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It's hard to believe that Divide & Dissolve are only a two-piece, as their Neo-Classical take on crushing Doom/Drone is so brutally and overwhelmingly physical & powerful, that when experienced live it has literally caused people to lose control of their bodily functions. Their 2017 LP Basic is a passionate and honest ode to Black Empowerment & Indigenous Sovereignty—both celebrating and mourning at once, this album is emotive, heavy and vital. Using just Electric Guitar, Drums, Saxophone & Effects, this Texan-Australian duo create booming sonic landscapes & somehow take metal to an entirely new place. For fans of Sunn O))), Boris, Black Metal & Doom, and designed specifically to empower Black & Indigenous people the world over. Australian import (note: some copies have very slight jacket dings).

Out of print on vinyl since it's initial release in 1989, this legendary spoken word/experimental/punk masterpiece from legendary writer, musician & performance artist Lisa Carver's band Suckdog sounds like two teenage girls on acid with a boombox telling jokes, making up songs, singing filthy nursery rhymes, garage punk anthems and screaming/crying (because that's basically what it is). Just as relevant today as ever—this music sounds strangely fresh and new, even 28 years later. Lisa recently published a book about the band and its various incarnations over the years, Suckdog: A Ruckus, and this record is a true Punk Classic that is long-overdue for a reissue.

The third solo album from Australian rock royalty Angie (Circle Pit, Straight Arrows, Ruined Fortune, etc.) is a haunting & evocative meditation on themes of isolation, loss, romance, identity and self, primarily based around a piano and Angie's distinctive Australian Kim Gordon-meets-Patti Smith vocals, with occasional guitar solos. This album is unlike anything Angie has previously released, more subtle and introspective than her previous work, the album includes several instrumental piano pieces as well as more standard vocal-based "songs"—a true original, Angie continues to surprise and evolve. For fans of Nico, Tangerine Dream, Anita Lane, Cat Power, Sandra Bell, Royal Trux.