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  • Sophie Calle – The Hotel
    Sophie Calle – The Hotel
    $40.00 | ,

    A forensic conceptualist’s inventory of the ordinary and extraordinary lives in a Venetian hotel In 1981 Sophie Calle took a job as a chambermaid for the Hotel C in Venice, […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Malcolm Harris – Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
    Malcolm Harris – Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism,…
    $23.00 | ,

    The history of Silicon Valley, from railroads to microchips, is an “extraordinary” story of disruption and destruction, told for the first time in this comprehensive, jaw-dropping narrative (Greg [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Japan Art Revolution: The Japanese Avant-Garde, from Angura to Provoke
    Japan Art Revolution: The Japanese Avant-Garde, from Angura to Provoke
    $50.00 | ,

    A captivating examination of the avant-garde art scene in Japan in the 1960s and ’70s, and the revolutionary Japanese artists who made it a creative force both in the country […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Copi – City Of Rats
    Copi – City Of Rats
    $16.00 | ,

    “The Holy Mountain” meets “Ratatouille” in this X-rated fable by French provocateur Copi Life isn’t easy for a Parisian rat. But Gouri is getting by: with his best friend Rakä, […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Anal Cunt ‎– The Old Testament 1988-1991
    Anal Cunt ‎– The Old Testament 1988-1991
    $35.00 | , ,

    “Expanding 2000’s The Early Years double-disc compilation even further, 2011’s The Old Testament, the last release overseen by Seth Putnam before his passing, essentially wraps [...]

    GENRE: Metal
  • Cecil Taylor ‎– Live In The Black Forest
    Cecil Taylor ‎– Live In The Black Forest
    $40.00 | , ,

    “A retrospective look at the sixty-year career of Cecil Taylor, in progress at the Whitney Museum of American Art, incorporates the museum’s unobstructed spaces and impressive views [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Flipper ‎– Gone Fishin’
    Flipper ‎– Gone Fishin’
    $35.00 | , ,

    “After the glow of Album, Gone Fishin’ may sound like a bit of a disappointment primarily due to the cleaned up (for Flipper anyway) sound, but that shouldn’t stop you […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Fred Lane / Ron ‘Pate’s Debonairs ‎– From The One That Cut You
    Fred Lane / Ron ‘Pate’s Debonairs ‎– From The One That Cut…
    $20.00 | , ,

    “From the One That Cut You starts out like a relatively straightforward, if not quite professional, big-band jazz record, only to get progressively stranger and more surreal as it goes […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Sonny Rollins Quartet With Don Cherry ‎– Complete Live At The Village Gate 1962
    Sonny Rollins Quartet With Don Cherry ‎– Complete Live At The Village …
    $30.00 | , ,

    Live at the Village Gate, New York, July 27-30, 1962. Label: Solar Records – 4569959 Format: 6 x CD, Limited Edition, Remastered, Box Set Country: Europe Released: 2015 VG+/VG+ *Image […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Peter Brötzmann Shoji Hano* ‎– Funny Rat
    Peter Brötzmann Shoji Hano* ‎– Funny Rat
    $36.00 | , ,

    “Free jazz drummer Shoji Hano and German saxophone giant-leading European free improviser Peter Brotzmann first met in Japan in the early eighties. In 1990 Hano went to Europe for the […]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Lull ‎– Dreamt About Dreaming
    Lull ‎– Dreamt About Dreaming
    $25.00 | , ,

    Former Napalm Death drummer Mick Harris’s dark ambient project always enthralls. Label: Sentrax – SET 3 CD Format: CD, Album Country: UK Released: 1992 VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Montibus Communitas – Ananda Samgha
    Montibus Communitas – Ananda Samgha
    $20.00 | , ,

    Peruvian psych destroyers Label: Sky Lantern Records – SLR105 Format: Cassette, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered Country: US Released: 2014 VG+/VG+ *Image in listing is stock there may be [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Experimental / Noise
  • Scattered Purgatory – God Of Silver Grass
    Scattered Purgatory – God Of Silver Grass
    $20.00 | , ,

    “”God of Silver Grass” is Taiwanese experimental duo, Scattered Purgatory’s second release from Guruguru Brain. On this album the drone music-makers delve deeper into their [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych, Experimental / Noise
  • Thomas Köner ‎– Tiento De Las Nieves
    Thomas Köner ‎– Tiento De Las Nieves
    $10.00 | , ,

    “”Love is life’s snow. It falls deepest and softest into the gashes left by the fight—whiter and purer than snow itself. What is life without love? It is like this […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Thomas Köner ‎– Kaamos
    Thomas Köner ‎– Kaamos
    $18.00 | , ,

    “Thomas Köner’s first album for Mille Plateaux continues the abstract tones and sublime white-noise of earlier LPs, though occasional crackles and low-end bass gives some element of [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Scattered Purgatory – Lost Ethnography of the Miscanthus Ocean
    Scattered Purgatory – Lost Ethnography of the Miscanthus Ocean
    $25.00 | , ,

    “Lost Ethnography of the Miscanthus Ocean” contains six of their earlier works from 2013 to early 2014. “雲生/Cloudborn” is a re-recorded version. This album is dedicated to Grass Mountain and […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Scattered Purgatory – Burial Chamber Sessions
    Scattered Purgatory – Burial Chamber Sessions
    $15.00 | , ,

    “Scattered Purgatory is a direct translation of “破地獄”, in reference to a Taoist ritual that believes people who committed suicide or had an accidental death will stay in a City […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Kikagaku Moyo ‎– Mammatus Clouds
    Kikagaku Moyo ‎– Mammatus Clouds
    $75.00 | , ,

    “KIKAGAKU MOYO state that with improvisation they can freely explore beyond consciousness as they make ‘free music’ and you can well imagine this as they take you on a journey […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Laraaji ‎– The Piano Trilogy
    Laraaji ‎– The Piano Trilogy
    $40.00 | , ,

    “All Saints Records present a 3 Cassette box set anthology of Laraaji’s recent piano trilogy Sun Piano, Moon Piano, and Through Luminous Eyes. The box set includes cassette versions of […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band* ‎– Grow Fins: Rarities (1965-1982)
    Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band* ‎– Grow Fins: Rarities (1965-…
    $50.00 | , ,

    “An unprecedented project in the rock field: a five-CD box set of unreleased material by a cult artist that never had anything close to a chart hit. Of course Captain […]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Neil Young ‎– Neil Young Archives – Vol. I (1963-1972)
    Neil Young ‎– Neil Young Archives – Vol. I (1963-1972)
    $80.00 | , ,

    “This is the first volume of the Neil Young Archives series of box sets, produced by Neil Young himself. This series is the definitive, comprehensive, chronological survey of his entire [...]

    GENRE: Rock / Pop
  • Aube ‎– Sensory Symphonies
    Aube ‎– Sensory Symphonies
    $60.00 | , ,

    “Akifumi Nakajima, renowned for his prolific and captivating work under the alias Aube, stands as one of Japan’s most intriguing noise artists. His artistic prowess extends beyond the [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • V/A – Shake Um Up Rock – Early Northwest Rockers And Instrumentals Vol. 3
    V/A – Shake Um Up Rock – Early Northwest Rockers And Instrumenta…
    $14.00 | , ,

    Benny Cliff – Shake Um Up Rock / Donnie Dean & the D Notes – Frankie & Johnny / Ira Allen – Nursery Rock / Ray Michelsen & the Vikings […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • The Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble ‎– The Constant Extension Of Inescapable Tradition
    The Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble ‎– The Constant Extension Of Inescapa…
    $15.00 | , ,

    Milo Fine: drums, clarinet, prepared piano, bowed cymbal, voice Steve Gnitka: guitars Label: Hat Hut Records – H Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: Switzerland Released: 1978 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • The Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble ‎– Hah !
    The Milo Fine Free Jazz Ensemble ‎– Hah !
    $18.00 | , ,

    Milo Fine: drums, bowed cymbals, piano, clarinet Steve Gnitka: guitar Recorded by Milo Fine at Anwatin Middle School, Minneapolis, MN; December 29, 1976 Label: Hat Hut Records – HAT-E Format: [...]

    GENRE: Jazz / Fusion / Free Jazz
  • Thomas Köner ‎– Teimo
    Thomas Köner ‎– Teimo
    $40.00 | , ,

    “The gorgeous second album from dark ambient pioneer Thomas Köner. Originally released in 1992 and never previously available on vinyl, Teimo is probably the most “tuneful” of [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Thomas Köner ‎– Permafrost
    Thomas Köner ‎– Permafrost
    $45.00 | , ,

    “Permafrost was originally issued in 1993 and marked the conclusion of Thomas Köner’s epic and influential trilogy which included Nunatak (TYPE 069LP) and Teimo (TYPE 070LP). Darker [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • The Anniversary ‎– Designing A Nervous Breakdown
    The Anniversary ‎– Designing A Nervous Breakdown
    $45.00 | , ,

    “The Anniversary’s debut album, Designing a Nervous Breakdown, blends their skill at crafting emotional, punky-yet-melodic songs with a fondness for new-wave synths. Little analog [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • The Cramps ‎– Stay Sick!
    The Cramps ‎– Stay Sick!
    $24.00 | , ,

    “”I dig that god damn rock & roll/The kind of stuff that don’t save souls.” Less than three minutes into 1990’s Stay Sick!, the Cramps had summed up their entire [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Punk / Hardcore
  • V/A  ‎– Fort Worth Teen Scene! Volume Two
    V/A ‎– Fort Worth Teen Scene! Volume Two
    $20.00 | , ,

    Route 66 (Visions) / I’ll Go (Cynics) / Alibis (Bards) / Night Of The Phantom (Larry And The Blue Notes) / My Confusion (Elite) / Lost One (Roots) / Jack […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Twistin Rumble Volume 6
    V/A – Twistin Rumble Volume 6
    $18.00 | , ,

    Crazy rumble/groove/boogaloo comp filled with rare cuts. Label: Twistin Rumble – TR-62016 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: Released: 2008 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – The Ikon Records Story – America’s #1 Unsung Garage Label – 1964-1966
    V/A – The Ikon Records Story – America’s #1 Unsung Garage …
    $24.00 | , ,

    “The Ikon Records Story is another lavish double disc set, this time focused on one of the most obscure yet enigmatic independent labels of the mid-1960s: Sacramento’s Ikon Records. [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Mandrill ‎– Energize
    Mandrill ‎– Energize
    $17.00 | , ,

    Electro influenced grooves from the potent funk ensemble. Label: Montage Records – ST-72008 Format: Vinyl, LP, Album Country: US Released: 1982 VG+/VG. Clipped corner. Some sleeve rubbing/discoloration

    GENRE: Soul / Funk / Disco
  • Thomas Köner ‎– Nunatak
    Thomas Köner ‎– Nunatak
    $30.00 | , ,

    “The Type label reissues German music producer Thomas Köner’s debut album, the first in a set of three, on vinyl for the very first time. Originally introduced to the world […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • V/A ‎– Tobacco A-Go-Go (North Carolina Rock’n’Roll In The Sixties)
    V/A ‎– Tobacco A-Go-Go (North Carolina Rock’n’Roll In The …
    $20.00 | , ,

    “We are delighted to announce our exclusive distribution of Tobacco-a-Go-Go: North Carolina Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Sixties, the groundbreaking and speaker-shaking compilation LP of rare 1960s [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – ‎Everybody’s Boppin’ – Early Northwest Rockers And Instrumentals Vol.1
    V/A – ‎Everybody’s Boppin’ – Early Northwest Rockers…
    $12.00 | , ,

    Clayton Watson & the Silhouettes Everybody’s Boppin’ / Ray Gentry & the Rovin’ Gamblers Willie Was A Bad Boy / Rovin’ Gamblers Do The Fly / Pacific Playboys [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – Don’t Press Your Luck! The In Sound Of 60’s Connecticut
    V/A – Don’t Press Your Luck! The In Sound Of 60’s Connecti…
    $24.00 | , ,

    “The pounding garage-rock din emanating from the jungles of deepest Connecticut could overwhelm the senses, causing the weary NY commuter to become disoriented! Who knew that the most [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – Stomp! Northwest Killers 1960-64: Rare & Unissued Blasts From The Vaults Of Kearney Barton Volume 1
    V/A – Stomp! Northwest Killers 1960-64: Rare & Unissued Blasts Fr…
    $15.00 | , ,

    Volume one of the legendary Northwest Killers series on Norton with tracks from the vaults of Kearny Barton! A1 Frantics – Werewolf 2:18 A2 Adventurers – Mashed Potatoes 2:38 A3 […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – Fort Worth Teen Scene! Volume Three
    V/A – Fort Worth Teen Scene! Volume Three
    $17.00 | , ,

    It’s A Cry’n Shame (Gentlemen) / Phantom (Mark Five) / It’s Gonna Change (Trycerz)* / That’s Allright (Fearsome Five) / Be Nice (Nomads) / Baby (Better Get On Home) (Jim [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Twistin Rumble Volume 7
    V/A – Twistin Rumble Volume 7
    $18.00 | , ,

    Crazy rumble/groove/boogaloo comp filled with rare cuts. Label: Twistin Rumble – TR-62017 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: Released: 2008 VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Twistin Rumble Volume 3
    V/A – Twistin Rumble Volume 3
    $18.00 | , ,

    Crazy rumble/groove/boogaloo comp filled with rare cuts. Label: Twistin Rumble – TR-62013 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release Country: Released: VG+/VG+

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk, Rockabilly / Early Rock N Roll
  • V/A – Chicken Session – Early Northwest Rockers And Instrumentals Vol.2
    V/A – Chicken Session – Early Northwest Rockers And Instrumental…
    $12.00 | , ,

    Larry De Rieux Chicken Session / Leon Smith Little Forty Ford / Leon Mach You Hurt Me So / Col-Lee-Jets Jam & Jelly / Jackie Johnson Star Light, Star Bright […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • Kim Fowley ‎– King Of The Creeps
    Kim Fowley ‎– King Of The Creeps
    $17.00 | , ,

    The third volume of brain spraining early unheralded, underworshipped unknown Kim Fowley productions and manipulations arrives as a soundtrack distraction to his upcoming hip pocket paperback [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – Mad Mike Monsters Volume 1 – A Tribute To Mad Mike Metrovich
    V/A – Mad Mike Monsters Volume 1 – A Tribute To Mad Mike Metrovi…
    $15.00 | , ,

    “If you were a teenager around Pittsburgh in the mid-’60s, there was only one DJ on the air you could count on for a wild-and-ruckus rock ‘n’ roll show: Mad […]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – She Was So Bad! (Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates / Volume Two)
    V/A – She Was So Bad! (Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates / Volume Two)
    $15.00 | , ,

    “The folks at Norton have dug deep into the recesses of America’s attics, basements, and garages to uncover this second vinyl-only volume of unreleased amateur acetates. In the [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • V/A – Train To Nowhere! (Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates / Volume Three)
    V/A – Train To Nowhere! (Unissued Sixties Garage Acetates / Volume Thr…
    $17.00 | , ,

    Fanatics-Woman / Noblemen-I’m Gone / Dave And The Wanderers-My Heart Is In Pain / Six Minus One-Fun And Games / Bedlam’s Offspring-I’ll Be There / Wombats-Hey / Method-Free As [...]

    GENRE: Garage / Proto Punk
  • K2 – Burst After Burst (Early Recordings 1990-1996) [unplayed]
    K2 – Burst After Burst (Early Recordings 1990-1996) [unplayed]
    $100.00 | , ,

    “K2 is the personal noise project by Kimihide Kusafuka, originally came onto the scene in 1981, in order to explore the possibility of noise. Along with Hijokaidan, Merzbow, and [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Jean Baudrillard – Seduction [scarce]
    Jean Baudrillard – Seduction [scarce]
    $40.00 | , ,

    Examines modern critical theory, feminism, and psychoanalysis, and discusses the modern concept of sex roles and the political aspect of human sexuality. St Martin’s Press/New World [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Asmus Tietchens – Stupor Mundi
    Asmus Tietchens – Stupor Mundi
    $15.00 | ,

    Part 14th in the ongoing re-release series of all early Asmus Tietchens Vinyl albums between 1980-1991. ‘Stupor Mundi’ (Discos Esplendor Geometrico EGD 018) was originally released in [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Asmus Tietchens – Marches Funèbres
    Asmus Tietchens – Marches Funèbres
    $15.00 | ,

    Tracks 1 & 2 originally released on Marches Funebres LP (Multimood, 1989). Track 3 is a bonus track. Released as a joint release by German labels Die Stadt and Aufabwegen. […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise