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  • Jeanines – Jeanines
    Jeanines – Jeanines
    $11.00 | ,

    Brooklyn’s Jeanines specialize in short bursts of energetic but melancholy minor-key pop. With influences that run deep into the most crucial tributaries of DIY pop — Television [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Peel Dream Magazine – Modern Meta Physic
    Peel Dream Magazine – Modern Meta Physic
    $11.00 | ,

    Joe Stevens’ Peel Dream Magazine project has been turning heads and catching ears since late 2017. Stevens is a brilliant writer and arranger and something of a pop scholar; steeped […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Vatican Shadow ‎– 20th Hijacker
    Vatican Shadow ‎– 20th Hijacker
    $12.00 | , ,

    “20TH HlJACKER – the redacted ‘what if’ Doom Electronics loop which dissects the gulf between death as sacrifice vs. reward, anxiety digitalization and universal human commonality [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Techno / House / Electronic
  • The Cosmic Jokers ‎– Planeten Sit-In
    The Cosmic Jokers ‎– Planeten Sit-In
    $12.00 | , ,

    “Whereas the two earlier Cosmic Jokers albums, the eponymous first effort and Galactic Supermarket, offered long, intense, free-flowing jams, Planeten Sit-In contains much shorter snippets [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Pjusk ‎– Salt Og Vind
    Pjusk ‎– Salt Og Vind
    $18.00 | , ,

    “With Salt og Vind Pjusk retums from an eight year album hiatus. This release is also the first seeing Pjusk as a solo project consisting of Jostein Dahl Gjelsvik. Salt […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Napalm Death ‎– Diatribes
    Napalm Death ‎– Diatribes
    $10.00 | , ,

    “Surprisingly accessible for Napalm Death in places, Diatribes boasts some strong riff writing. The straightforward thrasher “Greed Killing,” which opens the album, proves that [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Liturgy ‎– 93696
    Liturgy ‎– 93696
    $16.00 | , ,

    “Liturgy’s previous two albums were certainly provocative. 2019’s unyieldingly spiritual H.A.Q.Q. took their “transcendental black metal” to new avenues of [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Makaya McCraven ‎– Universal Beings E&F Sides
    Makaya McCraven ‎– Universal Beings E&F Sides
    $10.00 | , ,

    “An addendum to Makaya McCraven’s critically-acclaimed 2018 release Universal Beings, which The New York Times said “affirms the drummer and beatsmith’s position as a [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Joshua Abrams’ Cloud Script ‎– Cloud Script
    Joshua Abrams’ Cloud Script ‎– Cloud Script
    $12.00 | , ,

    Joshua Abrams: double bass Ari Brown: tenor saxophone Jeff Parker: guitar Gerald Cleaver: dums Label: Rogueart – ROG-0107 Format: CD, Album, Stereo Country: France Released: 2020 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jan Martin Smørdal, Øystein Wyller Odden ‎– Kraftbalanse
    Jan Martin Smørdal, Øystein Wyller Odden ‎– Kraftbalanse
    $10.00 | , ,

    “SOFA MUSIC continues to release the work of the extraordinary Norwegian composer Jan Martin Smørdal. Recently he was awarded the prestigious Arne Nordheim Composers Prize for his creative [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Ingar Zach / Michele Rabbia ‎– Musique Pour Deux Corps
    Ingar Zach / Michele Rabbia ‎– Musique Pour Deux Corps
    $12.00 | , ,

    “SOFA MUSIC and FULL RHIZOME-SONORO are pround to present the new album of Ingar Zach/Michele Rabbia – Musique pour deux corps (SOFA589). Born with the same passion for sound, [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Christina Carter ‎– Texas Blues Working
    Christina Carter ‎– Texas Blues Working
    $8.00 | , ,

    “Featuring the 6 tracks from the original release, along with an additional brand new amazing track. The original edition on tape received some fantastic reviews, so its great to finally [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Archer ‎– Sudden Dusk
    Archer ‎– Sudden Dusk
    $10.00 | , ,

    “Sudden Dusk is the recorded debut of Archer, a working band comprised of four singular voices on the international improvised music scene. Guitarist Terrie Ex may be best known for […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • David Gilden ‎– Texas Pillbox 18 CD Boxset
    David Gilden ‎– Texas Pillbox 18 CD Boxset
    $140.00 | ,

    All the Gilden you could ever want. 6/1/1973 – 4/6/2008 18 CDs housed in six six-panel 3CD A5 Digipaks, housed in a slipcase with fold-out insert. 300 copies were produced. […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • John Coltrane ‎– Standard Coltrane
    John Coltrane ‎– Standard Coltrane
    $17.00 | , ,

    “John Coltrane had yet to move into his modal post-bop phase in 1958 when he recorded a session for Prestige Records on July 11 with trumpeter/flügelhornist Wilbur Harden, pianist Red […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • V/A – Eccentric Soul: Twinight’s Lunar Rotation
    V/A – Eccentric Soul: Twinight’s Lunar Rotation
    $15.00 | , ,

    “Operated by a pair of cutthroat radio promotion men, Chicago’s Twinight label made its strides via “friendola”—the trading of favors, not dollars, for local radio airplay. Much of the [...]

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Joe McPhee / Paal Nilssen-Love – Song For The Big Chief
    Joe McPhee / Paal Nilssen-Love – Song For The Big Chief
    $10.00 | , ,

    “The duo of Paal Nilssen-Love and Joe McPhee has been an on-going adventure in sound for the last 15 years. The two started playing together when McPhee joined The Thing […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Pulsinger / Fennesz – In Four Parts (Tribute To John Cage)
    Pulsinger / Fennesz – In Four Parts (Tribute To John Cage)
    $12.00 | , ,

    “Equipped with a modular synthesizer, guitar, and electronics, Patrick Pulsinger and Christian Fennesz present an homage to the master of all things silent: John Cage. The pieces on this [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • William Parker – The Music Of William Parker: Migration Of Silence Into And Out Of The Tone World (Volumes 1–10)
    William Parker – The Music Of William Parker: Migration Of Silence Int…
    $50.00 | ,

    “That William Parker is a bassist, composer and bandleader of extraordinary spirit and imaginative drive is common knowledge among any with an interest in the progressive jazz scene of the [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi (Original Motion Picture Score)
    Philip Glass – Koyaanisqatsi (Original Motion Picture Score)
    $12.00 | , ,

    The ground-breaking soundtrack to the film of the same name. Label: Orange Mountain Music – OMM0058 Format: CD, Album Country: US Released: 2009 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Melody’s Echo Chamber – Unclouded
    Melody’s Echo Chamber – Unclouded
    $14.00 | ,

    On her fourth album, Unclouded, Melody’s Echo Chamber embarks on a life-affirming new chapter with an album that celebrates the present moment, whatever state we find ourselves in. There’s a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Radiohead – Hail To The Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009)
    Radiohead – Hail To The Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009)
    $19.00 | ,

    A new live album that sees the band reflecting on their 6th album, Radiohead’s Hail to the Thief (Live Recordings 2003-2009) is comprised of performances of songs in London, Amsterdam, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Alan Parsons Project – I Robot
    The Alan Parsons Project – I Robot
    $17.00 | ,

    The Alan Parsons Project I Robot is re-issued in a variety of different formats including as a blu-ray disc (ABC Region Free) containing Dolby Atmos, 5.1 surround sound mixes by […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Sudan Archives – The BPM
    Sudan Archives – The BPM
    $10.00 | ,

    Fresh off the worldwide success of Natural Brown Prom Queen, Sudan Archives leveled up, evolving from a hands-on DIY artist to executive producer of her third album – her most […]

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Big Thief – Double Infinity
    Big Thief – Double Infinity
    $16.00 | ,

    It was winter in Manhattan. The streets were frozen and still the band rode bicycles to the Power Station on 53rd and back to Brooklyn for three weeks. Three weeks […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Charles Rouse – Two Is One
    Charles Rouse – Two Is One
    $16.00 | ,

    Experience the groundbreaking sound of Charlie Rouse on Two Is One—a funk-infused exploration of jazz that embodies the innovative spirit of Strata-East Records. Originally recorded in 1974 and [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Pharoah Sanders – Izipho Zam (My Gifts)
    Pharoah Sanders – Izipho Zam (My Gifts)
    $16.00 | ,

    Pharoah Sanders’ Izipho Zam (My Gifts) is a groundbreaking jazz masterpiece. Recorded in 1969, two years after John Coltrane’s passing, and released in 1973 on Strata-East, the album [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Golomb – The Beat Goes On
    Golomb – The Beat Goes On
    $14.00 | ,

    Molded in the fertile rock crescent of Columbus,Ohio, three-piece Golomb – comprised of Mickey Shuman (vocals/guitar), Xenia Shuman (bass/guitar) and Hawken Holm (drums) – channel [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Joan Shelley – Real Warmth
    Joan Shelley – Real Warmth
    $14.00 | ,

    Joan Shelley follows her critically-acclaimed 2022 album The Spur with Real Warmth. Her 7th album, recorded in Toronto with producer Ben Whiteley (The Weather Station), the 13-tracks feature [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Steve Gunn – Daylight Daylight
    Steve Gunn – Daylight Daylight
    $14.00 | ,

    American singer Steve Gunn has been at the vanguard of American experimental / guitar-oriented rock music for over a decade. After a trio of acclaimed albums recorded for Matador, Gunn […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru* – Church of Kidane Mehret
    Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru* – Church of Kidane Mehret
    $15.00 | ,

    Deeply resonant spiritual music transmitted via piano, organ, and harmonium by beloved composer and Ethiopian Orthodox nun Emahoy Tsege Mariam Gebru. Church of Kidane Mehret collects all the [...]

    GENRE: African
  • Crushed – No Scope
    Crushed – No Scope
    $14.00 | ,

    As crushed, musicians Bre Morell and Shaun Durkan make maximalist dream pop music for themselves. Recording out of various homes, not fixed to any single location (Morell from Texas, now […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Bevis Frond – Miasma
    The Bevis Frond – Miasma
    $15.00 | ,

    After experience in a couple of Post Punk Psychedelic Bands, Nick Saloman was involved in a horrendous Motorbike smash, courtesy of Camden Council. Eventually they paid compensation, and Nick [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Charles Mingus – Mingus At Monterey
    Charles Mingus – Mingus At Monterey
    $16.00 | ,

    Any list of the greatest jazz artists of all time includes the legendary Charles Mingus. Bassist, composer, outspoken jazz pioneer, Mingus was an innovator whose legacy continues to inspire us. [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Chick Corea, Brian Blade, Christian McBride – Trilogy 3
    Chick Corea, Brian Blade, Christian McBride – Trilogy 3
    $16.00 | ,

    In 2020, Chick Corea—27-time GRAMMY® winner, National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master, and one of the most iconic figures in jazz—hit the road with his powerhouse trio of Christian […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Charles Mingus – Reincarnations
    Charles Mingus – Reincarnations
    $16.00 | ,

    Rare Mingus tracks unavailable on vinyl for decades, reassembled as a stand-alone album. The companion album to Incarnations.

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • John Beasley, Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Returning To Forever
    John Beasley, Frankfurt Radio Big Band – Returning To Forever
    $16.00 | ,

    THE MUSIC OF CHICK COREA’S LEGENDARY GROUP, RETURN TO FOREVER . . . REIMAGINED THE LATEST COLLABORATION BETWEEN MULTIPLE GRAMMY®- WINNER BEASLEY & THE TWICE-NOMINATED FRANKFURT RADIO BIG BAND [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Chick Corea Elektric Band – Beneath The Mask
    Chick Corea Elektric Band – Beneath The Mask
    $17.00 | ,

    Beneath the Mask marks a return to the more commercially viable jazz-funk of the Chick Corea Elektric Band’s earlier albums, and marks the end of the first stage in the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Thelonious Monk – The Classic Quartet
    Thelonious Monk – The Classic Quartet
    $16.00 | ,

    At the time of this recording, Thelonious Monk was at both a creative and critical peak. He had recently signed with Columbia Records, notably one of the biggest jazz labels […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Yves Tumor – Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
    Yves Tumor – Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or S…
    $16.00 | ,

    Yves Tumor reveals a complex intimacy with each album: offering glimpses in familiarizing with Sean Lee Bowie, while simultaneously elevating the beautiful myths and fantasies that embolden our [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Charles Mingus – Presents Charles Mingus
    Charles Mingus – Presents Charles Mingus
    $16.00 | ,

    In 1960, celebrated jazz critic Nat Hentoff called Charles Mingus to record a number of sessions for the new Candid label. Mingus was given absolute freedom on these sessions, and […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Jung An Tagen – Revenge Of The Speaker People
    Jung An Tagen – Revenge Of The Speaker People
    $24.00 | ,

    “In 1978, at the University of London, the physicist David T. Kemp made an unusual discovery. Kemp noticed that faint sounds, known as Otoacoustic emissions (OAEs), revealed the existence [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Ken Vandermark – October Flowers for Joe McPhee
    Ken Vandermark – October Flowers for Joe McPhee
    $14.00 | ,

    “It’s not a stretch to say that saxophonist and clarinetist Ken Vandermark’s path into creative music was paved by Joe McPhee. In particular, McPhee’s landmark 1976 LP [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Extraordinary Popular Delusions – The Last Quintet
    Extraordinary Popular Delusions – The Last Quintet
    $19.00 | ,

    “Two decades ago, an all-star assembly of Chicago improvisers started a new band, drawing its name from an 1841 book by Charles Mackay: Extraordinary Popular Delusions. With weekly gigs at [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Erez Dessel – Pro Fake No Reject
    Erez Dessel – Pro Fake No Reject
    $14.00 | ,

    “Corbett vs. Dempsey presents the release of PRO FAKE NO REJECT by pianist Erez Dessel. This is Dessel’s first solo CD. One of the most astonishing young musicians to emerge […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Alice – Châteaux Faibles
    Alice – Châteaux Faibles
    $18.00 | ,

    “Alice is a vocal harmony trio made up of three persons, joined by a cheap synth and limited virtuosity. Together, they craft a kind of future folklore that’s part funny, […]

    GENRE: International
  • Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
    Silver Jews – Lookout Mountain, Lookout Sea
    $13.00 | ,

    “The valleys and lakes had better watch out, too. The Joos have returned with an unmistakable force that will shake the very foundations we all hold dear. David Berman’s wit […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Silver Jews – Tanglewood Numbers
    Silver Jews – Tanglewood Numbers
    $13.00 | ,

    “David Berman and Co. tear through 10 more numbers, loving you to the max the whole time. Jews fans rejoice, your master is back.”

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Major Stars – Return To Form
    Major Stars – Return To Form
    $13.00 | ,

    “On their seventh album, Return to Form, acid rockers Major Stars make a journey back to their fuzzier, more psychedelic roots. Sandra Barrett is still holding down the vocal duties, but [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Major Stars – Mirror/Messenger
    Major Stars – Mirror/Messenger
    $13.00 | ,

    “New school psych freak-outs from the Northeast. Three guitars slice at your ears with knives of all sizes while Sandra Barrett belts out her vocals, drawing the songs tight before […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Indie / Alternative