Boogedy boogedy boo! Scared ya eh? Maybe you just don't understand my high-brow conceptual costume - "The Conscientious Objector". Nevermind, I'm too jaded to explain it. Haven't you seen High Fidelity? That's us - come in and shower us with candy, pronto. Okay fine, just take your fraggin' new release musical treats (in exchange for US currency, thank you very much) and get on over to the lady with all the cats who gives out those whole king size candy bars... sheesh. NEW ARRIVALS for the Week of 10/30/2007 ------------------------------------------------------------------ (Exact arrival dependent on shipping delays and mishaps, sorry) Buck 65 - Situation (Strange Famous) ................................................................... In basing the record around the many defining events of 1957, Situation recognizes the true creation of underground and independent culture that happened 50 years ago and the enticing idea that we are on the cusp of a similar renaissance. And while Buck 65's music is truly defined by it's own genre, Situation is a raw and powerful return to classic hip-hop delivered in Buck 65's prolific and seasoned style. The Cake - The Cream of the Cake (Rev-Ola) ................................................................... What links New Orleans Maestro Harold Battiste, Dr John, Soft Machine, Tiny Tim, Jack Nitzsche, Sonny & Cher, Traffic, Jimi Hendrix and Ginger Baker's Airforce? Why, The Cake... the last of the classic girl groups, whose two 1967/68 LPs are as they say, classics. Girlgroup-isms mixed with Baroque Pop, Wyrd Folk, Psychpop and club R&B. A wonderful snapshot of the Sunset Strip, with a wonderfully decadent atmosphere for 3 innocent girls. Check out their videos on YouTube and have your mind blown by the 2/3rds participation! Charalambides - Likeness (Kranky) ................................................................... The newest release from the duo of Tom & Christina Carter is a return to the spontaneous composition model. Lyrical content largely derives from public domain American popular song from the turn of the centuries, edited, rearranged, and largely deconstructed by Christina into abstract 'protest' songs for the century at hand. Musically, the album departs from warm psych in favor of the lush and layered vocal strata of her later solo works, and a chillier, more abrasive guitar sound that favors the Velvets over the Byrds. Youssou N'Dour - Rokku Mi Rokka (Nonesuch) ................................................................... Some of the most exciting sounds to come out of Africa in the late 80s and 90s have been produced by Senegal-born vocalist Youssou N'Dour. Although rooted in the traditional music of his homeland, N'Dour has consistently sought new means of expression. In addition to recording as a soloist, N'Dour has collaborated with a lengthy list of influential artists including Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel, Neneh Cherry, and Branford Marsalis. Rokku Mi Rokka follows his 2004 Grammy Award-winning Egypt — a celebration of Senegal's Muslim mystical culture of Sufism that featured traditional musicians from Dakar and Cairo. Elephant Micah - Hindu Windmills CD (Timelag) ................................................................... One-time semi-local Joe O'Connell's songs truly take center stage for the first time here. Recorded direct to hand-held cassette recorder using only acoustic guitar and vocals, with just sparse backing from a little percussion, cello, electric piano and double-tracked vocals, the gauzy overdubs of past releases have all but vanished here. At the same time, the lyrical depth & intimacy have easily doubled, creating some of the most affecting country-tinged melancholy. The voyeuristic pureness is further enhanced by hissy near-haiku spoken fragments of tape that pop up between songs throughout the album. Gescom - A1-B1, C1-D1 12" (Skam) ................................................................... Incorrectly perceived as simply an Autechre side-project, Gescom in fact exists as a platform for a number of aligned artists to work in different combinations, whilst remaining anonymous. Personnel in Gescom has varied from release to release and even track to track. Vinyl limited to 500 copies worldwide. Levon Helm - Dirt Farmer (Vanguard) ................................................................... Levon's first solo studio release in 25 years represents a rich return to his Southern roots and the Band. Helm gives organic unity and rough-hewn vitality to a selection of Cajun fiddle waltzes, country blues, hardscrabble folk, and some more contemporary material. Following his recovery from throat cancer, Helm's voice has a slightly different timbre, but his phrasing is unmistakable as the same vocalist who sang The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down and Rag Mama Rag. Joy Division - [2CD reissues] (Rhino) ................................................................... Needs no introduction really... Each album (Unknown Pleasures, Closer, Still) lovingly expanded to include a live show. Still with Peter Seville's lusciously simple art and Rhino's classy handling. Also, the soundtrack to the Ian Curtis biography film: VA - Control OST (Rhino) ................................................................... Soundtrack to the Ian Curtis biopic directed by Anton Corbijn and based on widow Deborah Curtis' book Touching From A Distance. Music in the film includes David Bowie, Roxy Music, Buzzcocks, Velvet Underground, John Cooper Clarke, Kraftwerk, Supersister and Iggy Pop. The surviving members of Joy Division, now known as New Order, recorded the incidental music and other finishing touches. Lindstrom - Contemporary Fix EP (Feedelity) ................................................................... Lindstrom finally got around to play & record the banjo he bought in NYC last summer. You might think the use of banjo, autoharp & clavinet together with acid squiggles on top of live disco-drums is a most unusual combination? Well, here's the soundtrack to Deliverance 2007. Steve Moore - The Henge (Relapse) ................................................................... Moore is best known as one half of the sci-fi instrumental duo Zombi. In contrast to Zombi's tightly structured nightmare epics, Henge is a huge, sprawling, psychedelic symphonic affair that treats listeners to a blissful dose of audio vertigo, mixing vast ambient dronescapes and soaring beat driven melodies with Moore's patented cinematic brand of keyboard virtuosity. Orgone - The Killion Floor (Ubiquity) ................................................................... This LA-based band's reputation is quickly growing amongst the funk & soul community by goinging out as backing band for Pharcyde, Pharoahe Monch, Tone Loc, and New Orleans funk legend Eddie Bo at the Hurricane Katrina benefit. Members of Orgone also feature in the make-up of Ubiquity acts Connie Price and Breakestra. They promise a gritty, full throttle, extremely high energy, percussion heavy, horn laden, heavy hitting, dance party.  Luke Vibert & Jean Jaques Perrey - Moog Acid (Lo) ................................................................... The Godfather of space age pop meets the undisputed champ of left field Moog beats to create one of the most unusual records of the year so far. An eclectic but accessible mixture of electronica, dnb, disco, hip hop and beyond. VA - I'm Not There OST 2CD (Sony) ................................................................... I'm Not There is a film reflecting the life of Bob Dylan. He is depicted through 7 distinct stages of his life by 6 different actors (including Heath Ledger, Christian Bale, Richard Gere, and Cate Blanchett!). The soundtrack is a who's who, too: Eddie Vedder, Calexico, My Morning Jacket, Stephen Malkamus, Cat Power, John Doe, Yo La Tengo, Iron & Wine, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Mason Jennings, Los Lobos, Jeff Tweedy, Mark Lanegan, Willie Nelson, Sufjan Stevens, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Hold Steady, Black Keys, Antony and the Johnsons, + more... holy toledo! Including the Million Dollar Bashers - a supergroup featuring Sonic Youth stars Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley, Wilco guitarist Nels Cline, Television guitarist Tom Verlaine, Dylan bassist Tony Garnier, guitarist Smokey Hormel and keyboardist John Medeski. VA - Shadows Of Your Mind: Best of Void Records One (Void) ................................................................... The ultimate party CD for psych heads. The best of Void Records' psychedelic side with all of your favorite tracks, fuzz guitar, organ psych, trippy lyrics, etc. Void Records has released over 45 LPs and these are the best trippy tracks that could be compiled. 'Five Years Ahead of My Time,' 'Shadows of Your Mind,' 'Mind Machine,' 'Hippies and Cops' and many more. Great cover of near all of the Void's releases, informative inner panel, alive sounding CD. VA - Jamaica Funk: Original Jamaican Funk and Soul (Soul Jazz) ................................................................... Soul Jazz compilations are always attractive, full of detailed liner notes and of course wonderful music - and this one is no exception. Returning to the original style of their 100% Dynamite series, this is a stellar selection of rare reggae funk and soul that clearly show the influences of American musical styles in Jamaican music and Britain's long standing interest in the music of the Caribbean. Mostly released in Jamaica on 45s in the early 1970s, they feature versions of songs by Betty Wright, The Temptations, Al Green, The Stylistics, Bill Withers, The JBs and more as well as original cuts. The music featured comes from the island's finest producers and artists. Also Released This Week (but not necc in stock, ask us!) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Beach House - s/t LP [repress] Bongzilla - Stash/Methods of Attaining Extreme Altitudes (Relapse) Bob Dylan - Other Side of the Mirror: Live @ Newport Folk Festival DVD (Sony) Hangar 18 - Sweep the Leg (Definitive Jux) Harlem Experiment - s/t (Rope a Dope) Holy Ghost - Hold On 12" (DFA) Pole - Steingarten Remixes Two 12" (~scape) Saves The Day - Under The Boards (Vagrant) Sally Shapiro - Disco Romance (Paper Bag) Shit Robot - Chasm 12" (DFA) Taking Back Sunday - Notes From the Past (Victory) Thursday - Kill the House Lights (Victory) VA - Bearded Ladies [repress] (Finders Keepers) VA - Twin Peaks: Season Two Music OST (Absurda) STAFF PICKS! These are all available at Landlocked right now! Hurry! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Beachwood Sparks - s/t (Sub Pop, 2000) ................................................................... It's a crime that Beachwood Sparks can't keep their collective act together and release another album. Clearly obsessed with the LA psych-country scene of the late 60s, these 4 fellows stay true to the spirit of those times and music, focus on the most spaced-out, cosmic aspects of it and add their own indie twist. A gorgeous, sprawling melting pot of LA vibes, space-echo steel guitar, acoustic strums and just plain great modern 'cosmic-american music.' Classic melodies gently drift along the multi-colored breeze, hand-in-hand with a series of psyched-out instrumental interludes that simultaneously tie the album together, and send it farther out into the 5th dimension. A little more succinct and easily digestible than their epic second album 'Once We Were Trees,' this is right up there with the best 3rd-eye country-rock ever made, i.e. the Byrds, Flying Burrito Brothers, Buffalo Springfield, Gram Parsons, Gene Clark. - Cyrus Jack Logan - Bulk (Medium Cool/Twin Tone Records 1994) ................................................................... Logan was a mechanic from Athens, GA (still is?), who was recording songs in his spare time for years until someone (Peter Buck?) hooked him up with Twin Tone. Story goes, the label asked him to send them some songs to consider, and he sent them a whole box full, over 100 and some dating back as far as '79. They liked what they heard and released 44 of them unaltered as his debut album, thus the title: "Bulk". This is American lo-fi at its best, before it became a fashion or genre, just a man exploring his musical obsessions with a few buddies and a few cases of beer. No expectation. Styles run the gamut from folk and country to bluesy rock and pop, all tossed off with convincing nonchalance and killer lyrics. A word about his collaborators: they include Vic Chesnutt and guys who later went on to be in Lambchop. - Jason Zombi - Surface To Air (Relapse) ................................................................... What better Halloween staff pick than this duo whom I have been pleading to come to Bloomington for years now? Pittsburg's Zombi are nothing to be afraid of, that is, unless you are scared of extreme musical chops and air drumming. And don't let their metal record label fool you - these guys are - and I hesitate to say this word - prog. Don't stop reading though... for their sound is a stripped down bass and drums with HUGE synth. Like the best soundtrack music from John Carpenter (Halloween, Escape from NY) or early Tangerine Dream, as well as Italian horror film composers Goblin (Dario Argento's Profundo Rosso, Dawn of the Dead) and Fabio Frizzi. Analog waves roll and build and repeat and soon you too will be a zombie (in a good way) to Zombi. We also have awesome vinyl issues of their earliest works. - Heath ................................................................... NEXT WEEK - Pre-Order/Reserve one of next week's releases and guarantee you'll have it when its released!!! - info@landlockedmusic.com ................................................................... Beatles - Help! DVD (11/6) Black Swans - Change (11/6) Bright Eyes - Motion Sickness (Live) (11/6) Vashti Bunyan - Some Things Just Stick In Your Mind (11/6) Burial - Untrue (11/6) David Byrne - The Knee Plays (11/6) Neko Case - [reissues] (11/6) Nick Cave & Warren Ellis - Assassination of Jesse James OST (11/6) Citay - Little Kingdom (11/6) Loren Connors - As Roses Bow: Collected Airs 1992-2002 (11/6) Bob Dylan - Most Likely You Go Your Way [single] (11/6) Efterklang - Parades (11/6) Einsturzende Neubauten - Alles Wieder Offen (11/6) Final Fantasy - X 7" (11/6) Robert Fripp & Brian Eno - Unreleased Works of Sterling Genius (11/6) Lisa Gerrard - Best of (11/6) Grizzly Bear - Friend EP (11/06) Hisato Higuchi - Butterfly Horse Street (11/6) Jeremy Jay - Airwalker (11/6) Johann Johannsson - Englaborn (11/6) Brad Laner - Neighbor Singing (11/6) Charlie Louvin - Live at Shake It Records (11/6) Iain Matthews - Tigers Will Survive [reissue] (11/6) Operation Ivy - s/t [deluxe reissue] (11/6) Pedro - You, Me & Everyone (11/6) Pine Hill Haunts - Ghost Dance (11/6) Push-Pull - 3 (11/6) Tokyo Police Club - Smith EP (11/6) Bobb Trimble - [reissues] (11/6) Richard Youngs - Autumn Response (11/6) Sigur Ros - Hvarf/Heim (11/6) Richard Youngs - Autumn Response (11/6) ................................................................... COMING SOON (dates often subject to change, sorry) ................................................................... Cloudland Canyon / Lichens - Exterminating Angel (11/13) Duran Duran - Red Carpet Massacre (11/13) Robyn Hitchcock - I Wanna Go Backwards [box set] (11/13) The Hives - Black and White Album (11/13) The Killers - Sawdust (11/13) LCD Soundsystem - 45:33 (11/13) Wu-Tang Clan - The 8 Diagrams (11/13) Daft Punk - Alive 2007 (11/13) Nine Inch Nails - Year Zero Remixed (11/20) Bonnie Prince Billy - Ask Forgiveness (11/20) Major Stars - Mirror/Messenger (11/20) Opeth - The Roundhouse Tapes (11/20) Six Organs of Admittance - Shelter from the Ash (11/20) U2 - Joshua Tree [deluxe reissue] (11/20) The Valerie Project - s/t (11/20) Aloha - Light Works (12/4) Ghostface Killah - Big Dough Rehab (12/4) Jonathan Kane - Little Drummer Boy EP (12/4) The Libertines - Best of (12/4) Minus Story - Make the Dead Come EP (12/4) Jed Speare - Sound Works 1980-87 2CD (12/4) Tender Forever - Wider (12/4) Woelv - Tout Seul dans la Foret... (12/4) Wu Tang Clan - 8 Diagrams (12/11) Magnetic Fields - Distortion (1/15) ------------------------------------------------------------------ Top 5 sellers at Landlocked Music for the week of 10/23 - 10/30: 1. Ryan Adams - Follow the Lights (Lost Highway) 2. Prefuse 73 - Preparations (Warp) 3. Ween - La Cucaracha (Rounder) 4. Neil Young - Chrome Dreams II (Reprise) 5. Phosphorescent - Pride (Dead Oceans) Don't miss the boat! We have still fresh CDs, LPs and DVDs from Ryan Adams, Black Dice, Castanets, Dave Gahan, Holy Fuck, Jesu, Phosphorescent, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Prefuse 73, Randall of Nazareth, Supersilent, Venetian Snares, Scott Walker, Ween, White Magic, Yeasayer, Neil Young, Blakes, Byla / Jarboe, Karen Dalton, Murcof, Pylon, REM, DJ Spooky, Thrice, To Kill a Petty Bourgeoisie, Toxic Avenger, Underworld, Ed Askew, Band of Horses, Beirut, Celebration, Enon, Fiery Furnaces, Future of the Left, Jens Lekman, Melvins, Scout Niblett, Octopus Project, Ohmega Watts, Old Time Relijun, Robert Pollard, Sunset Rubdown, Robert Wyatt, Extra Golden, Cass McCombs, MV&EE, She Wants Revenge, Rollins Band, Parkway Drive, Samara Lubelski, XBXRX, Aceyalone, Ariel Pink, David Bowie, JJ Cale, PJ Harvey, Richard Hawley, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Life on Earth, Om, Chuck Prophet, Sadies, Siouxsie, Bruce Springsteen and much much more! ------------------------------------------------------------------ Upcoming Bloomington shows that Landlocked Music is excited about: 10/30 - Melt Banana / Racebannon @ Rhino's 11/3 - Gore Gore Girls @ Rhino's 11/4 - Mac Lethal / Grayskul @ Rhino's 11/6 - Comedians of Comedy (Patton Oswalt, Brian Posehn, etc) @ Buskirk-Chumley 11/6 - Glue / Hangar 18 @ Festers 11/9 - Chicago Afrobeat Project @ Bears Place 11/13 - Ghostface Killa / Rakim / Brother Ali @ Bluebird 11/24 - Celebration / Vampire Weekend @ Waldron 12/2 - Mustard Plug @ Rhino's 12/3 - Jose Gonzalez / Cass McCombs @ Buskirk-Chumley 12/7 - White Magic @ Art Hospital We have tickets and further information for many of these wonderful performances. Sorry, but we can only accept cash for ticket purchases. ------------------------------------------------------------------ More information about shows and more on the horizon is available for the technologically inclined at http://www.landlockedmusic.com/ or http://myspace.com/landlockedbton or http://indiana.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2385198570 We are looking to buy/trade all your old unwanted CDs & LPs! Bring 'em in and we'll make an offer. We are also ready, willing and able to special order anything for you. Email us or drop in and we will hook you up with whatcha need. Feel free to forward this to all your lovely friends that need to know whats going on, we'd love to have them join our little party here on the newsletter. Tell us what you think, what you desire. ------------------------------------------------------------------ BFF, Jason & Heath info@landlockedmusic.com Landlocked Music 314 S. Washington St. (next door to Boxcar Books) Bloomington, IN, 47401 http://www.landlockedmusic.com/ http://myspace.com/landlockedbton http://indiana.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2385198570 (812) 339 - 2574 Hours of Operation: Monday - Saturday : 11:30am - 7:30pm Sunday : Noon - 5pm