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Kallista Dal Forno, Carla: Look Up Sharp LP

Carla dal Forno announces her second full-length album, Look Up Sharp, on her own Kallista records. Dal Forno beckons a bold new era in her peerless output pushing her dub-damaged DIY dispatches to the limits of flawless dream-pop. In a transformative mov

Dal Forno, Carla: Look Up Sharp 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

Spiegel, Laurie: The Expanding Universe (3LP) LP

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Palto Flats Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kakashi LP

"Originally released in 1982, Kakashi is another high water mark in the 80s Japanese underground. This album, which has gathered cult status in recent years, is the project of musical visionary Yasuaki Shimizu, and considered to be a highlight of his solo

Shimizu, Yasuaki: Kakashi LP

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Trust SNFU: And No One Else Wanted to Play (40th anniversary color vinyl) LP

Exclusive 40th anniversary pressing. Remastered from the original tapes. S.N.F.U.’s debut album, …And No One Else Wanted To Play, is widely recognized as an influential cornerstone in hardcore punk and the skatepunk subgenera. With the twin Belle brother

SNFU: And No One Else Wanted to Play (40th anniversary color vinyl) LP

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London Durutti Column: The Return Of The Durutti Column (45th Anniversary) LP

Alongside Joy Division, The Durutti Column were amongst the first artists to be released by Factory Records. Their debut album, produced by Martin Hannett, showcased the filigree guitar work of Vini Reilly, awash with reverb and early experiments with syn

Durutti Column: The Return Of The Durutti Column (45th Anniversary) LP

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Time Capsule Geinoh Yamashirogumi: Ecophony Rinne LP

One of the most innovative and ambitious albums ever made, Genioh Yamashirogumi’s Ecophony Rinne is a sonic masterpiece featuring over 200 musicians that expanded the limits of what music and sound could do.

Beyond the audible realm - World's first Hy

Geinoh Yamashirogumi: Ecophony Rinne LP

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Partisan Kuti, Fela: Best of the Black President LP

'The Best of the Black President' is the 13 track guide to Fela Kuti’s massive and manifold creative career. This is the first time the compilation is available on vinyl. Designed by founder of New York-based clothing and design brand Head of State, Taofe

Kuti, Fela: Best of the Black President LP

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Relapse Boris: Pink (20th Anniversary) LP

Boris' iconic album Pink is now available for the first time in a decade as a 20th Anniversary reissue featuring the original CD sequence as a 2XLP for the first time ever, with an exclusive D side etching on the vinyl.

Pink was Boris' tenth album and

Boris: Pink (20th Anniversary) LP

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Warp Polygon Window: Surfing On Sine Waves (Expanded Edition) LP

Originally released in 1993, Surfing On Sine Waves is the second album released under the Warp Artificial Intelligence series (the series also includes the two titular compilations, as well as contributions by Autechre, The Black Dog, F.U.S.E. and more).

Polygon Window: Surfing On Sine Waves (Expanded Edition) LP

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Temporary Residence Basinski, William: The Disintegration Loops (Arcadia Archive Edition) (8LP) BOX

Since the turn of this century, perhaps no other modern composition has had a more resonant healing effect than The Disintegration Loops. Composer William Basinski’s deteriorating analog tape loops evolved from melodic symphonies to melancholic silence ov

Basinski, William: The Disintegration Loops (Arcadia Archive Edition) (8LP) BOX

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Soundways Dar Disku: Dar Disku LP

The Bahraini-born, British-based musical duo Dar Disku release their debut self-titled album, weaving their way into both the dancefloor and home environments with irresistibly broad appeal.
A celebration of their Arabic heritage and multicultural influe

Dar Disku: Dar Disku LP

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Intuition Hassell, Jon: Surgeon Of The Nightsky Restores Dead Things By The Power Of Sound LP

"2024 re-release. The renowned and widely acclaimed music label Intuition, well known since the 1980s, is proud to announce the release of its most important and successful back-catalogue titles on vinyl under the name 'Intuition Master Series'. The Ameri

Hassell, Jon: Surgeon Of The Nightsky Restores Dead Things By The Power Of Sound LP

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Temporal Drift Les Rallizes Dénudés: ‘77 Live LP

Temporal Drift presents the first-ever officially sanctioned reissue of celebrated Japanese cult band Les Rallizes Dénudés’ three albums, originally compiled and released in limited quantities on CD in 1991. These reissues follow the label’s release of Th

Les Rallizes Dénudés: ‘77 Live LP

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Serfs, The: Primal Matter LP

Emerging like a missile from some surreptitious silo in southwestern Ohio, The Serfs are a deliberately nebulous and incidentally industrialist gang of dance-floor hymners—perturbed and tranced-out troubadours whose sound and musical ideology seems to be

Serfs, The: Primal Matter LP

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Milan Geinoh Yamashirojumi: Akira (Red Swirl) LP

Set in the year 2019 in Neo-Tokyo, the world is still recovering from the ravages of World War III. One night, teen delinquent Kaneda has his biker gang hurtle through the busy city. Kaneda’s friend, Tetsuo, is seriously injured during an accident and is

Geinoh Yamashirojumi: Akira (Red Swirl) LP

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International Anthem Photay with Carlos Niño: An Offering LP

An Offering is a new work by Photay, under the influence of a special creative partnership with International Anthem recording artist Carlos Niño. IARC followers should know Niño, or at least one of his 3 albums we’ve released in the last 2 years (Chicago

Photay with Carlos Niño: An Offering LP

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Noton Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen LP

Originally released in 2005, Insen is the second collaboration album between Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto and the second installment of V.I.R.U.S.'s five album series. Remastered in 2021 in collaboration with Calyx Studio, the album's recordings are acc

Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto: Insen LP

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Mute Can: Soundtracks LP

Mute presents a colored vinyl LP reissue of Can's Soundtracks, a compilation of songs the band had composed for different movies which was released in 1970 before they started work on their second album. This record said goodbye to the group's original vo

Can: Soundtracks LP

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Constellation Godspeed You! Black Emperor: f#a# LP

F# A# ∞ was recorded at the original Hotel2Tango in spring 1997 on a rented 16-track tape deck and supplemented with various field recordings. In the preceding year, the band had taken shape as a quasi-orchestral outfit involving most of the players that

Godspeed You! Black Emperor: f#a# LP

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Southern Lord Sunn O))): Flight Of the Behemoth LP

2002's Flight of the Behemoth is the third album by Sunn O))). The band collaborated with legendary Japanese noise artist Merzbow, who mixed "O)))Bow 1" and "O)))Bow 2." The first ever use of a drum machine on a Sunn O))) track is heard on "F.W.T.B.T.", a

Sunn O))): Flight Of the Behemoth LP

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Light in the Attic Various: Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980-1988 LP

Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980–1988 hovers vibe–wise between two distinct poles within Light In The Attic’s acclaimed Japan Archival Series—Kankyō Ongaku: Japanese Ambient, Environmental & New Age Music

Various: Somewhere Between: Mutant Pop, Electronic Minimalism & Shadow Sounds of Japan 1980-1988 LP

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Black Editions Musica Transonic: s/t LP

Black Editions present a reissue of Musica Transonic's self-titled release, originally released in 1995. Musica Transonic was comprised of three of the most crucial artists to emerge from the 1990s Japanese underground: Nanjo Asahito of High Rise, Makoto

Musica Transonic: s/t LP

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Audika Russell, Arthur: World Of Echo LP

BACK IN PRINT!!! A remastered and revised artwork edition of the extraordinary World Of Echo album from New York avant-garde cellist, songwriter, composer, and disco visionary ARTHUR RUSSELL. Originally released in 1986, the album is a deeply meditative a

Russell, Arthur: World Of Echo LP

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Jackpot Wipers: Is This Real? LP

"Unquestionably Portland's most well-loved punk group, the Wipers formed in the late 1970s and in 1980 released their debut LP, Is This Real? -- twelve songs of stabbing, jittery guitar, snapped vocals, and unabashed teen angst. Full of desperation and ye

Wipers: Is This Real? LP

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