Fell began life as a series of four-track tapes culled from the surplus of Josh Wambeke's experimental demos - odds and ends deemed unsuitable for inclusion in the Phineas Gage repertoire due to their heavy usage of electronics and drum machines. When Wambeke's colleague in Gage, Patrick Porter, embarked on an extensive globe-trot, Wambeke set out to combine the existing electro-ambient feel of the 100-odd demo tracks with the heavily reverbed space guitars and low-drone vocals...more. (US$15.00 shipped anywhere)
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"Czar Nicholas Is Dead" CD
"Czar Nicholas Is Dead" is a soundtrack to a tundra wasteland filled with lonely soldiers, ornate towers crumbling into ruin, and desolate, blood-soaked snowscapes. An essentially ambient project with minimal instrumentation, "Czar Nicholas Is Dead" captures Russia as a fever dream, a strange and disorienting place that lay on no map, but rather resides entirely in the author’s imagination...more. (US$15.00 shipped anywhere)
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"Expect the Unexpected" CD
It's been a long time between drinks for fans of the eclectic UK psychedelic/power-pop band The Lucky Bishops, but the lads' self-produced third album ‘Unexpect the Expected’ is now ready to storm the planet after a lengthy gestation period in the Dorset countryside. Inspired by the experience of living together in a haunted, rat infested, coastal cottage for four years, the band have written a collection of songs drawing on power-pop, psych-pop, folk-rock, and even Tropicalia to create the unique blend found on this album...more. (US$16.00 shipped anywhere)
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"Bolt of Apollo" CD
Camera Obscura Records is proud to celebrate Black Sun Ensemble's 20th anniversary with the release of their 11th studio release, "Bolt of Apollo". A mostly instrumental album, "Bolt of Apollo" effectively fuses the sun-baked, raga-esque qualities of the Ensemble with other influences ranging from British Invasion, progressive rock and ambient music. As always, the common thread is the electrifying guitar work of Jesus Acedo...more. (US$16.00 shipped anywhere)
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