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Saved! (LP)
Reverend Kristin Michael
FKA Lingua Ignota, Kristin Hayter went crazy with this one. It makes me feel like I'm in a horror movie set in a tiny, old-timey, appalachain church. It's joyful and it's scary and it's haunting and it's weird and it's perfect <3
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Ooh Rap I Ya (LP)
George Clanton
Chill, vibey, cool, very chill, very vibey, good vaporwave :)
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An Object in Motion (LP)
Drab Majesty
Usually they're very goth/darkwave but they have a dream pop BANGER on this one. Also one of the songs features Rachel Goswell from Slowdive. Some acoustic guitar on here too. Very good. VERY GOOD!
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Box Set Harlot
Amoeba San Francisco
I am box
Echoes, Spaces, Lines (Other)
Pauline Anna Strom
San Francisco's finest new age composer and spiritual healer. This box set collects 3 of Pauline's early albums from the 80's along with her 2023 release. The music sounds as beautiful as the packaging of this box looks. It’s everything a Pauline Anna Strom fan could ask for.
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Olie B
Amoeba San Francisco
Resident CD and nu metal enthusiast. I also price clearance CDs, supply coffee, play bass, and spend too much money on music. Help
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Foxy (CD)
Sparkle Division
A collaboration between modern tape loop genius William Basinski and sound engineer, Preston Wendel. Instead of hauntingly soothing ambient, the duo makes a fun hybrid of swanky lounge and chill downtempo. The end result... foxy B)
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Scaring The Hoes (CD)
JPEGMAFIA & Danny Brown
Let's face it, we all knew this album would be a banger when it was first announced. It definitely delivered! The production is raw, the samples are wild, and the bars are completely unhinged. It’s crazy that these 2 psychopaths made an album together but I’m glad they did. It’s easily my 2023 album of the year. Worth all the hype and then some.
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Blanket (CD)
Kevin Abstract
Kevin’s first solo album since “Arizona Baby” and post-BROCKHAMPTON. Even without the rest of the boys, Kevin is a master of writing a catchy melody. He really leaned into grunge territory on this one which I loved quite a bit. But at its core, it’s still the sadboy pop we know him best for making. This album is also one of the only Kevin Abstract albums you can get on CD- the other being “American Boyfriend” which goes for an annoying amount of money on Discogs. Longbox version not available in store.
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Love Hallucination (CD)
Jessy Lanza
Canada’s Queen of Laid-back Disco returns with another killer album. Chill out, man.
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Does It Look Like I'm Here? (CD)
Emeralds
One of my all-time favorite hypnagogic pop albums remastered and reissued with a ton of extra content.
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SAVED (CD)
Reverend Kristin Michael
Best known as Lingua Ignota, Kristian Hayter was quickly revitalizing the neo-classical darkwave genre with a pair of frightening yet powerful releases in 2019 and 2021, respectively. But in 2023, she retired the moniker due to the contents of her music being too “excruciating to perform” as it kept making her relive her past traumas. Thus her new moniker, Reverend Kristin Michael Hayter, was born and with it came her awesome debut album “SAVED.” Here, Hayter continues to explore that neo-darkwave sound but now with a gospel twist. Complete with deteriorating Victrola samples and a warped choir, the album is a disturbing epic praising the Lord and/or hailing Satan. Find it in the Experimental section, not Gospel.
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Enter The World (Cassette)
Combo
San Francisco’s finest synth-punk duo returns with another batch of face melters. Go for the hundred, but only if you wanted to.
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Intercepted Message (CD)
Osees
Did not expect the synth-punk approach to this one but MAN is it good! The opening track blends nicely in with Combo’s newest album (see above). Plus the addition of “The Fish Needs A Bike” cover was a nice surprise.
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After The Magic (CD)
Parannoul
There's an amazing music scene happening in Seoul, of all places. Tons of emo, shoegaze, and post-rock bands from the area have been dropping one killer album after another with Parannoul being the most notable. Though he keeps a very low profile, his music has made a huge impact- especially in the states; “To See The Next Part of the Dream” is strongly recommended if you like bittersweet lo-fi music rooted in nostalgia. “After The Magic” is a much more polished sounding album but noisy and euphoric in the best way possible. This is a must-listen. Big shout out to Longinus Records and Topshelf Records for putting out Parannoul’s works in the US.
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Crumbling (Other)
Mid-Air Thief
This now iconic folktronica album by this iconic South Korean duo finally got LP and CD pressings that are easy to get. Again, shout out to Topshelf Records.
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Surround (CD)
Hiroshi Yoshimura
I’m thrilled to be seeing Yoshimura’s discography slowly getting reissued one album at a time. “Music For Postcards” and “Green” seem to always get the most attention but this one is just as good. Top tier Japanese ambient/new age from the 80’s.
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Bowery Electric (CD)
Bowery Electric
Nice to see this one get a reissue. Great droney shoegaze with a hint of trip hop. The remaster sounds excellent AND it also includes the songs from the Drop EP. Amongst Kranky's vast catalog, this is one to own.
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Electra 2000 / You'd Prefer An Astronaut / Downward Is Heavenward (Other)
Hum
3 iconic spacegaze albums reissued and remastered! Buy em' all while you can!
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crying on muni
Amoeba San Francisco
more favorite songs from my favorite artists :)
