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Tricky – Pre-Millennium Tension [Expanded Edition] (2016)
Remastered sophomore release from trip-hop legend and Massive Attack co-founder contains three non-album B-Sides and two classic remixes. Maxinquaye was an unexpected hit in England, launching a wave...
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Varvara – Death Defying Tricks (2016)
In Hamina, Southeast Finland stands a statue of Varvara Schantin (1870-1941), who was born in Russia but became a native of the small town in later life. Schantin handed out food and refreshments to...
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Master Wilburn Burchette – Occult Concert (1971, Reissue 2016)
Master Wilburn Burchette was first known from his ads, hidden in the back pages of Fate Magazine, Beyond Reality, and Gnostica News. On offer: Burchett’s seven-part, block-printed “Psychic Meditation...
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LP – Death Valley EP (2016)
By now, most know the story of Laura Pergolizzi – a.k.a LP – the Long Island native who went from critically acclaimed-but-hard-on-her-luck singer-songwriter to renowned songwriter for the superstars,...
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Odd Nosdam – Sisters (2016)
Once known as one of the primary architects of the Anticon sound, Odd Nosdam has largely explored other pastures since his last album for the label, 2009’s T.I.M.E. Soundtrack. He’s produced a few...
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Odd Nosdam – Music for Raising (2016)
Anticon co-founder Odd Nosdam is a prolific beatmaker known for his atmospheric, pastoral productions that draw from shoegaze and ambient as well as hip-hop and dub. …The new album, titled Music for...
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Cosmonauts – A-OK! (2016)
Spacy Los Angeles quartet Cosmonauts return with their fourth long-player, 2016’s A-OK! An outlier on the Burger Records roster, Cosmonauts eschew the lackadaisical “good enough for a cassette”...
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Wovenhand – Star Treatment (2016)
David Eugene Edwards has been an exceptionally enigmatic figure since he first began to infuse country, Americana, and dark folk with an unparalleled intensity. What started with 16 Horsepower during...
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Snowblink – Returning Current (2016)
Snowblink are purveyors of tranquility. The last two albums from the Toronto/L.A. duo Daniela Gesundheit and Dan Goldman, 2008’s Long Live and 2012’s Inner Classics, were steady productions of...
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Liz Longley – Weightless (2016)
Weightless, the second Sugar Hill offering from singer/songwriter Liz Longley, offers a natural evolution in her sound. Produced by Bill Reynolds (Band of Horses, Avett Brothers), this date uses the...
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Myrkur – Mausoleum (2016)
M, one-woman black metal act Myrkur‘s debut long-player, was one of the most hotly discussed genre recordings of 2015. More often than not, conversation and criticism centered around the abundant...
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The Scientists – A Place Called Bad (2016)
In 2016, when The Numero Group released the comprehensive box set A Place Called Bad, The Scientists had mostly faded from the indie rock landscape. While their influence was widely felt in the music...
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Chris Farren – Can’t Die (2016)
Though he’s played in popular bands Fake Problems and Antarctigo Vespucci — and he’s become well- known for his inventive merch, including his take on the classic The Smiths shirt — Chris Farren is...
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Harrison – Checkpoint Titanium (2016)
If you’ve been following Toronto producer Harrison since his days as a teenager posting funk edits to SoundCloud, his debut full-length album feels like a big step forward. Last year’s Colors EP found...
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Arc Iris – Moon Saloon (2016)
Art-pop power trio Arc Iris show little regard for painting within the lines on their ambitious sophomore LP, Moon Saloon. The lingering tones of Americana that marked their impressive 2014 debut have...
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Wooden Indian Burial Ground – How’s Your Favorite Dreamer (2016)
In time honoured fashion Wooden Indian Burial Ground manage to avoid the potential pitfall of a troublesome second album by releasing one that may be even more unhinged than their debut. The fact that...
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Weasel Walter Large Ensemble – Igneity: After the Fall of Civilization (2016)
Igneity, self-released but sharing graphic commonality with discs on Weasel Walter’s dearly-departed ugEXPLODE label, is the ninth orchestral work that the composer has assembled (including a couple...
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Dead Rabbits – Everything Is a Lie (2016)
Formed in 2011 by Tom Hayes and Neil Atkinson who assume guitar and vocal duties, Southampton’s Dead Rabbits then recruited Colin Fox on bass, Suzanne Sims on drums and Paul Seymour on keys. They are a...
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Peter Baumann – Trans Harmonic Nights (1979, Remastered 2016)
Peter Baumann came to prominence as a key member of Tangerine Dream, joining Edgar Froese and Chris Franke in the group in 1971 and making his debut on the album Zeit. In 1976 he embarked on a solo...
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Peter Baumann – Romance ’76 (1976, Remastered 2016)
While still a member of Tangerine Dream, Peter Baumann released his first solo album, Romance ’76. It’s not far removed from the music that TD was making at the time — in fact, references to Rubycon,...
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