Tuesday, February 16, 2010

NEW ARRIVALS: Vinyl - Yellow Swans, Oh No, Jeff Buckley, Pop Ambient & more

v/a MATA LA PENA LP
*** "Mellow dramatic music from around the world, from Calypso to Flamenco to Thai ballads to Indonesian instrumentals to American country to Hawaiian music." On MISSISSIPPI.

v/a POP AMBIENT 2010 LP+CD / CD
*** "Kompakt's highly-anticipated Pop Ambient celebrates a whole decade of densely layered ambient soundscapes that are not concerned with beats, percussion or bass lines."

DAVID BOWIE Hunky Dory LP
DAVID BOWIE The Man Who Sold The World LP
DAVID BOWIE Space Oddity LP
DAVID BOWIE The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust LP

*** BACK IN PRINT! On 180g fancy vinyl.

JEFF BUCKLEY Grace LP

*** BACK IN PRINT! On 180g fancy vinyl.

CITY CENTER Spring St. 12"+MP3
*** "The latest from Fred Thomas (Saturday Looks Good To Me) and Ryan Howard (Canada), this four song EP is offered as a limited screen-printed, one-sided 12"." High-quality, DRM free, 320kbps MP3s included. Limited to 500.

GASTR DEL SOL Camofleur LP
*** NOW ON VINYL!

OH NO Dr. No's Ethiopium 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "36 hip hop instrumentals inspired by and sampled from rare 60s and 70s Ethiopian soul, jazz, funk, folk and psychedelic rock. Even if you've never heard an instrument tuned to the qenet modes, Ethiopium will blow you away in its otherworldly funkiness."

ORCHESTRE POLY-RHTHMO DE COTONOU Vol.2: Echos Hypnotiques 2xLP
*** NOW ON VINYL! "Orchestre Poly-Rhythmo de Cotonou combined traditional Vodoun rhythms w/ funk, sato, Latin, sakpata, psychedelia and Afro-Beat, all mixed into a heavy hypnotic sound -- Les Echos Hypnotiques."

JIM O'ROURKE The Visitor LP
*** BACK IN STOCK!

RAINCOATS Raincoats LP / CD
*** "Containing Slit's drummer Palmolive, The Raincoats were an all female band who owed nothing to male fantasy outfits like The Runaways, and produced a primeval punk-folk sound, with cheek, fun and a pinch of salt."

IRMIN SCHMIDT & INNER SPACE Kamasutra: Consummation Of Love 2xLP / CD
*** "A precursor to Krautrock pioneers CAN, this 1968 recording assembles Can's original line-up (later crafting the band's seminal debut, Monster Movie) for several laid-back, percussive instrumentals laced with flutes and sitarsand three vocal tracks."

THE UNITS History Of.. LP+MP3
*** "The first legit reissue of SF synth-punk legends, Units! The LP features an abridged tracklist showcasing the original 7"s and LP. Please note however the included download coupon card entitles buyers to the full 21 CD songs."

YELLOW SWANS Going Places LP+CD
*** "In April 2008, Yellow Swans announced their decision to split but neglected to announce that a final album was in the works. Distilled and reflective, Going Places retains the grit and damage of their earlier work, adds layers of harmony & pulsing rhythms, leaving an almost Kosmische narrative." Includes a bonus 70-minute CD of extra material.