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Mystic State - Gallows
ARTKL060
Artikal Music UK
12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

BeatsDubstep

“Gallows” is our third solo EP for Artikal Music, and was written over mid-2020 as an intended collection of 140bpm tracks with varied styles, themes and sound palettes, which would still gel together in EP form. The track that got the ball rolling was the title track, “Gallows” a link-up with PAV4N, in which we explored some of the more melodic, experimental corner of our sound for the instrumental, which is beautifully contrasted by Pav’s aggressive and intense delivery, and his lyrics which serve as an observation on political and government hierarchies. The second track, “Understand”, is a more dark, dub-focused outing, with chunky elements and bass that are built for sound system playback. Building this one was really fun, allowing us to dig for drums and elements that we don’t typically use to create a more grungy experience. Track three, “Blinded”, goes darker still, enlisting regular collaborator Jack Flynn-Oakley, who we love working with, to write something with pure, crushing impact and a level of anxiety that increases steadily throughout the track. There’s no dance that this one hasn’t shelled down yet. The final track, “Inner Sanctum”, was the last track to be finished for the release and is a track we’ve been keeping locked down for a while now. It’s an off-kilter mix of wailing vocal cuts, cold bass movement, and percussion that’s bursting with character.

We’re stoked to be back on Artikal, and we hope you guys enjoy the sounds this time around.

Will & Mike
Mystic State

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15,34 €
dBridge - Violence of Positivity
CAMO005
Candy Mountain
12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

BeatsDrum&BassTechnoElectro

dBridge, is well known for his excellent hybrid, genre bending, fusion between advanced drum&bass, dubstep, electronica and beyond. A true game changer and again he shows this on his new EP Violence of positivity on Candy Mountain with 3 fast paced modern steppers and a dark driving electro bombs!!!

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12,40 €
Avatarium - Between You, God, The Devil and The Dead (LP)
AFM8941
AFM Records GmbH
12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

PopHeavy-Metal

Als Meister des melancholischen Heavy Metal sind Avatarium seit 2013 eine einzigartige und beeindruckende musikalische Kraft. Ursprünglich als außerschulisches Projekt der Candlemass-Legende Leif Edling gegründet, haben sich die Stockholmer Doom-Ausreißer seither weit über ihre Wurzeln hinaus entwickelt und sind zu einer der kreativsten Hardrock-Bands des Planeten geworden. Unter der Leitung ihrer Lebenspartner, der Sängerin Jennie-Ann Smith und dem Gitarristen Marcus Jidell, haben Avatarium ihren einzigartigen Weg fortgesetzt und sind auf diesem Weg noch stärker geworden. Vom gefeierten Doom-Purismus ihres selbstbetitelten Debüts bis hin zum detailreichen Rock-Genuss von "Death, Where Is Your Sting?" aus dem Jahr 2022 war jedes Kapitel der Bandgeschichte ein Maßstab für Substanz und Seele in der Heavy-Musik.
Am 24. Januar 2025 veröffentlichen die Schweden nun ihr sechstes Studioalbum, "Between You, God, The Devil & The Dead". Wie bei jedem ihrer vorherigen fünf Alben offenbart das neue Werk bisher unbekannte Schattierungen und Texturen in ihrem klassischen, aber formbaren Sound. Voller gigantischer Riffs und erstaunlicher Melodien, ist "Between You, God, The Devil & The Dead" in den letzten 18 Monaten gereift. Das Album wird auf drei verschiedenen und limitierten Vinyls, als CD-Jewelcase und als limitierte Doppel-CD-Earbook-Edition, mit 36 Seiten exklusivem Inhalt erhältlich sein.

Limitierte schwarze Vinyl, in einer Kastentasche mit rauer Haptik und einem glänzendem Silberlack auf Vorder- und Rückseite! Limitiert auf 1.000 Einheiten.

pre-order now24 Jan 2025

expected to be published on 24 Jan 2025

26,01 €
Rio Reiser - König von Deutschland - Das Beste LP 2x12"
  • A1: Alles Lüge 4:15
  • A2: König von Deutschland 3:28
  • A3: Manager 3:25
  • A4: Für immer und dich 5:35
  • B1: Arche B. 4:19
  • B2: Geld 4:02
  • B3: Junimond 3:53
  • B4: Alles 4:04
  • B5: Jetzt schlägt's Dreizehn 3:11
  • C1: Wann? 3:34
  • C2: Nur Dich 4:17
  • C3: Ich denk' an Dich 3:08
  • C4: Neun99zig 4:12
  • C5: Übers Meer 4:11
  • D1: Wart's ab 3:50
  • D2: Menschenfresser 3:57
  • D3: Zauberland 3:34
  • D4: König von Deutschland 3:17
19802864761
Sony Music
2x12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

PopRockPunk

Reissue seines Best of Albums vom1994

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expected to be published on 24 Jan 2025

27,69 €
BOILERMAKER - NOT ENOUGH TIME TO GET ANYTHING HALFWAY DONE LP 4x12"
  • ROLLER RINK SKATE DATE
  • HILL
  • SWITCH
  • LADYFINGER
  • LOT 235
  • CRISPIN GLOVER WEEKEND
  • SLINGSHOT
  • ALONE
  • TRUNK
  • DARK ISLAND
  • IRIS
  • BACKSEAT BOAT
  • SLOW DOWN
  • JINGLE DELL
  • LAST GOOD GROWTH
  • SHEPHERD
  • FIVE LINED SKINK
  • PHIL THE WATER SWEEP
  • PATHOS DELAY
  • BREACH
  • NORMAN
  • MIDNIGHT MANAGER
  • LAST STOP ON THE WAY TO VEGAS
  • LAST ON THE DRIVE
  • 1: 0/98
  • SUNSET RIDGE
  • FROM PHOENIX AT FOUR
  • TUMBLEWEED
  • HERE COMES ROLLING
  • THINNER RUNS THROUGH HER
  • BLUEBIRD
  • USED TO BE
  • BESEME MUCHO YOU FUCKER
  • DRAINED NONSENSE
  • MOBILE HOME
  • WHY IS GRANDMA ON THE ROOF?
  • SLOW DOWN
  • SLEEPING ARMS
  • SWITCH _91X
  • SLINGSHOT
  • TRUNK (LIVE AT CHE FEST)
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NUMLP228
Numero Group
4x12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

PopAlternative

From the frayed loop of San Diego's white belt `90s scene, Boilermaker provided a subtle counterpoint to the Gravityobsessed post-hardcore landscape. They called it Leucadia-core, a hybrid of major chord riffs, emotive yelps, angular bass chug, and pounding rhythms, building and releasing with the Swami tides. NotEnough Time To Get Anything Halfway Done compiles the trio of Terrin Durfey, Tim Semple, and Richard Sanderson complete discography_three albums, singles, and rarities_into a 41-song/ 4xLP box set, with annotation and illustration in the accompanying 24-page book. Surfs down. Hang zero.

pre-order now24 Jan 2025

expected to be published on 24 Jan 2025

71,85 €
BOILERMAKER - NOT ENOUGH TIME TO GET ANYTHING HALFWAY DONE LP 4x12"
NUMLPC2228
Numero Group
4x12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

PopAlternative

From the frayed loop of San Diego's white belt `90s scene, Boilermaker provided a subtle counterpoint to the Gravityobsessed post-hardcore landscape. They called it Leucadia-core, a hybrid of major chord riffs, emotive yelps, angular bass chug, and pounding rhythms, building and releasing with the Swami tides. NotEnough Time To Get Anything Halfway Done compiles the trio of Terrin Durfey, Tim Semple, and Richard Sanderson complete discography_three albums, singles, and rarities_into a 41-song/ 4xLP box set, with annotation and illustration in the accompanying 24-page book. Surfs down. Hang zero.

pre-order now24 Jan 2025

expected to be published on 24 Jan 2025

77,94 €
Various - EC359
HARMONY018
Harmony Rec.
12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

TechnoTechnoTranceTrance

HARMONY018—is a VA compilation consisting of 4 tracks brimming with shapes, textures, and funky patterns.

Side A kicks off with Anatole Serre’s “Hyperdulia,” a high-tempo blend of drums, breakbeats, and subtle seduction. It’s followed by Xiaolin’s percussive “Breath of Water,” a heavenly yet pulsating journey.

The B-side is dedicated to a dream-like, colorful sensation. Feenicks’ “All Fairies Tell Tall Tales,” closing banger layers uplifting trance with a touch of new wave. Wrapping up the compilation, Alfred Czital’s “Sunday Morning Routine” is a fast, progressive, and supersonic contribution, showcasing his latest signature style.

Credits:

Artwork by: 100G STUDIO BERLIN
Mastered by: Analogcut
Distributed by: One Eye Witness

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12,19 €
C'mon Tigre - Instrumental Ensemble - Soundtrack For Imaginary Movie Vol. 1 (2x12")
CT03LP
C’mon Tigre
2x12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

PopAlternativeIndie

GC'mon Tigre announces their new instrumental project, Instrumental Ensemble - Soundtrack for Imaginary Movie Vol 1. This album offers an alternate view of cinematic music: a soundtrack composed for a fictional film using a challenging and inventive method. This project investigates an alternative approach in which music shapes and guides visual storytelling. It's the first in a series of albums dedicated to as-yet-unmade films, enabling listeners to explore music as a key component in cinematic narrative. The original story that inspired this music was created in partnership with a large language model, which was taught and instructed in substance and style to best fit the project's artistic concept. C'mon Tigre works with AI to achieve collaborative harmony while contemplating on the unavoidable future ahead. Each track on the album depicts a scene, delivering stories about humans juggling personal issues and contacts with advanced technology. The end result is a story told by sound and text, designed to immerse listeners in a multisensory universe.

pre-order now24 Jan 2025

expected to be published on 24 Jan 2025

43,66 €
Sian Pottok - Deep Waters
  • 01: Deep Waters
  • 02: Baby Boo
  • 03: Moving On
  • 04: Rain
  • 05: Something Tells Me That It's Not Allowed
  • 06: Breathe (Feat Mamani Keïta)
  • 07: Wild & Savage
  • 08: Mon Corps
  • 09: Kuwa Mbali Sana
  • 10: Insomnia
  • 11: Simama Wewe Cheza (Feat Nneka & Kaya Byinshii)
  • 12: Elevate (Feat Sanseverino)
NL001SPLP
Modulor Records
12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

PopIndie

Deep Waters is much more than just an album. It embodies a "here and now" where the raw intensity of the earth and the yearning for a new vibration intersect. Siân Pottok has found this unique balance in the Kamele Ngoni, a traditional West African harp the practice of which she has been perfecting for several years. Surrounded by layers of brass and electronic sounds, she invites us to dive into a universe where every note is a nugget of emotion, a vibrant echo of our times. With this record, Siân asserts herself with the strength and simplicity of a landmark debut album, in the tradition of visionary artists such as Björk and Joni Mitchell. With Valentin Couineau as producer and Cyril Atef (Matthieu Chedid, Brigitte Fontaine, Bumcello...) on drums and percussion, Siân surrounds herself with talented musicians who enrich her compositions with singular textures. Exceptional collaborations with NNEKA, Mamani Keïta and Abou Diarra also enhance this album. Deep Waters is a powerful and authentic work, a sonic voyage that promises to leave a lasting impression.

pre-order now24 Jan 2025

expected to be published on 24 Jan 2025

28,53 €
KASHMERE STAGE BAND - EXPO '75 CONCERT TOUR JAPAN/OKINAWA (1975) LP
PLP7467
P-Vine Japan
12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

Hip-HopFunkSoul

Kashmere Stage Band (KSB), founded by music teacher Conrad O. Johnson was an elite performing unit of the student band at Kashmere High School, Houston, Texas, from the late 1960s until 1978. All original Kashmere LPs had 1000 copies or less originally pressed, which were sold both locally and around the world as the band toured. And now, P-VINE is proud to present the historically renowned albums from the band on limited reissue vinyl! some of them will be reissued on vinyl for the first time.

Items line-up
KASHMERE STAGE BAND / Our Thing ('69)
KASHMERE STAGE BAND / Bumper To Bumper Soul ('70) First time reissued on vinyl
KASHMERE STAGE BAND / Thunder Soul ('71) First time reissued on vinyl
KASHMERE STAGE BAND / Zero Point ('72)
KASHMERE STAGE BAND / Kashmere "73" Live in Concert ('73) First time reissued on vinyl
KASHMERE STAGE BAND / Out Of Gas But Still Burning ('74)
KASHMERE STAGE BAND / Plays Originals ('74)
KASHMERE STAGE BAND / Expo '75 Concert Tour Japan/Okinawa ('75) First time reissued on vinyl

pre-order now24 Jan 2025

expected to be published on 24 Jan 2025

36,77 €
Yo La Tengo - Genius + Love = Yo La Tengo LP 2x12"
  • Evanescent Psychic Pez Drop 02:48
  • Demons 03:18
  • Fog Over Frisco 03:46
  • Too Late 05:57
  • Hanky Panky Nohow 02:58
  • Something To Do 02:11
  • Ultra-Powerful Short Wave Radio Picks Up Music From Venus 01:32
  • Up to You 04:03
  • Somebody's Baby 03:38
  • Walking Away From You 05:58
  • Artificial Heart 03:00
  • Cast A Shadow 02:24
  • I'm Set Free 04:10
  • Barnaby, Hardly Working 03:54
  • Some Kinda Fatigue 07:38
  • Speeding Motorcycle 03:30
  • Nutricia 05:01
  • Her Grandmother's Gift 02:39
  • From A Motel 6 # 2 04:29
  • Gooseneck Problem 00:04
  • Surfin' With The Shah 02:07
  • Ecstasy Blues 02:47
  • Too Much, Part 1 01:18
  • Blitzkrieg Bop 02:18
  • One Self: Fish Girl 05:31
  • Enough 05:26
  • Drum Solo 00:08
  • From A Motel 6 # 1 03:35
  • Too Much, Part 2 00:21
  • Sunsquashed 26:20
OLE1941
MATADOR
2x12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

PopIndieAlternative

pre-order now24 Jan 2025

expected to be published on 24 Jan 2025

34,41 €
Bob CATLEY - Legends LP 2x12"
  • A1: The Pain
  • A2: Shelter From The Night
  • A3: Carpe Diem
  • A4: Tender Is The Night
  • B1: Medusa
  • B2: Hydra
  • B3: A Beautiful Night For Love
  • B4: Too Late
  • C1: The Light
  • C2: Where The Heart Is
  • C3: Fear Of The Dark (live)
  • D1: Dreams (live)
  • D2: Scream (live)
  • D3: Far Away (live)
ESMV1025
Escape Music
2x12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

PopRock

pre-order now24 Jan 2025

expected to be published on 24 Jan 2025

38,45 €
Various - Hyaku 1
SAMURAI100.1
Samurai Music
12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

BeatsDrum&Bass

The medium is the message! Vinyl has always been our preferred medium for releasing music and without this tactile form of presentation, Samurai Music would not continue in its current form. Vinyl is the ultimate personification of what the label wishes to represent. Music always comes first, but the vinyl artefact is king for us. Hyaku is the 100th Vinyl release on the Samurai Music label. Through the many twists and turns of the industry in our almost 17 years of existence, the Samurai Music vinyl releases have maintained their aspiration for quality, unique design that stands the test of time. Praise and thanks always to our long time designer Ryan Quinlivan and the many pressing plants we have worked with over the course of our labels lifespan.
To celebrate this milestone we have assembled a gang of producers that best represent the Samurai Music sound of now to contribute tracks that they feel best encapsulates their take on our sound.
Hyaku is a mutable mix of vibrations that navigates from the searing ambient drift of Ancestral Voices all the way through to the heads down assault of Dom and Roland. Singular takes that capture the artistry of this impressive crew of creators at their glistening best.
Finally we'd like to thank everyone who has ever and continues to support our vinyl releases. We are forever grateful!

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14,08 €
Various - SAMURAI100.2
SAMURAI100.2
Samurai Music
12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

BeatsDrum&Bass

The medium is the message! Vinyl has always been our preferred medium for releasing music and without this tactile form of presentation, Samurai Music would not continue in its current form. Vinyl is the ultimate personification of what the label wishes to represent. Music always comes first, but the vinyl artefact is king for us. Hyaku is the 100th Vinyl release on the Samurai Music label. Through the many twists and turns of the industry in our almost 17 years of existence, the Samurai Music vinyl releases have maintained their aspiration for quality, unique design that stands the test of time. Praise and thanks always to our long time designer Ryan Quinlivan and the many pressing plants we have worked with over the course of our labels lifespan.
To celebrate this milestone we have assembled a gang of producers that best represent the Samurai Music sound of now to contribute tracks that they feel best encapsulates their take on our sound.
Hyaku is a mutable mix of vibrations that navigates from the searing ambient drift of Ancestral Voices all the way through to the heads down assault of Dom and Roland. Singular takes that capture the artistry of this impressive crew of creators at their glistening best.
Finally we'd like to thank everyone who has ever and continues to support our vinyl releases. We are forever grateful!

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14,08 €
Various - Hyaku 3
SAMURAI100.3
Samurai Music
12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

BeatsDrum&Bass

The medium is the message! Vinyl has always been our preferred medium for releasing music and without this tactile form of presentation, Samurai Music would not continue in its current form. Vinyl is the ultimate personification of what the label wishes to represent. Music always comes first, but the vinyl artefact is king for us. Hyaku is the 100th Vinyl release on the Samurai Music label. Through the many twists and turns of the industry in our almost 17 years of existence, the Samurai Music vinyl releases have maintained their aspiration for quality, unique design that stands the test of time. Praise and thanks always to our long time designer Ryan Quinlivan and the many pressing plants we have worked with over the course of our labels lifespan.
To celebrate this milestone we have assembled a gang of producers that best represent the Samurai Music sound of now to contribute tracks that they feel best encapsulates their take on our sound.
Hyaku is a mutable mix of vibrations that navigates from the searing ambient drift of Ancestral Voices all the way through to the heads down assault of Dom and Roland. Singular takes that capture the artistry of this impressive crew of creators at their glistening best.
Finally we'd like to thank everyone who has ever and continues to support our vinyl releases. We are forever grateful!

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14,08 €
VARIOUS - THE SOUR GRAPES X BIG HANDS COMPILATION VOL: 2
  • 1: Drunk Mums - Magazines
  • 2: Ahmed & The Romans - Mathematics
  • 3: Dead Stilettos - Dead Stilettos
  • 4: Slap Rash - Protective Paints
  • 5: Wax Head - Rusty Cutter
  • 6: A/lpaca - Inept
  • 7: Hot Garbage - Look at my Phone
  • 8: Delivery - Baader Meinhof
  • 9: Dr Sure's Unusual Practice - Infinite Growth
  • 10: Chemtrails - Sycophants Paradise
  • 11: Fruit Tones - Back In The Night Again
  • 12: Naked Soft Men - Bad Daddy
SGR0061
SOUR GRAPES
12inch24.01.202524.JAN.25

PopRockGarage Rock

pre-order now24 Jan 2025

expected to be published on 24 Jan 2025

28,53 €
Scott Avery - Dark Side of Mars
4W-005
48208 World Publishing
12inch23.01.202523.JAN.25

TechnoDetroitTechno

In his second EP, Scott Avery takes us on a journey through the life of MK2680—a fictional android, Martian, and human hybrid living between Earth and Mars in the year 3000. A young historian traveling through space and time searching for ancient African music traditions, MK2680's time machine malfunctions on a routine trip to Earth, leaving him stranded in Detroit in 1992. Techno, a genre he had yet to encounter, dominated the dance floors and airwaves during this time. Blown away by its emotional depth, futuristic sound, gritty textures, driving rhythms, and minimal yet hypnotic arrangements, MK2680 endeavored to make music to find a place in the universe. The result is the Dark Side of Mars.

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16,18 €
Various - Sampler 01
CLASSICWAX02
GLBDOM Classic
12inch23.01.202523.JAN.25

HouseDeepDetroit

GLBDOM Classic drops a second vinyl release here in the form of a various artists' selection of vintage house sounds. Manuold's 'Hey Sunshine' gets things underway with some back-to-the-90s kick drums and playful horns with uplifting vocal samples making for a sweet vibe. Evenn's 'Inner Dance' is a nice raw house bumper with vamping chords and some soulful Detroit chords in the background. Scart Lead then keeps things silky with the smooth pads and muted melodies of 'Everglades' and Esspee and Kid Only close out with two more ageless house gems that pair dance for clout with heartfelt soul.

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14,71 €
Golden Diskó Ship - Oval Sunpatch LP
KALK131LP
Karaoke Kalk
12inch23.01.202523.JAN.25

BeatsAbstractExperimentalPopSynth-Pop

Theresa Stroetges returns to Karaoke Kalk with her second album for the Berlin-based label, her fifth solo full-length with her Golden Diskó Ship project in total. Having released records with the Indian-German band project Hotel Kali as well as Painting, a group dedicated to audio-visual concepts, »Oval Sun Patch« sees her embrace influences from club culture, advanced electronic music, and pop more firmly than ever before. Over the past 15 years, Golden Diskó Ship has served a vessel with which the Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist has traversed a variety of genres and circumnavigated all conventions in the process. With »Oval Sun Patch,« Stroetges again sets sail into unknown waters with what is perhaps her catchiest album so far—beat-driven, playful, atmospheric, and at times thoroughly anthemic. This is the sound of Golden Diskó Ship moving forward.

A life lived in transit, the vastness of bodies of water and the isolation of islands as well as more generally notions of processes and progress have been recurring motives throughout Stroetges’ previous records and also mark »Oval Sun Patch.« In fact, the foundation for the six pieces was laid when she was working abroad and at times close to the sea. The massive three-part album closer »Earth Before The Space Race« was conceived as a multi-channel audio-visual performance piece during a 2021 residency at Zaratan Arte Contemporânea in Lisbon. The others were written in the following year during two other residencies when Stroetges first spent time in Austria at the sound art festival Klangmanifeste in Lindabrunn and then visited Portugal once more for a stay at Goethe-Institut in Lisbon. With the help of Shelley Barradas, who lent her a guitar, and Julia Klein, who helped her setting up a temporary studio in the Goethe-Institut Portugal’s auditorium, she made the preliminary recordings of what would later become this album.

»Oval Sun Patch«, later refined in Berlin and mixed in close collaboration with London-based engineer Hannes Plattmeier, is a direct result of Stroetges having to work with what was available to her at the time of writing and recording. While her distinct guitar playing—evocative yet funky, complex but catchy—once more features heavily and she uses her voice in manifold ways to sometimes harmonise with herself or creating complex canons as counterpoints to her her own lead vocals, the electronic gear she worked with dominates the album both compositionally and sonically. Stroetges’ music has always displayed a passion for club culture and advanced electronic music, but on »Oval Sun Patch« she proves once and for all how well these influences can be integrated into her unconventional approach to songwriting.

However, the punchy beat and Moroder-like bassline that form the backbone of »Dolphins With Soft Helmets,« the throbbing house and techno grooves underneath »Ephemeral Carnivores« and »Well-Oiled Machine« as well as the jittery IDM rhythms of »Google Your New Name« and her nods to trip-hop with »Tiny Island« do not so much follow established formulas as they use them as a starting point for wild experimentation instead. Stroetges juxtaposes complex rhythms with interlocking melodies and rich harmonies in ways that continue to surprise throughout and still leave enough space for the occasional wistful guitar or vocal passage. Nowhere does this approach feel more epic than on the 12 ½ minutes long »Earth Before The Space Race,« which takes its time to unfold, changing its pace and mood throughout.

»Oval Sun Patch« is an album about change. The lyrics describe constant transformations of sceneries, relationships, physical and emotional states as well as the climate throughout its running time. Stroetges in the meanwhile leads the way as a singer, songwriter and producer who lets her music evolve constantly. This is sound, moving forward.

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22,48 €
Desire - Escape LP 2x12"
IDIB337X
ITALIANS DO IT BETTER
2x12inch23.01.202523.JAN.25

PopElectronica

Die zweite LP des Duos aus Megan Louise und Johnny Jewel (Chromatics) wurde in LA und Palm Springs, Kalifornien, geschrieben und aufgenommen. Inspiriert von der ultralebendigen Welt der 1970er Giallo-Filme schrieben Desire den Soundtrack ihrer Träume mit ihren Lieblingsinstrumenten: Minikorg, Jupiter 8, 909, Mellotron, Simmons Rhythm Modules, String Machine, D-50, Fender Rhodes. Während House-Rhythmen die Grundlage ihrer Erzählungen bilden, ergänzen pulsierende Synthwave- und Daytime-Drama-Seifenopern die Farbpalette des Albums. Gesungen wird auf Englisch, Französisch und Koreanisch, was der Mischung noch mehr Dramatik verleiht. Durch all das hindurch gibt es den Optimismus des Kompasses der wahren Liebe, der uns durch all das Chaos navigiert, das das Leben zu bieten hat.

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46,64 €
ALICIA KEYS - THE DIARY OF ALICIA KEYS LP 2x12"
  • A1: Harlem's Nocturne 1 43
  • A2: Karma 4 15
  • A3: Heartburn 3 28
  • A4: If I Was Your Woman / Walk On By 3 06
  • B1: You Don't Know My Name With The Main Ingredient 6 08
  • B2: If I Ain't Got You 3 48
  • B3: Diary feat Tony! Toni! Toné! and Jermaine P 4 45
  • C1: Dragon Days 4 36
  • C2: Wake Up 4 27
  • C3: So Simple feat Lellow 3 49
  • D1: When You Really Love Someone 4 09
  • D2: Feeling U, Feeling Me (Interlude) 2 07
  • D3: Slow Down 4 18
  • D4: Samsonite Man 4 12
  • D5: Nobody Not Really (Interlude) 2 56
19658885521
Sony Music
2x12inch23.01.202523.JAN.25

PopSynth-Pop

The Diary Of Alicia Keys', released in 2003, was her multi-award winning, multi-million selling, second album. According to The Times, it is the album 'that secures her place in musical history' and is home to the billion streaming 'If I Ain't Got You', as well as the mega-hit 'You Don't Know My Name' and 'Karma'. A x15 trk, double, Black LP Vinyl. Promo & marketing activity across both releases..

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27,69 €
La Sonora Mazuren - Magnetismo Anima LP
BR0067
Barbès Records
12inch23.01.202523.JAN.25

PopLatin

La Sonora Mazuren is the latest addition to the already rich indie-tropical scene out of Bogotá, Colombia. Deeply rooted in the popular sounds and rhythms of South America, the group draws from cumbia, chicha, guaracha, champeta and other styles mostly from Ecuador, Colombia and Peru.

Far from being folklorists or revivalists, La Sonora Mazuren combines synthesizers and electric guitars with accordion and percussion to create a futuristic style indebted to early pioneers such as Polibio Mayorga or Bogota’s own Eblis Alvarez, of Meridian Brothers fame, who also produced their debut album.

The result is a psychedelic feast reminiscent of the golden years of Tropicalia.

Their first album, Bailando con Extraños, got them many accolades in Europe, in France in particular where the band toured in the fall of 23 and again in the summer of 24.

Their follow up album, Magnetismo Animal, was mostly tracked in rural Normandy, during one of their European tours, and completed in Bogotá. Barbès Records (Roots of Chicha, Chicha Libre, Chico Trujillo) will be releasing it in the fall.

Franz Mesmer and his theory of animal magnetism provide the running theme for their new album. A collection of songs linked by the idea of a shared trance-inducing energy, channeled through rhythms and sound experiments. Musical inspiration for the album come from Colombian gaita, vallenato and cumbia, Peruvian huayno and chicha, Ecuadorian Sanjuanitos - a panoply of Afro-Andean traditions filtered through a futuristic vision of dance music that melds percussion-heavy polyrhythms and psychedelic sounds.

Band members are all active on the new tropical Bogotá scene. Keyboardist and accordionist Ivan Medellin and bassist Nicolas Eckardt are members of cult band Romperayo. Percussionists and singers Giovanna Mogollón and Diana

Sanmiguel are also 2/3 of popular trio LA PERLA.

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The Brand New Heavies - Soul Flower
P76624
P-Vine Japan
7"-Vinyl23.01.202523.JAN.25

Hip-HopSoulHip-Hop

The legendary UK acid-jazz innovators Brand New Heavies dropped many a classic sounds and none more so than their iconic album 'Heavy Rhyme Experience Vol. 1. More than three decades after first release it remains an influential work that blends UK club jazz with US hip-hop. Featuring collaborations with artists like Main Source, The Pharcyde, Gang Starr, and Black Sheep, the album marked a groundbreaking fusion of genres back in its heyday and now two standout tracks from the album, 'Soul Flower' featuring The Pharcyde and 'It's Gettin' Hectic' featuring Gang Starr make their way to 7" for the first time and sounds as good as ever.

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Bloodhound Gang - Hooray For Boobies LP 2x12"
8851538
GEFFEN
2x12inch23.01.202523.JAN.25

PopRock

Hooray for Boobies ist das dritte Studioalbum der Bloodhound Gang.
Zur Feier des25-jährigen Jubiläums des Albums wird es auf 180g-Vinyl in Splatter-Optik neu aufgelegt.
Das Album war ein großer kommerzieller Erfolg und hat sich weltweit über 4 Millionen Mal verkauft.
Das Album erreichte Platz 14 in den US Billboard 200 Charts und wurde in Deutschland, Australien und
Österreich zur Nummer eins.
Hooray For Boobies enthält fünf Singles: „Along Comes Mary“, ‚The Bad Touch‘, ‚The Ballad of Chasey
Lain‘, ‚Mope‘, und ‚The Inevitable Return of the Great White Dope‘. „The Bad Touch“ war ein großer
internationaler Hit, der in fünf Ländern die Nummer eins und in weiteren 10 Ländern die Top 20 erreichte.
Das Album enthält verschiedene Sketche zwischen den Songs. Der erste dieser Sketche mit dem Titel
„Mama’s Boy“ ist ein improvisiertes Telefongespräch zwischen Jimmy Pop und seiner Mutter. In „That
Cough Came With A Prize“ wird 15 Sekunden lang gehustet. „This Is Stupid“ ist ein willkürlicher Track,
der von dem Gesangsduo vorgetragen wird, das auch in ‚Right Turn Clyde‘ zu hören ist. „R.S.V.P.“ enthält
einen kurzen Monolog der erwachsenen Schauspielerin Chasey Lain. Und „The Ten Coolest Things About
New Jersey“ schließlich besteht einfach aus zehn Sekunden Stille!
Die Jubiläums-Trackliste enthält auch drei seltene Remixe: The Bad Touch (Eiffel 65 Remix), The Ballad
Of Chasey Lain (The Flirt Mix), Mope (The Pet Shop Boys Extended Remix).

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DANA AND ALDEN - QUIET MUSIC FOR YOUNG PEOPLE LP
WSPLPC157
Winspear
12inch22.01.202522.JAN.25

Hip-HopAvantgardeBeatsExperimental

Red Vinyl. Brothers Dana and Alden McWayne, along with a troupe of multi-instrumental artists, come together to create jazzy melodies with indie sounds inspired by their unconventional upbringing in Eugene, Oregon. Dana (saxophone) is an organic farm inspector while Alden (drums) is a recent grad of Berklee College of Music. Their debut full-length album, Quiet Music for Young People, is a lush album that melds vintage sounds with the aesthetic and experience of existing in Gen Z and the digital age. Quiet Music For Young People also reminisces of the brother's childhood, summer days spent working at an apple orchard and jamming at jazz clubs on rainy Oregon nights. The experimental smooth jazz-infused album closer "Dragonfly" has been gaining traction on streaming due to trends across Instagram and TikTok. The band has recently toured across the US supporting Benny Sings and will be making their headline debut at NYC's Baby's All Right this winter.

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HANA VU - ROMANTICISM LP
GILPC1435
Ghostly International
12inch22.01.202522.JAN.25

PopIndie

Hana Vus "kontemplativer Indie-Pop fängt die Desillusionierung des jungen Erwachsenseins ein", schreibt der NME. Ihre neue LP Romanticism unterstreicht dieses Gefühl als ein Coming-of-Age-Werk, das die Vergänglichkeit der Jugend betrauert und nach einem Sinn sucht. Die in LA geborene Songwriterin macht seit der High School Musik und hat bereits ein Debütalbum und mehrere EPs mit glühenden, grüblerischen Hymnen voller Abstraktion und Emotionen veröffentlicht. Bei ihren früheren Arbeiten hat Vu immer wieder Feedback erhalten, aber für die Entwicklung von Romanticism hat sie sich von der Außenwelt abgeschirmt, um ihre eigene Vision zu bewahren. Das Ergebnis ist eine einheitliche Sammlung von Songs, die vor Tiefe und Intimität nur so strotzen. Die üppigen und lauten Songs erinnern sowohl an gitarrenlastigen Indie-Rock der späten Achtzigerjahre als auch an futuristisch anmutende Synthie-Bass-Schichten. Sie pulsieren vor Bedeutung und schütteln sich vor Verspieltheit, getragen von ihrer kraftvollen, sonoren Stimme und unterstrichen durch das von der Romantik inspirierte Artwork der Platte.

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KATE BOLLINGER - SONGS FROM A THOUSAND FRAMES OF MIND
GILPC1434
Ghostly International
12inch22.01.202522.JAN.25

PopIndie

Mit ihrem Debütalbum "Songs From A Thousand Frames Of Mind" schafft es die in Virginia geborene und in Los Angeles lebende Songwriterin Kate Bollinger ihr Handwerk neu zu definieren und gleichzeitig zu verfeinern. Bollinger und ihre Band - zu der Jacob Grissom, Adam Brisbin, Matthew E. White (Sharon Van Etten, Hiss Golden Messenger, Mountain Goats) und Sam Evian (Cass McCombs, Blonde Redhead, Big Thief) gehören - bevorzugen das Eklektische, Melodische und Majestätische, wobei sie, inspiriert von Pop-, Rock- und Folk-Songs der 1960er Jahre, intime Lyrik mit klassischer Instrumentierung unterstützen. Es ist eine Sammlung von 11 Popsongs, ausgefeilt und doch rau mit einem unterschwelligen Punk-Geist, die das Leben, Beziehungen und das Erwachsenwerden thematisieren. Die Veröffentlichung folgt auf eine Reihe von Singles seit ihrer 2022 auf Ghostly International erschienenen EP "Look At It In The Light", auf Beiträge zu Projekten von Freunden (Drugdealer, Paul Cherry) und auf Tourneen mit Faye Webster, Liz Phair, Devendra Banhart und anderen.

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Kendrick Lamar - good kid, m.A.A.d city LP 2x12"
4822444
Aftermath
2x12inch21.01.202521.JAN.25

Hip-HopHip-HopRap

Zum 10. Jubiläum erscheint am 21. Oktober das Album „good kid, m.A.A.d city“ von Kendrick Lamar erneut.

Das Album enthält Gastauftritte von Drake, Dr. Dre, Jay Rock, Anna Wise und MC Eiht und erzählt die Geschichte von Lamars Erfahrungen als Teenager in den drogenverseuchten Straßen und dem Bandenleben seiner Heimatstadt Compton. Das Album wurde 2014 für vier Grammys nominiert, darunter für das Album des Jahres. Zudem enthält „good kid, m.A.A.d city“ die erfolgreichen Singles ”The Recipe”, ”Swimming Pools (Drank)”, ”Backseat Freestyle”, ”Poetic Justice” und ”Bitch, Don’t Kill My Vibe”.

Das Album ist als 1CD und 2LP auf 180g gepresst erhältlich.

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Still Corners - Strange Pleasures
WLR004LPX
Wrecking Light Records
12inch21.01.202521.JAN.25

PopWorld Music

10th Anniversary Edition features: Transparent Green vinyl. Gatefold vinyl including lyrics. 18"x24" Strange Pleasures poster. Download code, including bonus track "We Have the Future on Tape". Digipak CD with lyric booklet. In celebration of STRANGE PLEASURES turning 10, Still Corners are releasing a very special remastered 10-year anniversary edition on transparent green vinyl. The album has been remastered by John Davis at Metropolis London, described by Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) as ‘a master of his craft’. The anniversary edition includes all the album’s lyrics (for the first time) on a gatefold album sleeve, Strange Pleasures poster, digital download, including a bonus download ‘We Have the Future on Tape’. Originally released on Sub Pop, STRANGE PLEASURES has developed cult status since its release in 2013. Opening song, ‘The Trip’, captured people’s hearts with one YouTube video acting as a virtual community for like-minded fans around the world. ‘Fireflies’ (Pitchfork, Best New Track), ‘Strange Pleasures’, ‘Beginning to Blue’ and ‘The Trip’ have been used across film and television since the album’s release.

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Skylax Classic Series - North 90 EP
LAXC16
Skylax Records
12inch21.01.202521.JAN.25

HouseGarageTechDeep

Dive Into the Pulsating Beats and Euphoric Melodies of Liverpool's Electronic Sensation, North 90, as They Unleash Their Highly & New Anticipated Ep. Hailing From the Heart of the Uk, This Band Draws Inspiration From the Iconic Sounds of Early '90s Uk House, Paying Homage to Legends Such as 808 State, a Guy Called Gerald, Lfo and Altern 8. Venture Further Into the Ep, and North 90 Reveals Their Profound Connection to the Madchester Era, Evoking the Spirit of Happy Mondays, Remixed by Paul Oakenfold, and the Psychedelic Vibes of Stone Roses, Remixed by Grooverider. the Sonic Exploration Reaches Its Zenith With the Opening Track, the Incredible and Euphoric "I'll Say Yes (Becca Mix)," a Masterpiece Reminiscent of the Cult Project Band N-Joi. as the Ep Unfolds, Each Track, From the Powerful "Baracuda" to the Ethereal "Fantasy" and the Dynamic "The Hack," Showcases North 90's Mastery in Crafting a Sonic Landscape That Transcends Time. the Collective Brilliance of the Ep Leads Us to Proclaim North 90 as a Band to Watch, With Tracks So Exceptional That They Border on the Realm of Genius. in a Musical Journey Where Each Note Reverberates With the Essence of a Bygone Era, North 90 Stands as a Testament to the Greatness of England. the Beats Are Timeless, and the Memories Are Eclipsed in a Symphony of Sound. England Is Vast, England Is Eternal, and North 90 Emerges as a Beacon, Carrying the Legacy of Uk House Into the Future. Their 12 Inch Is Not Just an Ep; It's a Sonic Testament to the Enduring Spirit of Electronic Music....

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ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG - THE PLATINUM COLLECTION 3x12"
 
33
NOT3LP292
Not Now Music
3x12inch21.01.202521.JAN.25

Hip-HopSoul

The Queen of Jazz and 'Satchmo' had duetted earlier in their illustrious
careers. But it wasn't until Producer Norman Granz came up with the
idea of putting them together for specific albums that their true
chemistry was revealed. The Platinum Collection features two iconic
albums Ella & Louis and Ella & Louis Again. Both albums feature Jazz
At The Phil regulars Oscar Peterson (Piano), Herb Ellis (Guitar), Ray
Brown (Bass) and Buddy Rich (Drums) with the exception of Louis
Bellson replacing Buddy Rich on Ella & Louis Again recording. Now it's
time for Fitzgerald to 'take it Ella - swing it'....

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Tyler, The Creator - Call Me If You Get Lost LP (2x12")
19658814881
Sony UK
2x12inch21.01.202521.JAN.25

Hip-HopR & BHip-Hop

CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST: The Estate Sale is a limited edition 3 LP vinyl set that features Tyler The Creator’s original critically acclaimed CALL ME IF YOU GET LOST album plus 8 additional songs, pressed on Geneva Blue colored vinyl. The discs are housed in a triple gatefold jacket with embossed cover, foil detail and includes a 28-page booklet.

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Bit-Map - Program One
FLTSNS010
Felt Sense Recordings
12inch21.01.202521.JAN.25

TechnoTechnoIdm Acid

Melbourne label ‘Felt Sense Recordings’ invites Detroit based Artist Bit-Map to join the roster for their 10th release.

6 tracks of Garage, IDM and breaks by way of the motor city with an acid heavy remix from Drip-133.

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ERIC COPELAND - MIXBONE
DFA2593
DFA Records
12inch21.01.202521.JAN.25

TechnoElectroHouseBeatsBass

On the Mixbone EP, two tracks from Eric Copeland’s 2017 record Goofballs get reworked by five of leftfield electronic music’s heaviest hitters. The Goofballs LP finds the Black Dice founding member conducting hectic, dancefloor-oriented experiments; The Vinyl Factory called it a “mangled, spangled journey into the fringes of industrial disco and hallucinatory club tackle.” Mixbone capitalizes on this direction with remixes that recontextualize and reshape the propulsive energy of the original songs into wholly different forms.

New York techno powerhouse and Allergy Season boss Physical Therapy contributes two aptly named takes on “Mixer Shredder” – the “Tegel Mix” churns with industrial EBM low-end, and the breakbeat and wubby bassline make the “Gatwick Mix” unmistakably English. NHK yx Koyxen remixes Eric for the second time, with a jittery and woozy electro interpretation of “Neckbone.” Cooper Saver, best known for his Far Away parties in Los Angeles, turns in one of the most unexpected remixes, keeping it 4/4 and creating what sounds like Shep Pettibone making acid house.

Coming off of her 2017 EP on Technicolour/Ninja Tune, Machine Woman decided to remix both tracks. With “Neckbone,” she adds a barely-discernible robotic narrative vocal, allegedly about Ryan Gosling. “Mixer Shredder,” on the other hand, travels from hissy lo-fi techno into something quite tranquil and beautiful. And with previous releases on 1080p, Freakout Cult, and Wania, Vancouver’s LNS channels the melodic electro tones of classic Bleep-era Warp, like a lost track from LFO or Drexciya.

“Danceable” might not be the first word one thinks of when describing Eric Copeland’s solo releases. But in a manner not dissimilar to the way Black Dice shaped the parameters of experimental music, the remixes here expand the limits of what the club can and should look like.

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Chicane - Far From The Maddening Crowds LP 2x12"
MODENALP96
Modena Records
2x12inch21.01.202521.JAN.25

Hip-HopDownbeatBeatsClassicsAmbientElectro

Far From The Maddening Crowds is the debut studio album by Chicane. It is highly regarded as a seminal release in the trance music community.

"Offshore", the earliest song produced and released, is also among the best-known of Chicane's tracks; aside from single sales and being a major dance club hit, resulting on its inclusion on what has been said to be over 100 compilation albums. It has also been featured on TV programs and movies.

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Pluhm - Distanze e Solitudini
ONEINST018CS
One Instrument
Cassette20.01.202520.JAN.25

BeatsAmbient

Pluhm is the main project of Lucio Leonardi, Sicilian musician based in the north of Italy. This time with “Distanze e Solitudini”, amidst emotional ambient drone distortions, he narrates about the distances existing among human beings. Distances that make us lonely, even when we are apparently close to one another, the psychological distance can be so abysmal that we feel abandoned.

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Cool Hand Flex & MC Singing Fats - Anytime
SUBBASE90
SUBURBAN BASE RECORDS
12inch20.01.202520.JAN.25

BeatsDrum&BassJungle

MC Fats was a beloved figure in the drum and bass community, known for his smooth vocals and infectious energy on the mic. With a career spanning over two decades, he collaborated with some of the biggest names in the genre, including DJ Hype, Calibre, Alix Perez, and of course the multi genre chart topping Chase & Status!

Sadly, MC Fats passed away in March 2023, leaving behind a legacy of incredible music and unforgettable performances. But his influence lives on, and his music continues to inspire and uplift fans around the world. One of MC Fats' final releases is a new single called Anytime, in collaboration with Drum and Bass legend and producer partner Cool Hand Flex.

As one of Suburban Base original artist roster we were delighted to welcome them ‘back home’, and Fats was excited to see the reaction and plays the Anytime was already gaining. Having discussed with Flex, his dear friend and long-time collaborator, we together feel that it's appropriate that this release goes ahead as a tribute to our brother.

The track features MC Fats' signature soulful vocals, layered over Flex's classic jungle beats and modern production techniques. The single also includes an incredible remix from up-and-coming producer FreezeUK, adding a stunning version to the package which is already gaining maximum play nationwide.

Anytime is a testament to MC Fats' enduring talent and passion for Drum and Bass music. It's a reminder of the joy and energy he brought to the scene, and a tribute to his unforgettable voice and spirit. As we mourn the loss of MC Fats, we celebrate his incredible legacy and the impact he had on the Drum and Bass community.

His music will live on, inspiring new generations of artists and fans alike. Don't miss your chance to own this essential piece of Drum and Bass history - pre-order your copy of ‘Anytime’ now, and join us in celebrating the life and music of MC Fats.

ANYTIME will be released on vinyl & digital formats April 2023

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MONOKLE - Ultraflowers (TAPE)
PURR0139
Constellation Tatsu
Cassette20.01.202520.JAN.25

BeatsExperimentalTechno

Russian titan Monokle is back to once again traverse many different sound worlds with his new album Ultraflowers. It is one of a number of superb albums landing on Constellation Tatsu this summer and one defined again by its warmth. The title track is a lo-fi, scruffy and deep opener with persuasive breakbeats, while 'Glassy Eyed' is an ambient jungle trip that drips with watery melody. 'Night Objects' offers some introspection and 'Moths' is a glitchy future techno cut with smeared synth soul. '1000Work' layer sup more breaks with elegant ambient melodies and 'Predteche' casts you admit in the deepest corners of space.

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Viul - Secret Recess LP
DAUW59LP
Dauw
12inch20.01.202520.JAN.25

HouseAmbientBeatsExperimental

The more you recall a particular memory, the more it distorts and plays on your sense of narrative continuity. In this way, the vividly textured layers of Secret Recess – the debut Dauw LP from Luke Entelis aka Viul – comprise a sacred experience that leaves a unique emotional residue with each listen. Some pieces feature delicate melodies curling over themselves, while others offer gradually evolving loops underpinned by subtle guitar plucking, distant found sounds and obscured voices at half-speed. All are crafted meticulously with analogue sources and sifted through soft-edged tape processes that reward a dedicated headphone session, conjuring the solitary space promised in the album’s title.

From a home studio replete with analog synthesizers, guitars, effects and tape machines, Secret Recess emerged slowly across an era when most of us turned inward by necessity, drawing upon a library’s worth of sketches, recombinations and lightning strikes. Entelis also cites in particular a road trip to the national parks of the southwestern US that significantly informed the hazy, spacious atmospheres of the work that followed; by his account, “the desert wind was too intense for field recording,” but you can still feel it drifting across compositions like “Taurum” and “Eighties”. Such a union of urban huddle and open-sky expanse allows the album to take on new colours anywhere it’s heard.

Whether fully formed in one brief spell or developed over months of revisitation and refinement, each facet of the Viul catalogue conveys a rare, sweet melancholy pulled from thoughtful circuitry and the core artistic impulse to simply document the ephemeral – those moments in existence that you have to accept losing, but which replay endlessly once the day unravels.

“In the depths of the recording process I often feel simultaneously in touch with past and future versions of myself, which is strange, but good, I think.” (Viul)

Viul has been the primary project of Brooklyn’s Luke Entelis for nearly twenty years, but only in the last half-dozen has it come to fruition beyond the ears of friends and family. The albums Bright Decline (Disques d’Honoré, 2019) and Outside the Dream World (Past Inside the Present, 2019) beautifully justified this patient arc, and the collaboration Konec with Benoît Pioulard (A Strangely Isolated Place, 2022) entwined the two artists’ sensibilities into one of the most notable ambient/experimental collections of the year.

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Sonic Youth - Anagrama
SYR01LP
Sonic Youth Records
12inch20.01.202520.JAN.25

BeatsExperimentalPopRock

While 1995's Washing Machine LP moniker was a thinly-veiled jab at the corporate aesthetic ("no, you cannot turn Sonic Youth into a household appliance brand", the band even considered changing its name to Washing Machine but settled on the album title instead), their major label relationship was indeed a curious buzzpoint of talk on the street after their intake to DGC in 1990. It wouldn't be fair to say that this state of existence propelled the band to reinforce its independent mindset by releasing a series of opaque-looking, French-language-dipping, highbrow-looking releases on their own that focused on the more abstract improv/compositional side of the band; in all truths they had been heavily steeped in self-releasing spillover material prior to that. But after a pressure pot of the early 90's indoctrination into a new operational mode for the band and its visibility, and the forces around it attempting to shape their direction, it seemed like a good time to create a strong show of radical concept.

The Anagrama EP became the first in a series of the SYR label's Perspective Musicales releases seemingly cementing Sonic Youth's connectivity to an increasing public awareness in experimental composers of the 20th century (French or otherwise). The irony was that many of those original avant composers being rediscovered by the indie audience (Partch, Neuhaus, Reich, Messaien) often found themselves on major labels anyway! So, perhaps this reverse approach was a necessary concept/comment given the music biz climate of the 90's. Regardless of how apples and oranges fell in Xenakian probability/theory, it was clear that both Sonic Youth's stature in progressive music, aided by now unlimited taperoll time thanks to a home base studio downtown established after their Lollapalooza stint, gave the band plenty of trailblazing time for their self examination of untraveled avenues.

"Anagrama" unfolds into nine minutes of delicate textures, starting with thick drone segueing into moments reminiscent of the post-crescendo flutter/comedown of "Marquee Moon's" trail-out; Thurston, Lee and Kim's guitars all circling round each other taking delicate pokes and stabs before drifting into some post-rock rhythmic moves tapered with delicate percussive guidance from Steve Shelley. "Improvisation Ajoutée" reaches further out into dissolve with whirring oscillations, guitars hissing and clanking radiator-style in a short blast format that continues into "Tremens" and a spooked-out landscape of gelatinous notes snaking up slowly. The sparseness of attack is colorful, textures emit and linger, silent spots shine, all flanked by tasteful drumming that provides the thread to all the abstraction. Shelley's approach here is interestingly sideways to any kind of usual rock action, it's tempered, mutant and metronomic simultaneously. The finale track "Mieux: De Corrosion" is a real pedal-palatte showcase. Here, Plutonian guitar wash flanges upwards to buoy a myriad of colorful eruptions of amp-spuzz, chopped up tone blasts and general confusion. Out of the blue, some metallic one-note choogle kicks in and threatens to explode into some Judas Priestly motion, before it all sputters into aural glass showers, clang, and finally a ferocious wave of more flange hiss that crashes down on a dime.

This initial foray into SY's Perspectives Musicales series continued onward with releases featuring other co-conspirators, peaking with the ambitious 2CD Goodbye 20th Century that finally connects the band into full-on interpretations of other composers' pieces (as well as displaying their own new ones). The whole series is not so much an outlet for another "side" of the band, but a run that went hand in hand building new approaches of songcraft onto their own, more overground direction which included Jim O'Rourke (who hopped on during SYR3), adding additional density to A Thousand Leaves and other LPs of his era. Fans of the '86 Spinhead Sessions as well as the recently-exhumed later jams of In/Out/In will take in the sounds of SYR1 with glee.

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