Fresh Grabs

Rip_City said:
Finding myself wading more and more towards the esoteric side...a vinyl purge might be upcoming.

June Acquisitions

Ambient selections

Brendan Eder Ensemble - Therapy
Nivhek - After its own death/Walking in a spiral towards the house
Steve Roach - Dreamtime Return

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I came across another favorite in the past few weeks from this year released in Q1. Therapy by Brendan Eder Ensemble is a serene, gently performed orchestral movements that borders on spiritual. Enjoyed it a lot, and I have MP to thank as per usual.
Nivhek is an alias of Liz Harris (Grouper). This 2xLP set is a soundtrack to a film that I've never seen (or heard of) before. She describes this music as "a requiem, a ritual, to unlock and release feelings."
Found a repress of one of the ambient/new age legend's best works, Dreamtime Return at MP. With that, I think I have enough of Roach's tunes on LP to keep me satisfied for a long time...certainly the essential ones.


Avantgarde selections

Kali Malone - Living Torch
Arthur Russell - Picture of Bunny Rabbit
La Monte Young, Marian Zazeela - 31 VII 69 10:26 - 10:49 PM / 23 VIII 64 2:50:45 - 3:11 AM The Volga Delta

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One of my favorite recent minimal/drone releases in recent years got repressed, and is now finally in my library. Living Torch is a disturbing, layered work that leaves you in a dissociative state in its stead that few others do.
The recent archival release of Arthur Russell's work is mind-bogglingly amazing. More unearthed demos and experiments from his World of Echo era, which still sound as mind-bendingly inventive today as the mother album must have been decades ago.
The reissue of these two sidelong recordings from avantgarde architect La Monte Young were done very well from the ever consistent Superior Viaduct.


Miscellaneous selections

Cindy Lee - What's Tonight to Eternity
Sam Gendel, Sam Wilkes - Music for Saxofone & Bass Guitar
Joe Pass - For Django
Strawberry Switchblade - Strawberry Switchblade

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Cindy Lee's music is like a more claustrophobic Broadcast. Probably a wise decision to have waited a year to try this one after now having absorbed the music of the latter. A grower, but rewarding.
I saw a few people talking about + spinning the Gendel/Wilkes collab on the forum, and surprisingly MP also recommended it to me early in the month. For only $18, I figured why not. Definitely enjoying it, similar feeling to what listening to J Dilla does for me.
SoV shenanigans partially led to the Joe Pass record shown above x2. I actually don't like it that much upon trying a few tracks, so at least one copy will get the boot to a local, with the other likely following suit.
I can't believe that MP got a copy of this amazing synthpop gem! Strawberry Switchblade was a short-lived synthpop group of Jill Bryson and Rose McDowall. Despite this self-titled LP being their only studio album, they were a precursor to fringe culture/scene fashion, with this album's artwork being a strong indicator. "Since Yesterday," "Another Day" and "Secrets" are all jams. It's never been repressed since the 80s.
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That Arthur Russell is finally out?

Good news
 
I went by local over my break to grab the new Phish reissue and quickly thumbed through their recent arrival’s and found a Test Pressing of The Best of Muddy Waters looks to be the test pressing of the 2017 RSD release that Sundazed put out. It’s pressed at RTI and cut by @MikeH hero Kevin Grey and the best part was it was only $25 bucks! Though it looks like I am gonna need to make a Discogs entry for it. Still kind of a cool find and it sounds amazing.
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Muddy Waters - The Best Of Muddy Waters

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2017 Vinyl release of "The Best Of Muddy Waters" on Discogs.
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TenderLovingKiller® said:
I went by local over my break to grab the new Phish reissue and quickly thumbed through their recent arrival’s and found a Test Pressing of The Best of Muddy Waters looks to be the test pressing of the 2017 RSD release that Sundazed put out. It’s pressed at RTI and cut by @MikeH hero Kevin Grey and the best part was it was only $25 bucks! Though I looks like I am gonna need to make a Discogs entry for it. Still kind of a cool find and it sounds amazing.
www.discogs.com

Muddy Waters - The Best Of Muddy Waters

View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2017 Vinyl release of "The Best Of Muddy Waters" on Discogs.
www.discogs.com www.discogs.com
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threesunrises said:
Saw Princeton Record Exchange's instagram post 8 minutes after it went up. No hesitation, I jumped into my car and drove there in the hopes that this wouldn't be gone in the 25 minutes it takes me to get there. Sealed. Well under fair market value.

First spin and it sounds fantastic!
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i really need to go to Princeton Record Exchange at some point. It's just a little too far to make it an easy trip for me!
 
threesunrises said:
Saw Princeton Record Exchange's instagram post 8 minutes after it went up. No hesitation, I jumped into my car and drove there in the hopes that this wouldn't be gone in the 25 minutes it takes me to get there. Sealed. Well under fair market value.

First spin and it sounds fantastic!
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Nice! Hitchiker is one of my favorites!
 
threesunrises said:
Saw Princeton Record Exchange's instagram post 8 minutes after it went up. No hesitation, I jumped into my car and drove there in the hopes that this wouldn't be gone in the 25 minutes it takes me to get there. Sealed. Well under fair market value.

First spin and it sounds fantastic!
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It's a couple months old, but could be a fun read if you haven't seen it...
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Record Shopping in New Jersey: A Playlist From a Fresh Haul

Thumbing through the crates at the Princeton Record Exchange, and rediscovering albums by Stevie Wonder, Linda Ronstadt, Broadcast and Merle Haggard.
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On a road trip with the wife to explore a bit more of Georgia and finally visit Savannah.

First stop was Augusta, where I swung by Grantski Records. I found a limited UK pressing of Electric Wizard - Black Masses, with a small tear on the jacket but the discs look great. And I grabbed Lee Bains + The Glory Fires - Dereconstructed. Apparently they both came from the same collection. The guy sold everything to buy a drum kit and go on tour with his band.

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This morning we made it to Savannah and I went to Graveface Records, where I picked up a mystery box with 3 LPs, 2 ten inches, and a tee shirt for $40.
Mine had Milk Money - Dosh, Haley Bonar - Last War, Closeness - Personality Therapy, Sbarro Hottopic - Lazer Comb, Jonathan Meiburg - Why I Love My Home

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