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ADRIAN SHAW & ROD GOODWAY Oxygen Thieves Brand New In
I can really do no better at writing about this than to hand you over to Ade Shaw himself:- ‘Rod and I first met in 1967 when we were both recruited into London Psychedelic band J P SUNSHINE. We’ve remained best friends ever since and our musical paths have often intertwined, having formed Bristol based band MAGIC MUSCLE together and having both played in The BEVIS FROND. Down the years we mostly went our separate ways musically, playing in numerous bands. Some were well known, others less so but we pursued solo musical careers as well. Still our paths crossed. I played in the live version of Rod’s ETHEREAL COUNTERBALANCE many times and Rod found himself on stage with me when I made my debut with Space Rockers HAWKWIND at The Roundhouse. However, we always planned to record together again at some point and in 2008 finally found the time to do so. “Oxygen Thieves” is the resulting album. Primarily Psychedelic but within it you’ll find influences of the diverse musical styles we love so much. We hope you like the album as much as we enjoyed making it.’ Adrian Shaw, August 2009. Hear here. We recorded whatever ‘happened’ & thoroughly enjoyed ourselves. With gorgeous artwork by the man known as DeKay, plus a Steve Lines ‘Oxygen Fish’.
SGLP41/CD35		September Gurls		Limited #1000 VINYL LP £10, Gatefold CD £9

ADRIAN SHAW String Theory
Ade’s solo album’s have reached a peak here, not only with his best songs ever but production & heavy-psych weirdness as well. The list of Woronzoid pals include : NICK SALOMAN, BARI WATTS, PAUL SIMMONS, JOHN PERRY, RIC GUNTHER, BRENDAN QUINN, & that other guitarist supremo (& Son of the Maestro) AARON SHAW . Check this out
Woo55	Woronzow					CD £ 7

AKRON/FAMILY Love Is Simple
This album comes the closest to filling the gap between the necessarily more cerebral & layered process of studio recording & the rock action, tribal bongo-banging, sentimental sing-alongs & chaotic entertainment of their LIVE shows. For that you need to experience the bonus 102-minute DVD that comes only with this FIRST edition, so do not dally. Beautiful songs & harmonies, also wild and weird freak-outs. The Band? Zappa? Buffalo Springfield? Buttholes? Nope, tiz AKRON/FAMILY 2007. ‘Very limited’ ‘BONUS’ DVD with First Press only (2 discs)
yg34cd /lp	Young God					DVD+CD £11 or VINYL 2LP £11

AKRON/FAMILY Meek Warrior
So-called mini-album ( yet nearly 40 minutes long ) shows this band morphing into something comfortably unfamiliar, by turns wild, gentle, raging, elated, meditative and sometimes simply beautiful. Featuring contributions from members of DO MAKE SAY THINK, BABLICON, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, etc., this is fun as well as being, at times, very spiritual :
yg33cd	Young God					CD £ 7

ALASDAIR ROBERTS No Earthly Man
The term "death ballad" might connote a certain morbidity to some, and indeed a life ends with some degree of tragedy in almost every song here. However, ROBERTS' deep feeling for the material & his inventiveness ( in arranging these new versions) highlights the poetry of the songs that have carried them over the years to our ears in the 21^st century. The music resonates with an otherworldly air, eerie in a way that reminds us that death always lurks, but right now we are alive. Produced by Will Oldham.
dc283cd	Drag City					Vinyl LP £9/CD £9

ALEC K REDFEARN & The Eyesores Smother Party
On this new album we have a collection of tales about real & imagined horrors. Slow, simmering noir-ish dirges, spastic no-wave tangos, repetitive rhythmic conundrums, drunken revelry, crippling depression, extreme self loathing, Catholic guilt, clanking, scraping & radio noise …. that sort’a thing. These are just some of the many facets that make up Alek & The Eyesores’ sound.Alec also recently appeared with SHARRON KRAUS at TERRASTOCK 6 dressed (apparently for a bet) as a woman. Splendid says :- "This is wonderful stuff – brave and experimental, yet warmly human. Make room on your folk revival shelf for something that may be influenced by folk, but is in no way a revival." From a well-respected musician this is truly unique.
nei44cd	North East Indie					CD £10

ALEC REDFEARN & The EYESORES The Quiet Room
This one is a little bit different and also rather special. Alec has played with Sharron Kraus and featured on the IDITAROD’s “Yuletide” series, among many other great albums. Here his huge nine-piece band (accordion/vocals, guitar, French horn, violin, electronics, alto sax, string bass drums and percussion), combines a gigantic array of influences, such as : Acid Folk, Eastern European folk music, noise/drone rock, maverick 20th century Americana, cyclical minimalism and much, MUCH more…blending together this huge range of styles into a distinctive, wholely charming sound. There are not a lot of vocals, but what vocals there are are nicely sung and feature a wry wit. Always evolving and ever elusive, this is getting a LOT of spins here. Here’s what our old pal George Parsons has to say:- "This massive musical undertaking is a complex mix of psychedelic folk, prog rock, acid circus music, Eastern mescaline swing and sinister dream fragments that haunt in recurring motifs" –Dream Magazine. RECOMMENDED
rune204cd	Cuneiform					CD £9

ALEXANDER TUCKER Old Fog
Tucker shows that playing alone with a 4 track can sometimes be more effective than many live bands offer …. His commanding performance as a musician has led to invitations to play guest guitar slots with the likes of Bardo Pond , Jackie-O Motherfucker, & Sunn 0))) . His solo live shows are also a powerful document . This release is a delicate & beautiful record that feels like a sound- track to a winters evening, evoking an eerie feeling that haunts listeners to seek more. Very psychedelic
atp015cd				All Tomorrow's Parties		CD £10

Alison Faith Levy & MUSHROOM Yesterday, I Saw You Kissing Tiny Flowers
Space rock / psychedelic groovers MUSHROOM join forces with acid folk singer/songwriter Alison Faith Levy, known for her own albums(with members of Camper Van Beethoven) and as a member of the Loud Family (featuring Scott Miller of Game Theory). With Mushroom, Alison soars soulfully into another realm . This release is culled from their best LIVE performances plus some fantastic studio material – all previously unreleased. Comes in a Limited edition of 1000 copies in six- panel digipak with stunning artwork by Nat Russell.
FZ003				4ZERO		CD £ 8

ANDROMELOS S/T
A new Japanese psychedelic "supergroup" consisting of guitarist KAWABATA MAKOTO, drummer OKANO FUTOSHI (of Nishinihon, Ghost, and Subvert Blaze), and electronics wizard YAMAZAKI MASO (member of Christine 23 Onna). Freaky, waaay out spacey kosmiche kraut-lovin' soundscapes with percussive drive, gobs of electronic FX, ambient drift, and some wonderfully fried guitar fuzz. There's just 2 looooong tracks, totaling 72 minutes :
ektr041cd		EKTRO		CD £ 9

ANIMAL COLLECTIVE Feel Vinyl Format
Moving further away from the suggestion of folkish affinities ‘Feels’ is electrified, rhythmically more urgent, & overall a considerably denser work. Those sweet melodies & big catchy hooks remain intact, & the songwriting is once again bold, brave, adventurous & stamped with their own unique personality. But hugely inventive & tightly focused, it simply sounds like nothing else right now
fatsp11cd				Fat Cat		LP £ 9 or CD £ 9

ANTON BARBEAU with Su Jordan The Automatic Door
Yep, Su Jordan has added such an uncanny, harmony-driven chemistry to these NEW, 2007 songs that she has joined Ant on his recent LIVE outings. She doesn’t dominate in any way, yet adds so much. The sleeve pic’s of the Rollright Stones & Avebury (taken by Ant’s girlfriend, Lorna) are just amazing and the supporting musicians on here, including axe maestro KIMBERLY REW, are fabulous. This disc gives me a 1960 ’s flashback (for all the right reasons) reminding me, not for the first time, of The Idle Race when I first heard their John Peel sessions in the late 6T’s. Simply bursting with joyous pop/psych abandon. This is superb!!!
shifty0704	Shifty Disco					CD £ 8

ANTON BARBEAU Drug Free
The ever-prolific Ant & his buddies (18 of them on this lp ) including Sharron Kraus & Alan Strawbridge, have produced another little masterpiece of pure pop-psych here. Although Anton definitely has a voice & sound of his own, the opening (title) track sounds like John Lennon, while track 2 could easily be The Idle Race, and “Alphalpha’bhang” by none other than prime-era David Bowie. But although it’s ‘lazy journalism’ to make these ‘major artist’ comparisons, it’s only relevant when the songwriting and performance is this good. If only the lyrics and ideas of Jeff Lynne & David Bowie were as amazing as this in 2007 they’d be blaring out of every radio on the planet. And track 12 ( “In a Boat on the Sea” ) is absolutely stellar :
smile16	Pink Hedgehog					CD £ 8

ANTON BARBEAU In The Village Of The Apple Sun
Featuring special guests Scott Miller (The Loud Family ), Alan Strawbridge (of The Lucky Bishops) and the wondrous SHARRON KRAUS, this album is a beauty !!! Ant’s take on psychedelia is not self-indulgent studio trickery or difficult sound-experiments, but uplifting lyrics & beautifully played music. And the more you play this, the greater the rewards. A little 1960’s in feel (hooray) but also completely fresh & NEW. A little psych/pop masterpiece.
fwcd-23023	Four-Way					CD £9

APPLES IN STEREO New Magnetic Wonder
First release in 5 years from these Apples. Fronted (as ever) by the amazing Robert Schneider, this one is Produced by Bryce Googin (Pavement, Sebadoh, & Sean Lennon) and the band also now includes Bill Doss of The Olivia Tremor Control. Also featured are a wealth of guest appearances (from the old Elephant 6 Collective) including Jeff Mangum & W.Cullen Hart. Clocking in at 53 minutes, the “dual-sided CD” album contains 14 songs, 12 additional "link tracks," and the newly invented "Non-Pythagorian Music Scale" included in both digital sound files with an in-depth video description on the enhanced portion of the multimedia CD format.
Yep Roc yp2132cd	Yep Roc					LIMITED VINYL LP £ 10 or Special CD £10

ARBOURETUM Song Of The Pearl Brand New In
I was actually trawling for the guitar solo-filled 2nd album ‘Rites Of Uncovering’ for my collection, but man am I glad I found this (2009) latest instead. ( I’m so impressed I bought some for YOU too :) 'Song of The Pearl' is the band’s third album and, to the mainstream, it's probably everything a record in 2009 should not be, due to a multitude of music buyers craving smaller and smaller sound-bites for their Mp3 players, but this is gigantic, original & immaculate… & DEMANDS to be played ALL the way through each & every time. Again, main man Dave Heumann (who I personally came to through Ned Oldham and his lovely ANOMOANON ) goes the route of sonic explorer thru psychedelic Americana, as heard through the web of late- 1960’s and early 70’s British folk music …although vocally I can hear TIM ROSE in the quieter vocals and JACK BRUCE in the heavier stuff. Maybe this IS like The ANOMOANON with a Fairport Convention & Incredible String Band twist, with the voice of Tim Rose backed by DINOSAUR JNR.!!? Let’s even include some of the best Neil Young harmonies, some Wilco or Red Red Meat & add the spirit of Bob Dylan jamming with Quicksilver & you may get a rough template of where this is at. Confused ? OK, If you like raga-esque guitar solos, rolling tom-toms & songs in psychedelic, melodius folk-rock territory BUY THIS NOW!!
thrill21	THRILL JOCKEY					VINYL LP £ 9 or CD £9

ATOMIC BITCHWAX 3
Blistering chops & interstellar freakouts are these guys' stock in trade. This album mixes classic BITCHWAX flair with the angular jazziness of CORE, vitalized with an injection of hard rock accessibility. It's a huge evolutionary shift for the band, but one thing is unchanged; they are an explosive, stratosphere-scraping live outfit… and this time fans ( longtime & new ) will get the live BITCHWAX they crave. Featuring members from MONSTER MAGNET. Soloing & Riffing galore.
mcy036cd	Meteor City					CD £9

AUGUST BORN August Born
A collaboration between BEN CHASNY of The SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE and Japan’s HIROYUKI USUI. Some songs were sent back & forth across the Pacific 4 or 5 times, gaining texture & direction in the process, creating a bridge across oceans between the 2 artists. A mellow work seamlessly blending Hiro’s guitar, vocals, vibes, bass, harmonium, drums, cello, and field recordings, with CHASNY’s unmistakable voice & guitar. The tunes found here hold great rewards, some immediate and some that grow with patience & time. The true gifts of the August born
dc284cd				Drag City		VINYL LP £ 9 or CD £10

AVARUS Vesikansi
Since this band’s wild success at Terrastock 6 we now have oodles of gooey new goodness from them, spread over just three tracks! From the same tattered coven who refer to themselves as ANAKSIMANDROS comes this. These fumbling Finns conjure a smoky forest of unsurpassable tribal improv’, folk and ‘other’ noises. A delicious Yahowha soup with a spicy, burnt Amon Duul crust. Guest vocals via TARA BURKE (aka FURSAXA )
aboco25cd				Secret Eye		CD £ 9

AVARUS Ruskea Timantti
Previously released as limited run cd-r's & 7"s, these tracks are the complete early recorded works of the mysterious Finnish free folk collective AVARUS, and a tantalizing glimpse into the mist-shrouded world of Finnish underground music, equal parts the hypno rock of countrymen Circle, the pagan ritualism of The Wicker Man, the droning throb of Faust, propulsive rhythm of Can & the clatter & skree of the Dead C. Two discs at a special price - Over 2 hours!!!
tum319cd	Tumult					2CD £11

B's


BARBARA MANNING Super Scissors
Remastered versions of the classic "Scissors" album AND its follow up LP "One Perfect Green Blanket," both currently out of print in any format. PLUS 24 previously unreleased songs and recordings from the same time period ( mid 1980's-early 1990's). Packaged in a hardshell box set with 3 mini LP inner sleeves, plus a thick booklet of photos and liner notes by Nigel Cross, Steve Wynn (of The Dream Syndicate) and others.
cloud038cd	Rainfall					Limited BOX SET 3CD £12

BARDO POND Cypher Documents (1)
Over their recording career, Bardo Pond has released countless tracks that have appeared only on singles, comp’s or other formats. In an effort to start compiling this hard-to-find material, both the band and 3 Lobed Recordings are proud to announce the debut of the ‘Cypher Documents’ series. The first installment in this ongoing series compiles 7 long studio tracks that have never before been released on major conventional media. Unlike some of their looser, jam-session based material, these tracks are extremely taut & succinct. This disc acts as a sort of "lost" lp, and includes exclusive tracks. Starting in late 1999, Bardo Pond ran a series of exclusive studio recordings on their website formatted as MP3 files. Cypher Doc’s 1 collects seven of these long tracks and assembles them into one fascinating whole
tlr013cd3	Lobed					CD £9

BEN KWELLER On My Way
Sophomore album fearlessly follows his USA "Sha Sha" hit with his hard & lean LIVE band let loose in the studio. Rock songs that catch… and sink their fangs in. The May 04 MOJO raved about it, but THIS will be a ‘hard to find’ jewel in the rough when he’s HUGE
07863-59174-2	ATO					CD £5

BERT JANSCH Black Swan
If you loved Pentangle or Jansch's early classics then you'll love this. He’s crafted a beautiful album, with his signature picking style and voice …and with Devendra Banhart and Beth Orton contributing their present-day seal, this makes for one of Jansch's best and most compelling albums ever. And that's saying a LOT.
dc325	Drag City					CD £ 8

BERT JANSCH The Black Swan - THE VINYL
If you loved Pentangle or Jansch's early classics then you'll love this. He’s crafted a beautiful album, with his signature picking style and voice …and with Devendra Banhart and Beth Orton contributing their present-day seal, this makes for one of Jansch's most compelling albums ever. And that's saying a LOT.
dc325lp	Drag City					VINYL LP £ 9

BIPOLAROID E(i)ther Or
Whilst the debut album, “Transparent Make-Believe”, (sold here at the time) sounded like the early Floyd with the wide-eyed Syd Barrett at the helm, this latest release is more akin to the solo Syd (eyes just as wide, but with a hundred yard stare) or, more accurately, what he and his new band might have accomplished had he kept 75% of his marbles. But, otherwise, this music is completely NEW and 21st Century in production values & experimentation. Indeed, your first listen to this might hit you several inches above your head instead of between the eyes, because it takes a couple of spins to really understand what the hell is going on. But after a while it all begins to make a beautiful sense. Yet while searching for some kind of ‘indentity’ to hang on this music (compared to anything that has gone before) the only hint of familiarity comes from Ben Glover’s vocals and that uncanny 'Barrett presence’, something which spookily seems to go way beyond mere influence. Genuinely as entertaining as it is disturbing, this deserves a huge listening audience. Pure psychedelic vision put into true songcraft. Shine On you crazy mutha’s. Oh, and the ‘limited’ VINYL Edition includes a free download code-card.
sur 002	Surreal But Kind					Vinyl LP £ 9 CD £ 8

BLACK FOREST / BLACK SEA Forcefields & Constellations 2^nd album (debut sold out here and everywhere)
Follow-up to their critically acclaimed & now outta print debut on Secret Eye, this duo (half of The IDITAROD) from Providence RI, blur the lines between free acoustic music & experimental glitch… & touch on chamber-psych, pop-psych & avant-psych. The Wire calls them "genuinely strange" & part of their New Weird America creation, but I just call ‘em beautiful !!! This CD features appearances by Christina Carter (Charalambides), Tara Burke (Fursaxa) and Glenn Donaldson ( of the Jewelled Antler Collective) lots more. RECOMMENDED as it gets
inri076cd	Blue Sanct					CD £9

BLACK MOUNTAIN In the Future - DELUXE EDITION
Favorite psych-and- spiritual- prog- pioneers BLACK MOUNTAIN are back with "In The Future", their second full-length album that resonates with the same epic ring, beloved deep rock touchstones and genuine folk fragility that made their self-titled debut full-length an instant classic. But THIS is bigger & better than ever!!! The new album even signs off with a seventeen-minute, multi-dimensional opus that gives Pink Floyd's "Echoes" a serious run for its money, but (throughout) this corker of an album possesses immense breadth, seamlessly showcasing short and classic folk-pop gems along with driving modern rock masterpieces. BOTH formats here NOW!!!! New Limited VINYL release OR The “Deluxe” limited edition ‘compact’ discs ~ including Bonus tracks
jag 130cd + 090lp	JagJagUwar					2LP £ 10 or 2CD £ 9

BLACK MOUNTAIN S/T Now with vinyl
Totally groovy, partially jammin', stoned boogie, & all the way out there !!! A 5 piece that's grounded by classic rock & psych. Almost completely old school eg: CAN, Velvet Underground Animals-era Pink Floyd, with Led Zep/ Black Sabbath riffs, this is a surefire freakout in the late 60's/early 70's tradition of light heads & hard rock. RECOMMENDED
jag70cd/lp	Jagjaguwar					Vinyl LP/CD £9

BLACK SUN ENSEMBLE Across The Sea of Id : The Way to Eden
This latest, 2008 album is a dramatic shift away from the heavy ethno / Prog’ rock of 2006’s “Bolt of Apollo” to an earlier style of semi-acoustic instrumental music (most apparent on the debut LP) that became the Black Sun Ensemble signature sound in the 1980s. It is rumoured that this may be Jesus Acedo’s final recording, which would be a very bad day for us all, as the title track “Across the Sea of Id” (featuring Acedo’s achingly sad Sitar playing) and the lovely “Perelandra” (both on this album) are just two of the stand-out tracks of Acedo’s remarkable career. In fact, after repeated listens, THIS is one of the finest BSE albums of them all !! “Sky Pilot Suite” is a massive ( over 12 minutes ) extrapolation of 4 amazing pieces, my favourites being “Dove of the Desert” & “Bleeding Heart”. The Sitar features heavily on this and throughout the album (taking full solo’s alongside ‘rock’ drumming on “Walking Down Rosemary Lane” ), with that glistening acoustic ‘peacock feather’ guitar all over & within everything else. A fully instrumental album then, that will accompany me on many a future road-trip. According to Arranger and multi-instrumentalist Eric Johnson : “...in the end, BSE has truly come full-circle. "Across the Sea of Id" is the record I have always wanted to make with the Ensemble. It captures what I think makes Jesus Acedo such a huge talent ; its not just about the guitar solos, its about the haunting quality of his song-writing.” And ‘haunting’ it certainly is, with such beautiful music unfolding in front of your ears and (due to the hallucinatory-landscape nature of these sounds) before your very eyes ! ! The ‘dove of the desert’ has flown. Extra ‘Hoorahs’ here for TONY DALE & his excellent CAMERA OBSCURA label for releasing this real gem.
CAM083	Camera Obscura					CD £8

BOB DYLAN Modern Times
Limited edition double vinyl for Dylan’s latest. 10 new songs. Modern Times is the thirty-first studio album. It is his third consecutive album to be met with widespread critical and fan acclaim. Released in both standard and special edition formats, my own personal preference is for this special HEAVY VINYL format. Modern Times has become Dylan's first #1 album in the US since 1976's Desire, thus making Dylan the oldest living person ever to have an album enter the Billboard charts at number one. MOJO said :- “They’re lines he could have written in 1961, 1974, 1985 or 1997 – and such is this record’s achievement. It is 2006. Bob Dylan is 65. You STILL ‘believe’ him. How great is that ?” Come on, give the old guy a hand. He’s only sold around 100 million albums in his life!!! :
82796-87606-1	Columbia					VINYL 2LP £10

BORN HELLER Born Heller special restock
Born Heller are the earthen folk duo of Josephine Foster (harp, mandolin, gtr) & Jason Ajemian (upright bass) Their sound captures a transatlantic/Appalachian folk tradition so effortlessly that if it didn't already exist they would have had to invent it themselves. Foster's spine tingling vocal delivery has been rightly compared to the likes of folk legend Shirley Collins
l0c51cd	Locust					CD £9

BRASIL & the GALLOWS BROTHERS BAND S/T
First CD release from these Polish artists. The work of DOMINIC SALVO & MIRT known for their ambient-psychedelic formation: One Inch Of Shadow. Somnolent improvisation on acoustic guitar & clarinet, sunburnt psychedelic trips & nightlife recorded on mini disc. Everything done in order to express the atmosphere of endless summer. Very European sounding loungepsyche with heavy use of sound-space & field recordings
lvd071cd	Last Visible Dog					CD £9

BREATHE STONE/THE DOES Split CD
For BREATHE STONE see above. THE DOES (as in female deer) play music that is dirty, dark & hazy, yet what began as moody, minimal blues/punk ended-up as a brooding psychedelic mix of ZZ Top and My Bloody Valentine. Yet it works a treat !!! VERY LIMITED
h/e012cd	Dark Holler					CD £7

BYZANTIUM LIVE And Studio
Members of the early 70s British psychedelic scene, Byzantium released 3 albums between '72 and '73. This debut is their most collectable (it was a self produced, limited release), and is also undoubtedly their best. When trying to describe their sound other bands of the time like Man & Help Yourself come to mind, mainly due to the spacey West Coast vibe featuring long improvised guitar solos and nice vocal harmonies.... but when my own band (Magic Muscle) supported BYZANTIUM in Powis Square at the 1972 Notting Hill Carnival, they completely blew ALL the other bands away ... and at the time they sounded just like this: Heavy quality gatefold sleeves-Limited #500 Vinyl Only-180gram
ak332lp	Akarma					Double 2LP £15

C's

CALIFONE All My Friends Are Funeral Singers Brand New In
‘All My Friends Are Funeral Singers’ is the record that the fabulous “Roots and Crowns” album prepared us for. The songwriting is amazing, the musical vision is boiling over, the sonic experimentation is beautifully indulgent and dense, yet there's a great cohesion, a sense of purpose and a newfound focus to this latest creation. Never has the band felt so vibrant, so alive. All My Friends Are Funeral Singers is built for the long haul. Make space on your record shelf, because this one is here to stay. The ‘limited’ VINYL is a 2LP edition and features (as well as MP3 coupons for the full lp) an exclusive side of music not included on the CD:
doc028 lp/cd)			DEAD OCEANS		VINYL 2 LP £ 12 CD £ 9

CALIFONE Heron King Blues
I’ve been stocking CALIFONE for years here … even though they’ve sometimes lost me money. Last year’s 2006 high-point “Roots & Crowns” has suddenly changed all that and (at last) folks can’t get enough of Tim Rutili & Jim Becker. Thus the welcome re-stock of this amazingly laid-back, stoned & sleazy studio ‘happening’. Seven tracks that were either improvised in the studio or written immediately prior to recording, and then chopped, cut, mixed, & reassembled into this beautifully lush and patient masterpiece.
thrill 135		Thrill Jockey		CD £ 8

CALIFONE Roots & Crowns
CALIFONE ARE BACK WITH THEIR FINEST ALBUM TO DATE, A MASTERFUL STATEMENT THAT DENIES THE EXISTENCE OF GENRES and BALANCES MELODY WITH EXPERIMENTATION IN ABSOLUTE HARMONY. The vinyl format features totally different artwork in unique colours. STRONGEST set of songs yet for one of my fave band’s. MAGNET says: “If there were ever a love affair between Six Organs Of Admittance and Jackie-O-Motherfucker, ‘Roots & Crowns’ would be it.”
thril163cd/lp		Thrill Jockey		VINYL LP £ 9 CD £ 9

CALIFONE Everybody's Mother - V. 1
A ‘very Limited’ collection of rare recordings, radio performances and previously unreleased studio tracks. Reworkings of some of their best known songs along with some improv. Amazing musicianship. Something, part Cajun & mojo-driven, mixes with opiated Psychedelic Americana. In unique handmade chipboard full colour sleeves…. I cannot do justice in words to how glorious these sleeves are. Hand-assembled, hand-painted & almost as beautiful as the music within: Limited pressing of just # 100.
perishltd01cd				Perishable		CDr £ 9

CAN Anthology ( REMASTERED EDITION )
Between its 1968 inception in Cologne, Germany, as a rock outlet for classically trained keyboardist Irmin Schmidt & jazz bassist Holger Czukay and its eventual dissolution in the late 1970s, Can was an ever-mutating, endlessly innovative entity. The deservedly admired & much-imitated Can was nothing less than an unstoppable creative engine. This is a splendid overview of (arguably) their very best work…. amazingly programmed + 24 Page Booklet & beautifully Re-Mastered music, amounting to well over 155 minutes total : A fantastic 29-track Double CD Anthology
mut9372cd				Mute		2CD £11

CANDIDA PAX Day
“Day” was originally released in 1971. Besides Parameter, this is the rarest release on the UK Deroy label, as rare as Forever Amber or Dark. If you're into “Then Play On”-era Fleetwood Mac, then this is your cup of tea. Billed as a ‘gospel blues’ band and no doubt sneered at as ‘a Christian bunch’ at the time, this is pure ‘Underground’…sporting that bluesy Peter Green-like guitar, but with a folky edge. All original songs & heavy fuzz-guitar, piano, effects too. From that expensive but fascinating SHADOCKS label in Germany
shad015cd				ShadoksMusic		CD £10

CEREBUS SHOAL The Bastion of Itchy peeves
Beginning with minimalism, but always intermingled is the more ragged stomp of gypsy styles & the best of Sun City Girls. That’s as far as any similarities can go tho’. They hoe their own row. More amiable and accessible but still the influences heard are staggering. (Also here by C.S’, the weirder, wilder “Chaiming The Knoblessone”- 2004 - CD £ 7)
nei32cd	North East Indie					CD £8

CHILDE ROWLAND At The Mountains Of Madness Brand New In
The full title of this album is “At The Mountains Of Madness & Other Strange Songs” but, although the lyrical subject matter is sometimes literally out-of-this-world, I don’t find many of these compositions to be musically strange in an uncomfortable way ( indeed the musicianship is full-on & excellent throughout) although there is a surreal beauty to ALL of these songs, some of which are lovely re-workings of Steve Lines compositions from several of the various incarnations of the STORMCLOUDS band. There is a fabulous ‘time warp’ feel across this entire album that goes way beyond its ‘Archive (1996 – 2008 ) Recordings’ remit. First track “The Necronomicon” is a kick-ass rocker that would have fit nicely into a Pink Fairies set circa 1972; likewise the 2nd song, “Moon”, with a spooky Steve Took-like presence. After the eerie treatment of Stormclouds’ “Midnight Sun” there is a Ziggy Stardust–type feel to the 4th number “The Hounds Of Tindalos”, & I mean the entire Spiders From Mars sound of Bowie / Ronson et al. Amazing. Indeed , if you ever loved early Bowie & the more soulful songs of Marc Bolan you will LOVE this album. There are 16 songs that feature really outstanding guitar playing by Oliver St. John, especially the imaginative extended guitar solo’s in songs such as “Brown Jenkin” . Also featured are Catherine Hurley (Flute) and Frances Dorling (Cello) but mostly it’s the enigmatic St. John himself, creating an ultimately rewarding album with top-notch quality output. The artwork is by STEVE LINES himself, who has championed CHILDE ROLAND since the early Acid Tapes days. And rightly so too. Classic !!
Cloud 043	Rainfall					Special Limited Edition CD Ł 5

CHILDE ROWLAND Underground Brand New In
After the positive and inspiring experience of assembling the “Mountains Of Madness” Archive, Childe Roland recently ‘reformed’ with various guest musicians and produced a CD album of old and new songs. The resulting excellence was immediately grabbed for release on Rainfall Records, complete with the signature artwork by label head-honcho STEVE LINES. As with "At The Mountains Of Madness" - quality stuff.
Cloud 044	Rainfall					Special Limited Edition CD £ 5

CHRISTIAN KIEFER Czar Nicholas is Dead
Kiefer brought in a handful of his favorite musicians & asked them to improvise with him LIVE in the studio. The material was then edited, rearranged, and produced, often with additional parts being added or subtracted as the musical force of the album began to reveal itself. The end result is part collective improvisation on a conceptual and musical theme and part gentle musical construct from a totally new perspective . Of this album Thurston Moore says : “So GREAT to hear NEW music!". And it IS !!!
cam075cd	Camera Obscura					CD £9

CIRCULATORY SYSTEM Signal Morning Brand New In
Following the celebrated debut by this bunch (a veritable ‘best-seller’ here ) it then seemed a mystery why this official follow-up was 7 years in the making, but we have since learned that Will Cullen Hart was finally diagnosed ( in 2008 ) with Multiple Sclerosis. Thankfully then, this new album still features all the members of Olivia Tremor Control, plus members of Neutral Milk Hotel, and Apples In Stereo !! A quick re-cap:- In the Golden Age of the lo-fi 90’s, there emerged a loose communal Arts compound known as The Elephant 6 Collective. Robert Schneider indulged his Beach Boys fetish in The Apples / Apples In Stereo; Jeff Mangum sculpted his Dylan insecurities into the now mythic Neutral Milk Hotel, while Will Cullen Hart and Bill Doss did their Psychedelic thang with the Olivia Tremor Control. They pull out all the stops here to produce a collection that is infectious, surreal, dense & lysergic . Cramming 17 songs onto the disc means that there is no ‘excess baggage’. Instead, the music changes pace & identity with bewildering speed, reminding of the Beatles, Flaming Lips, Dukes of Strat’ & much else. (Not least those amazing Apples, OTC & Neutral Milk Hotel at their very best :)
cld010 cd / lp	Cloud Recordings					Limited VINYL LP £10 CD £ 9

COMETS ON FIRE Avatar
Comets on Fire circa 2006 are a different beast entirely. The shrilling oscillators and mind warping echoplex have faded into the distance to be replaced by sumptuous Hammond organ. The guitars are still psychedelic but full of warm reverb instead of howling feedback. The vibes are unashamedly groovy. … like The Grateful Dead have joined the party. Although the obvious comparisons to Hawkwind still remain on hectic work-outs such as 'Dogwood Rust' , the multi-tracked vocals call to mind vintage Jefferson Airplane. And that's before the misleadingly titled 'Lucifer's Memory', which rather than sounding like Slayer is more like vintage mid-period Pink Floyd . And so the reference points here take in Procul Harem and even Cream. But is this a bad thing ?? It’s all to the extent that even if you only have a passing interest in 70s heavy rock this album is nigh on essential.
spp704cd/lp				Sub Pop		CD £ 9 VINYL LP £ 9

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DANNY SAUL History
Danny seems to have all the best musical bases covered here. After 3 minutes of commercially catchy, heavily folk-flavoured songcraft of the highest order, the guitar finger-picking begins to up-tempo as electric guitars join the fray and this entire musical discovery takes off. We land again on a solid grounding (the initial song) only to discover that 7 glorious minutes have passed , and this is just the first number on this 5-song mini-lp, which also includes a fascinating re-interpretation of a Jandek song, "I'm Ready", which displays more actual musicianship than Jandek himself ever dreamed of. Don't be slow grabbing this either as it's far too good to miss & comes in a limited edition of just #200 hand-numbered copies. (2006 special)
fhcd0202				Filthy Home Recordings		CD £ 3

DOCTORS POND The Doctors Pond Brand New In
A band I was in myself many years ago has reared its scaly head once more from the Marden Delta mud swamp - and it ROCKS, baby !! Always a Steve Lines vehicle for his outbound worship of The Gun Club, Cramps, Fuzztones, etc., this resulting oil–dripping Cadillac does NOT go easy on the juice, mama. It kicks off with the self-titled theme song and follows up in quick succession with Water In The Well, Big Fat Toad, Fixin’ To Misbehave and Swamp Leach ( plus 6 more) without once taking its foot off the gas. It just will NOT let you sit down for a second!! Mike Humphries is on fine form as the lurching, cussin’, hard-drinking half-Cousin of most of the Town’s occupants, along with Ken Flynn (on loan from Stormclouds) and the unstoppable Lines on rhythm, lead, slide & fuzz guitars, as well as bass. He also wrote, conceived & hustled this entire album, contributing some of his more awesome Artwork into the bargain. When the full moon rises over the Marden Delta Mud Flats, don’t you dare go near The DOCTORS POND unless you want a really good time !! Far freakin’ out !!!
Cloud 042				Rainfall Records		Much too ‘Limited’ CD £ 5

DOG AGE in memory of Syd Reefy Seadragon
A psychedelic pop rock jewel sounding very much like the Elephant 6 artists' Olivia Tremor Control & Apples In Stereo with some Syd Barrett thrown in, but their strong guitar work is laced with harpsichord, strings & backward recordings. The production is clean, but with lysergic flourishes throughout …carefree lyrics, sometimes stream of consciousness psychedelia ….. reaching the ear with simple yet irresistible vocal harmonies – a’la mid-1960’s and beyond.
rqtz133cd				Rainbow Quartz		CD £ 9

DORA FLOOD We Live Now
Over the course of their 5 previous LPs they have produced some of the most notable dream pop to come out of the US. Their brand new effort is perhaps their heaviest sounding release to date with nods to late '60s & early '70s interstellar boogie rock spliced into the heady mix, leaving listeners with strong memories of lush orchestration, pounding grooves, and melodies so timeless that they take up permanent residence in the heads of those fortunate enough to cross their path.
elsr1016cd	Elephant Stone					CD £ 9

DREAM #9 2009 Brand New In + back issues #1, #2, #3, #4, #5 & #7, #8 also available
This latest 128 page issue features the LAST EVER interview with the late Sky 'Sunlight' Saxon of The Seeds as well as many more crucial & enlightening discussions, art, comix, and sounds. Fonal Records have included a free 4-song EP Download. But, for all us ‘hard copy’ lovers, Number 9’s CD is packed full of goodies like you aint ever going to find elsewhere. Like the entire DREAM package, a real education and inspiration !! So... here is the complete run-down of runners & riders:- Sky Sunlight Saxon of The Seeds and YaHoWha 13, + child actor and adult singer/songwriter/actor Bill Mumy ( aka Will Robinson in 'Lost In Space'); Phil Elverum of Mount Eerie; legendary Argentinian drummer Daddy Antogna; California’s Bird By Snow, and the UK’s Things In Herds. Mats Gustafsson chats with Scott Tuma. Buck Curran of Arborea talks to multi-instrumentalist Helena Espvall; And our esteemed Editor George Parsons talks to Brother JT; singer songwriter Corbi Wright; Poland’s Brasil & the Gallowbrothers Band; the UK’s Mark Fry; Phantom Buffalo; Andria Degens (aka Pantaleimon); Fern Knight; & Austrian art/music duo Snawklor. Each copy of Dream #9 will include a certificate for the download of an exclusive Fonal Records 4-song EP featuring new material from: Es, Kiila, Tomutonitu & Shogun Kunitoki. Number 9’s CD features exclusive trax by Anvil Salute, Brasil & the Gallowbrothers Band, John White, Daddy Antogna, Bird By Snow, Phantom Buffalo, Mt. Eerie, Helena Espvall and Mori-Shige Yasumune, Pantaleimon, The Moore Brothers, Christian Jonassen, Bob Moss, Casual Fog, Sarah June, Painting Petals on Planet Ghost, M. Jarvis / A. Jarvis, Corbi Wright, Things In Herds, and more. The song “History” from Bill Mumy’s album “Circular” (courtesy of Bill and Global Recording Artists) is also here. Number 9. Number 9. Number 9. Truly beautiful (and hopefully not the LAST)
Dream 009	superb #1 Mag £ 4 great #2 Mag + CD £ 6 #3 & #4 £ 6 #5 Mag + CD £6 #6 Mag + CD £6 #7 Mag + CD £6 #8 Mag + CD £6 P&P on these items is £2					DREAM Magazine + CD Ł10 including p&p

DREKKA Extractioning
2nd proper release (after countless tracks here & there), originally recorded in 1998 as 2 cassette eps, these are the best tracks remastered, resequenced & packaged into shiney glory. Strikingly diverse & surprisingly upbeat, shedding the acid folk veil & treading into interesting musical arrangements, acoustic indie psych & complex songwriting. Covers of Cat Power & Donovan. Influenced by Flying Saucer Attack, Coil, Halfter Trio, Xiu Xiu & The Microphones. Extraordinary
inri075cd	Blue Sanct					CD £7

E's

EASTERN FOX SQUIRRELS S/T
Along the way these rascals are joined by Tom and Christina Carter (Charalambides) and Jason Bill (Charlambides, also recording with Jack Rose) and other guests. They have bouzouki, glockenspiels, bowed banjos, weird exotic flutes & who knows what else. The results being experimental but with ‘welcoming’ soft, round edges :
lvd104cd		Last Visible Dog		CD £ 9

ELF POWER Back To the Web
New studio album. A haunting, twisting journey weaving its way through a heavy psychedelic haze and hitting points that range from soulful melodic folk to stomping T Rex styled rock. Full of the band's signature lovely pop melodies, but a distinct progression, evident in both songwriting & lush production. ~~180g limited G/fold vinyl~~ Vinyl sold Out
ryko10848cd		Rykodisc		CD £10

ESPERS 2
If you still havn’t heard ESPERS … do yourself a big favour.& check this out. This lp finds the group at sextet- size, with greater powers & capabilities than before. The sound is achieved using a mad variety of instruments, from a standard Martin 6 string acoustic, Fender jazzbass and drumkit to more exotic implements such as doumbek, dholak & those accomplished male and female larynx. The outcome is a friendly new sensation, it warms the room & dims the lights with dense yet agile atmospherics. Simply beautiful music : Lovely ‘limited’
dc310cd		Drag City		VINYL LP £ 9 or CD £ 9

ESPERS Weed Tree
This is a timeless ‘covers’ album, recorded between full-lengths. Selections were made from: Hurley, Nico, Blue Oyster Cult, Durutti Column, and trad’ cuts inspired by Bert Jansch & the Famous Jug Band … plus a brand NEW original called ‘Dead King’, a single dispatch from the future. Every cut is given the Espers’ magical thumbprint stately song craft, absolute confidence, hope & beauty. Just lovely, modern folk/psych that doesn’t even really belong in the ‘Wyrd’ bag. Just beautiful.
locust73cd	Locust					CD £ 9

ETHEREAL MUSCLE LIVE AT HILLY FIELDS -Sleight Returns
Rustic Rod, Huw Gower, Barry ‘the Fish’ Melton & chums, caught LIVE at a ‘happening’ in Cornwall in the Summer of 2005. Full colour glossy sleeve art and vinyl-look, grooved disc with ‘numbered’ white label. This is as classy as we could make it. Hi-fi sound ….including special insert: EXCLUSIVE numbered 'limited' #100 CDr
UG003	Uncle Glitch					CDr £ 8

ETHEREAL COUNTERBALANCE Mellifluous Confluence New Re-stock
"Second album from 'Rustic' Rod Goodway who has contributed more than a fair share to British psychedelia by being a member of bands such as Third Ear Band, Rustic Hinge, Magic Muscle, or Bevis Frond. His 1st solo album (under this moniker) came out in 1990 on Woronzow. With the help of Phil Smith on bass and drums, Rod takes you on a magic carpet ride. Spaced- out guitar, Bo Diddley on acid rhythm patterns, bizarre stories and more. Now over 10 years old, this still takes you places other band's don't go."
SGCD11	September Gurls					CD £ 9