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Sacred Bones Ataraxia (Mort Garson): The Unexplained (orange) LP
Black vinyl version. The pioneering electronic composer Mort Garson (Mother Earth's Plantasia) takes on supernatural phenomena with lush synth grooves on The Unexplained, his only release under the name Ataraxia. Subtitled Electronic Musical Impressions o
Ataraxia (Mort Garson): The Unexplained (orange) LP
C$26.99
Verve Coltrane, John: A Love Supreme (Verve Acoustic Sounds) LP
Some music is so finely crafted that the genre in which it is conceived becomes irrelevant to the music itself. Such was the case with much of the work of saxophonist John Coltrane – an artist commonly regarded as a jazz composer, but one whose musical vi
Coltrane, John: A Love Supreme (Verve Acoustic Sounds) LP
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Rhino New Order: Power, Corruption & Lies LP
New Order formed in Manchester, U.K. in 1980, rising from the ashes of Joy Division after lead singer Ian Curtis' tragic suicide. Guitarist Bernard Sumner took over on vocals, and with drummer Stephen Morris, bassist Peter Hook and keyboardist Gillian Gil
New Order: Power, Corruption & Lies LP
C$39.99
Stones Throw Jaylib: Champion Sound LP
The original release from the Madlib and J Dilla collaboration, Champion Sound created between Los Angeles and Detroit in 2002-2003. Half of the songs are produced by Madlib and feature J Dilla on vocals and the other half are produced by J Dilla and feat
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Jaylib: Champion Sound LP
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Matador Mission Of Burma: Vs. LP
Originally released in 1981 ‘Signals, Calls and Marches’ is an explosive and hard hitting EP with post-punk, hard core and leftfield sensibilities. The accomplished debut offers up instant classics, ‘That’s When I Reach For My Revolver’ and ‘Academy Fight
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Mission Of Burma: Vs. LP
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Jackpot Wipers: Over The Edge LP
"The bleak, hard-driven third LP by the Wipers (originally released in 1983) offers Greg Sage at his most chased and breathless, lashing out with sharp staccato notes as if melody were his only defense. While their debut LP provided the blueprint for grun
Wipers: Over The Edge LP
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Audika Russell, Arthur: Calling Out Of Context LP
"The compilation that started the renaissance. In 2002 Audika Records entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with the estate of Arthur Russell to compile and issue previously unreleased and out of print material from Arthur's vast archive. This fir
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Russell, Arthur: Calling Out Of Context LP
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Mute Cave, Nick: From Her to Eternity LP
The fact that Nick Cave opened his new outfit’s first album with a cover of a Leonard Cohen song, the delusional visionary brooding of "Avalanche," was a sign that he had moved in for good to what Cohen would later call ‘the tower of song’. Cohen’s origin
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Cave, Nick: From Her to Eternity LP
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Ndeya Hassell, Jon: Vernal Equinox LP
Vernal Equinox was the first commercially released work by Jon Hassell, originally put out by Lovely Music in 1977. It is also the debut of a pioneering new form of music that would become known as "fourth world": a subtle blend of field recordings, elect
Hassell, Jon: Vernal Equinox LP
C$34.99
Daptone Olympians, The: The Olympians LP
After repeatedly being visited by a strange messenger in his dreams while on tour in the islands of Greece, Toby Pazner became consumed with a vision to tell the stories of The Olympians through music. Chosen by the gods as a messenger for not only his mu
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Olympians, The: The Olympians LP
C$34.99
Glitterbeat Hassell, Jon/Farafina: Flash of the Spirit LP
Tak:Til/Glitterbeat present the first ever reissue and remastering of Jon Hassell and Farafina's prescient, "Fourth World" masterwork, Flash of the Spirit, originally released in 1988. Propulsive Burkinese rhythms meet revelatory, ambient soundscapes. Co-
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Hassell, Jon/Farafina: Flash of the Spirit LP
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Lovely Ashley, Robert: Automatic Writing LP
Lovely Music present a reissue of Robert Ashley's Automatic Writing, originally released as an LP by Lovely Music in 1979. Over the course of Robert Ashley's career his preoccupation with language and the voice took many forms. He became known in his libr
Ashley, Robert: Automatic Writing LP
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Etats Unis Taj Mahal Travellers: July 15, 1972 LP
For over half a century, Takehisa Kosugi was one of the most unique and enduring figures in the Japanese underground. As an art student in Tokyo in the early 1960s, he joined the Fluxus-styled performance unit Hi Re Centre and founded the improvisational
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Taj Mahal Travellers: July 15, 1972 LP
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Finders Keepers Various: Strain Crack Break LP
After years of mythology, misinterpretation, and procrastination Nurse With Wound's Steven Stapleton finally chooses Finders Keepers as the ideal collaborators to release "the right tracks" from his über-legendary psych/prog/punk peculiarity shopping list
Various: Strain Crack Break LP
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Unseen Worlds Spiegel, Laurie: The Expanding Universe (3LP) LP
The Expanding Universe is the 1980 debut album by composer and computer music pioneer Laurie Spiegel. The original album is reissued here as a massively expanded 3LP or 2CD set, containing all four original album tracks plus an additional 15 tracks from t
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Spiegel, Laurie: The Expanding Universe (3LP) LP
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Astralwerks Eno, Brian: Ambient 4: On Land LP
Available both as a regular 33rpm LP or as an audiophile double 45rpm. On 1982's Ambient 4 (On Land) – the final edition in Brian Eno's ambient series – his palate shifted from electro-mechanical and acoustic instruments towards "non-instruments" like pie
Eno, Brian: Ambient 4: On Land LP
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Superior Viaduct Morricone, Ennio: Un Uomo Da Rispettare LP
*Quite possibly the very best Morricone score!* Un Uomo Da Rispettare translates to "A Man to Respect," which can easily be said of Ennio Morricone himself – the unparalleled maestro of the soundtrack. This 1972 crime film stars Kirk Douglas as a master s
Morricone, Ennio: Un Uomo Da Rispettare LP
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Superior Viaduct Conrad, Tony with Faust: LP
Violinist, composer and filmmaker Tony Conrad started his career in New York in the early 1960s. As a member of the Theatre of Eternal Music (a.k.a. the Dream Syndicate) alongside John Cale, La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela and Angus MacLise, he participate
Conrad, Tony with Faust: LP
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Mississippi Tembo, Chrissy Zebby: My Ancestors LP
"It could be argued that this is one of the greatest rock n' roll records of all time! Straight from Zambia, we have My Ancestors. A tough rock and roll masterpiece like no other. Over-ridden fuzz guitars, pop melodies and even a Black Sabbathesque soundi
Tembo, Chrissy Zebby: My Ancestors LP
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Editions Mego Drumm, Kevin: Sheer Hellish Miasma LP
Widely regarded as one of the most uncompromising works in experimental noise, Kevin Drumm's Sheer Hellish Miasma is once again available on vinyl. First released on CD in 2002 on the original Mego label, the album remains a landmark in extreme electronic
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Drumm, Kevin: Sheer Hellish Miasma LP
C$64.99
Numero 90 Day Men: (It (Is) It) Critical Band (2LP-25th anniversary/coke bottle wave vinyl) LP
90 Day Men's (It (Is) It) Critical Band + Reissued for Its Y2K 25th Anniversary Edition on Colored 2LP: Expanded With Unreleased Album Tracked at Steve Albini's Electrical Audio. Atmospheric post-rock from turn of the century Chicago. 90 Day Men's debut f
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90 Day Men: (It (Is) It) Critical Band (2LP-25th anniversary/coke bottle wave vinyl) LP
C$46.99
Groenland Harmonia: Deluxe (50th Anniversary Edition) (ORANGE VINYL) LP
When Harmonia made an album, it was about more than just music. It was about a vision. Deluxe, released in 1975, was the band's second album. Instead of pure sound experiments, this album focused more on structure, melody, and rhythm. Harmonia showed a ne
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Harmonia: Deluxe (50th Anniversary Edition) (ORANGE VINYL) LP
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Be With Richford/Stevan: Feelings LP
2025 repress. Be With Records present a reissue of Jay Richford and Gary Stevan's Feelings, originally released in 1974. Since its original release on Italian label Carosello in 1974, Richford and Stevan's Feelings has been described as the greatest libra
Richford/Stevan: Feelings LP
C$59.99
Legacy Reed, Lou: Metal Machine Music LP
Lou Reed’s Metal Machine Music is an album that stands out for its defiance of traditional music norms. Released in 1975 and described by Lester Bangs as “The greatest record ever made in the history of the human eardrum” (Creem, 1975), it challenged list
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Reed, Lou: Metal Machine Music LP
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