Recklessnuss 2.01
(In conversation)

"And, I happened to have gone to Reckless again just tonight. I figure that, of anyone I know, you might at least be mildly interested in what I brought home. (Tried to limit myself to $50 -- had to put a few things back, in the end):

African Head Charge: Touch I CD [remixes from Shashamane Land, one of my fave LPs of theirs -- only $2]

Creation Rebel: Historic Moments Volume One CD [Another Adrian Sherwood joint; first two albums compiled. Fucking *awesome* cover art. A variation inside depicts the same giant floating hand in the sky, this time pointing, like, 'GO!!!' $6.]

Best of J-Pop 2000 CD [crazy japanese girlpop, where every band is Pretty Girls Make Graves + Britney Spears; $2]

In Memoriam: Gilles Deleuze comp CD [W.T.F. 2xCD comp w/ huge booklet of liner notes in german & english, bound in double digipak case (had no idea, from the small photocopy in the rack at the store); sonic "tribute" to Deleuze, by Zoviet-France, Trans Am, Oval, Jim O'Rourke, Scanner, Alec Empire, Chris & Cosey, DJ Spooky, etc. On the Mille Plateaux label 1996. $2!] (I bought a slew of interesting comps for $2, tonight)

Sturm Und Twang! A Private Collection of German Underground Pop comp CD [Incl. excellent teuton-pop bands Tocotronic and Flowerpornoes, which is why I bought it. Liner notes about "the compiler" say that "Christoph Gurk, age 32, is editor at Spex, Germany's opinion-leading magazine for underground music and cultural studies..." and goes on to cite his academic credentials. Hope this is good, for $7.]

Skinned Teen/Raooul split CD [Lookout! Records; 1st release of ST I've ever come across in a store -- really primitive, spirited DIY gal punk. 10 songs just from them; probably the majority of their output. Dunno anything about Raooul. Most expensive purchase here, $8. info]

Sonig Records comp CD [Label run by Mouse on Mars dudes, released in US in conj. w/ Thrill Jockey. Crazy electronica, incl. tracks by Vert and Lithops. (Sonig released Workshop's albums in Europe -- do you know Workshop? Really interesting and great band) $5.]

IMPREC100: A User's Guide to the First 100 Important Records Releases CD [Bands incl. Piano Magic; Larsen; Muslimgauze; etc. $2.]

Mono: New York Soundtracks comp CD [Appears to be comp assembled by this guy; incl. Loren Mazzacane Connors, Calla, Jackie-O M.F., DJ Olive, etc. Cool packaging. $2.]

Modern Wild Dub: Dread Meets Disco Punkrocker Downtown comp CD [fucking most idiotically named comp ever. Really a bunch of beats-oriented NYC bands from early 90s, though many good ones: Colder (great band -- MUST check them out), LCD Soundsystem, Radio 4, Outhud, Chicks on Speed, !!!, etc. Again, a fair risk at $2.]

Paper Rad 7" [new, $4; neat hand-screened vivid cover art. info]

Pernice Brothers 7" [Summershine; $4 used, but an early single, and I love this band like a maniac]

Stinking Lizaveta 7" [self-released? super-raw, hand-screened b&w sleeve (linocut?), on what looks like repurposed industrial scrap paper; I bet every copy of this is different. Recorded by S. Albini in his old basement studio, 1994; includes crappy xeroxed sticker. $5]

Horny Genius: "Man & Beast" 7" [$1; under the Reckless pricetag was a Dr. Wax pricetag, $2.99. Vague memory of a mention in some zine around this time (1988). Clear yellow vinyl.]

Table 7" [ca. 1992; $2. Before Fischerspooner, Casey Spooner was boning M. Stipe whenever he came to town, and Warren Fischer meanwhile played bass in the Albini-produced pig-fuk band Table, who released two 7". I had the other one, but not this one; this copy is a hand-written #137 of 1000.]"

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