New Arrivals
On Bare Ground
*200 copies limited edition* Red Brut’s third album, "On Bare Ground", is a sonic tapestry woven from the final threads of her Rotterdam existence. Entirely composed of soundscapes captured during her last two years in the city, the album evolves into a poignant farewell as its creation mirrors the passage of time, culminating in a profound departure from her life there. “On Bare Ground” is a sculptural work blending its lo-fi with haunting melodies, field recordings, and ethereal soundscapes. U…
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*2024 stock. 40 copies limited edition* Kaset Hitam (Indonesian for “Black Cassette”) is Sjoerd Bruil. All tracks were recorded while being on the road in various busses and trains on a tour through France and the Benelux countries.
Memory Default
Coming down the mountain to the sea… A meeting of enigmatic minds, STROM|MORTS and venoztks, at The Summerhouse on the coast of southern England gave rise to an alliance – "beards vs bald"; venoztks using unprocessed short wave channelled through modular synth, guitar pedals and other unknown physical and non-physical devices which were lost in the maelstrom. The result is just downright peculiar. But with charm; "Hotel Echo" echoes and channels earlier insane attempts to dance to farmersmanual.…
Franciska og Emilie
Jonas Torstensen returns to Discreet Music with the second Franciska album, following up the much praised Tryghed (Discreet Music 12) that was released in early 2023. Since Tryghed came out, Franciska has quickly become an established forefront of a young, new generation of Scandinavian experimental DIY musicians. This time a joint effort with his longtime friend and collaborator Camille Helt Haarder, the new album is dedicated to their shared hometown Odense in Denmark.
Mainly based on piano lo…
Symphony for Improvisers
Biggest Tip! 180 gram Vinyl Edition. Recorded in 1966 and released by Blue Note Records in August of 1967, Don Cherry's Symphony for Improvisers features Gato Barbieri, Henry Grimes, and Ed Blackwell, all of whom had appeared on Cherry's previous album Complete Communion. Also featured are Karl Berger, Jean-François Jenny- Clark, and Pharoah Sanders. The abum received a rating of ***** on AlMusic, with reviewer Steve Huey string that, "Even though the album is full of passionate fireworks, there…
The Other Dead Sea
2022 Jon Collin's LP release on Laboratorio Palestro. Repressed this year on Early Music.Cover photo by Maximilian Rossner Mastered for vinyl by Giuseppe Ielasi
Freak Out
We are pleased to reissue the masterpiece cassette of the early Acid Mothers Temple, which is an exquisite mix of psychedelic and noise that creates an unidentifiable sound. The reason for the mysteriousness of the sound is the editing that forms the composition and development of the sound in a way that would normally be unthinkable, and will reaffirm the uniqueness of Acid Mothers Temple.
Ceremonial County Series Vol.VI - Cornwall / South Yorkshire
*100 copies limited edition* Volume VI in the 24x volume set of ceremonial county cassettes.
110v, 220v
*200 copies limited edition* Beijing-based Sun Yizhou (born in 2000) represents the young generation of artists on the Beijing improvised/experimental music scene established by Yan Jun, Zhu Wenbo, and others. He also runs a label and organizes events. Using electronics, Sun produces unexpected sounds through unconventional operations, nonetheless creating works with splendid overall structure.
On July 3, 2023, Sun Yizhou gave a solo concert at Ftarri, Tokyo. It was such a great performance that…
Moondog And His Friends
*2024 stock* Moondog And His Friends was originally released in 1954 on the Epic label as a 10 album and is resplendent with the same sparse yet rhythmic percussion as is found on his various other albums. Despite the And His Friends credit there is little mention of any of them on the original sleevenotes, save for a mention for his wife who performs on the oo, a triangular instrument that sounded similar to a harp. There is no doubt that Moondog was considered musically different at the time h…
Moondog
*2024 stock* Debut album, originally released in 1956. The blind Kansas native showcases his talent for the minimal & avant-garde here, w/ compositions driven by percussion & Japanese-inspired melodies, complimented by street sounds, recitations, & animal noises. Bizarre even for today's standards, it's a wonder this was released over a half-century ago.
More Moondog
*2024 stock* Continues the NYC street performer's exploration of minimalist composition & field recording, mixing percussion & sparse melodies w/ piano solos, street sounds, & monologues. Surprisingly accessible despite it's avant-garde nature, bridging the gap between the familiar & the bizarre. Another all out masterwork from one of 20th century America's most unique minds.
The EP Collection
*2024 stock* Moondog is one of those artists who it is almost impossible to define. His look was unique and his music even more so, and whilst many of the people who encountered him on the streets of New York thought of him as one of the sights of the city, to the police he was little more than a beggar. Yet Moondog was ultimately to become a worldwide celebrity, feted by the great and the good of New York City, including the likes of Benny Goodman and Charlie Parker. This album gathers together…
Issue 47 (Magazine)
Audion 47 (12/2002) 40 pages. Cover article: A Little Bit Of Spaghetti: New Trolls, Nuova Idea, Osanna, Novaplus: Dweller At The Threshold (interview), Eleni Karaindrou - Film Music, Nurse With Wound (9 reviews), Cuneiform Records, Musea Records, Relics Revisited, Garden Of Delights, Some Choice Leicester Talent Volcano The Bear & others, Oöphoi, IQ In Concert - Sat 29th June 2002, Electroshock, etc.
Issue 41 (Magazine)
Audion 41 (11/1999) 44 pages. Cover article: The Legend of the Third Ear Bandplus: Rescued Relics, La Neu Captain Trip?!, Paradigm Discs, Felix Jay (Interview), Musea, Embryo, Zeuhl part 1 - The Magma Story, Faust - The Garage, London, 25/10/98, Burg Herzberg Festival, 17-19/7/98, Volcano The Bear, Garden Of Delights, Cuneiform Records, etc.
Issue 40 (Magazine)
Audion 40 (11/1998) 44 pages. Cover article: 30 Years of Krautrock with Guru Guru, Mani Neumeier, Uli Trepteplus: Igor Wakhevitch "Donc...", Krautrock Reissues, RIO - Revisions And Additions: Bruniferd + Octavo, Gazul Records, Repertoire's Krautrock Archive, Rescued Relics, Hans-Joachim Roedelius - 30 Years On (interview), Brainville - Physio & Firkin, Leicester 19/6/98, Helmut Wenske - The Visionary Art Of, Cuneiform Records, Graham Bowers - Eternal Ghosts, articles & interviews, RIO - The Aft…
Issue 39 (Magazine)
Audion 39 (2/1998) 44 pages. Cover article: Space Explosion - The ultimate Krautrock Supergroup plus: Rock In Opposition - Part 5: Stormy Six, Burg Herzberg - Open Air Festival 1997, Silver Apples & Support,Crevice, Bondage Fruit, RLW, Premiata Forneria Marconi "10 Anni Live", Captain Trip, Space Dreams, Volcano The Bear - Physio & Firkin, Leicester, 5/9/97, Brian Barritt - Memoirs Of A Cosmic Joker, reviews, etc.
Issue 38 (Magazine)
Audion 38 (8/1997) 48 pages. Cover article: Rock In Opposition - Part 4: The French Connection (Etron Fou, ZNR, Albert Marcoeur, Art Zoyd)plus: NME at the NFT - Julian Cope Presents A Krautrocksampler, Sphere & IQ - The Palace Theatre, Newark, 11/5/97, Artemiy Artemiev, Cluster On Tour, Volcano The Bear - Physio & Firkin, Leicester 1997, SFF - An interview with Heinz Fröhling, Urban Sax - "Street Life" at the South Bank, London 18/7/97, The Deviants, King Crimson "Epitaph", Cunieform Records, Se…
Issue 37 (Magazine)
Audion 37 (5/1997) 44 pages. Cover article: A Chat With Chris Karrerplus: Caravan, Cluster - Asheville, North Carolina, USA, 6/8/96, Faust - The return of Faust Part ???, Moving Gelatine Plates - The Genius Of, Rescued Relics, KLEMdag '96 - Vereniging, Nimwegen, Rescued Relics, Infortecture, Peter Hammill - Union Chapel, London 3/11/96, London Oris Jazz Festival - QEH, Brainticket - The Mysterious Story of..., etc.
Issue 33 (Magazine)
Audion 33 (10/1995) 44 pages. Cover article: Agitation Free - Roots Of The Berlin Krautrock Sceneplus: Fushitsusha , Chris Cutler - The Interview, Rescued Relics: Atlas, Fifty Foot Hose, Vita Nova, etc., Nuova Consonanza, Hoelderlin, U.K. Electronica 1995, Maureen Anderson / Shapeshifter, reviews: Boud Deun, Cranioclast, Cul De Sac, Groon, Heretic, Magma, Melting Euphoria, Mimir, Saddar Bazaar, etc.