Reissues
Practical
*300 copies limited release* Commissioned in 2019 to bridge two bathing cultures—one Japanese, one American—Practical translates the healing steam of Beppu's legendary Kannawa Mushiyu Onsen into immersive sound for Washington Baths, a neighborhood public sauna and artspace in Portland, Maine. The result is a vapor-bath of sound that hovers somewhere between foley and ambient composition, inspired by the mind-altering fragrance of sekishō (石菖, Japanese sweet flag), an ancient medicinal herb whose…
Sonor
For a few fleeting moments during a sunset, the sky is cast a vivid shade of amber. A dramatic flare of colour, a moment belonging to both the day and the night. It is within this vibrant, ephemeral world, that Mongolian-born, Munich-based Enji has written her new album Sonor. Sonor is a record full of life and optimism, from an artist finding the beauty of existing between two worlds, much as a sunset does. Between the cultures of Mongolia and Germany, tradition and innovation, nostalgia and ex…
Much Les
Together with the saxophone player Eddie Harris, Les McCann was responsible for one of the best-sold albums in the whole history of jazz – "Swiss Movement" (Atlantic SD-1537). It was his debut album on the Atlantic label. 1968 saw the release of "Much Les" and elaborated it with new aspects of what McCann did best in his early years: his core sound was enhanced with a string section and Latin percussion. The result is convincing, appealing, and captivating throughout and is considered an underes…
Ornette!
Ornette Coleman, who died in June 2015 from cardiac arrest, must be counted as one of the most influential musicians in the jazz genre. His importance does not only lie in his ground-breaking recordings in the late Fifties and early Sixties, but lies more significantly in the educational effect of his work – in the fact that he always went beyond himself to the very end. Just a little more than a month after his ground-breaking release "Free Jazz", Coleman recorded the present album, in which he…
H.P. Lovecraft
Cosmic Rock is thrilled to announce the long-awaited reissue of H.P. Lovecraft, the seminal debut album by the American psychedelic rock band H.P. Lovecraft. Originally released in October 1967 by Philips Records, this cult classic returns to vinyl, restoring its haunting, eerie ambiance for a new generation of psych explorers.
Blending psychedelic and folk rock influences, H.P. Lovecraft draws direct inspiration from the cosmic horror tales of author H.P. Lovecraft—the band's namesake. The albu…
The Beat of the Earth
Cosmic Rock Records proudly announces the long-awaited reissue of The Beat of the Earth, the ultra-rare debut album from the enigmatic experimental jam band The Beat of the Earth. Formed in 1967 amid the sun-soaked vibes of Orange County, California, this elusive artifact was originally released in minuscule quantities on Radish Records—a obscure private press label that barely scratched the surface of the era's underground scene.
Guided by the visionary Phil Pearlman (later the mastermind behin…
Relatively Clean Rivers
*2026 repress!* Long before the term Cosmic Americana was of common use there was a band ideally fitting the role. Back in 1976 the long psychedelic wave was rapidly fading away, but the market of private press was still in demand. The self-debut album of Relatively Clean Rivers came out the same year on the leader Phil Pearlman label. Pacific Is released just this sole album and was to a certain extent an original example of do it yourself. The brainchild of Phil Pearlman, the band was rapidly …
Momentaufnahme III
*2025 stock* Faust is a group of artists who shared intense musical experiences with each other between 1971 and 1974. Supported by producer Uwe Nettelbeck and sound engineer Kurt Graupner, they produced a wealth of recordings in a studio in Wümme that was set up especially for them. This was followed by two compact album productions, recorded at Manor (21–31 March 1973) and Musicland Studios (6–12 May 1974). This album presents a selection of recordings from this period that document their crea…
Born To Move
Ozobby Horn was a very obscure band from Nigeria composed of three musicians that only released one and only very hard to find cult album that has finally been reissued by Afrodelic. "Born To Move On" is an absolutely killer album that sums up the best of 1970s Nigerian sound. Heavy wicked psychedelic Afro-funk; phat drums and hefty, chunky bass with shredding fuzz guitar insertions on a bed of analogic keys.
Christmas
Kranky announces the reissue of Low Christmas, the beloved 1999 holiday EP from slowcore pioneers Low, available now on vinyl, CD, and digital formats. This timeless collection of subversive seasonal songs—originally released as a limited-edition cassette—captures the Duluth trio's signature minimalist beauty, blending haunting harmonies, sparse instrumentation, and wry takes on Christmas traditions.
Low—comprising Alan Sparhawk, Mimi Parker, and John Nichols—crafted Low Christmas as an antidote…
Songs For A Dead Pilot
'Songs for a Dead Pilot' was Duluth slowcore act Low's first release for the Kranky label and on its release in 1997 showed a quite dramatic move towards more minimal compositions after their extremely well-received 'The Curtain Hits the Cast'.
Communication
With Communication, Karl Bartos is re-releasing his visionary solo album from 2003 – and striking a chord with the spirit of the times. As a key member of Kraftwerk, Bartos played a major role in classics such as ‘The Model’, ‘The Robots’ and ‘Numbers’. After leaving the band in 1990, he continued his musical journey with Communication – now with a critical eye on the digital media world. The album is a sonically precise and thematically astute exploration of issues such as image overload, ident…
The Sheer Action Of Fini Tribe: 1982-1987
"The Sheer Action of Fini Tribe" is a colossal retrospective anthology curated and designed by the band. Compiled from the years 1982 to 1987, it includes a wealth of archival photographs, an essay by original member Andy McGregor, who also designed the sleeve, and essays by longtime friend Shirley Manson (Garbage, Goodbye Mr. MacKenzie) and author Alastair McKay, an early champion of the band. The release features the first legendary John Peel Session, produced by Dale Griffin and originally br…
Rushin'
"An album that puts jazz at the center. Emanuele Cisi records his first release for Mono Jazz (Right Tempo) returning to those elements from which everything begins and in which everything is fulfilled. With melody and swing, a deep sense of blues—not just as a style but as a fundamental state of music—and spirituality, the improvisation here becomes a space where the pieces reveal themselves as springboards for self-expression.
Rushin’ is not merely a collection of references and tributes, alth…
Colonna Sonora Di Remanium Dentaurum Cr Co Mo
*2025 stock. 300 copies limited edition* Officine Schwartz, the pioneering Bergamo-based industrial collective, unveils a stunning remastered edition of their seminal debut album, Colonna Sonora Di Remanium Dentaurum Cr Co Mo. This limited-edition CD+DVD set, pressed by Luce Sia, captures the raw sonic essence of factory life, blending rhythmic clangs of machinery with choral worker anthems.
Originally tied to a groundbreaking 1988 multimedia performance lasting up to eight hours—echoing the lan…
Maranatha
Marana tha is the sole full-length statement by Megan Sue Hicks, a quietly incandescent artifact of early 70s psychedelic folk. Cut in Australia and pressed in microscopic quantities, it frames intimate, spiritually tinged songs in hushed acoustic settings that feel both homespun and faintly otherworldly.
Kathy Smith / 2
With Kathy Smith / 2, Kathy Smith pushes her Stormy Forest songcraft into a shimmering intersection of jazz, psych-folk and California road-dust. Brass, flutes and subtle funk currents coil around a voice that feels both weathered and luminous, turning outsider singer-songwriter reveries into widescreen, late‑night epiphanies.
Gather in the mushrooms
Compiled by Bob Stanley, Gather in the Mushrooms distils the British acid folk underground into a single, hallucinatory fireside. Drawing on 60s and 70s obscurities, it traces a lineage of homemade mysticism, radical withdrawal and fragile, autumnal songcraft that still feels eerily contemporary.
Sandy
On Sandy, Sandy Denny sharpens intimacy into something orchestral, fusing folk clarity with country shimmer and chamber strings. The album feels like a private notebook sung aloud, where regret, resilience and quiet defiance unfold with luminous, unhurried precision.
The North Star Grassman and the Ravens
The North Star Grassman and the Ravens finds Sandy Denny stepping from the wreckage of Fotheringay into a dreamlike solo territory, where maritime omens, cryptic elegies and barroom detours collide. The arrangements are spare yet spectral, framing lyrics that read like riddles whispered to the tide.