We’ll be doing our yearly inventory.
Sorry for the inconvenience.
Caila’s Top Ten
here’s one last staff top ten list for 2010 from Caila:
1. oneohtrix point never – replica
2. Jay Z and Kanye West – watch the throne
3. p j harvey – let england shake
4. steve hauschildt – tragedy and geometry
5. sean savage – mutual feelings of respect and admiration
6. caretaker – an empty bliss
7. colin stetson – new history warfare vol. 2
8. jennifer castle – castlemusic
9. bombino – agadez
10.dirty beaches – badlands
reissues:
1. Shin Joong Hyun – Beautiful Rivers and Mountain
2. van dyke parks – Arrangements vol 1
3. throbbing gristle – second annual report
4. Tom Ze – the best of Tom Ze
5. V/A – Last Time Around
Fred Squire – Sings Shenandoah and other popular hits
This song comes from one of my favorite records from 2011. We had some distribution problems getting it in, but have now figured it out.
Boxing Week Blow-out
December 26th – December 31st
15% off all new vinyl and cds
25% off all used vinyl and cds
Deals! Deals! Deals!
top ten lists
the year’s best as selected by Nathan and Jordan:
Nathan: (in no particular order)
Jennifer Castle – Castlemusic (Flemish Eye)
Tim Hecker – Ravedeath 1972 (Kranky)
tUnE-YarDs – w h o k i l l (4AD)
Fred Squire – Sings Shenandoah and other Popular Hits (Blue Fog)
Cass McCombs – Wit’s End (Domino)
The Caretaker – An Empty Bliss Beyond This World (History Always Favours the Winners)
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
Sandro Perri – Impossible Spaces (Constellation)
Bombino – Agadez
Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica (Software)
Reissues:
V/A – Secret Museum of Mankind: Central Asia (outernational)
Erkin Koray – Mechul (Sublime Frequencies)
Hildur Gudnadottir – Without Sinking (Touch)
Beach Boys – Smile (nonesuch)
Fred McDowell – Alan Lomax recordings (mississippi)
V/A – Street Musicians of Yogyakarta (mississippi)
Throbbing Gristle reissues (Industrial)
Mark Hollis – S/T (Ba Da Bing!)
Shin Joong Hyun – Beautiful Rivers and Mountain (Light in the Attic)
Talk Talk – Laughing Stock (Ba Da Bing!)
Jordan: (also in no particular order)
PJ Harvey – Let England Shake
Battles – Gloss Drop
Andy Boay – Born Fully
Sic Alps – Napa Asylum
Gang Gang Dance – Eye Contact
Panda Bear – Tomboy
Group Doueh – Beatte Harab
Thee Oh Sees – Castlemania
A Winged Victory for the Sullen – s/t
Shabazz Palaces – Black Up
Reissues:
Shin Joong Hyun – Beautiful Rivers and Mountain
Erkin Koray – Mechul
Can – Tago Mago
Spiritualized – Lazer Guided Melodies
Candi Staton – Evidence
random new arrivals
Neither of these are actually that new, but sometimes it takes a little while for things to sink in.
Bry Webb (of the Constantines) came out with ‘Provider’ maybe a month back. It’s a beautifully spacious pop album, that boasts amazing packaging from the fine folks at idée fixe (the label, not the bar).
I find the new Oneohtrix Point Never album incredibly interesting and affecting. For those who care, we have a couple of the first pressing still at the shop, and even more of the repress.
New and Improved Classical Section!
Our classical section just grew about 5 times bigger and is located on the floor, against the west wall… and this is just a drop in the bucket, folks – we’ll be adding to it shortly!
Horaire des Fêtes
9 décembre – 10 décembre
11h – 21h
11 décembre
11h – 19h
12 décembre – 16 décembre
11h – 21h
17 décembre – 23 décembre
10h – 22h
24 décembre
10h – 17h
25 décembre
fermé
26 décembre
11h – 19h
We’ll then return to regular hours.
xo Phonopolis
Tom Ze – Massive Hits LP
Tom Zé was one of the founders of the Tropicalia movement in late 1960′s Brazil and was, musically, it’s most daring member. But, for all his experimental leanings, his music never comes off as pretentious, and it’s often pretty catchy. Back in 1990, David Byrne compiled a compilation of Tom Zé’s early output called Brazil Classics 4: Massive Hits. This CD introduced many people (including myself) to his music. Thanks to Record Store Day, Massive Hits has a limited release on vinyl.
