***A supremely bold set of loud, fast, Sonics-inflected punk R&B dance pounders!
LP $17.25
01/06/2017
***Wimpy, whining, miserable yet uplifting 12-string teenage folkpunk lowdown!
LP $17.25
01/06/2017
***The "Teen Rocker" follow-up to "You Treated Me Bad" (TS-6605); Raw, inept, young-vocaled teen garage rocker oomph!
LP $17.25
01/06/2017
CD $15.00
01/06/2017
***18 upbeat, almost-"polished", jaunty garage dance swingers!
CD $15.00
01/06/2017
***A ripping slew of revved-up, ampheta-folkpunk Stonesy/Byrds-on-meth ringers with lotsa ringin' guit, ala the primo example set by THE SYNDICATE OF SOUND "Little Girl".
LP $17.25
01/06/2017
***A bold slew of prime '65-'67 garage punk movers, focusing on snot-caked fratty-edged pounders and a few more "relaxed" teen ravers.
LP $18.95
01/06/2017
***17 of the most raw-vocaled, over-amped, loudest/snottiest punk muthas EVER!
LP $17.25
01/06/2017
***True "teen" garage lowdown, featuring super-young sounding vocals, surf-inflected minor key twang, adolescent misery-laden lyrics.
LP $17.25
01/06/2017
***"We continue down the wormhole of hard rock, heavy psych, and proto-metal here on The Third Trip with a set of tunes so obscure they can't be seen without a third eye. Most of these tracks were recorded in shack-sized studios, privately pressed for promotional purposes, and tossed out like last night's half empties only to later be discovered to be half-full, if not overflowing with greatness. The majority of these tracks are from the good ol' US of A with two exceptions, Ash-labelmate New Zealanders, Chook, and the mighty Limeys, Factory. As they say, first is the worst, second is the best, third is the one with the hairy chest.
LP $19.75
11/25/2016
CD $12.00
11/25/2016
***Amazing sessions by the cream of underground French prog and psych bands, first released in 1971 on Thélème, a boutique label owned by MAGMA bassist and Barclay Records manager LAURENT THIBAULT. When Thibault founded Thélème, he wanted to set up a prestige outfit. He had this in mind when he set out to fulfill his ambition of presenting a panorama of the French rock scene by gathering the best groups in France together on one double-album, to be recorded at the legendary Chateau d'Hérouville studio, live in the courtyard with no overdubs. Thibault had hoped that labels would allow their best acts to appear. Philips offered Magma (the version of ‘Mekanik Kommando’ appearing on Puissance is the first ever conceived or recorded by the band) and CATHERINE RIBEIRO; Barclay allowed ALAIN MARKUSFELD to participate; LE CHANTDU MONDE LET VOYAGE appear. The band CATHARSIS said yes; so did CONTREPOINT, discovered by Magma’s René Garber. Thélème artists included ERGO SUM, MOR, ZABU and SOLITUDE. Two guests from America were recommended by Le Chant du Monde: folk-singers ROGER MASON and STEVE WARING. And happily SPECTRE, a band featuring legendary Hérouville engineer DOMINQUE BLANC-FRANCART brought the monster prog jazz funk synth madness of 'Arkham'. Brilliant! One-time pressing of 500 copies housed in a special textured linen finish gatefold jacket. Includes a lush, 4-page booklet of notes, band info and rare photos.
2XLP $36.95
10/07/2016
Perpetual Dawn is an underground all-night techno club in Los Angeles that combines the free spirit and “anything goes” vibe of European clubs like Berghain and Bangface with the vivacious and much needed L.A. illegal warehouse party scene spearheaded by Droid Behavior, VSSL, Mount Analog, Rhonda, and Far Away. Composed of rad songs from the raddest acts who’ve performed at Perpetual Dawn since inception in June 2015, this compilation’s got dance-floor jams from Peaking Lights Acid Test, Personable (M. Geddes Gengras’s live techno project), Kid606, Map.Ache (Geigling/Kann Records), Kit n C.L.A.W.S (Kit Clayton and Brian Hock), KRON, and Dntel. Meanwhile, Xiu Xiu, Mark Van Hoen (Locust), Yann Novak, Baseck, Sana Shenai, Golden Hits, Live for Each Moon, and S&ndC&stl& provide freakedout experimental electronics and blissed-out ambient jams. This is an undeniably special place where you can kick back, see friends, and lose yourself on the dance floor—where you can be who you want to be, and come away feeling alive. Every night has a different theme ranging from tributes to Alejandro Jodorowsky, Warp Records or Carl Sagan to a celebration of Instagram-age narcissism or a lazer-filled, all black-light night.
CD $16.00
09/23/2016
MP3 $9.90
09/23/2016
FLAC $11.99
09/23/2016
***Tompkins Square label presents the 8th volume of Imaginational Anthem, the acclaimed series focusing on acoustic guitar, particularly in the American Primitive vein. Volume 8, compiled by hardcore record collectors MICHAEL KLAUSMAN (former used LP buyer for NYC's recently shuttered Other Music) and BROOKS RICE, features some of the best and most obscure private press guitar records virtually no one has heard. In fact, so-called guitar soli expert, Tompkins Square owner JOSH ROSENTHAL, had never heard of a single artist on the comp (except for PERRY LEDERMAN, whose track was Josh's sole contribution to the collection). Amidst the obscure entries are bits of rock-star lore; JOE BETHANCOURT was supposedly given a sitar by an admiring Jimi Hendrix, and Perry Lederman was reportedly responsible for teaching Bob Dylan how to fingerpick. But the true joy of this collection is derived from discovering incredible acoustic guitar performances completely lost to time. Until now.
CD $12.75
09/16/2016
2XLP $27.85
09/16/2016
Hey Gizmos fans! Hope you dig this collection of Giz-covers we collected over the past couple years. We've got versions of all 15 tunes from the three EPs by the original 1976/1977 Gizmos + a couple bonus tracks. Thanks to everybody who contributed! And hey, thanks to everybody who EVER covered a Giz-tune by whichever version of the band! Wave the flag, clap yer hands, dive that muff, pump it, have a good time!
CD $13.75
10/21/2016
MP3 $9.90
09/08/2016
FLAC $11.99
09/08/2016
***Received a 7.8 rating from Pitchfork. A document of the final month of programming from the Brooklyn DIY venue Death By Audio before its eviction in November of 2014. Presented in chronological running order, Start Your Own Fucking Show Space features live recordings from 26 bands over the venue’s final month. Artists include A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS, THEE OH SEES, TY SEGALL, NOTS, FUTURE ISLANDS, PROTOMARTYR, PARQUET COURTS, LIGHTNING BOLT, DOWNTOWN BOYS, DEERHOOF, DAN DEACON, TED LEO, and many many more. This is not a nostalgic cry for the good old days, it’s an invitation to start anew. Start Your Own Fucking Show Space! Seriously…we need it. Packaged in heavyweight double gatefold jackets and printed Euro sleeves listing the date and line-up of every one of the 1,890 shows in the venue's history. Download included.
3XLP $37.50
08/12/2016
MP3 $9.90
08/12/2016
FLAC $9.90
08/12/2016
AVAILABLE AGAIN!!! A first-time-on-CD reissue of the Keats Rides A Harley compilation originally released in 1981 by Happy Squid. You get all nine-tracks of pioneering art-punk, along with nine bonus tracks from the original sessions, and five additional tracks originally included on the 1980 Happy Squid sampler. Bands include URINALS, GUN CLUB, MEAT PUPPETS, LEAVING TRAINS, 100 FLOWERS, EARWIGS, TOXIC SHOCK, HUMAN HAND, S SQUAD, TUNNEL TONES, VIDIOTS, ARROW BOOK CLUB, DANNY AND THE DOORKNOBS, and PHIL BEDEL.
CD $12.75
06/10/2016
***BACK IN STOCK!!! The celebrated compilation series of long-lost vintage '60s-'70s proto-stoner-psych singles, Brown Acid delivers the second trip. Expertly archived compilation (asssembled by LA's Permanent Records along with Riding Easy), this second volume features rippers from ASH, SWEET CRYSTAL, RAVING MANIAC, CROSSFIELD, SPINY NORMEN, GLAS SUN, VOLTRUSH BAND, BUCK, IRON KNOWLEDGE, and SONNY HUGG.
LP $19.75
05/13/2016
CD $12.00
05/06/2016
***Dark Entries is proud to present Household Shocks, a 16-track compilation of UK DIY/Synth/New Wave/Post-Punk originally released in 1980. The album showcases 9 bands from the thriving post-punk scene in Scunthorpe and the North of England. Operating on a shoestring budget, co-producers CHRIS LEANING and PAUL SINGLETON (both of ONE GANG LOGIC), released Household Shocks on Stark Products, a label they founded in 1979. At almost 50 minutes of music, the album took four weeks to produce at the Studio Playground in Lincoln. It was supported heavily by the late Radio 1 DJ John Peel. In July 1980 Paul Singleton and Chris Leaning opened a record shop in Lincolnshire, England. It opened under the name “All Tomorrow’s Parties”, but later moved to the city center and was renamed “Parade.” Through their growing local music scene and the separation of economic classes, their shop became the hangout for the local punk movement. It was there that the idea for “Household Shocks”, a compilation of their friend’s bands, was born. THUNDERBOYS offer three punky pop blazers and feature Carmel McCourt who who subsequently achieved chart success with her band Carmel. PRODUCT OF REASON contribute three haunting synthesizer heavy numbers. SINKING SHIPS supply two tracks of off-kilter dubbed out angst ('Weight Loss' is the best Gang of Four song not by the Gang of Four). JUVENILES provide two power pop jams. MYSTERY GIRLS supply one track of quirky post-punk that recalls The Prats. DEFECTORS, a female fronted quartet featuring COUM Transmissions affiliate...
LP $17.75
05/06/2016
***"Echo Park’s Mono Records was an early supporter of the Echo Park bands who don’t fit so easily into that kind of garage/psych/fuzz-and-fun punk-as-pop sound; instead, Mono’s select releases tend to celebrate the esoteric, and here’s the definitive statement so far: a compilation of L.A. bands heavily inspired by U.K. sounds during that bottomlessly special post-punk moment where the spirit of ‘anything goes’ met the ability to make everything sound good. Shoegaze, C86, labels like Glass and Fire and Rough Trade—this is what Life Is … or at least where it starts. Some tracks here are previously released—two from FROTH's excellent Bleak LP, a-side of TRACY BRYANT's 'Little Things' single also on Mono—but necessary anyway, especially if you didn’t get a limited original. But some apparently exist nowhere else, like the churning 'Fear' by JEFF FRIBOURG (ex-Froth, now in MIND MELD) and his band NUMBER.ER and also his Omnichord, or the Nikki Sudden-Go-Betweens stand-out bum-outs from BEAT HOTEL, or BILLY CHANGER's pixilated John Carpenter-style mostly instrumental 'Ride,' a close cousin to his recent LP track 'Chiller.' NOAH KWID (once of DIRT DRESS) also makes solo vinyl debut here as KWID, an understated Fast Product-style drum-machine post-punk song called (naturally) 'I Find Myself, and MOTHER MERRY GO ROUND delivers two striking songs that split the difference between Orange Juice and Joy Division. Altogether, it’s not just a powerfully consistent vision but a nice counterpoint to what the outside world thinks it is people do here: seven bands a little out of...
LP $12.75
05/06/2016
Rabit’s Halycon Veil renders a crucial 5-track showcase of up-to-the-minute style and pattern associated with the rhizomic Janus crew; compiled by their mutual brethren, Jim C. Nedd and titled Conspiración Progresso after his Milan-based club night, Progresso. Scoping three debut vinyl appearances and spanning a dizzying breadth of idiosyncratic collage and rhythmic structures, the EP serves to illustrate the boundary morphing DJ aesthetics common to these far-flung comrades, both in their celebrated online mixes and IRL in front of the bass bins. A-side: Bekelé Berhanu follows a compelling 30 minute JANUS003 mix from 2015 with a tense, fractious collage of East African instrumentation, chants and bass detonations heard from an elevated, drone-eyed perspective in W.I.I.A; Copenhagen’s Syg Nok records ring-leader Hvad induces a juking motion sickness with the warp speed tilt and juddering pulse of Bleeding Grey Wall ; and Príncipe’s DJ Nigga Fox ft. Vipra contributes a squashed pressure system of slow, heaving, squeaky kuduro and Italian Progressive in Lento Violento. B-side: Monterrey, MX producer Zutzut holds down dense mix of curdled, Autechrian harmonics and militant, latin drum cadence in the pitching slosh and bounce of Jala; the EP’s most minimal confection comes from Draveng with a writhing, muscle-tightening shuffle called Internal Debate that sounds like an insectoid Baby Ford trapped in a ketamine loop. Collected, Conspiración Progresso represents an imaginative cross-section of the contemporary dancefloor’s lesser-known, but no less than vital aspects: a new generation of club music lovers looking to advance and twist their art...
MP3 $5.99
04/22/2016
FLAC $6.99
04/22/2016
Hardcore Matinee is an ode to the budget, punk rock/hardcore compilations that proved to be informative in the early years of Swami Records head honcho, overlord, John Reis. Some of these budget, compilation LP’s were highly disposable, LP’s that shunned the concept of quality favoring instead the quantity of bands it included. 40, 50 sometimes up to 60 unknown groups were crammed onto these records that crackled and popped with tinny sound and infantile graphics. Over time, this cut-rate aesthetic actually weathered quite well. Call it nostalgia or perhaps it is a testament to how truly ugly the world has become, but some of these records can now be enjoyed as curious oddities of a bygone era. So, it was with this inspiration that Hardcore Matinee was assembled. Hardcore Matinee features 22 of San Diego’s most exciting groups and covers the wide range of current punk music. From well-established bands such as Hot Snakes (with their first new recording since 2004 and featuring both drummers on the same recording), Pinback (their final recording before disbanding and then reforming) and Gary Wilson (off his recent collaboration with The Roots) to up and coming bands Octagrape (ex-Truman’s Water), Death Eyes (Hardcore supergroup with ex- Rat’s Eyes and ex-Death Crisis) and Schizophonics, this record’s varied styling is a jarring ride. The Swami Records harem is represented by the reformation of The Sultans (first recording since 2003), Beehive and The Barracudas (first new recordings since 2008), Mrs. Magician (an outtake from their soon...
LP $16.00
04/16/2016
MP3 $9.90
04/16/2016
FLAC $11.99
04/16/2016
Robotic Empire returns with their third Nirvana tribute LP, completing a trifecta of homages to the legendary band’s studio albums. On Doused In Mud, Soaked In Bleach, the Hall of Famer’s debut LP is covered in full, start to finish, by a diverse range of independent artists including Basement, Beach Slang, Big Hush, Circa Survive, Daughters, Defeater, The Fall of Troy, Mean Jeans, Rob Crow’s Gloomy Place, The Saddest Landscape, This Will Destroy You, Thou and Young Widows. Appropriately reflecting Nirvana’s rawest studio work alongside a full-circle nod to Robotic Empire’s roots, this is arguably the darkest, heaviest release in the tribute series. A tasteful re-envisioning of these classic songs runs all thirteen Bleach tracks through the bands’ creative engines, putting an intense new perspective on these 25-plus-year-old songs.
LP $20.25
04/16/2016
MP3 $9.90
04/16/2016
FLAC $11.99
04/16/2016
***BACK IN STOCK!!! This music was recorded in the 1960s and early '70s soon after Cambodia became an independent nation. It was a period of rapid modernization that not only influenced music, but also architecture, sculpture, painting, dance and cinema. For many, it was Cambodia's own artistic renaissance, a time pointing to a hopeful future. This golden era came to a sudden end when the Khmer Rouge took control of the country in 1975 and brutally attempted to destroy any trace of modern society. Sadly, while many of the recordings of modern Cambodian rock and roll survived, most of the artists who created it did not. Over the last decade DENGUE FEVER has culled this compilation of their favorite Cambodian rock and roll from many different cassette tapes. The great music you'll find here is a testament to the spirit of a modern Cambodia that existed not so long ago, and should be remembered today.
LP $19.00
03/18/2016
CD $13.00
03/18/2016
***BACK IN STOCK!!! One of the brightest and most famous projects of the entire punk/new wave scene, No New York was released in 1978 on Island's sub-label Antilles and became a total cult in the indie scene. Featuring some of the most incredible rule breaking bands of the underground New York art and music scene, the project—strongly pursued by BRIAN ENO—is a genuine snapshot of the massively creative NYC scene, from which innumerable trends started and became part of the modern pop music as we know it. Influential, powerful and ground breaking, this collection features Gotham City no-wave giants like JAMES CHANCE (CONTORTIONS), ARTO LINDSAY and IKUE MORI (DNA), LYDIA LUNCH (TEENAGE JESUS) and SUMNER CRANE (MARS). If you missed the original it's time to get your hands on this reissue.
LP $34.25
03/11/2016
CD $22.65
09/26/2005
Spring approaches, breathing new life into the Canadian landscape. Across a clearing in the woods, a miraculous sight: CiTR Pop Alliance Compilation, Volume 4! Mint Records and CiTR 101.9FM have partnered up once again to release the fourth edition of this compilation series, with eleven songs from Vancouver’s freshest acts. The record arrives just in time to raise funds for the local campus and community radio station as part of their annual Fundrive, which runs from February 25 to March 4. It’s the newest chapter in a lengthy story of partnership between Mint and CiTR. Side A opens with Ora Cogan’s surreal “Move,” from her acclaimed EP Crystallize (Hidden City). Track two’s a retro thrill from the The Shilohs, “Do the Modern,” off of their upcoming tape Empress Stars (Light Organ). The rest of Side A charts an excited path through Vancouver post-punk: with exclusive tracks from Genderdog (RIP) and newly-formed trio Jerk Jails, along with Poor Form’s 2014 single “July.” It fades out with a special treat: Cult Babies’ tribute to Lauren Smith of Tough Age, “Sister Thirteen,” exclusive to Pop Alliance Vol. 4. Side B expands the boundaries of pop further, opening with two haunting electronic-experimental melanges: Mourning Coup’s “Burn One for the Saints” from Baby Blue (No Sun), and Stefana Fratila’s “Homeland” off of Efemera (Trippy Cool). Two ecstatic meshes of indie rock and shoegaze noise follow with Late Spring’s “Drink You,” from their 2015 debut, and an exclusive track from Ace Martens, “Hiding.” Closing out the...
LP $16.00
03/11/2016
MP3 $8.91
02/26/2016
FLAC $9.90
02/26/2016
***After decades of languishing in the cryptic haze of shabby bootlegs, the soundtrack to Roger Watkins' sleazy horror magnum opus Last House on Dead End Street (1977) is finally achieving the grand debut it deserves. Comprised entirely of tracks from the legendary KPM Music Library, the soundtrack is a unique blend of haunting experimental terror electronics—the pure atmospheric embodiment of the film's oppressive ominous vibe. Since none of the music is credited in the film, it has taken years of independent fan research to compile the complete electronic soundtrack. Library music aficionados had to identify each music cue by ear based solely on encyclopedic knowledge of the vast KPM discography. The fact that this identification succeeded all the way down to the exact source of synth sound-effects from the infamous vivisection sequence is a testament to the maniacal obsession this film breeds in its fans. For this vinyl-only release all tracks have been sourced directly from KPM's archival master tapes, exposing the full dynamics & penetrating intensity of this music. As an added bonus, some of KPM's masters run longer than the versions that they originally issued on LP and are included here in their complete expanded form. All artwork was scanned from a rare surviving 35mm print to properly capture its grindhouse grime. Isolated from the film, the music is an astounding & impactfully curated collection of sinister hidden gems from the mythic underworld of British 1970s avant-garde electronic music including Delia Derbyshire, David Fanshawe, Ron Geesin, Alan...
LP $27.85
02/12/2016
***BACK IN STOCK!!! Expertly archived compilation (asssembled by LA's Permanent Records along with Riding Easy) explores the wealth of proto-metal, pre-stoner lost rock tracks from the past 30 years. Features blowouts from SNOW, TOUR, ZEBRA, BOB GOODSITE, RAW MEAT, PUNCH, BACCHUS, LENNY DRAKE, THE TODD, and JOSEFUS.
LP $24.00
12/18/2015
CD $12.00
11/10/2015
CD $12.00
11/10/2015
LP $19.75
12/18/2015
***Fourteen rare and previously unreleased punk and post punk tracks from the more obscure original Manchester bands of the time. The majority supported established acts such as the Buzzcocks and Joy Division and some went on to form legendary bands in later eras (MIKE JOYCE, THE HOAX). In the spirit of the DIY ethos of the punk era, most were recorded in small studios and released in limited pressings and have become a must have for the discerning punk collector. Features tracks from V2, THE REPORTERS, ELTI-FITS, PURE PRODUCT, THE PANIK, THE ENIGMA, STEROID KIDDIES, THE HOAX, THE CRITICS, THE CHANGE, ARMED FORCE, THE STILL, FAST CARS, and THE THINGS.
LP $31.25
12/11/2015
CD $13.75
10/02/2015
***NOW AVAILABLE ON VINYL!!! 2015 marks Fat Wreck Chords’ 25th anniversary as a label! We’ve come a long way since starting out in FAT MIKE's (NOFX) kitchen a quarter century ago. Besides having one of the most qualitatively and quantitatively impressive rosters in the punk world, Fat Wreck Chords can also boast the creation of the most recognizable compilation series in the genre, including such classics as Survival of the Fattest and Live Fat, Die Young. The FAT MUSIC series is regarded as the gold standard of label comps. Going Nowhere Fat continues the proud tradition of the comp series with new hit songs from label heavyweights and some of Fat’s recent sensations. The collection also features previously unreleased offerings from NOFX, SWINGIN’ UTTERS, LEFTOVER CRACK, WESTERN ADDICTION, NIGHT BIRDS, and PEARS, along with cuts from BANNER PILOT, MASKED INTRUIDER, LAGWAGON, SNUFF, BAD COP/BAD COP, FLATLINTERS, GOOD RIDDANCE, STRUNG OUT, REAL MCKENZIES, LESS THAN JAKE, CJ RAMONE, ME FIRST AND THE GIMME GIMMES, MAD CADDIES, TOYGUITAR, and more. Twenty-five tracks in all.
CD $7.75
08/07/2015
2XLP $26.75
10/30/2015
Celebrating 25 years of Shrimper whose first cassette came out way back then. Features exclusive, brand new recordings by Calexico, The Babies, Simon Joyner, John Davis, Woods, Refrigerator, Franklin Bruno, WCKR SPGT, Liz Gilbert, Dump & Paste. Hand numbered/colored edition. Folded in the Callaci home by some of yer fave Shrimper recording artists. Edition of 300. Proceeds donated to EarthBagNepal for victims of Nepal earthquake.
MC $6.75
10/17/2015
***NOW AVAILABLE ON CD!!! Following on from the superb first volume, here is the second volume of electronics, synth pop, cold wave and minimal tracks culled from the archives of the legendary Color Tapes UK cassette label from the 1980s. These tracks originally came out as micro editions on cassette back then some of which are also unreleased too. It includes rare tracks by the likes of: Lives of Angels, Disintegrators, The Lord, WeR7, Mystery Plane and Berserk in a Hayfield. 180 gram vinyl edition with full colour poster plus a rare reprint of issue one of Color Tapes' own "Purple Twilight" fanzine from 1985, that features articles on such bands as Lives of Angels, Modern Art, Legendary Pink Dots, and Cleaners From Venus. A superb document from the 80's UK cassette underground scene. Remastered from the original source tapes by Denis Blackham, this is a must-have for synth and cold wave collectors! CD includes the unreleased bonus track "Fatal Crash Immersed the Start (Bass Mix), by MODERN ART, along with a 36-page fanzine. "There's some real gold inside, not least in The Lord's kosmic electro-garage-punk mission, 'Transvision', or the wiry EBM of Beserk In A Hayfield's 'Pulse', but also the swirling noise blow-out of WeR7's 'Masterful of Ceremonies (Edit)', and the flanging garage-punk strut of 'Elixir Vapor' by Disintegrators, plus a handful of icy, cold and crisp 808 workouts Lives of Angels and Body Electric." —Boomkat.
LP $27.85
10/13/2015
CD $10.50
01/08/2016
***12 tracks of stark cinematic strangeness from: PAINTED FACES, S.C.O.A.M., KEZIAH MASON, NO BODY, QRUX, HOLLOWFONTS, PLEASURE BROTHERS, WOUND, D. BURKE MAHONEY, HISS AND HUM and UNIVAC. “Right pig, right pig, left pig, right pig, right pig, clock, butterfly.” - Ryu Murakami
MC $9.25
09/29/2015
***Slovenly has ganged up with Black Gladiator to “KBD the 1990s” with a tore-up double LP called We're Loud: 90s Cassette Punk Unknowns. What we got here is 33 scuzzed out tracks by 19 unknown bands from micro-released and unreleased cassettes recorded across the USA between 1993 & 1999—totally off the radar and outsider as fuck—capturing a zeitgeist through one perverted addict’s travels. JAIME PAUL LAMB was at the helm of the whole thing, forming bands and recording them and others’ on his Yamaha MT50, and acquiring similar tapes from other punk vermin in between American halfway house pit stops. Some of the most completely tasteless and juvenile swill we’ve ever heard lurks in these grooves, many of them standing out as legit great lost classics: THE FUCKING PIGS paean to crotch-rot “Herpes Attack” is here, as is their proud proclamation “(I’m a) Date Rapist.” Hell, two songs on the first LP alone have “C U Next Tuesday” in the title thanks to MEGA & THE NYRDZ and THE BARF BAGS. Still, there’s more than just obnoxious sputum here. Vegas’ LES FLEURS DU MAL kick down two bona fide classic power-pop tracks, THE DROP OUTS (one of a ton of combos at the time with that moniker - this one from Costa Mesa) dump a Flipper-fied sludge bomb in “She’s a Jyrk,” VAN BUREN WHEELS romp and stomp with savage 60s style Pacific Northwest garage, and LUKEY & THE CHICKEN SLITZ and OBLONG BOXERS both make with bizarro...
CD $15.50
09/18/2015
2XLP $25.85
09/18/2015
The 78 Project is on a journey across America to make one-of-a-kind 78rpm records with musicians in their hometowns using a 1930s Presto direct-to-disc recorder. With one microphone. With one blank disc. In one 3-minute take. Along the way, a kaleidoscope of technologists, historians and craftsmen from every facet of field recording – Grammy-winning producers, 78 collectors, curators from the Library of Congress and Smithsonian – provide insights and history. In Tennessee, Mississippi, California, Louisiana, the folk singers, punk rockers, Gospel and Cajun singers in the film share their lives through intimate performances, and find in that adventure a new connection to our cultural legacy.With musical performances by: Reverend John Wilkins (Como, MS), Louis Michot, Corey Ledet & Ashlee Michot (Arnaudville, LA), Victoria Williams (Los Angeles, CA), John Doe (Fairfax, CA), Dawn Landes (Brooklyn, NY), Holly Williams w/ Chris Coleman (Nashville, TN), John Reilly & Tom Brosseau (Pasadena, CA), Gaby Moreno & Adam Levy (Los Angeles, CA), Jaron Lanier (Berkeley, CA), Ella Mae Bowen (Franklin, TN), Dylan LeBlanc (Franklin, TN), Coati Mundi (Murrieta, CA), The Bo-Keys w/ Percy Wiggins (Memphis, TN), John Paul Keith (Memphis, TN), Ben Vaughn (Wonder Valley, CA), Sea of Bees (Sacramento, CA), The Easy Leaves (Santa Rosa, CA) and Little Wings (Topanga Canyon, CA) And featuring: Todd Harvey (Library of Congress, Washington, DC), Jeff Place (Smithsonian, Washington, DC), Richard Matthews (Leeds Radio, Brooklyn, NY), Wayne Cory (Apollo Masters, Banning, CA), Joe Bussard (Frederick, MD), Bob Saliba (Randolph, NJ), Alan Graves (Port Tobacco, MD) and Matt Barton...
DVD $20.25
08/14/2015
***REISSUED ON VINYL!!! A Fat Possum compilation sampler of pain, redemption and just plain rocking brought to you by some of the label's greatest blues artists. Features eleven tracks from T-MODEL FORD, JUNIOR KIMBROUGH, 20 MILES, R.L. BURNSIDE, NECKBONES, CECIL DAVIS, JELLY ROLL KINGS, ELMO WILLIAMS, ROBERT CAGE and HASIL ADKINS.
LP $23.75
07/28/2015
CD $4.50
02/17/1998
***Soundtrack to the film Different Drum, written and directed by Kevin Chenault. Tod is an unemployed musician and Lydia is pregnant. They used to date each other and with a wedding as the reason, the young ex-lovers drive from South Dakota to Indiana. The trip is filled with detours, interesting strangers, and physical injuries. And great music, heard in its full glory on this Gulcher soundtrack! With music from XRAY EYEBALLS, HYPOCRITE IN A HIPPY CRYPT, THE HARDY TREE, UNDERGROUND YOUTH, DEL MAS ALLA, UBI ESCALONA.
CD $13.50
07/17/2015
MP3 $9.90
07/17/2015
FLAC $11.99
07/10/2015
Five years flies by in a flash, but feels like an eon. Sunset Silk reflects on the label’s half-decade dim glow in the distance of dance with new tracks and remixes by Prison Garde, Jupiter Jax, James Booth, C.L.A.W.S., Cruise Family (a vintage unreleased 11-minute recording), Strategy, Sapphire Slows, Afterhours, Roche and his brother CB Radio, as well both Bobbys: Draino and Browser. Though the rhythms come far-flung – Montreal, Malta, Vienna, beyond – the approaches feel unified, faded, fogged, and heavily felt. Woozy coastal house, MIDI new wave, cosmic techno, Oakland dark jack, ripper acid, vapor grooves – the forms fluctuate across 60 minutes of shapeshifting SILK. Body music for the arc of sinking suns. Mastered in Portland, Oregon by Alter Echo.
MC $6.75
06/16/2015
MP3 $5.99
06/16/2015
FLAC $6.99
06/16/2015
***Medical Records is celebrating it’s 5 year anniversary as well as 50th release! For this 50th release we have chosen to release our first retrospective with a twist. This double LP features a hand-picked selection of tracks intended to highlight our past reissues on the first 3 sides. All reissue tracks and new tracks have received additional remastering and mastering. Features songs from LOU CHAMPAGNE SYSTEM, GAY GAT PARK, DRINKING ELECTRICITY, CHRISTOF GLOWALLA, DISCO VOLANTE, TONY CAREY, NEAR PARIS, I SIGNORI DELLA GALASSIA, PAUL NELSON, LAUGH CLOWN LAUGH, ALOA, IKO, ILLUSTRATION SONORE, ROLADEX, KLINE COMA XERO, ((PRESSURES)), and LE CLICHE. This double LP is housed in a specially designed gatefold heavy sleeve featuring the Medical logo in a “color blindness test” on the front with the gatefold filled with thumbnails of all 50 past releases. Presented on high-quality 160-gram colored vinyl.
2XLP $23.50
06/09/2015
***We are spoiled in Austin in terms of the quality of punk rock bands, and we’ve tried to present a variety of it here as best we could. GHETTO GHOULS, SPRAY PAINT, MASSAGEINIST, EMPTY MARKETS, and BREAKOUT could easily be seen on the same show in this town for $5 at Hotel Vegas, Beerland, Red 7, or Mohawk. Still guitar-based but weirder and harder to pigeonhole would be SOFT HEALER and HIDDEN RITUAL who provide a smoother side of the scene. Over the past few years there has been a growing number of truly world class electronic-leaning bands. A big ol’ hat tip is due to the work Holodeck Records is doing. SURVIVE and TROLLER are two of our favorites and we are happy to have them both on this. With AUNT’S ANALOG we’ve only briefly touched on the vibrant noise scene that is in and of itself worthy of multiple compilations. From free jazz to acid damaged disco SHIT & SHINE have been releasing non stop critically acclaimed albums for many years now and CRAIG CLOUSE brings the heat once again. It’s impossible to present all of the bands we love that live here on one single LP. We’ve excluded bands already featured on the excellent Casual Victim Pile I & II, and also Bring Beer compilations. Those should be checked out if you like what you hear!”—Monofonus Press
LP $15.00
05/12/2015
MP3 $9.90
05/12/2015
FLAC $11.99
05/12/2015