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Live On
Follow-up to last year's well-received full-length of collaged live performances released on SHDWPLY. This is another half hour-plus of the Baltimore drum/drone collective at their most zoned and loose-limbed.
No Magic Man
Finally, we have managed to track down copies of one of the most revered Sunburned Hand of the Man records in existence. Originally pressed up by the prestigious Arthur magazine's own imprint, this handmade reissue (straight from the Sunburned Men th…
Dums Will Survive
RFTO Bandwagon have just released their first full-length LP entitled Dums Will Survive on Dull Knife Records this month. Coming latently on the heels of their excellent New Jack 7" on the same imprint from last spring, RFTO Bandwagon continue with t…
Hairdryer Peace
VINYL FORMAT. The new Hospitals LP Hairdryer Peace is finally here. Hairdryer is a ripper/apology for the band's previous two albums. Vinyl only, homemade covers, 500 copies.
Shitgaze Anthems
After a 2-year absence, what has happened since we last peeked in on these "shitgaze" innovators? Well, that famous "distorto-lo-fi-sound" has been popping up in quite open spaces: No Age has become the new Brittany Spears, Wavves crashed in outta no…
Smalltown Supersound On Fire
Limited edition vinyl! All new stuff taken from the forthcoming STS releases. As well as some exclusive goodies such as Bjorn Torske's great Sunburned Hand Of The Man remix (a Moondog meets Count Ossie & the Mystic Revelation of Rastafari style remix…
Balf Quarry
LP version; printed innersleeve with lyrics. Before Balf Quarry landed on my desk, I figured the dirtiest thing in Connecticut was Chris Dodd's browser history. Not so. Among other things — like guitar tones that buzz around like contact-high June bu…
Crookt, Crackt Or Fly
Crookt Crackt Or Fly is a 1994 album by Gastr del Sol released on Drag City. The album was written and performed by David Grubbs and Jim O'Rourke, with John McEntire (percussion), Steve Butters (percussion) and Gene Coleman (Bass Clarinet) also contr…
Selections From The Symphonies (For Electric Guitars)
Intro sampler collection of Glenn's various guitar orchestra classics for the uninitiated. Glenn has personally selected a track listing representative of his absolute unique-on-this-planet vision, with material ranging from the delicate celestial be…
Hotel Hotel
idiosyncratic French musical provocateur's finest moments and laden with ace contributions from an international cast of oddballs including Pierre Bastien and Clive Bell, the provisional constructs Berrocal and co. jerry-rig around the free floating …
Monoliths & Dimensions
FINALLY ARRIVED: SUNN O))) is proud to present their seventh studio album in 10 years of existence. The album showcases the core guitar duo--STEPHEN O'MALLEY and GREG ANDERSON--incorporating influences from a plethora of guest musicians, bringing the…
Glyms Or Beame Of Radicall Truthes
A wide array of sources from the Purple Analects of Taoism up to modern day conspiracy theories. The record is informed by the 80's british underground experimental scene, 90's Scandinavian black metal, and the timelessness of all folk currents.
IV
Recorded and mixed at Studio GOK Sound, Tokyo, September 2008. Mastered at Pietthapraxis, Köln, October 2008. Stephen O'Malley: guitar. Peter Rehberg: computer & synthetizer. Atsuo: drums on 2 and gong on 6. Produced by Jim O'Rourke. Special Edition …
Recommended Records Sampler
Original double LP copy of this awesome compilation, long out of print. This spectacular set is complete, including all inserts and glitter outer sleeve. Contains tracks by: Vogel, Faust, Art Bears, Stormy Six, The Homosexuals, Joseph Racaille & Patr…
The Recommended Sampler 1982 25th Anniversary Edition
RESTOCKED! By 1982, recommended was in its fourth year. the catalog had expanded and the label was firmly established. a sampler seemed an obvious and necessary next step. we asked the most interesting groups in our catalog to record something new. t…
Songs For Edna
Member of BAT FOR LASHES. The tracks on "Songs for Edna" are actual poems by the late American poet, Edna St. Vincent-Millay. This is majestic & minimal folk in the tradition of Fairport Convention, Karen Dalton & Vashti Bunyan.
Fire Escape
EXCLUSIVE! Produced by FOUR TET. The relationship between Four Tet & SHOTM began in August 2003 when Kieran Hebden, read the cover story of The Wire, which touted SHOTM as leaders of the "New Weird America." That story sent Hebden on a search for Sun…
Embryonnck
They explore the indigenous urban music phenomenon on this, their debut collaborative release. NNBB are one of the most enigmatic, mysterious, & defiantly anti-commercial groups to emerge from the New York loft scene during the '90s. Incorporating el…