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*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Legendary Italian dark sympho band Semiramis disappeared from the scene in 1973, leaving only one album. Named after an ancient Babylonian queen who is said to have created hanging gardens, and to have been a lover and cruel and inhumane, their sound can be described as dark symphonic. This long out-of-print album was, oddly enough, reunited and released a new album this …

*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Opus Avantra is an Italian treasure. As the name suggests, Opus Avantra is a one-of-a-kind sound space that combines opposing elements - tradition and innovation - in an aesthetic manner. The sound will forever be etched in the history of Italian rock. As with the previous album, a unique aesthetic avant-garde world where baroque and avant-garde coexist. Reissue in paper …

*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* The only solo album by renowned session drummer Gianni Dall'Aglio, a member of Il Volo, released in 1972. Dall'Aglio handles vocals, piano and drums, and presents a cantautore-like sound with a progressive flavour. A deeply moving gem, reminiscent of Il Volo's first album ("Sonno" was composed by Dall'Aglio), with a heartfelt, songful spirit. The mellotron echoes idyllica…

*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Corte dei Miracoli (Court of Miracles) is the first studio album released by the Italian band of the same name. The album was first released in 1976 on the Grog record label. The album is characterised by melodies distinctly oriented towards symphonic rock, which are fully in the groove of great Italian progressive rock. Some similarities can be found with Banco del Mutuo…

*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* CD reissue for the ultra-rare second work of acclaimed keyboarder Luciano Basso. As usual a great instrumental work, mostly unknown, underrated and of course very rare in its original form. Musically it is the usual and great blend of classical-influenced progressive music and avant-garde, just as its stunning debut “Voci”. Among the guest musicians on this album, Leonard…

*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* With their new quintet format (including the entry of bassist Ares Tavolazzi) Area managed to consolidate their radical avant-garde approach to jazz-rock and achieve a more powerful ensemble sound: the result was properly incarnated in their genius second album “Caution Radiation Area”, a manifesto of bold inventiveness and sheer energy. Their explosive mixture of Weather…

*Comes in a CD-sized papersleeve album replica (gatefold), with obi-strip and insert of notes mostly in Japanese..2024 stock* Restocked!!! ZNR was the French duo of Hector Zazou and Joseph Racaille (hence, Zazou 'n' Racaille) active in the mid to late '70s. Their 1976 debut, Barricade 3, is an anti-pop masterpiece that truly defies categorization; it makes perfect sense that ZNR appears on the infamous Nurse With Wound list. Featuring an array of seemingly dichotomous instruments (piano, synthes…

Magic Box present reissue of Dulcimer's And I Turned As I Had Turned As A Boy..., originally released in 1971. Having been talent-spotted playing in a restaurant in the English countryside, this acoustic trio made their sole album in 1971. A combination of gentle ballads, fantasy lyrics, and poetry read by actor Richard Todd, it's a lost classic of pastoral folk, and makes its long-awaited return to vinyl here, together with background notes and images. Gatefold sleeve with insert.

** Remastered, 180gr, their legendary debut LP from 1971** Jade Warrior's first album following Tony Duhig and Jon Field's emergence out of the psychedelic July captures them abandoning the best of that band's whimsical moodiness in favor of a symphonic spirituality epitomized from the outset by the soaring guitars that ecstatically slice through the opening "Traveller." Reminiscent, in places, of a less-precious successor to Quintessence and the Incredible String Band in that moods and esoteric…

*2023 stock* Hannibal was a band from England. Their debut album, released back in 1970, offers a tasty, psychy, bluesy and jazzy progressive rock, with use of saxophone and organ. Wasted vocals and an original, cryptic underground approach. Solid guitar by Adrian Ingram. Elements of Raw Material, Aquila and Colosseum, but with their own identity.

180 Gram gatefold sleeve with custom replica retro finish. Half speed mastering at Abbey Road Studios. Fantastic vinyl reissue from Repertoire Records of Germany, superb packaging, very quiet pressing with great sound quality.  Linda Hoyle first came to attention as vocalist with the excellent, but short-lived jazz rock band Affinity in 1970, after recording an album for Vertigo records, Linda then embarked on recording her first solo album, “Pieces of Me”, for Vertigo in 1971. Collaborating wit…

In 1980, Fujio Yamaguchi joined Les Rallizes Dénudés for a legendary studio recording session. Now, the fiery intensity of those early sessions will finally be unleashed from the archived tapes!

Over the last five decades, Krautrock forerunners Guru Guru have been breaking boundaries, experimenting with free jazz, rock’n’roll, Indian, South East Asian and African rhythms and scales to create their own brand of psychedelic cosmic rock. This reissue of their acclaimed 1977 album is an excellent exponent of their global experiment, done flawlessly. Recorded after long stays in India in the mid 1970s, Globetrotter is a landmark album in the Guru Guru discography Guru Guru have been an insti…

Survival Research is thrilled to announce the reissue of Erkin Koray, the legendary debut album by Turkish rock icon Erkin Koray. Originally released in 1973, this seminal record is a cornerstone of Anatolian rock, blending psychedelic, acid, and hard rock with traditional Turkish folk influences to create a sound that is as innovative today as it was over fifty years ago. Erkin Koray compiles Koray’s groundbreaking singles from 1967 to 1973, capturing the evolution of a visionary artist at the …

Survival Research is thrilled to announce the reissue of a true underground gem: Something To Take Up Time by Doctor Feelgood. Not to be confused with the British pub rockers, this Doctor Feelgood is an American band whose only album, originally released in 1971, has become a cult classic among collectors and aficionados of experimental rock Something To Take Up Time is a wild, genre-blending journey through progressive rock, free jazz, blues, and psychedelia. The album is packed with adventurou…

Survival Research is proud to announce the reissue of the cult classic album Haystacks Balboa by the legendary New York hard rock band Haystacks Balboa. Originally released in 1970, this self-titled debut is a hidden gem of the early American heavy rock scene, now available once again for a new generation of listeners and collectors. Haystacks Balboa captures the raw energy and innovative spirit of the late 1960s and early 1970s New York rock underground. The band, formed by Lloyd Landesman (Ham…

Survival Research is proud to announce the reissue of Looking For The Answer, the cult classic album by The Elders. Originally recorded in 1971, this vibrant record is a hidden gem of soul-infused rock and funk, now available once again for a new generation of listeners. Looking For The Answer is a playful and energetic blend of influences, drawing inspiration from the likes of Rare Earth, Iron Butterfly, Rhinoceros, and especially Sly & the Family Stone. The album is seasoned with touches of Bo…

First ever CD reissue of one of the most extreme Krautrock-era albums ever made. Originally released by Philips Germany in 1970, the triple LP edition came in an elaborate 'mirror' sleeve and has been near-impossible to find for 35+ years; there have been a handful of suggested reissues over the years, but finally Captain Trip has brought it to fruition, in collaboration with founding member Suzanne Doucet. Incredible fold out packaging emulates the original, with front embossing and silver-foil…

Lilac Angels was a German krautrock band active in the seventies. Made up of friends of NEU! and La Dusseldorf frontman Klaus Dinger, who also co-produced and their debut album, released on his record label 'Dingerland'. However, it was a relative commercial failure and Dinger had pressed three times as many copies as he meant to. Dinger became bankrupt and as a result founded La Dusseldorf in a last gasp attempt at succes. La D. got #3 on the German music charts for their debut single and Lilac…

Heldon's Live recordings in Paris 1975 to 1979. Disc 1: "Live Electronic Guerilla," live 1976 (featuring: Richard Pinhas (g, moog), Patrick Gauthier (mini-moog, moog bass), Francois Auger (drums). Disc 2: "Well And Alive In France," live 1979 (featuring: R. Pinhas, P. Roussel, F. Auger)." This 3CD set is a special reissue of two previous Captain Trip releases that were issued separately: Live Electronik Guerilla (CT 550CD) and Well And Alive In France (CT 551/52CD). A terrific electronic powerdr…

World music and ethno sounds with an obvious Japanese origin meet progressive rock and psyche. The result is a captivating piece of melodic and deeply atmospheric music that paints pictures of life in ancient Japan into your mind when you lay back, close your eyes and listen closely with your thoughts turned off. If Pink Floyd were Japanese their music might have sounded like that. The frequency of the arrangements on „Benzaiten“ reminds of what our English heroes have created in the early to mi…

Wewantsounds is delighted to reissue French pop icon Brigitte Fontaine's landmark 1968 album Brigitte Fontaine Est Folle, originally released on the cult label Saravah and arranged by Jean-Claude Vannier. This special 2-LP edition, approved by the artist, features the original album, newly remastered from the original tapes, along with a second LP of demos, instrumentals, and a live rendition of "Il Pleut" recorded for France Inter/ORTF. The release also includes a 20-page bilingual booklet with…

2025 stock The Third Ear Band first arrived on the scene in the mid 60s as part of the whole underground movement.  They were a favourite at clubs such as UFO and The Middle Earth and they also opened The Rolling Stones’ free concert in Hyde Park on 5th July 1969. As an experimental band using violins, oboe, cello, viola, and hand percussion instruments they didn’t play songs as such but improvised music drawing on Eastern raga forms, and European folk, with experimental and medieval influences …

Despite their Michigan roots, but with their hearts anchored in the golden age of 1970s German Krautrock, Fling ii celebrate the sound of that sensational season of experimentation. In the chords of the band dwell the typical motorik style of Neu, the percussive obsessions of Can, as much as the pulsing, hypnotic electronic textures of Cluster and Kraftwerk. The absolute protagonist of this adventure back in time is the legendary Boss Super Phaser PH-2, the dual-circuit modulation pedal that shi…

Les Rallizes Dénudés with Fujio Yamaguchi as a member, burst into a historic live performance at Shibuya Attic in October 1980, and this is finally officially released!

Cult, obscure 1976 proto-electronics masterpiece 'Viaje' is a purely brain frying avant garde flipout from the electroacoustic musicians Eduardo Polonio and Horacio Vaggione (probably most known for his album on Cramps 'Nova Musicha' series). Together, they deploy synths, electric guitars, organs and bass and squash them all up together in sundry sense befouling ways. On the A side, they're tangled into an overpowering threshing machine of spitting electronic mayhem, while the B side moves the p…

Audion 25 (6/1993) 40 pages. Cover article: Carpe Diem - Seize The Day! plus: Dome: Bruce Gilbert & Graham Lewis, Pat Metheny - live 93, Iannis Xenakis - Electronic music of..., Steve Hackett - live, Icebreaker - Phoenix Arts 93, Goblin - Music To Terrorise, Toru Takemitsu, Franco Battiato - Pollution, Änglagård - Hybris, John Mclaughlin Trio, The Rain Garden, Courtyard Moth (live reviews); Edition RZ, reviews, etc. rear cover: Instant Record Collection 3: Teddy Lasry - e=mc² to Jorge Reyes - Ek…

Audion 60 (12/2020) 40 pages. Cover article: Karaba and the New Munich Undergroundplus: Electric Orange, Patrick Gauthier Interview, Richard Pinhas/Heldon - Live At The Venue London 1982, Grobschnitt, Endgame (review), Group 1850 - Purple Sky, Else-Marie Pade, Karlheinz Stockhausen,  French Underground from Caen & Lille, Canterbury Reborn (reviews), New Italian Prog & Underground, Trip Rock 3 - N to Z, Melodic Energy Commission, Auricle Reissues (label feature), Soleil Zeuhl (label feature), Sva…

Audion 61 (2/2021) 40 pages. Cover article: Ståle Storløkken interviewplus: Ange: a fantastic first decade, Wolfgang Dauner's Krautrock era, Time Of Commotion, Gruppo Di Improvvisazione Nuova Consonanza, Suspirium (part 2), Tangerine Dream - In Search Of Hades, Auricle reissues: Poultry Products,  Bureau B, Cuneiform, DiN, new International fusion discoveries, 10 greatest sitar albums of 1960s/70s, Sounds like Zeuhl, Head In The Clouds, etc.

Audion 62 (4/2021) 40 pages. Cover article: Steve Roach: A Deeper Shade Of Spaceplus: In The Wake Of Ange - Alan investigates the French way of "prog", Avant-Garde Krautrock, Collegium Musicum, Dire Wolves interview, Supersilent 8-12, Twenty-Five Views Of Worthing, Auricle reissues: Kevin O'Neill, label features: Cosmic Egg, Garden Of Delights, Long Hair Music, Moonjune Records, Soleil Zeuhl, Viajero Inmovil, plus: Sounds like Neu?, Weird!, Rescued Relics, etc.

Audion 63 (6/2021) 40 pages. Cover article: Ring Van Möbius interview - the unlikely new prog heroes of Norwayplus: Banned In Czechoslovakia, Gentle Fire, July to Jade Warrior & beyond, Obscure psychedelic & progressive singles of the 1960s/70s, Part 1: France, Achim Reichel: A.R. & Machines, Doctor Space connections, Ruin - Leicester's best-kept secret, part two, Ruphus, New Italian Prog & Underground - part 2, ECM Records (label feature), Stephen Iliffe's Ambient Sector (reviews),  El Paraiso,…

Audion 67 (2/2022) 48 pages. Cover article: King Crimson part 1 - In The Court Of The Crimson King and other diversionsplus: Alcatraz, Dierks Studios Breeze music reissues (including interviews), Domboshawa - A cosmic one-man-band, Abrete Gandul - exciting sounds from Chile, Eye Make The Horizon - the earlier years, 25 questions with Harald Grosskopf, Mauricio Kagel and the Kölner Ensemble Für Neue Musik, Hubro, Choice British Label Classics: Dawn, Cuneiform (reviews), Seelie Court Digital, etc.…

Audion 68(4/2022) 44 pages. Cover article: Premiata Forneria Marconi - Tales from the award winning Marconi bakery...plus: King Crimson part 2, Kornmo, Diagonal, Taj Mahal Travellers, Lutz Ulbrich interview, Choice British Label Classics: Deram, Strange Curios & Eclectic Arcana - Alan Freeman explores the unclassifiable - part 1, Seelie Court Digital (part 2), Hubro, New Italian Prog & Underground - part 3, DiN - Ian Boddy and related reviews, etc.

Tip! Causa Sui return with the perfect companion to last year's tour de force, "From The Source". Whereas that record was a tightly structured piece of work, that condensed many aspects of the band's sound into a concise 45 minute LP, "In Flux" presents the more loose and impulsive side of Causa Sui. After an introductory suite in classic Causa Sui territory, with deep fuzz riffs and syncopated grooves, things gradually become more outlandish.   The following three vinyl sides see the band chan…

S.Y.P.H. formed in 1977 in Solingen and began playing concerts in nearby Düsseldorf. Initially clearly based on punk, the band's sound quickly developed and became increasingly difficult to categorise. In the intensive years that followed, S.Y.P.H.’s productions often featured guests from the Düsseldorf scene around Ratinger Hof or Can’s Holger Czukay.

LP version. Bureau B present a reissue of Heldon's 6 - Interface, originally released in 1977. A brilliant moment occurs right at the end of Heldon's sixth album, Interface. The album's final song, its side-long title track, builds up slowly into a roaring tornado of fiercely mutating drum patterns, effervescent synth work, and guitar licks that wail into the atmosphere like an abandoned astronaut. Then, after nearly 19 minutes of highly futuristic avant-garde space rock, this ultramodern music …

Black Widow Records is thrilled to announce the official reissue of Black Widow – IV, the legendary lost album from the iconic British occult rock band Black Widow. Originally recorded in 1972 but unreleased until 1997, this definitive edition marks the first release of Black Widow – IV on the revered Italian label that bears the band’s name. Formed in Leicester in 1969, Black Widow became infamous for their theatrical live performances and pioneering use of occult imagery, earning them the titl…

Endless Happiness reissues Amon Düül II's 1974 'Hijack'—Krautrock pioneers’ most eclectic work, blending psychedelia, funk, samba, and pop. Featuring reuniting core members, it’s a bold, experimental journey for fans old and new.

Formed in 1972 as a quintet, Dzyan recorded their self-titled debut album after only two months and released it on Aronda, a small Bad Homburg label owned by producer Günther Müller. The original line-up, which never performed live, broke up after a few months. Bassist Reinhard Karwatky soon formed a trio that took the band's name. Karwatky, guitarist Eddy Marron and drummer Peter Giger signed a contract with Bacillus/Bellaphon, Peter Hauke (Omega, Nektar, Jeronimo, etc.) produced and Dieter Die…

A Friday evening last year I were hanging out as usual in the Afvikling headquarter probably reading about some stupid 80s action film. However that evening took an unexpected turn when this release suddenly landed in my inbox. Naja is a great friend of mine and she has already done a lot of amazing music but this tape made together with longtime collaborator Jonas Sommer is especially impressive I think. 25 minutes of very sweet and heartwarming Lofi pop songs from the top shelf of great songwr…