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Limited one-time collectors’ edition released in 2008 and previously only available from MG.Art’s mailorder. Certainly a great look into Nigerian scene.Īkwassa – La’lla CD/LP (PMG)Īkwassa were among the best Afro-beat bands coming from Nigeria.Īshra – Correlations Complete 5xCD (MG.Art) Lot’s of fuzz guitar and bad-ass keyboard playing. Reissue of an essential and influential early Afro-funk album. Interesting historical figure as he was, he was an odious person and our fascination with him has grown stale.” Īktion – Groove The Funk CD/LP (PMG) 2.) We no longer wish to be a living reminder of President Andrew Jackson. “1.) We are not Muslims, and as such, it is disrespectful and irresponsible for us to use the word jihad in our band’s name. New album from AJJ, the Phoenix, AZ band formerly known as Andrew Jackson Jihad. Isaac Brock’s unmistakable, marbled baritone vocals jump out on on “So Hazy” and traces of old Modest Mouse can also be heard in the discordant guitar and mechanical noise that interrupts or ends the album’s title track and “All Of My Enemies.”ĪJJ – The Bible 2 CD/LP+MP3 (Side One Dummy) The richly layered harmonies of Sarah Riddle, Annie Bethancourt, Colin Jenkins and Oberdorfer mirror themes about the power (and impotence) of the individual and the need for community. The record is also more groove-laden, with electronic experimentation pushed to the surface. While writing this record, the band’s leaders, Rob Oberdorfer and Tim Perry, embraced synthetic sounds and artificial textures– a marked difference from the organic and documentarian approach on their previous albums. The album’s lead track “They Want More,” also draws a line in the sand to confront the changing landscape of music, art, cities and lifestyles. Songs like “Kick Me Out” and “I’m Moving” describe the “manufactured wilderness” that former bohemian sanctuaries like Portland and other cities have become. With all members hailing from Portland, Oregon, the album explores what it’s like to watch your hometown implode in a frenzy of real estate development and lifestyle branding. Something To Ruin confronts the debris of our collective failures and asks whether we might be better off letting go and starting over. Ages And Ages – Something To Ruin CD/LP+MP3 (Partisan)