November 30th Newsletter

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  • Bratmobile – Ladies, Women and Girls CD
    Bratmobile – Ladies, Women and Girls CD
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    Bratmobile’s sophomore LP finds Allison Wolfe’s singsong delivery of her trademark barbed-wire lyrics center stage – each line catching the ear and cutting with truth. Backed by Molly [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Bratmobile – Girls Get Busy CD
    Bratmobile – Girls Get Busy CD
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      Equal parts sass, snark and surf-punk infused guitar, Bratmobile’s third album bursts with catchy hooks and thought-provoking critiques of their scene, consumerism and the patriarchy. [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Bratmobile – Pottymouth CD
    Bratmobile – Pottymouth CD
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    Along with Bikini Kill, Bratmobile spearheaded the riot grrrl revolution of the early 1990s, battling the long-standing dominance of men within the punk rock community to help empower a new […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • A place To Bury Strangers – Synthesizer CD
    A place To Bury Strangers – Synthesizer CD
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    Synthesizer is the title of A Place to Bury Strangers’ seventh album. It is also a physical entity, a synthesizer made specifically for A Place to Bury Strangers’ seventh album. […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Nala Sinephro – Endlessness CD
    Nala Sinephro – Endlessness CD
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    ‘Endlessness’ is a deep dive into the cycle of existence. The 45-minute album delicately spans 10 tracks with a continuous arpeggio playing throughout, creating an expansive, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd – The Moon and the Melodies CD
    Cocteau Twins and Harold Budd – The Moon and the Melodies CD
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    The eight songs comprising The Moon and the Melodies, alternately instrumental or with vocal accompaniment, were originally intended as a score to a documentary film. As Guthrie explained to Todd [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth
  • Throbbing Gristle – The Third Mind Movements CD
    Throbbing Gristle – The Third Mind Movements CD
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    Throbbing Gristle unveils a brand new reissue of The Third Mind Movements, released commercially for the first time on CD and vinyl via Mute. Formed in 1975, Throbbing Gristle, aka […]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Gerrit Hatcher ? Burnt Pan Rolling Boil
    Gerrit Hatcher ? Burnt Pan Rolling Boil
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    GERRIT HATCHER – TENOR SAXOPHONE RECORDED AT BEL_AIR SOUND STUDIO ON MARCH 29TH, 2019 RECORDED, MIXED AND MASTERED BY TODD CARTER ALL MUSIC BY GERRIT HATCHER (BMI) ART & DESIGN […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gerrit Hatcher Group – The Good Instinct of the Morning
    Gerrit Hatcher Group – The Good Instinct of the Morning
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    GERRIT HATCHER – TENOR SAXOPHONE KATIE ERNST – BASS BEN LAMAR GAY – CORNET KEEFE JACKSON – TENOR SAXOPHONE JULIAN KIRSHNER – DRUMS RECORDED BY EDWARD HAMEL ON MAY [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gerrit Hatcher / Peter Maunu / Julian Kirshner ? Live at Splice Series
    Gerrit Hatcher / Peter Maunu / Julian Kirshner ? Live at Splice Series
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    GERRIT HATCHER – TENOR SAXOPHONE PETER MAUNU – GUITAR, VIOLIN AND MANDOLIN JULIAN KIRSHNER – DRUMS RECORDED LIVE AT THE BEAT KITCHEN 9/25/19 RECORDED, MIXED AND MASTERED BY BILL [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Keefe Jackson, Jim Baker, Julian Kirshner ? Routines
    Keefe Jackson, Jim Baker, Julian Kirshner ? Routines
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    KEEFE JACKSON – TENOR AND SOPRANINO SAXOPHONE JIM BAKER – PIANO AND SYNTHESIZER JULIAN KIRSHNER – DRUMS RECORDED BY BILL HARRIS ON SEPTEMBER 26TH, 2019 AT THE SHAPE SHOPPE, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Rob Magill – Blues Etudes
    Rob Magill – Blues Etudes
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    RECORDED AND COMPOSED BY ROB MAGILL IN OJAI, CA IN FEBRUARY 2022 MIXED AND MASTERED BY JEHF JONES ARTWORK BY ROB MAGILL LAYOUT BY GERRIT HATCHER PHOTO BY BRETT WILLIAM […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Gerrit Hatcher – Solo Five
    Gerrit Hatcher – Solo Five
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    GERRIT HATCHER – TENOR SAXOPHONE RECORDED BY TODD A. CARTER AT BEL_AIR SOUND STUDIO, MAY 31ST, 2021 MIXED AND MASTERED BY TODD A. CARTER ARTWORK AND LAYOUT BY GERRIT HATCHER […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Near Miss – The Natural Regimen
    Near Miss – The Natural Regimen
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    ROB MAGILL – TENOR AND SOPRANO SAXOPHONES AND BASS CLARINET GERRIT HATCHER – TENOR SAXOPHONE BILL HARRIS – DRUMS RECORDED BY BILL HARRIS ON SEPTEMBER 27TH, 2022 AT THE MUSIC [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Glaciers – Superposition
    Glaciers – Superposition
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    TODD A. CARTER – PIANO, RHODES, SYNTH, PERCUSSION, TOYS, ORGAN MICHAEL HARTMAN – PIANO, SYNTHS, DRUMS, PERCUSSION RECORDED AT BEL_AIR SOUND STUDIO NOBLE SQUARE 2019 – 2022 [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Devouring The Guilt – Not to Want to Say
    Devouring The Guilt – Not to Want to Say
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    BILL HARRIS – DRUMS GERRIT HATCHER – TENOR SAXOPHONE ELI NAMAY – BASS RECORDED JULY 10TH, 2021 AT THE MUSIC GARAGE, CHICAGO RECORDED, MIXED AND MASTERED BY BILL HARRIS COVER [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Ted Byrnes & Michael Foster – Solfege CD
    Ted Byrnes & Michael Foster – Solfege CD
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    It’s always very special for me as a ‘harsh noise’ artist to be able to discuss the improvisational works of colleagues such as Ted Byrnes and Michael Foster as I […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • New Monuments – Language Is The Skin CD
    New Monuments – Language Is The Skin CD
    $13.00 | Ships on/around Jun 30, 2022 Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “The birth of NEW FREE JAZZ. A completely unhinged document of New Monuments. Fresh new quartet line-up. This is the next level, and the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Noel Meek & Mattin – Homage to Annea Lockwood Book + CD
    Noel Meek & Mattin – Homage to Annea Lockwood Book + CD
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    Recital presents a book and CD homage to the New Zealand-born American composer Annea Lockwood (b. 1939). The unique concept for this album was conceived by artists Noel Meek (New […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Sissy Spacek – Live In Hong Kong
    Sissy Spacek – Live In Hong Kong
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    Sissy Spacek is known for their extended approach to sound and performance. Founded in 1999, the group (since 2013, primarily a duo of Charlie Mumma and John Wiese) have released […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Heart of Palm – Tropique Concrète: Collected CD
    Heart of Palm – Tropique Concrète: Collected CD
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    “The palm tree leaves have been uprooted. Each petal turns pink, shedding the season’s rime” The side project of Clotting’s Shea Hardacre, Heart of Palm is a fading audio [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Smut – How The Light Felt
    Smut – How The Light Felt
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    Smut shines a spotlight on the sounds of the 90s across genres – a record scratch, a spacey synth line, a breakcore beat – all while maintaining freshness and originality. […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Fuxter Schittly – “1998 – 1999 God Particles”
    Fuxter Schittly – “1998 – 1999 God Particles”
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    What our staff has to say: “An excellent example that we have no real grasp on what is going on around us. In a world of fake news and discordianism, […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Devin DiSanto – Waiting and Counting: Domestic Ritual for the Stereo Field
    Devin DiSanto – Waiting and Counting: Domestic Ritual for the Stereo Field
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    Waiting and Counting : Domestic Ritual for the Stereo Field Material for this release is based around a performance determined by a partial system of cues (max patch) that occur […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Sissy Spacek – Reslayer CD
    Sissy Spacek – Reslayer CD
    $11.00 | Ships on/around Aug 01, 2022 Add to cart

    ‘Sissy Spacek reaching full maturation – Hyper destructive low end heavy cut ups. Harsh noise from unheard nether-realms.’ -Brandon Hill (Fantastique / Starved Relations) [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Sam Weinberg, Henry Fraser, Tyler Damon – Foment
    Sam Weinberg, Henry Fraser, Tyler Damon – Foment
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    “Foment” represents a first-meeting of New Yorkers saxophonist Sam Weinberg & bassist Henry Fraser with Chicago drummer Tyler Damon. Although the three musicians had not played in [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Zola Jesus – Arkhon CD
    Zola Jesus – Arkhon CD
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    There is a way a voice can cut through the fascia of reality, cleaving through habit into the raw nerve of experience. Nika Roza Danilova, the singer, songwriter, and producer […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth
  • Angel Olsen – Big Time CD
    Angel Olsen – Big Time CD
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    Fresh grief, like fresh love, has a way of sharpening our vision and bringing on painful clarifications. No matter how temporary we know these states to be, the vulnerability and […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Birth! – I Will
    Birth! – I Will
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    What our staff has to say: “Revisited this Midwest classic after hearing of Doug’s passing. An album ahead of its time – and even though it has been years since […]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Sharon Van Etten – We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong CD
    Sharon Van Etten – We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong CD
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    In considering these questions and her own vulnerability in the face of them, Van Etten creates a stunning meditation on how life’s changes can be both terrifying and transformative. We’ve […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sharon Van Etten – We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
    Sharon Van Etten – We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong
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    Sharon Van Etten has always been the kind of artist who helps people make sense of the world around them, and her sixth album, We’ve Been Going About This All […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Orquere – Foundations
    Orquere – Foundations
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    With an explorative approach Orquere organizes concrete sounds into experimental structures of cold and dry sonic landscapes where sounds appear as objects. Stripped down to their bare essence. [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Ted Byrnes – Tactility CD
    Ted Byrnes – Tactility CD
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    The first release from our CD imprint, ARKEEN – a 7 track, 30 minute full length from Los Angeles based Ted Byrnes. Percussive abuse and aural assault. Fragmented time creating […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Ted Byrnes – Moving My Body Through Space CD
    Ted Byrnes – Moving My Body Through Space CD
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    Recognized as a skilled and sought after collaborator, Ted Byrnes solo albums cast a wide net that capture Byrnes’ adventurous and omnivorous approach to solo percussion. An alumnus of [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Limbs Bin – Burnt White Elephant CD
    Limbs Bin – Burnt White Elephant CD
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    Toiling tirelessly among the shadows of the crumbling imperial superstructure, beloved noise hero Limbs Bin emerges in 2021 with a new full-length studio album on Damien Records. Burnt White [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Blessed Sacrificst – Loss of Innocence CD
    Blessed Sacrificst – Loss of Innocence CD
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    Thirteen years of tears, screams, and reflections culminate with the Loss of Innocence, the long anticipated, ultimate release of depressive electronics project Blessed Sacrifist. Written, [...]

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • Kazuma Kubota – January Thirty + Uneasiness
    Kazuma Kubota – January Thirty + Uneasiness
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    Kazuma Kubota The flag-bearer of the Post Harsh Noise, His famous works up to now that lay the foundation of his present, have been turned into CDs and two titles […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise