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The Mysterious Castle in the Carpathians (BLU)

Oldřich Lipský
This is your new favorite Czech steampunk slap-stick comedy from the 1980s about the 1880s. If it reads a little like a live-action Jan Švankmajer film, it's because he made all the crazy gadgets in this! New restoration on Blu-ray from Deaf Crocodile. Read more

Dr. Giggles (BLU)

Manny Coto
The film actor Larry Drake was born to make. You will hear those giggles in your nightmares. Read more

Blood and Black Lace (BLU)

Mario Bava
This proto-Giallo is as beautiful as it is violent, bloody, and twisted. The Arrow Video restoration does the saturated colors justice as we watch the beautiful women of the Cristian Haute Couture fashion house be picked off one by one. Read more

The Linguini Incident (Director's Cut) (BLU)

Richard Shepard
Rosanna Arquette is obsessed with Harry Houdini. David Bowie needs to marry someone for a green card. Hilarity ensues. I'm so happy to see this wacky rom com get the reissue it deserves. Read more

Horror Vacui (LP)

9T Antiope
Really interesting modern dark ambient folk with female vocals and an experimental edge. Read more

Musique Originale De Films: Deuxième Tome (LP)

Ahmed Malek
Incredible newly unearthed collection of classic 1970s era film music, with middle eastern melodies and lush arrangements. On the always great Habibi Funk label! Read more

The Liminality of Her (LP)

Amanda Whiting
Beautiful contemporary jazz from this talented harpist. Great grooves and gorgeous harping! Read more

Delight (LP)

Arushi Jain
Lovely ambient modular synth based soundscapes, including some sweet vocals with hints of Indian classical music which can be traced back to her heritage as an Indian-American. Read more

No Reino Dos Afetos (LP)

Bruno Berle
New Brazilian artist throws down another great new release of eclectic song stylings, on the reliable Mr. Bongo label. Read more

Imerro (LP)

C. Diab
Cool new folky masterpiece which uses lots of organic instrumentation to make a lush, earthy, flowing music that stretches from ambient and classical to folk and jazz. Nice! Read more

The Sky Will Still Be There Tomorrow (CD)

Charles Lloyd
Another great new album by this jazz legend. Sweet, soulful sax serenades, and a talented backup trio doing the perfect combo or restrained and unleashed, on the legendary Blue Note imprint. Read more

Paint a Room (LP)

Chris Cohen
This killer songsmith is back in the Bay Area, and his new album is filled with more excellent songs. His voice is silky, like butter, and the group deftly sets the table for this feast of quality tunes. Read more

What Eludes Us (LP)

De Beren Gieren
Fantastic grooves and impressive improvised interplay on this Belgian trio's 7th album, which was produced by Jaga Jazzist's Jørgen Træen. Somewhere between jazz and rock, with bits of avant-classical, experimental, and electronica mixed in to really make the whole thing next level. Nice! Read more

Momentaufnahme III & IV (LP)

Faust
Two more volumes of newly released archival material from this important Krautrock band. Their usual mix of avant-rock, prog, jazz, folk, noise, and musique concrete is on full display again here, and the results are, as usual, a real trip. Read more

The Infinity of Nothingness (LP)

Forced Meditation & JJ
Cool new spiritual jazz / soul grooves by this German funk & soul legend (Poets of Rhythm, Karl Hector, etc.). Really terrific title on the Jazzman label. Read more

like the sky I've been too quiet (LP)

Ganavya
Beautiful new release by this incredible vocalist, who takes her many years of training in the Indian Classical field, and shapes her lovely vocalizations around a musical setting that fuses ambient, classical, folk and jazz into one seamless whole. Read more

Mahal (LP)

Glass Beams
Groovy new EP from this mysterious masked group out of Melbourne, Australia. Global funk meets psychedelic rock in this new Ninja Tune title. Read more

MESTIZX (LP)

Ibelisse Guardia Ferragutti &
A great debut from this M/F duo with latin-american roots, mixing traditional folkloric rhythms from the Americas with rock, latin grooves, jazz, soul, funk, and more. Yet another winner on Chicago's fantastic International Anthem Recording Company label. Read more

YHWH is LOVE (LP)

Jahari Massamba Unit
Cool new collaboration between Madlib and drummer extraordinaire Karriem Riggins. Loose, hazy, soulful jazz grooves with a psychedelic edge. Nice! Read more

Rising (LP)

Jasmine Myra
Mellow, organic, spiritual jazz grooves from this London saxophonist, on Matthew Halsaal's stellar Gonwana Records. Read more