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Spotlight 48
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PSYCHEDELIC/PROGRESSIVE/FOLK
Esperanto (spain)
Tiempos De Vencer
The debut album 'Tiempos De Vencer' by Spanish psych folk rock band Esperanto is out on YaiYai Records! 'Tiempos De Vencer' presents a well-oiled band (members of Mohama Saz, Maika Makovski etc.) with a need to transmit a hopeful message with their grooves and arrangements from the East mixing with Chicago free jazz after visiting Berlin kraut rock through Canterbury.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
17-01-2025
Label
Item-nr
554139
EAN
8435621693560
Availability
Exp. 17-01-2025
Flower Machine
Waterloo Green
The sixth full-length album by California psych-prog band The Flower Machine. Led by Dutch-American singer and guitarist Peter Quinnell, The Flower Machine has been one of the longest-running yet most obscure bands in the Los Angeles psych scene, appearing in concert and on radio only sporadically and avoiding the limelight. 'Waterloo Green' is an interstellar rock opera. It involves spaceships that travel from Neptune to New York in 1951 to conquer the Earth, where they are thwarted by time-traveling scientists from 1967 who defeat them using surrealism, dope, and winter holiday decorations. Limited edition on yellow vinyl.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
06-01-2025
Label
Item-nr
554173
EAN
2090505541731
Availability
Exp. 06-01-2025
Magic Nousiainen & Wonderful Lehtisalo
Cafetic Atom
Two living legends of Finnish DIY music scene join forces on this magically wonderful piece of experimental otherness. Jukka Nousiainen (Räjäyttäjät, Vaisu Luksus, Rambling Boys, Jukka ja Jytämimmit etc.) and Jussi Lehtisalo (Circle, Susi-Unto, Steel Mammoth, Salo Ra II etc.) improvise with intense intent and inventiveness. Sounds travel through free noise space of cosmic hiss and dark matter crackle but also encounter multicolored starlight nebulas of blissfull beauty. Perfect transcendental meditation music for fans of the most abstract Grateful Dead jams and arbitrary sounds of malfunctioning kitchen appliances. 'Cafetic Atom' is a future classic of serene noisiness not to be missed. Released in cooperation with Jukan Musiikki. Limited to 300 copies.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
25-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554204
EAN
6417138705136
Availability
Exp. 25-11-2024
Tomutonttu
Halki Pilvien
"'Halki Pilvien' (transl. through the clouds) brings exactly what one expects from the clouds. It is a collection of soft and gentle movements, as playful as a 'Jan Anderzén type of music' is always. A collection of patterns that solidify for just a brief moment in time, before sublimating in the back of the mind. This album is in constant motion. Push play. A warped piano and cartoonish SFX's might foretell a hyperreal approach to music. Yet while the champion of hyperrealism, Noah Creshevsky, describes his music as being written in a language we already understand (realism) yet in an exaggerated manner (hyper) - I have to add that things on this album do not sound exaggerated at all. Moreover, I have the feeling that somehow on this work, Jan is trying to underwhelm us. In the best possible way. Because clouds float trough and dissolve. Thus instead of hyperrealism, is Jan maybe speaking to us in a certain Serenerealism? Or Mildrealism? What Jan's music does have in common with Creshevsky's is the no rush part. Listening to 'Halki Pilvien' makes time non-directional. The music seems to be designed to be played over and over again. This music has no direct impact like one can experience at a punk show, or at a classical music concert. This music is not that one gigantic raincloud covering the world dark. Quite the opposite, it is a pattern of clouds and clearings, floating over the lands. Trough this music a shadow play appears. This music is durable. And it is when the sounds are at its faintest, that Jan touches the core: in the smallest detail, we find the fullest musical information." ~Lieven Martens. Limited to 300 copies.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
25-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554205
EAN
6417138705501
Availability
Exp. 25-11-2024
Pentangle
The Albums: 1968-1972 (14lp/black)
1968 to 1972, saw the release of 6 studio albums from folk's first supergroup Pentangle. Featuring the songwriting talents of guitarists Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, alongside bassist Danny Thompson, drummer Terry Cox and singer Jacqui McShee, their innovative folk-fusion encompassed elements of jazz as well as pop, which left a lasting influence and legacy. The first 5 albums were released on legendary folk label Transatlantic, while 'Solomon's Seal' (1972), on the Reprise label, was their final album with the original line-up. Now for the first time ever, these albums are available as a 14LP deluxe box set. Each album has been expanded with a wealth of bonus material, including choice selections from contemporaneous solo LPs by Bert Jansch and John Renbourn, out-takes and live tracks. Across the package, there is an impressive amount of 22 recordings which are previously unreleased on LP. Some of the albums are being reissued on vinyl for the first time in decades with 'Solomon's Seal' last being released as an LP in 1977, shortly followed by 'Reflection' in 1980. Each album is presented in a gatefold sleeve replicating the original artwork. These are housed in an rigid slipcase box alongside an special gatefold holding a 64-page book awash with rare images and over 20,000 words of sleeve-notes, which include: a Q&A culled from past interviews by author Mick Houghton with Bert, John and Jacqui, essays about each album by a variety of music journalists (Stuart Penney, Trevor Leeden, Nigel Cross, Colin Irwin, Lois Wilson and Jim Wirth), a lengthy chronology, and track-by-track details. The records have been remastered from the best available sources, with careful referencing of original tapes and vinyl where relevant. The master disc cutting is handled by Pauler Acoustics in Germany, renowned for their audiophile-quality releases. They utilize original Neumann VMS-82 cutting lathes and the Direct Metal Mastering (DMM) process, ensuring unmatched transparency and clarity. From there, the records are pressed at Puristamo in Helsinki, Finland, a plant known for its meticulous attention to detail and sustainability practices. Every record undergoes thorough hand inspection for quality. We've spared no effort to preserve the integrity of these brilliant albums - you can expect a listening experience worthy of their legacy.
Genre
Format
LP - 14 disk
Release date
16-04-2025
Label
Item-nr
554270
EAN
6430080236954
Availability
Exp. 16-04-2025
Fling Ii
Fling Ii
Despite their Michigan roots, but with their hearts anchored in the golden age of 1970s German krautrock, Fling II celebrate the sound of that sensational season of experimentation. In the chords of the band dwell the typical motorik style of Neu, the percussive obsessions of Can, as much as the pulsing, hypnotic electronic textures of Cluster and Kraftwerk. The absolute protagonist of this adventure back in time is the legendary Boss Super Phaser PH-2, the dual-circuit modulation pedal that shines through the entire development of all the tracks; it's the main demiurge of deep resonances, of impulsive intergalactic excursions, of dust and mists in perpetual motion. The sound is as dreamy and cosmic as ever, revealing such instrumental rigour in which the strongly emotional blend of the original sources of inspiration finds a perfect balance between rhythm and dynamics.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
26-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554275
EAN
0000000000000
Availability
Exp. 26-11-2024
Wigwam
Tombstone Valentine (black)
Due to high demand, Svart Records releases the represses of Wigwam's early works on vinyl once again. The Finnish legends in Wigwam are no strangers to fans of progressive rock around the world. Their debut album 'Hard N' Horny' from 1969 and the following 'Tombstone Valentine' from 1970 are a couple of cornerstones among many in their impeccable discography. The previous Svart editions of these absolute classics by the pioneers of early progressive rock date back to 2019, so it was about time to bring back these must-haves to the market. Wigwam's sophomore album 'Tombstone Valentine' uniquely stands on its own as not only a precursor to what was still to come but also a spectacular album bubbling over with soul searching folk/psych/prog leanings. Kim Fowley, a producer from America, was so excited about Wigwam's debut album 'Hard N' Horny,' that he decided to come to Finland to produce their second album 'Tombstone Valentine.' The album is not as experimental as their debut, but partly because of that it's also a more coherent and a better-balanced effort. The line-up had changed slightly, as this was Pekka Pohjola's debut with Wigwam. Guitarist Nikke Nikamo left the band during the recording of the album, so the guitar parts are delivered by Jukka Tolonen and Heikki Laurila, who never officially joined the band.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
07-02-2025
Label
Item-nr
554281
EAN
6430080236695
Availability
Exp. 07-02-2025
Wigwam
Hard N' Horny (black)
Due to high demand, Svart Records releases the represses of Wigwam's early works on vinyl once again. The Finnish legends in Wigwam are no strangers to fans of progressive rock around the world. Their debut album 'Hard N' Horny' from 1969 and the following 'Tombstone Valentine' from 1970 are a couple of cornerstones among many in their impeccable discography. The previous Svart editions of these absolute classics by the pioneers of early progressive rock date back to 2019, so it was about time to bring back these must-haves to the market. 'Hard N' Horny' started the legacy of Wigwam. The album's A-side is jazzy, early prog-rock by the keyboardist Jukka Gustavson, with an exception on the first track written by the original bass player Mats Huldén. Lots of heavy organ, jazzy piano, and some vocal parts by Gustavson. The B-side is '60s psychedelia written by the British-born vocalist Jim Pembroke. It consists of songs about a man called Henry, together forming a mini rock opera.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
07-02-2025
Label
Item-nr
554283
EAN
6430080236664
Availability
Exp. 07-02-2025
Zangoma
Faka Mulilo (black)
In the year 1996 in the village of Kolomwe in central Zambia there was a young boy called Waina. One day he met the local sangoma, who had a prophecy where Waina had a major part to revamp the legacy of Zamrock in a different time and era. The witch doctor said that you will meet three rockers from the land of a thousand of lakes and together you will make history. The young and naive Waina didn't believe a word, until years later the prophecy came true and Zangoma was born. Zangoma hails from Tampere, Finland and comprises of the Zambian vocalist Waina Kolomwe, singer/guitarist Ville Salonen, singer/bassist Riku Pirttiniemi (Death Hawks, Dust Mountain), and drummer Miikka Heikkinen (Death Hawks). They play Zamrock, a genre that gained popularity in Zambia during the '70s. It's a fusion of traditional African music and psychedelic-, garage-, and hard rock with some funk and blues in the mix as well. Bands like Black Sabbath, Funkadelic, The Rolling Stones, Blue Cheer, Cream and Deep Purple had a major part in shaping the music.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
31-01-2025
Label
Item-nr
554296
EAN
6430080236862
Availability
Exp. 31-01-2025
Lyd Heavyman
Electroadagio
Lyd Heavyman is the pseudonym of ace Spanish guitarist and one-man-band JC Sisto, the man behind some of the best hard-psychedelic projects ever created in Spain such as Mater Dronic or Shakti's Delirium. 'Electroadagio' is his second album, recorded as always at Estudio79 with Rafa Camisón, who also plays all drums on the album. Featuring collaborations from guitar players Pedro Gago (of cult hard-rock band Tiburón) and José Moares (Surya). Long tracks with killer guitar solos, melodic vocals, fuzz-wah... Imagine Alex Chilton fronting early Blue Cheer! Highly recommended if you like Thin Lizzy, Led Zeppelin, UFO, Hendrix, Cream, Black Sabbath, The Who, MSG... not forgetting Creation, Big Star, Cheap Trick, Boston, Redd Kross, Plimsouls, The Records, Bevis Frond, Nazz...
Genre
Format
CD - 1 disk
Release date
08-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554367
EAN
2090505543674
Availability
Exp. 08-11-2024
GARAGE/BEAT/SURF/ROCK’N’ROLL
Frenzy
Hall Of Mirrors (black)
Hailing from southwest England, Frenzy began in 1983 after guitarist Simon Brand joined former Sharks singer/bassist Steve Whitehouse, the line-up completed by drummer Merv Pepler. After the 'Robot Riot' EP on Cat Machine, Frenzy signed to Nervous for top-notch debut Hall Of Mirrors, Brand replaced by Kevin Saunders in the process. Whitehouse's rockabilly roots contrast Saunders' and Pepler's outside orientation, yielding a more rounded sound, and along with graveyard and asylum motifs, there's a good dose of teen angst too. An excellent slice of 3-D psychobilly, with rockabilly and new wave leanings - grab it now!
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
15-12-2024
Label
Item-nr
554388
EAN
8055515236040
Availability
Exp. 15-12-2024
POP/ROCK/WAVE/NOISE
Garfields Birthday
Next Stop Mars
"The brothers Simon and Shane Felton are back with a shiny new power pop album with flair, sentimentality and charm and twelve new songs about being somebody else just for one day (my favourite from the album, entitled 'I Want to Be You' - definitely a 'hit' in another time), jealousy, obsession, alien abduction, the ageing process (about seizing the day and waving goodbye and saying hello on 'Read All About It'), and depression ('The Beautiful Room Is Empty' with nice vocal harmonies and shimmering guitars). The music is guitar, bass and drums based with nice little touches such as the synth on 'Broken Telephone,' while 'Raspberry Juice' introduces a wisp of psychedelia into the mix. Nostalgic, engaging music that makes you yearn for 'the old days'." (Review from Dimensions in Sound and Space).
Genre
Format
CD - 1 disk
Release date
18-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554215
EAN
2090505542158
Availability
In stock
Wilson, Steve
Songs From The Summerhouse
This is a collection of songs written and devised in the summerhouse at the back of Steve's garden. It is drawn from various projects including compositions for a dance video, music developed from an initial idea sent by a friend and even something written for Steve's Mum for Mother's Day! He then enlisted the talents of some more musical friends (such as Robbie McIntosh from The Pretenders and Paul McCartney fame) and the project was complete. It makes for an eclectic and entertaining mix of different styles, which we hope you will enjoy listening to!
Genre
Format
CD - 1 disk
Release date
18-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554216
EAN
2090505542165
Availability
In stock
Various
Make A Joyful Noise!
'Make A Joyful Noise!' is a collection of new and classic holiday tunes by artists on Academy Award-winning songwriter and all-around maestro John DeNicola's boutique label OMAD Records. From traditional charm to dreamy folk, rollicking indie pop and irresistible sing-alongs, the album celebrates all aspects of this special season. "The holidays evoke different feelings in different people - love, wonder and joy, yet also sometimes sadness, longing or loneliness," DeNicola says. "Reflecting on this, I invited the OMAD family to express in song what the season stirs in them, and what I got in response truly touched me."
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
22-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554250
EAN
2090505542509
Availability
In stock
Nikanor, Folke
Melodianien
Swedish composer Folke Nikanor is back! The album 'Melodianien' is here and it's a wonderful return to the exciting, instrumental and highly cinematical world where Folke Nikanor once started.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
11-10-2024
Label
Item-nr
554254
EAN
2090505542547
Availability
Exp. 11-10-2024
Various
A Song Is A Dream (and Dreams Are Real) (2lp)
Double LP compilation with 23 previously unreleased tracks, demos, alternative versions from bands connected to Sing A Song Fighter. This is their way of celebrating 10 years as a DIY label.
Genre
Format
LP - 2 disk
Release date
08-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554256
EAN
2090505542561
Availability
Exp. 08-11-2024
Second Hand Orchestra
Slow, This Is Christmas...
All your favorite Christmas songs and then some more... Played by the loose, heartfelt Swedish DIY orchestra The Second Hand Orchestra in slow, trippy versions to avoid any kind of stress. Walking instead of running. Plus some experiments (on side 2) slowing down the analogue tapes...
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
18-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554257
EAN
2090505542578
Availability
Exp. 18-11-2024
PUNK/HARDCORE
Various
Debemos Apoyar Lo Que Es Nuestro!
'Debemos Apoyar Lo Que Es Nuestro!' Punk Sudamericano, 1981-1990. Another cassette-only mixtape in Death Is Not The End's series in partnership with Philadelphia's World Gone Mad, this time surveying South American punk and post-punk between '81 & '90 - featuring bands from Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Chile, Paraguay, Uruguay and Argentina.
Genre
Format
MC - 1 disk
Release date
06-12-2024
Label
Item-nr
554146
EAN
5050580838055
Availability
Not in stock
Jailcell Recipes
Artifacts For An Empty Tank World (black)
Here available on BLACK VINYL, 'Artifacts For An Empty Tank World' is a collection of recordings from the somewhat overlooked UK hardcore punk band, dating back to the years 1988-1992. Side 1 features the band's early, faster material and Side 2 showcases the developments towards a somewhat milder approach. Three of these later-era tracks are previously unreleased.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
29-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554259
EAN
5061041820731
Availability
Exp. 29-11-2024
Ignite
A Place Called Home (black)
Reissue of Californian melodic hardcore band Ignite's album 'A Place Called Home,' originally released on TVT Records in 2000. Formed in Orange County in 1993, Ignite's sound is hard to pin down. Their music contains elements of punk, hardcore, alternative, and even heavy metal. Their 30-year career has produced several classic albums with 'A Place Called Home' being their commercial breakthrough album, combining the spirit and muscle of hardcore and the catchy tunes of west coast punk rock. Sixteen songs loaded with great hooks, compelling, socially conscious lyrics, and the heaviness that hard music fans love. Includes 3 bonus tracks previously only available on the European CD version of the album.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
21-03-2025
Label
Item-nr
554298
EAN
6430080236732
Availability
Exp. 21-03-2025
Geza X
You Goddamn Kids! (black)
Released in 1982, 'You Goddamn Kids!' by Geza X is a raw, rebellious album from L.A.'s underground punk scene. Known for producing bands like the Dead Kennedys and Black Flag, Geza brings his wild production style to his own music here, mixing punk energy with satirical lyrics that take sharp jabs at society. Tracks like 'Isotope Soap' and 'We Need More Power' embody the chaotic spirit of early punk. This edition includes two bonus tracks, adding even more grit and attitude to a cult classic that resonates with punk's DIY ethos. Limited edition vinyl reissue comes with dobuble sided insert and reproduction of the original bumper sticker included in the first edition. Remastered by Geza X.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
15-01-2025
Label
Item-nr
554390
EAN
8055515236484
Availability
Exp. 15-01-2025
Crowd
A World Apart
"It is impossible to overstate the significance of The Crowd to the nascent L.A. hardcore scene. Whilst bands like early Agent Orange and Social Distortion were playing to handfuls of fans in northern Orange County, in 1979 The Crowd were already filling backyards on their home turf in Huntington Beach, California. Ironically, it was further afield in the San Gabriel Valley that I first saw them perform, opening for the still punk Go-Go's in a small club. Without the continuing success of The Crowd in 1979 and throughout the summer of 1980, I would have packed my bags for London. Instead, the L.A. hardcore scene lifted off!" ~Robbie Fields, Posh Boy Records. Comes on yellow vinyl.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
15-01-2025
Label
Item-nr
554392
EAN
8055515236378
Availability
Exp. 15-01-2025
INDUSTRIAL/EXPERIMENTAL/NOISE/NEOFOLK/GOTHIC
Muslimgauze
Hamas Arc
"For over ten years this solitary voice from Manchester has created a unique sound drawn from a melange of Arabic and European instrumental music. From the very beginning the music has been based on drums and other percussion instruments. Recent advances have been attained through greater creative use of multi-track studios, but the core sound remains unchanged. "In the Middle East things are rapidly changing during the few last weeks, Muslimgauze gave his reaction to the recently signed peace treaty between the PLO and Israel: "To be negative is easy, a positive thought is helpful, but until Jerusalem is capital of a total Palestinian State and all Zionist settlers are off the Palestinian map, any peace plan will fail. Yasser Arafat is working to improve his peoples lives, as are Hamas. Yasser Arafat can talk, while Hamas undertake direct action to take back from Zionists Palestinian land. America's role in supporting the vile regime of Israel will never be forgotten." Sounds like written yesterday but it's decades old. Staalplaat now re-releases 'Hamas Arc.' This is a very special LP, as it contains remixed material from 'Shekel Of Israeli Occupation,' which did never appear before. Also on 'Hamas Arc' there are two remixes from tracks from 'Vote Hezbollah.' New cover design made by HCILE, screenprint on 300 gms paper. Originally released on CD by Staalplaat in 1993.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
28-12-2024
Label
Item-nr
533022
EAN
2090505330229
Availability
Exp. 28-12-2024
Niblock, Phill/anna Clementi/thomas Stern
Zound Delta 2
A piece by minimalist/experimental composer Phill Niblock (1933-2024), co-composed and performed by Anna Clementi and Thomas Stern. Intense, menacing layers of thick drones and alien sounds.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
25-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554169
EAN
5050580819313
Availability
Exp. 25-11-2024
Coil Vs Elph
Born Again Pagans (2cd)
Infinite Fog are delighted to present another piece of the intriguing Coil puzzle. In the mid 1990s the core team of John Balance and Peter Christopherson were continuing their exploration of the outer reaches of electronic sound production as exemplified by the 'Born Again Pagans' release, originally an EP only, featuring both the hugely danceable 'Protection' smash which had Danny Hyde's influence writ in large letters all over it, as well as the first outings of their intriguing more ambient/glitch-based ElpH material, probably their most haunting and haunted works. This 2CD anthology re-edition collects all of the ElpH material which didn't appear on their later 'Worship The Glitch' album, namely the 'pHILM #1' 10", a host of very rare compilation tracks as well as a number of at the time unreleased pieces in the same vein. The stunningly presented release also features the ElpH entity's last ever appearance originally available as part of Raster Noton's award winning 20 to 2000 series of releases, the 'Zwölf' EP. All of the material has been lovingly remastered by Jessica Thompson with re-imagined design-work by Oleg Galay and it includes a replica of the original St. Sebastian on acid poster.
Genre
Format
CD - 2 disk
Release date
31-01-2025
Label
Item-nr
554214
EAN
8016670163176
Availability
Exp. 31-01-2025
Cleaning Women
Pulsator
Cleaning Women's 'Pulsator' back on the market for the first time on wax. Cleaning Women was founded in Finland back in 1996. The band is known for their self-made instruments, androgynous image, and including interdisciplinary arts in their live performances. Cleaning Women is an experimental group consisting of three cleaning robots (CW01, CW03 and CW04). Besides their unique music, Cleaning Women is known for their alternative ways in choosing their instruments. The origin of their acoustic sound can be traced to self-made and self-customized instruments, which are crafted from mangled household items or material salvaged from trash bins. But what it is that makes them really special is the way they sound. Even though the starting point is avant-gardish and experimental, the end result is jaw-dropping combination of skilled musicianship, original soundscapes and easily accessible, even danceable music - a combination of cinematic sci-fi western and sparkling trash can disco. The 2001 debut album 'Pulsator' already had the band's high standards to use only self-made instruments in the studio as well as performing live. The universe of sound heard on 'Pulsator' consists of mic'd and tuned up clothes racks, strings set up on the hanger rods of wardrobes, a wine fermentation vessel, jars, buckets and other scrap material, bizarre vocal parts with partially made-up languages, and a scat-solo by legendary Finnish artist M.A. Numminen.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
21-03-2025
Label
Item-nr
554300
EAN
6430080236893
Availability
Exp. 21-03-2025
Essyad, Ahmed
Moroccan Electroacoustic Music 1972-74
Composer Ahmed Essyad was born in Salé, Morocco, in 1938. After studying music at the Rabat Conservatoire (Morocco) he moved to Paris in 1962, where he became a student of Max Deutsch and, later, his assistant. Trained in the avant-garde practices of Western musical composition, he also claimed the Amazigh folk music of Morocco as a fundamental source of inspiration for his work. In 1965, he was already incorporating elements of oral tradition in his work so as to question the language of his time, and therefore had to cope with the limits of musical notation and communication with musicians who did not share his cultural references. It was difficult to agree on what was implicit, 'behind the notes,' especially regarding the management of musical time and micro-intervals. In search of new compositional tools, he turned to electro-acoustic music. Working in a studio made it possible for him to be the interpreter of his own work, which ensured a certain continuity with music of oral tradition. The pieces presented here were produced between 1972 and 1974 in a studio dedicated to electro-acoustic music, the S.M.E.C.A, which was part of the Music Workshop founded by Jorge Arriagada in Paris. The studio was equipped with EMS and Minimoog synthesizers, a piano, a marimba, a xylophone, as well as various percussion instruments and a tape delay system.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
05-12-2024
Label
Item-nr
554351
EAN
5411867335726
Availability
Exp. 05-12-2024
Dunn With Lords And Lady Kevin
Last Days At Hot Slit
This is the third release by Trevor Dunn (Mr. Bungle, Fantomas, Trio Convulsant, various with John Zorn) and Kevin Rutmanis (Tomahawk, Melvins, Cows, Hepa/Titus). On this outing Trevor joins Lords and Lady Kevin (duo of Kevin Rutmanis and drummer/artist Gina Skwoz) for a full length LP 'Last Days At Hot Slit.' Songs are loosely based on assorted gospel, blues and jazz songs, some original, some covers. Included is a re-working of Mingus' 'Devil Woman.' The trio based the pieces on improvisations that were then arranged and used to build free standing songs. A multitude of instruments were exploited by all those involved, to create a sizzling blend of aural delicacies. The album title is from a collection by writer Andrea Dworkin, often sited as the Celine of feminism. Less outre perhaps than their previous recordings, these songs hover somewhere between soundtrack-like excursions, to jazz/blues mutations to a demented "rock" sounding affair. Something for everybody, or perhaps, nobody! Uniting former and current members of Tomahawk, 'Last Days At Hot Slit' marks a powerful reunion between Rutmanis and Dunn. The record took shape gradually, born from Rutmanis's raw, unconventional bass recordings. "I sent Trevor a phone recording of some hideous bass racket and asked if he wanted to add anything," Rutmanis shares. "What he sent back was something like delicious fresh cherries with ice and banana slices." The pair's combined creativity gave rise to a new, immersive soundscape, while their collaborative piece, 'Crack Pot Whore Head,' set the tone for the current formation of Lords and Lady Kevin.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
13-12-2024
Label
Item-nr
554353
EAN
0723706000999
Availability
In stock
Nord
Psycotron -1 (4lp)
A hazy, claustrophobic bridge between minimalism, drone, creative conceptualism, ambient music, and noise. The first ever vinyl reissue of Nord's 'Psycotron - 1' - one of the greatest and most sought-after holy grails of early Japanese noise. Recorded by Hiroshi Oikawa only a handful of years before his complete disappearance and originally issued in 1984 as a cassette box in a limited edition of 25 copies. Second edition of 150 copies with silkscreened covers and printed obi strip and insert. This is an auto-coupled edition with the sides being coupled as follows: Record 1: sides A & E. Record 2: sides B & F. Record 3: sides C & G. Record 4: sides D & H. Designed to be played all at once (A + B + C + D and E + F + G + H).
Genre
Format
LP - 4 disk
Release date
22-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554356
EAN
0000000000000
Availability
Exp. 22-11-2024
Butzmann, Frieder/diamanda Galas
Juhrop (2cd Box)
'SZENE UND ARIEN AUS EINER OPER IN KLINGONISCHER SPRACHE' - The opera 'juHrop' was recorded with great effort at the Studio für Komische Musik Berlin and at the studio of Diamanda Galas in New York from 1996 to 2001. It is orchestral music produced with electronic devices and voices of Chinese singer Wu Jiang, David Moss, Diamanda Galas, Udo Scheuerpflug, Margarete Huber and the Moabiter Motettenchor. It was broadcasted in full length on 'Deutschlandradio Kultur' in 2009. "The Klingons are martial bullheads. They are known as the warlike people from the planet Thlingan from the TV series 'Star Trek.' But the Klingons also love music and poetry. Their greatest poet was Shakespeare from Earth, who was supposedly one of their own. The Klingon opera 'juHrop' (pronounced tschuch-rop, meaning homesickness) plays unrestrainedly with timpani and trumpets on a heroic monumental orchestra, enriched by synthetic Gregorian chants and electronic hi- and lofi effects. The story is as bloodthirsty and heartbreaking as its setting. The vocals are Klingon and Chinese." (Frieder Butzmann).
Genre
Format
CD - 2 disk
Release date
22-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554359
EAN
2090505543599
Availability
Exp. 22-11-2024
Muslimgauze
Al-zufiquar Shaheed (2lp)
People believe that the magic of Muslimgauze works best with looong tracks. Think the same? Then 'Al-Zulfiquar Shaheed' is exactly for you! 75 minutes of mellow eastern-style hypnotism. Consisting of only five parts, the album shows Bryn's ability to create lengthy and detailed compositions filled with Arabic percussion, droning keyboards, vocal samples and ethereal atmospheres. A strong rhythmic, yet melodic album, that should be in the collection of every Muslimgauze fan. Definitely one of Bryn's best ever albums!
Genre
Format
LP - 2 disk
Release date
15-01-2025
Label
Item-nr
554424
EAN
0710473186148
Availability
Exp. 15-01-2025
METAL/STONER/HARDROCK
Necropsy
Tomb Of The Forgotten (4lp/black)
'THE COMPLETE DEMO RECORDINGS 1989-1993' - Necropsy is one of the few really legendary bands of the obscure Finnish death metal scene of the late '80s/early '90s. Dark and twisted death metal in the vein of early Sentenced, early Amorphis, Convulse, Demigod, Purtenance, Demilich and Abhorrence. The band hailing from Lahti, Finland was formed in 1987 and released the material presented on this compilation before taking a 14 year long hiatus starting in 1994. Founding member Janne Kosonen along with his brother Tero re-established Necropsy in 2008 and they are still active to this day. 'Tomb Of The Forgotten (The Complete Demo Recordings 1989-1993),' originally released by Century Media in 2013, is the first ever official demo compilation fully authorized by the band and includes Necropsy's all early recordings with 40 tracks in total. The entire audio material has been carefully remastered from the original master tapes at DMS Mastering (Grave, Morbid, Asphyx) for the best possible audio quality. Includes extensive interview with the band, tons of pictures, scans of concert flyers, demo artwork, fanzine reviews, and more.
Genre
Format
LP - 4 disk
Release date
10-01-2025
Label
Item-nr
554278
EAN
6430080236497
Availability
Exp. 10-01-2025
Cynic
Kindly Bent Free To Us (black)
Cynic was formed in Miami, Florida by Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert in 1987, blending elements of progressive rock, alternative, and metal. Their third full length (from 2014) offering 'Kindly Bent To Free Us' is the final Cynic album to feature original drummer Sean Reinert and long time member Sean Malone on bass, who both passed away in 2020. Originally released on a 2LP version and mastered at 45rpm, Svart Records in cooperation with Cynic now proudly present the single LP edition of the album including the bonus track 'Earth Is My Witness' for the first time on vinyl and a booklet with liner notes by Martin Popoff, lyrics, notation to the song 'Kindly Bent To Free Us,' and more.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
14-02-2025
Label
Item-nr
554286
EAN
6430080236459
Availability
Exp. 14-02-2025
Cynic
Re-traced (black)
American progressive metal band Cynic's 2010 EP 'Re-Traced' available on 12" vinyl for the first time ever, including a memorial tribute track to the late Sean Malone. Cynic was formed in Miami, Florida by Paul Masvidal and Sean Reinert in 1987, blending elements of progressive rock, alternative, and metal.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
14-02-2025
Label
Item-nr
554288
EAN
6430080236428
Availability
Exp. 14-02-2025
BLUES/COUNTRY/OLDIES
Rust Dust
Diviners And Shivs
Here's what you'll get with the outlaw folk of Rust Dust's 'Diviners And Shivs': One voice, a few fine old instruments, and an unflinching, all-of-a-piece performance that will reach you in the moment and resonate with historical memory.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
10-10-2017
Label
Item-nr
554249
EAN
2090505542493
Availability
In stock
JAZZ/AVANTGARDE
Tuohi Klang
Pennselmann Hits Vol. 2765 (black)
A cult gem from 1972 reissued by Svart Records. In the late sixties Finns began to believe that Finnish jazz, played and composed by Finns, might after all be on a par with what was being produced by its European counterparts, even if the music of Suomi players was still in search of a unique character of its own. During their short life span, the avant-jazz all-star sextet Tuohi Klang released their only album on the soon-to-be defunct psych label UFO. Finally, Svart Records are proud to present this cult treasure and highly sought after album reissued for the first time ever. Features an all-star lineup of Edward Vesala, Pekka Pöyry, Paroni Paakkunainen, Teppo Hauta-aho, Mircea Stan and Mike Koskinen.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
21-02-2025
Label
Item-nr
554290
EAN
6430080231157
Availability
Exp. 21-02-2025
Sarmanto, Heikki -quintet-
Counterbalance (black)
Heikki Sarmanto Quintet's 'Counterbalance' reissued on vinyl for the first time ever. The pioneer of Finnish Modern Jazz, Heikki Sarmanto together with his brother Pekka Sarmanto, Juhani Aaltonen, Lance Gunderson, and Craig Herndon released the album 'Counterbalance' in 1971 under the name Heikki Sarmanto Quintet. Originally released on vinyl and later reissued on CD, Svart Records finally brings 'Counterbalance' back on the market as it was originally intended, on wax.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
21-02-2025
Label
Item-nr
554293
EAN
6430080232604
Availability
Exp. 21-02-2025
REGGAE/DUB/SKA/ROCKSTEADY
Mckay, Freddy
The Best Of Freddy Mckay
Originally released in 1977. The misleadingly titled 'The Best Of Freddy McKay' is the fourth album of the artist and not a compilation. The fruit of collaboration with the producer Alvin "GG's" Ranglin. Recorded at Channel One & Harry J studios and backed by The Revolutionaries it marks the entrance of McKay in the roots reggae era.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
26-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554237
EAN
2090505542370
Availability
Exp. 26-11-2024
SOUL/FUNK/LATIN/R&B/GOSPEL
Telstars
Orbiting
Great soulful vocal ghetto-vibed funkiness from Barbados 1974. Reissued for the first time. Watch out for the funky version of Kool & The Gang's 'Kool Reggae' and favorite songs of many DJs, such as 'World Of Tomorrow' or 'Making A Living.' Licensed by Phil Dino.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
04-12-2024
Label
Item-nr
554252
EAN
4040824091484
Availability
Exp. 04-12-2024
Bam Jam Band
Keepin' On/something About Love
After taking by storm the global disco community, with their quickly sold-out debut seven-inch, The Band Jam Band returns with another solid double sider. 'Keepin' On' it's a peak time raw and funky disco jazz instrumental, with a Latin inspired piano, a gospel organ and a psychedelic synth solo, that will blow away the most discerning dancefloors. 'Something About Love' is a meditative midtempo jam, perfect for a spiritual and soulful journey. Already got support from Darryn Jones, Jacques Renault, Mike Sawe, Red Greg and Waxist!
Genre
Format
7" - 1 disk
Release date
04-12-2024
Label
Item-nr
554253
EAN
0198999424478
Availability
Exp. 04-12-2024
ELECTRONIC MUSIC/AMBIENT/D’N’B/TRIPHOP
Wiese, Klaus
Sabiha Sabiya
On the same path as 'Baraka,' Klaus Wiese (Popol Vuh) continues his intimate spiritual journey into healing and cosmic drone music. Like its predecessor, this work originally appeared on tape for Aquamarin Verlag (1982). 'Sabiya' means bright, shining, an oriental wind that suggests feminine power; 'Sabiha' is therefore she who manifests beauty and grace. 'Shaheena' is indicative of gentle and soft, while 'Shaira' embodies and represents the essence of recognition and visibility. Absorbed in absolute state of contemplation, Wiese plays harp, tambura and harmonium in a very essential and circular minimal way, focusing on the stillness of their pure harmonics. The glorious, triumphant sweep of this luminous sound thus seems to evoke and suggest these precise concepts, tactile and visual emotional drops, swirls of impalpable bliss, revelatory of an ethereal and infinite astral dimensional level.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
26-11-2024
Label
Item-nr
554276
EAN
0000000000000
Availability
Exp. 26-11-2024
AFRO-BEAT/FUNK & PSYCH/DESERT BLUES/ETHIOPIQUES
Annarella & Django
Jouer
"'Jouer' stands as a powerful reminder of the beauty that can emerge when cultural barriers are dismantled and creativity is given the freedom to flourish. The collaboration of a Swedish flautist and a Malian griot harpist not only enriches the musical landscape but also invites listeners to reflect on the interconnectedness of our shared human experience. In a time when music can heal and unite, 'Jouer' offers a fresh perspective, leaving us in awe of the remarkable artistry born from this unique partnership." ~The Sound Cafe. Flautist Annarella Sörlin (resident in Örebro) and ngoni master Django Diabaté (from Mali, resident in Senegal) met in the fall of 2022 when they were both on an extensive European tour with the band Wau Wau Collectif. Annarella and Django immediately discovered that the mix of their widely different instruments (Swedish flute and West African string instrument) created something special and unique as an inventive musical play across borders and cultures. Co-release with Canadian label We Are Busy Bodies.
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
25-10-2024
Label
Item-nr
554255
EAN
2090505542554
Availability
Exp. 25-10-2024
VARIOUS: WORLD, CLASSICAL, SPOKEN WORDS ETC
Various
Begging The Moon
'PHLENG THAI SAKON & LUK KRUNG, 1945-1960' - 'Begging The Moon' is a collection focused upon an early-to-mid 20th century style of Thai popular song, commonly named Phleng Thai sakon (meaning "song which is both Thai and universal"). With recordings taken from the end of World War 2 until the start of the 1960's, many of these tracks may also be referred to as Luk Krung (meaning "child of the city") a more urbanised style of popular song that is in contrast to the Thai country music known as Luk Thung ("child of the field").
Genre
Format
LP - 1 disk
Release date
06-12-2024
Label
Item-nr
554203
EAN
5050580837591
Availability
Not in stock
PRESS: SELECTED REVIEW QUOTES, INTERVIEWS A.S.
FLEUR – Fille Sauvage (CD-LP, Soundflat)
“Influences from garage rock have subtly found their way to Fleur’s songs and blend surprisingly well with the influences we know from her previous two albums”. (Erwin Zijleman for De Krenten Uit De Pop)
“On Fleur’s latest single we already noticed a change, from ‘whispering girl’ towards rock chick. That development is continued on her new album. (Flip van der Enden for Pinguin Radio)
FORD’S FUZZ INFERNO – Electrofuzzification (LP, Subunderground C.A.)
“The LP ‘Electrofuzzification’ contains ten fuzz-drenched tracks from Ford’s Fuzz Inferno’s fabulous trio line-up.” (9/10 rating) (Henk Vereecken for Dark Entries)
SENDELICA – Requiem For Mankind (2CD-LP, Frg-Fruits De Mer-Regal Crabomophone)
“The nearly 1½ hours of music takes you on a sonic journey from mysterious cyclic ambience through bluesy, jazzy psychedelia to bird song, delicate piano, wordless singing, blazing guitar lines, cathedral organ, doom-laden power chords, saxophone, analog synths, orchestral swells to symphonic psych and beyond. (Henry Schneider for Exposé)
VIBRAVOID – An Introduction To Vibravoid (2CD, Fruits De Mer)
“…a wonderful introduction to this excellent German neo-psych, neo-Krautrock band.” (Henry Schneider for Exposé)
VARIOUS – Super Disco Pirata (CD-LP, Analog Africa)
“Twenty-three tracks of obscure Latin street music from records you will never find anywhere else.” (Tony Burke for Global Routes/Morning Star Online)
LIFT – Caverns Of Your Brain (LP, Pqr-disques)
“Listening feels like being transported to a 1970s dorm room, where a group of friends—obsessed with British prog—channels that passion into something uniquely their own.” (Klemen Breznikar for It’s Psychedelic! Baby Magazine)
JARVIS STREET REVUE – ‘Mr. Oil Man’ (LP, Return To Analog)
“The Jarvis Street Revue, with their anthem ‘Mr. Oilman,’ delivered a scorching, eco-punk rebuke, slamming the greed of Big Oil long before anyone else was talking about it.” (Interview with Tommy Horricks about the band in It’s Psychedelic Baby! Magazine)
YANTI BERSAUDARA – Yanti Bersaudara (LP, Lamunai)
“After the remarkable discography of Harry Roesli, Indonesian label La Munai have found another lost gem of vintage pop music from their neck of the woods to share with the world – and the world will thank them for this one, to be sure.” (Rupert Bottenberg for panm360)
SHACK – Here's Tom With The Weather (CD-LP, Shack Songs)
“Here's a truly gorgeous album from a band that, as far as I can tell, has never gotten much (any?) attention here in the States.” (Jittery White Guy Music)
RADIO
Analog Africa’s Volkan Kaya was interviewed about the awesome ‘Super Disco Pirata’ compilation on BBC World Service, last Saturday. The relevant section starts at 44:51 min.
UPCOMING CONCERTS
KACIMI (LE POP CLUB)
23-01-2025: Paris (F) – Le Point Ephémère
11-02-2025: Genève (CH) – Urgence Disk
ZONE SIX (SULATRON)
06-12-2024: Rüsselsheim (D) - Das Rind, Herzberg Unterm Dach
MINERALL (SULATRON)
21-12-2024: Esslingen (D) - Komma, Light in Bloom Festival
22-12-2024: Ulm (D) - Hexenhaus
LABASHEEDA (PRESTO CHANGO)
14-02-2025: Amsterdam (NL) – Nieuwe Anita
SULA BASSANA - with band (SULATRON)
28-03-2025: Berlin (D) - Neue Zukunft
17-04-2025: Bochum (D) - Planetarium
FORD’S FUZZ INFERNO (SUBUNDERGROUND C.A.)
19-04-2025: Haarlem (NL) - Slachthuis
26-04: Leiden (NL) - Resistor
