PAN presents the first reissue of WordSound label founder SPECTRE (SKIZ FERNANDO Jr., not to be confused with Chicago's SPEKTER) and his mixtape from 1998. This is a primal, futuristic, lo-fi sound inspired by Bronx rap and Jamaican culture. Dub-plate specials, unreleased DUBADELIC (BILL LASWELL, etc.), TECHNO ANIMAL...all sorts of amazing underground NY hip hop. Fully mastered from the original DAT tapes. AMAZING experimental hip hop, VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!!!

For Spoon's seventh album, "Transference," the boys from Austin, TX go rogue and manage all recordings themselves. Considering they have received nearly every musical accolade a band can acquire, one may ask, where does a band go from here? Some groups, like Wilco, Animal Collective, or Radiohead have the same affliction. Fans cannot get enough of these groups! It seems, a steady hand holds the ship to its course. Spoon isn't breaking much new ground here, but this is a solid album. In response to this release, the band immediately hits the road with Atlanta's Deerhunter. Make sure and check these guys out live, they may put together a better live show than album. On Merge Records.