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PENGUIN CAFE ORCHESTRA - 'UNION CAFE'
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ERATP105CD - CD
4050486114353ERATP105LP - LP
4050486114346
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REPRESSED!! Erased Tapes has the privilege of reissuing Penguin Cafe Orchestra’s last studio album Union Cafe — out December 1st 2017 to coincide with the 20th Anniversary of Simon Jeffes’ passing in 1997.
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1. Scherzo And Trio
2. Lifeboat (Lovers Rock)
3. Nothing Really Blue
4. Cage Dead
5. Vega
6. Yodel 3
7. Organum
8. Another One From Porlock
9. Thorn Tree Wind
10. Silver Star Of Bologna
11. Discover America
12. Pythagoras On The Line
13. Kora Kora
14. Lie Back And Think Of England
15. Red Shorts
16. Passing Through
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RIVAL CONSOLES - 'PERSONA'
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ERATP109CD - CD
4050486114483ERATP109LP - LP
4050486114469
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REPRESSED! Ryan Lee West aka Rival Consoles presents his expressive new album ‘Persona’, set for release on 13th April 2018 via Erased Tapes. The title ‘Persona’ was inspired by Ingmar Bergman’s film of the same name, specifically a shot in the opening credits of a child reaching out to touch a woman’s face on a screen, which is shifting between one face and another. This powerful image struck Ryan and it inspired the album’s main theme — an exploration of the persona, the difference between how we see ourselves and how others see us, the spaces in between; between states, people, light and dark, the inner persona and the outer persona. “My music is generally inward looking. I like finding something about the self within music, that doesn't have to be specific but maybe asks something or reveals something. This record is a continuation on the self through electronic sounds. Like Legowelt once said ‘a synthesiser is like a translator for unknown emotions’, which I think sums up what I am trying to do. I think all these emotions we have make up our persona. So in a way by finding new ones you alter or expand your persona. And that is what I want my music to try to do. I deliberately aimed to be more sonically diverse with this record. I wanted to experiment more. I wanted to create new sounds and new emotions.” — Rival Consoles Recorded at his studio in south-east London, ‘Persona’ benefits from Ryan’s exploration of a dynamic production process that combines analogue-heavy synthesisers, acoustic and electric instruments with a shoegaze-level obsession with effect pedals. A greater depth of emotion and confidence can be heard across the album. From the deconstructed movements on ‘Unfolding’ that starts the album with a snap of delayed snares, the apocalyptic drones of the title track and thundering drums in ‘Phantom Grip’ to more restrained ambient feels of ‘Dreamer’s Wake’, ‘Rest’ and ‘Untravel’. The latter transverses six beatless minutes of undulating melodies representing “a limbo space, a feeling of ennui, of not really ever being known to others and others not ever really being known to you”. ‘Be Kind’ reveals a musical connection with fellow Erased Tapes artist Nils Frahm, with its minimal approach and improvisational nature. On the more complex sounding ‘I Think So’ Ryan aims to replicate a colour collage with sound. Like a musical kaleidoscope, a flashing and convoluted mass. Written after he saw Slowdive perform live last year, ‘Hidden’ builds from whispers to landscapes of controlled noise. In an interview with XLR8R magazine, Ryan explains: “once you start trying to make a sound loud, then you turn your back on thousands and thousands of sonic possibilities. One of the best things to do is to start a track with a really quiet, weak sound.” Taking this idea to its ultimate conclusion, ‘Fragment’ closes the album as an innocent sounding ambient piece, almost nursery rhyme like, yielding time for reflection on how the persona has changed. ‘Persona’ follows the success of a series of releases — the ‘Odyssey’ and ‘Sonne’ EPs, long player ‘Howl’, and 2016’s mini album ‘Night Melody’ — that saw Ryan mature into what Pitchfork has called a “forward-thinking electronic musician with his own ideas about sound”. Atypical of instrumental-electronic music, Ryan has achieved a signature sound that’s unmistakably identifiable as Rival Consoles. Going beyond typical electronic music production, Ryan defines it as “songwriting with an electronic palette of sounds”. The increasingly dynamic live audio-visual show, born from bespoke performances at the Tate and for Boiler Room at the V&A Museum featuring self-programmed visuals in Max/MSP, has propelled him to play around the world. Ryan launches ‘Persona’ at London’s XOYO on 12th April with further dates to be announced.
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1. Unfolding
2. Persona
3. Memory Arc
4. Phantom Grip
5. Be Kind
6. I Think So
7. Sun?s Abandon
8. Dreamer?s Wake
9. Untravel
10. Rest
11. Hidden
12. Fragment
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VARIOUS ERASED TAPES ARTISTS - '1 + 1 = X'
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ERATP100LP - 3xLP
4050486114971
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**REPRESSED** “I suppose finding words and meaning to describe this release would be next to impossible. This recording was a real joy, to go back to our humble beginnings. To have the freedom to create art only for ourselves was truly sublime” — Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie of A Winged Victory For The Sullen Erased Tapes rounds off a jubilant year of tenth anniversary celebrations with a very special release, 1+1=X, a set of exclusive music from every artist on the label. Featuring never before heard tracks from Nils Frahm, Kiasmos and A Winged Victory For The Sullen, 1+1=X sees Erased Tapes artists come together to make an album as a collective. Sharing the same space, instruments and each others’ capabilities during a residency at Vox-Ton studio in Berlin, they recorded 20 songs to mark the label's 10-year history. Previously only available as a limited vinyl box set for Record Store Day, 1+1=X — produced by label curator Robert Raths — will be now be available as a 3-LP set on August 17th to accompany the 2CD box set and digital download to be released on 29th June 2018. “It was important to create something communal and reflective of our time, to capture something of value using traditional recording techniques, experimenting and reacting to each other in real time, sharing the same space,” says Raths. Between August 2016 and 2017, each artist arrived with a new composition or an improvisation to record at Vox-Ton. Run with much love and care by Italian engineer Francesco Donadello – who has worked on many Erased Tapes recordings before including A Winged Victory For The Sullen, Michael Price and Lubomyr Melnyk – it is one of the few studios left where it’s still possible to record fully analogue, isolated from the city noise and in a room that can fit a large ensemble. Reflective of the communal spirit, 1+1=X is the result of an ambitious undertaking; to create a singular record as a collective, not just a compilation of songs, that celebrates the benefits of community over individuality and improvisation over rigorous planning. “As much as Erased Tapes probably wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the digital age, we should also remind ourselves of what we are capable of without it,” adds Raths. “1+1=X is a testament of what can be achieved when we work together as a collective, which is more than the sum of what we can achieve as individuals.” The majority of songs on this album feature contributions from multiple performers, whether it’s Nils Frahm duetting on the keys with Arthur Jeffes of Penguin Cafe, Kiasmos being joined by Högni and a string ensemble, Douglas Dare’s one-take ‘Darling’ featuring Rival Consoles on synths, Masayoshi Fujita on vibes and Raths himself controlling the tremolo on his voice. Peter Broderick’s ‘The Perpetual Glow’ meanwhile, brings in a full big band and choir where everyone present, including the studio staff, was invited to grab any instrument and join in. Every song has a unique story and approach – in-themoment decisions and little accidents that could only come out of these kinds of circumstances where people work together in the same space, sparking off each other and their environment. Even Rival Consoles’ remix of Daniel Brandt’s ‘Blackpool Sands Forever’ was conceived of in the studio kitchen during recording breaks. Japanese vocal performer Hatis Noit decided to bring a field recording of the ocean with her, which she had taken near the Fukushima power plant after participating in a memorial ceremony for the opening of the evacuation area. It is also no coincidence that the album opens with ‘Brutal Moderna’ by Qasim Naqvi (Dawn of Midi) and A Winged Victory For The Sullen’s ‘Long May It Sustain’, which were both recorded on the day the U.S. election results came in. “Qasim asked me to read the news headlines with a stutter over the top of his piece. It was an oddly beautiful experience which brought all of us together on a day when spirits were otherwise a bit low,” says Peter Broderick. “I thought this residency was a wonderful idea. In fact I would have loved to be there for more of it. I made some amazing new friends, some stronger bonds with old friends and some wonderful pieces of music that I’m honoured to be a part of. Robert has often described Erased Tapes as a family, and perhaps above all else this was just his earnest effort to bring the family together. I hope we’ll have some reunions in years to come!” Designed in collaboration with Torsten Posselt at FELD, album is accompanied by a book of photographs documenting the recording process. It is housed in a bespoke, hand-assembled white box.
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A1. Qasim Naqvi - Brutal Moderna
A2. A Winged Victory For The Sullen - Long May
It Sustain
A3. Rival Consoles - Ritual Song
A4. Nils Frahm - Frau Dehlholm
B1. Daniel Thorne - Iroise
B2. Daniel Brandt - Blackpool Sands Forever
B3. Douglas Dare - Darling
C1. Michael Price - Eyn Hallow
C2. Kiasmos & H?gni - Zebra
C3. Ben Lukas Boysen - Pending
C4. David Allred ? Ahoy
D1. Anne Müller - Bel Tono
D2. Lubomyr Melnyk - Palisade 1
E1. Hatis Noit ? Inori
E2. Masayoshi Fujita - Spaceship Magical
E3. H?gni - M?ni
E4. Peter Broderick - The Perpetual Glow
F1. Arthur Jeffes & Nils Frahm - Up Is Good
F2. Daniel Brandt - Blackpool Sands Forever
(Rival Consoles Remix)
F3. Penguin Cafe - Wheels Within Wheels (Greg
Gives Peter Space Remix)
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ORCUTT SHELLEY MILLER - 'ORCUTT SHELLEY MILLER'
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SC63 - LP
657628453512SC63CD - CD
657628453529
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Orcutt Shelley Miller is an avant-rock trio comprised of three highly celebrated figures of experimental music: Bill Orcutt (Harry Pussy), Steve Shelley (Sonic Youth) and Ethan Miller (Howlin Rain, Comets On Fire). Following in the footsteps of the high-firing free jazz and European outer-rock bands of the ’60s and ’70s and the Pacific Rim’s subterranean reimagining of “rock” form in the ’90s, Orcutt Shelley Miller utilize explosive group chemistry, focused intention and chance to pursue the creation of song in its rawest, purest form. “The landscape Orcutt Shelley Miller inhabits lies deep in the stoner American bedrock, fed by volcanic riffage and hypnotic phrasing with rhythmic nods to the SoCal ’60s and atonal slash piled on a mid ’80s SST punk-fusionoid substrate, ultimately blasting a ‘big rock statement’ that treads the line between good times and blown minds.” —Tom Carter
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1. A Star Is Born 2. An L.A. Funeral 3. Unsafe At Any Speed 4. Four-door Charger 5. A Long Island Wedding
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JENS KUROSS - 'CROOKED SONGS'
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WOODSIST110 - LP
657628453017
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“Who on earth is Jens Kuross?” He’s been hiding in plain sight: a fumbled career as an LA session musician and songwriter, a cabinet maker in Idaho. Crooked Songs, his debut for Woodsist, is mysterious, warm, and heart-stirring. Using just voice and electric piano, the music delicately enswathed by ambient synth— minimal without losing sight of his songcraft. Crooked Songs suggests an otherworldly naturalism akin to a ghost returning to earth to observe the passing of time, life, and light. “I genuinely believe this album represents the music Jens was always meant to create. There’s something incredibly heavy, beautiful, touching, and magical about these crooked songs. I hope you hear that in them, too. I think this album will find people at the exact time they need to hear it. It certainly was that way for me. Jens Kuross has tapped into something people need to hear.” — Hayden Pedigo
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1. What I Miss Most Of All 2. No One?s Hiding From The Sun 3. Stereotype 4. Beggar?s Nation 5. Hymn Of Defeat 6. Inside Joke 7. Never One For Fighting 8. Crooked Song
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HOG - 'BLACKHOLE'
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EZRDR213 - LP
737879948637EZRDR213CD - CD
737879948644
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Dark, Heavy, Grimy Rock Hailing from the Central Valley of California, HÖG’s founding member Daniel moved to Portland in 2018 and formed the group, releasing an EP with the initial lineup in 2022. In early 2024 it was announced that Portland locals and friends Adam and Bobcat would join ranks, and they went to work playing shows and developing their upcoming debut album, BLACKHOLE. While HÖG aligns with the familiar tones and rhythm of heavy rock n roll of the 1970s, this group is by no means derivative. Their collective influences and backgrounds of punk and metal that encourage steady experimentation, along with what Daniel identified as “the dirty bleakness that Portland embodies most of the year” allows the sound of BLACKHOLE to stand on its own. It is dark and grimy, and best played loud. Daniel’s writing occurred over two timelines, and while the lyrical content has shifted from “optimistically defiant and lighthearted” in the early work to more serious subject matter influenced by “the state of the world, depression, and sex” in newer songs, the execution in both live performance and studio sound does not feel disjointed. This stands as a testament to the band’s membership and unity. Adam’s swift cadence on the kit with Bobcat’s bassline moving in waves, the low end allows Daniel to wail through every fret on his guitar while performing his lyrics in an equally wide vocal range. Recorded in the summer of 2024 in the back of Trevor Labovitz amp repair store named Arcane Amps in Portland Oregon, entirely on 2” reel tape and spanned about 2 months recording after hours when the shop was closed. Mixed by Matt Williams, known for his band HELL from here in Oregon. Mastered by Amy Dragon at Telegraph Studios.
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1. Don't Need You 2. Life Too Late 3. Blackhole 4. Bring You Down 5. City Witch 6. Shallow Earth 7. My Mind (Is Getting Heavy) 8. Free
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THE BLACK ALBUMEN - 'OVEREGGINNIT'
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BUTRCD54 - CD
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the black Albumen began as an experiment by Glyn BiggaBush (Rockers Hi Fi, Dandelion Set, Magic DrumOrchestra, Lightning Head) to see if he could channel the music of Egg, specifically their 1969 debut album but with elements of follow-ups The Polite Force & Civil Surface into his own productions. the black Albumen's musical palette was restricted to the same instrumentation as used by Egg - organ, piano, tone generator / test oscillator, bass guitar & drums. Time signatures were generally irregular - 5s, 7s, 9s, 11s with the odd 23 thrown in for good measure. Glyn then brought in Finnish singer, poet & lyricist Hanna Ylitepsa who brought a whole new energy to the tracks with intense wordplay incorporating ancient Nordic dialects. Drummer Matt Hartnell also assisted, tackling the ever-changing meters with ease whilst emphasising the hard-hitting nature of the material. Studio time was booked in Mark Tucker’s Devon hideaway to complete the rhythm tracks then shortly after the Covid lockdown’s Mark, who had ironically started his career in the same studio where Egg recorded their first LP, mixed everything down. the black Albumen isn't just a 1970’s prog tribute though. There are no self-aggrandising solos or epic, overblown concepts. The music is sparse & economic - riffs are repeated in cycles of ever-shifting lengths & meters with layers of evolving electronic keyboards & hard-hitting percussion doused in scalding fuzz bass. More appropriate references would be Steve Reich, Faust, Henry Cow, even Queens Of The Stone Age, with hints of Os Mutantes' revolutionary tropicalia within Hanna’s vocal harmonies. Overegginnit brings together the complete recordings of the black Albumen for the first time, along with 6 new interpretations by Pulselovers (Castles In Space), Language Field (Precariat), Toi Toi Toi (Ghost Box), Revbjelde (Buried Treasure), Markey Funk (Delights) & BiggaBush himself. Presented in a 4 panel gatefold ecopak with eye-popping designs by Nick Taylor.
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GABOR SZABO - 'THE COMPLETE GABOR SZABO IN BUDAPEST'
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EBL-020CD - 2xCDs
710473186308EBL_020LP - 2xLPs
710473186315
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For the first time in full, a unique anthology of Hungarian TV and radio recordings by the legendary guitarist Gábor Szabó, captured during his return visits to Budapest in 1974, 1978, and 1981. This historic collection documents the deeply personal reconnection of an exiled artist with his homeland, bridging musical worlds and emotional landscapes. The first disc features both studio and concert recordings with some of Hungary’s top jazz players of the era, including the legendary double bassist Aladár Pege and renowned vocalist Kati Kovács. The second disc includes a rare televised concert from the Hilton Hotel (1978) and Szabó’s final known performance — a moving rendition of “From a Dream” recorded in 1981. The music collected here captures a poignant duality: Szabó as both American and Hungarian, outsider and homecomer. This is one of the most intimate and emotionally charged chapters of his career and a musical homecoming, rich in atmosphere and soul. As always with Ebalunga!!!, Gábor Szabó’s legacy is treated with great care and passion. This edition features a 2LP gatefold vinyl release, complete with an in-depth essay by Szabó’s official biographer Douglas Payne — a fascinating piece of cultural and musical research in its own right. The visual design is the work of artist and industrial designer Anton Bogdanov. With no use of AI tools — just handwork, imagination, and deep respect for the material — the artwork invites the listener to spend long evenings in its layered atmosphere. Mastering is by Grammy-nominated engineer Jessica Thompson, whose work has revived dozens of legendary archival recordings — including the previous four Szabó releases on Ebalunga!!!. This album is also available as a 2CD set in an elegant 6-panel digipak, crafted with the same care and attention as the vinyl edition. Two hours of sublime music, stunning sound, and timeless packaging — a true gift for fans of Szabó and those who cherish deep, living jazz traditions.
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THE MYRRORS - 'LAND BACK'
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CFUL0346 - LP
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Following a period of relative quiet, cult "Sonoran drone rock" ensemble The Myrrors returns with their latest aural broadside. Founding members N.R. Safi (Naujawanan Baidar) and Grant Beyschau (Tambourinen, Pirámides) reunited with viola player Miguel Urbina in their desert hometown in late 2021 for an intensive week of improvisation, conversation, and recording, yielding the material for what should have been the immediate follow-up to their panoramic 2018 album Borderlands. Four years of global tumult later, we can finally hear the results - and (tragically) the material seems even more relevant today. Charging out of the gates with the aptly named "Breakthrough" and careening sharply into the anti-colonial cry of "Land Back," it is clear that The Myrrors have once again whittled new forms into the raw material of their now-recognizable sound. The uncontrollable sparks only hinted at occasionally on previous albums has now emerged like a roaring wildfire, further highlighting the revolutionary politics that have always undergirded the band's art. Similarly, the cassette saturated grit heard across Safi and Beyschau's most recent ventures has clearly had an influence here, as the spectrality of previous productions has been hardened into something much more grounded and immediate. None of this is to say that the familiar influences of minimalism, spiritual jazz, and raga that underscored The Myrrors' previous work has been done away with. In fact, this new record sees the group honing even more deeply into these territories, especially through a renewed emphasis on Beyschau's saxophone kaleidoscopically transformed here through the manipulation of a vintage analogue tape delay. Using Terry Riley's famed "time lag accumulator" technique, the band constructs a whirling tapestry of unpredictable sonic colors in which his single instrument can often ring out like a full ensemble in itself. In "Bakú a Bandung" all these disparate elements come together in a powerful, trance-like homage to the undying spirit of anti-imperialist resistance in the global peripheries. The pulsating throb of the bass and the wild swirl of instruments perhaps call to mind lines from the Afghan poet Rumi when he wrote in the Masnavi, Dance, when you're broken open Dance, if you've torn the bandage off Dance in the middle of the fighting Dance in your blood Dance when you're perfectly free But of course, as The Myrrors are quick to remind us in the title track, No one is free until we're all free Land Back arrives August 9th, 2025 for International Day of the World's Indigenous People on both black and limited transparent vinyl as well as a limited edition run of 100 cassette tapes pressed for the band's Summer 2025 European tour. The album is co-released by Radio Khiyaban (EU), A.U.M. (North America), and Cardinal Fuzz Records (UK).
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FIREFRIEND - '666 TO 999 TS STREEET'
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CFUL0334 - LP
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Brazilian Psychedelic Rock Artist Firefriend via Cardinal Fuzz and Little Cloud Records announce a first time vinyl pressing for the classic - “999 to 666 ts Street” Prepare to take the long way through the void — Brazilian sonic architects Firefriend present the searing “999 to 666 TS Street”, a full-length LP that bends time, bleeds color, and dives deeper into the cracked corridors of psychedelic rock. With roots tangled deep in the underground of São Paulo and their eyes forever fixed on the cosmic unknown, Firefriend has carved out a space uniquely their own — a distorted dreamscape where shoegaze meets fuzz, noise folds into melody, and every track is a doorway. “999 to 666 TS Street” is a concept record that navigates a haunted psychogeography: an address etched between realities, where spiritual unrest collides with dystopian daydreams. A Journey Through Sound and Shadow Drenched in fuzzed-out guitars, whispered vocals, analog synths, and pulsing rhythms, this LP sees the trio — Yury Hermuche (guitar/vocals), Julia Grassetti (bass/vocals), and Cacau Bandeira (drums) — begin to forge the fearless vision they seek. From the opening surge to the final fractured lullaby, “999 to 666 TS Street” is both a destination and a transmission: a call to the wanderers, the outsiders, and the seekers. But Firefriend's mission isn’t just sonic — it’s political. As proudly left-wing artists with an internationalist vision, the band channels the disillusionment and resistance of a generation watching the world teeter. Their music radiates both critique and hope, connecting the dystopia of late capitalism with a dream of liberation. Whether playing São Paulo basements or European festivals, Firefriend brings an urgent message beneath the haze: solidarity is louder than silence. "This album is a street you can't find on any map — it's the place your mind goes when you turn the lights off," says frontman Yury Hermuche. "It's noise, beauty, and a little bit of danger." "We wanted to build a record that feels like a fever dream on vinyl," adds bassist Julia Grassetti. "Something physical, something that glows in the dark." About Firefriend Known for their hypnotic live shows and cult international following, Firefriend has shared stages with underground legends and graced the grooves of multiple celebrated independent releases. They’ve become essential listening for fans of Spacemen 3, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, and The Velvet Underground — yet remain wholly, defiantly themselves. “999 to 666 TS Street” marks the start and is another milestone in their prolific catalog, pushing the limits of psychedelic rock while remaining anchored in the beautifully bleak emotionalism that defines their sound. Beneath the distortion lies a worldview — anti-authoritarian, borderless, and defiantly alive.
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ERIC WETHERELL - 'SKY: 1975 HTV SOUNDTRACK'
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BUTR126 - 10"
5061041821127BUTR126CD - CD
5061041821547
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**ICE BLUE TRANSLUCENT VINYL WITH POSTER** An eerie, unsettling benchmark for wyrd television in the 1970s, Sky was created by Doctor Who writers Bob Baker & Dave Martin & is acknowledged as one of several outstanding children’s dramas produced by HTV alongside Children Of The Stones, King Of The Castle & Into The Labyrinth. The series mixes ecological fable with science fiction & fantasy. An ethereal alien materialises on Earth & soon realises he’s landed in the wrong time zone. Sky must seek out the Juganet, an ancient portal that will send him to the correct temporal destination. With the help of tearaway Arby Venner, his sister June & friend Roy he battles Earth’s immune system which is attempting to destroy Sky via the sinister human manifestation of Goodchild. "a sort of rurally set The Man Who Fell To earth...perfectly captures a sense of 1970s grime and the anti-style of a country gone to seed" - A Year In The Country Whilst the series may initially appear as just another low budget, kid's sci-fi aimed at keeping youngsters occupied after school & before dinner, Sky touches on a variety of prescient ecological & societal themes such as mankind's disregard for nature, wayward youth, the disappearance of the nuclear family, class, alcoholism & the rejection of technological progress in a post-apocalyptic future. A brooding atmosphere is sustained across the seven episodes, aided by Eric Wetherell's stark score. Featuring harpsichord, glockenspiel, timpani, cello & primitive electronics, the music is tense & atonal, verging on experimental. Transferred from the composer's own masters, we're thrilled to present the isolated score to Sky as a ten inch LP on transparent, ice blue vinyl. The record features 26 cues including unused & alternative takes. And any self-respecting HTV related release wouldn't be complete without the iconic Waterfall ident, composed by Johnny Johnston with electronic sounds by John Baker of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop - all above board & officially licensed from the rights holders. All copies include a TV Times postcard + A3 colour poster of the tie-in 1975 Look-In magazine cover by legendary Italian illustrator Arnaldo Putzu.
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Side One:
1. HTV Waterfall Ident
2. Sky Main Theme
3. Help Me
4. The Dram Line Tunnel
5. The Animus Attacks
6. Clothes
7. Sting 2 Take 2
8. Merriam School
9. Goodchild Manifests
10. I'm Looking For My Charge
11. Healing Mrs Vennor
12. Smothered By Living Things
13. I Am In Danger
14. Doctor Saul Is Operating
15. I Will Call
Side Two:
1. Devour
2. Invulnerable
3. Where Is The Juganet?
4. Can You Get Me Back?
5. Sky Unused Cue 2
6. Sky Unused Cue 3
7. Sky Unused Cue 5
8. Sky Unused Cue 10
9. Sky Unused Cue 11
10. Sky Unused Cue 15
11. Sky Alternative Theme
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WATER DAMAGE - 'LIVE AT LE GUESS WHO?'
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CFUL0339 - LP
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Water Damage don’t play songs. They invoke states. It’s not rock and roll, it’s ritual repetition therapy, like if Glenn Branca got stuck in a feedback loop with La Monte Young and they both forgot what year it was—Texas 2025 or Berlin 1972 or maybe just eternity’s parking lot. This isn’t music for driving—unless you’re driving into the sun with your eyes rolled back and the gas pedal held down with a cinderblock of intent. Captured in Utrecht, Netherlands at the almighty Le Guess Who? Festival, where churches tremble and strobes reflect off every holy surface, Live at Le Guess Who? is a document of sustained sonic immolation. Eight members. Two drummers. Multiple stringed instruments. One saxophone. All hammering away at "Reel 25," captured live here shortly after the recorded version which would end up becoming the lead track on their most recent double LP Instruments. A single idea drilling into the molten center of your skull with the grace of a jackhammer ballet. It’s not a show. It’s a slow-motion landslide with amps. And for this particular descent into the drone abyss, Water Damage were joined by two very special fellow travelers & honorary members: Ajay Saggar (Bhajan Bhoy, Chela) adding six-string sorcery and smolder, and Patrick Shiroishi, the free-reed exorcist himself who is a guest on Instruments and just happened to be at Le Guess Who? as well, channeling ghosts through saxophones like he’s trying to crack the sky. As if Water Damage weren’t already enough of a wall, these two brought the ceiling and the floor. Water Damage, the Austin psych-drone monolith with the un-Googleable name and the wall-of-amplifiers ethos, doesn’t just flirt with chaos—they drag it behind the van and mic up the gravel. Their motto? “Maximal Repetition Minimal Deviation.” Which sounds like the world’s most menacing yoga class or a commandment from some amp-fried cult, and maybe it is. This ain’t no avant-noise chin-stroke either. It’s hot and dense and loud like a steel mill hallucination, and if you find yourself dissociating mid-set, that just means it’s working. This is music that doesn’t “build”—it grinds. It gnaws. And then it blooms. If you're lucky, it leaves you somewhere softer. Le Guess Who? handed them the altar. Water Damage, Saggar, and Shiroishi set it on fire.
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NEON LEMON - 'HIGHER THAN HEAVEN / SUNFLOWER SUMMER'
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FC70 - 7"
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Following the recent killer Jonny Halifax Invocation full length, North Londons’ Feral Child label release an ace vinyl only 45 from their favourite new Austin psych band NEON LEMON. The single follows on from 2024’s classic “Hypnagogic Visons” 10” mini LP which featured sleeve art from legendary Austin artist and friend of the band, Jim Franklin (Vulcan Gas Company, Elevators, Shiva’s Headband etc) and sold out super quick. The new 45, a double A sider featuring 2 blissfully sun drenched psych gems, recorded at ‘The Wall Of Fog’ studio by Xavier Juarez in Austin and mixed/mastered by Kate Derringer in Detroit. Both tracks were recorded last Spring- and a film clip for “Sunflower Summer” was shot in Austin: Massively recommended to fans of Spacemen 3, BJM, The Elevators, Chocolate Watchband, The Litter et al…. Ben Siebert: Vocals and Guitar Chris Bryant: Guitar Shawn Cawley: Synth/Keys Ethan Smith: Bass Cody Read: Drums
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R.M.F.C. - 'ELECTRIC STRIFE B/W GOLDEN TRICK'
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ANT104 - 7"
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***AMAZING NEW 7” SINGLE, OUT IN TIME FOR SOME UK/EU SHOWS.. . Realise My Full Capacity: The 6 Tenets of the Ritual Music Freedom Corp I. Rejoice in mortality, finitude and change ‘Ecstatic Strife’ and ‘Golden Trick’ are two songs from RMFC following their debut LP Club Hits, recorded at home in Sydney in the winter of 2025. The adapt listener familiar with the RMFC ritual will hear Buz has extended hands across the Tasman. There is a luscious brilliance to this single embraced which recalls the best of NZ post-punk, which is to say Buz agrees with “lovers of The Fall”. The first tenant of The Ritual Music Freedom Corp involves an openness to change. In the short time between its inception and early offerings, Buz developed his own distinct sound. Club Hits indicated songwriting maturity, and the tracks we have here represent a further development. In place of a dead-eyed portrayal of the sterility of modern life, Buz celebrates ecstatic strife, the joy of conflict, the joy of change. Laced with sister Emma Brophy’s spirit sax, bright and extravagant layers of guitar attest: all will change and nothing will change. Life feeds on life and as a body grows in complexity so does the need for greater and greater sacrifices: 100 psychic horses couldn't hold disguise: as though by design. But they know to be born is a death wish. II. Resist misery. Fear is a choice The second tenet of the The Ritual Music Freedom Corp involves an explicit reference to creating and putting beautiful songs out in the world. You must resist the temptation to misery, songs are not repositories for your stress. In these two songs, RMFC have embraced the second tenet. ‘Golden Trick’ is an expression of sunburnt psychedelia. III. Realise and Master the Freedom of Chaos The third tenet is the most important as it links everything together. We're engulfed in Ecstatic Strife. Is it spawned out of opposition or out of spite? IV. Reality is Movement, Flux and Chance. The fourth tenet reverse refers to the first but it has a subtle difference that can be meditated on with this lyric from ‘Ecstatic Strife’: a collection of dice tossed out upon strife Understand there is difference. V. Reject Morality, Fracture your Chains The fifth tenet refers to the importance of music to not serve as the mere background of a psalm or hymn, a tune for moral posturing, moral proclamations, finger pointing. Buz: “Ecstatic Strife is when I served wine to Peter Garrett at a Labour rally in Redfern that Abdul's was catering for and watched him unknowingly stand in a plate of hummus and walk it up leaving a trail to the stage to deliver beautiful speech why was I there? How did I land that job? Spiral Target.” What is the spiral target? Listen. VI. RELIGION IS MUSIX FUCK THE CHURCH Nietzsche said without music life would be a mistake. Schopenhauer said music is cocaine for the nose of the world. The six tenet of the The Ritual Music Freedom Corp is about celebrating all those things about a deeply held religious faith and belief that do not depend upon the structure of the church. Buz claims: “music is my god”. The ritual is complete. You are ready to realise your full capacity. I, _________________________, pledge to REALISE MY FULL CAPACITY Signed: Uk / eu Shows…
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R.M.F.C. - 'CLUB HITS'
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ANT092 - LP
5061041821677
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LP // long overdue reissue, first time avail in UK / HERE IN TIME NOW FOR THEIR UK SHOWS!!! ROCK MUSIC FIGHT CRINGE What is modern music writing without the opening descriptor “long awaited”? To describe most records as being awaited is ridiculous. Nobody today has the patience to wait for a text or a tram or a traffic light… and yet… there is something here, I have a point to make… Please resist cringe – I will not cringe, cringe is the mindkiller – I assure you, I never use words like “long awaited debut” in polite conversation and avoid those who do by general rule. But. ROCK MUSIC FINESSE CLASS The imminent arrival of the R.M.F.C. long awaited debut means rules must be broken, tablets must be shattered, sacred pigs must be slaughtered… In our age of media saturation and attention deficit, where every band has side project with a triple LP catalogue before they’ve played a show or had opportunity to tease or tantalise, there’s a lot of easy music being created… and forgotten… look back over the past decade and see how many hype bands you’ve forgotten, how many redundant “long awaited debut” ended up ashen within a month. Nobody is waiting for more easy music. We are waiting for the R.M.F.C. Club Hits LP. Anyone paying attention to underground Australian guitar overdose would relate: the R.M.F.C. Club Hits LP has been the culmination of five years of work, patience and discipline. If you’ve heard these songs live at any of their shows over the past couple of years you’ll understand – the wait is over and the result is exhilarating. ROCK MUSIC FANATIC CONVULSIONS To your average German the sound of Bach made them reverent with Lutheran frenzy, and for the average rock music fan the sound of R.M.F.C. makes them catatonic with guitar overdose. To your exceptional German composer that came after Bach, the sounds of Bach inspired genius invention, and for the generation of exceptional rock music creators that come to Club Hits, a great deal of easy listening rock music has become redundant and this is a new standard: the craft of these songs is precise, the flow of this record is masterful. Club Hits is one of those rare records that sounds absolutely of its time without evoking depression, despair and disgust – for we live in times of desperation that most rock music bands are adorning with insipid, tedious tunes that couldn’t make most people put their phone down let alone believe in R.M. – but with the benefit of 80 years of ROCK MUSIC to draw on, there’s a lot of mistakes that Buz learned from and hasn’t replicated here. ROCK MUSIC FOOTBALL CLUB I like music and I like football. I like physicality, sweat, blood, I like music with guitar and drum… I like to experience being in the presence of violent movement that is graceful and produces goals or songs… Great live band this R.M.F.C. Kicking goals, making songs. If not for the experience of watching them play these club hits live, I don’t think we would be “awaiting” this record. Which is to say, on record FC President Buz takes on all duties: songs written, songs recorded and songs mixed by the Commander In Chief Clatworthy. If this was the extent of it, if we couldn’t SEE and FEEL the rock music in R.M.F.C., if it was RECORDED MUSIC FAN CLUB - I’m sure you understand me – Buz has managed to make a solo bedroom project into a rock music band of great quality, and hearing these songs develop and stick in your head for days and weeks and months after the show, festering and waiting to be unleashed on the world this coming November 3rd. ROCK MUSIC FAN CLUB For those who read these things without listening first, you might ask: what does this R.M.F.C. sound like? Let’s stay with the overused descriptors – I think R.M.F.C. is rock music band, more specifically a post-punk band. Indulge me. If you could say anything about post punk it means post-Wire, who were past punk before punk had an opportunity to codify and become everything brilliant and stupid that we’ve spent 40 years unpacking. Wire unpacked punk immediately and spent three perfect albums mapping what comes next – their “long awaited debut” came after a pub rock punk phase… and entered into the world of angular guitars and arctic ice feel. Wire’s opening Pink Flag jab – Chairs Missing straight – and 154 hook knockout has haunted the mixing desks of ambitious post-punk bands since, and every major city in the western world has at least one Pink Flag band, one Chairs Missing band, one 154 band. Few bands manage to sound like all 3 records, but R.M.F.C. are rock music fan club… ROCK MUSIC FREAK CLUB One day when I listened to the Velvet Underground ‘What Goes On’, I thought: this is a perfect song. I could listen to this song for hours on end. I did this – I listened to live versions, multiple ten minute plus jams, alternate mixes, and then back to the album. Over and over again. The song continually delivered new revelations, I saw a golden path leading through a dark cloud of misery, surrounded by spite and resentment, a golden path leading toward something better… and in Club Hits, I hear that same obsessive nature, I could imagine you understand this too, I know I am not alone in listening to rock music like I am encountering the sacred sound of a new religion… you must be obsessed to make music like this, and you must also respond with true passion and devotion… our times need the Club Hits…
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THE SULTANS - 'SHIPWRECKED'
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**LTD SPLATTER VINYL** First time available on vinyl! With bonus tracks and unreleased material! The Sultans formed in 2000 and were John Reis / Slasher and Tony DiPrima and at times also Andy Stamets / Black Flame (Rocket From The Crypt’s ND) and Dean Reis / Black Velvet (Mannequin Piss, Spider Fever, The Heartaches, Los Dug Dugs). Shipwrecked was the bands second album and was released only on CD in 2004. It was hailed as a “power-pop meets ’70s punk classic” by Virtual Underground Press and “…a masterpiece of the form...essential” by the Cleveland Call And Post. This reissue is a labor of lust with maximum attention to detail in resurrecting these masters from their deteriorated, analog state. The result is a louder, thicker and even more bristling slab of triumphant rock ’n’ roll. Everything on this reissue cuts deeper and breaks the digital glass into razor sharp shards and then shits on the 1s and 0s. Treble Magazine says. “It is the perfect soundtrack to your post-breakup life: fourteen songs about heartache, shame, trying to move on, regrets and just plain old hate. (And by the by, hate has never sounded as good as this)”. Added to the original are four bonus tracks, one being a cover of The Dils “Blow Up” and another the never released “Out Of Focus”. Shipwrecked was the last record at Drag Racist (Hot Snakes, RFTC, etc) before it shuddered its doors for good.
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Side A: 1. It Meant Nothing 2. Try To Forget You 3. Shut Up And Sit Down 4. Please Don't Leave Me On The Highway 5. I Can't Change 6. Jet Lag 7. I Just Can't Take It 8. Too Tough 9. Walk Of Shame
Side B: 1. Regret 2. I Wanna Be With You Tonight 3. Peril-ized 4. One Way Street 5. I Don't Care What She Thinks Of Me 6. Empty Hole 7. Out Of Focus 8. Permission Too Bored 9. Blow Up