A dissonant note: As you know, the pound has crashed against the Euro and the Dollar - a roughly 20% devaluation since the Brexit vote in 2016. We have so far kept our prices of imports the same and absorbed the negative effects, but we will have to raise some prices soon not to be losing money, especially if rates further deteriorate.
NOW AVAILABLE
PIEKUT, BEN: Henry Cow: The World is a Problem (paperback)
520 pp Paperback, 63 illustrations This is an academically motivated, but for the most part straightforwardly told story that tries painstakingly to piece together what was going on in Henry Cow in respect both of its individual internal relationships, and in... more »
PIEKUT, BEN: Henry Cow:The World is a Problem (hardback)
520 pp , 63 illustrations This is an academically motivated, but for the most part straightforwardly told story that tries painstakingly to piece together what was going on in Henry Cow in respect both of its individual internal relationships, and in the way ... more »
HENRY COW SUBSCRIPTION EDITION
HENRY COW: The Complete Henry Cow Box plus Book
SPECIAL OFFER: BOOK and (sub edition) BOX for £85 (plus shipping for the book ONLY) HENRY COW SUBSCRIPTION EDITION HENRY Cow BOX REDUX: THE COMPLETE HENRY COW [£75] 17 CDs, 1 DVD and 180 ... more »
HENRY Cow BOX REDUX: THE COMPLETE HENRY COW
HENRY COW SUBSCRIPTION EDITION (Release date: October 15th) 17 CDs, 1 DVD and 180 pages of histories, chronology, testimony and commentaries by the band, sundry contemporary documents, and rare photographs... more »
HENRY COW: Bonus CD and Booklet
For those with the original boxes, not to force you to buy the whole set just to get the extra booklet and bonus CD , you will be able to order these separately for £18. HENRY COW SUBSCRIPTION EDITION HENRY Cow BOX REDUX: T... more »
AFTER DINNER SUBSCRIPTION and CASSETTE OFFER
AFTER DINNER: Souvenir Cassette and other live Adventures
A Limited Edition reissue of the original commemorative cassette released only to subscribers of the first Recommended After Dinner LP – a collection of exquisite live interpretations of the songs, recorded on the band’s first European tour (itself a technically inn... more »
NEW RELEASES
DRAKE, BOB: The Gardens of Beastly Manor
A one-off interlude release of extraordinary instrumental compositions, completely through-composed and performed by an orchestra of Bob - on piano, 5-string resonator banjo, Farfisa organ, Korg MS20 synthesiser, electric and acoustic guitars, recorders, drums, bass... more »
ROSE, JON/CURRAN, ALVIN: Cafe Grand Abyss
Two giants on great form: Alvin spookily surefooted in deployment of his often counterintuitive palette of sounds, Jon just stunning – in a partnership that provides perfect context for both performers. And it’s beautifully recorded. I know this stuff is a hard sell... more »
GIVE GUITARS TO PEOPLE: The Look of Silence
Jochen Arbeit (Einstürzende Neubauten) and Vitor Rua. Electric guitar drone music with occasional natural interpolations. But you need to like drones. Co-released with NATuerlich. ... more »
LAST ReR RELEASES
BIOTA: Fragment for Balance
After 4 years of work on their 11th release for ReR, this extraordinary, reclusive, and highly individual audio-visual collective continues to evolve through the painstaking accumulation and disposition of a seemingly incompatible range of both exotic and familiar m... more »
Other
CURRAN, ALVIN: Endangered Species (Dbl CD)
Put on your shelf next to Derek Bailey’s Ballads and Ground Zero plays Standards ; Alvin takes the golden songbook on a tour through the badlands [a type of dry terrain characterized by ‘steep slopes, minimal vegetation, lack of a substantial ... more »
EDELIN, MICHEL: Echoes of Henry Cow
Michel Edelin : flutes, Sophia Domancich: keyboards, Sylvain Kassap : clarinet, bass clarinet, Stéphane Kerecki: double bass, Simon Goubert: drums - with John Greaves: spoken word. <P> A programme of Edelin’s variations, extracts ... more »
RADULESCU, HORATIU: Works for Organ and Cello
One of the unsung geniuses of the C20, the Romanian/French spectralist Horatiu Radelescu used unconventional resources, extended techniques and microtonal shifts to work in a medium of texture and flux. The five pieces here are (variously) for organ; cello and t... more »
FELDMAN, MORTON : For Bunita Marcus
Feldman’s late period masterpiece, performed by his long time collaborator Aki Takahashi - for whom the piece was also composed. This recording was made in 2007 but is here released for the first time. Feldman’s music can’t be explained; it’s more a living thing, es... more »
EASTMAN, JULIUS: Femenine
Maverick American composer with an extraordinary (and short) life history, whose aesthetic was closest to minimalism - though rather more organic, looser and with more of a pop sensibility. He wrote this in 1974. The original – and only other – recording is also ava... more »
NORTH SEA RADIO ORCHESTRA, JOHN GREAVES, ANNIE BARBAZZA : Folly Bololey
11-piece band (winds, strings, keyboards. percussion) perform arrangements (by leader Craig Fortnam) of songs from Robert Wyatt’s Rock Bottom – as well as a few other songs by Robert. In a numbered edition. ... more »
FRED FRITH TRIO: Closer to the Ground
Fred has toured and recorded with this band – that’s Fred, bassist Jason Hoopes and drummer Jordan Glenn - since 2013. Time in which to evolve a language and acquire a musical identity; to offer the listener a musical position; a statement of aesthetic intent. A... more »
FRITH, FRED: Live at the Stone. All is Always Now (3 CDs)
Featuring extracted sequences from concerts at The Stone in NY with Laurie Anderson, Amma Ateria, Sylvie Courvoisier, Nava Dunlkeman, Jordan Glenn, Shelley Hirsch, Jason Hoopes, And Lewandowski, Jessica Lurie, Miya Masoka, Ikue Mori, Pauline Olivieros, Evan Pa... more »
NEGATIVLAND: Over the Edge Vol 9
An offshoot from the weekly radio show presented for the last 38 years by plunderphoniasts, satirists, media critics and new technology visionaries Negativeland, who have been doing this for so long that they’ve achieved breathtaking levels of jaw-dropping genius in... more »
BOOK
BROKEN MUSIC (Book)
One of the holy grails of sound art, Broken Music was an essential 280 page compendium of records created by visual artists - originally published to accompany a DAAD exhibition, in 1989 - and long since out of print. It has now been repressed in a small run by Prim... more »
Vinyl.
SKELETON CREW: Learn to Talk (Vinyl)
The classic first foray with Fred Frith and Tom Cora, recorded in 1984, now re-mastered for this vinyl reissue and with new sleeve-notes by Fred. ... more »
THE WORK: Slow Crimes (vinyl) + extrs CD
The classic first foray with Tim Hodgkinson, Bill Gilonis, Mick Hobbs and Rick Wilson, recorded in 1982 with occasional guests Catherin Jaunieux, Chris Cutler, Lepke Buchvater and Bob van de Breuve. CD features the same tracks plus I Hate America, Fingers and To... more »
SUN RA: Disco 3000 (vinyl)
Partner of Media Dreams, one of the great ‘70s classics, with excellent liner notes by trumpeter Michael Ray. ... more »
SUN RA: Media Dream (vinyl)
Partner of Disco 3000, one of the great ‘70s classics ... more »
VINYL COLLECTORS: FOUND RARITIES
Vinyl: single copies - new, not second-hand, but aged ...
THE POINTS EAST CATALOGUE COMPLETE SET (7 LPs)
Original 7 LP Vinyl set, all Nimbus Pressings, some in silkscreened sleeves, mostly un-rereleased: BORIS KOVACS. Ritual Nova 2 (Jugoslavia) ZGA. Zga (Riga) STRANGE GAMES, Strange Games (Russia) DER EXPANDER DES FORTSCHRITTS. Der Expander &c. (GDR) BORUT KRZISNIK... more »
7 POINTS EAST LPs PLUS RR22 and RR23 (9 LP set)
THE POINTS EAST CATALOGUE COMPLETE SET PLUS the related ReR main label releases RR 22 and 23 – Aide Memoire (GDR) and Raab (Czech) – both Nimbus pressings, &c.) Original 7 LP Vinyl set, all Nimbus Pressings, some in silkscreened sleeves, mostly un-rerele... more »
AFTER DINNER: After Dinner
Original Vinyl release, Nimbus pressing, hand silk-screened cover and original booklet ... more »
CASSIBER: Perfect Worlds (vinyl)
Nimbus Pressing Hand Silkscreened Cover and booklet ... more »
BLEGVAD, PETER: Downtime (vinyl)
Original Vinyl release, Nimbus pressing ... more »
COOPER, LINDSAY: Rags (vinyl)
Original Vinyl release, Nimbus pressing. ... more »
UNWORK REST AND PLAY: Sounds Every Day/Informs (2 LPs)
Sound Every Day Informs The only two releases by this excellent band, never reissued on CD. The pair for £30 ... more »
STOP PRESS: UNHEARD AT TIME OF WRITING
FELDMAN< MORTON: Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello
Piano, Violin, Viola, Cello (1987) Mark Knoop - piano Aisha Orazbayeva - violin Bridget Carey - viola Anton Lukoszevieze - cello ... more »
CAGE, JOHN: Winter Music
Winter Music (1957). Realisation for four pianos. John Tilbury, Catherine Laws, Philip Thomas, Mark Knoop ... more »
CAGE, JOHN: Two (double CD)
Two (1989) Mark Knoop & Philip Thomas - pianos ... more »
MORE NEW STUFF - HOW TO BUILD A LIBRARY
From each update I will select those CDs I think most remarkable or important - those which I think should be in any living library - and offer a discount for anyone buying them all. There will be 2 categories must have and essential history. Offers will be available for either or both together. If you find this essential library idea useful, I will slowly work backwards and compile a list from the whole catalogue.Essential Library
- ALVIN CURRAN: Endangered Species (Dbl CD)
- HORATIU RADULESCU: Works for Orgn and Cello
- NEGATIVLAND: Over the Edge)
- MORTON FELDMAN: For Bunita Marcus
All 4 for £67 save £7
ESSENTIAL LIBRARY 09/19
ESSENTIAL LIBRARY ALVIN CURRAN Endangered Species (Dbl CD) HORATIU RADULESCU Works for Organ and Cello NEGATIVLAND Over the edge Vol. 9 MORTON FELDMAN For Bunita Marcus All4 for £67 save £7 ... more »