SCIENTISTS, THE - 'EP'

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• IMSO007 - 7"

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As if 2011 couldnt get topped for Agitated, we only went and got the second 7" release from the Scientists to reissue for 2012: this 4 track S/T EP from the second Scientists line up feats the classic pop snarl of "Last Night", "Pissed On Another Planet", "Bet Ya Lyin" and "It's For Real"; Proper primal thump pushing this glam scuzz, amazing, and we still cant believe we got to put it out... We sold out 500 on Red Vinyl for RSD 2012...sure, we had 1000 sleeves, so, we've filled em with BLACK VINYL!!! classic single people!!!

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THE ICARUS LINE - 'LIVE IN LONDON'

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• CONVOLUTED1 - LP

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The Icarus Line, a proper rock and roll gang, led by the fearsome Joe Cardamone, toured the UK in October 2011 in support of their Wildlife album. With stand in drummer Sammy as their drummer quit just before boarding the plane!! they slammed it, this was feral rock and roll grime, even original bass player Lance Arnao was back in the fold, someone recorded the London show.. and here it is, pressed on some limited edition vinyl..raw, bleeding, and a good indication of how the Icarus Line are...oh yes.. Have 150 copies for normal consumption, now that RSD is done... on tour in the USA with the CULT now...crikey

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ULAAN MARKHOR - 'ULAAN MARKHOR'

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• SAB056CD - CD

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• SAB056 - LP

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Ulaan Markhor is a new solo vision from Californian Steven R. Smith; as with his former veils (Hala Strana and Ulaan Khol most recently), this new epithet brings about a wholly new origin for creation: rhythmic throb. Smith's heavy percussive clout has rarely surfaced on his records, and has heretofore never served as the focal point. Confined within canyons of mammoth ostinatos, the songs have nowhere to go but up & out. Smith's singular guitar playing is present throughout, rendering fuzzed and buzzing melodies & subtly interlocking lines that swirl amongst the percussive nexus. Though drawing on many familiar influences, Ulaan Markhor manages a new perspective for Smith's work. Herein, much like Ulaan Khol, Smith explores the all corners of kosmische (G?ttsching is a touchstone here) with an Eno-like attention to sound. An admiration of Dog Faced Hermans and Long Fin Killie, evident in the wood-block and shaker rhythms, further sets this project apart. The correlations to Roy Montgomery are here as well, but this time Dadamah bears the fruit. Despite its psychedelic and experimental flourishes, Ulaan Markhor possesses a coy accessibility & populist groove that doesn't relent.? Debut from latest incarnation of revered psychedelic guitarist Steven R. Smith ? Limited CD and LP (with download) pressing

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01. Pharoahs
02. White Markhor
03. 100 Birds
04. Slipped God
05. Plague of Farewells
06. Half Ricochet
07. Kites
08. Hand in Circles
09. City of Lakes
10. Dancing

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PUMICE - 'PUNY'

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• SAB050 - LP

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"Everything Pumice owns is broken. Virgin audience members at his shows might think he is fucking up till half-way through when it becomes clear they are witnessing a perfect solo ballet of mini-cassettes, modified guitar, foot-pedal drum-kit & short-circuiting spring reverb croon. Deep into a genius career, Pumice still surprises with his subtle mastery of broke-down sounds, slowed-down Magic Band rhythms, crumbling chord organ hymns & tragic ballads that reach deep into the very soul of Flying Nun / Xpressway / Root Don Lonie For Cash anti-pop pop music. PUNY is as difficult to fathom & as easy to love as all his best work." - Glenn Donaldson Pumice's PUNY rides the existential rails, frothing forth into a fog laden with static heaps & acerbic musings. Pumice's lone heart/voice is Stefan Neville (operating solo quorum), and PUNY is the first album he's distilled in four years following an-album-a-year pace & touring life in prior years. Aside from a split single with Grouper, and a few other EPs, Pumice has been mainly dormant during this time, with Neville working closely with others (as a member of Olympus, The Coolies, The Renderers, Chris Knox/The Nothing, and The Spunks & probably more), largely leaving alone his own music & visions. Touching on personal & private toils, PUNY is as downcast as it is transformative, slowly burrowing under your skin with insidious (yet mostly buried) melodies, malaise and raw beauty. Nods to Gate and Tall Dwarfs notwithstanding, PUNY marks another step beyond the axis of Flying Nun and Xpressway for Neville's songs; pummeling organ dirges are balanced with voice-driven experiments and minor-key pop strumming delivered as only Pumice can. Another wistful & unique ? yet familiar ? offering from this modern Kiwi noise-pop auteur.? New Zealand noise-pop from Pumice ? first in 4 years! ? Toured NZ/USA with Grouper, Oh Sees, Swans, & more ? Limited LP pressing includes download with bonus EP

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01. Hey Crap Crab 02. Stink Moon 03. Ready to Rot 04. Trophy 05. Coeliacs Bring a Plate 06. Covered in Spiders 07. Hump Piss 08. Smell the Towel 09. Cuachag Nan Craobh

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