Album Releases by Genre
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Of Shadow And Substance
by Lea Bertucci
December 1, 2023
The two-track release from New York experimental artist Lea Bertucci features guest appearances by Matt Evans, Henry Fraser, Quartetto Maurice, Lucia Stavros, and Lester St. Louis.
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Shone a Rainbow Light On
by Setting
September 29, 2023
This is the debut release from Black Twig Pickers/Pelt's Nathan Bowles, Mind Over Mirrors' Jaime Fennelly and Megafaun's Joe Westerlund as Setting.
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Days in the Desert
by High Pulp
July 28, 2023
The third full-length release from Los Angeles-based experimental jazz collective features guest appearances Daedelus, James Brandon Lewis, Mononeon, Jeff Parker, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Telemakus, ans Brandee Younger.
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Connection
by Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog
July 14, 2023
The fifth full-length release from Marc Ribot's Ceramic Dog features contributions from Anthony Coleman, Greg Lewis, James Brandon Lewis, Oscar Noriega, and Syd Straw.
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RPG
by Me Lost Me
July 7, 2023
The latest full-length release from Jayne Dent's Me Lost Me was inspired by fictional worlds in video games.
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Picture of Bunny Rabbit
by Arthur Russell
June 23, 2023
The compilation features nine unreleased tracks from avant-garde/experimental cellist Arthur Russell, who passed away in 1992.
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Romantiq
by Oval
May 12, 2023
The latest full-length release from Markus Popp project Oval stemmed from Popp's collaboration with Robert Seidel for the opening of Frankfurt's German Romantic Museum.
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Lightning Dreamers
by Rob Mazurek
March 31, 2023
The latest full-length release from Rob Mazurek and the Exploding Star Orchestra was recorded mostly in Texas in September 2021.
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Under an Endless Sky
by Dorothy Moskowitz
March 17, 2023
Dorothy Moskowitz's collaboration with Francesco Paolo Paladino and Luca Chino Ferrari features a 23-minute track.
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Oh Me Oh My
by Lonnie Holley
March 10, 2023
The latest full-length release from Lonnie Holley was produced by Jacknife Lee and features guest appearances from Rokia Koné, Moor Mother, Jeff Parjer, Michael Stipe, Sharon Van Etten, and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon.
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Tyondai Braxton: Telekinesis
by Tyondai Braxton
November 11, 2022
The 87-piece work from Tyondai Braxton features the Metropolis Ensemble conducted by Andrew Cyr, the Brooklyn Youth Chorus conducted by Dianne Berkun Menaker, and The Crossing chamber choir conducted by Donald Nally, Telekinesis is the first studio recording of the work.
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Broken Gargoyles
by Diamanda Galás
August 26, 2022
The two-track release from Diamanda Galás features verses from Georg Heym's poems and was originally a part of sound installation at Hanover's Kapellen Leprosarium (in the Middle Ages it was used to house those with leprosy or the plague).
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Earth Patterns
by Szun Waves
August 19, 2022
The third full-length release for London-based instrumental trio Szun Waves was recorded in 2019.
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The Invisible Light: Spells
by T-Bone Burnett
August 5, 2022
This is the second release in The Invisible Light trilogy from T-Bone Burnett, Jay Bellerose and Keefus Ciancia.
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Jazz Codes
by Moor Mother
July 1, 2022
The second full-length release for experimental artist Moor Mother features guest appearances from Alya Al Sultani, Black Quantum Futurism, Melanie Charles, Fatboi Sharif, Honeychile, Irreversible Entanglements, Justmadnice, Kyle Kidd, Mary Lattimore, Loijj, Nicole Mitchell, Elaine Mitchener, Jason Moran, Aquiles Navarro, Keir Neuringer, Orion Sun, Akai Solo, Thomas Stanley, Wolf Weston, and Yung Morpheus.
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Pink Dolphins
by Anteloper
June 24, 2022
The latest full-length release for Jaimie Branch and Jason Nazary as Anteloper was produced by Jeff Parker.
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Revelators Sound System
by The Revelators
June 17, 2022
The debut full-length release for the collaborative project of Hiss Golden Messenger's M.C. Taylor and Cameron Ralston feature four instrumental tracks.
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Ocean Child: Songs of Yoko Ono
by Various Artists
February 18, 2022
David Byrne, Amber Coffman, Death Cab for Cutie, Deerhoof, Japanese Breakfast, Stephin Merritt, Jay Som, Sudan Archives, Thao, The Flaming Lips, U. S. Girls, Sharon Van Etten, We Are KING, and Yo La Tengo cover some of Yoko Ono's songs on tribute album from Death Cab for Cutie's Benjamin Gibbard that benefits WhyHunger.
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Live in Brighton 1975
by Can
December 3, 2021
The second live concert recording from German experimental rock band Can's 1975 performance at Brighton was mixed and remastered with Irmin Schimdt and producer/engineer Rene Tinner.
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Henki
by Richard Dawson
November 26, 2021
Historic plants are the theme of the full-length collaboration between Richard Dawson and Circle.
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Open Arms to Open Us
by Ben LaMar Gay
November 19, 2021
The latest full-length release for Ben LaMar Gay features guest appearance from Angel Bat Dawid, Gira Dahnee, A.Martinez, Dorothée Munyaneza, Ohmme, Onye Ozuzu, Tomeka Reid, and Ayanna Woods.
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In Virus Times [EP]
by Lee Ranaldo
November 12, 2021
The four-part instrumental acoustic piece from ex-Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo was influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic and the 2020 Presidential election.
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Eternal Home
by Fire-Toolz
October 15, 2021
The seventh full-length release for the Angel Marcloid project was recorded in Chicago.
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Black Encyclopedia of the Air
by Moor Mother
September 17, 2021
The fifth full-length release for Philadelphia artist features guest appearances from BFLY, Black Quantum Futurism, Brother May, Elucid, Antonia Gabriela, Dudù Kouate, lojii, Maassai, Elaine Mitchener, Nappy Nina, Pink Siifu, Saydah Ruz, Orion Sun, and Yatta.
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Sinner Get Ready
by Lingua Ignota
August 6, 2021
The fourth full-length release for the Kristin Hayter solo project was inspired by the religious communities in rural Pennsylvania.
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Live in Stuttgart 1975
by Can
May 28, 2021
The Krautrock band's complete 1975 90-minutes concert in Stuttgart comes from live tape recordings newly mixed and mastered by Irmin Schmidt and Rene Tinner.
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Broken Mirror: A Selfie Reflection
by Matthew E. White
April 9, 2021
This is the debut full-length collaboration between Matthew E. White and Lonnie Holley.
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A Softer Focus
by Claire Rousay
April 9, 2021
The latest full-length release for the Texas-based experimental artist features contributions from Ben Baker Billington, Alex Cunningham, Lia Kohl, Macie Stewart, and Dani Toral.
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Pick a Day to Die
by The Sunburned Hand of the Man
March 12, 2021
The first new release for the Massachusetts psychedelic rock band in 10 years includes tracks recorded in 2007, 2008, 2016, 2017, and 2020.
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Feelings
by Brijean
February 26, 2021
This is the debut full-length release for the collaboration between Brijean Murphy and Doug Stuart.
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Waking the Dreaming Body
by Karima Walker
February 26, 2021
The latest full-length release for the Tucson-based singer-songwriter was self-recorded and produced.
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The Blue of Distance
by Elori Saxl
January 22, 2021
The debut full-length solo release for the Minneapolis born composer was written during the summer in the Adirondack Mountains and in the winter on an island in Lake Superior.
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2R0I2P0
by Boris
December 11, 2020
The latest full-length collaboration between Boris and Merzbow features new versions of six tracks from Boris' 2019 album Love & Evol, a new version of Journey from the Boris/The Novembers EP, a cover of Coaltar of the Deepers' To the Beach, and the Melvins' song Boris.
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Dimensional Stardust
by Rob Mazurek
November 20, 2020
The latest full-length release from the Chicago jazz composer was recorded with a new group of musicians separately over several studio sessions spanning seven months.
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Because of a Flower
by Ana Roxanne
November 13, 2020
The second release for the Los Angeles-based musician was created over five years.
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All Thoughts Fly
by Anna von Hausswolff
September 25, 2020
The fifth full-length release for the Swedish composer includes seven instrumental tracks featuring a pipe organ from a church in Gothenburg.
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Free Humans
by Hen Ogledd
September 25, 2020
The second full-length release for the British quartet was recorded over three days with producer Sam Grant.
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By the Fire
by Thurston Moore
September 25, 2020
The latest full-length solo release for the Sonic Youth guitarist features contributions from Deb Googe, Jem Doulton, James Sedwards, Sonic Youth’s Steve Shelley and Negativland's Jon Leidecker.
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Nomad
by Tengger
June 12, 2020
This is the second full-length release for the South Korean/Japanese ambient duo of Itta and Marqidos on the Beyond Beyond Is Beyond label.
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Acquiesce
by TALsounds
May 22, 2020
The first full-length release in three years for Natalie Chami as TALsounds was recorded at home.
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Fountain
by Lyra Pramuk
March 20, 2020
The debut full-length release for the Berlin-based artist from Pennsylvania was self-produced.
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Eyelet
by Islet
March 6, 2020
The first new full-length release in seven years for the Welsh experimental pop trio of Alex Williams, Emma and Mark Daman Thomas was produced by Rob Jones.
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Companion Rises
by Six Organs of Admittance
February 21, 2020
The latest full-length release for the Ben Chasny project was was self-recorded.
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Third Mind
by The Third Mind
February 14, 2020
Dave Alvin worked with David Immerglück, Michael Jerome, Victor Krummenacher, and Jesse Sykes to record a new track as well as five cover songs in the improvisational way Miles Davis and his producer Teo Macero did for Davis' albums. A deluxe edition includes two additional remixes of “East/West.”
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The Afterlife
by The Comet Is Coming
December 6, 2019
The second full-length release in 2019 for the British jazz trio was recorded at the same sessions as Trust In The Lifeforce Of The Deep Mystery and features a guest appearance from poet Joshua Idehen.
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Iowa Dream
by Arthur Russell
November 15, 2019
The posthumous collection of demos, home recordings and other unreleased songs from the 1970s and 80s from the singer-songwriter features new contributions from Peter Broderick to help complete some of the tracks.
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Six Lethargies
by Keaton Henson
November 8, 2019
The latest release from the British singer-songwriter features the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra.
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The Sisypheans
by Xylouris White
November 8, 2019
This is the fourth full-length release for the duo of Giorgis Xylouris and Jim White.
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Caligula
by Lingua Ignota
July 19, 2019
The third full-length release for Rhode Island artist Kristin Hayter was mixed by Seth Manchester features contributions from Mike Berdan, Lee Buford, Ted Byrnes, Noraa Kaplan, Sam McKinlay, and Dylan Walker.
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Mogic
by Hen Ogledd
November 16, 2018
The third full-length release for the British band that includes Richard Dawson, Rhodri Davies, Dawn Bothwell and Sally Pinklington.
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MITH
by Lonnie Holley
September 21, 2018
The third full-length release for the Alabama-born sculptor-turned-singer features contributions from Sam Gendel, Laraaji, Nelson Patton, and Richard Swift.
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Old Rockhounds Never Die
by Odetta Hartman
August 17, 2018
The second full-length release for the New York experimental singer-songwriter was produced by Jack Inslee.
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LAGEOS
by Actress
May 25, 2018
An expanded project from producer Darren Cunningham (aka Actress) and the London Contemporary Orchestra that first premiered in 2016 at the Barbican Centre.
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How to Get Your Record Played in Shops
by Mike Donovan
April 20, 2018
The second full-length solo release for the Sic Alps and The Peacers frontman features experimental, keyboard-based songs.
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Slowly Paradise
by Eric Chenaux
March 9, 2018
The sixth full-length solo release for the Canadian guitarist was recorded in Paris and was produced with Cyril Harrison.
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Sun Gong
by Laraaji
September 8, 2017
The two-track release from the Philadelphia multi-instrumentalist features experiments with a gong and electronic effects.
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Rotations
by Golden Retriever
July 28, 2017
The fourth full-length release for the instrumental duo Matt Carlson and Jonathan Sielaff was created for a performance grant from Oregon's Regional Arts & Culture Council.
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Big Walnuts Yonder
by Big Walnuts Yonder
May 5, 2017
The debut full-length release for the collaborative project featuring Mike Watt, Nels Cline, Nick Reinhart, and Greg Saunier was recorded in three days in 2014 due to the busy schedules of the band members.
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Fresh Air
by Faust
May 5, 2017
The 13th full-length release for the Krautrock band with Jean-Hervé Peron, Werner Diermaier and Maxime Manac'h features guest appearances from Jürgen Engler, Barbara Manning, and Ysanne Spevack.
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Cuidado Madame
by Arto Lindsay
April 21, 2017
The first studio full-length release in over 10 years was inspired by Afro-Brazilian spiritual rhythms called Candomblé.
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What If
by Hauschka
March 31, 2017
The eighth full-length release for German pianist/composer Volker Bertelmann under the name Hauschka features player pianos (also known as pianolas).
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Patterns of Light
by His Name Is Alive
November 25, 2016
The latest release for the experimental rock project led by Warren Defever was inspired from a performance at Switzerland's Large Hadron Collider at CERN.
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Remain Calm
by Mica Levi
November 25, 2016
This is the debut full-length release from the collaboration between Mica Levi (aka Micachu) and Oliver Coates, who previously worked together on 2014's "Under the Skin" soundtrack.
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Daniel Bachman
by Daniel Bachman
November 11, 2016
The seventh full-length solo studio release for the guitarist was recorded by Brian Haran.
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Honeymoon on Mars
by The Pop Group
October 28, 2016
The fourth full-length studio release for the British post-punk band was produced by Dennis Bovell and Hank Shocklee.
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Hubris
by Oren Ambarchi
October 28, 2016
The latest release from the Australian composer features guest appearances from such artists as Mark Fell, Jim O'Rourke, and Ricardo Villalobos.
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Joy
by Brandt Brauer Frick
October 28, 2016
The fourth full-length release for the Berlin-based techno trio features Canadian poer-singer Beaver Sheppard.
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Black Peak
by Xylouris White
October 7, 2016
The second full-length release from the duo of Cretan lute player George Xylouris and Dirty Three drummer Jim White was produced by Guy Picciotto.
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Light Falls
by Wrekmeister Harmonies
September 16, 2016
The fourth full-length release for the experimental project led by J.R. Robinson was inspired by the book by Auschwitz survivor Primo Levi.
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Dead Ringers
by Horseback
August 12, 2016
The sixth full-length release for he Jenks Miller's experimental project was self-recorded and produced.
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Trouble
by The Dead C
August 12, 2016
The latest release from the New Zealand noise-rock trio was recorded live in a day.
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Vulnicura Live
by Björk
July 22, 2016
The live album mixed by Björk, Arca and The Haxan Cloak was first available as a 14-track limited release only at Rough Trade stores. The wider commercial release features one less track ("All Neon Like") and was mixed by Björk, Arca and Chris Elms.
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1971-1981 [Box Set]
by Cluster
April 15, 2016
The nine-disc box set for the German experimental band formed by Dieter Moebius and Hans-Joachim Roedelius features the albums released during the duo's first decade as a band (they would reunite in 1989 and 1987 before finally ending in 2010).
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Echtzeit
by Qluster
March 4, 2016
A portion of the sixth full-length release for the experimental electronic trio was recorded in a church.
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Värähtelijä
by Oranssi Pazuzu
February 26, 2016
This is the fourth full-length release for the Finnish black metal band.
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Bloodiest
by Bloodiest
January 15, 2016
The second full-length release for the Chicago metal band was co-produced by Tony Lazzara and Sanford Parker.
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Kannon
by Sunn O)))
December 4, 2015
The seventh studio release for the Seattle doom metal is a 30 minutes three-track album.
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City Lake [Reissue]
by Bing & Ruth
November 13, 2015
The reissued and remastered release of the full-length debut for the Brooklyn pianist and composer David Moore features three new tracks.
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Beyond Belief
by Mark McGuire
November 13, 2015
The fifth full-length solo release took nearly two years for the former Emeralds member to complete.
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International Blackjazz Society
by Shining
October 23, 2015
The seventh full-length studio release for the Norwegian group led by Jørgen Munkeby was mixed by Sean Beavan.
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All Across This Land
by Blitzen Trapper
October 2, 2015
The eighth full-length release from the Portland, Oregon quintet was inspired by classic and southern rock.
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Half Free
by U.S. Girls
September 25, 2015
The latest release for the Meg Remy project was produced by Onakabazien and features guest appearances from Ben Cook, Amanda Crist, and Remy's husband Slim Twig.
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Good Sad Happy Bad
by Micachu & the Shapes
September 11, 2015
After scoring 2014 film Under The Skin, Mica Levi returns to his experimental pop trio for their first studio release in three years.
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Many Levels of Laughter
by J Fernandez
June 9, 2015
The debut full-length release for the Chicago-based artist was home recorded.
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Perfect World
by Uniform
June 9, 2015
This is the debut full-length release for the Brooklyn industrial hardcore duo formed by former Men bassist Ben Greenberg and former Drunkdriver singer Michael Berdan.
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Sounding Lines
by Moritz von Oswald Trio
June 9, 2015
The fifth full-length release from the trio features Afro-beat drummer Tony Allen in place of Vladislav Delay.
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Carnation
by Daughn Gibson
June 2, 2015
The third full-length release for the Pennsylvania singer-songwriter was produced with Randall Dunn.
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Dumb Flesh
by Blanck Mass
May 12, 2015
This is the second solo release for Fuck Buttons' Benjamin John Power.
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Musique de Film Imaginé
by The Brian Jonestown Massacre
April 28, 2015
The San Francisco psychedelic rock band latest release was inspired by French film scores of the 50s and 60s with guest appearances from SoKo and Asia Argento.
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Citizen Zombie
by The Pop Group
February 24, 2015
The first release of new songs from the British post-punk band in 35 years was produced by Paul Epworth.
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Skullsplitter
by Eric Chenaux
February 17, 2015
The latest experimental full-length release for the Toronto-based guitarist features four instrumental tracks produced with Radwan Ghazi Moumneh.
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Full Bleed: Caught on Tape
by Thurston Moore
February 10, 2015
This is the fourth release from the collaboration between Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore and Sunburned Hand Of The Man drummer John Moloney.
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geocidal
by tētēma
December 9, 2014
This is the debut full-length release for the collaboration of Mike Patton and Anthony Pateras.
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Just Us
by Faust
November 25, 2014
The 11th studio release from the German Krautrock band is said to be an invitation for fans to use the music as " a base on which to build their own music."
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Different Every Time
by Robert Wyatt
November 17, 2014
The two-disc compilation for the guitarist includes one disc with Wyatt's work as part of Soft Machine, Matching Mole, as well as a solo artist and the second disc includes collaborations and guest appearances with such artists as Bjork, Anja Garbarek, Hot Chip, Jeanette Lindstrom, Mike Mantler, and Phil Manzanera.
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Sun Zoom Spark: 1970 to 1972 [Box Set]
by Captain Beefheart
November 11, 2014
The four-disc box set collects the remastered versions of Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band's early 1970s albums Lick My Decals Off, Baby; The Spotlight Kid; and Clear Spot with a disc of outtakes and alternates takes of songs.
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Ishi
by M. Geddes Gengras
June 24, 2014
Thisi is the three-track [four, if including the 43-plus-minute bonus track "Vigil" on CD and digital versions] synth release for the electronic artist.
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Bécs
by Fennesz
April 29, 2014
The sixth full-length solo release for the Austrian electronic producer Christian Fennesz is considered a conceptual follow-up to 2001's Endless Summer.
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Seer
by Golden Retriever
March 25, 2014
The third release for the Oregon duo of Matt Carlson and Jonathan Sielaff was recorded over two years.
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I Am the Last of All the Field That Fell: A Channel
by Current 93
March 4, 2014
On the latest release for the experimental British group led by David Tibet that includes James Blackshaw, Andrew Liles, Ossian Brown, Antony Hegarty, and Nick Cave, features Bobbie Watson of Comus, Jack Barnett of These New Puritans, as well as Tony McPhee and Carl Stokes of the Groundhogs.
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