16th Of March 2012 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records

LPs & 12″s
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A Perfect Circle    “Mer De Noms (180 Gram Gatefold Ltd. Ed.)”
Ahmed, Ilyas    “With Endless Fire”
Anti-Flag    “The General Strike (+ D/L)”
Battles    “Dross Glop 3 (Remixes By Silent Servant, Kangding Ray, Qluster)”
Black Kites      “Songs Written While Things Were Changing”
Black Kites / Swallowed Up    “Black Kites / Swallowed Up”
Black To Comm    “Earth (Music For The Film Earth + D/L)”
Circle Of Ouroborus    “The Lost Entrance Of The Just”
Cleared    “Breaking Day”
Corrosion Of Conformity    “Corrosion Of Conformity (C.O.C. LP + 7″ Gatefold)”
Entrance Band, The    “Untitled (/500)”
Farflung    “Live At 013 Roadburn 2009”
Friedberger, Matthew    “Arrested On Charges Of Unemployment”
Ghoul    “Transmission Zero”
Holter, Julia    “Ekstasis (2LP Gatefold + D/L)”
Lost Tribe    “Lost Tribe”
Mammifer & Locrian    “Bless Them That Curse You (2LP /550)”
Mentally Ill, The    “Gacy’s Place: The Undiscovered Corpses”
Mirroring (Jesy Fortino [Tiny Vipers] + Liz Harris [Grouper])    “Foreign Body”
Mmoths    “Mmoths EP”
Monolake    “Ghosts (2LP Gatefold)”
Moon Men On The Moon, Man    “Maan” E.P. (Hand Numbered /300)”
Page, Jimmy    “Burn Up”
Pharaoh Overlord    “Lunar Jetman (2LP /500)”
Pussy Galore    “Right Now! (Reissue 2012)”
Ranaldo, Lee (Sonic Youth)    “Between the Times And The Tides (+ D/L Feat. Nels Cline, John Medeski, Jim O’Rourke, Alan Licht, Steve Shelley, Irwin Menken, Bob Bert)”
Rhyton    “Rhyton”
Roberts, Luke    “The Iron Gates At Throop And Newport”
Say Anything     “Anarchy, My Dear (Ltd. 1st Press Red Vinyl)”
Shins, The    “Port Of Morrow”
Spencer, Jon  Blues Explosion, The (The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion!)    “Orange (2012 Reissue)”
Spencer, Jon  Blues Explosion, The (The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion!)    “Now I Got Worry (2012 Reissue)”
Spencer, Jon  Blues Explosion, The (The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion!)    “Extra Width (2012 Reissue)”
Tanlines    “Mixed Emotions (+ D/L)”
Thomas, Henry    “Bull Doze Blues”
Ting Tings, The    “Sounds From Nowheresville “
Tonetta    777 “Vol. III (2LP + 2CD Hand Printed Ltd. Ed. /500)”
Tortoise    “Standards “
Trans Am    “Surveillance “
Trembling Bells / Bonnie Prince Billy    “The Duchess EP”
Trouble Maker    “Moratorium”
Urick, Jason    “I Love You”
Various Artists    “Ahyewa (K. Frimpong, Uhuru Dance Band, Cranes)”
Various Artists    “Trevor Jackson Presents Metal Dance Industrial Post Punk EBM Classics & Rarities 80-88 (Cabaret Voltaire, Neon, DAF, Naked Lunch, Jah Wobble…)”
Vida, Ben    “Esstends-Esstends-Esstends”
Weekend Nachos    “Two Things At Once: Torture EP / Bleed EP”
White Hills    “Frying On This Rock”
Wong, Dustin    “Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads”
Wooden Shjips    “Remixes (Andy Weatererall, Sonic Boom, Kandodo)”
Xerxes    “Our Home Is A Deathbed”

Hip-Hop 12″s & LPs
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Alchemist, The    “Rapper’s Best Friend 2: An Instrumental Series (Gatefold)”
Bannon, Lee    “Fantastic Planet (Ltd. White Vinyl Feat. Del The Funky Homosapien, Chuck Inglish…)”
Boog Brown | Apollo Brown    “Brown Study (Brown LP /500)”
DJ Adlib    “Hi-Hat Club (Vol. 6): Haus & Garten”
Gensu Dean    “Lo-Fi Fingahz LP (2LP White/Blue Swirl Vinyl Feat. Large Pro, Roc Marci, David Banner, Count Bass And Cuts By DJ Chief One)”
Glass, Will    “Glass Breaks: All Original Live Drum Breaks”
Koncept    “Watch The Sky Fall (Feat. Royce Da 5’9 Produced By Marco Polo)”
Planet Asia    “Black Belt Theatre (+ D/L For Album And Instrumentals Feat. Talib Kweli, Camp Lo, Raekwon, Ras Kas, Strong Arm Steady, Fashawn, Paul Wall, Oh No, Khrysis, Torae)”
Sessions, Will    “Kindred: A Tribute To The Pioneers Of Jazz Fusion”
Snoop Doggy Dogg    “Doggystyle (Digitally Remastered)”

Electronic 12″s & LPs
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Aybee    “Astral Metronome EP”
Barker & Baumecker    “A Murder Of Crows”
Champion    “Crazy (Ft. Princess Nyah)”
Distal & HxdB    “Booyant / Amphibian”
Dorian Paic    “Excited EP”
Ekoplekz    “Dromilly Vale EP”
Eleven Tigers    “Stableface EP P1”
Emptyset    “Medium”
Greene, Jacques    “Concealer”
Gremino    “Let’s Jack”
Imugem Orihasam    “Float / Deposits / Skit 5”
Iron Blu    “Jack ‘N’ Daniels E.P.”
Kareem    “How Low Can You Go”
Kodiak    “Spreo Superbus”
MicroControlUnit    “The System E.P.”
Neurox    “A Raving Night – New Romantic + Remixes”
Parallel Dance Ensemble    “Possessions And Obsessions Remixed “
Plug    “Run”
Polar Inertia    “Indirect Light EP”
Prof. Delacroix    “Build Her | Remixes”
Resmann, Marco & Kiki    “Beggin’ For The Heat (Feat. Cari Golden)”
Rico, Jose / Huckaby, Mike    “Downbeat 03”
SBTRKT    “Wildfire (Includes OVO Remix Feat. Drake)”
Shrubbn!!    “Echos Remixed By The Orb”
Slugabed    “Rockin U / Say / Dangerous”
Tejada, John & Maxwell, Justin     “Our Gigantic Mistake”
Troyer, Kassian    “Stills”
Various Artists    “DJ-Kicks The Exclusives (Four Tet, Apparat, MCDE, Gold Panda…)”
Various Artists    “Project: Mooncircle 10th Anniversary Box Set (4LP)”
Versalife    “Nite Time Activities Part 3”

10″s
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Bare Wires    “Cheap Perfume”
Ringo Deathstarr    “Shadow New Way Prisms Just You”
Schedelvreter    “Hunker (Ltd. Ed. Numbered)”

7″s
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Folded Shirt    “Tiny Boat / Mouth Clock”
Hexis    “X “
Panzram / Shoppers    “Panzram + Shoppers”
Pop. 1280    “Thirteen Steps”

CDs
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Blood of the Black Owl / At The Head Of The Woods
Circle Of Ouroborus “Circle”
Jonwayne    “Oodles Of Doodles (2CD/48 Beats)”
Rossen, Daniel “Silent Hour”
Soulfly “Enslaved”
Springsteen, Bruce “Wrecking Ball”
Sutekh Hexen “Larvae”

Reviews
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Casiokids Aabenbaringen Over Aaskammen CD/LP

(Polyvinyl Record Co.)
Here’s some catchy synthpop from Norway. This record (which translates as “the revelation over the mountain”) is the quartet’s second U.S. release. It doesn’t require any knowledge of the Norwegian vocals to enjoy the invigorating harmonies, particularly the impressively tight sounds produced with their namesake keyboard. The percussion-free instrumental title track is an interesting choice of introduction, sounding like a perfect theme for a mournful film artistically portraying a European town’s skyline. The danceable, head-bobbing elements kick in when it transitions into “Det Haster!,” creating the impression of transforming an old-world style into a modern one. This style sets the foundation for the record’s high points, including the sunny, summer-ready “Golden Years” and the thick, pulsing and cooled-down instrumental “Kaskaden.” The intensely melodic “Selskapets Triste Avslutning” had some additional creative support from several of Montreal members who were visiting Bergen during the album’s final recording stages.
[Reviewer: Mark]

Trust TRST CD/LP

(Arts & Crafts)
After hearing a 7″ and a 12″ on Sacred Bones (especially the 12″) I was sold on this band. Dark dance music that would have fit in at the Bat Cave (London or NYC/Albion). I got the opportunity to see them open for Balam Acab late last year too. My hopes were confirmed manifold. This LP further demonstrates their creepy sexual greatness.
[Reviewer: Rick]

 If you’ve been to the store you probably know we have a lot of records. You might also recognize that space gets tight in those racks. We’ve come up with many creative solutions in our time here to make room for more and more. Well, it’s come time to part with some of one more in that equation to make room for some different more records. We’re doing well enough thanks to all of you that come through these doors (thanks) that we can cut prices on LPs and 12″ EPs and singles that have been here for a bit of time. These are records we’ll not be re-ordering so if there is something (or somethings) that you’ve put off buying now is the time to get it on the cheap.  

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If you’re not from the area you can find many (most even, but admittedly not all) of our clearance price records for sale online here: Discogs-RedscrollClearance

9th of March 2012 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records

We’ve got everything set up for our 5th Anniversary & Record Store Day Celebration!
Check out the Facebook event page and stay tuned for all the developments. For instance, we’ll post up all the exclusive releases a day in advance (on April 20th) so you can see what we actually got in.

Todd Rogers has done another great job assembling this flier for us:

This week’s stock update:

LPs & 12″s
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Above Them    “Are We A Danger To Ourselves”
Aficionado    “When It Comes To Creation”
Allin, GG & The Murder Junkies    “Terror In America: Live 1993”
Ancient Vvisdom    “A Godlike Inferno (Ltd. Ed. Color Vinyl)”
Bird, Andrew    “Break It Yourself (+ D/L)”
Blakey, Art    “Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers: Moanin’ (Blue Note 4003 Reissue)”
Blood Ceremony    “Living With The Ancients (2LP Gatefold)”
Body Double    “My Life (What You Need) Feat. Trevon”
Bon Iver    “Towers (Featuring “Bruised Orange (Chain Of Sorrow)” [John Prine Cover] + D/L)”
Bowerbirds    “The Clearing (Ltd. Ed. White Vinyl + D/L)”
Bright Eyes    “A Collection Of Songs Written And Recorded 1995-1997 (2012 Vinyl Reissue 180 Gram + CD)”
Castle, Jennifer    “Castlemusic”
Christian Mistress    “Possession”
Crusades    “The Sun Is Down And The Night Is Riding In”
Dan P. And The Bricks    “Watch Where You Walk”
Dead Swans    “Anxiety And Everything Else”
Decemberists, The    “We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11 – 08.11)”
Dreamend    “And The Tears Washed Me Wave After Cowardly Wave (PIC)”
Dunes    “Noctiluca”
Earth    “Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II”
Eleh    “Homage to The Pointed Waveforms *Por Jose (Numbered /500)”
Elfin Saddle    “Devastates (180 Gram + Art Print Poster + D/L)”
Elliott    “False Cathedrals”
Falsini, Franco    “Cold Nose: Colonna Sonora Del Film: <> (Naso Freddo)”
Fort Romeau    “Kingdoms”
Group Doueh    “Zayna Jumma (Gatefold)”
Grouplove    “Never Trust A Happy Song”
Hawkwind    “Space Ritual Vol. 1: Recorded Live At Liverpool Stadium & Brixton Sundown (Gatefold 2LP)”
Human Teenager    “Animal Husbandry”
I Hate Myself    “3 Songs (O.D.B. Lightning Heart Rain Cover)”
Japanther    “Beets, Limes & Rice (+ D/L)”
La Dusseldorf    “La Dusseldorf (180 Gram)”
La Dusseldorf    “Viva (180 Gram)”
Lucero    “Women & Work”
Megafortress    “Megafortress 12″ EP (Ltd. Ed. + D/L)”
Memoryhouse    “The Slideshow Effect (+ D/L)”
Men, The    “Open Your Heart (+ D/L – First 10 Copies We Have Come With A Limited Live WFMU CD)”
Miniature Tigers    “Mia Pharaoh (180 Gram White Vinyl + D/L)”
Napolian    “Rejoice 12″ EP (Ltd. Ed. + D/L)”
Neurosis    “Demos / Rare (1986 – 1993)”
Nite Jewel    “One Second Of Love (Ltd. Ed. White Haze Vinyl + D/L)”
None More Black    “Loud About Loathing (+ D/L)”
Orange Goblin    “A Eulogy For The Damned”
Pateras, Anthony    “Errors Of The Human Body: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (Gatefold 2LP)”
Polonaise    “Trocadero”
Rice, Boyd    “The Way I Feel (Red)”
Sam & Dave (Sam And Dave)    “Hold On, I’m Comin’ (Reissue)”
School Of Seven Bells    “Ghostory (+ D/L)”
Sleeping Giant    “Sons Of Thunder”
Spoek Mathambo    “Father Creeper”
Springsteen, Bruce    “Wrecking Ball (180 Gram Vinyl + CD)”
Sutekh Hexen    “Larvae (Gatefold)”
Terrorizer    “Hordes Of Zombies”
Trust    “TRST (180 Gram, + D/L)”
Various Artists    “Tension: Spanish Experimental Underground 1980-1985 (Gatefold 2LP)”
Xiu Xiu    “Always (180 Gram White Vinyl + Poster + D/L)”

Hip-Hop 12″s & LPs
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ECID    “Werewolf Hologram (+ D/L)”
Kool Keith    “Drugs (Remixes; SUGARS012)”
Markie, Biz    “The Diabolical Biz Markie: The Biz Never Sleeps (2012 Reissue)”
Pharcyde, The    “Bizarre Ride II The Pharcyde (2012 Reissue 2LP Ltd. Ed. Colored Vinyl)”
Young Jeezy    “The Inspiration”

Electronic 12″s & LPs
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#.4.26    “Theatron / Remton / Morfon”
Addison Groove    “Transistor Rhythm”
AnD    “ADBF / BNGD / DST”
Blake, James    “Love What Happened Here”
Bonobo    “Black Sands Remixed (Ltd. Ed. + D/L)”
Captain Planet    “Remixes/Remixed”
Clouds    “Optic”
Conforce    “24 EP”
Duplex    “Below The Photic Zone”
Gesaffelstein    “Conspiracy Remixes”
Hazylujah    “Too Many Ghosts”
Hyetal    “Searchlight”
Jagdstaffel 66    “Starfighter EP”
Jam City    “The Courts (12″ Mix) / The Nite Life Ft. Main Attrakionz”
Karem, Uto    “Take Control”
Krystal Klear    “We’re Wrong / From The Start”
LAS    “Memories (10″)”
LHF    “EP3: Cities Of Technology”
Motor    “Man Made Machine Feat. Martin L. Gore (Of Depeche Mode)”
Pusherman    “Still Feel”
Spank Rock    “Nasty Remixes (Feat. Big Freedia)”
Telefon Tel Aviv    “The Birds”
Third Man, The    “Future Tense / More Than One”
Various Artists    “Anniversary Series Part 3: 2012 DKMNTL AS-5.3”
Vaz, Andy    “Feelin’ Featurning Eva Soul”
ZZT    “Work II”

7″s
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Chevron    Swimmin’ “Lessons / I Remember”
Chimp Beams / Dub Nomads    “Behind The Moon / Forgotten Dub (Ticklah Remix)”
Clusterfuck / Cojoba    “Clusterfuck & Cojoba”
DJ Shiro     “Pain / Ohmz”
DMX Krew    “Do It All Nite / Worm Hole”
Downpresser    “Age Of Ignorance”
Kid 606 / Posterboys Of The Apocalypse    “$ Vol. 5”
M13    “Manifesto (13 HXC)”
Men, The    “Think”
Muhsinah + Flying Lotus    “Always (Smile) / Lose My Fuse”
Primary    “Army Of Helaman”
Roots Manuva Meets Wrongtom     “Jah Warriors Feat. Ricky Ranking”
Sick/Tired    “Sick/Tired”
Vane Etten, Sharon    “Leonard / Life Of His Own”
Various Production / Virus Syndicate    “Apollo / Neva Argue”
Wonder Years, The    “Won’t Be Pathetic Forever (Purple/White Third Pressing)”
Xabec    “Pulses / Electric Mandala”
Xabec    “Dark Massive”
Xbrainiax / Lettuce Vultures    “Walking on Sunshine”
Zomby    “A Devil Lay Here / Basquiat”

CDs
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Black To Comm “Earth”
Demdike Stare “Elemental (2CD)”
ECID “Werewolf Hologram”
Every Time I Die “Ex Lives (Deluxe)”
Jesu “Heartache & Dethroned (2CD)”
Men, The “Open Your Heart”
Monolake “Ghosts”
Nite Jewel “One Second Of Love”
Scuba “Personality”
Seasons “Radiophonic Workshop”
Various Artists “Jende Ri Palenge (2CD+DVD)”

Reviews
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AU Both Lights LP/CD

(Hometapes)
Luke Wyland and Dana Valatka make up the duo from Portland, Oregon known as AU. Long since there last LP in 2008, “Verbs,” AU returns with their third album, Both Lights. Experimenting with sounds, Both Lights has something for every listener, genre blending at its finest, from folk to jazz and pop to rock n’ roll. With energetic Wyland on keys and guitar and Valatka playing unique percussion, Both Lights is incredibly exciting with a new twist at every track. Appearances from saxophonist Colin Stetson (Bon Iver and Arcade Fire), and vocalist Holland Andrews, amongst many others add to the wide range of influences found on this album. Songs you will be playing over and over again include ‘Epic’ , ‘OJ’, their first single ‘Solid Gold’, ‘Why I Must’ and ‘Don’t Lie Down’. Forty minutes and eleven tracks later, AU will have you in a delightfully happy mood! Definitely pick up a copy of Both Lights when it comes out on April 3rd.
[Reviewer: Kyle]

The Saddest Landscape After The Lights LP/CD

(Topshelf Records)
“After The Lights” is the newest album from screamo pioneers The Saddest Landscape. After being a band for over a decade it’s safe to say these guys know how to keep this genre refreshing and exciting, and this new album is no exception. It consists of seven emotionally raw tracks that are as aggressive as they are depressed. Andy Maddox vocalizes the lyrics with an almost uncertain tone to his voice, making them frail at times, but extremely powerful and heartfelt. The guitars and drums really drive these feelings to the listener, demanding your attention. This is a serious ear grabber, and raises the bar for this new wave of screamo bands. Also, any band that opens up their live set with the intro of “Burning Fight” by Inside Out automatically gets a gold sticker in my mind.
[Reviewer: Sean]

[P.S. They’re playing The Space on March 18th and perhaps next month somewhere very close perhaps on Record Store Day perhaps.]

Total Fucking Destruction Hater CD

(Translation Loss / Waylon Recordings)
This aptly named side project of Brutal Truth drummer Richard Hoak delivers 27 tracks of absolutely pummeling, exhausting grindcore in 27 minutes. The trio has an excellent handle on the chaos, musically sounding more like an out-of-control shredding machine than an organic group of humans. Thankfully, there’s plenty of variation thrown in as well, with tracks like “Everything You Need But Nothing You Want” and “Dudehammer” temporarily drifting into some genuinely melodic metal grooves. At 3 minutes and 10 seconds, the longest track “I Not Pose” stands out by incorporating slowed-down screams, lengthy guitar feedback and a spaced-out, almost tribal-sounding drum pattern. Another one of TFD’s strengths is their imagination, with head-spinning lyrics straight of a dystopian fantasy (“unlearning the unknown / crypto techno battle plans / war for the future / fought in never-never land.”) There’s also some intriguing commentary on their scene in general (“grind for the money / grind for the girls / grind for a voice / to shout against a silent world.”)
[Reviewer: Mark]

Various Artists IOTDXI 3LP+2CD

(R&S Records)
All right so here is another compilation of forward thinking electronic music from a label of such thought. Similar to the Hessle Audio compilation of last year in it’s bulk and and also in its quality. In fact, it includes one or three of the same artists. I appreciate that it includes exclusive tracks from all of the artists. The artists are Pariah, Space Dimension Controller, Airhead, Untold, Bullion, Blawan, The Chain, Klaus and Lone (one of the Pariah tracks is a Oneohtrix Point Never remix too, btw). Solid lineup contained in this one. This fits well as a soundtrack for filing while dancing or sitting and typing while dancing (never stop dancing or at least bobbing your head).
[Reviewer: Rick]

2nd of March 2012 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records

LPs & 12″s
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Afro Funk    “Body Music (West-African Made Funk & Afrobeat Circa ’75 + D/L)”
Ava Luna    “Ice Level (+ D/L)”
Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band    “Merseytrout: Live At Rotters Club, Liverpool, October 29, 1980 (2LP Set)”
Caustic Christ    “Can’t Relate”
Ceremony    “Zoo (Ltd. Ed. Colored Vinyl + D/L)”
Cheap Girls    “Giant Orange (Ltd. Ed. 1st Press + D/L)”
Dinosaur L    “Go Bang! #5 / Clean On Your Bean #1”
Every Time I Die    “Exlives (+ CD)”
Falco’s, Tav Panther Burns (Tav Falco’s Panter Burns)    “Behind The Magnolia Curtain / Blow Your Top (+ D/L)”
Ferocious Fucking Teeth    “Ferocious Fucking Teeth (+ CD)”
Flower Travellin’ Band    “Make Up (180 Gram)”
Frak    “Muzika Electronic”
Goblin    “Patrick (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film)”
Goblin    “Contamination (Colonna Sonora Originale Del Film)”
Houghton, Beth Jeans & The Hooves Of Destiny    “Yours Truly, Cellophane Nose (180 Gram Deluxe Vinyl Edition + CD)”
Karantamba    “Ndigal (2LP Gatefold)”
Lambchop    “Mr. M (2LP With 4 Exclusive Tracks + D/L)”
Lobo, Edu    “A Musica De Edu Lobo Por Edu Lobo Com A Participacao Do Tamba Trio (1965)”
Magnetic Fields, The    “Love At The Bottom Of The Sea (+ D/L)”
Martin, Ian    “Mechanical Rain”
No Neck Blues Band (NNCK)    “YTIU”
OBN IIIs    “The One And Only (+ D/L)”
Om     “Live At Jerusalem (/3100)”
Profanatica    “Sickened By The Holy Host (2LP 1 Black 1 White With Printed Plastic Inner Sleeves + A Eucharist, Yes, You Get The Sacrament With This To Blaspheme All Over)”
Sisters    “Sisters”
Taking Back Sunday    “Tell All Your Friends (Ltd. Ed. Colored Vinyl + D/L)”
Tamba Trio    “Avanco (1963)”
Tilts    “Tilts (“Fancypants” Color + D/L)”
True Radical Miracle    “Termites”
Useless Eaters    “Cheap Talk: The Singles”
Various Artists    “Listen, Whitey! The Sounds Of Black Power 1967-1974 (Bob Dylan, Gil Scot-Heron, John & Yoko, Last Poets, …)”
Various Artists    “Jende Ri Palenge: People Of Palenque – Afro-Colombia (DVD+5LP Box Set)”
Walls    “The Future Is Wide Open”
Warrior Kids    “Les Enfants De L’Espoir…(30th Anniversary Press – 1st US Press)”
Weston    “Got Beat Up”
White Wires, The    “The White Wires”
Zahir, Ahmad    “Volume 2 (Afghantistan 70’s Folk-Pop-Psychedelia)”

Hip-Hop 12″s & LPs
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Die Antwoord    “Ten$ion (+ D/L)”
Kool G. Rap & D.J. Polo    “Live And Let Die (Remastered 2LP Set)”
Main Attrakionz    “808s & Dark Grapes II”

Electronic 12″s & LPs
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Aardvarck    “Anti Concept”
Andres, Dez (Dez Andres)    “As We Rock On / A Time To Boogie”
Black Rain    “Now I’m Just A Number: Soundtracks 1993-94”
Bouffmyhre, Hans    “Easy Meat EP”
Claro Intelecto    “Second Blood EP”
Conforce    “Dystopian Elements EP”
Former Descent    “My Life in The Box Of Ghosts EP”
Funcken, Roel (Roel Funcken)    “Fes Bace”
Geeeman    “Bang’t / Fire Extinguisher (Jack For Daze)”
Giorgio Gigli / Obtane    “A Sad Wandering Dreamer In Contemporary Memory Architectures”
Halp    “Tic Tac Toe (Feat. Kissey)”
Henning Baer    “Drop Out EP”
Imugem Orihasam    “Relation EP”
Joy Orbison & Boddika    “Froth”
Lapalux    “When You’re Gone (+ D/L)”
Mason, James    “I Want Your Love (Original Mix And Longer Unreleased Edit)”
Mirto, Ralph    “Chimera EP”
Morphosis    “The TEPCO Report”
Nightjars    “Nocturnal EP”
Owens, Robert    “Sacrifice”
Planetary Assault Systems    “Remixes | Silent Servant | The Black Dog”
Rauch, Roman    “Birth Of Memory”
Recloose    “Magic”
Shrubbn!!    “Echos (2LP /666)”
Simoncino    “WereHouse EP (+ Legowelt Remix)”
Skudge    “Skudge Remixes Part 5 (Boddika, Cosmin TRG)”
Suicide, Warren (Warren Suicide)    “World Warren Remixes (Moving Close Apart Apparate Remix / Hello Mom Oval Remix)”
Thorpe, Tony / Si Begg / Pempi    “Globe Stepping 1”
Trent, Ron (Ron Trent)    “Deep Down (Feat. Robert Owens + Mr. Fingers Remix)”
Van Hoesen, Peter    “Transitional State”
Various Artists    “Vintage Synth Technique (Shawn Rudiman, DJ T-1000, Loner.9, Wave Effect)”
Various Artists    “Livin’ For The City EP (Broke One, JNI, Maxime F., SCR, The Black Madonna, Alec Carlsson)”
WhoMadeWho    “Brighter (+ CD)”
Zum Goldenen Schwarm    “Die Wolke (Staub)”

10″s
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Lotus Plaza / Nice Weekend    “Come Back / Longest Days”

7″s
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Allo Darlin’    “Capricornia”
Authorities    “Soundtrack For Trouble”
Beastie Boys / Santigold / Major Lazer    “Don’t Play No Game That I Can’t Win”
Bonnie Prince Billy      “The B-Sides For Time To Be Clear”
Bonnie Prince Billy & Mariee Sioux    “Bonnie & Mariee (2×7″)”
Cormans, Thee    “Biker Bitch”
Daylight    “Run For Cover Acoustic Series #3 (Sinking…)”
Evans The Death    “Telling Lies / Morning Voice (Acoustic)”
Mockingbird    “Wish Me Luck (Run For Cover Subscription Singles Series #4)”
OBN IIIs    “OBN IIIs (Running On Fumes / Do My Thing / Mad / License Plate)”
Swamp Thing    “Swamp Thing”
Swing Kids    “Situations On Mars / Fake Teeth”

CDs
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Aelter “Dusk-Dawn / Follow You” (2xCD)
Caveman “Coco Beware”
Ceremony “Zoo”
Del Tha Funkee Homosapien    “I Wish My Brother George Was Here (2012 Expanded Reissue)”
Earth “Angels Of Darkness, Demons Of Light II”
Fort Romeau    “Kindoms”
Ital “Hive Mind” (the LP will be here in another week)
KWJAZ    “KWJAZ”
Lambchop “Mr. M”
Locrian & Mamiffer “Bless Them That Curse You”
Madlib    “Madlib Medicine Show No. 13: Black Tape [X] Restricted 18+”
Maxilla    Blue
Mouse On Mars    “Parastrophics”
Negative Approach “Nothing…”
New Age Steppers    “Love Forever”
Nurse With Wound “Creakiness And Other Misdemeanors”
Perfume Genius “Put Your Back N 2 It”
Sleigh Bells “Reign Of Terror”
Sutcliffe Jugend “Blue Rabbit”
Various Artists “Listen Whitey!”

Book
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Recipes for Disaster: Anarchist Cookbook

Reviews
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(Dead Oceans)

The third album by Bowerbirds almost didn’t happen. The duo, Phil Moore and Beth Tacular broke up for about a year putting the band behind them; during this time Beth was faced with a life threatening illness. The Clearing, is a reconnection of love between the couple and a testament of their incredible chemistry as a band. The result is a beautifully constructed and perfectly produced album, with gentle yet catchy melodies and unique instrumentation. Songs about love, life, and nature fill the album from front to finish. Eleven tracks and 46 minutes later you will find yourself playing this album over again, and again. Each listen makes The Clearing more wonderful than the last. Although every track is amazing, songs like ‘Tuck the Darkness In’, ‘In the Yard’, ‘This Year’ and ‘Sweet Moment’ make this album impossible to put down. The Clearing, by Bowerbirds comes out March 6th.
[Reviewer: Kyle][Note: This will be in on Tuesday.]

Main Attrakionz 808s & Dark Grapes II LP

(Type Recordings)

This is the second properly hip-hop release from Type (first being Clams Casino). It is the first that relies heavily on actual rapping (Clams = beats). I wouldn’t say it relies extraordinarily heavily on the verses as the beats are pretty exceptional by some pretty exciting names in the upcoming hip-hop producing realm (Squadda B, Friendzone, Silky Johnson, NoaBoa, and Clams Casino himself and a bunch more actually). This also includes a lot of stuff that encompasses my new favorite music phrase: chillbient. Get chill and rock.
[Reviewer: Rick]

Sleigh Bells Reign of Terror CD/LP

 

I was a little skeptical at first: after all, Sleigh Bells’ 2010 record Treats seemed pretty one-of-a-kind with its abrasive-and-sweet mix of breathy vocals, distorted guitar, and megaton beats that truly put speakers to the test. Here, they haven’t strayed too far from their signature brand of bulked-up noise pop: the vocals remain hypnotic, the guitar still burns, and the beats pack the same physical punch. However, they’ve adopted a greater focus on melody, so while the blasting from the last album is still clearly present and accounted for, there’s nothing as bracingly extreme as the exploding “Crown on the Ground” or clobbering “Straight A’s.” On Reign of Terror, standout tracks like “Born To Lose” and “Comeback Kid” rely on intense yet head-bobbingly infectious rhythm (complete with pep-talk vocals) that help convey the exhilaration of being at a sporting event where everyone can feel the speakers’ bass. The duo captures said feeling the best on the chant-laden “Crush,” complete a beat that was created by friends stomping on bleachers in a gymnasium.  Toward the end, the guitar riffs on tracks like the hot-on-the-ears “Demons” incorporate a classic metal sound (a personal favorite of mine, “Never Say Die,” creatively mixes a simple, endlessly looping riff with a gorgeous, glassy-sounding 3-note descent to construct a very intoxicating sound.) I’m happy that Sleigh Bells managed to prove that they’re not a one-album curiosity. They’ve got an excellent grip on their sound, and they managed to keep it interesting without sounding stale, while also innovating without changing their sound too much.
[Reviewer: Mark]

25th Of February 2012 Update of New and Key Restocked Items

at Redscroll Records

I may be a day late with this this week, but it’s a leap month so let’s just say the month is a day behind schedule. No? On to business.

LPs & 12″s

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Archers Of Loaf    “Vee Vee (Remastered Reissue On Ltd. Ed. Green Vinyl + D/L)”

Black Marble    “Weight Against The Door (Debut EP + D/L)”

Brown, James    “Sex Machine: Recorded Live At Home In Augusta, Georgia With His Bad Self (2LP Gatefold)”

Cursive    “I Am Gemini (180 Gram + 16 Page Insert + CD)”

Del Rey, Lana    “Born To Die”

Disappears    “Pre Language”

Edzayawa    “Projection One (Dark Experimental Afro Rock 180 Gram + D/L W/ Interview)”

Fun.    “Some Nights (Gatefold)”

Grimes    “Visions”

Gypsy     “Giant’s Despair (White Vinyl) (+D/L)”

Houle, Marc    “Undercover (2LP Gatefold)”

Junior Bruce    “The Headless King (Neon Green Vinyl + D/L)”

Jurado, Damien    “Maraqopa”

Kite Party    “Baseball Season”

Lanegan Band, Mark    “Bubblegum”

Pentagram    “First Daze Here: The Vintage Collection (Colored Vinyl)”

People Of The North    “Steep Formation”

Perfume Genius    “Put Your Back N 2 It”

Prince Rama    “Utopia = No Person (15 Minute Exorcise)”

Ruins, Jesse    “Dream Analysis (+ D/L W/ Bonus)”

Slant Azymuth    “Slant Azymuth”

Sly & Robbie    “Blackwood Dub (Ltd. Ed. LP + CD + Sticker + Poster)”

Thieves Like Us    “Your Heart Feels (+ D/L)”

Thieves Like Us    “Your Love Runs Still (Color Vinyl + D/L)”

This Will Destroy You    “Young Mountain (Green/Black Vinyl)”

Ueseless ID    “Symptoms (+D/L)”

Various Artists    “Sid Chip Sounds: The Music Of The Commodore 64 (Ben Daglish, Chris Huelsbeck, David Whittaker, Tim & Geoff Follin…)”

Various Artists    “The Minimal Wave Tapes Volume Two (Minimal Dark New Wave: 1980’s Underground Techno)”

Vestal Claret    “Bloodbath (2LP Gatefold)”

Young And In The Way    “I Am Not What I Am (+ D/L)”

Hip-Hop 12″s & LPs

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Brenk Sinatra    “Gumbo 2: Pretty Ugly”

Dalek    “Untitled (Latitudes Series /1000)”

Lau, Eric & Guilty Simpson (& Friends)    “The Mission EP (Ltd. Ed. Deluxe)”

Lazerbeak & Edison    “Kill Switch”

Quasimoto    “Come On Feet” (Single)

Sean Born    “Behind The Scale (W/ Kev Brown)”

10″s

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Hint    “Crash And Burn / Aliens Enter”

Quantic & Alice Russell    “Look Around The Corner”

7″s

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Beal, Willis Earl    “Evening’s Kiss”

Ceremony    “Hysteria”

Craft Spells    “Party Talk / Ramona”

Guilty    “Guilty (Blue/Black Swirl) (+D/L)”

Hatebreed / Neglect    “Hatebreed / Neglect (Red)”

Integrity    “Kingdom Of Heaven (+ D/L)”

Led Er Est    “Poll Gorm / Man And Tree”

Porcelain Raft    “Unless You Speak From Your Heart”

Reach The Sky    “Everybody’s Hero”

Ruins, Jesse    “A Bookshelf Sinks Into The Sand”

Trail Of Lies    “Demo”

Unholy Majesty    “Unholy Majesty (+D/L)”

War    “Brodermordet”

Wild Nothing    “Cloudbusting”

Wild Nothing    “Nowhere”

Zola Jesus    “In Your Nature (W/ David Lynch Remix)”

CDs

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Grimes “Visions”

Various Artists “Listen, Whitey!”

Various Artists “Sounds Of Siam”

Reviews

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 (Secretly Canadian)

Jens (pronounced “Yens”) Lekman is a Swedish singer-songwriter/guitarist whose specialty is a poppy indie sound. Musically, he demonstrates some strong island influences on this EP, from the Caribbean-tinged opening title track to the cooled-down reggae of closer “So This Guy at My Office.” His personality and wit plays a vital role throughout: the cheerfully self-deprecating opener gives a first-person perspective of wandering drunk and alone through Melbourne (making that subject matter a fun listening experience is no easy feat, but he’s sharp enough to pull it off.) “Waiting for Kirsten” recalls an unsuccessful attempt to meet a certain Ms. Dunst when she was filming a movie in Gothenburg, Sweden. Emotional references to the wine and women of Chile are prevalent in “A Promise;” a get-well-soon song for a friend who’s “like a brother” to Lekman. “New Directions” stands out with fanfare-esque horns amidst themes of disenchantment (“they say / ‘this is what your friends are for,’ but / I don’t know who you people are anymore.”) The record ends on a romantic note, with the laid-back, almost dream-like final song transitioning an anecdote about an Earl Grey-scented co-worker to a statement toward whoever the song was written for: “my day starts when you get here / and ends when you leave.” Lekman succeeds at conveying the fluidity of emotions, providing a very listenable and well thought-out experience.

[Reviewer: Mark]

 (Sacred Bones)

War (not the popular funk jazz rock band) features that guy from Iceage (the singer) and some guy from some band called Sexdrome. I’m being completely facetious on both accounts. It’s one of those things that has to be mentioned, but should hold no bearing as to how you feel about it (but all too often does). These three songs are definitely not the combinations of those sounds (or of ones from any of those fellas’ other projects). It’s fuzzy and cold and a bit martial. When Iceage played New Haven they stopped by the shop the next day and what they (or particularly Elias, the singer of Iceage) bought is entirely reflected in this record. Weirdo jams. Left of center bassment recordings to four track with whatever instruments were around (“analog synth, pedals, drums and guitar, both members sing and play a bit of everything” – Sacred Bones). A bit dance friendly too. Fun fuzzy sounds for the end of winter.

[Reviewer: Rick]

War – Brodermordet by sacredbones