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LP & 12" EP
little brother releases:
lb-016 Steven R. Smith-Slate
Branches LP. $11.00.
Steven R. Smith has been
making starkly beautiful music for years, both as a solo artist and as a member
of Mirza, Thuja and The Knit Separates. On his fourth solo effort, Slate
Branches, Smith lights up the pavements in his own rich tradition of
instrumental psychic gesture that is both original and familiar, dissonant and
musical. Slate Branches starts off with "Minen Flats" which features
gentle bell percussion reminiscent of Harry Partch's Cloud-Chamber Bowls, then
moves to the This Heat-inflected "Cities", with its rock drums and
accordion. Throughout the rest of the record, Smith utilizes electric and
acoustic guitars, bells, violin, keyboards, string percussion, toy piano, and a
few other sonic weapons to sculpt a record that is at times uplifting, at times
ominous, always engaging.
lb-015 PALO/ONA-Star of
the Sea LP. $7.00.
Debut release from the
lb-010 Prick Decay/Jeph Jerman-The
Mechanics of Belief LP. $7.00.
Overseas collaboration between
the Scottish freaks who run the Chocolate Monk label and the founding member of
Blowhole & Hands To. Pretty insane shit. Not for the meek.
lb-006 Nels Cline Trio-Chest 2xLP. $12.00.
Epic record that spans the
emotions from menacing to tender to furiously aggro to other worldly. 2xLP is
limited to 1000 copies and has a bonus track not on the CD.
lb-003 Our Band Could Be Your
Life-A tribute to D Boon and the Minutemen. LP-$7.00.
A bunch of bands (Lou Barlow,
T. Moore, Free Kitten, Unwound, Dos, Nels Cline Trio & many more) doing Minutemen
tunes plus a D Boon interview and live Minutemen song.
non-little brother stuff:
Alva-Slattery for Ungdom LP (
Second "full-length" (how anyone could
release a 16-minute-long record and call it lull-length is beyond me) from a
group whose debut release was on John Zorn's Avant label. Juvenile melodies
played on violin, piano and other non-rock instruments. Vinyl is limited to 400
copies.
Charlie Parker one-sided EP (Old Gold). $9.00.
Raw, free jazz from an
Chic Empowerment Center 12" EP (Volvolo). $7.00.
Loose faux-jazz along the
lines of the first Lounge Lizards record. Includes a jazz rendition of
"Badges" by the Minutemen. One copy left.
Alex Cline-Not Alone 2xLP (Nine Winds). $12.00.
Solo percussion double LP from
Nels' twin brother recorded in April 1981. One copy left.
Crawlspace-The Dark Folds of Infinity Grow
Pink with Desire LP (Majora). $10.00.
Another LP from these LA
weirdos. At times it's like bizarre chamber music, at others, like the Sun City
Girls trying to get funky. One copy left.
A collection of recordings
that originally appeared on cassette.
At times noisy, at times
jazzy, this Japanese band doesn't fall neatly into either category.
Duotron-Vs. Tom Smith LP (Menlo Park). $9.00. $7.00. SALE
Guitar, drums and shrieks from
these Bulb veterans. Produced by Tom Smith.
Sam Esh & Hard Black
Thing-Montezuma
Baby Duck LP (Siltbreeze). $7.50.
A completely perplexing LP
that begins promisingly with Shadow Ring-type acoustic improv before devolving
into the incoherent ramblings of Mr. Esh.
Milo Fine Free Jazz
Ensemble-Another
Outbreak of Iconoclasm LP (Fusetron). $8.50.
1995 recordings from a
free-improv legend. Duets featuring piano/clarinet/drums & guitar.
Quiet, delicate record
consisting primarily of guitar and voice, but augmented very nicely with found
sounds, samples and electronics.
Gang Wizard EP (Blackbean and Placenta). $5.00.
Dense, poorly recorded stuff
from this
Ist-Anagrams to Avoid LP (SIWA).
$10.00.
Improvisations from Simon Fell
(double bass), Mark Wastell (cello), and Rhodri Davies (harp). The unusual,
percussion-less instrumentation makes this a quiet affair. A very subtle,
rewarding record.
Simon Joyner-Tomorrow Yesterday and In
Between 2xLP (Sing, Eunuchs!). $14.00.
Simon Joyner is still probably
best known for his split 7" with the Mountain Goats, but he has released a
number of full-lengths on his own. Echoes of Bob Dylan and Palace are apparent,
without ever making the music derivative. Impressive.
Kaia LP (Candy Ass/Chainsaw). $7.50.
Ex-Team Dresch and Adickdid.
Her first solo LP and first solo release after the long out-of-print little
brother 7". Of course it's great.
Magic User-Color 12" EP (Magnetic
Canvas). $6.00.
Detuned guitar, noise, and
found sounds create a low-key, appealing, droning debut from this artist and
label. Certainly recommended for those who like the sounds of No Neck, Climax
Golden, etc. Edition of 500.
Meringue-Music from the Mint Green Nest
2xLP (Cherry Smash). $12.50.
Second full-length from this
Mink Shoals/Squirrelly
Drawling split LP
(Berlap). $8.00. $6.50. SALE
Mink Shoals features acoustic
slide guitar instrumentals that show a strong John Fahey influence, while never
imitating. Should certainly appeal to any Fahey fan. Quite excellent.
Squirrelly Drawling leans toward more standard lo-fi rock with some weirdness
thrown in.
Noggin EP (Blackbean and Placenta). $7.00.
Live one-sided EP recorded
July 1995 in
No. 1 Lowest Common
Denominator-The
S.S. Sessions LP (Philthy Rex). $8.00.
From rambling rock tunes to
proto-punk to drugged-out instros, this record consistently rewards. Ed. of
300.
Wayne Peet-Down-In/Ness LP (Nine
Winds). $6.50.
Solo piano improvisations
recorded in September 1981. One copy left.
pHoaming Edison-Sold to the Highest Grady LP
(Dark Beloved Cloud). $6.75.
Short, disjointed four-track
songs. Like a more fucked-up, less classic-rock-dameged Guided By Voices. I
hope the title is a Sanford and Son reference. One copy left.
Leslie Q-Into Handicapped LP (
Lured away from Majora for her
third full-length, Leslie continues her warped brand of personal little
non-songs. This album is even less focused than the Majora records (not
necessarily a bad thing) and has some nicely silk-screened/letter-pressed
covers.
The Rue Morgue Jug Band-Live 10/13/96 one-sided LP
(El Boracho). $8.00.
Instrumental jam/improvisation
stuff from
Sonic Youth-Anagrama 12" EP (SYR).
$8.00.
First in a series of
instrumental self-released EPs from Kim, Thurston, Lee & Steve. Undoubtedly
too experimental for Geffen, these records represent the high point of Sonic
Youth's recent output. They're supposedly limited, but I'm not sure to how
many.
Sonic Youth & Jim O'Rourke-Invito Al Cielo LP
(SYR). $8.00.
Third EP from the band
featuring ex-members of the Coachmen, Crucifucks, etc., hooking up with that
guy who produced a Wilco record.
Sonic Youth-Slaapkamers Met Slagroom
12" EP (SYR). $8.00.
Volume two of their limited
(mostly) instrumental EPs.
Sonic Youth-A Thousand Leaves 2xLP (My
So-Called Records). $12.00.
The vinyl version of the 1998
DGC mega-release. Not as "out" as the recent SYR EPs, but certainly
more abstract than the other DGC records.
Space Dust-First to the Future LP
(Carburetor). $9.00.
First full-length from this
Splotch-Have Another Tantrum LP (
Lo-fi noise-rock from a band
that sounds like they would be at home on the Blackjack label.
Surface of the Earth-Interference LP (Fusetron).
$8.00.
After a 7" on Fusetron
and a number of ultra-limited releases, this is the first domestic full-length
from this
Tono Bungay-Rough Music LP (Twisted
Village). $9.00.
First LP from one of the
better improv-rock bands around. Features Robert Dennis and Bob Bannister (both
from Fire in the Kitchen). One copy left.
V/A-B.B.P.T.C.'s Coffee Shop EP
(Blackbean and Placenta). $5.00.
Tracks from Azusa Plane, Two
Dollar Guitar, Overpass, Yak Brigade, Babyland, and others.
V/A-Nailed to the Stars LP
(Jealous Butcher). $7.00.
Mid-‘90s comp. of (mostly)
Village of Savoonga-Score LP (Kollaps/Hausmusik
GER). $11.00.
Third LP from the pride of
Weilheim. This one continues their progression toward more instrumental, darker
sounds, but it's more focused than the Philipp Schatz record.
7"
little brother releases:
lb-008 Village of Savoonga-"Thought
Loop" 7". $3.00.
First American 7" from
this diverse and strange German band. The B-side features guest vocals from
Graeme Jefferies (This Kind of Punishment, Cakekitchen).
lb-007 West Coast Modern Day
Punk Rock Orchestra-Correspondence 7". $3.00.
All-star ensemble headed by
Mr. Jovi Butts and featuring Nels Cline, Mike Watt, Rick Fork & others.
Totally intense.
lb-005 Her Number Thirteen-Of
Has Twice Pieces 7" EP. $3.00.
Some brilliant stuff from this
Eugene/Portland trio. Hand-screened & letterpressed covers in a #d ed. of
500. 16 min.
lb-1/2 Corduroy-"I'll
Get Around to It" 7". $2.50.
2 catchy noisy-pop songs from
a SF trio.
non-little brother stuff:
A.M.P.-Studio E.P. 7"
(Colorful Clouds for Acoustics). $3.50.
Dark swirling electronic drone
stuff from the label run by the Azusa Plane. Limited edition on clear vinyl.
Beequeen-Vault 7" (SSS). $4.50.
Quiet pulsing drones from
Frans de Waard of Kapotte Muziek. Limited.
Blatherskite-The Shining Path 7" (Aegri
Somnia Vana). $10.00.
Clear lathe cut edition of 50.
One copy left.
Joe Bloggs-"Vision No. 16"
7" (gyttja). $4.50.
Minimal drone loops formulated
by an old Wurlitzer. Edition of 250.
Boyracer-One Side of Boyracer 1-sided
7" (Slumberland). $5.00.
Very limited single from 1996
by one of the better British indie bands of the ‘90s. Like early Lemonheads
when the other guy sang.
Kjetil D.
Bransdal/Fibo-Trespo
split 7" (Myke Droner NOR). $6.00. $4.50. SALE
A single that features
Bransdal solo and collaborating with Sindre Bjerga (as Fibo-Trespo). The solo
side is low-frequency guitar drones, while the other side does more of a
guitar, accordion and percussion noise thing. Edition of 310.
Darren Brown-El Asiento 7" (Stomach
Ache MEX). $4.00.
Dark, ominous instrumentals.
One copy left.
Brown Velvet Couch 7" (Roof Bolt). $4.00.
Bruce Blucher and Paul Cahill
(both of Trash) hook up with drummer Bo Martak (King Loser) and singer Viv
Crowe for a one-off single from 1994.
Capital Eye/California split 7" (Road Cone). $3.50.
$2.50. SALE
Volume III of Road Cone's
Instress split 7" series that spotlights solo artists. This one has side
projects from Bugskull & Sone members.
Carter-Jefferies-Knocked Out or Thereabouts
7" (Flying Nun NZ). $4.50.
Classic single from 1992 by
Shayne Carter (Doublehappys, Straitjacket Fits, Dimmer, etc.) and Peter
Jefferies (This Kind of Punishment, Plagal Grind, Two Foot Flame, etc.).
Nels Cline Trio-"Hold It Under a
Faucet" 7" (Ecstatic Peace/Father Yod). $4.00.
Final release from the
now-defunct and much-lamented Trio (long live the Nels Cline Singers!). This
single was recorded in July of 1995, but wasn't released until nearly seven
years later, and these tracks are not available in any other format. Still, the
stuff is top-notch, with "Hold It Under a Faucet" ranking as one of
the best rockin' Trio songs. Side two consists of four
"micro-improvs" known collectively as "Snak Systems". All
in all, a fine release from an awesome group, and it won't disappoint anyone
familiar with Nels' mighty discography.
Closed 3rd Eye 7" (Stomach Ache MEX). $4.00.
Straight ahead punk-rawk. Not
bad, but a little out of place on Stomach Ache.
Cloudboy-Pet 7" (Flying Nun NZ).
$3.50. $2.50. SALE
Pop band led Demarnia Lloyd. If
you dug her single with Alastair Galbraith on Roof Bolt, then you know what to
do.
Cock ESP-"Our Embarassment Is Your
Pleasure" 7" (Little Mafia). $3.50.
More free noise screech from
this
Cock ESP/Dogliveroil split 7" (Very Good GER).
$5.00.
A couple noise combos (one
from the
Constant Pain-"Shadow of a Lonely
Man" 7" (Carburetor). $3.50.
Despite the lame name, this is
actually a pretty cool band, made up of members from the fine
Crawling With Tarts-Motorini Elettrici 2x7"
(gyttja). $8.50.
A 17-min compostion created by
placing small motors and contact mics on non-musical objects. Quite good and
surprisingly listenable.
John Davis/Sandra Bell split 7" (Road Cone). $3.50.
$2.50. SALE
First volume in the Instress
series.
Delphium-Silent All these Years 7" (Fourth Dimension
Loops and experimental minimalism from this
British guy. Numbered edition of 300.
Dingus-Tree Bark Spiked with Whiskey
7" (Stomach Ache MEX). $4.00.
Very primitive ramble with
grunted vocals. Instruments include mon-chi-chi, muscle shirt, and vanilla
extract. Uhhh.
Dog-The Egg of Dog 7" (Stomach
Ache MEX). $4.00.
Loose, fucked-up clanging and
shoutingfrom this noise group that has been around for years.
Drag King-"Rock the Vote"
7" (Destroy All Music). $3.25.
7" from this
Geoff Dugan-Technical Comfort Formalistic
Style Features 7" (Stomach Ache MEX). $4.00.
Vocal samples with high and
low frequency tones (on one side) and solo improvised piano (on the other).
Edith Presler-"Drag" 7"
(Little Mafia). $3.50. $2.50. SALE
Swirly lo-fi indie rock.
Someone must like this stuff, but it's not really my thing. 300 made.
Ex-Hustlers-"Just Bleed"
7" (Jealous Butcher). $3.50. $2.50. SALE
Debut 7" from this
Fellaheen-Unrelated 7" (Little
Mafia). $4.00.
Solo instrumental 7" from
a guy from
Frosty-Drive-Thru Lover 7" (
Juvenile noise-rock from this
Alastair
Galbraith/Demarnia Lloyd-Tae Keening 7" (Roof Bolt). $5.00.
Alastair and Demarnia share
vocal duties over quiet, sparse instrumentation.
Heazlewood-Badge Or Medallion? 7"
(Flying Nun NZ). $3.50. $2.50. SALE
His most recent single.
Heazlewood-Surf's Up in $3.50. $2.50. SALE
First solo single from the
leader of King Loser.
Her Number Thirteen/The
Low split 7"
(Red Rover). $4.00.
Her #13 song is from the
out-of-print Friend Broker cass. One copy left.
I'm Being Good/Small
Things split
7" (Destroy All Music). $3.25. $2.50. SALE
Split 7" from a couple
British bands. IBG play intelligent, complex indie-rock (think Eric Gaffney
Sebadoh), while ST go the bassy instrumental (think Tortoise) route.
Kant-Non Plus Ultra 7" (Myke
Droner NOR). $6.00. $4.50. SALE
Instrumental drone guitar and
loops from
Kapotte Muziek-Threadments 7" (Self
Abuse). $4.00.
Pretty extreme 7" from
these Dutch noisemakers.
Killer Bug-Your Wife is Mine 7"
(Self Abuse). $5.00.
This is the first US release
from this Japanese noise artist and it's excellent. High-pitched, high-energy
noise using metal and electronics.
King Loser-Stairway to Heaven 7"
(Flying Nun NZ). $5.00.
First 7" from 1994 featuring
Chris Heazlewood, Celia Mancini and Shayne Carter.
Klorox Girls-Rapunzel's Unrest 7"
(Grinning Idiot). $3.00.
Featuring Nick from Oswald
Five-O & Mike from Kpants. Edition of 300.
Kpants-Love/Hospital 7"
(Grinning Idiot). $3.00.
Catchy, hummable original plus
a Modern Lovers cover. One copy left.
Suzanne Langille/David
Tholfsen split
7" (Road Cone). $5.00.
Like volume 1, volume 4 of the
Instress series features a couple singer/songwriter types. Langille is best
known for her collaborations with Loren MazzaCane Connors (who plays maraca
here), while Tholfsen is the singer of the proto-twang group US Saucer. One copy left.
Lost In Translation 7" (Carburetor). $4.00.
$3.00. SALE
Great 7" of fuzzy,
drugged-out psych guitar noise.
Lost in Translation-Consume 2x7" (Burnt
Hair). $7.00.
Drone-loops layered with noise
bits from this
Celia Mancini-Kiasu 7" (Flying Nun
NZ). $3.50. $2.50. SALE
Solo 7" from the bassist
of King Loser.
Kaffe Matthews-This Many Planes 7"
(SSS). $5.50.
Violinist who uses a sampler
to create dark drones. Released in a limited edition of 300. One copy left.
Mesmer-Kensho 7"
(self-released). $4.00.
Multi-metered drumming with Dead
C-influenced noise guitar. Ed. of 300 in spray-painted sleeves with pasted-up
photo.
Great 7" from this
Microlight
Sound/Mooseheart Faith split 7" (Little Mafia). $3.50.
Split 7" from Microlight
Sound (who come off sounding like a more indie Mazzy Star) and folk-psych
rockers Mooseheart Faith (who released a split 7" on Forced Exposure with
Crawlspace).
Monotract-Traffican't 7"
(Spy-Fi). $4.50.
Improvisations with guitar,
drums and some electronics. The playing is fairly loose, but there's an energy
that keeps it interesting.
Roy Montgomery-E.N.D. 7" (Drunken
Fish). $4.50.
Nuzzle-Anchors Astreigh 7" EP
(YSC). $3.00.
4 songs in an Unwound/NOU vein
from alumni of the little brother D Boon tribute.
Oswald Five-O-Bred in the Bone 7" EP
(Grinning Idiot). $4.00.
Their best 7", released
in 1995. 4 songs. One
copy left.
Paste/Nikki Light
Crusade split
7" (Union Pole). $3.50.
Paste is Dennis Callaci of
Refrigerator/Shrimper and Nikki Light is really Leslie Q.
Pork Queen-Sunspot Gila 7"
(Giardia). $5.00.
Early 7" from this
Prick Decay-Rotten Groove 7"
(Ignivomous). $4.50.
First domestic vinyl from this
totally unpredictable duo. Recommended.
Project W 7" (Apraxia). $4.00.
Great debut vinyl from this
sax/cello/drums free jazz trio from
Rake-Squelch 7" (Fourth
Dimension
Fourth single from this
avant-jazz-noise-improv combo.
Ralph Haxton-A Thing or Two about Etiquette
7" (gyttja). $4.00. $3.00. SALE
Impressive guitar/ clarinet
duos and comes in a purty die-cut sleeve.
Key Ransome/Cheryl
Leonard split
7" (Apraxia). $4.00. $3.00. SALE
Vol. 1 in the Apraxia
Composers Series.
Rayon-"Yom" 2x7" (Kollaps GER). $9.00.
Excellent solo EP from a Potawatomi
and (sometimes)
Refrigerator-Louder than Goodbye 7"
(Squealer). $3.50. $2.50. SALE
4 exclusive songs from the
Fridge.
Rinpingo Beesto 7" (Union Pole). $3.50.
Debut vinyl from these weirdos
in
SF-Supra 7" (Flying Nun
NZ). $3.50. $2.50. SALE
Excellent solo single from
Sean O'Reilly (King Loser, Chug, Olla).
Splotch-Two Million Fuckheads 7" (
Loud, sloppy, retarded rock from this
Sunshine Super Scum-Two Reasons 7"
(Siltzbreeze). $3.50. $2.50. SALE
Energetic japanese punk
produced by one of the guys from Teengenerate.
Tanaka-Nixon Meeting-"Blessed" 7"
(Giardia). $4.00.
Sparse, clangy stuff from
Michael Morley (Dead C, Gate) & Danny Butt (Flies Inside the Sun).
Teensy Weensy Operator-Adam in Eve 7" (Stomach
Ache MEX). $5.00.
Muffled, muted noise that
sounds like someone rubbing a balloon, or maybe some other rubber substance.
Each cover is, uhhh, unique. One copy left.
Tranquil/Wrong split 7" (Destroy All Music).
$3.50.
Tranquil disappoint slightly
with a meandering space-rock tune, but Wrong save the day with competent,
listenable free-improv. Edition of 400.
Tren Brothers-Gone Away 7" (Secretly
Canadian). $4.00.
Duo project from Mick Turner
& Jim White (both of the Dirty Three and Venom P. Stinger). The sound here
is pretty quiet and restrained, similar to the mournful Dirty Three tunes,
except of course without the violin.
22 Sparkling Smiles-"Brave Chicken of War"
7" (Soda Girl). $3.50.
7" from Jonn and Lisa
(Crabs) and Diane (Oswald Five-O).
V/A-Bottom of the World 7"
(Fisheye $5.50. $4.50. SALE
Collection of four of
V/A-Soldering the Fuckin' Solitude
Monitor 7" (Betley Welcomes Careful Drivers
Compilation with Coits,
Ashtray Navigations, etc.
Want-On a Plane 7" (Myke
Droner NOR). $6.00. $4.50. SALE
First release on the Myke
Droner label. Low key indie-pop reminiscent of the Pastels.
Want/Bronson Comet
Lighter split
7" (Myke Droner NOR). $6.00. $4.50. SALE
Bronson Comet Lighter play
light, instrumental drone-pop, while Want go in for more of a shuffling
fuzz-pop kinda feel.
Wham-O/Coits split 7" (Giardia). $5.00.
Split 7" between a couple
of solo guitarists--Jeff of Irving Klaw Trio and Joincy of Inca Eyeball.
10"
non-little brother stuff:
Lovely Midget 10" (Ecstatic Peace). $9.00.
10" from a band that
features Rachel Shearer of the
RH Band-Paris No Gesso 10"
(gyttja). $9.00.
Exceptional EP that drones
without really being minimal. Guitar, violin, and electronics collide to make
noise that's always interesting and never haphazard. Perhaps the final gyttja
release?
Tono Bungay/Tower
Recordings-Rules
of Thumb 10" (Squealer). $8.75.
10" featuring tracks from
both bands, as well as collaborations.
V/A-Put Out C-Out 10"
(Hell's Half Halo). $9.50.
Compilation of Transmission,
Shadow Ring and Bloodmouse. "This record documents three bands different
reactions to 2 computer programmes written by Adris Hoyos."
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