Second item received 20 July 2022 from the micro-label Presses Précaires in Montreal. Perhaps untypically for this label, this is
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A Walk on the Wildest Side
Kiev Stingl X R I Nuit GERMANY KLANGBAD 84 12″ E.P. (2022) There are times when I think I’ve led
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Very fine and unusual item from Officer!. UK post-punk and art rock heroes from the 1980s enlist international players and
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Cheer-Accident Hong Kong GERMANY SHAMELESS RECORDS SHLP 12 CD/LP (2021) I must admit to doing a double take when I
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Escupemetralla Tres Trillizos Trotskistas SPAIN NOVAK RECORDS NVK 123 C.D. (2021) Much like the Residents who hid behind silver, flame-retardant
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Five new releases from the French Circum-Disc label. Banausoi are a relatively new improvising Czech trio comprising Peter Vrba, Vaclav
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French combo One Arm have new CD Mysore Pak (ATYPEEK MUZIK ALA1901CD), with 12 exciting tracks presenting their own unique
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Austrian violinist Mia Zabelka is a dazzling solo performer, but she has been noted over the years for her unexpected
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From Krakow in Poland, we have the Polish avant-rock group Stare Tasmy with a fine release called Kryzys Czytelnictwa (SOROS
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Das Rad Adios al Futuro U.K. DISCUS RECORDS DISCUS 94 CD (2020) Looking like he’s just french-kissed the third rail,
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