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International Anthem Chiu, Jeremiah & Marta Sofia Honer: Recordings from the Åland Islands (IA11 Edition) (DELUXE EDITION) LP
Recordings from the Åland Islands, the duo debut by synthesist Jeremiah Chiu and violist Marta Sofia Honer, is a truly unique series of pieces that marry acoustic and electronic sounds with field recordings, all captured on a trip to the titular Baltic ar
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Chiu, Jeremiah & Marta Sofia Honer: Recordings from the Åland Islands (IA11 Edition) (DELUXE EDITION) LP
C$32.99
EM SAB: Crystallization LP
A beautiful album re-emerges from realms of mystery! The long- awaited vinyl reissue of a Japanese neoclassical/experimental/new age/electronic music classic, originally released in 1978. ”Crystallization” is a work of unwavering perfection, whose sparkle
SAB: Crystallization LP
C$44.99
Discrepant Banha da Cobra: Lava LP
Recorded during a residency in Tenerife powered by Keroxen Festival and Discrepant back in 2020 -- amidst the Pandemic, no less -- the duo of Carlos Godinho and Mestre André return after their Mãe D'Água debut on Sucata Tapes and an entry on Keroxen's Aqu
Banha da Cobra: Lava LP
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Good Morning Tapes Kalma, Ariel / Asa Tone: ◯ LP
Heavenly new age ambient synthesis and 4th world navigations by two leading lights of their field, flocking to a mutual spirit at the behest of Australia’s eternally reliable Good Morning Tapes. RIYL Asa-Chang & Junray, Jon Hassell, Nueen, Enya, David Too
Kalma, Ariel / Asa Tone: ◯ LP
C$49.99
Bureau B Grosskopf, Harold: Synthesist LP
"Harald Grosskopf was in his early twenties when LSD 'blew [his] reality away,' as he recalls. Born in Hildesheim in 1949, he had previously drummed in fairly conventional rock bands, most recently for Wallenstein. Their label-boss Rolf-Ulrich Kaiser was
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Grosskopf, Harold: Synthesist LP
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Rhino Sound: Jeopardy LP
The Sound burst onto the scene with their thrilling, adrenaline-fuelled 1980 debut, Jeopardy, now reissued on colored vinyl. The music press was universally ecstatic heralding a powerful new force, but maybe Brendan Perry of the legendary Dead Can Dance s
Sound: Jeopardy LP
C$46.99
International Anthem SML: Small Medium Large LP
SML is the quintet of bassist Anna Butterss, synthesist Jeremiah Chiu, saxophonist Josh Johnson, percussionist Booker Stardrum, and guitarist Gregory Uhlmann. Their debut album Small Medium Large began as a collection of long form improvisations recorded
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SML: Small Medium Large LP
C$34.99
Domino Beat Happening: Beat Happening LP
Produced by Greg Sage (Wipers) & Patrick Maley.
Here’s where it all began…
This expanded double LP version of the “first album” thoroughly (though not completely) documents the band’s first four years of recorded history. Pitchfork calls it “a declarati
Beat Happening: Beat Happening LP
C$44.99
Important Coil: Ape Of Naples 2LP
Re-cut from original Peter Christopherson approved masters. The Ape Of Naples is Coil's highly celebrated final album completed by Peter Christopherson following the tragic death of Jhonn Balance in 2004. Often noted for being a fan favorite, The Ape Of N
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Coil: Ape Of Naples 2LP
C$69.99
Be With Nucleus: Elastic Rock LP
Nucleus's Elastic Rock is undisputedly a milestone in jazz-rock. A beautiful and vital debut album, it was first released on Vertigo in 1970. Genius trumpeter and visionary composer Ian Carr was one of the most respected British musicians of his era. He w
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Nucleus: Elastic Rock LP
C$54.99
Third Man Sleep: Dopesmoker LP
Remastered from Original Tapes with Never-Before-Heard Bonus Studio Track "Hot Lava Man" from the Jerusalem Sessions. Recorded in 1996 and not released (in slightly different edit/mix) until 1999 under the title Jerusalem, the legend and lore behind Dopes
Sleep: Dopesmoker LP
C$39.99
Partisan Cymande: Cymande (TRANSLUCENT ORANGE CRUSH) LP
In 1972, with the release of their self-titled debut album, Cymande emerged as innovators of the black British music scene. Taking influences from their Guyanese and Jamaican roots, the band fused reggae bass lines, Afro-tinged Nyabinghi percussion, psych
Cymande: Cymande (TRANSLUCENT ORANGE CRUSH) LP
C$41.99
Strut Astatke, Mulatu: Mulatu of Ethiopia LP
Strut present the first official reissue of a landmark album in the field of African music, Mulatu Astatke’s ‘Mulatu Of Ethiopia’ from 1972. Recorded in New York, the album arrived at a time when Astatke had begun to master the delicate fusion of styles n
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Astatke, Mulatu: Mulatu of Ethiopia LP
C$34.99
Thrill Jockey Body: Christs, Redeemers (2LP-coloured vinyl) LP
It has been said by more than a few intrepid listeners that The Body is the most brutal band on the planet. With ravishing grimness and impenetrable walls of noise, the duo of Chip King and Lee Buford create music that goes beyond what is normally conside
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Body: Christs, Redeemers (2LP-coloured vinyl) LP
C$46.99
Warner Flower Traveling Band: Satori LP
Released in 1971, this is the first album produced by a Japanese artist with the overseas market in
mind. It was released simultaneously in the United States, Canada, and Japan, and in particular, the single “SATORI PART 2” reached No. 8 in Canada. There
Flower Traveling Band: Satori LP
C$84.99
Mesh-Key Jacks: Vacant World LP
Arriving on the Japanese music scene during the Beatles-inspired cover band boom of the late ’60s, Jacks instantly distinguished themselves from their fluff-peddling, copycat peers with stripped-down, original compositions, nihilistic lyrics and raw perfo
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Jacks: Vacant World LP
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ORG Bad Brains: Bad Brains LP
Bad Brains: Bad Brains LP
Bad Brains: Bad Brains LP
C$36.99
Motown Staples, Vince: Vince Staples LP
Esteemed hip-hop artist Vince Staples delivers his new self-titled LP via Motown Records. His first full-length release since 2018's critically acclaimed FM!, the 10-track LP delves not only into Staples' upbringing in Long Beach, but his psyche as he l
Staples, Vince: Vince Staples LP
C$39.99
Mr. Bongo Ishikawa, Akira & Count Buffalos: Uganda (Dawn Of Rock) (box edition) LP
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The respected Japanese jazz drummer Akira Ishikawa was not messing around when he recorded the 'Uganda (Dawn of Rock)' album with his band the Count Buffaloes. For this offering, originally released in 1972 on Toshiba Records, Aki
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Ishikawa, Akira & Count Buffalos: Uganda (Dawn Of Rock) (box edition) LP
C$69.99
Numero Duster: Together (cigarette smoke coloured) LP
Gather your loved ones, Together is here. Duster's fourth album is a 13-song exploration of comfortable, interplanetary goth. A sonic vaseline of submerged guitars, solder-burned synths, and over-driven rhythm tracks. "I know people say, ‘Oh Duster music
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Duster: Together (cigarette smoke coloured) LP
C$29.99
Modern Classics Digable Planets: Blowout Comb LP
The album is named for the combs used to maintain an Afro hairstyle, and that’s significant. The group’s Ishmael “Butterfly” Butler said it summed up what they wanted to do with it: "It means the utilization of the natural, a natural style,” he has said.
Digable Planets: Blowout Comb LP
C$59.99
Numero Unwound: Fake Train (silver) LP
After the Pacific Northwest grunge raids of the early ’90s that saw Nirvana, Mudhoney, and even the Melvins hoisted up the major label flagpole, Unwound’s 1993 debut came as a welcomed reprieve for underground noise-niks everywhere. A pulsing cluster of w
Unwound: Fake Train (silver) LP
C$29.99
Merge Tall Dwarfs: Unravelled: 1981-2002 LP
A deep dive into the 21-year journey of New Zealand DIY pop pioneers Tall Dwarfs, aka Alec Bathgate and Chris Knox (both previously of Toy Love and The Enemy fame). Designed and painstakingly curated by Bathgate himself, this 55-track collection compris
Tall Dwarfs: Unravelled: 1981-2002 LP
C$134.99
Sub Pop Radio Birdman: The Essential Radio Birdman 1974-1978 LP
Founded in Australia by Michigan native, guitarist Deniz Tek and vocalist Rob Younger, Radio Birdman was one of the crucial forebears of underground, high-energy punk. Blending the Motor City sound of bands like The Stooges and MC5 that permeated Tek’s yo
Radio Birdman: The Essential Radio Birdman 1974-1978 LP
C$41.99