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  • Ariel Kalma – Bindu
    Ariel Kalma – Bindu
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    Unofficial fan-made reissue of Ariel Kalma’s new-age masterpiece, Bindu Label: no label Format: CS, Album, Reissue Country: Released: VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Bülent Arel ‎– Electronic Music 1960-1973
    Bülent Arel ‎– Electronic Music 1960-1973
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    “Bülent Arel’s (1919 Turkey – 1990 USA) work occupies a special place in the history of electronic music because one thing is certain: Arel’s work is still fresh, [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Johann Johannsson – Drone Mass
    Johann Johannsson – Drone Mass
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    “The previously unrecorded Drone Mass was described by its composer, the late Jóhann Jóhannsson, as “a contemporary oratorio”. Written for voices, string quartet and electronics, it was [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Luc Ferrari – Tinguely 1967
    Luc Ferrari – Tinguely 1967
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    “Musique concrète for a television program by C. Caspari. From recordings made by the composer in 1966 at an exhibition of Jean Tinguely’s work. Once the 110V Liliput engine is […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Symbionese Liberation Army – Death to the Fascist Insect
    Symbionese Liberation Army – Death to the Fascist Insect
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    Death to the Fascist Insect is a compilation of the writings and transcribed recordings of the Symbionese Liberation Army (1973–75), a radical left-wing group based in the Bay Area of […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Ira Cohen – A Certain Kind of Wizard
    Ira Cohen – A Certain Kind of Wizard
    $28.00 | , Add to cart

    Poet, photographer, filmmaker, publisher, and dauntless world traveler, Ira Cohen was a mythic figure of boundless energy who was a catalyst for creative scenes in New York, Tangier, Kathmandu, [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive, Non-Fiction
  • Michael Salu – Red Earth
    Michael Salu – Red Earth
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    Conversing with Dante, Yoruba metaphysics and probabilistic computation, Red Earth is an expansive text and the source material for Michael Salu’s broader interdisciplinary artistic study, where [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Rédoine Faïd – Outlaw
    Rédoine Faïd – Outlaw
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    Memoirs of celebrated criminals purvey vivid personal stories while spawning sharp questions about the cultures that produced them. In Outlaw: Author Armed & Dangerous, Rédoine Faïd, of [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Jeremy Bentham – Panopticon [fragments]
    Jeremy Bentham – Panopticon [fragments]
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    For almost a quarter of a century, utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham attempted to acquire funding and goverment assistance in building an unorthodox prison of ambiguous surveillance and [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Streetdrugs: Drug ID Guide 2013
    Streetdrugs: Drug ID Guide 2013
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    “This book is a guide for parents, police officers, universities, health departments and many others who are looking for accurate information on the negative health effects of drugs as well [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Whole Spy Catalog: A Resource Encyclopedia for Researchers, Pi’S, Spies, and Generally Nosy People
    Whole Spy Catalog: A Resource Encyclopedia for Researchers, Pi’S, Spies, and Generally Nosy People
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    “A resource encyclopedia for Researchers, PI’s, Spies, and Generally Nosy People. The ultimate guide for finding information and intelligence on anything.” Lapin, 1995 Softcover [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The CIA’s Secret Operations: Espionage, Counterespionage, And Covert Action (scarce)
    The CIA’s Secret Operations: Espionage, Counterespionage, And Covert Action (scarce)
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    A guidebook to the inner and outer workings of the CIA throughout history. Westview Press, 1988 Softcover edition. Light general wear, some scuffing along bottom edge of pages.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Trance: Formation Of America
    Trance: Formation Of America
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    “This is the documented autobiography of a victim of government mind control. Cathy O’Brien is the only vocal and recovered survivor of the Central Intelligence Agency’s [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Official K.G.B Handbook
    The Official K.G.B Handbook
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    “An English translation (complete with photographs) of the Official KGB Handbook. Includes ‘Duties Of Political Investigators’, ‘Instruction For External [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Dianne Lake – Member Of The Family
    Dianne Lake – Member Of The Family
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    “At fourteen Dianne Lake—with little more than a note in her pocket from her hippie parents granting her permission to leave them—became one of “Charlie’s girls,” a devoted [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Penguin Book Of Exorcisms
    The Penguin Book Of Exorcisms
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    “Levitation. Feats of superhuman strength. Speaking in tongues. A hateful, glowing stare. The signs of spirit possession have been documented for thousands of years and across religions and [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Bernard Roseman – The Peyote Story (scarce)
    Bernard Roseman – The Peyote Story (scarce)
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    “Delves into the rich cultural and spiritual tapestry surrounding the ancient ritualistic use of peyote. Through meticulous research and captivating storytelling, Roseman traces the [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Bernard Roseman – LSD: The Age Of Mind (scarce)
    Bernard Roseman – LSD: The Age Of Mind (scarce)
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    Bernard Roseman, one of the first chemists to manufacture LSD, writes on his experiences & philosophies. Wilshire Book Company, 1973 Softcover edition. Frontspiece has come loose but is [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • M.M Kirsch – Designer Drugs
    M.M Kirsch – Designer Drugs
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    “Describes the effects of China White (a synthetic heroin), Crack, Ecstasy, MPTP, Crystal, and PCP, explains why they represent a danger to our society, and shares the experiences of [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • The Dream Sellers
    The Dream Sellers
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    An investigation into drug-dealers and the drug trade as a whole. Jossey-Bass, 1972 Hardcover first edition. Discoloration to edges of pages and wear to dustjacket apparent under mylar. [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • R.E.L Masters – Forbidden Sexual Behavior and Morality
    R.E.L Masters – Forbidden Sexual Behavior and Morality
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    “Forbidden Sexual Behavior And Morality: An Objective Re-Examination Of Perverse Sex Practices In Different Cultures by R. E. L. Masters is a book that delves into the topic of taboo […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Holy Terror: Armageddon In Tokyo
    Holy Terror: Armageddon In Tokyo
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    “Recounts the rise of Shoko Asahara, his creation of the Aum Supreme Truth cult, and the deadly March 1995 nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway that led to the […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Spycomm: Covert Communication Techniques Of The Underground
    Spycomm: Covert Communication Techniques Of The Underground
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    “Guerrillas, fugitives and other members of the “underground” must exploit existing resources to communicate secretly. This book tells you how they use improvised microfilm, [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • MindWar
    MindWar
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    “In 1980 an obscure internal U.S. Army concept paper, “From PSYOP to MindWar”, accidentally became public. Though only a brief, theoretical speculation, it exploded into the focus of [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Loving Man: A Photographic Guide To Gay Male Lovemaking
    Loving Man: A Photographic Guide To Gay Male Lovemaking
    $75.00 | , , Add to cart

    One of the first sex-ed & health guides for gay men. Hark Publishing, 1976 Hardcover edition. Some sagging from spine and wear to boards. Discoloration to edges of pages.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • William Basinski – Lamentations
    William Basinski – Lamentations
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    “William Basinski’s reputation as the foremost producer of profound meditations on death and decay has long been established, but on his new album, Lamentations, he transforms operatic [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason – Recurrence
    Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason – Recurrence
    $16.00 | Add to cart

    The Iceland Symphony Orchestra is widely praised for its performances and recordings and concerts devoted to modern music. Since 2011, the orchestra’s home has been Harpa Concert Hall in [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason – Atmospheriques, Vol.1
    Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason – Atmospheriques, Vol.1
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    At the risk of getting doxxed by my musician colleagues, I’m going to divulge a dark truth about classical music: it’s never as captivating or molecule-altering for anyone as it […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Bára Gísladóttir – SILVA
    Bára Gísladóttir – SILVA
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    SILVA is a work for processed double bass built on the idea of a downward growing forest, living its own secret life of underground raves and meditative cohesiveness. I like […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Gyða Valtýsdóttir – Epicycle II
    Gyða Valtýsdóttir – Epicycle II
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    Icelandic cellist, singer, and composer Gyda Valtysdottir, a founder of the band múm and 2019 winner of the prestigious Nordic Council Music Prize, releases Epicycle II on her label DiaMond in [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Kjartan Sveinsson – Der Klang Der Offenbarung Des Göttlichen
    Kjartan Sveinsson – Der Klang Der Offenbarung Des Göttlichen
    $16.00 | Add to cart

    Der Klang der Offenbarung des Göttlichen is an opera in four acts conceived by Kjartan Sveinsson and artist Ragnar Kjartansson, which was commissioned by and originally performed in Volksbühne am [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason – Concurrence
    Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Daníel Bjarnason – Concurrence
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    “I am both very proud and excited to bring out the second volume of this recording project dedicated to bringing the orchestral sound world of Icelandic composers to the ears […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Rhízōma
    Anna Thorvaldsdottir – Rhízōma
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    Rhízōma, composer Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s debut album of recorded works, is steeped in the beautiful strangeness and exhilaration of that which is simultaneously familiar and unfamiliar. The [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Eovaro Egilsson & Pall Ragnar Palsson – Skjalfti
    Eovaro Egilsson & Pall Ragnar Palsson – Skjalfti
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    When two Icelandic composers Páll Ragnar Pálsson and Eðvarð Egilsson finished scoring Quake, a psychological family drama, they were not ready to stop just there. What followed was a voyage […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Bára Gísladóttir & Skúli Sverrisson – Caeli
    Bára Gísladóttir & Skúli Sverrisson – Caeli
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    Caeli is spun out of the idea of skies and dimensions merging into a borderless being, boasting of a rich and vivid texture, at times carrying numerous worlds inside at […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • The Raga Guide: A Survey Of 74 Hindustani Ragas (includes 4 CDs)
    The Raga Guide: A Survey Of 74 Hindustani Ragas (includes 4 CDs)
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    An introduction to Hindustani ragas, including notation and four example CDs. Nimbus Records, 1999 Softcover edition. Some warping to book from weight of CDs/plastic disc holders

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • John Cage – Variations VII
    John Cage – Variations VII
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    Performed at 9 Evenings: Theatre & Engineering, 69th Regiment Armory, New York City, October 15 and 16, 1966 Sound sources: AM-FM Short Wave Radio, Geiger counter, sine wave generators, horn [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • V/A – Timara: Electroacoustic Music At Oberlin Vol. 2
    V/A – Timara: Electroacoustic Music At Oberlin Vol. 2
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    “The TIMARA Department at the Oberlin Conservatory of Music traces its roots to the first electronic and computer music courses taught on campus in 1969. Today we celebrate TIMARA’s [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Enklav – 2.
    Enklav – 2.
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    “On their second Lp Enklav presents two longer tracks of raw tape manipulations of concrete sounds. With an uncompromising attitude and a sound that seems to be carved out of […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • FPBJPC ‎– Jubilee
    FPBJPC ‎– Jubilee
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    “Jubilee is an album of selections from the last five years of multifarious output by the art collective FPBJPC, including Jonathan Gean, Michael Pollard, Ben Schumacher, and Peter Friel. [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Planets In Aspect: Understanding Your Inner Dynamics
    Planets In Aspect: Understanding Your Inner Dynamics
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    “Discover the meaning of planetary aspects with detailed insight from renowned astrologer Robert Pelletier.  Planetary aspects comprise the combinations of angular relationships between the [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Sri Chinmoy – Eternity’s Soulbird Part II
    Sri Chinmoy – Eternity’s Soulbird Part II
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    Sri Chinmoy continues his writing on the meaning of the soul. Agni Press, 1974 Mass-Market Paperback edition. Light discoloration to wraps.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Sri Chinmoy – Secrets Of The Inner World
    Sri Chinmoy – Secrets Of The Inner World
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    Sri Chinmoy’s writings distilled into a handy Q&A format. Agni Press, 1980 Mass-Market Paperback edition. Light discoloration to wraps.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Sri Chinmoy – One Lives, One Dies
    Sri Chinmoy – One Lives, One Dies
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    “In this volume of stories, the Indian spiritual Master Sri Chinmoy lucidly reveals many aspects of the relationship between Master and disciple. He creates in each story a living world [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Astrology: A New Age Guide
    Astrology: A New Age Guide
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    “This book is intended as a guide for all those who would use astrology’s ancient wisdom to gain greater insights into themselves. It is not aimed at advanced students of […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Transits: The Time Of Your Life
    Transits: The Time Of Your Life
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    “In a lively, readable style, this author discusses the meaning of each planet’s transit. Invaluable for students, professionals, and readers with a basic knowledge of astrology, [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Spiritual Sayings Of Kahlil Gibran
    Spiritual Sayings Of Kahlil Gibran
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    Kahlil Gibran’s followup to The Prophet, a collection of spiritual aphorisms. Citadel Press, 1970 Softcover edition. Writing on front matter. Crack at spine in first few pages, but still [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Ladder Of The Planets
    Ladder Of The Planets
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    An astrological guide to how the planets interact and impact astrology. Self-published, 1974 Booklet edition. Light discoloration to wraps.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Alan Leo – Mars: The War Lord
    Alan Leo – Mars: The War Lord
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    Alan Leo’s astrological study of the planet Mars. Samuel Weiser Publishing, 1970 Softcover edition. Wear to wraps, along with some discoloration to edges of pages.

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Mae R. Wilson – The Power Trio
    Mae R. Wilson – The Power Trio
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    An overview of the astrological impact of Mars, Jupiter & Saturn on our daily lives. Macoy Publishing, 1976 Softcover edition. Some staining to upper edge of pages. Light wear to […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Laurel Lowell – Pluto
    Laurel Lowell – Pluto
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    “In 1933, E. H. Bailey, editor of the British Journal of Astrology, stated, “I have no belief whatever in the alleged influence of Pluto, and can see no reason to […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Marcia Moore – Hypersentience
    Marcia Moore – Hypersentience
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    “In this deeply inspiring guide to the discovery of your own past, the threat of spiritual death is dispelled. Through hypersentience, an innovative technique developed by the author, [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • That Inconjunct Quincunx: The Not So Minor Aspect
    That Inconjunct Quincunx: The Not So Minor Aspect
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    “Most astrologers, when doing transits, progressions, or interpretations, neglect or skim over the so-called “minor” aspects(semi-sextle and quincunx) in astrology, preferring [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Ronald Davison – Synastry: Understanding Human Relations Through Astrology
    Ronald Davison – Synastry: Understanding Human Relations Through Astrology
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    “Astrology can be used as a valuable tool in the understanding of human relationships. This internationally acclaimed book lays the foundation for a comprehensive study by giving a basic [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Reincarnation: Key To Immortality
    Reincarnation: Key To Immortality
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    Early work about past-life recall. “One of several titles ostensibly co-authored with Moore’s third husband Mark Douglas, and self- published on the Arcane Publishing imprint he founded to [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • About French Poetry
    About French Poetry
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    An overview of the history and interpretations of French Poetry, from modernism to the avant-garde. Wayne State University Press, 1974 Hardcover edition. Noticeable tearing and fraying to [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Sputtering And Distorted: A Reluctant History Of The BUFMS
    Sputtering And Distorted: A Reluctant History Of The BUFMS
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    Hidden but not forgotten, hinted at through piecemeal reference after the fact, the creative efforts of the members of this West-Coast-centric cadre of art mutants first took shape in the […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography, Experimental / Noise, Non-Fiction
  • The Poetics Of Gender
    The Poetics Of Gender
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    “Does gender have a poetics: What difference does gender make? How does it affect writing, reading, and the functions of text in society? The Poetics of Gender is a brilliant […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Sean Harrington – The Disney Fetish
    Sean Harrington – The Disney Fetish
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    “Long considered a figurehead of family values and wholesome adolescence, the Disney franchise has faced increasing criticism over its gendered representations of children in film, its [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Jacques Derrida – Acts Of Literature
    Jacques Derrida – Acts Of Literature
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    “First published in 1992. “Acts of Literature”, compiled in close association with Derrida, brings together for the first time a number of Derrida’s writings on literary [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction