Original German edition with gatefold sleeve of the 1986 hommage to the wonderful music of Ennio Morricone from the NY sax player and composer, surrounded by Arto Lindsay, Bill Frisell, Fred Frith, Jody Harris, Christian Marclay, Anton Fier and many others.
Original US edition on Antilles of the essential 1978 No Wave manifesto produced By Brian Eno and presenting Mars, Contortions, DNA and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks. With original innersleeve.
Original US edition on Antilles with inverted innersleeve of the essential 1978 No Wave manifesto produced By Brian Eno and presenting Mars, Contortions, DNA and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks.
1984 repress with alternate rim text on labels of the essential 1978 No Wave manifesto produced By Brian Eno and presenting Mars, Contortions, DNA and Teenage Jesus and the Jerks.. No innersleeve.
1990 first LP re-issue on Danceteria of a cassette previously released by ROIR in 1982 with a selection of rare singles by mid 70's founding punk / new wave , including Patti Smith, Television, Richard Hell, Model Citizens, Theoretical Girls, Erasers, Come On, Marbles, Nervus Rex, U.S. Ape, Invaders, Mumps, Speedies and Student Teachers. With insert.
Duo improvisations for shakuhachi and ney recorded in Ealing, west London, July and October 2007. Clive Bell (shakuhachi) and Bechir Saade (ney) - two deeply committed improvisers working at the intersection of traditional practice and contemporary exploration - unite for their first recording as a duo. An entirely acoustic affair. Both instruments are made of plants from the same grass family - the shakuhachi from bamboo, the ney from reeds - and share fundamental similarities in timbre, breath…
Where to From marks the much-anticipated solo return of Hildur Guðnadóttir, a composer-collaborator equally versed in spectral pop, avant-garde, and soundtrack work. Reaching beyond her acclaimed film and TV scores, Guðnadóttir crafts nine intimately reflective pieces for strings and choir—drawn from years of voice memos and melodic fragments—where minimalist restraint meets moments of luminous warmth. The album’s texture hovers between Scandinavian melancholy, sacred choral atmosphere, and a me…
As trans-Atlantic alchemists pulling from a shared dialectic that somehow encompassed both postmodern deconstructionist tendencies and a delightfully subversive sense of poptimism, it’s easy to see how David Cunningham and Peter Gordon immediately hit it off upon initially meeting each other back in the late-1970s at the height of their youthful transgressions. Having initially worked together on the second Flying Lizards’ LP fourth wall, with its ingenious fusion of dismantled rhythms and rearr…
Eye-popping and ear-splitting first monumental 1980 album on Armageddon by the Jad and David Fair under the 1/2 Japanese moniker, a generous 3LP box set with inserts including booklet and poster. One of the bravest releases ever.
First edition without picture sleeve and large hole of the 1978 first single on IDBI Records by the punk rock (previously experimental avant-garde) band featuring Niagara and The Stooges' Ron Ashton.
Original UK edition on Cherry Red of 1979 single by the punk rock (previously experimental avant-garde) band featuring Niagara and The Stooges' Ron Ashton.
Rare 1978 unofficial release on The Amazing Kornyfone Record Label with a live concert at Mabuhay Gardens in San Francisco and some early demos. Pink cover version.