Graham Lambkin - Salmon Run CD

Former Shadow Ring mainstay Graham Lambkin offers up a real heavy slice of disintegrated tape collage, field recording, and live playing. Birthed out of the Shadow Ring's demise, Lambkin's solo efforts are for the most part less frenetic and distorted- instead focusing on a more expansive, refined(?) style. The music contained within Salmon Run has a real rootsy humanistic approach, however synthetic the source. Cinematic in scope and continuously effecting, this disc proves to exemplify a beautifully constructed series of "out" compositions.

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Amps for Christ - Circuits CD

Outstanding 1999 release from this incredible psych/folk outfit. Total distorto wall-of-feedback accompanies sitar, tabla, banjo, electric guitar, and voice to create a particularly satisfying sonic palette; not unlike the unyielded orchestrations of the Elephant 6 collective. Great male/female vocals, "faux"-Celtic mysticism, and a devotional quality which really enriches the whole vibe. A great, entrancing listen from start to finish.

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Rodent Plague - Evacuations CS

Serving up some serious gypsy psychedelia with this release, one man project Rodent Plague expands on his great single that came out last year with the addition of guitars, scorching keyboards, live percussion, and bells. The entire affair feels really like one continuous thought - or rather accompaniment to a real lost in the industrial landscape style adventure. Really great and draws comparisons to everything from Cluster to Can to Venus in Furs-era Velvets to Angelo Badalamenti and Popul Vuh. Awesome!

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dANA - Vvsta CD

The upstate duo's newest disc, Vvsta, is not only their most complex, but their strongest effort yet. dANA's sound is hard to categorize, and most attempts to place this kinda stuff against other contemporaries has only proved irrelevant- this is some serious alien music. The swirling psychedelia contained within these tracks owes as much to legendary electro pioneers like Christian Marclay, Harmonia, and early detroit techno dudes, as it does to 80s/90s pop culture references like bad Michael Jackson vids and the 90210 series. Full of highlights and brain melting technicolor action, Vvsta is pretty singular and should prove a perfect accompaniment to your next drug sesh.

link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/p80wc1

The Cherry Blossoms - s/t LP

Nashville, TN's The Cherry Blossom's first LP. A shimmering collection of rural, backwoods psychedelia; not without perfect clatter percussion, totally great shoddy intrumentation, and crooning vocals. The whole LP has a real lost-in-time feel, and those perfect melodies ya just can't get outta yer head. Most definitely reminiscent of early ESP outfits like The Fugs, The Godz, et al. but filtered through an even greater "what the fuck?" spectrum, simply because it hails from the 2000s. Peggy Snow on the vokills, whom also has a great portfolio of barn paintings (one which graces the cover of this beautiful release). Picked this up at Academy by accident- quickly to realize that something with such simplicity and timelessness rarely rears its head 'round these parts.

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The Drowning Craze - Storage Case 7"

The Drowning Craze were only around from 1980-1982 however their body of work was largely important and spawned the formation of some of the best British post-punk and new wave groups. This first single features Angela Jaeger, later of Monochrome Set and Bush Tetras, on vocals and Simon Raymunde, later of Cocteau Twins, showcasing what would later become his signature 4AD bass stylings. Totally wild dance punk!!!!

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Robert Martin - Long Goodbye LP

Totally mysterious release. One man's take on the damaged blues, originally recorded in 1985 and reissued on Yik Yak last year. Long Goodbye, serves as a collection of songs for late nights and haunted hideouts; real Jandekian vibes here, but approached with a melodic quality unprecedented in most of the legendary Texan's repertoire. Rumor has it that Robert Martin was a deadbeat surfer whom had no formal musical training or concept of "outsider" art, but rather channeled his songs through his very particular and personal aesthetic- with no intentions of wide availability. Tim from the label told me that a friend of his worked with Robert in Santa Cruz and he just had a mountain of tapes lying around his room. Hopefully more is on the way. . .Lets just say words don't really do this one justice.

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The Pink Noise - Birdland CS

Today's update comes from Canadian duo The Pink Noise, whom have easily proved themselves as the reigning pioneers of the entire new lo-fi synth "movement." This cassette was released on Bennifer editions sometime last year and will see a deluxe vinyl reissue on Sacred Bones (www.sacredbonesrecords.com) sometime over the next few months. A totally peaced out collection of destructo boombox symphonies - all channeled through the particular Pink Noise aesthetic of pseudo rap/speaking vocals, ambiguous instrumentation, and plastered casio beats. The way in which The Pink Noise maintain a totally singular vision while being utterly referential of genre and decade is truly mindboggling. Ripped straight from cassette - Birdland.

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Dandelion - Dandelion LP

Whoa! Dandelion's sole self-titled LP is hailed as a "mega rarity" of the 1970s French underground. First released as a private press of only 300 copies, this record thankfully now sees the light of day via the Guerssen label based out of Spain. A real mindwarp downer from start to finish, this LP is full of washy keyboards, amateur playing, ridiculously phased out electric guitar, and the type of weepy, strained alien vocals that characterize all sortsa outsider groups from Rallizes to The Bachs. Highlights include, "La Farfalla," which features great femme vox with bells, and, "I wanna See you," which has a real early K Records international pop underground vibe. Who the fuck were these guys ya know?? Check it out!

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