Various
Unbecoming
Rare noise / experimental compilation released in 1992 by Freedom In A Vacuum (a canadian experimental, industrial label run by Robert W. Olver operating in conjunction with his "Freedom In A Vacuum" events at the Music Gallery in Toronto). This is t…
Come Again II
Featuring many of the pioneers of Japanoise (Merzbow, Null, Violent Onsen Geisha, Solmania, and 19 other artists), demonstrates the flexibility of brute force as performed under the clever disguise of music. AA guaranteed kick in the head compliment…
Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center
Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center was an album of electronic music released in 1961. It was the recording of a concert performed at the McMillin Theatre (today called the Miller Theatre) at Columbia University on May 9 and 10, 1961. The Arel…
New Sounds in Electronic Music
One of the most beautifully pressed vinyls of electronic music with 3 important works: Steve Reich "Come Out" (see Reich's Early Works), Richard Maxfield "Night Music," and Pauline Oliveros "I of IV." Maxfield's "Night Music" is an exquisite pre-synt…
Musica Electroacustica Española
Legendary rare album focused on spanish electronic scene issued by Circulo de Bellas Artes presenting in this LP five pieces of electroacoustic music. Only one copy available.
Computer Music
Works by three composers ("Quartets in Pairs / Quartersines / Mudget: Monologues By A Mass Murderer" by J.K. Randall, "Synthesism" by Barry Vercoe, "Changes" by Charles Dodge) realized in the computer centers of Columbia and Princeton Universities. O…
Electronic Music V
Music from the Dartmouth International Electronic Music Competitions 1969 and 1970, by Peter Glushanok, Jose Vicente Asuar, Richard Allan Robinson, Jean-Claude Risset, Raymond Moore and Peter Klausmeyer. Only one copy available.
Electronic Music III
Third volume of the great contemporary electroacoustic compilations published by Turnabout: Electronic Music III. It contains electronic music by Berio/Druckman/Mimaroglu. Only one copy available.
Concert Percussion For Orchestra
Pieces By A. Roldan, L. Harrison, W. Russell, H.Cowell and J. cage, performed by the Mahattan Percussion Ensemble under Paul Price and John Cage. Only one copy available.
Computer Music
Sonata for computer, Andromeda & L'aube des flammes composed 1984 and recorded at Electronmusikstudion (EMS) in Stockholm, Sweden. Harmonics II composed 1983 ; Parta con moto composed 1984 recorded at Elektronisches Studio in der Technische Universit…
Electronic Music
First in a series of albums from the mid-late 1960s consisting of contemporary classical composers in the experimental/electronic field. It contains Fontana Mix by John Cage, Visage by Luciano Berio and Agony by Ilhan Mimaroglu.
Imaginational Anthem Vols. 1-3
Imaginational Anthem Vols. 1-3 brings together all three volumes of the essential acoustic guitar series. Released in October 2005, Imaginational Anthem was featured on NPR's All Things Considered, and received 4 stars from Uncut ('Entrancing'), All …
Melodii Tuvi: Throat Songs and Folk Tunes from Tuva
Recordings from 1969 of Tuvan folk music and throat-singing with liner notes by Dr. Pekka Gronow of the University of Helsinki. With the advent of the folk music revival in the 1960s, a new interest in Tuvan music swept through Asia and Eastern Europ…
Pass No Past
Artists: Friction, Tsunematsu Masatoshi, Phew, Boys Boys, Totsuzen Danball, Gunjogacrayon, E.D.P.S. (aka Tsunematsu). Pretty impressive double CD from Pass records vaults, including all of their original 7" 1& 12" EP material, plus a previously unrel…
From The Kitchen Archives No.3: Amplified: New Music Meets Rock
From the Kitchen Archives Vol. 3. Amplified: New Music Meets Rock, 1981-1986 is the third release in a series of CDs compiled from The Kitchen's archive that documents historic concert recordings at The Kitchen from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. …
Kabiyé Orchestras & Lithophones
Rhythm is paramount to the Kabiyé of Northern Togo. This recording presents a selection of music played by the tribe's orchestras consisting of percussive instruments, flutes, whistles and trumpets. Also heard is the rare pichanchalassi lithophone ('…
Burkina Faso: Lobi Country
The Lobi people of Southern Burkina Faso and Northern Ghana and Ivory Coast were fiercely resistant to colonization and remain a relatively close society today. This has aided the continuing existence of marvelous xylophone music to accompany funeral…
Central Africa Musical Anthology of the Aka Pygmies
The Aka are one of the three groups of Pygmies found in Central Africa today. They are monogamous and settle in small family encampments that comprise parents, children, sons, and daughters-in-law and offspring, groups of thirty to forty persons orga…
The Garden of Forking Paths
"I leave to several futures (not to all) my garden of forking paths" - Ts'ui Pen
The Garden of Forking Paths was compiled for Important Records by guitarist James Blackshaw. Compositions were recorded especially for this collection by Helena Espeval …
California
The long-deleted mammoth 10-LP survey of noise, experimental, drone and improvised music from the state in which the popsicle was invented. This limited edition set features newcomers such as Oscillating Innards and critics' darlings The Skaters and …