Taken from Julian Cope’s Head Heritage: “This far flung, double yellow Tiger bomber wrapped brown bag in paper was unleashed in Japan on Atlantic Records, Speed, Glue & Shinki’s second album did…
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Franco Battiato – Pollution
“Although it’s only a very small section inside our store, many of our most devout and curious shoppers have found gem after gem in our Italian Prog section. Franco Battiato is one…
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Salò O Le 120 Giornate Di Sodoma – Original Motion Picture Score
I mentioned last night that one of the simplest ways to make a first date painful is to make a horrible movie choice. If you’re going to invite someone over to watch…
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Jerry Solomon – Through The Woods
Has it already been over a month since I shared Jerry Solomon’s lost cult-classic Past The 20th Century? Well, the fine folks over at Imaginary Landscape have blown my mind now for…
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Eric Whitacre – The Complete A Cappella Works, 1991-2001
“A big seller at the recent ACDA Convention in New York City, ‘Eric Whitacre’ is a stunning collection of songs composed in the classical style of Monteverdi, Debussy and Prokofiev, but with…
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Franco Battiato – Fetus
From Julian Cope’s Head Heritage. “Throughout my early-90s re-appraisal of Krautrock, umpteen records were pushed my way, accompanied by the comment: “If you like so-and-so, you’ll love this lot…” It was only…
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Surface Of Eceon – The King Beneath The Mountain
Image courtesy of Strange Attractors This space-y rock group features Adam Forkner of Yume Bitsu and Dick Baldwin, Daron Gardner and Aaron Snow of Landing. They are propelled by the Neu-ish drumming…
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Various Artists – Badger A-Go-Go
I love it when I stumble across records I never knew existed. Especially when I learn that it is connected to one of my favorite groups of all-time. I speak — without…
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Velvert Turner Group – Velvert Turner Group
“Velvert Turner was apparently a friend of Jimi Hendrix’s, and the Hendrix vibe on the album Velvert Turner Group is almost overpowering, right down to the fish-eye photo on the back cover.…
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Michael Yonkers – Grimwood
My first exposure to Yonkers came in my early music journalism days in college, when Sub Pop sent me a re-issue of the cult-classic LP Microminiature Love. This was back in, what,…