Ten Views Of Music Life

ORGM-2237

$25.00

Mia Doi Todd follows up her acclaimed album 'Music Life' with a set of stellar remixes, entitled 'Ten Views of Music Life.' Described by Dusted Magazine as "one of those artists that seem to function not just as creators in their own right, but as connecting links between other musicians," Mia did not need to look far to find world-class artists to remix her songs. The diversity of the resulting collection is also its strength. Despite a wide range of stylistic methodologies employed, the project feels cohesive and creates the impression of a magical world uniting around the purity of expression in Mia's voice. Her vocals and other elements from the original 'Music Life' tracks find themselves enveloped in entirely new landscapes, from Dntel's quirky electro-pop, to Julia Holter and Tashi Wada's pensive and heartfelt orchestration, to the inimitable, free-form disco-boogie touch of Georgia Anne Muldrow. There's an Afrobeat contribution from LA's Jungle Fire and a cinematic kaleidoscope from Carlos Nin~o & Friends, featuring Jamael Dean and Sharada Shashidhar. Brazilian producer Kassin gives a fresh twist to Mia's version of Gregory Isaacs' classic "If I Don't Have You." Pianist Vardan Ovsepian's brooding yet hopeful arrangement of "Take Me to the Mountain" ventures into the hills and valleys of sound, cradling Mia’s rich voice in subtle reharmonizations. The album includes contributions from some of Mia's longtime collaborators, such as Dntel and Carlos Nin~o, as well as from a younger generation of musicians, such as the brilliant up-and-coming producer Jamael Dean (here as Jira><, in addition to his keyboard work with Carlos) and Human Error Club (featuring Mekala Session of the Pan Afrikan Peoples Arkestra on drums). The cover artwork by Kozyndan portrays Mia as Benzaiten, goddess of music in the Japanese pantheon, with a wink to the Greek vase painting style of the cover of 'Music Life' - a visual remix, itself, of Mia's original artwork.

Track Listing:
A1 Wainiha Valley (Julia Holter & Tashi Wada Remix)
A2 Little Bird (Dntel Remix)
A3 My Fisherman (Belú Remix featuring Jungle Fire)
A4 Take Me to the Mountain (Vardan Ovsepian Remix)
B1 If I Don't Have You (Kassin Remix)
B2 Music Life (Georgia Anne Muldrow Remix)
B3 Take Me to the Mountain (Human Error Club Remix)
B4 Mohinder and the Maharani (Carlos Niño & Friends Remix featuring Jamael Dean & Sharada Shashidhar)

Live at Bonnaroo '22 captures Melbourne psych-rockers King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard at their most freewheeling and ferocious. Taking the stage at the Tennessee festival to a captive audience as the clock struck midnight, the band ripped through this eleven-song set with intensity, letting up only to space out on certain tracks like the near ten-minute "Magenta Mountain" and a poignant rendition of fan favorite "Work This Time". This official bootlegger version of the release is spread out across two LPs, with one pressed on plutonium and the other on magma color vinyl. The release was mastered for vinyl by Kern Haug and pressed at Furnace Record Pressing, with artwork by Michael Rogers.

Tracklist:
A1 Robot Stop
A2 Hot Water
A3 The Grim Reaper
B1 Mars for the Rich
B2 Hell
B3 Planet B
C1 Gaia
C2 Magenta Mountain
C3 The Garden Goblin
D1 Work This Time
D2 The Dripping Tap

David Grisman & Jerry Garcia

So What

ORGM-2298

$45.00

So What is an acoustic jazz album by Jerry Garcia and mandolinist David Grisman, originally released on Grisman's Acoustic Disc label in August 1998. Garcia and Grisman were friends and collaborators for over three decades, with Grisman’s playing famously featured on the classic Grateful Dead album American Beauty. Joined by sidemen from Grisman's regular band (bassist Jim Kerwin, Joe Craven on percussion, and, on two numbers, flutist Matt Eakle), the co-leaders perform three versions of Miles Davis' "So What," two of apiece of Milt Jackson’s "Bag's Groove” and Davis' "Milestones," and one of Grisman's "16/16.” A rare opportunity to hear Garcia playing straight-ahead jazz music, a genre which he loved but rarely performed. The album received its first vinyl release for its 25th anniversary with a double LP, including two bonus tracks, housed in a gatefold jacket with original artwork from Garcia himself.

Tracklist:
A1 So What (Take 1, 3/8/91)
A2 Bag's Groove (Take 5, 11/24/92)
B1 Milestones (Take 5, 6/2/92)
B2 16/16 (Take 3, 11/24/92)
B3 So What (Take 1, 12/6/90)
C1 Bag's Groove (Take 1, 6/4/92)
C2 Milestones (Take 3, 6/2/92)
D1 So What (Take 1, 6/4/92)
D2 Grateful Dawg (Alternate Take)
D3 Dawg’s Waltz (Alternate Take)

Shirley Horn

Softly

ORGM-1030

$24.00

Never before been pressed to vinyl, Shirley Horn’s Softly is reflective of the album’s late night recording sessions at Peirre Sprey’s home recording studio in rural Maryland, aptly named Mapleshade Studio. The 1988 release is commonly referred to as one of Horn’s most introspective and emotionally intensive records to date. With her sidemen Charles Ables (bass) and Steve Williams (percussion) gathered into a quaint, pastoral living room full of recording equipment, the trio plowed through the tunes, tracking almost until dawn. The album was remastered for vinyl at Infrasonic Mastering and pressed on audiophile-grade vinyl at Pallas Group in Germany.

Track List:
A1 Since I Fell For You
A2 You're My Thrill
A3 My, How The Time Goes By
A4 Dindi
B1 Forget Me
B2 I Watch You Sleep
B3 Softly, As I Leave You
B4 Estate (Summer)

Qui / Mike Watt + The Secondmen

Awkward Human Interest B/W No One

QUI0SPLTGN-LP00

$8.00

Limited edition bright green color vinyl, limited to 100 copies. Includes instant grat download of both tracks and music video for "Awkward Human Interest".

Qui is back with new music for the ?rst time since 2007. The song “Awkward Human Interest” is the ?rst glimpse at their new album, which is due out in early 2014 and is produced by Toshi Kasai & Dale Crover (The Melvins).
Mike Watt and his Secondmen cover a fellow San Pedro band, Toys That Kill, for an amazing take of “No One”.

Qui - "Awkward Human Interest"
Mike Watt + The Secondmen - "No One"
Qui - "Awkward Human Interest" Music Video (via digital download)

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