rather than a
Spacetime Continuum & Pimp Daddy Nash. dancing techno. It's a music with value -- intelligent, hovering on the
VA: Freestyle Files Vol. 3 -- Nu Beat Science 2CD (K7 063) $18.00 edge of darkness, but it doesn't take itself too seriously, and it's
"Hardly a year ago the first volume of the Freestyle Files was released. rewarding to listen to. Electro is a necessary music and I really get a
Since then, the term 'freestyle' has refreshed the club scene..the sound great vibe off it." --Dave Clarke.
of drum 'n' bass, headz, electro, nu house and big beats is actually the HARDFLOOR: X-MIX: Jack the Box CD (K7 068) $16.00
most exciting club music in Europe and Freestyle Files are glad to have "Hardfloor is known world wise as one of the most respected and suc-
set this trend. You'll hear on the Vol. 3 some of the best tracks to come cessful German techno acts ever. Known for their unique acid sound,
out over recent months that will likely become underground favorites Hardfloor have participated in many remix projects for the likes of New
in the near future." Features: Terranova, Basement Jaxx, Jedi Knights, Order, Richie Hawtin & Depeche Mode. Having just dropped their
Aphrodite & Johnny Youth, Coldcut, Sluts, Strings & 909, Can (UNKLE release 'Acpierience' to rave reviews, called 'the best acid record ever'
mix), Plug, Khao, Mr. Scruff, Ballistic Bros., Tosca, I-F, Depth Charge, by Muzik magazine, Hardfloor has just completed their first DJ mix set
Plaid, Reflection & East of Suez. ever." Includes classic Chicago acid tracks by Phuture, DJ Pierre, Bam
VA: Freestyle Files Vol. 3: New Beat Science 3LP (K7 063 LP) Bam, Armando, Jack Frost, etc. Plus three exclusive Hardfloor tracks.
$21.00 Chicago Acid is one of the most ridiculous movements in the history of
TERRANOVA: DJ Kicks CD (K7 064) $16.00 the recorded sound and well worth a revival.
German producer/DJ trio. "As both DJs and producers are less con- HARDFLOOR: X-MIX: Jack the Box 2LP (K7 068 LP) $19.00
cerned with any one style than with various places and periods where VA: Freestyle Files Vol. 4: Crackers Delight 2CD (K7 069 CD)
'music was really happening' -- 70's reggae, early 80's Bristol, early $18.00
Detroit and modern underground hip-hop." Features tracks by the "In it's fourth session, The Freestyle Files once again delivers an excep-
likes of: BFC, Howie B, Depth Charge, DJ Spooky, Stereo MC's, Patrick tional collection of down-tempo ditties. Crackers Delight features
Pulsinger, Octagon Man, Jungle Brothers, 69, DJ DSL, etc. tracks from Gentle People, Drum Island, Tipsy vs. Curd Duca, Max 404,
TERRANOVA: DJ Kicks 12" (K7 064 EP) $8.00 Gumix, Terranova, Depth Charge and the slammin' Rare Force remix of
TERRANOVA: DJ Kicks 2LP (K7 064 LP) $19.00 Ryuichi Sakamoto's 'Anger'. Modern Hip Hop beats are represented
2LP version. here as well by the Midnight Funk Association, Raw Deal and Andrea
SMITH & MIGHTY: DJ Kicks CD (K7 065) $16.00 Parker. The electronic new school also makes it's presence known with
"Since 1988 the production duo of Ray Mighty and Rob Smith have tracks by the German group Kreidler, the Finnish Pan Sonic feat. Alan
been innovating the Bristol Sound. Drum 'n' bass is just one piece of Vega, Berlin-based Pole and Bjork's exceptional keyboardist Leila."
the Bristol puzzle. Hip hop, roots reggae and dub also find their place VA: Freestyle Files Vol. 4: Crackers Delight 2LP (K7 069 LP)
on this mix alongside S&Ms own classic, visionary cuts which include $19.00
recent instrumentals of tracks found on their 1995 release Bass is VA: Offering Vol. 2 CD (K7 070) $12.00
Maternal. All of the tracks are contemporary and all but one are from Second mid-line sampler of tracks from this label. It says that 9 of the
Bristol. The final track, recorded especially for this mix -- as is the case 13 tracks here are exclusive to this CD, including numerous vinyl tracks
with every DJ Kicks release, featuring the tantalizing vocals of Miss on CD for first time. Such as Peter Thomas's remix of Terrence Parker,
Alice Perear is an r&b/dub grinder, beautifully indicative of the Bristol Terranova's mix of KHAO, etc. Other artists include: Shantel, Ian
Sound." Featuring tracks by Peter D., SJ Lynx, Wills, Receiver, More Simmonds, Impulse, Smith & Mighty, DJ Cam, Lame Gold, Sample O.S.
Rockers, On, Ratman, Flynn & Flora, etc. PARKER, ANDREA: DJ Kicks CD (K7 071) $16.00
VA: Three Minute Blunts Vol. 2 CD (K7 066) $16.00 "At age 26 Andrea Parker is already one of the most glamorous and
"The goal of TMB Vol. 1 was to showcase Detroit's much over looked visionary personalities of today's electronic music scene. Andrea Parker
Hip Hop culture. Referred to as the birth place of Techno, Detroit is uncompromising. She defies stereotypes and limits and she exceeds
boasts a thriving Hip Hop culture that over shadows Techno no only in her goals beyond ordinary expectations. Andrea Parker has released
the inner city but in the suburbs as well. Terrence Parker, known more records under many of the premier electronic music labels, such as R&S,

Infonet and Andrew Weatherall's Sabrettes. Her incredible talents Third volume in K7's Electroboobie series, following 2 prior Dave
were then wooed by James Lavell to cult label Mo'Wax. She has Clarke releases. "Almost 10 years on after his first release, Jonathan
remixed artists such as Depeche Mode, Lamb, the Orb, Ryuichi Saul Kane (aka Depth Charge), is still one of the most extraordinary fig-
Sakamoto and the godfather of minimal music, Steve Reich. Her rendi- ures of the underground scene in London. In his eccentric set, Kanes
tion of DJ Kicks is a deep grooving mixed phantasm, melting hip hop, mixes tunes by Anthony Rother (Germany's leading electro artist cur-
old school electro, breakbeats, and classic tracks into an amazing trip rently), Electrecord (who put Cologne on the Electro map), Noisecore,
through the history of electro." Opening with her unbelievably deep Scorn, and the ultimate cult record: Soft Cell's 'Tainted Love' -- the 9
mix of Depeche Mode(!) this is a freestyle classic and one of the essen- minute vocal version. The set is rounded off with stunning tracks writ-
tial DJ Kicks volumes. Also features tracks from Dr. Octagon, Piece ten by Kane himself, who appears under the auspices of projects SEM
(Planet E), Reminiscense Quartet, 69, Man Parrish, Gescom, G-File, and Octagon Man, and other tracks from the European Abstract-
C.O.D., Renegade Soundwave, Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic Electro scene. This CD mix shows us once more how exciting Electro can
Force, Sons of the Subway, Space DJ'z, Model 500, Dopplereffekt, DJ be."
Panic, Voigt Kampff, Drexciya & Andrea Parker. DEPTH CHARGE: Electro Boogie Vol. 2: The Throwdown 2LP (K7
PARKER, ANDREA: DJ Kicks 3LP (K7 071 LP) $21.00 075 LP) $19.00
ACQUAVIVA, JOHN: Skills CD (K7 072) $16.00 THIEVERY CORPORATION: DJ Kicks CD (K7 076) $16.00
It's been a good year for non-house aligned music listeners to discover "In the tradition of chilled, cultivated grooves and following in the
the inherent potentiality of house music mixology and Acquaviva's footsteps of previous DJ Kicks releases by Rockers Hi-Fi and Kruder &
Skills CD is a perfect example of peak experience in this admittedly very Korfmeister. Feast your ears on the newest in the series from
dangerous genre. Killer tracks like Phuture's "We Are Phuture," the Washington DC's Thievery Corporation. Completed with various snip-
Preacher's "The Good Omen", The Blunted Dummies's "House 4 All", pets of world music, easy listening, and bossa nova, along with breaks
etc. are seamlessly blended together into a totally rivetting one-hour and deep dub. Thievery Corporation's DJ KIcks release is an exciting
live mix. Very heavy and a great debut for this new Skills series (theo- addition to the line of the already popular DJ Kicks series. In a contin-
retically geared towards live mixing and non-studio effects). "First uing tradition, the last track on the record is an exclusive original track
installment for the new Studio K7 mix series Skills, which will be the by the artist." Features tracks by: Les Baxter, A Forest Mighty Black, DJ
new forum for leading and progressive DJ's. The Canadian DJ John Cam, Up, Bustle & Out, Bobby Matos, Jazzanova, Pronoai, Rockers Hi-
Acquaviva is known and has been welcome to the best clubs around Fi, Duel Tone, etc.
the world since the early beginnings of house. His collection consists of THIEVERY CORPORATION: DJ Kicks 3LP (K7 076 LP) $21.00
over 50,000 records stored in two separate buildings. John's good taste Triple LP version.
in music and foresight in club hits led to his participation as a partner AUX 88: Electro Boogie CD (K7 078 CD) $16.00
in the Plus 8 label with Richie Hawtin aka Plastikman. On Skills he "The K7 Electro Boogie series continues. This third installment, follow-
mixed future club hits and classic tracks into 70 minutes of pure entering on the popular Dave Clark and Depth Charge releases, brings us the
tainment. The mouth watering tracklist includes music from house Detroit techno bass legends Aux 88. Since 1993, Tom Hamilton, Keith
experts Laurent Garnier, Nightmares on Wax, X-Press, Ian Pooley, Tucker, and later, 'BJ', have scored several huge electro hits including
Phuture, Sal City Orchestra and the acappella version of Fingers Inc.'s 'My Aux Mind' and 'I Need To Freak' (both appearing on their herald-
'Can You Feel It' which appears for the first time in years." ed Direct Beat label). Along with the albums Is It Man Or Machine and
ACQUAVIVA, JOHN: Skills 2LP (K7 072 LP) $19.00 Xeo-Genetic and incredible live appearances all over the world, they
Eight track 2LP version, unmixed. have firmly established themselves as true legends of the electro bass
KRUDER & DORFMEISTER: The K&D Sessions 2CD (K7 073) $18.00 scene. Even the likes of Andrew Weatherall and Kraftwerk profess to
"Studio K7 in cooperation with G-Stone Recordings releases the long be big fans! This release serves as an excellent introduction to the
awaited follow-up album to DJ Kicks in a double CD format. The K&D sound, with many tracks by established acts such as Underground
Sessions is a concentrated collection of Kruder & Dorfmeister's work Resistance, Drexclya, Dopplereffekt, DJ Assault, and Microknox along
over the years mixed in a DJ Kicks formate, continuing the spirit of with their own tracks, all mixed together into a syncopated, bass heavy
their first album. Many of K&D's meticulously crafted remix work using chunkiness that'll get you body poppin in no time." Also features:
only minimal portions of the original track and completely reworking Di'Jital, DJ K1, Posatronix, X-lie, DJ Good Groove, Aaron Carl, Unknown
it with own imprint which makes this album a true 'sessions' album. DJ, Deterchno.
Most of these tracks have only been available on DJ promotion 12"s or AUX 88: Electro Boogie 2LP (K7 078 LP) $19.00
never released at all. Each of the CDs shows K&D's unique and highly Double vinyl version.
sensitive mixture of Latin, dub, drum'n'bass and downtempo beats." SMITH & MIGHTY: Big World, Small World CD (K7 080 CD) $16.00
Features remixes of: Roni Size, Depeche Mode, Bomb The Bass, Rocker's "The long-anticipated second album Big World, Small World. Bristol
Hi-Fi, Lamb, Alex Reece, David Holmes, Count Basic, Afrodelics, Sofa based artists such as Massive Attack, Portishead, Roni Size, and Tricky
Surfers, Bone Thugs & Harmony and more. musically all owe much of their success to Rob Smith and Ray Mighty;
KEMISTRY & STORM: DJ Kicks CD (K7 074) $16.00 whom under the guises of Smith & Mighty and More Rockers were key
First mix release by the UK female jungle duo, who are also known for in spawning a late 80s musical trend that would later become known
running Goldie's Metalheadz label by day. Tracks from Dom & Roland, as trip hop or the Bristol sound. Big world, Small World is simply a mas-
John B., The Architex + DJ Loxy, Test, Digital & Spirit, DJ Die, Bill Riley, terpiece, and only further confirms Smith & Mighty's place as true
Sci-Cline, Decoder, Goldie, Jonny L, Primary Motive, J Majik, Absolute standouts and innovators in a scene they helped so much to foster."
Zero & Subphonics. "Throughout the K7 mix, the breakflow switches SMITH & MIGHTY: Big World, Small World 3LP (K7 080 LP) $21.00
from pacy and punchy to rigidfied mekanik. As sluggish as wet cement, KID LOCO: DJ Kicks CD (K7 081 CD) $16.00
yet as treacherous as quickand, digital rhythm is industrialized to "DJ Kicks features 18 tracks of pure downtempo bliss as interpreted by
extreme densities, processed past the timbral spectrum of metal, rein- Kid Loco. Featuring tracks by Jazzanova, Underworld, Boards of
forced to the tonecolour of concrete. Bass is synthesized from ana- Canada, Lisa Germano, and a brand new exclusive track by the spliffed
logue frequencies, welded together until they concuss, forfields out Kid Loco himself entitled, 'Flyin on 747'." Tracklisting: Kid Loco
tweaked to emit hostile tones that warm with sullen anger." -- Kodwo "Don’t You Know I’m Loco", The Bill Wells Octet vs Future Pilot AKA
Eshun. "Om Namah Shivaya", J Swinscoe Pres The Cinematic Orchestra
DEPTH CHARGE: Electroboogie: Shaper Generator CD (K7 075) "Continuum", Emperors New Clothes "Dark Light (Underdog Mix)",
$16.00 The Ted Howler Rhythm Combo "Mr Flakey", DJ Vadim "Theme from
Conquest of…(Remix)", Jazzanova "Introspection", Common Ground FUNKSTORUNG: Appetite for Disctruction 2LP (K7 087 LP) $19.00
"Dark Soul", Underworld "Blueski", Grantby "Grimble", Deep Season HAND, K.: On A Journey CD (K7 R001) $16.00
" Jesus Christ Almighty (Remix)", Boards of Canada "Happy Cycling", The first proper album to be released by the leading lady of Detroit
Pelding "One", Tom Tyler "Attitude Adjuster", Tongue "Culture techno, and also the first release on K7's artists label subdivision (notat-
Consumers", Lisa Germano "Lovesick (Underdog Remix)", Stereotyp ed by the "R" in their catalog prefixes). This collects tracks that Kelli
"Slo Jo", Kid Loco "Flyin on 747". had released on her own Acacia 12" imprint; her style is marked by
KID LOCO: DJ Kicks 2LP (K7 081 LP) $19.00 repetitive disco loopage, minimalist acid phasing, bits of May/Craig
STEREO MC'S: DJ Kicks CD (K7 082 CD) $16.00 string detail and a perfectly attuned, vaguely caustic tech-house flow -
"It's been seven long years since they released their last worldwide hit - a classic of its kind.
album Connected but you could say that the formidably enterprising IMPULSE: One-Six-Four-One-Seven CD (K7 R010) $16.00
unit of Rob Birch and Nick 'The Head' Hallam known as the Stereo MC's "Impulse are K7's first German signing. From their studio under a rail-
have never really been away. This year marks a return to more public way track in Bochum, deep in industrial Ruhrgebiet, the duo of DJ Mart
circles. In the midst of recording their new album, they were invited by and Sven South have produced a debut album that is something like a
Stud!o K7 to join the prestigious DJ Kicks series. Consisting of twenty- Kraftwerk for the millennium. One-Six-Four-One-Seven provides hard-
five tracks, this installment is one of the most innovative out of the driving, minimalistc electro framed by the sounds of sampled trains."
entire series… Inside the covers of the CD are overlooked or forgotten KANABIS THE EDIT ASSASSIN: Digital Contact CD (K7 R011)
gems like Kool G Rap & DJ Polo's 'Road To The Riches' or 'Poppa Large' $16.00
from the Ultramagnetic MCs, newer classics from the Associates or the Deeply floating, mostly instrumental "freestyle hip hop" from Detroit.
Stereos' Brixton neighbors, 57th Dynasty. You'll also find obscure "Another fat blunt rolled up by K7. Welcome to a new chapter of the
nuggets like the Mike Theodore Orchestra's 'Moon Trek', Oil's 'Slight Detroit hip hop sound. For Kanabis, called James Sims in civil life, his
Of Hand', and between them, there's also 'Rhino' parts 1, 2 and 3 -– all musical style is a counter-product of the 'keep it real attitude', ie. strict
new material from the Stereos themselves. Ultimately, though, the separation of different musical styles, in this case of hip hop, house and
Stereo MC’s wanted to keep it simple, to get back to the heart of what techno. He is calling his musical approach 'garden house'."
motivates, excites and energises them as musicians, fans and record- KANABIS THE EDIT ASSASSIN: Digital Contact 2LP (K7 R011 LP)
buyers. 'We'd never done it before because we don't really consider $19.00
being DJ's as the main thing we do, but it's something we enjoy. These 2LP version.
records are a part of our record collection, and that was the mood we HAND, K.: Art Of Music CD (K7 R014) $16.00
were in that day. And that's how it is with music. It's really a live The fourth album from K. Hand puts her in the exact same strata as
turntable mix, and that's how we wanted to keep it." many of the better known Detroit producers she thanks on her liner
STEREO MC'S: DJ Kicks 2LP (K7 082 LP) $19.00 notes: Mike Banks, Juan Atkins, Jeff Mills, Richie Hawtin, etc. A mini-
Double vinyl version. mal electro/techno brigecrosser classic with a few tracks (like "Census"
FUNKSTORUNG: Appetite for Disctruction CD (K7 087 CD) $16.00 or "Eternal") that rival anything in the 313 zone book. "Studio K7 fol-
"Stud!o K7 will proudly release Funkstörung's long awaited album lows up the release of K. Hand's debut album On A Journey with
Appetite for Disctruction. Produced and composed by Michael Fakesch another collection of tracks from the pioneering producer and Acacia
and Chris De Luca, Appetite for Disctruction is the follow-up to 1999's label boss. Art Of Music is hard-driving tour of the borderlands
critically acclaimed Additional Productions -- a collection of remixes of between techno & electro -- a territory that has not been explored so
artists such as Björk, Wu-Tang Clan, and the East Flatbush Project. effectively since Juan Atkins late '80's releases as Model 500. Since K7
Disctruction features eleven tracks with five vocal collaborations by releases K. Hand's On A Journey debut, she has released a second
three vocalists. The album furthers the group's sonic explorations by album of relentless minimal techno Ready For Darkness on the French
utilizing human vocal infusions. It is an ambitious melding of humanly label Distance on which the press have called her 'genius'. She also
accessible traditional songwriting techniques with Funkstörung's released Soul, an album of deep groovy house on the German Ausfahrt
abstracted electronic treatments. Highlights of this can be found on imprint."
'Sounds Like A Breakbeat Record', with its abstract rap; 'Think!', PARKER, TERRENCE: Detroit After Dark CD (K7 R015) $16.00
dubbed-out IDM with soulful female vocals; 'I/O', breakbeat mayhem Second full length album of Detroit house pumpology, following his
with sultry female words; and 'Red Shirt, White Shoes', downbeat tech debut Tragedies Of A Plastic Soul Junkie. "A positive uplifting record
hop with melancholy female vocals. With its bristling static, oozing with an older and wiser sound than the deep and jazzy house feel of
bass sounds, sometimes-harsh beats, and off-kilter rhythms, Appetite Tragedies and explores a wider range of Terrence's influences."
for Disctruction is definitely the sound of phuture groovin'." PARKER, TERRENCE: Detroit After Dark 2LP (K7 R015 LP) $19.00
FUNKSTORUNG: Multiple Grammy Winners CD (K7 087 CDEP) NICOLETTE: Now Is Early CD (K7 R016) $12.00
$8.50 Mid-line priced reissue of the first Nicolette album. "Completely remas-
"Post album single from the Fakesch/Deluca duo. 4 versions of the song tered re-release of one of the greatest pop concepts of the nineties.
'Multiple Grammy Winner' by Funkstörung ('Best Unique Original', This debut album from the charismatic singer Nicolette caused a sensa-
'Best Ultratec Instrumentalism', 'Best Powerfunk Beat Attack', and 'Best tion when first released in 1992. Produced by the renowned Shut Up
Gigarhythmic Complexity'), by Funkstörung. Presents slight variations And Dance crew, it was the first record to combine breakbeats with
in theme, gradually advancing percussive motifs & digital wankery. CD pop vocals, with a few jazzy ballads thrown in for good measure. It is
features a bonus Funkstörung 'video' (essentially the brilliant now reissued with 2 unreleased tracks from the sessions. Since working
Designer's Republic album graphics set to motion) which is slightly less on this record, Nicolette has gone on to work with Massive Attack on
appealing in its onscreen 1024x768 compressed quicktime .mov format the excellent Protection album, released a visionary second record for
than the pure-ink hued printed artifact but still stirring nonetheless. Talkin' Loud and an eccentric set for the DJ Kicks series."
Sarcastic anti-sales agenda ("Buy this, Not that. More Sales = more Cash NICOLETTE: Now Is Early 2LP (K7 R016 LP) $19.00
= Bigger Bribes = More Votes = Grammy Winners!") undoubtedly SHANTEL: Higher Than The Funk CD (K7 R021) $16.00
dreamed up by tDR tends to make one a bit uneasy. Rather profes- German downtempo producer Stefan Hantel, with previous associa-
sional." -- Hrvatski. tions to Kruder & Dorfmeister & Bjork amongst others. "Shantel cred-
FUNKSTORUNG: Multiple Grammy Winners 12" (K7 087 EP) $6.50 its France's La Funk Mob, Birmingham's Massive Attack and Karl
12" version in full color sleeve. Lagerfeld as his most important influences. A new remix EP will feature

efforts by Kreidler, Rockers Hi-Fi, Uptight Productions & Howie B." vocal trax in the vein of their fellow countrymen Kraftwerk and
SHANTEL: Higher Than The Funk 2LP (K7 R021 LP) $19.00 Funkstrorung."
SIMMONDS, IAN: Last State of Nature CD (K7 R022) $16.00 IMPULSE: With A Lot Of Music And All Songs 2LP (K7 R029 LP)
"British producer Ian Simmonds is no stranger to the $19.00
Downtempo/Headz circuit. Along with with his production jobs and MORE ROCKERS: Selection 2 CD (MR001CD) $14.00
commitments as a bassist for numerous bands, Ian Simmonds was "After various work with artists such as Massive Attack and DJ Krust,
releasing tracks on illustrious labels such as Ninja Tune, ATL, Pussyfoot the team of producers Peter Rose and Rob Smith continue the legacy
and SSR under his pseudonym, Juryman. Juryman vs. Space, the album carried on from their first album. More Rockers artfully combine hard
he produced in collaboration with Luke Gordon is touted as an breaks, diverse bass-lines, and spherical dub sounds to demonstrate
absolute milestone of innovative jazzy electronics. On his first record their unique position in the drum & bass culture."
for K7 he blends smooth beats with abstract soundscapes, glorifying STUDIO 1 (GERMANY):
them with vocals and exposing his love of dub, early Carl Craig break- STUDIO 1: Green Label 12" (STUDIO 1) $10.00
betas, bebop and hip hop, making a fantastically varied album." The entire Studio 1 12" series has been repressed. Tremendous pulsic
SIMMONDS, IAN: Last State of Nature 2LP (K7 R022 LP) $19.00 minimalism from Mike Ink, a selection of which has been presented on
Double vinyl version. the Studio 1 CD (in turn, reinterpreted by Thomas Brinkmann on the
VARLEY, GEZ: Presents Tony Montana CD (K7 R023) $16.00 Studio 1 -- Variationen CD on Profan). Collect them all while you still
"Gez Varley is a techno pioneer from back in the day...Gez credits can. The label's distributor, Neuton, has the best descriptions: "Mike
Mantronix, Arthur Baker, Caberet Voltaire, Juan Atkins and Derrick Ink Monophunkacid."
May as being his biggest influences. Originally one half of the leg- STUDIO 1: Golden Label 12" (STUDIO 10) $10.00
endary 'intelligent techno' outfit LFO with former partner Mark Bell, "Is it the last one?"
Gez is finally back with his first full length solo project. Influenced and STUDIO 1: Yellow Label 12" (STUDIO 2) $10.00
inspired by Brian De Palma's cult classic Scareface, the recordings fea- "Brill Mike Ink phunkacid."
ture dark minimal tracks fat grooves; a mixture between Richie STUDIO 1: Red Label 12" (STUDIO 3) $10.00
Hawtin's Concept and Jeff Mills' Purposemaker. Berlin dub plates and "Brill Mike Ink monophunk."
mastering engineer Stefan Betke, aka Pole, mastered the tracks giving STUDIO 1: Blue Label 12" (STUDIO 4) $10.00
them their deep thumping sound." "Brill Mike Ink Funktrax."
DA'DAMN'PHREAK'NOIZE'PHUNK: Electric Crate Digger CD (K7 STUDIO 1: Orange Label 12" (STUDIO 5) $10.00
R027 CD) $16.00 "Genius Mike Ink punk."
"To much anticipation, Oliver Bondzio and Ramon Zenker aka STUDIO 1: Purple/Lila Label 12" (STUDIO 6) $10.00
Hardfloor have put together their next trip hop LP under their "Brill Mike Ink monophunk."
Da'Damn'Phreak'Noize'Phunk moniker. In 1995 Hardfloor released the STUDIO 1: Light Blue/Hellbau Label 12" (STUDIO 7) $10.00
first of their hip hop influenced EPs on Harthouse appearing as "Brill Mike Ink forever."
Hardfloor Presents Da'Damn'Phreak'Noize'Phunk, becoming one of STUDIO 1: Pink/Hellrosa Label 12" (STUDIO 8) $10.00
the first downtempo acts to utilize a Roland 303, thereby designing the "Brill phunky Mike Ink."
blueprint for the big beat movement. Until then, not even Norman STUDIO 1: Silver Label 12" (STUDIO 9) $10.00
Cook aka Fatboy Slim could imagine the potential behind the Roland "Brill Mike Ink dubtrax."
303. Combining the early magic of Grandmaster Flash with aaron STUDIO 1: CD (STUDIO CD1) $17.00
Neville's vibes into a 90's clubsound, Da'Damn'Phreak'Noize'Phunk is Studio 1 is yet another Mike Ink label out of Germany (pronounced
no doubt the funkiest trip hop act around." "Studio Eins" & not necessarily a reference to the legendary Jamaican
DA'DAMN'PHREAK'NOIZE'PHUNK: Electric Crate Digger 2LP (K7 dub productions), and there have been ten 12"'s on the label to date.
R027 LP) $19.00 Extremely mysterious in presentation, the singles have been released in
FUNKSTÖRUNG: Additional Productions CD (K7 R028) $16.00 plain covers with only the color of the ink on the labels to differenti-
"Funkstörung first crossed paths when German Michael Fakesch and ate them from each other. Knowledge of Inks' involvement in these is
Italian Chris de Luca met at a techno club in Rosenheim. Their first 6 pretty much word of mouth only. Musically, they consist of gorgeously
productions were mainstream techno tracks released under the cult addictive, dub-related ultra-minimalist instrumental grooves; this CD
Dutch label Bunker (run by Unit Moebius) under the name Musik Aus compiles some of the best of the 12" material (plus 5 unreleased tracks)
Strom. Dissatisfied with the progress with their music with Bunker for one incredible 72 minute blast of simple yet mind-blowing pulsa-
Records, the hotheaded duo decided to start their own label to gain tions.
more control over their releases. During their restructuring, they decid- STUDIO FIVE BEEKMAN:
ed upon the name Funkstörung (meaning 'radio interference') as their
SCHUMACHER, MICHAEL: Room Piece CD (SFB 5) $11.00
production outfit, and assumed the name Musik Aus Strom ('electrical
Duration: 71 minutes. Voice: Elizabeth Lohninger. Guitar: Michael
music') as their label name. During those years they developed enor-
Schumacher. Everything else by computer generation. "'The Room
mously as musicians, elevating their production style from typical Den-
Piece' originated in 1994 as a 16 channel computer-generated sound
Haag hardcore to more musical listening techno or ambient music.
environment. The form of this is composed in real time by the com-
Their complex sound arrangements involve up to 400 different
puter, using a complex set of algorithms that control the random gen-
sounds/effects per song, and soon Funkstörung was being labeled as
eration of timings for the articulation of the pitches by the various
the German equivalents of Autechre." Features their infamous remixes
(synthesized) instruments. Everything on this recording except the
of Visit Venus, East Flatbush Project, Various Artists, Bjork, Finitribe, Wu
voice and electric guitar is 'played' by the computer, which makes its
Tang Clan, S'Apex, plus an exclusive collaborative track with DJ Craze.
decision about rhythm and pitch based on small sets of criteria. This
FUNKSTÖRUNG: Additional Productions 2LP (K7 R028 LP) $19.00
recording should be played at low volume in a room relatively free
2LP version of the compilation of Funkstörgung remixes. Same 8 tracks
from extraneous noise. The title has to do with the way the sound
as the CD. Nice gatefold sleeve.
comes to find its place in a room. Even without an extensive multi-
IMPULSE: With A Lot Of Music And All Songs CD (K7 R029)
channel setup, sustained tones and articulated pitches find their place
$16.00
in the room. Like Feldman, I want the sound to 'permeate' the room.
"Bochum duo Impulse present their second album, With A Lot Of Music
The title also refers to a tradition, chamber music, one more intimate
And All Songs, a smooth balance of groovy electro instrumentals and
that the concert experience." Componimenti Impetuosi is the companion piece to Tre Canti Popolari.
STUPEUR & TROMPETTE! (FRANCE): These works are amongst the most violent ever produced in the twen-
LES SCULPTEURS DE VINYL: Memory & Money CD (ST 1012) tieth century. Johan Bosser -– this is this young Belgian pianist´s first
$17.00 recording under his own name. He is the founder of the groups Champ
Stupeur & Trompette is a French label run by Etron Fou's Ferdinand D'Action and Zeitklang, and is a favoured interpreter of Stockhausen,
Richard. Les Sculpteurs de Vinyl are a one-off(?) grouping of Otomo Xenakis, Saariaho and Scelsi."
Yoshihide, DJ Rebel, DJ Sky, Erik M (all on turntables) & Matsubara SHEA, DAVID: Prisoner CD (SR 073) $15.00
Sachiko (sampler) with guests Catherine Jauniaux (voice), Tom Cora "Re-issue. From the apple to the village: a different art of sampling.
(cello) & Tsunoda Tsuguto (turntables). Written and recorded in New York City by the young protégé of John
AKCHOTÉ, NOEL: J'en Doute Encore CD (ST 1015) $17.00 Zorn, this record in seven parts is based on The Prisoner, the BBC tele-
"Noel Akchote's first 'Post Rock' album, featuring Pakito Bolino vision series. It is a kind of homage to the legend of the number six and
(Guitar, Toys, Voice), Gilles Campaux (Drums, Vocals), Maki (Guitar, more generally a tribute to the musical writing of series such as: Secret
Vocals), Yves Miara (Guitar, Vocals), Dider Roth (Percussion, Table-Top Agent, The Fugitive, The Avengers...and composers: John Barry, Elmer
Guitar, Toys, Voice), Jo Thirion (Farfisa, Mirage, Vocals), as well as Bernstein, Albert Elms... Special guests for this adventure, beyond
Akchote (Guitar, Objects, and Vocals). Not completely un-Gastr-Del - David Shea (sampler and turntables) there are the best musicians of the
Sol-like (ah, there's the Grubbs connection) in it's appropriation of ele- New York avantgarde scene: Marc Ribot (guitars, Anthony Coleman
ments from the tape-music world (SFX, typewriters, electronic toys, (piano and organ), Zeena Parkins (harp), Sebastian Steinberg (bass),
French voices (natch)) and avant-guitar timbres, and at times, very Jim Pugliese (percussion). The result is a pure jewel: energetic, modern
Sonic Youth (rock THUD, behind-the-nut gtr-histrionics). Completely and in fact, close to nothing known in music today."
puts this guy on the map (in the way efforts/collaborations for the VA: Lunapark 0,10 CD (SR 080) $15.00
Winter & Winter/Rectangle labels couldn't) & eclipses previous free- "Sub Rosa has been working in the archives domain for a number of
skronk method endeavours at their zenith. Effort-laden." -- Hrvatski. years and many productions are now accepted as ‘classics’. After
SUB ROSA (BELGIUM): William Burroughs, Paul Bowles, Antonin Artaud and before The
Complete Recordings by James Joyce, Raymond Carver and an impor-
SCELSI, GIACINTO: Tre Canti Popolari CD (SR 051) $15.00
tant anthology about 'Fluxus'...there is at last (after 4 years of research
Reissue of these 1992 recordings. Performed by the Helix Ensemble
and work and editing) Lunapark! A sonor lunapark: the concept is from
(vocal ensemble), Jean-Luc Fafchamps (piano), Georg-Alexander van
the writer, critic and close collaborator Marc Dachy. It`s really a panora-
Dam (violin) and Jean-Paul Dessy (cello). Includes the title piece for
ma of the most important avantgarde writers and artists of the centu-
vocal ensemble, "Duo For Violin & Cello," "Wo Ma" (song for bass
ry. It begins in 1912 with Guillaume Apollinaire and ends with the
voice), "Saub" (liturgia for two female voices), "Aïtsi" (for piano). "If
Brazilian avantgarde of the seventies... 'Unique Archives' mostly never
Scelsi's work extends into all musical genres, except the theatre, it was
released before! Original recordings from: Guillaume Apollinaire
first to the piano and then to the voice and the strings that he entrust-
(Father of the Avant-Garde -- Paris, 1912), Vladimir Maïakovski (1914-
ed the most important stages of his creative evolution. The pieces pre-
20 in the Soviet Union), Richard Huelsenbeck (Father of Dada, in Berlin
sented here provide a relatively thorough view of Scelsi's mature style;
1916), Kurt Schwitters (The Genious Father of Merz, 1932), James Joyce
from the explorations -- conceived at trips around, departing from a
(Recorded in 1929 [Finnegans Wake], Gertrude Stein (New York 1934-
central sound, with the incorporation of quarter tones, glissandi and a
1935), Antonin Artaud (About Death and Destroyed Minds and Bodies,
meticulous treatment of tone quality and articulation; to the use of a
1946), Tristan Tzara (Father of Dada in Zurich [Cabaret Voltaire], 1949),
certain melodiousness colored with heterophony and oriental-like
Camille Bryen (French Art Brut, 1932/1939), Marcel Duchamp (Just An
ornamentation." -- Jean-Luc Fafchamps.
Enlightenment, 1957), E.E. Cummings (In Confine of the Silence), Brion
DUCHAMP, MARCEL: The Creative Act CD (SR 057) $15.00
Gysin (3 Permutations from 1960/1962), Julian Beck (Founder of the
New repress of this mid-90s release. "The first CD devoted exclusively
Living Theater, 1968), Gherasim Luca (Rare Voice of the French Poet in
to Marcel Duchamp brings some 50 minutes of very rare documents, all
New York, 1969), François Dufrène (A Pure Fury of Words, 1961), Pierre
of which are crucial not only to understand Duchamp's work but also
Guyotat (Sexual Murmuring, Paris 1976) Augusto de Campos (Brazilian
to grasp the rebellious, unconventional, anticonformist spirit that has
Avant-Garde 1970 ).
always been there, but in the Zürich of 1919 took the absurd name of
MASTER MUSICIANS OF JOUJOUKA: Joujouka Black Eyes CD (SR
Dada." Content: "The Creative Act" (a lecture in Houston, TX -- April
087) $15.00
1957)/ some text from the "L'Infinitif" (1912-20) lecture in New York
One of the few legitimate recordings of the legendary Moroccan
shortly before his death/musical erratum ("La Mariée á nu par ses céli-
ensemble, recorded in Joujouka, 1994. "Once a strange boy from the
bataires, meme" -- score drawn at random and played on pedal har-
Greatest Rock'n'Roll Band In The World visited Joujouka. He proved to
monium by Jean-Luc Fafchamps; the first aleotry composition, long
be a the catalyst for the ongoing interest in the music of the village.
before John Cage)/an interview by Richard Hamilton recorded in NY,
Hamri brought him there because he hoped something positive and
1959/"A Score For Three Voices" -- a score for 3 voices, only score writ-
serious would come of it for The Master Musicians and for the village.
ten by Duchamps for his 2 sisters).
Those adventures lead to the album Brian Jones Presents The Pipes of
SCELSI, GIACINTO: Due Componimenti Impetuosi CD (SR 063)
Pan at Joujouka. The album is lasting testimony to a mass collaboration
$15.00
between a motley crew of delinquent artists: Bowles, Burroughs,
"Reissue. Giacinto Scelsi (Rome 1905 – -1988) is an atypical composer
Hamri, Gysin, Jones and the individual musicians of Joujouka. Jones
who was mindful all his life of remaining outside the requisite musical
was honourable in his dealings with Joujouka but, in the years since his
currents (serialism, dodecaphonism, etc.). Drawing on his fascination
death, much that is dishonourable has been said, written and done.
for pure sonority and a love for unembellished severity, he produced a
There has been the remorseless tokenism of 'World Music'. There have
bare, doleful music, in which silence affords no respite. Scelsi -- who
been myriad attempts at cultural hegemony on the broad-spectrum
was a passionate traveller, a secretive temperament (refusing to be
'Beat Generation' scene. Many pseudo-hip figures with pristine inter-
photographed or even sign his name), and a profoundly mystical
national reputations have been shameful in their uncharacteristically
adherent of the Buddhist faith –- has left us a work that, although it is
discreet negotiations with Musicians on the mountain. The rock
still largely misunderstood, may prove to be one of the most demand-
remains. The music of Joujouka is still one of the most liberating of
ing and beautiful of our time. He set himself no models and had no
musics, a secret message to the soul at a time when the soul has been
pupils. He considered sound as the cosmic force behind all things. Due

effectively discredited by conservative forces. Hamri, the Painter of "We intensively continue our unclassical program. We were the first in
Morocco, believes that the world now needs the healing powers of The the early 90s to publish Morton Feldman, Giacinto Scelsi, Marcel
Master Musicians. The people of Joujouka share this belief. Their vil- Duchamp and young European composers as Jean-Luc Fachamps and
lage, sublime in it's silence and tranquility, is by the way of sharp con- Thierry Demy. Choree is the first record of the young Belgian compos-
trast with the post-modern cosmopolis. For sure, the world outside the er Renaud De Putter –- what we present here is 3 pieces for piano (per-
village is a battered and tragic place where there is no respite from formed by Stephane Ginsburge). We are here far away either from the
moribund philosophy or from an increasingly malevolent media/State neo-classical trends and from the new post-serial academism –- it is
interface. The time for the music of Joujouka has assuredly arrived." really a quite free method of composition –- very rhizomatic, and
ARTAUD, ANTONIN: PourEn Finir Avec Le Jugement De Dieu CD strong in its realization. Included in this production: a multi-media
(SR 092) $15.00 aspect (CD ROM) –- 5 films from 1904 by the Belgian neurolog (and
aka To Have Done With the Judgement of God. Part of Sub Rosa's Aural pioneer of the scientific film!) Arthur van Gehuchten. In the very early
Documents series. Features original recordings from the Broadcasting part of this century he decided to film his patients (who had strong
Studios of the Radiodiffusion Française, Paris from November, 1947. neurotic problems) after seeing the first projection of the Lumiére
Features various spoken texts by Artaud, sound effects & interludes, brother in Brussels. The result is more than 200 short scientific films.
"La Rechere de la Fécalité" (performed by Roger Blin), etc. Classic Renaud de Putter was very impressed by them and decided to compose
archival surrealist dialogues to confound & entertain us all. Edited, short piano piece on them. Strong!"
with an introduction by Marc Dachy, Paris, 1995. SHEA, DAVID: An Eastern Western Collected Works CD (SR 134)
SHEA, DAVID: The Tower of Mirrors CD (SR 094 CD) $15.00 $15.00
"Re-release of The Tower Of Mirrows (1995). This is already the third "The pieces on this recording have been written and recomposed on
David Shea album released by Sub Rosa, after the acclaimed Prisoner the sampler during the late 1997 period. The pieces reflect a group of
and I (for sampler solo), this one gives a more complex figure of the works which use focused materials and combine a more physical and
sampler composition. Composed and produced by Shea in New York personal approach to the sampler combined with connections to
City, it includes 24 tracks (each one is a room to explore with ist own acoustic classical traditions, both eastern and western."
mood). Featuring David Morley (R&S) on analog synthesizer program- GYSIN, BRION: One Night @ the 1001 Vol. 1 2CD (SR 142) $22.00
ming, Dave Douglas on trumpet, Zeena Parkins on piano & prepared Moroccan Music recorded by Brion Gysin, recently discovered by pro-
piano and Jim Pugliese on percussions. David Shea was born in 1965. ducer Ramuntcha Matta; the first in a proposed series of material to be
He has been a pupil of Morton Feldman and since he was very young made up from the Brion Gysin archives. "I met Brion Gysin for the first
he has been active in the New York downtown new music scene. For time in 1975. We collaborated until 1986. Just before his death, Brion
the last four years he has been involved in many projects of John gave me 23 reel to reel tapes that he recorded himself. Some of them
Zorn...He has also worked in close collaboration with Marc Ribot, Jim are traditional Moroccan musc from the fifties, as you can hear on One
Pugliese and Anthony Coleman. From 1986 to 1990 he worked as a club Night @ The 1001 (CD1). Some recordings are William Burroughs read-
DJ playing hip hop, house and jazz at many clubs in New York. Shea ing his texts, but most of them are Brion's own experiments with the
works now as composer for string quartet and sampler solo and it is tape recorder. For this document, we've picked up a tape called Dilaloo
close to nothing known in music today. ”The Tower Of Mirrors is a (CD2), which is BG's personal take on an initiation ceremony in which
work that began as a collection of pieces for sampler solo and for sam- he took part in the village of Jajouka around 1955. To create the musi-
pler and solo instrumentalist, a series of 'mirrors' for solos and duos cal background I have used a computer algorithm that takes in consid-
based on parts of the novel. Also a collection of tributes to composers eration the rhythm and the frequencies of the voice to generate a ran-
in ambient dance music, exotica, easy listening film music and experi- dom music. Brion often told me that the real meaning of speech comes
mental music formed separate points of entry. In particular many of more from the rhythm than from the meaning of the words. This pre-
the great arrangers and composers of the period from 1955-64 who cious document tends to reveal these aspects of perception." --
were the pioneers of stereo recording such as: Esquivel, Marty Gold, Ramuntcha Matta, Producer.
The Three Suns, Andre Popp and all the engineers and players on the VA: Sub Rosa Vs Shi-Ra-Nui CD (SR 148) $15.00
RCA stereo experiments were very extreme and were a combination of "Shi-Ra-Nui is a Japanese breaks`n`beats label. Breaks`n`beats is a foun-
music technology and experimentation that was unique before or dation, a source, a current, a move, a body, a flow and mainly a source
since. Also the exotica records of Les Baxter, Martin Denny, Arthur of inspiration for many different innovative musicians and DJ's cover-
Lyman, Ferrante & Teicher, and Mystic Moods were direct influences. ing different genres in the process of creating their own distinctive
Historical teachings (often completely out of order), religious lessons hybrids. It relates from all grooves from techno to downtempo to d`n`b
and a host of allegorical, historical encountered much in the same was to hip hop. Sub Rosa crew: DJ Wally, Bisk, Tone Rec, Sasha Frere-Jones,
as in Dante's La Divina Comedia." and Multiphonic Ensemble attack the Japanese underground: DJ Hati
SHEA, DAVID: Satyricon CD (SR 111) $15.00 Monji, Jigen, Cappablack, Ruf Neck Piano and Broken Bells. A new kind
"David Shea has appeared in more than a dozen of our productions, be of virtual battleground...the versus project proposes some friendly
it on our compilations or in live sessions. Naturally each disc is an clashes between Sub Rosa and labels ready to fight! Next opponents:
important landmark. Already, with Prisoner he attracted attention as Kompakt, Fat Cat...."
an interesting curiosity. Drawing the cream of the New York avant- VA: Sub Rosa Vs Shi-Ra-Nui LP (SR 148 LP) $12.00
garde, the second I offered work based solely on the sampler. It is only FREEFORM: Green Park CD (SR 149 CD) $15.00
with the third, The Tower Of Mirrows that interest in him grew signif- "Freeform is the extremely free and open minded doppelganger from
icantly. A prodigious kaleidoscopic suite -- selected as record of the Simon Pyke, the prolific English musician sampled by Howie B. and get-
year by UK magazine The Wire. Satyricon is the first major work he has ting credits for it. Appearing everywhere action is: Skam, Warp, Worm
conceived without using samplers, 18 musicians from different hori- Interface, Language (on Electric Kingdom as Nudge), Law and Auder,
zons have been convoked. Satyricon, based on a fragment of text by Chocolate Industries. Freeform is a 'non-linear' electronician, experi-
Petronius, a Roman author at the time of Nero, is far-reaching in its mentaing and investigating every aspect of what electronic music is
exploration and diversity –- it goes beyond the ambient and the jungle and should be. For his new album under the Sub Rosa banner, Freeform
in its irresistible rhythmics and permits incursions into realms reserved is playing with the world of acoustic sources: creating a toy box ready
for Scelsi and Feldman! Your ears will tell you that it is the very logic to be opened for fun and pleasure, and forget all about Pandora. You
behind the categories that is cruelly called into question here." get: action, exoticism, and weird things from outer space. Freeform is
DE PUTTER, RENAUD: Chorée CD (SR 131) $15.00 guiding whoever listens to this strange and amazingly beautiful album
to unknown countries. Green Park is filled with the sound of a game- Hashisheen - The End Of The Law, like the spells cast by
lan ensemble facing the gateway to King Kong's lair, with the aston- Burroughs/Gysin, is a collaborative effort. Research and transformation
ishing sound from futuristic samba anthems, and sometimes with child- by Peter Lamborn Wilson, spoken word produced by Janet Rienstra,
like neo-expressionist lullabies close to The Residents. An incredible with soundtrack contributions from Paul Schutze, Techno Animal, Jah
soundtrack for a movie to create while listening -- eyes shut -- to this Wobble, Sussan Deyhim, Nicky Scopelitis, and others. How Hassan-I-
album, the source of inspiration for Roger Corman's James Bond fea- Sabbah came by his uncanny power and how his devotees struck terror
ture, including exotic dancers abducted by pink and purple aliens while into the hearts of men from the Caspian to Egypt, is one of the most
the hero has psychedelic dreams under a snowstorm in Bali. This time extraordinary of all tales of secret societies. Today the sect of the
there will be a rumble in the quiet electronic village, and nobody to Hashisheen still exists in the form of Ismailis, whose undisputed chief
save This Island Earth, at last. Looking back to Freeform's already thick endowed by them with divine attributes, is the Aga Khan." Featuring
catalog, one might say that Green Park is once again a musical neolo- the music of Bill Laswell, WS Burroughs, Iggy Pop, Techno Animal, Patti
gism, a habit that Simon Pike will surely not abandon too soon. If you Smith, Lizzy Mercier-Descloux, Genesis P-Orridge, Jah Wobble, Paul
thought you knew Freeform, have a walk in this Green Park and you Schutze, Anne Clark, Hakim Bey, Nicky Scopelitis, Peter Wilson, Nicole
can be sure things will change a little bit." Blackman, Ira Cohen, Helios Creed, Anton Fier, Sussan Deyhim, and
FREEFORM: Green Park LP (SR 149 LP) $12.00 Percy Howard III.
SCANNER/DAVID SHEA: Free Chocolate Love CD (SR 151 CD) STARS OF THE LID: Avec Laudenum CD (SR 155) $15.00
$15.00 "Stars of the Lid from Austin, Texas are Adam Wiltzie and Brian
"Sit back, relax and plunge into the lush enticing world of Free McBride (both guitars). They released in few years some of the purest
Chocolate Love. The split album is a tribute from David Shea and records from Music For Nitrous Oxide to Per Aspera Ad Astra released
Scanner to lounge or cocktail music, the first opus of a new series called on Kranky in 1998. Since Brian is living in Chicago, Adam became the
Themes. Themes is a high-tech travel invitation to the land of 'cult' main composer –- using sounds Brian send to him to remix and create
music, from Les Baxter to Prince Charles, Jean-Jacques Perrey to Latino songs as well. Pure groovy droning ambience, these are tracks that
soul, soundtracks to whatever. What is the essence of all these strange think nothing of spending minutes between chord changes, but they
cult anthems, what is the common factor between kitschy disco and are never (really never) boring; they pull you into such a hyper-alert
Attilio Mineo's futuristic extravagance? An answer to discover in the hypnosis –- it is absolutely thrilling and a perfect resolution to the ten-
next Themes volumes through the work of musicians like Atom Heart, sion set up by previous minutes. With the 'Atomium Suite', Stars of the
Stock, Hausen & Walkman, and Rip-Off Artist. There's a wide range of Lid are in the summit of their art –- pure deep inside thrills, more than
influences: lounge, electrofunk, disco, samba, electro-pop, so if there is brilliant guitars, soundscapes: transcendental sounds aiming for a
a general thematic guideline behind Themes, there are no genre celestial serenity, liquid mass coerced by invisible forces, enormous
restrictions. The main idea is the confrontation of these pearls from the washes of phosphorescent sound pan through the murk like graceful
'past' and the present technology or techniques. In David Shea's uni- leviathans."
verse nothing seems to be impossible. Imagine Spike Jones remixed by STARS OF THE LID: Avec Laudenum LP (SR 155 LP) $12.00
John Cage or Lil' Louis working with Stockhausen, the meeting of Tex CALLA: CD (SR 156 CD) $14.00
Avery and Jean-Luc Godard with a musical illustration from Les Baxter. "Calla is a new band formed by 3 Texans in New York. It is one of the
As a human sampler, David Shea tends to redefine the common space- most inventive musics imaginable since the sound and image experi-
continuum, geographical, sociological and musical frontiers, reaching a mentations by David Lynch. If you close your eyes you will immediate-
point of restructuration where anachronism is senseless." ly be connected with a kind of strange, electric, dark, ambiguous uni-
SCANNER/DAVID SHEA: Free Cholocate Love LP (SR 151 LP) verse -- a parallel world between an offbeat Texas rockabilly and
$12.00 soundmass of the sixties' New York avant garde. Aurelio Valle was
VEDIC SOUND: Song Of Light CD (SR 152 CD) $15.00 raised in South Texas, and relocated to North Texas in early 1993, play-
"Vedic aka Prakasa was resident DJ with Talvin Singh and State of ing in various rockabilly and garage bands. Wayne B. Magruder and
Bengal at the Blue Note night Anokha. He has been incorporating the Sean Donovan played in a variety of bands throughout high school
Sacred Arts into his music and has been using elements from the together. When the band relocated to NYC in 1993, Magruder joined
Angelic and Sanskrit traditions, East and West, in spiritual free style, Bowery Electric as a live drummer, and played on their second LP, Beat.
both recording and performing alongside Coldcut, Asian Dub Sean Donovan is a classically trained composer, influenced by the
Foundation, Universe, Tribal Posse, Pressure Drop, Earthtribe, Nitin American experimentalist tradition, especially the New York school of
Sawhney and Bill Laswell. His fusion led to his first work on Sub Rosa the fifties and Fluxus composers of the sixties. Late in 1997, with inten-
Rhythmic Intelligence; Vedic´s new LP is a timeless piece that reflects tions of integrating melodic structures into urban soundscapes, the 3
the true nature of the universes in word and mantra, with its mix of roommates formed Calla. They recorded their debut LP throughout
truth and celestial vibrations that was recorded with this millenniums 1998 at their home in Ft. Greene, Brooklyn."
first Scalar Energy device, which coats particles with electro magnetic CALLA: LP (SR 156 LP) $12.00
waves to form a unique energy signature." VA: Sub Rosa Vs Kompakt CD (SR 157) $15.00
LASWELL (PRESENTS), BILL: Hashshisheen Soundtrack CD (SR 154 "A New Kind Of Virtual Battleground: The versus series project pro-
CD) $15.00 poses some friendly clashes between Sub Rosa and labels ready to
"The works of William S. Burroughs and collaborator Brion Gysin are fight! Next opponent: Fat Cat . This second opus in the series is a virtu-
the main inspiration and key to the initiation of The Hashisheen pro- al journey through a gallery of electronic pieces. Side by side original
ject. Their cut-up experiments changed the course of modern fiction tracks and remixes offer in their combination a new approach to the
and had a profound effect on film and contemporary collage music. Köln-based label Kompakt. Tobias Thomas/Michael Mayer, Jürgen
Through immense exposure to their innovative experimentation, Bill Paape, Dettinger, Freiland, and Michael Mayer have been reshaped by
Laswell developed a strong interest in North Africa, Arab culture, Islam, To Rococo Rot, Autechre, DJ Olive, Freeform, Lelonek, Nail Harvey,
the Tangier scene, the Master Musicians of Jajouka, Paul Bowles, Ritual Scanner, etc. A wide range of new approaches to Kompakt's electronic
Magick, drugs and travel (physical and otherwise); and discovered their hymns, mixing together the pleasure of solid dancefloor orientated
obsession with the wild heretical actions of the Persian-Hassan-i- songs to abstract electro, indian vibes, dub. Kompakt is the new elec-
Sabbah, who claimed to be the incarnation of God on earth - Hassan, tro scene from Germany, the missing link in between the spirit of the
son of Sabbah, Sheik of the mountains and leader of the Assassins. early Detroit's techno sound and the melodic abstraction from Mouse

On Mars and so many more. Minimal, massive, subtle. Kompakt is now Imagine something closer to a parade of junglists meeting contempo-
considered a not-to-be-missed label, don't ask why, just listen!" rary music composers who are experimenting with hip hop illumina-
VA: Sub Rosa Vs Kompakt 2LP (SR 157 LP) $14.00 tion, or jugglers presenting their skills with sounds, voices and noises.
Double vinyl version, full color sleeve. One bonus track by Pentax ("Das Cirque is an eclectic wild performance based on furious diversity, reach-
Album") that is not found on the CD version. ing a high level of magic and emotion on the more atmospheric tracks
TONE REC: Coucy Pack CD (SR 159) $15.00 (like the finale for 'Sonata for Impudent Moon'). A bridge between
"Sound boundaries for their third album - still on Sub Rosa - French King of May and the soundtrack Yoshihiro did for Hou Hsiao Hsien's
foursome Tone Rec, whose slow-burning tracks often rely on CD skips, Flowers For Shanghai movie. This new opus is a perfect example of
crystalline drones and computer/DAT manipulation, form part of a what the multiphonic project is based on: a taste for an infinite uni-
strange, lo-fi dissonant movement that seems to seep its way out of the verse of fusion, and an attempt to tame one's own world of ideas,
walls and across national boundaries in osmotic fashion. They seem to thoughts, emotions. The Multiphonic Ensemble paints an invigorating
have a mission: to strip down the essence of electronic sound into dry yet chillingly surreal picture of Tokyo, providing proper audio accom-
husks and weave those husks into some primordial sonic basket to be paniment to the hi-tech, ambiguously subjective realities proposed in
later used to carry small cargos of fragmented rock. Deconstructing sophisticated anime, like a ghost in the machine. Japanese-junglist
their own live-recorded breaks and then manipulating them via com- fusion is natural, since both have a concept of musical space, breath,
puter is the nature of the weave taking place. Rock broken CD. 'We and phrase construction unlike much in the West. Powerful and innov-
haven't got any predetermined structural model, and we never had a ative, yet urban like Squarepusher, Hanno seeks to de- and re-construct
theoretical approach to our music,' they explain. 'We like moments jazz using drum 'n' bass techniques. In addition, like Photek, he does
when the loops are running in desynchronised ways to create unex- so in a way that remains listenable and stimulating. Nicely placed
pected rhythms. We really enjoy the idea of digital mistake,' they note atmospherics from chimes, tuned percussion, funky bass lines, and elec-
before explaining that one of their instruments is 'a broken CD of spec- tronics make this a real listening pleasure."
tacular sound effects' [like Oval, they clearly believe in extending the PINHAS/MAURICE DANTEC SCHIZOSPHERIC EXPERIENCE,
possibilities of spray-painting, scratching and otherwise ruining the RICHARD: Schizotrope CD (SR 169) $15.00
playable sides of perfectly healthy CDs]. Last deconstruction form, "While Richard Pinhas plays tronics on his distorted and electronified
despite this unconventional nature, much of the band's music is basi- guitar, Maurice Dantec speaks or screams through Macintoshes, read-
cally a form of heavily reconstructed techno [in much the same way as ing unpublished Deleuze texts. It`s to be filed in the compartment of
Tortoise could be construed as deconstructed rock], hardly inaccessible minimal electronic avant-garde music. Richard Pinhad: this is the 18th
in its basic format but highly innovative all the same." album with Heldon or under his own name. Heldon became a real leg-
TONE REC: Coucy Pack LP (SR 159 LP) $12.00 end (from 1972 to now..), father of an ambient form of electronic
MATI:K: CD (SR 162 CD) $15.00 music in France. Radical guitarist and pioneer on so many aspects –- in
"After the concrete experimentalism from Bisk, the unique and intro- the same time, he was during all these years the close collaborator and
spective hip hop from The Multiphonic Ensemble, be sure to taste with- friend of the French philosoph Gilles Deleuze. Maurice Dantec: now a
out any restrictions (no side effects detected) the electronic melodies full time writer, he published hard-boiled/techno-pink novels for the
from Mati:k (a.k.a. Masanobu Yanagida). You won't believe this guy is very famous french editor Gallimard – la sierie noire. His first novel, La
a 'newcomer'. Following the albums from Bisk and The Multiphonic Sirene Rouge, has been issued in 1993, his second in 1995: Les Racines
Ensemble, Sub Rosa presents another Japanese sensation: Mati:k. For Du Mal, two important books between the cyberpunk of Gibson and
his first album Masanobu Yanagida chose to explore the world of elec- the new science-fiction of Ballard, Dick or Spinrad. Unpublished texts
tro oriented music with a very personal approach: crushed and distort- and the voices of the greatest french philosoph Deleuze and of
ed beats mixed with an accurate sense of melodies placed in an open Spinrad, one of the most important sci-fi writers can be heard on this
field. Far from the usual Japanese hectic archetype, Mati:k is the per- album that includes two Frippesque landscapes by Richard Pinhas
fect remedy to avoid the claustrophobic aspects of electro. Be ready to alone."
face a world full of contradictory sensations, constantly mutating -- yet MALANGA, GERARD: Up From the Archives CD (SR 170 CD)
constant in intensity and straight electronic orientation, as opposed to $15.00
the usual 'human-machines don't think or feel' attitude. As a wishmas- "Writer, photographer, filmmaker, performer (with the Velvet
ter, Mati:k will provide the necessary energy when you are down and Underground) and Andy Warhol's main assistant, superstar & closest
the quietness you need to face stress. But don't expect him to show you friend at the Factory from 1963 to 1970. A complete New York pop
the 'way' to follow. Listen and you will find the answers." archive from the beatnik era. Also known as a seminal photo archivist
MATI:K: LP (SR 162 LP) $12.00 of pop culture, Gerard Malanga edited for Sub Rosa a selection of his
BENGE: The Very Best Of Benge CD (SR 167 CD) $15.00 audio documents from the early 60´s to the 90´s and invited some
"After 7 albums of unique electronica released on his own label and friends like Iggy Pop, Thurston Moore and DJ Olive to be part of this
recorded in his studio based in London, Benge shares his musical visions vivid archive; mixing the past with the present and the future. Next to
with Sub Rosa by way of his favorite tracks from his five first releases the exclusive tracks by the above mentioned artists you´ll find some
on an album outrageously called The Very Best Of and packaged in the more from William S. Burroughs, Charles Henri Ford, Peter Hartman,
grand tradition of seminal listening music albums. In an attempt to rec- Andy Warhol, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Gerard himself. The CD
oncile the sound of machines dreaming of electric shapes and floating comes with a special booklet of photo portraits and poems by the
on magnetic clouds with an updated musical expression of warmth, the artists."
British sandman invites you to the land of electronic meditation. SILK SAW VS. JARDIN D'USURE: Electric Musical Chairs CD (SR
Regarding his direct and reduced style, Benge is the missing link 172 CD) $15.00
between the 70´s melodic electronica and the present advanced electro "Back in 1989 came the first efforts from Jardin D'Usure, a post-dada
wizards, a truly relevant ambient revivalist." duo from Brussels which soon became purveyors of Sub Rosa classics.
MULTIPHONIC ENSEMBLE: Cirque CD (SR 168 CD) $15.00 Slowly mutating under massive exposition to radioactive particles into
"Based in Osaka, Multiphonic Ensemble, a.k.a. Yoshihiro Hanno has the Silk Saw chaos factory, producing an higly innovative illbient mate-
been exploring, since 1988, the many faces of music (drum 'n' bass, hip rial, full of sub-bass and groovy abstraction. 1999, ten years after their
hop, soundtracks, post-free jazz) with an obvious taste for fusion. After first appearance, they decided to create the best of both worlds, the
the fascinating and acclaimed King of May, here is Cirque. But don't ultimate confrontation between their schizophrenic projects.
expect a simple illustration of the circus arena from Yoshihiro Hanno. Hybridation is now successfully completed. Through the project Jardin
D'Usure, the Belgian duo Marc Medea and Gabriel Severin, tried to cut unique Belgian band. A not to-be-classified universe now completed
the edges of music, with an obvious taste for abstraction and with some timid voice appearances, floating over the unusual rock-but-
'dadaïsme'. They recorded under this name the memorable album not-postrock field of guitars. After the release of their first untitled
Musique du Garrot et de la Ferraille and several pieces for compilations album names like Marc Ribot, Sonic Youth, Tortoise, and King Crimson
such as Continuum Absorbus 2, a Sub Rosa lexicon. They added a new were tossed around frequently. Seemingly aware of these echoes, the
approach to their universe, and started a new project, more orientat- trio seems to have achieved a new level of guitaristic blend and 'unclas-
ed toward massive bass and slow-motion crushing. Silk Saw was born. sical' elements. Their new opus 2, is unabashedly presumptuous and
Their first album Come Freely, Go Safely was acclaimed as a master- presented as a 'conceptual' object, evolving like a landscape observed
piece in the new-born illbient scene, even without a connection to New through a windscreen while driving in an unknown country under per-
York. The Multi-Projects duo (a.k.a. Ultraphonist) dared the ulimate manent misty weather. Music for an introspective journey toward the
experiment: blending the particles from Jardin D'Usure and Silk Saw, far limits of one's subconscious, with as a guide the 13 minute long
trying to create the perfect hybridation through a process of recre- opening track 'Suite 2', and the subtle murmured vocals on 'Forythia
ation, some kind of strange and fascinating osmotic process. As always, Pt. 1 & 2'."
their fascination for organic sounds is creating a two-sided, (or, one TONE REC: Demo Pack Demoli CD (SR 188 CD) $11.00
might say, three-sided) musical field, pulsating in unison with your "Here´s some more of funky Tone Rec. A mini album featuring 4 new
mind, heart, bones, and chest. Infiltrating every cell and organ. As the tracks and remixes from Christian Fennesz, To Rococo Rot and Tone
band said 'the ultimate billow which makes us overturn, it gets you Rec's new avatar DAT Politics. On this Coucy Pack follower, Tone Rec
tipsy and is about to revoke.' Let's keep some secret about it. illustrate their ability to create a radical melodic destructuration. As
Hybridation is the future for sure." they once said: 'we haven't got a predetermined structural model.'
VA: Substancia 2 CD (SR 180 CD) $9.00 That is what it's all about, going a step further into abstract minimal-
"For this Substancia 2, the guideline is clear: unreleased and forthcom- ist patterns, establishing deconstruction as a skill. 4 new tracks working
ing tracks as leitmotiv. Here you will find exclusive material from at the same time as a complement to their previous material, and a
Richard Thomas, Atomtm a.k.a. Atom Heart, Scanner, Freeform, Calla preview for the future. But Demo Pack Démoli is more than that. This
and our Japanese pride Bsik. New artists like Tal (hip hop-like beats and mini-album features 4 remixes, visions filtered through a broken mirror
collages), Rip-Off Artist (wicked late 70's electro fusion), Ensemble of the French quartet's universe of the gentle chaos, re-orchestrations
(melodic skips and scratches) share the track listing with some Sub Rosa made by Christian Fennesz (Mego crew, some more minimalism), To
names: Tone Rec revisited by To Rococo Rot, Benge with an extract Rococo Rot (a groovy kind of...), and Tone Rec's side project Dat
from his upcoming album Silicon Valleys, Bump and Grind presenting a Politics."
track from the new album Abstract Theme Variations'. And as a VA: Sub Rosa vs. Kompakt 12" (SR 442) $9.00
reminder of the superb Multiphonic Ensemble's Cirque, we've enclosed "As an introduction to the upcoming full length release Sub Rosa ver-
the track 'A Tasty Choreographer'. Unreleased material & forthcoming sus Kompakt, here is a 12" with a few teasing elements: Lelonek giving
tracks for a low low price." an Indian jungle-like flavor to Thomas/Mayer's low techno, and Bump
VA: Substancia 2 LP (SR 180 LP) $9.00 n' Grind crushing the subtle and melodic sound of OM1 (both only
DUCHAMP, MARCEL: Erratum Musical CD (SR 183 CD) $15.00 available on this EP). Also features the original Kompakt tracks. When
Subtitled: "7 Variations on a Draw of 88 Notes." Performed 2/8/2000. electro meets electro, nothing is really the same."
"The principle of musical erratum is simple: you choose a keyboard -- SUBETAGE (AUSTRIA):
any keyboard -- you draw each note at random -- no note can be struck VA: Electro Juice Vol. 2 CD (SUBE 01 CD) $18.00
twice, but all are struck -- the resulting whole is played without any "Sabotage's first Electro Juice compilation from 1996 surely played its
particular modulation, 'a uniformity de rhythm, anaccentuation' says role in bringin electro back to the floors. The compilation was the first
Duchamp. The premises of minimal and aleatory art are thus expressed European sampler to feature Detroit stars like Ectomorph, Ultrdyne, Le
in 'the green box', published in 1934 (although the writings date back Car. For 1999 Sabotage's new brainchild Subetage have prepared a 2nd
to 1912-15). To do this, we chose to use a piano (a Bösendorfer). volume with fresh flavors from the scene. 12 unreleased tracks on dou-
Stephane Ginsburgh still young (born in 69), he is already known as a ble vinyl or CD." Features: Adult (Ersatz Audio), Perspects (Ersatz
great pianist by the critics -- he loves to build his concerts as a mix-up Audio), Sandbenders (Force Inc./Defect), Zeronine, Alex Is My Bro
of styles -- perfect in his performance of Robert Schumann, Morton (Sabotage), EPY (Sabotage), Vic 20 (Work Music, Breakin'), DJ Glow
Feldman and Stockhausen, he was the man between the pieces for (Trust), Melvin & Manolo (Murdercapital), Bannlust (Science City),
piano by Renaud de Putter. The pieces heard here were recorded on Klystron (Electrecord, Formic), Nott & Schwabender (Sabotage). "3-
one single day -- the beginning is lively, full of exploration (#1) - then years past updating of the original Electro Juice groundbreaker from
it becomes gentler (#2) -- almost Feldmanian (#3) -- we reach the hard Sabotage (erm... Subetage (Sabotage RIP)). All tracks reek of all that
core in the centre: 36 minutes that swallow up the everyday world (it's classic prankster-ism we've come to love (& simultaneously fear) from
4 pm, children are getting out of school, people are coming and going, the Vienna camp." -- Hrvatski.
cars rev up...) (#4) -- then there is the magic inverse version (#5) -- a VA: Electro Juice Vol. 2 2LP (SUBE 01 LP) $18.00
strong reverse, tense, strung out (#6) -- then, tenuous, ending as SUBLIME (JAPAN):
evening falls (#7) -- the last note -- no. 63 -- is struck for the last time -
SAWASAKI, YOSHIHIRO: Perfumed Garden CD (SBL 5000) $18.00
- it was also the first note, played six hours earlier. To conclude on
Although Sawasaki is usually referenced as Tokyo's leading drum 'n'
Erratum (from The Latin, fault, error, erratus, to lose one's way), nei-
bass exponent, this 1994 album displays a much softer ambient/techno
ther order, nor chaos, we have obeyed the laws of chance -- an inno-
side. "Psychedelic and progressive ambient techno. Paradise sound."
cent hand, taking numbers from a vase -- a chance signed by
PRISM: Metronome Melody CD (SBL 5003) $22.00
Duchamp's idea, the sounds that come out here are his or the piano's
Another Susumu Yokota project. "Despite all unnecessary sound this
or any human being's, living or dead."
Zen-like electronics. Beautiful synth-tone and house beat."
RAWFRÜCHT: 2 CD (SR 186 CD) $15.00
AKIO/OKIHIDE: Scratches CD (SBL 5009) $18.00
"As a trio [guitars plus percussions], Rawfrücht tends to redefine the
"Akio and Okihide debuted as Tanzmuzik from UK's Rising High. This
rules of the secular guitarist's world. Described as a weird avant garde
album was selected by Ken Ishii from Akio and Okihide's solo. A heart
noisy soundscape jazz rock trio... with a groovy approach, one might
rending beautiful ambient short story mini album."
say that eclecticism is a much better and convenient description for this
CURTIN, DAN: Deception CD (SBL 5010) $22.00

Brilliant album of Juan Aktins-influenced techno from the Midwest. vibe and Dave Angel takes him out to the edge of deep sublime tech-
While this album can also be found as an UK Sublime pressing, this no-scapes."
Japanese edition adds two bonus tracks (remixes by Ken Ishii and K. TANZMUSIK: Version Cities Hi-Light CD (SBL 5027 CD) $18.00
Hand) and has different and superior cover art. "Ohio's genius Dan "Tanzmusik debuts for Sublime Records with this superb and original
Curtin's full album. Romantic and mellow techno jazz." piece of work. It would be incorrect to class this as Electro or any sort
FLARE (KEN ISHII): Grip CD (SBL 5011) $22.00 of 'Nu-Skule' nonsense, but there's enough of a vibe in the construc-
Flare is Ken Ishii and he has recorded 2 albums under this name. Not tion and arrangement to suggest a definite influence -- put it this way,
wildly variant from Ken's regular output (mostly for the Belgian R&S you wouldn't be surprised to see breakdancers flexing to these broken
label), this easily lives up to the "Masterpiece of experimental, struc- beats, harsh analogue drums and 'vocodered' vocals weave a mesmer-
tured electronics music" hype. ic web through the other sonic adventures in which elements of
FLARE (KEN ISHII): Re-Grip CD (SBL 5012) $22.00 Techno, dub and ambience make their presence felt."
Remix of the Grip album by Eye Yamataka (Boredoms), Keigo Oyamada YOKOTA, SUSUMU: 1998 CD (SBL 5028) $18.00
(Cornelius), Rei Harakami Path, Co-Fusion ABS (DJ Wada + Tani), Akio "Susumu Yokotoa releases his first album through Sublime Records
Milanpaak, Dr. Sheepman (Moodman + Why Sheep?), Yoshihiro under his birth name. He was previously signed as Yokota to Germany`s
Sawasaki, Tsutchie, Child's View (Nobukazu Takemura) & Ishii himself. Harthouse label but is now able to concentrate all his energy on his
The most wildly experimental album on Sublime and one of the great, Sublime project. This album is therefore the clearest and cleanest piece
outright classics of the remix era. of work to date. This is an album of deep grooves. Drum loops and
VA: Sublime The Adolescence 2CD (SBL 5020) $25.00 warm basslines where dreamy riffs played out on saxophone, guitar
Fantastic 3rd anniversary compilation of Sublime-associated artists. and organ slip in and out of lazy beatz. There`s an element of the
Packed in oversize box with a large piece of foam keeping the 2 discs Cocktail Lounge in this muzak but Yokota never lets go of his House
apart. The 2nd CD is a 3" CD-ROM which includes a live Flare/Dr. Y.S. roots and there`s always a beat there; at times it`s insistent and nag-
video clip and interactive Sublime catalog. The main CD features all ging, an order to dance and sometimes there`s a dreamy groovy vibe.
new and exclusive tracks by Co-Fusion ("complex drum and bass, hint- This is not a Dance album, let the EPs do that. This is not a disparate
ing at a jazz-trance fusion at times"), Dan Curtin, Max Brennan (aka compilation of trax but a listening and grooving experience."
Fretless AZM), Da True B-Boy Descendant (new unit from 4-Hero's CO-FUSION: Co-Fu CD (SBL 5029) $18.00
Dego), Rei Harakami (lush & elegant atmospherics), Prism, Why Sheep? "Co-Fusion release their debut album on Sublime records after 2 splen-
(bizarre & out programming), Okihide, SK8, Dr. Y.S. and the Cosmic did solo EPs and a joint release with Ken Ishii (aka Flare). DJ Wada who
Drunkards (cyber-fringe drum 'n' bass from Yoshiro Sawasaki) & Flare makes up one half of Co-Fusion is a very well established feature of
(stunning new Ishii track). Japan`s nightclub scene, being one of the first exponents of the 'mix'
VA: 11 Phases CD (SBL 5023) $18.00 (most DJs in Japan had previously opted for chatting between
Subtitled: Detroit Meets Hip Hop. "This album is one that’s aimed more records!). The technique of their work is embodied here as a cut-up,
at the listening market. It will appeal to lovers of Detroit techno like a fast-working DJ moving from track to track on the decks. Each
because the roster of artists is absolutely second to none, and will also title seems cut and spliced then thrown into a monster filter to emerge
be loved by those who like to play, and merely listen to, the more laid- bristling with energy. There are more reflective moments too but over-
back sounds that this album contains. The label has chosen this avenue all this album is driven by percussion; breaks that are looped, filtered
because they believe that the record buying public want to hear more and sliced up mercilessly."
than minimal obscure techno that many of these and other artists rep- HANNA: Severance CD (SBL 5030) $18.00
resent. It is a fascinating insight into the roots of what has become the "Born in Cleveland, OH, Warren Harris aka Hanna, was surrounded by
famous Techno Sound of Detroit." Featuring K-Hand, Lark Daddy music from an early age. His mother sang with the world famous
(Kenny Larkin), Eddie Flashin Fowlkes, Will Web, Hood Scientific Cleveland Orchestra thus Hanna's early years were spent in an envi-
(Robert Hood), De-Yang Crew (Claude Young), Tomas Barnett, Graffiti ronment that was completely imbued with music. In his early teen
(Stacy Pullen), Anthony "Shake" Shakir & Sean Deason. years he learned a huge array of instruments and became involved
HARAKAMI, REI: Unrest Works CD (SBL 5024) $18.00 with many projects ranging from classical music to thrash metal. He
"Rei Harakami is Sublime’s newest artist. He comes from the ancient works with Hip Hop artists and jazz musicians but this album is a result
city of Kyoto and remixed 'Curved Flow' for Ken Ishi's Re-Grip album. of a long-standing friendship and collaboration with fellow
Now he releases his first album on Sublime, a collection of tracks that Clevelander, Dan Curtin who signed an earlier album and released it
takes us right across the board of electronic entertainment, from deep through Dan`s Metamorphic. Severance is brimming with The Funk,
grooving house tracks to eerie and sparse soundscapes in which utter- whether it`s old-school Hip Hop style or laid-back P-Funk. There`s plen-
ly Japanese melodies and rhythms slip and wiggle. This is music that ty of soul, melodies catch the emotions and draw you into the moods
could be played as successfully in an elevator as a cruising Lexus or the of this complex and deep excursion into instrumental grooves."
comfort of your home. It fills the space without invasion. This is a very YOKOTA, SUSUMU: 1999 CD (SBL 5031 CD) $18.00
gentle and spacious experience, an album of deep, reflective moods "Yokota has now established himself as a key mover in Japan`s front-
and swings." line of dance music producers. With this, his 11th album release, he
CURTIN, DAN: New World CD (SBL 5026) $15.00 rightfully claims his crown. From his first Acid Mt. Fuji release, a record
"It’s been a year since we saw anything of Dan Curtin and finally here that experimented with percussion and melody, giving respect to pio-
is the new material. This EP lays the foundation for his forthcoming neers such as Richie Hawtin, Susumu Yokota has conducted a detailed
album; it’s tougher and in some places a lot more accessible and less investigation into the nature and texture of the soul of dance music
abstract than usual, although the album will contain some gems of through the lens of his Japanese culture. So fat funk blends recognis-
obscurity. This EP opens with a track that is melodic but absolutely no- able western sounds with eastern harmonics and the oriental
nonsense dancefloor 4x4 stuff, there’s the disco wonderland of ‘With polyrhythms support classic basslines and riffs. And it`s this ability to
Me Tonight’, cheeky use of that familiar Earth, Wind & Fire vocal that record truly funky tracks that don`t sell out on his roots that make him
launches into a ruff barrage of jacking Chicago style techno. Swooping such a powerful artist. The succinctly-titled 1999 brings Susumu
chords herald 'Sword Of Orion', a classic Curtin tune, and then his Yokota's gaze to the golden age of Disco, but rather than simply loop-
'Latin Odyssey' mix of 1996’s excellent 'I'll Take You There' that breaks ing old school breaks and feeding them through a filter a-la Daft Punk
off as if it’s two tracks into a fiesta frenzy that shows just how classy and their imitators, he has investigated the feeling of that era.
Curtin is. Orlando Voorn bends Dan's 'Page Me' track to the breakbeat Elsewhere he uses vocoded vocals, percussion that could come out of
an Oberheim DMX drum machine and altogether brings a warmth and will be sure to rock dancefloors."
fatness that will put funk into a dancefloor or living room." From CURTIN, DAN: Deception 2LP (SBL LP002) $17.00
Mixmag: "Takes its cue from old singles on Trax or DJ International, 2LP version of this classic album. This is the UK edition which features
sharing that clanky, sample-heavy sound found on early Chicago house totally different artwork to the Japanese CD (SBL 5020).
classics...generally has more ideas in the space of one album than most FLARE: Grip 2LP (SBL LP003) $17.00
house producers have in their entire careers." 2LP version of this 1996 Ken Ishii project (on CD as SBL 5011).
HARAKAMI, REI: Opa*q CD (SBL 5032) $19.00 VA: 11 Phases 2LP (SBL LP007) $18.00
"Rei Harakami comes back to Sublime action with yet another delight- BRENNAN, MAX: Alien To Whom? 2LP (SBL LP009) $18.00
ful and idiosynchratic CD-only release. This music is not really set for CURTIN, DAN: New World 2LP (SBL LP010) $18.00
dancefloor hands-in-the-air anthem-style and Rei Harakami senses this TANZMUZIK: Version Cities Hi-Light 2LP (SBL LP011) $18.00
freedom that allows him to make music purely for the listener. Most of YOKOTA, SUSUMU: 1998 2LP (SBL LP012) $17.00
the tracks do feature beats and indeed quite a few of them are hooked CO-FUSION: Co-Fu 3LP (SBL LP013) $18.00
to a 4 x 4. But the aim of this album is listening pleasure. As you may HANNA: Severance 2LP (SBL LP014) $17.00
know, Harakami is a graduate of Kyoto`s famous Film School and in this YOKOTA, SUSUMU: 1999 2LP (SBL LP015) $17.00
album you can hear the gentle harmonies and progressions that would Double vinyl version, full color cover.
fit with images; the music moves and develops gently with a smooth SUBLIMINAL SOUNDS (SWEDEN):
funkiness that will entertain and move you. two remixes from Ian TRAD GRAS OCH STENAR: Gardet 12.6.1970 CD (SUBL 01) $19.00
O`Brien and MAX404 complete this gorgeous work." A 1996 reissue. “The first in our new series called Swedish
CO-FUSION: Strutin' Remixes EP 12" (SBL EP 023) $10.00 Underground Archives. The series will focus on classic yet mostly unre-
Features the original mix, Co-Fusion remix, Claude Young remix and leased recordings by known and unknown to mythical Swedish pro-
Funk D'Void remix. gressive/psychedelic groups from the 1960s/70s. First out is the best
YOKOTA, SUSUMU: On & On Remixes 12" (SBL EP 033) $9.00 ever recording from the legendary Trad Gras & Stenar (Trees Grass &
"The clasic-in –the-making ! Yokata answers the irresistable call of the Stones) recorded at the first ever Swedish outdoors summer hippie fes-
summer disco sessions in Ibiza and releases the single from his fabulous tival in 1970. The sound is just amazing: a stoned lysergic wall of acid
1999 album featuring Nepenta artist Harrison Crump on vocals and guitars jamming away and never letting up, pounding bass, furious
Max Brennan on guitar. Mixed by Stardust as a no-nonsense crowd- drums and mystical howling vocals. A true landmark in psychedelic/pro-
pleasing, pumping disco house and flip-sided with Sole Music's Guiro gressive history.”
which is no less than Global Communication's Stevie Middleton in a VA: LSD: Real Garage Punk From Sweden 1966! LP (SUBL 13)
deep, laidback groove." $19.00
PRISM: Fallen Angel/Club Mix EP 12" (SBL EP016) $9.00 "A major find from the bowels of the bottomless pit of unknown 60s
"Mr. Yokota who has been responsible for superb house releases for garage punk bands! LSD, Klunk's Klan and We Want Help from Sweden
Sublime and more breakbeat orientated material on Harthouse comes 1965-1966!. Klunk's Klan: These guys were in a class of their own! If
smoothly into Autumn recording under the alias of Prism for Sublime. you can imagine a group of 12-14 year olds sounding like a merge of
This is deep, funky Detroit influenced house with a wonderful shuffling the Shaggs and the Keggs! Well, that's Klunk's Klan. Pure unrestrained
rhythm. Remixes by Yokota himself, Jonah (Spacetime Continuum) rock 'n rol with genuine inspiration. LSD: were no hippy dippy dream-
Sharp, and Aubrey." ers but a couple of of 13-14 year old punks, drunk on cheap moonshine
BRENNAN, MAX: Old Codger and Remixes EP 2x10" (SBL EP026) booze, trying to impress the local country girls by staggering through
$15.00 a a bunch of primitive R&B covers. We Want Help: ponder the univer-
"The Sublime family take tracks from Max Brennan’s wonderful Alien sal question 'Why People Don't Like Me' and covers 'Bald Headed
To Whom?‘ LP and remix them for some sonic adventures with the Womand" with a pre-pubescent vocalist who whines 'it makes me
groove. From Susumu Yokota's house stomp, Josh (from Schattrax)‘s meeeeeean' over and over . Who could ask for more? Includes com-
percussive workout, Rei Harakami's melodic interpretation and a new prehensive line notes and photos and released here for the first time
house track, 'Old Codger' from Max Brennan himself." ever."
TANZMUSIK: A Version City Episode Remixes 12" (SBL EP028) FANKHAUSER, MERRELL: Maui CD (SUBL CD03) $18.00
$10.00 CD reissue of material previously available on the Reckless label, of
"Tanzmuzik, you may recall, once recorded noodlings for Rising High Merrell's classic 1975 cosmic folk music. Living in Maui, HI for 7 years
Records. Three guys whose influence only seems to touch on 'dance during this period, in a hand-built jungle shack, with his pysch group
music': Akio Yamamoto, Okihide Sawaki and Daishi Hisakawa. On their Mu featuring Jeff Cotton (documented on the Xotic Mind double CD),
album there are touches of dark dubwise and unsettling industrial and researching The Lost Continent of Mu -- Merrell epitomized the
electro woven into the web. So it is with great surprise and amusement hippie dream. Following the dissolution of the Mu band, Merrell and
that we check the first remix as coming from Derrick Carter! And it's a his partner, the violinist Mary Lee visited LA in 1975 to record this
lordly sultry groover too, followed on the A side by Akio's highly com- album, a gloriously "touched" mystical folk-rock hybrid and a beauti-
pressed (and therefore 'louder') remix. On the flip they play the origi- ful artifact of the 70s West Coast attitude. This CD adds 7 bonus tracks
nal; a bonkers electro-beat ragga-ska affair that's remixed in his inim- which start to veer more towards the world of regular "rock".
itable style by mister P. Pulsinger." MINEO, ATTILEO: Man In Space With Sounds CD (SUBL CD04)
SHAKE: Sermon 12" (SBL EP037) $9.00 $13.00
"Shake is none other than Techno lord, Anthony Shakir, coming fresh Now available as a domestic pressing. Reissue of a fantastic and very
and funky out of Motor City, Detroit. Recording for his own Frictional obscure electronic release, recorded in the early 50s and issued on LP in
label, Gigolo, Metroplex and Transmat. This EP displays yet another 1962 on the World's Fair label (and basically impossible to find ever
string to Shake´s bow, his ability to turn out a couple of superb house since)."This is the first release in our new reissue series of rare vintage
tracks in the true Detroit style; a bit dirty, slightly tougher but nonethe- electronica! We start this venture with Bubbelator Music! Visitors ride
less deep and soulful. 'Sermon' on the A side has the elements of a spherical, oddly named elevator into a maze of cubes containing pic-
Techno washing gently over a nagging House beat; emotional chords tures of the hope and havoc of space and the atom. 'First floor,' chants
and a gradual build-up of rhythms and music. 'Get A Feeling' on the B the pilot, 'threats and thresholds, frustrations and fulfillment's, chal-
side a harder, with a tough kick drum and a looped vocal sample that lenges and opportunities.' The Bubbleator was Washington State's

official exhibit in the Coliseum housed a 'World of Tomorrow' exhibit. We're all about the edited scratched up broken drum machine distor-
The Bubbleator, a150-passenger spherical clear plastic elevator moved tion pedal new-wave. RE: Solvent -- hergly bergly beats. melodies. skin-
2.5 million people through displays that promised an easier life ahead. ny puppy concerts. vince clark distortion pedal new wave. ms20 mad-
The operator wore a silver shiny space suit right out of a Buck Rogers ness. delay. half eaten drum machines. innovative new school lo-fi elec-
comic strip and the music of Man in Space with Sounds was being tronics from toronto's jason amm." "Remember when you first heard
played through the sound system. Totally outer space man, totally. all the classic Rephlex stuff? Remember the chills you got when you
'Visitors ascend to the exhibit in a globe-shaped elevator for a 21- heard that lovely crunchy distortion mixed with the light haunting
minute tour of the future.' Visitor's to the Seattle World's Fair loved melodies and odd samples? Prepare to feel that way again... A stun-
the Bubbleator ride, which was eventually purchased for $5,100 and ning melody-infused electro that reminds me of classic Aphex Twin,
relocated after the fair's end to the Center House/Food Circus/Armory. Kinestheasia and µ-ziq mixed with a little Octagon Man & I-f. This cd
In the early 80's the Center House was remodeled and the Bubblelator will be VERY big!" --Lance McGannon.
was auctioned off. The unknown buyer moved it to their home in LOWFISH: Fear Not The Snow And Other Lo-Fiing Objects CD
North Seattle and turned it into a terrarium and that's where it sits (SUCT 004) $14.00
today. Attileo Mineo's Man In Space With Sounds is the record and the "The debut release by Lowfish, aka Suction Records co-founder
electronic outer space exotica music with spoken word introductions Gregory De Rocher. The tracks, 16 in total, are short, raw, spontaneous,
that was played in the Bubbleator at the Seattle State World's Fair. It inspired and insane. Lowfish does not care about the nigh noise floor
was recorded in 1951 and is one of the rarest and most interesting elec- level, and you will thank him for it -- this noise floor sounds good. Fear
tronica records in existence. It has now, lovingly, been digitally remas- Not... is not abstract music -- it may be a bit weird at times, but it's also
tered and transferred to the aural medium of today for your futuristic consistently direct and in-your-face, with fierce electro beats and
enjoyment." melodies thick with nostalgia. Robot music from Canada."
SUBMERGE: SOLVENT: Solvently One Listens CD (SUCT 006 CD) $13.50
VA: Depth Charge One CD (SUB 1) $13.50 "Solvently One Listens is the second full-length release from Suction
Subtitled the definitive Detroit techno compilation series, these CDs records' recording artist and co-proprietor Jason Amm, a.k.a. Solvent.
revolve around the empire headed up by Mad Mike Banks (UR) and the Combining alternately buoyant and subdued rhythms with rich, engag-
Submerge-associated labels (Underground Resistance, Red Planet, ing, and touching melodies, Solvent's brand of electronic listening
Matrix, Generator, 430 West, Direct Beat, Black Nation, Metroplex, music is refreshingly simple, direct, honest, and inviting. Described by
etc.). Volume one features almost all Mad Mike tracks, (sometimes Urban Sounds as 'the aural approximation of a reassuring hug,' tracks
credited as "produced by a Martian for Red Planet Records). Some of like 'Hello Pop,' 'Well You Needn't,' and 'Duckie' combine the diver-
the most beautiful, emotionally deep Detroit tracks ever can found gent emotional fibers of elation and sadness, joy and disconsolation --
here on this one, check out such legendary tracks as Mike's "Amazon" embracing both as inevitable, often complementary aspects of life.
or Red Planet's "Lost Transmission From Earth" -- you'll either get it or Solvent freely admits to the influence of technopop -- Depeche Mode,
you won't. Completely stellar stuff for those who know how to tune in. Soft Cell and Yazoo included -- but these are only starting points.
All four volumes are great, but start with this one. Solvently One Listens comes off as technopop's faithful progeny and
VA: Depth Charge Two CD (SUB 2) $13.50 logical next step, combining ageless musical impulses with forgotten
Features tracks by The Suburban Knight, The Martian, Mad Mike, technologies. The result is music of singular voice and vision. In a bet-
Shake, Eddie Flashin' Fowlkes, Scan-7, Underground Resistance, DJ ter world, you'd hear Solvent on the radio. But for now, please listen
T1000 & Drexciya. solvently, and enjoy."
VA: Depth Charge Three CD (SUB 3) $13.50 SOLVENT: Solvently One Listens 2x12" (SUCT 006 LP) $15.00
Features tracks by: Andre Holland (UR), Dark Energy (Surburban Double vinyl version, in metallic printed sleeve.
Knight), Red Planet, Infiniti, Octave One, UR, Aux 88, DJ ESP, Freq (Sean VA: Assorted Pieces 10" (SUCT 007) $9.00
Deason), Teknotika, X-313 (Alan Oldham), S.I.N. Compiled by Sean "Assorted Pieces is a new 10" compilation of electronic music from
Deason. Canada's Suction records -- four melody driven tracks from four artists.
VA: Depth Charge 4 CD (SUB 4) $13.50 There's Suction's own Canadian robot Lowfish, in full-on Vince Clark
Features UR, Octave One, M500/3MB (Juan Atkins & Maurizio), Thomas attack mode; Pluxus, a 3-piece analog improv group from Sweden with
Barnett, The Martian, Gigi Galaxy, Posatronix, Andre Holland, Project electro Drumatix and nice '70s melodies; the debut of the Tinfoil
X, DJ T-1000, Vice (Jay Denhan), Missing Channel. Teakettle project, a.k.a. the combined efforts of Solvent & Lowfish --
DREXCIYA: The Quest 2CD (SVE 08) $19.00 more beats, more melodies, more synthesizers; and finally Brioche
Drexciya is a legendary Detroit electro/techno act. This essential 2CD Kretzal, happy pop tones by the little man from Manchester with pre-
set compiles the best of their numerous vinyl releases (for vious lives & guises on U.K. labels Skam & V/VM. While listening to this
Underground Resistance, Submerge & others), as well as adding some record, please ignore the fumes & try not to trip on any cables. It's hot
new tracks, including what evidently will be their "final transmission". in this room. Assorted pieces clutter the tables & floor: a drum machine
Also includes tracks from their much-discussed EP for Aphex's Rephlex with dirty volume pots, a guitar pedal running out of batteries (no
label (the mere presence of which is indicative of the strange and illu- more power outlets available), and a brand new sampler with monitor
minating appeal of this group). Like all things relatable to Mad Mike & mouse. Miraculously, the synths are all in tune. Press record. For
Banks there's a heavy cloak of mystery surrounding Drexciya and their Suction, it's not about gratuitous clinging to the past; it's about stay-
identities or origins, but this is a major event in the home-listening- ing true to ideals and perfecting the key elements -- chunky beats,
friendly documentation of Detroit's music. Mixing minimalist electro- memorable melodies and warm, analog production. This is what makes
driven beats, truly contorted and insane electronic rhythms, and an it Suction. A reality is not virtual, but concrete, visual, unpredictable
incessant interest in the futuristics of aquatic-life, Drexciya are aes- and inspirational. If a Moog is more fun than a Plug-In- then the 4
thetically unique within the Detroit techno infrastructure and a force tracks on Assorted Pieces may help to confirm this notion."
to be reckoned with. LOWFISH: Eliminator CD (SUCT 008CD) $13.50
SUCTION (CANADA): "The second full-length release by Suction's own full-time robot,
Gregory de Rocher. While previous Lowfish efforts have regularly hint-
SOLVENT: CD (SUCT 003) $13.50
ed at electro, Eliminator's 10 tracks positively boom. But there's a twist
First full length from Solvent (aka Jason Amm), a gorgeous state-of-
to these punishing drumcomputer workouts. This is, after all, a Suction
IDM reflection. "Suction Records is from the boring suburbs of Canada.
record, so it's fairly safe to assume that the DJs are going to find this
all a little weird. Rarely have pounding 808 beats been cut with such band Moby Grape. Mastered from the original session tapes by Bob
intricate detail and stark, arresting melodies.Eliminator finds Lowfish Irwin, the Sundazed issue will also contain previously unheard materi-
locked away for months in the studio, with just an 808, a couple of al from the original sessions, unpublished photos, and in-depth anno-
synths, and a pile of rotten fx units, searching for 'that perfect melody'. tation by David Fricke , Greil Marcus and Jud Cost. Very importantly,
He decided to get rid of his sampler, opting instead for an eight-out- Sundazed restores the original Columbia album version of Oar directly
put soundcard for his computer. 'Multiple tracks,' says Lowfish, 'means from the original 2-track master tapes, circa 1968. The prior (non-
more 808 parts.' You may call Lowfish a bit of a purist. He makes no Sundazed) CD edition was remixed and, unfortunately, bore little sonic
secret of his influences, including '70's modular-murk (Roedelius and resemblance to the highly distinctive and far superior original album
Tangerine Dream), '80s electro-pop (OMD, New Order and the Art of mix. The bonus cuts included on this Sundazed set are exact represen-
Noise), crunchy techno (early Warp and Rephlex), and freaky new tations of what Skip recorded during the last day of the historic Oar
school electro (from Den Hagg and Detroit)... and he manages to com- sessions." Includes the original 12 albums tracks, the 5 bonus tracks fea-
bine these diverse strains of electronic music history into a sound that tured on the previous Sony CD version, and 5 additional unissued
is completely natural, utterly timeless and totally Lowfish, dellivering bonus tracks never before heard.
everything a Suction robot could hope for: fierce electro beats, Fat SPENCE, ALEXANDER "SKIP": Oar LP (SC 5030 LP) $15.00
Albert basslines, warm analog production, and catchy, memorable "The haunted genius of Alexander 'Skip' Spence's Oar returns at long
melodies. Robot music from Canada." last to its original format: the LP. Sundazed is ecstatic to be able to reis-
LOWFISH/SOLVENT: LP (SUCT 3.4) $7.00 sue Spence's cult classic on 180 gram vinyl -- with original track listing,
"An LP in length containing 8 tracks, 4 from Lowfish, 4 from Solvent. 3 liner notes, and photos intact. Spence -- a founding member of semi-
of each are from the respective CDs, 1 from each are exclusive to this nal San Fran skullbenders Moby Grape -- cut his only solo work in
release." Nashville immediately after being released from New York's Bellevue
SUNDAZED: Hospital late in 1968. Unavailable on the collector's market these days
WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND: Volume One CD (SC at any price, Oar vanished without a trace when first released in 1969.
11047) $13.50 Frequently compared to the likes of Syd Barrett and Nick Drake,
All tracks recorded in Beverly Hills, 1965-67. Features 8 previously unre- Spence's visionary work walks the tightrope between reality and delu-
leased tracks. Predates their legendary output of 3 LPs on the Reprise sion, and remains a national treasure." No CD bonus tracks included,
label in the late 60s. "Cut in their storefront studio in 1966, this pack- those will possibly be issued as separate LP later.
age revives the impossibly rare first album by the West Coast Pop Art POP, IGGY: New Values LP (SC 5039 LP) $13.00
Experimental Band on the Fifo label. The folk/rock of the Byrds, the "From his Motor City days with the Psychedelic Stooges, or glamming
emerging trippiness of the Beatles and some dynamic recent material it up with Reed and Bowie, or onstage self-mutilation, Iggy Pop has
by Bob Dylan is employed by these precocious teenagers as a spring- always done what he damn well pleases. Fortunately, in today's street
board to their own style in a foretaste of things to come." -- Jud Cost. parlance: 'It's all good.' Here are two razor sharp, wiry classics from the
LEAVES, THE: Are Happening: Best of the Leaves CD (SC 11058) Ig's mighty Arista period, recorded at the height of the punk/new wave
$12.00 era. Aided by the likes of ex-Stooges Scott Thurston and James
"Primo L.A. folk-punk. Take a pinch of the Byrds, add a heaping tea- Williamson, former Sex Pistol Glen Matlock, and Patti Smith group
spoon of Love, and you've got the happening Leaves, prime movers on alum Ivan Kral, Iggy shows all the pretenders how it's done on these
the Sunset Strip scene, who hit the charts with the most manic "Hey cutting edge platters. Primal 180 gram vinyl. Originally released 1979.
Joe" you'll ever hear. The Leaves Are Happening collects the complete POP, IGGY: Soldier LP (SC 5041 LP) $13.00
Mira recordings, including the entire Hey Joe album, plus all rare sin- Originally released 1980.
gle sides, cool photos, and more." BYRDS: Mr. Tambourine Man LP (SC 5057LP) $15.00
CANTERBURY FAIR: CD (SC 11064) $13.50 "At long last. Packaged in 180 gram deluxe gatefold editions, these
"By skillfully employing a keyboard arsenal and monstrous fuzzadelic ground-breaking original albums include bonus tracks, liner notes by
bass, John and Philip Hollingsworth and a couple of plas created epic David Fricke, and many previously unseen photos, recently discovered
tapestries of mind-bending sound there were too large for their home- in the deep, dark depths of the vaults. If any 60s band made more soup
town of Fresno, CA. Before long, Canterbury Fair was unfurling its out of their first four albums than did these masters of the 12-strings
wide-screen soundscapes before the wide-eyed patrons of San and heavenly harmonies, we'd like to know who they were!" First
Francisco's legendary ballrooms. This collection includes the A-side of album, originally released in 1965. With 2 bonus tracks.
the ultra-rare single 'Song On A May Morning' as well as the group's BYRDS: Turn! Turn! Turn! LP (SC 5058LP) $15.00
astounding never-before-heard full length album." Long lost West Second album, originally released in 1966. With three bonus tracks.
Coast album, recorded 1967-69. BYRDS: Fifth Dimension LP (SC 5059LP) $15.00
JOSEFUS: Dead Man/Get Off My Case CD (SC 11066) $13.50 Third album, originally released in 1966. With 3 bonus tracks.
First legit CD reissue of this legendary Texas group. Includes their self- BYRDS: Younger Than Yesterday LP (SC 5060LP) $15.00
released first album, Dead Man, from 1970, plus the demos from 1969 Fourth album, originally released in 1967.
(later issued as the Get Off My Case album). "Pete Bailey's banshee FAPARDOKLY: CD (SC 6059) $12.00
vocals, Dave Mitchell's howling guitar and Doug Tull's cosmic thud First legit CD issue from 1995, of this mid-sixties classic from Merrell
made Josefus the uncontested lone Star state hi-decibel heavyweight Fankhauser (post-Impacts, pre-HMS Bounty, Mu). Recorded over the
champ. Deadman, their hideously rare first longplayer -- joined here by years 1964-67, it was actually a selections of tracks recorded by Merrell
the previously unreleased version of the album -- is a bare-knuckled & the Exiles (including, at times, John French & Jeff Cotton, pre-
slugfest with the devastating wallop of a Texas tornedo. Never before Beefheart) and only issued as "an album by Fapardokly" in retrospect.
seen photos, new liner notes, and 14 killer tracks all taken from the A fairly major piece in the folk-rock puzzle, with Fankhauser-styled
original masters complete definitive Josefus package!" weirdness seeping out the edges. Has three bonus tracks.
SPENCE, ALEXANDER "SKIP": Oar CD (SC 11075) $14.00 FANKHAUSER & HMS BOUNTY, MERRELL: Things CD (SC 6094)
New, definitive CD reissue of this psychedelic masterpiece from 1969, a $12.00
harrowing stroke of desolation and one of the peak American record- First legit CD issue of this classic '67-68-style west coast psych album, by
ings of its era. "Oar was the visionary solo work recorded during the group Merrell Fankhauser formed after the Impacts and
Alexander 'Skip" Spence's last days as part of the seminal San Francisco Fapardokly (and before he went off to form Mu with Jeff Cotton).

Some of Merrill's most luxurious music, including the monster ""Drivin' to append to your ass. You can't avoid it, it's all around you." --
Sideways (On A One Way Street)", the eastern-tinged "A Visit With Hrvatski.
Ashiya", etc. One of the bonus tracks is a cover of Fred Neil's METERS, THE: Struttin CD (SC 6148) $12.00
"Everybody's Talkin'". "A rare psychedelic pastry, well-baked in the "CD version of the third Josie LP (#4012, 1970), somewhat of a home-
California desert, circa 1968!. Mindblown original tunes, fuled by jang- coming (they returned to Cosimo Matassa's studio, Toussaint &
ly 12-string and kick-started with crispy fuzz guitar -- here's the origi- Sehorn's old stomping grounds). After this The Meters continued in a
nal album, plus three rare single-only sides as bonus tracks, vintage slightly more rock-ish mode (not to say that the Reprise years weren't
photos and group history from the flashy pen of group leader Merrell full of ridiculously great jams, just in comparison...) toured with the
Fankhauser himself." Rolling Stones, backed up Dr. John, Robert Palmer, King Biscuit Boy,
KENNELMUS: Folkstone Prism CD (SC 6129) $12.00 and Paul McCartney and Wings, then broke up (damn, what a way to
Mid-line reissue of this rather exceptional 1971 eccentric psych album, go...). Zigaboo toured with Keith Richards and Ron Wood (and worked
originally issued by Phoenix International Records. Their lone album with Bill Laswell), George Porter started the Runnin' Pardners, worked
from the time (briefly reissued on LP by Rockadelic a number of years w/David Byrne (and more recently, Tori Amos), Art joined the Neville
ago & not to be confused with the lesser demos album, Beyond brothers, Leo floated about... They reformed after a festival in 1989,
Folkstone Prism, which RD put out as a limited LP release shortly there- but w/out Ziggy and thus were a bit shoddy (even Leo left a few years
after). Based in Arizona, the group was led by Ken Walker (vocals, gui- later). This was their last gasp at true unfettered perfection, relish it..."
tar, melodica, zither, electric piano, audio effects, organ, signal gener- -- Hrvatski.
ators), who had a unique vision for an orchestral/psychedelic rock BARBARIANS, THE: Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl CD (SC 6153)
streamline (he mentions attempting to create an album that sounded $14.00
like the Beach Boys mixed with Alice Cooper and the Moody Blues "Finally, everything by Boston's long-haired punks the Barbarians, on
without the strings)."This unlikely and delicate blending of influences one disc. Led by hood-handed drummer Moulty, the Barbarians ask the
as diverse as the Chantays, Lee Hazelwood and Ennio Morricone with musical question 'Are You A Boy Or Are You A Girl' and serve up the
Quicksilver Messenger Service and the Electric Prunes might cause the Big Beat on cuts such as the awesome 'Hey Little Bird' and the inspira-
Folkstone Prism listener -- like a delirious man in a cave lined with tional 'Moulty'. Original album plus three bonus tracks, unseen photos
fool's gold -- to doubt his senses." -- Jud Cost. and the complete story from Moulty himself."
FLAMIN GROOVIES: Supersnazz CD (SC 6130) $12.00 BOX TOPS, THE: The Letter CD (SC 6158) $12.00
"Supersnazz, according to group leader Roy Loney, was to be 'the "With 16 year old Alex Chilton alternate growling out lines like
Flamin' Groovies' Sgt. Pepper' -- a chance to blow out the doors of a 'Gimme a ticket for an aeroplane' and crooning trippy electric pop
major label studio with songs running the gamut from the decadence gems like 'Neon Rainbow', Memphis' Box Tops -- logical heirs to the
of 'The First One's Free' and 'Love Have Mercy' to the exotica of 'Bam blue-eyed soul of the Rascals and the Righteous Brothers -- could do it
Balam', the harmonies of 'A Part From That' and the Beatlesque shim- both ways. Under the watchful eye of legendary producers Dan Penn
mer of 'Laurie Did It'. Now with four bonus tracks and a dazzling array and Chips Moman, the Box Tops blistered the charts with seven top 40
of previously unseen pics, Supersnazz is a Groovie grab-bag from the hits, sprinkled throughout their four wonderful albums- all laced with
golden era of San Fran rock, circa 1969." enough Memphis soul and gentle psychedelia to cement the band's
METERS, THE: CD (SC 6146) $12.00 stature as rock & roll legends. These discs come stuffed with previous-
Reissues of the first three Meters albums (prior CD versions either long ly unissued bonus tracks, ultra-rare single versions, never before seen
gone or non-existent), each with 2 previously unissued bonus tracks, photos and interviews with Box Tops Alex Chilton, Danny Smythe, Bill
with everything taken from the original Josie label master tapes . Cunningham, and John Evans. Worldwide CD debut."
"Extremely timely re-issues of the first three Meters albums, landmarks BOX TOPS, THE: Cry Like A Baby CD (SC 6159) $12.00
in the field of time-space continuum breaching forward motion BOX TOPS, THE: Nonstop CD (SC 6160) $12.00
organ/bass/gtr/kit ESP. Each CD contains two rather odd-sounding BOX TOPS, THE: Dimensions CD (SC 6161) $12.00
(from a few years later perhaps?) previously unreleased tracks. Early on METERS, THE: Fire On The Bayou CD (SC 6167) $12.00
the Meters were the house band for almost all Sansu Enterprises (Allen Reissue with one bonus track; originally released by Reprise in 1975.
Toussaint & Marshall Sehorn) productions, backing up (virtually) Lee "Sundazed presents three more groove heavy discs from the combo
Dorsey, Betty Harris, Lou Johnson, and others on record. Their blend of synonymous with New Orleans R&B -- The Meters. Spurred on by fabled
classic 'nawlins second line groove; courtesy of Joseph 'Zigaboo' Crescent City production tandem Allen Toussaint and Marshall Sehorn,
Modeliste [the best drummer EVER. His endlessly propulsive drumming the playing on Cabbage Alley, Rejuvenation and Fire on the Bayou is so
has no parallel (read: none) in contemporary music], Leo Nocentelli tight it's almost telepathic."
(whose jazz tinged guitar straights were influenced by the Wes/Burrell METERS, THE: Cabbage Alley CD (SC 6168) $12.00
axis), George Porter Jr. (solid low end theory), and Art Neville (percus- Reissue with 2 bonus tracks, originally released by Reprise in 1972.
sive organ, notes claim he 'introduced fuzz guitar to the masses when METERS, THE: Rejuvenation CD (SC 6169) $12.00
his axeman's amp tube malfunctioned in the midst of Art's 'Cha Dooky- Reissue with two bonus tracks, originally released by Reprise in 1974.
Doo', if that isn't a psychedelic experience, I don't know what is...). SUPER 8 (GERMANY):
This, the first Meters LP (Josie LP 4010, June 1969) features the singles KHAN, CAN ORAL: Blue Pool CD (SUPER 8.6) $17.00
'Cissy Strut' (reached #4 on the R&B charts) and it's predecessor, "Written & Produced by Can 'Khan" Oral @ Blue Box NYC 1999 for El
'Sophisticated Cissy' as well as 'Ease Back' (#20) 'Here Comes the Meter Turco Loco. Khan appears courtesy of Matador Records. Water/bathing
Man', 'Live Wire', and a cover of the Classics IV chestnut 'Stormy'. This sounds by Susa Templin. This CD is part of the installation 'Fishtank' by
is the sound of four individuals, networked telekinetically, bypassing Susa Templin & Can 'Khan' Oral for the Expo 2000, NYC April, 1999." A
data streams for a bit of the human breath interaction. Music will sublime, more experimental, spacey work for Khan.
never be this good again..." -- Hrvatski. KHAN: Blue Pool 1 12" (SUPER 8.7) $9.00
METERS, THE: Look-Ka Py Py CD (SC 6147) $12.00 "A nice set of 12"s (intended for back-to-back segues; all-night contin-
"Reissue of the second Josie LP (#4011, January 1970), recorded out of ual Khan-sound now a distinct possibility) of varying stylistic tendency.
state in Atlanta without fucking up the formula (Toussaint & Sehorn Starts out w/a sweet lo-bit lounge-jazz drifter, then a nice treble-
were along for the ride, natch). Features the singles 'Look-Ka Py Py' deprived minimal etude, then a strange echo-plexed funk loop in 6
(reached #11 on Billboard's R&B charts) and 'Dry Spell' (reached #39) (with off-time synth rez-sweeps). The B side has a few more tracks; a
and a hod-load of Zigaboo bricks, grafted straight from his hip pocket slow dub track, 2 short Kraftwerk-inspired ones, and at least one mad-
blunted bass frequency exercise. I know this may sound odd seeing the lypse is one scenario among others. After the fascination for the evil in
circumstances (I do believe that Khan's collected output, when played the 80´s, nowadays failure is the most interesting phenomenon: 'All
back-to-back, will last one year), but Khan could actually use some hope theory could bring salvation should be eliminated. Theory is not
more attention; the guy's a phenom..." -- Hrvatski. care, nor is it a substitute for forgotten services and ideologies.' The
KHAN: Blue Pool 2 12" (SUPER 8.8) $9.00 members of Brüsseler Platz 10a-Musik are Georg Odijk (A-musik), Jan
"'Ambient' companion to be used alternatingly with the first volume. St. Werner (Mouse on Mars, Microstoria, Lithops) und Marcus
Brilliant, brilliant stuff; the a side is a side-long BCP-ish epic, the b is Schmickler (Pluramon, Wabi Sabi). In their sessions and live perfor-
made up of short-ish dual-osc nuggets; like some forgotten 70's solo mances they use generations of conventional analogue and digital
synth classic (I keep thinking of Popol Vuh, although it's perhaps more consumer electronics: Record player, tape recorder, CD-Player. The com-
adjacent in application to Richard Pinhas's solo records outside of plexe material of spoken words and music was arranged and mixed by
Heldon, only more blissed-out). If you every doubted this guy's aware- Hajsch (Quit Artworks/Cologne)."
ness of the history of electronics, look no further." -- Hrvatski. SWARF FINGER RECORDS (UK):
SUPERBALL (JAPAN): GONK: Will/Will Not Attend CD (SF 029 CD) $16.00
SUPERBALL: CASS (SUPERCAR) $6.00 "Over 70 minutes of intense samples and electronica which is the debut
Warehouse find of this early 90s cassette-only release. Ten minutes, from Gonk, being the work of Nigel Smith (who records as Dunderhead
two songs by an Osaka trio of 17 year old girls in an almost avant- on the Worm Interface label) and Mark Davies (Voices of Kwahn,
Shaggs style. Handmade covers. Somewhat infamous for their video Throne, Ragga & The Jack Magic Orchestra). This CD has been record-
release on Augen as well as a proposed double LP on Ecstatic Peace! ed over the past couple of years in bedrooms and at live shows. The
that never quite made it into the known universe. mixture of ethnic sounds and full-on abrasive sounds coupled with the
SUPERSTITION (GERMANY): improvised use of dance machinery such as the 303 and 909 makes this
GIANNELLI, FRED: Telepathic Wisdom Vol. 2 CD (SUPER 2062) a unique listening experience."
$15.00 PARISH, JOHN: Rosie CD (SF 034 CD) $16.00
An intersting mid-90s album from Kooky Scientist Fred Gianelli. We "John Parish has composed, performed and recorded the soundtrack to
don't have full stock (got mis-shipped a few instead of Fred's the Belgiam film Rosie. He uses the guitar to created sounds that veer
SahkoTelepathic Romance). from unsettling ambient passages to dirty experimental blues influ-
SUPPOSE (GERMANY): enced songs. The only vocal track on the album is sung by Alison
Goldfrapp, who worked with Tricky on his early recordings. Parish is
BRINKMANN, ESTER: Totes Rennen CD (SUPPOSE 07) $15.00
well known for his performances and collaborative work with PJ
An obscure and desirable CD of minimal German techno by Ester and
Harvey, as well as his Spleen project, which has to date released 2
Thomas Brinkmann, distributed by A-Musik. Thomas was responsible
acclaimed albums, also on Swarf Finger."
for one of 1997's shinings moments of recorded sound: his remix of ike
FOEHN: Silent Light CD (SF 037 CD) $16.00
Ink's Studio One material, released as the Studio 1 -- Variationen CD,
"Second full length album from one Deb Parsons, a Cotham UK native
and has more recently blown up the world with his mesmerizing series
who before redefining the term 'outsider music' on her previous album
of 12"'s on the Ernst and Max labels. This CD features looped vocal
(1998's InsideOut Eyes) and EP (1998's split EP with Ad Vanz/Gescom on
texts, primitive electronic repetitions and building static grooves, to
FatCat) was one half of Bristol based found
great effect.
sound/rhythm/dialogue/context icons The Third Eye Foundation.
BRINKMANN, ESTER: Voran 12" (SUPPOSE 08) $9.00
Moribund sequences of sonic narrative abound, cleverly assembled into
Three track EP, not found on the CD. Profan-styled minimalism, raw &
points of alignment as varied as a Nth gen Portishead cassette dupe or
gritty.
possibly a Cage-ian location study like 'Waltz'. Awesome music of
BRINKMANN, ESTER: Weisse Naechte CD (SUPPOSE 11) $17.00
intense individuality, someone to keep tabs on for sure..." -- Hrvatski.
"A remix-album and a requiem: basic vocal parts are from E.M. Cioran
CD anthology Cafard (Suppose), combined with a soundtrack of mini- SWAYZAK (UK):
mal techno, jazz samples and musiqe concrete. Nine compositions, VA: Two Hundred And Forty Volts CD (SWZ 002 CD) $18.00
miniatures. 30 minutes, digipak. Music by Thomas Brinkmann. Voice: "Two Hundred And Forty Volts came together as a result of the
E.M. Cioran in French and German." "30-minute follow up to the Totes Swayzak tours, where they were given material by acquaintances and
Rennen CD (and the 'Voran' 12") by this Thomas Brinkmann alter-ego. strangers encountered along the way. It is an album compiled with a
Nine short tracks concerned more with lifted jazz timbres (actual sense for travelling as well as listening. Influences are broad, yet echoes
recordings of bop era stylists and fusion era electric ensembles) and the of Kraftwerk, Underground Resistance, Basic Channel, etc. Turns out
texts/pronunciations of Romanian philosopher E.M. Cioran thrown 80s synth pop can be ideal for combining sounds from the past with
together with the familiar remnants of Brinkmann's oeuvre (static- those of the future. The first half of the record is pure analog -- no
inflected 'straight' patterns and tempo-unrelated/error-ridden rhyth- computers involved and a decidedly strong dose of electro funk. The
mic artefacts). A slight, completely welcome departure from/to second half of the compilation is a more digital affair, where warmth,
Brinkmann's 'techno' recordings, delving into form/function areas of depth, and melody flow from our more tech-oriented bretheren."
sound research. Fine." -- Hrvatski. Artists include: Swayzak, Roger 23, James S. Taylor, Betamax, Theorem,
BRUSSELER PLATZ 10A-MUSIK/HAJSCH: 1000 Fehler (1000 Errors) Dwayne Sodahberk, and Tavern On The Green.
CD (SUPPOSE 13) $16.00 VA: Two Hundred And Forty Volts 2LP (SWZ 002 LP) $19.00
"The CD 1000 Fehler is a composition of spoken theory-fragments by Double vinyl version.
Adilkno (Foundation of the Advancement of Illegal SWELL/ARTIFACT (CANADA):
Knowledge/Amsterdam) and noise-improvisations by Brüsseler Platz OSWALD, JOHN: Greyfolded 2CD (S/A 1969-96) $16.00
10a-Musik (Cologne). Being bored of academic culture pessimism the This has been greatly reduced in price. The complete 2 CD package.
authors Geert Lovink, Arjen Mulder und Lex Wouterloot (Adilkno) are Oswald's Plunderphonics masterpiece using 30 year's worth of the
dedicated to illegal knowledge. Their books Cracking the Movement Grateful Dead's "Dark Star" as source material has been completed,
and The Media Archive are published by Autonomedia, New York. In now totalling 107 minutes (previously issued as an incomplete single
their last book Elektronische Einsamkeit (Supposé 1997) they research CD). New version comes with greatly expanded liner notes fully
degenerated tendencies of the roaring every day life in media. In ecsta- describing the plunderphonic process, a fascinating time line (indicat-
sy of speculation they try out all patterns possible and even the apoca- ing the placement of all the original source materials), and an at times

wildly experimental 2nd disc called "Mirror Ashes". Musically this is SPACEMEN 3: An Evening of Contemporary Sitar Music CD
one of the peak psychedelic listening experiences, the Dead's often (SFTRI 211) $11.00
erratic sound basis funnelled into true higher consciousness splatter. Previously issued as Dream Weapon by the good Welsh people of Fierce
SWILL RADIO: Records. Features a 44 minute drug-drenched drone from 1988, plus
PICKLE FACTORY, THE: Our Pledge LP (SWILL 012) $11.00 the complete 10-minute version of “Ecstasy in Slow Motion” which
Now issued on LP as well, with superior packaging to the CD. appeared in edited form on Sonic Boom’s "Drone Dream" 7”.
PICKLE FACTORY, THE: Our Pledge CD (SWILL 013) $11.00 RAMLEH: “Eightball Corner Pocket”/”Trapped Aircraft” 7"
The Pickle Factory is Scott Foust and Karla Borecky of the Idea Fire Co., (SFTRI 235) $2.00
plus a third member. Again utilizing layers of keyboards, bass, tapes, SKULLFLOWER: “Ponyland”/”Fake Revolt” 7" (SFTRI 275) $2.00
synths, guitars, etc. plus some occasional floating vocal tonings, there E.A.R.: Mesmerised LP (SFTRI 279) $8.00
is much cosmic beauty touched upon here, in a slightly more song-like “...first in an ongoing series of experimental mood music... E.A.R. is a
forum than IFC. Floating capsules of sound, with a vague touch of post- loose affiliation of non-resident ‘sound makers’ including Sonic Boom
Kosmiche awareness, making this an outsider force to be reckoned (Spectrum, Spacemen 3), Kevin Martin (God), Kevin Shields (My Bloody
with. My favorite on the label to date, but the CD packaging (banal Valentine), Eddie Prevost (AMM) amongst others.”
manila envelope) is so pathetically uninspired that it's hard to figure E.A.R.: Mesmerised CD (SFTRI 279CD) $11.00
out why they bothered. “...first in an ongoing series of experimental mood music... E.A.R. is a
BRANDSDAL, KJETIL D.: Rogalands Lydigste LP (SWILL 015) loose affiliation of non-resident ‘sound makers’ including Sonic Boom
$13.00 (Spectrum, Spacemen 3), Kevin Martin (God), Kevin Shields (My Bloody
"Brandsdal has had a number of small-edition LPs & singles released Valentine), Eddie Prevost (AMM) amongst others.”
under his own name, as well as the Kjertl Del Brondo Group. This is his SPACEMEN 3: For All The Fucked-Up Children Of This World CD
first widely available release, although Brandsdal is soon to have a (SFTRI 368CD) $11.00
'best of the early LPs' CD out on the influential Corpus Hermeticum Features their 1st recording session from 1984, a year or so before their
label. This LP is his most abstract his best: scuttling lo-fi, ghostly trans- first official release and never before previously available.
missions from an unknown planet. Like the music of the Shadow Ring, E.A.R.: Phenomena 256 CD (SFTRI 459) $11.00
Organum, Ashtray Navigations, and Oval, this is truly original music "Nearly 70 minutes of inspirational hallucinogenic mood music, with
that falls between the cracks of codified genres. Although the whole an array of influences as diverse as Joe Meek, the Radiophonic Music
LP is superb, the last track, 'Cubicki,' is a piece that constantly delivers Workshop and Martin (Suicide) Rev... The 3rd installment in the E.A.R.
exactly what I want out of music, and is not to be missed." saga." Line up of Sonic Boom (feedback, Synthi VSC3, drones), Eddie
SHADOW RING, THE: Lighthouse 2LP (SWILL 017) $15.00 Prevost (bowed cymbal), Kevin Martin (treated saxophone), Tom
First album in a while from the UK-centered group (previous docu- Prentice (electric viola), Scott Riley (hammer guitar), Peter Bain (lap
mentation via their own Dry Leaf label, Corpus Hermeticum & steel guitar), Alf Hardy (voltage control advisor) in what seems to be
Siltreeze). Assisting the core members (Lambkin, Harris, Goss) on this the most luxuriously dense E.A.R. project to date, lovely stuff.
recording (from '97-'98) are the following Americans: Adris Hoyos, BOOM, SONIC: What Came Before After CD (SFTRI 493) $12.00
Karla Borecky & Scott Foust (Idea Fire Co.). "To enter the world of the "Collects an enticing assortment of previously unavailable, alternate
Shadow Ring is to enter a surreal anti-world of bizarre song structure. mixes, outakes, collaborations and long deleted singles, most of which
Lighthouse will rank with Trout Mask Replica and Tago Mago as both appear here for the first time on CD. Among the tracks are Sonic's first
one of the most avant garde and the most eccentric double LP's of all slo recordings, a few stellar Spectrum tracks, his outing with poster
time. Unlike those two records, Lighthouse features no instrumental guru Frank Kozik, and the original 'Ecstasy in Slow Motion,' recently
pyrotechnics, instead relying on odd sonic combinations, startling lauded by the grand daddy of drone, La Monte Young. There are 16
lyrics, and a very painterly use of minimal studio technology. tracks in all and 70+ minutes by one of the most influential artists
Absolutely essential listening if you are interested in modernist stretch- around today."
ing of song form with extraordinary results." SYNCOM PRODUCTIONZ/WIZOO (GERMANY):
IDEA FIRE COMPANY: Anti-Natural LP (SWILL 018) $11.00 VA: Cologne Cycles 2LP (CYCLES 1) $19.00
"Idealized field recordings that capture the hallucinatory isolation of "200 locks grooves (50 per side over two LP's; a slightly more DJ-friend-
an abandoned arctic base. Anti-Natural combines organic mechanistic ly use of the lock groove phenomenon than certain recent/related
processes into an aesthetic whole. Both severe and opulent, naïve and 'quantity-over-quality' product) by the likes of Frank Heiss, Khan, Dr.
self-confident, Anti-Natural offers an escape route from the false Walker & M.Flux, Digital Jockey, Wulfmanson, Irwin leschet.Ext, and
dichotomies of man/nature and man/machine and attempts the tran- Reinhard Schmitz. Incredibly varied allotment; out-of-time jungle, dis-
scendence of the impossible. Electronic recreations of the world torted electro, abstract bleep, pulse, minimalia, Krautrock, post-rock,
around us, both real and imagined, foment immutable revolutions in straight-c, tip, gorm, blern, smankel, oornt, dinq, and turfel. By far the
sound." most useful of the recent bumper crop of lock offerings..." -- Hrvatski.
SWORDFISH (UK): VA: Cologne Cyclez Vol. 2 2LP (CYCLES 2) $19.00
FATHER MOO & THE BLACK SHEEP: LP (SFAM 01 LP) $26.00 Second volume in this series, another double set of lock grooves from
A UK-only LP issue of what was previously available as a non-distrib- various Cologne electronic artists. Featuring: Reinhard Schmitz, Dr.
uted CDR release on the Acid Mothers Temple CDR label. Limited to Walker, Wulfmanson, Irwin Leschet, John Amokk, Jack Neuhaus, Andre
500 numbered copies, 180 gram vinyl, packaged in completely unbe- Huf, Digital Jockey, Khan & Walker, Sara Bernett, Hagedorn, Pierrot
lievable full color gatefold Yod-tribute sleeve with Japanese style obi. Premier, ZBV-Crew and Air Liquide. "Ultimate tools, perfectly cut from
The music is in the realm of tranquil drone-intensive freak outs (elec- acid, techno, to obscure sounds."
tronics, moaning vocal sounds, processed murk), not at all in the rock- SYR:
ing style of Kawabat's well known Acid Mother's Temple ensemble. A SONIC YOUTH: Silver Session (For Jason Knuth) CD (SKR 1) $9.00
sensational artifact, presented to perfection. "Silver Session was taken from an evening when sy had to do vocal
SYMPATHY FOR THE RECORD INDUSTRY: overdubs for a thousand leaves -- the band upstairs was hammering
SKULLFLOWER: “Evel Knievel” 7" (SFTRI 202) $2.00 out some funky metal overdrive and we couldn't 'sing' properly (?!) --
Clearing outa few old Sympathy releases that are sitting around; last we decided to fight fire with molten lava and turned every amp we
copies, reduced prices. owned on to 10+ and leaned as many guitars and basses we could plug

in against them and roared/HOWLED like airplanes burning over the first recorded in 1991. He formed the group Panasonic in 1993, who
pacific -- we could only enter the room with hands pressed hard against have gone on to some sort of international superstardom via their
our ears and even then it was physically stunning -- we ran a sick out- association with Blast First/Mute. Tulkinta compiles the now impossible
moded beatbox through the p.a. and it blew out horrendous distorted to find tracks off of Sähkö 001 & Sähkö 002 onto CD + 6 unreleased
pulsations. of course we recorded the whole thing and a few months tracks. Utilizing static, white noise, organic pulsations and pure dream-
later we mixed it down into sections, ultra-processing it to a wholly crackle, Vainio produces instrumental drone electronics of the highest
other 'piece' -- in a way, it's my favorite record of ours." -- caliber. Totally fascinating, totally listenable, an essential avant-sound
thurston/sonic youth/nyc 1998. document. Even packaged decently in a cardboard folder (not like the
SONIC YOUTH: Anagrama CD (SYR 01 CD) $9.00 earlier manila bags that Sähkö used which tended to easily self-
"Sonic Youth have started their own label -- SYR, and are releasing a destruct).
series of 12"s and CDs. SYR 01 features 4 new songs written and record- FREESTYLE MAN: Come to Dance 12" (SAHKO 016) $9.00
ed by Sonic Youth in their studio in NYC. The 4 compositions are titled: "Freestyle man aka DJ Sasshe is mostly acclaimed about his melodic
'Anagrama', 'Improvisation Ajoutee', 'Tremens', & 'Mieux: De jazz house songs on PUU. His new EP reveals the other side of his music.
Corrosion'. All 4 songs are instrumentals. The track listing is the same 'Come To Dance' is a pure electro record which made us fit under the
for the 12" and the CD version of this release." Twenty-four minutes of Sähkö series. It's featuring another Turku-based singer and MC talent
expansive, cloud-relational sound blatters, SY in their most exotically Irwin Berg behind the vocoder."
stretched OUT vein. Those two zeros above your nose will zap in a TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS:
totally satisfying manner. PARKINS, ZEENA: Nightmare Alley CD (TABLE 01) $14.00
SONIC YOUTH: Anagrama 12" (SYR 01 LP) $9.00 Repress now available, of the first Table of the Elements release from
SONIC YOUTH: Slaapkammers Met Slagroom CD (SYR 2 CD) $9.00 1992. One of America’s most astounding improvisers. Her work on this
2nd volume in this EP series. 3 new songs. "Extrapolated, expansive and CD of solo electric and acoustic harp songs is explosive, often blurring
highly electric, this new music is largely instrumental with a penchant into fuzz-distortion terrain.
for cosmic skip-tracing." WOLD, ERLING: The Bed You Sleep In CD (TABLE 02) $14.00
SONIC YOUTH: Slaapkammers Mit Slagraam 12" (SYR 2 LP) $9.00 This film soundtrack to a Jon Jost movie that was produced by old
SONIC YOUTH WITH JIM O'ROURKE: Invito Al Cielo CD (SYR 3 CD) Crime drummer Henry Rosenthal (with a real loss-leader look) has con-
$9.00 sistently remained very much available, however. Musically composed
"Third installment in the home-recorded, self-released series. CD pack- by Wold in Just Intonation, this mixes classical instrumentation (cello,
aged in mini-gatefold cardboard sleeve, vinyl pressed on the clearest of piano, viola, clarinets, sax) with accordion (for the “quasi-waltz and
wax, all text in Esperanto. Three wild, spontaneous, improvised pulsa- polka styles”) and sampled wood mill sounds.
tions that exemplify contemporary abstraction at its most uninhibit- YOUNGS, RICHARD: Festival CD (TABLE 21) $14.00
ed." A 57 minute free form organic excursion that totally sounds like "In this, his first solo CD, he fuses disparate instrumentation (home-
Sonic Youth without ever sounding anything like Sonic Youths' past made electronics, plaintive vocals, clock chimes and found objects) into
output & an excellent continuation of this series. a lengthy series of pealing, minimal compositions that owe more to the
SONIC YOUTH WITH JIM O'ROURKE: invito Al Cielo 12" (SYR 3 LP) slowly evolving drones and repetitive themes of Advent than any of his
$9.00 subsequent works. Dense electronic squalls are juxtaposed against
SONIC YOUTH: Goodbye 20th Century 2CD (SYR 4 CD) $18.00 shimmering percussion, culminating in the marvelously hypnotic 20
"Sonic Youth pays tribute to some of modern composing's most impos- minute finale, 'The Sea Is Madness.' "
ing personae with William Winant, Jim O'Rourke, Takehisa Kosugi, GATE: The Dew Line CD (TABLE 22) $14.00
Christian Wolff, Coco Hayley Gordon Moore, Christian Marclay, and Michael Morley's Gate, featuring his primitive, Dead C-like song style;
Wharton Tiers. Music composed by John Cage, Yoko Ono, Cornelius transcendental, droning power-rock (via vocals, guitar, organ).
Cardew, Steve Reich, Takehisa Kosugi, Nicolas Slonimsky, George CONRAD, TONY: Slapping Pythagoras CD (TABLE 23) $14.00
Macuinas, James Tenney, Pauline Oliveros, and Christian Wolff. "Tony Conrad is one of the most elusive, yet compelling figures in 20th
'Everything comes to an end, even the twentieth century.' –Lou century music. 1962 he co-founded the most important minimalist
Harrison" ensemble of all time, playing violin alongside La Monte Young, John
SONIC YOUTH: Goodbye 20th Century 2LP (SYR 4 LP) $18.00 Cale, Marian Zazeela and Angus MacLise. Perfecting a technique of
SÄHKÖ (FINLAND): highly amplified, extended droning on his violin, Conrad spent 4 years
Ø: Metri CD (SAHKO 006CD) $17.00 of nearly solid practicing and performing in what came to be known as
The first Ø CD, repressed! Mika Vainio of Panasonic's infamous solo The Dream Syndicate. Brandishing a dream music both aggressively
tracks are the most desirable releases on the Sähkö label for pulsating confrontational and subtly mesmerizing, this ensemble created some
minimalistic techno and pure goddamn abstract electronic genius: of the most revolutionary music of the decade. However, only the
stereo perfect. This is his first full length release under the Ø moniker reports of witnesses of their performances and the survival of a few
from 1993, following 2 12" singles (issued on CD as Tulkinta). The sec- poor recordings remain, as Young suppresses all recordings made, even
ond Ø full length Olento remains out of print. "All tracks are studio live to this day. Following the dissolution of the group in 1966, Conrad
recordings, played with analogical equipment direct to DAT tape dur- played a pivotal role in the formation of the Velvet Underground, then
ing summer and autumn '93. The CSG (Complex Sound Generator) is refocused his efforts on experimental film. Withdrawing from music,
build up by Jari Lehtinen." he resurfaced only briefly to collaborate with German group Faust on
GIANNELLI, FRED: Telepathic Romance CD (SAHKO 011CD) $17.00 the 1972 Outside The Dream Syndicate album. With Slapping
Dark, atmospheric, lo-volume rumblings, in a vaguely "contemporary Pythagoras, Conrad returns to direct his own ensemble, including
classic" style from one-time PTV-er, Giannelli. Fred records more David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke from Gastr del Sol, and members of
uptempo techno stuff under his own name or the Kooky Scientist; this Brise Glace. These stunning recordings both reconfigure and reconsti-
is decidedly moodier and strange. tute the lost dream music, and address nearly 30 years of silence."
Ø: Tulkinta CD (SAHKO 013CD) $15.00 GRUBBS, DAVID: Banana Cabbage, Potato Lettuce, Onion
Thankfully repressed. Reissue of Mika Vainio's first two singles for Orange CD (TABLE 30) $14.00
Sähkö (aka "Electricity")under the name Ø (pronounced "Ohm"), from "In which a solo record = record of solos and less is not MOR. David
1993. Vainio is the key figurehead in the Finnish techno scene, having Grubbs is best known for his work with Gastr del Sol, the Red Krayola

and Squirrel Bait. In this, his first ever individual outing, he weaves tions; protege, challenger and radicaliser of folk, blues, rock, minimal-
intricate, minimal compositions for piano, acoustic and electric guitar." ism and improvisation; translator for the sea and the rain and the sky;
"A triptych of elegant instrumentals. What at first appears tightly mea- ambassador to war and peace, to love and anguish,' and 'poet-seducer
sured and calculatedly simple reveals ambiguity and complexity. of souls.' Digitally re-mastered from the original tapes." From Alan
Components of a sequence change function. Feldmanesque undertow Licht's "Minimal Top Ten List": "A three-part composition for piano,
occurs as a familiar gives way to alien; new patterns shed light on voice, and ultra-nasty oboe and electric guitar, this LP indicated signs
recent memory." --John Corbett. of life in a genre long dormant in the 80s 'experimental' scene. It con-
GÜNTER, BERNHARD: un peu de neige salie CD (TABLE 31) $14.00 tinues the tradition from (Terry Riley's) Reed Streams on down with
Reissue of the debut CD by this German composer, first issued on the gusto."
Selektion label in 1994. "Bordering on the imperceptible, it reveals a VON HAUSSWOLFF, CM: Basic CD (TABLE 42) $14.00
fascinating universe of microscopic richness and subtlety. Digitally re- "Carl Michael von Hausswolff's first major domestic release. As a com-
mastered by the composer, with additional liner notes, in an elaborate poser he has been the main sound organizer in the duo Phauss; he has
foil-stamped package." "It seems that after just 2 releases, Bernhard also worked with The Hafler Trio, and is currently performing live in
Gunter may be considered one of the greatest composers of electro- the group Ocsid with Graham Lewis (Wire, Dome). As a visual artist, he
acoustic music, alongside the Ferrari of Presque Rien, the Parmegiani of is co-founder of the conceptual state of Elgaland-Bargaland, which
De Natura Sonorum, and Pierre Henry... Radical and pertinent at every hosts a worldwide array of embassies and consulates, and who physical
level... A pure miracle." --Revue et Corigee. territory is described as 'all borderlines between existing states and
RLW: Pullover CD (TABLE 32) $14.00 areas at sea.'" From Immerse: "CM von Hausswolff manages to capture
"RLW is German composer Ralf Wehowsky, founder of renowned a natural ambience through artificial means better than any other pro-
ensemble P16.D4 and the influential Selektion label. Pullover is a text- ponent of atmospherica that I know."
based electro-acoustic piece that includes contributions by Jerome LOPEZ, FRANCISCO: Untitled 74 CD (TABLE 43) $14.00
Noetinger, Francisco Lopez, Stefan Schmidt, and Gastr del Sol's David "In reflecting silence, anti-music, soundspace and the disappearance of
Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke." "RLW is impossible to locate, his music sound, Madrid composer Francisco López pushes his work further than
resists pigeon-holing and refuses simple labels. It's neither industrial anyone else in the realm of electronic music. Untitled 74 is his most
music nor musique concrete; it's not really computer music but nor is it forceful step yet towards a music of absolutes; an uncompromising,
improvisational; perhaps it's all of these things." --EST. unique work featuring an immense perceptual range that will chal-
GÜNTER, BERNHARD: Details Agrandis CD (TABLE 34) $14.00 lenge even the most experienced listener." The most minimalist TOTE
New reissue of the 2nd Günter album, originally issued by Selektion. packaging yet: clear slimline jewelcase, plain aluminum disc, and a
Consisting of 3 long pieces (dedicated to Jim O'Rourke, Richard Long & clear acetate insert giving only the artist & title for information.
Giancarlo Toniutti respectively), these slowly crawl toward a sound DREYBLATT, ARNOLD: The Sound Of One String CD (TABLE 44)
emittance of high pitched tones, lo-end disruptions, etc., establishing $14.00
Gunter as some sort of king of new minimalism. Live and previously unreleased recordings: 1979-1991, including classic
GATE: The Monolake CD (TABLE 36) $14.00 works like "Nodal Excitation," "Propellers in Love," etc. Dreyblatt's
"The Monolake is a road-trip across a tableaux of transcendental music focuses on the harmonic possibilities of stringed music and
drones and detoured records that culminates in an unbelievably heavy heightened sound awareness and this is an important and supremely
meta-literal 'cover' of 'Jennifer' from Faust IV. pleasurable sound document of his works. Includes music for various
FAHEY, JOHN: Womblife CD (TABLE 37) $14.00 combinations of prepared double bass, miniature princess pianoforte,
"Reclusive guitar maestro John Fahey marks 40 years of noisemaking hurdy gurdy, pipe organ, French horn, trombone, violin, percussion,
with Womblife, a glistening package of soundscapes for a future that electric guitars, electronics, cimbalom, tuba, voice, etc. "Arnold
never arrived. Recorded and produced by Jim O'Rourke." An experi- Dreyblatt is a major contributor to American minimalism; yet his efforts
mental guitar album with much deeper resonance than the ill-fated to date, like those of fellow composers Rhys Chatham and Tony
City of Refuge album on Tim Kerr. "John Fahey has created a universe Conrad, have been conspicuously underdocumented. The tracks com-
of complexity, emotion and exquisite otherness for acoustic steel string piled on The Sound Of One String range from early solo performances
guitar. HIs musical inventions match those of John Coltrane and Harry to digital studio recordings of Dreyblatt's full ensemble; together these
Partch for sheer transcendental American power...he is as monumental comprise the first comprehensive retrospective of a remarkable, twen-
and singular a musical talent as any this country has produced." -- ty-year career."
Byron Coley. PANHUYSEN, PAUL AND THE GALVANOS: Lost For Words CD
FAHEY, JOHN: Georgia Stomps, Atlanta Struts CD (TABLE 38) (TABLE 45) $14.00
$14.00 "Paul Panhuysen is internationally known for his large-scale sound
"Georgia Stomps... is a defining moment is his multi-faceted resur- installations, built as gigantic stringed instruments. In 1963 he started
gence. The performances mark a sly return to his familiar signature to develop works which combined many media -- images, light, projec-
style, while Mr. Fahey's guitar shimmers wit the delicate sound electric tion, machines, objects, spaces, etc. -- as transitory events and installa-
amplification. Certain to surprise both the traditionalists and the tions. The Maciunas Ensemble, founded in 1968, became the source of
tastemakers, Georgia Stomps.... is a defining collection from one of this his experiences with sound and music, while his recent Long String con-
countries true visionaries." Cited as his first traditional all-guitar record structions created a synthesis of various disciplines including sculpture,
in a decade and his first ever all electric recording. Recorded live 8/9/97 architecture, music, improvisation, composition and performance. In
in Atlanta. The Galvanos, Panhuysen has drawn material from a wide variety of
BAILEY/MIN TANAKA, DEREK: Music And Dance LP (TABLE 40) sound projects he has created over the past two decades and chan-
$13.00 neled them through numerically tuned, resonating wires. The original
Vinyl version of the recent CD release on Revenant. recordings (including previous compositions, as well as a speech by
YOUNGS, RICHARD: Advent CD (TABLE 41) $14.00 Joseph Stalin) are transformed by mechanical vibrations into com-
"The very first record by Richard Youngs, originally released in 1990 on pletely new musical pieces. The resulting re-presentation of sound
his own No Fans label. And how best to describe Richard's work? offers a unique and important look at the complex interrelation of
Melody Maker has called him no less than the 'grand-meister of con- mimesis and number in music."
temporary British improv, spiritual son of Eddie Prevost and Maddy TABLE OF THE ELEMENTS/AUDIO ARTKIVE:
Prior; gentle manipulator of English hymn-notics and religious incanta- SMITH, JACK: Les Evening Gowns Damnées CD (TABLE 46) $14.00
Repressed. Debut on Tony Conrad's new imprint, distributed through MUSIC: #3 MAG (MUSIC 03) $5.00
Table of the Elements. This is the first of 2 CDs of archival Jack Smith "#3 features an extensive interview with avant-garde film-
material. "The first in a series of remarkable vintage recordings which maker/sound artist/musician Michael Snow by Alan Licht, a conversa-
feature the protean film-maker, photographer and performance artists tion between Momus (Nick Currie), Elizabeth Peyton and Kahime
Jack Smith (1932-1989). The material includes readings of short stories Karie, a special essay on the history of live electronic music by Nam
and other audio excursions (featuring musical accompaniment from June Paik accompanied by rare scores, a review of a sound installation
the likes of Conrad, John Cale and Angus MacLise), as well as excerpts by media artist Mikami Seiko, twenty questions with Thurston Moore
from Conrad's soundtrack to Smith's notorious and groundbreaking (he only answers 14), articles on Berlin and Köln techno,, Gothic, as well
film Flaming Creatures (1962). Recorded in glistening monaural lo- as new local artists -- Flux Information Sciences, Bedroom Productions,
fidelity at Conrad's 56 Ludlow Street studio between 1962-1964, these Khan, Actress…"
pieces reveal an important facet of Smith's artistic legacy, and offer a TAMOKI-WAMBESI-DOVE (UK):
rare glimpse of one of the most influential milieux of the 1960s." PRINCE FAR I: Cry Freedom Dub CD (TWCD 1053) $18.00
SMITH, JACK: Silent Shadows on Cinemaroc Island CD (TABLE 47) Reissue of this dub album recorded at Channel One in the early '80s
$14.00 and engineered by Scientist. This CD issue which will also include 4
2nd volume of material on Tony Conrad's Auko ArtKive imprint, subti- tracks not on the original vinyl version. "Mystery-year session engi-
tled "56 Ludlow Street 1962 -- 1964, Volume 2." "The second in a series neered by the Scientist (you know, 'Scientist rids The World Of The Evil
of remarkable vintage recordings which feature the protean film- Curse Of The Vampires' or 'Scientist Encounters Pac Man'?), featuring
maker, photographer and performance artists Jack Smith (1932-1989). Earl 'Flabba' Holt & the Roots Radics band. Prince Far-I was the low-
The material includes readings of short stories and other audio excur- toned soothsayer/forse'er of the apocalypse who cut a number of killer
sions (featuring musical accompaniment from the likes of Conrad, John dubs (most notably the 'Cry Tuff Dub Encounter' series) between '75 &
Cale and Angus MacLise), as well as excerpts from Conrad's soundtrack '85 before being killed in his sleep. This set has enough wide-stereo
to Smith's notorious and groundbreaking film Flaming Creatures echoplex-delay-tap shit to keep ANYONE's conscience at bay for hours.
(1962). Recorded in glistening monaural lo-fidelity at Conrad's 56 Rid the world of evil by placing your head precisely equidistant betwixt
Ludlow Street studio between 1962-1964, these pieces reveal an impor- your speaker-set (unless you're channeled for 5.1, in which case you're
tant facet of Smith's artistic legacy, and offer a rare glimpse of one of fucked) & letting things morph SLOW. Repeat." -- Hrvatski.
the most influential milieux of the 1960s." TANZ HOTEL/MEGO:
TAG RAG (JAPAN): FENNESZ: Il Libro Mio -- Recherchen Zum Maniersmus 3" CD (TH
U: Gutai CD (TAG 001) $22.00 1198) $9.00
Grinding Japanese growl/grunge with Boredom’s connections, from A 20'01" composition for a choreography by Bert Gstettner. Music by
early ‘94. Mego recording artist Christian Fennesz. "IL*LIBRO*MIO" was first pre-
VA: Raggle Taggle CD (TAG 005) $22.00 sented on October 10, 1998 at the MOT International Theater Festival
Compilation featuring U, Spasmom, Off Mask OO, Domlock Sandhill, in Skopje.
Grind Orchestra, Corrupted, Nasca Car & Rise From The Dead. Some TARTOWN RECORD CO.:
unreleased, some from other Tag Rag releases.
RAMMELZEE VS. K ROB: Beat Bop 12" (TT 001) $7.50
VA: Hard Core Marathon Osaka 1996 CD (TAG 006) $18.00
Reissue of this original self-released early hip hop artifact from 1983
"8 Osaka based hard core band in this compilation, such as A.G. Aloe,
(reissued later that year by Profile). Produced by Jean Michel Basquiat,
Dig A Hole, Dug Revenge, Hard Core Dude, One Size Fits All, T.J. Maxx,
who also contributed the cover artwork. Partially due to Basquiat's
Toast, Yellow Machine Gun."
involvement, this one shot into the stratosphere rarity-wise, with orig-
DOMLOCK SANDHILL: Cosmic Soul CD (TAG 010) $20.00
inals theoretically going for $1000+ at some point. Even the Profile edi-
"Space Hyper Psychedelic band. Members include more than 10 space-
tions is extremely uncommon and this is a very welcome reissue. " Well,
hippies, including Hayashi (ex-Lenigrad Cowboys, UFO or Die). Spacy
teleport yourself like Dr. Who back to '83, and you'll hear one of the
and speedy sounds remind of Hawkwind and Grateful Dead."
more unsung lyrical influences upon B-Real, Beasties, and countless
TAKE ONE RECORD (JAPAN): others --'Did you get my drift?' Rammelzee vs. K-Rob's 'Beat Bop' is a
TOGASHI, MASAHIKO: Session In Paris Vol 2 "Colour of Dream" 10:10 epic of eternal lyric trade-off between graffiti madman
CD (TKOJ 1502) $18.00 Rammelzee and a low-key K-Rob. With prophetic flavor, Rammelzee
Recorded a few days after the above, this time with Albert screeches lines like, 'Shoot 'em up, yeah. Shoot 'em up y'all, yeah,' with
Mangelsdorff (trombone), Takashi Tako (piano), Jenny Clark (bs). such piercing conviction that you'd think he'd sucked his nose into his
TOGASHI/MOTOTERU TAKAGI, MASAHIKO: Isolation CD (TKOJ brain. Never have snot bulk and rhymes sounded so good together. As
1503) $18.00 B-Real successfully reflects his microphone roots, phrases like, 'Break it
Great 1969 percussion/tenor sax duos. Takagi is perhaps “known” best up Cypress Hill,' and, 'Scooby Doo, what you gonna do crew,' are pit
to readers of these lists from his CD with Motohiro Yoshizawa (PSF 47). stops in this deranged journey through your dome. Being notoriously
Two side-long tracks, one a screeching outbound blowing thing, the adroit with the graffiti pens and paint, Rammelzee combined with late
other a comedown of spacey corridor inflections. "Takagi brings the graffiti visionary Jean Michel Basquiat on this project. As 'Beat Bop'
power and kerosene of post-Aylerites like Peter Brotzmann, ripping could be one of hip-hop's first art songs, Basquiat's production is not
into rapier overblowing that could have landed the recording on the indicative of the 808 madness of the early 80's. The lazy track slowly
ESP label, if they'd only been listening."--John Corbett. inhales you with loping bongos, guitar, and some Trevor Hornish
TALKIN LOUD (UK): water-bloop sounds. Rammelzee splatters the vinyl with entangled and
INNERZONE ORCHESTRA: Programmed 5x10" (TL 8709370) overlapping verbal hues derived from from the heart of hip-hop cul-
$50.00 ture. His lyrical physics gush with the volatility and complexity of a Wild
Limited (1000 copies)10" box set version of Carl Craig's new live- Style tag. K-Rob compliments Rammelzee's off-and-on-again nasal
jazz/electronic ensemble; comes with a special Y2K calender. This is the control with chilled street commentary. The info is limited on K-Rob,
first & most exclusive opportunity you will get to hear this music. More though he released another single on Profile entitled 'The Day K-Rob
pedestrian versions will follow on Planet E (limited 2LP version) and Came Back.' "Beat Bop" is as intrinsic to the hip-hop fiend's collection
Astralwerks (mass produced CD). as Krylon is to the A-Line." -- Dave Tompkins/The Bomb (1993)
TAMAGO: TEDIUM HOUSE:
BANANAFISH: #9 MAG w/7" (TEDIUM 09) $6.00 electrified panoramas for immersion and invigoration. Prepare for
Featuring Solmania, Pork Queen, Smog, Harry Pussy, Gate, Jack Kiln'sAmpday sparks."
Stevenson, etc. 7 " includes Handful of Dust as well. THE LOTUS SOUND:
BANANAFISH: #10 MAG w/CD (TEDIUM 10) $9.00 MAZZACANE CONNORS, LOREN: Hell! Hell! Hell! Hell! Hell! CD
Features: Couch, Macronympha, Prick Decay, William Hooker, Melt- (TLS 003) $11.00
Banana, Vagtazo Halottkemek, Letters to Ron Lessard, etc. Twelve tracks of solo guitar, overdubbed duos, etc. in Loren's contem-
TEICHIKU RECORDS (JAPAN): porary fuzztone style.
SPIDERS: Album No. 3 + 6 CD (TECN 20388) $20.00 FINE FREE JAZZ ENSEMBLE, MILO: Precision In Inexactitude CD
Recorded in 1966 & 1967. "The height of the Elvis/R&B end of the sonic (TLS 004) $11.00
simulacrum that was the Spiders begins/ends w/ Album No.3'(two Milo Fine (drums, electronics, piano, slightly prepared piano, clarinet)
'R.Presley' songs, 'I'll Be There'/'Land of 1000 Dances', something called & Steve Gnitka (guitar), recorded live 1996/'97. Milo has been record-
'Boon Boon' by J.L. Hooker, etc...). There's also a good bit of that trade- ing freely improvised clatter for decades, documented early on by the
mark George Martin 'oboe' schtick to fully heighten one's awareness original Hat Hut label, later by his own Shih Shih Wu Ai Records label.
of said instrument. Slowly fading away." -- Hrvatski. CRAWLSPACE: Et II Bluto? CD (TLS 005) $11.00
SPIDERS: Album No. 4 + Soundtrack from 'Daishingeki' CD (TECN "Eddie Flowers and company return with yet another punkadelic mas-
20389) $20.00 terpiece and their first CD document in almost 5 years. Et Tu Bluto? fea-
Originally released in 1967. "We're still waiting for the VH-1 special tures some of their furthest out sounds yet, ranging from spaced out
('Ultra-Sound'? 'Legends'? 'Where are they now'?) that sorts this stuff jams to dare I say semi-structured songs. With influences ranging from
out for the 20C time-capsule. This one even ganks the jet sound from Capt. Beefheart to Can to Sun Ra you understand, yet only get a feel
'Telstar'. Gone." -- Hrvatski. for Crawlspace's improvised psychedelic meanderings."
TEMPO KANNAN BAIL: BORGMANN/MORRIS/CHARLES: Organic CD (TLS 009) $11.00
DAVE DOVE PAUL DUO: A CD (TKB 002) $14.00 Borgmann (ts, ss, sop, harmonica), Wilber Morris (b), Denis Charles
Live duo improvisation for trombone, voices, bass & bass triggered syn- (drums). "Founded two years ago by saxophonist Thomas Borgmann,
thesizer. This is the complete session from which their track on the this trio consisting of Wilber Morris, Denis Charles and Thomas have
Houston Drilling The Curve sampler was taken from. Almost FMP-styled been on a nonstop musical assault ever since. Recorded live in
blare. Hand-done covers by Christina Carter (Charalambides). Karlsruhe, Germany during 1995, Organic features the trio in their
GUILFORD, PAUL: Raw Fa CD (TKB 003) $12.00 environment, the improvised live setting. Improvised free jazz that will
Solo improvisations on a GR77B synthesizer, including some screaming- appeal as much to fans of Coltrane's mellowest moments as those of
ly chaotic material. Guilford is also a member of the Dave Dove Paul Sun Ra's wildest."
Duo and recorded a previous solo CD as Paul H. Locasta. THE MUSIC CARTEL:
TENSION (GERMANY): PANACEA: Twisted Designz 2LP (TMC 08 LP) $18.00
TEKONIVEL: Gulab Jamoon 12" (TENSION 02) $10.00 German vinyl copies stickered and shrinkwrapped to "become domes-
"Yet another piece of the Mika Vainio (Panasonic, Philus, Ø) jigsaw tic". At a slightly higher cost than the original import version. This is
puzzle (according to the box cover, the image will be a map of the way things work when you have the goddamn audacity to name
Aquarius upon completion), the third appearance of the 'Tekonivel' your label "The Music Cartel".
guise (the other two being the Sahko/Puu 'Sirkus' 12" from 1996 and ZENITH: Flowers of Intelligence CD (TMC 25) $14.00
the 'Reuma' EP from 1994) on Abe Duque's (Kirlian, Rancho Relaxo) "Zenith is textured techno featuring angelic, dreamllike synths and
Tension imprint. Not surprisingly, this record completely blows all other breakdowns contrasted with hard industrial drumbeats. Zenith is
contemporary 'minimal techno' designs clear out of the water; Vainio's Federico Franchi. At a young age, Zenith, grew up with a love for elec-
sound library/architectural approach continue to boggle & completely tronic music. Through his experience with computers and his approach
confound all assailants. Fucking fresh." -- Hrvatski. to sampling and composition, he began writing techno/trance tracks.
THALASSA: Zenith's other love is his label, Trance Communcations. The label imme-
diately gained a lot of respect and attention, including a licensing deal
KILN: Holo CD (TA 001) $12.00
with the Aphex Twin's label, Rephlex(?)."
Excellent sound/textural instrumental presentation by this American
trio, recorded in Tempe, Albuquerque & New Orleans. "Kiln (ex- THE NOW SOUND:
Fibreforms/Waterwheel members) returns with their first full-length STRAPPING FIELD HANDS: Caul 10" (NOW 001) $8.00
release, presenting a new plateau in lush musical event construction. A cut-up mess with a lot of little instruments (koto, tremola, harmoni-
This experimental pop 'sound furnace' utilizes only the finest textures um, ukelin, melodica, baritone horn, flute, electric motor) that ends up
to deliver its goods. Layers of spacious southwestern guitar melodies as one of their most listenable records, due to the concealment of lips.
and slipstreams of overdriven harmonics dance with precise, sometimes GARBAGE & THE FLOWERS, THE: Eyes Rind As It Beggars 2LP
funky earth-kin drums and found sound electronics. Makes use of more (NOW 012) $22.00
detailed, diverse and colorful palette than employed in previous pro- Compilation of material in limited vinyl format. Formed in 1990, this
jects; Holo offers a composite of 3D, human sized environments and New Zealand group recorded 1 singled for Twisted Village and had
massive, bright spaces." tracks on the Deep Funnels of Entry and Runner comps. Limited stock.
KILN: Ampday CD (TA 002) $12.00 COSMIC INVENTION: Help Your Satori Mind CD (NOW 013) $13.00
Second full length from this MI-based trio, following the prior Holo, as Debut recording of a new Japanese collective built around the mystery
well as an EP and Tarwater remix for Room Tone. "Generating radiant of Ghost House. Featuring regular Ghost members Masaki Batoh,
soundfields with a watch-maker's eye for minutia and precision, Kiln's Kazuo Ogino and Fuji (plus regular guest Michio Kurihara), with an
Ampday stomps like nothing we've seen from this American trio of assemblage of players related to groups like Overhang Party, Subvert
sonic machinists: momentum based views constructed utilizing natu- Blaze, Yura Yura Kingdom, Kakashi, etc. Features a heavy debt to 70s
ralist recording techniques. Trademark Kiln quality intact, Ampday pre- Japanese rockers like Flower Travellin' Band, the unlikeliest Boz Scaggs
sents something for sound-hounds and pop-junkies alike. Sun-soaked cover known to man, an early, unrecorded Ghost crossover classic
melodic toneforms, propelled by site specific earth-kit beats, churn ("Blue Link") and more. "The Japanese free psych loft revival scene is
color in a one-size-fits-all humanist gallery. Uniquely produced and an incestuous one and Cosmic Invention's line-up reflects such a state...
recorded by Kiln in their home hybrid studio, Ampday offers 13 new The modus operandi of the sessions was 'no concepts, no distress'. With

few effects or collages, the simplicity nurtured a playing environment Features on: cover story on Iggy Pop in Miami, Lee Perry (A User's
reflected in the music, a lightness, an ease, a mindful meander." Guide To the Black Archive), New York's free jazz fanatics, Lee Konitz's
THE WIRE (UK): Jukebox, Stilluppsteypa, People Like Us, Pelt, Kevin Drumm and more."
WIRE, THE: #174 August 1998 MAG (WIRE 174) $6.50 WIRE, THE: #196 JUNE 2000 MAG (WIRE 196) $7.00
The first issue that we have carried of the most essential music maga- Features: Pole cover story, Harry Smith: Original American Primitive,
zine of the contemporary era. Ostensibly focused on "Electronica, "What the Velvet Underground Did Next", People Under The Stairs, Yo
Avant Rock, Breakbeat, Jazz, Modern Classical, Global" Features: John La Tengo's Invisible Jukebox, Royal Trux, Eric M, Hamza El Din, Arovane,
Fahey cover, Herbie Hancock, Talvin Singh's Invisible Jukebox, Easy Tsziji Munoz.
Listening Apocalypse, Musique Concrete for Beginners, Arnold WIRE, THE: #197 JULY 2000 MAG (WIRE 197) $7.00
Dreyblatt, Ganger, James Ruskin, Pole, Godspeed You Black Emperor!, Cover feature on: American underground hip hip (Anti-Pop
Justin Bennet, etc. 92 pages. Consortium/ Ozone/Mike Ladd/Saul Williams/Dose One/Sonic Sum).
WIRE, THE: #178 December 1998 MAG (WIRE 178) $6.50 Also features: William Hooker, 23 Skidoo, Kim Gordon's Jukebox,
Cover story is on Portishead. Major feature is a meeting between La Tangents: Solar Myth Approaches (Sun Ra, Stockhausen, Parliament,
Monte Young & Pulp's Mark Webber ("Since the early 90s, Pulp's gui- Hawkwind), Reyhols, Toshimaru Nakamura.
tarist has been travelling to NY to meet and interview La Monte THE WIRE EDITIONS (UK):
Young, the Grandaddy of Minimalism and avant rock. Young's pio- CHATHAM, RHYS: Hard Edge CD (WIRE 9002) $19.00
neering 60s compositions and performances laid the groundwork for "A re-invigorated Rhys Chatham records for the re-invigorated Wire
much of the Minimalist and ambient music to come, and his legendary Editions label (last sighted: David Toop's Screen Ceremonies CD from
collaborations with Tony Conrad, John Cale and Angus MacLise paved 1995) with a crack band of miscreants including all members of UK
the way for The Velvet Underground and all the avant rock inititives free-skull-pierce unit Mass (Gary Smith/Lou Ciccotelli/Gary Jeff) as well
that followed. The Wire is proud to feature exclusive extracts from live-elex whiz Pat Thomas (previously: the excellent New Jazz Jungle
Mark Webber's interviews with Young, which provide a unique insight CD on NewJazz.com records, Honolulu, HI). Those concerned
into the world of one of the most notorious and secretive musicians of w/Chatham's whereabouts over the last 30 or so read on... 'studied
our time."); plus features on: Timbaland (NY's platinum-coated Hip counterpoint/harmony, age of 13 w/Donald Stratton and Tom Manoff,
Hop producer), Marc Ribot, Derek Bailey's Invisible Jukebox, Frederic sparked his interest in serialism, met Subotnick who encouraged him to
Galliano, Jarboe, compose electronic music, met Maryanne Amacher, Charlemagne
WIRE, THE: #181 March 1999 MAG (WIRE 181) $6.50 Palestine, Ingram Marshall, and Eliane Radigue, led him to study and
Features Nick Cave, Pan Sonic ("The Finnish electronic duo guide us work with La Monte Young, tuning his piano in just intonation in
round their new home city of Barcelona"), Alan Licht meets Maryanne exchange for lessons, supported himself during the early seventies by
Amacher, Music of the Spheres (From Pythagoras to Stockhausen), tuning the instruments of such artists as Gustav Leonhardt and Glenn
Kevin Shield's Invisible Jukebox, Joe Morris, The Primer: Ornette Gould, ability to tune and hear harmonics lead to his interest in mak-
Coleman, Dorgon, Fennesz, Shiv Kumar Sharma, etc. ing compositions incorporating the overtone series, wrote his first com-
WIRE, THE: #182 April1999 MAG (WIRE 182) $6.50 position in just intonation in 1971, began working as a composer-per-
Features: Arto Lindsay cover ("The former NY noise guitar hero tells former with non-notated music of various sorts, which culminated in
David Toop how he was bowled over by bossa nova"), Genesis P- 1976 when he first started working with hard rock, composition,
Orridge, Rhys Chatham, Two-step Garage (Simon Reynolds dissects the 'Guitar Trio' (1977), became the first composer to make use of multiple
UK's latest breakbeat mutation), Natacha Atlas's Invisible Jukebox, electric guitars in just intonation to merge the extended-time music of
Robin Rimbaud on Glenn Branca, Captain Beefheart boxed, Luc Ferrari, the sixties and seventies with serious hard rock. etc..." Audio herein
Paul Panhuysen, Kirlian, Sachiko M, Rabih Abou-Khalil. rocks the plimsoul rather heartily through the employment of
WIRE, THE: #184 June 1999 MAG (WIRE 184) $6.50 Thomas's meager jungle-break collection (comb-filtered against
Cover feature: Karlheinz Stockhausen (exclusive interview with the Ciccotelli's monster rock 'slam') to back Chatham & Smith's analogue-
Godfather of the electronic avant garde), Autobahn Fever (Kraftwerk, process improv variables (trumpet/guitar respectively) into something
Neu!, La Düsseldorf), The Dead C. (New Zealand's avant rock under- oft rather Jenkinsonian (although occasionally Bukem-esque) in overall
ground uncovered), Stock, Hausen & Walkman (Invisible Jukebox), timbre. A nice package, not far off from recent Chatham-led N-Tone
Tropicalia for Beginners (Caetano Veloso, Milton Nascimento, Os label output (notably, the fantastic Martin Wheeler co-led "Neon" EP)
Mutantes, etc), David Toop on Fela Kuti, Solid Eye, Suetsu & & in direct appeal to both fans of 'lectronica & out-jazz (some feat...).
Underwood, etc. Grand." -- Hrvatski.
WIRE, THE: #186 August 1999 MAG (WIRE 186) $6.50 THESE (UK):
Features: Cover store on Scanner, Tony Oxley ("a retrospective chat THIS HEAT: Made Available CD (THESE 10) $18.00
with one of the giants of UK avant jazz"), Blixa Bargeld's Jukebox, A Recent release of "blissfully CD-mastered John Peel sessions. Both ses-
User's Guide to Japanese Psychedelia (by Alan Cummings), David Toop sions in their entirety." These sessions were recorded in March &
on "The Music of Machines," plus: Plug Research, Last Poets, snd, Piano October of 1977 predating the recording of their classic debut album,
Magic. and find the trio of Charles Hayward, Charles Bullen & Gareth Williams
WIRE, THE: #187 September 1999 MAG (WIRE 187) $6.50 at an extreme, violent peak. Intense, radical experimental rock; great
"Cover story on New York HipHop heroes Gang Starr -- Sasha Frere- to have this stuff finally available. "The two sessions, each recorded in
Jones celebrates the ten-year partnership of DJ Premier and MC Guru. a day, capture snapshots of the band as a dynamic, multifaceted unit,
Plus Augustus Pablo remembered, John Paul Jones's Invisible Jukebox, a combination of group composition, prepared tapework and live
Joe Gallivan's combative new jazz, Simon Reynolds on Ectomorph, improvisation. Made Available shows a different slant to their studio
Undercurrents -- Automating the Beat; FX Randomiz, Aki Onda, albums, more akin to the live This Heat, featuring throbbingly direct
Atman, and Los Zafiros. Live: the world comes to WOMAD; free jazz versions of familiar tracks, songs in transitional phase and previously
out and about in Vancouver; mashin' up the music with the Hub and unreleased instrumentals."
Ambitronix; The Residents' Wormwood; Hamza El Din; plus a coun- THIS HEAT: Made Available LP (THESE 10 LP) $13.00
tertenor/Tibetan monk soundclash. And Kodwo Eshun reports from "First vinyl edition of the 1977 Peel Sessions. Same material as the
Melbourne's Cinesonic film music conference." These 10 CD, with one session per side. Bass-heavy vinyl cut brings the
WIRE, THE: #189 November 1999 MAG (WIRE 189) $6.50 best out of these prime slices of Heat history." Both sessions in their

entirety." These sessions were recorded in March & October of 1977 BARBED: CD (THESE 9) $18.00
predating the recording of their classic debut album, and find the trio "Debut release from London based electronics duo. Time capsule aes-
of Charles Hayward, Charles Bullen & Gareth Williams at an extreme, thetics with a good sense of rhythm and an ear for a sound-bite. Car
violent peak. Intense, radical experimental rock; great to have this stuff boot sale machinary meets high tech in a collision of cultural relics and
finally available. "The two sessions, each recorded in a day, capture long forgotten reels of tape. This is post-concrete music harnessing the
snapshots of the band as a dynamic, multifaceted unit, a combination sampler to create landscapes and atmospheres, taking the listener
of group composition, prepared tapework and live improvisation. through dense forests of plasticity and illusion."
Made Available shows a different slant to their studio albums, more THIN WRIST:
akin to the live This Heat, featuring throbbingly direct versions of OPEN CITY: LP (TW A) $10.00
familiar tracks, songs in transitional phase and previously unreleased The guitar and amplifier duo of Peter Kolovos and Doug Russell.
instrumentals." "Recorded live in Los Angeles during the summer of '97 -- a deep
ZOVIET FRANCE/JIM O'ROURKE/HAFLER TRIO: Unentitled CD organic group sound, that began in 1986 and has only recently been
(THESE 11) $18.00 heard outside of select CA villas, bungalows, and garages.
Repressed and available again. One long piece by each artist, giving Building/breaking buzz, drone, layered strings and tones, with stag-
this an album-like feel and not so much a comp; therefore very listen- gered abstract rhythms throughout -- entirely free improvised and
able and worth owning. The tracks were especially commissioned for electric -- no over-dbs, no synths. Using a five stringed mexi-caster and
this album and are unavailable elsewhere. Zoviet France's thing is a an Epiphone-les guitar recorded live to two-tracks through an LAPD-
long, loopy extravaganza; O'Rourke's work for perc., clarinet, bcl, auctioned 4-trk. Straight to the capitalist head, out of the latent CA
recorder & piano is an ode to field disruption, and the Hafler Trio's free-drone under-ground. Edition of 500 copies with silk-screened
piece is a nice buildup of ambient drone technique. gatefold jackets pressed in 1999. The first Thin Wrist release with much
THIS HEAT: Health & Efficiency 3" CD (THESE 12/3) $11.00 more to follow."
Long awaited CD reissue of this classic 1980 track, originally issued in THINK PROGRESSIVE (GERMANY):
12" form by Piano/Rough Trade and long out of print. "First official
GURU GURU: UFO LP (TP 005) $17.00
digital release. CD features 'Health & Efficiency' on it's own.
180 gram vinyl edition of the classic Guru Guru debut from 1970.
Remastered from the original reel to reel to pack an extra punch.
POPOL VUH: In Den Garten Pharaos LP (TP 012) $17.00
Definitely not a post-rock track. A recording that can never be worn
New vinyl edition of the 2nd Popol Vuh album from 1972. 180 gram vir-
out. Essential."
gin vinyl.
THIS HEAT: Health & Efficiency/Repeat 2LP (THESE 12/6) $19.00
EMBRYO: Opal LP (TP 014) $17.00
The first new pressings of This Heat vinyl in 10 years, remastered in
"Re-release of this classic 1970 Embryo album. As usual 180 gram vinyl
1997 from the original tapes. "Record one is a representation of the
in original cover-artwork." The fourth album to be issued on the OHR
Health & Efficiency 12" single, coupled with Repeat the vinyl album
label and first from this long-running collective who recorded for
version (previously CD-only). Packaged in a single sleeve with colour
United Artists, Brain, BASF & more, all the way into the 90s. Infamous
insert-sleeves, it looks and sounds fantastic." Repeat is currently o/p on
for bringing jazz and ethnic fusions to the psychedelic Krautrock
CD; it features the trio of Charles Bullen, Charles Hayward & Gareth
palette.
Williams on loops (via drums, organ, viola, woodblock, handclap, scrap
POPOL VUH: Aguirre LP (TP 019) $17.00
metal, harmonizer, compressor, echo, graphic & parametric e.q. &
180 gram vinyl edition of the classic Hertzog soundtrack, recorded over
dummy head). Recorded 1979/80, with assistance from David
the years 1972-74, by the trio of Florian Fricke, Daniel Fichelscher and
Cunningham. Health & Efficiency was originally released on Piano in
Djong Yun.
1980 and has never been on CD & is therefore the most desired This
GURU GURU: Hinten LP (TP 020) $17.00
Heat artifact.
"Re-release of the 2nd Guru LP from the original OHR label, in a 180
THIS HEAT: Repeat CD (THESE 6) $18.00
gramm vinyl pressing, original cover artwork."
"New re-issue of these seminal art-rock/minimalist masterpiece record-
NEUMEIER/PETER HOLLINGER, MANI: Meet The Demons of Bali
ings from 1979-80 featuring new 20-bit A/D conversions for extended
CD (TP 022) $17.00
audio fidelity and closer microscopic inspection, holstered in a new
A "culture-clash" style meeting between the German percussionists
heavily ink-laden digipack. Contains three long tracks 'Repeat' (an
Neumeier (Guru Guru) and Hollinger (Uludag, Gestal Et Jive) with a
extended 'mega-dub' of '24 Track Loop' off of This Heat's self titled
Gamelan ensemble from Bali.
debut. Rumors have it that a complete listening of this piece under
POPOL VUH: Hosianna Mantra LP (TP 023) $17.00
'ideal' acoustic environments -- headphones AND speakers -- will slow
Deluxe gatefold LP reissue, pressed on the now expected 180 gram
certain strains of Typhoid from taking over your central nervous sys-
vinyl. 3nd album, from 1973. By this point Florian had abandoned his
tem); 'Metal' (This Heat w/ David Cunningham dropping things for
Moog from the first 2 albums and was playing mostly acoustic piano,
23:16 outside their 'Cold Storage' rehearsal space in Brixton, UK. Later
augmented by the fluidy guitar playing of Conny Viet and the sooth-
looped/spliced/altered in a synthetic 'reverb chamber' for maximum
ing, higher-key vocals of Ms. Djong Yun. There’s also violin, oboe &
alienation/distance); and 'Graphic/Varispeed' (the b-side to the 'Health
tamboura added. Maybe the group doesn't completely coalesce here
& Efficiency' 12" on Piano. A slow-phase pitch-variant of a single
as they would on the next few albums, but if the archly melodic style
sound-pass layer from the original tape loop tweaked to make
doesn't put you off, it's well worth investigating.
'Repeat'). If they had any idea at the time what sort of influence these
ASH RA: Ashra CD (TP 026) $15.00
sound recordings would have on a certain strain of early-to-mid 90's
Following the obscure live document Sauce Hollandaise comes a new
prog revivalists, I doubt they'd have made them at all. Amazing." --
live in Japan release, recorded in Osaka and Tokyo on the historic Ash
Hrvatski.
Ra Tempel tour in Feb. 1997. The label's hype on this release refers to
VA: At Close Quarters CD (THESE 7) $18.00
the group as Ash Ra Tempel as well, but only the word "Ashra" is actu-
A selection of material recorded at the These Record shop in London.
ally found on the CD. The line up consists of Manuel Göttsching (guitar
Includes Charles Hayward, Morphogenesis, David Toop & Max Eastle
& keyboards, Lutz Ulbrich (guitar, e-bow, keyboards), Harald Grosskopf
(duo for amplified flutes/arc/live sampling/tape loops), Barbed, Nicolas
(drum kit and percussion) & Steve Baltes (sampling, keyboards and
Collins & Peter Cusak (duo for trombone propelled electronics & elec-
rhythm machine). They create a live variant on the proto-techno sound
tric bazouki), Steve Beresford & John Butcher (duo for keyboards/low
first initiated by Göttsching on E2-E4, and at its best (such as the 20-
grade electronics & tenor sax).
minute opening "Echo Waves"), the trance inducing power is still very Reissue of the 2nd & final album by this German group, from 1971,
much intact. originally issued by Pilz. More obscure than their highly rated debut,
VA: Wir Sind kinder der Revolte; Best of Herzberg Vol. 1 CD (TP Revelation, this is still a decent plunder through the spiralling doom-
030) $15.00 scape of early 70s German rock. "The music had changed somewhat to
"Live cuts from Germany's most famous Hippie Meeting (this year a more hard-rock and psychedelic edge, with lyrics about drugs and
again over 40,000 visitors). Featuring Hawkwind, Gong, Guru Guru, paranoia, much closer to Pilz label-mates Dies Irae. A justly legendary
Man, Faust, Embryo, Chris Karrer." Recorded over the years 1995-97. band." -- A. Freeman.
BIRTH CONTROL: Operation LP (TP 031) $17.00 ANIMA: LP (TP 038) $17.00
Reissue of their 2nd album from 1971. Rumored to be the only Reissue of this classic outsider freak-out album, first issued by Pilz in
Krautrock bankd to chart in the German Top 100 at the time, which 1972 (currently on CD as Spalax 14530), featuring the duo of Paul &
probably tells you as much as you need to know. "Much more conven- Limpe Fuchs (vocals, electronics, zither, percussion, drums, Fuchshorn,
tional than their debut, this was Birth Control the underground pop etc.). Their 2nd album and a classic example of 70s improvisational
band, witha hard-rock based style. Birth Control were the staightest of madness, highly peaked. “Anima were an adventurous German trio
rock bands on the OHR label!" --Freeman's. who liked to take jazz music to the extreme. On this album they were
EMTIDI: Saat LP (TP 032) $17.00 joined by Austrian avant-gardist Friedrich Gulda, with whom they
Full color gatefold, 180 gram vinyl (minus the built-in warping that recorded two studio jamming sessions. Nothing was decided before-
used to affect old OHR pressings). "The album Saat was a truly pro- hand or premeditated, and the result is two tracks of completely spon-
gressive folk masterpiece, with the beautiful 'English' vocals of Dolly taneous off the wall jazz. Anima are one of the few of Rolf Ulrich-
Homes and occasionally the contrastingly Teutonic voice of Maik Kaiser’s protege’s who are still actively touring and recording today.”
Hirschfeldt, in a richly textured music featuring multi-guitars, key- WALPURGIS: Queen of Saba LP (TP 039) $17.00
boards and electronics, elevated cosmic progressive of a refined and 180 LP reissue of this OHR Krautrock album, originally issued in 1972;
most magical kind, beyond the realms of early Bröselmaschine or full color gatefold sleeve. Possibly of Polish origin, the group enlisted
Hölderlin, towards Klaus Schulze even!" -- Freeman Bros. the distinctive Cosmic Jokers' Jürgen Dollase on keyboards to fill out
HOLDERLIN: Holderin's Traum LP (TP 033) $17.00 their sound, on what was their only recording. "Walpurgis were anoth-
"Their debut (aka Holderlin's Dream), aptly lived up to its title, er of those one album wonders that sadly vanished from the scene too
superbly recorded at Dierks' studio, with a trippy cosmic feel, progres- early! The really outstanding material was the two lengthy tracks on
sive folk, full of rich textures, psychedelic, medieval and classical touch- side two: 'What Can I Do' and 'My Last Illusion', brilliant examples of
es. The multiple strings: violins, cellos, acoustic guitars, along with the Wallenstein and/or Floyd influenced space rock with dreamy instru-
flutes, piano, and rock instruments including Mellotron, made for a mental passages. In general this is a very good album and indispens-
rich diversity, all topped-off by Nanny's delicate singing." -- Freeman able for fans of the two mentioned groups." -- Dag Erik Ashjornsen
Bros. WALLENSTEIN: Blitzkrieg LP (TP 040) $17.00
MYTHOS: LP (TP 034) $17.00 Wallenstein were a keyboard-dominated Krautrock band, and this is a
Think Progressive supposedly has the rights to the entire OHR catalog 180 gram LP reissue of their first album, in a full color gatefold jacket
for vinyl reissues and here are a few more. "Mythos were fine purvey- (CD is on Spalax). Members like Harald Grosskopf (drums), Jurgen
ors of cosmic Krautrock, covering ground from space-tripping Pink Dollase (keys) & Jerry Berkers are kinda household names in Krautrock
Floyd via Ash Ra Tempel, onto Hawkwind and further by also blending circles (for their contributions to the Cosmic Jokers, etc.), and they did
in classical and ethnic themes. Science fiction themes were used as a record for OHR but it can be a tough pill. Their sound is an aggressive
basis for lyrics, though, especially so on the eponymous debut, the hammering of keyboard/mellotron washes, over early 70s prog bash-
music came first. A magical album, full of invention, yet all the more ing. This first album from 1971 also has good portions of rope-a-dope
memorable for the ecological sci-fi proverb that ends the opus guitar extensions and outright heaviness. A lesser record by OHR stan-
'Encyclopdia Terrae'." -- Brothers Freeman. dards, but with merit.
GOLOWIN, SERGIUS: Lord Krishna von Goloka LP (TP 035) $17.00 WITTHUSER & WESTRUPP: Trips Und Träume LP (TP 043) $17.00
The final part of the Cosmic Jokers puzzle that was to be reissued (CD Trips Und Traume is the first proper W&W album (Witthuser's solo
on Spalax 14883) Always an extremely uncommon LP (originally the debut came out in 1970), first issued by the ever-legendary OHR label
2nd release on Kosmiche Musik in 1973), this has got to be one of the in 1971. Bernd Witthuser & Walter Westrupp sang and played an array
most feverishly desired reissues of this or any year. Golowin's cosmic of instruments: guitar, bass, zither, percussion, flute, trombone, trum-
voice wafts across a backing of surging space-electronic psych, as per- pet, etc. Their band was fleshed out by "Curny" Roland, Renee Zucker,
formed by the in-house crew of Klaus Schulze, Walter Westrupp, Bernd Gille Lettmann & Dieter Dierks. Owing a bit more to the ESP folk divi-
Witthuser, Jerry Berkers, Jurgen Dollase & Jorge Mierke. An essential sion and the astral zone of Tim Buckley than many other OHR artists,
blast. this is an absolute classic of drifting, cosmic folk, easily sitting up there
WITTHUSER & WESTRUPP: Der Jesuspilz LP (TP 036) $17.00 with other German stoner classics like Broselmaschine, Emtidi, or
Third album, also from 1971 (first issued on Pilz)."As a proper duo, the Holderlin. A masterwork of the higher mind. Not currently available on
Witthüser + Westrupp sound came on in leaps and bounds, their music CD.
was pure innovation, drawing on Westrupp's classical background, and WITTHUSER, BERND: Lieder von Vampiren, Nonnen und Toten LP
with enthusiasm from Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser, Witthüser & Westrupp (TP 044) $17.00
became the cosmic buskers. With some of the finest session musicians 180 gram LP issue of the first Witthüser and Westrupp album, in a gate-
in Germany, they went on to record three of the most original pro- fold sleeve ala the OHR original (CD is on OHR/ZYX). Although issued
gressive folk-rock albums of the early 70s. Trips & Träume is a very cos- just under Witthüser's name, this actually features the W&W duo. First
mic affair, with long spacious tracks oozing out atmosphere, like issued in 1970 on OHR, the third release on that fledgling label.
ancient folk diversions from Ash Ra Temple. The next two albums on Strange German folk, the beginning of strangeness to come. The lime
the Pilz label developed the sound on an even richer, more complex green cover with a baby vampire pictured is hard to forget.
level with massed keyboards, a little more rock, more guitars and even POPOL VUH: Seligpreisung LP (TP 048) $17.00
choirs, many of the guests being from Wallenstein." -- Crack In The 180 gram LP reissue of this classic Cosmic Couriers album (CD is on
Cosmic Egg. Spalax). 4th Popol Vuh album, from 1973 ("Songs of Praise"). Following
VIRUS: Thoughts LP (TP 037) $17.00 a period when Fricke and Veit became involved with a reformed Gila

(recording Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee), they returned as Popol blues, a standard and a model song. The standard, "You Don't Know
Vuh for this album, adding the additional psychedelicized guitar of What Love Is," is a beautiful, drone-ish track that could have fit on
Daniel Fichelscher (who would become a key central figure throughout some classic Impulse! album from the mid-60s. The last three tracks are
the history of the group) and oboe, konga, tamboura accompaniment. a "Free Form Suite" that document Takayangi's well-known explosive,
Florian takes over on vocals for once, and within the context of softly free style. "Its exhilarating, over the top climax achieves the sound of
flowing/lightly trancing rock this is masterful work. one group mind. Takayanagi aimed for Mass Projection -- that is, a
MYTHOS: Dreamlab LP (TP 050) $17.00 huge organic throb -- and this is its fullest and most inspired realisa-
2nd album, from 1975, originally released on Cosmic Couriers. tion. The packaging is absolutely superb, a bound hardback book com-
"Befitted its title as one of the dreamiest and trippy of cosmic albums, plete with English sleevenotes and photos. Reissue of the year, and it's
a wonder world of flutes, Mellotron and synthesizers. Mysterious and only January." --David Keenan/The Wire.
totally unique." -- Freeman's. 180 gram vinyl reissue (CD is on Spalax). THRESHOLD HOUSE (UK):
VA: Wire Sind Kinder Revolte: Best of Burg Herzberg Vol. 1 2LP COIL: The Angelic Conversation CD (LOCI 06) $19.00
(TP 053) $24.00 Soundtrack music from the 1985 film by Derek Jarman. Music by Coil:
"Live cuts from Germany's most famous Hippie Meeting (this year John Balance, Peter Christoperson & Steven Thrower. "The film is non-
again over 40,000 visitors). Featuring Hawkwind, Gong, Guru Guru, narrative -- improvised in Dorset on the south coast and the Isle of
Man, Faust, Embryo, Chris Karrer." Recorded over the years 1995-97. Grain in the Thames Estuary. The film is a poetic reverie which follows
Double LP, full color gatefold sleeve, 180 gram vinyl. the fortunes of two young men who fall in love." -- Derek Jarman.
THIRD EYE: COIL/ZOS KIA: Transparent CD (LOCI 13) $19.00
GOLD SPARKLE BAND: Earthmover CD (TE 2006) $11.00 "Historical CD reissue from last year of material previously only avail-
Debut by an Atlanta quintet, playing collectively improvised free jazz able as a Nekrophile Records cassette, brought in just in time to com-
on saxophones, trumpets, bass, drums, etc. "...recalls the raw aesthet- memorate the new release of the vinyl edition. Represented here are
ics practiced by many ESP Disk artists in the 60s as well as the lumber- the earliest (and arguably most caustic) Coil recordings, culled from
ing, effectively non-virtuosic (in the traditional sense) stance of the late performances at the Berlin Atonal Festival in 1983, the Magenta club
60s/early 70s editions of Austria's Reform Art Unit and the Masters of in London in 1983, and several rehearsal/'studio' takes from the same
Unorthodox Jazz.... a pleasant respite from the increasingly 'civilized' year. Truly the sound of 'Machines Having Sex'; loud, pulse-driven per-
and fashionable productions emanating from many so-called avant formance-art pieces (with occasional/optional
garde quarters." --Milo Fine. moaning/bellowing/howling/blood-curdling) that justify completely
THIRD STONE (UK): the later 'electro-pop' stylings penned by a related lot of said 'messen-
REVERBERATION VS. MUSLIMGAUZE: New Soul CD (STONE 046 gers'. 10 tracks, 50 minutes." -- Hrvatski.
CD) $16.00 COIL: Unnatural History CD (LOCI CD02) $19.00
"Take one legend of cutting edge music and add the vibrancy and The Unnatural History series consists of 3 CD compilations of rare or
enthusiasm of a young, French, blissed-out psychedelic band and leave unavailable tracks from Coil's long recording history, plus previously
to simmer for 26 minutes. The result: 5 tracks of devastating bass lines, unreleased material. This first volume (aka Compilation Tracks
tripped out melodies and exhilarating uniqueness which will leave a Compiled)features the tracks released as the Sickness of Snakes split LP
scar on your soul as well as your speakers. The idea was simple. Let on Laylah (by the trio of John Balance, Peter Christopherson & Boyd
Muslimgauze remix some Reverberation tracks. The outcome was sim- Rice), plus tracks from various compilations on DOM, Third Mind
ply breathtaking. Muslimgauze implant their own mix of militant poli- Records, The Elephant Table, Laylah, etc.
tics and spiritual awareness all over the tracks. From the brutal dub COIL: Stolen And Contaminated Songs CD (LOCI CD04) $19.00
infectiousness to semi-jungle tracks." "Tuff 'lectro jamz from this once cusp-of-AG unit of sonic-plunderers.
SILVER APPLES: Remixes 2CD (STONE 047 CD) $15.00 Not sure where this fits in historically (1993 in listed on here some-
"A mesmerizing remix album featuring the cream of Third Stone, where...) or personnel-wise, but the barrage of found-vox samples and
Halloween Society and Space Age Recordings labels. Reverberation, retro-dx drums make me think 're-issue'. If not we're all in trouble.
Colorsound, Darkroom, and Bass Communion all get the Silver Apples Some world-music-plunder, MIDI-for-children, tape squiggle, techno,
treatment. A wonderful and timely reminder of the extraordinary tal- and general wha-fuck elements let us know we're not in Horse
ent of this highly original act. Comes with a bonus CD of the four orig- Rotovator territory either. An odd issue, I'm assuming for completists
inal tracks (by Reverberation, Colorsound, Darkroom, and Bass only." --Hrvatski
Communion) in a limited edition run of 1000 copies in a gatefold COIL: How To Destroy Angels CD (LOCI CD05) $19.00
sleeve." "Subtitled 'New Remixes and Recordings of the rare Coil EP', this is the
THIRSTY EAR: CD version of what was chronologically the first Coil EP How to Destroy
Angels: Ritual Music for the Accumulation of Male Sexual Energy,
BROTZMANN MASSAKER, CASPAR: Home CD (THI 57007) $14.00
which dropped quietly enough into society proper during 1984 via the
The fifth Massaker album, it’s actually a recent studio recording of 5
L.A.Y.L.A.H. Records imprint. This CD presents the two tracks on said
songs from the band's first 2 albums (The Tribe & Black Axis); live, no
EP; 'How to Destroy Angels' (presented here as 'How to Destroy Angels
overdubs, and of course, very heavy.
II' due to a new stereo mix -- courtesy of Steven Stapleton), parts of
THREE BLIND MICE (JAPAN):
which function dually as the soundtrack to the film Lumb's Sister) and
TAKAYANAGI/NEW DIRECTION FOR THE ARTS, MASAYUKI: Free 'Absolute Elsewhere' (which was intended in it's original form to be
Form Suite CD (TBM XR0010) $30.00 non-playable; the 1st pressing had 'unplayable noise-filled grooves,'
First in a series of Takayanagi reissues on this Japanese jazz label, doc- the 2nd 'playable multi-layered music,' the 3rd 'a smooth, grooveless
umenting this live studio recording from 5/19/72. Super deluxe hard- surface as originally intended,' although there are rumoured to be
bound book-like packaging and "extended resolution CD" sound make two alternate, non-authorized versions; one with 'a playable b-side
this well worth the extra pennies. Takayanagi is the late & infamous with a constant tone for around 15 minutes,' another with 'a playable
Japanese free guitarist, (previous CD documentation via PSF, ALM, b-side with a series of "test tones" in unconnected locked grooves,'
Jinya, etc.). The line up for this album is: Masayuki "JoJo" Takayanagi although all of that means little jibe as the CD recreates it as a silent 2
(acoustic guitar, electric guitar, gut guitar), Kenji Mori (reeds), Hiroshi second track (so much for 'art')) along with 5 reworkings of the origi-
Yamazaki, Joe Mizuki (drums & percussion) & Toshio Sato (time con- nal audio (presumably just 'HTDA') by John Balance and Peter
ductor). The first three tracks show a different side of Takayanagi, a Christopherson done before 1992. The original version(s) are brilliant;
darkly hued takes on musique concrete's fascination w/clangorous not without melody. 'The instruments' used are what could be seen as
irregular-harmonic sonorities & subsequent treatments. The remixes their successors -- machines and digital technology. Where Oval
hover close, often varying little in theme while experimenting with excludes authorship of music, Microstoria explores authorship, espe-
contemporary execution techniques (the tell-tale artefacts of the early cially in relation to improvisation. The tones used in composition are
SPV timestretch poke their weary heads through the mire). An ideal mechanized, yet paradoxically rich. The resulting pieces are organic in
place to start the Coil journey, whether or not you intend to further feel, a striking result when viewed in context with their origins. Once,
your existence via all that sex-magick/S&M tomfoolery..." -- Hrvatski. instruments were physical entities, connecting the creative individual
COIL: Unnatural History II: Smiling In The Face of Perversity CD through tuition and technical skill to the almost metaphysical world of
(LOCI CD10) $19.00 music. The distinction between computing device and 'musical instru-
This volume is particularly notable for the rejected Hellraiser sound- ment' was increasingly blurred since the 1950s; however, it left the
track material (previously only available on limited vinyl on Solar composer in charge of his/her machinery. More recently in the 1990s
Lodge). Also on this CD -- single tracks from the Clawfist, Threshold things have merged into one. Computer-based (formerly 'programma-
House labels, an old Power Focus cassette track from 1983, tracks from ble' or 'computer controlled') authoring environment -- still fully capa-
compilations on Sub Rosa and Pathological, etc. ble of hosting the residual 'old' music media as well as its terminology.
COIL: Unnatural History III CD (LOCI CD12) $19.00 The transition from the 50's perspective to the 90's put an already well
Third volume of collected compilation tracks, previous vinyl-only mate- introduced component of music production newly into focus: software
rial, etc. Tracks from the Giorno Poetry Systems, Shock 7" & Portable rendering the composer the designer. Atavistic concepts like an instru-
Altamont track, music for commercials, a CTI collaboration with Chris & ment end up as a tutorial vocabulary, or in other words a helpful soft-
Cosey, a Thirlwell production from the first Coil single, etc. ware metaphor. Microstoria has goals and tasks for the near future:
COIL: Astral Disaster CD (LOCI CD14) $19.00 music as organized acoustics and music as software."
"Astral Disaster is the new album from Coil. It features radically OVAL: Systemisch CD (THR 032 CD) $12.00
reworked and restructured material originally recorded for, and Reissue of 2nd Oval album (first to fully explore their current sound, as
released by, Prescription Records in a limited edition of 99 vinyl copies originally issued by Mille Plateaux). Beautiful digital abstractions, cre-
in 1999. This new edition also includes material not on that long ated by CD manipulation (painting on discs, etc.). Some of the most
unavailable original album. Astral Disaster was recorded by John hypnotic & vital music of the era. Their masterpiece, the 3rd album
Balance and Peter Christopherson with the glamorous assistance of the Diskont 94, will be reissued later in '96. "Oval create warm melodies
multi-talented Thighpaulsandra (Spiritualized, Julian Cope), also with and rich textures out of electronic tones and loops. Oval loops sounds
contributions from Drew McDowall and Gary Ramon. The original created out of manipulated discs. The repetition indigent in a sound
work was recorded at Samhain under the level of the river Thames at loop serves a rhythm, over which layered loops of warm tones provide
Southwark. Amongst the track titles are 'The Sea Priestess', 'The the melodic, organic element."
Avatars', 'The Mothership and the Fatherland and Muur'. Besides these OVAL: Systemisch 2LP (THR 032 LP) $12.00
long instrumental pieces, other tracks feature John Balance on vocals. Double clear vinyl version of above.
The CD comes in a full color digipak with artwork specially sculpted for BROWN/JAMES WARDEN/DOUG SCHARIN, BUNDY K.: Directions
the album by Steven Stapleton." in Music CD (THR 033 CD) $12.00
COIL: Astral Disaster LP (LOCI LP14) $19.00 Post-Tortoise sounding trio, utilizing acoustic/electric guitars, electric
"Transparent grey vinyl. As with the CD version, this album features full piano, bass, accordion, drums, dumbek, hand percussion & marimba,
color artwork specially made for the album by Steven Stapleton. The "Bundy is a former bassist with Gastr Del Sol and Tortoise. James cur-
CD features extra tracks and extended versions of some of the materi- rently plays guitar with 40k and Doug records and performs with Rex,
al included here." June of '44 and his own project Him. The album consists of 8 instru-
THRILL JOCKEY: mental songs recorded in the spring of '96 at Idful music in
TORTOISE: CD (THR 013 CD) $12.00 Chicago...the songs were composed in the studio, or significantly real-
First album. "...an organic combination of jazz, electronic, rock, and ized through the recording process. [They] began the recording with
dub influences. in one word: klangfarben." several musical elements as the 'root' of the songs. The 'roots' were
TORTOISE: LP (THR 013 LP) $9.00 then taken and collectively developed into the versions presented on
TRANS AM: CD (THR 024 CD) $12.00 the record. the development was a natural result of the group's impro-
P***-rock trio, in more traditional rocking vein. Some people say Trans visation stemming from the 'root' and their exploration of texture,
Am are "controversial" but I can't remember why. rhythm, color and harmonic interplay, as central elements to that
TRANS AM: LP (THR 024 LP) $9.00 improvisation."
TORTOISE: Millions Now Living Will Never Die CD (THR 025 CD) BROWN/JAMES WARDEN/DOUG SCHARIN, BUNDY K.: Directions
$12.00 in Music LP (THR 033 LP) $9.00
2nd album A MINOR FOREST: Flemish Altruism CD (THR 034 CD) $12.00
TORTOISE: Millions Now Living Will Never Die LP (THR 025 LP) "A Minor Forest are from San Francisco...visceral, melancholic, math-
$9.00 rock, remindful of Bastro." In a gesture of rather significant lameness,
ROME: CD (THR 029 CD) $12.00 these guys have actually sequenced their record in an even/odd order,
Massive debut full length by this Chicago trio who play bass, melodica, based on producer. "Even" tracks "produced by Albini" , "odd" tracks
drums, drum brain and synth, some of the most unique, expansive con- produced by Bob Weston. I suppose I could rest my head on a pillow to
structions of the whole p***-rock movement. "Gorgeously amorphous the soft parts as well as the next guy, but the excruciatingly "angsty"
soundscapes undergirded by the familiar muscle of dublike bass yelling they incorporate into their sound is not something you would
lines...Rome is focused on space and depth in the literal sense."--Peter want to knowingly expose to other members of the human race.
Margasak. Bringing all new meaning to the word "killer".
MICROSTORIA: Init Ding CD (THR 031 CD) $12.00 A MINOR FOREST: Flemish Altruism 2LP (THR 034 LP) $12.00
Domestic issue of the first Microstoria album, as originally issued on the Double LP version in elaborate gatefold with diecut/acetate sleeve.
Mille Plateaux label in Germany. "Microstoria is a collaboration MICROSTORIA: snd CD (THR 035 CD) $12.00
between Markus Popp (Oval) and Jan St. Werner (Mouse On Mars). Second album by this German duo of Markus Popp (Oval) and Jan St.
The resulting music is an electronic soundtrack, not without structure, Werner (Mouse On Mars), issued domestically in collaboration with

Mille Plateaux. "The 'instruments' used are what could be seen as their "Formed in the fall of 1993, The Sea and Cake remain Sam Prekop,
successors -- machines and digital technology. Where Oval excludes Archer Prewitt, Eric Claridge and John McEntire. The essential differ-
authorship of music, Microstoria explores authorship, especially in rela- ence between The Fawn and the three previous records lies in the
tion to improvisation. The tones used in composition are mechanized, approach to song writing mechanics. This was not a conscious effort to
yet paradoxically rich. The resulting pieces are organic in feel, a strik- shift styles but an effort to incorporate new tools (computers,
ing result when viewed in context with their origins. snd was recorded sequencers, drum machines, etc.). The 'new tools' are an essential
partly in Berlin and partly in Cologne. Markus and Jan used classical aspect of a decidedly different approach to writing material, with the
improvisation techniques to create source material for mixing. This realization of ideas beyond the guitar, drums and bass format."
recording was done on high end digital equipment utilizing cutting SEA & CAKE, THE: The Fawn LP (THR 039 LP) $9.00
edge digital sound editing as well as instruments and their digitally FREAKWATER: Dancing Under Water CD (THR 040) $12.00
implemented equivalents. Microstoria concentrates on minute musical Reissue of the 2nd Freakwater album from 1991, originally issued on
details, in order to end up with a smooth succession of carefully sam- Amoeba. Remixed by Bundy Brown (Directions in Music). “Freakwater’s
pled soundframes, replayed in 'slow motion'. Microstoria challenges core of Janet Beveridge Bean, Catherine Irwin, and Dave Gay were aug-
the conventional concept of music. They remove many compositional mented on this recording by Jon Speigal (Dobro, banjo, slide guitar and
boundaries. Freed from traditional concepts of time, verse, even struc- pedal steel) and John Floss (add’l pedal steel as well as some fancy fid-
ture, Microstoria explores tone and texture, creating depth and form dle work)...with the reissue, Freakwater wanted the sound of the
out of abstractions. Subtle tonal changes trigger major alterations in record to be closer to the sound of a live performance.”
form and 'depth' when juxtaposed. The nature of improvisation is FREAKWATER: Dancing Under Water LP (THR 040 LP) $9.00
altered by the clear and precise editing decisions. It is this paradoxical MICROSTORIA: Reprovisers CD (THR 042 CD) $12.00
arrangement that mirrors the aforementioned paradox of the organic "Microstoria sent tracks to the following artists (C. Schultz & Hajsch, Ui,
sound/feel of the music and the mechanical origins. Microstoria's Violent Onsen Geisha, Mouse On Mars, FX Randomiz, Oval, Stereolab,
music, like many forms of abstraction, reveals its complexion upon Jim O'Rourke, Christoph Heemann, Christophe Charles & Nicolas
close inspection." Collins) for a collaborative track. The idea of the project was an exten-
MICROSTORIA: snd LP (THR 035 LP) $9.00 sion of the improvisations of Microstoria. A collaboration between two
OVAL: Diskont CD (THR 036 CD) $12.00 improvisers as opposed to a remix. Bands were to augment the tracks
Reissue of the 2nd Oval album for Mille Plateau (3rd overall); aka they were sent by playing off of, or with the tracks. Microstoria impro-
oval94diskont. Both the CD & LP have two bonus tracks not included vise with machines and then edit to complete a track. They create a
on the Mille Plateaux version. More advanced in its transportational variety of tones and then compose in the editing process. They wanted
properties than its predecessor Systemisch, this album is one of the to extend this notion by having their edits further reprised by an addi-
dominating, defining audio documents of its era. "Oval are Markus tional improvisation and edit. They selected many of the musicians
Popp and Sebastian Oschatz. The paramount aim of Oval is to vigor- with the thoughts that their music would be different enough to make
ously comment on the transitions in media, as well as digital technolo- a significant change to the tone and timbre of Microstoria's music. The
gy. Oval music is about media, asthetic presence, organized sound, results are not only a very interesting listen but exciting in the merging
composed out of the remnants of both music and musicality. They are of technical and human elements."
interested in providing insight into the contemporary digital audio MOUSE ON MARS: Cache Coeur Naif CD (THR 043) $7.00
workspace components. Whilst originating as more of a by product of "The new Mouse On Mars is an experiment. Whilst taking a break from
theory and theoretical demonstration, Oval's music is a rich textural recording their new full length, Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma had
and often melodic soundtrack created out of cold electronic tones. In some friends for a visit. The visitors were members of Stereolab. Fine
commenting on digital technology, Ovals uses their own digital pro- wine and a love of pop blended together and the idea for 'Cache Coer
grams as well as physical manipulations of disc to expose the process Naif' was born. Laetitia Sadier and Mary Hansen were spirited away to
and the equipment: for example creating a rhythm track out of a the studio. This collaboration between Jan and Andi (Germans) and
looped skip in a CD. As with Microstoria, Oval music, whilst a by prod- Laetitia (French) and Mary (Australian) is not just international -- it is
uct of their comment on and exposing of digital technology, is enjoy- out of this world. To borrow from Sun Ra, 'Space Is The Place.' The
able without the knowledge of it's origins because it is a rich melodic tones of Mouse On Mars are round, bubbling and rich. There is an
soundtrack. undeniable groove. Laetitia and Mary's vocals seem to float above it
OVAL: Diskont LP + 12" (THR 036 LP) $9.00 all. Dreamy."
The LP edition comes with an additional 12" that contains remixes of MOUSE ON MARS: Cache Coeur Naif 12" (THR 043LP) $8.00
Diskont tracks by Jim O'Rourke, Scanner, Mouse On Mars and Christian LONESOME ORGANIST, THE: Collector Of Cactus Echo Bags CD
Vogel. These remixes are exclusive to the vinyl edition, which seems (THR 044 CD) $12.00
somewhat inexplicable. "The Lonesome Organist is Jeremy Jacobson. He plays organ, piano,
ELEVENTH DREAM DAY: Eighth CD (THR 037 CD) $12.00 drums, guitar, steel drums, toy piano, vibraphone, marimba, toy vibra-
"...still the core of Rizzo, McCombs and Bean. They are often abetted phone, harmonica, vocal and programming. This one-man band
on live appearances by John McEntire and Yo La Tengo's Ira Kaplin. On astounds crowds by playing drums, organ, harmonica, toy piano, toy
Eighth they continue to push boundaries, no longer trying to represent vibes and singing -- all at the same time. His music is equal parts carni-
a 'live' performance and taking more liberty to expand the interpreta- val, the travelling variety, Italian soundtrack, and the blessed primitive,
tion of these songs." R&B based rock and roll. This record is truly an original -- rapidly trans-
ELEVENTH DREAM DAY: Eighth LP (THR 037 LP) $9.00 porting the listener from the saddle of an ancient Merry Go Round, to
TRANS AM: Surrender To The Night CD (THR 038 CD) $12.00 the out-take of a late 60s Morricone scored horror film, and then quick-
2nd album, recorded with John McEntire. "...a record that replicates ly off to face some forgotten cabaret's singer's ghostly performance."
Trans Am's live show much more closely than their debut. A Roland LONESOME ORGANIST, THE: Collector Of Cactus Echo Bags LP
extravaganza... This is complete surrender -- a disolution of conscious- (THR 044 LP) $9.00
ness, a oneness with the nocturne's ethereal threat and erotic magic. MOUSE ON MARS: Autoditacker CD (THR 045 CD) $12.00
Surrender is an album that emerged from hard work -- eleven tracks The third album from the duo of Mouse On Mars: Jan St. Werner
developed over the last year." (Microstoria) and Andi Toma. A glorious clipped selection of processed
TRANS AM: Surrender To The Night LP (THR 038 LP) $9.00 electronic soundscapes, with guest digitalization from FX Ramdomix
SEA & CAKE, THE: The Fawn CD (THR 039 CD) $12.00 and vocals from Laetitia Sadier. "Two years have passed since the criti-
cally acclaimed Iaora Tahiti. Musically, Mouse creates densely layered the inclusion of strings, woodwinds, and brass."
tracks with the intended results being grounded in pop. Designed to TORTOISE: TNT 2LP (THR 050 LP) $12.00
yield more with repeated listens, songs are minutely detailed. Drum Gatefold 2LP version.
tracks, for example, often contain eight different layers -- live drums, GARNER, SUE: To Run More Smoothly CD (THR 051 CD) $12.00
programmed, digitally processed and various combinations and/or A pleasant"rich & warm" solo debut from the woman who has been
mutations of the aforementioned. Fills and breaks are set, arranged associated with the NY groups Vietnam, Last Roundup, Fish & Roses,
and placed individually -- as opposed to being looped. The results are the Shams, and currently, Run Over over the last decade+. Includes
rich, deep, wonderfully varied. To quote Rob Young from The Wire, guests/friends such as Rick Brown (synth, sequencer, percussion,
'Mouse tracks are lush mini adventures or sound movies in multiple drums), Georgia Hubley (drums).
dimensions: densely layered vertically, constantly changing horizontal- GARNER, SUE: To Run More Smoothly LP (THR 051 LP) $9.00
ly in time, it's a fully articulated body of music." NERVES: CD (THR 052 CD) $12.00
MOUSE ON MARS: Autoditacker 2LP (THR 045 LP) $12.00 "Debut release of Chicago's Nerves. The music is pure Rock and Roll.
OVAL: Dok CD (THR 046 CD) $12.00 They play short, frenetic sets that leave the band and audience gasping
"This record is part one of a counter-remix-project embarked upon by for air. Datum's guitar style conjures up images of early Wipers...no
Berlin-based sound innovators Oval and Tokyo-based installation hair dye needed -- the Nerves music demands attention and reminds us
artist/sound designer Christophe Charles. The record is primarily an what rock and roll is all about, wreckless abandon."
Oval record accessing the soundfile archive of travel and field record- NERVES: LP (THR 052 LP) $9.00
ings by Charles. On this new LP, Dok, the preparation of the recording TRANS AM: The Surveillance CD (THR 054 CD) $12.00
process itself was a challenge in its own right. the challenge centers "Trans Am's third and most controversial album, The Surveillance,
around the widely static and very delicate environmental recordings of marks a new direction for them as it is the first that they recorded and
Charles and the difficulty in creating music out of sound with no sus- mixed entirely by themselves. Like their two previous full length releas-
tain, no rhythm, and in no linear structure or relationship to each es, this record is a mixture of rock and electronic sounds. However, it
other." features less lush production than Surrender to the Night, instead mov-
OVAL: Dok LP (THR 046 LP) $9.00 ing from sparse and paranoid electronic jams to balls-to-the-walls rock-
FREAKWATER: Springtime CD (THR 047 CD) $12.00 ers. To create the eerie mechanical grooves, several drum machines,
"Springtime marks the fifth domestic release by Freakwater and was keyboards, and effects processors were added to their tremendously
completed in July '97. The core line up of Catherine Ann Irwin, Janet outdated arsenal."
Beveridge Bean and David Wayne Gay remains..."Springtime blossoms TRANS AM: The Surveillance LP (THR 054 LP) $9.00
with an insight and vision into country music that is both refreshing PULLMAN: Turnstyles And Junkpiles CD (THR 055 CD) $13.00
and timeless." "Pullman is an acoustic quartet featuring Bundy K. Brown of Directions
FREAKWATER: Springtime LP (THR 047 LP) $9.00 in Music, Curtis Harvey of Rex, Chris Brokaw of Come and Douglas
SEA & CAKE, THE: Two Gentlemen CD (THR 048 CD) $8.00 McCombs of Tortoise and Eleventh Dream Day. While it's impossible to
Five track EP, including 3 remixes (Bundy K. Brown, Designer, Jim ignore the influence of John Fahey on their music, Pullman draw upon
O'Rourke). "These remixes are part bass, part boogie, part abstract, the influence of a variety of performers, fingerstyle and otherwise:
part disco, and part electronic; but each part adds up to complete Nick Drake, Leo Kottke, Ry Cooder, Bhrij Khabra, VM Bhatt, Bola Sete,
bliss." Plus 2 new tracks which "are generated strictly from a keyboard, King S. Ade, Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, Steve Tibbetts, Robbie Basho,
sequencer and a sampler". Peter Laing, Duane Allman, Dickie Betts, Doc Watson, Richard
SEA & CAKE, THE: Two Gentlemen 12" (THR 048 LP) $8.00 Thompson and even Jimmy Page."
ISOTOPE 217: The Unstable Molecule CD (THR 049 CD) $12.00 PULLMAN: Turnstyles And Junkpiles LP (THR 055 LP) $9.00
Debut release by a new Chicago sextet including 3 Tortoise members A MINOR FOREST: Inindependence CD (THR 056 CD) $13.00
(John Herndon, Dan Bitney & Jeff Parker). "It's hard to state exactly "Recorded at Chicago's Uber Studio with Brian Paulson. A Minor Forest
what Isotope 217 is because of the diverse influences of the partici- used an array of instruments in the creating of Inindependence in an
pants. One might say an eclectic avant funk ensemble dedicated to the effort to help fully realize the ideas they had in their head. Besides the
Phonometric system of universal thought (Phonometrics are, as standard instrumentation of guitar, bass and drums, organ, piano, syn-
described by Satie, the science of measuring sound). One might also say thesizer, contra bass, patchbay and turntables were used. The album
a freewheeling trans-molecular unit dedicated to the betterment of all continues head long into a series of songs showcasing both dynamics
worlds." and beautifully subtle songs flowing effortlessly into one another."
ISOTOPE 217: The Unstable Molecule LP (THR 049 LP) $9.00 A MINOR FOREST: Inindependence 2LP (THR 056 LP) $13.00
TORTOISE: TNT CD (THR 050 CD) $12.00 CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO: 12 Degrees of Freedom CD (THR
"Tortoise's 3rd full length release, TNT, was written and recorded dur- 060 CD) $13.00
ing a 10-month interval in 1997. This longer-than-usual production Taylor (drums, vibes), Mazurek (cornet, piano, bamboo flute).
schedule was purposefully undertaken by the group in the hopes of Recorded, mixed and edited by Casey Rice (Designer). Mazurek and
crafting an expansive, diverse, yet thematically coherent offering. guest guitarist Jeff Parker are members of Isotope 217. "Ah, the cry of
Clocking in at 65 minutes, it is certainly the most substantial Tortoise jazz... Canned press: 'Rob Mazurek and Chad Taylor are stalwarts on
release to date. TNT builds upon the spare, instrumental framework of the Chicago Jazz front and have played with myriad artists. On Duo the
the group's first, self-titled album and the extended edits, melodic two meld their various influences and talents to form a free-flowing,
adventures, and klangfarben of the subsequent full length release, moon-scaped recording.' Chad & Rob are members of the Chicago
Millions Now Living Never Die. Further to this, Tortoise's interest in the Underground Orchestra (one record: Playground on Delmark) and are
possibilities offered by the remixing of tracks was realized within the augmented here by Tortoise/Isotope 217 member Jeff Parker (catch) on
actual production of TNT; individual elements, sections, or sometimes a few of the tracks. Recorded alternatingly at the Lunar Cabaret, the
whole compositions mutate within the album's shifting framework. James Bond Loft, and WNUR studio during the calendar year 1997." --
These techniques were suitably realized thanks in part to the use of Hrvatski.
non-linear digital recording and editing techniques, the first example CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO: 12 Degrees of Freedom LP (THR
of such work for the group. In addition, many of the arrangements 060 LP) $9.00
push the group's standard instrumentation into new territories with PREKOP, SAM: CD (THR 061 CD) $13.00

"Sam Prekop's eponymously titled LP is a study in pop nuances. ed context was rendered possible by the addition of Steve Goulding
Simultaneously transporting the listener from mild climes and swinging (Mekons, Waco Bros.) on drums and Eric Heywood (Sun Volt, Richard
palms to darkened skies and wind blown steppes, the record will be Buckner) on guitar and pedal steel to Freakwater's core of Catherine
easily recognized by fans of The Sea and Cake. Known to many as the Ann Irwin, Janet Beveridge Bean and David Wayne Gay. Accompanied
singer and main songwriter for said group, Mr. Prekop is assisted on by these notable additions, Freakwater was able to lay down a tradi-
this release by Chad Taylor (Chicago Underground Due), Josh Abrams tional country foundation that allow the songs on End Time to flow
(ex-Roots, Town and Country), Jim O'Rourke and Archer Prewitt (The with a groove and emerge with a more polished, yet still organic
Sea and Cake). Those expecting to find more of the computer beats sound."
and trickery found on The Fawn and Two Gentlemen are in for a sur- FREAKWATER: End Time LP (THR 066 LP) $9.00
prise. Whilst prevalent, the computer takes a back seat to real strings, LONESOME ORGANIST, THE: Cavalcade CD (THR 067 CD) $13.00
drums, piano, electric piano and organ as well as electric and acoustic "The Lonesome Organist recorded the majority of Cavalcade himself in
bass. The subtle grooves, a trademark of The Sea and Cake records, are an attempt to reproduce in its most primitive and true state, the expe-
still present here as Sam and his band blend West African rhythms with rience of seeing The Lonesome Organist in a live setting. Jeremy spent
a bit of soul, jazz and pop." the better part of the year on the road and expanded his one-man act
PREKOP, SAM: LP (THR 061 LP) $9.00 to include steel drum, saw and tape delay in an effort to round out his
TRANS AM: Futureworld CD (THR 062 CD) $13.00 preferred arsenal of drums, guitar, keyboards, harmonica and vocals.
"Trans Am continues the evolution of rock music. On Futureworld, Cavalcade was done live and straight to two-track. Jeremy played all
their 4th and most controversial album, they leave behind all the the instruments simultaneously. The result is music with a swirling
doomsday prophets and false futurists, bringing us a tough vision of metamorphasis of style and sound. Yes, The Lonesome Organist has the
what is to come. What they see is stark and uncompromising, melan- rarely seen and miraculous ability to move effortlessly from reckless
cholic, but not without hope." organ bashings to carnival steel pans with tape manipulated speed-ups
TRANS AM: Futureworld LP (THR 062 LP) $9.00 to hillbilly guitars to techno beat box yodeling."
ISOTOPE 217: Utonian Automatic CD (THR 063 CD) $14.00 LONESOME ORGANIST, THE: Cavalcade LP (THR 067 LP) $9.00
"Second full length from Chicago's Isotope 217...came to fruition via TAKEMURA, NOBUKAZU: Scope CD (THR 068 CD) $13.00
an increased focus on composition. Many of the songs had their incep- "Creatively, Nobukzu Takemura is inspired by both the 'impressionist
tion as rough sketches that slowly took form during Isotope 217's var- and objective conception' of John Cage, Brian Eno and Afrika
ious life performances. The absense of Sara P. Smith, the trombone Bambaata, and the free form creativity of John Coltrane and Robert
player on The Unstable Molecule, also had a direct effect on the way Wyatt. These influences are evident in his debut solo release, 1994's
Utonian Automatic was created. The band was forced to look deeper eponymous Child's View. 1997 saw the release of two records from
for new tones and sonorities to continue to develop their sound with Takemura: the 2nd Child's View record, Child And Magic and Changing
the new lineup." Hands, a collaboration with Steve Jansen and Richard Barbierie. Scope
ISOTOPE 217: Utonian Automatic LP (THR 063 LP) $9.00 is Nobukazu's debut Thrill Jockey full length. The five tracks all vary
OVAL: Szenariodisk CD (THR 064 CD) $8.00 widely in style. Some focus on repetitive grooves that gradually trans-
"The digital terrorist attacks with a CDEP comprised of new material form into symphonies of delicately layered waves of sound while oth-
and six songs which graced his previous 12" releases, Aero Deko and ers offer organ-based melodies and alluringly stretched vocals. Also
Szenario. Szenariodisk continues his exploration and manipulation of evident are intricate conversations between blips and bleeps that have
digital technology. This CDEP is the final installment in his three part more personality than half the humans you know. Put away your BPM
series. This series of Oval Process Software takes a leap from the plat- counters, this is modern technology morphing. Musique concrete."
form of Dok. While Dok employed the sound files of Christof Charles, TAKEMURA, NOBUKAZU: Scope LP (THR 068 LP) $9.00
the new EPs are made from the rich and round tones of the Oval sound NERVES: New Animal CD (THR 069 CD) $13.00
files. The tones and melodies are a ghost, or a faint reminder of the "Known for their explosive live shows, Nerves capture that sweatly
melodies on the Oval debut Systemisch. There is considerable depth bravado in all its glory on their 2nd album, New Animal. Musically the
and a deep groove." [Content clarification: there are acutally 11 tracks Nerves take their cues from the raw pop of the Yardbirds and The
on this release, including 5 new, very short tracks that are apparently Animals, and the reckless abandon of Radio Birdman or The Stooges."
exclusive to this issue; total time: 25 minutes] NERVES: New Animal LP (THR 069 LP) $9.00
GARNER, SUE AND RICK BROWN: Still CD (THR 065) $13.00 BROKEBACK: Field Records From The Cook Country Water Table
"The material ranges from songs fully written by Sue to tracks based CD (THR 070 CD) $13.00
on rhythm loops to a little appropriation of the music of the Equals. "Brokeback is Douglas McCombs (Tortoise, 11th Dream Day, Pullman).
The dissolution of Run On allowed for reflection that reminded them Through Brokeback, Douglas has sought to explore something not as
of the fruitful period before the inception of that band and after Fish densely structured as his other musical outings with a focus on rhythm
& Roses ended. In that transition, Sue and Rick had worked on tunes and texture. The idea with Brokeback is to keep things simple and let
and recorded them at home to help with the composition process. The the melodies hang in the air. By the nature of this decision the music is
resulting demos, many of which later became Run On songs, still sound sparse, but not without sounding full and realized." Features contri-
good and have the freedom and intimacy peculiar to home recording. butions from Noel Kuppersmith & Rob Mazurek (Chicago
Later, Sue recorded To Run More Smoothly, her solo debut, in her New Underground), Josh Abrams (Sam Prekop, Town & Country), John
York apartment. In their 15 year musical partnership, Sue and Rick have Herndon & John McEntire (Tortoise).
always tried to make music that is both complex, challenging and tune- BROKEBACK: Field Records From The Cook Country Water Table
ful. They are interested in the exploration of group dynamics as well as LP (THR 070 LP) $9.00
recording techniques. Still is a beautiful testament to years together 8 BOLD SOULS: Last Option CD (THR 071 CD) $14.00
and lessons learned along the way." "The group features the unusual instrumentation of two woodwinds,
GARNER, SUE AND RICK BROWN: Still LP (THR 065 LP) $9.00 trumpet, trombone, cello, tuba, bass, and trap drums, and is led by
FREAKWATER: End Time CD (THR 066 CD) $13.00 composer Edward Wilkerson. In order to have a good understanding of
"End Time is the sixth domestic release by Freakwater. The twelve 8 Bold Souls, it is important to understand a bit more about the ensem-
songs that comprise End Time were recorded at Chicago's Uber Studios ble's leader. Musically, Wilkerson finds inspiration from those he has
and offer a departure from Freakwater's traditionally minimalist studied or worked with such as Muhal Richard Abrams, Henry
approach to arrangements and composition. An enhanced orchestrat- Threadgill, Lester Bowie, Fred Anderson, Von Freeman, Johnny Britt, as
well as many other fellow members of the AACM. In addition, with its predecessor, Autoditacker, this terrifyingly progressive innova-
Wilkerson cites many non-musical inspirations like family, education, tion centrifuge grown on you every time you hear it. 'Diskdusk', with
and readings. Fostered by the AACM, Wilkerson learned to think about its elegant futurism, the wuppingly superflupping 'Gogonal', and of
music in an encouraging environment that prompted musical educa- course the special edition of 'Distroia', the wildest hit ever to emerge
tion in equal doses with experimentation. 8 Bold Souls' music is both from the soundmines of the St. Martin studios are all the result of mer-
melodic (reminiscent of small groups led by Duke Ellington and Jimmy cilessly erected findings of the past few years' sound research. An out-
Lunceford) and challenging (featuring complex arrangements for inno- rageously mature performance that always sounds different, yet
vative instrumentation)." always like Mouse On Mars. Forget about your pigeonholes. To think
8 BOLD SOULS: Last Option 2LP (THR 071 LP) $13.00 that all this is possible without glue or a false bottom. One thing is for
RIZZO AND TARA KEY, RICK: Dark Edson Tiger CD (THR 072) certain: Mouse On Mars have paved the way for a continuously grow-
$13.00 ing gang of German and international sound villains to weave analog
"Logistically, this was mostly a tape-trading affair. Rizzo's parts were and digital, electronic and non-electronic sounds into a totally new,
done at Chicago's Truckstop by Braden King (Dutch Harbor). Tara organic fabric. Not without reason have great swarms of independent
recorded her portions at Chessie studios with long time musical partner and other tinkerers, post-, kraut-, and general rockers, poppers, tech-
Tim Harris. Tara describes the process: 'one of us would send a piece on no types, and avant garde scoundrels included this darned modern
tape. Depending on the tune it would be a query or a statement or a stuff in their daily menu. The Thrill Jockey version of Niun Niggung
rant. Round two respondent gave it a new twist or a birthing or stood contains five tracks not available on the import version (Domino, Our
back and interjected an Amen or two. We talked about Pollock and Choice/Zomba)."
Winslow Homer and JMW Turner more than we ever talked about the MOUSE ON MARS: Niun Niggung 2LP (THR 076 LP) $13.00
tunes. Tapes traveled back and forth for almost nine months. The feel "The double vinyl version of Niun Niggung will be a gatefold and will
always was one of call and response, feint, connect; if you're walking include all the extra/different tracks from European pressings."
the point I have your back.' This largely instrumental record (there are CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO: Synesthesia CD (THR 077 CD)
two with words) is a long distance phone call with two friends reflect- $13.00
ing on and responding to each other's remarks. The surprise of Dark "A stark departure from the sound cultivated in the group's first
Edson Tiger comes not in the depth and quality of those remarks, but recording, 12 Degrees of Freedom. The new release from Rob Mazurek
in the pastoral beauty with which they are delivered. Two Les Paul (Isotope 217) and Chad Taylor (Sam Prekop) utilizes electronics, found
ravers jumping in with no idea of the outcome." sound, moog and studio manipulations, adding elements that make
RIZZO, RICK AND TARA KEY: Dark Edson Tiger LP (THR 072 LP) Synesthesia not just a jazz record, but a release that shuns categoriza-
$9.00 tion in any particular genre."
BOYKIN OUTET, DAVID: Evidence of Life Other Planets Vol. 1 LP CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO: Synesthesia LP (THR 077 LP)
(THR 073 LP) $9.00 $9.00
LP-only release. "Composer and saxophonist David Boykin leads the GIANT SAND: Chore of Enchantment CD (THR 079 CD) $13.00
Outet, a jazz quintet consisting of vocalist Glenda Baker, flutist Nicole "Howe Gelb's Giant Sand is the most resilient and consistently inven-
Mitchell (Samana), bassist Josh Abrasm (Sam Prekop Band, Town & tive American band of the last two decades, part of the well-spring of
Country), and drummer Chad Taylor (Sam Prekop Band, Chicago the Tucson musical dynasty. Most artists who have amassed a body of
Underground Trio). The group is inspired by the tradition of Chicago work as enormous and varied as Howe Gelb have made some impres-
musicians such as Run Ra, Gene Ammons, Johnny Griffin and Sonny sion in the collective consciousness, but he continues to reside in a
Stitt, and uese these local influences to help powerfully express the dimly lit corner of the rock circus. Out in the Arizona desert, Gelb
voice of the next generation of creative music. Boykin's bold sound, painstakingly cuts and pastes home recordings into heartrenderingly
complex rhythmic phrasing, and fearlessly aggressive approach to intimate solo albums and rushes into spare studios for hurried jam ses-
improvisation lead the Outet with a forcefulness that touches the lis- sions with itinerant musicians of all generations. Giant Sand's new
tener intimately." album, Chore of Enchantment, is as good a place as any to acquaint
CONN, BOBBY: Llovessonngs EP CD (THR 075) $8.00 yourself with his wayward muse. Gelb says of Chore of Enchantment,
"Bobby has been forced to provide the public with a tonic, a pacifier, 'The overall sound could be summed up as a mix of slow burning hot
to ensure stability and safety within the rock community. Llovessonngs, buttery Memphis moistness with the crispy quiet crackle of Tucson
a 4 song ep, features Conn interpretations of the Ham/Evans track, thirsty-ness. An attempt to serve up a saucer full of hitherto unpre-
'Without You', and the Caetano Veloso composition, 'Marie B.' For, dictable predictabilities…as opposed to the usual platters of pre-
'Without You', Conn began where Nilsson Schmilsson left off -- right dictable unpredictabilities.'"
in the heart of the FM dial. Joined for the recording by well known GIANT SAND: Chore of Enchantment 2LP (THR 079 LP) $13.00
percussionist Michael Zerang, Conn's performance of 'Marie B.' sounds OVAL: Ovalprocess CD (THR 081 CD) $13.00
like an out take from his recent residency at Caesars Palace. Inspired by "Markus Popp, a.k.a. Oval, is a mastermind of digital technology.
French socialite Virginia, Conn composed a song that may only the Ovalprocess continues his elaborate manifesto of electronic music cou-
familiar to those that joined him at his snow bunny bash in San Moritz. pled with multimedia wizardry. This new release from Oval is a flow-
Ending at the beginning, 'Free Love', works itself up into a deep ing, textured manuscript that utilizes sublime low end rhythm and
groove that has been rated NC-17 by our friends at the RIAA. All songs directive pulsation in a manner that eases the listener into a soft and
feature the sultry French violinist Monica Boubou, and there are guest pillowy world dominated by electronic bleeps, glitches and moans.
appearances from the crème of Chicago's Classical and Jazz communi- Ovalprocess equally represents an innovative music software applica-
ty." tion, designed by Popp, as much as it serves as the core engine to an
CONN, BOBBY: Llovessonngs 12" (THR 075 EP) $8.00 innovative Oval sound installation. The installation is centered around
MOUSE ON MARS: Niun Niggung CD (THR 076 CD) $13.00 one or several publicly accessible sound terminals running the
"Niun Niggung nonchalantly jumps over all sound construction sites in Ovalprocess application, rendering the exhibit a customizable, collabo-
modern music history. Between the first lunar landing and the day rative workspace. Making the installation accessible in a public space is
after tomorrow's pop music, post-organics and new avant garde have the ideal aesthetic that Popp craves-he feels it is far more effective
rarely enjoyed such a good time together. Sounds without bounds. than offering a CDRom or another option that would make the appli-
Battered evergreens to fall in love with. Details without regrets. As cation available on a more individual basis. The Ovalprocess installa-

tion allows the public to use sounds that are found on the album to "They can be raucous at their most spare and melodic at their most
produce their own Oval-like music. His latest release displays Popp's cluttered. Reggae, jazz and soul still reign supreme in the world of the
talent at developing a deep and complex groove with seemingly diffi- Eternals, but it is the spaces between the genres that most intrigue the
cult tools. Ovalprocess is best enjoyed at a loud volume. Oval's rich and band. Rhythms are used to explore melody, tension and texture.
round tones provide a Siren-like lure that is irresistible." Organ, synthesizer and vocals swirl around and stab at the songs that
OVAL: Ovalprocess LP (THR 081 LP) $9.00 travel from here to other worlds. The Eternals find intensity in the most
TRANS AM: You Can Always Get What You Want CD (THR 082 CD) unlikely places with the most unlikely methods. From the plaintiff
$13.00 melodic stroll of Augustus Pablo to the aggressive rhythmic stride of
"Trans Am opens their vaults, releasing the seven inch, twelve inch, the Headhunters, the Eternals travel the globe but reside in the
live, and previously unreleased bonus tracks that people have been unknown."
clamoring for for years on a colossal 17 track CD entitled You Can LITHOPS: Sequenced Twinset/Fi 12" (THR 12.19) $6.50
Always Get What You Want." "Lithops is Jan from Mouse on Mars. 'Sequenced Twinset' and "Fi" are
TOWN AND COUNTRY: Decoration Day CD (THR 083 CD) $8.00 two remastered tracks from the early Lithops period in 1995.
"Town and Country's second release and their first on Thrill Jockey. It Beautifully flowing, they leave behind the boundaries between classi-
expands their all-acoustic instrumentation from the guitar, harmonium cal music writing, sound programming, and spontaneous music impro-
and 2 string basses of the first release to Josh Abrams on contrabass, visation. Microtonal buzzes, strained melodies, feedback hiss, digital
piano and kalimba, Liz Payne on piano, snare drum and guitar, Jim noise events, tape tricks, and dub perversions fuse to become a hybrid
Dorling on harmonium and celeste and Ben Vida on guitar and accor- lecture of freaked out subtleness. This limited 12" is filled with poetic
dian. Seems they've coaxed their back-porch minimalism out into the surgery dissecting, traces of structural complexity, and compositional
café. The layered, unhurried drones developed on the first release now skill on the surface of pure music."
function to resolve through-composed pointillist melodies. Inspired by TORTOISE: Galapagos 1/Reference Resistance Gate 12" (THR
the music of Morton Feldman and Franco Batiato, Town and Country 12.4) $6.00
continues to present music in which the slightest changes are stongly 4th volume in the remix 12"series. With remixes by Spring Heel Jack
felt, favoring timbral revelation over technical virtuosity." and Jim O'Rourke. SPJ are an English duo responsible for one of the
TORTOISE/DERRICK CARTER: Post TNT Remix 12" (THR 12.10) year's more outrageous d + b albums (68 Million Shades...) and lend
$6.00 their trademark sound here. O'Rourke lifts out spatial percussive
Two mixes by Chicago House figurehead Derrick Carter. A German City themes in pretty significant fashion, great record overall.
Slang pressing imported by Thrill Jockey. MICROSTRORIA/STEREOLAB/OVAL: 12" (THR 12.6) $6.00
MOUSE ON MARS: Pickly Dred Rhizzoms 12" (THR 12.14) $6.50 First of 3 collaborative 12"'s, taken from the Microstoria Reprovisers
"The men from Cologne return with another piece of wax for those in CD. "Microstoria made some new tracks and sent it to Stereolab and
search of the irresistible groove. Five tracks built upon polytonal har- Oval. They were to augment the tracks by playing with them. So it is
monics, broken beats and polyrhythmical paradoxons. Quarter tones, not a remix, it is a piece created by the two. A-side is
electro-acoustic excursions and simultaneous playings of different Microstoria/Stereolab, B-side is Microstoria/Oval."
idioms are combined into sonic collages for a unique blast. Hymns, bal- MICROSTORIA/MOUSE ON MARS/UI: 12" (THR 12.7) $6.00
lads, floorkillers, atonalities and skewed avant-gardism jostle and col- 2nd in a series of 3 12"'s off of Microstoria's Reprovisers CD.
lide in delicate superimposings." Collaborations with Mouse on Mars and Ui.
VERT: Mewantemooseic 12" (THR 12.15) $6.50 MICROSTORIA/JIM O'ROURKE/VIOLENT ONSEN GEISHA: NAMM
US license of this Sonig release. Adam Vert is from the UK and is know Weekend Pass 12" (THR 12.8) $6.00
for founding the Bovinyl label with Milky Boy and Animals on Wheels Third and final 12" in this series.
in 1996. "On mewantemooseic, Vert's curious blips and beats are main- THROW:
tained by soft keyboard melodies of organ-like reverence. This 12" fits VA: The Mad Circus EP 12" (THO 1003) $6.00
nicely into the Sonig family of electronic music for those inclined to fol- Three track EP featuring The Detroit Grand Pu-Bahs ('this techno funk
low a different path than the often potholed highway of straight drum future classic slaps an irresistible vocal line on top of a solid bounding
and bass and electronica." groove'), Run/Stop/Restore ('an 8-bit lounge-core remake of the Doors
ETERNALS, THE: Chapter And Verse 12" (THR 12.16) $6.50 classic 'Light My Fire'. Equal parts Switched-On Bach and Jean Jacques
"A three piece hailing from the city of Chicago. Their music pulls from Perry, this version twists the original's organ riffs with stiff, Mac-Speech
a variety of sources, foremost amongst them reggae, jazz and soul. vocals, even including some of Jim Morrison's free verse in the break')
These influences all play a large role in the rhythms utilized by the and Mas 2008 ('classic Detroit electro sound, influenced by first and sec-
group, creating music which is sometimes rolling, sometimes sparse, ond wave producers like Juan Atkins and Keith Tucker')."
with staccato melodies provided courtesy of bass, organ, synthesizer TIGERBEAT6 RECORDS:
and drums. The band also makes use of melodica, a tape machine and
KID 606: Kid 606 and Friends, Vol. 1 CD (MEOW 001) $13.00
a sound effects generator. The roots of The Eternals can be found in
"The first release on Kid 606's (Piecac, Mille Plateaux/Position Chrome.
the percussive and melodic sounds of great artists like Augustus Pablo
Fat Cat, Vinyl Communications, 555 of Leeds, V/VM, Diskono) new
and The Headhunters."
Tigerbeat 6 label, Kid 606 and Friends, Vol. 1 is the first in a two part
COLEMAN, ANDREW: Blame It On Adam 12" (THR 12.17) $6.50
series (Vol. 2 will be released in early March) of full length CDs featur-
"Andy Coleman lives on a boat. Andy Coleman records his music in his
ing remixes and collaborations with a variety of some of the greatest
studio on his boat. Andy Coleman describes the title track to his EP on
underground electronic luminaries. Features: Matmos, Hrvatski,
Thrill Jockey by saying, 'Orange music. Broken fridge doors and unsent
Twisted Science, Christoph De Babalon, Jake Mandell, Solvent, Max
records. The acoustic guitars are illegal by the way. Modelled wind
Tundra, Chessie, Electric Company, Lexanculpt, The Sinking Body,
instruments do their thing. Blow when they want. Miles would have
Marumari, Underwood, Vomit Lunch, Miss Kick Cex along with NY
hated it.' So begins the latest release from one of the founders of
modrockers The Rapture, and super prolific Japanese noise hero
England's Bovinyl label and Ninja Tune artist Animals on Wheels. A
Aube."
departure from the Animals on Wheels material, it is an avant-electro,
DAT POLITICS: Tracto Flirt CD (MEOW 007) $13.00
plickity-plunk piano release in the vain of recent Richard James or
"Dat Politics is a 4-5 member group of musicians who perform only on
Global Goon."
laptops. Three members of the band are part of the Sub Rosa post-rock
ETERNALS, THE: Where Will We Live Now 12" (THR 12.18) $6.50
outfit Tone Rec. This CD is a reissue of the acclaimed A-Musik and reproduces 24 minutes of the highest level of melodic/rhythmic spiritu-
Fatcat veterans' sold-out self-released vinyl-only debut- with bonus al conversation/combat this side of Coltrane/Rashied Ali, one of the
tracks and new artwork. This is the first domestic release of their best examples of cosmic-interplay I've been fortunate enough to
charmingly fucked-up, glitchy electronic beats, tones and melodies. unravel in the privacy of my own home... Unreal. Booklet reprints orig-
The Wire claims: 'it's with Dat Politics that the real excitement emerges. inal liner notes by Nat Hentoff as well as recollections from Bull: 'It was
Bouncing ideas off one another, not content to sit on any single, suc- the fall of 1964, my first album had been out for a year which I'd spent
cessful formula, their two albums are a total revelation. Each track in Berkeley, Hollywood, Austin, Mexico City, Cambridge MA, and NYC.
becomes a new beginning, a new adventure: where can we take this? That's the year I got Hepatitis, flunked my Army physical, drove a
what if we try that? Bristling with possibilities, structures are pushed Norton from NY to Berkeley, played bass with Lightnin' Hopkins, heard
and pulled, and explode excitedly, as thought and play become audi- George Jones, Wolfman Jack, James Brown, B.B. King, Marvin Gaye,
ble and contagious. Their music falls somewhere between the off-cen- The Louvin Brothers, The Supremes, The Beatles, Chuck Berry, and
ter textures of Oval or Pita, and the splintered computer funk of Team Lonnie Mack. That summer, after a guest shot on the Newport Folk
Doyobi, Kid 606, or even Mouse on Mars.'" Festival (playing a borrowed J-200 Johnny Cash had just given Dylan),
TIMEBOMB (JAPAN): me and Neuwirth drove a Chevy II from Cambridge to Woodstock...".
HALF JAPANESE: Greatest Hits CD (BOMB 12) $18.00 Great." --Hrvatski.
34 tracks selected from their 9 main LPs. TINY ORGAN:
MOSQUITO: UFO Catcher CD (BOMB 13) $18.00 GRADY/BRAD LANER, KRAIG: Music From The Island Of
21 cuts of “exotic blues sound,” featuring Jad, Steve Shelley, and Tim. Anaphoria CD (TINY 001) $12.00
VERMONSTER: Holy Sound Of American Pipe 2CD (BOMB 14) Co-release between Tiny Records (Tom LAFMS Recchion's label) and
$18.00 Cortical Foundation. "Kraig Grady has been known since 1975 as a
Japanese-only CD version of TW 1024. This opus studio outing by composer working in alternate tunings as well as an instrument builder
Boston’s most “coherent” rock band is a fairly pleasurable thing to not unlike Harry Partch. Having much more interest in eastern music
behold. Just too long for 1 disc, the final track “You Can’t Hide” is than western, it is no surprise that there was the inspiration to travel
included as a separate 3” CD. Original LP on Twisted Village is now out to Anaphoria. Since his work was been predominantly intermedia per-
of print. formances, this represents the first time his work could be adequately
HALF JAPANESE: Greatest Hits 2 CD (BOMB 23) $18.00 represented on CD... offers an array of his instruments, with Petra
28 more tracks, spanning their entire career. Five tracks are unreleased, Haden and Jim French. Collaboration produced by Brad Laner. Similar
from ‘86 and ‘93 versions of the band. to Organum in places (haunting drones)." Final copies on this label; this
19/JUKE: 97 Circles CD (BOMB 41) $13.00 same album has more recently been issued by Bzang Editions.
"The 2nd album issued in '81. Though it's influenced by No New York, TINY RECORDS:
such way of crashing sound isn't normal. Roots sound of early POTTS, JOE: Gift From The Dead CD (TINY 01) $13.00
Boredoms!" New label run by Tom Recchion, one of key figures in the LAFMS group,
19/JUKE: Pieces CD (BOMB 42) $13.00 whose "purpose is to support composers, sound artists, experimental
"The 3rd album issued at the end of '81. The sound source in this album musical activities of all kinds as well as having a hand in preserving var-
was...iron plate, electric shaver, wrench, etc. It's an ambient and dan- ious recordings of the past...it is the hope that Tiny Records will con-
gerous 'loop' techno sound. Lead to Hanatarash, Sahko/Panasonic tinue the legacy left by the L.A.F.M.S." Joe Potts started recording
sound." strange sound pieces in 1973 in a collaborative group that would later
19/JUKE: Soundtrack CD (BOMB 43) $13.00 be called Le Forte Four, and is responsible for coining the term Los
"The 4th album is a like a compilation of 19/Juke. A sound source com- Angeles Free Music Society. This disc finds him sampling the Grateful
piled at producing time of the 3rd album and the crash sound up to the Dead to highly experimental effect, but unlike Oswald's Greyfolded,
2nd album." you may have trouble picking out your favorite parts! "After 20 odd
HIGH RISE: Psychedelic Speed Freaks '84-'85 CD (BOMB 48 CD) years of very odd sound projects, Joe Potts has finally cleared the edge
$13.00 and in plunging disc-first squarely into the abyss. Gift... has got to be
"Tokyo's veteran hard-acid-core trio well known for their releases from one of the most disquieting releases ever. To begin with, the disc con-
PSF label. this issue features lots of unreleased material. It's the 'mega- sists of one 46-minute composition generated primarily from a defec-
ton violent version' of their 1st and 2nd album (another version of their tive CD. And then there's those orgiastic shrieks from the anonymous
2nd album remixed CD), with unreleased material recorded around vocalist. Finally (just for the sheer pop appeal) throw in some La Monte
those times. This will show their dark side of the early days. I can see Young-esque chord extensions. And probably the most bizarre aspect
your ears bleeding." of this CD is that although they have never been fused together in
HIGH RISE: Psychedelic Speed Freaks '84-'85 LP (BOMB 48 LP) quite this way, all of these elements are ideas that Potts has been
$10.00 exploring for the last two decades." Limited stock...
TIMELESS RECORDING SOCIETY: TOBIN (GERMANY):
BULL, SANDY: Inventions CD (TRS 6004) $13.00 TOBIN: 01 12" (TOBIN 01) $9.00
1995 issue of this all-time class1964 Vanguard LP, now available on An awesome duel-minded minimal classic, one sides takes on the soft-
Bull's own Timeless imprint (not previously issued on CD by Vanguard er side of Mike Ink-related Cologne-style repetition, the other is loose
itself, as previously misinformed within this descripton; I'd still gladly and loopy non-beat drone explosion. A new label to watch.
volunteer to pull the trigger on the bullet that should enter Vanguard TOEI MUSIC PUBLISHING (JAPAN):
President Larry Welk's leg for for not properly maintaining Bull's lega-
TARKOVSKY, ANDREY: Andrey Rublyov CD (TMP 2002) $32.00
cy on CD). A folk/improv space monster, one the definitive recordings
"A grimly realistic portrayal of a 15-th century Russian Monk which was
from the 60s decade. "Essentially a collection of multitracked pieces for
made in 1966 but was banned in Russia until 1971."-- Ephraim Katz.
guitar, banjo, oud, electric guitar, and electric bass in a variety of styles
Soundtrack by Vyacheslav Ovchinnikov. "Dark, atonal passages of
(the Brazilian sun-shimmer of Luis Bonfa's 'Manha de Carnival', the
repeating figures and isolated percussive elements. Some completely
soul stirrings of 'Memphis, Tenessee', the alone-in-this-world electric-
unrecognizable instruments, extended performance techniques remi-
reverb-soak rendition of Bach's 'Gavotte II' (Mazza-who?), etc...) with
niscient of Lachenmann's string pieces and Penderecki's choral work.
occasional tub from Ornette sideman Billy Higgins. The track 'Blend II'
Fairly jostling washes of sound. Ensemble playing mixed with field
recordings of post-war machinery and plenty of tape hiss (or is it ning the Ovalprocess application, rendering the exhibit a customizable,
rain...), for that chain-dragging on the ground effect. Startingly AMM- collaborative workspace. Making the installation accessible in a public
like in places. Serious rising sounds. 15 tracks." -- Hrvatski space is the ideal aesthetic that Popp craves-he feels it is far more effec-
TARKOVSKY, ANDREY: Solaris CD (TMP 2003) $32.00 tive than offering a CDRom or another option that would make the
The 1972 SF masterpiece based on the Stanislaw Lem book. Strange, application available on a more individual basis. The Ovalprocess
arcane, slow and beautiful, one of the quintessential "space" movies of installation allows the public to use sounds that are found on the
the 70s and about as fine a document in the world of visual arts as you album to produce their own Oval-like music. His latest release displays
could ask for. Soundtrack composed by Edward Artemyev & Vyacheslav Popp's talent at developing a deep and complex groove with seeming-
Ovchinnikov (uncredited). "Excellent long-reverb location-sound-col- ly difficult tools. Ovalprocess is best enjoyed at a loud volume. Oval's
lection not far from the Organum school of non-movement bliss. rich and round tones provide a Siren-like lure that is irresistible."
Mysterious. Comes as close to recreating in sound the whole 'space' FUSHITSUSHA: A Death Never To Be Complete CD (TKCF 77014)
experience as thought possible. Serious atmospherics (key word: $31.00
dense). Reoccurring pipe organ theme. Dripping. Think of the best of The Japanese major label Tokuma has signed Keiji Haino for a series of
the Mainstream-label catalogue.17 tracks." -- Hrvatski albums, these 4 (TKCF 77014-017) all released simultaneously.
TARKOVSKY, ANDREY: Zerkalo/Stalker CD (TMP 2004) $32.00 Fushitsusha travelled to the UK in Nov, 1996 and recorded these 2 stu-
Soundtracks by Edward Artemyev. Zerkalo is from 1974 and Stalker is dio albums in London (with Toby Robinson of Pyramid-label fame). The
from 1979. "Artemyev's compositional ability is closer inspected here, trio of Keiji Haino (guitar, vocals) Yasushi Ozawa (bass) and Jun Kosugi
in a much more varied assortment of musical cues than previous vol- (drums) are in absolute peak form on these albums. Not wildly differ-
umes. The Zeralko pieces are an eclectic assortment of low drones, ent in style to their previous works for PSF, this exudes the same crucial
ensemble systems-chaos, Handel influenced string interludes, kit-based raw energy as Double Live or Pathetique -- and documents the stun-
space ritual chants, dawn-of-time instrument discovery, and one ethi- ning powerhouse sound of a band that cannot be touched within the
cally challenging mariachi blast. But the real goods are delivered via vague realms of “rock” music.
the second (Stalker) half of the CD; several mellotron-bedded pieces FUSHITSUSHA: The Time Is Nigh CD (TKCF 77015) $31.00
involving SERIOUSLY echoplexed-out phase-synced lute/flute medita- Equally essential 2nd volume from the same session.
tions relaying the order of the cosmos to each other over two channels, HAINO, KEIJI: Keeping On Breathing CD (TKCF 77016) $31.00
with underlaying sub-aquatic ambience and resonant synth-footing. Solo album for electric guitar and vocal, unspecified recording date. A
Excellent stuff, a must-hear. Certainly the place to start with this some- meditative, almost folk-like album at times, of typical intensity and
what daunting series. 21 tracks." -- Hrvatski beauty.
TOKUMA (JAPAN): BAILEY/KEIJI HAINO, DEREK: Drawing Close, Attuning CD (TKCF
TORTOISE: Remixed CD (TKCB 71016) $31.00 77017) $31.00
Extremely desirable Japanese-only CD compilation of the Thrill Full title: Drawing Close, Attuning --The Respective Signs of Order and
Jockey/City Slang 12"-only remix series from '96. Remixes by U.N.K.L.E., Chaos. A highly anticipated series of guitar duets, studio recordings
John McEntire, Markus Popp (Oval), Spring Heel Jack, Jim O'Rourke vs. made in London in Nov. 1996.
Bedouin Ascent, Luke Vibert (Plug) & Bundy Brown. FUSHITSUSHA: A Little Longer CD (TKCF 77020) $31.00
OVAL: Iso Fabric CD (TKCB 71277) $31.00 On the one-year anniversary of the last batch of 4 Keiji Haino related
Japanese-only compilation. Features 8 tracks culled from Systemisch & releases on Tokuma, here is a second batch of yet 4 more! "More con-
94 Diskont plus 4 exclusive unreleased tracks that are only available temporary high-budget studio fare (February-April 1998) from the all
here. The exclusive tracks ("Instantan 1+2," "Gegenlesen," time high-score Japanese power-trio-grouping of Keiji Haino (guitar,
"Eigentlichen 2.0," & "70 Kino") make up about 10 minutes worth of vocal), Yasushi Ozawa (bass), and Ikuroh Takahashi (drums).
music -- I didn't hesitate to buy a copy, but only Oval completists real- Fushitsusha's recent efforts/new direction in the holy scheme of gtr-
ly "need" to have it. crackle/free-pulse/lump are as staggering as their initial
TORTOISE: TNT CD (TKCB 71338) $31.00 tub/string/wood discovery sessions, only the communicative angle here
Japanese version with one extra track, an exclusive 10-minute Nobukzu reaches an apex as far as coherency in group-sound-shape and collec-
Takemura remix of "TNT". tive repetition. The last track leaves us with some damn great sub-Jacks
MOUSE ON MARS: Glam CD (TKCB 71440) $31.00 rumbling via mystically-timed-out chordage and space-whisper/cos-
Japanese-only CD version of the next MoM Sonig release (vinyl-only mos-chant. Beautiful stuff. Full 20-page booklet, in black, with barely
release in Germany and the US); beautiful digi-pak sleeve. "12 moody readable type face reprinting lyrics (in English nonetheless...), making
and colourful songs that were originally produced for an American this release completely indistinguishable to western citizens from the
generation-x love & drug movie that Jan Werner and Andi Thoma had former two volumes for Tokuma (or the next new one). Learn to pay
been asked to do the soundtrack for. In the end, the film was never attention to the catalog numbers on the CDs spines. 9 tracks. 61 min-
made. Recommended for headphone use." Plus three bonus tracks utes." --Hrvatski
only found on this Japanese version: "Snap Bar," "Pool Smooth and FUSHITSUSHA: The Wisdom Prepared CD (TKCF 77021) $31.00
Hidden," & "Hetzchase Railway". "One 75 minute recording from the same sessions as TKCF 77020. Much
OVAL: PROCESS+4 CD (TKCB 71869) $31.00 heavier/in the mold-blueprint set forth by previous releases. Further
Japanese version of the new Oval album (released in the US on Thrill lurch-command blast offerings of non chart-topping death-space
Jockey on 6/20), with 4 bonus tracks exclusive to this release ("Excel", exceeding all regulations/rhetoric of 'correct' instrument procedure.
"Newslo", Stueck" & "K-Sum"). "Markus Popp, a.k.a. Oval, is a master- This time no lyric reprint, in lieu of space taken by several photos
mind of digital technology. Ovalprocess continues his elaborate mani- detailing Haino's upper facial/cheekbone structure." --Hrvatski
festo of electronic music coupled with multimedia wizardry. This new AISHUYO: CD (TKCF 77022) $31.00
release from Oval is a flowing, textured manuscript that utilizes sub- Debut by the new trio grouping of Keiji Haino, (guitar, vocal) Ikuroh
lime low end rhythm and directive pulsation in a manner that eases the Takahashi (drums)& Masami Kowaguchi (bass, ex-Broombusters). A
listener into a soft and pillowy world dominated by electronic bleeps, new venture into the universe of recorded Haino sound, this group are
glitches and moans. Ovalprocess equally represents an innovative music apparetnly covering Japanese folk classics. The material is all from the
software application, designed by Popp, as much as it serves as the core 60s/70s (with one track dating back "much further"), but we don't
engine to an innovative Oval sound installation. The installation is cen- have solid information about the identification of the original artists
tered around one or several publicly accessible sound terminals run- that are covered -- our research on this will have to continue. But this
album does feature very unusual angularization of the Haino attack, debut on Tom, Sack & Blumm continue a homerecording series that
venturing from Affection like strummed ambiance to almost-DNA-like travels between their postboxes in Cologne and Berlin. Sack & Blumm
territories of atonal rock aggression. Features 9 tracks recorded in the is Harald Sack Ziegler (Cologne) and Frank Schultge Blumm (Berlin).
same time frame (2-4/98) as the above 2 Fushitsusha albums. Widely Both are involved in numerous projects from radioplays to classical
arrayed, intensely performed. music and Sack is well known for his remarkable live performances fea-
HAINO, KEIJI: Even Now, Still Think CD (TKCF 77023) $31.00 turing his collection of toy instruments and lovely underground pop-
Haino's second solo hurdy gurdy release, a sequel to PSF 68 (21st songs. With Sack & Blumm Tom recordings is getting a bright new
Century Hard-y-Guide-y Man). Features one 72-minute piece of drone facette with instrumental music in the best sense, very playfull, relaxed
suspension. Alien fluctuation at it's finest, this is a mesmerizing flow of and groovy and maybe even some earworms for the next millenium."
subtly fluctuating tone burst, which ought to be quite instructive as a TONE CASUALTIES:
soul-destroyer for all those teenage Tony Conrad fans lined up outside CZUKAY & DR. WALKER, HOLGER: Clash 2CD (TCCD 9830) $15.00
your door. New American pressing of this double live CD, previously issued by
TOM (GERMANY): Sideburn in Germany. Recorded live in the US 1997 and @ Liquid Sky,
VISOR: CD (TOM 1) $12.00 Cologne 1996. ""How does European avant-garde influence teenage
Excellent ambient electronics from Cologne, vaguely attached to the rituals? Holger Czukay, former bassist of the now-infamous and most
Karaoke Kalk label. Members include Jens Massel, who is Kandis, as influential German Krautrock-demigods Can, recently joined forces
well as a member of Genf, along with Jörg Follert (Saucer) & Tom with German techno musician Dr. Walker aka Ingmar Koch from the
Steinle. A six track EP in the 29 minute range, the CD's music features Cologne-based techno cult Air Liquide for a series of shows that went
sampled sounds, subtle digital alteration and drownable lo-key around the world: first appearing at Cologne´s Liquid Sky Club, the
ambiance, with no discernable beats. It's vaguely comparable to Oval experiment worked out so well that two twosome decided to carry
in terms of sonic texture, but more flowing, with a spirit of it's own, their outrageous melange of experimental techno, drumń´bass, ambi-
and very functional in terms of home listening pleasure-induction. ent, noise, sampling and tape-looping overseas. Without any prepara-
Restocked, but in limited quantities... tions and rehearsals, Czukay and Walker conspired like one high-wired
SUMMER DSP: 10" (TOM 2 S) $12.00 organism: Czukay offered bits of samples, splicing in taped odds and
"The first vinyl release on the Tom label, the eponymous imprint of ends and tweaking them with a fuzz as Walker orchestrated a host of
German engineer and producer Tom Steinle. A soft, calming ebb of beats and grooves. Of course, all this was recorded, and is now released
floating-point oceans and digital sealife. Just over 20 minutes of music on Sideburn Recordings: The unique flow of the shows in Cologne, San
split across two sides of a 10-inch record, Summer DSP is named both Francisco and Minneapolis, that, according to Holger Czukay, had a lot
for its gestation period and the sense of warm, pleasant languor its to do with the way Can worked almost thirty years ago, is available
tracks seem to suggest. Echoing digital quacks and warm pings of per- now on Double CD and will convince the world of how the electronic-
haps ghosted, reverberant glass provide the basis for shifting, slowly language of the late 90s is the central media of the European avant-
evolving meditations on minimalist process. (Steinle checks composers garde."
such as Varese and Reich as spiritual, if not musical, forebears.) The CZUKAY, HOLGER: Good Morning Story CD (TCCD 9944) $14.00
record's delicacy and emphasis on emergent forms might first recall "Kraut rock pioneer Holger Czukay's first studio album in six years is a
Oval, but the sonorities make it closer to Markus Popp's work with collage of music, art, and electronics. This musical adventure draws
Mouse on Mars' Jan St. Werner as Microstoria -- the only clicks you'll from Holger's experience as a member of Can, even incorporating
hear are the subtle fissuring of unpredictable edits that collide and 'Vitamin C' into a rare groove break. The album also marks Holger's
rebound in interesting, strangely heartfelt ways. Despite the oddness entry into the digital medium, though he remains true to his jump cut
of the sounds and their resistance to obvious structures, the piece's two style. Good Morning Story is a testament to Holger's inventive
parts manage to sound both organic and intentional. Steinle's produc- Stockhausen-style approach to music." Featuring Can members
tion techno is also a sort of soft study in the arbitrary nature of source Michael Karoli, Irwin Schmidt, Jaki Liebezeit, plus Jah Wobble.
data in the context of digital processing; the music was built from a CZUKAY, HOLGER: La Luna CD (TCCD 9945) $15.00
core of samples from a CD of James Bond soundtracks covered by "a An "Electronic nigh ceremony", recorded live at Holger's lab in
really bad synthie keyboard player." No trace of that is left in the music Cologne, 5/17/96. "Kraut rock pioneer and founding member of Can,
Steinle builds, of course, which, one might imagine, makes for part of Holger Czukay presents an auditory experience to counter his last
the fun he must have had in fashioning it." -- Sean Cooper. release, Good Morning Story. La Luna is an intensive single track of
NOVISAD: CD (TOM 3) $13.00 dark, linear soundscapes that create another brilliant masterpiece for
"A project by Kristian Peters from Rostock, Germany. Novisad is the the Czukay legacy."
first release of a forthcoming series on the Tom imprint that will give CZUKAY, HOLGER: Good Morning Story LP (TCLP 9946) $13.00
an important impulse to ambient music and that will underline the sig- TONSCHACHT (GERMANY):
nificance of this small but growing German label. The music of Novisad A.F.R.I. STUDIO: Room Service (Part 1-3_ 7" (TONS 003) $6.00
is very much influenced by the computer game culture of our days, an "The second release of a.f.r.i. studios, a project of the Cologne-based
associated adventure game is available for download from our web- Andres Krause. as on his debut CD which appeared last year on his own
site. Kristian Peters describes his music as 'music that enchants, that BMB Lab-label he's creating atmospheric electronic music which could
beautifully and imperatively finds its way to the human ear, as if it was be compared to releases on, say, Meme or Rastermusic. It is not only his
natural but not abstract'. Immediate references might be to some- almost Ikedaesque use of 'sinewaves', but his combination of them
thing like Oval, Basic Channel, and even Curd Duca." From De:Bug: with the linear, almost narrative construction of loops that makes the
"The best ambient album in years...extremely deep, very deserted, three parts of this record so fascinating."
incredibly beautiful and absolutely perfect." TOO PURE (UK):
SACK & BLUM: CD (TOM 5) $13.00
MOUSE ON MARS: Iaora Tahiti LP (PURE 048 LP) $13.00
"Tom goes rhythm with the first full length album by Sack&bBumm.
UK-only vinyl version of the 2nd full length MoM album from 1995 (CD
Fall 99 will be ours and Maynard Ferguson will end up in tears consid-
is available in the US via an alliance between Too Pure and Beggars
ering Haralds horn arrangements. Supercandy!! First introduced with
Banquet). Includes the single "Bib". Guest drums on one track by
last years single release on Dhyana rec. Sack & Blumm spread rumors
Wolfgang Flur. 'Schunkle' inspired by Peter Thomas Sound Orchester.
and appeared in a variety of radio and DJ charts in 1998. With their
"All songs composed and produced by Andi Toma/Jan st. Werner at

Academy-of-st.-martin-in-the-streets. Recorded with dilbo roundsys- a minimum of DSP showmanship; in its place are audio splices of every-
tem." day happenings, wavering drones, melancholic horns and understated
TOO PURE/DUOPHONIC: rhythms. The intent of the compilation is to examine the idea of 'folk'
STEREOLAB: Switched On (Volume 1) CD (PURE 78 CD) $15.00 music as we progress into the 21st century and onto the next wave of
"It's back. Out of print on CD for three years, unavailable on U.S. LP for digital culture, while trying to maintain a certain poetic sensibility. To
at least five (originally issued in 1992). Reissue of the first volume in that end, the tracks exhibit a polite disregard for the latest generative
Stereolab's ongoing series of singles and rarities collections. Two sub- compositional trends in favor of a warmer organic feel. This is not to
sequent collections, Refried Ectoplasm and Aluminum Tunes have been say that there isnUt a good amount of experimentation to be found;
released by Duophonic and Drag City to great demand." the recording would make for a pleasant soundtrack to the forgotten
STEREOLAB: Switched On (Volume 1) LP (PURE 78 LP) $11.00 story of discovering an old attic or junkyard treasure. Fans of the qui-
TORTURE GARDEN (UK): eter passages found within Biosphere, Boards of Canada, Dettinger or
the Touch label would do well to search out this release." Features:
VA: Torture Garden CD (TG 06) $19.00
Antarktika, Ocone, Don Rainwater, Mark Hadley, Headshell, Taylor.
A compilation of tracks by bands who've performed at "the world's
most cutting-edge fetish body-art and sub-culture club." Includes TOTAL ENERGY:
tracks by Coil, Boyd Rice & Tiffany Anders, Death in June, Test Dept., RA, SUN: Outer Space Employment Agency CD (NER 3021 CD)
The Tiger Lillies, Von Magnet, Minty, the Naked Goat and other laugh- $13.00
able stuff. Appears to feature all common LP tracks. Sorry. "Sun Ra's appearances at the Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz Festivals of the
TOSHIBA/EMI (JAPAN): early 70s are legendary. His explosive avant-jazz Arkestra hit the stage
in a riot of color and sound that made a cosmic connection with his first
JACKS: Vacant World CD (TOCT 10131) $22.00
major American festival audience and won him a whole new following.
Reissue of this very legendary psychedelic masterwork from Japan, first
The 1973 Festival featured Sun Ra's Intergalactic Discipline Arkestra in
released in 1968. Perhaps the closest the Japanese scene got to answer-
a program of new material and tested compositions. Organized into a
ing the genius of early Quicksilver Messenger Service, this is psychedel-
spell-binding suite, the show was punctuated by soloists John Gilmore,
ic rock with flashes of an exploratory, improvisational edge. Rumored
Marshall Allen, Aktal Ebah, Eloe Omoe, and the Space Ethnic Voices.
to be a big influence on High Rise, one of their tracks was covered by
Released for the first time by Total Energy Records, and produced by
Fushitsusha on Tokyo Flashback II; but this isn't all over-the-top nor
John Sinclair, the album is remastered from the original tapes and fea-
garage-like . Soft vibes 'n reverb-drenched guitar dominate some
tures unpublished photos from the show by Leni Sinclair, as well as
tracks and a splendid fragility echoes throughout. Fuzz guitar is subtle
comprehensive liner notes. This is the classic Sun Ra Arkestra at its peak
and effective. The whole thing is sequenced in classic 60s mode, with
of artistry and invention."
varied stylings. An obscure and near-lost artifact from the era.
RA, SUN: Outer Space Employment Agency LP (NER 3021 LP)
VA: Musique Non Stop: A Tribute to Kraftwerk CD (TOCT 10455)
$9.00
$32.00
SYKES/VICTORIA SPIVEY, ROOSEVELT: Grind It CD (NER 3025 CD)
Japanese-only tribute to Kraftwerk CD, featuring exclusive tracks from:
$13.00
Hikashu (Koichi Makigami-led ensemble) Teruo Nakano, Buffalo
"These are two giants of the blues, captured live at the 1973 Ann Arbor
Daughter, Yasushi Yamashita (Tanzmusik), Melt-Banana, Kimitak
Blues & Jazz Festival. Pianist Roosevelt Sykes (composer of 'Night Time
Matsuma, Satoru Wono, Zeni Geva, Takkyu Ishino, Hajime Fukuma (P-
Is The Right Time', 'Driving Wheel' and many other blues classics) sings
Model) & Makoto Inoue.
some of his all time favorites from the 1920s, 30s and 40s, while 'blues
TOSHOKLABS:
queen' Victoria Spivey performs terrific versions of her own early mas-
VA: Töshöklabs Presents: Dated CD (TL 002) $12.00 terpieces. This is the real thing. The album, produced by John Sinclair,
"A compilation of curious electronic structures ranging from ambient includes comprehensive liner notes and photos of the performances."
and experimental noise to variations on electro-beeps to quirky digi- RA, SUN AND HIS SOLAR MYTH ARKESTRA: Life Is Splendid CD
dub and drum'n'bass. At times dark and pensive while at others play- (NER 3026 CD) $13.00
ful, Dated provides an eclectic mix of sequences and textures which "Sun Ra's legendary performance at the 1972 Ann Arbor Blues & Jazz
have more in common with 80's and early 90s electronic outfits than Festival -- his first appearance before a major U.S. audience -- presents
they do with the hyper-programming prevalent in much of the current his 'Space Is The Place' suite with brilliant contributions by John
IDM output. Citing Severed Heads and earlier Cabaret Voltaire as well Gilmore, Marshall Allen, June Tyson, and the entire ensemble. Life Is
as the Detroit sound as influences, the disc seeks to attract listeners Splendid is a previously unreleased performance, and from start to fin-
who have a passion for future music while challenging the notions of ish it is one of Ra's most dazzling presentations. The release, produced
what future music really is." Features tracks by: Solomondilate, Elliot, by John Sinclair, includes a 12 page booklet with liner notes and rare &
Technique:concrete, Cardboardmen, Plex, Jack Russel & Lou Frutiger, unpublished photos."
MDK. Pronounced as "toe-shoke". RA, SUN AND HIS SOLAR MYTH ARKESTRA: Life Is Splendid LP
HEADSHELL: 12" (TL 003) $5.50 (NER 3026 LP) $9.00
"Debuting on Töshöklabs, London based producer Mark Hadley com-
TOUCH (UK):
bines a hazy build of downtempo breaks with 909 programming that
VA: Touch Sampler CD (TO 00) $15.00
together glide along smoothly, offering an unnerving yet Zen-like
"79 minutes and 40 seconds. All recordings previously unreleased on
meditative quality. Minimalist in construction à la Photek, Headshell's
CD. Artists include Ryoji Ikeda, Daniel Menche, Chris Watson, Aer,
drum programming becomes the foundation for brewing and
Thomas Brinkmann, Locust, Scala, Philip Jeck, People Like Us/The Jet
whistling atmospherics and heavily portamento'd melodies that have a
Black Hair People/Wobbly, Hazard, Richard H. Kirk, Biosphere, Tobias
slightly anxious edge. This combination of sparse, occasionally frenzied
Frere-Jones, Mika Vainio." Typically stunning design by Wozencraft
rhythms and nervous yet playful chord progressions makes for a lucid
and a perfect overview of the Touch-and-related universe...
listen not unlike something you would get by crossing older Black Dog
WOZENCROFT, JON: Touch & Fuse: The Aftershock Of The
with Mick Harris' slower recordings."
Invisible BOOK (TO 15 HC) $30.00
VA: State Of The Art Heirloom CD (TL 004) $12.00
Hardcover version. "Hard and soft back (500/1000 copies) -- strictly lim-
"Tshklabs returns for the summer with a calm and lucid compilation
ited edition -- 64pp 50% colour 25% 2 colour 25% black and white -
titled State of the Art Heirloom. Picking up where Dated left off, this
60 images. Images from artwork for releases from Touch, Ash
10 track CD features an ambient and found-sound aesthetic made with

International, London Records, R&S, Swim, Sub Rosa, and articles, troacoustic performance. Recently, Casserley has developed a signal
images and design for publications from Merge, Stockholm, processing instrument specifically for improvised music. Parker has
Compendium Books, London, Vagabond, London and Fuse, London -- been closely involved and the combination of their talents intensifies
some never published before. Published by Faculdade de Belas Artes de and enriches both of their work. The complex interaction made possi-
Porto (Portugal), in association with Touch. This is the most stunning ble by Casserley's instrument leads to a rich and subtle fusion of their
purchase you will make this millennium...." musical personalities."
WOZENCROFT, JON: Touch & Fuse: The Aftershock Of The JECK, PHILIP: Surf CD (TO 36) $15.00
Invisible BOOK (TO 15 SC) $25.00 "Philip Jeck is best known for his highly subversive work 'Vinyl
Softcover version, same content, slightly cheaper. Requiem' with Lol Sargent (a performance for 180 dansette record
INDICATE: Whelm CD (TO 25) $15.00 players, 12 slide-projectors and 2 movie-projectors). He has also worked
"Indicate are Robert Hampson (Main, Loop, Scanner) and Jim extensively with the choreographer Laurie Booth, is a member of Slant
O'Rourke. This CD is a result of a 1994 collaboration. All the original and has had tracks released by Blast First (on the Deconstruct compila-
sounds were taken from field and analog recordings and other natur- tion) and The Soundworks Exchange (First Edition). Surf further
al sources, and then processed in the studios. At times the sounds or explores his experimentation with loops and scratching. His methods
characters return, demanding a new approach from the listener, whose leave much to chance; nothing is pre-planned or calculated. Theseven
expectations from this work are sometimes fulfilled, and at times con- tracks on this CD are surprisingly accessible: rhythms unfold from the
founded. The recording also shows how music, in fact, never stops, miasma. Whilst highly original, there is a surprisingly antique feel to
even in silence. Fragmented, non-linear sounds all make an appear- the sound: many of the samples, loops and scratches are taken from old
ance, continually recalling and revolving characters and memories." vinyl records. Against nostalgia, Surf proves there to be vast potential
VAN HOEN, MARK: The Last Flowers From The Darkness CD (TO in analogue recording processes, and by utilising seemingly outmoded
31) $15.00 sources, Philip Jeck shows that you don't need a 24 track digital con-
"The Last Flowers From The Darkness is a compendium of recordings by sole and an enormous hard disk to make music that is both innovative
Mark Van Hoen from 1992-1996, charting the development from his and involving."
early ambient works to the rich soundscapes of more contemporary WATSON, CHRIS: Outside the Circle of Fire CD (TO 37) $15.00
electronica pieces like '1966' and 'A Glimmer...'. Followers of his work "Chris Watson's second CD is a dramatic contrast to the spacious atmos-
as Locust will find a more gentle and more melodic counterpoint to his pheres of Stepping into the Dark (Touch 27, 1996). Featuring 22 close-
dance-oriented pieces. Mark Van Hoen also records for R&S Records as up recordings of animals, birds and insect life, Outside the Circle of Fire
Locust." enlarges our awareness of the sound universe, intimate with voices
HILMARSSON, HILMAR ORN: Children of Nature CD (TO 33.14) from the past. There is an intensity here that television pictures can-
$15.00 not conjure. These are the sounds of secret languages, particular
"Children of Nature is the award winning score to the award winning events that have been recorded as close up as possible to try and reveal
1991 film by Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, resident of Iceland. It is a lush and something of their individual beauty, rhythm, eloquence and sheer
resonant lamentation, written by Hilmar Orn Hilmarsson (HoH), now power. Several of the sounds would be inaudible or radically degraded
resident in Denmark, but also from Iceland. HoH has collaborated with more than a few metres from the animal. Yet others collectively use the
Current 93 and the Hafler Trio to name a few noteworthy artists. acoustics of their habitat to modulate the message. They exist, howev-
Hilmarsson says, 'Children of Nature is a commemoration for those I er, whether we hear them or not -- close up details of signals that are
have loved and lost.' Both introspective and uplifting, the music is a beyond our reach outside the circle of fire."
series of miniature symphonies and extended interludes reminiscent of IKEDA, RYOJI: Oº C CD (TO 38) $15.00
Arvo Part. The artwork includes numerous stills from the beautifully Second full length by Ikeda on Touch, following the awesome +/- CD.
shot film." Recorded and mixed at CCI studio in Tokyo, this features 2 works in
AMBARCHI, OREN: Insulation CD (TO 33.16) $15.00 Ikeda's continually expanding electronic style. "C" mixes static noise
"Oren Ambarchi is a Sydney based artist. Insulation was made with just with almost drill'n'bass-like excursions and random looping, sine-wave
a guitar and without computer processing/editing. Oren seems deter- frequencies and pure digital warmth via some scientific Sähkö blap
mined to limit himself to the guitar, which is his favorite tool (minus all towards the end.
the cliches that tag along with this). However, he plays with the inten- FENNESZ: Plus Forty Seven Degrees 56' 37" Minus Sixteen
tion of expanding the sound of his instrument into a sonic world well Degrees 51' 08" CD (TO 40) $15.00
beyond that to which we're accustomed. Atmosphere plays a key role "This is Christian Fennesz' 2nd full length solo album after the highly
in all the tracks on Insulation. Oren's sound world is one of subtle acclaimed Hotel Paral.lel. At the beginning of 1999, he released
twists that lead to discreet displays of broken/unusual electronic repe- Fennesz Plays, a CD single of radical treatments of Rolling Stones/Beach
tition. The entire CD shifts along in a hazy and blurred mode, at times Boys classics on Jim O'Rourke's new label, Moikai. Fennesz has also
resembling a digital take on Morton Feldman. There is a distinctive iso- made various contributions to compilation CDs, including the awesome
lated narrative which may be familiar to those who have heard releas- 'Surf' on Decay; with Jim O'Rourke and Peter Rehberg he is a member
es from other Australians (like Matthew Thomas or the wire music of Fennoberg; he also plays with the Laptop Orchestra and Orchestra
releases of outback hero Alan Lamb). Never instructive, Ambarchi's 33 1/3. Plus Forty Seven Degrees 56' 37" Minus Sixteen Degrees 51' 08"
electronics are consistent in their subtle dynamics and textural quali- was recorded by Fennesz during July and August this summer, trans-
ties. Abstraction, improvisation, chaos as order is always at play; with forming his back garden into an open air studio, using only guitar and
repetition hinted at and often revealed, but never relied upon." Powerbook. The tension between source and process has produced a
PARKER/LAWRENCE CASSERLEY, EVAN: Solar Wind CD (TO 35) powerful and hypnotic work, with echoes of My Bloody Valentine's
$15.00 classic Loveless album of 1991... Maybe a digital update of textures and
Evan Parker (soprano saxophone) and Lawrence Casserley (signal pro- fractured rhythms explored by Brian Eno on Another Green World. The
cessing instrument), recorded in Amsterdam, 1/97. "Evan Parker is a first pressing is available in a strictly limited slipcase edition. A lush
highly respected improviser; Lawrence Casserley has a unique expertise photographic treatment by Jon Wozencroft contrasts Fennesz's rich
in live computer processing for improvised music. Together they create soundscapes with images that attempt to capture the outerworldy
a remarkable duo. Casserley, composer, conductor, percussionist and atmosphere of places where man has manipulated 'natural' environ-
computer musician, has dedicated his professional career to live elec- ments into new forms and functions."

KIRK, RICHARD H.: Darkness At Noon CD (TO 41) $15.00 of hypnosis the scenario is completely convoluted and the sound
"Recorded 20.4.99 at Western Works studios, Sheffield, England, as becomes coarse and varied, cuts the air and tries to attack. The night-
part of a performance for Phonotaktik, Wien, Austria, April 1999. Real mare begins again, and once more the brai is forced to change its atti-
and synthesised sounds of battle. Clandestine and other short wave tude, define a new reaction to the input. The beauty and uniqueness
transmissions. Fighter plane communications numbers/co-ordinates. of John Duncan's music is fully captured in this continuous change of
The nova light show. Electronic assault systems. Digital warfare. The situations, dynamics, sounds and emotions which is, in a word, the
use of atomic fission to decompose human beings and their cities .The microscopic photography of life itself."
human nervous system amplified under torture." KIRK, RICHARD H.: Loop Static CD (TONE 12CD) $15.00
VAINIO, MIKA: Kajo CD (TO 43) $15.00 Solo album from Caberet Voltaire founding member Richard H. Kirk,
"The fourth (following Titanik, Onko, and Ydin) full length release (dis- featuring an array of Bourroughsian found sounds, shortwave excerpts
counting the Ø/Philus releases) from Pan(a)sonic's Mika Vainio, record- and amine ß ring modulations, over a Sheffield electro beat.
ed throughout 1999 in his home workshop in Barcelona, as well as Lary KIRK, RICHARD H.: Loop Static 12" (TONE 12EP) $9.00
7's New York City studio. What starts out as an exercise in concrete Three tracks off the CD version, plus one exclusive track.
techniques (Mika, presumably, walks into the room and activates what- TOYS FACTORY (JAPAN):
ever it is that makes that... sound) slowly morphs into a series of SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, JON: Controversial Negro CD (TFCK
machine-tone studies, rife with loose/lost connections and omnipresent 87126) $26.00
50/60 cycle hum. From there it's a settling tour through Mika's now Only commercially available in Japan, this is something that Matador
familiar landscape, all constructed out of the same gray matter (slight, issued as a promo-only LP in 1997. Recorded live 11/25/96 at the Hotel
pulsing derivations, electric mist) we've found so fascinating all along. Congress in Tucson, AZ.
Serene." -- Hrvatski. SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION, JON: Extra-Acme CD (TFCK 87169)
BIOSPHERE: Cirque CD (TO 46 CD) $15.00 $26.00
"In the year 2000, a year of just as many fictions and personal projec- Japanese-only release with exclusive tracks, b-sides, etc. Track listing:
tions, Biosphere arrives at Cirque. For those of you still expecting "Wait A Minute", "Get Down Lover", "Confused" (Zebra Ranch),
Novelty Waves 2, a return of some sort to the harder sound of past "Bacon" (Sansano Mix), "Electricity", "New Year" (Rough Mix), "Lovin'
times, well they just keep getting further and further away from tech- Machine" (Automator Remix), "Chowder", "T.A.T.B." (For The Saints
no and the mutation is finally beyond recognition. For those of you and Sinners Remix).
expecting Substrata 2, there is a sense here of resolution that Substrata U.N.K.L.E. FEATURING TAKAGI KAN: Last Orgy 3 Special Remixes
never presented us with, despite it being so impossibly close to perfec- CD (TFCK 87941) $16.00
tion. And just in case you're thinking of 'arctic' sound, and wondering Third in the series, a 22-minute EP. Featuring the original title track (a
if it will, sooner or later, bridge into the Norwegian ECM contingent of massive, bass-driven downtempo Mo'Wax mold track), plus remixes by
Garbarek or Rypdal, of icy soundscapes and contemporary classicism, Automator from Dr. Octagon, Trugoy (rap & instrumental mixes), and
think again. The classical Biosphere will be conquered over time, as evi- Sound Hero.
dence, never as a pre-requisite. At times reminiscent of Can's Future U.N.K.L.E.: Psyence Fiction CD (TFCK 87955) $28.00
Days, in its subdued precision and unsettling tension of comfort/dis- Japanese version with 2 bonus tracks: "Guns Blazing Instrumental" &
comfort, Cirque may in addition recall Jon Hassell's methods in how it "The Knock (Drums of Death Pt. 2)". Full color variant art by Futura
digests and redigests sounds while retaining their individual characters 2000, printed very nicely in the hard-jacket mini-LP-style mold. Not
intact. Carefully crafted throughout the last three years in between quite as deluxe as the first Japanese pressing (it brings tears to my ears
scattered commissions and collaborations, Cirque is what Geir describes to admit this is actually the second pressing), but far superior to the
as his playground, the territory where he has dictated his own rules regular US or UK editions, if you're dumb enough to care about these
and created his own visions without any form of outside pressure or things.
compromise. At no point has this translated into self indulgence, one PARKER, ANDREA: Kiss My ARP CD (TFCK 87957) $26.00
must say, and the sources of inspiration for Cirque did remain fertile Licensed from Mo'Wax, this is the long awaited debut album from
and focused all the way through. Some of these were deeply personal, Andrea Parker (not counting her DJ Kicks mix CD). This uniquely pack-
but the main one seems to have been Jon Krakauer's book Into The aged Japanese version (one of these mini-LP styled gatefold jackets)
Wild, a complex and fascinating insight into the short life and long came out in late 1998, a full 9 months earlier than the Mo'Wax edition.
journey of Chris McCandless who, after years on a quest for self-dis- This version also features 2 Japanese exclusive remixes of "The
covery and enlightenment through solitary travels in the most remote Unknown", by DJ Magic Mike & Tony Vegas. Following an exquisite set
new regions in North America, went on a final journey into the Alaskan of singles going back to '96 (Melodius Thunk, The Rocking Chair &
wilderness where his body was found alongside an SOS note. The sense Breaking Ball, this finds Andrea exploring the various sonic territories
of solitude, of idealist wonderment, the constant feel of unease and outlined by her Mo'Wax catalog to date. From sub-bass electro scronch
imminent danger permeate both of these works, so often hand in to breathless vocal works of ecstatic pop reverie (backed by scorching
hand. Yet this in no way to suggest that Cirque will only reveal itself cello lines played by Parker herself), this album focuses on a secret
when placed alongside Krakauer's book. From it you must construct sound sensory-glitch that would be laughed out of context in lesser
your own narratives, your own vision, as Geir has repeatedly suggest- hands. An arena of non-pre-sets, where unique sounds are prosperous
ed." and attention to details ping-pongs over ever centimeter of clatter.
BIOSPHERE: Cirque LP (TO 46 LP) $12.00 Leaving the twinkle-twinkle to the eyes of the beholder. In a better
LP version in full color sleeve. world it gets the attention of U.N.K.L.E. x a million.
DUNCAN, JOHN: Tap Internal CD (TONE 11 CD) $15.00 MONEY MARK: Mark On The Mic CD (TFCK 87958) $21.00
"Have you ever asked yourself 'What is the sound of energy?' John Japanese exclusive live album. The first 5 tracks are live from
Duncan has been trying for years to explain the composition of matter Minneapolis, 8/98, wit the Money Mark band (including Kid Koala, DJ);
through sound, and not everyone can understand this -- but once the the last 4 tracks are BBC session from 2/98 featuring just Mark (key-
door is opened everything suddenly becomes easy. Tap Internal is beau- boards, guitar, vocals) and Alfred Ortiz (drums). Packaged in a mini-LP
tiful and, in classic Duncan style, cruel -- in that it puts you in contact style cardboard jacket.
with our deepest psyche and lays it bare, turning the auricular mem- ROOTS MANUVA: Brand New Second Hand CD (TFCK 87972)
brane inside out, leaving an indelible mark of new frequencies that are $23.00
beautiful to abandon yourself to. But watch out: just at the moment Japanese-edition of this new Big Loada/Ninja Tune album, with 2 exclu-
sive remixes (by Roots Manuva and El-P of Company Flow). This was GYPSY FIRE: CD (TC 4272) $15.00
mis-labeled as something else when we pre-ordered it months ago and "Two giants from the Middle Eastern music world, Richard Hagopian
not really something we would normally bother to bring in; still of tan- and Omar Faruk Tekbikek, are brought together for the first time,
gible interest, but the regular NT version is widely available and much accompanied by Turkish and Bulgarian gypsies." Music for Ud, vocals,
cheaper. "Roots Manuva is one Rodney Smith, a London-born MC with zurna, ney, kanun, saxophone, violin, percussion, guitar, bass.
a distinctive Jamaican ragga flavour. Roots Manuva takes in the senso- CEMIL BEY, TANBURI: Volumes 2 & 3 2CD (TC 4274) $22.00
ry data of his surroundings (dub, roots, hip hop, soul and especially "Bey is the most renowned composer of instrumental art music from
dancehall), shapes it and spits it out as something brand new. the late period of the Ottoman Empire. Acoustic recordings, before the
Midtempos, bleeps and blurps, crazy, zany phraseologies and inter- invention of the electronic microphone, were made circa 1910-14...per-
galactic organics." forming his own compositions and in the art of Taksim, Middle Eastern
QUANNUM: Spectrum CD (TFCK 87974) $26.00 improvisation."
Japanese-issue of the first album release on Quannum Projects, VARTABED, KOMITAS: The Voice of... CD (TC 4275) $15.00
licensed through Mo'Wax in the UK (US issue forthcoming on their "Vartabed (1869-1935), the Armenian priest, ethno-musicologist and
own imprint). Quannum Projects rose from the ashes of Solesides in composer is regarded as the father of Armenian music. As Bartok did
1997 by the core artists who exist collectively as Quannum: Lyrics Born, in Hungary, Komitas established a national polyphonic style of compo-
Lateef The Truth Seeker (together known as Latyrx), Chief Xcel and Gift sition based on traditional Armenian chant and folk music. This com-
of Gab (Blackalicious) and DJ Shadow. "We wanted to make an album pilation presents rare recordings made in 1912 by Komitas himself, per-
that covers every aspect of hip-hop, and then some. This album reflects forming his arrangements of both secular and religious songs. "
where we're at and where we're heading. From the straight ahead GASPARYAN, DIJVAN: Apricots From Eden CD (TC 4276) $14.00
hardcore hip hop sounds of 'Bombonyall' and 'Looking Over A City,' to Latest from the Armenian dudek master (one of the worlds oldest wind
the soulful, smart lean of 'People Like Me' and the lyrical barrage of instruments, with double reeds).
'Storm Warning' and 'One Of A Kind,' the album entertains and MELKON, MARKO: CD (TC 4281) $14.00
engages in a way half ass compilations never cane. The reason? We're Melkon was a Armenian oud player who flourished in NY in the 40s &
all involved, all the time." -- DJ Shadow. With three bonus tracks on the 50s. This resurrects some of the classic recordings on 78s from that time,
US/UK issues. and along with Udi Hrant or Tanburi Cemil Bey, this CD represents
TRADITIONAL CROSSROADS: some of the deepest fringes of original Middle Eastern improvisational
INSTANBUL 1925: CD (TC 4266) $15.00 trance music, as issued by this fascinating label; lovely stuff.
"Istanbul 1890-1950 was a period which produced a genre of music as TRANSES EUROPEENNES (FRANCE):
powerful and emotionally impacted as any age in musical history... FRITH/JEAN-PIERRE BROUET, FRED: En Public aux Laboratoires
Turks, Greeks, Armenians, Jews, and Turkish gypsies merged their cul- d'Aubervilliers CD (TE 012) $18.00
tures to create a style of music which thrived in and around Istanbul." Duo improvisations from 1997. Frith: "guitars, violon, voix, objets
Nice compilation of various legendary performers from a near-lost peri- divers et instruments 'maisons'". Drouet: "batterie, percussions,
od of Middle Eastern music. Material is transferred from original metal cithare, objets divers, voix." This record harkens back to the classic
parts (pre-analog tape), as recorded for His Master's Voice in Turkey mandate of improv -- you never know what's gonna happen next, and
during the 1920's. Includes amazing solo ud improv pieces by Hrant the two players work rather seemlessly at building an intuitive sound
(fairly awesome to hear in contrast to the later material on the above universe of strange progressions over an uninterrupted 62-minute
CD), great clarinet improvisations by Sukru Tunar, gazel (vocal improvi- stretch.
sation) singing by Muir Nurettin Selcuk, and much more. Informative TRANSMAT:
22 page booklet. MAY, DERRICK: Innovator 2CD (TMT CD4) $17.00
KARTAL, GOKSEL: The Art of Taksim CD (TC 4267) $15.00 Domestic version of this double CD, previously only available on
Contemporary studio recordings of kanun improvisations, an historic Japanese Sony. Totally classic and luxurious overview of Derrick May's
70+ string Turkish harp-like instrument. "He has been recognized legendary productions for his Transmat label, 1986-1990. The single
throughout the world as one of the foremost Turkish virtuosos of the most essential document of Detroit techno, by its most important
kanun, incorporating elements from Spanish Flamenco guitar tech- founding producer. May and his Detroit peers Juan Atkins and Kevin
nique to Western classical styles. He is presented here in the art of Saunderson are widely considered the post-Kraftwerk godfathers of all
Taksim, Middle Eastern Improvisation." techno music. While Atkins may have recorded first, it's the seminal
GASPARYAN, DJIVAN: Ask Me No Questions CD (TC 4268) $15.00 early tracks that May released (most often under the name of Rythim
"The duduk is one of the oldest wind instruments in the world, dating Is Rythim) that completely rearranged people's heads worldwide about
back to Armenis's pre-Christian times. Djivan Gasparyn is the foremost the possibilities of electronic music. Except for some o/p compilations,
living duduk virtuosos... the duduk is a cylindrical wooden flute... dat- these tracks have never been readily available on CD. Includes all of his
ing back to 1200 BC. It's range is only one octave, however, it requires heaviest tracks: "Strings of Life," "The Dance," "It Is What It Is," "Nude
considerable skill to play, its dynamics controlled by constantly adjust- Photo," "Drama", etc. Tracks that introduced machine music to the
ing the lips and fingers." Has a fairly deep, resonating reed sound. highest emotional levels. Also includes a live recording of "Kaotic
KEF TIME: CD (TC 4269) $15.00 Harmony" with Carl Craig, CD-exclusive remixes by Juan Atkins
Reissue of a 1968 album, by a Middle Eastern sextet, featuring Richard ("Wiggin") and Ken Ishii ("The Beginning") and specially produced
Hagopian on ud & vocals, with guitar, dumbegs (hour-glass shaped intro/outro segments by May himself to enhance the whole home-lis-
drums), kanun (72-stringed middle eastern harp) clarinet, tambourine tening agenda. Packed with a nice booklet of full color photos and DM
backing. Crazed ensemble playing, “influenced by various elements manifesto of sorts -- an essential artifact for anyone interested. This
from blues, rock and European classical music,” but with a unique version adds one track not found on the Sony version: "To Be Or Not
Middle Eastern slant, densely interwoven. To Be" -- theme music for the Sony Playstation version of Ghost In The
HRANT, UDI: The Early Recordings Vol. 1 CD (TC 4270) $15.00 Shell -- widely hailed as Derrick's first new track in 7 years, and a mas-
2 more volumes of Hrant, the blind master of the ud, the twelve string, terpiece of "out" sound.
fretless lute. This compiles his complete early recordings, transferred VA: Time:Space CD (TMT CD5) $14.00
from the original discs. First full fledged compilation of new material from Derrick May's
HRANT, UDI: The Early Recordings Vol. 2 CD (TC 4271) $15.00 Transmat label, a totally luxurious state-of-the-art affair, a crucial elec-

tronic document for 1999. "It's Detroit, 1999, and electronic music is programming variations -- a densely packed compendium of the
about to meet the 21st century with a new generation of artists. Transonic sound system.
Transmat, which has been revered as techno's dream transmitter, is KING OF OPUS: Circumstances Victimization CD (TRS 25012)
now ready to unveil it's musical roster for the millenium. Time: Space $20.00
features music from both new and familiar Transmat artists along with Transonic is a new Japanese label run by Kazunao Nagata, the same
an unreleased recording by Derrick May himself. The compilation will guy behind the utterly fascinating electronics label, Zero Gravity. This
satisfy cravings of the strong and influential Detroit-techno following Transonic label is not related to Nanjo of High Rise/Musica Transonic,
and introduce newcomers to our ever-growing scene to a sound that is but instead focuses on the strange electronic underground currently
embraced by Transmat's worldwide audience." Tracks from Aril Brikha, brewing in and around Tokyo. Like Zero Gravity, the graphics lean
Quite Daze, Tony Drake, Microworld, Louis Haiman, Derrick May & towards stunning hi-tech precision and the sounds documented run
Steve Hillage, The Detroit Escalator Co. Idio, The Vanisher, Rhythim Is the gamut from classic ambient stylings to the more purely inexplica-
Rhythim (Derrick May). ble. "King of Opus has been paying attention to Les Baxter and Martin
BRIKHA, ARIL: Deeparture In Time CD (TMT CD6) $14.00 Denny's exotic sound and Esquivel and Rass Garcia's strange mood. This
"Following his stunning 12" debut, 'The Art of Vengeance' EP on album includes dub-based exotic voodoo sound, techno sounding like
Fragile Records, a subsidiary of Transmat, Aril returns with his first com- tropical island wood percussion sound. 90s strange sound." An odd and
plete album. His soulful LP debut is highly anticipated by both house compelling album that dares to list the following as "musical inspila-
and techno fans alike. Rarely do we see the wide range of dance music tion": Les Baxter, King Tubby, Sonny & Cher, Voodoo, crazy surf, bad
purists join together in anticipation for the same release. Deeparture jazz, bad mambo, exo, bon-zai disco, ghoul, noise, down beat, chant."
in Time" will surely satisfy." Transmat appears to be kicking into full NINA NOHO: Ambient Classic 1990-1992 CD (TRS 25014) $20.00
album gear with this gorgeous artist release (one of the first such "Nina Noho, techno ambient unit, was only active for 2 years during
releases they have done, following a difficult to find ambient CD by 1990-92. This album only includes their ambient tracks." A duo of TMZ
Tony Drake), full horizontal listening pleasure abounds. & Merumo, produced by Nagata. As the title might imply this is fueled
INDIO: CD (TMT CD7) $14.00 by the early vision of Aphex Twin's ambient works and minimalist tech-
"Internationally acclaimed electronic producer John Beltran hands us no standards. Strange synthesis, the occasional heavily processed vocal,
his latest installment of future funk through Derrick May's seminal patterned electronic machine music that might not wipe your slate
Transmat label. Indio is the product of Beltran's collaborative efforts with pure innovation, but is certainly of interest.
with Lansing natives Sam McQueen and Seth Taylor. Sam has been TRANSONIC JOKERS: CD (TRS 25015) $20.00
working musically with John since '91, and his early works are featured "The improvisation unit Transonic Jokers's live recorded album from
on Carl Craig's Retroactive label. Seth Taylor works as an audio engi- their performances from 1994-95. The members are Yoshihiro Sawasaki
neer at a prominent recording studio in Lansing. With previous releas- (YS), Kazunao Nagata (Fantastic Explosion), and Naka Tomizawa (King
es, John Beltran has gained world acclaim; his stunning Earth and of Opus). Cut up collage mix in-out their original live sound." A super-
Nightfall and Moving Through Hare on Belgium's R&S label are con- star group of sorts, this one goes so far as to beautifully spoof the orig-
sidered techno classics, and Ten Days of Blue on Peacefrog was named inal cover artwork of the Cosmic Jokers' brilliant self-titled debut.
one of 1996's Albums of the Year by UK Muzik magazine. Beltran has You'll have to see it to believe it. Nagata is on electronics, Sawasaki
put together a truly challenging and emotional composition; techno, (best known for his Sublime associations) on synthesizer, Tomizwa on
funk, house, jazz, drum and bass, hip hop, soul, and jazz... influenced mixer & effects, Sueo on "devise" & Genshijn as "navigator". Musically
by Detroit and fused into a soundscape that truly showcases the talents this one shares the Cosmic Jokers jamming cosmic flavor, but updates it
of these future stars." with the sweeping space squelch of 90s minimalistic techno pulse. The
TRANSMITTER (GERMANY): most outrageously killer release on Transonic to date and a complete
SCHNEIDER, KARL-MICHAEL: 12" (SWTR 003) $9.00 classic of its kind.
"Abstract electronics designed to aid & abet the arrival various states VA: Transonic 6 (The Sound of Feeling) CD (TRS 25016) $20.00
of 'astral travelling' in the listener. Unlike most contemporary techno- A compilation from the Transonic label. The artists include Midnight
related sounds, most tracks herein employ a completely un-followable Bowlers (produced by Yoshinori Sunahara and Hibiki tokiwa), Hair
shifting rhythmic axis sure to send the 'growth' DJ's into an epileptic Stylistics (Violent Onsen Geisha), Pacific 231 + Asano Tatsuhiko, Arm,
shudder after serial failed beatmatching attempts. Great sliding glass- Unreal, Palomatic, Organization (sound & collage by Kazunao Nagata),
textures thrown on top to boot. The more obscure this stuff gets, the Strange Garden & Naka Tomizawa. Emphasis on strange sampling,
better. Unchallenge-ingly sonically adventurous." -- Hrvatski. MoWax-ian slow beats, collage and electronics, etc.
TRANSMUSEQ: PACIFIC 231: Tropical Songs Gold CD (TRS 25017) $20.00
"Pacific 231 is the leading figure of After Techno, Abstract scene. This
TRANS IDIO: Alchemical Rowdies LP (TRANS 6) $8.00
is their first full album (Tropical Songs was originally released as a mini
Improv between TransMuseq and the founders of the Orthotonics. Last
album from Zero Gravity)." This version adds their debut single "Have
remaining Transmuseq vinyl.
a Nice Trip!" and other new works. A Japanese duo of Hasumi
TRANSONIC (JAPAN):
Shigeomi & Miyake Takemasa. Strange, subtly sampled lo-key
FANTASTIC EXPLOSION: Merry X'Mas & Happy New Year CD (TRS ambiance, w/ post-Harry Hosono exotic atmospherics.
20001) $18.00 FANTASTIC EXPLOSION: CD (TRS 25018) $20.00
Third release already by this Japanese outfit. This features a self-con- "Fusion drum 'n' bass unit, Fantastic Explosion is a duo with Kazunao
structed cut up of their first album plus 8 new tracks of Fantastic Nagata and Takahiro Suzuki. This first album's sampling sources are
Explosion's unique sampledelic Japanese drum 'n' bass. 70's Japanese movie soundtracks and 70's TV programs and CMs."
ARM: Armedphone Tour CD (TRS 20002) $18.00 Xotic and odd d'n'b programming and purely otherworldy sampling
Subtitled "This CD would be enjoyable with shuffle mode of audio sys- aura push this about a couple millions miles away from the current UK
tem", this is another exciting chapter in the fracture-beat Japanese techstep and/or ambient-jazz jungle stylings. Most definitely a unique
underground. Really on an EP in length (but not exactly discounted to variation on the d'n'b theme.
us, sorry), this features 88 tracks, many of which are just ambient wave TAGOMAGO: Prelude For Afternoon CD (TRS 25019) $20.00
segment that last only a few second in duration, which disrupt into one "The fourth album from Tagomago. Different from previous releases,
another quite nicely. An extremely memorable atmospheric beat loop the new album is more drum 'n' bass, lounge, cut-up collage pop
repeats, strange news samples get introduced along with various drum abstract music. It's sampling sources are from Indian meditation music
to 70s Japanese new music." Produced by the duo of Tsuyoshi missing vests of Manson and Beausoleil, unpublished photos, and vast
Nakamaru and Kazunao Nagata, this is genuine brain scrambler of liner notes by Manson, Lynette Fromme (Red) and Sandra Good
alien futurism (on a label where out-of-nowhere oddity is an obvious (Blue)."
prerequisite), and for leftfield avant-jungle experimentalism, this is SPECULUM FIGHT: White Elephant CD (TRAN 0014) $13.00
right up there. Label figurehead and Tagomago partner Kazunoa CD release of some 1994 cassette material by LA's Damion Romero
Nagata is certainly a tweaked individual when it comes to contempo- (previous recordings on P Tapes, etc.). Two 27-minute long tracks of
rary creative sound production and one of the most intriguing new fig- sonic disruption & droning noise, beautifully packaged with some Pit-
ures in the Japanese underground. styled transparent artwork. Feels like Japanese.
FANTASTIC EXPLOSION: LIVE CD (TRS 25020) $20.00 SPECULUM KAIDAN: CD (TRAN 0015) $13.00
Live album from the strange Japanese drum'n'bass/soundtrack-sam- Live in the studio recordings from 1996 between Damion Romero
pling Japanese duo of Kazunao Nagata and Takahiro Suzuki. Weird col- (Speculum Fight) and Jo Jo & Junko (Hijo Kaidan). Jo Jo (electric guitar),
lage interludes, live programming, thrown together in unusual fash- Junko (voice), Damion (random noise generator, vocoder, wood micro-
ion. phone, feedback regenerator, bass).
VA: Transonic 7 CD (TRS 25021) $20.00 CROWLEY, ALEISTER: The 1910-1914 Wax Cylinder Recordings CD
Latest label sampler (including some Zero Gravity label artists as well) (TRAN 0016) $9.00
featuring Fantastic Explosion, Midnight Bowlers, Arm, Koji Sakurai, "One of the most beautiful and powerful spoken-word albums ever!
Tagomago, Tatsuhiko Asano + Fulkram, 2600 Men Drummers, Arche These recordings were made on wax cylinders between 1910 and 1914
Type, Strange Garden, Sunscript, Unreal. Compiled by the figurehead and then later preserved onto 78 rmp acetates." The first time ever
of this most unusual scene, Kazunao Nagata. Japanese underground that this material has been available at such a low price (previous
drum'n'bass, lounge-beat exotica and weird-beat no-genre mystifiers.. dodgy Euro pressings were far more expensive).
TRANSPARENCY: GODZIK PINK: CD (TRAN 0020) $6.50
THOMSEN, STEVE: Retrospective CD (TRAN 0005) $13.00 Five track debut EP by this LA-based quartet."Surfy sounding with free-
Collection of 24 tracks of home-recording by LA figurehead Steve jazz sax elements. These kids' frame of reference and sense of drama
Thomsen (ex-Monitor, currently involved with Solid Eye). Surreal- far exceeds their years. They recently opened for Fugazi in Los Angeles
tinged soundtrack-like instrumentals, with occasional vocals by Steve's and knocked out everyone including Ian, who concluded his set by
neighbor Marilyn Defrange (who knocked on his door and offered her repeating their name over and over."
services). Cracked up and mesmerizingly presented, loopified pop seg- LOS ANGELES FREE MUSIC SOCIETY: Blorp Esette 4CD (TRAN
ments merge into a batch of friendly outsider sound 'n' drone at it's 0022) $28.00
finest. Perhaps the only logical follow up to the historic LAFMS: The Lowest
CHERRY/KRZYSZOTOF PENDERECKI, DON: Actions -- The New Form Of Music 10CD box on RRR, is this 4CD compilation based around
Eternal Rhythm Orchestra CD (TRAN 0008) $13.00 the 2 LP volumes of Blorp Esette which Ace Farren Ford released under
This release now has a label name: Transparency! As in Marcel the LAFMS umbrella in 1978 (Vol. 1) and 1980 (Vol. 2, a double LP set).
Duchamp's lifelong quest for the same. "Out of print on LP since 1973. Both of the LPs featured cover & label art by Don Van Vliet which as
This is the ultimate free jazz and avant classical merger, which was also been reproduced on this CD reissue. Capt. Beefheart cover art was
a major, defining influence on cosmic rockers like Gong, Henry Cow, quite a coup for the times and these LPs have long been some of the
etc. With cover art never previously released in the US (taken from the most desirable LAFMS artifacts (but basically never available to anyone
superior Japanese Philips issue rather than the US Everest LP) and orig- outside of the LA underground at the time of their release). The four
inal lengthy liner notes (including an interview with Penderecki)." CDs are packaged with a 32 page booklet of artwork and notes, and
Recorded Live at the Donaueschingen Music Festival, 10/17/71. Includes include nearly 3 hours of previously unreleased tracks! Very low list
three live performances, including the legendary "Actions for Free Jazz price ($29.98) designed to put this in the home of anyone sick enough
Orchestra," conducted by avant garde composer Krzysztof Penderecki. to need it, and that could be you. The LAFMS bridged the gap. Features
Players include: Manfred Schoof, Kenny Wheeler, Tomasz Stanko, Paul performances by: Smegma, Le Forte Four, The Reverend Toad-Eater,
Rutherford, Albert Mangelsdorff, Gerd Dudek, Peter Brötzmann, Electric Willy Trio, the Di-Dee Dos, Ace Farren Ford, Rick Potts, Doo
William Breuker, Gunter Hampel, Fred van Hove, Terje Rypdal & Han Dooettes, Henry Kaiser, Dennis Duck, Joe Potts, Chip Chapman, Ace &
Bennink. Duce, Child Molesters, Jerry Bishop, Nopar King, The South Pasadena
POOLE TRIO, ROD: Iasis CD (TRAN 0010) $9.00 Free Music Ensemble, Gage Kenady, Ju Suk Reet Meate, Reverend
An 18-minute EP of extravagant drone by the trio of Rod Poole Marty Nation, many more. "In January of 1976 the non-musician com-
(acoustic guitar), Douglas Williford (bowed guitar) & Joseph Hammer edy team of Ace & Duce officially joined ranks with the newly formed
(bowed guitar), recorded live in Hollywood, 11/26/97. The two bowed Los Angeles Free Music Society for the legendary Spaghetti Works
guitars layer a massive cloud of drone, while Poole plays a Martin show in what was then truly old towne Pasadena with fellow stalwarts
acoustic fretted in just intonation, and the result is a staggering drama Le Forte Four and the Doo-Dooettes. When we had begun our forays
that could easily go on for fives times the length. Displays a mental into 'free music' we had figured to be lone venturers without peers, yet
energy similar to the classical works of Brij Bhushan Kabra or Tony at this point we found ourselves in a sort of like-minded union.
Conrad -- and if you know what that means, you know why you have Enthusiasm reined supreme, who soon led us to the question of doing
to have this CD. Poole's 2 previous full CDs for W.I.N. -- as fine as they an album. For reasons that seem to escape me now, we decided to do
are -- only hint at the full fledged development displayed on Iasis. a various artists compilation. Response was plentiful, so much so that
FAMILY JAMS, THE: 2CD (TRAN 0011) $15.00 before it was done plans were underway for a volume 2., which grew
"In 1970 some close friends of Charles Manson recorded his collection to become 2 records. It was a lot of fun. It was also a nightmare.
of lost 'desert music' as a statement of friendship and faith during his Technology had not yet reached us, and suddenly we had many reels
highly unconstitutional trial. This is the definitive release of the classic of tape and cassettes, all of varying quality or lack thereof, many with
acid folk-rock session of Manson compositions -- featuring Clem on little or no information as to what exactly was on them. We were, in
vocals and guitar, ultra-ethereal female vocals by Brenda (Gold), fact, forced to master volume 2 in mono due to varying levels and
Country Sue, Red, Blue and others, and Gypsy on violin. The second CD other technical hardships. Now due to the vision & lack of good sense
contains an hour of never-before-heard songs and radical alternate on the part of Mr. Sheppard, we present the Blorp Esette experience,
versions. The 20-page booklet contains embroidery from the legendary including volume 2 in stereo as originally intended, and many of the

tracks that could not have been included in the original volumes due from a Meteorite (Green). Mata calls this first solo effort 'an experi-
to time constraints and other maladies, with many new surprises." -- ment with chances improved for the love of mystery.' Mata went into
Ace Farren Ford. the studio with only dreams and destiny, writing the tracks as the ideas
BLACK STRAP MOLASSES FAMILY: Travelling Medicine Show CD and notions appeared from within. Able, with the opportunity to do
(TRAN 0024) $13.00 anything he wanted, he put together this incredible experimental,
A trio of Dame Darcy (banjo, saw, vocals, tambourine), Pandora avant garde masterpiece, straight down to the artwork and packaging.
Pumpkinhead (flute, vocals, slide guitar, concertina, harmonica, kazoo, 'All of these songs and sound pieces were conceived with total love and
train whistle) & Black Strap Jack Shellac (guitar, vocals). Recorded in psychedelic abandon, tattooed with question marks.' -Patrick Mata"
Hollywood, April 1998, this features the trio dealing with all tradition- APE HAS KILLED APE: Mattricide CD (TRAN 0052) $13.00
al tunes like "Fatal Flower Garden," "'Electric Chair Blues," "In My "This project contains members of Leather Hyman and W.A.C.O., along
Grave I'd Rather Be," "God Is My Friend," etc. Plus Leadbelly's "Keep with three theremins and sampled dialog from Planet Of The Apes
Your Hands Off Her". films. It is both a satire of rock music and a Swiftian essay on the nature
THOMSEN, STEVE: Folding Pineapple CD (TRAN 0026) $13.00 of power and control found in same. Actors from Planet Of the Apes
Second solo album for Transparency, following the equally luxurious films frequently perform, in costume, with this group, who manage to
Retrospective. "To mention that Steve Thomsen was a founding mem- draw hundreds of people to each of their shows. The front cover shows
ber of World Imitation/Monitor and more recently Solid Eye doesn't Leather Hyman drummer Matt Stein with his mother (Mattricide -- get
begin to describe the music here. Beyond exotica, beyond prog rock, it?) and frying on LSD at school marching band practice, age 14, on the
beyond new age, beyond classical -- into a new realm of dreamy yet back."
compelling psychedelica all its own, that once heard will rewire your PROVISIONAL RIVIERA: Autumn Leaves CD (TRAN 0056) $13.00
brain for good and never be forgotten. The instrumental pieces on this "Avant noir 'easy listening' (cello and musique concrete) from Solid Eye
CD are the audio equivalent of Steve's collection of fluorescent miner- co-founder William Leavitt. Ten pieces that flow perfectly into one
als. Extremely pure, even therapeutic." album. Perhaps a little reminiscent of classic Siegfried Palm or Lynn
WILD STARES, THE: Port Of Spain & Last Chance For Pure Reason Harrell DGG avant cello records, yet completely refreshing, innovative
2CD (TRAN 0029) $15.00 and original." Performed solo on cello and synthesizers by William
"Two unreleased electric albums from the group that evolved into Leavit, produced by Joseph Hammer. Mysterious west coast experi-
W.A.C.O. -- one produced by Wharton Tiers, the other recorded at Fort mentalism of a very high order.
Apache in Boston.""These two CDs (both unreleased for years) repre- TRAUM (GERMANY):
sent the last two full-length albums by my band the Wild Stares. The VA: Elektronische Musik aus Buenos Aires CD (TRAUM 1) $17.00
first of them, Last Chance For Pure Reason is actually a disparate col- "I don't know about this: German title, German FAX #, German e-mail
lection of tracks which was initially assembled by Michael Sheppard in address (RRR, presumably the same RRR 'versioned' on the first Max
1991-2 and lovingly mastered to sound like a unified whole. The earli- Ernst 12"), thanks to Max.Ernst (see?...), Kompakt, etc..., could be a
est songs on Last Chance feature the core Wild Stares line-up of two- sham. Then again this could all be actual contemporary IDM from
guitars-bass-and-drum-machine which was the format of the group on Argentina. Right. Artists involved: Gustava/Gustavo Lamas, Trineo,
all it's prior albums. These songs were recorded with Sean Slade at Fort Yuxtapose, Leo Garcia, Oci, Fantasias Animades, Leandro Fresco, and
Apache in Boston, and some of them later appeared, in different ver- Pommerenck. All tracks mix that contemporary-classic sound-of-
sions, on the Rick Harte-produced Ace of Hearts album Land of Cologne/Berlin vibe with dialogue (Paris, Texas?), media error, cav-
Beauty." -- Steve Gregoropoulos. ernous beats/sounds & just about every other trick in the book. Should
W.A.C.O.: Wig Rodeo (Original Soundtrack) CD (TRAN 0034) be huge as long as the mystery remains... Deep." -- Hrvatski.
$13.00 LAMAS, GUSTAVO: Celeste CD (TRAUM 2 CD) $17.00
"Released in tandem with Sylvania, this soundtrack sounds like a cross "Gustavo Lamas comes out of the electronica of Buenos Aires. A scene
between Nino Rota's best moments and late Stravinsky." Soundtrack to of new, talented musicians who have very little in common with prize
a film by Marcel de Jure; music composed and performed by: Steve winning academic musicians from South America. He is instead a good
Gregoropoulos (piano, clarinet), Elizabeth Herndon (flute, trombone), example of what Argentinian youth are starting to produce when they
Justin Burrill (acoustic guitar), Adam Brisben (bass), Kyle C. Kyle make their own music in their own apartments. Very much influenced
(drums), Gerry Goldman (percussion), Celeste Moreno (oboe) & Beth by the contemporary minimal music from Germany (Wolfgang Voigt,
Bergman (viola). Basic Channel) Lamas also has a strong ambient appeal. His abstract
W.A.C.O.(WILD ACOUSTIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA): Sylvania CD textures are a result of long experimentation with collages. He has
(TRAN 0039) $13.00 released two CDs in Buenos Aires, but Celeste is his first to be heard
"Masterpiece 72-minute album that's already garnering huge critical outside Argentina. It's also his most complex work up to now."
praise -- released just in time for their East Coast tour." An elaborate LAMAS, GUSTAVO: Celeste 12" (TRAUM V1) $9.00
orchestral avant-pop record from this LA-based ensemble (guitar, First vinyl release from this Argentinian producer -- features 4 tracks
vocals, bass, oboe, piano, clarinet, flute, trombone, bottle, drums, per- from the recently released CD of the same name. "Fragile minimal
cussion, viola, violin, bassoon, cello). Various press on this group's prior techno & ambient tracks from Argentina. Beautiful."
activities has compared them to Carl Stalling, Los Lobos, Zappa, Ian CAM, PHILIPPE: Caddie's Day 12" (TRAUM V2) $9.00
Curtis, Brian Wilson, Kurt Weill and Aaron Copeland amongst others. "Glamourous floating ambient-techno from France."
LEATHER HYMAN: Sunshine And Other Forms of Radiation CD PROCESS: Integ 12" (TRAUM V3) $9.00
(TRAN 0050) $13.00 "Cool but punchy minimal techno by the artist known from Fat Cat."
"Precursors to the Geraldine Fibbers meets Ummagumma-era Floyd CAM, PHILIPPE: Mixte/Karine 12" (TRAUM V4) $9.00
harmonies and cooks up something depressing and wonderful. Second single on this label by this new French producer, described as
Completely ethereal yet crunchy." "Manuel Göttsching's reincarnation, very beautiful! This is ambient!"
MATA, PATRICK: Hydrocarbons From a Meteorite (Green) CD Long E2-E4 style guitar-loop workouts that escalate contiually; a bit
(TRAN 0051) $13.00 hard to get past the Göttsching link perhaps, but so gorgeously per-
"Patrick Mata's legacy and reputation precede him. Founder/compos- formed.
er/leader and shapeshifter of the legendary death rock/gothic/industri- CAM, PHILIPPE: Caddie's Day (Die Salze Remixe) 12" (TRAUM V5)
al band Kommunity FK, mainman of Sativa Luv Box and conjurer of var- $9.00
ious other musical concepts, he releases his first solo CD, Hydrocarbons Two remixes by Salz. "Glamourous, very clubby re-interpretations of
Traum V2. Extraordinary." MENCHE, DANIEL: Legions In The Walls CD (TOC 953) $15.00
TRENTE OISEAUX (GERMANY): Subtitled: "Ultra Physical Performances '94-95". Menche is from
GUNTER, BERNHARD: brown, blue, brown on blue (for Mark Portland, OR, and this consists of materials that were originally played
Rothko) CD (TOC 001) $15.00 at "ridiculous volumes" and is some pretty harsh splatter. Some sounds
""i finished brown, blue, brown on blue (for Mark Rothko) in mid-july were derived from scraping mics against salt on a sheet of glass along
1999, and it picks up where slow gestures/cérémonie désir (for Heike) with core materials. Others were used in performance along with
left off. this work is dedicated to my favorite painter, Mark Rothko, and Japanese Butoh dance.
the title is taken from one of his paintings that has accompanied me RLW: Revue Et Corrige CD (TOC 954) $15.00
for a long time as print hanging beside my bed. i finally got a chance RLW is Ralf Wehowsky (previous releases on Selektion and Streamline).
to see this painting in an exhibition of Rothko's works at the Musée de This is a digital reworking of his contributions to the P16.D4's Nichts
l'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris in 1999 and was more deeply touched Niemand Nirgends Nie 2LP set from 1985.
by it than i can express in words. these strong feelings have found DUNCAN/MAX SPRINGER, JOHN: The Crackling CD (TOC 961)
their way into the composition i began working on immediately after $15.00
my visit at the museum -- it is not intended to describe the painting "Based on the acoustic environment/events recorded in the Stanford
itself, but rather the emotions it inspired. the itinerary the work takes Linear Accelerator Center. This CD shows John Duncan broadening and
is, in some respect, a reversed mirror image of the development of enhancing his sound vocabulary in collaboration with digital sound
Rothko's painting during his life: where Rothko started his characteris- specialist Max Springer. The Stanford Linear Accelerator is an atomic
tic style with bright colors and ended in dark grays and blacks, i am particle research center. The CD has one piece, in which slowly these
starting with dark colors implying his tragic death to end in a kind of field recordings evolve, like, indeed, a growing organism. This results
celebration of his greatness being recognized by so many people now, in a strong collage of ambient industrial sounds. Not as harsh as some
and the heritage of wonderful works he has left us. -- b.g., october of Duncan's previous works, and less shortwave sounds."
1999. those are the liner notes, now for the less formal part: the silence MEELKOP, ROEL: 9 (Holes in the Head) CD (TOC 962) $15.00
is from japan, the rythmic flow from india, the harmonic understand- "Roel Meelkop is a member of renown dutch group THU20 & a live
ing from 20th century europe, the formal devices are the conse- member of Kapotte Muziek. This is his first solo effort. Nine skillfully
quences i have drawn from Morton Feldman, and the inspiration from constructed pieces, each with their own, very diverse characteristics,
Mark Rothko. this is the good side of globalization -- new combina- capture the listener's attention. The materials used are comprised of
tions of cultures are made possible...the piece also represents a new sampled and digitally edited sounds."
level of craftsmanship for me, in terms of handling a large composi- LOPEZ, FRANCISCO: Belle Confusion 966 CD (TOC 963) $15.00
tional structure (at 770.0 dim -38:30 min.- the longest piece i have ever "Francisco López's new work is stunningly beautiful & much more
composed), and of my 'savoir-faire' concerning the ways of using of my accessible than his first cd on Trente Oiseaux. The cd contains the full
(further reduced) technical equipment." 55min. studio version of the work, plus a 18 min. excerpt of it´s live per-
REYNOLS: Blank Tapes CD (TOC 002) $15.00 formance in Zürich, Switzerland, during the Trente Oiseaux 'Alpine
"Reynols is a group of artists from Buenos Aires, Argentina, consisting Tour' ´96."
of Miguel Tomasin, Robeto Conlazo, and Anla Courtis. Their work DUNCAN/BERNHARD GUNTER, JOHN: Home, Unspeakable CD
Blank Tapes is a piece in six parts, made from analog and digital treat- (TOC 964) $15.00
ments of a selection of blank tapes, dating from the years 1978-1999. "The music on this cd was inspired by Samuel Beckett´s libretto for
Despite the minimal material, the six sections are constantly changing Morton Feldman's chamber opera 'neither'. It is constructed as a series
and shifting along their duration, covering a wide range of dynamics of musical 'places', which in their entirety from the topography of a
and frequencies, their overall characteristics varying on a scale from 'landscape' we feel might be described by the final words of Beckett's
silent and contemplative to outright aggressive, and make this CD a text: 'unspeakable home'."
very interesting listening experience." TAYLOR, BRAD: From The Moon to the Fish CD (TOC 971) $15.00
GUNTER, BERNHARD: Time, Dreaming Itself CD (TOC 003) $15.00 "This is Brad Taylor´s first release, so don´t worry if you haven´t heard
"This work's main aspects are, as its title suggests, time -- and the of him. His music is made using only a 386 PC and a soundcard -- it´s
notion of slowness. Of complex harmonic design similar to Brown, down to earth and minimal, sometimes with a sly sense of humour. The
Blue, Brown on Blue (for Mark Rothko), the composition uses both two pieces´ musical/sonic discourse takes unexpected turns at every cor-
instrumental images and elements of a more soundscape-like charac- ner and is very attention catching to follow, giving the listener great
ter, plus a non-tempered scale as the basis for the various transposi- insight into the formal growth of the music."
tions of sounds. Other than that, I think it will speak for itself." -- CASTELLANI, HERVE: Flamme CD (TOC 981) $15.00
Bernhard Gunter. 2nd CD by this French composer, following his recorded debut on
LOPEZ, FRANCISCO: Warszawa Restaurant CD (TOC 951) $15.00 Metamkine. "A new, 53 minute piece, titled 'Flamme' (English transla-
Trente Oiseaux is the label run by Bernhard Günter (who has released tion: 'flame'). This new piece is a deep reaching soundscape, an
some all-time minimalist sound masterworks on the Selektion label). authentic piece of art, taking repeated listening, revealing new aspects
The label seems set to elevate new parameters of digitally-cared-for every time, opening a great new world for your ears & your mind to
sound and aesthetics. Each of these come in austere packaging, print- explore. The release will be packaged in a dark blue cover (made of the
ed on heavily textured paper with little or no graphic interplay. Lopez's paper that Trente Oiseaux connoisseurs are well aquainted with) and
CD is a very subtle and quiet work, eloquently generating these silver print."
streams of (barely) increasing sound bandwaves in the lower- GUNTER, BERNHARD: univers/temporel/espoir CD (TOC 991)
midrange. $15.00
BEHRENS, MARC: Advanced Environmental Control CD (TOC 952) "For his new CD, Bernhard has remixed his 1997 piece 'un lieu pareil à
$15.00 un point effacé, 1ere partie', which had been released on a CD that
Environmental and naturally occurring sounds recorded onto mini-disc accompanied the American Halana magazine, and reworked 'un lieu
and digitally edited by Behrens and Bernhard Günter. The sounds are pareil à un point effacé', '2eme partie', never released before.
presented in a low-key and non-jarring way and somewhat of a classic Similarily, he has made a new version of his piece 'the ant moves/the
in the field of minimalistic abstraction in the way it distorts your mem- black and yellow carcass/a little closer', a piece based mainly on sounds
ories of familiar and totally alien sound. from New York based artist John Hudak, and first released on the com-

pilation a hole in the nothing on British label Ash. The fourth piece of almost 20 years of making music Atkins shows: Techno starts here.
the new CD is called 'vertige hasard', created in January 1999. Playing Once again Juan Atkins proves his reputation as The Innovator. This
time is over 70 minutes; music that continues and further develops longplayer is the first concept album Atkins has recorded as Infiniti."
Bernhard´s very personal compositional style." Comparatively maximal- INFINITI (JUAN ATKINS): Skynet 2LP (TRES 105 LP) $17.00
ist alongside 'Un Peu' or other early pieces. Captivating and surprising- VA: Annex II CD (TRES 109 CD) $15.00
ly, in possession of continuous sound in most places. "Tresor compiled a CD to present the best orf Tresor 12"'s to collectors
BEHRENS, MARC: Four Installations CD (TOC 992) $16.00 and techno fans who usually don't buy vinyl. The 11 tracks have never
"His new CD could be seen as the counterpart to M. Behrens' intricate been available on CD format; the compilation covers the variety of
electroacoustic compositions: it contains soundtracks of four different techno styles throughout the Tresor music concept. The CD starts off
sound and mixed media installations made during 1998 and the begin- relaxed with unreleased and exclusive tracks by Savvas Ysatis and
ning of 1999. The often very minimal sound events are actually capa- Infiniti (aka Juan Atkins)." Also features tracks by: Marshall Jefferson,
ble of transporting the listener into the various spaces. Locations in Tobias Schmidt, Scna 7, Pacou, DJ T-1000, Joey Beltram, Holy Ghost, The
which his installations took place range from the cellar of the Institute Advent & Leo Laker.
for New Media in Frankfurt, Germany, full of computers, to a rural vil- VOGEL, CRISTIAN: Busca Invisibles CD (TRES 110 CD) $15.00
lage in the mountain area at the border between italy and Slovenia." "Lately one was able to see Christian Vogel dancing on the dancefloor
GUNTER, BERNHARD: slow gestures/cérémonie désir (for heike) himself, maybe this is the reason why his sixth solo album is accessible
CD (TOC 993) $12.00 immediately and open to the dancefloor, more than the ones before,
"This work is especially dear to me and a very personal statement, which doesn't mean Busca Invisibles is very superficial or isn't high-
which is why i have chosen to release it on a CD EP by itself, so one can brow. It's more likely to say, the album reflects every musical back-
listen to it and let it sink in when it has faded away. It is very difficult ground Vogel has: funk, soul, jazz, Jimi Hendrix, sub bass, weird nois-
for me to speak about this work, since it is getting very close to my goal es, smacking beats filled with percussion and merciless grooves. With
of creating a kind of language free space; i thus prefer to let it go with- this work Vogel defines his very own techno style in a new way as he
out further comment other than that I dedicate it to my companion definitely is an innovator of the present and there is no doubt that this
Heike ˆ each gesture is both speaking of her, and speaking to her, with- fourth album on Tresor is his best."
out words." -- b.g. "(ps: the work has been developed out of an earli- VOGEL, CRISTIAN: Busca Invisibles 2LP (TRES 110 LP) $17.00
er piece called 'deceptive likeness', released as a part of a collaboration SENDER BERLIN: Spektrum Weltweit CD (TRES 111 CD) $15.00
3 x 3" cd on V2 Archief, Netherlands, i did together with Ralf "Introduction: In a time of radical change, synthesis and new order the
Wehowsky, a.k.a. RLW. due to the pressure of deadlines the piece did metropole Berlin has formed to point from where there will go out
not turn out to be really satisfying for me -- I was not happy with the very much in future. In the center of innovation, modern technics and
all over rhythmic design and flow... so finally, when the original release design the people from Sender Berlin are about to contribute their
was sold out, i decided to rework the piece. Starting this project in small part to be participants in the developement of Berlin´s new
early 1999, the work took an entirely different direction from the orig- appearance. Sender Berlin is not a fixed group of people but a group
inal version, becoming longer and also slower, new parts and sounds of DJ´s and producers in which every single member trys to bring the
found their way into it... its character and intentions changed so much music that they create or play a bit nearer to people on it´s very own
i decided it needed a new title.)" way, no matter whether through tracks on a 12" or as a mix in a club.
TRESOR (GERMANY): Underground Techno -- always with a touch of melody and experi-
VA: Tresor 100: Compilation Vol. 6 CD (TRES 100 CD) $19.00 mental rhythms. The interaction of sound and time plays a major role
"Tresor Records celebrates its 100 records release. This record is a time for Sender Berlin as sound is able to circumscribe the situation which
document of sophisticated techno music. In the meanwhile one can be one is in much more beautiful than any word ever could, and time as
sure that the tracks reach a solid rank and the quality is standard on a it is needed to understand... The limited first edition of this CD contains
Tresor compilation. Long standing and new Tresor artists as well have a Mix-CD from Sender Berlin (DJ Luke) with tracks by Surgeon, Juan
immortalized themselves." Features mostly unreleased tracks by: Regis, Atkins, Pacou, Vigipirate, X-Men, Blake Baxter's Dream Sequence and
Fumiya Tanaka, Joey Beltram, Scan 7, Surgeon vs. Ruskin, , BC (Basic many more."
Channel), Chrislo, Blake Baxter, Neil Landstrumm, Pacou, Heiko Laux & SENDER BERLIN: Spektrum Weltweit 2LP (TRES 111 LP) $17.00
Substance, ROK: Sturm und Drang: Globus Mix Vol. 3 CD (TRES 115 CD)
VA: Tresor 100: Compilation Vol. 6 2LP (TRES 100 LP) $17.00 $15.00
LANDSTRUMM, NEIL: Pro Audio CD (TRES 103 CD) $18.00 "Globusmix Vol. 3: After Mitja Prinz from Berlin and Blake Baxter from
"Fourth full-length from this No Future/Mosquito affiliated heartthrob Detroit, Tresor resident DJ ROK who is one of the most experienced Djs
and honcho of Scandinavia Incorporated (who just happens to record and producers from Berlin, presents a fusion of Detroit Techno,
under the names Sugar Experiment Station and Navaurio Sauro). The Chicago Classics, current German productions and his own releases
title no doubt refers to the class of audio software developed for the according to his sets at Tresor . The man who actually gave the club it´s
production of contained unidentified sonic actions with which Mr. name looking at it and saying '...it looks like a tresor, call it Tresor ...'
Landstrumm seems imminently familiar... Here layer-1 techno kit is here presents a 60 minute mix including tracks like Kevin Sauderson's
augmented severely with multiple DSP generated artefacts not so 'Heavenly', Luke Slater's 'Class Action', 'Alpha & Omega' by Phuture
often heard in a dance floor scheme (i.e., massive bit reductions, con- 303, Paul Johnson's 'The Music In Me' and many more. Playing at Tresor
temporary phase-vocoder-algorithmic time compression/expansion, since the beginning in 1991, formerly working for Hardwax Berlin and
digitally resonant ring modulations) resulting in somewhat of an releasing on labels like Space Teddy, International Deejay Gigolos or
anomaly; a rhytmically predictable but texturally experimental album Müller Records, Rok has become well known beyond the boarders of
that continues to surprise the listener throughout all 12 tracks. Pretty Germany." Also features tracks: Anthony "Shake" Shakir, Teknotika, S.
far-out stuff." --Hrvatski. Malm, Men On Wax, DJ Funk, Beroshima, Soundhack, DJ Hell, DJ
INFINITI (JUAN ATKINS): Skynet CD (TRES 105 CD) $18.00 Naughty, Rok & Jonzon, Thomas Heckmann. Worth it for Shakir's fil-
"'Magic‘ Juan Atkins is sending another postcard from the future. The tered monster "Plugged In' and the unbelievable euphoria of Hell's
‘Originator’ recorded 10 brand new tracks in Detroit combining tech- "For Your Love" alone.
nology and funk. Rhythms are stripped down to the basics, laid back SURGEON: Force & Form Remakes 12" (TRES 116) $9.00
beats and dreamy futurism invite to dance and listen. Even the Electro "Classic Surgeon floor supremacy for those who dare to cross over the
track ‘Electric Circus’ has it´s very unique jazzy handwriting. After threshold..... Keeping the tradition of having Mick Harris adding his
're-workings' to Surgeon's Remakes they both push the 'one-track- Emerging from the Sativae Edinbourgh/Glasgow bubble, and several
remix-affair' into new dimensions by using different sound parts of dif- years of creating PA meltdown with his own live set and as the second
ferent tracks of the forthcoming album. Mick Harris here forced the half of Sugar Experiment Station, this man of mystery returns from
forms of all new tracks to become a very unique 10 minutes sound col- deep within the Scottish foothills. Following up 3 Tresor EPs and his
lage. Sub beats, deaf tones and squirrel electronics made in underground outings with the powerhouses Sativae, Drought,
Birmingham." Mosquito, Telepathic, and Scandanavia with his 'real' techno longplay-
SURGEON: Force & Form 2LP (TRES 117 LP) $17.00 er, Schmidt keeps on with an original street style with which he has
SCAN 7: Resurfaced CD (TRES 121 CD) $15.00 made himself synonymous. Earlier this year Scandinavia released Le
" From the depths of the Detroit underground emerges a familiar Chimp Atomique, having Scmidt updating the 80s soundwise and
name again: Scan 7 aka Trackmaster Lou. From the early 90s Scan 7 adding his voice singing Sex Pistols and Stax lyrics. That's actually
started to produce on his own and released several maxis for Schmidt's 2nd album, while Dark of Heartness is his first. Grand arena
Underground Resistance, 430 West, Direct Hit, FFRR and Makin´ style techno: a groovy and syrup-like flow of melodic sub-bass punctu-
MadRecords. To keep his name and his music 'underground' he used ated with future freaked effects. Not exactly pop music, but definitely
different project names: for example Unknown Force, The Specialist, flexible enough to affect crowds across the board, especially by bring-
Black Man, XZILE, The Shadow, and Scan 7. Trackmaster Lou´s signa- ing humor back into techno."
tures consistently combine intelligent, hard-hitting rhythms with ultra SCHMIDT, TOBIAS: Dark of Heartness 2LP (TRES 125 LP) $16.00
clean production for a groove that won´t fail. His track on the 313 com- DJ T-1000: Progress LP 2LP (TRES 128 LP) $16.00
pilation (compiled by Blake Baxter) was the beginning of his relation- "This is the voice of DJ T-1000: Alan Oldham. A Detroit original from
ship to Tresor. In November 1996 his debut album Dark Territories was way back, the undeniably magnetic personality that is Oldham's has
released and became a clubhit right away. The classic Detroit Techno been heard throughout the world since 1992. Oldham is more a com-
Tracks on Resurfaced are telling the new stories out of the 313- uni- poser than your normal producer, successfully combining all his life
verse: impressive, groovy and emotional. With 10 tracks the CD has a experience into musical testament: a rare capability in the world of
total playing time of 72:32 . The double-vinyl delivers 8 ultimate DJ loops and samples. With admitted influences ranging from Massive
tools, mastered to be played very loud." Attack and Timbaland to Juan Atkins and Regis, Oldham's output has
SCAN 7: Resurfaced 2LP (TRES 121 LP) $17.00 taken down the borders, combined the concepts and blended the ele-
Double LP version. ments into autobiographical narrative. Progress denotes just that, from
YSATIS, SAVVAS: Highrise CD (TRES 122 CD) $15.00 the beatless moody film music of 'Berlin' to the knockdown slowgrind
This CD by Greek electronic producer Savvas is the masterpiece of the seduction of 'Tonight', this pack covers all bases. Following the most
the late 90s ambient house movement. Late night, organic, flowing fitting 'Intro' put to vinyl, DJ's and clubfans will recognize the relent-
detail that crystallizes in all the right places, showcasing sure sonic less pure sonik flavor of 'Push', 'Pure Code' and 'Supernatural
pleasure. "The first longplayer by Savvas Ysatis, perfectly arranged and (Bangin')'. 'Semi-Destroyed' and 'They Will All Betray You' are trans-
produced on his own. The Greek native is recording since the early 90s. missions of looped minimalism for the purists and for those into the
In 1994-1998 he worked with Taylor Deupree under the names Seti, deeper and more abstract, the atmospheres of 'Metatransmission' and
Futique, Arc, Skai in New York and released two EPs and 8 albums. The 'Untitled' will continue to keep eyebrows in the air or a variety of fans
different project names stand for the variety of Ysatis' musical direc- and DJ's. DJ T-1000 has turned out a flexible document of very per-
tions and interests. Back in Greece for a while now he produced a very sonal meaning: the key to the biggest personality in Techno. Get down
harmonic summer album. Dance tracks transferring the easiness of life make love."
in the sun next to the beach -- after a grey and dark winter in Northern DREXCIYA: Neptune's Liar 2LP (TRES 129LP) $16.00
Europe not only needed by the Tresor crew, but also definitely on Tech- "The first sightings of the nebulous Detroit Techno/Electro outfit
House floors. Ysatis works like an architect producingwise. (S) tone on Drexciya began during 1991, forming close ties with Underground
(s) tone are building up to flowing sounds with laid back grooves Resistance and Submerge, 'wreaking immediate havoc on the
reflecting Ysatis´ time in the US. Cocktailbar? Afterhour? Dancefloor? Programmers'. With an encoded agenda and socio-political mission
It´s music that hits your mind and soul. Enough reason to welcome aimed at the world, the latest page of Drexciya's grand history is about
Savvas Ysatis in the Tresor family." to be written on Tresor Records entitled Neptune's Lair, featuring
YSATIS, SAVVAS: Highrise 2LP (TRES 122 LP) $16.00 twenty-one all-new and exclusive tracks. Drexciya is the sound of orig-
VA: Tresor Vol.7 CD (TRES 123 CD) $15.00 inality embodying all the musical styles and history that Detroit the city
"The Tresor label started to exist in the Berlin summer days of 1991 has seen and been part of. Drexciya is music for change and defies cat-
with the release of 'Sonic Destroyer' by the Detroit trio, Underground egorization; traditionally armed with freestyle Electro, Techno, Funk,
Resistance aka X-101. This track became a European club hit and is now and Jazz while covering an entire spectrum of moods ranging from the
-- despite the fast moving dance scene -- a classic. In the time period dark, forboding "Intro" to the shimmering beauty of "Polymono
of 8 years the origin of the ‘Berlin/Detroit - A Techno Alliance’ connec- Plexusgel". While words won't do Neptune's Lair proper justice, rootsy
tion has been successfully extended and ranges now up to Japan, here Kraftwerkian techno ("Universal Element" and "Oxyplasmic Gyration
represented by DJ Shufflemaster, an upcoming star out of the Tokyo Beam"), gives way to G-style electro ("Fusion Flats" and "Andreaen
Techno underground. More international rising stars are Ben Sims, Sand Dunes"), while jazzy freestyle funk ("Running Out of Space" and
Steve Rachmad aka Sterac, James Ruskin and Karl O'Connor aka Regis, "Funk Release Valve") evolves alongside classic 4/4 clubsound ("Species
the 1st three from London, the latter one from Birmingham and all of the Pod", "Devil Ray Cove" and "Lost Vessel"). Although the roots
four highly recommended by Jeff Mills & Surgeon. The origin Detroit run deep, Neptune's Lair heralds an important new chapter in the
base is well represented by Juan Atkin's Infinity and Daniel Bell and musical connections between Detroit's finest and Tresor. With future
from Athens, the capital of Greece, comes Savvas Ysatis, being cooperation and releases already on the board, Drexciya's impact on
remixed by Surgeon. Berlin shows up with no one else than Maurizio, clubland is assured to be deep and eternal."
Pacou and Rok. Note –- most of the tracks are unreleased and exclusive INFINITI FEATURING JUAN ATKINS: Never Tempt Me 2x12" (TRES
to Tresor Volume 7 - this release is coordinated with the Love Parade 132 LP) $15.00
1999!" "True-to-form, Juan Atkins breaks his own mold (again) with the clos-
VA: Tresor Vol.7 2LP (TRES 123 LP) $17.00 est example to true Techno-Soul yet released. A master's combination
SCHMIDT, TOBIAS: Dark of Heartness CD (TRES 125 CD) $15.00 of Blues, Soul and House, Atkins' vocal work reaches out past the

dancefloor to write its own history. 'Never Tempt Me' first appeared on VISION (ROBERT HOOD), THE: Waveform Transmission Vol. 2 CD
the Annex 2 CD compilation. Similarly ground breaking producers (TRES 17) $18.00
Thomas Fehlmann, Cristian Vogel, and Substance have expounded Robert Hood was a UR member and contributor to the X-101/102 (and
upon Juan's bluesy original. Thomas Fehlmann's (ex-3MB) 'Flowing X-103? -- details are sketchy). He and Jeff Mills left UR to form the Axis
Mixes' conjure deep symphonies of reborn Jazz. Cristian Vogel, fresh label, releasing a brilliant stream of minimalist 12"s, some collabora-
from his vocal-rich Supercollider project rips things up albeit, in his tively, some solo. More recently he left Axis to form his currently ongo-
characteristically stylish way. Next comes Substance of Berlin's Chain ing M-Plant label. He recorded this album in 1993 under his recording
Reaction fame, providing two expertly crafted reworkings, fitting trib- moniker The Vision-- a companion album to Jeff Mills' Waveform
utes to Juan Atkin's vision and time proven musical mastery." Transmissions Vol. 1 (Tresor/Pow Wow 7437). It's a fabulous collection
DREXCIYA: Hydro Doorways 12" (TRES 137) $9.00 of stretched-out & tweaked repetitive electronics -- performed with
"Following the stunning Neptune's Lair album release comes the extra head-bursting intensity and pure Detroit techno atmospheric density.
CD-bonus tracks finally committed to vinyl. This exclusive six-pronged Legendary stuff.
attack samples the entire Drexciyan sonic spectrum beginning with the VISION (ROBERT HOOD), THE: Waveform Transmission Vol. 2 2LP
foreboding introduction, 'Quantum Hydrodynamics", to the crowning (TRES 17 LP) $17.00
UR-flavor of 'Devil Ray Cove'. "Polymono Plexusgel's' warm release of VOGEL, CRISTIAN: Absolute Time CD (TRES 22 CD) $18.00
Kraftwerkian nostalgia counters the dancefloor side-effects of 'Lost Vogel's first album from 1995. Features his minimal techno style, full of
Vessel'." abstract junctures and electronic weirdness. An unheralded classic of its
PACOU: State of Mind 2LP (TRES 138 LP) $15.00 era.
"Pacou's third career album on Tresor reflects a much more dancefloor- VOGEL, CRISTIAN: Absolute Time 2LP (TRES 22 LP) $17.00
oriented work than No Computer Involved. Seeking to escape the tem- VOGEL, CRISTIAN: Body Mapping CD (TRES 45 CD) $18.00
porary and disposable DJ-tool stereotypes, and return to more timeless Vogel's 2nd Tresor album, from '96. "An album bursting with madcap
and song-based structures, State of Mind jams the standards with jacktronics from the South coast's answer to Jeff Mills...these 8 tracks
straight up sophistication and simultaneously kickdown techno. are dedicated to Vogel's harder side. The jerky, stacato rhymes and
Combinations of texture, rhythm, mood and emotional value are stud- foreboding undercurrents of tracks like 'Forward Backwards' and
ied and experimented with, like chemicals to a scientist, to record the 'Snake' are as harsh as they are grating, essentially relying on disorien-
conversations of the machines, and how they affect the behavior of the tating repeitiveness."--Muzik.
listener. Grungy sequences grind through melodic grooves. Clean VOGEL, CRISTIAN: Body Mapping 2LP (TRES 45 LP) $17.00
keystabs pierce dirty drumtrack distortion. Abstract while danceable, VA: Tresor Vol. 4: Solid 2CD (TRES 63) $19.00
State of Mind features the most evolved Pacou recordings to date, Tresor is a German label based in Berlin with strong ties to the under-
packing a mixed spectrum of grooves; from 'Fuel', burning with dry ground Detroit Techno scene (along with the Basic Channel and Chain
punchy drums powering through damp sequencing, to the smooth and Reaction labels), that have been releasing legendary, minimalist, hard
gliding 'Format #2' and jazzy invocations of 'Think Twice'." techno tracks throughout the the 90's decade. This is a pretty essential
DIXON, TERRENCE: From the Far Future 2LP (TRES 141 LP) $15.00 intro to the avant/minimalistic possibilities of the Detroit/Berlin axis
"Essentially variations on a concept, From the Far Future is delightfully and heavily recommened for anyone into this junk. "This double CD is
warm with dreamlike excursions through techno and house-based a collection of the very best of Tresor Records, including 13 tracks from
structures. Says Dixon himself, 'From The Far Future is all about respect- their back catalog along with a slew of brand new and exclusive tracks.
ing those who came before me, respecting the art of pure techno, tak- The 2nd CD is a 50 minute nonstop mix of Tresor classics by Berlin resi-
ing bits and pieces of what's old and making it new once again.' Past, dent DJ Jonzon." Features Maurizio, Scan 7, Model 500, Substance, TV
present and future are interwoven within eleven tracks, all composi- Victor, Christian Vogel, Pacou, Joey Beltran, Infiniti, 3Phase, Domina,
tionally unified but each able to stand alone when heard individually. Holy Ghost, Bamm Bam, Black Baxter, Vainquer, Ingator II, X 101 & X
The 50-minute journey they take is smooth and organic; specifically 103 (Jeff Mills) & more.
designed to be flexible; understood in club settings and at home. VA: Tresor Vol. 4: Solid 2LP (TRES 63 LP) $12.00
Alternating rhythms throb to the forefront while floated in echoey 2LP version of the above, minus the Jonzon continuous mix.
synthesizer washes. Subtle traces of some of most ingenious profiles in VA: Tresor 5 CD (TRES 64) $18.00
the history of electronic music are hinted at, including Kraftwerk, "While Tresor 4: Solid provided listeners with the classics that have
Derrick May, and Juan Atkins, bathing the listener in sensual nostalgia. made Berlin’s Tresor club infamous, Tresor 5 provides the definitive
Sublime." insight into the future of techno itself. All-new and exclusive tracks by
RUSKIN, JAMES: Point 2 2LP (TRES 145 LP) $15.00 "For his career Joey Beltram, Cristian Vogel, Kelli Hand, Si Begg, Pacou and Naoshia
second long-player, James Ruskin steps outside his Blueprint Furusawa as well as recent rereleases by Scan 7, Blue Arsed Fly, Neil
label for the first time and debuts on Tresor. Rebuilding the Landstrumm, Holy Ghost, and Tobias Schmidt have been collected by
sound of London's techno since 1994, Ruskin's presence and the label-team."
demand has gathered respect throughout the world with his VA: Tresor 5 2LP (TRES 64 LP) $17.00
spot-on DJ appearances and heavy back catalog of studio and VOGEL, CRISTIAN: All Music Has Come To An End CD (TRES 66)
remix work. Point 2 begins carefully with the instrumental $18.00
'Before the Calling', before sliding the listener into 'Subject', a Cristian Vogel has returned with his fifth album, his third with Tresor
storming battering of proper techno, carefully diced and (the other 2 are on Mille Plateaux). Vogel is one of the best at mixing
punched with Ruskin character. Similarly so is 'Version''s warm streaming, abstract-ish techno with a twinkling, hallucinatory vibe.
and pulsing sci-fi throwdown of refined breaks and buildups. "An artist who has seen and done almost everything, from the driving
'Detached' and 'Eight 3' reveal the more casual side to James techno on Dave Clarke’s now defunct Magnetic North records to his
Ruskin with staggering trbalesque percussion trips and even experimental anti-beats as those found on Mille Plateaux, the world of
the deeply atmospheric Chicago groove in 'Connected' will Cristian Vogel has come full-circle in a crowning crescendo. All Music
work a strong range of electronic listeners and music fans. In Has Come To An End is a journey into his reality, filled throughout with
the end, however, it is the finishing blow of the fearsome depth of intelligence, strong character, and naturally twisted beats. A
'Coda', which truly underlines Ruskin's trademark rapid-fire full platter is served beginning with the delicate but trippy ‘Absence Of
production and hair-trigger mixing reputation he's earned. Fear’, loaded with flair akin to electro and hip hop. ‘Sentinel’ and
Point 2 is functional while formal, polished yet punctured." ‘Survive The Peace’ are heavy stompers with clean production and all
the Vogel tricks we’ve waited for. Mid-tempo DJ favorites will be the "Waveform Transmission Vol.3 by Jeff Mills is the 1st part in rerelease
explosively feedbacking title track, finding fans on all House/Techno series from titles which had been licensed years ago from Tresor
floors and ‘(Don’t) Take More’, the edgy and slightly scary floorfiller Records to other labels. More than three years after its classic release
complete with vocals a la flange. ‘Dreams But Little Sheep’ is a dark in July 1994, the last in the legendary 'Waveform transmission' series,
soundtrack for the citybound, popping, dripping, going, coming. The Volume 3 is back. The CD version has been retouched with new cover
jagged ‘Contentment Bison’ is also dark and soundtracky but well at and disc artwork in a more minimalized colour scheme and by the same
home with dash and enough insanity for a Tarantino film. The CD con- designer. The vinyl edition has also received the new cover and label
tains 9 tracks including an extra CD-only bonus track." artwork, but in addition, the original master recordings have been
VOGEL, CRISTIAN: All Music Has Come To An End 2LP (TRES 66 LP) recut in Berlin to more exacting specifications than the previous vinyl
$17.00 pressing...but slightly changed as well. The overall sound remains the
PACOU: Symbolic Language CD (TRES 69 CD) $18.00 same but with alterations that Jeff Mills himself has supervised exclu-
"Pacou acquired his musical inspiration from techno & house radio sively for this special edition."
transmissions from West Berlin during the late 80’s. Tuning in from the MILLS, JEFF: Waveform Transmission Vol. 3 2LP (TRES 76 LP)
Eastern side of the Berlin wall was illegal at the time: Pacou receiving $17.00
culture the East German government tried but could not keep from it’s HOOD, ROBERT: Internal Empire CD (TRES 77 CD) $15.00
people. Once the wall fell in 1989, Pacou divulged in West Berlin’s "Internal Empire, is the third chapter in Tresor's "Lost Titles" re-release
growing techno atmosphere by developing a voracious vinyl appetite series following Jeff Mills Waveform Transmission Vol.3, and Joey
and Djing parties. Equipment purchases followed and an eventual Beltrams´s Places. Originally released in 1994 and long unavailable, it's
Tresor club DJ residency in 1995 where since then he has built and a Detroit classic of perfectly looping minimalist repetition. Hood has
maintained an intense Tresor club night called ‘Headquarters’; a since released full length's for Cheap and Drama but this is his defining
unique showcase for Berlin’s lesser known but top quality under- moment and one of the heaviest abstract Detroit records -- near per-
ground techno DJ’s. With an affect for Todd Terry, Underground fect sound construction. "Robert Hood´s official contribution to the
Resistance, and local legends Basic Channel/Chain reaction, Pacou's music scene in Detroit at the end of 1990 was selling records made by
mysterious productions stand on their own; uniquely wrapping and other musicians. At home he much more tried himself in MCing and
unwrapping abstract sequences around choppy percussion to very con- recording music cassettes until Jeff Mills and Mike Banks discovered the
tagious effect. With a tireless drive and passion for the music, Pacou young talent and got Hood to work at their studio. Hood became a
has proven to the scene in Berlin and abroad that 'the truth' is uncon- permanent member of the group. His premier as a songwriter he gave
tainable. Since his Tresor records debut in Nov. 1996, Pacou's name has on the album X-102 with 'G-Force' and 'Rave New world'. He received
echoed admiration throughout the global scene for innovative, inde- all kinds of support from the two Masterminds Mills and Banks. Hood
pendent, and well….true sound. His last above-ground appearances calls the two his mentors, who also promoted his idea to found his own
were on Tresor 4 and Tresor 5 compilations and demand for his music label Hardwax, where he developed his very own unique musical sig-
has grown sharply in response." nature. After UR had split up he still worked together with Jeff Mills
PACOU: Symbolic Language 2LP (TRES 69 LP) $17.00 and the two of them founded the Axis label. A little while later the
SURGEON: Basic Tonal Vocabulary CD (TRES 73) $15.00 busy Robert Hood created yet another outlet of his creativity: M-Plant
"Surgeon (aka THX, aka Anthony Child) fires up his second album Records. With his first solo album as Robert Hood Internal Empire he
release (following’s Communications LP on Downwards). Further redefined techno, he again reduced sounds to their essential, while
releases are on Ideal Trax and Soma, he is also wellknown as an remix continuing to develop in new directions-the experimental does not
artist for De-Construction, Harthouse and Sony (Japan)to name a few. necessarily contradict music,which is danceable,intellect and feeling
Basic Tonal Vocabulary expands from Tony’s more dance oriented 12" can be fused together,a statement which is valid up to today..."
releases via more abstract sound shapes and deft frequency control. HOOD, ROBERT: Internal Empire 2LP (TRES 77 LP) $17.00
Neither total dancefloor nor outright home listening, it explores a BELTRAM, JOEY: Places CD (TRES 78 CD) $15.00
more nocturnal collage of sound design where rhythms form the "Joey Beltrams´s masterwork. Originally released in August 1995, this
underlying frameworks for subtle twists to accent the sound architec- recording not only placed New York´s most wanted in a limelight
ture with depth and feeling, Tony’s work is about universal communi- brighter than 'Energy Flash' (his infamous Transmat single), but
cation where cultural and social barriers are bridged by personal raw rewrote the entire rulebook on original sound."
electronics snapshots set within minimal sonic contexts ‘Basic Tonal BELTRAM, JOEY: Places 2LP (TRES 78 LP) $17.00
Vocabulary’ speaks a new global sound language for world wide inter- LANDSTRUMM, NEIL: Bedrooms And Cities CD (TRES 82 CD)
pretation. The machine code is on the tape: open your ears and deci- $18.00
pher." "His third full-length picks up where his Scandinavia experiments have
SURGEON: Basic Tonal Vocabulary 2LP (TRES 73 LP) $17.00 been heading since their explosive appearance on the scene: promot-
VICE: The Pressure 12" (TRES 75) $9.00 ing free-style techno –- tough new art music with a supreme twist. It is
"Jay Denham (aka Vice and Black Man) heads the Black Nation record- new bass and bleep style ’97 while remaining distinctly UK Old School
ing cartel in Kalamazoo, Michigan and formerly recorded for Fragile sound (chased with a healthy dose of Scottish abstraction)."
and Transmat. His first outing on Tresor is a storming 4-tracker: 'Blaze HOLY GHOST: The Art Lukm Suite CD (TRES 84 CD) $17.00
It Up','Pitch Control' and 'Rain Man' are heavy with minimal 4/4 2nd full length album of powerful, throbbing techno, with a minimal-
grooves and shifty sequences & quirky channels that work as easily at ist slant and conspiracy-minded theory.
home as in both clubs and larger party settings. Title track 'The HOLY GHOST: The Art Lukm Suite 2LP (TRES 84 LP) $17.00
Pressure' runs snaky key sequences over mid-tempo drums for a late 2LP version.
night groove that rounds out this solid package." SURGEON: Basictonal-Remake 12" (TRES 85) $9.00
MILLS, JEFF: Waveform Transmission Vol. 3 CD (TRES 76 CD) "Breaking with the traditional and often tired concept of albums and
$18.00 their accompanying remixes, Surgeon has selected four album tracks
Long awaited repress of this 3rd volume. Volume 1 is still readily avail- and thoroughly put them through new cycles with assistance from fel-
able on the Pow Wow label here in the US (PW 7437) & Volume 2 was low Birmingham-ite, Mick Harris of Scorn fame. This four pack bear lit-
produced by Robert Hood (under the name The Vision -- TRESOR 17). tle to no resemblance of the originals, using only the most minute bits
Standard-setting minimal techno classics from the master of the sound. for hints. Found on Basic Tonal Vocabulary as the delicate instrumental

introductory track, 'Intro' remake is an equally opposite and thor- A compilation of new and relatively unknown techno artists that have
oughly storming response. Here the mixed emotions playing between performed at the Tresor club at their Headquarters Night, compiled by
eerily floating breakdown and staggeringly crushing comeback sug- Pacou. Featured artists are: Eleve, Pacou vs. Sender Berlin, Tollstoi,
gest that the city of Berlin has exerted a bizarre effect on Surgeon." HendriX & Pacou, DIS x 3 & 3ST. Outstanding selection of minimal tech-
SCAN 7: Beyond Sound 12" (TRES 88) $9.00 no in the post-Mills/Hood/Surgeon vein.
"Detroit’s Scan 7 (aka Trackmaster Lou) burst out of his mysterious VA: Headquarters: The Album 2LP (TRES 94 LP) $17.00
silence in 1995 landing a place on the Detroit newcomer compilation SURGEON: Balance Remakes 12" (TRES 95) $9.00
313. Having at that time already recorded as Scan 7 for Motor City’s "Surgeon has selected three tracks from his upcoming longplayer
mighty UR and under other shadowy pseudonyms with 430 West and Balance to introduce his more experimental side, expressing conse-
Direct Hit, Scan 7’s name was already well established." This EP fea- quently and accurately the emotional content he is trying to convey on
tures remixes from Abe Duque/Kirlian (as Tension), Black Baxter & his new album. His reworking of 'Box' and Set One' and the Mick Harris
Pacou. remake of 'Dialogue' point it out: the physical experiences of experi-
PACOU: Symbolic Language Remixes 12" (TRES 89) $9.00 mental contemplative sounds to decibels raised to club level."
"4-pack by Pacou´s cohorts Heiko Laux and Memory Foundation. All of SURGEON: Balance CD (TRES 96 CD) $15.00
the remixes show clear and equal understanding of Pacou´s ideas and 2nd full length for Tresor. "Where Tony Child’s early work was almost
his innovative, independent, and -- in the meantime -- wellknown solely concerned with his theories of communication. Balance encom-
Techno sound. Heiko Laux, based in South Germany, started out in passes a wider set of ideas. The reasoning behind the title works at two
1992, released over thirty records up to now and is maybe better levels. Primarily it refers to the tension that exists between the musical
known via his own label Kanzleramt. The debut of Memory influences Surgeon is drawing on, whilst continuing to produce in the
Foundation was released by Robert Hood´s M-Plant, followed by one techno genre he is involving styles of electronic music that he previ-
release as Ratio on Dan Bell´s 7th City. The formerly Vienna based 'artist ously didn’t feel to be either relevant or appropriate. He is convinced
group' (own labels Central records and Grow Records) moved to Berlin that techno has the power to operate both on the physical level as well
recently." as the cerebral, and his aim is to push experimental boundaries of
BELTRAM, JOEY: Ball Park 12" (TRES 90) $9.00 sound without losing the physical relevance, most notably on the
The original track plus remixed by Rush & Steve Bicknell. "Joey dancefloor. On a different level it refers to the recurring theme of bal-
Beltram's work on Tresor records has always had a special place within ance as an essential to life that Surgeon is fascinated by. He draws a
the heart of the techno community. The release of Places in 1995 parallel between the ability of loud music to cross cultural differences,
smashed the genre and outdated all subsequent attempts to top it: and the different perception of his new album which swings from
blueprint of a classic." experimentally contemplative when played quietly, to a powerful phys-
CHRISLO: Hangars D'Orion 12" (TRES 91) $9.00 ical experience when he decibels are raised to club level."
Debut single from Chrislo Haas (known long ago for his associations SURGEON: Balance 2LP (TRES 96 LP) $17.00
with DAF or Liaisons Dangereux). "Hangars D'Orion" is a minimal BAXTER, BLAKE: Globus Mix Vol. 2: A Decade Underground CD
pulser in the classic Tresor style. Remixes are provided by Surgeon and (TRES 98 CD) $18.00
Regis (both of Downwards Records, UK). "The second mix CD compilation concerning House Music, released by
CHRISLO: Low CD (TRES 92 CD) $15.00 Tresor, was mixed and compiled by Tresor Resident DJ Blake Baxter.
Tweaked 4/4-ism's in the definitive Tresor style, a fine addition to the Coming from Detroit, Blake here shows us his very own definition of
shelf that proudly displays Surgeon, Pacou, Vogel, etc. "Beginning of House with a slamming set full of classics according to his enthusiastic
the 80’s he landed a worldwide clubhit with 'Los Ninos Del Parque' shows in the Globus, the upper floor of Tresor." Includes tracks by Disco
under the alias Liasions Dangereuses, he worked with DAF, later with Freaks, Basic Bastard, Markey, K-Hand, Jack & Jill, Junior Vasquez,
Crime And The City Solution, Phew, and Armed Response. After a break Trevor Rockcliffe, numerous Blake Baxter tracks.
of about 10 years, the electronic freak Chrislo Haas is back. As an PACOU: No Computer Involved CD (TRES 99 CD) $19.00
expert in working with music machines since they were invented he Second full-length by this Tresor-club mainstay, lending a voice to the
develops a synthesis of technoid elements out of our days and elec- (no longer) underlying anti-digital stance evident in contemporary
tronic sounds out of the 80’s. Low is exclusively recorded for Tresor electronic dance music. Serious pumpin'/jackin' 4/floor with varying lev-
records and is the first solo/artist longplayer of this electronic music els of intensity/complexity. Definite post-Chain Reaction/Profan mini-
mastermind." malist overtones." -- Hrvatski. "With an affect for Todd Terry,
CHRISLO: Low 2LP (TRES 92 LP) $17.00 Underground Resistance, and local legends Basic Channel/Chain
MITJA PRINZ: Audiovideodiscoatmospheres CD (TRES 93 CD) Reaction, Pacou's mysterious productions stand on their own; uniquely
$15.00 wrapping and unwrapping abstract sequences around choppy percus-
"Tresor presents a new club concept: Tresor Globus. This series will pre- sion to very contagious effect."
sent Mix-CD’s, mixed by longtime Tresor/Globus resident DJ’s during PACOU: No Computers Involved 2LP (TRES 99 LP) $17.00
the legendary Housetraxx party’s within the Tresor/Globus. Mitja Prinz RUTMAN, ROBERT: Music To Sleep By CD (TRES V04) $18.00
is a longtime Tresor club resident & is wellknown for his 6 to 9 hours Robert Rutman is an underground painter and inventor of the steel
sets like Sven Vath usually did. This release presents a one-go-mix of cello which he plays both solo and in ensemble. He was a well-loved
one of his magic evenings." Although this definitely falls into "pumpin' figure on the east coast in the 80s, including a period in Cambridge,
house" territory, it touches upon an organic groove quality of of defi- MA where he self-produced a couple of LPs. He now resides in Berlin
nite interest, in a similar vein to the Neuhouse: Slightly Different CD and this is at least his 2nd CD. The instruments he plays were invented
(mixed by Heiko M/S/O). Highlights are tracks by DJ Sneak (the massive in the early 70s; they include the Bow Chime (a six foot sheet of stain-
disco loopery of "You Can't Hide From Your Bud") and I-F's sensation- less steel with attached metal rods that are bowed to produce deep,
al "Space Invaders Are Smoking Grass" (as issued by Detroit's resonating tones), and the Steel Cello (an 8 foot sheet of suspended
Interdimensional Transmissions). Other tracks included by: Mood 2 steel with a single attached wire that can be bowed and fretted). He
Swing, Epic Desire, Space Invaders, Basement Jaxx, Black Magic, also adds a Gyoto Monk-influenced gutterul "chant" to his music for
Stephan G., The Wise Caucasian, Terry Francis, Midnight Groove, The full deep effect. This CD is a solo Rutman affair of massive industrial
Goodlover Brothers, Mr. James Barth, Shout Out, Faze Action, The drone -- a very unusual and surprising release for Tresor! "Chant, Steel
Ballistic Brothers, The Mighty Bop. Cello and Bow Chime: Robert Rutman, recorded in and in front off the
VA: Headquarters: The Album CD (TRES 94 CD) $15.00 Tresor club, recorded and produced by Alexander Hacke (Einstürzende
Neubauten) a very unique and special release! Musically Bob goes and actually not far off from the more 'in' tracks in the spectrum of
through various tonal and dynamic phases until he settles on a stable manic non-action represented by their Köln peers. Carefully plotted
drone: the a wave. 'Lucid Dreams‘'is a steel cello solo taking its title elektro-din audio-examples with a finely tuned sense for 'that IDM
from a technic used in magickal training. In daily meditation concen- squeal'. A rare obscured find in this increasingly publicized scene." --
tration on his hands the scholar is acknowledging the state of awake- Hrvatski
ness. Eventually in his actual dreams he will be able to look at his hands TRUNK RECORDS (UK):
and by this means actively manipulate the progression of the dream. VA: The Battle of Bosworth CD (BARKED 3CD) $18.00
The piece starts in a blur of harmonic and slowly focuses on the clear "Contemporary remakes of material found on the Super Sounds of
sound of the instrument as seen through the lens of a camera. '> 33 Bosworth CD/LP. Remixes by Klute, Ronnie & Clyde, International
rotations' is a chant accompanied by the bow chime, Recorded in a People's Gang, etc... done up with similar descriptive candor."
small room abut ten years ago. By using the sound of a vinyl record we VA: The Super Sounds of Bosworth CD (BARKED CD2) $18.00
added a romantic element to the private spirit of this piece. It’s Robert "'Here you will hear a hectic, eclectic mix: rare electronic experimenta-
Rutman at his best! Uncut and kicking. Note his deliberate pitching tion from 1965; strangely educated funk and fusion; dark jazz for
against the instruments towards the end of the composition breaking unmade movies. Hey, maybe even a naked beach party.' 34 odd, peri-
up the transcendental harmony and so dividing men from mice. od-exploitation audio-antiques, fresh from the vaults. Tracks by 'The
'Central Current' is an outdoor recording. Bob is playing the steelcello Leo Hassler Synthesizer', 'The Ebbinghouse Sound', 'Frank Gartner',
in the blasting sunlight on the parking lot of the Tresor. Also it is an etc... A confusing hybrid of super-white-jazz and wrong-synth-patch
ethnic recording: A man in conversation with nature around him. resulting in something on the road to Morricone, but past the rest stop
Passing cars in this case, and the bus coming by on schedule as the high of 'Exotica'. Each track is annotated to the closest extent of reality (for
and low tide of the ocean. In order to fuck with your sense of balance example, Sydney Dale's 'A Round Trip' is described as 'A dramatic jour-
we have processed this recording in a uncompromising fashion." ney into the world of the drug addict, fastish tempo') for endless liner-
TRIGRAM (JAPAN): note-analysis hysteria." --Hrvatski. Limited stock.
RYOJI, HOJITO: A Man From The East CD (TRI 902) $21.00 TUGBOAT (UK):
Solo piano recorded in Russia 1993 by this improvising, prepared- ISAN: Beautronics CD (TUG 004 CD) $17.00
pianist. “Scratching, rubbing, striking the strings, inside playing, but "The debut album release from future retro noodlers ISAN [who are
not just your ordinary inside-playing. Playing different other objects on supposedly now signed to Warp for their future releases]. The titles
the metal strings, he comes up with other sounds never heard before. resemble an audio paint chart, and the duo have produced a sublimi-
Objects like Styrofoam, empty beer and soft drink cans, plastic nally funky, organically gorgeous and occasionally disturbing slab of
pipes.”— Soejima Teruto. electronica. Together with the likes of Plone, Add N To X and Warp
UCHIHASHI, KAZUHISA: Steam VIDEO (TRI 905) $28.00 Records, they are pioneering the future sound of retro electronic ambi-
Solo guitar performance, by the Ground Zero guitarist. ent music. ISAN (pronounced 'eye ess ay en') is Robin Saville and
HIROSE/MOTOKI YOSHINORI DUO, JUNJI: Hold It VIDEO (TRI 906) Anthony Ryan. Their use of cheap analogue equipment was initially a
$28.00 financial necessity but has since become a restriction that they choose
Live at Silver Elephant in Tokyo, June 21, 1994. to enjoy. Several sources have compared the ISAN sound to the kind of
TRIPKICK (GERMANY): music from obscure children's programs you saw on sick days off from
GURU GURU/ULI TREPTE: Hot On Spot LP (TRIP 001) $16.00 school."
Reissue of the split album, originally issued by Steven Stapleton's SPRING HEEL JACK: Treader 3LP (TUG 009 LP) $24.00
United Dairies 1987. The Guru Guru side features an 18-minute freak- UK-only vinyl issue of the follow up to 1997's Busy, Curious, Thirsty (CD
out version of 'Bo Diddley' from 1972, performed by the trio of Mani, version will be released in the US by a Ryko-affiliated label). "Treader
Uli & Ax. Recorded by an "unknown source at unknown location" it sees Spring Heel Jack add extra breadth to their already impressive
features mediocre fidelity but a pretty freaked performance and well musical palette. Opening track 'Is' is a display of discordant Bond-funk
worth a spin.The Trepte side, 'Inbetween," is from 1974, featuring carried off with great aplomb. It more or less dispenses with their
Roman Bunka, Christian Burchard, Carsten Bohn, Willi Pape & Rosy familiar drum'n'bass rhythmic blueprint and this is true of most of the
Rosy. tracks on the album. Like their love of the avant garde, their love of
TROPEN VERLANG, KÖLN (GERMANY): breakbeats is occasionally worn on their sleeve, but more often than
WOHNSEIFER/DIVERSE BRAUNMUSIC, JOHANNES: Honda Beats not it bubbles beneath the surface."
LP (TROPEN 02) $14.00 SODASTREAM: Practical Footwear CD (TUG 012 CD) $9.00
"Second (First?) record from this German producer notable for produc- "Tugboat presents a welcome reissue of this deleted classic, which sold
ing an album pairing club-beats with sounds derived from a certain out of it's limited edition of 500 promptly on it's release in 1998.
series of Braun alarm-clocks. Conceptually speaking, this must be the Sodastream are already big with fans of Belle & Sebastian, and when
companion volume, as the engine 'roar' prevalent in the opening track playing live their ranks are often augmented by members of the afore-
could only be of one source... a sparkling new red Prelude/Accord/Civic mentioned band."
(whichever model is featured on the four-color cover...). It remains LOW/SPRINGHEEL JACK: Bombscare EP CD (TUG CD017) $9.00
questionable that ALL sounds are from said automobile (even after "Tugboat are proud to present a one-off, unique and surprising col-
repeat listenings it seemed both sides of possible/dubious). Similar laboration between two label heavyweights -- the first are the gods of
flavour to the Diverse Braunmusik LP; minimal techno thumps and US slowcore, and the second are the kings of cinematic, experimental
click/clack modulations around the center rhythm axis... Just one of the drum 'n' bass. Fans of Springheel Jack will recognize the wayward har-
many forks in the road of contemporary German electronic music. monics and sounds that make up the music on Bombscare. There are no
Wacky." --Hrvatski. bulldozing drum tracks, but the sensitive side of Springheel Jack has
WOHNSEIFER/DIVERSE BRAUNMUSIC, JOHANNES: LP (TROPEN always been apparent, and here it gets the chance to gel with Low's
05) $14.00 melancholy celestical beauty."
Six Cologne producers sampling Johannes Braunseifer's vast collection SODASTREAM: Looks Like A Russian CD (TUG CD018) $18.00
of Braun-alarm-clocks (1971-97), sounds funny but it's in fact a very "Debut album from this Australian duo. The band already have a large
unpretentious, funky electronic excursion." "Originally described as a fan base over here after their European tour from last year, not to
series of remixes by 'guys who like to hang out in the A-Musik shop' mention their connection with Belle & Sebastian. They played the first

Bowlie Weekender and the B&S trumpeter moonlights for them." SOL INVICTUS: All Things Strange And Rare CD (TURSA 022)
TULPA RECORDS: $15.00
FLAHERTY/RANDALL COLBOURNE, PAUL: Razor Blue LP (TUP 019) "This is the World Serpent mid-price version of the now deleted USA
$7.00 compilation. The CD combines 6 rare tracks from the Sol Invictus cata-
Found in a corner of our warehouse and not listed for quite a while, log. The WS version comes with all new artwork and extensive sleeve
these are the last remaining copies of the early LP-only releases by this notes from Mr. Wakeford."
free energy CT-based improv group. Flaherty (alto, tenor saxophone, SIEBEN: Forbid The Sun's Escape CD (TURSA 023) $19.00
voice) & Colbourne (drums, cymbals). Recorded 11/29/92. Total impro- "Sieben began after Sally Doherty, Jane Howden, and Matt Howden
visations, live in the studio. started working together in Sol Invictus. Collectively they have worked
FLAHERTY/COLBOURNE/SCHOLZ/MURRAY: Cydonia LP (TUP 020) on Cupid and Death, In Europa, The Blade, In A Garden Green, and on
$7.00 the L'Orchestre Noir albums. Sally Doherty has recently composed
6th LP, from 1993. Featuring the “touring” quartet version of this total- music for the BBC documentary Empire of Death which was screened
improv outfit, with Flaherty (alto, tenor sax), Colbourne (drums), on British and American television. Jane Howden has recorded and
Scholz (violin), Murray (guitar). played with Genesis P. Orridge and she sang on In A Garden Green.
COLBOURNE/SCHOLZ/MURRAY: In Motion LP (TUP 021) $7.00 Forbid the Sun's Escape is a compelling soundscape bringing together
Trio outing minus Flaherty from this CT free energy ensemble. Jane's sensuous voice and throbbing bass guitar, Sally's ethereal and
Guitar/violin/drums improv. Pressed in an edition of only 300. Recorded emotive voice and flute, and Matt's hypnotic violin and strings. The
in the spring of '92, released 1994. music tells stories of loss and longing, war and legend, and the relent-
TUPELO: less power of nature."
SOL INVICTUS: Trieste CD (TURSA 024) $14.00
SUN CITY GIRLS: Torch Of The Mystics CD (TUP 44) $13.00
"A pristine recording of an acoustic concert in Trieste's lovely Theatre
Repress of this 80's studio masterwork, commonly referred to as the
Miela. Matt Howden and Sally Doherty ably assist Tony Wakeford on 17
SCG's fused-mysto peak. I hate to be so pathetic, but really, this is one
pieces that span the Sol Invictus repertoire. The concert was part of the
of the quintessential recordings of American (via non-America) music.
Musica In Nero Festival held in November of 1999. An elegant momen-
In digipak, with poster, Charles Goucher narrative booklet, etc.
to of a fine event."
TURNING POINT MUSIC (ITALY):
HOWDEN/TONY WAKEFORD, MATT: Three Nine CD (TURSA 025)
BUCKLEY, TIM: Once I Was LP (TPM 205) $15.00 $18.00
"Great collection of live tracks. The first side contains 'Dolphins' and "Three Nine is collaboration with Tony Wakeford (Sol Invictus) and
'Honeyman' from a May 1974 BBC broadcast. Plus a previously unre- Matt Howden (Sieben) and is based around the third and ninth runes.
leased 12 minute version of 'I Don't Need It To Rain' recorded in Many of the parts in Three Nine conform to a musical/mathematical
Copenhagen in October 1968. The second side features five tracks three or nine structure; some parts are in 3/4 time, 9/8 time, fragments
recorded in April 1968 for the John Peel show. Gatefold sleeve and 180 of music or melodies occur in patterns of three or nine. It was not
gram vinyl." merely a mathematical experiment however; Wakeford & Howden
GONG: Pre-Modernist Wireless: On Radio 1971-74 2LP (TPM really capture the spirit and mysticism of the subject matter."
99202) $20.00
TWISTED VILLAGE:
"The definitive collection including all their John Peel sessions record-
CRYSTALIZED MOVEMENTS: Mind Disaster CD (TW 1001) $13.00
ed from 1971 to 1974. 9 tracks and beautiful artwork by Daevid Allen
"At long, long last, we are happy to announce the reissue of our very
himself. Gatefold sleeve and 180 gram HQ vinyl."
first record, Mind Disaster. The Crystalized Movements were formed in
TURSA (UK):
1980 by Wayne Rogers and Ed Boyden, two Tolland High School fresh-
SKALD: Voices of Thula CD (TURSA 018 CD) $19.00 men brought together by a mutual love of No Wave & 60’s psychedelia.
"A record of sublime melancholic beauty. Skald's music draws it's inspi- After 3 years of experimenting (and countless versions of 'Gloria'), they
ration from the Nordic myths of Northern Europe. The album ends with decided in early 1983 that it was time to make an LP. They recorded
interpretation of a Voluspa which is the creation, destruction and loose duo versions of some of Wayne’s songs, and then promptly split
rebirth poem of the Scandinavian and Germanic tribes. Harps, trum- up after graduating from high school in June of 1983. Wayne, under
pets, violins and female vocals swirl and sway in the Odinic Way! The the spell of the Plastic Cloud and Randy Holden, then spent the sum-
album is produced by Tony Wakeford and features Eric Roger & mer piling on mounds of guitar overdubs. The results were issued as
Nathalie Van Keymeulen from L'Orchestre Noir on trumpet and violin Mind Disaster at the end of that year in a bank-breaking edition of 130
respectively." (as Twisted Village #1001). After a minor stir in collectors’ circles, it was
L'ORCHESTRE NOIR: Eleven 2CD (TURSA 020 CD) $28.00 reissued on the UK Psycho label with a new cover in 1984. It was
"The latest release from Tony Wakeford's L'Orchestre Noir is his received by the 'psychedelic revival' community with universal horror
requiem for the first World War and his expression of hope for peace and quickly went out of print. Wayne, meanwhile, added new mem-
in the Europe of the future. Musically, the styles range from classical to bers to the band and it treaded on as a little-known Connecticut insti-
the melancholy of pop. Eleven is Wakeford's most ambitious neo-clas- tution until 1992....The years have been kind to Mind Disaster, and it’s
sical work to date. The first 2000 only come with a special bonus 11 wah-wah and fuzz overload have made it a much sought after LP. After
track CD and the packaging will be a foil-blocked cardboard outer case uncountable requests from our adoring public, we are finally reissuing
with the CDs enveloped inside. Once this edition has sold out the Mind Disaster, with it’s original cover. It is perhaps the last teenage
album will revert to a single CD with a normal plastic jewel case." garage-psych LP to be made in our time. Hope you like it."
SOL INVICTUS: In A Garden Green CD (TURSA 021) $22.00 B.O.R.B.: Trailer Full of Smoke LP (TW 1011) $12.00
"The all-new studio album from Sol takes us on a moonlit stroll "Once upon a time, in a rural trailer in the mystical land of
through Europa's garden Green. This release includes both the folk and Connecticut, three musicians with time on their hands and incense to
neo-classical touches one expects from Sol but also has ambient touch- burn began a series of late, late night sessions. They would imbibe a
es alongside the more powerful feel that we witnessed on The Blade. substance well known to Connecticut's old Indian tribes, then howl and
In A Garden Green reflects the elements of mourning and renewal screetch until dawn. In February of 1991, Twisted Village released a
occurring while the album was being recorded. The first 1000 copies of document of those sessions by the trio now known as B.O.R.B. -- the
the album will include an external CD slipcase and a poster, both fea- infamous Trailer Full Of Smoke. Somewhat unsure of their venture, TV
turing the verdant artwork of Tor Lundvall." sent the record to the plant with the instructions to press until they ran
out of labels (left over from the first Luxurious Bags LP & the CD (TW 1035) $13.00
Crystalized Movements' Damaged Lights). 173 copies were pressed, 2nd full length album.
and the record was pronounced out-of-print by the end of the week. B.O.R.B.: In Orbit CD (TW 1036) $13.00
Though the record was numbered as a 'first edition' & the intent was B.O.R.B. is an ingenious acronym for Bongloads of Righteous Boo. It
to press more when new labels were printed, the LP was never given a represents the commune-esque collective of Twisted Village lifers
second run. By the time the smoke had cleared, the trio had complet- (Wayne Rogers & Kate Biggar from Magic Hour; Tom Leonard from
ed their second LP: the epic Blast Off With B.O.R.B. The three merry Luxurious Bags) and their "after-hours" recording activity. A couple of
Indians were much pleased with their sophomore effort, and decided excessively limited vinyl-only LPs were issued in the early 90s, but this
to leave Trailer Full Of Smoke to the history books. Unfortunately, recording finds them in a comparative free fall toward the masses.
many TV completists missed out on the micro-pressing of the first LP, Largely instrumental, this consists of layers of riveting late-night cosmic
and it's since become a hotly sought item selling for ghastly sums. We gush, simply titled "Phase One" through "Phase Five"; guitars feeding
here at TVHQ are confronted daily with unfortunate souls looking for back and droning on, analogue keyboard destruction and an all out
the LP and even more unfortunate souls who recently got soaked a general pursuit of electronic sound/body/mind fuelled ecstasy are the
month's supply of Morocco's finest for one. So here is the long-await- primary elements.
ed second edition of Trailer Full Of Smoke. Hear really stoned people WORMDOOM: Last Days Boogie CD (TW 1037) $13.00
fumble for strings! Hear them as they add a soundtrack to the super-8 "That the Xian exploitation LP to end them all never really got made
digest version of The Giant Behemoth (with Kate's touching refrain in the prime of the original movement (approximately 1968-1972) is a
'Bye bye, behemoth, bye bye')! It's back!" shame, but we have stepped forward to fill the void. Seven long, loud
LUXURIOUS BAGS: Voluntary Lifelong Quarantine LP (TW 1013) instrumental excursions that will take you back to the time when 'At
$8.00 least they're not on drugs,' was the rallying cry of America's concerned
A follow-up LP to the From Heaven To Your Head debut from a few parents." A Twisted Village in-house project if there ever was one, this
years back. Exceptional overblown rock that pushes the mantles of psy- features Wayne Rogers & Kate Biggar (Magic Hour), Tom Leonard (L.
chedelic excess, noise implosion, and swaggering no-production Bags) and Joe Malinowski (Willimantic Shrin). Recordings started in
aggression. 1992 and sorta languished for a while (one track under the name
GARBAGE & THE FLOWERS, THE: “Catnip”/”Carousel” 7" (TW Wormdoom has previously appeared on the UK Deep Funnels of Entry
1018) $3.00 comp CD), until it's completion in 1994. The final results are some of
Lone early release by a this defunct NZ outfit; a double LP retrospective the most deeply disturbed in the TW catalog.
came out more recently on The Now Sound label. ROGERS, WAYNE: All Good Works CD (TW 1038) $13.00
GATE: Sunshine/Ives 7" (TW 1023) $3.00 "Whilst his latest quartet, Magic Hour, has been grazing on 20 minute
Michael Morley of the Dead C. instrumental pastures, Wayne has been recording tightly constructed
ST. JOHNNY: Gilligan/Live At The Sports Page Cafe... 7" (TW songs at Twisted Village's studios. All Good Works, his 3rd solo endeav-
1025) $3.00 or, highlights his unique mastery of the three-minute mark. Nothing
Early live recordings. With titles like that, somebody oughta to give Wayne touches would be whole without pushing the limits of guitar
them a button or something. shamanism. Those seeking to be healed will take comfort in the 8 1/2
LUXURIOUS BAGS: Quarantine Heaven CD (TW 1026) $13.00 minute title track where Wayne trades eights with himself, pied piper-
Luxurious Bags is a one man basement project with St. Johnny & ing his guitar demons in the mere business of saving the world."
Vermonster connections. This CD stacks his two previous limited LPs MAGIC HOUR: Secession '96 CD (TW 1039) $13.00
from the past coupla years (From Heaven To My Head + Voluntary "After touring Europe and America extensively, Magic Hour capture
Lifelong Quarantine) one after the other. Churning guitar-noise densi- the feel of their live extravagances on this, their third length release.
ty and indie splatter consciousness. This instrumental CD features two electric songs, 13 and 22 minutes
MAGIC HOUR: “Heads Down (Part 1)”/”Heads Down (Part 2)” 7" long, pummelled by America's only truly progressive folk-psych quar-
(TW 1028) $3.00 tet. Propelled by Naomi Yang's unique bass lines and Damon
Debut single. Krukowksi's cymbal shattering small kit mastery, Wayne Rogers and
TONO-BUNGAY: Rough Music LP (TW 1029) $8.00 Kate Biggar lead shuddering guitars through the early morning haze.
Trio featuring Bob Bannister (previous solo LP on TV). A In two shorter acoustic improvisations, inspired by a visit to Ali Akbar
guitar/bass/drums instrumental trio (with found-tape spoken interjec- Khan's home, Naomi trades her bass for an Indian harmonium and
tions), Bannister's’ flowing, prog-psych guitar tone skirts through Kate introduces the world to the dulci-guitar. Undoubtedly their mas-
power-drone jamming frameworks to very lovely effect. terwork."
GATE: Lounge CD (TW 1032) $13.00 WORMDOOM: Live at the Unitarian Meeting House 7" (TW 1040)
1993 Gate recordings, featuring Morley and David Merritt (on guitar, $4.00
vocals, utensils). This documents the more purely gone and freaked "Wrapped inside a lovely parchment sleeve lies this documentation of
instrumental stage of this revolving outfit, not exactly "pleasant" lis- 8 holy minutes during a rare live performance of Twisted Village's
tening. Referred to by De/create as "a big thick slice of colossal thun- Christian Rock band. This line up includes Wayne Rogers, Kate Biggar,
derdunt." Tom Leonard and Jesus Malinowski. Preachy, heavy, devout." One track
ROGERS, WAYNE: Absent Sounds CD (TW 1033) $13.00 divided into 2 sides, recorded in Amherst, July, 1996.
70 minute CD which collects the first 2 vinyl-only albums released ROGERS, WAYNE: Infraction CD (TW 1041) $13.00
under Wayne's solo aegis: 1992's Ego River and 1994's The Seven Arms "Written, played and produced by Wayne Rogers,December '95 -- July
of the Sun. The songs here (which roughly can be observed as his com- '96. Wayne's fourth solo work finds him deep in the basement at
plete finished songwork between the Crystalized Movements' slow dis- Twisted Village, moving on after his last band, Magic Hour, parted
solve and the quick ascent of Magic Hour) are fully realized works of ways. Infraction is forty minutes and forty seconds of instrumental
dark psychedelic intensity, with a full gtr/bs/drums vocal band sound bliss. Within the forty-forty dwells eleven distinct movements, strung
that is very non bed-roomy. taut with guitar heaviness and organ overdrive. As the liner notes say,
LUXURIOUS BAGS: Frayed Knots CD (TW 1034) $13.00 'Surprise dumping in the lake for next year...Four strong winds from
3rd album streamlined massivity by this Boston one-man band. the balcony...'"
MAGIC HOUR: Will They Turn You On or Will They Turn On You ROGERS, WAYNE: Infraction LP (TW 1041 LP) $13.00

TONO-BUNGAY: Wunderkammer CD (TW 1043) $13.00 together-- an 'Untitled' improvisation from 12/95. A Wayne Rogers solo
"Tono Bungay, the name appropriated from a title of an H.G. Wells cut rounds out the set. We hope you enjoy this collection of juvenalia
novel, have been being densely realized in New York City for five years and dying breaths."
now. Their first LP was released by Twisted Village in 1993 setting off a VA: Marvelous Sound Forms 2LP (TW 1045 LP) $14.00
reverberation that continues to effect many of the newer rock bands Limited 3-sided LP version.
leaning towards more improvisation. During the past year, the band NMPERIGN: CD (TW 1046) $13.00
has been in full swing, touring the Northeast and releasing two ten "Bhob Rainey (soprano sax), Greg Kelley (trumpet) and Tatsuya
inchers, one a split with Tower Recordings. Tono Bungay is composed Nakatani (percussion) have each received a great deal of critical
of Bob Bannister on guitar and Robert Dennis on guitar and electron- acclaim for their far-reaching work as improvisers and performers of
ics and kept in constant forward motion by drummer Tony Cenicola. new music. Bhob has performed with John Zorn, Joe McPhee, Mat
Wunderkammer opens with their first ever 'song' (with vocals even!), Maneri & countless others. Wrote The Wire: "...any connection with
and then careens through 7 purely improvised pieces of brooding psy- jazz tradition is difficult to discern...his interest in microtonality seems
chedelic ecstasy. There's no passage unfilled here; Bannister's guitar to frame a technique which bleeds sound from the instrument, leaving
navigates the often hazardous free rock river with a confidence of a a series of grazes and contusions on the listener's awareness." Greg
captain that's got something to say. The CD, (no vinyl this time), and Kelley has been equally prolific, playing with Steven Drury, Raphe
booklet are accompanied by Tony's lovely, surreal photographs, each Malik, Pauline Oliveros & a zillion others. Saith Cadence magazine:
signifying a song title." "Greg manages to eek sounds out of his trumpet that range from
MAJOR STARS: The Rock Revival CD (TW 1044 CD) $13.00 quiet, organic rumbling to buzzing, almost electronic sounding
"Major Stars, men (and woman) who have made many records, up the waves...." Tatsuya Nakatani hails from Kobe, Japan, where he studied
pile one more with The Rock Revival. Guitarists Wayne & Kate come to under Yosuhiro Yoshigaki (Altered States, Ground Zero) before moving
Major Stars straight from Magic Hour, whose quick ascent from snarly to the U.S. He's an innovative percussionist who has quickly become
West Coast-influenced rock band to all instrumental thugs brought the Boston improv scene's secret weapon. The three united forces in
many a tear To helpless Galaxie 500 fans. Bassist Tom Leonard has been '97 to play a series of electrifying shows as Nmperign, and quickly
at one time or another a member of every non-Magic Twisted Village become the most talked about improv group in town. 44'38"/5, their
ensemble, and Dave laid down the big beat in Vermonster. Now that debut album, is a powerful outcome of their work. This spare trio cre-
these four have reconvened, they are taking their LOUD polystructural ates an unique, organic sound, both violent and fragile, with an
ROCK to the people. The Rock Revival consists of four songs. The first, emphasis on the complete spectrum of instrumental sound. It contains
'Rock Revival Theme,' is a purely free bit of tape captured at one of some of the most original and deeply bent music we've had the plea-
their bi-weekly recording sessions. 'On' follows, a lovely little tune that sure to hear in recent times, and we are delighted to bring it to you."
then gets masterfully deconstructed for 13+ minutes. 'Strange ROGERS, WAYNE: Constant Displacement LP (TW 1047) $13.50
Reaction' is the token short song that sets up the epic 'Deep End,' their Fifth solo album, featuring 9 tracks recorded at Twisted Village, 12/95
live instrumental tour-de-force. Throughout the disc they jump in and to 6/97. Written and played by Wayne Rogers, except "Something In
out of structure and freedom like no other post-Isle Of Wight rock The Air" written by Speedy Keane. Only available as a limited vinyl ver-
ensemble can. And they're that loud. Really. Go see them fuck up the sion in hand-printed sleeve for now; CD version forthcoming.
upcoming Terrastock in SF." Descriptive information about this one took it's time forthcoming, but
MAJOR STARS: The Rock Revival LP (TW 1044 LP) $13.00 here it is: "The album in the words of it's creator: 'It's rather like mini-
VA: Marvelous Sound Forms CD (TW 1045 CD) $13.00 malism, except within one tone there is a thousand, and then several
"When most labels clear their vaults, one is usually reminded of old layers of a thousand, piled high like blankets of snow on a volcano.
Roger Corman horror movies. The detritus of the shambling dead stag- Actually, I didn't mean to say minimalist, I meant to say obnoxious. It's
ger forth beneath an unfortunate sun, groping blindly for the unwary rather like obnoxiousism.' Constant Displacement began as a series of
listener, as a cultured English narrator sepulchrally utters that there are experiments in song form, mainly to satisfy the whims of the artist him-
'things Humanity was not meant to know.' Here's ours. Marvelous self, who never intended it to be issued. How else to explain the wispy
Sound Forms is a collection of stray tracks from the TV elite, all once balladry, the balls-to-the-wall rock 'n' roll, or the six-minute version of
shelved for various reasons but now forming a special picture of that a lousy Thunderclap Newman song? Constant Displacement is his fifth
time we call the "early '90's" when bands like the Crystallized solo album, a tribute to Rock formalism based on traditions no loftier
Movements, Magic Hour, and B.O.R.B. roamed the galaxy. The than Danish and South Asian renditions of 'Stepping Stone,' though he
Crystallized Movements were Connecticut's long lived last hope. At is apparently hearing something in them that no one else is."
the point at which these tracks were recorded, the Crystallized MAJOR STARS: Space/Time LP (TW 1048) $13.00
Movements were Wayne Rogers ('good evening' guitar), Kate Biggar Inital vinyl version of this 2nd album, issued August, 1999 (CD version
('piss off' guitar), Scott McLeod (whose holy bass playing shook Lucifer released in 2000). Featuring four tracks -- 2 very long ones ("Apples To
in the very Pit itself), and Teri Morris (fearless pounder of every inani- Grapes" & "Dream Of An Accidental Bird") and two shorter ones.
mate object within reach). Marvelous Sound Forms features four crys- MAJOR STARS: Space/Time CD (TW 1048 CD) $13.00
tallizations from their peak era. BORB is one of the label's eternally "Space/Time is the Major Stars second full length attempt to explode
cryptic projects. Three extraterrestrial visitors periodically touch down the boundries of Rock-with-a-capital-R. Side one features two songs
in a field in southern Vermont where they are met by label staff. A with pickin' and singin': 'Apples To Grapes' is a moody folk rock num-
zorbnoid-to-analog converter is hastily assembled, and the BORBans ber that gets blown apart in a hurry & subjected to several improvisa-
interstellar ramblings are downloaded to tape by these intrepid TV tional deconstructions in the course of it's 14+ minutes, and 'Runout' is
staff for Earthly distribution. Two tracks are here, one Blast Off-era done up short 'n' pretty to set you up for the all-instrumental Side Two.
track (originally considered 'too ridiculous' even by the band) and one 'Getting Air From A Stone' is a riff heavy cruncher, while 'Dream Of The
meditative post-In Orbit excursion (once slated for a never finished Accidental Bird' follows it's brief openin revolving door with a massive
fourth LP). Magic Hour melded the powerhouse guitar overload of & exhilarating one chord jam that'll twist your insides just right. The CD
Wayne Rogers and Kate Biggar with the melancholy flow and throb of adds one track from their now out-of-print debut 12" Rock Sounds Of
bassist Naomi Yang and drummer Damon Krukowski. The results bal- People -- the pounding 'It's A Blessing, Brother, I Cannot Lie', a song
anced acoustic poise with electric roar, psychedelic rush and funereal so relentlessly single minded that the band was asked daily who the
stateliness. A band that was truly dark, as opposed to just being poor- hell it was a cover of (Wayne, in fact, wrote it...in far less time than it
ly-lit. The tracks featured here include their last studio moment took to play it). Major Stars aim to take higher-key improvisational wiz-
ardry and clobber you on the head with it while simultaneously caress- w/ a domestic list price. Their output has been very prolific to date,
ing your mind. Space/Time does just that." divided into 5 label series: Composer, Radical Jewish Culture, New
NMPERIGN: 2nd CD (TW 1049) $13.00 Japan, Archival (for reissues) and Lunatic Fringe. The design is typically
"Twisted Village is proud as a hog farmer with 14 newborn wriggling nice (mostly under the direction of Ikue Mori), with lovely 5-color
sqealers to bring to you nmperign's second CD, perhaps titled by said graphics, detailed notes, small score reproductions, etc. Each release on
flanneled hog farmer --2nd. Nmperign's first audacious CD, 44'38"/5 the label seems to have some sort of burning personal aesthetic
(TW-1046) delighted listeners with their non-jazz that blooms in the ingrained within, making Tzadik one of the most significant US labels
dark caverns of avant improvisation. After the release of their first CD, of the contemporary continuum. The Tzadik Composer Series starts off
they embarked on an an ambitious (read: nuts) six week U.S. tour that with Alvin Curran, who was a founding member of the legendary MEV
earned rave reviews and turned many folks onto nmperign's unique in the 60s, and has been one of the main outside composers of new
sounds. The current tour from September through October 1999 rocks music for the past few decades. This CD features 2 recent works:
over 30 U.S. cities, culminating in Boston's Autumn Uprising festival of "Animal Behavior" is a slightly dated piece for sampler, juxtaposing
new and improvised music, where surely they will implode the house. Gulf War insanity with the moans and groans of Ms. Annie Sprinkle.
Their music explores the multitude of available sounds on the trumpet "Why This Night Different Than All Others" is much more spectacular,
and soprano saxophone, i.e. multiphonics, mutes and preparations, a beautiful 30 minute piece for small ensemble: Curran (piano), Roy
breath sounds, etc., as well as the unique microtonal language Bhob Malan (violin), Donal Haas (accordion), Peter Wahrhaftig (tuba),
Rainey and Greg Kelley have developed. What's this means to you is a William Winant (percussion). A perfectly realized textural opus.
duo with new ideas about sounds and improvisation. Here's what the BROWN, CHRIS: Lava CD (TZ 7002) $13.50
press say -- 'Greg Kelley and Bhob Rainey play with incredible inten- “Chris Brown, San Francisco based composer, pianist, and electronic
tionality and very, very quietly, but totally lacking in stiffness and pre- instrument builder, studied composition with William Brooks, electron-
tension. Seems like they could do anything, anytime,' -- Ian Nagoski, ic music with Gordon Mumma and computer music with David
Halana. And Julian Cowley in The Wire: '...demonstrates once again Rosenboom. His music includes pieces for solo instruments with inter-
Rainey's utterly distinct approach to playing the soprano saxophone, active electronics, and improvisational ensemble works... Lava
an intensely physical determination to take the instrument beyond all describes a primordial state of flux, the transmutation of one material
obvious limits. He works outside of idiom, pummelling a column of into another through a streaming of intensely concentrated energy.
breath, eliciting refracted tones, overblowing ferociously. Closer to 'Lava' is written for brass quartet, four percussionists and 4-channels of
Antonin Artaud than Sidney Bechet.' Hear thee the tomorrow sounds electronic sound generated by a computer controlled signal processing
of nmperign." system. Aspects of the physical structure of a volcano are applied to
MAGIC HOUR: No Excess Is Absurd CD (TW-1031 BOX) $13.00 control musical elements, creating their own musical grammar. The
In a distant corner of our warehouse we found a select few copies of fluid motion of burning lava streams are modeled by a score that
the first pressing of this 1994 debut CD; this is the edition of 1000 describes all musical elements as states of change: there are no fixed
copies that comes in a letterpressed sliver cardboard box, as designed pitches, loudnesses or timbres, only directions of pitch, timbre, and
by Naomi Yang (regular jewel box version is currently unavailable). dynamic motion... The electronic sounds are all created by live sam-
First of three full length albums by this group made up of Wayne pling from the acoustic sounds of the instruments, and there are no
Rogers and Kate Biggar (Crystalized Movements/ Vermonster/BORB synthesizers or previous recordings involved. The change from a solid
/Twisted Village) and Damon Krukowski & Naomi Yang (Galaxie (earth) into a liquid (lava) is modeled by this transformation of the
500/Exact Change). acoustic sounds into electronic sounds that create an enveloping musi-
TZADIK: cal landscape.” This is a fantastic 60 minute piece, in a very organic
ZORN, JOHN: Lacrosse CD (TZ 3161) $22.00 electroacoustic vein.
"Dating from 1977, Lacrosse contains the first recordings of Zorn's infa- FUJIEDA, MAMORU: The Night Chant CD (TZ 7003) $13.50
mous game pieces. Featuring two all star groups, including guitarists Fujieda is a Japanese composer who has studied with Morton Feldman
Eugene Chadbourne, Henry Kaiser, and Davey Williams, the music here and performed with Yuji Takahashi, Zorn, Malcolm Goldstein, Deep
sets the tone for much of what was to come -- sharp contrasts, block Listening Band, etc. The Night Chant combines computer controlled
changes, unusual juxtapositions, instrumental virtuosity, and a person- synthesizer tuned in just intonation (a la Harry Partch) with
al approach to composition, improvisation, sound, silence, and color. shomyo/Buddist chant, Japanese traditional instruments, Indonesian
Previously available in the lavish 7 CD box set The Parachute Years, gamelan modes and Navaho text. Huge, overtone-rich patterns of alien
these seminal recordings are now made available in separate issue. The drone.
complete sessions on two CDs, including a rare alternative version, out- DREYBLATT, ARNOLD: Animal Magnetism CD (TZ 7004) $13.50
takes, photos, the original and new liner notes, and more. Multiple ver- “These pieces for just-intoned electric guitar, bass violin, cimbalon, per-
sions of the same piece highlight the versatility of Zorn's approach to cussion and horn section emphasize dynamics and sonorities, achieving
composing for improvisers." stunning acoustical effects. American composer Dreyblatt studied
ZORN, JOHN: Pool CD (TZ 3163) $13.50 under minimalist greats La Monte Young, Pauline Oliveros and Alvin
"This second release from the acclaimed box set The Parachute Years Lucier, and formed the Orchestra of Excited Strings in 1979. He has
features some of the strangest music ever put to tape. Containing the released 2 previous albums on India Navigation and Hat Art.” From Jim
essential seed that was to grow into Zorn’s legendary gamepiece O'Rourke's Minimalism Top web site: "This is the record that really
'Cobra', the extended composition 'Pool' was a major step in Zorn’s steps out as the first genuinely new sound in maybe 10 years. It's as if
compositional development. Featuring electronics wizard Bob the Dirty Dozen Brass band got a hold of some of Arnold's records and
Ostertag, percussion madmen Mark E. Miller and Charles K. Noyes (The decided to give it a go. I cannot overstate how unbelievably brilliant
Toy Killers), the legendary master of noise violin Polly Bradfield and of this record is. When played loud, I firmly stand by my declaration that
course the composer himself on sax, clarinets and duck calls, this is one it is one of the 4 or so best records ever made."
of Zorn’s most rigorous and enigmatic game composition. Included as SHEA, DAVID: Hsi-Yu Chi CD (TZ 7005) $13.50
a bonus track is the original test and false start of 'Archery'." Shea’s 3rd release, following the excellent Shock Corridor CD on Avant,
CURRAN, ALVIN: Animal Behavior CD (TZ 7001) $13.50 and the Prisoner (Sub Rosa). This one is based on the 1592 novel, and
Tzadk is John Zorn’s most prolific label; similar (though not directly dedicated to “the Hong Kong film directors who use both technologi-
related) to his continuing Avant label, but these are pressed in the US, cal, commercial, western, and traditional Chinese sources to create new

work... Each musical territory is created with samples, live playing, tra- experimentalists. A composition that will bring new revelations with
ditional tunes, scored and improvised material... the travels cross inter- each listening. Kang is one sick puppy." --Zorn.
nal and external space through religious devotion to B film exploita- SUNG, LI CHIN: Past CD (TZ 7014) $13.50
tion.” Shea uses a sampler, piano, turntables, CDs; with Zorn (as), Zeena Discovered on the historic 1995 Zorn/Eye tour of China. "Sung's debut
Parkins, Marc Ribot, Jim Pugliese, etc. album, a collection of his works from 1992 to '95, was never intended
FELDMAN, MARK: Violin Alone CD (TZ 7006) $13.50 for commercial release. The subject matter of this work is deeply per-
Solo violin composed and performed by Feldman (his 1st work as sonal, dealing with the people and things around him, especially his
leader), who has played on numerous NY recordings by the likes of Tim family and friends, and as such does not always obey traditional music
Berne, Klucevsek, Previte, Zorn etc. “Synthesizing new music, romantic logic...Past presents intriguing and personal ambient/noise/environ-
violin gestures and improvisation,” this is a stunning display. mental works by this adventurous young Hong Kong composer.
GISBURG: fea. Q. Chiappetta CD (TZ 7007) $13.50 Inspired by influences as diverse as Brit-pop, Luc Ferrari and Taoism,
“Imaginary moviemusic by an extraordinary young vocalist and com- Sung has created a unique sound world that is both perplexing and
poser, including dramatic text and Chinese and African traditional seductive." Performed almost completely solo by Sung, on percussion,
music.” She sings, there’s percussion, oboe, and other odd sounds. Not guitar, CD, synthesizer, voice and tapes; it's noisy and unpredictable,
the most immediate release on the label, but various sectors of curio- and should go over big with Otomo Yoshihide fanatics.
huzz do develop. PATTON, MIKE: Adult Themes For Voice CD (TZ 7015) $13.50
ZORN, JOHN: Redbird CD (TZ 7008) $13.50 "Famous as the vocalist of Faith No More, notorious as the singer of Mr.
This first CD consists of two pieces of composed acoustic minimal/ambi- Bungle, Mike Patton goes one step further with a debut solo album of
ent music, as influenced by Scelsi, Feldman & Olivier Messiaen. The first experimental sounds never imagined possible from just voice and
part ("Dark River") is for bass drums only, and acts as a low-toned microphone." Four track recordings, heavy on the low-organic hum,
pulse-stopper intro for the main title piece, which goes on for (only!) this is not necessarily the pure agitated screech you might have expect-
41 minutes of harp, viola, cello and percussion, which is beautifully pered and has some real listenable moments, the best parts emitting an
formed in the new 90's minimalist style (ala Feldman Hat Art record- old school electronic hum.
ings), slowly evolving, luxuriously toned acoustic sound waves. SHARP, ELLIOT: Xenocodex CD (TZ 7016) $13.50
ZORN, JOHN: Book of Heads CD (TZ 7009) $13.50 "The Soldier String Quartet performs two extended compositions from
Composition for solo guitar, from 1978. Originally written for Eugene the master of fractals: the psychedelic transformations of 'Xtopia' and
Chadbourne, it is performed here by Marc Ribot. "I took the scores the dark, jagged snapshots of 'Intifada.'" Sharp plays Buchla Thunder,
home and stared at them for a long time in complete bewilderment. fretless guitar, clarinet in addition. "Xtopia" is a lovely real-time
Virtually every note involved some sort of extended technique, non- approach to Elliot's re-assemblage techniques (prev. documented by
traditional notation or nearly impossible juxtaposition. This was not "Crytid Fragments," where string materials were radically sculptured
surprising, given the task Zorn had set out for himself: to compose in through time-expansion/compression, pitch-shifting, filtering, editing,
the language of the late 70's/early 80's 'free improv' guitarists etc.).
(Chadbourne, Frith, Bailey), a language most had assumed to be unno- SMITH, WADADA LEO: Tao-Njia CD (TZ 7017) $13.50
tatable."--Ribot. "A breathtakingly beautiful document of new compositions from a
TAKAHASHI, YUJI: Finger Light CD (TZ 7010) $13.50 founding member of the Chicago's AACM and one of the world's most
"One of the foremost pianists of the 20th century, composer Yuji important contemporary musician/composers. Featuring his ensemble
Takahashi makes a long-awaited return to solo piano composition Nda-Kulture and California E.A.R. Unit." Smith (trumpet, flugelhorn,
along with intriguing works for shamisen, bass shamisen and sho bamboo flute, monophony-bar, indian low-bell, Japanese high-bell,
(Japanese mouth organ), applying his own techniques to these tradi- nohkan flute, axatse, mbira); other members on drums, vibraphone,
tional instruments." Takahashi has recorded over a 100 albums, and is tubular bells, flute, piano, clarinet, cello, violin, etc. This fits in perfect-
well known for his associations with Xenakis, Cage, Ichiyanagi, etc. ly in that nowhere zone of post-jazz/new music composition of cosmic
O'ROURKE, JIM: Terminal Pharmacy CD (TZ 7011) $13.50 intention.
Large ensemble compositions for clarinets, bass trombones, drums, KLUCEVSEK, GUY: Stolen Memories CD (TZ 7018) $13.50
accordions, cellos, alto flutes, bass flutes, acoustic guitar, amplification. Featuring the Bantam Orchestra: Klucevsek (accordion, piano, melodi-
PARTCH, HARRY: The Seventeen Lyrics of Li Po CD (TZ 7012) ca), Sara Parkins (violin), Margaret Parkins (cello, voice), Achim Tang
$13.50 (bass). "World-renowned accordionist Guy Klucevsek has played with
"Composer, theorist, inventor of musical instruments, and one of the Kronos Quartet, Laurie Anderson, Bill Frisell, Anthony Braxton, John
most colorful characters of the 20th century music, Partch (1901-1974) Zorn and Robin Holcomb, and is also a highly original composer in his
broke with Western tradition and forged a new music based on a more own right. These stirring compositions are inspired by (among other
primal, corporeal integration of the elements of speech, rhythm and things) John Cage, African melodies, sacrificial chickens and Fresh Kills,
performance using the intrinsic music found in the spoken word, the the world's largest landfill."
principles of acoustic resonance and just-intonation. The Seventeen GISBURG: Shadows In The Sea CD (TZ 7019) $13.50
Lyrics of Li Po were composed between 1931 and 1933 and are among Gisburg (voice, fl), Jeff O'Malley (narration), Christine Bard (perc.),
Partch's earliest extant compositions. They were composed for Intoning Anthony Coleman (p), Midori Seiler (violin), Ron Lawrence (viola), Guy
Voice and Partch's Adapted Viola, a hybrid instrument consisting of a Tyler (bass). "Gisburg is an extraordinary young vocalist and composer,
cello neck grafted onto the body of a viola, its open strings sounding with influences ranging from Schoenberg to jazz to Fluxus. She has
one octave below the violin. Partch used texts from the 8th century performed in an ensemble of Dieter Schnebel and in the vocal duo Alli
Chinese poet, Li Po. This is the 1st recording of all 17 of Partch's 'Lyrics Gaa in Berlin, and worked with Anthony Coleman, Marc Ribot, John
of Li Po.'" Zorn and others in NYC. Using texts by Majakowksi, Plath and
KANG, EYVIND: 7 NADEs CD (TZ 7013) $13.50 Fassbinder, Gisburg's second Tzadik CD continues her fascinating explo-
Debut album by Kang (one previous 7" on RGI), who plays violin, key- ration of imaginary movie music. With a dramatic edge combining the
board, voice, piano, tape manipulations, bass, erhu, harp, tuba, micro- smoky tones of Marlene Dietrich, the acrobatics of Cathy Berberian and
phone and noise, along with a large accompanying cast. Kang is well an Ellingtonian sense of orchestration, she creates a unique composi-
known for his associations with the Sun City Girls and has also played tional style that can't be pigeon-holed."
with Zorn, Joe McPhee, Wayne Horvitz, etc. "One of the quirkiest and MORI, IKUE: Garden CD (TZ 7020) $13.50
most indescribable of sound sculptures from a new generation of "Ikue more, a legend on the NY music scene, has played regularly with
the world's top improvisers since 1979, as well as in the groups DNA, ture of European Medieval music, the traditions of Asia and modern
Tohban Djan, Death Praxis, Fukuko, Worlds of Love and Death science."
Ambient. Mori has developed a personal and innovative technique of MOOREFIELD, VIRGIL: The Temperature In Hell Is Over Three
playing samplers triggered by adapted drum machines. Garden, her Thousand Degrees CD (TZ 7026) $13.50
first solo recording, is a textbook in compositional economy, displaying "Composer Virgil Moorefield was born in Chapel Hill, NC in 1956 and
her amazing approach to an instrument she has made her own." grew up primarily in Europe. Living in NY since 1975, Moorefield
Adopting some of the crystallized-fracture ethos of concrete/surreal recorded and toured as a drummer with numerous rock bands and
constructs and the spatialization of certain minimalistic ambient/tech- avant garde ensembles, including the Swans, Glenn Branca, Bill
no works, this is a pure masterpiece of reproduced sound and one of Laswell, Elliott Sharp, and Damage. The music on this disc is a reflection
the finest listening experiences to date within the Tzadik universe. of his recent interest in microtonality and in creating a music which is
LAM, BUN-CHING: ....Like Water CD (TZ 7021) $13.50 looser in structure than his previous works. Alternating between strict
"Bun-Ching Lam's extended composition '...Like Water' is an evocative notation and passages which may be described by nothing more than
and imaginative work, as sensuous as its title. A native of Macau, now a drawing -- Virgil blends minimalism, microtonal tunings and improvi-
living in NYC, Lam has studied composition with Roger Reynolds, sations to create a unique sound world of precision, movement and
Pauline Oliveros, and Robert Erickson, and has been previously com- surprise." Performed on violin, violincello, synthesizer, baritone sax,
missioned to compose for the Arditti String Quartet, Ursula Oppens clarinet, bowed guitar, fretless guitar.
and Fritz Hauser." Performed by the trio of David Abel (violin, viola), DRESSER, MARK: Banquet CD (TZ 7027) $13.50
Julie Steinberg (piano) & William Winant (percussion). "'Like Water' "One of the world's greatest virtuoso bass players, this CD features two
consists of short self-contained movements. It makes reference to of Mark's most important recent works. 'Banquet' is a double concerto
images of water and its various manifestations such as ice, steam and for flute, bass and string quartet, featuring the Swiss flute vituoso
mist."--Lam. Matthias Ziegler and Mr. Dresser himself. Twisting timbres, jagged
PATTON, MIKE: Pranzo Oltranzista CD (TZ 7022) $13.50 melodies and driving rhythms combine in this exciting work exploring
"Patton's extended composition 'Pranzo Oltranzista: Musica da Ravola extended instrumental techniques. 'Loss of the Innocents', written for
per Cinque (Banque Piece for Five Players)' is inspired by Filippo the unusual combination of tuba, cello and clarinet, is a piece of haunt-
Tommaso Marinetti's 'Futurist Cookbook' (1932). Performed by an all- ing beauty."
star ensemble, 'Pranzo...' magically transports the listener to a surreal ZORN, JOHN: Angelus Novus CD (TZ 7028) $13.50
ambient world of the unexpected." Performed by Mr. Bungle's Patton "Here is a side of Zorn's work that has pretty much remained hidden -
(voice, sound effects), Friedlander (cello), Robot (guitar), Winant (perc.) - his compositions for classical chamber ensembles. This CD marks the
and Zorn (as). first in a series documenting these pieces, commissioned by some of the
ZORN, JOHN: Duras:Duchamp CD (TZ 7023) $13.50 world's leading ensembles and appearing on CD for the first time. The
"France has been the birthplace of some of the greatest creative minds works here span over 20 years, and include 'Christabel', a student piece
of the 20th century. Duras:Duchamp is a tribute to two timeless figures written in 1972 inspired by the romantic mystic poetry of Samuel Taylor
who have forever changed our view of the world. Over 30 minutes in Coleridge, the wind octet 'Angelus Novus' composed for the world-
length, 'Duras' is a major new composition inspired by the romantic renown Netherland's Wind Ensemble and dedicated to the Jewish cul-
writings of Marguerite Duras and the mystical music of Olivier tural theorist Walter Benjamin, the dynamic chamber symphony 'For
Messiaen. Seductive, elusive, ritualistic. 'Duras' is a hypnotic work of Your Eyes Only' and 'Carny', a virtuosic solo piece that receives an
startling clarity and complexity. 'Étant Donnés' is the perfect compan- impassioned and breathtaking performance by pianist Stephan Drury.
ion piece to 'Duras': a provocative noise trio inspired by the enigmatic Students of the New England Conservatory perform this challenging
last masterpiece of Marcel Duchamp, on of France's greatest conceptu- music with startling clarity and intensity that will surprise and delight
alists." "Duras' features Mark Feldman (violin), Cenovia Cummins (vio- Zorn fans and detractors alike."
lin), Anthony Coleman (piano), John Medesky (organ), Christian Bard GOODE, DANIEL: Tunnel -- Funnel CD (TZ 7029) $13.50
(perc.) & Jim Pugliese (perc.) and is strongly recommended ala Zorn's First recording of this work by composer/clarinetist Goode, performed
prior minimalist masterwork "Redbird". "Étant Donnés" is performed by The Crosstown Ensemble, conducted by Eric Grunin. Scored for: 3
by Feldman, Pugliese and Erik Friedlander (cello). flutes, 4 trombones, 4 strings, and percussion. "Composed in 1985, it is
SLUSSER, DAVID: Delight At The End Of The Tunnel CD (TZ 7024) one of his most ambitious and exhilarating works...Trains have been a
$13.50 large part of Dan's dream and fantasy life: 'A funnel is a tunnel seen in
"Composer, performer, one of the foremost sound designers on the perspective, and it is a focusing device. When reversed it's a telescope
West Coast, the mad genius of David Slusser has enhanced the films of which magnifies, putting a more generous space around each thing
David Lynch, George Lucas, Francis Ford Coppola and the music of John magnified."
Zorn, Mike Patton and Angelo Badalamenti. Drawing inspiration from GRAVES, MILFORD: Grand Unification CD (TZ 7030) $13.50
sources as diverse as 1950's mood music, industrial demos, early "Professor, herbalist, healer, Milford Graves is first and foremost one of
musique concrete and beer commercials, Slusser takes on an exotic trip the world's great geniuses of the drum. Rarely heard live, even more
through his insane sound world via sound effects, theremins and other rarely found in the studio, a new recording by Graves is a special event.
rare electronic instruments that either have been or should have been This is the CD that free jazz fans and every drummer in the world has
long forgotten." been waiting for: his music for solo drums. Intense, shooting off in all
FUJIEDA, MAMORU: Patterns of Plants CD (TZ 7025) $13.50 directions at once and yet always firmly rooted in the tradition, Tzadik
"Generating melodic material through the micro-changes of surface- is proud to release this important and historic solo recording."
electric potential on leaves, Mamoru Fujieda's 2nd Tzadik release was LAM, BUN-CHING: The Child God CD (TZ 7031) $13.50
composed completely based on data taken from plants. Combining "For her second Tzadik CD, Lam has assembled some of the greatest
alternate tuning systems (just intonation, Pythagorean) with tradition- traditional music performers of China and matched them with some of
al instruments of China and Japan (sho, koto and the ancient 25- NY's most creative instrumentalists in creating a beautiful and lyrical
stringed zither, the hitsu), Fujieda has again created a world of sound meeting of western art music and Chinese troubadour traditions. Her
never before imagined possible. Delicate and subtle variations of tone mini-opera, The Child God written as a shadow play, incorporates spo-
and timbre give a whole new life to classical musical forms such as the ken narration, instrumental music and tenor songs, and is based on a
passacagalia and strophic variations in this bizarre and fascinating mix- Ming Dynasty mystical novel The Creation Of The Gods. It tells the story

of No Cha, from his miraculous birth, to the discovery of his own supervision of modern orchestral music. Performed here by pianist Stephen
natural powers through various adventures which bring danger to his Drury, the Hungarian Radio Children's Choir and the American
parents' lives. Adventurous, charming and delightful." Composers Orchestra, this premiere recording made under the supervi-
KANG, EYVIND: Theatre of Mineral NADEs CD (TZ 7032) $13.50 sion of the composer is an exhilarating experience filled with subtle
"NADE: (Sanskrit): Channels of the subtle body/also: sound/also: noth- detail, unusual instrumental colors and emotional power."
ingness. Eyvind Kang has one of the strangest musical minds on the GISBURG: Trust CD (TZ 7038) $13.50
scene today, and this second installment of his 'NADEs' series is, as one "Gisburg's newest Tzadik recording couples two masterful composi-
would expect, something completely different. Medieval crumhorns, tions onto one disc. Her heartfelt opera for solo voice about the ups
ecstatic arrangements, lilting melodies, unusual concepts and, of and downs of doomed and obsessive love is one of her most personal
course, Eyvind's virtuosic violin stylings. This epic work, a year and a and striking compositional statements to date, a powerful combination
half in the making, is Kang's personal take on 'East' and 'West'. Theatre of stark emotional content, minimalist melody and narrative charm.
of Mineral NADEs is Kang's Sgt. Pepper's. Destined to become one of 'Anna' shows Gisburg's profound command of classic instrumental
the most important records of the year." writing -- a lush and dramatic string quartet performed by the brilliant
FERRARI, LUC: Cellule 75 CD (TZ 7033) $13.50 Cassatt Quartet."
"Irreverent, psychosexual and always fascinating, Ferrari's work mani- CURRAN, ALVIN: Theme Park CD (TZ 7039) $13.50
fests itself in texts, instrumental textures, electroacoustic compositions, "Performed by virtuosic madman William Winant, Theme Park is a
reportings, films, theatre, etc. It is an honor for Tzadik to release two major new work by Alvin Curran and one of the most dynamic solo per-
of his most important works from the 1970s, recorded under the super- cussion compositions of the decade. Coupled with a kaleidoscope trib-
vision of the composer himself. 'Place des Abbesses,' the first electro ute to jazz giant Charlie Parker, this newest CD by one of today's most
acoustic portrait work realized at his home studio in Paris, 1977, is an important musical pioneers incorporates minimalism, structuralism and
evocative portrait of a small square between The Sacred Heart of God post-modernism into an exhilarating new aggregate. Wild sounds, wit
and Saints and the Pigalle of licentiousness and sex, two familiar Ferrari and passion to celebrate the opening of the 21st century."
obsessions. 'Cellule 75' is an explosive, dynamic work for piano, per- GOSFIELD, ANNIE: Burnt Ivory and Loose Wires CD (TZ 7040)
cussion and tape, balancing improvisational spontaneity with the more $13.50
exacting writing of classical forms." "Influenced by Harry Partch, Sun Ra and San Francisco's Musee
FRITH, FRED: Pacifica (1993-95) CD (TZ 7034) $13.50 Mechanique's collection of old nickelodeons and player pianos, Annie
"A major new composition by the world-famous guitarist, improvisor gosfield presents us with a new view of microtonal music. The sounds
and composer. Over an hour in length and composed for a large of a percussion factory, a destroyed piano and an abandoned guitar
ensemble of winds, strings and percussion, Pacifica sets the poetry of are twisted into sophisticated compositions incorporating tuned and
Pablo Neruda into a seductive and hypnotizing sound world that slow- detuned instruments, traditional and non-traditional techniques, com-
ly metamorphoses into something altogether different. Lyrical written position and improvisation. Also included is an exciting premiere com-
passages, inspired improvisations, sensual vocals and provocative postion for saxophone quartet performed here by the world-renown
sound effects all come together into a fascinating whole -- one of group Rova, and one of the best sampler pieces you're ever likely to
Frith's most brilliant orchestral creations." hear."
YAMADA, NORMAN: Being And Time CD (TZ 7035) $13.50 SHEA, DAVID: Classical Works CD (TZ 7041) $13.50
"Yamada is a brilliant young composer who has worked with Anthony "Two adventurous pieces of classical chamber music by one of today's
Coleman, Marc Ribot, the Crosstown Ensemble, the Agon Orchestra busiest musical manipulators. The atmospheric Chamber Symphony #1
and was previously heard on the Avant CD by Rough Assemblage. juxtaposes live and sampled instrumental sonorities in a complex world
Being and Time, the first CD dedicated to his compositions for small of modern polyphony with turntable/sampler wizard David Shea play-
ensembles is an atavistic exploration of rock gestures, ambient noise ing along with members of the Ictus Ensemble. 'The Voice Suite' fea-
and today's post-modern malaise.. tures the brilliant cellist Erik Friedlander and long-tim Shea collabora-
ITO, TEIJI: King Ubu CD (TZ 7036) $13.50 tor Jim Pugliese interacting with Shea's twisted sampler magic."
"Teiji Ito is one of contemporary music's most elusive mavericks. Born DE GLI ANTONI, MARK: Horse Tricks CD (TZ 7042) $13.50
in Tokyo in 1935, he moved to NY at the age of six, and by 1952, at the "Mark De Gli Antoni, the talented sampler magician for the pop group
age of seventeen, he was already composing music for the influential Soul Coughing studied composition at the Manhattan Schold of Music
avant-garde film work of Maya Deren. Accompanying her to Haiti in and released his first recording in 1995 on the Avant label as part of
1955, Ito learned ceremonial and secular drumming techniques from the experimental composer collective Rough Assemblage. Horse Tricks
the legendary Haitian musician Coyote. Applying these principles to his is his first solo release and features many of his acclaimed musical col-
knowledge of traditional Japanese music, contemporary classical and leagues in a variety of musical contexts showcasing the wide range of
African traditions, Ito's scores are a shocking precursor to today's cut- Mark's compositional interests. From instrumental trip hop and rhythm
ting-edge composers. King Ubu, originally written for a 1961 NY pro- tracks to ambient, minimalist and pieces of startling compositional
duction of Alfred Jarry's pre-dadaist masterpiece, is a delightful and complexity -- Mark's astounding virtuosity, mastery of new media and
eclectic score filled with sly humor and ingenious dramatic effects. instrumental inventiveness is sure to surprise and delight both diehard
Intermixing a wise range of traditional and ethnic instruments, all of fans and newcomers alike."
which are performed with great skill by the composer himself on this AMACHER, MARYANNE: Sound Characters (Making The Third
rare original recording, Ito's score to King Ubu establishes him as one Ear) CD (TZ 7043) $13.50
of the most extraordinary and personal composers in the NY under- One of the most impressive Tzadik releases in quite some time,
ground." Amacher's 'Third Ear Music" produces a rare dosage of interactive
ZORN, JOHN: Aporias: Requia for Piano and Orchestra CD (TZ audio psychedelics that has to be experienced at proper volume.
7037) $13.50 "Amacher is one of electronic music's truly legendary mavericks.
"An aporia is an impossible passage and this 'Requia' pays tribute to Working mostly in large spaces and installations for the past twenty
the indomitable creative spirit that negotiates the aporia of life and years, this diverse collection of electronic soundscapes and 'ear-dances'
death. Written for piano soloist, six boy sopranos and full orchestra, was chosen by the composer especially for Tzadik to work in the more
Aporias is John Zorn's most accomplished composition to date. This intimate settings of the compact disc. Spectacular acoustical effects
monumental piece, part piano concerto, part Requiem has been uni- take you to expansive worlds of dancing difference tones and psyche-
versally hailed by performers, composers and audience alike as a new delic sonorities. A rare release by one of the most reclusive and elusive
of today's visionaries." known musical ambassadors, performing and recording with leading
HUNT, JERRY: Song Drapes CD (TZ 7045) $13.50 experimentalists the world over. Since the disbanding of his raucous
"Born in Waco, TX, Jerry Hunt was a friend of Jack Ruby, a pianist in and popular band Ground Zero, Otomo has written film and dance
strip clubs, a student of the occult and founder of his own mail order scores, and recorded dozens of ambient and noise projects. Here he
church at the age of 13. Jerry Hunt was also one of the great pioneers steps out as a serious composer. 'Modulation #1' and '#2' are two of his
of live electronic music performance. Very much a modern-day shaman, most satisfying and provocative recordings, combining traditional
he designed most of his own equipment and used it in unique ways to Japanese instruments like the sho with noise, improvisation and ambi-
create backdrops for his magical performnaces that referred to, among ent drones. The 'Cathode' pieces combine an ensemble of some of
many other things, exotic ritual, the esoteric traditions of Tokyo's most interesting improvisers with analog electronics, turnta-
Rosicrucianism, Aleister Crowley and modern science. The Song Drapes bles, samplers and tape manipulations to create an electric world of
were some of Jerry's last and greatest creations -- and this special first soundtrack moods, contemporary compositions and electronics."
release, authorized by the Hunt estate, includes performances by two HEMINGWAY, GERRY: Chamber Works CD (TZ 7052) $13.50
of Jerry's closest friends and collaborators, vocalist Shelley Hirsch and "Cutting edge chamber music from one of the most prolific and ubiq-
performance artist Karen Finley, and one track featuring the popular uitous composer-performers in new music. A veteran of countless musi-
vocalist Mike Patton." cal projecs whose experience includes jazz and funk bands, improvising
SMITH, WADADA LEO: Light Upon Light CD (TZ 7046) $13.50 units with Derek Bailey and Evan Parker, compositions for orchestra
"Trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, improviser and theoretician, and big band, and over ten years as a percussionist in the Anthony
Wadada Leo Smith is one of the most important composers of our time. Braxton quartet, Gerry's music is a magical blend of compositional
An original member of Chicago's AACM, his exciting pieces blending structure and improvisational excitement, drawing upon his deep
composition and improvisation have been performed by many of the knowledge of classical, jazz and world traditions. Featuring complex
world's most important ensembles and soloists. Featuring an exotic string writing and wild percussive fireworks, this CD is one of Gerry's
composition for chamber ensemble and gameland quartet, a beautiful greatest achievements."
solo piece for viola, a bass concerto written for virtuoso Bert Turetzky GARLAND, PETER: The Days Run Away CD (TZ 7053) $13.50
and two electronic pieces featuring Leo's unique trumpet improvisa- "One of America's true maverick composers, a friend of Partch,
tions." Nancarrow, Cage, and countless others, Peter Garland is a tireless
ZORN, JOHN: String Quartets CD (TZ 7047) $13.50 champion of new music, a passionate writer and one of the true
"At last all four of Zorn's infamous compositions for string quartet are unsung pioneers of minimalism. These evocative early piano pieces cre-
available on CD. Originally commissioned by the world-renown Kronos ate hypnotic moods of impressionistic beauty and are some of his most
Quartet, three of these pieces are recorded here for the first time. From personal musical statements. Beautifully performed by the brilliant
the cartoon/montage qualities of the popular 'Cat O'Nine Tails' to the pianist Aki Takahashi, to whom many of his works have been dedicat-
S/M poetry of 'The Dead Man,' the hermetic philosophy of 'Memento ed, this is an incredibly gorgeous CD of rediscovered masterpieces from
Man' and the spiritual transcendence of 'Kol Nidre,' these four quartets the early days of minimalism."
take on and challenge the tradition of classical string quartets from LEWIS, GEORGE: Endless Shout CD (TZ 7054) $13.50
Beethoven, Bartók, Webern, Carter and Ferneyhough, forging an excit- "One of the world's leading composer/performers presents a dynamic
ing new world of their own. Performed by an exciting new quartet of collection of his most important recent works. Professor, musical schol-
Zorn veterans and new music virtuoso, Zorn's unique compositional ar, author, composer, virtuoso trombonist, and computer music genius
voice shines like never before." George Lewis has been a major name in new music since the mid '70s,
HYLA, LEE: Riff And Transfiguration CD (TZ 7048) $13.50 having worked with just about everyone you can imagine, but his
"One of America's most important composers of concert music. recorded output has been all too rare. This first release for Tzadik high-
Concentrating on his dynamic music for piano, this exciting CD presents lights the wide variety of his compositional approaches, with music for
a fascinating sextet for hammered dulcimer, clarinet, piano and strings, creative music orchestra, soloist with interactive computer systems, nar-
and three solo piano compositions performed by Stephen Drury, Mia rator with tape, and a suite for solo piano."
Chung and Judith Gordon, three of today's most acclaimed virtuosos. MORI, IKUE: One Hundred Aspects of the Moon CD (TZ 7055)
An exciting adventure into a new world of sound, space and texture $13.50 "Ikue Mori's career in music reaches back to 1978 as
from one of new music's guiding lights." drummer/co-founder/co-composer of the seminal punk/no-wave
PARKINS, ZEENA: Pan-Acousticon CD (TZ 7049) $13.50 band DNA. In the 80s she became involved in the blossoming
"A product of over three years of work, Pan-Acousticon is Zeena downtown scene, improvising with the likes of Bill Frisell,
Parkins' most important and intriguing work to date, orchestrating Christian Marclay, John Zorn, Tom Cora, Derek Bailey and count-
sampling noise, classical strings, rock drums and homemade instru- less others. Into the 90s her work with drum machines expand-
ments into a new world of color, shape and texture. Co-produced by ed into the world of electronic music, incorporating digital
long-term collaborator Elliott Sharp, this beautiful and varied collec- technology into her compositional palette. One Hundred
tion of experimental music is both powerful and touching." Aspects of the Moon leads her into the 21st Century with an
DE GREGORIO, GIUSTION: Sprut CD (TZ 7050) $13.50 astounding suite of pieces for a chamber ensemble of voice,
"Unusual and quirky sampling collages from the Italian neo-primitive strings and percussion, inspired by the work of famous
composer Giustino Di Gregorio. Combining modern technology with Japanese woodblock artist Yoshitoshi, it's clearly one of Ikue
concepts inspired by John Oswald's plunderphonics and mystery tapes, Mori's greatest works. Lush, romantic, violent, weird, ghostly
these charming and intriguing pieces chop, mix and blend known and and exhilarating sounds from one of the world's most impor-
unknown musical shapes into startling new compositions for the 21st tant musical thinkers." Performed by: Theo Bleckmann,
Century." The Boredoms, Blue Cheer, Serge Gainsbourg, John Denver Anthony Coleman, Eyvind Kang, Erik Friedlander, Kato Hideki,
and about 100 other international music icons are sampled for your Ikue Mori, Makigami Koichi & Mori.
pleasure, not in a heavily cut-up fashion, but in stream of processed, VIERK, LOIS V.: River Beneath The River CD (TZ 7056) $13.50
flowing sound. Some very nice sections, others that almost veer into "Vierk's music explores texture and microtonality in highly structured
Merzow-ian territory. pieces that build to swirling high energy intensity. Influenced by mini-
YOSHIHIDE, OTOMO: Cathode CD (TZ 7051) $13.50 malism, Japanese Gagaku, and Appalachian folk music, Lois Vierk is
"Otomo Yoshihide has become one of Japan's busiest and most well one of America's great originals. Her first CD for Tzdik is an exciting

collection of compositions for string quartet, brass sextet, and a the Klezmer tradition." Ben Goldberg (cl), Dan Seamans (b), Kenny
dynamic piece for electric guitar, percussion, cello, and synthesizer. Wollesen (d).
Definitive performances of some of Vierk's greatest works." HIRSCH, SHELLEY: O Little Town Of East New York CD (TZ 7104)
IBARRA, SUSIE: Flower After Flower CD (TZ 7057) $13.50 $13.50
"Born in California, raised in Texas and now based in NYC, Susie Ibarra Latest album by the amazing NY vocalist. "...a marvelous performer
is one of the most sought-after drummers in the downtown scene. with remarkable vocals talents, charm and a wicked sense of humor.
Having worked with Derek Bailey, David S. Ware, Ikue Mori, Dave Her most ambitious work to date is a semi-autobiographical musical
Douglas, and Matthew Shipp, among others. Of Filipino descent, her suite about growing up in Brooklyn in the 50s and 60s. It's a hilarious,
music blends Asian traditions, free jazz, improvisation and minimalism nostalgic, touching and stunningly original album merging avant and
into evocative and dynamic soundscapes. This exciting recording fea- pop sensibilities."
tures her in a variety of contexts, both solo and with an all-star group TEITELBAUM, RICHARD: Golem CD (TZ 7105) $13.50
of her most illustrious musical compatriots. The sounds of Kulintang "A co-founder of Musica Elettronica Viva Richard Teitelbaum has been
(Filipino gamelan), fiery free-jazz drumming, Leo Smith's delicate trum- acknowledged as a musical pioneer for over three decades. Golem, a
pet, and the 'deep listening' accordion of Pauline Oliveros all come multimedia 'interactive opera,' features vocalists Shelley Hirsch and
together to make this on of the most unusual recordings of the year." David Moss, violinist Carlos Zingaro, and trombonist George Lewis."
BROVOLD, BILL: Childish Delusions CD (TZ 7058) $13.50 MYSTIC FUGO ORCHESTRA: Zohar CD (TZ 7106) $10.00
"The mastermind behind the powerful band Larval, and a veteran of Zorn & Eye duo project. 30 minutes of historical Judaica music, at an EP
the early Rhys Chatham orchestras, Bill Brovold's complex compositions price. Ambient dizziness and confusion, with a heavy emphasis on the
smash the borders of rock and classical music. Highly structured and sound of vinyl crackle.
meticulously crafted, these quirky sound sculptures jump from mood to FRIEDLANDER, ERIK: The Watchman CD (TZ 7107) $13.50
mood -- from Zappa to Henry Cow, the Zen Vikings to Glenn Branca. Featuring the quartet Chimera: Friedlander (cello), Chris Speed (clar-
Brovold has created a powerful new instrumental rock that tells a inet), Andrew D'Angelo (bass clarinet) & Drew Gress (bass) & a follow
story." up to his brilliant CD on Avant. "Active for over a decade, NY cellist Erik
KANG, EYVIND: The Story of Iceland CD (TZ 7059) $13.50 Friedlander is finally receiving his due recognition, not just as a musi-
"From the twisted world of pop, rock, classical and world music, to acts cian, but as a composer of note. These works display his unique take on
of revolution and riots in the streets violinist, composer, conceptualist, Radical Jewish Culture -- sweeping melodic lines (reminiscent of canto-
raconteur and world traveller Eyvind Kang takes us on an exciting new rial singing) in instrumental arrangements that are both adventurous
trip to Iceland. An avid fan of underground esoterica and a generous and traditional."
collaborator with the likes of Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, Arto Lindsay, Ikue ZORN, JOHN: Bar Kokhba 2CD (TZ 7108) $22.00
Mori and many others, Kang is at his best in the studio, creating incred- AKA the Masada Chamber Ensembles, featuring various groupings of:
ibly complex sound sculptures filled with meticulous detail, power and Mark Feldman (violin), Erik Friedlander (cello), Greg Cohen (bass), Marc
vision. His most recent CD, three years in the making features a rare Ribot (guitar), Anthony Coleman (piano), David Krakauer (clarinet),
appearance of Indian violinist Kala Ramnath, a bizarre cult anthem John Medeski (organ, piano), Mark Dresser (bass), Kenny Wolleson
('10:10') and a beautiful piece scored for gamelan." (drums), Chris Speed (clarinet) & Dave Douglas (trumpet). "Masada has
SMITH, WADADA LEO: Reflectativity CD (TZ 7060) $13.50 quickly become one of John Zorn's most popular and adventurous
"Reflectativity, first released on Leo Smith’s own label in the early musical projects. These special arrangements for small ensembles of
1970s is one of the most important extended compositions blending strings, keyboards and clarinets, shed new light on his book of inspir-
improvisation and composition, and one of Leo Smith’s masterpieces. ing compositions expanding the Jewish tradition. Bar Kokhba presents
This exciting new version features the brilliant pianist/composer over two hours of dark, passionate and evocative Jewish music, featur-
Anthony Davis (who performed on the original recording) and longing some of NYC's finest musicians."
time friend and colleague Malachi Favors -- the legendary monster bass PARKINS, ZEENA: Mouth=Maul=Betrayer CD (TZ 7109) $13.50
player from the Art Ensemble of Chicago. Coupled with several new Latest album of composed material features her Gangster Band: Z.
compositions, this CD brings together the past and present of creative Parkins (electric harp, sampler, harp), Sara Parkins (violin), Maggie
music’s most continually fascinating composer/performers." Parkins (cello, voice), Jim Pugliese (drums, vibes), Mark Stewart (cello,
KRAKHAUER, DAVID: Klezmer Madness! CD (TZ 7101) $13.50 guitar, mandolin). Dense, elaborately constructed sound works that
First release in Tzadik’s Radical Jewish Culture series. David Krakauer mix sampledelics and electroacoustic complexity with her well-docu-
(clarinet, bs clarinet), Michael Alpert (vocals, accordion, violin, guitar), mented improvisational flair; if you were excited by Zeena's Isabelle CD
David Licht (perc.). “With a profound knowledge of Yiddish music heron Avant, this one will file alongside it perfectly. "One of the most
itage, the virtuosic Krakhauer Trio combines the traditions of klezmer intriguing and inspiring of Zeena Parkins' long-form compositions,
with innovative composition, arrangement and improvisation to create 'Maul' examines the lives and deaths of Jewish gangsters throughout
a style with reverence, imagination and a sense of humor. Klezmer the ages. Utilizing texts in the lost language of Rotwelsch, she weaves
Madness features both traditional and original music, including tunes a complex tapestry of voices, sounds, instrumental counterpoint, evok-
from the repertoire of klezmer clarinet greats Naftule Brandwine and ing a side of the Jewish experience perhaps best forgotten."
Dave Tarras, and even John Zorn’s Masada. Kraukhauer combines the COLEMAN, ANTHONY: Selfhaters CD (TZ 7110) $13.50
diverse influences of Jewish and Balkan clarinet styles, minimalism, jazz Coleman (organ, piano, sampler, voice, tbn, accordion), James Pugliese
and shredded Muzak to create a style uniquely his own.” (perc., tp), Doug Wieselman (cl), Michael Attias (cl, as, bs), Fred
COLEMAN TRIO, ANTHONY: Sephardic Tinge CD (TZ 7102) $13.50 Lonberg-Holm (cello, banjo), David Krakauer (bcl), Roy Nathanson (cl,
A trio featuring Coleman (piano), Greg Cohen (bs) & Joey Baron ss). "...a masterpiece two years in the making, charting the darker
(drums). “From traditional Sephardic melodies to Latin-influenced orig- realms of the Jewish experience. Essential listening for anyone who has
inals by way of T. Monk and Jelly Roll Morton, to an Irving Fields ever suffered the pains of alienation and rejections -- or wants to!"
arrangement from the classic 50s Borscht Belt mambo/cha-cha album Gorgeous jazz-drone from Coleman's group the Selfhaters (sometime
Bagels & Bongos, Anthony Coleman takes an innovative approach to in the more extended Selfhaters Orchestra mode). Composers such as
the classic jazz piano trio." Feldman, Ellington, Scelsi, Kagel and the Art Ensemble are all thanked
NEW KLEZMER TRIO: Melt Zonk Rewire CD (TZ 7103) $13.50 in the notes and you can hear their various influences in the way these
"2nd album by the CA-based New Klezmer Trio presents avant-garde guys build slowly languishing reed lines and wrap them around your
reinterpretations of traditional tunes and new compositions expanding head.
KLETKA RED: Hijacking CD (TZ 7111) $13.50 the Young Gods), Blonde Redhead and many, many others. 21 tracks by
The trio of Leonid Soybelman (guitar, vocals), Andy Ex (guitar, viola) & 21 artists -- over 74 minutes of music, all on one dynamic disc."
Tony Buck (drums, samples). "Berlin resident Leonid Soybelman's fran- SOMECK/ELLIOTT SHARP, RONNY: Revenge Of The Stuttering
tic originals and punk covers of klezmer classics (sung in Yiddish) jerks Child CD (TZ 7117) $13.50
Jewish music into the 21st Century with a refreshing approach that hits "An exciting meeting of two eclectic Jewish masters. Ronny Someck, a
you like a metal matzoh ball. Featuring the remarkable guitarist Andy poet born in Iraq, now living in Israel and composer Elliott Sharp born
Ex (of the Dutch band The Ex) and drummer Tony Buck (formerly of in Cleveland, now living in NYC. Revenge... is a collaboration of sounds
Japan's Ground Zero). An essential purchase for fans of The Ex, or any- -- sounds as word and sounds as music, a tangled-up feedback loop
one interested in adventurous new rock or the cutting edge of Jewish that continuously builds and mutates. Much more than poetry set to
culture." music, each piece draws a bead, aims and fires in a different direction,
NEW KLEZMER TRIO: Masks And Faces CD (TZ 7112) $13.50 hitting the familiar, the strange, the wry, the warm, the dark, the furi-
Latest in Tzadik's Radical Jewish Culture series, by the trio of Ben ous. As Ronny Someck's words are fleshed by his own throat, Sharp's
Goldberg (clarinet), Dan Seamans (bass) & Kenny Wollesen (drums). music is manifest in his own varied instrumental voices augmented by
"Following the astounding Melt Zonk Rewire, Tzadik is reissuing the the talents of pianist Anthony Coleman, the cello and accordion of the
out-of-print first album by SF's New Klezmer Trio. Masks And Faces is a Parkins sisters and percussionist Salifoski. In the prolific, un predictable
modern Jewish classic, presenting avant garde reinterpretations of tra- world of Elliott Sharp, this project stands apart."
ditional tunes and new compositions expanding the klezmer tradition. NAFTULE'S DREAM: Search For The Golden Dreydl CD (TZ 7118)
This landmark album, originally released in 1990 on the Nine Winds $13.50
label, was a precursor to John Zorn's Masada, and pointed the direc- "From adventurous originals to surprising reinterpretations of tradi-
tion for future possibilities in Jewish music." tional Jewish classics, Boston-based Naftule's Dream has created an
NATHANSON/ANTHONY COLEMAN, ROY: I Could've Been A Drum instrumental music of passion and intensity. Fiery improvisation weaves
CD (TZ 7113) $13.50 in and out of complex arrangements in a style reminiscent of Mingus
Nathanson (ss, as, ts, recorder), Coleman (piano, organ, sampler), with at his best. Very much in keeping with their namesake Naftule
Ribot (guitar) and Brad Jones (b). "A delightful album of traditional Brandwein, this century's greatest and most controversial Klezmer clar-
Sephardic tunes, beautiful ballads and crazy original numbers showing inetist, this is music that keeps you at the edge of your seat."
off the remarkable chemistry between two highly-engaging jazz per- KRAMER: Let Me Explain Something To You About Art CD (TZ
sonalities." 7119) $13.50
VA: Great Jewish Music: Burt Bacharach 2CD (TZ 7114) $22.00 "A 3-part meditation upon aging -- an imaginary soundtrack for the
"Tzadik artists and special guests paying tribute to one of the great dying process, wherein the American Jewry of Herbert Meyer and
geniuses of American music. Modern jazz greats (Horvitz, Frisell, Baron, Margaret Zwoller turns back upon itself before emerging into a com-
Douglas, Medeski, Martin & Wood), rock luminaries (Quine, Patton, mon biology. Drawing both upon found and designed sources, while
Ribot, Kramer, Honda, Holcomb) and experimental stars (Frith, Parkins, deftly juxtaposing his knowledge of film composition, poetry and
Sharp, Hirsch) shed new light on a highly original and inspiring com- world music, Kramer has created a listening experience that breaks
poser/arranger who brought the lessons he learned from bebop and down the walls of indifference."
Darius Milhaud to the world of pop music. Essential listening for any- GOLDBERG/SCHOTT/SARIN: What Comes Before CD (TZ 7120)
one interested in anything." Zorn: " A trailblazer. A questioner. An $13.50
unbridled genius. More than a great tunesmith, he a conductor, a "Featuring two of the most creative and original composer-performers
pianist and singer, a bold arranger with an original vision and sharp ear on the West Coast: Ben Goldberg (New Klezmer Trio) and John Schott
for detail, a brilliant producer and sensitive collaborator. Bacharach's (T.J. Kirk) and the versatile Brooklyn based drummer Mike Sarin (Dave
songs explode the expectations of what a popular song is supposed to Douglas, Myra Melford) these are improvisations where every note
be. Advanced harmonies and chord changes with unexpected turn- counts. Spare and stark, these introspective pieces touch upon Jewish
arounds and modulations, unusual changing time signatures and life and philosophy in a manner both subtle and cruel."
rhythmic twists, often in uneven number of bars. But he makes it all LUCAS, GARY: Busy Being Born CD (TZ 7121) $13.50
sound so natural you can't get it out of your head or stop whistling it. "Guitarist extraordinary, Grammy nominated songwriter, TV and film
Maddeningly complex, sometimes deceptively simple, these are more soundtrack composer Gary Lucas has played with Captain Beefheart,
than just great pop songs: these are deep explorations of the materials Leonard Bernstein, Jeff Buckley, Joan Osborne and many others besides
of music and should be studied and treasured with as much care and releasing four acclaimed solo albums in his own right. Here he offers
diligence we accord any great works of art." his latest -- an album for kids of all ages based on Jewish themes.
SCHOTT, JOHN: In These Great Times CD (TZ 7115) $13.50 Combining madcap original classics with soulful renditions of tradi-
"A virtuoso guitarist best known as a member of Junk Genius and the tional classics and left field hits like a medley of Popeye and Betty Boop
SF jazz/funk supergroup T.J. Kirk, Schott is joined by tenor John Horton themes played on National steel guitar, Busy Being Born is brimming
Murray (The Metropolitan Opera), bassist Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle) with whimsical ideas and treasures old and new."
and drummer Kenny Wollesen on his debut as leader. Recalling the ZORN'S MASADA STRING TRIO/BAR KOKHBA SEXTET, JOHN: The
exotic precision of Schoenberg's chamber masterpiece Pierrot Lunaire, Cirle Maker 2CD (TZ 7122) $22.00
this ambitious song cycle creatively mixes contemporary classical com- "Zorn has again exquisitely arranged his popular and adventurous
positional techniques with improvisation, using Hebrew, Yiddish and Masada project for string trio and chamber ensemble. The first disc of
German texts by Franz Kafka and Jacob Glatshteyn." this outstanding 2CD set, 'Issachar,' features the Masada String Trio:
VA: Great Jewish Music: Serge Gainsbourg CD (TZ 7116) $13.50 Mark Feldman (violin), Erik Friedlander (cello) and Greg Cohen (bass).
"Following on the enormous success of Tzadik's Burt Bacharach collec- The passionate and evocative performances of these three virtuoso
tion, this 3nd installment of Tzadik's Great Jewish Music series focuses musicians sheds new light on Zorn's book of inspiring compositions
on the songs of French composer Serge Gainsbourg. A superstar since expanding the Jewish tradition. Disc 2, 'Zevulun,' features the Bar
the 1950's in his native France, Gainsbourg is barely known here in the Kokhba Sextet: Cohen, Feldman and Friedlander, joined by the gifted
US -- a condition this special tribute to his genius hopes in some way to Brazilian percussionist Cyro Baptista, guitar wizard Marc Ribot and jazz
remedy. In addition to Tzadik regulars, Tzadik is proud to be able to great Joey Baron on drums."
present tracks by Cibo Mato, Elysian Fields, Kramer, Franz Treichler (of SELFHATERS: The Abysmal Richness of the Infinite Proximity of

the Same CD (TZ 7123) $13.50 Tzadik Jewish series." With Larry Ochs, Chris Brown, Lisle Ellis, Donald
"Jazz, classical, Klezmer and improvisational traditions blend and Robinson & William Winant.
crash in Selfhaters, Anthony Coleman's most personal project. A dis- AMBARCHI/AVENAIM: The Alter Rebbe's Nigun CD (TZ 7131)
turbing and all-too-close peek into the very Jewish world of alienation $13.50
and self-revulsion. Two long masterful compositions separated by a "One of the most extreme, passionate and fascinating recordings
strange solo piece for voice and piano -- one of Anthony's greatest cre- we've yet released -- a brilliant new addition to the Radical Jewish
ations. A CD that will vex you till the crack of doom." W/ Fred Lonberg- Culture series. Formerly orthodox Hasidic students of Talmud and
Holm, Jim Pugliese, Doug Wiselman & Michael Attias. Tanya, thee two members of the Australian punk unit Phlegm have
LACY, STEVE: Sands CD (TZ 7124) $13.50 brought together influences from Boredoms and the Japanese noise
"Recorded at his home in Paris from February to April 1998, Sands is scene, traditional Jewish Nigunim and Yiddish theatre, Marc Ribot,
Steve Lacy's most personal and remarkable solo document, and Ornette Coleman and countless others to create a new world of twist-
explores a wide variety of musical and dramatic subjects. Portraits of ed dreams and startling sonorities. A must for all lovers of weirdness."
close friends Barney Wilen and William Burroughs; collaborations with PSAMIM: Abi Gezint! CD (TZ 7132) $13.50
the texts of Allen Ginsberg and Samuel Beckett; and of course his own "Breathtakingly beautiful Jewish music performed by an intimate
peculiar take on identity and Jewish heritage, which he characterizes ensemble of strings and accordion. Based in Belgium, Psamim has been
in his most recent composition 'Jewgitive'. The music of Lacy, like presenting its original blend of of Klezmer classics and tuneful original
Judaism itself, is a praxis, a question, a floating anxiety, and Sands is compositions as a backdrop for renowned singer Zahava Seewald since
one of Lacy's most poignant and intense recordings." the early 1990's. Stepping out on their own in these special instrumen-
NAFTULE'S DREAM: Smash, Clap! CD (TZ 7125) $13.50 tal arrangements composed especially for Tzadik, they weave a gor-
"Boston-based Naftule's Dream continues to be one of the most excit- geous, seductive tapestry of new Jewish song. Three nostalgic vocal
ing bands exploring new Jewish music. This second collection of their selections round out this charming collection of Jewish melody."
newest compositions throws rock and free improvisation into the mix. AHAVA, RABA: Kete Kuf CD (TZ 7133) $13.50
Produced by Bill Laswell...another important step for this versatile, vir- "Klezmer, East European folk music, contemporary classical and Tuvan
tuosic ensemble." throat singing all came together in this astonishing music of Ahva
BOLAN, MARC: Great Jewish Music CD (TZ 7126) $13.50 Raba, one of the most original and distinctive Jewish groups based in
Tribute album featuring Medeski, Martin & Wood, Lloyd Cole, Arto contemporary Germany. With a repertory ranging from exciting dance
Lindsay, the Melvins, Gary Lucas, Vernon Reid, Marc Ribot & tunes, experimental chamber compositions and vocal pieces sung in a
Buckethead, Cake Like, Elysian Fields, Tall Dwarfs, Sean Lennon/Yuka nonsense language of their own invention, Kete Kuf, their remarkable
Honda, Lo Galluccio, Trey Spruance, Mike Patton, Rebecca Moore, debut CD will surprise and delight you as creative music that is both
Danny Cohen, Oren Bloedow, Chris Cochrane & Kramer. challenging, beautiful and fun."
KRAKAUER, DAVID: Klezmer, NY CD (TZ 7127) $13.50 RIBOT SHREK, MARC: Yo! I Killed Your God CD (TZ 7134) $13.50
"This second CD for Tzadik pays tribute to one of the greatest clarinet "From Jewish punk revolutionary to neo-primitive composer to dance
soloists in jazz: pioneer Sidney Bechet. In this extended, multi-faceted club burnout in 18 short months, Shrek was Marc Ribot's most contro-
suite, the Krakauer trio explores the hidden connections between versial and eclectic band. Raw and powerful, Shrek Live captured
Bechet and Klezmer giant Naftule Brandwein -- inspired in part by Marc's wilder side, with an edge that cut through steel. Featuring plen-
Bechet's legendary and incredibly rare performance of 'My Yiddish ty of his searing guitar guitar work, cynical, impassioned vocals and
Momma." several exciting cover tunes, including the Cuban classic 'Jamon co
SEPHARDIC TINGE: Morenica CD (TZ 7128) $13.50 Yucca,' the seed that led to his popular group Los Cubanos Postisos, this
"Anthony Coleman has one of the most intelligent and original musi- CD brings the visceral edge of one of the world's most exciting and
cal minds on the downtown scene, capable of confounding you, original guitarists to your own living room!"
delighting you, making you howl with laughter or scream with pain. DAVKA: Judity CD (TZ 7135) $13.50
With his popular Sephardic Tinge project he has chosen to delight you, "Davka is an acoustic group at the forefront of the new Jewish
showcasing an unique approach to the classic piano trio. this second Renaissance. Based in SF these three masterful musicians have been
collection of original compositions and quirky cover tunes adds a performing modern Jewish music since 1992. Their third release (the
newly-developed virtuosic edge to this already sick and twisted tech- first two, now out of print, are soon to be released on Tzadik) features
nique, making Morenica his ultimate statement on piano jazz, their flowing melodic compositions and magical interplay in ten dis-
Sephardic tradition, Latin rhythms and dysfunctional harmony." tinctive compositions drawing upon Sephardic and Ashkenasi tradi-
LONDON/SKLAMBERG/CAINE: Nigunim CD (TZ 7129) $13.50 tions, jazz and classical chamber music. Beautiful, soulful music per-
"An intimate trio recording by two members of the Klezmatics and one formed with astonishing technique and passion."
of jazz's greatest young virtuosos. Blending the Yiddish inflections of EHRLICH, MARTY: Sojourn CD (TZ 7136) $13.50
Lorin Sklamberg's beautiful voice with the adventurous arranging skills "One of the most respected and versatile reed players in New Music,
of trumpeter Frank London and the sophistication of Uri Caine's har- Marty has been an integral member in the units of Julius Hemphill,
monic piano phasing, Nigunim is a new take on Jewish classics that is Oliver Lake, Anthony Braxton and Bobby Bradford, among others.
sure to delight both young and old. Creative and heartfelt arrange- Exploring the roots of his Jewish heritage, Marty takes us on a new
ments of traditional Jewish songs by three of the greatest musicians on path with his intimate Dark Woods ensemble, touching upon Coltrane
the scene today." and Klezmer on his journey. Sojourn is a very special release by one of
SPEARMAN, GLENN: Blues For Falasha CD (TZ 7130) $13.50 today's most accomplished composers/performers. A musician's musi-
"The question of identity has historically played a large role in the sur- cian, his compositions are contrapuntally more complex and have a
vival of the Jewish people and had special significance to free jazz delightful folklike simplicity."
tenor titan Glenn Spearman, as the son of an African-American father BERNSTEIN, STEVEN: Diaspora Soul CD (TZ 7137) $13.50
and a Jewish mother. Before his death of cancer in Oct. 1998, Spearman "An endlessly inventive musical magician delving deep into his Jewish
become involved in a deep exploration of his Jewish roots, a journey roots and coming up with sounds you've never imagined possible.
that expressed itself musically in Blues For Falasha, his last and most Steve Bernstein has worked as musical director for the likes of Hal
adventurous recorded composition. This powerful meeting of Jewish Wilner, John Lurie's Lounge Lizards and his own madcap bar band Sex
and African-American traditions features Spearman's landmark group Mob, but this newest project is his best yet. Jewish contunical melodies
'The Double Trio' in a long, visionary work composed especially for the wailing over Afro-Cuban percussion. A funky, New Orleans rhythm sec-
tion setting up Klezmer classics. Diaspora Soul is this and more." from these 2.
SPARKS, TIM: Heshamah CD (TZ 7138) $13.50 HIDEKI/IKUE MORI/FRED FRITH, KATO: Death Ambient CD (TZ
"This is totally beautiful and inspiring music, warm and soulful, rich 7207) $13.50
with melody, harmony and rhythm. Every guitarist on the planet has Trio improv in a "dark world of unusual sounds and unorthodox tech-
got to hear this. Tims Sparks is incredible, a complete original." -- Bill niques" vein. Hideki (bs), Frith (guitar), Mori (drum machines). Hideki
Frisell. "Traditional Jewish melodies from around the world, Yemen to was an original member of Ground Zero, has a new group called Bass
the Caucasus, Krakow to Tin Pan Alley, artfully arranged for solo guitar Army (CD on Trigram) and has collaborated with Tenko, Haino, Zeena,
and performed by the legendary Tim Sparks, a longtime veteran of etc. It is assumed that Frith & Mori are known to all functional mem-
Klezmer and Balkan bands." bers of Planet Earth. Beautiful, non-disruptive instrumental music that
ZAMIR, DANNY: Satlah CD (TZ 7139) $13.50 lives up to the title w/o embarrassment.
"Danny Zamir is an astounding young alto saxophonist/composer from KOICHI, MAKIGAMI: Kuchinoha CD (TZ 7208) $13.50
Israel who plays with a passion, command and mastery unheard of in a "Makigami Koichi is an incredible vocalist and performer, employing
musician of only nineteen. Moving to NYC in 1998, Danny hooked up creative and versatile techniques blending Japanese traditions and
with two kindred spirits to create their telepathic trio, Satlah, which Tuvan throat-singing with rock and avant garde. Kuchinoha, his first
brings together elements of Masada, Steve Coleman, Ornette and album for solo voice, contains 9 improvisations of live vocal acrobatics
David Sanborn into amusic very much their own. Featuring John Zorn -- no effects, no overdubs, no edits."
on three tracks, this is an incredible debut recording of new Jewish ZUBI ZUVA: Jehovah CD (TZ 7209) $13.50
music by three musicians you will certainly be hearing a lot more from "While Ruins fans have come to expect the unexpected, this latest
in the future." curveball from Ruins mastermind Yoshida Tatsuya is a work of insane
NEW KLEZMER TRIO: Short For Something CD (TZ 7141) $13.50 genius. Zubi Zuva is a freewheeling a cappella vocal trio, running the
"This long-awaited third CD by the legendary New Klezmer Trio is pure gamut from Gregorian Chant and Buddhist Shomyo to doo-wop, hard-
pleasure. Their first two CDs, released in 1990 and 1995 respectively core and looney tunes -- of course, as usual, all in a language of
have long been Tzadik favorites, combining elements of jazz and Yoshida's invention. Essential listening for those interested in the outer
improvisation with the Jewish tradition in ways both thoughtful and limits of weirdness." Features Yoshida Tatsuya (alto voice), Shibasaki
surprising. This is a masterful new recording by one of the classic bands Yukifumi (tenor voice) & Takahashi Hideki (baritone voice).
in the New Jewish Renaissance. Naftule Brandwein via Jimmy Giuffre." JON: Smoke CD (TZ 7210) $13.50
MORI, IKUE: Hex Kitchen CD (TZ 7201) $13.50 "Songs about a dog...This bizarre home-recorded gem offers a very pri-
First in Tzadik’s New Japan series. “Mori has developed a personal and vate glimpse into the world of a mysterious woman from Japan known
innovative technique of playing samplers triggered by adapted drum simply as Jon. Her strange childlike vocals and pump organ charm and
machines. Hex Kitchen, which includes the soundtrack to Abigail enthrall on their own terms; Jon's fresh approach can't be compared to
Child’s 8 Million Way to Die, features both Mori solos and perfor- anything you've ever heard before. Primitive, melodious, captivating
mances with an all star line-up of innovative musicians.” Included are and completely unforgettable -- Jon is a true original, destined to
David Watson (bagpipes, guitar), Hideki Kato (bs), Catherine Jauniaux become a cult classic." Jon has one prior self-released CD and a full
(vocal), Zeena Parkins (el. harp, keyboard, accordion), John Zorn (clar- length video document available on Augen.
inet), Hahn Rowe (guitar), Jim Staley (tbn). COMPOSTELA: Wadachi CD (TZ 7211) $13.50
RUINS: Hyderomastgroningen CD (TZ 7202) $13.50 "One of the most original groups in modern Japan, Compostela blends
“Along with the Boredoms, Naked City and very few others, this amaz- folk musics of Eastern Europe with the tradition of Japanese chindon
ing drums/bass duo are masters of quick-change, stop/start tempos, (street musicians who play at grand openings of supermarkets and
time-signatures and textures. Ruins’ explosive and intricately composed pachinko parlors, dressed as geishas and samurai). The late saxophon-
tunes are sung in a peculiar language of their own invention. ist Shinoda Masami was one of the exciting musicians of recent years,
Hardcore, art rock, psych, heavy metal, funk and lots more — if Ruins the first to bring klezmer and Eastern European music to the Japanese
have heard it, they are likely to incorporate it into their music. Yoshida audience. This special compilation, which includes original composi-
cites Magma, This Heat, Debussy and Webern as influences. Masuda’s tions as well as tunes by Sidney Bechet, Victor Jara and Gilrod &
favorites are James Brown and Fred Frith.” Sandler, was assembled by Compostela's surviving members to pay trib-
HAINO, KEIJI: Tonshi No Gijinka CD (TZ 7203) $13.50 ute to one of Japan's musical luminaries."
"Haino's most dramatic album, a solo recording of unusual hand held TONE, YASUNAO: Solo For Wounded CD (TZ 7212) $13.50
percussion, exotic instruments from all over the world, impassioned "A founding member of the Fluxus Movement with Takehisa Kosugi,
vocals and his trademark numbing guitar. It's an exciting development Yoko Ono and George Maciunas, Yasunao Tone has been doing exper-
from his past work, making extensive use of overdubbing as a compo- imental sound pieces since the early 1960s. For the past ten years much
sitional tool." Title translates to "Seraphic Imposter"; one of the deep- of his work has centered on extending the possibilities of CDs as a per-
est Haino albums to date. formance medium. With this new CD, Tone has crated a new noise
GROUND ZERO: Null & Void CD (TZ 7204) $13.50 music for the 21st century: a symphony of digital errors that reaches a
"Led by guitar/turntable wizard Otomo Yoshihide, the fast and furious new extreme in intensity and musical energy."
Ground Zero combine oddball sampling and creative jumpcuts with the INOUE, TETSU: Psycho-Acoustic CD (TZ 7213) $13.50
raw power of a six piece band." "Perhaps the most interesting electronic music since the classic period
BAILEY/THE RUINS, DEREK: Saisoro CD (TZ 7205) $13.50 of Stockhausen and Xenakis. Tetsu Inoue is a composer and sound artist
A peculiar thought: pairing the always-improvising British guitarist who has worked in a variety of musics -- ambient, sound installation,
with the pre-determined craziness of the Japanese trio, Ruins. dance music, techno and is a frequent collaborator of Bill Laswell and
Surprisingly, this turned into one of the finest collaborations of recent Haruomi Hosono. This CD features some of the most intricate and fas-
times, a unique, burning, rock sound. cinating computer generated compositions you have ever heard.
ZORN (DEKOBOKO HAJIME)/YAMANTAKA EYE, JOHN: Nani Nani Literally thousands of hours went into the creation of these miniature
CD (TZ 7206) $13.50 masterpieces charting a world of sound as yet unexplored. Also includ-
"The finest in ambient screams, hardcore surf, erotic Indian psychedel- ed is a powerful duet with brilliant electronic percussionist Ikue Mori."
ic, moronic samples, industrial monster movies and karaoke vomit." MERZBOW: 1930 CD (TZ 7214) $13.50
Unlike the Mystic Fugo Orchestra, this gives you what is "expected" "Merzbow is the one and only original Japanese noise band, begun by

Masami Akita over 20 years ago and he is still the best of them all. This Haino is pulled kicking and literally screaming to new heights of inspi-
special release for the Tzadik label is one of his most important com- ration by the most dynamic rhythm section he has ever worked with.
positional creations -- an adventurous travelogue into his world of ana- Passionate, ear wrenching and exhilarating sounds from three of
log and digital noises, taking unexpected twists and turns that will sur- today's most creative and uncompromising musical masters."
prise even hardcore Merzbow fans." MICROCOSMOS: Pilgrimage CD (TZ 7222) $13.50
RUINS: Symphonica CD (TZ 7215) $13.50 "Otomo Yoshihide (turntables) and Tenko (vocals) are two of the most
"A new direction for this innovative group , which until now has internationally acclaimed performers to emerge from the Tokyo under-
worked solely as a duo. Augmenting their core unit of drums and bass ground, and have worked with some of the best musicians from
with two female vocalists and a keyboard player of astonishing virtu- around the world. Collaborating together in bands, improvisational
osity, these brilliant orchestral arrangements of new compositions and groupings and special projects for over ten years, this is their first duo
Ruins classics display aspects of their music that have been waiting to release and is the result of over two years of recording. A fascinating
emerge for years." meeting of two of Japan's most original musical masters."
KOICHI/ANTON BRUHIN, MAKIGAMI: Electric Eel CD (TZ 7216) KOREKYOJIN: CD (TZ 7223) $13.50
$13.50 "Word-of-mouth has it that Ruins mastermind Yoshida Tatsuya's new
"Creative and versatile, Makigami's first CD of solo voice improvisa- band is his greatest yet. Featuring Japan's latest guitar sensation Kido
tions was a favorite of vocalist from Mike Patton to Pavarotti. On Natsuki, Korekyojin is a burning instrumental trio mixing the raw
Electric Eel he takes an unexpected turn. While studying Mongolian power of rock, the wild edge of improvisation, and the complex stop-
throat singing with masters in Tuva, Makigami became acquainted on-a-dime compositional structures that Yoshida and very few others
with the simple folk instrument the jaw harp. Fascination turning to have made famous."
obsession, he has now developed an incredible array of extended tech- FRICTION: Zone Tripper CD (TZ 7224) $13.50
niques on this ancient instrument, and in collaboration with Swiss "Arriving in New York City in early 1977, Reck was a vital member of
'Maul-Trommel' virtuoso Anton Bruhin (who has released several CDs the New York No Wave punk scene, playing bass with James Chance
of traditional European music for jaw harp), they have created a CD of and the Contortions and Lydia Lunch. Returning to Tokyo in 1978 he
sounds you've never heard before. In addition to over 50 different vari- founded Friction, one of the most important and longest running
eties from soprano to contrabasso, this astounding recording also fea- underground bands in Japan. Together over 20 years, Friction has gone
tures the premiere of Anton Bruhin's electric jaw harp and water jaw through many changes, while still retaining its hard-edged style and
harp." unique combination of hard rock, punk and noise. Zone Tripper pre-
MICHIYO, YAGI: Shizuku CD (TZ 7218) $13.50 sents some of their greatest songs and some surprising remixes by
"One of the most versatile masters of the koto, Michiyo Yagi has per- Tokyo's greatest DJs. Friction's first release outside Japan, Zone Tripper
formed in rock bands, jazz groups, movie soundtracks, classical ensem- is a powerful introduction to one of the most legendary bands in the
bles, noise improvisations and of course Japanese traditional and folk Tokyo underground." Features 2 remixes each by Audio Active and
groups. Here, using both orthodox and unorthodox techniques, she Fumiya Tanaka! Sensitive listeners should beware that the genres of
takes the koto to an exciting new world of her own invention incor- "rock" and "punk" appear on this disc in apparently non-ironic fash-
porating influences from traditional Japanese and Korean music as ion.
well as the American maverick tradition of Partch, Cage, Nancarrow MOTOR HUMMING: Musical Aluminum CD (TZ 7225) $13.50
and Terry Riley. Astounding new music for an ancient instrument by "An absolutely raging new instrumental combo from the Kansai area
one of the world's most adventurous and accomplished contemporary of Japan, home to the Boredoms Omoide Hatoba, Haco and more.
koto players." Combining hardcore punk, improvisation, metal, funk and fusion in a
MELT-BANANA: MxBx 1998/13,000 Miles At Light Velocity CD (TZ seamless and dynamic new music, Motor Humming is at the forefront
7219) $13.50 of instrumental experimental rock and one of the most original bands
"Melt Banana is the defining band of New Japanese Hardcore and it is in Japan. Musical Aluminum (a light metal) is their first CD, and it fea-
taking America by storm. Their songs combine compositional complex- tures an incredible range of pieces in a program you will find exciting,
ity and improvisational noise with the power of a locomotive going full challenging and fun. Along with Melt Banana, Motor Humming is
blast through a brick wall. Recorded during their tour of the States in pointing the way to a whole new Japanese rock scene, inspired by the
1998, MxBx captures the band in a blazing fury that will leave you Ruins, the Boredoms, Massacre, Naked City and Japanese psychedelia."
breathless. An astonishing performance by one of Japan's most innov- DEATH AMBIENT: Synaesthesia CD (TZ 7226) $13.50
ative, personal and influential bands. Includes several songs not avail- "Death Ambient's (Ikue Mori, Kato Hideki, Fred Frith) eponymous
able anywhere else, and a brilliantly twisted cover version of Brian debut CD was released in 1995 to great critical acclaim and continues
Wilson's classic 'Surfin' USA'." to be one of Tzadik's best sellers. Synaesthesia is the long awaited fol-
FUJII, SATOKO: Kitsune-Bi CD (TZ 7220) $13.50 low --up and it finds them exploring new territory. Thirteen powerful
"Jazz, contemporary classical and traditional Japanese folk music blend new compositions blending vivid colors and complicated textures both
seamlessly in Satoko Fujii's powerful and unique musical universe. Her electric and acoustic. Dark moods, minimal beauty and exquisite noise
first CD for Tzadik presents here in three intimate groupings: in duo from three of the world's leading instrumental innovators."
with her long time associate Sachi Hayasaka, in trio with the dynamic AYUO: Izutsu CD (TZ 7227) $13.50
NY rhythm section of Mark Dresser and Jim Black, and of course here "Ayuo (whose name translates as Fish-Light) is one of the most enig-
critically-acclaimed solo playing which has recently been compared to matic figures in Japan, as unique a figure as Moondog, Sun Ra or Haino
the work of Paul Bley, George Russell and Cecil McBee, Satoko is forg- Keiji, with whom he occasionally collaborates. Ayuo's music is a deli-
ing a new music with the help of some best experimental musicians in cate balance of world music traditions, new age, improvisation and
jazz." classical composition. Drawing upon his love of the Celtic tradition as
PURPLE TRAP (KEIJI HAINO): Decided... Already... 2CD (TZ 7221) well as that of Southeast Asia, Indonesia, China and his own native
$22.00 Japan, Izutsu has a charming, mystical quality: hypnotic, sensitive and
Full title: Decided... Already the Motionless Heart of Tranquility, alluring. A one-act opera based on an ancient Noh play and scored for
Tangling the Prayer Called "I". "A new supergroup featuring Haino Celtic harp, hurdy gurdy, sitar-guitar and traditional Japanese instru-
Keiji, one of the world's and original guitarists/vocalists, Bill Laswell, ments, this is Ayuo's masterpiece. Timeless music from one of Japan's
contemporary music's most personal and experimental bassists and maverick individualists who has been walking his own path without
Rashied Ali, Coltrane alumni and godfather of free jazz drumming. compromise for over twenty years."
DOUSID3: Empties CD (TZ 7228) $13.50 of musique concrete; violent sci-fi madness. "Wind/Ko/la" is a solo gui-
"Powerful and hypnotic, Dóusid3 has created a unique mix, combining tar/vocal work of lo-fi percussive banging. "Automata of Al-Jazari" is a
club music with heavy rock riffs, dub studio techniques, noise and sexy short filmic cut up. Plus a weird electronic collage tribute to Albert
vocals. Based in New York City, these three young musicians take the Ayler. Say what you will, this is one of the premier Zorn listening expe-
classic format of guitar, bass and drums to a whole new level with the riences.
aid of sampling triggers and outboard effects. Influenced by a wide ZORN, JOHN: The Classic Guide To Strategy CD (TZ 7305) $13.50
variety of music, Empties, their debut recording is a multifaceted peek "Zorn's infamous solo music for saxophone and duckcalls brings
into a trippy new world of sound." together his obsessive love for cartoon music, free jazz and musique
INOUE, TETSU: Fragments Dots CD (TZ 7229) $13.50 concrete in a passionate and astonishing heterophony... using self-
"Kyushu native Tetsu Inoue's recent works connect the vivid sound invented techniques, bizarre effects and unusual tools, Zorn created his
environments of classical ambient with the stark, conspicuous timbral own personal instrumental language -- instantly recognizable and still
explorations of academic computer music. Tetsu's second release for breathtaking over a decade later." This reissues both volumes (long o/p
Tzadik delves deeper into the methods of sonic microscopy that on LP since their issues in '81 and '85) on one CD. "This music is both
marked his debut, constructing minute, peerless sound-surfaces that exhilarating and frightening... largely coming out of the solo music of
break apart and reconstitute in the shifting nth-dimensional space of Anthony Braxton and Evan Parker, the cartoon music of Carl Stalling,
the ear. while related, Tetsu's intentions differ sharply from those of and of course the Lyrebird record on Folkways (an absolute classic), it
post-digital composers mining the bitscape for evidence of technolo- is clear to me that the dedication displayed in developing this language
gy's failure. In the ecstatic bustle of sound particles careening through is such that I will never be able to play quite like this again, with this
acoustical space can be heard the distinct inflection of a new means of precision, speed or intensity. So it is more than fortunate that we have
expression struggling to life." these recordings documenting my commitment to a language that
HOAHIO: Ohayo Hoahio CD (TZ 7230) $13.50 only one person spoke and no one understood." --Zorn.
"A founding member of the legendary band After Dinner, Haco is one ZORN, JOHN: Film Works 2 CD (TZ 7306) $13.50
of the most versatile vocalists in the Japanese indies scene. Her newest Reissue of the second of five proposed volumes of music for filmic
project, Hoahio, finds her collaborating with two of the most exciting images. "A dark and brooding work, exquisitely recorded for an unti-
young musicians in Tokyo: koto virtuoso Yagi Michiyo, whose debut tled Walter Hill film," this features Cyro Baptista (Brazilian perc.),
solo recording Shizuku was released on Tzadik in 1999, and Sachiko M, Anthony Coleman (prepared piano, keyboards), Carol Emanuel (harp),
whose work with Otomo Yoshihide has earned her international Andy Haas (didjeridu), Jim Pugliese (perc.), Marc Ribot (guitar, banjo) &
acclaim. In the tradition of the great Japanese girl groups Saboten, David Shea (turntables, sampler).
Shonen Knife, Fukuko and Papaya Paranoia, this new trio recording is ZORN, JOHN: Filmworks V -- Tears Of Ecstasy CD (TZ 7307) $13.50
simultaneously charming, mysterious, and delightful." A quartet of Zorn (as, prepared piano, samples), Robert Quine (guitar),
ZORN, JOHN: Kristallnacht CD (TZ 7301) $13.50 Marc Ribot (guitar) & Cyro Baptista (percussion), recording the sound-
Tzadik introduces its Archival Series, to reissue previous works that are track to Tears of Ecstasy in 1996. "Forty-eight sound cues for Japan's
now out of print or only available as more expensive imports. leading gay porno director, Oki Hioyuki....mixes together world beat,
Kristallnacht was issued in Japan on the Eva label in 1993. "Zorn's most surf music, hard rock, ambient industrial noise, classical, jazz and just
powerful and unforgettable composition. The premiere work of about every other genre you can think of in a bizarre sound world for
Radical Jewish Culture features a virtuoso ensemble of creative Jewish an equally bizarre film."
musicians: Mark Feldman, Marc Ribot, Anthony Coleman, Mark Dresser, ZORN, JOHN: Filmworks VI -- 1996 CD (TZ 7308) $13.50
William Winant, David Krakauer & Frank London." A seamless and Performed by Zorn (as, sound effects), Ribot (guitar), Greg Cohen
flowing mix of organic breaking-glass-like noise blurts and small (bass), Baptista (perc.), Mark Feldman (violin), Erik Friedlander (cello) &
ensemble improv bouts, this is an impressive work, and seems less Ikue Mori (drum machines). "Three very different scores for three very
pointedly conceptual than some of the better known Nonesuch pieces. different films all recorded in the first months of 1996. Happy-go-lucky
ZORN, JOHN: Elegy CD (TZ 7302) $13.50 surf rock grooves, modern classical improvisational madness and a dark
1992 recording (previously issued on Eva, Japan) of a file-card compo- electro-acoustic construct using the sounds of water, fire and wind
sition, performed on flute, viola, guitar, turntables, sound effects, per- recorded for an erotic film noir S/M fantasy." For films by Dina
cussion & voice. "Creates a mysterious world of erotic perversion, Waxman, Henry Mills & Maria Beatty. As you might expect, the pack-
drawing inspiration from the writings of Jean Genet, and features an aging on these Filmworks CDs is outrageously nice and beautiful sound
unusual collection of some of SF's most interesting musicians: David images abound.
Abel, Barbara Chaffe, Mike Patton, David Shea, David Slusser, Trey ZORN, JOHN: Filmworks III -- 1990-1995 CD (TZ 7309) $13.50
Spruance & William Winant. " "Contains 25 cues commissioned by Portland's vanguard advertising
ZORN, JOHN: Locus Solus CD (TZ 7303) $13.50 agency Weidman & Kennedy for 15-to-60 second TV commercials
Reissue of the Rift 1983 DBL LP. Locus Solus was made up of small directed by, among others, Goddard, Cronenberg, Sven Nykquist and
groups of Zorn's closest contemporaries at the time: Christian Marclay, Industrial Light & Magic. Also included on this incredible collection are
Peter Blegvad, Arto Lindsay, Anton Fier, Wayne Horvitz, Ikue Mori, M.E. the first recordings by Zorn's current group Masada (w/ Douglas,
Miller. Subtitled "In search of improvised song form," this is supremely Cohen, Baron) for the film Thieves Quartet, a bizarre duo with guitarist
disorienting sonic chatter, but still quite listenable; watching this one Marc Ribot, and nine cues that served as a blueprint for Zorn's impos-
waft though your speaker cones can't help but give you a feeling of sible-to-find soundtrack to the Japanese cartoon Cynical Hysterie
superiority towards the human race's numerous inferior forms. Hour." With Frisell, Marclay, Lindsay, Laswell, Mori, Quine, many more;
ZORN, JOHN: First Recordings 1973 CD (TZ 7304) $13.50 an overwhelming, breathtaking collection of music, bizarre & beauti-
Previously unreleased materials from '73/74, giving "A peek into the ful.
secret world of a teenage weirdo, revealing the early seeds that devel- ZORN, JOHN: Filmworks IV: S&M + More CD (TZ 7310) $13.50
oped into the composer's later dementia. Private tapes, home record- "Focuses on his work in the intriguing S&M film genre. Included here
ings and candid notes." Contains "Mikhail Zoetrope", a piece for is a solo sampler composition for Mn Sarah's A Lot Of Fun For Evil One,
soprano sax, toy percussion, glasses, pots & pans, turntable, TV set, vac- a hypnotic trance piece for KimSu Theiler's Pueblo, a suite and varia-
uum cleaner, etc., that Zorn calls his craziest piece ever. "Conquest of tions for solo piano from Hiroke Yuichi's Japanese porno film Mauguy
Mexico," influenced by Varese and Artaud, is a stunning primitive piece (Sadistic City), and unusual sound-design for Lebanese writer Jalal

Toufic's experimental documentary Credits Included, and the score for PAINKILLER: Complete Studio Recordings 1991-94 4CD (TZ 7317)
Maria Beatty's Elegant Spanking, which was a blueprint for Zorn's $46.00
extended composition Redbird." Performed by Zorn (keyboards, "An historical reissue released in cooperation with Earache Records.
sound-design), with Quine, Ribot, Baptista, Coleman, Baron, Out of print for years -- with most of the material being released
Friedlander, etc. domestically for the first time. PainKiller was Bill Laswell (bass, sam-
ZORN, JOHN: New Traditions In East Asian Bar Bands CD (TZ ples), Mick Harris (drums, samples, vocals) & John Zorn (alto sax, vocals)
7311) $13.50 and this special 4CD package is the ultimate PainKiller document: the
"From the lyrical sensuality of 'Hu-Die' (for 2 guitars), the aggressive complete studio recordings, with all of the original booklets and art-
fireworks of 'Hwang Chin-Ee' (for 2 drummers) and the mystical work intact -- uncensored and uncompromising, from their classic first
ambiance of 'Que Tran' (for 2 keyboards), this album shows yet anoth- release of 1991 Guts Of A Virgin, to Buried Secrets (featuring members
er side of Zorn's genius for the dramatic and unexpected. Using the of Godflesh) and their 1994 masterpiece Execution Ground. In addition
spoken languages of Chinese, Korean and Vietnamese as pure melody, to all of their blistering studio pieces and extended ambient remixes is
this suite of 3 pieces of twin instruments and narrators is perhaps included a ferocious live performance from Osaka, Japan that captures
Zorn's most beautiful creation to date." Performed by Frisell & Frith the band at the height of its powers. Drawing equally from the tradi-
(breathtaking duet recording in 1986), Baron & Bennett and Horvitz & tion of jazz, hardcore punk, dub, ambient and much more, Painkiller
Coleman, this is unlike any other Zorn document to date and quite has created some of the most intense music you're ever likely to hear,
lovely overall. enclosed in some of the most deliriously beautiful artwork you're ever
NAKED CITY: Black Box 2CD (TZ 7312) $22.00 likely to see."
Reissue of two albums together, featuring the classic line up of Zorn ZORN, JOHN: Film Works VIII -- 1997 CD (TZ 7318) $13.50
(as, vocals), Fred Frith (b), Bill Frisell (g), Wayne Horvitz (keyboards), "Zorn's Masada music has never sounded as beautiful or as evocative
Joey Baron (d) & Yamantaka Eye (vocals). Of all the records out there as in this recording originally created for Port Of Last Resort -- a film
dedicated to Lip Cream, this is the one! "Couples two of Zorn's most documentary about the Jewish refugees who escaped Nazi Germany by
extreme and violent creations with the controversial music and art- resettling to Shanghai. Augmenting the exciting Masada String Trio
work intact. Torture Garden (1991) presents Naked City's intense and with the sensual pipa of Min Xiao-Fen, the versatile guitar of Marc
groundbreaking music combining free jazz, bebop, r&b, country, funk, Ribot and the ivory touch of Anthony Coleman's piano stylings, this
rockabilly, surf, metal hardcore and grindcore -- usually in the same music blends Jewish and Chinese themes in a way both touching and
song! The rare, seldom-heard Leng Tch'e (1992), released only in Japan, fresh. Also included is an exotic all-percussion score for Ela Troyano's
features NC in an agonizingly slow, brutal 32-minute assault." quirky gay porno film Latin Boys Go to Hell, featuring the bizarre
ZORN, JOHN: Film Works 1986-1990 CD (TZ 7314) $13.50 sonorities and driving rhythms of Cyro Baptista and Kenny Wollesen."
"This original installment of the FilmWorks Series presents three scores ZORN/SATO MICHIHIRO, JOHN: Ganyryu Island CD (TZ 7319)
ranging from punk-rockabilly (featuring the nasty guitars of Bob $13.50
Quine, Marc Ribot and Arto Lindsay); a jazzy Bernard Herrmann fanta- "Released in a limited edition on the Yukon label back in 1984 and out
sy; to a quirky classical/improv/world music amalgam for Raul Ruiz's of print for well over a decade, Ganryu Island has been hailed as one
bizarre film The Golden Boat. Out of print for several years these clas- of the most successful recorded meetings of 'East And West'. Named
sic recordings are made available here with the original cover art after a small island off the coast of Japan where legendary samurai
intact. This is the place where it all began." Miyamoto Musashi and Sasaki Kojiro met for the first and last time,
ZORN, JOHN: Film Works VII: Cynical Hysterie Hour CD (TZ 7315) John Zorn's meeting with Tsugaru shamisen master Sato Michihiro is at
$13.50 once surprising, dramatic, hilarious and revelatory. The original release
"The holy grail of Zornthologists is finally available in a newly mas- plus 5 never-heard-before out-takes altogether presents the historic
tered definitive version. Released in Japan for only a few short months 1984 session complete on one CD."
in 1990, this is the original music Zorn created for a series of four shorts ZORN, JOHN: The Bribe CD (TZ 7320) $13.50
by one of Japan's most endearing cartoonists: Kiriko Kubo. A long time "Written a few months after the session that created one of Zorn's
champion of Warner Bros. cartoon composer Carl Stalling, Zorn con- most influential compositional masterpieces, Spillane, The Bribe is a
siders this to be his finest and most personal take on cartoon music to major new discovery in the Zorn oeuvre. Recorded in the same style as
date, a genre that has influenced him deeply. The all-star band includes Spillane, with the same engineer, and very close to the same ensemble,
Bill Frisell, Marc Ribot, Arto Lindsay, Robert Quine, Wayne Horvitz, these cues are not unlike an extended version of that classic piece.
Bobby Previte and Cyro Baptista." Created originally for three thirty minute radio plays produced by
ZORN, JOHN: 1977-1980: The Parachute Years 7CD box (TZ 7316- Mabou Mines theater company back in 1986, this exciting music fea-
7) $90.00 tures lush moody orchestrations, swinging jazz, hard rock, groovy funk,
Reissue of the legendary game pieces, first issued as the LPs Lacrosse, noise, improvisations, exotic ambience and much, much more."
Pool & Archery, with lots of unreleased material, packaged in a deluxe ZORN, JOHN: Music Romance Vol. 1: Music For Children CD (TZ
box with detailed liner notes, photos, musical sketches, etc. "Just three 7321) $13.50
short years after his 1973 home recordings, Zorn had devised a series of "First in a series of quirky collections that show Zorn's compositional
complex game structures that challenged improvisers in ways no one genius at its most eclectic. 3 short never-heard-before Naked City com-
had thought of before. Pulling together influences from classical music positions (written at the time of Torture Garden) performed by Zorn
(Brown, Cardew, Kagel, Stockhausen) and the AACM (Braxton, Smith, with the scorching Boston-based band Prelapse; a 20-minute electro-
Mitchell) Zorn's scores forged a sound world of striking originality acoustic excursion for 3 wind machines and 2 controlled feedback sys-
thanks to the virtuostic brilliance o the musicians he worked with. From tems dedicated to Edgar Varese, and a virtuosic classical chamber piece
1978-81, Zorn produced three 2LP sets of his game compositions for for violin, percussion and piano brilliantly performed by the Abel-
Eugene Chadbourne's Parachute label. There are included here in a Steinberg_Winant Trio. These are framed by a poly-rhythmic etude for
newly mastered edition along with hours of outtakes, rehearsals and percussion and celeste and a charming nostalgic lullaby for music box.
other rarities. Among the musicians who rose to the challenge of play- As one would expect, Zorn's vision of childhood is unlike anyone else's
ing these early esoteric compositions are Eugene Chadbourne, Polly and Music For Children is one of his most provocative recordings."
Bradfield, Bob Ostertag, Bill Laswell, Henry Kaiser, George Lewis, ZORN'S MASADA, JOHN: Live In Jerusalem 1994 2CD (TZ 7322)
Wayne and Bill Horvitz, Kramer, Robert Dick, Anthony Coleman, Tom $22.00
Cora, Davey Williams and many others." "Every working band has magical nights -- nights when everything fits
together and the music takes off into the stratosphere. The 'Masada anecdote to the humdrum sounds of today's popular stylings.
Live' series documents these unforgettable concerts in venues around Rubberband trumpet, double axe cello, hammer-bridge violin, golfclub
the world, bringing these rare special moments to you in beautiful 2CD sitar/tabla, and a not-so-conventional snowshovel, are just a few of the
packages. This first set presents Masada's historic visit to Israel, their crazy instruments you will hear in this remarkable debut recording by
first appearance at the world famous Jerusalem Festival." one of music's most ingenious and eccentric personalities. Includes a
ZORN'S MASADA, JOHN: Live In Taipei 1995 2CD (TZ 7323) $22.00 16-page full-color-booklet."
"Of all the concerts Masada has performed in the past six years, their COHEN/MIKE BONER/HORSE COCK KIDS, DANNY: Self-Indulgent
run in Taipei stands out as perhaps their most exciting. Everyone was Music CD (TZ 7403) $13.50
on fire during those nights and the excitement generated by the audi- "A passport to their unique worlds of sound. Danny Cohen and Mike
ence seemed to feed the band to a magical level of creativity and inspi- Boner both hail from California, Horse Cock Kids are based in Munich,
ration. Masada's live shows have become legendary, but none more but they all share an intense passion for their own self-indulgent fan-
than these three extraordinary shows recorded at Crown Theater in tasies. Songs about sex, degeneracy, puberty, loss of identity, truth,
Taiwan's capital city of Taipei. An absolute essential document of one love and boredom from three of the most howlingly original song-
of the world's most exciting working bands." writers you have ever heard." Has been described as "The Frogs meets
ZORN, JOHN: Godard/Spillane CD (TZ 7324) $13.50 King Frog, recorded by Chadbourne's daughter, up on a hill, with a lot
"Two of Zorn's most influential compositions, one long out of print, of fog and far too little hiss."
now sound better than ever in this newly remastered critical edition, MCGREGOR, DION: Dion McGregor Dreams Again CD (TZ 7404)
complete with detailed notes, session photos, reminiscences and more. $13.50
A lot has been written about Zorn's 'file card' compositions, of which "Dion McGregor dreams out loud, and his dreams are not very pretty.
'Godard' and 'Spillane' are the first and purest examples. Described as Tzadik invites you to eavesdrop on the horror in Dion McGregor's
'aural movies,' these exciting tributes to the life and work of two of the mind. In 1964 ten of Dion's tape-recorded dreams were released on
world's most original and infamous artists feature many of Zorn's most album and quickly dropped out of print. This CD is it's sequel, drawn
important musical colleagues: Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Bobby Previte, from the same source material -- the spoke-aloud dreams of Dion
Anthony Coleman, Christian Marclay, John Lurie, Richard Foreman McGregor as taped by his room mate Michael Barr between 1961 and
among others. Essential Zorn from the mid '80s." 1967. Documented with extensive photos and a long essay by Dion
ZORN, JOHN: Taboo and Exile CD (TZ 7325) $13.50 scholar Phil Milstein, this is the ultimate document of the creativity of
"Not since the early days of Naked City has there been a CD as remark- the human subconscious. A modern masterpiece."
ably varied and at the same time as enjoyable as Taboo and Exile. COHEN, DANNY: Museum of Dannys CD (TZ 7405) $13.50
Running the gamut of styles from moody exotica, hardcore punk, clas- "The hero of last year's Self Indulgent Music collection is back by pop-
sical, jazz, surf, world music and more, this second volume of this new ular demand, accompanied by his quirky band of kooks and renegades:
Music Romance Series features 12 new Zorn compositions performed Museum of Dannys is a compendium of Cohen's best work from the
by the very best of today's musical visionaries: guitar heroes Marc '70s, '80s, and '90s, and features his now-legendary underground hits
Ribot, Fred Frith and Robert Quine, bass renegade Bill Laswell, percus- 'Suicide' -- 'Running in the Streets' -- 'I'm Not Me' -- and 'Judgement
sion masters Joey Baron, Dave Lombardo and Cyro Baptista, the Day.' Arrangements as creative as Esquivel, lyrics as real as Dylan, hooks
Masada String Trio and vocalists Mike Patton and Miho Hatori, among as catchy as Brian Wilson, Danny's unique blend of astral projections,
others. For lovers of music in all its various mutations." bad tacos, Satanism and suicide has made him the most original song-
MASADA: Live in Middleheim CD (TZ 7326) $13.50 writer since Daniel Johnston."
"Crossing the Atlantic to meet in Belgium for the first time in almost BERESFORD, STEVE: Cue Sheets CD (TZ 7501) $13.50
six months, and going their separate ways less than twenty hours later, First releases in Tzadik's new Film Music series. "Improvisor, composer,
Masada's concert in Middleheim was under pressure from the very arranger, producer, vocal stylist and bon vivant, Steve Beresford is one
beginning. Reaching full out intensity in the first thirty seconds of their of Europe's most charming and versatile musical minds. These varied
very first piece, this is Masada at their wildest -- simultaneously out of and and delightful cues originally composed for British film and televi-
control and yet intensely focused like a laser beam. 'I felt like a squir- sion are performed by some of London's most brilliant musicians
rel being dragged behind a Mack truck.' -- Greg Cohen. Beautifully (Alexander Balenescu, Tony Coe, Mike Cooper, Annie Whitehead, Tony
recorded by the Belgian radio." Bevan & the Emperor String Quartet). This is the first American release
KEITH, RODD: I Died Today CD (TZ 7401) $13.50 from the wide-ranging Beresford, who has played punk and pop (in
First release in the Tzadik Lunatic Fringe series, which will "excavate the Slits, the Flying Lizards, the Frank Chickens), dub reggae (with
the innermost views from some of the outermost reaches of human Prince Far-I, African Head Charge), improvisation (with Derek Bailey,
creativity, bringing to light some of the most intense creative acts of Han Bennink, John Zorn) and is perhaps best known for his
our time." The first release by Rod Keith is "A retrospective of an lounge/MOR/TV-theme homage/parody project, The Melody Four."
American original -- the varied works of Rodd Keith (aka Rod Rogers), SCHERER, PETER: Cronologia CD (TZ 7502) $13.50
the musical auteur of MSR's send-us-your-lyrics record label, and insane "Evocative sound-scapes by an imaginative Swiss-born producer/com-
genius of Beat of The Traps and The Makers of Smooth Music. poser who has worked with Caetano Veloso, Nana Vasconcelos, Laurie
America's most wretched lyrics transformed by a uniquely twisted sen- Anderson and choreographer Amanda Miller, and collaborated with
sibility. Jazz, rock, ballads and exotica like you've never heard before. Arto Lindsay as the Ambitious Lovers from 1984-91. Scherer's first solo
Newly discovered recordings, curated by the artists' son, jazz saxo- album, Very Neon Pet, as released by EMI in 1995. Cronologia features
phonist Ellery Eskelin." The aforementioned compilations of MSR-label harpist Zeena Parkins and brilliant Brazilian percussionists Nana
material on the Carnage Press label have been consistently upheld as Vasconcelos and Cyro Baptista." Scherer plays keyboards, sampler, etc.
some of the finest novelty/genius documents released in our times, and (also, was a member of the Swiss prog group Island whose 1977 album
this new CD (especially notable for the track "Hippy Happy Land") will was recently reissued on Laser's Edge). Lovely, ambient-esque escala-
surely continue that stream. tions that are perfectly suited for home listening.
BUTLER, KEN: Voices Of Anxious Objects CD (TZ 7402) $13.50 FRITH, FRED: Eye to Eye CD (TZ 7503) $13.50
"Tzadik's Lunatic Fringe series continues with the work of manic visual "Famous as an improviser and a rock guitarist (Henry Cow, Art Bears,
artist and master of musical mayhem, Ken Butler. Performing on hybrid Residents, Massacre, Skeleton Crew), Fred Frith is still highly under-
instruments of his own creation...Ken Butler's music is a delightful rated as a composer. Since relocating to Germany in the early 90s, Frith

has composed soundtracks for a number of films and has chosen his such bands as the Microscopic Septet and the Transparent Quartet,
finest for his first Tzadik release." Features some brilliant, aggressive, Phillip has spent much of the past five years composing music for films.
largely guitar-based pieces, plus more stretched out atmospheric From silent classics by George Mèlies and Tod Browning's The
works. Unknown, to award-winning contemporary features like Music of
RIBOT, MARC: Shoe String Symphonettes CD (TZ 7504) $13.50 Chance, Phillip's film music shows him to be a brilliant tunesmith and
"From brilliant surf guitar to perverse improvisation to Cuban rhythms, creative arranger with a sophisticated sense of the dramatic."
this eclectic compilation of his cinematic music displays the full range MASSACRE: Funny Valentine CD (TZ 7601) $13.50
of his talents and the sick depths of his mind....listened as an album "A legendary meeting of three contemporary masters: Fred Frith (gui-
without the visuals, suggests a twisted and vivid narrative drama." tar), Bill Laswell (bass) & Charles Hayward (drums). From Material,
Ribot on guitar, sampler, trumpet, banjo, alto horn; with Douglas, Arcana and Praxis, Henry Cow, Skeleton Crew, Keep The Dog and This
Zorn, Mori, Staley, Coleman, Baptista, and others. Heat, these three geniuses have been involved in some of the greatest
SHARP, ELLIOTT: Figure Ground CD (TZ 7505) $13.50 underground bands of the past several decades. Collaboratng togeth-
"Sharp's most eclectic album to date. Using guitars, saxophones, comer for the first time, this is a dream project that takes the classic rock
puters, analog synthesizers and kitchen sink, Sharp performs powerful trio format to never-before-explored territories. An important docu-
scores for four films including Daddy & the Muscle Academy (a document of improvisational rock at its most convulsive."
mentary on the life of pioneering gay fetish cartoonist Tom Of Finland) VA: Hallelujah, Anyway: Remembering Tom Cora 2CD (TZ 7602)
and The Salt Mines (a documentary about transvestite prostitutes living $22.00
in salt warehouses in NYC). Sharp's music is as varied and eccentric as "Tom Cora's premature death in 1997 was a tragic blow to contempo-
the films he writes for." Some really great loopy characteristics, rary music. One of the founding members of the downtown improvis-
processed patterns for guitar, and rhythmically inventive -- totally ing scene, Tom was a vital member of some of the most important cut-
worth the time to listen. ting-edge groups of the the past twenty years, including Skeleton
VASCONCELOS, NANA: Fragments: Modern Tradition CD (TZ Crew, The Ex, Curlew, John Zorn's game pieces and Eugene
7506) $13.50 Chadbourne pre-Shockabilly projects. This special 2CD set memorial,
"The world's foremost Brazilian percussionist, Nana's stunning virtuos- features poignant tributes by many of Tom's most distinguished col-
ity is matched only by the originality of his compositional vision. The laborators, new recordings of Tom's most memorable compositions,
music here ranges from his trademark solo music to ensemble pieces and some of Tom's most important recordings, creating an exciting and
featuring some of his favorite collaborators, among them Cyro Baptista vivid portrait of one of the most original musicians in new music. All
and Egberto Gismonti, including a lovely piece for string orchestra. profits from this set will go directly to Tom Cora's family.'
Nana's seductive voice and percussion is on the forefront throughout, BAILEY/JAMAALADEEN TACUMA/CALVIN WESTON, DEREK:
weaving in and out of this delightful collection of award-winning film Mirakle CD (TZ 7603) $13.50
scores." "Harmolodic noise funk for the 21st century. The godfather of impro-
LONDON, FRANK: The Debt CD (TZ 7507) $13.50 visation in a free-wheeling trio with the legendary Philly rhythm sec-
"Frank London, a major voice in today's Jewish music renaissance, who tion of Jamaaladeen Tacuma and Calvin Weston, friends for over 30
has worked with the likes of LL Cool J, La Monte Young, Jane Siberry years and veterans of Ornette Coleman's Prime Time, John Lurie's
and Gal Costa, is a trumpetist, composer, arranger and musical scholar Lounge Lizards and various Blood Ulmer projects. Noise has never
of startling range and creativity. The Debt, the first compilation of his sounded so in tune, funk has never sounded so fucked up. You've never
work for film is the best place to jump into his musical universe con- heard a meeting like this before, nor are you likely to again. Intense,
taining as it does the widest variety of his musical obsessions. Latin fascinating, and howlingly funny."
grooves, burning jazz arrangements in the style of Charles Mingus, SMITH, WADADA LEO: Golden Quartet CD (TZ 7604) $13.50
quirky experimental tracks, classical chamber compositions, moody "A longtime dream project of Wadada Leo Smith, one of creative
sound pieces, funky bachelor pad music and a gorgeous suite scored music's most original voices, Tzadik is proud to present the first record-
for six female voices -- over forty of NY's greatest musicians are ing by a modern jazz supergroup. The four instrumental giants that
brought here in a variety of ensembles to make this one of the most comprise the Golden Quartet are veterans of some of the most influ-
exciting and eclectic releases, by one of the most active musicians in the ential bands in jazz history. Here they are at the height of their pow-
downtown scene." ers. Five new compositions bring together lyricism, groove and fire-
MORI, IKUE: B/Side CD (TZ 7508) $13.50 works in this exciting recording destined to become a classic of new
"Ikue Mori's electric percussion is quite simply some of the most origi- jazz. With Wadada Leo Smith, Anthony Davis, Malachi Favors
nal and exciting work happening in electronic music today. For her Magoustous, Jack DeJohnette."
third Tzadik release, Ikue has assembled a varied collection of her most UFO (UK):
interesting tracks originally recorded for use in the films of award win- SUN DIAL: Other Way Out LP (UFO 1 LP) $12.00
ning avant garde filmmaker Abigail Child. Erik Friedlander, Zeena Long unavailable early UK press (but not original gatefold) of the clas-
Parkins, Anthony Coleman and Kato Hideki are just a few of the musi- sic debut album from 1990, Sun Dial's finest recorded moment.
cians featured in this remarkable recording. Latin rhythms, ambient SUN DIAL: Reflector LP (UFO 8 LP) $12.00
soundscapes, industrial intensity and infectious melodies from one of Last copies of the original import issue on clear vinyl, with the bonus
the world's greatest musical innovators." live 7” that came in early copies (version of "Let It Go" from 2/11/91).
LURIE, EVAN: How I Spent My Vacation CD (TZ 7509) $13.50 UHLANG PRODUCTION (SWITZERLAND):
"A veteran of NY's downtown scene, founding member of the infa-
VOICE CRACK: Infra Red CD (UP 11) $16.00
mous Lounge Lizards and a gifted composer, arranger and pianist, Evan
"Voice Crack are Norbert Möslang and Andy Guhl from St. Gallen,
Lurie has been the composer of choice for dozens of directors over the
Switzerland, and they play the so-called 'Cracked Everyday Electronics'.
past ten years. For his first Tzadik release he has assembled an eclectic
That's a complex, connected system consisting of electronic objects we
collection of some of his favorite film scores, all of which appear on CD
use in our daily lives. The two musicians started as an improvising duo
here for the first time. Sensuous chamber music, a swinging suite for
in the middle seventies, releasing at that time two wonderful LPs on
jazz septet and two gorgeous pieces for solo piano."
the FMP label, which have since risen to legendary status. Although
JOHNSTON, PHILLIP: Music For Films CD (TZ 7510) $13.50
Voice Crack is a very close and dense duo, they often work together
"Phillip Johnston has been charming and perplexing audiences for over
with outside musicians. Since the seventies, they have worked with
20 years with his lyrical music and ascetic wit. The mastermind behind
likeminded artists like Gunter Müller, Jim O'Rourke, Metamkine, Eric Nitegrooves, Nervous, Freeze and Large, Spiritual Life and Glasgow
M, Borbetomagus, and have also steadily refined their sound. After Underground. The pair have also been in demand as remixers; notable
some very intense, rough, and loud electroacoustic releases, they sur- clients include Grandmaster Flash and Femi Kuti. The Ghetto Syle tracks
prised everyone in 1998 with Below Beyond Above, which offers very see a healthy dollop of sweet disco soulfulness seep into the mix.
subtle and sensitive soundmaking replete with a lot of pauses. Now the Jumpin' cut-ups rub shoulders with late night grooves." Looks & feels
follow up, Infra Red, is a further step in the development of the band's like a Glasgow Underground release; in an similar ecstatic/under-
sound, and seems to be the culmination album Voice Crack has long ground house style.
been waiting to produce. On this new album, they link their earlier aes- WACKDADDIES: Fear of a Wack Planet CD (UTC 002 CD) $21.00
thetic with a new musical comprehension, resulting in textures with a "The Wackdaddies are Tony Senghore and Paul Woolford. They first
high sense of dynamics. It's a rich world of detailed sounds, harsh and came to the attention of Under the Counter through their hyped-up
tender at the same time. Beautiful cover art by Frank Dommert (A- Daft Punk style grooves on Tony's own Anonym Records. It was only a
Musik) ornaments the release." matter of time before their rocking beats thrust their way into a more
ULTIMATE DILEMMA (UK): serious project, and the idea for Fear of a Wack Planet was born.
RUNAWAYS: Classic Tales CD (UD CD 003) $19.00 Mixing up their love of system shaking drums and crazy hip hop licks,
"Runaways are Joe 2000 and AJ. Previously known as RPM, they record- the album takes Daft Punk's Homework and gives it a spin through
ed for Mo'Wax, releasing the classic '2000'/'Sortie Des Hombres', as Snoop Doggy's blender."
well as being featured on the seminal Headz compilations. Now they're WACKDADDIES: Fear of a Wack Planet 2LP (UTC 002 LP) $19.00
back with their debut album, Classic Tales. It is a heady mix of loops, UNDERGROUND RESISTANCE:
samples, epic strings and beats to die for. From the classical guitar sam- DJ ROLANDO: Aztec Mystic Mix CD (UR 049 CD) $13.00
pling 'Levitation' right through to the 'Outro', this is one unique, cool Awesome studio mix CD by Underground Resistance's DJ Rolando.
ride throughout the contemporary beatscene." Featuring previously vinyl-only tracks (and a few exclusives) from: UR,
ULTRAMACK (UK): the Martian, Octave One, The Aztec Mystic, Drexciya, Afrogermanic,
ANODYNE: CD (UMACK 005) $16.00 Dark NRG, MIA, Mad Mike & the Suburban knight. A sweeping, pow-
"Originally released in Ireland in 1996, this startling collection of off- erful statement from the 313 underground collective and one of the
centre electro trickery and techno stomp is reissued to coincide with most outright desirable mix albums of recent times. "DJ Rolando grew
Anodyne's appearance on the new Skam Record's Mask EP [this has got up on Detroit's southwest side, in a predominantly Latino neighbor-
to be the most ludicrous marketing angle ever!]. The current climate of hood, in the smokescreen of Ford's might Rouge assembly plant. Raised
Rephlex/Warp/Skam-type malarkey will be more than complimented by on a steady diet of mixes, blends, cuts, scratches, backspins, transfor-
the re-arrival of this 3-years-ahead-of-its-time set, which neatly fuses mations and reverse edits provided by Detroit radio legend, Jeff 'The
caustic drill'n'bass with perversely a-rhythmic speaker damage and Wizard' Mills, Duane 'In The Mix' Bradley, the Electrifying Mojo, and
industrial strength bass pounding. However, the audio assault course is Alan 'Fast Forward' Oldahm, Rolando's musical vastness came from
smartly juxtaposed with lush, 808 State-style melodic interludes, hard these DJs that had absolutely no limits! This openminded approach to
hip hop breaks and plunging electro dub." DJing resounds in Rolando's sets and makes him devastating due to his
DEEP BURIAL: Blood Samples CD (UMACK 007) $16.00 understanding of how these various musical forms interact and more
"From the deeply creative Dublin Bunker that houses Decal and the importantly how an inner city audience reacts to them. This sonic
Phunk City crew comes this unnerving 9 track set of slo-mo dark-core school of knowledge manifested into Rolando and earned him the rep-
beat music that starts off from an instrumental hip hop standpoint and utation of being one of southwest Detroit's best DJs."
steadily progresses into heavily frayed and decayed excursions on the DJ ROLANDO A.K.A. THE AZTEC MYSTIC: Revenge Of The Jaguar
outer reaches of the breakbeat galaxy. The loops of fog-funk are shot -- The Mixes 12" (UR 2000) $6.00
through with displaced paranoia and vague nausea; produced with a Tracklisting Side A: "Loops", "Jaguar (Dance Of The Cat Remix by Jeff
minimal set up of sampler and drum machine, much of its 'charm' com- Mills)", "Loops", "Jaguar (Spiritual Transformation Remix by Mad
ing from the decidedly un-hip use of snatches of old punk & ska singles, Mike)". Side B: "Jaguar (Dance Of The Global Tribe Remix by Octave
this menacing collection ranks alongside the likes of Tricky, New One)". CD version forthcoming. A series of remixes of 1999's unstop-
Kingdom, the Isolantionist and Slotek in terms of grinding, lo-fi uneasy pable UR anthem, "Jaguar". That record was such a major crossover
listening." sensation in '99 that a division of Sony in Germany (aware that a legit
UNCLE BUZZ: license of the track for use on cheesy Euro-dance compilations would
be improbable) decided to release an anonymous "tone by tone" cover
CREVICE: 2 CD (UBR 04) $11.00
of the record. A distasteful move from almost any perspective, UR are
"After Crevice I was released, the weirdos in town really started com-
fighting back with the a re-promotion of the orignal version, plus this
ing out of the woodwork. First, the group began receiving bizarre tape
remix EP. A reproduction of Sony's laughable justification for this fias-
loops in the mail from a local guitar-cello-effects nut. Next came the
co can be found at: http://www.submerge.com/index2.html
violinist, then the two sax players and a guy who made music by blow-
DJ ROLANDO A.K.A. THE AZTEC MYSTIC: Knights of the Jaguar EP
ing into toilet paper rolls and smashing up Barry Manilow records 'to
12" (UR 49) $6.00
force the records to make better music than they were originally cre-
The original version of "Jaguar", first released in 1999 (also included as
ated to make.' Naturally, they were asked to join the group. The weird-
the opening track on Rolando's amazing Aztec Mystic Mix CD).
ness is definitely still there. The tripped-out atmospheres, synth-wash-
"Tracklisting Side A: "Jaguar". Side B: "Ascension (Original Version)".
es, and disembodied voices, now joined by violins, cellos, saxes, flute
come on like some fucked-up orchestra from Mars. But the album can UNION POLE:
be downright pretty at times with its strange, soft passages and hyp- WHAM-O: LP (UNION LP1) $8.50
notic drones." Primitive solo acoustic guitar improvisations by a young man from the
UNDER THE COUNTER (UK): Pacific Northwest, who convinced the following labels that they should
co-release this album with him: Ecstatic Peace!, Bobby J., Sweet Baboo,
MATOS PRESENTS DISKO METHOD, EDDIE: Ghetto Style CD (UTC
Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers, Chocolate Monk & Giardia. "Touch
001 CD) $21.00
strings and make them ring...but most important is the present. And
"Eddie is better known as half of house music's revered NY duo, Mateo
this is a present to you, an LP. Improvised acoustic guitar. A little porch-
and Matos. Together these two have built a reputation as prodigious
sittin' one stringin'. Organ drone and tweak. Oh baby."
as their back catalogue. They have recorded for Henry Street,
UNITED DAIRIES (UK): NURSE WITH WOUND: A Sucked Orange CD (UD 32) $19.00
"1995 compilation CD consisting of bits & pieces 1979-1988. 'My
NURSE WITH WOUND: Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table...
Memory is blurred as to whom played on these bits and bobs. Sixteen
CD (UD 01) $19.00
reels of decaying out takes. Destined for the dustbin. Need the space.
... of a Sewing Machine and an Umbrella. New pressing of the first
Throw 'em out. A touch brutal that. Pick 'em clean. Salvage twenty
Nurse With Wound LP finally available. Originally released in 1979, this
nine curios. Art. Burn the rest. Real Art. A SUCKED ORANGE. Ha!
was Steven Stapleton's ultra crude debut, mixing live studio "psych"
Wouldn't know a DUCK!'. Includes gems 'A Precise History of Industrial
destruction, utilizing organ, percussion, cello, piano, flute, synthesizer,
Music,' 'Scrambled Egg Rebellion In The Smegma Department', 'It's All
etc., along with the most oblivious guitar wank to ever appear on a
Gone Weirs'. Classy stuff, collage, etc..." -- Hrvatski.
NWW imprint. It was recorded in one 8-hour stint after hours at a stu-
NURSE WITH WOUND: Soliloquy For Lilith 2CD (UD 35) $28.00
dio that Stapleton was working at, and according to legend it was the
Double CD reissue from 1993 of the 3LP box originally issued by Idle
first time Steve and his theoretical "bandmates", John Fothergill and
Hole Records in 1988. A shifting, meditative drone masterwork com-
Heman Pathak ever played together. A few heads split open and the
posed in concept as as bedtime sleep inducer for Steve & Diana's
cult was born. Includes the infamous NWW "list" in the CD booklet
daughter, this has the most desert-island potentialities of any NWW
(typed out listing of influential sound providers to the Stapleton
album (which is saying something) -- each listening reveals new layers
mantlepiece)
of subliminal hum. Repetitive driftage, carefully looped feedback rolls
NURSE WITH WOUND: To The Quiet Men From A Tiny Girl CD (UD
and some of Stapleton's most finely attuned portions of pure alien
03) $19.00
atmosphere make this a such a definitive work.
New pressing of the 2rd NWW album, originally issued by United
NURSE WITH WOUND: Suger Fish Drink CD (UD 36) $19.00
Dairies in 1980. The last NWW record to feature the original trio of
1992 CD, subtitled "A Layman's guide Cod Surrealism" (Cod surrealism:
Steven Stapleon, John Fothergill & Heman Pathak. It features guest
"a distinctly wet aberration on paranoid aesthetics occasionally co-
appearances from Jac Berrocal (Tibetan oboe, pocket trumpet &
ordinated by John Balance and Steven Stapleton."). It's a pretty classic
conch), on two side-long tracks: "She Alone Hole and Open" and
compilation of 12" singles tracks from the late 80s/early 90s. Starting
"Ostranenie". Plus the sort intro, "Umbrella Link". As with Dissecting...
with the NWW half of the 1991 Creakiness split 12" (w/ Spasm), with
this is a historic document of crude collage and improvisational wan-
Steven Stapleton (hand cranked percussion, clockwork, pygmyphone,
dering -- blunt, damage.
sheep ventilator), Joolie Wood (violin bow pendulum, flute, jaws),
NURSE WITH WOUND: Merzbild Schwet CD (UD 04) $19.00
James Mannox (jews) & Tony Wakeford (basso electrico, harmonics);
The third NWW album by the original duo of Stapleton and John
both sides of the late 80s(?) Cooloorta Moon 12" on Idle Hole (NWW's
Fothergill, recorded June 1980, engineered by the Bombay Ducks.
Primitive-art freakouts that became legendary for a reason. " Features tribute to Wolfgang Dauner's The Oimels, with Tibet, Douglas P,
two tracks, 'Futurismo' and Dada X', each 24:25 long. Cleverly inspired Wakeford, Jackman, etc.); "Swamp Rat" from the ultra-rare 1987
by the likes of Schwitters, Duchamp, los hermanos Russolo, Höch, Tzara Drunk with the Old Man of the Mountains LP (edition of 100); "Brained
et.al not only in concept but spirit. Originally issued as a numbered edi- (Unconscious mix)" from 1987's Brained by Falling Masonry; "Nil By
tion of 500 (UD 04). A serious highlight in the extensive recording Mouth" from 1988's Alas the Madonna Does Not Function 12"; "I Am
The Poison" from Soresucker.
career of the best-selling avant-garde musician ever, one Steven
Stapleton. Really." -- Hrvatski STAPLETON/TIBET: The Sadness Of Things CD (UD 37) $19.00
NURSE WITH WOUND/ARANOS: Acts of Senseless Beauty CD (UD "Historically the first of three collaborative endeavors released on var-
100) $19.00 ious combinations of the United Dairies and Durtro releasing houses
"1997 release, billed as a collaboration between NWW and Aranos, a between respective CEO's Steven (Nurse With Wound) and David
highpoint in the recent UD discography. Slowly building compositions (Current 93). This CD consists of two (LP) side long pieces, only the first
of placid drones and exploratory post-classical violin (featured of which ('The Sadness of Things') is an actual musical meeting of said
throughout) with the occasional percussive/white noise outburst. minds (with guests Ruby Wallis & Joolie Wood). The second piece, 'The
Featuring Peat Bog (guitar, percussion, voice) and David Kenny (guitar). Grave and Beautiful Name of Sadness' (which, incidentally, is the
5 Tracks." -- Hrvatski soundtrack to Diana Rogerson's film Twisting the Black Threads of my
Mental Marionettes), pairs Stapleton with Geoff Cox. This music sets
OPERATING THEATER: Rapid Eye Movements CD (UD 11) $19.00
the soul adrift in a (paste your own 'ethereal' cliches together).
"Mid-90s CD Reissue of United Dairies material composed by Bono's
Curious, hazily whispered 'mook'." -- Hrvatski.
one-time piano teacher, Roger Doyle from Ireland. Consists of the two
NURSE WITH WOUND: Rock 'n' Roll Station CD (UD 39) $19.00
tape-manipulation pieces from the original LP (issued on UD in '82);
"This album arrived somewhere after a dream meeting of several indi-
'Finestra' ('77 studio transformations of previous orchestral record-
viduals, Graham Bond, Joe Meek, Jacques Berrocal and myself. After a
ings), and 'Rapid Eye Movements' ('77-'80, recorded at various locales,
few beers and a heated discussion on puncture repair we all lay down
including the Institute of Sonology, Utrecht) -- with one contemporary
into a circle and point our pennies at Venus, telepathic messages are
offering; 'Temple Music-Earth to Earth' ('92, In a clearly digital setting
sent to Colin saying he can use the two golden microphones. He did,
for acoustic instruments, an odd inclusion). Seriously amped tape-cue
and here we are." Steven Stapleton, 1/17/94. Classic late-period album,
and taching-out, well aware of the techniques in use at the INA-GRM
often mis-informed as NWW's "dance" record; it's a just a different fla-
during the same era. To my ears the most impressive array of Doyle's
vor of NWW, no two are ever really alike. Stapleton (things that make
numerous contributions to the world of electronic sound, as good a
noise), Colin Potter (things that change noise), Peat Bog (didgeridoo,
place as any to start immersing yourself..." -- Hrvatski. Previous Doyle
rhythm guitar), guest female vocals (including Chrystal Belle Scrodd).
CDs have appeared on the German DOM label and more recently he
NURSE WITH WOUND: Thunder Perfect Mind CD (UD 40) $19.00
self-issued 2 CDs of his "Babel Project" -- a giant musical structure
"Although a companion album to the Current 93 lp of the same name,
being composed room by room. Each 'room' composed in a different
the Steven Stapleton dreamed up the concept of a pair of albums that
musical language....
NWW and C93 would record and issue under the same same in the
NURSE WITH WOUND: Homotopy To Marie CD (UD 13) $19.00
early 90s. This is the companion to C93's Thunder Perfect Mind (issued
1992 CD issue, expanding on the original 1982 LP version. This is top-
as Durtro 011 in 1992). The core of NWW for this album is Steven
tier NWW strangulated ambiance, collage and clatter stitched togeth-
Stapleton, David Tibet & Colin Potter. Rose McDowall, Clive Graham,
er with Stapleton's ever evolving complexity. Experimental music the
Joolie Wood, John Balance and others also add to the assemblage.
way it ought to be, a surrealistic binge.
Musically, the record shares little with C93's folk structure. Instead it
features just 2 long tracks: "Cold" is a rythmically pounds almost clas- "Two Shave And a Shine," "The Penis Fruit Loop," "Lunar Cement
sic-industrial rant of doom-ish electronics. And "Colder Still". ma 34- Sidewalk," & "Mummer's Little Weeper" are the tracks that make up
minute extension of distant squeals, space-flux ambiance and hovering this fine release from Steven Stapleton. Joining Steven on this release
collage presence in traditional NWW mystery-fashion. Notable for fea- are David Tibet, Christoph Heemann & Peat Bog."
turing my least-favorite Babs Santini cover artwork ever, too. NURSE WITH WOUND/STEREOLAB: Crumb Duck CD (UD 59) $19.00
CHYSTAL BELLE SCRODD: Beastings CD (UD 41) $19.00 CD compilation released in 1996 which compiles the material released
Diana Rogerson is Crystal Belle Scrodd, and this 1993 CD issue collects on 7"/10" in ridiculously limited fashion on the collecto-scum orientat-
the best of her two original vinyl LPs issued by United Dairies in 1985- ed Clawfish label in approved mass market form. Features 5 tracks all
'87: (UK LP, 1985): The Inevitable Chrystal Belle Scrodd Record and Belle together: the first 2 made up the NWW Steel Dream March of the
De Jour. It doesn't include the complete content of those 2 long o/p Metal Men 7", produced by the duo of Steven Stapleton (percussion,
LPs, but does add 2 new tracks. Produced by her husband Steven mechanical organ, generator, pedals, looping, creaking) and Colin
Stapleton, this features guests like Karl Blake, Peat Bog, etc. Richly styl- Potter (sound manipulation). The next 2 are the infamous
ized UD collage and dark ambiance by this generally neglected artist. Stereolab/NNW collaborative tracks, first issued as the Crumb Duck 10"
NURSE WITH WOUND: A Missing Sense CD (UD 42) $19.00 in 1993. Steven Stapleton is credited with pedals, guitar, Ring
A compilation of three long tracks, released on CD in 1997. The title Modulator, tapes, Secret Weapon. Secret Weapon indeed, this team-up
track is originally from a 1986 split LP with Organum. "'A Missing brings out the finest in detail orientation and "Exploding Head Movie"
Sense' was originally conceived as a private tape to accompany my tak- is one of the most majestic updates on the early 70s German pulse. The
ing of LSD. When in that particular state, Robert Ashley's Automatic fifth track, "A New Dress (remix)" is exclusive to this CD.
Writing was the only music I could actually experience without feeling NURSE WITH WOUND: The Swinging Reflective 2CD (UD 69 CD)
claustrophobic and paranoid. We played it endlessly; it seemed to $19.00
become part of the room, perfectly blending with the late night city "Since his formation of Nurse With Wound in 1978, Steven Stapleton
ambience and the 'breathing' of the building. I decided to make my has worked with many of the most innovative and interesting of the
own version using the basic structure of Ashley's masterpiece, but mak- underground and experimental artists around. The Swinging Reflective
ing it more personal, adding natural sound that I could hear in my envi- is a 2 CD set consisting of Steven's favorite pieces of these collaborative
ronment. It should be played at very low volume." --Steven Stapleton. works. Consisting of over 120 minutes of music, and unreleased mate-
Also found on this CD: "Swansong" & "Dada (Ostranenei 1913 ver- rial from Aranos and The Inflatable Sideshow, and with newly designed
sion)." "Swansong is a vocal piece which was spewed out after watch- full color artwork by Babs Santini. This is available on CD only." 14
ing a documentary on the American A-Bomb tests off the Bikini Islands tracks are featured on this mid-priced double CD, a trackling of which
which left me sad, helpless and fucking angry -- an ocean of death." -- are as follows: Diana Rogerson: "Dead Roads/Cradle Your Snatch/The
Stapleton. Little Seed" (1987); Tony Wakeford: "The Frightened City" (1991),
NURSE WITH WOUND: Second Pirate Session 2CD (UD 43 CD) Legendary Pink Dots: "The Window On The World" (1992); Foetus:
$28.00 "Brained By Falling Masonry" (1985); Current 93: "Panzer Ruin" (1990);
"Disc 1 contains 7 brand new NWW tracks. Disc 2 contains remastered Stereolab: "Animal or Vegetable" (1993); William Bennett (Duelling
tracks from the Rock 'n' Roll sessions (from 1994), with only one track Banjos" (1993); Inflatable Sideshow: "Bone Frequency" (1998);
being unreleased. All the tracks from this CD release were recorded Stereolab: "Simple Headphone Mind" (1995); David Tibet: "Dead Side
during the sessions for the Rock 'n' Roll Station CD. The CD comes in a Of The Moon" (1996); Aranos: "Generally Regarded As Safe" (1999);
ltd edition 6 panel digisleeve and is limited to 1500 copies." Coil: "How To Destroy Angels II" (1992); Chris Wallis/Peat Bog: "Angle"
NURSE WITH WOUND: Second Pirate Session LP (UD 43 LP) $28.00 (1995); Tiny Tim/Current 93: "Just What Do You Mean by 'Antichrist'?"
Very limited supply. "Side A contains 3 tracks from disc two, and side (1995). As Steven Stapleton is rather known for tweaking mixes, it is
two contains 4 tracks with different mixes from disc one. So the vinyl assume that many of these tracks differ at least somewhat from the
version is a single album with selected tracks from the two discs that original incarnations...
make up the double CD, some the same, some mixes different. Vinyl NURSE WITH WOUND: The Sylvia And Babs High-Thigh
limited to 500 copies of transparent red vinyl." Companion CD (UD 72) $19.00
NURSE WITH WOUND: Who Can I Turn to Stereo CD (UD 49) Classic collage clatter and cut-up, as conceived by Steven Stapleton
$19.00 from '83 to '85 and originally issued on LP by L.A.Y.L.A.H. in Belgium in
"Recent (1996) release from Steven Stapleton & cohorts, rife with '85. Scraps of sound and found audio are supplied by an array of asso-
trademark found-spoken vignettes, heavy tape collage ciates (Ka-Spel, Thirlwell, Fotherfill, Bennett, Revell, Rogerson,
spatter/wow/flutter, dense drone-bedding, occasional out-guitar shrill Jackman, Blake, many more) and are arranged into 2 LP-side-long sur-
and general A/G presence. A rare selection of shorter pieces that could rrealistic suites of chaotic organization. The humor and ear-tweaking
serve as the terminally impatient's guide to recent United Dairies out- NWW concrete mix style is in full force on this one.
put. A classic addition to the NWW ouevre. 12 tracks that run in unin- NURSE WITH WOUND: Spiral Insana CD (UD 73 CD) $19.00
terrupted seccesion. Reissue of this 1986 session recorded by the quartet of: Steven
VOLCANO THE BEAR: The Inhazer Decline CD (UD 55 CD) $19.00 Stapleton (drums, dello, radio, guitar, bowed piano, percussion, loops
"Steven Stapleton revives his United Dairies label with this fine non- and stuff), Robert Haigh (guitar; , pre-Omni Trio), David Jackman
Nurse With Wound release from Volcano The Bear. VTB formed with (banjo, splutter) and Chris Wallis (acoustic guitar). Originally issued on
the intention of being a group with uncompromising and boundless the Torso label in 1986, this CD version (first pressed in 1997) adds one
ideas. They created a musical environment crossing composition with bonus track. One of the major NWW albums (vs. collections of tracks),
improvisation, with the emphasis on free expression. Radical and it is also possibly the best selling NWW record to date. A beautiful,
unique, they came to the attention of Steven Stapleton who was organically cohesive record and a peak Stapleton experience.
bowled over by the group and asked them to join the United Dairies "Sometime around Spiral InsanaStapleton's music began to really open
family. The Inhazer Decline offers a partial insight into the Bear's limit- out and became much more expansive in intent. Steven agrees, 'I
less sound pool." recorded Spiral Insana before I went to Ireland, but I was already start-
NURSE WITH WOUND: An Awkward Pause CD (UD 56) $19.00 ing to go that way. I was getting older, having children, becoming
"The all-new full length album from NWW recorded between Feb. and more spaced out ... thats definitely happened, it feels like a natural,
March 1999 is now available for public consumption. "Intravenous," organic development to go that way.'" -- Johan Kugelberg.

NURSE WITH WOUND: Yagga Blues CD (UD 99) $11.00 unclear. ESG (and 99 records) also lost out in many similar cases -- ESG's
Three track EP from '96 feature 2 versions of the title track (the vocal sparse minimal bass and drum sound made them one of the most sam-
version from the Who Can I Turn To Stereo album & and an instrumen- pled artists around (in 1993 they wrote a track 'Sample Credits Don't
tal version) -- a rhymically slobbering track of ethno-trance propulsion Pay Our Bills'). ESG were immersed in both the New York dance club
unlike anything else in the NWW catalog and quite appealing. Plus scene and in the meeting of punk and dance culture. They played all
"Funeral Music For Perez Prado" (a lovely floating ambient tracked the New York dance clubs like the Paradise Garage, Xenon, and
based on a droning shakuhachi phrase played by David Jackman in Danceteria, as well as playing with many punk groups (they once
1987). played with the Clash and Grandmaster Flash on the same bill)."
UNITED DURTRO (UK): ESG: A South Bronx Story 2LP (US 10 LP) $18.00
STAPLEON & TIBET: Musical Pumpkin Cottage CD (UDOR 1) $19.00 UPSETTER RECORDS:
The first release credited to these two was on United Daired, the third FLESHEATERS, THE: Ashes Of Time CD (UPCD 001) $12.00
on Durtro; this middle release is co-issued by the two labels. "This is the A semi-surprising return of the Flesheaters moniker from Chris D,
second of three 'associations' between these two leading lights of the ressurecting his original label imprint as well. Originating in the late
'Dark Horse of the Apocalypse' set, from 1996. I could never figure out 70s LA punk scene, the Flesheaters peaked with one of the quintessen-
why this one wasn't just a NWW record, as it's essentially Stapleton tial American rock albums, A Minute To Pray, A Second to Die in 1981
helming the barge w/ his usual lot of miscreants (Tibet on on Slash. A series of albums followed under the aegis of Divine
'Hallucinatory Patripassianist Vox, guitars, drones'; Nick Saloman (that's Horsemen, Stone by Stone, solo Chris D and then the Flesheaters again
'Bevis' to you, mate): bass and analogue synthesizer; David Kenny: gui- throughout the next 15 years. Ashes Of Time sounds totally out of time
tar; Trevor Reidy: drums; Nora Duus: low and sexy vocals and breath- and could have been a mid-80s follow up to Devil's River, in terms of
ing; Cyke Bancroft: alto sax; David Cohen: soprano sax; and Adrian style & atmosphere."A total of fifteen songs ranging from the aggres-
Teasdale: bass. This one's pretty 'heavy' (guitars & drums & the like) for sive, anthemic feel of previous Flesheaters endeavors to the more
those feeling a bit weary of diving feet-first into the deep, deep cata- melodic hard rock of Chris D.'s mid-'80s combo Divine Horsemen.
logue of NWW-related experimentia. Dubbed 'apparition rock'." -- Featured musicians are Chris D.; Robyn Jameson; drummer Johnny Ray;
Hrvatski. guitarists Jeff Vengeance and Larry Schemel; backing vocalists Juanita
UNIVERSAL SOUND: Myers and Erika Wea.. Also helping on backing vocals for six of the
MITTOO, JACKIE: The Keyboard King at Studio One CD (US 08 tracks is former Divine Horsemen co-lead singer Julie Christensen."
CD) $18.00 URTHONA (GERMANY):
"From forming the Skatalites, at age 15, alongside Don Drummond, HANDS TO: Circumscription CD (URTHONA 02) $15.00
Roland Alphanso, Tommy McCook and others, to his work as in-house "...consists mainly of field recordings structured into a thrilling compo-
writer, arranger, and producer at Studio One records during the sixties sition that takes the listener on an aural journey." Assembly by Jeph
to his own classic recordings, Jackie Mittoo is a defining figure of reg- Jerman (Blowhole percussionist), using raw materials supplied by
gae music. He is also the funkiest keyboard player ever to come out of Akifumi Nakajima (Aube), Patrick Barber (also from Blowhole) and oth-
Jamaica. Here we showcase Jackie's solo work at Studio One, where he ers; 3rd CD release.
earned the name the Keyboard King." MOSLANG & GUHL: Deep Voices CD (URTHONA 03) $15.00
MITTOO, JACKIE: The Keyboard King at Studio One 2LP (US 08 "This recording stands out from the flood of improvisation releases!
LP) $18.00 Sensitive and crude at the same time, it was recorded at the 'Total
ESG: "Moody"/"UFO" 12" (US 09 EP) $8.00 Music Meeting '77' and previously released on an FMP LP." Norbert
First legit reissue of the this group's first single (well, 2 of the 3 songs Moslang: soprano, contrabassclarinet, horn, home made instruments.
anyway, mastered at 45 with extra wide grooves for maximum play), as Andy Guhl: percussions, doublebass, bassclarinet, home made instru-
produced by Martin Hannett. "Seminal club classics from New York, ments, tape recorder. This duo from Switzerland are known as Voice
1981 that put ESG at the heart of both hip hop and house respective- Crack, recording the spectacular Fish That Sparkling Bubble with
ly. Both sampled to fuck, even now." Borbetomagus, amongst others.
ESG: A South Bronx Story CD (US 10 CD) $18.00 V RECORDS (SWITZERLAND):
Long desired best-of compilation covering most of their recorded out- REMOND/COSMICS VOL. 2, KNUT: Cowmeditation CD (V 3) $16.00
put, starting with the historically mindlbowing debut EP for Factory/99. Solo album by the Swiss musician, best known for his association with
"ESG were formed in 1978 and are from the South Bronx and based Voice Crack (has also collaborated with O'Rourke, Borbetomagus, Zorn,
around the Scroggins sisters: Renee (guitar), Marie (congas), Valerie etc.). "...a very special music and working method. It is completely a
(drums), and Deborah (bass). With the addition of their friend Tito studio-production. Although it includes acoustic instruments, it is a
Libran on percussion, the group changed its name from Emerald, kind of electronic piece, because the instruments are processed and
Sapphire and Gold to ESG. EGS are still thriving today, and the nearly impossible to identify as instruments themselves... a great and
Scroggins sisters are now joined by two of their daughters, Chistelle fantastic piece of music, which reflects the quiet and dark ambience of
and Nicole. The story of ESG is one that gives them a place in three dif- the region it has been born. It could be best characterized as 'dark
ferent musical histories -- house music, hip hop, and punk. A unique ambient' in the vein of 'post industrial' music. There are with no doubt
position that few other bands can claim. Their first single contained the similarities with the works of Jim O'Rourke, Toop/Eastly, the Hafler Trio
all-time dancefloor classics 'Moody' and 'UFO' (produced by Martin or Zoviet France. That means that Cowmeditations is one of the best
Hannett) which placed them at the root of both house and hip hop. 'ambient productions' that has emerged during the last time." "The
ESG were involved with 99 records in the US (as were Liquid Liquid). substance of this works commits itself neither to time nor to space. It
Owned by ESG's unofficial manager/producer Ed Bahlman, 99 records creates an indefinable sound architecture, music which inevitably
spearheaded a new wave in US punk/dance groups that became known enriches those who hear. The notations, instruments, recordings, sam-
as No Wave. 99 records, which had a working relationship with labels ples and harddisc composing leads through metamorphosis to charac-
in the UK like Factory, Rough Trade, and Adrian Sherwood's On-U- teristic features which are interconnected and together create a mes-
Sounds, eventually closed after it lost a protracted court case with merizing universe of sound."
Sugar Hill records when Grandmaster Flash's 'White Lines' sampled V/VM (UK):
Liquid Liquid's 'Cavern'. At this period, laws regarding sampling, which
VA: Aural Offal Waffle 2CD (VVM OFFAL) $19.00
would become a part of life for anyone involved in hip hop, were still
"Amazing compilation of the best of VVM, one of the world's most

respected and innovative leftfield labels, ranked alongside Warp, the vitality of Half Japanese. Featuring new performances by this
Skam, Fat Cat, Planet Mu, etc. Double CD at a single CD price, limited power duo and their musical co-conspirators, The Band That Would Be
to 1500 copies. 52 tracks from V/VM, Jansky Noise, Mild Man Jan, King is as wildly eccentric as the subject it captures. It takes us on a
Ducky, Alien Porno Midgets, The Caretaker, Veil Gud Bros., Prof. humorous journey to the birthplace of punk rock, a world where MTV,
Boxburn, Butcher Claws. Plus special and totally unsolicited guest Rolling Stone magazine, commercial radio and the major record labels
appearances from Lieutenant Pigeon (first track on the album is don't exist, and an anarchic teenage spirit and raw unadulterated pas-
"Mouldy Old Dough"), Jack and Vera Duckworth, David Hasselhoff, sion reign king. A place where Jad and David Fair's 'love songs and
Donald Duck, Steptoe and Son, Wham, Black Lace, Ashford and monster songs' are the sweetest distilled essence of all rock has been
Simpson, and many more. The album mixes full-on 'Distorto-Beat/Drill and is meant to be."
'n' Bass' interspersed with deranged Russ Abbott/Coronation Street On HALF JAPANESE: The Band That Would Be King VID (VANG 01
Acid plunderphonic madness. Tracks include V/VM's "There's a Guy VID) $21.00
Works Down the Chipshops Swears He's Merzbow", "Chas 'n' Dave "Finally available. Initially released in 1993, this legendarily hard-to-
Done Like Kippers", "Last Kristmass You Broke All My Warts", find documentary on one of the most praised underground groups of
"Alternative Theme For Blind Date", etc." the past 50 years has finally been issued on VHS and DVD by Vanguard.
V2 ARCHIVE (NETHERLANDS): Featuring incredible live and archival footage which stands as proof of
DUIMELINKS/FRANS DE WAARD, PETER: Nulla Di Nuovo Sotto Il the vitality of Half Japanese. Featuring new performances by this
Sole 3" CD (V2 19) $10.00 power duo and their musical co-conspirators, The Band That Would Be
A split 3” CD with 5 pieces running about 20 minutes. The Duimelinks King is as wildly eccentric as the subject it captures. It takes us on a
material is mostly organic soundtrack work. De Waard’s tracks consist humorous journey to the birthplace of punk rock, a world where MTV,
of one for contact mics scratching various surfaces and one using sound Rolling Stone magazine, commercial radio and the major record labels
materials previously exchanged by Merzbow & Kapotte Muziek; not don't exist, and an anarchic teenage spirit and raw unadulterated pas-
particularly harsh. Weird packaging. sion reign king. A place where Jad and David Fair's 'love songs and
CHOP SHOP: Tension 3" CD (V2 20) $10.00 monster songs' are the sweetest distilled essence of all rock has been
More nicely flailing speaker construction installation sound (previously and is meant to be."
documented on the RRR double 10” slab), wrapped in a mesh wire BULL, SANDY: E Pluribus Unum CD (VANG 6513) $14.00
packet. Newly available again, this 1968 classic, the third Sandy Bull album.
VAND'OEUVRE (FRANCE): Originally issued on CD by Vanguard in 1985, but long o/p. Features 2
side long solo tracks, "No Deposit - No Return Blues," and "Electric
REGET, DOMINIQUE: CD (VAND 9306) $17.00
Blend," performed by Bull on Telecaster, oud, bass, tamboura, and per-
Studio recording by Dominique Regef, a hurdy gurdy player intent on
cussion. "In his first two sets (Fantasias, 1963, and Inventions,1965, on
finding new ways of playing this old French chordophone instrument
Vanguard), there were elements, traces, transmutations of Hindu,
dating back to the 12th century, that is vaguely like a heavier, more sus-
Pakistani and Arabic music; American folk contours and colors (from
tained violin sound. Features Soixante Etages guitar player Dominique
Southern mountain songs to gospel and country blues); jazz; Bach and
Repecaud as a guest. Impressive record of string manipulation, at times
pre-Bach; and more. Sandy Bull had gone beyond eclecticism and was
fairly noisy, other parts emit classical droning waves.
well engaged in a continually unpredictable journey into what could
VANDALIA RECORDS (ITALY):
be called inner musical space where diversely rooted forms and tex-
MARCHETTI, WALTER: Per La Sete Dell'orecchio LP (VANDAL tures flowed into and out of each other, creating in the process new
10584) $15.00 ways of connecting, new spirals of cross-influences, leading into unex-
Warehouse find of the last copies of this Cramps-related release from pectedly disclosed vaults of the senses where there were further doors
1984 by Walter Marchetti. Marchetti has been one of the most inter- to be opened. Here is another stage of Sandy Bull. Just as thoughts and
esting experimental sound artists out of Italy for some time now, dat- feelings emerge in constantly shifting superimposition, so this music
ing back to his early 60s Fluxus-associated group ZAJ (more recent CD takes on simultaneous perspectives through multi-tracking. Sandy's pri-
documentation by the Alga Marghen label). This LP features two side- mary instrument here is the electric guitar, with the output split four
long pieces: "Da Nulla e Verso Nulla" (for marimba, maracas and mag- ways, simultaneously playing foot cymbals topped by a tamborine. He
netic tape) & "Per la Sete Dell'orecchio" (environmental recordings, also plays oud, tamboura and various percussion. As I hear and feel this
cavernous water sounds). [Old original LPs that have been sitting music, it would be directly contrary to the nature of Sandy Bull's
around for 15-20 years tend to have a bit of edge warp and may not odyssey to try to dissect and footnote the various strains of what is,
track perfectly from beginning to end. Please bear in mind if you're after all, an ongoing process of musical transcendentalism. What Sandy
likely to be bothered by such things...] Bull is doing, it seems to me, is the creation of one life work in music.
VANDENBURG: So far as recordings are concerned, this is stage three -- a stop in time
MARCEL, LUC: Wind CD (VAN 0002) $14.00 but also a reaffirmation, to use Wayne Shorter's words again, that
A "spectacular theater-piece" for saxophone quartet, modern dance 'everything is en route, everything is in the interim.'" -- Nat Hentoff.
ensemble and a gigantic inflatable plastic rectangular bubble. Written BULL, SANDY: Reinventions CD (VANG 79520) $15.00
by the young Canadian Varése-influenced composer Luc Marcel, per- Sandy Bull's original label has released a retrospective collection of his
formed by the Chromos Saxophone Quartet, conducted by Charles ground-breaking instrumental recordings which placed his work in the
Bornstein. Merges experimental blocks of sounds not typically attempt- 'vanguard' of the eclectic world music fusion categories. Drawn from
ed within a sax quartet setting with cascades of post-Terry Riley sound three of his four LPs recorded for that label between 1962 and 1972,
waves into a very original and avant sounding affair. five of the eight selections have never been available on CD. Tracks are
VANGUARD: taken from Fansatias, Inventions, and Demolition Derby (no tracks are
HALF JAPANESE: The Band That Would Be King DVD (VANG 01 included from Bull's other Vanguard album, E Pluribus Unum). Bull per-
DVD) $28.00 forms on guitar, oud, bass, banjo, hi-hat & spare change. Guest percus-
"Finally available. Initially released in 1993, this legendarily hard-to- sionists are Billy Higgins and Denis Charles. I'd rather have all of the
find documentary on one of the most praised underground groups of albums on CD, but this is the way Vanguard is going to do, and you
the past 50 years has finally been issued on VHS and DVD by Vanguard. might as well accept it for what's it worth; Sandy Bull is one of
Featuring incredible live and archival footage which stands as proof of America's greatest visionary musical talents and this CD lays it very

clear. compressed sound formations, the groove develops into a beautifully
VENTRICLE: shaped piece, that produces quite unique and special results. The B-
MAUVE SIDESHOW: CD (VENT 1) $12.00 side of the project provides a stunning reconfiguration by Helsinki-
The first Mauve Sideshow CD collects material from their long-deleted based Vladislav Delay, widely known for his works on Sigma Editions,
2 LPs (in supposedly remixed form) and adds a bit of new stuff as well. Chain Reaction, Max Ernst and Force Inc / Mille Plateaux. As the origi-
Bewildering home electronic psych-slush from this confusing Seattle nal composition was recorded completely live; absolutely no sound
duo, featuring the tremendous romanto-industrial dream-tremor voice sources, samples or sequences were provided whatsoever and the
of Treva. Some of the most perfectly realized, individualist music to reconfiguration was composed entirely as Delay's own vision of certain
emerge from the Americas in the 90s decade. thought provoking and unique elements of the original. By turning
THISTLE: CD (VENT 2) $12.00 and recalculating this musical vision back into a completely new
Thistle are a previously unknown duo of Danielle (vocals) and Kelly groove, the initial detailed melodic elements of the original are
(instruments and effects), who are clearly shifting molecules in the restructured in a much deeper, crisp and more experimental direction.
same universe inhabited by Mauve Sideshow (if to somewhat less spec- In total, the piece lasts over eighteen minutes, with a number of dif-
tacular heights). Not a lot of other information is provided, but this is fering structural and textural changes continuously added and with-
definitely the sort of mysterious racket (beautifully floating/processed drawn at varying stages of the groove‘s development keeping the
female vocals, quietly humming electronics & psychedelic non-mel- depth and feel continually fresh without ever losing direction."
lotron washes) one should expect from this label. Tracks with titles like Limited stock.
"The Department of Cloud Control Department," " A Glitch in Time," PUB: Summer: Pt. 2 12" (VFORM 004) $9.00
& "The Stars Pinned the Black Sheets to the Wall," etc. "The second and concluding part of the Summer project which includes
TORN CURTAIN: CD (VENT 4) $12.00 stunning reworks by Berlin’s Arovane and London-based Nick
We have previously referred to this as the Torn Curtain album by Rapaccioli. With both the original and the Vladislav Delay re-work (feat
Mauve Sideshow. We have been corrected; Treva does not appear on on VFORM003), taking things quite possibly as deep and as fresh as
this CD and it’s therefore not a MS CD, but a self-titled release by Torn they could go. The idea of putting together a second collection of
Curtain (Dusty continues to supply sonic gush, with one-off vocalist mixes was to seek out and research a whole new direction on the pro-
Sheila). Please file accordingly. ject by drawing in an additional two artists operating in closely linked,
STEEPLE OF FYRE: CD (VENT 6) $12.00 yet entirely different creative circles. As with the Vladislav Delay re-
Steeple of Fyre is a trio of Stacy Snowleopard (electrovox), Kelly Thistle work, absolutely no sound sources, samples or sequences were provid-
(effects, implements of destruction) & Dusty (mellotron, devices). ed to either of the involved parties, and the mixes were produced
Whispered voices, streaming electronics and otherworldly atmosphere entirely from each of the artists' own interpretation of certain
-- in their now familiar dream-like style, excellently represented once thought-provoking elements in the original. With this in mind, pro-
again. duction was approached entirely by carefully drawing upon and
ANGEL PROVOCATEUR: CD (VENT 8) $12.00 redefining selected reference points from the original groove, thus
A new due in the Ventricle circle, featuring Vanessa Harvey (voice & providing a starting point for the chosen artists to recreate detailed
lyrics) and Kelly Thistle (real & imaginary instruments, places). sequences and arrangements in their own distinguished style and for-
Described as "the ambient vocal CD of the decade," this delves further mat."
into the post-Mauve Sideshow stratosphere of dream-electronics and VERTICAL SLUM:
female vocalization. VA: I Hate the Pop Group LP (VSLUM) $13.00
VERTICAL: In the late 70s DIY wasn't just a concept or a lifestyle, it was an acutal
BLBAF: Home of the Brahma Chopp LP (VER 010) $10.00 genre. Various camps have been proclaiming an intent to start compil-
A solo project, with Squirmbo connections, here’s the first non-single ing this ultra crude, primitive music, now it has finally been done. This
on the Vertical label. It’s a monster slab of noise contact implosion; not compilation of choice late 70s/early 80s D.I.Y. post punk/art school
far in parts from an Akita mix of Holy Sound of American Pipe. experimentalism has been slapped together in Bloodstains/Killed-By-
SQUIRMBO: Beyond A Fever Pitch DBL 7" (VER 011 F) $13.00 Death style, with a emphasis on both the US & UK's output. Features
Variant edition in frisbee packaging. The Door and the Window (Mark Perry related), Orchid Spangiafora
VELASQUEZ/THE GAG REFLEX, DONNA: Live 7" (VER DON) $3.00 (ultra obscure and desirable tape works from Mpls, 1978; with contri-
Piles of noise & disruption, recorded live to the sound of no hands clap- butions from Byron Coley), Janet and the Johns (Birmingham, 1980),
ping. Dare I imply a Squirmbo relation? E.G. Oblique Graph (pre-Muslimgauze), The Prats (Earcom), Noh Mercy
MERZBOW: Neo Orgasm 7" (VER NEO) $5.00 (SF duo), AK Process, File Under Pop, Brent Wilcox (Happy Squid), Doof,
SQUIRMBO: Noizeline 7" (VER NOI) $3.00 The Storm Bugs, Men/Eject, Band T Plus Instruments (on the Dutch
VERTICAL FORM (UK): Plurex label), The Sell Outs, Danny and the Dressmakers."
RAPACCIOLI, NICK: EP1 12" (VFORM 001) $9.00 VERVE/SONET (SWEDEN):
"This self-titled debut release is a complex and innovative four tracker CHERRY, DON: The Sonet Recordings 2CD (VERVE 533049) $24.00
from solo production outfit Rapaccioli, co-founder of London based 1996 Swedish-only release. "An exceedingly joyous Swiss-only Verve
Atlas Records. The EP is formed as a result of having followed and been grouping of DC's two Sonet LP's whose similar tone (via explorations of
heavily influenced by the highly sophisticated and ever evolving tech- global culture predating current experiments by quite some time)
no and electro-acoustic scene operating within Berlin, Frankfurt, makes them right for pairing. Eternal Now features Cherry's then
Cologne, London, etc." Limited stock. rhythm section of Bengt Berger (piano, Tibetan Bell, African finger
PUB: Summer Pt. 1 12" (VFORM 003) $9.00 piano, Mridangam), Christer Bothen (piano, Dousso n'Koni, Tibetan
"For this third release, we present the work of lo-fi experimentalist Bells), Bernt Rosengren (Taragot), and Agneta Ernstrom (Tibetan Bell,
Pub, one of the founder members of the ultra low key Glasgow-based Dousso Kynia) along with Don himself (H'suan, Dastar, gong, piano,
Ampoule collective. The original version of Summer, is a masterfully vocal, harmonium, Rkan-Dung, Gamelan) in an understandably exotic
and beautifully crafted sixteen minute long epic sound journey, which selection of trance-out epics. Live Ankara features Selcuk Sun (bass),
delves deeply into the blissed, melodic almost aquatic side of atmos- Okay Temiz (drums, percussion), Irfan Sumer (tenor Sax, percussion)
pherics and electronics. By fusing together heart moving melodies and Don (trumpet, Trumpetzurna, piano, vocal, flute) exploring the
alongside carefully and expertly placed vocal snatches and delayed, common ground betwixt Turkish musics and Western free-improv

modes. A not-easily-forgotten size-up of Mr. Cherry's mind-mass (which the achievements of that now-defunct legendary band. Hazy overtones
seems to take up most of Eurasia). Makes that painful breach of time- of Indian music, machine noise, nature sounds, monolithic power."
space so much more relaxing." --Hrvatski PELT: Techeod CD (VHF 36 CD) $13.00
VHF: "Washington DC guys release their third VHF CD. Contemporary and
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: CD (VHF 11) $12.00 traditional musics collide and splatter the devoted listener with tam-
Debut CD from the British group that dared to write songs called boura, guitar, violin, tabla, flute, banjo, lap steel, oscillator, voice,
"Popol Vuh 1" and "Popol Vuh 2". In the old days, people compared organ, and a variety of other instruments both conventional and
them to Spacemen 3/JAMC/My Bloody Valentine/Nick Drake, etc. A homemade."
truly unbelievable press release at the time of release mentioned BELL, SANDRA: City of Sorrows CD (VHF 39) $13.00
"incredible experimentalism reminiscent of (yet superior to) German "Sandra Bell's first full-length release since 1995. From the musically
masters like Popol Vuh and Ash Ra Tempel"; at least 1 person laughed. fertile South Island of New Zealand, Sandra has previously recorded for
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: Distance CD (VHF 14) $12.00 Turbulence, IMD and of course the legendary genre-defining
2nd CD, which is a compilation of early 7" tracks from '93/94, plus Xpressway label. Recorded during a temporary relocation to Berlin,
about 20 minutes of unreleased material. City of Sorrows finds Sandra turning back toward the more austere and
BOWER/RICHARD YOUNGS, MATTHEW: Site/Realm LP (VHF 20) emotionally style of her Xpressway debut, Dreams Of Falling. Her voice
$10.00 and guitar blend perfectly with cello, accordion, and on a couple of
2 side long duos for electric guitar, wrapped in heavy duty screen print- tracks, a full but rough-around-the-edges band. Sandra's lyrics and
ed jacket. alternately deadpan and harrowing delivery accurately convey an
YOUNGS/STEVE TODD, RICHARD: Georgians CD (VHF 22) $12.00 atmosphere of dissolution and decay."
The expected array of weird instruments make this another impressive YOUNGS/SIMON WICKHAM-SMITH, RICHARD: Metallic Sonatas 1-
duo work in the style of Asthma vs. Diabetes. Violin, sleigh bells, casio, 15 CD (VHF 40) $14.00
dulcimer, ring modulation, penny whistle, oven tray, reed organ, "15 short, searing slices of electronic mayhem on this, the prolific duo's
home-made synth, thai harp, glockenspiel, click orchestration, many latest and last for awhile (Simon Wickham-Smith is moving to
more. Surreal, beyond-genre new world improvisation. Australia), contrast the song-oriented action of their previous release
PELT: Brown Cyclopaedia CD (VHF 25) $12.00 Pulse of the Rooster. Performed on electric sitar, voice, glass harmoni-
Previously available as a double LP on the band's own label, now on CD ca, drum machine, electric cifteli, electric banjolin, violin, cello, card-
w/ new artwork by Christina Carter. "Pelt distill the most worthy influ- board boxes, Casio, electric shirt-reinforcer, electric bass, guitar, bowed
ences of the recent generation of obscure bands down to the best of cymbals, electric thai harp, clock-chimes, reed organ, and bagpipes, the
the best and add a healthy dose of their own isolation-honed touch. sounds have been mutated into towering alien sculptures evoking the
Songs ring with simple, emotionally charged vocals and expressive gui- "textures" of metals. Each piece is short and novel enough not to slip
tar playing, easily the equal to the best from the NZ/Xpressway scene. into dreary repetition. Metallic Sonatas, like most R!!! & S!!! releases,
Careful soundscapes emerge from a dense fog of guitar and horn somehow makes the most unusual music accessible."
noise. Middle-eastern sounding drones are conjured from a trio of gui- SUNROOF: Delicate Autobahns Under Construction 2CD (VHF 41)
tars and a wordless vocal. Slowly, life becomes meaningful again." $15.00
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: Goodbye CD (VHF 26) $10.00 "This is the first CD release by Matthew Bower's new group, following
Three track EP, at about 25 minutes. The title track was intended as a the retirement of Skullflower and Total. The trio of Bower, John
farewell 7" before they decided not to go. It's "an angry and aggres- Godbert and Neil Campbell mines territory similar to Total but with a
sive collage by a 'band' wrung out by the creative process. There's also more group-oriented, communal trance arrangement. Taking cues
a collaborative track with NZ's Roy Montgomery and a new "reborn" from minimalist composers, Indian music, and assorted folk musics,
track -- "a lengthy and lovely sonata for guitar and sampler." Sunroof uses guitar, violin, hand percussion and reeds to build up layer
FLYING SAUCER ATTACK: Goodbye LP (VHF 26 LP) $9.00 upon layer of stratospheric bliss. On top of the wedges of sound floats
PELT: Max Meadows CD (VHF 28) $12.00 Bower's sometimes gentle, sometimes excoriating, always unmistak-
3rd full length release by this VA trio. "Studio/rehearsal/live recordings; able electric guitar."
combines the jaw-droppingly downer songcraft heard on the Brown PELT: Empty Bell Ringing In The Sky CD (VHF 43) $13.00
Cyclopaedia debut with free-formist trappings displayed on the fol- "Another chapter in this mid-Atlantic ensemble's existence finds them
lowup Burning/Filament/Rockets. Using a wide variety of unusual transforming their one-word moniker from a noun to a verb. Includes
instruments, including those of their own design, Pelt create sound- a 12-minute surprise collaboration with the RH Band, Pelt's complete
scapes that are a step removed from the current generation of 'post- 35-minute set at Terrastock II (nominated by many as the highlight of
rockers'. the entire goddamn festival and nicknamed 'The Hillbilly Theater of
WINGTIP SLOAT: If Only For the Hatchery CD (VHF 30 CD) $13.00 Eternal Music'), a magically resonating 17-minute slice from a typical
"This first new work in nearly three years furthers the mid-Atlantic East Coast hippie warehouse party, finally capturing Pelt's forceful,
trio's blend of highly fragmented rock and cryptic experimentation. In multi-layered sound accurately and appropriately."
the wake of fellow over-intellectualizers Wire, SwellMaps, Tall Dwarfs, PELT: Empty Bell Ringing In The Sky 2LP (VHF 43 LP) $13.00
etc, the 'Sloat mix the familiar and strange in equal parts-- to charming WICKHAM-SMITH, SIMON: Butterfly Dust CD (VHF 44) $14.00
and disarming effect." "The first solo CD by Simon Wickham-Smith follows a long and prolific
WINGTIP SLOAT: If Only For the Hatchery LP (VHF 30 LP) $9.00 10 year recording partnership with Richard Youngs. Recorded during a
DOLDRUMS: Feng Shui CD (VHF 32 CD) $13.00 temporary relocation to Australia, Butterfly Dust is a strikingly intimate
"Recorded at the same time as 1997's Acupuncture (released on solo performance on organ, voice, Peruvian Reed, and Dijeridu. The
Kranky), the second full length by Doldrums represents a more 'ambi- performances here are informed by a rare combination of virtuosity
ent' and contemplative side of the eclectic trio. The band's use of and exploratory improvisation. In comparison with some prior perfor-
bowed guitars on several tracks gives the record an eerie but mostly mances (e.g. Simon's startlingly skilled assault on a grand piano on
serene atmosphere." Knish), Butterfly Dust is in a more minimal style, where sounds are
TOTAL: Eternity's Beautiful Frontispiece CD (VHF 34 CD) $13.00 given room to build up and establish a mood over the long term. This
"Originally developed as a part-time 'solo' outlet for Skullflower gui- is particularly true of the long organ solo "Objects Appearing", where
tarist Matthew Bower, Total's prolific output has in some ways eclipsed notes are slowly added to a drone over a period of several minutes, giv-

ing each newly introduced note a significant impact." BAUER, KONRAD: Toronto Tone CD (VICTO 017) $14.00
SUNROOF: Found Star Sound CD (VHF 46) $14.00 Solo performance for trombone & electronics. Bauer experiments with
"Found Star Sound is the annual dispatch for 2000 from Matthew electronic looping, circular breathing and other sonic-rippling effects,
Bower and friends, continuing their long legacy of outward-bound putting this in the small but elite company as other masterful trom-
audio verité. Recorded mostly at Bower's Cumbrian home in the rainy bone works by Rutherford, Christman, Globokar, Lewis, etc.
and windy UK Lake district, the group's droning guitars, organs, voic- PARKINS, ZEENA: Ursa's Door CD (VICTO 018) $14.00
es, and violins blend with twinkling percussion to evoke an atmosphere Studio recordings, featuring 2 scored for stringed instruments, per-
perfectly suited to such an environment. Following a brief living-room- formed by Margaret Parkins, Sara Parkins, Chris Cochrane, Ikue Mori &
organ-with-built-in-rhythm-section-gon e-haywire introduction on Zeena Parkins. "'Ursa's Door' is an excellent conceptual work full of
'Pink Stream 1', the CD builds a vibe around Bower's thickly buzzing emotional character and orchestral beauty that bears as much of the
but mellow & casual guitar. Steadily picking up momentum, the record finesse and sophistication of the European classical tradition as in its
peaks with the chugging sound of trains epic 'Pink Stream 2', calms use of dissonance and post-Hendrix like feedback effects."
briefly, and then goes out strong with a rousing blast of guitar and vio- SHARP/ORCHESTRA CARBON, ELLIOT: Abstract Repressionism:
lin scrape on 'Silvera'. Another scuff from the UK's biggest scuffmak- 1990-99 CD (VICTO 019) $14.00
ers." Studio recording of the Orchestra version of Carbon features 3 violins,
VIA SATELLITE (UK): 3 cellos, bass, perc. and Elliott's double guitar/bass. A dense, avant-clas-
MOUNT VERNON ARTS LAB: Gummy Twinkle CD (VSAT 2525) sical aura to the sound (unlike some of the more angst-heaving rock
$19.00 pounding of regular Carbon), in his pursuit of "ir/rational music": "'Ir'
"Mount Vernon Arts Lab are led by Glaswegian experimentalist Drew represents acoustic phenomena and how we perceive them; 'rational'
Mulholland and Gummy Twinkle is re-released to tie in with the release is that which is structure and order (whether real, unreal, surreal or
of Warminster, the collaboration with Adrian Utley of Portishead on superreal); overall is the 'ir/rational' containing the other parts and
Ochre Records. Gummy Twinkle is made up of original compositions as binding them with intuition, chaos, and the tangential."
well as collaborations with Norman Blake (Teenage Fan Club), Sonic MURRAY/FRED HOPKINS, DIEDRE: Firestorm CD (VICTO 020)
Boom, Project Dark & Disinformation; it features over loaded circuits, $14.00
fax tones, weighing machines, locked grooves, a Theremin in a storm, Studio duos for cello and bass. "It's a pleasure to hear Diedre Murray
an egg whisk under a nest of tables and a whole host of other electri- out front, laying into lines, pulverizing pizzicato riffs, swooping
cal wonders and analogue monstrosities custom made to MVAL's own through episodes from her own pen. And not since Air has Fred
uniqe specifications." Hopkins recorded in such a concentratedly communicative setting; he
VICTO (CANADA): sparkles from end to end." -- John Corbett
BRAXTON QUARTET, ANTHONY: (Victoriaville) 1992 CD (VICTO
FRITH/RENE LUSSIER, FRED: Nous Autres CD (VICTO 001) $14.00
021) $14.00
BAILEY/ANTHONY BRAXTON, DEREK: Moment Precieux CD
Braxton (as, sopranino sax, cl, bcl), Crispell (p), Dresser (b), Hemingway
(VICTO 002) $14.00
(d); four original Braxton compositions + "Impressions."
Bailey (electric guitar), Braxton (alto & sopranino saxes), live in '86.
BAUER TRIO, KONRAD: Three Wheels - Four Directions CD (VICTO
TEITELBAUM/CARLOS ZINGARO, RICHARD: The Sea Between CD
023) $14.00
(VICTO 003) $14.00
Bauer (tbn), Peter Kowald (b), Gunter Sommer (d), recorded at
Duo improvisations from 1987 featuring Zingaro violin and
Victoriaville 1992.
Teitelbaum's piano/synthesizer/electronics. Teitelbaum uses interactive
HOLLMER/LOOPING HOME ORCHESTRA, LARS: Live 1992-1993 CD
computer techniques (ala George Lewis), which create a blur of con-
(VICTO 024) $14.00
fusing sound. "...mysterious, frightening, and utterly fascinating. It
The Looping Home Orchestra is a Swedish quartet featuring Lars
rarely surfaces; instead it stays submerged, sunken -- indeed even more
Hollmer (known for association with his country's RIO entry, Samla
so on the disc's more recent recordings, where the two instruments
Mammas Manna); they play pianos, accordion, melodica, percussion,
hardly ever break off into respective roles, but rather float together as
bass, glockenspiel, guitar, mandolin, etc. They are augmented here by
if suspended in a murky driftwork matrix." --John Corbett.
Fred Frith and Jean Derome. The sound is a sort of quirky pastiche of
DEROME, JEAN: Confitures De Gagaku CD (VICTO 005) $14.00
new music repetitions and RIO-prog oddball movements that's gonna
Studio recordings, by a 12 piece ensemble, for music inspired by
mainly appeal to converts.
Japanese Gagaku. Saxophones, clarinet, flute, piano, percussion,
KAISER/KIMURA/O’ROURKE/OSWALD: Acoustics CD (VICTO 025)
female voice, etc. There are some captivating, shrill & alien passages in
$14.00
here...
Kaiser & O’Rourke on acoustic guitars, Mari Kimura on violin, and
CRISPELL, MARILYN: Labyrinths CD (VICTO 006) $14.00
Oswald on alto sax; 1993 studio sessions.
Solo piano, from 1987.
SHARP/ZEENA PARKINS, ELLIOT: Psycho-Acoustics CD (VICTO 026)
VA: Dix Improvisations CD (VICTO 009) $14.00
$14.00
Various performances from the 1989 Victoriaville festival. Includes:
1994 studio duos, with the expected array: electric & acoustic harp, gui-
LaDonna Smith/Davey Williams, Hans Reichel, Plimley/Ellis, New Winds,
tars, Dobro, clarinet, percussion, etc.
Parran/Rothenberg & Nicols/Cooper/Schweizer.
ELLIS, LISLE: Elevations CD (VICTO 027) $14.00
MITCHELL, ROSCOE: Songs In The Wind CD (VICTO 011) $14.00
Bassist Ellis is best known perhaps for his free-form work with pianist
13 shortish pieces, featuring Mitchell on the usual array of small instru-
Paul Plimley (recordings on 9 Winds and Hat Art, where they tackled
ments (soprano & tenor sax, plus whistles, bells, percussion, wood-
the Ornette songbook). Here, he’s featuring material he’s written for a
winds). A minor classic.
saxophone quartet (Glen Spearman, Larry Ochs, Joe McPhee,
KAISER/JIM O'ROURKE, HENRY: Tomorrow Knows Where You
Christopher Cauley); w/ a cover of Ayler’s “Mothers,” another track
Live CD (VICTO 014) $14.00
dedicated to Jimmy Lyons, you can imagine the spirits invoked here;
Guitar improv duets (plus one solo track from each), from 1991.
dense Mingus-like detail-groundwork upon which pour the lines of the
COOPER, LINSDAY: Oh Moscow CD (VICTO 015) $14.00
aforementioned 4 masters.
Ensemble performance from Victoriaville 1989, featuring Cooper (bas-
NEW WINDS: Digging It Harder From Afar CD (VICTO 028) $14.00
soon, saxophones), Alfred 23 Harth, Hugh Hopper, Phil Minton, Sally
Ned Rothenberg (reeds), Robert Dick (flutes), JD Parran (clarinets).
Potter, etc.
Collective interested in extended technique for woodwinds.
KING/DAVID MOSS/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE, JOHN: CD (VICTO 029) Clinton & Evan Parker. John Corbett's liner notes go on at length about
$14.00 how Rova's music cannot be listened to as mere background: "Rova's
King (guitar), Moss (d, electronics, voice), Yoshihide (turntables), music... is a challenge, a rewarding but demanding body of work that
recorded live at Victoriaville 1994. “...the linear thrust is broken... absolutely necessitates thoughtful contemplation, as well as sensual
rough ride... trying to make intuition into method, to improvise the and emotional response... It requires that the listener spend quality-
mediated moment...[no period, thanks]...”— John Corbett. time listening. On repeated hearings the significance of the work does-
RIEU, YANNICK: Sweet Geom CD (VICTO 030) $14.00 n't fade, but grows sharper, bolder, more definite." I don't think I could
Yannick Rieu is a French Canadian tenor saxophonist, much inspired by agree more; the preferred position for hearing Rova is horizontal, eyes
the flowing power of Sonny Rollins’ 50's works (“Freedom Suite” is closed, interruption impossible. One of the quintessential American
even covered here). A live trio set from the ‘94 Victoriaville Festival. music groups, who've never failed to inspire in their nearly 20 years of
TIPPETT, KEITH: Une Croix Dans L'Ocean CD (VICTO 031) $14.00 operation.
Beautiful solo piano set, from the ‘94 Victoriaville Festival, which mixed MINTON QUARTET, PHIL: Mouthfull Of Ecstasy CD (VICTO 041)
prepared-piano percussive trance links and higher-key elevations. “By $14.00
placing polished stones inside the Baldwin piano, he produced some of Studio recording based around the texts of Finnegan's Wake, led by
the most radiant metallic tones ever beamed from the instrument. By the legendary vocal improviser, Phil Minton. With John Butcher (ts, ss,
spending half the show discovering the beauty of the piano’s interior voice), Roger Turner (drums, perc. voice), Veryan Weston (piano, voice).
(which included a set of enormous chimes) and the other half manu- "As free improvisers, Minton, Weston, Turner and Butcher take the
facturing abrasive, yet delicate tones, Tippett proved that, indeed, he’s inherent semiotic flexibility of music one step further, emphasizing a
been wrongfully overlooked by most of the jazz community.”— fleeting, constantly-shifting, instantaneous flash of images, sounds,
Exclaim magazine. and associations; that imminence is consistent with Joyce's free flow of
GAYLE, CHARLES: Unto I AM CD (VICTO 032) $14.00 verbiage, his 'stream of consciousness' style of running-on sentences
An unusual and essential all-solo studio recording from Mr. Gayle. and creating compounds out of separate linguistic molecules... the
Includes the expected marathon solo tenor outings, an amazing bass group specifically chose to mix the voice integrally, not out on top
clarinet piece, and a couple of shocking cuts performed on piano, roughshod over instrumentalists... word for word, each utterance can
vocals, drums & the holy ghost. serve either to stir up freely-associated meanings, harder denotive ref-
DEANE, J.A.: Nomad CD (VICTO 035) $14.00 erences, or simply to kick back and join the melange as concrete
Deane plays trombone, bass flute, lap steel guitar, percussion, with var- sound." --John Corbett.
ious guests including ROVA's Bruce Ackley and Andrew Voigt. PARKER/SAINKHO NAMTCHYLAK, EVAN: Mars Song CD (VICTO
LUSSIER/NOW ORCHESTRA, RENE: Le Tour du Bloc CD (VICTO 036) 042) $14.00
$14.00 Duos recorded in Toronto in 1996 between Evan (soprano and tenor
Lussier is a well known Canadian guitarist and composer, who has saxophones) and the amazing female vocalist from Tuva, Sainkho.
played with various Fred Frith ensembles, etc. The Now Orchestra is a "Having listened to Evan for close to 25 years in a multitude of config-
14 piece group, including Paul Plimley (p), under Lussier's direction urations, there has always been surprise and challenge in his ever
here (on guitar & daxophone). developing music; the solo music especially. If one investigates the
FAR EAST SIDE BAND: Urban Archaeology CD (VICTO 037) $14.00 recordings, mostly soprano, it becomes apparent that he is gradually
Studio recordings of a quartet of Jason Hwang (electric violin), Sang- releasing all the inner voices contained in his horn, and this time there
Won Park (alang, kayagum), Joe Daley (tuba, electronics), Yukio Tsuji appeared two distinct lines, overlapping, in parallel, joined in harmon-
(shakahachi, perc.). Nicely evolving Eastern-saturated dreamscape ics. The inclusion of the tenor in his solo music has opened up yet
music of subtle transformations. another avenue, perhaps for even the simple reason of it having a
PAPASOFF, CHARLES: International Baritone Conspiracy CD curved bell and being an octave lower. Although I had heard Sainkho
(VICTO 038) $14.00 Namtchylak recordings on Leo and FMP, I was quite unprepared for the
Collective works for a baritone saxophone sextet, featuring Papasoff, live experience. Her arsenal of sounds come not as trick singing, but
Bluiett, Jean Derome, David Mott, Christian Gavillet, Bo Van Der Were. story-like, at times vague notions of Madame Butterly enter my
"...each of the members supplies a chart, inevitably a multi-sectional or thoughts, another gurgling dialogue of happy babies; and then so low
multi-thematic construction intended to utilize the wise registers, pris- and deep in the throat as to create a definite shiver. When they joined
matic colors and rich textures 6 baritones are capable of." --Art Lange. the saxophone and voice together, they existed in the space between
KOVAC, BORIS: Anamnesis -- Ecumenical Mysteries CD (VICTO my ears rather than outside in, filling my brain. Astounding music." --
039) $14.00 Bill Smith.
Kovac is a composer from the former Yugoslavia, whose music was pre- SCHIANO, MARIO: Social Security CD (VICTO 043) $14.00
viously brought to Western ears by the ReR label. This work, performed Live at Victoriaville 1996. Sebi Tramontana (tbn), Evan Parker (ss, ts),
by his ever changing Ritual Nova Ensemble (soprano, violin, cello, Barry Guy (b), Paul Lovens (d, per.), Mario Schiano (as). "An encounter
piano, percussion, saxophone), is dedicated to the mystics Berdjiaev full of musical wonder, excitement, experimentation, the feeling that
and Gurdjieff. "'Anamnesis' has a clearly chamber music set up, solemn something special had taken place. And Schiano's saxophone, at once
atmospheres, minimalist innuendos, quasi-orchestral sonorities. Its brimming with joy and tinged with melancholy -- who knows that
evocative sonic landscapes, of a tormenting beauty, could be viewed as emotion more intimately than the passionate at heart? To be both
part of the ongoing spiritual renewal characteristic of many contem- charming and challenging, social and solitary: a tall order for most, but
porary East-European composers such as Arvo Part and Henry Gorecki. no problem for the Maestro and his gang."
Nevertheless, Kovac's music language is far more impure and contami- SHARP/ZEENA PARKINS, ELLIOT: Blackburst CD (VICTO 044)
nated. It reveals the composer's Serbian, Hungarian and Rumanian $14.00
roots and discloses similarities with the darker side of RIO, as well as The "Psycho-Acoustic" duo; studio recordings from NY, 1996. Electric
with the Third Ear Band, combined with the manifest influence of Bela harp, double guitar-bass, bass clarinet, Buchla Thunder, etc.
Bartok and Balkan folk music." --Fabrizio Gilardino. MOORE, THURSTON: Piece For Jetson Dolma CD (VICTO 045)
ROVA SAXOPHONE QUARTET: Ptow! CD (VICTO 040) $14.00 $14.00
New studio recordings from Oakland, 1995, by this legendary Bay Area One 66-minute piece broken into 2 parts by the trio of Thurston Moore
quartet, with pieces dedicated to Shostakovitch, Fred Frith, George (guitar, amplifier, microphone), Tom Surgal (drums, perc.) & William

Winant (drums, perc.). Recorded live at Victoriaville 5/17/96. Beautifully Studio recordings from Oakland, 1996, featuring compositions by
ignited sound waves ala the Klangfarbenmelodie... CD on Corpus Lindsay Cooper, Fred Frith, Barry Guy & Larry Ochs.
Hermeticum. "The sounds on this disc are about colliding cultures. They GOLDBERG, BEN: Eight Phrases For Jefferson Rubin CD (VICTO
are about Thurston Moore creating massive Bertoia-like sound sculp- 057) $14.00
tures that dangle ominously above the shiny pates of the massed cog- Featuring Trevor Dunn (bass), L.S. Ellis (bass), Larry Ochs (tenor and
niscetti while Tom Surgal turns his limbs into a riot of machine guns, sopranino sax), Michael Sarin (drums), John Schott (guitar), Goldberg
and William Winant's percussion zyzzles through the air like sheets of (clarinet). Studio recordings from 11/96.
burning napalm. There are moments when Surgal sounds like Jonathan MASAOKA ORCHESTRA: What Is The Difference Between
Jackson power pumping his 12 gauge into a target range full of white Stripping and Playing the Violin CD (VICTO 058) $14.00
cops' exploding heads. There are moments when Moore's guitar, amp "My impetus for founding this 16-piece orchestra was based on the
and Japanese toys send huge resonant rainbow red arcs pulsing desire to have a hybridized, inter-cultural, electronic-friendly, inter-
through the crowd's Kirlian clouds. There are moments when Winant's media orchestra that could perform my compositions. In addition, I was
tympanic burling BECOMES a bridge into the hole of nada." -- B. Coley. developing specific techniques involving composition, improvisation,
CHADBOURNE/PAUL LOVENS, EUGENE: Patrizio CD (VICTO 046) and conduction that involved the entire body in conducting, similar to
$14.00 the conducing methods of my Japanese Gagku teacher. For example, I
Duets for Chadbourne (dobro, electric banjo) and Lovens (drums, cym- carved out the shape of a sine wave with one arm and with the other
bals), live in the USA 1996. Focusing on Eugene's more serious impro- arm angled a square wave, signaling to the electronic musicians to gen-
visational persona, this is a spirited collection of sound creation. erate white noise -- which is sine and square waves together." --Miya
ROELOF, ANNEMARIES' WASTE WATCHERS: Music From The Land Masaoka.
Of Milk & Honey CD (VICTO 048) $14.00 HARD RUBBER ORCHESTRA: Cruel Yet Fair CD (VICTO 059) $14.00
A Frankfurt-based trio, live at Victoriaville 1996: Roelofs (trombone, Ranging between big band jazz and orchestral arrangements of a vari-
violin, trumpet), Johannes Kramer (guitar, electronics, tapes), Dirk ety of music composed and directed by John Korsrud, a former student
Marwedel (saxophones). of Louis Andriessen. The track "Speck" (for 36 trumpets) is an unusual
MUSCI/VENOSTA/MARIANI: Losing The Orthodox Path CD (VICTO inclusion and a minimalist highlight. The rest will only appeal to enthu-
049) $14.00 siasts of large ensemble music.
First album in quite a while from this Italian duo (plus a new member, FUSHITSUSHA: Withdrawe, this sable Disclosure ere devot'd CD
Massimo Mariani). Their previous 2 albums were issued on ReR. They (VICTO 060) $14.00
are known for their elaborate constructions, featuring ethnic sam- The trio of Keiji Haino (guitar, voice), Yasushi Ozawa (bass) & Ikuro
plings alongside tape, prepared guitar and piano, percussion, many Takahashi (drums), recorded live at Victoriavilla 5/16/97. "With refer-
more. A lot of extremely detailed "treatments": backwards, slowed- ence to the title for the Fushitsusha album, Keiji Haino takes a lot of
down sample segments, manipulated fragments, etc. care and time over the selection of titles for his albums. He specifically
BURN, CHRIS: Music For Three Rivers CD (VICTO 050) $14.00 asked that this title be translated into a type of English that would be
Solo prepared piano compositions by this UK free music figurehead. reminiscent of medieval language. As going back that far would ren-
"Chris Burn brings to the sound-board an improviser's sensitivity to der the title mostly incomprehensible to the majority of listeners, we
open form exploration and a research scientist's intensity when it eventually came to the compromise of using Elizabethan-style
comes to the business of piano preparation and alteration...the diverse (Skakespearean, etc.) grammar, spelling and diction. Within those
streams of his involvement in expanding the extended techniques on parameters, I believe that the title makes grammatical sense and com-
the instrument and working in the expressive terrain of free improvi- municates both the feel and meaning of what Keiji wants to say." --
sation converge in a most fertile flood plain." Alan Cummings (translator).
GEBBIA, GIANNI: Terra Arsa CD (VICTO 051) $14.00 PALINCKX: It's Frontal Dog CD (VICTO 061) $14.00
Gebbia (as, sop, voice), Miriam Palma (voice, perc.) & Vittorio Villa (d, "Palinckx makes music that defies traditional categories like rock, jazz,
perc., didjiridoo), live at Victoriaville 5/17/97. "Gebbia has managed to improvised and contemporary composed music. Palinckx plays hard-
absorb both his native Sicilian folk music and the playing of saxophon- edge collages, slap-stick effects, psychedelica, musical ready-mades,
ists like Evan Parker to come up with a personal approach...Palma was noise, carrying melodies and abstract sound explorations."
a breathtaking vocalist, with a technique that encompassed Western, KOVAC, BORIS: East OFF Europe -- Closing The Circle CD (VICTO
classical tonalities and gutterul choked yelps, with buzzing nasal tones 062) $14.00
that sounded almost like a synthesizer." --Michael Rosenstein. "'Multistylism' could be a rough term used to determine Boris Kovac's
DICK/JOHN WOLF BRENNAN/DANIELE PATUMI, ROBERT: Aurealis composition profile, which is not suited to fill any conventional pigeon-
CD (VICTO 052) $14.00 holes. His music reflects a thorough knowledge of the European cham-
Robert Dick (flutes), John Wolf Brennan (piano, prepared piano, celes- ber music tradition; on the one hand it could (conditionally) be cate-
ta), Danielle Patumi (bass). "The music is palpable and near, then again gorized among lyrical sentiments of traditional sound worlds (not only
abstract, taking a recombinant approach to style that dances beyond of Pannonian ethnic music but also of a 'planetary human spirit') and
written vocabulary." -- Peter Burli. sacred ritual sound festivities, and, on the other hand, it adopted some
NEW WINDS: Potion CD (VICTO 053) $14.00 experiences of jazz, avantgarde rock and improvised music. From a
Studio recordings from 7/97 by the trio of Robert Dick (flute, prepared strictly composing viewpoint, Kovac relied upon repetitive conceptions
flute, piccolo), Herb Robertson (trumpet, flugelhorn) & Ned of minimalist composers (Reich, Riley, Glass), although he soon became
Rothenberg (alto sax, clarinet, bass clarinet). detached from his 'role models' and followed his own way in compos-
RANALDO/WILLIAM HOOKER, LEE: Clouds CD (VICTO 054) $14.00 ing. Among the younger generation composers that we have had the
Recorded live in Victoriaville 5/19/97. Ranaldo (guitar, synthesizer, tape opportunity to hear in the last several years there are indeed very few
and voice), Hooker (drums and voice), plus guests Jim O'Rourke (Farfisa have introduced so much freshness into contemporay music as Boris
organ and electronics) and Gianni Gebbia (saxophones). Kova has done." -- Rajko Mursic.
DONEDA/ACHIARY/SAWAI: Temps Couché CD (VICTO 055) $14.00 CCMC: aCCoMpliCes CD (VICTO 063) $14.00
Michel Doneda (soprano sax), Benat Achiary (voice, percussion) & "CCMC has passed through many phased over its 20-year residency at
Kazue Sawai (kotos). Recorded live in La Collégiale St-Pierre La Cour, on Toronto's renowned Music Gallery, with 8 recordings and tours of
5/13/98. North America, Europe and Japan. The band's latest incarnation, a trio
ROVA: Bingo CD (VICTO 056) $14.00 whose three members have been described in The Toronto Star as 'each
an artistic powerhouse and pioneer in his own right,' has original mem- USA 1999
ber MIchael Snow (piano, synthesizer) flanked by alto sax wizard John KIMURA/ROBERTO MORALES MANZANARES, KIMURA: Leyendas
(Plunderphonics) Oswald and soundsinger Paul Dutton. Together they CD (VICTO 069) $14.00
perpetuate the CCMC commitment to improvisatory exploration and "Mari Kimura, violin; Roberto Morales Manzanares, flutes, piano,
innovation, with process taking precedence and form evolving organi- Veracruz harp. Manzanares' choice of instruments and techniques
cally in a shifting tapestry of textures and timbres." Recorded live in reveals a panoramic sweep extending back to the vast pre-Columbian
1996-'97. civilizations of the Central and South Americas, back across the treks
CHADBOURNE/HENRY KAISER, EUGENE: The Guitar Lesson CD over the Bering Strait, and on rafts over the Pacific, back to Asia and
(VICTO 064) $14.00 forward again on all circuits. In Kimura's extended violin technique,
"Two of today's most important guitarists meet for the first time in an another look backward, through the veil of the European academy and
homage to the great Derek Bailey." Studio recordings from '97/98, through the language of gagaku and noh. They finally meet in an illu-
made in Oakland, CA; 2 of the tracks are electric duets, the rest are minated place outside of all location, temporal or spatial." - -Elliot
acoustic Sharp.
DOPPELMOPPEL: Aventure Quebecoise CD (VICTO 065) $14.00 DRESSER/FRED FRITH/IKUE MORI, MARK: Later CD (VICTO 070)
Konrad Bauer (trombone), Johannes Bauer (trombone), Uwe Kropinski $14.00
(acoustic guitar), Joe Sachse (electric guitar), live at Victoriaville "Mark Dresser (contrabass); Fred Frith (guitar, tabletop guitar, violin,
5/17/98. "The group presents a continuous scale that begins in restraint piano, organ); Ikue Mori (electronic percussion). Recorded in San
and ends in exuberance, from Konrad's controlled mastery of subtle Francisco in April 1994."
multiphonics to Johannes' extravagant use of mutes and playful com- VICTOR (JAPAN):
bining of trombone and vocal elements. The two guitarist are absolute TAKEMITSU, TORU: Film Music 2 CD (VICG 5125) $24.00
masters of drumming on their instruments, adding a significant and "Volume 2 contains music >from the films of Masahiro Shinoda: The
sustained element of percussion to the unusual palette." -- Stuart Petrified Forest ('73), Silence ('71), With Beauty and Sorrow ('65), The
Broomer, Coda. Assassination ('64), Samurai Spy ('65), Banished Orin ('77), and Clouds
PLIMLEY TRIO, PAUL: Safe-Crackers CD (VICTO 066) $14.00 at Sunset ('67). This volume is probably the most instantly rewarding of
Studio recordings by Plimley (piano), Lisle Ellis (bass), Scott Amendola the batch and makes for a great listening experience start to finish. All
(drums). "The Trio seeks to expand the dimensions of composed and scores here employ a similar tactic and are homogenic in atmosphere.
improvised music making. This recording focuses on the elements of Takemitsu's use of drones, silences, and his characteristic tonal
beauty, rhythm, and the diversity of ways in which piano, bass and approach and liquidy percussional spurts are at their captivating best.
drums can create telling textures and how the leading through (devel- This set, as basically Takemitsu's whole oeuvre, is all about juxtaposi-
opment) of each piece can be distributed in continually shifting ways tion -- you imagine Sunny Murray sitting in during the drifting, textur-
between each player." al sound washes of Petrified Forest; in Silence a formal Segovia-like
DONEDA/ERIC M/JEAN MARC MONTERA, MICHEL: Not CD (VICTO nylon string guitar line is set against a quarter-tone harp and a dishar-
068) $14.00 monic prepared piano; while in Assassination a menacingly overblown
Michel Doneda: saxophone soprano; Eric M: tables tournantes, échan- shakuhachi is duelling with sparse kabuki percussion. Samurai Spy
tillonnage en direct, minidisc; Jean-Marc Montera: guitare, guitare de harks back at the style of Masaru Satoh's Yojimbo score for Kurosawa,
table, électroniques, objets. "These three men form a trinity of spirit while Banished Orin is one of Takemitsu's most sublime large orches-
music bidding gracious adieu to a century of anxious form-desires and tral works for film. Typical Takemitsu." -- Frank van den Elzen.
a heraldic call of welcome for a new landscape of potential freedom, TAKEMITSU, TORU: Film Music 4 CD (VICG 5127) $24.00
not only by calendar but by critique through genre-ization, as they Volume 4 contains the music from Hiroshi Teshigahara's films: Face of
shut eyes and entrust foci to embouchre/free-key think, to two hands Another ('66), Summer Soldiers ('72), The Pitfall ('62), The White Dawn
ten fingers toggle-switching/circle-driving, and to a poet-scientist in ('64), Woman in the Dunes ('64), Jose Torres ('59), Ruined Map ('68),
complete communion with search-glory sentient technique, where- and Rikyu ('89). "In the West, the composing of Toru Takemitsu is char-
upon tools are there for physical as well as extra sensory perception acterised as a floating world of translucent hues, an intricate interlock
service unto the people, women-men-children-saints-dogs-lovers-hell of European and Japanese cultural signs. One of the reasons I love his
riders, for prayers not to be just answered let alone delivered but film music is because it both confounds and confirms that view. Film
supremely shared like the vision all life flowers inhabit with paint, clay, Music Vol. 4 is my kind of album; the eight tracks propel you abruptly
light, and music, our inked abstractions for everlasting heavens safe from tango to prepared piano and electronics, from a plunderphonic
and beautiful and genuine sex of improvisational mode whereupon treatment of Elvis Presley to happiness-is-a-smoking-cigar type piano
gender becomes so utterly earthbound whist sound as joy exhibits jazz. With his score for Kurosawa's Ran, Takemitsu proved himself
those all as verily borderless, not unlike the giants, the gods, the god- superior to virtually any other contemporary dramatic film composer in
desses, they boys, the freaks, the punks, the ravers, the experimental- depicting extremes of tension, malice and despair. What a relief to
ists, the radicals, the ironists, the occultists, the breathers hear sugar-free string writing. Most of the music on this CD is more
montera/doneda/m. like no other(s) but like all through study and playful than that, with the notable exception of his 1991 score for
gravitation and respect and harmony -- a kiss on both cheeks, let it be Hiroshi Teshigahara's Rikyu. Takemitsu's music -- scored for flute,
thrice merci merci cimer mon amour for gifts as deeds and deeds as strings, koto and percussion -- is as evanescent as anything I have ever
duties to the responsibility of the planet-men, the walkers, the city heard. Combined with the images on screen, sound wafts in and out of
drifters in concern for the people by concepts of architecture- can we hearing with the aetheriality of the steam that rises during the tea cer-
organize our music as such- can we open dialogue- can we open our emony. Paradoxically, the Rikyu score is powerful, emotional, innova-
cities to the worlds of mysticism implied by the colors of soundmagik, tive music which charges the film with an alarmingly intense focus.
LET THE MUSIC COME OUT OF THE GATE, a horse with head charging Setting aside its beauty and compositional virtuosity, the capacity to
with muscle action beauty gorgeous beauty and hear these three con- twist and turn through gradations of feeling and nuances of conflict is
centrate on its heart, its mane, its hooves, its legs, its ass, its life, like a what distinguishes Takemitsu's composing from Hollywood hack work
boat through the stream of its wholeness in dreamed description of its or any atrocious ambient, new age East/West fusion. This is mature,
sacred sex-ululatory walls which are there for EVERYONE to move highly original work and should be more widely appreciated." -- David
through. The ball is in our court. Nice serve." -- Thurston Moore, NYC Toop

TAKEMITSU, TORU: Film Music 5 CD (VICG 5128) $24.00 burner (little bit in the Common Factor style), and on the flip two
"Volume 5 contains the soundtracks to Akira Kurosawa's Dodes'kaden tracks: one track with a strange square bassline combined with some
('70), Toichiro Narushima's Time Within Memory ('73), Shiro Toyoda's very cool vocoder voices and funky percussion and a cool more uptem-
Illusion of Blood ('65), Mikio Naruse's Two in the Shadow ('65), and po track with drivin' disco-ish basslines."
Shohei Imamura's Black Rain ('89). This disk is definitely the romantic TYRELL, ALDEN: Love Explosion 12" (VIEW 12/6) $9.00
volume of the series. The keywords for all scores, except for the eerie "Finally available just in time to end this year with a big party. A mind-
and spacious Illusion of Blood (a favorite), are melodic, lush, and gen- blowing electrodisco anthem with an authentic '80s feel."
teel, with great use of orchestral colors. Dodes'kaden, Kurosawa's tale DURACEL: U-Turn 12" (VIEW 12/7) $9.00
of a bunch of unfortunate slum dwellers, or the harrowing portrait of "Also known as Francois Guillotine from the Brothers Fuck. This time
the aftermath of the first A-bomb on Hiroshima that is Imamura's Black delivering amazing experimental sountrackian stories with a swing.
Rain, are both movies that passionately depict extreme human misery, Illmatic surrealism at it's best."
but that also have an almost macabre humoristic and uplifting side, ELECTRONOME: Drum Computer En Een Synthesizer #3 12"
amplified by Takemitsu's music. It's almost as if the directors in ques- (VIEW 12/8) $9.00
tion and the composer decided to balance out the hardship with "Electronome meets the Addams family. Creepy, spooky and very
bright, shining music. For Dodes'kaden Takemitsu even incorporates kooky. Darkness is not enough for the guy that re-introduced electro
the theme of the evergreen 'McArthur Park.'" -- Frank van den Elzen. back in 1995."
TAKEMITSU, TORU: Film Music 6 CD (VICG 5129) $24.00 VINYL RESSURECTION (UK):
"A lot of movies of this series are obscure and have never been SCHOOLLY D: Say It Loud, I Love Rap and I'm Proud CD (VR 004
released in the western world. Most films of Volume 6, with the excep- CD) $19.00
tion of Ichikawa's, aren't even traceable in the best reference guides, "Choice collection gathering together Schoolly's self-released 1985 6
so here we had to rely on the translations of a helpful Japanese song debut and extended mixes and B-sides from his Jive 12" singles,
Takemitsu fan. The final installment contains Kon Ichikawa's Kyoto ideal for those times when flipping over a whole bunch of records is a
('69) and Alone on the Pacific ('63), Noboru Nakamura's Twin Sisters of dismal and perhaps hazardous prospect. To this day these records
Kyoto ('62), 21-Year-Old-Father ('64) and Kii River ('66), and Hideo sound great, and if you can put your gender politics aside for a little
Onchi's Once in a Rainy Day ('68), The Female Body ('64), A Marvelous while, the tracks stand up as some of the dopest in the canon of eight-
Kid ('63) and Happiness ('74). It's also helpful to know that in Japan it's ies hip-hop. Stark snare, cowbell and handclap interplay combined
common practice to present a soundtrack in suite form as one contin- with Schoolly's blunted ghetto nursery rhymes still sound fresh after all
uous piece of music. This is also the case with all movie scores in this of these years. I swear some of these tracks appeared on a Rykodisc
series, so each complete soundtrack is just a program button away. For compilation years ago, but nobody seems to believe me, and that's
the last volume this might prove to be helpful. Takemitsu wasn't a man long out of print any way (the cover of this somewhat mysteriously
to shrug away from an assignment because a movie needed a musical produced CD states: 'This is the first time these cuts have been on a
solution that was (let's call it) un-Takemitsu. Eager to learn from new CD'). Includes the Schoolly produced track 'Opstay Now', the first and
situations, he was never afraid of the pastiche. As a result some of the probably only rap in pig Latin. 'Classic, raw hip hop with uncompro-
tracks on this volume are more conventional scoring jobs and, for a mising hardcore drum machine beats & live wildstyle scratching.
man of Takemitsu's tenure, almost funny, middle-of-the-road mood Includes many old skool classics such as P.S.K. (with that huge drum
music pieces. That said, there are still some great excerpts to be found beat much sampled but never bettered) the anthem 'Gucci Time', the
among these 9 cuts. Kyoto is a very pleasing symphonic piece (the com- Cannabis driven freestyle stories of 'Saturday Night', Joan Jett destroy-
pilers of this daunting series have a way of selecting fantastic opening ing 'I don't like rock n roll', the DJ scratch up 'Its Krack' along with a
tracks) that has all of Takemitsu's compositional trademarks, and rare exclusive DJ Code Money megamix.'" -- Billy Kiely.
there's more." -- Frank van den Elzen. VIOLA (JAPAN):
KATZE, NAV: Never Mind The Distortion II CD (VICL 60025)
DJIMBE: Djimbe Breaks & Magic Plant CD (VIOLA 01) $18.00
$22.00
Debut releases on a new Japanese label operating in similar territory
A beautiful followup to the first remix project involving the music of
to labels like Soup Disk, Shi Ra Nui, etc. Radical post-drum'n'bass exper-
the Japanese pop group Nav Katze. I doubt that I've ever heard any of
imentation & beat freakage, quite excellent. Label statements of intent
the original music by this female duo, but the first volume of remixes
are often fun, do you want to hear Viola's? " Viola label to fun of Mille
(issued in 1994, later licensed beyond Japan by SSR) featured mesmer-
Plateaux label, Jazz Fudge, Soup, Sub Rosa, Staalplaat, Ecstatic Peace,
izingly dreamy IDM mixes by Aphex, Black Dog , Reload, Global
Psychedelic Sounds Fun, Brasilian psychedelic hip hop, Shi Ra Nui,
Communication, etc. and was one of the all time classic remix albums.
Sahko type techno, free jazz break, Latin breaks..." Well, alright.
This new volume features remixes by The Gentle People, Disjecta, Sun
"Djimbe breaks to fun of Brasilian psychedelic hip hop excurso & ama-
Electric, Seefeel, µ-Ziq and Autechre -- and for lush, atmospheric futur-
zon noise adjility. 20 chinese football players in Brasil. wood A go-go
istic pop deconstruction this is as good as you can expect. Stunning
drum machine, domingos da guia, leonidas da silva artur friedreich,
Designers Republic packaging, too.
djimbe shoes, Brasilian turtles hoof, (Brasilian foot ball players) and
VICTORY GARDEN (UK): Backwoods Celebration Orchestra, a produtor executivo viola record-
SOUTHALL RIOT & ANSUZ LUNASA: Sunhead CD (VG 09) $9.00 ings."
"Eight track mini-album following on from singles on their own Victory COINBRA: Optical Ladder CD (VIOLA 02) $18.00
Garden label. Think Pink as in Floyd's '69 Moonhead', think Faust Tapes "Coinbra's optical drum ladder & Asian field recordings. to fun of
and loving homage to the cult of cut-up, a 9th revolution evoking the Alaska, log drum breaks, guilo breaks, plus, Asian vibraglad, other opti-
cinematic ultrachaos of early John Arthurs. Bangs, feedback, overdriv- cal drum breakers. coinbra drum & folklore confusao devido a falta de
en distortion, layers of soft pulsing white noise." objectivos ou destinos. coinbra sings around a bonfire the jungle song
VIEWLEXX (THE NETHERLANDS): which describ the rainbow. optical era."
I-F/PARALLAX CORP.: Coca Disco 12" (VIEW 12/10) $9.00 VA: Optical Drum Cry CD (VIOLA 03) $18.00
"This is a limited test release for the Parallax album which will be A various artists compilation of Viola labels artists, featuring:
scheduled later this year. Three disco-ish/house tracks as we are used to tRap/ruins (not related to Yohsida's "Ruins"), F.L.Y., Watt Works,
get from the Parralax Corp (with prev. releases on Interdimensional Potoratch, Taisa, Cologne, DJ Mascut, Coinbra, tRap.
Transmissions, Sabotage and Viewlexx). One lone long driving disco VIRGIN (FRANCE):

FONTAINE, BRIGITTE: Les Palaces CD (VIR 8451062) $22.00 Moore. Recorded in 1977, Out proves to be a stunning showcase of
Following her spectacular recording career for the Saravah label, end- musical textures, riffs and lyrical wonderment complete with guest
ing with Vous et Nous in 1977, Brigitte Fontaine appeared to leave the appearances from Andy Sumers's strumming his stuff in a pre-Police
music business until a surprise return album was release on French kind of way, Kevin Ayers doing what a Canterbury legend does best
Virgin in 1975 (Genre Humain). She followed that up with Le Nougat and a reunion with fellow Slapp Happy/Henry Cow guru Peter Blegvad.
in 1990 and then this album, Les Palaces, released in late 1997. Her long This is the album that Canterbury/Henry Cow fans have been waiting
time partner Areski Belkacem produced, wrote all the music and pro- for."
vides percussion. A group of studio musicians (including Gong's Didier GREAVES/PETER BLEGVAD/LISA HERMAN, JOHN: Kew. Rhone. CD
Malherbe) provide a modern digital pop context that is quite advanced (VP 200) $15.00
compared to her classic work, but not impossible to deal with if you're Reissue of this 1977 RIO/experimental-progressive album. "Re-release
willing to accept it. There's subtly d'n'b-influenced programming that of Blegvad's first album after his time with the avant-cult-group Henry
isn't a million miles away from the sort of vibe created on Stereolab's Cow and Slapp Happy and the beginning of an amazing collaboration
Dots And Loops as well, and this is a nice contemporary addition to the with John Greaves. A great selection of singers like Lisa Herman, Carla
Fontaine shelf. Bley, Michael Levine, Dana Johnson or April Lang leads this classical
FONTAINE, BRIGITTE: Morceaux De Choix CD (VIR 84717742) album to surprising areas –- in a way we only knew from Frank Zappa
$22.00 albums. Contains a bonus multimedia track for MAC and PC."
A greatest hits compilation (literal translation: Pieces of Choice) span- BLAKE, TIM: Magick CD (VP 210CD) $15.00
ning Fontaine's entire career, lots of classic Saravah-era titles mixed in New reissue, previous version on Mantra is deleted. "Magick is a col-
with her favorites from her more recent Virgin recording career. lection of songs and music made with a sequencer, keyboard, and
Includes "Comme á la Radio". Elegant cover phone displaying Brigitte microphone. The recording is live and recorded direct to stereo inside
in a radical art-dress by designer Issaye Miyake. Features 18 tracks in all, Tim's windmill. It was meant to capture the magick of a full moom one
7 of which have never been on CD before. Good introduction to her night in Brittany."
decades-spanning sound documentation. BLAKE, TIM: Crystal Machine CD (VP 211CD) $15.00
FONTAINE, BRIGITTE: Le Nougat CD (VIR 8474052) $16.00 New reissue of the first Black solo album, originally issued in 1977 (pre-
1999 mid-line reissue of this somewhat obscure 1990 comeback album. vious version on Mantra has been deleted). "Tim Blake's innovative
The music and production is handled by her longtime partner Areski synthesizer and keyboard playing became an integral part of the Gong
Belkacem and Gong's Didier Malherbe is found guesting once again. sound, and was featured on three of their most popular albums, Flying
Very studio-pro rock/pop stylings, but with enought Fontaine idiosyn- Teapot, Angel's Egg, and You. After leaving Gong, Tim formed Crystal
crasity to be of interest to her more advanced fans. Machine, which was a highly elaborate set-up of banks of synthesizers
VIRGIN (UK): and electronic gadgetry combined with stunning laser and lighting
VA: Monsters, Robots & Bug Men 2CD (AMBT 11) $30.00 effects. Two pioneering albums were recorded and released on the Egg
In the mid-90s Virgin UK put out a surprising series of compilations label in the late 70s. These were Crystal Machine and New Jerusalem.
under the "ambient" banner, including most famously, Isolationism They received high critical acclaim with chart status on the continent."
and David Toop's Oceans of Sound. Here, in retrospect, are a few of PYLE, PIP: Equipe Out CD (VP 213CD) $15.00
them. Monsters.... is 1996 double CD compilation, subtitled: " A user's "Erstwhile member of the Canterbury scene, Pip Pyle has played drums
guide to the rock hinterland". Compiled and annotated (sort of) by with Gong, Caravan, and Kevin Ayres. Pip moved to France to join
Simon Hopkins. Features tracks from: Bardo Pond, Long Fin Killie, God, Gong in 1971 and was featured on drums and breakage on the album
Third Eye Foundation, Hair & Skin Trading Co., Fuxa, Run On, Ui, which landed Gong a deal with Virgin Records, Camembert Electrique.
Bowery Electric, Rise Glace, Pram, Magic Hour, Labradford, Mercury Pip assembled a group of musicians for this project, whose back-
Rev, Flying Saucer Attack, Jessamine, Yona-Kit, Windy & Carl, Godflesh, grounds included Soft Machine and Gong. As a result, Equipe Out is a
Sabalon Glitz, Stereolab, Cul de Sac, Roy Montgomery, U.S. Maple, startling fusion of jazz, rock, and beyond. Musicians: Pip Pyle (drums),
Space Needle. Hugh Hopper (electric bass), Sophia Domancich (piano & synthesizer),
SLAPP HAPPY: Casablanca Moon/Desperate Straights CD (VIR Didier Malherbe (flute and tenor sax), Elton Dean (sax and alto sax)."
91742) $18.00 VOLKSOPER WIEN (AUSTRIA):
Slapp Happy were a trio of Peter Blegvad (guitar, vocals), Dagmar PULSINGER/TUNAKAN: Schwanensee Remixed CD (VOP 1) $16.00
Krause (voice) & Anthony Moore (keyboards, guitar). "This CD contains 'Swan Lake' remixed by the Austrian electronic musicians Patrick
Slapp Happy's 2nd and 3rd albums: Casablanca Moon (1973) and Pulsinger and Erdem Tunakan, "with minimal influence by Peter I
Desperate Straights (1974). Polydor (Germany) had released our debut, Tchaikovksy". "Tchaikovsky's original music was torn apart, filtered and
in a few remote territories, two years previously. It was called Sort Of - newly layered for a dance performance at the Vienna Opera. This CD
- which summed up our attitude pretty well. We recorded in hear features the 'highlights' from over two hours of material deconstruct-
Hamburg, in Faust's communal studio. We considered it a subversive ed and mixed by Patrick Pulsinger and E. Tunakan. Also features M.
act to have suckered Polydor into paying us to make a pop record. Our Neugebauer and M. Steppaner."
producer was Uwe Nettlebeck, a maverick critic and bon viveur. He WABANA:
encouraged us to develop the music we called 'Naive Rock, the VA: We'll Sail Out Far...Maybe A Little Too Far 2CD (ORE 15)
Douannier Rousseau Sound.'Casablanca Moon was recorded with a $15.00
new producer and various session players [replacing Faust who record- "A double CD compilation featuring 31 bands and artists from New
ed the original version of this album, later released as ReR with the Zealand, Norway, US, Japan, Belgium, Netherlands, Switzerland and
backwards tile of Acnalbasac Noom ]. It's an eccentric record. Our Canada. All previously unreleased tracks. Originally released as a dou-
ambivalence towards pop music expresses itself in a kind of sinister ble LP (plus bonus 7") on Norway's Apartment Records." Features:
whimsy. Slapp Happy's trademark 'charm' saves the songs from pas- Mountain Goats, Origami Replika, Tabata, Sandoz Lab Technicians,
tiche." -- Peter Blegvad. Thurston Moore, Brother JT, Kjetil Brandsdal, Jay Clarkson,
VOICEPRINT (UK): Sportsguitar, Furtips, many others.
MOORE, ANTHONY: Out CD (VP 165) $15.00 VA: Mash The Place Up -- Ambush Records Comp 2LP (ORE 21)
Originally recorded in 1977, this was not released until 20 years later in $15.00
1997. "The 'new' album from Canterbury scene maestro Anthony Domestic double LP version of the Ambush label compilation. Limited

to 500 in deluxe packaging. Slightly different track listing than the CD. Brunn, Schlubäufer.
"A compilation of the best drum and noise tracks from South London's WARM O'BRISK:
Ambush label. The tracks on this compilation originally appeared as SNYDER AND BOB THOMPSON, DOUG: Daily Dance CD (WD 05)
individual 12"'s, all of which were extremely limited in nature. Ambush $11.00
represent the most recent branch of modern adventurous music. A nicely done reissue of an obscure album of guitar/drum duo drone &
Influences like power electronics, free improvisation and musique con- free-rock noise, recorded in rural OH in 1972. The eleven or so people
créte, give Ambush a strong sense of precedent, while the frameworks who knew about this album's existence in the mid-to-late 70s consid-
of drum & bass, hardcore techno, hip hop and dancehall reggae give it ered themselves kings of a very small island and indeed they had good
firm roots in the populist tradition of soundsystem culture. Ambush reason to feel superior. This album documented the basement haze of
was started by Toby Reynolds (DJ Scud) and Jason Skeet (Aphasic), and post-Velvets churning feedback meshing into non-fusion guitar extrap-
along with a close knit crew of like minded producers, have developed olation like little else of it's time. Synder late became involved with
a style that is instantly recognisable and utterly infectious. With sonic NYC noise-improv group Sick Dick & the Volkswagens (pre-
textures that move between punishing and harsh to achingly brittle, Borbetomagus, with Donald Miller), and he and Thompson have con-
they comfortably fill the gap between dancefloor orthodoxy and the tinued to make music together ever since, in an almost invisible sense.
avant garde." But the fact that they documented this stuff so early is amazing.
WAH WAH RECORDS (SPAIN): There's a rich, basement vibe throughout, thoroughly soaked in under-
MINEO, ATTILIO: Man In Space With Sounds LP (WLP 001) $16.00 ground permutation. "Here is a disc that can sit quite snugly alongside
Limited vinyl reissue (500 copies; previously on CD via Subliminal productions by Fushitsusha, Sonic Youth, Blue Humans and any number
Sounds) of a fantastic and very obscure electronic release, recorded in of other noise- and free-rock manifestations, with the added archival
the early 50s and issued on LP in 1962 on the World's Fair label (and interest of having been committed to tape over 25 years ago!"
basically impossible to find ever since).'Visitors ascend to the exhibit in WARNER BROS (JAPAN):
a globe-shaped elevator for a 21-minute tour of the future.' Visitor's to VA: Atom Kids Remix: 21 Century Boys And Girls CD (WPC6
the Seattle World's Fair loved the Bubbleator ride, which was eventu- 10008) $32.00
ally purchased for $5,100 and relocated after the fair's end to the A remix sequel to the Warner Bros. Japan tribute compilation Atom
Center House/Food Circus/Armory. In the early 80's the Center House Kids: A Tribute to the King "O.T.". Features 6 remixes from that album:
was remodeled and the Bubblelator was auctioned off. The unknown Naoko Yamano (Shonen Knife)'s remix of the Shonen Knife track; Eye's
buyer moved it to their home in North Seattle and turned it into a ter- remix of Angie's track, Thurston Moore's remix of the entire Atom Kids
rarium and that's where it sits today. Attileo Mineo's Man In Space album, Eye's remix of the Boredoms (an extended version of the "DJ
With Sounds is the record and the electronic outer space exotica music Let's Cry & D.I.Y. Drum Machine Mix" found on Super Roots 8), Yuka
with spoken word introductions that was played in the Bubbleator at Honda (Cibo Matto)'s remix of Sean Lennon, Sugizo's remix of Cibo
the Seattle State World's Fair. It was recorded in 1951 and is one of the Matto. Although this CD remix project is only 26 minutes long, it is full
rarest and most interesting electronica records in existence." priced Warner's Japan release and priced accordingly.
KINGSLEY, GERSHON: Music To Moog By LP (WLP 002 LP) $17.00 BOREDOMS: Super Roots 8 CD (WPC6 10011) $22.00
"Reissue of the first album by German-born composer Gershon Three song EP, in the 13-minute range. Mirror-embossed hard jacket
Kingsley. Originally released by Audio Fidelity in the late 60s, this sleeve. "We'd all been hearing rumours of the Boredoms' short-lived
record introduced him -- previously known for his Moog concertos at metaphorphosis & successive re-cocoon-ization from the premier
Carnegie Hall -- to the record buying public. Kingsley is one of the orig- Osaka-based trance/noise rock combo into a full-blown live jungle out-
inal Moog pioneers, well known for his collaborations with French fit but had nary seen or heard any proof of this phase in tangible doc-
maestro Jean-Jacques Perrey & as composer of the famous '72 hit umentation (aside, perhaps, from eYe's mix of Boredoms 'sister' band
'Popcorn'. This album features the original 'Popcorn' as well as other OOIOO on a now mythical Shock City 12"). Until now. Or not. Here are
Kingsley originals such as 'Hey Hey,' 'Sheila,' 'Trumansburg Whistle' and three separate takes of what seems to be an Isao Tomita (yes, THAT
some Beatles covers like 'Nowhere Man' and 'Paperback Writer'. A full Tomita) original ("Jungle Taitei"), first interpreted by the Boredoms
blown Moog extravaganza, a collection of catchy songs, easy melodies, ensemble, then mutated by eYe (on the "DJ Let's TRY & D.I.Y.-Drum
robotic rhythms and a wide array of frequencies; synthesizer tones Machine" Mix), then reinterpreted by Yann Tomita (the "Laughter
which buzz, twitter and twine." Robot's Hemp" Mix). The word 'jungle' here seems to be used in the
ARZACHEL: LP (WLP S001) $18.00 more traditional (i.e.,. Martin Denny) sense; exotica-laden samples &
LP-only legit reissue of sorts, from Spain, of this 1969 classic of psyche- enchanted island vox & human rhythms (sped up to completely alien
delic excess. A CD version can be found on the UK Drop Out label. A tempos; perhaps the only 'jungle' jungle oriented activity herein) that
quartet featuring guitarist Steve Hillage (at this most ripping/dripping don't fail to confound your sense of well being. Finely sussed & well
ever), in conjunction the trio who had already started recording under 'out-there'. Sublime." -- Hrvatksi.
the group name Egg (Clive Brooks: drums; Mont Campbell: bass; Dave TAKEMURA, NOBUKAZU: Milano: For Issey Miyake Men By Naoki
Stewart: organ). Due to contractual obligations with Egg's label at the Takizawa CD (WPC6 10017) $30.00
time, the members had to invent names for themselves and the group New Japanese-only follow-up to one of 1998's most mind-blowing
(the name Arzachel was taken in recognition of the Spanish/Arabian recordings (Takemura's Child & Magic CD). Elegantly packaged in a
mathematician from the XI century). A strange attempt to cash in the luminous lime green embossed mini-LP jacket. "60 minute CD of mini-
then flourishing Middle Earth-style of underground psychdelic rock, malist (i.e. Glass/Reich/Riley/etc.) tendencies performed by Aki Tsuyoko,
the album was recorded in a single day and rush-released. The first side Tadashi Satou, Nobukazu Takemura, and hundreds of 'virtual' instru-
features some casually flowing organ-led psych tracks; the 2nd side is mentalists (i.e. the Miroslav Vitous Orchestral sound sample library col-
where the legend generated, stroked by some post-blues improv lection). As far as I can tell, Issey Miyake is a fragrance house (what
explosions. Both ropey and dopey. next? Porter Ricks' music for CK1...) and Naoki Takizawa is working on
WARE (GERMANY): the development of a Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) of a space
VA: Digital Warenkorb #1 CD (WARE 001 CD) $15.00 station at the National Space Development Agency/Tsukubu Space
"Remastered and edited favourites from the frist 2 vinyl samplers on Center (NASDA/TKSC). Right. Those who paid attention to Child &
Ware." Featuring: Mathias Schaffhäuser, Iven Schmidt, The Kitbuilders, Magic won't be incredibly shocked to find some heavily blissed-out
Salz, Decomposed Subsonic, Nieswandt & Schafhäuser, Benjamin ensemble ruminations that don't fall far from the Anthony

Moore/Gorecki (spec. 3rd Symphony) tree instead of some freaked out Late '98 volume in the Boredoms ongoing between-albums Super
amen-break choppery (not that he doesn't do that sort of thing espe- Roots series, once again with no prospective US release. Packaged in a
cially well...). Either way, this guy's making completely uncategorisable lovely mini-LP gatefold jacket, with more of that staggering magic
music at either end of the spectrum (stodgy academic and low-brow marker Eye-art. (most recently displayed on the Birdman edition of
jackin') that still never fails to astound." -- Hrvatski. Super Are). The CD features 3 versions (original and two Eye remixes)
BOREDOMS: Vision Creation Newsun CD (WPC6 10032) $22.00 of a track called "7"; 34 minutes of expansive, effects-laden space rock
Three track CD EP that preceded the Vision Creation Newsun full (lo spazz), that errupts into a thunderous homage to the Mekons' riff-
length. Features these tracks: "Sunsidal Cendencies" (different edit of master single "Where Were You". The line-up includes: Eye (vox, synth,
the 1st track on the full length), "Moonsidal Cendencies (Moochy open reel tape, vacuume cleaner, bell, effects, sound effect, electronics,
Remix)", and a live track from 11/8/'99. The live track is actually credit- insects, bird), Hila (bass, effects), Yoshimi P-We (drums, vox, bird flying
ed to the Uoredoms ("Uoredoms is same member but no guitar, no sound, Casiotone), Yamamotor (guitars, ATR, drums, samples, percus-
bass, only 3 drums, 2 percussions & 8ch open reel). This is different sion), E-da (drums, electric percussion) with guest Kiyoshi (Rephlex)
material from a different date than that found on the bonus live CD of Izumi (sampler, synth). "Special big respect & super cheers to the
the limited 2CD version of the full length. Mekons!!!!!!"
BOREDOMS: Vision Creation Newsun CD (WPC6 10049) $35.00 VA: Atom Kids: A Tribute to the King "O.T." CD (WPC6 8522)
Regular CD version of the current Boredoms album (previously issued $32.00
as a deluxe 2CD in oversize box, WPC6 10044). Packaged in one of A Japanese-only tribute album for a famous Japanese animator, Osamu
those beautiful mini-LP style jackets, wth unique full color artwork and Tezuka -- creator of Astro Boy, and considered the grandfather of the
mini-poster inside. From all indications this contains the exact same contemporary manga and anime industry. Features exclusive tracks by:
music/mix as the first disc of the double CD version. For those of you You, Ikuno Takagi (Jungle Smile), Genki Hitomi, Hiroyuki Nanba, Cosa
who don't enjoy these strong-yen pricing scenarios, the rumored Nostra, Kiyoshiro, Shonen Knife, Maki Nomiay, Dimitri From Paris, Ken
Americanization of this music via the Birdman imprint is still in the Takagi, Cibo Matto, Haruomi Hosono, Kazufumi Miyazawa, Boredoms,
cards. Tadanobu Asano, Bloodthirsty Butchers, El-Malo, 80's Kinniku Shojotai,
TAKEMURA, NOBUKAZU: Finale: Nobukazu Takemura For ISSEY Anji, Yui Nishiwaki, Sean Lennon, Chocolate, Motoharu Sano. Nice
MIYAKE MEN by NAOKI TAKIZAWA CD (WPC6 10062) $30.00 packaging. "All star compilation of music inspired by the legendary
"Companion volume to Milano, composed for Mr. Issey Miyake's men's Japanese animator, Dr. Osamu Tezuka, considered the grandfather of
clothing line, designed by Naoki Takizawa (whose 'leggings and flow- the contemporary manga and anime industry. "Despite the fact he pos-
ing pleated shirts' are causing critics to ask, out loud: 'Is the era of the sessed a license to practice medicine, he instead drew and compiled
suit at an end?'). Just as beautiful as Milano, again featuring snatches dozens of stories for a living, right up to his death in 1989. In 1950, he
of Aki Tsuyuko's lovely vocals and a bevvy of acutely sampled acoustic serialized the classic Jungle Taitei (Jungle King), a series on the adven-
timbres juxtaposed with software synthesis-sourced bells and whistles. tures of a brave white lion named Kimba. In 1952, in what is in
Tak's riflists' ability for spur-of-the-moment decisions regarding such as arguably his most famous work, he created Tetsuwan Atom (Mighty
stereo placement, modal development, and sonic space stand him out Atom), known in North America as Astro Boy, a boy robot who fought
(WAY out) from the bedroom orchestra elite. A choice companion to evildo-ers in the future. Tezuka is also credited for developing the big-
Scope, far worthwhile for those wishing to peruse certain 'non-glitch' eye look of manga characters and the manga formula of engrossing
aspects of Tak's compositional legacy along with his more well docu- serial storylines stretching hundreds of pages. His tales proved riveting,
mented dabblings in the aforementioned. Beautiful, beautiful, beauti- touching on many powerful themes. Inspired by his great love for car-
ful." -- Hrvatski. toon animation, Disney in particular (it's said he saw Walt Disney's
BOREDOMS: Super Go CD (WPC6 8420) $13.00 Bambi 80 times), he set up Mushi Studios, his own production compa-
Recent single that was issued just prior to the Super Are CD on ny, (1961-1973) which became a springboard for a number of influen-
Japanese Warner Bros. Features 2 exclusive tracks: the 17-minute tial animators who were to follow, including Katsuhiro Otomo
"Super Go!!!!>Shine In -- Shine On," & "Super Punk". (Akira)."
FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND: Satori CD (WPC6 8425) $22.00 FAHEY/HIS ORCHESTRA, JOHN: Of Rivers and Religion CD (WPCR
Newly remastered CDs of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th albums by this early 70s 10357) $24.00
Japanese underground rock legend. Flower Travellin' Band were a Japanese-only CD reissue of this 1972 album, originally released by
Japanese psych/hard rock quartet from the 70s. Their pants flared most Reprise. "In Fahey's important article 'Bola Sete, the Nature of Infinity
excellently, vocalist "Joe" had a shreik to match his Atlantic label coun- and John Fahey' (published February 1976) he writes: 'I first saw [Bola
terpart across the ocean, and there was a certain Zep-edge to their Sete] playing -- solo -- in early 1972 at David Allen's Boarding House in
sound that nobody wants to admit to today. Satori was their 2nd San Francisco. Shortly thereafter, I listened to a record I had cut while
album from 1971, a heavy-rock concept album in the grand tradition, on various drugs [he must mean Of Rivers and Religion] and was
and is generally acknowledged as their masterpiece. This version fea- astounded to find that, although I had thought while cutting this
tures somewhat more extensive graphic detail, with a fold out booklet. album that I was playing fast songs fast, I had in fact been playing
FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND: Made In Japan CD (WPC6 8426) them very, very slowly and boringly. (That album received reviews
$22.00 which all referred to my special 'inner sense of space and peace' -- it
New remaster of this group's 3rd album, originally issued on Atlantic in was nothing but drugs.) This record now sounded to me as though it
1972. Chugging, anthemic hard rock flourishes, with some of the most were moving through thick glue." From Playboy Magazine, 1972:
over-the-top vocal wailing possible. "If you're dead, listen to dead "John Fahey says he plays 'American Primitive Guitar,'by which he
sound. If not, give this band a hearing. They're alive." appears to mean a style formed on Ives and early blues, ragtime and
FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND: Make Up 2CD (WPC6 8427/8) $30.00 jazz, country and Gospel. Of Rivers and Religion (Reprise) shows, how-
New remaster of the this group's 4th and final album. Previously issued ever, just how sophisticated such a style can prove. This is open and
as a single CD, this new double CD version tacks on the missing 17- evocative music, with a stress on phrasing and pacing that is hard to
minute live-studio version of "Satori Pt. 2". Can you believe you've imagine this side of Segovia. On several cuts, Fahey is joined by Nappy
gone this far in life without it? I didn't think so. Recorded live in Sep. LaMare and Joe Darensbourgh. The results sounds like something out
1972. of Wooden Joe Nicholas and his New Orleans Band. Frequently you'll
BOREDOMS: Super Roots 7 CD (WPC6 8520) $22.00 hear the strings squeak, as Fahey fingers his stops, or the tempo accel-

erate, perhaps inadvertently (as it often did in old music) and perhaps and is only available on this 12".
not. Who cares? This is the good old stuff, created and re-created lov- AUTECHRE: Envane CD (WAP 089 CD) $9.00
ingly." CD EP that collects the 4 tracks found on the 2 different "Envane" 12"
WARP RECORDS (UK): singles. The magnificent precursor to 1997's classic album, Chiastic
AUTECHRE: Anti EP CD (WAP 054 CD) $9.00 Slide.
"Outing from 1994, all music exclusive to this release. Contains the AUTECHRE: Envane 12" (WAP 089X) $9.00
tracks 'Lost', 'Djarum', and 'Flutter' and rails against questionable poli- The theoretical "remix" half of the Envane double pack.
cies under litigation in era Britain thusly: 'Warning. Lost and Djarum SQUAREPUSHER: Vic Acid 12" (WAP 090) $9.00
contain repetitive beats. We advise you not to play these tracks if the "The second post Stereotype/Rumble/Spymania/Worm
Criminal Justice Bill becomes law. 'Flutter' has been programmed in Interface/Rephlex effort from one Thomas Jenkinson, aka Alroy Road
such a way that no bars contain identical beats and can therefore be Tracks/Chaos AD/etc., following Port Rhombus. All of the jam-session-
played at both forty five and thirty three revolutions per minute under with-Billy-Cobham aesthetic remains in tact, only this time Jaco sits out,
the proposed new law. However we advise DJ's to have a lawyer and favoring the tabletop version of "Centipede" in the corner. There's a
musicologist present at all times to confirm the non repetitive nature certain present affinity for the summer of love's 303-as-god sound,
of the music in the event of police harassment'. Clocking in at just applied in droves on such Jenks classics as "The Barn" (303 Kebab)' and
under 25 minutes, this one of the best examples of Booth/Brown's col- "Fat Controller" (G7000 Remix). Centering in on the sort of post-
laborative foray into techno's outer digital fringes." -- Hrvatski. rhythm-as-rump-shaker manifesto he decidedly goes for later on." --
HAND, K.: Global Warning CD (WAP 055 CD) $9.00 Hrvatski
A largely forgotten 3-track EP from 1994 that marks K. Hand's lone pro- SQUAREPUSHER: Big Loada 12" (WAP 092) $11.00
duction for Warp. Primitive, classic banging acid tracks with more of a "7 tracks. Higher IDM quotient than previous releases (audible in the
retro flavor than her masterful recent albums for Distance (Ready For melancholic swirls of melody-sound), but with the stick-tub-amp ratio
Darkness and K7 (Art Of Music). on full. The indecipherable voice overs (notably, MC Twintub's
APHEX TWIN: Ventolin CD (WAP 060 CD) $9.00 'Contribution' to "Full Rinse", sure to bring a tear to Conrad's eye...)
First part of a 2-part single, a definitive artifact in the sound of 1995 and overall blown sonics succeed in leaving your scalp more than agi-
sweepstakes. These singles were once available as a very cheap Sire US tated. More Amen/Lyn/soul pride grappling than allowed by Federal
combo 12-track CD single, but that version is now deleted & these orig- law. Much denser and more ear-pleasingly brilliant than previous
inal UK Warp versions are the only way to go at this time. Tracklisting: efforts, the one to start with."--Hrvatski
"Ventolin (Phaze-an-Beeble Mix)", "Ventolin (Marazanvose Mix)", APHEX TWIN: Come To Daddy 12" (WAP 094) $10.00
"Ventolin (Plain-An-Gwarry Mix)", "Ventolin (The Coppice Mix), UK-only vinyl of this 1997 4 track EP. Features "Come to Daddy" (Pappy
"Ventolin (Crowsmengegus Mix)". Mix), "Flim", "Come To Daddy" (Little Lord Faulteroy Mix),
APHEX TWIN: Ventolin (The Remixes) CD (WAP 060R CD) $9.00 "Bucephalus Bouncing Ball".
The 2nd part, remix EP. Tracklisting: "Ventolin (Wheeze Mix)", APHEX TWIN: Come To Daddy CD (WAP 094X CD) $13.00
"Ventolin (Carharrack Mix), "Ventolin (Probus Mix), "Ventolin (Cylob 1997 8 track EP. Features "Come to Daddy" (Pappy Mix), "Flim", "Come
Mix)", "Ventolin (Deep Gong Mix)", "Ventolin (Asthma Beats Mix)". To Daddy" (Little Lord Faulteroy Mix), "Bucephalus Bouncing Ball", "To
APHEX TWIN: Donkey Rhubarb 12" (WAP 063) $9.00 Cure A Weekling Child, Contour Regard", "Funny Little Man", "Come
A Warp warehouse-find of the UK-only vinyl of this 1995 4-track EP. To Daddy (Mummy Remix)", "IZ-US".
APHEX TWIN: Donkey Rhubarb CD (WAP 063 CD) $9.00 AUTECHRE: Cichlisuite CD (WAP 096 CD) $9.00
Classic 1995 4-track EP. Features: "Donkey Rhubarb," "Vaz Deferenz," Brilliant 1997 followup to their Chiastic Slide album. 30-minute EP, 5
"Icct Hedral (Philip Glass Orchestration)," & "Pancake Lizard". tracks on 1 CD or broken up into 2 12"s.
AUTECHRE: Anvil Vapre CD (WAP 064 CD) $9.00 MIRA CALIX: Pin Skeelinq 2x10" (WAP 097) $13.00
ELECKTROIDS: Kilohertz 12" (WAP 065) $9.00 Lush IDM genius from the illustrious DJ Chantal, produced in collabo-
Warehouse find at Warp for this obscure four-track EP by the ration with Disjecta. Totally dream-infested Warp-generation electron-
Elektroids. No overlap with their Warp album, Electroworld (WARP 35), ic tracks, distantly submerged vocal distortions and perfectly oblique
also from 1995. Which make up the lone recordings by this mysterious amospherics. The next superstar emission from the Warp stable. "Mira
outfit. Post-Kraftwerk electro-gonzo. Ltd stock. Calix follows up her cult classic 'Ilanga' with Pin Skeeling, a four track
DISJECTA: 1.0: Looking For Snags CD (WAP 068 CD) $9.00 piece of singy songy techno guitar beat weirdness that defies gravity.
The other Disjecta record on Warp, a 47 minute, 8 track "EP". Mark The release includes a remix by new label mates Boards of Canada.
Clifford's awesome post-Seefeel project and a lovely companion to Some information: Mira Calix is a cool name. 'Pin Skeeling' is what hap-
their proper full length Clean Pit & Lid Pit. pens when you're up late with friends and you get your words mixed
DISJECTA: 1.1: Here 12" (WAP 068Y) $9.00 up. Mira Calix is Chantal Passamonte, a South African Deejette who
The eight tracks of the Looking For Snags CD EP spread out over 2 12" speaks Italian and collects shiny things and rare trainers. Mira Calix is
EPs (4 on this WAP 068Y and 4 on WAP 068Z). currently making music for her special friends in her very cold bed-
DISJECTA: 1.2: Looking For Snags 12" (WAP 068Z) $9.00 room, she misses the sunshine. The music will be put on long playing
FREEFORM: Prowl 2x12" (WAP 073) $10.00 record sometime in the future."
FREEFORM: Prowl CD (WAP 073 CD) $9.00 PHOENECIA: Randa Roomet 2x12" (WAP 098) $10.00
Classic 1996 IDM abstraction from Simon Pike, who has also recorded PHOENECIA: Randa Roomet CD (WAP 098 CD) $9.00
for Musik Aus Strom, Skam and Worm Interface. One of the standout Debut 30 minute EP release by this US duo. "'Somory' opens the EP in
obscurities buried in the Warp catalog. fine style. Like Autechre meets Miami Bass, with layers of clanking elec-
APHEX TWIN: Girl/Boy 12" (WAP 078) $10.00 tronica slowly building into a shuffling, twisted groove. 'Y-Intercpnkt'
UK-only vinyl version of this 1996 EP. takes warped hip hop beats and pushes them through a seamless fur-
APHEX TWIN: Girl/Boy CD (WAP 078 CD) $9.00 row towards a stomping, deformed finale. 'Thong' sees the frequency
1996 EP featuring "Girl Boy (NLS Mix)", Milk Man", "Inkey$", "Girl Boy oscillators set to low; a myriad of analogue squelches interlocking with
(Snare Rush Mix)", "Beetles", "Girl Boy (Red Ruth Mix)". interplanetary rhythms. Final track 'Can' sees the boys back in Autechre
INK, MIKE: Polka Trax 12" (WAP 082) $9.00 territory, all bleeps, blaps and bloots and steam engine drum patterns.
Four versions of "Polka Trax" a minimalist click-clack opus in classic Phoenicia are Josh Kay and Romulo Del Castillo. They hail from Miami
Mike Ink style. "Polka Trax 3" is not included on the following CD EP, and normally record on the Schematic label with fellow artists Takeshi
and Push Button Objects." releases have continued to test electronic music's capacity for vibrant,
VA: We Are Reasonable People 3LP (WAP 100) $21.00 emotional and engaging work. This new release for Warp continues
VA: We Are Reasonable People CD (WAP 100 CD) $19.00 this theme. The five new tracks display a rhythmical freedom and a sim-
"Insanely/torturously hyped centennial marker piece from arguably the ple tunefulness. From the seedy funk of 'Sticky' to the darker 'Black
world's finest society of bedroom growth engineers/vertical-dancefloor Commandments,' A Bag Of Blue Sparks is a fitting prelude to the long
oddniks and the label that represents them. Legally. 12 hither-to-fore and eagerly awaited second album."
unreleased efforts from Squarepusher/AFX (yes, that's Jenks AND PLONE: Plock 12" (WAP 107) $9.00
Dicky-Twin collaborating channel-for-channel on the same five-minute- PLONE: Plock CD (WAP 107 CD) $9.00
and-forty-two-second nugget), Boards of Canada (another beautiful Debut single for Warp, an exquisite dream-vocoded explosion of sound
example of post-fidelity sound research), Autechre, Plaid, Mark Bell (of pleasantry. "Having already caused a stir with 'Plaything' and 'Press A
LFO), Two Lone Swordsmen (first track back at Warp), Red Snapper, Key'; entranced audiences at John Peel's Meltdown at the Southbank
Broadcast, Nightmares on Wax, Jimi Tenor, Mira Calix, and (new sign- and supported Tortoise and Broadcast, Plone bring their idiosyncratic
ings) Plone (described as 'a band who realized that Kraftwerk were electronica to a grateful public. Epic, melody rich and with a gentle
right and that keyboards should be played live by men standing in a bossnova swing Plone also show off their vocoded vocal wizardry."
line, but they quite like the meandering melodies and arrangements of RED SNAPPER: The Sleepless 12" (WAP 108) $9.00
Morricone'). Painfully worthwhile audio, bandaged in a career-topping RED SNAPPER: The Sleepless CD (WAP 108 CD) $9.00
Designers Republic sleeve/booklet. Cracker." -Hrvatski "The second single to be taken from the forthcoming Making Bones
MAX TUNDRA: Children At Play CD (WAP 101 CD) $9.00 long player. 'The Sleepless' introduces the lyrical might of MC Det. You
"The first ever recording from London's Max Tundra (aka Ben Jacobs). may remember Det from his days as an integral part of the S.O.U.R. ros-
The title track 'Children At Play' is a 12-minute extravaganza, fusing ter, or on the seminal East London pirate Kool FM with DJ Brockie, or
twisted breakbeats to Squarepusher style beats and rhythms before more recently on occasion on Radio 1's 'One In The Jungle'. Here he
slipping into a gorgeous analogue coma. 'Clive's Folly' is more Warp showcases his amazing vocal dexterity, forging an incredible partner-
genius, like LFO on an urban health farm, with stripped down metallic ship with the Snappers. Continuing to work with the finest and most
grooves and techno driven synths that coil their way around the fucked innovative remixers around, the single has also been given the remix
up beats." treatment by the notorious Shut Up & Dance duo. The results are fan-
B12: 3EP 12" (WAP 102) $9.00 tastic."
B12: 3EP CD (WAP 102 CD) $9.00 RED SNAPPER: Image Of You 12" (WAP 111) $9.00
"B12 return with their own brand of beautiful digital space funk, 3EP. Features 3 mixes of "Images Of You": Shut Up & Dance Vocal Mix, Rae
This is their first release since their 1996 LP Time Tourist (and first ever & Christian Vocal Mix, Salt City Orchestra Vocal Mix.
single). Experimenting with breaks and beats, B12 has come up with RED SNAPPER: Image Of You CD (WAP 111 CD) $9.00
three tracks of top techno with beautifully intricate background "The beautiful new single, taken from the album Making Bones, fea-
melodies that slowly creep up on you. B12 have previously released tures remixes by Shut Up & Dance, Rae & Christian and Salt City
two albums, Electric Soma and Time Tourist for Warp, along with tracks Orchestra." This CD version features 3 mixes of "Images of You":
appearing on both of the label's acclaimed Artificial Intelligence Manna Radio Edit, Shut Up & Dance Vocal Mix, Rae & Christian Vocal
comps." Mix.
RED SNAPPER: Bogeyman 12" (WAP 104) $9.00 RED SNAPPER: Image Of You CD (WAP 111 CDR) $9.00
RED SNAPPER: Bogeyman CD (WAP 104 CD) $9.00 This CD version of the single features 2 versions of "Image Of You": (LP
"The first single to be lifted from their excellent Making Bones album. Version, Salt City Orchestra Vocal Mix) and an exclusive unreleased
A proper call to arms. Aimed straight at your jugular, Red Snapper are track: "Quicktemper".
back and it feels good. 'Bogeyman' is a slice of rolling, brassy, funk with AUTECHRE: Peel Sessions 12" (WAP 112) $9.00
that real Snapper twist. Joining the hardcore trio of Richard Thair UK-only vinyl version (CD is on Nothing in the US); limited stock avail-
(drums), David Ayers (guitar) and Ali Friend (double bass), trumpet able. "Autechre release the first in a series of classic John Peel Sessions
intelligence is supplied by the legend Byron Wallen. The result is dis- that have been recorded over the past four years. This session is com-
tinctive and utterly infectious." Includes remixes by David Holmes and prised of three exclusive tracks recorded in August 1995." Limited stock
Two Lone Swordsman. available.
APHEX TWIN: Windowlicker 12" (WAP 105) $10.00 BOARDS OF CANADA: Peel Sessions 12" (WAP 114) $9.00
UK-only vinyl version (CD is available on Sire in the US). Three track EP, BOARDS OF CANADA: Peel Sessions CD (WAP 114 CD) $9.00
including the title track, most famously documented on video by Chris The duo of Michael Sandison and Marcus Eoin, recorded at Hexagon
Cunningham. "Track two (that %$^%$#^ equation) completely rules. Sun, 06/98. Features three tracks: "Aquarius (Version 3)", "Happy
As does 'Nannou', for completely different reasons each, of course. Cycling" & "Olson (Version 3)". "Happy Cycling" was the bonus track
Fuck the cult of personality, all that tank/bank/invention mess. The guy thrown on the Matador version of the Music Has The Right To Children
makes stellar tracks, keeps technologically informed, has keen melodic album; the other 2 tracks are alternates to the original album/7" ver-
sensibilities, and uses great SOUNDS. Closest we'll have to perfection sions.
for a long time." -- Hrvatski. BLACK DOG, THE: Peel Sessions 12" (WAP 115) $9.00
TWO LONE SWORDSMEN: A Bag of Blue Sparks CD (WAP 106 CD) BLACK DOG, THE: Peel Sessions CD (WAP 115 CD) $9.00
$13.00 "Warp release the third in the series of Peel Sessions, Black Dog record-
The first significant statement from this duo in a while (all of their ed in December 1994 before the release of Spanners. Four of these
Emissions Audio material has been deleted in the UK, including their tracks are exclusive: 'Shadehead', 'Rise Up', 'Simperton' and 'Rue'
debut double ablum, 1996's masterpiece The Fifth Mission: Return To whilst the final track is a re-working of 'Psil-Cosyin' from Spanners.
The Flightpath Estate and the two followup mini-albums: Swimming These tracks are a true representation of the their pure form as Black
Not Skimming & Stockwell Steppas. 35-minute extended play. "With Dog before the split which saw Plaid move forward in an alternative
1998's acid house anniversary bringing so many of the UK's dance vet- direction to Ken Downie as Black Dog."
erans out of the woodwork, it is refreshing to know that Andrew TENOR, JIMI: Year of the Apocalypse 12" (WAP 116) $9.00
Weatherall continues to refuse to be drawn from his own agenda. Latest single, pre-Organism. Three tracks, including a club mix by
Since forming Two Lone Swordsmen with Keith Tenniswood their Maurice Fulton.

SLUM: Twilight Mushroom 7" (WAP 117) $5.00 by this digital world teeming with mechas and sci-fi creatures, as if
Recent 7" debut release. Soft, dreamy vocal pop, somewhat akin to >Yellow had composed the score of the mythical game Bomberman. In
something like Broadcast (vs. much of the rest of the Warp catalog). fact, Vlad's tunes are often based on unrestrained tempos with electro
TENOR, JIMI: Total Devastation 12" (WAP 121) $9.00 sounds typical of Human League, New Order or Fad Gadget, but
TENOR, JIMI: Total Devastation CD (WAP 121 CD) $9.00 'what's bred in the bone will come out in the flesh' -- his metal roots
Three versions of the title track, single version, Maurice Fulton mix, regularly emerge through an undeniable obsession with nerve-racking
Swag mix. Very pumpin' house mixes. and distorted sounds a typical feature of the most experimental
SQUAREPUSHER: Maximum Priest EP 12" (WAP 122) $14.00 drum'n'bass German productions. With this universe both schizo-
UK-only vinyl version of this seven track EP (with remixes by Autechre, phrenic and epileptic, V.L.A.D. has become one of the new french pro-
Yee-King & Wagonchrist); CD version is on Nothing in the US (INTD ducers whose works are today in demand by such different people as
90997). the Paris label Artefact the Angstrom compilation or even Warp."
BROADCAST: Echo's Answer 7" (WAP 125) $5.00 BROADCAST: Come On Let's Go 7" (WAP 132) $5.00
BROADCAST: Echo's Answer CD (WAP 125 CD) $6.00 Two track 7" version, with different, exclusive b-side compared to the
"Broadcast return with this limited CD/7" single as a taster of their CD: "Distant Call".
debut album, which will be released in early 2000. Since signing to BROADCAST: Come On Let's Go CD (WAP 132 CD) $9.00
Warp in 1997, they have been working in the studio to produce the The next single to be taken from The Noise Made By People album.
eagerly anticipated follow up to their Work And No Work compilation Tracklisting: "Come On Let's Go", "Locusts", "Chord Simple". The lat-
which was released in June 1997." ter two not included on the Noise Made By People and are exclusive to
TWO LONE SWORDSMEN: A Virus With Shoes 12" (WAP 126) this release.
$13.00 AUTECHRE: EP7.1 12" (WAP 7.1) $9.00
"Two Lone Swordsmen follow on from last years' album Stay Down 11 tracks and 60 minutes long, spread over 2 separate 12"'s. CD version
with the release of two records, this one and Receive Tactical Support. is out in the US on Nothing (INTD 90999). ""Five new Booth/Brown cre-
A Virus With Shoes is a brand new 8 track EP mixing a more hip hop ations, known as 'Rpeg', 'Ccec', 'Squeller', 'Left Blank', and 'Outpt',
sound with Two Lone Swordsmen's trademark electronics." These done left-handed for a change of pace. 'Rpeg' is a 120 BPM track with
releases are exclusive to Warp and are not licensed to the US. a nice floating minor arpeggio. 'Ccec' is a 96 BPM track with random
TWO LONE SWORDSMEN: A Virus With Shoes CD (WAP 126 CD) voice-overs (time compacted/DSP'ed, perhaps carnival/auction
$13.00 sourced). 'Squeller' is a 100 BPM track with some nice 60% swing-feel
"Two Lone Swordsmen follow on from last years' album Stay Down computer percussion. 'Left Blank' is a 137 BPM track with skittering
with the release of two records, this one and Receive Tactical Support. drum sounds and alien synthesizer sounds. 'Outpt' is a 118 BPM track
A Virus With Shoes is a brand new 8 track EP mixing a more hip hop with varying droning, whooshing, and beat sounds. All are very, very
sound with Two Lone Swordsmen's trademark electronics." These nice and simple and should appeal to fans of (globally recognized
releases are exclusive to Warp and are not licensed to the US. organization) without completely alienating those of (contrasting spe-
TWO LONE SWORDSMEN: Receive Tactical Support 12" (WAP cific beliefs). Were crimes of anti-progression (or inherent lack of self
127) $9.00 "Limited vinyl-only collection of remixes of tracks censorship) punishable by open means, perhaps included audio/visual
from the Stay Down album and earlier Bag of Blue Sparks EP." designs would be something more of a 'festival of the senses' than a
Remixes by Silicon Scally, C-PIJ and Kenny Hawkes. 'brisk walk home from the market'. 'What the world needs now...'" --
BROADCAST: Extended Play 12" (WAP 129) $9.00 Hrvatski.
BROADCAST: Extended Play CD (WAP 129 CD) $9.00 AUTECHRE: EP7.2 12" (WAP 7.2) $9.00
"Tracklisting: Papercuts, Belly Dance, Where Youth And Laughter Go, "Six more Booth/Brown studio labors, known as 'Dropp', 'Liccflii',
Dave's Dream" 'Maphive 6.1', 'Zeiss Contarex', 'Netlon Sentinel', and 'Pir', the fruits of
V.L.A.D.: 12" (WAP 130) $9.00 countless man-hours. 'Dropp' is a 98 BPM track with a nice hovering
V.L.A.D.: Motion CD (WAP 130 CD) $9.00 melancholic melody and some whooshing rhythms. 'Liccflii' is a 150
Debut single by this new Warp signing. Very minimal info provided, BPM track with stuttering percussion and some synthesized zaps and
but it's been suggested that "sounds very electro/electronic. All the high ring modulated tones. 'Maphive 6.1' is a 140 BPM track with a
people that buy Autechre/Chocolate/Schematic should be interested." confusing meter and some free-time percussion not completely unlike
The following background information lifted from a computer would make. 'Zeiss Contarex' is a 82 BPM track with hov-
www.vladtronic.com: "V.L.A.D.'s music emerges from the death throes ering pad-sounds and record scratch sounds. 'Netlon Sentinel' is a 158
of new wave and electro-body-music... Awakening to music as early as BPM track with a half-time feel and squeaking synthesizer sounds.
the late eighties, young Vlad took up metal culture, clutching his gui- Finally, 'Pir' is a 115 BPM track with some very nice melancholic float-
tar and setting on a long solitary journey. The road was clearly mapped ing/folating triads that close the EP nicely. Perfect for fans of sound
out for a future guitar hero with long hair and a studded leather-jack- 'not performed by human beings on instruments, but by machines, or
et but prefering the companionship of machines to humans, he computers' (™ Smithsonian Folkways). You'll have to spend a few
endeavored in a basement to mix heavy riffs with robots-like months outside in the wilds of nature for a change, the decision's been
sequences. He went as far as producing a solo album in Tampa, Florida, made for you." -- Hrvatski.
together with Scott Burns. The only mark he preserved from that peri- AUTECHRE: EP7 CD (WAP EP7 CD) $13.00
od was the hairstyle of the head-banger lurking in him. He was indeed "UK Warp CD of the recent Autechre EP/Mini-LP/(it's 70 fucking min-
very much influenced by such delirious hairy groups as Obituary, Mr utes long, by default an ELP) featuring an extended U&I systems Meta
Bungle orSuffocation, who produced the darkest alloys and there only Synth study in the style of the Gescom MiniDisc NOT FOUND ON THE
remains in him the substance of those electronic sounds, anonymous US NOTHING CD ISSUE, playable by starting track one & 'rewinding'
ones that were however ubiquitous in the media, mangas or video (back queue-ing) past zero on the TAC to -9:45 (runs clear through -
games. In 1996 he gave up his guitar and started working on a sampler, 3:00, and if wormholes do not in fact exist, it's 6:45 long). Add the ran-
basic gear that has remained at the heart of his work. His tunes thus domly generated artwork, viewed through a slightly frosted jewel
evolved with the synths he lay his hands on, with sounds of the 80s, case, and you've got a damn superior version of a timeless IDM divider
very much like those of video games. In late 1998 he set up his own stu- than the Reznor.com issue." -- Hrvatski.
dio in a shop selling toys, comics and other artifacts of pop culture, LFO: Frequencies CD (WARP 03 CD) $15.00
again in a basement. The music of electronic Vlad is naturally marked One of the earliest Warp albums, dating back to 1991. A pretty cool
(and at times, hilariously dated) acid-house themed album from the Fletcher (percussion, rhythm programming). Succour was their 3rd
duo of Mark Bell (more recently know for Bjork productions) and Gez album and one of 1995's monster records. It was their lone full length
Varley. More warmly electro-vibed than their 1996 follow up, Advance. for Warp (2 previous albums -- Polyfusia & Quique were released by
"What is house? Technotronic, KLF or something you live in. To me Too Pure/Astralwerks; their final album (CH-VOX) came out later on
House is Phuture, Pierre, Fingers, Adonis, etc. The Pioneers of the Rephlex). For repetitively enhanced dream structure, dub tweaked pro-
Hypnotic Groove, Brian Eno, Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk, Depeche duction and siren-like anthems investigating the ultimate state of non-
Mode and the Yellow Magic Orchestra. This album is dedicated to existence -- this is a record that will take you there. Clifford now
You." This album is also available domestically on Tommy Boy(!), but records as Disjecta; the rest work as Scala.
don't be ridiculous, buy this mid-line priced UK original. ELECKTROIDS: Electroworld CD (WARP 35 CD) $18.00
VA: Artificial Intelligence CD (WARP 06 CD) $15.00 A controversially anonymous Kraftwerk tribute album from 1995.
The seminal 1992 CD compilation that jump started the whole IDM Strongly rumored to be a Drexciya production -- and it certainly does
wave. Featuring classic tracks by: The Dice Man (Aphex Twin), contain certain signature drum production sounds that bare a resem-
Musicology (B12), Autechre, I.A.O. (Black Dog), Speedy J, UP! (Richie blance. And the "Thanks to God" credit seems like an obvious clue (or
Hawtin) & Dr. Alex Paterson (Orb). Although this is available in the US possible fake lead). Drexciya were briefly signed to Warp around this
as a domestic CD on Wax Trax, a) this UK version is mid-line & compa- time... Others, however, say it's a Mark Bell production (1/2 of LFO).
rable in price to the US edition and b) Wax Trax kinda sucks and peo- Whoever did it, produced a strange alienating texture of electro blap
ple ought to be glad the opportunity to spend an extra buck and get and comically futuristic phrasing. A potentially endearing album once
this authentic version. The funny but serious manifesto reads: "elec- you get into it.
tronic music for the mind created by trans-global electronic innova- B12: Time Tourist CD (WARP 37 CD) $19.00
tors...Real people whose unity lies in a common sound + spirit and 2nd album from 1996 of out-of-vogue lushness from these early Warp-
whose 'listening' music' cannot be described as either soulless or label favorites. Heavily futurisitc sound activity by the UK duo of Mike
machine driven. The atmosphere and emotion both come from the Golding and Steve Rutter. Comparable to Black Dog, Statis, early As
musicians, their machines are merely the means to a human end." One, etc.
POLYGON WINDOW: Surfing On Sine Waves CD (WARP 07 CD) LFO: Advance CD (WARP 39 CD) $19.00
$15.00 Second and final LFO (Low Frequency Oscillation) album from 1996.
"If the first Artificial Intelligence comp on Warp is the bible for the IDM LFO were Mark Bell and Gez Varley and their 1991 debut Frequencies
generation, this record is surely the King James (NPI) version, responsi- was a groundbreaking techno underground classic. Advance features
ble or a mass upheaval of 'guitar-rock-angst' in favor of general dark, anthemic, throbbing techno occasionally of a near industrial
togetherness (and pseudo scientific track-monikerism). Mr Richard velocity.
James (Aphex Twin/AFX/etc...), directly after inventing the Warp sound, DISJECTA: Clean Pit & Lid Pit CD (WARP 41 CD) $19.00
furthers it on this, his first full-length album, by shunning the four-on- A side project of Mark Clifford from 1996, following the initial demise
the-floor amalgam of past summer-of-love successes/excesses and of his group Seefeel (who released a chilling series of albums for gui-
exploring advanced (at least for '92) sonics and textures. An out and tar & electronic atmosphere for Too Pure, Warp and Rephlex). Clean Pit
out classic, which if you haven't heard yet might give you some insight & Lid Pit drops (most of) the guitar element for moody and exotic elec-
to recent head-scratcher trends in 'lectronica." --Hrvatski tronic tracks, with some of the same melodic affections that grace
BLACK DOG: Bytes CD (WARP 08 CD) $15.00 Aphex's more accessible works. One of the classic Warp albums, with a
The third in Warp's series of Artificial Intelligence albums, originally splendidly attractive DR cover.
issued in 1993. This is the mid-line UK issue, also available via Wax Trax DISJECTA: Clean Pit & Lid Pit LP (WARP 41 LP) $21.00
USA if you give a fuck. Black Dog was the trio of Ken Downie, Ed JAKE SLAZENGER: Das ist ein Groovybeat, ja CD (WARP 42 CD)
Handley and Andy Turner (the latter split off to eventually form Plaid), $19.00
and this was their first of 2 full length's for Warp (1995's Spanners was Classic electro-lounge diversions from Mike Paradinas (aka µ-Ziq), circa
next), following a long series of EPs dating back to the late 80s on their 1996. His second (and last?) album under this moniker, following 1995's
Black Dog Productions label, GPR, Rising High, etc. The quintessential Makesaracket on Clear. Less reckless racket than µ-Ziq, Mike's output as
early Warp machine-music sound and an utter classic of it's day, this Jake Slazenger mixes exotic slow breakage & twinkling cosmic funk
showcases's England's answer to Derrick May like nothing else that euphoria into a unique instrumental electronic-fusionistic flow.
comes to mind. Although it's technically a compilation of tracks by var- APHEX TWIN: Richard D. James LP (WARP 43 LP) $19.00
ious Black Dog alias' (Plaid, Xeper, Atypic, Close Up Over, I.A.O., UK-only vinyl of this classic 1996 album (CD is on Sire in the US).
Discordian Popes & Balil), this flows seemlessly though the AI emotion- VA: Blech II CD (WARP 44 CD) $17.00
al streamline with explosive grace. 1996 Warp mix-CD of classics and unreleased tracks, mixed by Ninja
APHEX TWIN: Selected Ambient Works Vol. II 2CD (WARP 21 CD) Tune's PC & Strictly (Blech I was theoretically a cassette-only release and
$22.00 has never been commonly available). Features unreleased bits from
"Immensely favorable import pressing featuring one extra track to the Plaid, Jimi Tenor, Mira Calix, plus an assortment of tracks from
domestic on Sire (a 4:31 track on disc 1 commonly referred to as 'han- Autechre, Aphex, LFO, Nighmares on Wax, Freeform, Black Dog, Mike
kie'). This is Richard James's first proper foray (the prior Selected Ink, Squarepusher, etc. An essential IDM document, either as an intro
Ambient Works 85-92 volume on R&S is actually a collection of to the Warp universe, or for the fully committed Blechsdöttir.
trance/pre-IDM style club-tech workouts) into the realm of conservato- RED SNAPPER: Prince Blimey CD (WARP 45 CD) $19.00
ry composition with rest stops at Glass/Reich/Eno as well as the tonal "Full length album from 1996, the first from the trio of Ali Friend (dou-
minimalism of Ligeti/Penderecki, all with the pleasantries of an ble bass), Richard Thair (drums), and David Ayers (guitar), with Ollie
Englishman. Serious concreté elements at play. This is the one that Moore (saxophone, flute melodica, clarinet). Red Snapper have always
bridged the gap. Two CD's (one being 80 minutes, the other being 76. been an oddball inclusion to the Warp roster via their live instrumen-
Somewhat of a 'bargain'). Losing consciousness never involved fewer tation and general non-electronic approach to sound. This record finds
steps..." --Hrvatski. them taking a denser, more filmic approach to group aesthetic/struc-
SEEFEEL: Succour CD (WARP 28 CD) $19.00 ture and mood-sound. Features the soon-to-be classic 'Get Some Sleep
Seefeel were Mark Clifford (guitars, sequencing, rhythm treatments), Tiger' (immortalized by Plaid's remix on the recent Planet Mu Mealtime
Sarah Peacock (guitars, vocals), Daren Seymour (bass, radio), Justin compilation)." -- Hrvatski

RED SNAPPER: Prince Blimey 2LP (WARP 45 LP) $21.00 "Andrew Weatherall and Keith Tenniswood are the Two Lone
TENOR, JIMI: Sahkomies CD (WARP 47 CD) $15.00 Swordsmen. They met and worked together during the scandalously
"Warp re-issue of Jimi Tenor's debut LP, originally released as the first brief reign of the Sabres of Paradise (Warp). When this outfit disinte-
record on Sähkö subsidiary PUU ('wood' in Finnish; PUU releases are grated they continued collaborating together to produce The Fifth
conceivably more 'human breath' oriented than Sähkö's 'electricity' Mission -- Return to The Flightpath Estate on the Emissions label. Now
themed abstractions) in 1994, containing one extra track, the 9-minute once again with Warp Records, they continue their musical journey
'Union Ave III'. Jimi's become something of a figurehead in these post- with their second album, Stay Down. Along with the preceding single,
lounge/exotica 'sexplosion' times, after recording at least 4 LP's for var- A Bag Of Blue Sparks, they are remastering and re-inventing the sound
ious Finnish labels (Bad Vugum/Sonic/Poko) w/his band 'Jimi Tenor & that began on the Fifth Mission. Beautifully produced and infinitely
the Shamans' and double as many solo excursions (and endless remix- subtle it uncoils over the course of twelve tracks, gradually drawing in
es/comps/collaborations, most notably the 'Kosmos' co-authoring the listener deeper and deeper. Emotional and introspective, this is
agreement w/Pan(a)sonic's Mika Vainio and several different projects musical nicotine; more and more addictive every time. Stay Down
w/Can 'Khan/Bizz OD' Oral) featuring his skillful organ deployments opens with the haunting track 'Hope We Never Surface' and as the lis-
(LOL!) over a casual backdrop of Ellington/Sun Ra charts. Enjoyably tener slips beneath the water they enter the subaquatic funk world of
fuzzy & surprisingly 'outsider' despite what more sensible individuals Messrs. Weatherall and Tenniswood. Vaguely familiar forms drift past;
will claim." -- Hrvatski. techno, electro, hip hop and even classical in the form of 'Ivy and Lead'
TENOR, JIMI: Intervision CD (WARP 48 CD) $19.00 where 'Peter And The Wolf' is brought rudely up to date, but all the
1996 Warp debut full length , following his previous album for PUU tracks are immersed in the Swordsmen's inevitable style. The closing
(Sähkömies). A strange amalgam of lounge-funk, easy-listening, track, 'As Wordly Pleasures Wave Goodbye' is a stunningly beautiful
soul/jazz influence and Russian Moog abandon from Finland's man of finale as your eyes close and you finally surrender to the deep."
the moment in the world of technoid exotica. TWO LONE SWORDSMEN: Stay Down LP (WARP 58 LP) $19.00
TENOR, JIMI: Intervision 2LP (WARP 48 LP) $21.00 TENOR, JIMI: Organism LP (WARP 60 LP) $19.00
AUTECHRE: Chiastic Slide CD (WARP 49 CD) $19.00 New full length; CD version is available via Sire in the US, vinyl is UK-
Autechre's 4th full length and one of 1997 most essential sound docu- only on Warp. Mika Vainio guests on "glue buzz" on the opening
ments. Following up on 1993's Incunabula, 1994's Amber & 1996's Tri track, "Total Devastation".
Repetae -- the duo of Sean Booth and Rob Brown turned up the levels SQUAREPUSHER: Budakhan Mindphone LP (WARP 62 LP) $19.00
of intricacy in sound processing one notch further. Now regarded as UK-only vinyl of the newest full length Squarepusher release (CD on
the quintessential Warp recording artists, Autrechre have advanced the Nothing in the US).
possibilities of machine-coded music into all new parameters. Topped PLAID: Rest Proof Clockwork 2LP (WARP 63 LP) $21.00
off by perfect Designers Republic graphics per usual. UK-only vinyl version; CD is out in the US via Nothing. Full color gate-
SQUAREPUSHER: Hard Normal Daddy CD (WARP 50 CD) $19.00 fold edition.
Once rumored to "coming out" domestic, but who knows (or cares). BROADCAST: The Noise Made By People LP (WARP 65) $21.00
"Much anticipated 2nd full-length from THE all time kingpin weirdstep UK-only vinyl version (packaged in deluxe gatefold sleeve with full
progenitor, a good sequence of impossibly difficult rhythmic structure sized photo booklet). CD version is out in the US on Tommy Boy.
amidst some more subdued green-room mind-food. Here, Jenks' spe- "Actually the 'debut proper' for this Birmingham (UK) based sextet
cial brand of ring-mod jazz and industrially-flared break-fuckery alots after a series of singles for Wurlitzer Jukebox, Duophonic, and Warp,
him another plaque in the hall of the revered ones, alongside Luke as well as the singles compilation Work and Non-Work on Warp/Drag
Vibert's work as Plug, the entire output of the Worm Interface and City. You kind of have to see the point of the official label blurb that
Spymania labels (both of which he was an integral part), and the rest states: 'The closest correlative to The Noise Made By People, however,
of the albeit post-Jenks 'Spunk Jazz' squad. Sleeved in a milieu of is the work of LA electronic pioneers The United States Of America. If
Johnny Clayton's (aka Rubber Johnny's) 3-bit Atari-art." --Hrvatski Joseph Byrd had scored his quaint but dysfunctional psychedelia in
SQUAREPUSHER: Hard Normal Daddy 2LP (WARP 50 LP) $21.00 1999 rather than 1968, replacing proto-synths and a host of ring mod-
SQUAREPUSHER: Burningn'n Tree CD (WARP 53 CD) $19.00 ulators with the most desirable specimens from 30 years of technology,
Compilation of Tom Jenkinson's legendary early material for label he'd probably make music like this.' A finely sorted ambient-electronic
Spymania label. Plus three new unreleased tracks. pop record, neé one with John Barry and indie-pop influences, just per-
SQUAREPUSHER: Burningn'n Tree 2LP (WARP 53 LP) $21.00 fect for activities from martini sipping to absinthe-fueled hallucination
PLAID: Not For Threes 2LP (WARP 54 LP) $21.00 (Oh, and as for the whole Warp thing, you simply can't listen to
The first readily available full length from the post-Black Dog duo Autechre records 24 hours a day, I've tried). Blissed out." -- Hrvatski.
known as Plaid (Ed Handley and Andy Turner). CD is on Nothing in the AUTECHRE: LP5 2LP (WARP 66 LP) $21.00
US. This was one of 1997's strangest, most eye-enhancing post-techno UK-only double vinyl version. CD is on Nothing in the US, simply
electro-lush excursions, featuring lovely vocal guest spots from referred to as Autechre.The fifth album from Manchester's duo of Sean
Nicolette, Bjork, Mara Carlyle and Leila Arab. Booth and Rob Brown is Autechre's most detailed and insane collection
RED SNAPPER: Making Bones 2LP (WARP 56 LP) $21.00 of electronic specification. Number crunching at a new fully realized
SQUAREPUSHER: Music Is Rotted One Note LP (WARP 57 LP) peak, sledding past the masses of insignificant humanity at an alarm-
$19.00 ing rate. Some people have been waiting their entire life for just this
UK-only vinyl version of the 4th Squarepusher album from 1998. album. Exponentially the next step from Incunabula, Amber, Tri
"Totally eschewing the concept of tempoed linear composition, Jenks Repetae & and it's most significant forebearer, Chiastic Slide. One of
brings us an assortment of not-completely-un-Miles-like space-jazz the records that defined 1998.
sound-scapes (with TJ playing the DeJohnette, Zawinul, Holland, AND VA: Warp 10+1: Influences 4LP (WARP 67 LP) $32.00
Macero roles without flinching, or developing carpal-tunnel syndrome) UK-only Warp pressing of this historic compilation. All 3 of these Warp
via multi-track recording technology and scattered computer post-pro- editions have deluxe packaging, full color gatefold sleeves on the first
cessing. No breaks. No drum programming. Unreal. An amazing turn of 2. The vinyl edition omits 5 tracks off the CD: Nitro Deluxe, Model 500,
events proving Tom to be a fairly proficient swordsman in a variety of Virgo Four, Juno & Phuture.
post-prog-jazz roles. Likely to turn rave kids onto Sextant-era Herbie or VA: Warp 10+2: The Classics 89-92 4LP (WARP 68 LP) $32.00
some such wonder. Mental." --Hrvatski. Omits one track: LFO VS. F.U.S.E. (listed on the sleeve, but not on the
TWO LONE SWORDSMEN: Stay Down CD (WARP 58 CD) $19.00 label).
VA: Warp 10+3: The Remixes 4LP (WARP 69 LP) $32.00 ing psych element taking it over the top. Warm, glowing stuff.
Extra deluxe boxed slipcase packaging. Has an extra track not on the HOOKER, WILLIAM: Great Sunset CD (WD 03) $11.00
CD (most likely for time constraints on the CD): To Rococo Rot remixing Recorded at the K. Factory 6/96, with Mark Hennen (p), Lewis Barnes
Mira Calix's "Sandsings". (tp), Charles Compo (ts, bs, fl), Richard Keene (ss, ts, fl) and Hooker
TENOR, JIMI: Europa CD (WARP 71 CD) $15.00 (drums, poetry). The mid-60s aura coolly permeates this one, briskly
"Warp re-issue of Jimi's second LP from the fall of 1995. A bit more hi- recorded.
fi/thought-out (much higher make-out quotient, for sure) than the MILLER/MICHAEL J. SCHUMACHER, DONALD: Flood CD (WD 04)
first, reading as some sort of roller-boogie/porn-funk soundtrack $11.00
experiment gone horribly awry. Inspired monologues ("Yeah baby, I "All the music herein is derived from two electric guitars. Michael man-
want to have sex with you, and no one else but you, tonight", etc...), ages to bow his from nearly a foot away. I am known for disembowel-
chops (extended flute/sax/Moog solos), programming (the distant/elek- ing mine. Imagine then, listener, a correspondence betwixt Mikolaj
tro-ish 'Fantom' recalls the Sähkö sound the best), and other fine Kipernik and Gilles de Rais, historically impossible by the latter's con-
touches make it an INSTANT CLASSIC. Besides it's on Warp now. The demnation and execution 23 years prior to the birth of the former, but
Aphex Twin is on Warp. I've never seen them in the same place at the do not feel burnt. See the moon upside down, and do not fret for your
same time..." -- Hrvatski. missing children. I met Michael and Charles Curtis through our mutual
SQUAREPUSHER: Selection Sixteen 2LP (WARP 72 LP) $21.00 acquaintance La Monte Young, who holds all blame. They knew my
Released as a double 12" + bonus 10". "Mr. Jenkinson returns with work with Borbetomagus. Here is enough earth, wind and fire for any
another storming mini album, Selection Sixteen. This release sees Tom anathanor. Now we bring lots of water. Time to swallow." -- Donald
returning to a more upbeat mood, mixing his amazing bass slapping Miller.
antics with trademark Squarepusher acid lunacy. The release also SONOPTIC: Chore Overload CD (WD 06) $11.00
includes four unlisted bonus tracks (on the 10")." "Sonoptic is Chuck Marcus and Alison Faith Levy. Sonoptic is currently
CALIX, MIRA: One On One CD (WARP 73 CD) $14.00 known as the music half of a project known as Sonoptic Overload -- an
"The debut album by South African born Warp artist Chantal experimental music/film performance that has been held around San
Passamonte/Mira Calix. From the start it was clear that this was a new Francisco, including an evening at the prestigious Yerba Buena Center
take on electronic music, one that reflecting her love of strung out, for the Arts. Sonoptic Overload consists of triple- projection experi-
avant garde guitar blazers like Spaceman 3 and My Bloody Valentine as mental films and loops accompanied by a hypnotic arsenal of analog
much as any techno influence. Richly steeped in her own, digitally tam- keyboards and guitars, played deftly by the two members of Sonoptic,
pered-with vocals, it followed no particular rulebook but was happy to creating a visual and sonic landscape which is both completely random
rip out pages from all of them. One On One is a 16 track introduction and serendipitously synchronous. Chore Overload consists of ten live
that reveals for the first time the true breadth and variety of Chantal's improvisations inspired by such divergent sources as whirring appli-
vision, from the elongated, sunkissed chords of its opening to the pum- ances, kosmisches muzik, Fripp and Eno collabs, the unpredictable pat-
meling beat crunches of 'Skin With Me' and 'Isabella'. Using a mass of terns of a small ancient Casio, Young Marble Giants, David Tudor's
sometimes contradictory elements, of savage beauty and rough gritti- Rainforest and Raymond Scott's Soothing Sounds for Baby."
ness, sadness and euphoria, fragrant melody and rhythmic sweat, WATER LILY ACOUSTICS:
Chantal, or maybe even the little part of her that is Mira Calix, is BHATT, VISHWA MOHAN: Gathering Rain Clouds CD (WLA 22)
redefining electronic music for a new generation." Special US-friendly $13.00
pricing on this one. A 1991 recording of the duo of Bhatt on Mohan Vina (invented Indian
CALIX, MIRA: One On One 2LP (WARP 73 LP) $21.00 slide-guitar-like instrument) and Sukhvinder Singh Namdhari (tabla),
Double vinyl in full color gatefold sleeve. released in 1993. One of a series of mesmerizing albums by Bhatt
BLACK DOG, THE: Music For Adverts (and short films) CD (WARP released by this label in the early 90s, most historically documented on
PUP002CD) $19.00 the A Meeting By The River duet with Ry Cooder from around the same
The Black Dog was originally the trio of Ken Downie, Ed Handley and time. Bhatt makes some of the psychedelically ecstatic string music to
Andy Turner; their early 90s albums for Warp (Bytes & Spanners ever come out of India and this is one of his typically spectacular releas-
defined the lush futuristic side of the IDM universe as well as any doc- es.
uments of the era. After those releases, Ed & Andy splintered into WAVETRAP (GERMANY):
Plaid. Ken continued with this solo album under the name of The Black
VAINIO, MIKA: Ydin CD (WAV 01) $15.00
Dog, released in August of '96 -- his final output to date. Music For
"The new label Wavetrap opens its catalog.. Ydin (Finnish for 'core') is
Adverts consists of 25 short-ish tracks -- and in the spirit of the title,
a set of eleven tracks flowing into each other and extended over 74
expansive filmic possibilities can be imagined. A fine continuation of
minutes of dark haunting beauty. The package is a heavy-paper digifile
the lush sound-invigoration that the Black Dog name implies.
and the package is laminated. Edition of 1000 copies." "Mika Vainio is
WARPODISC: one half of Pan(a)Sonic, records perceptual-techno as Philus, Ø, and
LHASA CEMENT PLANT: Back to Bolivia CD (WD 01) $11.00 Tekonivel, and works under his own name as a sound sculptor/installa-
Rhode Island 4-piece “rock” group featuring Brian Doherty (ex- tion artist/rockabilly DJ. This is a 74-minute collection of abrasive bursts
Borbetomagus, Sick Dick & the Volkswagons) and Borbetomagus' and gliding drones, it should open everyone's ears (and eyes, Leif
Donald Miller (both on guitars). Parts of this are dense, loudly rocking Elggren cover art) to a world of non-digital possibilities (Vainio comes
disrupters, others are screwy. “Bad nail-day Tangerine Dream riffs off as the revered luddite in the tech-gallery) in a suddenly flooded
segue into rollicking roadhouse stomps, and yes, you can dig it, Edgard pool of cracked-(l)app(top) applicators. Something, clearly not noth-
Varese.... this is the sound-effect of Simply Saucer collaborating with ing. Something else." -- Hrvatski.
Van Dyke Parks and Giacinto Scelsi on scores to films by Jordan Belson WAVING BYE RECORDS:
dealing with the life of cat artist Louis Wain through a fractal filter of
WALLACE, JOHN BRUCE: Loud Noises In A Corner: Engagements
tantric Pynchonism and Smithsonian harmonica.” Some people are
On Urbain Terrain CD (WAV 3001) $11.00
poets, y’know.
“John Bruce Wallace is a composer/performer currently exploring the
LHASA CEMENT PLANT: Chakra Full Of Blood CD (WD 02) $11.00
avant-GEIST through improvisational guitar. He has a heavy interest in
New 2nd album by this instrumental quartet, with 2 guitars, bs &
the textural aspects of tones and the time/space dimensioning of emo-
drums, playing long tracks of organically rumbling improv, with a burn-
tion through the interrelationship of noncongruous sonic phases and

time configurations. His improvised compositions often incorporate VINAO, ALEJANDRO: Son Entero CD (WER 2019) $18.00
sonorous multi-tonal qualities, dense interwoven passages juxtaposi- Vinao is an electro-acoustic composer from Buenos Aires (one previous
tioned with harmonic and microtonal sound statements, or silence CD on INA GRM). "Son Entero" is for 4 voices and computer (sounds
topographically related by irregular syntaxed rhythms and primitive from Hugh Davies-invented instruments). "Triple Concerto" is for flute,
beats. He is credited with having invented a method of playing guitar cello, piano & computer.
while constantly changing (phasing) pitch values.” For a guy whose list VA: Computer Music Currents 1 CD (WER 2021) $18.00
of desert islands discs contains works by Scelsi, Globokar, Kagel, The Wergo Computer Music anthology series was started in the late 80s
Xenakis & others of the same ilk, it’s interesting to hear such a loud, to document composers who use digital technology as an integral part
aggressively rock-like, feedback laden approach to solo-bedroom elec- of their work (recently concluded with volume 13). Most of the series
tric guitar. is not generally distributed through Wergo's normal channels these
WAY OUT SOUND: days and ought to be more commonly available, as there are many
TRUMAN'S WATER: Godspeed The Vortex LP (WAY 8) $5.00 interesting pieces (often by very obscure composers) to be plundered.
Remember Truman's Water? They put a trilogy of homemade LPs in the This 1st volume features Alain Savouret (totally mad concrete-style),
mid-90s (the other two were for Drunken Fish and Homestead) that Christer Lindwall (doomy/abstract voice synthesis) & Daniel Oppenheim
were supposed to "sell out in a day" -- to confirm their indie-credibili- (processed/ring modulated pipe sounds).
ty & master of the limited-supply art form, among other things.. Those VA: Computer Music Currents 6 CD (WER 2026) $18.00
LPs did "sell out" in a day, but unfortunately, some of of the buyers A thematic volume in which all works transform and modify single
were complete fucking idiots (like Forced Exposure Inc.), who used very acoustic instruments via computer. Pieces by Horacio Vaggione (for
poor judgement in their purchasing expertise & vision. What this bass saxophone), Thomas Kessler (for flute), Denis Smalley (for clar-
means in a sense, is that this LP is even rarer than you thought it was, inet), Amnon Wolman (for bass clarinet) & Chris Chafe (bass clarinet).
because many of the copies "sold" are actually still sitting in a box, VA: Computer Music Currents 7 CD (WER 2027) $18.00
waiting for a fresh new warm home. It could be yours. Do you know This volume features: Richard Karpen, Jean-Claude Risset, Lars-Gunnar
that feeling? Accommodation is within the realms of possibility. Bodin, Tracy Petersen, Frances White & Joji Yuasa.
WEASEL DISC: VA: Computer Music Currents 8 CD (WER 2028) $18.00
Featuring: Stanley Haynes, Takayuki Rai, Rainer Boesch, Daniel Teruggi,
FIFTY FOOT HOSE: Cauldron CD (WD) $11.00
Richard Teitelbaum.
Fantastic reissue of this SF band's one major label album, released in
VA: Computer Music Currents 9 CD (WER 2029) $18.00
'67 on Limelight. Re-acquired by the band, they've self-released it from
Featuring: Gerald Bennett, Joji Yuasa, Thomas Delio, William Albright.
master tapes, with interesting liner notes & photos, and 3 extra tracks;
a real nice job compared to so much overpriced/unauthorized reissue
Featuring: Wolfgang Motz, David Wessel, Gary Lee Nelson, Marco
rubbish passing hands these days. "Pere Ubu, Chrome and Throbbing
Stroppa.
Gristle have cited them as influences... their first and only record is a
strange brew of pre-moog electronics, vocals, percussion and feedback
With Alejandro Vinao (for string quartet), Stanislaw Krupowicz (for
guitar... At the time their only musical contemporaries were the West
amplified string quartet & tape), Charles Dodge (for piano & tape),
Coast Pop Art Experimental Band and The Mothers of Invention. Their
Douglas Fulton, Paul Lansky.
music was an amalgam of electronic experimentation, 12-bar blues and
eastern influences... 50 Foot Hose was the by-product of a magical col-
Features Thierry Lancino's "Aloni" (for instrumental ens., boys choir,
laboration between 2 innovative men: Cork Marcheschi (fascinated by
vocal soloists, and live electronic environment), where "specially
the dadaist/futurist movement as well as the musics of Edgar Varese,
designed algorithms process the acoustic music of instrumentalists and
Luigi Rossolo and John Cage) & Dave Blossom (a great guitar player
singers in real time and create a new musical dimension of space, tim-
who had been experimenting with extended solos, feedback and the
bre and artistic intensity." A bit vocal heavy for me; much better is:
emerging psychedelic scene)."
Tamas Ungvary's "Gipsy Children's Giant Dance with Ili Fourier," a
FIFTY-FOOT HOSE: Sing Like Scaffold CD (WD 19456) $11.00
totally restructured shimmering wave of electronic spectral warmth.
A new studio Fifty-Foot Hose album recorded over the last 3 years.
SUBOTNICK, MORTON: Silver Apples Of the Moon CD (WER 2035)
Their debut album, Cauldron, came out in 1967 and was one of the
$18.00
must unique psychedelic electronic artifacts of the period. They've
Infamous electronic classics from '67/68, performed on Buchla's Electric
reformed to play a handful of shows (documented on the Captain Trip
Music Boxes. "...we are transported to a sound garden under the
CD Live & Unreleased) and now there is new album. Original founder,
regime of voltage control, amidst the chirping and warbling of
Cork Marcheschi is still at the forefront, generating sound via:
sequencers, gates, and sample-and-hold circuits... it is not just the col-
Echolette, twin audio generators, squeaky stick, white noise generator,
ors that are distinctive, it is the gestures: jittering lines, sweeping glis-
Theremin, Spark gap and saw blade.
sandi, sudden interruptions, and sound objects scattering like colliding
WERGO (GERMANY):
particles."
VA: New Computer Music CD (WER 2010) $18.00 MAIGUASHCA, MESIAS: Reading Castañeda CD (WER 2053)
Wergo is the legendary, long-standing German avant-classical label; $18.00
here is an introductory sampling of some of their more obvious CD Latest releases in a new Wergo-sponsored electronic/computer music
titles (not a complete listing). High quality, well annotated releases of series: Edition ZKM. Maiguashca's CD is a beautiful document of subtly
some of the most important works in contemporary composition. altered sound transformations, based around recordings of metal
Starting with their computer music series. This first one is an introduc- objects performed in a sound installation environment. [And by the
tory compilation of material featuring Paul Lansky, Curtis Roads, James way, there are no spoken texts in this work, if you are a bit scared off
Dashow, Michael Waisisz, Clarence Barlow & Stephan Kaske. by the title]. An excellent work within the realm of contemporary elec-
SUBOTNICK, MORTON: Touch/Jacob's Room CD (WER 2014) tro-acoustic production. "A journey through a sound land-scape: a
$18.00 dream world of bizarre sounds. The ear can take a walk through it just
Subotnick is one of the earliest pioneers of electronic music composi- as the feet find their way through a rugged mountain region.
tion; "Touch" is a classic all-analog synthesizer piece from 1969. Everything is highly distinct and yet stamped with the same character.
"Jacob's Room" is a more recent piece for soprano (Joan La Barbara) The musical component of the 'terribly beautiful' sounds that the com-
and cello. poser especially likes is noise in its most multifaceted sense. They are
changeable sounds with a depth of perspective in which the micro- that comes after the attack... the result was a rich palette of overtones
scopically fine inner life of the sounding object becomes loud and and echo sounds which emphasized as never before the piano’s char-
clearly audible. In principle, Mesias Maiguashca does not differentiate acteristic resonance and its unique ability to suggest sound effects in
musically between traditional instruments, metal objects that can be perspective.” — Herbert Henck.
played on and electronic devices. The sounds of bowed or struck metal CAGE, JOHN: Works For Piano & Prepared Piano Vol I CD (WER
objects (metal plates, coils, pipes, etc.) are the focus of his interest: vari- 60151) $18.00
ations of these sounds are produced, on the one hand by cello, flute Performed by Joshua Pierce (piano), Jay Clayton (voice), and the Paul
and the whispering voice and on the other hand, by a software that Price Percussion Ensemble, these are essential documents for any home
synthesizes timbre according to models of metal sounds." interested in Cage's most well-known genius -- his prepared piano
OLBRISCH, MARTIN: FM o99.5 CD (WER 2054) $18.00 works (compositions on these 3 CDs dating from 1943 to 1960; these
Selections from a Radiophonic Installation piece, originally broadcast versions recorded late 70s/early 80s).
for 48 hours in Donaueschingen in 1993, a streaming sampling of elec- CAGE, JOHN: Sonatas & Interludes For Prepared Piano CD (WER
tronically processed sound & richly developed. "From the very begin- 60156) $18.00
ning, it was a network of references between music, commentary and Written in 1946-48 for prepared piano, recorded in 1975 by Joshua
Hörspiel, of sound, noise and voices. Because its material is gleaned Pierce. “...represents the culmination of his work with the solo pre-
from diverse acoustic situations, paradoxes arise. A string harmonic can pared piano, which had been his musical invention a decade before.
be louder than an orchestral tutti, the sharp breathy sound of a flute Essentially, into the bed of piano strings he put such objects as large
can blow away an entire woodwind ensemble. Music can suddenly wooden screws, bolts of various sizes, pieces of plastic and rubber — in
change into a concrete description of a situation or vice versa. All of short, a panoply of devices that transformed the sound of the piano
these moments join to create a virtual sound space which only appar- strings... it, more than anything he had done to that time, showed his
ently reproduces the picture of a real event in its totality." colleagues that Cage should be considered an important composer.”—
RIHM, WOLFGANG: Etude d'Après Séraphin CD (WER 2055) Richard Kostelanetz
$18.00 CAGE, JOHN: Works For Piano & Prepared Piano Vol Ii CD (WER
"Release of a new (1997) piece for 'instruments & electronic sounds', by 60157) $18.00
a composer whose string quartets have been represented as virtuoso Including "Music For Amplified Toy Pianos," performed by Marilyn
pieces on anniversary editions by both the Arditti and the Alban Berg Crispell & Joe Kubera.
String Quartets, and whose 'Gesungene Zeit' (Time Chant) was per- NANCARROW, CONLON: Studies For Player Piano Vol III & IV 2CD
formed by the lovely Anne-Sophie Mutter on her '93 DG breakthrough (WER 60166) $36.00
pairing with Berg's Violin Concerto (classical top ten for years, a feat PENDERECKI, KRZYSZTOF: Viola & Orch. CD (WER 60172) $18.00
considering the heft of these pieces...). The 'Etude D'Apres Seraphim' BERIO, LUCIANO: Circles/Sequenza I/Sequenza III/Sequenza V CD
itself is a real head-scratcher, full of barely audible bass/brass rumble- (WER 6021) $18.00
blasts & percussion freakouts (think Xenakis's ensemble works). Circles is a piece based on e.e. Cummings texts, performed by Cathy
Performed masterfully by the Ensemble 13 under the direction of Berberian. Berio’s “Sequenzas” are a series of pieces designed for
Manfred Reichert. Really evil." -- Hrvatski. soloists to extend the boundaries of their musical isolation as far as
STOCKHAUSEN, KARLHEINZ: Kontakte CD (WER 6009) $18.00 possible. Sequenza I performed here by Aurele Nicolet for solo flute.
Kontakte is a Stockhausen classic from 1959, for electronics, percussion Sequenza III by Berberian for solo voice; “The scale of possibilities in
and piano (played here by David Tudor). One of his "moment form" vocal expression... from stammering to long held passages, from a wild
compositions, which "...lead up to no climax, nor do they have pre- cry to hastily articulated babbling.” Sequenza V is for solo trombone,
pared, and thus expected, climaxes, nor the usual introductory, inten- by Vinko Globokar; “...completely unexpected and unfamiliar sounds,
sifying, transitional, and cadential stages which are related to the curve which are unquestionably closer to electronic music... by simultaneous-
of development in a whole work; they are rather immediately intense ly singing and playing different, and precisely described notes which
and -- permanently present -- endeavor to maintain the level of con- are carefully selected by virtue of their dissonant friction...” — Henri
tinued 'peaks' up to the end; forms in which at any moment one may Pousseur.
expect a maximum or a minimum, and in which one is unable to pre- NONO, LUIGI: La Fabbrica Illuminata/Ha Venido, Canciones Para
dict with certainty the direction of the development from any given Silvia CD (WER 6038) $18.00
point... leading to timelessness." First of 2 Wergo CDs featuring 3 pieces from the 1960s by this great
CAGE, JOHN: Music of Changes CD (WER 60099) $18.00 Italian composer, known for his avant-vocal works.. La Fabbrica is clas-
A 1951 composition for piano, written for David Tudor, but performed sic work for female voice and tape; Ha Venido is for female voice and
here by Herbert Henck in 1982. “What caused Cage’s Music of Changes choir; Ricorda Cosa... is for female voice, choir & tape.
to become a key work in the music of the twentieth century is the new CAGE, JOHN: Sonata XIII/Music For Marcel Duchamp/Song Books
use of chance operation in making important compositional decisions. I-II/Empty Words CD (WER 6074) $18.00
This procedure led to a fundamental revolution in the concept of an Two short prepared piano pieces, and two sections for his Song Books:
aesthetic work of art...” — H. Henck. multi-tracked solo voice works with layered texts.
SZATHMARY, ZSIGMOND: Music & Graphic/Organ Improvisations CAGE, JOHN: Etudes Australes 3CD (WER 6152) $55.00
CD (WER 60119) $18.00 A 1974 composition for solo piano, performed by Grete Sultan in 1978-
Consists of solo organ improvisations based on graphic scores by Cage, 82, totalling 169 minutes. The score is designed on the basis of a book
Michael Vetter, Shin-ichi Matsushita & Roman Haubenstock-Ramati, as of maps of stars as seen from Australia (in conjunction with the I
performed by Szathmary. Ching). "The crowning touch of this work -- the characteristic sound
STOCKHAUSEN, KARLHEINZ: Klavierstucke I-XI 2CD (WER 60135) that makes it different from other Cage pieces -- is the resonating
$36.00 drones. Not only are the tones depressed at the beginning of each
Pioneering piano studies, composed throughout the 1950s, recorded in etude, but the other notes that are held as long as possible, all create
1985-86 by Herbert Henck. “Stockhausen experimented with different overtones that resonate and combine long after the keys are
modes of attack and pedaling which modify the vibration of the strings depressed. And when new notes are played, fresh overtones are gen-
and with silent depression of the keys which frees particular strings to erated in serendipitous ways." --Richard Kostelanetz
resonate. In this way he achieved a ‘filtering’ of the sound spectrum CAGE, JOHN: Works For Piano, Toy Piano & Prepared Piano Vol III

CD (WER 6158) $18.00 magnification into the acoustic time-field of the unified micro-struc-
CAGE, JOHN: Works for Piano & Prepared Piano Vol IV CD (WER ture of the harmonic vibrations in notes themselves." -- Stockhausen.
6159) $18.00 PENDERECKI, KRZYSZTOF: Symphony #2 & #4 CD (WER 6270)
Volume 4 in this acclaimed series. "This new CD sums up Joshua Pierce's $18.00
exploration into the early and middle period of America's seminal com- “A multitude of contrasting themes determines the character of the
poser, John Cage, featuring solo and ensemble works in which Pierce work which is a genuine sonata form with polythematic exposition. In
collaborates again with veteran NY new music musicians. Highlights Penderecki’s homeland, Poland, the 2nd Symphony was immediately
include: Pierce's two realizations of the composition 'Music Walk' joint- understood as national music, with subjectively ‘romantic’ affective
ly performed here for the first time by Pierce, Myra Melford, Borah tone, which gives expression to the painful memory of the struggle,
Bergman and Joseph Kubera; a world premiere of the recently discov- suffering, and hope of the Polish people.”
ered 'Jazz Study' for solo piano; 'Five Songs for Contralto,' Cage's first FELDMAN, MORTON: For Franz Kline CD (WER 6273) $18.00
composition for voice and piano (1938 -- words by e.e. cummings), Featuring 8 shorter works (mostly composed around '62-63), as per-
'Experiences I & II,' another setting of e.e. cummings' poetry for solo formed by the Ensemble Avantgarde of Leipzig. "For Morton Feldman,
voice coupled with a rendition for two pianos. The disc is rounded out composition meant defining sound space, and this is done just as much
by five gems for piano and prepared piano from the late 30s and early with the 'black' of the notes as with the 'white' silence, the absence of
40s." sound. In its reduction of sound elements, its new balance of sound
XENAKIS, IANNIS: Palimpsest/Epei/Dikhthas/Akanthos CD (WER and not-sound, Feldman's music attains the magical, floating quality
6178) $18.00 that the composer admired in the early paintings of his friend Philip
Four pieces for various sized ensembles, from the late 70s by the Greek Guston. Again and again, Feldman noted that the illusion of stasis in
mathematician/complex-composer. his scores could only be understood in the context of his intensive
WOOD, JAMES: Stoicheia CD (WER 6194) $18.00 engagement with the visual arts."
Long piece for percussion ensemble, from 1990 (Wood's most recent KATZER, GEORGE: CD (WER 6274) $18.00
CD was on the Mode label). Many unusual resonant materials are used Another former East European composer with ReR connections.
within the ensemble: slabs of brittle, metamorphosed rocks, cloud Includes works for chamber orchestra, piano & small ensemble, an elec-
chamber bowls, Javanese log-drums, whistles from Java & Brazil, etc. troacoustic piece made of bass clarinet sounds produced by Wolfgang
CAGE, JOHN: Works for Percussion CD (WER 6203) $18.00 Fuchs, a string quartet performed by Arditti, and a confusing choral
Cage's infamous percussion works from '39 to '42, such as "First work.
Construction (in metal)", "Imaginary Landscape No. 2", etc. Live studio CAGE/SOFIA GUBAIDULINA, JOHN: One8 CD (WER 6288) $18.00
performances by Quatuor Helios in 1989. Early avant garde percussion Solo works for cello, performed by Julius Berger. Cage's piece is from
music is a joy to bask within. his late career series of "number pieces" and is a lovely 44 minute
CAGE, JOHN: Concert For Piano And Orchestra/Atlas Eclipticalis stretch out of long, gravitating tones.
CD (WER 6216) $18.00 SCHWITTERS, KURT: Ursonate CD (WER 6304) $18.00
Two famous orchestra pieces (from ‘57-62), recorded in 1992 by S.E.M. A previously unknown shellac recording of the dadaist recording his
Ensemble, conducted by Peter Kotik, piano by Joseph Kubera. immortal sound poem, Ursonate, from the 1930s, was apparently
NONO, LUIGI: Canti di Vita e d’Amore/Per Bastiana/Omaggio a recently discovered. And to much amazement has been released here
Vedova CD (WER 6229) $18.00 for the first time. Historically, sonically mindblowing.
Classic 60's works from this great Italian composer. "Canti di Vita..." is VA: River Run 2CD (WER 6307) $36.00
a work for voice & orchestra. "Per Bastiana" is an electronic composi- "Double CD celebration on Wergo's 'Ars Acustica' sub label of audio
tion for orchestra; great droning work. "Omaggio" is a short tape art themed 'on the human voice, the universe of sounds and noises
piece. amidst the silences' featuring none other than (in order of appearance)
CAGE, JOHN: Diary 8CD BOX (WER 6231) $54.00 John Cage, Charles Amirkhanian, Henri Chopin, Carlfriedrich Claus,
Subtitled: How to improve the World (You will only make Matters Alvin Curran, Gerhard Rühm, Franz Mon, Hans G Helms, Stephan von
worse). Cage's long planned spoken diary, as complete as it could get Huene, Ernst Jandl/Friederike Mayröcker, Sorrel Hays, Carlo Quartucci,
(originally he intended it to have been 10 parts), recorded in 1991. {2 Hans Ulrich Humpert, Klaus Schöning, Linda Mussman, Mauricio Kagel,
final copies in stock of the cheaper deleted first pressing of this release Werner Cee, Robert HP Platz, Hans Otte, Ferdinand Kriwet, Barry
-- more recently reissued as WER 6912] Bermange, Paul Carter, Josephine Truman, Alison Knowles, Jerome
CAGE, JOHN: 25 Year Retrospective Concert 3CD (WER 6247) Rothernberg, Malcolm Goldstein, Jack Body, Anne Tardos/Jackson
$36.00 MacLow, Pauline Oliveros, Philip Corner, George Brecht, Bill Fontana, R.
The legendary performance at Town Hall, NY May 15, 1968; previously Murray Schaefer, Marielouse Franke, Joan La Barbara, Francisco Kröpfl,
available as a ltd. private pressing 3LP box set. “The pieces performed Michael Riessler, Emmanuelle Loubet, Bill Fonatana, Klarenz Barlow,
were written over a period of 25 years, between 1934 and 1958. Richard Kostelantz, Pierre Henry, Richard Ortmann/Raimund
Presented together, they reflect not only Cage’s search for new com- Fleiter/Ralf R. Wassermann, Thomas Schulz, Peter Pannke, Douglas
positional processes and means of expression, they also already contain Quin, Ronald Steckel, Charles Morrow, Susan Stone, Randy Thorn,
the seed for all the technical procedures and the ideological basis of his Nicola Sani, Arsenije Jovanovic, Sarah Hopkins, Ros Bandt, Sorrel Hays,
later compositions: the interest in Eastern philosophies, the involve- Frank Corcoran, and Malcolm Goldstein. Damn. A very pleasurable
ment with ‘silence’, and the introduction of chance as compositional selection, all short tracks, a hasty hello/goodbye in quick succession. If
procedure.” Includes classic early prepared-piano works, “Imaginary you're concerned, at all, with art, you should investigate further." --
Landscape No. 1” (a recording of constant and variable frequency Hrvatski.
records, cymbal and piano), percussion ensemble, tape music, “Concert GLANDIEN, LUTZ: CD (WER 6529) $18.00
for Piano & Orchestra,” etc. Comes with a 92 page booklet, with in- Part of the Wergo "young German composers" series. Glandien is for-
depth notes, historic photos, score reproductions, etc. One of the nicest merly from East Germany and is perhaps best known for his associa-
Cage items you could imagine. tions with ReR UK; he has recorded w/ Chris Cutler and ReR issued a CD
STOCKHAUSEN, KARLHEINZ: Mantra CD (WER 6267) $18.00 of his compositions. Works here: "Cut" (great electroacoustic), "Es
A 1970 piece for 2 pianos, performed here by Andreas Grau and Gotz Lebe" (for tuba and pre-recorded tape), "Weiter So" (for string quar-
Schumacher in 1993. "The unified construction of 'Mantra' is a musical tet and pre-recorded tape) & "Und War es Noch Still" (for chamber
miniature of the unified macro-structure of the cosmos, just as it is a ensemble).
STAUB, VOLKER: Suarogate CD (WER 6545) $15.00 NANCARROW, CONLON: Studies for Player Piano Vol. 1-5 (com-
"Suarogate" is a work of some 70s minutes' duration for vocal quartet, plete) 5CD (WER 6907) $56.00
flute, trumpet, trombone, steel strings, percussion instruments (three "This set brings together all five volumes of Nancarrow's prize-winning
players) and sirens. "Whether produced by nature or by human beings, player piano recordings in one deluxe, slipcase package. With their
logs or metal containers, Staub turned these objects into his 'acoustical dazzling acrobatic complexities, well beyond the technique of any
material' in the original sense of the word. He was, in a manner of human, Nancarrow's works are both amazingly beautiful and strange-
speaking, constantly en route on a voyage of discovery of sounds. At ly unsettling. Wergo's recordings were made in 1988 at Conlon
first, he built his own instruments and the result is marked by a close Nancarrow's Mexico City studio, using the composer's own custom-
proximity to arte provera, a rejection of overblown tecniques, and an altered Ampico reproducing piano. The 140-page booklet includes
almost ecological renunciation of compositional devices. The second numerous unpublished photographs, an essay by producer Charles
stage is the compositional process per se, e.g. the gradual incorpora- Amirkhanian and a probing musical analysis by James Tenney." This set
tion of traditional instruments in his wholly original 'sound concretisa- replaced the now deleted individuals sets that were previously issued
tions'. Volker Staub's composition is formed of 23 (partially interpene- by Wergo (60165, 60166, 6168). Priced as 5 CDs for the cost of 3 (in
trating) pieces which form new entities at a higher level of organisa- Wergo terms), so a bit more attractive than the original versions in that
tion." sense.
CAGE/TOSHIO HOSOKAWA, JOHN: Two (4)/In die Tiefe der Zeit CD CAGE, JOHN: Diary:How to Improve the World (You Will Only
(WER 6617) $18.00 Make Matters Worse) 8 CD (WER 6912) $95.00
One work from each composer, performed by Julius Berger (cello) and New edition of this infamous Wergo document, with new, slimmer
Stefan Hussong (accordion). "The Japanese composer Toshio Hosokawa packaging and new booklet (replaced the long o/p WER 6231). "This
describes his music as calligraphy with notes in space and time, notes landmark Wergo set presents 8 out of 10 volumes from John Cage's
that come from the world of silence and also return to it. 'In Die Tiefe unfinished spoken diary. Read in the composer's own inimitable voice,
der Zei' (Into the Depths of Time) is a mythic soundscape." these recordings provide fascinating insights into Cage's musical and
NONO, LUIGI: Polifonica-Monodia-Ritmica CD (WER 6631) $18.00 life philosophies. These are not simply spoken word recordings -- each
"The term 'song' -- whether written as canto, canionces or Lied -- can volume is sonically composed. Changes in typography in the printed
be found throughout the entire compositional output of Italian Luigi text correspond to simultaneous changes in the stereophonic position
Nono. Particularly clear on this CD is the seam between Nono's early and simultaneous changes in the volume of Cage's voice. This deluxe 8
and late sound world, and how closely related they are to on another. CD boxed set includes a 64-page booklet containing several pho-
This is music from the beginning of a reality beyond our own." tographs taken in John Cage's loft and during the recording sessions in
Includes: 'Polifonica-Monodia-Ritmica' (1951; for six instruments and 1991, as well as a complete chronology of the composer's life."
drum kit); 'Canti Per 13' (1955), 'Canciones a Guiomar' (1962/3, for WERGO/SPECTRUM (GERMANY):
soprano solo, female chorus and instrument). Recorded by Ensemble MONK, MEREDITH: Songs From The Hill/Tablet CD (SM 1022)
UnitedBerlin. $18.00
CAGE, JOHN: Variations II CD (WER 6636) $19.00 Recordings from '76/77. "Songs..." is a suite of solo voice pieces, show-
Performed by Malcolm Goldstein (violin) and Matthias Kaul (percus- casing her various extended techniques. Some excellent experimental
sion, glass harmonica). Features: "Variations II" (realisation for violin vocals, some a bit too whimsical perhaps. "Tablet" is a 23 minute
and glass harmonica, 1961), "Eight Whiskus (for violin, 1985), "Music ensemble work for 4 female voices, piano & soprano recorder.
For Two" (for violin and percussion, 1985)), "Ryoanji" (for voice and VETTER, MICHAEL: Overtones CD (SM 1038) $18.00
percussion, 1983-5). Recorded Oct. 29-30, 1998. The presence of glass Michael Vetter is a German vocalist and composer, who was discovered
harmonia gives this a louder, more drone-conscious sound aura -- one by K. Stockhausen to participate in his "intuitive music" in 1969. This is
of the most purely pleasing Cage recordings in years. the first of 7 CDs currently available on Wergo (all recorded in the 80s;
PENDERECKI, KRZYSZTOF: Seven Gates of Jerusalem- Symphony other LP-era releases remain o/p), which develop his various concepts,
No. 7 CD (WER 6647) $18.00 including the study and practice of "trans-verbal" speech. It's some-
For five soloists, speakers, three mixed choirs and orchestra. Performed what mysterious to me why Vetter is not better appreciated -- his music
by the National Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir Warsaw. "Krzysztof is soaked in the psychedelic propensities of individualistic late night lis-
Penderecki first passed through the seven gates of Jerusalem in 1974 tening -- fans of the mystic gush emitted by prime era Popol Vuh might
during an unofficial visit to Israel, which at the time was off limits well want to investigate. Overtones consists of 2 long drone works for
owing to military conflicts with the Arabs. The Holy Land impressed the voice and tambura.
composer deeply, especially because he felt he was retracing Christ's VETTER, MICHAEL: Tambura Meditations CD (SM 1039) $18.00
steps. In 1995, Penderecki received a commission to compose a work Similar to the above, but solo tambura recordings. Although often
for the celebration of the third millenium of Jerusalem. Penderecki, thought of a mere backing instrument for Indian music (for the likes of
who had already composed five symphonies and planned out his sixth lead sitar or vocals), the tambura can evoke infinite overtone frame-
in concept, decided in favor of a new vocal work and chose for its works for meditational streamlining -- a very pleasant listening experi-
theme and title Seven Gates of Jerusalem. It was premiered on January ence.
9, 1997 in Jerusalem, and subtitled Symphony No. 7. The number seven VETTER, MICHAEL: Missa Universalis CD (SM 1051) $18.00
has long fascinated Penderecki. For The Seven Gates he wrote seven aka "The Overtone Mass", for voice and various instruments (gong,
movements. The main theme of each of the respective movements II tambura, etc.), this is a mantra-laden spectacle of feverish lengths. The
and IV has seven different notes that serve as the motif for their pas- liner notes might not fully explain it ("Music penetrates the inner space
sacaglia-like structures. Again and again, one finds in the score dis- of the solitary, naked word that remains when the rest of the tradi-
tinctly emphasized groups of seven notes, repeated on a single pitch. tional text has been set aside. Singing, the single word comes to life;
Finally, there are the seven powerful fortissimo chords that end the practically nothing remains of the work but its musical qualities..."
seventh and final movement. Wergo's CD is accompanied by lavish and etc.), but this is extremely twisted, on the edge stuff.
extensive liner notes, including an essay by Wolfram Schwinger, biogra- VETTER, MICHAEL: Zen -- Koto CD (SM 1052) $18.00
phies of the performers, and a full libretto. This world premiere record- In the mid-80s Vetter produced a series of solo recordings, of which
ing was made during a live concert that took place in Vienna on these 3 are available on CD. Each is in an in-depth probe of sound
November 16, 1999." potentialities and resonance, some incredible stuff. "The recording

series, ZEN MUSIC, is in this sense primarily a collection of acoustic 04) $13.00
experiences in being, which one, listening, may encounter again and Mazzacane of course is the king of his unique “Venusian blues” guitar
again as new. At the same time this series provides examples for what style and this recording (featuring the heart-stopping voice of
'Zen in the art of music making' can be. Each record is devoted to a dif- Suzanne) might be his most “professional” record to date, but it’s still
ferent instrument which is not primarily to be 'mastered', but listened amazing. They are joined by George Cartwright on tenor sax and Brian
to." Johnson on percussion.
VETTER, MICHAEL: Zen -- Gong CD (SM 1053) $18.00 GOLDSTEIN, MALCOLM: Sounding the New Violin CD (WN 05)
Trance percussion music for solo gong and five gongs. "Five gongs $13.00
form a circle with me in the middle. Their numbers entice me to use "As an improvisor, Goldstein has expanded the sonic limits of the vio-
them as separate tones in relation to each other, to make dialogues, lin. Here he interprets solos by written for him by Cage, Oliveros,
circles, to let them flood over one another, to allow their sounds to Ornette Coleman, Corner & Tenney... From gentle whispers to ecstatic
break against each other." sawing, he pushes the instrument to extremes."
JULLICH, MICHAEL: Energy: The Four Directions CD (SM 1070) KNOWLES, ALISON: Frijoles Canyon CD (WN 07) $13.00
$18.00 “An extended audio work weaving together texts and field recordings
Subtitled "Dynamic Meditation Music For Gongs and Gongdrums." of and in the New Mexico and Canadian landscapes as observed and
Jullich is a German percussionist (who has studied with Alfred Alings, found by this veteran Fluxoid...first major release by one of America’s
gong player in Stockhausen's ensemble!), who creates a massive wall of most important yet overlooked intermedia artists.”
inner resonating sound of cosmic significance. GARLAND, PETER: Border Music CD (WN 08) $13.00
VETTER, MICHAEL: Overtones In Old European Cathedrals: The first full length release by composer Peter Garland. "Half of it con-
Senanque CD (SM 1078) $18.00 sists of fierce early percussion pieces which pay homage to Cage and
Voice and tambura, recorded in a Church in France. A bit less desirable Varese. From the ashes rise recent works in a mature, lyrical style,
in atmosphere and sonics to any of the above, but fine for completists. including an ensemble piece for harp, violin and percussion influenced
VETTER, MICHAEL: Overtones In Old European Cathedrals: by Yaqui pascola dances which is just plain lovely."
Thoronet CD (SM 1080) $18.00 DUNN, DAVID: Angels & Insects CD (WN 09) $13.00
Companion volume to the above. “A collage of aquatic insect dronings, buzzings, and clickings which
WHAT DISC (UK): blurs the line between micro and macro, complexity and simplicity.”
THOMPSON TRIO, DANNY: Live 1967 CD (WHAT 3CD) $15.00 LOCKWOOD, ANNEA: 1000 Year Dreaming CD (WN 10) $13.00
"Danny Thompson truly is a legendary figure within the music indus- “A gorgeous 45 minute opus for multiple didjeridoos, trombones,
try. Danny has played with, amongst others: John Martyn, Tim Buckley, conch shells, contra bass clarinet, English horn, oboe and percussion
Richard Thompson, Pentangle and Everything But The Girl. The tapes beautifully recorded in a big resonant space.”
of this set were recorded in 1967 at a long forgotten venue and were KIM, JIN HI: Komunguitar CD (WN 12) $13.00
recently discovered in Danny's attic. John Mclaughlin is Britain's most Kim plays the kommungo, a traditional Korean six-string zither similar
renowned jazz guitarist. John has played with Georgie Fame, Jack to the Japanese Koto. This CD includes duets with Sharp, Bailey, Kaiser,
Bruce, John Surman, Tony Williams, Billy Cobham, Charlie Haden and Chadbourne, Reichel, and First.
formed The Mahavishnu Orchestra. Miles Davis chose him to play on HUNT, JERRY: Haramand Plane CD (WN 15) $13.00
the ground breaking albums, In A Silent Way and Bitches Brew. The “Three ‘translation links’ for interactive electronics, device arrays and
trio is completed by Tony Robertson tenor saxophone, flute and bass other stuff by the late, great Texas wildman...Mysterious, oddly beau-
clarinet. The set features a fine selection of jazz standards. There are tiful and completely eccentric, this music is almost impossible to
fine solos from Roberts and Mclaughlin and some muscular playing describe; something like the musical equivalent of dowsing.
from Danny. John Coltrane's haunting fragile ballad 'Naima' receives a Elizabethian alchemical magic in an age of digital hocus-pocus from a
magic reading with a heartbreaking short solo from John. This very composer like no other.”
rare recording offers a chance to hear a short lived world class trio with GAMELAN PACIFICA: Trance Gong CD (WN 16) $13.00
their interpretation of some jazz classics." Repressed. "This Seattle based group directed by composer Jarrad
OVARY LODGE: CD (WHAT 4) $15.00 Powell blends Indonesian traditions with good 'ol American experi-
"For over twenty years, Keith Tippett has been at the forefront of con- mentalism. Inventive compositions, tight ensemble playing and beauti-
temporary European jazz and new music as a solo pianist, composer, ful recordings make this a vital addition of the growing number of con-
bandleader, band member, and musical educator. This recording was temporary American gamelan releases." Includes a transcription of
originally released in 1973 and followed Tippett's critically acclaimed Cage's "In A Landscape."
Centipede project, which featured leading members of the English jazz GURALNICK, TOM: Broken Dances For Muted Pieces CD (WN 17)
and rock scenes of the early 70s. Ovary Lodge is a totally improvised $13.00
recording, featuring Keith Tippett on piano and zither, Roy Babbington "These live improvisations were performed on tenor and soprano sax-
on bass, and Frank Perry on percussion. Produced by Robert Fripp." ophones modified with homemade mutes and electronic processing,
WHAT NEXT?: and augmented with invented and appropriated wind instruments.
These various elements are assembled within a sculptured construction
AERIAL: #6 1994 CD (AER 6) $13.00
which come to be known fondly as the 'Mobile Saxophone & Mute
Feat.: Carter Scholz (feedback studies), Hal Rammel (electro acoustic
Unit,' the structure of which allows the performer easy access to the
sound palette), Ricardo Dal Farra, Larry Polansky, John Duesenberry,
many components while encouraging lively physical movement within
Robert Carl, Mary Jane Leach, Steven Dressler, Yat-Kha (duo featuring
its boundaries."
a Tuvan throat singer/folk musician and a Russian electronic musician),
ITO, TEIJI: Meshes CD (WN 20) $13.00
Frances White, Ellen Band. Limited stock.
This release marks a major event in the documentation of obscured
EXQUISITE CORPSES FROM PS 22: CD (WN 02) $13.00
avant-garde composition from the long-past underground. Utilizing a
Thirty NY improvisers apply the Surrealist game scheme to music, cre-
wide variety of instruments like acoustic guitar, flute, koto, xylopo-
ating short bursts of noise. Includes Ikue, Zeena Parkins, Mike Sappol,
hone, drums, whistles, vocals & loads of third-mind aura, Ito composed
Lonberg-holm, many more. "A wild hybrid of structure and chaos
brilliant, hallucinogenic-laden soundtracks for the mind. "In the late
which sounds astonishingly coherent."
50s and early 60s, Ito was collaborating extensively with experimental
MAZZACANE/SUZANNE LANGILLE, LOREN: Come Night CD (WN
filmmakers, dancers and theater artists, merging world music, improvi-
sation, low-budget electronics and home recording long before such tar frenzies!" A Swedish trio playing instruments like saz, oud, hurdy-
eclecticism was commonplace. This is the first release to present Ito's gurdy, synthesizers, tablas, Jew's harp, etc., with long floating tracks
work, including his soundtracks to Maya Deren's films Meshes Of the like "Fragrance of Flowers and Herbs," "The Vision Quest of the
Afternoon and The Very Eye Of Night." Sanpoil," etc. Classic drift-off psych vibe.
LOCKWOOD, ANNEA: The Glass World CD (WN 21) $13.00 HOLY RIVER FAMILY BAND: Welcome To Riverhouse 2CD (WILD
"CD reissue of a classic LP, originally issued in Britain by Tangent (1970) 004) $22.00
and long o/p. A wide array of glass objects are used for sound sources Expansive double CD second album by this Swedish group with roots in
and the micro worlds they create are explored in detail." Lockwood: "I the Spacious Mind universe. "New CD from this Spacious Mind offshoot
have become fascinated by the complexity of the single sound. I have now becoming more viable than the origin counterpart. 2CD set
treated each sound as if it were a piece of music in itself. For me, every totalling 109 minutes of stunning psychedelia ranging from earthy
sound has its own minute form -- is composed of small flashing tribal grooves and raga/trance sensibilities to prime early Floyd (Piper,
rhythms, shifting tones, has momentum, comes, vanishes, lives out its Saucerful) space forays. Unlike the last release this features some vocals
own structure. Since we are used to hearing sounds together, either and takes the looser vibe of that CD and really focuses the vision and
juxtaposed or compared, one sound alone seems simple; but so are are playing. Transporting and dazzling with exotic instrumentation in
the round, scruffed stones lying about everywhere, until you crack one addition to the rock tools and truly stellar guitar work. They have also
apart and all its intricate beauty takes you by surprise." incorporated such influences as Pearls Before Swine, native American
KRIEGER, JEFFREY: AC/DC/VC CD (WN 22) $13.00 and eastern modes and the West Coast psych vibe."
"A selection of works both contemplative and thorny for solo elec- PERHACS, LINDA: Parallelograms CD (WILD 005) $14.00
tronic cello." Works by Sarah Hopkins, Alvin Lucier, Kaija Saariaho, N. Reissue of this legendary folk-psych album, originally issued by Kapp in
Sean William & Ronald Halier. Lucier's 19 minute "Indian Summer" is 1970. Perhacs was allegedly from Hawaii and this was her lone docu-
especially notable; massive, subtly pitched drone, with much appeal ala ment. Various attempts to track her down since have failed, but the
the Conrad/Niblock axis ("exploring the subtle beating patterns and Wild Places label has resurrected this album in public domain form.
acoustic phenomena that result from long, slow sweeps on adjacent Comparable to a very lysergically tipped Joni Mitchell, Linda performs
strings tuned in unison"). an enchanting brand of elevated folk, with strange, eerie electronic
WHICH: effects in the background. One of the most quietly stunning records of
VA: Songs in the Key of Z CD (WHI 2367) $12.00 the period. "It has been a long, long road to the release of this magi-
"Outsider music refers to a genre of audio exotica that in some ways is cal gem. I spent over two years trying to locate Linda Perhacs and
so wrong -- it's right. Outsiders could be the product of supernatural found nothing but dead ends. I felt this magical LP deserved more
possession, damaged DNA, drug fry, or psychosis. These largely self- exposure and was determined to see it released in the digital realm.
taught artists may lack conventional tunefulness and self-awareness, This was mastered from a mint vinyl source (tho even mint originals
but they display an abundance of earnestness and passion. And they're tended towards a noisy pressing). I spent much time (and money) run-
worth listening to, often surpassing all contenders for inventiveness ning this through a Cedar processing unit for what I feel is is the best
and originality. Music historian and WFMU radio personality Irwin possible sound considering the source. It is a gentle and delicate album
Chusid has produced a companion CD to his forthcoming book, Songs and has retained all of it's special magic and those gentle island airs
in the Key of Z: the Curious Universe of Outsider Music (A Cappella and beauty." -- Michael Piper/The Wild Places. [more recently, Michael
Books/Chicago Review Press)." Artists featured on the CD: The Shaggs, Piper has heard from Linda, who was located in upstate Washington in
Daniel Johnston, Captain Beefheart, Tiny Tim, Wesley Willis, Lucia '69/70 when this material was written, and was never based in Hawaii.
Pamela, Peter Grudzien, Jack Mudurian, Shooby Taylor The Human She has given this CD release her full blessing.]
Horn, BJ Snowden, Eilert Pilarm, Joe Meek, Sri Darwin Gross, Congress- CAULDRON: The Sanctuary Suite CD (WILD 006) $14.00
Woman Malinda Jackson Parker, Luie Luie, Legendary Stardust An offshoot project of the Swedish group Holy River Family band, fea-
Cowboy, Arcesia, Jandek & 'Dusty Roads' Rowe. turing Jens (electric organ, synthesizers, trumpet, belltree) and Arne
WHOLLY OTHER: (electric & acoustic guitars, bass, sitar, nyckelharpa, pumporgan, saxo-
phone, harmonica, tablas & assorted percussion. Deep, expansive jam-
ARTIFICIAL SUBTERRANE: Water Regions of The Southwest USA
ming, with a "live in the Amazon" ambience. For spaced-out psyche-
CD (WHO 4) $13.00
delic wreckage, this is pretty explosive by contemporary standards. Had
"Third solo release by Paul Guilford/Locasta of the Dave Dove Paul duo,
it been issued in '72 in an edition of 10, you'd be trading your copy in
this time under the pseudonym Artificial Subterrane. Long and layered
today in exchange for a new boat.
bass triggered synth pieces form some kind of oblique 'concept' album
somehow related to the fact that there are no naturally occurring lakes WITCH & WARLOCK (GERMANY):
in Texas. Sounds involved range from appropriately aquatic to 'ambi- DOM: Edge Of Time CD (W&W 005) $20.00
ent' (if your idea of ambiance is a construction site)." 1995 reissue of dubious legality of this 1972 Krautrock legend. "The
CHARLAMBIDES: Internal Eternal CD (WHO 7) $12.00 name DOM wasn't neither a synonym for 'cathedral' nor did it mean
"The 4th Charlambides release on Wholly Other, their 7th overall. Six 'dirty old man'. It was the name of an acid-trip, you could stay on for
long instrumental tracks performed by Tom and Christina Carter on nearly two days. You will hear this influence throughout the tracks.
acoustic and unamplified hollowbody electric guitars, recorded direct They made a record in early '72 (all songs are contained on this CD,
to DAT (via reverb pedal) on Christmas Eve 1995. Tape montage of unfortunately there are no bonus tracks left). They'd been called Early
unused moments from the master tape wraps it all up." Birds and Set Minds before, playing things like Beat and 'Voodoo Chile'
WIIJA (UK): but DOM was more something Pink Floyd could have done, if they had
followed the path of 'Careful With That Axe, Eugene.' Those were the
GUV'NER: Curry Favor 7" (WIJ 38) $4.00 UK only 7" EP; "Making
days." --Warlock. "A strange, spacious and innovative album fusing
Headlines" taken from the E. Peace album, both sides of the
rock, folk, ethnic and the avant-garde musics most uniquely...it ranges
original self released Gap Year single ("Thespian Girl" & "She
from atmospheric Yatha Sidhra realms via electroacoustic collage, and
Dog Stop") + 1.
free-form jazz, onto the chaotic psychedelic underground of Amon
WILD PLACES:
Düül. Enigmatic through and through." --Freeman's
HOLY RIVER FAMILY BAND: Haida Dieties CD (WILD 003) $14.00
WOBBLY RAIL:
"Killer Spacious Mind offshoot band. This is an incredible mix of mid-
SMITH/HARUMI MAKINO SMITH, WADADA LEO: Condor, Autumn
dle eastern exotic ethnicity and deep deep space with astounding gui-
Wind CD (WOB 001) $13.50 overblowing can not be relied upon, as some of the most violent, dense
Debut release on a new NC-based based jazz label. "Throughout his sections of this music might arise when the saxophone is actually being
career Wadada has made some of his most powerful, effective, and played quite cleanly and simply. The result is an improvised music,
affecting music in a solo setting. For Condor..., his first solo release which far from being some monstrous man-meets-machine music,
since 1994's acclaimed Kulture Jazz, Smith was recorded live in finds both musicians equally explorative. Butcher, always one to
Durham, NC, performing mainly on the trumpet (in hot blasts and explore the outer reaches of the saxophone rather than rely on the
blinding runs, muted cries and mournful, smeared notes), but also on weight of its jazz history, finds himself pushing even further out as
wooden flute, mbira and intense, honking seal norm. He also sings on Durrant transforms delicate melodic flurries into landslides of thudding
the haunting, almost ambient blues of Skip James's 'Special Rider percussion or a stentorian roar is whisked into a telephone bleep." --
Blues'. Poet Harumi Makino Smith collaborates on 3 pieces, reading her Richard Sanderson
poetry in English and Japanese over Smith's improvising." GRAEWE QUINTET, GEORG: Concert in Berlin 1996: Snapshots 1-
AALY TRIO & KEN VANDERMARK: Stumble CD (WOB 002) $13.50 53 CD (WOB 007) $13.50
"Ken Vandermark and AALY Trio recorded an album for the Silkheart "'The classic hard bop quintet has always been one of my favorite for-
label last year, and in early 1998 undertook a joint US tour. After mats. Listening to a lot of jazz in my teens, I was drawn to quintets
recording the album and touring together extensively, the foursome (Parker, Davis, Rollins, Monk) rather than to any of the piano trios.' --
have developed an almost telepathic mode of interplay; the perfor- Georg Graewe. And so on Concert In Berlin we get the Georg Graewe
mances on this disc exemplifies their balanced but fiery attack. Quiet, version of the classic quintet: abstract and delicate at times, muscular
delicately probing passages give way to scorching Ayler-esque saxo- and pointed at others, always surprising and engrossing. The group is
phone assaults, which slowly take shape and evolve into powerful uni- incredibly percussive, with Gustafsson's saxes and Tramontana's trom-
son melodies." Recorded live at Chicago's Unity Temple on 1/17/98. bone often meshing seamlessly with the Mattos' cello and Mark
LACY, STEVE: Solo: Live At Unity Temple CD (WOB 003) $13.50 Sanders drums into a fluttering rhythmic web. Duets and trios appear
"Last year Steve Lacy crossed the pond to tour the US (he has live in and disappear, soloists break in (sometimes for only the briefest inter-
Paris since the late '60s), performing both his trio, and alone, as he is jection), eventually falling back into the flow of the quintet through
captured in this recording from Chicago's Frank Lloyd Wright-designed the piece. Graewe's expressive piano regularly bursts in with ideas and
Unity Temple." From John Corbett's liner notes: "Ninety-nine years statements, at times sharply pointillistic, at times gently splashing."
after the building was completed, Lacy entered its chapel to set those AALY TRIO & KEN VANDERMARK: Live At The Glenn Miller Cafe
columns in motion...to improvise the edifice..the music adjusts, CD (WOB 008) $13.50
becomes aligned with the space. Lacy calibrates, like a bat...a solo con- "In March of 1999, Ken Vandermark returned to Sweden for the third
cert for soprano sax and architecture." time since 1996 to reunite with Mats Gustafsson's critically acclaimed
BISHOP, JEB: 98 Duets CD (WOB 004) $13.50 AALY Trio. The results of that tour's musical breakthroughs can be
"Member of the Ken Vandermark 5, the Peter Brotzmann Tentet, and heard on Live At The Glenn Miller Cafe, which features four highlights
leader of his own Jeb Bishop Trio, the Chicago trombonist makes his from the explosive concert they played to an ecstatic, packed house.
debut as a leader on this widely varied set of duets. Bishop coaxes all The performance was electrifying: saxophones firing splitting melodies
manner of voices from his horn, from airy bleats to bluesy melodies and into the audience that had formed a captivated wall around them, as
smears, and plays beautifully off his collaborators Hamid Drake (perc.), the rhythmic machine of Kjell Nordeson and Peter Jansen pushed the
Josh Abrams (bass), Mats Gustafsson (reeds), Fred Lonberg-Holm energy level through the roof. Beautiful packaging, liner notes by
(cello), Ken Vandermark (reeds), and Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet). Thurston Moore, and an excellent recording of a fierce set by
Wobbly Rail is proud to present the first release from Bishop, a North Gustafsson, Vandermark, Nordeson, and Jansen.
Carolina native!" VANDERMARK/PAUL LYTTON, KEN: English Suites 2CD (WOB 009)
IBARRA/DENIS CHARLES, SUSIE: Drum Talke CD (WOB 005) $13.50 $17.00
"A rollicking live set of drums and percussion from two generations of Disc one: Chicago, USA January 11, 1999. Disc two: Hasselt, Belgium
master percussionists. The late, legendary Denis Charles, a pioneering November 20, 1999. "The two concerts are quite different and show
free-jazz drummer, and the quickly rising Susie Ibarra, former pupil of the range of stylistic concerns both Paul and I share: issues regarding
Milford Graves and current drummer for the powerhouse David S. rhythm, dynamics, space, tension, timbre, and melody. Both occasions
Ware quartet among others, had been performing duets live an in gave me the opportunity to work with one of the pioneers and mas-
practice for over a year leading up to the unexpected passing of ters of European free improvised music one on one. This duo is one of
Charles in early 1998. Tunes of both Charles and Ibarra are performed the great challenges and pleasures that I've had in my life." -- Ken
here, from the dynamic Charles duet standard of the title track to the Vandermark
gorgeous, shimmering 'Kulintang Medley' featuring Ibarra on tuned DICKEY QUARTET, WHIT: Big Top CD (WOB 010) $13.50
Phillipine gongs. Drum Talk captures the pair before a lively crowd and "Whit Dickey was inspired to play drums by the music of Cecil Taylor
at the height of their collective power in a sometimes thoughtful, and Sunny Murray, and later studied with master drummers Andrew
often furious display of joyous and communicative drumming power." Cyrille and Milford Graves. Since then Whit has performed and record-
BUTCHER/PHIL DURRANT, JOHN: Secret Measures CD (WOB 006) ed with Bill Dixon, Matt Shipp, and David S. Ware, and of course the
$13.50 esteemed musicians that join him here on Big Top: Joe Morris, the
"London-based saxophonist John Butcher has been active in the most exciting and unique improvising voice on the guitar right now,
improv/new music scene since the early 1980's, performing and record- Chris Lightcap, a versatile and respected young NYC bassist, and Rob
ing with Derek Bailey, Butch Morris, Fred Frith, Zeena Parkins and oth- Brown, whose voice on the alto and other reeds has been heard with
ers. On Secret Measures, the duo utilize three separate streams of such great groups as William Parkerís In Order To Survive."
sound: Butcher's live amplified saxophone and two separate treatment WOODED HILL RECORDINGS (UK):
chains controlled by Durrant, to create an evolving, dynamic flow of FAMOUS JUG BAND, THE: Sunshine Possibilities CD (HILL 25 CD)
sound and noise. Durrant fights the predictability of so much digital $17.00
electronics -- in particular the deadening blanket of regular digital "The debut album from Liberty Records short-lived cult folk heroes,
delay; he uses modulation to create random changes in the pitch and The Famous Jug Band, from 1969. Available for the first time on CD,
rhythm of the repeated sounds, and often 'scrambles' the sounds to the album is supplemented by two songs from their 2nd and final
make them unrecognizable as the original trigger played by Butcher. album, Chameleon from a year later. The band comprised Clive Palmer
This also means that traditional reed techniques of multiphonics and (C.O.B.) on his exit from the Incredible String Band, ace folk guitarist
Pete Berryman, pure-voiced Jill Johnson on vocals and the unique jug ers provide backing. "After hearing Andrew's contribution to the ON
sound courtesy of Henry Bartlett. Their charming fresh sound brought magazine CD, I immediately fell in love with his interpretation of the
two years of live popularity and two much appreciated albums, now old folk song 'The Bitter Withy'. With this in mind I continually
highly collectable on vinyl. This reissue not only captures the spirit of harassed Andrew for a full length CD of his vocal interpretations.
the Cornish folk boom of thirty years ago, but also opens up the Andrew then spent over a year researching and hunting down the
prospect of a great jug band revival." more obscure and more often than not sinister adaptions of our folk
WOODEN HILL: past. Andrew has worked in his capacity as a visual artist with Tony
OLIVER: Standing Stone CD (WH 001) $17.00 Wakeford and a host of Serpent artists. No doubt the manufactured
Previously issued on LP a couple years ago by Tenth Planet, here is a CD folkies will be queuing up to rip off this fine collection of songs."
issue of this fantastic Welsh private-press psychedelic blues album, orig- WORLD SERPENT/ETERNAL AUTUMN (UK):
inally released in 1974. Recorded by a mysterious truck-driver-to-be on LUNDVALL, TOR: Ice CD (EAE 002) $19.00
a farm in the heart of rural Wales, this mixes "a maelstrom of folk, Sort of a minimal-goth classic (ie. all the gut wrench of the goth lis-
blues and acid rock with distinctly Beefheartian overtones" The home tening experience has been squeezed out and left behind )-- lives up to
made aura was rarely ever in finer form than here, a masterpiece of it's it's title! "This is the first solo album from sometime Tony Wakeford
era. collaborator Tor Ludvall. Ice is a direct progression from his earlier col-
VA: Syde Trips One CD (WH 002) $17.00 laboration with the said Mr. Wakeford, Leaves of Autumn. This release
CD reissue of the first volume of this 60s UK psych comp series, which is a fine example of the dark twisted ambient sounds that Lundvall can
quickly sold out in LP form. "Features 15 essential recordings from call from darkest recesses of his mind. Dark yet truly beautiful."
1966-70, including contributions from The Purge, Pleasure Garden, WORLD SERPENT/LMM (UK):
Tidal Wave, Kat, Fringe Benefit and a host of equally obscure names SAVAGE/SUZIE HIGGIE, CONWAY: Soon Will Be Tomorrow CD
from the soft white underbelly of British psychedelia." (LMM 001) $19.00
WORDS AND WORKS REJECTED (UK): "Soon Will Be Tomorrow is the project of Nick Cave's keyboard player
2 LITRE DOLBY: El Caballo Rojo CD (WWW 007 CD) $15.00 Conway Savage and the Falling Joys' Suzie Higgie. The result is an
"Another gleaming beauty gallops majestically from the Words and album of stunning beauty. Blending Conway's Cavesque ballads and
Works paddock. This 8 track debut ranges from short bursts of elec- Suzie's haunting vocals the CD drifts in style from Nick Drake to Mazzy
tronica to winding 12 minute guitar-driven epics. Possible Star."
influences/references include ISAN, Mogwai, June of 44." WORLD SERPENT/PHANTOM CODE (UK):
WORLD SERPENT (UK): CYCLOBE: Luminous Darkness CD (OMCO 01) $19.00
NOBODY: Transparent Sessions CD (WS 019 CD) $19.00 "The new sound project of Stephen Thrower (Coil member from '85-
"Stefano Di Feliece/Nobody has been on the cusp of the Apocalyptic 93) and Simon Norris (DIJ member from '91-95). The result of sampling,
Folk scene for some time, and has in that time kep the Serpent instrumental work & grotesque combinations of the two, Luminous
informed of his progress. Transparent Sessions is his first full length CD Darkness represents the first fruit of two years work and constant
release. To look for references would be all too easy and also be unfair, mutation-juicy. Threading their sound through squid guts & neural
though people have mentioned all the usual suspects (Death in June, shredding machinery, mulching the poison juice out of the music left
Current 93, etc.). Twelve string guitars chiming in the darkness!" overs and cutting very sharp turns round aural hairpins, Cyclobe music
NETHER NEITHER WORLD: Torch Songs CD (WS 020) $19.00 is sounding mighty peculiar. Preoccupations include phallic navigation,
"Wendy Van Dusen and Lemon De George get together again to bring four or many legged things, violent death majesty, brute reality jug-
us another CD of finely crafted tales of spurned love and deceit. NNW gling, dreaming being awake, sick jokes in other dimensions, persistent
have been likened to Bongwater which is no mean thing when you swelling and always colour, especially the tuning of it. Luminous
think about it, though I think they take all the exotica erotica culture Darkness isn't beautiful, it's worse."
much further than most. So if your lover has left you for your best WORLD SERPENT/PIER RECORDS (UK):
friend, then this is the album for you." HAND, OWEN: Something New/I Loved A Lass CD (PIER 502 CD)
WORLD SERPENT/A-SCALE (UK): $19.00
BATES, MARTYN: Imagination Feels Like Poison CD (ASR 022) "For the first time ever, the first two albums by Scottish folk singer
$19.00 Owen Hand. These albums were an essential part of the staple diet of
"This is the first full issue of the latest Martyn Bates album, it was orig- music played in the Gibson household (WS proprietor) as I was grow-
inally issued in 1997 to accompany the similarly titled book of lyrics. ing up, indeed many songs were sung in school classrooms all over
Primarily a collection of songs occasionally threaded through with Scotland in the late 1960s; as well as folk clubs up and down the coun-
fleeting illustrative atmospheric sketches. A music brightly bittersweet, try. The 26 tracks that appear on this CD release have been left in all
conjuring up ghostly and vivid invocations of folk." Pleasant folk-based their innocent glory for the listener to appreciate them as when they
material from the founder of Eyeless In Gaza; Bates on: songs, voices, were first heard over 30 years ago. Those of you familiar with things
banjo, autoharp percussion, pump organ, whistles and colourings. like The Wicker Man will really appreciate the singing style of Owen
WORLD SERPENT/DE NOVA DA CAPO: Hand and will wonder why it took so long for someone to bring these
ELIJAH'S MANTLE: Psalms From Invocations CD (DNDC012CD) wonderful songs out again." These albums were originally issued by
$19.00 Transatlantic in 1964 & '66, and feature mostly traditional material,
"Six pieces of music spanning the period from Angels of Peversity to plus covers of folk staples like "Sally Free And Easy", etc.
Poets and Visionaries. All the tracks are totally new workings of older WORLD SERPENT/PISKI DISK (UK):
songs that Mark Ellis planned to debut on the live circuit, so he locked SORROW: The Final Solstice CD (PIX 003) $16.00
himself in a studio in Ireland and re-recorded the songs with a full "This CD comprises 6 tracks from up and coming Piski Disk releases, for
orchestral choir." the year that is 2000 and runs for about 30 minutes. The disc includes
WORLD SERPENT/EPIPHANY (UK): recordings by Sorrow featuring David Tibet, Rosa Mundi featuring
KING, ANDREW: Bitter Harvest CD (EPIPHANY 01) $19.00 John Balance, the fabulous Rose McDowall project Velocity Star (doing
UK traditional folk, with some non-humorous similarity to Ivor Cutler. the best version ever of the Normal's "Warm Leatherette") and new
Vocals, harmonium, bells, drones, etc. John Murphy, Karl Blake & oth- Piski Disk project Resonance make their debut." [NOTE: this is a CDR

release, not a pressed CD] MIDI-controller-values day/night for weeks) to the point where you
WORLD SERPENT/SUFFERING CLOWN (UK): wonder if this guy sleeps at all or is even human for that matter. And
THEE MAJESTY: Time's Up CD (SCICD 0400) $19.00 the whole thing just makes so much musical sense... just goddamn
"New project from Genesis P-Orridge (ex-Throbbing Gristle/Psychic TV) ridiculous. Many a previously jaded music fan's vote for record of 1998
and Bryin Dall (from Of Unknown Origin/4th Sign Of The Apocalypse). (present lecturer included), see why..." -- Hrvatski.
Thee Majesty seems to be a natural culmination of life, exploration, VA: Alt. Frequencies 3 CD (WI 015) $16.00
and enthusiasms. Thee Majesty is about a place where magick meets "Most recent selection of what's possible & what's to come from WI's
the material as it manifests. Eleven brand new tracks make up this increasingly diverse roster. Featured: Jake Mandell (USA), Himuro
magicakal release." (Japan), Solar X (Russia), Freeform (UK), Rook Valard (USA), Gescom
WORM INTERFACE (UK): (UK), Plasmalamp (Canada), Baraki (Japan), Dunderhead (UK), Plod
(Sweden). Emphasis on DSP-processed power-sound & the return of the
JENKINSON/DUNDERHEAD, TOM: Dragon Disc 2 12" (WI 004)
amen break. Thank God." -- Hrvatski.
$9.00
MANDELL, JAKE: Parallel Processes CD (WI 016) $15.00
Early Worm Interface classic, briefly available again. "Split EP featuring
"Who is Jake Mandell? Jake has been spending sleepless nights with his
the talents of one Nigel Smith (WI/Gonk's 'Dunderhead') and Dr.
fingers draped over a computer console ever since he was a child and
Stereotype/Rumble Tum Jum/Castor & Pollux/Duke of Harringay/Chaos
his father brought home one of the first Apples. Classically trained as a
AD (effectively Warp/Spymania/Rephlex/TV's own Squarepusher) him-
pianist for nine years throughout grade school, he liked to annoy his
self from April of 1996, originally issued in an idiotically small edition
instructors by entering Debussy into the computer and watching their
w/handmade covers, here available in an assortment of generic card-
faces as it played back at 4x speed in some twisted sound. Having stud-
board sleeves and Worm Interface duotones. The two Dunderhead
ied jazz improvisation and biochemistry at university, he now works
tracks ('Hello, Joni' and 'Yoshi') would be a worthwhile enough single,
full-time on computers and music. Currently writing his own granular
were the two SQP tracks on the flip ('I Was Livid' and 'Peacenail') not
synthesis and real-time compositional software, Jake lives among the
by far the most ferocious 200BPM pitched-down amen bruiser classics
malls, chain stores, and suburban futility vehicles of middle America.
laid to wax (methinks) by Jenks yet. Priceless stoner classics that hover
His evolving oscillations are a perfect antidote to the mediocrity of the
yet are over far before you're ready to stop counting (1-2-3-4-5, 1-2-3-
Stepford lifestyle. His previous releases on his own Primedeep imprint
4-5-6-7...). A previously (and painfully) unavailable missing link in the
and Lucky Kitchen have already received rave reviews in The Wire, The
Darwinian route towards spiritual enlightenment/audio
Village Voice, and URB, and he has been described as " 'bout to blow
adrenaline/'death-prog breaks', completely and utterly essential to the
da fuck up." He has recently signed to Worm Interface and after
young mind in doubt of greater..." -- Hrvatski.
appearing on Alt Frequencies 3, we are very excited to present his first
DUNDERHEAD: Bucksheesh 12" (WI 008) $9.00
full length release -- Parallel Processes.
"Nigel Smith debuted to the world via the 'Hello Joni/Yoshi' side of
PLASMALAMP: Void Travelling CD (WI 018) $15.00
Dragon Disc II EP (WI-004, now, suicidally, o/p). A wrench in the normal
"Having previously guested on our Alt. Frequencies compilations,
label workings for sure; nothing here but super-snail-slown breaks,
Ontario's Paul Verma has recently signed to Worm Interface and we are
massively effective dub treatments, and something along the lines of a
proud to present his first full length release. He has previously record-
techstep/house hybrid (if that's even logistically possible). Recently Mr.
ed both as Plasmalamp and under the guises of Paragon (with Himadri)
Dunderhead formed the group Gonk (Gonk Will/Will not Attend, 1998
and Chronic Remorse. The Plasmalamp project is greatly inspired by the
Swarfinger Records) w/some other bloke to explore the outer fringes
writing of Philip K. Dick. Paul explains, 'I am not sure if you have read
of noise-techno-etc... Not to be missed, save unemployment." --
a lot of Dick, but he has the great ability to be thought provoking with-
Hrvatski.
out being 'intellectual'. With simple words and sentences he opens the
VA: Alt. Frequencies 2 (Disco Moonlight) CD (WI 011) $16.00
air lock to strange new worlds. I hope in some small way my music is
Second CD compilation from the label (the first one is currently out of
able to take the listener to different places with simple sounds and
print). "The second compilation of WI-flavored tracks, an ace selection
melodies. Void Travelling sees hims exploring ever-wider spaces as he
of music, some by in-house artists, others by upcoming & dug produc-
expands the inner surface of the bleep. This combination of raw elec-
ers. Featured: Freeform, Dunderhead, Farmers Manual (their 'Nomad
tronica and oxygen tank ambience provides a necessary breathing
60', a seizure induction epic previously available only on vinyl for a
space from the mundane pressures of the day-to-day. In a world of
fleeting moment on the Touch/Tray label), Survivors, Plasma Lamp,
over-accelerating micro trends, loss of context and the Balkanisation of
Milky Boy, Rook Valard, Baraki, Asphere, David Kristian, and Tom
good taste -- we fully recommend this album for your aural hygiene
Jenkinson. All represent in top form, everything from trademark fried
and general well being."
drum n' bass to abstract sound pieces (strangely enough, the Jenkinson
BARAKI: Colony Laspberry CD (WI 019) $15.00
track is SANS BEATS and frankly, a bit scary). Defining." -- Hrvatski.
"Excellent sounds from Kyoto City. Having made some exceptional con-
VA: Alt. Frequencies 2 12" (WI 013) $9.00
tributions to our last Alt. Frequencies compilation, Japan's Baraki has
"A three track sampler 12", featuring the more DJ-friendly tracks from
recorded his first album. His approach is to 'always look for some
the WI-011 CD. A rather fierce Japanese prepared-piano techstep track
unknown possiblity and that is in full effect here. With a psychedelic
(Survivors' 'Stealth'), a side-long feedback-tremelo/phase-crunch
attitude, Baraki keeps a playful style throughout. Starting from the
genre-manipulator (Baraki's 'Departure', also Japanese) and one deep,
well-earthed opening of 'Rock'n'Job', he trips through the charged
deep dub-house workout (Dunderhead's 'Pink Beanie'), all well worth
beats of 'Koukakului' and the electrified 'Wa to Yoni' before ending up
a spin or two, post come-down." -- Hrvatski.
by the lunar shores of the final destination -- 'Colony Laspberry'. Not
HIMURO: Nichiyobi CD (WI 014) $16.00
obviously categorisable, but definitely exotic."
"As if the 'Nice Feedback' 12" (now o/p, sadly) hadn't prepared us all
VA: Volume Transmission CD (WI 020) $15.00
fully for what demons were lurking well within the soul of man
"The House of Worm once again field an international team including
(Nintendo Rom sound rips, 200 BPM+ break-chops, distorted acoustic
Swedish synth duo Plod, Airat from Russia, the anonymous Remote, UK
basslines, completely alien sense of right/wrong). So this guy,
software mole Astral Engineering, Koichi from Japan, and Sandspider-
Yoshiteru, comes out of nowhere & delivers the most individual (isola-
straight outta Beckenham. A unique selection of minimalism, lush
tion; completely underrated) taster of completely fried & HEAVY
soundscapes, dreamy ambience and downtempo electro make up this
sounding electron-scatter that just REEKS of effort (I'm still a bit shak-
collection of reflective music. Plod will soon release their long-awaited
en up by how WI continually find these people willing to program
debut album Pillow Talk. Koichi is currently in the studio putting the
finishing touches on his first album. Astral Engineers' Chronoglide has now regarded as one of the most original and consistently compelling
become known as a chill out classic and was our first ever release. The bands ever waxed."
Airat tracks are another example of the emergent Russian new wave of MAZZACANE CONNORS/MONTERA/MOORE/RANALDO: MMMR CD
electronic music, and were selected from a unique set of field record- (XER 099CD) $14.00
ings made among the tenements of Moscow. The Remote project is by "As members of Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo con-
somebody in the film industry who wishes to remain anonymous. tinue to pump the most radical tenets of American experimentalism
Sandspider are a recent Worm signing who are finishing their first into the heart of rock music; in recent years they have also extended
album for us, to be released early next year." their reputations as world- class improvisErs. French phenom Jean-Marc
PLOD: Pillow Talk CD (WI 021) $15.00 Montera records for the legendary FMP label, and has collaborated
"Golf, cigars, and fine cognac are three of the interests of Swedish with an amazing host of free-music luminaries, including Evan Parker,
synth duo Plod, although you don't need to share these high rolling Paul Lovens and Han Bennink. However it is the keening blues wail of
tastes to enjoy this recording -- 'golf' is Swedish slang for 'whatever Loren MazzaCane Connors that leads this expedition of electric guitars
you feel like'. In their first album outing, Franz and Erik showcase their to the furthest reaches of a vast, cinematic soundscape. Recorded by
sculpted melodies and crafted beats to beautiful and breathtaking Martin Stumpf (Phillip Glass, David Bowie) at Sonic Youth's Echo
effect and create a classic of Euro-style electronic music." Canyon Studios, NYC. "This is great improvised music. It is beautiful
HIMURO/KOICHI: Latest Gorgeous Energy 12" (WISE 003) $14.00 and complex and, most importantly, it _breathes_. As good and as mov-
"Clash of weird freak-beats featuring two Japanese artists on the cut- ing as anything you'll hear this year." --John Fahey
ting edge, Yoshiteru Himuro and Koichi Shimizu. These two have been MAZZACANE CONNORS/MONTERA/MOORE/RANALDO: MMMR LP
bought together for a double header in the Tekken tradition. These (XER 099LP) $14.00
tracks are no longer languishing on the shelf here at Worm Interface - GUSTAFSSON, MATS: The Education of Lars Jerry CD (XER 100
- we thought that we would rush this little extra item for you before CD) $14.00
the summer break. This release is the third in our 'special edition' series "Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson is one of the most significant
after Freeform's 'Heterarch' and Gimmik's '?load/error!' Himuro has new faces in improvised music. Combining great sensitivity and atten-
had two previous releases -- the 'Nice Feedback' EP and his CD album tion to detail with boundless energy, Gustafsson works regularly with
Nichiyobi. To date, Koichi has not had any solo releases in Britain, but the upper eschalon of European and American improvisors. This CD,
this is a taster for his debut album that will be released Autumn 1999." which features Gustafsson on tenor and baritone saxes, French flageo-
FORT LAUDERDALE: 1001 Revolutions CD (WISE 04CD) $16.00 let and 'fluteophone' (his own contraption combining alto sax mouth-
"Well meaning post-BOC album (I'm sorry but there's just no way...) piece and flute) is his second solo record, splendidly recorded by leg-
from these lounge/spy-jazz obsessed twits, their first release on endary producer Jim O'Rourke is the unique acoustic space of Chicago's
London's (previously) groundbreaking Worm Interface label. Some nice Renaissance Society Art Gallery." Thurston Moore: "Mats is the most
moments of real-time guitar interplay come in here & there (and I'm modern of players where the genre tags of jazz, noise, experimental,
not talking about that shred solo at the outro of 'The Kaleidoscope avant-whatever are finally transcended to a new millennium -- where
Man', which rivals -- if not out-does -- even the most misguided exam- compositional concepts are at once in check with open improvisation
ples in the genres.mp3.com/music/electronic directory, right up to the and a super-postmodernism becomes what we always wanted: rock &
moronic voice over), which when coupled with the genre's trademark roll!"
mellow synth squiggle & odd-meter drum bits adds up to slightly more GUSTAFSSON, MATS: The Education of Lars Jerry LP (XER 100 LP)
than a hill of beans and a whole lot less than a Dunderhead record. $14.00
Life=1, IDM=0." -- Hrvatski. "Swedish saxophonist Mats Gustafsson is one of the most significant
FORT LAUDERDALE: 1001 Revolutions LP (WISE 04LP) $15.00 new faces in improvised music. Combining great sensitivity and atten-
WWW.LOVEBYTES.ORG.UK (UK): tion to detail with boundless energy, Gustafsson works regularly with
VA: Digital Space 2CD (DSP 1) $21.00 the upper eschalon of European and American improvisors. This CD,
"Digial Space is an ongoing programme of commissions and events which features Gustafsson on tenor and baritone saxes, French flageo-
exploring interactive Audio, digital sound-synthesis, generative music let and 'fluteophone' (his own contraption combining alto sax mouth-
and algorhythmic composition. This Double-CD pack is the first in a piece and flute) is his second solo record, splendidly recorded by leg-
series of multi-media releases organised by Sheffield's Lovebytes endary producer Jim O'Rourke is the unique acoustic space of Chicago's
Organisation. The first of these two CD's features commisioned audio Renaissance Society Art Gallery." Thurston Moore: "Mats is the most
pieces by Kim Cascone, Smyglyssna, Team Doyobi, Terre Thaemlitz, modern of players where the genre tags of jazz, noise, experimental,
Scanner and more, while the 2nd CD is a CD-Rom featuring installa- avant-whatever are finally transcended to a new millennium -- where
tions and programs by Mikka Massalo, Tonne, Tom Flemming and compositional concepts are at once in check with open improvisation
more. The package itself, worked out and executed by The Designers and a super-postmodernism becomes what we always wanted: rock &
Republic, features some pretty-stunning use of Scratch-Card technolo- roll!" [CD version to follow]
gy, with the track details and specs revealed only once the sleeve's sil- GUSTAFSSON/HIS ALL STARS FEAT. JOHN CORBETT, MATS: Sticky
ver surface is scratched-off.This release comes highly recommended not Tonges And Kitchen Knives CD (XER 101CD) $14.00
only for its aural and visual contents but for the inclusion of useful "Swedish saxophone chameleon Mats Gustafsson changes hue in two
sound and image tools for both Mac and PC on the 2nd Disc." extraordinary sets of duets with American improvisor and writer John
XERIC: Corbett. In round one, Corbett collages shards of vinyl and disc into a
series of vivid, peculiar, haunting collages; Gustafsson deftly navigates
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND: Grow Fins Vol. II: Trout
the absurd audio jungle, directly engaging with sound beats or don-
Mask House Sessions 2LP (XER 097LP) $19.00
ning camouflage and disappearing into the veldt. The second round
2nd volume in the proposed 3-volume series of double LPs. "Captain
offers a suite of intense, interactive, freely improvised short takes fea-
Beefheart & His Magic Band set rock on its ear from 1965 until 1982,
turing Gustafsson on baritone sax and fluteophone and Corbett on
when leader Don Van Vliet retired from music. Engineering a mutant
electric guitar."
strain of musical DNA (tuff-ass garage punk R&B, extraterrestrial field
hollers, austere 'classical' miniatures, loping sea chanties, scorched- XI:
earth delta blues, free-blowing skronk, fat-bottom groove and post- NIBLOCK, PHILL: Four Full Flutes CD (XI 101) $13.00
everything clangor all found their way into the soup). CB&HMB are Here is the complete CD catalog of this superior NYC composers collec-

tive label (aka Experimental Intermedia); although pretty low-profile, for voices and/or instruments, including weird and great tributes to
there are some amazing releases on this label in the spirit of long, Kurt Schwitters, John Cage, and Morton Feldman. The indeterminate
droned tones and advanced new music composition. Don't let the title vocal works are especially loaded with the Fluxal spirit of inspired dis-
to this Niblock thing throw you off -- this is massive trance music and a orientation.
key work in the unspecified field of "pure sound". "...adjacent tones NIBLOCK, PHILL: Music By Phill Niblock CD (XI 111) $13.00
beat violently against one another while clouds of harmonics hover "Features The Soldier String Quartet performing in 'Five More String
above the wavering drone. When the piece ends, it takes the listener a Quartets', a piece for five multi-tracked string quartets and in 'Early
few moments to recover. This physiological experience, when the ossi- Winter' for flute, bass flute, string quartet and synthesizer, also featur-
cles slow their vibrating and the membrane hairs come to a standstill, ing Susan Stenger (flute) and Eberhard Blum (bass flute)." This is pure-
is probably the only aspect of the music not regulated by the score. The ly awesome drone work and one of the loudest, most commanding
four pieces on this 80 minute CD are for multiple tracks of alto flutes, minimal works you could ever dream of basking within, even living up
flutes, flutes and alto flutes, and bass flutes, performed by Peter Kotik, to the following: "Dense, elusive trance music distinguished by its sin-
Susan Stenger, and Eberhard Blum." gular methods of construction and the intricacy of the relationships of
VIERK, LOIS V.: Simoom CD (XI 102) $13.00 its components with a surprising flux of pulsing adjacent tones which
"Three of Vierk's works for 'big instruments,' that is, multiples of the convey a stunning range of acoustic phenomena."
same instrument, treated more like single entities than like groups of CAMERON, ALLISON: Raw Sangudo CD (XI 112) $13.00
voices. The three pieces on this CD are for five electric guitars tuned Debut release of music by a new Canadian composer, who has studied
microtonally around 'E,' six trumpets, and eight cellos." The 12-minute under the likes of Andriessen, Rzewski and James Tenney. "Her com-
"Go Guitars" is a classic work of loud guitar tonality drift, in the tradi- positions can be characterized as rigorous study forms with which spe-
tion of Branca/Rhys/Remko/early-SY, etc. and is largely unknown in this cific sound worlds are explored. She experiments with the physicality of
context. sound on various instruments, using pithy material to exploit instru-
KLUCEVSEK, GUY: Flying Vegetables Of The Apocalypse CD (XI mental colours. Most of her works to date have been written for a vari-
104) $13.00 ety of chamber ensembles encompassing both traditional and unusual
Klucevsek is the well-known experimental accordion player, his playing groups of instruments." "Cameron writes chamber works...with no
bridging a style supposedly influenced by "Henry Cowell-style tone themes, few gestures, rarely a rhythm aside from slow, steady beats.
clusters; the eerie difference tones of 'acoustic phenomena' composer Fragile and suspended, underlaid by long, long chords, they would be
Pauline Oliveros; the hypnotic phasing and locomotive ostinatos of almost metaphysically gloomy if they weren't so colorful. My favorite,
early minimalism; low register drones punctuated by high register yips, 'A Blank Sheet of Metal', starts off like slowly pulsating Feldman
in a manner of Scottish bagpipe and Bulgarian accordion music; dark, before dissipating into near stillness and a chord repeated at surreally
Gyorgi Ligeti-ish sound clouds...; a Morton Feldmanesque sense of extended intervals. The music reminds me of the painter de Chirico's
grand gesture, and of microscopic movements; an appropriation aes- sad surrealism." -- Kyle Gann.
thetic shared with John Zorn and other NY avant-gardists..." GOODE, DANIEL: Clarinet Songs CD (XI 113) $13.00
BEHRMAN, DAVID: Unforseen Events CD (XI 105) $13.00 "A 75 minute suite for solo clarinet, begun in 1979 and completed in
"...made with computer software designed to interact in real time with 1991, using all of Daniel Goode's virtuosic techniques distilled into six-
a solo performer. The electronic timbres are intended to complement teen 'Songs Without Words', a poetics of the new clarinet...Most use
the sounds of Ben Neill's trumpet -- the admirable and humorous circular breathing for continuity and use alternate fingerings which
mutantrumpet, with its three separately-mutable and playable bells." produce non-tempered intervals with unusual, striking timbres."
JOHNSON, TOM: Music For 88 CD (XI 106) $13.00 CHILDS, MARY ELLEN: Kilter CD (XI 114) $13.00
"Simplicity and clarity have always been among Tom Johnson's chief Debut collection of works by this MN composer, includes various pieces
concerns as a composer. They led him to research number theory, par- for solo, duo and small ensemble, performed by: Guy Klucevsek (accor-
ticularly by Pascal, Fermat, and Euclid. These sources suggested musical dion), the SoHo Quartet (Mary Rowell, Mark Feldman, Lois Martin, Erik
structures somewhat more complicated than those he had used before. Friedlander), Relache (clarinets, saxophones, bassoon, accordion, voice,
Music For 88...contains nine sections, each of which is a musical demon- perc.), Anthony de Mare (piano), Kathy Suprov (soprano), Dora
stration of a mathematical phenomenon." Solo piano work that's a bit Ohrenstein (soprano), Phillip Bush (piano). "An enveloping and
too quirky. entrancing audio quilt composed of organic reeds, sylvan accordion,
LEACH, MARY JANE: Celestial Fires CD (XI 107) $13.00 timepiece xylophone, seductive polyrhythms, and somewhat histrionic
"The works of Mary Jane Leach explore the physicality of sound, work- wordless vocals...accomplished, beautiful work that creates its own lit-
ing very carefully with the timbres of instruments, creating combina- tle universe." --Tom Surowicz.
tion, difference, and interference tones. Space is also an important ZUMMO, PETER: Experimenting With Household Chemicals CD
concern: how sound changes when it is moved around a room." (XI 116) $13.00
Includes a piece for 7 bassoons, four 8-part pieces for a cappella A work for trombone and ensemble: voice, amplified cello, keyboard
women's voices, and a piece for alto flute and voice. Beautiful sound bass, marimba, perc., saxophones, flute, organ, synthesizer and bass.
strokes that don't mock the title. Zummo writes for extended trombone techniques and sound layers.
FORWARD, FAST: Same Same CD (XI 108) $13.00 LOGOS DUO: Works CD (XI 117) $13.00
“Fast Forward is a composer best known for his compositions for per- Eight works by the long running Belgian duo of Godfried-Willem Raes
cussion and music theatre works for diverse instrumentation...features & Moniek Darge. "Their live performances often make use of musical
recordings from 3 concerts of his music featuring Yuval Gabay, Michelle instruments designed and built by Raes, who is a very inventive and
Kinney, Guy Klucevsek, Takehisa Kosugi, James Lo, Ikue Mori, David prolific instrument builder. His designs range from all kinds of acoustic
Moss, Ben Neill, David Shea and Alex Tobias.” and digital/electro-mechanical sound sculptures to the most sublime
FULLMAN, ELLEN: Body Music CD (XI 109) $13.00 controlling and sound generating devices." Fascinating sound mix-
A follow up to her amazing LP on the Het Apollohuis label, featuring tures utilizing percussion, computers, synthesizers, organ, ethnic instru-
Ellen's unique Long Stringed Instrument, an 80-foot instrument with ments, piano, etc.
approximately 80 strings. A must have if you're into experiencing loud, LOCKWOOD/RUTH ANDERSON, ANNEA: Sinopah CD (XI 118)
power-drone sound sculpture at a transcending peak. $13.00
MACLOW, JACKSON: Open Secrets CD (XI 110) $13.00 "Split release by two prominent post-1950 composers, offering one
Musical works from the legendary Fluxus artists; this consists of 8 works piece per, inspired by the mountain sacred to the Blackfeet nation of
northwestern Montana. Annea Lockwood gives us the 45 minute pitches that comes through. The materials used have a strong influence
'World Rhythms', endless percolating monitor-click and tone-wash on the overall sound. Styrofoam does the job very well. I had similar
(w/vague dawn-of-man/time overtones) by way of non-repeating loca- experiences with a sheet of lead, slate and balloons, which all sounded
tion recordings of water, wind, fire, distant gongs, birds, etc... Nice. surprisingly good. Aluminum produces a resonance that I can only
Similar yet completely different from her previous works (including the describe as idiosyncratic. It had a complex timbre that is entirely its
magnificent Glass World LP on Tangent which was reissued to great own, with many peaks at separate frequencies. Birds love it.' --
effect recently via the What Next?/Nonsequiter Foundation). Ruth Panhuysen. Aye, and indeed they should." -- Hrvatski.
Anderson's piece, 'I come out of your sleep' floats around the negative- JOHNSON, TOM: The Chord Catalogue CD (XI 123) $13.00
space concept before, well, before nothing. Impressive in the purest "Extreme and, one would think, extremely simple. A lesser man would
sense, non tampered/tempered. A fine display of raw sound docu- have arranged those 8178 chords in some symphonically meaningful,
menting the furthering in concept of these important composers." -- or else quasi-random order. But Johnson proceeded methodically up
Hrvatski. "'I come out of your sleep' follows a tradition of sound poet- the chromatic scale from two notes at a time, three, four, and so on to
ry, or text-sound, begun in part by Kurt Schwitters' 'Ursonate', expand- 13. By the time we reach 10 note chords, the information overload was
ed by Henri Chopin, John Cage, and Bernard Heidsieck, by Charles such that the differences were hardly perceptible, a situation reminis-
Amirkhanian, Carles Santos and Jackson MacLow, with seminal works cent of serial music. Far from being heavy handed minimalism, The
in this area. These abstract pieces are formed directly from the sounds Chord Catalogue was a pointed lesson in music history and the relativ-
of the text used or created, with the full gamut of consonants, vowels ity of perception." -- Kyle Gann, Village Voice "I have often tried to
and inflections, along with compositional techniques of process, repe- explain that my music is a reaction against the romantic and expres-
tition, patterning and overlap." --Anderson. sionistic musical past, and that I am seeking something more objective,
RADIGUE, ELIANE: Triologie de la Mort 3CD (XI 119) $25.00 something that doesn't express my emotions, something that doesn't
"Trilogie de la Mort is a work in three parts. The first, Kyema, was orig- try to manipulate the emotions of the listener either, something out-
inally released by XI in 1992. The 2nd and 3rd parts, Kailasha and side myself. I like to think of The Chord Catalogue as a sort of natural
Koumé are being released for the first time and the trilogy now makes phenomenon -- something which has always been present in the ordi-
its debut as a whole [this 3CD set is being sold for the cost of 2 CDs to nary musical scale, and which I simply observed, rather than invented.
make up for the prior availability Kyema]. 'Kyema' is inspired by the It is not so much a composition as simply a list." -- Tom Johnson
texts of Bardo-Thodol (The Tibetan Book of the Dead). This work XL RECORDINGS/SOURCE/VIRGIN (FRANCE:
evokes the six intermediate states which constitute the 'existential con- LEILA: Soda Stream 12" (XL 113 LP) $12.00
tinuity' of the being. 'Radigue's 'Kyema' explores electronically the full LEILA: Soda Stream CD (XL 61482 CD) $15.00
range of existence, going beyond death and back into the exuberance "This is the new single from Leila, and it's great. Leila is from Persia,
of physical life, expanding the musical consciousness of the uninitiated, and moved to England in 1979, frequenting a variety of educational
leading one in a cyclical voyage through a myriade of tones, drones, institutions culminating in a degree in Film/TV/Radio studies from
and warbles where the end is only the beginning.' -- Neil Strauss. Staffordshire. Leila DJed by night in the fertile musical oasis that was
'Kailasha', the second chapter in the work, is structured on an imagi- Stoke on Trent from 1990 to 1993, loved jazz, hip hop, and the rarest
nary pilgrimage around Mt. Kailash, one of the most sacred mountains of grooves and thought that 'dance' music was sad. She changed her
in the Himalayas; considered as a path to other spheres of existence. mind when she started hearing breakbeat hardcore, so she wrote her
'Koumé' makes up the last part of the trilogy and emphasizes the tran- thesis on Dennis Hopper and got a 2:1, got a job playing keyboards on
scendence of death. It is the descent to the deepest, where the spark Bjork's Debut tour, got bored playing keyboards and mixed live on
of life is. There, Death is born. Death becomes birth. Activity re-begin- Bjork's Post tour. Then she came home to make some noise, was at
ning. Eternity, a perpetual 'becoming'." home learning to use her studio, when some friends and family start-
GOLDSTEIN, MALCOLM: The Seasons: Vermont CD (XI 120) ed singing with her. Luca came round and started singing, Donna had
$13.00 just written her first songs, so she came and sang, Roya was very upset
"Two pieces recently converted to digital, one a group setting from one day and she sang a song. So Leila decided to release them on
1983, the other a solo from 1997. This recording of 'The Seasons: Aphex Twin's label, as he was a friend. She loves noise and hopes you
Vermont', which had previously existed in excerpt form on a Folkways enjoy."
LP, features the veritable OO/XI/What Next? dream-syndicate of Robert XOTIC MIND (SWEDEN):
Black (bass), Mark Steven Brooks (wood flutes, electric guitar, percus-
WORD OF LIFE: Dust LP (XOTIC 10) $30.00
sion), Joseph Celli (oboe (extended, perhaps?), English horn, ocarina),
Follow up to their previous LP, Further Ahead (long o/p on XM vinyl; CD
Malcolm Goldstein (violin), Tom Guralnick (tenor, soprano & bass saxo-
reissue on UK Satori still available). "This one is even more baked: surg-
phones, vaccuphones), Brian Johnson (vibraphone, percussion), and
ing fuzz/wah lead guitars, spacey moog attacks, flutes, percussion the
Kenneth Karpowicz (intensified vocalizing, accordion). Said grouping
way we want it."
waltzes through all four quarters in a Vermont hour, emoting on freely
WORD OF LIFE: Dust CD (XOTIC CD2) $22.00
occurring sonics/timbres/genres in said state and plagiarizing nature in
1996 CD issue of the 2nd Word Of Life album, with 3 extra bonus tracks
general... The other piece, 'Soundings for solo violin; is all
not found on the LP. For contemporary psych, this is high on anyone's
scrape/pluck/drag; a call back to the composer's work with Fluxus vil-
reasonable list. "This one is even more baked: surging fuzz/wah lead
lains like Philip Corner and meta-musicians such as James Tenney. Fine
guitars, spacey moog attacks, flutes, percussion the way we want it."
sounds all around." --Hrvatski.
YO MAMA RECORDS (GERMANY):
PANHUYSEN, PAUL: Partitas For Long Strings CD (XI 122) $13.00
"CD documentation of Panhuysen's steel-wire sound installations & VISIT VENUS: The Endless Bummer RMX Appendix CD (YPS 7018
their subsequent agitation-related overtones, 3 separate instances CD) $15.00
('Partita for 16 long strings of equal length,' 'Partita for 16 long strings "Visit Venus return with an amazing remix package from their latest
of equally diminishing length,' and 'Partita for 16 long strings propor- album, The Endless Bummer. After the massive success with their first
tionally tuned') recorded in 1997 @ Het Apollohuis. Each new longplayer Music For Space Tourism and the second JointThe Endless
Panhuysen/Apollo set is always met with much consternation/eupho- Bummer, both produced by DJ Cullman and Mario va hacht, two
ria/varying points between from those 'in-the-know', little expressed Hamburg based guys, follows now an excellent remix album. New
variance here. 'Size and volume are directly related to the range of interpretations by DMX Crew, Herbert, Jazzanova, Runaways, Groove
Armada, Omar Santana, DJ Koze, Erobique, Jimpster, Funkstorung, and

Rae & Christian." acoustic and electronic sounds, through the obsessively nuanced, ritu-
YOUNG GOD: alized grooves, and through the subtle interaction and improvisation
GIRA, M.: The Somniloquist CD (YG 04 CD) $15.00 of the wide assortment of players and collaborators. Intervention
"The Somniloquist is a limited edition CD of Michael Gira narrating his includes contributions from Marc Ribot, Steve Nieve (of Elvis Costello
stories, or 'fairy tales' as the former leader of Swans calls them. Gira's fame), Terry Edwards, Phil Minton and others."
stories might best be described as lurid, body-obsessed, claustrophobic SWANS: Filth/Body to Body, Job to Job 2CD (YG 11 CD) $18.00
allegories that simultaneously paint a world both obscure and obscene. "Another exciting piece of history from one of The Big Apple's mean-
Gira lets the cinematic qualities of the stories speak for themselves. His est, creepiest, most uncompromising bands ever. As with the Various
stoic approach, he says, is inspired by Burl Ives' narrations and various Failures triumph, Filth/Body to Body, Job to Job collects material from
Disney recordings heard as a child. Gira's hyper-macabre vision of an one of the band's golden eras, a time when bands like Swans and their
escapist fantasyland is a place we'd all be better off having visited." contemporaries such as Glenn Branca and Sonic Youth could barely get
SWANS: Various Failures 2CD (YG 06) $21.00 library cards, let alone featured on the covers of magazines to which
"Rough-grain digipak two-CD set collects the best of material previ- they are accustomed today. Disc number one reissues Swans' classic
ously released on their Love Will Tear Us Apart twelve inch (1988), The 1983 crawl, recorded by M.Gira, Norman Westberg, Roli Mosimann,
Burning World album and its various singles (1989), the World of Skin Harry Crosby, and Jonathan Kane and features previously unreleased
album 10 Songs For Another World (1990), White Light From the tracks, all recorded live at the Kitchen. Disc number two reissues studio
Mouth of Infinity (1990/1), and the Love of Life album and its various out-takes and live recordings from 1982-85, with a previously unre-
singles (1992). All these items are out of print, and this double CD set leased nine-minute version of 'Raping a Slave,' recorded live in Berlin,
will likely be the most sought-after release in the Swans' ongoing series 1984."
of reissues/compilations." ZAABWAY:
BODY HATERS: 34:13 CD (YG 07) $13.00 FLAHERTY/RANDALL COLBOURNE QUARTET, PAUL: Visitants CD
"The Body Haters is the crude, arrhythmic and elemental evil sister to (ZAAB 2001) $12.00
the almost baroque, pyschoambient and acoustic soundscapes of the First CD release by this CT group, from 1994. Studio recordings of freely
Body Lovers, another instrumental project by the Swans' Michael Gira. improvised music for as, ts, drums, bs, baritone horn, guitar.
Constructed entirely of raw field recordings and primitive cassette ZABRISKIE POINT:
loops, 34:13 was completed in a single 12-hour session at a mastering INCAPACITANTS: As Loud As Possible CD (ZP 13) $13.00
studio. Electronic, concrete, abstract and visceral, best experienced in 72 minutes of white-wash electronic screech, how surprising.
the manner in which it was created: at the maximum tolerable volume S-CORE: Missing Volume LP (ZP 17) $9.00
level." "Japanese sound artist active under this title since 1985. Previous
ANGELS OF LIGHT, THE: New Mother CD (YG 08) $15.00 releases include 12 cassettes, 4 7"s, 2 CDs and 1 LP on various Japanese
"Swans leader Michael Gira's first 'songwriting' project since he dis- and European labels. S-Core is a rather atypical Japanese noise artist;
continued Swans over a year ago. The compositions on New Mother ie.: not 'pure noise' or 'harsh noise' but rather more dense, droning
represent powerful, complex and imaginative American songwriting shifting layers of sound and noise. Dense, dark, hypnotic -- the middle
by any standard. Country melancholy flows into raspy blues, dark and ground between ambient and harsh noise."
psychotic narrative grooves, and gently plucked layers of acoustic and ZEDIKIAH:
electric guitars, slowly unraveling in psychedelic folk lullabies. Each
NICODEMUS: Spacechild Squall LP (ZED 1069) $18.00
arrangement is built around solo vocal and acoustic performances --
Recent repressing of one of the earliest Nicodemus LPs, first issued in
sometimes incredibly intense, sometimes sensual and understated --
1977. Using leftover heavy board covers from the original pressing with
given further variety and psychological depth by orchestration ranging
a new vinyl, this is semi-indistinguishable from the original. Recorded
from the stark, raw and expressionist to the lushly cinematic. The
live at Dungeon Hall, this is the desolation-folk side of Nicodemus,
instrumentation is appropriately rich and diverse: strings, hammer dul-
exemplified.
cimer, mandolin, banjo, lap steel guitars, vintage analog synthesizer,
NICODEMUS: Backstreet Orange LP (ZED 1070-B) $25.00
choral background vocals, Mellotron, B3 organ, vibraphone, glocken-
Original copies of this 70s LP, the organe cover one. Last few available.
spiel, accordion, double bass, timpani, grand piano and flute."
NICODEMUS: Better Art LP (ZED 313577) $10.00
WINDSOR FOR THE DERBY: Difference And Repetition CD (YG 09)
NICODEMUS: What For? CD (ZED 334) $14.00
$13.00
1995 reissue of what was theoretically the 6th album by Detroit's
"Birthed in Austin in 1994, Windsor for the Derby includes core mem-
Nicodemus, originally from 1980. The immortal Barry Hennsler's
bers are Daniel Matz and Jason McNeely. The amorphous WTD crew
overview of this eccentric legend from a recently issue of Motorbooty,
includes (on occasion) Rodan's John Weiss, Adam Wiltzie of Stars of the
has elevated this man to a whole new level of consumability. He's "To
Lid, Wayne Magruder of Bowery Electric/Calla and a host of others.
Stoned to Get High."
King Coffey's Trance Records released their first full length, Calm Hades
NICODEMUS: Antannae Moonlite LP (ZED 7275539) $23.00
Float to good reviews, and the Swans' Michael Gira was impressed to
"It's almost like renaissance man Nicodemus & his trusty companion,
such a degree that he included WFTD on the last-ever Swans tour as an
Matchez, never really went away. It's more like they just fell asleep
opening act. The sound? Think Pink Floyd's Ummagumma as re-record-
inside a warm log & woke up a few years later when they smelled
ed by Joy Division's sadly departed producer Martin Hannett."
smoke. These are songs from the vault and they carry as thick a stoned-
COULTER, DAVID: Intervention CD (YG 10 CD) $13.00
biker-skiff-whatsis whiff as any air these guys have ever released.
"Talented British multi-instrumentalist David Coulter creates a series of
Genuinely stupid, extremely fucked up, and loaded with late-night
13 somber, deeply resonant, sonic mediations. Coulter plays an array of
nine-bong-logic, this is (so called) street person psych of a very high cal-
instruments, including guitar, violin, ukulele, theramin, mandolin, dou-
iber."--Byron Coley. Nicodemus is a homegrown outlaw folk artist who
ble bass/bass, didjeridu, mouth harp, musical saw, accordion, harmoni-
has sporadically released LPs going back to the 70s (take your pick
um, and others. Mostly instrumental -- though sometimes accompanied
between the number 5 & 50). A big favorite with dealers like Paul
by sung, narrated, or chanted vocals. Each piece has its own unique cin-
Major, responsible for the following quote: "Legendary biker messiah
ematic atmosphere, as if he's briefly tapped into an ongoing, tran-
of hedonism who has tombstones in his living room and rainbows tat-
scendental stream of pre-existing sonic imagery. Low-key, low-tech,
tooed on his forehead...he has an overall bent thing to his music & is
and intimate, Coulter's understated and organic music seems to search
into drugs & booze heavily, having a whole mythology & fantasy world
for something beyond itself-through the juxtaposition of colliding
on the edge he must inhabit." sues tracks from unknown EP and tapes produced in the years stated.
ZENBEI (JAPAN): Shares the Aphex/Mike P. mode of sweeping melancholic melodies over
UCHIHASHI, KAZUHISA: Phosphorescence CD (ZEN 004) $20.00 tweaked electronics, mainly provided here in the form of manipulated
Follow up to Guitar Solo. Live improvisations for guitar and Roland GR- game sounds with a decidedly cheerful upview. Fun madness for the
500 guitar synthesizer, by the Altered States guitarist. Looping, whole family, ala Expert Knob Twiddlers.
sequenced textures with perhaps a bit of nod towards Henry Kaiser. VA: Mixed "O" CD (ZGV 015) $20.00
ALTERED STATES: 6 CD (ZEN 005) $20.00 "The compilation of Zero Gravity's 1st year anniversary. DJ mix album
The trio of Uchihashi Kazuhisa (guitar), Nasuno Mitsuru (bass, vocals) & with Nagata, the founder of Zero Gravity and Transonic. The original
Yoshigaki Yasuhiro (drums), with their intricate, Crimson edge. "The sound is take from all 14 previous releases from Zero Gravity."
6th album from Altered States. Whole studio recording album featur- STRANGE GARDEN: Mumbo Jumbo (Ritual Of The Back Yard) CD
ing more of Mitsuru Nasuno's vocal. Psychedelic and rock." (ZGV 017) $20.00
UCHIHASHI/HANS REICHEL, KAZUHISA: King Pawns CD (ZEN 006) 2nd album of electronic strangeness from this group: Akaiaw (elec-
$18.00 tronics, effects, sampler, tapes, perc., kazoo, bell, keyboards), Naka
Studio duo recordings recorded in Kobe, Japan in October, 1997. Tomizawa (perc., kalimba), Ryo Suda (e. bass, rhythm machine),
Featuring the Altered States guitarist Uchihasi on guitar and Roland Masahiko Okura (alto sax), Nagatoman. "F" (EMS synthi, drill), Die
GR500 guitar synthesizer & the infamous German improviser Reichel on Uchiyama (bass) and "some strange people". Crinkled electronic fabric,
his custom daxophone and guitar. Rhythmic delirium and sensitivity deeply tipped sound effects and pure experimental electronic
from these masters. ambiance -- one of this label's most jaw-dropping documents to date.
ZERO GRAVITY (JAPAN): NAGATA, KAZUNAO: The World of Electronic Sound 2 CD (ZGV
018) $20.00
SUZUKISKI: Kamakura CD (ZGV 001) $20.00
Two 25 minute live recordings from 1996-97, recorded at Star Pine's
Excellent new Japanese electronic/abstract-techno label. While obvi-
Cafe in Kichijoji and Uplink Factory in Shibuya. Solo programming,
ously influenced by European electroacoustic sounds (ala INA GRM,
effects and mixing by Nagata, performed on ARP 2600 Synthesizer,
etc.) there is a lo-fi hum and immediacy to these releases as well. And
Korg SG-10 Analog Synthesizer. Staggering electronic twaddle from
post Detroit/Aphex/Ishii techno-influences. Zero Gravity seems to be a
one of the secret forces in the unknown universe, Kazunao Nagata.
sister label to Transonic -- both are run by Kazunao Nagato and focus
Play excessively loud and drown in the sound, this is a record to lose
on underground electronics from Japan. As with Transonic, the graph-
your mind to.
ics and presentation are often quite formidable, with an emphasis on
NAGATA, KAZUNAO: The World of Electronic Sound 3 CD (ZGV
out-of-nowhere sounds. "The fourth album from Suzukiski -- one of
019) $20.00
the leading figures in Japan's techno-abstract scene. He changed his
"Latest volume of primordial-cum-ultra-current synth-blat from this
style from Detroit techno to sampling abstract beats, cut up, collage
contemporary Japanese composer, closer in girth to the output of the
sound."
Mego/Laton axis than, say, Merzbow. 'Recorded at Transonic Studio
TEMDENDAM SUAY: Sounzer Paranoun CD (ZGV 003) $20.00
(Yoyogi) 1997-1998, Arp 2600 Synthesizer, Roland System 100M
Film soundtrack work for the movies of Ichiro Sueoka. "Deep ambient
Synthesizer/ Progamming, Effects & Mixing: Kazunao Nagata'. We
experimental sound influenced by Neu!, This Heat & Eno."
probably won't be able calculate the importance of the Zero Gravity
Atmospheric guitar and ambient-rock, okay, but a lesser ZG title.
organization's output for years to come. Up there with the classic
STRANGE GARDEN: For Speaker System CD (ZGV 004) $20.00
canon of individual-music geniuses scattered across this earth. 13 tracks
"The first album from Strange Garden. Abstract, dub, techno, ambient,
of band-pass-randomly-oscillated-phase-locked sound, on two discreet
experimental sounds." The sound of DAD (digital audio dub). A duo of
channels. Pure and simple. The most authentically damaged example
Are Akaiwa and Ryo Suda, operating in that oblique digi-dub territory,
of modern day sub-conservatory analogia to hitch its trappings inside
with a post-Ishii techno sheen.
my cortex for some time." -- Hrvatski
KAWASAKI, UTAH: Static Pulse CD (ZGV 006) $20.00
NAGATA, KAZUNAO: World of Electronic Sound Vol. 4 CD (ZGV
Kawasaki's CD features a multitude of short tracks. "First album.
020) $20.00
Recorded with broken analog synthesizer. Tape echo, short wave radio
Nagata's flow of electronica mania continues with this 4th volume, fea-
and cassette player. Variety tracks, very casual electric abstract sound."
turing one 46-minute track, "History of Showa #4", recorded at
DUB SONIC ROOTS MEETS NERVE NET NOISE: Live At Uplink
Transonic Studio (Yoyogi), 3/98. All performance, effects and mixing by
Factory CD (ZGV 010) $20.00
Kazunao Nagata, on ARP 2600 Synthesizer, Roland Analog Echo DC 20,
"The live session album with no over-dubbing, cutting. Full live perfor-
Rhythm box TR 66, turntable, HD edit.
mance documentary album. Techno/abstract meets free jazz." Dub
Sonic Roots is Masaaki Kikuchi's septet, featuring electronics, percus- ZK RECORDS (JAPAN):
sion, saxophones, etc., who have recorded a series of albums in the 90s, YOSHIDA, TATSUYA: Devil From The East CD (ZKS 014) $22.00
including one for Creativeman. Dub Sonic's trip is tribal jazz, here Subtitled "A Decade Of Yoshida Tatsuya", this features the Ruins'
pushed up against the flailing home-made electronics of Nerve Net for drummer in various collaborative guises during the period 1983 to
a fairly unusual pairing and a whole different kind of freak out. 1993. Features work with: High Rise, Torture Garden (w/ Zorn & Eye),
NERVE NET NOISE: This Island Earth CD (ZGV 013) $20.00 Zeni Geva, Vasilisk, Dissecting Table, etc.
"The first album from Tagomago's Nakamaru and Kan Kumakiri. ZOAR:
Recorded with only hand made sound maker and a few effecters. VA: An Ear For A Leg: Music From Dance 2CD (ZOAR 18 CD)
Electronic sound does not sound anything like a synthesizer." $15.00
Nakamura on System Rouge, mix & effects; Kumakira on System Blue, "Features music that was originally written for a dance performance
wink & effects. Aggressive, wailing electronics sounds & fuzz, with context. Such music is rarely heard outside the commissioning theater,
some dentist drill propensities. and this collection provides a rare opportunity to hear these unusual
ARCHE-TYPE: Sky-Scraul-Space (Movies 1992-1995) CD (ZGV 014) works by some of New York's finest experimental composers.
$20.00 Unfettered by the commercial pressures of recorded music, the dance
"The compilation album of Arche-Type's sounds recorded from 1992 to context has allowed the composers to delve far into the extreme
1995. Not techno, not ambient, very original pop sounds might be fringes of the creative impulse, carrying them to the limits of the pos-
called Electric Light Music." Arche-Type is Ken Katsumata and CD reis- sible. Ranging from found sound or musique concrete manipulations,

to analog and digital synthesis, to electronica and ambient, to impro- the free improv genius crew of Limpe, Paul & Zoro Fuchs. One of the
visational scores, the collaborative natures of the works give them a more difficult to find OHR-artifacts on vinyl, this has never been previ-
mysterious, haunting formality when heard on their own. Artists ously issued on CD before either and is a very welcome reissue.
include: Jim Coleman, Doug Henderson, David Linton, Zeena Parkins, Featuring recordings from 1978 to 1982, this utilizes piano, percussion,
Leslie Ross, Lauren Weinger, and Guy Yarden." violin, vocals, etc. and mixes a strange, experimental improv blend that
ZOOMSHOT/AREA CODE (GERMANY): is quite exotic and unique.
VA: Chillout Basscapes 2CD (EFA 61049) $22.00 WITTHUSER & WESTRUPP: Live '68-73 2CD (OHR 69002) $22.00
"Chillout Basscapes is the first product of its kind on Cologne's Area New CD issue of what the this German duo's fourth and final album,
Code 221 label. Compiled and mixed by Germany´s Bass Enforcement originally issued on Kosmische Musik in 1973. It features a variety of
Soundsyste, (former Deep Absorber Sound), one of the most successful live material from the years listed, including early folk pre-dating their
German Chillout/Dub Soundsystems. CD One compiles the most recording career, and later thoroughly zoned weirdness. A fitting cap
requested tracks of those club nights. Check out the floating sounds of to the bizarre career of the group, whose prior albums Trips Und
Future Sound of London , Ex–Depeche Mode's Alan Wilder with his Traume, Der Jesus Pilz & Bauer Plath make up some of the most idio-
Recoil Project, Leaf´s new hot thing 310, Impulse from Berlin´s !K7 syncratic blather of the early 70s German underground landscape.
Label, London´s Dub Fusionists Baby Fox and Earth Nation or Visit VA: Mittens Ins OHR Appetizer CD (OHR 69003) $4.00
Venus from Hamburg´s Yo Mama Label. CD Two gives you an idea of a Very cheaply priced sampler of tracks from the seminal early 70s
typical Bass Enforcement set, with a range of bass sounds from Chillout Krautrock label, OHR. Featuring classic album tracks by Gila, Hölderlin,
to Dub. Hear acts like Roland Casper , Bill Laswell, TJ Rehni, Kushti, Limbus 4, Wallenstein, Guru Guru, Popol Vuh, Mythos, Bröselmaschine,
Tosca (Richard Dorfmeister), Jammin Unit, Biosphere, Autechre or Black Emtidi, Witthüser & Westrupp, Floh de Cologne, Annexus Quam,
Dog getting overdubbed by the mighty hands of DJ Macka Mi. This Anima, and Jerry Berkers. As an introduction to this scene, or simply as
compilation is an aural experience." a very playable car stereo disc, this is a nice object and is actually
SALMASSI, MARAL: Nu Forms of Techno 2CD (EFA 61126) $22.00 decently packaged as well. "OHR is the first thing that comes to your
"Techno defines like New Wave did the 80s or Punk the 70s. It's a music mind when you think of German Underground (Krautrock). The label
and lifestyle for a whole generation in the 90s. At the end of the mil- was founded by Rold Ulrich Kaiser and Peter Meisel (Hansa Musik
lenium, techno is ready for the next step to take the sound over the Produktion Berlin) in 1970. All the long-playing records and the won-
edge. This music is so popular worldwide that DJs like Jeff Mills, derful meditative hard progressive sounds set the ground for a brand-
Christian Morgenstern or Dave Clarke are bustin the floors all over the new and complex German kind of music which has become known as
world. The next DJ generation is already set to take the music into the electronic rock music. Dieter Dirks recorded a large part of the albums
next century. Maral Salmassi is one of those who have jumped within a in the very idyllic countryside of Stommein. In 1971 Kaiser and Meisel
few years into the big techno DJ circus to show her skills and is already formed their second label PILZ which was distributed by BASF. It was
at home in clubs from Tokyo to Paris, Vienna, London, Berlin and intended to be a haven for new German folk music, strictly speaking
Cologne. She is the machine behind Cologne's techno/electro distribu- for folk rock bands. Their third label owned by the duo was established
tor Formic and cares for her labels by keeping close contacts to the at the same time -- Die Kosmischen Kuriere. Like the OHR label is was
greatest DJs and producers worldwide. Nu Forms of Techno is the first distributed by Metronome. The music magazine Bravo wrote: 'Kosmo
techno compilation on Area Code 221 and the first opportunity for rock starts where Pink Floyd had stopped -- it's heavy, wild and elec-
Maral Salmassi to present her technique on CD. The result is a crisp tronic.' There is no doubt that many musicians, even from the States
album that ranges from dry techno to swinging electro cutz. She unites and from Great Britain, are influenced by the early 70s German
well known artists like Christian Morgenstern, Adam Beyer, Plastikman, Underground."
Patrick Pulsinger, Planetary Assault Systems with hot nu shit like Kit POPOL VUH: Perlenklänge -- The Best of Popol Vuh CD (OHR
Builders, DJ Slip, Klystron or Crocker. Nu Forms speaks for itself. It´s the 70027) $19.00
techno sound of the future." Features tracks by: Christian A best-of collection taken from the band's prime OHR/Pilz era, with
Morgenstern, Reinfield, Patrick Pulsinger, DJ Slip, Plastikman, Angel tracks from In Den Garten Pharaos, Hosianna Mantra, Seligreisung,
Alanis, Adam Beyer & Lenk, User A2, Surgeon, Rubberneck, Third Einsjäger & Siebenjäger & Aguirre. Nothing exclusive as far as we can
Electric, Klystron, Crocker, Turismo, Aerodynamix, Plasma Co, Kit tell, but a good intro to the band's most desirable albums for the unini-
Builders. tiated. "I have called the music of Popol Vuh the Sound of Pearls." --
ZYX (GERMANY): Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser/Cosmic Couriers.
WALPURGIS: Queen Of Saba CD (OHR 70030) $19.00
WITTHUSER & WESTRUPP: Der Jesuspilz/Musik vom Evangelium
New CD reissue of this OHR Krautrock album, originally issued in 1972
LP (OHR 2021098LP) $12.00
(an early 90s CD release on Ohrwaschl has long been hard to find).
ANIMA: LP (OHR 2029097) $13.00
Possibly of Polish origin, the group enlisted the distinctive Cosmic
Reissue of this classic outsider freak-out album, first issued by Pilz in
Jokers' Jürgen Dollase on keyboards to fill out their sound, on what
1972, featuring the duo of Paul & Limpe Fuchs (vocals, electronics,
was their only recording. "Walpurgis were another of those one album
zither, percussion, drums, Fuchshorn, etc.). Their 2nd album and a clas-
wonders that sadly vanished from the scene too early! The really out-
sic example of 70s improvisational madness, highly peaked. [CD version
standing material was the two lengthy tracks on side two: 'What Can I
is Spalax 14530].
Do' and 'My Last Illusion', brilliant examples of Wallenstein and/or
WITTHUSER & WESTRUPP: Bauer Plath CD (OHR 2029115) $14.00
Floyd influenced space rock with dreamy instrumental passages. In
4th album from 1972.
general this is a very good album and indispensable for fans of the two
WITTHUSER, BERND: Lieder von Vampiren, Nonnen und Toten CD
mentioned groups." -- Dag Erik Ashjornsen
(OHR 56002) $14.00
WITTHUSER & WESTRUPP: Der Jesuspilz/Musik vom Evangelium
CD issue of the first Witthüser and Westrupp album, although issued
CD (OHR 70037) $19.00
just under Witthüser's name (and not included on the W&W box set).
New issue of the third album from underground German folk duo, also
First issued in 1970 on OHR, the third release on that fledgling label.
from 1971 (first issued on Pilz)."As a proper duo, the Witthüser +
Strange German folk, the beginning of strangness to come. The lime
Westrupp sound came on in leaps and bounds, their music was pure
green cover with a baby vampire pictured is hard to forget.
innovation, drawing on Westrupp's classical background, and with
ANIMA: Der Regt Mich Auf 2CD (OHR 69001) $22.00
enthusiasm from Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser, Witthüser & Westrupp became the
Reissue of this 2nd generation OHR double LP release from 1982, by
cosmic buskers. With some of the finest session musicians in Germany,
they went on to record three of the most original progressive folk-rock
albums of the early 70s. Trips & Träume is a very cosmic affair, with long
spacious tracks oozing out atmosphere, like ancient folk diversions
from Ash Ra Temple. The next two albums on the Pilz label developed
the sound on an even richer, more complex level with massed key-
boards, a little more rock, more guitars and even choirs, many of the
guests being from Wallenstein." -- Crack In The Cosmic Egg.
FLOH DE COLOGNE: Fliebbandbabys Beat Show CD (OHR 70042)
$19.00
First CD issue of the 2nd Floh de Cologne album, which was the first
release on the fabled OHR label, originally from 1970. Within, some
moments, are, like, found. "Like all Floh de Cologne records it was
another concept work, this time though it was a furiously aggressive
anti-capitalist statement, running a whole gamut of music styles, and
features Floh de Cologne at their most psychedelic." -- Crack In The
Cosmic Egg.
WITTHUSER & WESTRUPP: Die Ohr CD Collection CD (ZYX 80026)
$14.00
A best-of collection of material from the 5 Witthüser & Westrupp
albums on OHR/Pilz/Kosmishe Music, including 1 track from Live
*68*73 (not otherwise on CD).

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AXELROD,DAVID, 22 BAUER,KONRAD, 467
AYERS,KEVIN, 131 BAUER TRIO,KONRAD, 467
AYERS AND THE WHOLE WORLD,KEVIN, 43 BAXTER,BLAKE, 441
AYLER,ALBERT, 100 BAYLE,FRANCOIS, 189
AYLER,ALBERT TRIO, 138 BEANFIELD, 74
AYRES,MARVIN, 340 BEANS, 2
AYUO, 313 BEAR,KEITH, 388
AZ, 3 BEASTIESHOPBEACH, 172
AZUSA PLANE, 273 BEAT JUNKIES (FEAT. DJ RHETTMATIC), 47
B.O.R.B., 443 BEAT OF THE EARTH, 320
B12, 284 BECK, 46
BABBITT,MILTON, 266 BECKETT,SAMUEL, 196
BABY FORD, 186 BEEDLE,ASHLEY, 394
BEGLARIAN,EVE, 271 BLOCK,OLIVIA, 354
BEHRENS,MARC, 97 BLONDE ON BLONDE, 379
BEHRMAN,DAVID, 11 BLOOD ULMER,JAMES, 101
BEIGE, 58 BLOODCOUNT, 353
BELL,SANDRA, 466 BLOOM/LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS,KATH, 238
BELLE & SEBASTIAN, 198 BLOWHOLE, 20
BELLE AND SEBASTIAN, 231 BLUE CHEER, 7
BELTRAM,JOEY, 440 BLUE HUMANS, 47
BENDIAN,GREGG'S INTERZONE, 31 BLUEPOINT UNDERGROUND, 63
BENDIAN'S INTERZONE,GREGG, 133 BLUES CREATION, 72
BENGE, 403 BLURT, 378
BENNINK/DEREK BAILEY,HAN, 191 BLUTSIPHON, 164
BERBERIAN,JOHN, 261 BOARDS OF CANADA, 57
BERESFORD,STEVE, 37 BOCHUM WELT, 97
BERESFORD/COOMBES/SMITH/DAY, 130 BODE/ANDREW DEUTSCH/PAULINE OLIVEROS,PEER, 92
BERESFORD/DENNIS PALMER/BOB STAGNER/ROGER BODENSTANDIG 2000, 336
TURNER,STEVE, 191 BODY HATERS, 493
BERGER AND FRIENDS,KARL, 47 BODY LOVERS,THE, 30
BERGHEIM 34, 150 BOHMAN,ADAM, 286
BERGMAN,BORAH, 371 BOISEN,MYLES, 321
BERGMAN/ANTHONY BRAXTON/PETER BROTZMANN,BORAH, 251 BOKAJ RETSIEM, 164
BERING,JONAS, 208 BOLA, 93
BERIO,LUCIANO, 254 BOLAN,MARC, 453
BERKERS,JERRY, 385 BOLDER DAMN, 343
BERKOVI,JUSTIN, 153 BOLLAND,CJ, 394
BERNE,TIM, 353 BOMB 20, 95
BERNE'S BLOODCOUNT,TIM, 353 BOND,GRAHAM, 45
BERNE/HANK ROBERTS,TIM, 218 BOND,THE GRAHAM ORGANIZATION, 45
BERNE/MICHAEL FORMANEK,TIM, 218 BOOM, 31
BERNSTEIN,STEVEN, 453 BOOM,SONIC, 411
BERTOIA,HARRY, 312 BORBETOMAGUS, 6
BERTONCINI,MARIO, 122 BORBETOMAGUS/SHAKING RAY LEVIS, 6
BETA BAND,THE, 330 BORBETOMAGUS/VOICE CRACK, 6
BEVAN/GREG KINGSTON/MATT LEWIS:,TONY, 190 BOREDOMS, 9
BEVAN/STEVE NOBLE/PAUL ROGERS,TONY, 191 BORGMANN/MORRIS/CHARLES, 361
BHATT,VISHWA MOHAN, 480 BORGMANN/MORRIS/CHARLES TRIO, 361
BIANCHI,MAURIZIO, 123 BOUD DEUN, 86
BIG BOY PETE, 164 BOWER/RICHARD YOUNGS,MATTHEW, 466
BIG BROTHER & HOLDING CO., 167 BOWERY ELECTRIC, 146
BIG STAR, 7 BOWLES,PAUL, 103
BIGOT,FRED, 45 BOX TOPS,THE, 409
BILL/JACK ROSE,JASON, 112 BOXHEAD ENSEMBLE, 29
BILLY T.K.'S POWERHOUSE, 219 BOYKIN OUTET,DAVID, 51
BINDI/MIDGET STOOGES, 118 BR POSSE, 337
BIOCHIP C., 153 BRADFORD LIVE,BOBBY, 372
BIONAUT,THE, 48 BRADFORD/THE MO'TET,BOBBY, 371
BIOSPHERE, 345 BRAIN POLICE, 33
BIOSPHERE/DEATHPROD, 345 BRAINTICKET, 15
BIOTA, 326 BRANCA,GLENN, 27
BIRCHVILLE CAT MOTEL, 117 BRANDSDAL,KJETIL D., 76
BIRDS, 14 BRAST BURN, 286
BIRTH CONTROL, 164 BRAXTON,ANTHONY, 268
BISHOP,JEB, 487 BRAXTON QUARTET,ANTHONY, 467
BISHOP,SIR RICHARD, 339 BRAXTON/DEREK BAILEY,ANTHONY, 129
BISHOP TRIO,JEB, 276 BRAXTON/GEORG GRAWE,ANTHONY, 275
BJORKENHEIM/KRAKATAU,RAOUL, 86 BRENNAN,MAX, 406
BLACK DOG, 66 BRENNAN/SIMON PICARD/EDDIE PREVOST,JOHN WOLF, 152
BLACK DOG,THE, 269 BRESCHAND/DONEDA/ZBINDEN, 152
BLACK SABBATH, 56 BRETSCHNEIDER,FRANK, 248
BLACK SPIRIT, 202 BRIGADE, 358
BLACK STAGE, 226 BRIGGS,ANNE, 73
BLACK STRAP MOLASSES FAMILY, 435 BRIKHA,ARIL, 433
BLACKALICIOUS, 252 BRINKMANN,ESTER, 323
BLAKE,TIM, 472 BRINKMANN,THOMAS, 136
BLAST, 9 BRINKMANN/SCANNER, 154
BLBAF, 465 BROADCAST, 19
BLECTUM FROM BLECHDOM, 93 BROKEBACK, 423
BLEGVAD,PETER, 49 BROKEN DOG, 98
BLEY QUINTET,PAUL, 167 BROKESCH,SUSANNE, 98
BLEY/PAUL MOTIAN,PAUL, 372 BROOKS,MARK STEVEN, 125
BLIND IDIOT GOD, 35 BROOKS,TERRY, 317
BROSELMASCHINE, 379 CAGE/SOFIA GUBAIDULINA,JOHN, 483
BROTHER JT, 42 CAGE/TOSHIO HOSOKAWA,JOHN, 484
BROTHER JT & VIBROLUX, 42 CAKE LIKE, 36
BROTHER JT 3, 110 CALE,JOHN, 217
BROTHER LOVE, 357 CALE/TERRY RILEY,JOHN, 72
BROTHER LOVE & THE HOMEBACON GANG, 357 CALIFONE, 17
BROTZMANN,CASPAR, 280 CALIX,MIRA, 480
BROTZMANN,PETER SEXTET & QUARTET, 31 CALLA, 402
BROTZMANN CHICAGO TENTET,PETER, 276 CAM,PHILIPPE, 435
BROTZMANN MASSAKER,CASPAR, 419 CAMERON,ALLISON, 491
BROTZMANN/BENDIAN/PARKER, 321 CAMIZOLE, 381
BROTZMANN/KEIJI HAINO,PETER, 314 CAN, 4
BROUGHTON BAND,EDGAR, 131 CANAVARRO,NUNO, 256
BROVOLD,BILL, 38 CANTELON,WILLARD, 226
BROWN,CHRIS, 446 CANTERBURY FAIR, 408
BROWN,EARLE, 83 CANTON,EDGARDO, 265
BROWN,MARION, 101 CAPITOL K, 299
BROWN DUO WITH MATTHEW SHIP,ROB, 268 CAPTAIN BEEFHEART, 19
BROWN QUARTET,ROBT, 268 CAPTAIN BEEFHEART & HIS MAGIC BAND, 339
BROWN/JAMES WARDEN/DOUG SCHARIN,BUNDY K., 420 CARDEW,CORNELIUS, 178
BRUHIN,ANTON, 10 CARE, 38
BRUNO,TOM, 135 CARISI/SAUTER/WOLFF/WOLPE, 178
BRUNO/SABIR MATEEN,TOM, 133 CARNEY,RALPH, 46
BRUS/MUEHL/NITSCH/SCHWARZKOGLER, 32 CAROL OF HARVEST, 4
BRUSSELER PLATZ 10A-MUSIK/HAJSCH, 410 CAROLINER RAINBOW, 281
BRYANT,ALLAN, 81 CARRINGTON,LEONORA, 139
BRÖTZMANN CHICAGO OCTET/TENTET,THE, 275 CARTER,CHRIS, 84
BRÖTZMANN/HAMID DRAKE/MAHMOUD GANIA,PETER, 275 CARTER,DERRICK, 285
BRÜN,HERBERT, 126 CARTER/ALBRECHT MAURER,KENT, 130
BTESH & POLLEN,VALERY, 383 CARTER/BOBBY BRADFORD,JOHN, 129
BTMZ, 152 CARTWRIGHT,GEORGE, 89
BUBBAH'S TUM, 187 CASSIBER/GROUND ZERO, 326
BUBBLE PUPPY, 168 CASTELLANI,HERVE, 242
BUCKETHEAD, 35 CASTILLEJO,JOSE LUIS, 11
BUCKLE,J.P., 336 CAT POWER, 91
BUCKLEY,TIM, 443 CATALOGUE, 13
BUCKNER,THOMAS, 225 CATANI,PATRIC, 96
BUDD, 17 CATHARS, 243
BUFFALO, 78 CATHARSIS, 341
BUG,STEVE, 324 CATLETT,FRANCISCO MORA, 74
BUG,THE, 147 CAULDRON, 215
BULL,SANDY, 426 CAULEY,CHRISTOPHER, 133
BULTEAU,MICHEL, 159 CAUSTIC WINDOW, 320
BUMP, 142 CAZABAN/OCTAVIAN NEMESCU,COSTIN, 121
BURGENER/PHILLIPS/SCHUTZ, 153 CAZAZZA,MONTE, 263
BURGENER/TEITELBAUM/MULLER, 153 CCMC, 469
BURGER/INK, 3 CEAZER,J.A., 282
BURN,CHRIS, 5 CEIVER,JIRI, 266
BURNS,RANDY, 167 CELL, 24
BURTNER,MATTHEW, 195 CELLI,JOSEPH, 270
BUSINESS CITY ORCHESTRA, 318 CEMIL BEY,TANBURI, 432
BUTCHER,JOHN, 5 CENTIMETERS, 57
BUTCHER/ VENESSA MACKNESS,JOHN, 191 CENTIPEDE, 45
BUTCHER/PHIL DURRANT,JOHN, 487 CGCGBM, 40
BUTLER,KEN, 458 CHAD & JEREMY, 379
BUTTERFINGERS, 358 CHADBOURNE,EUGENE, 321
BYARD AND THE APOLLO STOMPERS,JAKI, 371 CHADBOURNE/DAUGHTERS/OTHERS,EUGENE, 330
BYARD TRIO,JAKI, 371 CHADBOURNE/HENRY KAISER,EUGENE, 470
BYETONE, 322 CHADBOURNE/PAUL LOVENS,EUGENE, 469
BYRDS, 308 CHALK,ANDREW, 342
BYUNG-KI,HWANG, 356 CHALK/RALF WEHOWSKY/ERIC LANZILLOTTA,ANDREW, 19
BYZAR, 24 CHAOS A.D., 335
C.C.C.C., 71 CHARALAMBIDES, 112
C.O.B., 215 CHARGE, 142
C93 PRESENTS THE VENERABLE 'CHI.MED RIG.'DZIN LAMA, RIN- CHARLAMBIDES, 112
POCHE, 115 CHARLES,CHRISTOPHE, 244
CAEDMON, 202 CHARLES QUARTET,DENIS, 134
CAESAR,J.A., 230 CHARTIER,RICHARD, 241
CAGE,JOHN, 18 CHASM VS. BANNLUST, 147
CAGE/DAVID TUDOR,JOHN, 366 CHATHAM,RHYS, 416
CAGE/JOELLE LEANDRE,JOHN, 259 CHE-SHIZU, 80
CHECKSUM, 278 COMMERCIAL BREAKUP, 214
CHEMICAL, 4 COMMON FACTOR, 103
CHERRY,DON, 67 COMMON PEOPLE,THE, 22
CHERRY/KRZYSZOTOF PENDERECKI,DON, 434 COMPANY, 15
CHESSIE, 111 COMPANY 91, 191
CHESTNUT STATION, 106 COMPOSTELA, 454
CHICAGO UNDERGROUND DUO, 211 COMPUTER JOCKEYS, 174
CHICKS ON SPEED, 68 COMUS, 4
CHILD'S VIEW, 52 CONEMELT, 187
CHILDS,MARY ELLEN, 491 CONJOINT, 374
CHILLS, 151 CONN,BOBBY, 31
CHION,MICHEL, 188 CONNAH,GRAHAM, 322
CHIPFARM, 171 CONNECTION MACHINE, 71
CHOP SHOP, 108 CONNORS,LOREN MAZZACANE, 120
CHOPIN,HENRI, 184 CONOCO, 360
CHRIS & COSEY, 84 CONRAD,TONY, 412
CHRISLO, 151 CONSOLE, 42
CHRISTI WITH MENAGE,ELLEN, 371 CONSPIRACY, 131
CHRISTOPHER, 68 CONTE,NICOLA, 351
CHURCHILLS, 179 CONTINUOUS MODE, 67
CHYSTAL BELLE SCRODD, 462 CONTROL PANEL, 180
CIM, 92 COOMBES/STEVE BERESFORD,NIGEL, 129
CINEPLEXX, 58 COOPER,LINSDAY, 467
CINORAMA, 310 COOPER,MIKE, 44
CIRCLE, 10 COOPER-MOORE, 33
CIRCLE SQUARE, 280 CORBETT,JOHN & HEAVY FRIENDS, 30
CIRCLE/MARBLE SHEEP, 62 CORNELIUS, 53
CIRCULATION, 41 CORNER,PHILIP, 10
CIRCUS 2000, 8 COSMIC INVENTION, 64
CLARK,DAVE, 262 COSMIC JOKERS, 170
CLARK HUTCHINSON, 219 COSMONAUGHTS HAIL SATAN, 158
CLARK PRESENTS AGENT X,MIKE, 299 COSMONAUTS HAIL SATAN, 359
CLARKE,DAVE, 396 COSTA,GAL, 294
CLATTERBOX, 70 COTE,MICHEL F., 16
CLAYTON,KIT, 40 COUCH, 45
CLEAN,THE, 151 COULTER,DAVID, 493
CLINE TRIO,NELS, 118 COWELL,HENRY, 255
CLINE/GREGG BENDIAN,NELS, 30 COXHILL,LOL, 130
CLINE/THURSTON MOORE,NELS, 218 COXHILL/PAT THOMAS,LOL, 350
CLINIC, 104 COXHILL/VERYAN WESTON,LOL, 129
CLOIDT,JAY, 390 COZMICK SUCKERS, 359
CLOSER MUSIK, 208 CRABSTICK, 2
CLUB FOOT ORCHESTRA, 321 CRAIG,CARL, 297
CLUSTER, 1 CRANE A.K., 155
CNS ENGINEERING/MONKEY +1, 281 CRANK, 8
CO-FUSION, 366 CRANK #4, 80
COBWEB IRIS, 306 CRANK #5, 80
COCHRANE,CHRIS, 37 CRAWLING WITH TARTS, 17
COEUR MAGIQUE, 382 CRAWLSPACE, 156
COFFEE, 25 CRAWLSPACE/MOOSEHEART FAITH, 156
COH, 323 CRAZE, 50
COHEN,DANNY, 458 CREATION OF SUNLIGHT, 264
COHEN/MIKE BONER/HORSE COCK KIDS,DANNY, 458 CREATIVE MUSIC STUDIO, 206
COIL, 20 CRESCENT, 27
COIL VS. ELPH, 137 CREVICE, 460
COIL/ZOS KIA, 137 CRISPELL,MARILYN, 467
COINBRA, 471 CRISPELL/ANDERSON/DRAKE, 274
COLBOURNE/SCHOLZ/MURRAY, 443 CRISPELL/EDDIE PREVOST,MARILYN, 236
COLECLOUGH/ANDREW CHALK,JONATHAN, 187 CRISWELL, 226
COLEMAN,ANDREW, 425 CRIUM DELIRIUM, 217
COLEMAN,ANTHONY, 35 CROMAGNON, 138
COLEMAN,ORNETTE, 166 CROOK,BRIAN, 238
COLEMAN TRIO,ANTHONY, 451 CROWLEY,ALEISTER, 434
COLLINS,NICOLAS, 291 CRUMAR,PHIL, 26
COLLINS,SHIRLEY, 45 CRUMB,ROBERT, 131
COLLINS,SHIRLEY & DOLLY, 115 CRYSTALIZED MOVEMENTS, 356
COLLINS/DOLLY COLLINS,SHIRLEY, 45 CUBE & SPHERE, 99
COLOMBIER,MICHEL, 149 CUNNINGHAM,DAVID, 296
COLORSOUND, 374 CUNNINGHAM/JAEGER, 296
COLSON UNITY TROUP, 47 CURD DUCA, 244
COLTRANE WITH STRINGS,ALICE, 188 CURLEW, 85
CURRAN,ALVIN, 81 DEEP LISTENING BAND/LONG STRING INSTRUMENT, 291
CURRENT 93, 44 DEERFIELD, 134
CURRENT 93 PRESENTS HARRY OLDFIELD, 114 DEFEVER,WARN, 220
CURRENT 93 PRESENTS SVEINBJORN BEINTEINSSON, 114 DELAROSA, 71
CURRENT 93/ANTONY AND THE JOHNSONS ORCHESTRA, 115 DELAY,VLADISLAV, 249
CURRENT 93/MICHAEL CASHMORE/CHRISTOPH HEEMAN, 115 DELIVERY, 88
CURRENT VALUE, 304 DELUXX, 50
CURTIN,DAN, 404 DEMARINIS,PAUL, 181
CURTIS,CHARLES, 389 DEMO MOE, 228
CUSAK,PETER, 329 DEMON THOR, 378
CUSAK/NICOLAS COLLINS,PETER, 300 DENHAM,JAY, 98
CUTLER,CHRIS AND THOMAS DIMUZIO, 326 DEPTH CHARGE, 396
CUTLER,IVOR, 131 DER PLAN, 3
CUTLER/FRED FRITH,CHRIS, 326 DEROME,JEAN, 467
CUTLER/LUTZ GLANDIEN,CHRIS, 328 DESBIENS,PATRICE, 16
CUTLER/P53,CHRIS, 328 DESTROY ALL MONSTERS, 51
CUTLER/ZEENA PARKINS,CHRIS, 327 DETONI WITH ACEZANTEZ,DUBRAVKO, 287
CYCLOBE, 488 DETROIT,EDDY, 227
CYLOB, 220 DETTINGER, 207
CYRILLE/RICHARD TEITELBAUM,ANDREW, 361 DEUPREE,TAYLOR, 32
CZERKINSKY, 53 DEUTER, 213
CZERNOWIN,CHAYA, 256 DEVIANTS, 32
CZUKAY,HOLGER, 428 DI LACUNA, 147
CZUKAY & DR. WALKER,HOLGER, 360 DIADAL, 180
D'ARCANGELO, 264 DIAL, 4
D84, 295 DIAS DE BLUES, 8
DA CAPO, 219 DICK,ROBERT, 270
DA'DAMN'PHREAK'NOIZE'PHUNK, 399 DICK/JOHN WOLF BRENNAN/DANIELE PATUMI,ROBERT, 469
DADAMAH, 75 DICK/STEVE GORN,ROBERT, 270
DAHINDEN TRIOS,ROLAND, 254 DICKEY QUARTET,WHIT, 487
DAILY FLASH,THE, 317 DICKEY TRIO,WHIT, 33
DAKAR & GRINSER, 100 DIE KRUPPS, 61
DALI,SALVADOR, 139 DIE LIKE A DOG QUARTET FEATURING ROY CAMPBELL, 135
DAMON, 46 DIETRICH,DON, 118
DARK, 4 DIGGLER,D., 155
DARK ARTS, 145 DIM SUM CLIP JOB, 38
DARK/TARSUS, 202 DIMUZIO,THOMAS, 329
DAT POLITICS, 364 DIMUZIO/DAN BURKE,TOM, 369
DATACH'I, 59 DIN (FENNESZ/HARDING/REHBERG), 23
DAUERFISCH, 26 DINGER,THOMAS, 62
DAUNER,WOLFGANG, 303 DINGER/RHEINITA BELLA DUSSELDORF,KLAUS, 60
DAVE DOVE PAUL DUO, 150 DIRTY THREE, 29
DAVIES,PETER MAXWELL, 254 DISC, 2
DAVIS REDFORD TRIAD,THE, 182 DISCIPLINE, 124
DAVIS, JR,ROY, 289 DISCOLOR, 357
DAVIS, JR.,ROY, 289 DISINFORMATION, 23
DAVKA, 453 DISINFORMATION/VARIOUS ARTISTS, 23
DE BABALON,CHRISTOPH, 95 DISJECTA, 352
DE BABALON/KID 606,CHRISTOPH, 146 DISK THE PHONOSYCHOGRAPH, 50
DE CHIRICO,GIORGIO, 139 DISLOCATION, 13
DE FILIPPIS,ALAIN, 242 DISSOLVE, 177
DE GENNARO/ALASTAIR GALBRAITH,MATT, 77 DIVINE STYLER, 172
DE GLI ANTONI,MARK, 449 DIXON,TERRENCE, 439
DE GREGORIO,GIUSTION, 450 DJ 6666 FEAT. THE ILLEGALS, 95
DE LA FRAYSSENET,ROGER, 243 DJ BEATTIE, 388
DE LA ROCHEFOUCAULD,MAXINE, 299 DJ CAM, 57
DE MAREZ,CAS, 41 DJ DAB, 249
DE NERVAL,GERARD, 140 DJ EDDIE DEF, 182
DE PUTTER,RENAUD, 401 DJ FAUST, 50
DEAD C, 40 DJ GODFATHER, 136
DEAD C,THE, 361 DJ HELL, 4
DEAN,ELTON, 86 DJ KRUSH, 70
DEAN/DUNMALL/LEVIN/ROGERS/RUDD/TIPPETT, 86 DJ LOE, 366
DEANE,J.A., 468 DJ MARZ, 26
DEATH AMBIENT, 39 DJ POGO, 393
DEATH IN JUNE, 265 DJ Q-BERT, 161
DEBRIS, 19 DJ ROLANDO, 460
DECKWRECKA, 343 DJ ROLANDO A.K.A. THE AZTEC MYSTIC, 460
DEDALUS, 127 DJ SASSE, 284
DEEP BURIAL, 460 DJ SCUD/I-SOUND, 17
DEEP LISTENING BAND, 92 DJ SMALLCOCK, 113
DJ SPEEDRANCH VS. JANSKY NOISE, 216 DRURY,STEPHEN, 36
DJ SPOOKY, 2 DUB SONIC ROOTS MEETS NERVE NET NOISE, 494
DJ SPOOKY VS. THE FREIGHT ELEVATOR QUARTET, 59 DUBSTAR, 208
DJ T-1000, 196 DUBUFFET,JEAN, 229
DJ VADIM, 57 DUCA,CURD, 244
DJAM KARET, 87 DUCHAMP,MARCEL, 32
DJIMBE, 471 DUCHENNE,JEAN-MARC, 242
DKV TRIO, 275 DUCHESNE,ANDRE, 16
DMX KREW, 68 DUCRET,MARC, 353
DNA, 29 DUFOUR,DENIS, 188
DOB, 53 DUIMELINKS/FRANS DE WAARD,PETER, 464
DOCKSTADER,TOD, 390 DUIMELINKS/ROEL MEELKOP/RALF WEHOWSKY,PETER, 369
DOCTOR NERVE, 86 DUMB TYPE, 97
DOCTOR NERVE W/ THE SIRIUS STRING QUARTET, 89 DUMITRESCU,IANCU, 120
DOCTOR ROCKIT, 218 DUMITRESCU/ANA-MARIA AVRAM,IANCU, 20
DOLDEN,PAUL, 132 DUMITRESCU/ASTRALOS/AVRAM,IANCO, 121
DOLDRUMS, 209 DUMITRESCU/AVRAM/CUTLER/HODGKINSON/HYPERION ENSEM-
DOM, 103 BLE,IANCU, 327
DOM & ROLAND, 260 DUMMY RUN, 184
DOME, 47 DUNAWAY,JUDY, 82
DOMLOCK SANDHILL, 414 DUNBAR RETALIATION,AYNSLEY, 382
DON'T DOLBY, 164 DUNCAN,JOHN, 94
DONATO,FRANCOIS, 189 DUNCAN/BERNHARD GUNTER,JOHN, 436
DONEDA/ACHIARY/SAWAI, 469 DUNCAN/MAX SPRINGER,JOHN, 436
DONEDA/ERIC M/JEAN MARC MONTERA,MICHEL, 470 DUNDERHEAD, 359
DONNA REGINA, 156 DUNKELZIFFER, 61
DONOVAN, 44 DUNLAVY, 150
DOPAMIN, 180 DUNMALL,PAUL, 235
DOPPELMOPPEL, 470 DUNMALL OCTET,PAUL, 88
DOPPLEREFFEKT, 20 DUNN,DAVID, 194
DORAMAAR, 76 DURACEL, 103
DOS, 20 DYING GROUND (KANG/HIDEKI/WESTON), 39
DOS TRACKS :), 324 DYLAN GROUP, 52
DOT, 29 DYLAN GROUP,THE, 52
DOUBEDOUT,BERTRAND, 242 DYLAN GROUP/HIM, 52
DOUBLE DYNAMITE, 118 DYNAMIX II, 153
DOUGLAS,DAVE, 38 DYNAMO, 97
DOUGLAS FIR, 164 DYNAMO HUM, 359
DOUGLAS SPOTTED EAGLE, 387 DZYAN, 43
DOUGLAS' TINY BELL TRIO,DAVE, 176 E.A.R., 27
DOUSID3, 456 EAR CANDY, 304
DOWNPOUR, 18 EARDRUM, 216
DOWSER, 80 EAST BIONIC SYMPHONIA, 215
DOYLE,ARTHUR, 6 EAST FLATBUSH PROJECT, 69
DOYLE,ROGER, 103 EASTSIDE PERCUSSION, 39
DOYLE PLUS 4,ARTHUR, 105 EB.ER,RUDOLF, 356
DR. ATMO, 341 EC8OR, 54
DR. DOOOM, 160 ECHO PARK, 220
DR. JOHN, 31 ECHOBOY, 116
DR. JOHN THE NIGHT TRIPPER, 72 ECHZEIT, 240
DR. LUDLOW AND MR. SMITH, 147 ECTOMORPH, 136
DR. OCTAGON, 2 EDWARDS,MARC, 15
DR. SMITH AND PROFESSOR LUDLOW, 147 EELA CRAIG, 162
DR. WALKER & M. FLUX, 174 EGG, 32
DRAGON BLUE, 39 EGOEXPRESS, 214
DRAKE,BOB, 327 EGYPT IS THE MAGICK #, 372
DRAKE/MICHAEL ZERANG DUO,HAMID, 275 EHRLICH,MARTY, 453
DREAMIES, 164 EILIFF, 162
DREAMWORLD, 114 EINSTRUZENDE NEUBAUTEN, 269
DRED,MIKE, 336 EINSTURZENDE NEUBAUTEN, 263
DRED/PETER GREEN,MIKE, 336 EJWUUSL WESSAHYQQAN, 162
DREDD FOOLE, 156 EK TUNKUL, 387
DRES, 172 ELECKTROIDS, 395
DRESSER,MARK, 448 ELECTRIC BIRDS, 93
DRESSER/FRED FRITH/IKUE MORI,MARK, 470 ELECTRIC DELUXE, 301
DREXCIYA, 299 ELECTRIC PRUNES,THE, 179
DREYBLATT,ARNOLD, 413 ELECTRIC SHEEP, 262
DRONE HILL 225, 184 ELECTRIC SOUND OF JOY, 116
DRUMM,KEVIN, 257 ELECTRIC SUN FEATURING JOHN KING, 170
DRUMM/MARTIN TETREAULT,KEVIN, 137 ELECTRONOME, 147
DRUMM/TAKU SUGIMOTO,KEVIN, 240 ELECTROSCOPE, 50
ELEGIA, 144 FELDMAN,MARK, 447
ELEKTRO NOVA/ELECTRO NOVA, 364 FELDMAN,MORTON, 15
ELEVENTH DREAM DAY, 421 FELDMAN/SAMUEL BECKETT,MORTON, 259
ELF/ATTENTION DISORDER, 180 FELDMAN/SYLVIE COURVOISIER,MARK, 38
ELFISH ECHO, 128 FENNESZ, 20
ELIAS,HANIN, 96 FENNESZ/JIM O'ROURKE/JOHANNES REHBERG, 239
ELIJAH'S MANTLE, 488 FENNESZ/ZEITBLOM/NIEMAND, 240
ELIN (STUTZPUNKT WIEN 12), 279 FERRARI,LUC, 48
ELLIS,ALTON, 257 FERRIO/TONY ARZENTA,GIANNI, 117
ELLIS,LISLE, 467 FESTIVAL, 3
ELLISON, 89 FIFTY FOOT HOSE, 61
ELONKORJUU, 110 FIFTY-FOOT HOSE, 481
ELPH, 137 FILLE QUI MOUSSE, 161
ELTON,DEAN, 45 FILTER, 25
EMBRYO, 32 FINE,MILO, 160
EMPIRE,ALEC, 95 FINE FREE JAZZ ENSEMBLE,MILO, 415
EMTIDI, 379 FINE/SUSAN J. SPERL,MILO, 192
ENCORE, 2 FINGER, 105
ENGKILDE,AUGUST, 68 FIRE CROW,JOSEPH, 388
ENSEMBLE, 13 FIREBIRDS, 84
EOG, 102 FIREFLY WRECK, 188
EPY, 346 FIRST,DAVID, 270
ERTUNC TRIO,HUSEYIN, 40 FISCHBACH/CHARLES EWING,ERNIE, 7
ESG, 463 FISCHER,KLAUS-GOTTHARD, 84
ESKELIN,ELLERY, 177 FJF, 275
ESKELIN/ANDREA PARKINS,ELLERY, 133 FLAHERTY,PAUL, 57
ESTERMANN,ANDRÉ, 262 FLAHERTY/COLBOURNE/SCHOLZ/MURRAY, 443
ESTES BROS., 343 FLAHERTY/RANDALL COLBOURNE,PAUL, 443
ETERNALS,THE, 425 FLAHERTY/RANDALL COLBOURNE QUARTET, PAUL, 493
ETHEREAL COUNTERBALANCE II, 357 FLAMIN GROOVIES, 409
ETHNIC HERITAGE ENSEMBLE, 361 FLARE, 21
EULENSPYGEL, 163 FLARE (KEN ISHII), 405
EUPHONIC, 94 FLECKNER QUINTET,GREGORY, 70
EVANGELISTI,FRANCO, 123 FLEISCHMANN,B., 260
EVANS ORCHESTRA,GIL, 372 FLEMING,DON, 170
EVOL, 239 FLESHEATERS,THE, 84
EXILES, 135 FLEXITONE, 228
EXOS, 154 FLIES INSIDE THE SUN, 75
EXPERIMENTAL AUDIO RESEARCH, 273 FLOH DE COLOGNE, 378
EXPERIMENTAL POP BAND, 53 FLOW,THE, 6
EXQUISITE CORPSES FROM PS 22, 485 FLOWER TRAVELLIN' BAND, 20
EXTENDED ORGAN, 46 FLOWERS MEETS CYLOB/ORBITAL, 220
F.X. RANDOMIZ, 2 FLR, 330
FAHEY,JOHN, 106 FLUGEL PRESENTS EIGHT MILES HIGH,ROMAN, 204
FAHEY/HIS ORCHESTRA,JOHN, 474 FLUROSCOPIC KID, 368
FAIR/THE SHAPIR-0 RAMA,JAD, 38 FLY ASHTRAY, 91
FAKESCH,MICHAEL, 262 FLYING LIZARDS,THE, 295
FALL,THE, 71 FLYING SAUCER ATTACK, 46
FAMILY JAMS,THE, 434 FOEHN, 100
FAMOUS JUG BAND,THE, 487 FOMOFLO, 171
FANDOMIZ,F.X., 368 FONN, 146
FANKHAUSER,MERRELL, 406 FONTAINE,BRIGITTE, 349
FANKHAUSER & HMS BOUNTY,MERRELL, 5 FONTAINE/ARESKI BELLACEM,BRIGITTE, 349
FANTASTIC EXPLOSION, 433 FONTANELLE, 211
FANTASTIC PLASTIC MACHINE, 53 FOOD, 22
FANTASYY FACTORY, 5 FOODBRAIN, 282
FAPARDOKLY, 317 FOOT, 38
FAR EAST FAMILY BAND, 72 FORCED EXPOSURE #10, 157
FAR EAST SIDE BAND, 468 FORCED EXPOSURE #11, 157
FAR OUT, 72 FORCED EXPOSURE #12, 157
FARMERS MANUAL, 14 FORCED EXPOSURE #13, 157
FARREN,MICK, 62 FORCED EXPOSURE #14, 157
FARREN/THE DEVIANTS,MICK, 61 FORCED EXPOSURE #15, 157
FASTEAU,KALI Z., 151 FORCED EXPOSURE #16, 157
FASTEAU,ZUSAAN KALI, 151 FORCED EXPOSURE #17, 157
FASTEAU/DON RAFAEL GARRETT,KALI ZUSAAN, 151 FORCED EXPOSURE #18, 157
FAT, 50 FORCED EXPOSURE #7/8, 157
FATHER MOO & THE BLACK SHEEP, 411 FORCED EXPOSURE #9, 157
FAULTLINE, 216 FOREST, 9
FAUST, 48 FOREVER EINSTEIN, 87
FEHLMANN,THOMAS, 320 FOREVER SWEET, 175
FORMANEK,MICHAEL, 353 GAINSBOURG,SERGE, 161
FORREST FANG, 87 GALACTIC EXPLORERS, 317
FORT,BERNARD, 242 GALAS,DIAMANDA, 25
FORT LAUDERDALE, 490 GALAXY, 7
FORWARD,FAST, 491 GALBRAITH,ALASTAIR, 268
FOSS,LUKAS, 125 GAMELAN PACIFICA, 485
FOUR TET, 220 GAMEZ,LEANDRO, 265
FOURTET VS. POLE, 216 GARBAGE & THE FLOWERS,THE, 415
FOWLEY,KIM, 22 GARCIA,ORLANDO JACINTO, 270
FOX,TERRY, 300 GARLAND,JUDY, 226
FRACTION, 150 GARLAND,PETER, 35
FRAGEL,ANDREAS, 260 GARNER,SUE, 422
FRANCE,LAILA, 53 GARNER,SUE AND RICK BROWN, 423
FRANCO,JESS, 83 GARNIER,LAURENT, 144
FRANK-O-FEST, 149 GAS, 15
FREAKWATER, 421 GASENETA, 311
FREAKWINCEY, 335 GASPARYAN,DIJVAN, 432
FREAKY MACHINE, 61 GASPARYAN,DJIVAN, 432
FREE JAZZ QUARTER, 235 GASTR DEL SOL, 20
FREE KITTEN, 64 GATE, 6
FREEDOM, 11 GAYLE,CHARLES, 316
FREEFORM, 6 GAYLE,PHILIP, 150
FREEMAN/ALAN FREEMAN,STEVEN, 32 GAYLE TRIO,CHARLES, 47
FREESTYLE MAN, 71 GEBBIA,GIANNI, 321
FREILAND, 159 GEBBIA/GARTH POWELL/DAMON SMITH,GIANNI, 322
FRENCH,JOHN, 36 GEIST,MORGAN, 71
FRENCH PADDLEBOAT, 352 GELLER,URI, 157
FRESH,FREDDY, 142 GELMETTI,VITTORIO, 265
FRICTION, 64 GENASIDE II, 113
FRIDGE, 116 GENERAL MAGIC, 58
FRIDGE/PLUXUS, 375 GENTLE PEOPLE, 27
FRIEDLANDER,ERIK, 38 GENTLE PEOPLE,THE, 335
FRIEDMANN,BURNT & THE NU DUB PLAYERS, 350 GENTLE WAVES,THE, 198
FRIEDMANN/THE NU DUB PLAYERS,BURNT, 350 GEROGERIGEGEGE, 158
FRITH,FRED, 327 GESCOM, 148
FRITH GUITAR QUARTET,FRED, 16 GHIGLIONI,TIZIANA, 371
FRITH/HENRY KAISER,FRED, 88 GHOST, 23
FRITH/JEAN-PIERRE BROUET,FRED, 432 GHOST ORCHID,THE, 23
FRITH/NOEL AKCHOTÉ,FRED, 330 GIANNELLI,FRED, 410
FRITH/RENE LUSSIER,FRED, 467 GIANT SAND, 424
FRIZZELL,REV. DWIGHT, 287 GIBSON,JON, 67
FROHMADER/RICHARD PINHAS,PETER, 88 GIL,GILBERTO, 294
FROLKHAVEN, 20 GILA, 162
FROST,EDITH, 108 GILES/JAMIE MUIR/DAVID CUNNINGHAM,MICHAEL, 295
FROST JOCKEY, 299 GILGAMESH, 383
FROSTY, 60 GILLESPIE,DIZZY, 206
FRUSCIANTE,JOHN, 46 GIRA,M., 493
FUCHS,LIMPE, 393 GISBURG, 447
FUCKHEAD, 239 GITECK,JANICE, 253
FUGS,THE, 7 GIZMOS, 173
FUJIEDA,MAMORU, 446 GLANDIEN,LUTZ, 328
FUJII,SATOKO, 455 GLIDE, 157
FULL SWING, 69 GLOBAL ELECTRONIC NETWORK, 175
FULLMAN,ELLEN, 491 GLOBOKAR,VINKO, 174
FULLY CELEBRATED ORCHESTRA, 50 GLORY B, 249
FUNCKARMA, 103 GO-BETWEENS, 198
FUNKE,SASCHA, 208 GOD IS MY CO-PILOT, 29
FUNKI PORCINI, 84 GODSPEED YOU BLACK EMPEROR!, 190
FUNKSTORUNG, 103 GODZ, 20
FUNKSTÖRUNG, 4 GODZIK PINK, 434
FUNNY CHAIR, 317 GOEM, 1
FUSCHIMUSCHI, 338 GOLD SPARKLE BAND, 389
FUSHITSUSHA, 35 GOLDBERG,BEN, 36
FUSION, 23 GOLDBERG/SCHOTT/SARIN, 452
FUTTERMAN,JOEL, 361 GOLDEN DAWN,THE, 168
FUXA, 68 GOLDSTEIN,MALCOLM, 134
FUZZHEAD, 266 GOLDSTEIN/JOHN HEWARD/RAINER WIENS,MALCOLM, 16
G-MAN, 155 GOLOWIN,SERGIUS, 384
G-MODERN #12, 309 GOMORRHA, 333
G.E.N., 175 GONG, 5
GABURO,KENNETH, 194 GONK, 410
GONZALES, 204 HAINO/MIKAMI/YOSHIZAWA, 310
GOODE,DANIEL, 448 HAINO/PHILLIPS/TOYOZUMI, 312
GOODHOUSE,SISSY, 387 HAIRY CHAPTER, 353
GOPAL,SAM, 390 HALANA, 173
GORDIAN KNOT, 88 HALF JAPANESE, 109
GORDON/DAVID CUNNINGHAM,PETER, 296 HALLELUJAHS, 315
GOSFIELD,ANNIE, 449 HAMBURGER,NEIL, 109
GRADY,KRAIG, 57 HANADENSHA, 9
GRADY/BANAPHSHU,KRAIG, 57 HANATARASH, 222
GRADY/BRAD LANER,KRAIG, 57 HAND,K., 34
GRAEWE QUINTET,GEORG, 487 HAND,OWEN, 488
GRAMM, 373 HANDS TO, 92
GRAMME, 280 HANNA, 96
GRANDMASTER CAZ/CHRIS STEIN, 43 HANSON,STEN, 10
GRANNIE, 217 HAPPY THE MAN, 90
GRAVES,MILFORD, 448 HAPSHASH & THE COLOURED COAT, 331
GRAWE,GEORGE, 275 HARAKAMI,REI, 405
GRAY/LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS,DARIN, 145 HARD RUBBER ORCHESTRA, 469
GREAVES/PETER BLEGVAD/LISA HERMAN,JOHN, 472 HARDFLOOR, 339
GREEN RAY,THE, 149 HARMONIA, 15
GREEN VELVET, 261 HARPER,JESSIE, 202
GREGORIO,GUILLERMO, 178 HARRIOT/JOHN MAYER DOUBLE QUINTET,JOE, 8
GREIF/DAN BURKE,RANDY, 74 HARRIOTT,DERRICK, 306
GRESSEL,JOEL, 82 HARRIOTT QUINTET,JOE, 303
GRILLO,FERNANDO, 18 HARRY PUSSY, 174
GRINDVERK, 146 HASH JAR TEMPO, 112
GRIPPE,RAGNAR, 393 HASHJAR TEMPO, 112
GRIPPER, 217 HASSELL,JON, 224
GRITS, 90 HATTIFATTENERS, 91
GROBSCHNITT, 332 HAUNTED HOUSE, 136
GROOF, 249 HAUSMANN,RAOUL, 200
GROOVES, 15 HAWKWIND, 163
GROSSMAN TRIO,RICHARD, 176 HAWTIN,RICHIE, 250
GROUND ZERO, 17 HAYCH, 95
GROUP 1850, 4 HAYWARD,CHARLES, 221
GRUBBS,DAVID, 109 HAYWARD/MICHAEL PRIME,CHARLES, 320
GRUBBS/MATS GUSTAFSSON,DAVID, 48 HAZARD, 23
GRUDZIEN,PETER, 287 HAZLEWOOD,LEE, 364
GRUPO OBA-ILU, 371 HEADSHELL, 429
GRUPPO DI IMPROVISAZIONE NUOVA CONSONANZA, 169 HEARD (MR. FINGERS),LARRY, 251
GRY/F.M. EINHEIT & HIS ORCHESTRA, 151 HECKER, 68
GU-N, 288 HECKMANN, 153
GUILBEAULT,NORMAND, 16 HECKMANN,THOMAS P., 248
GUILFORD,PAUL, 415 HEEMANN,CHRISTOPH, 41
GUINEO, 69 HEEMANN/MERZBOW,CHRISTOPH, 392
GUNTER,BERNHARD, 97 HEIDSIECK,BERNARD, 10
GURALNICK,TOM, 485 HEIL,JOHANNES, 200
GURU GURU, 51 HEIMBECKER,STEVE, 274
GURU GURU/ULI TREPTE, 387 HEINRICH AT HEART, 305
GUSTAFSSON,MATS, 275 HELDON, 85
GUSTAFSSON/BARRY GUY/PAUL LOVENS,MATS, 275 HELLHOUND, 202
GUSTAFSSON/HIS ALL STARS FEAT. JOHN CORBETT,MATS, 490 HEMINGWAY,GERRY, 450
GUTHRIE,ROBIN, 47 HEMPHILL,JULIUS, 353
GUV'NER, 118 HENRY,PIERRE, 229
GWIAZDA,HENRY, 194 HERBERT, 19
GYAATEES, 61 HERRMANN & KLEINE, 70
GYPSY FIRE, 432 HESSION/WILKINSON/FELL, 191
GYSIN,BRION, 11 HESSION/WILKINSON/FELL/MORRIS, 191
GÖTTSCHING,MANUEL, 375 HETU,JOANE, 16
GÜNTER,BERNHARD, 97 HIDEKI/IKUE MORI/FRED FRITH,KATO, 454
H.E.A.D., 58 HIGELIN,JACQUES, 348
HA-ZA-MA, 60 HIGH RISE, 5
HAACK,BRUCE, 319 HIGH TIDE, 7
HAAS,ANDY, 37 HIGHLIFE MOVEMENT,THE, 230
HACHIJOJIMA, 171 HIJOKAIDAN, 9
HACO, 17 HILMARSSON,HILMAR ORN, 430
HAFLER TRIO,THE, 94 HIMURO, 489
HAGEDRON, 278 HIMURO/KOICHI, 490
HAINES,D., 360 HIRANO,GO, 312
HAINO,KEIJI, 15 HIROSE/MOTOKI YOSHINORI DUO,JUNJI, 442
HAINO/LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS,KEIJI, 241 HIRSCH,SHELLEY, 451
HIRSCH/D. WEINSTEIN,SHELLEY, 268 IDEA FIRE COMPANY, 355
HISE,STEEV, 188 IDJUT BOYS AND QUAKERMAN, 170
HO,FRED, 271 IF.THEN.ELSE, 128
HOAHIO, 17 IGRA STAKLENIH PERLI, 200
HOCHENKEIT, 180 IKEDA,RYOJI, 65
HODELL,ÅKE, 10 ILK, 101
HODGKINSON,TIM, 329 ILLUSION OF SAFETY, 74
HOENIG/GOTTSCHING, 380 IMAI,KAZUO, 143
HOFFMAN,DR. SAMUEL J. & THE THEREMIN, 42 IMMENSE, 59
HOGANS,JASON, 298 IMPROVISOR, 30
HOLBROOKE,JOSEPH, 192 IMPULSE, 20
HOLDEN,RANDY, 60 INABA,SHUJI, 310
HOLDERLIN, 379 INCAPACITANTS, 9
HOLGER CZUKAY, 62 INCH FEAT. MARK E. SMITH, 330
HOLIDAY,BILLIE, 138 INDICATE, 106
HOLLIS,MARK, 302 INDIO, 433
HOLLMER/LOOPING HOME ORCHESTRA,LARS, 467 INEVIDENCE, 318
HOLOSUD, 2 INFINITI (JUAN ATKINS), 437
HOLY GHOST, 42 INFINITI FEATURING JUAN ATKINS, 438
HOLY MODAL ROUNDERS, 166 INGRAM,JIM, 370
HOLY RIVER FAMILY BAND, 163 INK,MIKE, 475
HONKIES, 238 INNER CITY UNIT, 383
HOOD, 2 INNERZONE ORCHESTRA, 1
HOOD,ROBERT, 440 INOUE,TETSU, 17
HOOKER,WILLIAM, 320 INOUE/TAYLOR DEUPREE,TETSU, 1
HOOKER ENSEMBLE,WILLIAM, 361 INSTANBUL 1925, 432
HOOKER GROUP,WILLIAM, 135 INSTITUT FUER FEINMOTORIK, 160
HOOKER/BILLY BANG DUO,WILLIAM, 361 INTERSYSTEMS, 392
HOOKER/CHRISTIAN MARCLAY/LEE RANALDO,WILLIAM, 207 INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ, 181
HOPPER,HUGH, 87 INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ DJ Q-BERT VS A-TRAK, 258
HOPPER/ELTON DEAN/KEITH TIPPETT/JOE GALLIVAN,HUGH, 85 INVISIBL SKRATCH PIKLZ DJ Q-BERT VS D-STYLES, 258
HORENSTEIN,STEPHEN, 371 IO, 4
HORSE OPERA, 4 ISAN, 158
HORZU!, 359 ISHII,KEN, 395
HOT SAUCE, 258 ISHINO,TAKKYU, 325
HOUNNAFRO-ASIAN ENSEMBLE,FRED, 371 ISHIZUKA,TOSHIAKI, 310
HOVDA,ELEANOR, 271 ISHMITU PRODUCTION FEAT. MASAAKI KIKUCHI, 373
HOWARD,NOAH, 135 ISKRA 1903, 131
HOWARD/DENMAN MARONEY,EARL, 136 ISOLATION, 77
HOWDEN/TONY WAKEFORD,MATT, 443 ISOTOPE 217, 5
HOWTH CASTLE, 149 ISOU,ISIDORE, 13
HOYLE,LINDA, 40 ITO,TEIJI, 449
HRANT,UDI, 432 IYUNX, 198
HRVATSKI, 216 IZUMI,KIYOSHI, 335
HUBER,ALOIS, 347 JACK THE DOG, 125
HUGHSCORE, 87 JACKIE-O MOTHERFUCKER, 188
HULKKONEN,JURI, 143 JACKMAN,DAVID, 5
HULTGREN,CRAIG, 194 JACKS, 62
HUMAN INSTINCT, 21 JACKSON,RONALD SHANNON, 207
HUNDRED SIGHTS OF KOENJI, 171 JACKSON,RONALD SHANNON & DECODING SOCIETY, 207
HUNT,JERRY, 81 JAKE SLAZENGER, 299
HUON, 2 JAMMIN’ UNIT, 51
HURLEY,MICHAEL, 65 JANDEK, 79
HYLA,LEE, 35 JANKOWSKI,LECH, 208
HYU, 68 JANSEN/BARBIERI/TAKEMURA, 238
I-F, 99 JANSKY NOISE VS. ANTHONY CHILD/ANDREW READ,SPEEDRANCY,
I-F/PARALLAX CORP., 471 147
I.S.A.N., 116 JARRY,ALFRED, 140
I.S.O., 17 JARVINEN,ARTHUR, 272
IBARRA,SUSIE, 451 JAWORZYN,STEFAN, 158
IBARRA TRIO,SUSIE, 183 JAWORZYN/ALAN WILKINSON,STEFAN, 191
IBARRA/ASSIF TSAHAR,SUSIE, 183 JAZZKAMMER, 346
IBARRA/DENIS CHARLES,SUSIE, 487 JECK,PHILIP, 430
IBBOTSON,DANIEL, 169 JECK,PHILLIP, 196
ICARUS, 121 JEEP BEAT COLLECTIVE, 50
ICE, 33 JEFFERSON AIRPLANE, 8
ICEBREAKER, 5 JEGA, 217
ICHIYANAGI/MAKI ISHII,TOSHI, 122 JENKINS,LEROY, 81
ICKY BOYFRIENDS, 241 JENKINSON/DUNDERHEAD,TOM, 489
ICP ORCHESTRA, 176 JESSAMINE, 112
ID BATTERY, 363 JESSAMINE/E.A.R., 182
JLIAT, 120 KILN, 343
JOHANSSON,HENRIK, 241 KIM,ILL-YOUNG, 92
JOHN GAVANTI, 29 KIM,JIN HI, 271
JOHNSON,TOM, 491 KIM/JOSEPH CELLI,JIN HI, 270
JOHNSTON,PHILLIP, 37 KIMURA/ROBERTO MORALES MANZANARES,KIMURA, 470
JON, 23 KING,ANDREW, 488
JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION,THE, 263 KING FROG, 172
JONAS QUARTET,CHRIS, 183 KING OF OPUS, 433
JONES, 9 KING TUBBY, 95
JONES,THYMME, 290 KING/DAVID MOSS/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE,JOHN, 468
JONES,WIZZ, 73 KINGSLEY,GERSHON, 473
JONES MACHINE,THE, 338 KIODYSSEA, 20
JORGENSMANN QUARTET,THEO, 176 KIRALY,ERNÖ, 327
JOSEFUS, 408 KIRIHITO, 171
JOSEL,SETH, 81 KIRK,RICHARD H., 431
JOSEPH, 29 KIRLIAN, 4
JOSHUA, 149 KISSING SPELL, 138
JOY ZIPPER, 142 KIWI ANIMAL,THE, 368
JOYNER,SIMON, 31 KLANGSTABIL, 300
JUAN DE LA CRUZ, 359 KLAUS CANTERBURY/THE ACES, 112
JUANTRIP', 144 KLAXON GUEULE, 16
JULIUS,ROLF, 122 KLETKA RED, 141
JULLICH,MICHAEL, 485 KLETTERMAX, 52
JUMBLE LANE, 40 KLINE,PHIL, 82
JUNEAU, 40 KLUCEVSEK,GUY, 81
JURAJIUM, 9 KLUSTER, 15
JURGENSON,FRIEDRICH, 24 KLUTE, 66
K. ROLL,KRISTOFF, 242 KNARZ, 155
KA-SPEL,EDWARD, 392 KNOTH,FELIX, 345
KABLE, 150 KNOTT,DAVID, 19
KADOTANI,MICHIO, 311 KNOWLES,ALISON, 485
KAGEL,MAURICIO, 258 KNOX,CHRIS, 91
KAHAVAS JUTE, 219 KO-WRECK TECHNIQUE, 51
KAHLEN,MAX, 393 KOENIGSBERG,CHRISTOPHER, 318
KAISER/JIM O'ROURKE,HENRY, 467 KOENJIHYAKKEI, 171
KAISER/JOHN OSWALD,HENRY, 191 KOGLMANN,FRANZ, 43
KAISER/KIMURA/O’ROURKE/OSWALD, 467 KOHN, 199
KAKASHI, 60 KOICHI,MAKIGAMI, 192
KALEIDOSCOPE, 22 KOICHI/ANTON BRUHIN,MAKIGAMI, 455
KALI,MAITREYA, 358 KOMBINAT M, 85
KANABIS THE EDIT ASSASSIN, 395 KOMET, 1
KANDIS, 201 KONER,THOMAS, 244
KANG,EYVIND, 447 KONITZ,LEE, 315
KANTE, 54 KONITZ/FRIEDMAN, DON/ZOLLER, ATTILA,LEE, 177
KARATE PSYCHO, 317 KOPEIKIN,ALEKZANDER, 145
KARIE,KAHIMI, 303 KORAY,ERKIN, 358
KARKOWSKI/HELMUT SCHÄFER,ZBIGNIEW, 278 KOREKYOJIN, 455
KARTAL,GOKSEL, 432 KORU, 366
KARUNA KHYAL, 91 KOSOKUYA/MASAYOSHI URABE, 316
KASAKAI/IKURO TAKAHASHI,FUMIO, 288 KOSTROW,OLEG, 123
KATZE,NAV, 471 KOSUGI,TAKEHISA, 143
KATZER,GEORGE, 483 KOTAI & MO, 126
KAVINA,LYDIA, 255 KOUSOKUYA, 156
KAWACHI & HIS GROUP,KUNI, 282 KOVAC,BORIS, 326
KAWASAKI,UTAH, 494 KRAFTWERK, 8
KEF TIME, 432 KRAKAUER,DAVID, 453
KEITH,RODD, 458 KRAKHAUER,DAVID, 451
KEMISTRY & STORM, 397 KRAMER, 62
KENNELMUS, 409 KRAUSE/MOORE, ANTHONY/BLEGVAD, PETER,DAGMAR, 49
KENSO, 380 KREIDLER, 26
KERMAN/5UU'S,DAVE, 89 KREISEL, 208
KEROSENE, 58 KRIEGER,JEFFREY, 486
KHAN, 57 KRIEGER,ULRICH, 271
KHAN,CAN ORAL, 57 KRIS KRINGLE, 18
KHAN,DR. P. LI, 110 KRISPY, 50
KHAN & WALKER, 98 KRISTIAN,DAVID, 14
KICKBIT INFORMATION, 63 KRISTIAN/DOWNPOUR,DAVID, 111
KID 606, 2 KRISTIAN/SIAN,DAVID, 15
KID LOCO, 198 KROKODIL, 353
KID SPATULA, 299 KRON, 174
KIENTZY,DANIEL, 188 KRUDER & DORFMEISTER, 4
KRUST, 93 LEATHER HYMAN, 435
KRZISNIK,BORUT, 145 LEAVES,THE, 92
KUBIN,FELIX, 3 LEHN/GERRY HEMINGWAY,THOMAS, 136
KUBISCH,CHRISTINA, 122 LEILA, 335
KUBISCH/PLESSI, FABRIZIO,CHRISTINA, 261 LEIMGRUBER,URS, 152
KUHN QUARTET,PETER, 371 LEJEUNE,JACQUES, 188
KUMO, 6 LEKTROGIRL, 337
KUNZE,ALBRECHT, 99 LENG TAN,MARGARET, 253
KUSUMI,SUGURU, 214 LEOPOLD,PERRY, 163
KUTI,FELA, 40 LEPAGE,ROBERT MARCEL, 15
KUTI,FEMI, 270 LERMAN,RICHARD, 19
KYBORG, 265 LES QUATRE GUITARISTES DE L'APOCALYPSO-BAR, 327
KÖHNKE,JUSTUS, 186 LES SCULPTEURS DE VINYL, 400
KÖNER,THOMAS, 246 LEVAN,LARRY, 394
L'ORCHESTRE NOIR, 443 LEWIS,GEORGE, 35
L'USINE, 117 LEWIS,SUSANNE, 354
L.A.F.M.S. (LOS ANGELES FREE MUSIC SOCIETY), 78 LFO, 58
L@N, 3 LHASA CEMENT PLANT, 389
LA BAMBOCHE, 385 LICHT,ALAN, 76
LA BARBARA,JOAN, 266 LICHT/LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS,ALAN, 341
LA BERGE,ANNE, 160 LICHT/LOREN MAZZACANE-CONNORS,ALAN, 108
LA CASA,ERIC, 97 LIGHTS,THE, 50
LA DE DA'S,THE, 22 LIKE A TIM, 165
LA DÜSSELDORF, 60 LILIENTHAL, 63
LA! NEU?, 61 LIMBUS 4, 378
LA! NEU?/DIE WITH DIGNITY, 62 LINDBERG/SORENSEN/TIENSUU/SAARIAHO, 259
LABELLE,BRANDON, 356 LINDBLAD,RUNE, 301
LABELLE/STEVE RODEN,BRANDON, 97 LIQUID LIQUID, 202
LABRADFORD, 47 LISP, 222
LABROSSE,DIANE, 16 LITHIUM PROJECT,THE, 71
LABROSSE/IKUE MORI/MARTIN TETREAULT,DIANE, 16 LITHOPS, 59
LACHENMANN,HELMUT, 122 LITTLE ROY AND FRIENDS, 307
LACKLUSTER, 151 LIVE HUMAN, 146
LACY,STEVE, 128 LLIPS, 190
LACY THREE,STEVE, 176 LMO,VON, 150
LAFAYETTE AFRO ROCK BAND, 394 LOBA Q, 61
LAGHONIA, 138 LOBDELL,STEVEN WRAY, 182
LAGOS/GIOVANNI VENOSTA/MASSIMO MARIANI,ALFREDO, 328 LOCKE,KEVIN, 387
LAKIZZ,K., 356 LOCKWOOD,ANNEA, 485
LALI PUNA, 260 LOCKWOOD/RUTH ANDERSON,ANNEA, 491
LAM,BUN-CHING, 448 LOGAN QUARTET,GIUSEPPI, 167
LAMAS,GUSTAVO, 435 LOGOS DUO, 491
LAMB,ALAN, 104 LOLITA STORM, 96
LAND, 22 LONBERG-HOLM,FRED, 141
LAND OF NOD, 273 LONDON,FRANK, 459
LANDSTRUMM,NEIL, 437 LONDON IMPROVISORS ORCHESTRA, 131
LANGHEINRICH,ULF, 25 LONDON/SKLAMBERG/CAINE, 453
LANGILLE W/ LOREN MAZZACANE CONNORS,SUZANNE, 354 LONESOME ORGANIST,THE, 421
LANGSYNE, 222 LONGSTONE, 132
LAPORTE,JEAN-FRANCOIS, 242 LONNY & MELVIN, 347
LARD FREE, 348 LOOP TROOP, 94
LARKIN,KENNY, 319 LOOS, 276
LAS ROTURAS, 283 LOOTPACK, 47
LAST DAYS OF MAY, 389 LOPEZ,FRANCISCO, 120
LAST STRAW, 202 LOS ANGELES FREE MUSIC SOCIETY, 46
LASWELL (PRESENTS),BILL, 402 LOS SAMPLERS, 324
LATARTARA/KHRISTIAN WEEKS,JOHN, 347 LOST & FOUND, 168
LAUB, 156 LOST AARAAFF, 311
LAUTEN,ELODIE, 271 LOST IN TRANSLATION, 241
LAUTREAMONT, 140 LOUDEST WHISPER, 202
LAUTWANDEL, 262 LOVE INC., 99
LAUX,HEIKO, 200 LOVE LIVE LIFE, 8
LAVA, 226 LOVELY MIDGET, 119
LAZYFISH, 20 LOW, 2
LE CASTOR,OLIVIER, 139 LOW END LARS, 50
LE HAMMOND INFERNO, 53 LOW/SPRINGHEEL JACK, 442
LE STELLE DI MARIO SCHIFANO, 8 LOWE,FRANK, 101
LEACH,MARY JANE, 491 LOWFISH, 14
LEAFCUTTER JOHN, 297 LOWFISH/SOLVENT, 408
LEANDRE/DANIELLE P. ROGER,JOELLE, 16 LU & JII HOO, 144
LEAO,NARA, 294 LUBAMBO,ROMERO, 36
LUCAS,GARY, 452 MARSHALL,INGRAM, 267
LUCIER,ALVIN, 223 MARSHALL,LARRY, 260
LUCKY & EASY, 93 MARTHA,ISTVAN, 329
LULL, 60 MARTIAN,THE, 330
LUNCH,LYDIA, 28 MARTIN/CHRISTOPH HEEMANN,ANDREAS, 342
LUNDSTEN,RALPH, 18 MARTUSCIELLO,MAURIZIO, 242
LUNDVALL,TOR, 488 MARUMARI, 64
LUOMO, 156 MARY JANE, 133
LURIE,EVAN, 459 MASADA, 37
LUSSIER/JEAN DEROME/CHRIS CUTLER,RENE, 328 MASAOKA ORCHESTRA, 469
LUSSIER/NOW ORCHESTRA,RENE, 468 MASAOKA/TOM NUNN/GINO ROBAIR,MIYA, 321
LUXURIOUS BAGS, 356 MASLAK,KESHAVAN, 47
LYD, 8 MASONNA, 9
LYONS,ZAN, 158 MASS, 23
M,ERIK, 242 MASSACRE, 50
M,SACHIKO, 17 MASSTISHADDHU, 317
M-BOOGIE, 47 MASTER MUSICIANS OF JAJOUKA, 165
M.,ERIK, 242 MASTER MUSICIANS OF JOUJOUKA, 400
M.I.M.E.O. (MUSIC IN MOVEMENT ELECTRONIC ORCHESTRA), 291 MASTER'S APPRENTICES,THE, 21
M.R.I., 156 MAT-101, 40
M.S.B.R./KENGO LUCHI, 13 MATA,PATRICK, 435
M:I:5, 91 MATEEN TRIO,SABIR, 134
MACBRIDE,DAVID, 195 MATEEN/DANIEL CARTER/DAVID NUSS,SABIR, 372
MACHADO, 221 MATI:K, 403
MACIUNAS ENSEMBLE AND KANARY GRAND BAND, 181 MATMOS, 52
MACLEAN,STEVE, 329 MATOS PRESENTS DISKO METHOD,EDDIE, 460
MACLISE,ANGUS, 79 MATSUNAGA,KOUHEI, 246
MACLOW,JACKSON, 491 MATTHEWS,KAFFE, 18
MADRID, 11 MATTHEWS/NEWMAN, HAYLEY,KAFFE, 32
MAE BAD BOY, 292 MAUS & STOLLE, 204
MAGIC CARPET, 227 MAUVE SIDESHOW, 183
MAGIC HOUR, 67 MAX ERNST & FREUNDE (THOMAS BRINKMANN), 237
MAGICAL POWER MAKO, 29 MAX TUNDRA, 103
MAGICK HEADS, 91 MAXFIELD/HAROLD BUDD,RICHARD, 267
MAGNOG, 209 MAY,DERRICK, 370
MAGUIRE/NOBLE, 190 MAYBE MENTAL, 274
MAHER SHALAL HASH BAZ, 165 MAYER,MICHAEL, 207
MAHJUN, 348 MAYER VS. VOIGT, 208
MAHOGANY BRAIN, 20 MAZINGER PHASER, 5
MAIGUASHCA,MESIAS, 481 MAZK, 278
MAJIC SHIP, 7 MAZZACANE CONNORS,LOREN, 14
MAJOR FORCE WEST, 252 MAZZACANE CONNORS/ALAN LICHT,LOREN, 266
MAJOR STARS, 445 MAZZACANE CONNORS/JIM O'ROURKE,LOREN, 176
MALANGA,GERARD, 403 MAZZACANE CONNORS/MONTERA/MOORE/RANALDO, 490
MALE SLUT, 304 MAZZACANE CONNORS/SUZANNE LANGILLE,LOREN, 47
MALIK,RAPHE, 133 MAZZACANE/SUZANNE LANGILLE,LOREN, 485
MAN, 5 MCAULIFFE,MARIE, 39
MANDELL,JACOB, 207 MCGREGOR,DION, 458
MANDELL,JAKE, 64 MCGUIRE,BARRY, 379
MANDIBLE CHATTER, 346 MCKUEN,ROD, 285
MANERI,JOE, 34 MCLAUGHLIN,JOHN, 206
MANERI TRIO,JOE, 71 MCLEAN MIX,THE, 82
MANERI/RANDY PETERSON,MAT, 269 MCMAHON,BRIAN, 79
MANNEQUIN LUNG, 161 MCMAHON,F.J., 237
MANY BRIGHT THINGS, 222 MCNULTY,MARC, 300
MANZANERA,PHIL, 141 MCPHEE,JOE, 31
MAPSTATION, 372 MCPHEE QUINTET,JOE, 92
MARANHA,DAVID, 369 MCPHEE/JEB BISHOP,JOE, 276
MARBLE SHEEP, 60 MCPHEE/KEN VANDERMARK/KENT KESSLER,JOE, 275
MARCEL,LUC, 464 MDK, 245
MARCELLO,MELIS, 47 MEDUSA, 151
MARCHETTI,LIONEL, 242 MEELKOP,ROEL, 436
MARCHETTI,WALTER, 10 MEELKOP/TOY BIZARRE,ROEL, 201
MARCLAY,CHRISTIAN, 28 MELKON,MARKO, 432
MARCLAY/MÜLLER, 152 MELLOWTRONS/MEAT BEAT MANIFESTO, 363
MARGINAL CONSORT, 310 MELMOTH, 229
MARINKOVIC, 198 MELOCHE,CHRIS, 138
MARKANT, 229 MELT-BANANA, 3
MARLEY,BOB, 22 MELTZER,RICHARD, 219
MARS, 3 MEN AT ARMS, 347
MARSH,JON, 270 MENCHE,DANIEL, 278
MENGELBERG TRIO,MISHA, 37 MOEBIUS & PLANK, 107
MERDZO,ROBERT, 99 MOEBIUS/PLANK/NEUMEIER, 173
MERRY AIRBRAKES, 358 MOEBIUS/PLANK/THOMPSON, 107
MERZBOW, 3 MOGWAI, 68
MERZBOW/BASTARD NOISE, 331 MOLASSES, 15
MERZBOW/WOLLSCHEID, 355 MONAURAL, 40
METABOLISMUS, 47 MONDE BRUITS, 9
METAL TASTES LIKE ORANGE, 18 MONDII, 179
METAMATICS, 70 MONEY MARK, 232
METERS,THE, 409 MONK,MEREDITH, 224
METHENY,PAT, 94 MONKS, 123
MEV, 81 MONO JUNK, 113
MEYER,RUSS, 318 MONOLAKE, 67
MICE PARADE, 52 MONTAGE, 29
MICHIYO,YAGI, 455 MONTGOMERY,ROY, 112
MICROCOSMOS, 455 MONTGOMERY/CHRIS HEAPHY,ROY, 211
MICROSTORIA, 3 MOODYMANN, 251
MICROSTORIA/JIM O'ROURKE/VIOLENT ONSEN GEISHA, 425 MOON,GREG, 225
MICROSTORIA/MOUSE ON MARS/UI, 425 MOONDOC TRIO,JEMEEL, 133
MICROSTRORIA/STEREOLAB/OVAL, 425 MOONDOC/WILLIAM PARKER,JEMEEL, 135
MIKAMI,KAN, 282 MOORE,ANTHONY, 48
MIKAMI/HE YON/ISHITSUKA/SATOH, 315 MOORE,THURSTON, 220
MIKAMI/KAZUKI TOMOKAWA,KAN, 312 MOORE,TONY, 235
MIKE & RICH, 334 MOORE/DAVE MARKEY,THURSTON, 118
MIKE GUNN,THE, 356 MOORE/EVAN PARKER/WALTER PRATI,THURSTON, 160
MILES WITH ALAN LICHT & KEIJI HAINO,GERRY, 28 MOORE/JOSEPH VALLRIBERA,TONY, 236
MILKWOOD, 8 MOORE/NELS CLINE,THURSTON, 149
MILL RUN BAND, 343 MOORE/TOM SURGAL,THURSTON, 76
MILLER,ALTON, 298 MOORE/TRISTAN HONSINGER/COR FUHLER,MICHEAL, 43
MILLER,DONALD, 32 MOOREFIELD,VIRGIL, 448
MILLER,PAUL D., 26 MOOSEHEART FAITH, 156
MILLER,ROGER, 30 MOOSEHEART FAITH STELLAR GROOVE BAND, 357
MILLER,ROGER'S BINARY SYSTEM, 30 MORE,ANTHONY, 49
MILLER/MICHAEL J. SCHUMACHER,DONALD, 480 MORE ROCKERS, 260
MILLS,JEFF, 40 MORGENSTERN,CHRISTIAN, 157
MIMIR, 242 MORI,IKUE, 36
MINA, 54 MORLEY,MICHAEL, 161
MINARD,ROBIN, 122 MORLY GREY, 8
MINDBOMB, 345 MORMOS, 348
MINEO,ATTILEO, 406 MORODER,GIORGIO, 332
MINEO,ATTILIO, 473 MORPHOGENESIS, 285
MINGUS DYNASTY, 371 MORRICONE,ENNIO, 90
MINIT, 360 MORRICONE/BRUNO NICOLAI,ENNIO, 387
MINTON,PHIL, 130 MORRIS,LAWRENCE BUTCH, 152
MINTON QUARTET,PHIL, 468 MORRIS QUARTET,JOE, 33
MION,PHILIPPE, 242 MORRIS TRIO,JOE, 33
MIRA CALIX, 234 MORRIS WITH DKV TRIO,JOE, 276
MIRIODOR, 85 MORRIS/DENNIS CHARLES/DAVID MURRAY,WILBUR, 101
MIRRA,HELEN, 141 MORRIS/MAT MANERI,JOE, 34
MIRROR, 64 MORRIS/WILLIAM PARKER,JOE, 268
MIRROR REVEALS,THE, 243 MORTON AND SPRIGUNS,MANDY, 132
MIRROR/DASH, 118 MOSKO,STEPHEN LUCKY, 272
MISTA SINISTA, 2 MOSLANG & GUHL, 6
MISUNDERSTOOD,THE, 167 MOSQUITO, 58
MITCHELL,DAVIS, 387 MOSS/OTTO/SCHULTE, 268
MITCHELL,ROSCOE, 467 MOTHER GONG, 379
MITJA PRINZ, 437 MOTHER MALLARD'S PORTABLE MASTERPIECE CO., 87
MITTOO,JACKIE, 463 MOTHS, 202
MIX MASTER MIKE, 25 MOTOR, 32
MIXED BAND PHILANTHROPIST, 317 MOTOR HUMMING, 455
MIXMASTER MIKE, 26 MOTOR TOTEMIST GUILD, 86
MIZUTANI,KIMIO, 72 MOUNT EVEREST TRIO, 31
MNEMONISTS, 124 MOUNT VERNON ARTS LAB, 273
MOCEAN WORKER, 75 MOUNTAIN BUS, 7
MODERN ART, 161 MOUSE ON MARS, 3
MODERN JAZZ QUARTET, 206 MOUTH CRAZY, 66
MODERN LOVERS, 106 MOVIETONE, 27
MODERNIST,THE, 175 MR. FOX, 169
MOEBIUS, 56 MR. LEN FEAT. JUGGAKNOTS, 233
MOEBIUS,D., 352 MR. LEN FEAT. MR. LIVE, 234
MOEBIUS & BEERBOHM, 173 MR. VELCRO FASTENER, 186
MS + TOSHIYA TSUNODA, 356 NICHOLSON,ANTHONY, 289
MSBR/SPECULUM FIGHT, 281 NICODEMUS, 287
MUJICIAN, 85 NICODEMUS AND MATCHEZ, 287
MUKAI,CHIE, 363 NICOLAI,BRUNO, 90
MULERO,OSCAR, 366 NICOLAI,CARSTEN, 323
MULTIPHONIC ENSEMBLE, 401 NICOLETTE, 269
MUMMA,GORDON, 224 NIEHUSMANN,FRANK, 205
MURRAY,DAVID, 102 NIESWANDT,HANDS, 214
MURRAY,SONNY, 101 NIESWANDT,HANS, 214
MURRAY QUARTET,DAVID, 101 NIGHTMARES ON WAX, 226
MURRAY QUINTET/RAY ANDERSON/ANTHONY DAVIS,DAVID, 102 NIHILIST SPASM BAND, 9
MURRAY/FRED HOPKINS,DIEDRE, 467 NIJIUMU, 45
MURRAY/JAMES NEWTON QUINTET,DAVID, 102 NIKOLAI,MARCUS, 291
MURRAY/MILFORD GRAVES,DAVID, 101 NIKOLAIS,ALWIN, 81
MURRAY/SABIR MATEEN,SUNNY, 134 NILSEN,TOVE, 345
MUSCI/VENOSTA, 328 NINA NOHO, 433
MUSCI/VENOSTA,ROBERTO, 328 NINTENDO TEENAGE ROBOTS, 96
MUSCI/VENOSTA/MARIANI, 469 NIPLETS, 33
MUSIC, 1 NITSCH,HERMANN, 10
MUSIC IMPROVISATION COMPANY, 180 NMPERIGN, 445
MUSIC REVELATION ENSEMBLE, 101 NO NECK BLUES BAND, 120
MUSICA ELETTRONICA VIVA, 67 NOBODY, 26
MUSICA TRANSONIC, 5 NOETINGER,JEROME, 242
MUSICA TRANSONIC W/ KEIJI HAINO, 317 NOISEADDICT, 118
MUSIK AUS STROM, 4 NON, 8
MUTANTES, 106 NONO,LUIGI, 122
MUZARC, 356 NONPLACE URBAN FIELD, 57
MX-80, 2 NORDENSTAM,STINA, 116
MX-80 SOUND, 19 NORDHEIM,ARNE, 345
MY SOLID GROUND, 353 NORKEN, 93
MYND MUSIC, 304 NORMANDEAU,ROBERT, 132
MYSTIC FUGO ORCHESTRA, 451 NOTHINGFACE, 117
MYTHOS, 121 NOTO, 59
MÜLLER/JIM O'ROURKE,GUNTER, 152 NOTWIST,THE, 113
MÜLLER/VOICE CRACK/ERIK M,GUNTER, 152 NOVA NOVA, 143
MÜLLER/VOICE CRACK/JIM O'ROURKE,GUNTER, 152 NOVISAD, 428
N.O.R.M.A. & CHRIS CUTLER, 328 NRG ENSEMBLE,THE, 28
N20, 182 NUCLEUS, 44
NABATOV TRIO,SIMON, 177 NULL,K.K., 158
NACHTLUFT, 367 NULL,KAZUYUKI K., 158
NACHTSTROM, 239 NURSE WITH WOUND, 18
NAFTULE'S DREAM, 452 NURSE WITH WOUND/ARANOS, 461
NAGATA,KAZUNAO, 18 NURSE WITH WOUND/STEREOLAB, 462
NAKED CITY, 34 NYL, 217
NANCARROW,CONLON, 482 O'BRIEN,IAN, 289
NANOSPEED, 359 O'DELL,ROBERT, 336
NATHANSON/ANTHONY COLEMAN,ROY, 452 O'ROURKE,JIM, 106
NATIONAL HEALTH, 88 O-TYPE, 125
NATISUTA HETEKATA, 228 O.S.T., 29
NAVARRE AKA ST GERMAIN,LUDOVIC, 143 OCHS/LISLE ELLIS/DONALD ROBINSON,LARRY, 102
NAZGUL,THE, 317 OCTAVE ONE, 1
NECKS,THE, 65 OCTOPUS, 86
NEHIL,SETH, 200 OG O GO, 194
NEIL,FRED, 71 OHARA,RAZ, 204
NEIL/RICHARD/SIMON/STEWART, 156 OHO, 219
NEINA, 248 OHR MUSIK, 64
NELSON,BILL, 365 OLBRISCH,MARTIN, 482
NERVE NET NOISE, 240 OLD MAN & THE SEA,THE, 5
NERVES, 422 OLDHAM,WILL, 105
NETHER NEITHER WORLD, 488 OLIVER, 63
NEUMEIER,MANI, 387 OLIVEROS,PAULINE, 224
NEUMEIER/PETER HOLLINGER,MANI, 417 OLIVEROS/ANDREW DEUTSCH,PAULINE, 92
NEW AIR, 47 OLIVEROS/DAVID GAMPER,PAULINE, 198
NEW KLEZMER TRIO, 37 OLSSON,BJORN, 277
NEW WINDS, 467 OMIT, 76
NEW YORK ART QUARTET, 102 OMNI TRIO, 219
NEW YORK GONG, 383 OMOIDE HATOBA, 9
NEWBAND, 253 ONE PLAYS, 20
NEWMAN/JANET SMITH,COLIN, 268 OOIOO, 303
NEXTMEN,THE, 2 OPEN CITY, 417
NIBLOCK,PHILL, 272 OPERATING THEATER, 461
OPTICAL 8, 170 PARKER,WILLIAM, 34
ORANGE PEEL, 264 PARKER,WILLIAM & LITTLE HUEY CREATIVE MUSIC ORCHESTRA, 34
ORCHESTRE MURPHY, 9 PARKER/BARRY GUY/PAUL LYTTON,EVAN, 129
ORELEDIGNEUR, 160 PARKER/EDDIE PREVOST,EVAN, 236
ORGANISATION, 5 PARKER/EDWARDS, JOHN/SANDERS, MARK,EVAN, 131
ORGANUM, 5 PARKER/GEORG GRAWE,EVAN, 276
ORGANUM/NEW BLOCKADERS, 342 PARKER/IN ORDER TO SURVIVE,WILLIAM, 33
ORTOLANI,RIZ, 90 PARKER/LAWRENCE CASSERLEY,EVAN, 430
OS MUNDI, 162 PARKER/PAUL LYTTON,EVAN, 128
OS MUTANTES, 106 PARKER/SAINKHO NAMTCHYLAK,EVAN, 468
OSSATURA/TIM HODGKINSON, 326 PARKER/THE KENNY DREW TRIO,KIM, 371
OSSO EXOTICO, 369 PARKER/THE LITTLE HUEY CREATIVE MUSIC ORCHESTRA,WILLIAM,
OST, 73 33
OSTARA, 279 PARKER/WALDRON,KIM, 371
OSTERTAG,BOB, 37 PARKINS,ZEENA, 28
OSTINATO, 149 PARMEGIANI,BERNARD, 300
OSTROWSKI,MATTHEW, 302 PARRISH,THEO, 289
OSWALD,JOHN, 35 PARTCH,HARRY, 82
OSYMYSO, 388 PASSARANI 2099, 264
OTHER DIMENSIONS IN MUSIC, 33 PATAPHONIE, 163
OTHER DIMENSIONS IN MUSIC: SPECIAL QUINTET WITH MATTHEW PATTERSON,BEN, 11
SHIPP, 34 PATTERSON/KING TUBBY,CARLTON, 306
OTOTLITHEN, 86 PATTON,MIKE, 447
OUR GLASSIE AZOTH, 300 PATTON QUARTET,JOHN, 102
OUT TO LUNCH, 64 PAUVROS,JEAN-FRANCOIS, 378
OUTSIDERS, 308 PAUVROS/GABY BIZIEN,JEAN-FRANCOIS, 379
OVAL, 26 PAUVROS/SESUKO CHIBA,JEAN-FRANCOIS, 384
OVARY LODGE, 485 PAX, 202
OVUCA, 337 PAYNE,MAGGIE, 82
OWADA, 296 PEACE ORCHESTRA, 161
OXLEY,TONY, 73 PEANUT BUTTER WOLF, 75
OXLEY QUARTER,TONY, 191 PEARLS BEFORE SWINE, 46
OXLEY QUINTET,TONY, 73 PEDRO, 193
OZ ARTISTS, 5 PEEBLES,SARAH, 194
P16.D4, 274 PEETERS,ARNO, 244
PAAPE,JURGEN, 207 PEGGY'S LEG, 201
PABLO,AUGUSTUS, 4 PELL MELL, 42
PACIFIC 231, 433 PELT, 112
PACOU, 172 PENCIL,SAVAGE, 131
PADDINGTON BREAKS, 187 PENDERECKI,KRZYSZTOF, 482
PAGEANT, 380 PENTAX, 174
PAINKILLER, 28 PERE UBU, 19
PAINTED VAN, 94 PERHACS,LINDA, 486
PALACE MUSIC, 105 PERREY,JEAN-JACQUES, 209
PALESTINE,CHARLEMAGNE, 40 PERRY,LEE, 21
PALINCKX, 469 PERSONA, 147
PALMER/BOB DEVEREUX,CLIVE, 296 PERSONAL ELECTRONICS, 213
PAN, 23 PESHAY, 48
PAN AMERICAN, 47 PESHAY VS. SPECIAL FORCES, 295
PAN SONIC, 47 PESSOA,FERNANDO, 140
PANACEA, 25 PETERS,STEVE, 271
PANACEA VS. HANAYO, 247 PETERSON,DICKIE, 62
PANHUYSEN,PAUL, 413 PETITGAND,DOMINIQUE, 242
PANHUYSEN,PAUL AND THE GALVANOS, 413 PETTIBON (DIRECTOR),RAYMOND, 308
PANTALEIMON, 115 PEWEWARDY,CORNEL, 387
PANTER,GARY, 364 PFN, 96
PANTER (EDITOR),GARY, 215 PHASE 4 (BIOCHIP C), 154
PANTER/JAY COTTON,GARY, 47 PHEW, 218
PANZER,ELIZABETH, 272 PHILHARMONIE, 88
PAPA M, 109 PHILLIPPS,MARTIN, 151
PAPASOFF,CHARLES, 468 PHILLIPS AND IMAI KAZUO,BARRE, 143
PAPE,GERARD, 255 PHILLIPS/KEIJI HAINO,BARRE, 314
PAPERCLIP PEOPLE, 297 PHILLIPS/MOTOHARU YOSHIZAWA,BARRE, 314
PARADES,ROBERT, 195 PHILOSOPHER'S STONE, 211
PARAPHRASE, 197 PHILOSPHER'S STONE, 210
PARIS 1942, 228 PHOENECIA, 264
PARISH,JOHN, 410 PHOENECIA/ODD JOB, 352
PARKER,ANDREA, 251 PHTHALOCYANINE, 3
PARKER,CHARLIE, 138 PICCIONI,PIERO, 117
PARKER,EVAN, 69 PICKLE FACTORY,THE, 411
PARKER,TERRENCE, 398 PIECES (BUCKETHEAD & BRAIN), 38
PIERROT PREMIER, 183 PRESENT, 4
PIETERS/BRUCE RUSSELL/PETER STAPLETON,KIM, 75 PREVITE,BOBBY, 37
PIGPEN, 36 PREVOST,EDDIE, 235
PIKE SET,THE DAVE, 303 PREVOST QUARTET,EDDIE, 235
PILLOW, 180 PREVOST TRIO,EDDIE, 236
PILOTE, 66 PREVOST/VERYAN WESTON,EDDIE, 237
PINHAS,RICHARD, 387 PRIME,MICHAEL, 97
PINHAS/MAURICE DANTEC (SCHIZOTROPE),RICHARD, 89 PRINA,STEPHEN, 108
PINHAS/MAURICE DANTEC SCHIZOSPHERIC EXPERIENCE,RICHARD, PRINCE FAR I, 306
403 PRINS,GERT-JAN, 360
PINK FAIRIES, 61 PRISM, 117
PINK FLOYD, 4 PROCESS, 5
PINNACLE, 30 PRODUKT, 59
PINTSCHER,MATTHIAS, 200 PROJECT W, 20
PITA, 51 PROTOCOL, 197
PIZZICATO FIVE, 53 PROVISIONAL RIVIERA, 435
PLAID, 69 PROZACK, 391
PLANET JAZZ, 49 PSAMIM, 453
PLANETARY ASSAULT SYSTEMS, 290 PSYCHONAUTS, 251
PLASM NESONIC, 93 PUB, 56
PLASMALAMP, 489 PUGS, 171
PLASTIC CLOUD, 215 PUGSLEY MUNION, 164
PLASTIC PEOPLE OF THE UNIVERSE, 170 PULLEN,STACEY, 395
PLASTIKMAN, 221 PULLMAN, 422
PLATZGUMER,HANS, 98 PULSAR, 1
PLATZGUMER & DIVINITEES IRRITEES,HANS, 98 PULSINGER,PATRICK, 98
PLEASE, 17 PULSINGER/TUNAKAN, 74
PLIMLEY TRIO,PAUL, 470 PURE, 1
PLOD, 150 PURPLE ALGAE, 304
PLONE, 98 PURPLE GANG,THE, 169
PLOTKIN,JAMES, 36 PURPLE TRAP (KEIJI HAINO), 455
PLOTKIN/BRENT GUTZEIT,JAMES, 211 PUSH BUTTON OBJECTS, 51
PLOTKIN/MARK SPYBEY,JAMES, 211 PUSSY, 80
PLURAMON, 3 PYLE,PIP, 472
PLUSH, 105 PYRAMID, 50
PLUTO, 120 PYRAMID TRIO, 268
PNEUMA, 230 Q,LESLIE, 228
POETICS, 75 Q65, 309
POL, 3 QBA, 318
POLANSKY,LARRY, 21 QUAD SAX, 381
POLAR GOLDIE CATS, 118 QUANNUM, 182
POLE, 49 QUARKS, 55
POLWECHSEL, 137 QUASIMOTO, 75
POLY BREATH PERCUSSION BAND, 316 QUENCH, 102
POLYGON WINDOW, 334 QUICKSILVER MESSENGER SERVICE, 7
POMASSL, 125 QUICKSPACE, 235
POMASSL/KODWO ESHUN,FRANZ, 347 QUIN,DOUGLAS, 180
POOLE TRIO,ROD, 434 R.I.C., 243
POP,IGGY, 408 RA,SUN, 47
POP TARTS, 53 RA,SUN AND HIS SOLAR MYTH ARKESTRA, 429
POPOL VUH, 105 RA & HIS SOLAR-MYTH ARKESTRA,SUN, 67
POPP,ANDRE, 41 RA ARKESTRA,SUN, 101
POPPY,ANDREW, 20 RA SEXTET,SUN, 344
POPWATCH, 304 RABELAIS,AKIRA, 341
PORCUPINE TREE, 87 RACZYNKSKI,BOGDAN, 338
PORK QUEEN, 352 RACZYNSKI,BOGDAN, 338
PORTAL, 300 RADIAN, 240
PORTER RICKS, 66 RADIGUE,ELIANE, 225
PORTER RICKS/ TECHNO ANIMAL, 154 RADIO, 5
POSITION NORMAL, 249 RADIO 9, 132
POTTER,JAMES, 80 RADULESCU,HORATIU, 122
POTTS,CHARLES, 170 RAILWAY RAVER, 336
POTTS,JOE, 426 RAM UMBUS, 66
POTUZNIK, 4 RAMLEH, 52
POTUZNIK,GERHARD, 195 RAMLEH/SKULLFLOWER, 52
POUNCEY/SAVAGE PENCIL,EDWIN, 65 RAMMEL,HAL, 290
POW WOW WOW, 387 RAMMEL/JOHN CORBETT,HAL, 290
POWERFIELD, 288 RAMMEL/JOHN CORBETT/TERRI KAPSALIS,HAL, 290
PRE FADE LISTENING, 94 RAMMEL/LOU MALLOZZI,HAL, 290
PREKOP,SAM, 422 RAMMELZEE VS. K ROB, 414
PRELAPSE, 38 RANALDO,LEE, 27
RANALDO/WILLIAM HOOKER,LEE, 469 RIZZO AND TARA KEY,RICK, 424
RANCHO RELAXO ALLSTARS, 4 RLW, 96
RANPHORYNCHUS, 52 ROACH DOUBLE QUARTET,MAX, 371
RAPACCIOLI,NICK, 465 ROBAIR,GINO, 184
RAPP,TOM, 345 ROBERT,JOCELYN, 274
RASCO, 75 ROBERTS,DEAN, 157
RASKIN QUARTET,JON, 267 ROCK GENERATION VOL. 4, 381
RATIO, 66 ROCKADROME, 358
RATTLEMOUTH, 85 ROCKERS HI-FI, 395
RAUM/B.C. GILBERT, 321 ROCKMORE,CLARA, 92
RAUMSCHMIERE,T., 359 RODEN/IN BETWEEN NOISE,STEVE, 369
RAVA,ENRICO, 371 ROEDELIUS, 15
RAVA/RAN BLAKE,ENRICO, 43 ROEDELIUS,HANS-JOACHIM, 173
RAW MATERIAL, 23 ROEDELIUS,JOACHIM, 64
RAW VISION, 324 ROELOF,ANNEMARIES' WASTE WATCHERS, 469
RAWFRÜCHT, 404 ROGERS,WAYNE, 444
REAL AND THE REALISTICS,SIR EDDIE, 147 ROK, 261
RECCHION,TOM, 45 ROLLERBALL, 342
RECLOOSE, 183 ROMANS,THE, 268
RED CHAIR FADEAWAY, 132 ROME, 31
RED CRAYOLA, 105 ROOTS MANUVA, 50
RED CRAYOLA,THE, 105 ROPE, 33
RED CRAYOLA WITH ART & LANGUAGE, 105 ROQUE ALSINA,CARLOS, 189
RED CRAYOLA/BISMARCKSTRASSE/50, 106 ROSE,JON, 188
RED KRAYOLA, 30 ROSEWOMAN QUARTET,MICHELE, 371
RED KRAYOLA,THE, 30 ROTHKO, 47
RED NOISE, 161 ROTTOR, 130
RED SNAPPER, 232 ROUGH ASSEMBLAGE, 35
REDBIRDS,THE, 359 ROUSSEL,RAYMOND, 140
REDOLFI,MICHEL, 189 ROVA, 39
REED,BRADFORD, 170 ROVA SAXOPHONE QUARTET, 39
REED,LES, 90 ROWE,KEITH, 235
REED,LOU, 325 ROWE/BLAISE SIWULA/TONINO MIANO,TIM, 345
REFLECTION, 12 ROWE/GUNTER MULLER/TAKU SUGIMOTO,KEITH, 137
REGET,DOMINIQUE, 464 ROWE/JEFFREY MORGAN,KEITH, 236
REHAB, 132 ROWENTA/KHAN, 103
REICHEL,HANS, 321 ROXY MUSIC, 19
REICHEL & EROC,HANS, 332 ROYAL TRUX, 105
RELAIS, 91 RST, 76
RELOAD, 5 RUBBERNECK, 209
REMOND/COSMICS VOL. 2,KNUT, 463 RUE,RIK, 141
REMOTE VIEWER, 2 RUFUS ZUFALL, 219
REPEAT, 106 RUINS, 34
REQ VS. TEAM DOYOBI, 147 RUNAWAYS, 460
RESONANCE, 14 RUPHUS ZUPHALL, 386
RESOUND, 235 RUPP,OLAF, 360
RESTGERÄUSCH, 244 RUSKIN,JAMES, 439
REV,MARTIN, 330 RUSSELL,BRUCE, 80
REVERBERATION VS. MUSLIMGAUZE, 419 RUSSELL,RAY, 73
REVIVAL, 3 RUSSELL,WILLIAM, 253
REYES,JORGE, 385 RUSSELL QUARTET,RAY, 73
REYNOLDS,ROGER, 255 RUSSELL/MAARTEN ALTENA/TERRY DAY,JOHN, 130
REYNOLS, 436 RUSSELL/ROGER TURNER,JOHN, 129
REZNICEK, 3 RUTHERFORD,PAUL, 129
RHBAND, 112 RUTHERFORD & ISKRA 1912,PAUL, 129
RHYTHM & SOUND, 56 RUTHERFORD/PAUL ROGERS,PAUL, 129
RHYTHM & SOUND W/TIKIMAN, 56 RUTMAN,ROBERT, 94
RIBAC/EVA SCHWABE,FRANCOIS, 268 RUTMAN,ROBERT'S STEEL CELLO ENSEMBLE, 94
RIBEIRO,CATHERINE, 229 RUTTMAN,WALTER, 242
RIBEIRO & ALPES,CATHERINE, 229 RUTTMANN,WALTER, 196
RIBOT,MARC, 36 RWA, 149
RIBOT SHREK,MARC, 453 RWA/VOODOO MUSAK, 181
RICE,BOYD, 263 RYDGREN,JOHN, 361
RICH,ROBERT, 378 RYOJI,HOJITO, 442
RICHMAN,JOHNATHAN & THE MODERN LOVERS, 169 RZEWSKI,FREDERIC, 15
RIEU,YANNICK, 468 S-CORE, 493
RIHM,WOLFGANG, 200 S.B.O.T.H.I., 356
RILEY,PETER, 190 S.E.T.I., 23
RILEY,TERRY, 66 S.T. MIKEAL, 161
RIVET,JEAN-MICHEL, 369 S.Y.P.H., 26
RIZZO,RICK AND TARA KEY, 424 SABATINI,MIRKO, 17
SACK & BLUM, 428 SCHWERMUT FOREST, 203
SAD ROCKETS, 59 SCHWITTERS,KURT, 483
SAFETY SCISSORS, 156 SCIARRINO,SALVATORE, 200
SAFT/VU, 39 SCIENCE GROUP,THE, 329
SAINT ETIENNE, 56 SCOTT,RAYMOND, 41
SAKAMOTO,RIUCHI, 379 SCRATCH ORCHESTRA,THE, 94
SAKAMOTO,RYUICHI, 25 SCREAMIN' MEE-MEES, 359
SAKANA, 226 SCREAMING PINCH HITTER, 171
SALARYMAN, 70 SCSI-9, 155
SALINAS,ALEJANDRA, 226 SEA & CAKE,THE, 421
SALMASSI,MARAL, 495 SECLUSION, 367
SALVATORE, 200 SEEFEEL, 2
SAM & VALLEY, 39 SELFHATERS, 35
SAM GOPAL, 168 SEMI-CONDUCTER, 184
SAMARTZIS,PHILIP, 104 SENDER BERLIN, 437
SAMETI, 383 SENKING, 201
SAN AGUSTIN, 145 SENOR COCONUT, 8
SAND 11, 214 SENOR COCONUT Y SU CONJUNTO, 132
SANDBENDERS, 153 SENSORAMA, 213
SANDERS,PHARAOH, 167 SENSORBAND, 14
SANDERS,PHAROAH, 138 SEPHARDIC TINGE, 451
SANDOZ, 76 SERENE TRAVELER, 194
SANDOZ LAB TECHNICIANS, 76 SERGEANT,WILL, 274
SANTA POD, 23 SETE (DJALMA DE ANDRADE),BOLA, 348
SANTANA, 7 SEVENTH SEAL, 4
SANTANA/TURIYA ALICE COLTRANE,DEVADIP CARLOS, 73 SEVENTH SONS,THE, 167
SAORI VS. DANBALL BAT, 62 SFERIC EXPERIMENT, 111
SAPHIN,JEFF, 288 SHA' CHO MOUSE, 270
SAPIANO/THE PARTYCRASHERS, 205 SHADOW HUNTAZ, 301
SASSE, 161 SHADOW RING,THE, 411
SATAN ALFA BEEL ATEM, 184 SHADRACK CHAMELEON, 187
SATIN,ERIK, 324 SHAKE, 1
SATO,MICHIHIRO, 311 SHAKING RAY LEVIS, 6
SATURDAY LOOKS GOOD TO ME, 180 SHANKAR,ANANDA, 339
SAUNDERSON,KEVIN, 297 SHANTEL, 95
SAUTER/DON DIETRICH/THURSTON MOORE,JIM, 156 SHARP,ELLIOT, 29
SAVAGE RESURRECTION,THE, 252 SHARP,ELLIOTT, 29
SAVAGE/SUZIE HIGGIE,CONWAY, 488 SHARP/ORCHESTRA CARBON,ELLIOT, 467
SAVATH +SAVALAS, 179 SHARP/ZEENA PARKINS,ELLIOT, 467
SAWAI,KAZUE, 171 SHARROCK,SONNY AND LINDA, 116
SAWAI PLAYS YUJI TAKAHASHI,KAZUE, 15 SHAW,EDDIE, 65
SAWASAKI,YOSHIHIRO, 404 SHE-SATELLITES, 165
SAXOPHONE QUARTET,ROVA, 321 SHEA,DAVID, 35
SCAN 7, 305 SHEPP,ARCHIE, 67
SCANNER, 32 SHEPPARD,JIM, 361
SCANNER/DAVID SHEA, 402 SHIDE & ACORN, 4
SCARCUBEM, 91 SHIFTS, 48
SCELSI,GIACINTO, 178 SHIINA,KENSUKE, 318
SCHAEBEN & VOSS, 207 SHINTO, 100
SCHAEFER,JANEK, 184 SHIPP,MATTHEW, 268
SCHAEFFER,PIERRE, 48 SHIPP DUO/MAT MANERI,MATTHEW, 176
SCHAFFAUSER,MATHIAS, 155 SHIPP/WILLIAM PARKER,MATTHEW, 340
SCHAFFHAUSER,M., 156 SHIRT TRAX, 278
SCHENGEN, 343 SHIZUKA, 291
SCHERCHEN,HERMANN, 123 SHRIN, 330
SCHERER,PETER, 458 SHUTTLE 358, 1
SCHIANO,MARIO, 468 SI BEGG, 57
SCHICKERT,GUNTER, 172 SI CUT DUB, 388
SCHLAMMPEITZIGER, 2 SIAMESE TEMPLE BALL, 359
SCHMICKLER,MARCUS, 3 SIDDHARTHA, 162
SCHMICKLER,MARKUS, 237 SIDEWINDER,THE, 244
SCHMIDT,TOBIAS, 438 SIEBEN, 174
SCHNEIDER,KARL-MICHAEL, 433 SIERRA ROMEO, 158
SCHNEIDER TM, 54 SIGNAL, 58
SCHNITZLER,CONRAD, 21 SIGNALDRIFT, 281
SCHOOLLY D, 471 SIGUR ROS, 147
SCHOTT,JOHN, 452 SIKORA, 204
SCHULZE,KLAUS, 51 SILK SAW VS. JARDIN D'USURE, 403
SCHUMACHER,MICHAEL, 399 SILOAH, 162
SCHWARZ,JEAN, 188 SILVA/WILLIAM PARKER,ALAN, 134
SCHWEIZER/MANI NEUMEIER,IRÉNE, 62 SILVANIA, 391
SILVER APPLES, 59 SORGEN/STEVE RUST/BOB WINDBIEL,HARVEY, 138
SILVER JEWS, 91 SORROW, 42
SIMMONDS,IAN, 399 SORT OF QUARTET,THE, 83
SIN, 4 SOUL CENTER (THOMAS BRINKMANN), 370
SINCLAIR,JOHN, 51 SOULSTANCE, 351
SINGLE CELL ORCHESTRA, 24 SOUND TRACK, 59
SISTOL, 295 SOUNDSMITH, 132
SKALD, 443 SOUP, 164
SKATALITES MEET KING TUBBY, 260 SOUPAULT,PHILIPPE, 140
SKULL, 137 SOUTH, 2
SKULLFLOWER, 52 SOUTHALL RIOT & ANSUZ LUNASA, 471
SKYLAB, 142 SOUTHERNING, 112
SKYWAY, 375 SPACE ART, 27
SLAPP HAPPY, 48 SPACE EXPLOSION, 62
SLICK SIXTY, 262 SPACE PONCH, 257
SLICKER, 179 SPACEBOX, 60
SLUM, 299 SPACECRAFT, 385
SLUSSER,DAVID, 448 SPACEFARM, 219
SLUTS'N'STRINGS & 909, 68 SPACEMEN 3, 93
SLUTS'N'STRINGS + 909, 68 SPACER, 53
SLUTS`N`STRINGS & 909, 68 SPACIOUS MIND, 163
SMARNAMISA!, 37 SPAHLINGER,MATHIAS, 122
SMELL OF INCENSE, 357 SPARKS,TIM, 454
SMELL OF INCENSE,THE, 357 SPEARMAN,GLENN, 134
SMELL OF INCENSE/ETHEREAL COUNTERBALANCE, 357 SPECIAL FORCES, 295
SMITH,DAVE, 235 SPECTRUM VS. JESSAMINE, 374
SMITH,ELLIOTT, 51 SPECTRUM VS. SILVER APPLES, 374
SMITH,GARY, 69 SPECTRUM/THE IMAJINARY FRIENDS, 375
SMITH,JACK, 413 SPECULUM FIGHT, 281
SMITH,JULIAN, 265 SPECULUM KAIDAN, 434
SMITH,ROGER, 129 SPEEDRANCH/JANSKI NOISE, 4
SMITH,WADADA LEO, 447 SPEEDY J, 301
SMITH & MIGHTY, 260 SPELL, 10
SMITH & NEIL METCALFE,ROGER, 191 SPENCE,ALEXANDER SKIP, 408
SMITH (EDITOR),HARRY, 365 SPENCE,JOSEPH, 344
SMITH/HARUMI MAKINO SMITH,WADADA LEO, 486 SPENCER,THE JON BLUES EXPLOSION, 263
SMITH/JOHN STEVENS,GARY, 118 SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION,JON, 233
SMITH/N'DA KULTURE,WADADA LEO, 67 SPERRMÜLL, 354
SMOG, 40 SPIDERS, 415
SMYTH,GILLI, 382 SPIESS,PETER, 204
SNAKE CHARMERS OF NORTH INDIA, 51 SPIETH,JOACHIM, 207
SND, 248 SPIRAL SKY, 4
SNOW,MICHAEL, 274 SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS,THE, 215
SNYDER AND BOB THOMPSON,DOUG, 473 SPLINTERED/HEADBUTT, 269
SODASTREAM, 442 SPOILS OF WAR, 358
SOFT HEAP, 383 SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ENSEMBLE, 118
SOFT MACHINE, 11 SPONTANEOUS MUSIC ORCHESTRA, 129
SOFT MACHINE/MARK LEEMAN 5/DAVEY GRAHAM, 381 SPRING, 31
SOFT VERGE, 281 SPRING HEEL JACK, 425
SOL INVICTUS, 115 SPUNK, 187
SOLA & WU MAN, 37 SQUAREPUSHER, 57
SOLAL,MARTIAL, 371 SQUAREPUSHER/RICHARD THOMAS, 220
SOLDIER,DAVID, 35 SQUIRMBO, 465
SOLENOID/METATRON, 281 SQUIRREL BAIT, 93
SOLEX, 231 SSAB SONGS, 277
SOLMANIA, 9 ST-ONGE,ALEXANDRE, 14
SOLOVYEV, 278 ST. JOHNNY, 444
SOLVENT, 14 STALAKTITEN OCH MIRJAM, 295
SOMATIC, 58 STANDING ROCK, 388
SOMECK/ELLIOTT SHARP,RONNY, 452 STANGL/CHRISTOF KURZMANN,BURKHARD, 137
SOMNAMBULIST, 215 STAPLEON & TIBET, 463
SONAMI/JOCELYN ROBERT,LAETITIA, 274 STAPLETON/TIBET, 461
SONIC SUBJUNKIES, 95 STARFUCKERS, 112
SONIC YOUTH, 29 STARS OF THE LID, 145
SONIC YOUTH WITH JIM O'ROURKE, 412 STARS OF THE LID/JON MCCAFFERTY, 210
SONOPTIC, 480 STATIC LOUNGE, 359
SONOVAC, 280 STAUB,VOLKER, 484
SONS OF SILENCE, 54 STEAM, 31
SONS OF SILENCE,THE, 216 STEEL, 12
SONS OF SILENCE VS. RONNIE & CLYDE, 93 STEELWOOL, 275
SONS OF THE SUN, 146 STEEPLE OF FYRE, 465
STEIN,GERTRUDE, 140 SZATHMARY,ZSIGMOND, 482
STEPHENS,LEIGH, 8 T-POWER, 6
STEREO DELUXE, 54 TAGOMAGO, 68
STEREO MC'S, 173 TAJ MAHAL TRAVELLERS, 110
STEREO TOTAL, 26 TAJ MAHAL TRAVELLERS,THE, 110
STEREOLAB, 25 TAKAHASHI,AYUO, 313
STERIL, 135 TAKAHASHI,SO, 64
STEVENS/KENT CARTER/DAREK BAILEY,JOHN, 191 TAKAHASHI,YUJI, 447
STINSON,G.E., 120 TAKAMI, 230
STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN, 4 TAKAYANAGI/KAORU ABE,MASAYUKI, 101
STOCKHAUSEN,KARLHEINZ, 119 TAKAYANAGI/NEW DIRECTION,MASAYUKI, 312
STOCKHAUSEN/DUSAPIN, 255 TAKAYANAGI/NEW DIRECTION FOR THE ARTS,MASAYUKI, 419
STOL, 197 TAKEMITSU,TORU, 303
STONE GARDEN, 343 TAKEMURA,NOBUKAZU, 423
STRANGE, 2 TALK TALK, 131
STRANGE GARDEN, 433 TAMIO,SHIRAISHI, 288
STRAPPING FIELD HANDS, 415 TANAKA-NIXON, 209
STRASS, 154 TANGERINE, 15
STRATOS,DEMETRIO, 168 TANGUAY,PIERRE, 17
STRATOS/PAGANI/TOFANI, 8 TANIMURA,KOOTA, 68
STRING TRIO OF NEW YORK, 47 TANZMUSIK, 405
STUDER,FREDY, 152 TANZMUZIK, 404
STUDIO 1, 65 TARENTEL, 339
STUNTZ'S BLUE LEG EXPEDITION, 357 TARKOVSKY,ANDREY, 426
STURM, 175 TARWATER, 59
STYLUS, 273 TARWATER FEAT. TIKIMAN, 372
SUBOTNICK,MORTON, 481 TAYLOR,BRAD, 436
SUCH, 1 TAYLOR,CECIL, 266
SUCHY,JOSEPH, 172 TAYLOR,DUB, 156
SUCKLE, 68 TAYLOR UNIT,CECIL, 266
SUDDEN DEATH, 343 TAZARTES,GHEDALIA, 9
SUETSU & UNDERWOOD, 100 TEA & SYMPHONY, 332
SUFIT,ALISHA, 227 TECHNICAL ITCH, 197
SUGAR CUBE BLUES BAND, 343 TECHNIQUES, 1
SUGAR EXPERIMENT STATION, 350 TECHNO ANIMAL, 70
SUGIMOTO,TAKU, 175 TEENAGE JESUS & THE JERKS, 28
SUICIDE, 48 TEICHMANN,GEBR., 208
SUKIA, 268 TEITELBAUM,RICHARD, 451
SUKORA, 240 TEITELBAUM/CARLOS ZINGARO,RICHARD, 467
SUM, 4 TEKONIVEL, 415
SUMMER DSP, 428 TELE:FUNKEN, 104
SUN CITY GIRLS, 3 TELE:FUNKEN/FLYING SAUCER ATTACK, 106
SUN DIAL, 4 TELEGRAPH MELTS, 4
SUN ELECTRIC, 128 TELEVISION POWER ELECTRIC, 165
SUNAHARA,YOSHINORI, 53 TEMDENDAM SUAY, 494
SUNCOIL SECT, 98 TEMPLE, 4
SUNG,LI CHIN, 447 TENKO, 39
SUNROOF, 202 TENNEY,JAMES, 178
SUPER BALL, 33 TENNOH, 288
SUPERBALL, 410 TENOR,JIMI, 476
SUPERSESSION, 235 TERMINALS, 26
SUPERSILENT, 345 TERRANOVA, 75
SUPERSOUL, 243 TERUGGI,DANIEL, 188
SUR DRONE, 222 TEST, 7
SURGEON, 57 TETAZ,FRANCOIS, 104
SUTEKH, 40 TETLOW,TIM, 297
SUZUKI,AKIO, 90 TETREAULT/OTOMO YOSHIHIDE,MARTIN, 16
SUZUKI BAND,DAMO, 63 TETREAULT/RENE LUSSIER/MICHEL F. COTE,MARTIN, 15
SUZUKI'S NETWORK,DAMO, 64 TETREAULT/ROBERT LEPAGE,MARTIN, 16
SUZUKISKI, 494 TETREAULT/SACHIKO M/YASUHIRO OTANI/OTOMO
SVARD,LOIS, 225 YOSHIHIDE,MARTIN, 17
SWANS, 30 TEXTA, 346
SWAP, 117 THACKER,EUGENE, 142
SWEET & HONEY, 64 THAEMLITZ,TERRE, 3
SWIFT,ROB, 25 THAEMLITZ/JANE DOWE,TERRE, 246
SWITZER,WILLIAM, 150 THE FIREMAN, 186
SYKES/VICTORIA SPIVEY,ROOSEVELT, 429 THE SUN ALSO RISES, 351
SYNAPSES, 92 THEE MAJESTY, 489
SYNDRONE, 241 THELA, 76
SYSTEM 360, 221 THEM, 2
SZAJNER,BERNARD, 380 THEMERSON,STEFAN, 141
THEOREM, 240 TOSS, 199
THERMODERM, 372 TOTAL, 19
THIEVERY CORPORATION, 55 TOWN & COUNTRY, 51
THIGHPAULSANDRA, 138 TOWN AND COUNTRY, 51
THINGY, 4 TOYDEATH, 205
THINKING PLAGUE, 88 TRACTOR, 11
THIRD EAR BAND, 43 TRAD GRAS OCH STENAR, 406
THIRD EYE FOUNDATION, 98 TRADER HORNE, 7
THIRD WAVE,THE, 84 TRAFFIC SOUND, 8
THIRD WORLD WAR, 379 TRANS AM, 420
THIS HEAT, 62 TRANS IDIO, 433
THIS KIND OF PUNISHMENT, 209 TRANSIENT WAVES, 146
THISTLE, 465 TRANSONIC JOKERS, 433
THOLLOT,JACQUES, 161 TRAORE,LOBI, 159
THOMAS,PAT, 268 TRASH, 15
THOMAS,PETER, 52 TREN BROTHERS, 108
THOMAS,RICHARD, 221 TRENT,RON, 289
THOMAS SOUND ORCHESTER,PETER, 54 TREPTE,ULI, 64
THOMAS SOUND ORCHESTRA,PETER, 51 TRI, 33
THOMAS VS MAXWELL EXPLOSION,PETER, 229 TRICOLOR, 30
THOMAS/GINO ROBAIR,OLUYEMI, 321 TRIMBLE,BOBB, 287
THOMAS/THE WORMHOLES,RICHARD, 220 TRINKWASSER, 304
THOMPSON TRIO,DANNY, 485 TRIO HURRICANE, 134
THOMSEN,STEVE, 434 TRIPSICHORD, 7
THUMP DUO, 160 TRIPSICHORD MUSIC BOX, 7
THUMP THEATER/CRANK, 343 TRIPTYCK, 21
THUNDERDUK, 343 TRIUMPH 2000, 93
TIBBETTS,STEVE, 90 TROVAIOLI,ARMANDO, 387
TIBET & STAPLETON, 115 TRUMAN'S WATER, 111
TICKMAYER,FORMATIO, 329 TSAHAR TRIO,ASSIF, 133
TIED AND TICKLED TRIO, 110 TSAHAR/THE BRASS REEDS ENSEMBLE,ASSIF, 183
TIERE DER NACHT, 62 TSUYUKO,AKI, 68
TIERS ENSEMBLE,WHARTON, 29 TUBE, 51
TIETCHENS,ASMUS, 344 TUBE JERK, 187
TILBURY,JOHN, 236 TUCKER,KEITH, 318
TILBURY/EVAN PARKER,JOHN, 237 TUDOR,DAVID, 224
TILSTON,STEVE, 351 TUDOR LODGE, 351
TIMEBLIND, 111 TUNDRA,MAX, 103
TIMONY,MARY, 233 TURNER, 23
TINY TIM, 114 TURNER,MICK, 107
TIPPETT,KEITH, 468 TURNER/THE AFROSSIPPI ALLSTARS,OTHA, 46
TIPSY, 24 TWENTIETH CENTURY ZOO, 5
TITUS GROAN, 168 TWERK, 155
TO DAMASCUS, 160 TWIGGY/THE GIRLFRIENDS, 375
TO LIVE AND SHAVE IN L.A., 222 TWILIGHT, 14
TO ROCOCO ROT, 17 TWINK, 7
TO ROCOCO ROT + D, 372 TWINKEYZ, 19
TOAD, 354 TWISTED SCIENCE, 111
TOBIN, 57 TWISTED TUTU, 272
TOEPLITZ,KASPER T., 368 TWO BANKS OF FOUR, 363
TOGASHI,MASAHIKO, 414 TWO DOLLAR GUITAR, 365
TOGASHI/MOTOTERU TAKAGI,MASAHIKO, 414 TWO LONE SWORDSMEN, 66
TOHIR & HIS BACKBONE,DAVE, 321 TYRELL,ALDEN, 71
TOHO SARA, 5 U, 4
TOL, 322 U.M.O., 57
TOMITA,ISAO, 50 U.N.K.L.E., 108
TOMOKAWA,KAZUKI, 310 U.N.K.L.E. FEATURING TAKAGI KAN, 431
TOMORROW, 22 U.S. MAPLE, 109
TOMORROWLAND, 210 UBSB, 23
TONE,YASUNAO, 454 UCHIHASHI,KAZUHISA, 143
TONE REC, 401 UCHIHASHI/HANS REICHEL,KAZUHISA, 494
TONO-BUNGAY, 444 UILAB, 113
TOOP,DAVID, 41 ULBRICH,LUTZ, 381
TOOP,DAVID AND VARIOUS ARTISTS, 41 ULTRA-RED, 245
TORAL,RAFAEL, 257 UMILIANI,PIERO, 117
TORGUE, 159 UMO, 58
TORN CURTAIN, 109 UNBOUND, 172
TORTOISE, 30 UNCLE WIGGLY, 91
TORTOISE/DERRICK CARTER, 425 UNDER MILKWOOD, 8
TORTOISE/EX,THE, 208 UNDERDOGS,THE, 22
TOSCA, 75 UNDERGROUND EVOLUTION, 289
UNDERGROUND RAILROAD,THE, 215 VOIGT,REINHARD, 33
UNIQUES,THE, 306 VOIGT,WOLFGANG, 323
UNIT, 9 VOLAPUK, 85
UNIT PARK, 58 VOLAPÜK, 85
UNITED TRIBES, 387 VOLCANO THE BEAR, 462
UNIVERS ZERO, 85 VOMIT LUNCH/STOCK, HAUSEN & WALKMAN, 184
UNREST, WORK & PLAY, 326 VOMIT LUNCHS, 184
UNSUNG HEROES, 2 VON HAUSSWOLFF,CM, 413
URABE,MASAYOSHI, 315 VON ZAMLA, 88
URBAN TRIBE, 93 VULCAN, 202
USA, 3 VULCAN'S HAMMER, 202
USSACHEVSKY,VLADIMIR, 83 VULVA, 128
UTLEY/MOUNT VERNON ART SLAB,ADRIAN, 274 W.A.C.O., 435
V.L.A.D., 477 W.A.C.O.(WILD ACOUSTIC CHAMBER ORCHESTRA), 435
VA, 1 WABI SABI, 3
VA:, 1 WACKDADDIES, 460
VAINIO,MIKA, 323 WAKHEVITCH,IGOR, 159
VAINQUER, 66 WALDRON,MAL, 371
VAISANEN,ILPO, 323 WALDRON TRIO,MAL, 372
VAJRA, 310 WALDRON/FREISEN, 372
VALEN,FARTEIN, 346 WALKER,SCOTT, 40
VAN DER GRAAF GENERATOR, 376 WALKER,STEWART, 154
VAN HOEN,MARK, 430 WALLACE,JOHN BRUCE, 480
VAN LUNTEREN,ROGER, 180 WALLENSTEIN, 162
VAN OEHLEN, 48 WALLFLOWER COMPLEXTION,THE, 358
VANDERMARK,KEN'S JOE HARRIOTT PROJECT, 30 WALPURGIS, 418
VANDERMARK FIVE, 27 WARE,DAVID S., 102
VANDERMARK FIVE,THE, 30 WARE QUARTET,DAVID S., 33
VANDERMARK/PAUL LYTTON,KEN, 487 WASSERMAN, 308
VARIOUS ARTISTS, 23 WASSERMANN, 307
VARLEY,GEZ, 399 WATERS,PATTY, 167
VARNER QUARTET,TOM, 371 WATSON,CHRIS, 430
VARTABED,KOMITAS, 432 WATSON,DAVID, 39
VASCONCELOS,NANA, 349 WATSON,VINCE, 15
VASQUEZ,ANDREW, 388 WEATHERALL/RICHARD FEARLESS,ANDREW, 325
VEDIC SOUND, 402 WEDDING BANDS FROM RAJASTHAN, 36
VEGA POP, 61 WEHOWSKY,RALF, 242
VELASQUEZ/THE GAG REFLEX,DONNA, 465 WEHOWSKY/LIONEL MARCHETTI, 355
VELLA, 20 WEINSTEIN,DAVID, 35
VELVET MONKEYS, 110 WEIRD LITTLE BOY, 37
VENOM P. STINGER, 32 WELCH,DENTON, 141
VERDEAUX,CYRILLE, 217 WELTTRAUMFORSCHER, 150
VERDEAUX/BERNARD XOLOTL,CYRILLE, 387 WENZEL,GERALD, 295
VERMONA, 183 WEST COAST POP ART EXPERIMENTAL BAND, 408
VERMONSTER, 228 WESTON/JOHN EDWARDS/MARK SANDERS,VERYAN, 130
VERT, 187 WEVIE STONDER, 364
VERTICAL SLIT, 277 WHA HA HA, 326
VETTER,MICHAEL, 484 WHAM-O, 460
VHF, 136 WHAT WE LIVE, 102
VIBERT,LUKE, 299 WHILE, 1
VIBERT/B.J. COLE,LUKE, 75 WHISTLING HANGMEN,THE, 39
VICE, 91 WHITE HEAVEN, 60
VICTORIA, 19 WHITE NOISE, 11
VIDA,BEN, 51 WHITE OUT, 120
VIDÉO ADVENTURES, 376 WHITE WILLOW, 215
VIDÉO AVENTURES, 382 WHITE WINGED MOTH, 118
VIERK,LOIS V., 450 WHITE WINGED MOTH,THE, 303
VINAO,ALEJANDRO, 188 WICKHAM-SMITH,SIMON, 169
VINCENT,CHAZ, 298 WICKHAM-SMITH/RICHARD YOUNGS,SIMON, 187
VINYL COUNTDOWN, 212 WIDMER,ROLI, 237
VIRGINIA DARE, 4 WIGWAM, 289
VIRUS, 81 WILD,BENJAMIN, 207
VISION (ROBERT HOOD),THE, 439 WILD STARES,THE, 435
VISIT VENUS, 57 WILHELM,MIKE, 315
VISOR, 428 WILKINSON,CLIVE, 160
VITIELLO/FRANCES-MARIE UTTI,STEPHEN, 198 WILLETT/JAD FAIR,JASON, 238
VOAG,L., 9 WILLIAMS,DAVEY, 119
VOCOKESH, 105 WILLIAMS/NUMB RIGHT THUMB,DAVEY, 238
VOGEL,CRISTIAN, 244 WILLIAMSON, ROBIN/PALMER, CLIVE, 296
VOGT,MICHAEL, 329 WILP,CHARLES, 26
VOICE CRACK, 6 WINDO,GARY, 86
WINDSOR FOR THE DERBY, 344 YOU,ISHIHARA, 60
WINDY & CARL, 132 YOUNG,CLAUDE, 394
WINDY AND CARL/SADDAR BAZAAR, 116 YOUNG MARBLE GIANTS, 218
WINGTIP SLOAT, 466 YOUNGS,RICHARD, 156
WINTSCH/ROADMOVIE, FEAT. GERRY HEMINGWAY,MICHEL, 43 YOUNGS/SIMON WICKHAM-SMITH,RICHARD, 466
WIO/KÖHN, 199 YOUNGS/STEVE TODD,RICHARD, 466
WIRE,THE, 416 YSATIS,SAVVAS, 438
WISHART,TREVOR, 279 YSATIS & TAYLOR DEUPREE,SAVVAS, 57
WISHMOUNTAIN, 19 YUI,MIKI, 50
WITTHUSER,BERND, 418 YUPPIE FLU/THREE PIECES, 142
WITTHUSER & WESTRUPP, 163 YURAYURA TEIKOKU, 60
WOBBLE & DEEP SPACE,JAH, 1 Z'EV, 27
WOBBLE & THE INVADERS OF THE HEART,JAH, 1 ZABOITZEFF,THIERRY, 229
WOHNSEIFER/DIVERSE BRAUNMUSIC,JOHANNES, 442 ZAMIR,DANNY, 454
WOLD,ERLING, 412 ZAMMUTO, 19
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