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Jason Molina Eight Gates About the album
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and friends and never one for idleness, Molina explored his new home with fervor. Sometimes he’d head out
RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2020
Sometime in 2006 or 2007, Jason Molina moved from the midwest to London. Separated from his bandmates
on foot, often with no destination in mind. Other times, he’d pick a random tube stop and find his way back home. He’d pick up on arcane trivia about London’s rich history, and if the historical factoids weren’t available — or weren’t quite to his liking — Molina was quite comfortable conjuring his own history. His adoration of The Great American Tall Tales like John Henry and Paul Bunyan’s blue ox Babe stretched across the Atlantic, where he created his own personal Tall Tales. And when he learned of the London Wall’s seven gates (itself a misconception), Molina went ahead and called it eight, carving out a gate just for himself. The eighth gate was Molina’s way into London, a gate only passable in the mind. Fast forward to 2008, Molina set off on an experimental solo tour through Europe. While in Northern Italy, Molina claimed to have been bitten by a rare, poisonous spider. A debilitating bout of illness ensued. “I was in the hospital here in London,” Molina wrote in a letter. “Saw six doctors and a Dr. House-type guy. They are all
CATALOG NUMBER: SC203 FORMAT: CD / LP / LP-C1 / Digital CD BOX LOT: 30 LP BOX LOT: 24 GENRE: Alternative KEY MARKETS: New York, Los Angeles, Memphis, Boston, Nashville, San Francisco, Chicago, Bloomington TERRITORY RESTRICTIONS: none VINYL NOT RETURNABLE
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mystified by it, but I am allowed to be at home, where I am taking a dozen scary Hantavirus type pills a day that are all to supposedly help — but they make me feel like shit.” There is no record of a single doctor visit, not any prescription record for these medications. It is entirely plausible there was no spider and that whatever was keeping him indoors during this time was entirely self-induced. While at home, he of course wrote songs. Molina also claimed that during this time, he fed several bright green parrots that would gather in his yard. While often associated with a greyscale sensibility, Molina was oft-clad in a Hawaiian shirt and had, at least in part, selected the name Songs: Ohia for his first project as a nod to Hawaii’s ‘Ohi’a lehua flower. Which is all to say, the tropical element the parakeets brought to those sick days delighted Molina. He made short, crude field recordings of them with his trusty four-track. Only once Molina was officially on the mend and re-exploring the streets of London would he learn that those parrots had their own fabled tale. Back in the 60s, Jimi Hendrix — in a moment of psychedelic clarity — released his pair of lime green ring-necked parakeets from their cage, setting them free into the London sky. Now, their decendents are spotted regularly around certain parts of the city. Or so we’re told. Eight Gates is the last collection of solo studio recordings Molina made before he passed from complications related to alcoholism in 2013. Recorded in London around the time of the supposed spider bite and Jimi’s supposed parakeets, some of the songs (“Whispered Away,” “Thistle Blue”) are fully-realized — dark, moody textures that call to mind his earlier work on The Lioness. Knowing what we know about those parakeets and their peppered presence on the recordings, one can’t help but think of that colorful tree of birds on Talk Talk’s classic Laughing Stock, certainly a spiritual guide for much of the set. Other songs (“She Says,” “The Crossroads and The Emptiness”) lay in a more unfinished states, acoustic takes that call to mind Molina’s Let Me Go Let Me Go Let Me Go, and still tethered to Molina’s humorous studio banter. You remember how young Molina was, and how weighty this art was for such a young man. On the closer, “The Crossroads and The Emptiness,” Molina snaps at the engineer before tearing into a song in which he sings of his birthday (December 30), a palm
Tracks
SIDE A:
1. Whisper Away 2. Shadow Answers the Wall 3. The Mission’s End 4. Old Worry 5. She Says
SIDE B:
6. Fire on the Rail 7. Be Told the Truth 8. Thistle Blue 9. The Crossroad + The Emptiness
Selling Points
~ The final solo studio album from the late, great Jason Molina
reading and the great emptiness with which he always wrestled. It is a perfect closer and, in many ways, the
~ Indie Exclusive LP on Red Splash Vinyl
eighth gate incarnate: mythical, passable only in the mind, built for himself and partway imaginary but shared,
~ US artist sales over 200,000+ across projects/bandnames
thankfully, with us.
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Inventions
CONTINUOUS PORTRAIT TRR346 CD
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ARTIST: Inventions TITLE: Continuous Portrait CATALOG: TRR346 RELEASE DATE: July 10, 2020 FORMAT: CD / LP / LP-C1 UPC CD: 656605334622 UPC LP: 656605334615 UPC LP-C1: 656605334646 BOX LOT: CD: 35 / LP: 50 / LP-C1: 50 TERRITORY RESTRICTIONS: WORLDWIDE VINYL IS NON-RETURNABLE
TRACK LISTING 1. Hints and Omens (5:38) 2. Calico (3:57) 3. Continuous Portrait (2:54) 4. Outlook for the Future (3:31) 5. Close to People (3:16) 6. Spirit Refinement Exploder (5:15) 7. The Warmer the Welcome (3:57) 8. A Time in My Life (4:11) 9. Saw You in a Movie (4:07) SALES POINTS • Inventions is the duo of Matthew Robert Cooper (Eluvium) and Mark T. Smith (Explosions in the Sky)
• The first new Inventions album since 2015 • Limited edition Pearlescent Bronze colored vinyl (TRR346LP-C1; edition of 500) available while supplies last
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BIO On their first album together since Maze of Woods (2015), Matthew Robert Cooper (Eluvium) and Mark T. Smith (Explosions in the Sky) further their creative curiosities as Inventions. Beginning with a trace of uncontrollable laughter that shifts into the driving atmosphere and unfolding elation of opening track “Hint and Omens,” Continuous Portrait is an album of strange hypnosis, punctuated by songs that venture quite far from the respective oeuvres of Cooper and Smith. The spry, playful layers of “Calico” bounce against a steady thrum of rhythms and samples from everyday noises, while the dancing lightness of “Outlook for the Future” is met with a storm of emotional resonance. Both tracks emerge as distinctively different directions for Inventions, and it is that very sense of exploration, pleasure, and ceremonial melancholia which informs the entire album from front to back. Inventions has always been the product of two friends who find comfort and inspiration in the genuine surprise of creating and combining sounds. Continuous Portrait whirls and hums like Cooper and Smith want us to invoke our inner playfulness and welcome a greater joy into our lives, if only for a moment. The result is a portrait that continuously embraces the completely foreign and familiar, and evolves with each successive listen. Indie Retail Exclusive: Pearlescent Bronze Colored Vinyl (TRR346LP-C1; Edition of 500) are available while supplies last.
Numero Group Various Artists: Eccentric Funk
Catalog Number: num501 Artist: Various Artists Title: Eccentric Funk Release Date: 8/7/2020 UPC: 825764150132 Available format: LP-C2 Genre: Funk, R&B Box Lot: 50 Territory Restrictions: None Vinyl is not returnable Track Listing A 01 Swithold - “Slowburner” 02 Human Race - “Human Race” 03 Village Crusaders - “Akiwawa” Twelve unstoppable deep funk burners 04 Hot Chocolate - “So Dam Funky” from across the Numerosphere. A 05 Mickey & The Soul Generation - “Iron Leg” 06 Duralcha - “Ghet-To Funk”
smorgasbord of sounds from R&B’s dapper younger cousin. Loose guitars and chunky drums lie in wait for discerning break-makers to finely chop and flip. The only funk record you’ll ever need to own. LIMITED TO 400 COPIES ON CRYSTAL CLEAR VINYL
B 01 Harvey & The Phenomenals - “Soul & Sunshine” 02 Sonny Harris - “The Vibration” 03 The Young Senators - “Jungle” 04 Creations Unlimited - “Corruption Is The Thing” 05 Joyce Williams - “The First Thing I Do In The Morning” 06 Willie Wright - “Right On For The Darkness”
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Helvetia
This Devastating Map Overview
Helvetia were formed in Seattle in 2005 by Jason Albertini. Since the band’s inception, he’s employed a rotating cast of band members and collaborators, which now includes Steve Gere and Samantha Stidham. Albertini is 1/3 of the group Duster, who spent 2019 releasing a new album and playing shows for the first time in 20 years. Naturally, Helvetia share a lot of the same sensibilities, pushing Duster’s boundary-bending ideals even further out with a mix of odd pop and eccentric oddities. Helvetia made their debut in 2006 with The Clever North Wind (released on Duster bandmate Clay Parton's Static Cult label), followed by The Acrobats (2008) and Headless Machine Of The Heart (2009). With each release, Helvetia explored more psych-influenced territory, further developing their take on slow core. After a handful of additional releases for The Static Cult, Albertini relocated to Portland, Oregon, and released 2012’s Nothing In Rambling, his first with Joyful Noise Recordings. Albertini joined Built To Spill on bass the same year, and the two bands shared members and toured together. Dromomania, Helvetia’s eighth LP, was released in October 2015, followed by the Sun Chasers EP in 2017. Albertini continued to play bass for Built To Spill until 2019, when Duster started playing shows again. After a very busy year of touring, Albertini spent the summer recording This Devastating Map at his home studio. While the mighty Duster dwelled in a broken down space station lost to the cosmos, Helvetia’s sound is decidedly more earthbound: guitars sparkle and soar beyond their means with hushed vocals transcribing aching personal struggles. Helvetia ditches conventional song structure in favor of bouts of repetition in which Albertini rewards the listener with unlikely hooks, juxtaposing memorable figures with odd shapes that desire repeated listens.
Selling Points - Featuring Jason Albertini of Duster - COLORED VINYL WHITE + comes with download code. - Recommended If You Like: Acetone, Chad VanGaalen, Duster, Built to Spill, Modest Mouse (the good stuff).
Quoteables “Jason Albertini has been involved in indie rock since that term still had aesthetic meaning.” -FLOOD Magazine “…charmingly odd without being too esoteric…” -AllMusic
Details Release Date : August 7, 2020 Catalog # : JNR343 Available Formats : LP-C1, Digital Genre : Indie Rock, Lo-Fi, Psychedelic Box Lot Quantity : 20 LP Key Markets : Portland, (OR), LA (CA), Chicago (IL), Seattle (WA), Brooklyn/NYC (NY), London (UK), AMS (NL), Paris (FR), Berlin (DE) Territory Restrictions : Worldwide Vinyl Non-Returnable.
DIGITAL 75 393 69 06 396
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Devastating Map Inverted Reaktor How Does It Feel? Echo Location Car Crash Love Me We Are Reels Castle Rock Those Eyes 3 Boys Long Beach
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Public Eye Music For Leisure August 7, 2020 ABOUT THE ALBUM Public Eye’s Music For Leisure sees the Portland-based punk outfit taking a brazen stance against conscienceless capitalist mores in their most overt, outward-facing release to date. Formed in 2015 by vocalist/guitarist Nick Vicario, drummer Seve Sheldon, and guitarist Adam Becker, the group’s second full-length LP was recorded following the addition of bassist Samia Bradley CATALOG NUMBER: WIG021 and was mixed by Grace Coleman. Indebted to the RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2020 likes of Wire and the Killed By Death compilation FORMAT: LP series, Public Eye resurfaces on Music For Leisure LP BOX LOT: 40 with a more deliberate sound — subdued in its GENRE: Alternative / Punk maturity and propelled forward by Vicario’s gritty KEY MARKETS: Portland, Seattle, Boston, Chivocals and barbed lyricism. cago, New York, Philadelphia, Austin Written in the aftermath of the 2016 election, Music For Leisure is a scathing indictment of class inequity and the powers-that-be. Confrontational and VINYL NOT RETURNABLE permeated by a palpable sense of disillusioned agitation, there’s a level of newfound assertiveness that bleeds into every aspect of the record, from the twangy precision of Becker’s guitarwork to Vicario’s acerbic songwriting and condemnations of upper- echelon greed. Less of a relaxing listen than it is a righteous denunciation of collective apathy, Music For Leisure is a turbulent, sardonic examination of all that is fucked with the fallacy of the American dream — and it’s as timely as ever.
LP UPC 811408034814
Digital UPC 811408034821
SELLING POINTS
- First release on Pop Wig Records - Corelease with UK DIY Label Drunken Sailor Records - Featuring Members of Acrylics, Crisis Man, Cemento - Recorded at Red Lantern Studios in Portland Oregon by band members Nick Vicario and Adam Becker
TRACKLIST Side A 1. Descending 2. New Years 3. Awful Questions 4. Door Is Always Closed 5. Lost Dog
Side B 1. Neat Machines / Red Flags 2. I Might Go 3. The Fiend 4. The Duet 5. You’re Being Laughed At
Lingo Seini et son groupe Musique Hauka pour Holley Hori One of the first full-length recordings of Hauka ritual music. Praise songs and sacred incantations to the spirits to inhabit the body. Call and response chants, the pluck of a monochord lute and relentless pounding percussion combine in a dizzying nonstop session. The Hauka movement started nearly a century ago and has persisted on the fringes of Nigerien society. Documented in the 1955 Jean Rouch film Les maîtres fous, the Hauka are a pantheon on spirits mirrored on colonial and military figures. Central to the religion is the “Holley Hori” possession ceremony, a ritual driven by militaristic percussive music, wherein spirits come into the body in powerful and violent manifestations. Lingo Seini has played ritual music for almost 60 years, learning from his father. He is joined by his son Youssouf on the calabash and Issaka Moulla, playing his homemade kuntigi. The group regularly accompanies Hauka priests in ceremonies. Recorded with a single microphone in the outskirts of Niamey. Limited edition of 500, with old-school offset printed hand-glued covers.
CATALOG NUMBER: SS-061 STREET DATE: July 24, 2020 GENRE: World FORMAT: LP LP UPC: 602318137241 LP LIST PRICE: $24.98 LP BOX LOT: 30 VINYL NON-RETURNABLE TERRITORY RESTRICTIONS: None TRACKLISTING: 1 - Gomno Ankreyze 2 - Captain Salma 3 - Sadji Blau 4 - Gomno 5 - Medina 6 - Sergent Kadri 7 - Arne 8 - Fadimata 9 - Kaffrand Gardi 10 - Adiza 11 - Captain Marseille
Bonny Light Horseman Green/Green 7 Aug 2020
Catalog #: 37d012 Label: 37d03d Genre: Folk, Alternative Formats: 7”, Digital Vinyl Not Returnable, No Export Restrictions Key Markets: LA, NYC, Nashville, Austin, Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Philadelphia, DC 7”
The timeless qualities of traditional tunes can carry us across oceans and eons, linking us not only to the past but to each other as well. It was under the banner of those eternal connections that the trio of Bonny Light Horseman came together. From festival fields and a German art hub to a snowy upstate studio and everywhere in between, the astral folk outfit—comprised of Anaïs Mitchell, Eric D. Johnson (Fruit Bats, The Shins), and Josh Kaufman (The National, Bob Weir)—is mixing the ancient, mystical medium of traditional folk music with a contemporary, collective brush. Their s/t debut is an elusive kind of sonic event: a bottled blend of lightning and synergy that will excite fans of multiple genres, eras, and ages. They follow that up with the Green/Green 7-inch, featuring two songs that didn’t quite fit on the album. Says Mitchell, “We recorded ‘Green Rocky Road’ and ‘Greenland Fishery’ for our LP, but ended up cutting them at the last minute to keep the record simpler (and higher quality for vinyl). We see the songs as a bit of a pair, they both feature Eric’s banjo playing and lean a little more ‘Americana.’ We’re glad they have a home on Green/Green and are grateful to be able to share music at a time when the world is hurting.” “Bonny Light Horseman mix traditional music and modern composition in ways that are really swooningly rendered and out of time. The seams in the way they've stitched those worlds together don't show at all.They move beautifully between the two. Gorgeous" - NPR Music
Tracklisting: A 1/ Green Rocky Road B 2/ Greenland Fishery
Calendar: 24 June – 7” announce w/ “Green Rocky Road” single PR Selling Points: • Strong radio support on the s/t full length • 375k+ monthly listeners, over 5.5M streams on Spotify • Steady social support at each turn from the 37d03d community - Bon Iver, Hiss Golden Messenger, The Tallest Man On Earth, The National, Sylvan Esso, Wye Oak and many, many more. • Anais Mitchell won 8 Tonys and a Grammy for her musical Hadestown Press Kit: http://www.chromaticpr.com/2019/07/31/bonny-light-horseman/ Live Dates: tbd Band Socials: https://www.instagram.com/bonnylighthorseman/ https://www.facebook.com/bonnylighthorseman/ https://twitter.com/bonnylightband Label Socials: https://twitter.com/37d03d https://www.instagram.com/37d03d/ https://www.facebook.com/37d03d/
RIBBON STAGE
this is international pop underground vol. CXLV
My Favorite Shrine EP
Tracklist
1. Favorite Girl 2. Rid Myself 3. Cry in the Driveway 4. Personal Hell 5. Reasons Why
RIBBON STAGE - "My Favorite Shrine" The best love songs aren't really about a romance. Dolly mixing candied pleasure, fuzzed pressure and a little pain jump on the bed car ride to the beach cry in the driveway til it falls like ribbons all around, enshrined in place. 5 tracks 45RPM .
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Catalog Number: IPU145 Format: 7” EP Release Date: 08/07/2020 Boxlot: 50 UPC: 789856214518 Genre: Indie Rock / Noise Pop Packaging: 7” Jackets Vinyls is Non-Returnable.
Ribbon Stage are a trio from NYC with no small amount of love for the noise pop days of Dolly Mixture and the Shop Assistants. The group does perfectly what only punks playing pop music can do- create chaotic noise in tandem with the sweetest hooks and most sophisticated nihilism. Ribbon Stage makes noise pop so catchy you swear you've heard before then can't get out of your head. Featuring Dave Sweetie (Ratas del Vaticano, Tercer Mundo, Exotica, and Pobreza Mental) as well as scene stalwart Jolie M-A (Juicy II, Boys Online) and newcomer Anni Hilator. Recorded by Sweetie on a cassette 4 track in Brooklyn NY and mixed by Capt. Tripps Ballsington in Olympia WA. This release continues the rich tradition of DIY bands crafting instant pop hits entirely on their own terms, which has long been the hallmark of the International Pop Underground series.
7” EP
Look for the video for singles “Favorite Girl”, “Cry in the Driveway”, and “Personal Hell” as well as a Fall West Coast tour, if touring is at all still possible in the new future. Whatever happens it is quite assuring that whatever these times may bring bands can still put out music as good as this EP. 500 vinyl copies.
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Cold Showers
07.13.19 Part Time Punks ABOUT THE ALBUM After the release of Motionless, Cold Showers returned to studios of KXLU 88.9 FM to take part in yet another Part Time Punks session. For this performance, Cold Showers mix up new versions their latest singles, "Shine" and "Faith", coupled with familiar portrayal of the 2015 single "Plantlife". Adding to the session are new live studio versions of "Whatever You Want" and "Only Human", both featured on Cold Showers sophomore album, Matter of Choice. 07.13.19 Part Time Punks cassettes were printed with a single color risograph technique, an environmentally friendly stencil duplicator that uses soy- based ink and rice paper sheets to produce unique prints. Printed onto uncoated vellum Bristol paper, allowing the print to be fine to the touch and reminiscent of a silk screen process with a Xerox feel. • • •
Third live studio session at Los Angeles institution, Part Time Punks Previous songs featured in ABC television show "How To Get Away With Murder" Black Marble, Drab Majesty, Blouse, The Soft Moon, Cold Cave, The KVB, She Past Away
DETAILS CATALOG NUMBER: DAIS161 RELEASE DATE: August 7, 2020 FORMAT: CASS/DIGITAL CASS BOX LOT: 100x2 inners = 200 box GENRE: Alternative, Indie, Rock KEY MARKETS: Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Berlin, London TERRITORY RESTRICTIONS: NONE
CASSETTE 011586670501
DIGITAL 011586670723
TRACKS Faith Only Human Plantlife Shine Whatever You Want
PRESS: Christopher Hansell | c.g.hansell@gmail.com daisrecords.com | https://www.facebook.com/coldshowersband/
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GI-360
C418 MINECRAFT VOLUME BETA Vinyl Tracklist C 1. Beginning 2 C2. Moog City 2 C3. The End
D5. Eleven D6. Far D7. Intro
B1. Biome Fest B2. Aria Math B3. Taswell
D1. Kyoto D2. Chirp D3. Mellohi D4. Stal
**download card (included) contains full tracklist
01. Ki 02. Alpha 03. Dead Voxel 04. Blind Spots 05. Flake 06. Moog City 2 07. Concrete Halls 08. Biome Fest 09. Mutation 10. Haunt Muskie
11. Warmth 12. Floating Trees 13. Aria Math 14. Kyoto 15. Ballad of the Cats 16. Taswell 17. Beginning 2 18. Dreiton 19. The End 20. Chirp
A1. Ki A2. Alpha A3. Blind Spots A4. Mutation
CD Tracklist 21. Wait 22. Mellohi 23. Stal 24. Strad 25. Eleven 26. Ward 27. Mall 28. Blocks 29. Far 30. Intro
Release Info Catalog Number: GI-360 Format: 2xLP, CD Release Date: August 14th, 2020 Genre: Electronic, ambient Box Lot: LP-8, CD-35 Vinyl is not returnable.
Release Bio As C418, composer and producer Daniel Rosenfeld designs sounds to resonate in both physical and pixelated realms. Best known for his original soundtracks to Minecraft, the single best-selling video game of all time, he’s developed a discography of instrumental music over the last decade that traverses electronic pop patterns, neo-classical dreamscapes, and sparse ambient motifs. The latter element has broken from the “8-bit” pigeonholing of game music and earned him accolades that reference artists like Erik Satie (The Guardian) and Brian Eno (VICE). In 2015, after quietly self-releasing Minecraft Volume Alpha and Minecraft Volume Beta, Rosenfeld partnered with Ghostly International to reissue Minecraft Volume Alpha on vinyl and CD. The release garnered attention from proper music critics and the gaming community alike, becoming one of the most sought after records in the Ghostly catalog. Now, following several restocks of Alpha to fervent fan response, it is time for the soundtrack’s second installment to shine. For the legion of listeners and players to, at long last, have Minecraft Volume Beta in tangible formats. The double LP arrives in May 2020 on standard black and fire splatter colored vinyl, available in regular sleeves as well an exclusive limited-edition jacket with a lenticular cover which gives depth and movement to its 3D-rendered image. Originally self-released in 2013, Minecraft Volume Beta was C418’s longest batch of music to date at nearly 140 minutes. The collection features tracks that were “silently” added to Minecraft during its music updates and a few that never officially entered the game. The run time is now adapted to fit the double LP format, while digital downloads include the full set. Rosenfeld’s unmistakable abilities are on display; he creates a sweeping variety of musical ideas that mirror the limitless universe of Minecraft. Ghostly International is thrilled to give this unique collaboration its due treatment and hopes to see the creative inspiration which drives Minecraft and Rosenfeld continue to disperse by virtue of this unexpectedly universal music. Exclusively distributed by SECRETLY DISTRIBUTION PHONE: 812.335.1572
UPC-LP: 804297836010
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Follow up to the beloved Minecraft Volume Alpha soundtrack Available for the first time on vinyl/CD Fire-splattered vinyl is opaque red vinyl with yellow & orange starburst. Lenticular jackets limited to first pressing only. RIYL: Brian Eno, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Nils Frahm
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Alison Chesley, Steve Albini, Tim Midyett Music from the ilm Girl on the Third Floor Available August 14, 2020 TRACK LISTING Disc 1 A Side: 17 arrow 43 / XVI Dry/ Line 55 B Side: Irish Disc 2 C Side: XVI Standard / Line 54 / Sparky’s Revenge D Side: Bees / Line 62 / Line 64 / Line 70 / Line 71 Composed and Performed by: Alison Chesley (Helen Money) Steve Albini (Shellac, Big Black) Tim Midyett (Mint Mile, Silkworm) Guest vocals on “Irish” by Gaelynn Lea
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CLEAR & RED COLORED VINYL BLOOD SPLATTERED 2XLP LIMITED EDITION OF 666 Catalog Number: TG365lp-C1 UPC: 036172106530 LP Box Lot: 20 Genre: Soundtrack Territory Restrictions: None
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Limited Edition of 666 on clear and red “blood-splattered” vinyl pressed on manual presses at Third Man Record Pressing to maximize the splattered blood effect. Standard edition black vinyl pressed at Record Technology, Inc Full-color gatefold jacket featuring drawing by Jay Ryan When director Travis Stevens called about composing music for his new horror ilm, Steve Albini found himself with a new creative challenge. After meeting with Stevens and Queensbury Pictures, Steve signed on and recruited Tim Midyett, and Alison Chesley to complete the ensemble that would compose and record the soundtrack. Upon completion of the soundtrack, Albini re lected, “Tim and Alison are a joy to work with, very open-minded and eager, and master musicians. Just great. That whole part of it, writing and playing with them, was fucking fantastic and effortless, and I wish I could do it all the time.” The ilm Girl on the Third Floor was released October 31, 2019. Film trailer can be found here: h ps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6W42rridlw 4.5/5 Review on RogerEbert.com 81% Tomatometer at Ro enTomatoes.com
Penny Penny Yogo Yogo The rags-to-riches chronicle of Penny Penny’s life would be remarkable if he had only released his smash debut Shaka Bundu and packed houses for a few years. But the inimitable South African singer and dancer known for his trademark top ponytail and emphatic anthems was no one-hit wonder. In the aftermath of Shaka Bundu’s nationwide explosion, far beyond his country the album resonated with ever bigger audiences. He performed up and down the continent, building fanbases in more than a dozen countries. So his sophomore album Yogo Yogo—released in 1996—solidified Penny Penny’s standing in pop music nationally and provided new energy to his pan-African stadium-filling adventures. “I was very busy between Shaka Bundu and Yogo Yogo. Shows every week, local and outside the country. There was no relaxing from 1995 until 1999.” The album also reflects the era in which it emerged. If Shaka Bundu arrived triumphantly amid newfound political freedom in South Africa with the end of Apartheid and Nelson Mandela’s election, Yogo Yogo was a next level expression for the maturing artist. He wanted to get a message out. Composed with Joe Shirimani, who also produced the album, the sound and compositional style echoes the earlier recording but the topical nature of the lyrics became more deliberate, more didactic. In the song “Ingani” Penny proclaims, we are all one people even though we may speak different languages, we are all Nguni—a larger historical grouping that includes many of the ethnic groups in modern South Africa. “Kulani Kulani,” which means grow up, urges young people to say no to drugs and yes to education. Ama Owners, referring to the public transport drivers involved in violent rumbles, asks the nation’s drivers to relax because we need them for our safe arrival. Penny’s success as a Xitsonga artist should not be under-estimated in the context of popular music at the time in South Africa. “When I started with my own style and image, first time in Shangaan we had artist like me,” Penny explains. “Our music was traditional before. But I brought a mix of rock and disco and it became the bomb. Every star won’t be popular without your own style.” It took them eight days to finish album, writing the songs in the studio. Penny says, “The songs just happened. Joe is very good at listening and producing, he has lots of patience. When he played the keyboard I would sing, standing behind him once he finished the rhythm, I would sing it all in one take, nonstop. We were not using computers to record, we were singing live. And we pressed the music on cassette and vinyl—not CD—back then." Fast-forward to 2020, Penny Penny is deep in the political game and appears on television 6 times a week as the star of his own reality TV show, “Papa Penny Ahee!”. He is setting up an avocado farm and provides fifty families in his region with food every month via his charitable foundation. Penny still plays huge shows around South Africa and will appear at some Europe’s biggest festivals in 2021. AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA PO BOX 986 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10009
01. Ibola Aids 06:31 02. Ingani 05:21 03. Amarumasi 05:50 04. Kulani Kulani 06:11 05. Hai Kamina 05:08 06. Dodomedzi 06:00 (CD Bonus) 07. Yogo Yogo 05:37 08. Ti Samaboko 06:01 09. Ama Owners 06:05 10. Kulani Kulani (Remix) 6:17 (CD Bonus) CATALOG #: ATFA030 RELEASE DATE: 8/14/20 FORMAT: LP/CD/Tape/Digital LIST PRICE: CD 14.98 / LP 20.98 / CS 9.99 BOX LOT: LP25/CD40 UNITS PER SET: 1xLP, 1xCD GENRE: World/Dance Discount 5% through two weeks after release NO EXPORTS/VINYL NOT RETURNABLE
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- Builds on the success of 2013 reissue of his debut - Huge following worldwide - European tour next year including Dekmantel Festival - Evergreen dance floor bangers - CD/Digital version has two bonus tracks
REB FOUNTAIN – ‘Reb Fountain’ RELEASE DATE: August 14th, 2020 GENRE: Alternative / Folk RIYL: Patti Smith, Sharon Van Etten, Aldous Harding, Nadia Reid, PJ Harvey, Jay Clarkson, The Renderers Celebrated singer-songwriter Reb Fountain’s forthcoming self-titled album marks a new chapter in the kiwi artist’s career and her first full-length release on Flying Nun Records. Reb Fountain came together in the well-seasoned walls of Neil Finn’s iconic Roundhead Studios in Auckland, New Zealand. This arrangement came about after Fountain performed, recorded and toured with Finn through his ‘Out of Silence’ album cycle, and it seemed only natural. Long-time studio collaborator and head engineer at Roundhead, Simon Gooding, manned the helm of Fountain’s 3-week recording stint, alongside the legendary Dave Khan on producing duties and Chris Chetland (Kog Studios) who mastered the final result. The album features a range of musical cameos including Finn Andrews, Ben Woolley (The Yarra Benders), Elroy Finn and Logan Compain. The ten-track record features singles Faster, and her new single Samson which premiered worldwide on The FADER with a captivating video featuring kiwi drag-superstar Medulla Oblongata.
TRACKLIST SIDE A 1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
Hawks & Doves Samson It’s A Bird (It’s A Plane) When Gods Lie Faster
SIDE B 6. 7. 8. 9. 10.
Don’t You Know Who I Am Strangers Quiet Like The Rain The Last Word Lighthouse
Over the span of her illustrious career as an independent singer-songwriter, Fountain has become well-known for her earnest and honest approach to storytelling, garnering a close following of fans around the world and in her home, New Zealand. While spearheading a career of her own, Reb has recorded and performed with the likes of Neil Finn, Tami Neilson, The Eastern, Don McGlashan, Marlon Williams, Steve Abel, and more. Her 2017 EP Hopeful & Hopeless saw Fountain awarded Best Country Music Artist at the 2018 NZ Music Awards. The song of the same name won the 2018 APRA AMCOS NZ Best Country Song. Over the last year, Fountain has roamed Europe, the UK and US, performing with Finn Andrews as well as sharing her solo work with the world. Reb Fountain will be released on 14th August, 2020 via Flying Nun Records on CD, Vinyl LP, and Limited Edition Gold Coloured Vinyl Gatefold.
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Elysia Crampton ORCORARA 2010 PRESS RELEASE
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This album follows intergenerational trauma, fugitives of Christian violence in a twilight called Puruma, returning to Mama Cocha, the sea that theorists call Nowhere. Dedicated to the life of Paul Sousa, who while incarcerated, worked years as an inmate firefighter across the Sierra Nevada of California. Also dedicated to the work of Sage LaPena and Dr. Gretel Mendizabal Nolte. (Includes misreadings of Jimenez, Saenz, Claudel, & Wright). Not one, not world, not body, not god, not salvation, not zero; only a ceaseless approaching toward, with, and as the great mystery, by Grace, Tatamama. Jallalla.
CATALOG #: PAN 101 RELEASE DATE: August 14, 2020 FORMAT: 2xLP, Digital LP BOX LOT: 10 GENRE: Electronic KEY MARKETS: London, Berlin, New York, Mexico City TERRITORY RESTRICTIONS: None
ORCORARA 2010 was commissioned and released in 2018 by Centre d’Art Contemporain, Geneva, C for the first oor at the Biennale de l’Image en Mouvement 2018 The sound of screens imploding’.
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TRACKS SIDE A: 1. Secret Ravine Chakana En General 2. Dog Clouds feat. eremy Ro as SIDE B: 3. Morning Star-Red Glare-Sequoia Bridge feat. eremy Ro as 4. Grove feat. Embaci SIDE C: 5. Sierra Nevada feat. eremy Ro as 6. omeless Q’ara 7. Amaru-Otorongo Dried Pine 8. Crucifixion feat. Shannon Funchess SIDE D: 9. Spring of Wound 10. Crest feat. Fanny Pankara Chuquimia 11. Abolition Infrared 12. Flora feat. eremy Ro as
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Black Marble I Must Be Living Twice 1 2 3 4 5
track listing: Johnny and Mary (4:01) Golden Age (6:43) In Manchester (2:53) Emma’s House (3:43) Poison Tree (3:40) key information / selling points: Hometown / Key Markets: Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York, Austin, Chicago Selling Points / Key Press: Covers EP including Black Marble live favorites by Robert Palmer, Lives of Angels, Wire, The Field Mice, and Grouper Red vinyl limited to 1000 Follow-up to the acclaimed 2019 album Bigger Than Life and a precursor to an upcoming 2021 lp Related Catalog: sbr-234 Black Marble Bigger Than Life lp/cd
“I’ve always loved the cover song aspect of live performance. Most musicians are fans first and covers are a way for bands to show this. They can add an improvisational tone to an otherwise rehearsed feeling set, and give a sense that songs are owned not only by the people who write them but by the fans that know them and the other musicians that take influence from them. About three years ago we started playing cover songs on stage, and a couple of unforseen things started happening. First off, people would ask me - not knowing it was a cover - when the new songs they heard were coming out on an upcoming Black Marble lp. Sadly, I’d have to tell them that a) I didn’t write the song, and b) me playing this new material was not evidence of the impending new release they were hoping for. The other thing that would sometimes happen is people would come up to me who already knew the songs I was playing. These people were stoked to hear an old favorite worked into our set, but again they would often wonder if they could ever hear them outside of the live setting. After awhile it became obvious that we eventually wanted to record the covers we’d been playing live for the fans that wanted to hear them. Also, we’ve played a lot of shows in the past three years. We crossed the full u.s. several times and met a lot of great people and this covers ep is a cool way for us to remember that time as well. As far as process, I recorded and mixed this one myself shortly after, and as a way to come down from, the process of writing and recording the Bigger Than Life lp. I took some of the mixing and arranging things I was working through for a year on Bigger Than Life and was able to apply to this record fairly quickly and easily, so I think from an engineering perspective this recording is the culmination of that way of thinking about presentation before I move on to the next phase.” -Chris Stewart, Black Marble, April 2020
RIYL: Molchat Doma, The Soft Moon, New Order, Depeche Mode, Robert Palmer, Lives of Angels, Wire catalog #: sbr-255 genre: Alternative/Electronic release date: 8-14-2020 available formats: lp-c1 upc-lp-c1: 843563128641 export restrictions: none vinyl is not returnable box lot: lp 30 label contact: Sacred Bones Records 144 N. 7th Street #413 Brooklyn, NY 11211 info@sacredbonesrecords.com www.sacredbonesrecords.com
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MERCE LEMON
MOONTH
Merce Lemon is a songwriter born, raised, and currently living in Pittsburgh, PA. She grew up immersed in the city’s DIY scene, writing songs and playing in bands, including a punk band called Two Dragons Black and Red, until around the age of 12.
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She then took a hiatus from performing through her teen years, not finding her voice again until moving to Seattle for her last year of high school. There she met Dylan Hanwright of the band Great Grandpa, who produced two releases with her: ‘Ideal For a Light Flow With Your Body’ and ‘Girls Who Jump In’. These songs were re-released in 2020 by Pittsburgh record label Crafted Sounds.
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After moving back to Pittsburgh in the fall of 2017, Merce recruited a new band—including her father Greg Pierce on guitar. On her new album ‘Moonth’ Lemon and her band craft an intimate and starkly confessional sonic world of songs that grapple with large-scale ideas. The nature of identity, the body, memory, and relationships are all explored through the lens of fluidity, with water as a recurring motif in her songwriting, and a fitting complement to lyrics and arrangements that draw you in like a gentle tide.
Selling Points • Clear tint cassette is a limited pressing of 100 copies. • Previous album cited as New & Notable on Bandcamp. • Press support from Phluff, Hullaballoo, Balloon Machine, and more. • Recent shows with Kimya Dawson, Great Grandpa, Mothers, Emily Yacina, Horse Jumper of Love, Rachel Levy, Spencer Radcliffe, and Mega Bog.
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August 14, 2020
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gobbinjr, Emily Yacina, Bonnie Prince Billy, Kimya Dawson, Wished Bone, Rosie Tucker, and Florist
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Indie rock, Folk, Singer-Songwriter
Tracklist Side A 01 Dragon Friends 02 Chili Packet 03 Sardines 04 Moon Shots 05 Golden Lady Sauerkraut 06 Baby 07 Those Eyes
2:31 3:20 3:21 2:31 1:17 1:16 2:30
Side B 08 Hysterical Clavicle 09 No Other Fruit Exists 10 Mugs in a Line 11 Disco Ball 12 Dolly Sods Blues 13 Tiny Man 14 Puddles 15 Horses
3:06 1:31 2:49 3:37 4:03 3:07 4:59 0:20
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