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    • Bud Powell – Bud Powell’s Moods
      Bud Powell – Bud Powell’s Moods
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      *Japanese Import CD* Bud Powell plays a variety of standards and original tunes in his delightfully idiosyncratic style.

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Roberto Menescal E Seu Conjunto – A Bossa Nova De Roberto Menescal E Seu Conjunto
      Roberto Menescal E Seu Conjunto – A Bossa Nova De Roberto Menescal E Seu Conjunto
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      *Japanese Import CD*  

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
    • Laurindo Almeida & The Bossa Nova Allstars – It’s A Bossa Nova World: International Hits In Jazz Samba Arrangements
      Laurindo Almeida & The Bossa Nova Allstars – It’s A Bossa Nova World: International Hits In Jazz Samba Arrangements
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      *Japanese Import CD* Laurindo Almeida and his All-Star band cover traditional songs from all over the world in a Samba style.

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
    • Jun Fukamachi – The Sea Of Dirac
      Jun Fukamachi – The Sea Of Dirac
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      *Japanese Import CD* The follow-up to Spiral Steps, and just as groovin’ and hard-hitting.

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Sylvia Telles – Silvia
      Sylvia Telles – Silvia
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      *Japanese Import CD* A reissue of one of the best early albums of Bossa Nova, featuring tracks such as Cala Meu Amor and Amargura

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
    • Chet Baker – Pretty / Groovy
      Chet Baker – Pretty / Groovy
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      *Japanese Import CD* A compilation compiling previously unreleased tracks by Baker with tracks from Chet Baker Quartet Featuring Russ Freeman.

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • John Coltrane – Interstellar Space
      John Coltrane – Interstellar Space
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      *Japanese Import CD* A duo set between Coltrane & Rashied Ali. “Coltrane alternates quiet moments with sections of great intensity, showing off his phenominal technique and ability to [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – 3 Blind Mice
      Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers – 3 Blind Mice
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      *Japanese Import CD* “Art Blakey & the Jazz Messengers rode through the rough waters of significant record label, personnel, and sound changes in 1962. A young Freddie Hubbard took the [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Baden Powell E Paulo César Pinheiro – Os Cantores Da Lapinha
      Baden Powell E Paulo César Pinheiro – Os Cantores Da Lapinha
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      *Japanese Import CD* A collaboration between Baden Powell and Paulo Cesar Pinheiro shows both in top form.

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
    • Edu Lobo e Maria Bethânia – Edu E Bethania
      Edu Lobo e Maria Bethânia – Edu E Bethania
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      *Japanese Import CD* “An absolutely gorgeous Brazilian pop album from the mid-1960s, which pairs budding Carioca composer Edu Lobo with the young Maria Bethania, future diva supreme. He [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
    • Elvin Jones – Dear John C.
      Elvin Jones – Dear John C.
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      *Japanese Import CD* “The second album by Elvin Jones as sole title rights leader (excluding the co-op ensemble that recorded the stunning and essential progressive jazz icon Illumination!) [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Hermeto Pascoal E Grupo – Festa Dos Deuses
      Hermeto Pascoal E Grupo – Festa Dos Deuses
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      *Japanese Import CD* An intense later album from Hermeto Pascoal’s group. Absolutely smokes.

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
    • Joe Pass – Simplicity
      Joe Pass – Simplicity
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      *Japanese Import CD* “An aptly titled release, as guitarist Joe Pass offers smooth, fluent songs, crisp, polished solos, and sentimental material.” – allmusic.com

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Donald Byrd – Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill
      Donald Byrd – Byrd Blows On Beacon Hill
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      *Japanese Import CD* “This 1956 (released in 1957) session is Donald Byrd’s quartet session. Utilizing a rhythm section of Beacon Hill’s finest — bassist Doug Watkins, [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Cannonball Adderley – Cannonball Adderley’s Fiddler On The Roof
      Cannonball Adderley – Cannonball Adderley’s Fiddler On The Roof
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      *Japanese Import CD* “It is a bit strange that none of the eight songs performed on this LP found their way into Adderley’s permanent repertoire for the altoist is quite […]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Gal Costa – Gal Tropical
      Gal Costa – Gal Tropical
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      *Japanese Import CD* A mid-career peak from Gal Costa, featuring tracks such as Samba Rasgado and Estrada Do Sol

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
    • McCoy Tyner – Asante
      McCoy Tyner – Asante
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      *Japanese Import CD* “The final McCoy Tyner Blue Note album found the innovative pianist during a low point in his career. His records were not selling that well, his mentor […]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Caetano Veloso – Noites Do Norte
      Caetano Veloso – Noites Do Norte
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      *Japanese Import CD* “Veloso continues to show his pre-eminence as a singer and songwriter with Noites Do Norte. He may be almost 60, but he’s far from set in his […]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
    • Moacir Santos – Maestro
      Moacir Santos – Maestro
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      *Japanese Import CD* “For his Blue Note debut, Maestro, Brazilian composer Moacir Santos assiduously avoids his homeland’s familiar bossa nova and samba rhythms, instead reinventing [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
    • Stan Getz – And The Cool Sounds
      Stan Getz – And The Cool Sounds
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      *Japanese Import CD* “Stan Getz plays with five different lineups on the recordings from 1954 and 1955 featured on Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds. The cool-toned, mellow tenor saxophonist [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Vinicius* & Odette Lara – Vinicius & Odette Lara
      Vinicius* & Odette Lara – Vinicius & Odette Lara
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      *Japanese Import CD* “The poet/performer Vinicius de Moraes and the vocalist Odette Lara make a wonderful team, and though their voices aren’t heard together as much as they should be [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
    • Nara Leão – Vento De Maio
      Nara Leão – Vento De Maio
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      *Japanese Import CD* An early solo album from Nara Leão, prefiguring some of her haunting later work.

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
    • Booker Little 4, Max Roach – Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
      Booker Little 4, Max Roach – Booker Little 4 & Max Roach
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      *Japanese Import CD* “Memphis-born trumpeter Booker Little was a bright light of the jazz world who died tragically young at age 23. A prodigiously talented hornman as well as a […]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Rio 65 Trio – Rio 65 Trio
      Rio 65 Trio – Rio 65 Trio
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      *Japanese Import CD* A varied & masterful recording of a Bossa Nova supertrio at their peak. Features tracks such as Azul Contente and Manha De Carnaval.

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Latin
    • Bill Evans Trio* – Bill Evans At Town Hall (Volume One)
      Bill Evans Trio* – Bill Evans At Town Hall (Volume One)
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      *Japanese Import CD* “This LP is a superior effort by Bill Evans and his trio in early 1966. The last recording by longtime bassist Chuck Israels (who had joined the […]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Bud Shank & Shorty Rogers & Bill Perkins – Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins
      Bud Shank & Shorty Rogers & Bill Perkins – Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins
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      *Japanese Import CD* A West Coast Jazz classic, featuring tracks such as Shank’s Pranks & Left Bank.

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Andrew Hill – Dance With Death
      Andrew Hill – Dance With Death
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      *Japanese Import CD* “Recorded in 1968, but not released until 1980, Dance With Death was Hill’s 10th Blue Note album and it stands as one of the most gratifying though under-recognized [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Wayne Shorter – Schizophrenia
      Wayne Shorter – Schizophrenia
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      *Japanese Import CD* “Wayne Shorter was at the peak of his creative powers when he recorded Schizophrenia in the spring of 1967. Assembling a sextet that featured two of his […]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Jun Fukamachi – Spiral Steps
      Jun Fukamachi – Spiral Steps
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      *Japanese Import CD* A masterpiece of jazz-funk/fusion from Jun Fukamachi’s all-star combo

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Dexter Gordon – Clubhouse
      Dexter Gordon – Clubhouse
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      *Japanese Import CD* “Although tenor saxophonist Dexter Gordon had moved to Europe in 1962, he made a return visit to the U.S. in 1965 that resulted in both this album […]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Jackie McLean – Bluesnik
      Jackie McLean – Bluesnik
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      *Japanese Import CD* “Bluesnik, Jackie McLean’s seventh session as a leader for Blue Note Records, was one of only two recordings issued by McLean in 1961. With a lineup of […]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Lou Donaldson – Sassy Soul Strut
      Lou Donaldson – Sassy Soul Strut
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      *Japanese Import CD* “Sassy Soul Strut pairs Lou Donaldson with arranger George Butler to create a smooth, unabashedly commercial session some distance removed from the saxophonist’s [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Lee Morgan – Tom Cat
      Lee Morgan – Tom Cat
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      *Japanese Import CD* “It seems strange that the music on this CD was not released initially until 1980. Trumpeter Lee Morgan had had an unexpected hit with “The Sidewinder,” so [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Jackie McLean – Vertigo
      Jackie McLean – Vertigo
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      *Japanese Import CD* “This 1980 recording released for the first time — “Formidable” from a 1959 session and five numbers from a 1963 McLean set. While [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Milton Banana Trio – Balançando Com Milton Banana Trio
      Milton Banana Trio – Balançando Com Milton Banana Trio
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      *Japanese Import CD* Hard-grooving, drum-led and underrated Bossa Nova classic, featuring tracks such as Sonho De Um Carnaval & Amanha.

      GENRE: International, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop* – Pithecanthropus Erectus
      The Charlie Mingus Jazz Workshop* – Pithecanthropus Erectus
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      *Japanese Import CD* “Pithecanthropus Erectus was Charles Mingus’ breakthrough as a leader, the album where he established himself as a composer of boundless imagination and a fresh [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius
      Jaco Pastorius – Jaco Pastorius
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      It’s impossible to hear Jaco Pastorious’ debut album today as it sounded when it was first released in 1976. The opening track — his transcription for fretless electric bass of [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Weather Report – Black Market
      Weather Report – Black Market
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      The shifts in Weather Report’s personnel come fast and furious now, with Narada Michael Walden and Chester Thompson as the drummers, Alex Acuna and Don Alias at the percussion table, […]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Miles Davis & Robert Glasper – Everything’s Beautiful
      Miles Davis & Robert Glasper – Everything’s Beautiful
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      Everything’s Beautiful isn’t quite a tribute or a remix project. It’s not a collaboration between Miles Davis and Robert Glasper, as it is billed. On the surface, from a [...]

      GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • The Thelonious Monk Quartet – Monk’s Dream
      The Thelonious Monk Quartet – Monk’s Dream
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      Monk’s Dream is the Columbia Records debut release featuring the Thelonious Monk Quartet: Monk (piano), Charlie Rouse (tenor sax), John Ore (bass), and Frankie Dunlop (drums). Jazz scholars [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Jazz Impressions Of Japan
      The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Jazz Impressions Of Japan
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      Thirteen years into their tenure, the Dave Brubeck Quartet was still able to mine the creative vein for new means of expression. Despite the hits and popularity on college campuses, […]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Herbie Hancock – Sextant
      Herbie Hancock – Sextant
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      When Herbie Hancock left Warner Bros. in 1971 after releasing three musically sound but critically and commercially underappreciated albums — Crossings, Mwandishi, and Fat Albert Rotunda [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Soul / Funk / Disco
    • Dave Brubeck – Dave Brubeck’s Greatest Hits
      Dave Brubeck – Dave Brubeck’s Greatest Hits
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      While greatest-hits albums from jazz artists are sometimes dubious propositions, Dave Brubeck is the rare exception to the rule. Brubeck concentrated on the song as much as the performance, which [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Out
      The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Out
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      Dave Brubeck’s defining masterpiece, Time Out is one of the most rhythmically innovative albums in jazz history, the first to consciously explore time signatures outside of the standard 4/4 [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters
      Herbie Hancock – Head Hunters
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      Head Hunters was a pivotal point in Herbie Hancock’s career, bringing him into the vanguard of jazz fusion. Hancock had pushed avant-garde boundaries on his own albums and with Miles […]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz, Soul / Funk / Disco
    • The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Further Out: Miro Reflections
      The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Time Further Out: Miro Reflections
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      Unlike most sequels, Time Further Out is a worthy successor to Time Out. Among the numbers introduced on this impressive set are “It’s a Raggy Waltz” and “Unsquare [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Robin Kenyatta – Until
      Robin Kenyatta – Until
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      Recorded and released after a two-year stint in Europe, Until marks alto saxophonist Robin Kenyatta’s American debut as a leader, after sideman tenures with Sonny Stitt, Bill Dixon, and [...]

      GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
    • Organ Of Corti – Auris
      Organ Of Corti – Auris
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      Organ Of Corti is the new collaboration of Swedish masters Dan Johansson (Sewer Election), Mattias Gustafsson (Altar of Flies), and Joachim Nordwall (iDEAL, The Skull Defekts). Each [...]

      GENRE: Experimental / Noise
    • Skin Crime – Skin Crime
      Skin Crime – Skin Crime
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      New Forces is proud to offer a reissue of this hyper-limited Skin Crime tape from 1997, originally available in only a handful of copies. Skin Crime on this recording was […]

      GENRE: Experimental / Noise
    • Plague Mother – Carrying Your Halo
      Plague Mother – Carrying Your Halo
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      For more than a decade Plague Mother has occupied a highly influential position in the noise underground. The artist boasts a unique sound that blends haunting ambiance with crushing walls […]

      GENRE: Experimental / Noise
    • Breaking The Will – Mortal Terrain Incendiary
      Breaking The Will – Mortal Terrain Incendiary
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      Human terrain systems. Operational art. Combat maneuver. Unrelenting harsh electronics exploding at a breakneck pace. The first Breaking The Will full-length since 2015’s “Choosing [...]

      GENRE: Experimental / Noise
    • Richard Ramirez – Volume 2
      Richard Ramirez – Volume 2
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      New Forces is proud to present Richard Ramirez Volume 2, a 6-CD boxset compiling some of the best work by noise legend Richard Ramirez: Supply and Shutdown, Nature’s Afterbirth, [...]

      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
    • Commuter – No Longer Penitent
      Commuter – No Longer Penitent
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      “No Longer Penitent” is the new full-length from Commuter, a project from Portland’s Jackson Abdul-Salaam (Herukrat, Junta Cadre) that blends harsh noise and urban field [...]

      GENRE: Experimental / Noise
    • Koufar – The Death Of Myself
      Koufar – The Death Of Myself
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      To celebrate the tenth anniversary of New Forces we are excited to reissue an album from the label’s first batch of releases. At the time, Koufar’s “The Death of Myself” [...]

      GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
    • Cryocene – Exclave
      Cryocene – Exclave
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      “Exclave” is the debut of NYC-based duo Cryocene, comprised of Stefan Aune (Kjostad) and Matt Boettke (Scant). Over the course of 5 tracks Cryocene weave together an ominous landscape [...]

      GENRE: Experimental / Noise
    • Jeph Jerman – Keep The Drum (Concussion Solos)
      Jeph Jerman – Keep The Drum (Concussion Solos)
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      New Forces is pleased to offer a reissue of Jeph Jerman’s “Keep the Drum,” originally released on cassette by Apraxia in 1990. Since the 1980’s Jeph Jerman has been a […]

      GENRE: Experimental / Noise
    • Green Tea – Snowblower
      Green Tea – Snowblower
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      New Forces is proud to present “Snowblower,” the debut album from Green Tea, a new project from Nick Forté (Rorschach, Raspberry Bulbs, Half Mortal). Drawing inspiration from the [...]

      GENRE: Experimental / Noise
    • Jerman* / Nordwall* – Topology
      Jerman* / Nordwall* – Topology
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      Jeph Jerman (Hands To) and Joachim Nordwall (Organ of Corti) present “Topology,” a stunning collaboration that brings out the best from both artists. Jerman’s trademark field [...]

      GENRE: Experimental / Noise
    • Hunting Lodge – Harrington Ballroom – Exhumed & Reanimated
      Hunting Lodge – Harrington Ballroom – Exhumed & Reanimated
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      Industrial legends Hunting Lodge was founded in May of 1982 by Lon C. Diehl, Carla J. Nordstrom & Richard Skott Rusch. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of the band’s inception […]

      GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics