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Leonard Cohen - OLD IDEAS

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 14:36:36 +0000

LEONARD COHEN the legend returns with OLD IDEAS , and while they last, and get a litho featuring art and text from the man himself... quantities limited.

New & Upcoming Releases 1/31/12

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 03:09:54 +0000

Lakeshore's Alternativemusic.com New & Upcoming Release list 1/31/12 If you see anything you're interested in or have any questions about anything you see listed please email us at Marta@Alternativemusic.com For up to the minute new music information follow us on Facebook . Looking to hear something new? Take a listen to the Alternativemusic.com podcast with shop owner Andrew Chinnici and noted music critic Rob Roberts.

Brand New - Street Date 1/31/2012

HOSPITALITY "Hospitality" (Merge - MRG 431) CD (UPC: 673855043128) HOSPITALITY "Hospitality" (Merge - MRG 431) LP (UPC: 673855043111) HUBBLE "Hubble Drums" (Northern Spy - NSCD 015) CD (UPC: 670541194089) HUBBLE "Hubble Drums" (Northern Spy - NSLP 015) LP (UPC: 670541194072) THEE OH SEES/TOTAL CONTROL "2011 Tour Split LP" (Castle Face - CF 010) LP DAMON & NAOMI WITH GHOST "s/t" (Drag City - DC 206) LP+7" (UPC: 781484020615 - LPDAMONs/t) (STREET DATE - 1/31/2012) ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Back from the abyss, DAMON & NAOMI with GHOST fills an empty space in the continuously flowering discography of Damon & Naomi. It was back in 1995 that DAMON KRUKOWSKI and NAOMI YANG first met Ghost. They felt an immediate kinship and soon plans were afoot to collaborate in some way-but it wasn't until the year 2000 that they encountered MASAKI BATOH and MICHIO KURIHARA in the studio. The sonic trip they embarked upon was a revelation for all concerned. Alongside Kurihara's singular guitar style, Batoh increased the peace in the mix, placing colorful and organic sounds within the dreamy conceptions of Damon & Naomi, mixing an ever-greater sense of deep space into the already massive songs. A shared sympathy for folk music informed the session as well. This in no way prefigured the back-to-folk movement of the coming decade, as the natural qualities of Damon & Naomi with Ghost exist out of time, today as then. It makes this record sound just as new today as it did old a decade or so back. This is part of the magic of Damon & Naomi with Ghost. In the years since then, Kurihara has become a part of Damon & Naomi, touring and playing with them on all their recordings. No Export to Europe. v/a "THE TOTAL GROOVY" (Drag City - DC 507) 4xCD (UPC: 781484050728 - cdtotalgroo) (STREET DATE - 1/31/2012) ***Drag City presents reissues of the avant-garde DIY label Groovy founded by PETE SHELLEY (BUZZCOCKS) and FRANCIS COOKSON. This 4xCD set features four albums-FREE AGENTS' # 3.33, PETE SHELLEY's Sky Yen, SALLY SMMIT AND HER MUSICIANS' Hangahar, and the self-titled album by STRANGE MEN IN SHEDS WITH SPANNERS. The LPs were reissued in December 2011, and now for the first time ever, are collected together for CD release with all original packaging included in miniature (plus an exclusive Shelley interview!)-so what are you waiting for? It's been over thirty years' now-you can finally get Groovy on digital! No Export to Europe. OM "Live At Jerusalem" (Southern Lord - SUNN 86.5) LP (LPOMLive) ***AVAILABLE AGAIN - LAST COPIES - NEW LOWER PRICE!!! In December of 2007 the mighty duo that is OM made a pilgrimage to Israel to play for its people. Their pinnacle performance unfolded at 4 Aristobolus Street in Jerusalem the site of Uganda Records. The band played for over 4 hours on this evening! The tracks: "Flight of the Eagle" and "Bhimas' Theme" were captured and the transmission of these recordings were flown back to the United States where the vinyl lacquers were made by BOB WESTON. Southern Lord in cooperation with OM present you the listener with this 180-gram black vinyl transcendental offering, Limited to 3,000 machine numbered copies. PEAKING LIGHTS "936 Remixed" (100% Silk - SILK 014) 12" (lppeaki93re) ***Ponies from the SILK stable turn 936 dub-a-dub lullaby groovers into full-on synth-sex, acid-bubble, twinkle-starshine dance ditties on this remix redux. Beat it with the chic vocal pitch n' bounce and metallic/mechanic swing of Ital's take on "Marshmellow Yellow." Bring it on baroque with XANDER HARRIS' Sly and Dario giallo-reggae revision of "Birds of Paradise." INNERGAZE hi-five the minimal wave of "All The Sun That Shines," transforming the original into a syncopated psych-out dark-disco-dose FX fest. And CUTICLE's got the bleary bleep-bloop best of sweet serenade "Tiger Eyes" with Casio keyed-up flourishes, hi-hat space jams, and damp ramp-up breakdowns. Even beater than the real thing; let the Domino fall for 936-gone-nightlife. CRUISE FAMILY "We're In Heaven" (Not Not Fun - NNF 247) 12" (LPCRUISWere) ***The vinyl debut by this Viennese rave abstractionist boils down pulsing LED beats and deep synth strobe FX into a cavernous laser-streaked fog. Packaged in blinding Alex Grey-style acid-body artwork by MR. CRUISE FAMILY himself. CUTICLE "Mother Rhythm Earth Memory" (Not Not Fun - NNF 251) 12" (LPCUTICMoth) ***The NNF debut (after an EP on 100% SILK) by this Iowa City electronic maximalist. M.R.E.M. is the first purely solo CUTICLE release, after working with a series of part-time collaborators, and it's freed him to let loose his wildest and weirdest impulses. BOSCO DELREY "Everybody Wah" (Mad Decent - MAD 128) LP (UPC: 891063002724 - LPDELREEver) ***BOSCO DELREY, the stylish purveyor of electronic-tinged rockabilly, is prepared to release his debut full length album Everybody Wah on Mad Decent. Hailing from New Jersey by way of Memphis, Bosco's sound references the sounds of Sun Studios-era recordings, updating the lo-fi guitar twang with the use of an MPC drum machine and vintage synthesizer emulators to create a wall of distorted dance/grunge, with other apparent influences ranging from southern rap to church hymns and dancehall. He spent the past summer in Memphis, TN recording the 13 tracks with DOUG EASLEY. With the first whistle of "Baby's Got A Blue Flame" Everybody Wah transports you into Bosco's classic future rock world where any musical influence is fair game. "Get Outta Dodge" starts off as an acoustic ballad eventually building into swirls of psychedelic fuzz. Bosco let's his rockabilly influences shine on "Don Haps" with its twangy guitar driven beat building up to lush organ and vocal harmonies. "Lovely Sleepy Dead" is a punk rock anthem taking influences from The Ramones and The Clash. "Expelled Spelled Expelled," "Down We Go" and "Insta Love" show Bosco's craftsmanship for a the ballad, taking cues from classic rock and 50's doowop. "Afterlife" grooves with a mellow dancehall beat followed by "Cool Out's" hyper speed drum and bass proving there's no musical territory Bosco's afraid to touch. "20 Flight Dub" ends the record sending it off on dreamy synth pads and a light reggaeton beat over Bosco's bedroom soul vocals. Every track on the record brings together new ideas and influences, making Everybody Wah an entirely refreshing entry into the current music scene. MISTREATERS "s/t" (Dusty Medical - DMR 31) DBL.LP (LPMISTRs/t) ***Forming in 1998 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, THE MISTREATERS played their first show that New Year's Eve. Over the next few years they built a reputation as one of the Midwest's most celebrated underground rock and roll bands due to an explosive live show and relentless touring. The band released a 7" in 1999 on Buffalo, NY's Big Neck Records, and their debut full length for the same label the following year. They released several more singles on labels like Flying Bomb (Michigan), Goodbye Boozy (Italy) and Yakisakana (France). Cross country treks and appearances at the Rust Belt Revolt, Horizontal Action Blackout and South By Southwest solidified the band's following and in 2003 the legendary Estrus Records released their sophomore album. That year also saw the band make their maiden voyage to Europe. Over the next few years, more singles and another trip to Europe followed, and the band released a live LP on guitarist KEVIN MISTREATER's label Dusty Medical Records. On December 30, 2011 the band played their final live show, at Milwaukee's Cactus Club. A few months prior, they got together to record the last 4 songs from their repertoire-songs written when the band was still playing regularly but had not gotten down on tape. These songs form the nucleus of their swan song The Mistreaters-a compilation of hard-to-find 7" and compilation tracks, as well as a couple other previously unreleased songs. At 26 songs in all, this collection spans the band's entire career, going back all the way to their first demo tape. Packaged in deluxe gatefold sleeves in an edition of 325 copies. MISTREATERS "Live At The Circle" (Dusty Medical - DMR 04) LP (LPMISTRLive) ***AVAILABLE AGAIN!!! THE MISTREATERS ripping it up live at the Circle Bar in Milwaukee, New Years Eve, 2005. Includes the powerhouse cuts "Richard Dawson's Creek" and "Personal Space Invader," along with a gang of others. Limited pressing of 500 copies. CATHOLIC BOYS "Psychic Voodoo Mind Control" (Dusty Medical - DMR 32) LP (LPCATHOPsyc) ***REISSUED!!! Dusty Medical & HS!BF Records are proud to co-present the 2011 remastered reissue of the classic Psychic Voodoo Mind Control-the one and only full-length LP from NE Wisconsin misfits the CATHOLIC BOYS. The foursome spawned from the Ripoff-worshipping TEENAGE REJECTS, of whom JON, PAUL and ERIC were all members. NICK had played in the garage blues trash outfit the STRONG COME ONS-together they created some of the weirdest & spazziest punk rock anyone had ever heard, and set out all over the rust belt in the early '00s, touring with England's The Real Losers and Green Bay pals the Mystery Girls, playing festivals like the Horizontal Action Blackout. They recorded with people like Justin Perkins and Alicja Trout and released 7" after 7" on labels like No Fuckin' Chance Records outta the Netherlands, Michigan's Bancroft Records, and the storied Wisconsin label Kryptonite Records, but just one LP-issued on Australia's Dropkick label in an edition of 500 copies, along with a domestic CD version on Green Bay's Trickknee label. The vinyl edition quickly disappeared and has been unavailable since. Now in 2012 the record returns with a new master derived from Justin Perkins's original tapes, and new artwork made from the original source material used in the first pressing.

Amnesty International - Chimes of Freedom- Songs of Bob Dylan

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 01:46:22 +0000

Check out the back story behind the creation of Chimes of Freedom for Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary.

Preview and Purchase - Chimes of Freedom - Songs of Bob Dylan

2012 four CD collection containing music from Patty Smith, Rise Against, Pete Townshend, Diana Krall, My Morning Jacket, Sting, Lenny Kravitz, Jackson Browne, Sugarland, Joan Baez, Flogging Molly, Joe Perry, Bad Religion and many others. Two iconic forces that have impacted the past 50 years -- the life-saving human rights activism of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Amnesty International and the incomparable artistry of Bob Dylan -- are being saluted by musicians who contributed new or previously unreleased recordings to Chimes of Freedom: The Songs of Bob Dylan Honoring 50 Years of Amnesty International.

Wilco & Popeye - "Dawned On Me"

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:54:01 +0000

"Dawned On Me" from Wilco's Grammy-nominated new record "The Whole Love." This collaboration with King Features presents the first hand-drawn Popeye cartoon in more than 30 years. Directed by Darren Romanelli.

Wilco - Whole Love

New & Upcoming Releases 1/17/12

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 02:30:33 +0000

Lakeshore's Alternativemusic.com New & Upcoming Release list 1/17/12 If you see anything you're interested in or have any questions about anything you see listed please email us at Marta@Alternativemusic.com For up to the minute new music information follow us on Facebook . Looking to hear something new? Take a listen to the Alternativemusic.com podcast with shop owner Andrew Chinnici and noted music critic Rob Roberts.

Brand New - Street Date 1/17/2012

NEVEREVER "Shake a Baby" (Slumberland - SLR 151) CD (UPC: 749846015129) NEVEREVER "Shake a Baby" (Slumberland - SLR 151) 12" (UPC: 749846015112) AIDAN BAKER "Spectrum of Distraction" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 098) DBL.CD (UPC: 616892012344) FRANKIE ROSE "Know Me" (Slumberland - SLR 149) 7" (UPC: 749846014979) MIKAL CRONIN "Tide" (Goner - 81 GONE) 7" JACASZEK "Glimmer" (Ghostly International - GI 147) CD (UPC: 804297814728) JACASZEK "Glimmer" (Ghostly International - GI 147) LP (UPC: 804297814711) KAREN DALTON "1966" (Delmore Recordings - DE 23) CD (UPC: 609722629997 - CDDALTO1966) KAREN DALTON "1966" (Delmore Recordings - DE 23) LP (UPC: 609722629980 - LPDALTO1966) (STREET DATE - 1/24/2012) ***KAREN DALTON was a remote, elusive creature. A hybrid of tough and tender with an unearthly voice that seemed to embody a time long past. As is often the case with such fragile beings, she instinctively understood that the only way to survive the harshness of the world around her, was to keep herself hidden. So it comes as no great surprise that she rarely sang in public or ventured into the unnatural setting of a recording studio. Only twice, for 1969's It's So Hard To Tell Who's Going To Love You The Best and then again for 1971's In My Own Time, was she coaxed from her habitat into the studio. Other times she made music in casual settings, sitting around a kitchen table or wood burning stove with her friends, singing and playing until daybreak. In 1966, Carl Baron brought his reel to reel over to her remote cabin in Summerville, Colorado and recorded one of those exquisite musical evenings. Karen and RICHARD TUCKER were rehearsing for a gig when Carl hit the "Record" button. The result is a 45-year-old tape, carefully exhumed, documenting Karen at her most raw and unfiltered. On it are Fred Neil and Tim Hardin songs we've never heard Karen give voice to before, as well as traditional songs she uncannily makes her own, including a devastating version of 'Katie Cruel', that is so powerful, it is as if the ghost of Katie Cruel seeped into her blood. This recording is a window to her Summerville cabin opened, allowing us to eavesdrop on Karen Dalton at her most pure and unaffected. CD Booklet containing beautiful, unseen photos (including Karen with Fred Neil and Tim Hardin), and a 3,500 word essay by BEN EDMONDS (MOJO, & currently working on a biography of Tim Hardin). LP housed in tip-on jacket, with 4 page heavy insert, exclusive color portrait, and download card. *KAREN DALTON "Cotton Eyed Joe/Live In Boulder 1962" (Delmore - 716682) 2xCD+DVD (0666017166827) *KAREN DALTON "It's So Hard To Tell..." (Light In The Attic - LITA 045) LP (UPC: 826853004510) MICHAEL CHAPMAN "Rainmaker" (Light In The Attic - LITA 079) CD (UPC: 826853007924 - CDCHAPMRain) MICHAEL CHAPMAN "Rainmaker" (Light In The Attic - LITA 079) LP (UPC: 826853007917 - LPCHAPMRain) (STREET DATE - 1/24/2012) ***On the heels of last year's superb reissue by Light In The Attic of MICHAEL CHAPMAN's 1970 classic album Fully Qualified Survivor, comes his 1969 debut Rainmaker (originally released on the seminal Harvest label). Like the 'FQS' album, Rainmaker is a psychedelic-guitar-folk delight. The album kicks off with one of Chapman's best known songs "It Didn't Work Out"-which features a stellar cast of legendary English musicians of the era; Guitarist "CLEM" CLEMPSON was in the prog-band BAKERLOO (soon after playing with Chapman he'd join jazz-rockers COLOSSEUM and then HUMBLE PIE) Drummer AYNSLEY DUNBAR (his resume includes JOHN MAYALL, ERIC BURDON, DAVID BOWIE, FRANK ZAPPA and LOU REED), bassist ALEX DMOCHOWSKI (long time Dunbar comrade) were both in Dunbar's RETALIATION. Organ player NORMAN HAINES was in LOCOMOTIVE. A true stylist in his own right, Chapman holds a middle line between John Martyn and Bert Jansch with the provocative electric rock of Martyn juxtaposed against the traditional folk so wonderfully espoused by Jansch. Another highlight is Chapman's lyrical/vocal style, which would appeal to fans of Roy Harper. CD features three previously unreleased tracks, PLUS three rarities. LP pressed on 180-gram vinyl and housed in deluxe tip-on sleeves. Both formats feature new liner notes by BYON COLEY and rare photos, etc. JUNIOR KIMBROUGH "You Better Run - The Essential Junior Kimbrough" (Fat Possum - 80340) DBL.LP (UPC: 045778034017 - LPKIMBRYou) ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! A career-spanning collection of tracks from one of the most influential and original blues musicians in the past fifty years, JUNIOR KIMBROUGH. Hailed by such folks as U2's Bono and Iggy Pop as a primal force in American music, Junior never reached the mass audience that he deserved while alive, but his music endures and continues to be discovered by music fans from all walks of life. STEVEN R. SMITH "Old Skete" (Worstward Recordings - WST 001) LP (LPSMITHOld) ***Eleven stark performances on hand-made electric guitar by the man also known as ULAAN KHOL, HALA STRANA and ULAAN MARKHOR, and for work with THUJA, MIRZA and Amsterdam-based clarinetist GARETH DAVIS. Absence of overdubs, loops, samples and delay pedals leaves Old Skete open and unadorned, a spare work akin to Smith's Kohl (Jewelled Antler 2002). Edition of 500. BARDO POND/CARLTON MELTON "Split" (Agitated - AGIT 009) LP (LPBARDOCarl) ***BACK IN STOCK!!! An epic two track 40-minuter from two of the Modern Psychedelic Underground's greats, the legendary BARDO POND spoon out the molasses with the track "Fallen" on side A, that has an expansive droned psych thrum, helmed by some driving rhythms, the power, the loud.. and then as you are almost pummelled into nothingness, ISOBEL's flute comes through and then furthur on until she begins to sing... there's wash upon wash of righteous guitar sound, a sonic attack indeed. On the flip, Agitated's flagbearers CARLTON MELTON bring the magiick karpet ride much higher with "Slow Growth," still as dense but almost much freer than their previous recordings, like a MV/EE Saucer Attack. Synths lead in, the name is apt, but it builds and transforms into a drone meets new-age psychedelic haze, be careful where you sit maan! The karpet lands fine... phew. LP only release, limited to 800 copies. UK import. PATTEN "GLAQJO XAACSSO" (No Pain In Pop - NPIP 027) CD (UPC: 5060174953170 - CDPATTEGLAQ) ***Heady, raw and visceral, PATTEN's debut release-pronounced "glack-geut zack-so"-is a maverick work of genius straight out of the London leftfield. Working out from a space somewhere between early house, Factory Records and post punk, Warp's mid-90s catalogue, shoegaze, Musique Concrete, and 2000s Funktion One bass pressure, a myriad of forms unite into a rare, emotionally rich and euphoric whole with the precision worthy of a true auteur. This hallucinatory record is a truly unique and all-enveloping experience. The highlights are many and shift with each listen. Opener 'Ice' wraps a brooding vocal sample around a delicious guitar hook, '& Our Wild Paths Intersect' sounds like a tech-noir version of a Kevin Shields dreamscape, 'Plurals' hangs a tropical mist over a Burial style concrete dub and 'Blush Mosaic' sees a hypnotic bassline emerge amongst swirling incantations. A few touchstones: the dancefloor experimentation & emotional resonance of Arthur Russell; the splintering emotive noise of My Bloody Valentine; Autechre's ghost in the machine warm abstraction; Broadcast's elegant futurity; the yearning tower block symphony of Goldie's 'Inner City Life'; anything Martin Hannett; the paranoid, dense soundspace of Tricky's 'Maxinquaye'; J Dilla's clipped loops and saturated samples; Drexciya's aquatic liquified sonics; London's fragmented post-millenial dance music continuum, Steve Reich's 'Music For 18 Musicians', too many to mention, the list should go on... all of these, but none of these. Like it's title, Patten's album appears as if from some parallel world; prismatic and mirage-like, soaked in the searing heat of urgency. UK import. EXPENSIVE LOOKS "Dark Matters" (Group Tightener - GT 13) CD (UPC: 881626946626 - CDEXPENDark) EXPENSIVE LOOKS "Dark Matters" (Group Tightener - GT 13) LP (LPEXPENDark) ***ALEC FIELD grew up in New York on a steady diet of Chicago house, disco, old Motown stuff and a smattering of his parents' psych records, as well as "trashy '90s dance." Dark Matters is his debut LP as EXPENSIVE LOOKS. It flows continuously across nine tracks, touching on elements of all the music he grew up on: hypnotic house, textured minimalism, and the gorgeous moment of musical epiphany that happens when a beat drops out and all that's left is the aural equivalent of taking a deep breath and staring at the stars. It's a dance record with the sort of scrappy, open heart that can only come from someone like Feld. Expensive Looks is all encompassing, it draws from all genres without border, pulling everything into one warped but pointed mass. LP limited to 500 copies on red vinyl. SERVILE SECT "Realms Of The Queen" (King of the Monsters - KOTM 34) LP (LPSERVIReal) ***"Realms of the Queen is an astonishing furtherance of (SERVILE SECT's) strange and lonesome rage pealing from the bowels of a god-forsaken earth to the endless scree of the cosmos. An essential document for anyone investigating the forbidden zones of elusive black thought." Realms was originally released early 2011 on Ecstatic Peace as CD only and KOTM is proud to release a limited vinyl version of this important document of 'sci-fi centric black metal'. Servile Sect had a busy year with the release of Realms followed by their album Trvth (Handmade Birds) which sold out in the blink of an eye as well as several tape outputs on Land Of Decay and Handmade Birds. Limited to 214 copies on clear vinyl with glow in the dark splatter artwork designed by Viraloptic (Kevin from Sutekh Hexen). WRECK & REFERENCE "Black Cassette" (Flenser - FR 13) LP (UPC: 879198007814 - LPWRECKBlac) ***WRECK & REFERENCE are an experimental project that conjures up a thoroughly unique mode of electronic doom-tinged no wave. The Californian duo eschew guitars entirely, but you wouldn't know it from their artfully constructive, intricate compositions; it's difficult to believe that those crashing riffs aren't borne of magnetic strings and long-forgotten blues licks. Formed by DRUMMER (IGNAT FREGE) and multi-instrumentalist (FELIX DANBOLD), the band's live performances are a mixture of live drums and samples triggered by an MPC style controller, creating a sound that is as unique as it is rooted in the traditional heavy of guitar-driven doom: Warning meets Killing Joke, Electric Wizard filtered through an alien command center. The band drew attention of many blogs with their self-released tape-only Black Cassette, which was later issued on CD by Music Ruins Lives. Black Cassette is as refreshing as it is confusing-a post-post-post trip laced with Cormac McCarthy, experimental noise, haunting wails, sci-fi menace and an angry, bizarre undertone that rises up and defies explanation. At times ethereal and spacey, at times bombastic and cathartic, and always intriguing, Wreck and Reference challenge orthodoxy and decimate genre conventions; doom has never sounded so apocalyptic. The sky is black, the soil is burning, and the machines have one. ROYAL HEADACHE "s/t" (R.I.P. Society - RIP 021) LP (LPROYALs/t) ***AVAILABLE AGAIN!!! "These dudes have been one of the best things about Sydney's resurgent DIY punk scene for a while, on the strength of a self-produced 7" and some pretty amazing live shows, and their album, produced by MIKEY YOUNG of Eddy Current Suppression Ring and Straight Arrows' OWEN PENGLIS, delivers on their early promise pretty comprehensively. There's a '60s pop hue to punk jams like 'Down The Lane,' but they don't come across as revivalists-you can put that down to a combination of a thick romantic streak and a totally prosaic lyrical style which is so terrifically unpretentious that it makes you wonder why so few other songwriters have been able to write like this."-Rose Quartz. Australian import. WOOLLEN KITS "s/t" (R.I.P. Society - RIP 024) LP (LPWOOLLs/t) ***Debut album for the Melbourne-based garage trio, which features joint vocals by guitarist THOMAS HARDISTY and drummer TOM RIDGEWELL. Follows a clutch of 7" releases including 'Teenage Love' (2009) and this year's 'Maths', which we described as "their best song yet". Produced by LACHLAN WOODEN at Magnetic West in Brunswick West, making it the only garage rock LP in Melbourne not recorded by Mikey Young or Jack Farley. From the presser: "This isn't an episode of Happy Days, Woollen Kit's debut LP is believable in its honesty with an earnest sentiment similar to Television Personalities and The Modern Lovers." Australian import. NAZI DUST "Wretched Hour" (Vinyl Rites - RITES 29) LP (LPNAZI Wret ) ***Certain cities make for incubators of specific kinds of music and Tampa, like Detroit, makes for ugly music. NAZI DUST is a hardcore punk band pulling from the nastier moments of '80s Boston hardcore, mostly Siege and SSD. Their recording is raw, their drums are pounding, their guitar and bass are buzzsaws of treble and distortion and the vocals are spit with an unreal amount of venom. Violent music from young men in a violent city.

New & Upcoming Releases 1/10/12

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 20:45:29 +0000

Lakeshore's Alternativemusic.com New & Upcoming Release list 1/03/12 If you see anything you're interested in or have any questions about anything you see listed please email us at Marta@Alternativemusic.com For up to the minute new music information follow us on Facebook . Looking to hear something new? Take a listen to the Alternativemusic.com podcast with shop owner Andrew Chinnici and noted music critic Rob Roberts.

Brand New - Street Date 1/03/2012

NEVEREVER "Shake a Baby" (Slumberland - SLR 151) CD (UPC: 749846015129 - CDNEVERShak) NEVEREVER "Shake a Baby" (Slumberland - SLR 151) 12" (UPC: 749846015112 - LPNEVERShak) ***Who can decipher the true origins of NEVEREVER? Some say it started on the roadside in Malibu when a truck driver named ERIC FISHER and his childhood buddy SHAUN PUKLAVETZ picked up Joe Meek's great niece and nephew, JIHAE and WALLACE MEEK. Others believe that it began a year earlier when Neverever's lost classic Angelic Swells was released on legendary pop mogul Mike Schulman's Slumberland Records. Whichever one chooses to believe, it was after consulting their book of Sacred Symbols of the Ancients that the Meeks realized Fisher and Puklavetz's rhythmical bond was most likely destined to be the missing piece of their puzzle. A mutual appreciation for Dave Hill's (of Slade fame) haircut soon sealed the deal one night after practice in Puklavetz's hot tub. The four began hallucinating endlessly about songs that could fill the void between Sandy Salisbury's "Do Unto Others" and Comet Gain's Casino Classics. These visions slowly crept across Los Angeles stages like a purple smoke bomb engulfing the artists. Shortly thereafter, crowds caught on and gaggles of girls and boys began flocking to their shows in fear that the flames which burned would someday descend back into smoke. Shake-a-Baby is that technicolor smoke turned to solid vinyl. From the couples-dance swoon of "Baby Oil and Iodine" to the latin-tinged glam-pop of "Mexicoco," the newly revitalized Neverever cooks up a heady mix of classic power pop styles. Vinyl includes digital download coupon. *NEVEREVER "Angelic Swells" (Slumberland - SLR 117) CD (UPC: 749846011725) *NEVEREVER "Angelic Swells" (Slumberland - SLR 117) LP (UPC: 749846011718) AIDAN BAKER "Spectrum of Distraction" (Robotic Empire - ROBO 098) DBL.CD (UPC: 616892012344 - CDBAKERSpec) ***Specifically designed to be played on shuffle and yield a completely unique experience each time, AIDAN BAKER's audacious monsterpiece The Spectrum of Distraction takes a nod from Zappa's technique of "xenochrony" and runs it though the digital age via the shuffle aspect of CD and MP3 players. 96 (!) tracks spanning two discs make for an incredibly varied landscape on each listen; with pieces ranging from just a few seconds to over seven minutes, there is no shortage of diversity. Hallucinatory dreamscapes weave into frantic noise into dubby passages into chilled-out jazz into psychedelic grooves into an oppressive industrial crunch into a hip hop bop into almighty sludge dirges and almost everything else the kitchen sink offers. Start to finish, through and through, nowhere else is it possible to experience anything quite like Baker's truly enthralling The Spectrum of Distraction. Well-known as a core part of prolific heavyweights NADJA, Baker is backed here by an impressive array of notable drummers who've cut their teeth in the likes of SWANS, THE JESUS LIZARD, SLOWDIVE, KILLING JOKE, GODFLESH, JESU and many more. He began the project in 2009 by soliciting drum tracks and loops, ending up with roughly six hours of material from 18 different percussionists, then recorded guitar and bass to go along with them throughout the winter of 2010. The mass of content was scaled down to the 96 slices (spanning two hours) that appear on this pair of discs. The Spectrum of Distraction is housed in a beautifully illustrated 2xCD gatefold pack; the complete six-hour set of individual sessions is included as a free digital download. No export to Europe or the UK. FRANKIE ROSE "Know Me" (Slumberland - SLR 149) 7" (UPC: 749846014979 - 07ROSE Know) ***We were all knocked out by the FRANKIE ROSE AND THE OUTS album in 2010; the effortlessness of its gorgeous girl-pop mantras, the intimate immensity of its Spector-esque walls of reverb, the beauty of a song sung sweetly over the most graceful two-chord vamps. But are we ready for the new Frankie Rose? Interstellar is a revelation, an album that floats free of its maker's history-time spent with VIVIAN GIRLS, DUM DUM GIRLS and CRYSTAL STILTS-and offers the listener something strangely other, as alien as it is familiar, as compelling as it is enchanting. "Know Me" is the album's first single, a gorgeous piece of widescreen pop, dreamy and driving at the same time. The clean, big hooks bring to mind the best of mid-'80s pop-Smiths, New Order-without sacrificing any of Rose's unique melodic style. It's a single in the best sense: a three-minute gem that perfectly captures the essence of the new album. LE CHEV's remix on the flip side is pure 2012-a slow-motion house burner with a tropical vibe and atmosphere to spare. Turn it up and drift away. *FRANKIE ROSE "Thee Only One" (Slumberland - SLR 110) 7" (UPC: 749846011077) *FRANKIE ROSE AND THE OUTS "s/t" (Slumberland - SLR 124) CD (UPC: 749846012425) *FRANKIE ROSE AND THE OUTS "s/t" (Slumberland - SLR 124) LP (UPC: 749846012418) MIKAL CRONIN "Tide" (Goner - 81 GONE) 7" (07CRONITide) ***The San Francisco scene keeps producing serious psychedelic clack 'n' burble and MIKAL CRONIN is the latest. Everyone loved the fuzzed-out "Fading Yellow" pop-psych he delivered on his debut album, and "Tide" shows him just getting better at it. Good luck getting the knee-buckling guitar hook and woozy falsetto chorus of the title track out of your head. The flip might even be better-"You Gotta Have Someone" is a sweet, swirly collision of Ride and The Byrds. Limited to 500 copies. GUIDED BY VOICES "Let's Go Eat the Factory" (GBV Inc - GBVI 16) CD (UPC: 655035081625 - CDGUIDELets) GUIDED BY VOICES "Let's Go Eat the Factory" (GBV Inc - GBVI 16) LP (UPC: 655035081618 - LPGUIDELets)

New & Upcoming Releases 1/03/12

Sat, 07 Jan 2012 03:07:17 +0000

Brand New - Street Date 1/03/2012

GUIDED BY VOICES "Let's Go Eat the Factory" (GBV Inc - GBVI 16) CD (UPC: 655035081625 - CDGUIDELets) GUIDED BY VOICES "Let's Go Eat the Factory" (GBV Inc - GBVI 16) LP (UPC: 655035081618 - LPGUIDELets) ***After a fifteen-year hiatus, the "classic lineup" of GUIDED BY VOICES (ROBERT POLLARD, TOBIN SPROUT, MITCH MITCHELL, GREG DEMOS and KEVIN FENNELL) finishes off its year-long reunion tour by releasing an album of 21 new songs, deliberately choosing to return to what bandleader Pollard calls the "semi-collegial" approach of iconic GBV albums like Bee Thousand and Alien Lanes. Let's Go Eat the Factory is much more than a mere return, however: sprawling, variegated, heavy, melodic, and yet still recognizably and coherently Guided By Voices in both its literal and mythic senses. Eschewing the recording studio, Let's Go Eat the Factory was instead manufactured in the living rooms, basements and garages of various longtime band members. Some tracks were recorded more-or-less live at Mitchell's garage, where the band would often practice back in the early- and mid-90s. These sessions comprised Mitchell, Robert and JIMMY POLLARD. Some tracks were improvised over acoustic jam sessions at Demos's house. Many were recorded at Sprout's place in Wherever, Michigan, and later lovingly fucked with in order to achieve the proper level of weirdness. Band members occasionally switched instruments, and Pollard gladly accepted input from other band members. Sprout wrote or co-wrote and sings on six of the 21 songs. The aesthetic is very much GBV, but in some unexpected ways (more prevalent use of keyboards and samples, for one thing) the 21st century can't help but poke its nose into the resulting music. Devoted fans of Bee Thousand will not be disappointed in, for instance, the demonically tuneful "Chocolate Boy," or the relentless chug of "We Won't Apologize for the Human Race," which Sprout describes as "Peter Gabriel singing 'I Am the Walrus.'" Other standouts include "Doughnut for a Snowman," which Pollard calls "the goofiest, twinkliest song I've ever written," or "Spiderfighter," a Sprout number that was in fact the first song title conceived for the new album, and which features a piano coda that Pollard likens to "a Pete Townshend demo for Lifehouse." January 2 performance on Late Show With David Letterman . Vinyl includes digital download card. No exports outside North America. .:..:..:..:..:..:..:..:..:..:..:..:..:..:..:..:..:..:..:..: Popular Styles... MARIA MINERVA "Sacred & Profane Love" (100% Silk - SILK 013) 12" ***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received a 7.1 rating from Pitchfork. SHANNON AND THE CLAMS "I Wanna Go Home" (1-2-3-4 Go! - GO 37) LP (UPC: 616822087916 - LPSHANNI Wa) SHANNON AND THE CLAMS "Sleep Talk" (1-2-3-4 Go! - GO 48) LP (UPC: 616822099018 - LPSHANNSlee) ***BOTH TITLES BACK IN PRINT ON VINYL!!! v/a "MUSIC FROM SAHARAN CELLPHONES" (Sahel Sounds - SS 003) LP ***BACK IN STOCK!!! A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN "s/t" (Kranky - KRANK157) LP (LPA WINs/t) A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN "s/t" (Kranky - KRANK157) CD (UPC: 796441815722 - CDA WINs/t) ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Received a 7.3 rating from Pitchfork. A WINGED VICTORY FOR THE SULLEN is the first installment of the new collaboration between STARS OF THE LID member ADAM WILTZIE and composer DUSTIN O'HALLORAN. The duo agreed to leave their normal home studio comfort zone and develop the recordings with the help of large acoustic spaces, and to hunt down a selection of 9ft grand pianos that had the ability to deliver extreme sonic low end. Other traditional instrumentation was used including string quartet, French horn, and bassoon, but always juxtaposed is the sound of drifting guitar washed melodies. The recordings began in one late night session in the famed Grunewald Church in west Berlin on a 1950s imperial Boesendorfer piano and strings were added in the historic East Berlin DDR radio studios along the River Spree. One last final session in a private studio deep in the norther cusp of Italy on a handmade Fazioli piano, and the final mixes took place in a 17th century villa near Ferrara, Italy, with the assistance of FRANCESCO DONADELLO. All songs were processed completely analogue straight to magnetic tape. Their secret to harvesting new melodic structures from the thin air of existence was for the duo to push themselves to live dangerously, realizing that clear thinking at the wrong moment could stifle the compositions. The final result is seven landscapes of harmonic replicating ingemination. No Export to Europe or the UK. BRUCE HAACK & MS. NELSON "Way Out Record For Children" (Mississippi - MRP 009) LP (LPHAACKWay) ***Recorded in 1968-a true psychedelic masterpiece for the kids. MS. NELSON (a child educator) and BRUCE HAACK (an early electronic music pioneer) designed this record to open the minds & hearts of children to deeper levels of insight & culture. Not condesending in the least and with a childlike sense of wonder, Bruce and Ms. Nelson lay into some heavy songs about everything from Robots to Indian Mysticism to Motorcycle riding fantasies. It's all in here. The music is all generated by Bruces' homemade electronic instruments which churn out proto hip hop beats and straight up avante garde moments left and right. The kids in Ms. Nelsons community chime in with their voices here & there and the record ends with a haunting existential twist that'll leave you screamin' for more. A great record for children and adults of all ages. Old school tip on cover. BRUCE HAACK & MS. NELSON "Electronic Music Record For Children" (Mississippi - MRP 010) LP (LPHAACKElec) ***Recorded in 1969-early electronic music pioneer BRUCE HAACK and child educator MS. NELSON go bravely and deeply into psychedelic music compositions designed to open the minds & hearts of the young. Truly far out electronic music that evokes a space age alternate universe. Bruce & Ms. Nelson are joined by pianist PRAXIETELLIS PANDIT and their relaxed sounding friend CHRIS to bring you songs about everything from ancient folk tales to outerspace to what the world sounds like when you listen with your inner self. Real great stuff, not for the faint of heart. Avante garde music by and for the people. Old school tip on cover. PIERCED ARROWS "Straight to the Heart" (Tombstone Music - T 82) LP (LPPIERCStra) ***The first LP by PIERCED ARROWS. After the disbanding of DEAD MOON, FRED & TOODY COLE wasted no time and formed this band with local well loved punk for life KELLY HALLIBURTON. A mix of heavy rock, psychedelic classic rock & blues. A friend of mine described them as "the thinking mans AC/DC". Maybe so. This LP contains 12 already classic sounding songs-the lilting but tough "Caroline," the manic & intense "Frankenstein," the straight up beautiful "Up On a Cloud" and many more absolute killers. Music too tough to die-for real. Our favorite rock band strikes again! MICHAEL HURLEY "Fatboy Spring" (Mississippi/Secret Seven - MR 094/SEC 7 009) LP (LPHURLEFatb) ***BACK IN STOCK!!! A full LP of never before released MICHAEL HURLEY recordings from 1972-'73! Great early versions of classic Hurley songs such as "Automatic Slim & the Fatboys," "Drivin' Wheel," "Ghost Woman Blues," "Watchin' the Show" and "The Portland Water" that come off for the most part better than later releases of these songs. Hurley is backed up by THE FATBOYS-not the rotund hip hop crew from the film Disorderlies, but rather a bunch of not so fat nice guys in Vermont who played mostly for the local dairy farmers (later they were known as SHERIFF MOCUS & THE DERANGED COWBOYS). A laid back countryish album sure to please the hardcore Hurley fan and casual listener too. Deep and breezy. Cover painting by Michael. A co-release between Mississippi and Secret Seven. MORPHINE "Cure For Pain" (Modern Classics Recordings - MCR 901) LP (UPC: 826853090117 - LPMORPHCure) (STREET DATE - 1/10/2012) ***The second release on Light In The Attic's Modern Classics Recordings imprint. "Low-rock" and "Fuck-rock" are two descriptors enigmatic MORPHINE front man MARK SANDMAN used to describe his band's beat-inspired blues-jazz-rock holy racket. Along with Sandman's baritone vocal delivery and oddball two-string bass styling, co-founder DANA COLLEY played a saxophone as his lead instrument of choice instead of the expected guitar, creating a quirky and burning sensibility. Hailed by the alternative college-rock community in the mid-1990s after motion picture soundtrack placements in Spanking The Monkey and the MTV animated series Beavis and Butt-head, such commercial endorsements did little to distract from Cure For Pain's deep soul. 180-gram vinyl packaged in an expanded gatefold sleeve with 4-page insert. SEVEN THAT SPELLS "Death And Resurrection of Krautrock: AUM" (Beta-Lactam Ring - MT 234) CD (UPC: 753907160727 - CDSEVENDeat) ***SEVEN THAT SPELLS spells CROATIVITY. Zagreb's heavy sons drill Krautrock a new arsehole with lofty, wailing, epic thunder hymns to the new cosmos. "Rock Is Krieg" says it all, especially coming from a place blackened by real war in recent times. The beauty of STS's take on prog is that it is actually progressive, in the sense that their extended, rumbling anthems express both aggression and spirituality. They translate the old Teutonic ways into a stoner/doomy metallic patois that should put the likes of Sunn 0))) and Boris on notice. "Death & Rebirth" shifts from exploding roar into swirling overdrive with the precision of a European race engine. When the music growls, it is frightening. And when the music purrs, it sounds like an astral sphinx sleeping with one third-eye open. This is the true spirit of Kraut carried forward into the new rage. POISON IDEA "Darby Crash Rides Again: The Early Years" (TKO - ROUND 174) LP (LPPOISODarb) ***TKO Records kicks off the much anticipated POISON IDEA Kings Of Punk reissue series with Darby Crash Rides Again: The Early Years. This LP collects twenty-nine tracks from the band's earliest days. Included are the 100% previously unreleased Boner's Kitchen demo from 1981, the complete Darby Crash Rides Again demo from 1982, the complete uncut live-on-the-air set from the 1983 KBOO radio benefit, and lastly, outtakes from the Record Collectors Are Pretentious Assholes recording session. Much of this material is appearing on vinyl for the first time. All the recordings have been meticulously restored by Enormous Door Mastering for this release. This LP comes in a gatefold jacket and printed inner sleeve that is jam packed with old flyers, liner notes and tons of previously unpublished photos from the band's beginnings. All copies include a download coupon. Really, this LP is a complete no-brainer for Poison Idea fans or any fan of the early days of American Hardcore Punk. Packaged in gatefold sleeves. JAPANTHER "Beets, Limes and Rice" (Recess - REC 154) LP (LPJAPANBeet) ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! JAPANTHER has always been a band apart, running the gamut from performance art to punk rock and back again. Pushing parties to the limit, Japanther returns in 2011 with Beets, Limes and Rice, a celebration of ten years in the underground and an ultra-contemporary meditation on catharsis and being in love in a time of darkness. Following on the heels of Rock 'n' Roll Ice Cream (2010), Beets, Limes and Rice was again recorded in the hills of Los Angeles with producer MICHAEL BLUM, who has worked with Michael Jackson, Madonna, Pink Floyd and Suicidal Tendencies. From Venice Beach to Rockaway Beach, this new album delivers a new urban punk rock dance sound that bursts with California sunshine and amped-up collaborations with NINJASONIK, ERICK LYLE, TOTAL WARR and JOHN MCINTYR. Beets, Limes and Rice was written in the midst of "It Never Seems to End," an 84-hour performance piece in Vienna, Austria for TBA 21; in Paris, Venice, during cross-country travel from Juarez to Brooklyn to Bellingham, and lots of airports in between. DAVID J "Not Long For This World" (Saint Rose - SSR 012) CD (CDDAVIDNot) DAVID J "Not Long For This World" (Saint Rose - SRR 012) DBL.LP (LPDAVIDNot) ***Former BAUHAUS and LOVE AND ROCKETS bassist/vocalist DAVID J releases his latest album Not Long For This World. Autumn is the season where darkness becomes beautiful, and beautiful darkness is just one of this legend's many trademarks. Limited edition vinyl features a bonus song "Lorca's Death," and is packaged in ornate gatefold jackets with a silkscreened poster.

New & Upcoming Releases 12/27/11

Tue, 27 Dec 2011 04:29:00 +0000

Lakeshore's Alternativemusic.com New & Upcoming Release list 12/13/11 If you see anything you're interested in or have any questions about anything you see listed please email us at Marta@Alternativemusic.com For up to the minute new music information follow us on Facebook . Looking to hear something new? Take a listen to the Alternativemusic.com podcast with shop owner Andrew Chinnici and noted music critic Rob Roberts.

Brand New - Street Date 12/27/2011

CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD "s/t" (Spiritual Pajamas - SPIRITUAL 001) 10" (lprobinchri) RALEIGH MONCRIEF "Watered Lawn" (Anticon - ABR 0117) LP (UPC: 656605789910 - LPMONCRWate) ATLAS MOTH "An Ache for the Distance" (Profound Lore - PFL 084) CD (UPC: 616892174868) BATS "Daddy's Highway" (Flying Nun - FNLP 079) LP (UPC: 655035907918) JAIN, ESSIE "Until the Light of Morning" (Light of Morning - LOM 01) CD (UPC: 843190003129) SERENGETI "Family and Friends" (Anticon - ABR 0111) LP (UPC: 656605782911) SONIC YOUTH "Murray Street" (Goofin - GOOFIN 04) LP (UPC: 787996800417) CRASS "Stations of the Crass" (Crassical Collection - CC 02) CD (UPC: 718752578226 - cdCRASSStat) ***BACK IN STOCK!!! DESTRUCTION UNIT "Sonoran" (Volar - VOLAR 13) LP ***BACK IN STOCK!!! DIGITAL LEATHER "Infinite Sun" (Volar - VOLAR 17) 12" ***BACK IN STOCK!!! ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER "Replica" (Software - SFT 010) LP (UPC: 184923201017) ***BACK IN STOCK!!! Received an 8.8 Best New Music rating from Pitchfork.

New & Upcoming Releases 12/20/11

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:19:44 +0000

Brand New - Street Date 12/13/2011

CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD "s/t" (Spiritual Pajamas - SPIRITUAL 001) 10" (lprobinchri) ***You can go home again but you have to do some hard traveling first. THE CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD proves it on their debut recording, two live tracks steeped in influence and respectful of the past, yet with a finger pointed straight toward the wide open future. This is the first release from The Chris Robinson Brotherhood, CHRIS ROBINSON's (BLACK CROWES) new band that traveled all of 2011 crafting its unmistakable cosmic soul, boogie and heady medicine on the open roads of America. It all started with a West Coast tour last spring and finishes the year with a four-night run at San Francisco's historic Great American Music Hall in December. "Vibration & Light Suite" brings to mind the '70s of the South, layered and handcrafted with chunky keyboards, syrupy guitar solos and inspired vocal harmonies. "Last Place That Love Lives" is as sad as a weeping willow, drenched in soul and anchored by the ache in Robinson's voice, weathered and husky and his alone. The Chris Robinson Brotherhood train has left the station and its loving travelers are jumping on board at all stops across the old weird and new freaky America. Drop the needle on this new Spiritual Pajamas limited-edition 10-inch single and hear the sound of one of the best new live bands in the land spreading its gloriously glad tidings. Debut release from BLACK CROWES lead singer's new band, limited to 1,000 copies. RALEIGH MONCRIEF "Watered Lawn" (Anticon - ABR 0117) LP (UPC: 656605789910 - LPMONCRWate) RALEIGH MONCRIEF "Watered Lawn" (Anticon - ABR 0117) CD (UPC: 656605789927 - CDMONCRWate) ***NOW AVAILABLE ON LP!!! With his full-length debut, Sacramento producer / singer RALEIGH MONCRIEF steps into the limelight. Operating behind the scenes for years-as a frequent collaborator with Zach Hill, an engineer and co-producer to Dirty Projectors on their critically acclaimed Bitte Orca LP, and also as an axe-slinger in Marnie Stern's touring unit-Moncrief here establishes his own sound: homespun electronic soul infused with folksy intimacy and searching psychedelia. Watered Lawn offers a beautifully precarious balance of light and dark, pitting flurries of West African guitar against synth-derived buzz and bluster and wedding warm West Coast beat experimentalism to Moncrief's brokenhearted falsetto. Whether Moncrief stays in that peaceful space remains to be seen, but one is hard-pressed to find a richer and more rewarding place than Watered Lawn to sit and sink in until the next one arrives. Vinyl pressing limited to 1,000 copies and includes digital download coupon. No exports to the UK/Europe or Japan. KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS "Campus Martius" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 314) 12" (UPC: 5055300329523 - LPKEEP Camp) ITAL TEK "Gonga" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 311) 12" (UPC: 5055300329530 - LPITAL Gong) ATLAS MOTH "An Ache for the Distance" (Profound Lore - PFL 084) CD (UPC: 616892174868) CAT POWER "Myra Lee" (Smells Like Records - SLR 019) CD (UPC: 787996001920) DISMA "Towards the Megalith" (Profound Lore - PFL 080) CD (UPC: 616892153368) SONIC YOUTH "Daydream Nation" (Goofin - GOO 013) 4xLP (UPC: 787996801315) SONIC YOUTH "Goo Box" (Goofin - GOO 07) 4xLP (UPC: 787996800714) WINTERFYLLETH "Ghost of Heritage" (Profound Lore - PFL 039) CD (UPC: 880270245222)

New & Upcoming Releases 12/13/11

Sat, 10 Dec 2011 01:56:58 +0000

Brand New - Street Date 12/13/2011

KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS "Campus Martius" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 314) 12" (UPC: 5055300329523 - LPKEEP Camp) ***Hailing from Greece's capital, KEEP SHELLY IN ATHENS has been the toast of the blog world for a while now, and their first EP for Planet Mu fits nicely on the roster. With several releases under their belt, the duo first came to Planet Mu's attention with their remix of "Cub," an awesome re-imagining of a track from Solar Bears' debut album. It's a monumental slice of cold but blissful synth pop, with stadium-sized reverbs and punched-in repetitive vocals over rumbling guitars and punchy drums. "The Chains" has all the off-key atmosphere of an Italian horror film soundtrack, with vocalist SARAH P INTONING a melody that could've come from Violator-era Depeche Mode. The song breaks down toward the end into an intense finale. Title track "Campus Martius" is underpinned by a giant, humming bassline. Electronic drums scratch away like insects flying at windows as a gentle piano line ripples over the top, painting an airily pleasurable feeling while vocal samples drop a melody at altered pitches-a scene of tentative bliss. Finally, "Struggle With Yourself" pits raw singing over a weird, acidic bassline that would be at home on a Coil record along with loose guitar strums, before the track breaks into light spoken word and angelic vocals. Pressed on blue vinyl. No exports outside of North America or Japan. ITAL TEK "Gonga" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 311) 12" (UPC: 5055300329530 - LPITAL Gong) ***Inspired by Planet Mu's recent spate of footwork and mutant footwork releases, ITAL TEK makes a massive shift on the Gonga EP, leaving the current '90s-inspired retro house fad far behind. The title track is a powerful opener, rolling out weird, syncopated tabla-style drums over tough, dancehall-style rolling kicks and rising clavs, building up a huge, vertiginous rush of ascending synth lines that leaves the listener breathless. "Pixel Haze" summons a swelling sea of 8-bit synth and lush melodies over which footwork kicks and basslines roll. The colder, darker "Cobalt" features pumping kick drum reminiscent of technoid drum 'n' bass, employing dubstep's elegant spaces, a swelling metallic sound and 808 drums for a dark and oppressive feeling. u-ZI!Q's take on "Gonga" is more minimal than the original, throwing in odd syncopations, diva vocals and jungle-inspired drums, layering rhythms in syncopated patterns over the pitched-up tabla sound of the original. No exports outside of North America or Japan. *ITAL TEK "Cyclical" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 203) 2xLP (UPC: 600116820310) *ITAL TEK "Midnight Colour" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 272) CD (UPC: 600116827227) *ITAL TEK "Midnight Colour" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 272) 2xLP (UPC: 600116827210) *ITAL TEK "Moment in Blue" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 271) 12" (UPC: 600116827111) MELT BANANA "2011 Tour Shirt - XL" (Azap - TSMELT XL) T-SHIRT (TSMELT XL) MELT BANANA "2011 Tour Shirt - LG" (Azap - TSMELT LG) T-SHIRT (TSMELT LG) MELT BANANA "2011 Tour Shirt - MED" (Azap - TSMELT MED) T-SHIRT (TSMELT MED) MELT BANANA "2011 Tour Shirt - SM" (Azap - TSMELT SM) T-SHIRT (TSMELT SM) ***Sweet black Tees. Printed on both front and back. Limited quantity available. TY SEGALL "Singles 2007-2010" (Goner - 71 GONE) DBL.LP (UPC: 600385217811) EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING "So Many Things" (Goner - 69 GONE) DBL.LP (UPC: 600385217712) 3DS "Hellzapoppin" (Flying Nun - FNLP 225) LP (UPC: 655035922515) WOLD "Freermasonry" (Profound Lore - PFL 088) CD (UPC: 616892006343) MANATEE "Single Payer Class War" (Slumberland - SLR 161) 7" FLEXI (UPC: 749846016171) EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING "So Many Things" (Goner - 69 GONE) CD (UPC: 600385217729) EDDY CURRENT SUPPRESSION RING "So Many Things" (Goner - 69 GONE) DBL.LP (UPC: 600385217712) ***CHECK STOCK!!! Received a 7.4 rating from Pitchfork.

New & Upcoming Releases 11/29/11

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 02:28:34 +0000

Lakeshore's Alternativemusic.com New & Upcoming Release list 11/22/11 If you see anything you're interested in or have any questions about anything you see listed please email us at Marta@Alternativemusic.com For up to the minute new music information follow us on Facebook . Looking to hear something new? Take a listen to the Alternativemusic.com podcast with shop owner Andrew Chinnici and noted music critic Rob Roberts.

Brand New - Street Date 11/22/2011

v/a "BANGS & WORKS VOL. 2: THE BEST OF CHICAGO FOOTWORK" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 310) TRPL.LP (UPC: 5055300329479 - LPV/ABang2) v/a "BANGS & WORKS VOL. 2: THE BEST OF CHICAGO FOOTWORK" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 310) CD (UPC: 5055300329486 - CDV/ABang2) ***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! Last year Planet Mu released Bangs & Works Vol. 1. The carefully curated compilation showcases Chicago footwork, one of the most forward-looking, innovative new styles of electronic music on the planet. Since its release, interest in the scene has grown to the point where Planet Mu was able to fly DJ RASHAD, DJ SPINN and a number of footwork dancers to the UK and Europe for a tour. What's more, footwork is beginning to spread outside of Chicago, influencing productions by not only Planet Mu artists such as Machinedrum and Kuedo, but many others as well. Bangs & Works Vol. 2 brings the focus back onto Chicago's own producers, showing where the real innovation still lies. While its predecessor sticks mainly to the more hallucinatory and left-field elements, this one has a wider remit, ranging from mad techno-style tracks to those that sound like musique concrete gone footwork. Others display the obvious influence of flipping samples, hip hop style to the rhythms of footwork, while more show the influence of P-funk and Detroit's hi-tech soul. Received a 7.8 rating from Pitchfork. No exports outside North America or Japan. *v/a "BANGS & WORKS VOL. 1" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 290) CD (UPC: 600116829023) *v/a "BANGS & WORKS VOL. 1" (Planet Mu - ZIQ 290) 3xLP (UPC: 600116829016)

THE BLACK KEYS IN REVERSE

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 22:57:38 +0000

The Black Keys are releasing a special vinyl version of “Lonely Boy” on Black Friday, available only at indie record stores. Only fitting that they handed us this very special look at the making of the piece.