Registry [Box set]

Editorial Reviews
Album Description
UK reissue, limited to 1,000 copes, of 1999 four CD box-set combines the critically acclaimed indie act's first two albums, 'George Best' (1987) & 'Tommy' (1988), & last two albums, 'Mini' (1996) & 'Saturnalia' (1996). Cooking Vinyl. 2004. --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

God's Money I (Percussion)
Glory In Itself/Egyptian
Egowar
Untitled (Piano)
God's Money V
Before My Voice Fails
God's Money VII
Nomand For Love (Cannibal)
God's Money IX

Album Description

We are proud to present Gang Gang Dance's much anticipated second full length release entitled God's Money. With God's Money Gang Gang Dance creates a modern music which reorients the palette of electronic music into an organic context, manipulating sound, rhythm and melody in an almost mercurial manner. Painstakingly recorded over the course of a year at Junkyard Audio Salvage, the band utilized whatever means were available to them to craft their sound: drums of all shapes, sizes and circuits, various keyboards and synthesizers, midi-triggering guitar scenarios, vocals reconfi gured via a guitar effect pedal and even the occasional aluminum chair. Blending their hypnotic rhythms into a highly structured compositional style or soaring in the lofty heights of practiced improvisation, this recording follows in the footsteps of the bands previous output, all while marking new ground.

In between writing and recording God's Money GGD spent the last year playing to packed houses in NYC, Europe and on the road with Animal Collective. Exploding with an energy & confi dence rarely seen these days and coupling it with such a heightened level of musicianship the band has turned even the most casual of spectators into full on believers. With magazines such as The Wire, The Village Voice, I.D. & XLR8R having already run features on the band, the press is falling into the ranks of the converted.

God's Money is the height of GGD's uncompromising sonic pursuit which has spanned the better part of the band's fi ve year history. Some of this can be gleamed from previous groups the members have been in, including Cranium, Actress, Ssaab Songs & Angel Blood. Though God's Money may be interpreted as the band's high-water mark of sorts it is much more the raising of the tide as they continually to push the boundaries of the palette of sound itself with no sign waning.

Customer Reviews:

A Record to Grow On You.......2006-08-02

The new offering from Gang Gang Dance needs more than a few listens to get into and to love it or hate it, if that's the case. Although the music is quite weird, the performance sounds very natural and effortless. Check out the inside of the sleeve and you will find images of mosques, arabs and machine guns. God's Money is a musical reflection of the world as we know it today, and it succeeds. World music indeed.

Very un-American.......2006-04-24

I'm coming a little late to the party here......but I just got "God's Money". For the first 15 years of my listening to experimental/electro, music like this was almost always from Europe, most likely Belgium or more recently, Japan. So it's good to see us Yanks catching up a bit.
At times the decidely avant garde vocals get a bit much for me and it occasionaly sounds like they're trying a bit too hard, but overall the music is gorgeous and simple/complex at the same time. I'd give it 5 stars but I'm feeling a bit niggardly. Overall a beautiful audio experience.

Ineffable.......2006-04-08

On God's Money, Gang Gang Dance manage to channel their diverse and seemingly contradictory influences (ranging from Kate Bush to dub, from Yoko Ono to ambient drone) into a seamless and organic whole. With a few exceptions the tracks flow one into the other almost imperceptibly. One could conceive this album as a single extended track - and with the way it breathes and pulsates and occasionally chokes and writhes - even as a living 'thing'. There is no 'noise' here that doesn't serve some purpose - in my own view, all of it invokes a subtle tension between immanence and transcendence, between order and chaos. And if I've used somewhat religious language here to describe what they've accomplished that's not an accident. It's that good.

One of my All-Time Favorites.......2006-03-05

Alright, listen. I am a pretty critical person, especially when it comes to music. The fact of the matter is, if you listen to a LOT of music, you will have a harder and harder time finding albums you really love, because the bar keeps getting raised in your mind. God's Money is probably my favorite album of the past year because it defies everything I expect music to be, but I can certainly still call it music without any hesitation, and beautiful music at that.

Anyone who is trying to put this in some stupid genre like freak folk or whatever is doing a huge disservice to the album. Firstly, it really doesn't sound anything like Animal Collective, or whatever else you are trying to compare it to. Any sonic similarites are coincidental - the intent of the two groups is completely different. Secondly, this music is best appreciated without any context, just on the merits of its composition, instrumentation and production. Don't even think about Brooklyn or stupid stuff like that. It really has nothing to do with the music.

If you are reading any of these reviews, and listening to the music, wondering why anyone would rate God's Money highly, you truly haven't understood the album yet. Yes, there is something there, you just need to discover it, and once you do you'll be amazed you ever lived without it. I really mean it - look how many reviews I've ever written for anything after using Amazon for like 6 years. It's that important to me to share this album with others.

Deftly Spun Chaos.......2006-02-07

An admitted novice to avant-garde rock, I hesitantly stepped foot into this world with the purchase of Gang Gang Dance's "God's Money." At first, I had absolutely no idea what to expect from this genre, and I was a bit afraid of what I would find. I had read reviews of GGD and others, and was hard-pressed to find a consistent feeling for what I would find upon a first listen.

No more than 15 minutes into this album, I was a believer, and I would even go as far as to say a fan. I have since discovered the likes of Excetper and Can, and am thoroughly fascinated by this emerging genre. Whatever you call it, be that Freak Folk, or New Weird Americana, whatever; its dang intriguing stuff. Enough of that, on to the music.

The album begins innocuously enough, with tribal drumming ushering in a pseudo-African chant by vocalist Lizzi Bougatsos. It is Bougatsos' voice that emerges as the centerpiece of this entire work, and it will probably be your appreciation of her vocal stylings (or lack thereof) that will ultimately determine your enjoyment of this record. There are echos of Kate Bush in her musings, with all sorts of tribal influences. Her voice is still used instrumentally in several tracks, but others allow her to take on a more traditional lead-singer role ("Glory in Itself").

The music itself, recorded over a one year period at New York's Junkyard Audio Salvage, is the musical equivalent of fractal geometry. There are no regular sides, no hooks to really hold on to, but every tiny piece is magnificent in its own right. Each instrument and vocal feels like a tiny piece of string, but they are all masterfully woven together by near-flawless production into a cohesive whole. It almost feels as if the producer took every piece this quartet recorded that year, smashed it all into tiny pieces, chose the best, and put them together in a new way.

And then there is Tim Dewitt's drumming. It has been quite some time since I've heard percussion as solid, inventive, and just plain cool. I found myself simply focusing on the percussion so much that I had to relisten to several tracks (i.e. "God's Money V") just to hear the other parts of the music. From deep steel drums to traditional kits, Dewitt has created a drumming masterpiece in God's Money.

All that being said, this is certainly not a record for everyone. As stated previously, an immediate detraction to Bougatsos' voice will almost certainly taint the entire record for some. For others, the "out there" nature of the more experimental tracks will steer them another direction. But for those who can shrug off everything else and sit inside this record, there is a marvelous world to discover in God's Money.

Average customer rating:

Do not hesitate to buy this one!

Fleeting Skies
Samara Lubelski
Manufacturer: The Social Registry
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

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Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0002ZDVPO
Release Date: 2004-10-05

Tracks:

Fleeting Skies
Keeper of Beauty
Guarding the Sun
Under the Gaze
Waiting by the Gate
Immortal Design
Follow You
Boy Who Bought the Cosmos
Now's Morning's Calling
Crowns and Courts

Album Description

The Fleeting Skies is a testament to an artist who is constantly willing to absorb new thoughts and translate them into her own work. Samara Lubelski is what some would call a lifer: a person who is willing to keep on making music, honing her craft because she can't conceive of not doing it. Take The Fleeting Skies as a kind of travel guide through her aural perambulations over two continents and with the help of a number of her friends. Lubelski is a native New Yorker who grew up in the haze of artist-infested Soho. Over the years, she has compiled an impressive resume that covers myriad genres: the avant/psych/folk outfit Hall Of Fame, bohemian German musos Metabolismus, indie rock interpretations with The Sonora Pine and off-world with Jackie-O Motherfucker, to name just a few. Joining her are two of her old chums from the Tower Recordings (PG Six and Tim Barnes) as well as guitar aficionado Marc Moore, who has had his hand in Cat Power, Lynnfield Pioneers and various other cookie jars. With all of her experience and skill, Lubelski has learned how to create atmospheres of depth within her pieces. You will be looking forward to the return of The Fleeting Skies as it settles into your memory.

Customer Reviews:

Do not hesitate to buy this one!.......2005-05-28

The title track will go down as a classic of underground pop music; don't let it pass you by! It has the atmosphere of a true classic. All of the tracks are great, but this cd is worth buying for one song. The lp was first released on the DeStilj label, responsible for the stunning "Xiao" by Wooden Wand, as well uncovering 60s icons of "basement psych" like Michael Yonkers and Ed Askew. I feel cruel saying it, but she puts to shame another dabbler in the genre--Azalia Snail. And she surpasses even a large chunk of Barbara Manning's catalog.

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Alt Country Rocker
Oustanding album

Phantom Parade
TK Webb
Manufacturer: The Social Registry
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Blues | Styles | Music

Singer-Songwriters | Pop | Styles | Music

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Blues Rock | Rock | Styles | Music

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One Day You'll Dance for Me, New York City
Icky Thump
Because of the Times
For Lovers, Dreamers & Me
Favourite Worst Nightmare

ASIN: B000IOMY2A
Release Date: 2006-11-21

Tracks:

Desert
Lesser Dudes
Which Witch
You Got Faded
Wet Eye'd Morn
Sunday Night
Phantom Parade
Spade
Oh Baby No
Classy

Album Description

Webb's second release on TSR is by far the strongest he's made in his 13 years playing music. At 28 years old, having been an in-demand guitar and harmonica player, touring all over the country both as solo player and side man, and averaging a show a week in NYC over the last 3 years, TK came to this record as a man determined and you can hear it in the music. The resulting work is an almost instant classic; versed in the American musical tradition with perfectly structured songs littered with imagery woven out of everyday experience. His voice is riddled with the kind of gruff character that speaks volumes and contradicts the passive androgyny that permeates so much indie-rock today.

Customer Reviews:

Alt Country Rocker.......2007-02-27

Phantom Parade is a good solid Alt Country album. There's a little bit of Bob Dylan, and a little bit of Steve Earle, but the sound is unique because there's a hard rock edge in the guitar.

Oustanding album.......2006-11-28

This album shows blues genius TK Webb going in a whole new direction. Worth a listen for anyone interested in good songwriting. one of the best albums i have heard in a long time.

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Spectacular of Passages
Samara Lubelski
Manufacturer: The Social Registry
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
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Yellow House
Fox Confessor Brings the Flood

ASIN: B000BVGR9Q
Release Date: 2005-11-22

Tracks:

Lick 'N Leap
Sister Silver
Snow White Feathered Man
Magic Winding
Road to Misfortune
Broken Links
Caravan
Onion
Fired To
Quartered Field

Product Description

2005 CD. 10 Tracks.

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Cozy Endings
Artanker Convoy
Manufacturer: The Social Registry
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000PSJCLU
Release Date: 2007-06-19

Tracks:

Open Up
Black Dauphin
Ejector
Rabbit
Geyser
The Happy Minotaur

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Paradise Now
Hall of Fame
Manufacturer: The Social Registry
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Lo-Fi | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Rock | Styles | Music

Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music

Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0002X6G5S
Release Date: 2004-11-02

Tracks:

Sleight Of Line
Endless Returns
Hard Wired
Story Of Fixed Star
Hall Of Fire
Paradise Now
Arrow By Day
My Sweet Miarma
New York Lullaby
Reprise

Album Description

Hall Of Fame is a trio out of NYC comprised of Samara Lubelski, Dan Brown and Theo Angel. 'Paradise Now' is their fourth full-length since their inception in 1995. Recording for over a year at the famed Rare Book Room in Brooklyn (where Lubelski moonlights as an engineer) allowed the trio to take their compositions further into the ether, coaxing the finer elements of their folk-avant garde improvisational nature to unify with their ability to pen fully-realized compositions. This record typifies the kind of precision and subtle craftsmanship that exemplifies the honing of their abilities and the furthering of their artistic vision.

Though this recording is a more approachable and intimate window into their musical world than previous efforts, these folks are no strangers to the realm of avant-garde. Members of Hall Of Fame have collaborated with the likes of The Sonora Pine, Jackie O-Motherfucker, Tower Recordings, Tara Jane O'Neil, Thalia Zedak, David Grubbs, Tony Conrad, Metabolismus and more. In addition to their work as Hall Of Fame the members have independently released solo efforts and ventured into experimental film, studio production, documentary film and just about every other creative foray most could imagine. Each of the tracks on 'Paradise Now' is carefully written, recorded, mixed, edited and sequenced to carry you though from the opening note to the final reprise; not just a collection of songs but the creation of a piece that is much greater than the sum of its parts. With this album, Hall Of Fame have moved into a new realm…and they are beckoning for you to join them.

Mature Fantasy
Average customer rating:

Get ready for a sound trip - thi sis amazing!

Mature Fantasy
Artanker Convoy
Manufacturer: The Social Registry
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Pop | Styles | Music
Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music
General | Rock | Styles | Music
ASIN: B0006UYOFQ
Release Date: 2005-01-18