25th of January 2013 Update of New and Key Restocked Items + Reviews
at Redscroll Records

LPs & 12″s______________________
Balance And Composure / Tigers Jaw    “Balance And Composure / Tigers Jaw” (+ D/L)
Batoh, Masaki    “Brain Pulse Music”
Bauhaus    “In The Flat Field” (Remastered)
Bauhaus    “Mask” (Remastered)
Big K.R.I.T.    “Live From The Underground”
Boris    “New Album”
Boris / Joe Volk    “Boris / Joe Volk”
Bowie, David    “Space Oddity: 40th Anniversary Limited Edition”
California X    “California X”
Carey, Tony    “Explorer And Yellow Power” (2LP Gatefold Blue Vinyl /1000)
Cheap Girls    “My Roaring 20’s”
Connells, The    “Darker Days”
Crazy Spirit    “Demo (2009)”
Deerhunter    “Microcastle” (2LP)
Deftones    “Koi No Yokan” (Gatefold)
Devine, Richard    “RISP EP 2011”
Eshete, Alemayehu    “Alemayehu Eshete”
Ex Cops    “True Hallucinations” (+ D/L)
Gamble, Lee    “Dutch Tvashar Plumes”
Haden, Petra    “Petra Goes TO The Movies” (+ CD)
Harms Way    “Isolation” (+ D/L)
Hot Water Music    “Live In Chicago” (30 Song 3LP + D/L)
Husker Du    “New Day Rising”
Husker Du    “Zen Arcade” (2LP)
Husker Du    “Flip Your Wig”
Indians    “Somewhere Else” (+ D/L)
Ironweed    “Your World Of Tomorrow”
Jurassic 5    “J5 Deluxe Re-Issue Bonus Tracks” (2LP)
Kerkar, Kesarbai    “Kesarbai Kerkar”
Keys, Bobby    “Bobby Keys” (180 Gram)
Lewis Connection, The    “The Lewis Connection”
Local Natives    “Hummingbird” (+ D/L)
Minutemen    “Buzz Or Howl Under The Influence Of Heat”
Minutemen    “The Politics Of Time”
MXMXCI    “MXMXCI: Skogen, Flickan Och Flaskan”
New Order    “Lost Sirens”
Oliverwho Factory, The    “Take Me Away”
Quasimoto    “The Further Adventures Of Lord Quas”
Regents    “Antietam Afterparty” (+ D/L)
Robbie M.    “Let’s Groove”
Sculpture     “Slime Code”
Segall, Ty & Mikal Cronin    “Reverse Shark Attack” (+ D/L)
Sewer Election    “Vittra Sonder”
Sickness Of Snakes    “Nightmare Culture” (Boyd Rice, Geff Rushton, Peter Christopherson)
Slava    “Soft Control” (Ltd. Ed. + D/L)
Sleepers, The    “Painless Nights” (+ D/L)
Tegan And Sara    “Heartthrob” (+ CD)
Tomahawk    “Oddfellows” (+ D/L)
Toro Y Moi    “Anything In Return” (2LP Die Cut Sleeve + D/L)
Transit    “Stay Home” (Ltd. Ed. Color Vinyl)
Various    “Studio One Ironsides”
Various    “Nick Cave & Warren Ellis Present: Lawless – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack” (180 Gram + 8 Page Booklet)
Various    “Taxi Driver / Original Soundtrack Recording” (180 Gram)
Vaura    “Selenelion” (2LP Gatefold + D/L)
Walkmen, The    “Bows + Arrows”
Watain    “Casus Luciferi” (Remastered + D/L)
Wilson, Renny    “Sugarglider”
Yo La Tengo    “Fade” (Standard Edition; The Deluxe Is Completely Sold Out Now + D/L MP3 & FLAC)

Electronic / Dance LPs & 12″s
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1991    “High Tech High Life”
Arcanoid    “Migration To Nowhere”
Drexciya    “Journey Of The Deep Sea Dweller III” (+ D/L)
Dumont, Duke    “The Giver Remixes”
FaltyDL    “Hardcourage” (+ D/L)
Halo, Laurel    “Sunlight On The Faded”
Huckaby, Mike    “Baseline 88-89”
Mayer, Michael    “Mantasy Remixe 1”
Pantha Du Prince & The Bell Laboratory    “Elements Of Light” (+ D/L)
Parrish, Theo    “Dance Of The Medusa”
Population One    “The Return / It Has Begun”
Shifted    “Razors E.P.”
Space Dimension Controller    “Journey To The Core Of The Unknown Sphere”
Ugandan Methods    “A Cold Retreat”
Various    “Pop Ambient 2013” (+ CD)
Various    “MYOR Tropical Heat Volume 2”
Various    “Rocket Infinity: The Global Rise Of Rocking Music, 1942-62″ [10”]

7″s
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Alcoa    “Drowned” (Ltd. Ed. /1000)
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti & Dam-Funk    “Baby (Donnie & Joe Emerson Cover)”
Captain, We’re Sinking    “Montreal” (White Vinyl)
Defeater    “Live On BBC Radio 1” (White Vinyl)
Empty Flowers    “Call A Priest / Ice On Wings (Remix By Crone)”
Harper, Ben W/ Charlie Musselwhite    “Don’t Look Twice / All That Matters Now”
Lower    “Someone’s Got It In For Me / But There Has To Be More”
M.F.P. (MFP)    “M.F.P.”
NOFX    “Xmas Has Been X’ed”
Segall, Ty    “Would You Be My Love / For Those Who Weep”
Soft Kill    “Seven Hundred” (Green/Black)
Strife    “Demo Days”
Touche Amore / Pianos Become The Teeth    “Gravity, Metaphorically / Hiding” (Aqua Blue)
Vaccine    “Dead Inside”

CDs
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A$AP Rocky (ASAP Rocky)    “Long.Live.A$AP”
Ash Borer    “Ash Borer”
Bucket Full Of Teeth    “I, II, III”
Death To Tyrants    “Wake Up And Be”
Death To Tyrants    “Castancambernos 1-11 I Am The Sea Two”
Doozer    “Kiss N’ Make Up”
Drexciya    “Journey Of The Deep Sea Dweller III”
Dropkick Murphys    “Signed And Sealed In Blood”
Empty Flowers    “Six”
Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger, The    “(Acoustic Sessions)”
Hatebreed    “The Divinity Of Purpose”
Jarboe    “Jarboe Presents: The Sweet Meat Love And Holy Cult – Mystagogue” (2CD)
LCD Soundsystem    “This Is Happening”
Mystical Weapons    “Mystical Weapons” (Greg Saunier Of Deerhoof And Sean Lennon)
Pantha Du Prince & The Bell Laboratory    “Elements Of Light”
Sensations’ Fix    “Music Is Painting In The Air (1974-1977)”
Sickness Of Snakes    “Nightmare Culture” (Boyd Rice, Geff Rushton, Peter Christopherson)
Sinaloa    “Father And Sons”
Tegan And Sara    “Heartthrob”
Various    “L.I.E.S. Presents: American Noise / Volume One” (2CD)
Weapon    “Embers And Revelations”
Yo La Tengo    “Fade”

Cassette Tape
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Pye Corner Audio    “The Ever-Present Hum”

Magazines
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Maximum Rock N Roll #357 (February)
Wire #348 (Oneohtrix Point Never Cover)

Reviews
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Bad Religion True North

(Epitaph)
These guys need no introduction, but here’s one anyway: formed in Los Angeles as a hardcore punk band over 30 years ago, Bad Religion has become one of the most influential and respected punk bands around. Their sound has evolved from gritty hardcore to soaring melodic punk, without losing any of their grip of socially conscious lyricism and fury. Most impressively, their sixteenth studio album True North further proves that they remain experts at conveying their messages with still-fresh-sounding punk anthems. The themes include battling despair through life’s struggles (the title track, “Hello Cruel World,” “Nothing to Dismay”) and greed in both religious institutions (“Robin Hood in Reverse”) and big business (“Land of Endless Greed.”) Even with such bleak subject matter, they maturely offer a message of hope, suggesting that it’s best to “focus on tomorrow” (“Past is Dead”) and “lend a helping hand” to your fellow person in a seemingly hopeless world (“Dept. of False Hope.”) When it comes to the past being dead, though, that thankfully doesn’t refer to them abandoning their raw roots entirely, with a particularly memorable ode to a phrase that any dissenter – with or without a Ph.D. – can use to quickly get a point across: “Fuck You.”
[Reviewer: Mark]

Ultraísta Ultraísta

(Temporary Residence Ltd.)
Sometimes called Radiohead’s “sixth member” for his production work with the band (as well as being a multi-instrumental member of Thom Yorke’s side-project Atoms for Peace,) Nigel Godrich further showcases his synth skills as part of this new Afrobeat-influenced electro-dance trio. Fellow producer Joey Waronker takes control of the highly kinetic, catchy drums while Parisian vocalist/fine artist Laura Bettinson lends her longingly affectionate and frequently multi-layered voice. Their infectious music sounds very lively throughout, like a pulsating Krautrock sun endless shifting the mood over a tribal dance circle, with the participants motioning you to join in. My favorites included the shining, fittingly hook-laden opener “Bad Insect” as well as the thoughtful, interestingly romantic “Our Song” and surprisingly downtempo, minimal piano-driven “Party Line.”
[Reviewer: Mark]

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18th Of January 2013 Update of New and Key Restocked Items + Reviews
at Redscroll Records
 

LPs & 12″s
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A$AP Rocky (ASAP Rocky)    “Long.Live.A$AP” (2LP Gatefold + D/L)
Addison Groove    “Adventures In Rainbow Country”
Anstam    “First Sprout EP”
Bambounou    “Cobe EP”
Beck, Thavius    “The Most Beautiful Ugly / The Heavans Bleed Sunshine” (2LP + D/L)
Big K.R.I.T.    “Return Of 4eva”
Blonde Redhead    “23” (+ D/L)
Brokeback    “Brokeback And The Black Rock”
Candlemass    “Nightfall” (Gatefold)
Cheap Girls    “Find Me A Drink Home”
Cheater Slicks    “Reality Is A Grape”
Connors, Loren    “A Fire” (180 Gram)
Converge    “All We Love We Leave Behind” (2LP)
Cox, Kenny    “Clap Clap! The Joyful Noise” (2LP /1000 Gatefold Cover)
Cults    “Cults”
Dear, Matthew    “Fighting Is Futile (Remixes)”
Dettmann, Marcel    “Linux / Ellipse”
Fields, Lee    “Let’s Talk It Over” (Deluxe Edition + D/L)
Flying Lotus    “Cosmogramma” (Gatefold + D/L)
Follakzoid    “II” (+ D/L)
Foxygen    “We Are The 21st Century Ambassadors Of Peace & Magic” (+ D/L)
Gazelle Twin    “Mammal”
Hollow Earth    “We Are Not Humanity”
Holydrug Couple, The    “Noctuary” (+ D/L)
Hot Water Music    “Live In Chicago” (3LP)
Kouyate, Sekou Batourou    “Sekou Batourou Kouyate Et Sa Cora” (180 Gram
Kowalsky, Gregg With Jozef Van Wissem    “Movements In Marble And Stone”
Landing    “Wave Lair”
Latterman    “Turn Up The Punk, We’ll Be Singing”
Legendary Pink Dots, The    “Seconds Late For The Brighton Line” (30th Anniversary  Double LP + D/L)
Low    “Songs For A Dead Pilot”
Low Culture    “Screens”
Major Stars    “Decibels Of Gratitude”
Mountains    “Centralia”
National, The    “The Virginia EP”
Nightlands    “Oak Island” (+ D/L)
Nosaj Thing    “Home” (2LP + Poster & Sticker Ltd. Ed.)
Pants, James / Tom Noble    “Selected Sound Remixes Pt. 1”
Pavement    “Terror Twilight” (+ D/L)
Secret, The    “Agnus Dei”
Short Stories    “On The Way / Let It Go”
Suicide    “Suicide”
Swanson, Pete    “Man With Potential” (+ CD)
Synthetic ID    “Apertures”
Trampled By Turtles / Lucero    “Daytrotter Presents No. 4 Trampled By Turtles & Lucero” (180 Gram)
Various Artists    “Country Funk 1969 – 1975”
Various Artists    “L.I.E.S. Presents: American Noise / Volume One (Sampler)”
Various Artists    “Scattered Melodies: Korean Kavagum Sanjo From 78RPM Records”
Various Artists    “The Crying Princess: 78RPM Records From Burma”
Yo La Tengo    “Fade” (Deluxe) (LP + 7″, + D/L, Numbered) [As of just a few minutes ago we’re now out of this but should have the regular version and maybe some more deluxe copies in for Wednesday.]

10″s
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At The Drive In    “Vaya” (White Vinyl)
Dag Savage    “The Dag Savage EP”

7″s
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Men, The    “Electric B/W Water Babies”
XX, The    “Angels / Chained”

CDs
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A$AP Rocky (ASAP Rocky)    “Long.Live.A$AP”
Bucket Full Of Teeth    “I, II, III”
Death To Tyrants    “Wake Up And Be”
Death To Tyrants    “Castancambernos 1-11 I Am The Sea Two”
Doozer    “Kiss N’ Make Up”
Ghost Of A Saber Tooth Tiger, The    “(Acoustic Sessions)”
Mystical Weapons    “Mystical Weapons” (Greg Saunier Of Deerhoof And Sean Lennon)
Pantha Du Prince & The Bell Laboratory    “Elements Of Light”
Sensations’ Fix    “Music Is Painting In The Air (1974-1977)”
Sinaloa    “Father And Sons”
Various    “L.I.E.S. Presents: American Noise / Volume One” (2CD)
Weapon    “Embers And Revelations”
Yo La Tengo    “Fade”

Reviews
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Starring ABCDEFG-HIJKLMNOP-QRSTUV-WXYZ

(Northern Spy)
Describing their sound as “sparkle prog,” “sleepy core” and “kraut punk,” this Brooklyn five-piece (formed in 2008) takes experimental prog/punk to thrilling new levels. I can imagine it being the score for an art film about an apocalyptic circus: opener “the best” utilizes absolutely manic drumming, psyched-out guitar landscapes and a very diverse mix of colorful synth. Front-woman Clara Hunter’s ominously echoing, poetic vocals bring the sound together, with the next track “ie” focuses on loose, more jazz-like instrumentation atop a buzzing synth and fast drumming foundation. The third track proves to be the most relaxing, alternating between a flowery 60s-style electric organ pattern and breaks of gorgeous singing over a low-key guitar. They further demonstrate their diverse tastes on the epic “…7…,” which begins with guitars giving way to Middle Eastern-sounding orchestration, then flourishing into the loudly-rocking guitar, synth, drums and – eventually – Hunter’s luminous vocals. It’s certainly one of the most unique albums that I’ve heard in a while, particularly for its thrill-ride moments.
[Reviewer: Mark]

Matthew E. White Big Inner

(Hometapes / Spacebomb)
Born in Virginia and raised both there and in Manila, Philippines, White’s warm, laid-back indie-folk music sounds much more deeply rooted in the former.  On “One Of These Days,” he calmly croons his romantic reflections to the listener amidst an easy-going tempo of simply a guitar and drum, which soon gives way to blossoming strings, horns and a choir. The next track is my favorite: “Big Love” surprised me by starting with an Air-like rumbling bassline and piano before the catchy chorus and increasingly busy (including backing gospel-like vocals, congas and a saxophone) bring it to its climax. White explores religious themes without sounding polarizing or heavy-handed; in the closer “Brazos,” his repeated statements about Jesus being our Lord and friend could be interpreted in several different ways, but on “Gone Away,” he’s certainly sincere about respectfully asking his young cousin why he had to go up to Heaven too early. White has an open-minded perspective on both the rewards and challenges of life, and it’s refreshing to hear him convey it.
[Reviewer: Mark]

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11th of January 2013 Update of New and Key Restocked Items + Reviews
at Redscroll Records

LPs & 12″s
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Adolescents    “Adolescents”
Afgrund    “The Age Of Dumb”
Algernon Cadwallader    “Parrot Flies”
Asta Kask    “Med Is I Magen”
Bebey, Francis    “African Electronic Music 1975-1982” (2LP)
Best Coast    “The Only Place” (+ D/L)
Black Sabbath    “Sabotage” (180 Gram)
Body/Head     “Body/Head”
Bong    “Mana – Yood – Sushai”
Catholic Discipline    “Underground Babylon”
Chariot, The    “One Wing”
Comadre    “Comadre”
Dad Punchers    “Dad Punchers” (+ D/L)
Dirty Projectors    “Rise Above” )+ D/L)
Eraas    “Eraas” (+ D/L)
Explosions In The Sky    “All Of A Sudden I Miss Everyone” (2LP)
Extra Life    “Dream Seeds”
Eyehategod    “Take As Needed For Pain” (2LP)
Fast Asleep    “Fast Asleep”
Halo Benders, The    “God Don’t Make No Junk”
Holter, Julia    “Ekstasis” (2LP, + D/L)
J:Kenzo    “Ruffhouse (Feat. Rod Azlan) / Therapy”
Lopez, Martin Y Sus Estrellas    “Cocinando” (+ D/L)
LoveLiveLife + One (Love Live Life + One)    “Love Will Make A Better You” (180 Gram)
Manners    “Apparitions / Escapism”
Manpig    “The Grand Negative”
Math The Band    “Get Real”
Mindset    “Leave No Doubt
Moonface With Siinai    “Heartbreaking Bravery” (+ D/L)
Murder    “Fuckpunk” (Fuck Punk)
Neuroot    “Right Is Might”
Night Plane    “Heartbeat EP”
Off With Their Heads    “From The Bottom”
Passing Phases    “Endless Autumn” (+ D/L)
Saddest Landscape, The    “The Sound Of The Spectacle
Saddest Landscape, The    “Lift Your Burdens High For This Is Where We Cross”
Saul, Will & October    “Light Sleeper EP”
Spectre Folk    “The Ancient Storm”
Stars Of The Lid    “Ballasted Orchestra” (2LP, Gatefold)
This Will Destroy You    “Tunnel Blanket” (2LP + D/L)
Tiger & Woods    “Banana Balls EP”
Valle, Marcos    “Marcos Valle” (180 Gram)
Valle, Marcos    “Garra” (180 Gram)
Witch Cross    “Fit For Fight”

7″s
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5.6.7.8’s, The    “Sho-Jo-Ji (The Hungry Racoon) / Charumera Sobaya (The Soba Song)”
ACxDC    “He Had It Coming”
Ancient Filth    “Ancient Filth”
Black Mask    “Black Mask”
East Beast    “East Beast”
Incendiary / Xibalba    “Incendiary / Xibalba”
Night Plane    “Heartbeat”
Red Hot Chili Peppers    “Pink As Floyd / Your Eyes Girl”
Ritter, Josh    “Joy To You Baby”
Rupture / Brutal Truth    “Rupture / Brutal Truth”
Saddest Landscape, The    “Redefining Loneliness”
Shook Ones    “Slaughter Of The Insole”
Sterling Sisters, The    “Shallow Blood”
Storm, Tempest    “The Intimate Interview (By Jack White) / Advice For Young Women” (Bolt-A-Trope Picture Disc)
Washerwoman    “Washerwoman”
Wreck    “Reap What You Sow”

CDs
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Belzebong    “Sonic Scapes & Weedy Grooves”
Broadcast    “Berberian Sound Studio”
Ethernet    “Opus 2”
How To Dress Well    “Total Loss”
Loma Prieta    “I.V.”
Motorhead    “Ace Of Spades” (3 Bonus Tracks)
Yellow Stitches    “Good Times Violent Crimes”

Reviews
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Moebius + Tietchens Moebius + Tietchens

(Bureau B)
This abstract record is a collaborative work from two veterans of the German avant-garde electronic scene: they began their careers in 1970 and 1979, respectively. Born in Switzerland in 1944, Dieter Moebius has had numerous collaborative projects, such as Kluster with Conrad Schnitzler (renamed Cluster after Schnitzler left) and Harmonia with Michael Rother (both projects also featured Hans-Joachim Roedelius.) Asmus Tietchens – born in Germany in 1947 – has mainly worked solo, starting with musique concrète and later specializing in abstract sound collages. This is the first collaboration between the two men in 32 years, and it’s clear that they haven’t lost their talent for creating obtuse mechanical worlds. One of the shortest tracks – the two-and-a-half minute “Cremon” – kicks the album off with an intimidating atmosphere, sounding like the score for a massive, sprawling, abandoned factory wasteland. It transitions into the nearly 10-minute “Kattrepel,” primarily composed of ever-chugging bass punctuated by an extremely high-frequency tone. Later in the album, ten-and-a-half-minute “Lange Reihe” sounds like a bicycle ride with several alien insects dropping by. “Grimm” is one of my favorites for its busy atmosphere of multi-colored darkness, with buzzes and a fractured melody built on the infectious beat.
[Reviewer: Mark]

OMBRE Believe You Me

(Asthmatic Kitty)
Already established for their solo work, duo Helado Negro and Julianna Barwick have only known each other since 2009, but they already know how to create a wide-open sound that, at the very least, combines elements of Latin music and dream pop. On their debut together, Barwick’s harmonious, multi-layered vocals create the perfect ethereal ambience alongside Negro’s psych-folk instrumentation. A great demonstration of this is the first single “Cara Falsa,” which uses a tribal-sounding drum pattern, vibrantly warm synth and angelic vocals to sound like an endless sky over a peaceful desert. The two-part “Noche Brilla” opens and closes the album, with the first part using a guitar and horn to underscore Barwick’s heavenly vocals, while the second part is a straightforward acoustic ballad with the same voice – still ethereal – singing poetically romantic lyrics. One unique track, “Weight Those Words” relies on a tight, cozy acoustic sound with vocals from both: Negro’s traditional, down-to-earth Latin singing with Barwick’s distant “ahhh” voice chiming from above. Her circling voice also helps the piano-loop-based “Sense” come into fruition as pure otherworldly beauty.
[Reviewer: Mark]

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