2nd Of September 2011 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records

LPs & 12″s
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Active Child    “You Are All I See (+ D/L)”
Alternative TV     “The Image Has Cracked”
Animal Collective    “Danse Manatee (+ D/L)”
Art Ensemble Of Chicago    “Certain Blacks (Reissue)”
Barry, John    “Bruce Lee’s Game Of Death (Original Soundtrack)”
Bikini Kill / Huggy Bear    “Yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah / Our Troubled Youth (+ D/L)”
Blacklisted    “We’re Unstoppable”
Bon Iver    “Holocene (+ D/L)”
Deathspell Omega    “Diabolus Absconditus/Mass Grave Aesthetics”
Digitaldubs    #1 (Brazilian Dub W/ Guests + D/L)
Hella    “Tripper”
Icarus Line, The    “Wildlife”
Lewd Acts     “Black Eye Blues”
Man Forever    “Learned Helplessness In Rats – Rock Drummer”
Mariachi El Bronx    “Mariachi El Bronx (II) (3 Color Vinyl + CD)”
Ministry    “Psalm 69: The Way to Succeed & The Way to Suck Eggs (KEAH) (180 Gram)”
Muller, Jurgen    “Science Of The Sea”
Oathbreaker    “Maelstrom”
Portishead    “The Rip (12″ Etched One Side)”
Radiohead    “Give Up The Ghost (Brokenchord RMX) / TKOL (Altrice RMX) / Bloom (Blawan RMX)”
Rapture, The    “In The Grace Of Your Love”
Resurrection    “I Am Not: The Discography”
Samiam    “Trips”
Sir Stephen    “Hang Tough E.P.”
Skull Snaps    “Skull Snaps (Ltd. Ed. /1000 2xLP Remastered Gatefold + Poster + Sticker Sheet)”
Spoon    “Gimme Fiction (+ D/L)”
Suzuki, Damo & Cuzo    “Puedo Ver Tu Mente (Colored Vinyl)”
Thrice    “Major/Minor (Ltd. Ed. Colored Vinyl + D/L)”
TV On The Radio    “World Café Live (+ D/L)”
WU LYF (World Unite Lucifer Youth Foundation)    “Go Tell Fire To The Mountain (+ D/L)”

Electronic LPs & 12″s
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Africa HiTech    “Out In The Streets (VIP)”
Balam Acab    “Wander/Wonder”
Bass Clef    “Zamyatin Tapes Volume 1”
Clams Casino    “Instrumentals”
Claro Intelecto    “Metanarrative (2xLP)”
Dexplicit    “Pull Up Riddim / Pull Up Vocal”
DJ Diamond    “Flight Muzik (+ D/L)”
Falty DL    “Phreqaflex”
Ford Inc.    “Satire / Delirium”
Pendle Coven    “Hex EP”

7″s
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Forced Reality “Give ‘Em The Brass”
Living Eyes “Starve For Agony”
Nucular Aminals “Nobody’s Man”
Punch “Nothing Lasts”
Self Defense Family (End Of A Year) “I’m Going Through Some Sh*t”

CD
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Jay Z & Kanye West “Watch The Throne”

Book
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Nick Tosches “Save The Last Dance For Satan”

Reviews
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All Pigs Must Die God Is War LP/CD
(Southern Lord)

All Pigs Must Die is a 4 piece nihilistic hardcore band out of Boston. Featuring the voice of Kevin Baker of The Hope Conspiracy and the drumming power of Ben Koller from Converge. They first showed us a Self Titled 5 song EP last year on Nonbeliever Records, which was immediately given a lot of attention. This is their latest effort; an eagerly awaited sophomore album titled “God is War” and released on Southern Lord Records. 
Here’s a video of them playing a house show at SXSW, along with the drummer of Trap Them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beSgr2cFuNc&feature=related
[Reviewer: Sean]

Deathspell Omega

Diabolus Absconditus/Mass Grave Aesthetics LP
(Norma Evangelium Diaboli)

This is a new LP (as in recent release), but the tracks on it are from a couple compilations.  Yes, two tracks. 42 minutes and 10 seconds worth of two tracks.  Deathspell Omega is undoubtedly the reigning champion of current black metal.  Intricate mind-boggling riffs and generally outstanding songs that never let you get tired.  I feel like all of this is super obvious to anyone who knows. So, for anyone who doesn’t know and has even a remote interest in black metal, go listen to Deathspell Omega. Start here. Start anywhere.
[Reviewer: Rick]

Punch Nothing Lasts 7″
(Deathwish)

I was having a conversation yesterday about how Deathwish is to hardcore now what Revelation was to hardcore in the late 80’s and early 90’s. In that, they’re always pumping out the finest releases by the most current & relevant bands. This week alone they dropped releases by Living Eyes, Self Defense Family, Oathbreaker, Resurrection, and Punch. Anyone who has ever been involved with putting a record out can attest to how much work, effort and planning goes into the process. Now, imagine getting five releases ready at the same time. My brain would explode. Punch is a hardcore band hailing from San Fransisco, CA. Everyone I talk to about this band seems to be a fan, and with good reason. They play a solid fusion of thrashcore & youth crew. I love that there are only a couple sentences of lyrics for each song. It bums me out when vocalists try to cram too many words into a short song, it makes singing along real wonky. “Nothing Lasts” offers up seven new songs that won’t disappoint fans of their previous two full lengths on Assault Records.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNVjSBQZrb8
[Reviewer: Josh]

Spazz Crush Kill Destroy [Repress] LP
(625 Thrashcore)

In a sea of derivative “hardcore” bands trying to incite thrashing by using the same old methods, Spazz carved out their own niche. Although they didn’t invent the powerviolence genre, they certainly knew how to make it fun while staying true to form. Imagine a thrashier mutation of hardcore punk, clearly influenced by the blisteringly quick-and-to-the-point, rapidly shifting nature of grindcore. The result, in my opinion, channels a more raw degree of emotion that “normal” punk songwriting doesn’t seem to allow. What really made Spazz rise above most others in the genre, though, was their sharp sense of wit and overall unique persona. The lyrics range from bizarre (“Dwarf Goober Militia” is a good example) to straightforward bashing of targets such as wangstas, animal abusers and hardcore poseurs. There’s just something really refreshing about the overall execution of this album – too many bands try to imitate, but these guys did exactly what they wanted, which is sound like themselves.
[Reviewer: Mark]

26th Of August 2011 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records

LPs & 12″s
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All Pigs Must Die    “God Is War (180 Gram)”
Barrett, Syd    “The Madcap Laughs (180 Gram)”
Beirut    “The Rip Tide (Special Edition Cloth Cover + D/L)”
Big Eyes    “Hard Life”
Bjork    “The Crystalline Series (Matthew Herbert Mixes; 2 In A Series Of 4)”
Black Lips    “200 Million Thousand”
Black Lips    “Good Bad Not Evil”
Black Lips    “Los Valientes Del Mundo Nuevo”
Blood Orange    “Coastal Grooves (+ D/L)”
CSS    “La Liberacion (+ D/L)”
Cultus Sabbati    “The Garden Of Forking Ways”
Dead Hearts    “Bitter Verses”
Dirty Beaches / Ela Orleans    “Ela Orleans / Dirty Beaches”
DJ Spinna    “The Boogie Back (Post Disco Club Jams)”
Future Shuttle    “Water’s Edge (+ D/L)”
Hercules & Love Affair    “Blue Songs MMXI (U.S. Version + D/L Of LP, 3 Unreleased + 7 Bonus Remixes)”
Innergaze    “Shadow Disco”
Jacuzzi Boys    “Glazin’ (+ D/L)”
Joy Formidable, The    “The Big Roar (+ D/L)”
Limes    “Tarantula! (150 Gram + D/L)”
Liquor Store    “Yeah Buddy (2xLP)”
Low    “Trust (Analog-Analog-Analog)”
Male Bonding    “Endless Now (+ D/L)”
Nig-Heist    “Nig-Heist (+ Free Live CD)”
No Funeral    “6 Song EP”
Octo Octa    “Let Me See”
Pearl Harbor (Puro Instinct)    “Something About Chaparrals (Ltd. Ed. Second Pressing Colored Vinyl + D/L)”
Pentagram    “Last Rites (Ltd. Ed. 180 Gram)”
Racebannon    “Six Sik Sisters: A Story Cloaked In The Black Plague (+ D/L)”
Red Horse    “Red Horse”
Red Mass    “Split Brain Experiment [10″]”
Rotting Out    “Street Prowl”
Sacred Love    “Dividing Lines”
Sutekh Hexen    “Luciform”
Total Control    “Henge Beat”
Williams, Devon    “Euphoria (+ D/L)”
Yacht    “Shangri-La (Deluxe Gatefold)”
You And I    “Saturdays Cab Ride Home: A Twelve Inch Release”
Yussuf Jerusalem    “Blast From The Past”

Electronic LPs & 12″s
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Balam Acab    “Wander/Wonder”
Bass Clef    “Zamyatin Tapes Volume 1”
Clams Casino    “Instrumentals”
Claro Intelecto    “Metanarrative (2xLP)”
Dexplicit    “Pull Up Riddim / Pull Up Vocal”
DJ Diamond    “Flight Muzik (+ D/L)”
Falty DL    “Phreqaflex”
Ford Inc.    “Satire / Delirium”
Pendle Coven    “Hex EP”

Hip-Hop 12″s & LPs
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Madlib    “Madlib Medicine Show #9: Channel 85 Presents Nittyville “
Raekwon    “Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang”
Royce da 5’9″    “Success is Certain”
Slum Village    “Fantastic Vol 2. Intrumentals”

7″s
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Big Troubles “Sad Girls”
Bloodyminded “Phases 3 (Box)”
Cerekloth “Halo Of Syringes”
FocusedXMinds “Stay Focused
Polar Bear Club “The View”
Raw Nerves “Burnt Skin”
Take Offense “Peace In…”

CDs
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All Pigs Must Die “God Is War”
Balam Acab “Wander/Wonder”
Beirut “The Rip Tide (Deluxe Edition)”
Cerekloth “Halo Of Syringes”
Crucified Mortals “Crucified Mortals”
Cultes Des Ghoules “Haxan”
Destroyer 666 “To The Devil His Due”
Esplendor Geometrico “Sheikh”
Flame “March Into The Firelands”
NYC Mayhem Metal & Crossover Days (2xCD)
Ravencult “Morbid Blood”
Yot “Atma”

DVDs
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Boneshop Of The Heart: Outsider Art From The American South
Trimpin: The Sound Of Invention (Featuring The Kronos Quartet)

Reviews
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Balam Acab Wander/Wonder LP/CD
(Tri Angle)

Clams Casino Instrumentals LP
(Type)

Yes, a piggybacked review here. Why? Because, to be honest, if you like one then most likely you’ll like the other. Dubbed/drugged/dragged/morphined/heroined/slowed/sleep-deprived/hallucinatory beats. I recommended the Balam Acab EP last year. Guess what? The LP is more of the same and no less great. All new tracks with pitched up and down vocal tracks over smooth tripped out melodies, waves and thuds. The Clams Casino LP really creeps up on you. Or at least, while I gave it the initial listen I found myself deeper and deeper in it. I was fully immersed when I got hit with a Bjork sample – at which point I probably exclaimed something aloud to whoever was around me. Something like, “This is the album of the century!” with much hyperbole, mind you, but not lacking the sincerity of the sentiment. A couple solid Hip-Hop influenced (Clams Casino is arguably just hip-hop; he does produce beats for a few rappers after all) down-tempo electronic beat releases here. So many solid ones lately (see: last update’s Shlohmo review). I’m enjoying it.

[Reviewer: Rick]

Parasite / Vermapyre 7″
(Holy Terror)

You can add Parasite to the ever-growing list of Japanese bands that I dig. D-beat hardcore punk that will make you want to dance more then just hold a beer and pump your fist. A few riffs sound middle eastern-influenced to me. I love that Japanese bands aren’t afraid to get a little weird with their crust. For fans of G.I.S.M. & Paintbox. Vermapyre is another mysterious outfit. I’m not even sure which country they’re from is it Japan or Belgium? Either way, these dudes kicks it off with an extremely raw black metal track called, “March Of Thee Vermapyrical Legions”. Then you get hit with “Thee Cold Invocation” which is more of a spooky noise track with some female whispers buried in the mix. The last track is, “Return Of The Sorcerer” which sounds more like a rough live Integrity recording. Locked groove? I’m sold. For fans of Bone Awl & weirder Integ jams.
[Reviewer: Josh]

Poison Planet Demo 7″
(Offside Records)

Poison Planet is a straight edge powerviolence band on Offside Records. Kinda reminds me of Dropdead with a couple guitar solos thrown in. Lot’s of politically motivated lyrics. The insert has explanations behind some of the lyrics, which is something I always thought was great. Earth Crisis did it on the “All Out War” 7″ about their use of the word “fetus.” The album ends with an animal noise. I say it sounds like a wolf, Rick thinks it’s a whale. YOU DECIDE.
[Reviewer: Sean]

23rd Of August 2011 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records

We didn’t have any reviews on the last update.  Friday’s in-stocks also didn’t get added onto that either. So, today you get a bonus update with a few reviews and the stock that’s come in between Thursday and today.  Bonus!

LPs & 12″s
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Alkaline Trio / One Man Army    “BYO Split Series Volume V”
Bad Sports    “Kings Of The Weekend “
Basement     “I Wish I Could Stay Here”
Black Flag    “Everything Went Black”
Black Flag    “Family Man”
Bridges, Jeff    “Jeff Bridges”
City Of Ships    “Minor World “
CSC Funk Band    “Things Are Getting Too Casual”
DJ Spinna    “The Boogie Back (Post Disco Club Jams)”
Don Caballero    “For Respect”
Fool’s Gold    “Leave No Trace”
Ganglians    “Still Living”
Icarus Line, The    “Black Lives At The Golden Coast”
Knife, The    “We Share Our Mothers’ Health”
Leatherface    “Viva La Arthouse: Live In Melbourne”
Malkmus, Stephen And The Jicks    “Mirror Traffic”
Man Overboard    “The Human Highlight Reel: EP’s, B-Sides, And Other Songs”
NOFX     “White Trash, Two Heebs and a Bean”
P.O.D.     “When Angels & Serpents Dance”
Slowdive     “Just For A Day”
Spraynard    “Funtitled”
Stepkids, The    “Legend . Suburban Dream”
Today Is The Day    “Pain Is A Warning”
Unkind    “Harhakuvat”
War Hungry    “War Hungry”

Hip-Hop 12″s & LPs
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Madlib    “Madlib Medicine Show #9: Channel 85 Presents Nittyville “
Raekwon    “Shaolin Vs Wu-Tang”
Royce da 5’9″    “Success is Certain”
Slum Village    “Fantastic Vol 2. Intrumentals”

7″s
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Black Milk / Jack White
Caves / Sundials
Dead Hearts “A Death In…”
F. Boys
Jonti “Firework Spraying Moon”
Nature “Workout”
Praise “Two Songs”
Seaweed “Service…”
Talk Normal “Lone Gener…”
Trench Rot
Yellow Fever “Bermuda Triangle”

CDs
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Algernon Cadwallader “Parrot”
Apathy “Honkey Kong”
Ceremony “Covers EP”
Icarus Line “Wildlife”
Nebula / Lowrider
Poison Control “Stranger”
Premonition “13”

Reviews
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Botany Feeling Today [EP] 12″
(Western Vinyl)

Botany is an experimental/electronic project from young Texas musician Spencer Stephenson, and this EP, according to Western Vinyl’s website, is “a humble collection of tracks dedicated to his recently deceased mother, pieced together in the house where she raised him.” It provides a very dream-like experience – I get the feeling of flying amidst puffy clouds surrounding a castle in the sky at sundown. A variety of samples, from celestial orchestra swelling to wind chimes, come together to paint an atmosphere that’s thick, otherworldly, and refreshing. The luscious synth lines are the main driving force, though, laying the foundation for the ornate instrumentation. The opening title track is the perfect starter with its uprising far-as-the-eye-can-see melody and airy-yet-resonant vocals. “Benefactress” is another example of uniqueness, with natural-sounding, loosely structured chimes and a fluffy, pounding backbeat. The closing track “Agave” is the “darkest” sounding – it dishes out more abstract instrumentation with both a chandelier of elegant jingling and a buzzing electronic shade. With sounds as beautiful as these on a five-track EP, it will be interesting to see what a full-length album will yield, too.
[Reviewer: Mark]

Shabazz Palaces Black Up LP/CD
(Sub Pop)

I know this is on Sub Pop and it has an ambiguous band name and title.  It’s hip-hop.  It’s smooth and it’s rough.  It’s atmospheric and conscious and full of braggadocio and abrasive. It’s Digable Planets meets Dalek.  It’s really good. 
[Reviewer: Rick]

Shlohmo Bad Vibes LP/CD
(Friends Of Friends)

Seems this guy has been up to some chill vibes (though the title proclaims these are bad I don’t really feel that; perhaps melancholic at times, sure) for a couple years now.  This is my introduction to his work.  It’s down-tempo electronic music which would really easily fit in with the Tri Angle Records roster.  It’s got a level of atmospheric samplings (vocal ooohs and ahhhs) with a level of syncopated string tinged glitch-hop laid under (or over) each track (nevermind production techniques with this sentence – you get the idea). I recently put this on during a train ride and when it ended I found myself mesmerized by the ambient sound of the train and its passengers (not because the latter was all that mesmerizing – it was a residual effect I assure you).  Get mesmerized by the strumming strings oooh ahh blip boom.
[Reviewer: Rick]