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OM - 'CONFERENCE OF THE BIRDS'
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HM5QXF3CD - CD
655035600321HM5QXF3 - LP
655035600314
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Comprised of two songs that build on OM’s use of cyclical rhythm, riff, and vocal intonation, the duo’s album Conference of the Birds blends metal, chant, drone, dub, and psychedelia. The band’s lyrics expound upon the structure of the universe, potentiality, and freedom from thephysical body. The second album from OM: comprised of two songs that build on om's use of cyclical rhythm, riff, and vocal intonation, the duo's new album "conference of the birds" blends metal, chant, drone, dub, and psychedelia. the band's lyrics expound upon the structure of the universe, potentiality, and freedom from the physical body. engineered by billy anderson and produced by the band, conference of the birds progresses beyond their debut, "variations on a theme", with more fully realized songwriting and production. om is al cisneros and chris hakius, rhythm section of legendary sludge and stoner rock pioneers, sleep
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THEE OH SEES - 'CASTLEMANIA'
Formats
ITR208P - 2xLPs
759718520811ITR208CD - CD
759718520828
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** NEW PRICE - NEW PURPLE VINYL EDITION THIS absolute classic 2LP set from the Oh Sees Ouevre gets a long overdue repress.. .and we ve managed to bag 300 of the PURPLE VINYL edition!! San Francisco's incredibly prolific Thee Oh Sees are back with another full-length album of original tracks plus a smattering of covers. While the group's previous releases on In The Red, Help and Warm Slime, showcase their amped-up, reverb-drenched garage-psych pummel, on Castlemania, John Dwyer and company take a more lowkey approach. Dwyer himself describes Castlemania as "summer-y and poppy"; on many of the tracks, electric guitars are jettisoned for acoustic, and the normally echo-laden vocals are a bit clearer. Happy pop melodies, sweet and somber tunes, psychedelic moves galore, cover versions of The Creation and the West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band, and at least one garage stomper all rub elbows on Thee Oh Sees' "sunshine pop" album. Its release couldn't be more perfectly suited to the time of the year when the sunny skies return and the flowers start blooming. The vinyl for Castlemania is a three-sided double LP housed in a beautiful gatefold sleeve with a fourth side featuring an etching by William Keihn, who also did the fantastic cover art. Watch for Thee Oh Sees to return later this year with another full-length of pulverizing, heavy stomp. In the meantime, relax and enjoy Castlemania. ? Latest full-length from prolific San Francisco band is their "sunshine pop" Album.
Tracks
1. I Need Seed
2. Corprophagist (A Bath Perhaps)
3. Stinking Cloud
4. Corrupted Coffin
5. Pleasure Blimps
6. A Wall, A Century 2
7. Spider Cider
8. The Whipping Continues
9. Blood on the Dock
10. Castlemania
11. A.A. Warm Breeze
12. Idea for Rubber Dog
13. The Horse Was Lost
14. I Won?t Hurt You
15. If I Stay Too Long
16. What Are We Craving?
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THEE OH SEES - 'CARRION CRAWLER / THE DREAM'
Formats
ITR222M - LP
759718522211ITR222CD - CD
759718522228
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**NEW MAGENTA COLOURED VINYL PRESSING FOR '22** What's the first thing you think of when someone mentions Thee Oh Sees? Probably their riot-sparking live show, right? Visions of a guitar-chewing, melody-maiming John Dwyer careening across your cranium, rounded out by a wild-eyed wrecking crew that drives every last hook home like it's a nail in the coffin of what you thought it meant to make 21st-century rock 'n' roll? Yeah, that sounds about right. But it misses a more important point-how impossible Thee Oh Sees have been to pin down since Dwyer launched the project in the late '90s as a solo break from such sorely missed underground bands as Pink and Brown and Coachwhips. (While Dwyer still records songs on his own, Thee Oh Sees is now a five-piece featuring keyboardist / singer Brigid Dawson, guitarist Petey Dammit, drummer Mike Shoun and multi-instrumentalist / singer Lars Finberg.) That restlessness extends to everything from the towering, thirteen-minute title track of 2010's Warm Smile LP to the mercurial moods of 2008's The Master's Bedroom Is Worth Spending a Night In. Now, Thee Oh Sees chase the home-brewed symphonies of Castlemania with the scrappy, high-wire hooks of Carrion Crawler / The Dream. Originally envisioned as two EPs, it was cut live to tape in less than a week at Chris Woodhouse's Sacramento studio in June, reflecting the battering-ram bent of the band's live show better than any bootleg ever could. "As I'm sure most would agree," explains Dwyer, "Castlemania was more of a vocal tirade. This one's meant to pummel and throb." That it does, whether one blasts the slow, speaker-bruising build of "The Dream," the sunburnt organs and dovetailing guitars of "Crack in Your Eye" or the interstellar instrumental "Chem-Farmer," a perfect example of what happens when one takes a well-oiled machine-a gang of rabid road warriors, really-and adds a second, groove-locked drum set to the mix. To listen is to realize that Dwyer's music is as manic as the underground comic inclinations of his artwork; colorful and confusing in a way that's more than welcome. It's downright refreshing, like a slap in the face at 5:00 in the morning. Or, as Dwyer puts it, "You have to leave a mark somehow."
Tracks
1. Carrion Crawler
2. Contraption / Soul Desert
3. Robber Barons
4. Chem-Farmer
5. Opposition
6. The Dream
7. Wrong Idea
8. Crushed Grass
9. Crack in Your Eye
10. Heavy Doctor
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THE JARS - 'MAKE LOVE NOT WAR'
Formats
JARS1979 - LP
714535019795
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*ALL PREVIOUS ORDERS CANCELLED: NEW REL DATE AND PRICING* Individually, the members of The Jars were discerning record collectors, radio DJs, fanzine editors and record store clerks well versed in prog, kraut, garage rock and bubblegum, long before punk rock and new wave had entered the cultural landscape. The Jars combined all these influences to create their own brand of “avant-garage psycho-pop,” helping spearhead the original Berkeley Punk / New Wave scene. Between 1979 and 1982, The Jars released two successful singles and made appearances alongside dozens of notorious local and internationally known acts such as Roky Erickson, Angry Samoans, the Dickies, the Flamin’ Groovies, Dead Kennedys, the Suspects, the Mutants, the Contractions and MX 80. Make Love Not War combines their singles with ten previously unheard studio tracks and live performances, acting as a document, firming up The Jars place in Berkeley new wave and punk rock history. Time is long overdue that these tracks were freed from the vaults, dusted off and funneled into the ears of listeners. “The Jars were one of the very first bands to successfully combine ’60s garage and ’70s punk … it still sounds good to me.” —Steve Tupper, founder, Subterranean Records
Tracks
1. Start Rite Now 2. Psycho
3. Electric Third Rail
4. Time Of The Assassins
5. Jar Wars 6. The Munsters (Live)
7. Nervo?s Tune (The Liquidator) (Live)
8. The Untouchables (Live)
9. Make Love Not War
10. Turn Out The Light
11. You And I 12. Boys Night Out
13. Teenage Rebellion
14. Time Is Tight (Live) 15. Jar Wars (Live)
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First LP from East Bay avant-garage
rockers featuring ten previously
unreleased studio & live tracks
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LOS CAMPESINOS! - 'HELLO SADNESS (10TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION)'
Formats
HS001 - LP
5060446129029
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*OPAQUE YELLOW VINYL LIMITED 500 COPIES** Hello Sadness is Los Campesinos! shooting for a pop album. Not pop-punk, not indie-pop – punchy, pristine pop. But as with everything in life, nothing ever quite goes to plan. The UK’s First and Only Emo Band™ (see also: Your Ex-Girlfriend’s Favourite Band©), started off with the best of intentions. Opener ‘By Your Hand’ is a horny, hilarious tragi-comedy, rife with masturbation, stallion-like thighs and a sick covered rental tuxedo. ‘Songs About Your Girlfriend’ is sarcastic and punchy, with lines cribbed from T.I songs and a drunken brag of a chorus. But by the title track, the bravado evaporates and from there on out, Hello Sadness might be the most gut wrenching, emotionally devastating album the group has ever produced - quite a feat considering the rest of their catalogue. Recorded back in 2011, just outside of Figueres, Catalonia, and their first with new members Kim, Jason and Rob, it's an album of break ups, body parts and football. An album that finds bandleader Gareth cracking while the band around him play more frantically, more powerfully than they ever had before. It’s an album that, ten years ago, cemented Los Camp!’s position as més que un band. Hello Sadness is the album that made you a 4lyfer. The rawness and brutal honesty that spilled out felt like an invitation to join the band itself, or at least some broken hearts support group. In current times, the effort and drive the band put into furthering progressive politics, inclusivity and DIY spirit has always been mirrored by their fans, the feeling of collective effort uniting waifs and strays worldwide to create thriving scenes, collectives, venues, bands and zines. But LC! aren't about to give up the good fight, and that the reissuing of Hello Sadness comes on the band’s own Heart Swells label is a reaffirmation of their commitment to being DIY till they Die. And maybe it is their pop album – John Goodmanson’s production is crisp and cutting, Jason Campesinos!’s drumming adding a controlled intensity to Tom Campesinos!’ luscious compositions – but nothing for Los Campesinos! will ever be that straightforward. Since its original release the band's membership has changed, beloved venues have closed, we are all far older and more jaded. But Hello Sadness still hurts. ‘The Black Bird, The Dark Slope’ swirls desperately, ‘Every Defeat a Divorce (Three Lions)’ serves as a reminder of the dust gathering thicker in the England men's football team’s trophy cabinet, and we, Los Campesinos!’s ‘sad eyed children’, still hang on their every word. The remastered version of Hello Sadness is streaming worldwide, and available to purchase digitally, now. The 10 Year Anniversary Vinyl is available to pre-order now, via your local record shop. Sleeve has gold foil element.
Tracks
1. By Your Hand - Remastered
2. Songs About Your Girlfriend - Remastered
3. Hello Sadness - Remastered
4. Life Is A Long Time - Remastered
5. Every Defeat A Divorce (Three Lions) - Remastered
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6. Hate For The Island - Remastered
7. The Black Bird, The Dark Slope - Remastered
8. To Tundra - Remastered
9. Baby I Got The Death Rattle - Remastered
10. Light Leaves, Dark Sees Pt. II - Remastered
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Full campaign by One Beat PR
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VARIOUS - 'excuse the mess vol 1'
Formats
HDNTS0003PB - BOOK W.DL
0793072985619
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Hidden Notes Records are proud to announce that in February next year we will be releasing a smorgasbord of new music; creative collaborations born out of the award winning music podcast excuse the mess. Two compilation albums featuring 17 unique voices from contemporary music worlds and beyond… How does a podcast = two albums worth of music? excuse the mess is a music podcast with a twist - alongside your bread and butter artist interviews each guest takes on the challenge of writing a brand new piece of music on the fly, in the room and with excuse the mess host, Ben Corrigan. They follow three rules (limitations are liberating!): 1. There can be no preplanning, it is spontaneous music making. 2. The track must be finished the same day. 3. Only one instrument can be used as a sound source but there can be electronic manipulations of it. Our upcoming release is the end result of each of those heart palpating writing sessions featuring Hannah Peel, Gold Panda, Anna Meredith, Galya Bisengalieva, Manu Delago, Robert Ames, Emily Hall, Oliver Coates, Mira Calix, Matt Calvert, Douglas Dare, Laura Jurd, Mark Lockheart, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Anne Nikitin, Alev Lenz and Elliot Galvin. Released as two albums, to mirror the two series of excuse the mess in which they were made. All the music fizzes with an energy that only fast paced work can invoke and the compositional fingerprint of each guest artist is embedded into the core of each track, whilst intermingling with Ben's own artistic voice. For anyone interested in a further delve they can go back to the podcast episode and witness the composition unfolding bit-by-bit, from the blank page to the finished piece, you are invited on that compositional journey. Vol 1 and 2 will be released on the 4th February 2022 as digital downloads via bandcamp and limited edition books available from some of the UK’s leading Independent Record Stores ft interview extracts from podcast episodes,photos from the sessions, risograph prints, downloads and more…
Tracks
VOLUME ONE
1. Manu Delago - collider (Hang)
2. Laura Jurd - copper cult (Trumpet)
3. Emily Hall - petrichor (Electromagnetic Harp)
4. Robert Ames - 400 feet (Viola)
5. Mark Lockheart - infant earth (Saxophone)
6. Douglas Dare - ministry 101 (Voice)
7. Mira Calix - skating on thin ice (Ice Rink)
8. Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch - inside and out (Piano)
9. Matt Calvert - resonate (Guitar)
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Book includes free download. Feat. Mira Calix, Douglas Dare, Mark Lockheart
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VARIOUS - 'excuse the mess vol 2'
Formats
HDNTS004PB - BOOK W.DL
0793072985633
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Hidden Notes Records are proud to announce that in February next year we will be releasing a smorgasbord of new music; creative collaborations born out of the award winning music podcast excuse the mess. Two compilation albums featuring 17 unique voices from contemporary music worlds and beyond… How does a podcast = two albums worth of music? excuse the mess is a music podcast with a twist - alongside your bread and butter artist interviews each guest takes on the challenge of writing a brand new piece of music on the fly, in the room and with excuse the mess host, Ben Corrigan. They follow three rules (limitations are liberating!): 1. There can be no preplanning, it is spontaneous music making. 2. The track must be finished the same day. 3. Only one instrument can be used as a sound source but there can be electronic manipulations of it. Our upcoming release is the end result of each of those heart palpating writing sessions featuring Hannah Peel, Gold Panda, Anna Meredith, Galya Bisengalieva, Manu Delago, Robert Ames, Emily Hall, Oliver Coates, Mira Calix, Matt Calvert, Douglas Dare, Laura Jurd, Mark Lockheart, Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, Anne Nikitin, Alev Lenz and Elliot Galvin. Released as two albums, to mirror the two series of excuse the mess in which they were made. All the music fizzes with an energy that only fast paced work can invoke and the compositional fingerprint of each guest artist is embedded into the core of each track, whilst intermingling with Ben's own artistic voice. For anyone interested in a further delve they can go back to the podcast episode and witness the composition unfolding bit-by-bit, from the blank page to the finished piece, you are invited on that compositional journey. Vol 1 and 2 will be released on the 4th February 2022 as digital downloads via bandcamp and limited edition books available from some of the UK’s leading Independent Record Stores ft interview extracts from podcast episodes,photos from the sessions, risograph prints, downloads and more…
Tracks
VOLUME TWO
1. Gold Panda - lanza (Vinyl)
2. Hannah Peel - unbox (Music Box)
3. Galya Bisengalieva - keme (Violin)
4. Anne Nikitin - 8bit paris[666] (Casio VL Tone)
5. Elliot Galvin - toy guns (Toy Piano)
6. Alev Lenz - passing ships (Sample Library)
7. Oliver Coates - slime uk (Cello)
8. Anna Meredith - oopsloops (Pesto Jar)
Press
Book with free download. Feat. Hannah Peel and Gold Panda.
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EXEK - 'ADVERTISE HERE'
Formats
CF141 - LP
733102721916CF141X - LP (COLOURED)
5060446128855CF141CD - CD
733102721923
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AVAILABLE ON LTD INDIE PACIFIC BLUE COLOURED VINYL w/ BONUS CD AND POSTER "Gliding in on the twin engine discordant tones we’ve come to love from EXEK comes their new transmission 'Advertise Here' Beats bumping up thru a flapping spring reverb Gilded production choices Stripped bass bubbling in the cauldron With each pass of the witch’s ladle, words float in the steam over the cacophonous concoction The coven that croons together slays together With every layer peeling back on our ear’s tongue we will exclaim “wicked” Perhaps their strongest effort yet The twin engines reappear now, tardy Guitar and synthesis, rounded edges, worn and ever so slightly fuzzed out Perfection This LP strives for new lyrical highs in my opinion Pop at an arm’s length Thru a greasy lens A conversation A conversation on drugs A passing comment that sticks an utterance from the death bed Reminiscent of Brian Eno, White Fence, PiL, Full Circle, ESG, all things Geoff Barrows, Eroc, Lard Free, and music of free weirdos everywhere This one is the mossy titled deck of a half submerged shipwreck A green light in a red room A lump of clay The end of the night when you think “perhaps I should have left ages ago” But it’s too late now…you’re in too deep…might as well have one more dance This LP is leaping even further out into the unknown for EXEK A trip indeed Full of hits with zero diss and lots of hiss on no near miss” - John Dwyer
Tracks
1. Main Titles
2. (I?m After) Your Best Interest
3. Unseasonable Warmth
4. Parricide Is Painless
5. Sen Yen for 30 min of Violin
6. Beyond Currency
7. ID?ed
8. Hiding A Smile
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FLOWER CORSANO DUO - 'THE HALCYON'
Formats
VHF155 - LP
783881015515
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The Flower-Corsano Duo, the world’s best and only drums / Japan banjo duo return to VHF for their first album since 2009’s monumental The Four Aims. Mick Flower (Vibracathedral Orchestra) and Chris Corsano (frequently seen with Bill Orcutt, Joe McPhee, and other luminaries) work an area that’s not really jazz, not really anything—a stream of endlessly mutating free sound, a unique mind-merge between Corsano’s nimble drums and percussion and Flower’s amplified Japan banjo (also known as a Shahi Baaja, a type of electric Indian zither with both fretted / keyed and drone strings). Flower cuts a highly original line, playing neither “leads” nor making drone-music. Less amplified here than on the more “heavy” The Four Aims, the strings ring out with distinct clarity in short snippets of melody and a canvas of pleasing electric sound. Corsano’s bag is to charm out a flow of thoughtful percussion engagement, rolling around on his kit, continually varying his attack and approach in conversational free-jazz style. The Halcyon is a precious addition to a tiny discography, a fortunate event even in today’s world of small press overabundance. Thanks guys!
Tracks
#1 The River That Turned Into a Raging Fire
#2 The Ship That Sailed on Dry Land
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THE SOUNDCARRIERS - 'ENTROPICALIA'
Formats
PHOSCD003 - CD
9501683949323
Details
**CD IN STOCK** Phosphonic announce the first in a series of highly anticipated reissues from Nottingham’s ‘The Soundcarriers’. ‘Entropicalia’ was originally released on Ghost Box Records in 2014 and is now presented with new artwork, remastered on 180g black vinyl with a heavyweight tip on sleeve. There is also a CD edition. “The Soundcarriers raid and regurgitate decades of rare vinyl so you don’t have to, recombining their findings in a hallucinatory record collector’s fever dream of found sound. Kitsch exotica from 1950s, 1960s Carnaby Street exploitation, 1970s German progressive percussion and swinging South American Tropicalia merge their time streams seamlessly in the soundtrack to a spiked cocktail night out in the composite European capital city of the collective subconscious. Let the epic groove of This Is Normal puncture the irony membrane and you’re sold.” Stewart Lee Sunday Times
Tracks
1. Low Light
2. The Outsider
3. Entropicalia
4. Signal Blue
5. Boiling Point
6. So Beguiled
7. Somewhere to Land
8. Lose the Feel
9. This is Normal (feat. narration by Elijah Wood)
10. Eff.r (Instrumental) * CD only