During 60s and 70s communism in Poland, at a time when vinyl records hard to get, sounds postcards became extremely popular. They looked like standard postcards on the back, but on the front an analogue recording was engraved in a thin layer of laminate.
Like we pointed out earlier, 2009 was great year for vinyl records. The Nielsen Soundscan numbers reveals a 33% growth in 2009 with about 2.5 million vinyl records sold in the US! On a even more positive note 2 out 3 vinyl records was purchased at a independent music store!
The top ten best selling artists [...]
Record geeks rarely need a reason to feel smug, but vinyl hoarders worldwide had reassuring news the other week as Nielsen SoundScan released figures predicting that sales of proper, old-fashioned albums will top 2.8m by the end of 2009. This will mean an increase of almost 1m on last year and the highest annual figure [...]
Christian Marclay, often known as the “unwitting inventor of turntablism” has his latest installation 2822 Records (PS1), 1987-2009, a site-specific floor-based installation of vinyl records on display at the P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center in New York this fall.
Consisting entirely of 12-inch records of every musical genre and style, Marclay’s installation highlights the experiential qualities of [...]
Nylvi’s picks among the latest releases:
This week’s picks among the latest releases includes the great Daniel Johnston’s newest offering “Is & Always Was” and via Matador comes the latest album “The Sound The Speed The Light” from the legends in Mission Of Burma. Legends are definitely also Jesus Lizard and their albums “Goat”, “Head”, “Liar” and “Down” are all now [...]
Want to meet 14 of the most daring experimental turntablists in one place? Then you should really check out the TITO – The International Turntable Orchestra, a four-day fetival taking place in Berlin from October 22 to 25.
Put together by Ignaz Schick, the head of the Zangi Music label, TITO invites 14 of the world’s [...]
This week’s picks among the latest music releases includes Beastie Boys’ incredible 4 LP limited collectors edition of their album “Check Your Head” and Os Mutantes new album “Haih Or Amortecedor“.
Sundazed has reissued the two albums “No Way Out” and “Inner Mystique” by the legendary nuggets band Chocolate Watchband. Available is also the truly epic [...]
Josh Ralph takes an in-depth look at the possible future of vinyl records in this 3 part video documentary called “What is the future of vinyl music?”, which features interviews and insights from a wide range of vinyl and music fans, audio experts, record store owners, DJ’s and industry players. Enjoy!
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Nylvi’s picks among the latest vinyl and CD releases this time includes new albums from Yacht, Cornershop, Rainbow Arabia, Jay Reatard, Sax Ruins and Reigning Sound.
Also in stock are recent albums from Moderat, Phenomenal Handclap Band, Robert Pollard, Japandroids, Cass McCombs and the great Dirty French Psychedelics compilation.
See all the latest releases here
