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  • Fuubutsushi – Columbia Deluxe
    Fuubutsushi – Columbia Deluxe
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    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 [...]

  • Ad Vat – Spiral Of Objects
    Ad Vat – Spiral Of Objects
    $23.00 | ,

    Welcome to a miasmic world of passion and play, in which humans and dolls interact to the ecstatic point of blurring the boundaries between waking reality and dark dreams; between […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Benjamin Breen – Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War, and the Troubled Birth of Psychedelic Science
    Benjamin Breen – Tripping on Utopia: Margaret Mead, the Cold War…
    $30.00 | ,

    Far from the repressed traditionalists they are often painted as, the generation that survived the second World War emerged with a profoundly ambitious sense of social experimentation. In the [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Harald Jahner – Vertigo: The Rise and Fall of Weimar Germany
    Harald Jahner – Vertigo: The Rise and Fall of Weimar Germany
    $31.00 | ,

    The dramatic and consequential history of Germany’s short-lived experiment with democracy between the world wars, when vibrant cultural experimentation collided with political and economic [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Dorio – Super Love 3
    Dorio – Super Love 3
    $25.00 | ,

    “Good morning. Welcome to Super Love 3. Thank you for being here.” A placeless pop concierge, like a VHS instructional training video, welcomes you to Dorio’s new album. Offering a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Melanie – Visit My Dreams (Cream Vinyl)
    Melanie – Visit My Dreams (Cream Vinyl)
    $40.00 | ,

    Double vinyl of the sixties element of songs from the cd Box set Neighbourhood Songs

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Again, Dangerous Visions
    Again, Dangerous Visions
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    A follow-up to the original groundbreaking collection, Again, Dangerous Visions features forty-six short stories from giants of the science fiction genre. Grand Master of the Science Fiction [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Fanny Howe – Radical Love: Five Novels
    Fanny Howe – Radical Love: Five Novels
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    Radical Love gathers five of Fanny Howe’s novels: Nod, The Deep North, Famous Questions, Saving History, and Indivisible, previously out-of-print and hard to find classics whose characters [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Sol Yurik – Fertig
    Sol Yurik – Fertig
    $19.00 | ,

    Sol Yurick’s cult novel, originally published in 1966, blasts the American judicial system and society in general. It was called ‘one of the fiercest and most effective satires to [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Adrian Martin – Filmmakers Thinking
    Adrian Martin – Filmmakers Thinking
    $29.00 | ,

    Filmmakers Thinking begins from a simple premise: that we do not take the ongoing reflections of filmmakers about their medium, their art and their craft, seriously enough. Every day, everywhere, [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Early Islamic Mysticism: Sufi, Qur’an, Mi’raj, Poetic and Theological Writings
    Early Islamic Mysticism: Sufi, Qur’an, Mi’raj, Poetic and …
    $32.00 | ,

    “In these critical times nothing could be more valuable for the West than a rediscovery of its true spiritual heritage: books which were once the treasures of people, now rare […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Pascal Quignard – The Roving Shadows
    Pascal Quignard – The Roving Shadows
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    A bold and adventurous work of literature that explores the relationship between reading, writing, sex, and death.  The first book in Pascal Quignard’s Last Kingdom series, The Roving Shadows can [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John Von Neumann
    The Man from the Future: The Visionary Ideas of John Von Neumann
    $20.00 | ,

    An electrifying biography of one of the most extraordinary scientists of the twentieth century and the world he made.  The smartphones in our pockets and computers like brains. The vagaries of [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • John C. Lilly – Center of the Cyclone: Looking Into Inner Space
    John C. Lilly – Center of the Cyclone: Looking Into Inner Space
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    In this long-out-of-print counterculture classic, Dr. John C. Lilly takes readers behind the scenes into the inner life of a scientist exploring inner space, or “far-out spaces,” as Lilly called [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Barbara T. Smith: I Am Abandoned
    Barbara T. Smith: I Am Abandoned
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    I Am Abandoned documents a little-known, but visionary performance by Barbara T. Smith. Taking place in 1976, it featured a conversation in real time between two psychoanalytic computer programs [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Film Unframed: A History of Austrian Avant-Garde Cinema
    Film Unframed: A History of Austrian Avant-Garde Cinema
    $40.00 | ,

    The unique contribution of Austrian avant-garde film to world cinema is widely acknowledged. This is the first book in English dedicated to its historical and aesthetic evolution. The expansive [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Rosemarie & Keith Waldrop – Keeping / The Window Open: Interviews, Statements, Alarms, Excursion
    Rosemarie & Keith Waldrop – Keeping / The Window Open: Inte…
    $28.00 | ,

    A rich array of materials coalesce here into a vibrant portrait, in text and image, of two extraordinary artists and collaborators. For nearly sixty years, the Waldrops have influenced multiple [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Carol J. Clover – Men, Women & Chainsaws
    Carol J. Clover – Men, Women & Chainsaws
    $20.00 | ,

    Do the pleasures of horror movies really begin and end in sadism? So the public discussion of film assumes, and so film theory claims. Carol Clover argues, however, that these […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • David Toop – Ocean Of Sound: Ambient Sound & Radical Listening In The Age Of Communication
    David Toop – Ocean Of Sound: Ambient Sound & Radical Listen…
    $16.00 | ,

    What our staff has to say: “Great book that does a great job of breaking down the various was of listening and hearing sounds and how in turn those sounds […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Gilles Peterson Presents: International Anthem
    Gilles Peterson Presents: International Anthem
    $29.00 | ,

    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
  • Nina Hagen – Personal Jesus
    Nina Hagen – Personal Jesus
    $29.00 | ,

    To mark Nina Hagen’s 70th birthday, Personal Jesus is being released for the first time on vinyl, including a bonus track – exactly fifteen years after its original release. The […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • The Bevis Frond – Miasma (Blue Vinyl)
    The Bevis Frond – Miasma (Blue Vinyl)
    $30.00 | ,

    After experience in a couple of Post Punk Psychedelic Bands, Nick Saloman was involved in a horrendous Motorbike smash, courtesy of Camden Council. Eventually they paid compensation, and Nick [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • V/A – 300% Dynamite!
    V/A – 300% Dynamite!
    $40.00 | ,

    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
  • Matmos – Metallic Life Review
    Matmos – Metallic Life Review
    $16.00 | ,

    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 | ,

    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
  • Lightheaded – Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming!
    Lightheaded – Thinking, Dreaming, Scheming!
    $11.00 | ,

    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
  • V/A – 300% Dynamite!
    V/A – 300% Dynamite!
    $22.00 | ,

    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
  • Verity Den – Verity Den
    Verity Den – Verity Den
    $25.00 | ,

    Verity Den was born of chance meetings and life-long dedications. The band is comprised of Casey Proctor, Trevor Reece and Mike Wallace, all of whom spent considerable time in their […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sun City Girls – Famous Asthma / Tibetan Jazz 666
    Sun City Girls – Famous Asthma / Tibetan Jazz 666
    $35.00 | ,

    Throughout the 1980s the inimitable Sun City Girls self-released over twenty full-length cassettes . Each of these cassettes were universes unto themselves, each a slice of the one of a […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Sun City Girls – Extra-Sensory Defection / Graverobbing In The Future
    Sun City Girls – Extra-Sensory Defection / Graverobbing In The Future
    $35.00 | ,

    Throughout the 1980s the inimitable Sun City Girls self-released over twenty full-length cassettes . Each of these cassettes were universes unto themselves, each a slice of the one of a […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Paranoid Time – Paranoid Time
    Paranoid Time – Paranoid Time
    $22.00 | ,

    Patrick Yankee has been making noise as Paranoid Time for two decades now and although physical releases are somewhat few-and-far-between, as well as the projects nearly non-existent online [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Terravault Network – Shelf Intrusions
    Terravault Network – Shelf Intrusions
    $10.00 | ,

    Terravault Network from Denver, Colorado here with a murky tape of what they describe at “submerged cybernetics” This brings to mind the most morbid moments of IOVAE, or the mixer [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Sarah Mary Chadwick – Take Me Out To A Bar / What Am I, Gatsby?
    Sarah Mary Chadwick – Take Me Out To A Bar / What Am I, Gatsby?
    $16.00 | ,

    Take Me Out To a Bar / What Am I, Gatsby? marks a deliberate pivot. The album’s open, introductory chords evoke seem fit to score a scene in a Michael […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Primitive Motion – Lost Frequencies
    Primitive Motion – Lost Frequencies
    $20.00 | ,

    Over the past fifteen years, Primitive Motion, the Meanjin / Brisbane duo of musicians and visual artists Sandra Selig and Leighton Craig, have quietly, consistently, insistently, released a [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Nev Lilit – Hyperit
    Nev Lilit – Hyperit
    $32.00 | ,

    Evolving from a performance lecture by philosopher and Jonna Bornemark at Orionteatern in Stockholm, ‘Hyperit’ (Swedish for a volcanic stone; hypersthenite in English) is inspired by Jennefelt’s [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Lifeguard – Ripped And Torn
    Lifeguard – Ripped And Torn
    $15.00 | ,

    Ripped and Torn on June 6. The youthful trio of Asher Case, Isaac Lowenstein, and Kai Slater have been making music together since they were in high school, nearly a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dusty Springfield – Longing
    Dusty Springfield – Longing
    $27.00 | ,

    In the early 1970s, Dusty Springfield relocated from her native England to Los Angeles in an effort to pursue new opportunities in her career and signed with ABC/Dunhill Records. Her […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop, Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Stereolab – Instant Holograms On Metal Film
    Stereolab – Instant Holograms On Metal Film
    $35.00 | ,

    Are you having Aerial Troubles with your Colour TV? We can’t help with the technical issues, but we are able to take your minds off the problem with news of […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Stanley Cowell – Musa • Ancestral Streams
    Stanley Cowell – Musa • Ancestral Streams
    $16.00 | ,

    Featuring stunning solo piano work by Strata-East co-founder Stanley Cowell, Musa: Ancestral Streams is a landmark album in jazz, celebrated for its intimacy and innovation. Recorded in 1974, it [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Beckie Bell – In Need Of …
    Beckie Bell – In Need Of …
    $26.00 | ,

    Strut proudly reintroduces a sought after independent disco gem from the Topomic catalogue: Beckie Bell’s ‘In Need Of…’, reissued in full for the first time. Originally released in 1980, In [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Sarah Mary Chadwick – Take Me Out To A Bar / What Am I, Gatsby? (Violet Vinyl)
    Sarah Mary Chadwick – Take Me Out To A Bar / What Am I, Gatsby? (Viole…
    $27.00 | ,

    Take Me Out To a Bar / What Am I, Gatsby? marks a deliberate pivot. The album’s open, introductory chords evoke seem fit to score a scene in a Michael […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • V/A – Secret Superstar Sounds: Scraping Bubblegum Off My Soul 1977-80
    V/A – Secret Superstar Sounds: Scraping Bubblegum Off My Soul 1977-80
    $35.00 | ,

    Soul Jazz Records’ new Secret Superstar Sounds brings together a wealth of incredibly catchy tunes from late-70s/early-80s British groups that you have probably never heard of! Powerpop mixed [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Punk / Hardcore
  • Poison Idea – Kings Of Punk
    Poison Idea – Kings Of Punk
    $25.00 | ,

    Kings of Punk is a barely contained blast of rage and animosity, which is all the more effective for the fact it lasts a mere 26 minutes. Whatever you can […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Stereolab – Emperor Tomato Ketchup
    Stereolab – Emperor Tomato Ketchup
    $33.00 | ,

    On February 28, 2025, Stereolab are making seven of their studio albums available again as 2LP editions. These utilise the same remasters as the 2019 expanded album editions, cut from […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Stereolab – Mars Audiac Quintet
    Stereolab – Mars Audiac Quintet
    $33.00 | ,

    On February 28, 2025, Stereolab are making seven of their studio albums available again as 2LP editions. These utilise the same remasters as the 2019 expanded album editions, cut from […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dr. John – Plays Mac Rebennack
    Dr. John – Plays Mac Rebennack
    $26.00 | ,

    “With this solo piano performance, he romps, he stomps, he lays back, he makes the keys cry and he makes them jump for joy.” – Randy Lewis (Los Angeles Times) […]

    GENRE: Blues
  • Magdalena Bay – Imaginal Disk
    Magdalena Bay – Imaginal Disk
    $37.00 | ,

    Magdalena Bay, the Los Angeles-based duo of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin, create magical pop music that floats in the ether of our collective social cosmos. While they call California […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Elliott Smith – Either / Or (Red Vinyl)
    Elliott Smith – Either / Or (Red Vinyl)
    $26.00 | ,

    Heart sewn firmly to his sleeve, Elliott continues his tuneful dissection of life & what makes it difficult.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Elliott Smith – New Moon (Metallic Silver Vinyl)
    Elliott Smith – New Moon (Metallic Silver Vinyl)
    $37.00 | ,

    “I kept recording more songs with no regard whether or not they were gonna be on anything. That’s what I’m used to doing, recording all the time and not going, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Donnas – American Teenage Rock ‘N’ Roll Machine
    The Donnas – American Teenage Rock ‘N’ Roll Machine
    $30.00 | ,

    Better production? Check. Better musicianship? Check. A more mature attitude? $#@! no! Released just a year after The Donnas’ first, self-titled record, American Teenage Rock ‘N’ Roll Machine [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative