BLANCK MASS
Blanck Mass CD
ROCK ACTION
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The debut album from London artist Benjamin John Power (who may – or may not be – one half of Fuck Buttons). ‘Blanck Mass’ is a heavy, shimmering and orchestral work defined by manipulated...
JAMES PANTS
James Pants CD
STONES THROW
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The story of James Pants is an unlikely one. The son of two Presbyterian ministers from an American backwater called Spokane, he went from being the goofy white teenage DJ for a black nationalist...
ALMUNIA
Pulsar CD
CLAREMONT 56
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Two years on from the release of their remarkable debut album, 'New Moon', Almunia return with a second full-length of chugging psychedelic dub disco, shimmering acoustic grooves and...
ELECTRIC OCEAN PEOPLE
Belly Of A Whale CD
BRUTKASTEN
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Following their EPs "… For The Wired Youth" and "Concrete & Machines", Electric Ocean People’s debut album "Belly Of A Whale" is out through Brutkasten. Recorded on a shoestring in...
BEACH HOUSE
Bloom CD
BELLA UNION
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Beach House pressent their fourth album, "Bloom". Like their previous releases it further develops their distinctive sound yet stands apart as a new piece of work. The landscape of "Bloom" was...
FOREST SWORDS
Dagger Paths CD
NO PAIN IN POP
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One of Phonica's favourite releases of the year,originally on Olde English Spelling Bee now gets a CD release from No Pain in Pop! Here's what we said about the LP version: Another Blinding LP...
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Delta Swamp Rock CD
SOUL JAZZ
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Monster compilation from Soul Jazz available as a double CD pack with a whopping 68-page book accompaniment and two volumes of seriously heavyweight vinyl gatefold and 8page insert. Featuring The...
PINK PLAYGROUND
Destination Ecstasy CD
MEXICAN SUMMER
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From Houston, TX comes Pink Playground, a new band that makes videos instead of playing live, and runs in the tradition of shoegaze and ethereal sounds right back to the earliest Jesus and Mary...
VARIOUS ARTISTS
Rough Trade Green Man '11
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Selected and produced by Rough Trade Shops, the CD exclusively features artists playing at Green Man 2011, and serves to distil the sonic ethos of the event. The main stages will this year host...
DONNIE & JOE EMERSON
Dreamin' Wild CD
LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
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Someone on Soulstrut described this , "as if Shuggie Otis and Roy Orbison had a baby together" and that exactly nails it. Pacific Northwest isolation mixed with wide-eyed ambition, a strong sense...
JIM FORD
Harlan County CD
LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
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Here’s how it went down: Jim Ford, a musically minded country boy from rural Kentucky heads to the Golden State with dreams of making it. Making the scene in Los Angeles, he befriends and writes...
LEE HAZLEWOOD
The LHI Years CD
LIGHT IN THE ATTIC
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With his handlebar moustache and booming baritone, Lee Hazlewood was one of the defining stars of the late ‘60s. Though he’s perhaps best known for his work with Nancy Sinatra (including...
FRIEDMAN & LIEBEZEIT
Secret Rhythms 4 CD
NONPLACE
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The fourth album release in the 'Secret Rhythms' series by Burnt Friedman & Jaki Liebezeit results from a ten-year collaborative project encompassing live performances and studio sessions....
NOUVELLE VAGUE
(Acoustic) CD
NEW SOUND DIMENSIONS
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Nouvelle Vague Live in Barreiro at the Auditório Municipal Augusto Cabrita, Portugal (05th of february 2009) - strictly acoustic versions of 18 original songs by The Cure, Joy Division,...
WOODEN SHJIPS
West CD
THRILL JOCKEY
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Wooden Shjips, as it is today, started in 2006. The band self released a 10" and 7" that year and started playing shows shortly thereafter. Prior to 2006, Wooden Shjips was an experiment in...
TANLINES
Mixed Emotions CD
TRUE PANTHER SOUNDS
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"Mixed Emotions" is the debut album from Brooklyn’s Tanlines, the duo of Eric Emm (vocals, guitar, keyboards) and Jesse Cohen (drums, keyboards, bass). Initially a production project, Tanlines...






















