July 19th Newsletter

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NEW ARRIVALS

  • Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos
    Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos
    $16.00 | Add to cart

    Distant Call is a collection of early demos of songs that would subsequently appear as finished productions on the albums Haha Sound, Tender Buttons and The Future Crayon. The album […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos LP
    Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos LP
    $28.00 | Add to cart

    Distant Call is a collection of early demos of songs that would subsequently appear as finished productions on the albums Haha Sound, Tender Buttons and The Future Crayon. The album […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Pretty Purdie And The Playboys – Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)
    Pretty Purdie And The Playboys – Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)
    $27.00 | , Add to cart

    You’ve heard Bernard “Pretty” Purdie drum on more albums than you can count. Besides releasing some 30 albums as a bandleader, and acting as Aretha Franklin’s musical director, Purdie played […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Gelli Haha – Switcheroo
    Gelli Haha – Switcheroo
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    Gelli Haha exists somewhere between Studio 54 and Area 51, where dancefloors become playgrounds and cheeky aesthetics ignite imagination. A shapeshifter, a sonic acrobat, a performer with one [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • A Something Else Reader
    A Something Else Reader
    $30.00 | , Add to cart

    A previously unpublished anthology of classic texts from Something Else Press, assembled in the 1970s by Dick Higgins, with works by John Cage, Al Hansen, Claes Oldenburg and many more […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive, Non-Fiction
  • Transcendent Waves: How Listening Shapes Our Creative Lives
    Transcendent Waves: How Listening Shapes Our Creative Lives
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    How can thoughtfully and intentionally listening to our world inspire our creative practices? What insights can we gain when we delve into the immersive world of sound, which permeates our […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980-1984
    Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980-1984
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    The Day the Country Died features author, historian, and musician Ian Glasper (Burning Britain) exploring in minute detail the influential, esoteric, UK anarcho punk scene of the early Eighties. [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction, Punk / Hardcore
  • Situationist International Anthology
    Situationist International Anthology
    $30.00 | , Add to cart

    The Situationist International Anthology is the most comprehensive and accurately translated collection of situationist writings in English. In 1957 a few European avant-garde groups came [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • As Serious As Your Life: Black Music & The Free Jazz Revolution 1957-1977
    As Serious As Your Life: Black Music & The Free Jazz Revolution 1957-1977
    $19.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “A very good book about the scope of free jazz. The author being a music journalist has first hand accounts of viewing and interviewing […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Non-Fiction
  • Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
    Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    The foundational work on shamanism now available as a Princeton Classics paperback   Shamanism is an essential work on the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. The founder of [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Earth – WEM Dominator (Live In London NW1, 2016) (Dark Star Vinyl)
    Earth – WEM Dominator (Live In London NW1, 2016) (Dark Star Vinyl)
    $40.00 | , Add to cart

    Seattle drone-rock titans Earth release their latest live document, WEM Dominator (Live in London NW1, 2016), an unrelenting display of the band’s seismic force, recorded during their performance [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Kyle M – The Real Me (Nature Brown Vinyl Edition)
    Kyle M – The Real Me (Nature Brown Vinyl Edition)
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    Kyle M – The Real Me is a singer-songwriter record by actor, comedian, and director Kyle Mooney. This will be his debut album on Stones Throw as a singer and […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative

VINYL

  • Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos LP
    Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos LP
    $28.00 | Add to cart

    Distant Call is a collection of early demos of songs that would subsequently appear as finished productions on the albums Haha Sound, Tender Buttons and The Future Crayon. The album […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Pretty Purdie And The Playboys – Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)
    Pretty Purdie And The Playboys – Stand By Me (Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get)
    $27.00 | , Add to cart

    You’ve heard Bernard “Pretty” Purdie drum on more albums than you can count. Besides releasing some 30 albums as a bandleader, and acting as Aretha Franklin’s musical director, Purdie played […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Gelli Haha – Switcheroo
    Gelli Haha – Switcheroo
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    Gelli Haha exists somewhere between Studio 54 and Area 51, where dancefloors become playgrounds and cheeky aesthetics ignite imagination. A shapeshifter, a sonic acrobat, a performer with one [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Earth – WEM Dominator (Live In London NW1, 2016) (Dark Star Vinyl)
    Earth – WEM Dominator (Live In London NW1, 2016) (Dark Star Vinyl)
    $40.00 | , Add to cart

    Seattle drone-rock titans Earth release their latest live document, WEM Dominator (Live in London NW1, 2016), an unrelenting display of the band’s seismic force, recorded during their performance [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Kyle M – The Real Me (Nature Brown Vinyl Edition)
    Kyle M – The Real Me (Nature Brown Vinyl Edition)
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    Kyle M – The Real Me is a singer-songwriter record by actor, comedian, and director Kyle Mooney. This will be his debut album on Stones Throw as a singer and […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Lightheaded – Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming! (Minty Green Vinyl)
    Lightheaded – Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming! (Minty Green Vinyl)
    $22.00 | , Add to cart

    Carrying on the long tradition of sentimental jangle pop songwriters, Lightheaded distill decades of lovelorn tunes into sounds for modern softies. They have the sunshine sparkle of The Left [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Ophelias – Spring Grove (Forest Green Vinyl)
    The Ophelias – Spring Grove (Forest Green Vinyl)
    $24.00 | , Add to cart

    During the pandemic, The Ophelias transformed uncertainty into Spring Grove, their fourth album and most dynamic offering yet. Named after a Cincinnati cemetery, the album blends nostalgia with [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Matmos – Metallic Life Review
    Matmos – Metallic Life Review
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    Matmos’ singular compositional approach resembles the creation of sculpture. The incredibly detailed pieces that make up each album are created with carefully selected sounds that adhere to a [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Sumac & Moor Mother – The Film (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Pink Vinyl)
    Sumac & Moor Mother – The Film (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (Pink Vinyl)
    $33.00 | , Add to cart

    What happens when you combine SUMAC: a band that uses the volume, distortion, and guitar-centric approach of metal to make music that has the malleability of jazz and textural exploration […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • V/A – Queen Dem
    V/A – Queen Dem
    $40.00 | , Add to cart

    Featured artists include Yaya Bey, Sudan Archives, Yaeji, COUCOU CHLOE, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Miso Extra, Aunty Rayzor, TeeZandos, Queenie, MC Yallah, Dizzy Fae, Vanessa the Finessa, Nira and [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Fuubutsushi – Columbia Deluxe
    Fuubutsushi – Columbia Deluxe
    $22.00 | , Add to cart

    Columbia Deluxe imbues Fuubutsushi’s music with the electricity of playing for a crowd. Borne of the lockdown of the COVID-19 pandemic, the group prepared countless releases remotely from around [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • LEYA – Eyeline
    LEYA – Eyeline
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    Eyeline is a mixtape we started in mid-November while on tour. We recorded it mostly at home and asked friends to contribute. credits released March 4, 2022 DOG featuring added […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise

CDs

  • Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos
    Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos
    $16.00 | Add to cart

    Distant Call is a collection of early demos of songs that would subsequently appear as finished productions on the albums Haha Sound, Tender Buttons and The Future Crayon. The album […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Matmos – Metallic Life Review
    Matmos – Metallic Life Review
    $16.00 | , Add to cart

    Matmos’ singular compositional approach resembles the creation of sculpture. The incredibly detailed pieces that make up each album are created with carefully selected sounds that adhere to a [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Plunky & Oneness – Made Through Ritual
    Plunky & Oneness – Made Through Ritual
    $15.00 | , Add to cart

    Strut present the first international release in over 30 years by legendary Afro-jazz group Oneness Of Juju with their new album Made Through Ritual on 4th July 2025. In 1975, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Tropical Fuck Storm – Fairyland Codex
    Tropical Fuck Storm – Fairyland Codex
    $16.00 | , Add to cart

    Genre-bending Tropical Fuck Storm present their highly anticipated fourth album, ‘Fairyland Codex,’ on their new label home Fire Records. Recorded with co-producer Michael Beach at the band’s [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Gelli Haha – Switcheroo
    Gelli Haha – Switcheroo
    $15.00 | Add to cart

    Gelli Haha exists somewhere between Studio 54 and Area 51, where dancefloors become playgrounds and cheeky aesthetics ignite imagination. A shapeshifter, a sonic acrobat, a performer with one [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Beths – Jump Rope Gazers
    The Beths – Jump Rope Gazers
    $16.00 | , Add to cart

    Everything changed for The Beths when they released their debut album, Future Me Hates Me, in 2018. The indie rock band had long been nurtured within Auckland, New Zealand’s tight-knit […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Spacemen 3 – Performance
    Spacemen 3 – Performance
    $18.00 | Add to cart

    Recorded in Amsterdam in 1988, the live Performance documents a set from the Perfect Prescription tour; the emphasis here is on the group’s loud, noisy origins — only the closing […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer – Different Rooms
    Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer – Different Rooms
    $15.00 | Add to cart

    Different Rooms is a collection of songs and musical motifs we composed, edited, and collaged in the weeks between late 2024 and early 2025. Most of the recorded material was […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gilles Peterson Presents:  International Anthem
    Gilles Peterson Presents: International Anthem
    $17.00 | , Add to cart

    Gilles Peterson presents International Anthem is a double-LP-length compilation of tracks from Chicago-born record label International Anthem curated by legendary London-based radio host, DJ, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Edna Martinez Presents – Picó: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean (No. 1)
    Edna Martinez Presents – Picó: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean (No. 1)
    $15.00 | Add to cart

    Berlin-based Colombian DJ, producer, and curator Edna Martinez presents a sonic journey into the electrifying world of Picó—the vibrant and dynamic sound system culture that has defined the [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Broadcast – Spell Blanket (Collected Demos 2006-2009)
    Broadcast – Spell Blanket (Collected Demos 2006-2009)
    $16.00 | , Add to cart

    Spell Blanket comprises songs and sketches drawn from Trish’s extensive archive of 4-track tapes and MiniDiscs. The recordings lay the groundwork for what would have been Broadcast’s fifth [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • V/A – 300% Dynamite!
    V/A – 300% Dynamite!
    $22.00 | , Add to cart

    Special new 25th anniversary edition of this most popular and highly-acclaimed of all Soul Jazz Records’ Dynamite! series – 300% Dynamite is jam-packed with reggae tunes that [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub

BOOKS

  • A Something Else Reader
    A Something Else Reader
    $30.00 | , Add to cart

    A previously unpublished anthology of classic texts from Something Else Press, assembled in the 1970s by Dick Higgins, with works by John Cage, Al Hansen, Claes Oldenburg and many more […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive, Non-Fiction
  • Transcendent Waves: How Listening Shapes Our Creative Lives
    Transcendent Waves: How Listening Shapes Our Creative Lives
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    How can thoughtfully and intentionally listening to our world inspire our creative practices? What insights can we gain when we delve into the immersive world of sound, which permeates our […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980-1984
    Day the Country Died: A History of Anarcho Punk 1980-1984
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    The Day the Country Died features author, historian, and musician Ian Glasper (Burning Britain) exploring in minute detail the influential, esoteric, UK anarcho punk scene of the early Eighties. [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction, Punk / Hardcore
  • Situationist International Anthology
    Situationist International Anthology
    $30.00 | , Add to cart

    The Situationist International Anthology is the most comprehensive and accurately translated collection of situationist writings in English. In 1957 a few European avant-garde groups came [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • As Serious As Your Life: Black Music & The Free Jazz Revolution 1957-1977
    As Serious As Your Life: Black Music & The Free Jazz Revolution 1957-1977
    $19.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “A very good book about the scope of free jazz. The author being a music journalist has first hand accounts of viewing and interviewing […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Non-Fiction
  • Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
    Shamanism: Archaic Techniques of Ecstasy
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    The foundational work on shamanism now available as a Princeton Classics paperback   Shamanism is an essential work on the study of this mysterious and fascinating phenomenon. The founder of [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Noel Smith – Crazy Man Crazy: Teds Versus Punks And Other Gang Wars
    Noel Smith – Crazy Man Crazy: Teds Versus Punks And Other Gang Wars
    $19.00 | , Add to cart

    In 1976 Noel ‘Razor’ Smith became a Teddy Boy and formed a gang called the Balham Wildkatz. Soon they became rockabillies and blazed their way through South London’s pubs and [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Unica Zurn – The Man of Jasmine & Other Texts
    Unica Zurn – The Man of Jasmine & Other Texts
    $24.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “A unique and disturbing memoir from an underread surrealist master” – Cleo Anagram play meets psychic crisis in Unica Zürn’s acclaimed [...]

    GENRE: Memoir, Weird Fiction/Sci-Fi/Unexplained Phenomena
  • Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960-1990
    Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960-1990
    $30.00 | , Add to cart

    Revolution in 35mm: Political Violence and Resistance in Cinema from the Arthouse to the Grindhouse, 1960-1990 examines how political violence and resistance was represented in arthouse and cult [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Appendix N, Revised and Expanded Edition: Weird Tales from the Roots of Dungeons & Dragons
    Appendix N, Revised and Expanded Edition: Weird Tales from the Roots of Dungeons & Dragons
    $23.00 | , , Add to cart

    Drawing upon the original list of “inspirational reading” provided by Gary Gygax in the first Dungeon Master’s Guide, published in 1979, as well as hobbyist magazines and related [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Liz Pelly – Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist
    Liz Pelly – Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    Drawing on over one hundred interviews with industry insiders, former Spotify employees, and musicians, Mood Machine takes us to the inner workings of today’s highly consolidated record [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Classic Crews: A Harry Crews Reader
    Classic Crews: A Harry Crews Reader
    $27.00 | , Add to cart

    Collected here is the best of Harry Crews: his astoundingly beautiful memoir A Childhood: The Biography of a Place; two if his most memorable novels, Car and The Gypsy’s Curse; […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive