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BAHAMAS
"Barchords"
Bahamas is the
moniker for Afie Jurvanen, a Toronto singer-songwriter and guitarist
who has also played with Feist, Howie Beck, Jason Collett and
Great Lake Swimmers. Barchords is the follow-up to his 2009
debut album Pink Strat, which was nominated for a Juno Award
and made it onto the long list for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize.
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file under: brushfire sounds ]
  
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BOY FRIEND
"Egyptian wrinkle"
Boy Friend is
the project of former Sleep 8 Over members Christa Palazzolo
and Sarah Brown, who's just recently released their debut LP,
Egyptian Wrinkle. Dreamy and spaceous sound, all wrapped up
in an appropriate, psychedelic, nineties years.
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file under: shoegaze ]
 
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BURIAL
"Street halo/Kindred"
Japanese original
release. Mini-album release from Burial including six new songs.
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file under: dubstep ]
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GARETH
DICKSON
"Quite a way away"
From Glasgow,
a solo artist singing and playing acoustic guitar - sometimes
effected, his songs slip between a beautifully sparse, emotive
fragility (recalling Nick Drake, Bert Jansch, etc.) and denser
instrumentals (recalling Eno or Labradford). Very cool stuff.
- FatCat Records
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file under: folktronika ]
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PETAR
DUNDOV
"Ideas from the pond"
Sublime sophomore
album from the Croat native. On Ideas From the Pond he expresses
himself through an equally measured blend of classic memes borrowed
from widescreen Kosmische, pulsing Techno and Balkan Euro Disco.
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file under: electronica ]
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FRED
FALKE
"Part IV"
Fred Falke is
still living in the last century. Like so many French producers
who came up in the wake of Daft Punk's Homework, Falke seems
to think house music was perfected around the turn of the millennium,
when the twin sounds of Thomas Bangalter's Roulé imprint
and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo's Crydamoure label-ruled Parisian
clubs.
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file under: french house ]
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NITE
JEWEL
"One second of love"
The stuttered 80s
synth R&B melodies unfold into one another here in ways both
giddy and deceivingly nonchalant. This maturation and evolution
will all come to a head in early 2012 when Secretly Canadian will
release Nite Jewel's proper full-length follow up to her brilliant
2008 LP, Good Evening.
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file under: indie synth pop ]
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ORBITAL
"Wonky"
Wonky is the 8th
studio album by Orbital, released on 02 April 2012. The album
is their first since the Blue Album in 2004 and the first since
they reformed in 2008. The album features collaborations from
Zola Jesus and Lady Leshurr.
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file under: techno ]
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LEE RANALDO
"Between the times & the tides"
Songs can go a
million different ways, declares Lee Ranaldo in the liner notes
for his Matador solo album, Between The Times And The Tides,
an album which will impress even the most ardent followers of
Ranaldo's work. Joined by an all-star cast including Nels Cline,
Alan Licht, John Medeski, longtime associate Steve Shelley and
cameo from old friend Jim O'Rourke.
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file under: sonic youth ]
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SASCHIENNE
"Unknown"
Sascha Funke,
one of Germany‘s greatest Techno auteurs and the genius
behind bestselling records like Bravo or Mango, has some pretty
big news. And it‘s not about some one off band project,
but a partnership meant to stay. As Saschienne, Sascha has formed
a duo extraordinaire with multi-talented instrumentalist, singer
and wife Julienne Dessagne, displaying an expressivity previously
unknown to anyone following his solo work.
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file under: kompakt beats ]
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BRIGHT
MOMENTS
"Natives"
Natives may be
your first official introduction to the music of Bright Moments
but if you have spent time with some of the most beloved indie
albums of the last decade, you'll quickly realize that you know
him well. He is the multi-instrumentalist whose trumpet sparks
across so many of Beirut's songs and whose harmonizing vocals
is a central component to the band's robust live performances.
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file under: indie pop ]
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BVDUB
"Serenity"
His most (and possibly
only) overtly optimistic work, Serenity is a story of elation
and freedom from times when music didn’t yet know derision
and arrogance, when all it knew was beauty. This is the soundtrack
to 7am, when only the true remained and nothing else mattered.
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file under: basic channel ]
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CARDINAL
"Hymns"
18 years after the
release of their landmark self-titled debut, Cardinal - the recording
collaboration between Richard Davies and Eric Matthews - are preparing
to unveil their long awaited new album. The new record, entitled
Hymns, picks up where their debut left off, layered orchestral
pop, with Matthews' multi-instrumental talents enhancing Davies'
sublime songwriting gems.
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file under: poppish sounds ]
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DEMDIKE
STARE
"Elemental"
Like Demdike Stare's
Tryptych, Elemental is another over-sized two-disc package from
the Modern Love label. It compiles Sean Canty and Miles Whittaker's
four-part vinyl series dating from December 2011 and January 2012.
The first two parts, Chrysanthe and Violetta, were issued together
as a double 12" pack in a gatefold sleeve with slots for
parts three and four, Iris and Rose.
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file under: electronic drones ]
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DJANGO
DJANGO
"S/t"
For a colourful
combination of Beach Boys/Mamas and the Papas classic harmonies,
gorgeous song writing, modern electronica and indie rock cool,
check out the fantastic new album from the buzz-worthy Django
Django. Their new self-titled CD showcases a range of glitchy
electronic synth-driven music, psychedelic guitar work and masterful
harmonies; a big sound for a 3-piece band.
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file under: electro pop folk ]
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GRIMES
"Visions"
Grimes is the inventive
work of Claire Boucher, a project that has gained notoriety since
its inception back in early-2010. Moving to Montreal from Vancouver
in 2006, she developed Grimes among the city’s burgeoning
DIY scene where both punk ethos and pop music collide. Also a
prolific force, her 4AD debut Visions will be her fourth release
in less than two years and countless shows have been performed
in this time.
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file under: cyber pop ]
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HANNE
HUKKELBERG
"Featherbrain"
Hanne Hukkelberg
has finished recording a new album and that it is set for release
on February 24th of 2012. The album will be called Featherbrain
and will be her fourth full-length studio album. It was recorded
in New York and is being described as a slightly more difficult
album compared with her previous ones.
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file under: folktronika ]
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MARK
LANEGAN BAND
"Blues funeral"
Blues Funeral is
the seventh Mark Lanegan record, and the first since 2004's Bubblegum.
The music was played by Johannes and Jack Irons with appearances
from Greg Dulli, Josh Homme. Mark Lanegan has sung with Screaming
Trees, Queens Of the Stone Age, The Twilight Singers, The Gutter
Twins, Soulsavers and Isobel Campbell.
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file under: indie blues ]
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MONOLAKE
"Ghosts"
Big new album from
Robert Henke, putting aside the autumnal ambient shades of his
recent work in favour of his darkest, most dancefloor-friendly
release in ages. The title track, which also opens the album,
sets the punchy tone, and finds the German reconnecting with his
junglist roots, creating a sub-heavy roller that feels like a
more supple, sophisticated update of late 90s techstep.
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file under: minimal techno ]
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SHINS
"Port of morrow"
Arriving five years
after Wincing the Night Away, Port of Morrow was the first Shins
album to appear on James Mercer’s Aural Apothecary imprint
(also home to Broken Bells, his collaboration with Danger Mouse)
and the first without the rest of the band that appeared on the
remainder of their discography.
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file under: college rock ]
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SCHOOL
OF SEVEN BELLS
"Ghostory"
School of Seven
Bells is a dream pop/shoegaze band which formed in 2007 in Brooklyn,
New York, United States. The band consists of Alejandra Deheza
(vocals, bass), and Benjamin Curtis (guitar, electronics). Alejandra’s
identical twin sister Claudia (vocals, keyboards) was also a member
of the band until leaving for personal reasons in October 2010.
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file under: shoegaze ]
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JOHN
TALABOT
"Fin"
On his debut album,
Spanish electronic music producer creates one hypnotic groove
after another, incorporating different sounds and ideas with each
track.
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file under: electronic listening music ]
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DREXCIYA
"Journey of the deep sea dweller"
First part of
the Drexciya re-issue series! Drexciya might need an introduction
for some, for others it is the most influential techno project
ever. Part of the heritage of Detroit's Underground Resistance,
Drexciya explored techno music like no-one else before.
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file under: detroit techno ]
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EXPLORERS
CLUB
"Grand Hotel"
The Explorers Club
are a Pop rock band from the coast of South Carolina. Their music
is almost entirely influenced by the vocal harmony styles and
production of The Beach Boys. They also draw some influence from
classic rock and roll arrangements as made popular by The Beatles,
Phil Spector and The Byrds.
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file under: pet sounds ]
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LINDSTROM
"Six cups of rebel"
Lindstrom's fourth
album is an undeniably titanic affair destined for the modern
disco. Part Deep Purple-ish prog ebullience and part intergalactic
dance fuel, Six Cups Of Rebel is his most mature and coherent
long player, informed by a decade of production experience and
an invaluable dancefloor education drawing upon lessons learnt
from vintage Baldelli and Beppe Loda mixes.
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file under: scando-nova ]
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NADA
SURF
"Stars are indifferent to astronomy"
With the exception
of a Record Store Day single, New York City alt rockers Nada Surf
have had a quiet 2011. Next year, however, will be a much different
story. On January 24th, the band will release their seventh studio
album, The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, via Barsuk Records.
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file under: college rock ]
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ULRICH
SCHNAUSS / MARK PETERS
"Underrated silence"
Ulrich Schnauss,
master of shoegazer indietronica and Mark Peters, bass player,
guitarist and songwriter in the british band engineers, present
their first collaboration: they have crafted music which is enchanting
in the truest sense of the word, shimmering sounds, floating echoes,
rhythmically reverberant chords which wrap themselves around the
listener, lifting him into a state of suspension and carrying
him gently away.
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file under: shoegaze ]
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TENNIS
"Young & old"
"Keeps the
sweet melodic core that defined the first album's highlights...it's
nice to have them back." - The Guardian
"Almost too good to be true." - Spin
"Their dreamy, nostalgic pop laps and recedes like waves
hitting the shore." - New York Times
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file under: indie pop ]
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TRAILER
TRASH TRACYS
"Ester"
2012 album from
the British Indie Rock quartet. Ester neatly combines elements
including the dream pop of Beach House, the sweet nocturnal melancholy
of The xx and the sonic exploration of My Bloody Valentine to
form an album that s streets apart from any of its contemporaries.
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file under: shoegaze & wave ]
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MARK
VAN HOEN
"Revenant diary"
From his days in
Seefeel Mark Van Hoen has always operated between electronica
and pop music. Having left the band before they recorded their
debut EP to pursue his solo career, he signed to Belgian dance
label R&S in 1993 and began to release music as Locust. The
Revenant Diary is Van Hoen’s fifth album published under
his name and his first for Editions Mego.
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file under: transgressions ]
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ADRIAN
YOUNG PRESENTS VENICE DAWN
"Something about april"
Featuring guest
artists Dennis Coffey (Motown’s Funk Brother fuzz guitarist),
Shawn Lee (Ubiquity Records), singer/songwriter Rebecca Jordan,
and Italian cinephiles Calibro 35,Something About April is an
eclectic mix of heavy, psychedelic soul and soundtrack-ready instrumentals.
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file under: modern soul ]
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WINDY
& CARL
"We will always be"
We Will Always Be
is the newest album from Windy & Carl and it couldn’t
be more aptly titled. They’ve been releasing music for over
20 years on a variety of labels, and the duo, consisting of Windy
Weber and Carl Hultgren have been married for almost as long.
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file under: post-rock ]
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SUSUMU
YOKOTA
"Dreamer"
Musical styles come
and go, but Yokota reigns supreme in a universe of his own making.
‘Dreamer’ is instantly familiar and yet full of surprises
and like all of Yokota’s best music, it leaves the listener
in a state of wonder. Will appeal to fans of Yokota’s LEAF
period with album like Grinning Cat and Sakura.
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file under: fourth world music ]
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YOUNG
MAGIC
"Melt"
Debut album of shapeshifting
dreampop from the Young Magic trio. Now based in New York, the
group, comprising Indonesian-born vocalist Melati Malay, coalesced
in early 2011 around shared travelling experiences and a broad
palette of musical influences from hip hop to psychedelic soul
and West African rhythms.
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file under: break & beat ]
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TALK
TALK / MARK HOLLIS
"Laughing stock / S/t"
Two hugely influential
albums - Talk Talk's Laughing Stock and Mark Hollis' eponymous
solo album have at long last been made available on vinyl again
- pressed up by Ba Da Bing after years in the out-of-print wilderness.
It's impossible to overstate the love felt by so many for the
two experimental Talk Talk albums - Spirit of Eden and Laughing
Stock. Following the commercial triumph of their singles It's
My Life, Life's What You Make It and album The Colour of Spring
Talk Talk retreated back into the shadows and produced two albums
that defied categorisation.
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file under: masterpieces ]
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THROBBING
GRISTLE
"20 jazz funk greats"
2011 Remastered
reissue - includes a bonus disc of unreleased material* "For
the first time in 30 years Throbbing Gristle are now back on their
own original Industrial Records label. To mark the occasion we
are pleased to announce the rerelease of TG's first five albums
on vinyl & CD. Each album has been restored and remastered
specifically for each format by Chris Carter from 24bit 'baked
tape' digital transfers of the original first generation analogue
master tapes. Vinyl - The newly cut 180-gram vinyl editions include
painstakingly restored cover artworks, using original source material
from the Industrial Records visual archive.
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file under: industrial wave ]
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DISCO INFERNO
"The 5 Ep's"
Disco Inferno was an English experimental rock
band, formed in Essex in the late eighties, Their first album,
Open Doors, Closed Windows, was released in 1991. The album was
characterized for having influence of late 1970s post-punk bands,
particularly Joy Division and Wire. One Little Indian Records
released now a compilation called The 5 EPs, featuring tracks
from all five now out-of-print EPs released between 1992 and 1995.
The compilation had previously been available as a bootleg.
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file under: pre-post ]
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