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Ame Son :: Catalyse (1970)

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Like Gong on bad drugs, this record features wigged out flute, fried acid guitar that at times approaches a Sonic Youth / Dead C level of intensity, loose jazz inflected drumming, stoned out vocals, and a grainy, lo-fi drunken vibe that teeters on the edge of collapse. In other words, amazing. Check it out . . .

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Kurt Vile :: Transmissions

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Return guest Kurt Vile joins us for an all-new episode of the Transmissions podcast. Joining host Jason P. Woodbury, Vile shares thoughts on the new record, unpacks what he learned during the pandemic, reflects on working with producer Rob Schnapf, digs into his favorite Bruce Springsteen deep cuts, and offers musings on Neil Young, Kesha, and Sun Ra . . .

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Joan Shelley & Bill Callahan :: Amberlit Morning

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Joan Shelley’s sixth lp, The Spur, is set to drop June 24th via longtime label partner, No Quarter Records. “Amberlit Morning”, a duet with Bill Callahan, is the second taste, accompanied by a video shot in Red Hook, Brooklyn by Cyrus Moussavi and Brittany Nugent . . .

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Spectrum :: Geração Bendita

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Sung in both Portuguese and English, Spectrum dropped Geração Bendita in 1971 as a companion soundtrack to the banned 1971 Brazilian film of the same name (Blessed Generation). Recorded at Todamérica studios in Rio de Janeiro, the ad hoc group consisted of actors/musicians from the film along with former members of the band 2000 Volts. The serving? Post-hippie comedown energy with loads of fuzz guitar, psych-folk jammers, harmonized vox, and indiscriminate Tyrannosaurus Rex leaning oohs and ahs . . .

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Dashiell Hedayat :: Long Song for Zelda

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A heavy dose of tripped-out French psychedelia circa 1971, “Long Song for Zelda” slow burns its way through the mind, courtesy of Parisian prog-rock stalwarts Gong and novelist, musician, and pseudonym extraordinaire, Dashiell Hedayat . . .

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Winged Wheel :: No Island

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A remote supergroup from members of Matches, Spray Paint, Expensive Shit, and Tyvek dives into My Bloody Valentine and Cocteau Twins bliss. The result reveals the wonders of modern technology and the exceptional musicianship and editing skills of these American rock, drone, and experimental elites . . .

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Masaru Imada Trio :: Green Caterpillar

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Acres of Rhodes. Originally released by Three Blind Mice in 1975, the Masaru Imada Trio’s "Green Caterpillar" is eleven minutes and twenty seven seconds of righteous groove. The LP has once again been made available via reissue, courtesy of the Paris based label Le Tres Jazz Club . . .

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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Modern Nature

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Bandleader, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Jack Cooper continues to push boundaries, expanding upon the breadth, depth and scope of the ever-evolving Modern Nature. Open-ended in approach, Cooper and co. return with their second Lagniappe Session, this time digging into the lovelorn, torch perennial, "Stormy Weather", and the Billie Holiday penned blues lament, "Fine & Mellow . . .

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Alberto Continentino :: Tudo

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Born into a family of musicians, Alberto Continentino made a name for himself playing in backup bands for legendary Brazilian artists like Milton Nascimento, Caetano Veloso and Marcos Valle. His solo work, however, isn't far below. While 2018's Ultraleve delves deep into the Brazilian jazz tradition of Azymuth, 2015' Ao Som Dos Planetas delivers a modern synthesis of bossa nova and indie pop that sounds like a more grounded version of Stereolab, The High Llamas or Giorgio Tuma . . .

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Move Right In: The Velvet Underground At The Boston Tea Party, 1968-1969

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Dig into a homemade comp of choice Velvet Underground performances at the Boston Tea Party, the club that served as the band's home away from home in the late 1960s. These so-called “Professor Tapes” have circulated for years, but the master reels were made available a while back, and – though they’re still far from an audiophile experience – they’re much more listenable now. And the music here more than makes up for the 50+ year old tape hiss . . .

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Les Rallizes Dénudés :: The OZ Tapes

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Major on every possible level. Not only do The OZ Tapes present one of the earliest sonic portraits of Les Rallizes Dénudés, it serves as an instant de-facto entry point into the band’s vast, unwieldy catalog. It also marks the first release sanctioned by The Last One Musique, an organization formed by band alumni and family in the wake of Mizutani’s passing in 2019 to oversee the issuing of all future archival material . . .

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The Lagniappe Sessions :: Erin Rae

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Following up the set she laid down in 2019, Erin Rae returns this month with her second Lagniappe Session. Comprised of live, single mic takes cut at a rehearsal before performing at the Newport Folk Festival, the following four recordings find Rae reflecting on the music of her childhood, the wisdom of a young Kathy Heideman, and the aching blues of Karen Dalton . . .

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The Aquarium Drunkard Show: SIRIUS/XMU (7pm PDT, Channel 35)

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Dropout Boogie. Via satellite, transmitting from northeast Los Angeles — the Aquarium Drunkard Show on SIRIUS/XMU, channel 35. 7pm California time, Wednesdays.

34.1090° N, 118.2334° W . . .

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