From the one-sheet (leave it to Lax):
“Siltbreeze is proud to once again release a critical, unearthed treasure pertaining to the legendary Christchurch, NZ scene, pre-Flying Nun. Much like the The Spies The Battle Of Bosworth Terrace LP (2013), this archival collection of tracks titled An Afternoon With Victor Dimisich has never before been released and its historical significance cannot be overestimated.
These songs were captured in demo form primarily to flesh out the threadbare Pin Group repertoire in early 1981. These songs were captured in pared back form because certain people felt that some very tender Cogle/Stapleton works were being lost in VDB steamroller mode. These songs were captured in rough form because four men in their twenties had a spare afternoon, a crate of beer that needed drinking, and a soft spot for dark ballads. All of the above. One time pressing, amazing timestamp insert [with Bruce Russell’s notes!!} included."
And an amazing Folded Group 7”, hyper-limited and featuring Bill Nace and Lena Kolb. These recordings center on the latter’s work as a weaver. Instrumentation includes loom, viola, loops, synth and vox.
Folded Group was also the title of the recent group show Nace and Kim Gordon organized over at Amant in East Williamsburg (a block that feels like East LA). Had assumed the “fold” reference in that group show had to do more with thus very smart description taken from the press release:
“To be folded into a practice, a community, or a set of shared enthusiasms is to enter what the dictionary defines as a fold: a group bound by common activity or belief. Folding also points to printed matter, where information is literally carried in a crease: what is folded is not available at a glance, but must be opened, handled, and attended to”; only now realizing the “fold” may reference Lena’s work more expressly!
This duo furthers Nace/Open Mouth’s ongoing thinking and performing outside of the box and comfort zone. Congrats to this new duo and the latest on Open Mouth.
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From the one-sheet:
“For this project, Ricardo Villalobos reinterprets two tracks -- 'Orin' and 'Factory' -- originally composed by Goat (JP) for choreographer and performance artist Cindy van Acker's dance piece Without References.
Goat (JP), led by Osaka-based composer Koshiro Hino (YPY, Kakuhan, Boredoms, Mark Fell), is widely regarded as a leading force in contemporary minimalist composition. In Without References/Cindy Van Acker, Goat (JP) transforms non-tonal rhythmic patterns into intricate, hypnotic structures with remarkable depth. In this new version, the group's simultaneously tribal and futuristic sound is reshaped by Villalobos' distinctive production style, which draws from both minimalist techno and Latin American rhythmic traditions.
Ricardo Villalobos is a pioneering figure in minimal techno, known for his hypnotic and deeply rhythmic approach to electronic music. Born in Chile and raised in Germany after his family fled Pinochet's regime, Villalobos developed an early fascination with percussion, beginning to play congas and bongos at the age of eleven. This tactile engagement with rhythm continues to inform his production work today. Influenced by both Latin American folk traditions and the emerging house and techno scenes of late-1980s Europe, he began DJing and producing in the early 1990s and quickly gained cult status within global club culture.
Cindy van Acker's dance piece Without References features scenography by visionary choreographer Romeo Castellucci. The stage environment evokes a space that shifts between a waiting room, a train station hall, and a mid-century installation. Eleven dancers interpret Van Acker's precise yet fluid movements, interacting with Goat (JP)'s percussive, stripped-down compositions to create a visceral and immersive performance.”
Eternal Rhythm: Conversations & Travelations with Don Cherry and Graeme Ewens, published by Philadelphia’s Ars Nova Workshop, expands on an earlier edition, offering an intimate, free-flowing portrait of a legendary improviser and musical visionary.
Drawn from cassette-taped interviews gathered since 1979, the book is woven together by writer Graeme Ewens —a close friend of Don Cherry. Through Ewens’ retelling and Cherry’s own reflections, among other interesting ephemera and primary sources, Eternal Rhythm traces a life lived in constant motion — artistically, spiritually, and geographically. The result is an unfiltered insight into the evolution and working life of a musician globally recognized as one of the most unique, innovative voices of our times.
So excited for this book and the show up at Moma here in 2026. The one-sheet reads:
“Over six sessions between September 1951 and November 1952, Marcel Duchamp sat down with collectors and gallerists Harriet and Sidney Janis for a wide-ranging conversation about his inspirations and working processes, and his many opinions on the workings of the modern art world and its histories.
The Janises, owners of the influential Sidney Janis Gallery, were ardent supporters of modern art and close friends with Duchamp. Harriet, an accomplished author, led the interviews with an eye toward writing a monograph on Duchamp, though this was never realized. Now, this previously unknown chronicle is available for the first time through the efforts of Carroll Janis, Sidney and Harriet's son.
Under Harriet's expert guidance, Duchamp holds forth on his artistic philosophies, his career, his friends, his rivals and his lifelong obsession with chess. He provides an inside look at some of his most famous works, from his controversial 'Readymades' to 'The Large Glass.' Contextualized with illustrations, annotations and an introduction by Carroll Janis, this publication is a rich treasure trove of information on one of the 20th century's most controversial, groundbreaking and larger-than-life artists.”
From the one-sheet (and it should be noted, never thought there’d a reference to the Squirrel Nut Zippers in a Shadow Ring monograph. Even No Neck feels like a real stretch, but Squirrel Nut Zippers?):
“The Shadow Ring (1992–2002) presents a comprehensive overview of the work produced by British musicians Graham Lambkin, Darren Harris, and later Tim Goss over the course of a decade. Throughout their legendary ten-year run, this shambolic rock outfit, formed by a group of teenagers in the port town Folkestone, were an enigmatic force on the international musical sub-underground. The group have left behind a mighty run of eight LPs, a handful of 7-inches, and a spate of raucous live shows and cryptic zine appearances on both sides of the Atlantic.
Collected here for the first time are The Shadow Ring's live cuts, rarities, and complete commercial releases, spread out across eleven CDs and a DVD, accompanied by an nearly five-hundred-page book that includes a monographic biographical survey, more than one hundred color photos, a comprehensive discography with transcribed lyrics, and a selection of zine appearances, fliers, postcards, and other miscellanea. In aggregate, this significant collection not only plums the depths of the band and its attendant lore, but reveals a vivid minor history of mail-order networks, bedroom recording sessions, cross-USA couch-surfing, and encounters with fellow travelers such The Dead C, Harry Pussy, Charalambides, Richard Youngs and the No-Neck Blues Band. Where is the connecting thread between Ralf Wehowsky and Squirrel Nut Zippers? Inquire within […]
The ebbs and flows of the band—their schoolboy beginnings, initial successes, first shows and tours, life milestones, and Lambkin's gradual development as a solo artist—are painstakingly detailed in a sizable band history-cum-Künstlerroman by Blank Forms artistic director Lawrence Kumpf, illustrated with candid photos, sketches, letters, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera. The music and videos can speak for themselves, but taken as a mass, this collection makes sense of the group's utter uncanniness without comprising one iota of their mystique, bringing something new to the table for completionists and the uninitiated alike.”
Long out of print inaugural issue of Maggot Brain with Alice Coltrane on cover and inside alongside features on Dilla, The KLF, Daniel Johnston, Swell Maps and more…
Condition is Used but mostly “like new,” meaning, some wear.
So pleased to stock the last Sightings show ever, Stavanger 30.4.2013, issued on tape by the Norwegian Drid Machine imprint back in 2015!
We’ve said it before, Sightings remain the greatest band of the era that brought about the Brooklyn brand, though Msgrs Hoffman, Lockie and Morgan had no part in the beards, the button-downs or Vice magazine. That said, they did circle with Andrew W.K.
Here is the setlist, total heat, drawing heavily from Terribly Well (Dais, 2013) and Amusers and Puzzlers (Dais, 2015):
CC
Take It In Trade
Mute's Retreat
Rivers Of Blood
13
Bucket Brigades
Bundled
The Loafer
Highest recommendation (and we don’t even like the tape format that much)!!
From the “Blue” Gene Tryanny Collection
Amazing 1968 periodical with contributions from “Blue”s primary collaborators Robert Ashley, Dick Higgins, Alan Kaprow, Ann Halprin and many more.
“Blue” had broken the spine and kept this propped open on an article about the ONCE group. Ashley and Tyranny’s starting off point.
November 17, 2023: After more than a decade, our Dystopian t-shirt has been put to rest. The cheeky irony sits less well when living through our own spotty patch of history. Yesterday we spotted two burned out cars on the street in just one commute home. The spirit of Rollerball lives on even if the t-shirt design is no more.
To right/re-write the tone of our last t-shirt a bit, we borrow from an iconic avant-garde luminary who is experiencing a renaissance of sorts. Everyone is crazy for Robert Ashley these days, so many voices doing the voices.
We’ve decided to appropriate what’s appropriate too, so here’s our Automatic Ashley design!
Acquired these direct from Bill Orcutt during his March 20, 21 and 22nd residency at Roulette. The Four Louies night on 3.21.26 was extraordinary, especially the performance of that Fake Estates Lp. And the other nights featured an amazing cast of fellow artists, some on PALILALIA, and among others:
Wendy Eisenberg
Chris Corsano
Shane Parish
Cyrus Pireh
Ava Mendoza
Kris Gruda
…. and even an appearance from shop favorite William Winant!
We only have a few of each size, so please act fast.
Selling it a smidge cheaper than the Orcutt’s merch table, as not appear like we are in on the grift.
Grateful to have these in the shop.
MAGGOT BRAIN #12
Features:
The cover feature celebrates the enduring, luminous genius of DOLLY PARTON, with a revealing conversation between Caryn Rose and Lynn Melnick on how her music quite literally saved Melnick’s life.
OCTAVIA BUTLER – The very full transcript of editor Mike McGonigal’s lengthy, in-depth talk with the sci-fi feminist visionary, from 1997. The entire transcript has never appeared in print.
ROLIN-POWERS – The great Michelle Dove on what makes these avant-folk lovebirds tick, and why you should care.
THE CLEAN + HAMISH KILGOUR – An epic, archival interview with the band from 15 years ago, plus a fresh look thanks to Michael Galinsky at why Hamish meant so much to so many. The Clean were our favorite contemporary rock band.
FRED TOMASELLI – Many pages of his delightful reworkings of New York Times front pages, plus an insightful interview with one of our finest contemporary artists.
CRAZY DOBERMAN – Erick’s Bradshaw delivers an epic, well-illustrated tour diary of a brief jaunt with these noise greats.
Plus also – Composer TAYONDAI BRAXTON by Katy Henricksen! – a meaty, beautiful feature on DR. PETE LARSON by Fred Thomas, worlds collide! – An amazing LUCY SANTE column! – Cassette tapes! – Reissue of the issue is the ‘Saturn 2’ comp of obscure Midwestern ‘90s shoegaze! – The Bay Area’s deliriously good new band GALORE by Jessica Beard! – A beloved celebrity writes in to Mimi Lipson’s advice column! – A lengthy excerpt from a great unpublished novel by DAVID GORDON! – Editor Mike McGonigal’s tribute to Tom Verlaine! – And we think that’s everything, hard to really know, as we always pack so much into every issue because we love you!
Features:
A MULTI-PART PRINCE FEATURE with reprints of rare writings by the great writers Ann Powers, Michael A. Gonzales, and Greil Marcus.
- Mary Lattimore – the great LA-based harpist interviewed by RJ Smith.
- Audrey Golden’s Thought I Heard You Speak book on the role of women in Factory Records is celebrated with an interview by Jessica Beard.
- Negativland – amazing huge very very in-depth feature on the whole ‘Helter Stupid’ debacle – strap on in for this one, by Cory Frye.
- Roussel + Duchamp, illustrated – Philippe Lapierre delivers dozens of real and super-real vignettes of a posthumous relationship, with beautiful pointillistic drawings.
- Stewart Lee by Richard Gehr – an awesome and dare-we-say-deep chat with the world’s greatest living standup comedian.
- Katharina Kuhlenkampf drew this terrific comic strip about the delightful Go-Betweens song “Lee Remick.”
- Emeralds – Fred Thomas on the much-missed Ann Arbor-based drone explorers.
- High Risk Group by Tim Alborn – the full, fascinating story of the excellent, obscure Boston based 1980s alt-rock group.
- Joshua Gamma – Murat Cem Mengüç on the big show the artist curated which explores the relationship between Christian psychedelic aesthetics and American subcultures.
FEATURES:
Raymond Pettibon: In a wide-ranging and sweet interview by Adam Woodhead Pettibon walks us through his entire career, and even makes economics sound interesting.
John Waters: We have a beautiful discussion on the merits of transgression in today’s climate by Feral House publisher and old friend Christina Ward.
Cheri Knight: The great Seattle-based scribe Dave Segal goes deep on this neglected experimental pop musician from Olympia in the '80s.
David Nance: Editor Mike McGonigal is fascinated by the way Nance manages to mix up tributes to other artists, and collaborations, with such deeply strong solo material.
Amy Ruhl: The cinematic visual artist is explored in depth by Michelle Dove.
John Brannon: Check it out: we have the most epic and excellent career spanning photo packed feature by Brannon’s longtime photographer Doug Coombe.
Melvins photo tour diary: Entirely by Buzz Osbourne, photos and words -- this is like a dozen pages and so and taken just months ago. It’s really rad, all shot on their first tour in forever!
Lidia Yuknavitch: Alex Behr turned in a brilliant interview with the cult writer.
Kan Mikami: The Japanese outsider blues-folk musician and actor is interviewed by the LA-based saxophone player and composer Patrick Shiroishi
The Willies: And here we have thanks to Tyler Wilcox the most Maggot Brain type article, a big in-depth, lyrical feature on the Feelies ambient offshoot who have never been written on in-depth. The band’s connection to Downtown minimalism has never been written on this way, and basically you will for the first time understand how the band morphed from the first record into the second, and at least part of why there was so much time in between. We’re not worthy!
and more!!!