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  • Eugene Chadbourne With Camper Van Beethoven (aka) Camper Van Chadbourne ‎– Camper Van Chadbourne
    Eugene Chadbourne With Camper Van Beethoven (aka) Camper Van Chadbourne ‎– Camper Van Chadbourne
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    “Camper Van Chadbourne is one of Eugene Chadbourne’s best albums, and perhaps the best introduction to his weird world. He offers up his usual assortment of cover songs, medleys, and [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Ryley Walker & Chris Brokaw – Strangled Pairs #13
    Ryley Walker & Chris Brokaw – Strangled Pairs #13
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    Guitar duo improvisation from Walker & Brokaw Label: American Tapes – AM 982 Format: Vinyl, 12″ Country: US Released: 2014 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Albert Ayler – Goin’ Home
    Albert Ayler – Goin’ Home
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    “Albert Ayler was confronted with a spiritual anxiety that both plagued and comforted him throughout his life. This is frighteningly clear listening to the highly intense musical yin and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cecil Taylor Unit* ‎– Spring Of Two Blue-J’s
    Cecil Taylor Unit* ‎– Spring Of Two Blue-J’s
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    “Recorded live at New York’s Town Hall in 1974, Spring of Two Blue Jays is split between Taylor’s solo piano version of the title song and a quartet rendition featuring […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Ted Curson Quintet – Live At La’Tete De L’Art: The Canadian Concert Of Ted Curson
    The Ted Curson Quintet – Live At La’Tete De L’Art: The Canadian Concert Of Ted Curson
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    A smoking modal set from the trumpeter’s legendary quintet. Label: Can-Am Records – CA 1700 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue Country: Canada Released: 1985 VG+/VG+. Jacket in shrink.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Edgar Froese ‎– Kamikaze 1989 (Original Soundtrack Music)
    Edgar Froese ‎– Kamikaze 1989 (Original Soundtrack Music)
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    The soundtrack to the 1982 German Cyberpunk thriller, featuring Rainer Werner Fassbinder in his last acting role before his death a month later. Label: Virgin – V 2255 Format: Vinyl, […]

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Bass Communion ‎– Ghosts On Magnetic Tape
    Bass Communion ‎– Ghosts On Magnetic Tape
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      Label: Headphone Dust – HDBCCD9 Format: 2xCD, Album, Repress, Cardboard Country: UK Released: 2008 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Discharge ‎– Grave New World
    Discharge ‎– Grave New World
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    Label: Profile Records – PRO-1221, Rock Hotel Records – PRO-1221 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1986 Media Condition: VG+ Jacket Condition: VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Steve Roach, VidnaObmana* – Spirit Dome – Live Archive
    Steve Roach, VidnaObmana* – Spirit Dome – Live Archive
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    “Spirit Dome returns with a perfect companion, Live Archive. Two out-of-print releases from this acclaimed ambient duo are brought together in this value-priced 2-CD release. Living proof [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Steve Roach – Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces (Part 2)
    Steve Roach – Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces (Part 2)
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    A cinematic epic for the ears, part 2 of Mystic Chords & Sacred Spaces builds upon the swirling currents and massive harmonic landscapes established on part 1. On the first […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Steve Roach – Immersion : Three
    Steve Roach – Immersion : Three
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    Released in 2007 IMMERSION: THREE is vast statement in Steve’s ongoing series of long-form, steady state “zones” created specifically as tone meditations for the deep immersions [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Voice Of Eye – The Portland Improvisations
    Voice Of Eye – The Portland Improvisations
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    “In August of 2009, Soriah invited Voice of Eye to play at his Atlan CD release party in Portland, Oregon, USA. In the anxious hours before a show what does […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Voice Of Eye – Anthology Two 1992-1996
    Voice Of Eye – Anthology Two 1992-1996
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    “Voice Of Eye Anthology Two: 1992-96 continues our anthology series documenting early works composed for compilations, a live rehearsal and other projects from the early nineties. Because [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Maëror Tri* – Ambient Dreams
    Maëror Tri* – Ambient Dreams
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    ‘All sound you hear on this CD originated from natural ambient sources. No electronic sound-sources were used. Ambient recordings made between August of 1989 and June of 1990 in West […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Climax Denial – You’re Never Safe
    Climax Denial – You’re Never Safe
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    Harsh & nihilistic, beyond harsh & nihilistic. Label: BloodLust! – B!110 Format: CDr Country: US Released: 2008 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Rapoon – Tin Of Drum
    Rapoon – Tin Of Drum
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    “Musically, as Rapoon, Robin Storey has been treading dangerously close to the edges of damnation. Tin of Drum is the culmination of years of flirtation and preparation. If, indeed, there [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana – Well Of Souls
    Steve Roach & Vidna Obmana – Well Of Souls
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    “When the habits of logic evaporate in the trances of an unbridled sun, you begin to recognize the things your eyes prefer to hide. From American composer Roach and Belgian […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Steve Roach – Darkest Before Dawn
    Steve Roach – Darkest Before Dawn
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    “Darkest Before Dawn is a long-form composition that is meant for continuous play. It is from Steve Roach, a master of that technique. His activity that preceded this CD had […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • The Nihilist Spasm Band – 1984
    The Nihilist Spasm Band – 1984
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    When the cassette 1984 was released on Chimik Communications in 1984, the Nihilist Spasm Band’s last record was the 1978 Vol. 2. Although the band was very active at the […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • irr. app. (ext.) – An Uncertain Animal, Ruptured; Tissue Expanding In Conversation
    irr. app. (ext.) – An Uncertain Animal, Ruptured; Tissue Expanding In Conversation
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    “an uncertin animal,ruptured; tissue expanding in conversation” has a matchinglysurrealistic sound and equally disturbing accompanying artwork (lots ofasparagus-esque vegetation and [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Conrad Schnitzler ‎– Trigger Trilogy
    Conrad Schnitzler ‎– Trigger Trilogy
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      Conrad Schnitzler is a genuine legend in the Krautrock and electronic music worlds. Schnitzler studied under Joseph Beuys before joining an early Tangerine Dream. Their first album, [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • irr. app. (ext.) – Josephine & Elsewhere
    irr. app. (ext.) – Josephine & Elsewhere
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    This limited edition collection of live recordings sees irr. app. (ext.) stripped down from its usual group configuration for the stage; for these performances Matthew Waldron braved audiences on [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Sacher-Pelz – Mutation For A Continuity
    Sacher-Pelz – Mutation For A Continuity
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    Very few are aware of the beginning of Maurizio Bianchi’s adventures? Before starting the complex and compelling production of many records and tapes in the early eighties under the M.B. [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Alva Noto ‎– Xerrox Vol.2
    Alva Noto ‎– Xerrox Vol.2
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    On Xerrox Vol. 2, Nicolai turns to a roster of contemporary musicians, including Michael Nyman, Stephen O’Malley, and his longtime collaborator, Ryuichi Sakamoto. This volume of work is more [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • SleepResearchFacility – Deep_Frieze
    SleepResearchFacility – Deep_Frieze
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    In an isolated arctic landscape, the frigid wind howls by. The temperature drops lower, causing the heart to slow to a nearly fatal pace, as the extremities begin to lose […]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Ernie Krivda – Tough Tenor Red Hot
    Ernie Krivda – Tough Tenor Red Hot
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    “Tenor saxophonist Ernie Krivda, whose decision to remain home in Cleveland has resulted in gaining much less recognition than he deserves, is a highly original player with an intense and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Oliver Lake – Gallery
    Oliver Lake – Gallery
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    “Unlike some musicians associated with the avant-garde, altoist Oliver Lake often sounds at his strongest when backed by a piano-bass-drums rhythm section. This excellent set finds Lake [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Anal Cunt – Fuckin’ A
    Anal Cunt – Fuckin’ A
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    Do we need to find a length review for one of the greatest albums ever made? AC hair metal Buckcherry/Motley Crue metal punk zone. Speaks for itself. Label: PATAC Records […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • My Cat Is An Alien – Alienology: Selected Works 1998​-​2008 [10Discs]
    My Cat Is An Alien – Alienology: Selected Works 1998​-​2008 [10Discs]
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    Stunning collection of works from 1998 to 2008, MY CAT IS AN ALIEN’s first decade of adventure in outer space and modern music. All ultra-rare and long-out-of-print material from space […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Borah Bergman – Upside Down Vision
    Borah Bergman – Upside Down Vision
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    “Borah Bergman is a volatile free jazz pianist who also plays with a fractured lyricism whenever he turns thoughtful (which is often–see “Poignant Dream”). Keeping the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Borbetomagus & Shaking Ray Levis – Coelacanth
    Borbetomagus & Shaking Ray Levis – Coelacanth
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    Recorded at Waterworks New York, NY on June 6, 1992. Label: Agaric Records – Ag 1991 Format: Vinyl, 10″, Reissue Country: US Released: VG+/VG+. Still in shrink.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • A. Spencer Barefield – After The End
    A. Spencer Barefield – After The End
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    Recorded on October 25. 1987, Dearborn Heights, Michigan Label: Sound Aspects – sas 030 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Germany Released: 1989 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser, Toshinori Kondo, Evan Parker, Rova Saxophone Quartet – Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music 1980 – Volume 1: The Social Set
    Greg Goodman, Henry Kaiser, Toshinori Kondo, Evan Parker, Rova Saxophone Quartet – Metalanguage Festival Of Improvised Music 1980 – Volume 1: The Social Set
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    The Social Set is a free improvisation. Recorded in Berkeley, Ca. at 1750 Arch Studios, Oct. 19, 1980. Label: Metalanguage – ML 116 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: US Released: 1981 […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lester Bowie – Fast Last!
    Lester Bowie – Fast Last!
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    “As is often true of a Lester Bowie record, this set has surpising moments and a liberal use of absurd humor, along with some fine playing. Certainly one would not […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Raymond Boni, Claude Bernard ‎– Pot-Pourri Pour Parce Que
    Raymond Boni, Claude Bernard ‎– Pot-Pourri Pour Parce Que
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    A9 Recorded live at Riverbop, Paris, April 16th 1977. All other tracks recorded live at La Vielle Grille, Paris, April 17th 1977. Label: Hat Hut Records – G Format: Vinyl, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Vario II – Vario II
    Vario II – Vario II
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    Recorded June 1980 at Historisches Museum, Hannover. Label: Moers Music – momu 01084 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: Germany Released: 1980 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Antonello Salis ‎– Orange Juice / Nice Food
    Antonello Salis ‎– Orange Juice / Nice Food
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    Recorded Live on Monday February 4, 1980 at Untere Mensa der Universität Zürich. Label: Hat Hut – hat Hut TEN Format: Vinyl, LP Country: Switzerland Released: 1980 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Vinny Golia Trio – … In The Right Order …
    The Vinny Golia Trio – … In The Right Order …
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    “On this fine all-around showcase, a two-LP set from his Nine Winds label, Vinny Golia gets a chance to really stretch out in a trio with bassist Roberto Miranda and […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Vinny Golia Quintet – Out For Blood
    The Vinny Golia Quintet – Out For Blood
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    “This is an exciting free bop album. Vinny Golia (who switches between tenor, baritone, soprano, and sopranino) teams up with the witty and extroverted trombonist Mike Vlatkovich, pianist [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Richard Ramirez & MSBR – Negative / Offensive
    Richard Ramirez & MSBR – Negative / Offensive
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    (A tribute to The New Blockaders (A celebration of the influential) Anti) artists Richard & P.D. Rupenus, TNB. Dedicated to the memory of Koji Tano. Collaboration release. Each artist [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Colin Potter – A Skeleton / Cupboard Situation
    Colin Potter – A Skeleton / Cupboard Situation
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    Compiled from his early ICR releases and compilation tracks all recorded/released from the years of 1978-1983. Label: Vinyl-On-Demand – VOD 35 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: Germany [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • COUM Transmissions – Sugarmorphoses
    COUM Transmissions – Sugarmorphoses
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    “Sugarmorphoses was recorded in 1974 solely by Genesis P-Orridge within the COUM Transmissions headquarters, joyfully known as the Ho Ho Funhouse, and are some of the most compelling [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Asmus Tietchens – Teils Teils
    Asmus Tietchens – Teils Teils
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    “The first track of this is the side-long “Teilmenge 20,” which begins as a set of indecipherable static electricity clicks that are quite warm and engaging, which quickly [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Andrew Liles – Miscellany Deluxe (Souvenirs Perdus D’antan)
    Andrew Liles – Miscellany Deluxe (Souvenirs Perdus D’antan)
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    “Miscellany Deluxe was originally released as a 13 CDR box set in 2003. Eleven of the albums included in the box were later made available as individual downloads in 2011. […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Malcolm Neon – 1980 – 1985
    Malcolm Neon – 1980 – 1985
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    “Nowadays a member of Datblygu, who are still active and apparently played ATP Prestatyn in 2016, Malcolm’s early work fizzes with a raw outsider quality that’s hard to ignore, and […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Aaron Dilloway / Carlos Giffoni – Live At The No Fun Fest 2007
    Aaron Dilloway / Carlos Giffoni – Live At The No Fun Fest 2007
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    “Full no fun 2007 live sets, from Giffoni and Dilloway recorded to the best possible quality.Total tape mangling, and Analog Synth destruction.” – No Fun. Label: No Fun [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Astro / Hiroshi Hasegawa – Live At Muryoku Muzen Temple
    Astro / Hiroshi Hasegawa – Live At Muryoku Muzen Temple
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    “This is the companion release to the Astro CD titled The Echo At the Purple Dawn being released at the same time on Important Records. Astro, of course, is the […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Willem Breuker Kollektief – S/T
    Willem Breuker Kollektief – S/T
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    Recorded at Right Track, New York City Oct. 31, 1983 Label: About Time Records – AT-1006 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Repress Country: US Released: VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Current 93 Dreamt By Andrew Liles – Like Swallowing Eclipses
    Current 93 Dreamt By Andrew Liles – Like Swallowing Eclipses
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    “The Material on these albums, that has now been dreamt by Andrew Liles, was originally performed and released by Current 93 on the following albums Nature Unveiled, Dogs Blood Rising, […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • V/A – Viva Negativa! – A Tribute To The New Blockaders Volume I
    V/A – Viva Negativa! – A Tribute To The New Blockaders Volume I
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    “Viva Negativa! A Tribute To The New Blockaders including. collaborations with/reworkings by 75 avant garde/industrial/noise artists. 2 volumes, 4LPs each. Typically insane presentation [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics