2/10/2008 - 2/16/2008

New releases this week include material from Tuxedomoon, Pauline Oliveros, and Lowfish, and reissues from Michael Cashmore, Frontline Assembly, John Cale, Erkin Goray, and Astrud Gilberto. Also of note are two landmark out-of-print reference books being made available once more: the psych tome, "Fuzz, Acid and Flowers" by Vernon Joynson (in deluxe faux-leather hardback), and the classic krautrock encyclopedia "The Crack in the Cosmic Egg" by Steven and Alan Freeman, now in CD-ROM form and packed with extras. 

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14051 Hits

2/3/2008 - 2/9/2008

New releases this week include compilations from Soundway, Finders Keepers, and Psychic Circle, full lengths from Acid Mothers Temple, Iannis Xenakis, Bob Mould, Hot Chip, and Principles of Geometry, and a host of reisssues including material from Killing Joke, Zoviet France, Rainbow, Dinosaur Jr., and Boyd Rice w/ Death In June.
 

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13437 Hits

1/27/2008 - 2/2/2008

January winds down with new titles from Jon Mueller, Ida, Xiu Xiu, Robert Pollard, Beat Circus, and the Vandermark 5. Reissues this week include material from Destroy All Monsters, Sun Ra, Xasthur, Don Cherry, and Múm. Also out is a new 7" from Fennesz and a concert DVD from The Ex.
 

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26649 Hits

1/20/2008 - 1/26/2008

Releases of note this week include new material from Sam Shalabi, Diplo, John Zorn, Baby Dee, Mahjongg, and Tau Emerald, and reissues from the Feelies and Envy. Also out this week is the Hydra Head audiobook release of "Fight" by Oxbow's Eugene Robinson (as read by the man himself), as well as the fifth volume in Sub Rosa's "Anthology of Noise & Electronic Music" series.
 

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12128 Hits

1/13/2008 - 1/19/2008

Notable releases this week include a NWW reissue plus new titles from Susumu Yokota, Elsa Ambrogio (of the Magik Markers), Anthony Coleman, and Magnetic Fields. Reissues include some tasty '70s prog from Metamorfosi, and the Ghost, as well as a pair of psych comps from Crazy Apple Botique available on vinyl for the first time.
 

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11547 Hits

1/6/2008 - 1/12/2008

Amongst the releases this week are a couple new discs from Billy Childish, a huge swathe of Triumph reissues, and individual re-releases from Arthur Lee, Albert Hammond, and B.B. King. New compilations this week come courtesy of Asian Man, Arc, and Ace UK.
 

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10375 Hits

12/16/2007 - 12/22/2007

New releases this week from Chriss Sutherland, Carter Tutti, Text of Light, Steve Bug and Afrirampo. On the seven-inch side of things we've got one each from Plastikman and Matt Valentine, three from Morr Music's "Numbers of Small Things" imprint, and this month's installment of Robert Pollard's 7" subscription series. Reissues include albums from Bohren & Der Club of Gore, The Hitmen, Ananda Shankar, and 3/3.
 

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12064 Hits

12/9/2007 - 12/15/2007

New releases this week include Dominik Eulberg, Buckethead, Food, Sven Vath, and Pole; reissues and compilations include Sun Ra, Moby Grape, the Slits, Blind Willie Johnson, and Guru Guru; 7" singles are out from the Klaxons, the United States of America, and Justice; and finally Nick Drake and Magik Markers are among the folks to get the LP treatment this week for titles previously released only on CD.
 

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11093 Hits

12/02/2007 - 12/08/2007

December kicks off with new titles from Cex, Isis, Paul van Dyk, Marduk, 4 Bonjour's Parties, Chuck Prophet, and Jonathan Kane, a best-of from the Libertines, and a reissue from Beenie Man. Also among the fresh out are some collections of score from the films of Dario Argento and Bernardo Bertolucci (which also come with retrospective books—in Italian!) and a couple of nice looking comps from Greensleeves and B-Music, respectively.
 

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9843 Hits

11/25/2007 - 12/1/2007

11/26/2007
The Valerie Project, "S/T" (Twisted Nerve) CD/LP

11/27/2007
Brain & Buckethead, "Kevin's Noodle House" (TDRS) CD
Buckethead, "S/T" (TDRS) CD
Candidate, "Oxengate" (Snowstorm) CD
DOA, "Live In San Fransisco" (2B1) CD
The Ocean, "Precambrian" (Metal Blade) CD 

12391 Hits

11/18/2007 - 11/24/2007

11/16/2007
Reverbaphon, "Here Comes Everyone" (Benbecula) CD

11/20/2007
Anberlin, "Lost Songs" (Tooth & Nail) CD
Atmosphere, "Sad Clown Bad Fall: Vol 10" (Rhymesayers) CD/LP
Birchville Cat Motel, "Seventh Ruined Hex" (Important) CD
Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, "Ask Forgiveness" (Drag City) CD/12"
Boris & Merzbow, "Rock Dream" (Southern Lord) 2xCD
British Sea Power, "Krankenhaus" (Rough Trade) CD
Shelby Bryant, "Luscious" (Smells Like) CD
Burning Witch, "Crippled Lucifer" (Southern Lord) CD
Checksum, "Grey Ghost" (Onitor) CD
De Portables, "Topless Is More" (Still) CD
Dead Poetic, "Finest" (Tooth & Nail) CD
Decompusure, "Vertical Lines A" (Blank Squirrel Musics) CD+DVD
DOA, "Black Spot" (Sudden Death) CD
Nick Drake, "Fruit Tree" (Fontana Island) 3xCD+DVD
Goldmund, "Two Point Discrimination" (Western Vinyl) CD
Ed Harcourt, "Until Tomorrow Then: The Best Of Ed Harcourt" (Astralwerks) CD
The Huguenots, "Discography" (Hydra Head) CD
JPLS, "Fuckshuffle EP" (Minus) 12"
Toshinori Kondo, "Silent Melodies" (Off) CD
Joe Lally, "Nothing Is Underrated" (Dischord) CD
Mars Bonfire, "Faster Than The Speed Of Life" (Rev-ola) CD
My Cat Is An Alien/Keiji Haino, "Cosmic Debris: Vol. 3" (Opax) LP
Negitvland, "Our Favorite Things" (Other Cinema/Seeland) CD
NOFX, "They've Actually Gotten Worse Live" (Fat Wreck Chords) CD
Pinch, "Underwater Dancehall" (Tectonic) 2xCD
Pole, "Steingarten Remixes 3" (Scape) CD
Pupkulies + Rebecca, "Beyond the Cage" (Normoton) CD
Nico Purman, "Romantique" (Mule Electronic) 12"
Bogdan Raczynski, "Alright!" (Rephlex) CD/2xLP
The Residents, "Voice Of Midnight" (Mute US) CD
Saikoss, "Kossaiko" (Mule Electronic) CD
Andrea Sartori, "Il Tagliacode" (Persona Records) CD
Tony Scherr, "Twist In The Wind" (Smells Like) CD
Marcus Schmickler, "Altars Of Science" (Editions Mego) CD
Six Organs Of Admittance, "Shelter From The Ash" (Drag City) CD/LP
Sutekh, "Elephant & Obelisk" (Orac) 12"
Takashi Wada, "Brand New People" (Onitor) CD
Zander VT, "Far From Jaded" (BPitch Control) 12"
V/A, "A Number of Small Things" (Morr Music) 2xCD
V/A, "Auf Der Anderen Seite/The Edge of Heaven OST" (Essay Recordings) CD
V/A, "Black Mirror: Reflections in Global Musics: 1918-1955" (Dust-to-Digital) CD
V/A, "Expansion | contraction" (Minus) CD/2xLP
V/A, "Melodii Tuvi: Throat Songs and Folk Tunes from Tuva" (Dust-to-Digital) CD
V/A, "A Number of Small Things" (Morr Music) 2xCD
V/A, "The Rubble Collection Vols. 11-20" (Fallout) 10xCD boxset
 

10370 Hits

11/11/2007 - 11/17/2007

Releases this week include titles from from Dillinger Escape Plan, Os Mutantes, Pluramon, Bogdan Raczynski, LCD Soundsystem, and Wire.
 

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10622 Hits

11/4/2007 - 11/10/2007

November starts out strong with new releases from Stereo Total, Gescom, Ellen Allien, The Pyramids, and Sun City Girls, several new comps each from Sublime Frequencies and Psychic Circle, and bunch of reissues on Fallout.
 

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15028 Hits

10/28/2007 - 11/3/2007

October finishes out with a handful of new releases including titles from Shit Robot, Buck 65, Charalambides, and, from Angelo Badalamenti and David Lynch: "Twin Peaks: All New Season Two Music". Reissues this week come from Vashti Bunyan, David Byrne, and LCD Soundsystem. 

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11789 Hits

10/21/2007 - 10/27/2007

Look for new things this week from Einstürzende Neubauten, Savage Republic, Lazarus, Sightings, Black Dice, Alter Ego, and BJ Nilsen as well as old things from Can, Of Montreal, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Neko Case, and Soul Merchants.
 

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9672 Hits

10/14/2007 - 10/20/2007

Some of the new notables this week include Tarwater, Foetus, Karen Dalton, Mammal, Dillinger Escape Plan, and Japancakes. Reissues are available from Current 93, The Black Dog, Les Temps Heureux, Terry Riley, and the Butthole Surfers, not to mention a whole mess of reissued LPs from the Gits!
 

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9892 Hits

10/7/2007 - 10/13/2007

Celebrate Columbus Day by discovering some new stuff in the shops this week from Luke Vibert, KTL, Beirut, the Fiery Furnaces, XBXRX, Robert Wyatt, Uusitalo, Robert Pollard, Sun City Girls, Venetian Snares, and a ton more. Here in cyberspace there'll be the pay-what-you-like digital release direct from (currently label-free) Radiohead, and for reissues there's titles from Gescom, Enon (who also have a new one out this week), Morning Glory, LCD Soundsystem, Moby Grape, Blue Mountain Eagle and many, many others. 

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11762 Hits

9/30/2007 - 10/6/2007

Small week for new releases but Om and Sharon Jones are nothing to sneeze at. Old but relevant to us are remastered reissues from Foetus, Test Dept., and Joy Division.
 

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9847 Hits

9/23/2007 - 9/29/2007

As September nears its close we're blessed with new titles from Damon & Naomi, Stars, Devendra Banhart, Múm, PJ Harvey, Jandek, Fennesz, Magik Markers, and couple of swell folks performing some Stockhausen. There are a bunch of reissues as well including Laibach, Moby Grape, the No Neck Blues Band, MC5, James Cotton, Michael Yonkers, and a heapin' helpin' of reissues by Cluster. As always, there's plenty more to check out after the jump. 

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11371 Hits

9/16/2007 - 9/22/2007

September rolls on with new stuff from Acid Mothers Guru Guru, Valgeir Sigurðsson, Time of Orchids, Thurston Moore, His Name is Alive, Broken Social Scene, the Legendary Shack Shakers, Akron/Family, Ministry, and Wooden Wand. On the reissue side of things, there's fresh stock available from Ananda Shankar, Pererin, and the '70s folk-psychers Genesis (from Columbia, mind you!)
 

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10870 Hits