Boo Boo Records

CDs + Vinyl:

Erol Alkan – Reworks Vol. 1 2xCD (PIAS America)

A throbbing 20-track collection of Alkans remixes of Tame Impala, New Order, Justice, MGMT, Hot Chip, Daft Punk, Connan Mockasin, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and others.

Asking Alexandria – Asking Alexandria CD (Sumerian)

Recorded producer Matt Good, Asking Alexandria’s self-titled fifth album is an unbridled celebration of acceptance, of the strength of diversity and the freedom of “leaning into the crazy” (as vocalist Danny Worsnop puts it), instead of struggling for conformity.

Atom^TM & Lisokot – Walzerzyklus CD (Raster Music)

Walzerzyklus’ seven tracks, created in collaboration with Russian singer Lisokot, are subdivided into three pieces of two-minutes each and four pieces of three-minutes each, intentionally reflecting the 3/4 time of a classic waltz. Throughout the release, Lisokot’s delicate vocals are put into different relations to Atom^TM‘s rather cool machine music, either complementing or contrasting each other. In the same line, the three shorter “leitmotifs” provide the main theme that is taken up repeatedly in the course of the release. [Vinyl edition due January 26.]

Biosphere – Shenzhou [Reissue/2002] 2xCD/3xLP (Biophon)

This expanded reissue of the Norwegian electronic composer’s 2002 album includes a bonus album The Samphire Tower.

Boosie BadAzz – BooPac 2xCD (Atlantic)

New double-disc album from the rapper. The 25-track collection features four guests: B. Will, Yung Bleu, London Jae, and Lee Banks.

John Butcher and Keiji Haino – Light Never Bright Enough CD/LP (Otoruoku)

Keiji Haino, one of the foremost exponents of the Japanese avant-garde, always provides a masterclass in constantly shifting improvisation. John Butcher is a saxophonist of rare grace and power, who has expanded the vocabulary of the saxophone far beyond the conventions of jazz and other musics, to encompass a staggering range of multi-phonics, overtones, percussive sounds, and electronic feedback.

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CDs + Vinyl:

Luther Allison – A Legend Never Dies Essential Recordings 1976-1997 7xCD+4xDVD/10xLP+4xDVD (Ruf)

A collection of essential albums Luther recorded after his Motown years commemorating the 20th anniversary of this blues legend’s passing.

Courtney Marie Andrews – On My Page [Reissue/2013] CD/LP (House Arrest)

Courtney Marie Andrews’ predecessor to the highly successful Honest Life (2016) is back in-print on CD and available on vinyl for the first time. For a decade or so Courtney was a session and backup singer and guitarist for nearly 40 artists – from Jimmy Eat World to Damien Jurado – but she never stopped writing her own material. Picking up admirers like Ryan Adams (who called her “a phenomenal songwriter”) along the way, she quietly earned a reputation as a songwriter’s songwriter.

Arcturus – Sideshow Symphonies [Reissue/2005] CD+DVD (Season Of Mist)

Originally thought of as a black metal super group, Arcturus is one of the world’s premiere progressive metal bands. Their fourth album, 2005’s Sideshow Symphonies, has been remastered, and paired with the long out-of-print Shipwrecked In Oslo DVD (a professionally recorded live show from September 2005).

Atomic Bitchwax – Force Field CD/LP (Tee Pee)

Featuring the powerhouse rhythm section from legendary space lords Monster Magnet, The Atomic Bitchwax plays balls-to-the-wall rock ‘n’ roll that smashes space rock and proto-metal into a towering celebration of the riff. The New Jersey power trio’s high-energy, scale-based guitar mangling hits astronomical levels on Force Field, with full-stack amps pushing out dangerous levels of blown-out metallic mayhem.

Debbie Boone – You Light Up My Life [Reissue/1977] CD (Real Gone Music)

This seminal soft-rock LP reached #6 on the strength of the title smash, which set a record by claiming the #1 spot for 10 weeks. This remastered 40^th anniversary reissue (and CD debut) adds 13 bonus B-sides, Motown singles by The Boone Girls, unissued tracks and more.

Apollo Brown & Planet Asia – Anchovies CD/2xLP (Mello Music)

Anchovies aren’t for everybody. They’re greasy, smelly, salty and oily. Some people love them. Some people hate them. Apollo Brown & Planet Asia’s new collaboration album took inspiration from these polarizing fish and created a project that takes a certain palette to enjoy. Class hip-hop meets minimalism.

Luke Bryan – What Makes You Country CD (Capitol Nashville)

Sixth album from the four-time Entertainer of the Year winner and CMA Entertainer of the Year

Nominee.

Carpathian Forest – The F**king Evil Years 3xCD (Season Of Mist)

Between 2003 and 2006, Carpathian Forest released two milestones of black metal – Defending The Throne Of Evil and F**k You All!!! respectively – as well the Skjend Hans Lik rarities compilation in 2004. Long sold-out on CD, these three black gems are collected on this three-CD set.

A Certain Ratio – The Graveyard And The Ballroom [Reissue/1980] CD/2xLP (Mute)

A Certain Ratio – To Each… [Reissue/1981] CD/LP (Mute)

A Certain Ratio – Force [Reissue/1986] CD/LP (Mute)

CD and vinyl reissues of the British post-punk band’s first, second and fifth albums. A Certain Ratio was one of the first groups to sign to the legendary Factory Records in Manchester. Whilst many credit New Order and The Happy Mondays as the groups who brought dance music into the sound of Manchester (later Madchester!), it was in fact A Certain Ratio who were there from the beginning. [Limited colored vinyl pressings of To Each… and Force also available.]

Collective Soul – Live CD (Suretone)

First proper live album of the group’s 25-year career. [Vinyl edition due February 16.]

Bing Crosby – New Tricks [Reissue/1957] CD (UMe)

Bing Crosby – Above My Souvenirs: More Treasures From The Crosby Archive 2xCD (UMe)

New Tricks is the last original Crosby album issued while Bing was working for Decca Records. This reissue includes 12 bonus tracks. Among My Souvenirs is a collection of 35 previously unissued recordings spanning Bing’s entire career. The set includes outtakes, live recordings, and radio and television performances. Both are part of the ongoing reissue series from the Bing Crosby Archive and UMe.

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CDs + Vinyl:

Action Bronson – Blue Chips 7000 CD (Atlantic)

Bronsolino is getting back to basics with the style of Queens rap that brought him to the forefront of hip-hop five years ago. Guests include Rick Ross, Meyhem Lauren, Jah Tiger, and Big Body Bes.

Brix & The Extricated – Part 2 CD/LP+MP3 (Blang)

Formed by the visionary Brix Smith Start (vocals/guitar) and legendary bass player Stephen Hanley, Brix & the Extricated also features Paul Hanley on drums, which reignites the Hanley Brother powerhouse rhythm section. The addition of Steve Trafford on guitar has brought together these influential, former members of The Fall. Completing the line-up is hugely talented Irish guitarist Jason Brown. [Limited colored vinyl pressing also available.]

Blutengel – Black CD (Out Of Line)

The dark pop anthem “Black,” off the album Leitbild is the title track and starting point for Blutengel’s brand-new mini-album, which also contains five new and previously unreleased songs from the Berlin-based group.

Danielle Bradbery – I Don’t Believe We’ve Met CD (BMX)

Multi-faceted artist Danielle Bradbery steps out and into her own with an album that infuses her pop, R&B, soul and country influences. The Texas-native got her start as the winner of Season 4 of NBC’s The Voice, where she soon found success with her singles “The Heart Of Dixie” and “Young In America” off her 2013 self-titled album.

Grayson Capps – Scarlett Roses CD/LP (The Royal Potato Family)

Scarlett Roses is the acclaimed Alabama songwriter’s sixth studio album and his first solo release in six years. Throughout the collection, Capps showcases the kind of understated brilliance that can blossom when creativity is detached from expectation, when songs are truly given the space and time to find their writer.

Causa Sui – Vibraciones Doradas CD/LP (El Paraiso)

New album from the Danish instrumental psych-rock/stoner rock band. Vintage Sabbath-isms filtered through a distinctively post-modern ethos. [Limited mint green colored vinyl pressing also available.]

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