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Other Music Update

OTHER MUSIC UPDATE
This week's Update is packed! Just a few of the highlights include: Gonjasufi, Zola Jesus, an exremely limited Cold Cave/Prurient LP, Sounds of Liberation, Liars, jj, Lou Bond, Elodie Lauten, and more, more, more. Also inside: Other Music & Dig For Fire's SXSW Lawn Party Line-up.

Read Other Music Update (March 11, 2010)

Joanna Newsom Joanna Newsom "Have One on Me"
The wait is over! Joanna Newsom's anticipated, triple-disc follow-up to "Ys" hits store shelves this Tuesday, February 23.
Buy $19.99 Joanna Newsom "Have One..." CDx3
Buy $27.99 Joanna Newsom "Have One..." LPx3
Amanaz Amanaz "Africa" (QDK)
Two great psychedelic rock gems from Zambia are unearthed! First up, this raw set from Amanaz, released in 1975, is a pretty diverse offering, fusing Western psychedelia with soul, funk and Afrobeat.
Buy $15.99 Amanaz "Africa" CD

Witch Witch "Lazy Bones" (QDK)
Originally a private press LP, circa ‘75, this mind-blowing dose of Zambian psych-rock is filled with lots of fuzz-wah guitars and heavy rhythms. Fans of Chrissy Zebby Tembo and Ngozi Family won’t want to miss this.
Buy $15.99 Witch "Lazy Bones" CD

Pantha Du Prince Pantha Du Prince "Black Noise" (Rough Trade)
Dial veteran Pantha Du Prince finds a new home on Rough Trade and delivers his most vibrant, melodic set of crystalline techno yet, with guests like !!!'s Tyler Pope and Panda Bear.
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Yeasayer Yeasayer "Odd Blood" (Secret Canadian)
With a pile of hooks and ’80s-inspired sounds, Yeasayer’s new album brims with excitement and strangeness in ways entirely different than their debut.
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The Equatics The Equatics "Doin' It!!!!" (Now Again)
Leave it to Stones Throws’ Egon to unearth this ultra-rare, dark soul/funk masterpiece, circa ’72, from a group of Hampton, VA high school kids.
Buy $14.99 The Equatics "Doin' It!!!!" CD

Hot Chip Hot Chip "One Life Stand" (Astralwerks)
Hot Chip are back, continuing to fuse electronic-dance and pop music together while throwing in honest to goodness emotion not normally associated with indie-disco.
Buy $15.99 Hot Chip "One Life Stand" CD
Buy $22.99 Hot Chip "One Life Stand" CD+DVD

Massive Attack Massive Attack "Heligoland" (Virgin)
Massive Attack’s latest finds these trip-hop purveyors exploring new territories, working with a diverse group of guests including Hope Sandoval, Tunde Adebimpe and longtime collaborator Horace Andy.
Buy $17.99 Massive Attack "Heligoland" CD

Scuba Scuba "Sub:stance Mix " (Ostgun Got)
The Sub:stance party held at Berghain is the stuff of dubstep/techno legend. Scuba condenses the night into a bass-heavy mix, featuring Joy Orbison, Sigha and lots more.
Buy $15.99 Scuba "Sub:stance Mix " CD

Yellow Fever Yellow Fever "s/t" (Wild World)
Vivian Girls’ Wild World imprint brings us this great debut album from Austin’s Yellow Fever. Recommended to fans of jangly pop minimalists like Young Marble Giants and Aislers Set.
Buy $11.99 Yellow Fever "s/t" CD
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Soft Pack Soft Pack "s/t" (Kemado)
Nerve-rattling, strident, carefree and confident, these 10 songs blast away in no time at all, basking in the sun and the ocean breeze while staying close to the hemlines of garage rock's nascent revival.
Buy $11.99 Soft Pack "s/t" CD

Toro Y Moi Toro Y Moi "Causers of This" (Carpark)
Pulling from a diverse range of influences, Toro Y Moi envelopes his music in a hazy, lo-fi cloud of smeared keyboards, layered vocals and ambience, but the pop charms are far from buried. Recommended!
Buy $13.99 Toro Y Moi "Causers of This" CD
Pop Ambient 2010 [V.A.] "Pop Ambient 2010" (Kompakt)
Kompakt celebrates the 10th Anniversary of their Pop Ambient series in fine style, the latest edition featuring new and exclusives from Wolfgang Voigt, the Orb, Dettinger and more.
Buy $15.99 Various "Pop Ambient 2010" CD

Anthony Shake Shakir Anthony Shake Shakir "Frictionalism"
The first official full-length(!!) from this Detroit techno legend, spans 15 years of this man’s productions, featuring 33 tracks of hard-to-find and previously unreleased material.
Buy $28.99 Anthony Shake Shakir "Frictionalism" CD

Midlake Midlake "Courage of Others" (Bella Union)
Midlake’s anticipated new album finds the group eschewing the Fleetwood Mac leanings of the last album, infusing more British folk influences into their harmony-filled songs.
Buy $12.99 Midlake "Courage of Others" CD
Beach House Beach House "Teen Dream" (Sub Pop)
Beach House’s breakthrough! The dream-pop duo best themselves, refining their intimate, ethereal chamber sounds.
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Magnetic Fields Magnetic Fields "Realism" (Nonesuch)
Leaving the fuzz of 2008’s Distortion behind, companion album Realism finds Merritt and Co. exercising their heady acoustic folk chops.
Buy $16.99 Magnetic Fields "Realism" CD

Charlotte Gainsbourg Charlotte Gainsbourg "IRM" (Because)
Charlotte's most personal album yet, with producer/co-writer Beck proving to be her perfect counterpart.
Buy $13.99 Charlotte Gainsbourg "IRM" CD
Buy $24.99 Charlotte Gainsbourg "IRM" LP

Minimal Wave Tapes Volume 1 [V.A.] "Minimal Wave Tapes 1" (Stones Throw)
Stones Throw presents their first anthology of the rare, cold wave sounds being unearthed by one of our favorite local labels, Minimal Wave. For new wave, post-punk and DIY lovers.
Buy $14.99 Various "Minimal Wave Tapes" CD

Ngozi Family Ngozi Family "45,000 Volts" (No Smoke)
Ngozi Family’s 45,000 Volts is another stunning ‘70s African psych-rock LP (see Chrissy Tembo, Witch, Amanaz ) full of Hendrix-fuzz, Sabbath-riffs and Afrobeat rhythms. Stick your finger in the socket!
Buy $24.99 Ngozi Family "45,000 Volts" CD

Surfer Blood Surfer Blood "Astro Coast" (Kanine)
This young quartet craft infectious indie rock, droppping Beach Boys harmonies over fuzzy guitars and subtle nods to Afro-pop, all immersed in summery vibes.
Buy $11.99 Surfer Blood "Astro Coast" CD

Dengue  Fever Presents: Electric Cambodia [V.A.] "Electric Cambodia" (Minky)
With Pol Pot killing off Cambodia’s pop singers during his brutal reign, these exotic, organ and surf guitar-fueled songs (compiled by Dengue Fever) are sadly all but forgotten.
Buy $13.99 Various "Electric Cambodia" CD

Good God - Born Again Funk [V.A.] "Good God: Born Again Funk" (Numero)
Numero Group follows up 2006’s first “Good God” comp with another hefty serving of American performers spreading the good Lord’s message over the devil’s funky beat. Can we get an amen?
Buy $17.99 Various "Good God: Born Again Funk " CD

Yays and Nays Yays and Nays "s/t" (Groovie)
These '60's straight-laced folkies embraced garage rock resulting in a totally unique LP, the band moving through lounge and sunshine pop and some other surprises.
Buy $24.99 Yays and Nays "s/t" CD

Lindstrom and Christabelle Lindstrom & Christabelle "Real Life Is No Cool"
Lindstrom teams up with singer Christabelle delivering a superb set deeply indebted to the Compass Point/Paradise Garage-era of underground dance grooves.
Buy $16.99 Lindstrom & Christabelle "Real Life..." CD

Spoon Spoon "Transference" (Merge)
One of the rawest album's we've heard from Britt & Co., but without eschewing any of their great songcraft.
Buy $14.99 Spoon "Transference" CD
Buy $19.99 Spoon "Transference" LP w/MP3

Owen Pallett Owen Pallett "Heartland" (Domino)
Dropping his Final Fantasy alias, Owen Pallett offers his most fully developed set of orchestrated, avant-pop to date, and it is also his most personal. Recommended!
Buy $13.99 Owen Pallett "Heartland" CD
Buy $21.99 Owen Pallett "Heartland" LP w/MP3
Vampire Weekend Vampire Weekend "Contra" (XL)
No sophomore slumping for these Ivy Leaguers here, with the band fine-tuning their smart, catchy indie pop ever so slightly.
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Buy $15.99 Vampire Weekend "Contra" LP w/MP3

Philip Cohran and the Artistic Heritage Ensemble Philip Cohran "Spanish Suite" (Katalyst)
Another unearthed recording from Philip Cohran, this composition from '68 combines a Moorish influence with a tapestry of Northern Africa, southern gospel and jazz.
Buy $12.99 Philip Cohran "Spanish Suite" CD

William Basinski William Basinski "Vivian & Ondine" (2062)
Basinski is one of a few current composers whose pieces are on par with Eno's ambient works, and again he proves that grand statements can be whispered in the wind.
Buy $13.99 William Basinski "Vivian & Ondine" CD

Oneohtrix Point Never Oneohtrix Point Never "Rift" (No Fun)
Great 2CD set of solo pieces from Infinity Window's Daniel Lopatin, recommended to fans of Kraut pioneers (Gottsching, Schulze) and new experimentalists like Sun Araw.
Buy $17.99 Oneohtrix Point Never "Rift" CDx2

Animal Collective Animal Collective "Fall Be Kind EP" (Domino)
From the pan-flute-loop freakout of an opener, "Graze," to the hook-filled electronic psychedelia of the title track, Animal Collective's new five-song EP does not disappoint.
Buy $9.99 Animal Collective "Fall Be Kind" CD-EP
Buy $11.99 Animal Collective "Fall Be Kind" 12-inch
Alan Lomax in Haiti [V.A.] "Alan Lomax in Haiti" (Harte)
Long awaited 10-CD set of Alan Lomax recordings made in 1936-37 during the renown musicologist’s stay in Haiti. Includes two hardcover books (230 pages total) with extensive notes including Lomax’s transcribed journal, photos, drawings and more, all housed in a Haitian cigar box.
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Edan [V.A.] "African Pearls: Cote D'Ivoire" (Syllart)
African Pearls Vol. 5 features two CDs’ worth of Ivory Coast artists whose fusion of Latin rhythms, high-life and American soul is wholly unique and funky.
Buy $27.99 "African Pearls: Cote D'Ivoire" CDx2

Africa Boogaloo [V.A.] "Africa Boogaloo" (Honest Jon's)
Another essential set of West African music, circa 1950s-‘70s, this comp highlights Latin America’s influence on the region, moving from early Afro-Cubans sounds to funky grooves.
Buy $17.99 Various "Africa Boogaloo" CD

Tom Waits Tom Waits "Glitter and Doom" (Anti-)
A fantastic 2-CD concert album recorded during Tom Waits’ 2008 Glitter and Doom tour, Waits himself handpicking these 17 performances.
Buy $17.99 Tom Waits "Glitter and Doom" CDx2

Blakroc Blakroc "s/t" (V2)
The Black Keys collaborate with a variety of hip-hop and R&B vocalists including RZA, Mos Def, Q-Tip and ODB (RIP).
Buy $12.99 Blacrok "s/t" CD
Buy $21.99 Blacrok "s/t" LP

The Mayfair Set Mayfair Set "Young One" (Woodsist)
The blissful pop of LA’s Dum Dum Girls combine with the dark, reverberations of Brooklyn’s Blank Dogs to create a whole greater than the sum of its parts.
Buy $10.99 Mayfair Set "Young One" CD

Real Estate Real Estate "s/t" (Woodsist)
Brooklyn’s Woodsist collects all of the lackadaisical, lo-fi beach pop gems from the Jersey Shore’s Real Estate.
Buy $12.99 Real Estate "s/t" CD
Buy $14.99 Real Estate "s/t" LP

Edan Edan "Echo Party" (Five Day Weekend)
Back with his first album in four years, hip-hop producer Edan cuts up Traffic Entertainment’s back catalog, adding loads of original beats along the way.
Buy $14.99 Edan "Echo Party" CD

2562 2562 "Unbalance" (Tectonic)
Dubstep meets Theo Parrish, Flying Lotus and Bristol bass? Yup, believe it, Dutchman Dave Huisman's (a/k/a 2562) second album is that good.
Buy $15.99 2562 "Unbalance" CD

Black to Comm Black to Comm "Alphabet 1968" (Type)
Marc Richter has now perfected his haunted, ambient sound, creating a stand-out album of loops and layers that swell and shift in unique ways with each listen.
Buy $15.99 Black to Comm "Alphabet 1968" CD

Quantec Quantec "Cauldron Subsidence" (Echochord)
Echochord brings us Quantec's second album, "Cauldron Subsidence," and it's a surefire winner, mixing Basic Channel-inspired dub techno with slo-mo dubstep.
Buy $15.99 Quantec "Cauldron Subsidence" CD