Earlier in the year, Metavari made a big splash with their limited run RSD re-score of Fritz Lang’s silent classic Metropolis. Now, they’re following it up with Symmetri, a stand-alone edit of the previous Metropolis re-score featuring new and reconfigured material in addition to selections...
Beautiful reissue of retro jingles viewed through a highly experimental lens Crammed Discs Deeply engaging and thoroughly thought-provoking, this album is truly like no other. Originally released in 1987, composer and saxophonist Yasuaki Shimizu set out to create an album full of short (mostly between...
Spoken arts label Cadabra Records are back with another horrific release, H.P. Lovecraft’s The Picture in the House, a decidedly gruesome tale of cannibalism and family secrets. Returning to narrate is Cadabra favorite Andrew Lehman, a Lovecraft scholar with incredible voice acting skills. For the score,...
A ridiculously rare yet much-lauded folk album gets reissued Anthology Recordings Largely forgotten after its minimal 1969 release, F.J. McMahon’s Spirit of the Golden Juice is a DIY folk treasure trove. With original pressings fetching upwards of $300, it’s a real boon to have a true-to-form vinyl...
An audiophile-grade reissue with colorful extras Real World Records / Experience Vinyl It’s perfectly normal to be nervous when you see one of your favorite albums reissued; God knows I felt it when I read that Peter Gabriel’s third solo album Peter Gabriel (aka “Melt”) was next on the Experience...
A new spin on a classic tale Cadabra Records In a relatively short amount of time, Cadabra Records has perfected their business model; spooky tales on ornately colored vinyl, narrated by talented voice actors, and scored by experimental acts such as Theologian and Maurizio Guarini. Judging by their rabid...
