Ecstatic Music of the Jemaa El Fna on Sublime Frequencies
June 04, 2010 - 09:10 AM
I'm glad you asked. Some treats in on all formats:

Celer - Dwell in Possibility (vinyl, ltd to 420 copies; "Over a relatively short period of time, Celer's catalogue has amounted to a major presence in the field of ambient music, and this fine limited edition LP will only add to the duo's prestige within the genre." - Boomkat)
Z'EV - As / If / When (vinyl)
Max Richter - 24 Postcards (vinyl)
V/A - Ecstatic Music of the Jemaa El Fna (vinyl, Sublime Frequencies)
For centuries, the Jemaa El Fna (Rendezvous of the Dead) has remained the stage for one of the most spectacular social forums on the planet. By day, this central square in the city of Marrakesh, one of Morocco's great imperial cities, fosters a kaleidoscope of entertainment for its local inhabitants; storytellers, acrobats, magicians and snake charmers all create intriguing displays of bewitching spectacle. As the sun sets, the evening grows frantic with the pulse of the crowd; it is then that the night musicians set up. Free from the restrictions and expectations of light entertainment for a tourist crowd, these musicians manifest ecstatic performances that animate the audience and players alike. The groups represented on this album; Troupe Majidi, Amal Saha, and Mustapha Mahjoub, are working and carrying the torch of their musical heroes nightly in the square. These songs come from the repertoire of Morocco's greatest musical exports: Nass El Ghiwane, Lemchaheb, Jil Jilala, Larssad, and many others from the Chaabi (Moroccan popular music) canon and are given a raw, emotional and fiery interpretation. Instruments are powered by car batteries and blown out through megaphone speakers. These recordings represent a rare opportunity to hear this music at such close proximity taking in all the power and passion of the performances. The raw fidelity captures an unflinching immersion of what is simply some of the greatest street music on earth.

On CD we've got the latest releases from:

Broken Social Scene
Band of Horses
Court Yard Hounds
Keith Jarret / Charlie Haden
Hold Steady
Japandroids
Rolling Stones
KD Lang
The National
Jack Johnson


&

Jasper TX - Black Sheep
Grouper - Dragging a Dead Deer Up a Hill

&

Two nice Mosaic Box Sets, both ltd to 5000 each:

Curtis Amy
McCoy Tyner

The latest from Hollywood is also in on DVD and Blu-Ray: Alice In Wonderland and Avatar.

Revanche and other Criterion DVD titles
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May 19, 2010 - 09:49 AM
Heap O' DVDs just came in. Check this list:

- On The Buses Complete
- League of Gentlemen Complete
- Red Dwarf Complete
- The Coffin Joe Trilogy
- Nosferatu (2 disc Kino)
- Suspiria (Out of Print 3 disc)
- Guinea Pig Box Set
- Rumpole of the Bailey Complete

Criterions

- Naked Lunch
- Fiend Without a Face
- The Vanishing
- Monsters and Madmen
- The Third Man
- The Blob
- Equinox
- Diabolique
- The Devil & Daniel Webster
- Carnival Of Souls
- Seventh Seal
- Viridiana
- Adventures Of Antoine Doinel
- The Wages of Fear
- Revanche

We've got about two dozen other Criterion titles in stock as well.

Billy Wilder's Ace in the Hole on Criterion DVD
January 27, 2010 - 08:01 PM
We got a heap of Crits in from our supplier today. Here's a list:

The Human Condition
The 400 Blows
Autumn Afternoon
Bottle Rocket
That Hamilton Woman
Ace in the Hole
Walker
8 1/2
Downhill Racer
My Dinner With Andre


Pierrot Le Fou (Blu Ray)
Gimme Shelter (Blu Ray)
Kagemusha (Blu Ray)
Repulsion (Blu Ray)

And the Eclipse box of Alexander Korda films.

In addition, these audio titles are now on the floor:

Beach House - Teen Dream (CD+DVD or LP+DVD)
Los Campinsenos! - Romance is Boring (2LP w/ Download Code)
Low - Great Destroyer (LP)
RL Burnside - Come On In (LP)
Lee Morgan - Sidewinder (LP+CD)
Earth - Earth 2 (LP)
Mudhoney - Superfuzz Bigmuff (LP)

And restock of these LPs:

Kraftwerk - Tour De France
Iron and Wine - The Creek Drank the Cradle
Radiohead - Pablo Honey
Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Beach Boys - Summer Days (And Summer Nights)

Tomorrow should see these LPs arrive late afternoon:

Dead Kennedys - Frankenchrist
Dead Kennedys - Give Me Convenience...
Sweep The Leg Johnny - Going Down Swinging
Jay-Z - Black Album
Queen - A Night At The Opera
Queen - A Day At the Races
Queen - Queen 2
John Lee Hooker - My Story

And these CDs:

James Blackshaw - The Glass Bead Game
Yndi Halda - Enjoy Eternal Bliss

Nigeria 70 on CD and DVD
January 07, 2010 - 02:49 PM
Today will be a heavy day for new vinyl stock. A large list of what's expected is below.

In addition, yesterday saw the arrival of the following CD and Blu-Ray box sets:

- Waylon Jennings - The Journey: Destiny's Child (6 CDs; Bear Family)
- Louis Prima, Keely Smith, Sam Butera - The Capital Years (8 CDs; Bear Family)
- Various Artists - A Shot in the Dark: Nashville Jumps: Blues & Rhythm on Nashville Indepedent Labels (8 CDs; Bear Family)
- Various Artists - Motown: The Complete Singles, Vols. 2: 1962 (Limited to 8000 copies), 6: 1966 (Limited to 6000 copies; out of print), and 10: 1970 (Limited to 8000 copies) (5 CDs and 1x7" each; Hip-O Select)
- Miles Davis - Complete In A Silent Way Sessions
- Rolling Stones - Singles, 1963 - 1965, Singles, 1965 - 1967, and Singles, 1968 - 1971

- Star Trek, The Original Series, Season 1 (Blu-ray)
- Star Trek, The Original Series, Season 2 (Blu-ray)

Some interesting used CDs came in as well (you know, in addition to the hundreds of interesting things we see every week):

The Nigeria '70 3 disc set--two CDs and a DVD which has a documentary on the country's music. As far as I can make out, the two disc version is still in print but this 3 disc one is not. It's on Strut, so is a UK import as well.

Three volumes of the Verve France: Free America series came in. Here's an article on the series in Jazz Times and another in All About Jazz. The titles we received were Art Ensemble of Chicago's Certain Blacks, and one title each from Clifford Thornton and Frank Wright. These CDs were obviously released in France and are numbered, limited to 3500 numbered copies. We've put a premium price on these; they're in perfect shape.

As for the vinyl, I think the following will be in boxes that arrive today:

- Devendra Banhart - Oh Me Oh My The Day Goes By
- Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day (LP + 7")
- Serge Gainsbourg - Histoire de Melody Nelson (180g)
- Girl Talk - Night Ripper (2LP, limited ed)
- Simon Joyner - Songs for the New Year
- The Knife - Silent Shout
- Lady Gaga - The Fame
- Pelican - March Into the Sea
- Set Fire to Flames - Telegraphs In Negative / Mouths Trapped in Static (2LP)
- Velvet Underground - Loaded (180g), VU and Nico (180g), VU and Nico (Mono)
- Scott Walker - Scott, Scott 2, Scott 3, and Scott 4
- Mazzy Star - She Hangs Brightly
- Deep Listening Band - Then & Now Now & Then (2LP, Ltd to 500)
- Tim Buckley - Greetings From L.A.
- Budos Band - s/t
- Elmore James - The Sky is Crying
- Johnny Cash - The Sun Singles (6 x 7" box set)
- Boris - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits (Ltd. ed. 7")

As well as restocks of:

- Them Crooked Vultures - s/t
- Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
- Husker Du - Zen Arcade
- Soundgarden - Badmotofinger
- Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of The Decline (2LP), Avec Laudenum, The Tired Sounds Of... (2LP)
- Pavement - Slanted and Enchanted (180g)
- Jimi Hendrix - Are You Experienced (2LP), Band of Gypsies (140g), and Axis: Bold As Love
- John Coltrane - A Love Supreme

We also managed to find one more copy of Nadja's out of print 2LP 180g Radiance of Shadows. Limited to 750 copies.

These are also in the wind and may arrive today but could be as late as next week:

- Cinematic Orchestra - Everyday
- Red Hot Chili Peppers - Freakey Styley and Uplift Mojo...
- Radiohead - The Bends
- Radiohead - Kid A

Some nice blues:

- Mississippi Fred McDowell - Mama Said I'm Crazy
- Joe Callicott - Ain't A Gonna Lie to You
- Scott Dunbar - From Lake Mary
- Heartless Bastards - Stairs and Elevators
- Sweet Tea - s/t
- Elmo Williams - Takes One to Know One

And restocks of:

- MF Doom - MM Food
- Dinosaur Jr. - Beyond
- Kraftwerk - Autobhan
- Kraftwerk - Radio Activity
- Kraftwerk - Man Machine
- Kraftwerk - Tour De France
- Kraftwerk - Europe Express


Charlie Brown Christmas
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December 18, 2009 - 03:36 PM
Over the past few days we've had some interesting items come in which might make nice Christmas Gifts. Here's a list:

DVD

- The Shield (Complete Series)
- Transformers (Complete TV Series)
- Wizard of Oz 70th Anniversary box
- Gone With the Wind 70th Anniversary box
- It's The Garry Shandling Show (complete)

Vinyl

John Lee Hooker - This is My Story ... Sings the Blues
Link Wray - Early Recordings
John Coltrane - Coltrane Jazz (regular and 180g), Live at the Village Vanguard Again!, Coltrane's Sound
Vince Guaraldi Trio - Charlie Brown Christmas
Husker Du - Land Speed Record
Jay-Z - Black Album

And we're down to our last vinyl copy of each of the following:

Various Artists - Light: On the South Side (Won't have any more till around February)
Tom Waits - Orphans 7LP set (will not be restocking this so this is your last chance)
Abner Jay - Story of Abner Jay

The Mississippi Records stuff I mentioned recently will hit the floor Saturday.


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