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Enslaved Below The Lights (imp, 2012 Reissue) (blue Vinyl W/ Poster)
Osmose
ENSLAVED has been a favorite at Reckless for a number of years now. We've loved following their progression from the blackened Viking metal sound of their early records to their current Progressive, extreme 'post-metal' style. Finally, the classic 2003 album "Below the Lights" is available again on vinyl. On their 2000 album, "Mardraum", ENSLAVED began moving away from their Viking/black metal sound towards a more progressive, almost psychedelic take on black metal. Their next album "Monumension" continued this progression but "Below the Lights" is where the group really found their footing & hints of what they sound like today really began to appear. This was their most accesible album yet with haunting keyboard interludes & their catchiest & most melodic riffs up to this point. ENSLAVED still include a few of these songs in their set in 2012 while ignoring most other pre "Isa" material. "Below the Lights" is arguably ENSLAVED's best album & now's your chance to own a copy on vinyl, the way it was meant to be heard. Limited Osmose repress comes with a huge poster featuring the cover art.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $19.99

Blut Aus Nord 777: The Desanctification (imp) (gold Vinyl W/ Poster)
Debemur-Morti
This is the second album in the proposed '777' trilogy from the French one-man black metal attack that is Vindsval aka BLUT AUS NORD. Vindsval has been at it for about 15 years now & he's created some of Reckless' favorite black metal albums of the past 10 years including "Work Which Transforms God" & "Memoria Vetusta II: Dialogue with the Stars." This album starts off where "Sect(s)" left off with borderline industrial drum programming & the bizarre chord patterns that we've come to expect from B.A.N. There are hints of all of our favorite eras of the band but what's more amazing is that somehow BLUT AUS NORD still sounds 'fresh.' We've never really heard much DEATHSPELL OMEGA in B.A.N. but track two really reminds us of something off of "Kenose" & there's also some really melodic parts that may remind you of the amazing "Memoria Vetusta II." Another impressive release from this solid project. Import only vinyl comes in a fancy gold-stamped sleeve with a poster & printed insert. Limited edition gold vinyl version!!
Available at: Broadway
New LP $26.99

Devil Time To Repent (imp, Yellow Vinyl)
Soulseller
We're not going to lie, we love metal throwback bands like WITCHCRAFT & GHOST & now we also love Norway's DEVIL. "Time to Repent" is chocked full of awesome riffs, melodic vocals & the overall sound is so incredibly catchy, we're not sure we can even explain how freaking great it really is. The vocals are WAY up in the mix & it's one of the best things about the record, think Ozzy melodies over NWOBHM style riffs with occult-drenched lyrics that almost fall into 'cheese' territory but never really do because, well we love cheesy occult lyrics! If you're into BLACK SABBATH, PENTAGRAM, GHOST, DIAMOND HEAD etc... then you need this!!! SO GREAT! Yellow vinyl is import only.
Available at: Broadway
New LP $19.99

Alcest Les Voyages De L'ame (imp, W/ Poster) (white Vinyl)
Prophecy
ALCEST is back with their third album & this is likely the first great record that we've received at Reckless for 2012. Niege & co. haven't altered the formula that much but they have tweaked things a bit to make this record flow a little better than the last one. The album still straddles between gorgeous & shimmering shoegaze pop (see the first track 'Autre Temps') & blast-beat filled black metal-isms (see track 2 & more) but somehow the two seem to be combined in way that seems less schizo this time around. Niege is an excellent songwriter & it seems that he's only getting better so we can't wait to hear what's next. This import only vinyl features different cover art than the CD version which comes out in the U.S. in late January 2012.
Available at: Milwaukee Ave. and Loop
New LP $21.99

Guided By Voices Let's Go Eat The Factory (w/ Download)
Guided By Voices
After the 2010 reunion of the original line-up of GBV we could only hope for an album from these guys & here it is, our wish (& we imagine your's too) has come true. Robert Pollard has released possibly 20 albums (no joke) since the demise of the self-referred 'classic line-up' & though many of those records are great, none of them have the magic that only this group of drunk old men can conjure. These guys have been through a lot together & perhaps that's why it works. Tobin Sprout was always the wild-card in our eyes, breaking up the heaps & heaps of Pollard songs nicely with his sugary sweet pipes & that's true again here. Nobody else harmonizes better with Pollard either. We're not going to say that this is better than "Bee Thousand" or "Alien Lanes" but after one listen we think this may be the best GBV album since "Under the Bushes, Under the Stars", the last album that the classic line-up all played on before this one. This one is fo realz folks.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $14.99

Telebossa Telebossa (imp)
Staubgold
Based in Berlin, the duo of Telebossa (Nicholas Bussmann and Chico Mello) blend Brazilian choro music and minimal electronics to create a full spectrum of emotion with their sparse arrangements. Classical minimalism, shuffling rhythms, samba and bossa-chamber orchestrations all collect here creating one of the most interesting releases of 2011. Not unlike the ingenuity of Caretaker, Philip Glass pupil Nico Muhly, bossa nova legend Joao Gilberto, or the inventiveness of Brazilian multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascaol, Telebossa have crafted a delicate medium between their two specialties and the results are brilliant. Among the songs included on this self-titled album there are dedications to choro composer Pixinguinha's compositions "Ingenuo" and "Naive," Noel Rosa's "Seculo do Progresso," and Mello's own "Samba do Budista," penned with Carlos Careqa. If you are at all interested in the afore-mentioned musicians or Caetano Veloso, Noel Rosa, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Chico Buarque - this album is for you.
Available at: Broadway and Milwaukee Ave.
New LP $16.99

Burzum From The Depths Of Darkness (imp, 2lps) (180grm, Black Vinyl)
Back On Black
Varg Vikernes has been rather busy since being released from prison a few years back. Within just a few months of getting out, he dropped the amazing "Belus" album then a few short months later he gave us another new album, "Fallen." On "From the Depths...", Varg has 're-imagined' songs from his early albums with recordings that sounds closer to the recent releases. Diehards are going to likely cry foul right away but we suggest giving this a listen before decrying this release entirely. We admit that the atmosphere & slop of the original recordings is what made them 'kvlt' in the first place but we have to say, some of these new recordings sound really killer. A fellow Reckless employee noted that this re-recording isn't that much different than say RUSH putting out a live album. Since BURZUM has never played live, why can't he revist some old tunes?
Available at: All Stores
New LP $25.99

Bang Death Of A Country (imp, 180g)
Rise Above
BANG was an American hard rock band that released a few records on Capitol in the early 70s. At the time, many considered BANG to be America's answer to BLACK SABBATH. Though they had some minor success, the group never really caught on with mainstream audiences. They did manage to release some killer albums and record this 1971 album "Death of a Country" that Capitol refused to release because it wasn't commercial enough. The album has more of a psychedelic edge than their other releases, reminding us of Syd Barrett era PINK FLOYD with heavier riffage. Fans of proto metal stuff like POSSESSED (70's), SIR LORD BALTIMORE, PINK FAIRIES etc... will love this. Limited edition.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $25.99

Sunn O))) Oo Void (limited Edition 2cd) (w/ Sunn O))) Meets Nww Cd)
Southern Lord
Two doses of doom in one package! Greg Anderson and Stephen O'Malley rise up from the remains of Burning Witch, Goatsnake and Thor.s Hammer to create the mighty Sunn O))). Named after the powerful amplifiers they employ, "OO Void" is a sprawling mess of side long tracks that displays the group's tenacious "Power Ambient" drones, not unlike Earth and the Melvins (whom they cover here), but also recalling the Minimalist aesthetics of Tony Conrad and Lamonte Young. Sick! The bonus disc is a re-working of Sunn O)))'s 2000 album "OO Void" by the legendary Nurse With Wound originally released as a bonus disc on the Japanese version of the "OO Void" CD. Remastered and re-transformed highlighting sounds on the recordings that were previously obscured including vocals from Pete Stahl of GOATSNAKE.
Available at: All Stores
New CD $16.99

Harpoon Deception Among Birds
Seventh Rule
HARPOON's 2009 album "Double Gnarly/Triple Suicide" was pretty shredding, sure. For their 2011 album, though, they've added a bass player to fill out their sound & the production is way better. While "Double Gnarly" was more a spastic punk/grind record, this one still contains elements of hardcore/grind, but incorporates all sorts of different influences into the mix thanks to DEAN COSTELLO's jaw-dropping guitar work (not to mention his drum machine-programming skills), TONEY VAST-BINDER's vocal range & DJ BARRACA's fresh take on songwriting for HARPOON (he was in LAIR OF THE MINOTAUR previously). Bottom line is that this record is heavy as hell, but varied enough so it's never boring. One of the best releases of 2011!! H I G H L Y R E C O M M E N D E D !!!!!
Available at: Broadway and Milwaukee Ave.
New CD $9.99

Bitch Magnet Bitch Magnet (3lp, Remastered) (w/ Download)
Temporary Residence
In many people's minds, BITCH MAGNET along with SLINT, CODEINE, BASTRO etc... are largely responsible for the 80's early 90's 'post-rock' movement. These bands influenced THOUSANDS of other bands including DON CABALLERO & EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY to name a few and despite bass player Sooyoung Park going on to form the much-loved SEAM, BITCH MAGNET's influence on the genre hasn't been regarded as highly as that of SLINT. The group met at Oberlin College in the late 80's & went on to record 3 amazing albums all of which are included in this set. "Star Booty" is a lo-fi album of melodic post-punk with subtle hints at their more technical future. Imagine early SONIC YOUTH with more chops. "Umber" (this reviewer's favorite) features a more hi-fi recording & the quiet-loud-quiet-loud staple of the post-rock (or math rock if you want to go there) is a prominent feature in multiple songs. "Ben Hur" was the band's final release which found the band further exploring more technical, almost 'prog' song structures led by the unbelievable Orestes Delatorre on drums. There's some alternate versions of a few tracks & some outtakes included here that make this set worth picking up even for those that already own the original albums. Easily one of the most important reissues of 2011.
Available at: Broadway and Loop
New LP $28.99

Craft Void (2lp, 180grm) (clear Vinyl W/ Black Splatter)
Southern Lord
It's been a long 5 years or so since the release of CRAFT'S amazing "Fuck the Universe" album & we're willing to go easy on them as we wouldn't wish trying to follow up an album like that on any band. We're happy to say that "Void" is just more proof that CRAFT is easily one of the best black metal bands in the world right now. Sure, these Swedes aren't exactly breaking new ground, "Void" owes just as much to DARKTHRONE as any of their previous albums but NOBODY does this style of dismal & hateful metal better than CRAFT. We described "Fuck the Universe" as sort of a black metal cousin of NIRVANA's "Bleach" & though the production is similarly crisp & bleak, "Void" is more in line with the production on recent WATAIN & KATHARSIS albums. Aside from having one of the best song titles in recent memory, "I Want to Commit Murder" is a stand-out track that absolutely shreds. If you're craving solid, traditional sounding black metal, look no further, "Void" is that album.
Available at: All Stores
New LP $18.99

Louvin Brothers Satan Is Real (180grm Reissue)
Light In The Attic
Alabama natives Ira and Charlie Louvin were influential to Gram Parsons, (Flying Burrito Brothers, the Byrds, and purveyor "Cosmic American Music"), keepers of some of the tightest vocal harmonies in the south and wearers of some of the most extravagant Nudie suits on the market - the Louvin Brothers were the real deal. With their roots in spirituals, the Louvin Brothers went on to also record well-crafted covers and influential originals. Two albums in particular have come to prominence over the years and Light in the Attic has done as all a service with this reissue. Lovingly remastered on 180grm vinyl with a heavy gatefold sleeve & a booklet with liner notes & rare photos. AMAZING!!
Available at: All Stores
New LP $19.99

Kashmere Stage Band Texas Thunder Soul (3lp/dvd, W/ Booklet)
Now Again
Hailed as "the greatest High School band ever," this group of youngsters gained the attention of NPR, Now Again Records, and New York rap connoisseurs Fat Beats... 35 years after they broke up. This deluxe edition, LP version of "Texas Thunder Soul" is JAM-PACKED with unreleased tracks, never before seen photos, extended or instrumental versions of tracks, and a DVD containing the shorts "Texas Jewels: The Making of Texas Thunder Soul," by B+ and Flying Lotus, "Kashmere Stage Band on Jazz: Yesterday, Today, Forever," and "Prof. and his Band: A Documentary by Charles Porter." Too sweet to pass up - get yourself a double dose of funk brought to you by the stellar reissue label Now Again (Kourosh, East of Undreground, the Christophe Lemaire and Eothen "Egon" Alapatt compilation "Where Are You From?")
Available at: Broadway and Milwaukee Ave.
New LP $30.99

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