Eat Skull - Wild and Inside CD

Eat Skull's 2009 release, Wild and Inside is the follow-up to last year's great Sick to Death, both of which were released on the legendary Siltbreeze label. A great sophmore effort, featuring the same sound you've come to expect from Eat Skull: blown out, cut up, GBV-style production, fucked levels, buried melodies, etc. Features "Stick to the Formula," a highlight of their recent live set, and "Dawn in the Face," a real down and out acoustic dirge sesh, among many others. Another band whose records I feel will stand the test of time. Buy it here on vinyl later this month.

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Woods - Songs of Shame LP

Already a major contender for best of '09, Songs of Shame is not only Woods strongest effort yet- but maybe one of the best examples of exciting new bands/releases from NYC these days. Although Woods have been jammin' with each other for years in various forms, this LP is focused and beautiful, and perfectly encapsulates their shift from pastoral loner folkers into full-out fuzzed pop mode! Full of memorable harmonies and the typical wah wah psych/CSNY/Elevators/pagan campfire vibe we know and love. Home recorded at Rear House, released on Woodsist. "Road worn, windblown, and deeply grooved." Buy this record here.

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Ranking Dread - Lots of Loving CD

Ranking Dread was notorious not only for his smooth Dancehall vocal stylings, but also his encounters with the law. Dread killed a police officer early in his career and continued to record and perform as a wanted man. Reputation aside, Lots of Loving is absolutely gorgeous- showcasing Dread's endless word association inna rub-a-dub style, with great production credit from Sugar Minott and zany dub elements all over. Been jammin' this one every morning and never fails to start the day off just right.

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The Revolutonaires - Drum Sound: More Gems From The Channel One Dub Room - 1974 -1980 CD

Rare, hypnotic dub and versions from the Channel One Studio. Late '70s jams, most of which feature Sly Dunbar rockin' particularly heavy rhythmic grooves. Some really amazing synth and delay throughout, super stoned vocals and a great take on 'Pride & Ambition,' which was championed by Leroy Smart with Big Youth. A great compilation straight through. Happy belated 420!

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Religious Knives - Live at Big Jar Books CD

Classy recording of RK Live set from '07 in full rock band mode. Great long takes on "The Sun," and "In Brooklyn After Dark," from the Its After Dark LP. Absolutely perfect dubbbbbbed out and stoned proto-punk Krautrock vibes tonight. Light it up and smoke it!

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Störung - Europe Calls 7"

AMAZING dutch synth/cold wave/electro from 1981/1982!! Long lost tracks remastered from a cassette tape. The A-Side is a great new wave jammer, equipped with scorching femme vox and four-to-the-floor minimal drum programming. The B-Side instrumental features weirdo synth, sirens and fried electric guitar. Classic shit, and still available from Minimal Wave.

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Elyse Weinberg - Elyse LP

Stoned pastoral folk/rock LP from 1968. Elyse Weinberg grew up playing with Neil Young and Joni Mitchell but never reached a high level of acclaim. Instead, Elyse's music has become coveted by underground lovers of psych, folk-rock, and flowery arrangements. With a signature vocal styling not unlike Mitchell, Karen Dalton, or Niela Miller; Elyse Weinberg's sole LP is totally mesmerizing and beautiful. (Vinyl rip, not the Orange Twin reissue)

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The Velvet Underground - Reload : The Second Chapter LP (bootleg)

Rare bootleg LP of Loaded outtakes and early demos. Some really amazing versions of "I found a reason," "Sweet Jane," and "Oh! Sweet Nuthin'," among others. Couldn't find a pic of the LP but it looks almost identical to that of Loaded, back cover and all. Still great to uncover recordings you haven't heard by these dudes.

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Akitsa - Goétie CD

Fucking unbelievable bedroom Black Metal from Canada! This is the first proper album released by this duo which saw re-issue from Hospital in early 2007. One of the most desperate, damaged and punk-primitive Black Metal records I've ever heard. Features signature strained vokills, bleak lo-fi production, and some meandering ambient dirges... Jammed this one for the first time in awhile the other night and was totally blown away!!! Literally sounds like the dude is puking sometimes. Killer!

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Silk Flowers - 7" 1 + 2

Here we have the first two 7" singles by local (NY) trio Silk Flowers. Really smoky, dark Factory recs moves, with totally awesome Boyd Rice vocal stylings to boot. Some compare this shit to early Misfits which isn't totally off, but this has a way more damaged electro vibe. 1st single offers up some cool instro tracks with heavy synth and minimal, glitched drum programming. On the flip, the second single is way more vocal-heavy and pummels forward in blackened garage drum and organ mode. Can't wait for the LP!

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Galwad Y Mynydd - s/t

Absolutely amazing 'contemporary Welsh folk music' from the early 1970s. Galwad Y Mynydd (The Call of the Mountain) was a group formed by teenage brothers who went on to record one obscure LP which was re-issued via the Finder's Keeper's label in 2007. Great amateur vocal harmonies, totally perfect home-recorded vibe on the drums and jangly psychedelic guitars make for a really engaging listen. Some real down-and-out vibes too.. nice! (Thanks to Ian for hookin' this one up)

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