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“What are we doing here?” The year 2020 turned what was once quintessential late-night stoner existentialism into a daily mantra for nearly everyone on this planet. What are we doing with our limited time in this life? What is our purpose? What should we be doing? For the past 25...
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As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again is the first new album from the Decemberists in six years. The album features the new song "Joan in the Garden," a 19-minute prog epic on par with their early material. It also includes the single "Burial Ground" (featuring lead singer...
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Listening to The Softies feels like peeking into a diary, with no personal detail spared. Holiday in Rhode Island, their third album, presents the most accessible means inside the humble honesty of the emotive universe of Rose Melberg (Tiger Trap, Gaze, Go Sailor) and Jen Sbragia (All Girl Summer Fun...
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The first thing that strikes you is the rhythm. The Gossip have been making punks dance since they debuted 5 years ago, long before dance punk existed. Soulful and jagged, you can hear everything from Dischord to Motown in Brace's playing. Now, with the addition of new drummer Hannah...
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Soul Mama #1 struts and shouts over wham-bam drumming and jerky, quirky blues guitar. Destined to have all the kids screaming.
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"At last, one of the all-time bat legends, Nomeansno has returned to Alternative Tentacles Records. The entire catalog no less, starting with their most beloved album, Wrong. Using the original all-analog master, from the original mother, as engineered by George Horn, John Wright, and Jello Biafra. Nomeansno formed in a...
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Finnish Recue debuts on Analogical Force with 'Paramnesia EP', where Riku Annala explores the murkier side of electronic soundscapes with distorted and gritty undertones. With impeccable production, Recue guides us through this expedition in his highly distinctive style that blurs boundaries between bass music, idm and reflective electro-nix. 'Paramnesia EP'...
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Two rare mid 90?s gems back to back from Berlin label Above the plug, After hours is the stand out track from Hi tech Criminals 1997 Self released extremely Rare Rise Up EP. Still getting played on various radio stations and Dance floors across the world, On the flip is...
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Down Low Music returns with a catalog number reserved for over 20 years, dL-006. Circa 2002, after releasing music from artists such as Stinkworx, Plastic Sleeves, Convextion and Macho Cat Garage, the dL catalog skipped from dL-005 to dL-007. dL-006 was reserved for DFD aka Troy Anderson, a core part...
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"Just Like a Doorknob" is very serious boogie funk written in 1983 by Claudette Washington and Dennis Bell who were also the original producers. Superb electronic disco track with huge vibes that are devastating when they hit the scene. The piece has become an Italo-Boogie classic. It has a sumptuous...
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French producer and hardware specialist Amandra returns to Nous’klaer with four stoic, minimal club tracks that are so delicate and deftly produced that they beg to heard as loud as possible and as quietly as possible, allowing the listener to inspect every nook and cranny of Amandra’s sonic tapestry. Opener...
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Steve Rachmad’s richly melodic strain of techno has resulted in a huge body of work he has been growing since the early 90s. His sound is the perfect distillation of machine soul – dubby atmospherics and crisp, danceable dynamics balanced in perfect unison. Amsterdam’s Delsin Records gathers together some of...
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Three more iconic Parallel 9 dub-techno classics from the Steve Rachmad archives re-issued on the Delsin Sterac series. Originally released in 1996 on Prime, now re-mastered. Track order is shuffled a bit, as it turned out the full 10 minutes version of Quanah was shortened in 1996. It was through...
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Steve Rachmad's subliminal debut album 'Secret Life Of Machines' was originally released way back in 1995. In 2012 the album was re-issued, although three tracks didn't make it to the vinyl re-issue. Now ten years later this new EP now re-issues also these three tracks after all: 'Satyricon', 'Hydroxy' and...
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Two iconic Parallel 9 dub-techno classics from the Steve Rachmad archives re-issued on the Delsin Sterac series. Originally released in 1995 on Prime, now re-mastered in 2021 fashion. Steve Rachmad’s richly melodic strain of techno has resulted in a huge body of work he has been growing since the early...
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These three songs by Kasso re-edited and mixed by John Jellybean Benitez between 1981 and 1982 represent a musical bridge that allows us to move from Europe to North America easily, but only if equipped with roller skates. JJBB with his skillful work in those early 80s was able to...
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Boulderhead debuts on Rhythm Section International with his most expansive EP to date, I Need Space to Dance. The Bristol based producer, known for his intricately crafted, up tempo club records has long been a favorite at RS HQ and has, over the years, garnered much respect from a plethora...
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The Austere label deals in deep house music that is anything but, and now it clocks up a tenth release with LAAK at the helm. As ever things open in smooth fashion, with warped chords bent over deep, lazy drums and brought to life with subtle but colourful arps. 'Norm-alise'...
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A Seat at the Table is the third studio album by American singer-songwriter Solange. It was released on September 30, 2016, by Saint Records and Columbia Records. While recording the album, Solange released an EP, titled True (2012) and launched her own record label named Saint Records. Writing for the...
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When I Get Home is the new album from Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and visual artist Solange Knowles. This release represents the next phase in Solange's evolution as an artist, and is the follow up to her critically acclaimed 2016 album A Seat at the Table. The album is an exploration...
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An American master and true rock & roller, Lou Reed transformed popular art, music and culture through a body of work that continues to affect the way fans hear and see the world. Reed, who cut his first single as a teenager in the late-50s, began his professional career working...
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New Metallic Gold Pressing!!! FAITH and MINOR THREAT broke up within months of each other in 1983. During 1983 and ‘84 there was a general malaise in the DC hardcore scene which saw a lot of the founding bands and scene makers move to the sidelines as shows became increasingly...
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"Most of the music contained in this album originates from recordings I made in London in 1982, whilst working on the score for the film Blade Runner. Finding myself unable to release these recordings at the time, it is with great pleasure that I am able to do so now....
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This album epitomises everyhing that is The Pixies. Every aspect of this album is close to perfection. Produced by Steve Albini, it captures the raw essence of The Pixies in full flight. Black Francis' primal wail is complimented by the sheer brilliance of Joey Santiago on guitar, which in turn...
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What you remember: the upside-down crosses on your girlfriend's jean jacket. Always drawn with magic marker. Always smeared in the wash.
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Back in 1986, The Pink Opaque brought together the best of the Cocteau Twins’ early works to become their first official release in the US. Already a cult band on college radio, some classics like “Pearly-Dewdrops’ Drops” and “Aikea-Guinea” were given new mixes for this release, while it also featured...
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In contrast to their previous album, Paul's Boutique, the Beastie Boys returned somewhat stylistically to their punk roots on Check Your Head, playing their own instruments like they did on their earlier EPs. Hence, photographer Glen E. Friedman's idea to shoot photos with their instrument cases (one of which became...
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Remastered edition of the 1989 debut album from Trent Reznor and co, featuring the original track listing and artwork. As a young musician in Cleveland, Ohio, Trent Reznor took a job at a local recording studio and employed unused studio time to develop his own material. The nascent album was...
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Bidding for a popular breakthrough with their second major-label album, Soundgarden suddenly developed a sense of craft, with the result that Badmotorfinger became far and away their most fully realized album to that point. Pretty much everything about Badmotorfinger is a step up from its predecessors — the production is...
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Of the many arresting moments that fill LCD Soundsystem's This Is Happening, perhaps the most unexpected comes less than halfway through album opener "Dance Yrself Clean." The seemingly unassuming, low-key rumble of a song morphs from its mumbled beginnings into an outsized flash of synth ballast and wailing vocals....
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Originally released on 24th January 2005, LCD Soundsystem is the self-titled debut album from electro rock band LCD Soundsystem. Mixing a variety of genres from indie rock to dance, the album features the band’s breakout single, ‘Daft Punk Is Playing at My House’, which reached number one on the UK...
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Sound of Silver is the second studio album by American rock band LCD Soundsystem. The album was released jointly through DFA and Capitol Records in the United States and EMI elsewhere, first on March 12, 2007, in the United Kingdom. Sound of Silver was produced by the DFA and recorded...
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Heart Shaped World is Chris Isaak’s third studio album. Released in the summer of 1989, it features his breakthrough hit, “Wicked Game,” which peaked at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100. Lee Chesnut, music director at WAPW in Atlanta, played the song repeatedly for two weeks after hearing a version...
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Audiopile Review: The first two EPs from beloved deep/dub techno pioneer Convextion (aka Gerard Hanson) get their first ever repress, sandwiched together as a double pack and emblazoned with a new sci-fi themed cover, an appropriate aesthetic that has been the Texas-based producer’s motif as of late. Initially released on...
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Night Reign is the new album from GRAMMY-winner Arooj Aftab, an ode to the night as her primary source of inspiration and a vivid reflection of the creative community she has fostered in her home of Brooklyn, New York. Featuring nine original compositions, three English-language tracks, and an array of...
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Audiopile Review: Darren Cunningham aka Actress long ago ascended to needs-no-introduction status. And yet, you never know what you’re going to get with Actress. While building a career on moody beats and lo-fi grooves, he’s taken detours into celestial minimalism and neo-classicist concept albums. So, maybe it should be no...
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Greg Foat's Greek Jazz quartet featuring Sokratis Votskos, Warren Hampshire and Ayo Salawu recorded live in Mykonos. Big fat Synth bass lines with Psychedelic Guitar, Hypnotic Bass Clarinet, Mystical Flute and Killer Drums....
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Audiopile Review: Latest otherworldly transmission from Gothenburg's Discreet Music lands in the shop, delivered via the newly formed Demeters Döttrar, a trio comprised of two of the label’s mainstays—Astrid Øster Mortensen and Charlott Malmenholt (Treasury of Puppies) who are joined by Ida Skibsted Cramer, a new name to us. The...
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Rod Modell returns as Deepchord for his first solo release on Astral Industries since inaugurating the label with his sought-after ‘Lanterns’ EP. Consisting of two stunning long-form pieces split on one side each, 'Immersions' captures the emotive, halcyon sound that Rod has long become synonymous with. Opening with glistening ambient...
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Audiopile Review: Less than a year after his Dystopia LP, a largely subdued analogue dive into warmer ambient waters, Lars Bartkuhn circles back to his two 2017 EPs, Nomad and Massai. He’s reworked both those tracks here, finding fresh inspiration from the almost decade old sessions and finessing a new...
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Audiopile Review: Left Ear Records, the label that brought us reissues of the astral-psych-pop of Twin Cosmos, the minimal ambient drift of Picture Music, and the homespun DIY art-pop of Influenza Prods., now unearth previously unissued recordings from Respuesta Alternativa (née Jesus Mª Catalan), their second release for the obscure...
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Audiopile Review: With a few EPs already under her belt, Icelandic producer Sunna Margrét makes a splash with her debut full length, Finger On Tongue, an exciting hit of electro-pop with an experimental slant. A comparison frequently made elsewhere is the the futuristic vision of her Icelandic compatriot, Björk, but...
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Audiopile Review: Swedish duo Gidge have their 2014 debut reissued, an underrated ambient-techno gem that has built a cult following since it’s release a decade back, some tracks racking up to 11 million streams! This 2xLP edition includes two extra tracks, “Dusk” and “Growth”, both left off the initial vinyl...
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A humanity-reminding suite of miracle moments, Someone Like Me unites a geographically unbound cast of real people in pursuit of a meaningful connection. Taping their lived experience in economic studios in quiet English counties, Pacific Northwest woodland retreats and the big city bustle of Sydney and Los Angeles, these kindred...
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Audiopile Review: German producer Philipp Priebe’s 2022 album, Apparent Calm Palms, gets a fresh repress and, after initially overlooking it, marks its debut here in the shop. With the crushing mountain of releases that we’re offered each week, which numbers well into the hundreds, we’re bound to miss a handful...
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Witness to revolutions in jazz and pop, Margo Guryan earned her place in the songwriting pantheon and then some. That she was largely unknown for decades is not the stuff of crushed dreams, but a result of her own choices and priorities. From humble beginnings to...
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Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Japanese Whispers, a collection of singles and B-sides released by The Cure between November 1982 and November 1983. Highlights include "Let's Go To Bed", "Just One Kiss" and "The Lovecats"....
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