[ aquarius records new arrivals — issue 122 ]

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V/AHow Many Bands Does It Take To Screw Up A Blondie Tribute?(Sympathy For The Record Industry)cd$ 11.98

We were quite surprised by how rocking these renditions of classic (and already perfect) Blondie tunes were. Tough sounding girl vocals and chunky guitar sounds amke this sort of great. Bands from all over the place: North Carolina, Japan, L.A., Detroit,

V/AMusic! The Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv 1900-2000(Wergo)4cd$ 55.00

Founded in 1900 by Carl Stumpf, The Berlin Phonogramm-Archiv is a repository devoted to archiving the musics of the world before their eventual destruction by encroaching modernization brought about by global capitalism. Case in point is presented on page two

V/ANart Nibbles(Kitchen Motors / OMI )2cd$ 15.98

The Icelandic art / music organization Kitchen Motors presents their third compilation of recordings from their series of monthly events. Apparat Organ Quartet opens the compilation with a faux-'70s horror music score much like the mellower, incidental music Disc two opens with "Helvitis Symphony no. 1 for 13 electric guitars" -- kind of like an Icelandic version of a Glenn Branca symphony, based around the basic tonality of the guitar's E chord. Instead of this small army chugging away at a E-chord (like Branca does), this ensemble featuring Jon Por Birgisson (the cello-bowin' guitarist from Sigur Ros), the aforementioned Hilmar Jensson and 11 other Icelandic guitarists, gradually introduces each guitar beginning at first with lilting drones that intensify into simple melodies and dramatic crescendos. As you probably know, we're not big fans of Sigur Ros, BUT if Sigur Ros were an instrumental outfit, then perhaps they would sound like this and we'd probably love 'em. Jensson returns for the compilation's finale, in collaboration with electronica outfits Biogen and Plastik, for a fresh take on the Raster-Noton style of digital click and sine-wave hum, with nicely done Biosphere-like digital ambience. Another great compilation of adventurous music from the finest that Iceland has to offer!

V/AResurrection(Second Coming)cd$ 16.98

Subtitled, "The Amplified Side Of Heavenly Grooves". This ain't your momma's gospel music. Nope, this collection brings together some bizarre, funny, and downright groovy '60s/'70s tunes by/for Jesus-loving hipsters. Everything from garage rock to folk to

V/AReturn of the DJ Volume IV(Bomb Hip-Hop)2lp$ 19.98

Volume 4 of the Bomb label's acclaimed all-scratching DJ compilations. Somehow Bomb Hip Hop, with these comps, has managed to consistently corral all the new 'n exciting scratch DJs you've never heard of, constantly introducing fresh talents and remaining

V/AShock City Shockers 2(Shock City)cd$ 28.00

While this cd is presented as the second installment of Boredoms-related works on Eye's own Shock City imprint, it is actually a collection of remixes of Yoshimi's OOIOO. Chari Chari and Zak rework "Mountain Book", (unrecognizable and expansive versions,

V/ASound Of Nature, The Nature Of Sound, The(Kaon)cd$ 16.98

"The Sound Of Nature, The Nature Of Sound" is an excellent compilation put together by the Kaon label, which has actively been promoting the artform of the manipulated field recording. Francisco Lopez - perhaps one of the more well known composers of manipulated field recordings - offers one of his incredibly quiet pieces, so quiet in fact that we'll take Frans de Waard's

V/AThree The Hard Way(Crossfade Entertainment)cd$ 14.98

A three-way split cd of live sets by DJ SCUD, BOMBARDIER and NITRO. Forty seven tracks of blistering white noize hardcore ragga dancehall fuckstep destruction from some of the finest of the genre. Scud's set includes tracks from Ambush cohorts Aphasic, Nomex

V/ATruck Driver's Boogie: Big Rig Hits Vol. 1(Diesel Only / Koch / Audium)cd$ 15.98

Presented by the Country Music Hall Of Fame, here's a great collection from what's one of Allan's favorite country western genres, the truck driving song! Songs about truckstop waitresses, black coffee, night runs, little white pills, and dangerous curves (of

V/AWigwam, Weste(r)n, Weisse Wolfe(Cinesoundz)cd$ 15.98

Wigwam, Weste(r)n, Weisse Wolfe is the second volume of "Indianerfilmen" music from Germany. Those who missed out on the first volume (now out of print?), "Indianerfilmen" is a genre of films that were popular in the East German Republic in the sixties and

VUEFind Your Home(Sub Pop)cd$ 14.98

Vue are a five piece from San Francisco who previously went by the moniker The Audience. Very much of the retro 70's sweaty, bluesy rock ilk, this record sounds so much like the Rolling Stones it's eerie... in a good way, all high energy and sexed up. Rex is an awesome frontman. They're definitely good at what they do, but it's hard because what they do falls into this vein of music

WARE, DAVID S. QUARTETCorridors & Parallels(Aum Fidelity)cd$ 14.98

And now for something slightly different...this, the umpteenth (13th, to be precise) album from the always killer David S. Ware Quartet is a bit of a departure, in that it incorporates an electronic element into their free blowing jazz. Pianist

WITCHERYSymphony For The Devil(Necropolis)cd$ 14.98

Reports of the Necropolis label's demise were premature it seems, as they've bounced back with this new release from Sweden's top blackened rock n' rollers, Witchery! Their third full-length is yet another storming example of their ability to synthesize all

YAT-KHAAldyn Dashka(Yat-Kha)cd$ 14.98

The press release for this described Yat-Kha as "Tuvan music -- with a punk rock twist", which doesn't quite get it right so, in an effort to clarify this remark they say elsewhere: "OK it's not the Sex Pistols kind of punk -- think Joy Division", which is

ZMRZLINAKatastrophe vol 3(Incidental)cd$ 13.98

We argue a lot about digipaks here. Most folks here are down on the digipak. They're too easy to break, and once they're broken you can't really fix them. Sadie thinks they just seem less substantial than jewel cases. But Allan loathes digipaks. To the point (Thanks to Beer Frame 'zine for the borrowed review format!)