ZOMBY; Gasp!
12" EP (2017), New
On GASP!, Zomby provokes us yet again with straightforward techno, though it's not without its eccentricities. GASP! still retains the aloof flamboyance that's become Zomby's calling card—even if that aloofness can sometimes resemble laziness.
TIMES NEW VIKING; Dig Yourself
LP, 2005 (Secondhand)
Times New Viking is an American lo-fi indie rock band from Columbus, Ohio. The lineup consists of guitarist Jared Phillips, drummer Adam Elliott, and Beth Murphy on keyboards. Murphy and Elliott share vocal duties
THE HARD RIDE; Original Movie Soundtrack
LP (1971), Used
This is the original 1971 release of the soundtrack to the 1971 biker action filmabout a U.S marine who promises to take care of a dead friend's motorcycle, and is threatened by a rival biker gang in the process. All music credited to Harley Hatcher.
THE BIG SOUNDS OF THE DRAGS; LP
LP (1963), Used
This LP is an audio document of Drag racing in the 60's and it's the best shit ever......
A 26-minute feast for the ears for fans of early 1960s drag racing, The Big Sounds of the Drags was produced by Jim Economides and featured quarter-mile passes captured by professional recording equipment. Side one of this album begins with a condensed history of drag racing. The titled sections of the LP are introduced by the narrator. For instance, the explanation of "Stock Cars" is followed by the sound of stockers blazing down the strip, interspersed with actual tower announcements from each race. The same treatment was then given to the "Roadsters." Side two is from the 1962 Winternationals at Pomona, California, with lots of passes and track announcements. Narration is minimal, but "Elimination" is introduced. A showdown between famed racers Jack Chrisman and Tom McEwen is also featured in this section, along with others.
THE RESIDENTS; Intermission
EP (1982), New
This is the 12" EP, Limeted Numbered reissue for Record Store Day 2017
The full title of this EP is: Intermission: Extraneous Music from the Residents' Mole Show
HUGO RACE AND THE TRUE SPIRIT; Rue Morgue Blues
LP (1987), Used
Rue Morgue Blues is a perfect title for the tenebrous kind of Gothic blues Hugo Race performs on his debut album. But among the many that play Gothic rock Hugo Race occupies a special place – he’s on the avant-garde top of this high and bleak crag. And every song is a tiara shining with its own unique jewels. Saxophone opening “Rue Morgue Blues” is magnanimously fabulous and the song itself is no less than public flagellation. Murky, industrialised gothic blues a deeper shade of dark than anything The Bad Seeds ever quite managed. Music to hide bodies to.
PURLING HISS; Lounge Lizards
12", Limited Edition, Numbered (2011), EP
With 'Lounge Lizards', Purling Hiss has tapped into a trashy aesthetic that's part of rock'n'roll's DNA. They have got introspective druggy tunes and riff-heavy party songs, both of which romanticize the brilliance of a scuzzy rock burnout. But "burnout" is as good a word as any to convey their brand of rock grit, which is slathered in cruddy production and with a hard emphasis on shredding.
Lounge Lizards' six tracks serve as a logical follow up to the bands previous release 'Public Service Announcement' which was also a meeting of catchy hooks and awful production quality. Of course, the sound is presumably intentional and serves a few purposes on the EP, it dampens screams, accents enormous guitar solos, adds density to an already dark song, and muffles instruments' sounds so they bleed together. The effect defines Purling Hiss' sound.
PSYCHEDELIC HORSESHIT; Golden Oldies
LP (2009), New
Psychedelic Horseshit at times recall the early Pavement singles later collected on Westing (By Musket and Sextant)-- snide charm and crappy sound figure heavily into the success of both. As with 'Westing', Golden Oldies, is a collection of CD-Rs and other small-batch material that predates their 2007 LP debut Magic Flowers Droned, and Shitgaze Anthems, a collection of would-be B-sides from the aforementioned Hits LP.
ORTHRELM; Asristir Vieldriox
Single sided 12" EP (2002), Used
Asristir Vieldriox is an EP released by the avantgarde band Orthrelm, released in February 2002. Despite having 99 tracks on it, each one is only 5 to 15 seconds in length, therefore making the entire release only 13 minutes long in total. Due to this it cannot be classed as an album but an EP instead. B-side etching of Mick Barr's line drawings. The last song on this release is the second half of the 19th song on Orthrelms first demo.
MY CAT IS AN ALIEN; The rest is silence
Double Gatefold LP, Used (2003)
My Cat Is An Alien are one of the most prolific groups in the international experimental music scene, with more than 100 records in their first 13 years of activity.
Tony Herrington, editor-in-chief & publisher of The Wire magazine, wrote:
Roberto and his brother Maurizio are the highly advanced lifeforms crewing the mysterious starship that goes by the name of My Cat Is An Alien (MCIAA), plotting a quixotic course through three millennia of cosmic music, from the celestial drones of the Pythagorean monochord onwards, to land up in the gravity-free realm of the No-mind
LIQUID IDIOT / IDIOT ORCHESTRA; Liquid Idiot / Idiot Orchestra
LP, New
Prior to forming Liquid Liquid in 1981, the band members were in two other groups: Liquid Idiot and Idiot Orchestra. While these ensembles sounded more experimental than groove-oriented, the beginnings of Liquid Liquid's spatial / conceptual framework can be heard here.
Liquid Idiot started at Rutgers University in the late '70s and soon relocated to NYC where they performed at various lofts and clubs including Tier 3, Mudd Club and CBGB. Idiot Orchestra was an offshoot that included a dozen or more players (clarinet, sax, trumpet, violin, cello, synth, bass, marimba and drums) resembling a No Wave version of Raymond Scott's big band.
This split archival LP collects two rare 7-inches from 1978 and 1980, both of which were originally pressed in hyper-limited editions and self-released by the bands. Through 'Superior Viaduct'.
EAT SKULL; Sick to death
LP, Used
By subjecting their trashy art-punk/fuzz-garage songs to cheap, trebly, hyper-distorted production, this LP by Portland's 'Eat Skull' sounds right at home on the Siltbreeze label. Sits wonderfully alongside art-noise contemporaries such as Sic Alps, Times New Viking and Psychedelic Horseshit. Lo-fi?.... this record sounds like it was mastered by a deaf person.
