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  • Verity Den – IX XVI MMXXV Instrumentals: Live and Improvised
    Verity Den – IX XVI MMXXV Instrumentals: Live and Improvised
    $27.00 | ,

    IX XVI MMXXV recorded live and mixed at Mangum Street Grocery by Reed Benjamin. I, ETYWD & III mixed live by Kelcy Dial and recorded by Colin Swanson-White at King’s. […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • Fields Of The Nephilim – Earth Inferno
    Fields Of The Nephilim – Earth Inferno
    $10.00 | , ,

    “One reason the Fields of the Nephilim were so successful at what they did was their live performance sense. If McCoy especially wasn’t really believing he was carrying out religious [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Dan Graham – Rock/Music Writings
    Dan Graham – Rock/Music Writings
    $12.00 | , ,

    As admired for his writing as for his work in art, photography and architecture, Dan Graham was one of the first contemporary artists to embrace Punk, Postpunk and No Wave, […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Ascension: John Coltrane And His Quest
    Ascension: John Coltrane And His Quest
    $25.00 | , ,

    “Ascension is as spellbinding as Coltrane’s music.”–The New Review of Records “This remarkable book traces the development of Coltrane’s music as it moved from [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Shock Factory: The Visual Culture Of Industrial Music
    Shock Factory: The Visual Culture Of Industrial Music
    $50.00 | , ,

    An exploration of the multidisciplinary creative culture encapsulated by the term industrial art, which spans musical, visual, multimedia, and performance arts. Industrial music appeared in the [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Experimental / Noise, Industrial / Power Electronics, Non-Fiction
  • Cindytalk – The Crackle Of My Soul
    Cindytalk – The Crackle Of My Soul
    $15.00 | , ,

    Cindytalk have been active since 1982, which we won’t go into here (a quick Google search will satisfy that need). During the 80s and 90s their sound was defined by […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Scald Hymn – Lilac Drain
    Scald Hymn – Lilac Drain
    $8.00 | , ,

    Scald Hymn is a pure representation of American noise. The distilled sound of sweaty house shows, post-industrial refuse, and an artist brave enough to inject moments of beauty into the […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Rosemarie Trockel/Paloma Varga Weisz – Maison De Plaisance
    Rosemarie Trockel/Paloma Varga Weisz – Maison De Plaisance
    $25.00 | , ,

    Maison de Plaisance is a collaboration between German artists Rosemarie Trockel (born 1952) and Paloma Varga Weisz (born 1966), who have created an installation at the Museum Morsbroich, near [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Greil Marcus – Lipstick Traces
    Greil Marcus – Lipstick Traces
    $10.00 | , ,

    “Greil Marcus, author of Mystery Train, widely acclaimed as the best book ever written about America as seen through its music, began work on this new book out of a […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk, Punk / Hardcore
  • Carl Andre : Sculpture As Place, 1958 – 2010
    Carl Andre : Sculpture As Place, 1958 – 2010
    $45.00 | , ,

    A major retrospective catalogue on the career of minimalist sculptor and poet Carl Andre. Carl Andre (b. 1935) redefined the parameters of abstract sculpture in the 1960s and 1970s. He […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Millennium: Tribal Wisdom And The Modern World
    Millennium: Tribal Wisdom And The Modern World
    $10.00 | , ,

    “Harvard anthropologist Maybury-Lewis argues that the ancient wisdom, communal sharing and closeness to nature found in tribal societies hold survival lessons for our modern industrial [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Non-Fiction
  • Joel-Peter Witkin: Gods of Earth and Heaven
    Joel-Peter Witkin: Gods of Earth and Heaven
    $40.00 | , ,

    “Once you have witnessed the dark, sensational visions of Joel-Peter Witkin, you will never be the same again. Witkin gets to you. Here you will encounter hermaphrodites, malformed bodies, [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Susan Sontag – The Way We Live Now
    Susan Sontag – The Way We Live Now
    $8.00 | , ,

    “This book is the result of a unique collaboration. ‘The Way We Live Now’ was first published as a short story in the New Yorker in 1986. It concerns the […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • The Freedom Principle: Jazz After 1958
    The Freedom Principle: Jazz After 1958
    $8.00 | , ,

    “Ornette Coleman’s discovery some thirty years ago that his band’s music was indeed a “free thing” marked the beginning of a revolution in jazz. From the early [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Luc Boltanski & Eve Chiapello – The New Spirit Of Capitalism
    Luc Boltanski & Eve Chiapello – The New Spirit Of Capitalis…
    $12.00 | , ,

    “Why is the critique of capitalism so ineffective today? In this major work, the sociologists Eve Chiapello and Luc Boltanski suggest that we should be addressing the crisis of [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Willie Wright ‎– Telling The Truth
    Willie Wright ‎– Telling The Truth
    $18.00 | , ,

    “Born of Harlem doo-wop roots and refined by Boston’s counterculture scene, Willie Wright arrived in Nantucket in 1976 well worn by two decades of street corner and club performing, eager [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • MFG ‎– In Minnesota
    MFG ‎– In Minnesota
    $30.00 | , ,

    Recorded Live at Walker Church, Sunday, June 4, 1978. Label: Hat Hut Records – S/T Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Gatefold Country: US Released: 1978 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Burton Greene Trio ‎– On Tour
    The Burton Greene Trio ‎– On Tour
    $12.00 | , ,

    “The Chicago-born pianist Burton Greene first made his way to NY in 1962, just as the New Music movement was beginning to gain momentum. The following year he and bassist […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Grupo Um – Starting Point
    Grupo Um – Starting Point
    $24.00 | , ,

    “In 1975, under the oppressive air of military dictatorship in Brazil, brothers Lelo and Zé Eduardo Nazario invited bassist Zeca Assumpção to join their musical experiments in a basement [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Duster – Duster
    Duster – Duster
    $8.00 | , ,

    After a 19-year hiatus, Duster came back with their S/T chef-d’oeuvre in 2019. Recorded in band member Clay Parton’s garage (aka Low Earth Orbit), the record bears all the hallmarks […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Amanda Irarrazabal & Eli Wallace – Entre Pliegos
    Amanda Irarrazabal & Eli Wallace – Entre Pliegos
    $8.00 | , ,

    Entre Pliegos embarks on a quest through shared sonic ancestry to explore the immediacy of communication, invoking a mercurial, yet at times uplifting, musical environ. The drones and growls of [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Claire Rousay – I’ll Give You All Of My Love
    Claire Rousay – I’ll Give You All Of My Love
    $25.00 | , ,

    “Released on the experimental label Mended Dreams in November 2020, this early EP captures Rousay’s developing “emo ambient” aesthetic. The 18-minute title piece unfolds [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Philip Glass ‎– “Low” Symphony
    Philip Glass ‎– “Low” Symphony
    $8.00 | , ,

    “The “Low” Symphony, composed in the Spring of 1992, is based on the record “Low” by David Bowie and Brian Eno first released in 1977. The record consisted of a […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Koreltsak / Maelztrom – Amidst Eternal Winterwar
    Koreltsak / Maelztrom – Amidst Eternal Winterwar
    $20.00 | , ,

    Edition of 35 hand-numbered copies. Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Metal
  • Vampyric Bvrial – Phallic Vampyric Depression + Other Reasons You Should Fucking Die
    Vampyric Bvrial – Phallic Vampyric Depression + Other Reasons You Shou…
    $18.00 | , ,

    Condition:VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Metal
  • Gorsedd FM – Parhad
    Gorsedd FM – Parhad
    $30.00 | , ,

    “improvised recordings from private eisteddfod ritual” Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Metal
  • Circle Of Ouroborus – Islands
    Circle Of Ouroborus – Islands
    $15.00 | , ,

    Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Metal
  • Kjostad – Glacial Lake
    Kjostad – Glacial Lake
    $10.00 | , ,

    “After releases on New Forces, Found Remains and Prime Ruin, Kjostad gives us Glacial Lake, the project’s best work to date. Ranging from contemplative to pummeling, these place-based [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Circle Of Ouroborus – Avain Ja Veitsi
    Circle Of Ouroborus – Avain Ja Veitsi
    $20.00 | , ,

    Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Metal
  • The Stroppies – Entropy, And Other First Hand Favourites
    The Stroppies – Entropy, And Other First Hand Favourites
    $25.00 | , ,

    Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Ty Segall ‎– $ingles
    Ty Segall ‎– $ingles
    $45.00 | , ,

    “If you were to look up the word prolific in the dictionary, you wouldn’t see a picture of Ty Segall there. He’d be way too busy making music to stop […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Crazy Doberman – Confused Debris From Slow Dreams
    Crazy Doberman – Confused Debris From Slow Dreams
    $12.00 | , ,

    Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Tyvek – Mutant Love
    Tyvek – Mutant Love
    $6.00 | , ,

    This recording is a six-piece lineup of Tyvek live at the Painted Lady in Hamtramck, MI, on January 13, 2007. This scorching / searching set is one of Damon’s first […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Warm Bodies / The World – Live!
    Warm Bodies / The World – Live!
    $12.00 | , ,

    Recorded live at FOKL 5/21/2016 Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Angel Bat Dawid ‎– The Oracle
    Angel Bat Dawid ‎– The Oracle
    $18.00 | , ,

    Composer, clarinetist, singer & spiritual jazz soothsayer Angel Bat Dawid descended on Chicago’s jazz & improvised music scene just a few years ago. In very short time, the potency, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Collate – Symptomatic
    Collate – Symptomatic
    $40.00 | , ,

    Limited edition EP. Only available from the band at shows. Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Cube – Wet Housing
    Cube – Wet Housing
    $7.00 | , ,

    “Cube is the only sonic shapeshifter working today through a supercollider of expert ventriloquism on this latest release. He tests your limits through fidelity and experimentation before [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Deep Space Duo – Spacetones
    Deep Space Duo – Spacetones
    $10.00 | , ,

    “Love All Day is proud to present the debut release from Deep Space Duo, a recent collaboration between Chicago underground music stalwarts, Whitney Johnson & Matt Jencik. While both [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Herbcraft – Robes
    Herbcraft – Robes
    $10.00 | , ,

    Tour tape from June 2013 in an edition of 9 copies. Purple tape with white insert. Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Honey Radar – Mary Plum Musket
    Honey Radar – Mary Plum Musket
    $15.00 | , ,

    “Every so often, something comes my way that doesn’t just sound good, it also sounds important. I had caught wind of this Honey Radar release through [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Honey Radar – Chain Smoking On Easter
    Honey Radar – Chain Smoking On Easter
    $10.00 | , ,

    “It’s tempting to say that Honey Radar’s new tape, Chain Smoking on Easter, is the proper long-player to complement last year’s brief Mary Plum Musket. In many ways that’s true: […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Lily Konigsberg, Andrea Schiavelli – Good Time Now
    Lily Konigsberg, Andrea Schiavelli – Good Time Now
    $10.00 | , ,

    “Split between me and my friend and genius Andrea Schiavelli. It’s good listening for driving or sitting back with Nina’s special cocktail and Ani’s apple ginger pie. [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Deterge – Incipient Paralysis
    Deterge – Incipient Paralysis
    $18.00 | , ,

    Limited edition of 75 hand-numbered copies. Condition: VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Twin Stumps ‎– Live 10.17.09
    Twin Stumps ‎– Live 10.17.09
    $8.00 | , ,

    Condition: NM/NM. Sealed *Image in listing is stock there may be variation in actual product.

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Paul Bley – Ramblin’
    Paul Bley – Ramblin’
    $6.00 | , ,

    “Recorded at Studio RCA in the Eternal City on July 1, 1966, Ramblin’ captures Paul Bley alongside the formidable rhythm section of double bassist Mark Levinson and drummer Barry Altschul. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Xenakis – Xenakis
    Xenakis – Xenakis
    $10.00 | , ,

    Career-spanning compilation of Xenakis’s best compositions. Label: Erato – 8573-84254-2 Format: 2 x CD, Compilation Country: France Released: 2000 VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Steve Reich – Different Trains / Triple Quartet / The Four Sections
    Steve Reich – Different Trains / Triple Quartet / The Four Secti…
    $10.00 | , ,

    Different Trains (2000) for string orchestra and pre-recorded performance tape Triple Quartet (1999) for string orquestra The Four Sections (1986) for orchestra Label: Montaigne – MO 782167 [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Æthenor ‎– Betimes Black Cloudmasses
    Æthenor ‎– Betimes Black Cloudmasses
    $7.00 | , ,

    “Highly-anticipated second album from the trio of Vincent De Roguin (Shora), Stephen O’Malley (Sunn0))), KTL) and Daniel O’Sullivan (Guapo). Like their genre and [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • John Zorn & Bobby Previte – Euclid’s Nightmare
    John Zorn & Bobby Previte – Euclid’s Nightmare
    $6.00 | , ,

    “This 1997 duet recording between drumming ace Bobby Previte and saxophonist John Zorn is indicative — pretty much — of what Zorn’s music was like at the time: There are [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Archie Shepp – Four For Trane
    Archie Shepp – Four For Trane
    $7.00 | , ,

    “From 1964, Archie Shepp’s first date as a leader featured — as one would expect from the title — four tunes by John Coltrane, his mentor, his major influence, and […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz