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Damo Suzuki has been on a 'Never Ending Tour' connecting and collaborating with a network of musicians worldwide since 1997. Suzuki is best known for his years as vocalist in the influential German Krautrock band, CAN.

In 2004 Damo travelled Australia for the first time performing with various artists, including Australian multi-instrumentalist Oren Ambarchi and Omar Rodriguez-Lopez of The Mars Volta. This would be his first of many visits down under.

This 50-minute recording of Damo and his Network of "sound carriers" is what Damo calls "an instant composition", a spontaneous exchange of energy! The result is a transcendental trip with psychedelic sounds.

Cut live to acetate at Melbourne's Corduroy Records in 2004, re-mastered by Mikey Young and pressed to vinyl in 2017.

Featuring Oren Ambarchi - guitar, Emil Sarlija - guitar, Davey Williams - drums and Edmondo Ammendola - bass.

The Invaders (also known as Intruders) was a 3 piece band from Houston (TX) that lasted a single year. Regardless of their short lived period, they managed to record what we thought needed to be heard and shared under Fortune Teller Records.

Once again, it was thanks to C L Milburn, that in 1966 that these songs were recorded but yet again, never got pressed.

Houston was a host to many early teenage garage groups, however they would have a better chance on the scene with original songs rather than covers, hence coming to CL for material.

Rehearsals after school and ready to go, eventually the would get gigs in adult clubs during he week, teen clubs, holiday inns as well as various other venues but never making it to the rankings on the radio nor television. That was reserved to other bands, but that's not the well-known story that we would like to capture.

Fortune Teller Records exclusive release of 333 copies

'Petit Fantôme' (Small Ghost) is the evasive and mysterious pseudonym of Pierre Loustaunau, an adventurous multi-instrumentist with quite the collective experience (Frànçois & The Atlas Mountains, Crane Angels, Le Pingouin, Iceberg). He started his solo adventure in 2006 and after a few moving years, he settled in southern France city Bayonne to write the maxi Yallah (2011) and the mixtape Stave (2013), two highly praised records. Three years after Torse Bombé (2014), a 'melodic-grindcore-punk-rock-pop' project broadcast as a free download on his birthday, Petit Fantôme is back with Un Mouvement Pour Le Vent (A Movement For Wind), natural title for this ingrained skateboarder and casual hiker. Pierre himself willingly sees it as his first album. The perpetually dissatisfied but prolific composer delivers 11 smart, inspired and emancipated tracks. Right from the start, there's a clear taste for the 90s with 'Quelque Chose a eu Lieu". With this way, always so peculiar and moving, to crack the armor: voluntarily short texts, like 'haïkus that can mean a lot' according to Pierre. The immediate hit 'Easy Come Easy Go' with a chorus inspired by Don't Talk (Put Your Head On My Shoulder) by The Beach Boys and the immediate charisma of 'Libérations Terribles' will undoubtedly rhythm the start of the school year. Produced by Edge Of Town and licenced to Because Music, Un Mouvement Pour Le Vent weaves between romantic and cloudy noisy pop music, going from one to the other with a disconcerting agility.

Satyn's Children was born out of four teenagers (around 14-15 years old) from Houston (TX) that met whilst studying at their local catholic school.
In order to get one of their first gigs in school they had to rename their band from Satan's Children to Satyn's Children.

It was 1966 when C L Milburn, a 23 year old music enthusiastic working as a songwriter, producer and booking agent for local groups, recorded these songs with no more than a simple 2 track Sony recorder down in their parents garage, where they used to practice.
Unreleased material until now, Fortune Teller Records brings these recordings back to light from a dusty reel in 7" vinyl format.

Fortune Teller Records exclusive release of 333 copies

Bars and Melody, Leondre Devries (16) and Charlie Lenehan (18), are 2 musicians from the UK that infuse hip hop and pop. The band shot to fame in 2014 when they appeared on TV show 'Britains Got Talent' and Simon Cowell pressed his golden buzzer for them. That video on Youtube has now had over 180 Million views

Bars and Melody's first release was a track called 'Hopeful' which entered the Official UK charts at number 5. This video now has over 70 million views on Youtube. Since the release of Hopeful Charlie and Leondre haven't had time to stop for a moment. They have played numerous sold out gigs in the UK and mainland Europe, flown to America to appear on the 'Ellen show' and spent weeks in Japan and Australia . In August 2015 the band released their debut album '143' which went in at number 4 in the official UK chart and number 11 in the official Irish chart. It debuted at number 1 in the Official Japanese international album chart and has gone platinum in Poland too.

On September 1st 2017 Bars and Melody are set to release their highly awaited brand new album 'Generation Z'. The album shows the bands progression over the last 18 months and is set to cause another seismic shock in the music industry

Death From Above certainly kept moving on their third full-length album, Outrage! Is Now (Last Gang Records/Warner Bros. Records). While gleefully maintaining the car-wreck intensity of their punkified disco rock, the hooks got hookier, the weirdness got weirder, and the wildness got, well, wilder. The mustached merchants of death dance discord—Sebastien Grainger (vocals, drums) and Jesse F. Keeler (bass, keys, synths)—made a collective decision to embrace their own penchant for perpetual motion and cooked up the perfect soundtrack to Armageddon's dancefloor.

By your third album, I feel like you should be trying different things, whether subconsciously or consciously,' exclaims Jesse. You've got to stretch out the pizza dough of your idea and see how big you can make it creatively. After 17 years, things change. We both wanted to see how far we could take it as Death From Above. Once we started working on music, it seemed like this was going to be a record where the very idea of what our band is evolved.'
The myth of what we should be didn't exist anymore,' Sebastien agrees. We didn't say it out loud of course, but it was like, 'Let's flex our abilities as much as we can and make some weird shit.' There was never a moment where we took a conventional path—either writing or recording. There was always some strange spice thrown in. It's a grim record, but there's a bounciness to it. We captured an element of fun.'

Death From Above certainly kept moving on their third full-length album, Outrage! Is Now (Last Gang Records/Warner Bros. Records). While gleefully maintaining the car-wreck intensity of their punkified disco rock, the hooks got hookier, the weirdness got weirder, and the wildness got, well, wilder. The mustached merchants of death dance discord—Sebastien Grainger (vocals, drums) and Jesse F. Keeler (bass, keys, synths)—made a collective decision to embrace their own penchant for perpetual motion and cooked up the perfect soundtrack to Armageddon's dancefloor.

By your third album, I feel like you should be trying different things, whether subconsciously or consciously,' exclaims Jesse. You've got to stretch out the pizza dough of your idea and see how big you can make it creatively. After 17 years, things change. We both wanted to see how far we could take it as Death From Above. Once we started working on music, it seemed like this was going to be a record where the very idea of what our band is evolved.'
The myth of what we should be didn't exist anymore,' Sebastien agrees. We didn't say it out loud of course, but it was like, 'Let's flex our abilities as much as we can and make some weird shit.' There was never a moment where we took a conventional path—either writing or recording. There was always some strange spice thrown in. It's a grim record, but there's a bounciness to it. We captured an element of fun.'

Mogwai return with their 9th studio album which was recorded with renowned producer Dave Fridmann (Mercury Rev, The Flaming Lip's, Mogwai's Come On Die Young and ROCK ACTION) at his Tarbox Road Studios in New York State.

Every Country's Sun named after a friends lack of knowledge in how the universe works, takes two decades of Mogwai's signature, contrasting sounds and distills it, beautifully, into 56 concise minutes of gracious elegance, hymnal trance-rock, and transcendental euphoria. It will definitely appeal to fans of the band and will gain many new ones along the way.

Boxset includes: White vinyl double LP, 12" black vinyl (containing 6 tracks of album demos), CD, plus a set of Tarbox Road photographic prints - Includes download card redeemable from the label.

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Van Wissem's work comes from a tradition of avant-garde minimalism & lends itself well to the director's stark cinematic works.

Jarmusch has played guitar in bands on & off since the late 70's. Van Wissem's compositional style involves hypnotic circular musical phrases that allow for a lot of contemplative space between the notes. "The sound of the lute is as bright as the sun, a beautiful red colour & my stuff sounds sort of like the moon, more like blue, like mercury' says jarmusch. recorded in New York with help from hypnotic Tilda Swinton on guest vocals, this is a captivating record.

Following 2 critically acclaimed digital-only EP's, Sløtface return with their debut album 'Try Not To Freak Out' recorded with producer Dan Austin (Pixies, Doves, Queens Of The Stone Age). The album follows tours with The Cribs and Los Campisinos!, as well as performances at many of the world's top festivals, including Reading & Leeds, Haldern Pop, Best Kept Secret and SXSW. 'Try Not To Freak Out' is nothing short of a massive rock record - one that weds the pop nous of Robyn and Blondie to the exuberant, freewheeling attack of bands like Joyce Manor and Little Big League.

The album follows two acclaimed EP's, which have picked up support from most major media outlets, including BBC Radio 1, KCRW, KEXP, Triple J, NME, The Guardian, Huffington Post, CNN, Nylon, Interview Mag, DIY Magazine, Noisey, Kerrang!, Rocksound and many, many more..The band were in the top 10 most highly recommended bands by international media at this year's Eurosonic and were similarly hyped at SXSW in March.

Following 2 critically acclaimed digital-only EP's, Sløtface return with their debut album 'Try Not To Freak Out' recorded with producer Dan Austin (Pixies, Doves, Queens Of The Stone Age). The album follows tours with The Cribs and Los Campisinos!, as well as performances at many of the world's top festivals, including Reading & Leeds, Haldern Pop, Best Kept Secret and SXSW. 'Try Not To Freak Out' is nothing short of a massive rock record - one that weds the pop nous of Robyn and Blondie to the exuberant, freewheeling attack of bands like Joyce Manor and Little Big League.

The album follows two acclaimed EP's, which have picked up support from most major media outlets, including BBC Radio 1, KCRW, KEXP, Triple J, NME, The Guardian, Huffington Post, CNN, Nylon, Interview Mag, DIY Magazine, Noisey, Kerrang!, Rocksound and many, many more..The band were in the top 10 most highly recommended bands by international media at this year's Eurosonic and were similarly hyped at SXSW in March.

- 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
- INCLUDES INSERT
- INCLUDING THE SINGLE DIANA'
- FIRST PRESSING OF 750 NUMBERED
COPIES ON SILVER COLORED VINYL

First Utterance is the debut album of the progressive folk band Comus. It was released in 1971, with the opening song Diana' being released as a single.

The album was notable for its unique blend of progressive rock, folk, psychedelia, and elements of paganism and the macabre. The overall thematic tone of the album is of vulnerable innocence facing abusive power, the songs dealing with violence ( Drip Drip'), rape ( Diana', Song to Comus'), and insulin shock therapy ( The Prisoner'). These themes contrast starkly with the acoustic sound of the record, featuring acoustic guitar, violin, flute, and
lyrical, almost Arcadian, female harmonies.

References to Comus by other bands and artists include Opeth, citing its lyrics in album and song titles and tattoos. Experimental outfit Current 93 also covered Diana' as the opening song on their 1997 LP Horsey.

The cover artwork was drawn in ball point pen by Roger Wootton, lead singer and songwriter of the band. The centrefold artwork was painted by guitarist Glenn Goring.

Reviews were favourable, such as the NME praised the album's highly unusual but fascinating sound' and Time Out said the overall effect is unique'.

The Boston-based PVRIS (vocalist Lynn Gunn, guitarist Alex Babinski and bassist Brian MacDonald) just tore through SXSW, performing at the MTV Woodies and the TUMBLR Planned Parenthood event, which USA Today called the hottest ticket at SXSW.

With All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need Of Hell, PVRIS will look to build upon the success of White Noise and a collection of songs that've amassed over 113 million Spotify streams and close to 32 million YouTube views to date (including 17 million Spotify streams and 3.8 million YouTube views for their You And I single). In support of White Noise, the band performed on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, were spotlighted on Last Call with Carson Daly, toured arenas with Fall Out Boy, hit No. 1 on Billboard's Emerging Artists and Trending 140 charts and launched a headline tour that saw them play to packed-house crowds around the world. NME called them a rock sensation, Spin dubbed them a breakout band, MTV described them as the best thing since sliced bread and the Huffington Post called Gunn a force that cannot be denied.

PVRIS have released Heaven, the stunning first single/video from their much anticipated album, All We Know Of Heaven, All We Need Of Hell, was directed by PVRIS vocalist Lynn Gunn and long-time video collaborator Raul Gonzo, the album was recorded with Blake Harnage (who produced PVRIS' 2014 debut, White Noise).

- 180 GRAM AUDIOPHILE VINYL
- INCLUDES INSERT
- FIRST 1.000 NUMBERED COPIES ON
SILVER COLORED VINYL

The Wipers were a punk rock group formed in Portland,
Oregon in 1977 by guitarist/songwriter Greg Sage. The
group's tight song structure and use of heavy distortion
were hailed as very influential by many critics and musicians alike. The band is considered the first Pacific Northwest punk band. The Circle is their sixth studio album, originally released in 1988. It was released on Restless Records and has been out of press for years.

There are a lot of good tunes present on this album. True
Believer' has a great riff balanced on the tempo of the track, and Make Or Break' is lingering on the powerful guitar play by Sage, which can be identified between thousands. There's lots of other good tunes here as well, especially I Want a Way', Goodbye Again', and the title track. The Circle' might be slow enough to qualify as a ballad, but the track Be There' is the real tearjerker.

Kscope release classic psychedelic record from the early years of progressive stars Porcupine Tree on vinyl.

'Voyage 34', an instrumental composition from 1992/93, is a journey split into 4 phases that rocks for over an hour, this was P.T.'s entry into the ambient trance genre popularised by artists such as the Orb.

Combining trance rhythms alongside more typical Porcupine Tree textures and guitar solos, Voyage 34 was a big hit in the ambient/chill out club scene of the early 1990's (when it was originally issued as two 12 inch singles).

Following the now sold-out first box set of Porcupine Tree's 'Delerium Years', and the near sold-out second box set, Kscope are re-releasing the band's records from the era, including 'Voyage 34', as a series of LP's presented in gatefold packaging. This double LP version is pressed on to 180g heavyweight audiophile vinyl, and features the tracks remastered by Steven Wilson in 2016 with more naturalistic dynamics and EQ - remasters previously only available in The Delerium Years 1991 - 1993 box set.

The artwork was completely redesigned for the original re-release and contains new images from long-term collaborator of Porcupine Tree frontman and founding member Steven Wilson, Lasse Hoile.

Steven Wilson is currently enjoying global chart success with his fourth solo album 'Hand. Cannot. Erase.', is promoting his upcoming fifth solo album, and released the anticipated new album from Blackfield, his partnership with Israeli singer Aviv Geffen, in February 2017.

Live performance from american rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers, recorded in 1992. The concert features songs such as 'Give It Away', 'Under The Bridge' and 'Higher Ground'. Limited and coloured vinyl edition.

(Disclaimer: release notes refer to the combined CD double-album release "Hot Flash: Best of The Voltags" on which all tracks appear together. "Electric Nightmare" and "Danger High Voltag" are released separately on vinyl format)

It does not happen that often any more that unreleased music from 40 years ago surfaces. Even more unlikely it is that the songs put on tape are such treasures. The Voltags were right at the forefront of the local Washington DC New Wave/Punk scene of the late 1970s. Influenced by Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, The Clash, and The B-52's, they have released only one 45rpm single during their existence. But during the time span of not even 18 months, they had recorded enough material for an entire album - but the songs remained in the can.

This is the story of The Voltags, a short-lived band which could have become famous and mentioned in the same breath as the aforementioned music legends of that era - if their songs had been released back in the day. Dive in and enjoy the sound of The Voltags, it is truly special. We here at Perfect Toy are thrilled to be label to finally release their work and we sincerely hope that they are finally getting the appreciation they so richly deserve.

Detailed information:
Dave Bennett and Hangnail Phillips grew up in Brookside Park, Newark, Delaware, USA, a small suburban college town nestled midway between Philadelphia and Baltimore. Their first band project evolved into Pump Productions (Pump) under which they released their only 45rpm single in 1970 (one of the two songs, "Pappy's Rug", can be heard on "Down & Wired 3", Perfect Toy Rec.). Soon after the recording of the single the two graduated from High School and disbanded Pump. Both moved on to form two new Newark bands. Dave was a founding member of "Snake Grinder & The Shredded Fieldmice" and Hangnail co-founded "Rudy Baker & The Vegetables".

In early 1979, two friends of Dave's, Nick Norris and Mike Fisher, became partners in a music production company, White Clay Productions. One of White Clay's first artists was Dave Bennett who had just written two excellent songs: "Electric Jungle" and "Son Of Sam". White Clay set up a recording session and Dave assembled a group of friends to record the songs. Before the recordings were even mixed, Dave asked Hangnail if he would join in a band to support the single and other songs he had written. When James Keesey (drums) and Rick Reid (bass) were added the line-up was complete. For a while they didn't have a name and then one day Nick Norris was looking at a photo of Dave standing next to a "Danger High Voltage" sign. Dave's head was in front of the E in Voltage and Nick laughed "Danger High Voltag" and so it was soon suggested that the band should be called "The Voltags" (pronounced Vol'-togs). After months of preparing a repertoire they were ready to play out. Their first gig was (October 20, 1979) at a gay disco in nearby Wilmington called The Backstage. On December 30, 1979, White Clay decided to put on a big show at the State Theater to celebrate the end of the Seventies ("The End Of The Decade Bash").

For the next year, with the help of White Clay, they recorded 19 songs, both studio and live recordings with White Clay's mobile unit. If not for these "off the board" recordings, many of their songs would have never been recorded. There was always talk of a second Voltags single but the strains of working so closely together were taking their toll on them and Dave decided to leave the group in December of 1980. The Voltags couldn't be The Voltags without Dave, and by the end of 1981, Hangnail, James and Rick, too, were ready to disband.


- all songs previously unreleased
- mastered from the original reel-to-reel tapes
- limited vinyl release

(Disclaimer: release notes refer to the combined CD double-album release "Hot Flash: Best of The Voltags" on which all tracks appear together. "Electric Nightmare" and "Danger High Voltag" are released separately on vinyl format)

It does not happen that often any more that unreleased music from 40 years ago surfaces. Even more unlikely it is that the songs put on tape are such treasures. The Voltags were right at the forefront of the local Washington DC New Wave/Punk scene of the late 1970s. Influenced by Kraftwerk, Gary Numan, The Clash, and The B-52's, they have released only one 45rpm single during their existence. But during the time span of not even 18 months, they had recorded enough material for an entire album - but the songs remained in the can.

This is the story of The Voltags, a short-lived band which could have become famous and mentioned in the same breath as the aforementioned music legends of that era - if their songs had been released back in the day. Dive in and enjoy the sound of The Voltags, it is truly special. We here at Perfect Toy are thrilled to be label to finally release their work and we sincerely hope that they are finally getting the appreciation they so richly deserve.

This strictly limited 45RPM single (250 copies, hand numbered) gives you a foretaste of the full length album which will be released on 20th october 2017.


Key-selling points:
- both sides previously unreleased
- press run: 250, all hand-numbered

Recorded in a single session at Berlin's Golden Retriever Studios on June 18, 2016, Nonland combines atmospheric, looping guitar with textural, polyrhythmic percussion. Having played together live only once previously, these sessions were entirely spontaneous and improvisational, intuitive and expressive...
Aidan Baker is a classically-trained multi-instrumentalist using the electric guitar as his primary instrument. Using prepared and alternate methods of playing the guitar, along with various electronic effects, Baker creates music which generally falls within the ambient/experimental genre but draws on influences from rock, electronic, classical, and jazz. A highly prolific artist, Baker has released numerous recorded works, both solo and with various group projects, like Nadja, B/B/S/, and Caudal, on such independent labels as Gizeh Records, Pleasence Records, Important Records, Alien8 Recordings, and his own imprint, Broken Spine Productions. Baker is also the author of several books of poetry. A regular live performer, Baker has toured extensively around the world, including appearances at such international festivals as FIMAV, SXSW, Incubate, Unsound, and Mutek, among others. Originally from Toronto, Canada, Baker currently resides in Berlin, Germany.
Karen Willems is a Belgium drummer who has performed with o.a , Zita Swoon Group, Jan Swerts, Novastar, Pascal Deweze. Currently, she is leader of the group Inwolves and regularly collaborates with Aidan Baker, Eric Thielemans, Dirk Serries, BARST, and Jean De Lacoste. Her mix of sounds, drums and percussion contains nectar for the soul and does not spin compromises between authenticity and cheap commercial considerations. Willems resides in Adegem, Belgium.

Closing a five-year gap since the 2012 release of their Wreck LP through Alternative Tentacles, UNSANE makes a vicious return with the pummeling Sterilize, a record that recalls the most defining elements of the band's seminal Scattered, Smothered, And Covered and Occupational Hazard albums, surging with the band's unrelenting singular sound created by guitarist/vocalist Chris Spencer, bassist/vocalist Dave Curran, and drummer Vinnie Signorelli.

The band's gnarled blend of punk, metal, noise, and hardcore helping to define the "AmRep sound" alongside other forerunners of the style, Today Is The Day, The Jesus Lizard, Helmet, Tad, Cows, Halo Of Flies, Melvins, and others.

Sterilize was produced by UNSANE, recorded by Dave Curran at Gatos Trail Studios in Yucca Valley, California, mixed by Andrew Schneider at Acre in New York City, and mastered by Carl Saff at Saff Mastering in Chicago.

Since 1988, UNSANE has pounded the planet with their caustic grooves and foundation-crumbling riffs, having released LPs through a wide range of labels including Matador/Atlantic, Amphetamine Reptile, Relapse, Ipecac, Alternative Tentacles, and others, not to mention a wide range of singles, splits, and live albums.

Sterilize showcases UNSANE sounding as dense and damaging as ever, and sees them remaining as necessary as ever, nearly three decades since they began.

The new Jerusalem-based label Raash Records opens its doors to spread the city's heavy mind-bending sound.

The label kicks off with a debut 7inch by producer/musician Ilia Gorovitz. It's an explosive mixture of raw drums, gut-shaking riffs and head-swirling synths, influenced by the 1970's horror film soundtracks and today's bass-heavy electronica - a combination that makes it appeal equally to psych and beat heads alike.

Side A's "Turmoil" is a dirty and aggressive mid-tempo slasher, backed with a krauty crawling horror downbeat of "Simmering with No End" on the flipside.

Recommended for fans of Mophono, The Gaslamp Killer, Drumetrics and Goblin.

Written and recorded in Glasgow, Pinact's approach to album 2 was noticeably different. We intentionally holed ourselves up in the Highlands to focus on bringing out the melodies, and I think that shows,' Gillies explains. The fruits of a frozen Northern labour are evident in anthemic efforts like 'Oh', an immediate sing-along, and 'Seams', which sees the singer take on challenging vocal parts with consummate ease.

In the early writing stages of the writing process the band went on a trip to Leeds to see The Cribs, the influence is notable, while fans of Dinosaur Jr., The Breeders and Weezer will find a lot to nod along to in The Part That No One Knows. However, Pinact's brand of pop- infused rock is an entity unto itself: I purposefully didn't listen to other music while writing and recording, I get lost in my own world', Gillies says, and the lyricism makes this very clear: 'Regrettable Thrill' for example lends more to a bleakly Scottish sense of humour and world-weariness that could only be Gillies, as opposed to American rock bands.

Limitierte 10" aus den Sessions zum letzten Soloalbum "Until The Hunter" der US-Singer/Songwriterin Hope Sandoval, Frontfrau von Mazzy Star, das sie zusammen mit Colm O'Coisog (My Bloody Valentine) aufnahm. Mit einer Acoustic Version des Albumfavoriten "Let Me Get There" feat. Kurt Vile, sowie den drei neuen Songs: "Sleep", "Son Of A Lady" sowie dem exklusiven "Antiquity".

A monster! A damned chimera, reconflecting man in pieces — audio-verite dance and blues, pop and rock varieties. Not created but lived, with parts of life on the run reused to facilitate other parts, not whole, but fully animate. Brutal and beautiful. Even if they didn't invent this wheel, they brought some bad-ass spinner rims to the table....