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Dais Coil: Time Machines LP
"4 Tones to facilitate travel through time." So begins the listeners' journey into what has become one of the most treasured and revered pieces of COIL history ever released. Each of the four pieces on Time Machines is named after the chemical compound of
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Coil: Time Machines LP
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Mute Suicide: Suicide (red) LP
Mute/BMG present the definitive reissue of Suicide's genuinely classic and highly influential eponymous debut album, originally released in the UK in 1977 on the Red Star label run by Marty Thau (former manager of The New York Dolls). As part of the Art O
Suicide: Suicide (red) LP
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Drag City Canavarro, Nuno: Plux Quba LP
BACK IN PRINT!!! NUNO CANAVARRO's Plux Quba hails from three decades in the past, yet the simple profile of its abstract/ambient/cutup collage makes it a record that sits quite comfortably in our IDM-informed future. In 1988, Plux Quba was a primal dark h
Canavarro, Nuno: Plux Quba LP
C$29.99
Sargent House Lingua Ignota: SINNER GET READY (Red & Clear) LP
Kristen Hayter, the classically trained multi-instrumentalist, performance artist, and vocalist known as Lingua Ignota has announced her Sargent House debut, SINNER GET READY. A graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago with an MFA in Literar
Lingua Ignota: SINNER GET READY (Red & Clear) LP
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Impulse Coltrane, Alice: Kirtan: Turiya Sings LP
Alice Coltrane is the undeniable godmother of spiritual jazz and an acknowledged influence on everyone from Flying Lotus and Kamasi Washington to Solange and Radiohead. Turyia Sings was originally released in 1982 on cassette as a collection of devotional
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Coltrane, Alice: Kirtan: Turiya Sings LP
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Rhino T. Rex: T. Rex (remastered 2016) LP
Described as the quiet before the storm that was the band's Electric Warrior album, T. Rex's self-titled 1970 LP contained a certain amount of the folkie sensibilities that they'd already been displaying whilst still going under the much more substantial
T. Rex: T. Rex (remastered 2016) LP
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Finders Keepers Various: Strain, Crack & Break Vol. 2 LP
With his ongoing commitment to like-minded archivist label Finders Keepers Records, industrial music pioneer Steven Stapleton further entrusts us to lift the veil and expose “the right tracks” from his uber-legendary and oft misinterpreted psych/prog/pun
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Various: Strain, Crack & Break Vol. 2 LP
C$39.99
MG.Art Gottsching, Manuel: E2-E4 (35th) LP
180-gram LP version with embossed chessboard artwork print and printed inner sleeve. In celebration of the 2016 35th anniversary of the December 12, 1981, recording of Manuel Göttsching's legendary E2-E4, one of electronic music's most influential recordi
Gottsching, Manuel: E2-E4 (35th) LP
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Vinyl on Demand Various: Vanity Records Vol. 2 BOX
The Vanity Box Vol. 2 presents another beautiful boxet with releases by legendary Japanese DIY label Vanity, active in the late 70s and early 80s. It was conceived by Studio Warp, in collaboration with Agi Yuzuru and the whole roster of artists involved w
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Various: Vanity Records Vol. 2 BOX
C$139.99
Third Man Melvins: Houdini LP
Music Industry, 1993: everyone is looking to sign the "next" Nirvana. Atlantic Records found exactly the band they were looking for in the Melvins. Birthed in the Pacific Northwest gloom of Aberdeen that would spawn grunge music and culture, the Melvins w
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Melvins: Houdini LP
C$41.99
Eremite Natural Information Society with Evan Parker: Descension (Out of Our Constrictions) LP
Rich in musical associations yet utterly singular in its voice, joyous with an inner tranquility, the music of Natural Information Society is unlike any other being made today. Their sixth album in eleven years for eremite records, descension (Out of Our
Natural Information Society with Evan Parker: Descension (Out of Our Constrictions) LP
C$64.99
Drag City Death: For The Whole World To See LP
“Classic proto-punk from 1970s Detroit. Raw with little polish, the record showcases the organic power relationships within the trio of brothers. The HACKNEY’s were first influenced by soul and funk music but it all changed when they saw Iggy and the Stoo
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Death: For The Whole World To See LP
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Blue Fog Eric's Trip: Peter (colour) LP
Out of print and unavailable for many years, one of the most memorable Eric’s Trip releases, aside from the “Love Tara” album, is the indie EP that introduced them to the world.

Their youthful energy, catchy songs, and noisy lo-fi recording techniques
Eric's Trip: Peter (colour) LP
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Ebalunga!!! Szabo, Gabor: Dreams LP
The long-awaited reissue of rare Eastern and psychedelic Jazz LP by the famous Hungarian guitarist, originally released in 1968. The first time, extended Edition with 2 bonus tracks: radio version of Fire Dance / Ferris Wheel from single 7” 1969. Gatefold
Szabo, Gabor: Dreams LP
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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
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Etats Unis Fluence: s/t LP
Fluence is the brainchild and first release of sound artist / provocateur Pascal Comelade. Recorded in Montpellier, France in 1974-1975, the project consists of exploratory electronic pieces in the Fripp & Eno vernacular with a Kosmische tinge.

“A Few
Fluence: s/t LP
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Domino Wyatt, Robert: Rock Bottom LP
Domino take great pride in reissuing Rock Bottom, originally released in 1974. Defiantly graceful, listening to Rock Bottom is like being invited into another person’s consciousness: fluid, deep, mesmerising and utterly unique.
Wyatt, Robert: Rock Bottom LP
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Spoon Can: Ege Bamyasi LP
Ege Bamyasi, originally released in 1972, is the fourth album from the German rock experimentalists and follow-up to their critically acclaimed 1971 album Tago Mago. The record finds the band transitioning from the edgy excursions of their earlier albums
Can: Ege Bamyasi LP
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Panegyric King Crimson: Red LP
King Crimson was conceived in November of 1968 and born on January 13th 1969 in the Fulham Palace Cafe, London (Robert Fripp/Ian McDonald/Greg Lake/Michael Giles/Pete Sinfield), coming to prominence after supporting The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park. Their
King Crimson: Red 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
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Wipers: Is This Real? LP
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Cherry Red Dinosaur Jr.: Where You Been: Deluxe Expanded Edition (Double Gatefold Blue Vinyl) LP
Gatefold; Blue vinyl. "Formed in 1984, Dinosaur Jr carved a singular path through the latter half of the 1980s and early 1990s, issuing a number of highly influential albums in the process before finding a home with Sire Records. Where You Been, their fif
Dinosaur Jr.: Where You Been: Deluxe Expanded Edition (Double Gatefold Blue Vinyl) LP
C$49.99
Astralwerks Eno, Brian: Taking Tiger Mountain (by strategy) LP
1974's Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy) is a loose concept album with topics ranging from espionage to the Chinese Communist revolution. To help guide production of the album, Brian Eno and the album's cover artist Peter Schmidt developed the highly in
Eno, Brian: Taking Tiger Mountain (by strategy) LP
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Universal Walker, Scott: Climate of Hunter LP
‘Climate of Hunter’ was considered by many as Scott’s ‘comeback’ solo album due to a self-imposed 10 year hiatus following the release of his 7th studio album, ‘We Had It All’ in 1974. Originally released in March 1984, it contains the single “Track Three
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Walker, Scott: Climate of Hunter LP
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WRWTFWW Ashikawa, Satoshi: Still Way LP
350gsm sleeve with selected UV high gloss varnish. Liner notes by Midori Takada, Satoshi Ashikawa, and Gareth Quinn Redmond. WRWTFWW Records announce the reissue of Satoshi Ashikawa's Still Way (Wave Notation 2). Initially released in 1982 as part of the
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Ashikawa, Satoshi: Still Way LP
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