Reckless Records May 23rd & May 30 New Releases
DIANOGAH – 1995-2008 5LP box set (Landland) RECKLESS EXCLUSIVE
Chicago’s beloved DIANOGAH have been active off & on since 1995 & over that time they released 4 albums & a few singles all of which has been very out of print for many years UNTIL NOW. Their double bass attack of Jay Ryan’s Rickenbacker treble & Jason Harvey’s Jazz low bass sounds along with Kip McCabe’s technical drumming combine for a style truly all their own. Years in the making this beautiful box set features remasters of all of their records as well as an LP of outtakes & live material exclusive to this box. There’s a also a booklet of photos, & two posters with art by Jay that’s just as recognizable as the band’s music. This is a must have for fans of 90s & 00s Chicago indie rock. ESSENTIAL & ONLY AVAILABLE AT RECKLESS IN THE U.S.!
ESG – Come Away With ESG LP (Fire)
It’s hard to really articulate how important and vital this record is, but here’s an attempt: These 11 songs represent the meeting point between punk, dance, funk, disco & hip-hop. Minimal bass hooks on the back beat are paired with whip-sharp drums, and the resulting sound is deceptive in its simplicity. This record is a hallmark of the post-Studio 54 era NY disco scene. Endlessly sample-able, this should be mandated in every home.
ESG – Step Off LP (Fire)
2025 reissue of the great 2002 comeback record by the legendary ESG. The band continued their minimalist take on dance music that they started in the late 70’s in the South Bronx. There’s maybe a bit more of a minor key on some of these tunes but it’s DEFINITELY the ESG we know & love. RECOMMENDED.
ESG – Keep on Moving LP (Fire)
PLANNING FOR BURIAL – It’s Closeness, It’s Easy LP/CD (The Flenser)
Thom Wasluck is back with the first new PLANNING FOR BURIAL album in 8 years. Genres are mostly out the window here with elements of doom, black metal, shoegaze & slow core combined in really cool ways. Fans of stuff like JESU, PELICAN, NADJA etc… will dig this.
ALAN SPARHAWK WITH TRAMPLED BY TURTLES – With Trampled By Turtles LP/CD (Sub Pop)
Alan Sparhawk & fellow Duluth musicians TRAMPLED BY TURTLES have played together many times over the years so this combo is no surprise. Sparhawk’s last record was fully entrenched in electronica & this record couldn’t be more different despite sharing some of the same songs. The recording is direct & dry with Alan’s vocals as up front as they can be. Tracks like “Not Broken” were written with the late Mimi Parker & the late Mimi Parker & the reminder of LOW here is quite heavy. A nice mix of folk & 70s style orchestral pop ala John Cale & Lou Reed solo albums.RECOMMENDED.
STEREOLAB – Instant Holograms on Metal Film LP/CD (Duophonic) color or black vinyl
It’s safe to say that STEREOLAB is one of our favorite bands ever here at Reckless – spend a day at any of the locations and there’s at least a ~40% chance you hear “Dots & Loops”, “Transient Random-Noise Bursts..” or any of their other records over our speakers (don’t check my math on that) – so it’s understandable how excited we are about their first new music in fifteen years. If you’re familiar with the band, “Instant Holograms..” is not going to shock you. Gane, Sadier & company settle into their signature cerebral mixture that combines retro space-age lounge, pulsing motorik grooves, nostalgic French ye-ye and enveloping noise rock. There are some Chicago connections here too; the record is produced by Cooper Crain of BITCHIN’ BAJAS and features help from Crain’s bandmate Rob Frye as well as Int’l Anthem staple Ben Lamar Gay, but their contributions only reinforce how singularly STEREOLAB this record sounds. COULD NOT BE MORE RECOMMENDED!!!!
OTHER IMPORTANT NEW RELEASES & RESTOCKS
AESOP ROCK – Black Hole Superette LP (Rhymesayers)
MATT BERNINGER – Get Sunk LP/CD (Concord) color or black vinyl
BLACKBRYRDS – City Life LP (Jazz Dispensary) top shelf series
BLOOD INCANTATION – Hidden History of the Human Race LP (Dark Descent) back in print on black or color
CANCER – To the Gory End LP (Peaceville)
MARIAH CAREY – Emancipation of Mimi LP (Def Jam) reissue
CIVIC – Chrome Dipped LP/CD (ATO)
CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH – Hysterical LP (Clap Your Hands Say Yeah)
WILLIE COLON & HECTOR LAVOE – Guisando: Doing a Job LP (Craft)
RY COODER – Paris Texas (Soundtrack) LP (Rhino) red vinyl
CROWDED HOUSE – Crowded House LP (Capitol)
DENZEL CURRY – Imperial LP (Loma Vista)
MYLEY CYRUS – Something Beautiful LP/CD (Columbia)
DARKTHRONE – A Blaze In the Northern Sky 2CD (Peaceville) 30th anniversary remaster
DARKTHRONE – Transilvanian Hunger 2CD (Peaceville) 30th anniversary remaster
DARKTHRONE – Under a Funeral Moon 2CD (Peaceville) 30th anniversary remaster
BILL EVANS TRIO – Interplay LP (Craft)
BILL EVANS TRIO – Moonbeams LP (Craft)
FAUN FABLES – Counterclockwise LP (Drag City)
FOXWARREN – 2 LP/CD (Epitaph) color or black
BRYAN FERRY – As Time Goes By LP (BMG)
BRYAN FERRY – Olympia LP (BMG)
GARBAGE – Let All That We Imagine Be the Light LP/CD (BMG) two different vinyl colors
GRATEFUL DEAD – The Music Never Stopped (3CD)
CHRISTOPHER HOBBS & JOHN ADAMS – Ensemble Pieces LP (Superior Viaduct)
JOE JONAS – Music For People That Believe in Love LP/CD signed CD copies while supplies last!!
KENDRICK LAMAR – To Pimp a Butterfly: 10th Anniversary LP (Interscope) color or black
MAD SEASON – Above: 30TH Anniversary Edition LP (Columbia) color vinyl limited edition
MIDNIGHT – Steel Rust & Disgust LP/CD (Metal Blade)
MILITARIE GUN – Life Under the Sun LP (Loma Vista)
MINUS 5 – Oar On, Penelope LP (Yep Roc)
ALANIS MORISETTE – Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie (Original Master Recording) LP (Mobile Fidelity)
MT JOY – Hope We Have Fun LP/CD (Futures Music) two different vinyl colors
NINA NASTASIA – Dogs LP (Quarterstick)
NINA NASTASIA – Run to Ruin LP (Quarterstick)
TOM PHILLIPS & GAVIN BRYARS – Irma LP (Superior Viaduct)
PUP – Dream Is Over LP (Side One Dummy)
RACHELS – Music For Egon Schiele LP (Quarterstick) silver vinyl
RAIN PARADE – Crashing Dream: Deluxe LP (Label 51)
MARC RIBOT – Map of a Blue City LP/CD (New West)
TY SEGALL – Possession LP/CD/CS (Drag City)
SIGUR ROS – Atta LP (BMG) clear vinyl
SUFJAN STEVENS – Carrie & Lowell: 10th Anniversary Edition 2LP/2CD (Ashmatic Kitty)
STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE – 1982 4 Piece Demo 7” (Night School)
SUPERGRASS – I Should Coco: 30th Anniversary LP (BMG) zoetrope picture disc
SWANS – Birthing LP/CD (Young God)
UNCOMFORTABLE POLICE – Michigan Style Hardcore LP (Teenbeat)
STEVE VON TILL – Alone in a World of Wounds LP (Neurot)
JOHN WHITE & GAVIN BRYARS – Machine Music LP (Superior Viaduct)
YANDEL – Sinfonico LP (Warner)
YEULE – Evangelic Girl is a Gun LP/CD (Ninja Tune) limited color or black
MATTHEW YOUNG – Undercurrents LP (Drag City)
ZIG ZAGS – Deadbeat at Dawn LP (Riding Easy)