29th of June 2012 Update

29th of June 2012 Update of New and Key Restocked Items + Reviews (at the bottom)
at Redscroll Records


LPs & 12"s
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9TH Ward Marching Band    "Sneakin Up The Street"
Abigails, The    "Songs Of Love And Despair"
All Out War    "Truth In The Age Of Lies" (1997 Debut NYHC Crossover LP Ltd. Ed. Color Vinyl + D/L With Bonus)
Anti-System    "A Look At Life: Plus Compilation Tracks And 1982 Demo"
Arc    "Somewhere There (Drone Compendium Two)" (/400)
Coffins    "March Of Despair"
Crocodiles    "Endless Flowers" (+ D/L)
Diiv    "Oshin" ("Diiv" + D/L)
Discharge    "Early Demo's March-June 1977"
Drug Problem    "Drug Problem"
Frizzi, Fabio    "Zombi 2" (Soundtrack)
Gossip    "A Joyful Noise" (+ D/L)
Hansard, Glen    "Rhythm And Repose" (+ CD)
Heads, The    "Relaxing With… The Heads" (Re-Mastered Vinyl + D/L)
Hooded Menace    "Never Cross The Dead" (Remastered Gatefold 2LP)
Ides Of Gemini    "Constantinople" (Smoke & White Vinyl Options; Numbered/300; Gatefold)
Jaill    "Traps" (+ D/L)
Johannsson, Johann    "Copenhagen Dreams" (Music From The Film By Max Kestner; Ltd. Ed. Color Vinyl)
Kluster    "Zwei Osterei" (180 Gram)
Konkoma    "Konkoma" (Ghanian Afro Funk By Way Of London; 180 Gram 2LP + D/L)
Kylesa    "Time Will Fuse Its Worth" (3rd LP Remastered; First /1000 On Red Vinyl)
Kylesa    "To Walk A Middle Course" (2nd LP Remastered; First /1000 On Clear Vinyl)
Loveliescrushing (Love Lies Crushing)    "Shiny Tiny Stars"
Manners    "Apparitions/Escapism"
Mindset    "Realpower / Time & Pressure"
Moebius + Tietchens    "Moebius + Tietchens" (CD+LP)
Morbid Saint    "Spectrum Of Death"
Municipal Waste / Toxic Holocaust    "Toxic Waste"
Neon Piss    "Neon Piss"
Old Gods    "Old Gods"
Pulse Emitter / Date Palms / Expo 70 / Faceplant    "Pulse Emitter / Date Palms / Expo 70 / Faceplant" (2xLP Originally Slated For Record Store Day 2012, But Finally Out Now 6-27-12)
Sea And Cake, The    "The Fawn" (Reissue Gatefold)
Servile Sect    "Realms Of The Queen"
Slow Head (Slowhead)    "Fire Is The Mouth Of The Snake"
Sublime    "Stand By Your Van" (Ltd. Ed. Picture Disc)
Sublime    "Robbin' The Hood" (Ltd. Ed. Picture Disc)
Sublime    "40 Oz. To Freedom" (Ltd. Ed. Picture Disc; Pink Version & Blue Version)
Sutekh Hexen    "Behind The Throne" (First Pressing Color Vinyl)
Tennis    "Make It Good"
Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs    "Trouble" (+ D/L)
Trans Am    "Surrender To The Night" (+ D/L)
Useless I.D.    "Symptoms" (+ D/L)
Various Artists    "Revelation Records Twenty-Five Years: June 7-10, 2012"
Violator    "Violent Mosh"
White Lung    "Sorry"
Wicked Lady    "The Axeman Cometh" (First Volume Of Complete Recordings 1968-1972; 2LP + Insert & Liner Notes By Martin Weaver)
Wicked Lady    "Psychotic Overkill" (Second Volume Of Complete Recordings 1972 Final Tracks; 2LP + Insert/Liner Notes By Martin Weaver)


Hip-Hop 12"s & LPs
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El-P    "Cancer4Cure" (+ D/L)
Gibbs, Freddie & Madlib    "Shame"


Electronic 12"s & LPs
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Fitzgerald, George    "Child / Lights Out / Hindsight / Unilateral"
Green, Camilla    "Women Of Paradise Lost (Feat. Wild Cat)"
Modeselektor    "Modeselektor Proudly Presents Modeselektion Vol.02 (3LP)
Polysick    "Digital Native" (+ D/L)
Umami    "We Don't Need Words"


7"s
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Allo Darlin'     "Europe"
Animal Collective    "Honeycomb / Gotham" (+ D/L)
Beach Boys, The    "That's Why God Made The Radio"
Beck    "I Just Started Hating Some People Today / Blue Randy"
Black Belles, The    "Wishing Well / Ms. Black Boots"
Bright Eyes    "Motion Sickness / Soon You Will Be Leaving Your Man"
Expire    "Sink With Me"
Hause, Dave    "Heavy Heart / Rankers & Rotters / Skips A Beat (Over You) / Psalm"
Hoax    "Hoax"
Mammoth Grinder    "Obsessed With Death"
Quicksand    "Quicksand"
Skvlt    "4 Songs EP"
Stab    "Stab"
Tranzmitors    "I See The Writing On The Wall"
Various Artists    "No More Borders" (Raw Power, Naked Aggression, MDC, Som-Hinoise)
White, Jack    "Freedom At 21 / Inaccessible Mystery"


CDs Rock
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Abazagorath    "Abazagorath EP"
Bosse-De-Nage    "///" ("III")
Death In June    "Braun Buch Zwei; Brown Book II" (Embossed Digipack)
Diiv    "Oshin" ("Diiv")
Ihsahn    "ER E MI TA" (Digi-book Sleeve)
Jerusalem Syndrome    "The Back Of Days" (2CD)
Make Do And Mend    "Everything You Ever Loved"
Mondo Generator    "Hell Comes To Your Heart"
Mountain Goats, The    "The Hound Chronicles / Hot Garden Stomp" (2 Tape Releases Now On CD)


CDs Non-Rock
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Baker, Aidan & ThisQuietArmy (This Quiet Army)    "Orange"
Diplo    "Express Yourself"
Fennesz, Christian    "AUN - The Beginning And The End Of All Things" (Soundtrack)
J. Dilla    "Rebirth Of Detroit"
Killer Mike    "R.A.P. Music"
Modeselektor    "Modeselektion Vol. 02"
Polysick    "Digital Native"
Scuba    "Triangulation: Interpretations" (2CD)


Misc.
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We got some big ol' cone shaped 45 Adapters - they're red and they're $1 a piece.
Clavin, Chris "Free Pizza For Life Or The Early Days Of Plan-It-X Records" Book


Reviews
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Clusterfuck / Cojoba (Split) 7"

(Computer Crime Records)
This seven-inch EP unites a double-dose of unique hardcore punk flavors from two bands typically separated by over 1,600 miles of the Atlantic Ocean. Formed in Bridgeport in late 2003, Clusterfuck represents CT by delivering three fast-tempo songs with plenty of sarcasm and fun. The subversive lyrics focus on mocking crappy image-driven radio rock and suggesting that all humans should be killed to make “Bone Mulch” for growing flowers. On the other side, Puerto Rico’s female-fronted Cojoba (which I first heard years ago on a Cry Now, Cry Later compilation) takes a more serious approach with their two lengthier songs. Vocalist Taína passionately laments the decline of general intelligence and the rise of the “show me your papers” attitude that immigration officers have toward anyone who “looks illegal” (both songs are sung in Spanish, with English translations on the insert.)
[Reviewer: Mark]


Lust For Youth Growing Seeds LP

 [buy online from RSR]

(Avant! Records)
This is the second proper full length for this group and it is again on Avant! (the excalmation point is part of their name, but sure, I'll be excited about it too!).  The first record was more expiremtally noisily ambient. I liked it (still do). This one, however, is very much on the cold wave / darkwave / minimal wave kick. The second track in has a bass line lifted from New Order (a good thing and I approve unabashedly).  There are no interludes or ambient spaces really. This LP just keeps you up and moving like a fuzzier Soft Cell.
[Reviewer: Rick]


Totimoshi Avenger CD

(At A Loss Recordings)
Having existed for 15 years, this California-based three-piece specializes in aggressive, circuitously-structured metal that sounds like a mix between 60s acid-rock and 80s/90s groove & sludge (Melvins comes to mind – they’ve not only toured with them, but had this record’s production and mastering work done by guys who’ve worked with them as well.) It feels like the album as a whole consists of numerous passages stitched together, strongly contributing to a thoughtful, varied sound that lends itself to multiple listens to take everything in. My favorite elements include the extra-heavy and strung-out acid-blues-rock of “Mainline” and the nuanced, early 90s-sounding grunge-tinged emotions of “Snag.” “Waning Divine” proves to be an epic-sounding closer: with the help of Mastodon’s Brent Hinds and Neurosis’ Scott Kelly, the song builds from hypnotic psychedelic sounds to climax at a truly wild guitar solo.
[Reviewer: Mark]

Turntables For Sale

Turntables For Sale

We have a variety of turntables for sale in the store. We thought it might be a good idea to give an overview of what we currently have available. There are a couple new models and a few used models (all checked to make sure they are in fine working order).

For starters, we have a nice affordable model made by Audio Technica - the AT-LP60 model.  It's $99.95 and has replaceable parts (good for the long haul). You can hook this up to a line or phono toggle so you can hook it up to your stereo system (components with pre-amp) or you can plug it right into your computer (or other line device).

 

 

 If you're looking for some audiophile grade equipment then we have the Rega RP1 for sale at a price lower than you'll find on the internet anywhere (I am actually not allowed to say while on the internet here). It's the turntable we have set up at the front of the store.

For this turntable there is minimal parts (to keep mechanical noise to a minimum). There is only a phono output so you are going to need a pre-amp. Honestly, if you are looking to get into this turntable you are probably going to want to look into high quality stereo equipment from top to bottom (speakers, components, etc.).  

For used turntables we have a few at the moment (we never have the same one twice!). The first one we want to tell you about is a Sony model that comes with speakers and a receiver. Basically with this you are all set to go. This is yours for $100.

You don't have to buy anything extra. The Turntable is the PS-LX2 Turntable. The receiver is the STR-VX4 Receiver and the speakers are mounted on stilts.

 

 Finally, we have two vintage Beograms that have actually never been set up for use (still have the foam between components). They are both $175. The TX2 has the added benefit of having a speaker built right in (or you can gladly hook it up to your stereo).

 The original boxes are here and the 8000 has all of its original instruction manuals too!

 Bang Olufsen Beogram TX2

 

 Bang Olufsen Beogram 8000

Cassettes! We have them! (New Ones Even!)

Cassettes! We have them! 

(New Ones Even!)

Here's a picture of the new ones and then below is a list of all the new ones (does not include used ones - we have a couple boxes of stuff that's just 50cents each) we have in stock. 

Aesahaettr	"Aesahaettr"	$5.50
Allison, Ruth And The Boy Who Could Fly	"Grunge-y Hymns With Ruth Allison And The Boy Who Could Fly"	$1.00
Ard Bit	"Yelleen"	$13.00
Bandanos	"Bandanos"	$1.00
Beggars In A New Land	"Space Touch"	$9.50
Black Bird	"Red Wing"	$3.00
Black Moth Super Rainbow	"Dandelion Gum"	$10.00
Bong	"All Saints March"	$5.50
Book Slave	"All Bad Things"	$3.00
Brava Spectre	"The Hands, The Water"	$2.00
Cantos Icaros	"Cantos Icaros"	$8.00
Chicaloyoh	"Liassons Les Sortir"	$6.00
Co La	"Soft Power Momento"	$6.50
Coagulator	"Collapsed Arc"	$4.00
Consumption	"Demo"	$2.00
Creepoid	"Creepoid"	$3.00
Dead Uncles / Dylan Bredeau	"Dead Uncles / Dylan Bredeau"	$3.00
Death Grips	"Ex Military"	$9.98
Driphouse	"50/50"	$6.50
Ehrgeizig	"Live 2009"	$3.00
Ehrgeizig	"Ehrgeizig (II)"	$2.00
Emme Ya	"Erotognosis: The Voice From The Void"	$6.00
Ensorcelor	"Urarctica Begins"	$5.50
Escalator	"Performance Anxiety"	$3.00
Escalator	"Demo"	$2.00
Ettinger, Dylan	"Botany Bay"	$6.50
Farside	"Farside"	$3.00
Feast Of The Epiphany	"Solitude"	$5.00
Ferocious Fucking Teeth	"9 Lungs"	$5.00
Fresh Coats	"A Train Wreck Named Desire"	$5.00
Friends	"Better Off Alone"	$3.75
Future Twin	"Situation"	$6.87
FWY!	"CA 80's - 90's"	$6.00
Gallblaster	"Gallblaster"	$1.00
Girls Just Want To Have Fun	"My Heart Isn't A Place To Stay"	$3.00
Gowl	"Gowl"	$2.00
Gumball Rimpoche	"Epic Fail"	$4.00
Harmonizer	"Harmonizer"	$6.50
Hex Breaker Quintet	"Riders"	$6.50
Honeydrum	"Pleasures Of The Sun"	$5.00
I AM Esper	"She Haunts Me"	$2.00
I AM Esper	"Black Radar"	$2.00
I AM Esper	"Svmmoning: The Grim Cold"	$2.00
Iceburn	"Hephaestus"	$3.00
Iceburn / Engine Kid	"Iceburn / Engine Kid"	$3.00
Ipsissimus	"Goatcultrites"	$3.00
Iron Hand	"Demo 08"	$3.00
Jerk	"Some Trauma"	$4.00
Kiwi Sisters	"… For The Young & Fertile Bearers Of Fruit…"	$9.50
Krallice	"Diotima"	$7.00
La Sera	"Sees the Light"	$5.50
Lambs Bread	"Drug K-9"	$6.00
Lettera 22	"Dieter Tapes"	$6.50
Lightning Path	"Aspire-2-Yuggoth"	$6.00
Living Laser	"Ragged Glory"	$4.00
Love Cult	"Nebulaes"	$5.50
Lvl Up	"Space Brothers"	$3.00
Man Dingo	"Ifive"	$2.00
Mean Man's Dream	"Mean Man's Dream"	$5.00
Mountain Movers	"Come In"	$3.00
Mountain Movers	"Get Out"	$3.00
Mountain Movers	"Apple Mountain"	$3.00
Napoleon Complex	"Flesh Control"	$1.00
Negative Standards	"I.II.III.IV.V."	$5.00
O Pioneers / Andrew Jackson Jihad	"O Pioneers / Andrew Jackson Jihad"	$5.50
Old Man Gloom	"No"	$10.50
O'Malley, Stephen	"DeMego17"	$13.98
Over Vert	"Gagging & Swallowing"	$5.00
Paws	"Misled Youth"	$5.00
Permanent Feels	"Permanent Feels"	$2.00
Pictureplane	"Thee Physical"	$10.50
Police Academy 6	"Police Academy 6"	$8.00
Prurient	"Bermuda Drain"	$11.75
Prurient	"Time's Arrow"	$10.98
Psychedelic Horseshit	"Acid Tape"	$6.00
Quicksails	"A Fantasy In Seasons"	$6.50
Rale	"The Moon Regarded, And the Bright One Sought"	$6.50
Reivers	"Reivers"	$5.00
Ritual Necromancy	"Oath Of The Abyss"	$9.69
Rose Croix	"Rose Croix"	$5.50
Salted Earth	"Salted Earth"	$5.00
Sangre De Muerdago	"Sangre De Muerdago"	$6.00
Saturn Form Essence	"Infra-red Space Meditations"	$7.00
Sensefield	"Building"	$3.00
Sensefield	"Killed For Less"	$3.00
Sensefield	"Sensefield"	$3.00
Sensible Soccers	Sensible Soccers"	$9.50
Sex	"Demo"	$2.00
Shades Apart	"Save It"	$3.00
Shadow Of A Doubt, A	"Demo 2010"	$2.00
Sick Llama	"Must Counter"	$6.00
Sinkhole	"Space Freak"	$3.00
Smile	"Masterlocks"	$3.00
Stone Breath	"Twist Of Thorns"	$6.00
Stone Titan	"Supergiant"	$5.00
Stone Titan	"Stone Titan"	$3.00
Stone Titan / Gowl	"Stone Titan / Gowl"	$2.00
Sylvestor Anfang II	"Levend Op De Brandstapel & De Braderie"	$6.00
Synaptic Foliage	"Holding Hands"	$6.50
Texas Is The Reason	"If It's Here When We Get Back It's Ours"	$3.00
Timefog	"Choongum"	$4.00
Tonstartssbandht	"Hymn / Sinkhole Storm & Sandwich"	$9.50
Triple Six Mafia	"Smoked Out Locked Out (unofficial)"	$10.00
Turner, Simon Fisher	"De Dentro Hacla Afuera"	$7.50
Twilight Sad / Frightened Rabbit	"Demos"	$10.00
Tyvek	"Live Demos Rehearsals and Screwed"	$3.00
Tyvek	"Demos"	$3.00
Tyvek / Snake Hole	"Live"	$4.00
Urna	"Larvae"	$6.00
Various Artists	"The Dead Hand: Human Machines"	$4.00
Various Artists	"Deeper Into The Vault"	$3.00
Various Artists	"Wild Wild West"	$4.00
Various Artists	"Diamond Catalog Magnified Palettes Remixes"	$6.50
Various Artists	"Oral Fixations (zine)"	$5.00
Voice Of Reason	"Voice Of Reason"	$3.00
Weald	"Weald"	$3.00
White Dog	"White"	$5.00
White Suns	"White Suns"	$2.00
Woods	"Sun And Shade"	$9.75
Wormsblood	"Black & White Art For Man & Beast"	$5.50
Wrex Mason / Wino Willy	"Wrex Mason / Wino Willy"	$3.00
Xander Harris	"Contamination"	$6.00
Yukon	"Life Inside Is Silent"	$5.00
Zone	"Raw Hell"	$3.00

22nd of June 2012 Update

22nd of June 2012 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records

LPs & 12"s
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2:54    "2:54"
A Place To Bury Strangers    "Worship (Ltd. Ed. Colored Vinyl + D/L)"
Blues Control    "Valley Tangents"
Chain & The Gang    "In Cool Blood"
Circuit 7    "Video Boys"
Codeine    "Barely Real (2LP+CD)"
Dopamines, The    "Vices"
Eternal Tapestry     "Dawn In 2 Dimensions"
Futurisk    "Player Piano"
Ghost Mice    "All We Got Is Each Other"
Ilaiyaraaja    "Fire Star: Synth-Pop & Electro-Funk From Tamil Films 1985-1989"
Jukebox The Ghost    "Safe Travels (180 Gram 2LP + D/L With Bonus Material)"
Kilgour, David    "Here Come The Cars (+ D/L)"
Las Malas Amistades    "Maleza (Gatefold 2LP)"
Love Tan    "Miscellaneous Night Feelings"
Muldrow, Georgia Anne    "Seeds (Produced By Madlib; 2LP)"
No Joy    "Negaverse (/750 + D/L)"
Ruffcats, The    "The Essence Vol. 1 (Das Soloalbum Der Flo Mega Band!)"
S.F.V. Acid (SFV Acid)    "S.F.V. Acid #2"
Scheidt, Mike (Yob Guitarist/Vocalist)    "Stay Awake (Gatefold)"
Schnitzler, Conrad    "Blau (180 Gram)"
Schnitzler, Conrad    "Rot (180 Gram)"
Silver Jews    "Early Times 1990-1"
Sonic Youth    "A Thousand Leaves" 2LP
Spectrum    "The Light Is Dark Enough"
Suis La Lune    "Riala"
Various Artists    "Dabke: Sounds Of The Syrian Houran"
Various Artists    "Musique Fragile 02 (3LP, 3 Screen Printed Jackets, 3 Screen Printed Posters + D/L Ltd. /500)"
Von Oswald, Moritz Trio    "Fetch (Gatefold 2LP)"
Waterhouse, Nick    "Time's All Gone"
Yo La Tengo    "Electr-O-Pura (120 Gram + D/L)"
Your Favorite Trainwreck    "Your Favorite Trainwreck"
Zummo, Peter    "Zummo With An X (Feat. Arthur Russell)"


Hip-Hop 12"s & LPs
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Big K.R.I.T.    "ReturnOf4Eva: 3rd Coast Mississippi "
Big K.R.I.T.    "K.R.I.T. Wuz Here (Classic Mixtape Remastered + Bonus Track)"
Del The Funky Homosapien And Parallel Thought    "Attractive Sin (180 Gram Red Vinyl + D/L With Bonus Instrumentals)"
House Shoes    "The Time EP (Feat. Big Tone, Danny Brown & Jimetta Rose + Exclusive Instrumentals)"
House Shoes    "Let It Go (Feat. The Alchemist, Black Milk, Chali 2na, Guilty Simpson, Danny Brown, Med, Oh No, Roc Marciano And More + Liner Notes + D/L)"
P.O.S.    "Never Better (2LP Ltd. Ed. Clear Vinyl)"
Phonte (Little Brother)    "Charity Starts At Home (Gatefold 2LP Red Vinyl Hand Numbered Ltd. Ed.)"
Quasimoto    "Basic Instinct"
Valadez, Anthony    "Just Visiting"


Electronic 12"s & LPs
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Acid Pauli    "MST"
AltarBoy    "Left Below"
Blomqvist, Jan    "Ink"
Cassegrain    "Plate EP"
Chicago Shags [Legowelt and Orgue Electronique (aka Macho Cat Garage)]    "The Family Album"
Cortex, Alex    "Oh Yeah / Oh Yeah (Tyree Cooper Remix)"
Deadmau5    "Maths"
DNTEL    "The Robag Wruhme Remixes"
Doc Daneekah    "Murdah Strings"
Dro Carey    "Leary Blips"
Fantastic Mr. Fox    "San'En EP (2x10")"
Gacha    "Remember"
Ghosting Season    "A Muffled Sound Of Voices"
Haans, Guy    "Closer To The Peak"
Massacooramaan    "Dead Long Time EP"
Matt-U    "Wipe Em Out / Uncontrolled "
Monolake    "Plumbicon Versions II"
Paperclip People    "The Secret Tapes Of Dr. Eich (2LP 2012 Remastered Version Of Carl Craig's 1996 Classic Ltd. Ed.)"
Pariah    "Rift / Signal Loss / Among Those Metal Trees"
San Proper    "Animal "
Submerse    "They Always Come Back EP"
Technasia    "Heart Of Flesh"
Teengirl Fantasy    "Motif / Eternal / Motif (Actress #! Remix)"
Trago, Tom    "Iris Remixes"
Various Artists    "Minutes In Ice (AnD, Blawan, Buck, Skirt…)"


7"s
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Ape School    "Marijuana's On The Phone (Pretty Neat Packaging With This One)"
Honeydrum    "Stranger Calls 7" + Do U Party? CD"
Iron & Wine    "One More Try"
Lilith     "Return"
NOFX    "My Stepdad's A Cop And My Stepmom's A Domme (Home Sweet Home)"
Porcelain Raft    "Drifting In And Out"
Reptile Youth    "Black Swan / Born White"
Slapshot    "I Believe"


CDs Rock
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Bloom, Kath    "Here I Am"
Horseback    "Half Blood"
Stark Raving Lulu    "Welcome To The Fun-O-Sphere!"
Yellow Stitches    "Good Times Violent Crimes"


CDs Non-Rock
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Baker, Aidan & ThisQuietArmy (This Quiet Army)    "Orange"
J. Dilla    "Rebirth Of Detroit"
Killer Mike    "R.A.P. Music"


Reviews
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Jacaszek Glimmer

(Ghostly International)
Michal Jacaszek is a Polish musician who, for about a decade, has been composing works of the ambient/modern classical persuasion. His latest record provides a very somber, reflective experience that turns out to be an experimental, nonconformist approach to both genres. To conceive the curiously ornate, subterranean-sounding atmosphere, Jacaszek primarily relies on acoustic/orchestral strings and unpredictable electronic tweaks. For example, opener “Goldengrove” primarily consists of several different clean-sounding string instruments and a metallophone on a foundation of eerie, sensual scratch loops. “Evening Strains To Be Time’s Vast” provides the most intense onslaught of whirling noise toward the end, but for most part, the songwriting is both abstract and mellow throughout. It’s certainly a fascinating take on the ambient genre.
[Reviewer: Mark]


Pterodactyl Spills Out

(Brah Records/Jagjaguwar)
Based in Brooklyn, these guys draw from several eras for the acid-infused lo-fi psych-pop on their third record. “School Glue” kicks it off with a mix of trippy Animal Collective-reminiscent jovialness and sunny guitar noise, eventually transitioning into the blissfully surf-tinged “Searchers” (later track “The Break” is just one of several great demonstrations of the style, like Wavves experimenting with an artsier sound.) Other tracks, such as the dark, slightly spooky “The Hole Night” and slow-simmering, resonant “Zombies,” give the purest reflection of morose pop psychedelia from the 60s (it reminds me of The Beatles’ more experimental endeavors and, tying into the latter track’s title, The Zombies.) Another standout close to the style is “Allergy Shots,” which mournfully repeats the phrase “the grass isn’t greener” amidst a downtempo bass and nonstop tambourine rhythm.
[Reviewer: Mark]

15th of June 2012 Update

15th of June 2012 Update of New and Key Restocked Items
at Redscroll Records


LPs & 12"s
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Aias    "A La Piscina"
Apple, Fiona    "The Idler Weel Is Wiser Than The Driver Of The Screw And Whipping Cords Will Serve You More Than Ropes Will Ever Do (180 Gram + D/L)"
Atom Age    "The Hottest Thing That's Cool"
Basho, Robbie    "The Seal Of The Blue Lotus (180 Gram)"
Bjork, Brant    "Jalamanta: 10 Year Anniversary Edition (24 Page Booklet Deluxe Gatefold)"
Brainworms    "Swear To Me"
Brandlmayr, Martin / Werner Dafeldecker / Christian Fennesz    "Till The Old World's Blown Up And A New One Is Created (+ D/L)"
Brian Jonestown Massacre, The    "Aufheben (Gatefold 2LP)"
Celebrity Murders    "Time To Kill Space"
Chapman, Michael    "Plaindealer"
Coffinworm    "Great Bringer Of Night"
Cookie Duster    "When Flying Was Easy (Featuring Brendan Canning)"
Dead Hookers    "The Burial / The Rebirth"
Ensemble Economique    "Crossing The Pass, By Torchlight"
Finally Punk    "Casual Goths (Compiles All Out-Of-Print Material Plus 2 Previously Unreleased Songs + D/L With Tour Films And More)"
Funk Police    "How We Are Funk We Play"
Guided By Voices    "Class Clown Spots A UFO (+ D/L)"
Hammers Of Misfortune    "The August Engine"
Horrid Red    "Celestial Joy (/400)"
Intelligence, The    "Everybody's Got It Easy But Me (+ D/L)"
Isis    "The Red Sea (Ltd. Ed. White/Black Vinyl + D/L)"
Kebab    "Life It's A Joke / We Live In A System (Belgian Punk)"
Keszler, Eli / Keith Fullerton Whitman    "Eli Keszler / Keith Fullerton Whitman Split LP (NNA043)"
Lust For Youth    "Growing Seeds"
Monochrome Set, The    "Strange Boutique (180 Gram)"
Monochrome Set, The    "Love Zombies (180 Gram)"
Movie Star Junkies    "Junkyears: Rarities And Farm Recordings 2005-2007"
Murray, Brendan / Perispirit    "Brendan Murray / Perispirit"
New Bruises    "Chock Full Of Misery"
Oberst, Conor And The Mystic Valley Band    "One Of My Kind (180 Gram + DVD + CD)"
Old Baby    "Misunderstanding Human Behavior (+ D/L)"
Peaking Lights    "Lucifer (Ltd. Ed. /2000 + D/L)"
Potter, Grace & The Nocturnals    "The Lion The Beast The Beat (+ D/L)"
Power, Ryan    "I Don't Want To Die (NNA044)"
Prizehog    "A Talking To (Ltd. Ed. Color Vinyl)"
Pyramids With Wraiths    "Magpie & Raven (Clear Vinyl One Sided LP + D/L /350)"
Ramesses    "Possessed By The Rise Of Magik (2LP Gatefold)"
Relatives, The    "The Relatives"
Samiam    "Soar (20th Anniversary Ed. Gatefold Color Vinyl + D/L)"
Schnitzler, Conrad    "Zug: Reshaped And Remodeled By Ricardo Villalobos & Max Loderbauer (+ D/L With Bonus Tracks)"
Smashing Pumpkins    "Oceania (First Studio Album In 5 Years)"
Starving Weirdos    "The Path Of Lightning (Gatefold 2LP)"
Stop Breathing    "Stop Breathing"
Vatican Shadow    "September Cell"
Volcano!    "Pinata (Ltd. Ed. + CD)"
White Manna    "White Manna (+ D/L)"
White Stripes, The    "7 Nation Army (Unofficial)"
Witchfinder General    "Death Penalty (180 Gram Ltd. Ed. Coloured Vinyl)"
Zelienople    "The World Is A House On Fire"


Hip-Hop & Reggae 12"s & LPs
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Banks, Azealia    "1991"
B., Anthony    "Freedom Fighter (+ CD)"
Big Youth    "Screaming Target"
I-Roy    "Gussie Presenting IROY"
SPVCXXGHXZTPVRRP (Spaceghostpurrp; Raider Klan)    "Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles Of Spvcxxghxztpvrrp (+ D/L)"


Electronic 12"s & LPs
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Cina    "Hanoi / Queen B. / Hanoi (Tim Paris Mix)"
Dear, Matthew    "Her Fantasy / Crimewaves / Her Fantasy (Tornado Wallace Remix)"
Drexciya    "Journey Of The Deep Sea Dweller II (+ D/L)"
Goliath    "The Message Carriers"
Guido    "Flow Ft. Jay Wilcox"
Jam City    "Classical Curves (2LP Gatefold)"
Locked Groove    "Different Paths"
Maga Bo    "Quilombo Do Futuro Remixed"
Midland    "Placement Remix"
Nguzunguzu    "Mirage EP"
Protect-U    "Motorbike / Lawndog / Invisible Halo"
Superpitcher    "Moon Fever"
Thompson, Linval & Manasseh    "Show Babylon"
Truth & Yayne    "Dreams / Last Time"
Tyrell, Alden    "Touch The Sky Feat. Mike Dunn"
Various Artists    "Tall Black Guy Presents: Tempo Dreams Volume 1 (Teru, Chief, Tensei, Tall Black Guy, …)"
Various Artists    "Field 07"


7"s
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Brain Killer    "3"
Clutch    "Pigtown Blues (PIC Disc)"
Dead Moon    "Too Many People (Mono; Dead Moon 1987-2006)"
DeMarco, Mac    "Only You / Me & Mine"
Die Selektion    "Cladis (White Vinyl)"
Fresh & Onlys, The    "Yes Or No (Ltd. Numbered Ed. /500)"
Gold Panda    "Mountain / Financial District "
Koudede    "Guitars From Agadez Vol. 5"
Lakes    "Crossed With Leaves"
Lust For Youth / War (Var)    "The Glass House Etiquette"
Mazzy Star    "Common Burn / Lay Myself Down"
Moctar, Mdou    "Tahoultine / Tahoultine (Gulls Remix) [Sahel Sounds; Boomarm Nation]"
Post Teens    "The Heat"
Superchunk    "This Summer / Cruel Summer (/1300)"
Victims Family    "Have A Nice Day"


CDs Non-Rock
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Forest Swords    "Dagger Paths E.P."
Lust For Youth    "Solar Flare"
Taylor, Ebo    "Appia Kwa Bridge"
Various Artists    "Frozen Border: Minutes In Ice (Skirt, Blawan, AnD, Dean Cole…)"


CDs Rock
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Beach Boys, The    "That's Why God Made The Radio"
Crone    "Endless Midnight"
Die Selektion    "Die Selektion (Numbered /999)"
Friends    "Manifest!"
Grimes    "Geidi Primes"
Guided By Voices    "Class Clown Spots A UFO"
Kelly, Scott / Steve Von Till / Wino    "Songs Of Townes Van Zandt"
Liars    "WIXIW"
Off!    "Off! (First "Proper" Full Length)"
Serpent Throne    "White Summer Black Winter"
Sigur Ros      "Valtari"
Sutekh Hexen    "Behind The Throne"
Smashing Pumpkins    "Oceania"
Witch Mountain    "Cauldron Of The Wild"


Reviews
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Die Selektion Cladis

(Edition Gris)
This record starts with some ominous tones and a voice (in a language I do not understand) under a wall of static or possibly just rain; there is a thunder strike after the voice stops. The rain and thunder fade out as the side comes to an end. The B-Side again begins with some ominous tones and some distant rhythms. On this side that distant rhythm is a clue as to what Die Selektion really leaves you wanting more and more of - dark dance music. Some 4/4 beats and repetitious harmonic joy thrown in the mix (we all can't be dark all of the time - even within the dark times; especially on joyous days as this when Josh and Jenn are being married!). I'm looking forward to a lot more from this relatively new group out of Germany (a group that includes "a classic trumpet").
[Reviewer: Rick]


Extra Life Dream Seeds

(Northern Spy)
On their third full-length, this Brooklyn trio embarks on a truly ambitious journey of conceptual experimentation. Sounding like a mix of Renaissance, progressive, and math rock, the songs are theatrical and epic in scope. The primarily driving force is vocalist/synth player/acoustic guitarist Charlie Looker’s dramatic and poetic singing. From melancholy opener “No Dreams Tonight,” the running themes include God-fearing religiousness and childhood innocence, most strikingly in situations involving abuse (“Discipline For Edwin”) and death (“Ten Year Teardrop.”) It’s not easy to think of other albums to compare this to: the abstract lyrics, backed by music that ranges from chamber-reminiscent strings to thick, angular prog to creepy avant-garde minimalism, make for a very unique and surreal experience.
[Reviewer: Mark]


Rob Crow He Thinks He’s People

(Temporary Residence Ltd.)
Known as a singer and multi-instrumentalist in numerous bands (most notably Pinback,) Crow’s latest solo record will likely appeal to a wide audience. Properly describing it to those unfamiliar with his trademark style, though, requires some imagination (I have to admit that I haven’t heard much of his other material before this.) The title is a great indicator: his brand of electric/acoustic indie rock is self-deprecating and dark-humored, but delivered in a way that sounds comfortably organic and mellow instead of off-putting. His years of experience have paid off: he manages to sound both authentic and well-controlled about feelings of helpless on the slightly spooky “Tranked,” as well as not caring about “what any man says” about wearing “a dress for your services” on “So Way.” His sense of humor gets pretty blunt, particularly when he says he’d like to be there when annoying cellphone-users die and get put in body bags (“I’d Like To Be There.”) It’s refreshing that he isn’t afraid to say exactly what’s on his mind.
[Reviewer: Mark]

8th of June 2012 Update

8th of June 2012 Update of New and Key Restocked Items

at Redscroll Records

LPs & 12"s

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Bags, The    "All Bagged Up: The Collected Works 1977-1980"

Blunt, Dean & Inga Copeland (Dean Blunt & Inga Copeland; Hype Williams)        "Black Is Beautiful: Ebony"

Brian Jonestown Massacre, The        "Their Satanic Majesties' Second Request (180 Gram 2LP Gatefold)"

Brown Sugar    "Brown Sugar Sings Of Birds And Racism"

Bukkake Boys    "Bukkake Boys"

DNTEL    "Aimlessness (+ CD)"

Evil Moisture    "Goo"

Future Of The Left    "Curses (Ltd. Ed. Heavy Vinyl)"

Halo, Laurel    "Quarantine"

Heavy Blanket (J Mascis And His Stoner Buddies)        "Heavy Blanket"

Hive Dwellers, The    "Hewn From The Wilderness"

Hot Chip    "In Our Heads (2LP + D/L)"

Hot Water Music        "Exister"

In My Eyes    "Nothing To Hide (Ltd. Ed. Color Vinyl + D/L)"

Iron Man    "Black Night"

J/B/M (JBM)    "Stray Ashes(+ D/L)"

Japandroids    "Celebration Rock (180 Gram White Vinyl + 20 Page Booklet + D/L)"

Lamb, Alan; Bradbury, Garry; Burraston, David; Ambarchi, Oren; Fox, Robin    "The WIRED Lab: WIRED Open Day 2009 (Gatefold 2LP)"

Le Bon, Cate    "CYRK (Ltd. Ed. White Vinyl + D/L)"

Miles, Wymond    "Under The Pale Moon (+ D/L; Guitarist Of Fresh & Onlys)"

Motion City Soundtrack       "Go (+ CD)"

Mum    "Yesterday Was Dramatic - Today Is OK (2012 Reissue 2LP Gatefold)"

Mum    "Early Birds: A Compilation Of Early Recordings, Rare Music And Forgotten Songs From "1998-2000 Or Thereabouts. (2012 Reissue 2LP Gatefold + 16 Page Booklet + D/L)

Octo Octa    "Oh Love"

Piche, Jean    "Heliograms"

Plankton Wat (Dewey Mahood Of Eternal Tapestry)        "Spirits "

POP ETC        "POP ETC (+ D/L)"

Russian Tsarlag        "Midnight At Mary's House"

Spectrum    "Soul Kiss (Glide Divine) (180 Gram)"

Stereo Total    "Cactus Versus Brezel (+ Poster + CD)"

Susanna     "Wild Dog"

Tallest Man On Earth, The    "There's No Leaving Now (+ D/L)" [First 5 copies we have come with a bonus 7"]

Tortoise    "Millions Now Living Will Never Die (2012 Reissue)"

Tucker, Alexander    "Third Mouth"

TV Buddhas    "Band In The Modern World"

Various Artists        "Eat The Dream: Gnawa Musica From Essaouira"

Various Artists        "Electric Psychedelic Sitar Headswirlers Vol. 1 (Gatefold 2LP)"

Wet Hair    "Spill Into Atmosphere"

When Tigers Fight     "Death Songs"

Whips/Chains (Members Of Coliseum, Xerxes, Black God)        "Master/Slave (+ D/L)"

Whitman, Keith Fullerton    "Occlusions; Real-Time Music For Hybrid Digital-Analogue Modular Synthesizer"

Womack, Bobby    "The Bravest Man In The Universe (+ D/L)"

Young, The    "Dub Egg (+ D/L)"

Your Demise    "The Golden Age (180 Gram Color Vinyl, Gatefold)"

Hip-Hop 12"s & LPs

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Banks, Azealia        "1991"

SPVCXXGHXZTPVRRP (Spaceghostpurrp; Raider Klan)        "Mysterious Phonk: The Chronicles Of Spvcxxghxztpvrrp (+ D/L)"

Electronic 12"s & LPs

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Buzzin10    "Basement Mood / String Ting / Buzzin Twelve"

Clubroot    "Scars / Hellion"

Dro Carey    "Journey With The Heavy"

DVA    "Pretty Ugly (2LP)"

Ernestus, Mark        "Jeri-Jeri With Mbene Diatta Seck: Xale / Xale Rhythm / Daguagne"

Fanciulli, Mark        "Sacrifice"

Flight Facilities    "With You Feat. Grovesnor"

Four Tet    "Jupiters"

Gemmy        "Tales Of The Deep EP"

Harmonious Thelonious        "Ting Tong EP"

Hundred In The Hands, The    "Red Night (2LP Gatefold)"

Hunee        "Tide / Minnoch"

Kryptic Minds        "Aksum / When Two Paths Cross"

McKay, Harvey        "Pressure"

Modeselektor        "Modeselektion Vol.02 EP"

Parker, Mike        "Thermo"

Peralta, Austin / Sun Ra    "Views Of Saturn Vol. 2"

Robag Wruhme    "Leistenhans Zwo EP."

SBTRKT        "Hold On Featuring Sampha (Holographic Sleeve!)"

Unknown Artist        "Untitled *UNHOERBAR - UHB06"

Various Production    "I'm Really Hot"

Visioneers    "Hipology (2LP)"

7"s

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Beautiful Ones, The    "Birth Of Desire"

Bridge And Tunnel    "Homecoming & Mixed/Media/Messages"

California X    "Sucker / Mummy"

Citizen / Turnover    "Citizen /// Turnover"

Double Negative (-/-)        "Hits"

Obey The Brave        "Ups And Downs"

Self Defense Family    "Self Immolation Family / World Virgins (+ D/L)"

Self Inflicted   "On Your Own"

Sense Field    "Beautiful, Beautiful"

Sense Field      "Fun Never Ends (/2000)"

Sense Field / Onelinedrawing    "Sensefield / Onelinedrawing"

White Guilt    "White Guilt"

Reviews

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Mount Carmel Real Women

 (Siltbreeze)[Buy Online from RSR]

This Columbus, Ohio trio sounds like they’re straight out of a dusty, sweltering barroom in the late 60s or early 70s: that’s how pure their brand of blues-rock sounds, right down to the guitar tuning and analog distortion. On their second record, they further refine their sound with just the right amount of roughness thanks to the twang-heavy guitar, high-energy drumming and spirited vocals. They’d fit the bill excellently with bands like ZZ Top, Humble Pie and The Allman Brothers Band; more recently, The Black Crowes and The White Stripes come to mind. The lyrical laments sound very genuine, such as dealing with the difficulty of finding “Real Women,” as well as the desire to “Be Somebody” else.

[Reviewer: Mark]

Sigur Rós Valtari

 (Parlophone) [Buy Online from RSR]

Once again, Iceland’s best-known ambient/post-rock quartet serves up an absolutely gorgeous record that sounds like it was extracted straight from their dreams. Like bassist Georg Hólm said in an interview, the album really does sound more electronic-based than some previous work; the synth, strings, piano and added choral vocals all make it feel like swimming through an endless realm of hauntingly beautiful subconscious thoughts. I have to admit that I have a weakness for this style: I love getting lost in these arrangements. For example, the first single “Ekki múkk” sounds nostalgic to an otherworldly degree thanks to its nuanced orchestral strings, drawn-out deep piano and comfortably beautiful vocals from Jónsi Birgisson. All of these elements come together to paint atmospheres that will vary for everyone – I envision late-day sunlight in a massive autumnal forest when I hear “Varúð;” one of several tracks (including “Ekki múkk,” undoubtedly) that really makes an out-of-tune-sounding piano’s resonance sound unbelievably intimate. Another highlight for me is “Dauðalogn,” which sounds like a wonder-filled ode to shimmering galaxies that stretch on forever.

[Reviewer: Mark]