New Arrivals
Up The Rolls
The summer of love is here...Claudio Frassine (MADEMOISELLE BISTOURI / NORTH CENTRAL) teams up with Henrik Nordvargr Björkk (FOLKSTORM / MZ. 412 / BØLTORN) to bring some seriously filthy noise to your dungeon.This is as extreme as it gets; blazing textures and walls of feedback collide with junk noise, roaring electronics and the commanding lyrics of Nordvargr.Harsh noise connoisseurs as well as power electronics fans take note - this is how it's done!A fantastic heavyweight debut.In a coupld of…
Die Kosmische Zygote | Hinápȟapi
*25 copies limited edition* Aalfang mit Pferdekopf & EMERGE - Die Kosmische Zygote + Pausenmusik- C90 Tape in Snapbox with J-Card. With cards that contains Art by Mirko Uhlig and a wooden art-Egg, sprankled with spray-paint (ltd.25)
Hand of Benediction II
Visionary guitarist and composer Henrik Olsson presents Hand of Benediction II, a follow-up album to the critically acclaimed 2019 release “Hand of Benediction”.
Olsson/Rubin
"This is a duet for electric guitar (Olsson) and trombone (Rubin) and much of the time it sounds like something else" - Vital Weekly number 1215
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
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 Max Hetzler on 29 April 2023, performing as part of the Spectrum without Traces exhibition, by three artists who all generally work within improvised music – Carina Khorkhordina (trumpet), Tintin Patrone (trombone and electronics), and Billy Roisz (noi…
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 awesome ‘Hyperactive!’.
One of the biggest synthpop stars of the 1980s, Thomas Dolby is coming towards the end of a lengthy live tour to mark the 40th anniversary reissue of ‘The Flat Earth’. He’s spent the last few weeks criss-crossing North America and …
Spectreman
Music Collection from 70's Japanese Hero Sci-Fi TV anime serie Spectraman, all music composed by Kunio Miyauchi.
Colours
Tip! Behind the deceptive veneer of the demure monotone artwork, something unassuming lies within this long-play waiting to be explored. Intrigued by the ironic title, enticed by the elegant text positioned alone on the beautifully tactile matte canvas, the listener will experience musical wonderment at odds with the presentation and discover that the 1976 album Colours is a powerful yet sophisticated set of electric soul-jazz. An inspired recording that bursts with warmth and texture, the pivot…
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.
Godzilla Legend: Box Set
*2024 stock* "Released in 2014, this is the first box set to include all four entries in the Godzilla Legend series. Created by Makoto Inoue, the Godzilla Legend series is a synthesized reworking of many of the themes from the Godzilla and other Toho science fiction productions. There have been four releases in the series, with the first in 1983 and the latest in 2011.
For this set, King Records has remastered the music and, aside from some dialogue only tracks in Godzilla Legend III, they all s…
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 performances demonstrating the quintessence of Japan's psychedelic underground, represented by “les rallizes denudes” and “Fushitsusha.” A heavy psychedelic version of “May a flower bloom” is remarkable; it makes you feel intense passion, completely different…
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.
Travolti Da Un Insolito Destino Nell'Azzurro Mare D'Agosto
On occasion of its 50-year anniversary, CAM Sugar is proud to present the ultimate edition of Travolti da un insolito destino nell’azzurro mare d’agosto aka Swept Away, one of the definitive scores by Piero Piccioni, for which he received the prestigious Italian award David di Donatello. An Italian soundtrack masterpiece and must-have. The soundtrack matches the exotic setting of the film. It encompasses breezy, languid and summery compositions defined by Maestro Piccioni’s unmistakable Mediter…
Pre-Country
*300 copies limite edition* Lucy Sissy Miller is a French/British singer-songwriter, performer and artist based in Paris. On her latest release for Mêtron Records, Pre Country, she renders her own personal take on country music, an ambient and airy ode to her love of Americana. Across 16 tracks, Miller recollects about love-like friendships, breakups, mermaids and missing girl mysteries - the album acting as a movie-like homage to girlhood and desire. “With this album I really enjoyed blurring t…
Microwave Ensemble
*100 copies limited release.* Amateur planetarium music, slacker techno, and alternative atmospherics from home recording hobbyist: Dimitri Manos. He lives in downtown Tucson, Arizona. He has been home recording as "American Monoxide" since around 2009. The process is very personal like a journaling with sounds and a chance to experiment with recording. For this batch of songs he thought to change the framework and reach out to some friends for collaboration. These friends have become the "Micro…
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 to the advent of global communication networks. At the heart of the narrative is the evolution of speech synthesis, a groundbreaking innovation that not only revolutionised telecommunications but also birthed a new era in electronic music. Tracing th…
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. This republication follows that of I See / You Mean by New Documents as well, highlighting Lippard’s experimental fiction work.
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, and total freedom
The Doober follows the release of Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar (2018) and Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar More Songs (2021).