LOSCIL – coast/range/arc// LP/CD (Kranky)
Kranky reissue of this 2011 minimalist classic with new cover art & an extra track from Scott Morgan aka LOSCIL. Morgan’s music is the definition of restraint with deep ambient textures that often barely shift or and time-stretched melodies that rival STARS OF THE LID. RECOMMENDED.
DREW MCDOWALL – Agalma LP (Dais) smoke color vinyl
The NYC based Scottish musician & former member of COIL, PSYCHIC TV etc… has delivered a fantastic record for 2020. Glitched-out neoClassical experimentation & drones with appearances by Caterina Barbieri, Chicago ex-pat Rovert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Kali Malone & more.
NONLOCAL FORECAST – Holographic Universe(s?)! LP (Hausu Mountain) orange vinyl
Chicagoan Angel Marcloid (aka FIRE-TOOLZ) has also put out music under the name NONLOCAL FORECAST, creating boogie and fusion-adjacent work that shares many same qualities as vaporwave artists like RUNNERS CLUB 95 and EQUIP. The influence of video game soundtracks is evident, but Marcloid adds an element of collage to the music that seems to flavor-blast the listening experience. This is excellent experimental music that plays around with familiar sonic territory. This comes absolutely RECOMMENDED!
NOTHING – Great Dismal LP (Relapse) blue splatter color vinyl
The Philly shoegaze/art rockers NOTHING return with their 4th album “The Great Dismal.” Booming drums, wall of sound guitars & melodic vocals with maybe a bit more of a post-industrial meets Brit Pop sound than their other records.
ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER – Magic Oneohtrix Point Never 2LP/CD(Warp) yellow vinyl
We last heard from Daniel Lopatin late in 2019 when the experimental composer produced the soundtrack to “Uncut Gems”, a sumptuous mixture of kosmische and new age to give the film a feel of otherworldly grandeur. Now he returns to 2020 under his OPN moniker, using the same sonic toolkit to pay tribute to the culture of radio. Featuring collaborations from THE WEEKND, ARCA, and CAROLINE POLACHEK, “Magic Oneohtrix Point Never” stays fleet of foot, using transitions to recreate the experience of listening to a station’s programming as it transforms throughout the day. Yet another killer from OPN.
Other important releases:
APIFERA – Overstand LP (Stones Throw)
ATMOSPHERE – The Day Before Halloween LP (Rhymesayers)
BLACK TO COMM – Oocyte Oil & Stolen Androgens LP (Thrill Jockey) green vinyl
DEHD – Flower of Devotion LP (Fire Talk) back in stock! limited hand #’d red vinyl edition
DEVO – Duty Now For the Future LP (Rhino) color vinyl Rocktober pressing
DEVO – Q. Are We Not Men? A. We are Devo! LP (Rhino) color vinyl Rocktober pressing
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS – Live from Austin, TX: Austin City Limits 2LP (New West)
EARTHEATER – Phoenix LP (PAN) color of black vinyl
NILS FRAHM – Empty LP (Erased Tapes)
FLAMING LIPS – Transmissions From a Satellite Heart LP (Warner) color vinyl
GRATEFUL DEAD – American Beauty LP (Rhino) picture disc
GRATEFUL DEAD – American Beauty 2CD (Rhino) 50th anniversary
GRATEFUL DEAD – Grateful Dead LP (Rhino) 50th anniversary
EMMYLOU HARRIS – Wrecking Ball LP (Nonesuch) color vinyl
THE HESHOO BESHOO GROUP – Armitage Road LP (We Are Busy Bodies) 50th anniversary edition
HOLY SONS – Raw & Disfigured 2LP/CD (Thrill Jockey) orange vinyl
KRAFTWERK – Autobahn LP (Parlophone) color vinyl
KRAFTWERK – Computer World LP (Parlophone) color vinyl
KRAFTWERK – Man Machine LP (Parlophone) color vinyl
KRAFTWERK – The Mix LP (Parlophone) color vinyl
KRAFTWERK – Radio-Activity LP (Parlophone) color vinyl
KRAFTWERK – Techno Pop LP (Parlophone) color vinyl
KRAFTWERK – Tour De France LP (Parlophone) color vinyl
KRAFTWERK – Trans Europe Express LP (Parlophone) color vinyl
LUNCH MONEY LIFE – Immersion Chamber LP (Fire Talk) blue vinyl
LUNCHBOX – After School Special LP (Slumberland) blue & white vinyl
MAISHA – Open The Gates LP (Brownswood)
MASTODON – Medium Rarities LP (Reprise)
JONI MITCHELL – Archives Volume 1: Early Years 1963-1967 5CD box set (Rhino)
JONI MITCHELL – Live at Canterbury House 1967 LP (Rhino)
ENNIO MORRICONE – Giallo Themes 2LP (Music on Vinyl)
MOTORHEAD – Ace of Spades LP (BMG) remastered
MOURN – Self Worth LP (Captured Tracks)
JEREMIAH SAND – Lift it Down LP (Sacred Bones) color or black vinyl
SMOKESCREENS – A Strange Dream LP (Slumberland) marbled smoke vinyl
SUUNS – Fiction EP (Joyful Noise)
SWAMP DOGG – Gag a Maggot LP (Alive) splatter vinyl reissue
TOBACCO – Hot Wet & Sassy LP (Ghostly)
VARIOUS ARTISTS – The Crow (Soundtrack) LP (Atlantic) color vinyl Rocktober press
VARIOUS ARTISTS – Something Weird: Spook Show Spectacular A-Go-Go LP (Modern Harmonic) ltd. “gangrenous green” vinyl