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1992-2001 (LP)
Acetone
Every song on this has the vibe of Modest Mouse's "Sleepwalkin'," which may be the single greatest 90s indie rock vibe of all time: being hungover as shit on a hot and sunny day with nothing to do. Beautiful clean guitars, mellow drums, and falsetto vocals - just a picture perfect yin yang of then-dominant grunge.
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Placebo Years (LP)
Marc Moulin
Marc Moulin of Placebo (the Belgian band) had a neurotically heady take on 70s jazz-funk with some of the coolest synth sounds of all time. Their material has been long out of print until recently, but this Music On Vinyl comp will do for the budget conscious among us.
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Gaia: Selected Ambient & Downtempo Works (1996-2003) (CD)
Dream Dolphin
Dream Dolphin's sole track on Music from Memory's 2021 comp "Heisei no Oto" mesmerized me, so I was very stoked to see this comp of the enigmatic Noriko's ambient material. My experience with her music has been that, besides her completely insane album art, she buried 90s ambient gold next to some of the worst techno/trance I've ever heard in my life. So this comp that trims the fat is very, very much appreciated. Also available on LP.
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Heavy Rocks (LP)
Boris
All hail Boris, one of the loudest bands to ever exist. This upcoming LP/CD reissue of their 2002 "Heavy Rocks" courtesy of Third Man Records fills one of the last gaps in their discography, as it has been woefully out of print since its initial CD-only run in Japan. This album is Boris at their most stoner rock, with lead guitarist Wata turning in terrifyingly nimble fretwork in particular. 20 years later and Boris are still crushing it, but this may be one of their mightiest masterpieces.
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All About Lily Chou-Chou (BLU)
Shunji Iwai
Shunji Iwai nailed the next 20+ years of teenage alienation to a disturbing degree in 2001's "All About Lily Chou-Chou." We watch a group of teenagers, already hurting from the world around them, turn to the solitude of an anonymous message board of their favorite pop star. Eventually their internet and real lives come together in tragedy in this very, very dark coming of age film.
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Young Loud and Snotty (LP)
Dead Boys
An essential record, re-issued on the cheap by Jackpot Records, an amazing Label/Store always worthy of your support.
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Live at the Cub Azteca 1978 (LP)
The Weirdos
An official bootleg of the entire show, which has a place in punk lore.
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Plague Soundscapes (LP)
The Locust
Small batch, wacky color re-issues on Three One G Records.
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Enter The Video Store: Empire Of Screams (BLU)
Excellent box set of “genre” films from the Empire International Pictures vault. Growing up renting many of these titles from video stores [Thank you Foss Drugs and Golden Video], it is great to see these fun filled flicks get the royal treatment by Arrow Video. Included in this set are the movies: “The Dungeonmaster”, “Dolls”, “Celler Dweller”, “Arena” and “Robot Jox”.
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Renfield (BLU)
Nicolas Cage brings it! His Dracula character is super creepy, scary and brings it to the next level so it almost makes it comedic. With that being said, there is definitely both a blend comedy and horror going on with this one. I would recommend this one for fans of films like Evil Dead 2, Ginger Snaps, or Fright Night.
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After Hours (BLU)
I have to admit the first time I saw this I didn’t get it, it didn’t make me laugh and I was like WTF? But I thought about what I saw, and before long I realized just how genius this movie is. Scorsese captured a very specific time and place of a New York that just does not exist anymore which is one reason to watch this film but the other is simply a great story that will keep you thinking about what you saw, what happened and just how funny life is, once the film ends. I do not want to spoil anything for those of you whom have not seen it, but this is one of those films that should be required viewing. As usual Criterion does an excellent restoration and representation of the film and worth the upgrade from the older dvd version.
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Good Living Is Coming For You (LP)
Sweeping Promises
No-fi 80's punk for the modern era with vocals that sound like Kate Pierson singing from the beyond.
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Western Cum (LP)
Cory Hanson
Wand's Cory Hanson solo project. Country western with a psychedelic spin and wild guitars.
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Satisfaction (LP)
Spy
Hardcore from the Bay Area. Ten fast and loud tracks meant for many many re-listens.
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The Rubáiyát of Dorothy Ashby (LP)
Dorothy Ashby
Reissue of this beautiful work by jazz harpist Dorothy Ashby. Funky, spiritual and an overall must have.
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Ticket to Fame (LP)
Decisive Pink
Angel Deradoorian (formerly of Dirty Projectors) and Kate NV (Glintshake) team up for this synth-pop album that sounds like the color the duo was named for meets retro-space aesthetics. Idk it's cool. If you like Tom Tom Club check it out.
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