SUKPATCH - 'LITE HITS'

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• CC010 - LP

  657628454113

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In the early ’90s there were a few like minded friends making a unique style of lo-fi pop music. At the core of this non-scene were Sukpatch, Land of the Loops and The Ah Club, who all tended to play on each other’s recordings. As the decade went on each of them learned how to use their instruments better, smoothing over the edges, but in typical fashion, the early home recordings had a special feeling that couldn’t be replicated with cleaner fidelity and nicer equipment. Sukpatch especially were scrappy and playful, with a definite sense of “let’s try it and see what happens” experimentation, starting off rooted in guitar based, low key indie pop before adding an increasing amount of samples and stacks of analog tape loops to the process. Their 1992 mini-opus Lite Hits straddled the two worlds, hinting at things to come while retaining an indefinable charm. In the meantime, they hit a real sweet spot, scratching that hardest to reach pop-itch. Sukpatch at this time were spread out all around the country, and because of that would send a cassette tape to each other in the mail, with layers being added by each member until a song was deemed complete. Within those limitations they stumbled upon a sound that, when combined with earworm-like pop melodies, brings to mind those endless summer days when you’re a kid, the ones that feel like they’ll go on forever, only to be replaced later on by a blurry sense of nostalgia. A memory that feels so close yet so far, one you constantly reach back for, trying to re-capture the moment. Lite Hits is like a musical dopamine push, bringing that intangible feeling closer than you thought possible. One detail that made this era of Sukpatch so unique were the vocals. Singer Tara, who would only appear on Lite Hits, would be recorded live to tape at half speed then sped up for mixing, giving her voice an almost alien-like high pitch that just works perfectly. Combined with the already heady stew, these sugar sweet vocals charged the entire proceedings ahead, creating a whole that was catchy as can be. Originally released on cassette by Slabco in 1992, Concentric Circles is delighted to present Lite Hits on LP for the first time. This is short and sweet like the best pop albums. When it’s over you’ll just want to flip the record and hear the whole damn thing again (and again).

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THE HOLOGRAM PEOPLE - 'BONGO EXPRESS'

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• FC67 - 7"

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INSTOCK AND SHIPPING Next up on Feral Child (alongside the mighty new Lake Ruth full length) comes an absolute banger of a 45 from THE HOLOGRAM PEOPLE. Following hugely well received -and sought after- releases on Dreamlord Recordings, Library of the Occult, Up In Her Room and others, the duo of Jonathan Parkes (Korb) and Dom Keen (Studio Kosmische) release “Bongo Express” as a limited one-off vinyl pressing for Crouch End based label Feral Child. "A heady, psychedelic collision of bongos and analogue synths create a dusty mid 70's groove of masterful krautrock infused funk instrumentation. The duo’s trippy soundtrack and radiophonic leanings are at the fore across both sides of this beauty. It is anticipated that a quick sell out is on the cards, and the single looks wonderful too- dressed in Feral Childs’ new psych company bags designed by label head Dom. 

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Side A: Bongo Express
Side B: Afternoon Sniper

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JEFFREY ALEXANDER & THE HEAVY LIDDERS - 'SPACIOUS MINDS VOL: 2'

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• CFUL2142 - LP

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INSTOCK “Extremely highhgrade psych” (MOJO, 2024) “Immaculate sounding new psychedelia“ (Maggot Brain, 2024) “Alexander succeeds in capturing the post-psych grandeur that he’s aiming for while also creating one of his headiest offerings yet” (Raven Sings The Blues) “Psych lifer in a bloozy Americana mode. The whole thing hangs loose like a frayed rope tied to a river tube… essentially, a choogler’s dream.” (Viking’s Choice / NPR Music) “Plug in and space your face” (Aquarium Drunkard) Originally on Tape via Arrowhawk (please go check more releases on this wonderful label) - Now on Vinyl Presented in a high gloss laminated outer sleeve with artwork by Jake Blanchard - Both sets of art joining together to complete the picture. 36 minutes of sonic bliss for your ears and brain. Side 1 - Dark Star Side 2 - Dark Star (continued) "Jeffrey Alexander is a lifer. He has been flirting around the underground for the past thirty years - starting in Baltimore in the mid-90s and later percolating in Providence, Pittsburgh, San Francisco and, now, Philadelphia. Throughout this span, he has run various record labels, worked in a bunch of record shops, organized music festivals, managed live venues, FM deejayed, jammed econo, booked endless tours and performed in a gaggle of groups from Black Forest / Black Sea to Dire Wolves to Jackie-O Motherfucker to The Iditarod and points in-between. And now we have The Heavy Lidders. Jeffrey Alexander + The Heavy Lidders takes the freaked improvisation of Alexander’s instrumental band - DWLVS / Dire Wolves Just Exactly Perfect Sisters Band - into the world of song. Heady songwriting, ethereal jazz and Trad Gras-y blues stomps all feature. Backed by members of Elkhorn and Kohoutek. This vinyl (in 2 volumes) you hold in your hands is a collection of live Lidders that will surely wax your stem, and how! When Record Crates United invited JA+THL to perform at their inaugural garden party, not only did the Lidders show up with a one-off Live/Dead cover as a surprise gift for Keith and Sarah, but they rolled in with the Jesse Sheppard mobile multi-track truck, as well. Fucking pros, mate. Most of the material here was captured that sunny afternoon in suburban New Jersey - and thank the Godz that we have this plastic burner. I missed the set, but Kenneth Higney was there and gave it two thumbs up! I know them Lidders have a deluxe studio LP lined up for September, but til then, this little box will comfortably help you break on through. But don’t be fooled into thinking this is a mere EP. It’s SEVENTY SIX minutes of pure medicated goo. Now dose your capstan and pinch your roller. Shit is about to get Lidded." - Glen Burnout (on Sun Ra’s arrival day 2023)

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'Extremely highhgrade psych' (MOJO, 2024)

'Immaculate sounding new psychedelia' (Maggot Brain, 2024)

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JEFFREY ALEXANDER & THE HEAVY LIDDERS - 'SPACIOUS MINDS VOL: 1'

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• CFUL2141 - LP

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INSTOCK VERY LIMITED COPIES This is the single LP vinyl edition of Spacious Minds: Volume I. The animal half of the full presentation. Artwork by Jake Blanchard. Please note that the images are mockups. Are you sure you shouldn't get both volumes?

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TY SEGALL - 'MR. FACE'

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• FC031LP - 12" (COL)

  657628453352

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**LTD SPLIT COLOUR TRANSLUCENT RED/BLUE VINYL W/ 3-D GLASSES** Back in 2015, Ty Segall released Mr. Face EP, the fantastic gatefold 2x7" was not only packed with four killer jams but was also quite possibly the world's first playable pair of 3D glasses. Now Famous Class Records is thrilled to release a 10th anniversary 12” vinyl edition. All copies are pressed on split color translucent red and blue-colored vinyl and come with special Mr. Face 3-D glasses to activate the supercharged 3D artwork. 

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1. Mr. Face
2. Circles
3. Drug Mugger
4. The Picture

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10th Anniversary 12" coloured vinyl edition

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UNCOMFORTABLE POLICE - 'MICHELIN STAR HARDCORE'

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• TB577 - LP

  792487057713

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Mark Robinson and Trevor Kampmann are Uncomfortable Police. They have been collaborating for years. First as Fang Wizard (2011) and then Party Milk in 2023. While those LPs are primarily instrumental, this new 15-song Michelin Star Hardcore album sees them both getting in front of the microphone as lead and background singers. Mark started and starred in the bands Unrest (who just released the 30th Anniversary edition of their Perfect Teeth album with 4AD), Air Miami, Flin Flon, Grenadine and more. Trevor’s records his solo material until the moniker hollAnd for years and has produced and mastered albums by the likes of Cat Power and Explosions In The Sky. On Mark’s seminal Teenbeat label that he formed at Wakefield High School in Arlington, Virginia, just outside DC. This physical phonograph record contains one extra song that will not be available digitally.

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1. Exile on Wall Street 2. Exclusive Single 3. Pentagram Lamb 4. Cocaine Chow Mein 5. Power Corruption and Levis 6. JFA Per Se 7. Banana Cheer 8. Bullet Fever 9. Minor Threat, Burgers & Fries 10. Monochrome Hookup 11. Typeface Arms Race 12. Ra Ra Ya Ya 13. Bubblegum Guillotine 14. Emotion Explosion

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