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  • Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos
    Broadcast – Distant Call – Collected Demos
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    Distant Call is a collection of early demos of songs that would subsequently appear as finished productions on the albums Haha Sound, Tender Buttons and The Future Crayon. The album […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • 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
  • Tropical Fuck Storm – Fairyland Codex
    Tropical Fuck Storm – Fairyland Codex
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    Genre-bending Tropical Fuck Storm present their highly anticipated fourth album, ‘Fairyland Codex,’ on their new label home Fire Records. Recorded with co-producer Michael Beach at the band’s [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Plunky & Oneness – Made Through Ritual
    Plunky & Oneness – Made Through Ritual
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    Strut present the first international release in over 30 years by legendary Afro-jazz group Oneness Of Juju with their new album Made Through Ritual on 4th July 2025. In 1975, […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • 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
  • The Beths – Jump Rope Gazers
    The Beths – Jump Rope Gazers
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    Everything changed for The Beths when they released their debut album, Future Me Hates Me, in 2018. The indie rock band had long been nurtured within Auckland, New Zealand’s tight-knit […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Spacemen 3 – Performance
    Spacemen 3 – Performance
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    Recorded in Amsterdam in 1988, the live Performance documents a set from the Perfect Prescription tour; the emphasis here is on the group’s loud, noisy origins — only the closing […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer – Different Rooms
    Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Honer – Different Rooms
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    Different Rooms is a collection of songs and musical motifs we composed, edited, and collaged in the weeks between late 2024 and early 2025. Most of the recorded material was […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gilles Peterson Presents:  International Anthem
    Gilles Peterson Presents: International Anthem
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    Gilles Peterson presents International Anthem is a double-LP-length compilation of tracks from Chicago-born record label International Anthem curated by legendary London-based radio host, DJ, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Edna Martinez Presents – Picó: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean (No. 1)
    Edna Martinez Presents – Picó: Sound System Culture From The Colombian Caribbean (No. 1)
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    Berlin-based Colombian DJ, producer, and curator Edna Martinez presents a sonic journey into the electrifying world of Picó—the vibrant and dynamic sound system culture that has defined the [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Broadcast – Spell Blanket (Collected Demos 2006-2009)
    Broadcast – Spell Blanket (Collected Demos 2006-2009)
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    Spell Blanket comprises songs and sketches drawn from Trish’s extensive archive of 4-track tapes and MiniDiscs. The recordings lay the groundwork for what would have been Broadcast’s fifth [...]

    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
  • The Bevis Frond – The Auntie Winnie Album
    The Bevis Frond – The Auntie Winnie Album
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    This is the Auntie Winnie Album, as originally released on Reckless Records In 1988, comprising unreleased material culled from the Woronzow Archives. Bonus Tracks are from singles, flexis, [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Bevis Frond – Inner Marshland
    The Bevis Frond – Inner Marshland
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    This is the second album by Nick Saloman, aka the Bevis Frond. Released after the unexpected success of Miasma, it features some of his most enduring tracks including “Eyes in […]

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  • 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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  • The Pretty Things – Parachute
    The Pretty Things – Parachute
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    “If S.F. Sorrow is the Pretty Things’ Sgt. Pepper, Magical Mystery Tour, and Yellow Submarine wrapped in one, then Parachute is their more succinct White Album and Abbey Road. [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Bolt Thrower ‎– War Master
    Bolt Thrower ‎– War Master
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    Bolt Thrower at their thrash/grind peak. Label: Combat – 88561-2028-2 Format: CD, Album Country: US Released: 1991 VG+/VG+. Holepunch in booklet

    GENRE: Metal
  • Sonic Youth – Sonic Nurse
    Sonic Youth – Sonic Nurse
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    “Picking up where Murray Street’s languid experimentalism left off, Sonic Youth’s somewhat awkwardly named Sonic Nurse shows that the band still sounds revitalized, and may have [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Perez Prado – Voodoo Suite / Exotic Suite Of The Americas
    Perez Prado – Voodoo Suite / Exotic Suite Of The Americas
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    “In reissues, this “inspired 16-minute tone poem” has been paired with its monaural predecessor, “Voodoo Suite.” The format is the same, but the success is greater. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
  • The Velvet Underground – Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes
    The Velvet Underground – Bootleg Series Volume 1: The Quine Tapes
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    “Bootleg Series, Vol. 1: The Quine Tapes is a three-CD compilation of live performances from the Velvet Underground. This is likewise the first in presumably a series of recordings [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • 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
  • Ramones – Too Tough To Die
    Ramones – Too Tough To Die
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    “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
  • The Cramps – Fiends Of Dope Island
    The Cramps – Fiends Of Dope Island
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    “Having decided long ago that messing with their one of a kind formula was a fruitless waste of time, the Cramps now seem happy to let albums such as 2003’s […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • The Fall – Are You Are Missing Winner
    The Fall – Are You Are Missing Winner
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    Includes some of The Fall’s most experimental and out there tracks. Definitely an album for true heads, but those down will surely be rewarded. Label: Cog Sinister – COGVP131CD Format: […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Various – Revenge Of The Killer Pussies
    Various – Revenge Of The Killer Pussies
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    Garage/Psychobilly comp featuring The Meteors, King Kurt & Stingrays. Label: Anagram Records – CDM PSYCHO 11 Format: CD, Compilation, Reissue Country: UK Released: 1997 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Monde Bruits ‎– Tapes 1991-1994
    Monde Bruits ‎– Tapes 1991-1994
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    “Long time under work by Audio Dissection and Industrial Recollections. Classic early era of Monde Bruits in one 5xCD box with booklet. Includes: Irresponsibility, Portuguese Man-Of-War, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • The Cramps – Big Beat From Badsville
    The Cramps – Big Beat From Badsville
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    A late period rager from The Cramps, vividly recalling their classic era. Label: Epitaph – 86516-2 Format: CD, Album Country: US Released: 1997 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • 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 Flesh Eaters – A Minute To Pray A Second To Die
    The Flesh Eaters – A Minute To Pray A Second To Die
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    “Chris D. (aka Chris Desjardins) was a poet and music critic before he formed the Flesh Eaters, so it wasn’t surprising that he would end up leading one of the […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Black Heat ‎– Black Heat: Declassified Grooves
    Black Heat ‎– Black Heat: Declassified Grooves
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    The first two Black Heat albums compiled over two discs. Classic jazz-funk greatness. Label: Label M – 495736 Format: 2 x CD, Compilation, Reissue Country: US Released: 2001 VG+/VG+. Sawcut.

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • The Gun Club – Divinity
    The Gun Club – Divinity
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    “Noisy and intricate, Divinity ranks among the Gun Club’s most ambitious efforts” – allmusic.com Label: Solid – 527-9009-20 Format: CD, Album Country: Europe Released: [...]

    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
  • Ramones – Rocket To Russia
    Ramones – Rocket To Russia
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    “The Ramones provided the blueprint and Leave Home duplicated it with lesser results, but the Ramones’ third album, Rocket to Russia, perfected it. Rocket to Russia boasts a cleaner [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • 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
  • The Fall ‎– The Complete Peel Sessions 1978 – 2004
    The Fall ‎– The Complete Peel Sessions 1978 – 2004
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    “Work was well underway on The Complete Peel Sessions when the legendary John Peel passed away, so there’s some comfort in the thought that the Fall’s greatest cheerleader [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • 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
  • Magical Power Mako – Cozmo Grosso
    Magical Power Mako – Cozmo Grosso
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    Amazing long-form collage-esque work from Magical Power Mako Label: Novel Sounds – NSCD-0902 Format: CD, Album, Limited Edition Country: Japan Released: 2004 VG/VG+. Light marks

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Experimental / Noise
  • Scientist – Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires
    Scientist – Scientist Rids The World Of The Evil Curse Of The Vampires
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    “After a stint learning the dub craft from innovator King Tubby in the late ’70s, Scientist began mixing his own sessions, coming up with a more wide-ranging and effects-riddled sound [...]

    GENRE: Reggae / Dub
  • 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
  • H.N.A.S. ‎– Im Schatten Der Möhre
    H.N.A.S. ‎– Im Schatten Der Möhre
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    “Psychedelic, like Nurse With Wound psyhedelic, from Germany’s most bizarre underground terrorists — featuring Christoph Heemann and Andreas Martin — even the artwork oozes freakish [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • 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
  • Mohamed Abdel Wahab – Le Célèbre (Egyptian Romantic/Patriotic)
    Mohamed Abdel Wahab – Le Célèbre (Egyptian Romantic/Patriotic)
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    “One of the leading voices of 20th century Egyptian music. CD pressing from Lebanese label Baidaphon.” Label: Baidaphon – BGCD 617 Format: CD, Album Country: Lebanon Released: 1997 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: International
  • 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
  • Killing Joke ‎– Killing Joke
    Killing Joke ‎– Killing Joke
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    “2003 Killing Joke self titled. A soft spot favorite of mine. Mechanical and nearly “industrial metal” at times. Dave Grohl recorded his drums LAST – no swing here.” [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Amon Düül II – Yeti
    Amon Düül II – Yeti
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    “A psychedelic masterpiece. One of the most unwavering & pulsing albums of krautrock… bouncing drums, bongos, strings, moaning vocals. Harmonic feeedback, folkish droning. [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • The Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Fanfare For The Warriors
    The Art Ensemble Of Chicago – Fanfare For The Warriors
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    “The Art Ensemble of Chicago’s first (and arguably most significant) period concluded with this high-quality studio session, Fanfare for the Warriors. The quintet (trumpeter Lester [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz