6/5/20 NEW RELEASES
MULATU ASTATKE & BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE – To Know Without Knowing LP (Agogo)
Ethiopian jazz vibraphonist & father of Ethio-jazz Mulatu Astatke teamed up with the Australian 8 piece group BLACK JESUS EXPERIENCE (BJX) for this excellent album.A mix of new BJX material & retooled Ethiopian classics, this one will appeal to Mulatu fans, Ethiopiques obsessives, contemporary Afrobeat etc…
CLARA MONDSHINE – Luna Africana LP (The Great Thunder)
Fantastic 1981 album by Walter Bachauer under the pseudonym CLARA MONDHSHINE. Bachauer was a composer, radio director & journalist who collaborated with the great new age organist Peter Michael Hamel. Lo-fi recordings of analogue synths with simple drum box “motorik” beats. Fans of 70s German electronic legends like KRAFTWERK, HARMONIA, NEU, CAN, FAUST etc… as well as Eno & SUICIDE will love this. AMAZING STUFF.
SEAN MCCANN/ MATTHEW SULLIVAN/ ALEX TWOMEY – Saturday Night LP (Recital)
Recital is one of our favorite labels & this release by the label founder Sean McCann along with Matthew Sullivan & Alex Twomey is an excellent example of modern minimalism & sound collage. A mix of field recordings, lo-fi & distant sounding recordings of pianos & synth drones that will appeal to fans of maestro Eno & similar E.G. label releases. RECOMMENDED.
AKI ONDA – Nam June’s Spirit Was Speaking to Me LP (Recital)
Another fine release on the Recital label. Fans of radio-wave phenomena/short-wave etc… will want to check this out. The NYC artist Aki Onda was performing in Korea in 2010 & while there he attended an exhibit by Nam June Paik. Randomly he was dialing through a handheld radio & started hearing distant voices & bizarre radio transmissions. The radio also had a tape recorder & he began recording the sounds which Onda interpreted as Nam June Paik communicating with him. The recordings were made on the same radio in cities around the world over the period of a few years. Lo-fi radio experiments with some surprisingly rhythmic moments. A very cool project.
BILL ORCUTT & MICHAEL MORLEY – Electric Guitar Duets LP (Palilalia)
Vinyl edition of the 2017 tape release by noise legends Bill Orcutt & DEAD C’s Michael Morley. Lo-fi electric improvisations by these guitar gods.
STRIKE UNDER – Immediate Action 12” deluxe edition w/ 7” & matchbook (Wax Trax)
In celebration of their 40th anniversary, Wax Trax! has reissued their very first release, the legendary EP by Chicago’s STRIKE UNDER. Top-notch early 80’s punk rock featuring future members of legendary bands like THE EFFIGIES, NAKED RAYGUN & PEGBOY. Limited deluxe edition comes with a bonus 7″ & pack of matches. CRUCIAL CHICAGO PUNK. As recommended as they get.
STRIKE UNDER – Immediate Action 12” (Wax Trax)
In celebration of their 40th anniversary, Wax Trax! has reissued their very first release, the legendary EP by Chicago’s STRIKE UNDER. Top-notch early 80’s punk rock featuring future members of legendary bands like THE EFFIGIES, NAKED RAYGUN & PEGBOY. CRUCIAL CHICAGO PUNK. As recommended as they get.
SOME RECORD STORE DAY TITLES TRICKLING IN…
BLAZE FOLEY – Live at the Austin Outhouse LP (Lost Arts)
GOBLIN – Greatest Hits Vol. 1 LP (AMS)
MAGNETIC SYSTEM – Godzilla 7” (AMS)
METAL MIRROR – English Booze 7” (On the Dole)
ENNIO MORRICONE – For a Few Dollars More Soundtrack LP (AMS) yellow vinyl
ENNIO MORRICONE – A Fistfulof Dollars Soundtrack 10” (AMS) red vinyl
ENNIO MORRICONE – Once Upon a Time in the West Soundtrack LP (AMS) yellow vinyl
ENNIO MORRICONE – Good the Bad & the Ugly Soundtrack LP (AMS) yellow vinyl
PAW PATROL – Official Theme Song 7” (Nickelodeon)
NICHOLS PIKE – C.H.U.D. II: Bud the Chud soundtrack LP (Terror Vision)
PREDATUR – Seen You Here/Talk a Walk 7” (On the Dole)
V/A – Hillbillies in Hell X LP (Omni Recording)
V/A – Troubled Troubadours LP (Omni Recording)
OTHER IMPORTANT NEW RELEASES
BADLY DRAWN BOY – Banana Skins LP (One Last Fruit)
DANZIG – Sings Elvis LP (Cleopatra) limited leopard print picture disc
EL MICHELS AFFAIR – Adult Themes LP (Big Crown Records) color or black vinyl
These shipped late and should arrive on Saturday
FOUR TET – Sixteen Oceans LP (Text) color or black vinyl
These shipped late and should arrive on Saturday
GOGO PENGUIN – Gogo Penguin LP (Blue Note)
MELENAS – Dias Raros LP (Trouble in Mind) color or black vinyl
These shipped late and should arrive on Saturday
NAS – World is Yours 7” (Mr Bongo)
P2 – Behind the Wall LP (Fatcat) These shipped late and should arrive on
Saturday
THE SPECIALS – Ghost Town LP (Cleopatra)
JENNIFER TOUCH – Behind the Wall LP (Fatcat) These shipped late and should arrive on
Saturday
VARSITY – Fine Forever LP (Run For Cover) These shipped late and should arrive on
Saturday
SOME LATE ARRIVING 5/27 RELEASES THAT DIDN’T MAKE THE LIST LAST WEEK
LADY GAGA – Chromatica LP/CD (Interscope) clear vinyl in PVC sleeve
PRINCE – The Rainbow Children 2LP (Legacy) ltd. clear vinyl
PRINCE – One Nite Alone LP (Legacy) ltd. purple vinyl
PRINCE – One Nite Alone: Live 4LP (Legacy) ltd. purple vinyl
PRINCE – One Nite Alone: The Aftershow 2LP (Legacy) ltd. purple vinyl
PRINCE – One Nite Alone: Live 4LP (Legacy) ltd. purple vinyl
PRINCE – Up All Night with Prince: The One Night Alone Collection 4CD (Legacy)