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October 2005
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*2673 / JESSICA RYLAN CDR (Kitty Play) $8
Big fans of Rylan's Can't project, welcome surprises
from 2673

*ANTENNAS ERUPT - Magical Energy LP (SS) $11
One of the best in a recent wave of good Sacramento
bands. Two saxes, cello, and the might Kevin Corcoran on drums

*ASJA AUF CAPRI - Novi Ronde LP (Difficult Fun) $14
Teutonic, frigid keyboard dance grok

*AXOLOTL + YELLOW SWANS collaboration CDR (Jyrk) $8
Oakland and SF meet for peace talks. I'm guessing a pipe was passed.

*BADGERLORE - Stories for Owls LP (Yik Yak) $15
Heavy session for lovers of the sparse, freaky, and
droney. Rob Fisk (ex-Deerhoof, 7 Year Rabbit Cycle) and Ben Chasny
(6 Organs of Admittance, Comets on Fire) return with a crew that now
includes Tom Carter (Charalambides) and Pete Swanson (Yellow
Swans). Beautiful, delicate, and occasionally terrifying male
bonding

*BONUS - Gosurorri CDR (Jyrk) $8

*AARON DILLOWAY - Bad Dreams CD (Pac Rec) $8

*GOD - Anti-Sex, Anti-Wiretapping (Made in Taiwan) CD
(Jyrk/Gameboy/Little Enjoyer) $10

*GROWING / MARK EVAN BURDEN CD (Zum) $7.00

*HEAVY SEALS - Jazz Bust CD (Troniks) $8
John Wiese of everything forever and Brace Paine of
Gossip/Monitor Batts/Boypussy USA collab here on some
performance art schtick and group hugs

*INCA ORE - A Knit of My Own Fibers / When You Are
Sleeping I Tell You Secrets CDR (Jyrk) $8
Eva has come into full bloom as a powerhouse in the
vocal-loopy world, and people are starting to notice. Having done
time in collectives like Vholtz, Gang Wizard, and Yellow
Swans, her latest gig is throat for Jackie O Motherfucker. Two
tracks here recorded by the homies at Jyrk

*SILENTIST - Nightingales CD (Celestial Gang) $8.50
Portland's Mark Evan Burden (Get Hustle, Glass Candy) goes all
out with this intense one-man act, a personification of focus
and passion for both epic piano melodies and metal blast
beats. It's weird as hell, but that is why you need it.

*V/A _ COLLABORATIONS CDR (Jyrk/Decomposition) $8
Hard to pin down yet sonically consistent, this disc
documents the collaborative efforts that emerged on the Spring
2004 East Coast tour with Yellow Swans, Eva Inca Ore, Sharon
Cheslow and Chuck Bettis. Along the way they played with Twig and
Carly from Nautical Almanac, Jerry Lim (WWIII), and Kris
Thompson.

*V/A - DIFFICULT FUN 7" (Difficult Fun) $6
we are the sole west coast distributor for the UK's difficult fun
label. tracks by antifamily, philosophy queen, Heliogabalus,
Asja Auf Capri.

*V/A - FRUIT WILL ROT 9x3"CDR (Deathbombarc) $40
Massive compilation of NEW california bands in 2005! comes w/ 9
individually oragami'd 3" cdrs, a small zine, and a bag for
transporting. Tracks from Modern Reveries (members of xbxrx, 7 year
rabbit cycle, etc) Bipolar Bear (members of the Pope, ex-Rose For
Bohdan) Emergency Ensemble (members of Abe Vigoda) Treehugger
(members of xbxrx, 7 year rabbit cycle, d yellow swans, more)
Weirdo/Begeirdo, Fuck You (member of child p and quem quaeritis),
Skull Skull (members of Young People and Liars), Seers (Pete of D
Yellow Swans, Gerritt) Bara-Baracuda (members of Child Pornography,
r4b, foot v, and weirdo begeirdo) Pixel Paradise, Jap Jap, Gilian,
Parkinsons (member of child p), Liz Harris (aka Grouper), Vice
Grips, Jarrett Silberman (Youmg People), Gabbertree, Bomb Squad,
Grace's Amazing Kitty Cat Band (member of r4b, kyoka, and foot
village), Vholtz (members of alarmist, gang wizard, and hale zukas),
Wesley Snipes (member of Captain Ahab), William Huston

*V/A - GAME AND ERRANCY LP (Difficult Fun) $15

*VHOLTZ - Class of 88 CDR $6
Lastest version of the ever-morphing project of Randy
Lee Sutherland (Precious Red Skeleton, Tiger 100, Control R
Workshop, Stereo Motherfuckers) has RLS on vox and sax, Matt
Grothman (Wives, Gang Way) on teargas bass, and G Chen (KIT, 7YRC,
Boxleitner) on the traps.

*YEH YELLOW SWANS 3"CDR (Jyrk) $8
The mighty Spencer Yeh of Burning Star Core gets down to business
with West Coasters Yellow Swans for an 11 minute jam in Newport, KY.
Vocal burbles, plinky guitars,

*YELLOW SWANS + CHERRY POINT - Live at Camp Blood CD (Troniks) $8