here's a quick update, more to come soon from stickfigure.

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the suburban kid / slingshot idol split 7" - black and white vinyl
here! neat. anyway, this is norwegian hardcore stuff. suburban kid is
chunky, thick and melodic/groovin' at times with angry vocals like a
simpler jr ewing. good uns. slingshot idol get their sass on with a
booty shaking sound reminiscent of san diego things like holy molar or
the swing kids or whatever. they have one of those nya nya nya
vocalists who wears a white belt and waves his hand in the air i bet.
(4 copies, £2.75)
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the spectacle 10" - crikey. this comes with a massive booklet and even
some 3d glasses! pummelling norwegian hardcore with metal leanings for
those that dig that sort of thing, and those that like to read. ROAR.
(5 copies, £6.50)
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v/a - satellites & clouds comp cd - 16 track comp of all kinds of
stuff! includes bands like jet johnson, disoma, econoline and ann
arbor. electronica, post-rock and indie stuff mainly. check it out if
you are feeling adventurous. (6 copies, £5.50)
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shivering 10" - 4 more tracks here from the masters of the mid-paced
emo sound. energetic, melodic, in the style of Current / Still Life.
they is good. ex-amber inn, ribbon fix. who cares. i love this band.
(4 copies, £5.75)
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la quiete / apoplexy twist orchestra split 7" - wow, italian band la
quiete are really excellent here! a mix of fast harsh screamo and a
mid-paced french emo sound. like jasemine crossed with orchid or
something! ato play their german emo violence very much in the style
of orchid. (4 copies, £2.50)
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death of anna karina cd - american screamo kids go nuts for these
italian rockers. sometime keyboard inflected screamo kind of like a
sassier Song of Zarathustra with a bit of Swing Kids style chaos (3
copies, £5.50)
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retconned : simulant skin included cd - one guy makes weird no wave
shit. here's a review -
http://www.alligator.org/edit/issues/00-summer/000622/e4music.html
fuck know's. (1 copy, £2)
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death of marat : all eyes open - cd according to stickfigure: "Unwound
covers Joy Division - smoothly blending it with the early Goth and New
Wave sounds of The Birthday Party and Bauhaus." (1 copy, £2)
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v/a - satellites & clouds comp cd - 16 track comp of all kinds of
stuff! includes bands like jet johnson, disoma, econoline and ann
arbor. electronica, post-rock and indie stuff mainly. check it out if
you are feeling adventurous. (6 copies, £5.50)

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1905 - voice cd - politcal punk rock with male and female vocals, some
of it screamed, some of it song. lots of melody, very good.
recommended for those who like to read lyrics. (£7, 2 copies)
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aleatoric - forever yours 7" - harsh, metallic stuff with very screamy
vocals and some more melodic / sung parts. too metal to be considered
screamo. (£2.50 - 4 copies)
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examination of the... mcd - lady in the radiator - more noise from
these folks (ex-spirit of versailles, eclipse of eden) - a bit more
technical and brutal then their debut. it's scary metal/hardcore with
screamed vocals (3 copies, £6.50)
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bitter life typecast cd - 11 tracks of indie rock a long the lines of
Mineral and that kind of 1997 style. whiney vox and jangly guitars.
(£5.50, 6 copies)
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seein' red / the now denial - seein' red, you're probably familiar
with their brand of hardcore. the now denial sit on the other side
playing modern, rocking hardcore that fits with stuff like early jr
ewing but less crazy. (£3, 2 copies)
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running on empty zine - neat little zine from a chap called jon who
buys a bunch of stuff from me. enthusiastic stuff focusing on music
with reviews and interviews of ignition label / distro, slingshot
round the moon and a couple of others. (50p, 4 copies)
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fiction 12" - probably the least hyped release on level plane since
the state secedes? nobody ever talks about this record, guess it's not
hip. fiction play screamy hardcore that is par for the course. rough
vocalled, speedy. good fun! (£6.50, 4 copies)
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apoplexy twist orchestra / louise cyphre 10" - the germans still love
their emo violence! one band on here sounds very orchid-esque, the
other is a bit more spastic, interspersing usurp / perry style fits
with awesome emo parts. i like this band more but i can't work out who
is who right now. sexy thick yellow vinyl and nice packaging. (£6.25,
2 copies)
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ivich / jasemine 7" - believe it! i forgot i ordered these. jasemine
is all-time french emo. ivich is some band on the other side. (£3, 1
copies)
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walken / senneval - OMG OMG OMG! WALKEN IS PRE-FUNERAL DINER
OMG!1111111111 wtf! well, the current funeral diner singer is in
walken. senneval plays off kilter screamo, like off minor in a way.
walken play gnarly metal, i like this and i hate metal. (£3, 3 copies)
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hablan por espalda 12" - interesting mix of hardcore / emo / punk,
half of this brings to mind things like Song of Zarathustra and
Transistor Transistor - very catchy and danceable. the other half is
more punk rock, like Rights Reserved. hard to put a finger on it. this
band is from uruguay of all places! great record. (£8.50 3 copies)
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oliver twist - new tricks LP - quirky German indie rock, danceable but
offbeat. mixes faster Modest Mouse with other stuff. X-Mist says:
"while on their previous releases comparisons to CHISEL and/or ROBOCOP
KRAUS were evident, on this great new record they sound more like a
young, fresh and non-predictable version of bands like LIFTER PULLER
or LES SAVY FAV!" (1 copies, £7.50)
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Wheels - s/t 7" - a pair of tracks from these Lunduners! Jellyed eels
ahoy as they crash through some melodic hardcore that brings to mind
bands like Dead Inside, Jehu and even Party of Helicopters. smart! (3
copies, £2.25)
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limpwrist 12" - raa! total hardcore from these puffs! or something!
this is fantastic and pretty cheap too. this is the version on la vida
es un mus (1 copies, £5.50)
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crush my calm - vol 2 7" - melodic emo / hardcore stuff with a touch
of the amber inn's. (1 copies, £3)
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semionaside / the host sepia + nimbuscloud - smart electronica split
12", the host sepia features tim from soon the darkness! no screamo
though. the host sepia + nimbuscloud side is dark, the semionaside a
bit more melodic. very cool! (£5 - 4 copies)
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tidal / acabah rot split 12 - tidal is crushing german emo / screamo
and acabah rot is more melodic, with keyboards. very catchy! tidal is
way better than their 10" here, this is powerful stuff. (£5.50 - 1 copies)
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walkie talkie #4 - new issue of this emo comic! drawn by nate powell
of soophie nun-squad. (2 copies - £2)
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