We are pleased to announce that alt.gallery ( located within the alt.vinyl shop ) will be hosting an exhibition by The Boredoms' Yamataka Eye, beginning in mid-August. As you can imagine, we're pretty excited about this one! Keep your eyes peeled for more news on this fantastic coup!
The People Like Us ( aka Vicki Bennett ) exhibition is still running and has proved a tremendous success. It's on until the 12th of July - come down and have a look at this tremendous work before it's too late!
More info can be found at www.altgallery.org
From now on we will be open from 10:30 AM until 6 PM, Monday - Saturday.
the latest 4 releases on our own alt.vinyl imprint are now here and going out like there is no tomorrow...zoviet france, anla courtis (reynols), robedoor and graveyards are the 4 artists. all pre-orders have now been sent and numbers are limited so don't be slow to order...
the visually/ sonically furious staalplaat "yokomon" exhibition is now live at alt.gallery housed in alt.vinyl....four vinyl killers beaming to walls full of radios from an underlit plinth of vinyl being destroyed slowly by the whole process...phew! chekc out www.altgallery. org for more info and pics...open til 5 april 08
2007 seems like a long time ago now but the music still remains. Here's what tickled our fancy:
graham:
group inerane "guitars from agadez" LP
bass clef "opera ep" 12"
sunn o))) + boris "altar" 3xLP box
the dead c "future artists" 2xLP
flower travellin' band "satori" LP reissue
fiery furnaces "widow city" LP
gultskra artikler "kasha iz topora" CD
a hawk & a hacksaw + hun hangar ensemble s/t ep
wooden shjips s/t LP / 2xCD
mv&ee with golden road "gettin' gone" LP
dave:
andrea glass "stood under stars" CD
magnolia electric co. "sojourner" CD boxset
tiny vipers "hands across the void" CD
iron & wine "the shepherds dog" CD / LP
lungfish "rainbows for atoms" CD
akron family s/t CD / LP
woods "how to survive in the woods" CD / LP
supreme vagabond craftsman "just you, me and the baby" CD
sunburned hand of the man "fire escape" CD
alexi murdoch "time without consequence" CD
ben:
wormsblood "in the stars" cdr
burial hex "mahabone" 2xcdr
basalt fingers s/t LP
fossils "black in black box" 4 x cassette box
group doueh "guitar music from the western sahara" LP
deathspell omega "fas ite, maledicti, in ignem aeternum" LP
the tuss "rush up edge" 3xLP
eye-shaking kingdom "with metal and sword light" LP
wolf people "storm cloud" 7"
prurient "pleasure ground" LP
rich:
circle "panic" CD
hermann nitsch "island symphony" 4xCD box
pekko kappi "jos ken pahoin uneksii" CD
black monk "flowstone" LP
eliane radigue "chry-ptus" CD
reynols "the bolomo mogal f hits" CD
bruce haack "the electric lucifer" CD reissue
gareth hardwick "sunday afternoon" CDR
fucking champs "IV" CD / LP
rhys chatham "crimson grail" CD
HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!
the fascinating deadly doris exhibition is running until the 9th of february and is completely free - don't miss this wonderful treat from the heart of berlin's performance-art scene.
alt.gallery is located at the back of our store. for more information see www.altgallery.org
a new year..so some new sonic delights for your ears. due out at end jan/ start feb the latest releases on the alt.vinyl 8" lathe series...robedoor "faded crusade/ pitiless messiah", zoviet france "shteirlel", anla courtis (reynols) "llegaron" and graveyards "untitled" will be baked and ready to go. ....get some lathe in your life and pre-order now...all are limited to no more than 150 copies..
not a synth or a sequencer...so much more..a beautfiul brushed metal midi interface already being used by djs and mixers in the know. alt.vinyl was one of the 8 launch stores chosen for the uk launch in sept 07. we still have stock of this hideously limited unit...contact us for more details or order via this site..just search for tenori-on under artist or title on the homepage.
the latest four releases in our ltd edition lathe series are finally arriving now. the jazzfinger release has landed whilst the lathes by prurient, united light and tight meat duo are in the air en route to the us in the UK as we write...all of you who have pre-reserved or indicated an interest will receive an email from us in the next week...
alt.gallery is a new space in Newcastle upon Tyne presenting international work by artists working at the intersection of visual art, music and sound. Currently based within alt.vinyl record shop the
opening exhibition is Harry Smith Anthology Remixed. For more information see www.altgallery.org mail@altgallery.org
on 18th march alt.vinyl presents tight meat duo at the cumberland arms in newcastle..for the uninitiated tight meat are david keenan..improv musician, genre defining scribe and purveyor of musical illumination and alex neilson..renaissance percussionist to the stars..incl will oldham and jandek
the incomparable sun city girls latest LP - piano bar has just arrived instore. limited to 497 copies this USA only release is not to be missed. heavyweight vinyl and serious ivory tickling action...come on!
for those of you coming to see us instore in newcastle alt.vinyl will be extending its opening hours as from friday 1st september. bleary eyed but enthusiastic, we will open the doors at 9.30am monday to saturday...closing hours stay at 6pm...all the more time to browse!
september 06 will see the launch of alt.vinyl's monthly 8" lathe cut single series...on delicious uncut square clear vinyl and in very limited runs of 100 worldwide you will hear the following artists over coming months: neil campbell/ sticky foster, jazzfinger, zoviet france, astral social club, volcano the bear, chris corsano, matinee orchestra, bridget hayden (vibracathedral orchestra) and cathode...more to be announced in due course. only available instore and online from us....pre-orders taken by email/ phone..price for these nuggets to be confirmed..
clash, pistols etc..you expect to see..but how about singles by eater, exile, menace, some chicken, raped, jerks, dyaks, johnny moped, pigs etc..as well as outcasts, shock treatment and others on good vibrations...yeah we liked 'em too!
you never know what will walk thru the door..on this occasion it was a chunk of early UK and US hip hop including spoonie gee,gunshot,hijack,public enemy,big daddy kane,too live crew,epmd,stetsasonic,master ace,goats,gangstarr,eric b&rakim,ice-t,tuff city squad etc!!..its all now online..check it.
as from the beginning of 2006 alt.vinyl has become the only independent record store in town to charge no booking fee on ALL ticket sales. gigs thru the cluny, jumpin hot, no-fi and a bunch of other indie promoters are all covered by this. also keep an eye on this as we are adding more venues and promoters all the time...
a new year and a load more reasons to buy at alt.vinyl...we are now offering a 5% discount on all pre-ordered items, a price promise to be the best priced independent on tyneside for new releases, and a beautiful bulging sale section with up to 50% off. in addition to all this we still offer our famous loyalty card bonuses of 9 stamps for £10 off...
a big hello to our ben who joins us from steel wheels..he makes the short hop accross town and as a result alt.vinyl now has ben's infamous curious and carnal section as well as the leading range of ultra limited and private press experiemental and esoterica releases from electronic, doom and drone artists...check it out
oh yes people..local lad andy hodson and the matinee orchestra will be launching their critically acclaimed arable debut LP at alt.vinyl in march. full line up and date will be confirmed soon...