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Hand of Benediction
"In his own way, Olsson has been able to bring to life a very exciting and refreshing musical phenomenon" - Jouko Kirstilä, Jazzrytmit
EHM
"It´s inhumanly human noise. (...) It's a record for those who are curious, without prejudice. It's dangerous and thrilling." - Niels Overgård for Jazznyt
A Bell That Never Stops Ringing
*250 coipes limited edition* »A Bell That Never Stops Ringing« is a new CD by Jefre Cantu-Ledesma and folding book by Paul McDevitt. Each of the eleven, untitled tracks by Cantu-Ledesma is accompanied by one of McDevitt’s photographs. »A Bell…« is co…
Two Verses
Mark Templeton is a Canadian media artist and the founder of Graphical, an audiovisual label dedicated to publishing his own musical and image based experiments. Mark’s audio compositions are constructed from reel-to-reel tape loops and sampled casse…
Permanent Parts
*300 copies limited edition* "Permanent Parts is the second album released by visual artist Katharina Grosse (synthesizer) and musician Stefan Schneider (synthesizer; So Sner, To Rococo Rot, Mapstation). Grosse and Schneider were joined at Galerie Ma…
America's Greatest Living Noise Artist (VHS)
Originally released via RRRecords. Crucial document containing over an hour of live and studio footage. NTSC format videotape.
Issue 116: Thomas Dolby Issue + remixes (Magazine + 7" Blue)
Thomas Dolby is back! And as well as putting him on the cover of this month’s Electronic Sound, we are bundling the issue with an exclusive blue vinyl seven-inch featuring two tracks from Dolby’s dazzling ‘The Flat Earth’ album, one of them the aweso…
Moonbuilding Summer 2024 - The Album I Would Have Released In An Alternate Universe
Good things come to those who wait, and boy have you been patient. We have taken our sweet time in bringing you the brand-new issue of Moonbuilding, but we’ve been busy. Moonbuilding Weekly busy. Not seen it? moonbuilding.substack.com - the pick of t…
Spectreman
Music Collection from 70's Japanese Hero Sci-Fi TV anime serie Spectraman, all music composed by Kunio Miyauchi.
Lavender Daydreams
*375 copies limited edition* "One reviewer said this about Lavender Daydreams: “Blissed out folk psycher in the vein of Tim Buckley or Dan Fogleberg but waaay more psyched out. Richard has certainly dropped a tab or three in his time. A really, reall…
Les Nouvelles Musiques De Chambre Volume 2
Gigi Masin, an Italian ambient producer, has reissued an album that he released in 1988 on the Belgian label Sub Rosa in collaboration with Charles Hayward of This Heat! This masterpiece includes the classic track "Clouds," which was sampled in Bjork…
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Agape
Tara Nome Doyle's latest EP "Agape" marks her return to the music scene after a two-year hiatus following the success of her acclaimed sophomore album "Værmin" (Modern Recordings, BMG, 2022). latest EP "Agape" marks her return to the music scene afte…
Es Geht Der Tag
Alter is proud to present the debut full length release from devotional music outfit Unstern, a collaborative effort between deep ambient artist Arzat Skia and prodigal pianist Leo Svirsky. Co-mixed by Swedish electronic music luminary Civilistjävel!…
Kontrapunkt
Markus Guentner returns to his longstanding label, A Strangely Isolated Place following the triptych of Theia, Empire, and Extropy, presenting eight inspiring collaborations on Kontrapunkt.
Earth Prism
Ludvig Cimbrelius returns with his third full-length album on ASIP under his illustrious ambient jungle/drum’n bass alias, Illuvia. Shifting focus from the stratospheric highs of 2021’s ‘Iridescence Of Clouds’, Ludvig now reflects on the meaning and …
Tokuzo
Tip! The trio of Japanese Saxophone legend Akira Sakata with the scandinavian rhythm section presents already his fifth album! While the trio was on a Japan tour in 2019, Sakata arranged for a handful of special collaborations, with some of Japan’s m…
Hat And Beard
*2024 stock* The new ONJQ (Otomo Yoshihide New Jazz Quintet), with new members Shinpei Ruike (Tp) and Osamu Imagome (Tb), will release their first album, "Hat and Beard," featuring a selection of songs and edits from live recordings from their 2018 t…
Live
The original member of Hijokaidan, Naoki Zushi, one of the most prominent underground guitarists in Japan and currently active in Nagisa Ni Te, will reissue a CD of a trio of live performances at the 2006 Gyuune Autumn Festival. It features performan…
Evergreen / Faraway
Tip! *50 copies limited edition* Tape reissue by Hakobune. Originally released in 2012 on Black Eagle Child's Avant Archive. Includes 2 long form ambient drones, DL code included. Each piece is dubbed in real time.
Fragment
In 1975, the lead album "Fragment" by the acclaimed UK jazz pianist John Taylor, which was previously only released on cassette tape and hailed as a gem of UK jazz.
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Reminiscenze
Reminiscenze: vague and distant memory, nearly lost in oblivion. Form and structure of the past to which the author refers consciously or unconsciously. The pieces aim to translate the sound quality of the voices of Renaissance music into acoustic sa…
RECueil
"Guibog is French, born in the 70s. He used to work as a sound engineer in France, and was involved in organising outdoor electronic music events, often playing cat-and-mouse with the police. Later, he left that life and moved to China, settling in B…
Teratai Åkande
Teratai Åkande' explores electronic techniques transforming sounds, melodies, and rhythms from balinese gamelan. It's an interaction and synthesis of acoustic and electronic expressions, exploring an imagined territory between two otherwise separate …
The Radio Phonics Laboratory - Telecommunications, Speech Synthesis & The Birth of Electronic Music
The Radio Phonics Laboratory explores the intersection of technology and creativity that shaped the sonic landscape of the 20th century. This fascinating story unravels the intricate threads of telecommunications, from the invention of the telephone …
Here Comes Trouble - An Inquiry Into Art, Magic & Madness As Deviant Knowledge
Here Comes Trouble is the first solo publication by British artist, researcher and radio producer Alex Head. This book is not about thermodynamics, negative feedback or refrigerators. Neither is it about geology, black holes or migration, yet each of…
Sacred Plant & Native - Volume 4
Sacred plants are either connected to ritual practice or considered of high cultural importance. This encompasses trees, flowers, fruits and other vegetation associated with religion and folklore, but also that have had a profound impact on humanity.…
Sacred Plant & Native - Volume 3
Sacred plants are either connected to ritual practice or considered of high cultural importance. This encompasses trees, flowers, fruits and other vegetation associated with religion and folklore, but also that have had a profound impact on humanity.…
5 Prose Fictions
Originally self-released in 1976 through A.I.R. Gallery, New York, 5 Prose Fictions is a collection of five unpublished tapuscripts (“The Cries You Hear”; “New York Times IV”; “Headwaters”; “Into Among”; “First Fables of Hysteria”) by Lucy R. Lippard…
Bird Bath
After two years since second effort Eurybia, Francesca Heart returns to Leaving Records with a new seven-tracks album detailing the progress in her personal musical lore. Bird Bath expands on the musician’s childlike cosmic approach, crafting new tal…
The Doober
Sam Gendel on C-Melody Saxofone and Wilkes on Fender P-Bass, arrangements of selected material and original compositions - a document of specific variations in instrumentation, sound, and repertoire, with a focus on melody, execution of arrangement, …
A Year In The Allotment
A 32-page A6 2 colour riso zine documenting a year in an allotment in North Yorkshire!
Wild Combination - A Zine Inspired By The Music Of Arthur Russell
A 24-page A4 2 colour riso zine inspired by the words and music of Arthur Russell. Combining Arthur's lyrics with full page illustrations and comics, this was 1st printed nearly 10 years ago and is back in print again!
They Said! - On Julius Eastman's Prelude To The Holy Presence Of Joan D'Arc
THEY SAID! simmers, boils and simmers again on the 1981 solo vocal composition Prelude to the Holy Presence of Joan d’Arc. Language, listening and voice are at the core of the essay. As is the relationship between Julius Eastman and Joan d’Arc which,…
The Life Of The Truth
In this brief, dense essay, René Daumal bids us to resist the very notion of the truth, and to recognize it as an artistic and metaphysical dead-end. René Daumal (1908-1944) was a French poet and writer often associated with surrealism (though he fou…
Binding The Devil - Satanism & Witchcraft Reflected in 20th Century Tomes
A direct follow up to Spell Bound, Binding The Devil takes a closer examination of the obsession with Satanism and celebrity witches in the mass market publishing industry of the 1970s and 1980s.
Spell Bound - Exploring Witchcraft And The Occult Through Vintage Paperback
A compilation of iconic occultist book covers from the late 60’s to early 80’s. Spell Bound looks at the phenomena of occult pulp that emerged from the widespread witchcraft revival of the 70’s, leading to a boom of illustrative and darkly colourful …
Special Sound Series – Vol. 2: The Word
Tip! *Japan import with Obi Strip* "The Word II” track has gained instant worldwide recognition after being sampled by Mac DeMarco in "Chamber of Reflection" and by Travis Scott and Quavo's unit Huncho Jack in "How U Feel." Shigeo Seikito's seminal w…
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Head Rock
Tip! *Japan import with Obi Strip* From the opening tune “The Vamp” to the final “Head Rock”, this album is a dazzling jazz rock showcase with dreadnought songs that are filled with ideas and passion. This is a masterpiece that has an overwhelming pr…
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High-Flying
Tip! *Japan import with Obi Strip* Hiromasa Suzuki is a legendary composer and arranger, and a key player who has been active in the Japanese music world, including jazz as well as movies, television and commercials. In the late ‘60s and mid-’70s, he…
Subtle Movements
"In the spirit of expansive expression; deep connection to the Sea as it furthers the Sound. The rumination of consideration put forth thru a profound triumvirate of Beings, Fathers, Sons, Family Members, Loved Ones. The Most Powerful Movements of Lo…