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Shake Yo Shimmy Vol. 1

Feral Kink

***A most ass rippin’ set of '50s & '60s gospel / soul / R&B scarcities programmed most boldly to set your ass ablaze! Features cuts fom THE PILGRIM WONDERS SINGERS OF TOLEDO OHIO, THE PILGRIM JUBILEE SINGERS, REV. LONNIE FARRIS & HIS GOSPEL FLAMES, LITTLE "WALKIN'" WILLIE & HIS SWINGING BLUES MEN, SAMUEL PATTERSON, JOHNNY TALBOT, PIANO RED, THE SOUL SEEKERS, THE CYMBALS, ANDY WILSON, IKE TERRY & HIS LYRICS, THE ZIRCONS, CHARLES LATTIMORE, WILBERT HARRISON and EARL BROWN & HIS BAND.

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The Hired Hands: A Tribute To Bruce Langhorne

Scissor Tail Editions

Compiled by Dylan Golden Aycock, Loren Connors, and Suzanne Langille, The Hired Hands is an homage to one of the greatest and most infamous guitarists alive, Bruce Langhorne. His music has influenced and touched a lot of lives over the years, either through his soundtrack work with Peter Fonda or his studio work in the 1960s as the go-to hired hand for Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Richie Havens, Odetta, and many others. Browsing his wikipedia page, one is informed of the volume of work he accomplished throughout the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s. Scissor Tail Editions was lucky enough to release Langhorne’s score to Peter Fonda’s 1971 anti-western The Hired Hand on vinyl in 2012. Artists were asked to cover or reinterpret a song of their choice from the soundtrack. No rules were made on whether the music should be derivative of a certain song — if the soundtrack inspired a mood, then the artist could use their intuition. Langhorne has come on hard times in recent years, having suffered a stroke that prevents him from playing the guitar. A large percentage of the profits for this tribute go to Langhorne and his family.

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Sensate Silk

100% Silk

To commemorate the label’s catalog centennial 100% Silk spread its threads coast to coast and station to station for 11 faded blazers and future classics from a fresh cast of characters spanning Okayama to Berlin, England to Echo Park, Boston to British Columbia. Despite such distances the rhythms run parallel: lithe, low-lit, lush, and lost in sense memory. Sensate Silk swirls 75 minutes of smeared neon house, glitter decadence, skyscraper shuffle, flatliner acid, lovesick loops, mutant pulse, rave reverie, and tactile electronics into an expansive voyage of motion, mood, and meaning. Roster includes: Keita Sano, Cromie, Sage Caswell, Inoue Shirabe, Jack Novin, Donny, Badia, PARC, Helios Mode, Nackt, Westcoast Goddess. Defend the dream; feel the feeling. Mastered by Alex Nagle.

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Frequency Of The Truewave Vol. 2

Nervous Intent

***This is the newest edition of the well-received compilation tape series from Nervous Intent Records. The tracks chosen for the Frequency of the Truewave comps are curated carefully by the label, with a listening flow more akin to classic mixtapes than standard compilations made up of random oddities from the bands. All the bands operate on the punk/hardcore/post-punk spectrum, happen to be fronted by women, and are unified by a common raw, powerful, and distinct vision grounded in truewave/punk aesthetics and ethics. Features PRIESTS, SHOPPING, CROOKED BANGS, STREET EATERS, RAGANA, NO BABIES, MOZART, TROIKA, COMPOSITE, LIE, NAIVE, DAISY WORLD, STRANGE FACES, SPLIT FEET, STEEL CHAINS and VIOLENCE CREEPS.

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I Said No Doctors

Dymaxion Groove

***A 2xLP compilation of the most groundbreaking artists of current and past decades who have redefined sound by creating and destroying musical instruments to fit a specific sonic character and method of music-making. Features exclusive tracks from SILVER APPLES, DAVID GRUBBS, OVAL, SENYAWA, JAD FAIR, DAN DEACON, SLUMBERLAND and more. Pressed on 180-gram vinyl with download.

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Sin Alley Part 1

Big Daddy

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Ho-dad Hootenanny Too!

Crypt

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Strummin’ Mental Part 1

Link Wraycords

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Strummin’ Mental Part 2

Link Wraycords

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Jungle Exotica Vol. 1

Strip

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Jungle Exotica Vol. 2

Strip

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Las Vegas Grind Vol. 6

Strip

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All Tore Up

Tore Up

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Twistin’ Rumble Vol. 3

Twistin Rumble

***The third in this new series of reissue insanity. Features sixteen cuts of soulstomp, twist-party lunacy, garage, and R&B circa 1960-1968. Check it—NICK & THE JAGUARS, LONNIE BROOKS, JOE WILLIAMS, BILLY EMERSON, SMOKEY JOHNSON, HOWIE CASEY, MICKEY BAKER, THE JAMS, POOR BOYS, BIG AL DOWNING, and others.

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Twistin’ Rumble Vol. 4

Twistin Rumble

***The fourth in this new series of reissue insanity. Features sixteen cuts of soulstomp, twist-party lunacy, garage, and R&B circa 1960-1968. Dig it—ROUND ROBIN, PRESTON EPPS, ROYAL PREMIERS, LOS DINAMITAS DEL TWIST, GOLDEN CATALINAS, OSCAR & THE MAJESTICS, SHARDELLS, ARDELLS, DEBELAIRES, BIRDS OF PARADISE, and more.

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Back From The Grave Vol. 1 & 2

Crypt

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Back From The Grave Vol. 7

Crypt

***32 blastin' cuts of ultimate wailing 60s punk INSANITY! Remastered and in a deluxe gatefold sleeve with updated linernotes and photos!

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Back From The Grave Vol. 9 & 10

Crypt

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Last Of The Garage Punk Unknowns Vol. 3 & 4

Crypt

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Last Of The Garage Punk Unknowns Vol. 5 & 6

Crypt

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Last Of The Garage Punk Unknowns Vol. 7 & 8

Crypt

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Back From The Grave Vol. 8

Crypt

***Boom, baby BOOM! Remastered, with updated liner notes and photos and in a swank gatefold sleeve!

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Teenage Shutdown - She's A Pest

Teenage Shutdown

***18 upbeat, almost-"polished", jaunty garage dance swingers!

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Brown Acid - The Third Trip

Riding Easy

***"We continue down the wormhole of hard rock, heavy psych, and proto-metal here on The Third Trip with a set of tunes so obscure they can't be seen without a third eye. Most of these tracks were recorded in shack-sized studios, privately pressed for promotional purposes, and tossed out like last night's half empties only to later be discovered to be half-full, if not overflowing with greatness. The majority of these tracks are from the good ol' US of A with two exceptions, Ash-labelmate New Zealanders, Chook, and the mighty Limeys, Factory. As they say, first is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the hairy chest.

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Puissance 13 + 2 (the Power Of 13 + 2)

Lion Productions

***Amazing sessions by the cream of underground French prog and psych bands, first released in 1971 on Thélème, a boutique label owned by MAGMA bassist and Barclay Records manager LAURENT THIBAULT. When Thibault founded Thélème, he wanted to set up a prestige outfit. He had this in mind when he set out to fulfill his ambition of presenting a panorama of the French rock scene by gathering the best groups in France together on one double-album, to be recorded at the legendary Chateau d'Hérouville studio, live in the courtyard with no overdubs. Thibault had hoped that labels would allow their best acts to appear. Philips offered Magma (the version of ‘Mekanik Kommando’ appearing on Puissance is the first ever conceived or recorded by the band) and CATHERINE RIBEIRO; Barclay allowed ALAIN MARKUSFELD to participate; LE CHANTDU MONDE LET VOYAGE appear. The band CATHARSIS said yes; so did CONTREPOINT, discovered by Magma’s René Garber. Thélème artists included ERGO SUM, MOR, ZABU and SOLITUDE. Two guests from America were recommended by Le Chant du Monde: folk-singers ROGER MASON and STEVE WARING. And happily SPECTRE, a band featuring legendary Hérouville engineer DOMINQUE BLANC-FRANCART brought the monster prog jazz funk synth madness of 'Arkham'. Brilliant! One-time pressing of 500 copies housed in a special textured linen finish gatefold jacket. Includes a lush, 4-page booklet of notes, band info and rare photos.

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Perpetual Dawn - Year One

Tigerbeat6

Perpetual Dawn is an underground all-night techno club in Los Angeles that combines the free spirit and “anything goes” vibe of European clubs like Berghain and Bangface with the vivacious and much needed L.A. illegal warehouse party scene spearheaded by Droid Behavior, VSSL, Mount Analog, Rhonda, and Far Away. Composed of rad songs from the raddest acts who’ve performed at Perpetual Dawn since inception in June 2015, this compilation’s got dance-floor jams from Peaking Lights Acid Test, Personable (M. Geddes Gengras’s live techno project), Kid606, Map.Ache (Geigling/Kann Records), Kit n C.L.A.W.S (Kit Clayton and Brian Hock), KRON, and Dntel. Meanwhile, Xiu Xiu, Mark Van Hoen (Locust), Yann Novak, Baseck, Sana Shenai, Golden Hits, Live for Each Moon, and S&ndC&stl& provide freakedout experimental electronics and blissed-out ambient jams. This is an undeniably special place where you can kick back, see friends, and lose yourself on the dance floor—where you can be who you want to be, and come away feeling alive. Every night has a different theme ranging from tributes to Alejandro Jodorowsky, Warp Records or Carl Sagan to a celebration of Instagram-age narcissism or a lazer-filled, all black-light night.

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Imaginational Anthem Viii - The Private Press

Tompkins Square

***Tompkins Square label presents the 8th volume of Imaginational Anthem, the acclaimed series focusing on acoustic guitar, particularly in the American Primitive vein. Volume 8, compiled by hardcore record collectors MICHAEL KLAUSMAN (former used LP buyer for NYC's recently shuttered Other Music) and BROOKS RICE, features some of the best and most obscure private press guitar records virtually no one has heard. In fact, so-called guitar soli expert, Tompkins Square owner JOSH ROSENTHAL, had never heard of a single artist on the comp (except for PERRY LEDERMAN, whose track was Josh's sole contribution to the collection). Amidst the obscure entries are bits of rock-star lore; JOE BETHANCOURT was supposedly given a sitar by an admiring Jimi Hendrix, and Perry Lederman was reportedly responsible for teaching Bob Dylan how to fingerpick. But the true joy of this collection is derived from discovering incredible acoustic guitar performances completely lost to time. Until now.

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Gizmo Nation

Gulcher

Hey Gizmos fans! Hope you dig this collection of Giz-covers we collected over the past couple years. We've got versions of all 15 tunes from the three EPs by the original 1976/1977 Gizmos + a couple bonus tracks. Thanks to everybody who contributed! And hey, thanks to everybody who EVER covered a Giz-tune by whichever version of the band! Wave the flag, clap yer hands, dive that muff, pump it, have a good time!

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Start Your Own Fucking Show Space

Famous Class

***Received a 7.8 rating from Pitchfork. A document of the final month of programming from the Brooklyn DIY venue Death By Audio before its eviction in November of 2014. Presented in chronological running order, Start Your Own Fucking Show Space features live recordings from 26 bands over the venue’s final month. Artists include A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, THEE OH SEES, TY SEGALL, NOTS, FUTURE ISLANDS, PROTOMARTYR, PARQUET COURTS, LIGHTNING BOLT, DOWNTOWN BOYS, DEERHOOF, DAN DEACON, TED LEO, and many many more. This is not a nostalgic cry for the good old days, it’s an invitation to start anew. Start Your Own Fucking Show Space! Seriously…we need it. Packaged in heavyweight double gatefold jackets and printed Euro sleeves listing the date and line-up of every one of the 1,890 shows in the venue's history. Download included.

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Keats Rides A Harley

Warning Label

AVAILABLE AGAIN!!! A first-time-on-CD reissue of the Keats Rides A Harley compilation originally released in 1981 by Happy Squid. You get all nine-tracks of pioneering art-punk, along with nine bonus tracks from the original sessions, and five additional tracks originally included on the 1980 Happy Squid sampler. Bands include URINALS, GUN CLUB, MEAT PUPPETS, LEAVING TRAINS, 100 FLOWERS, EARWIGS, TOXIC SHOCK, HUMAN HAND, S SQUAD, TUNNEL TONES, VIDIOTS, ARROW BOOK CLUB, DANNY AND THE DOORKNOBS, and PHIL BEDEL.

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Brown Acid - The Second Trip

Riding Easy

***BACK IN STOCK!!! The celebrated compilation series of long-lost vintage '60s-'70s proto-stoner-psych singles, Brown Acid delivers the second trip. Expertly archived compilation (asssembled by LA's Permanent Records along with Riding Easy), this second volume features rippers from ASH, SWEET CRYSTAL, RAVING MANIAC, CROSSFIELD, SPINY NORMEN, GLAS SUN, VOLTRUSH BAND, BUCK, IRON KNOWLEDGE, and SONNY HUGG.

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Household Shocks

Dark Entries

***Dark Entries is proud to present Household Shocks, a 16-track compilation of UK DIY/Synth/New Wave/Post-Punk originally released in 1980. The album showcases 9 bands from the thriving post-punk scene in Scunthorpe and the North of England. Operating on a shoestring budget, co-producers CHRIS LEANING and PAUL SINGLETON (both of ONE GANG LOGIC), released Household Shocks on Stark Products, a label they founded in 1979. At almost 50 minutes of music, the album took four weeks to produce at the Studio Playground in Lincoln. It was supported heavily by the late Radio 1 DJ John Peel.  In July 1980 Paul Singleton and Chris Leaning opened a record shop in Lincolnshire, England. It opened under the name “All Tomorrow’s Parties”, but later moved to the city center and was renamed “Parade.” Through their growing local music scene and the separation of economic classes, their shop became the hangout for the local punk movement. It was there that the idea for “Household Shocks”, a compilation of their friend’s bands, was born. THUNDERBOYS offer three punky pop blazers and feature Carmel McCourt who who subsequently achieved chart success with her band Carmel. PRODUCT OF REASON contribute three haunting synthesizer heavy numbers. SINKING SHIPS supply two tracks of off-kilter dubbed out angst ('Weight Loss' is the best Gang of Four song not by the Gang of Four). JUVENILES provide two power pop jams. MYSTERY GIRLS supply one track of quirky post-punk that recalls The Prats. DEFECTORS, a female fronted quartet featuring COUM Transmissions affiliate...

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Life Is...

Mono Records

***"Echo Park’s Mono Records was an early supporter of the Echo Park bands who don’t fit so easily into that kind of garage/psych/fuzz-and-fun punk-as-pop sound; instead, Mono’s select releases tend to celebrate the esoteric, and here’s the definitive statement so far: a compilation of L.A. bands heavily inspired by U.K. sounds during that bottomlessly special post-punk moment where the spirit of ‘anything goes’ met the ability to make everything sound good. Shoegaze, C86, labels like Glass and Fire and Rough Trade—this is what Life Is … or at least where it starts. Some tracks here are previously released—two from FROTH's excellent Bleak LP, a-side of TRACY BRYANT's 'Little Things' single also on Mono—but necessary anyway, especially if you didn’t get a limited original. But some apparently exist nowhere else, like the churning 'Fear' by JEFF FRIBOURG (ex-Froth, now in MIND MELD) and his band NUMBER.ER and also his Omnichord, or the Nikki Sudden-Go-Betweens stand-out bum-outs from BEAT HOTEL, or BILLY CHANGER's pixilated John Carpenter-style mostly instrumental 'Ride,' a close cousin to his recent LP track 'Chiller.' NOAH KWID (once of DIRT DRESS) also makes solo vinyl debut here as KWID, an understated Fast Product-style drum-machine post-punk song called (naturally) 'I Find Myself, and MOTHER MERRY GO ROUND delivers two striking songs that split the difference between Orange Juice and Joy Division. Altogether, it’s not just a powerfully consistent vision but a nice counterpoint to what the outside world thinks it is people do here: seven bands a little out of...

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Conspiracion Progresso

Halcyon Veil

Rabit’s Halycon Veil renders a crucial 5-track showcase of up-to-the-minute style and pattern associated with the rhizomic Janus crew; compiled by their mutual brethren, Jim C. Nedd and titled Conspiración Progresso after his Milan-based club night, Progresso. Scoping three debut vinyl appearances and spanning a dizzying breadth of idiosyncratic collage and rhythmic structures, the EP serves to illustrate the boundary morphing DJ aesthetics common to these far-flung comrades, both in their celebrated online mixes and IRL in front of the bass bins. A-side: Bekelé Berhanu follows a compelling 30 minute JANUS003 mix from 2015 with a tense, fractious collage of East African instrumentation, chants and bass detonations heard from an elevated, drone-eyed perspective in W.I.I.A; Copenhagen’s Syg Nok records ring-leader Hvad induces a juking motion sickness with the warp speed tilt and juddering pulse of Bleeding Grey Wall ; and Príncipe’s DJ Nigga Fox ft. Vipra contributes a squashed pressure system of slow, heaving, squeaky kuduro and Italian Progressive in Lento Violento. B-side: Monterrey, MX producer Zutzut holds down dense mix of curdled, Autechrian harmonics and militant, latin drum cadence in the pitching slosh and bounce of Jala; the EP’s most minimal confection comes from Draveng with a writhing, muscle-tightening shuffle called Internal Debate that sounds like an insectoid Baby Ford trapped in a ketamine loop. Collected, Conspiración Progresso represents an imaginative cross-section of the contemporary dancefloor’s lesser-known, but no less than vital aspects: a new generation of club music lovers looking to advance and twist their art...

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Hardcore Matinee

Swami

Hardcore Matinee is an ode to the budget, punk rock/hardcore compilations that proved to be informative in the early years of Swami Records head honcho, overlord, John Reis. Some of these budget, compilation LP’s were highly disposable, LP’s that shunned the concept of quality favoring instead the quantity of bands it included. 40, 50 sometimes up to 60 unknown groups were crammed onto these records that crackled and popped with tinny sound and infantile graphics. Over time, this cut-rate aesthetic actually weathered quite well. Call it nostalgia or perhaps it is a testament to how truly ugly the world has become, but some of these records can now be enjoyed as curious oddities of a bygone era. So, it was with this inspiration that Hardcore Matinee was assembled.   Hardcore Matinee features 22 of San Diego’s most exciting groups and covers the wide range of current punk music. From well-established bands such as Hot Snakes (with their first new recording since 2004 and featuring both drummers on the same recording), Pinback (their final recording before disbanding and then reforming) and Gary Wilson (off his recent collaboration with The Roots) to up and coming bands Octagrape (ex-Truman’s Water), Death Eyes (Hardcore supergroup with ex- Rat’s Eyes and ex-Death Crisis) and Schizophonics, this record’s varied styling is a jarring ride. The Swami Records harem is represented by the reformation of The Sultans (first recording since 2003), Beehive and The Barracudas (first new recordings since 2008), Mrs. Magician (an outtake from their soon...

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Doused In Mud, Soaked In Bleach

Robotic Empire

Robotic Empire returns with their third Nirvana tribute LP, completing a trifecta of homages to the legendary band’s studio albums. On Doused In Mud, Soaked In Bleach, the Hall of Famer’s debut LP is covered in full, start to finish, by a diverse range of independent artists including Basement, Beach Slang, Big Hush, Circa Survive, Daughters, Defeater, The Fall of Troy, Mean Jeans, Rob Crow’s Gloomy Place, The Saddest Landscape, This Will Destroy You, Thou and Young Widows. Appropriately reflecting Nirvana’s rawest studio work alongside a full-circle nod to Robotic Empire’s roots, this is arguably the darkest, heaviest release in the tribute series. A tasteful re-envisioning of these classic songs runs all thirteen Bleach tracks through the bands’ creative engines, putting an intense new perspective on these 25-plus-year-old songs. 

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Dengue Fever Presents - Electric Cambodia

Minky Records

***BACK IN STOCK!!! This music was recorded in the 1960s and early '70s soon after Cambodia became an independent nation. It was a period of rapid modernization that not only influenced music, but also architecture, sculpture, painting, dance and cinema. For many, it was Cambodia's own artistic renaissance, a time pointing to a hopeful future. This golden era came to a sudden end when the Khmer Rouge took control of the country in 1975 and brutally attempted to destroy any trace of modern society. Sadly, while many of the recordings of modern Cambodian rock and roll survived, most of the artists who created it did not. Over the last decade DENGUE FEVER has culled this compilation of their favorite Cambodian rock and roll from many different cassette tapes. The great music you'll find here is a testament to the spirit of a modern Cambodia that existed not so long ago, and should be remembered today.

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No New York

Lilith

***BACK IN STOCK!!! One of the brightest and most famous projects of the entire punk/new wave scene, No New York was released in 1978 on Island's sub-label Antilles and became a total cult in the indie scene. Featuring some of the most incredible rule breaking bands of the underground New York art and music scene, the project—strongly pursued by BRIAN ENO—is a genuine snapshot of the massively creative NYC scene, from which innumerable trends started and became part of the modern pop music as we know it. Influential, powerful and ground breaking, this collection features Gotham City no-wave giants like JAMES CHANCE (CONTORTIONS), ARTO LINDSAY and IKUE MORI (DNA), LYDIA LUNCH (TEENAGE JESUS) and SUMNER CRANE (MARS). If you missed the original it's time to get your hands on this reissue.

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Citr Pop Alliance Vol. 4

Mint

Spring approaches, breathing new life into the Canadian landscape. Across a clearing in the woods, a miraculous sight: CiTR Pop Alliance Compilation, Volume 4! Mint Records and CiTR 101.9FM have partnered up once again to release the fourth edition of this compilation series, with eleven songs from Vancouver’s freshest acts. The record arrives just in time to raise funds for the local campus and community radio station as part of their annual Fundrive, which runs from February 25 to March 4. It’s the newest chapter in a lengthy story of partnership between Mint and CiTR. Side A opens with Ora Cogan’s surreal “Move,” from her acclaimed EP Crystallize (Hidden City). Track two’s a retro thrill from the The Shilohs, “Do the Modern,” off of their upcoming tape Empress Stars (Light Organ). The rest of Side A charts an excited path through Vancouver post-punk: with exclusive tracks from Genderdog (RIP) and newly-formed trio Jerk Jails, along with Poor Form’s 2014 single “July.” It fades out with a special treat: Cult Babies’ tribute to Lauren Smith of Tough Age, “Sister Thirteen,” exclusive to Pop Alliance Vol. 4. Side B expands the boundaries of pop further, opening with two haunting electronic-experimental melanges: Mourning Coup’s “Burn One for the Saints” from Baby Blue (No Sun), and Stefana Fratila’s “Homeland” off of Efemera (Trippy Cool). Two ecstatic meshes of indie rock and shoegaze noise follow with Late Spring’s “Drink You,” from their 2015 debut, and an exclusive track from Ace Martens, “Hiding.” Closing out the...

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Last House On Dead End Street

Vombis

***After decades of languishing in the cryptic haze of shabby bootlegs, the soundtrack to Roger Watkins' sleazy horror magnum opus Last House on Dead End Street (1977) is finally achieving the grand debut it deserves. Comprised entirely of tracks from the legendary KPM Music Library, the soundtrack is a unique blend of haunting experimental terror electronics—the pure atmospheric embodiment of the film's oppressive ominous vibe. Since none of the music is credited in the film, it has taken years of independent fan research to compile the complete electronic soundtrack. Library music aficionados had to identify each music cue by ear based solely on encyclopedic knowledge of the vast KPM discography. The fact that this identification succeeded all the way down to the exact source of synth sound-effects from the infamous vivisection sequence is a testament to the maniacal obsession this film breeds in its fans.  For this vinyl-only release all tracks have been sourced directly from KPM's archival master tapes, exposing the full dynamics & penetrating intensity of this music. As an added bonus, some of KPM's masters run longer than the versions that they originally issued on LP and are included here in their complete expanded form. All artwork was scanned from a rare surviving 35mm print to properly capture its grindhouse grime. Isolated from the film, the music is an astounding & impactfully curated collection of sinister hidden gems from the mythic underworld of British 1970s avant-garde electronic music including Delia Derbyshire, David Fanshawe, Ron Geesin, Alan...