*** Fflint Central, a fantastic CDR-only label, comes from the Manchester countryside where lay lines vibrate through the fates of the local inhabitants. Whether these vibrations triggered the creation of dark, groovy soundscapes by a group of like-minded sound distortionists is anyone’s guess. But the phenomena is real, and over the past few years these electronic warlords have partnered some of the most innovative, trance-enducing, psychedelic wave forms since Stockhausen’s electrified Jew’s Harp. All twenty-odd Fflint Central releases, which chronicle the exploits of bands such as Pendro and Berkowitz, Lake & Dahmer, have circulated underground in the form of CDRs, a medium that unfortunately protects all but fellow travelers from exposure. Yet the legendary late John Peel caught on and played them regularly. Electronic guru rags such as Wire and E/I fly the freak flag of Fflint with gusto. And with this Birdman Records release - Malpractice, a compilation of classic cuts from the Fflint Central archives - for the first time in history, the music is being made readily available to the public.
CD $13.00
07/19/2005
*** This cheap In The Red sampler is the perfect introduction to one of the coolest labels around. In The Red stands alone as a repository for the highest-quality, scuzziest, nastiest, snarlingest garage punk around, and also some of the most accessible garage pop. More than 70 minutes of prime cuts from the label roster, mixing forthcoming, already released, and unreleased tracks.TRACK LISTING1. The Dirtbombs • I Can’t Stop Thinking About It2. The Hunches • Static Disaster3. Reigning Sound • Drowning4. Cheater Slicks • Walk Up The Street5. The Deadly Snakes • I Can’t Sleep At Night6. Lost Sounds • Trails/Fears7. Blacktop • I Think It’s Gonna Rain8. The Ponys • Chemical Imbalance9. Country Teasers • Success10. King Brothers • Lulu11. Dan Melchior’s Broke Revue • I’m A Robot12. The Bassholes • Microscope Feeling13. The Mystery Girls • Silver Turns To Gold14. The Piranhas • Girls Like It Too15. The Screws • I See You, Baby16. The Hospitals • I’m A Bug17. Clone Defects • Shapes Of Venus18. The Horrors • Cold Blooded19. VOLT • I Don’t Feel So Good20. The Intelligence • Tropical Struggle21. Speedball Baby • Do Ya Wanna Scratch It?22. The FUSE! • League Of Women Voters23. Knoxville Girls • That’s Alright With Me24. The Necessary Evils • Drag Pow Wow Drag25. Andre Williams • I Wanna Be Your Favorite Pair...
CD $8.25
05/17/2005
MP3 $5.99
05/17/2005
***Celebrate 20 fab years of Teenbeat with this exciting label collection. You get both classic tracks from the 1990s and brand new songs from UNREST, EGGS, +/-, TRUE LOVE ALWAYS, CURRITUCK CO., BELLS OF, HOLLAND, HOT PURSUIT, ADEN, FLIN FLON, VERSUS, FONTAINE TOUPS, TUSCADERO, MIRAH AND GINGER, and more. Twenty tracks in all.
CD $6.00
04/05/2005
MP3 $9.90
04/05/2005
FLAC $11.99
04/05/2005
***A reissue of the 1979 Vancouver Complication showcasing the best and brightest of that city’s early punk and new wave scene. Includes thirty-four tracks from DOA, POINTED STICKS, SUBHUMANS, WASTED LIVES, EXXOTONE, ACTIVE DOG, U-J3RK5, NO FUN, DISHRAGS, BIZ, K-TELS (aka YOUNG CANADIANS), SHADES, TIM RAY & THE DRUTS, PRIVATE SCHOOL, and more.
CD $13.00
03/29/2005
***A collection of underground hip hop from the good folks at Santa Cruz’s Rec-League label. You get sixteen tracks from hotshots PROE, COLEY COE, TIME MACHINE, LOST & FOUND GENERATION, CUMULUS, JKC, ROB RUSH, SAYRE, P. SOUP, FARTHEST ARTISTS, VINCE THE BARD, DIVISION 3, and others.
CD $5.40
03/01/2005
***A limited edition CD from the folks at Panic Records featuring twenty-four unissued 45s by obscure African American single artists, vocal groups and instrumental combos from the late 1950s and early 1960s. Twenty-four tracks from L.A. BROWN, WILLIE EGANS, K.C. MOJO WATSON, COCOAS, TORENTERS, DUSTERS, BOB STARR, WM. "THUNDERBIRD" WALKER, and many more. Includes a booklet with notes and photos.
CD $12.00
11/16/2004
***A double-CD Kranky label sampler with new, upcoming, exclusive, and previously released material from the label's enormous stable of studs. You get twenty-one tracks from STARS OF THE LID, PAN AMERICAN, AUTISTIC DAUGHTERS, CHRISTINA CARTER, GROWING, CHARALAMBIDES, KEITH FULLERTON WHITMAN, OUT HUD, JESSICA BAILIFF, FONTANELLE, TOM CARTER, DEAD TEXAN, STRATEGY, and more.
CD $6.00
11/09/2004
***NOW AVAILABLE!!! A bumping collection of total groove action from the crate heads at Dis-Joint. You get smoked with a selection of jazz, hip hop, reggae, funk, and soul from HORACE ANDY, DUB DIABLO, EXOTIC PETS, STRANGER & SHORTBUS, RONNIE GEE, DEEP FUZZ, ZAP POW, HUMAN RACE, FLAVORNAUGHTS, and the trio of SOLID C., BOBBY D., and KOOL DRAP.
CD $12.00
10/26/2004
2XLP $13.50
10/26/2004
***The third installment in this collection of far out and beautiful tracks from California and beyond. Recorded between 1967 and 1971, and compiled from rare 45s and out-of-print LPs, the record features twenty-four tracks from MOJO, WEST COAST BRANCH, PIPE DREAMS, LE CIRQUE, HUNG JURY, CINNAMON SHIP, SUNDOWNERS, SERENDIPITY SINGERS, ELASTIK BAND, STAINED GLASS, and many others.
CD $13.75
08/10/2004
***Hydroponic Mascara Volume 2 is the little comp that could, filled with twenty-two exclusive tracks from some of indie rock's best known and unheard of acts. Get it on with Elf Power, Tobin Sprout, the Impossible Shapes, Swearing at Motorists, Marmoset, the Minders, Doug Gillard, Magical, Oval-Teen, the Gwens, King Sauce, Fablefactory, and plenty more.
CD $4.00
07/06/2004
*** Compilation from the late 90's containing EXCLUSIVE tracks and tidbits from Japancakes, Dixie Blood Moustache (Elf Power related), Black Swan Network (Olivia Tremor Control related), Nipples for Days, Melted Men, Noisettes, and tons more.
CD $4.00
06/29/2004
***NEW LOWER LIST PRICE - A massively heavy label sampler from the home of NEUROSIS featuring the label's best, brightest, and most forward thinking artists. You get previously unreleased tracks from NEUROSIS, OXBOW, GRAILS, ENABLERS, and BLOOD & TIME, along with cuts from SABERS, LOTUS EATERS, STEVE VON TILL, ISIS, ZENI GEVA, CULPER RING, TARANTULA HAWK, and NEUROSIS & JARBOE. Includes a bonus DVD with audio and video material from NEUROSIS, TRIBES OF NEUROT, TARENTEL, BEE & FLOWER, VHK, HOUSE OF LOW CULTURE, and others.
CD+DVD $2.00
06/22/2004
MP3 $9.90
06/22/2004
***A DVD fanzine filled with two hours of live performances and interviews with indie rock hotshots TED LEO & THE PHARMACISTS, PRETTY GIRLS MAKE GRAVES, PEDRO THE LION, DENALI, ONE LINE DRAWING, ROCKY VOTOLATO, IVORY COAST, and PARIS TEXAS. Filmed on location in New York and Seattle with multi-angle camera work and professionally engineered sound. Includes rarely performed bonus material.
DVD $17.25
06/22/2004
***BACK IN STOCK!!! A collection of searing no wave tracks from the genre's greatest pioneers. You get twenty-two tracks from JAMES WHITE & THE BLACKS, LYDIA LUNCH, SUICIDE, MARS, TEENAGE JESUS & THE JERKS, ARTO/NETO, LIZZY MERCIER DESCLOUX, CONTORTIONS, and ROSA YEMAN.
CD $17.75
05/25/2004
***A limited edition label sampler featuring past, current, and upcoming tracks from the mighty Birdman roster. Includes Modey Lemon, Apes, The Gris Gris, the Cuts, the Warlocks, Twilight Singers, Greg Ashley, Paula Frazer, Jon Wahl, Midnite Snake, PFFR, Young Jazz Giants, Tom Recchion, and a new track from the Rising Star Fife and Drum Band featuring Sharde Thomas! Jewel box packaging.
CD $6.00
04/06/2004
*** An excellent introduction as well as recap Mimicry Records past, present and future roster. Tracks from past releases and upcoming albums from Secret Chiefs 3, Dengue Fever, Estradasphere, Faxed Head, Sleepytime Gorilla Museum, I.S.S., Danubius, Farmers Market, Brazzaville, and Fishtank. Card folio packaging. Priced to move.
CD $4.00
04/06/2004
***Teenbeat comes out swinging with the 2004 installment of their yearly label sampler series. This time in you get new exclusive tracks from roster faves +/- (PLUS/MINUS), FLIN FLON, PACIFIC OCEAN, HOLLAND, MARK ROBINSON, TRUE LOVE ALWAYS, CURRITUCK CO., EVELYN, WHYSALL LANE, and more. Enhanced CD features an exclusive +/- (PLUS/MINUS) video and two additional songs.
CD $6.00
03/30/2004
MP3 $9.90
03/30/2004
FLAC $11.99
03/30/2004
***The first installment in BRIAN LOVITT's attempt to document the history of his beloved Lovitt label from a visual and sonic perspective. Features interviews, live performances, and tour footage captured between 1994 and 2003 by friends, fans, featured bands, and a professional production team. Included are: FOUR HUNDRED YEARS, MILEMAKER, RAH BRAS, BATS & MICE, ENGINE DOWN, FIN FANG FOOM, FRODUS, MAXIMILLIAN COLBY, and SLEEPYTIME TRIO, along with many bonus features.
DVD $16.10
11/25/2003
***A companion piece to Pocket Books re-printing of the 1996 It Came From Memphis book by renowned Memphis musician ROBERT GORDON, documenting the lesser-known stories of the fabled Memphis scene. Features eighteen great tracks compiled by the author from obscure rock and blues heroes GOOD KID ROBERT, OTHA TURNER, SID SELVIDGE, MUD BOY and the NEUTRONS, HAMMIE NIXON, VAN ZULA HUNT & THE BEALE STREET JUG BAND, JOHNNY WOODS & BOBBY RAY WATSON, TAV FALCO, JERRY LAWLER, JIM DICKINSON & THE NEW BEALE STREET SHEIKS, SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS, BAND OF ONES, LAWSON & FOUR MORE, INSECT TRUST, BOOTLEGGERS QUARTET, B.B. CUNNINGHAM, PHINEAS NEWBORN ORCHESTRA, and MOLOCH.
CD $12.00
11/13/2003
***Memphis musician/producer Jim Dickinson is a legend in his own right (having played keyboards on the Rolling Stones' "Wild Horses," performed on Bob Dylan albums, produced Big Star and Alex Chilton albums, etc., etc.) and he definitely knows a thing or two about blues roots and field recordings of legendary and should-be-legendary blues artists from the south. Dickinson captures raw and spontaneous performances from some of the most important blues artists in the Memphis / Mississippi area on these exclusive recordings by Furry Lewis, Sleepy John Estes (whose performances feature the guitar work of Ry Cooder), Otha Turner, Mose Vinson, Johnny Woods and Alec Teal. These pure examples of Delta blues were committed to tape at Sam Phillips studios, Ardent studios, the Orpheum Theater, and various fields in and around the Memphis area. Raw, gritty and real - just how the blues should be heard. Dickinson says, "The Blues is … a musical tradition born from the dark prison of slavery. Torn from family and homeland, separated from custom and culture, the call and response of the African work song took on new emotional depth. A lonesome sound in the darkness - a howling dog or passing train - echoed by harmonica or guitar became a raw, powerful statement of hard times, long work, and fast pleasure; a voice in the southern night complaining about the human condition. "The fleeting nature of the present creates in man the desire to capture the moment. The movement of time compels us...
CD $13.00
11/11/2003
***The first (but we're all holding our breath) electronic tribute to the godfathers of Canadian punk rock, DOA. Twenty-two of the band's best tracks reinterpreted and performed by digital hardcore, electronica, ambient, IDM, and breakcore artists from around the world, including AD ASTA, HYPERDRIVER, AMBASSADOR 21, FAT NOT DEAD, DJ JESUS CHRIST, NARC, ZEROISM, BUBEN, ELLENDE, KARAKOE VOMIT, NOIZE PUNISHMENT, and more.
CD $13.00
11/04/2003
MP3 $0.00
11/04/2003
***The fifth installment in Hopeless' long-running and ever-popular Cinema Beer series showcasing some of the hottest punk bands on the scene. You get fifteen hard-to-find videos from faves JIMMY EAT WORLD, MIDTOWN, THURSDAY, THRICE, AFI, POISON THE WELL, TAKING BACK SUNDAY, STAIRWELL, ATARIS, STRUNG OUT, CONVERGE, SHADOWS FALL, and more. DVD features tons of bonus footage and easy-to-use interactive menus.
DVD $12.75
07/15/2003
CD $7.00
07/15/2003
***Swami Records showcases unreleased tracks from their current roster including ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT, HOT SNAKES, THE HUSBANDS, THE SULTANS, BEEHIVE AND THE BARRACUDAS, DAN SARTAIN, LOINCLOTH , and MANNEKIN PIS.
LP $9.25
06/10/2003
CD $6.00
06/10/2003
MP3 $7.99
06/10/2003
***Teenbeat delivers their annual state of the label with another great collection of the label's best and brightest. You get exclusive, previously unreleased tracks from FLIN FLON, +/- (VERSUS), ADEN, HOT PURSUIT, TRUE LOVE ALWAYS, MARK ROBINSON, SPRITES, SISTERHOOD OF, CURRITUCK CO., HOLLAND, BELLS OF, PACIFIC OCEAN, KEVIN HEWICK, TRACY SHEDD, and more.
CD $6.00
02/18/2003
MP3 $9.90
02/18/2003
FLAC $11.99
02/18/2003
***A double-CD collection of spoken word performances delivered at the Anarchist Bookfair over the years. Includes rantage from PAUL KRASNER, JELLO BIAFRA, LAWRENCE FERLINGHETTI, CRAIG O'HARA, CHRISTIAN PARENTI, RUTHIE GILMORE, ROXANNE DUNBAR ORTIZ, BARRY BATEMAN, HARRY BRITT, ELIZABETH MARTINEZ, STEPHEN DUNIFER, and many others. Packaged with artwork by JOHN YATES.
2XCD $16.00
01/28/2003
***A tribute album to Vancouver punk legends D.O.A. featuring eleven cover songs from six of Japan's rippingest groups, and two additional tracks from D.O.A. themselves. With CONSTRICTED, TOTAL FURY, SMASH YOUR FACE, WAG PLATY, FIRST ALERT, and GO.
CD $13.00
01/28/2003
MP3 $0.00
01/28/2003
***Vagrant complements its popular Another Year On The Streets sampler series with a collection of videos from the label's top acts. You get rocked all over with unreleased vids from HOT ROD CIRCUIT, THE ANNIVERSARY and NO MOTIV, as well as favorites from ALKALINE TRIO, DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL, FACE TO FACE, GET UP KIDS, and SAVES THE DAY. Includes exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, unseen photo galleries, alternate angles, deleted scenes, and band bios and discographies.
DVD $9.25
11/26/2002
Too young to have a record player? Or just too lazy? Here's our convenient, affordable way of making six recent vinyl-only singles available to the growing population of turntable-less unfortunates. 22 tracks from 6 bands. The sampler from early 1996 : Saturn's Flea Collar (Victim's Family; Hellworms), Life After Life, Buzzkill, Molotov Cocktail, Pachinko, Radiopuhelimet.
MP3 $9.90
11/06/2002
***How good does it get? Punk rock pioneers Dischord Records celebrate twenty great years with a collection of tracks spanning their entire history. Disc one hits massive with twenty-nine tracks from the early days—TEEN IDLES, VOID, MINOR THREAT, YOUTH BRIGADE, GOVERNMENT ISSUE, S.O.A., SCREAM, RITES OF SPRING, DAG NASTY, ONE LAST WISH, ARTIFICIAL PEACE, etc. Disc two takes over and brings it up-to-date with twenty-one tracks—FUGAZI, LUNGFISH, JAWBOX, Q AND NOT U, MAKE-UP, SLANT 6, HOOVER, NATION OF ULYSSES, BLUETIP. While Disc three flat-out knocks you over with twenty-three PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED gems—TEEN IDLES, S.O.A, MINOR THREAT, G.I., VOID, SCREAM, DAG NASTY, FUGAZI, SHUDDER TO THINK—plus an assortment of live video cuts from Teen Idles, Untouchables, S.O.A., FAITH, Void, and DEADLINE. All this, and an incredible 132-page book filled with photos, liner notes on each band, discographical information, and more. Get up and go.
3XCD $16.35
10/15/2002
***A benefit release compiled and organized by the CAFFEINATED ROBOTS—TODD and JASON at Luna—to provide funds for the Martha Millard Robinson Scholarship Foundation, which helps underprivileged children learn and appreciate the arts. Features exclusive tracks from ROBERT POLLARD, GREEN PAJAMAS, TOBIN SPROUT, RED HOUSE PAINTERS, RON SEXSMITH, KINGSBURY MANX, BRANDO, CANDY BUTCHERS, DAVID GARZA, IMPOSSIBLE SHAPES, and more.
CD $12.00
10/08/2002
MP3 $9.90
10/08/2002
***A sweet collection of upcoming and previously unreleased new music from the cream of the Merge Records crop. You get fourteen tracks from IMPERIAL TEEN, RADAR BROS., EAST RIVER PIPE, SPOON, DESTROYER, DAVID KILGOUR, CROOKED FINGERS, SPACEHEADS, LAMBCHOP, GOTHIC ARCHIES, LADYBUG TRANSISTOR, and more.
CD $6.75
08/06/2002
***The latest in cheap-o samplers, this time from the folks at Alternative Tentacles. You get the goods from new stars and old faves PHANTOM LIMBS, FLAMING STARS, TEENAGE FANCLUB, FLESHIES, SLIM CESSNA'S AUTO CLUB, STROBE TALBOT, IOWASKA, NOMEANSNO, MUMIA ABUL-JAMAL, D.O.A., VICTIM'S FAMILY, LARD, NOAM CHOMSKY, MICHAEL GIRA, JELLO BIAFRRA, and more.
CD $4.00
04/23/2002
MP3 $0.00
04/23/2002
***A sad history of the corrupt American prison system featuring insights and contributions from ANGELA DAVIS, JAMES BALDWIN, ATTICA BROTHERS, JONATHAN JACKSON JR., CHARLES BARKLEY, HARRY BELAFONTE and others.
CD $13.00
02/26/2002
***The latest in Teenbeat's always popular label sampler series comes at you with the top pop sounds in the game. You get exclusive and previously unreleased tracks from JULIET (RONDELLES), VERSUS (2 new songs!), +/-, FLIN FLON, TRUE LOVE ALWAYS, ADEN, CURRITUCK COUNTY, BELLS OF, MARK ROBINSON, PACIFIC OCEAN, PHIL KRAUTH, SISTERHOOD OF, LONG GOODBYE, JONNY COHEN & CHEEKY BASTID, TEENAGE PHENOMS, and POCKET ROCKETS.
CD $6.00
01/29/2002
MP3 $9.90
01/29/2002
FLAC $11.99
01/29/2002
***A reissue of Gulcher Records' legendary Red Snerts compilation featuring a host of the Midwest's pioneering punk combos. You get sixteen tracks from THE GIZMOS, THE PANICS, AMOEBAS IN CHAOS, JETSONS, MR. SCIENCE, DEFEKTS, A.XAX, E-IN BRINO, PHIL HUNDLEY, ZERO BOYS, DOW JONES & THE INDUSTRIALS, POST RAISIN BAND, LAST FOUR (4) DIGITS, FREDDY & THE FRUITLOOPS, BAY-ROOT, and THE DANCING CIGARETTES.
CD $10.50
12/11/2001
MP3 $9.90
12/11/2001
***An audio introduction to the New World Order and its discontents featuring words, viewpoints, and ideas on changing politics, militarism & policing; environmental issues, frankenfood & genetic engineering; digital capitalism, and much more from radicals NOAM CHOMSKY, CRAIG O'HARA, ALEXANDER COCKBURN, WARD CHURCHILL, THE BIOTIC BAKING BRIGADE, RUTHIE GILMORE, NORMAN SOLOMON, CHRISS CRASS, HOWARD ZINN, and others.
2XCD $16.00
11/27/2001
***A compilation to benefit Home Alive, a non-profit organization that teaches free self-defense to women and girls, founded in Seattle in 1993 in the wake of the murder of GITS lead singer MIA ZAPATA. You get THE GOSSIP, LESLIWOOD, AMY RAY & THE BUTCHIES, PINKOS, THE NEED, BLACK HALOS, CARISSA'S WEIRD, CARRIE AKRE, SANFORD ARMS, MAKERS, ZEN GUERILLA, SONGS FOR EMMA, DEAD MOON, and more.
CD $12.00
11/27/2001
***A brand new compilation released by D.O.A.'s JOEY SHITHEAD to benefit the Green Party around the world. Features twenty-two tracks from D.O.A., VICE SQUAD, BRUCE COCKBURN, REAL MCKENZIES, RANDY BACHMAN (with D.O.A.), JELLO BIAFRA, DOG EAT DOGMA, RIPCORDZ, and more.
CD $13.00
11/13/2001
***NOW AVAILABLE ON CD!!! A celebration of something or other, or maybe not, from the fine folks at Gainesville Punk Central. You get sixteen bands doing sixteen covers, none of which have been previously released. The party as we understand it: ASSHOLE PARADE (Circle Jerks), HOT WATER MUSIC (Springsteen), SMALL BROWN BIKE (Thin Lizzy), RADON (Morrissey), I HATE MYSELF (Spoke), USUALS (Police), RUMBLESEAT (Johnny Cash), ANTHEM EIGHTY EIGHT (Assuck), PANTHRO UK UNITED 13 (The Clash), and a few more. Includes a full-color poster and insert.
CD $13.00
11/06/2001
***Twenty-seven songs by ALTERNATIVE TENTACLE'S artists new and old. Unreleased damage by JELLO BIAFRA, VICTIM'S FAMILY, ZENI GEVA, THE FARTZ, and plenty of others. Previously released stuff from LARD, HOWARD ZINN, SNFU, AMEBIX, BGK, FALSE PROPHETS, FREE BEER, DICKS and many, many more. Go team!
CD $4.00
10/24/2000
MP3 $9.90
10/24/2001