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Release: 2022 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Interplay Black Vinyl Edition

Ride

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Wichita)

34,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Broadcast Live At Amoeba: Hollywood 2008

Melvins

LP | EU (Hollywood Warning)

18,99 €*

Release: EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Does The Cosmic Shepherd Dream Of Electric Tapirs?

Acid Mothers Temple

LP | 2004 | Reissue (Space Age)

Estructura Propuesta Sonido

Release: 2004 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Solid green coloured heavyweight 180 gram audiophile vinyl double LP reissue with the new 2019 artwork layout. Re-mastered by John Rivers at Woodbine Street Studio especially for vinyl release.Does The Cosmic Shepherd Dream Of Electric Tapirs? is not only a question deserving of an answer, but also the title of Acid Mother Temples first ever release on Space Age Recordings. As a Japanese soul collective, Acid Mothers Temple and The Melting Paraiso UFO are something of an enigma to the western world, and most likely to eastern ears too. Their music can be described as acid-rock, experimental, psychedelic or a whole host of genres dependent on the listeners' mood. Having been out of stock for some time, the long anticipated repress of this wild offering from AMT, comes as double solid green vinyl with the seductive, uncensored artwork of the original sleeve. Limited to 500 copies ww.

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Teresa Burga

LP | 2024 | PE | Original (Buh)

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (Kingfisher Bluez)

Release: 2024 / PE – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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This album compiles a series of sound pieces produced by the Peruvian artist Teresa Burga (Iquitos, 1933 - Lima, 2021) during the 1970s. It includes works that were part of various artistic projects, mainly sound installations, as well as pieces commissioned to musicians and inspired by her work. This album thus embodies an approach to a sound universe that has accompanied Burga's very personal work, which has transcended the limits of the artistic medium and disciplines. In the last decade, Teresa Burga's work has been present in numerous retrospectives and anthologies, as well as in various critical studies, which has cemented her standing in the art world, both in her home country and internationally. Indeed, she has come to be seen as one of the key figures of Peruvian conceptual and pop art of the 1960s and 1970s. This album includes the sound pieces Estructura Informe Corazón [Structure Informe Corazón] (1972) and 4 mensajes [4 Messages (1974)], composed of heart sounds and distorted television signals. It also includes the interpretation of the conceptual score Esctructura Propuesta Sonido [Structure Proposal Sound I (1978)], based on the poem "Cruz y Ficción" by Blanca Varela, in versions by the Peruvian Nicolás Wangeman, and by the Argentineans Alma Laprida and Alan Courtis. Also included is the piece Borges (2017), a commission by Burga to the Peruvian composer Jan Diego Malachowski, for the installation of the same name, here presented in a synthesizer version by Laprida and Courtis. Estructura Propuesta Sonido, by Teresa Burga is presented in vinyl format, in a limited edition of 300 copies. The publication includes a booklet with extensive notes by curator and researcher Luis Alvarado, as well as extensive visual documentation. Includes the participation of musicians Nicolás Wangeman, Lama Laprida and Alan Courtis (Reynols).

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Janelane

Love Letters

36,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Fabrika)

Selofan

Animal Mentality B

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Red Fang 15th Anniversary Edition

Red Fang

LP | 2008 | UK | Reissue (Sargent House)

Release: 2008 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Src Record Store Day 2024 Edition

SRC

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Jackpot)

Beam Penetration And Mad Computer, Plus The Minimal Sound Of Motorcycles Standard Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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SRC was born out of a smashing up of two of Detroit’s brightest bands, The Fugitives and The Chosen Few (which also featured future Stooge Ron Asheton). The

new band gained a fanatic local following, eventually capturing the attention of Capitol Records.

On this record, the band shifts effortlessly from mountaintop introspection to wild distorted crescendos creating one of the most melodically heavy LPs ever made, an over-the-top psychedelic fuzz guitar masterpiece.

When it was released in the US in 1968, the LP created fan and critical excitement. Still, it was in the UK where the cultdom made its most significant impact, with John Peel playing the hell out of it on his radio show and even Genesis’ Peter Gabriel claiming that this first SRC album was one of his favorites, saying he “wore the record out” (and you can absolutely hear SRC’s melodies buried inside Gabriel’s musical DNA!).

This Record Store Day 2024 release was cut from the analog master tapes by Kevin Gray, in an All Analog Process (aaa).

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V.A.

10"+CD | 2024 | JP | Original (EM)

48,99 €*

2LP | 2024 | US | Original (MCA Nashville)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Expo 70, held in Osaka, was a pivotal event for the Japanese people and their relationship with the rest of the world, demonstrating both the nation’s ongoing economic recovery from World War Two and the creative spirit of Japanese society and its artists. A series of performances, billed as “Night Events” were held at the Expo; the most radical of these was "Beam Penetration and Mad Computer, plus the Minimal Sound of Motorcycles”, but its anti-establishment feel and general madness took the Expo organizers by surprise and it was cancelled after only one night, despite being scheduled for a longer run. An air of myth developed around the event, but a recording of the event has been discovered and this release is the result. This release comprises a CD, a 10-inch record with fold-out sleeve and large obi, plus fascinating notes in Japanese and English by Kenichi Yasuda, an expert on Japanese rock music, and Koji Kawasaki, a renowned researcher of Japanese electronic music, as well as rare photos.

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Jimmy Buffett

Fruitcakes

41,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (I Surrender)

Raccoon Tour

Dentonweaver

32,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Dream Weaver Gold Vinyl Edition

Gary Wright

LP | 1975 | US | Reissue (Friday Music)

Release: 1975 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Enuff Z'nuff Audiophiloe Purple Vinyl Edition

Enuff Z'nuff

LP | 1989 | US | Reissue (Friday Music)

Release: 1989 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Byrds Audiophile Violet Vinyl Edition

The Byrds

LP | 1973 | US | Reissue (Friday Music)

Release: 1973 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (Counter Intuitive)

Mom Jeans.

Best Buds

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Always Tomorrow Turquoise Vinyl Edition

Best Coast

LP | 2022 | US | Reissue (Concord)

Release: 2022 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Many Times Eco-Mix Yellow Vinyl Edition

Matthew & The Atlas

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Communion)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Here Comes The Rich Beggars Black Vinyl Edition

The Rich Beggars

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Medicom Toy)

48,99 €*

Here Comes The Rich Beggars Purple Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Miraculous reissue of the album by the phantom band THE Rich Beggars, released in 1971 in a limited edition of 100 copies! Rock and roll has always sounded dangerous. This sound is like opening a pile of dusty porno magazines in the back of your garage. I hope you will stop for a moment and enjoy this piece.

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The Rich Beggars

LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Medicom Toy)

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LP | 2024 | JP | Original (Avex)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Kirinji

Steppin' Out

Sketchbook 1999 - 2001 White Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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KIRINJI's 16th original album "Steppin'Out", a solo project of Takaki Horigome since 2021, is now available in analog format! The album contains nine songs in total, including "Rainy Runway," which was released in June 2022, "nestling," the theme song for the TV drama "Kashimashi Meshi", and seven new songs. Throughout the album, the world of the lyrics, which are scattered with more positive words than ever before, and the sound, which incorporates live instruments throughout, make for an impressive album.

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Onelinedrawing

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Thirty Something)

The Decline Of British Sea Power Yellow Vinyl Edtion

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Jonah Matranga has been making music for over 30 years. A prolific artist, he has become an enduring institution in the scene with a devoted fan base, rich lineage, and varied music career. Jonah has often straddled the line between the underground and mainstream. He’s worked with indie labels like Jade Tree and majors such as Atlantic, having fronted the bands FAR, NEW END Original, and Gratitude. His music has influenced bands from Deftones to Blink-182, and he was there for emo and post-hardcore giants in their earliest beginnings–taking bands such as Thursday and Dashboard Confessional on tour. Simply put, the scene cannot be separated from Jonah’s art. Jonah has always written from the heart and performed in an intimate way that few others have accomplished. From basements to massive festivals, he brings the same energy to them all: raw honesty and an ability to make every show unique and personal. This is most apparent in Jonah’s solo and collaborative project Onelinedrawing. Jonah’s solo performance has always been about connecting with fans in an intimate setting, where they often perform with only a guitar and R2d2 sidekick. Sketchbook is the latest release from Onelinedrawing, featuring a collection of songs from Jonah’s early solo years, 1999 - 2001, completely remastered for vinyl. The album features originals and renditions of the likes of 7 Seconds and Jawbox, as well as the Sensefield split honoring the late Jon Bunch (Sense Field / Further Seems Forever). The LP also includes liner notes and zine by Norman Brannon (Texas is the Reason / New End Original). Sketchbook exists as both a time capsule and thank you letter to fans and music itself–a combination of the period in which Jonah first embarked on his solo journey and a celebration of the vitality that music and community not only affords him but all of us. Available in the Eu/uk from Thirty Something Records and in the US from Iodine Recordings

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British Sea Power

LP | 2003 | UK | Reissue (Golden Chariot)

25,99 €*

Name Your Sorrow Blue Vinyl Edition

Release: 2003 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Released on the band’s own Golden Chariot Records label comes this lovingly rendered reissue of ‘The Decline of British Sea Power’, the band’s debut album, originally released in June 2003 to huge critical acclaim and available now on Colored Vinyl for the first time.

Over the course of their 5 studio LPs and three award winning film soundtracks, British Sea Power have become a true British institution: Top 10, Mercury nominated LP, 3 UK silver discs and renowned for their astonishing live shows in unique and unlikely locations – National History Museum, Great Wall of China, Cutty Sark, Cern Hadron Collider, Chelsea Flower show, down a Cornish mine, up in the hills in the highest pub in England, Jodrell Bank and at the John Betjeman centenary with Nick Cave, Barry Humphries, Ronnie Corbet and Prince Charles – as well as hundreds of more traditional sell out tours and festivals around the world.

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Pillow Queens

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Royal Mountain)

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (Cris Jacobs)

Cris Jacobs

One Of These Days

34,99 €*

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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When Love Met Destruction

Motionless In White

LP | 2009 | US | Reissue (Craft)

Release: 2009 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Ryoko Moriyama X Comoesta Yaegashi X The Fuzziyama Surfers

God Father Rock Feat. Ryoko Moriyama

7" | 2024 | JP | Original (Unchantable)

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Keeled Scales)

Release: 2024 / JP – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Ryoko Moriyama x Comoesta Yaegashi x The Fuzziyama Surfers A special collaboration that transcends genre boundaries! The Fuzziyama Surfers, a Nagoya-based electric guitar and surf sound that has also been released in the U.S., and the original Japanese Wamono DJ Comoesta Yaegashi, aka Comoestas, and Ryoko Moriyama, whose cover of "Gauloise" last year made a splash, have collaborated on a special single. A surf & garage and brilliant cover of the Love Theme from The Godfather. This is a highly anticipated 7-inch single for a wide range of music fans.

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Good Looks

Lived Here For A While

I'm Totally Fine With It Don't Give A Fuck Anymore Emoji Yellow Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Good Looks write kindhearted and cathartic rock songs about thepersistence required to make it through hard times. In April 2022, theAustin, Texas quartet released their critically acclaimed debut`Bummer Year'. Immediately after their triumphant hometown recordrelease show, lead guitarist Jake Ames was hit by a car crossing thestreet, fracturing his skull and tailbone. Thankfully, Ames made a fullrecovery. The traumatic accident strengthened the bond that builttheir electric new album `Lived Here For A While'. Out May 3 viaKeeled Scales, it's fearlessly direct music that captures the fullthroatedintensity of their galvanizing live show.Reinvigorated, Good Looks tracked `Lived Here for a While' at Texas'Dandy Sounds with producer/engineer Dan Duszynski (of Loma andCross Record) the following summer. Though Ames had to relearnsome of his parts, his palpably energetic performances elevated theentire record.On the LP, the band trades the Americana sound that colored in thelines of `Bummer Year' for clanging post-punk guitars and expansiveindie rock. Lyrically, the songs on this album are healing meditationson family dysfunction, new relationships, and how a home canbecome unrecognizable. Lyricist Tyler Jordan's songs explore howrelationships can crumble irrevocably but also how thosepartnerships can be centering, hopeful, and exciting.In another horrific accident in July 2023, their tour van was rearendedby a speeding car, causing their van, instruments, merch, andrecords, to go up in flames. Thankfully, none of the band memberssuffered serious injuries. This resilience is essential to Good Looksand why the songs on `Lived Here For A While' resonate soprofoundly.

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Arab Strap

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Rock Action)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Burst Apart Yellow Vinyl Edition

Antlers

LP | 2024 | US | Reissue (French Kiss)

Release: 2024 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1974 | EU | Reissue (Rainbow45)

Bülent Ortacgil

Benimle Oynar Misin

Release: 1974 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2024 | Original (Revolver)

Kill II This

Variant

41,99 €*

Voyage To Innerspace White Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Following a 21-year hiatus since their last album release, UK-industrial-metal pioneers KILL II THIS return with a new album, Variant.KILL II THIS guitarist Mark Mynett spoke about the album title and artwork: “We originally had a much more complicated title for the album but the Variant title came about during the Covid lockdown period. It also echoes previous KILL II THIS album titles, especially ‘Deviate,’ and the roman numeral V signifies that this is the fifth album. The artwork was created by Andy Pilkington at Very Metal Art and we are delighted with what he has come up with. There are some really clever touches and the detail is incredible. We’ve recorded a very strong album with Variant and it needed powerful artwork to match.”KILL II THIS released four albums in the late 90’s/early 2000’s. Another Cross II Bare (1997) mixed by Colin Richardson, Deviate (1998) and Trinity (2000), both produced by Andy Sneap, and Mass Down Sin Drone (2003).During this period KILL II THIS toured extensively through Europe, both as headliners and as support to SLIPKNOT, MACHINE HEAD, FEAR FACTORY, MEGADETH, TYPE O NEGATIVE, SOULFLY, DEVIN TOWNSEND and ANTHRAX. Highlights from this period include a live appearance on national French TV (Nulle Par Ailleurs/Canal Plus, viewed by over 6 million). 1. Messianic War2. Less Human3. Deus4. ComaKarma5. Heart Shaped Grenade6. Dopamine Diatribe7. SleeperCell8. The Future Is Not What It Used to Be9. Fugues of Amnesia10. Prosthetic Gravity

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Deep Space Destructors

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Space Rock Productions)

Voyage To Innerspace Black Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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DSD was founded in the beginning of the Earth year 2011 in Oulu, Finland, on band members’ mutual love for 60’s and 70’s kraut, prog and psychedelic rock. This is the 6th full length album (4th on Space Rock Productions) by the Finnish Space Rock masters from the north! It features 6 high energy space rockers, originally released digitally in April 2023 but now it appears on Vinyl. It features several special guests including Dr Space from Øresund Space Collective. The album opens with the high energy track ‘Spaced and Confused’, with the classic DSD sound and vibe. ‘Beyond the Cosmic Wall’ has a bit of a Kingston Wall vibe and quite a psychedelic mix. ‘Void Oscillations’ is a very spacey and floating number. ‘Indigo Blue’ starts side B with a more mellow vibe for the first 3 mins and then rocks into a cool spaced out jam. ‘Matkalainen’ is sung in Finnish and features some nice flute playing on this great track. The album ends with ‘Nymphaea Tetragona (Forever Floating)’ a more relaxed track, but the end has this sort of heavy bluesy stoner vibe. Cool way to end the album. Another classic space rock record.

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Deep Space Destructors

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Space Rock Productions)

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Weltschmerzen)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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52 Hertz Whale

Present Sense Impression

21,99 €*

The Feminine Divine + Dexys Classics: Live! Colored Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Bratislava-based band 52 Hertz Whale release their new album Present Sense Impression in a collaboration of the labels Weltschmerzen and Full Moon Forum.

Three years since their album I've Met a Lot of People, the band brings forth a lot of new ideas, finding a new resonant space, and utilising the fierceness // savageness of their live shows, in an intimate stare at contemporary guitar music.

52 Hertz Whale is a band well known in the Central European music context. Their ferocious sound, mixing the intensity of post-punk, heavy guitar wails, and melancholic // stark vocals of Dominik Prok has been tearing down the fixtures of many festivals and venues, all the while being a great example of a band driving at 200mph nonstop. On Present Sense Impression, the band, composed of Dominik Prok, Dominik Fabian, Patrik Nagy, Tomáš Tabiš and Adrián Krišák, have arrived at a record full of manifold manifestations of their live sound, but at times recalling the more marginal waves of 80s pop // rock sound. Resolute drums, heavyweight guitar and bass riffs now deem closer to the lightness of early ethereal darkwave, just to indulge in the classic melancholic heaviness they are known for only seconds after.

Some of the songs have been produced by "Prague's favorite rock'n'roll enfant terrible" Lazer Viking as well as Pulp Studio's Jakub Hríbik, and one features a special guest - the cemballo virtuoso Marcel Comendant. The traditionally stunning artwork was created by the accomplished Martin Mesaroš.

Present Sense Impression is the 20th album released under the Slovak romantic // experimental label Weltschmerzen focused on emotionally hypercharged, humanely intertwined, and acutely sounding contemporary music. This time in collaboration with the czech label Full Moon Forum. It releases August 26th on limited edition baby pink, standard edition black vinyl and on all streaming platforms.

The creation and release of this record have been supported using public funding by the Slovak Arts Council, and Soza. Fullmoon Forum project was supported by the Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic.

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Dexys

3LP | 2024 | WW | Original (100 Percent)

Release: 2024 / WW – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Feminine Divine + Dexys Classics: Live!

Dexys

3LP | 2024 | WW | Original (100 Percent)

Release: 2024 / WW – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Steel Fringe EP Colored Vinyl Edition

Steel Fringe

12" | 2024 | US | Original (Curation)

Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Steel Fringe's dreamy country rock blends lazy twanged-out guitars and ethereal vocals, painting vivid landscapes of the Cascades. New on Curation Records, their psychedelic soundscapes capture the essence of the untamed West, invoking a sense of wanderlust and reverence for the rugged beauty of the region.

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Nell' Ora Blu Black Vinyl Edition

2LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Rise Above)

38,99 €*

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Complete Movie Masters 1960-62 - Plus Session Out-Takes

Elvis Presley

4LP | 2024 | Original (Memphis)

123,99 €*

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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12" | 2024 | UK | Original (Jti)

The Prisoners

Morning Star

Hildegard Von Binge Drinking

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Some things are worth waiting for… "Morning Star" is the first all-new album by The Prisoners since 1986. It
features the original line-up of
Allan Crockford – bass, vocals
Graham Day – vocals, guitar
Johnny Symons – drums
James Taylor – Hammond organ, vocals
After a phenomenally successful series of gigs in December 2022 marking the 40 th anniversary of their debut album 'A Taste of Pink', the band decided to make some new music. The recording was completed in two days, one of them in Studio 2 at Abbey Road. Their preference for recording quickly hasn't changed since they recorded that first album as teenagers, also in two days, in 1982. To celebrate, they play The Roundhouse in London on May 24th, their biggest headline gig
Biography
The Prisoners formed when they were still at school in Rochester, Kent. Between 1982 and 1986 the band released four albums plus several singles and EPs. Inspired by the local Medway DIY music ethic, their debut 'A Taste of Pink' and 'The Last Fourfathers' appeared on their own label, Own Up Records whilst "The WiserMiserDemelza" was released on Big Beat (Ace Records) and "In From The Cold" on Countdown (Stiff Records).
They earned a reputation as an incendiary live act as they plied their trade around the UK and Europe, building up a dedicated following and unknowingly inspiring a generation of future musicians. Their unique sound, based on instantly memorable and melodic songs surfing on a seething wave of brutal guitar, attention-grabbing, up-front Hammond and head-pounding rhythms, made for an explosive evening of entertainment. It was a unique combination of the sonic assault and danger of The Who and 60's garage-punk, the soulful vocals and dynamics of the Small Faces plus the groove and danceability of Booker T & the MGs. Throw in the intensity, drive and insolence of punk rock, as well as an unabashed love for instrumental TV themes and you had a wonderfully off-kilter version of where the real cool kids were at in the early '80s…
Despite some brushes with 'success', the pressures of hard living on the road took their toll and they quit in September 1986. They left behind a legacy and a sound that was inspirational to many that followed. Not many under the radar bands of the 80's would merit chapters dedicated to them in biographies of such luminaries as Steve LeMacq and Tim Burgess as well as being name checked as Brit-Pop forefathers. Their original albums make regular appearances in 'Great Lost Albums' lists and continue in print to this day.
James Taylor subsequently went on to gain huge success as the best pure Hammond player of his generation with his jazz and funk quartet (jtq). His playing and sound undoubtedly played a massive part in restoring the popularity of his chosen instrument.
That work started in The Prisoners.
Graham Day and Allan Crockford, both together and apart, continue to the present playing music that has ploughed a similar furrow to The Prisoners in such combos as The Prime Movers, The Solarflares, The Gaolers, The Galileo 7 and The Senior Service.

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Sprechfunk Mit Toten

10" | 2021 | US | Original (Sabotage)

19,99 €*

Release: 2021 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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7" | 2016 | US | Original (1332)

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Potbelly

Swillers

10,99 €*

Release: 2016 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Rolling Stones No.2 US Version

The Rolling Stones

LP | 2024 | Original (Universal)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | Original (Universal)

The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones No.2

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Bayan Mongol Variety Group

LP | 1980 | EU | Reissue (Everland Psych)

Release: 1980 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Dub Store)

Janett Silvera

When I Need You

25,99 €*

Killers Walk Among Us Remastered 10 Year Anniversary Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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A reissue of the wonderful female vocal LP released by Federal in 1977! Mellow reggae with covers of classics by Patti Austin, Albert Hammond, Bob Marley, and more. Marcia Griffiths participates on backing vocals.

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Killers Walk Among Us

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Welfare Sounds &)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators Facsimile Mono Edition

The 13th Floor Elevators

LP | 1966 | UK | Reissue (International Artists)

Release: 1966 / UK – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Nick Mason's Fictitious Sports

Nick Mason

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Nick Mason & Rick Fenn

Profiles

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2016 | EU | Reissue (Haha Fonogram)

Then Comes Silence

Nyctophilian

23,99 €*

LP | 2024 | Original (KB)

Release: 2016 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Third album by Then Comes Silence. The single 'Strangers' is the most played track by Then Comes Silence. very popular among the goth and postpunk scene. 'Strangers' reached 500K views on Youtube and is close to 2 milion streams on Spotify. Highlights are 'Strangers', 'Animals' and 'She Loves The Night'.

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Tim Steinfort

Tales Of A Weirdo

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Tales Of The Great Rum Runners Deluxe Edition

Robert Hunter

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (RhIno)

41,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Buenas Noches From A Lonely Room

Dwight Yoakam

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Guitars Cadillacs Etc. Etc.

Dwight Yoakam

LP | 2016 | EU | Reissue (RhIno)

Release: 2016 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Hillbilly Deluxe Clear Vinyl Edition

Dwight Yoakam

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (ADA)

Skeeter Davis & Nrbq

She Sings, They Play

25,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | US | Original (Alive)

Left Lane Cruiser

Bayport Bbq Blues

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Castaways And Cutouts Sy Blue Vinyl Edition

The Decemberists

LP | 2002 | US | Reissue (Kill Rock Stars)

Volume 2 Red Vinyl Edition

Release: 2002 / US – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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As its title would suggest, Castaways and Cutouts is a record populated with an eclectic array of unlikely characters in various states of abandonment and revelry. While the likes of Spanish gypsies, infant specters, and Turkish prostitutes are not common elements to be found within modern pop music, these figures find ample footing within the songcraft of Mr. Meloy, supported comfortably by the bands lush and orchestral instrumentation. Recorded over a two month period in a warehouse in Portland, Oregon's Industrial Southeast, the record swims gracefully between heart-rending, deftly arranged pop and scrappy off-the-cuff dirge.

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Split System

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Drunken Sailor)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Karma Collision Blue-Orange Marbled Vinyl Edition

Cobra The Impaler

2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Listenable)

32,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Live On Beat-Club '71-'72

Fanny

LP | 2024 | Original (Real Gone Music)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Vertigo Berlin)

Faber

Addio

33,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The Death Of Me Clear Black Blue Splatter Vinyl Edition

Polaris

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Sharptone Inc.)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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I Let It In And It Took Everything

Loathe

2LP | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Sharptone Inc.)

37,99 €*

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 1991 | EU | Reissue (Music On Vinyl)

White Lion

Mane Attraction

Release: 1991 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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A Romance Of Many Dimensions

Demian Dorelli

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Ponderosa)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Miracle Focus Yellow Vinyl Edition

Strand Of Oaks

LP | 2024 | Original (Western Vinyl)

LP | 2024 | Original (Island)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Hello! Tim here. My band is called Strand of Oaks. This is my eighth record andit's called Miracle Focus.I spent over three years building Miracle Focus. In the midst of writing, Ibecame a painter and spent two seasons acting on a television show (MayansMC). The dichotomy of painting for days in my garage and then flying out to LAto play a villainous biker on TV was one of the most thrilling experiences of mylife.The idea of Miracle Focus was born out of one simple concept: to make peoplefeel good. Throw in a healthy mix of Ram Dass, yoga, Freddie Mercury, AliceColtrane, and Beastie Boys, plus over a year of writing and building theextremely dense architecture of the songs, and Miracle Focus was born. Theresult is FUN, wild, rhythmic music filled with synth layering and mantra-likelyrics intended to upli and hopefully bring some light to whoever listens.In many ways, this record is a love letter to bliss. Through meditation, I found away to connect with something greater, a positive force that allowed me towrite music as a manual towards a more love-focused life. And the miracles Irefer to aren't asking the universe for anything; it's just acknowledging andcelebrating this complex beautiful moment that we all get to share. It will begone, it will re-emerge as something new, that will be gone, repeat....repeat...repeat_this eternal cycle. My most sincere hope is that whoever listensmight through sonic osmosis experience a similar joy.Sending peace and love. Thank you for your time.-Tim

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Bon Jovi

Forever

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Germ In A Population Of Buildings

Upsammy

LP | 2024 | Original (Pan)

LP | 2020 | Reissue (Feel It)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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On her sophomore album "Germ in a Population of Buildings", upsammy moves through her surroundings with thecuriosity of a place-bending landscape architect. The album is rooted in her interest for ambiguous environments inconstant shift, and the feeling of discovering strange patterns in different ecosystems. Often, the Amsterdam-basedartist finds herself zooming in and out beyond a place's most recognizable surface features to inhabit the microscopicand gigantic. Gathering field recordings and evocative environmental sounds, she shapes this source material intovibrating electro-acoustic rhythms and unstable, psychedelic textures.upsammy's debut album, 2020's critically-acclaimed "Zoom", was praised for its careful reimagining of IDM, evolvingvignettes that nodded towards the dancefloor without being shackled to its rigid set of rules. On "Germ in a Populationof Buildings" her process has evolved considerably; the skeletal trace of IDM is still present but it's been trapped inamber, allowing her unique sonic landscape to develop organically. 'Being is a Stone' is a proof of concept in manyways, layering upsammy's contorted voice in rickety patterns beneath a lattice of fragile rhythms and faintly melancholysynths. It's never immediately obvious where the sounds are coming from - a hiccuping beat might be glass crackingunderfoot, and larger pulses could be wet concrete, rusted iron or bent plastic. As the sounds develop they morph intoeach other, demolishing what came before and building on top of the ornamental wreckage.On the dynamic 'Constructing', upsammy's sound design fluxes through hyperactive bass music structures, abstractingexpectations at every turn. Often her sounds are whisper quiet, rattling and vibrating until heavier masonry drops anddisrupts the structure. And when discernible rhythms subside into the background, like on the album's eerie title track,they become almost illusory, morphing between the real world and the electronic. upsammy's processed voice works...

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Sweeping Promises

Hunger For A Way Out

Release: 2020 / Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Death Magnetic Magnetic Silver Edition

Metallica

2LP | 2008 | EU | Reissue (Universal)

47,99 €*

Release: 2008 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Silver Lining)

Grand Slam

Wheel Of Fortune

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Silver Lining)

Grand Slam

Hit The Ground - Revised

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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A Pawn Surrender Autographed Edition

Rose Hotel

LP | 2024 | US | Original (Strolling Bones)

33,99 €*

Dr. Sure's Unusual Practice

Release: 2024 / US – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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“A Pawn Surrender is an album about relationships: with myself, with friends, with lovers, and with the world around me. It’s about learning how to play the game, what moves to make, figuring out who I’m up against (most often my toughest opponent is my own internal chaos), choosing when to fight for what you want, or when it’s time to surrender. I’m at the cusp of my thirties and very interested in understanding how to best utilize varying traits within myself to move through life with some sense of strategy and intention; to slow down, celebrate my strengths and ponder my weaknesses. I love the chess motif running throughout the album because chess is a game that requires patience, understanding, and acceptance — three virtues that I struggle to maintain but will always seek to embody.”

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Total Reality

LP | 2024 | EU (Erste Theke)

19,99 €*

Release: 2024 / EU

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Dance Of The Undesirables Pink Vinyl Edition

Voidgazer

LP | 2024 | Original (Reigning Phoenix Music)

Release: 2024 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (The Label Group)

Billy Morrison

The Morrison Project

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Can´T Avoid Success Colored Vinyl Edition

Nightmen

LP | 2017 | Original (Lovely)

Release: 2017 / Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (ADA)

The Rose

Dual Dusk Version

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (ADA)

The Rose

Dual Dawn Version

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Shazam! Remastered Edition

The Move

LP | 2023 | UK | Original (Cherry Red)

34,99 €*

Release: 2023 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Live In Caremma Clear Orange Vinyl Edition

Jumbo

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (AMS)

Price Of Progress Yellow Vinyl Ediiton

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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The short but intense initial phase of Jumbo’s career, marked by the release of three albums in 1972/1973, revealed their distinctive approach to Italian progressive rock and rapid artistic growth.

“Vietato ai minori di 18 anni?”, released in 1973, represents the peak of this era, showing the band’s evolution from an English beat-related beginning to a more mature and meaningful work for Italian prog fans.

The album stands out for its investigation of controversial and taboo themes, such as physical and psychological discomfort, prostitution and alcoholism. Alvaro Fella, with his lively interpretation and touching lyrics, gives the songs an intense and captivating edge.

On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of this masterpiece’s release, Jumbo were invited to the prestigious Prog and Frogs festival, where they performed the entire album live, enriching the experience with interesting explanatory introductions for each track. During the show, Jumbo amazed the audience, displaying the same drive and passion as they used to fifty years ago.

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Smile

LP | 2023 | AT | Reissue (Siluh)

Release: 2023 / AT – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Bloodlust Turquoise Vinyl Edition

Body Count

LP | 2017 | EU | Reissue (Noisy Plastics)

Release: 2017 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Carnivore Pink Vinyl Edition

Body Count

LP | 2020 | EU | Reissue (Noisy Plastics)

Release: 2020 / EU – Reissue

Genre: Rock & Indie

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2LP | 2024 | EU | Original (No Coincidence)

Orebolo

The Chateau

Jean Paul "El Troglodita"

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Orebolo (or-RAY-beh-low) is an acoustic trio featuring Rick Mitarotonda (vocals, guitar), Peter Anspach (vocals, guitar), and Jeff Arevalo (upright bass). The band, comprised of members of the emergent indie rock group Goose, has built a faithful following nationwide, performing an eclectic mix of originals and covers. With their debut studio album, The Chateau, the trio finds comfort in exploring Goose's deep catalog acoustically - a feeling they hope to translate to those listening at home.

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Tengo Un Mustang

LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Munster)

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Bang!)

Love Battery

Straight Freak Ticket

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Fabrika)

Selofan

Animal Mentality D

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | EU | Original (Fabrika)

Selofan

Animal Mentality C

Release: 2024 / EU – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Southern Lord)

Sect

Plagues Upon Plagues

Dust: Recordings 1980-1984

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie

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Sect have a lot on their minds. With the release of their brand new single, New Low and the promise of Plagues Upon Plagues, the follow up full-length to 2019’s Blood of the Beasts, Sect explore the intersection of issues which have cascaded over us for the last five years, the “plagues” of the title referring to the literal pandemic, and the metaphorical plague of the political state and the rise of fascism.

Comprised of an international cast of stellar musicians, who cut their teeth in a formative moment of political, cynical, antagonistic extremes, Sect unites Scott Crouse (Earth Crisis, Tooth & Claw) & Jimmy Chang (Undying, Catharsis) - guitars, Steve Hart (Day of Suffering, Mania For Conquest) - bass, Andy Hurley (Fall Out Boy, Racetraitor) - drums and Chris Colohan (Cursed, Unwell) - vocals. They released No Cure For Death in 2017 and Blood of the Beasts in 2019.

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22 Beaches

LP | 2024 | UK | Original (Seated)

21,99 €*

As One Violet / Black Marble Vinyl Edition

Release: 2024 / UK – Original

Genre: Rock & Indie, Electronic & Dance

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Glasgow based Seated Records return with more 1980s Scottish Post-Punk / New Wave material. In this 8-track mini compilation the label introduces the work of Stirling band 22 Beaches, offering a deep dive into music recorded between 1980-1984 - the majority of which has never seen the light of day! 22 Beaches formed in Stirling in the late 1970s as an evolution of the short lived group ‘Alone at Last’ - drummer Fred Parson’s and guitarist Stephen Hunter being the two who spanned the divide. Out of the six members of 22 Beaches, many were school friends, and the rest naturally fell together. The band toured extensively and played at a truly diverse set of venues across the UK: from a local swimming pool boiler room, to small nightclubs and university parties, to several fundraisers for the miners strike. Maybe most notably of all, drummer Fred Parsons described playing at what he calls “the Grangemouth International”, organised by local promoter Brian Guthrie and which featured an all-star lineup of 22 Beaches, The Exploited and the first incarnation of The Cocteau Twins. A coach was hired to ship the audience to Grangemouth from Stirling, the cost of which was included in the ticket. The gig then paused halfway through for a 'help yourself' buffet. Young promoters take heed. This is how it's done! Over the course of the 80s the band released music on three different, and now sought after, various artists compilation cassettes. “What Day Is It?” and “Sadie When She Died” were released on a compilation of local Stirling artists 'The A.N.K.L.E File'. The track from which the current record takes its namesake - “Dust” - was initially released on a compilation-tape for the fanzine 'Another Spark'. And ‘‘Zoo” (also featured on this record) was first released on Glasgow label Pleasantly Surprised via compilation, 'An Hour Of Eloquent Sounds', where 22 Beaches rubbed shoulders with early music from Scottish names Primal Scream, Cocteau Twins, The Wake and Sunset Gun. Unfortunately, 22 Beaches never met the same level of commercial success as these others and decided to retire the project in 1984 - leaving their recordings and demos to gather dust (hehe)…until now! This compilation, “Dust: recordings 1980-1984” follows the band's journey and the changes in their sound over the years. It moves from the raw, punk energy of early DIY recordings through to the A Certain Ratio style Balearica of their later pieces. The record's opener and title track “Dust” is perhaps the most shining example of the latter. Characterised by the plenitude of sonic space in the mix, “Dust” has an almost dub sensibility that is communicated through centrality of Parsons’ drums, McChord’s percussion, and Fildes’ Bass while the harmonising vocals of Sharkey and McGregor chant over the top to give the track its distinctive psychedelic edge. This is an atmosphere only exacerbated by the lofi quality of the recording which sits the vocals in the same aural realm as much 1960s psych-folk. On “Cartoon Boy”, the band strips things down further. A droning bass line persists through the tape fuzz and is accompanied by the sounds of a sole looping guitar chord sequence and McGregor and Sharkey’s vocals - respectively and carefully dancing around one another before harmonising in the most beautiful way. The result is a haunting and abstract Marine Girls style heartbreaker. ‘That Girl’ again delivers a dub adjacent rhythm section similar to that of “Dust”. However, on this instance crisp guitar chords, a distant, phased organ and blue-eyed soul vocal delivery, produce a track that could easily have been a lost Orange Juice recording from their sessions with Dennis Bovel. On “Somebody Got It Wrong” and “One Of Us” the band employ a more macro approach where a jangling guitar with an almost highlife-influenced tone, vocal ad-libs and syncopated percussion give the music a Talking Heads-esque swagger. Taken together these tracks illustrate a clear trajectory in the band's sound, moving from from the high energy no-wave quality of early recordings towards a more dub influenced, and stripped-back sound - a sonic trajectory followed by so many bands of the time, not least those emerging from the diaspora of Manchester’s Factory Records. On “Breathing’’ we hear the beginning of this transition, with the strong influence of the oddball NYC disco styles of Was (Not Was) and ZE records. All of this is meshed together with the residual punk rock energy of 1980s UK. This combination is employed to excellent effect with the addition of the distinctly Scottish (and what the band confirmed to me to be spontaneous) vocal delivery of: “Do you love me? Do you want me?” “Aye!” “Do you love me? Do you need me?” “Naw!”. On the record’s closing tracks, “Zoo” and “Talent Show”, we hear early examples of the band’s work, playing with their rawest all-in-one-take live energy where Hunter’s spiralling guitar riffs and McGregor's distorted vocal exclamations lead the charge. The band recalls that these initial-forays did not always translate so well into multitrack recording and overdubbing: “the deconstruction took away some of the band's natural feel”. On “Talent Show” the record ends with Sharkey delivering an almost unintelligible spoken word section over the top of the track, making for one final, disorientating, almost manic slice of post-punk. These tracks from 1980-1984 chart the progress of a unique contribution to the world of Scottish Post-Punk and New Wave, encapsulating not only the musical trajectory of 22 Beaches but also echoing the broader sonic landscape of 1980s UK, a testament to the adaptability and creativity of the UK’s underground music of the time.

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New Hate Rising

10" | 2024 | EU | Original (Dead Serious)