March 21st Newsletter

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1855 N Milwaukee
Chicago, IL 60647
312.955.0614
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NEW ARRIVALS

  • Blues Magoos ‎– Psychedelic Lollipop
    Blues Magoos ‎– Psychedelic Lollipop
    $15.00 | , ,

    “The Blues Magoos sound less like psychedelic visionaries than a solid garage band with a taste for the blues on their debut album, Psychedelic Lollipop, though the lysergic reference of [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Outsiders ‎– CQ
    The Outsiders ‎– CQ
    $38.00 | , ,

    ““CQ” spans R&B, spacey experimental numbers, folk rock and a revved-up kind of punk that pre-dates the angular moodiness of what would become the no wave/post punk sound a decade […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Garage / Proto Punk
  • Neon Judgement ‎– Early Tapes (2010 Numbered Pressing)
    Neon Judgement ‎– Early Tapes (2010 Numbered Pressing)
    $25.00 | , ,

    “THE NEON JUDGEMENT was formed around 1980/81 by Dirk Timmermans (aka Dirk Da Davo – synthesisers, vocals) and Frank Vloeberghs (aka TB Frank – guitars, drum machines, vocals) [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Chromatics ‎– In The City
    Chromatics ‎– In The City
    $17.00 | , ,

    Post-indie pop provocateurs The Chromatics do it again (and better). Features their piercing In The City and a sultry cover of Bruce Springsteen’s I’m On Fire, among various remixes. [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Leo Zero ‎– Disconnect
    Leo Zero ‎– Disconnect
    $14.00 | , ,

    “Mountain Of One’s Leo Zero is invited to select and blend a diverse and pop-friendly mix set by Strut Records. expect choice cuts from Chris & Cosey ‘Exotica’, Can [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Ozzie – The Parabolic Rock: 1975 – 1982
    Ozzie – The Parabolic Rock: 1975 – 1982
    $10.00 | , ,

    “From their wine-soused, Magic Band obsessed roots to their art-rock/new wave end some ten years later, OZZIE made some fantastic music. They built up substantial followings in Sacramento, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Fall ‎– Totally Wired – The Rough Trade Anthology
    The Fall ‎– Totally Wired – The Rough Trade Anthology
    $80.00 | , ,

    “Arguably the essential period of the Fall was the tenure the legendary Manchester group spent signed to Rough Trade, during which time they produced their most arresting and original work [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Earth, Wind & Fire ‎– Earth, Wind & Fire
    Earth, Wind & Fire ‎– Earth, Wind & Fire
    $35.00 | , ,

    “The debut for the nine-member Earth, Wind & Fire was as assured as that of any rock band from the ’60s and early ’70s. Already fluent with the close harmonies […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Climax Golden Twins ‎– Climax Golden Twins
    Climax Golden Twins ‎– Climax Golden Twins
    $35.00 | , ,

    “The first new Climax Golden Twins record in too many years. This new double LP features contributions by friends from Seattle’s vibrant music scene and beyond including Alan and Richard [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Raglani / Outer Space ‎– Raglani / Outer Space
    Raglani / Outer Space ‎– Raglani / Outer Space
    $12.00 | , ,

    “An incredible journey into the inner-space of analog synthesis. Soothing, pleasant, hypnotic & manic are thoughts of the day. This cosmic oozing mess of layered sequencers as swirling [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Q Lazzarus* – Goodbye Horses
    Q Lazzarus* – Goodbye Horses
    $20.00 | , ,

    “At long last, Q Lazzarus says hello to Dark Entries. Q Lazzarus is the moniker of Diane Luckey, born in New Jersey in 1960. While living in the East Village […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Pumice ‎– Miserable Poison
    Pumice ‎– Miserable Poison
    $12.00 | , ,

    “A career-spanning overview of almost epic proportions, Miserable Poison is a massive 2.5 hour collection of Pumice recordings made between 1996 and 2021. The tracks on Miserable Poison are [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise

VINYL

  • Blues Magoos ‎– Psychedelic Lollipop
    Blues Magoos ‎– Psychedelic Lollipop
    $15.00 | , ,

    “The Blues Magoos sound less like psychedelic visionaries than a solid garage band with a taste for the blues on their debut album, Psychedelic Lollipop, though the lysergic reference of [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Outsiders ‎– CQ
    The Outsiders ‎– CQ
    $38.00 | , ,

    ““CQ” spans R&B, spacey experimental numbers, folk rock and a revved-up kind of punk that pre-dates the angular moodiness of what would become the no wave/post punk sound a decade […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Garage / Proto Punk
  • Neon Judgement ‎– Early Tapes (2010 Numbered Pressing)
    Neon Judgement ‎– Early Tapes (2010 Numbered Pressing)
    $25.00 | , ,

    “THE NEON JUDGEMENT was formed around 1980/81 by Dirk Timmermans (aka Dirk Da Davo – synthesisers, vocals) and Frank Vloeberghs (aka TB Frank – guitars, drum machines, vocals) [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Chromatics ‎– In The City
    Chromatics ‎– In The City
    $17.00 | , ,

    Post-indie pop provocateurs The Chromatics do it again (and better). Features their piercing In The City and a sultry cover of Bruce Springsteen’s I’m On Fire, among various remixes. [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Leo Zero ‎– Disconnect
    Leo Zero ‎– Disconnect
    $14.00 | , ,

    “Mountain Of One’s Leo Zero is invited to select and blend a diverse and pop-friendly mix set by Strut Records. expect choice cuts from Chris & Cosey ‘Exotica’, Can [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Ozzie – The Parabolic Rock: 1975 – 1982
    Ozzie – The Parabolic Rock: 1975 – 1982
    $10.00 | , ,

    “From their wine-soused, Magic Band obsessed roots to their art-rock/new wave end some ten years later, OZZIE made some fantastic music. They built up substantial followings in Sacramento, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Fall ‎– Totally Wired – The Rough Trade Anthology
    The Fall ‎– Totally Wired – The Rough Trade Anthology
    $80.00 | , ,

    “Arguably the essential period of the Fall was the tenure the legendary Manchester group spent signed to Rough Trade, during which time they produced their most arresting and original work [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Earth, Wind & Fire ‎– Earth, Wind & Fire
    Earth, Wind & Fire ‎– Earth, Wind & Fire
    $35.00 | , ,

    “The debut for the nine-member Earth, Wind & Fire was as assured as that of any rock band from the ’60s and early ’70s. Already fluent with the close harmonies […]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Climax Golden Twins ‎– Climax Golden Twins
    Climax Golden Twins ‎– Climax Golden Twins
    $35.00 | , ,

    “The first new Climax Golden Twins record in too many years. This new double LP features contributions by friends from Seattle’s vibrant music scene and beyond including Alan and Richard [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Raglani / Outer Space ‎– Raglani / Outer Space
    Raglani / Outer Space ‎– Raglani / Outer Space
    $12.00 | , ,

    “An incredible journey into the inner-space of analog synthesis. Soothing, pleasant, hypnotic & manic are thoughts of the day. This cosmic oozing mess of layered sequencers as swirling [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Q Lazzarus* – Goodbye Horses
    Q Lazzarus* – Goodbye Horses
    $20.00 | , ,

    “At long last, Q Lazzarus says hello to Dark Entries. Q Lazzarus is the moniker of Diane Luckey, born in New Jersey in 1960. While living in the East Village […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Shawn Rudiman ‎– Flow State
    Shawn Rudiman ‎– Flow State
    $32.00 | , ,

    A double album of new music intended as a companion piece to Shawn Rudiman’s album Conduit from earlier in 2020. Flow State is a cinematic journey guided by ambient and […]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic

CDs

  • Pumice ‎– Miserable Poison
    Pumice ‎– Miserable Poison
    $12.00 | , ,

    “A career-spanning overview of almost epic proportions, Miserable Poison is a massive 2.5 hour collection of Pumice recordings made between 1996 and 2021. The tracks on Miserable Poison are [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Psychick TV* ‎– Allegory And Self
    Psychick TV* ‎– Allegory And Self
    $12.00 | , ,

    “Beginning in 1982, the conceptual audiovisual troupe labeled Psychic TV set out on a multimedia journey filled with subversion, liberation and rebellion. Materialized between Throbbing [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Roman Torment ‎– Persona: A Complete Retrospective
    Roman Torment ‎– Persona: A Complete Retrospective
    $12.00 | , ,

    “Roman Torment were the combined efforts of Evan Pacewicz (Moth Drakula/Swampland) & Jeff Witscher (Impregnable/Callow God) at the height of the short lived but very important LA harsh [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Sissy Spacek ‎– Glass
    Sissy Spacek ‎– Glass
    $10.00 | , ,

    Track one recorded at The Smell, Los Angeles, California, July 19, 2008. Track two recorded at Bay Area 51, San Francisco, California, August 15, 2008. Label: Misanthropic Agenda – MAR022 […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Star – Elephant In The Snow
    Star – Elephant In The Snow
    $15.00 | , ,

    “Recorded today on the top floor with the window open at night in Manhattan following dinner from 2022 into early winter 2023 by the three-piece band – lead singer, dj, […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • The Cherry Point ‎– Live Hell 2
    The Cherry Point ‎– Live Hell 2
    $12.00 | , ,

    A scorching blast of blistering overload and scathing hell compiling seven complete live concert performances unearthed from The Cherry Point vault, including ear-splitting collaborations with [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • The Crazy Doberman* ‎– “Final Syllables In Recorded History” Volume One
    The Crazy Doberman* ‎– “Final Syllables In Recorded History̶…
    $20.00 | , ,

    Psycho freak-out always. Label: self-released – no cat number Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Edition of 50 Country: US Released: 2020 VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • The Crazy Doberman* ‎– “Final Syllables In Recorded History” Volume Two
    The Crazy Doberman* ‎– “Final Syllables In Recorded History̶…
    $25.00 | , ,

    Psycho freak-out always. Label: self-released – no cat number Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered Country: US Released: 2020 VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • V/A – Early Kinky Works 1983-1988
    V/A – Early Kinky Works 1983-1988
    $15.00 | , ,

    “The ultimate statement from Japanese noise legend Kimihide Kusafuka. A “fake compilation” of tracks recorded under various aliases, originally issued by his Kinky Musik [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • V/A – The Milwaukee Protocol: Unfamiliar Audio For Rabies Awareness
    V/A – The Milwaukee Protocol: Unfamiliar Audio For Rabies Awareness
    $17.00 | ,

    The Milwaukee Protocol is a sonic interpretation of what rabies would sound like if it were music. Terrific! Recordings asked a handful of artists – the best-of-the-best, masters of myriad [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Organum / Z’EV ‎– Temporal
    Organum / Z’EV ‎– Temporal
    $12.00 | ,

    “Their third collaborational work following ‘Tinnitus VU’ mini CD on Touch and the full length ‘Tocsin’ album on Die Stadt (DS77). Z’EV started out with [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Nurse With Wound With Bladderflask – Backside
    Nurse With Wound With Bladderflask – Backside
    $15.00 | ,

    “Nurse With Wound and Bladder Flask first crossed paths in 1980. The following year saw the release of NWW’s fourth album, Insect & Individual Silenced and Bladder Flask’s debut (and [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise

BOOKS

  • Rumors of Noizu: Hijokaidan And The Road To 2nd Damascus
    Rumors of Noizu: Hijokaidan And The Road To 2nd Damascus
    $18.00 | , ,

    “Japanese noise music, historically heralded as the most radical (if not EXTREME) community of unbridled sound exploration, has always been steeped in a web of mystery per its lineage and [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Non-Fiction
  • John Waters: Indecent Exposure
    John Waters: Indecent Exposure
    $30.00 | , ,

    It has been more than fifty years since John Waters filmed his first short on the roof of his parents’ Baltimore home. Over the following decades, Waters has developed a […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Christopher Norris – Hunchback ’88 (Permanent Sleep Edition)
    Christopher Norris – Hunchback ’88 (Permanent Sleep Editio…
    $30.00 | , ,

    “Hunchback ‘88 is a book… or a novel mirror of haunted house ferox… or a puzzle in no rush to be solved… or a plot dug in ocean mist… or […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Music from the Hearts of Space Guide – Anna Turner & Stephen Hill
    Music from the Hearts of Space Guide – Anna Turner & Stephe…
    $30.00 | ,

    The Hearts of Space Guide to Cosmic, Transcendent and Innerspace Music by Anna Turner and Stephen Hill 8 x 8.75 in. 116pp 1 color PMS offset with 4 color offset […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic, Non-Fiction, Synthwave / Electronic
  • Laszlo Krasznahorkai – Seiobo There Below
    Laszlo Krasznahorkai – Seiobo There Below
    $17.00 | ,

    Beauty, in László Krasznahorkai’s new novel, reflects, however fleeting, the sacred – even if we are mostly unable to bear it. In Seiobo There Below we see the Japanese goddess […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • James Tiptree Jr. – Ten Thousand Light-Years From Home
    James Tiptree Jr. – Ten Thousand Light-Years From Home
    $13.00 | ,

    ‘Unquestionably one of the brightest-burning talents in the constellation of science fiction’ The New York Times. Written under the pseudonym James Tiptree Jr., the pioneering and [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Andreas Eschbach – The Hair Carpet Weavers
    Andreas Eschbach – The Hair Carpet Weavers
    $14.00 | ,

    In a distant universe, since the beginning of time, workers have spent their lives weaving intricate carpets from the hair of women and girls. But why? Andreas Eschbach’s mysterious, [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Kobo Abe – The Ark Sakura
    Kobo Abe – The Ark Sakura
    $14.00 | ,

    ‘One of Japan’s most venerated writers’ David MitchellIn this unnerving fable from one of Japan’s greatest novelists, a recluse known as ‘Mole’ retreats to a [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Hubert Selby Jr – Last Exit to Brooklyn
    Hubert Selby Jr – Last Exit to Brooklyn
    $14.00 | ,

    Few novels have caused as much debate as Hubert Selby Jr.’s notorious masterpiece, Last Exit to Brooklyn, and this Penguin Modern Classics edition includes an introduction by Irvine Welsh, [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Dorothy B Hughes – In a Lonely Place
    Dorothy B Hughes – In a Lonely Place
    $14.00 | ,

    ‘The new crime and espionage series from Penguin Classics makes for a mouth-watering prospect’ Daily TelegraphLos Angeles, the late 1940’s. A serial killer stalks the foggy [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Walter Benjamin – One-Way Street and Other Writings
    Walter Benjamin – One-Way Street and Other Writings
    $16.00 | ,

    Walter Benjamin – philosopher, essayist, literary and cultural theorist – was one of the most original writers and thinkers of the twentieth century. This new selection brings [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Davis Grubb – The Night of the Hunter
    Davis Grubb – The Night of the Hunter
    $16.00 | ,

    Two young children hold the key to a secret stash of money – and a relentless psychopath is on their trail… Harry ‘Preacher’ Powell, his fingers tattooed with LOVE and [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive