Originally released in a limited pressing of 500 copies, this album took five years to complete. That’s an absurd amount of time for a microscopically small, self-financed recording at any time —…
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Harbinger – Second Coming (AE 100, 197?)
By now you all know of my fascination with Dave Bixby. I’ve lauded his album Ode To Quetzalcoatl copiously here. As I was talking to a collector at work many months ago…
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Stephen David Heitkotter – Heitkotter (Ego, 1971)
Was it last month or two months ago when I listed the ten best private press records in America? Either way, Heitkotter made the list as an honorable mention, which is to…
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Todd – With Love…From Me To You
This one is…it’s just awesome. Look at that cover and tell me you wouldn’t empty your wallet to hear what the hell was stored in the grooves of this record. Pure gold,…
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Damon – Song Of A Gypsy
From Hippie DJ Kit: “Damon is the artistic name of David Del Conte, a genius American gypsy musician who is responsible for one the rarest and most sought-after psychedelic album of all…
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This Heat – Deceit
I don’t know if I’ve already shared this, but even so it is such a fantastic record it deserves to be heard again and again and again. I found a cheap copy…
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Lusk – Free Mars
Every once in a while, the Los Angeles music scene churns out something that isn’t total shit masked by perfect hair and vintage clothing. I think the last time I heard a…
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Wilhelm Kleinbach – The Funerary Notebooks Of Herr Gratchenfleiss
I wrote about this record in March when I was compiling my top ten list of “outsider” records I was enjoying. I’m sorry it took so long to get my lazy ass…
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Charles de Goal – Algorythmes
From The Mongoose: “The following is a rather unfavorable review from Trouser Press that I mostly disagree with: “Stylish but awkward, this French artist is at his best on weird, moody synthesizer…
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M87 – Noctilucent Threnody
Not to be confused with M83! This is totally different (and better). This album, originally released in 1999, was one of the first drone recordings I ever heard. After hearing this album…