Here’s a list of new arrivals currently at End of an Ear. Also not listed, but available today is the Fleet Foxes’ new lp, Helplessness Blues.
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Now on to the list!
Pop / Rock / Punk
Airborne Toxic Event “All At Once” CD (Island) Their latest.
An Horse “Walls” CD (Mom and Pop Music) Australian indie-rock duo.
Black Mountain “Rollercoaster b/w in the Drones” 7″ (JagJaguwar)
Cooper, Matthew “Some Days are Better Than Others” CD (Temporary Residence)
Crystal Stilts “In Love With Oblivion” LP (Slumberland) Vinyl now in stock.
Cure “Peel Sessions 1978-1980” LP Self explanatory.
Cure “Peel Sessions 1981-1985” LP Ditto.
David Kilgour & The Heavy Eights “Left by Soft” CD (Merge) David Kilgour returns after the Clean’s 2009 outing “Mister Pop.” The Heavy Eights are Taane Tokona, Tony de Raad, and Thomas Bell.
Donkeys “Born with Stripes” CD (Dead Oceans) Their latest.
Earle, Steve “I’ll Never Get Out of This World Alive” CD (New West) First album of new songs in 4 years, produced by T Bone Burnett.
Explosions in the Sky “Take Care, Take Care, Take Care” CD/LP (Temporary Residence) Their latest and their 5th album. Deluxe package that folds out into a house. All of the Explosions catalog is on sale through May as well.
Fresh & Onlys “Secret Walls” CD/LP (Sacred Bones) A brand new ep.
Gilbert, Bruce “This Way with the Shivering Man” LP (Editions Mego) A special gatefold vinyl edition collecting Bruce Gilbert’s classic solo albums from 1984 and 1986 in a limited edition of 500.
Jordache, Pat “Future Songs” LP (Constellation)
Matt Duke “One Day Die” CD (Rykodisc)
McCartney, Paul “Balearic Rarities” 12″ Yep, that Paul McCartney… with synths. Probably not for the usual Beatles fans, but still really cool.
McCombs, Cass “Wit’s End” CD/LP (Domino) The result of two years recording in various homes and studios in California, New York, New Jersey and Chicago.
Motel Aviv “Post Modern Nation” CD
Nine 11 Thesaurus “Ground Zero Generals” CD (Social Registry) A collective of five MCs from East Brooklyn, and sees them collaborating with Tim Dewit (Gang Gang Dance), Matt Mehlan (Skeletons) and Sam Hillmer (Zs)
Norton, Doris “Nortoncomputerforpeace” LP Early (1983) computer based synth-triggered minimal wave, definitely on the more cerebral side.
Norton, Doris “Personal Computer” LP 1984 Apple computer sequenced compositions.
Of Montreal “Thecontrollersphere” LP (Polyvinyl) A five track freak-out record.
Picardy The Third “All’s Well That Ends Well” CD
Shannon and the Clams “Sleep Talk” LP (1234 Go!) Their brand new album xxcercising the economy and aggression of garage rock.
Sheff, Will “I am Very Far:The Lyrics” Book (JagJaguwar) Hardbound lyric book
Shinji Masuko “Woven Music” LP (Brah)
Thao & Mirah “s/t” CD (Kill Rock Stars) Both Thao & Mirah collaborate on a project..
Times New Viking “Dancer Equired” CD/LP (Merge) Recorded at Columbus Discount Recording Studio and their first release with Merge.
Xander Harris “Contamination” CS (Complicated Dance Steps) More amazing ’80s-ish electro from this local rising star, this is just made for those of us who still have a tape deck in the car.
Punk
Anti System “No Laughing Matter” LP (Anti Society) Powerful and classic British anarcho-punk album from 1984
Cramps “Songs the Lord Might Have Taught Us” LP (Alien) Unreleased 1st version of “Songs the Lord Taught Us,” on color vinyl.
Crash Box “Nati per Essere Veloci” LP (Gonna Puke) Early Italian hardcore from Milan, lead by TVOR fanzine co-editor Marco Maniglia. This official reissue collects the complete and remastered discography of their pre-TVOR releases,
Defects “1979-1981” LP Collection of early recordings by this cool ’77-style Belfast punk band.
Descendents “Milo Gets Bootlegged” LP A collection of great quality rare demos, studio outtakes, unreleased tracks, and out of print singles B-sides from 1979 to 2004.
Gang Green “Sold Out: The Early Years” LP This collects all the studio recordings by this legendary Boston hardcore band between 1982 and 1985, including their 1982 first demo.
GG Allin “Hated OST” LP Limited LP issue of the soundtrack to the infamous 1993 film
Heart Attack “Toxic Lullabies 1980-1984” LP This includes all the tracks from their 1980 “God is Dead” debut
7″, plus the 1983 “Keep Your Distance” 12″ EP and the 1984 “Subliminal Seduction” 12″ EP, as well as outtakes from each studio session and some unreleased demo track
Jerk Ward “Too Young to Thrash” LP (Supreme Echo) 17 songs, professionally 24-bit remastered, and packed with all original artwork and photos circa 1982-84, plus a booklet with interview and art. Contains their full “Flesh & Bones” 1984 demo
Olho Seco “Lutar Matar” LP Collects early studio recordings by one of the first and most prominent Brazilian hardcore bands, who formed in 1980.
Omegas “Blasts of Lunacy” LP (Parts Unknown) Montreal based hardcore band coming to Austin for Chaos in Tejas
Terveet Kadet “Aareton Propaganda” LP (Hoehnie Germany) This official release compiles their entire studio output from 1980 to 1984:
Varukers “One Struggle One Fight” LP (Radiation) Their absolutely breakneck 1985 album, this was first released on the band’s own Liberate label.
Experimental
Esplendor Geometrico “Bearic Rhythms” CD (Geometrik) Published originally on CD in 1996. Pure electronic energy in a mix of hypnotic and tribal industrial rhythms, metallic percussion, ethnic voices, and technoid sounds with 3 extra tracks.
Reed, Rick “The Way Things Go” 2LP (Elevator Bath) Local hero and world-class drone composer’s new release on Seattle’s Elevator Bath Records. Rick’s music can drill a hole in your head and gently caress you at the same time, highest possible recommendation. Plus the press is seriously beautiful!
Metal
AC/DC “Rarities” LP
Bathory “s/t” LP Classic 1st album reissued with ‘Yellow Goat’ sleeve art. Punishing and barbaric.
Melvins “The Making Love Demos” LP This combines the tracks from two early demo sessions from ’86 and ’87.
Mercyful Fate “The Curse is on You” LP This rarities collection includes a 1983 BBC session, a studio demo session, as well as live tracks from 1983..
Prog / Psych
Can “Monster Movie: The Music Factory Version” LP
Demian “s/t” LP (Klimt) A piece of Austin musical history. Demian was actually Bubble Puppy with a new name and sound. While Bubble Puppy was classic psychedelia, Demian was hard rock in the vein of bands like Atomic Rooster. Recorded live-in-studio at L.A.’s legendary Record Plant studio in 1970
Eyes, The “Arrival Of The Eyes” LP (Acme) Now in stock on vinyl.
Gel Jail “Horcom’s City” Cassette (Mancat) Features SD MCMillen, MA Turner and Greg Bachus w/ various friends from Lexington,KY.
Ghost, The “When You’re Dead One Second” LP (Guerssen Records) Psych/prog outfit from Birmingham UK released in 1970
Golem “Orion Awakes” LP (Acme Grammophone) Epic early to mid-1970’s instrumental psychedelic space-rock from the Pyramid Records archive
Goude, Jean-Philippe “Drônes” CD (Lion) An album from 1979 which features an impressive gathering of some of the biggest names in late 70’s underground French rock, including: Richard Pinhas (rhythmic synthesizer), François Auger (drums); Michel Ettori: (guitar), Patrick Gauthier (flute, synthesizer, piano, mini-moog), Manu Katché (drums), and Jean-Louis Rizet (mixing & special effects).
July “S/T” LP (Guerssen) Very rare UK 1968 album with Indian-influenced chord sequences, heavily reverb-laden vocals, plus studio trickery (tape loops/phasing, etc.).
Religious Knives “Smokescreen” CD/LP (Sacred Bones)
Roedelius, Hans-Joachim “Momenti Felci” LP (Bureau B) 180 gram vinyl version, originally released in 1987 on the Virgin label Venture.
T Rex “Tanx” CD/LP (Fat Possum) Now reissued on CD and vinyl. Clean out your toes Rose and go and lick some uncooked meat.
T Rex “Zinc Alloy & The Hidden Riders of Tomorrow” CD/LP (Fat Possum) Now reissued on CD and vinyl. Super-bad tiger running with your brain, tucked beneath your arm like a devil-train.
T2 “It’ll All Work Out In Boomland” LP (Acme Grammophone) 40th anniversary edition with insert on white vinyl. Packed with melodic acoustic passages and frenzied fuzz guitar workouts
T2 “S/T” LP (Acme Grammophone) This second T2 album, had it been released in 1970, could have put the band on the same level of fame with the likes of Deep Purple, Free, and King Crimson
V/A “Ongaku 70: Vintage Psychedelia In Japan” LP Hiroku The ultimate beginner’s guide to the Japanese psychedelia era. A incredible set of 13 tunes released between 1969 and 1978 including Osamu Kitajima, Stomu Yamash’ta’s Red Buddha Theatre, Akiko Yano, Sadistic Mika Band, Harry Hosono & The Yellow Magic Band, and others.
Reggae
Dread, Sammy “You I Love” 7″ Answer
Grant, Ricky “Far Far Away” 7″ Rockers
Lady Ann “Bad Gyal Inna Dance” + CD/LP Really nice slack dancehall from 2008, sounds like it could have been produced any time in the last 20 years.
Mad Professor “Dub Me Crazy 7 Adventures Of A Dub Sampler” LP Ariwa
Nitty Gritty “General Penitentiary” LP Dug Out
Pama Intl Meets Mad Professor “Rewired… In Dub” CD
President Shorty / Keith Hudson “Barbican Heights” 7″ Pressure Sounds
Prince Far I / Black Skin “Armageddeon” 7″ Cry Tuff
Prince Far I / Culture “Message From The King” 7″ Cry Tuff
Prince Far I “I & I A The Chosen” 7″ Cry Tuff
Prince Jammy “Crucial in Dub” LP
Prince Jazzbo “In Jah Jah Name” 7″ Clocktower
Prince Jazzbo “Twelve Tribe Posse” 7″ Joe Gibbs
Prince Mohommed “Bubbling” 7″ Techniques
Ranking Dread “Africa” 7″ Freedom Sounds
Royals “If You Want Good” 7″ Wambesi
Sixteen, Earl “Reggae Sound” LP Dread At The Controls
Tenor Saw “Victory Train” 12″ Dug Out
Zero, Earl “Visions Of Love” LP Epiphany / Onlyroots
Soul / Funk
Collins, Bootsy “Tha Funk Capitol of the World” CD (Mascot) His first album in 5 years, features the late Gary Shider and Catfish Collins, plus Ice Cube, Buckethead, and Professor Cornel West. Time to party!
Funkadelic “Tales of Kidd Funkadelic” 180 gram LP (4 Men With Beards) 1976’s Tales of Kidd Funkadelic is the last Funkadelic album on Westbound Records
V/A “Funky Sex Machines” LP (Soul Patrol) 10 rare tracks from the ’60s & ’70s.
Techno / Electronic
Cymarshall Law & the Beatnikz “Freedom Express Line” LP Beats Broke ltd. 2-color splatter vinyl w/ bonus remix track feat. KRS-One
Prefuse 73 “The Only She Chapters” CD/LP (Warp) Vocalists include Zola Jesus, Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond, Angel Deradoorian and the late Trish Keenan of Broadcast amongst others.
v/a “Spatial Disco 2” CD (Electunes) 22 French synth-wave library tracks from 1980-84 by one Sauveur Mallia.
Woon, Jamie “Mirrorwriting” 180 gram LP Pricey, but very sweet import press of his debut full length. You may remember him from working with Burial on “Wayfaring Stranger” a few years ago.
World
King Kennytone and His Western Toppers Band “Dancing Time With” 7″ Soundway Two rare tracks from when the dance craze that was The Twist hit Nigeria in the early 1960s.
Sarmiento Y Su Bravo, Michi “Aqui Los Bravos!” LP Soundway 16 tracks of the finest guaguancós, descargas and cumbias recorded by legendary bandleader Michi Sarmiento Y Su Bravos and released on the infamous Discos Fuentes label between 1967 and 1977.
V/A “Gozalo! – Bugalú Tropical Vol. 4” CD/LP (Soul Patrol) Volume 4 of Vampisoul’s successful series of tropical Peruvian music of the ’60s.
Printed Matter
Wire #326 April 2011 Comes with an exclusive free CD. Richard Skelton on the cover. Features on Jenny Hval, Funkystepz, Olivia Block, Charlie Nothing, Peter Evans and more.
Wire #327 May 2011 Amanda and Britt Brown, the LA couple behind Not Not Fun, 100% Silk, LA Vampires and more on the cover. Feartures on Herbert Distel, Ekoplekz , and more.
Miscellaneous:
Soul Jazz Record Bag (Black and Green available)
