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Le 12 Mars 1977 a Tachikawa
Les Rallizes Dénudés, Haddaka No Rallizes in Japanese, and probably 'Les Valises Dénudés' in French, are the most obscure group from Japan. Their guitar-based music began at Kyoto University in late 1967 with their first official gig in 1968. While their self-released recordings from this time are structured in a loose Group Sound ('GS')/Folk Boom-type style, their live shows featured deafening volume, strobe lights and mirrors for maximum disorientation. This, of course, invites comparison with…
Gal (1969)
This Brazilian classic finally gets a proper U.S. release -- one of the greatest psychedelic albums of the late '60s, and a key part of the Tropicalia movement as well! The record is easily the most tripped-out album ever from Gal Costa -- far more sinister than Gal's debut of a few months before. The session was still recorded with full arrangements by the legendary Rogerio Duprat (who'd worked previously with Costa, Os Mutantes, and others), but it also features a lot heavier guitar and a blaz…
dvd
he Can saga continues with the 35th anniversary of the founding of the group, which will be marked by the release of the Can DVD. Containing access to everything you could ever want to know about Can with rare insights into the personalities and methodology of the groundbreaking and legendary German band, the 2 x DVD and 1 x CD set features: Can Documentary, Can Free Concert, Can Notes, Can solo recordings, New 5.1 mixes of classic Can tracks and many extra features. The classic Can Documentary …
WOOF 7 INCHES
This CD comprises all four 7" releases by the British underground label, WOOF RECORDS, plus extra tracks by THE WORK and THE LOWEST NOTE. All tracks were originally released on vinyl between 1980 and 1985, but most have never before been issued on CD. This disk features a who's-who of the London art-rock scene from those years (Bill Gilonis, Mick Hobbs, Tim Hodgkinson, Rick Wilson, Andy Bole, Trefor Goronwy, to name a few), plus the Belgian expressionist-singer, CATHERINE JAUNIAUX.Disk Includes:…
Lord Cromwell (plays suite for seven vices)
80's original second issue by the Suono label, the second album, "Lord Cromwell Plays The Suite for Seven Vices" is their masterpiece: it uses more contemporary compositions with a radical avantgarde approach: all in all, it is done in an interesting, skilled and extraordinary way.