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  • Manikins – From Broadway To Blazes
    Manikins – From Broadway To Blazes
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    From the same scene that begat the Scientists and the Victims came Perth, Australia’s The Manikins. Founded by Neil Fernandes — a former member of the legendary Cheap Nasties with [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore, Rock / Pop
  • Forward Music Quintet – Glory & Betrayal
    Forward Music Quintet – Glory & Betrayal
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    Private Darkwave/Coldwave from Greece. Label: Forward Music Organisation – FMO 002 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Greece Released: 1985 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • V/A – Wound
    V/A – Wound
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    Continuing the tradition of its milestone-marking compilations, Carbon is using the occasion of its 25th year to bring together an impressive roster of guitar-based artists. Showcasing the use of [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Cardopusher – New Cult Fear
    Cardopusher – New Cult Fear
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    Venezuela born, Barcelona based Cardopusher’s career goes back over 12 years- the proverbial 10,000 hours to master a skill long fulfilled. His forthcoming LP “New Cult Fear” on Boysnoize Records [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Sarah Davachi ‎– Gave In Rest
    Sarah Davachi ‎– Gave In Rest
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    “Sarah Davachi has quickly risen in prominence since her first release five years ago, and Gave In Rest represents her highest artistic achievement. By infusing her compositional style [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Perth County Conspiracy ‎– The Perth County Conspiracy
    Perth County Conspiracy ‎– The Perth County Conspiracy
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    “Despite having completed their debut for Columbia just weeks earlier, in August 1970 Cedric Smith, Richard Keelan, Michael Butler, and other Conspirators recorded another album, [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Divine Horsemen – Middle Of The Night
    Divine Horsemen – Middle Of The Night
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    A selection of alternate takes and unreleased recordings. Label: SST Records – SST 090 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1987 VG+/VG. Sleeve low end VG with some noticeable […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Heavenly ‎– Heavenly Vs Satan
    Heavenly ‎– Heavenly Vs Satan
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    Heavenly’s first LP for Sarah Records was, like the two that followed, an eight-song affair – though both sides of early 7” singles I Fell In Love Last Night are […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Gwenno – Y Dydd Olaf
    Gwenno – Y Dydd Olaf
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    In a period of governmental and cultural transition, former Pipettes front-woman, Gwenno Saunders, releases a political concept album inspired by an obscure 1970s Welsh language sci-fi novel, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Anika ‎– Change (Yellow Vinyl)
    Anika ‎– Change (Yellow Vinyl)
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    “When asked to describe the circumstances that influenced her beautifully fraught new work, Berlin-based musician Annika Henderson—better known simply as Anika—quickly articulates a set of [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Heavenly ‎– A Bout De Heavenly: The Singles
    Heavenly ‎– A Bout De Heavenly: The Singles
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    “Heavenly debuted with the 7″ single ‘I Fell in Love Last Night’, followed by another 7″, ‘Our Love Is Heavenly’, both released in 1990 on Sarah Records. Heavenly vs. Satan, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Goose – Som Folk Är Mest
    Goose – Som Folk Är Mest
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    An organism of shredded memories, connections and relations. Existing because of mixtures, collages, escapism and rescues. Behind Goose there are two of the currently most forward thinking and [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Ditterich Von Euler-Donnersperg – Weisheit Aus Des Kindes Mund Tut Uns Stets Die Wahrheit Kund
    Ditterich Von Euler-Donnersperg – Weisheit Aus Des Kindes Mund Tut Uns Stets Die Wahrheit Kund
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    It’s hard to overstate the influence of Ditterich von Euler-Donnersperg on A Colourful Storm; indeed, it’s almost impossible to imagine the label’s existence without it. A figure whose movements [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • People Skills ‎– Former January Ending Through 52 Weeks
    People Skills ‎– Former January Ending Through 52 Weeks
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    “Sophomore Lounge gifts us a vinyl reissue of People Skills, Former January Ending Through 52 Weeks, which was quietly released by Saga House in 2016. Inzane Johnny called it “the […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • Filmmaker – Hollywood Cult
    Filmmaker – Hollywood Cult
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    “Veyl is proud to welcome back to the label one of the most essential and multi-dimensional producers today, Filmmaker. To date, the Colombian artist has delivered a plethora of revered [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Andrew Thomas Wilson – Carnarvon
    Andrew Thomas Wilson – Carnarvon
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    Synthy & mellow New Age explorations Label: EMI – EMX 430016 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Australia Released: 1984 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Rock / Pop, Synthwave / Electronic
  • Arawak – Background Music N. 4
    Arawak – Background Music N. 4
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    Arawak is one of the many pseudonyms that Luciano Simoncini used for his soundtrack and library music works. “Background Music N. 4” is a multi-faceted release that includes at least […]

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music
  • AIR French Band – Moon Safari
    AIR French Band – Moon Safari
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    “Although electronica had its fair share of chillout classics prior to the debut of Air, the lion’s share were either stark techno (Warp) or sample-laden trip-hop (Mo’ Wax). But [...]

    GENRE: Synthwave / Electronic
  • Bobby Would – Baby
    Bobby Would – Baby
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    “IT’S HAPPENING TO YOU, AGAIN…” Lovelorn, tranq’d-out, majestically understated rok y roll lullabies and dub-pocked, acid-damaged, pain’-it-dark drone-punk from Robert P. of Heavy [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Flesh Eaters ‎– No Questions Asked
    Flesh Eaters ‎– No Questions Asked
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    “The Flesh Eaters have been the outlet for vocalist, filmmaker, poet, and lyricist Chris D. (Desjardins) for over 20 years. The band’s official releases have been sporadic at best, [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Willie Lane – Known Quantity
    Willie Lane – Known Quantity
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    “Newly remastered reissue of Willie Lane’s 2009 solo guitar LP, Known Quantity, originally released on his own Cord Art label. Over the last few years, this album has been requested [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Philip Perkins – King Of The World
    Philip Perkins – King Of The World
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    “This album was inspired by the lives and works of three ancient monarchs, all of whom considered themselves to be the absolute ruler of all mankind. The music was made […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Musica Transonic ‎– Musica Transonic
    Musica Transonic ‎– Musica Transonic
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    “In 1986, Tokyo’s PSF Records released the second album by High Rise, simply titled II, and it immediately became one of those legendary albums that hipsters worldwide whispered [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Various – Spela Själv (Repress)
    Various – Spela Själv (Repress)
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    “A bit of confusion surrounds this release: The album has been credited to Träd, Gräs och Stenar, but they aren’t featured on it. Bo Anders Persson did, in fact, in […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Folk / Country
  • Ernesto Symphonic Ensemble – Insieme
    Ernesto Symphonic Ensemble – Insieme
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    Danceable and mellow library music. Label: Dala Produkte – DALA 053 Format: Vinyl, LP Country: Switzerland Released: 2018 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Quintron – Erotomania: Quintron At The Chamberlin
    Quintron – Erotomania: Quintron At The Chamberlin
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    Loop-based, cacophonous grooves that sound just a little too off to be mellow. Label: Mind Meld Records – MM-002 Format: Vinyl, 12″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 2019 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Fille Qui Mousse ‎– Fille Qui Mousse
    Fille Qui Mousse ‎– Fille Qui Mousse
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    “Fille Qui Mousse (“Girl With Froth”??) is one the most mythical albums to be released(?) from France. Recorded in 1972, it was issued in 73 (evidently only as a test […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Experimental / Noise
  • Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – Mother Of All Saints
    Thinking Fellers Union Local 282 – Mother Of All Saints
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    Feverish clouds of insects threaten a pair of glamorous scientists, who band together with a cantankerous butler to write instructional hymns that guide us through a swampy paradise. A sprawling [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kim Gordon ‎– No Home Record
    Kim Gordon ‎– No Home Record
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    With a career spanning nearly four decades, Kim Gordon is one of the most prolific and visionary artists working today. A co-founder of the legendary Sonic Youth, Gordon has performed […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Michael Oosten – Michael Oosten
    Michael Oosten – Michael Oosten
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    “Keeping a band together was difficult in the late 1960s. Tough too, because Michael Oosten was writing songs that veered away from pop-song structures. There was also the relative ease [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Vertical Slit ‎– Live At Brown’s
    Vertical Slit ‎– Live At Brown’s
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    Rare live & unreleased tracks from 1979 by the legendary Vertical Slit, passed along from Jim Shepard (to Tom Lax) in 1998. Label: Siltbreeze – SB186 Format: Vinyl, LP, Limited […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Rob Noyes – Arc Minutes
    Rob Noyes – Arc Minutes
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    A dazzling display of 12-string melodicism, Arc Minutes is the second full-length LP from once New Englander, now Tokyo-based, instrumentalist Rob Noyes. If one had to pin an influence from […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Public Image Limited ‎– Public Image (First Issue) (1988 UK Pressing)
    Public Image Limited ‎– Public Image (First Issue) (1988 UK Pressing)
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    “In 1976 Johnny Rotten and the Sex Pistols set the agenda for punk’s year zero with ‘Anarchy In The UK’, a song that summed up the spirit, sound and attitude […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Triple Negative ‎– God Bless The Death Drive
    Triple Negative ‎– God Bless The Death Drive
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    Literally taking off where the acclaimed Precious Waste in our Wake LP finished off, London based outfit Triple Negative return with another exemplary amplified jigsaw puzzle. The playback of [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Lunchbox – Evolver
    Lunchbox – Evolver
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    Lunchbox’s legendary lost album “Evolver” is lost no more! Sparklingly remastered for the album’s twentieth (and a few!) anniversary and available on CD, cassette and (for the [...]

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  • The Shadow Ring – City Lights
    The Shadow Ring – City Lights
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    Throughout their legendary, decade-long run, the Shadow Ring were an enigmatic force on the international musical sub-underground. Before their disbandment in 2002, this shambolic rock outfit, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Tales Under The Oak – Swamp Kingdom
    Tales Under The Oak – Swamp Kingdom
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    “..and he left the cold dying swamp in search of wisdom and knowledge to return as the true heir to the croaked throne and rebuild their mystic kingdom.” Label: Dark […]

    GENRE: Metal, Synthwave / Electronic
  • Nashville Ambient Ensemble – Cerulean (Blue Vinyl)
    Nashville Ambient Ensemble – Cerulean (Blue Vinyl)
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    The Nashville Ambient Ensemble is based, as you may have guessed, in Nashville, Tennessee. Organized and led by electronic composer Michael Hix, the ensemble’s lineup is made up of some […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Glorias Navales ‎– Cofradía Náutica
    Glorias Navales ‎– Cofradía Náutica
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    “Kye is proud to present ‘Cofradia Nautica’ the debut LP by Chile’s Glorias Navales, and the follow-up to 2015’s ‘Carta a Maureen Tucker’ cassette on ETCS. “Glorias Navales is a […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Triple Negative ‎– Precious Waste In Our Wake
    Triple Negative ‎– Precious Waste In Our Wake
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    Debut full length from London based 3 piece originally hailing from New Zealand (Matthew Hyland), Germany (Anja Büchele) and Romania (Dennis Debitsev) Precious Waste In Our Wake (full title [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • The Stick Figures ‎– Archeology
    The Stick Figures ‎– Archeology
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    “The Stick Figures, formed in 1979 by University of South Florida students Rachel Maready Evergreen and David Bowman (siblings), Robert and Sid Dansby (also siblings), and Bill Carey, were [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Moonlove ‎– May Never Happen
    Moonlove ‎– May Never Happen
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    Moonlove, a group who went unknown in their time except to a few locals in their hometown of Kent, Ohio, quietly released a masterpiece of melancholy, jangly pop called “May […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • A Handful Of Dust ‎– Dragging Her Wings Of Rusty Knives: Selected Recordings 1994-2016
    A Handful Of Dust ‎– Dragging Her Wings Of Rusty Knives: Selected Recordings 1994-2016
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    A Handful of Dust was founded over three decades ago by two giants of the New Zealand underground, Bruce Russell (The Dead C, Xpressway, Corpus Hermeticum) and Alastair Galbraith (Plagal […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Lead – 2
    Lead – 2
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    Artist duo Amy Howden-Chapman and Steve Kado return with a follow up to their debut album on Radical Documents. The side long pieces on 2 are sprawling and intense. The […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Noah Sterba ‎– The 13-Bar Blues
    Noah Sterba ‎– The 13-Bar Blues
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    Noah Sterba is one of Omaha’s underground music heroes, literally performing most of his songs and poetry into dented Radio Shack microphones in the subterranean basements of tornado alley for [...]

    GENRE: Folk / Country
  • Dow Jones And The Industrials – Can’t Stand The Midwest 1979-1981
    Dow Jones And The Industrials – Can’t Stand The Midwest 1979-1981
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    Dow Jones and the Industrials created roaring art-punk that collided with the confusion and celebration of technology. Their left field approach turned gnarled guitar riffs into unshakable [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk, Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – Lovedolls Superstar
    V/A – Lovedolls Superstar
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    “Clearly half of this soundtrack LP stars the LOVEDOLLS, who seem to mainly to do the vocal tracks (sounding like the RUNAWAYS), and backed by the likes of REDD KROSS, […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Piotr Kurek ‎– Edena
    Piotr Kurek ‎– Edena
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    “10 years anniversary reprint of the amazing record of Piotr Kurek! As a composer and multi-instrumentalist with a penchant for vintage sound equipment, as well as the practical sense to [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Able Tasmans ‎– Store In A Cool Place
    Able Tasmans ‎– Store In A Cool Place
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    Able Tasmans wear their influences on their down-under sleeves; their fourth album (and first in the U.S.) Store in a Cool Place blends British folk melodies, garage-band riffs, and Jefferson [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Above Ground ‎– Gone Aiwa
    Above Ground ‎– Gone Aiwa
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    Above Ground was a short lived New Zealand outfit consisting of Bill & Carol Direen (Builders, South Indies imprint), Maryrose Crook (Max Block, Renderers) & Stuart Page (the mighty [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk