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[ aquarius records new arrivals — issue 126 ]
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V/ANight Owls 01(Deluxe)cd$ 13.98
While this is certainly a pleasant compilation from the dependable electronica label Deluxe, the wide range of artists represented unfortunately turn in uniformly similar pieces. Not to generalize too much, but most all of the tracks sit somewhere between Boards of Canada-style melancholy chord progressions and Mego-worthy precise clicks, glitches and pops. Very nice, listenable, and
V/AOutput 64: Delete All Data - Input 64 Remixed 2/X(Enduro)12"$ 9.98
Second vinyl accompaniment to the Output 64 remix compilation cd. Features tracks found on said disc by Raumagent Alpha (an extended version) and Computerjockeys as well as two unreleased cuts by The Bikini Machine and Cut Out (an excellent version of
V/AThere Is No Eye: Music For Photographs(Smithsonian Folkways)cd$ 14.98
Reason #954,765,841 to compile a compilation: A photo was taken of the musician by a fellow musician. Okay, granted there's more to this than meets the eye, but when an album is sub-subtitled "Recordings Of Musicians Photographed By John Cohen", you have to
VOLCANO THE BEARFive Hundred Boy Piano(United Dairies)cd$ 17.98
Released under the guidance of Nurse With Wound's Steven Stapleton for his United Dairies label, Volcano The Bear has produced an album of such absurdist proportions that very few things (art, film, literature) can warrant comparisons. Volcano The Bear could
Another in the recent spate of ESP reissues and easily my favorite of the bunch. Recorded in 1966 and featuring a large ensemble (8 players) on flute, clarinet, cornet, trombone, vibes as well as the mighty Sonny Sharrock on guitar. Much more laid back and a
WINDSOR FOR THE DERBYThe Awkwardness(Aesthetics)cd ep$ 9.98
"The Awkwardness" is an EP of remixes by Carnival Wave, Pulseprogramming, I-Sound, Calla, and Windsor For The Derby themselves. Very few of these remixes bear much resemblance to the original downer, math-rock sound of Windsor For The Derby. Only Calla
This is one of those classic rock '70s bands that I (Allan) had always heard of (their claim to fame was pioneering the twin guitar harmony thing, inspiring Thin Lizzy and later Iron Maiden) but had never heard... Nobody was like, "Dude! Wishbone Ash! You
Three part composition exploring noise, free jazz and minimalist structures. The basic conditions in which the performance of these pieces are executed: Do not respond to the sound of others / Do not form a course from the introduction to the conclusion /