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MJJ 328LP
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"Recorded on July 1 and 9, 1971 in the geodesic dome at the Utopia & Visions 1871-1981 exhibition at the Moderna Museet in Stockholm, Takehisa Kosugi's Taj Mahal Travellers were the premiere Japanese experimental rock band of the 1970s. The band, heavily influenced by Fluxus, used electronic effects and a host of unusual instruments to create a series of improvised drones. Kosugi went on to become the music director for the Merce Cunningham Dance Company."
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WIRE 335
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"On the cover: Rewind 2011. Our massive annual survey of the last 12 months of underground/outsider music activity, including the 50 records of the year, 50 archive releases of the year and specialist genre charts covering all bases from Avant Rock to Outer Limits. Plus our crack team of critics and contributors, as well as some of 2011's most active and high-flying musicians, give us their takes on the highs and lows of the cultural year. Features: Kouhei Matsunaga (Clive Bell meets the German born conceptual composer who treats scores as standalone artworks); Collateral Damage: Claudia Molitor (Philip Clark meets the German born conceptual composer who treats scores as standalone artworks); Gonjasufi (Dan Barrow enjoys a sun salutation and enters the wormhole with Warp's conscious beatmaker); Invisible Jukebox: Michael Chapman (The veteran folk guitarist and improviser becomes a fully qualified survivor of The Wire's mystery record selection); Spencer Clark/James Ferraro (The ex-Skaters talk about their separate Fourth World and Far Side Virtual second lives). Global Ear: Brisbane (Daniel Spencer gatecrashes the house hows, pub gigs and bedroom blowouts of Queensland's capital city); Epiphanies (Adam Harper on the transformative potential of Cornelius Cardew's Treatise graphic score)."
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BORNBAD 002LP
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2006 release. Increasingly detached from the original punk formula, the modern and arty youth of the early '80s set itself to jettison an art form that had lost much of the nihilistic and exhilarating energy of its halcyon days, stuck, as it was, in an endless and noisy regression. Disheartened but eager to experiment and create, a new wave of French musicians followed the beacon of Jacno's seminal '79 hit "Rectangle," a visionary, digital coup de grâce, courtesy of a former punk which dealt the Rickenbacker and Fender-era a fatal blow. The cold and robot-like bips of analogic keyboards took over. Casio, Korg MS-10 and Arp Omni were the new paraphernalia of the new generation -- the ideal conveyers of its retro-futurist elegance and self-professed cold arrogance. They were pinnacles and symbols which were just as potent as the electric guitar in the '50s or the laptop in the '90s. This compilation recalls the glory of a selected few, the cream of the crop of the shooting stars and cult bands that followed in the footsteps of Kas Product, Mathematiques Modernes or Charles De Goal. Featuring Ruth's infinitely charming "Polaroid/Roman/Photo," plus A Trois Dan Les WC, Act, Les Visiteurs Du Soir, Vox Dei, TGV, CKC, Marie Möör, Deux, Vitor Hublot, Visible and Casino Music.
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BORNBAD 022LP
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LP version. 2009 release. Born Bad Records presents a compilation of '50s French rock. Think Boris Vian, St. Germain Des Prés, Bill Haley, degenerate swing, weird arrangements (accordion, xylophone, etc.), crazy French lyrics. Comes with a 12-page booklet (in French).
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LM 004EP
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New versions by the bootleg specialists. Two deep house groovers which will conquer every dancefloor easily.
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RI 001EP
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Raw house tracks from GummiHz inspired by '90s house music played in clubs such as New York's Sound Factory.
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DVR 019EP
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Remixes by Chicago house legend Halo (feat. Blakkat), Willi Graff and Tuccilio, and Fred P..
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SVET 009EP
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Kelpe's productions are known for being tough and direct. "I Felt Fuzzy" is something of a new direction for Kelpe, combining his usual solid electronic 4/4 platform with a light, airy organic feel and an ethereal female vocal. "Cola Mine" brings a darker flavor while "Frosty Kiss" features a heavy, trembling synth bass monotone, then 40 seconds in it launches into a classic Kelpe banger. Remixes by BNJMN, Cupp Cave and Naïve Machine.
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POPC 113EP
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Two popcorn A-bombs from the undisputed queen of R&B sass herself, Miss Ruth Brown. "Sweet Baby Of Mine" is a super-infectious swinger with a snappy, plodding riff and that classic, slick mid-'50s Atlantic production sound. Not forgetting, of course, Ruth Brown's near-unrivalled vocals. On the flip is the slower and lower ballad "I Don't Know," a blues-y lament set to cooly understated backing. This is the slightly more orchestral LP version, appearing on 45 for the first time.
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JBJ 1029EP
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Two sides appearing on vinyl for the first time ever from the legendary New Orleans rock & roll star, Larry Williams. "Love Charms" is a hot mid-tempo R&B cut with a popcorn feel, recorded back in the late '50s by Larry Williams for Art Rupe's Specialty label, originally written and recorded by Ray Stanley. On the flip, one of a reported 20 recorded takes of Larry Williams' attempt at Little Richard's hit "Heeby Jeebies" with Earl Palmer on drums.
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