April 26th Newsletter
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NEW ARRIVALS

  • Current 93 / Death In June / Sol Invictus – Frankfurt Sound Depot 24-03-1991
    Current 93 / Death In June / Sol Invictus – Frankfurt Sound Depot 24-03-1991
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Originally released as a bootleg entitled The Day Of Dawn.” Label: World Serpent – WSCDL 001 Format: CD, Album Country: UK Released: 1992 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Coil – Unnatural History
    Coil – Unnatural History
    $25.00 | , , Add to cart

    “First in a series of anthology discs collecting tracks which originally appeared on various compilations and limited edition releases.” Label: Threshold House – LOCI CD2 Format: CD, [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Coil – Aqua Regis . Panic . Tainted Love
    Coil – Aqua Regis . Panic . Tainted Love
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    Originally released by Wax Trax! Records on 12″ in 1985 and CDEP in 1990. From the Scatology album. Label: Wax Trax! Records – TVT 7013 Format: CD, Single, Reissue Country: […]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Throbbing Gristle – Mission Of Dead Souls
    Throbbing Gristle – Mission Of Dead Souls
    $14.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Mission of Dead Souls documents Throbbing Gristle’s last live performance in San Francisco before splinting into Coil, Psychic TV, and Chris & Cosey. It’s a given that [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Folkstorm – For The Love Of Hate
    Folkstorm – For The Love Of Hate
    $14.00 | , , Add to cart

    Swedish martial industrial/power electronics from the ever-prolific Henrik N. Björkk Label: Cold Meat Industry – CMI.99 Format: CD, Album Country: Sweden Released: 2002 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Thobbing Gristle – The Second Annual Report
    Thobbing Gristle – The Second Annual Report
    $14.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Following a small quantity of limited cassette releases, 1977’s The Second Annual Report was the formal debut of British industrial pioneers Throbbing Gristle. (The First Annual [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Karjalan Sissit – Miserere
    Karjalan Sissit – Miserere
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “A close follow up to their 2001 self tilted debut. Blending unsettling string arrangements and ambient passages with thundering percussion and screeching vocal passages, this second [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Karjalan Sissit – Karjalan Sissit
    Karjalan Sissit – Karjalan Sissit
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    “…an epic release of cinematic proportions where classical strains segue into period music. Karjalan Sissit use massed voices very effectively alongside the deep solemn strains of [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Kevlar ‎– Agitators Of The Mind
    Kevlar ‎– Agitators Of The Mind
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Agitators of the Mind is a collection of studio tracks selected for live actions in Germany, France and Poland.” Label: Unrest Productions – UNPRDCD16 Format: CD, Album Country: UK [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Maschinenzimmer 412* – Malfeitor
    Maschinenzimmer 412* – Malfeitor
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “A history lesson, recorded in autumn 1989. Unavailable for over 20 years in any format, we proudly present “Malfeitor” – the now classic album from Maschinenzimmer 412. [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Masochist – History
    Masochist – History
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    “For those just discovering USBM, (old) school is in session, and your history lesson begins here! From the ashes of Masochist, legendary cults SUMMON and WIND OF THE BLACK MOUNTAINS […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Merzbow – Solonoise 1 & 2
    Merzbow – Solonoise 1 & 2
    $18.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Double CD reissue of two historical tapes from the early Japanoise era. This albums offers pure “ANALOG NOISE” with varied timbre and string, keyboard, percussion. Inspired by DADA & [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise

VINYL

  • Ramones – Too Tough To Die
    Ramones – Too Tough To Die
    $40.00 | , , Add to cart

    “With the Ramones’ original drummer, Tommy Erdelyi, producing, the group returns to simple, scathing punk rock on Too Tough to Die. The group takes the big guitar riffs of [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Our Neighbors Suck – Isolation
    Our Neighbors Suck – Isolation
    $65.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Most of the songs by the Arizona-based band are in the medium-paced punk vein, with a few slower or more rapid-fire. The production sound is thick here and, combined with […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Social Unrest – Rat In A Maze
    Social Unrest – Rat In A Maze
    $45.00 | , , Add to cart

    “SOCIAL UNREST has been one of my favorite Bay Area bands since they formed, and this EP reveals why. The mix is a bit too piercing on the high end, […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Damned – The Black Album
    The Damned – The Black Album
    $45.00 | , , Add to cart

    “The fact that one of its songs is called “Hit or Miss” is quite appropriate for the double-vinyl Black Album; while not perfect, it’s definitely got some high points on [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Damned – Phantasmagoria (PROMO Autographed By The Band)
    The Damned – Phantasmagoria (PROMO Autographed By The Band)
    $75.00 | , , Add to cart

    “By the time the Damned found themselves on a major label after nine years of ups, downs, and all-arounds, a big change had taken place: Captain Sensible, with both his […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Exploited – Death Before Dishonour
    The Exploited – Death Before Dishonour
    $45.00 | , , Add to cart

    “You gotta hand it to Wattie and co., they do keep the faith. Same old hooks, still pissed-off political lyrics, and still driving punk tunes. Lotsa thrash, some pretty repetitive, […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Units – Digital Stimulation
    Units – Digital Stimulation
    $45.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Digital Stimulation was the 1980 debut full-length by the Units, a San Francisco-based performance art rock group who were retroactively co-credited with inventing the genre known as [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • T. S. O. L.* – T. S. O. L. (1981 Repress)
    T. S. O. L.* – T. S. O. L. (1981 Repress)
    $60.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Before T.S.O.L. became a commercial, long-haired heavy metal/hard rock band, it was a hardcore punk band — and their punk wasn’t pop-punk either. When this vinyl EP came out in [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Mentors – Up The Dose
    Mentors – Up The Dose
    $50.00 | , , Add to cart

    Another classic Mentors LP. “Heterosexuals have The Right To Rock” – lets go. Label: Death Records (3) – DEATH 007, Restless Records – 72172-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Mentors – You Axed For It!
    Mentors – You Axed For It!
    $65.00 | , , Add to cart

    Metal… Punk… Mess… Killer punk classic from El Duce & co. Label: Death Records – DEATH 001, Enigma Format:  Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1985 VG+/VG+ Still in [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Secret Hate – Vegetables Dancing
    Secret Hate – Vegetables Dancing
    $65.00 | , , Add to cart

    Snotty punk from Long Beach, California. Later repped/covered by Sublime. Label: New Alliance Records – NAR-016 Format: Vinyl, 12″, Mini-Album Country: US Released: 1983 VG+/VG. Some [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • True Sounds Of Liberty – Beneath The Shadows
    True Sounds Of Liberty – Beneath The Shadows
    $45.00 | , , Add to cart

    “From their inception, TSOL’s finest efforts used both hardcore energy and a fiery dramatic tension to fuel their compositions. Sadly, there’s surprisingly little excitement or drama on [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore

CDs

  • Current 93 / Death In June / Sol Invictus – Frankfurt Sound Depot 24-03-1991
    Current 93 / Death In June / Sol Invictus – Frankfurt Sound Depot 24-03-1991
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Originally released as a bootleg entitled The Day Of Dawn.” Label: World Serpent – WSCDL 001 Format: CD, Album Country: UK Released: 1992 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Coil – Unnatural History
    Coil – Unnatural History
    $25.00 | , , Add to cart

    “First in a series of anthology discs collecting tracks which originally appeared on various compilations and limited edition releases.” Label: Threshold House – LOCI CD2 Format: CD, [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Coil – Aqua Regis . Panic . Tainted Love
    Coil – Aqua Regis . Panic . Tainted Love
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    Originally released by Wax Trax! Records on 12″ in 1985 and CDEP in 1990. From the Scatology album. Label: Wax Trax! Records – TVT 7013 Format: CD, Single, Reissue Country: […]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Throbbing Gristle – Mission Of Dead Souls
    Throbbing Gristle – Mission Of Dead Souls
    $14.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Mission of Dead Souls documents Throbbing Gristle’s last live performance in San Francisco before splinting into Coil, Psychic TV, and Chris & Cosey. It’s a given that [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Folkstorm – For The Love Of Hate
    Folkstorm – For The Love Of Hate
    $14.00 | , , Add to cart

    Swedish martial industrial/power electronics from the ever-prolific Henrik N. Björkk Label: Cold Meat Industry – CMI.99 Format: CD, Album Country: Sweden Released: 2002 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Thobbing Gristle – The Second Annual Report
    Thobbing Gristle – The Second Annual Report
    $14.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Following a small quantity of limited cassette releases, 1977’s The Second Annual Report was the formal debut of British industrial pioneers Throbbing Gristle. (The First Annual [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Karjalan Sissit – Miserere
    Karjalan Sissit – Miserere
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “A close follow up to their 2001 self tilted debut. Blending unsettling string arrangements and ambient passages with thundering percussion and screeching vocal passages, this second [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Karjalan Sissit – Karjalan Sissit
    Karjalan Sissit – Karjalan Sissit
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    “…an epic release of cinematic proportions where classical strains segue into period music. Karjalan Sissit use massed voices very effectively alongside the deep solemn strains of [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Kevlar ‎– Agitators Of The Mind
    Kevlar ‎– Agitators Of The Mind
    $15.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Agitators of the Mind is a collection of studio tracks selected for live actions in Germany, France and Poland.” Label: Unrest Productions – UNPRDCD16 Format: CD, Album Country: UK [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Maschinenzimmer 412* – Malfeitor
    Maschinenzimmer 412* – Malfeitor
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    “A history lesson, recorded in autumn 1989. Unavailable for over 20 years in any format, we proudly present “Malfeitor” – the now classic album from Maschinenzimmer 412. [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Masochist – History
    Masochist – History
    $12.00 | , , Add to cart

    “For those just discovering USBM, (old) school is in session, and your history lesson begins here! From the ashes of Masochist, legendary cults SUMMON and WIND OF THE BLACK MOUNTAINS […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Merzbow – Solonoise 1 & 2
    Merzbow – Solonoise 1 & 2
    $18.00 | , , Add to cart

    “Double CD reissue of two historical tapes from the early Japanoise era. This albums offers pure “ANALOG NOISE” with varied timbre and string, keyboard, percussion. Inspired by DADA & [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise

BOOKS

  • D. N. Rodowick – Gilles Deleuze’s Time Machine
    D. N. Rodowick – Gilles Deleuze’s Time Machine
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    Although Gilles Deleuze is one of France’s most celebrated twentieth-century philosophers, his theories of cinema have largely been ignored by American scholars. Film theorist D. N. Rodowick [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • More Fun in the New World: The Unmaking & Legacy of L.A. Punk
    More Fun in the New World: The Unmaking & Legacy of L.A. Punk
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    Picking up where Under the Big Black Sun left off, More Fun in the New World explores the years 1982 to 1987, covering the dizzying pinnacle of L.A.’s punk rock […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction, Punk / Hardcore
  • Big Goodbye: Chinatown & the Last Years of Hollywood
    Big Goodbye: Chinatown & the Last Years of Hollywood
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    From the New York Times bestselling author of Fifth Avenue, Five A.M. and Fosse comes the revelatory account of the making of a modern American masterpiece Chinatown is the Holy […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Masculine Singular: French New Wave Cinema
    Masculine Singular: French New Wave Cinema
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    Masculine Singular is an original interpretation of French New Wave cinema by one of France’s leading feminist film scholars. While most criticism of the New Wave has concentrated on the […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • After Fellini: National Cinema in the Postmodern Age
    After Fellini: National Cinema in the Postmodern Age
    $10.00 | , , Add to cart

    Over the past twenty-five years, Italy’s film industry has produced a remarkable number of award-winning international art-house hits, among them Cinema Paradiso and Life Is Beautiful. [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Mel Bochner – Solar System & Rest Rooms: Writings & Interviews.
    Mel Bochner – Solar System & Rest Rooms: Writings & Interviews.
    $12.00 | , Add to cart

    Reviews, art criticism, theoretical texts, interviews, catalog statements, notecards, magazine interventions, and other writings on art and art in the form of writing by a leading conceptual [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Rauschenberg: Art & Life (New Edition)
    Rauschenberg: Art & Life (New Edition)
    $18.00 | , , Add to cart

    A revised edition of a retrospective on the Venice Biennale grand prize-winning artist incorporates the last ten years of his career including his retrospective exhibition at the Guggenheim in [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Dieter Roth: Souvenirs. (Text in English & German)
    Dieter Roth: Souvenirs. (Text in English & German)
    $30.00 | , , Add to cart

    Art polymath extraordinaire, Dieter Roth (1930-1998) maintained throughout his career an output so prodigious and various that art historians and fans are still struggling to keep up. Bringing [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Altered States: The Library of Julio Santo Domingo.
    Altered States: The Library of Julio Santo Domingo.
    $30.00 | , , Add to cart

    Julio Mario Santo Domingo (1957-2009) was a collector and visionary who filled his homes and warehouses with the world’s greatest private collection related to the subjects of drugs, sex, magic, [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Arthur Machen – Ornaments In Jade
    Arthur Machen – Ornaments In Jade
    $12.00 | , Add to cart

    Long out of print and presented here for the first time in paperback, is Arthur Machen’s classic collection of prose poems. The ten exquisite pieces included in this volume are: […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Althea Gyles – A Woman Without A Soul And Other Writings
    Althea Gyles – A Woman Without A Soul And Other Writings
    $18.00 | , Add to cart

    Althea Gyles (1867-1949), Irish artist and mystic, though primarily remembered today for the book covers she did for the poet William Butler Yeats and her association with the author and […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Delphi Fabrice – The Red Sorcerer
    Delphi Fabrice – The Red Sorcerer
    $26.00 | , Add to cart

    The Red Sorcerer, originally published as a 64-part feuilleton serial in Le Journal  between 31 July 1910 and 3 October 1910, and here appearing in English for the first time […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive