Sun Ra, Afro-futurism, Jazz, Free Jazz, Psychedelic, Historic, Documentary, Avant-garde; Paperback Book (314 pages) 2020 - New
Sun Ra (1914–93) was one of the most wildly prolific and unfailingly eccentric figures in the history of music. Renowned for extravagant performances in which his Arkestra appeared in neo-Egyptian garb, the keyboardist and bandleader also espoused an interstellar cosmology that claimed the planet Saturn as his true home. In Sun Ra’s Chicago, William Sites brings this visionary musician back to earth—specifically to the city’s South Side, where from 1946 to 1961 he lived and relaunched his career. The postwar South Side was a hotbed of unorthodox religious and cultural activism: Afrocentric philosophies flourished, storefront prophets sold “dream-book bibles,” and Elijah Muhammad was building the Nation of Islam. It was also an unruly musical crossroads where the man then known as Sonny Blount drew from an array of intellectual and musical sources—from radical nationalism, revisionist Christianity, and science fiction to jazz, blues, Latin dance music, and pop exotica—to construct a philosophy and performance style that imagined a new identity and future for African Americans. Sun Ra’s Chicago shows that late twentieth-century Afrofuturism emerged from a deep, utopian engagement with the city—and that by excavating the postwar black experience of Sun Ra’s South Side milieu, we can come to see the possibilities of urban life in new ways.
Geelong, Rock 'n roll, Bored, Powdermonkeys, Magic Dirt, Warped, Radio Birdman; Huge Limited Edition, Signed, Numbered Hardcover Book - New
Celebrating BORED! and the Geelong/ Melbourne independent music scene from 1977 onwards. Cover to cover full of never seen photos, flyers and memories of some of the most influential local and international acts that graced the stage of the dingiest venues of Geelong. These are limited, signed and numbered copies, containing reprinted flyers, badges, lanyard and 7" Dirty Lovers 'Shanty Tramp' single, all beautifully boxed and presented. At 678 pages, this book is Fucking massive!.....And heavy!! ..... This is an incredible item, a real credit to Author/Compiler Maree Robertson......
Horror, Gore, Rare, Independent, Cult, Notorious, Limited Edition; 5 Disc Box-Set (2013) - New in shrink
500 Unit Limited Edition 5 DVD Set. Includes: HORNO - Things soon go horribly wrong when life begins to imitate ""art"" on the set of a horror/porno. PETER ROTTENTAIL - Part man, part rabbit... all evil! SKI WOLF - Will the SKI WOLF thwart the evil rich kids plan and bring the party back to the mountain slopes? PLUS: Excellent documentary film, DRIVE-IN MADNESS & Notorious cult oddity, DIRTY COP NO DONUT
Rare, Gore, Horror, Box-Set, Independent, Underground, Cult, Limited Edition; 5 disc Box-Set (2013) - New Sealed
500 Unit Limited Edition 5 DVD Set CLAY - Clay is a killer. He walks the streets, picking his victims by fate. Behind his madness lies Sam, his father, a man who unknowingly raised a serial killer by filling his child's head with years upon years of evil stories, lies, bitterness, abuse and fear. Now Clay has grown up, and his father's vicious rule over him is headed to a certain end... MIDNIGHT 2 - Abraham, the last surviving member of the crazed family, has taken up residence in the suburbs of Pittsburgh. Armed with a video camera and his various implements of death, he stalks the streets of the city to satisfy his bloodlust...searching the psyches of his victims for his perfect mate. I SPIT CHEW ON YOUR GRAVE - When a group of busty Chicks, pimped out by their mystical magical warlock leader, rape the wrong man, a load of vengeance is heaped down upon them in this dark tale. HORROR ROCK - Terrifying, heart stopping scenes from the most spine-tingling horror films ever made with some of the hottest classic indie rock music performed by the absolutely wickedest bands! HOLLA IF HEAR ME KILL YOU - A couple of singers and their friends are working late at their studio when a masked serial killer shows up and ruins all the fun. Who could this mysterious killer be and why does he want to kill the singers? These are all individually packaged DVD's, with artwork and extras, packed into one 5 DVD gift set!
Darby Crash, The Germs, LA Punk, Los Angeles, Punk, Adam Parfrey; Paperback Book - Ex Used condition
Lexicon Devil provides a powerful, unflinching look at the life and times of Darby Crash of The Germs, using first person accounts to tell the story. And a tragic, but exciting story it is. The reader gets a first-hand look at Punk’s west coast birth, its ascendancy, and decline. All this is embodied in the story of Darby Crash, a man (or kid, really, dying young at 22, not even close to the 27 Club) of great vision, recklessness, and inner torment. Darby Crash is neither sainted nor vilified, a tough balance to strike. At the end, one is struck with a sense of the lost potentials, the regrets of friends and acquaintances that wish they had done more to save him.
"Lexicon Devil is, pure and simple, the finest volume on punk to have seen the light of print. (Yes, folks: that includes Please Kill Me.) Great book!"—Richard Meltzer
Melbourne, Electronic, Experimental, Minimal, Synth, Cleopatra Records, Rare, Sacred Cowboys, Cybotron, Einsturzende Neubauten - Ex original used condition.... Rare and awesome!
The Metronomes were an obscure legendary minimal synth band from Australia. The group was an integral part of the early electronic music scene in Australia and their releases have become collector's items in Europe, as they are mostly impossible to find. The Metronomes first appeared in Melbourne in 1979 and initial members were rock journo/synth player Al Webb, bass player Andrew Picouleau (Secret Police, Sacred Cowboys) and synth-pioneer Ash Wednesday, nowadays a live tour member of Einstürzende Neubauten. Al himself will admit later that Ash's ingenuity in creating something out of very little was the key to the Metronomes sounding as "produced" as they did. The first full-length Multiple Choice was recorded in the winter of 1980, using Roland Strings, a mini-Korg, some Arp synthesizers and a Boss Dr-55 -- a drum machine that was intensively used by many minimal synth bands during the '80s. This debut full-length Multiple Choice was recorded in the winter of 1980, using Roland Strings, a mini-Korg, some Arp synthesizers and a Boss Dr-55 -- a drum machine that was intensively used by many minimal synth bands during the '80s
Australian, Graffiti, Graff, Legend, Puzle, Street Art, Custom Stickers, Collectible; 9 Piece die cut sticker set
OG Australian graffiti legend PUZLE has released this sticker pack which includes 9 x high quality matt finish stickers.
Australian, Dark Ambient, Experimental, Drone, Various Artists, Noise; CD, Booklet + Sticker - New
Australian Dark Ambient/Experimental/Drone V/A release from 2012 featuring: Rohkontrol, Voidhanger, Rotteur, Grist, Abre Ojos, Rohkontrol Released in printed cardboard zine, with postcard, sticker and printed matter. RARE!
Vintage, Japanese, ULTRAMAN, Gatefold, Vinyl Record LP - Ex Used condition
Japanese review translated to English: I once saw “Ultraman 80" itself when I was a kid, songs are used, and when listening to the theme music collection of Ultraman 80, I recall Ultraman 80 at that time And while feeling nostalgia, I am immersed in it.
Rare, Film Score, Cult, Horror, Serial Killer, OST, Soundtrack, Gatefold; Picturedisc 12" Vinyl - Ex Used condition
This cult film score byRobert McNaughton, Steven A. Jones, and Ken Hale features primitive synth drones, ambient electronic cues, hard pounding drum machines, warbling synth bass, bar room jukebox rock ’n roll, and dialogue tracks. This is an original 1991 PICTUREDISC release and includes gatefold cover and fold-out movie poster! Fucken deluxe......
Experimental, Power Electronics, Noise, Extreme, Harsh, Disturbing; Vinyl LP - Ex Used condition
The album that followed on from 2003's Bird Seed album, Asceticists 2006 was the culmination of three years of obsessive sound tinkering by William Bennett. The album revealed a bold - or more accurately, terrifying - sound to it, full of noise and ear-shredding bombast, with incredible vocals, rasped in the most anarchic and hair-raising intonation on brilliantly titled tracks like 'Ruthless Babysitting' and 'Dumpng The Fucking Rubbish'. Amazing stuff, but it'll leave you a bit bruised.
Electronic, Experimental, Power Electronics, Noise, Ambient, Industrial; Gatefold 2xVinyl LP + CD - Ex Used condition
Russell Haswell joins Philip Best's Consumer Electronics for the face-melting force of 'Estuary Electronics'. Following on from the Mattin-produced 'Crowd Pleaser' (2009), it finds the pioneering duo at their most virile and vital across seven tracks rife with sputtering tech-n0!se and, of course, Best's spray it, don't say it delivery. It's a cruel, vicious fucker and therein lies its charm in showing up most of their field as dilettantes. Between the flatulent jag of 'Teknon' to the staggering, 'floor bleaching force of 'Co-opted' or the 'Air Lock' monologue that seals the final side, it delivers visceral thrills in a way most others can't compete with. And it's all the more powerful for its reduced and optimised palette - vocals, spatter drums and eviscerated electronics stoically delivered with real venom where it matters. For adventurous DJs, proper wrong 'uns, and the noise brigade, it's stone cold essential.
