Reissues
The Serpentine Similar
The Serpentine Similar, the seminal debut studio album from American experimental rock innovators Gastr del Sol, is now available on Drag City. Originally released in 1993 by TeenBeat Records and reissued by Drag City in 1997, this album marks a pivotal moment in experimental and post-rock music. Formed from the ashes of the post-hardcore band Bastro, Gastr del Sol features guitarist David Grubbs, bassist Bundy K. Brown, and additional percussion by John McEntire. Recorded in Chicago’s Experimen…
Crookt, Crackt Or Fly
Drag City is proud to announce the reissue of “Crookt, Crackt, or Fly,” the groundbreaking album by avant-garde duo Gastr del Sol. Originally released in 1994, this record stands as a landmark in experimental and post-rock music, now remastered and available once again for a new generation of listeners.
Formed by David Grubbs and Jim O’Rourke, Gastr del Sol emerged from the fertile Chicago music scene of the early 1990s, pushing the boundaries of rock, folk, and modern composition. “Crookt, Crac…
Static Disposal
Legendary 1976 Private Press Rarity Documents Oklahoma's most uncompromising Proto-Punk visionaries, this trio produced art-damaged outsider rock influenced by Stooges, Beefheart, and Velvet Underground
An Insane Portrait
Fan Club Orchestra, led by Laurent Baudoux, blends DIY spirit with experimental soundscapes. After a long hiatus, their return features a remastered 2013 album, ‘An Insane Portrait,’ now reissued with bonus material, showcasing tender, melodic electronics and bass.
Zither Suite
3d and final repress. In the intimate confines of a Kortedala apartment just outside Gothenburg, Gustav Horneij has quietly assembled one of 2024's most compelling statements in spiritual jazz composition. Organic Pulse Ensemble's fifth album, Zither Suite, represents the culmination of a decade-long creative process that transforms modal meditation and ancient Swedish melodies into transcendent chamber folk with deep connections to the spiritual jazz tradition pioneered by Pharoah Sanders and h…
Shooting At The Moon
New remastered vinyl release of the classic 1970 album by Kevin Ayers & The Whole World. Features Mike Oldfield, Lol Coxhill, David Bedford, Robert Wyatt & Bridget St. John. Remastered from the original master tapes. Cut at Abbey Road Studios. The Canterbury scene's most whimsical and sophisticated statement finally receives the vinyl treatment it has long deserved. Esoteric Recordings's new remastered edition of Kevin Ayers & The Whole World's Shooting At The Moon represents more than a simple …
Advaitic Songs
More than a decade after its initial release, Om's Advaitic Songs continues to stand as a towering achievement in heavy music's ongoing evolution - a record that demolished preconceptions about what drone-doom could become while establishing new possibilities for consciousness-expanding composition. Now, Drag City presents a 2025 repress of this essential double LP, offering contemporary listeners the opportunity to experience one of the most focused and progressive documents in Om's remarkable …
The Classic Albums
Reissuing and remastering eight landmark albums released between 1956 and 1962, this collection traces iconoclastic pianist Cecil Taylor's evolution from bop-influenced beginnings to the groundbreaking free jazz forms he helped pioneer, featuring collaborations with Steve Lacy, John Coltrane, Kenny Dorham, Archie Shepp, Clark Terry, Roswell Rudd, and others, culminating in his trailblazing trio with Jimmy Lyons and Sunny Murray.
Pasé Bél Tan : Francophonies & Creolities in Louisiana
"Pasé Bél Tan" bridges Louisiana’s past and present through a 34-track compilation and a bilingual book, uniting archival and modern sounds. It explores Francophone/Creole heritage and identity, inviting dialogue on music’s evolving legacy.
Psychic Meditation Music
Numero is proud to present the audio companion piece to Psychic Meditation: As Taught By Master Wilburn Burchette. After three albums of reverberated guitar wandering that established him as one of experimental music's most enigmatic figures, Master Wilburn Burchette takes a radical sonic turn with Psychic Meditation Music, a transcendental journey into the kosmische realms that stands as the audio companion piece to Psychic Meditation: As Taught By Master Wilburn Burchette. This remarkable coll…
Who's Really Listening? (30th Anniversary Edition)
To mark the 30th anniversary of Mark Lane’s influential "Who’s Really Listening?", Vinyl-On-Demand presents a deluxe 3LP box set. Featuring the five original tracks from the 1984 Idiosyncratics mini-LP and eight rare or previously unreleased pieces, this edition celebrates Lane’s enduring legacy in minimal electronic pop, highlighting his analogue synth mastery and cult status.
Symbolism
80s synth magic for the four-track mind. DIY outsider Rick Cuevas was a post-punk refugee on a vision quest for a hit. Tracked at home in 1984, "The Birds" is that 40-year-delayed viral smash, one of eight retro-futurist anthems that make up Cuevas' debut album. Remastered from the analog masters, this 40th anniversary edition replicates the 200-copy original for max teleportation value.
Merzphysics
*300 copies limited edition* First released in 2012 on Japanese label Youth Inc. as a 10xCD Box and long time sold out. After 13 years this completely re-mastered Super-Merz-Sonik album is finally going to be re-released on OEC!
The Merzphysics set features previously unreleased recordings from 1993 to 1995, focusing on pure noise made before the introduction of synthesizers and other electronic instruments. The noise is described as being linked to grindcore, having a sense of speed, and was re…
Jittoku '76
The mythology surrounding Les Rallizes Dénudés has always been built on whispers, fragments, and the tantalizing promise of lost recordings waiting to be discovered. Now, Temporal Drift presents one of the most significant archaeological finds in Japanese underground music: Jittoku '76, a previously unknown tape capturing the legendary psychedelic noise pioneers at their most vital during a July 30, 1976 performance at Kyoto's iconic Jittoku venue. Those close to the band have long maintained th…
Sabor De Amor
1981 Brazilian Soul Funk Gem from soulman Hyldon, produced by the legendary jazz-funk band Azymuth with participation of Tim Maia. This is the fourth album from Brazilian soulman Hyldon—singer and instrumentalist—who formed, alongside "Tim Maia" and "Cassiano", the legendary triad of Brazilian soul music in the 1970s.Sabor de Amor (Continental, 1981) is perhaps his most consistent work. On it, he's backed once again by his trusted buddies "Azymuth" with a stellar lineup of musicians, including A…
El-Hadra - The Mystik Dance
Official reissue celebrating the album’s 35th anniversary.
28 Demos
When not gazing out windows into the stormy Manhattan skyline, Margo Guryan spent her thirties banging out earworms for the likes of Bobbie Gentry, Jackie DeShannon, Claudine Longet, Carmen McCrae, and Julie London at CBS’s April Blackwood Music. Guryan’s timeless musings on love, Sundays, earthquakes, crying, and boys named Timothy have soundtracked countless films and viral videos—enduring masterpieces from the before times. 28 of her ’60s and ’70s songwriting demos are collected on this 25th …
Third Ear Band
For many bands, having all their gear stolen would be catastrophic. For Third Ear Band, this unfortunate 1968 incident opened a portal to beneficial change that would ultimately define one of British experimental music's most singular statements. Now, Antarctica Starts Here presents the first-time vinyl reissue of the group's self-titled 1970 sophomore album - often called Elements due to its elemental track titles - complete with new liner notes by Dave Segal that illuminate this remarkable cha…
My Government Is My Soul
Mannequin Records reissues "My Government Is My Soul", a searing 1989 statement from Bourbonese Qualk, one of the UK’s most defiant and politically engaged experimental acts. Originally released on the group’s own label, this LP captures the uncompromising spirit of a band deeply embedded in the resistance movements of 1980s Britain. Recorded during a turbulent period of social unrest, "My Government Is My Soul" stands as a fierce response to authoritarianism, surveillance, and the neoliberal de…
A selection from The Brondesbury Tapes
Rare 1968 Home Recordings by Giles, Giles & Fripp, newly remastered by David Singleton for 2025, with greatly improved audio. Featuring Early Appearances by Ian McDonald and Judy Dyble. The story of King Crimson's genesis has gained a crucial new chapter with the release of The Brondesbury Tapes 2025 Remaster, an extraordinary collection that opens the doors to the intimate creative laboratory where progressive rock's future was quietly taking shape. These remarkable 1968 home recordings, captur…