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  • Finished Basements – Varnish
    Finished Basements – Varnish
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    *ships mid Sept at latest* Finished Basements “Varnish” full length cassette is up now for pre-order. 50+ minutes, 22 tracks of basement electronics. Beats, kraut zones & 99 WARP RECORDS […]

  • Dry Cleaning – Stumpwork
    Dry Cleaning – Stumpwork
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    Less than eighteen months after the release of their debut album New Long Leg, Dry Cleaning return with their sophomore album entitled Stumpwork. With 25M+ streams behind them and over […]

  • The French Connection – French Ye Ye Garage Pop & Psych Mixtape – Radio Topo #20
    The French Connection – French Ye Ye Garage Pop & Psych Mixtape – Radio Topo #20
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    “There is no such thing as intellectual property.” Jean-Luc Godard Take a ride on the back of DJ WW4’s vespa and hold on tight…

  • Baphomet Sex – All Ancestors Standing Beside Your Bed
    Baphomet Sex – All Ancestors Standing Beside Your Bed
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    Baphomet Sex is V. Jasper Fairbanks 4 track cassette player with looping cassette 10 channel mixer Genthalz C.U.N.T Earthquaker Organizer, Arpanoid, Astral Destiny Donner loop pedal Edition of 50

  • Leslie Keffer – She-Wolf
    Leslie Keffer – She-Wolf
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    Leslie Keffer: vocals, radios Previously unreleased material written and recorded in 2006 Edition of 50

  • Mallard Theory – Mallard Theory
    Mallard Theory – Mallard Theory
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    Short-form noise from Pittsburgh live staple Mallard Theory. Transparent green C10 cassette professionally duplicated with full-body sticker label and 4-panel insert.

  • Hell And Back
    Hell And Back
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    “A document of life events. Last Day With My Garbage, Share The Wealth, Confounder, Ozymandias & Joe Roemer, Dead Door Unit”

  • Hawkwind – Live 1972
    Hawkwind – Live 1972
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    In from Nagrania Cukiernicze, Polish label. Recorded live by the BBC on 28th September 1972 at the famed Paris Theatre in London, this is the classic Space Ritual-era Hawkwind, featuring […]

  • Guru Guru / Uli Trepte – Live 1972/1974
    Guru Guru / Uli Trepte – Live 1972/1974
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    In from Nagrania Cukiernicze, Polish label. Bassist Uli Trepte was one of the founders of the seminal space rock Krautrock group Guru Guru, and this CD, a reissue of a […]

  • The Pink Fairies – Live 1971 / 1973
    The Pink Fairies – Live 1971 / 1973
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    In from Nagrania Cukiernicze, Polish label. Pink Fairies at their absolute best. Remarkable psych freaks make loud noise.

  • Les Rallizes Denudes – 1980-1981 Fields Of Artifical Flowers
    Les Rallizes Denudes – 1980-1981 Fields Of Artifical Flowers
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    In from Nagrania Cukiernicze, Polish label. Psychotic works of L-R-D from 80 & 81. Noise bliss and sad feedback. Pivoting into a more rich toned psychosis of sound, these sessions […]

  • Mulatu Astatke – Ethiopian Modern Instrumental Hits
    Mulatu Astatke – Ethiopian Modern Instrumental Hits
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    In from Nagrania Cukiernicze, Polish label. This work is a masterpiece compilation released from Ethiopia’s in 1972 on the eve of the release of Mulatu Astatke’s masterpiece [...]

  • King Tubby – At The Grass Roots Of Dub
    King Tubby – At The Grass Roots Of Dub
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    In from Nagrania Cukiernicze, Polish label. Seminal dub album produced by Winston Edwards.  In 1974 Edwards left Jamaica to reside in the UK and through his strong connections with such […]

  • King Tubby – Shalom
    King Tubby – Shalom
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    In from Nagrania Cukiernicze, Polish label. Originally released in 1975, King Tubby And The Aggrovators ‘Shalom Dub’ stands as one of the earliest and most cherished dub albums in [...]

  • Bunny Lee & King Tubby Present The Aggravators – Brass Rockers
    Bunny Lee & King Tubby Present The Aggravators – Brass Rockers
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    In from Nagrania Cukiernicze, Polish label. King Tubby and producer Bunny ‘striker’ Lee are intertwined in the birth of dub music. After discovering a mistake that made a [...]

  • Kenji Kawai – Ghost In The Shell OST
    Kenji Kawai – Ghost In The Shell OST
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    In from Nagrania Cukiernicze, Polish label. Composed by Kenji Kawai for the original 1995 film. In 2029, with the advancement of cybernetic technology, the human body can be augmented or […]

  • Conduit Gold – s/t
    Conduit Gold – s/t
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    Electric guitar duo musings from Kelly MacDonald & Alex York. Released in tape edition of 30 copies & given away for free at our first gig opening for Ned Collette […]

  • DJ Paul & Juicy J (Three Six Mafia) – Vol. 2 Da Exorcist
    DJ Paul & Juicy J (Three Six Mafia) – Vol. 2 Da Exorcist
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    A certified classic from the days of pirating music online. We had CDrs of so many DJ Paul tapes. They floated around heavily in CD binders, being traded until you […]

  • The Velvet Underground – 1966
    The Velvet Underground – 1966
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    Incredibly rich and raw recordings from VU in 1966. Blown out and dragged down. Side A features a Reed-less band with Angus Maclise still in the fold. Side B takes […]

  • Chants Révolutionnaires D’Oman – Oman Protest Music
    Chants Révolutionnaires D’Oman – Oman Protest Music
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    Compilation of revolutionary Omani songs from the time of the Marxist-Leninist Dhofar Liberation Front seeking to overthrow the Sultanate of Muscat and Oman and Establish an independent state in [...]

  • Golden Rain – Balinese Gamelan Music
    Golden Rain – Balinese Gamelan Music
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    Nowhere is the richness of Balinese art more evident than in the glitteringly brilliant music and dance of gamelan gong kebjar, which uses a 25-piece orchestra of xylophone-like bronze-keyed [...]

  • Future Bound Sound – Lowest End Theory – Radio Topo #13
    Future Bound Sound – Lowest End Theory – Radio Topo #13
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    LIVE ALL VINYL from 2/23/2013 – FUTURE/BOUND/SOUND C60

  • I Want To Die. I Want To Live. – An Acid Mixtape – Radio Topo #19
    I Want To Die. I Want To Live. – An Acid Mixtape – Radio Topo #19
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    Deep in the bad places in your mind, you have to fight to get out. C50 of acid bummers.

  • God’s Own Country : A NZ Mixtape – Radio Topo #16
    God’s Own Country : A NZ Mixtape – Radio Topo #16
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    What our staff has to say: “Very cool mix from Brian McCabe (Sorry Eric) of the highlights from New Zealand’s indie rock history. A great primer for the uninitiated or […]

  • I’m So Hip To Pain – Radio Topo #17
    I’m So Hip To Pain – Radio Topo #17
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    Feel It Records Boss Sam Richardson brings the heat with a mix deep from his collection. Psych, soul & power pop gems. Track Listing Included. C50

  • Don’t Talk To Me About New York – Radio Topo #18
    Don’t Talk To Me About New York – Radio Topo #18
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    Justin Wiese, our film guru, is here to lay knowledge on the under appreciated jams of our lord, Lou Reed. Mistrial haters – fuck off!! Track Listing Included C60

  • An Adventure In Demonology CS Radio Topo #11
    An Adventure In Demonology CS Radio Topo #11
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    What our staff has to say: “c-60 mix tape that sets the mood for a cold fall day. Filled with samples from classic horror movies and background themes from survival […]

  • Here Comes Your Midnight Man – A Folk Mixtape – Radio Topo #5
    Here Comes Your Midnight Man – A Folk Mixtape – Radio Topo #5
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    Recycled C60 CS Folk mixtape curated by Alex York (Torn Light/Fantastique) & John Rich (Wasteland Jazz Unit / No Response) C60 (minus a few min’s) of downer folk. Dreary and […]

  • Transmissions From Abroad – Soviet Wave 1986 – 1990 –  Radio Topo #2
    Transmissions From Abroad – Soviet Wave 1986 – 1990 – Radio Topo #2
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    What our staff has to say: “Soviet Wave Tape. 35 Min mixtape of dark and synth wave tracks virtually unheard and kept behind the Iron Curtain until this amazing curation […]

  • Diptych / Ohnive Plamene – split cassette
    Diptych / Ohnive Plamene – split cassette
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    Czech split cassette from Happy Families. “When I heard the Diptych / Ohnive plamene split tape I felt alive for the first time in a long while. What is going […]

  • Factultad de Medicina – de vez en cuando
    Factultad de Medicina – de vez en cuando
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    New Argentinean tape in from Happy Families: “Originally released in 2019 by Facultad de Medicina in Buenos Aires, Argentina – Slacker core genius. Sleepy indie pop from underground [...]

  • Transmissions From Abroad – The Italian Connection / Italo 77-90 – Radio Topo #9
    Transmissions From Abroad – The Italian Connection / Italo 77-90 – Radio Topo #9
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    Radio Topo #9 Recycled C60 of Italo Disco / High NRG bangers from the 80’s All Vinyl Mix by DJ WW4  

  • Bashi Rose – Ritual of Rebellion
    Bashi Rose – Ritual of Rebellion
    $10.00 | Ships on/around Aug 23, 2024 Add to cart

    Hank Shocklee said the most unique thing about hip hop’s genesis is that it was the first time non-musicians were responsible for making records. Before that, everybody involved knew what […]

  • Marwa Helal – LIVE from the light unobserved
    Marwa Helal – LIVE from the light unobserved
    $10.00 | Ships on/around Aug 23, 2024 Add to cart

    Poetry is as much voice as it is writing. The writing captures the voice so that we can remember. The idea that many of our great contemporary poets remain unrecorded […]

  • Camille Dietrich – Grates of Love
    Camille Dietrich – Grates of Love
    $10.00 | Ships on/around Aug 23, 2024 Add to cart

    Camille is the rawest cellist working today, straight up, no qualifiers. It’s hard to separate her from her dad and co-conspirator Don Dietrich in the same way it’s incredibly difficult […]

  • Guilherme Granado – Christi Annu Ali Vyianna
    Guilherme Granado – Christi Annu Ali Vyianna
    $10.00 | Ships on/around Aug 23, 2024 Add to cart

    When Ab from Cartas de Cartalunya (OCFC-002) sent me Christi Annu Ali Vyianna I thought it was another of his alter egos because it shared the same dreamscape Brazilian cyclical […]

  • Rolex – Promo 2022
    Rolex – Promo 2022
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    THEY’RE BACK! Rolex is back with a promo that returns with a vengeance. From an upcoming split LP with my other favorite LA band, Grimly Forming. These are four of […]

  • Spllit – Infinite Hatch
    Spllit – Infinite Hatch
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    Cut from a magnetic, jagged edge of the Louisiana underground, Spllit open up an entirely new can of worms on ‘Infinite Hatch’. A dozen new originals, mined from the minds […]

  • Timeout Room – Tight Ass Goku Pictures
    Timeout Room – Tight Ass Goku Pictures
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    First solo project from S.T. McCrary who longtime wrote and played for Baton Rouge punk band the Melters. A true lo-fi masterwork, Tight Ass Goku Pictures is a compilation of […]

  • Imminent Death – Radiant Ignition
    Imminent Death – Radiant Ignition
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  • Spiteful Womb – Traumacore
    Spiteful Womb – Traumacore
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    C20, Edition of 50

  • Mot – Remains
    Mot – Remains
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    Recorded during the Autumn of 2023 amidst fluctuating extreme states of tension and tranquility, Canadian artist Paul van Trigt delivers 30 minutes of thoughtfully spliced cassette and reel [...]

  • Vacation – Rare Earth
    Vacation – Rare Earth
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    “Vacation’s new album Rare Earth comes at a time when the powder keg of civilization as we know it is particularly vulnerable to the spark that swallows our very existence. […]

  • Alex York – Electro Paralysis
    Alex York – Electro Paralysis
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    Frequent patrons of the Prime Ruin catalog should already recognize Alex York as a household name but for those that don’t, here is a brief introduction: Hailing from the Cincinnati, […]

  • Franciska – Afvikling
    Franciska – Afvikling
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    The latest in the prolific output of Copenhagen’s talented Jonas Torstensen, better known as Franciska. Those already familiar with Franciska’s output from the past couple years on [...]

  • Stinkmeat – Stinkmeat
    Stinkmeat – Stinkmeat
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    “Who is he?!” While the subgenre of gorenoise may be a hair outside of this label’s wheelhouse, Gracious Host is no less proud to present the debut of Ithaca’s STINKMEAT. [...]

  • Running & Ryley Walker – s/t
    Running & Ryley Walker – s/t
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    Ryley Walker, guitar Jeffrey Tucholski, guitar Matthew Hord, bass Alejandro Morales, drums

  • Erez Dessel – Non Define Roar
    Erez Dessel – Non Define Roar
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    In my never ending quest to find fearless music that hasn’t grown soft and conventional with jazz department comportment and scene assimilation I have a deep tendency to lurk deep […]

  • Dave Grundy – The Problem, The Questions, The Poem
    Dave Grundy – The Problem, The Questions, The Poem
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    The deeper goal of poetry has always been ritual. In Fred Moten’s early PennSound recordings, unbelievable, I listened in headphones for the year of 2010, the words, crawling and dripping, […]

  • Cartas Da Catalunya – When Damian Meets Suitcase Bob
    Cartas Da Catalunya – When Damian Meets Suitcase Bob
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    Bruno Abdala, or Abdala, or Ab as he’s known in Brazil is an enthusiastic supporter. Unlike folks of a certain age who center themselves in every story as hero or […]

  • Shadowklan – Einstein’s Rainbow
    Shadowklan – Einstein’s Rainbow
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    Shadow Klan is a ghost. Like Sun Ra he is utterly aware that it’s after the end of the world. And if that is the case, then he’s already gone, […]

  • Ananya Ganesh – Precis​-​Loving
    Ananya Ganesh – Precis​-​Loving
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    Ananya Ganesh (b. 1997) is an improviser from Madras based in North America. Their idiosyncratically simultaneous improvisation of the voice and piano lies between the unrealizable and what could [...]

  • The Threat – Live In Limerick (1981)
    The Threat – Live In Limerick (1981)
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    Legendary Dublin punk band formed in November 1978 by Maurice Foley (guitar/vocals), which had a number of iterations before disbanding in 1981. The Threat built up a following in Dublin […]

  • Sofia Carbonara – On Names
    Sofia Carbonara – On Names
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    ON “ON NAMES:” I recorded the voices of my parents (Joaquin & Daniela) reading off phonemes (the sounds in words) from Spanish, Italian, and German in search of what my […]

  • Grey Windowpane – Churn Clockburning Ace CS
    Grey Windowpane – Churn Clockburning Ace CS
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    Ships by 7/28/23. Writing about Mazozma aka Ma Turner’s work is like trying to frame a river. Throughout the course of their prolific career and many projects, the Lexington, KY […]

  • Fruit LoOops – Last Chance At The Pharmacy CS (2nd pressing)
    Fruit LoOops – Last Chance At The Pharmacy CS (2nd pressing)
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    Ships by or around 7/21/223 “Do you wanna hear it? Do you want to hear me screeeaaaaammmm!?” Fruit LoOops vocalist Jackie Switzer opened their 2020 LP, Orangina, with these words. […]

  • Les Rallizes Denudes – Heavier Than A Death In The Family
    Les Rallizes Denudes – Heavier Than A Death In The Family
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    What our staff has to say: “Absolutely essential.” – Cleo Japanese psychedelic noise rock act Les Rallizes Denudes never made an official studio recording; their entire [...]

  • Limbs Bin – A Glass Of Sour Quince
    Limbs Bin – A Glass Of Sour Quince
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    18 new tracks of heartstopping blast chaotics from Western Mass noisecore legend Limbs Bin. 17 originals and a Bob Dylan cover in less than three minutes. When they said you’d […]

  • The 12th Annual International Sound Poetry Festival – Boxset & Book
    The 12th Annual International Sound Poetry Festival – Boxset & Book
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    What our staff has to say: “Almost 5 hours of recordings from the 12th Annual International Sound Poetry Festival on 4 cassettes and including a lovely 240 page book documenting […]

  • Mattxibarra – Absolute Misery
    Mattxibarra – Absolute Misery
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    It should come as no surprise that ‘deep listening,’ a practice attributed to the late Pauline Oliveros, gestated into a form of ‘music,’ often labelled ‘as ambient, ethereal, [...]