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Staff Picks
Curious what the staff at Torn Light are listening to? Check out the titles we’ve been digging lately below.
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Buzzcocks – Singles Gone Steady
$24.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Quintessential UK punk of the 70’s. Buzzcocks came with hit after hit, ‘Ever Fallen In Love?’, ‘Orgasm Addict’, ‘What Do I Get?’. It’s just […]
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The Gordons – S/T & Future Shock
$25.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartThe Gordons crashed upon the do-it-yourself scene of early 1980s Christchurch with torrential force, self-releasing two foundational planks of the vibrant New Zealand underground. Future Shock, a [...]
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Sir Lord Baltimore – S/T
$20.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartTrading Places present a reissue of Sir Lord Baltimore‘s self-titled album, originally released in 1971. Fresh from their US tour supporting Black Sabbath, Brooklyn-based heavy metal trio [...]
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The Work – Slow Crimes
$18.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “From an era I don’t think gets repped enough, a time in the late 70’s / early 80’s and onward, where prog started to […]
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Bill Orcutt – Odds Against Tomorrow
$19.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Haunted & solemn guitar works from Orcutt. ‘The Conversion Experience’ is my favorite track. Fits in between the best blues & folk records you’ve [...]
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Eliane Radigue – Jouet Electronique / Elemental I
$25.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “A great pair of sonic experiments by the influential Eliane Radigue. She crafts abstracted illustrations of the natural world with her use of feedback […]
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Globe Unity Orchestra & The Choir Of The NDR-Broadcast – Hamburg ’74
$30.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Large ensemble free jazz with a choir, yes please! Euro free jazz crew of Brotzmann, Parker, Benninck, Schoof, Bailey, Schlippenbach, Lovens, Rutherford, Kowald, [...]
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Herbie Hancock – Maiden Voyage (Blue note 180g Reissue)
$28.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “I mean…. Herbie, Carter, Coleman and Williams?? Absolute magic. Essential LP for anyone who enjoys music. If you don’t like this record you probably [...]
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The 12th Annual International Sound Poetry Festival – Boxset & Book
$85.00 | Book, CS Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Almost 5 hours of recordings from the 12th Annual International Sound Poetry Festival on 4 cassettes and including a lovely 240 page book documenting […]
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Faust – The Faust Tapes
$27.00 | LP Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Meant to be more of a promotional album on being signed to Virgin Records and only costing the amount of a single, this one […]
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Matthew J Rolin – Passing
$22.00 | LP Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “I’m a big fan of Matthew Rolin’s guitar style, and this recent record is stunning. Each track is a dense, glimmering passage of fingerstyle […]
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Panda Bear – Person Pitch
$30.00 | 2xLP Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Better and weirder than any Animal Collective record.” – Cleo Person Pitch is the third solo album from Animal Collective member Panda Bear released [...]
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Stone Roses – S/T
$30.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Been listening to this one a lot this rainy week. An absolute indie essential, this record has a little bit of something for everybody […]
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Chrome – Alien Soundtracks (Purple Splatter Vinyl)
$30.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “A mind-blowing album, totally fried, operating on a different planet, so many strange ideas on display. The first collab between the gods Helios Creed […]
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Alice Coltrane – Ptah The El Daoud (Verve By Request Series)
$30.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat 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 […]
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Bad Brains – S/T
$24.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “More than perfect hardcore punk LP – The realest deal. Hails Beyond Infernal!” – Brandon
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Toshimaru Nakamura – No Input Mixing Board LP (Pre-Order)
$24.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Fans of Pan Sonic’s actual minimalist approach to rhythmic sound take note – Toshimaru Nakamura’s ‘No Input Mixing Board’ LP is an incredible [...]
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Love – Forever Changes
$24.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “I think we’ve played this record so many times in the store that it’s on a momentary ban. Andmoreagain gets me every time. Big […]
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Entourage Music & Theatre Ensemble – S/T
$19.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “A charming, oddball, and gorgeous release on Folkways from a fascinating musical ensemble that defies categorization. It’s free and minimal, melodic and [...]
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The Jam – All Mod Cons
$14.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “One of the most catchy and clever British punk records, ranging from the unrelenting ‘A Bomb’ to the wispy track ‘Fly.’ An essential for […]
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Guided By Voices – Alien Lanes
$23.00 | LP Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “A very formative record for me! made me realize all you need is a couple pieces of cheap gear, good friends and beer to […]
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Swell Maps – Jane From Occupied Europe
$20.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat 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 [...]
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Poison Idea – King Of Punk (Portland Edition)
$32.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “An essential repress of one of the greatest debut records from one of the greatest punk bands of all time.” – Justin Out-of-print for […]
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Hallelujahs – Eat Meat, Swear an Oath
$24.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Dreamy psychedelic indie pop from mid 1980’s Japan. Records like this would be nearly impossible to find in the US if it wasn’t for […]
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Unica Zurn – The Man of Jasmine & Other Texts
$24.00 | Book, Print Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “A unique and disturbing memoir from an underread surrealist master” – Cleo Anagram play meets psychic crisis in Unica Zürn’s acclaimed [...]
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László Krasznahorkai – A Mountain to the North, a Lake to the South, Paths to the West, a River to the East
$16.00 | Book, Print Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “A beautifully minimal one from a Hungarian master.” – Cleo “The grandson of Prince Genji lives outside of space and time and wanders the […]
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Os Mutantes – Live 8/8/78
$20.00 | 2xLP Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “This band is fun to listen to when it’s sunny out.” – Kobe Last hurrah of the MUTANTES! Live soundboard recording from one of […]
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Dalibor Cruz – Deviance 12″ EP
$16.00 | 12", Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Super tight, unrelenting techno with ragged edges. No spot to breathe, no spot to hit pause.” – Hannah Dalibor Cruz’s sophomore release for CR. […]
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Obe – ST 12″ EP
$16.00 | 12", Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “The first day I got this I jammed it 5 times straight, if that tells you anything at all.” – Kobe Obe’s follow up […]
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Edgar Froese – Aqua
$30.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Froese’s first solo album reissued for RSD, a completely immersive electronic experience of pulsating synths and library music-like atmospheres. He creates [...]
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Locust – The Plaintive LP
$20.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “I really like checking out what we get in from Suction, a must label for fans of its contemporaries like Warp and Skam, and […]
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Kate Rissiek – Decayed Signals LP
$20.00 | LP Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Kate Rissiek departs from her near legendary Rusalka moniker for an only slight detour into similar but dare one say more academic territories. Slow, […]
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Equipment Pointed Ankh – Changing Legs
$10.00 | CD Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “EPA return with a disc of duos. I would say this is a good disc for all Improv Heads, Kraut Rock Dropouts, & Kentucky […]
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Alan Licht – Three Chords and a Sword: Solo Cover Versions 1988-2021
$12.00 | CD, CD Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Nobody could make Van Halen sound pretty but Alan Licht.” – Cleo Three Chords and a Sword is a collection of eight cover songs […]
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Chronophage – S/T
$20.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Chronophage is one of those bands that I will forever be interested in their output. This most recent record feels like a small departure […]
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Fuxter Schittly – “1998 – 1999 God Particles”
$10.00 | CD, CD Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “An excellent example that we have no real grasp on what is going on around us. In a world of fake news and discordianism, […]
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The Blue Iguana – Blu-Ray
$24.00 | Blu-Ray, Video Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “A forgotten cult film of the 80’s, Blue Iguana has the same vibes as Wild at Heart or Repo Man, but has remained pretty […]
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Bailey Miller – Still Water CS
$10.00 | Cassette Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Gorgeous, ghost-like siren songs. Ohio bred reverb-drenched electronics / vocals coupled with folk-like instrumentation. A super impressive debut- Haunting, [...]
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Smirk – Material LP
$20.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Been a big fan of Smirk for the past few releases of his. This one is definitely his most complete. Big fan!” – Kobe […]
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Dunn – It Don’t Exist LP
$20.00 | LP Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “From one of the best labels in the game 100 Limousines. Dunn’s ‘It Don’t Exist’ is one of the best electronic releases of the […]
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Stereolab – Pulse Of The Early Brain (Switched On Vol. 5)
$38.00 | Box Set, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Sick record, the opening track immediately drew me in. Love that there’s some Nurse With Wound stuff on this. Killer. Buy it.” – Kobe […]
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Incapacitants – Feedback of N.M.S. 2LP
$35.00 | 2xLP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “One of most important duos in the history of noise, Incapacitants! This is their first release as a duo, T. Mikawa finally joined by […]
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Spirinet – My Kiss CD + Poster
$12.00 | CD Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Like a deconstructed, even more bummed out Actress LP – Excellent electronica with a vividly unique voice and vision of rhythm, decay and otherworldly […]
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Sorry Eric – The Problem With Fun LP
$18.00 | LP Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Honestly how does a record this good get made??? Sorry Eric – The Problem with fun is the perfect driving the car record, it’s […]
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Sluggo – Sluggo LP
$18.00 | LP Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Sluggo was that band, and The Contradiction E.P. that gave me pride of being from the midwest. Amazing reissue with the first EP and […]
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Sun Spots – Loosey 12″ EP
$13.00 | LP Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Sun Spots 3rd EP Loosy hits hard with Tracks like Big Stroke and the title track Loosey heavily influenced by bands like SuperChunk and […]
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Karger Traum – III LP
$20.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Great LP from a cool label Fixed Rhythms. Joocha and Das Ende are the standout tracks for me, a great record to grab if […]
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Similar Shapes – Sites CS
$9.00 | CS Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Ambient soundscapes, environmental noise, all tinged with decay. Listening to this tape feels like library music you heard as a kid appearing in your […]
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Demonologists w/ Junko – Nure-Onna CD
$12.00 | CD Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “An incredible in-house release from Torn Light on CD. What you would imagine to be an off-kilter combo, it’s horrifying and fits perfectly in […]
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Jon Collin – Bridge Variations LP
$25.00 | LP Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “A really cool Discreet release from this year! Recorded under bridges to capture the surrounding environment as part of the music, this album merges […]
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Jon Edifice – Jon Edifice
$19.00 | LP Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “The mysterious post punk outfit John Edifice. The aesthetic of ‘anonymous members’ always seems to be a bit goofy or overdone, but I really […]
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Lea Bertucci – Metal Aether / Resonant Field
$35.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “I’ve been following Lea Bertucci since we stocked her 7″ on IDDB. This LP is very melancholic and a lesson in tonal energy. I […]
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Automatic – Excess (Blue Vinyl)
$28.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Amazing NEW synth punk? Yes, it exists – and they aren’t dressed like they’re from The Matrix! Even better :)” – Alex Excess is [...]
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Lon Chaney: Before the Thousand Faces – Blu-Ray
$22.00 | Blu-Ray Add to cartLon Chaney’s film work from the 1920s is well-known and — with the exception of the notoriously lost London After Midnight (1927) — is mostly available on home video. In contrast, only […]
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Heat – 4k UHD + Blu-Ray
$32.00 | Blu-Ray Add to cartAl Pacino and Robert De Niro dually power the momentum and large scale of this groundbreaking film written and directed by Michael Mann. In the wake of a precision heist […]
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West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – Vol. 3
$25.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “60s psych rock core” – Jack Released in July 1968 on Reprise Records, Vol.3: A Child’s Guide To Good & Evil is considered to […]
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West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band – Part One
$27.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Wonderful, baroque psych music. Weird, but with a lovely pop edge too.” – Dan Formed in Los Angeles in 1965, THE WEST COAST POP […]
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Amon Duul – Paradieswarts Duul
$26.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartOhr present a reissue of Amon Düül’s Paradieswärts Düül, originally released in 1971. In 1968, the Münchner Kommune, formed in 1967, had applied to Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser, the organizer of the [...]
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Eno, Moebius, Rodelius – After The Heat
$26.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “Slightly uncomfy ambient electronic music in the best way possible. At moments atmospheric, others motorik, others twisting and turning, After The Heat is [...]
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Cluster – Cluster 71
$26.00 | LP, Vinyl Add to cartWhat our staff has to say: “My favorite Cluster. No synths used and light years ahead of contemporaries.” – Jack 2022 repress. 140-gram LP. Cluster’s self-titled debut was [...]