SQUAREPUSHER
Go Plastic CD/LP

The quintessential bedroom producer, Tom Jenkinson's distinctive programming style helped push the drum and bass idiom into computer-assisted total percussive mayhem - hyper-syncopated cyborg music for the pulsing, frenetic digital era. While this latest release clearly demonstrates Jenkinson's legendary fastidiousness, Go Plastic has more conviction and maturity that his earlier work, without sacrificing energy or basic dance floor oomph. Could this mean a friendlier and more melodic Squarepusher? Come check it out.

CD 16.98 LP 19.98

JOHN ZORN
Songs from the Hermetic Theatre CD

Oh boy, four new works by that thoughtful ambassador for the international avant-garde underground, the super-prolific John Zorn. Including his first foray into purely computer music, Songs from the Hermetic Theatre also pays tribute to the creative iconoclasts Harry Smith, Joseph Beuys, and Maya Deren - three important free spirits of the 20th century. As the Tzadik press people wisely observe, this is "an essential collection of dialogues from one generation of the underground to another." Indeed.

CD 16.98 Available first week of july

THALIA ZEDEK Been Here and Gone CD

Think back to a moment to the summer of 1992 ... maybe some of you attended an in-store at our old shack graced by the post-blues slide guitar cries of Thalia Zedek and Chris Brokaw's combo Come. Like their mentors in Television, Zedek and Brokaw used their guitars to etch away into the surface of the songs, churning out a twangy shrapnel of minor chord visceral rock. Here, on her solo debut, Thalia marries the brooding pillars of Nick Cave and Patti Smith, to offer 13 sorties guaranteed to get your senses tingling.

CD 19.98 Available first week of july

DIMITRI FROM PARIS
Monsieur Dimitri's De-Luxe House of Funk CD

Is everyone out there ready for a party? It's summer, and the urge to dance is forcing us to face, and overcome, our inhibitions. Who better to guide us onto the dance floor than Monsieur Dimitri from Paris, a man who understands the divine value of a funky bass-line and ethereal wind instruments layered over steady, grooveable beats galore! His remixes of Bjork, the Brand New Heavies, and Bob Sinclar are far out, though it's a shame to name-drop only a few ...This is a patio-ready affair, as long as you've got the mosquito candles burning - this smooth, steady mix will keep you outside until long after dark!

CD 16.98

BEANS
Crane Wars CD/LP

If you don't know The Beans by now, well shame on you. If you do, then you've doubtless been in a state of tremulous anticipation, awaiting the release of their second full-length recording. Either way, Crane Wars is an essential purchase for anyone with even a passing interest in the local music scene or the real meaning of post-rock. Everything that the band built their loyal following on is here - epic wide-screen rock dynamics, eclectic instrumentation, electronic trickery and so much more. The most amazing thing is that it leaves you with the sense that the best is yet to come. World class.

CD/LP 16.98

CANNED HAMM
Karazma CD

After touring the U.S. with Neil Hamburger, Vancouver's foremost (and only) purveyors of 'entainmment' have finally released their debut CD. It's filled to the brim with songs that'll have you cruisin' Robson with the top down and your top off. Big Hamm (Slow, Tankhog, The Orientals) and Little Hamm (July Fourth Toilet, various karaoke joints) have crafted a platter that'll have you laughing, crying, and dancing all at the same time. Featuring such sing-a-long classics as "I Kissed All The Girls At The Party", "Karaoke Lady", and the title track, as well as bonus answering machine message, you could wait to buy this ... but why?

CD 14.98 Available first week of july

STATIONa
The Wasp Factory CD

Save your quarters, 'cuz the Zen Arcade is closed. The at one time unthinkable has happened ... Sonic Youth, Mike Watt, and J. Mascis have ceased to matter. But think back, my friends, to the hazy summers of the past when you were living all over me in a daydream nation, when every tape in your car seemed to have the SST logo on it, and day jobs never got in the way of a day at the lake. Cut to summer 2001: Vancouver's STATIONa are back with their third, and finest, album (inspired by the Iain Banks' novel), an adventurous, noisy, and epic outing that reminds one, at times, of Polvo. A minor art classic, indeed.

CD 14.98 Available first week of july

FANTOMAS The Director's Cut CD

Here at Zulu, we do not throw the term 'cult-group' around lightly. No! We reserve this nomenclature for the taxonomy of outfits supported by the most fervently rabid of fans. Please do not send us any more ears in the mail. It is here - the uncompromising and aesthetically flexible Fantomas album. Sonic highway robbery from Mike Patton, Buzz Osborne, Dave Lombardo and Trevor Drum! Their agenda: to re-interpret 'soundtrack music' ranging from subtle and precise compositions to those more brutal and explosive. Join the cult!

CD 20.98 Available July 10

NICOLA CONTE Bossa Per Due CD

Certified by the Thievery Corporation, Nicola Conte is the latest groove-architect to join the Eighteenth Street Lounge school. Known for smooth lines and flowing funk beats, Conte's eye for detail flourishes as he flirts with his trusted materials - woody strings, resonant vibes, and loose jazzy beats. These drafts are acoustically rich and the perfect complement for lounging moments entranced by a reverie of opulent design. All in all, a tidy and stylish listen ... Bravo!

CD 19.98

CONTINENTAL DRIFTERS
Better Day CD

Some point to their lineage, which includes members of the DBs, Bangles, Dream Syndicate, and Cowsills. Others argue that their previous effort, Vermillion, was the alt-country unsung hero award winner of 1998. Heck! It makes no difference, the kudos go beyond pedigree and songwriting skill - this band is magical! Yup, their alchemy is up there with Steve Earle and Lucinda Williams. The Continental Drifters make masterful music from base elements: pop, rock and roots. Features 12 gorgeous grassroots tracks! CD 16.98

Various
LAZY TRANSMISSIONS

Mixed by Luke McKeehan CD It's always hard to find a quiet spot at Sonar, but on a late night long ago, well after the speakers' last thump, the Nordictrax brain trust held a special meeting to quietly draft their blueprints for sonic expansion. Lazy Transmissions articulates the discussion, collecting many of the proposed ideas that have shaped what is now history - an arsenal of massive deep house 12" platters. Features 13 up-tempo mixes of Home & Garden, Mtrax, T.O.S., Gavin Froome, Morgan Page, and others! Essentials.

CD 14.98

PERNICE BROTHERS
The World Won't End CD

The spacey echo of the last notes in Big Star's Kangaroo hangs in the air as evening euphoria embraces morning solitude. You hold your breath 'til the next record plays; you're in limbo, like a Polaroid waiting to develop. Ah ... Joe Pernice ... the emulsion materializes into a nervy mix of bright west-coast pop and pedal steel fused country. Someone mumbles the stark realization The World Won't End, you wonder through the sanctioned melancholy ... 'Is this good or bad?' A brilliant record.

CD 16.98

What's Up at the Tart Gallery ?

Humorist Ink 1st Anniversary Show & Drippy Town Launch
runs 'til July 16th

Next Show opens July 21st:

Future Visions
runs 'til August 15th

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splice these into your decks:

HIM New Features CD/LP
LESSER Mensa Dance Squad CDEP
VARIOUS Kid 606 & Friends Vol.1 CD
DELTRON 3030 Positive Contact/Time Keeps On Slipping 12"
BASEMENT JAXX Rooty CD
SLICKER The Latest CD/2LP
THE BIONAUT Lubricate Your Living-Room CD
ORTON SOCKET 99 Explosions CD
DAVID AXELROD s/t CD available july 17
HIS NAME IS ALIVE Someday My Blues CD available july 10
VARIOUS alpha motherfuckers: a tribute to turbonegro CD/LP
NEOTROPIC la prochaine fois CD/2LP
BABLICON a flat inside a fog, the cat that was a dog 2LP/CD
FENNESZ endless summer CD available mid-july

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