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August 11, 2022 — Stinkweeds
New Releases & Staff Picks – 8/12/22
Staff Picks
Lindsay – Ghost Funk Orchestra
Zach – Danger Mouse and Black Thought, Brockhampton
Caleb – Tony Molina
Dario – Jean Carne (Jazz is Dead 12)
Kimber – Os Mutantes
PAVEMENT –Slanted and Enchanted LP (Matador)
Red and white splatter LP reissue of their legendary debut full length.
GHOST FUNK ORCHESTRA – Nightwalker/Death Waltz CD/LP (Colemine)
Back in 2016, producer Seth Applebaum released two EPs that marked the inauguration of the band Ghost Funk Orchestra. Night Walker and Death Waltz were conceived as one-man-band, reel-to-reel tape recorded experiments that would bring together elements of all the sounds that Seth most adored at the time: tape-saturated drums, gratuitous spring reverb, surfy guitar, Latin-style percussion, odd time signatures, and Spanish-language female vocals. Initially released only in the digital domain and on a short run of cassette tapes, these two EPs that defined the early era of GFO are now finally available together on a single LP via Colemine Records. The tracks have been lovingly remastered by Doug Krebs. We invite you to take a dive into the humble beginnings of a project that has continued to grow, shape shift, and accrue new and exciting sounds for its sonic palette.
TONY MOLINA – In The Fade LP (Run For Cover)
Molina likens In the Fade to a compilation, encompassing every phase of his recording career to date while also fitting together as a tight, endlessly listenable album.
ERASURE – Day-Glow (Based On A True Story) CD/LP (Mute)
An unexpected album, featuring 10 brand new songs, each track created using elements from The Neon universe. Familiar but unexpected, the songs bear little resemblance to the original album, although echoes of The Neon can be heard from time to time. The album is an alternative look at Vince and Andy’s world, and marks the closure of this chapter of The Neon.
MOBY – Everything Is Wrong LP (D.E.F.)
Limited blue colored vinyl LP pressing. Everything Is Wrong is the third studio album by Moby, originally released in 1995.
MOBY – I Like To Score LP (D.E.F.)
Limited pink colored vinyl LP pressing. I Like to Score is a compilation album by Moby, originally released in 1997. The album primarily consists of music recorded by Moby for use in film soundtracks.
OS MUTANTES – Zzyzx Rd LP (Beyond Before)
Limited color vinyl pressing of legendary Brazilian psychedelic group Os Mutantes 2020 release. An album inspired by the mysterious Californian desert location of Zzyzx that takes listeners through the Mojave Desert and its infamous Area 51 with a goal to break down the barriers of music made on Earth. This quirky new record keeps up with the bands trademark sonic collage approach and tendency for cultural irony, an aesthetic prevalent in Os Mutantes’ music since their formation in Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1966 and one which has gained them an always growing list of luminaries including the Flaming Lips, David Byrne, Devendra Banhart, Of Montreal and Beck.
Cheat Codes is Danger Mouse’s first hip-hop album in seventeen years – since his 2005 DangerDOOM collaboration with the late, great MF DOOM – and Black Thought’s only full length collaboration beyond his pioneering music in The Roots. On “No Gold Teeth,” Danger Mouse’s soulful, freewheeling production serves as the perfect backdrop to Black Thought’s metronomic, pin-sharp and chorus-free lyrical deluge. The result is a dizzying, thrilling opening single from two of contemporary music’s most respected artists. The natural chemistry between Brian (Danger Mouse) and Tariq (Black Thought) comes through in the ease with which the artist and listener move through this album. Moreover, it’s an album untethered to any genre, era or trend – uncategorizeable and timeless. It is the sound of the pair observing their own culture and asking questions they still may not have the answers to.
DANNY ELFMAN – Bigger. MessierCD/LP (Anti)
Following his triumphant performances at the 2022 Coachella Music and ArtsFestival, Danny Elfman delivers Bigger. Messier, an ambitious double -album collection of remixed and reimagined tracks from his highly acclaimed Big Mess album. This sprawling, 23 track collection (available on 2 LP or 2 CD) features tracks reworked by some of the most groundbreaking and subversive artists around today including Trent Reznor, Iggy Pop, Squarepusher, and Ghostemane.
BEASTIE BOYS – Check Your Head LP Box Set [Reissue/1992] (Capitol)
Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of Beastie Boys’ 2X Platinum Check Your Head album, this limited-edition deluxe reissue is a rare version of the album that was released as a limited run in 2009. Long out-of-print and sought after by fans and collectors, it features two bonus LPs including remixes, live versions, and B-sides. Featuring the songs ‘So What’cha Want,’ ‘Pass the Mic,’ and ‘Gratitude’ – Check Your Head was a somewhat return to their punk roots and introduced the trio to playing their own instruments for the first time on record since their early EP’s. This 4LP Deluxe Box Set is pressed on 180g vinyl housed in a fabric-wrapped, stamped hardcover case.
CIGARETTES AFTER SEX – Self-Titled LP (Partisan)
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of its release, there is a limited edition of this stunning debut album on crystal clear vinyl. The music of Cigarettes After Sex invokes not only the powerful feelings of euphoria inherent in the band’s name itself, but somehow manages to recreate emotions found in the most romantic of movies; immersive, achingly nostalgic, thoroughly transporting, and intensely visual. It’s these powerful and unique qualities which have enabled the love songs of Cigarettes After Sex to reverberate across countless countries, and excite the most devoted kind of following.
HUDSON MOHAWKE – Cry Sugar CD/LP (Warp)
Hudson Mohawke presents his third album, Cry Sugar on Warp Records. His first album in 7 years nods to the manic influence from prior works like Butter (2009) while charting the unexplored, a landmark peepshow into the brilliant and tumultuous mind of the producer genius Hudson Mohawke. Spanning 19 tracks, Cry Sugar gleans a dizzying spectrum of ideas grounded by his sonic precision and ability to map a seamless journey for listeners through his gallery of controlled chaos.
JEAN CARNE – Jazz Is Dead 12 LP (Jazz Is Dead)
Now available on LP! For decades, the voice of Jean Carne has been a crucial part of the American musical landscape, tying together generations of Jazz, Gospel, and R&B artists. As a solo artist, backing vocalist, and vocal coach, she has contributed to and collaborated with the likes of Norman Connors, Doug Carn, Dexter Wansel, Phyllis Hyman, Lonnie Liston Smith, Michael Jackson, and many more. At 74, she shows no signs of slowing down.
Many will recognize Carne from her output in the early 1970s, alongside her then-husband Doug Carn, for the lauded Black Jazz label.
Many will recognize Carne from her output in the early 1970s, alongside her then-husband Doug Carn, for the lauded Black Jazz label.
GIRLPOOL – Forgiveness CD/LP (Epitaph)
Forgiveness is the brand new full-length Girlpool album, which finds the duo embracing weirdo-pop decadence without sacrificing the poetic curiosity that has always made their music so absorbing. Just like they did for What Chaos Is Imaginary, Harmony and Avery each wrote their Forgiveness songs separately, then came together to decide how to present them in a style that felt representative of what excites and inspires them now. This time, the process resulted in their slickest and most ambitious music to date, filled with idiosyncratic and provocative gestures that simultaneously support and complicate the emotionally intricate material. With its unique blend of introspective earworms and surreal party music, Forgiveness reaches beyond the loosely sketched parameters of “indie rock,” challenging any preconceived notions of what a Girlpool album can or should be. To support their vision of a sound at the intersection of Hollywood futurism and post-grunge sincerity, Girlpool enlisted help from producer Yves Rothman (Yves Tumor, Miya Folick).
PALE WAVES – Unwanted CD/LP (Dirty Hit)
Pale Waves have been on a personal and artistic journey since the release of their debut album, My Mind Makes Noises in 2018. These experiences have begun to inform their songs in recent years and are what jump to the fore on their new album. Unwanted is a record that reaches out into the passionate community of misfits and LGBTQI fans around the band, tapping into darker emotions than ever before while also striking a fresh tone of defiance.
BORIS – Heavy Rocks 2022 CD/LP (Relapse)
The legendary Boris celebrate a 30 year career as one of experimental music’s most forward-thinking, heavy, and innovative bands with the new album Heavy Rocks (2022). Continuing their series of Heavy Rocks records, Boris once again channels the classic proto-metal sounds of the 70s into something all new. The album, 10 pulse-pounding tracks, highlight the very trajectory of Boris and their storied career – from the driving, fuzzed out Rock N’ Roll opener “She is Burning”, to the punk, raucous “My Name is Blank”, Boris are heavier than ever before. “Question 1” is just kickass – D-beats give way to a doomed, spaced out and heavier-than-anything guitar wailing and feedback, before diving back into their Metal, sending the listener into a complete frenzy. This is unmistakably Boris, and this is the band at the height of their powers.
BROCKHAMPTON – Roadrunner: New Light New Machine LP (RCA)
Double white colored vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. Includes booklet. Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine is the sixth studio album by hip hop boy band Brockhampton, originally released in 2021.
DANZIG – 6:66: Satan’s Child LP (Cleopatra)
One of the most anticipated reissues of the year! The 1999 dark masterpiece from metal gods of the underworld, Danzig! This powerful album has some of Danzig’s heaviest and most profound songs including “Thirteen,” which was written for and recorded by Johnny Cash in 1994 and used as the opening song in the hit 2009 film The Hangover! Beautifully restored artwork from British comic book artist and longtime metal illustrator Simon Bisley! Limited edition 180 GRAM BLACK vinyl in a gatefold jacket with full color inner sleeve!
ORCHESTRE MASSAKO – Orchestre Massako LP (Analog Africa)
Orchestra Massako, Gabon’s national orchestra. With a four decades spanned career, Mack-Joss’s (founder of Orchestre Massako) contribution to Gabonese culture cannot be overstated and continues to inspire the respect and devotion of people who knew him.
PHISH – LP on LP 3 LP (Jemp)
The third installment of the LP ON LP vinyl series is “Tweezer Prince Caspian” from the second of three nights at Phish’s Magnaball festival at Watkins Glen International, an autoracing track in the finger lakes region of New York. The Magnaball Tweezer Prince Caspian closed set II with a thun- derous 1-2 finish and a 35 minute ride for fans. LP ON LP 03 was recorded by Garry Brown and mixed from the multitrack masters by Vance Powell. ‘Ferris Wheel’ edition first pressing.
COIL – Constant Shallowness Leads To Evil LP (Dais)
One of the group’s most miasmic and mind-expanding creations, on par with Time Machines – a sustained divination of shuddering, psychoactive noise, rippling with the motion sickness of an all-seeing eye. Thighpaulsandra characterizes the album as “an exercise in brutality,” born from a thorny patch of his Serge modular unit that Peter “Sleazy” Christopherson found entrancing.
COMING NEXT WEEK!!
REM – Chronic Town CD/LP
HOT CHIP – Freakout/Release CD/LP
MOUNTAIN GOATS – Bleed Out CD/LP
DIIV – Sometime/Human/Geist 7″ box
CASS MCCOMBS – Heartmind CD/LP
BREATHLESS – See Those Colours Fly CD/LP
PANIC AT THE DISCO – Viva Las Vengeance CD/LP
NEIL YOUNG + THE RESTLESS – Eldorado CD/LP
MADONNA – Finally Enough Love CD/LP
EARLY JAMES – Strange Time To Be Alive CD/LP
RUSSIAN CIRCLES – Gnosis CD/LP
SILVERSUN PICKUPS – Physical Thrills CD/LP
BOUNCING SOULS – S/T LP reissue
ONEIDA – Success CD/LP
TALL DWARFS – 1981-2002 CD/LPbox
MORT GARSON – Mother Earth’s Plantasia LP reissue