22nd Of July 2011 Update & Reviews

22nd Of July 2011 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records

LPs & 12"s
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Allen, Tony (Plays With Afrika 70 And The Afro Messengers)    "Afro Disco Beat"
Arrington, Steve    "(I Be) Goin' Hard (Music: Dam-Funk. Vocals: Steve Arrington. AKA The Invade)"
Autre Ne Veut (ANV)    "Body"
Barwick, Julianna & Ikue Mori    "FRKWYS 6 (In Collaboration With The Sound Of White Columns)"
Brain Idea    "Cosmos Factory (Ltd. Ed + D/L)"
Crystal Antlers    "Two-Way Mirror (+ CD; Ltd. Ed.)"
Daniel Striped Tiger    "No Difference"
Face To Face    "Laugh Now, Laugh Later"
Figure Four    "Suffering The Loss"
Fire! With Jim O'Rourke    "Unreleased? (+ D/L)"
Flaherty, Paul / Bill Nace    "No, The Sun"
Ginsberg, Allen / William Blake    "Songs Of Innocence And Experience (By William Blake, Tuned By Allen Ginsberg)"
Golightly, Holly / Dan Melchior    "Desperate Little Town"
Kirby, Leyland    "Intrigue & Stuff Volume 2"
McDaniels, Eugene    "The Mack (OST; Max Julien, Richard Pryor, Roger Mosley)"
MV & EE    "Country Stash"
Nurse With Wound    "Salt: Music From The Horse Hospital"
Pala    "We Don't Exist"
Part Time    "What Would You Say? (Ltd. Ed. 2xLP + D/L)"
Radiohead    "Morning Mr Magpie / Bloom "
Seasick Steve    "You Can't Teach An Old Dog New Tricks"
Seraphim    "The Light In The Distance"
Shelter    "Eternal"
Stockhausen, Karlheinz    "Mantra (Yvar Mikhashoff, Rosalind Bevan, Piano; Ole Orsted, Electronics) (/500)"
Suicide Silence    "The Black Crown"
Toxic Holocaust    "Conjure And Command (Ltd. Ed. Colored Vinyl)"
Various Artists    "The Roots Of Chicha: Psychedelic Cumbias From Peru (2xLP; 23 Tunes From Lima And The Amazon 1968-1981; 11x11 20 Page Booklet)"
Yankovic, Weird Al    "Alpocalypse"


Electronic 12"s
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Bass Clef    "Rollercoasters Of The Heart / So Cruel"
Drums Of Death    "Black Waves EP"
Funkbias    "Last Forever"
Miles    "Facets"
Moby    "Mistake"
Mount Kimbie    "Carbonated (2x12")"
Photek    "Aviator/Totem"
Speedy J    "Shoegaze"
Various Artists    "Matthew Dear Body Language 7: Get Physical Music"
Various Artists    "Back And 4th: A Hotflush Compilation (3x12") (Sepalcure, Boxcutter, Boddika, Dbridge, Scuba, Falty DL, Sigha, George FitzGerald, Incyde, Roska)"


HIP HOP
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Bad Meets Evil (Eminem & Royce Da 5'9")    "Hell: The Sequel"
Del The Funky Homosapien    "Golden Era (2xLP)"
Mr. Lif    "Mo'Mega"


10"
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Fennesz    "Seven Stars"


7"s
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Choke Up "Spent"
Colbert, Stephen
Count Vertigo "Mutant"
Crisis Of Conformity "Fist Fight"
Grown Ups "Handholder"
Hellhorse "Decade Of Dust"Kamlat"
Just Urbain "EverybodyLoves"
Medeh, OH "
Poison Planet "Demo (Import)"
Revenge "Frustrations"
SC "Get Out Now"
Young Identities "New Trends"


CDs
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Earth Crisis "Neutralize..."
Hail! Hornet "Desperse The Curse"
Skullflower "F*cked On Pile Of Corpses"
Toxic Holocaust "Conjure And Command"


Reviews
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Human Eye They Came From The Sky LP
(Sacred Bones Records)

These guys are nuts. Listening to this album is like being trapped in a sci-fi B-movie that’s been boiled down so the boring parts are gone and the remaining essence is total insanity. Oh yeah, and there are psychedelic drugs. Lots of them. Opener “Alien Creeps” kicks right into gear with a laser-whooshing space-rock guitar, a light-heartedly foreboding synth line and utterly manic drumming (seriously - I was stunned to see that an actual human is credited with the percussion on this album, since the average person would get sore pretty fast from even air-drumming along.) Thankfully, it does mellow out a bit with songs like the catchy “Impregnate The Martian Queen Pt. 2.” That song is dressed with a curious, extraterrestrial-sounding flicker effect and a feel-good acoustic chord that fits really well in the “drive-in nostalgia” feel, plus the insane instrumentation making punctuated, abrupt returns every now and then. In general, this reminds me of psychedelic, garage and experimental rock, and the endearing “Martian B-movie” lyrical theme fits well into the timeframe those respective genres emerged from. These guys know how to have fun while also taking their work seriously.
[Reviewer: Mark]


Liturgy Aesthethica LP/CD
(Thrill Jockey Records)

It’s tough to imagine a black metal band that sounds like no other black metal band, but in my opinion, Liturgy manage to pull it off. Their style of replacing suffocating darkness with blinding, celestial light (and corresponding lyrical themes) has raised controversy among genre purists. What should really matter is how the music sounds, and with their latest album, Liturgy delivers a truly incredible, unique experience. It feels like soaring through the heavens while immortal beings blast booming, unbelievably intense background music to echo across the universe. Tracks like “Generation” and “Veins of God” clearly show the band’s Lightning Bolt influence, utilizing simple-yet-monolithic guitar-and-bass crunching with unrelenting percussion pounding. Almost every track follows the formula of ethereal guitar/bass tapestries (“Sun of Light” is a fitting example) and stunningly high-BPM drums. Even detours like the simple-yet-complex-sounding and early electronic music-reminiscent “Helix Skull” manage to fit in with the album’s sound. Regardless of whether or not this record should truly be categorized as “black metal,” it’s an incredibly intense, fantastical experience that shouldn’t be overlooked.
[Reviewer: Mark]


Trial ...Are These Our Lives? LP

(Panic Records)

Trial was (is? they've been playing shows occasionally) a straight edge hardcore band from Seattle, Washington.This album is one of my all time favorite records. Earlier Trial material, while always having a strong urgent message, sucked musically. I fooled myself when I was a kid that "Through The Darkest Days"  & "Foundation" were killer, but they weren't. "Are These Our Lives?" on the other hand is a perfect album. Hard driven guitars, fast pounding drums, powerful poetic lyrics, & just enough pretty guitar work to tie it all together. How the hell did Equal Vision let them get away with hiring cello & violin players? I have no idea, but I'm glad they did! A friend of mine had gotten a hold of an advanced copy of this a few weeks before it hit stores (in 1999) and on a road trip to an out of state show we just listened to it on repeat for the entire ride. It never gets old. When they finally played in CT, it was unreal, everyone was so excited that when the drummer started to sound check, everyone started moshing hard, the drummer took his que and kept the high hat rhythm going for a good 30 seconds while the rest of the band raced to be ready to jump into the first song. Certainly one of the best shows of my youth! We got the second repress in a few weeks ago, thanks to Panic Records, which is not only churning out records by great bands (see: The Saddest Landscape), but is also run by Trial guitarist; Timm McIntosh
[Reviewer: Josh]

"Weird Al" Yankovic Alpocalypse LP
(Way Moby / Volcano / Jive Records)


THE ALPOCALYPSE IS HERE!  I have been a "Weird Al" Yankovic fan since I've liked music. The first piece of music I remember owning was a copy of "Dare to Be Stupid" on cassette. I can't tell you how many times I listened to it. I've seen UHF probably close to 50 times. Although none of his past albums have been as good as his early material, that doesn't mean they aren't good comedy albums. I don't even really think that's his fault. He parodies what's popular at the moment, and there hasn't really been a ton of good pop music lately. At least not compared to what used to be popular. His original songs have always been pretty catchy, and his token "polka mash up" song on each album are always a highlight for me. Although I don't care much for who he parodies on this album (Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Miley Cirus, B.o.B., T.I.), it's still enjoyable and there are some good one liners in it. Fun album.
Also, this has the best cover art of any album so far this year.
[Reviewer: Sean]