Space Lady's Other Hits (LP)
Space Lady
A San Francisco legend! Susan "The Space Lady" Dietrich Schneider was a street performer that has since garnered a cult following, as well as a large space in my heart : ) This album includes hits that never made it on her original greatest hits album
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From Where To Where (LP)
Shin Joong Hyun
Shin is responsible for forming Korea's first psych-rock band and is referred to as Korea's "Godfather of Rock." This album contains his best work of hte 70's.
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Special Sound Series Vol. 4: Summertime (LP)
Sekito Shigeo
The fourth installment of the recent reissues of the 1970's Special Sound Series. A perfect summer album.
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Lives Outgrown (LP)
Beth Gibbons
Easily my favorite album of the year so far! Beth's vocals are absolutely stunning and to me she sounds the best she ever has. And with the help of Lee Harris from Talk Talk, the instrumentals are hypnotic and unique.
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You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To (CD)
Knocked Loose
After seeing them play at Sick New World this summer, Knocked Loose have become my new favorite Hardcore band. Even with their fast rising popularity and mainstream crossover, this record is as brutal as anything they've put out. Perfect start to finish.
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Hex Dealer (LP)
Lip Critic
These guys are my fav new discovery of the year. They have a wildly exciting sound taking influence from bands like The Garden and Death Grips. They're totally insane live, too. Check them out!
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Night Reign (LP)
Arooj Aftab
Beautiful chamber jazz with influence from traditional Arabic music/poetry known as Ghazal. Listen to this record late at night.
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Here In The Pitch (CD)
Jessica Pratt
I've been a huge fan of Jessica for a while now and I truly think this is her finest work to date. The Brill Building influence is a lovely touch and her voice is as iconic as ever!
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Amor Prohibido (LP)
Selena
To celebrate the 30th anniversary, the album has been newly remixed and remastered. This marks the first time the album is available on vinyl.
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Early Singles (1981-1982) (LP)
Xmal Deutschland
German goth pioneers, early-80s Hamburg.
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Dogfight (BLU)
Nancy Savoca’s classic wartime romance Dogfight was once a challenge to find on home video, but Criterion Collection now gives it the respect and appreciation it deserves in their new Blu-Ray package.
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Farewell My Concubine (BLU)
For its 30th anniversary, the epic melodrama about the Peking Opera set against the backdrop of 50 years of 20th-century Chinese history, has been restored by Film Movement.
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Will Anything Happen (LP)
Shop Assistants
Skull (LP)
Zyklon B Zombies
I couldn't believe when I saw this reissued. I'd been tantalized by over way-outta-my-price-range 7"s by this band but had never been able to even track down a sound clip online. Then Lo and Behold! Bless the reissue era. It's totally wild. Wild wild noisy and inspired and funny and scary. Hard to beat the sounds of Japan 1993
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Dream House 78'17 (LP)
La Monte Young/Marian Zazeela
Speaking of reissue blessings! This one on wax for the first time in forever. Truly a one of a kind game changer. The last 5 years or so I think has seen a massive surge in interest in minimalist/drone/ambient music. Reaching popularity levels these artists never could have dreamed of. Perhaps its an appealing respite from the bang bang chaos of seeing 30,000 10 second video clips a day etc. Perhaps its a reaction to an exhausting 7 decades of 3 min pop songs drying up. Dono. But I'm right there with it and this is as good as it gets in the form.
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Mu (LP)
Don Cherry
There's also been a surprising (and very related) surge in Don Cherry love. Everyone loves Don Cherry! Everyone loves his love and his sublime aspirations, his simplicity and elegance and radical edge. Some of the best records ever made, for real, including this one here with the mighty Ed Blackwell on drums. Trumpet Drums duos. What a world!
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Sidney Bechet Plays Sidney Bechet (LP)
Sidney Bechet
This one surprised me a little more to see pop up last month! A new era of Bechet love would be incredible to see. The best horn soloist of his era. An "in" for a lotta jazzers to an older tyme sound that would otherwise sound corny to our ears but sits at the root of everything that matters. Bechet makes you get it. Beautiful beautiful lyrical new orleans playing. Like silk.
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Perfect Days (BLU)
Wim Wenders
The great German filmmaker Wim Wenders does for Tokyo, Japan what he did for Paris, Texas. A beautiful film that finds the wonder in the mundane routines of life. The simple pleasures of an ice cold beer or listening to your favorite music-and what a soundtrack! I mean you know you're going to hear the Lou Reed classic but that's not the only song with a Reed vocal you'll hear. Koji Yakusho gives a lead performance of such simplicity its like watching a documentary. Great life-affirming stuff.
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Submarine (LP)
The Marias
What Happened To The Heart? (LP)
Aurora
