March - here we come with lots of amazing new records. We just received the HÄRDA UT 12“ on adagio830 (furios noisy fast hardcore from sweden), the Tape version of the WET THE ROPE LP.
for the mailorder tons of new releases and restocks arrived (Fugazi and other Discord restocks) Aseethe LP restock from Thrill Jockey, the amazing STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE - 1982 4 Piece Demo 7“ re issue, BLANCK MASS - World Eater LP, GERRY & THE HOLOGRAMS - s/t LP re issue, GLOAM - Hex Of Nine Heads 2LP and other Gilead restocks (mizmor etc), Y PANTS re issues on Water Wing / Mississippi and other Mississippi and Sahel restocks. Dead Moon restocks (also Shirts are back in stock), Liliput / Kleenex restock, (also a few liliput shirts), PRIESTS - Nothing Feels Natural LP, new PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS Lp restock, UNITED BIBLE STUDIES - spoicke LP, UNITED BIBLE STUDIES - rosary bleeds LP and tons more.
And then some events for you.
then vendetta started his pre sale for his upcoming vendetta fest (check his big cartel)
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and then in April also
EX-CULT
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RAT COLUMNS
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PUFF PIECES
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7“
BLEACH EVERYTHING / THE INFAMOUS GEHENNA - Heavy Metal Suicide 7“ (magic bullet - "Heavy Metal Suicide" pairs together The Infamous Gehenna and Bleach Everything, two intensely physical bands composed completely of dyed-in-the-wool, DIY punk lifers. Hailing from Reno, NV, and San Francisco, The Infamous Gehenna has been nihilistically terrifying audiences for the greater part of two decades. Now scattered between Virginia and California, Bleach Everything turns in their third release (and second split) to date, this one fully embracing the tried and true philosophy of "short, fast and loud," with each song hovering around the minute flat mark. 7" includes digital download.) 6.00
FULL OF HELL / NAILS - Split 7“ (closed casket - Coming together out of a mutual respect, Nails and Full Of Hell musically encapsulate both an internal and external war on this split 7" release. Compiled with some of their more abrasive and angriest material to date, original artwork from Prevailing Darkness Designs completes the visual representation of this release. Now available again on vinyl. 7" includes digital download.) 7.00
KILLER BEES - buzz'n the town 7“ (windian - DC punkers the Killer Bees, 7" originally issued in 1979 on Limp Records, featuring 2 classics. Packaged the exact same way it was released over 30 years ago.) 7.00
STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE - 1982 4 Piece Demo 7“ (night school - 1982 4-Piece Demo” is the first official, fully-licensed and unreleased material to be released under the name Strawberry Switchblade in 30 years. Since disbanding amid major record label acrimony and personal differences in 1986, the already-cult band have since grown in stature and legend. Trailblazers in many ways, the band’s mythology justifiably centers around the charismatic duo of Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall, but that isn’t a complete picture. Bryson and McDowall’s growing friendship, having met some years earlier on the punk scene, became a creative partnership: Bryson’s art school background and McDowall’s history in avant-punk group The Poets meant Strawberry Switchblade was a band pitted against many established norms. The band’s very first incarnation, an all-female 4 piece, recorded one demo at Glasgow’s Hellfire Club and played a handful of gigs. Friends Janice Goodlett and Carole McGowan completed the line up on bass and drums respectively. Strawberry Switchblade would eventually pair down to a duo and go on to chart success but it’s in these raw, passionate recordings that the songwriting and vocal elements were being hammered out and explored in real time. Remastered and restored by Sean Pennycook from the original cassette, with artwork based on a single photographic contact sheet (the only visual evidence of the band in this form) and with a booklet of photographs and new text.) 9.00
SVART KATT - rosta sönder 7“ (Rundgång Rekords + Ptrash Records splitrelease! Swedish punkrock for fans of Hurula, Ebba Grön, Vånna Inget!) 6.00
TRUE VISION - Against The Grain 7“ (pain killer - Riding high on the New Wave Of British Hardcore, True Vision delivers their debut EP, featuring five tracks of straight edge hardcore with an incredible burst of energy and speed whilst keeping it catchy and memorable. This record showcases what skillful hardcore songwriting is all about, channeling the original spirit that made this sub-genre of hardcore punk so great: Side By Side, Youth Of Today, et al. Features members of Violent Reaction, Shrapnel, Arms Race and The Flex. Limited edition of 660 copies.) 7.00
UPSIDE - Nati Per Soffrire 7“ (no good - Furious hardcore-punk from Modena, Italy. Official reissue, originally self-released in 1983. Incl. original artwork and insert sheet.) 7.00
WOLF WHISTLE - The Present Disturbance 7“ (triple b - New Bedford, MA's Wolf Whistle refuses to pollute the ears of 'tweens with modern, silly-billy hardcore. Taking cues from Crossed Out, "The Present Disturbance" trims the fat off of their bizarro style of fast punk and brings us 10 tracks of "powerful" and "violent" rock music. Recorded live on a four-track cassette in a basement, a proper offering to any psycho outsider. Limited edition of 500 copies.) 6.00
LP
ACID WASH - Big Heavy World LP (wyrd war - Fans of Quartz, Dark Star, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, Acid and of course the soaring dual harmonies of early Judas Priest rejoice! Recorded on the same analog .) 18.0
ALL THEM WITCHES - Sleeping Through The War LP (Nashville alternative psych-rockers All Them Witches have built their own sound over each release since their first in 2012, and they’re really setting themselves apart on their brand new full-length, Sleeping Through the War. All Them Witches’ changing sound is something they say happens naturally, their music growing with the band as they grow as people. Recorded on a tighter timetable due to touring constraints, Sleeping Through the War is an enjoyable listen. Comes as regular edition or deluxe DLP with 7 demo tracks. ) 20.00
ALL THEM WITCHES - Sleeping Through The War LP (ltd DLP version with 7 unreleased demo songs) 35.00
AXIS - s/t LP(good fight - Axis And Seraph The Light is a collaboration between Orlando, FL's Axis and Memphis, TN's Seraph The Light - the two bands teamed up earlier in 2016 to write and record as one eight-man supergroup. Produced by Jon Nunez of Torche and mastered by Brad Boatright (Nails, Full Of Hell), the collab sees the unit pound out an almighty-heavy sound inspired by Neurosis, Isis, Cult Of Luna, Chelsea Wolfe and more. Limited edition of 300 copies.) 15.00
BCUC - our truth LP (Following their first releases, a tribute to the Zimbabwean songstress Chiwoniso ("Zvichapera”), a reissue of some South African library music from the early 80’s (« Music from Africa Vol.1 & 2 « – 2015) and a collabo between the Mbira master Jacob Mafuleni & the French electro-funk producer Gary Gritness (« Atuka Mondhoro » -2016), the French record label is proud to announce another “off the beaten tracks” project with the 1st LP of the South African band ) 18.00
BLANCK MASS - World Eater LP (sacred bones - Limited black-and-red marble vinyl. As humans, we are aware of our inner beast and should therefore be able to control it. We understand our hard-wired primal urges and why they exist in an evolutional sense. We understand the relationship between mind and body. Highly evolved and intelligent, we should be able to recognize these genetic hangovers and control them as a means to act positively and move forward as a compassionate species. Unfortunately, this is not the case. Recent global events have proven this. The human race is consuming itself. ) 20.00
BLEACHED - Can You Deal? LP (Lim. Ed.) (dead ocean - I create music and art because I need to. To express, to bond, to reconcile, and to connect. And to use my voice. To have it received with such a generic labeling as "girl band" and consistently referenced as "female fronted" is insulting and reductive. The title track to this EP, "Can You Deal?" is about this experience. Last year we released a deeply personal full length album titled Welcome The Worms. It was a record about being in an emotionally abusive relationship. It was a record about getting spun out on drugs and alcohol. It was a record about totally losing myself in order to find myself. It was also our most ambitious body of work yet, with guitar work and guitar sounds and production we had only dreamed of until then. And yet to this day I am still fielding interview questions that have more to do with my gender than with the art I am creating. Somehow the conversation usually derails into some variation of the following question: "What is it like to be a girl in a rock band?". And the ensuing story will define us based on our sex. Why is gender pointed out in nearly all coverage of our band? Labeling me as a woman in a band just puts me in a box, and doesn’t allow everything else I am to be seen and heard. It's 2017, Can You Deal with women playing rock and roll yet?
-Jennifer Clavin) 15.00
COHOL - rigen LP (Pure black metal has been stagnated for years. Over the last five or more years, the standouts in the genre have incorporated sounds and styles from a variety of musical influences, from Deafheaven’s additions of shoegaze to Kvelertak’s black and roll style. This transformation was been controversial for many fans, with many reverting to a purist viewpoint. However, bands that fall into “pure” black metal, for lack of a better term, have either become boring or gimmicky. A joke of their former selves.) 15.00
CONCEALED BLADE - s/t LP (beach i - All the way from the city of champions, Concealed Blade follows up their massive 2015 demo with 13 more tracks of the pummeling hardcore punk that those aligned with the Braddock Hit Factory have been churning out for many moons now; keeping the emphasis on quality over commonplace, riffs over a complete lack of riff, and really just hardcore over horse shit. This 12" platter is evidence that the Blade still ain't for the weak and is just as precise and cutting in the execution of their songs as they've ever been.) 16.00
CRANIAL - Dark Towers / Bright Lights LP (moments - First album by post-metal heavyweight CRANIAL. After their EP 'Dead Ends' the band finally releases an album. Heavy Postmetal, Sludge and Doom! LP version comes in a heavy gatefold cover with a golden pantone print! ) 12.00
DAHKMA - Suna Kulto LP (halo of flies - Dakhma's second full length takes their hideous black metal inspired punk sound to new heights, with 2 epic tracks. Overwhelming and punishing with torn throat filth vocals and good doses of atmosphere.) 12.00
DUSTBREEDERS - The Missing Bar LP (Since 1988, DUSTBREEDERS extract music from the chaos of guitars and/or mange-disques, redefining the notion of esthetism and creation. They are back with a new studio full-length, joined by their japanese sister Junko on vocals on few tracks, opening a missing bar to crush our souls. For Fans of: The Dead C, Hijokaidan, Derek Bailey) 16.00
EXPRESS YO YO DIETING - Undone Harmony Following LP (type - ndone Harmony Following” is the latest offering from Oregon’s Pat Maher, a noise veteran whose career has taken him in a variety of different directions, from the pitch-black drone of his work as Indignant Senility to the fractured house of Diamond Catalogue. This time he reprises the Yo-Yo Dieting project (last seen on 2010’s exemplary “Bubblethug”) to once again plumb the depths of screwed and chopped rap, diving into haunted crevices and dissolving his collection of tapes and battered CDs and emerging with a truly confounding full-length.) 17.00
THE FEELIES - In Between LP (New Jersey indie-rock pioneers The Feelies are celebrating their 40th anniversary with the release of “In Between”, their first album of all new material in over 6 years. While working the post Velvet Underground moves they're so famous for, In Between brings interesting new ideas into the mix. The twin-guitar attack of songwriters and founders Glenn Mercer and Bill Million is still at the core of the group’s infectious sound, paired with the driving rhythmic team of drummer Stan Demeski and percussionist Dave Weckerman, with Brenda Sauter’s bass guitar proving a rock solid foundation.) 19.00
FOR PETE'S SAKE - In Faith And Loyalty LP (For Pete's Sake is the latest in a long line of powerful Norwegian straight edge bands, with members having been in bands like Insurance Risk, Damage Control, Onward and Sportswear, now putting their own spin on the classic late-'80s Revelation sound. Limited edition of 500 copies.) 15.00
GERRY & THE HOLOGRAMS - s/t LP (cache - Well–documented as one of Frank Zappa’s favourite ever groups and instantly recognisable as the BLUEprint of 80’s Mancunian electro pop, the inflated alter–egos of Gerry & The Holograms (and their unrivalled brand of conceptual sarcastic synth pop) successfully remodelled, ridiculed and redefined plugged–in punk before hitting the self–destruct button and burying the evidence under a pile of hand–mutilated microgrooves for over 35 wet summers.) 20.00
GIVE - Electric Flower Cult 12“ (loooking out - GIVE's "Electric Flower Cult" 12"ep was recorded during the same sessions that bore the fruit of their last two releases: "Sonic Bloom" EP (Revelation Records) and the self-released "Electric Flower Circus" album. "Electric Flower Cult" delivers four as yet unheard songs into the GIVE repertoire as well as a newly mastered version of the song "Electric Flower Cult," each serving as part of an aggregate reminder of the snaking complexity and cathartic highs that GIVE has made their stock in trade for eight years running. The "Electric Flower Cult" 12"ep hereby signals the end of GIVE's "Electric Flower" cycle, but it undoubtedly reminds the listener of all the things that made it special.) 15.00
GLORY s/t- LP (triple b - Positive energy expressed through harsh reality: this is where Glory takes a stand. Blazing through nine minutes of uncompromised power and uniting anthems, each track exemplifies the perfectly refined tradition of hardcore music. While reinforcing foundations built by legendary bands such as Straight Ahead, Unit Pride and Crippled Youth, this record is not simply another knock-off.) 16.00
GLOAM - Hex Of Nine Heads 2LP (gilead - Gloam are a band that we here at Gilead Media have had our ear and eye on since the release of their 2012 demo, which was quite an impressive initial offering. They’ve only become more captivating as a band since then, and when their 2015 debut full length Hex of Nine Heads came along as a cassette release on Caligari Records (limited to 175 copies) its force was undeniable. This is an album that simply requires the vinyl treatment, and we're very pleased to be the ones to help with that. The combination of black metal atmosphere and exceedingly creative musicianship on Hex… yields an hour of some of the most compelling black metal we’ve come across in years. The song writing potential that was hinted at on Gloam’s 2012 demo and 2014 cassette, Vanquished (Eternal Warfare), is now fully realized and pushed to the precipice.) 25.00
HÄRDA UT - same 12" (adagio830 - ltd to 300 copies on black vinyl HÄRDA UT is a fourpiece band from Gothenburg, Sweden who formed in late 2015. HÄRDA UT play a scathing and vicious style of female fronted noise damaged hardcore/punk. Musically, HÄRDA UT can be loosely compared to bands such as Wart Hog, Pregnancy Scares, Crazy Spirit, and other-like minded bands. This 12" is the follow up to their 3song demo from 2016. 8 songs of venomous and unhinged hardcore/punk. ) 12.00
KLAUS LEGAL - mechty shizofrenika LP (213 - KLAUS LEGAL creates sounds from light and organizes them into an untypical musical journey, engraved on this fourth LP of the « Synesthetic Alchemy » serie curated by 213 Records and dedicated to free music and improvisation. Limited to 213 copies with silkscreened insert. ) 16.00
MARDUK - nightwing LP (osmose - Re-issue, 350g cover, 400 white vinyl. Taken from the original sound recording.) 15.00
MARDUK - heaven shall burn... when we are gathered LP (Re-issue, 350g gatefold cover, 400 white vinyl. Taken from the original sound recording. ) 15.00
MIZMOR - Yodh DLP (gilead - Here we have the final announcement for our batch of summer albums, and one that I am quite pleased to be a part of, the release of the second full-length album from Portland, OR based one-man blackened-doom band, Mizmor. Although there have been a number of EPs and split releases over the last four years, Mizmor has not released a full-length record since its self-titled first album in 2012. A.L.N. (the sole member of Mizmor) and Gilead Media are excited to announce this new installment entitled Yodh. An epic conceptual exploration, Yodh finds the project at its most focused state. Over the course of the 60+ minute, five-track album Mizmor takes the listener to a place entirely new for the band. The album is an impassioned struggle with the nature of survival – why humankind continually chooses life each day in the face of adversity, pain, depression, and suffering. Yodh is also elevated in its display of Mizmor’s most fully realized sonic experience. The album was recorded by A.L.N. himself, meticulously mixed by Sonny DiPerri, and mastered by Adam Gonsalves. This creative team pushes the sonic limits further than any previous Mizmor material in order to present a finished audio product suitable for such demanding themes. The result is simply brutal, harrowing and overwhelming blackened doom that surges with pure energy. This album will be presented as a gatefold 2LP by Gilead Media, and as a self-released cassette edition. Both formats will feature packaging graced with four incredible works by painter Zdzisław Beksiński, licensed and scanned directly from the paintings themselves in Poland. A download code will be included with the albums.) 27.00
MOURNFUL CONGREGATION - Concrescence Of The Sophia LP (he ever-bereaved Australians in Mournful Congregation hath seen fit to wake once more and bequeath to thee, feeble mortal, two new effigies of chiseled white marble doom upon which, souls torn asunder, the passed are reverently consecrated. Herein find Mournful Congregation advancing their unrivaled and painstaking style of extreme doom, from soaring, majestic beauty straight down into the lowliest somber depths of hell. Intended to an extent as an “in-between” release while the funeral directors sculpt their next full-length eulogy, Concrescence of the Sophia opens with its more-than-20-minute title track, where “the weight of all waters, and the mass of all stars” exacts a heavy toll in the timeless pursuit of mystical knowledge.) 15.00
NICOLE DOLLANGANGER - ode to dawn wiener LP (run for a cove r- Nicole Dollanganger has been quietly crafting her own world since 2012. Over a number of self-released albums recorded mostly in her own bedroom and bathroom, her signature style of gothic folk is inspired by countless influences, none more than the archetype of the love song. Dollanganger’s signature lyricism is front-and-center - usually accompanied by barely more than a few lonesome chords, narratives are idyllic, yet haunting - dream-like, yet startlingly real. ) 18.00
NIGHTWATCHERS- Good Kids Obey 12“ (p.trash - Limited editon one-sided vinyl-pressing, with 7 songs on A-side, and a pretty cool silkscreened picture on the B-side. New band from Toulouse/France, energetic and melodic, soundwise in between Pop-Punk and Garage-Rock, with a RAMONES-like touch…) 12.00
PALACE OF WORMS / ECFERUS - split LP (crown and - Having both been in the spotlight in the past year due to their unique, fantastic works, bringing both Ecferus and Palace of Worms together is, in theory, a modern black metal dream. Luckily for us, the listeners, both bands prove said theory in practice, ushering in the new year with some of their most unusual, powerful material to date.) 14.00
PAST - Czarno/Biala LP (p.trash - First full album by this Post-Punk band from Warsaw/Poland. 12 songs with a strong Cold resp. New Wave appeal, in the same vein as their fellow countrymen SIEKIERA, but with a female singer.) 12.00
PLANES MISTAKEN FOR STARS - Prey LP (detahwish - "Prey" is the long-awaited new album from Planes Mistaken For Stars. Produced and engineered by Sanford Parker (Wovenhand, Leviathan, Yob), "Prey" is a beautifully haunting return to form. For fans of Against Me!, Hot Water Music and Touche Amore. Vinyl version includes digital download.) 16.00
PRIESTS - Nothing Feels Natural LP (sister - Nothing Feels Natural is the first full-length by Washington, D.C.'s PRIESTS. Recorded in the fall of 2016, the record is the culmination of two years' writing, touring, tweaking, and refining. Throughout that time the band has carved out an existence on its own terms,performing mostly all-ages shows booked via a network of like-minded artists both within and outside punk communities. The album represents a major step forward for Priests. It's the bands most stylistically diverse set of songs to date, expanding on their lo-fi post-punk bona-fides with ideas drawn from pop, R&B, and industrial noise. Thematically, Nothing can be understood as a series of vignettes—nine stories that crystallize into a bigger picture about the economics of human relationships, the invisibility of feminized labor, and the dual purpose of art for both the group and the individual. The album will be the first full-length LP released on Sister Polygon Records, the label that Priests founded and operate.) 17.00
REPROACHER - nature's bastard LP (It snows in Wyoming in May. While the rest of the country enjoys the birth of spring and the start of warmer weather Wyoming sits under the gloom of cold and snow. It makes perfect sense that Reproacher creates gloom and despair with "Nature's Bastard", their newest full length. The darkness breed angular noise and ferocious d-beat hardcore mixed with hoarse screams of annihilation. From the first proper track "Celestial Blackout" the band shreds through with their d-beat meets noise rock brand of musical annihilation. "Poisonous Miasmas" continues this style while "Garrote" starts with distorted bass and almost industrial drum patterns before the band brings it back to their trademark downbeat dissonant nihilistic rage. The title track "Nature's Bastard" definitely opens the band up to something different yet still wholly their own.) 14.00
ROB MAZUREK & EMMET KELLY - Alien Flower Sutra LP (international anthem - An emotive collection of future folk ballads framed by an animate palette of electronic treatments.) 21.00
ROUILLE - À la fin sera l'écrit LP (À la fin sera l'ècrit is the second full-lenght from the Maño-French connection, Rouille. For this ocation the band has decided to leave the responsability to register their new songs to Txap (LISABO), who also makes a featuring on the record, at Bonbarenea studios, reason why the quality of the sound has improved significatly. Rouille on this record continues where their left it with their previous album, a great and intimate mixed between Screamo and Post-Rock, where the comparison to the previous' band members like AMANDA WOODWARD or INTERLUDE are unavoidable, but which certain level of maduration with respect to their previous projects which will leave you with a really good taste in your mouth.) 12.00
RYAN ADAMS - prisoner LP (blue note - Prisoner is the 16th studio album from the former member of alt-country outfit Whiskeytown and the follow-up to 2015's 1989. To have this many albums under his belt, Ryan Adams has obviously been through many changes. It is reflected in the evolution of his sound - from surprising deviations into metal or punk, or those Taylor Swift covers from the aforementioned 1989. Here Adams deals with isolation, healing, and self-reflection from his 2016 divorce to Mandy Moore over 12 tracks of raw, emotive, genuine rock and roll.) 25.00
SACRED PAWS - strike a match LP (rock action - Sacred Paws, the new band name of members of former noise pop group, Golden Grrls, is a pairing of Rachel Aggs and Eilidh Rodgers. “Strike a Match”, the pair’s debut as Sacred Paws, will be released through Glasgow’s Rock Action Records. If you are a fan or Sleater Kinney or The Raincoats you are sure to like this collection of jangly indie pop tracks, released on heavyweight vinyl ) 18.00
SENIOR FELLOWS - The Christened Remains of an Evolutionary Catastrophe LP (dead tank - The third LP from Tulsa's SENIOR FELLOWS. A politically charged bundle of thorns. Their brand of drudgery eschews the bluesy riffing of Eyehategod and the theatrical tones of traditional doom like Candlemass. Instead, it’s a sound not entirely alone, but close. Sonic cousins of Neurosis, Cult of Luna, Thou, Primitive Man - the album is a snail-paced web of razors, scouring the dogmatic debris from a millennium of human progress and enlightenment. Featuring ex-members of Brother Inferior, Kill The Client, etc.) 13.00
SERPENT NOIR - SANGUIS XI MLP(Occultistic, dark, mysterious Greek black metal entity, awakened by the power of the Draconian Current . A must have for all true collectors of devil's musick!) 13.00
UNITED BIBLE STUDIES - spoicke LP (Originally recorded for the 2009 VPRO festival in Amsterdam, Spoicke is best described within the Holy Minimalist genre, arcane, psychedelic and haunting with subtle electronic soundscapes, Spoicke dwells in the sacred and in the eerie, forging a place in mystical dimensions of sound. For fans of Erik Satie, Dirty Three, Arvo Part, Dead can Dance. Vinyl release in solid white vinyl, with engraved silkscreen artwork & limited to 199 hand-numbered copies) 20.00
UNITED BIBLE STUDIES - rosary bleeds LP (very spiritual path, every religion, every devotional practice being equal. This is just the tip of the slow floating menacing iceberg that is UBS's sonic output in this world. Sometimes evoked in the realm of free-folk and ambient psych, UBS has a far more subtle and encompassing reach with a clear appeal to fans of Current 93, Radiohead, 1973's Wicker man and the occult in general. Simultaneously haunting and charming, Rosary Bleeds is offered here for the first time on vinyl, as a limited high quality release. 277 hand-numbered copies on transparent purple vinyl. Glossy cover & innersleeve with printed lyrics, all of which stowed in a Japanese high-gloss protective sleeve with adhesive seal and large translucent promotional sticker.) 20.00
Y PANTS - beat it down LP (water wing - After the success of their debut EP, post-punk art rockers Y PANTS performed regularly in NYC and other East Coast venues. In 1981 they toured Europe for six weeks and upon return went into the studio to record their only LP, Beat It Down, released in 1982 on Neutral Records (Sonic Youth, Glenn Branca et al). The album extends the band’s signature pared down rollicking minimalism. The 10 songs are varied, using surprising and inventive instrumentation. The music is at once filled with a sense of longing and a fierce ironic rebellion. With exuberant precision they brandish their “toy” instruments and plaintive vocals in emotive expressions of female resistance.) 17.00
Y PANTS - same LP(water wing - "Y PANTS was a three-woman New York band: BARBARA ESS, ViRGiNIA (VERGE) PIERSOL and GAIL VACHONS, all visual artists. They played in clubs, galleries and performance spaces between 1979 and 1982. They were “as idiosyncratic, edgy, minimal, wry and literate as post-punk no wave got. Furthermore, the fact that these were three ferocious and formidable females was not to be overlooked.”—Wolfgang Staehle, Gail found a toy piano on the street and started jamming with Barbara on the ukulele. When they were invited to play a few weeks later at TR3 (the short-lived but influential downtown NY music club), they electrified their instruments and recruited the neophyte drummer Verge for percussion on a children’s drum set. Their first gig met with an unexpected wildly enthusiastic reception. The instrumentation was then rounded out with Barbara’s bass (former bands Daily Life and The Static), an African thumb drum, and a Casio keyboard for Gail. Verge’s initial Mickey Mouse toy kit soon fell apart and she cobbled together a modest trap set. They gained a following and soon recorded a four song EP produced by Glenn Branca for 99 Records. They often shared the stage with label mates the Bush Tetras, ESG, Liquid Liquid, Branca and other NYC “downtown” bands. This release includes their four-song debut EP and two songs never before available on vinyl: Magnetic Attraction (previously released on Tellus Audio Cassette), and the mysterious Kung Fu. In a NY Times review, John Rockwell wrote”…what really makes Y Pants a success is the actual sound of the instrumentals—raw and driving yet exotic and imaginative in terms of timbre and minimalist structure.”) 17.00
CD
ANCST - Furnace CD (vendetta - "After "Moloch", their first album hit the scene last year, ANCST has toured relentlessly. Besides putting out a few more of their dark ambient releases, the Berlin based blackened crust collective has gone quieter at the end of 2016 to write new material for a row of releases to be put out in 2017. the first in line will be this EP entitled "Furnace" which see's the band heading out into much more melodic territories while still featuring the aggression of former releases. "Furnace" delivers 5 new songs of bastard sound black metal / hardcore crossover that takes no prisoners." (yehonala tapes) "Furnace" was released on CD by Vendetta Records and Yehonala Tapes. CD version includes the songs from the split with Ast. ) 10.00
TAPES
ANDRE FOISY performs with THISQUIETARMY - n Frankfurt, Germany TAPE (broken - Performed by André Foisy and Eric Quach on 4/16/2014 at the Institut Für Neue Medien in Frankfurt, Germany. Recorded by Guenter. Mixed by Eric Quach. 100 copies on clear purple shells.) 7.00
CARA NEIR / VENOWL - split TAPE (Dallas-based punk duo Cara Neir and Chicago doom-influenced Venowlhave paired up for a limited edition split cassette. This release continues the momentum both bands have been gathering. Cara Neir offers its melodic crust-meets-punk against Venowl's harsh doom. Limited to 100 copies on gray shell cassettes.) 7.00
COUP SAUVAGE AND THE SNIPS - Heirs to Nothing TAPE (sister polygon - The debut album by Washington, D.C.'s Coup Sauvage & the Snips. Released by Sister Polygon Records in 2017. Coup Sauvage & the Snips aren't trying to make you dance (honestly they didn't even see you there), but you won't be able to help it. Inspired by 60’s Motown, 70’s European variety shows, 80’s Solid Gold dancers, and 90’s warehouse parties, Coup Sauvage and the Snips recall an era when artists gave you a true performance. DJ Maegan Sauvage, keyboardist Jason Sauvage and bassist Elizabeth Sauvage lay down four-on-the-floor beats, vintage synths, and killer bass lines. Meanwhile Kristina Sauvage and the Snips - Crystal Sauvage and Rain Sauvage - unleash a savage blow of girl group harmonies, choreographed moves, and radical fierceness.) 7.00
EL MAHDY JR - Die Before You Die TAPE (boomarm - We are thrilled to present this 40 minute mixtape from Algerian producer, El Mahdy Jr. This mixtape acts as a detailed behind the scenes look at the sounds which inspired the sonic landscape of the artist’s newest album, “Time To Sell The Golden Teeth” due out in early 2017 on Boomarm Nation. Featuring a hypnotic blend of devotional sounds, field recordings, and traditional Algerian Chaabi, stitched together with the very first unveiling of several of the tracks from his forthcoming album. If you are a fan of the previous works of El Mahdy Jr. this will not disappoint - this mixtape breathes with a peace and honest fidelity much needed in these times of turmoil, uncertainty, and amplitude. ) 8.00
THE KEY - holding space TAPE (calm tapes - For our inaugural release we present Holding Space, 7 tracks of spacious introspection, and melodic warmth by anonymous Pacific Northwest producer, The Key. Claiming to hail from the rainforest of northwestern Oregon, The Key draws from a damp and foliage rich environment to create a unique sound world that blends distortion, analog hiss, and blissfully wide open digital spaces with a keen sense of patience, timing and melody. A perfect start to our CALM TAPES mission, placing the emphasis on a deep listening experience, over artistic narrative and identity.) 7.00
VERHEERER - archar TAPE ("VERHEERER, a mysterious, clandestine Black Metal project from Flensburg (Germany). Consequently it's not much to discover about it. Therefore I am uncertain if it's a one man project, a band or whatever galactic demon. Frankly, who gives a fuck? Important is “Archar” is high quality Black Metal entertainment. Very diversified in a sense of combining fast, uncompromising and raw Black Metal with a bitter cold atmospheric state of trance. Grim and brutal riffs are skillfully embedded in gloomy melodic passages. Everything highlighted by a great sound, which is a very pleasant balance between professional recording and keeping the nasty stench of those rituals. What I certainly like most about it, is the space which is granted every instrument allowing you to enjoy each little event clearly. The sound and the created atmosphere reminds me of MGLA's “With Hearts Towards None” album, which I admire a lot. And not just the sound also the use of samples and the different variants of his singing style is building bridges to bands like MGLA or PLAGA. Anyhow it's not a cheap copy, not close. “Archar” has its own unique sound effect. I'd say with “Archar” you have a very enjoyable Black Metal record. And as so often this year, dont forget: this is just the first torch burning. Be prepared for the blazing pyres!" voices from the dark side) 6.00
WET THE ROPE - the sum of our scars TAPE (adagio830 - TAPE VERSION - ltd to 100 copies Wet The Rope is a hardcore band consisting of members of Pitchfork, Amber Inn, Sinker, Exhale and many others. It's members have been actively making music for almost 30 years. "The Sum of Our Scars" is their debut album, and while you can hear the influences of the members' previous bands, the anger of this LP may catch you by surprise. This album deals with the consequences of sexual abuse and predatory behavior. It is meant as both a personal and a political statement. 12 tracks of intense emotional pissed political hardcore!!!) 6.00
BOOKS
HOWIE ABRAMS & JAMES LATHOS - finding joseph I LP (The first authorized biography of Bad Brains singer, H.R. An oral history compiled by Howie Abrams and James Lathos, the book features interviews with Ian MacKaye, Questlove, as well as members of Sublime and the Deftones, and many more.) 25.00