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.
SUBSCRIPTION OFFER
CUTLER, CHRIS: All Change; Music, Memory and Technology (book)
A new book of essays on music, 30 years in the making, developing some of the themes of the last book and moving on into new theoretical territory. Contents: Plunderphonics; Locality; Scale; The Road to Plunderphonia; Thoughts on the Avant Garde; i... more »
MAJOR NEW PROJECT. BRIAN WOODBURY SET OFFER
WOODBURY, BRIAN: Anthems and Antithets (4 CD Set)
4-Volume Magnum Opus – with 80+ songs of Levity, Balladry, Ideology & Rhapsody Over the next year Brian will be releasing a linked set of CDs in 4 Volumes, two years in the making, each in a very different register - a songwriting masterclass if he can pull... more »
WOODBURY, BRIAN: Levity & Novelty
Volume 1: Levity & Novelty (released Feb. 1, 2020) 27 songs, from indie-pop to theatrical numbers to a Tom Lehrer cover. ... more »
CHRISTMAS and COLLECTABLES
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: The Complete Henry Cow Box plus Book
SPECIAL OFFER: BOOK and (sub edition) BOX for £ 90 (plus shipping for the book ONLY) 17 CDs, 1 DVD and 180 pages of histories, chronology, testimony and commentaries by the band, sundry contemporary documents... more »
CUTLER, CHRIS: Missing Chapters Vol. 4
Latest in the series of very limited edition CDRs I make every year for a nameless club in Japan. I just but also older unreleased work. This time there are extracts from three very different duos with Vitor Rua (the metal years), Tim Hodgkinson and Thomas Dimuzio, ... more »
CC Vols. 00-400 (4 CDs)
THE XMAS OFFER CC Vols 100-400 inclusive, with a charming Xmas card made out to you - or other designated recipien t - by me. A snip at £50 the set. ... more »
THE RER BOX SERIES - Perfect gifts.
Price reductions shown below on orders placed before December 20.
ART BEARS: The Art Box (6CDs, definitive book)
A 6 CD box containing: 1. The three original releases, properly re-mastered, - when we did them before, the technology was much poorer. Stunningly re-mastered by Bob Drake from 24 bit transcriptions of the original tapes and in newly designed jewel cases, same cov... more »
FAUST: The Wumme Years (5 CDs, definitive book
Contains- The first two Polydor albums, Faust and Faust So Far ; The Faust Tapes (re-mastered with track listing); 71 Minutes and BBC Sessions + (includes the historic radio session, and substantial extra material, some of it never released); a 40 page book... more »
ZNR: Archive Box (4 CDS, booklet)
Contains both original ZNR releases Barricades III and Traite de Mechanique Populaire , plus two extra CDs - one containing the whole of the post-ZNR LP Les Flots Bleus by Patrick Portella and Joseph Racaille as well as Joseph Racaille’s Pegase and his... more »
THE NECKS: The Necks Box (7 CDs)
One of the greatest bands in the world, said the New York Times; A post-jazz, post-rock, post-everything sonic experience that has few parallels or rivals, according to The Guardian; Fifty years after Kind of Blue, the new music I would find it hardest to do without... more »
MACLEAN, STEVE: The Steve Maclean Box of Seven
To encourage you, here are seven CDs for the price of two: Frog, Bug, Guitar, Computer (featuring what it says in the title); Prime ; GPS ( Steve MacLean Ensemble's final CD ), Year of the Dragon , (featuring Chris Cutler); Bridges (double CD) and Ordi... more »
ALAN JENKINS The Experimental Surf Music BOX (8 CDs & documentation)
Some insufferably great music that’s hard to categorise. Somewhere in the mists it evolved away from the classic guitar instrumental, tweaking and stretching and mixing it with psychedelics and experimentalism, offering an alternative evolutionary history of popular... more »
NEW RELEASES
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 tech... more »
HODGKINSON, TIM: Under the Void
Three long and recent compositions: Under the Void, scored for flute, oboe, clarinet, trumpet, horn, trombone, 2 violins, 2 violas, cello, bass, piano and percussion, here virtually realised; Then, for virtual strings, brass, woodwinds, accordion and piano -combined... more »
ANGELI, PAOLO/ BITTOVA, IVA: Sul Filo
A meeting that had to happen: the clash of tradition and experiment has been the distinguishing signature style of both protagonists, and they aren’t holding back on this rather unusual record. Paulo’s virtuosity - and his customised, cello-sized, extended and prepa... more »
The NECKS: Three
I’m sure you don’t need to be told: ‘The greatest trio on Earth’ (The New York Times) , ‘Among the world’'s greatest forces in music’ (The Los Angeles Times) and ‘One of the most entrancing live acts in the world’ (The ... more »
LAST ReR 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 »
Other
MUSICA URBANA: Musica Urbana
Back in print, this timeless classic captures a moment in the mid ‘70s when Spain was musically one of the most interesting places in Europe, not that anyone was paying much attention. Sometimes everything comes together in a perfect way and this record is an i... more »
FELIU I JOAN ALBERT
Another classic from the same period forged in the same cultural cauldron. This also features Joan Albert Amargos, working with the great contemporary flamenco guitarist Feliu Gasul. It’s a bravura performance of unostentatious but breathtaking virtuosity - and hard... more »
MUSICA LAIETANA ZELESTE: Compilation (dbl CD)
While we’re at it, this compilation of the Barcelona music scene in the mid 1970s, initiated and supported by the legendary Zeleste club (and label), is an invaluable document of a short-lived but completely unique Spanish take on the manner in which rock and ... more »
BARCELONA ROGRESSIVA OFFER
We also have a few copies of BARCELONA PROGRESSIVA, which documents the poppier or rather prog-ier end of Spanish rock in the same period. Patchy but some great tracks and, overall, an indispensible record of a fascinating and hopeful moment in Spanish music. This a... more »
THE WATTS: Decoherence
The Watts are Tim Hodginson, Yumi Hara & Chris Cutler. The trio assembled for a tour in Japan in 2017 and are still delighting audiences everywhere (maybe). This is their first recording, compiled from concerts in London and Bourgoin-Jaileu; mastered by Yasushi... more »
FRITH, FRED: Woodwork
This well-recorded solo concert in Brussels last year offers a good opportunity to drop in on Fred’s unfolding solo vocabulary and spend three-quarters of an hour carried along in his enveloping wake. We’re done with the fireworks and gun-slinging now and ... more »
MYERS, DAVID: Prototype of the Veil
We have just a handful of copies of this new CD by David Lee Myers (aka Arcane Device) and his no-input array that eavesdrops on the extraordinary things electrons do when locked into quasi-controllable feedback loops. Not just something from nothing but something w... 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 »
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 »
UNREST WORK AND PLAY: Sound 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 »
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
- MUSICA URBANA: Musica Urbana)
- FELIU I JOAN ALBERT
- TIM HODGKINSON: Under THe Void
All 3 for £36 save £5.50
ESSENTIAL LIBRARY
ESSENTIAL LIBRARY: MUSICA URBANA: Musica Urbana FELIU I JOAN ALBERT TIM HODGKINSO: Under the Void All three for £36 (save £5.50) ... more »