The Notwist - Come In 7"

The Notwist are an indie band who rely heavily on electronics, and definitely one of the better German bands around. For their newest 7" they managed to attract none other than Grizzly Bear to do a remix of their new track "Come In". Pre-order this limited 7" from Norman.

Steve Moore - Fever Dream | 30,000 Feet Deep 10"

Zombi's Steve Moore is turning out to be one of the most prolific artists out there. Out soon on Mexican Summer is a new 10" under his own moniker this time, featuring the tracks "Fever Dream" and "30.000 Feet Deep" which you can check out below. Expect spaceships, bongs and elephants flying by on this 10" which is limited to 500 hand-numbered copies. Pre-order at Insound.

30,000 Feet Deep by stevemoore2600

Todd - Big Ripper LP

"It’s what Torche or The Melvins would sound like if they’d consumed a massive amount of speed, taken an andrenalin hit to their hearts and injected steroids into their cocks."

Sounds good? Fuck yeah! Finally up for pre-order is the vinyl version of Todd's newest album "Big Ripper", limited to 500 copies. Seriously one of the best albums of the year, so get your dirty little hands on it by pre-ordering now from Riot Season

Neil Young - LP Reissue Boxset

$149.98 is what they're charging for the deluxe reissue boxset of Neil Young's first 4 albums. All records come with the original artwork, are pressed onto 180g and are numbered. The box includes the "Neil Young", "Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere", "After The Gold Rush" and "Harvest" records. These LPs are actually quite easy to find, even if not in mint condition, so I'll just stick to my second hand copies that I bought for $1,99. For those of you who have the $150 to spare, get this box set which is limited to 3000 copies from Because Sound Matters

Final & Fear Falls Burning - s/t LP

My boss is killing me, no time to post, but I owe you something, so hot off the press at Conspiracy:

Dirk Serries (Fear Falls Burning) and Justin Broadrick (Final) are both musicians with an impressive discography that spans over 2 decades. They both emerged from the same underground scene in the early eighties, releasing small print tape releases, often on the same labels. When they finally met for the first time in 2007 on a Jesu / Fear Falls Burning European tour they hit it on straight away. Their common love and interest in the avant-garde drone, experimental music scene resulted in Final's stunning contribution to the epic 'Once We All Walk Through Solid Objects' 5lp set by Fear Falls Burning. A full-length collaborative album was only a matter of time. About a year in the making this collaborative album showcases Final and Fear Falls Burning's ability to expand the drone genre with allowing power chords, figurative plucking and electronic-esque soundscapes to lead the 4 songs on this album. The collaboration is much more than just a sum of both their projects together but it realizes an entity on its own. In your face, metal-esque and avant-garde at the same time, Final and Fear Falls Burning took the leap forward in creating a intriguing variation on drone music.

This lp is limited to 500 copies (75 on clear, 125 on silver and 300 on black). Order now at Conspiracy

If These Trees Could Talk - Above The Earth, Below The Sky LP

If These Trees Could Talk are a post-rock outfit from Ohio who reader and dulli-lover Justin was so kind to point out to me. They're about to release their sophomore album on Mylene Sheath, and as usual it looks like the people over there did a wonderful job in giving it the vinyl treatment. The music you say? Well, they're an instrumental post-rock band and about now every small town in the Northern Hemisphere has one of those, so check out their myspace if you will. To me, it's clear that these guys are no Mogwai or Explosions In The Sky yet, but anyone familiar with the genre will still be quite entertained by this album. In stead of trying to copy the aformentioned others, ITTCT try to incorporate some other influences, such as the obvious Tool reference into their sound, and they're quite good at it. If you like your post-rock to slowly sweep you off your feet, you've come to the right place.

Anyway, the "Above The Earth, Below The Sky" LP comes in a thick jacket with matte lamination and spot gloss and printed inner sleeves and is limited to 400 copies in total, of which 100 on transpartent blue and 300 on green vinyl. Get yours from Mylene Sheath

Isis - Live V LP

As previously reported, here it is: the fifth installment in the Isis Live series:

°The LP contains the entire OCEANIC set (considered their best full-length)
°One time pressing of 1000 copies (that's not a lot)
°180g vinyl (that's the heavy quality stuff)
°Green vinyl limited to 100 (already sold out)
°Green/white camo vinyl limited to 200 (lets go gi.joe)

Nuff. Said. Get. It. Now. Viva Hate! Hurry Up!

Loney, Dear - Citadel Band LP

Not sure if this is still a pre-order or already released, but Polyvinyl have re-released Loney, Dear's sophomore effort entitled "Citadel Band" on vinyl. Originally only available on cdr's, this album is now available on vinyl format, pressed on multiple colours and strictly limited to 1000 copies. I haven't heard this album myself, but given the timeline, I'd say this is probably still the more upbeat side of the swesdish singer-songwriter, who became darker and more melancholic with each record. Definitely worth picking up from Polyvinyl.

Daniel Menche - Odradek 2xLP

Daniel Menche is like Portland's Fear Falls Burning: has been going for years, has more releases under his belt than my number of one-night-stands, and is only inspired musically by himself. Daniel Menche makes harsh ambient structured in layers and layers of drones, and has released albums on Important, Utech and many other labels, so if you're afraid of the drone, leave this one alone!

His new 2xLP "Odradek" will be released in December, and is limited to 200 handnumbered copies on 220g vinyl in a book bound sleave and features "a 20 minute track that will have a spoken word (in German) reciting the Franz Kafka story of the creature." Available for pre-order now from Beta-Lactam Ring

Trash Talk - Shame LP

Lack of updates, you know the drill by now: work... Gotta pay the bills for all these records... Anyway, today I have two releases for you that despite work, I simply have to mention. First up is a new LP by Trash Talk. These guys are one of the few hardcore acts out there that I still follow, because they simply do it well. Trash Talk have the hyperkinetic energy that's not uncommon for hardcore, but at the same time they incorporate elements of spun out doom, blast beats, sludgy mosh parts and what not. Plus, their last album was produced by Albini, that says enough that they're not just any snotty hardcore band.

The 'Shame' 12" that they have up for pre-order is an Anthology of sort, featuring 30 tracks from their Walking Disease, Plagues, S/T, and East of Eden releases and includes album footnotes, a full size poster and tons of extras. Very limited vinyl pressing on 180g vinyl, pre-order your copy from the band directly.

Yeasayer - Ambling Alp 12"

Brooklyn's Yeasayer are finally giving us some new music after their amazing "All Hour Cymbals" LP released in 2007. They describe their music as Middle Eastern-psych-snap-gospel, to me they're one of the most refreshing outfits around, along with their peers Animal Collective and Vampire Weekend. The "Ambling Alp" 12" is the first single of their upcoming "ODD BLOOD" album and includes title track as well as remixes by Memory Tapes + DJ /rupture and instrumentals.

The track itself is available as a free download, but this 12" will only set you back $8, or for $28 you the limited bundle with an exclusive t-shirt. As the vinyl version of "All Hour Cymbals" was extremely difficult to find, don't miss out on this release and order it from Yeasayer directly

Fucked Up - Couple Tracks 2xLP

Matador are taking - early - preorders for the upcoming "Couple Tracks: Singles 2002-2009" 2xLP by Fucked Up. The title is pretty self-explanatory, so what we get is a collection of hard-to-find previously uncollected 7" and 12" tracks from Fucked Up. In total there will be 24 songs on the "Couple Tracks" 2xLP, which will be accompanied by a 7" with the same title. I gave up on trying to purchase all these separate 7"s a long time ago, and will just spin this after listening to the "Epics In Minutes" album.

Pre-order the "Couple Tracks" 2xLP + 7" from Matador for $18. Make sure to enter the promotional code "Fucked" to get 15% off.

The Swell Season - Strict Joy 2xLP

I'm a sucker for romcom movies. Once wasn't one per definition, but still kind of. More importantly, it had that guy from The Frames in it. And I'm definitely a sucker for The Frames. The soundtrack for "Once" obviously featured all the songs that Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova - together called The Swell Season - performed in the movie, but for "Strict Joy" there was no movie. Just music. So, we'll have to create our own images, for now while listening to the stream over at 3voor12

If you like what you hear, pre-order the "Strict Joy" 2xLP which comes with an etching on the D-side from Anti.

US Christmas - Eat The Low Dogs 2xLP

Definitely one of the best and most intriguing bands on the current Neurot roster is US Christmas. I'm Better Than Everyone Records are now finally releasing their "Eat The Low Dogs" on 2xLP vinyl - dammit, why didn't I think of doing this myself?! Anyway, what's so special about US Christmas? Well, they're one of a kind. You see, they're definitely tuned down enough to D to feel at home at Neurot, but are way more psychedelic than other slugde or post metal acts on the label. Instead, US Christmas grab back to the 70s, reminiscing the greats such as Hawkwind, but still "post" enough to make it comfortable for me to name them an apocalyptic doom version of Dead Meadows or the US version of Ufomammut.

The "Eat The Low Dogs" 2xLP is limited to 500 copies, of which 400 on thick black vinyl and a limited eidtion of 100 copies on blue and maroon haze vinyl with a different layout, but that will cost you more. Head over to I'm Better Than Everyone Records for more info, and you might also still want to order that EyeHateGod album - even if the limited edition is sold out.

Them Crooked Vultures - Them Crooked Vultures 2xLP

One of this year's most anticipated releases is now up for pre-order from Insound, the debut album by Them Crooked Vultures. This new supergroup featuring Dave Grohl, Josh Homme, and John Paul Jones has obviously gotten a lot of attention thanks to the line-up and their heritage, but truth be told, so far I haven't been too impressed by what I heard. I do appreciate their somewhat mysterious first sparks of life and the whole art theme they have going on, but will wait for a full album stream before actually purchasing this.

For those of you who can't wait, head over to Insound and reserve your copy before the November 23rd release date.

Grief - ... And Man Will Become The Hunted 2xLP

Oh hell yes! Boston's influential doom metal outift, Grief who inspired many of our favourite acts out there such as Electric Wizard, Unearthly Trance, Floor and even Sunn0))), are seeing their farewell album "... And Man Will Become The Hunted" finally released on vinyl by Spain's Throne Records. They split up somewhere around 2000 and this is their last studio-album, but Southern Lord released a live album of theirs from a reunion gig somewhere around 2005.

Grief are essential listening with their take on monolithic and nihilistic doom, and I personally only own their split 7" with Corrupted on vinyl, so this one is definitely essential for my collection. Pre-order the "...And Man Will Become The Hunted" before the early December release date, and get one of the 166 handnumbered copies on semistransparent brown / grey splatter 180g vinyl, only available from Throne Records directly. Total run is 666 copies worldwide on 180g, in a deluxe gatefold with black inked paper bags. Get it now, now, now for €30 in Europe and €37 worldwide - shipping included - from Throne Recs.

Coalesce - OXEP 12"

The Omega Order are now accepting pre-orders for the 12" vinyl version of "OXEP" by Coalesce, the continuation and completion of their "Ox" album which was released earlier this year. For those of you unfamiliar with one of Midwest's most shattering and heavy outfits around (still!), you can stream the entire album right here. There was a time that they formed the Holy Trinity of C's, along with Cave In and Converge as leaders in the whole mathrock/metal thing, but then they went on a 10 year hiatus. I must say, I had no expectations at all for "Ox", but after finally seeing them live in Europe, these new tracks managed to blow my mind and still manage to accompany me at least once a week on my drive home. Given the fact that I mostly have a headache after work, that says alot.

Anyway, what we have here is the follow-up to that album, and according to the band OXEP contains: "5 new original coalesce songs. There are 7 tracks, but 1 and 7 are a percussive intro and outro. These songs are not cuts that didn’t make ox. We wrote and recorded these songs specifically for an ep release after ox was already done and delivered to Relapse for production. We continued our americana theme and expanded them on these songs, therefore wanted them to be considered part of the 2009 ox sessions". Check out their myspace for one new track from the "OXEP" sessions.

As usual, no direct pre-ordering from Relapse yet, but you can send your money to The Omega Order to reserve your copy of the vinyl edition. I personally don't have any experience in ordering from them, but they seem to be a huge, well-run distro. I myself, am hoping that these 12"s will also go online from the band directly, so I can get that OXEP Engraved Folding Knife as well.

Agnostic Front - Victim In Pain LP Reissue

Has it really been 25 years? Well, apparently so, because Bridge9 is gearing to re-issue the classic debut album "Victim In Pain" by the Godfathers of NYHC: Agnostic Front. This LP also comes with their first 7" from 1983 entitled "United Blood". The album comes in a special gatefold cover with emblossed logo, original (uncensored) artwork .

The "Victim In Pain" and "United Blood" records come on black, red, and gold vinyl. The limited edition of the LP + 7" comes on gold vinyl, and first come, first serve. There's also a package available, including a limited shirt, a poster and whatnot. This is the only Agnostic Front worth purchasing, so head over to Bridge 9 and complete your essential NY hardcore discography. If you don't know who AF are, don't start bothering now.

The Brown Book - Thirty Nothing LP

Haven't quite made up my mind about this release, as it seems to please me in many ways, but then again there's something nagging here that I can't exactly put my finger on. The Brown Book are an instrumental post-rock band who will definitely please fans of acts such Russian Circles or Don Caballero, but will also do something for those of you into Oxes or earlier Liars. And maybe that's just what's nagging at me. When I put on a post-rock record, it's because I'm in that kind of relaxed mood, I don't want to hear some guy singing or screaming, but I also don't want to be abruptly woken up and thrown into a discordant loud mess. Then again, that might just be their strength. Oh, now I'm confused.

It seems like these guys are getting quite some attention, and are having a record release with the almighty Ocean coming up. That's a good thing in my book. "Thirty Nothing" was recorded by Keith Souza by the way, who also worked for Battles and Lightning Bolt, and mastering was done by Alan Douches who worked his magic on Animal Collective, Dillinger Escape Plan, Mastodon and a ton others. So, they seem to be surrounded by the right people, now all they need is for you to pick up their record, right here.

Devotion - Bastard Son of Affluence Blues LP

Up for pre-order from Rivalry Records is the debut album "Bastard Son of Affluence Blues" by Devotion. This band is actually a solo-project of Mark Palms, the former frontman of hardcore outfit Go It Alone, with a little help on drums from ON's Aaron O'Neil. I've heard one song off this album, and it reminds me a lot of Damnation A.D. which is a very good thing.

There's no limited vinyl edition, just regular black vinyl, but don't let that stop from pre-ordering this LP from Rivalry. Non-US customers are forced to buy a minimum of 2 releases though, but as Rivalry also released vinyl for The First Step, Verse and Go It Alone that shouldn't be too hard.