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ADULT.Limited Edition(Ersatz Audio)7"$ 7.98

Two exclusive tracks from this increasingly popular electro duo. "Run Run Crying" might sound familiar if you saw their fabulous live set recently. Simply one their best tracks to date. The b-side is a new version of the first Adult. track from 1997, "Modern Romantic". Limited to 1000 hand numbered copies with a fold out 14"x14" poster featuring, as always, the stunning photographic

ADULT.Misinterpreted(Ersatz Audio)12"$ 8.98

Detroit electro superstars offer one new track, "Don't You Stop". Three remixes follow, based on that old kids' game of "Telephone Operator" or "Pass It On" or "Chinese Whispers" or whatever you called it when you were young -- basically the original Adult. track was passed to Solvent, who reworked it and passed their results to Phoenecia, who worked their magic and passed those

AMBARCHI, ORENMort Aux Vaches: Song of Separation(Staalplaat)cd$ 16.98

Recorded for the Dutch radio station VPRO and released as part of Staalplaat's acclaimed "Mort Aux Vaches" series, Oren Ambarchi's "Song of Separation" is a continuation of the ideas previously investigated on his "Suspension" album for Touch. Employing a

AMON DUUL IIPhallus Dei(Repertoire)cd$ 15.98

Split apart from the more politicized fraction known as Amon Duul I (Psychedelic Underground, etc.), Amon Duul II emerged in 1969 when they released this fantastic debut album. It's a masterwork of drug-dazed guitar psych, long tracks, middle eastern

AMON DUUL IIYeti(Repertoire)cd$ 15.98

The absolute hardest albums to write about are those we hold in the highest esteem and though we have an aversion to the general notion of a "desert island selection", this Amon Duul II disc is one of those albums that we could see as an definite inclusion on

ANAKSIMANDROS, THELife Is A Skullbow(Veglia)lp$ 14.98

Anaksimandros features members of Finland's wonderful Kemialliset Ystavat. Although the sound here is a bit removed from the gorgeous folk of KY. The title had us expecting some sort of noisy cross between Merzbow and Skullflower...and it's not all that far from being spot on. Although add in a little No Neck Blues Band hippie jam and some Dead C ambient roar and you'll be even Anyone into the No Neck Blues Band, the Dead C, Birchville Cat Motel, Skullflower and anyone who bought those recent Sunroof! / Vibracathedral Orchestra cd-rs will lose their shit over this. Vinyl only and extremely limited.

ANODYNEThe Outer Dark(Escape Artist)cd$ 14.98

Thrashy noisy hardcore GONE METAL?! Woo Hoo! Seems like all those punk kids have GONE METAL. But who am I to complain? I mean, I -do- like metal more than punk. And this -is- good, just not terribly groundbreaking. Think equal parts, Coalesce, Converge,

ANTICON.We Ain't Fessin' (Double Quotes)(Anticon)cd ep$ 7.98

East Bay hip hop crew Anticon continue to impress with their wordy, staccato raps, so speedy that they sound like when you run your finger up piano keys really quick. They're really into the texture of the vocals as well as the lyrics, and as always there's

ATCHLEY, KENNETHFountains(Auscultare)cd$ 10.98

Kenneth Atchley is a little known composer with connections to the Mills College Center for Contemporary Music (a couple of performances and a composition that has appeared on Chris Brown's web 'hub'), yet his "Fountains" piece is miles above the digital Released on Randy Yau's immaculately designed Auscultare Records.

AUDIO LEARNING CENTERFriendships Often Fade Away(Vagrant)cd$ 14.98

What the hell is it gonna take for Chris Brady to be huge?!?! How many great records and perfect pop songs qualifies someone for super stardom?? First he fronted the criminally underrated Pond, who with their major label swansong 'Rock Collection' breathed

BEEHIVE AND THE BARRACUDASFeaturing The Insects(Flapping Jet)cd$ 13.98

This is the first release from this all star supergroup. Members of Rocket From The Crypt, Tanner, The Red Aunts, The Pee-Chees, and Last of the Juanitas... Oh, but don't think they sound like any of the above. As a matter of fact, it's a sweet blend of soul,

BJORKLive At Cambridge(Elektra)dvd$ 24.00

Live DVD from Bjork's 1998 tour supporting "Homogenic" with the musical accompaniment of the Icelandic Octet and Mark Bell.

BJORKLive At Shepherds Bush Empire(Elektra)dvd$ 24.00

Live DVD from the 1997 tour in support of "Post". Previously available in VHS format.

BLACK FLAGLive(Visionary)dvd$ 23.00

DVD version of "the only available" Black Flag video, captured live in 1984 on their UK tour, in Bradford, England. It's well shot (w/ multiple cameras), with much of the attention, unsurprisingly, on frontman Henry Rollins. The sound is ok, but the vocals are

BLACK-EYED SNAKESIt's the Black-Eyed Snakes(Chair Kickers' Music)cd$ 13.98

This release proves how multi-faceted and talented Mr. Alan Sparhawk (of Low) is. In Black-Eyed Snakes, he switches gears from the sloooow Low loveliness to all rockin' blues garage with dirgy guitar and distorted telephone mic'd vocals. Playing it punk and

BLOOD BROTHERSMarch On Electric Children(Three One G)cd$ 14.98

New abrasive sounds from the predominantly abrasive San Diego label run by The Locust's Justin Pearson. Severe punk-thrash ranting and clawing. Their music is a highly volatile substance that spits out caustic, barbed tentacles aimed at your vital organs. Time

BOARDS OF CANADAGeogaddi(Warp)limited edition cd + book$ 19.98

One of the most highly anticipated records of the year (at least for AQ staff and customers alike) is *finally* available. And Geodaddi is not a disappointment, although the record breaks no new ground. For those of you who love the Boards of Canada mellow Until we run out, we've got the limited cd in a hardcover book-like package, and also the limited triple lp. If you order this, make sure to specify your desired format, and let us know if the regular jewel case version (which we also have, at $17.98) is ok if we're out of the special ones. PS: triple-lp vinyl back in next week, hopefully...

BORISFlood(MIDI Creative)cd$ 27.00

As you may know, Boris are perhaps Japan's number one Melvins worshippers! But that's not to say they're unoriginal, rather the opposite, since the Melvins themselves are so unpredictable and eccentric. But in terms of heaviness, Boris measure up. If you

BROWN, MARIONWhy Not?(ESP Disk)cd$ 14.98

Another essential ESP reissue, this time from Marion Brown, who was an integral part of sixties free jazz, having played on Coltrane's 'Ascension' and collaborated on Archie Shepp's 'Firemusic'. This record features the legendary Rashied Ali on drums and

BRUNO, BOBBThe Shy Tuff Bunny Runs Away(Transparency)cd$ 14.98

Bobb Bruno plays in the quirky, instrumental LA post rockers the Polar Goldie Cats as well as in The For Carnation, but that might not prepare you for this, his *very different* solo disc, an instrumental electronica thing kinda in the Aphex Twin mould (also

BUFFALO DAUGHTERI(Emperor Norton)cd$ 16.98

I never really got into Buffalo Daughter until I saw them live in, like, 1998 or something. And man, are they good live, and that's what has made me love their records. The band is two Japanese girls and a guy drummer who seems to change with each album.

CABARET VOLTAIREMix-Up(Mute)cd$ 16.98

"Mix Up" was the first album from Cabaret Voltaire, the pioneering Industrial trio of Richard H. Kirk, Chris Watson, and Stephen Mallinder, and is qualitatively the best from that period for Cabaret Voltaire. Their sound centered around the dessication of

CABARET VOLTAIRERed Mecca(Mute)cd$ 16.98

Originally released in 1981 through Rough Trade, Cabaret Voltaire's third album "Red Mecca" now gets another reissue courtesy of the fine folks at Mute! Having taken their name from the club started in Zurich by the principals of the Dada art movement during

CABARET VOLTAIREThe Living Legends(Mute)cd$ 16.98

"The Living Legends" is a collection of the earliest Cabaret Voltaire singles recorded for Rough Trade between 1978 and 1981. While still lumped in with the Industrial family alongside Psychic TV, SPK, and Chris and Cosey, the Cabs' may have been the most

CALIFONEDeceleration One(Perishable)cd$ 14.98

These recordings took place late last year at Block Cinema in Evanston, IL. "Deceleration" is Califone's music for films. Of the two live sets that make up this collection, one is for the film loops of AQ-pal Jeff Economy and Carolyn Faber and the second is

CALIFONESometimes Good Weather Follows Bad People(Perishable / Road Cone)cd$ 14.98

The follow-up to last year's "Roomsound" is not quite as immediately captivating as its predecessor. It definitely took me a few listens to be drawn in. Still very folk-inflected and off-kilter, but perhaps a bit more subdued. Yet, it's often considerably

CENTRAL FALLSLatitude(Truckstop)cd$ 14.98

Ok first of all, let it be known that this band contains many Chicagoans who also play in such outfits as Town and Country, US Maple, Chicago Underground Trio, Brokeback, Manishevitz, and Lofty Pillars. But before you go writing them off like I (Windy)

CERBERUS SHOALMr. Boy Dog(Temporary Residence)2cd$ 14.98

Long awaited new album from the Portland, Maine collective known as Cerberus Shoal. Their signature sound is intact: a meandering, honey-slow drive towards perfection. They'll take so long to build up to the crashing climaxes that you sometimes forget you're P.S.When people ask me about Cerberus Shoal, I usually quote this past review: On such Western and ethnic instruments as bowed guitar, balalaika, flute, trumpet, dholak, woodblocks, oud, quena, radios, whistles, electric bass, hammond organ, xylophone, etc, Cerberus Shoal plays a stretched out, intense yet langurous blend of mostly-instrumental drone-rock similar to many of the bands AQ knows and loves. They're equally epic and emotional as Godspeed You Black Emperor, but less weepy. They're as careful as Tarentel, yet much more complex. As for other groups who feature ethnic instrumentation, Cerberus offers a worthy challenge: far more consistent than the spotty Sun City Girls, they don't try to wrestle their ouds, djembes and congas into pop song structures like Macha does, and they're more accessible and varied than Pelt.

CLINICWalking With Thee(Domino)cd$ 14.98

Ah... at last the second full length record from this fucking amazing band from Liverpool. Driving, hectic drums, sinister vocals, Moogs, and either clarinet or melodica weave a sonic landscape of dance-y smartness, or smarty dance-ness. Obviously heavily

COLECLOUGH, JONATHANCake (version 2)(Siren / Robot)cd$ 15.98

While the UK drone ensemble Ora dissolved a little over a year ago, its scattered members have been incredibly active with like-sounding projects: Andrew Chalk has been busy in Mirror, Darren Tate now works as Monos, Colin Potter has been collaborating

CORNELIUSDrop(Matador)12"$ 8.98

A decent single spun off from the last Cornelius album Point. This has three tracks: "Drop" from the aformentioned album, and two remixes of the same. The Kings of Convenience sweeten the already-Stereolabbish nature of the Cornelius original. It's kind of a surprise to see them doing a remix at all, since they're Sweden's answer to Belle & Sebastian. Herbert (a.k.a. Doctor Rockit)

CREAM ABDUL BABARThe Catalyst To Ruins(At A Loss)cd$ 12.98

This monstrous 7 piece experi-metal ensemble has been around for years now. Alternately referred to as either 'that metal band with the trombone player' or 'that band with the worst name ever.' Let's address both of those issues right off the bat. They do

CRIBRemnant(True Classical / Transparency)cd$ 14.98

Low-end ambient bassist Devin Sarno is Crib, helped on his new (third, we think) disc "Remnant" by AQ-fave guitarist Nels Cline (who did a pretty great duo album with Sarno a few years back) and other LA avant scenesters. There's three tracks, the first

D'ANGELO, ANDREW & JAIME FENNELLYDuets: Terpsichorea #2(Falcta-Galia / Transparency)cd$ 14.98

An improv duo from Brooklyn, New York. D'Angelo (who has several solo recordings to his credit) plays alto sax and bass clarinet, whilst Fennelly plays double-bass. But both guys also manipulate their acoustic sounds electronically. Doubtless they could stir

DATE COURSE PENTAGON ROYAL GARDENReport From Iron Mountain(P-Vine)cd$ 32.00

This is the debut recording from a new eleven piece fusion outfit featuring Otomo Yoshihide on guitar (yep, he's better known for his turntable artistry, but he's been doing guitar improv for a long time too). Basically, Date Course Pentagon Royal Garden (what

DEATH CAB FOR CUTIEThe Stability EP(Barsuk)cd ep$ 8.98

At the beginning of their still short career, Death Cab For Cutie earned more than a few very favorable comparisons to Built To Spill, in crafting an effortlessly complex sound of major-chord pop hooks wrapped around indie-rock dynamisms. Yet, Death Cab has

DEERHOOFHalfbird(Menlo Park)cd$ 14.98

Menlo Park, after nearly four years, finally got it together and put out a way outdated second lp from SF art pop faves Deerhoof. Recorded before their sophomore "Holdypaws", prior to the inclusion of Kelly on keys, "Halfbird" continues on the abrasive path

DILL, STEFAN TRIORun For Heaven(Transparency)cd$ 14.98

New Mexico-based guitarist Stefan Dill has spent the better part of the last decade concentrating solely on solo acoustic flamenco guitar, and so recently felt the need to play some loud electric guitar again (presumably a return to his teenage roots?). With

DR. GUNNITudrur(Erdanumusik)cd$ 14.98

Awesome noisy drum-machine, shredding-guitar, gurgling/howling-vocal spazz rock. Or something like that. Having done time on Finland's mighty Bad Vugum label along with AQ faves Circle, Dr. Gunni is a far more demented affair. Lo-fi Stooge-y ditties

DRESSY BESSYSound Go Round(Kindercore)cd$ 14.98

Dressy Bessy have unfurled their full length follow-up to their '99 debut "Pink Hearts Yellow Moons"! Still flying their honey-pie Elephant 6 kite high in the bright blue sky and not being stingy with their bountiful battalion of pastel-hued lucky charms, these

ELDERS OF ZIONDawn Refuses To Rise(Incidental Music)cd$ 13.98

Newest project from Punk Planet editor and all around nice guy Joel Schalit. While I completely wrote off his former project, The Christal Methodists (and for good reason, boring Christian bashing, Negativland-ish political punk/techno whatever) this is

ELECTRIC EEL SHOCK / GET-GOSplit CD(Micro Music)cd$ 9.98

A split release between SF's boyish emo-popsters The Get-Go and Japan's considerably more fired up'n'crazed, crunchy guitar-slingin' Electric Eel Shock (not to be confused with Electric Eels). This is where the melodic meets the manic, the catchy

ETERNAL ELYSIUMShare(Meteor City)cd$ 13.98

Here's the second Meteor City full-length from these Japanese stoner rockers. HEAVY, '70s influenced psychedelic metal drawing on Sabbath (of course), as well as Japanese bands of that era like Flower Travellin' Band. But Eternal Elysium aren't that simple to

EVENING, THEs/t(self-released)cd$ 5.98

The 6-song debut from these SF dark, seething rockers is a drugged-out and writhing affair. Shades of Sonic Youth and Radiohead. Their use of sexy boy vocal harmonies and lovely melodies are quite alluring. I can't wait to see what they go on to become. Very

FOGs/t(Ninja Tune)cd$ 15.98

In early 2001 Windy got really into the original release of the Fog record, which I guess we and a few stores in Minneapolis carried, and that's it. Well, the fine and talented folk at Ninjatune signed Fog, and here's a re-release of the album, plus three Fog is a one-man project out of Minneapolis that takes you on a journey through said guy's twisted brain. As evidenced by the preponderance of mournful, epic guitarwork on the record, Andrew Broder's background is certainly with guitar-based rock music, but hey it's the new millenium now and samplers have changed everything. Thus the record begins with a spoken piece by hip hop emcee MF Doom, followed by a lengthy tornado of manic samples and swirling percussion. The tension's got you half expecting the breakbeats to kick in at that point (yeah, that's how much this record's first few minutes sound like a DJ Shadow or other Mo'Wax record), but instead you get Beck-like stuttering beats and languid, albeit heavily processed, vocals. In fact this reminds us a lot of Beck (who in fact came in a few weeks ago with Dan the Automator and they both bought the Fog 12"). A bevy of swiped genres battle one another throughout the record, turntablist scratching overtakes doom-laden moans, Broder indulges his inner DJ's penchant for using sampled vocal snippets to carry on an album-length narrative, and it all finally culminates in a nine minute impassioned aching guitarsong at the end that reminds us of Joel Phelps or Rex. Eclectic indeed! In a good way. It's not perfect, but we still recommend it. BTW, this The Fog is no relation to J. Mascis' similarly named band.

FU MANCHUCalifornia Crossing(Mammoth)cd$ 11.98

"Fuckin' feel good party metal. Smoking pot and surfing and skating and hanging out in the parking lot of the local 7-11, drinking beer, scamming on chicks, no future: just our friends, babes, and ALL SUMMER LONG!!! 'California Crossing' is right. This is the

FUCK... I'M DEADBring On the Dead(Razorback)cd$ 16.98

This is the band that we all just assumed would be our all time favorite, simply based on the fact that they're called FUCK... I'M DEAD. Is that not the best band name ever? Don't answer that. It's a rhetorical question. And anyway, the answer is YES, it is the

GLOBAL GOONVatican Nitez(Rephlex)cd$ 16.98

I have always loved Global Goon. Rumoured to be either an Aphex Twin alter ego or Aphex's crazy flatmate, GG records have always been light and fluffy in their spazzy skitter. And it always seemd to me that Global Goon was exclusively playing Christmas

GO BACK SNOWBALLCalling Zero(Fading Captain)cd$ 15.98

Besides being yet another in the seemingly ceaseless stream of Robert Pollard's Fading Captain Series recording projects, the most notable thing about Go Back Snowball is the warm, glowing presence of Superchunk's Mac MacCaughan. Yup, this is a collaboration