FLIPPER - 'GENERIC FLIPPER'

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• SV210 - LP (COLOURED)

  850051035069

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**LIMITED TRANSLUCENT YELLOW VINYL** Generic Flipper, the debut album by Flipper, remains the most absorbing full-length LP to emerge from the early San Francisco punk scene. A constant source of imitation for so-called “noise rock” bands, it has yet to be surpassed in its nihilistic glee. Recorded between October 1980 and August 1981 and released in 1982 on the indispensable Subterranean Records, this album functions as a chaotic, sticky mass of individual personalities: the magma-like bass eruptions and dual vocals of Will Shatter and Bruce Loose, Ted Falconi’s icy guitar scraping and the relentless beat of drummer Steve DePace. At times playful and taciturn, paranoid and absurd, Generic charts a deliberate path that willfully chances destruction. In early ’80s punk, when the hardening default was “faster-shorter-louder,” Generic subverts the nascent hardcore scene with a strictly applied regimen of turgid-slowerheavier. The lyrics are bleak, yet unnervingly beautiful. “Ever” sets the tone with trademark restraint—“Ever wish the human race didn’t exist? And then realize you’re one too?”—while closer “Sex Bomb” is a churning, 8-minute epic with looping bass, saxophone accompaniment and electronic effects of dropping bombs. Tons of indie bands have attempted to recreate Flipper’s mix of acidic guitar, metallic bass sludge and sardonically brilliant lyricism, using the seemingly effortless template they pioneered; however, the effect usually drives listeners right back to Generic. While most of their contemporaries wilt under direct comparison, No Trend, the Butthole Surfers, feedtime and Church Police are a few who can stand the frigid heat.

Tracks

1. Ever 2. Life Is Cheap 3. Shed No Tears 4. I Saw You Shine 5. Way Of The World 6. Life 7. Nothing 8. Living For The Depression 9. Sex Bomb

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ANENON - 'DREAM TEMPERATURE'

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• TU018LE - LP (COLOURED)

  4251804187077

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**FIRST PRESSING ON LTD CLEAR VINYL** Saxophonist, producer and composer Brian Allen Simon explores darker hues, transposing waking and altered states under his studio veil Anenon. On the deeply evocative new album ‘Dream Temperature’, he shifts electronic processing to the foreground, introducing digitized wind instruments and unworldly atmospherics, not heard since his innovating mid-late 2010s output. A longtime Los Angeles resident, born and raised, Brian Allen Simon has expressively operated under the moniker Anenon, releasing the highly revered ‘Petrol’ (2016), ‘Tongue’ (2018) and the viscerally beautiful ‘Moons Melt Milk Light’ (2023), in a line of unwavering musical dialogues. While the penultimate album was a deliberate, reductive, entirely acoustic detour that was born out of a want to unplug, ‘Dream Temperature’ sees Brian primed with a newly discovered wind synthesizer as his central compositional tool, alongside acoustic piano and tenor saxophone. The entirety of the album’s electronics are triggered by Brian’s lungs, generating otherworldly synths modulated by expressive breath control, channelled through the laptop as the core processing chamber for added textural components and field recordings. A free floating and heavy emotional resonance marks 'Dream Temperature' from beginning to end, invoking the feeling of waking up, still heavy from a night of half-remembered dreams, and continuing one’s day in this state. Simon maps out the album's spatial voice early on the statement title track, a deep, yet compact cut, generated from digital saxophone rasps that whistle by in close proximity, along with haze filled textures and sub bass. There is a sonic oscillation of urban grit and pastoral drift throughout as tracks pass by like introspective thoughts, fueling both a tense and ethereal quality that underpins the album. Interluding solo and part-solo piano improvisations ‘Last Sun 1’ and ‘2’ are positioned adjacent to the buffering digital soundscapes. Their softer, still processed timbres pierce the melancholic exterior, offering a contrasting tenderness that could echo the grace of Ryūichi Sakamoto, the spiritualist rigor of ECM’s Keith Jarrett and a touch akin to Aphex Twin’s piano miniatures. ‘Nulle Part 1+2’ signals the first appearance of an acoustic wind instrument, as tenor saxophone flourishes are juxtaposed against noisy drones, all shouting at the void, with notes resurfacing like lost digital data. The album was recorded at home during either sunset or nocturnal hours between September of 2024 and October of 2025, a period in which Brian found himself craving more lengthy and intimate studio time as he searched for more pronounced textural qualities amidst his new sonic ambitions. ‘When The Light Appears, Boy’ shows further evidence of this deeper universe, revealing a grittier edge as the album's essential blueprint is sonically inked. A sprawling expanse of wind synths rhythmically encircle the listener before a dreamy, ghostly ambience blankets ‘Toyama’. The sound is evocative of the productions of post dubstep era luminaries such as Burial or the productions of HTRK's Nigel Yang. More isolating and enveloping than the previous all acoustic record, this is music both disorienting and yet warmly inviting all at once. A sonic diarist at heart, personal field recordings were also taken from Sardinia, Japan, Big Sur and LA which intersect at unexpected moments throughout the album's 31-minute play time. ‘Dream Temperature’ is a vital coalescence of both Simon’s electronic and acoustic practices with repositioned electronics akin to earlier works, both haunting and elegant, yet still profoundly personal. Simon continuously resonates as an experimental outlier treading an enthralling, non-linear musical path. This music resolutely glows with an unknowing aura, like an untapped energy source waiting to be discharged. “In a sense, this album derives essence from the distortions of both personal memories and collective realities.” Brian was taken by a quote of the late artist Etel Adnan that said “When you dream, you rarely know it. But when you wake, you carry within yourself almost the temperature of the dream.” He continues: “I wanted to make music that triggers the listener to forget that they’re even listening to it, but rather dreaming through it. Music that you actually get lost in, forgetting when it started and when it ends. I want the listener to feel their own essences after listening to it.”

Tracks

1. June Gloom 2. Piano Haze Bass Melt Cry 3. Last Sun 2 4. Dream Temperature 5. Nulle Part 1+2 6. Mirror 7. When The Light Light Appears, Boy 8. Last Sun 1 9. Room Tone 10. Toyama 11. Postscript

Press

'Anenon straddles the line between esoteric and accessible with ease and grace, a trait attributable to Simon?s self-taught style' - Pitchfork


?There?s velocity and suspense in equal proportion? ? The Wire

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TOMO KATSURADA & MISHA PANFILOV - 'ETERNAL ALMOST'

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• FDR01 - LP (COLOURED)

  N/A

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“Eternal Almost” is a collaborative album by Japanese musician Tomo Katsurada and Estonian composer Misha Panfilov. Born from the simple joy of songwriting and creative exchange, Tomo and Misha had long admired each other’s music from afar. When the opportunity to collaborate finally arrived, it felt completely natural, and by the time the album was finished, it almost seemed as though the two had known each other always. United by a shared sense of humour and musical curiosity, Tomo and Misha poured a raw, honest energy into these songs — one shaped by their intuitive rapport. In an increasingly artificial world, “Eternal Almost” subtly celebrates the qualities that make music feel most alive. Amid the weight of our current times, the pair hope this album brings listeners a sense of lightness, joy, and of course—a gently surreal journey from beginning to end. The full album will be released on April 1, 2026, as a co-release between Funk Night (Detroit, US) and Future Days Radio (Amsterdam, NL). .

Tracks

1. Mostra 2. Boundless 3. Cymbal Symbol 4. Private Party 5. Yoyo 6. Mokuba 7. Fantastic World 8. Mosaic Memory 9. Hundreds Spirits 10. Slice Of Time

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RECKONWRONG - 'HOW LONG HAS IT BEEN?'

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• NY001 - LP

  5061041822292

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Reckonwrong returns in April 2026 with ‘How long has it been?’, a long-in-the-making debut album of expansive low-lit ballads and keyboard vignettes that draws equally on classic songwriting touchstones and contemporary experimental landscapes. The London-based producer and songwriter is best known for his run of releases on AD93, which joined dots between skewed club constructions, new-wave pop drama, and intimate atmospheric worlds. Recent years have been spent out of view, gradually giving shape to a set of songs exploring themes of transformation, friendship, love and the search for self-knowledge. A couple of days at Press Play studio in Bermondsey marked a turning point, and the record is tied together sonically by Rhodes electric piano and Reckonwrong’s distinctive vocals, performed in the studio to a small group of friends. These takes laid the foundation for a DIY-spirited production world of plastic backing-bands, galaxy-brained noodling, Arthurian echo, and yearning Balearic chug, all cut with equal measures of sincerity and humour. Renewal, resolution, celebration… How long has it been? forms the first release for New Year, a label shooting off from nights at South London well-of-goodness Spanners. The label aims to be an informal and exploratory home for music by friends and fellow travellers, with a gentle focus on songwriting and voice.

Tracks

1. Winter Visitor 2. Water of Life 3. My Eyes 4. Before & After
5. Loving Kindness 6. I'm Not Me 7. How Long Has It Been? 8. Lamp Lady 9. Two Lovers 10. Black Keys 11. EGTBOK

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STUDIO KOSMISCHE - 'CREME CARAMEL'

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• FC74 - 7"

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Next Feral Child off the blocks in this busy final year for the label, sees a monster of a double a side from long term label favourites, Studio Kosmische. 2 superb covers of the classic Cluster tune “Caramel” from the legendary 1974 LP “Zuckerzeit”. Recorded in January, both versions (entitled “Crème Caramel” and “Salted Caramel”) are absolute beauties. For a little background, over to SK mainman Dom Keen: SK is an experimental electronic project, rooted deeply, as the name suggests, in the ethos of German 1970s kosmische music. Blending drones, psychedelic instrumentation and sound design into immersive, otherworldly deep listening—this is music intended to encourage and accompany an altered state. Primarily the solo project of British musician and producer Dom Keen, it also reflects collaborations with key contributors. Keen is also known for his work with The Hologram People and as a touring musician with Quantic and Death in Vegas. A close collaborator is Jonathan Parkes, founder of Dreamlord Recordings. Drawing on a background in sonic experimentation, Studio Kosmische channels the ethos of 1970s cosmic music—expansive synth textures, open structures, and a disregard for conventional song form. Its growing catalogue, released on vinyl and via Bandcamp, includes Alpha 77 (2021), Beyond the Circle of the Fixed Stars (2023), Lucifer Rising (2023), and Electronic Meditation for Inner Space Travel (2026), the latter featuring Parkes and Russian saxophonist Ivan Bursov. Through Keen’s vision and ongoing collaborations, the project has carved out a niche within modern kosmische and psychedelic music, immersive journeys that blur the boundaries between inner and outer space. This release serves as a tribute to two of kosmische’s founding figures, Hans-Joachim Roedelius and Dieter Moebius, of Cluster, the track “Caramel” originally appeared on the 1974 album Zuckerzeit”

Tracks

1. Cr?me Caramel
2. Salted Caramel

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THE CRAMPS - 'STAY SICK'

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• VEN672 - LP (COLOURED)

  655035167213

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**LTD REPRESS ON CLEAR W/ BLACK HI-MELT VINYL** Sex-classic Stay Sick! was originally released in 1990 and features more of the dark side of rockabilly in a jugular vein. The opener, a hopped-up cover of obscure Sun Records tune “Bop Pills,” proves that rumors of amphetamine usage by the original Memphis rockabilly cats was not exaggerated, and sets the pace for the rest of the album. Hog-wild covers of “Shortninʼ Bread” and “Muleskinner Blues” probably have the original writers dancing on their graves, and The Cramps’ version of the perverse rarity “Her Love Rubbed Offʼ” shines a lurid spotlight on the only song that Carl Perkins was admittedly ashamed of writing. Plus, Stay Sick! delivers loads of action-packed originals celebrating kamikaze thrill-seeking and scary sexy she-creatures. This is pure jungle music—one half hillbilly and one half punk. If you canʼt dig this then you must have “Daisys Up Your Butterfly”! Still a favorite among rock ʼnʼ roll sickos worldwide.

Tracks

Tracklist:
#1 Bop Pills #2 God Damn Rock 'N' Roll #3 Bikini Girls With Machine Guns #4 All Women Are Bad #5 The Creature From The Black Leather Lagoon #6 Shortnin' Bread #7 Daisys Up Your Butterfly #8 Everything Goes #9 Journey To The Center Of A Girl #10 Mama Oo Pow Pow #11 Saddle Up A Buzz Buzz #12 Muleskinner Blues #13 Her Love Rubbed Off #14 Her Love Rubbed Off (Live) #15 Bikini Girls With Machine Guns (Live) #16 Beat Out My Love #17 Jailhouse Rock #18 Jackyard Backoff

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Brand new USA pressings on the revitalized VENGEANCE RECORDS label

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THE CRAMPS - 'BIG BEAT FROM BADSVILLE'

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• VEN674 - LP (COLOURED)

  655035167411

• VEN674CD - CD

  655035167428

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**LTD REPRESS ON METALLIC RED VINYL** Dangerous, bizarre, but most of all cool, The Cramps one again prove themselves as leaders in skull-fracturing rock ʼnʼ roll, delving even deeper into a wicked netherworld where few have dared to tread. They are the architects of a sound that has spawned an entire subversive subculture. Originally released in 1997, Big Beat From Badsville is a haul-ass, careening monster of a record featuring more songs of mutilation, shape-shifting, psycho frenzies and she-devil-worship. The four rare bonus tracks on the CD include the nutty psycho-delic audio inkblot “Confessions of a Psycho Cat” and Poison Ivy’s chilling instrumental assault-weapon blast “Peter Gunn.

Tracks

Tracklist: #1 Cramp Stomp #2 God Monster #3 It Thing Hard-On #4 Like a Bad Girl Should #5 Sheena's in a Goth Gang #6 Queen of Pain #7 Monkey With Your Tail #8 Devil Behind That Bush #9 Super Goo #10 Hypno Sex Ray #11 Burn She-Devil, Burn #12 Wet Nightmare #13 Badass Bug #14 Haulass Hyena #15 Confessions of a Psycho Cat #16 No Club Lone Wolf #17 I Walked All Night #18 Peter Gunn

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**LTD REPRESS ON METALLIC RED VINYL**

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DIAL - 'WATCH'

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• CEDE06 - CD

  0767062326324

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Dial is Jacqui Ham, Rob Smith and Dom Weeks. Dial craft their lo-fi, outer limit sound using the structures of rock, improvisation and the embrace of chaos. Dial was started in 1991 by Jacqui Ham of the No Wave band Ut, and artist and musician Rob Smith. Dial’s first line-up included Ham on vocals and guitar, Smith on guitar, God's Lou Ciccotelli on drums and Dominic Weeks from Furious Pig, and Het, on bass and later on synthesizer. After Lou left, Dial began using an Alesis drum machine, programmed by Smith. Dial craft their lo-fi, outer limit sound using the structures of rock, improvisation and the embrace of chaos. Throughout the 1990s, Dial rehearsed in Wapping, East London, and recorded the sessions on an Akai CS-F11 cassette machine. These were compiled to make the 1996 CD 'Infraction', mastered by Dennis Blackham and released on their own label Cede.' Infraction' was followed by 'Distance Runner' (2000) recorded in London and on tour in France. In 2007 they released the seminal '168k', recorded in London and in a barn in Cornwall, widely considered as one of the best alternative albums of the year.

Tracks

1.I Interrupt You
2.Fet Calm
3.Erode
4.Slaughter
5.Watch Motion
6.Metal Fun
7.Tell
8.Gaza
9.Rain

Press

'guitar driven post-No Wave frenzy...rock music at its finest'
Bruce Russell - Opproprium magazine

'beautifully executed primitive rock music'
Wire magazine

'an archaeological unit rather than simply a band"
Your Flesh

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