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Spotlight: NO!

Spotlight: NO!

NO! is the name of a punk rock band from Middletown, Connecticut. If you know your CT punk and aren’t familiar with these guys yet you might be familiar with their faces through some of the past bands they’ve been in (Rat Byte for instance). Carlo is also the dude we call when we have turntables we need repaired. He does a great job, so if you’re having some record player issues hit him up, 860-227-9599.

The music is fast paced melodic rock’n’roll punk. Vocally, and I know someone will take offense to this, but it reminds me of a less quirky Death By Stereo. I’ve heard more than a couple people say they belong on SST in the 80s (I’d add Alternative Tentacles to that statement). Makes sense to me. They have a very fun west coast 80s hardcore type slant (song “Can you dig it?” for instance).

 [moving camera shot of NO! in the secret location]

Trying to search for links for this band using google is a nightmare. Here’s a cheat sheet:
NO! on bandcamp
NO! on facebook

<p><p><a href=”http://notheband.bandcamp.com/album/can-you-dig-it”>Can You Dig It? by No</a></p></p>

 [Carlo of NO! with Devin over his shoulder] 
Gift Certificates, Holiday, Records

Gifting Holidaze

Gifting Holidaze
We’re here in the midst of the holiday season and gifting will be in full force soon enough as we all make preparations.  I hope this wording makes it sound very regimented and official.  The purpose of this post is just to suggest a few easy suggestions for people you might not know exactly what to get, but you know they like this store.  
Also, feel free to give your folks (or friends, acquaintances, etc.) a list that we can help them with.  We promise not to bite them.  In fact, we’ll help them find exactly what it is that’s on the list (or let them know when we can have the item in question in – hurry! We only have a couple more orders coming in before all the exchanges between loved ones goes down.). 
 We just had these new Gift Certificates designed by our friend Todd (Teaessare; the maker of our sign, designer of our stickers and a few shirts).  They came out great.  I think anyone would be psyched to see this (a little more psyched than our old plain old paper ones – of course, if you’re loved ones came in before today they got that so please be extra excited that they planned so far in advance for you. Rule of thumb: be excited about stuff.).
Record cleaning kits are always a nice idea for a new collector or even for an old collector of records who might not have one (or if their old one is now pretty grimey).  We have a couple to choose from.  Right now, this one pictured is the only one in stock.  We’ll have more (of both models we stock) in on Wednesday after 3PM.  
In the spirit of keeping up the maintenance of a record collection we also would suggest Poly Sleeves (bags) for any collection.  Keeping your records bagged is a simple way to keep the outer jackets intact (protection from dust, from friction wear, etc.).  We carry them in 4ML and 3ML weights (4ML being the thicker of the two and what we use to bag all used stuff and any unsealed new stuff).  We are currently out of stock of LP sizes right now (there’s been a big rush lately – perhaps other people knew what we’re telling you now).  We have 7″ bags in stock and we will have more LP sized ones in on Monday after 3PM.  
And second to lastly, we can’t not mention the fact that we sell record players.  Maybe you’re in the market for a new one or you know someone who is.  We sell the Numark TTUSB ($120) which is a great introductory turntable that also can be used to rip vinyl to your computer.  It comes with the software.  Josh owns one of these and likes it a lot.  If you’re looking to move to an introductory audiophile grade turntable we carry the Rega RP1 ($400).  It’s very no-nonsense and straightforward. It plays records and has virtually no mechanical noise to speak of. If you’ve seen the P1 model at the front of our shop (pictured below) and if you’ve heard it you might know exactly why we love it.  The RP1 is the update to the P1 (in case you didn’t get that). 
And books! Books! We carry books dealing in may aspects of music and some that are just left of center and have only tertiary musical connections.  
Happy non-denominational all-encompassing holidays to all!
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9th of December 2011 Update

9th of December 2011 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records

Another busy week here at the shop. I think I’ve inadvertently left the new electronic stuff from last week in the mix with this update, but I think you can read some repeats with little injury. Just as a reminder, we do do Gift Certificates in case your family/friends are asking you what you want.  In fact, we just had a nice new design done for the Gift Certificates by Todd Rogers (Teaessare Design; same guy who’s done much work for us in the past including our stickers, sign and a few shirts).  I’ll probably do a tease of those once I have some printed on nice stock tomorrow.  Once again, our friend Mark has come through with a review which is nice because when we’re busy like this we tend to not get to even thinking about doing a review (thanks again, Mark). So, yea, onto the business of updating.

LPs & 12″s
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Alkaline Trio    “From Here To Infirmary (2011 Reissue)”
Bitch Magnet    “Bitch Magnet (3XLP)”
Childish Gambino    “Camp (Debut Album 180 Gram + Bonus Tracks + D/L)”
Cripple Bastards    “Frammenti Di Vita”
Dead Reptile Shrine    “The Sun Of Circles And Wood (Gatefold)”
Deardarkhead     “Oceanside 1991-1993”
Drake   “Take Care”
ELF    “ELF (PIC LP /2500)”
For Today    “Breaker”
Front Bottoms, The    “Slow Dance To Soft Rock / Grip N Tie (Gatefold 2×10″)”
Grateful Dead    “Built To Last (Gatefold 180 Gram)”
H20    “Don’t Forget Your Roots”
Junius / Rosetta    “Rosetta / Junius”
King Dude    “Love “
Kyuss    “… And The Circus Leaves Town (180 Gram Repress)”
Manson, Charles    “Trees (Installment #2 In The ATWA Series. All Songs Previously Unheard And Unreleased)”
Master Musicians Of Bukkake    “Twilight Of The Kali Yuga Tours: Live Totems U.S/U.K./Europe 2009-2011”
Minerva, Maria    “Sacred & Profane Love”
Nicely, Nick    “Elegant Daze: 1979-1986”
Parks, Van Dyke    “Arrangements Volume I (180 Gram)”
Pink Floyd    “The Dark Side Of The Moon (180 Gram + Stickers + Posters + D/L)”
Pop Group, The    “Y (Import Reissue; No Insert Poster)”
Pyramids / Horseback    “A Throne Without A King (LP+7″)”
Q And Not U     “No Kill No Beep Beep”
Reproach    “The Bitter End”
Servants, The    “Youth Club Disco”
Should    “A Folding Sieve”
Smashing Pumpkins    “Gish (180 Gram Metallic Cover Reissue)”
Souleyman, Omar    “Leh Jani (2LP)”
Stepehen Stephen / The Urxed    “Stephen Stephen / The Urxed”
Tallest Man On Earth    “Shallow Grave”
Various Artists    “World’s Funkiest Covers”
Various Artists    “Mungo’s HiFi: Sound System Champions (Top Cat, Ranking Joe, Tippa Irie, Soom T,…)”
Verbal Abuse    “Rocks Your Liver”
Winehouse, Amy    “Lioness: Hidden Treasures (180 Gram)”
Wives    “Roy Tapes”

Electronic LPs & 12″s
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A Made Up Sound    “Take The Plunge”
Al Tourettes    “Swan Sketch EP”
Andrews, Guy    “Shades / Textures”
Author    “Author (2LP)”
B.D.I.    “Decoded Messages Of Life & Love / New Robotics #17”
Ben Sun    “Path Of Non-Attachment”
Burial / Four Tet      “Moth”
Chloe    “Watch Out”
Cooly G    “Landscapes (Feat. Simbad) / It’s Serious (Feat. Karizma)”
Cowley, Abraham    “A Step Goodbye”
DMX Krew    “Cosmic Awakening EP”
Doubleheart    “Salsa Apocalypso”
DSCRD    “Discordance EP”
DVA    “Polyphonic Dreams”
Echelon Plan, The    “Black Dots In An Ocean Of White.”
Elliott, Ryan    “Kicking Up”
Flug 8    “Liebeslied”
Garcia, Simon    “Tears In Vain”
Gold Panda    “An Iceberg Hurled Northward Through Clouds”
Gold Panda    “DJ-Kicks”
GoldFFinch    “Red Mask”
Joash    “Mission RMX”
Karenn    “Sheworks001”
Kingdom    “Dreama”
KPLR    “KPLR”
Latecomer    “A Cosmic Cart”
Lazer Sword    “Sounds Sane / Klock (10″)”
Lenz, Adrian / Sandman    “Cover Me (Ol Oil’ Riddim) / No Prisoners”
LFO    “Frequencies (Reissue 2LP + D/L + 2 Bonus Tracks)”
Mangeblanc    “Tom-Tit Edits: On Our Way To?/Vishnu (10″)”
Mr Oizo    “Stade 2”
Ohara, Raz    “See It Coming”
Persian    “Existence Is Resistance (Ltd. Ed.)”
Raiders Of The Lost ARP    “Battlestar EP”
Raime    “Hennail”
Rrose    “Merchant Of Salt”
Rush, Dasha    “Relativismi”
Scuba    “DJ-Kicks”
Sepalcure    “Sepalcure”
Smallpeople    “Black Ice / Stellar / Little River”
Splits & Slits    “Hammering EP”
Stagga    “Wild For The Night”
Teebs    “Collections”
Terranova    “So Strong”
Tofu Productions    “Trabalhador / E Quake / Amega Furu / The Scream”
Tycho    “Dive (2LP)”
Various Artists    “KANN RSD: Record Store Day 05/11/2011 (Sun Glitters, Bender & Sevensol)”
Various Artists (Versalife / Matti Turunen)    “Abstract Forms: Combined EP V2.0 (/250)”
Wareika    “Floors”
Zomby    “Nothing (+ D/L)”

7″s
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Evens, The “Warble Factor”
Inside “Tokyo Straight Edge”
Manson, Charles “Inner Sanctum”
Mum “Gleoileg Jol”
This Will Destroy You “Black Dunes”
Tremors “Island Songs”
Twilight Sad, The “Sick”

CDs
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Delay, Vladislav “Vantaa”
FM3: HeXieFu (Buddha Box Related Project In Super Deluxe Packaging)
Monolith, Dave “Welcome”
Seahaven “Winter Forever”
Stott, Andy “Passed Me By / We Stay Together” (2CD)
Sweet Exorcist “RetroActivity”
Various “Original Cumbia” (2CD)
Various “Tresor 20th Anniversary (Mixed By Mike Huckaby)”

Magazine
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Maximum Rock N Roll #343

Review
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Moonface Organ Music Not Vibraphone Like I’d Hoped CD/LP
(Jagjaguwar)
Moonface is a project from Canadian indie musician Spencer Krug, whose credits include Wolf Parade, Sunset Rubdown and Frog Eyes. Just as the title suggests, Krug’s organ takes center stage, creating a nostalgic 80s-electronic sound backed up by a looping drum machine and his emotional, resonant vocals. On this record, he crafts hypnotic atmospheres that sound suited for underwater levels in 8-bit video games, particularly in the jovial/droll-sounding opener “Return to the Violence of the Ocean Floor,” where the organ seems to complement an elegant coral reef formation. The big standout track is “Fast Peter,” which utilizes a very simple yet energetic and quick-paced hook that really creates a feeling of movement. Each of these five tracks is relatively lengthy (ranging six-and-a-half to eight minutes,) making it easier to focus on and absorb each landscape.
[Reviewer: Mark]
Music Review, Reviews, Update

3rd of December Update

3rd Of December 2011 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records
The extra Black Friday RSD titles we could pick up are listed.  This doesn’t include the title we still have left from last week’s update.  We also have one Type O Negative box set which we are selling at $30 below the original price because it has a dented corner (come look and decide for yourself – I don’t think it’s that bad).  Only one review this week because, well, most of us have been happily busy with store business.

LPs & 12″s
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311..    “Grassroots (1st Time On Vinyl)”
Black Keys, The    “El Camino (+ CD + Giant Poster)” (We’re actually out of this already and will have it back midweek next.)
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club    “BABY81 (Deluxe Ed.)”
Black Rebel Motorcycle Club    “American X: The Baby 81 Sessions”
Bunwinkies    “Map Of Our New Constellations”
Burial Hex (BRLHX)    “Book Of Delusions”
Burzum    “Fallen”
Bush, Kate    “50 Words For Snow (180 Gram 2LP + CD + 20 Page Booklet)”
Candlemass    “Nightfall (Ltd. Ed. 180 Gram)”
Carolee    “EP1”
Cliff, Jimmy “Sacred Fire” (Black Friday RSD)
Cure, The    “Early BBC Sessions 1979-1985”
DarkThrone    “Goatlord”
Death In June    “Nada Plus! (Picture Disc + Post Card 30th Anniversary Ed.)” (We also got the blue vinyl Special Ed. back in.)
Delfonics, The    “La La Means I Love You”
Depeche Mode    “Violator Live (World Violation Tour August 4, 1990 Dodger Stadium; 3xLP)”
Descendents    “ALL”
Dessert Sessions    “Resurrection (2xLP)”
Grateful Dead “Europe 72 (Set)” (Black Friday RSD)
His Electro Blue Voice    “Dead Sons”
Hubble    “Hubble Drums (150 Gram + D/L)”
Jane’s Addiction    “The Great Escape Artist (+ D/L)”
Kirby, Leyland    “Intrigue & Stuff 3”
Lady Gaga    “Born This Way: The Remix (15 Track Collection)”
Louvin Brothers, The    “Handpicked Songs 1955-1962 (180 Gram)”
Mars    “Live At Artists Space”
McCombs, Cass    “Humor Risk (180 Gram + D/L)”
Misfits “Devil’s Rain” (Black Friday RSD)
Misfits    “Beyond Evil (Unofficial)”
Various Artists    “Mungo’s HiFi: Sound System Champions (Top Cat, Ranking Joe, Tippa Irie, Soom T,…)”
Porcupine Tree    “Voyage 34”
Pwin Teaks (PWIN ΔΔ TEAKS)    “AOXOMOXOA (A Cosmotropia De Xam Production)”
Queens Of The Stone Age    “Drunken In Stonehenge: Malmo, Sweden, December 4, 2000 (Picture Disc)”
Saves The Day    “Stay What You Are (Ltd. Ed. Color Vinyl)”
Smashing Pumpkins    “Siamese Dream (2011 Reissue With Metallic Cover Art)”
Soft Moon, The    “Total Decay”
Taj-Mahal Travellers, The    “July 15, 1972 (Recorded Live At Sohgetsu Hall, Tokyo)”
Throbbing Gristle    “Greatest Hits”
Type O Negative    “Dead Again (Ltd. Ed. Box Set 2LP + DVD + D/L + T-Shirt)”
Various Artists    “Pebbles : Original Artyfacts From The First Punk Era Volume One (2011 Reissue)”
Various Artists    “Pebbles : Original Artyfacts From The First Punk Era Volume Two (2011 Reissue)”
Various Artists    “Bossa Jazz Vol. 2: The Birth Of Hard Bossa, Samba Jazz And The Evolution Of Brazilian Fusion 962-73 “
Various Artists    “Bossa Jazz Vol. 1: The Birth Of Hard Bossa, Samba Jazz And The Evolution Of Brazilian Fusion 962-73 “
Various Artists    “Traveling Through The Jungle: Negro Fife And Drum Band Music From The Deep South”
Various Artists    “Eccentric Soul: The Nickel & Penny Labels (Gatefold 2LP)”
Various Artists (Jones, R)    “Fingerbobs: Original Television Music”
Von Haze    “Von Haze”
Warsaw (Joy Division)    “Reaction (Live At Rock Garden, Middlesbrough, UK 14.9.1977 & Rehearsal At Moss Road 1977) (Ltd. Import)”
Waters, Muddy    “After The Rain”
Watson, Chris    “El Tren Fantasma: The Signal Man’s Mix”

Electronic LPs & 12″s
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A Made Up Sound    “Take The Plunge”
Al Tourettes    “Swan Sketch EP”
Andrews, Guy    “Shades / Textures”
Author    “Author (2LP)”
B.D.I.    “Decoded Messages Of Life & Love / New Robotics #17”
Ben Sun    “Path Of Non-Attachment”
Burial / Four Tet      “Moth” (Latest Pressing – still very limited.)
Cooly G    “Landscapes (Feat. Simbad) / It’s Serious (Feat. Karizma)”
Cowley, Abraham    “A Step Goodbye”
DMX Krew    “Cosmic Awakening EP”
Doubleheart    “Salsa Apocalypso”
DSCRD    “Discordance EP”
Echelon Plan, The    “Black Dots In An Ocean Of White.”
Flug 8    “Liebeslied”
Garcia, Simon    “Tears In Vain”
Gold Panda    “An Iceberg Hurled Northward Through Clouds”
Gold Panda    “DJ-Kicks”
GoldFFinch    “Red Mask”
Karenn    “Sheworks001”
Kingdom    “Dreama”
Latecomer    “A Cosmic Cart”
Lazer Sword    “Sounds Sane / Klock (10″)”
Lenz, Adrian / Sandman    “Cover Me (Ol Oil’ Riddim) / No Prisoners”
Mangeblanc    “Tom-Tit Edits: On Our Way To?/Vishnu (10″)”
Mr Oizo    “Stade 2”
Ohara, Raz    “See It Coming”
Persian    “Existence Is Resistance (Ltd. Ed.)”
Raiders Of The Lost ARP    “Battlestar EP”
Raime    “Hennail”
Rrose    “Merchant Of Salt”
Scuba    “DJ-Kicks”
Sepalcure    “Sepalcure”
Splits & Slits    “Hammering EP”
Stagga    “Wild For The Night”
Tofu Productions    “Trabalhador / E Quake / Amega Furu / The Scream”
Tycho    “Dive (2LP)”
Various Artists    “Abstract Forms: Combined EP V2.0 (/250)”
Various Artists    “KANN RSD: Record Store Day 05/11/2011 (Sun Glitters, Bender & Sevensol)”
Wareika    “Floors”
Zomby    “Nothing (+ D/L)”

Hip-Hop 12″s & LPs
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A Tribe Called Quest    “People’s Instinctive Travels And The Paths Of Rhythm”
Black Milk & Danny Brown    “Black And Brown! (+ D/L)”
Count Bass D    “Act Your Waist Size (Reduced Price)”
Gorillaz    “The Singles Collection 2001-2011 (Ltd. Ed. 2LP)”
J-Live    “Always Will Be: Recorded 2003 (Reduced Price)”
Morris, Kendra (W/ DJ Premier)    “Concrete Waves (Official Serato Control Vinyl)”
Ol’ Dirty Bastard    “Return To The 36 Chambers: The Dirty Version (2xLP Deluxe Set)”
P.O.S.    “Audition (Reduced Price)”
Various Artists    “Nirobi Edits”

10″s
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Young Governor    “Where Its Quiet”
Front Bottoms, The    “Slow Dance To Soft Rock / Grip N Tie (Gatefold 2×10″)”

7″s
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All That Remains / Jasta (Black Friday RSD)
Beatles “Singles (Box)” (Black Friday RSD)
Black Face “I Want To Kill”
Dive “Sometime”
Dylan, Bob “Can You Please (Box)” (Black Friday RSD)
Eddy Detroit Meets Sun City Girls
Fear “Have Yourself A Merry Christmas” (Black Friday RSD)
Joy Division “An Ideal For Living” (Unofficial Reissue)
Mascis, J (Dino Jr.) “
Pee Pee Dyna “A Groovy Christmas & New Year”
Pink Floyd “Wall Singles (Box)” (Black Friday RSD)
Ramones “Do U Wanna Dance”
Rolling Stones “No Spare Parts”
Trash Talk “Awake” (Restocked!)
Wye Oak “Strangers”

CDs
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1349 “Hellfire”
Black Keys “El Camino”
Blake, James “Enough Thunder”
Boris “New Album”
Fennesz / Sakamoto “Flumina (2CD)”
SunnO)) “00 Void”
Umberto “Prophecy…”
Various Artists “Rangarang”

Cassette Tapes
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Andrew Jackson Jihad / O Pioneers!!!
FWY! “CA 80’s-90’s” (C72)
Horrid Red “Celestial Joy” (C30)
Prurient “Time’s Arrow”
Rose Croix (C31)
Sylvester Anfang II “Levend Op De Brandstapel & De Braderie” (C50)
Wormsblood “Black & White Art For Man & Beast” (C44)

Books
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Rice, Boyd “Twilight Man” (Preface By Nina Antonia)

Review
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The Body and Braveyoung Nothing Passes CD
(At A Loss)
The Body’s style is “blackened/noise/doom,” while Braveyoung plays orchestral drone-rock: both collaborated to create this record. The result sounds like a cinematic anthem for the end of the world. Warbling feedback, eerily mellow ambience and long, drawn-out guitar sprawl sound like a harsh sunset radiating the silhouette of a ravaged metropolis. The uncompromising drum patterns in “Song 2” sound a marching squad unfazed by the destruction. Most unexpected is the juxtaposition of gentler sounds, most notably a xylophone, against the wall of tumult. This is the most fascinating in the title track, where the instrument’s lullaby sounds strangely calm and innocent against the acrid noise sizzle, eventually fading into orchestral ambience. The album closes with a cover of Exuma’s “The Vision;” an easily accessible acoustic/choral piece with soothing-yet-poignant vocals from Chrissy Wolpert of the Assembly of Light Choir (the droning guitar sticks around throughout, though.) Although a departure musically (except for the background drone,) it fits well because the lyrics give an appropriately apocalyptic farewell.
[Reviewer: Mark]
Holiday Toy Drive

Holiday Toy Drive

HOLIDAY TOY DRIVE 
for children with special needs
We are participating in a local toy drive again this year.

You have until December 16th to bring some joy to a child by dropping off a toy here or at any of the other drop-off locations around New Haven. 
(Devil’s Gear Bike Shop, Romeo & Cesare’s, Fuel Coffee)
“The toys will help children with many different disabilities that include autism, down syndrome, global developmental delays, Hypotonia, and a number of other chromosomal anomalies. (all of the children that are receiving the toys are also in lower socio-economic levels).

There are are a number of toys that are beneficial these include puzzles, nesting cups, blocks, books (simple picture books), cause/effect toys (pop ups, lights/sounds) cars, trucks, dolls. Here are a few links to for ideas: beyondplay.com and funandfunction.com. Toys R Us also is really great at labeling the toys. They have a catalog for differently abled kids.“

“The holiday toy drive for children with special needs focuses on children with special needs between the ages of 0-3. Our goal is to collect new and gently used, unwrapped toys during the holiday season. These toys are then distributed just before Christmas to needy children with special needs in our community. We want all children to experience the magic and joy of the holiday season regardless of their abilities or socioeconomic status. 

Providing the children with toys that are appropriate for their skill level and using them to teach new skills is also very important. Often times the toys needed to practice a skill are financially unavailable to the family, which is why the toy drive is so important in helping to serve as two functions: first as a holiday gift and second as a necessary therapeutic tool.

We consult with a team of professionals who work in the early intervention field to provide the best fit for each child. We just need your help with collecting the toys. Some of the best items to donate include nesting cups, blocks, stacking rings, shape sorters, puzzles, books, cause and effect toys, trucks, dolls, pop beads, lacing beads, yoga balls, and balance toys” 
For more information please email: toydrivect (AT) me (DOT) com or call: (203) 764-1823