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	October 3, 2007


	FEATURED NEW RELEASES Fire Engines Kenneth Anger (DVD) Om Dirty Space Disco (Various) PJ Harvey The Four Mints Sharon Jones & the Dap-Tones Murcof Jandek The Roots of Chicha (Various) Genesis (Colombian psych-folk) Richard Hawley Johnny Lunchbreak Elmore Judd Yuri Kalendarev From Dubplate to Download (Various) Soul Jazz Singles 2006-2007		Henrik Schwarz Sunburned Hand of the Man G&D (Georgia Anne Muldrow & Dudley Perkins) ALSO AVAILABLE Propinquity Diplo & Tripledouble (Mix) Peanut Butter Wolf Presents 2K (Various) FEATURED DIGITAL DOWNLOADS Fiery Furnaces (Other Music Exclusive) Scott Walker Yeasayer James Blackshaw (Reissues) COMPLETE LIST OF THIS WEEK'S NEW ARRIVALS

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		WIN TICKETS TO SUBTLE This week, Oakland’s Subtle will be landing in New York City performing two shows, first at Warsaw on Friday, October 5th, and then on Saturday the 6th at Irving Plaza, promoting their upcoming remakes and remixes collection, Yellow&Ice (out later this month on Lex). We’ve got a pair of tickets for each night and you can enter by emailing giveaway@othermusic.com. Please list the show that you would like to see along with a daytime phone number where you can be reached. The two winners will be chosen on Thursday, October 4th. SUBTLE w/ MINUS THE BEAR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5th @ WARSAW 261 Driggs Avenue Greenpoint, Brooklyn SUBTLE w/ MINUS THE BEAR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6th @ IRVING PLAZA 17 Irving Place NYC

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		WIN PASSES TO AN EVENING WITH SIGUR ROS Pre-order Sigur Ros' upcoming new album, Hvarf / Heim (out November 6th on XL), and you'll be automatically entered to win a pair of passes to the midnight screening of their upcoming documentary feature film Heima (DVD out on November 20), at the New Yorker Festival this Saturday. The band will also be performing a short acoustic set preceding the film! We'll notify the two winners (one pair of passes per winner) via email this Friday at 2 p.m. (Make sure that you are able to check your email between 2 and 3 p.m. in order to confirm.) $14.99 Pre-order Double CD SATURDAY, OCTOBER 6 @ MIDNIGHT Florence Gould Hall @ Alliance Francaise 22 East 60th (between Park and Madison) $20 Tickets on Sale Wednesday, October 3 @ Noon (EST) ticketmaster.com Limit two tickets per person

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...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead

WIN TICKETS TO UPCOMING SHOWS AT THE HIGHLINE & HIRO BALLROOMS
The fine folks at New York's Highline Ballroom have given us a few pairs of tickets to give away to these upcoming shows listed below. To enter, send an email to tickets@othermusic.com, and please list the show that you'd like to register for in the subject line. Winners will be notified on Friday, October 5th.

BUDOS BAND w/ CHICAGO AFROBEAT PROJECT
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 12 @ 7:30 p.m.
HIGHLINE BALLROOM: 431 W. 16th Street NYC

FOOLS GOLD SHOWCASE (AT HIRO BALLROOM) FEAT: A-TRAK & DJ MEHDI, KID SISTER, COOL KIDS, KAVINSKY, and NICK CATCHDUBS
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17 @ 10:30 p.m.
HIRO BALLROOM: 316 W. 16th Street NYC

...AND YOU WILL KNOW US BY THE TRAIL OF DEAD & ISLANDS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18 @ 8 p.m.
HIGHLINE BALLROOM: 431 W. 16th Street NYC

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St. Vincent		UPCOMING OTHER MUSIC IN-STORES ST. VINCENT TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16th @ 8 p.m. NO AGE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 17th @ 6 p.m. BREAKFAST w/ VAMPIRE WEEKEND THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18th @ 11 a.m. (Bagels, crumpets, tea and juice are on the house!) OTHER MUSIC: 15 East 4th Street NYC All shows are free admission / limited capacity

		ENTER TO WIN SIOUXSIE'S NEW ALBUM & SINGLES More than 30 years into her career, the one and only Siouxsie steps away from the Banshees and the Creatures, and releases her solo debut. Mantaray finds the legendary singer with that unmistakable voice experimenting with dance music and glammy post-punk, still proving that she's as relevant and influential as ever. Other Music has three CD copies of Siouxsie's new solo album to give away. But that’s not all…Winners will also receive a CD-single and 7" for "Into the Swan." To enter, email contest@othermusic.com. Please include your mailing address. Three winners will be notified by email this Friday.


	$13.99 CD $9.99 mp3		FIRE ENGINES Hungry Beat (Acute) "Candyskin" "Big Gold Dream" The first purchase I ever made at Other Music was the Fire Engines' previous collection, Fond, back in April of 2000. Not exactly an easy collection to find, especially at that point, that disc represented a line in the sand on the edge of the beach that we know as British post-punk, a line which, if crossed, will decimate you with gleeful sonic violence. The relentless skronk and sweetened melodies behind the music of the Edinburgh, Scotland quartet the Fire Engines were perhaps the most successful representation of no-wave chicanery as applied to the pop single template -- the trebly, amphetamized brutality of "Get Up and Use Me" aped the downtown throttling of the Contortions, and compatriots across the sea like Blurt; moreover, it brought noise back to the forefront, an abusive and compelling melee of harsh, ear-damaging racket. Wound-up, pent-up, and thrashing around outside its cage, the attack of this song and its B-side, "Everything's Roses," combined sweetness and pain in a rickety song structure that, somehow, punk seemed to ignore until the Fire Engines' debut hit the racks in the 1980-81 time frame. The group followed this single with another, "Candyskin" b/w "Meat Whiplash," again tying perfect pop within a bundle of rattled nerves, an LP consisting largely of lengthy instrumental explorations, and a final EP, "Big Gold Dream," that leveraged their intensity with more studio polish than in previous efforts. But soon after the group disbanded, scores of bands raised their harsh, jagged mantle as their own, as evidenced by the works of Big Flame, Bogshed, the Ex, and the Ron Johnson record label. One can assume that the members of Josef K were listening as well, at least by the time their abrasive album The Only Fun in Town surfaced. If you own Fond, you'll appreciate the clarity of Acute's remastering and the thorough, heartfelt presentation (especially as Fond presented an edit of "Big Gold Dream," which Hungry Beat replaces in its entirety). If you're missing the Peel sessions from that disc, look no further than Domino's live collection Teenage Codex Premonition. But if you've been looking for a full and unedited compilation of the Fire Engines' studio output (or a safe way to clear your head that doesn't involve painful scouring or a visit to the doctor), Hungry Beat is it. [DM]


	$22.99 DVD		KENNETH ANGER Films of Kenneth Anger 2 (Fantoma) Here it is, the one we've been waiting for: the all killer, no filler (not that the man had any to begin with) Volume Two of director Kenneth Anger's works. While the first anthology of his intensely influential films was spellbinding in its capture of golden Hollywood glamour from beyond the looking glass, the films represented here are what many consider his true landmarks, and those upon which his reputation as a visionary and trailblazer truly rest. The DVD collects, in stunning transfers, "Scorpio Rising" (1964), "Kustom Kar Kommandos" (1965), "Invocation of My Demon Brother" (1969), the 1979 edit of "Rabbit's Moon" (1950), "Lucifer Rising" (1972, completed in 1982), and "The Man We Want to Hang," a seldom-seen short on the work of Aleister Crowley (2002). The subjects of Anger's films in Volume Two are of seemingly darker hues of the always richly-saturated colors with which Anger's world is painted; from the Coney Island biker gangs and auto-enthusiasts in "Scorpio" & "Kustom" to the Haight-Ashbury magus and his brethren in "Demon Brother" & "Lucifer," misfits they all may be, but they all lose themselves in the intense pleasures of their rituals. Many of the essays included in the DVD's booklet (as well as other publications' reviews of this collection) suggest that with these films, Anger sewed the seeds for everything from queer cinema to Matthew Barney's Cremaster Cycle, and much is often made of Mick Jagger, Marianne Faithfull, and Bobby Beausoleil's involvements with the later films; I'll let you, the viewer, devour and decode the messages on your own. Anger's work is wonderful like that of any true artist in that it is simultaneously of its time and timeless, universal yet intensely personal, and yes, angry...but for every ounce of pain, there's a pound of pleasure. Enjoy. [IQ]


	$13.99 CD		OM Pilgrimage (Southern Lord) "Bhimasth" "Pilgrimage" With Pilgrimage, Om's rounded doom/drone/metal/trance train keeps on rolling. Bassist Al Cisneros and drummer Chris Hakius retain whatever mystical elements they brought to Sleep, their '90s metal trio with High on Fire's Matt Pike, and continue to manufacture an immense sonic mattress of bulldozer meditation, on which you are encouraged to drift away. At four songs, this is the most tracks Om has ever released in one sitting. Their material still retains the girthy, sidelong charms of previous albums and singles, cutting through the monotony of your day with wisdom-laden churn, here represented by a flawless Steve Albini recording. History will likely find their explorations eclipsing those of new labelmates Sunn0))) in terms of an enlightened attack, but they're certainly the most listenable result of what's emerged out of where metal and the avant-garde have converged, not to mention a devastating live act. If you enjoyed their last few releases, this should satisfy you more than well along the wait for the next missive. [DM]


	$15.99 CD		VARIOUS ARTISTS Dirty Space Disco Selected by Dirty Sound System (Tigersushi) "Stranger in the City" John Miles "I Need Somebody to Love" Sylvester Okay, the sticker proclaiming that "slow is the new fast" is cheese, but this languorous mix compiled by the Dirty Sound System is a slow-roasting pleasure of ancient synth arpeggiations and bubbling hand percussion. Kicking off with the Beach Boys-esque falsetto of John Forde, the mix is streamlined and silvery throughout its duration, encompassing the likes of Krautrock demi-urges like Roedelius and Conrad Schnitzler as well as Sylvester and Undisputed Truth, all cohering. My absolute favorite is a tantric-edit of Fern Kinney's "Baby Let Me Kiss You," guaranteed to be on mixtape mash-notes for the next year at least. Gritty, lurid, and futuristic, this comp shows how much more "punk" disco is now than punk could ever hope to be in the 21st century. [AB]


	$13.99 CD		PJ HARVEY White Chalk (Island) "The Devil" "To Talk to You" From the bluesy punk stomp of her earlier records to the more nuanced tones of Is This Desire?, Polly Jean Harvey's career of phase-shifting has never deterred her fans -- more like it's a given. To a lesser artist, these chameleon-like changes would have come across as an identity crisis, but for a performer who practically breathes life into the stories and characters of her songs, it's as necessary as her guitar or voice. White Chalk is no doubt her most naked collection of music yet, but there's no mistaking that she is behind these 11 songs. Recorded with returning collaborators Flood, John Parish and Eric Drew Feldman, as well as Dirty Three's Jim White, Harvey, for the most part, has set down the guitar, instead choosing the piano -- an instrument which she's relatively new to -- to frame these skeletal tunes. Even more surprising is the higher range of her voice, and the fact that she barely breaks a whisper through much of the record. Still, songs like "The Devil" (whose spectral atmosphere paradoxically floats on a light, Motown-inspired beat) and "When Under Ether" are quintessentially Harvey with her unmistakable imagery only enhanced by the ghostly instrumentation. The latter song's unsettling, hallucinatory lyrics are made even more eerie by a heartbeat-pulse rhythm. "Grow Grow Grom" is one of Harvey's most thrilling recorded moments to date, as her gothic tropes are answered by cascading pianos which then lift her siren-calls into the dark night sky. White Chalk is a challenging album from her, but the bare-boned instrumentation allows her to play storyteller like she's never done before. Not as instantly gratifying as past works like Rid of Me or To Bring You My Love, but a concentrated listen proves White Chalk to be quite an incendiary and emotional achievement from the singer. [GH]


	$13.99 CD $9.99 mp3		THE FOUR MINTS Gently Down Your Stream (Asterisk /Numero Group) "You're My Desire" "In a Rut" Originally from Ohio, the Four Mints were a '70s vocal group that sang sweet, silky R&B in the vein of Delfonics, Chi-lites, and the likes. They released four excellent singles on the respected Capsoul imprint but despite a substantial local following, the label was unable to break any of the singles nationally. Gently Down Your Stream was the label's last ditch attempt to do just that. The album basically compiled all eight sides of their singles with two additional tracks thrown in for good measure. When Gently Down Your Stream failed to ignite any national interest the band dissolved, but over the years the album has become highly sought after by soul collectors. This marks the first official CD release, complete with bonus tracks and liner notes from noted funk historian Dante Carfagna. [DH]


	$14.99 CD		SHARON JONES & THE DAP-KINGS 100 Days 100 Nights (Daptone) "100 Days 100 Nights" "Something's Changed" Most of you are probably somewhat aware of Sharon Jones at this point. She is, of course, an amazing and charismatic singer who came into a solo career a bit late in life, after a long struggle as a backup singer for gospel, blues, soul and disco artists since the '70s, plus quite a few years logged in the church choir and a day gig as a prison guard at Riker's Island. About 10 years ago Jones was "discovered" by some Brooklyn young bloods, and she recorded some killer sides for Desco Records before hooking up with her main band, the incomparable Dap-Kings. Like it or not, most of the guys still blowing uncompromising, hard and pure funk these days are young white record collectors, but there is no way you could mistake Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings for some kind of brainy revival band. The sound may evoke the productions of James Brown, but the inspiration is far too pure to be mistaken for mimicry, and with fierce musicianship and arrangements, plus Jones' deep, raw well of emotion, this band crafts killer vintage funk that can stand nose to nose with anything of the era. This music is decidedly out of step with the times, but last year has seen the Dap-Kings rubbing shoulders with some modern hit-makers, as the group was tapped by producer Mark Ronson when he was struggling to find a live band to back up U.K. bad-girl soul diva Amy Winehouse on here recent smash album, and they went on to tour as Winehouse's backing band and performed with Ronson on the MTV Music Awards, as well as appearing with Kanye West and others on huge stages the world over. Yet reunited with Jones, this group is truly in their element (and in interviews they are typically dismissive of their other gigs... just gotta pay the rent they say). But the intensity of 100 Days 100 Nights speaks for itself. Actually this album is a bit of a slow burn compared to the group's breakthrough 2005 release Naturally, laying back but swinging hard, with irresistible horn arrangements and wily guitar lines buoying Jones' powerful, yet deeply soulful vocals. What can we say? These guys burn. [JM]


	$14.99 CD		MURCOF Cosmos (Leaf) "Cielo" "Cometa" Fernando Corona (a/k/a Murcof) returns with a new album, Cosmos, on the Leaf label. Over the years, the Mexican producer's epic soundscapes have grown more and more subtle; and even though a seamless blend of acoustic, electronic, and orchestral music is still the palette on this, his third album, the tones and colors have grown darker. With Cosmos, Murcof moves even further into the area of imaginary soundtracks, yet his imagination feels quite real. "Cort," the closing piece, may be calm and tranquil, but it is also foreboding -- spookier than any haunted house you'll visit this season. His textures and movements are wonderful, a mixture of Kompakt's glitch without the robots, Basinski's sense of still drama, and Badalamenti's stillness. An ambient record with weight and a pulse, and one of the most moving, beautifully rich albums I've heard in a while. [DG]


	$17.99 CDx4		JANDEK Brooklyn Wednesday (Corwood) "Obscure Physics" "City Pounding Down" These are recordings of the Jandek sets that were added at the Issue Project Room in Brooklyn in 2005, after his initial two sets at Anthology Film Archives sold out. I have to say I never thought I'd ever see a four-disc Jandek CD-set in a cardboard slipcase! The music is much more rocking compared to the shows on the previous day (see Manhattan Tuesday), and they are also different on account of the absence of Loren Mazzacane Connors and the fact that the Manhattan/Anthology sets were keyboard-led, while the Issue Project Room sets were much more guitar-heavy. The sound goes between a slower, broken, yet almost jazzy spoken word structure to a rumbling, equally broken indie rock feel that is strangely reminiscent of NY's Dust Devils (look 'em up!), or even Sonic Death-era Sonic Youth. There are bizarre moments where the bass or drums mimic the creepy-crawly, single-note guitar work almost in a Mingus/Dolphy way, and "Change My Brain" suddenly arrives at this throbbing "Mother Sky"-like bass groove -- another addition to the list of things I never thought I would hear or see from Jandek. I have an image of Jandek, Chris Corsano (drums) and Matt Heyner (bass) in a huddle all agreeing to rock out a bit more on these sets. [SM]


	$14.99 CD $9.99 mp3		VARIOUS ARTISTS The Roots of Chicha (Barbes) "Linda Nena" Juaneco Y Su Combo "El Milagro Verde" Los Mirlos Chicha sprung up in the late '60s along the Peruvian Amazon, party music inspired by Colombian cumbias, adding in regional inspirations like the pentatonic scales of traditional Andean melodies, Cuban guajiras and more exotic North American surf and psychedelic sounds. This music, both passionately indigenous and aggressively global, bears quite a few parallels to the Tropicalia movement that was taking place in adjacent Brazil at the same time. But where the Tropicalismos took the rhythm section and power of North American (and British) rock and roll and overlaid the sounds of Brazil that were ingrained (by law) in local musicians, Chicha took another route to globalization. These groups were built around standard Afro-Cuban percussion sections (bongos, congas, bells, timbales) and wood flutes of Colombian cumbias, but the Peruvian groups began to replace the more traditional accordion with electric guitars and bass and Farfisa organs and Moog synthesizers that they heard on the radio in surf and psychedelic music from the north. The songs would never be mistaken for rock music, but global influences are plain, and the results of this first wave of Chicha are invigorating. It's the sound of modernism poking up through the soil and air in this ancient land, and empowering the newly urban population taking in the music and mood of the world without abandoning local culture and tradition. Barbes has collected 17 tracks from the greatest bands of the early era of Chicha (which still continues today in a slightly cheesy populist form), and they have done a great job of curating an introduction to this music, and the re-mastered tracks sound great. [JM]


	Genesis $20.99 CD Yakta Mama $20.99 CD		GENESIS Genesis (Guerssen) "Reconfortame" "Quiero Amarte" GENESIS Yakta Mama (Guerssen) "Alegre Pescador" "Los Amantes Son Eternos" No, NOT the band you're thinking of...let's assume that when this group first formed around 1971, that other Genesis had yet to become as prominent in South America as they eventually would. In any event, THIS Genesis is a '70s-era Colombian band led by the late singer-guitarist Humberto Monroy, and substitutes their namesake's early whimsy-prog bombast with a charming, low-key folksy ramble with strong Andean overtones and a distinctly Ian Anderson-ish flute. Monroy was an interesting writer, and this self-titled '74 album (actually their second) breezes by in under a half-hour. Interestingly, one of the most memorable songs is track 10, the album closer "Que Seas Libre," which for some reason is unlisted on the packaging. A year later, Genesis released Yakta Mama, which would be very much in the unassuming psych-folk-Andean vein of its predecessor. Standout cuts here include "Tu Y Tus Frutos," "Sebastian" and "El Indio Llora." Both reissues include bilingual liner notes and rare band shots. Kudos to the folks at Guerssen for putting out these two great reissues! [GC]


	$14.99 CD		RICHARD HAWLEY Lady's Bridge (Mute) "Valentine" "Dark Road" Former Pulp guitarist and champion of all things Sheffield, Richard Hawley has often flown under the radar for his tight yet simple craftsmanship, humble demeanor, and certainly his desire to stay within the confines of his beloved, bedraggled hometown, riding motorcycles around and toasting mates with mom 'n' pop local ales dedicated to him. And as with his stellar, solid past efforts, Hawley continues to drive a recognizable stake through the heart of lovers scorned near and wide; he specializes in capturing the moment love dies, his capitulating, dark-as-tar baritone delivering the news with a hushed assuredness that sends a shiver down your spine. As on the memorably brooding "Oh My Love" from 2003's Lowedges, Hawley opens Lady's Bridge (naturally, a paean to a Sheffield landmark, albeit one surrounded by tragedy) with an equally ventricle-wrenching ballad called "Valentine." His voice crisscrossing between bawdy badasses like Lee Hazlewood, Scott Walker, Johnny Cash, and Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Hawley also possesses an incredible gentleness and mechanism for conveying his pain -- thereby garnering sympathy without asking his audience for pity. The silken tangents of lapsteel in the title track border on a Hawaiian lovefest, while the moody, cosmopolitan piano of "Roll River Roll" fuel a late-night fire; both playfully demonstrate the band's talent while lightening up the sober (or perhaps, not so, in the literal sense) mood. Two back-to-back rockabilly tracks, the jaunty "Serious" and "Tonight the Streets Are Ours," alight as proof of Hawley's obsession with yesteryear, while the ethereal girl-group chorals on "Tonight" sound ripped from "Moon River" or "Blue Velvet." And just like his beloved hometown -- and all the artists devoted to funneling their art through that local lens (John Waters, Bruce Springsteen, and, well, Pulp) -- Hawley's peace with his lot in life conveys a heartening balance of experience and poetics. [KO]


	$13.99 CD $9.99 mp3		JOHNNY LUNCHBREAK Appetizer / Soup's On (Asterisk / Numero Group) "Tinsel Days" "It's Got a Hold on You" Say what you will about the ups and downs of the digital age as it relates toward the business of music, but the speed and authority in which information is upstreamed at this point is as efficient as it is fascinating. Up until earlier this year, the name Johnny Lunchbreak meant nothing to the world at large. All it represented was a short-lived band that played around the Hartford, CT area in the mid-'70s, one which graduated from playing covers for a resort's nightclub into their own original songs. Said group thought to cut two acetates in a studio, meant for nothing more than holiday gifts to one another as a memento of their innocent, nearly anonymous existence. These acetates were then purchased in error by a record collector in Omaha, Nebraska, who got in touch with members of the band and offered to do a limited vinyl run of the discs. Now, the * imprint of Chicago's fabulous reissue label, the Numero Group, is offering it up digitally, with full liner notes and a sense of history about the band that the vinyl edition lacked. It's a solid record that appreciates over time, a group of ambitious songwriters and musicians fascinated by the sounds of the pre-disco Bee Gees, the Kinks, even Argent, with the lack of professionalism, but the surplus of human chug and on-the-cusp energy of '74 and '75, to really make these songs crackle. Two epic ballads within ("The Best That I Had" and "Not a Dry Eye in America") crib the sort of wide-eyed wonder of Hackamore Brick, and the entire thing smacks of the Velvets in all the ways you've come to expect. Had this gotten out sooner, you could expect to see it associated with four-figure price tags, due to its quality and scarce pressing size. Lucky for you, it's skipped over the scum circuit and gone in the direction of people who might appreciate it more (and who wouldn't have found it otherwise). So get to it. [DM]


	$19.99 CD		ELMORE JUDD Insect Funk (Honest Jons) "We Float in Time" "Rats" It's no wonder that Honest Jons would be interested in Elmore Judd. This new British band is hard to pin down, but I hear a smoothed out, more soulful Herbert with a mix of Tom Waits, Andre 3000, Talking Heads, and a ton of other oddly soulful artists. It kind of sounds like something that Damon Albarn might do if he were new on the scene. Hailing from London, this mysterious and eccentric seven-piece (synths, drums, bass with three vocalists and occasional guitar and programming) create some of the freshest hybrid soul around, mixing a nice balance of electronics and acoustics, along with dubby bass, highlife-styled guitar, and metallic percussion. Imagine what Klaxons would sound like if they were influenced by Sly Stone instead of rave culture, and made soulful world music. For those still waiting for a new Jamie Lidell CD or the next one from White Flight...this might just blow you away. This week's surprise hit. [DG]


	$25.99 CD		YURI KALENDAREV Sound Sculptures (die Schachtel) "Kursk I" "Kursk II" Italian art label die Schachtel offers up a suite of elemental metal improvisations by Russian sculptor Yuri Kalendarev. Sound Sculptures captures the massive low-frequency drones and thunderous overtone-rich swells created by his hand-hammered bronze sculptures, an exploration of what Kalendarev describes as "pure acoustics". As a Russian dissident artist of the 1970s, Kalendarev worked with granite, land arts, and light projects for thirty years before discovering the sonic possibilities of metal sculptures. These bronze pieces, or "sound plates", are fire-forged and hand-hammered into sheet- and bowl-like shapes which generate a wide range of frequencies, especially in the lower end of the spectrum. Bass tones seem to float for whole minutes at the limits of hearing, as clouds of reverberant white noise drift slowly past. Hushed and disciplined in atmosphere, Kalendarev's intent seems to be to allow the physicality of each sound to emerge and decay in its own time with a minimum of intervention from his hand. As usual for die Schachtel, this release comes beautifully packaged. This edition (limited to 300 CDs) is housed in an oversized cardboard case with a cloth binding and silk-screened art by Kalendarev. [CC]


	$16.99 CD		VARIOUS ARTISTS From Dubplate to Download (Greensleeves) "Log On" Elephant Man "Telephone Love" J. C. Lodge Along with Trojan, Greensleeves is one of the longest-lived reggae imprints. To celebrate its 30th anniversary, the label has begun re-releasing classic albums from the back catalogue, and in addition to the separate CDs, Greensleeves has also compiled a nice two-CD greatest hits collection, From Dubplate to Download. Differing from Trojan, Wackies, and any of the current reggae reissue imprints (Pressure Sounds, Blood & Fire, Soul Jazz), the label is still putting out new albums from young talent, further giving way to the next era of Jamaican music. The late '70s were the waning years of the roots and rockers styles and the next phase was on the horizon, what was to become the digital age of dancehall. Greensleeves, through the years, have worked mainly with producers and engineers, Scientist, Henry "Junjo" Lawes, Augustus "Gussie" Clark, King Jammy, and Bobby Digital among others. The overall aesthetic or vibe has been, and still is, the yard, the voices and riddims rocking the dance halls and international airwaves. Here we get one disc of classic tracks from Dr. Alimantado, Yellowman, Eek-a-Mouse, Barrington Levy, and more, while disc two moves into the contemporary hits of Shaggy, Sizzla, Elephant Man, Wayne Wonder, and others. Thirty tracks spanning thirty years, with nice detailed liner notes, this is a great celebration of vibrant and fresh music, new and not-so-old. [DG]


	$22.99 CDx3		VARIOUS ARTISTS Singles 2006-2007 (Soul Jazz) "44110 (6.01)" Subway "Pass the Red Stripe" Scream Over the last two years, Soul Jazz has been sneaking out a slew of 12" singles from a select group of producers and bands. Soul Jazz Singles gathers all the songs only available on 12" vinyl together in a nice three CD-set, 25 tracks in all. Familiar names like Kode 9, Skream, ESG, Digital Mystikz, Sutekh, and DJ Rupture sit next to lesser knows like Ladybug, Subway, Tetine, and more. Similar to their Microsolutions for Microproblems compilation, this one is mostly electronic-based, from dubstep and grime, to electro, post-post punk, house, and minimal techno. For those that missed out on the vinyl, here's a quick fix. [DG]


	$14.99 CD		HENRIK SCHWARZ Live (K7!) "Earth Beats (Henrik Schwarz Remix)" "Jimis" We were expecting some Gilles Peterson soul/jazz meets minimal German house stylings from Henrik Schwarz, especially after his last mix CD, but we weren't prepared for it to be this good. As well as being on top of his set technically, it flows musically, making it so much fun to listen to. Schwarz starts with a Sun Ra intro ("Lullaby for Realville") and then rips and bumps through his own beautifully produced remixes and edits of Kuniyuki, Mari Boine, Derrick Carter, Mandrill, and more, flipping it here and there with loads of finesse. Lots of disembodied jazz and the perfect amount of acid-y funk. Nothing lags on this one, he just keeps it going...who says Germans can't be funky? [SM]


	$16.99 CD		SUNBURNED HAND OF THE MAN Fire Escape (Smalltown Supersound) "Nice Butterfly Mask" "Fire Escape" The latest record from Sunburned Hand of the Man, Fire Escape, is possibly their tightest and cleanest work to date, as some of you might've assumed when you heard that the album was being produced by Kieran Hebden, a/k/a Four Tet, who plays on here as well. Fire Escape strays away from the "jammy" sound of previous releases, instead sounding like a psychedelic rhythm experiment with a new electronic edge. A few tracks return to the classic Sunburned sound and with Hebden's production they achieve something which is completely enthralling, and these cleaner, smoother recordings flow through the ears and melt around the brain. For those who treasure the 8-track sound this may take a few listens to sink in, but once it hits, it hits hard. [LR]


	$13.99 CD		G&D Message Uni Versa (Look) "One" "War Drums" Look Records brings us this new joint project from Georgia Anne Muldrow and Dudley Perkins, called G&D. Further distancing themselves from Stones Throw, Message Uni Versa is their positive, future-soul love child. The record is funny, funky, freaky, inspirational, soulful and just plain ol' weird and takes some of the better elements of Perkins and Muldrow's separate careers, that together seem completely natural. Looks like there's no stopping or separating them now. [DG]


	$13.99 CD $9.99 mp3		PROPINQUITY Propinquity (Asterisk / Numero Group) "Window" Busy week for Numero Group as they bring us a reissue of a nice little folk rock record by Propinquity from 1973. The Boulder, CO collective released this self-titled album on the tiny Owl label, and the vibe here is very Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, but maybe even softer. Acoustic guitars, piano, mandolin, and lush harmonizing dominate the sound, which has also has an endearing, subtle hippie vibe. Perhaps not essential but definitely good for many a pleasing and comforting spin.


	$12.99 CD		DIPLO & TRIPLEDOUBLE AEIOU Vol. 2 (MS) Track 4 A reissue of this classic DJ mix by Diplo and fellow Philly digger Tripledouble. Over the course of 80 minutes, the two bust out a mindboggling array of records and styles, including psych, funk, Latin, soundtracks, and crazy snippets of dialog. As always with Hollertronix, the selection is impeccable and the execution always on point. One for the trainspotters AND the party crowd!


	$14.99 CD $9.99 mp3		PEANUT BUTTER WOLF PRESENTS B-Ball Zombie War (Stones Throw) "See (Suite)" Supreme Team "Super Sound" J. Rocc Stones Throw and 2K Sports team up to deliver this killer collection, compiled by Peanut Butter Wolf. Twenty-tracks in all, including collaboratons with Talib Kweli, Q-Tip and MF Doom rapping over beats by the late J-Dilla, plus new cuts from the likes of Madlib, Koushik, Guilty Simpson and Percee P, and new names like Karriem Riggins, James Pants, and Madlib's group, Supreme Team.


	$9.99 mp3		THE FIERY FURNACES Widow City (Thrill Jockey) And they're back! The most ambitious siblings in art-rock return (now on Chicago's Thrill Jockey Records), with another great mouthful of an album. Widow City is out in all formats and all over on October 9th, but this week Other Music has a worldwide digital exclusive, so grab it now and be the first to decipher the mystery of the Widow City.


	$3.99 CD		SCOTT WALKER And Who Shall Go To The Ball? And What Shall Go To The Ball? (4AD) Commissioned to score a contemporary dance piece for a British troupe whose members include able-bodied and disabled dancers, the enigmatic Scott Walker produced these four, instrumental avant-chamber movements. Those familiar with last year's The Drift, Tilt or any of Walker's recent soundtrack work know to expect the unexpected here. Certainly not for the faint of heart.


	$1.99 CD		YEASAYER "2080" / "Sunrise" (We Are Free) Next big band alert! The first single off of Yeasayer's forthcoming full-length debut, these two songs show the Brooklyn quartet's strengths off in spades. It's hard to put a finger on the influences (we hear everything from the Talking Heads and Peter Gabriel to a little Fleetwood Mac) but theirs is a highly original, catchy sound that fans of Animal Collective and Clap Your Hands Say Yeah can agree upon.


	Sunshrine $9.99 mp3 Celeste $9.99 mp3 Lost Prayers... $9.99 mp3		JAMES BLACKSHAW Sunshrine (Tompkins Square) Tompkins Square has just reissued three of guitarist James Blackshaw's out-of-print, limited edition albums (Celeste, Lost Prayers & Motionless Dances, and Sunshrine) which are now available for download at Other Music Digital, along with his stunning The Cloud of Unknowing from earlier this year. As many of you are aware, Blackshaw is an incredibly talented, singular guitarist, whose semi-improvised pieces owe as much to the works of composers like Arvo Part as they do to the finger-style ragas of Sandy Bull. Here's what we wrote in back in 2006 when Sunshrine was released as a limited mini-LP. Seemingly coming out of nowhere, James Blackshaw has made the first truly interesting new release I've heard this year. This limited edition mini-album begins with an incredible twenty-six-and-a-half minute long title track that absolutely shattered my expectations. Thinking this would be yet another Jack Rose-style festival of Fahey-isms, I was completely surprised by the song's impeccably layered instruments and by its slowly building intensity. Aside from the fact that both of these fellows play acoustic guitars and are extremely talented, there aren't really any comparisons to be made between the two. Sunshrine opens with two minutes of bells before open-tuned six and 12 string guitars come in. Later they're joined--or overtaken--by the sounds of bowed cymbals, glockenspiel, harmonium, and organ. The much shorter second track "Sylark Herald's Dawn" is a simple and melodic solo guitar recording. If Mr. Blackshaw's forthcoming full-length is anywhere near this beautiful, I think we'll be hearing a lot of chatter about this 24 year-old musician from the UK in the coming months. [RH]


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