DION - 'S/T'

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• AGIT044RP3 - LP (COLOURED)

  5061041822124

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300 COPIES REPRESS 'CRYSTAL CLEAR' VINYL *DION LUNADON’ debut solo album from .. 2018… finally gets a repress... Dion Lunadon's (of A Place To Bury Strangers / The D4) debut solo album, on Agitated Records. The album was recorded over a three-month period in Brooklyn, NY and features Robi Gonzalez (APTBS) on drums and Blaze Bateh from Bambara on select tracks including 'Fire'. "With 'Fire' I wanted wild and heavy guitars with heavy sentiment in the first vocal line to match. Something that grabs you and demands attention. Not background music," Lunadon explains of the track. The album also features mixing by Chris Woodhouse (Mayyors, Ty Segall, The Intelligence, Thee Oh Sees) on select tracks including 'Com/Broke'. From cutting his teeth back home in New Zealand as a member of The D4 to his current role as bassist of Brooklyn-based A Place to Bury Strangers, Dion Lunadon has played in some form of a rock & roll band his entire life. During a short break in touring with APTBS, Lunadon had a rush of inspiration in the form of a Dion Lunadon creative spasm — a neurotic impulse to make a batch of songs and do it right then and right there. What resulted is quite a jump away from his work in APTBS and draws more influence from bands like Toy Love and The Gun Club, as well as New Zealand unknowns such as Gestalt and Supercar. 500 only pressed / black vinyl theres 200 for UK/EU only

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01. Insurance, Rent And Taxes
02. Reduction Agent
03. Fire
04. Com/Broke
05. Hanging By A Thread
06. Move
07. Eliminator
08. Howl
09. Ripper
10. White Fence
11. No Control

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AKUSMI - 'FLEETING FUTURE'

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• TU001LP - LP

  5060446128596

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*REPRESS BLACK BIO VINYL ! AS FEATURED IN THE APPLE+ PLURIBUS SOUNDTRACK* Akusmi is the new project moniker of French-born, London based composer, multi-instrumentalist and producer Pascal Bideau, who signs to the new Tonal Union imprint for the release of his album ‘Fleeting Future.’ With its hallucinatory, genre-defying blend of minimalism, cosmic jazz and Fourth World influences, and in its quest for optimism in the face of unknown and limitless possibility. ‘Fleeting Future’ stands apart as an inventive and inspirational debut.   The creation of the album’s richly colourful and multi-layered sound world was originally inspired by Bideau’s journey to Indonesia, where he immersed himself in traditional Gamelan and gong music. Many of the themes, motifs and melodies on ‘Fleeting Future’ seed from the ‘Slendro’ scale, one of the essential tuning systems used in Gamelan. However it is not musical scales, but scales as in the size or extent of things that most fascinates Bideau, specifically he explains; “the compelling way things dramatically change when you shift from any given scale to another.” The album connects directly to nature and the wider world in its evocation of perceptive shifts and transitions from microscopic to macro scale, as evidenced by the opening title track ‘Fleeting Future’, on which a simple dotted saxophone line morphs and billows into synths, brass and strings, indicating the musical voyage that lies ahead. Like the start of a journey or adventure it is full of anticipation, its arborescent growth conveying the optimism of the unknown and of limitless possibility. The album centrepiece ‘Neo Tokyo’ is a vibrating, ebullient mass of colliding elements which feels like zooming in to the electron level, as it teeters on the edge of chaos. The title is a reference to Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira, a dizzying work of art set in a sprawling futuristic metropolis. 

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A1. Fleeting Future
A2. Sarinbuana
A3. Divine Moments of Truth
A4. Neo Tokyo

B1. Longing for Tomorrow
B2. Cogito
B3. Concrescence
B4. Yurikamome

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Vinyl Factory. Guardian Contemporary Album of the Month. Gilles Peterson, Benji B, Mary Anne Hobbs.

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RUIDO SELECTO - 'CANONAZOS EN DUB'

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• NS029 - 7"

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ON MANZANITA RED COLOUR VINYL A heavyweight slice of Caribbean DUB! Between 2021-2023 Ruido reworked original Discos Fuentes masters with vintage gear, transforming Colombian tropical classics from the 60's into raw, energy-dubbed, remixed, and reimagined for today. An essential 45RPM for dub heads and tropical groove lovers worldwide.

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1. Cumbia Saramuya (Rebajada Dubmix) 2. Mosaico y Descontrol

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ANIMALEJA - 'NOSTALGIA DE MAR REMIXED'

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• NS027 - LP

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Animaleja (Medellín, Colombia) and No Sabes (Nashville, Tennessee) unveil Nostalgia De Mar Remixed a special edition that brings together eight artists from across the globe. From the tropicanibalismo of Meridian Brothers in Bogotá and the experimental guaracha of DJ Malicia in Medellín, to the digital cumbia of Ruido Selecto weaving Latin roots with bass music, the album traces a sonic journey across continents. In Japan, Nickelman and Boogie Mason reimagine tropical sounds through lofi beats and hip hop, while in Amsterdam Apichat Pakwan fuses Asian tropical bass with contemporary electronica. Back in the tropics, Palka (Chiriki Records, Panama) offers a downtempo universe, and on the Mexico–Los Angeles border, 714 channels the power of the Latin club scene. Nostalgia De Mar Remixed is a global dialogue of rhythms, voices, and territories, where tropical roots find new forms beyond borders.

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: 1. Una Isla (Meridian Brothers Remix) 2. Las Palabras Van (Malicia Remix) 3. Lapo De Agua (Ruido Selecto Remix) 4. T? Me Traes Calma (NICKELMAN Remix) 5. Las Palabras Van (Apichat Pakwan Remix) 6. Selva (Palka Remix) 7. T? Me Traes Calma (Boogie Mason Remix)
a 8. Las Palabras Van (Siete Catorce Remix)

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REDD KROSS / HARD ONS - 'TOUR SPLIT'

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• CRT335 - LP

  742978168695

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Two titans of power-pop and punk rock reunite this March. LA cult legends REDD KROSS, celebrating 45 years of dayglo hooks, sly wit and sky-high choruses, join forces once again with Aussie icons THE HARD-ONS, fronted by the incomparable Tim Rogers, for a long-awaited tour across Australia. With new music in tow and a shared history of high-volume brilliance, the two pioneer bands are set to light up stages from Queensland to Victoria. Expect high-voltage singalongs, fuzz-drenched anthems, and a masterclass in melodic brilliance from two of rock’s most enduring and prolific forces. REDD KROSS & THE HARD-ONS. From LA and Sydney respectively. Separated by an ocean, but with ties that go back to when they were label mates on the US Big Time label in 1987 and maybe even further. Beyond that the connections are plentiful; both started playing out on their respective punk scenes when they were very young - Redd Kross as pre-teens and mid-teens in '79-80, The Hard-Ons as mid-to-late teenagers in '82-83 - and both ruffled plenty of feathers when they did. Both bands transgressed the accepted boundaries of punk, and both pushed audience excitement buttons with high energy, great tunes, an outrageous visual element and a willingness to not only include '60s pop influences into their punk sounds, but also flashy and trashy '70s hard rock. Indeed, two bands were arguably the first two to understand the musical thread that joined Kiss and the Ramones, and in doing so they together helped make the world a brighter place. Current Hard-Ons singer Tim Rogers goes back decades with Redd Kross too - a young You Am I were on the bill when Redd Kross toured Australia with the Hoodoo Gurus back in 1994. REDD KROSS & THE HARD-ONS have also recently both celebrated anniversaries and received the kind of kudos that only occasionally comes with their levels of dedication and perseverance. Redd Kross last year marked their 45th anniversary with their most acclaimed album to date (a self-titled double LP on In The Red Records), as well as a revelatory movie documentary and book. The Hard-Ons celebrated their 40 years with a film of their own - a sequel to that is doing the rounds now - and continued their run of Top 40 records (which began in 2021 with their first album with Tim Rogers and their first for Cheersquad Records & Tapes, the #4 album I'm Sorry Sir, That Riff's Been Taken) with last year's I Like You a Lot Getting Older.

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GROS COUER - 'VAGUE SCELERATE'

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• SBR116 - LP

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GROS COEUR announces crushing new album "Vague Scélérate" via four-label powerhouse collaboration Belgium's heaviest psych exports GROS COEUR return with their most ferocious statement yet - "Vague Scélérate" ("Rogue Wave"), a blistering new album released through an unprecedented collaboration between Stolen Body Records, Jaune Orange, Le Cèpe, and Spinda Records. FOR FANS OF: SLIFT, Oh Sees, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Fresh from demolishing stages at RoadBurn, Dour Festival, and Focus Wales, GROS COEUR have crafted their most urgent work since 2023's breakout "Gros Disque." The standalone single "Sacrifice" hinted at their kraut-rock evolution - "Vague Scélérate" delivers the full psychedelic assault. Recorded in isolation in a freezing Belgian attic, the album captures the band's raw creative urgency. Each track locks together like puzzle pieces, building a cohesive sonic journey that's both crushing and transcendent.

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TICKLES - 'SUGAR & PLASTIC PLATES'

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• SBR118 - LP

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The title Sugar & Plastic Plates and the cover artwork capture those bittersweet birthday moments - joy mixed with the quiet ache of fading connections and creeping loneliness. After two crushing EPs, French noise punk outfit TICKLES finally unleash their first full-length assault. Still wielding the raw intensity that made their name, the quartet have dug deeper into the muck to deliver their darkest, most furious statement yet. Across nine unrelenting tracks, they tear into isolation, abandonment and childhood scars with unflinching honesty. This is visceral, uncompromising stuff that won't leave you unchanged. The band locked in with producer Chris Hoggomat, having spent months honing these nine tracks to razor sharpness. That connection gave them freedom to experiment - diving into noise textures, oddball sounds, even techno-inspired elements - pushing each song to breaking point while keeping its brutal core intact. Joris Saidani (Birds in Row) brought his mixing precision to the chaos, making bold creative choices that revealed the full devastating potential of each track. The result captures both TICKLES' unhinged power and the careful craft beneath the mayhem.

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