THE SUNSET STRIP - 'STONE LAZY'

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• GREV01 - LP

• AGIT039CD - CD

  5060174958519

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Having recorded / released several well received albums for Au Go Go in the mid to late 1980's/early 1990's, including the much revered "Move Right In" opus, once referred to as a minor masterpiece of multi-layered guitar riffs and dark, acid-blues / avant-sludge rock  it remains one of the most underrated independent albums ever issued in Australia. They recorded / released two incredible CDEPs, "Scrape It Out" and "Nothing Lost Nothing Gained" (both over 30 minutes long) for the Dogmeat label (for whom this album was to be released, but they sadly folded before it could happen, thus languishing in vaults since). This is an incredible snapshot of musical work from a verdent period in Melbourne / Geelong recording history. So, now in 2015 and Brown and fellow Strip guitarist Andy Turner have assembled the pieces and issued it on vinyl LP / CD. Drawn from a number of sessions, recorded between 1993-1995 by original band members Andy Turner and Warwick Brown with Mike Glenn / Paul Ryan and featuring guests Tim Hemensley, Joel Silbersher, and Charlie Owen. This is a first time release for this album; a vinyl pressing of 250 (we have 50) on the GREVILLE label and a w/w CD pressing on Agitated Records for this 10 tracker. The Sunset Strip emerged out of the vibrant 80s Australian indie music scene with very different slant to the Detroit sound that was predominant. Mining a seam of guitar-heavy music that stretched from The Byrds to Buffalo Springfield to Crazy Horse to Dinosaur Jr and beyond, the band was critically but never commercially successful and fell apart in 1995. This is guitar music at it's broadest - from maelstrom to melody.Prepare to be swept away. The Sunset Strip track "Mercy Killing" (recorded in the same time as this album) was featured on the recent Amorphous Androgynous; Wizard of Oz compilation. A really special archival release, there will be a primer of classic Sunset Strip tracks released on Agitated soon also. LP comes with a DL code to link to a heap of unreleased bonus tracks. LP and CD both have exhaustive "Sunset Strip" sleeve notes written by Andy and Warwick.

Tracks

THE QUIET EARTH
BORED AND STONED
SOONER THAN YOU THINK
STONE LAZY
SUN SCREENS LOUISA
I DONT BELIEVE YOU
KILL THE NEIGHBOURS
THE DEAD HORSE
CONNECTION
HIDE FROM THE SUN

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Sunset Strip feature on Amorphous Androgynous - Wizards of Oz compilation

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SUNWATCHERS - 'S/T'

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• CF070 - LP

  814867020916

• CF070CD - CD

  814867020923

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“Hard to pin down, harder to hold onto; bent circuit board snake charmers unfurl across hexagonal grids. A seemingly familiar sound, but then you realize you have your ear pressed against a reflection. “Sunwatchers are a distorted prism to so many past greats: reminiscent of Ethiopiques, John Handy Band, Terry Riley, Art Ensemble meets Laddio Bolocko. Forever-swirling saxophone blended belly-to-belly with elastic guitar and tinfoil-thin phin (a Thai instrument not unlike an electrified tenor guitar or sitar); a whirlpool of repetitious interpretations; militaristic marches ascend into meditations. These songs map out great pyramids and deep, buried labyrinths; they are massive, they are leviathans. “The band is comprised of NYC improv heavy hitters— Jim McHugh (guitar, electric phin), Peter Kerlin (bass), Jeff Tobias (alto sax), Cory Bracken (vibes, percussion), Jason Robira (drums)—and sitting in are Dave Harrington (guitar, synth), Ben Greenberg (guitar), Dave Kadden (keyboard), Jonah Rapino (fiddle). Notable previous projects include Dark Meat, Arthur Doyle’s New Quiet Screamers, NYMPH and Chris Forsyth’s Solar Motel Band. Amazing cover painting of Handsome Jimmy Valiant by artist Scott Lenhardt—a strange but somehow sensible match made in heaven. “Dream machinery, just plain far out. Look for traces of this one in your brain jelly afterwards.” —John Dwyer

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MIND SPIDERS - 'PROSTHESIS'

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• ZZZ141 - LP

  881970014118

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Based in Ft. Worth, TX, Mark Ryan’s shadowy, shape-shifting “solo” band Mind Spiders launched soon after his last project, the beloved and highly influential Marked Men, went on indefinite hiatus at the beginning of 2009. On earliest recordings, Ryan played everything except drums on some tracks, but the Mind Spiders lineup has continually evolved, with its founder remaining the sole songwriter and constant member. On Prosthesis, the band’s fourth album in five years, the lineup is Ryan (Radioactivity, High Tension Wires, etc.), Daniel Fried (Bad Sports, Radioactivity, Video, High Tension Wires, etc.), Mike Throneberry (Marked Men) and Peter Salisbury (Baptist Generals / Sub Pop Records). While each Mind Spiders album has been different from the one before, Prosthesis is less of a stylistic departure from 2013’s Inhumanistic than from previous work. The album clocks in at a brief eight tracks; however, the songs run a little longer than normal, really giving the individual pieces room to breathe and grow. The first Mind Spiders album to be recorded at Ryan’s and Jeff Burke’s (Radioactivity, Marked Men) new Cool Devices studio in Ft. Worth, Prosthesis is easily their best, fullest sounding effort yet! Keyboard and guitar blend seamlessly into ominous yet catchy dark pop explorations that incorporate post-punk, bedroom pop, krautrock and tons of obscure references along the way. Plans for the band include an appearance at Dirtnap Records’ 2016 SXSW showcase, a video for the track “Cold,” and touring later in the year. By then, Ryan will be ready to record another album!

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SALEM'S POT - 'WATCH ME KILL YOU'

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• EZRDR001 - LP

  603111999913

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Much anticipated reissue of the first Riding Easy release, this is the release that started it all for RidingEasy Records and has been fetching triple digits on ebay and discogs. Well NOW you can get one for the price of a normal record. This is pre-psychedelic doom rock, for fans of Early Electric Wizard, Salems Pot are Sweden’s new wave of heavy doom. New album due real soon on Riding Easy. We have 100 copies in a orange, purple splatter vinyl. 

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PURLING HISS - 'SOMETHING EP'

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• FC035 - 7"

  655035013572

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MIKE POLIZZE, recording as PURLING HISS, has a fuzz-glazed output full of poppy pearls. On the Something EP, Polizze returns to the original Purling Hiss approach, a vibe harking back to Lounge Lizards and Public Service Announcement. He has collected here four self-recorded tracks made at his home in Philadelphia on which he tackles all instrumentation, giving you a brief peek inside the power pop process. Three tracks along with a bonus cut on the download.

Tracks

#1 My, My, My
#2 Funny Hunny
#3 Fumble Tumble
#4 Hey Tate (dl BONUS CUT BRO!)

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