'Orchard Value' DVDr $10
"I had An Accident Records have published a authorized bootleg of Tim Kinsella of Make Believe, Joan of Arc, Cap’n Jazz directorial debut, Orchard Value. The film is described: Orchard Vale takes place in the near future in the American suburbs. The infrastructures of modern convenience have collapsed and the culture has descended into anarchy. Small groups band together to survive by whatever means they collectively can. Sophie, a 15 year old girl, supports her father Gus and her brother Archie, Archie's old best friend Harry and his sister Sabine, each of whom seeks comfort in his or her own constructed reality.” You can find more details at the label site. HERE

NAUTILUS - 'WHITE DIAMOND FLIES LOW' C30 4£(UK)/5£(EU)/6£(World)
"Four pastorales for synth and strings from New York via Heidi Diehl of the Vanishing Voice, Time Life, et al. Side A: A throbbing autobahn highway of pulsating synthesiser, shimmering new age chords, tense melodica klaxons, and immersed vocals. Side B: Reverbed acoustic motifs woven with submerged electric wah wah guitar; and a final coda of balkan folk melodies, melodica, and reprised synth." Limited to 60 boxed sprayed black tapes, with cover still from Nautilus directed Time Life Demetrius video.

WHOLE VOYALD INFINITE LIGHT - 'CATHEXIS' C42 4£(UK)/5£(EU)/6£(World)
"Twin electric guitar meditations by North West U.K. conduits Jon Collin, (of majestic guitar duo Serfs, Vampire Blues, and helm of The Whole Voyald) and Infinite Light. Five cuts from two jams recorded winter 2008/2009, encompassing, swells of tempered feedback and understated chords blossoming into wild-eyed modal flights, through a gauze of reverbed valve shimmer and fuzzed dictaphone speakers." Limited to 60 boxed sprayed orange tapes w/ cover illustration by it's mount pleasant artist Lucy Jones.

INFINITE LIGHT - 'LIVE IN THE NOW/MARGASHIRSHA POORNIMA' C42 4£(UK)/5£(EU)/6£(World)
"Debut solo cassette from North-West guitarist with connections to the Axis Mundi, Stuckometer, Beach Fuzz, groups. Three tracks of Modal guitar solos, pinned around barely there chord structures, soaked in varying degress of FM static and over-driven speaker fuzz, accompanied with a handful of self help, glottal stopless, lyrics sung in a hymnic wavering falsetto. Whilst a percussive tape loop whirs submerged barely audible amongst tape and speaker hiss." Limited to 60 boxed sprayed sky blue tapes w/ photograph from a solo walk up Snowdon, Wales.

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Gown - '2009 subscription series' digital/art $35(N.America)/$40(World)
"I have spent the past few months trying to figure out a new way of combining art and music in the digital era and this new way of releasing music is the result…. I, as Gown, am making available a limited number of subscriptions to a new series that will document the rest of 2009 in both visual art and music. Each subscriber will receive at least 90 total minutes of Gown(and gown related music) which will be available for download via yousendit roughly once a month. In November/December I will also send out via the mail at least 9 pieces of one of a kind original artwork done by myself on 8 1/2 by 11 paper, cardstock and other forms. The music is meant to be shared as you wish and may be further refined and adjusted for issue on and LP, however the art will be original and not reproduced in any format.

A short bio: Gown has a new LP coming soon on Divorce Records as well as 2 solo LP's on Ecstatic Yod and another LP on North Carolina's 3 Lobed Records called "For The Maples" which features members of Sunburned Hand Of The Man. He has also recorded as Bark Haze with Thurston Moore and with that project there has been releases on Important, 3 Lobed, Ecstatic Peace, Arbor and more. Some have compared Gown's music to The Dead C, Ash Castles On The Ghost Sand, and Loren Mazzacane, which is heady company indeed."

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Electric Annihilation
"The first issue of Electric Annihilation is now available. EA is a 20-page music publication, b&w on tabloid-size (11 x 17 pages) newsprint. Circulation of 5,000 copies. The first issue includes interviews with: Thurston Moore, Henry Rollins, John Olson (Wolf Eyes/American Tapes), Emeralds, Sun Araw, Wet Hair, Nomen Dubium. Plus scene reports from Gothenburg Sweden (written by Matthias Andersson of Release the Bats), Cleveland (by Sam Goldberg) and Iowa City (by Shawn Reed). Also an article by Jon Isaac. There's a centerfold poster too. Cover artwork and border/frames by Zachary Fleming."

Electric Annihilation is available direct through mailorder only, no paypal accepted. (Visit the website to acquire it elsewhere) Please send $3 money order/check (made out to Tynan Krakoff) or well-hidden cash to:

Electric Annihilation
P. O. Box 460085
San Francisco, CA 94146
U.S.A.

If you live in Canada please add an additional $1. If you're overseas, please order it from a distro/store. For help locating one, visit the website: (it will be updated as stores order copies).. Stores/Distros: Please get in touch for wholesale rates!

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Human Adult Band - 'Mugwort And Sage' one-sided 12" $12
"Human Adult Band is from New Jersey. Since 2003, they've released numerous handmade tapes and cd-rs on their own DIHD label, as well as Phase! Records and Bone Tooth Horn....and they have played countless shows alongside tons of amazing bands like... The Usaisamonster, Lazy Magnet, Byron House, King Darves (who has also contributed drums for HAB), Blues Control, Ducktails, Mouthus, Panopticon Eyelids, Drums Like Machine Guns, Car Commercials, Blastocyst, Earth Crown, Slasher Risk ....just to name a few... This is a 4 song one-sided vinyl EP limited to 250 copies."

Olelé Brut - 'Its Only Rock And Roll' C30 $7
"Erik Hurtado is a collage and sound artist from Spain. This tape finds him cruising easy street in a red cadillac filled with blowup dolls and mescaline. Some songs are solo acoustic pop numbers, reminiscent of neo-crooners like Daniel Johnston or Herman Dune. Still, other tracks like Puzzle Fatal and Marinero Blanco remind me of being stuck inside a classic NES system pondering portal surfing with Sun Ra while Terry Riley bangs on a half shredded speak and spell and Syd Barret blows smoke in my face." Pro-printed covers featuring a collage by Hurtado himself.

Pink Buffalo - 'Meridian' C45 $7
"Two sides of relaxing haze. "It is an explainable "unexplainable". Inflatable knowledge from a world that was presumed far beyond our 3-D structure. A page of mystery...." - Cetacean Nation Communications Assorted full color covers featuring a water color collab by both members of Pink Buffalo."

Golden Oaks Three Billion - 'Hawaiian Rainbow Fountain' C20 $7
"Shimmering drone unit from Bournemouth, UK. With song titles like"Tequila Sunscraper" and "Pineapple Gazebo". Totally focused, multilayered droplets of sound blur together to form a fine rainbow mist of ecstatic-beach vacation-vibrations."

Drifts - 'Volute & Turreted' 2xCassette $7
"Double econo-synth action unit. 2/3rds of Bladder Stalks (of Louisville Castle). Recorded to 4-track one evening December 2008. One 32 minute cassette featuring the original mix down with shorter, more concise tracks. One 90 minute cassette of much longer, more open-ended jams. Outtakes, false stops & starts...whatever....all included."

Uneven Universe - 'Tarot' C30 $7
"Some really weird/gross Yeast Curd style no-fi sqeaks on the b-side. Comes in assorted, pro-printed collage covers."

Kutomo/Maan Aura C45 $7
"Kutomo is a solo playing of Veli-Matti. One trail started since 1978, but someone walked it with Kutomo until 2001. Veli-Matti has made works with e.g. Kulkija, Vapaa, Keijo & the Free Players, Aan, Larkin Grimm and Kheta Hotem. Maan Aura is Veli's new band. Together with Kullervo Koskiaho and Veema Vaala. The trio plays Finish dream-psych and swirling tape warble. This feels like floating hash clouds enveloping your cortex."

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TSUKIMONO - 'TIME CANVAS' 2xLP (RTB#37)
"Long anticipated vinyl version of Tsukimonos grandiose Time Canvas, originally released as a limited CDR on Kning Disk spring 2007. A true gem when it comes to drone-based music, this recording still stands out as Tsukimonos finest moment. Each track is based on a sample on one specific instrument. Slow and quiet and big and brutal at the same time. Incredible beauty indeed. The deluxe 2xLP version also comes with a side-long bonus track recorded in 2008. Letterpressed silver ink on black cardboard sleeves. Liner notes by Matthias Andersson (RTB Records), PM Jönsson (Sound Of Music/Sonic), Gustav Rosengren (Kalligrammofon) and musician Viktor Sjöberg. Also comes with a coupon for a digial download of the album, which also includes The Lesson, a second bonus track." Limited to 525 copies. Time Canvas was a big step in my development as a (solo-)musician. Up until this recording, my music as Tsukimono had been steeped in vst-effects & plugins, and I was quickly tiring of it. I decided to strip my computer of almost everything except a simple sampling/sequencing program and started working on a few new pieces where I zoomed in on a single instrument/soundsource to see what I could get out of it using only raw, untreated samples (save some pitchshifting). During this time I was spending up to 2 hours or more each day commuting between home & school and the breathers I got while on the trains proved a perfect time to work on this new music. To shut out all the everyday noise and stress and to focus solely on these samples/pieces made me feel calm and soothed. Thanks to the people who's ‘playing’ on the album: Emelie Molin, Kristofer Ström and Erik Levander. Thanks for lending your breath and time.” - Johan Gustavsson/Tsukimono"

HEAVY WINGED - 'SPREADING CENTER' CD (RTB#36)
"Two new long tracks from Heavy Winged, following up releases on Three Lobed, Archive, Not Not Fun etc. Massive and big-sounding stuff, but with more subtle and quiet openings and endings, and without ever loosing the abrasive feeling of being dragged in grit and dirt forever and ever. Driving and powerful proto-psych-metal that manages to sound very much improvised and extremely focused and precise at the same time. Both tracks recorded live, Loudun recorded in Davis, California on 6/30/08. Strigoi recorded in Annandale-on-Hudson, New York on 11/2/07. Limited one-time pressing of 500 copies. Dual Plover gatefold sleeve with black felt and artwork by Twin Vixen. Play it loud."

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GR036: Peoples Coke/Knox Mitchell – ‘Phantom Galaxy’ split cassette $4
”A venture through space and time. On side A are the first new Peoples Coke recordings in half a year. Minimal space sound, beginning with the animals of earth and traveling through the unknown darkness of outer space. Side B is a golden space blasted hell ride through an asteroid belt by Knox Mitchell. Definitely for headphones. Rough bass and synth chirp. You don't want to miss this.” Edition of 45, 30 minutes.

GR050: ‘We Like Folk Noise, Who Cares, Destroy Us’ $4
”Compilation of artists new and old who know the balance between folk and noise. Tracks by Bad Rep, Sick To The Back Teeth, Eraritjaritjaka Derek Jones (a.k.a. Planet of ID), Caligine, Dreamboat, Filthy Turd, Big City Orchestra, Richard Kamerman, Mystified, and Josh Burke (Sky Limousine). Not ordinary, and never trying to be.” Edition of 60, 30 minutes,

GR051: Planet of ID – ‘Say All the Wild Things’ $4
”The next 20 minutes of life field recordings by Derek Jones a.k.a. planet of id of Muskegon, Michigan. Strange sound art, family acoustics, 3rd world electronic minimalism.” Comes wrapped in a fold out insert. Edition of 50, 20 minutes.

GR057: Precious Trombley – ‘July 17, 2008’ $4.5
”Unreleased practice material from Michigan free jazz thrashers Precious Trombley. Sax sex and blast beats.” Painted labels (not discs). Edition of 19.



All prices are postage paid in North America. For overseas, add $1.00 for the first item and $0.50 for each item after.

Get all four releases for $13.00 North America, $15.00 overseas. Get all three tapes for $9.00 North America, $11.00 overseas.

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ltd#44: pummeler s/t C22 $7(US)/$9(INTL)
”i don't know if there's a more aptly named project around than denmark's pummeler. mikkel dunkerley is bounding around down in the murkiest depths. this stuff feels like it's been stripped bare by vultures, the bones left to freeze in the scandinavian air. distant metallic pings call you to your grave. these are heavy, black masses you can't avoid without being swalloed whole. dunkerley's use of varying textures is exceptional. his work is minimal yet enthralling. each piece, no matter how long or short, feels like an expansive wasteland of sound. listen once, you hear one thing, listen again and it's something else entirely. it's time you rolled it all downhill.” 60 copies, pro-dubbed & erupted. TRY

ltd#49: the old rig – ‘trembling static sky’ C26 $7(US)/$9(INTL)
”lost under a blanket of overgrown weeds and fallen branches is the remains of the old rig. this duo of patrack singleton and frank baugh (sparkling wide pressure - lp upcoming on digi) create organic webs of sonic detritus and sew its roots into the fertile, tennessee soil. black as night and sullen under a metric ton of fuzz, "trembling static sky" has washed out all the glitz and glam and taken these stellar drones into their mossy core. utilizing a variety of field recordings, these pieces are like a warm, flowing river of molasses. epic in scope and persistence, add the old rig to the list of growing concerns in tennessee. baugh & singleton are in it to win it. incredible artwork by bob vore. edition of 65, pro-dubbed and ready to go.” TRY

ltd#60: peter Broderick – ‘ten duets’ C38 $7(US)/$9(INTL)
”there's not a lot left to say about peter broderick. after a number of incredible albums on type, tours across the globe solo and with efterklang - the dude has already gone places at an early age most of us only dream. score one for the good guys, then. "ten duets" is exactly what it sounds like. each track is a duet between two different instruments - sometimes improvised, sometimes composed, but always absolutely stunning. instrumentation includes violin, banjo, mandolin, guitar, piano, voice, field recordings, & more. it's a beautiful document showing another side of broderick's immense talent.” edition of 300 pro-dubbed tapes. TRY

ltd#64: pete fosco – ‘autumn fire blues’ C50 $7(US)/$9(INTL)
”our man in ohio knows when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em cuz on "autumn fire blues," he's burning the whole thing into a pile of silken ash. fosco just plain rules. his skill in crafting soaring guitar drones is up there with the best of 'em. "autumn fire blues" takes what he started on last year's "dust, american dust" and pushes it over the edge and into the abyss. anchors of bleed drip from the ceiling coating everything in a thick layer or crimson bliss. this is music for the last season. music for the last days, to see us off into the heavens as they crumble. pure magic. pete fosco. for life. look for a digi lp later this year. edition of 85 copies, pro-dubbed like solid fucken gold.” TRY

ltd#68: andrew Coltrane – ‘DMT shadow’ C60 $7(US)/$9(INTL)
”coltrane weaves another mess on top of the rotting remains of last night's leftovers. "DMT shadow" is a drill straight to your frontal lobe. entirely blown out with axxe, ring mod, & delay, AC is on digging tunnels to china and spewing up molten lava and space dust like it's going out of style fast. a total headfuck. edition of 75 copies, pro-dubbed with dirt & spice.” TRY

ltd#69: current amnesia/the north sea split C60 $7(US)/$9(INTL)
”car commercials' david sutton takes it to the streets on his side of this megawatt splithour. "delusions of the triangle" is a journey through the underbelly, seedy & poignant, like a lost prayer to magic mountain. hypnodrones galore. sutton bends and twists aural shards into glasslike works of art. i want to keep on livin' in his world. the north sea is shimmering like a sunken stone, drowning in a torrent of silver piss. voices and chimes blown apart in an epic battle to be king of nothing at all. underwritten with a wall of synth dreams and other churns. edition 80, pro-dubbed with the four horsemen of the apocalypse.” TRY

ltd#70: vega stereo – ‘festival 3000’ C47 $7(US)/$9(INTL)
”vega stereo is another side to the story that is alexey AKA analog concept. once again, this comes straight from russia with a bullet. vega stereo is a duo with his wife, nastya. this one is just as synthed-out as the analog concept double, but you're in for a whole different ride. laced with minimalist beats and vague, nu-age stylings like a bed of golden feathers, vega stereo is going to whisk you away. it's obvious these cats grew up on detroit techno and hypnotic ambient waves. beautiful stuff from the rough & tumble. edition of 70 pro-dubbed pirate style.” TRY

PACKAGE DEAL: GET THEM ALL FOR $40(US)/$52(INTL) - EMAIL

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ELEH - 'Meditations & Improvisations Volume One' and 'Meditations & Improvisations Volume Two' LPs $20(each)
"Entirely improvised pieces from Eleh. Recorded after the Homage To The Sine Wave sessions. These are exclusive to Important Records mailorder and can't be sourced anywhere else. Limited to 200 copies each. Brand new Eleh shirts are also available."

THE SKULL DEFEKTS - 'The Temple' CD$10/2xLP$20
"Massive full length from The Skull Defekts. The CD is more straight ahead heavy rock as only the DFX can do it. The vinyl version includes a full records worth of bonus experimental material spread out over two LPs which provide the rock with room to breathe. The CD and LP versions are very different experiences. If you're buying the LP you can include the CD for $5"

JOZEF VAN WISSEM - 'It's All That Is Made' CD $10
"Jozef Van Wissem is an acclaimed lutenist and James Blackshaw's partner in Brethren Of The Free Spirit. Van Wissem's gift for composition is stunning and his playing is totally original."

ANDREA PARKINS - 'Faulty (Broken Object)' CD $10
"Andrea Parkins is one of the finest sound artists working today and this is her first for Important."

MERZBOW - '13 Japanese Birds Volume 3: Yurikamome' CD $10
"Volume three!"

ELEH logo shirt $15
"Limited edition discharge print on an American Apparel black tee. Discharge printing is a laborious method that removes the garments pigment instead of printing a thick layer of ink. The result is a deluxe shirt with a softer and more natural feel, perfect on an American Apparel shirt."

HOLY SONS shirts $10
"Emil Amos is a member of both Grails and Om. We'll be releasing the Holy Sons full length next month but you can get the shirts now."

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WET HAIR - 'DREAM' LP (NNF154)
"full-length vinyl debut by this killer and constantly improving synth/trance/psych/punk hybrid duo. more by these slayers on NNF in the future."

MYTHICAL BEAST - 'SCALES' LP (NNF151)
"vinyl edition of their sick full-length on Language Of Stone. they just played the NNF SXSW showcase and were typically flooring. heavy black sabbaths from this classic soul coven. on black-streaked yellow wax."

U.S. GIRLS - 'ME + YOKO' 7" (NNF141)
"great new 45 by this one woman reverb vox/loop dreamer. check her out live if she's passing through yr hood, she's on the road a lot."

SUN ARAW - 'LEAVES LIKE THESE' CS (NNF112A)
"the bonus tape that came with the sold-out PHYNX LP reissue is now available by itself."

CHRISTINA CARTER/POCAHAUNTED LP (NNF099)
"found a box of leftover vinyl of this old classic so we screened some new art and are offering 'em up super cheap. grab one if you missed out, both sides are peak form."

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Fossils – ‘Die Job' C30 $6(USA)/$7(Canada)/$8(World)
”The stoned saga of Ontario’s relentless destroyers continues. With tapes, electronics, guitars, reeds, and perhaps even the kitchen sink as their tools, you can always count on Fossils to deliver heavy batches of cathartic clatter and downright WTF. Die Job is certainly no exception. Side A teams regulars Steve Smith, Daniel Farr, and David Payne with Detroit bruiser Andrew Coltrane for a session that gradually builds and claws itself to fucking pieces. Side B finds the core duo of Smith and Payne administering the dosage much slower, but still burning all the way down. Bleached scalps and rattled bones may result from listening to these recordings.” With full color art, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub. Edition of 50.

HeadBoggleD – ‘rchive #3' C30 $6(USA)/$7(Canada)/$8(World)
”In a universe of incredible synth jammers that grows more crowded by the second, Bay Area’s Derek Gedalecia is truly a standout. Eschewing pleasant melodies and anything even remotely new age, Gedalecia uses his analog gear to disorient, discombobulate, and deteriorate. The third part in Head Boggle’s ongoing rchive series buzzes through your cranium in so many different ways: sharp beams of sound, rumbling oscillations, and plenty of bizarro, brain-bending field recordings from who-knows-where. Side B is an entire live set that throws a hand-cranked music box in the middle of the synth storm. To say “it works” would be an understatement. Draw the wildcard and unleash the madness.” With full color art, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub. Edition of 50.

Chapels – ‘In Aspic' C25 $6(USA)/$7(Canada)/$8(World)
”This new project sees Buffalo’s Adam Richards (of The Circle and the Point and the House of Alchemy label) playing the role of lo-fi exorcist. In Aspic is a fascinating, addictive listen that extols both warm melodies and eerie vibes in heavy doses at once. Richards juggles guitars, synths, and hand percussion to lift spirits from the tape hiss and cause all the floorboards in the house to creak at once. It’s densely-layered and swirling at one moment, sparsely whispering the next, yet always beautiful and engrossing in its own haunting way.” With full color art, inserts, and labels by Matt Yacoub. Edition of 50.

Special Rate: Purchase all three new releases for $15(USA)/$16(Canada)/$20(World)

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Mincemeat or Tenspeed – ‘Manifest Wizard’ 2CDr $12
”Mincemeat or Tenspeed is a one man project from Philadelphia. After years of failing to learn how to play a musical instrument in any capacity whatsoever, an accidental set of "rules" (no synthesizers, sequencers, drum machines, computers, or instruments) suddenly made everything very easy. Using only effects pedals, MMoTS has been working on finding melodies and rhythms that exist only in malfunction. This' a double Cd-R "concept" album it's split like this: Manifest Cd- Most of the music played live from 2007-2008 and a few others that were worked out well before recording. Many takes were made of each song, much deliberation and thought was put into which tracks would make it to the CD. Sequencing was done over the course of many weeks. Mastered by Joe Lentini. Wizard CD - Made up entirely of tracks that were one off recordings. Improvisations, music that didn't work well in a live show, tracks recorded and forgotten. Picked and sequenced in an afternoon.” Limited to 100. HERE

STUMP-03 – GRANNY FROST s/t C28
“Released earlier this year on cd-r, this mini-opus from Kevin Oliver rips through 9 cerebral tracks in just under 14 minutes. This cassette release is an upgraded version of the cd, featuring reworked versions of several songs, plus one totally brand new track. The album is dubbed on both sides of the cassette so you don't have to rewind a lot. A little bit like They Might Be Giants, a little bit like Ween, and a lot a bit badass. Two different artwork versions, if you order two you get both.” Dubbed straight from the master on chrome tapes, edition of 40.

STUMP-04 – MASTER-REDACTORS – ‘Rock & Roll Revenge’ C28
“Master-redactors is Kevin Oliver, Ben Falk, and two guitars. That's all they need. These two guys write some of the most outstanding songs I've ever heard; each side of the tape contains about 17 songs (some not much more than 7 seconds long) which manages to create two absolutely mesmerizing side-long tracks. One of my favorite cassettes EVER!!!” Dubbed straight from the master on chrome tapes, edition of 40.

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Hemingway - 'Hutterites' DBL019.ECD205 $5
"Super happy to get this out. Two new tracks from hometown favorites Hemingway, who claim heritage from a boatload of Seattle hardcore/metalcore tribes doing wasted noise. Vocals, drums, clean guitar and sheets of liquid destructo. Printed on a fan CDR(3" in a 5") with awesome artwork from both Demian Johnston and Pete Petrocelli. 100x ltd. ed. hand numbered fan CD-R's." HERE

ASTRO/FAMILY BATTLE SNAKE split LP (PAN 1 / Hanido Sounds)
"Delving into the realm of deep listening, transported by way of analog synthesizers, Family Battle Snake weaves an electronic web that cocoons the listener in warm cascading frequencies. Calls to mind classic electronic composers such as Charles Dodge, Eliane Radigue and even a hint of NWW. Family Battle Snake is Bill Kouligas, a London-based Greek who also performs and records with Sudden Infant. Astro is Hiroshi Hasegawa of the legendary and now defunct Japanese noise unit C.C.C.C. Sonic waves of squealing feedback and oscillating waveforms meld with biting distortion in the appropriately titled "Lunatic Luminescence". Enveloped by haywire electronics and burbling loops & skree, Astro has constructed an impressive piece of modern electronic music of devastating magnitude. A fine document of pure japanese sonic nihilism and fresh deconstucted electronic frequencies." The Lp is mastered and cut by Rashad Becker in a limited edition of 330 hand-numbered copies, pressed on 140g vinyl and comes in a poly-lined inner sleeve. It is packaged in a pro-press jacket which itself is housed in a two-tone silk screened pvc sleeve with interweaving geometric designs.

ANDY ORTMANN - 'Provocative Electronics' LP (PAN 2)
"'Provocative Electronics', first in a series of Electronic Music recordings from Andy Ortmann, is an exploration in analog synthesizers and recording techniques (eight different synthesizers were used on this record). As in the days of Musique Concrete and the beginning years of synthesizer development Ortmann experiments with tones and his own brand of electronic tweakage. Provocative Electronics is not an homage, but yet another document in the ongoing history of Electronic Music. Focusing on the aspects of 60's-70's era electronics, part academic (for fans of the 20th century Greek composer composer Xenakis, minimalist John Cage, or pioneers of Musique Concrete Pierre Schaeffer, Milton Babbitt, Tom Dissevelt, Ruth White, Delia Derbyshire, Lejaren Hiller, Raymond Scott, Jean Jacques Perrey and Pierre Schaeffer) and part cheesball (aka Mort Garson, Bruce Haack).Andy Ortmann is also known for his work with the transgressive experimental group Panicsville, acid psych freaks Plastic Crimawave Sound and sole curator of the equally bizarre Nihilist Records label." The Lp is mastered and cut by Rashad Becker in a limited edition of 330 hand-numbered copies, pressed on 140g vinyl and comes in a poly-lined inner sleeve. It is packaged in a pro-press jacket which itself is housed in a two-tone silk screened pvc sleeve with interweaving geometric designs."

MARK DURGAN - 'Ploughing Furrows Into Rotten Burrows' LP (PAN 3)
"Made up of junk sounds, be they acoustic or electronic, 'Ploughing Furrows into Rotten Burrows' is informed by a caustic patience and steady pacing. With a concentrated approach, Mark Durgan makes the space, and even silences between sounds, an integral part of his constructions. He builds up tracks from the beginning with loops, samples or acoustic sounds, then the sound becomes quite automated due to the influence of the feedback generated from the electronic devices. For the past twenty years, Mark Durgan, known under the Putrefier moniker and his label Birthbiter (1986), is one of the few genuinely curious anomalies operating today. Disassociated with a lot of noise, he is more of a true outsider of this scene, somewhat akin to the older sound poets. Although their realm of art is very different to that of his, comparisons can be made. The lack of concrete documentation, both written and recorded, could be construed as an attempt at mystery, but the reality is that it all comes down to a total ambivalence about having a public persona. Despite that this is his first official work under his own name, it still bears similarity to the Putrefier concept. From the influences of Power Electronics and especially early nineties Japanese noise ('Cog Dominance' cassette, 1987 on Broken Flag), his music has developed into different areas of the avant garde spectrum, such as musique concrete, improvisation and electroacoustic music, demonstrated in one of his latest works done with The New Blockaders. Being able to appreciate other forms of experimentation, he takes noise to a different level." The Lp is mastered and cut by Rashad Becker in a limited edition of 330 hand-numbered copies, pressed on 140g vinyl and comes in a poly-lined inner sleeve. It is packaged in a pro-press jacket which itself is housed in a two-tone silk screened pvc sleeve with interweaving geometric designs."

POD BLOTZ - 'goat rock' C30 5€
"Golden State member and dream encyclopedia Suzy Poling writes a novella of marble textures. at the center of a mystical place called Goat Rock, Suzy creates radiant tunes with a team of reel to reel tapes, voice and electronics. manifestating a full album with both lush vortex dreams, concrete sounds and more crude abstract patterns. Goat Rock is a complete, sparkling liquid mercury bath into a higher level of clean."

STEVE HAUSCHILDT - 'resplendent' C20 5€
"one of the new lights in synthesizer music which i'm very excited about. giving romance / beauty a place in music again, Steve brings a short contemplation of prose poems. a collection of beautiful incantations and scetches that could be directly channeled from a digitalised, fully updated mind of the Sona Gaia emporium of pretty meditations. Steve also plays in Emeralds."

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TCD20 Datashock w/ Time Life - 'alle in einem bus" CD 11€
"Live documentation of the sonic communion of the German gruselkraut drone collective Datashock and the American space music duo Time Life. (Time Life aka lucas nonhorse crane and heidi diehl of the vanishing voice / wooden wand) This album presents two transatlantic collaborations performed in European cultural capitals during a March 2008 joint tour, mirroring the planned congregation of the old country and the new world. These lightning in a bottle recordings distill the individual psychedelic gestures of each player as they together forge the crypto-mythical group mind. mastered by pete swanson. This release is a limited CD with a great a5 (5.8" × 8.3"). cover folder silkscreened by j. kauth. First 200 in a different colour!" SAMPLE

TCD17 Bubblewrap Holocaust s/t CD 12€
"Bubblewrap Holocaust is one of these band that popping up with a more punk edge but not the spikey haired kind!!!! The band captures the primal thrust of punk and the playfullness of 60’s garage…The Stooges meet The Fall… an Amalgam of sloppy guitars, speedy base line and cahotic catchy tunes. The defining element of Bubblewrap is the singer’s snarling voice and offensive lyrics between irony and geekery. Colin speak-sings every song in a thick Scottish brogue… think about Mark E Smith…yes you can! This debut album is a great collection of short punchy songs each dynamic to sustain many repeated listen!"

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DBA096 PUPPY DOG - 'iridescent blood' cassette
"Puppy Dog's band of acoustic pop punk, while in line with acts like A+ + and Foot Village, is distinctly more delicate. Xylophone and brutally minimal drums feather their way through reverb laden screams that beckon like a lighthouse to a sailor. There shall be no crashing on the rocks here. These 3 ladies know how to treat you right, especially if you're a punk looking for a little tenderness tonight." HERE

DBA095 PUPPY DOG/E&E/KID INFINITY/KAWAIIETLY PLEASE 4way split CDr
"puppy dog, e&e, kid infinity, kawaiietly please contribute 10 min each towards a comp of deathbomb's favorite new los angeles acts from 2008. noise, pop, dance, and avant all represent. a great sampler to know what is NEW NEW NEW in los angeles. silkscreened art by natalie klibanow." HERE

DBA013 BITCHES cassette
"London's youngest, funest noise rock couple, Blake and Staz, know how to tear it up like Godheadsilo, keep it bouncy like Mika Miko, and are catchy as Katy Perry. So what are you gonna do when they rip a hole in your stereo all Aerosmith meets RUN D M "C U ON THE FUCKING FLOOR PUNK!" style???" HERE

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digiv003: scott tuma & mike weis – ‘taradiddle’ LP $14/$17/$25
”Scott Tuma made his triumphant return earlier this year with "Not For Nobody" and continues to answer the call with this new, exquisite offering in collaboration with Zelienople's Mike Weis. "Taradiddle" is a new journey down similar terrain, searching out something new in a landscape that's been visited before. Take Tuma's capable hands and add the fantastic percussive talents of Weis and it's like the wheel reinvented. These two play off one another beautifully, with Weis creating layers of havoc beneath Tuma's pastoral missives. It's beautiful and dissonant. Weis is the perfect foil for Tuma's brittle sound world. The music breathes underwater, building and building on itself until it's risen into this majestic monument of glass. Archaic drones spit bombastic blasts of fire while the resulting sparks flicker into a million directions, flourescent in the night sky. Acoustic guitars drenched in reverb ring hollow with pianos echoing in the distance. Weis creates a river with swishing cymbals puncuated by fragile bells. Everything is bright, vivid, and new on "Taradiddle." Everything is perfect.” LP comes in fold-out silkscreened poster-style sleeve and is strictly limited to 300 copies. HERE

ace015: taiga remains – ‘wax canopy’ CD $13/CD + 3" CDr $16
”Taiga Remains is the brainchild of Cincinnati's Alex Cobb. Over the past few years he has developed a signature sound that blurs the line between blissed-out guitar work and atonal, blown-out dirges. Cobb never sits still; Taiga Remains is always moving forward, searching out new ideas and sounds. His label, Students of Decay, is clearing house for all things drone. This year he's been spotted on Root Strata, Callow God, Arbor and more. In the world of vinification, it's been a damn good year. On "Wax Canopy," Cobb pushes the line he's scratched in the pavement further than before. His soothing, six-string sorcery still dot the horizon on this album, but there's also a more angular, blown-out monster at work here. It's like he's channeling the angry spirits of the world into a fuzzed elegiac strains. This is powerful music built to shake the foundation and rattle your crystal bones. These diamonds are forever.” Limited to 500 copies. Cover art by Jefre Cantu-Ledesma. **NOTE: Special edition comes with extra 3" CDR with exclusive, brand new material** HERE

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Locrian - '/Drenched Lands/'
"Since their inception in late 2005, Locrian have been honing their sound; working and re-working material; finding the right blend of noise, power electronics, dark ambient, and black metal to work into their sound. Drenched Lands is Locrian's first full-length studio recording of all new material, and unfolds with an almost narrative structure. It starts with a slow descent into a dark abyss, moving torturedly, gradually rediscovering the light, then leaving you where everything began - completely transformed. The hour-long disc is rounded out by an extended bonus track previously unavailable in any digital format. The black-on-black disc packaged in an arigato pack with a 4-panel insert. Edition of 1000 copies. Co-released by at war with false noise."

metek versus nordbeck - '5' (dosefiftythree) CDr
"this is the fifth installment of the epic battle of these two swedes. over 36 minutes of dark ambience, shimmering drones and screaming crescendos. edition of 59 copies."

andreas brandal - 'the familiar stranger' (dosefiftytwo) CDr
"i don't know where to start describing this one. it is all over the place and absolutely incredible. some of the most well-thought out and composed noise i've heard in quite a while. hand-screened disc packaged in a 2-color, hand-screened cover. edition of 80 copies."

pummeler - 'troll wing' (dosefiftyone) 3"CDr
"following up on excellent releases here on small doses and basses frequences, denmark's mikkel valentin dunkerley is back with another amazing 14+ minute drone piece. slow moving, minimal and brilliant. edition of 71 copies."

willful - 'procession' (dosefortynine) 3"CDr
"21+ minutes in a windswept purgatory on a trainride to hell. harsh noise walls. packaged in an 8 page booklet. edition of 66 copies."

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Tricorn & Queue - 'Perennial Language'
"Tricorn & Queue have always reminded me of the beginning, of first rays and mitosis. I could hear the notes move, crawl, and multiply, albums made through the process of cell division. This one is different, a lesson from the master in the moments just before creation. There's focus and thought, maybe an attempt at rest, a last bit of respite before the work begins. Tricorn & Queue "Perennial Language" c42 - 100 white tapes with printed labels, in full color printed box. Art by Jason Rubino/Sir Salamander."

Sky Limousine - 'A Place To Live In Dreams'
"Toothpaste doesn't naturally foam, nor do most household cleaners. Market research, however, discovered that people wanted it to foam, that was the measure being used on how good of a job it did. So they added a foaming detergent to their products and put them on the shelves. Luckily for us, we're smarter than that. It is now believed that it's just a matter of immersing the object in saline and playing the right music. That's how you stay clean. Sky Limousine "A Place To Live In Dreams" c22 - 23 white tapes with printed labels, in full color printed box. Photo by Tevia Romaine."

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Harps of Fuchsia Kalmia & Delphine Dora - 'Devenir-animal' 3"CDr
"This is a very limited object to 50 copies, made for the wonderful italian record label "Centre of the Wood". The work is played together with Delphine Dora at voice, piano & casiotone, and Harps of Fuchsia Kalmia at Tampura Swarmanthal, Harmonium, Resonant Ukulele, Dulcimer, Zither, Balalaika, Sansula, Shruti Box and Israj. There are 6 tracks for 18 minutes of avant-folk music...
Artwork by Federica R. & Andrea Penso." HERE

Chaostic Magic Lantern 3" DVD $5(US)
"This release features Chaostic Magic performing the soundtrack to a slideshow created by Michael Griffen and Terry Newberg in the early 70’s in Bellingham, WA. Griffen was a visual artist in the 1960's and early 70's, so many were demo slides of his artwork that were either under or overexposed. Through burning, staining, and other alchemy, Griffen and Newberg transformed the slides into new works of art. The images and musical performance document on this DVD is Chaostic Magic's memorial for Michael Griffen, who passed away in January of 2008." HERE

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JOSHOOA AND THE (7/13th) MOON – ‘the Hundred Monkey Effect’ C32 £3.5(UK)/£4(EU)/£4.5(World)
"Murky underwater tape collages, haunted siren feedback, ghostly vocals, ancient lumbering figures sifting through the rubble. Joshua McAbee creates the most incredible experimental soundscapes, sounding like the perfect field recording beamed back from a crumbling futuristic Babylon." Limited 20 copies.

COMPASSING – 'old woes new hopes.' C50 £3.5(UK)/ £4(EU)/£4.5(Wolrd)
”Theres a hell of a lot going on in this new 10 track cassette by the two guys who make up Compassing. A microcosm of sounds, tiny little experimentations click into view then whirl away, an orchestra of warped instruments throb and groove against each other only to be joined together by the occasional chugging krautrock pulse and scattered free form drumming, kind of like Faust jamming with Taj Mahal Travellers and being produced by Louis & Bebe Barron.” Limited to 20.

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ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - 'BETRAYED IN THE OCTAGON" LP $15
"Note that orders will not begin shipping until 3/22/09 "Oneohtrix Point Never is Daniel Lopatin's project of polysynth epic electronic sound. Cascading melodies, holistic drones, and folding tones combine to create a dichotomy of sound that reflects on the organic discovery of our nature and the infinite possibilities within our enclosed human systems. Betrayed in the Octagon is a frozen fantasy, a liminal record that brings to mind caves and other hidden places where life started billions of years ago. OPN is a lost soul from the poysynth epoch giving a nod to the old masters while moving trough the systems of 21st century life and reflecting them in the pure beauty of total electronic moving sound. Originally released as a cassette on Deception Island in 2007, Octagon was the first OPN release. NFP is proud to bring it back re-sequenced and re-mastered for vinyl as the first OPN LP. Artwork by Chris Madak. Limited to 300 copies." -No Fun Productions

INFINITY WINDOW - 'ARTIFICIAL MIDNIGHT' LP $15
"New York synth duo Infinity Window have been crafting their game for well over a year without much documentation. Comprised of Dan Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) and Taylor Richardson (Prehistoric Blackout), this LP shows them at the pinnacle of self-realization. Equally influenced by John Carpenter and the Taj Mahal Travellers, they create traveling music; music that has the power to transport and overwhelm the listener with vibes outside of those presently available to them. The A-side consists of two tracks, both clouded in a heavy haze of fog, dark and heavy though their clarity exists underneath the shroud. The B-side's lone track 'Skull Theft' is the full circle realization of the first two tracks: a light is illuminated and the fog begins to clear. Mastered by Keith Fullerton Whitman. In an edition of 500 LPs with full color pro-printed cardboard sleeves and printed labels with art by Robert Beatty (Hair Police / Burning Star Core)." -Arbor

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