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  • Nico – Desertshore
    Nico – Desertshore
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    What our staff has to say: “The ultimate winter album.” – Cleo Desertshore is Nico’s third solo album, recorded and released in 1970. It was co-produced by John Cale and [...]

  • ORDEAL – Vatterns Parla
    ORDEAL – Vatterns Parla
    $25.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Super cold drone & noise, perfect for the harshness of winter that’s around the corner. A surreal soundtrack for walking around a forest of […]

  • Richard Johnson – Lost in Room: Mark Perry, Alternative TV and Related, 1977 – 1981
    Richard Johnson – Lost in Room: Mark Perry, Alternative TV and Related, 1977 – 1981
    $36.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Always been a big fan of Mark Perry and his associated bands, Alternative TV (especially their 2nd record), Good Missionaries, The Reflections, Door & […]

  • Tinariwen – The Radio Tisdas Sessions
    Tinariwen – The Radio Tisdas Sessions
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    What our staff has to say: “I saw Tinariwen a decade ago at Memorial Hall in Cincinnati and it was one of the most magical gigs I’ve ever experienced. Since […]

  • Tiny Vipers – Hands Across The Void
    Tiny Vipers – Hands Across The Void
    $24.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Achingly beautiful, sparse, acoustic singer-songwriter tracks with occasional noise moments, situated somewhere in the Cat Power, Adrianne Lenker, and even [...]

  • Talulah Gosh – Was It Just A Dream? (Green / Yellow Vinyl)
    Talulah Gosh – Was It Just A Dream? (Green / Yellow Vinyl)
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    What our staff has to say: “UK Twee pop at its best!” – Jon Double vinyl LP pressing in gatefold sleeve. 2013 collection from the British Indie/Twee band. Was It […]

  • Gun Outfit – Dream All Over
    Gun Outfit – Dream All Over
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    What our staff has to say: “From the class of early 2000’s Olympia WA heroes including bands like Milk Music, Sex Vid, and Broken Water. I really love Gun Outfit. […]

  • Alex York – Black Tupelo CD
    Alex York – Black Tupelo CD
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    What our staff has to say: “A completely mesmerizing, beautiful CD by Alex. His droning, minimal collages speak perfectly to how in sync folk and minimalism are.” – Hannah Alex [...]

  • Lori Vambe – Space-Time Dreamtime: The Four-Dimensional Music Of…
    Lori Vambe – Space-Time Dreamtime: The Four-Dimensional Music Of…
    $47.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “In the same zone as Moondog and Laraaji, outsider minimalism. You can have it on and you won’t be hearing it, but you’ll be […]

  • Scritti Politti – Early
    Scritti Politti – Early
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    What our staff has to say: “Been jamming a lot of the early Rough Trade singles lately, so gotta throw on these early Scritti Politti one’s included on this comp.” […]

  • Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band – Dancing On The Edge
    Ryan Davis & The Roadhouse Band – Dancing On The Edge
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    What our staff has to say: “This has been playing non-stop since being released. Ryan is one of my favorite lyricists ever. He plays in Equipment Pointed Ankh too! (pick […]

  • Sonic Youth – Live In Brooklyn 2011
    Sonic Youth – Live In Brooklyn 2011
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    What our staff has to say: “What you want out of a live swan song album.” – Jack The final U.S. show, a triumphant and blistering bookend to the storied […]

  • Dead C – Tusk
    Dead C – Tusk
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    What our staff has to say: “Ba Da Bing! dropping the heat with three Dead C reissues from their mid 90’s period, The Operation of the Sonne, White House, and […]

  • Love Cry Want – S/T
    Love Cry Want – S/T
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    What our staff has to say: “Wild record on many levels, recorded at an anti-war rally in DC in ’72, featuring organist Larry Young and percussionist Joe Gallivan. Organ heavy, […]

  • Wipers – Over The Edge
    Wipers – Over The Edge
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    What our staff has to say: “Undeniably one of the top 5 punk records ever made, Greg Sage Forever. Stand Out Track for me has always been Doom Town.” – […]

  • Gavin Bryars – Sinking Of The Titanic
    Gavin Bryars – Sinking Of The Titanic
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    What our staff has to say: “I’m not sure there are words to accurately describe listening to ‘The Sinking of the Titanic’ or ‘Jesus’ Blood Never Failed Me Yet.’ It […]

  • Suburban Lawns – S/T
    Suburban Lawns – S/T
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    What our staff has to say: “Everything else is irrelative.” – Cleo If your brain has a shortlist of bands that instantly evoke New Wave, Suburban Lawns deserve a slot […]

  • Wire – Pink Flag
    Wire – Pink Flag
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    Wire’s first three albums need no introduction. They are the three classic albums on which Wire’s reputation is based. Moreover, they are the recordings that minted the post-punk form. This […]

  • Sonic Youth – Bad Moon Rising
    Sonic Youth – Bad Moon Rising
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    Sonic Youth’s second full-length LP Bad Moon Rising was originally released on Homestead and Blast First in 1985. The album is a fascinating examination of “the junction where hippie idealism [...]

  • Galaxie 500 – On Fire
    Galaxie 500 – On Fire
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    What our staff has to say: “Impeccable record. 33 years old and it holds up just as well as the day it was released.” – Dan On Fire is widely […]

  • Wire ‎– 154
    Wire ‎– 154
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    What our staff has to say: “Wire’s third album has 13 of the greatest songs ever written on it. It’s arguably the best of their career and is infinitely relistenable. […]

  • The Smiths – Meat Is Murder
    The Smiths – Meat Is Murder
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    What our staff has to say: “Still one of the best, haters be damned” – Cleo Vinyl LP pressing. Digitally remastered edition of this 1985 album from the legendary British […]

  • Alice Coltrane – Ptah The El Daoud (Verve By Request Series)
    Alice Coltrane – Ptah The El Daoud (Verve By Request Series)
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    What our staff has to say: “A must have for all. Her true magic is shown all throughout this record.” – Kobe Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing. Recorded in the […]

  • Bad Brains – S/T
    Bad Brains – S/T
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    What our staff has to say: “More than perfect hardcore punk LP – The realest deal. Hails Beyond Infernal!” – Brandon

  • Osmo Lindeman – Electronic Works
    Osmo Lindeman – Electronic Works
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    What our staff has to say: “Incredible works from Finnish electronic music composer. Fits right in with the Sahko catalog.” – Alex *includes a CD featuring all tracks from the [...]

  • Tia Blake And Her Folk-Group – Folksongs & Ballads
    Tia Blake And Her Folk-Group – Folksongs & Ballads
    $29.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “A perfect folk album by my measure. Nice and fun. Single girl… too real.” – Alex Folksongs and Ballads by Tia Blake & Her […]

  • Rashied Ali & Frank Lowe – Duo Exchange
    Rashied Ali & Frank Lowe – Duo Exchange
    $41.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Capturing the tenets of free jazz of the era. Duo Exchange whips around and leaves space. Hard blowing from Lowe & Rashied on some […]

  • Diamanda Galás – The Litanies Of Satan
    Diamanda Galás – The Litanies Of Satan
    $23.00 | Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Not for the faint of heart vocal permutations. There are few albums that can instill terror in me the way this one can. A […]

  • Tolerance – Divin
    Tolerance – Divin
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    What our staff has to say: “Since the death of Yuzuru Agi, a lot of reissues of releases on his Vanity Records label have been popping up on labels like […]

  • The Jacks – Vacant World
    The Jacks – Vacant World
    $32.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “The Jacks may have been short lived but their recordings carry reverberations into modern times. Feels like the Japanese contemporary to VU, the newer […]

  • Joe McPhee, Mette Rasmussen, Dennis Tyfus – Oblique Strategies
    Joe McPhee, Mette Rasmussen, Dennis Tyfus – Oblique Strategies
    $32.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Two saxophones and a dude vocalizing with a mouth full of water, YES PLEASE.” – Jon Black Truffle welcome free jazz legend Joe McPhee […]

  • 75 Dollar Bill – Power Failures
    75 Dollar Bill – Power Failures
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    What our staff has to say: “My first staff pick at Torn was a 75 Dollar Bill album ‘I Was Real’ and to this decision, I still agree. They are […]

  • Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith
    Cosmic Scholar: The Life and Times of Harry Smith
    $31.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “The Harry Smith resurgence is upon us.” – Jack He was an anthropologist, filmmaker, painter, folklorist, mystic, and walking encyclopedia. He taught [...]

  • Mary Lattimore – Goodbye, Hotel Arkada
    Mary Lattimore – Goodbye, Hotel Arkada
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    What our staff has to say: “‘Blender in a Blender’ might make you transcend just a little. Stellar collection of spacey, glimmering harp compositions.” – Hannah “And Then [...]

  • Magnús Pálsson – Enginn Gleypir S​ó​lina CD + Book
    Magnús Pálsson – Enginn Gleypir S​ó​lina CD + Book
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    What our staff has to say: “Audio from a Magnus Palsson exhibit. Very Runzelstirn Gurgelstock or Hermann Nitsch energy here. Lots of of grunting, moaning and intimate human sounds. Includes [...]

  • Chlorine – Wait For The Light To Shine
    Chlorine – Wait For The Light To Shine
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    What our staff has to say: “The instrumentals on this record are fantastic – super hazy synths, steady drum machine, all creating this surreal wash of sound. Perfect for lonely […]

  • Gong – Magick Brother
    Gong – Magick Brother
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    What our staff has to say: “Gong’s first, a previously hard to get album is back in print. Comparatively to the albums they did a few years after, this one […]

  • T.V. Star – Hallucinate Me
    T.V. Star – Hallucinate Me
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    What our staff has to say: “Seattle’s TV Star Hallucinate Me is a short but sweet 12″ EP. 6 songs of killer Alt Country Twangy Psych Rock.” – Dan The […]

  • Model Citizens – NYC 1978-1979 (Red Vinyl)
    Model Citizens – NYC 1978-1979 (Red Vinyl)
    $27.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Adjacent to New York’s No Wave movement, but straddling a line maybe a bit closer to new wave than a lot of the no […]

  • Sarah Davachi – Selected Works I
    Sarah Davachi – Selected Works I
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    What our staff has to say: “A comprehensive collection of Sarah Davachi’s compositions from the past decade or so, featuring eerily gorgeous drone and minimal pieces.” – Hannah [...]

  • Rod McKuen aka Heins Hoffman-Richter – Music to Freak Your Friends and Break Your Lease (Seaglass w/ Black Swirl Vinyl)
    Rod McKuen aka Heins Hoffman-Richter – Music to Freak Your Friends and Break Your Lease (Seaglass w/ Black Swirl Vinyl)
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    What our staff has to say: “Rod McKuen, under the fake name of Heins Hoffman-Richter, getting freaky with some oscillators and a tape delay, just in time for a Halloween.” […]

  • Oneohtrix Point Never – Again (Blue Vinyl)
    Oneohtrix Point Never – Again (Blue Vinyl)
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    What our staff has to say: “Been jamming this nonstop for a week now. It scratches all itches for those who love OPN & his refined 21st century electronic pop […]

  • Alejandro Jodorowsky – Allen Klein Presents Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Holy Mountain (Original Soundtrack) (Cloud & Blue Sky Vinyl)
    Alejandro Jodorowsky – Allen Klein Presents Alejandro Jodorowsky’s The Holy Mountain (Original Soundtrack) (Cloud & Blue Sky Vinyl)
    $52.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Almost as mind-bending as the movie itself.” – Cleo The Holy Mountain score is every bit hallucinatory as the visual imagery in the film. […]

  • Sult – Always I Gnaw
    Sult – Always I Gnaw
    $22.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “A masterpiece of texture and explorations of acoustic instruments. The photos from the album covers depict the sounds themselves. Winter’s harsh crackle. [...]

  • C.O.B. – Spirit Of Love
    C.O.B. – Spirit Of Love
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    What our staff has to say: “Weird little hippie folk relic” – Cleo Limited 2023 restock; LP version. “Prior to co-founding the Incredible String Band, Clive Palmer had [...]

  • Non Band – S/T
    Non Band – S/T
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    What our staff has to say: “Great experimental / no wave leaning, violin heavy post punk from Japan, 1982. Originally released as a 10″, now available via Tal as a […]

  • Einsturzende Neubauten – 1/2 Mensch
    Einsturzende Neubauten – 1/2 Mensch
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    2023 repress; LP version. This is the third album by Einstürzende Neubauten, also known as Halber Mensch, originally released in 1985. The album opens with the startlingly oppressive, almost [...]

  • La Monte Young / Marian Zazeela – 31 VII 69 10:26 – 10:49 PM / 23 VIII 64 2:50:45 – 3:11 AM The Volga Delta
    La Monte Young / Marian Zazeela – 31 VII 69 10:26 – 10:49 PM / 23 VIII 64 2:50:45 – 3:11 AM The Volga Delta
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    What our staff has to say: “‘Composer La Monte Young Does Not Understand His Work’ – Tony Conrad, 1990” – Cleo “La Monte Young was born in Bern, Idaho in [...]

  • Jeff Parker – Slight Freedom
    Jeff Parker – Slight Freedom
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    What our staff has to say: “I know I’ve picked guitar records almost five weeks in a row, but here I go again. Parker brings chilled out, looping guitar compositions […]

  • Mark Fry ‎– Dreaming With Alice
    Mark Fry ‎– Dreaming With Alice
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Total classic of the acid folk underground, finally reissued direct from the original master tapes.  Recorded in 1972, when he was only 19, this […]

  • Robert Ashley – Automatic Writing
    Robert Ashley – Automatic Writing
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    What our staff has to say: “Falling asleep to Automatic Writing, having a nightmare during Purposeful Lady Slow Afternoon, waking back up to She Was A Visitor and going about […]

  • Ernest Hood – Back to the Woodlands
    Ernest Hood – Back to the Woodlands
    $22.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Such an odd, charming album bringing together field recordings of the forest and kind of ambient, acid?, folk. This previously lost album continues on […]

  • The Apartments – The Evening Visits…and Stays for Years (Expanded Edition)
    The Apartments – The Evening Visits…and Stays for Years (Expanded Edition)
    $27.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Candlelit folk jams, my favorite genre for awhile. Captured Tracks with a great reissue includes first EPs & even some demos for the price […]

  • Jason Molina – Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me Go
    Jason Molina – Let Me Go, Let Me Go, Let Me Go
    $22.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “One of my favorite Jason Molina LPs. Comes back around to Jason’s deep and minimal ‘blues’ albums like The Pyramid Electric Co. Bleak, slow [...]

  • Swell Maps – Jane From Occupied Europe
    Swell Maps – Jane From Occupied Europe
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    What our staff has to say: “Truly mangled guitar music at its finest.” – Alex Noisy and experimental, Britain’s Swell Maps experienced little commercial success during the [...]

  • Peter Jefferies – Closed Circuit
    Peter Jefferies – Closed Circuit
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    What our staff has to say: “New Zealand’s best! Keep the Peter Jefferies reissues coming, and for the love of god someone reissue the damn Plagal Grind EP already!” – […]

  • Dead C – Operation Of The Sonne
    Dead C – Operation Of The Sonne
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    What our staff has to say: “The weird, undersung cousin of Tusk & The White House. Operation Of The Sonne is the closest Dead C’s gotten to touching on the […]

  • Dead C – The White House
    Dead C – The White House
    $33.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “The pinnacle of rock n roll / noise rock – THE DEAD C. Thankfully Ba Da Bing! have brought these back around. Remastered by […]

  • Hayden Pedigo – The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored
    Hayden Pedigo – The Happiest Times I Ever Ignored
    $26.00 | , Add to cart

    What our staff has to say: “Beautiful instrumental acoustic guitar for late-summer relaxing. Hayden Pedigo has a great touch for crafting melodies and setting atmospheres.” – [...]

  • Technical Space Composer’s Crew – Canaxis 5
    Technical Space Composer’s Crew – Canaxis 5
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    What our staff has to say: “Holger Czukay & Rolf Dammers getting so wild. Stockhausen zoned experimental. Incredibly various and musical. ‘Shook Eyes Ammunition’ is the best song title ever.” [...]