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  • Written in the Dark: Five Poets in the Siege of Leningrad
    Written in the Dark: Five Poets in the Siege of Leningrad
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    This anthology presents a group of writers and a literary phenomenon that has been unknown even to Russian readers for 70 years, obfuscated by historical amnesia. Gennady Gor, Pavel Zaltsman, [...]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Matt Longabucco – M/W: An Essay on Jean Eustache’s “La maman et la putain”
    Matt Longabucco – M/W: An Essay on Jean Eustache’s “La maman et la putain”
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    Jean Eustache came of age as a director in the aftermath of the French New Wave, and made La maman et la putain (The Mother and the Whore) already disillusioned […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Constant Stranger: After Frank Stanford
    Constant Stranger: After Frank Stanford
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    Constant Stranger spotlights the accomplishments and enduring influence of the poet Frank Stanford (1948-1978). The book comprises a mix of republished and brand-new tributes, translations, [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Downstream from Trout Fishing in America: A Memoir Of Richard Brautigan
    Downstream from Trout Fishing in America: A Memoir Of Richard Brautigan
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    In Downstream From Trout Fishing In America: A Memoir of Richard Brautigan, Keith Abbott paints a portrait of Richard Brautigan as a lovable and whimsical friend. Abbott explains the [...]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Bruno K. Ӧijer – The Trilogy
    Bruno K. Ӧijer – The Trilogy
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    Bruno K. Öijer, bestselling author and fierce social critic, has reached an iconic status in Sweden. He broke through as a rebellious young poet in the early 1970s with a […]

    GENRE: Fiction/Poetry/Essays/Criticism/Transgressive
  • Manon: Feathers
    Manon: Feathers
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    Memories and observations from the five-decade career of feminist installation artist Manon Swiss artist Manon (born 1940) came to prominence in the 1970s with her installation The Salmon [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • The Golden Bough: A Study In Magic And Religion
    The Golden Bough: A Study In Magic And Religion
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    The landmark study of world myth and culture Draws on myths, rituals, totems and taboos of ancient European and primitive cultures throughout the world. The third edition of this monumental […]

    GENRE: Non-Fiction
  • Severed + Said – End Time Loop
    Severed + Said – End Time Loop
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    Floridian synthesist John Touchton aka Severed+Said returns with his most cinematic suite yet of witching hour electronics, spidery rhythm, and macabre clockwork: End Time Loop. A 10-track [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • David Edren – Relativiteit Van de Omgeving
    David Edren – Relativiteit Van de Omgeving
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    Antwerp synthesist David Edren describes his latest solo collection in conceptual terms: a harmony of space and time, elements and environments, perception and impermanence. Conceived in the [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise, Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • White Poppy – Ataraxia
    White Poppy – Ataraxia
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    The concept for and palette of Crystal Dorval aka White Poppy’s ‘Paradise Gardens’ trilogy first germinated in 2016 as a notion of “paradise music” combining new age, bedroom shoegaze, and […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • The Chills – Scatterbrain LP
    The Chills – Scatterbrain LP
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    New studio album from the Dunedin (NZ) songsmiths helmed by the enigmatic Martin Phillipps with artwork by Trees’ David Costa. Dunedin’s finest, The Chills release their seventh studio album [...]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Bratmobile – Ladies, Women and Girls CD
    Bratmobile – Ladies, Women and Girls CD
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    Bratmobile’s sophomore LP finds Allison Wolfe’s singsong delivery of her trademark barbed-wire lyrics center stage – each line catching the ear and cutting with truth. Backed by Molly [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Bratmobile – Ladies, Women and Girls LP (Red vinyl)
    Bratmobile – Ladies, Women and Girls LP (Red vinyl)
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    Bratmobile’s sophomore LP finds Allison Wolfe’s singsong delivery of her trademark barbed-wire lyrics center stage – each line catching the ear and cutting with truth. Backed by Molly [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Bratmobile – Girls Get Busy CD
    Bratmobile – Girls Get Busy CD
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      Equal parts sass, snark and surf-punk infused guitar, Bratmobile’s third album bursts with catchy hooks and thought-provoking critiques of their scene, consumerism and the patriarchy. [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Bratmobile – Girls Get Busy LP (Evergreen vinyl)
    Bratmobile – Girls Get Busy LP (Evergreen vinyl)
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    Equal parts sass, snark and surf-punk infused guitar, Bratmobile’s third album bursts with catchy hooks and thought-provoking critiques of their scene, consumerism and the patriarchy. It’s [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Bratmobile – Pottymouth LP (Lemon vinyl)
    Bratmobile – Pottymouth LP (Lemon vinyl)
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    Along with Bikini Kill, Bratmobile spearheaded the riot grrrl revolution of the early 1990s, battling the long-standing dominance of men within the punk rock community to help empower a new […]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • A place To Bury Strangers – Synthesizer CD
    A place To Bury Strangers – Synthesizer CD
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    Synthesizer is the title of A Place to Bury Strangers’ seventh album. It is also a physical entity, a synthesizer made specifically for A Place to Bury Strangers’ seventh album. […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • A Place To Bury Strangers – Synthesizer LP (Functional circuit board cover)
    A Place To Bury Strangers – Synthesizer LP (Functional circuit board cover)
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    Synthesizer is the title of A Place to Bury Strangers’ seventh album. It is also a physical entity, a synthesizer made specifically for A Place to Bury Strangers’ seventh album. […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Suzanne Doucet – Reflecting Light Vol. II
    Suzanne Doucet – Reflecting Light Vol. II
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    Suzanne Doucet was born in Tuebingen, Germany where as a three year old, Doucet discovered her innate artistic gifts. Instinctively, she was always drawing, playing music, singing, and writing. [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • William Wichman – Suzanne Doucet – Brilliance
    William Wichman – Suzanne Doucet – Brilliance
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    Suzanne Doucet was born in Tuebingen, Germany where as a three year old, Doucet discovered her innate artistic gifts. Instinctively, she was always drawing, playing music, singing, and writing. [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Nervous Gender – Music From Hell
    Nervous Gender – Music From Hell
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    Nervous Gender’s legendary synthpunk LP Music From Hell burbles up from infernal depths to resurface on Dark Entries! Confrontational, unhinged, and unabashedly queer, Music from Hell is an [...]

    GENRE: Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk
  • V/A – Rock Rendez Vous: M​ú​sica Moderna Portuguesa 1985​-​1986
    V/A – Rock Rendez Vous: M​ú​sica Moderna Portuguesa 1985​-​1986
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    The seductive sounds of Portugal swing to Dark Entries on Rock Rendez Vous: Música Moderna Portuguesa 1985-1986, a compilation of vintage Iberian synth, wave, and postpunk gems. The legendary [...]

    GENRE: International, Post-Punk / Goth / Darkwave / Minimal Synth / Neofolk, Techno / House / Electronic
  • Ghostwriters – Objects In Mirrors Are Closer Than They Appear
    Ghostwriters – Objects In Mirrors Are Closer Than They Appear
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    Dark Entries calls on Philadelphia experimental duo The Ghostwriters to resurrect their 1981 LP of minimalist mayhem, Objects In Mirrors Are Closer Than They Appear. The late Buchla maestro [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • The Ghostwriters – Remote Dreaming
    The Ghostwriters – Remote Dreaming
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    Dark Entries summons Philadelphia synthesizer scribes The Ghostwriters to rouse their ambient masterwork Remote Dreaming. The late Buchla maestro Charles Cohen and multi-instrumentalist Jeff Cain [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Polygondwanaland
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Polygondwanaland
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    *Part of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s Bootlegger series* Limited cassette release – pro-dubbed tapes with full color j-cards & printed labels. Low editions under 30 of [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Teenage Gizzard
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Teenage Gizzard
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    *Part of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s Bootlegger series* Limited cassette release – pro-dubbed tapes with full color j-cards & printed labels. Low editions under 30 of [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Demo Vol. 6 Music To Burn Money To
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Demo Vol. 6 Music To Burn Money To
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    *Part of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s Bootlegger series* Limited cassette release – pro-dubbed tapes with full color j-cards & printed labels. Low editions under 30 of [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Demo’s 5 Music To Think Existentially To
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Demo’s 5 Music To Think Existentially To
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    *Part of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s Bootlegger series* Limited cassette release – pro-dubbed tapes with full color j-cards & printed labels. Low editions under 30 of [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Demos Vol. 4 Music To Die To
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Demos Vol. 4 Music To Die To
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    *Part of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s Bootlegger series* Limited cassette release – pro-dubbed tapes with full color j-cards & printed labels. Low editions under 30 of [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Demo Vol. 3 Music To Eat Pong Scum To
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Demo Vol. 3 Music To Eat Pong Scum To
    $10.00 | , Add to cart

    *Part of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s Bootlegger series* Limited cassette release – pro-dubbed tapes with full color j-cards & printed labels. Low editions under 30 of [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Demos Vol. 1 Music To Kill Bad People To
    King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Demos Vol. 1 Music To Kill Bad People To
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    *Part of King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard’s Bootlegger series* Limited cassette release – pro-dubbed tapes with full color j-cards & printed labels. Low editions under 30 of [...]

    GENRE: Art Rock / Krautrock / Prog / Psych
  • Candy Apple – Stargazer / Instinction [Deadstock w/ new covers – 1980 Power Pop]
    Candy Apple – Stargazer / Instinction [Deadstock w/ new covers – 1980 Power Pop]
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    Deadstock copy with new covers. Glam punk rocker from Cincinnati Ohio circa 1980. Originally released on Shake It!. Rare one to find at all… These were a bit dusty but […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative, Punk / Hardcore
  • Nu Sire – Human Shield
    Nu Sire – Human Shield
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    Nu Sire is Jason James, who is active between the various underground communities of noise, techno, hardcore and metal in Los Angeles. Human Shield arrives after several years of upstaging […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Jill Fraser – Earthly Pleasures
    Jill Fraser – Earthly Pleasures
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    Veteran electronic music composer Jill Fraser’s new work takes stock of generations and lifetimes of memory, speculating on how the spirit of our songs might be interpreted after we’re gone. […]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Matchess – Stena
    Matchess – Stena
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    Whitney Johnson, alter-ego of pyschoacoustic voyager Matchess, crafts an encompassing work of psychoacoustic music with two separate releases. On Hav, an LP under her own name, Whitney [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic
  • Whitney Johnson – Hav
    Whitney Johnson – Hav
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    Whitney Johnson, alter-ego of psychoacoustic voyager Matchess, debuts with a new composition that meditates on the duality of the human body. An instrument that collates awesome sensory [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Dirty Three – Toward The Low Sun
    Dirty Three – Toward The Low Sun
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    Sticking us with something that won’t go away, the Dirty Three are back. It’s been awhile, but that just means that the music here is heavy with seven years in […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Six Organs Of Admittance _? Companion Rises (Twig Harper Remix)
    Six Organs Of Admittance _? Companion Rises (Twig Harper Remix)
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    6OOA’s 2020 opus is reunmanaged by sound composer Twig Harper, whose REMIX goes places no other remix record could dare under his unlimited brief. In the process, it affords the […]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • L?titia Sadier _? Something Shines
    L?titia Sadier _? Something Shines
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    The Earth, the sky and the earth again — plus another trip through “La Soci é t é du Spectacle.” Something between a riveting caress and an invigorating shake. Elevated […]

    GENRE: Indie / Alternative
  • Dean Spunt – Basic Editions
    Dean Spunt – Basic Editions
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    An excursion in electronic sound instrumentally unpacking Dean Spunt’s fascination with language – in this instance, the syntax of the systems and processes of various 64-voice E-mu modules [...]

    GENRE: Experimental / Noise
  • Streets (Select Highlights From Independent British Labels)
    Streets (Select Highlights From Independent British Labels)
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    Killer compilation documenting the British punk scene of 1977, featuring tracks from John Cooper Clarke, The Lurkers & more. Label: Beggars Banquet – BEGA 1 Format: Vinyl, LP, Compilation, [...]

    GENRE: Punk / Hardcore
  • Childsplay: The Art Of Allan Kaprow
    Childsplay: The Art Of Allan Kaprow
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    “Allan Kaprow has been described as an avant-garde revolutionary, a radical sociologist, a Zen(ish) monk, a progressive educator, and an anti-art theorist. But, above all, as this book [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Gerald Jenkins – It’s After The End Of The World
    Gerald Jenkins – It’s After The End Of The World
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    “A Picture novel study of the human spirit in the fantastic / magical and the human soul in the metaphorical and physical in Five Chapters – being Oppression, Rainbows, Mythology, […]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Y_@_G@ – Green Village EP CDr
    Y_@_G@ – Green Village EP CDr
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    Suriname/Chicago-based deconstructionist duo Y@G@ team up 20 years too late. “Green Village” pairs rolling production and songcraft from Andrew Apollos with granular defragmentation [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Rhybadi – Twine EP CDr
    Rhybadi – Twine EP CDr
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    Rhybadi’s “Twine” unravels across four disparate tracks. The original, a hazy reflection on childhood, kinship, and distrust, plays out like a perpetually developing photograph. [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Michael Bingaman – Thought Reducer CDr
    Michael Bingaman – Thought Reducer CDr
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    Michael Bingaman melts hardware into soft serve piercing ubiquity with exploratory wayfinding and a reverence for groove. This collection of tracks was selected for maximum viscosity. They keep [...]

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Black Mountain College: Experiment In Art
    Black Mountain College: Experiment In Art
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    “Although it lasted only twenty-three years (1933–1956) and enrolled fewer than 1,200 students, Black Mountain College was one of the most fabled experimental institutions in art education [...]

    GENRE: Art/Photography
  • Neil Quigley –  Stretchings 1 CDr
    Neil Quigley – Stretchings 1 CDr
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    A stately blend of timecode and incoherence. Neil Quigley ages gracefully in the wheelhouse, but it’s rolling directly at you. Supple and anxious maneuvers.

    GENRE: Techno / House / Electronic
  • Special Ed – I Got It Made (promo)
    Special Ed – I Got It Made (promo)
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    Label: Profile Records – PRO-5245 Format: Vinyl, 7″, 45 RPM, Promo Country: US Released: 1989 Genre: Hip Hop VG+ / Gen WOL

    GENRE: Hip Hop / Rap / Neo Soul
  • Next World Sound Vol. 3
    Next World Sound Vol. 3
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    *Continuing the Hyperspace instrumental ambient series are two sides of delicious futuristic ambiance from three artists, renowned for studio work on both coasts. Frank Eaton and Kevin Fullen [...]

    GENRE: Modern Composition / Musique Concrete / Electronic