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Have you checked out Single Frame's "John Carpenter Halloween Remix" yet? Head over to their site, dig around 'till you find their mp3s, and grab it - then play it loudly for your friend's children. Here's what else is worth mentioning this week in the way of new releases:
A Cloud Mireya Singular (Eastern Developments)
Though half of A Cloud Mireya is Scott Herren, the mastermind behind Prefuse 73 and Piano Overlord, fans of those albums might not cozy to his most recent offering with Claudia Deheza, whom you might know from the Ritalin-Deficient In Terms of Proper Nouns On!Air!Library!. An absorbing, catatonic atmosphere pervades the album, and though we can't deny its beauty, we find ourselves hoping Deheza might fall asleep so Herren can sneak us some samples of the next Prefuse project. Given Herren's skills as a composer, however, the album as a whole still manages to float high above its neighbors, though it would have been perfectly acceptable to release as a 5 song EP, dropping off the dangerously Clannad-ish songs with Jewel and re-considering Deheza's over-processed vocals. It sounds like we don't like it. That's not true.
A Cloud Mireya Official
Herren / Prefuse 73 Official
Isis In the Absence of Truth (Ipecac)
The post-rock (you thought we were going to say "metal", didn't you?) group Isis is sort of the Decemberists for those of us who still cry watching old Fugazi sets on YouTube and keep hoping Shiner will reunite. They don't do concepts half-assed, figurehead Aaron Turner claims Don Quixote and Hassan-i-Sabbah as influences, and purposeful self-seriousness inflate this album just like we'd expect it to. The results are impressive, and we appreciate the effort, since there are far too few albums being released these days that actually feel like a whole.
Isis Official
Isis MySpace
Eliot Lipp Steele Street Scraps EP (Hefty)
Synth-funk instrumental music influenced by hip-hop beats and all the good things about electronic music, this EP is a sweet 30 minutes worth of badassery you've come to know and love from Hefty. For fans of The Knife, Scott Matelic, RJD2, and MSTRKRFT.
Elliot Lipp Official
Elliot Lipp "Flashlight" (mp3)
Eliot Lipp's "Flashlight" in Geico commercial (YouTube)
Adrian Klumpes Be Still (Leaf)
We love Leaf. Not only do we get a gorgeous new release from Colleen this year, Triosk keyboardist Adrian Klumpes has put together a brilliant collection of songs. The album features music that is fairly described as minimalist, despite its rich texture and absorbing mood. The tracks were recorded in a single 5 hour session in one room, using the same mics and piano. In this way, Be Still is an experiment as well as a premeditated collection of deliberate compositions. For fans of Triosk, Larsen, Colleen, and Brian Eno.
Adrian Klumpes Official
Adrian Klumpes "Exhale" (mp3)
Animal Collective Hollinndagain (2001 Reissue) (Paw Tracks)
This reissue is long overdue for fans of the collective, but probably not a good introduction to AC for newcomers. The album is a live recording (their strongest situation), and might be a good aural Freak Folk 101, if you can tolerate that kind of jargon. For fans of Avey Tare, Akron/Family, Devendra Banhart.
Malajube Trompe-L'oeil (Dare to Care)
Well, Pitchfork ejaculated all over it, so we were curious. Turns out it's actually pretty gosh-darn incredible. In some French alternate universe, Arcade Fire and Broken Social Scene had a baby, and named it Malajube. And the Lord looked down on it, and it was good. For fans of BSS, Arcade Fire and M83.
Malajube Official
Malajube "-40°C" (mp3)
Malajube "-40°C" (YouTube)
50 Cent/DJ Whoo Kid: No Mercy No Fear (BCD Music Group)
A.M.: Troubled Times (DeFend Music)
Adrian Klumpes: Be Still (Leaf)
AG: Get Dirty Radio
Aiden: Rain in Hell (Victory)
Andy Partridge: Fuzzy Warbles Collector's Box Set
Animal Collective: Hollinndagain (Paw Tracks)
Atone: An (Autres Directions)
Au Revoir Simone: Verses of Comfort, Assurance & Salvation
Baby Shambles: Back to the Bus
Bad Brains: Live: CBGB 1982 (Music Video Distributors)
Badly Drawn Boy: Born in the U.K. (Astralwerks)
Beanie Sigel: Still Public Enemy #1
Birdman/Lil Wayne: Like Father, Like Son (Cash Money)
Bonobo: Days to Come (Ninja Tune)
Bootsy Collins: Christmas Is 4 Ever (Shout! Factory)
Bun B: Texas Legends (Oarfin)
C.L. Smooth: American Me (Shaman Works)
Cee-Lo: Closet Freak: The Best of Cee-Lo Green, The Soul (Arista)
Channel Live: Secret Science Rap (Draft)
Copeland: Eat, Sleep, Repeat (Militia)
Cradle of Filth: Cradle of Filth Box Set (Koch)
C-Rayz Walz: 1975: Return of the Beast (Draft)
David & The Citizens: Until the Sadness Is Gone (Friendly Fire)
Deftones: Saturday Night Wrist (Maverick)
DJ Jazzy Jeff: Hip Hop Forever, Vol. 3 (Rapster)
DJ Mighty MI: Me vs. The Gods (Eastern Conference)
Echo & the Bunnymen: Me I'm All Smiles (Snapper UK)
Electric Light Orchestra: Face the Music (Sony Japan)
Eliot Lipp: Steele Street Scraps EP (Hefty)
Fink: Biscuits for Breakfast (Ninja Tune)
Flavor Flav: Flavor Flav
Gemini: Gemini Rising
Ice-T: Gangsta Rap (Melee)
Icy Demons: Tears of a Clone (Eastern Developments)
Isis: In the Absence of Truth (Ipecac)
Jerry Lee Lewis: Killer Rock 'N' Roll (Varese Sarabande)
Johnny Cash: Mastercuts (Mastercuts / Artist)
Judas Priest: Judas Priest Box Set (Koch)
Juggaknots: Use Your Confusion (Amalgam)
Kevin Federline: Playing with Fire (Reincarnate Music)
The Knife: Knife (Mute U.S.)
Lady Sovereign: Public Warning (Def Jam)
Laurent Garnier & Carl Craig: Kings of Techno (Rapster)
Leadbelly: Mount Everest of Blues Singers (Rev-Ola)
Led Zeppelin: Jukebox (United States Dist)
Little Richard: Awopbopaloobopaloobamboom (United States Dist)
The Low Frequency in Stereo: Last Temptation of... the Low Frequency in Stereo (Gigantic)
Lyrics Born: Overnite Encore: Lyrics Born Live! (Quannum Projects)
Malajube: Tromp-L'Oeil (Ninja Tune)
Meatloaf: Bat out of Hell III: The Monster Is Loose (Virgin)
Meshuggah: Nothing [CD/DVD] (Nuclear Blast America)
Mixel Pixel: Music for Plants (Kanine)
Mobb Deep: Life of the Infamous: The Best of Mobb Deep (Sony)
Mogwai: Come on Die Young (Chemikal Underground)
Naledge and Double O Are Kidz in the Hall: School Was My Hustle (Red Urban)
Nellie McKay: Pretty Little Head (Spin Art)
Niobe: White Hats (Tomlab)
Nobody: Revisions Revisions: The Remixes 2000-2005 (Plug Research)
Opeth: Opeth Box Set (Koch)
Original Soundtrack: Flushed Away (Astralwerks)
Paul Oakenfold/Pharrell Williams: Sex N Money
Pitbull: Mariel (TVT)
Plus Device: Body Heat (Hefty)
The Prize Fighter Inferno: My Brother's Blood Machine (Equal Vision)
Rapid Ric/Trae: All Flows from Da Garage (BCD Music Group)
The Residents: Tweedles! (Mute U.S.)
Robbie Williams: Rudebox (EMI)
Ron Artest: My World (Lightyear)
Saafir: Good Game: The Transition (ABB)
Sparks: Dick Around (In The Red)
SunnBoris: Altar (Southern Lord)
This Moment in Black History:It Takes a Nation of Assholes (Cold Sweat)
To Live & Shave in L.A.: Noon and Eternity (Menlo Park)
Various Artists: Hefty 10 Digest (Hefty)
Various Artists: History Is Bunk, Vol. 1: Collaborations, Reinterpr (Hefty)
Various Artists: History Is Bunk, Vol. 2: Collaborations, Reinterpr (Hefty)
Various Artists: Mary Anne Hobbs Warrior Dubz (Planet Mu)
Venetian Snares: Hospitality (Planet Mu)
The Who: Endless Wire (Republic)
X-Clan: Return from Mecca (Suburban Noize)
Zero dB: Bongos, Bleeps & Basslines (Ninja Tune)
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