NNA, previously one of my favorite tape-only labels, has transitioned into doing some pretty amazing vinyl. Their “Daydream Repeater” LP by Co-La is one of the cooler releases I’ve heard in awhile. It’s a sunny, weird ride through bedroom exotica, crossing almost every beach-dusted genre you can think of along the way. At it’s core [...]
Chuck Johnson was a new name to me, though he’s been around for years in bands like Spatula, Idyll Swords, and Shark Quest. His new gig is virtuosic picking of the steel-stringed guitar, and this one is a real beauty. We’ve been covering some great guitar albums lately, this one stands right up there with [...]
Between other now-sold-out LPs on Bathetic, I kinda missed this stunner by Zac Nelson. I’d heard so much good about it though, I knew I had to check it out. Nelson, best known as a member of CHLL PLL and Hex Love, specializes in a warm, fuzzy crawl that stands as the polar opposite to [...]
Hooker Vision, the label lovingly run by Grant Evans (Nova Scotian Arms) and Rachel Evans (Motion Sickness of Time Travel) proudly released this crazy vinyl debut from Pierrot Lunaire. “Theme for Ascension and Eternal Love” is not a straightforward piece of music. Instead, it’s a mind-bending, world-shifting piece of pure experimentalism. Driven by sax and [...]
We are downright in love with this new EP from The Drum. “Heavy Liquid” is a woozy, ethereal helping of bassed-out, blissed-out, r&b-tinged electronica. Like The Weeknd, Holy Other, and Burial met up for a nightcrawling smokeout. Absolutely top-notch and highly recommended. This comes on white vinyl and is limited to 300 copies for only [...]
First of all, huge thanks to Mexican Summer, Alex, and Emil for offering this giveaway up to our readers. We are handing over a free test pressing of the amazing Lilacs & Champagne album we talked about last week. To enter, just comment on this post. A winner will be picked at random in about [...]
Thrill Jockey just dropped their first batch of records for 2012…it’s a hot one. First up is Rhyton’s self-titled LP. This improvisational psych trio consists of members of D. Charles Speer & The Helix, Psychic Ills, and Messages. For blown-out trips, it doesn’t get much better than this. The LP is limited to 500 copies [...]
Whoa, Mexican Summer is bringing the groundbreaking shit lately. Lilacs & Champagne is the producing duo of Alex Hall and Emil Amos (both also of Grails), and this is their first record. As you’d expect, they’re plowing through the fertile grounds of psychedelia here, but maybe as somewhat of a surprise, they’re doing so with [...]
Heavy. Fucking. Deeds. Dark Magus is a live album from 1974, recorded by Miles Davis and his electric group at the alleged pinnacle of the bandleader’s addiction to cocaine and painkillers. The term “heavy” gets pretty much nonstop dropped when folks are discussing this music. It is a classic recording, and has been all but [...]
Ladies and gentlemen, Further Records just introduced me to the most original, unique, breathtaking “techno” record I’ve heard in a long time. Nuel (Donato Dozzy’s regular production partner and the brains behind the Aquaplano label) has crafted a completely organic approach to downtempo electronic music, spawning a rhythmic, hypnotic brand of campfire meditation created by [...]
