LICHENS - 'THE PSYCHIC NATURE OF BEING'

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• HM70258 - LP

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lichens is a transfixing experience that loops wordless vocals into curtains of ghostly drone which lowe makes witchier with the addition of both acoustic and electric guitars, percussion and other effects. recorded live as a one-time improvisation without overdubs, the three tracks on the psychic nature of being reveal and extend already mesmerizing lichens live performances. holy mountain's deluxe vinyl edition of the psychic nature of being comes housed in a sturdy old-style tip-on jacket that features original artwork by mr. lowe.

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SUNROOF! - 'SILVER BEAR MIST'

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• VHF91CD - 2xCDs

  783881009125

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SILVER BEAR MIST, SUNROOF!'S FIRST RELEASE IN OVER TWO YEARS IS AN EPIC DOUBLE-CD OF INIMITABLE BUZZ.

RECORDED DURING A PERIOD WHEN GUITARIST MATT BOWER (SKULLFLOWER) WAS ALSO CONCENTRATING ON WRITING MATERIAL WITH MARCIA BASSETT OF DOUBLE LEPOARDS FOR THEIR DUO, HOTOTOGISU, SILVER BEAR MIST DIVERGES FROM RECENT RELEASES LIKE THE COLLAGY USSA, SPLAT, WINGS OVER AMERICA, AND THE LAST MAJOR SUNROOF! RELEASE THE KRAUTROCK-ISH CLOUDZ TO REVEL IN THICK, BILLOWING FUZZ BOMBS. AIDED BY VIBRACATHEDRAL ORCHESTRA?S MICK FLOWER AND US DUO THE SKATERS, BOWER LETS RIP ON ROCKERS LIKE THE TIBETAN-ORIENTED ?BURIED IN THE SKY? AND THE IMMENSE ?SKY BLUE SWORD.? DISC TWO MIXES IT UP A BIT, WITH THE UNEXPECTEDLY DOCILE ?STACKED DIAMONDS? FEATURING THE SKATERS, ALONGSIDE THE SCOURING SURGE OF BOWER LEADS ON ?BE SURE TO BOOGIE? AND ?LUMINOUS KITE.?

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ZDRASTVOOTIE - '2'

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• HM43109 - CD

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ZDRASTVOOTIE 2 IS A PERPLEXING ALBUM. IT FOLDS THE FAR CORNERS OF SOME OF THE WORLD'S MOST OUT-THERE PROGRESSIVE ROCK WITH DEEP, DELIBERATE SINGER-SONGWRITER TYPE VOCALS AND LYRICS.

IT IS BOTH A COLLECTION OF CONFUSING, DARK AND FRAGMENTED MEDITATIONS AND DEFIANTLY ODD MUSIC, YET IT IS FAR MORE ACCESSIBLE AND PLAYFUL THAN ONE WOULD EXPECT. THE RECORDED DEBUT OF DREW ADAM?S VOCALS IS IMPOSING AND GRAND - HE SINGS LIKE A CROONER. ZDRASTVOOTIE 2 IS STILL MARKED BY THE GROUP?S GIFTS AS SONGWRITERS AND PLAYERS AS THE SONGS ARE DISJOINTED AND THE ARRANGEMENTS ABRASIVE. THE MATERIAL IS ACHINGLY BEAUTIFUL, AND LOVELY MELODIES APPEAR THROUGHOUT THE ALBUM. THIS NEW ALBUM WILL SOUND, TO MOST, LIKE NO OTHER MUSIC ON EARTH.

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VARIOUS - 'MUSIC FROM THE LOST PROVINCES'

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• OHCD1001 - CD

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OLD-TIME STRING BANDS FROM ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA & VICINITY, 1927-1931. ALL TRACKS ON THE CD HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL 78RPM RECORDS. A 28-PAGE BOOKLET PRESENTS A DETAILED HISTORY OF THE MUSIC BASED ON INTERVIEWS WITH ORIGINAL BAND MEMBERS. ALSO INCLUDED IS A COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY AND NUMEROUS VINTAGE PHOTOGRAPHS, MANY NEVER BEFORE PUBLISHED.

MUSIC FROM THE LOST PROVINCES REISSUES 22 SONGS AND TUNES FIRST RECORDED BETWEEN 1927-1931 BY STRING BANDS FROM ASHE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, A MOUNTAINOUS AREA IN THE NORTHWEST CORNER OF THE STATE ONCE KNOWN AS "THE LOST PROVINCES" BECAUSE OF ITS EXTREME ISOLATION. THE MUSIC INCLUDES TRADITIONAL FIDDLE TUNES, FOLK SONGS, ANGLO-IRISH BALLADS, COMIC SONGS, TOPICAL NUMBERS AND ORIGINAL COMPOSITIONS, ALL FROM THE TIME PERIOD OFTEN CALLED THE "GOLDEN ERA" OF OLD-TIME STRING MUSIC. THE ANTHOLOGY BRINGS TOGETHER FOR THE FIRST TIME THE COMPLETE RECORDINGS OF FRANK BLEVINS & HIS TAR HEEL RATTLERS, THE CAROLINA NIGHT HAWKS, THE NORTH CAROLINA RIDGE RUNNERS, WOODIE BROTHERS, AND MANY MORE. MUSIC FROM THE LOST PROVINCES IS THE PREMIER RELEASE OF OLD HAT RECORDS, A LABEL DEVOTED TO QUALITY REISSUES COUPLED WITH THOROUGH HISTORICAL RESEARCH.

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VARIOUS - 'VIOLIN, SING THE BLUES FOR ME'

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• OHCD1002 - CD

  670725100226

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AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIDDLERS, 1926-1949, THE VIOLIN PLAYED A SIGNIFICANT ROLE IN THE EARLY HISTORY OF RECORDED BLUES, WITH ITS CRYING VIBRATOS AND SLIDING NOTES CREATING A DRAMATIC AND SOULFUL SOUND. THIS UNIQUE COLLECTION PRESENTS 73 MINUTES OF VINTAGE FIDDLE MUSIC, CAREFULLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL 78RPM RECORDS. IN ADDITION TO BLUES, THE ALBUM CONTAINS COUNTRY DANCES, RAGS AND STOMPS, FOLK SONGS AND MEDICINE SHOW MUSIC. THE CD COMES WITH A 32-PAGE, FULL-COLOR BOOKLET WITH DETAILED HISTORY, COMPLETE DISCOGRAPHY, AND A HOST OF RARE PHOTOGRAPHS AND ILLUSTRATIONS.

VIOLIN, SING THE BLUES FOR ME OFFERS 24 TRACKS OF THIS RARE MUSIC, PLAYED BY MANY OF THE GREATEST BLACK FIDDLERS WHO RECORDED BEFORE MID-CENTURY. FROM THE SOPHISTICATED STYLE OF LONNIE JOHNSON TO THE RAW DELTA BLUES OF HENRY SIMS TO THE ROLLICKING TUNES OF THE MEMPHIS JUG BAND, THESE MUSICIANS DEMONSTRATE THE DEPTH AND DIVERSITY OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN FIDDLE MUSIC. INCLUDED ARE TWO EARLY INSTRUMENTALS BY THE MULTI-TALENTED HOWARD ARMSTRONG, ALSO KNOWN AS "LOUIE BLUIE," WHOSE CAREER IN MUSIC SPANNED SEVEN DECADES.

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VARIOUS - 'FOLKS, HE SURE DO PULL SOME BOW!'

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• OHCD1003 - CD

  670725100325

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VINTAGE FIDDLE MUSIC, 1927-1935 BLUES, JAZZ, STOMPS, SHUFFLES & RAGS; FOLKS, HE SURE DO PULL SOME BOW! OFFERS 24 TRACKS OF RARE FIDDLE MUSIC FROM THE EARLY YEARS OF RECORDED SOUND, COVERING A WIDE RANGE OF ARTISTS AND STYLES. A FULL 74 MINUTES OF MUSIC. OLD HAT RECORDS HAS TEAMED WITH LONG GONE SOUND PRODUCTIONS TO CAPTURE THE BRILLIANT, CLEAR SOUND OF THE ORIGINAL 78RPM RECORDS. THE CD COMES WITH A FULL-COLOR, 32-PAGE BOOKLET THAT TELLS THE FASCINATING STORY BEHIND THE MUSIC, ILLUSTRATED WITH MANY RARE PHOTOGRAPHS, DRAWINGS, AND ARTIFACTS.

PLAYING RAGTIME TUNES, COUNTRY BREAKDOWNS, HARDCORE BLUES AND HOT JAZZ, THESE FIDDLERS CUT LOOSE ON THE INSTRUMENT KNOWN AS "THE DEVIL'S BOX." BLUES FANS RECOGNIZE LONNIE JOHNSON, BO CARTER, AND BIG BILL BROONZY AS MASTERS OF THE GUITAR, BUT THESE MEN WERE ALSO TALENTED FIDDLERS, AND THEY'RE ALL INCLUDED ON THIS DISC. YOU'LL HEAR JAZZ FROM CHICAGO'S SOUTH SIDE, STRING BAND MUSIC FROM MISSISSIPPI, AND BLUES FROM BEALE STREET. THE STATE STREET BOYS PLAY UPTOWN BLUES, WHILE GROUPS LIKE THE ALABAMA RASCALS AND THE DIXIELAND JUG BLOWERS PROVIDE GOOD-TIME DANCE MUSIC. AND THERE'S MUCH, MUCH MORE-

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