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  • Fruit LoOops – Everything Is Clear To Me Now
    Fruit LoOops – Everything Is Clear To Me Now
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    Torn Light Records recording artists Fruit Looops lastest EP released via Orange Milk Records. Mental & fried 4 track CD of their stripped down vocal/synth/drum line up of art punk/electronic [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Punk / Hardcore, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Shredded Nerve / Form Hunter – Shredded Nerve / Form Hunter
    Shredded Nerve / Form Hunter – Shredded Nerve / Form Hunter
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    In the summer of 2023 Shredded Nerve and Form Hunter embarked on an east coast tour that culminated at the Initial Shock festival in Montreal. This CD is a reissue […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Form Hunter – Dread Harvest
    Form Hunter – Dread Harvest
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    Form Hunter returns with their first full-length album since 2021’s “Violent Adaptation” (Troniks / Helicopter). Dread Harvest refines their signature blend of in-the-red tape [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Debashish Bhattacharya – Legacy
    Debashish Bhattacharya – Legacy
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    Legacy, crafted by the illustrious World Music Hall of Fame inductee and Grammy-nominated maestro Debashish Bhattacharya, stands as a resplendent testament to India’s rich musical heritage [...]

    GENRE: Hindustani
  • Satori ‎– Infect
    Satori ‎– Infect
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    “Featuring tracks first released on the legendary Broken Flag label. Retrospective CD “Infect” was released on Trident Music International as a limited edition in 1993. [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Yo La Tengo ‎– They Shoot, We Score
    Yo La Tengo ‎– They Shoot, We Score
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    “They Shoot, We Score CD collects all of our music — plus outtakes — for the motion pictures Game 6, Junebug, Old Joy, and Shortbus. Nearly an hour of instrumental […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • William Basinski ‎– The Garden Of Brokenness
    William Basinski ‎– The Garden Of Brokenness
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    “The main loop in this piece is one of the original piano and tape experiments from my early days as a composer. A few of the derivative piano variations have […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • William Basinski ‎– Nocturnes
    William Basinski ‎– Nocturnes
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    1. Nocturnes 41:33 dark, suspended and formal early prepared piano and tape composition from San Francisco period c. 1979-80. 2. The Trail of Tears 28:03 tape loop and delay recording […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • William Basinski – El Camino Real
    William Basinski – El Camino Real
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    Hypnotic new electronic ambient recording using another recently discovered loop from the archive. Premiered at Bleeding Edge Festival, Montalvo Arts Center, August 2006. “The sound was an [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Coil vs ELpH – Born Again Pagans
    Coil vs ELpH – Born Again Pagans
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    Infinite Fog are delighted to present another piece of the intriguing COIL puzzle. In the mid 1990s the core team of John Balance and Peter Christopherson were continuing their exploration […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Matmos – Metallic Life Review
    Matmos – Metallic Life Review
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    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
  • Gelli Haha – Switcheroo
    Gelli Haha – Switcheroo
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    Gelli Haha exists somewhere between Studio 54 and Area 51, where dancefloors become playgrounds and cheeky aesthetics ignite imagination. A shapeshifter, a sonic acrobat, a performer with one [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • V/A – 300% Dynamite!
    V/A – 300% Dynamite!
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    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
  • Spacemen 3 – The Perfect Prescription
    Spacemen 3 – The Perfect Prescription
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    Spacemen 3, led by Pete Kember (Sonic Boom) and Jason Pierce have never been more influential, and now their distinctive style and sound can finally be properly recognized and enjoyed […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Hamid Al-Saadi – Maqam Al-Iraq
    Hamid Al-Saadi – Maqam Al-Iraq
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    Hamid Al-Saadi (b.1958, Iraq), is the only living singer who has mastered the entire Iraqi Maqam repertoire. Inscribed on UNESCO’s Intangible Heritage list, the Iraqi Maqam is a repertoire of [...]

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  • Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, The Upsetters & Friends ‎– The Upsetter Compact Set
    Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry, The Upsetters & Friends ‎– The Upsetter Compact Set
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    A compilation of three of The Upsetters & Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry’s greatest albums, Africa’s Blood, Rhythm Shower & Double Seven, spread across two CDs. Label: Trojan [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • Ghost – Hypnotic Underworld
    Ghost – Hypnotic Underworld
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    “Five years after releasing both Snuffbox Immanence and Tune In, Turn On, Free Tibet, Ghost returned with Hypnotic Underworld, and there were some changes in the band. Cellist Hiromichi [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Ramones – Subterranean Jungle
    Ramones – Subterranean Jungle
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    “Tentatively returning toward punk, or at least new wave, the Ramones turned in their most enjoyable record since Rocket to Russia with Subterranean Jungle. Producers Ritchie Cordell and [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Fall – 2G+2
    The Fall – 2G+2
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    Compiles a mix of live and studio recordings from The Fall. Label: Action Records – TAKE 18CD Format: CD, Album Country: UK Released: 2002 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Dumisani Abraham Maraire – The African Mbira – Music Of The Shona People Of Rhodesia
    Dumisani Abraham Maraire – The African Mbira – Music Of The Shona People Of Rhodesia
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    “Much of the instrumental and vocal music of East Africa has been described as repetitive and monotonous; apologists counter that the music is quite varied and exacting. Yet freed of […]

    GENRE: International
  • The Fall – The Unutterable
    The Fall – The Unutterable
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    “For The Unutterable, Mark E. Smith settled in with the (mostly) new lineup that debuted on 1999’s The Marshall Suite and recorded yet another gorgeous, rambunctious, only [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • The Move ‎– Movements • 30th Anniversary Anthology
    The Move ‎– Movements • 30th Anniversary Anthology
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    “This may be more Move than the casual fan wants, but it’s not just another rehashed collection. From the remastered sound to the presence of various outtakes (including lost live [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Klaus Schulze – “X”. Vol.2
    Klaus Schulze – “X”. Vol.2
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    “Each track on X or “Ten” (since it’s Schulze’s tenth release ) is titled after famous German personalities, but it’s the provocative electronic music within [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • John Cale – Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
    John Cale – Even Cowgirls Get The Blues
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    “A companion to the superlative Sabotage/Live album, immortalizing the best-known phase of Cale’s end-of-the-’70s residency at CBGB, Even Cowgirls Get the Blues captures [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Flesh Eaters – A Hard Road To Follow
    The Flesh Eaters – A Hard Road To Follow
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    “Although it was not the last album to be issued under the name of The Flesh Eaters, Hard Road to Follow occupies a unique and special place in the band’s […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • John Cale – Vintage Violence
    John Cale – Vintage Violence
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    “John Cale had the strongest avant-garde credentials of anyone in the Velvet Underground, but he was also the Velvet whose solo career was the least strongly defined by his work […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Goatsnake – I + Dog Days
    Goatsnake – I + Dog Days
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    “Late 90s stoner/doom from Label: Southern Lord – sunn³⁴ Format: CD, Album, Compilation Country: US Released: 2004 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Metal
  • The Fall – The Less You Look, The More You Find
    The Fall – The Less You Look, The More You Find
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    “This is a 2-disc distillation of tracks from the Receiver Records compilations: The Fall – Sinister Waltz The Fall – Fiend With A Violin The Fall – Oswald Defence Lawyer [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Lee Hazlewood ‎– Cowboy In Sweden
    Lee Hazlewood ‎– Cowboy In Sweden
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    “At the turn of the ’60s, Lee Hazlewood decided to leave America for Sweden. He had already spent time in the country, appearing as an actor in two television productions, […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Rock / Pop
  • Hawkwind – Acid Daze Volume 1
    Hawkwind – Acid Daze Volume 1
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    “A compilation of tracks recorded by Hawkwind between 1977-1982, Acid Daze, Vol. 1 does a solid, if unexceptional, job of summarizing a difficult period for the band. In marked contrast [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • X – More Fun In The New World
    X – More Fun In The New World
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    “Coming off their 1982 masterpiece Under the Big Black Sun, X offered their follow-up More Fun in the New World one year later. While its predecessor won the band a […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Fall – The Real New Fall LP (Formerly ‘Country On The Click’)
    The Fall – The Real New Fall LP (Formerly ‘Country On The Click’)
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    “Two years and 32 compilations, box sets, books, DVDs, and so on, since their last studio album (the lukewarm Are You Are Missing Winner), the Fall returned as a hungry, […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Various – Animals Of Africa: Sounds Of The Jungle, Plain & Bush
    Various – Animals Of Africa: Sounds Of The Jungle, Plain & Bush
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    “Current research among naturalists tends to break down any remaining class-distinction between animals and man; the more we know about the other creatures on our common planet, the sillier [...]

    GENRE: International
  • V/A – Mystic Sampler 1 & 2
    V/A – Mystic Sampler 1 & 2
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    “Collecting both classic punk/hxc comp LPs into one disc” Label: Mystic Records – MCD 126, Format: CD, Compilation Country: US Released: 2006 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A  ‎– Americanoise
    V/A ‎– Americanoise
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    “2CD reissue of the classic american harsh noise compilation originally released by MSNP.” Label: Audio Dissection – AD05 Format: 2 x CD, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Limited [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Royal Trux – 3-Song EP
    Royal Trux – 3-Song EP
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    “This EP might have a title that borders on generic, but that’s the only simple or straightforward thing about it. After spending a few ill-advised years with Virgin Records, Royal [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Shona – Africa: Zimbabwe – Shona Mbira Music
    Shona – Africa: Zimbabwe – Shona Mbira Music
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    “Mbira music is one of the most popular traditional arts of black Africa, and the Shona musicians of Zimbabwe (Rhodesia) are among the instrument’s most distinguished players. This [...]

    GENRE: International
  • Paul F. Berliner – Zimbabwe: The Soul Of Mbira – Traditions Of The Shona People
    Paul F. Berliner – Zimbabwe: The Soul Of Mbira – Traditions Of The Shona People
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    “Mbira music is one of the most ancient and popular forms of music found throughout black Africa. Its myriad forms constitute a contribution of unique richness to the world’s music. […]

    GENRE: International
  • 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?
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    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
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    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
  • Unrest – Perfect Teeth (30th Anniversary Edition) (2xCD)
    Unrest – Perfect Teeth (30th Anniversary Edition) (2xCD)
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    Bowing out at their creative peak, Perfect Teeth is the wonderful final album by American 90s indie rock greats Unrest. Having just clocked 30 years, 4AD and the band are […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Pulp – More.
    Pulp – More.
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    WORDS FROM JARVIS ON “MORE”: “This is the first Pulp album since “We Love Life” in 2001. Yes: the first Pulp album for almost 24 years. How did that happen? […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Pale Saints – Slow Buildings 30th Anniversary Re:Masters (2xCD)
    Pale Saints – Slow Buildings 30th Anniversary Re:Masters (2xCD)
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    The Pale Saints complete their series of 30th anniversary reissues with the release of an expanded edition of their third and final album, Slow Buildings.By 1994 they were the quartet […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Lifeguard – Ripped And Torn
    Lifeguard – Ripped And Torn
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    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
  • Jenny Hval – Iris Silver Mist
    Jenny Hval – Iris Silver Mist
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    Norwegian musician, artist and novelist Jenny Hval announces her new album, Iris Silver Mist, out on 2 May, the lead single/video ‘To be a rose’, and a UK/EU tour. Iris […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • John Zorn – Through The Looking Glass
    John Zorn – Through The Looking Glass
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    Medeski, Marsella, Hollenberg, and Grohowski are Chaos Magick—a powerful electric quartet formed to perform Zorn’s twisted and challenging compositions. Founded in 2021 as a spinoff of the heavy [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Dr. John – Plays Mac Rebennack
    Dr. John – Plays Mac Rebennack
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    “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
  • Habibi – Habibi
    Habibi – Habibi
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    A cursory listen to Brooklyn indie act Habibi’s self-titled debut album would initially seem to suggest a straightforward punk approach to the classic girl group template. Front-loaded with [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Maria Chavez & Sandy Ewen – All The Duos
    Maria Chavez & Sandy Ewen – All The Duos
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    Orb Tapes presents “All The Duos,” a brand new collection of collaborative pieces featuring Maria Chavez and Sandy Ewen. A colossal effort, this double CD release contains over 90 minutes […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Arelseum / Recovery Center – Split
    Arelseum / Recovery Center – Split
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    ARELSEUM: all sound by Ryan Lipynsky and Colin Marston RECOVERY CENTER: Synthesizers and feedback by Pow Martinez and Chester Masangya Vocals on “Qlippoth” and “KA RA YA SA TA [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise