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Hands in the Dark Lauten Der Seele: Die Reise Zur Monsalwasche LP
Christian Schoppik aka Läuten der Seele brings his “Water” trilogy to a close with his new album ‘Die Reise zur Monsalwäsche’ (The Journey to Monsalwäsche) following up ‘Die Mariengrotte als Trinkwasseraufbereitungsanlage’ (2022, Hands in the Dark) and ‘E
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Lauten Der Seele: Die Reise Zur Monsalwasche LP
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Dark Entries Cowley, Patrick: From Behind LP
In Friday!
Cybernetic disco maestro Patrick Cowley returns to Dark Entries with From Behind, a collection of grooving and ecstatic covers of 60s garage and soul cuts. Best known for his chart-topping disco anthems, Cowley left us with an incredible body
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Cowley, Patrick: From Behind LP
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Third Man Boris: Amplifier Worship (25th Anniversary - Lime Swirl) LP
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of Boris’ sonic marvel Amplifier Worship, Third Man Records is thrilled to present a one time pressing of this classic double LP on colored vinyl. Manufactured at Third Man Pressing in Detroit and housed inside a wonderfu
Boris: Amplifier Worship (25th Anniversary - Lime Swirl) LP
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Blank Forms Hennix, Catherine Christer: Further Selections from The Electric Harpsichord LP
Rediscovered and compiled for release shortly before her death in November 2023, "Further Selections from The Electric Harpsichord" presents a never-before-heard recording of composer and artist Catherine Christer Hennix's early magnum opus. Originally de
Hennix, Catherine Christer: Further Selections from The Electric Harpsichord LP
C$34.99
Numero Tsunami: Loud Is As (5LP-grey vinyl) LP
Sprung from the DC punk and politics that inspired Dischord, TeenBeat and the Riot Grrrl revolution, Washington, DC’s Tsunami crashed into the 90s with wit, distortion and a sharp-tongued feminist spirit. This five LP box set collects eleven 7"s, 4-track
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Tsunami: Loud Is As (5LP-grey vinyl) LP
C$119.99
Keenan, David: England's Hidden Reverse BOOK
Based on hundreds of hours of interviews with members of Coil, Nurse With Wound and Current 93 as well as contemporaries, friends and associates, EHR illuminates a shadowy English underground scene whose work accented peculiarities of Englishness through
Keenan, David: England's Hidden Reverse BOOK
C$44.99
Siltbreeze Dead C: Harsh 70s Reality LP
Originally seeing the light of day in April of 1992, Harsh 70s Reality was not just a high water mark for that year, but for the ages. Technically this was the band’s fourth long-play outing, and as a double-album, it followed (and was ever so slightly in
Dead C: Harsh 70s Reality LP
C$49.99
Rotorelief Nurse With Wound: Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table of A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella LP
Official reissue. New remastering vinyl of the 1979 LP by Colin Potter. Gatefold cover plus complete Nurse With Wound list on gatefold inner. This is the long-awaited vinyl re-issue of the timeless Nurse With Wound debut release from 1979. Described by So
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Nurse With Wound: Chance Meeting On A Dissecting Table of A Sewing Machine And An Umbrella LP
C$64.99
Dais Coil: Moon's Milk (In Four Phases) (3LP-red-in-clear) LP
First compiled as a double CD in 2002, 'Moon’s Milk (In Four Phases)' is a suite of four EPs that Coil released seasonally via their in-house Eskaton imprint across 1998. The line-up for these sessions were John Balance, Peter "Sleazy" Christopherson, Dre
Coil: Moon's Milk (In Four Phases) (3LP-red-in-clear) LP
C$74.99
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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Bada$$, Joey: 1999 (2LP-purple-in-tan coloured) LP
The debut mixtape from Pro Era crew member and Brooklyn MC, Joey Bada$$. Leaning into the golden era sound of hip-hop, Joey Bada$$ garnered widespread acclaim from some of Hip-Hop's most vaunted tastemakers by crafting a project that paid homage to the 90
Bada$$, Joey: 1999 (2LP-purple-in-tan coloured) LP
C$41.99
Wichita Ride: Nowhere LP
"Shoegaze legends Ride have announced the details of the reissues of their early classic albums via Wichita Recordings. These will be released on the 4th November and will include the first four EPs ('Ride, 'Play', 'Fall', and 'Today Forever'), plus their
Ride: Nowhere LP
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Castle Face Osees: A Foul Form LP
Box delayed, in early next week!
“Brain stem cracking scum-punk recorded tersely in the basement of my home. After a notoriously frustrating eon, the knee-jerk song path was aggressive and hooky. This is an homage to the punk bands we grew up on—the weir
Osees: A Foul Form LP
C$34.99
Blue Fog Elevator Through: Vague Premonition "Extra 2LP edition" LP
Recorded in autumn 1998 at Chemical Sound in Toronto, with Daryl Smith and mixed by Jack Endino, the "Vague Premonition" LP was Elevator's last album with Sub Pop, and is now fully remastered and sounding better than ever. The second LP in this package fe
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Elevator Through: Vague Premonition "Extra 2LP edition" LP
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SST Black Flag: Damaged LP
Damaged is the classic debut studio album by the American hardcore punk band Black Flag. SST Records released it December 1981.

Black Flag reached a new level of intensity and raw fury with this release. This could be Henry Rollins' lifetime highpoint.
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Black Flag: Damaged LP
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Cleopatra Guru Guru: UFO LP
Guru Guru was formed in 1968 as The Guru Guru Groove by Mani Neumeier (drums), Uli Trepte (bass), and Eddy Naegeli (guitar) (later replaced by American Jim Kennedy. By the time of Guru Guru's debut in 1970, Ax Genrich had replaced Kennedy to solidify the
Guru Guru: UFO LP
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DFA Gonzalez, Delia/Gavin Russom: The Days Of Mars LP
Double album of blissed out beatless Krautrock influenced soundscapes on DFA Records. The sounds on these recordings were made by layering live takes of keyboards & other instruments, many of which were designed and built specifically for this album. The
Gonzalez, Delia/Gavin Russom: The Days Of Mars LP
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Touch & Go Blonde Redhead: Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons LP
Forming in 1994, Blonde Redhead were thrown together following a chance meeting in New York between Japanese siren Kazu Makino and Milanese twin brothers, Amedeo and Simone Pace. Taking their name from a song by fellow New York no wave artists DNA, locati
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Blonde Redhead: Melody Of Certain Damaged Lemons LP
C$26.99
Roundtable D'Silva, Amancio: Sapana LP
It is widely accepted that the recorded musical output of Indian-born British guitarist Amancio D’Silva came to a premature closure with the landmark 1972 albums, Cosmic Eye and the unreleased masterpiece Konkan Dance. The Roundtable are here to prove oth
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D'Silva, Amancio: Sapana LP
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Dais Coil: Musick To Play In The Dark² LP
Few groups in recent history forged as confounding and alchemical a body of work as Coil, the partnership of Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson and John Balance. From album to album and phase to phase their recordings spelunk perplexing depths of esoteric indu
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Coil: Musick To Play In The Dark² LP
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Black Editions Takayanagi New Direction Unit, Masayuki: Eclipse LP
Masayuki Takayanagi was one of the truly iconoclastic musicians to emerge from Japan, or anywhere else, in the 20th Century. Though he won acclaim in the 1950s and '60s as a master of the electric guitar and jazz improvisation, Takayanagi was a restless s
Takayanagi New Direction Unit, Masayuki: Eclipse LP
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Black Editions Takayanagi, Masayuki/New Direction: Station '70: Call in Question/Live Independence BOX
With the cosmic-disco-drenched Burning Feeling, Steve Moore's high-gloss Lovelock project conjured one of the most slept-on albums of last decade. Chunky, neon-lit synths and crashing, spacey guitars ride chugging Italo basslines and smooth-yet-shuddering
Takayanagi, Masayuki/New Direction: Station '70: Call in Question/Live Independence BOX
C$89.99
Republic Roxy Music: Roxy Music (half-speed master) LP
Roxy Music's self-titled 1972 debut, one of two with Brian Eno still in the fold, exemplified the band's penchant for glamour, both in the lyrics and with the album cover of model Kari-Ann Muller, kick-starting a tradition of iconic album covers featuring
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Roxy Music: Roxy Music (half-speed master) LP
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Empire of Signs Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Music For Nine Post Cards LP
Despite his status as a key figure in the history of Japanese ambient music, Hiroshi Yoshimura remains tragically under-known outside of his home country. Empire of Signs – a new imprint co-helmed by Maxwell August Croy, Spencer Doran and distributed by L
Yoshimura, Hiroshi: Music For Nine Post Cards LP
C$34.99