FLAVOR CRYSTALS - 'THREE'

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• MPLSLTD035 - 3xLP

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Flavor Crystals are a four piece space rock band based in Minneapolis, MN. Since releasing their debut album "On Plastic" (mpls ltd 2005), Flavor Crystals have continued to create engagingly floaty psych rock. Their music evokes 60's psychedelia, 70's kraut/prog, 80's kiwi, and 90's shoegaze/indie in equal measures, while always retaining their distinct, wobbly vibe. Their second album was recorded with Kramer (Bongwater, Galaxie 500, Low) and released as "Ambergris" (mpls ltd 2007, Second Shimmy/Cargo 2008). After being invited by the Brian Jonestown Massacre, Flavor Crystals accompanied them on their 2009 US Tour, playing 18 theatres and clubs across the country. Upon returning, Flavor Crystals holed up to create their definitive musical statement. After two years of continuous recording, capturing spontaneous experiments and sprawling drones, the results are being released as the new album "Three". "Three" features 24 new tracks on a limited edition, three LP set on white vinyl. The third LP features ten instrumental tracks exclusive to the vinyl release.

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TIMMY'S ORGANISM - 'RAW SEWAGE ROQ'

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• ITR227 - LP

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• ITR227CD - CD

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Known predominantly for his work as the frontman of Clone Defects and Human Eye, Timmy Vulgar has spent over a decade being the definition of punk rock. He is also a 2010 Kresge Artist Fellow who was awarded for a "creative vision and commitment to excellence within a wide range of artistic disciplines." For Timmy's Organism, Vulgar wrangles up a trio of like-minded degenerates and leads them through dismantled punk, space-blues and debris-sodden noise with deft ease. Debut album Rise of the Green Gorillas, released in 2010 on Sacred Bones, was essentially Vulgar solo recordings, but Raw Sewage Roq is the full band pounding the kind of whacked-out, sci-fi-inspired, skuzzy skronk anyone familiar with his oeuvre would expect. Here, Vulgar jettisons most of the avant, jazzy Beefheartian leanings of Human Eye in favor of a direct, straight-ahead approach that owes more to KBD punk, Alice Cooper-style glam and Hawkwind. That said, "straight-ahead" by Vulgar standards is still pretty damned unhinged. You will hate yourself if you sleep on this one! "How can Kurt Vile fans sleep at night knowing that this fucking guy is out there, ruling the universe? Seriously, Timmy Vulgar-punkofuturo from Epileptix, Clone Defects and Human Eye-makes everyone else look like a fucking joke." -Mitch Cardwell, Maximum Rocknroll

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JAMES CANTY - 'SHARK IN THE SHALLOWS'

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• SHARK01 - 7"

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Straight out of Essex songsmith James Canty brings his riotous acoustic guitar led band to the forefront of the alt-folk genre. With crafted songs and reflective lyrics entwined with explosive live performances, echoing Fleet Foxes, ALT-J and Scroobius Pip; Canty proves both a prolific writer and eccentric stage persona. His Debut release SHARK IN THE SHALLOWS is out now on limited edition 7" vinyl.

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CATHERINE IRWIN & WOODEN WAND - 'SING THE SONGS OF HAZEL DICKENS'

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• PIAPTK092 - 7"

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Wooden Wand and Catherine Irwin (of Freakwater) pay tribute to legendary bluegrass protest singer, Hazel Dickens on a Record Store Day Exclusive 7". This is a Record Store Day Exclusive THAT WE STILL HAVE 25 COPIES OF. Limited to only 500 copies worldwide, each 7" comes in a beautiful, hand-set-letterpressed, silkscreened, and numbered Arigato Pak Media-player Instant Digital Download Included

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