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  • Uriah Heep ‎– Uriah Heep
    Uriah Heep ‎– Uriah Heep
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    “This album was the debut of Uriah Heep, an English band that would become one of the Titans of the ’70s heavy metal sound. Despite their eventual hard-rocking reputation, Very […]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • John Perreault ‎– S/T LP
    John Perreault ‎– S/T LP
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    “Ultra limited LP release, comes with 6 pages booklet, featuring two tape works pieces by conceptual artist John Perreault (b. 1937). The first work, “A Recorded Message,” features a tape [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Gee Gee Decorator – Gee Gee Decorator
    Gee Gee Decorator – Gee Gee Decorator
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    “It’s been a hot minute since a true blue, bona fide WTF-is-this LP came down the pike, but the virtually unknown GEE GEE DECORATOR scores top marks in that particular […]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • John Cage ▪ Witold Lutosławski ▪ LaSalle-Quartett ‎– Streichquartette ▪ String Quartets
    John Cage ▪ Witold Lutosławski ▪ LaSalle-Quartett ‎– Streichquartette …
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    Two string quartets by two masters. Label: Deutsche Grammophon – 2530 735 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Germany Released: 1976 VG+/VG. Upper seam coming unglued. Some staining to jacket

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Louis Andriessen ‎– De Tijd
    Louis Andriessen ‎– De Tijd
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    “Inspired by Augustine’s question about the nature of time, Andriessen composed a musical monument that explores the relationship between stasis and movement.” Label: [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Baptista Siqueira – Nordeste Jandaia
    Baptista Siqueira – Nordeste Jandaia
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    Works by the Brazilian composer, Baptista Siqueira Label: Uirapuru – c14 Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono Country: Brazil Released: VG+/VG. Creasing to sleeve

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • V/A – Flame Tree And Other N.Z. Music
    V/A – Flame Tree And Other N.Z. Music
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    Compilation of new music/modern comp from New Zealand. Label: Kiwi – SLD‒50 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: New Zealand Released: 1979 VG+/VG. Sleeve has tags on it, seams coming unglued

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Jason Lescalleet ‎– Much To My Demise
    Jason Lescalleet ‎– Much To My Demise
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    “Kye is proud to present Much To My Demise, the brand new solo LP by Jason Lescalleet. Since establishing himself as a preeminent voice in contemporary electro-acoustic study, Jason [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Stockhausen ‎– Song Of The Youths / Contact
    Stockhausen ‎– Song Of The Youths / Contact
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    “The work, normally described as “the first masterpiece of electronic music”[1][2] and “an opus, in the most emphatic sense of the term”,[3] is significant in that [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Edgar Froese ‎– Aqua
    Edgar Froese ‎– Aqua
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    “The solo debut from the leader of Tangerine Dream is a set of four synthesizer pieces, free-form and pastoral. The lengthy title track is quite naturalistic, organized around a series […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Synthwave / Electronic
  • Porn/ Merzbow ‎– …And The Devil Makes Three.
    Porn/ Merzbow ‎– …And The Devil Makes Three.
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    Collaboration between the Japanese Noise legend and the Melvins adjacent sludge band. Label: Truth Cult – TCX01V Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Green Vinyl Country: UK Released:2008 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Anna Homler And Steve Moshier ‎– Breadwoman & Other Tales
    Anna Homler And Steve Moshier ‎– Breadwoman & Other Tales
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    Breadwoman is a being who exists outside of time, yet surfaced on tape during the perfect storm of performance art, renegade DIY avant-garde, gallery culture, and esoteric mysticism of early […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Sun Ra | Merzbow ‎– Strange City
    Sun Ra | Merzbow ‎– Strange City
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    “Officially licensed from Irwin Chusid of the SUN RA estate, Cold Spring’s Justin Mitchell negotiated rare and unreleased tracks from the SUN RA archive to be remixed and treated by […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Shit And Shine ‎– Some People Really Know How To Live
    Shit And Shine ‎– Some People Really Know How To Live
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    “Shit & Shine’s sidestep from percussion led bunny rabbit rock ensemble performance based glee to ultimate heavy fools of the sticky dancefloor remains one of the more inspiring turn [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Wolf Eyes ‎– Undertow
    Wolf Eyes ‎– Undertow
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    “Times of chaos ring the bells for the newest sea-bottom R&B sound lurch from radical sonic artists WOLF EYES. The U$A’s longest-running homemade primitive electronic poetry & vibes [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Arv & Miljö – Under Bågar Av Darrande Ljus
    Arv & Miljö – Under Bågar Av Darrande Ljus
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    Limited to 30 copies. Label: Blue Can Crossing – BCC01 Format: Lathe Cut, 7″, 33 ⅓ RPM, EP Country: US Released: 2021 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • V/A – Tokyo Flashback
    V/A – Tokyo Flashback
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    “Black Editions is proud to present one of the most iconic compilations in the history of underground music: “Tokyo Flashback”. Originally released in 1991 by Japan’s P.S.F. Records, Tokyo [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • V/A – California
    V/A – California
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    Twenty artists each fill an LP side of this 10xLP boxed set. Limited edition of 1000 copies. Label: Troniks ‎– TRO225 Format: 10 × Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Box Set Country: […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Country Club ‎– Collection 2009​-​2020
    Country Club ‎– Collection 2009​-​2020
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    Contains both Country Club albums and the EP Brothers. Label: Breathing Problem Productions – BPP-151 Format: 3 x Vinyl, LP, Remastered Country: US Released: 2021 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Industrial / Power Electronics
  • New York Dolls – Too Much Too Soon
    New York Dolls – Too Much Too Soon
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    “After the clatter of their first album failed to bring them a wide audience, the New York Dolls hired producer Shadow Morton to work on the follow-up, Too Much Too […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Punk / Hardcore, Rock / Pop
  • Motörhead ‎– No Sleep ’til Hammersmith
    Motörhead ‎– No Sleep ’til Hammersmith
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    “Released in 1981, the live album No Sleep ‘Til Hammersmith recaps the highlights from the legendary run of albums Motörhead released during the prior few years, namely Overkill, [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Georges I. Gurdjieff/ Thomas De Hartmann – Cecil Lytle ‎– Seekers Of The Truth : The Complete Piano Music Of Georges I. Gurdjieff (1872-1949) And Thomas De Hartmann (1886-1956) Vol. 1
    Georges I. Gurdjieff/ Thomas De Hartmann – Cecil Lytle ‎– Seeker…
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    “The music produced from the remarkable collaboration of Georges Ivanovich Gurdjieff and Thomas de Hartmann typifies the creative explorations undertaken by many artists just after the turn [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • V/A  ‎– Tricesimoprimal Music
    V/A ‎– Tricesimoprimal Music
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    “The four compositions are based on the 31-note system developed by Professor Adriaan Daniel Fokker, curator of the Physics Department of Teylers Foundation at Haarlem, Netherlands.” [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • UFO ‎– Flying
    UFO ‎– Flying
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    “The first two albums by UFO featured an odd mix of crisp, focussed songs alternating with meandering electric guitar-led soundscapes. Flying starts off with perhaps their best of the [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Metal, Rock / Pop
  • UFO ‎– Live In Japan
    UFO ‎– Live In Japan
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    “It’s been speculated that this album, taped in front of an enthusiastic Tokyo audience in the early ’70s, was recorded without UFO’s knowledge. When it was issued, [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Metal, Rock / Pop
  • Saxon ‎– Denim And Leather
    Saxon ‎– Denim And Leather
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    “Saxon’s third straight and ultimately last (mostly) universally acclaimed studio album, 1981’s Denim and Leather capped off a stunningly prolific 18-month stretch for the New [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Slayer ‎– Hell Awaits (1985 Metal Blade Pressing)
    Slayer ‎– Hell Awaits (1985 Metal Blade Pressing)
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    “When it was released in 1985, Slayer’s second full album, Hell Awaits, seemed to many a nearly impenetrable cacophony of sound. However, it proved to be incredibly ahead of its […]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Metallica ‎– Ride The Lightning (1984 Megaforce Pressing)
    Metallica ‎– Ride The Lightning (1984 Megaforce Pressing)
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    “Kill ‘Em All may have revitalized heavy metal’s underground, but Ride the Lightning was even more stunning, exhibiting staggering musical growth and boldly charting new [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Kate NV ‎– WOW (Screen-Printed Jacket)
    Kate NV ‎– WOW (Screen-Printed Jacket)
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    “Kate NV’s WOW offers listeners a prismatic shift in perspective and scale, a parallel dimension in which the mundane becomes funny, unfamiliar, and altogether sensational. Turning the [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Philippe Boesmans ‎– Intervalles II / Sur Mi / Fanfare I
    Philippe Boesmans ‎– Intervalles II / Sur Mi / Fanfare I
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    Works for electric organ and multiple pianos by the Belgian composer. Label: Musica Magna – MAG 50 010 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo Country: Belgium Released: VG+/VG+. Sleeve has some […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Karlheinz Stockhausen – Gruppen / Carré
    Karlheinz Stockhausen – Gruppen / Carré
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    “The first piece on this CD originates in a commission that Stockhausen received from the WDR, but nobody – perhaps not even Stockhausen – could foresee the kind of music […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • V/A ‎– Deep In The Throat Of Texas
    V/A ‎– Deep In The Throat Of Texas
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    “Six Small Wonders of Texas Punk 1978-1980.” Label: Existential Vacuum – EV-14 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition Country: US Released: 1997 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Catherine Christer Hennix ‎– Further Selections From The Electric Harpsichord
    Catherine Christer Hennix ‎– Further Selections From The Electric Harp…
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    “Rediscovered and compiled for release shortly before her death in November 2023, Further Selections from the Electric Harpsichord presents a never-before-heard recording of composer and [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Weston Olencki ‎– Broadsides
    Weston Olencki ‎– Broadsides
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    “In 2023, sound artist and composer Weston Olencki toured across the American South. Beginning in their hometown in South Carolina, they snaked a circuitous path from the mountains of West [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Suicide ‎– 1/2 Alive
    Suicide ‎– 1/2 Alive
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    “There was an aesthetic revolution implied in the coupling of Alan Vega’s reckless rockabilly howling and the hypnotic buzz and drone of Martin Rev’s keys, and that revolution [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Sonic Youth ‎– Hits Are For Squares
    Sonic Youth ‎– Hits Are For Squares
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    “Leave it to Sonic Youth to put a twist on the typical greatest-hits album. Originally released in 2008, Hits Are for Squares features tracks selected by writers, artists, actors, and […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Sonic Youth / Jim O’Rourke ‎– Invito Al Ĉielo (Clear Vinyl)
    Sonic Youth / Jim O’Rourke ‎– Invito Al Ĉielo (Clear Vinyl)
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    “This third installment of the SYR series issued in 1998 continues to showcase the home-brewed outer explorations of Sonic Youth running concurrent to their busy mid-decade major label run [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • Software – Digital-Dance (Blue Vinyl)
    Software – Digital-Dance (Blue Vinyl)
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    “Since 1983 do Peter Mergener and Michael Weisser experiment with electronic sounds, visuals and environments. Their special interest is the area of how computers can be used to help [...]

    GENRE: Synthwave / Electronic
  • Irreversible Entanglements – Irreversible Entanglements
    Irreversible Entanglements – Irreversible Entanglements
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    “Irreversible Entanglements are a liberation-oriented free jazz collective formed in early 2015 by saxophonist Keir Neuringer, poet Camae Ayewa (a.k.a. Moor Mother) and bassist Luke [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Art Farmer & Bill Evans ‎– Modern Art
    Art Farmer & Bill Evans ‎– Modern Art
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    “Modern Art is the prelude recording for Art Farmer prior to his partnership with Benny Golson in the Jazztet, and also foreshadows the classy, tasteful inventiveness that group brought to [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Sonic Youth – Goodbye 20th Century
    Sonic Youth – Goodbye 20th Century
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    “Originally released 11/16/1999, Sonic Youth wrapped up the millennium with an adventurous double album of performances of works by some of the twentieth-century’s greatest composers. [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • Lætitia Sadier ‎– Something Shines
    Lætitia Sadier ‎– Something Shines
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    “”Laetitia Sadier’s Something Shines is a joy! It was recorded and matured more slowly than either Silencio or The Trip. It took nine months, and you know what that means, […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • V/A – First Belgian Punk Contest – March 1978 Volume 2
    V/A – First Belgian Punk Contest – March 1978 Volume 2
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    Split comp between The Razors & Modern World. Live and hard Belgian punk! Label: Gnome Records – 00001 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: Belgium Released: 2000 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A – Back To Front Vol.2 (Rare Punkrock 1977-’82)
    V/A – Back To Front Vol.2 (Rare Punkrock 1977-’82)
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    Solid compilation of KBD style punk, featuring Subverts, Cigarettes & Chainsaw. Label: Incognito Records – INC.047 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Numbered Country: Germany [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Liars ‎– They Were Wrong, So We Drowned (White Vinyl)
    Liars ‎– They Were Wrong, So We Drowned (White Vinyl)
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    “Not content to be just the most challenging of the crop of groups reworking dance-punk, Liars — now consisting of founding members Angus Andrew and Aaron Hemphill and new recruit [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Liars – Liars
    Liars – Liars
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    “After making densely packed, high-concept albums like They Were Wrong, So We Drowned and Drum’s Not Dead, the most experimental thing Liars could do was make their version of a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • V/A – Radio Active
    V/A – Radio Active
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    Compilation of various tracks from Fallout Records. Features The Adicts, UK Subs, Urban Dogs & more. Label: Fallout Records – FALL LP 040 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation Country: UK Released: [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • UFO ‎– UFO 1
    UFO ‎– UFO 1
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    “Recorded on a shoestring budget, UFO has several challenging sonic moments. The uneven mixes and amateur performances that some listeners might find quaint or innocent could be distracting [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Metal
  • Charles Ives / Alan Hovhaness, The Walden String Quartet, Maro Ajemian ‎– 2nd String Quartet / “Lousadzak” Concerto No. 1 For Piano & String Orchestra
    Charles Ives / Alan Hovhaness, The Walden String Quartet, Maro Ajemian…
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    “Charles Ives is one of the most important American classical composers of international distinction, but it wasn’t always so: he was frustrated by indifferent audiences and ambivalent [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Motörhead ‎– No Remorse
    Motörhead ‎– No Remorse
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    “There have been dozens and dozens of Motörhead compilations released over the decades, but the first one remains definitive, even if it’s not perfect. Released in 1984 as a [...]

    GENRE: Metal