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Guigou Chenevier & Sophie Jausserand "A L'Abri Des Micro-Climats" LP
$ 22.00
Megaphone and Knock Em' Dead present a reissue of Guigou Chenevier and Sophie Jausserand's A l'Abri Des Micro-Climats , originally released on RecRec Music in 1984. Guigou Chenevier was the drummer of Etron Fou Leloublan , a band that was barely like any other. To describe them in words could only take a mind so far to the reality of what they were like -- Eccentric, absurd, whimsical, and distinct are words that come to mind. Every member was a big part of their distinction. Guigou played extremely driven, tight rhythms that cut through previous human rhythmic logic, even though progressive rock was exploring new rhythms for years beforehand. A year before Etron Fou Leloublan's last record, Face Aux Elements Dechaines (1985), Guigou released his second solo album, A l'Abri Des Micro-Climats , or in English, "In the Shelter of Microclimates". A l'Abri Des Micro-Climats is a concept-album based on a series of non-conventional "songs", composed by Guigou Chenevier and his wife Sophie Jausserand. Sophie wrote a big part of the lyrics of this album, sings on some songs (also as a duo with Guigou in "La Maladie des Fourmis"), and she also realized all the sleeve design of the album with the whale. Sophie and Guigou also used two poems by Sophie's father for this project on "Vive l'Anarchie" and "Ecartelage". They also invited some musician friends to add some parts on this record: Guy Sapin on guitar (Guigou played many years together with Guy with different groups like Encore Plus Grande , Octavo , or Barbarie Légère , amongst others), Dominique Grimaud on synths (of Video Aventures ; Dominique participated to Guigou's theater and music project Le Diapason du Père Ubu in 1990-93), and Christiane Cohade on bass (of French groups Les Iand the female quartet Virgule IV ). A lost treasure that will surely captivate and intrigue listeners, now brought back to life. Edition of 300.
Stop Motion Orchestra "Lightworks" LP
$ 18.00
Megaphone and Knock'em Dead Records present the long-awaited second album by Austin, Texas based Stop Motion Orchestra . On Lightworks , the group draws on influences ranging from Henry Cow , Magma , Haniwa-Chan , and Picchio Dal Pozzo , to traditional music from Eastern Europe and South Asia. While the musicians who appear on Lightworks have extensive resumés in Austin's progressive and experimental scenes, the collective voice that emerges across the five instrumental works transcends both scene and genre, revealing a close-knit telepathic unit at the height of their powers. The tracks deliver thunderous juxtapositions of style in the spirit of the "rock in opposition" movement: Eastern folk melodies played on sax and violin are interlaced with synthesized bass lines and layered electric and acoustic guitars; meticulous notation is balanced by a raw, DIY aesthetic that emphasizes texture, and atmosphere; ancient myths are given a new soundtrack for the 21st century. Ltd. 300 copies.
Stop Motion Orchestra "Lightworks" CD
$ 10.00
Megaphone and Knock'em Dead Records present the long-awaited second album by Austin, Texas based Stop Motion Orchestra . On Lightworks , the group draws on influences ranging from Henry Cow , Magma , Haniwa-Chan , and Picchio Dal Pozzo , to traditional music from Eastern Europe and South Asia. While the musicians who appear on Lightworks have extensive resumés in Austin's progressive and experimental scenes, the collective voice that emerges across the five instrumental works transcends both scene and genre, revealing a close-knit telepathic unit at the height of their powers. The tracks deliver thunderous juxtapositions of style in the spirit of the "rock in opposition" movement: Eastern folk melodies played on sax and violin are interlaced with synthesized bass lines and layered electric and acoustic guitars; meticulous notation is balanced by a raw, DIY aesthetic that emphasizes texture, and atmosphere; ancient myths are given a new soundtrack for the 21st century.
IG Witzelsucht "Sometimes Puns Are A Sign Of A Damaged Brain" LP
$ 25.00
One fine evening in Rotterdam, after witnessing him walking around in a circle with a stick for half-an-hour, Lukas Simonis asked Dominic Robertson (aka Ergo Phizmiz ) to join him in a rapid-fire songwriting bonanza. Many songs resulted, tunes about mermaids, mistakes, compost manufacture, celebrity perverts, geometry, and so on. Lukas is a guitar wizard and a king in the world of weirdoes. Dominic is just... a weirdo, but he is England's greatest entertainer, so that's ok. Make way, roll out the red carpet for songs about Satan, sorrows, the woes of the rock n' roll lifestyle, and scorpions, engaging instruments like guitars, drums, flutes, cellos, tubas, and trumpets. So, you might want to know, what kind of music this vortex turned into: Imagine a strangely, brilliant intersection among Wire , R. Stevie Moore , Bonzo Dog Band , and XTC , with quite a bit of ruminating... but a most delightful, kaleidoscopic confection for the ear. Only avilable here limited edition of red vinyl. 100 copies.
IG Witzelsucht "Sometimes Puns Are A Sign Of A Damaged Brain" CD
$ 12.00
One fine evening in Rotterdam, after witnessing him walking around in a circle with a stick for half-an-hour, Lukas Simonis asked Dominic Robertson (aka Ergo Phizmiz ) to join him in a rapid-fire songwriting bonanza. Many songs resulted, tunes about mermaids, mistakes, compost manufacture, celebrity perverts, geometry, and so on. Lukas is a guitar wizard and a king in the world of weirdoes. Dominic is just... a weirdo, but he is England's greatest entertainer, so that's ok. Make way, roll out the red carpet for songs about Satan, sorrows, the woes of the rock n' roll lifestyle, and scorpions, engaging instruments like guitars, drums, flutes, cellos, tubas, and trumpets. So, you might want to know, what kind of music this vortex turned into: Imagine a strangely, brilliant intersection among Wire , R. Stevie Moore , Bonzo Dog Band , and XTC , with quite a bit of ruminating... but a most delightful, kaleidoscopic confection for the ear. CD version includes two bonus tracks; Edition of 500. .
Vidéo-Aventures "Camera (In Focus) Camera (Al Riparo)" LP
$ 20.00
The elusive allure of Vidéo-Aventures is challenging to capture, and Megaphone/Knock'em Dead's reissue of their second LP, Camera (In Focus) Camera (Al Riparo) (1984, Tago Mago, France), reveals an album with a conviction in paradox that serves only to magnify their mystery. Plunging feverishly where their debut (Musique pour Garçons et Filles , 1979, Recommended Records) traipsed and alighted with informed whimsy, Camera (In Focus) Camera (Al Riparo) retains the duo of Dominique Grimaud and Monique Alba , abetted strikingly (and, often, surprisingly) by Jac Berrocal , Guigou Chenevier (Etron Fou Leloublan) , Sophie Jausserand , Gilbert Artman (Lard Free,Catalogue, Urban Sax) , Cyril Lefebvre , and Daniel Deshays .
And only at Knock'em Dead can you get this exclusively on clear vinyl with yellow/blue splatter .
160-gram LP
Gatefold sleeve with new artwork
Stepmother "Calvary Greetings" LP
$ 21.00
Stepmother is Lukas Simonis (Dull Schicksal, VRIL, Coolhaven …), Jeroen Visser (Kazanchis, morFrom …), Bill Gilonis (The Work, The Hat Shoes, Hail …) and David Kerman (5UUs, Present, Thinking Plague, Aranis …). Anglo-American-Dutch post-punk prog rock and experimental soundscapes with a dash of Monty Python thrown in. A reunion of an 80s band that never existed (but should have): twangy guitars, nifty keyboards, zany drumming, vocal histrionics à la The Rutles (well, sort of), lop-sided rhythms, regurgitated spam lyrics. What more could you ask for? The journey we are taken on introduces us to mass murderer Curtis Lemay, Serge Gainsbourg, sex ads, neo-liberal communism, Nigerian online scams, neo-Surrealist blabbering and Dickensian psycho fluff. But the record is much more than a sum of its parts – and it’s beautifully packed to boot, with artwork by Alfred Boland.
Now on vinyl! And only 100 copies of violet-colored vinyl available made.
Stepmother "Calvary Greetings" CD
$ 12.00
Stepmother is Lukas Simonis (Dull Schicksal, VRIL, Coolhaven …), Jeroen Visser (Kazanchis, morFrom …), Bill Gilonis (The Work, The Hat Shoes, Hail …) and David Kerman (5UUs, Present, Thinking Plague, Aranis …). Anglo-American-Dutch post-punk prog rock and experimental soundscapes with a dash of Monty Python thrown in. A reunion of an 80s band that never existed (but should have): twangy guitars, nifty keyboards, zany drumming, vocal histrionics à la The Rutles (well, sort of), lop-sided rhythms, regurgitated spam lyrics. What more could you ask for? The journey we are taken on introduces us to mass murderer Curtis Lemay, Serge Gainsbourg, sex ads, neo-liberal communism, Nigerian online scams, neo-Surrealist blabbering and Dickensian psycho fluff. But the record is much more than a sum of its parts – and it’s beautifully packed to boot, with artwork by Alfred Boland.
M.C. Schmidt "Batu Malablab" CD
$ 11.00
Based in Baltimore, M.C. Schmidt is one half of the acclaimed electronic duo Matmos. As half of Matmos, Schmidt has worked with Terry Riley, Bjork, The Kronos Quartet, Peter Rehburg, the INA/GRM, Rrose, Marshall Allen, Horse Lords, People Like Us, Keith Fullerton Whitman, Antony Hegarty, William Basinski and many more.
Batu Malablab works a dislocating magic, indulging in a tradition of western fantasy of non-western music. Recalling gamelon-inspired experimental classics such as John Cage's prepared piano work, Can's "Ethnological Forgery Series" and Jon Hassell's "Fourth World" ambient music, Batu Malablab is imaginary global music made in the Baltimore basement studio pictured on the back of the LP/CD.
First Solo Album by M.C. Schmidt (Matmos, Bjork)
Features appearances by Wobbly and Thomas Dimuzio
"Limited edition 500 copies"
The Work: Slow Crimes LP and 7"
$ 25.00
MEGAPHONE and KNOCK ‘EM DEAD are thrilled to present the vinyl reissue of 1982’s Slow Crimes by The Work. Reissued on CD with bonus tracks by Megaphone in 1991, Slow Crimes is a little-known treasure of transformative magnitude. The Work were formed in 1979 by saxophonist TIM HODGKINSON (following the dissolution of HENRY COW), guitarist BILL GILONIS, bassist MICK HOBBS, and drummer RICK WILSON, although Slow Crimes showcases each member on a variety of instruments. Also featured is CATHERINE JAUNIAUX on guest vocals throughout the album.
The Work’s inaugural LP release, Slow Crimes is so a rabidly articulate that it presides over and resides in a world very much unto itself. While falling within the loosest guidelines of “post-punk,” the term is a misnomer, for the textural intricacies and distinct deliberacy throughout Slow Crimes bespeak both an utterly unique collective identity and a startling fluency with its own language. It takes the vibrant urgency of punk rock and catalyzes it into a continually fascinating mosaic.
ONLY at Knock'em Dead Records, the Grey Mixed Vinyl Edition (180 gram vinyl) - limited to 100 copies. Coming with a bonus 7” single (rare hard-to-find compilation tracks “Anxious about Meaning” and “One Swallow”), this reissue is an occasion to be celebrated.
MINIATURES (A Sequence of Fifty-One Tiny Masterpieces Edited by Morgan Fisher)
$ 22.00
Originally issued in 1981, "MINIATURES" is a concept compilation album that is certain to delight the listener on a multitude of fronts simultaneously. Its 2014 reissue on MEGAPHONE/KNOCK 'EM DEAD is truly an occasion to celebrate.
Conceived in 1980 by MORGAN FISHER (erstwhile keyboardist for MOTT THE HOOPLE) as a means of addressing the scope of music and musicians that he loved but lacked time enough to release, "MINIATURES" draws from an array of artists whose submissions exist within the strict framework of a 60-second maximum track length. The pieces wriggle excitedly in their rapid and unrelenting succession, sequenced
with insight sufficient to create an infinitely curious netherworld.
Contributors provide their chosen 60 seconds of indulgence—be it ANDY PARTRIDGE offering "A Brief History of Rock 'n Roll," noted author/psychoanalyst R.D. LAING giving us a father/son duet of "Tipperary," or ROGER MCGOUGH reciting “Wreck of the Hesperus” in its entirety—and, while each track offers a distinct and separate thrill, the whole of "MINIATURES" is both a monument to the creativity of its time and a living reminder of humanity in its preposterous glory.
With no room for filler of any kind, “MINIATURES” is a consistently refreshing revelation. Filled with abrupt, often beautiful, utterances from a bewildering diversity of artists (what other album contains both PETE SEEGER and THE RESIDENTS?), “MINIATURES” is imbued throughout with self-awareness that, beneath an umbrella of shared and voluntary absurdity, scuppers any veneer of remoteness. In its place lies the intersection of naked curiosity with love of music.
ONLY available from our site and The True Vine record store in Baltimore, MD -- a 180 gram RED VINYL version with a 23" x 23" fold-out poster , limited to 200 copies.
"Hearing Aid" by R. Stevie Moore
$ 25.00
Hearing Aid is a collectio of Stevie's songs that cover a wide range: pop genius, sublime instrumental country surf, electronic experiments, bizarre spoken word theatre, dark disco rock, field recordings, etx. The end result is not a "greatest hits" collection but rather a diverse sculpture of the world of R. Stevie Moore.
R. Stevie Moore was raised in Nashville and is the son of Bob Moore and the nephew of Scotty Moore, who were Elvis Presley's bassist and guitarist. Stevie started making home recordings as early as the late 60's and still continues to this day. He's made and self-released hundreds of full length cassettes which have been the source for many vinyl releases.
95% of 'Hearing Aid' has never appeared before on vinyl . . . songs range from late 60's to the early 80's. Get R. Stevie Moore's Hearing Aid now, a rare compilation of tracks on clear double vinyl release.
Exclusively available from our site -- a clear double vinyl version, limited to only 200 copies. Just $25.00.
"Doing the Splash" by Konk Pack
$ 10.99
Konk Pack are a two thirds british & one third austrian "organic" improvisational group. Their music can be very delicate & light but when they get hot & bothered, it's like being inside of a hurricane, an earthquake & an electrical storm, all at the same time. All three members of Konk Pack have been improvising for decades with musicians like Lol Coxhill, Cecil Taylor, Tom Cora, Alan Silva, Evan Parker, Marcus Schmickler, Fred Frith, Charles Gayle.... the way that they improvise together is like a swarm of bees or a school of fish (sometimes piranhas). This is not intellectual music.
Konk Pack draws from deep reserves of experience and expertise: From Tim Hodgkinson's prog roots in Henry Cow to his post-punk RIO reinvention with The Work, from Roger Turner's roots in the UK's experimental scene working with improvisational music legends like Derek Bailey, Cecil Taylor and William Parker, and from Thomas Lehn's analog explorations with German electronic music composer Markus Schminkler and his work with the Ex. Because of, or perhaps, in spite of, their incredible resumes, Konk Pack's work is still singular among all electro-acoustic improvisation occurring today.
Their music is an exercise in extreme dynamics that range from spacious and semi-silent tonal streaks to full out onslaughts that open doors to vast tidal waves of static, set to crash straight into the audience. Thomas's synthesizer sometimes crackles like an old AM radio in a hurricane amidst the shrieks and shudders Hodgkinson tears from his lap steel. Roger Turner's percussion could be anywhere from thrashing out a crying anarchy as though he is drowning in his band's own conjured undertow to pulling gentle creaks and whistles from the stretched membranes before him. For sheer depth of sound, breadth of vision and raw skill, practically any given American Underground or Japanese noise outfit could right now be eating their dust.
Officer! "Ossification" LP
$ 21.00
Officer! is either mick hobbs (The Work, Family Fodder, Half Japanese) alone or Mick Hobbs with friends.
Ossification' is like an amazing party held at this heat's cold storage studio, with friends like Felix Fiedorowicz, Tom Cora, Tim Hodgkinson, Bill Gilonis, Zeena Parkins,Patick Q & Catherine Jauniaux. The output of this party resulted in becoming one of the most unusual, pleasurable & character-filled "pop" records one has heard. Fourteen songs that contain the spirit of pop, rock, classical, medieval, avant garde, R.I.O., The Work, FamilyFodder, This Heat, Look de Bouk, Legendary Pink Dots, Henry Cow & more. 'Ossification' is a timeless anomaly in the history of recorded music.
With only 100 copies made of 180 gram white mixed with small amount of red colored vinyl ONLY available here at Knock'em Dead Records. We are proud and excited to offer this.
Officer! "Ossification" CD
$ 11.00
First time ever released on CD - Officer! Ossification. Comes with an 8-page booklet with lyrics and credits.
Officer! is either mick hobbs (The Work, Family Fodder, Half Japanese) alone or Mick Hobbs with friends.
Ossification' is like an amazing party held at this heat's cold storage studio, with friends like Felix Fiedorowicz, Tom Cora, Tim Hodgkinson, Bill Gilonis, Zeena Parkins,Patick Q & Catherine Jauniaux. The output of this party resulted in becoming one of the most unusual, pleasurable & character-filled "pop" records one has heard. Fourteen songs that contain the spirit of pop, rock, classical, medieval, avant garde, R.I.O., The Work, FamilyFodder, This Heat, Look de Bouk, Legendary Pink Dots, Henry Cow & more. 'Ossification' is a timeless anomaly in the history of recorded music.
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