New Releases for January 6, 2015
CDs + Vinyl:
Maurizio Bianchi – Untitled 1980/Untitled 2013 CD (Important)
CD reissue of cassette-only Untitled 1980 by Italian pioneer of noise and industrial music, paired with a 2013 re-working of the original material into four entirely new compositions.
Blackguard – Storm CD (Victory)
New album from the Canadian death metal band.
Catfish And The Bottlemen – The Balcony CD/LP (Communion)
“If it’s a nostalgia trip to 2004 you’re after, then look no further than this Llandudno rock group’s debut. What The Balcony lacks in subtlety (‘Craving your calls like a soldier’s wife’) and elegance (‘your friends can f##king do one’), it makes up for in confidence. Well produced, its burly riffs and youthful energy recall the turbocharged feeling of a fresher’s week club night. That may not suggest the most cultured sound, but it is far from lifeless. Unlike the Kaisers and Courteeners’s success with their indie rock 2.0, there’s something more stubbornly retrospective about this album.” – The Guardian
Cybotron – Cybotron [Reissue/1976] CD/LP (Dual Planet)
Recently released on vinyl – now available on CD. Digitally remastered edition of the 1976 debut album from the legendary Australian electronic duo. Cybotron was the synthesis of progressive rock and electronic music experimentation. Conceived by pioneers of the Australian electronic underground, Steve Maxwell Von Braund and keyboardist Geoff Green, together they produced a series of mind-altering cosmic albums throughout the 1970s which set the tone for the minimal wave and electronic post punk scene of early 1980s Melbourne. Part Tangerine Dream, part Ash Ra Tempel, Cybotron channeled the spirit of Krautrock to create their own unique brand of throbbing komische electronica rivaling the futuristic vision of their German counterparts.
Redd Foxx – You Gotta Wash Your Ass [Reissue/1976] CD (Real Gone Music)
Digitally remastered reissue of this 1976 album from the comedian/actor. Ne’er a truer word was spoken. And, lest someone be offended by the title of this album, let’s just remember that this is Redd Foxx, the guy who practically invented off-color humor.
Dylan Gardner – Adventures In Real Time CD/LP (WB)
“Simply put, this is one hell of an accomplished debut. If Gardner’s occasionally guilty of wearing his influences a little too enthusiastically on his sleeve (the record’s first lines are ‘I’ll be John and you be Yoko’) and there’s a puppyish eagerness to the aggressively layered production, the overall effect is more ingratiating than irritating. Gardner’s energy is infectious, and no matter how hard these arrangements push the line between clever and cluttered, they never let you forget that there are honest-to-God songs keeping things anchored under all the oohs, aahs, and handclaps. You can tell they were built from the ground up rather than bloated out as a misguided means to an end.” — Popdose
Go Dark – Bitchsword CD (Abandoned Building)
Bitchsword, is the debut EP from Oakland duo Go Dark (Doseone and Ash). Go Dark met on the streets of Oakland one eve when they stopped to watch the same street fight. Amidst the pushes and shoves, sticks and jabs the two made eye contact and noticed the other one smiling back at them. A moment of telepathy occurred in which they said let’s make some music. They’ve been thrashing buttons and cutting analog kick-drum-centric electronic music ever since.
