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  • Chenille – Riffing On The Loaf
    Chenille – Riffing On The Loaf
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    Off-kilter and lo-fi slowcore. Think Raincoats fronting a band on Darla.

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Kilynn Lunsford – Promiscuous Genes
    Kilynn Lunsford – Promiscuous Genes
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    God bless the barbarians and the ignorami for rescuing us from an even more repulsive technological society .. If we hadn’t had a “dark age,” if Mao’s fanatic followers hadn’t […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Maura Weaver – Strange Devotion
    Maura Weaver – Strange Devotion
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    After some turbulent late teen years in her former pop punk band, Mixtapes, Maura Weaver needed a break. Months became years and the songs still weren’t coming. It wasn’t until […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Martin Franklin & Michael O’Dempsey – Kolbe
    Martin Franklin & Michael O’Dempsey – Kolbe
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    Live recordings taken from the theatrical performance at St Edwards Church, Windsor, UK September 1986. Michael O’Dempsey: Yamaha CX5M, modified violin, piano, voice Martin Franklin: Korg MS10, [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Jim Shepard ‎– Heavy Action
    Jim Shepard ‎– Heavy Action
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    “When Charles and Josh tapped me to spill some ink for this project, I couldn’t say yes fast enough. Culled from Charles’s vast personal collection, the contents herein abide no […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Cleaners From Venus – Living With Victoria Grey
    Cleaners From Venus – Living With Victoria Grey
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    The late summer of 1985 was a rather pleasant one for Martin Newell. Now past 30, and sick of being at odds with the London music industry, he decided to […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Coolies – Kaka
    The Coolies – Kaka
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    “The Coolies have been blurting out random batches of high order avant garage spew since 1997. Sjionel Timu and Tina Pihema are the core of the band. Formed in the […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Birdie – Some Dusty (Green Vinyl)
    Birdie – Some Dusty (Green Vinyl)
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    Birdie’s debut album, 1999’s “Some Dusty,” is the culmination of a series of fortuitous events, set in motion in 1992 when members Debsey Wykes (Dolly Mixture) and Paul [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Eric Demarsan ‎– Le Cercle Rouge
    Eric Demarsan ‎– Le Cercle Rouge
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    “Starting as a collaborator of François de Roubaix and Michel Magne in the 60s, Eric Demarsan went on to become a mainstay of French cinema soundtracks, composing for directors such […]

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music
  • LEYA – Eyeline
    LEYA – Eyeline
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    “Eyeline is a mixtape we started in mid-November while on tour. We recorded it mostly at home and asked friends to contribute.” Label: NNA Tapes – NNA 45 Format: Vinyl, […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Indie / Alternative
  • Country Teasers – The Empire Strikes Back
    Country Teasers – The Empire Strikes Back
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    “In the industry, I am the only complete man…” sang Country Teaser’s B.R. Wallers, quoting Naked Lunch, back in 1995. If modesty didn’t forbid, he might’ve been speaking of his […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • JJulius ‎– Vol I
    JJulius ‎– Vol I
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    Debut solo-album by JJULIUS. Recorded and mixed by JJULIUS in Gothenburg from autumn 2020 to winter 2021 Label: Mammas Mysteriska Jukebox – MMJ004 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Sweden [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Graeme Miller And Steve Shill ‎– The Carrier Frequency
    Graeme Miller And Steve Shill ‎– The Carrier Frequency
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    Frozen in time over four decades this 1984 “cyclic incantation” combines electroacoustics, grazed euphoria, industrial aesthetics, sampled salvage, and recycled mechanic folk to score [...]

    GENRE: Soundtracks / Library Music
  • Astrel K ‎– Flickering i
    Astrel K ‎– Flickering i
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    “Astrel K’s debut single ‘You Could If You Can’ was released via Duophonic Super 45s – a label which has a history of releasing limited edition abstract releases from Stereolab, [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jon Spencer – Spencer Sings The Hits
    Jon Spencer – Spencer Sings The Hits
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    “Jon Spencer’s first ever solo album!!! Despite the title, this is not a hits collection but is instead twelve brand new Spencer penned originals. Spencer Sings The Hits is a […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Blueboy ‎– If Wishes Were Horses
    Blueboy ‎– If Wishes Were Horses
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    Blueboy followed their first two 7″s for Sarah Records with this 8-track mini-album recorded at the White House in Weston-super-Mare. With the twin guitars of Paul Stewart and (former Field [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Hard Quartet – The Hard Quartet
    The Hard Quartet – The Hard Quartet
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    The Hard Quartet is comprised of: Emmett Kelly, a songwriter, guitarist, and vocalist best known for his work in The Cairo Gang and The Double, as well as in the […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Swans – Soundtracks For The Blind
    Swans – Soundtracks For The Blind
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    “Choosing to extinguish the band name under which Gira and Jarboe had worked together for so long must not have been an easy step, but when they decided to end […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Xiu Xiu ‎– Plays The Music Of Twin Peaks (Red/Blue Vinyl)
    Xiu Xiu ‎– Plays The Music Of Twin Peaks (Red/Blue Vinyl)
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    “Australia’s Gallery of Modern Art commissioned Xiu Xiu to reinterpret the music from Twin Peaks for their David Lynch: Between Two Worlds exhibition. Since then, the band has performed [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Soundtracks / Library Music
  • The Inmates – Dirty Water
    The Inmates – Dirty Water
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    Cover of The Standells track by the British pub-rock group, The Inmates. Label: Radar Records – ADA 44 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: UK Released: 1979 VG+/VG+. Light […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Punk / Hardcore
  • The Teardrop Explodes ‎– Treason
    The Teardrop Explodes ‎– Treason
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    One of the best tracks from their debut album, Kilimanjaro. Label: Zoo Records – CAGE 008 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: UK Released: 1980 VG+/VG+. Some edgewear

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Balloon Man
    Robyn Hitchcock & The Egyptians – Balloon Man
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    A fun jangle-pop tune from Robyn Hitchcock’s Globe Of Frogs album. Label: A&M Records – AM-3023 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1988 VG+/VG+. Light marks/sleeve [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Rock / Pop
  • Spizzoil ‎– Cold City : 4
    Spizzoil ‎– Cold City : 4
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    An almost industrial post-punk track from Spizzoil. Label: Rough Trade – RTSO-2 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, EP Country: UK Released: 1979 VG+/VG+. Light marks/sleeve discoloration

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • Hüsker Dü ‎– Makes No Sense At All / Love Is All Around
    Hüsker Dü ‎– Makes No Sense At All / Love Is All Around
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    “While the primal blast of Black Flag’s early releases sounded the clarion call for what would become the hardcore punk revolution, SST, the label founded by Black Flag leader Greg [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Punk / Hardcore
  • Punts ‎– Shelly’s Boyfriend / Rochambeau
    Punts ‎– Shelly’s Boyfriend / Rochambeau
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    Sole power-pop 7″ from the Punts. RIYL: Pretenders, Go-Go’s. Label: Bondage Records – 0001 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM Country: US Released: 1981 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • R.E.M. ‎– (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
    R.E.M. ‎– (Don’t Go Back To) Rockville
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    The second single from their Reckoning album. Label: I.R.S. Records – IR 9931 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single, Styrene Country: US Released: 1984 VG+/VG. Some sleeve discoloration/wear

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Tone Deaf And The Idiots ‎– A Special Floppy Election Disc
    Tone Deaf And The Idiots ‎– A Special Floppy Election Disc
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    Private UK punk that sounds akin to some of the weirder stuff on Crass Records. Label: Blue Angel Records – BLI 2 Format: Flexi-disc, Single Country: UK Released: 1979 VG/VG. […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Young Marble Giants ‎– Final Day
    Young Marble Giants ‎– Final Day
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    “”Final Day” is so brilliantly simple and slight, a pop song running just over a minute and a half with gentle guitar plucking, hardly audible keyboards, Alison Statton’s [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • The Housemartins ‎– London 0 Hull 4
    The Housemartins ‎– London 0 Hull 4
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    Super clean first US pressing. Jangle supremacy. Label: Elektra – 9 60501-1, Elektra – 60501-1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, SP – Specialty Pressing Country: 1986 Released: USA VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Smiths ‎– How Soon Is Now? / Shakespeare’s Sister
    The Smiths ‎– How Soon Is Now? / Shakespeare’s Sister
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    How Soon Is Now, later released on the Meat Is Murder album. Shakespeare’s Sister, released as a standalone single. Label: Sire – 7-29007 Format: Vinyl, 7″, Single Country: US [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Lucinda Williams ‎– Lucinda Williams [1988 pressing]
    Lucinda Williams ‎– Lucinda Williams [1988 pressing]
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    “Lucinda Williams took eight years to write and record her second album of original songs. While some producers and record executives have said that she is difficult to work with, […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • The Jayhawks ‎– Blue Earth (1989 TwinTone Pressing)
    The Jayhawks ‎– Blue Earth (1989 TwinTone Pressing)
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    “The songs which make up Blue Earth originated as demos, and save for some minor studio tinkering, are presented here in their original embryonic state. As a consequence, the record […]

    GENRE: Folk / Country, Indie / Alternative
  • Karate ‎– The Bed Is In The Ocean
    Karate ‎– The Bed Is In The Ocean
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    A lingering guitar note. A cushion of a bassline nudging along a hushed cadence unspooling impressionistic poeticism one halting line at a time; the sparse snap of a snare providing […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Guided By Voices – Propeller
    Guided By Voices – Propeller
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    “”Propeller was the fifth album by Guided By Voices, and was intended to be the group’s last. Released as a limited edition of 500 LPs in 1992, the album featured […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Butthole Surfers ‎– Rembrandt Pussyhorse / Cream Corn From The Socket Of Davis
    Butthole Surfers ‎– Rembrandt Pussyhorse / Cream Corn From The Socket Of Davis
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    “Everything seems to start almost normally on Pussyhorse with “Creep in the Cellar,” even with the rather gone violin line — Haynes is intelligible, the piano part is [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Jad Fair – Beautiful Songs: The Best Of The Best Of Jad Fair
    Jad Fair – Beautiful Songs: The Best Of The Best Of Jad Fair
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    “Fire Fidelity brings you an LP featuring 24 of the best songs spanning the career of the legendary Jad Fair and his band Half Japanese plus a free download card […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Guided By Voices – Universal Truths And Cycles
    Guided By Voices – Universal Truths And Cycles
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    Title track from GBV’s 2002 album Label: Fading Captain Series – #23 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Single Country: US Released: 2002 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Guided By Voices ‎– Everywhere With Helicopter / Action Speaks Volumes
    Guided By Voices ‎– Everywhere With Helicopter / Action Speaks Volumes
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    “The third of four 7″ singles (Fading Captain Series #22) from Universal Truths and Cycles, all released on May 21, 2002. Its b-side was “Action Speaks Volumes”. The song would […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative