27th of January 2012 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records

LPs & 12″s
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Acid King    “Busse Woods”
Acid King    “Free / Down With The Crown”
Alice In Chains    “MTV Unplugged (180 Gram Remastered)”
Beaters / Prize Pets    “Prize Pets / Beaters (+ D/L)”
Big D And The Kids Table    “Strictly Rude”
Black Bananas    “Rad Times Xpress IV”
Blasphemophager    “The III Command Of The Absolute Chaos “
Blut Aus Nord    “Memoria Vetusta I: Fathers Of The Icy Ages (Picture Disc)”
Book Of Black Earth, The    “The Feast”
Burning Yellows / The Whines     “The Whines / Burning Yellows (+ D/L)”
Co La    “Daydream Repeater (NNA038)”
Coleman III, John Wesley    “Bacon Bear E.P. / Followed By Static”
Cronin, Mikal    “Mikal Cronin (Debut Album + D/L)”
Cuticle    Mother “Rhythm Earth Memory”
Damon & Naomi With Ghost    “Damon & Naomi With Ghost (LP + 7″)”
Danse Society, The    “Demos Vol. 1”
Dead Ones, The    “The Dead Ones”
Delrey, Bosco    “Everybody Wah”
Echo & The Bunnymen    “Ocean Rain (Reissue)”
Einsturzende Neubauten    “Silence Is Sexy (180 Gram Gatefold 2LP Reissue)”
Frost, Ben / Bjarnson, Daniel (Ben Frost & Daniel Bjarnson)    “Solaris”
Girls    “Yes, No, Yes No, Yes, No”
Growlers / Thee Ludds    “Thee Ludds / Growlers (+ D/L)”
Harmonious Thelonious    “Drums Of Steel EP”
Imperial Teen    “Feel The Sound (+ D/L)”
Indian Summer    “Hidden Arithmetic”
Jerebine, Doug    “Doug Jerebine Is Jesse Harper (1969)”
Keys, Calvin    “Shawn-Neeq “
Lobisomem    “Onze Pedras Atiradas (+ D/L)”
Loin Cloth    “Iron Balls Of Steel”
MC5    “The Very Best Of MC5”
Mensah, Joe / Sulley, Oscar    “Africa Is Home (Natural Self Re-Edit) / Olufeme (Natural Self Remix)”
Morgion    “Cloaked By Ageds, Crowned In Earth MMIV”
Moroder, Giorgio    “E=MC^2 (2LP)”
Nadja / Galena (Nadja & Galena)    “Konstruktion “
Napalm Death    “Time Waits For No Slave (Picture Disc)”
Neon Blud    “B-Girls”
New London Fire    “The Dirt The Blood The Faith”
NOFX     “Heavy Petting Zoo”
Opposition Rising    “Aftermathematics”
Ordination Of Aaron    “Ordination Of Aaron Discography (2LP)”
P.R.O.B.L.E.M.S. (Problems)    “Make It Through The Night”
Parliament    “Up For The Down Stroke (Reissue)”
Pelican    “March Into The Sea”
Phoenix Bodies    “Raise The Bullshit Flag”
Planes Mistaken For Stars    “We Ride To Fight!”
Pop. 1280    “The Horror (+ D/L)”
Porcelain Raft    “Strange Weekend (Ltd. Ed. White Vinyl + D/L)”
Queens Of The Stone Age    “Secret Acoustic Gig November 18, 2002; Dachstock Reithalle, Bern, Switzerland”
Radiohead    “Bloom RMX (Jaime XX Rework Part 3)”
Rolling Stones    “Too Much Blood (A Very Special Promotional 12” From The Album “Jamming With Stu”)”
Shepp, Archie    “The Magic Of Ju-Ju (180 Gram Reissue)”
Shining, The (TheShining)    “Hey You!!! / [Tell Me] I’m Wrong “
Sisters Of Mercy    “Remasters Sampler (Unofficial)”
Stations    “Stations”
Thursday    “Full Collapse”
TV Freaks    “TV Freaks”
Uniform Choice    “Screaming For Change (Ltd. Ed. Color Vinyl Reissue)”
Waxahatchee    “American Weekend”
Winter, Kendle    “The Mechanics Of Hovering Flight”
Young, Nate    “Stay Asleep [Regression Vol. 2] (NNA039)”

Hip-Hop 12″s & LPs
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Homeboy Sandman    “Subject: Matter”
James “Dilla” Yancey (Jay Dee / J. Dilla)    “Mochilla Presents Timeless Suite For Ma Dukes (Miguel Atwood-Ferguson W/ 60 Piece Orchestra)”
Union    “Time Leak (Feat. Talib Kewli & Sly Johnson) (Triangle Shaped Disc)”
Union    “Analogtronics (Teal & Pink 2LP)”

Electronic 12″s & LPs
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Azari & III    “Manic”
Beat Pharmacy    “Inside Job EP”
Biosphere    “N-Plants (Gatefold 2LP)”
Brown, Stephen    “Mini Mood”
Da Grynch    “The Gorilla EP”
Damage, Benjamin / Doc Daneeka (Benjamin Damage & Doc Daneeka)    “They Live! (2LP)”
Demdike Stare    “Ep. 3 Title: Rose”
Disgu!se    “Remixes Volume 1”
DJ Marfox    “Eu Seiquim Sou EP”
FCL    “More Vocals For Everyone”
Ghostek    “Easy Changes EP”
Hadamard    “The Jupiter Cycle: #1 Jupiter Summanus”
Hadamard    “The Jupiter Cycle: #2 Jupiter Lucetius”
Leila    “U&I (+ D/L)”
Madonna, Luigi    “Sensation “
Morphology    “Information Paradox”
Nidam, Maayan    “Isitin / Merry Go Round / Na Und / Better Stop”
OFF Love    “Probably Love”
Omar S & Ob Ignitt    “Wayne County Hill Cop’s (Part.2)”
Organs Of Loe    “Bone”
PCM (Pulse Code Modulation)    “Sonne Und Stahl (10″ EP)”
Photonz    “WEO”
Pittsburgh Track Authority    “Pittsburgh Tracks”
Plug    “Back On Time (Ltd. Ed. Vinyl + D/L)”
Pusherman    “Shake It Off”
Randomer    “Real Talk “
SBTRKT    “Braiden (White Sleeve/Label)”
Searle    “Mind Transfer”
Skream    “Anticipate (Feat. Sam Frank)”
Spam Chop    “The Cuckup EP”
Surachai    “Plague Diagram”
Third Man, The    “Follow As Satellites”
Various Artists    “Pop Ambient 2012 (+ CD)”
Various Artists    “Anniversary Series Part 2: 2012 DKMNTLAS-5.2”
Various Artists    “Echospace Presents: Altering Illusions (4LP)”
Volk, Johannes    “The Lost Signals”
Walls    “Into Our Midst”
Xosar    “Tropical Cruize “
ZZT    “Partys Over Los Angeles”

10″s
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Fire! With Jim O’Rourke    “Released! (/500)”
Gonjasufi    “MU.ZZ.LE (“Muzzle”; Gatefold; Mini Album)”
Pyramids / Violent Breakfast    “Pyramids/Violent Breakfast”

7″s
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Best Coast    “She Was High (So Was I)”
C.R.A.S.H.    “A War On All Fronts”
El Michels Affair    “Run Fay Run / Hung Up On My Baby”
Fatal Birth    “Fatal Birth”
Gauntlet Hair    “My Christ / Need To Retire / Minimal Armageddon”
Guided By Voices    “Back To The Lake / Dig Through My Window”
Heavy Hawaii    “Super Bowl XXIX”
Hordes    “Abarognosis”
Incredible Say Whats!, The    “A Tribute To The Soul Machine: Twitchie Feet / Bag Of Goodies”
Innercity    “Innercity Untitled EP (NNA033)”
Light Club    “Black And Gold”
Lost Sounds, The    “Lost Sounds”
Magnetic Fields, The    “Andrew In Drag”
Maxines, The    “Drugstore”
Mdou Moctar    “Tahoultine “
Minority Unit    “Clear Mind”
My Best Fiend    “Higher Palms”
NOFX    “NOFX “
Sic Alps    “Vedley”
Side Kicks, The / Tigers Jaw    “The Side Kicks / Tigers Jaw”
Suburban Scum    “Hanging By A Thread”
Trial    “Foundation”

CDs
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Atlas Moth “An Ache…” (Restocked)
Black Pyramid “II”
Current 93 “Thunder Perfect Mind (2xCD)”
Gonjasufi “MU.ZZ.LE”
Mighty Sparrow “Sparrowmania” (2xCD)
Nurse With Wound / Bowers “Rupture”
Union “Analogtronics”
Various Artists “Tally Ho! Flying Nun’s Greatest Bits”
Versis “Illcandescent”
Wold “Freemasonry”

DVD
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Cure, The “In Orange”

Cassettes
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Hex Breaker Quintet “Riders” (NNA036)
Quicksails “A Fantasy In Seasons” (NNA)
Various Artists “Diamond Catalog Remixes (NNA)

Magazine/Fanzine & Book
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Don’t Be Swindle #1
Mr. Pottymouth (Eric of Arab on Radar) “Pussy Pow Pow”
YETI #12 (Book + 7″)

Reviews
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Gonjasufi MU.ZZ.LE 2×10″/CD

(Warp Records)
Gonjasufi (Sumach Ecks) the California native, first gained popularity performing with Flying Lotus in 2008, and shortly after signed with the UK based Warp Records. After the success of his 2010 debut album, A Sufi and a Killer, Gonjasufi returns with MU.ZZ.LE, released January 23, 2012. Just under a half hour, this 10 track mini-album does not disappoint. Heavy distortion, hard drums, and a pyschadelic ambiance constrast with the hypnotic and soulful vocals by Gonjasufi. MU.ZZ.LE mixes hip hop break beats with old crackling piano melodies and sombre singing/spoken word. The album is dark, gloomy, emotional, and despite the crazy distortion, quite simplistic. Tracks like ‘Nickels and Dimes’ and ‘Rubberband’, are raw and powerful with hard hip hop beats, while the song ‘The Blame’, cuts back on the destortion for a moment of clarity within the album, in which Gonjasufi dives deep into his emotions. Every song on the album flows into the next, and while the album is short, it is an album that can be enjoyed on repeat.
[Reviewer: Kyle (He’s a new intern and you’ll get an introduction to him soon enough.)]

oFF Love Probably Love LP

(M=Maximal)
oFF Love makes music that involves singing and vocoders. That’s usually enough to turn me away, but it’s really not an issue when everything is processed and it fits. Heavily processed dragging (screwgazing) R&B. If you think the Weeknd is far too clean and straightforward and you want something more akin to your 3AM lifestyle then this right here has you covered.
[Reviewer: Rick]

Tyler Ramsey The Valley Wind CD

(Fat Possum)
The lead guitarist for Band of Horses further demonstrates his singer-songwriter abilities on his third solo album. The experience proves to be as compelling as it is melancholy, with tightly constructed acoustic-driven folk ballads that flow in a very organic-sounding manner. He does an excellent job at conveying an emotional and rustic journey through life, reflecting the experiences that color one’s perspective (in this case, that color would be grey, but thankfully, he doesn’t let this discourage him from moving forward.) “The Nightbird” is a major highlight, with an intimate string section that begs to be played beneath a starry sky, and the “kill the nightbird / that’s been keeping me awake” metaphor that remains up for interpretation. Another standout is “Time Is A Changing Line,” based off of an intricate, mesmerizing pattern created with what sounds like a steel guitar. The song fits very well on the album because of the loneliness and longing it conveys; “all I can hope for is that yours goes with mine.”
[Reviewer: Mark]

20th of January 2012 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records

WEATHER HOURS:
SATURDAY 1-21-12 We’re planning on opening at 4PM today. Snow. Half day. We’ll keep you updated. Follow us on twitter for the most current updates.

LPs & 12″s
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Actress    “Actress Meets Shangaan”
Alcatraz    “Smile Now Cry Later”
Annihilator    “Never, Neverland”
Babies, The    “Cry Along With… The Babies (A 12″ Record Of Demos 2010-2011)”
Big Pink, The    “Future This (+ D/L)”
Blood For Blood    “Revenge On Society (Ltd. Ed. Colored Vinyl)”
Chapman, Michael    “Rainmaker (Gatefold 180 Gram Reissue)”
Converge    “Unloved And Weeded Out”
Creatures    “Vesuvius”
Cut Hands    “Afro Noise 1: Volume 2”
Dalton, Karen    “1966 (Newly Unearthed Recording!)”
Deerhoof    “Reveille (Remastered 180 Gram Blue + D/L)”
Dispatch    “Bang Bang Vinyl Edition”
Doomriders    “Black Thunder”
Europa    “La Ultima Emocion”
Family Portrait    “Dark Roast EP (Ltd. 45RPM 12″)”
Forensics / Textbook Traitors    “Forensics / Textbook Traitors”
Gabriel, Peter    “New Blood (LP + 7″ + D/L)”
Guns N’ Roses    “Appetite For Destruction (Back To Black Reissue)”
Hauschildt, Steve    “Tragedy & Geometry (Gatefold)”
Hookers    “Horror Rises From The Tombs (D/L)”
House Boat    “The Thorns Of Life”
Howler    “America Give Up (+ D/L)”
Koolaid (Global Tyranny)    “Koolaid (Global Tyranny) (+ CD)”
Majority Rule    “Emergency Numbers”
Maki, Carmen & Blues Creation    “Carmen Maki Blues Creation (180 Gram Reissue)”
Manix, The    “Neighborhood Wildlife”
Moon Pool & Dead Band    “Moon Pool & Dead Band”
Motorhead    “The World Is Ours Vol. 1: Everywhere Further Than Everyplace Else (Recorded In Santiago)”
Murray, Mickey    “People Are Together (Reissue + D/L)”
Nazi Dust    “Wretched Hour”
Neverever    “Shake-A-Baby (+ D/L)”
Nova Scotian Arms    “Cult Spectrum”
Peaches    “The Teaches Of Peaches (First Time As Single LP)”
Ride    “Nowhere (180 Gram Rhino Vinyl)”
Samson, John K.    “Provincial (+ CD)”
Secret Fun Club    “Skull”
Sonic Youth    “Kill Yr. Idols (Fanclub Edition; Demos & Live)”
Soundgarden    “Flower (Repress)”
Sourvein    “Black Fangs (LP+7″)”
Spits, The    “The Spits (5th Album)”
St. Vincent    “Marry Me (+ D/L)”
System Liliputt    “Harpa”
This Will Destroy You    “This Will Destroy You”
Various Artists    “Intended Play (Matador & True Panther 2011-2012 + D/L)”
Vita Noctis    “Against The Rule (2LP)”
Wild Nothing    “Golden Haze (+D/L)”
XBrainiaX    “Deprogrammed (Gatefold)”

Electronic 12″s & LPs
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Martini Bros    “Big And Dirty (Feat. Tiga’s Remix)”
Matador    “Kingswing”
Porter Ricks    “Biokinetics (2LP)”
Proxy    “Dance In Dark EP”
Proxy    “Decoy”
Trago, Tom    “Iris In Dub”
ZZT    “The Worm”

10″s
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Blood For Blood    “Livin’ In Exile”
DARKSIDE (NICOLAS JAAR & DAVE HARRINGTON)    “Darkside: Clown And Sunset”
Dimlite    “Grimm Reality (3×10″ + 7″ + D/L)”
Dispatch    “Dispatch Vinyl Edition EP”

7″s
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Backy & John (C. Reilly)    “I’ll Be There If You Ever Want / I’m Making Plans”
Bazan And Deerhoof (David Bazan)    “Deerbazan (Ltd. /2000 Clear Blue + D/L)”
Capitalist Casualties / No Comply    “A Painful Split”
Cheap Girls / Noise By Numbers    “Cheap Girls / Noise By Numbers”
Cold Snap    “Spice Island Single”
Cronin, Mikal    “Tide”
Fun.    “We Are Young”
Guards    “Do It Again / Feels Like That”
John & Tom (John C. Reilly)    “Gonna Lay Down My Old Guitar / Lonesome Yodel Blues #2”
Lanegan, Mark Band (The Mark Lanegan Band)    “The Gravedigger’s Song”
Little Cuts    “Plastic Disaster”
Prurient    “Wrapped In The Flame Of Illusion, Masked In The Clay Of Behavior” (2×7″)
RF7    “RF7 (Old Stuff + Bonus New Song)”
Rose, Frankie (Frankie Rose)    “Know Me”
So Cow    “GMT EP”

CDs
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Baker, Aidan “Spectrum Of Distraction”
Berzerker “Dissimulate”
Reznor, Trent / Ross, Atticus “The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo”
Sloth “Dead Generation”

Magazine
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Wire #336 Feb. 2012 (Lil B Cover)

Reviews
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(Get Young Records)
The latest release from Connecticut’s own Cold Snap is a two track single titled “Spice Island Single.”  It includes a brand new song, and a new, spacier take on the old smash hit “American Cancer,” from their early demo days. Remember that demo? It had Nosferatu on the cover and the CD was spray painted. I remember them being passed out at every show in CT a few years ago. Great demo. This marks the third vinyl release by them, along with “Godspeed” and the split 7″ with Brass Caskets we put out last year.
[Reviewer: Sean]

Coliseum Parasites EP CD/12″

(Temporary Residence Ltd.)
You may remember this Louisville hardcore trio from their Record Store Day 2011 split with Superchunk [Editor’s note: or from their previous band, Breather Resist or their split with Doomriders or their previous LPs or even their tour with Thursday (JC)]. Coliseum’s sound can be described as blazing, aggressive and heavy punk with a dash of metal thrown in. There’s a very Queens of the Stone Age-esque “desert rock” flavor present, but there’s a much greater emphasis on high-speed hardcore energy as opposed to stoner rock. The lyrics are creative as well: in the soaring, poetic “Ghost of God,” vocalist/guitarist Ryan Patterson mourns that “there’s nothing / behind your eyes but a cold soul waiting to die.” The unrelenting, feedback-strewn thrasher “Blood of the Beasts” is another highlight, commenting that “we’re a violent race / full of savage beasts / led by a cold desire to consume all we see.” The introspective closer “Give Up and Drive” ponders “how many years will I drive alone before I find my home?” Their energy and musicianship really resonates throughout, expressing a very authentic sound that doesn’t care about sounding too traditional or experimental.
[Reviewer: Mark]

Life In Your Way Kingdoms 3xCD

(Self-Released)
Life In Your Way is a melodic christian metalcore/hardcore band from Connecticut that originally formed in 1999 and called it quits in 2008. Recently, they’ve gotten back together and with the wild success of their kickstarter endeavor, self released an epic three disc album called, “Kingdoms”. Each disc is named appropriately to the material on it; “Kingdom Of Man”, “Kingdom Of Darkness”, and “Kingdom Of God”. Similar to Johnny Cash’s “Love, God & Murder”. The band has expanded this time around to include three guitar players including former member Todd Mackey (vocalist of With Honor) and Andrew Nelson (Wrench In The Works, Call It Arson). For the sub-sub-sub-genre of melodic-christian-metalcore, this album is perfection. The hooks, the beefy guitar riffs, the blistering drums, the mosh, the pretty singing parts, they’re all there and working together perfectly. Since “metalcore” as a scene has basically dissolved, I find this album a fitting nail in the coffin. No one will top this. I patiently await the vinyl version.
[Reviewer: Josh]

Pinch & Shackleton Pinch & Shackleton CD/2LP

(Honest Jons Records)
This record came out a little while ago and it has grown on me considerably with repeat listens. Pinch and Shackleton separately are names (if you are in touch with electronic music) you know well as veterans of the dubstep genre. While much of the spotlight on dubstep has been on the more club friendly drum ‘n’ bass sounds these two dwell closer to what many refer to as post-dubstep. This record floats close to the IDM tag even (if that’s something people use anymore; it is). It is dubbed out and definitely dubstep with really deep and analogue sounds (sounds sourced not from the depths of chips and processors, but rather from blocks and actual drums etc.; of course, those chips and processors definitely play a part here and there and intermingle with ease). As hinted at, this is not dance floor material, but bedroom headphone head nodding contemplation music; the soundtrack to filing around the office or driving at night during a snow storm (I’ll probably be doing this soon). Real chill and “organic.” Vibezzz.
[Reviewer: Rick]

Female is a  musical project based in New Haven, CT. The project is the baby of Michael Donahue. It is dark pop easily relate-able to the recent resurgence of interest in the minimal wave sound (though as you’ll read below Female would not like to be painted into that corner). Female has played a good amount of shows (like this one we did last year with Iceage) and I can tell you that while all enjoyable they are never predictable; not to say that you won’t have some idea from listening to the music, but more that you don’t know exactly which direction it will take that given night. With a wealth of material readily available for anyone with an internet connection and a set of speakers to listen to Female shows no signs of slowing down (many links to follow). I’ve (Rick) done a concise interview with Michael (videos and links aplenty within it).

[begin interview/]

MD:  I usually just tell people that i make pop music; although I tend to veer off into some other territory, at the core my songs follow classic pop structures. Melody, the hook, the buildup, and the release. In my opinion, the recent re-discovery of minimal wave and NDW, albeit exciting, has limited potential for growth. Sometimes i can even pigeon hole myself worrying about these labels. I used to think that production quality somehow influenced genre, but no longer. Pop is pop. Just look at R. Stevie. 

 

MD: I currently make music under Female, Milk Collection, the Wolfs, and Moon Bath. Milk Collection is a vehicle is use for less structured sounds, heavily influenced by an obsession with horror soundtracks. It began as a tribute project to the black metal duo Aghast. The Wolfs is a solo punk project where most of the songs are about staying up too late. There’s a li’l five tracker coming out in March. Moon Bath, is a project made up of myself and Allison Kern from the band 2TonBug. Its mainly a video project. We start with the intention of making music, but then usually end up doing glamorous photo-shoots and making music videos. She directed and edited the “Dreemer” video and we have a second video (for “Time Erasur”) coming out soon [editor note: embedded below!].  As for Female, I see no slowing down. Its my baby.

 

Rick: Female has limited output on physical media – could you give a physical discography? With free releases and physical releases do you find yourself having a different approach to their releases? Do you have more of a filtering process to see what might make the cut on a physical format?  And do you have any plans or desire to release more physical music?

MD: For Female releases the physical ones were put out on a little label I had called Filth Forever. First was “Worms”, which was mostly tape collage with short vignettes about boredom. After that I put out a more song based album called “Frozn Infent.” Both were editions of 30 with the bulk of them given away to close friends. The next two; “Trash Queen” and “Mold Donor” were the first two I started selling at shows. After those were all gone I put them up on the FMA. There’s a collab tape with Supernaturelle (now Beeman Glow) floating around out there too. (I think there’s some copies left at Feeding Tube). Other than those, the rest of my albums are for free. The main reason I do this is for financial restraints. Putting out tapes or records yourself is insanely expensive and time consuming. And although I’m very particular about the production quality of my albums, I’m not at all an audiophile, and I see no problem with mp3 downloads as a means to get my music out there.

Secondly, I hate the whole “send in the demo, wait around with fingers crossed, hope someone gives a shit” routine. Its not that im against physical formats, I just think that artists tend to rely on them too much, as some sort of strange vindication. I would love to have records out for people to buy, but I feel the demo submission process can be a bit demeaning. Don’t get me wrong, independent labels are the saviours of music, I just think that artists shouldn’t rely so much on their acceptance. Lastly, I love the internet. With sites like the FMA its a great way to not only get your music out there, but also to get radio play on WFMU (best station ever [editor note: I wholeheartedly do not disagree with this.]), and connect with other artists. 

  

As far as what makes it to a physical release vs. a free download, there’s no difference for me. Whether or not the music is on a physical format should have no bearing on the quality. Some artists make that distinction and i think its not fair to the listener, due to the idea that in order the hear “the good stuff’, you have to pay for it.

MD: My environment has everything to do with the music. I love New Haven with all my heart. Seeing the super poor right next to the super rich can be depressing at times, but it can also do a lot for creativity. Living here has really taught me that no matter what your bracket, we all have an obsession with technology. Everyone wants to be glamorous, or at least appear to be. The nightlife here is really bizarre, which is great for me because i usually sleep during the day and am up all night. Everything closes relatively early, so things get weird after 11. My living space also has a lot to do with how I write music. I live in a very small room in this big wierd old house thats very dimly lit and almost always a mess, and I think my music reflects that vibe. Its easy to hide in my cave and work.

My music definitely has an agenda, but not outwardly. The aesthetic is very apparent, but i try to keep any meaning to myself. Most of my songs are about reptilians, technology, and gender, but i dont want to alienate any of my listeners. I’m not trying to persuade anyone to follow my beliefs about these topics, and thats why I’ve never included lyrics in any of my releases. Its not that I’m trying to be secretive or mysterious. If someone where to approach me asking what a song was about, I would gladly tell them. I just think that too often the message can get in the way of truly enjoying the music. With that said, every album I make does have a specific vibe throughout. I’ve always been obsessed with the idea of “the album” as one complete package. I dont want people to hear my tracks out of context. I know that’s pretty idealistic, but I make all my songs with continuity and flow in mind.

[/end interview]

One last link: Female on Facebook

6th Of January 2012 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records

Happy new year, all! 1st update of the new year; a new year that will hold many more along with some other exciting news down the line.  We made the same promise last year and think we held up our end. Let’s do it again.

LPs & 12″s
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Apparat    “The Devil’s Walk”
Bird, Andrew    “Norman (O.S.T.)”
Blind Lemon Jefferson    “How Long, How Long Lasting Love”
Deathcharge    “Love Was Born To An Early Death”
Drastus    “Serpent’s Chalice-Materia Prima”
Elliott    “US Songs “
Great Big Pile Of Leaves    “Boom!”
Guided By Voices    “Let’s Go Eat The Factory (+D/L)”
K-Def    “Night Shift”
K. Frimpong & His Cubano Fiestas    “Rare Afro-Funk & Highlife: Ghana 1976”
Law, The    “None Escape”
Madvillain    “Madvilliany Instrumentals”
Morphine    “Cure For Pain”
Phantogram    “Nightlife”
Reuerorum Ib Malacht + Dodfodd    “URKAOS (2LP Gatefold + CD)”
Sleeping Bag    “Sleeping Bag”
Superlife    “Go Bananas (2×12″)”
Sureshot Symphony Solution, The & Friends    “A Good Look EP / Vocal”
Various Artists    “La Onda Vampi”
Various Artists    “Psych-Out Original Motion Picture Soundtrack”
Weapon    “From The Devil’s Tomb (2LP Gatefold)”
Winderen, Jana    “Debris”
Winged Victory For The Sullen, A    “A Winged Victory For The Sullen”

10″s
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Funereal Presence (Negative Plane Side Project)    “Funereal Presence”
Robinson, Chris (The Chris Robinson Brotherhood; Re: Black Crowes)    “The Chris Robinson Brotherhood”
TEETH    “Swarm Part Two”

CDs
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Blut Aus Nord “777 – Desancti…”
Cramps “Sacred Music”
House Of Low Culture “Soil”
Insomnium “One For Sorrow”
Midnight “Satanic Royalty”
Moss “Tombs Of The Blind”
Perry, Lee “Nu Sound”
Sloth “A Whole Other World Of…”
Stott, Andy “Unknown Exception”
Winehouse, Amy “Back to Black”

Cassettes
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59 Times The Pain
Bodyjar
Engine Kid “Angel Wings”
Engine Kid / Iceburn
Farside “Rigged”
Farside
No Fun At All
Sensefield “Building”
Sensefield “Killed For Less”
Sensefield
Shades Apart “Save It”
Shades Apart “Seeing Things”
Smile
Texas Is The Reason “Do You Know Who You Are?”
Texas Is The Reason
Iceburn “Heph…”
Whirpool “Liquid”
Whirpool

Reviews
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Crisis Hymns Of Faith LP (Reissue)

(La Vida Es Un Mus)
This is a reissued LP by a well enough known band that includes Douglas P. (Pre-Death In June). Post punk a la Joy Division or Wire or Television (which is a fun coincidence because the first song on here is “On T.V.”) or a bunch of other bands you can lump into this huge category of snotty brit-rock from the 70s and 80s. This is a repress that stays true to the original with the identical sleeve (with a different record label imprint being the notable difference) and with a black and white glossy insert with band pic on one side and a collage of pictures, written words and newspaper clippings on the other. I really feel like that’s all I need to write about this so yea, good record that I’m glad we now carry.
[Reviewer: Rick]

Spectrals Bad Penny CD/LP

(Slumberland Records)
Though it may sound like the work of a full band, Spectrals is a project from 21-year-old Louis Jones of Yorkshire, England – he wrote and provided vocals for all of the songs, and also played 9 of the 12 instruments featured. “Nostalgic” is a fitting descriptor for his brand of indie-pop-rock – he settles on a blend influenced by the 50s and 60s, with structures reminiscent of early rock ‘n’ roll and doo-wop, as well as guitars and synth creating a surf rock-vibe. Though the record does have a pretty comfortable “pop” element throughout, he isn’t afraid to be somber; his love life is a recurring theme, with topics such as the fear of settling down and “missing the chase” (Doing Time.) He also reflects by saying “love isn’t love until it hurts” (If I Think About The Magic Will It Go Away?) His vocal delivery is mellow throughout, making him sound quite content and experienced when it comes to dealing with romantic problems that could be gut-wrenching to others. On this record, he reaches a good balance between sounding true to the era he represents and being well-produced enough to be accessible to a wide audience.
[Reviewer: Mark]

30th Of December 2011 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records

Have a safe and happy new year!

We are closing early tomorrow/Saturday (12-31-11) at 6PM.

LPs & 12″s
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Burial Hex    “In Psychic Defense (Single Sided 12″)”
Burzum    “From The Depths Of Darkness (180 Gram Ltd. Ed. Coloured Vinyl)”
Dashboard Confessional    “The Shade Of Poison Trees (Ltd. Ed. Color Vinyl)”
Death    “Leprosy (180 Gram Ltd. Ed. Coloured Vinyl)”
DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn / RP Boo    “DJ Rashad & DJ Spinn Meet Tsetsha Boys / RP Boo Meets Shangaan Electro”
Farflung    “A Wound In Eternity (Gatefold)”
Fruit Bats    “Echolocation (+ D/L)”
Give Up The Ghost    “Background Music (+ D/L 2011 Reissue)”
Give Up The Ghost    “We’re Down Til We’re Underground (+ D/L 2011 Reissue)”
Guilty Pleasures    “Summer Strange (Legendary “Lost” Album Recorded In 2000)”
Hammering The Cramps    “Hammering The Cramps”
Head on Electric    “Sleep Slaughter Sheep”
Headphones    “Headphones (Red Vinyl /1000 + D/L)”
High Dive     “High Dive”
London Diehards    “There’s Lies, Damn Lies And There’s…”
Lykke Li    “Youth Novels (2LP)”
OCS (Thee Oh Sees)    “Songs About Death & Dying Vol. 3 (Screen Printed Sleeves /700)”
Prince    Dance 4 Me (12″ Single With Remixes)”
Rise And Fall    “Hellmouth”
Samb, Herve & Daniel Moreno    “Kharit (2LP)”
Six Organs Of Admittance    “The Sun Awakens”
Stoned Ambassadors, The    “Bring You Down”
Teenage Moods    “Mood Ring (/300)”
Various Artists    “Thai Funk Volume One (2LP 70s Thai Funk + D/L With Bonus Material)”
Various Artists    “Thai Funk Volume Two (2LP Thai Funk + D/L With Bonus Material)”
Various Artists    “Lost Highway Tenth Anniversary (10 Standout Tracks From Ryan Adams, Lucinda \Williams, Hank Williams, …)”

Electronic LPs & 12″s
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Ateq    “Res”
Blawan    “Fram / Iddy”
Bok Bok & Tom Trago    “Night Voyage Tool Kit”
Byetone    “Symeta”
CV313    “Standingstill”
Deadmau5    “2012 Re-Edits (Green Vinyl)”
Demdike Stare    “Elemental 1 & 2 (4×12″)”
Digid    “Submerged EP”
DJ Duke    “Blow Your Whistle”
D’Marc Cantu    “Fallen  (2LP)”
Function    “Ember”
Green, Camilla    “Out Of Business”
Joker    “The Vision Instrumentals”
Kaspar    “Ode To The Ancients EP”
Linkwood    “Secret Value”
Locussolus (Harvey Pres)    “Tan Sedan (With Com Truise Remix)”
Milano    “The Fall (With Untold Remix)”
Mind Fair    “Kerry’s Scene (With Legowelt Remix)”
Monitors, The    “Control / Protection”
Nilsen, BJ    “Vinyl”
OVR    “Live In London”
Pacific Blue    “PCB 01 Remixes (Silent Servant, Rrose)”
Pillowtalk    “Far From Heaven”
Raiders Of The Lost ARP    “On And On”
Recondite    “Plangent #003”
Redhinho – Sibian & Faun    “Stay Together / I’m Sorry”
Redshape    “On Da Floor EP”
Ripperton    “City Lights (Featuring Van Hai)”
Rozzo    “Meta Tracks Vol. Three”
Shifted    “Telic / Solus / Image/Channel”
Tyson    “After You’re Gone (Remixes)”
VVV    “Across The Sea (2LP)”
Young Hunting    “The Night Of The Burning”

7″s
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Mugwumps “Down”
Ssssnakes / Slow Death
Riptides / Queers
Riptides / Dwarves

CDs
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Atlas Moth “An Ache…” (Back in stock!)
Black Keys “El Camino”
Forest Swords “Dagger Paths”

Book
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Murder In The Front Row

Reviews
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Crone Endless Midnight CD

(Translation Loss/Waylon Recordings)
This project is from former Isis bassist Jeff Caxide, along with several other band members helping with everything from the instrumentation to the artwork and layout. The result is a radical departure from a “metal” sound, instead focusing on rich, darkly beautiful electronic/drone soundscapes. Opener “What You Dream Of” is built around a sensual synth endless melting over a galaxy speckled with stars burning brightly. “Ghost City” is a bit more chilling, with a looping, mechanical-sounding sample simulating a barren atmosphere; however, it eventually returns to the soothing, strangely uplifting nebula essence of the previous track. “The Silver Hammer” sounds like a full-day trip through the vast, dark wilderness, and “Cellar Holes From A Lifetime Ago” feels like a morose, introspective late-night walk through a deserted city of the future. The title track closes the album with more celestial ambience, sweeping electronics, and thick, resonant guitar plucking. As distressing as an “endless midnight” concept may sound, this album doesn’t aim to make listeners feel downtrodden. Rather, it’s a step forward in songwriting maturity – an unexpectedly mellow journey through the darkest caverns of the mind.
[Reviewer: Mark]

Spazz La Revancha [Reissue] LP

(625 Thrash)
Here’s the second LP in a series of long out-of-print Spazz reissues; Crush Kill Destroy was re-released last December and Dwarf Jester Rising is coming back in the future, though when exactly is unknown. Originally released on the now-defunct Sound Pollution label in 1997, this record is another great example of how Spazz made the powerviolence genre fun. The endlessly buzzing guitar, rapid-fire drumming, and distinct floor-shakingly low-tuned bass was mixed with all three members’ shared vocal shouting – the result was a refreshingly intense-yet-tight sound. They strike the perfect balance between the unique fury of both hardcore punk and grindcore. Their razor-sharp wit remains strong, with poseur bashing, kung fu referencing, and Satan worshiping. There isn’t much more that needs to be said – these guys were smart enough to make something truly unique-sounding in a sea of similar-sounding bands.
[Reviewer: Mark]