Road Records newsletter July 30th 2009

Welcome to this weeks Road Records newsletter.

Another busy week around here in Road Records. We had the amazingly talented C. Joynes in earlier in the week for a rather stunning acoustic in store and if you get this in time we will have Wallis Bird on Thursday [30th July] at 6.30pm.
Antony and the Johnsons have a limited edition 7” out this week featuring his rather bizarre cover of “Crazy In Love” by Beyonce, we don’t have many so get ordering quickly. Another single on the limited edition list comes from former Arab Strab man Malcolm Middleton, his new single “Zero” comes on white vinyl and there are also sure to run out pretty quickly. The classic Aphex Twin collection “Selected Ambient Works” has just been remastered and is now reissued, its been out of print for a few years now. The new Cornershop single is now in stock and we will hopefully have copies of their brand new album tomorrow too. James Blackshaw fans should take note of his new project under the name “Brethren Of The Free Spirit” in collaboration with Dutch lute player Jozef Van Wissem. The new Billy Childish double cd retrospective is now in stock, we have already run out of the triple vinyl version but we will have more by the end of next week, promise. God Help The Girl have a new single out this week, a brand new version of “Funny Little Frog” which appeared on a Belle And Sebastian album a few years back. Interpol fans probably are already aware of the fact that their singer Paul Banks has a new project going at the moment under the name of Julian Plenti, the debut album is now in stock and the cd is on special offer this week for only €12.99. There is a real treat instore for fans of mellow late night electronica this week with highlights coming from Manual, Melodium and also Library Tapes. There is a new [and very very limited] 10” out this week as part of the Blast First Petite series of Suicide tributes, this one features doom rock legends Sunn O with Pan Sonic. We have managed to get our hands of some of the white vinyl pressings of the recent Pains Of Being Pure At Heart album. The former God Machine frontman Robin Proper Sheppard is back with a new album under his Sophia moniker, the album comes on cd and vinyl with a limited edition double cd also in stock. The new Wild Beasts album on Domino is on special offer this week for only €12.99 on cd, we will have some vinyl copies next week sometime for you. We are cheating again with our single of the week as we are giving the award to a mini album rather than a single [sorry]. Yim Yames aka Jim James from My Morning Jacket has just released a six track mini album of George Harrison covers and its so beautiful that we have decided to pretend its only a single. Fans of Aidan Baker [Nadja] will love his new project under the name ARC, the album features a live collaboration between Baker, Christophe Kukiel and Richard Baker. Julian Cope has a new band and a new album out this week under the name of Black Sheep, the album is now in stock on double cd and double vinyl on the Invada label. Finally, our album of the week goes to a new Dublin based outfit called Legion Of Two. The band featues the many talents of former Decal member Alan O’Boyle and drummer / percussionist David Lacey, its released on the Planet Mu label and features a sublime mix of old doom rock, dub and darkly evil electronica.

That’s my lot for this week, have a good one !


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Road Records weekly club night
We are now running a weekly sponsored club night in Hogans Bar.
Every Sunday night we will have special guests [friends, musicians, staff and customers] djing across the road in Hogans from 9pm to 12.30pm
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This weeks guest dj goes under the name “Savage Sounds”, he has a real name but we are not telling you. In his own words
“I DJ'd in the 12th Lock in Castleknock for 2 years,Reynards,Whelans, and various one-offs around town, house parties etc.
Used to drum in various bands for years.The music on Sunday should be eclectic as hell - Everything except classical/Opera/Country'n'Irish!”


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The Weekly Specials – Every week we will have a selected number of album on special offer, stricly first come first serve as numbers will be limited.
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Julian plenti-Julian plenti is skyscraper-Julian plenti is basically a new solo project from interpol frontman paul banks. Recorded in 2008 in brooklyn with the help of mike stroud from ratatat, sam fogarino also of interpol and striker manley from stiff jesus. It shouldnt really come as any great surprise to know that quite a lot of this album actually sounds rather like interpol albeit in a slightly more subdued stripped down mood. There are plenty of guitar heavy new wave moments in here but banks also takes the mood down a notch with a few piano led ballads almost calling to mind some of the later talk talk sounds. Try to imagine interpol without drums with little bits of added post rock elements and plenty of shimmering shoegaze like guitars. July 2009-Cd-Matador-€12.99

Legion of two-Riffs-Brand new project fronted by the former decal member alan o boyle and joined by irish based percussionist david lacey. This is an album of both haunting and dreamlike sounds with hints of early godflesh mingling with some lovely ambient shoegazing like vibes. At times it kind of reminds me of a slightly heavier take on the likes of jesu. Sounding like the most evil doom rock transferred to fuzzy analog synths with lots of dreamy shimmering guitar effects. The odd track even delves into some trance like mix of doom rock and synthy prog with some truly evil bass sounds. Its all quite hypnotic and almost dubby when put together featuring the perfect battle between live drums and heavily processed electronic sounds. This is a truly superb collection from two very forward thinking musicians. July 2009-Cd-Planet mu-€12.99

Legion of two-Riffs [double vinyl]-Brand new project fronted by the former decal member alan o boyle and joined by irish based percussionist david lacey. This is an album of both haunting and dreamlike sounds with hints of early godflesh mingling with some lovely ambient shoegazing like vibes. At times it kind of reminds me of a slightly heavier take on the likes of jesu. Sounding like the most evil doom rock transferred to fuzzy analog synths with lots of dreamy shimmering guitar effects. The odd track even delves into some trance like mix of doom rock and synthy prog with some truly evil bass sounds. Its all quite hypnotic and almost dubby when put together featuring the perfect battle between live drums and heavily processed electronic sounds. This is a truly superb collection from two very forward thinking musicians. July 2009-2lp-Planet mu-€14.99

Lightning dust-Infinite light-The second album from lightning dust on the jag jaguwar label. The band is basically an offshoot of black mountain, featuring members amber webber and joshua wells. The album features some lovely laid back rootsy kind of folk based sounds with the odd hint of the likes of mazzy star or marissa nadler from time to time. Their use of lots of lush string sounds on some tracks gives the album a lovely orchestral feel. July 2009-Cd-Jag jaguwar-€13.99

Lightning dust-Infinite light [with bonus mp3 download coupon]-The second album from lightning dust on the jag jaguwar label. The band is basically an offshoot of black mountain, featuring members amber webber and joshua wells. The album features some lovely laid back rootsy kind of folk based sounds with the odd hint of the likes of mazzy star or marissa nadler from time to time. Their use of lots of lush string sounds on some tracks gives the album a lovely orchestral feel. Comes with a bonus mp3 download of all tracks. July 2009-Lp-Jag jaguwar-€13.99

Suicide with sunn o, pan sonic and stephen burroughs-Che-Very very limited clear vinyl 10 inch only release as part of the black first petite ongoing series of suicide related eps. Side one features sunn o and pan sonic covering the suicide classic che. The flip side features a live version of thirteen crosses recorded in 2008 by alan vega and also a version of goodbye darling by stephen burroughs from head of david. Features hand stamped outer sleeve with the main artwork printed inside the actual sleeve. Limited to a total of 3000 copies worldwide. July 2009-10"-Blast first petite-€9.99

Wild beasts-Two dancers [special offer, normally retails at €16.99]-Wild beasts return with their second album for the domino label, the follow up to limbo panto from 2008. Features the recent single hooting and howling. Now heres a band that really bring me back to the heyday of classic jangly indie guitar sounds with a sound sometimes reminscent of the smiths crossed with orange juice whilst also calling to mind the shimmering reverb laden guitar sounds of the likes of felt. What really makes these guys stand out from the crowd is the almost falsetto voice of hayden thorpe, a man who almost seems to possess two voices. His deeper tones really remind me of edwyn collins but when he hits those high notes it almost becomes like some kind of jangly guitar led indie soul. There is also an element of intricate guitar led post rock about the album with lots of shimmering guitar interplay going on. July 2009-Cd-Domino-€12.99

Yim yames-A tribute to george harrison-Six track mini album from the man better known to us as jim james aka the frontman with my morning jacket. The album features six george harrison penned tracks from the past given a brand new lease of life in a very distinctive my morning jacket style. The album features just jim james and his acoustic guitar. Its a collection of covers given a total country roots twist sounding like it was recorded in a church with tons of rustic naturaly sounding reverb. Features long long long, love to you, my sweet lord, ballad of sir frankie crisp and all things must past. Comes in a lovely card sleeve. July 2009-Cd-Rough trade-€9.99

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Album Of The Week
Our favourite album this week
http://www.roadrecs.com/stock/shopping.php3?action=10&start=1&category=2.%20ALBUM%20OF%20THE%20WEEK
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Legion of two-Riffs-Brand new project fronted by the former decal member alan o boyle and joined by irish based percussionist david lacey. This is an album of both haunting and dreamlike sounds with hints of early godflesh mingling with some lovely ambient shoegazing like vibes. At times it kind of reminds me of a slightly heavier take on the likes of jesu. Sounding like the most evil doom rock transferred to fuzzy analog synths with lots of dreamy shimmering guitar effects. The odd track even delves into some trance like mix of doom rock and synthy prog with some truly evil bass sounds. Its all quite hypnotic and almost dubby when put together featuring the perfect battle between live drums and heavily processed electronic sounds. This is a truly superb collection from two very forward thinking musicians. July 2009-Cd-Planet mu-€12.99

Legion of two-Riffs [double vinyl]-Brand new project fronted by the former decal member alan o boyle and joined by irish based percussionist david lacey. This is an album of both haunting and dreamlike sounds with hints of early godflesh mingling with some lovely ambient shoegazing like vibes. At times it kind of reminds me of a slightly heavier take on the likes of jesu. Sounding like the most evil doom rock transferred to fuzzy analog synths with lots of dreamy shimmering guitar effects. The odd track even delves into some trance like mix of doom rock and synthy prog with some truly evil bass sounds. Its all quite hypnotic and almost dubby when put together featuring the perfect battle between live drums and heavily processed electronic sounds. This is a truly superb collection from two very forward thinking musicians. July 2009-2lp-Planet mu-€14.99

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Album Of The Month
Every month we are going to pick an album that we think everyone should have in their collection, then go to our suppliers and get a big discount for you all, hope you like our choice –
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Duckworth lewis method-The duckworth lewis method [featuring neil hannon from divine comedy and thomas walsh from pugwash]-A brand new collaborative project from two of our finest irish songwriters around at the moment. The tracks were all written by neil hannon from divine comedy and thomas walsh from pugwash. The album features a collection of tracks dedicated to the world of cricket. Hannon and walsh are joined on the recording by cathy cavey, phil jupitus, alesander armstrong and matt berry. So what could divine comedy and pugwash sound like jamming together. The answer to that is exactly as you would imagine. The album has tons of that beatles like sunshine pop that pugwash do so so well blended with the kind of dramatic chamber pop of mr neil hannon. An album of beatiful acoustic pop songs and laid back piano led ballads even incorporating hints of summer time reggae just for that added bit of sunshine. There are plenty of that hannon speciality with piano led almost vaudeville like tunes especially on the utterly addictive track jiggery pokery. Its pretty much a match made in heaven for lovers of top quality intelligent pop music. And the answer is no, you dont need to know anything about cricket to appreciate it. July 2009-Cd-1969 records-€14.99

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New In This Week
New in stock items on sale at - http://www.roadrecs.com/stock/shopping.php3?start=1&action=1
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Anathallo-Canopy glow-The second full length album from two piece anathallo featuring matt joynt and erica froman. This is their first for the anitcon label. The album features a truly superb collection of quirky pop songs with hints of the classic vocal harmonies of the beach boys, the chamber pop of the new pornographers and the pure blissful sounds of grizzly bear. Features tons of piano led summery pop songs with lots of clever twists and turns along the way. Its about as far from the usual anticon sound as you could imagine really. Its loaded with big sweeping orchestral blasts and some truly delightful multitracked vocal interplay. July 2009-Lp-Anticon-€17.99

Antony and the johnsons-Aeon [limited edition grey vinyl]-Limited edition double a sided single from antony hegarty on the rough trade label. The single features aeon taken from his last album the crying light along with a rather bizzare cover of crazy in love by beyonce. Pressed on limited edition gray vinyl and comes in a lovely picture sleeve with full colour printed inner. July 2009-7"-Rough trade-€4.50

Aphex twin-Selected ambient works [1985 to 1992]-This legendary and highly influential collectin of ambient sounds has been out of print for a few years now. The album has now been digitally remastered specially for this reissue. Features the original 13 tracks in the exact order as they appeared. Its one of those gems that really needs no introduction from me. If modern electronica is your preferred taste then we recommend you check out one of the originators of the genre. July 2009-Cd-R & s records-€17.99

Arc-Glassine 1 [featuring aidan baker]-Features aidan baker from nadja, richard baker and christopher kukiel. The album features four pieces of droning ambience recorded live at the ambient ping in toronto in 2006. The album has a lovely atmospheric kind of spacial feel about it with lots of shimmering guitar sounds, chimes, bells, swirling drones, tablas and echoing synth effects. At times the album kind of delves into a murky almost psychedelic middle eastern vibe. Comes in a lovely printed card sleeve. July 2009-Cd-A silent place-€14.99

Black sheep-Kiss my sweet apocalypse-Black sheep are a brand new ten piece ensemble spearheaded by none other than the kind of the druids himself, julian cope. The album features six lenghty excursions into copes rather crazed psychedelic world coming across like some avant garde folk rock ensemble. Its full of slow building meandering folk rock sounds with a somewhat trance like hypnotic feel bordering on something akin to hawkwind if they were a campfire folk rock band. Double cd pressing which comes in a foldout card sleeve. July 2009-2cd-Invada-€18.99

Black sheep-Kiss my sweet apocalypse [double vinyl]-Black sheep are a brand new ten piece ensemble spearheaded by none other than the kind of the druids himself, julian cope. The album features six lenghty excursions into copes rather crazed psychedelic world coming across like some avant garde folk rock ensemble. Its full of slow building meandering folk rock sounds with a somewhat trance like hypnotic feel bordering on something akin to hawkwind if they were a campfire folk rock band. Limited edition double vinyl pressing. Comes pressed on two slabs of 180 gram vinyl housed in a gatefold sleeve. July 2009-2lp-Invada-€19.99

Brethren of the free spirit [featuring james blackshaw and jozef van wissem]-The wolf shall also dwell with the lamb-The second release from this collaborative project featuring instrumental folk guitarist james blackshaw and dutch based lute player jozef van wissem. The album features four beautifully abstract almost improvised sounding pieces with hints of traditional folk, baroque music and the guitar based experimental vibes of early john fahey. Its superbly hypnotic stuff with both instruments coming together at times to sound almost like a church organ. Fans of intricate guitar picking will be in heaven with this one. July 2009-Cd-Important records-€16.99

Brethren of the free spirit [featuring james blackshaw and jozef van wissem]-The wolf shall also dwell with the lamb-The second release from this collaborative project featuring instrumental folk guitarist james blackshaw and dutch based lute player jozef van wissem. The album features four beautifully abstract almost improvised sounding pieces with hints of traditional folk, baroque music and the guitar based experimental vibes of early john fahey. Its superbly hypnotic stuff with both instruments coming together at times to sound almost like a church organ. Fans of intricate guitar picking will be in heaven with this one. July 2009-Lp-Important records-€20.99

Chad, tim and sherry-Mono love-Tim chad and sherry features members of silver jews and lambchop. The album is some kind of strange hybrid of early rootsy country rock sounds, hall and oates, beck and talking heads. Its full of rather quirky country tinged pop sounds. Along with tim chad the band also features pete cummings, james grau, chet roberts, josh guntel, zack wilson and tye bellar. There are times when the only way to describe this is lounge americana if that makes sense to anybody as funky beats and synth sounds meet rootsy pop. July 2009-Cd-2000 records-€14.99

Childish, billy-Archive from 1959 [the billy childish story]-51 track compilation celebrating the rather lengthy career of billy childish. The album goes right back to his first band the pop rivets which he started in 1977. Along with his own solo career childish has been in some truly seminal garage rock and punk outfits throughout the years and this collection features some of the top cuts from those bands. Unlike the sub pop collection from a few years back this album just concentrates on music, so no poetry or spoken word here. The album features many tracks that have been out of print for years now and a couple of previously unreleased gems thrown in too. Features tracks from the buff medways, the mbes, the milkshakes, thee headcoats, the pop rivets, thee mighty caesars, jack ketch and the crowmen, kyra, the chatham singers, billy childish and the singing lions, the delmonas and billy childish solo. This man is probably one of the most important figures on the english garage rock and punk scene since the late seventies, a man who has always stayed true to his beliefs regardless of any trends. A truly superb overview of a very very prolific individual. July 2009-2cd-Damaged goods-€18.99

Cornershop-The roll off characteristics of history in the making-Limited edition one sided 7 inch with the flip side featuring an etching by jeffrey lewis. The first single to be taken from their brand new album coming out in a few weeks on ample play records. Within seconds of this hitting the decks it was like they have never gone away. This is an utterly infectious slice of pure sunshine indie pop sounding exactly like cornershop which is pretty much what you want to hear from a new cornershop single. July 2009-7"-Ample play records-€4.50

Die die die-Promises promises [limited edition clear vinyl pressing]-The second album from this new zealand based outfit. The album features a blistering collection of post punk sounds with a bit of everything from the melodic post hardcore of husker du to discordant early no wave sounds of sonic youth to the pure explosive punch of the pixies. Its a great mix of totally fuzzed up guitars, propulsive drums and howling shouty vocals. Its a perfectly no fuss collection which just gets straight to the point like all the classic post punk records with plenty of snarling attitude along the way. The album originally came out on cd late last year but this is the first time its been available on vinyl. Limited edition clear vinyl pressing. July 2009-Lp-Saf records-€12.99

God help the girl-Funny little frog-Limited edition 7 inch pressing of this track taken from their self titled album, only 500 copies are available. The band are headed for belle and sebastian frontmant stuart murdoch and this track features vocals from washington based singer brittany stallings. Long time fans will recognise this track from the life pursuit album by belle and sebastian, the track has now been reworked complete with string section. Also features marys market on the flip side. July 2009-7"-Rough trade-€4.50

Here we go magic-Here we go magic-Here we go magic is pretty much a one man band featuring the skills of multi instrumentalist luke temple. Its an album of looping hypnotic psyche pop sounds that will excite fans of the likes of animal collective, panda bear and grizzly bear. Its a really really catchy collection of lo fi bedroom indie pop sounds with lots of looping hypnotic beats and sound effects layered behind live guitars and vocals. Temple also takes in elements of krautrock and afro beat along the way veering into some synth led kind of ambient pop. Beautifully clever stuff. July 2009-Cd-Western vinyl-€17.99

Johnston, james and philippe petit-Fiends with a face-The first collaboration between james johnston and philippe petit. James johnston is probably the more familiar you, he is one of the longtime members and frontman of gallon drunk. Philippe petit has released works under his own name and also runs bip hop / pandemonium rdz. He also c0mposes for strings of consciousness. The album was recorded as a kind of hommage to the golden era of horror movies and features nice pieces of haunting darkly gothic like sounds. You can almost imagine this fitting into the final scene of films like the texas chainsaw massacre. Features lots of distorted bowed sound effects, church organs and nightmare like electronic sound effects. July 2009-Cd-Dirter promotions-€14.99

Julian plenti-Julian plenti is skyscraper-Julian plenti is basically a new solo project from interpol frontman paul banks. Recorded in 2008 in brooklyn with the help of mike stroud from ratatat, sam fogarino also of interpol and striker manley from stiff jesus. It shouldnt really come as any great surprise to know that quite a lot of this album actually sounds rather like interpol albeit in a slightly more subdued stripped down mood. There are plenty of guitar heavy new wave moments in here but banks also takes the mood down a notch with a few piano led ballads almost calling to mind some of the later talk talk sounds. Try to imagine interpol without drums with little bits of added post rock elements and plenty of shimmering shoegaze like guitars. July 2009-Cd-Matador-€12.99

Julian plenti-Julian plenti is skyscraper [180 gram vinyl]-Julian plenti is basically a new solo project from interpol frontman paul banks. Recorded in 2008 in brooklyn with the help of mike stroud from ratatat, sam fogarino also of interpol and striker manley from stiff jesus. It shouldnt really come as any great surprise to know that quite a lot of this album actually sounds rather like interpol albeit in a slightly more subdued stripped down mood. There are plenty of guitar heavy new wave moments in here but banks also takes the mood down a notch with a few piano led ballads almost calling to mind some of the later talk talk sounds. Try to imagine interpol without drums with little bits of added post rock elements and plenty of shimmering shoegaze like guitars. Limited edition 180 gram vinyl pressing in a heavy card gatefold sleeve. July 2009-Lp-Matador-€19.99

Kane, jonathan-Jet ear party [double vinyl]-Jonathan kane was one of the founder members of legendary underground rock outfit swans and this is the second full length solo release from one of the finest drummers around at the moment. Backed again by his live band february. Kane plays guitars, drums and bass throughout with igor cubrilovic joing on guitars, anthony kane on harmonica, david watson on bagpipes, lisa b burns on vocals and peg simone on vocals. The album is a mostly intrumental voyage of dirge like dusty blues sounds as kane takes elements of rootsy americana and throws it into the blender with lots of avant rock vibes. Its not quite blues and its not quite post rock but is truly hypnotic and all rather original too. Double vinly pressing, one of which is black and the other is clear red. Comes in a heavy card gatefold sleeve with colour inner poster. Also comes with a free mp3 download of all the tracks. July 2009-2lp-Table of the elements-€28.99

Legion of two-Riffs-Brand new project fronted by the former decal member alan o boyle and joined by irish based percussionist david lacey. This is an album of both haunting and dreamlike sounds with hints of early godflesh mingling with some lovely ambient shoegazing like vibes. At times it kind of reminds me of a slightly heavier take on the likes of jesu. Sounding like the most evil doom rock transferred to fuzzy analog synths with lots of dreamy shimmering guitar effects. The odd track even delves into some trance like mix of doom rock and synthy prog with some truly evil bass sounds. Its all quite hypnotic and almost dubby when put together featuring the perfect battle between live drums and heavily processed electronic sounds. This is a truly superb collection from two very forward thinking musicians. July 2009-Cd-Planet mu-€12.99

Legion of two-Riffs [double vinyl]-Brand new project fronted by the former decal member alan o boyle and joined by irish based percussionist david lacey. This is an album of both haunting and dreamlike sounds with hints of early godflesh mingling with some lovely ambient shoegazing like vibes. At times it kind of reminds me of a slightly heavier take on the likes of jesu. Sounding like the most evil doom rock transferred to fuzzy analog synths with lots of dreamy shimmering guitar effects. The odd track even delves into some trance like mix of doom rock and synthy prog with some truly evil bass sounds. Its all quite hypnotic and almost dubby when put together featuring the perfect battle between live drums and heavily processed electronic sounds. This is a truly superb collection from two very forward thinking musicians. July 2009-2lp-Planet mu-€14.99

Library tapes-Fragment-Library tapes aka david wenngren is joined by peter broderick on three tracks and sylvain chauveau on one. The album features eight truly beautiful piano based pieces falling somewhere between pure abstract minimalism and modern classical. The sounds of harold budd spring to mind whilst listening to this perfectly subdued little gem of an album. Wenngren also adds in the most subtle electronic sound effects deep in the mix to create soundscapes akin to the likes of fennesz swirling around in the background. July 2009-Cd-Kning disk-€10.99

Lightning dust-Infinite light-The second album from lightning dust on the jag jaguwar label. The band is basically an offshoot of black mountain, featuring members amber webber and joshua wells. The album features some lovely laid back rootsy kind of folk based sounds with the odd hint of the likes of mazzy star or marissa nadler from time to time. Their use of lots of lush string sounds on some tracks gives the album a lovely orchestral feel. July 2009-Cd-Jag jaguwar-€13.99

Lightning dust-Infinite light [with bonus mp3 download coupon]-The second album from lightning dust on the jag jaguwar label. The band is basically an offshoot of black mountain, featuring members amber webber and joshua wells. The album features some lovely laid back rootsy kind of folk based sounds with the odd hint of the likes of mazzy star or marissa nadler from time to time. Their use of lots of lush string sounds on some tracks gives the album a lovely orchestral feel. Comes with a bonus mp3 download of all tracks. July 2009-Lp-Jag jaguwar-€13.99

Lisa o piu-When this was the future-A beautiful collection of haunting laid back psyche folk tinged sounds from this swedish based singer songwriter on the subliminal label. This is her debut full length studio album for the subliminal sounds label. Its an album that very much harks back to the psyche folk heyday of the late sixties and early seventies with hints of both traditional american and english folk. Features lovely haunting acoustic based sounds with plenty of brass and strings thrown in. The album kind of reminds me a little bit of the likes of marissa nadler with maybe just a bit more of a psychedelic edge to it. Its very much a freeflowing kind of campfire folk collection. July 2009-Cd-Subliminal sounds-€15.99

Little phil and the nightshadow-Patriarchs of garage rock-A collection of rare and hard to find singles from one of the finest garage psyche outfits from the sixties. The album features a selection of singles released in the mid sixties by this american five piece. Its classic fuzzed up garage rock whilst also taking in lots of psyche rock influences and the kind of jangly country driven garage sounds of bands like the byrds. Features twelve total gems and a must for any fan of classic sixties rock sounds. Comes with detailed liner notes and rare photos. July 2009-Cd-Boombox-€19.99

Little phil and the nightshadow-Patriarchs of garage rock [limited edition 220 gram vinyl]-A collection of rare and hard to find singles from one of the finest garage psyche outfits from the sixties. The album features a selection of singles released in the mid sixties by this american five piece. Its classic fuzzed up garage rock whilst also taking in lots of psyche rock influences and the kind of jangly country driven garage sounds of bands like the byrds. Features twelve total gems and a must for any fan of classic sixties rock sounds. Comes with detailed liner notes and rare photos. Pressed on super heavy 220 gram vinyl. July 2009-Lp-Boombox-€21.99

Magnetic morning-Am-The debut full length from magnetic morning, based around swervedrivers adam franklin and interpols sam fogarino. The band also features guest spots from the album leafs jimmy lavelle and interpol keyboard player fa blasco. The album features a blend of intricate post rock, meandering psyche rock, rootsy americana and shoegazing vibes. Its an ever changing collection of sounds which at times calls to mind pink floyds dark side of the moon, the flaming lips and then other moments are reminiscent of latter day radiohead. July 2009-Cd-Sweet nothing-€12.99

Manual-Confluence-The third installment in jonas muncks series of ambient albums on the darla label. The album follows in the theme set by the north shore in 2003 and bajamar from 2006. The album features eight long brooding pieces of synth led ambience with lots of swirling drone based guitar effects. Its an album that has a similar kind of ethereal beauty to the likes of sigur ros without the vocals, stars of the lid, robin guthrie and maybe some of the older kranky stuff. Its pretty much perfect late night headphone music. July 2009-Cd-Darla-€14.99

Mcgloughlin, pearse-Busy whisper-The debut solo album from this irish based singer songwriter on the urchin label, mcgloughlin is also a member of walkperson. The album features 10 beautifully mellow folk based sounds with hints of everything from nick drake to the red house painters. Features lots of lovely intricate instrumentation including tons of rustic cello, mandolin, double bass and violin. July 2009-Cd-Urchin-€12.99

Melodium-Cerebro spin-French based electronic artist laurent girard on the audio dregs label. The album features a rather beautiful collection of laid back folktronica sounds calling to mind the sounds of the likes of four tet or mice parade. An album full of laid back electronic beats interspersed with live brass, woodwind and some damn fine spanish guitar like picking. Its one of those beautifully calming collections of almost ambient like sounds with lots of looping sound effects and hypnotic repetition. The album also features some harold budd like piano minimalist sounds with moments of string led modern classical. July 2009-Cd-Audio dregs recordings-€14.99

Middleton, malcolm-Zero [limited edition white vinyl]-Limited edition 7 inch on full time hobby from the former arab strap guitarist. The single features zero from his latest album waxing gibbous along with a new track bad stuffs free on the flip side. Very limited white vinyl pressing. July 2009-7"-Full time hobby-€4.50

Nurse with wound-The surveillance lounge-Featuring steven stapleton, andrew liles and current 93 member david tibet. The album is based around a selection of music written for a live soundtrack to fw murnaus der brennende acker performed in 2007. This is very much back to the more abstract darker side of nurse with wounds sound, as opposed to last years much more accessable huffin rag blues. The album features four long meandering drone based pieces with incidental spoken word extracts. Unmistakably nurse with wound all the same. July2009-Cd-Dirter promotions-€14.99

Pains of being pure at heart-Pains of being pure at heart [limited edition white vinyl]-The debut album from this four piece indie pop outfit on the fortuna pop label. There is no one better than the fortuna pop label at keeping the true authentic spirit of jangly indie guitar pop alive these days. This is an album that takes in elements of pretty much every classic band from the late eighties and early nineties. Its almost plays like a greatest hits of sounds made famous on the legendary c86 cassette release from years back. Get a great big melting pot and add the pastels, my bloody valentine, the jesus and mary chain, the shop assistants, the mighty lemon drops, the wedding present, early teenage fanclub and you have one of the finest collections of retro indie pop i have heard in quite some time. The album owes a lot to the former sounds of indie pop but really when it sounds this good who actually cares. I guarantee you if you are a fan of this old indie pop sound you will fall in love with this one within second of hearing the first jangly guitar chord. July 2009-Lp-Fortuna pop-€14.99

Painting petals on planet ghost-Fallen camellias-The second full length album from this outfit centred around brothers maurizio and roberto opalio from my cat is an alien. Also features praxinoscope vocalist ramona ponzini. The album features a truly beautiful collection of drone based avant folk sounds calling to mind the likes of christina carter or charalambides. Its has a lovely haunting ethereal feel about it with gently plucked acoustic guitars evoking the early days of john fahey as ponzini then layers her echoing vocals over this. The words are all based around the works of japanese poet yosano akiko. Its a beautifully fragile and intimate collection which sees the human voice being used more as an instrument creating a kind of chant like effect over the sounds of wind chimes, japanese bells and glockenspiel. Probably one of the most hypnotically calming records i have heard in ages. July 2009-Cd-A silent place-€13.99

Radio moscow-Brain cycles-Album number two from radio moscow on alive records, their debut self titled album from 2007 was produced by long time fan dan auerbach from the black keys. Whilst their debut was deeply rooted in a kind of sixties garage psyche blues sound this one also incorporates a serious amount of heavy seventies blues rock and early metal ala black sabbath and early zeppelin. Its an album of deep grooves almost like sabbath covering some classic old blues rock standards with lots of the groove like stoner rock sounds of bands like kyuss. July 2009-Cd-Alive records-€14.99

Radio moscow-Brain cycles-Album number two from radio moscow on alive records, their debut self titled album from 2007 was produced by long time fan dan auerbach from the black keys. Whilst their debut was deeply rooted in a kind of sixties garage psyche blues sound this one also incorporates a serious amount of heavy seventies blues rock and early metal ala black sabbath and early zeppelin. Its an album of deep grooves almost like sabbath covering some classic old blues rock standards with lots of the groove like stoner rock sounds of bands like kyuss. July 2009-Lp-Alive records-€16.99
Reynolds, ben-How day earnt its night-Ben reynolds is an english based solo steel string guitarist and member of trembling bells. This is his second solo album. The album is released on the always reliable tompkins square label. This is another instrumental guitar gem to add to your ever growing tompkins square collection. Its an album steeped in the old takoma steel string guitar sound with hints of both john fahey and robbie basho. Fans of the more modern sounds of james blackshaw will love this mans hypnotic guitar playing ways. Reynolds incorporates elements of older traditional american folk and blues along with just some gentle hints of middle eastern folk. July 2009-Cd-Tompkins square-€16.99

Scott, tom james-School and rivers-The second full length album from tom james scott for the bo weavil label, having already released the truly beautiful red deer album for them in 2007. The album features sixty minutes of beautifully calm solo acoustic guitar sounds that will definitely appeal to fans of eveyrthing from older john fahey to the more modern vibes of james blackshaw. Scott uses sparse acoustic guitar picking with the gentlest of minimal piano accompaniment. He is also joined on two of the five tracks by david aird on tuba giving the sounds a lovely drone like bass heavy feel. Its very much an album thats falls into the sparse minimal category dipping into drone and psyche folk along the way too. If you are a fan of the bo weavil label and its sounds then this one certainly wont disappoint. Comes in a lovely card gatefold sleeve. July 2009-Cd-Bo weavil-€12.99

Sewer election-Kassettmusik-Sewer election is gothenburg based artists dan johansson. The album was recorded pretty much entirely live using contact mic, cassette loops and cassette amplifier. Features one rather lenghty 42 minute piece of improvised noise with lots of scratchy sound effects gently trickling along as all manner of looped sounds waft in and out of the mix. Its actually quite hypnotic stuff as some of the loops create this ever repeating rhythm almost sounding like some broken down analog synth. There are elements of the glitchy sound effects of the likes of christian fennesz towards the middle of the piece as gentle watery sounds take over and you feel like you are out on lake late at night surrounded by nature. July 2009-Cd-Ideal-€13.99

Sophia-There are no goodbyes-Former god machine mainman robin proper sheppard returns with a brand new collection under the sophia moniker. The band on this recording also features longtime collaborators jeff townsin and william foster along with swervedriver member adam franklin and calina de la mare who has provided string arrangements for the likes of tindersticks and divine comedy. There are also cameo spots from hope blister member astrid williamson and dark captain light captain members dan carney and neil kleiner. As you can imagine with all these guests this is one of his more expansive sounding collections under the sophia name, not quite as downbeat and intimate as previous excursions. Its quite similar at times to the god machine sound without the massive heavy guitar explosions though. July 2009-Cd-Flower shop recordings-€12.99

Sophia-There are no goodbyes-Former god machine mainman robin proper sheppard returns with a brand new collection under the sophia moniker. The band on this recording also features longtime collaborators jeff townsin and william foster along with swervedriver member adam franklin and calina de la mare who has provided string arrangements for the likes of tindersticks and divine comedy. There are also cameo spots from hope blister member astrid williamson and dark captain light captain members dan carney and neil kleiner. As you can imagine with all these guests this is one of his more expansive sounding collections under the sophia name, not quite as downbeat and intimate as previous excursions. Its quite similar at times to the god machine sound without the massive heavy guitar explosions though. July 2009-Lp-City slang-€13.99

Sophia-There are no goodbyes [limited edition double cd]-Former god machine mainman robin proper sheppard returns with a brand new collection under the sophia moniker. The band on this recording also features longtime collaborators jeff townsin and william foster along with swervedriver member adam franklin and calina de la mare who has provided string arrangements for the likes of tindersticks and divine comedy. There are also cameo spots from hope blister member astrid williamson and dark captain light captain members dan carney and neil kleiner. As you can imagine with all these guests this is one of his more expansive sounding collections under the sophia name, not quite as downbeat and intimate as previous excursions. Its quite similar at times to the god machine sound without the massive heavy guitar explosions though. This version comes with a bonus live acoustic disc recorded for fm4 radio vienna with a string quartet. July 2009-2cd-Flower shop recordings-€14.99

Suicide with sunn o, pan sonic and stephen burroughs-Che-Very very limited clear vinyl 10 inch only release as part of the black first petite ongoing series of suicide related eps. Side one features sunn o and pan sonic covering the suicide classic che. The flip side features a live version of thirteen crosses recorded in 2008 by alan vega and also a version of goodbye darling by stephen burroughs from head of david. Features hand stamped outer sleeve with the main artwork printed inside the actual sleeve. Limited to a total of 3000 copies worldwide. July 2009-10"-Blast first petite-€9.99

Wand-Hard knox [aka wooden wand]-Features a collection of recordings originally made under the wooden wand moniker but for some reason never made it on to any release. The majority of recordings were made in his home studios in knoxville between 2002 and 2007. Based around wooden wand mainman james toth with help from longtime collaborator jexie lynn. The album features a lovely intimate collection of rootsy folk sounds with hints of both psyche folk and lo fi bedroom indie folk. There are moments that sound something like bob dylan jamming with elliott smith or a more subdued stripped down herman dune even. July 2009-Cd-Ecstatic peace-€13.99

Wild beasts-Two dancers [special offer, normally retails at €16.99]-Wild beasts return with their second album for the domino label, the follow up to limbo panto from 2008. Features the recent single hooting and howling. Now heres a band that really bring me back to the heyday of classic jangly indie guitar sounds with a sound sometimes reminscent of the smiths crossed with orange juice whilst also calling to mind the shimmering reverb laden guitar sounds of the likes of felt. What really makes these guys stand out from the crowd is the almost falsetto voice of hayden thorpe, a man who almost seems to possess two voices. His deeper tones really remind me of edwyn collins but when he hits those high notes it almost becomes like some kind of jangly guitar led indie soul. There is also an element of intricate guitar led post rock about the album with lots of shimmering guitar interplay going on. July 2009-Cd-Domino-€12.99

Wilkinson edwards noble-Live at cafe oto-Recorded live in london at cafe oto in july 2008. This trio features alan wilkinson on sax, john edwards on double bass and steve noble on drums. The album features two very explosive slices of free jazz meets avant rock noise that will definitely appeal to all lovers of the sounds of labels like rune grammofon or artists like john zorn. The opening 31 minute piece spellbound launches straight into a full on sonic assault with wilkinson and noble almost battling for your attention with drums and sax going head to head. Its pretty much classic old school free jazz improv with a very explosive almost free rock like edge to it. July 2009-Cd-Bo weavil-€12.99

Yim yames-A tribute to george harrison-Six track mini album from the man better known to us as jim james aka the frontman with my morning jacket. The album features six george harrison penned tracks from the past given a brand new lease of life in a very distinctive my morning jacket style. The album features just jim james and his acoustic guitar. Its a collection of covers given a total country roots twist sounding like it was recorded in a church with tons of rustic naturaly sounding reverb. Features long long long, love to you, my sweet lord, ballad of sir frankie crisp and all things must past. Comes in a lovely card sleeve. July 2009-Cd-Rough trade-€9.99

Yngve-Have you no love-Limited edition three track ep from yngve. Features have you no love, before we call it a night and cigarette smoke floats. Comes in a card sleeve. Features some really lovely lush rootsy pop sounds with guest vocals from michelle considine, bennie reilly and alice rose. July 2009-Cds-Space to be yourself-€4.99

Young, nate-Regression-Detroit based artist and founder of wolf eyes returns with a new solo album on the ideal label. The album features seven pieces of abstract noise, slightly more mellow than his work with wolf eyes but still retaining that kind of dark sinister edge too. There is a haunting evil kind of vibe going on with this album, almost coming across like some claustrophobic soundtrack to a long lost horror b movie. Deep bass drum sounds meets bbc radiophononic like synthesiser effects give the album a kind of experimental krautrock like feel. July 2009-Cd-Ideal-€13.99

Zorn, john-The crucible-The legendary john zorn is joined on this new recording for the tzadik label by heavyweights mike patton on vocals, mark ribot on guitars, trevor dunn on bass and joey baron on drums. The album features some truly crazed avant garde jazz and pure noise rock as only john zorn knows. Its a truly full on assault for the ears like a more jazz inspired version of his painkiller project from many years back. July 2009-Cd-Tzadik-€18.99

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Legion of two-Riffs-Brand new project fronted by the former decal member alan o boyle and joined by irish based percussionist david lacey. This is an album of both haunting and dreamlike sounds with hints of early godflesh mingling with some lovely ambient shoegazing like vibes. At times it kind of reminds me of a slightly heavier take on the likes of jesu. Sounding like the most evil doom rock transferred to fuzzy analog synths with lots of dreamy shimmering guitar effects. The odd track even delves into some trance like mix of doom rock and synthy prog with some truly evil bass sounds. Its all quite hypnotic and almost dubby when put together featuring the perfect battle between live drums and heavily processed electronic sounds. This is a truly superb collection from two very forward thinking musicians. July 2009-Cd-Planet mu-€12.99

Legion of two-Riffs [double vinyl]-Brand new project fronted by the former decal member alan o boyle and joined by irish based percussionist david lacey. This is an album of both haunting and dreamlike sounds with hints of early godflesh mingling with some lovely ambient shoegazing like vibes. At times it kind of reminds me of a slightly heavier take on the likes of jesu. Sounding like the most evil doom rock transferred to fuzzy analog synths with lots of dreamy shimmering guitar effects. The odd track even delves into some trance like mix of doom rock and synthy prog with some truly evil bass sounds. Its all quite hypnotic and almost dubby when put together featuring the perfect battle between live drums and heavily processed electronic sounds. This is a truly superb collection from two very forward thinking musicians. July 2009-2lp-Planet mu-€14.99

Mcgloughlin, pearse-Busy whisper-The debut solo album from this irish based singer songwriter on the urchin label, mcgloughlin is also a member of walkperson. The album features 10 beautifully mellow folk based sounds with hints of everything from nick drake to the red house painters. Features lots of lovely intricate instrumentation including tons of rustic cello, mandolin, double bass and violin. July 2009-Cd-Urchin-€12.99

Yngve-Have you no love-Limited edition three track ep from yngve. Features have you no love, before we call it a night and cigarette smoke floats. Comes in a card sleeve. Features some really lovely lush rootsy pop sounds with guest vocals from michelle considine, bennie reilly and alice rose. July 2009-Cds-Space to be yourself-€4.99

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Arctic monkeys-Humbug-The arctic monkeys return with their third album on the domino label. The album was produced by josh homme from queens of the stoneage in the mojave desert and also by james ford in his brooklyn studios.-Cd-Domino-€12.99

Arctic monkeys-Humbug-The arctic monkeys return with their third album on the domino label. The album was produced by josh homme from queens of the stoneage in the mojave desert and also by james ford in his brooklyn studios.-Lp-Domino-€16.99

Cave singers-Welcome joy [this album will ship out on 14th of august]-The cave singers return with their follow up to their debut invitation songs from 2008 with a brand new album on the matador label.-Cd-Matador-€12.99

Cave singers-Welcome joy [this album will ship out on 14th of august]-The cave singers return with their follow up to their debut invitation songs from 2008 with a brand new album on the matador label.-Lp-Matador-€15.99

Daniell, david and douglas mccombs-Sycamore [this album will ship out on 14th of august]-David daniell and doug mccombs first met whilst touring as members of rhys chatams six guitar die donnergotter band. This is their first collaborative work and was edited with john mcentire in his chicago studios. Daniell has released several albums under his own name and with his band san agustin. He has also worked with the likes of loren connors, rhys chatam, tim barnes, thurston moore, greg davis and jonathan kane. Doug mccombs is a long time member of eleventh dream day, pullman, brokeback and of course tortoise. Please note this album is limited to only 100 copies so its first come first served.-Cd-Thrill jockey-€13.99

Daniell, david and douglas mccombs-Sycamore [this album will ship out on 14th of august]-David daniell and doug mccombs first met whilst touring as members of rhys chatams six guitar die donnergotter band. This is their first collaborative work and was edited with john mcentire in his chicago studios. Daniell has released several albums under his own name and with his band san agustin. He has also worked with the likes of loren connors, rhys chatam, tim barnes, thurston moore, greg davis and jonathan kane. Doug mccombs is a long time member of eleventh dream day, pullman, brokeback and of course tortoise. Please note this album is limited to only 50 copies so its first come first served. Also comes with a bonus mp3 download coupon.-Lp-Thrill jockey-€14.99

Geraghty, david-The victory dance [released on friday the 28th of august]-The second solo album from david geraghty, probably best known for his work with bell x1. Ten track album produced by tim martin and greg french. - this album will ship out to you on friday the 28th of august.-Cd-Decal records-€10.99

Jay reatard-Watch me fall [this album will ship out on 14th of august]-Jay reatard returns with his proper full length debut for the matador, he released a truly stunning singles collection for the label last year already.-Cd-Matador-€12.99

Jay reatard-Watch me fall [this album will ship out on 14th of august]-Jay reatard returns with his proper full length debut for the matador, he released a truly stunning singles collection for the label last year already.-Lp-Matador-€13.99

Smith, steven r-Cities [this album will ship out to you on the 14th of august]-American born multi instrumentalist returns with a new collection on the immune label, he has recorded for the likes of important records, catsup plate, emperor jones and jewelled antler in the past. The album was recorded entirely on analog equipment and features all manner of acoustic instruments including fillde, baritone psaltery, cello, melodica, electric piano and guitars. Limited to only 900 copies worldwide and features a bonus mp3 download coupon.-Lp-Immune-€14.99

Squarepusher-Solo electric bass 1 [this album will ship out to you on 14th of august]-Limited edtion release from squarepusher on the warp label. Limited to only 850 copies. Features a rare solo live recording from cite de la musique in paris from september 2007. Features just tom jenkinson on stage with a bass guitar and amp. The album is released in its truest form exactly as it happened on the night, no overdubs or studio editing afterwards.-Cd-Warp-€16.99

Xx, the-Xx [this album will ship out to you on the 14th of august]-The debut album from this young english based outfit on the xl offshoot label young turks. Its an album of both forward thinking and retro sounding tunes taking its lead from late eighties new wave and totally modernising the sound. Featuring lots of 4ad like shimmering reverb laden guitar sounds, almost four tet like beats, new wave synth sounds, heavily textured electronica and sultry laid back indie pop sounds. Its a fairly tricky one to pin down as its neither new wave nor indie pop, its full of chunky electronic beats which give it a totally modern and quite original twist. Kind of like a less intimate postal service but with lots of added guitars and a dark somewhat gothic like edge. Its definitely one that will appeal to lovers of the old 4ad sound and also the more modern electronic pop vibes of the morr music label. Its one of those albums that just grows on you with each listen.-Cd-Young turks-€12.99

Xx, the-Xx [this album will ship out to you on the 14th of august]-The debut album from this young english based outfit on the xl offshoot label young turks. Its an album of both forward thinking and retro sounding tunes taking its lead from late eighties new wave and totally modernising the sound. Featuring lots of 4ad like shimmering reverb laden guitar sounds, almost four tet like beats, new wave synth sounds, heavily textured electronica and sultry laid back indie pop sounds. Its a fairly tricky one to pin down as its neither new wave nor indie pop, its full of chunky electronic beats which give it a totally modern and quite original twist. Kind of like a less intimate postal service but with lots of added guitars and a dark somewhat gothic like edge. Its definitely one that will appeal to lovers of the old 4ad sound and also the more modern electronic pop vibes of the morr music label. Its one of those albums that just grows on you with each listen.-Lp-Young turks-€15.99

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Behan, jimmy-The echo garden-The return of this irish based electronic artists and the long overdue follow up to his debut from 2004. If we had a chart of top irish albums by ex members of staff here in road records then mr behan would be number one this week. Jimmy behan has written, produced and recorded absolutely everything on this album and its a truly meticulous piece of electronic composition. Its hard to get to get beyond comparisons to the likes of fennesz and biosphere so lets just say that fans of either of those artists will absolutely adore this album. Its full of glitchy but warm sounding electronic soundscapes with lots of lovely watery like effects and delicate organ sounds. Its very much an album that really comes to life on headphones where you can truly get a feeling for the intricate details and mass of layered sounds deep in the mix. A real treat and a must for fans of the sounds of labels like touch. June 2009-Cd-Audiobulb records-€11.99

Byrds-Sweetheart of the rodeo-The classic 1968 album from the byrds, the album is widely considered to be the original and first record to be called country rock, the album features roger mcguinn, chris hillman and of course brand new member at the time gram parsons, this new reissue on the sundazed label comes in the original sleeve artwork, features the original tracklisting of you aint going nowhere, i am a pilgrim, the christian life, you dont miss your water, youre still on my mind, pretty boy floyd, hickory wind, one hundred years from now, blue canadian rockies, life in prison and nothing was delivered, may 2007-Lp-Sundazed-€18.99

Cash, johnny-Blood sweat and tears-Originally released back in 1963. The album was kind of a companion piece to his train themed album from 1960 called ride this train. This album is dedicated to the life of the hard working railroad man. The album was recorded with the legendary carter family in tow. Features the legend of john henrys hammer, tell him im gone, another man done gone, busted, casey jones, nine pound hammer, chaing gang, waiting for a train and roughneck. Now reissued on the sundazed label on 180 gram vinyl and features all the original artwork. 2003-Lp-Sundazed-€18.99

Dub echoes-Soul jazz records presents [jamaican kings meet electronic futurists worldwide]-Sonic excursions into dub and beyond. A super new collection of old meets new dub sounds from the soul jazz label. The album sees a bunch of old jamaican sounds going head to head with the modern sounds of dubstep and digi dub. Features tracks from roots manuva, congo natty, the congos, disrupt, harmonic 313, king tubby, kode 9, king jammy, u roy, francois kervorkian, aggrovators, cornell campbell, lee perry and rhythm and sound. Pressed on three beautiful slabs of vinyl. May 2009-3lp-Soul jazz-€16.99

Earthless-Live at roadburn-Probably one of the finest instrumental psychedelic stoner rock outfits on the planet right now return with a truly awesome new double cd recorded live at the roadburn festival. Spread over this double cd are four lenghty instrumental guitar led jams. Earthless is the brainchild of mario rubalaba aka ruby mars from rocket from the crypt and also hot snakes. Try to imagine what kyuss would sound like without singing and with mr jimi hendrix providing all the solo action. The band also features mike eginton from electric nazarene and isaiah mitchell from nebula providing the heavy groove like backbone to all the guitar action. Its like a totally heavenly blend of groove based seventies blues rock and totally mind melting sixties psyche rock. As rubalaba states himself at the start of the album this is truly awesome stuff. November 2008-2cd-Tee pee-€16.99

Gaye, marvin-Whats going on-Originally released in 1970 on the tamla motown label, limited vinyl reissue in the original gatefold sleeve, features whats going on, right on, wholy holy, inner city blues, whats happening brother, flyin high, save the children, god is love and mercy mercy me, reissue on tamla motown in 1998-Lp-Tamla motown-€14.99

Geraghty, david-Kill your darlings-The debut solo album from david geraghty who you know better as the guitarist with bell x1 and also a once a member of the rotators, the album features guest spots from tadhg cooke, cora venus lunny, clare finglass, david redmond, kevin brady and many more, the album features some lovely gentle ballads with hints of classic country rock ala the band and hints of the folky sounds of the likes of john martyn, there are also some lovely piano led rootsy rock sounds which totally suits geraghtys slighly husky vocal delivery, the album has plenty of late night sleazy rock sounds which call to mind the darker sounds of the likes of barry adamson, a fine and varied debut solo release, september 2007 - item temporarily out of stock, will ship out to you in 1 - 2 weeks.-Cd-Decal records-€14.99

Heathers-Here not there-The debut album from this new dublin based outfit featuring sisters ellie and louise macnamara. The album is released on the new dublin based label hide away records. Backed by just one guitar this two teenagers possess some of the finest voices i have head in ages. The album features some truly amazing vocal harmonies delivered with just the perfect amount of youthful exuberance. With a sound deeply rooted in traditional folk music this pair also dip into a bit of anti folk along the way aswell as just a hint of sixties protest folk. Throw in a bit of the vocal harmonies of either the mamas and papas or simon and garfunkel and you have one of the finest acoustic folk albums to come out of this country so far this year. May 2008-Cd-Hide away records-€8.99

Jam, the-This is the modern world [reissue with bonus tracks]-Reissue of this truly classic jam album from 1977. This reissue on the vinyl lovers label now comes with some of the extra bonus material that featured on the double cd reissue from last year which are taken from bbc sessions. Along with the orignal 12 track album this new version now features eight extra bonus cuts. Comes in a heavy card gatefold sleeve with lyrics printed on the inner. August 2008-Lp-Vinyl lovers-€17.99

Katie kim-Twelve-The debut solo album from this irish based singer katie sullivan. She was also a former vocalist with indie rock outfit dae kim along with former ten speed racer member terry cullen. This is a beautifully intimate collection of songs centred around sullivans beautifully husky voice. The album has a similar kind of intimacy to the likes of mazzy star with hints of the early aggression of pj harvey or the more folky based late night feel of cat power. The album features some lovely background instrumentation with subtle touches of slide guitar, brushed drums and mellow electronic effects. Its that kind of eclectic collection that reminds of the glory days of labels like 4ad and their collaborative this mortal coil projects. It really is a wonderful collection of laid back late night sounds featuring a voice to die for. November 2008-Lp-Own label-€14.99

Nirvana-In utero [with bonus mp3 download]-Nirvanas third and final studio album. Released in 1993, just one year before cobains death. The album was famously produced and not produced by steve albini as the band were rumoured to have remixed the entire album after finishing up with him in chicago. The album is now reissued on heavyweight 180 gram vinyl and comes with a bonus mp3 download of all tracks inside. Features serve the servants, scentless apprentice, heart shaped box, rape me, frances farmer will have revenge on seattle, dumb, very ape, milk it, pennyroyal tea, radio friendly unit shifter, tourettes and all apologies. July 2009-Lp-Geffen-€23.99

Nirvana-Nevermind [180 gram vinyl reissue with bonus mp3 coupon]-Limited edition reissue on 180 gram vinyl and comes in all the original artwork. The album has been specially remastered for this vinyl only reissue and also comes with a bonus mp3 coupon for a free download of the entire album. Originally released in 1991 this album really needs no introduction from me. Features smells like teen spirit, in bloom, come as you are, breed, lithium, polly, territorial pissings, drain you, lounge act, stay away, on a plain and something in the way. November 2008-Lp-Geffen-€15.99

Otis, shuggie-Freedom flight-Limited edition 180g vinyl pressing. Shuggies second album from 1972 originally on the epic label. This reissue features all the original artwork. Produced by his dad johnny otis. Features ice cold daydream, strawberry letter 23, sweet thang, me and my woman, someones always singing, purple and freedom flight.-Lp-Sony music-€14.99

Otis, shuggie-Here comes shuggie otis-Limited edition 180g vinyl pressing. The debut album from shuggie otis which was recorded in 1970 at the young age of 18. Produced and arranged by his father johnny otis. Its a classic collection of soulful blues rock sounds with lots of that early seventies psychedelic soul feel. Features oxford gray, jennie lee, bootie cooler, knowing that you want him, funky thithee, shuggies boogie, hurricane, gospel groove, baby i needed you and the hawk.-Lp-Sony music-€14.99

Otis, shuggie-Here comes shuggie otis and freedom flight [two albums on one cd]-The first two shuggie otis albums compiled on one cd. Features a total of 18 tracks spread over 75 minutes of music. Here comes shuggie otis was his debut from way back in 1970 whilst freedom flight came out two years later. Both albums were originally released on the epic label. The debut album from shuggie otis which was recorded in 1970 at the young age of 18. Produced and arranged by his father johnny otis. Its a classic collection of soulful blues rock sounds with lots of that early seventies psychedelic soul feel. Features oxford gray, jennie lee, bootie cooler, knowing that you want him, funky thithee, shuggies boogie, hurricane, gospel groove, baby i needed you and the hawk. His second album freedom flight features ice cold daydream, strawberry letter 23, sweet thang, me and my woman, someones always singing, purple and freedom flight. Compiled and remastered by the raven label in 2003-Cd-Raven-€18.99

Otis, shuggie-Inspiration information-Limited edition 180g vinyl pressing. The album was originally released way back in 1974 on the epic label. An album of truly beautiful psychedelic soul meets seventies r n b. Pure trippy r n b jams to match the likes of marvin gaye and curtis mayfield but otis never got the acclaim it deserved at the time and it took nearly 30 years for it the really get the credit as a classic soul r n b album. Features inspiration information, island letter, sparkle city, aht uh mi hed, happy house, rainy day, xl 30, pling and not available.-Lp-Sony music-€14.99

Stomp-Northwest killers 1960 to 1964-Rare and unissued blasts from the vaults of kearney barton volume one. The norton label comes up trumps yet again with this collection of rare and hard to find rock n roll gems from the sixties. The first in an ongoing series of pure gems from the early sixties. A real treat for hunters of lost sixties sounds. Features the frantics, adventurers, artesians, imperials, little bill with the adventurers and northwest recorders radio spot number one. Comes with detailed liner notes and classic photos. 2001-Lp-Norton records-€15.99

Yngve-Tell men this-The debut full length album from this irish based singer songwriter released through his own label. The album features eleven rather superb country and folk tinged mellow pop songs with hints of traditional bluegrass, early blues and pure old style country music. The album features guest vocals from bennie reilly which gives the album a lovely old style nashville flavour just like when johnny cash and june carter used to do. The album kind of reminds of the modern country sounds of the likes of neko case meets josh ritter. Comes in a lovely package featuring carbon neutral and recycled paper. October 2008-Cd-Own label-€14.99

Zz top-Fandango [limited 180 gram vinyl reissue]-Originally released in 1975 on the warners label, this was their follow up to the tres hombres album. The album is basically two albums together. The first side features an unedited live show from the warehouse in new orleans without the assistance of studio gimmicks, as it states on the back of the sleeve. The second side features zz top back in the studios and features gems like tush, heard it on the x along with nasty dogs and funky kings, blue jean blues, balinese and mexican blackbird. Also comes with the original foldout inner sleeve poster. June 2009-Lp-Warners-€17.99

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Don’t forget we now carry a huge range of early Folk, Roots, Blues and Country titles which will be mixed in with all the other stock
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Ticket Sales (This is a list of tickets we have on sale in the store. Please note we don’t sell tickets online or over the phone, you simply call in to us and buy them the old fashioned way over the counter. Please please don’t ask us to hold tickets for you, we can’t do it and it causes us major headaches when you ask, no exceptions.)
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November 27th - Paul Barrere & Fred Tackett - Whelans - €25.00
November 24th - Gary Numan - Tripod - €22.50
November 20th - Joe Lally - Crawdaddy - €12.00
November 7th - Dublin Gosple Choir - Tripod - €20.00
November 5th - Yo La Tengo - Tripod - €20.00
October 16/17/18th - Hard Working Class Heroes (Weekend Pass) - €43.50
October 18th - Hard Working Class Heroes (Day Pass) - €21.00
October 17th - Hard Working Class Heroes (Day Pass) - €21.00
October 16th - Hard Working Class Heroes (Day Pass) - €21.00
October 15th - James McMurtry & The Heartless Bastards - Whelans - €23.00 October 6th - Slaid Cleaves - Upstairs @ Whelans - €20.00
October 6th - Joan As A Policewoman - Crawdaddy - €20.00
October 4th - Kelly Joe Phelps - Whelans - €23.00
October 4th - Nouvelle Vague - Tripod - €20.00
October 3rd - Peter, Bjorn & John - Tripod - €17.00
September 29th - ZU - Crawdaddy - €12.00
September 28th - T Model Ford - Whelans - €18.50
September 26th - Jim Jones Review - Whelans - €16.00
September 23rd - Joe Gideon & The Shark - Crawdaddy - €13.00
September 22nd - The Jesus Lizard - Button Factory - €24.00
September 22nd - Agnostic Mountain Choir - Crawdaddy - €12.00
September 20th - The Whispertown 2000 - Crawdaddy - €12.00
September 17th - Goodtime John/Crayonsmith/Squarehead - Anseo - €8.00
September 16th - Size2Shoes - Crawdaddy - €12.00
September 15th - Mike Bartlett - Whelans - €15.00
September 12th - Silver Apples - Whelans - €20.00
September 12th - Sunset Rubdown - Crawdaddy - €15.00
September 11th - Finley Quaye - The Village - €23.00
September 9th - Laura Izibor - Tripod - €17.00
September 8th - The Blow Monkeys - Crawdaddy - €15.00
September 4/5/6th – Electric Picnic – Stradbally, Co. Laois - €242.00
August 29th - Bats - Andrews Lane - €10.00
August 22nd - Oneida- Whelans - €16.00
August 22nd - Summersound Festival- East Point B Park - €26.00
August 21st - Kidd Blunt - Whelans - €12.00
August 21st - D.E.A.F. Fundraiser - Meeting Hse Sq. - €10.00
August 21st - Hercules & Love Affair - POD - €15.00
August 20th - Psychonavigation Records 9TH Birthday - Sugar Club - €15.00
August 15th - Yo! Majesty - Crawdaddy - €12.50 - (POD)
August 13th - Declan Sinnott & Small Town Talk - Whelans - €20.00
August 10th - Devotchka - Crawdaddy - €16.00
August 8th - Conway Savage - Crawdaddy - €13.00
August 2nd - N.A.S.A/ Ashley Beedle/Toddla T - Crawdaddy/Lobby/POD- €15.00
July 31st - George Clinton - Tripod - €31.00

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