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Outside sounds in many styles -- musique concrete, electro-acoustic, minimalism, and many other experimental and avant modes!
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Jazzland (Norway), 2021. New Copy ... $22.99 29.99
An album with a really beautiful title – a reference to "My Favorite Things", perhaps – and one that's got a sound that's equally beautiful to match – very different than some of the noisier music we've heard from Eivind Aarset in the past! Yet as with all his other ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Hapna, 2003. Used ... $4.99
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ES Mangione (Brazil), 1960s. Near Mint- ... $19.99
Some of the most important electro-acoustic music to come from the Brazilian scene in the 60s – recordings that are every bit as powerful as similar experiments from Europe at the time, particularly the revolutionary talents working in Paris! Jorge Antunes takes a big page from their book, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent Spanish pressing on Mental Experience, still in the shrink and includes the insert.)
Satoshi Ashikawa —
Still Way (Wave Notation 2) ... LP WRWTFWW (Switzerland), 1982. New Copy ... $26.99
A beautiful example of the really special sort of instrumental record that was coming out of Japan in the early 80s – music that's spare and minimal, but quite different than any sort of similar projects from other parts of the globe! Satoshi Ashikawa creates sounds in ways that resonate ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
RCA/Sacred Bones, 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $18.99 22.98
One of the spookiest albums we've ever heard from moog maestro Mort Garson – way darker and more complex than his Wozzard Of Id or moogy horoscope projects – with a feel that's much more like his legendary Black Mass album! Like that one, there's a fair current of supernatural running ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition orange vinyl.)
Fantome Phonographique (Italy), Mid 50s. New Copy (reissue)... $22.99
A treasure trove of early electronic music from these two Dutch giants of the field – both every bit as important as the more widely-circulated French artists of the musique concrete generation! Badings is featured here on a number of great tracks – including the sublime "Capriccio ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Hand-numbered limited edition of 500!)
ECM (Germany), 1970. Near Mint- ... $29.99
A seminal session that forever put the British improvisational scene on the map – a great little record that features guitar by Bailey, soprano sax by Evan Parker, electronics by Hugh Davies, and work by Jamie Muir and Christine Jeffrey. Tracks are longish, and relatively free – and ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing. Cover has a cut corner.)
Cantaloupe, 2006. Used ... $5.99
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(Out of print.)
Open Space, 1992. Used ... $2.99
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(Out of print.)
CRI, 1972. Very Good+ ... $2.99
Nonesuch, 1968. Near Mint- 2LPs + Book ... $24.99
One of the most electronic albums that Beaver & Krause ever recorded – a set that was issued as a Guide To Electronic Music, but which has a way more to offer than just a simple demonstration record! Unlike most other B&K albums, which can feature a bit of rock mixing in with the ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes the booklet and Nonesuch inner sleeves. NOTE – Box has a split spine held with clear tape and black electrical tape at the top, and split corners held with clear tape.)
Weighter, 2018. Used ... $1.99
Solo pieces for baroque violin! CD
(In a nice letter press sleeve!)
Vega (France), 1961. Very Good ... $4.99
New World, 1999. Used ... $1.99
Deutsche Grammophon (Germany), Mid 90s. Used 3 CDs ... $8.99
Candide, Late 60s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Purple Pyramid, Late 70s. New Copy 4CD ... $18.99 19.98
A great package – one that features some wildly experimental work from French electronics whiz Philippe Besombes! First up is the album Libra – tripped out electronics meet progressive rock jamming – all in a weird and wonderful film score from the early 70s! The record's one of ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more CD
4AD, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $26.99 27.99
There's no Bing, there's no Ruth – just a trio headed by composer David Moore, who plays these fantastic lines on Farfisa organ alongside the clarinet of Jeremy Viner and bass of Jeff Ratner! The instrument was maybe used most famously in a setting like this by Philip Glass in the 70s – ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Dead Vox, 2016. Very Good+ ... $2.99
Egg/Culture Factory, 1977. New Copy (reissue)... $24.99
Fantastic sounds from Tim Blake – an artist who previously worked with Gong, and sometimes worked with Hawkwind – but who really came into his own on this legendary album of electronics! Tim works here on a self-constructed "crystal machine" – a bank of electronics that ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(On translucent blue vinyl!)
Columbia, 1973. Sealed ... $11.99
Lorelt (UK), 1995. Used ... $8.99
Harmonia Mundi (France), 1971. Used ... $8.99
Disques Ades (France), 1984/1985. Used ... $8.99
Sony, 1976/1981. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
Valley Of Search, 2021. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
Patricia Brennan is a vibist with experience in some farther reaches of avant expression – but here, she stakes her voice in a very beautiful way – with sounds that build slowly, take gentle shapes, and use both vibes and marimba at a level that has the songs opening up like patient ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
Also available Maquishti ... LP 28.99
Valley Of Search, 2021. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $28.99 29.99
Patricia Brennan is a vibist with experience in some farther reaches of avant expression – but here, she stakes her voice in a very beautiful way – with sounds that build slowly, take gentle shapes, and use both vibes and marimba at a level that has the songs opening up like patient ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Also available Maquishti ... CD 13.99
Cramps/Ampersand, 1977. New Copy 2CD ... $7.99 17.99
A compelling vocal performance from John Cage – recorded in Milan in 1977, and stretching for over 2 hours – as the great performer also reminds us of his poetic and performance skills, making all these strange and unusual vocalizations into the microphone on the state! The feel is ... read more CD
Everest, 1965. Near Mint- ... $14.99
A very cool album that presents Cage at the height of his "chance" composition stage, and which features him and David Tudor playing a mixed bag of sounds on a sound system, recorded live at the Feigen-Palmer Gallery in LA. The work is the kind of stuff you always hear about with Cage, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Blue & red label stereo pressing. Cover has light ringwear.)
John Cage/Nonesuch, 1968. Very Good+ Gatefold ... Just Sold Out!
Nice 1968 recordings of works by Cage and Lukas Foss. The Cage "Concerto For Prepared Piano" is performed by Yuji Takahashi on a prepared piano, as the main soloist with a larger ensemble. The sound is as you'd imagine from Cage's prepared piano stuff, with lots of cool off-kilter piano ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has some wear and an unglued top seam.)
Turnabout, Late 60s. Very Good+ ... $11.99
Classic early album of electronic music that features some nice pieces by Walter Carlos – "Dialogues For Piano & 2 Loudspeakers" and "Variations For Flute & Electronic Sound" – both recorded in the years before he switched on Bach, and long before he changed ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Audio File/Lion, 1988. New Copy (reissue)... $25.99
A cassette-only rarity from the glory days of the tape-based new age underground – but a set that's much more strongly in line with 70s masterpieces from the German electronic music pioneers! Jeff Carney plays his instrumentation live here, and in ways that are hardly meditative or relaxing ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
New World, 2015. Used ... $4.99
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(Barcode has a cutout hole.)
Mute, 2011. Very Good+ ... $19.99
Epic, Early 60s. Very Good+ ... $8.99
Trente Oiseaux (Germany), 2002. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print.)
Corbett vs. Dempsey, 2021. New Copy 4CD ... $26.99 30.00
Mindblowing work on solo flute – done by a performer who's always captivated us in a live setting, but who really seems to knock things out of the park on this massively extended set! The title of the package is from a work by Edgard Varese for solo flute, first composed in 1936 – and ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
New World, 2016. Used ... $6.99
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(CD case has a small cutout hole.)
Penultimate Press (Sweden), 1986. Sealed Gatefold ... $14.99
A wild mix of electric and acoustic sounds from Henning Christiansen – done as a soundtrack for a film that's represented with images inside the cover – images that make the movie look as wild as the music on the record! Sounds come from a variety of sources – glass bowls, tubes, ... (Soundtracks, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Recent red vinyl pressing.)
Finders Keepers (UK), 1969. New Copy (reissue)... Just Sold Out!
Suzanne Ciani has cut some sweeter sets over the years, but this album's definitely not one of them – as the whole thing is an early piece from the artist's career, recorded on the Buchla synthesizer, and based on the work of Charles Baudelaire! The core piece, "Flower Of Evil", ... (Sound Library, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
Abduction, 2007. Very Good+ ... $4.99
Etats-Unis/Superior Viaduct, Early 80s. New Copy ... $29.99
Pascal Comelade is kind of a one-man powerhouse of sound here – turning out all these beautiful little short tunes on a variety of different instruments – pianos, organ, plastic saxes, guitars, vibes, toy piano, tenor, and lots more – often used in dreamy, lyrical ways that seem ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered limited edition pressing!)
Alga Marghen (Italy), 1962/1965/1970/1972. Used ... $7.99
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(Out of print.)
Ba Da Bing, 2012. Very Good+ ... $9.99
Composers Recordings, 1979. Very Good+ ... $6.99
Centaur, 2013. Used ... $1.99
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Crammed (Belgium), 1985. Used ... $9.99
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(Out of print.)
CRI, 1972/1983/1995. Used ... $1.99
International Anthem, 2020. New Copy ... $11.99
Beautifully meditative music from Alabaster DePlume – a set that brings together work from a variety of recorded projects from the past decade or so – finally getting full exposure in this Transatlantic collaboration between Chicago's International Anthem label and London's Total ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more CD
Gench, 2020. Used 3 CDs ... $12.99
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Herbert Distel —
Railnotes – Die Reise/Hat Hut (Switzerland), Mid 80s. Used 2CD ... $9.99
Experimental found sound. CD
Dead Cert (UK), 1977. New Copy ... $18.99
Some of the noisiest work we've ever heard from Bruce Ditmas – an artist who's best known for his 70s work that mixed together drums and electronics – an approach that's taken here to the farthest side of the sonic spectrum! The tracks are all recorded in Bruce's own studio, and ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited to 500 copies.)
Innovative Communication (Canada), 1986. Very Good+ ... $29.99
Jacob Druckman —
Animus III/Nonesuch, 1971. Very Good+ ... Just Sold Out!
Hip electronic work – as Animus III fetaures clarinet and magnetic tape – and Valentine is for bass and tape! LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has an unglued seam, light wear, and a trace of a price sticker.)
Nonesuch, Early 70s. Near Mint- ... $9.99
Performed by the Contemporary Chamber Ensemble conducted by Arthur Weisberg. LP, Vinyl record album
Duotrio, 2020. Used ... $4.99
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(Packaged in a slim paper sleeve.)
Mutual Intentions (Norway), 2019. Sealed ... $9.99
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Obscure, 1975. Very Good ... $24.99
A modern minimalist watershed – and maybe one of the first indications that Brian Eno was moving onto higher ideas in his music! The album's an important release on the Obscure series from Island Records – a special imprint that was curated by Eno, as a way of giving showcase to new ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(US pressing on EG. Vinyl has a mark that clicks for about 5 minutes during Side 1. Cover has some ring and edge wear, light peeling from moisture on front, and wide clear tape holding the bottom seam.)
Opal/Warner, 1990. Used ... $8.99
A surprisingly strong record from an equally surprising duo – both artists who had given the world some real moments of genius in the 70s, then maybe lost their way a bit in the following decade – only to strip things back to a basic appeal here! For Eno, the record is a real return to ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more CD
Also available Wrong Way Up (with download card & download bonus tracks) ... LP 22.99(Out of print.)
Disques Montaigne (France), 1992. Used ... $12.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
Folkways, 1973. New Copy ... $12.99 15.99
Beautiful sounds from the Entourage ensemble – a record that's got a really meditative blend of acoustic elements with a few electric touches – used in ways that start in jazz, then move way beyond! Instrumentation includes guitar, flute, keyboards, violin, and mbira – coming ... read more CD
(Special limited CD – pressed up for us by the Smithsonian Folkways label. Comes with original cover artwork, and the CD also features a PDF file with the original liner notes and other materials from the original record release.)
Immune, 2010. Near Mint- 2LP Gatefold ... $14.99
Transversales Disques (France), Late 70s/1980s/Early 90s. New Copy ... $29.99 47.99
A range of never-issued recordings by sound wizard Luc Ferrari – all pulled from his personal archive! Side one features the very extended "Photophonie" – done for a photographic exhibition, and with a sound that's in the noisier, more striking side of the electronic spectrum ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition!)
Argo/Decca, 1994. Used ... $3.99
... CD
(Out of print, small cutout hole through case.)
Etats-Unis/Superior Viaduct, Mid 70s. New Copy (reissue)... $29.99
Sublime minimalist experiments from Pascal Comelade – music that's kind of a more offbeat, low-fi take on the territory of Terry Riley – as Comelade performs these beautiful long lines on both piano and organ! Pascal is working here on one track with guitar from Richard Pinhas, another ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Individually numbered, limited edition of 750!)
Henry Flynt —
Back Porch Hillbilly Blues Vol 1 ... CD Locust, Mid 60s. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Henry Flynt's 60s jaded art scene take on the hillbilly music and rural field recordings of earlier decades – Volume 1 of his Back Porch Hillbilly Blues – a tripped out, wild approach to deep Americana! What's so refreshing about Flynt's work in this idiom, other than the loose, ... read more CD
(Out of print.)
RCA, 1961. Very Good+ ... $24.99
Fantastic work – a mix of avant composition and improvisation – with Foss on piano, Howard Colf on cello, charles Delancey on percussion, and Richard Dufallo on clarinet. LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes large heavy booklet, too! Mono shaded dog pressing. Cover has some light wear, a slight bump on the bottom, and some light seam splitting on the top.)
Deutsche Grammophon (Germany), 1970. Very Good ... $11.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
(Cover has edge wear, unglued seams, a small index label on front, and a name in pen on back.)
East Side Digital, 1980. Used ... $9.99
Emperor Jones, 1991/1992. Used ... $2.99
... CD
(Out of print, punch through barcode.)
Luis Jose Martins —
Tentos – Invencoes E Encantamentos ... CD Clean Feed/Shhpuma (Portugal), 2017. Used ... Just Sold Out!
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(Penmark through barcode.)
Westminster, 1961. Very Good+ ... $11.99
Remi Gassman and Oskar Sala each present pieces of modern electronic music in this hard to find LP for Westminster, very much in the style that was in vogue in New York in the 50s and early 60s. Gassman performs his "Electronic Music For the Ballet Electronics", which has a spare spooky ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Stereo pressing. Cover has light surface wear.)
Discrepant (UK), 2018. Sealed ... $13.99
... LP, Vinyl record album
Arte Nova (Germany), 2006. Used ... $5.99
... CD
(Out of print.)
CBS/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), Late 70s/1980s. New Copy 3LP ... $42.99 49.99
Seminal work from minimalist genius Philip Glass – a set that was issued during the same decade that saw his important opera box sets define his career – but one that also hearkens back to some of the leaner experimental modes of his early days! Part of the set was recorded in 1979, ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
CBS/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1987. New Copy (reissue)... $28.99
Don't let the 80s-styled cover, and the word "dance" put you off – as the set's filled with beautiful music from Philip Glass – two works done at a time when the composer was maybe at his greatest power, each for two difference dance-related projects! Side one features "I ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Philip Glass —
Itaipu/Sony/Music On Vinyl (Netherlands), 1993. New Copy 2LP ... $37.99 39.99
A beautiful orchestral work from Philip Glass – a set that features the long piece "Itaipu", and the shorter "The Canyon" – both handled with a mix of instrumentation and voices that really gives the music a sense of majesty! Although Robert Shaw recorded some ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Elektra, 1988. Used ... $4.99
The follow-up to Koyaanisqatsi – and almost as beautiful! CD
(Out of print.)
Columbia, 1985. Near Mint- 3LP Box Set ... $59.99
Amazing work from Philip Glass – his second great opera, and a long-overdue follow-up to Einstein On The Beach – a set of music that's every bit as great as that groundbreaking work, but maybe even with stronger, fuller execution overall! The piece looks at the early political years of ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Dutch pressing, includes the booklet and lines CBS inner sleeves. Booklet has a cupring stain on the cover. Box has some wear at the corners of the spine.)
CBS, 1989. Used ... $4.99
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(Out of print)
Naxos, 2004. Used ... $4.99
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Roggbif (Norway), 2007. Used ... $6.99
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(Out of print.)
Cantaloupe, 2020. Used ... $4.99
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Dacapo Records (Germany), 2016. Used ... $6.99
Aartrud (France), 1975. New Copy (reissue)... $38.99
Some of the earliest work we've ever seen from Steven Halpern, and some of the best – a mid 70s set that predates some of his better-known new age records of later years – and which has a sound that's maybe a bit more compressed and focused overall! Steven's still playing plenty of ... (Jazz, Out Sound) read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Limited edition – with varied front artwork!)
Harmonia Mundi (France), 2014. Used ... $4.99
Lovely/Ndeya, 1977. New Copy ... $13.99 14.99
To most ears, trumpeter Jon Hassell first burst on to the world through his experiments with Brian Eno on EG Records, or maybe his 80s work on ECM – but here, on his debut for the small avant label Lovely Music, it's clear that Jon's already in complete control of his sound – and is ... (Rock, Out Sound) read more CD
130701 (UK), 2007. New Copy 2LP Gatefold ... $9.99
The cover's a nice representation of the music – as things here are artful and minimal, although maybe a bit warmer than you might guess from some of these pictures! Hauschka works here in a series of slow-building melodic elements – often using just a few key instruments wrapped ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
(Includes download!)
Fritz Hauser —
Die Trommel & Die Welle ... CD Hat Hut (Switzerland), 1989. Used ... Just Sold Out!
Astral Spirits, 2020. New Copy 2LP ... $22.99 27.99
A beautiful extended composition for the coronavirus generation – a piece written for cello and percussion in a very minimal way that builds and shifts over time – all to examine the "care and empathy that emerge when two lives share space"! That care is very clear here ... read more LP, Vinyl record album
Naxos, 2013. Used ... $5.99
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Auvidis/Montaigne (France), 1995. Used ... $8.99
