FERAL OHMS - 'SUPER APE / THE SNAKE'

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• IMSO008 - 7"

• IMSO008XXX - 7"

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*NEW RELEASE DATE DUE TO MANUFACTURING DELAYS* Woah there, a normal 7” edition of 350 and a limited edition of 250 copies of this… Feral Ohms’ second release…”blisterin’ caveman-psych featuring members of Comets on Fire, Drunk Horse, and Nudity”, first 250 / numbered limited pressing of this two track 7” comes with a 33rpm bonus Feral Ohms’ “jams” 7”… we were going to do that as a mailorder only kind of thing, in a reference to the Pusmort singles club, but it worked out easier to make more, and make it more available all round.. This is Some seriously amped up wildness that might just take out your speakers! Putting the OOOOOMPFCRASHWOOOOOOSH back into the whimsical Psych scene.. Super Ape is a new Ethan Miller jam, and The Snake is FO’s take on a Pink Fairies’ classic… yes, we are pretty damn rapt to be putting this out!!! The single 7” version has a different board sleeve and is also limited to only 350…. Phew…

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VARIOUS - 'THE INTRODUCTION TO LIVING COUNTRY BLUES USA'

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• LR711914 - 2xLPs

  4003099711914

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Living Country Blues USA is a series of albums on L+R Records. The material was collected by German Blues experts Siegfried A. Christmann and Axel Küstner on an extended trip thru the south of the USA in the fall of 1980, in the form of so-called "Field-Recordings" - recordings made in the natural surroundings of the artists and not in the studio. Travelling 10.000 miles (16.000 km) by car in 2 1/2 months, they used 180.000 feet (54 km) of tape and took hundreds of photographs to document various aspects of Country Blues, as well as work songs, fife and drum band music, field hollers and rural Gospel music, performed by 35 artists, some of whom appear on record for the first time…INC MP3 DL

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DISC #1: 01. GUITAR FRANK - LONESOME ROAD BLUES 02. MEMPHIS PIANO RED - THE TRAIN IS COMIN' 03. FLORA MOLTON AND THE TRUTH BAND - WHAT'S THE MATTER NOW 04. LOTTIE MURRELL - TROUBLE LATE LAST NIGHT 05. SAM CHATMON - SITTIN' ON THE TOP OF THE WORLD 06. JAMES "SON" THOMAS & CLEVELAND "BROOMAN" JONES - ROCK ME, MAMA 07. HAMMIE NIXON - CORINNA, CORINNA 08. CORA FLUKER & OLA MAE BELL - TALKIN' BOUT JESUS 09. WALTER BROWN - SO HARD TO SEE 10. ARCHIE EDWARDS - BEAR CAT MAMA BLUES
DISC #2: 01. "BOWLING GREEN" JOHN & "HARMONICA" P.WIGGINS - RENO FACTORY 02. LONNY PITCHFORD - MY BABE 03. SAM "STRETCH" SHIELDS - BLUEBIRD BLUES 04. SAM "STRETCH" SHIELDS - THE TITANIC 05. FLORA MOLTON AND THE TRUTH BAND - MEAN OL'FRISCO 06. JOE SAVAGE - I CAN'T BE SUCCESSFUL 07. ARZO YOUNGBLOOD - I DON'T KNOW WHY 08. "BIG G" DAVIS - TANGO TWIST 09. COME ON IN MY KITCHEN 10. GUITAR SLIM - LULA'S BACK IN TOWN 11. BOYD RIVERS - YOU GOT TO MOVE 12. BOOCHIE BILL WEBB - BIG ROAD BLUES

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BOWLING GREEN JOHN CEPHAS & HARMONICA PHIL WIGGINS - 'ORIGINAL FIELD RECORDINGS VOL: 1 / LIVING COUNTRY BLUES'

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• LR713116 - LP

  4003099713116

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Living Country Blues USA is a series of albums on L+R Records. The material was collected by German Blues experts Siegfried A. Christmann and Axel Küstner on an extended trip thru the south of the USA in the fall of 1980, in the form of so-called "Field-Recordings"… Introducing Bowling Green John & Harmonica Phil Wiggins What is so remarkable about the duo is their intensive commitment to the black Blues and Gospel tradition - without diminishing the quality or spontaneity of their performances. By hearing John Cerpas with his guitar one quickly gets impressed by the power of his playing. Deeply rooted in the so-called "Piedmont" Blues tradition of the East Coast, ragtime influence and complex rhythms produce a strong emphasis on melody - much in contrast to the harsh Mississippi Blues with its hard beat and drive. When recording this album Phil Wiggins was 26 years old and despite his young age he already could be rated as one of the top Blues harp players. Influences include Hammie Nixon, Sonny Boy Williamson, Little Walter and Shakey Hotton. He played alongside Flora Molton, Archie Edwards, Big Chief Ellis, the late Esther Mae "Mother" Scott and John Jackson as well as jamming with such well known Blues veterans as Sunnyland Slim, Johnny Shines and Louisiana Red - shaping his technique to perfection, be it in the Country Blues or with ampli?ed harp in the best Chicago tradition. 

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TRACKLISTING: 01. BLACK RAT SWING 02. EYESIGHT TO THE BLIND 03. GUITAR & HARMONICA RAG 04. RISING RIVER BLUES 05. I'M A PILGRIM 06. CHICKEN CAN'T ROOST TOO HIGH FOR ME 07. I AIN'T GOT NO LOVIN' BABY NOW 08. WEST CAREY STREET BLUES 09. RICHMOND BLUES 10. PONY BLUES 11. GOIN' DOWN THE ROAD FEELIN' BAD

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BLUES ON HIGHWAY 61 - 'ORIGINAL FIELD RECORDINGS VOL: 2 / LIVING COUNTRY BLUES'

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• LR713017 - LP

  4003099713017

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Living Country Blues USA is a series of albums on L+R Records. The material was collected by German Blues experts Siegfried A. Christmann and Axel Küstner on an extended trip thru the south of the USA in the fall of 1980, in the form of so-called "Field-Recordings" ….. Blues On Highway 61 with James on' Thomas, Sam Chatmon, Walter Brown, Joe Cooper, Cleveland Broomman & Eddie Cusie Feeling lonesome, being down and out, nowhere to go, walking the highway up and down, riding the Greyhound bus, catching a freight train - all central themes in Blues, and the men you can hear on this record have lived the Blues and this was reality to them. The Blues has always been more than just one person's story, they are reflections and descriptions of a common lifestyle and experience. These artists tell the truth - the truth about being a black man in Mississippi, across the United States. The artists you can hear on this record all came from the same region of Mississippi. Their communities were centered around 61 Highway and lay only a couple of miles apart. Many Blues have been made about 61 Highway. Linking rural Louisiana and Mississsippi with northern industrial areas, thousands of blacks have travelled this road in hopes of a better life and future. Walter Brown's "Keep On Walkin"' can be seen as a reflection of their sufferings and struggle, the long road America's blacks had to walk since they were ?rst brought to that country as slaves. 

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EXHAUSTION - 'BIKER'

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• AARGHT031 - LP

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Biker unleashes seven slabs of free-form guitar and ecstatic No Wave atonality atop giant churning bass and thundering motorik drums. Jensen Tjhung (Deaf Wish, Lower Plenty) and Per Byström (Ooga Boogas, Leather Towel) anchor the blown-out epics with pummelling lock grooves as vocalist/guitarist Duncan Blachford dispenses improvised six-string sizzle in a style that synthesises classic post-Hendrix psych and the reverb/delay clouds of the Mizutani/Haino tradition with the rawness of Bruce Russell. Recorded in gristly no-frills fidelity at the band’s own studio, Biker is a high-potency emission from the deepest reaches of the Melbourne underground.

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POWDER MONKEYS - 'TIME WOUNDS ALL HEELS'

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• DEFCON10 - LP

  934334401984

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Finally seeing the light of day again, and for the first time on vinyl, is the Powder Monkeys' classic album from 1995, Time Wounds All Heels. Originally released on the Dog Meat label and comprising the power-trio line-up of Tim Hemensley, TJ Ray and John Nolan, the band at this point were an absolutely unstoppable force, a powerhouse comparable to the finest moments from the MC5, Motorhead and Black Flag. Featuring 10 original tracks from the band, this is often considered the group's finest recorded moment, and one which has been out of print in any form since the 20th century. Our special edition on Desperate Records comes remastered for vinyl by Mikey Young and is pressed on 180-gram vinyl. The sleeve is on thick, reverse-board stock with a descriptive obi strip, download card, exclusive photos and liner notes and a 24" x 24" poster. It also comes in an all-new sleeve, the front cover being a stunning, previously unpublished shot of the band taken by renowned rock photographer, Liz Reed. The download card also features four bonus tracks (inc. Bored! and Motorhead covers), two of them previously unreleased, one of which is a fantastic original from drummer TJ Ray.The reissue of is a major deal for all Aussie rock & roll aficianados. There are only 700 of these being pressed!

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COOL GHOULS - 'A SWIRLING FIRE BURNING THROUGH THE RYE'

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• EMP025 - LP

  655035072517

• EMP025CD - CD

  815597018501

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“San Francisco’s Doomed” ... or so they say. There are, however, four Cool Ghouls who will have none of that. Born and raised in Fog Nation’s strip-mall suburbs, these boys dreamed of the day when they would move to Shaky City. San Francisco was their destiny—the town their electric heroes Creedence, Thee Oh Sees, Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Moby Grape, Flamin’ Groovies, etc. call(ed) home. Thank the gods their dreams came true! Their loud guitars, acid riffs, party screams, and stacked-as-fuck three-part vocal harmonies are echoing down the alleys and shaking foundations. A Swirling Fire Burning Through the Rye is Cool Ghouls’ sophomore full-length album, and it rules. Recorded live to tape by San Francisco’s Sonny Smith (Sonny and the Sunsets) and mixed and mastered by Mikey Young (Total Control, Eddy Current Suppression Ring), this record elevates the band’s psychedelic garage jams to a whole new level. Empty Cellar Records is very stoked to present ten new, delectable Cool Ghouls songs brimming with infectious, creative energy. This record is an excellent complement to the never-ending nights of a never-ending summer. San Francisco is still doomed... it always has been and always will be. At least these Cool Ghouls are here to help it go down with just a little bit of true class.

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1. And It Grows
2. The Mile
3. What a Dream I Had
4. Orange Light
5. Insight
6. Get a Feelin?
7. Across the River
8. Reelin?
9. New Moon
10. Sweet Rain

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SECRET PYRAMID - 'THE SILENT MARCH / MOVEMENTS OF NIGHT'

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• SOD110 - 2xCDs

  600197511022

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Students of Decay presents a specially priced double-CD issue of Secret Pyramid’s two albums, The Silent March and Movements of Night. Originally released in 2011 on cassette by the Canadian micro- imprint Nice-Up International, The Silent March can be viewed as something of a mission statement for Amir Abbey’s skyriding Secret Pyramid project. Critics have compared his sound to the more blasted entries in the Popul Vuh catalog and to Flying Saucer Attack’s cherished fuzz devotionals, and indeed Abbey’s reverb-drenched songforms and titanic edifices of drone do feel at times as though they’ve been cut from the same cloth. Abbey weaves themes of birth, death, nostalgia and existential dread into an album as cohesive as it is all-consuming, a spell that seeks to simultaneously welcome and protect against darkness in its many forms. 2013’s Movements of Night finds Abbey further develop and refine the haunting, faraway sound-world that earned the aforementioned release well-due praise. Deftly navigating the properties of sleep and unconsciousness, Abbey charts a course that is equal parts harrowing and funereal, tranquil and sublime. Juxtaposing the everyday with the obscured, the half-there melodies and arcs of hazy guitar histrionics dissolve into a more familiar, tangible atmosphere in which radiant drones are tethered to a driving bassline. With Movements of Night, Abbey casts his net into the abyss of the unconscious and returns with a potent paean to the dreamworld.

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Disc One ? The Silent March
1. Outside
2. Come Down Gently
3. Still Return
4. Silent March I
5. Her Spirits
6. Eternal
7. Silent March II
Disc Two ? Movements of Night
1. A Descent
2. Quiet Sky
3. Closer
4. To Forget
5. Move Through Night
6. Wish
7. Depths
8. Escape (Fade Out)

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FRUIT TONES - 'SOME STRANGE VOODOO'

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• SBR-012 - 7"

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Stolen Body’s first 7” release comes from Manchester garage n surf rock band Fruit Tones. The 4 track EP shows off the bands abbility ro morf garage rock, tropical pop and surf beautuflly while keeping a raw rock n roll feel to everythjng. This the first EP by bring pressed to way by Fruit Tones. They have featured on several compilations which have been incredibly recieved. They have also previously released a split tape with Death Cats on Scottish label Fuzzkill Records which is now sold out. Stolen Body is happy to release the EP on limited edition colour vinyl. Limited to 500 copies (Coloured - Yellow with black splatter)

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1. Red Thunder - 1:55
2. Voodoo Room - 2:30

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SECRET PYRAMID - 'THE SILENT MARCH'

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• SOD109 - LP

  600197510919

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Originally released in 2011 on cassette by the Canadian micro-imprint Nice-Up International, The Silent March is the precursor to 2013’s Movements of Night and can be viewed as something of a mission statement for Amir Abbey’s skyriding Secret Pyramid project. Critics have compared the Secret Pyramid sound to the more blasted entries in the Popul Vuh catalog and to Flying Saucer Attack’s cherished fuzz devotionals, and indeed Abbey’s reverb-drenched songforms and titanic edifices of drone do feel at times as though they’ve been cut from the same cloth. Opener “Outside” might be best understood as the soundtrack to slow-motion video footage of a first-person plunge over some impossibly grand waterfall on an endless loop, as tumbling overtones fight for air among turbid plumes of distortion. “Still Return” finds acoustic guitar figures struggling to escape a blinding mist, their resolution finally arriving in the form of the sublime tranquility of the titular track which follows. Abbey weaves themes of birth, death, nostalgia and existential dread into an album as cohesive as it is all-consuming, a spell that seeks to simultaneously welcome and protect against darkness in its many forms. This edition of The Silent March features an improved mix-down by Abbey and a remaster by James Plotkin to insure maximum transport.

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