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The Roots “Organix” Groove Distribution Genre: Rap : Hip-Hop UPC: 899123000048 Territories: World Release Date: 10.06.09 |
With 10 albums in the books and the 11th set to release in a few weeks the godfathers of live hip hop’s 1st album will finally be released digitally. Full of the live flavor that has garnered millions of followers worldwide and oozing with style and creative energy it’s not hard to see why this album thrust The Roots into the spotlight. |
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BeBe and CeCe Winans “Still” B&C Records Genre: Gospel : R&B UPC: 034373110523 Territories: World Release Date: 10.06.09 |
After 15 years, the wait is over. October will be ushered in with a new BeBe and CeCe project – Still – featuring the chart- topping single, “Close To You.” BeBe and CeCe Winans are pioneers in the field of contemporary gospel, updating the sound and style of traditional Black Gospel and R&B. |
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Various Artists “5: Five Years of Hyperdub” Hyperdub Genre: Electronic : Dub UPC: 5055300303240 Territories: World Release Date: 10.05.09 |
October 2009 heralds the release of 5, a 32 track behemoth marking Hyperdub’s five years of life as a record label. Honoring past, present and future in equal measure, 5 is comprised of one disc of prior highlights, and one of freshly-composed material contributed by Hyperdub artists and close friends. |
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Lightning Bolt “Earthly Delights” Load Records Genre: Hard Rock : Avantgarde/Experimental UPC: 604197112623 Territories: World ex. Japan Release Date: 10.13.09 |
This new missive, Earthly Delights, comes after two years of intensive electro-shock therapy driven recording. The doors of Lightning Bolt’s practice space literally spill forth giga-liters of sweat born of echo-stretched dedication to archaeology of understanding advanced musicology. |
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Do Make Say Think “Other Truths” Constellation Genre: Avantgarde/Experimental : Instrumental Rock UPC: 666561006228 Territories: World Release Date: 10.19.09 |
The sixth full-length from Do Make Say Think defiantly features four longform tracks, three of which clock in at over 10 minutes, and all of which trace the inimitable musical arcs that have made this band justly celebrated for their unique sonic palette and vibrant distillation of compositional forms and influences into some of the past decade’s most consistently rich and rewarding instrumental rock. |
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GSVU New Music Ensemble “In C Remixed” Innova Recordings Genre: Classical : Avantgarde/Experimental UPC: 726708675820 Territories: World Release Date: 10.27.09 |
In C Remixed is the latest project from the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble, the corn-fed young group from western Michigan that brought you Innova’s 2007 best-seller, Steve Reich’s Music for 18 Musicians. That release vaulted to #1 on the iTunes and Amazon and spent eleven weeks on the Billboard charts. |
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The Mother Hips “Pacific Dust” Camera Records Genre: Indie : Psychedelic Rock UPC: 844185040785 Territories: World Release Date: 10.27.09 |
The Mother Hips have flown under the radar as true indie music pioneers for almost two decades. With the release of their new album Pacific Dust, California’s unsung psych-pop heroes tell their story. |
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band “New Orleans’ Billie and De De…” Preservation Hall Genre: Jazz : New Orleans UPC: 844185086127 Territories: World Release Date: 10.19.09 |
Recorded at Preservation Hall on April 26, 1966 by noted jazz historian William Russell, New Orleans’ Billie and De De and Their Preservation Hall Jazz Band stands as testament to the extraordinary power of one of Preservation Hall’s earliest lineups. |
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The Aliens “Luna” Birdman Records Genre: Alternative Rock : Psychedelic UPC: 607287011929 Territories: US Release Date: 10.06.09 |
Alt/Psych Rock from former members of The Beta Band. From simple piano arrangements (ala The Beatles) to huge soundscapes (ala Flaming Lips); Luna is an ambitious, thrilling and immensely rewarding album. Its songs span out in front of you creating rolling, expansive sonic panoramas. |
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