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

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'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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TOFUSMELL - 'ALL MY TIME'

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• HARCD179 - CD

  098787317923

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“You cannot plan anything. You can't expect anything good or bad. Everything is just going to continue to be however it will be.” This is the way musician Rae Chen encapsulates his debut album as tofusmell, All My Time. At times reserved and gracefully restrained, and other times overflowing and agitated, All My Time showcases Rae’s signature precision in vulnerable, clear-eyed songwriting, with a larger, lusher, and more fleshed-out scale of production than we’ve seen from him before. Chen poetically distills the uncomfortable complications of learning to release expectation from outcome, and in turn live contentedly in life’s constant, confusing uncertainty. It’s not necessarily an apathetic resignation, but rather a hopeful insistence that impermanence, and the toiling mystery it brings, is its own kind of steady salve. Following the release of his 2023 EP Humor, Chen spent a few months intermittently touring with Leith Ross before making the daring decision to move away from his home state of Florida to Winnipeg, Canada. Once there, he finished writing the songs that would come to make up All My Time. While Chen has primarily worked solo in the past – writing, producing, and recording his music himself – he brought in a collection of new collaborators to help build the songs of All My Time. Six of the songs were co-produced and recorded with Keiran Placatka in Winnipeg, and then developed throughout the months following Chen’s move. For the two of them, the emotional atmosphere conjured by the songs is key, as evidenced in “Pilot Fish” – Chen’s hushed vocals and shuffling guitar interplay seamlessly with swirling electronic chimes and warm, ambling base, swelling and receding like a gentle tide. Interspersed with Placatka’s contributions are four songs produced and recorded with Paul Larson in Los Angeles, each one with an energetic and dynamic live-band sound inspired by folk-rock of the early aughts. Tracks like “Voice Cracks” and “Force the Sun West!” incorporate reeling, fuzzed electric guitar and punchy drums bolstered by darker-toned production. The collection is rounded out with “Luck”, produced by Chen himself, and “Overspender”, produced with Jack Hallenbeck in Los Angeles and reminiscent of the whisper-close folk stylings of Sufjan Stevens and Nick Drake that Chen has become well known for. Despite the myriad hands involved in the overall production, All My Time remains cohesive, held together with Chen’s earnest and enveloping story-telling.

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: 1. Cravings 2. (Me Tomorrow) 3. Dreams I've Had 4. Pilot Fish 5. Voice Cracks 6. Overspender 7. Walk Me Back to Nothing 8. HONEY 9. Force the Sun West! 10. Luck 11. Rock Collector 12. Jacksonnnn

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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). .

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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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TOMO KATSURADA - 'DREAM OF THE EGG'

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• FDR02 - 10"

  N/A

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"Dream of the Egg" is the debut solo album by Tomo Katsurada, known for his work with the Japanese psychedelic band Kikagaku Moyo. This project is a unique fusion of music and visual art, inspired by the Japanese 1920s children's book “Yume No Tamago (Dream of the Egg)”. It reveals a deeply personal journey, reflecting Tomo's dreams and the numerous rebirths experienced in 2024—a year marked by profound new beginnings in every facet of his life. This mini album was driven by a passion for raw and immediate expression. Every song was crafted and recorded with only the materials available to him at the time, embracing an organic and handmade atmosphere. By eschewing rhythm clicks and standard instrumental tunings, a spontaneous sound emerged, capturing the essence of both uncertainty and immediacy. Adding to this distinctive sonic landscape, guest musician Jonny Nash (UK) contributed ethereal guitar sounds on the first and final tracks, enriching the record's dream-like quality.

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1. Moshimo 2. Zen Bungalow 3. Interlude 4. Inner Garden 5. Dream Of The Egg

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VARIOUS - 'BROWN ACID: THE TWENTY-SECOND TRIP'

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• EZRDR217LPX - LP (COLOURED)

  N/A

• EZRDR217LP - LP

  679065076857

• EZRDR217CD - CD

  679065076864

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**ON RANDOM COLOUR VINYL** Just as you were getting your head straight coming off the 21st Trip … Brown Acid dose # 22 drops, continuing to fry your mind in a revolving trap-door Twilight Zone alternate world of early hard rock… populated by real life characters so far out they can look like a cheesy wedding band but sound like Blue Cheer! Uncanny! This music comes at you from many angles. Teens in a garage colliding with booze, drugs and girls for the first time, lounge lizard hustlers with snazzy stage clothes and fuzz boxes… gnarly backwoods troublemakers meet blow dried glam rock wannabes here, seamlessly clobbering your head with sound rather than each other! An electric post-psychedelic bar brawl for your mind awaits, unfasten your seat belt, crank it up and fly! Sounds Synonymous "Babylon" out of Flint, Michigan 1969 rip the devastating Blue Cheer classic a new one, immediately swarming you with organ swells and distortion before collapsing into a tuff funk groove, a psychedelic James Brown vibe shot through with dirty howling fuzz guitar, vocals nailing the messed up but confident relaxed sneering attitude of the original Cheer eruption. The Bumps "Shining" from Seattle 1969 resides right at the transition of ‘60s psych into early prog, well constructed, no diluting things artsy fartsy style, a compelling heavy riff, spacious vocal harmony hook floating above a turbulent take on getting your shit together and shining like a star. Fat chance, but you can dream, the band did and their dreams kick ass across time to right now or you wouldn’t be here. Coulda been a hit back then, definitely a hit now. Riverside "Farmer" explodes out of Austin, Texas 1974, economical but brilliantly structured riffs and power chords, intense dynamic tension/release, fantastic screaming leads over shifting angles of attack during the middle break… it’s all here with a detached confidence in the vocal that swaggers back in time to the late ‘60s in its proto-heavy psych adjacent assault. Cincinnati Joe & Mad Lydia "Get It Together" for real in Cincinnati, Ohio 1970. The song says everything you need to know: “You may think that you’re the very best, miles and miles ahead of the rest, but be sure when you’re put to the test you get it together!” These words are deployed in a manner similar to Peter Green’s “Oh Well”, intermittently stated between killer gnarly guitar and gushy organ attacks. Bar band heaven and hell rolled up into one big ball, the vocals get all the way out there! Straight Up "Fire" takes the monster 1968 Crazy World Of Arthur Brown hit into faithfully executed but surreally minimalist territory, Minneapolis, Minnesota 1974. Genius version of a key song that presciently cuts to the chase regarding Brown Acid’s incinerations of psychedelic idealism, you’re gonna burn, burn, burn… as that moment climaxes you can gawk at their preposterous flashy lounge band stage outfits and realize side one must end because everything is totally scorched into eternity. Scrap Iron "Poopsie" is a primitive two chord stomper with spiraling fuzz and organ riffs, singer marking his territory caveman style. “Poopsie, you’re my woman” he commands, but gets weirdly insecure she’ll blow him off at the altar by the end of each verse. Snarly wah-wah ices this toxic cake out of Carteret, New Jersey 1973. Focused delivery so single-mindedly crude it creates an inescapable instant brain-worm. Lady "Live Show Tigers" is amongst the most potently life affirming trash rockers you’ll ever hear, one outrageously triumphant but fiercely sloppy anthem about living it up like a star, strutting the stage glammed up New York Dolls drag style but with a Dictators sense of humor. Tasty slightly off kilter guitar leads all through, going serendipitously berserk on the fade. Picture disc single out of L.A. 1980. Fantastic fun rock star rock at a very raw local street level where any time is party time. Killer Frog "Hard Times" on Masochist Records from Chicago, Illinois 1972 takes less than two minutes, an action packed James Gang style bar band rocker with a bit of punky sneer in the face of misfortune. These guys never even heard of flower power. They are killer frogs. Good Humore "Killer" does kill in stripped down hard rock trio style, Warren, Michigan 1976. No frills guitar, bass and drums groove tight, snaky primordial riff, snarly licks. “She’s a killer of a woman, knows just what she’s doing…” The singer knows she’s a femme-fatale roadhouse predator but she’s so hot the inevitable wreckage seems a bargain. Ride it out like the extended jam on the fade knowing she’ll be back for more! Sarawest "Space Rider" winds up the 22nd Trip lost in a twisted two chord space adventure from the point of view of an alien visiting our planet seeking knowledge but finding out we are stupidly destroying ourselves, so he gotta split sneering back at us like we wasted his time “I got no time for loving… I wanna be a space rider, space rider”. Toronto, Canada 1974, a vibe lurking in some strange but funny void between late ‘60s outsider garage psychedelic rock complete with reverb-y acid guitar leads and late ‘70s retro-futuristic D.I.Y wisecracking from inner space… taking the piss out of outer space!

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Tracklist:

Side A:
Sounds Synonymous ? Babylon
Flint, Michigan ? 1969
The Bumps ? Shining
Seattle, Washington ? 1969
Riverside ? Farmer
Austin, Texas ? 1974
Cincinnati Joe and Mad Lydia ? Get It Together
Cincinnati, Ohio ? 1970
Straight Up ? Fire
Minneapolis, Minnesota ? 1974

Side B:
Scrap Iron ? Poopsie
Carteret, New Jersey ? 1973
Lady ? Live Show Tigers
Los Angeles, California ? 1980
Killer Frog ? Hard Times
Chicago, Illinois ? 1972
Good Humore ? Killer
Warren, Michigan ? 1976
Sarawest ? Space Rider
Toronto, Ontario ? 1974

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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.

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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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